The banquet hall buzzed with a "buzz, buzz, buzz."
In that instant, curious guests all craned their necks, looking toward the source of the noise.
The banquet hall was grand and lofty, with a domed ceiling of stained glass and exquisite sculptures and reliefs on either side, pleasing to the eye. At this moment, high above in the hall, a dozen or so small drones painted with cartoon patterns emerged, trailing cool colored smoke from their tails in a ladder formation as they performed in flight.
"Cough, cough… cough, cough, cough…" Gu Zhenhua coughed heavily several times, but still couldn't regain everyone's attention.
Rows of drones drew rainbow-colored smoke in the air, forming the shape of the number "26" mid-flight—spectacular! Then, a child's tender voice rang out through the surround sound system, "Daddy, Happy Birthday!"
With a "bang," countless brightly wrapped candies showered down from the drones in waves.
The guests reached out to catch them.