novelhk Chapter 164 7 Color Peony
Chapter 164 7 Color Peony
At this time, Jiang Yaoyao, who had just changed her clothes, came to play a piece of music for the old lady. She saw Jiang Yuwei really bringing two pots of flowers to give the old lady a birthday gift, and she couldn't help but sneered:
"Oh, you're giving this kind of thing away as a gift. Who do you think the old lady is?"
"That's right. No matter how poor you are, you can't fool people like this."
"Isn't it? Can the old lady be fooled?"
Jiang Yuwei looked at the disgusted expressions of the crowd, then looked at the calm expression of the old lady, and said with a smile:
"My flower is different from ordinary flowers. I can make it bloom now. I wonder if the old lady would like to see it?"
The old lady became interested immediately after hearing this, and carefully looked at the inconspicuous flower bud in front of her:
"I see this is a pot of peony flowers. How can you make the flowers obey you and bloom immediately?"
"Tsk tsk, you are really good at bragging. You can even say such things."
“What if this flower doesn’t bloom?”
"Yeah, you can't fool us all with just your mouth."
At this time Jiang Yaoyao also hurried over and said with a smile:
"You may not know this, but Jiang Yuwei is just a village woman. She doesn't have the ability to make flowers bloom immediately. I think you should not be fooled by her."
After hearing this, the old lady looked up at Jiang Yaoyao and said in a deep voice:
"I'm not in the mood to listen to the music right now. I'm just curious whether this flower can bloom. Manager Li, please take the musician to the front yard to play the music for the guests."
After hearing this, Manager Li hurriedly walked up to Jiang Yaoyao and gestured for her to leave.
Seeing this, Jiang Yaoyao had no choice but to grit her teeth and leave the inner room angrily.
After Jiang Yaoyao left, everyone turned their attention to Jiang Yuwei and started to speak:
"The old lady said she wanted to see the peony bloom, so you should make it bloom soon."
"That's right, don't be a boaster and make the old lady wait in vain."
Jiang Yuwei smiled calmly and looked at the person who was speaking and said:
"Of course it won't be in vain."
After that, he took out the spiritual spring water that he had prepared long ago from his arms, slowly poured it on the two pots of flowers, then looked up at the old lady and said:
"Today is the birthday girl. You said to let the flower bloom, and it will bloom. Please speak up, old lady."
Although the old lady was a little unconvinced, since Jiang Yuwei had said so, she did not want to offend her, so she said:
"May the peonies bloom. May all of them bloom."
But just as she finished speaking, the two pots of peonies in front of the old lady actually began to bloom slowly. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the color of each petal was different, and the blending of all the colors together was very novel and beautiful.
The old lady hadn't expected it to bloom, but the two pots of flowers actually blossomed right after she opened her mouth, so she clapped her hands happily:
"Hahaha, good, good, this flower is blooming beautifully, Yuwei, I really like this gift you gave me, very good, very good."
Everyone who had looked down on Jiang Yuwei was dumbfounded when they saw the two pots of peonies in full bloom. Even though everyone present was from a prominent family in Ping'an Town, they had never seen such beautiful peonies, and had never even heard of a flower that could have so many colors at the same time.
Seeing that the old lady was happy, Jiang Yuwei was relieved and said with a smile:
"These flowers bloomed so beautifully thanks to the old lady's grace. Please name these two flowers for me."
The old lady was even more delighted after hearing what Jiang Yuwei said, and laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, this flower is really strange. There are so many colors on one flower. They don't look tacky when matched together. The light coming in from the window shines on them with a faint luster. It's very beautiful. How about calling them colorful peonies?"
Jiang Yuwei nodded and smiled:
"It's a good name indeed, Colorful Peony, very appropriate!"
"Yes, the old lady has a good name!"
"It is a blessing for this flower to be named by the old lady!"
Everyone had already forgotten how they looked down on Jiang Yuwei just now, and now they all praised the old lady for her good name.
The old lady smiled and said:
"Move this flower outside and show it to the visiting guests. Today, thanks to Yu Wei, we have seen something wonderful that we have never seen before."
As she spoke, the old lady waved at Jiang Yuwei and said with a smile:
"Yuwei, come here. We have invited a troupe of actors to our mansion today. Let's go to the front and watch the show together."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei nodded to Ning Huaizhi, signaling him to take good care of the fool. Then she walked to the old lady and helped her to the stage in the front yard.
The relatives staying in the inner room had wanted to take advantage of this birthday banquet to curry favor with the old lady, but who would have thought that they were overshadowed by Jiang Yuwei's two colorful peonies. The old lady had no interest in looking at the gifts they had prepared at a high price, and now she even asked an outsider to accompany her to the front yard to watch the show.
Everyone was dissatisfied, so they didn't look nice to Ning Huaizhi and the fool. Fortunately, the two didn't care about the looks of these people. They had a clear goal and went straight to the front yard, found a corner, sat down and started eating.
The old lady pulled Jiang Yuwei and Ning Wan to sit at the front. Mr. Sun, who was busy in the front yard, saw that his mother liked them very much and did not say much. After all, it was the old lady's birthday party, and it was up to the old lady to be happy.
Jiang Yuwei was watching a play with the old lady when she suddenly saw a familiar figure following the second young master of the Xu residence and busying himself serving him. She couldn't help but smile.
Isn't this the old man that Xu Qianqian was looking for? What Mr. Xu? It turns out he is a servant of the Xu Mansion. No wonder he said he was from the Xu Mansion. Tsk tsk, Jiang Yuwei felt a little sorry for Xu Qianqian. Xu Qianqian must have thought that she was hooking up with some rich man, so she wanted to take him to Ningjia Village to show off.
Jiang Yuwei thought about what Xu Qianqian's expression would be if she knew the true identity of Mr. Xu, and the smile on her face deepened.
The old lady noticed that Jiang Yuwei was laughing and asked curiously:
"There's nothing funny about this play. Yuwei, what are you laughing at?"
Jiang Yuwei coughed a few times and smiled faintly:
"Nothing, I just feel very happy to be with the old lady today."
The old lady smiled and nodded after hearing this:
"I like your family very much, especially Wan'er, who is very well-behaved and sensible. Unlike those naughty boys in my family, who are crazy and restless all day long. Look at Wan'er, she is so nice to watch the show with me."
As she spoke, the old lady reached out and touched Ning Wan's hair.
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"If the old lady likes it, I will bring Wan'er to accompany you often in the future."
The old lady heard this and said happily:
"Okay, okay. I'm old now and I like the lively and bustling family life the most. How about this, I take you as my goddaughter? I like daughters the most, but unfortunately I only gave birth to sons."