Chapter 19 Meeting Gift
Ji Xia felt that Mr. Fu seemed a little depressed. He couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, but he was afraid of being discovered, so he quickly suppressed it.
He asked quietly, "Mr. Fu, who is Mrs. Qiu? What do you want from me?"
Fu Yuan said, "I guess he's just curious, don't worry."
Ji Xia had a lot of questions in her head, but seeing that Mr. Fu didn't seem to want to say anything more, she didn't ask any more questions.
Fu Yuan accompanied Ji Xia out of the rest area.
Ji Xia took the small wooden sign and followed the waiter.
When Ji Xia walked up the stairs to the second floor, almost everyone in the banquet hall looked over there. After all, not everyone could go up to the second floor.
They were all curious about this beautiful Omega who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
In the corner, a lady couldn't help but whisper, "I wonder whose young master is so lucky."
The others around her agreed.
When Ji Xia walked up to the stair platform, she couldn't help but stop at the corner, holding the railing and looking at the banquet hall on the first floor.
He immediately spotted Alpha in the center of the crowd.
Under the dazzling crystal lights, the handsome man held the goblet elegantly and talked to the people around him with a somewhat nonchalant expression.
As if noticing the gaze, Alpha tilted his head to look over, his obsidian eyes still as deep as ever.
Somehow, at that moment, Ji Xia's ears suddenly felt hot and her heart beat faster.
He hurriedly looked away, quickly followed the waiter who led the way, and disappeared at the stairs.
The waiter led Ji Xia to a double-opening carved wooden door, knocked on the door for him, and then retreated. Unlike the fashionable and gorgeous downstairs, the second floor was decorated in Chinese style.
A deep voice came from the door. "Come in."
With a squeak.
Ji Xia raised her hand and pushed open the door, and what came into view was an exquisite screen embroidered with a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.
Walking around the screen, he saw a noble old lady in a purple cheongsam with silver hair sitting at the tea table making tea. White smoke was curling from the incense burner in the corner, and a faint fragrance was floating in the air.
The old lady raised her eyes and looked over, sizing Ji Xia up and down with a gentle gaze. The corners of her mouth curved beautifully as she said, "Come and sit down."
Ji Xia felt a little nervous along the way, but when he saw that Old Mrs. Qiu was so kind and amiable, he felt a little relieved.
He found a seat opposite her and sat down. He wanted to ask her why she asked him to come up. He moved his mouth but didn't know how to start. In the end, he could only sit there quietly.
The old lady placed a delicate little teacup in front of him, poured him some tea, and said in a gentle voice, "We just sent some new tea from Wuyi Mountain. Try it."
Ji Xia didn't know how to drink tea. His hand trembled slightly as he picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp.
Mrs. Qiu asked, "How does it taste?"
Ji Xia, who couldn't taste anything at all, felt a little embarrassed. He whispered, "I drank it too fast. I couldn't taste it."
The old lady chuckled and poured him another glass.
Ji Xia's ears and cheeks were red. He drank more slowly this time, thinking of a few adjectives in his mind. But the old lady didn't ask him how it tasted, but asked him how old he was.
Ji Xia replied: "Eighteen."
A subtle expression flashed across the old lady's face, and she rolled her eyes slightly before saying, "You're young, so you should find someone older. An older person can be more caring, and that's an advantage."
Ji Xia:?
He didn't understand what the old lady said, and was too embarrassed to ask what she meant, so he could only respond with "hmm".
The old lady asked again: "Which university are you attending now?"
Ji Xia held the small teacup in her hand, lowered her eyes dejectedly, and said in a very low voice: "No. I didn't go to college."
The old lady frowned slightly and asked, "Why didn't you go to college?"
Ji Xia pressed her lips tightly into a straight line and said, "My family is poor. I can't study well."
The old lady's brows relaxed when she heard this, and the solemn expression on her face disappeared. She said, "It's not a big deal. It's just a diploma."
Ji Xia nodded.
The old lady asked again: "Where do you live? What do your parents do? Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
Ji Xia said: "I have no home, no parents anymore."
The old lady put down the tea set in her hand, stood up and walked to sit next to Ji Xia.
She took Ji Xia's hand, patted the back of his hand gently, and said kindly: "Child, don't be sad. Everything will be fine."
It felt warm to hold his hand. This was the first time an elder had comforted him like this.
Ji Xia said gratefully, "Thank you, grandma."
When the old lady heard him calling her, she smiled with her eyes curved.
She pulled Jixia's hand and stood up, saying, "The auction is about to start. Let's go and see it with grandma."
Go out from the other door of the room and there is a small room inside.
This small room is not very big. It only has a set of golden nanmu sofas in it. The sofas face a large carved window, through which you can see the scene in the auction hall.
Ji Xia was pulled to sit down together, and Mrs. Qiu said, "Xia Xia, if you like anything, just give the small wooden sign in your hand to the waiter. When we meet for the first time, grandma always prepares a gift for you."
Ji Xia quickly shook her head. "No need. I don't need anything right now."
The old lady shook his hand and patted it, saying, "Don't be polite with me. If you like anything, just take a picture of it."
Ji Xia found it hard to refuse, so she had to accept.
The host came on stage in the auction hall and announced the start of tonight's charity auction.
The first item to be auctioned is a set of blue and white porcelain bowls and chopsticks, specially supplied to the Qing Dynasty royal family.
Seeing his expression, the old lady asked, "Do you like this set of blue and white bowls?"
Ji Xia thought the bowl and chopsticks were quite beautiful. Just as he was about to nod, he heard the astronomical starting price and his eyes widened in shock.
How could a few bowls be so expensive? In an instant, he looked at those bowls with piety, thinking that the rice in these bowls must be particularly delicious.
He forced his head to straighten up, shook it, and said, "I don't like it."
The prices of the following lots shook the soul of Ji Xia, the country boy O. He sat there in a daze, like a stray cat that had accidentally strayed into a castle, unsure of where to put himself.
Until the last item came up for auction, Mrs. Qiu had never seen Ji Xia use the small wooden sign.
She asked, "Don't you have anything you like? What do you think of this pair of jeweled cufflinks?"
Ji Xia quickly shook his head.
The items here are too valuable. Even if they are sold, they are not worth a fraction of this pair of jewel cufflinks.
Mrs. Qiu looked at him for a while and asked, "Xia Xia, is there anything you like? Since this is our first meeting, grandma must give you a gift."
Ji Xia wanted to say that it was okay not to send it, but the moment he met the old lady's eyes, he changed the subject.
He said, "The cake downstairs with many layers of puff pastry and cream is delicious. If grandma wants to give it to me, can you give me a piece of that cake?"
Mrs. Qiu didn't expect the Omega to make such a request. She was stunned for a moment before she said, "That's the bee sting cake. Is that really all you want?"
Ji Xia nodded affirmatively and handed the small wooden sign back to the old lady.
The old lady didn't take it. "Keep it. If you see something you like at any auction in the future, just show this wooden sign."
Ji Xia thought it was too valuable and he didn't really need any of the items, but the old lady insisted he keep them.
Ji Xia had no choice but to put it away temporarily, thinking of giving it to Mr. Fu when he returned.
At this time, the last item was sold and the charity dinner was coming to an end.
A waiter came in with a tray and bowed respectfully beside Mrs. Qiu.
Mrs. Qiu took the envelope from the tray, handed it to Ji Xia, and said, "Xia Xia, these are tickets for the Royal Mona Lisa. I've prepared two. Can you give them to Fu Yuan for me?"
Ji Xia nodded. He felt very happy to be able to help the old lady.
After the charity dinner, Ji Xia was taken downstairs by the waiter.
The guests downstairs had not left yet, and there was still a circle of people surrounding Fu Yuan.
Ji Xia stood in the corner waiting when several well-dressed Omegas approached him, all very friendly. However, Ji Xia was not good at socializing and was a little flustered.
Fortunately, Fu Yuan came over quickly and took him away.
When they were about to leave the banquet hall, the waiter caught up with them, carrying a small gift box with exquisite packaging, and handed it to Ji Xia.
Ji Xia said thank you, happily hugged the small gift box, and followed Fu Yuan into the car.
The car started slowly, and the light inside the car gradually changed from bright to dark.
Ji Xia handed the envelope to Fu Yuan and said, "Grandma asked me to give you two boat tickets."
Fu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, didn't answer, and asked, "Do you want to go?"
When Ji Xia heard Fu Yuan's question, her eyes lit up and she asked, "Is it possible? Mr. Fu, I have never been on a boat before."
Fu Yuan looked at him for a moment, then took the envelope. "What's the point of taking you there?"
Ji Xia immediately listed them. "I can help Mr. Fu carry his luggage, I can cook for him, I can do his laundry. I guarantee I'll be very useful."
Fu Yuan turned the envelope in his hand and said, "Then I'll think about it."
Ji Xia: "Mr. Fu, you must think carefully about this. I am really useful."
The fleeting light flashed across Alpha's face, and Ji Xia thought he seemed to see the corners of Mr. Fu's mouth curled up, but it was too short and he was not sure if he was seeing it wrong.
Fu Yuan's eyes fell on the gift box in his hand and asked, "What is it?"
Ji Xia's big eyes curved into crescents and she said, "This is a gift from my grandma."
It was already past ten o'clock when the car returned to the villa.
After the last incident, Ji Xia's room moved from the attic to the innermost small room on the second floor, very close to the master bedroom.
The room was small only relative to the other rooms. For Ji Xia, it was incredibly large, complete with a plush, two-meter-long bed.
He could roll several times on it.
After Ji Xia returned to her room, she took a shower.
Then, he sneaked out of the door holding the small gift box.
He went up to the third floor and gently knocked on the door next to the stairs.
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