In the evening, the sun gradually sets, and the sky is reflected with patches of fiery red light, gorgeous and bright.
A white Porsche drove into Rong Garden, and the breeze rustled the bamboo leaves in the courtyard.
When Su Yang got out of the car, the housekeeper came up to her warmly and greeted her. After a few simple pleasantries, he walked into the main hall in the falling dusk.
"Grandma, Mom."
Su Yang saw the old lady and Yun Chuxian who had just come out of the inner hall, and nodded with a faint smile.
"Oh, I was just talking to your mom, saying I didn't know when you and Xi'er would come back, and asked if I should call to urge them. Just as I finished saying this, you guys came back."
The old lady was wearing a blue-grey cheongsam with a peony pattern and was twisting red sandalwood Buddhist beads. Her hair was full of silver. Although her face looked old, her eyes were exceptionally firm.
Seeing the old lady excitedly coming forward, Su Yang walked over quickly and held her other hand: "I'm sorry, grandma, I've been busy with work recently and haven't had much time to come back to visit you and mom."
"It's normal for you young people to be busy with work. Just like today, if you have time, you can come back to have dinner and chat with me and your mother. It would be nice." The old lady looked kind and patted the back of her hand with satisfaction, and they sat down on the sofa in the living room together.
"That's right. Look at you. It's been such a short time since I last saw you, but you've become thinner. Fortunately, I asked the kitchen to make you some soup this afternoon. You should drink a few more bowls to replenish your body." Yun Chuxian looked at Su Yang's beautiful face and glared at her distressedly. "Yesterday, Madam Xue sent me some top-quality snow clams. I'll take two with me when I go back."
"mom……"
Su Yang wanted to decline politely, but every time she came to Rong Garden, Yun Chuxian would have someone pack up some top-quality supplements or seafood, which made her feel a little better.
"Hey, sister-in-law, don't be embarrassed. Don't be so restrained when you return to your own home!" Rong Xi took the juice handed to him by the servant and drank it, then readily took over her words.
"Xi'er is right. We are all family now, so there is no need to be so polite." The old lady smiled amiably, and suddenly remembered to ask, "By the way, was Xi'er's music concert this morning successful?"
"It went very smoothly. Although this is the first time to work with this orchestra, it was pretty good after all." Rong Xi put down the cup in his hand with a smile, and talked with the old lady and Yun Chuxian about the embarrassing things that happened when he performed today.
The old lady and Yun Chuxian also burst into laughter.
Su Yang, who had heard it for the second time, still couldn't help but laugh along.
When it was time for dinner, everyone moved to the elegant hall next door and sat down. Su Yang sat in the first seat to the right of the old lady, and everyone at the dinner table was happy.
During this period, Rong Zhan did call, but when Su Yang saw that he was about to speak rudely, he immediately said that he was having dinner with the old lady and Yun Chuxian in Rong Garden. Only then did the person on the other end of the phone fall silent, thus avoiding embarrassment.
Seeing that the couple is so loving and harmonious now, the old lady is also very pleased, and recalled what the master said when choosing Su Yang's horoscope.
"Su Yang has an auspicious fate. She and your grandson are both blessed with good fortune. Su Yang's fortune is even better than your grandson's. She has a good character and looks. She is a blessed person. You can trust her. If you want to solve your grandson's current predicament, the only way is to marry her into the Rong family."
At that time, the old lady was still a little worried. She was thinking about arranging a wife for Rong Zhan while he was in a coma, and she was afraid of being gossiped about, so she was a little hesitant.
The master then said, "It depends on whether the old lady is worried about the reputation of your Rong family or the life of the young master of the Rong family. Both choices are up to you. The Buddha is merciful and only saves those who are destined to be saved. Su Yang can be both a salvation and a disaster. The fate between the two of them is not shallow."
But now it seems that her bet was right, and what the master said was right, Su Yang was a lucky star, and after marrying into the Rong family, she brought good fortune to the Rong family.
After dinner, the old lady was sipping tea when suddenly a delicate and elegant blue-green purse was extended to her. Even from such a distance, a faint scent of peach wood wafted over, overpowering the refreshing tea scent in the cup.
"What is this?" The old lady put down the teacup and looked at the purse that Su Yang handed over with surprise.
There are auspicious beasts embroidered on the purse. Unlike other purses, the opening of this purse is sealed and cannot be opened.
It's just that the embroidery on it is really not that good. The lines on the spirit beast's tail are all crooked, and the word "Shou" embroidered with gold thread on it is also a little rough, but it's acceptable.
The two lotus flowers dotted next to it are lifelike and very moving.
Su Yang held her forehead with her hand. Actually, she was not very good at embroidery. But there was nothing she could do. She was really not that good at it. When she first started doing this, Qiansui kept complaining about it.
In the end, she complained about the cat, so she locked Chitose in the cat cage.
This thing was troublesome in itself, and she wanted to give up at first, but for the sake of her souls that were dispersed by the fire in her previous life, she had to persevere.
Later, Mrs. Luo saw her tinkering with these things and simply took over the job. The two lifelike lotus flowers were created by Mrs. Luo.
This was actually the second one she embroidered. Mrs. Luo took it and mended it a bit. It turns out pretty good.
The first one is really unbearable to watch.
So, now she could only bring the second one to the old lady to embarrass herself.
"This is a talisman I embroidered. It has peach wood branches and leaves inside. Peach wood has always been associated with nourishing qi and exorcising evil spirits. I gave it to grandma in the hope that she can live a long and healthy life. I also hope that she won't dislike my poor embroidery skills." Su Yang raised the corners of his lips and smiled faintly. His words were modest, but there was a calmness in his eyes.
"What nonsense is this child talking about? What do you mean by disgust or not? This is your heartfelt gift. I treasure it so much, how could I despise it?" As soon as Mrs. Rong took the purse, she felt a sense of freshness and brightness she had never felt before, and she was slightly stunned.
She has always been a Buddhist, so she is naturally clear about the properties of peach wood. Some peach woods are born with spiritual energy and can be used to nourish qi and drive away evil spirits, and as a talisman.
Even a few years ago, she planted two peach trees in the backyard and often put peach branches in the room, but no peach branch could give her, an eighty-year-old woman, such a refreshing feeling as the peach branch and leaf purse in her hand.
"I accept this gift. You are so busy at work, but you still found time to embroider this purse. It's really hard for you." The old lady smiled kindly and asked curiously, "It's already past the peach blossom season at this time of year. Where did you pick the leaves with such a strong peach blossom fragrance?"
Su Yang seemed to have guessed that the old lady would ask this question. He smiled lightly and looked at the old lady with clear and calm eyes: "Grandma, can you trust me?"
(End of this chapter)