Gong Xiangru's smile froze, her elegantly clasped hands tightened suddenly, and disbelief flashed in her eyes.
Lu Weixi and Gong Xiaojing perked up, no longer in a hurry to leave, and quickly sat up straight. "A-Yun's?"
The chattering servants fell silent when Sang Mo spoke. They looked at each other, their faces stiff and expressionless, but all looked at Sang Mo in unison.
At this moment, the servants walking in the hall all stopped in their tracks, feeling extremely surprised.
Over the years, everyone in the Gong family, including Yuexi Garden, has become accustomed to Gong Xiangru's excellence and the halo surrounding her. At the same time, in contrast to her, everyone has tacitly and subtly come to believe that Gong Ning is incompetent.
Although most people in Moonlight Garden wouldn't look down on Gong Ning because of this, since they had all seen that quirky little girl thirteen years ago, they would feel sorry and heartbroken to see such a clever and bright girl turn out like this.
Most of the people who stayed at Yuexi Garden knew about Gong Ning's past, except for the new servants who were promoted after a group of old servants retired a few years ago.
A hint of surprise flashed in Gong Ning's eyes. She raised an eyebrow and was about to take the envelope from Sang Mo's hand when her phone suddenly lit up.
She looked down.
The girl-chasing kangaroo: "Did you receive your package? I've sent everything you wanted. I heard you're going to an auction on the dark web today, so I prepared a few invitations for you. They're in that envelope. Have a great day! Love you, muah~~"
Gong Ning understood and put down her phone. "Aunt Sang, could you please help me take this big box back to my room?"
Gong Xiaojing tapped her nose and chuckled, "What is it that's so mysterious?"
Gong Ning dodged, "I'm not telling you."
He turned to look at the envelope Gong Ning had taken from Sang Mo and teased, "What about this? You're not allowed to see it either?"
Gong Ning pondered for a while, then decided that it wouldn't matter if she just looked at the invitation, so she generously handed it to Gong Xiaojing, tilting her chin up coquettishly, "See? I'm not that petty."
Gong Xiaojing chuckled, but his fingers moved quickly as he opened the envelope. When he saw what was inside, he froze on the spot.
Lu Weixi had already come over the moment he opened the envelope, looking at it with eager eyes.
All eyes in the hall turned to look at it, and a faint, dazzling light shimmered in the round eyes.
Lu Weixi was overjoyed, "This is... an invitation? Why is it different from the one sent to Xiangru, but instead..."
Ironically, it looks remarkably similar to the admission notices for the global parties organized by the World Federation of Literary and Art Circles over the years…
Gong Qiaoyu happened to walk in and was somewhat surprised to see the whole family gathered together. But when he saw the birth chart inlaid with fine diamonds in Gong Xiaojing's hand, he suddenly froze.
"A World Literature Association membership card? Where did you get it? Did you buy it?"
A membership letter from the World Literature Association is practically a walking pass.
Gong Xiangru's palms were bleeding from being squeezed so hard that her flawless smile could barely hold on.
Upon hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked at Gong Ning again, and Gong Qiaoyu also looked at her, "You paid for it?"
Lu Weixi slapped him, "You brat, why don't you go buy me one and see?"
Surrounded by everyone's gaze, Gong Ning was completely oblivious to being treated as the main character. She touched her nose and said, "It was just a gift from a friend."
Gong Xiaojing looked at the World Literature Association seal that had been rubbed onto the letter, and the name Gong Ning written on it, and really wanted to refute it.
He was stunned by the surprise and for a moment forgot to speak. Lu Weixi stared blankly at the exquisitely decorated and luxurious invitation, and then at Gong Ning.
For the first time, these two parents, who were used to seeing all sorts of things, were completely taken aback.
Gong Ning touched her nose, cursing inwardly that fickle kangaroo was unreliable, not only sending the address to the wrong place, but also creating this fancy-sounding thing.
Were her parents frightened?
That shouldn't be the case. What good things haven't they seen?
What Gong Ning didn't know was how much impact this seemingly flashy thing had on Gong Xiaojing and Lu Weixi.
She tugged at Lu Weixi's hand, reminding her, "Mom, we should leave now. I still want to see what the phoenix feather carved by President Lian Yu looks like!"
After Lu Weixi was stunned for a moment, Gong Ning pulled her away.
Gong Xiaojing, who remained in the hall, took a deep breath and patted his face. "Qiao Yu, A-Yun, she's really trying to move on..." He chuckled softly, then suddenly lowered his head and covered his eyes with his hands. "I knew it, I knew it. A-Yun has always been smart. She just didn't act on it. My A-Yun... she can be amazing too..."
It was rare for Gong Xiaojing to lose control of his emotions in public like this. Gong Qiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then saw Gong Xiaojing covering his eyes. "Isn't this a good thing? Dad, why are you crying?"
"..."
A few soft laughs echoed through the hall, but they were fleeting.
Gong Xiaojing's reddened eyes suddenly paused, and he pulled off the slipper in his hand and threw it over.
Gong Qiaoyu quickly ducked to avoid it, touched his nose, and his narrow phoenix eyes overflowed with a rich and bright smile.
**
Gong Ning and Lu Weixi and their group traveled by car to the auction venue.
Darren, the head of the cultural relics restoration department of the World Federation of Cultural Relics, looked at the crystal-clear jade carving in the transparent box with a somewhat depressed expression.
He only recently learned that the big shot who restored and reproduced that mysterious painting was actually the good-for-nothing third young lady, Gong Ning, who was ridiculed and despised by everyone in high society.
She was only thirteen years old when she restored the famous painting five years ago, right?
Is this guy a good-for-nothing? Can I have a whole stack of them?
Their department has been looking for top talent for so many years, and yet they're being called incompetent?
He couldn't help but glance at the jade carving on the table again. Although he was a novice when it came to jade carving, it didn't diminish his amazement at the crystal-clear jade carving.
With carvings so lifelike and exquisite, do they still have a chance to attract people to the restoration department?
If those bastards in the jade carving department saw this jade carving, wouldn't they fight him like mad dogs to snatch it away?
Thinking about it this way, Darren felt even worse. He sighed, picked up the jade carving on the table with a look of utter despair, put it in his bag, and went to the jade carving department.
Sigh, let's do our job well for them. What if this big shot who just turned 18 is in a good mood and stays in their department?
Because of the World Federation of Literary and Art Circles' strong capabilities, its internal confidentiality is also very high. In addition, the competition questions are set on-site, and each batch is different, so there is no conflict between registration and the competition.
The jade carving department is still actively conducting the initial review of submitted works.
Darren carefully protected the treasure in his hands, then grabbed a passing staff member and asked, "Where is your minister?"
The man recognized Darren and quickly said, "Minister Darren, our minister is in his office, and is..." receiving guests.
Before the staff member could finish speaking, Darren turned and went to Mingjiang's office, the head of the jade carving department. His back view revealed a hint of impatience, as if he had made a decision and wanted to change his mind the next second.
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