Chapter 251 Flowers? What flowers?
Shen Changfeng weighed the flowerpot, looked at Mu Nanyan with a reproachful tone and said:
"Why didn't you ask me to go out and get it? This pot of flowers is so heavy."
"I thought you weren't back yet."
Mu Nanyan smiled embarrassedly.
"I came back this morning and just went upstairs to answer a phone call."
Shen Changfeng directly held the flower pot steadily in his arms, and Mu Nanyan said helplessly:
"Okay, then I'll call you next time if I need this kind of physical work."
"Um."
Shen Changfeng responded indifferently. He felt that this was a very normal thing and had no objection.
While the two were talking, Mrs. Shen suddenly pricked up her ears:
"Flowers? What flowers? What are you talking about?"
Although the old man's hearing is not very sharp, he is particularly sensitive to the word "flower".
Shen Changfeng and Mu Nanyan smiled at each other, and then Shen Changfeng carefully held the flowerpot in front of the old lady. The purple-red peony sparkled in the sun.
Old Mrs. Shen's eyesight was not very good. She could only vaguely see Shen Changfeng walking towards her. She could not see clearly what he was holding in his hand. Only when Shen Changfeng walked closer did Old Mrs. Shen see the flowers in the pot clearly.
Old Mrs. Shen trembled as she adjusted her reading glasses. Her cloudy eyes suddenly brightened up.
"This... is this Wei Zi? Can it bloom so brightly in this season?"
Mu Nanyan took the old lady's arm and said, "I picked it especially for you. Do you like it?"
“I like it, I like it very much!”
The old lady patted the back of Mu Nanyan's hand excitedly, and then became nervous again.
"No, I have to transplant it quickly. I can't ruin this treasure."
As Mrs. Shen spoke, she walked towards the garden at a brisk pace, not looking like she needed any help at all as she did just now.
The old lady walked halfway and said without turning her head:
"Changfeng, help me move the flowers to the yard."
"Here I come."
Shen Changfeng responded and picked up the flower pot. Seeing this, Old Lady Shen hurriedly said:
"Be careful not to drop the petals."
"I know, grandma, don't worry."
Shen Changfeng assured with a smile, his tall figure carefully protecting the flowerpot as if he was holding some rare treasure.
After the two walked away, Mu Nanyan turned to Mr. Shen and Xu Wenxin and said with a smile:
"Grandpa, aunt, I have prepared gifts for you too."
Mu Nanyan said as she went to get a few bags from the coffee table. She handed a rosewood box to Mr. Shen:
"Grandpa, take a look and see if you like it."
Mr. Shen, who was telling Chenchen a story, was taken aback. A look of surprise appeared on his wrinkled face: "Oh, I'm involved too?"
He took the wooden box and raised his eyebrows at its heavy texture.
Chenchen lay obediently beside the coffee table, staring at the wooden box with curious eyes.
Mr. Shen stared at the wooden box, unable to guess what it was. He looked at Mu Nanyan and asked, "What is this?"
"You'll know once you open it." Mu Nanyan said mysteriously.
Then Mu Nanyan picked up two velvet gift boxes and sat next to Xu Wenxin, and said to Xu Wenxin:
"Aunt, this is for you."
Xu Wenxin was a little surprised. Both Old Mrs. Shen and Old Mr. Shen only had one gift, but she actually had two?
"Why do I have two?"
Mu Nanyan pointed to one of the royal blue boxes and said, "This is a gift from me to you."
He pointed to another champagne-colored gift box and said, "This is... Yun Qianxue asked me to bring it to you."
Xu Wenxin was a little surprised when she heard this. She didn't have a good impression of Yun Qianxue. They had only maintained superficial harmony over the years and had no contact in private. Why would she suddenly give her a gift?
Xu Wenxin was suspicious and couldn't help but think of the time when she took Mu Nanyan to buy clothes and Yun Qianxue suddenly appeared. She asked in a low voice:
"Is my niece giving you trouble again?"
Mu Nanyan didn't want to affect the relationship between the two because of her own reasons, so she didn't tell the truth and explained with a smile:
"No, aunt, you're overthinking it. I happened to meet her when I went to buy you a necklace today. She knew I was picking out a gift for you, so she wanted to give you one too, so she asked me to bring it to you."
"Is that really the case?"
Xu Wenxin looked at Mu Nanyan with suspicion, obviously not believing her words.
"Really? Open it and see if you like it."
Seeing that Mu Nanyan changed the subject, Xu Wenxin didn't say anything more, but he already had doubts in his heart.
Xu Wenxin opened the gift box given by Mu Nanyan. A Cartier platinum necklace lay quietly on the black velvet. The simple and elegant design caught her eye.
Her preference has changed recently. She likes this simple style. Xu Wen caressed the necklace lovingly.
"Very beautiful, thank you Yanyan, I like it very much, but it cost you a lot of money."
"As long as Auntie likes it, I'm glad you don't. I was worried you wouldn't like it. I wanted to buy the one you liked last week, but unfortunately Yun Qianxue bought it, so I had to choose this one."
Hearing this, Xu Wenxin paused with her finger on another gift box and asked tentatively, "Could the necklace be in this box?"
"It's the one you liked before." Mu Nanyan nodded.
Xu Wenxin's smile faded a little. She had never revealed her preferences to Yun Qianxue, but she was able to accurately buy the styles she liked. There must be something fishy about it.
But seeing Mu Nanyan's deliberately evasive look, she didn't ask any further questions.
Something must have happened in the meantime, but Mu Nanyan didn't want to talk about it, and she couldn't force her. Besides, today was a happy day, and she shouldn't mention those unhappy things.
"No, I know what that necklace looks like."
Mu Nanyan wanted to say something, but at this moment, Mr. Shen suddenly spoke: "Yanyan, come here quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Nanyan had no choice but to sit over. She saw the old man caressing a chess set lovingly, and Chenchen standing on tiptoe to study the exquisite crane carvings on the chess pieces.
"What's wrong, Grandpa?"
As Mu Nanyan approached, she smelled the unique fragrance of Hainan Huanghuali wood.
"What kind of wood is this made of? Why does it have such a rich and mellow spicy aroma? It makes me feel relaxed and happy just by smelling it."
"This is made of Huanghuali wood. Didn't you say the chess pieces were too slippery when you were playing chess with Grandpa Zhang? So I found you a pair that's more suitable for you."
Mr. Shen felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He touched his nose. He had said before that the chess pieces were too slippery just to make an excuse for his loss. He didn't expect Mu Nanyan to remember it. Mr. Shen was very touched, but he was worried about what excuse he would make if he lost again.
"Mommy, this bird is so beautiful!" Chenchen pointed at the pattern on the chess piece and said to Mu Nanyan.
Mu Nanyan squatted down and looked at him at eye level:
"This is a crane. When the weather is good, Mommy will take you to the wetland park to see real cranes, okay?"
"good."
Chenchen happily threw himself into her arms and rubbed his little face against Mu Nanyan's neck.
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