Chapter 63 Sending You Jasmine
The old house has a bleak feel in late autumn. The leaves have turned yellow and fall down in the wind.
The ground is covered with golden color, and the carved windows of the pavilions and corridors create a beautiful Chinese style painting.
Zhou Qingti walked around this beautiful scene. Old Mrs. Lu was directing the workers to dig lotus roots.
There are no more lotus flowers in the pond. The once lush green lotus leaves have withered, and lotus roots are maturing in the mud.
"Qingti is here. It's a good time for you to bring some lotus roots down for your parents to eat later." The old lady waved at her.
The lotus root diggers wore waterproof jumpsuits and dug in the mud for a while before digging out several fat lotus roots intact.
"That's great. This lotus root and pork ribs soup must be delicious." Zhou Qingti walked over and took the old lady's arm.
"I brought some desserts for everyone. Grandma, please help distribute them to Uncle Zhang and the others later." She helped the old lady into the house. "It's windy outside. Let's go inside."
Zhou Qingti brewed a pot of flower tea and talked about the purpose of today's visit: "Yanzhi said that his mother likes things from Jiangnan. I thought of bringing her some Biluochun and Suzhou embroidery. What do you think?"
"It's quite good. Song Zhi likes cheongsams. You can also buy her a few fur capes."
Songzhi is the name of Lu's mother, which has a Jiangnan style. She married Lu Yanzhi's father partly because of this garden and her mother-in-law who also likes traditional Chinese style.
In the first few years after marriage, our family lived in harmony and everyone envied us. My husband was rich and powerful, and I got along well with my mother-in-law.
Zhou Qingti told her about her difficulties, and took the old lady's hand and said coquettishly: "The main thing is that I don't know where to buy good ones. I'm afraid that I won't know the goods and will be cheated. So I came to you to find a clear way."
After saying this, she smiled sweetly, and the old lady also smiled: "You have found the right person."
She has a lot of experience in this area and can be considered a half-expert. She also knows many people who know the business, so no one dares to fool her.
The old lady took out her smartphone with oversized fonts and made a call: "Hello, Teacher Xiao Yu, my granddaughter-in-law will come to your place to choose some good materials later."
One phone call solved Zhou Qingti's problem.
"Grandma, you are so awesome." Old people are like children, they always want to be praised for everything they do.
Sure enough, Mrs. Lu showed a proud look like a child.
Zhou Qingti said to the old lady in a somewhat flattering tone, "I'll eat here at noon. Can you and Yanzhi go to my parents' house for dinner in the evening?"
"A home party?"
Zhou Qingti explained: "No, it's just that Yanzhi and I will be going abroad for more than half a month, and I want to spend more time with you and my family."
Hearing her say this, Mrs. Lu's heart almost melted. When people get old, they all hope that their family will live in harmony and happiness.
She was very satisfied that someone of Zhou Qingti's age could still care about them like this.
It is precisely because of this that the old lady is particularly happy every time Zhou Qingti comes.
She can provide a lot of good emotional value, so the old lady is naturally nice to her.
"Okay then. I'll follow your instructions."
Zhou Qingti filmed Lu Yanzhi's meal at the old house, holding up his phone while recording, saying, "I had dinner with grandma. We had grouper and tofu soup, roasted pumpkin, dry-pot zucchini, and shrimp."
They are all low-fat, healthy and high-protein ingredients, and Lao Zhai Kitchen will match them in a balanced way according to their physical conditions.
Lu Yanzhi replied with an angry puppy emoticon. The emoticon was somewhat magical and cute, and Zhou Qingti laughed out loud.
Mrs. Lu was curious: "What are you looking at so happily?"
Zhou Qingti showed the chat history to the old lady, who also laughed: "Why does Yanzhi look like that? He's angry."
Zhou Qingti laughed even more happily. It seemed that the elders regarded the emoticons they sent as their own.
She had previously sent her mother an emoticon package saying "I came back from picking up trash", and Mother Zhou also asked her where she went to pick up trash.
"I guess she's sad that she can't have dinner with us." Zhou Qingti followed the old lady's words.
"Just tell him that we can eat together tonight. How can an adult like him act like a child?"
"But Yanzhi is obviously happier after being with you."
The old lady noticed all the changes in Lu Yanzhi. Lu Yanzhi used to come and spend a day with her on weekends, mostly to show filial piety to his grandmother.
Now, every time I come to the old house, I feel happy all over. Everyone has an aura, and their aura reflects their inner state.
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Zhou Qingti drove to the traditional Suzhou embroidery workshop recommended by Mrs. Lu.
The person in charge of the embroidery workshop is Yu Huifen, an elegant and kind middle-aged woman. She is wearing a Chinese-style cotton and linen jacket, which has an ancient charm.
Teacher Yu received Zhou Qingti and gave her a brief introduction to Suzhou embroidery.
Suzhou embroidery is one of the four famous Chinese embroidery styles, with beautiful patterns, ingenious ideas, exquisite embroidery, lively needlework and elegant colors.
In addition to embroidery, there is also a craft called kesi, which uses a weaving method of picking up the warp and showing the weft. A worker can only weave about ten centimeters in a day.
In ancient times, only royal nobles, emperors and empresses could use it, which shows how precious it was.
Zhou Qingti listened attentively and was greatly shocked. Chinese traditional culture was so profound and extensive that she was deeply moved after just opening a crack.
Teacher Yu took her to the second floor. There were many mahogany boxes in the room, and inside were rolls of embroidery scrolls.
Zhou Qingti took a fancy to a tea table. The base material was off-white, luxurious thick satin, and it was embroidered with round flowers that she couldn't name, giving it a very three-dimensional feel.
As soon as you open it, the ancient smell hits you, like a long-dusty lid being opened, revealing the shining gem inside.
Low-key luxury, perfect condition.
This tea mat costs 58,000 yuan, and the embroidery techniques used include: pull-out carving embroidery, gold thread seed embroidery, and top-grade gold thread embroidery.
Zhou Qingti didn’t understand those professional terms, but the works would not lie. This tea party made her understand what it meant to be the best in the world.
After she took the photos and showed them to the old lady, she bought them, along with a round fan with goldfish embroidered on both sides.
In addition to the tea set, the embroidery workshop also has Suzhou embroidery handbags. Zhou Qingti chose two fresh and elegant small handbags, one for Mrs. Lu and the other for Lu Yanzhi's mother.
Perhaps because he felt pity for Lu Yanzhi's mother, Zhou Qingti was very generous to her mother-in-law before he even met her.
After spending more than 72,000 yuan at the embroidery workshop, Zhou Qingti returned home with a full load. She was confident that Lu Yanzhi's mother would like this gift.
She drove to the downstairs of Lu Yanzhi's company, ready to wait for him to get off work and go to the western suburbs villa together.
I just bought a pot of jasmine on the way.
She went upstairs carrying the potted plant. This was her second time in his office, and nothing had changed.
As soon as she saw Lu Yanzhi, she wanted to share her experiences of the day with him, but she still asked him, "Are you done with your work?"
Lu Yanzhi nodded: "It's almost done."
She excitedly shared with him what she had seen and heard today. Lu Yanzhi smiled and looked at her lovingly as she finished her words while dancing with joy.
Finally, he affirmed her vision: "My mother will definitely like the gift you gave her."
He looked at the potted plant she placed on the edge of the table and asked, "Do you want to grow flowers?"
Zhou Qingti shook his head: "This is for you, Jasmine."
Lu Yanzhi was puzzled: "Give me Jasmine? Does it have any special meaning?"
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