Chapter 520: No Disdain
Chu Jinnian smiled and said, "It's just that New Year's Eve is just a few days away. I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything before the New Year. I've ordered someone to come find Miss Zhuang after the New Year to discuss the details of the soap business with her. By then, Miss Zhuang will just have to discuss and decide on many things with the person who comes."
"Okay, then let's do as Lord Chu says." Zhuang Qingning nodded, with a smile on his face.
This was something that he had not had much hope for, but unexpectedly it ended up with a very satisfactory result. For Zhuang Qingning, this was nothing short of a pleasant surprise, and it really made him happy.
"After talking for a while, Miss Zhuang must be thirsty. The tea has gone cold. I'll ask someone to change it for a new cup." Chu Jinnian raised his hand and told Jing Zhao, "Change Miss Zhuang a new cup of tea."
"Yes." Jing Zhao took the order and left. After a moment, he came back hurriedly and served a new cup of tea to Zhuang Qingning. He also took a brocade box in his hand, handed it to Chu Jinnian, and then left.
Chu Jinnian opened the lid of the brocade box and pushed it towards Zhuang Qingning.
Zhuang Qingning raised his eyes and took a look.
Inside the brocade box were several hairpins.
The pure gold rose hairpin, with hollow carvings, looks luxurious and elegant. The white jade one looks exquisite and delicate. The silver one is decorated with red agate, and the red and silver are very beautiful. The ebony one looks very simple in style, but it is polished very smoothly, and the pattern at the end is even more delicately carved...
Some of them were pressed down and their styles could not be seen, but a general look at these seven or eight hairpins showed that none of them were ordinary items.
"Master Chu, this..."
"Last time I went back, my grandmother really asked about my marriage, and even threatened to find a suitable-age girl for me to marry. Fortunately, I stopped her with the matter of Miss Zhuang, and thus avoided a lot of trouble."
Chu Jinnian smiled and said, "Grandmother didn't believe me at first, but after seeing how serious I was, and seeing Miss Zhuang's hairpin, she finally believed me and stopped arranging a marriage for me. Miss Zhuang really helped me a lot."
"Among these hairpins, some were given by my grandmother, and some were specially selected by me for Miss Zhuang to wear daily. This is to express my gratitude to Miss Zhuang for her help and to make up for the hairpins she gave me earlier. Secondly, if Miss Zhuang accepts these things, she won't be too suspicious if my grandmother really sends someone to check them in the future."
If it was just to express gratitude, Zhuang Qingning thought that accepting only those simple-looking hairpins was too luxurious and was going to refuse them. But now that Chu Jinnian mentioned that it also involved dealing with his grandmother, Zhuang Qingning nodded and said, "I understand what Lord Chu means. I will accept these things."
"Thank you, Master Chu."
"I should be the one thanking Miss Zhuang for her help, so please don't be polite."
Chu Jinnian raised his eyes and said with a smile, "It's almost time for lunch, Miss Zhuang, please have lunch in the garden."
"It just so happens that I asked someone to send over a few fresh fish. The cook in this garden is the best at cooking fish, and Miss Zhuang can just have a taste of it."
Is it almost noon now?
Zhuang Qingning looked up at the half-risen sun and blinked in confusion.
However, preparing meals for such a large family would be very cumbersome. We should decide early whether to have meals here so that it would be convenient for the kitchen to prepare them.
Zhuang Qingning thought so.
There is nothing else to do today, and judging from the personalities of Zhuang Qingsui and Zhuang Mingli, now that they have found Chu Jinzhou to go out and play together, I am afraid they will not want to leave until noon.
Since Chu Jinnian had said so, Zhuang Qingning nodded and said, "Then I'm sorry to bother you, Master Chu."
"I'm glad to do it." Chu Jinnian smiled with his eyebrows curved.
Zhuang Qingning also smiled and took a sip of the tea in the cup.
Compared with the first cup of tea, the tea leaves in this cup in my hand seem to have changed. It tastes clearer and softer, and seems to have a hint of plum fragrance, which is refreshing.
Delicious.
Zhuang Qingning took another big sip, and the fragrance of plum blossoms lingered in his mouth for a long time.
"I put some plum blossom stamens in this tea. I was worried that Miss Zhuang would not be able to get used to it. Now it seems that Miss Zhuang likes the fragrance of plum blossoms just like me." Chu Jinnian said with a smile.
"The plum blossoms bloom in the frost, with a rich fragrance. It is a rare scent in this winter. I really like it."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "I also have a plum tree at home, which is in full bloom right now. I only took the petals to make plum blossom cakes, but I didn't think of putting some in tea leaves. I'll try it later to see if it tastes as good as the tea here, Lord Chu."
"There are plum blossoms in Miss Zhuang's courtyard?" Chu Jinnian raised his eyebrows. "I didn't notice it when I went there before. Since Miss Zhuang can pick them to make plum blossom cakes, I think the plum blossoms must be in great bloom."
"The Green Bamboo Garden is mostly covered with bamboo forests. Even the flowers in the garden, carefully cultivated by the craftsmen, have never bloomed luxuriantly. Every time I want to enjoy the flowers, they are always unsatisfactory, which is really a headache for me."
"Since the plum blossoms in Miss Zhuang's home are in full bloom, I wonder if you could bother me so that I can go and see these beautiful plum blossoms?"
The flowers in the garden are not blooming luxuriantly enough? But she clearly remembered that after being trapped in Cuiwei Mountain, she was bored in Qingzhu Garden at night, so when she went to the garden to enjoy the flowers, she clearly saw a beautiful scene under the moon with clusters of flowers competing for beauty.
Could it be that Chu Jinnian's understanding of the lushness of flowers is somewhat different from that of ordinary people?
Or was it that the flowers nearby were indeed blooming quite luxuriantly, but the plum blossoms he wanted to see were not blooming well, so he thought the other flowers were not blooming well? Flowers are in the eye of the beholder, this is a common thing...
Since Chu Jinnian wanted to see the plum blossoms in the courtyard, it was not impossible. What's more, the plum blossom was a task reward given to her by a certain Wu. After her careful nurturing, it had indeed grown tall and bloomed luxuriantly. The fiery red plum blossoms against the white wall could not be described as a magnificent sight.
Zhuang Qingning nodded and replied with a smile, "If Lord Chu doesn't mind, I'll go when I'm free."
"Well, I'll come and bother you after I finish handling the case in Majiazhuang." Chu Jinnian's face was full of smiles. He talked about the plum blossoms, the plum blossom cakes that Zhuang Qingning had just mentioned, and the flower petal soap that Zhuang Qingning had mentioned earlier.
They had a very enjoyable chat with each other.
The tea in the cup was added again and again, and when the fragrance of the tea faded, a new one was replaced.
Drinking tea all the time seemed a bit bland, so the servants had already brought some snacks for the two to chat with.
Soon the sun rose to the zenith.
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