Chu Weiyue hid in the corner, watching Song Shi being so humiliated that she looked like she was about to cry, and she laughed so hard that she fell backwards.
Ever since her brother came back, she has been protected at home, and Song Shi obviously doesn't dare to show any displeasure when she sees her.
But my brother was a loyal minister of the court and had won battles, so he was highly trusted by the emperor. It was impossible for him to stay at home and protect me forever.
If he leaves for war again, Song will show his true colors again. This father is just a decoration.
Although she can protect herself, she has the power of others to rely on, which can eventually crush this vicious mother and daughter.
Suddenly, the system gossip was refreshed.
[Grandma loves to grow orchids, but her orchids have almost never survived! So she is always in a bad mood and has a bad temper! So the Marquis and the Song family don't dare to provoke her...]
This piece of gossip made Chu Weiyue's eyes light up, and the corners of his mouth twisted up to the sky.
She is best at growing orchids, especially the rare ones. She has grown many of them in the past. If any flower lover's flowers are dying, she can guarantee that they can be brought back to life.
So she was confident that she could definitely conquer grandma.
She had heard from the servants these days that grandma had a bad temper and the marquis was very afraid of her.
If you hold on to her thighs, it will be easy to walk around this house in a domineering manner!
I asked the maid and learned that my grandmother liked to eat osmanthus cake from Xishi, so I bought one and went to visit her.
As soon as I arrived in the yard, I heard a burst of chirping sounds. It turned out that Lin Zixi was there, drinking tea with grandma.
There was a pot of dying orchids in front of grandma, and her face was as black as if it had been splashed with ink.
Seeing Chu Weiyue coming over, Lin Zixi immediately stood up and bowed politely: "Sister Weiyue, long time no see."
Although her smile was brilliant, it never reached her eyes, so Chu Weiyue could clearly sense that this woman didn't like him.
So, she just glanced at her arrogantly, and then greeted her grandmother with a smile: "Grandma, how are you these days? This is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake I bought for you from the West Market."
"Leave it there."
Grandma was in a very anxious mood. She had no appetite at all. She looked at the dying orchid with a painful face.
Caressing the orchid that had been with her for many years, the grandmother muttered to herself, "Why is it dying? I watered it on time and in large quantities, why is it still like this? What went wrong?"
After taking a closer look at the orchid, Chu Weiyue suddenly couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Sister Wei Yue, why are you laughing? Grandma is so heartbroken because Lanhua is about to die, and you don't even try to comfort her." Lin Zixi pretended to blame her, but in fact he was adding fuel to the fire.
But Chu Weiyue ignored her and ordered the little girl next to her: "Go and move the pots of black orchids over there, and bring me a cup of tea."
The little girl was stunned and subconsciously looked at the old lady.
"If you don't want grandma's orchid to die, go quickly!" Chu Weiyue's face was gloomy and he shouted harshly.
She did not dare to hesitate and obediently moved the inconspicuous black orchid in the corner to the table and placed it together with the dying red orchid.
He took the hot tea brought by the little girl and was about to pour it on the red orchid.
"What are you doing? If you keep watering the orchid, it will die!" Lin Zixi raised his voice in a high pitch, trying to stop him.
Grandma was also furious, thinking that Chu Weiyue was going to scald her Lanhua to death, and hurried to stop him.
But Chu Weiyue moved too quickly, and the cup of hot tea was poured directly onto the orchid.
"You damned girl, you actually burned my orchid to death, you..."
Grandma pointed at Chu Weiyue's nose in anger and raised her hand to slap her.
But the little girl beside her shouted: "Madam, the orchid is alive! Alive!"
Looking down, I saw that the orchid that had been wilting just now was miraculously coming back to life!
Grandma's raised palm just hung in the air as she looked at the orchid in disbelief. It was indeed much better than before.
Although not as energetic as before, it is obviously much more exciting.
Chu Weiyue reached out and picked up the black orchid, took out some pollen, moved close to the red orchid, and artificially pollinated the two pots of orchids.
"What is going on?" Grandma was attracted and looked at her in confusion.
Chu Weiyue smiled and pointed at the red orchid and said, "Grandma, if I guess correctly, these two pots of orchids should have been bought together, right? The flower seller should have told you that these two pots of flowers must be raised together in order to survive."
"How do you know?" Grandma was even more shocked when she heard this.
"These two pots of flowers are rare species, belonging to a type of fire orchid. This species is extremely rare, and many people have never seen it. It is rare for the flower seller to know that the two flowers must be placed together. The reason why it is called a fire orchid is because this flower grows around volcanoes, is extremely hot and hates cold, and must be watered with hot water every now and then to maintain its vitality."
Seeing that grandma was listening with great interest, she continued.
"Not only that, it must be pollinated with this black orchid to ensure that it blooms every year. If you keep watering it with well water, it will naturally go against its characteristics..."
After saying this, he pointed to other orchids and patiently explained to grandma the characteristics and cultivation methods of other orchids.
Although there are many people who grow flowers here, most of them are easy to grow. However, species like orchids that are not easy to grow are rare.
My grandmother is old and she grows flowers entirely according to her own knowledge. She is a complete novice in growing orchids.
So when Chu Weiyue talked about this knowledge, she was like a primary school student, listening carefully beside him.
After hearing all this professional knowledge, grandma finally smiled, "You're amazing! I underestimated you in the past. You actually know so much!"
Chu Weiyue smiled at her grandmother in the sweetest way, took her wrist and shook it gently: "Grandma, you will find out in the future that I know a lot more than this! If you have any problems with your orchids in the future, come to me, and I will definitely fill your yard with orchids!"
These words hit the old lady's mind exactly. She grinned so hard that she could hardly close her mouth. The more she looked at Chu Weiyue, the more she liked him.
In the past, the two generations of grandparents did not communicate much. Grandma stayed at home most of the year and didn't care much about the affairs of the younger generation like them.
After meeting Chu Weiyue today, I feel that she is much more likable than the other children.
It was almost time for lunch, so grandma specifically instructed the kitchen to prepare more delicious dishes and invited Chu Weiyue to eat with her.
Lin Zixi didn't leave, so she stayed and had lunch together.