Xia Tian painted for a while under Ningxue's gaze, and then she dragged him to rest.
It was already noon, so I just washed my hands and ate.
After dinner, Ningxiang took me for a walk in the yard to help digest the food.
I got up late in the morning, so I'm not sleepy now. Xia Tian walked in the yard for a while and then went to the study to paint.
The portraits of the old man and the old lady of the Cui family have been painted, but the portraits of Madam Wang and Madam Li have not been painted yet.
Now she started painting the peach blossom forest in Guangfu Temple, and it seemed that it would take a few more days.
Xia Tian calculated the time in his mind.
Although the portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Cui have been painted, they have not yet been sent over.
It’s only a few days away from Mr. Cui’s 60th birthday.
She thought she would find time to send it back in the next few days.
As a result, the next morning, Cui's aunt came to the door.
"Aunt, why are you here?" Xia Tian walked forward happily.
The last time she saw her aunt was when Yang Yiyi was causing trouble in the Governor's Mansion. It had been almost twenty days since they last saw each other.
"I'm here to send you and Chu Xuan an invitation!" Auntie smiled and took out a gold-stamped invitation and handed it to Xia Tian. "It's your grandfather's sixtieth birthday. You and Chu Xuan must come!"
"There's no need for my aunt to make this trip." Xia Tian took the invitation with a smile. "It's my grandpa's 60th birthday, and even if he doesn't invite us, we still have to go. Why bother my aunt to make the trip herself?"
Xia Tian didn't expect that his aunt would come to his house in person to deliver the invitation.
This Chen Nian is the grandson of the old man of the Cui family, so there is no need to invite him. As a junior, I must go.
"Oh! I'm not here just to send you invitations. I just want to see how your portrait is going and I'm here to urge you!" said my aunt jokingly.
"Then you're just in time, aunt! The portrait is already finished." Xia Tian beckoned Ning Xue to go to the study and get it. "I was thinking of taking some time out these days to send it to aunt!"
Now that her aunt is here, she doesn't have to make a trip.
Ningxue quickly brought the portrait over, and Xia Tian handed it to her, "Aunt, take a look."
My aunt didn't hesitate and opened it on the spot.
"Xia Xia, you are amazing!" My aunt's eyes lit up and she kept praising me.
Xia Tian smiled and said, "As long as my aunt is satisfied!"
She is now very satisfied with her painting skills.
In fact, this is largely due to her photographic memory.
If it weren't for the spiritual spring water, she would never have these skills.
Although she was able to draw, she was able to draw so vividly thanks to the blessing of the spiritual spring water.
"Satisfied, very satisfied." The aunt looked at the painting and couldn't let it go. "Xia Xia, I think your five thousand taels of silver is too little. This painting skill is really as if the real person was standing in front of you."
The Cui family are all educated people, so naturally the wives they marry are not vulgar people who know nothing.
My aunt used to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so she could naturally see how good this painting was.
"Thank you for the compliment, aunt. I was worried that I might have charged you too much. What if you're not satisfied and I have to return it? I can't bear to do that." Xia Tian joked.
This made my aunt laugh out loud.
"Xia Xia, with your superb painting skills, don't worry, we are taking advantage of you and we won't ask you to return the money."
My aunt also joined in her laughter.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was extremely harmonious.
It has been a long time since I last talked to someone like this in the summer. I didn’t expect that I could chat with my aunt so well.
My aunt chatted and laughed for a while before carefully putting the portrait away.
"Xia Xia, you and Chu Xuan must come on April 19th. Grandpa has been looking forward to seeing you two!"
The old man is becoming more and more satisfied with his grandson Chen Nian. Originally, their Cui family was well-known in Sangluo City.
He has always been respected by the people because his family are all scholars and the students they trained are spread all over the place, so his family has always had a high reputation among scholars.
This time, Shen Nian came to Linzhou as governor by chance. At the beginning, Mr. Cui was worried about whether his grandson could be a good official.
Although outsiders don’t know that Chen Nian is the nephew of their Cui family, when he goes out, there will always be people discussing the new governor.
At first, the old man was worried about his reputation among the people. But as the news of the things he did to benefit the people spread, his reputation among the people became higher and higher, and the old man felt relieved.
Naturally, he became more and more proud, but his grandson was too busy and seldom came to see him, which made him a little dissatisfied.
"Don't worry, aunt. When Brother Shen comes back, I will tell him to free up that day." Xia Tian gave his aunt a reassurance.
This is also the reason why my aunt came to deliver the invitation in person today.
I’m afraid that Shen Nian will get busy and forget about it.
If he doesn't come by then, the old man will be so disappointed!
"Okay, now that the invitation has been delivered and the portrait has been obtained, I will go back first." My aunt put down the tea bowl and prepared to leave.
Seeing that it was almost noon, Xia Tian stopped us from leaving and said, "It's almost noon now. Let's go back after we finish eating."
After saying this, without waiting for his aunt's response, he told Ningxue to prepare the meal.
"Madam, the kitchen is ready. I will have the meal served now."
As early as when her aunt came, Ningxiang went to the kitchen to make arrangements in advance, knowing that Xia Tian would definitely invite someone to have lunch.
"Well, let's set the table!" Xia Tian waved his hand, then turned to his aunt and smiled, "Look, lunch is ready. Eat before you go back, or you'll miss it."
"Okay!" Seeing that the food was on the table, my aunt decided to stay as well.
While eating, the two chatted idly and did not follow the rule of "no talking while eating".
"Aunt, how is Yang Yiyi now?" Xia Tian asked when he remembered.
Yang Yiyi has been back for several days, and there has been no other movement. I wonder if she is still making any noise?
"After returning home, I heard that she locked herself in the yard and refused to see anyone." My aunt sighed, "She wouldn't even let her mother in. Fortunately, she didn't threaten to go on a hunger strike or commit suicide, so Biyun didn't force her anymore."
Originally, Cui Bijun wanted to arrange a marriage for Yang Yiyi as soon as possible. Once the marriage was settled, she would slowly come to her senses.
But after Yang Yiyi returned home, she stayed indoors and refused to let anyone see her. Cui Bijun had no choice but to postpone the engagement.
Xia Tian thought that Yang Yiyi might not have given up on Chen Nian yet, or she might have been hit hard, so she didn’t want to see anyone for the time being.
But no matter what, as long as she doesn't provoke her again, it will be fine.
"Is everything ready for grandpa's 60th birthday?" Xia Tian changed the subject and asked Grandpa Cui.
"It's already been prepared." My aunt put down her chopsticks. "Come early that day and I'll introduce my family to you. You can also draw a family portrait for me!"
"Don't worry, aunt, I will take care of everything for you." Xia Tian smiled and patted his chest.
His mischievous behavior made even my aunt laugh!
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