Manager Li then spoke:
"Please don't be angry. This servant is ignorant and has offended you, our distinguished guest. Now, our Sun family can no longer keep him. As soon as the birthday banquet is over, I will find a slave trader to sell him off. Please come with me quickly. Our old lady just said she wanted to meet you in person."
Seeing this, Jiang Yaoyao felt even more resentful. Her fine clothes were ruined. She had suffered such humiliation at the Sun residence for no reason, all because of Jiang Yuwei. And this Jiang Yuwei was not a florist who came to the Sun residence to deliver flowers. Steward Li clearly said that Jiang Yuwei was a distinguished guest of their residence, and even the old lady had to receive her personally.
Jiang Yaoyao didn't dare to speak at this moment, because she was also dizzy from the smell of her own body. She could only force herself to follow behind Chunhong. She had no other thoughts at the moment, she just wanted to change her clothes quickly and come out. The performance was about to start, and she couldn't let the record down. Otherwise, when she returned to Yihong Courtyard, Granny Sun would definitely beat her until her skin was torn and bleeding.
Jiang Yuwei glanced at the peony in Ning Huaizhi's hand. Fortunately, it hadn't been splashed with manure. It had been standing outside for a while and had gotten plenty of sunshine. Once it was watered with the spiritual spring water in front of the old lady, it would bloom on the spot.
Just then, the fool parked the oxcart and, following the servant, found Jiang Yuwei and the others. Jiang Yuwei then nodded to Steward Li and said:
"Then we'll trouble Steward Li to take us to pay our respects to the old lady."
Manager Li smiled and nodded, then led the way, quickly bringing them to the old lady's courtyard. The courtyard was already full of people who had come to offer their birthday wishes, all excitedly waiting outside, ready to show their gifts to the old lady.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei and Ning Huaizhi entered, they were spotted by the noisy crowd.
"Isn't this the family that came to offer birthday wishes in an oxcart at the door just now?"
"They're probably poor relatives of the Sun family, trying to get some good luck on this day."
"Yes, look at how poor they are."
"That's right, look at that man, he's disabled, but they can afford that wheelchair."
"Oh, what's so strange about that? Maybe they asked the Sun family for help in procuring it."
Jiang Yuwei ignored the comments of the crowd and calmly stood in front of the hall waiting for the old lady to call her.
Steward Li went into the inner room and walked up to the old lady, whispering:
"Madam, I've invited the village woman who sells gastrodia elata over for you. Would you like to meet her now?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady turned around angrily, glared at Steward Li, and scolded him:
"What country woman? That's my savior! Watch your words and go invite her over."
Seeing this, Steward Li quickly smiled apologetically and bowed, saying:
"Yes, yes, Madam is right. I misspoke, I misspoke. I will go and invite Madam Jiang over right away."
After saying this, Steward Li hurriedly withdrew and smiled at Jiang Yuwei:
"Madam Jiang, our matriarch invites you to come and have a talk with her."
Jiang Yuwei calmly nodded and followed Manager Li inside.
"Oh dear, we've been waiting in this outer room for so long, but the old lady hasn't said she'd like to see me."
"Yes, how come this village woman was invited inside as soon as she arrived?"
"The old lady is kind-hearted and does think highly of these poor relatives who come to freeload."
"Who says otherwise? People like that should just stay outside and have a meal to satisfy their cravings. Why did they have to come all the way in to ask to see the old lady?"
Seeing Jiang Yuwei and her entourage enter following Steward Li, the old lady hurriedly instructed the maid beside her:
"Please invite our benefactors and their family to take a seat."
Seeing that the old lady had a kind face, Jiang Yuwei also bowed and smiled at her:
"Yuwei really doesn't deserve to be called the old lady. She can't be considered a benefactor. At most, Yuwei is just destined to meet the old lady and happens to have something the old lady needs. It is also because the old lady is blessed with long life that this incident was destined to be a close call. You have many more good days ahead of you."
The old lady was very pleased with these words and smiled:
"Alright, alright, from now on I'll call you Yuwei. Is that little girl next to you your daughter?"
Jiang Yuwei nodded and gently pushed Ning Wan, saying:
"Wan'er, quickly pay your respects to the old lady."
Ning Wan was a little scared, but remembering her mother's instructions on the way, she mustered her courage and followed Jiang Yuwei's example, bowing to the old lady. Then she spoke in a clear voice:
"Greetings, Madam. I wish you boundless happiness and longevity."
The old lady was delighted to hear this, and since Ning Wan was naturally charming and adorable, she quickly waved to Ning Wan and said:
"Little girl, you have such a sweet tongue. Come here, I'll give you some candy."
Ning Wan glanced at Jiang Yuwei, and seeing that Jiang Yuwei smiled and nodded at her, she quickly ran to the old lady's side with a smile. She was not afraid of the old lady, but instead felt that the old lady was very kind to her, so she walked to the old lady's side and directly hugged the old lady's neck and kissed her.
Upon seeing this, the old lady stared in delight at Wan'er, scrutinizing her closely, and smiled happily:
"Haha, what a good girl! Your name is Wan'er?"
Wan'er nodded obediently to the old lady, who then picked her up and carried her to her couch, making her sit beside her. The old lady then grabbed a handful of candy from a plate and put it into Ning Wan's hand, indicating that she should try it.
To everyone's surprise, Ning Wan simply peeled open a piece of candy, held it to the old lady's lips, and sweetly said:
"Madam, please eat first, then Wan'er will eat."
Seeing this, the old lady happily opened her mouth to take the candy Wan'er offered, and smiled:
"Okay, okay, you're so good, Wan'er. You should come and play with me often from now on, okay?"
Ning Wan smiled, her bright eyes sparkling:
"Alright, Wan'er likes the old lady."
The old lady was even happier to hear this, and she hugged Wan'er tightly in her arms, then instructed the maid beside her:
"Go and get a longevity lock. I want to give it to Wan'er as a gift."
Seeing this, the relatives nearby looked at Jiang Yuwei's family with dissatisfaction and whispered among themselves:
"Everyone else came to give gifts, but this family seemed to have come empty-handed to ask for something."
"Hey, you can't say that. Didn't you see that the man was carrying two pots of flowers?"
"Tsk, how stingy! Did they only serve two pots of flowers for the old lady's birthday banquet?"
"Yes, I think those flowers are still two pots of buds."
"This is hilarious, the gift is so perfunctory."
"Hey, didn't you hear the old lady call them her benefactors just now? This is clearly an attempt to take advantage of their kindness."
Jiang Yuwei heard all the whispers and murmurs, then placed two pots of flowers in front of the old lady and said with a smile:
“Madam, we are just ordinary farmers and we don’t have anything of value. These two pots of peonies are ones I have carefully cultivated, and I would like to give them to you as a birthday gift.”
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