Chapter 20: Treating to a Meal

Zheng Yan said that, so naturally Xiao Miaomiao felt embarrassed to refuse. “Okay, I’ll tell my cousin later, I’ll treat you both to a meal.”

“Good, let’s add each other on WeChat, you scan mine.” Zheng Yan handed over his phone.

“Ah.”

“Didn’t you say you were treating us? You can send me the time and place later.” Zheng Yan said directly.

“Oh. Okay.” Xiao Miaomiao quickly took out her phone to scan the code. “I’ll confirm the time and place with my cousin and then let you know.”

“Mhm.” Zheng Yan walked with her, opening the car door for her. “Get in.”

“Okay.” Looking at the gentle and considerate Zheng Yan, Xiao Miaomiao couldn’t believe her cousin’s words. “That, Brother Zheng, don’t listen to what my cousin said, you’re a good person, you just haven’t met the right person who appreciates you yet.”

Xiao Miaomiao sat in the car and couldn’t help but look at him as she rolled down the window.

“Okay, I understand, I’ll take it as a compliment from you.” Zheng Yan smiled.

“Mhm, I’ll go back first, see you later.” Xiao Miaomiao was relieved that he didn’t take it to heart. She actually had a good impression of this brother, maybe it was because of his profession.

The driver started the car and asked, “Madam, where else do you want to go, or should we go back directly?”

Xiao Miaomiao didn’t have anywhere she wanted to go. “Let’s go back, I don’t have anywhere I want to go.”

“Okay.”

Xiao Miaomiao returned home, only her grandmother was at home arranging flowers, her father had gone to the company, and her mother had gone out with her friends for beauty treatments.

“Are you just at home with the maids, Grandma?” Xiao Miaomiao saw that only her grandmother was in the living room. “Did Grandpa also go out?”

Grandma Li was also happy to see her come back. “Miaomiao is back, your grandpa went out fishing with his friends.” She didn’t dare to say that the old man went out to show off that he had a granddaughter-in-law, and soon there would be a great-grandson.

Although she knew that the great-grandson was still a long way off, now that there was a granddaughter-in-law, and she seemed to be a good and sensible girl, it wouldn’t be long before the great-grandson arrived.

“Grandpa is so patient, he actually went fishing.” Xiao Miaomiao said in admiration. Although she had never fished, she knew that fishing required a lot of patience.

“Your grandpa is indeed patient, but he’s been fishing for so long, I’ve never seen him bring any fish back. Your grandpa’s skills aren’t good, it’s hard on him to keep going.” Grandma Li said to Xiao Miaomiao.

Xiao Miaomiao couldn’t help but laugh, but she didn’t think it was a big deal. Fishing was mainly about cultivating oneself and calming the mind, it didn’t matter if you didn’t catch any fish.

“Grandma, are these flowers you arranged? They’re so beautiful.” Xiao Miaomiao exclaimed.

“Yes, do you want to try?” Grandma Li placed an empty vase and some fresh flowers in front of Xiao Miaomiao.

“Can I try?” Xiao Miaomiao really wanted to try arranging flowers.

“Why not, I’ll teach you, I arrange all the flowers in the house. Speaking of which, Miaomiao, what did you do to pass the time before?” Grandma Li looked at Xiao Miaomiao kindly.

Xiao Miaomiao felt a little embarrassed. “Grandma, I studied art and painting, but I haven’t touched a brush much in the past year after graduation.”

Xiao Miaomiao still remembered that she wanted to hold a painting exhibition, but in the past year, she had been learning how to serve her husband and catching up on the life of a wealthy lady with her mother-in-law.

Thinking about it, in the year since she married Hong Wenbin, she had really strayed from the life she wanted.

“A painter, that’s good, it suits you. Do you want to pick it up now? As a hobby or whatever, I’ll have someone set up a room for you to use as a studio.”

“It’s a loss that we made you marry Jingcheng.” Grandma Li said to Xiao Miaomiao.

Xiao Miaomiao was the beloved granddaughter of the Jiang family, the only little girl, so she was naturally spoiled. It wasn’t considered a high marriage, even when Jingcheng was conscious and proposed, he was worthy of her. It’s just that she didn’t want to admit it, and she couldn’t face reality. Now Jingcheng was just a living corpse, marrying him was like being a widow.

Xiao Miaomiao was willing, they were truly happy, so they were also thinking about how to compensate Miaomiao as much as possible.

Grandma Li thought that she was a painter, so she must like it.

“Okay, thank you, Grandma, I really like painting.” Xiao Miaomiao nodded.

“That’s good if you like it.” Grandma Li liked her honesty. “Your grandpa has collected quite a few paintings, when he comes back, let him take you to see them. If you like them, let him give them to you.”

Grandpa Li’s collection was definitely not ordinary. “I’ll just take a look, I won’t let Grandpa part with them.”

“There’s no parting with anything, these will all be yours in the future.” Grandma Li still held out hope for what the master said, Miaomiao was their family’s lucky star.

Xiao Miaomiao smiled without speaking. Although she said that to her cousin, in the Li family, she would only take what she was supposed to have, she wouldn’t be greedy for anything that wasn’t hers.

“Grandma, how do you think my arrangement is?” Xiao Miaomiao showed her the flowers she had arranged, looking at her expectantly.

Grandma Li adjusted her glasses, her eyes flashed with amazement. “Miaomiao, did you really never learn flower arranging before? You arranged it so well, it doesn’t look like you’re arranging flowers for the first time.”

Xiao Miaomiao shook her head. “This is the first time I’ve arranged flowers.”

“Grandma, do you really think it’s beautiful? Maybe it’s because I studied art, so I’m more familiar with color combinations.” Xiao Miaomiao said truthfully.

“It’s really beautiful, it’s rare to be able to arrange flowers so beautifully for the first time.” Grandma Li praised without reservation.

Xiao Miaomiao was indeed happy to hear the praise, and she also liked the flowers she had arranged herself. The flowers delivered were freshly picked, and they had a faint fragrance.

“Grandma, can I put this in Li Jingcheng’s room? These flowers smell so good.” Xiao Miaomiao asked Grandma Li, she really didn’t know much and could only ask.

“You can, I used to arrange them and take them up. From now on, you can take care of the flowers in Jingcheng’s room, okay?” Grandma Li was happy to see that Xiao Miaomiao was concerned about her grandson.

“Okay, I’ll accompany you to change the flowers in the vases in the house.” Xiao Miaomiao said happily.

Grandma Li was also delighted to hear that. “Good, Grandma hopes you can accompany me more.” Her daughter-in-law was a fiery person, she didn’t like these patient tasks, and she didn’t force her. Now that her granddaughter-in-law was fulfilling her wish.

Xiao Miaomiao accompanied her grandmother to change the flowers in the remaining vases before taking the flowers she had arranged earlier upstairs.

Grandma Li watched Xiao Miaomiao go upstairs, then told the maid to put the flowers Xiao Miaomiao had arranged in a prominent position, so that everyone could see them when they came back