??Chapter 182: Chapter 100 Getting Along Well_2
Chapter 182: Chapter 100 Getting Along Well_2
Wen Yangzhi had actually managed to find her business partner to help her relax.
There was a hushed murmuring below, “Why find a foreigner?”
“If I rember correctly, we’re talking about Chinese-style flower arrangent today, not Western-style.”
Mrs. Zhu also seed quite disapproving, and Madam Zhu hurriedly explained,
“Although this florist is foreign, she really does a good job at flower arranging. You’ll know when you see it.”
Mrs. Zhu didn’t say much else.
Manon, who usually played in a band and hung out in bars, and had only learned Chinese-style flower arrangent from Yun Yuwan, now looked as solemn and composed as if she truly were a master of Chinese flower arrangent.
She chose a large water basin from the many vessels, and began speaking in standard Mandarin, “Traditional vessels are divided into six major categories. I will start with the large water basin and demonstrate for everyone.”
The people below were surprised and shocked.
It was as if a small knife had suddenly opened their eyes.
Manon calmly started by fixing the base, explaining to the audience how to use a kenzan to secure the pine branches, talking about the orientation of leaves, and how to arrange them for spatial depth and white space.
Yun Yuwan, her teacher sitting below, inexplicably felt much more at ease because she knew the person on stage, and so of the audience mbers were familiar to her, making the environnt less foreign to her.
In the end, Mrs. Zhu couldn’t help but nod, “This master is acceptable.”
Curious, Mrs. Zhu asked, “A master from an ethnic minority, right?”
Madam Zhu quickly clarified, “No, she really is a foreign master.”
Mrs. Zhu, seeing her for the first ti, couldn’t help but express her admiration, “Even a foreigner can arrange flowers so well, and her Mandarin is so standard.”
And Manon, holding her creation, suddenly walked to stand in front of Yun Yuwan,
“Miss, do you think my arrangent is acceptable?”
All eyes suddenly fell on Yun Yuwan.
Nobody could guarantee they would handle such a sudden turn.
With professional florists shining before them, how could an amateur have their say?
No one expected the florist to specifically ask soone, and everyone was relieved it wasn’t them.
It seed Yun Yuwan was about to embarrass herself for not understanding at all.
Zhu Nongzhang was even more eager for Yun Yuwan to reveal her lack of understanding, to hesitate and show fear before everyone.
After all, she had never attended such gatherings before, and it was almost certain that she didn’t understand. It was like not understanding wine, cigars, and jewelry.
Thinking this, Zhu Nongzhang felt a sense of superiority.
Yet, to everyone’s surprise, Yun Yuwan asked, “May I make adjustnts?”
Manon briskly replied, “Of course.”
When teaching her, Millie would always make a dozen or more cuts on her work. Today, by asking her before cutting, she was giving her a lot of face.
Zhu Nongzhang let out a sarcastic laugh, assuming soone who didn’t understand was pretending to, just to save face for the mont.
Before the audience could react,
Yun Yuwan had already picked up the scissors and decisively made two cuts on Manon’s floral piece.
The audience wanted to stop her but it was too late; they watched as Yun Yuwan spoiled the exquisite creation.
“Don’t cut recklessly—”
However, as soon as the voice fell and the pine branches hit the floor, it beca apparent that one side was elongated and finely extended, while the other side was heavy and gathered. The whole piece unexpectedly achieved balance.
Even those who were clueless about flower arranging could sense that it was more streamlined, leaving more space for imagination.
The person who had just spoken imdiately paused.
Mrs. Zhu herself was surprised and intended to praise the junior, only to realize this girl was a new face.
Looking at the people by her side, Madam Zhu quickly explained,
“The Wen Family’s adopted daughter, surna Yun, nad Yuwan.”
Mrs. Zhu nodded, a slight smile on her face, “Oh, so it’s this young lady, quite cultured. Children usually don’t like these self-improving pursuits.”
Just from those two cuts, those who understood the craft could imdiately tell the standard.
Mrs. Zhu, having seen so many flower arrangents and a practitioner herself, could of course tell at a glance.
People around were whispering.
“So she really knows how to arrange flowers?”
“That’s amazing, I thought the master’s work was perfect just now, but it looks even better after her two cuts.”
The impression of Yun Yuwan among the crowd noticeably improved.
Zhao Qin’s heart finally settled down.
Thank goodness it was sothing Yun Yuwan was good at, without showing any embarrassnt. Had it been anything else, today might have been awkward, as if she had raised a daughter who couldn’t show her face in public.
Jiang Yingyu was also happy for Yun Yuwan, and when she turned around, he smiled and encouraged her with a slight laugh.
Mrs. Zhu looked at the arrangent, “Bring it over for
to see.”
Imdiately, a welco guest took it from Manon’s hand and presented it to Mrs. Zhu.
However, no one expected that the pine branches would catch on the buttons of Mrs. Zhu’s sleeve, pulling one off in the process.
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