Chapter 425: Chapter 425 Imperial Green Chapter 425: Chapter 425 Imperial Green Zhong Niangyao gave a slight smile and showed no annoyance on her face. She looked at Zhong ngxuan and said calmly, “Whether to unwrap the gift or not is grandfather’s own decision; I cannot interfere. Since the gift now belongs to grandfather, if you want to see it, as long as grandfather agrees, I have no objections.”
Zhong ngxuan continued to look at Old Sir Zhong, “Grandfather, look, Niangyao agrees too. Why don’t you just open it and let everyone have a good look?”
Seeing how insistently Zhong ngxuan pressed, Old Sir Zhong almost couldn’t maintain his smile.
However, Zhong ngxuan still showed no sign of backing down.
Today, she had given Old Sir Zhong an antique calligraphy scroll written by his favorite calligrapher, worth tens of millions. She had only found it thanks to Lu Chenran’s connections, and of course, it was bought using Lu Chenran’s card.
She believed no one’s gift today could compare with hers in value, not even Zhong Niangyao with Lu Yichen’s backing. She wanted to show everyone present that she was much more impressive than Zhong Niangyao and also had more filial piety.
Old Sir Zhong’s gaze fell on Zhong Niangyao, and after seeing her nod towards him, he turned his head to look at Zhong ngxuan and spoke with a sowhat colder tone, “Since you want to see, then open it and take a look!”
“Then I will definitely take a good look,” Zhong ngxuan said to Zhong Niangyao with a smirk and a hint of sarcasm, “After all, Niangyao is now the girlfriend of Third Young Master Lu. I suppose the gift must be quite extraordinary.”
Zhong ngxuan’s words piqued the interest of the guests who were present. Initially, they were indifferent towards Zhong Niangyao’s gift, but now they were sowhat curious to see what exactly she had given.
Zhong Niangyao glanced at Zhong ngxuan nonchalantly and then smiled, “You might have misunderstood. Since it’s a gift I gave to grandfather, it was prepared by alone and has nothing to do with Lu Yichen. I’m not like you; I prefer to rely on myself.”
These aningful words caused a shadow to pass over Zhong ngxuan’s face, but soon, as if rembering sothing, she put on a smile again and said, “Then I’m really looking forward to seeing what wonderful thing you’ve given.”
The rest of the Zhong Family, seeing Zhong ngxuan’s behavior, all felt dissatisfied.
Today was Old Sir Zhong’s birthday, and everyone was supposed to be happy. But Zhong ngxuan, for so inexplicable reason, insisted on showing off her gift, as if to flaunt its value, ruining everyone’s mood.
Even Zhong Mingyu, her father, was very disappointed and angry with her.
Li Yiqiu, watching everything unfold, displayed no particular emotion, seeming rather detached and indifferent.
Zhong Jinghao observed coldly, watching Zhong ngxuan’s clownish antics with so amusent. Others might not know, but he was well aware. After all, he knew about the gift Zhong Niangyao had made and had not been kept in the dark.
Zhong ngxuan hoped to outshine Zhong Niangyao with the value of her gift, but she was likely to be disappointed.
Soon, the butler brought up the gift Zhong Niangyao had given.
It was just an ordinary gift box, like those inexpensive ones bought from any boutique store for ten to twenty dollars, quite shabby. It was unclear from the outside what it contained, and everyone felt sowhat disappointed.
Seeing the plain packaging, a mocking expression almost spilled over on Zhong ngxuan’s face.
At that mont, Zhong Jinghao also felt a bit confused. He had seen the ticulously carved Emperor Green Peach with his own eyes, and he had personally placed it into the gift box. How had it turned into a cheap gift box now?
Lu Yichen looked at Zhong Niangyao beside him and raised his eyebrows.
Zhong Niangyao touched her nose awkwardly, also feeling a bit embarrassed.
It wasn’t intentional on her part. Even after a previous kidnapping incident, the gift box had been intact.
However, just last night, while drinking milk, she had accidentally spilled it, drenching the gift box. Subsequently, she had replaced it with another box she found in her room, which she thought was fine.
She believed that what was inside the box was what truly mattered, not the packaging. She hadn’t expected Zhong ngxuan to make such a scene at the birthday banquet.
Watching the shabbily packaged box, Old Sir Zhong didn’t seem too bothered.
As Zhong ngxuan had said, he had always been more partial to Zhong Niangyao. No matter what Zhong Niangyao gave him, he would be happy.
What he cared about was not the value of the gift, but whether the giver had put their heart into it.
Now that the gift was presented, Zhong ngxuan couldn’t help but urge, “Grandfather, hurry up and open it to see what good thing Niangyao has given you.”
Being urged repeatedly, Old Sir Zhong’s expression darkened a bit. If today hadn’t been his birthday celebration and if there hadn’t been so many guests present, he would have already been angry.
With so many guests around, even if Old Sir Zhong was upset by Zhong ngxuan’s actions, he could only reach out, slowly opening the gift box.
But, when he saw what was inside the box, he couldn’t help but be stunned, unable to hide the surprise on his face.
As soone who had been by his side for many years, Old Madam Zhong naturally knew Old Sir Zhong best.
Feeling her husband’s excitent, she grew curious and stepped forward. When she clearly saw what was in the gift box, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “This is—”
Old Sir Zhong carefully took out the jade-carved longevity peach from the box, his eyes brimming with excitent.
The longevity peach was the size of an adult’s fist, green and translucent, such that light could pass through it. The entire carving looked like a shimring green gem, embodying a deep, noble shade of green. There were faint fine lines at the base of the peach, which far from detracting from the overall effect of the carving, only made it more unique and attractive.
Zhong ngxuan, who had been filled with pride, nearly bulged her eyes out upon seeing the longevity peach in Old Sir Zhong’s hands. Even the smug look on her face was overtaken by astonishnt. She rubbed her eyes as if to confirm that she wasn’t seeing things wrong.
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