Chapter Seventy-One: An Unexpected Surprise
Chapter 71 Unexpected Surprise
On Saturday morning, Qin Tianhai did not return from a business trip to Paris, and according to his prior instructions, Gu Xinrui came to the Qin family's old house to accompany his mother-in-law.
Qin Tianhai said to Gu Xinrui that before marriage, she should take time to accompany her future mother-in-law more, which can enhance the relationship between them and will also be beneficial to their future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship.
Of course, the empathetic Gu Xinrui understood the importance of this, so she readily agreed.
Standing in the flower room of the Qin family's old house, Qin Tianhai's mother Liu Baoshuang proudly introduced her colorful flowers to her future daughter-in-law.
The flower room of the Qin house is very large, covered with a huge glass roof, which is convenient for lighting and heating, and the temperature and humidity in the flower room are automatically adjusted with wireless equipment, which is extremely advanced.
This flower room was built under the personal guidance of Liu Baoshuang, and dozens of kinds of flowers and plants are planted in it, and the potted flowers and fresh flower arrangements in each room of the house are taken from here.
At this time, Liu Baoshuang pointed to one of the flowers, and introduced Gu Xinrui quite carefully: "This is called longevity flower, this flower is planted in pots in the rooms of several masters in our house, taking the auspicious meaning of its name, at the same time, this kind of flower is indeed very beautiful when it blooms, even if it does not bloom and watch the leaves, it is not bad." ”
Gu Xinrui observed carefully and found that the leaves of this flower were symmetrical, the leaves were very thick, green and shiny, and the flowers bloomed in clusters, that is, many single flowers bloomed together, so they looked very bright and eye-catching.
"You see, there are daisies, marigolds, roses, violets, orchids, taro, red-backed laurel, etc., if it is with flower arrangement, we don't need to go outside to collect materials, there are enough varieties in this flower room in the house. ”
Liu Baoshuang's voice was full of pride that could not be concealed, it seems that this flower room is indeed her proud work.
Liu Baoshuang said while picking the flower branches she needed with scissors for flower arrangement, Gu Xinrui was holding a flower basket handed to her by her mother-in-law, which contained the flower branches picked by her mother-in-law.
While doing these jobs, Liu Baoshuang was talking to Gu Xinrui.
"I heard Tianhai say that you still want to continue working after marriage?" Liu Baoshuang asked Gu Xinrui casually, with inquiry in her voice.
Gu Xinrui replied to her mother-in-law in a soft voice: "I want to not quit my job for the time being, and it will depend on the situation after I get pregnant." ”
At this time, Liu Baoshuang had already picked enough flower branches, and she took Gu Xinrui out of the flower room to the cloister in the courtyard.
Liu Baoshuang glanced back at Gu Xinrui, and then said: "Supposedly, I shouldn't talk much about your young people, but out of a mother's wish, I hope you don't go out to work after marriage, and our family is not short of that money, you see so many fun places in our house, there is a flower room over there, and there is a bird room here......
As she spoke, Liu Baoshuang stopped, stretched out her hand and teased the starling in a birdcage hanging on the edge of the corridor, Gu Xinrui raised her eyes and saw that there was a room next to the corridor, in which all kinds of birdcages were hung, and all kinds of beautiful birds whose names could not be said were chirping.
Liu Baoshuang continued to walk forward, and at the same time said to Gu Xinrui: "Every day like my aunt, I play with the flowers and plants, tease the birds, and then make two paintings in the study, and the day passes in a relaxed way. ”
Gu Xinrui walked behind Liu Baoshuang, at this time she carefully observed her mother-in-law's figure, and found that she was over half a hundred years old, and her figure was very good, neither fat nor thin, her gait was very light, and the well-fitting home clothes were worn on her, which had a kind of leisurely elegance.
Gu Xinrui knew that Liu Baoshuang was born in everyone, so she naturally knew how to maintain it very well, and her words also had some truth, but Gu Xinrui had her own considerations.
She is a modern woman, but also a professional woman, she has a strong and independent personality since she was a child, she does not want these characteristics to disappear as she marries a wife, she hopes that her independent attributes can continue to extend after marriage, even if only a little is retained, it is better than disappearing completely.
But in the face of her mother-in-law's kind persuasion, Gu Xinrui couldn't help her in person, so she had to smile decently and said to her: "Okay, aunt, I will consider your suggestion." ”
Liu Baoshuang looked at Gu Xinrui and smiled faintly, there was a lot of meaning in that smile.
They walked to the living room sofa and sat down, and Liu Baoshuang began to teach her future daughter-in-law flower arrangement.
Although Gu Xinrui has been studying in the training class for a while, after all, she has only learned some sloppy things, and now that the real thing is in front of her, there is a teacher who is proficient in this way, so she is very humble to follow Liu Baoshuang's operation.
While doing this, Liu Baoshuang said slowly to Gu Xinrui: "People and people, what is important is a kind of fate, the first time I saw you, I felt that you and our family were fateful, so although I knew that your family situation was not very good, I finally decided to agree to Tianhai's request and accept you into the house." ”
Gu Xinrui smiled lightly and said softly, "Thank you for your support." ”
Liu Baoshuang glanced at Gu Xinrui and continued: "Of course, because of your family education, you may be a little lacking in social skills, and you can't learn them one by one after marriage. Because after all, our family is a family with a head and a face, and there are a lot of high-ranking friends and distinguished guests who come out and go in, you can't avoid dealing with them in the future, and you can't avoid accompanying Tianhai to attend various occasions, so you must be cautious in your words and deeds everywhere, and don't let people despise you. ”
This is not very popular, but Gu Xinrui can't refute it, because she knows that this is the price she will have to pay for marrying into a wealthy family.
The corners of Gu Xinrui's mouth twitched slightly, but she finally replied with a polite smile: "Auntie, I know this, I will do my best." ”
Liu Baoshuang smiled slightly, she knew why her son had to resolutely choose the woman in front of him, because her patience and sensibility were indeed higher than that of ordinary women.
At this time, Qin Tianjiao ran in and shouted, "Mommy, Mommy!"
Liu Baoshuang raised her head and asked with slight anger, "Why are you so anxious?"
Qin Tianjiao hurriedly said to her mother: "The flight that the second brother took was delayed due to the weather, and he may have to arrive home a little later. ”
Liu Baoshuang's expression was slightly stunned, and then she muttered: "No wonder I haven't arrived home yet, it turns out that the flight was delayed." ”
Qin Tianhai's younger brother Qin Tianhao has been working in the overseas department of Qin Feng Group, and this time he came back to visit his mother, and then to attend his brother's wedding that will be held soon.
Qin Tianjiao looked at Gu Xinrui, who was sitting next to her mother, with a hint of disdain in her eyes.
Gu Xinrui didn't see the arrogance and rudeness that this future sister-in-law occasionally revealed, she knew that the person she married was Qin Tianhai, and there was no need to be like his sister.
Qin Tianjiao looked at her mother and said, "Mommy, go to the kitchen and take a look, you ordered them to cook a few dishes for the second brother, how do I think something is wrong, you go and see if they are cutting corners?"
Liu Baoshuang sighed and slowly got up and said, "Alas, I have to do everything myself." ”
Gu Xinrui looked at her mother-in-law, thought for a while and said, "Auntie, why don't I go and have a look?"
Qin Tianjiao looked at Gu Xinrui coldly, and said in a weird manner beside her: "Do you know how to make Australian lobster and Japanese abalone?
Looking at Qin Tianjiao's dog-eyed and low-looking appearance, and listening to her disdainful tone, Gu Xinrui felt that the fire in her heart was "rubbing", and her face involuntarily turned cold, but it was just taken in the presence of her mother-in-law, and it was not good to have a seizure in person.
Fortunately, Liu Baoshuang dissuaded her daughter in time, and she said to her daughter with a slight anger: "Why are you talking so much? I'll just go with you to take a look, less here and more talk." ”
As he spoke, he turned back to Gu Xinrui and said, "You sit here for a while, and I'll come when I go." ”
Gu Xinrui stood up and nodded politely to Liu Baoshuang.
Liu Baoshuang and her daughter Qin Tianjiao went down.
Gu Xinrui placed a bottle of flowers on a small cabinet in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, and stretched out her hand to carefully adjust the angle of the flower branches.
The noon sun shines in through the wide floor-to-ceiling windows, casting on Gu Xinrui, who is dressed in purple, with the bright vase of flowers, this scene is moving.
Gu Xinrui maintained this posture and stood quietly for a long time, her attention was all on the vase of flower arrangement, and she didn't notice that someone had quietly walked into the living room, and was standing at the door quietly watching the beautiful scenery of her and the flowers.
When Gu Xinrui raised his head, he suddenly found a tall and handsome man standing in front of him.
At that moment, Gu Xinrui's expression was a little surprised.
Just when she was surprised, the handsome man smiled and gently called out her name: "Gu-Xin-Rui?"