【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Shi Fan drove the car around the green lawn and stopped steadily in the parking lot on the left side of the main building.

Li Shuirong got out of the car first with his long legs, and after getting off the car, he turned around and reached out to hold Lin Pin'er's hand. When Li Shuirong went out in the morning, he wore a white short-sleeved shirt, black sports shorts, and the grey half socks that Pin'er gave him were on his calves.

After washing up at noon, Lin Pin'er changed into the same couple outfit as him. A white short-sleeved shirt with a black short skirt and gray half socks.

When Mrs. Li heard the car, she immediately went to the balcony on the second floor. She held a black lace folding fan in her hand and looked at the couple who got off the car. At this time, the two people downstairs, each carrying a zither, walked hand in hand towards the main building with the afterglow of the setting sun shining on them. Li Shuirong looked up and saw his grandmother on the balcony, and immediately stretched out his right hand to wave to her.

Lin Pin'er saw Li Shuirong waving, looked up, and after seeing Old Madam Li, she also reached out and waved the light pink bouquet in her hand.

Madam Li waved to them enthusiastically, then turned slightly and said to Lai An behind her:

"Look, they look so good together!"

"Yeah, just like you and the general back then." Lai An agreed.

Old Madam Li looked at Lai'an again and said, "We were more shy back then. We didn't dare hold hands openly, and we rarely communicated in front of others. We felt much more awkward. We are not as innocent as them. I saw them holding hands and looking at each other so naturally." Old Madam Li is using her grandson to fulfill her dream!

The two of them changed shoes in the hallway, where her slippers had already been placed. Now Pin'er can feel happiness from the objects themselves, such as slippers: she now has a pair of exclusive slippers at her teacher's house; she also has a pair of exclusive slippers at Li's house. This has created a deep bond between her and these people.

After changing into slippers, the two of them went to the piano room on the second floor. They gave the bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Li and chatted for a while before starting to learn piano.

The originally empty piano room now has a lot more furniture. A set of white European-style sofas and coffee tables were added near the balcony, a piano stool was added in front of the piano, and a single sofa of the same style was placed on the left side of the piano.

Madam Li saw Pin'er looking around and said, "This piano room was basically abandoned before. It's only since we formed a small band that it's no longer covered in dust. Now that you want to learn piano, even the furniture here has become lively."

"This arrangement is very practical." Lin Pin'er said softly.

"Let's start today's study." Li Shuirong opened the piano lid and said to Lin Pin'er.

Lin Pin'er walked over to sit next to Li Shuirong, while Madam Li stood behind them and instructed them in their piano practice, correcting their fingering and rhythm from time to time.

Time passed quickly and the one-hour class was over in the blink of an eye.

"Let's stop here today and continue tomorrow. You performed well today and made great progress." Old Madam Li looked at the two of them with a satisfied smile on her face.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lai An came in and announced that dinner was ready. The three of them got up and went to the small restaurant to eat.

Today, Madam Li asked the chef from the state banquet table to prepare roast duck, smoked local flounder, pickled mustard greens and fresh bamboo shoots, warm mixed Guandong sea cucumber, stir-fried Boston lobster with three green onions, and a braised soft-shell turtle fish maw for each person.

The fish maw was slightly heated in the white double-layer stew pot, making a slight bubbling sound. Lin Pin'er picked up the soup bowl and scooped a few spoonfuls of the fish maw soup, then changed to a small spoon to taste it carefully.

Li Shuirong spread out a piece of dough, put a piece of roast duck in it, added two slices of scallions, and some side dishes. Then he skillfully closed the dough with chopsticks, put the rolled roast duck first for grandma, and then rolled another one for Lin Pin'er.

"Thank you." Lin Pin'er hurriedly thanked him.

"He is the only man at the table, and it is his duty to take care of the ladies. This is how it is in our family. Regardless of age, men serve ladies at the table." Old Madam Li explained to Lin Pin'er.

Lin Pin'er then remembered that when she had dinner with her elder brother Li Shuirong last time, his elder brother took care of her grandmother and served her food in this way. It turned out that this was a manifestation of their family's emphasis on women. No wonder Li Shuirong said that his grandmother, the princess, lived in this castle. So this was what he meant.

After dinner, they moved to the tea room.

Lai An brought over a tray with a Royal Copenhagen hand-painted lace vase and some tools for pruning branches and leaves on it.

A young waiter followed behind him. On the tray in his hand was a large transparent basin, in which was placed the bouquet of flowers that Lin Pin'er had brought today. It had now been unpacked and was lying there.

Old Madam Li picked up a flower, trimmed the branches and leaves skillfully, and then taught Lin Pin'er how to arrange flowers step by step.

In fact, Jia's mother also taught Lin Pin'er about flower arrangement. However, all the utensils used by the Jia family are ancient style, such as vases and swords, and the arrangement methods are also very oriental.

Madam Li liked the casual arrangement of flowers in vases. She took Lin Pin'er to cut off the excess leaves on the branches first, and then gathered the fully bloomed ones in the center, and surrounded them with buds or smaller branches.

After adding some nutrient solution into the vase, Lin Pin'er placed the arranged bouquets directly into the vase, and then made some adjustments.

"In fact, it is very simple to take care of flowers. If you only look at them to make you feel good, then just arrange them in the way you like. The more casual and natural they are, the more beautiful they are."

Lin Pin'er immediately agreed: "Yes, this seems very casual, but it is a very comfortable coordination."

Madam Li said immediately, "To use the words on the Internet now: this is called relaxation. In today's world, everyone is tense and stressed. Why not stop and take a look at the flowers and plants and relax. As for flower arrangement, keep it simple, otherwise it will be tiring. Thank you for the flowers you gave me, I like them very much!"

"Grandma also knows new words on the Internet!" Li Shuirong teased.

When Lin Pin'er was reminded by Madam Li's words, she immediately thought of the cheongsam draft and quickly asked Li Shuirong to help her print the draft.

Li Shuirong instructed Shi Fan to bring back the printed manuscript and give it to Old Madam Li, and then they would gather together to discuss it.

Madam Li took the manuscript and admired it carefully. Li Shuirong was also watching carefully behind her. Lin Pin'er took out her notebook and prepared to record the parts that needed to be corrected in the draft. There were twelve drafts in total, each of which was a set of cheongsam, and some had corresponding accessories. The elegant names of the twelve months were marked in the upper left corner of the draft, as if each manuscript was telling a scene.