Nian Xi wasnât expecting to see Uncle Han. She thought Jiang Yuning was with him, but as she looked behind Uncle Han, she saw no one. Instead, she noticed Uncle Han holding a potted plant.
The plant wasnât big but was full of blossoms. White, green, pink, red, yellow, purple, all kinds of colors.
âWow, so pretty. Are these daisies?â Fan Yi was the first to be attracted by the flowers.
âYes.â Uncle Han nodded.
Nian Xi spent a few seconds looking at the flowers, then asked, âHow can daisies have so many colors? And so many colors on only one plant?â
âYeah.â Fang Qi came over and said, âIâve never seen such colorful daisies.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Uncle Han smiled and said, âThis is a new kind of daisy. Mr. Jiangâs father spent five years cultivating it. You canât find them on the market.â
âOh.â His words reminded Fang Qi. âI almost forgot that Professor Jiangâs father is a biologist. I still remember the watermelon that we had last time.â
âYou can have some watermelons next summer when Mr. Jiang gives them to Miss Nian,â said Uncle Han politely.
âThank you very much.â Fang Qi wanted to cry. He once protected Jiang Yuning, yet, he could only have some of Nian Xiâs watermelons.
âMiss Nian, Mr. Jiang asked me to bring the flowers to you.â Uncle Han handed the daisies to Nian Xi and said, âHis butler from Beijing delivered this overnight.â
Nian Xi felt flattered. She carefully took over the daisies and murmured, âIsnât this a little too precious? Has Yuningâs father cultivated a lot of these? Will he be unhappy these were given to me if these kinds of daisies are rare?â
An awkward look flashed across Uncle Hanâs eyes, but still, he said, âNo. Donât worry. Just take it, cherish it, and donât let it die. I heard that a floriculture lover once offered three million for this type of daisy, but Mr. Jiangâs father refused to sell it.â
âThree million?â Fang Qi looked at Nian Xi with jealousy. âXi, Professor Jiang is so generous.â
Holding the potted plant, Nian Xiâs hands were shaking. She felt so touched but also wanted to cry. âBut uncle Han,â she said. âI donât know how to look after plants. This plant is so precious. Iâm worried that I might fail to take good care of it. Canât you tell your Mr. Jiang to just give me some normal plants? The kind that costs only about a hundred yuan?â
âMr. Jiang said that he has to give you special flowers,â Uncle Han said helplessly. âI canât change his mind. Actually, itâs easy to take care of. All you need is light, water, fertilizer, and to keep it from diseases and injurious insects.â
That sounded complicated.
âIf you really donât know how to do it, ask Mr. Jiang to look after it. Heâll do whatever you say anyway.â Uncle Han said at last, âI have delivered the flowers, so I am now leaving. Call Mr. Jiang if there are any questions.â
After Uncle Han left, people who shared the office with Nian Xi came over to take pictures of the potted flower. They called it a miracle.
Half an hour later, the director came over, looked at the plant, and clicked his tongue with surprise.
As his subordinate, Nian Xi felt under pressure.
After the director left, Nian Xi finally had a chance to call Jiang Yuning.
âWhy did you send me such a precious plant?â
âDo you like it?â Jiang Yuning sounded happy. âFlowers for you canât be ordinary.â
Nian Xi was touched. It was the first time someone put so much thought into her. âItâs pretty,â she said. âBut if your father knew you gave me the daisies that he cultivated, would he want to kill you?â
âNo.â Jiang Yuning didnât seem to care. âHe has a lily of the valley plant, with blossoms of seven or eight colors. Itâs pretty too, but sadly, itâs planted in the earth. Otherwise, Iâd have given you that.â