"Eh, Second Brother, why did you get the Longevity Painting too?" The little fatty had almost been put on the spot. After retreating, he stood obediently by his parents' side. When he saw his second brother presenting the congratulatory gift to his grandmother, he scratched his head and said with some doubt, "What's the matter?"
"What do you mean? Who else gave the Longevity Painting too?" Li Mingyuan was still wondering if his son was really hiding his talent so well that even he, as his father, could not see through it. When he heard his son's soft murmur, he subconsciously asked.
The little fatty scratched his head and said, "Big Brother too. I saw him preparing the gift in his room two days ago. I think he said it was something called the Longevity Painting too."
"Really?" The little fatty's mother asked in surprise.
The biggest taboo when giving a gift was to be exactly the same as someone else's, especially when it was inferior to others. It would definitely be embarrassing in front of so many guests. It was the same Longevity Painting, but the famous scholar Zhao Chun's work was far superior to others.
When the two of them presented their gifts one after another, everyone would naturally compare them. At that time, one of them would definitely look bad.
"It's true. If you don't believe me, you can ask Second Aunt. She even asked me that day!" The little fatty patted his chest and said.
"Second Sister-in-law?" The Yun matriarch raised her head and looked at Madam Fang, who was standing not far away. She immediately understood.
She was purposely trying to embarrass Big Brother's child in front of so many people.
However, although he despised her method of using such a method to make things difficult for her own family, it was her freedom to give whatever gift she wanted. It was not good to criticize her.
"What should we do?" Liu Ruyi stood beside Li Yi and asked softly.
"What do you mean what should we do? He gave it to him, and I gave it to me. We'll do what we have to do," replied Li Yi.
He glanced at Madam Fang. He did not expect her to be so narrow-minded. How could she do something like this? The little fatty was heartless, and it would be easy for her to get information out of him.
Ruyi already knew what gift Li Yi was going to give to Old Mistress. Hearing the words of the people around him, he roughly knew that the Longevity Painting that was presented just now should be quite precious. If Li Yi were to present his own, it would definitely be inferior.
"Why don't you give me this sword?" Liu Ruyi raised her hand and handed over the sword that she always carried with her.
Li Yi saw a flash of reluctance in her eyes. She had been carrying this sword with her since the first time he met Miss.Liu. She did not sell it even during the most difficult times of her life.
This was indeed a rare good sword. When Li Yi first wanted to borrow it to play with, she didn't even let him touch it.
"Forget it." Li Yi pushed the sword back. How much was face worth? Only Madam Fang cared about her face. Li Yi did not think that his face was more important than Miss.Liu's beloved sword.
After speaking, Li Yingjie walked down. Li Yi smiled at Miss.Liu and walked up with the painting scroll.
"This is?" Some of the guests were confused when they saw an unfamiliar young man walk up after Li Yingjie.
"He should be the son of the Li family's Dalang. I heard that a few days ago, the Li family found their eldest grandson and welcomed him into the manor. It should be him."
Soon, everyone's eyes were on Li Yi.
Most of them were very clear about the changes that happened to the Li family 20 years ago. The eldest grandson of the Li family, who had recently returned to the family, naturally received a lot of attention.
A cold smile appeared on Madam Fang's face when she saw Li Yi holding something that looked like a painting scroll.
Li Yi walked to the front of Old Mistress and said with a smile, "Your grandson has personally created a painting called Longevity Painting. I wish Grandmother a prosperous life with the sun and the moon, as well as a spring crane."
"The Longevity Painting?" A look of surprise appeared on the faces of the guests. The Longevity Painting again?
The painting that Li Yingjie gave was Zhao Chun's work. Many officials and nobles in the capital liked to collect paintings. The eldest grandson of the Li family also gave a Longevity Painting. From what he said just now, it seemed that he wrote it himself?
One was worth a thousand taels of gold, while the other was probably just a piece of waste paper. His gift was similar to the one that the little fatty gave just now. The similarity was that they didn't need to spend too much effort and could save a lot of money.
Li Yingjie, who had just stood at his spot, was slightly stunned. He turned around to look at his mother and then at his brother, whom he was not very familiar with. His expression was a little dazed.
"Good, good." Old Madam Fang looked at him kindly and did not show any other expression because of the words "Longevity Painting." She smiled and said, "Thank you, Yi 'er. Since I have accepted the Longevity Painting, I will give this Night MIngzhu to you."
Old Madam Fang did not open it in front of Li Yi. She handed the painting scroll to a servant girl and personally picked out a brocade box from the pile of gifts. She placed it in Li Yi's hands with a smile.
All the guests, including the Li family members present, were stunned. In terms of value, the Picture of Ten Thousand Years was probably the least valuable of all the gifts tonight. However, the old madam's gift in return was the most valuable. Not to mention Li Yingjie, who had also given a Picture of Ten Thousand Years, even the gift she gave to Little Fatty just now was far from comparable.
Old Madam Fang's action caused everyone to look at Li Yi in a different light.
Old Madam Fang was at least half the reason why the Li family was able to survive for so many years. Under such an occasion, she naturally would not do anything unnecessary. There must be a deeper meaning behind her action …
Madam Fang's face was so gloomy that it was about to drip water. She didn't think that the Old Madam would protect him to such an extent that she would casually give the jade bracelet that had been passed down in the family to an outsider. They were both "Longevity Painting", but the one that her son gave was thousands of times more precious than his, yet the effect was completely opposite. Did the Old Madam really think that way?
In the next moment, Madam Fang's dark expression disappeared and she immediately put on a smile. She walked up and said, "Since this is Old Madam Fang's gift in return, you must put it away carefully. If I had known that nephew's gift was also Longevity Painting, I would have asked Yingjie to prepare something else. Speaking of which, nephew is considerate. Although Zhao Chun's Longevity Painting is good, he is an outsider. How can it be as precious as a family member's gift?"
Madam Fang smiled and walked to the servant girl's side. She took the painting scroll from her hands and praised, "Yingjie has never had the heart to study since he was young. Nephew has indeed inherited Eldest Brother's talent. I believe this Longevity Painting will not be bad. Why don't you open it and take a look to make Old Madam Fang happy?"
As she spoke, she opened the painting scroll and placed it on the table beside her.
Old Madam Fang frowned. She wanted to stop her, but it was too late. The guests nearby quickly surrounded them.
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