After Rebirth, the Celebrity Daughter is the Medical Expert!-Chapter 479: Roses Have Thorns, Let Me Handle It

Outside, the gentle rain mist taps on the glass like a soft lullaby.

In the future, around the kitchen island, small moments of beauty are unfolding in an orderly manner.

Ning Youguang is leading Shi Wangyue to arrange the fresh flowers they just bought from the flower market in the rain.

"The New Year should be festive, so today let’s use pink and blue as the main colors."

While trimming the flower branches, she ponders what kind of vase each flower should go into.

Shi Wangyue cooperates, taking out the vases one by one from the cabinet for her to choose from.

"Should I take out a few colored vases?" Shi Wangyue asks, standing in front of the cabinet.

"Sure, the purple one that looks cut like a diamond, and the ’Safe Life’ one, the small vase the hotel gave us when we went for dinner, get them all for me."

"Okay." Shi Wangyue quickly finds the two small vases Ning Youguang wanted in the cabinet. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Thank you," Ning Youguang says, "Usually they don’t get much use, but they’re just perfect for New Year."

"You’re welcome." Shi Wangyue gently closes the cabinet door.

"Let’s only arrange solid-colored flowers today." Ning Youguang picks up a bunch of pink cymbidium orchids, "These are quite large, give me a large vase with a simple design."

Shi Wangyue picks up a tall cylindrical transparent vase from the counter, "How about this one?"

"Yes." Ning Youguang takes a glance.

Shi Wangyue fills the vase with water and places it in front of her.

She then puts the neatly trimmed pink cymbidium orchids into it.

Next, she picks up a bunch of purple roses and is about to cut open the packaging when Shi Wangyue immediately reaches out, "There are many thorns on roses, let me do it."

"Be careful then," Ning Youguang slightly pushes the purple roses toward him, while handing him the white flower scissors, "Hold the top, there are fewer thorns."

Shi Wangyue nods, "I know."

Ning Youguang smiles, "OK."

She then turns to pick up a bunch of red peonies, "I used to think peonies and peonies were too flamboyant, a bit vulgar, but now I feel they’re particularly beautiful, what do you think?"

Shi Wangyue chuckles softly, "They’re beautiful."

"Peonies are still the same peonies, and the eyes are the same eyes. So why does the perception change? I think it’s a matter of the heart. I used to find peonies and peonies vulgar because my heart made them seem that way—it was my own ’vulgarness’ that made them seem vulgar. They’re not vulgar at all; they bloom so beautifully, stately, and timelessly, with a grandeur that’s stunning."

"To put it accurately, it’s only when your heart was clouded by ’vulgarness’ that the peonies seemed vulgar; your heart itself isn’t vulgar. What is ’vulgar’? It’s merely a label people assign to a feeling, a label that can be changed or removed at any time. Your heart has always been pure and untainted." Shi Wangyue says slowly, "As the saying goes, ’Bodhi originally has no tree, Nor the mirror a stand. Buddha-nature is always clear and pure, Where can dust alight?’"

Ning Youguang laughed, "Mr. Shi is quite something."

"Not at all." Shi Wangyue also laughs, "The roses are done, which vase should they go in?"

Ning Youguang thinks for a moment and says, "Put them in a simple transparent vase in the living room."

"Alright." Shi Wangyue selects a transparent vase with a round belly and water ripples from among the vases on the island, fills it one-fifth with water under the tap, and places the purple roses in one by one.

Mr. Shi arranging roses looks stunning.

His slender hands move gently, a slight smile at the corners of his mouth, his high-bridged nose tilted slightly downwards, his profile with gentle contours, as elegant as an everlasting mountain range.

Ning Youguang is momentarily dazed, unable to distinguish whether the flowers are beautiful or the person is.

She forgets she’s still holding a twig of peony, and with an inadvertent movement, the head of the peony snaps.

"..."

When she comes to her senses and sees the broken peony in her hand, her heart aches slightly—

[Beauty misleads.]

"Give me a cup." She decides to let the culprit sit aside for a moment so she can calm down.

"What kind of cup?" Shi Wangyue raises his head and asks, confused.

"A transparent coffee cup or wine glass will do, I want to place this peony in it." Ning Youguang raises her hand to show him the broken peony in her hand.

"If it’s broken, just discard it." In the grand endeavor of flower arranging, Mr. Shi is ultimately an assistant and doesn’t have as much fondness for flowers as Ms. Ning.

To him, there are plenty of flowers bought today, it’s okay if one breaks.

But for Ms. Ning, that’s not possible, "I’m not throwing it away; I’ll keep it in a cup and take care of it. Later, help me find the flower nutrient solution, I’ll add a drop or two, even with a broken head, I can keep it alive for another week or two."

Shi Wangyue laughs, "Okay."

He obediently turns around to find a transparent cup in the cabinet.

Seeing Shi Wangyue carefully looking for a cup with his tall silhouette, Ms. Ning’s heart instantly feels relieved.

She gently lowers her head and places the arranged peonies into a hand-painted Jingdezhen vintage blue and white porcelain vase.

After admiring it quietly for a moment, she begins handling the blue delphiniums.

When Shi Wangyue brings her the transparent cup,

She gently places the broken peony into it, "Continue to find the flower nutrient solution."

Shi Wangyue starts looking for the flower nutrient solution on the cluttered island.

After finding it, he follows her instructions and adds two drops to the cup.

"Later, put this on your desk." Ning Youguang is satisfied and also instructs, "Move that vase of peonies to the study as well."

When Shi Wangyue returns from the study, he asks, "Is there anything else you need me to do?"

"See if there is a bouquet of lilies next to you." Ning Youguang says.

"There is." Shi Wangyue quickly finds a fresh and charming lily bouquet among the flowers.

"Trim the lilies," Ning Youguang picks a tall matte glazed, plain white vase and places it in front of him, "arrange them here, and later place them in the study room as well."

Shi Wangyue obediently follows her instructions.

After arranging the lilies in the vase, he asks again, "It’s quite tall, where should I place it?"

"Put it on the floor, next to the window, simple and pure." Ning Youguang is full of joy, "These lilies look really nice."

"Let’s buy more next time," Shi Wangyue suggests, "Once the place next door is ready, you’ll have many places to put flowers."

"We’ll talk about future things in the future." Ning Youguang remains silent for a while, refusing to be tempted.

She changes the topic, asking, "Is the renovation next door bothering you?"