Fan Shufang, despite her own high position and her husband's even higher one, with both sons also considered successful, had not had a very smooth life in recent years.
Starting about ten years ago, they had a premonition, and therefore, had always kept a low profile, even sending their two sons to the most grassroots units.
Dong Yuanzhong himself had also chosen to go to the local level, to the very remote northwest.
It was also because of the choices made back then that they had not been too implicated in those years.
Even so, in the northwest, they still lived cautiously, for fear that if they did something wrong, they would be targeted.
In the past two years, after returning to the capital, life had finally become better.
But Fan Shufang, due to her busy work, had no time to tend to flowers and plants.
Now, seeing so many flowers, and looking at the young girl's eyes, she couldn't help but have more thoughts.
The people at the flower market were like seasoned professionals.
Immediately sensing Fan Shufang's interest in flowers, they hurried forward to introduce them.
This woman held a very high status, her husband's even higher, absolutely not to be offended, and they had to curry favor with her.
"Leader, look, this kind of Clivia is the best seller on the market right now. The leaves are thick, the flowers are large and the colors are beautiful. A few days ago, someone spent five hundred yuan to buy one home."
"This one is also good, easy to care for, with a beautiful plant shape. Many people like it, especially those who are not very familiar with growing Clivia, they prefer this variety."
"..."
Listening to the manager's introduction and looking at the variety names next to the flowers, Fan Shufang nodded.
These two types of flowers were indeed very beautiful, blooming at the moment, looking festive, and Fan Shufang felt happy looking at them.
"Second Grandma, I like the ones over there. Look, aren't they even prettier than these two?" Su Xiaotian pointed to a pot of flowers in the distance.
This was the famous Monk Clivia in later generations, and many new varieties of Clivia were bred from Monk Clivia.
When the manager of the flower market heard Su Xiaotian say this, he immediately stepped forward with a smile.
"Since the young comrade likes it, how about we give this Monk Clivia to the young comrade as a souvenir?"
Fan Shufang was a high-ranking leader, and her husband held an even higher position. Such people were eager to curry favor with.
But generally speaking, it was difficult to curry favor with such people, and it required finding a way.
And to be able to have a junior accompanying a high-ranking leader, one could imagine how favored she was.
He put all his effort into starting with Su Xiaotian to curry favor with Fan Shufang.
In his opinion, Su Xiaotian was just a little girl, with limited knowledge.
Seeing something she liked, and someone willing to give it to her, she would naturally accept it.
Moreover, if a child accepted a small gift, even if others saw it, they probably wouldn't say anything.
His thoughts were beautiful, but who was Su Xiaotian?
How could she not understand such a small trick?
Even if a pot of flowers was priced at three to four hundred yuan, which sounded very expensive, who was she, Su Xiaotian?
Did she lack money?
Certainly not!
She could afford a few hundred yuan, so why would she accept a pot of flowers for free and give people something to talk about?
If she accepted a pot of flowers, her second grandfather and second grandmother would be gossiped about.
Su Xiaotian, who valued her reputation, would absolutely not do such a thing.
"No, thank you, Uncle. I like to buy things with my own money." Su Xiaotian said with a sweet smile, her tone polite yet distant.
The manager clearly did not expect a little girl to directly refuse his overture.
For a moment, he was somewhat taken aback and didn't know how to speak.
"Xiaotian is right, things you like should naturally be bought with money," Fan Shufang said approvingly.
He had just seen that because of the manager's words, many people were looking at her.
Those gazes were all different, but they made people feel uncomfortable.
The manager instantly understood that he would not be able to give flowers to the leaders today.
The little girl didn't play by the rules!
"Comrade Duan, please introduce us to the situation of the flower market, how these flowers are cultivated, and how to ensure the quality does not decrease if they are grown in households!"
Although Yang Liming disliked the manager surnamed Duan's eagerness to curry favor, she had come to understand the operation of this flower market.
After Yang Liming brought the topic back, everyone listened with great interest as the manager introduced the development of the local windowsill economy.
Several people were very interested and kept asking questions, and the manager surnamed Duan was indeed professional.
He clearly answered all the questions from everyone.
After listening to his introduction, many people nodded repeatedly, stating that they had gained some understanding of the Clivia industry.
In the blink of an eye, an afternoon had passed.
Su Xiaotian followed along and did find several pots of flowers she liked.
She had clearly rejected the offer of free flowers and paid for them herself, very readily.
In the end, Su Xiaotian bought three pots, and then gave one pot each to Fan Shufang and Yang Liming, saying it was a gift for the two elders.
For the five pots of flowers, Su Xiaotian spent over sixteen hundred yuan, even refusing a discount.
The manager offered flowers, but Yang Liming and Fan Shufang both refused to accept them. However, they were very happy to accept them from Su Xiaotian, and thanked her with smiles.
Looking at these flowers, they indeed felt festive. In the end, they each bought another pot of flowers, planning to take them home to raise.
Seeing them buy flowers, other people, even those who hadn't had any intentions before, now had some.
In the end, several people bought a pot of flowers to take back to the capital.
Xiao Liu and Xiao Ju, and others, however, did not want to spend this unnecessary money.
"A pot of flowers costs several hundred yuan, it's not worth it!" Ju Yufang frowned and said, "With this much money, I can buy several good sets of clothes."
Su Xiaotian was speechless. While what she said was true, in the end, clothes lost their value after being worn.
But flowers were different. These things could increase in value significantly in a year or two.
Xiao Liu also didn't want to buy, but seeing Su Xiaotian's persuasion, for some reason, she felt that Su Xiaotian should be trusted.
Moreover, she had a premonition that if she didn't listen to Su Xiaotian today, she would regret it in the future.
After considering for a moment, Xiao Liu finally said that she wanted to buy flowers.
After working for a few years, she had accumulated some savings.
"How about it, Xiaotian, can you help me pick out a good pot of flowers? I'll buy one to raise for fun."
Xiao Liu asked Su Xiaotian for advice, as she felt that the flowers Su Xiaotian chose were better!