Chapter 119: Warm Dwelling
On the day of the Warm Dwelling, Yang Wanxiu arrived the earliest.
She was also the busiest.
Xuan Xia originally just wanted to invite people over to liven things up, with everyone eating and drinking, but Yang Wanxiu was really doing it according to the housewarming ritual.
When she arrived, she brought a hand of rice and a hand of oil, saying it symbolized freedom from want.
After arriving, she helped Xuan Xia boil a pot of water, saying it symbolized a rolling stream of wealth.
She even prepared tangyuan, saying to cook it for everyone at lunch, and its symbolism was family reunion.
“Xiuxiu, you’re really so virtuous!” Xuan Xia couldn’t help but praise her.
“Ah?” Yang Wanxiu smiled shyly, somewhat embarrassed.
The second to arrive was Qu Xingxuan.
He didn’t come empty-handed either; he properly brought a bouquet of flowers.
Just this one bouquet of flowers cost him 80 bucks!
In addition, he also gave Xuan Xia a small ornament.
It was in the shape of a blooming lotus.
It was only about the size of a palm, but the lotus was carved very exquisitely, and Xuan Xia liked it at first sight.
However, this one wasn’t from him, but from his Master.
“Your Master?” That Yuan Zhongshu, Master Yuan, whose specifics she still didn’t know.
Qu Xingxuan nodded and said, “This is something my Master has blessed for a long time; it’s perfect for house protection.”
“My Master said it’s even to thank you for taking care of me.”
Especially the Hengcheng illusionary scenery incident, where his ranking soared; besides screenshotting it to the chat group to show off, he of course also showed it to his Master right away.
After returning the night before last, his Master asked him about many specific details; yesterday, upon knowing he was invited to the Warm Dwelling, he specially took out this Blooming Lotus, saying it was a housewarming gift.
“Then I’ll gladly accept it.”
Xuan Xia selected a good spot in the living room and placed the Blooming Lotus there.
Don’t mention it, once the Blooming Lotus was placed, the atmosphere in the house instantly felt different.
The space seemed brighter, and even the flowing air conveyed a sense of thriving prosperity.
……
Li Xinze and Ji Ziyao arrived one after the other, both also bringing bouquets.
Sending flowers for housewarming seemed to be a standard gift.
In addition, both had other gifts.
Ji Ziyao brought a fruit basket and cake; Li Xinze also brought cake, and additionally gave a porcelain tea set.
As for the tea set, Li Xinze said, “This is a gift from Mr. Qin.”
Xuan Xia was truly surprised, “This is from Daoist Master Qin?”
This gift really didn’t seem like Daoist Master Qin at all.
She had thought if he gave a gift, it might be similar to Qu Xingxuan’s Master. Or perhaps directly give her a stack of “no taboos” talismans.
The result was a gift she had never imagined.
But Li Xinze told her not to doubt it; this really was a gift from Daoist Master Qin.
Daoist Master Qin wouldn’t only give talismans, okay?
“Thank you, Daoist Master Qin.” After thanking him from afar, Xuan Xia immediately put the gift away properly, planning to open it when one person arrived.
After Xuan Xia finished chatting with Li Xinze, Ji Ziyao beckoned her over, saying he also had a surprise to give.
Xuan Xia walked up to him, “What’s up?”
“The endorsement is confirmed.” Ji Ziyao said, “K brand’s hair care, confirmed the shampoo spokesperson title for you.”
K brand was a household name big brand in hair care products, most famous for shampoo and conditioner; originally Ji Ziyao heard it could only give the Brand Ambassador title.
But after yesterday’s meeting, the title was now finalized, with Xuan Xia serving as the spokesperson for the shampoo category.
Although not the brand-wide spokesperson, with Xuan Xia’s current status, securing the spokesperson title was already beyond her level.
Xuan Xia let out a “wow,” which was not only for the title but also because she just learned she was going to be K brand’s spokesperson.
The shampoo she used herself was K brand’s!
“And more.” Ji Ziyao said again, “The beverage endorsement is also set, Trial Ambassador for the new yogurt flavor.”
This beverage endorsement was harder to negotiate because this brand had too many celebrity spokespeople under it, but Xuan Xia getting this endorsement was still pretty good.
After finishing with the endorsements, next was Huang Ke’s side.
He conveyed Xuan Xia’s idea to Huang Ke, and this time Huang Ke wasn’t like before, thinking Ji Ziyao and the others were timid, but rather respected Xuan Xia’s decision.
Huang Ke’s cooperativeness really caught Ji Ziyao off guard.
Huang Ke even did some self-reflection, feeling it was his own lack of consideration, so Huang Ke came up with new resources.
“It’s the female lead in a web drama.” Ji Ziyao said.
Xuan Xia perked up at that, “Female lead?”
Had Huang Ke really confirmed his self-reflection? Before it was female second lead, now it became female lead?
Ji Ziyao told her not to worry, “This drama is a web drama filing, not going on broadcast TV. And our company has investment in this drama, so the female lead can be selected from the company. I’ve already read the project script; you don’t need to worry.”
Xuan Xia felt relieved.
“If you think it’s good, then it’s good.”
Ji Ziyao nodded, “You can go to the company tomorrow to look at the script.”
“Okay.”
The surprises Ji Ziyao brought were indeed great, making Xuan Xia deeply feel that holding the Warm Dwelling today was truly a good day.
Moving into the new house, everything thriving, good fortune one after another.
***
Among the invitees, An Qi arrived the latest.
An Qi arrived almost right at dinner time.
However, she didn’t come alone.
She also brought someone.
Ji Ziyao in the house saw who it was and raised an eyebrow.
Yang Wanxiu also looked surprised.
Only the hostess Xuan Xia didn’t know the person.
After handing the gift to Xuan Xia, An Qi introduced her companion, “Xuan Xia, this is our group’s Hu Yue. Yueyue, this is Xuan Xia.”
After the introduction, An Qi smiled at Xuan Xia, her smile carrying apology.
After all, she hadn’t informed her in advance and just brought Hu Yue along.
Xuan Xia gave An Qi a reassuring look, then turned to Hu Yue and smiled, “Hello, welcome to visit.”
So this was An Qi’s group’s visual Hu Yue.
Hu Yue’s appearance was truly like a doll, with sweet-cool style princess-cut long hair, now dyed grayish-white, which made her skin tone even fairer.
However, Hu Yue’s personality seemed different from her looks; facing Xuan Xia’s greeting, Hu Yue was a bit reserved, nodded, and said, “Hello.”
Xuan Xia’s smile didn’t fade, “Come sit quickly. You arrived just in time; dinner is almost ready.”
The two girls didn’t know Ji Ziyao well and were a bit shy facing a house full of strangers.
Comparatively, An Qi was more at ease; Hu Yue, after sitting down, treated herself like she was invisible.
This state of hers continued from entering the door until the end of the Warm Dwelling banquet.
The Warm Dwelling banquet ended as night fell, with everyone full from food and drink.
Xuan Xia saw everyone off one by one, finally leaving only An Qi and Hu Yue.
After only three people remained in the house, An Qi spoke full of apology, “Xuan Xia, Yueyue and I have something we want to trouble you with.”
