My Wife Is a Superstar

Chapter 897 Good Blessings

Next was Nan Shiren’s and Nan Shikun’s turn. They, too, presented some expensive gifts. Technically speaking, Nan Shize should have gone together with Nan Shiren and Nan Shikun. However, Bai Hua refused to do that, as if she wanted to stand out.

She waited until the two brothers had finished presenting their presents before walking over with Nan Shize and carrying a box in her hand.

“Mom, may you have a long life. I know you are a staunch Buddhist, so I've prepared a string of prayer beads for you. I hope you'll like it. This string of prayer beads was once used by Wu Zetian more than one thousand years ago,” informed Bai Hua.

People usually never show off how expensive their gift was. Bai Hua, however, was the total opposite.

Nan Chen's gaze turned cold when he heard that. At the same time, he was puzzled. Isn't the string of prayer beads used by Wu Zetian the one Ning Ran and I will be giving? And now Mom has one, too? That can't be right. That set is one of a kind. Did Mom get a counterfeit?

"Oh, my! You didn't have to spend so much. You guys are making me feel bad,” said Feng Wan with a smile.

No doubt, an item used by Wu Zetian, an empress, would be extremely expensive. It would make Feng Wan look good in front of everyone.

The surrounding guests were influential people. Most of them had seen a lot in their life and were knowledgeable in terms of market prices of collector's items.

Hence, the crowd immediately began chatting among themselves. Most of them said they heard of the prayer beads before but never had the chance to see them. Thus, they wanted to have a good look at it that day.

Feng Wan opened the box under the request and the curious eyes of the guests.

Alas, the sight of the prayer beads was greeted by silence. That was because the prayer beads in the box looked unbelievably plain. With one glance, one could tell it was not an antique. Instead, it was just a cheap item that could be bought online.

Even people who did not know the industry well could tell the prayer beads were not something from the Tang Dynasty. It was just a modern craft made of plastic.

Bai Hua's expression darkened instantly. Didn't I get someone to exchange it with Ning Ran's string? Even the housekeeper told me it was done. What's this now?

When Bai Hua heard from Nan Xing that the gift Ning Ran prepared was a string of prayer beads from the Tang Dynasty, the former figured Ning Ran would surely steal the spotlight. Hence, she was displeased about it.

The gift she was originally planning to give was actually not bad, for it cost her a million. However, the difference would be drastic if her gift was compared to Ning Ran's.

Therefore, Bai Hua came up with a plan to get the housekeeper to switch Ning Ran's gift with a cheap string of prayer beads that she got from the streets that was not worth much. Then, the housekeeper would replace the cheap product she got with Ning Ran’s gift. That way, Bai Hua would steal the spotlight, while Ning Ran would be humiliated in front of everyone

To her horror, the prayer beads in her box was the one bought from the streets.

“Mom, I think there must've been a misunderstanding. This isn't right. It's not the one I wanted to give you.” Bai Hua went pale.

Feng Wan was knowledgeable enough to sense that something happened without her knowing. She retained her smile and said, “Maybe this was the one used by the empress after she traveled to modern times. Bai Hua, are you pranking me after watching too many dramas? This is funny. I like it.”

As expected of Feng Wan, she defused the situation perfectly, and the awkward atmosphere instantly lightened up.

Nan Shize was dumbfounded as well. He did not know what had happened.

Regardless, he laughed awkwardly and said, “That's right, Mom. Bai Hua's just joking. The actual string of prayer beads is at home. We'll give it to you later.”

“Thank you, but it's all right even if you don't. It's good enough that everyone was entertained. All right. You may go now.” Feng Wan beamed.

It was Nan Chen's turn next. He looked slightly uneasy because he had a hunch that Bai Hua's incident had something to do with Ning Ran.

"Happy birthday, Grandma. May you be blessed with prosperity in life.” Ning Ran handed Feng Wan the box with a smile.

“What's in this? Don't tell me it's another string of prayer beads used by Wu Zetian again,” Feng Wan joked.

Laughter erupted from the guests, while Bai Hua blushed embarrassedly.

“It is, but she used it before traveling through time and not after,” answered Ning Ran with a smile. Bai Hua turned even paler hearing that.

Feng Wan laughed heartily. She had always liked Ning Ran. The latter could handle her jokes and had a tough personality. In some ways, Ning Ran was similar to Feng Wan, which made the latter feel more comfortable when Ning Ran was around.

“That's great! Now, I have the prayer beads she used before and after time traveling. I'm more powerful than her now.” Feng Wan chuckled.

"Yes. You're many times more powerful than her,” Ning Ran responded with a smile.

“All right. Let me have a look,” said Feng Wan while opening the box.

Since Bai Hua's gift was a disappointment, the guests’ expectations for Ning Ran’s gift dropped. The moment Feng Wan opened the box, the guests who were experts in antiques exclaimed, “That's the one! I'm sure of it!"

“You recognize it?” someone asked.

"Yes. It was auctioned abroad before. It was the first auction item, and its starting bid was five million. After that, it was sold for over ten million. I participated in the auction too, but I didn't get it,” answered the guest.

“I've heard of that. That happened a few years ago. The market price now must've increased several times.”

“This is an incredible antique that cannot be measured by its price. In fact, it can be said to be a priceless treasure.”

Feng Wan was delighted. “Are you guys saying this was used by Wu Zetian before?”

One of the guests responded with a smile, “Of course. It was tested and confirmed to be used before she time traveled.”

The guests roared with laughter, and the atmosphere was livened up again.

Only Bai Hua failed to smile as she watched the scene with a scowl.

At the same time, Nan Chen's gaze turned icy. He had a rough idea of what had happened.

The next in line to present the gifts were the great-grandchildren. Dabao and Erbao were Feng Wan's only great-grandchildren in Flower City.

Yet, instead of two, four children went up to give Feng Wan their blessings. Erbao had invited Lu Yunbing and Lu Yunxue to participate in the performance.

Dabao was the first to wish, “I wish you good fortune, longevity, and wealth...”

Erbao continued, “May all the good blessings greet you!”

Lu Yunbing, too, wished, “Happy birthday...”

“May you live a long life!” Lu Yunxue continued.

However, she found her part too short. Hence, she added, “May you have a long long long long life!” At the same time, she stressed the word “long.”

The crowd burst out laughing.

The four children had cute and exquisite features. They were incredibly good-looking just like dolls on display.

Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the four children standing in a row. They're so good-looking! “Are these Master Chen's children? All four of them?” asked one of the guests.

“No. Only Dabao and I are Master Chen's children. They're not,” Erbao explained hurriedly.

The way Erbao used “Master Chen” in her sentence made the crowd laugh again.

“And who are these two beautiful girls? They're so cute.” Feng Wan could not recognize them. “They're mine,” Nan Xing answered.

“Huh? You—"

Feng Wan wanted to ask Nan Xing how did he have children when he was not married yet. However, some questions were best not to be asked in front of so many people. In the end, Feng Wan swallowed her urge and smiled. "How cute! Give them a red packet each!”

"Great-Grandma, we're still children. Since we didn't have money to get you a gift, can we sing a song and dance for you?” Erbao asked sweetly.

"Of course. That's great. Come on. Let me see my great-grandchildren's performance.” Feng Wan was elated.