Pastoral Daily Life

Victoria, a member of the nymphaeaceae family, is an aquatic plant native to tropical regions. This was a description of victoria in the book that had been clearly imprinted on Lu Lingxis mind.

There were quite a few victorias in the pond, with their leaves spreading out and floating on the water, emerald in colour and seemingly more than three metres in diameter, like giant jade discs. The first-class victoria caught by the panel was in the centre of the group and was the largest in diameter and a little more intense green in colour. It seems to be in flower at the moment, with a creamy white flower poking out of the water, its petals spreading out in layers, large and beautiful in shape. The breeze was blowing, bringing a faint fragrance, similar to the scent of white jade orchids.

Noticing Lu Lingxis gaze, Xue Yongtong stopped the car and said with some pride, “How is it, not bad, right?”

Lu Lingxi nodded seriously.

Seeing that Lu Lingxi was not being perfunctory, Xue Yongtong was very happy. He had been pondering about the begonias recently, which Gao Yongliang jokingly described as going off the deep end. Xue Yongtong ignored Gao Yongliangs teasing; he and Gao Yongliang were very similar in a way, they both had the same crazy obsessive energy. Only Gao Yongliangs crazy energy was used in product development, while Xue Yongtong used it in plant cultivation.

Whether it was the crystal orchids that Gao Yongliang had used to lure Lu Lingxi into coming here or these victorias in the pond, all of them had taken a lot of Xue Yongtongs effort. Being able to catch Lu Lingxis eye and receive his praise finally gave Xue Yongtongs heart, which was frustrated about the begonias, a little comfort.

“Xiao Xi is lucky to be just in time for the flowering of these victorias.” Xue Yongtong smiled as he introduced, “The weather is hot this year, and the flowering period of victorias is a bit late, but most of them have already bloomed nevertheless and there are only a few left.”

Unlike ordinary flowers, victoria blooms for just three days, and the twilight bloom is magical. On the evening of the first day of flowering, the creamy-white buds peek out of the water, and in a very short time they are in full bloom, emitting a strong fragrance. The flowers of victorias are white in colour at this time and are fresh and elegant. The following morning the flowers close on their own accord and wait until the evening to bloom again. By this time the colour of the flowers has changed from white to a light red and delicate. By the time the flowers open for the last time on the evening of the third day, the colour of the petals will have deepened further, turning from a light red to a deep red, with extraordinary splendour.

This was obviously the first day that this first-class victoria had flowered, and the creamy white flowers against the emerald green jade disks were very refreshing and conspicuous.