eurekapd Chapter 335 Imperial Green Glass
Chapter 335 Imperial Green Glass
Chapter 335 Imperial Green Glass
Zhuang Chaoying carried her luggage bag into the house, and Huang Ling took the two bags and followed behind.
Huang's mother sat on the sofa with her two children, and Ah Ling sat opposite them. The mother and children chatted enthusiastically.
Mr. Huang pulled Zhuang Chaoying to sit down to the side, finally finding someone to confide in.
In the past two years, Huang's mother's temper has become increasingly worse, and he is usually very careful at home, not daring to provoke her at all.
Upon seeing Chao Ying, he could no longer hold back his pent-up grievances and wanted to pour them out all at once.
He leaned closer to Zhuang Chaoying and whispered, “Chaoying, tell me about your mother. No matter what I do, it’s wrong. Now I’m the one who goes to buy groceries first thing in the morning. If I buy bok choy, she wants spinach. If I buy spinach, she wants cabbage. Your mother was so gentle when she was young. How come she’s so hard to take care of now that she’s old?”
Huang's mother was chatting happily with the children when she glanced over and happened to see Huang's father whispering with Zhuang Chaoying.
She immediately realized that Mr. Huang was talking about her, so she glared at him fiercely.
Zhuang Chaoying, with his sharp eyes, immediately noticed his mother-in-law's expression. He quickly grabbed Huang's father's hand and blinked rapidly, signaling him to stop talking.
Mr. Huang glanced back and was so frightened that he quickly shut his mouth.
"Dad, is there anything you want to eat? I'll cook. I bought some beef and chicken legs in the fridge this morning."
"Ah Ling, you chat with Mom, I'll go cook. Mom, is there anything you want to eat?"
Huang's mother smiled and shook her head. "Chaoying, Mom is fine with anything, no matter what it is."
Mr. Huang sighed, thinking that Chao Ying wasn't much better than him. He stood up and followed behind his son-in-law, thinking to himself: This is how their lives will be.
"Chaoying, Dad will help you."
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The family sat around the dining table.
Mr. Huang sat in the main seat. He picked up a chicken leg and put it into his wife's bowl.
"Ah Ling, Chao Ying, where's your neighbor Xiao Dongzhe? Is he home alone? Let him come over for a bite to eat, so we don't have to cook."
Huang Ling responded while serving soup to her family.
“Dad, Song Ying and Engineer Lin from across the street took Dongzhe back to Fujian Province. Dongzhe got into Fudan University this time, which is a great honor for the family. We definitely have to go back and visit him.”
After saying that, she placed the two bowls of chicken soup in front of her parents. "Mom, Chaoying's cooking skills are so good now. Try this chicken soup, it's so delicious."
Mr. Huang nodded and said with emotion.
"That's true, that little rascal was quite capable, truly bringing honor to the family. But our grandson is even more impressive, the top liberal arts student in the province, number one! Oh, right, Xiaoting's grandparents brought you a gift." As he spoke, he nudged Ah Ling's mother, but Huang's mother glared at him without getting up. "If you're not going, I'll go get it."
Huang's mother gently patted Huang's father's hand. "A dog's belly can't hold two ounces of sesame oil, can't you wait until after the meal to give it to the child? Ah Ling, look at your dad, he's getting more and more like a child as he gets older."
Mr. Huang, however, walked briskly and cheerfully to the luggage bag like a child, bent down, and rummaged through it.
A moment later, he came over with a delicate little wooden box in his hands and sat down in the chair.
He gently opened the lid of the small wooden box, took out a small cloth bag, and then slowly and carefully unwrapped the cloth.
An exquisite pendant appeared before everyone's eyes; the jade was a crystal-clear green, without a single flaw.
Huang's mother took the pendant and handed it to Xiaoting, her face full of affection. "Xiaoting, do you like it? This is an old item that your grandfather and I have kept hidden away."
[System, what material is this pendant made of?]
[Replying to the host: This is a flawless, gem-quality imperial green jadeite pendant with a Maitreya Buddha design and excellent craftsmanship. The system's buyback price is 120,000.]
[Host, please add that this box is made of Qing Dynasty Phoebe zhennan wood, and the system's recycling price is 12,000 yuan.]
Zhuang Chaoying's mouth dropped open when he heard the system's reply. Such a small pendant was so expensive, and even the box was an antique. He was truly impressed by Ah Ling's wealth.
He quickly waved his hand. "Mom and Dad, this is too valuable. You should keep it for yourselves."
Mr. Huang waved his hand, his tone firm. "We have no use for it. Xiaoting did so well on the exam, and as her grandfather, I have to show my appreciation. Besides, men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, so it's quite good for Xiaoting to wear this."
Huang's mother chimed in, placing the jade pendant tied with a red string around her granddaughter's neck. "Look, how beautiful it is! Our Xiaoting looks so pretty in it."
Xiaoting reached out and touched the pendant, admiring the lifelike Maitreya Buddha carved on it. It was cool to the touch, and her eyes filled with affection. "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma."
Then he got up and hugged his grandparents from behind, kissing them on the cheeks.
Father Huang smiled and leaned his head against his beloved grandson. This is happiness.
He felt that the days of enjoying his grandchildren were much better than him and his wife staring at each other at home. "That's right, don't be so polite with your grandparents, our things are meant to be left to you younger generations."
Then, Mr. Huang took out another item wrapped in cloth from the box.
Zhuang Chaoying leaned over curiously. "Dad, what good stuff is this now? Didn't you and Mom give me and A-Ling a whole box of this last time? How come there's more?"
Mr. Huang glared at Chao Ying, deliberately keeping her in suspense, and slowly untied the cloth from the package.
"What, you won't even let your mother and me have some treasured items?"
“Dad, Chaoying didn’t mean that,” Huang Ling quickly explained. “You and Mom gave us all the things, but what about my older sister…”
Huang's mother waved her hand, saying that both her children were equally precious, and that all the things she and her husband had were equally distributed.
It would be a lie to say they weren't biased; she and Lao Huang still cared more about their youngest daughter, who had married far away and wasn't around. And because of that love, they also thought about their two grandchildren.
However, the eldest son's side wouldn't treat them unfairly either; when Xiu Yuan got married, the old couple gave him a pair of jade bracelets as a gift.
As for these items, they are all things that Lao Huang particularly likes; they are his most treasured possessions.
Even if they don't live with their children, the two of them have pensions and these belongings, so they can live a very comfortable life.
“Your sister has some too. Tu Nan, this is a pair of jade pendants.” As he spoke, Mr. Huang carefully handed a pair of jade pendants to his grandson.
"Grandpa is giving this to you. You have a girlfriend now, and Ah Ling said she wants to get married this year. Grandpa supports you, so this is a wedding gift from Grandpa and Grandma to you."
Judging from the extravagance of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Zhuang Chaoying knew that the family must have considerable wealth, after all, they were capitalists with deep roots. He carefully examined the pair of jade pendants; although they couldn't compare to the translucency of the Imperial Green Jadeite, their texture was warm and smooth, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary items.
Tu Nan was somewhat surprised and subconsciously glanced at her mother.
Huang Ling nodded. "Tu Nan, take it. This is a token of your maternal grandparents' affection."
Tu Nan accepted the jade pendant with both hands. "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma."
Mr. and Mrs. Huang beamed with joy as they looked at their two outstanding grandchildren. "Put your things away, let's eat, let's eat."
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