When Zhang Qiao opened it, she was so shocked that she swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
"Your teacher Lin really loves you."
Zhang Qiao carefully held a jade bracelet in her fingers and looked at it under the light. "Old pit glass-type imperial green jade. It's hard to find such good stuff nowadays."
"Teacher Lin said it was given to her by He Chi's grandmother."
Zhang Qiao could understand Jiang Yining's uneasiness. This imperial green bracelet would cost at least eight figures, and ordinary people like them could not afford to buy one even if they had to save their entire lives without eating or drinking.
Thanks to her best friend, she was lucky enough to touch such a precious jade bracelet in her life.
"He Chi's parents are really low-key and keep a low profile. I never thought He Chi's family background was so good.
"Something priceless, just put it in a random wooden box."
Zhang Qiao put down the bracelet and returned the box to Jiang Yining. "Ningning, your teacher Lin has always liked you. Now that you have gone from being her former student to being her daughter-in-law, it's really a lucky thing."
"Let's not talk about others, let's just talk about my own family. My mom and my grandma have been arguing endlessly for over twenty years, and my dad, my mom's husband and my grandma's son, has been hiding in plain sight. I really don't understand what the point of such a marriage is."
"Unpleasantness between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a very troublesome thing for a small family. Although you and He Chi don't have any feelings for each other for the time being, fortunately you have a good relationship with Teacher Lin."
Jiang Yining understood everything Zhang Qiao said.
"You can keep these things with peace of mind. You can leave them to your daughter or daughter-in-law in the future."
Jiang Yining hummed, "I have to buy a safe. These jewels are too valuable, and it's not convenient for me to wear them at school."
Zhang Qiao looked at Jiang Yining with a smile in her eyes, "Ningning, I'm happy for you."
Aunt Du died early, and Uncle Jiang was old-fashioned and still insisted on the idea that "not having a son means cutting off the family line."
Because Aunt Du was in poor health, he had no choice but to give up the idea of having a second child. He was very caring towards his only daughter.
But less than a year after Aunt Du passed away, he remarried and had a son. The age difference between Jiang Yiyang and Jiang Yining is almost twenty-one years.
After having a son, Uncle Jiang only neglected Jiang Yining, the daughter he once loved. When Zhao Hong bullied her, Uncle Jiang turned a blind eye.
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After chatting with Zhang Qiao, Jiang Yining took a shower and dried his hair before returning to the room.
It was exactly ten o'clock. Jiang Yining thought her father might not have gone to bed yet, so she decided to call him first.
After two rings, Zhao Hong answered the phone. She asked in a bad tone, "What do you want to talk to your dad about?"
Jiang Yining already knew Zhao Hong's temperament, so he didn't get angry. He said in a slightly cold voice, "Auntie Hong, you also said that I'm looking for my dad. If there's anything, of course I should tell him."
Zhao Hong raised her voice, "He's giving Yangyang a bath, you can talk or not."
There was a beep from the phone and Zhao Hong hung up.
After waiting for half an hour, Jiang Yining still didn't get a call back from Jiang Wentao, so she searched through her phone's address book.
There was a "Hello" sound from the other end of the phone.
Jiang Yining said in a sweet voice, "Good evening, Aunt Sun. It's so late. I wonder if I disturbed you."
"No, I don't go to bed so early. What do you want to talk to me about?"
Jiang Yining explained, "It's like this. I called my dad at ten o'clock, but Aunt Hong hung up the phone. I want to trouble you to go to my house and tell my dad that I have something urgent to talk to him about."
Aunt Sun's voice sounded a little excited. "It's not a bother, it's just a short walk. I'll go to your house now."
In less than three minutes, Jiang Yining received a call from Jiang Wentao.