Chapter 121 Birthday Gift

After breakfast, Lin Yi'an went to the study to read, while Zhou Mingshi and two assistants were busy downstairs.

After her family arrived, Lin Yi'an came downstairs and saw that the living room was filled with roses and decorated with colorful balloons everywhere. She smiled and asked, "Whose idea was this?"

Before Zhou Mingshi could speak, Zhou Mingyang teased, "Who else could it be but Mingshi?"

Yan Shuyan joked, "Who would have thought that Mingshi could be so romantic after getting married? I really didn't see that coming."

In preparation for her second grandson's marriage, the grandmother frequently invited families with children of similar age to visit.

Ming Shi was never impolite, but one could still sense the distance beneath his politeness. Whenever a girl came to visit, he would keep a certain distance and not say a word, only chatting with the elders.

She thought Zhou Mingshi wasn't good at winning girls' hearts, but now it seems he just hadn't met the right person.

The eldest sister, Zhou Liqing, said, "If you don't understand things after you get married, your wife will dislike you."

Zhou Jia also arrived. She sat to the side without saying a word, watching quietly.

As for Zhou Kanghui, he didn't come over after hearing his son and daughter-in-law say that they would be having dinner at the old house. He mainly knew that Tan Qingwen would be there, so he didn't want to get in the way.

After his son got married, it was his daughter-in-law's first birthday. Tan Qingwen bought her many gifts and was having two assistants move things into the house when he heard their conversation. He smiled and said, "That's right. He didn't understand before because he hadn't met someone who made him willing to understand. Now that he has, can he still sit still? If he's still like a wooden stake, without any emotion or fun, isn't he afraid that An'an will dislike him?"

Lin Yi'an smiled and looked at Zhou Mingshi. Zhou Mingshi let them tease him, took his wife's hand and said, "Let's go see what gifts they brought."

Lin Yi'an: "Okay."

Yan Shuyan sat down next to her: "We didn't buy any expensive gifts, but we bought An'an a watch."

Lin Yi'an opened the gift and saw the watch inside the box. Although it wasn't as valuable as the watch Zhou Mingshi had given her, it wasn't cheap either: "This is already very precious. It's very beautiful, and I like it very much."

Zhou Jia and Zhou Liqing also bought gifts; no matter how much they cost, it was the thought that counted.

Tan Qingwen glanced at the watch that Zhou Mingyang and his wife had bought and quietly reminded Ye Lingzhi to take the watch she had bought to the young couple's study, and let them open it and look at it when no one was around.

She is a mother, and this is her daughter-in-law's first birthday after marriage, so the gift will naturally be special.

The watches were custom-made for couples; both her son and daughter-in-law have one. Of course, it's not just watches. The car An'an drives now was a gift from Old Master Lin when they got engaged. It was long overdue for a new car, so she bought her one. There's also a lot of jewelry, clothes, shoes, bags...

She had her eye on a doll, but considering her son's temper, she didn't bring it and left it in her son and daughter-in-law's room.

Lin Yi'an, holding the car keys, looked at Zhou Mingshi with a bewildered expression: "Are birthday gifts always given in bulk?"

Zhou Mingshi: "It's alright, just keep what Mom gave you."

Lin Yi'an nodded and smiled at her mother-in-law, thanking her, "Thank you, Mom!"

Tan Qingwen: "See if you like it?"

A group of people ran outside to look at the car. Zhou Mingshi said, "This car is nice. The one my grandfather bought is still in Changping. This is the only one he drives in the capital."

Lin Yi'an nodded.

When Wang Yuehua arrived, she saw the gift her mother-in-law had prepared and couldn't help but say, "I was outshone by you before I knew it."

Tan Qingwen said with a smile, "When An'an bought a house last time, I heard Mingshi say that you paid for it, so you have to give me some opportunities to show my abilities."

Hearing this, Wang Yuehua felt relieved and smiled broadly: "Okay, I'll give you a chance. I'm overjoyed that you're willing to cherish her. I can't wait for you to love her even more."

The two mothers-in-law started chatting over there, while a group of people were helping to unwrap the gifts.

Wang Yuehua and Lin Weiqi naturally prepared a gift for their daughter on her birthday.

Although the number of pieces was not as many as her mother-in-law had prepared, the value was definitely not low; it was a set of emerald jewelry.

My older brother and sister also gave me gifts.

After unwrapping all the gifts, Zhou Mingyang looked at his younger brother and asked, "Where's your gift?"

Yan Shuyan smiled and said, "Ming Shi's gift is naturally the grand finale."

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Zhou Mingshi smiled and looked at Assistant Chen: "Bring the documents here."

The documents were already prepared, and Assistant Chen handed them to him, which Zhou Mingshi took.

Everyone looked at him curiously. Zhou Mingshi took out the documents and placed them in front of Lin Yi'an: "Sign here."

Lin Yi'an flipped through the documents, then hesitated and said, "This is..."

Zhou Mingshi: "I don't know what to give you, so I can only give you the property under my name."

Lin Yi'an: "So many..."

Zhou Mingshi moved closer to her and whispered, "Sign first."

He owns many private properties, both domestically and internationally.

Lin Hang, a lawyer, laughed when he heard his brother-in-law's words: "Once An'an signs this, all your properties will belong to An'an. Are you sure you want her to sign?"

Lin Su also said, "Once you've made a move, there's no going back. Think it over carefully."

Zhou Mingshi smiled and said, "The contract has already been printed out, which is enough to demonstrate my determination."

After saying that, he said gently to Lin Yi'an, "Sign first, and then we'll talk."

Seeing that she didn't move, he smiled and said, "Do you need help?"

Lin Yi'an: "There's so much, you don't need to give it all to me..."

Zhou Mingshi whispered in her ear, "Two years later."

Lin Yi calmed down, slowly lowered her eyes, and picked up the pen: "I'll sign."

Several elders watched silently, and Tan Qingwen didn't say anything either. His son wasn't stupid; if he didn't want to, no one could get anything from him. He could give his house to his wife if he wanted, but he didn't give it to any outsiders.

Zhou Jia was incredibly envious; Lin Yi'an was just too lucky!

She never realized that her second brother could be such a romantic, and that he had given all his properties to his sister-in-law. How much love must he have for her?

If it were her, even if she liked a man very much, she would never give her business to him.

She believes that money and assets are only truly yours when they are in your own hands.

She couldn't understand how her eldest, second, and third brothers, who were so absurd, all became devoted husbands after getting married.

Let's not talk about the eldest brother; after getting married, he and his wife have always had a very good relationship.

The second brother didn't realize it at first, but after the marriage, he lost his mind and gave all the properties under his name to his wife.

The third brother was even more out of his mind. Even though he was swindled out of more than 100 million by his sister-in-law's father, he didn't care and even felt that his sister-in-law had been wronged.

How come all the good men are in their family?

If she could meet a man as generous as her older brothers, marriage wouldn't be a bad idea.

Zhou Mingyang leaned back on the sofa and looked at his second brother: "I remember you had a vineyard in France, did you give that to your wife as well?"

Zhou Mingshi glanced at Lin Yi'an, who was signing the document, and gave a soft "hmm".

Zhou Mingyang was extremely surprised. It seemed that Mingshi had indeed given all the properties under his name to his younger brother and sister-in-law: "I am not as good as you."

He considers himself to be good to his wife, but he would not transfer all the properties under his name to hers.

It's not that I don't trust her, but I feel safer having my own things under my own name.

Yan Shuyan rolled her eyes at him when she heard this. Although she envied her second brother's wife, she would not let him transfer all the properties to her name. She would be a fool to do something that would test the relationship between husband and wife.