As they were chatting, Bai's mother came over carrying a wooden box: "Your father hasn't come out yet?"
Wang Lu quickly replied, "No, Mom. What good things are you giving your daughter-in-law this year?"
Mrs. Bai smiled and handed her the wooden box: "Open it and take a look. You and Shushu can each pick one you like."
"Thank you, Mom." Wang Lu was already quite familiar with the routine. She had been married into the family for three years, and her parents-in-law would prepare New Year's gifts for them every year.
This year's selection was surprisingly jewelry. After opening the package, he hurriedly said to Yun Shudai, "Sister-in-law, you choose first."
Yun Shudai quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, sister-in-law, you choose, I don't need it."
Bai Muyin put his arm around her shoulder and said, "Sister-in-law, there is an order of seniority, you choose first."
Hearing Bai Muyin's words protecting Yun Shudai, Wang Lu chuckled and pouted, "Muyin, your mouth is different from before, huh?"
Bai Muyin smiled but did not answer. However, Yun Shudai refused after seeing the valuable jewels, saying, "This is not appropriate. It is too precious. I cannot accept it."
Mrs. Bai sat down beside them and said, "What's inappropriate about it, Shushu? Your uncle and I already consider you family. You won't still treat us like strangers, will you?"
"It's my blessing to have such a harmonious family like my aunt, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law. How could I be so formal? But that's a different matter."
As soon as Yun Shudai finished speaking, Bai Muyin picked out a pair of beautiful, colorful, round earrings for her from the box: "Shushu, these suit you, Mom, what do you think?"
"Yes, these earrings really suit Shushu. Shushu, since we're family, it's all the same. Your aunt has a lot of jewelry. These are all things I bought when I attended brand events. Some of them are quite bright and suitable for young people like you. Your sister-in-law usually wears business attire and rarely wears anything so glamorous. Since you two have different professions, this kind of jewelry is more suitable for you. I won't be worried about not being able to give you gifts in the future."
Yun Shudai glanced at her sister-in-law and noticed that she had chosen an exquisite necklace that suited her perfectly with her everyday clothes.
Yun Shudai didn't stand on ceremony anymore: "Thank you, Auntie."
After accepting the earrings, Mr. Bai gave each of them a cell phone, saying it was a newly developed product from a company that hadn't been released yet.
Then the two brothers each got a set of golf clubs.
Bai Muwei raised an eyebrow at his younger brother: "Last year he gave me a baseball bat, and then he played baseball with my dad for a year. This year he'll probably play golf with my dad."
Bai Muyin chuckled noncommittally.
After the gift-giving ceremony, Mr. Bai sat with them for a while before taking his two sons fishing in the backyard.
Three women were drinking tea, eating dried fruit, and chatting in the front yard.
Most of the questions she received were from Bai's mother and sister-in-law about the film crew.
For example, in "A Hundred-Year Family", Mother Bai was very curious about whether the fire scene was real.
"Some are real, some are special effects."
"I knew it! With such a huge fire, how could anyone film inside?"
The sister-in-law standing next to her said, "Shushu, was your suona playing part of the plot, or was it something the production team did on purpose? It really amazed me."
"It was an unexpected situation, so of course Chi Qingqing should have made arrangements... but these are all just my guesses."
Mrs. Bai said, "I didn't know it could be like this. I thought it was the production team's arrangement to increase the show's popularity, so they had you all playing the erhu and suona."
"I drew it by chance, and it just so happens that I had studied it before."
Wang Lu asked in surprise, "Why did you decide to learn the suona? It's so strenuous."
“An artist should naturally be multi-talented. I’ve been learning various things in my spare time. I’ve mostly learned musical instruments from our Xia Kingdom, and I’m determined to contribute to our traditional culture.”
As expected of the daughter raised by the Yun family, she has ambition, and Mrs. Bai likes her more and more now.
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