The elders have witnessed the relationship between Shang Ziming and Su Xiao over the past few years.
The elders of the Gu and Qin families were extremely satisfied with Shang Ziming. Shang Ziming was exceptionally capable and had been promoted in recent years. Among his peers, he was definitely a standout at the top of the pyramid.
Su Xiao, too, is the kind of child that elders admire and praise.
The union of these two was exactly what everyone had hoped for.
Thus, preparations for the marriage between the Shang and Gu families began.
The moonlight was radiant, and the night was deep and still. Su Xiao was in her room writing a business plan. Now that she had graduated from school, she wanted to speed up the process of opening her clinic.
"Knock knock." A knock sounded on the door.
Su Xiao looked up and stopped writing. "Here it comes."
"Dad, Mom, why are you still up so late?" Su Xiao opened the door and saw Qin Yumei and Gu Tingjiang, a married couple.
"Let's move the box inside first." A large box was placed at Qin Yumei's feet.
Gu Tingjiang immediately bent down again, and Qin Yumei lent a hand.
"Dad, Mom, what is this? It's so heavy." Su Xiao saw them and quickly went over to help.
"We'll do it, you don't need to lift a finger," Gu Tingjiang stopped him, but the three of them had already worked together to carry the box into the house.
With a smile on her face, Qin Yumei opened the box and said to Su Xiao, "These are your dowry."
"Dowry?" Su Xiao asked in surprise.
"Yes, come and take a look." Qin Yumei waved to her, took out the items from the box one by one, and introduced them to her.
"A few years ago, due to the circumstances, your grandmother voluntarily donated all of the family's publicly known assets, but..." Qin Yumei smiled slyly, "Hehe, no one is a fool. Everyone has to leave some backup plans for their descendants."
Su Xiao suddenly realized, lowered her eyes, and understood. But should she give all of this to her? She felt somewhat unworthy.
Looking at the treasures being taken out of the box, Su Xiao couldn't help but swallow.
"This set of jade jewelry is of decent purity. With your fair skin, it will definitely look good on you... This jade pendant is a warm jade, but the style is too old-fashioned. You can play with it for now, and Mom will get you a nicer one later... Do you like this pearl necklace?"
Qin Yumei showed Su Xiao the items one by one, picking and choosing, occasionally frowning and sighing, "Alas, things are not as good as before."
Su Xiao couldn't help but twitch her lips. Ah, it was because she was so naive; her eyes were practically blinded by the sight of that box full of glittering jewels, and her mother was actually complaining. Sigh...
"Yu Mei, don't rush. Let Xiao Xiao play with these first. There's still a long way to go before the wedding. I'll go find some better ones. We can't let our daughter suffer..." Gu Tingjiang couldn't bear to see his wife frowning, so he immediately expressed his opinion.
Su Xiao was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Dad, Mom, no need, these things are too valuable, I can't accept them..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qin Yumei became displeased, raising an eyebrow and saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? You're our only daughter. If we don't give these things to you, who will?"
“That’s right, these are all from your grandma and your mom, it’s a token of their love. As for Dad here…” Gu Tingjiang took out a small notebook from his pocket and handed it to Su Xiao.
Su Xiao took it, opened it, and immediately widened her eyes. Oh wow, a huge sum of money, six zeros.
In this day and age, there are six zeros. Su Xiao couldn't help but wonder if her father had committed some kind of embezzlement or crime.
She quickly tried to return it to Gu Tingjiang, saying, "Dad, I don't want it."
"Hey, you child, just take it if I give it to you, why do you have so many ideas?" This time, it was Qin Yumei who stopped her.
"Mom, no, there are too many."
Gu Tingjiang remained calm. "It's not much, quickly put it away. Why are you and your father being so polite? Sigh, it's your parents who haven't taken good care of you, leaving you to wander all these years. What is this we've given you..."
"Yes, you should take it. We still think it's not enough."
As they recounted these events, Qin Yumei and Gu Tingjiang's expressions became complex, a mixture of guilt, regret, heartache, and sadness...
"Okay, I'll take it." Su Xiao immediately withdrew her hand, no longer refusing, and comforted them again, "Dad, Mom, don't hold a grudge about what happened before. I'm back now, and I haven't suffered much these past years. The important thing is that we will be together now and in the future, as a family, all together, happily living every day, right?"
“Yes, Xiaoxiao is right.” Gu Tingjiang nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Qin Yumei's brows relaxed, and she smiled, "Xiaoxiao's words are so well said. The past is the past, from now on..."
Qin Yumei looked at Gu Tingjiang, and Gu Tingjiang looked at Qin Yumei. Their eyes met, and their emotions surged. Finally, they smiled with relief. They had missed many years, with misunderstandings and regrets, but the love in their hearts had not completely disappeared. A single spark can start a prairie fire, requiring only a gentle breeze.
"...We all need to be well."
"Yu Mei." Gu Tingjiang hugged Qin Yu Mei tightly, overwhelmed with emotion.
Su Xiao blinked, a slight smile playing on her lips. Oh dear, these two parents couldn't help themselves.
Qin Yumei's cheeks flushed slightly. When her eyes met Su Xiao's, she immediately pushed Gu Tingjiang away awkwardly and said embarrassedly, "Alright, let go of me, Xiao Xiao is here."
Gu Tingjiang reluctantly turned to look in Su Xiao's direction, a hint of sorrow in his eyes.
Su Xiao blinked her big eyes and turned her head.
Okay, she's superfluous.
Seeing this, Gu Tingjiang smiled slightly and took the opportunity to give Qin Yumei a quick kiss on the cheek.
"You..." Qin Yumei was startled and looked at Su Xiao in a panic. Seeing that Su Xiao was not looking in her direction, she calmed down and punched his chest. She pushed him away forcefully, her eyebrows furrowed in reproach, and glared at him.
"Xiaoxiao, put these things away yourself. It's getting late, get some rest. We're leaving." Qin Yumei turned around, gave her a brief instruction, and left without waiting for Gu Tingjiang.
Gu Tingjiang touched his nose, followed behind with a happy expression, and was quite pleased with himself.
Su Xiao looked at the two figures embracing each other in the moonlight and couldn't help but smile.
After closing the door, she began tidying up the box. Inside, besides various jewelry, there were ten large gold bars laid out flat at the bottom, almost blindingly bright.
Looking at this unexpected windfall, how could Su Xiao not be happy? Her body language betrayed her joy, and her mouth practically stretched to the back of her ears in a wide grin.
After putting the items into her spatial storage, Su Xiao rubbed her face to keep herself calm. The joy would pass, and these things were treasures given to her by her elders; she would just keep them safe.
She couldn't possibly wear that much jewelry, and as for that savings book, she didn't want to use it.
So, she still needs to work harder.
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