"Dad, you're so kind. When Gu Huai was injured while hunting in the mountains, you specially placed him in the old yard so that he could recover properly. He can feel the changes of the four seasons at all times. It rains heavily outside and drizzles inside. It's a nice mood.
Also, not giving Gu Huai and Dou Dou meat and not even enough rice to eat was to allow their bodies to adapt to the harsh environment.
You are the best daddy in the world."
Xie Yunjiao and Gu Huai never mentioned the past in front of Ye Baien. They only said that they were now separated and lived their own lives.
He didn't know that Gu Huai's life had been so difficult in the past!
He narrowed his eyes, and his fierce gaze seemed to turn into two sharp swords that stabbed straight at Old Man Gu and Mrs. Fan.
Both Old Man Gu and Mrs. Fan realized the danger and trembled with fear.
Not simple, the man in front of me is not simple at all.
Ordinary people don’t have such scary eyes!
Ye Baien knew that Old Man Gu and the others were feeling guilty, and he became even more convinced of Xie Yunjiao's words.
Originally, he didn't want to argue so much with Old Man Gu and the others, but now it's different.
"I remember when Gu Huai was taken away, he had our family heirloom on him. Have you ever seen it?"
"Heirloom? What heirloom? We've never seen one before."
Old man Gu avoided Ye Baien's gaze and didn't dare to look him in the eye.
He was just greedy for a moment and took Gu Huai away because he saw the longevity lock on Gu Huai.
I didn’t expect that Ye Baien actually remembered this!
There was a famine that year and people couldn't even afford to eat a full meal. Many people starved to death.
But their family survived because he pawned the longevity lock on Gu Huai!
Later, he occupied the land and used the money from pawning the longevity lock to buy fruit tree seedlings and plant them, which led to the current orchard!
At the beginning, he reported that Gu Huai was on the road and was going to take off the longevity lock on Gu Huai and leave him on the roadside to fend for himself.
Unexpectedly, just when he was about to abandon Gu Huai, he met the village head. He had no choice but to take Gu Huai home and raise him for more than 20 years.
He had raised Gu Huai for more than twenty years. Even if he had no credit for his work, his hard work had already offset the money he had earned from pawning Gu Huai's longevity lock.
Ye Baien smiled: "Oh, really? Forget it, why don't we go back to the house and have a cup of tea and talk in detail about how you picked up our Gu Huai?"
"There are still many things to do at home. Let's talk about it another day." Old Man Gu and his friends left in disgrace, without getting any advantage.
After Old Man Gu and the others left, Xie Yunjiao asked, "Master, what is that heirloom? Perhaps Gu Huai has seen it?"
"It's a longevity lock, made for you by your father himself."
It’s a pity that after the man made the longevity lock, he didn’t have the chance to put it on Gu Huai before he went to the battlefield and later died tragically in battle.
Just as the bad news came, Gu Huai was born, and it was he who personally put the longevity lock on Gu Huai.
He knew that if that man lost the battle, things would get bad.
After entrusting Gu Huai to his trusted confidant, he took his wife and prepared to leave Beijing from another direction, but unexpectedly they were stopped...
The past is too painful to recall. Every time I mention it, I feel regretful and sad!
Gu Huai pursed his lips, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes: "I have never seen the longevity lock."
In this case, the longevity lock should have been sold by Old Man Gu.
"It's just an old thing. If it's still there, I'll keep it as a memory. If it's gone, there's nothing I can do about it." Ye Baien said.
"Yeah." Gu Huai responded humbly.
He had never seen his parents, and now even his only thought of them was gone. He would be lying if he said he wasn't sad.
After Gu Huai entered the room, Xie Yunjiao secretly pulled Ye Baien aside to ask about the appearance of the longevity lock.
"Girl, even if you can make an identical longevity lock, it won't be the same one from back then, so why bother?"
The meaning is different.
"But it can give Gu Huai something to think about." Xie Yunjiao said.
Ye Baien sighed and thought, "Never mind. Since Xie Yunjiao wanted to know, he would describe it to her in detail."
The appearance of the longevity lock had long been deeply engraved in his mind, and he had always wanted to use the longevity lock to find Gu Huai.
So he easily told Xie Yunjiao what the longevity lock looked like.
Xie Yunjiao drew the appearance of the longevity lock based on Ye Baien's description.
In fact, it is just an ordinary longevity lock, and its appearance is very common. The only difference is the pattern on it.
There is a blooming hibiscus flower engraved on the longevity lock because Gu Huai's biological mother's name is Hibiscus.
Xie Yunjiao decided to give the blueprint of the longevity lock to the old craftsman and his son, hoping to bring this dream back to life.
Early the next morning, Xie Yunjiao went to Lanxinfang to find Master Zhao.
Master Zhao and his son became nervous when they saw Xie Yunjiao, thinking she was there to urge them.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yunjiao gave them another new order, but this time the order was for a simple longevity lock, which was simple.
Xiao Zhao cried with joy when he saw the blueprint of the longevity lock. Xie Yunjiao finally brought a more normal blueprint.
"There's no rush for this. You can finish the previous one first and then start this one." Xie Yunjiao paused. "The previous one was custom-made for our boss, and this one is for me. Can you charge a lower price?"
"Since this is what Miss Xie wants, it should be cheap." said Master Zhao.
Xie Yunjiao thanked Master Zhao, gave him the money and went to work.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the day agreed upon to inspect the jewelry.
Xie Yunjiao was at Lanxinfang. As soon as Xiao Zhao saw her, he invited her into the store to sit down.
"Where's Master Zhao?"
"My dad is too tired and went to rest. You take a look first. If you are not satisfied with anything, tell me and I will talk to my dad." Xiao Zhao said.
He didn't have the courage to tell Xie Yunjiao that he could change it himself!
Xie Yunjiao opened the plain wooden jewelry box and finally saw the jewelry inside.
She originally thought that with the current level of processing, it would be just enough to make it passable. Anyway, her expectations were not very high.
But when she opened the box, she was still amazed!
It is exactly the same as her drawing. The shape of each petal of the double-petaled camellia is vivid and lively, and the pistil is made of a pure white pearl. The combination is so stunning that people can't take their eyes off it!
Hairpins, earrings, and brooches, everything is complete.
Xie Yunjiao could already imagine how stunning Zhong Huaishuang would look when she attended the banquet wearing this set of jewelry!
"Miss Xie, are you satisfied? Is there anything that needs rework?"
"No, I'm perfectly satisfied."
After Xie Yunjiao paid the balance, she took the jewelry set to find Zhong Huaishuang. When Zhong Huaishuang saw the jewelry set, she was so amazed that she was speechless.
It was the first time she had seen such beautiful jewelry, so beautiful that she could hardly describe its beauty in words!
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