Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye it was New Year's Eve.
The cold wind was howling outside the window, but the house was warm.
The Wen family sat around the boiler and ate hot pot.
Wen Xia Nuan was anxious. After she finished her meal in a hurry, she put down her chopsticks and said to her parents, brother and sister-in-law, "Happy New Year, and good luck!"
The Wen couple knew what their daughter was going to do.
Mother Wen looked at Wen Xia Nuan with a helpless look on her face: "Did someone snatch the food from you?"
Wen Xia Nuan smiled but said nothing.
Mother Wen said unhappily, "Okay, go ahead!"
“Thank you, Mom!”
Wen Xia Nuan put down her chopsticks and walked out in a hurry.
Mother Wen saw this and couldn't help but complain to her husband, "Girls are really extroverted. Look at your wonderful daughter, she's so eager to see Huo Jue!"
"Just be tolerant. The Huo family has been worried enough about what happened this year. Besides, as the future granddaughter-in-law of the Huo family, it's reasonable for Ah Nuan to go and take a look."
"I didn't say anything. Do you have to speak like that for your daughter? It turns out I'm the one who's in trouble!"
Wen Xia Nuan had no idea that because of her early departure, her father would be severely troubled by her mother.
She braved the cold wind and came to the door of the Huo family, just in time to see Huo Jue walking out of the house.
"Huo Jue!"
Wen Xia Nuan hurried over, her eyes fell on him and she said with a smile, "I'm here!"
"Didn't you agree that I would pick you up? Why did you come here on your own in such a cold day?"
Wen Xia Nuan was dressed warmly and looked at Huo Jue and said, "I'm not cold even though I'm wearing thick clothes. I just thought that since this is my first time having New Year's Eve dinner with you and grandma, I can't be late."
She looked at Huo Jue with a smile and said, "Okay, okay, let's not stand at the door in the cold wind anymore. Let's go in first."
She stamped her feet, feeling cold all over from the wind.
Huo Jue responded, took Wen Xia Nuan's hand and walked back.
In front of the hall.
When Mrs. Huo saw Huo Jue and Wen Xia Nuan appear in front of her, a smile appeared on her old and tired face.
"Wen Zhiqing is here."
The old lady pointed to the seat in front of her and said, "Sit down."
"Grandma, from now on you can just call me An Nuan."
She raised the water in her glass and clinked it with Huo Jue and Old Mrs. Huo: "Happy New Year, Grandma."
Although this meal is simple, its meaning is different.
The old lady had been through a lot of emotional ups and downs recently, and after finishing her meal, her face showed some fatigue.
Wen Xia Nuan wanted the old lady to go rest, but she dragged her back to the bedroom: "A Nuan, there are some things I want to give you while you are here today."
Old Mrs. Huo walked unsteadily towards the camphorwood cabinet that came with her dowry.
Wen Xia Nuan wanted to step forward and lend a hand, but the old lady waved her away: "No, I'm not that sick that I can't walk."
Under the dim oil lamp, Wen Xia Nuan watched the old lady slowly take out a well-wrapped cloth bag from the recruitment cabinet. She pursed her lips, feeling that the items inside must be very valuable.
The old lady opened the cloth bag layer by layer and her eyes fell on Wen Xia Nuan.
She took out the jade bracelet of excellent quality and waved towards Wen Xia Nuan: "A Nuan, come here."
Wen Xia Nuan had already spotted this imperial green jade bracelet.
She sat down next to the old lady, but before she could say anything, her wrist was grasped by the old lady, and the bracelet was brought in.
"A Nuan, this bracelet has been passed down through generations of our Huo family. My mother-in-law passed it to me, and I passed it to Huo Jue's mother. Now, I should give it to you."
"Even in the difficult days before, I never thought of selling this bracelet, because before Jue'er's mother passed away, she told me that I must give it to her eldest daughter-in-law."
"Now, I have fulfilled my promise to her. If I die in the future, I can rest in peace in the underworld."
Wen Xia stroked the bracelet in front of her with her warm hands, her eyes falling on Old Madam Huo.
The changes and turbulence of time did not treat her with much kindness.
Wen Xia Nuan could also understand why Old Madam Huo had treated Huo Jue so much over the years and why she refused to let her be with Huo Jue.
"Grandma, thank you."
Mrs. Huo smiled and waved her hand: "Ah Nuan, I should be the one saying this to you. Thank you for being willing to stay with Huo Jue."
"In this life, I have indeed not fulfilled my responsibilities as a grandmother to Jue'er. My Jue'er is a quiet man who keeps everything he likes to himself."
"Even if you've been wronged, it's still the same."
"Since you have chosen him, I hope you can be more tolerant of him between the two of you in the future."
Wen Xia Nuan also knew why the old lady said this to her.
The deep love she showed for her grandson made Wen Xia Nuan's nose ache. "Grandma, I promise you, Jue and I will live a good life."
Wen Xia Nuan's eyes fell on her and she assured her, "Don't worry, Huo Jue and I will come back to visit you often even if we return to Beijing."
After receiving Wen Xia Nuan's assurance, Mrs. Huo finally nodded with a smile on her face: "Okay, with your words, I feel relieved."
She smiled and said, "Go out, I'm tired too."
Wen Xia Nuan nodded, and after taking care of the old lady until she lay down on the bed to rest, she turned around and left the room.
Huo Jue had already packed his things and was standing at the door waiting for Wen Xia Nuan to come out.
"Why are your eyes red?"
Huo Jue took a step forward and his eyes fell on Wen Xia Nuan's: "Did grandma say something about you?"
Wen Xia Nuan shook her head, her expression fixed on him, but she proudly raised her wrist, revealing that touch of imperial green.
Huo Jue saw this and was stunned in disbelief: "A Nuan, grandma gave this bracelet to you?"
"Yes, why do you look so surprised?"
Wen Xia Nuan was stunned. Huo Jue's hand had already touched the bracelet. "I originally thought this bracelet was gone a long time ago."
There was a hint of nostalgia in his expression.
Wen Xia Nuan's puzzled gaze fell on him, and Huo Jue explained, "You know my family's background isn't very good. Later, all the things in the house were moved out, and I never saw the bracelet on my mother's wrist again."
“I didn’t expect it to appear.”
"Then grandma and mother-in-law must have hidden the bracelet from you."
As Wen Xia Nuan spoke, her eyes met Huo Jue's smiling face. She said unnaturally, "You, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Did you just call me mother-in-law?"
"A Nuan, are you determined to marry me?"
Wen Xia Nuan no longer cared about being shy. She shook the bracelet in her hand and said, "I've already accepted your family heirloom. How could I not be willing?"
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