The peace locket selected by Tao Jiafen is the one with the best water content and the most outstanding jade among the peace lockets they brought back. It is also the most valuable one. It is the perfect gift for the future daughter-in-law.
Huang Xin took the jade pendant from his wife's hand, took a quick look at it, and thought it was soft and smooth to the touch. It was indeed a good thing, low-key yet luxurious. It would be the best gift for his daughter-in-law, so he immediately agreed.
"Giving this jade pendant to Li Xiaoya is a great idea!"
After saying that, he handed the peace locket to Tao Jiafen and gave instructions.
"Here, tie a nice string around it first, and then find a nice box to wrap it in. It's a gift, and it has to look like a gift!"
Don’t give someone a whole piece of precious jade pendant without good packaging. People who don’t know much about it may think it’s a piece of street stall merchandise.
Since it is a gift to someone, you have to package the peace locket well so that it looks the part it deserves.
In short, gifts for daughter-in-law must be exquisitely packaged, look high-end and classy, and yet still meet standards.
Tao Jiafen responded, holding the jade pendant in her hand.
"Okay, I'll definitely wrap it well, at least make it a little more exquisite!"
In this way, the couple packed the peace locket upstairs and thought about how much red envelope to give to Li Xiaoya.
Tao Jiafen said.
"This girl is here for the first time, how about giving her a red envelope of 5210 yuan?"
When they were in love, it was not popular to use numbers to express feelings, but by his son's generation, numbers have already been used to express love. 521 and 520 are said to be ways of expressing love.
But Huang Xin didn't think so. He felt that 520 and 521 were numbers that his son should express, not numbers that the two of them should express, he suggested.
"5210 yuan? That number doesn't sound good. Let's just give her a piece! It represents one in a million, and it's our recognition of her!"
Huang Xin's words made Tao Jiafen's eyes light up, and the locals applauded in agreement.
"One in ten thousand? That's a good number, let's do it!"
After discussing the red envelopes and wrapping the gifts, the couple went downstairs. Zhou Zhan had already asked the aunt in the kitchen to prepare the food and put it on the table. He was inviting the young couple to come over for dinner.
"Grandson, Xiaoya, the meal is on the table, come and eat!"
After shouting, he happened to see his son and daughter-in-law coming downstairs with a relaxed look on their faces, so he greeted them casually.
"Son and daughter-in-law, you've arrived just in time. Dinner is ready!"
Just like that, the family sat down at the dinner table. Li Xiaoya was a little uncomfortable because it was the first time she met the elders of Huang Tinggan's family, and she met all the elders at once.
I glanced at the table awkwardly, and when I did, I was surprised to see that the food on the table was really abundant!
There are various precious dishes such as soft-shelled turtle soup, steamed flower crab, stewed chicken with matsutake mushrooms, large abalone with sauce, salt-baked king crab, stir-fried shrimp with sauce, and imported black mountain boar ham. You can tell at a glance that the level of the hospitality is definitely not low.
Needless to say, she must have enjoyed VIP treatment, and Li Xiaoya suddenly felt a little nervous.
Zhou Zhan greeted Li Xiaoya with a smile.
"Xiao Ya, this is just a home-cooked meal. Don't be polite. Eat as you please. Sit down first and let Tinggan serve you the rice and dishes. In our family, men always give way to women!"
After saying that, Huang Ting quickly pulled a chair for Li Xiaoya, helped her to sit at the table, and placed the bowl and chopsticks in front of her, and served her rice and soup.
Li Xiaoya: “…”
It feels like being treated as a VIP, and this feeling... is really good!
Tao Jiafen, who was standing by, also echoed what her mother-in-law said, pulling a chair and sitting down.
"Yes, Xiaoya asked our steward to treat you well. Whatever you want to eat, just ask him to peel it for you!"
Huang Xin pulled a chair for himself, sat down, kicked his wife under the table with his foot, and signaled with his eyes.
Don’t just invite people to dinner, give them red envelopes and gifts first!
This little girl came to dinner for the first time, and if I didn't give her a red envelope or a gift, I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to enjoy the meal.
Receiving her husband's gaze, Tao Jiafen coughed dryly, quickly took out the red envelope and gift that she had prepared long ago from her bag and handed them over.
"Ahem, Xiaoya, this is your first time at our house, and I don't have anything special to offer you, so I prepared a gift and a red envelope for you. Please don't be disgusted by them, and keep them as a souvenir!"
After saying that, she handed over the red envelope and gift box. Li Xiaoya looked embarrassed and looked at Huang Tinggan, thinking that it was her first time here and Huang Tinggan's mother gave her both a gift and a red envelope. She was really embarrassed.
Huang Tinggan took a look at the red envelope and gift handed over by his mother, and said to Li Xiaoya with a satisfied look on his face.
"Hey, just accept it. This is your first time here, and according to our family's rules, we have to give you red envelopes and gifts. Don't feel any psychological burden!"
As he said this, Huang Tinggan was worried. Was the gift his mother had given him too cheap? Or perhaps not presentable enough? And there was also the red envelope. He didn't know how much money was in it. He had to make sure it wasn't too little, or he wouldn't let Li Xiaoya down.
No matter what, since his mother gave him gifts and red envelopes, he naturally had to let Li Xiaoya accept them.
It shows that his mother and father recognize Li Xiaoya, and it also shows that their family recognizes Li Xiaoya.
Li Xiaoya was about to refuse Tao Jiafen's red envelope and gift when she saw Zhou Zhan beside her also smilingly took out a red envelope and a gift box and handed them over.
"By the way, Xiaoya, this is your first time at our house. To welcome you, I've prepared a red envelope and some gifts. Don't be disgusted by an old woman's things. Take them all!"
Huang Tinggan was surprised that his grandmother and mother had prepared red envelopes and gifts for Li Xiaoya. Knowing that these two elders had shown their approval of Li Xiaoya, he immediately explained.
"Wow, grandma also prepared gifts and red envelopes. Xiaoya, have you accepted them all? I told you that when someone comes to our house for the first time, we always give red envelopes and gifts. Don't feel any pressure, just accept them!"
Of course, this was absolutely a lie. Who would receive red envelopes and gifts when they first came to their house? Wasn't Huang Tinggan lying because he was afraid that Li Xiaoya would be embarrassed and refuse?
Fortunately, everyone present had a smile on their face and did not expose Huang Tinggan's lies. They took an attitude of "whatever you say is what it is", which made Huang Tinggan's heart finally fall back into his stomach. It was thanks to the elders that they did not expose his shortcomings.
Only Li Xiaoya looked at the two red envelopes and two gift boxes handed to her, feeling very nervous. She didn't know whether to accept them or not, so she could only say weakly.
"This...this is not good!"
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