158 Large Gold Bracelet
"Eat your noodles first." Lin Yiku reminded her, seeing that she was only focused on admiring the bracelet and had forgotten to eat her noodles. "Your sister is back. She's having dinner at home tonight, and Mom wants us to come over too."
Because I was thinking of going back for dinner later, there weren't actually many noodles in my bowl.
Guan Yuehe responded and quickly finished the noodles and soup. When she put down her chopsticks, she didn't forget to praise him, "These noodles are so chewy!"
Then she tugged at her sleeve and hid the bracelet inside. Lin Yiku thought she didn't want the neighbors in the alley to see it, fearing that thieves would find out and target it.
After tidying up, the two went to Courtyard No. 3 together.
Guan Yuehua and her family of three arrived early. There was a plate of apples and a box of pastries on the table.
Gu Yu circled the table, her eyes glued to the pastries. She quietly reached out her hand, but Guan Yuehua tugged at the back of her collar, causing her to pout and withdraw her hand.
"I was just about to call you two. I heard you talking at the alley entrance, but I waited and waited and no one came." Jiang Guiying ordered Lin Yiku to go and call his parents, then patted Guan Aiguo, who was reaching for vegetables, "Go and call your dad. How many more people need to get their hair permed?"
Jiang Guiying said, "Don't wait any longer, whoever is hungry can eat first."
Guan Yuehe remained silent, which was unusual for her. "I just ate noodles at home, so I'm not hungry yet."
"I told Yiku to come over for dinner, why did she make noodles again?" Jiang Guiying muttered, but didn't take it to heart, assuming she was just hungry.
"Mom, do you need help setting the table?" Guan Yuehe offered her help.
"You can sit down. We don't need you here." Gu Mannian brought out the dishes, then turned around and went back into the kitchen.
Guan Yuehua looked at her suspiciously, her face clearly saying: What kind of trick are you up to now?
Gu Yu, who was sitting close to her aunt, whispered something to her, but her aunt only gave a perfunctory "hmm" and made no other move. So she grabbed her aunt's hand and shook it.
She showed off the big gold bracelet on her aunt's wrist, curiously touched it, then raised her aunt's hand to show her mother, "I want one too."
Guan Yuehua glanced at Gu Yu, who was looking on expectantly, and then at Guan Yuehe, who was trying not to laugh. She realized that Guan Yuehe had just been looking for an opportunity to show off her big gold bracelet.
"You're such a grown-up..." Guan Yuehua paused for a moment, then remembered that today was Guan Yuehe's birthday.
She is thirty-three this year, so Guan Yuehe is just turning thirty.
"Mom, I want a ring too!" Gu Yu was about to cling to Gu Mannian's leg and beg for a hug when she came out with bowls and chopsticks. "Dad, buy me one!"
Gu Mannian followed Gu Yu's finger and looked over, then glanced at Guan Yuehe. He immediately raised his arm to shield his eyes and exaggeratedly said, "Master Guan, your bracelet is blinding me!"
"What big spender? And what kind of bracelet?" Jiang Guiying came out, took a closer look, and her eyes widened in surprise.
Without even asking where it came from, he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled off Guan Yuehe's sleeve. "Is this something you can just wear out like that? If outsiders find out, won't your house be burgled? Stop showing off, put it away!"
On the street across from the store, there was another shop that bought gold jewelry to show off, but the next night they were robbed. If they hadn't discovered it in time, all their things would have been gone!
Guan Yuehe ignored her, saying, "I'll just show it off at home; I won't wear it outside."
She's not stupid; wearing that out would be too eye-catching. If she wanted to show it off, she would have worn it already—she has another one at home!
Before they could ask, Guan Yuehe said, "Lin Yiku gave it to me."
Guan Yuehua found Gu Yu's smugness unbearable to look at, and ignored Gu Yu's repeated requests for it. Instead, she asked, "To buy this, you'd have to trade your tin frogs. Are you willing to trade?"
Grain Rain has quieted down.
When Grandpa Lin and Grandma Fang arrived, and Guan Aiguo brought back Guan Canghai who smelled of hair wax, Guan Yuehe didn't forget to "casually" show off again.
They also praised the bracelet for its good quality and workmanship.
During dinner, Guan Yuehe was busy serving soup to everyone, and the gold bracelet on her wrist jingled loudly.
The elders were amused, and Gu Mannian laughed out loud several times as well.
No wonder he was the famous bicycle show-off king of their Zhuoyue Garment Factory back in the day!
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Even when she went to sleep, Guan Yuehe couldn't bear to take off her large gold bracelet. "Wearing it, I feel like I can have a glittering dream tonight!"
She realized at that moment that he had looked at her wrist several times before, and she thought he was looking at her watch, but he was actually measuring her wrist.
She carefully turned over, protecting her belly, and put her hands and feet on Lin Yiku's body, touching his face and pinching his earlobe.
"When I see Sitian tomorrow, I'm going to make her take back her opinion of you!"
"Take back what bad things you said about me?" Lin Yiku deliberately changed her words.
Guan Yuehe ignored the past; after all, one can't take everything so seriously in daily life. She continued, "Comrade Lin Yiku can't possibly be a fool!"
"What else could it be but a fool?"
"How could someone as thoughtful and considerate as you be a blockhead?!" Guan Yuehe showered Lin Yiku with compliments one after another.
Lin Yiku became curious. "I've given you gifts every year, but I've never heard you praise me so sweetly before."
Why are you praising it so much this year?
"Then why do you always say I'm full of sweet talk?" Guan Yuehe decided not to tell him, and let him think about it tonight!
Lin Yi asked her several times, but didn't hear a reply. However, when she heard her soft chuckle, she knew that she was pretending to be asleep!
He placed his palm on her belly, and after a moment, his palm was gently touched. He immediately said, "Look, the baby is curious too."
Guan Yuehe couldn't help but laugh this time; she hadn't expected him to find such a reason to get her to speak.
Lin Yiku's palm was like a switch; whenever it touched her, the baby in her belly would move eight out of ten times in response.
"Speak quickly," Lin Yiku said, pinching her earlobe as she did.
He was afraid she would get sleepy and fall asleep before he finished speaking. Then he would have to spend the whole night figuring out why.
Guan Yuehe stopped keeping her in suspense.
Actually, it was a comment from her sister that made her discover a new strength of Lin Yiku.
It's not exactly a new advantage, but she hadn't felt it that deeply before. After her sister pointed it out, she suddenly felt that Comrade Lin Yiku was better than she knew.
"What good things did my sister say about me?"
Guan Yuehe laughed and tugged at his ear, "You're always called my sister, but now you're calling me our sister? Lin Yiku, you're such a sycophant."
"Yes, that's me," Comrade Lin Yiku said quite frankly. He then urged her to continue.
“My sister told me to manage the relationship between my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law well, and to avoid showing off as much as possible.” Guan Yuehe waved her hand again, “You gave me a big bracelet, and she’s afraid that my mother, uh, I’m afraid that my mother-in-law will be unhappy.”
“I said no. Back when you were still in the south, you would send gifts back to Lin’s parents for their birthdays.”
Sometimes it's a military overcoat, sometimes a piece of cloth, a pair of shoes, or some nutritional supplements. Even Sitian's birthday is no exception.
Therefore, every month before her birthday, Sitian would already be guessing what Lin Yiku would send back.
As Sitian's best friend without blood ties, she often benefited from Sitian's food and supplies.
For him, or rather for the Lin family, Lin Yiku giving a birthday gift was an annual "program," something they were already used to.
As his lover and family member, it wouldn't be surprising if she received two gold bracelets, let alone a large one.
Of course, Lin Yiku handed over his salary every month, and after getting married, he consulted her before giving gifts to his family, as these were considered household expenses. The gifts he gave her, however, were extra money he secretly saved up; it wasn't so easy for him to accumulate two large gold bracelets.
However, before this, she, like Lin's father, Fang's mother, and Sitian, was used to receiving such a gift every year.
But when she thought about it tonight, she realized how precious this sentiment was.
"My sister, oh no, our sister said, 'I never imagined you were such a thoughtful son and brother. I really underestimated you,'" Guan Yuehe said with a smile.
Guan Yuehe moved closer to him, as if she had found a pie falling from the sky, and said with satisfaction, "I am an excellent comrade, and you are an excellent comrade too. We are a perfect match!"
"How outstanding?" Lin Yiku pressed on.
The next second, her mouth was pinched shut. "Don't talk anymore, I'm sleepy."
After saying so much, I can't help but yawn.
Lin Yiku didn't press him for details. It was truly remarkable that she could talk so much in one night, subtly praising him for being responsible and loving his family.
But whether it was his parents, his sister, or her, they always praised his thoughtfulness to the skies, making him happy as soon as he started preparing the gift.
Comrade Guan Yuehe, in particular, is very good at praising people.
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"Did you have a dream about something golden and shiny last night?" Lin Yi teased her.
"Don't say anything, I dreamt that I chipped off a piece, and it broke my heart." As soon as Guan Yuehe got up, she took off the bracelet, wrapped it together with the one her aunt had given her, put it in a small tin box, and then stuffed it into the old clothes at the bottom of the closet.
She refused to believe that any thief would dare to steal from her!
It's rare that Lin Yiku is also on holiday at home. Today, they are going to Ding Xuewen's new home to add some liveliness.
After getting ready, they had just stepped out of the house when they heard Aunt Hu running back, groaning. Seeing them about to leave, Aunt Hu kindly reminded them, "Make sure you lock your doors and windows tightly. There's been a burglary at the coal mine's residential compound. One family had over a thousand yuan stolen!"
Guan Yuehe hissed, "So many?!"
Thousands of dollars! If she had that much money stolen, she would definitely catch the thief and beat him up.
"That's right. Officer Song has already gone there. If this thief is caught, he'll definitely be going to jail."
At this moment, Zhou Hongqi's family also came out dressed in new clothes, and it was clear at a glance that they were going out to play.
Aunt Hu suddenly felt an even heavier burden on her shoulders. "Since both of you are going out, I won't go out today. I'll stay home and stay put."
Originally, they thought that with Guan Yuehe and Lin Yiku going out to play and Zhou Hongqi at home, they wouldn't be afraid of thieves.
Now things are really messed up. The three most capable fighters in No. 1 Courtyard, no, in the entire Ginkgo Alley, are all going out. It won't do if no one is left to guard the house!
Author's note: It's really late, time for bed! [doge emoji]
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