Chapter 369 Gift
All the things she prepared were packed in boxes. The ones given to Zhuang Dalang's three sons were three identical bamboo boxes. When Zhuang Dalang's wife took them, she felt they were a bit heavy and didn't know what was inside.
The gift for Zhuang Dalang was a set of pens that Manbao bought at a bookstore with his own savings, and the gift for Zhuang Dalang's wife was flowers that Manbao occasionally saw in the mall.
Koko said that those were fake flowers, used in vases to decorate the house, and the craftsmanship was average, but Manbao thought they were very beautiful, even better than real ones, and they were not expensive, so she bought a big bunch.
There was no way around it. A portion was a bouquet, and there were eleven sticks in a bouquet. She didn't understand why it wasn't ten. Anyway, one more stick was a good thing, right?
After buying them, Manbao gave one to each of her four sisters-in-law. Of course, her mother also got one, then Daya and Erya, and even the youngest Sanya grabbed one. Manbao kept one for herself and took two, cut them shorter, put them in a box and gave them to Zhuang Dalang's wife.
Among all the gifts, Zhuang Dalang's was the most expensive, and Manbao was the most heartbroken. She felt that gifts for girls were easier to choose, as there were many beautiful things in the mall that could be used as gifts. It was not like choosing gifts for boys, which was very troublesome.
It took her two days to choose the gift for Bai Shanbao this time, and she found the fake flowers during the process of choosing the gift.
I have never seen this kind of Hua Manbao before, but I thought it was very beautiful when I saw it for the first time, mainly because of its beautiful color.
Manbao's aesthetics are inherited from the Qian family and the Xiao Qian family.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law think that bright red is the most beautiful color. Manbao grew up with them and also thinks that bright red is the most beautiful color, so when he saw it, he thought the flower was so beautiful.
Mrs. Zhuang put away the things they brought and waited until the guests left before counting the gifts.
Of course, she looked at the gifts from the Bai family first. The gifts from the two families were similar, not only valuable but also practical.
The cloth sent by Liu was the best. Most importantly, it not only had colors suitable for men, but also colors she liked. It was obviously prepared for the women in the family.
Mrs. Zhuang touched it again and again, and finally put it aside happily.
In order to get Mr. Zhuang to accept his son, Mr. Bai took great pains to increase the gift prepared by Liu by 30%.
After counting the gifts from both families, Mrs. Zhuang opened the box sent by Manbao. When she saw the pen in the box, she closed it and handed it to her husband, then went to open her box. When she opened it, she was shocked.
Zhuang Dalang looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Seeing the flowers in the box, he was surprised and asked, "Where did you get the flowers at this time of year?"
Mrs. Zhuang reached out and touched it gently. She was startled by the obvious texture of the flower, which was not real, and she quickly picked it up to have a look.
Zhuang Dalang was also extremely surprised. "It's actually fake? It's too realistic. What is it made of?"
"I don't know," Mrs. Zhuang said regretfully, "It's a pity there's no girl in the family, otherwise..."
Zhuang Dalang smiled and said, "It will be the same if you wear it."
Mrs. Zhuang laughed and said, "I'm already old, why should I wear it?"
Zhuang Dalang plugged it in directly for her and said with a smile, "It looks good."
Mrs. Zhuang smiled and opened the remaining three boxes, and found that they were all filled with candies, all of which she had never seen before.
She ate one and couldn't help but sigh, "This young lady is very thoughtful, but I don't know where she gets all these good things."
Zhuang Dalang smiled nonchalantly and said, "There are always some craftsmen in the countryside. This is not surprising."
He said, "I think these colors of fabric are all very good. You can cut them out and make a few more clothes for father. After the New Year, he will go back to the countryside to teach."
Mrs. Zhuang agreed and put everything away.
Mr. Zhuang also saw the flowers on Mrs. Zhuang's head and knew that they were given by Manbao. He smiled and said, "That child loves plants the most. I wonder where she got such beautiful flowers."
At this time, Mr. Zhuang didn't know that the flower was fake. It was not until his daughter-in-law brought it to him for several days that he realized it was a fake flower.
Mr. Zhuang was surprised for a moment, but when he thought about how the Zhou family had always been good at making things with their hands, he shook his head and smiled, and he didn't know who made the flower.
As soon as he got in the car, Bai Shanbao wanted to open the box, but seeing that his grandmother, mother and Manbao were all looking at him, he stopped and held the box in his arms and looked out the window.
Liu and Zheng couldn't help but smile and had no intention of looking.
Manbao didn't care. The main reason was that she felt that if Bai Erlang saw the gift she gave to Bai Shanbao, what if he didn't like it after he got home?
Manbao was thinking at this moment, "What gift should I give to Bai Er?"
Bai Shanbao wanted to know what Manbao gave him, so he glanced at her without saying anything.
Manbao said worriedly, "I think if I give him the same thing as you, he won't like it. But if it's different, what should I give him?"
Bai Shanbao knew as soon as he heard it that the thing Manbao gave him must be for study purposes, otherwise Bai Er would not dislike it.
The two of them thought about returning to Qili Village. As soon as they arrived at the village, Bai Shanbao urged Manbao to go downstairs, then waved goodbye to her and said, "I'll come to play with you later."
Let’s discuss the gift for Bai Er.
Manbao also sighed sadly, and after climbing out of the car, he said to Bai Shanbao: "I have to make a suggestion to Master in the future. Don't accept junior apprentices anymore. Accept junior apprentices instead. It's easier to find gifts for girls."
Liu and Zheng were amused by what they heard. They laughed out loud in the car and joked, "Manbao knows the difficulty of giving gifts at such a young age."
Bai Shanbao shouted, "I know that too."
As soon as he got home, Bai Shanbao jumped off the carriage, ran to his room with the box in his arms, and opened the box only after he entered the house.
Bai Shanbao exclaimed and took out the notebook from the box. The entire cover of the notebook was light blue, and the middle part was circled in blue to form a semicircle. A small boat was on the light blue water with a vague human figure on the boat, and at the end of the water there was a blue sphere, like the moon.
But it’s strange, isn’t the moon white?
Bai Shanbao scratched his head and opened it. He blinked and then realized that it was an empty book.
He flipped through it and found it was completely empty. He thought it was a book, but it turned out to be an empty booklet.
Bai Shanbao thought for a while, ground the ink, picked up the pen and wrote on the title page, "Zhou Manzeng".
The ink does not smudge or spread, nor is it see-through. It turns out to be high-quality paper.
Bai Shanbao touched the notebook and was extremely surprised. He didn't know where Manbao got it from.
Bai Shanbao thought so, so he asked Manbao the same question.
Manbao said: "I bought it from my friend."
Bai Shanbao knew that Manbao had a friend who she often bought things from, so he envied her and said, "He's really amazing. He can even buy notebooks like this. The paper inside is very good."
(End of this chapter)
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