Bai Qianmo took out the jade pendant, and Gu Jueye reached out and gently lifted it up.
"Miss Huo, you should recognize this jade pendant, right?"
"This...this is..." Huo Xiuxiu's face showed a look of astonishment when she saw the jade pendant.
How did the Huo family's heirloom jade pendant end up in Bai Qianmo's hands?
She looked at Bai Qianmo, her heart filled with suspicion.
She had seen this leaf-shaped jade pendant in an old picture book in her grandfather's room. Her grandfather had said that it was a treasure passed down from the Huo family ancestors.
The jade pendant was in the hands of my grandfather's second uncle back then. Because my grandfather's second uncle did not leave China with the family, he was never heard from again, and the jade pendant disappeared with him.
Grandpa said that the jade pendants are white and black. The white jade is made of a piece of top-quality warm jade, while the black jade is made of cold jade.
The warm jade and the cold jade were originally a pair, but after thousands of years of ups and downs, the white jade ended up in the hands of the Huo family.
The black jade pendant was originally in the hands of the Gu family, but its whereabouts became unknown during the warlord era.
Old Master Gu said excitedly, "This is the white jade from the Yin-Yang Jade. Qianmo, how did this jade pendant end up in your hands?"
“Grandpa Gu, this jade pendant has been passed down from the Bai family for generations.”
Huo Xiuxiu snorted angrily: "Bai Qianmo, you must not know the origin of this jade pendant, right? How dare you shamelessly claim it as the Bai family heirloom? Heh, Grandpa Gu, Grandma Gu, is this the Gu family's granddaughter-in-law you've chosen?"
Both Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu looked at Bai Qianmo, waiting for her explanation.
Bai Qianmo glanced at Huo Xiuxiu and said calmly, "My great-grandfather's name was Huo Yuanshan."
Huo Xiuxiu sneered, "Bai Qianmo, your grandfather is Bai Yixian, how could you possibly be a descendant of Huo Yuanshan?"
“My grandmother’s surname is Huo, her father’s name is Huo Yuanshan, and my grandfather was a son-in-law who married into the family. Is that hard to understand?”
Huo Xiuxiu was completely stunned.
Old Master Gu slowly began, “If I remember correctly, the person who made the marriage agreement with my father back then was none other than Senior Huo Yuanshan. If Qianmo’s grandmother was a daughter of the Huo family, then logically, her granddaughter would naturally be the first in line to inherit the family.”
As Old Gu finished speaking, he looked at Huo Xiuxiu with a deep gaze.
"Your grandfather was not a direct descendant of the Huo family, but a son of a concubine. If Elder Huo Yuanshan had no direct descendants, our Gu family would not deny that your lineage would inherit this agreement. However, at this moment, Elder Huo Yuanshan's descendant has appeared and brought a crucial token. Logically and emotionally, Qianmo is the Huo family descendant who is betrothed to our Gu family!"
Huo Xiuxiu gave Bai Qianmo a cold look.
"Bai Qianmo said that her grandmother is a descendant of the Huo family. What evidence can prove that? Grandpa Gu, there are more and more tricks for swindlers these days. Don't be used by some of them. According to my grandfather himself, his second uncle, who is my great-uncle, has no descendants at all."
According to seniority, Huo Yuanshan is her grandfather's second uncle and a descendant of the direct line of the Huo family.
Back then, the person who was engaged to the Gu family was Huo Yuanshan.
Before the founding of the new country, the Huo family, being of warlord origin, immigrated abroad to avoid subsequent purges.
Huo Yuanshan did not leave with them at the time, but instead left the capital under an assumed name. In the decades since, he has never contacted the Huo family.
Over the years, my grandfather tried to find Huo Yuanshan's whereabouts, but he never found him or even his descendants.
Now Bai Qianmo appears with a jade pendant, claiming to be a descendant of Huo Yuanshan.
She felt that Bai Qianmo must be lying about this, and that her purpose was to usurp the position of the Huo family member and marry into the Gu family so that she would have a legitimate reason to do so.
Thinking of this, Huo Xiuxiu became even more furious and pressed her, "Bai Qianmo, can you provide evidence to prove that you are a descendant of Huo Yuanshan?"
Bai Qianmo remained silent.
To outsiders, she seemed guilty.
In fact, Bai Qianmo was indeed a little guilty...
She had no idea that the jade pendant was actually an engagement token between the Huo and Gu families, nor did she know that her ancestor was the one who had made the engagement with the Gu family back then.
Therefore, since her great-grandfather had passed away many years ago, and her grandmother had also passed away, she had no way to prove her identity.
Seeing that Bai Qianmo remained silent, Huo Xiuxiu sneered.
"You can't produce it, can you? Because you're not a descendant of Huo Yuanshan at all."
Qin Lin said, "Dad, Mom, you both saw it with your own eyes. Bai Qianmo is not a descendant of the Huo family at all. She is lying. Her goal is to marry into our Gu family legitimately. I am A-Ye's mother. How can I stand by and watch my son be deceived by this kind of woman? You two should see this girl's true colors."
Gu Zhizhou reprimanded his son.
"You brat, why don't you hurry up and send this girl away? Our Gu family has always valued our reputation. This girl is full of lies and is obviously a wicked person. This time you should finally see her true colors."
Huo Xiuxiu said, "Grandpa Gu, Grandma Gu, the white jade in the Yin-Yang Jade is a family heirloom of our Huo family. The jade pendant that Bai Qianmo has is very likely fake. I suggest that it be sent to a professional institution for appraisal. If it is fake, then we can let it go. If it is real, I have the right to take back our Huo family's property!"
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