Chapter 257 Didn’t Forget the Gift for Erya
Lu Qiniang tried every possible way to comfort the ancestor in front of him.
There’s no way around it, grandparents are close to each other and they all love their children.
She is such an old lady, and her eyes are swollen from crying. Who wouldn’t feel sorry for her?
"Grandfather, don't worry. Yun Ting's greatest strength is that he doesn't hold grudges. He still has a childish temper. You don't know that in my house, he and my second daughter bicker every day, making a mess of things and making my head buzz... I'm still angry, but these two are already talking and laughing again."
"Abandoned mother, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. I just hate his father for being so indiscriminate. I raised this child, how could I not know his character? It's probably because that vixen tried to seduce him but failed, and she's so angry."
Lu Qiniang did not agree with this.
In the eyes of these masters who have been in power for a long time, servants are lowly.
How could the master make a mistake?
"Grandfather, we'll know what's going on if we investigate thoroughly. Doesn't that child still have his mother?" Lu Qiniang said, "The truth will eventually come out."
"How is Yun Ting now?" the old ancestor asked, "When has my poor Ting ever suffered such an injustice?"
Lu Qiniang couldn't help but think in her heart that your grandson was indeed wronged and beaten, but that maid lost her life.
Oh, I can’t think about it anymore. I feel sad.
"Yun Ting is fine. He should be almost recovered by now. I'll go back and try to persuade him." Lu Qiniang said, "Don't worry. He'll be fine with me."
"Okay, okay, abandoned mother, I'm really sorry to bother you."
The old ancestor had someone bring up a plate of silver. "I really don't know how to thank you. He's staying with you for a long time, it's not right for him to eat and drink for free. Qi Niang, please accept this -"
Meanwhile, Yun Ting had been coaxed into submission by Erya, and was devouring the noodles Daya had made for him while saying, "I'm never going back to that home. It's a pity I received so much New Year's money, I was so angry I didn't have time to take it out."
Erya asked him, "How much of your three thousand taels of silver did you get back?"
"All the things we collected were worth more than double, but we didn't bring them out, so they're useless." Yun Ting was annoyed.
Suddenly, he put down his chopsticks and fumbled in his arms.
"What's wrong? Do you have lice on your body?" Erya's curse was exactly the same as Lu Qinniang's.
"Here!" Yun Ting's eyes lit up, and he took out a purse and waved it in front of Erya, "It's a good thing I brought the things for you."
"Give me something?"
"It's a good thing. I originally prepared one for everyone in the family, but I was afraid I'd forget yours and you'd scold me again, so I brought this with me. I didn't expect... that this was the only thing I brought out."
I'm so angry.
"I dare not accept it." Erya said, "If you ask me to pay you back double later, I can't afford it."
"Look at you, that's what I gave to my grandmother and the others. When did I ever ask you to pay it back double?" Yun Ting said expectantly, "Come on, open it and take a look. I'm sure you'll like it. I can tell at a glance that this is something you'll like!"
"You never know." Erya said this, but in fact she took out a round jade pendant from her purse with anticipation.
The moment she saw the jade pendant, she was already amazed, "Wow——"
This is a round crystal bamboo pendant, which is light and thin. The transparent crystal was carved by the craftsman using hollowing techniques to look like a curved bamboo branch, with leaves interlaced along the branches, with a well-arranged density.
The texture is pure, flawless and crystal clear.
Crystal bamboo pendant from the National Palace Museum in Taipei
Girls, who can resist this?
"Do you like it?" Yun Ting's eyes were still swollen, but now he was so proud that his nose was turned up to the sky. "This is the dowry of our ancestor. I knew you would like it, so I asked her for it for you."
The smile on Erya's face froze. She caressed the jade pendant lovingly, but still returned it to Yunting.
"What's wrong? Don't you like it very much?" Yun Ting was anxious.
"There are so many things I like. If it's worth three or five taels of silver, I'll shamelessly ask you for it if you don't give it to me. But this is your grandmother's dowry, it must be worth a lot of money. I don't have a gift of similar value to give you in return, so I can't accept it."
My mother said that we should not accept expensive gifts from others, especially those we cannot afford to pay back.
"I don't want you to return the favor."
"I don't have to return the favor immediately, but at the very least, I have to be able to pay it back."
This way you’ll have a chance to return the favor later.
"I can't pay it back right now, so I can't accept it. But since you're thinking of me and liking it, it's a good thing for both of us." Erya put the jade pendant back into her purse. "Your grandmother's dowry won't be left to you alone in the future. It will have to be divided among everyone. What you get may not be much, so keep it well. It will be passed down through the family."
"She'll definitely give me the bulk of it, so this one won't be a problem. It's rare that there's one you like among all her antiques, so just keep it. I'll give it to you as a dowry in the future!"
"Nonsense, I'm not from your family." Erya said, "Hurry up and put it away. I'm telling you, don't be idle these days, come and help. My stall will be open during the Lantern Festival!"
"What stall? Rouge and powder? So fast?"
"Yes, I'm going to be rich! Tell me I'm going to be rich!"
"Zhuozhuo, you will make a fortune!"
"Hahaha, I'm just saying good things." Erya said, her hands on her hips, "When the time comes, I'll buy the best-looking husband. If he's not good enough, I'll change him! I'll buy a few more and let them coax me."
"You're not as young as Jiaojiao, so don't lie to yourself with such childish words." Yun Ting threw his purse aside and lay down, his hands behind his head. "Zhuozhuo, it would be great if you could stay young forever."
"I'm looking forward to growing up. When I grow up, I can make money to support my mother and let her just lie down." Erya said.
"I never thought of it that way."
"So, you're lucky," Arya said. "Although your father was wrong to beat you without asking any questions, think about it carefully. How many children from poor families, even those who have nothing to do, have been used as punching bags by their parents just because their parents are too hard-working?"
After a pause, she continued, "Don't compare yourself to me. There are only a few people as good as my mother. Your father is actually just okay."
Yun Ting suddenly asked her, "If you were given a choice, would you rather be me or yourself?"
Erya didn't answer immediately. After thinking for a while, she said, "If it were my turn to reincarnate, I would definitely choose you. But I already have a mother, so of course I have to choose her now. Don't tell me you don't choose your father. That would be ungrateful. You can't deny your father's kindness to you just because he did something wrong. Who would dare to raise a child like that?"
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