Chapter 164 Yang Qiushi’s Gift

After hearing Shen Wanxue's question, Xia Juanjuan and Li Zhan shook their heads and said with a smile, "No, I didn't know there was such a thing?"

In rural areas, it is difficult to even have enough to eat, let alone jade. Being able to make a small longevity lock made of pure gold for a child is something only a wealthy family could afford.

Xia Juanjuan felt something strange in her heart.

Logically speaking, Shen Wanxue would not be so condescending as to ask such an embarrassing question abruptly just because she gave the three little guys pure gold longevity chains. But why did she have to ask her and Li Zhan like this?

When Shen Wanxue saw Li Zhan shaking his head, her eyes became even darker.

The dragon and phoenix pendant was a family heirloom in the Shen family. She was the only daughter in the family, so her parents passed it down to her. She gave the phoenix pendant to Xia Juanjuan some time ago, but the dragon pendant was given to her own son when she was fostering him that year.

But now, after hearing her question, Li Zhan did not show any surprise and just shook his head and said no. It was obvious that he had never seen this dragon jade pendant before.

Or maybe she had entrusted the jade pendant to the wrong person, and the family had kept it and never given it to their son...

But...all other details don't match up. Does she have to assume that Li Zhan is her son just because he looks like her husband?

Moreover, I cannot recognize my current identity.

Shen Wanxue suppressed her emotions and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if there is nothing. These little things are just a little blessing from the elders to the younger generation. You should regard them as a kind gesture from Auntie. If you can accept them without refusing, Auntie will feel at ease."

Li Zhan originally thought that the item was too expensive and wanted to refuse it, but after hearing what Shen Wanxue said, he had no choice but to accept it.

Yang Qiushi went on to say, "After the Shen family's sister has given the kids their gifts, it's my turn. Master doesn't have anything good to offer, just a few pieces of paper that I brought from the city before, which are probably useless now. I'll just give them to them as gifts with a straight face!"

As he spoke, Yang Qiushi handed three yellowed papers to Xia Juanjuan.

Xia Juanjuan opened it and was shocked.

I saw that these three "useless" pieces of paper were actually the deeds of three shops! Moreover, they were stamped and recognized by the state!

These three stores are located in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou respectively, and they are all century-old pharmacies!

"Master! This is too expensive! How can three little brats afford it!"

Seeing her refuse, Yang Qiushi couldn't help but blush and said awkwardly: "Juanjuan, do you think that the master is too shabby? The gifts given to the brats are not presentable? That's why you refuse to accept it? If you refuse to accept it, then the master will not have the face to be the master anymore..."

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan hurriedly shook her head: "Master, I absolutely don't have such thoughts! The truth is... this is too expensive..."

She knew the future direction better than anyone else at the moment. Judging from the addresses of these three stores, they were all drug stores located in prime locations in various cities. Although they had been taken away and were no longer considered part of the Yang family's business, these three pieces of paper were like waste paper.

But in a few years, when policies are implemented and these things begin to be returned to their original owners, this waste paper will be more valuable than gold!

"Then accept it!" Yang Qiushi interrupted Xia Juanjuan and said firmly: "I, Yang Qiushi, have no children. From now on, I will treat you, Juanjuan, as my goddaughter, and the little ones as my godgrandsons. No matter how valuable something is, can it be as valuable as my grandsons?"

Seeing this, Xia Juanjuan was afraid that if she continued to refuse, it would hurt Yang Qiushi's feelings, so she accepted it and said with a smile: "Since Master said so, I will accept it on behalf of the three little guys. Thank you, Master!"

It will still take a few years for these waste papers to become treasures, so she will keep them for now and think about it later!

Yang Qiushi was quite happy when he saw the gift was sent out - he really felt that the gift was shabby. Those pieces of paper were indeed worth a lot in the past, but now, they are just pieces of waste paper.

He couldn't help but ask, "By the way, have you guys named my grandchildren yet? You keep calling them little brats, little brats. You can't just call them Dabao, Erbao, and Sanbao, right?"

Xia Juanjuan and Li Zhan couldn't help but look at each other. They had actually discussed naming the kids several times, but unfortunately, not to mention their full names, they hadn't even decided on nicknames. They just decided last night that the three kids' nicknames would be Dabao, Erbao, and Sanbao for now...

I didn't expect that I would be rejected by Yang Qiushi today.

Shen Wanxue couldn't help laughing after hearing this and said, "If that's the way they should be called, then they should be called Sibao, Wubao, and Liubao. After all, they have three older brothers and sisters!"

Yang Qiushi shook his head: "Is it so casual?"

Xia Juanjuan: “…”

Li Zhan: "..."

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Li Zhan and I are still worried about the name. How about Master and Auntie take a look and give us some ideas?"

After hearing this, Shen Wanxue immediately declined, "How can this be possible? How can we be the ones to name a child? It's better for parents to name the child..."

Xia Juanjuan rolled her eyes at Li Zhan and said, "We really can't think of a suitable one. Li Zhan did think of a few, either Defending the Country or Founding the Country, or Aiding Korea or Aiding Vietnam, which are not bad to hear, but there are several people with the same name in the village alone... Auntie, Master, you are knowledgeable, please help us think of one."

After hearing this, Shen Wanxue and Yang Qiushi looked at each other and said with a smile, "Okay, then we'll help you think about it, and you can decide whether to use it or not when the time comes."

After saying this, the two of them went back along the path they came from.

Here, Xia Juanjuan and Li Zhan were coaxing the three kids to sleep, but they were still woken up several times at night. They had to feed them, change diapers, coax them to sleep, etc. They were so tired that they both had dark circles under their eyes early the next morning.

Now Lin Yuru, Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei sleep in the west room of the main house. Xia Shuangshan sometimes sleeps here, but most of the time he goes back to Xia Village.

After all, Lin Yuru could be said to be helping to look after her daughter and three grandchildren. If he also lived in her house, there would definitely be gossip in the village and outside.

Xia Shuangshan was stubborn and refused to live here forever, so Xia Juanjuan had no choice but to let him do what he wanted.

Lin Yuru had gotten up several times at night to come over and help coax the child, but was persuaded back by Lizhan every time.

"Mom, I'm at home these days. Juanjuan and I can take care of it. You don't have to get up in the middle of the night to help here. Take a few days off. You'll have to work hard after I'm gone."

After saying it several times, Lin Yuru had no choice but to agree.

The next day, Lizhan went into the mountains and cut down some bamboos. He brought them back, split them, and made a small bamboo bed for the three kids. He also stood up bamboos around it to make small railings, and polished the edges to make them smooth without burrs, to prevent the burrs from getting into the kids' flesh when they touched it.

After it was built, Xia Juanjuan was still worried, so she laid a thick quilt inside and surrounded it with a knitted mesh to prevent them from bumping into things or accidentally rolling down through the gaps.