Chapter 200 Second Uncle
Lin Jianye was afraid that Lu Jingshen would be dissatisfied with such an expensive gift, as Ai Xiaoxia suddenly made the decision on her own.
So he said, "This thing is expensive. See if there is anyone important who needs a gift. Your second uncle is not an outsider, so there is no need to spend too much money."
Lu Jingshen quickly said, "Dad, my family has a jade mine. Second Uncle has this hobby, but our family doesn't support him? If there are good things in the future, we will also think of Second Uncle."
Lin Jianye laughed when he heard this: "I'm overthinking it. Dad won't be polite to you guys anymore."
Ai Xiaoxia heard the worry in her father's words just now, and smiled: "Dad, don't look at the fact that Jing Shen and I have not been married for a long time, but we respect each other's decisions, and I won't act on my own. This thing is indeed something we can take out, so don't worry."
Lin Jianye looked at Huang Wanxia: "I am really relieved about these two children. I owe so much to Xiaoxia, but in terms of marriage, I am really happy for the children."
Huang Wanxia nodded: "That's true. I thought they were both young and had just been married for a short time, but they just have that old married feeling."
Lin Rui said from the side: "That's because they love each other and trust each other."
Lin Jianye looked at Lin Rui and smiled: "You are quite right about this matter."
Ai Xiaoxia, Lu Jingshen and the others also smiled when they looked at Lin Rui.
After chatting for a while, Lin Jianye made an appointment with Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen. He and Huang Wanxia would come to pick up Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen after get off work tomorrow, and then go to his second uncle's house together.
The next day, Ai Xiaoxia prepared some fruits, cigarettes, alcohol, candy and tea. These were the necessary gifts. The more things there were, the more lively it would look, and the more gifts there were, the better.
In the evening, when Lu Jingshen got off work, Lin Jianye drove over. Lin Rui was on night shift and couldn't come, so the four of them went.
When they arrived downstairs at their second uncle's house, Lin Jianguo was already waiting for them. Ai Xiaoxia had seen him in a photo, so she naturally recognized him.
When Lin Jianguo saw Ai Xiaoxia get out of the car, he knew at a glance that she was his niece. He trotted over to her with tears in his eyes. He wanted to hug her, but was afraid it was inappropriate, so his outstretched hand trembled a little.
Ai Xiaoxia reached out and gave Lin Jianguo a hug: "Second Uncle."
Lin Jianguo hugged Ai Xiaoxia and cried: "They look alike, they really do. This is the child of our Lin family."
Seeing his brother like this, Lin Jianye also shed tears: "Second brother, don't be sad, isn't the child back?"
Lin Jianguo wiped his tears, holding Ai Xiaoxia's shoulders and looking at her carefully: "How can I not be sad? How much injustice has this girl suffered in other people's families? I'm on a business trip out of town. Big brother promised not to tell me the truth. When I thought about this child being replaced, my heart was broken. I was anxious to come back, but the company added an order on the way, and I came back a week late. I was so anxious."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled as she listened to her second uncle's nagging: "Second uncle, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you and me." After that, she pulled Lu Jingshen over and introduced him to Lin Jianguo: "Second uncle, this is my husband Lu Jingshen."
Lu Jingshen called Lin Jianguo "Second Uncle".
Lin Jianguo nodded repeatedly: "Okay, good kids, hurry upstairs, your second aunt has prepared delicious food for you, come upstairs and we'll have dinner."
As they were talking, the family carried their things upstairs.
When they reached the door, Second Aunt Zhang Lan came out to greet them: "My eldest niece is back, come in quickly, I just finished cooking this dish, Lin Xiao and Lin Rui both like my cooking, I promise Xiao Xia will like it too."
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen called Zhang Lan "Second Aunt" and everyone went into the house in a lively manner.
Put down your things, wash your hands, and talk while eating.
At the dinner table, Ai Xiaoxia did not talk about any sad topics, as she did not want to make her second uncle and aunt sad anymore. They also discussed on the way that they should talk less about the past events in Dawa Village so as not to make Lu Jianguo sad.
So Ai Xiaoxia and the others tried to focus their topics around the present as much as possible.
Lin Jianguo has only one boy in his family, named Lin Feng. He works in the provincial capital and is not married yet. His girlfriend is also from the provincial capital, so he can only come back for the day before the New Year.
They chatted about family matters while eating, and talked a lot about Ai Xiaoxia's recent situation, but there was a lot of information about Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen, so they didn't finish talking during the meal.
Zhang Lan’s cooking is indeed delicious. Ai Xiaoxia ate a lot today. Zhang Lan then said that Ai Xiaoxia has similar taste to Lin Xiao and Lin Rui.
After dinner, Ai Xiaoxia took out the gift she had prepared for her second uncle.
This was indeed something Lin Jianguo had not expected. He looked at the jade for a while, then stood up, went into the house to get a lamp and a magnifying glass, and came out to look at it for a while.
Looking at Ai Xiaoxia with joy, he said, "Niece, where did you get this jade? It's really good stuff."
Ai Xiaoxia then remembered that she hadn't mentioned Lu Jingshen owning a jade mine yet, so she smiled and said to Lu Jianguo, "Second Uncle, Jingshen once invested in a jade mine. We don't know much about it, and this was given to us by our partners. My dad said you liked it, so I brought you a piece. If you have something good in the future, ask Jingshen to bring it to Second Uncle."
Lin Jianguo lost his composure upon hearing this and stood up. "What? You two kids own a mine? Do you know the future value of a mine?"
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen knew a little, but not too much. They just waited to collect the money. He didn't think much about it, so his face was quite confused at this time.
Lin Jianguo looked at the two children and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "The appreciation potential of this thing is double now. The future value of your mine is inestimable."
Ai Xiaoxia understood what her second uncle was talking about. She looked at Lu Jingshen and said teasingly, "Are you so rich?"
Lu Jingshen said, "I don't really know, otherwise everyone would say you bring good luck to your husband, and it's true."
Lin Jianye looked at them and smiled, "You two kids really opened our eyes. You really made a fortune quietly."
Lin Jianguo said to Lin Jianye: "Brother, your daughter and son-in-law are so enviable."
Lin Jianye looked at Lin Jianguo with a smile: "I don't know what you're envious of. You're not greedy for money, so you just want those jade stones, right?"
Lin Jianguo also smiled and said, "Brother, it's enough for you to just know it in your heart. Why do you even say it out loud? I feel embarrassed."
Lu Jingshen said to Lin Jianguo, "Second Uncle, this is our family's mine. I'll take you there when I have time next year. You can pick some stones and bring them back."
Lin Jianguo was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth: "Second uncle will not be polite with you. I really like these things. I will take you to my study to have a look." Then he took them to the study.
As soon as they entered the door, they saw that the antique cabinet opposite was filled with jade artifacts. Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen didn't quite understand what they saw, but the sight of so many of them was enough to show how much their second uncle loved them.
Lin Jianguo introduced to them the origin, age, and quality of these jade artifacts.
He went on like this for half an hour until Zhang Lan interrupted him: "Alright, Jianguo, this child is here for the first time, and you keep talking about this. I still have a lot to say to the child."
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