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Gao Chongli and the driver soon came back with a big travel bag.
Weng Ling opened the bag and distributed gifts to everyone.
Give Mrs. Tian a cashmere scarf and a pair of reading glasses.
Mrs. Tian’s vision is indeed getting worse and worse, but she has never thought about buying glasses.
When she put on her reading glasses, she was surprised to find that the world in front of her eyes became clear. She said that this gift touched her heart.
Huo Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her mother-in-law liked it. She was afraid that the old country lady would not accept this new thing.
Huang Ying was given a set of gold jewelry, including a necklace, ring, and bracelet, which was very substantial.
“This is too expensive…”
Huang Ying was a little hesitant to accept it, but Huo Jinyu said, "This is what you deserve. Your sister-in-law and her sister-in-law both have it, so feel free to accept it."
Old Mrs. Tian looked at Gao Chongyi awkwardly, "I haven't prepared anything for Chongyi."
Gao Chongyi shook his head and signaled her not to say that, as it was she who helped arrange this job as a teacher for him.
A stable job is worth much more than three pieces of gold jewelry.
Gao Chongyi took the initiative to help his wife take the jewelry and let her keep it herself.
She acted so confidently and righteously, just like his wife should.
The three siblings Gao Qinghe received were pendants inlaid with gold and jade, the girl had a pair of phoenixes, and the boy had a qilin.
Gao Qinghe could tell at a glance that the jades of her two siblings were top-quality Hetian white jade.
The quality of first-grade white jade is close to that of mutton-fat jade, and it is as wide as two fingers. It is not easy to find three pieces of the same quality on the market.
Therefore, it is very likely that it was split from the same large piece and re-inlaid with gold.
A large piece of old material is actually more valuable, but the Hetian jade market had not yet taken off in the early 1990s, so there was no question of it maintaining its value.
It might be more meaningful for Huo Jinyu to make three square plaques and pass them on to his grandchildren.
Gao Qingmiao was not at home, so Gao Qinghe was asked to keep the jade token for safekeeping.
Gao Qingya is young and not old enough to wear jewelry. She only has a pair of old silver bracelets that she made when she was a child, but unfortunately they can no longer be worn.
After receiving the new jewelry, I put it on happily.
The gold inlaid jade was too conspicuous, so Huang Ying instructed that it could only be worn at home and not to be brought to school.
Gao Qingya pouted and said, "I know." She felt satisfied to be able to show off at home.
Finally, there was a gift for Jiang Qiyue, a pair of gold bell bracelets that fit the little guy's wrist perfectly.
Huo Jinyu brought it to the little one to tease her, her eyes were instantly attracted to it, and her little hands couldn't wait to grab the bell on the bracelet.
"Do you like it? Grandma, can you please bring it to our Qiyue?" Huo Jinyu teased gently.
Jiang Qiyue didn't know whether he understood or not, and responded excitedly with "Aba Aba".
Huo Jinyu gently helped her put the bracelet on. The golden ring on her small wrist, which was as white as lotus root, looked particularly festive.
Jiang Qiyue shook his hand and the bell rang. The little guy seemed to have discovered a new world. He kept shaking his hands and laughed when he heard the bell.
Gao Qinghe picked up her daughter's hand and waved, "Thank you, Grandma. Our Qiyue likes the bracelet very much~"
Everyone received gifts they liked, and the atmosphere was set just right.
Gao Chongli asked Mrs. Tian, "Auntie Tian, how about coming back to our old house with us this year so we can have a lively New Year's Eve together?"
Old Mrs. Tian's smiling expression froze, and she looked hurriedly at her daughter and son-in-law. What was going on?
Huang Ying's heart skipped a beat and she turned to stare at Gao Chongyi. Have you forgotten what you just said?
Gao Chongyi felt wronged and signaled the two to wait and ask his elder brother what this meant.
"Didn't I already tell you in the letter? Mom, you can just spend the New Year at the old house. I've spent it here for so many years, and I'll continue to spend it here in the future. I won't go back."
Huo Jinyu looked at his son in astonishment, "You're not going back?"
"Mom, I'm not going back." Gao Chongyi reiterated with a serious expression.
There were outsiders here just now, but now only his family members are here, so he has nothing to feel embarrassed about.
Gao Chongyi stood up and said, "I voluntarily married into the Huang family. I told my eldest brother about this in the letter. Didn't he tell you and Dad?"
Huo Jinyu really didn’t know!
She looked at Gao Chongli and his wife with a sullen face and asked, "Did you two know this a long time ago?"
Weng Ling lowered her head guiltily.
Gao Chongli faltered and explained, "Dad is seriously ill and is recuperating in the United States. I'm afraid he'll be upset."
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?!" Huo Jinyu stood up suddenly, very excited.
No wonder she always felt something was wrong as soon as she walked in.
I thought it was because we had been apart for many years and the mother and son had become estranged, so she was always polite to each other.
Now thinking about it, Yu Shu was not being polite at all. He was clearly expressing his firm attitude and position of staying in the Huang family.
"You, you really are..." Huo Jinyu pointed at Gao Chongli and Weng Ling, wanting to scold them for hiding the truth from her, but then she felt that scolding them would be useless.
At this point, Gao Chongli could only think that his brother was just being angry with his family and advised:
"There's no precedent for a live-in son-in-law in our family, and now we live in a new society. We uphold the new marriage law, which only allows marriage."
Weng Ling also said to Mrs. Tian embarrassedly that the social situation has been changing over the past few decades and things are different now. She knew that she was an open-minded old lady, so as long as she asked for it, they would accept any compensation.
The main reason is that Gao's father has traditional ideas. If he knew that his son had become a son-in-law, he would definitely be angry and his condition would worsen. He hopes that Grandma Tian and Huang Ying can understand their difficulties.
"Besides, the children also have the surname Gao, so this is just like a normal marriage," added Weng Ling.
Gao Qingya, who was just happy about the new jewelry, suddenly smiled.
Looking at her silent sister and her mother who was lost in thought, she said:
"It was grandma who sympathized with Dad and worried that he would be laughed at in the village, so she gave us the surname Gao. Otherwise, I would be called Huang Qingya."
Weng Ling coughed awkwardly twice. "The old house has been returned to us. We've specially reserved a few rooms for you. I've packed them all up. If Dad knew that my uncle and his family are back, he'd be so happy and he'd definitely get better. Then, I'll have my aunt bring Dad back to China, and we can be reunited as a family."
Gao Chongli said, "I'm currently the vice president of the provincial university. Qingsong knows a lot of people in the military region. I can arrange for Qingya to attend the best Military No. 7 Middle School. It won't be difficult to transfer you to the provincial capital for work."
Everyone in the Gao family felt guilty towards Gao Chongyi for his sudden departure that year.
They had discussed these arrangements on the way here.
Even Gao Qingmiao and Gao Qinghe's work problems were something he planned to arrange for them.
Huo Jinyu's only thought is family reunion.
She was so excited and happy on the way here, but now she feels so disappointed when she finds out that Gao Chongyi is unwilling to go home.
Gao Qinghe was secretly surprised when he heard what his uncle said.
They are both university presidents and members of a military district. Is this still the ordinary family her father mentioned?
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