"That's good. It would look even better if you put your hair up and wore a crown."
Grandma then took out a gold bracelet from a cloth bag.
The bracelet is engraved with patterns, and each pattern is different.
"The sleeves are designed this way to show off the gold bracelet."
"I've already started making your wedding dress. Luckily, I still have some of the same red cloth from before. These gold bracelets are for you three sisters to wear six each when you get married..." Grandma murmured as she slipped the gold bracelets onto Lin Ziyan's wrist.
She looked in the mirror again, nodded, and seemed quite satisfied.
Lin Ziyan felt a sudden weight on her wrist. She glanced at the bracelet, wondering how her grandmother had managed to preserve these old objects during that turbulent era.
Grandma laid all the bracelets on the desk, picked them up and looked at them carefully, as if she were recalling something.
If she hadn't taken out her wedding dress, she would have forgotten about these gold bracelets.
"Grandma, don't make a wedding dress anymore, it'll strain your eyes," Lin Ziyan said after taking off her wedding dress.
She didn't want her grandmother to ruin her eyesight by working so hard to make a wedding dress.
"It's just sewing; I finished the embroidery a long time ago." Grandma waved her hand, took out a handkerchief, and carefully put the bracelet on.
When my daughter got married, it was during a period of turmoil, and all these things were buried underground, with no chance to be taken out.
Now we can finally see the light of day...
"I heard there's a museum or something about this wedding dress now, so we'll donate it..." Grandma murmured.
Lin Ziyan, "..."
She didn't expect her grandmother to have this awareness, as many elderly people are unwilling to donate these old items.
"Things you can't take with you when you're born or when you die, leave something for future generations to remember. So many old things have been ruined in the past." The old lady slowly folded her wedding dress.
Lin Ziyan nodded slightly and helped pack the wedding dress into the cloth bag.
…
As evening falls, the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the sea, like scattered gold, dazzling and radiant.
Yang Yanzhou held his son Zhouzhou in one arm, his face beaming with joy, his eyes shining brightly.
Pei Zhuling stopped to watch the sunset over the sea, and a smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.
"Mom, hurry up, Grandpa He's house is just ahead..."
She turned to look at the two people who had stopped to wait, and strode after them.
"Zhu Ling!"
Lu Qiuying called out and quickly ran forward.
During the Spring Festival, because of the big commotion at the Yang family, Yang Yanzhou didn't go home and hid Pei Zhuling and her son very well.
She had to return to work early, missing the chance to meet Pei Zhuling.
"Sister Qiuying, Xiao Jin?" Pei Zhuling's eyes lit up, a hint of something unreadable flashing in them.
Xiao Jin looked at Lu Qiuying with tenderness...
Lu Qiuying: "It's been almost five years since we last met, hasn't it?"
"Yes, it's been almost five years. Time flies like an arrow." Pei Zhuling's lips curled up again.
Her gaze was gentle, her eyes shimmering like water, and she seemed to glow.
Lu Qiuying felt that she had changed, yet it seemed that she hadn't changed at all.
She became calm and composed, but her gaze towards Yang Yanzhou remained as clear and bright as before.
"You two hurry up and catch up, Grandpa He is waiting at the door," Yang Yanzhou called out.
Xiao Jin followed behind him, looking at his son on his shoulder with envy in her eyes.
Lu Qiuying and Pei Zhuling quickened their pace, chatting as they went.
At this moment, in the He family courtyard,
Grandma, Jiaojiao, and Xiaoxiao sat in the pavilion watching the fish.
Lin Ziyan and Grandma Lan were cooking seafood in the kitchen, while Lu Yunshen helped wash and chop vegetables.
Most of the food is seafood, and the flavors in Fushi tend to be mild, with most dishes being steamed.
Lin Ziyan made braised pork, stir-fried clams, and a pot of cold braised dishes.
As the weather gets hotter, people's appetites aren't as good, so cold dishes are just right.
"Ayan, take these out and don't come back in. Let the men do it," Grandma Lan said with concern, her eyes full of disapproval.
Lu Yun Shen immediately handed her a plate of food, "That's right. Listen to Grandma."
Lin Ziyan nodded. Actually, she only cooked a few dishes when she came in, and Lu Yunshen helped her wash and chop them. She just seasoned and stir-fried them.
The most tedious part of cooking is the preparation of chopping and washing, while stir-frying is the simplest.
Not long after she came out, Grandma Lan followed her out and chatted with A-tai, leaving all the kitchen work to the men.
"Grandma Lan, I'm here for a free meal. Thank you for bringing Zhouzhou over last time." Pei Zhuling greeted Grandma Lan as soon as she saw her.
Her grandmother and Grandma Lan were classmates. Later, when her grandmother had an accident, it was Grandma Lan who found someone to bring her back to the Nie family.
The Nie family was being targeted at the time, and any incident would be used to frame them.
After she was exonerated, Grandma Lan handed over her grandmother's jewelry and several gold bars to her.
"Xiao Ling, don't be so polite with me. Just treat it like you're visiting your grandma's house from now on." Grandma Lan's eyes reddened when she saw her, thinking of her old friend.
Pei Zhuling looks about 50% like her old friend, especially in her eyes and eyebrows.
"This is my apprentice, Lin Ziyan, her great-grandmother, her younger sister Jiaojiao, and Xiaoxiao," Grandma Lan said, suppressing the tears welling up in her eyes as she introduced them to her.
"This is Yan Zhou's wife, Pei Zhuling, the granddaughter of my good friend."
Pei Zhuling nodded to them, her eyes crinkling into a smile, "Hello everyone."
After chatting for a while, all the dishes were placed on the table.
Lu Qiuying and Lin Ziyan sat on one side, intending to pull Pei Zhuling over as well, but Yang Yanzhou beat them to it.
"Zhu Ling, we're going to A Yan's house in a bit." Lu Qiuying glared at Yang Yanzhou.
Pei Zhuling nodded. "Okay."
Yang Yanzhou looked at her with a wronged expression. His wife had come back but ignored him, only caring about making him take care of the child...
After everyone finished eating together, they walked around for a while.
Jiaojiao and Zhouzhou played in the sand in the yard and didn't want to go home, so Atai simply sat down with Grandma Lan at the stone table in the yard and chatted.
After finishing her meal, Xiaoxiao quickly went out to play with her friends.
At that moment, two dark figures jumped into the Lin family's courtyard.
The lights in the Lin family's courtyard were on, making the shadows appear larger and longer.
The main door of the small building was locked and could not be opened at all.
"Check if the back door is locked."
Two figures quickly darted to the back door, tried a few times, but couldn't open it.
"I told you Ah Yan wasn't home, but you didn't believe me."
"I'll bring these fruits over in a bit." The chubby girl muttered, glancing at the upstairs terrace and squinting her eyes.
She quickly pulled her mother against the wall, saying, "A thief has broken into the Lin family's house."
Aunt Chen's eyes widened, her heart skipped a beat, "You saw it?"
The two spoke in hushed tones, but the lights outside cast their shadows, making them visible from upstairs.
The chubby girl was sweating profusely, and the hand she was holding was also sweating.
Aunt Chen was extremely anxious, her mind went completely blank. "What should we do?"
“Ayan isn’t home, but there are account books and such at home. I just brought over the cash from the shrimp paste factory last night…”
She said she was trembling all over. Could it be that they were after the money?
"Two people, both dressed in black and with their faces covered."
"Let's hurry home and find someone..." The fat girl's legs were trembling; when she looked over just now, it seemed like she had been seen.
"Who's there...?"
A loud, powerful roar came from the backyard of the Lin family.
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