The old man, already upset about losing money and having a big fight with his son, shivered as he sat on the sofa.
Who? Who would dare to send him a clock on such a joyous occasion?
Upon recognizing the culprit, a surge of anger rushed to his head. His old ailment flared up, causing him to clutch his heart and fall backward, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
"Get her out of here, old man."
The eldest and third cousins went forward one after another to pat the old man on the back, leaving Ruan Xianxian standing alone and helpless in front of the door. She whispered in a voice that everyone could hear:
"But, but this clock has been passed down through three generations of owners; it's a genuine antique!"
As she spoke, she turned off the lights in the room, and the clock face emitted a faint green light, startling her uncles and aunts who screamed in fright.
When the lights came back on, the discerning old man didn't say anything, mainly because he could tell that it was indeed an old Western item.
The anger that was stuck in my chest hadn't dissipated. I glanced at the clock, then at Ruan Xianxian, then at the clock again, and almost fainted from anger.
The man looked even older and more somber. "Let's sit down and eat."
With the head of the household speaking, the whole family quickly sat down at the table.
When the eldest aunt, who was sitting next to the grandfather, learned that Xianxian was going to go to the countryside in place of Baozhu, she was indignant and caused a lot of trouble. The eldest aunt, who was sitting next to the grandfather, scolded her as an elder.
"Xianxian! Your aunt is going to scold you for this. You're just going to the countryside on behalf of your sister, but you're making excuses and causing trouble. You're so inconsiderate!"
The refined-looking uncle gave Ruan Xianxian an awkward smile and gently tugged at her sleeve under the table, signaling her to say less.
The aunt didn't appreciate it at all. She shook off the grip, snatched back her sleeve, and raised her voice, "Why are you pulling me? What did I say wrong?"
"Dad has something on his mind. If Dad had chosen me back then, Tian Tian would have done her a favor without hesitation."
Tian Tian is her aunt's daughter. She and Ruan Baozhu have been close since childhood, and the two girls are currently trying on each other's clothes upstairs.
Ruan Xianxian smiled meaningfully, "Oh? Is that so! Auntie, don't forget what you said today."
The eldest aunt frowned, about to scold her again, but the youngest aunt's voice drowned her out, "Dad, she's not getting any younger. If you send her to the countryside, what will happen to her marriage prospects?"
The old man knew his youngest daughter's thoughts best. With a droopy face, he lifted his eyelids and asked, "What? Do you have someone suitable?"
My aunt chuckled, her face bearing the expression of someone trying to sell cabbages at a state-run vegetable market.
"He's my boss's son, and he's my classmate. They've had a crush on each other since school. So my boss asked me to introduce the two kids to each other."
She turned to Ruan Xianxian, "The man's name is Zhu Weimao. You two went to the same school, right?"
"Yes!" Ruan Xianxian nodded. "I've fought it."
The old man's eyes flickered. His youngest daughter worked at the Revolutionary Committee, and the eligible young man she mentioned must be Director Zhu's son.
The once-powerful Revolutionary Army will gradually decline, but it still possesses many valuable assets.
He preferred to marry his granddaughter to a descendant of a leader, but this guy had none of the manners and upbringing expected of a child from a prominent family.
If I could marry into the family of the head of the revolutionary association, that would be a good match. We can start dating first, and then get married after I've spent a year or two in the countryside settling down.
So he made the decision: "Let's take advantage of the free time recently and meet up. If it's a good match, we can get engaged first. Otherwise, when we come back from the countryside, we'll be old and faded, and even ordinary soldiers won't want us."
Ruan Xianxian picked up a piece of fish belly with her chopsticks, and upon hearing this, put her hand to her ear: "What grandfather? You're so old, why do you still need to be a matchmaker?"
"If I remarry, I'll be her third grandmother. Is that appropriate?"
"You bastard!" The old man slammed down his chopsticks in anger. He tried several times to signal his son to discipline his daughter, but the scoundrel ignored him.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was extremely awkward.
Her father, with a long face, ate his meal silently. There was at least one person's distance between her aunt and uncle, who were suspected of losing their virginity, clearly indicating a rift between them.
An old man was so angry that he yelled loudly.
Ruan Xianxian clicked her tongue, bent down to pick up the chopsticks, grabbed her grandfather's hand, and while he looked completely bewildered, she tapped the chopsticks six times hard, and finally spat out a sound.
"Pah! Dropping chopsticks brings bad luck. Today is Saturday, I'll hit you six times and the bad luck will be gone!"
The old man froze completely.
The two cousins looked at Ruan Xianxian with the eyes of strangers, not understanding why the once timid and submissive little cabbage suddenly acted as if she had a serious illness.
Did she do anything decent today?
The atmosphere was tense when Ruan Baozhu and Tian Tian went downstairs hand in hand. She was wearing a blue and white dress today, which made her waist look even more slender.
Her beautiful, smiling face instantly dispelled the awkward atmosphere in the room the moment she appeared.
Ruan Baozhu let go of Tian Tian's hand and ran to the package that Ruan Xianxian had brought back, opening it without permission.
A washbasin, a lunchbox, a thermos, a dark blue cotton-padded jacket, and malted milk powder were revealed, and she covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise.
"Cousin, are these birthday presents for Grandpa?"
"No, it's that bell."
While sweeping away all demons and monsters, Ruan Baozhu had her own thoughts, but dared not say that giving a clock would be unlucky. Looking at the ceramic basin with double happiness peony flowers, she felt jealous.
But she didn't forget the important matter. She tiptoed over to her grandfather and sat down, then coughed and said, "Cousin, what about the jade pendant you asked me to keep safe?"
With so many people watching, it was Ruan Xianxian who asked her to keep it safe for her. If it gets lost or broken in the future, she can't blame her.
Moreover, Ruan Baozhu had her own ulterior motives. Based on her understanding of her cousin, she would never dare to deny it in front of everyone, let alone ask for her jade pendant.
But the next second, the plan fell through. Ruan Xianxian, with a grain of rice still on her lips, looked up and asked, "What storage? What jade pendant?"
"Cough cough cough!" The old man coughed heavily. Don't admit it. Just say that his jade pendant was lost this morning. Can the eldest girl force her to make something out of nothing?
Unfortunately, in her haste, Ruan Baozhu failed to understand her grandfather's implication. She suddenly stood up, her face full of anxiety, and asked, "You promised Grandpa that you would exchange with me, how can you go back on your word?"
Ruan Xianxian gave an "oh" and leisurely picked up a grain of rice and stuffed it into her mouth, which annoyed the group of elders who considered themselves to be particularly well-mannered.
"Explain yourself clearly. You just keep saying 'safekeeping,' I don't know who you got this kind of robbery behavior from."
As she spoke, she got up and took out a wooden box from her bag. When she opened the box, the jade pendant that Ruan Baozhu had been longing for was inside.
She reached out to take it, but Ruan Xianxian knocked it away with her chopsticks and beckoned, "Where's the exchange? Give it to me."
Ruan Baozhu looked at her grandfather with a wronged expression, but her grandfather looked away with a face full of disappointment. She could only take off the fine jade pendant she was wearing around her neck.
"Give!"
Ruan Xianxian clicked her tongue, handed over the wooden box with one hand, and took the jade pendant with the other.
Having obtained the peace buckle she had dreamed of many times and longed for, Ruan Baozhu was overjoyed, her face beaming with uncontainable elation as she examined it in her palm repeatedly to confirm its authenticity.
Overjoyed, he couldn't help but kiss her.
vomit--!
The moment her pink lips touched the jade pendant, she couldn't help but vomit, and subconsciously brought it to her nose to sniff!
Huh? Where's that strong smell of urine coming from?!
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