Then, watching him open it layer by layer, the innermost part turned out to be a small gold lock, the kind of safety lock that children usually wear, which looked quite old.
The pattern on the gold lock looked somewhat familiar to Yun Duoduo, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
Before Yun Duoduo could remember, Yan Gusheng said, "This little gold lock was left by Grandma Junting. It's not worth much money, but when Grandma Junting passed away, she specifically instructed that this thing must be left to our eldest grandson."
After a pause, Yan Gusheng added, "This gold lock and the silver bracelet I gave you when you got married were both part of your grandmother's dowry. You can see that the patterns on them are the same. Perfect timing, I'm giving this little gold lock to you now. You can keep it for the child."
Hearing Yan Gusheng say this, Yun Duoduo did indeed remember.
When she married Yan Junting, Wu Chunlan did give her a pair of silver bracelets, which also had this pattern on them.
Moreover, Wu Chunlan originally intended to give that silver bracelet to Yun Xiaoqin, but Yan Junting took it back later.
No wonder they said the pattern looked familiar; it turns out it's a set.
As Yun Duoduo looked at the object and hesitated whether to take it or not, Wu Chunlan, who was standing at the foot of the bed, strode over, stared at the small gold lock, and shouted, "Yan Gusheng, where did this come from? I've never seen it before!"
Yan Gusheng seemed to have anticipated Wu Chunlan's reaction. He glanced at Wu Chunlan indifferently before saying, "This was left to me by my mother. It wasn't given to you. It doesn't matter whether you see it or not."
He added, "It's just that Jun Ting got married late, otherwise this thing would have been given to his child long ago. Now that Duo Duo is pregnant, it's being kept by Duo Duo, which fulfills my mother's wish."
Whether it was because of the little gold lock or Yan Gusheng's attitude, Wu Chunlan was completely enraged. She shouted, "Yan Gusheng, that's enough! You're doing this on purpose! You save all the good things in the house for your eldest son. Don't forget, Qiuting and Honglan are your children too..."
Before Wu Chunlan could finish speaking, Yan Gusheng glanced at Yun Duoduo with a somewhat flustered expression, then sternly interrupted Wu Chunlan, "Shut up! Do you really want to make everyone uncomfortable on New Year's Day?"
Then, Yan Gusheng glared at Wu Chunlan and said coldly, "If you insist on doing this, then let's not stay here. Let's go back home. When we get back to our hometown, you can argue all you want, just don't cause trouble for the children here."
Before, Yun Duoduo might not have understood the inside story, but after knowing what had happened, she easily figured it out.
This little gold lock is worth some money, after all. In the past, Wu Chunlan wouldn't have cared which son she left it to, but now, of course, things are different.
In addition, Yan Gusheng had been hiding this thing all these years, which made Wu Chunlan very uncomfortable.
They were a couple, but Yan Gusheng had so many secrets.
Moreover, it seemed as if she had left herself a backup plan, saving all the good things for his son with another woman. No wonder she was furious.
At that moment, she desperately wanted to make a scene, but Yan Gusheng wouldn't allow it and even threatened her that if she dared to cause trouble, he would force her to go home.
Yun Duoduo had only just learned of this fact and hadn't quite processed it yet; she didn't know how to handle it.
Besides, if Yan Junting really isn't Wu Chunlan's biological son, then who knows who his real mother is? Should Yan Junting be told about this?
Therefore, Yun Duoduo wanted to keep the peace for the time being. She came out and persuaded the two of them, "Dad, it's okay. If Mom likes these things, then give them to her. Actually, my family has already prepared these things for the children. We don't need them."
Yun Duoduo certainly doesn't lack jewelry like that.
Ye Wenyue gave her quite a lot; any one of them would be more valuable than this.
Yun Duoduo, of course, wouldn't care about this little golden lock.
However, Yan Gusheng insisted, "No, this is your grandmother's last wish before she passed away. She said it was for our eldest grandson, and no one else can have it."
Upon hearing this, Wu Chunlan snorted coldly, "How do you know it must be a grandson? It could be a granddaughter."
Yan Gusheng glanced at Wu Chunlan and casually added, "The same goes for granddaughters. Our Yan family doesn't discriminate against girls."
“You…” Wu Chunlan gritted her teeth as she looked at Yan Gusheng.
Just then, the ward door was pushed open, and Yan Junting entered.
He frowned at Wu Chunlan and Yan Gusheng. "What are you arguing about? Why are you arguing after I've been away for a moment?"
"This is it..." Yun Duoduo handed the safety lock to Yan Junting, told him what had happened, and asked him to handle it.
After listening, Yan Junting stared at the peace lock in his hand for a moment, then looked up at Wu Chunlan, "Mother, what do you mean? You don't want to give this to me; you want to keep it for Qiuting. What do you mean by that?"
Wu Chunlan opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Yan Junting walked up to her and asked directly, "Are you showing favoritism to me in front of everyone?"
From Yan Junting's perspective, he didn't know about his relationship with Wu Chunlan. If everyone was Wu Chunlan's child, he could certainly ask that question.
"Oh no," Yan Junting frowned again, looking at Wu Chunlan and saying, "Or is it that you feel I've wronged you in some way during your trip to Kyoto, so you're planning to focus all your attention on Yan Qiuting?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Chunlan glanced at Yan Junting in surprise.
She assumed that since Yan Junting hadn't said anything during her stay, he must not know anything.
But Yan Junting smiled faintly and told her, word by word, "Mother, I'm not stupid. I've seen how much you've changed since you came here. I haven't had time to talk to you about this before, so let's get to the point today."
Yan Junting pointed to the hospital bed opposite him, gesturing for Wu Chunlan to sit down. He sat down opposite her and slowly, tentatively asked, "From the time you went back to Kyoto last time until you came here when my father got sick, what exactly happened in between? Just tell me and see if I can resolve it?"
Wu Chunlan opened her mouth again, as if she was about to speak.
But Yan Gusheng spoke up before she could, "Jun Ting, it's nothing, don't overthink it. We just had a fight at home about village matters, and your mother has been throwing a tantrum at me. It has nothing to do with you."
After saying that, he pointed to the little gold lock and gave an excuse, "As for this thing, your mother didn't say she wanted to leave it to the second son. She just blamed me for keeping it hidden from her and treating her like an outsider."
At this point, Yan Junting turned around and asked Yan Gusheng, "Then why have you refused to take it out? You are husband and wife. It is wrong of you to hide things in secret. Even if it was given to you by my grandmother, you should have kept it together with her."
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