Liang Sanmei suppressed the bitterness in her heart and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, my in-laws are right. We have to look forward and help Xiaoyu raise the children. We can't keep thinking about the past..."
Shen Yu said to Qiao Shuhui, "Mommy, my parents-in-law and my older brother and sister-in-law have always taken good care of me. Before, when I was running a small business, my parents-in-law helped me take care of the children. Now that my shop is being renovated, my parents-in-law and my older brother and sister-in-law are leading people to help me with the renovation. They are all very good family members."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Shuhui said to Liang Sanmei and the others with gratitude, "In-laws, Xiaoyu'er has told me several times how good you are to her. I am very touched and grateful for your efforts for her. This time I came back, I brought you some gifts, and I hope you will like them."
Kevin, the secretary standing to the side, immediately handed the black handbag he was carrying to Qiao Shuhui.
Qiao Shuhui took out gifts, each in a red gift box, from her black handbag.
She first presented the gifts to Grandpa Shi and Liang Sanmei, and said to them with a smile, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, this is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't find it offensive!"
Grandpa Shi quickly pushed it back, "No need, no need, in-law, you've already given us a red envelope, how can we accept another gift? There's really no need to be so polite..."
Liang Sanmei also said, "Yes, in-laws, taking care of Xiaoyu is what we should do, how could we accept your gift?"
When Qiao Shuhui gave them red envelopes just now, the two elders refused for a long time before finally accepting them.
The two sides were pushing each other back and forth, which made Shen Yu feel somewhat helpless.
She took the gift from Qiao Shuhui's hand and stuffed it directly into the hands of Grandpa Shi and Liang Sanmei, saying with a smile, "Dad, Mom, this is my mother's gift, please don't refuse, just accept it!"
With his daughter-in-law stepping in, Grandpa Shi and Liang Sanmei reluctantly accepted the gift, saying, "Thank you so much, in-laws..."
Afterwards, Qiao Shuhui gave the gifts to Shi Sen, Su Chunhong, and the three eldest children.
Su Chunhong smiled broadly, her eyes crinkling with joy, and kept saying, "Thank you, thank you..."
The gift from Grandpa Shi and Shi Sen was a luxury watch worth over a thousand yuan.
The gifts Liang Sanmei and Su Chunhong received were a pair of gold bracelets, one with a large dot and the other with a small dot.
The gift for the three children was three beautiful children's watches.
The three siblings, Xiao Chenchen and his siblings, also have them, and the children love them.
Zheng Weiting also gave each of them a large red envelope as a token of his appreciation.
The whole family was very happy to receive the gifts and red envelopes.
Liang Sanmei greeted Qiao Shuhui and Zheng Weiting, "In-laws, come and sit down to eat. Let's chat while we eat."
Qiao Shuhui replied with a smile, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, in-laws."
Yesterday, when Grandpa Shi and Liang Sanmei heard from Shen Yu that her mother was coming today, they got up early and went to the old street market to buy groceries.
The table was laden with dishes, which, while not rare delicacies like lobsters or king crabs, were all common home-style dishes that people from Guangdong province enjoy.
The dishes include crispy roast goose, boiled prawns, honey-glazed char siu, steamed spare ribs with fermented black beans, stuffed tofu, poached chicken, braised pork belly, pan-fried yellow croaker, stir-fried snow peas with cured pork, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and stir-fried bok choy with garlic.
Add a pot of slow-cooked soup that people in Guangdong love to drink, and you're all set!
We set up two large tables today, and the dishes on both tables were the same.
The elders sat at one table with Shen Yu and the others, but there wasn't enough room at the main table, so the drivers and the younger children sat at another table.
The dishes were all home-style cooking, and the drinks were brought out by Shen Yu; they were all very delicious.
As everyone ate and chatted, they couldn't help but drink a few more glasses, and by the end, they were all a little drunk.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they drank a pot of refreshing tea personally brewed by Shen Yu. They felt their drunkenness dissipate and their energy return.
Not wanting to disturb her in-laws any longer, Qiao Shuhui got up to leave after sitting for a while, saying she was going to visit Xiao Yu'er.
Grandpa Shi and Liang Sanmei tried to persuade them to stay a few more times before getting up to see them out, telling them to come back and visit again when they had time.
After Qiao Shuhui and the others left, Grandpa Shi and Liang Sanmei opened the gift box and were shocked to see that Qiao Shuhui had given them such an expensive gift.
I opened the red envelopes again and looked at the money inside. The older ones had 5,000 yuan, and the younger ones had 1,000 yuan.
Liang Sanmei said repeatedly, "Our in-laws are too kind. They've given such an expensive gift and such a large red envelope. Old man, how are we supposed to reciprocate?"
Neither of them are people who like to take advantage of others.
Qiao Shuhui gave them such a generous gift, and they felt embarrassed if they couldn't reciprocate.
After thinking for a moment, Grandpa Shi said to her, "These things probably don't mean much to our in-laws. They're just a way for them to express their feelings for us. We'll just reciprocate according to our means. Helping Xiaoyu and the others more in the future is probably what our in-laws want to see most."
Liang Sanmei laughed and said, "Our in-laws are too kind. Even if they hadn't given us this red envelope and this expensive gift, we would definitely have helped Xiaoyuer!"
Grandpa Shi urged her, "Don't overthink it, hurry up and go see what kind of gift you should give your in-laws in return!"
Liang Sanmei quickly searched through the family's inventory to see what good items she could give as return gifts to her in-laws.
Shen Yu led Qiao Shuhui and Zheng Weiting back to her home on foot.
When Qiao Shuhui and Zheng Weiting saw that they lived in such a small house, with several family members crammed together, they couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
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