“I also feel that I am very blessed!”
Tang Zhan's eyes swept across Lan Guoer's face, and he was not humble at all.
"Wow! It seems that my sister-in-law is not only beautiful, but also quite good at controlling her husband. Look, is this still my cynical cousin Jing?"
"Hurry up and tell the kitchen to serve the food."
The newly married bride is very thin-skinned.
Han Shuhui was worried that he would say something embarrassing again, so she quickly sent him away.
He walked up and pulled his two daughters over one by one to introduce them to Lan Guoer.
For this banquet, the old lady only invited her son, daughter and three daughters-in-law back, and did not even greet her grandchildren.
He Xianghou is the head of the family, and the banquet is held in his villa. His three children are half-owners, so naturally they have to attend.
He Jiake is 1.7 meters tall, with neatly trimmed short hair. She is wearing a light gray silhouette suit, and has a bit of the style of a female president in modern times.
"Hello, I'm He Jiake, and I welcome you both to my home."
She stretched out her right hand and shook hands with Lan Guoer.
"Lan Guoer." Lan Guoer responded with a smile and nodded.
In her heart, Lan Guoer subconsciously associated the person in front of her with her best friend from her previous life.
The styles of these two people are so similar! They are both bright and beautiful beauties.
Although her style is neutral, her facial features and body proportions are very outstanding! Especially these straight long legs... wow!
Lan Guoer couldn't help but imagine in her heart that if she were to change into a skirt and have big curly waves like He Xiangqian's, the scene would be so stunning!
I just wonder who will eventually marry such a beauty?
"I'm He Jiaai, welcome both of you."
Lan Guoer responded again with a smile.
He Jiaai is a typical lady from a wealthy family. She is pregnant with a big belly and looks to be five or six months pregnant. She looks well-behaved and gentle.
After everyone introduced themselves to each other, Lan Guoer handed the gift she brought to the old lady.
A rectangular wooden box.
Madam He scolded, "You two kids, why do you bring gifts when you come to visit us? Speaking of which, Jingtang saved my old bones, and I haven't thanked him properly yet! Last time he came home, he brought so many gifts, and you guys are... Ugh! How can an old woman like me feel comfortable like this?"
Seeing that Madam He was genuinely troubled, Lan Guoer smiled and said, "It's not a very valuable thing, but it can be used at a critical moment. It's also a small token of our gratitude as the younger generation. Please accept it with peace of mind."
"Oh? It can be used at a critical moment? What is that?" Sun Yaning, the eldest daughter-in-law of the He family, stretched her neck to look at the box in the old lady's hand. "Mother, since Jingtang and his wife are giving it to you as a filial gift, you should keep it and open it so that we can all have a look!"
Old Madam He glanced at her and her face darkened.
Among the three daughters-in-law, the one with the most shallow eyes is the one from the eldest family.
Not only does he throw himself at his parents' house, but he also loves to argue and whisper in their wives' ears.
If the eldest son had not been a filial son, he would have been driven away from the old couple because of her disturbance.
However, this cannot be blamed on others, because it was the boss who was so stubborn and fell in love with her.
They are not a good match, and they are all vampires!
Speaking of which, if he hadn't married such a spendthrift wife, the old man might not have bypassed the eldest son and handed over the company and the position of head of the family to the third son.
"Mom, why are you glaring at me?" Sun Yaning played with his nails, not feeling that he had done anything wrong.
She raised her eyebrows. "My daughter-in-law is just curious! Besides, how would you know what someone gave you if you don't open it and take a look?"
"Hmph!" The old lady snorted coldly, "I like whatever Guo'er gives me. Why are you worrying about it?"
Thinking about how Tang Zhan came to visit a few days ago and brought bird's nest, fish maw and sea cucumber, she just took a look at them, and before she had time to ask the servants to put them away, her eldest daughter-in-law quietly stole them and gave them to someone else. The old lady was furious.
It’s not for the food.
Whether you eat it yourself or give it to others, you have to get something out of it, right?
He just moved everything back to his mother's home, and fed his mother and two brothers, whose appetites became bigger and bigger. Whenever he had no money to spend, he would go to his mother's house to cry poor and beg for money.
He also made his eldest grandson become more and more unruly. He idled around all day and even learned to gamble from his good-for-nothing uncle!
Fortunately, the old man had the foresight to distribute only dividends instead of shares when dividing the family property. Otherwise, the eldest brother’s family fortune would probably have been all given away by this woman to her parents’ family.
“There’s nothing to be ashamed of.”
Lan Guoer didn't know the reason. Seeing that Sun Yaning was humiliated by the old lady, she tried to smooth things over, "It's just a medicinal herb! It's nothing special."
"Medicinal herbs?"
When she heard that it was a medicinal herb, the old lady blinked her eyes and couldn't help but feel curious.
She slowly opened the wooden box and was stunned. "This...this is too valuable!"
Seeing the old lady so excited, He Xiangqian and He Jiake couldn't help but come forward.
A perfect old ginseng lies quietly in the center of the wooden box.
Born into wealthy families, they are no strangers to ginseng. This ginseng looks to be at least a hundred years old!
Although Hong Kong is wealthy, rarity is a precious commodity! As a life-saving remedy at a critical moment, aged mountain ginseng is highly sought after and prized among the wealthy.
The second young master's wife is indeed from an extraordinary family. She even bought a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng, which is really generous!
Sun Yaning was simply stunned!
Thinking of something, her eyes turned, "Mom, you and Dad are still healthy, but my mom has been feeling listless recently. Do you think you can give half of this old ginseng to my daughter-in-law? Or," she said, looking at Lan Guoer with a pout,
"Miss Lan, do you have any old ginseng of this quality? I'll buy it for you! How about 20,000 yuan a piece?"
Before Lan Guoer could speak, He Xiangqian burst out laughing!
"Sister-in-law, do you really not understand or are you just pretending? You want to buy this quality ginseng for 20,000 yuan? Can I take whatever you have?"
She raised her hand and stretched out five fingers. "I'll give you five hundred thousand! Guo'er, if you have extra and are willing to sell it, remember to ask me first. As long as it's in good condition and old enough, I'll take it no matter how much it costs."
He Jiaqian has taken a lot of Chinese medicine in recent years and is very familiar with the market prices of rare medicinal materials such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum.
Just like the one that Lan Guoer gave to the old lady, not only is it difficult to buy in major pharmacies, even if it is available, it is sold through internal channels.
The last time she got that plant was at an auction house. It was from the 1970s and its quality was far inferior to this one. The starting price was 50,000, but it was finally sold for 280,000. It shows how scarce this thing is in Hong Kong now.
Twenty thousand? Her sister-in-law really thinks she's being taken advantage of!
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