Chapter 686: The Scent of the Alley

Yu Wanqing looked at Ella: "Ella, this is too expensive."

This crown is made of several large diamonds, as well as other small diamonds. The one in the middle is a rare pink diamond. If it were put away in a few decades, this pink diamond would be worth tens of millions.

Not to mention the other diamonds next to it, after a few decades, this crown would probably be a small target.

It would be fine for her to collect some bags and jewelry worth tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars from the British Empire, but she could find a gift of equal value for Ella.

But this crown is really too precious.

Ella stared at Yu Wanqing and said, "You don't treat me as your own sister."

"You know, I'm not short of money. If you weren't there, such pink diamonds would never have been delivered to me." Ella knew very well that if it weren't for Yu Xiaowu, she wouldn't be who she is today.

"Xiao Wu, I really want to give you a gift." She held Yu Wanqing's hand and said, "You can keep this crown and give it to Ningning as a dowry in the future."

"If you return the crown to me today, I will leave China immediately and never contact you again."

Yu Wanqing glanced at her, knowing that she would really do this, and was silent for a moment: "Then I will accept it. I am giving you a gift, and you cannot refuse it."

I have to go back and look through the drawers to see if there's anything suitable for Ella.

Ella smiled and nodded: "As long as it is given by you, it will be my treasure."

When Wen Shuanghua saw the crown, she had already been secretly thinking in her mind whether there was anything valuable and meaningful among her pile of things. She would give it to Xiaowu and let her give it to Ella.

Li Xiulan had the same idea as her.

Ella then gave the gifts to the children. As for the gifts for Wen Ci and his wife, Comrade Huo Jianying, and Grandpa Huo, she put them all in the suitcase first, thinking of giving them out when she saw them in the evening.

When everyone went to rest, Yu Wanqing and Huo Lanci returned to the room. Huo Lanci asked, "Pick one or two pieces of jewelry from your grandmother and great-grandmother and give them to Ella."

The jewellery from my great-grandmother and grandmother was equally valuable and was sufficient as a return gift.

Yu Wanqing looked at Huo Lanci and said, "No, that won't work. Those were left to your wife by your great-grandmother and grandmother. Now I am your wife, and those treasures are mine. How can I give them away?"

"Don't worry about it, I have it in my space, I just need to look for it." There was no other way, there were too many things in his space, and it would take time to look for them.

Huo Lanci smiled and said, "Okay, if we can't find a suitable one, we can think of another way."

There was no other way. His daughter-in-law was reluctant to part with the treasures left by her grandmother and her family, so he could only help her and think of a solution.

Yu Wanqing thought that she had so many treasures in her space, if she couldn't find a suitable one here, it would be even more impossible for others to find one.

Instead of looking for it outside, it is better to look for it in the space yourself.

I thought the snow would last for a long time, but it stopped in the afternoon. Ella smiled and pulled Yu Wanqing out: "I heard that your ancient buildings in China are very beautiful when it snows. Can we go and see them?"

Seeing this, Yu Wanqing smiled and nodded: "Of course, I will go out for a walk with you now."

Li Xiulan and her family didn't want to go out at this time. It was too cold outside, and there was no way they would take the children out.

In the end, only Yu Wanqing and Ella went out to play in the snow.

Seeing this, Li Xiulan couldn't help but say, "One wants to play, and the other is used to it. Is this why they became friends?"

Yin Siyan looked at her daughter-in-law with a smile: "Don't worry about why they became friends."

"Some relationships in this world are just unreasonable."

"This is true for family, friends, and lovers."

Li Xiulan nodded, agreeing with her mother-in-law. Yes, that was unreasonable.

If you think it's reasonable, can I still have a little foreign girl as my goddaughter?

Yu Wanqing took Ella for a walk around Beijing City, but it was so cold that few people had things to sell at this time.

She wanted to go back, but Ella was having a great time and didn't want to go back. She said, "Let me take a look at Beijing. I'm going back to the British Empire in a few days and won't come to China until next year."

Yu Wanqing felt so pitiful after hearing her talk, but she still risked her life to accompany the gentleman. She didn't know if Ella was lucky, but the two of them actually found a small shop that was still open.

This shop is located in a small alley. If the two of them had not smelled the fragrance, they would probably not have known that there was a shop open deep in the alley.

When they entered the shop, a woman in her 50s smiled and said, "Hey, it's so cold at this time, why are you out?"

Yu Wanqing felt that the woman had no ill intentions, so she smiled and replied, "I was attracted by the fragrance of your house."

"I just couldn't help it. No matter how cold it was, I had to satisfy my appetite."

The lady boss likes to hear such words: "You are in for a treat. My husband brought in a big fish two days ago and is stewing it now. Just wait a moment and you will be able to eat it soon."

There were two tables of customers sitting in the store. After hearing what the proprietress said, they smiled and invited Yu Wanqing and Ella to sit down. When they found out that Ella was a foreigner, they looked at her for a few more times, but it was just a few glances before they quickly shifted their gaze.

Yu Wanqing found that there was no bad meaning in their eyes except surprise, so she generously pulled Ella to sit in the corner.

"Are you also attracted here by the smell?" Yu Wanqing chatted with everyone with a smile.

Seeing that they are dressed neatly, appropriately and elegantly, I guess they are probably employees of some organization.

One of the middle-aged men smiled and pointed to the kitchen, "We all came here for Old Zheng's fish stew."

"That fish was obtained by Lao Zheng with great effort. It would be a pity not to eat it."

Another younger man added, "Normally, they would be reluctant to give us good food when they have something good."

"They said they were opening a shop to do business, but they were hiding it."

Seeing how casually they spoke, Yu Wanqing guessed that they must know each other.

"Who would open a shop in this corner? It's obvious that these two have nothing to do and want to have some fun." An old man who didn't speak smiled and said, "You two ladies are lucky today to meet each other, otherwise you wouldn't have such a good fortune."

"Then we are in for a treat." Ella said, "It smells so good that we can't move when we reach the entrance of the alley."

Everyone laughed at Ella's words.

After a while, the proprietress came out with a basin full of food: "Here it is."

"You have to eat fish while it's hot. It won't taste good if it's cold."

Yu Wanqing looked at the fish placed in front of her. It was covered with a lot of chili peppers, various side dishes, and large chunks of fish meat.

She asked curiously, "Boss, are you from Sichuan?"

"No, I just worked there for a few years a few years ago." The proprietress smiled sincerely when she said this.