Before school started, Shi Miao received a lot of jade from Ji Jingyao, saying it was a gift of apology.
Shi Miao, who had been busy practicing these days and had long forgotten about Ji Jingyao, had a subtle expression on his face.
Wen Ying asked, "Why did Ji Jingyao give you these gems? Don't agree to his excessive demands."
If it were just one or two, it would be fine, but these gems could fill a box, and they were all of exceptional quality. If they were auctioned, they would probably fetch hundreds of millions. Such a generous gift couldn't be ignored. Ji Jingyao hadn't given Wen Ying's younger brother anything this expensive on his birthday.
A generous gift must be followed by a greater request.
Wen Ying didn't think much of the romance; after all, Ji Jingyao's image as a destined loner was already ingrained in people's minds. She simply suspected Ji Jingyao had a request for her daughter. She didn't want to see her daughter end up in the hospital for his fortune-telling. Her daughter practically treated the hospital like her home.
Shi Miao immediately noticed the worry on her mother's face. She brushed it off calmly, "Nothing. Maybe it's because the magical instruments and talismans I made for him came in handy. You know Ji Jingyao. He doesn't seem to like owing favors to anyone."
This statement was so convincing that it easily convinced Wen Ying.
"That's good." Wen Ying thought of another thing, and there was a little more smile in her eyes. "Your nineteenth birthday is coming soon. Which manor do you want to hold it in? If you want a castle, our family has several castles abroad." It would be a bit troublesome abroad, but she was willing to do troublesome things for her daughter.
On her daughter's eighteenth birthday, she still hadn't come home. Wen Ying asked Miaomiao's roommates about it, and they told her that Miaomiao would just have a meal with them and then use her part-time job money to buy herself a small cake for no more than twenty yuan. Thinking of that scene, Wen Ying felt incredibly sad, and she became even more determined to make amends for her daughter. Although this was her nineteenth birthday, she planned to celebrate it on the scale of a Wen family daughter's coming-of-age ceremony, perhaps even more grandly.
Shi Miao was too lazy to go abroad unless she had other things to do. She paused for a moment and said, "It's fine to stay in China. We can have a meal together as a family. I heard that my cousin will be back this year, right?"
The cousin she was talking about was from her uncle's family. He had been studying abroad, completing both his bachelor's and master's degrees, and, barring any setbacks, he should be graduating this December. Shi Miao had only met this cousin once before, when he returned to China for a few days in March and gave Shi Miao a black card as a meeting gift. He was quite forthright.
Wen Ying nodded. "I heard from your aunt that he has set up a cosmetics company abroad in recent years and acquired two laboratories, investing all his money in them."
When the Wen family's children reached adulthood, their parents would give them dividends and shares to manage on their own. This was different from the Zhou family. Zhou Liheng was eager to control all the assets himself, demonstrating the majesty of his extended family in front of his children. Zhou Yuntang and Zhou Liuan had credit cards, so although they could spend money freely and receive reimbursements, they didn't have many assets to their names, mostly gifts and red envelopes from friends and family since childhood.
Wen Ying's expression became even more dazed when she mentioned her two sons, Zhou Yuntang and Zhou Liuan, who had already severed ties with her. Ever since they were struck by lightning and turned into charcoal, their skin had been severely burned. Even after several skin grafting surgeries, the results hadn't been very good, and they hadn't appeared in public since then.
A few days ago, these two people sent her a message through relatives and friends, saying that they had prepared a birthday gift for Miaomiao and wanted to send it to her (Wen Ying herself had blocked them long ago).
Wen Ying only hopes that they can learn from their mistakes and truly repent.
But it would be better not to invite them to Miaomiao's birthday party, so as not to upset her. As for those who whispered in her ear that there was no overnight hatred between mother and son, she also blocked them.
As for Miaomiao's statement that a birthday party didn't need to be a big deal, Wen Ying didn't hear a word of it.
How can we do it in a small way? We must do it in a grand manner!
Well, now it's time to start drawing up the guest list.
Thinking of this, Wen Ying's face lit up with pride. She guessed everyone in the industry would be fighting over this invitation.
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Although the Wen family was once wealthy and powerful, they were often overlooked by the wealthy because they kept a low profile. But since the emergence of Shi Miao, a master of metaphysics, they have been unable to keep a low profile even if they wanted to. The eyes of the wealthy are unconsciously focused on the Wen family. Every move of the Wen family can move people's hearts.
In order to prepare for Shi Miao's 19th birthday party, the Wen family mobilized their connections to buy the best things.
As soon as he moved, others knew about it.
After being reminded, they reacted.
Oh, yes, Shi Miao’s birthday is coming soon! So they have to prepare a good gift. If the gift can catch Shi Miao’s eye, maybe they can ask the master for help when they encounter problems at home in the future.
As for Zhou Man, who was only one day younger than Shi Miao, they simply ignored her. Although Zhou Liheng still loved Zhou Man very much, the people in the circle had already made a good balance of interests in their minds. The Zhou family... could not compare to Shi Miao.
They hurriedly inquired about what Shi Miao liked, but they only found out that Shi Miao liked to collect gems in order to refine magical instruments and set up formations.
It's just a gem! They just buy it!
As a result, everyone used their connections to buy high-quality gemstones. The rush to buy gemstones caused the price of gemstones to rise by more than 30% during this period, and many people could not afford to buy them even if they had money.
The Pei family, who were in the jewelry business, had stockpiled a lot of jade, so they made a lot of money during this period, and it could be said that they had won a lot.
Mrs. Pei, Su Xiping, was so happy that her mouth almost stretched to her eyes. She smiled and said to Shi Miao, "Thanks to Miao Miao, our family made a lot of money this time. On your birthday, Auntie will prepare a big red envelope for you. Don't refuse it."
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