Chapter 17: The Eight Shells of the King
Jiang Haoran opened the tail box and took out a gift box, which was the antique turtle shell.
Soon, Jiang Haoran came to a private room-Nanshan Hall.
There are two large round tables in the room, each of which can seat about 10 people.
Grandpa didn't like to be noisy, just invited some relatives and old buddies.
"Xiao Hao, you are here, I thought something happened to you. Wang Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Lan is Jiang Haoran's mother and works in a state-owned enterprise, so although the family is not particularly wealthy, life is quite passable.
"Today is my grandfather's 70th birthday, why are you here now?"
"That's right, Xiaohao, although Grandpa loves you, you also have to have a snack. ”
Seeing Jiang Haoran appear, the second cousin Wang Ying and the cousin-in-law Xu Qian pretended to be concerned and said a few words.
"I'm sorry, I just had something to do, so I'm late. ”
As soon as Jiang Haoran exchanged a few words with them, Wang Lan immediately walked over and pulled Jiang Haoran to a chair next to him to sit down.
"Xiaohao, today is my grandfather's birthday, don't worry about your cousin-in-law, they have always been like that. ”
Wang Lan was afraid that her son would have a conflict with them, so she secretly posted it in Jiang Haoran's ear and said a few words.
"Mom, don't worry, I have my own measure. ”
Jiang Haoran knew in his heart that although some relatives were kind on the surface, they actually had a lot of eyes.
My grandfather has always been very good to Wang Lan and Jiang Haoran, which made the second uncle's family very unhappy.
This is also the reason why Wang Ying, the daughter of the second uncle, is so unaccustomed to Jiang Haoran.
They are afraid that after a hundred years, the old man will be confused and give a part of the property to Wang Lan and Zhang Haoran, which will be troublesome, after all, those two sets of demolition houses are worth a lot of money.
Therefore, they usually want to find some fault with Wang Lan's family, but it is too obvious to target Wang Lan, and they can only target Jiang Haoran.
In their impression, Jiang Haoran is just a small clerk of a film and television company, with a salary of several thousand yuan a month, no house or car, and he can't find a wife.
This kind of waste is exactly the object of their bullying, and it is the talk after dinner.
"Okay, it's good to come, let's serve, let's eat. ”
It was an old man with a smile who spoke, it was Jiang Haoran's grandfather.
The gray-haired old man had deep eyes and bright eyes, and although he had reached the age of 70, he was still in good spirits.
"Wait, Grandpa, we haven't given you a birthday gift yet. The eldest cousin Wang Lili reminded with a smile.
At this time, the second cousin-in-law Xu Qian asked jokingly: "Xiaohao, what gifts did you bring here, it won't be some small gifts from the company, right?"
Seeing that the gift box brought by Jiang Haoran was very simple, Xu Qian guessed that there must be some worthless things inside, probably broken things bought at street stalls.
The packaging on the roadside stall was indeed simpler, and Jiang Haoran didn't have time to repackage it, so he took it directly, but he didn't expect it to be despised.
Jiang Haoran replied calmly: "The gadgets found on the street are indeed not worth much. ”
When Xu Qian heard this, he secretly rejoiced in his heart.
Sure enough, as I expected, it will be time to see how you make a fool of yourself in front of your grandfather.
"I wish my grandfather good fortune like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, and my husband brought our gifts. ”
Wang Ying first said two good words, and then asked Xu Qian to present the gift with a proud face.
"This is a Hetian jade Guanyin, I spent a lot of money to get it, and it is an antique from the Qing Dynasty, I hope my grandfather likes it. ”
Xu Qian took out the gift in his hand, opened it, and said triumphantly.
A delicate, exquisitely carved statue of Guanyin instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"It's not very expensive, but it cost me 150,000 yuan. ”
Everyone here practiced and marveled, it was really amazing, and the gift of 150,000 yuan was really generous.
Seeing everyone's shocked eyes, Xu Qian felt very satisfied, what he wanted was this sense of superiority.
"Ah Ying, your husband is really capable, I heard that he is the big boss of the contracted project, right?"
"My child hasn't found a job yet, do you think you can do it?"
Seeing this, several snobbish relatives hurriedly patted their ass, which made Wang Ying and Xu Qian's noses almost tilt to the sky.
At this time, Xu Qian, who was laughing heartily, deliberately looked at Jiang Haoran and asked, "Let me see, what good things have you bought?"
Without waiting for Jiang Haoran to react, Xu Qian stepped forward with an arrow and snatched the box in Jiang Haoran's hand.
As soon as it opens.
Happy.
A dark and smooth turtle shell the size of a plate was presented to everyone.
"Xiao Hao, you are too rude like this, grandpa's birthday, you actually gave such an ugly turtle shell?"
"That's right, do you want to curse Grandpa for being a big king?"
"Yes, it's really ignorant, and you have to send something normal, and it's really unlucky to send such a thing. ”
Xu Qian and the relatives of several forces pointed and laughed, with a look of disdain and disdain.
When Wang Lan saw this situation, his face was also a little embarrassed, he knew that he had prepared for him, but now he was rude in front of so many relatives, how would Xiao Hao face everyone in the future.
"It's okay, the gifts are not valuable, just get your heart. At this time, my grandfather hurriedly said a few words to ease the embarrassing atmosphere, after all, he still loves this grandson more.
"Grandpa, it's not that I'm looking for trouble, my heart is my heart, but I also have to be sincere, your old man loves him so much, he spent a few more money to repay your old man, shouldn't he be?"
Xu Qian saw that his grandfather was still facing Jiang Haoran, and his heart suddenly became a little unhappy, although he had a smile on his lips, but what he said was a bit like a needle in his mouth.
"Forget it, it's not easy for Xiaohao to make some money, a few thousand yuan a month, and you have to eat, drink and pay rent, so what money can you have left, it's already good to have a Wang Ba Shell, you see that the appearance of this Wang Ba Shell is not bad, it has to be dozens of yuan. ”
Wang Ying pretended to give Jiang Haoran a round, but in fact it was sarcastic.
These words made everyone laugh, and the room was suddenly filled with a happy air.
At this moment, Jiang Haoran said lightly: "This is not an ordinary turtle shell, but an antique from the Yuan Dynasty. ”
"Who are you fooling? Just take a turtle shell and it is an antique from the Yuan Dynasty, it's really funny. Xu Qian looked disdainful, obviously not believing.
Suddenly, an old man with white hair and a goatee sitting next to his grandfather stood up and stared at the turtle shell.
"What's the matter, old horse?" Grandpa noticed the old man's strange appearance and subconsciously asked.
"It's amazing!"
The old man took a big stride, walked to the turtle shell numbly, and then picked up the turtle shell and pondered it carefully, his eyes were full of brilliance, and his mouth was even more admiring: "Wonderful, really wonderful!"