Chapter 69: Gifts!
June is probably the best month in the capital, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and the temperature is neither hot nor cold.
As soon as Jia Lei got off the plane, he saw Professor Wang standing at the exit waiting for him, he said something to Fan Ping'an and then went home with Professor Wang.
"I don't know why? I used to think that the capital was quite prosperous, but after coming back from country M and Hong Kong, why do I feel that the capital is gray, short and old?" Jia Lei said as he leaned on the taxi window and looked at the scenery on the side of the road.
"It's not that the capital has become old, but the outside is too prosperous and beautiful, you just haven't been able to adapt to the current scenery for a while, and when you get used to it in a day or two, you will feel that the capital is prosperous and lively. When we go abroad to attend seminars, we will also feel this way when we come back, and many people who come out of small cities will feel that the streets of their hometown, which was particularly prosperous, look old and short when they return to their hometown every once in a while. This is a very normal thing!" Professor Wang said.
"Grandpa, why do you come out when you say it, don't you have to go to class?" asked Jia Lei.
"University professors don't sit in class every day like elementary school teachers, so I just have to finish the classes and then I can move around freely. It's just that I used to spend time in the lab every day, and I didn't go home much. Professor Wang said.
"By the way, how long are you going to stay when you come back this time?" Professor Wang asked.
"If nothing happens, I'm going to stay until August. Jia Lei calculated the time in his heart and said that there was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity waiting for him in the Soviet Union in August.
"Where are you going to live, are you going to stay with us or go back to your mother?" asked Professor Wang, a little uneasy.
"Of course I'm staying at your house, I don't want to live with my mother, I don't know how to talk when I meet someone surnamed Zhou. Jia Lei said.
"Oh! That's good. Professor Wang said with a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Jia Lei was going to live in Fangzhuang, and something happened to his daughter.
Jia Lei didn't know what Professor Wang was worried about, he was thinking about his own thoughts.
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"I've brought gifts for all of you, so divide them among y'yourself in the box. Jia Lei took out a palm-sized box from his luggage and put it on the coffee table.
"What can you hold in such a big box?" you still let us all share it together?" the uncle asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I guess there's nothing to score! We don't want it, you can give it to the second family. The eldest aunt glanced at the box without any logo and said, this will definitely not be a famous brand.
She is usually a "virtuous" person in this family, respecting the old and loving the young, considerate of brothers and sisters, making good relatives and friends, like this kind of small gift she will usually pretend to be generous and let it out, anyway, it is not worth much money and can get a good reputation of being virtuous.
"Sister-in-law, if you want it, it's all mine, I took the cosmetics that Jia Lei gave me back to the army last time, and the other wives told me that it was expensive imported goods from country M. You see how good the effect is, the crow's feet in the corners of my eyes are gone!, and my hands are white and tender!" said the second aunt happily.
"Jia Lei, what are you sending?" Professor Wang suddenly felt inappropriate after listening to his eldest daughter-in-law's words, Jia Lei has always been generous, how could he take such a small box and let the whole family share it.
"Oh my God! it's a diamond!" the second aunt over there had already opened the box quickly.
"What diamonds, let me see!" the eldest aunt was gladly refracted by the light, and immediately leaned over and asked.
"Sister-in-law, take a look, is this a diamond? The second aunt hurriedly put the box on the coffee table and let everyone see the contents inside.
"This must be a diamond! nothing else is cut that way. The eldest aunt also felt that what the second aunt said was right.
"Just try it, diamonds are the hardest gemstones in the world, and they can't be scratched with a knife. As he spoke, the uncle took off the key and scratched it a diamond.
"You...... What are you doing!" cried out to the two women in the room, and then the aunt snatched the diamond from the uncle's hand.
"What are you messing with? What are you going to do if you scratch the flowers? This is a diamond, what a precious thing. The eldest aunt complained.
"I just drew the diamond, don't you see it's fine! This must be a diamond, if you don't believe it, you can scratch it on the glass coffee table." Glass knives are all made of diamond!" said the uncle.
"You scumbag! Why should I scratch it on a good coffee table?" The eldest aunt patted the eldest uncle angrily.
"Sister-in-law, let's try it! I want to see if it's true!" said the second aunt's eyes.
"This ...... Try it, just give it a try! But let's just scratch it. As she spoke, the eldest aunt found a sharp-looking corner, and squeezed her two fingers hard and scratched the glass coffee table.
"Smack——!" A piercing glass sound sounded, leaving a faint scratch on the coffee table.
The corners of the diamond have been polished, so it can't hurt anyone, and the scratches are very faint and blurry!
"Oh, what are you messing with my things? Jia Lei is your nephew, can he deceive you with fakes?" Professor Wang looked at his coffee table distressedly and said, he didn't expect his usually very stable eldest daughter-in-law to do such a thing.
"It's really diamonds! How are we going to divide so many diamonds? The aunt looked at the box with several large and small diamonds and said.
"Didn't my sister-in-law just say no? You said that we gave us all this thing. The second aunt immediately remembered what she had just said.
"Brother and sister...... I...... Didn't I know what was in it just now! You should be embarrassed to swallow such a valuable thing, right?" said the eldest aunt, who nervously stroked her hair.
"Of course I'm embarrassed, you don't know how thick-skinned I am. After the second aunt finished speaking, she reached out and was about to pick up the lid of the box, but the eldest aunt immediately held down his hand.
"Oops, why are you kicking me?" suddenly called out the uncle.
"What do you mean by being in charge?" asked the aunt as she glared at the uncle.
"Huh, haven't you always been in charge of our family?" asked the uncle, puzzled.
Jia Lei finally couldn't hold back the laughter when he heard it, and the uncle's reaction was so desperate that it was estimated that the aunt was going to be angry.
"You...... This nerd wants to be angry with me, can't you? Even if you don't think about it, you should think about your son! Don't you want to buy a ring when your son marries a wife in the future? How expensive is a diamond ring?" said the eldest aunt angrily.
"Oh, oh! I see. Uncle immediately nodded and said.
"Brother and sister...... What your sister-in-law just said...... Well...... What she just said only meant her...... Herself, this thing was given to all of us by Jia Lei, and she can only give her share to you. You put you ...... Can I give my two nephews their share?" said the uncle with a blushing face.
An intellectual like him can't do anything that breaks his word and gets fat, so the uncle racked his brains and finally found the loophole in the aunt's words.
"Yes, I only represent myself, and you have to give my husband's share too. My share of ...... Just ...... "The eldest aunt didn't come out for a long time, obviously she still couldn't give up the diamond in her hand to fly."
"You didn't say that just now, besides, who doesn't know that your family's affairs are all in your hands, how dare others oppose you and have their own opinions. The second aunt immediately quit, and then the two of them argued.
"Okay! Don't fight between the two of you! This is all divided, don't you see that the diamonds in it are divided according to the head? One person will receive one, and if you don't come back, you parents will help them collect it first, and no one is allowed to embezzle. Professor Wang said angrily, and then he put the teacup on the coffee table with a "bang".
"Okay! Dad. The eldest aunt immediately stopped obediently, anyway, the old man was talking to them.
"Dad, you're too partial to the old family, obviously they don't want it themselves, and now they see that things are valuable and come back to rob me of ......," the second aunt said aggrievedly, but although she is a shrew, she still understands the basic truth.
If you make your father-in-law angry, your husband will have to scold you, and you may even divorce yourself. The second aunt reluctantly let go of her hand and opened the box.
"Second aunt, don't be sad first, did you see the pink diamond in the box? That's the dowry I gave to my cousin, you can keep it! This one is more expensive than all the other diamonds in the box combined!" Jia Lei hurriedly comforted the second aunt and said.
Otherwise, the second aunt will make a fuss, and the whole family will be turned upside down, Jia Lei finally returned to China for a few days, but he didn't want to see them quarrel every day.
"For me, you say this pink diamond is for me?" asked the cousin who was sitting on the side, looking up in surprise, and then she carefully picked up the only pink diamond and held it in the palm of her hand.
Wang Lili stays in the middle school affiliated to the army all day long, and her whole person is dark and strong, not as gentle and beautiful as other girls of the same age. Many classmates regard her as a brother, but Wang Lili didn't expect that this cousin, who had only met a few times, would take special care of herself.
"Of course it's for you, you're the only girl in our family, don't give it to anyone!" Jia Lei said seriously.
"I can't afford such an expensive thing, you better leave it to Little Moon. Wang Lili said with a red face.
"You dead girl, if you don't want it, keep it for your future sister-in-law or younger siblings, anyway, you are black and ugly and don't look good in pink. When the second aunt heard her say this, she immediately snatched the diamond from her daughter's hand.
"Little Moon still has it, this is for you, you can rest assured that you can keep it. Jia Lei hurriedly said.
This cousin was good to him in his last life, he got married in his 30s, and he divorced in less than two years, and he didn't have any children or anything, and he was a soldier in the army all his life!
Jia Lei felt that pink could help her attract peach blossoms, and wanted to help her change her luck, at least it would be easier when she got married with a rich dowry.
"You dead girl! Xiao Yue is Jia Lei's own sister, how can you worry about it! Xiao Yue will definitely get bigger and better than yours, you shut up for me!"
"The second daughter-in-law gave it to Lili by Jia Lei, you are not allowed to make up your mind! Give me something, I will help Lili keep it, otherwise maybe you will give it to your daughter-in-law when you will." Professor Wang stretched out his hand and said that the second aunt could only hand over the diamond unwillingly.
"Dad! If Lili gets married, this thing will be given to outsiders, and if it is left to your granddaughter-in-law, it is still our Wang family's thing." The second aunt said to Professor Wang.
"Why did Lili become an outsider? I think you're confused, right? I don't know which of my daughters and daughters-in-law are related!" Professor Wang glared at her and said.
The second daughter-in-law has not yet been shadowed, and the second daughter-in-law began to wronged her daughter, it seems that she has no rule of law because she is patriarchal!
"How do we divide the rest of the diamonds?" the uncle asked.
"The second family took away the most valuable ones, and the rest should give us a few more big ones. The eldest aunt hurriedly said.
"Jia Lei, how do you divide it, don't let them quarrel! Hurry up and divide everything and get out of here. Professor Wang said impatiently.
"Everything is the same, aunt and uncle, you elders each take a two-carat diamond, and the other cousins each get a one-carat diamond. Jia Lei said.
"But there are six here, what's the matter with one more?" asked the aunt.
"That's for my uncle's future wife!" Jia Lei hurriedly said.
"Hey, isn't it your grandfather's share?" the uncle asked in surprise.
"It's inappropriate for an old man to bring something so shiny, I don't want it to have it myself in the future. Professor Wang said.
"That's right, Grandpa, your ring is ready, this is specially made for you by the master on Hong Kong Island, do you wear it to see if it fits? Thinking of this, Jia Lei immediately began to take out a ring box that was only half the size of just now from his bag.
"Well, let's try it. Professor Wang stretched out his hand and said.
"Old man, is this for me to put on him?" Jia Lei thought with the corners of his mouth, and then Jia Lei could only personally help Professor Wang put on a huge emerald gold ring polished into a rectangle of 1.5 square centimeters.
"I think this color is too exaggerated and I want Master Sang to change it to white gold for you, but Master Sang refuses to say anything, not that this is the most classic ring style in Chinese style. You wear it first, and if it's not suitable, I'll change it for you!" Jia Lei said earnestly.
"You kid is still young, you don't understand anything! This emerald gemstone has to be matched with a gold ring, what is exaggerated? The pattern on the ring is so classical and connotative!" Professor Wang touched the ring and said that although his family had money when he was young, he could not afford to wear such a big gem.
"Dad, how much is this jewel ring worth?" asked the aunt with a twinkle in her eyes, and when she saw the green, she knew that it would definitely not be cheap.
"It doesn't matter to you how much money you have! This is a gift given to me by someone who asked Jia Lei to do something, Jia Lei spent millions of dollars for my words, this thing is said to be given to me, but it is actually your aunt's grandmother's labor fee and payment for Jia Lei. I'm just bringing it with me temporarily! When I die, this thing will be Jia Lei's. Professor Wang said that some things should be explained clearly from the beginning.
"It's yours that people give you, you always have to say that, who knows if it's true or not?Anyway, you've always been partial to my little sister's family!" the second aunt muttered and rolled her eyes, although she had a bad temper, she didn't have any bad intentions.
"Millions of dollars, that is, at least worth more than four million yuan!" the eldest aunt blurted out in surprise, obviously she had already thought about it, and had already calculated the price.
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"Why did you come back this time to give such a heavy gift? This thing is not necessarily a blessing or a curse. Professor Wang said after taking Jia Lei to the study alone.
"This thing looks valuable now, but weren't you there when I bought it? It really didn't cost much, and a two-carat rough diamond only cost me two thousand dollars a piece, and a one-carat one only a few hundred dollars. It's not worth anything at all!" Jia Lei said indifferently.
"Hey! Anyway, you have money now, and you don't care about eighteen thousand yuan! Professor Wang said.
"Well, we're all relatives, so a little gift isn't a big deal. Jia Lei said.
Anyway, because of the events in his previous life, Jia Lei would never let them into his company. You can't give a lot of money, but it doesn't matter if you occasionally give some small gifts! Read the book and find the latest chapter by yourself?