Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 2314: Chapter 2250: A Meeting Gift

That evening, Yang Zhiqi brought a bag of oranges, and as soon as he entered, he handed them to Chiang Xiao.

”These oranges are really sweet, Xiao Chiang, give them a try.”

”Thank you, Uncle Yang.”

Chiang Xiao didn’t think much of it and took the oranges, planning to go to the kitchen to slice them up for everyone to enjoy. But then she heard Meng Xinian, who was sketching a training diagram by the desk, coolly remark, ”Little, make sure you keep it, it’s a meeting gift from your Uncle Yang.”

Hmm, a meeting gift?

Chiang Xiao was a bit confused.

Yang Zhiqi grumbled and called him a brat.

”Do I seem that stingy?”

He then pulled a box out of his pocket and handed it to Chiang Xiao, ”I have an old teammate who went into the jade business after leaving the team. This is a bracelet he gave me a while back. It looks quite nice, but my wife’s wrists are too thick to wear it.”

Meng Xinian also turned around, raising his brows at the box.

Yang Zhiqi continued, ”We originally thought that if we had a daughter, we would keep it for her. But after having two troublesome boys, having a daughter seems hopeless, so you take it. Consider it a meeting gift from your Uncle Yang.”

He hadn’t thought of getting closer to Chiang Xiao before. After all, he and Meng Xinian were already like father and son. Meng Xinian spent more time with him than with Meng Chaojun.

Sometimes when Old Meng couldn’t find Meng Xinian, he had to come to him.

Besides, he had genuinely watched Meng Xinian grow up, and their relationship was special.

He initially thought that after Meng Xinian got married, Chiang Xiao would just be like a daughter-in-law to him. But he didn’t expect his parents to make such a move, siding with Chiang Xiao and treating her like family.

After her calling him Uncle, this meeting gift was deserved.

Moreover, she saved his father, and he really couldn’t repay that kindness.

Chiang Xiao looked at Meng Xinian.

”Jade is very valuable, how can I accept it?” She shook her head.

”How valuable can it be? It’s just a jade bracelet,” Yang Zhiqi scoffed. ”My old teammate said, unless jade is fully green, it’s not worth much. He told me this bracelet has just a trace of green, so it isn’t that valuable.”

Hearing this, Chiang Xiao was a little curious and wanted to see what the bracelet looked like.

Meng Xinian said, ”Little, let’s accept it. At most, we let him stay for a meal today.”

Yang Zhiqi pointed at him, ”You little rascal.”

He knew his intention; he just wanted to get a free meal.

Every day his parents praised the meals made by Chiang Xiao endlessly, and recently, their complexions had noticeably brightened up; they even gained some color on their faces. In comparison, he realized he had been too negligent in the past. He didn’t even notice how thin and sallow his parents had become.

Chiang Xiao accepted the box, opened it, and upon seeing the bracelet, her eyes widened.

Even though she didn’t really know much about it.

She might be an amateur, but she could still tell if something was good or not. She remembered working a part-time job during a holiday, and the shop owner, knowing she studied painting, asked her to paint a portrait. She recalled after completing it, the owner paid her two hundred bucks.

At that time, the owner particularly emphasized including the jade bracelet on her wrist in the portrait and even explained a bit about the value of jade to her.