Chapter 136: What a Good Girl
Chen Mother was unaware of Chen Yuan’s conflicted thoughts about selecting a bride.
His attention was on how Mom carefully placed the packaging box into her bag.
She didn’t open it in front of him.
He guessed that Mom and Dad would only take it out to discuss it late at night in their room.
Maybe they would say a few words about how nice the girl was…
However, he naturally needed to clarify with Mom later that this item from Xiaoxue absolutely couldn’t be sold casually.
They had seen many good things, so they should be able to recognize that this hairpin was something special.
But it was necessary to mention it just in case.
Moreover, if he remembered correctly, Mom wasn’t in good health and had uterine fibroids…
Dad often drank and smoked, so he definitely had a lot of health issues as well.
If possible, this hairpin would definitely be of some benefit; they could place it under their pillows while sleeping at night and have Mom carry it with her during the day.
…
Later.
Chen Yuan, Lin Shuxue, and Chen Jianye were chatting in the living room.
Chen Mother was cooking dinner when she suddenly quietly came over and tapped Chen Jianye on the shoulder:
“Come help me out.”
“Alright.”
The two of them went into the kitchen “mysteriously.”
Chen Yuan watched their little actions; he was quite clear about his parents’ quirks.
He chuckled in his heart: These two are tearing it open so quickly, I thought they would wait until night to discuss it…
Once in the kitchen, they closed the door tightly.
Chen Mother took out the jade hairpin that Lin Shuxue had given her.
Chen Jianye’s eyes widened immediately!
“Whose is this?”
“This is from Xiaoxue, look.” Chen Mother took out the packaging box to show Chen Jianye, still feeling a little flattered and nervous about it.
Now, Chen Jianye wiped the sweat off his forehead.
This hairpin clearly wasn’t cheap…
Chen Jianye had dabbled in some items, so his eyes were sharp.
And Chen Mother’s dowry already included high-quality jewelry; the first time she touched this kind of jade hairpin, her eyes widened in surprise…
After they had both examined and admired the hairpin, a brief glance between them made them both understand that this hairpin was not an ordinary object.
“Isn’t she the one in need of support due to poverty…” Chen Jianye scrutinized the hairpin carefully, and any lingering disbelief he had vanished completely.
This wasn’t something that Chen Yuan could easily get…
“Yeah, but this hairpin doesn’t look cheap at all. My jewelry combined isn’t worth as much as this one.”
Chen Mother was already deeply touched in her heart.
But as an ordinary person, receiving such a precious gift all at once made her feel uneasy.
It felt like… a huge chunk of gold just fell from the sky into their yard.
There was a sense of helplessness…
“I’ll ask about it.” Chen Jianye immediately wanted to take the hairpin outside.
“Hey, what are you asking about?” Chen Mother quickly stopped him.
Chen Jianye: “I want to know where this hairpin came from.”
“A girl gave it to you with good intentions; how can you go and ask where it came from? Are you doubting her?”
Chen Mother thought deeper; she didn’t believe that Xiaoxue, a good girl, would do anything bad.
“What should we do then?”
“How much red envelope did you give her?”
“I only gave her 3000.”
“Why didn’t you give her a bit more!”
“That red envelope could only hold 3000!”
“……”
“Go call our son in.”
“Okay, I need to ask this little brat what’s going on…”
Chen Yuan: “Why are you calling me?”
Chen Jianye called Chen Yuan into the kitchen, and the three of them held a “family meeting.”
“Do you know about this hairpin?” Chen Jianye pointed at the hairpin.
“Yeah, it’s Xiaoxue’s.”
“Didn’t you say you were sponsoring her to go to college?” Chen Mother asked anxiously.
“Does her family have this kind of hairpin that they need your support?”
“This is the only valuable thing her family has left, Mom. Didn’t you hear her say that?” Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow.
“All her family’s things have been sold; one could say she was swindled. This hairpin is the only precious thing left.”
She sold everything belonging to her family…
Even 500 buns were sold off cheap.
Chen Mother and Chen Jianye exchanged glances.
Chen Yuan continued:
“This hairpin is pretty much her only connection; there’s no way she would sell it, and she doesn’t understand its value.”
“Fortunately, she didn’t sell it, and coincidentally, I supported her, and she appreciated it…”
“Then you should return this hairpin to her; it’s too precious, I can’t accept it.”
Chen Mother tried to hand the box to Chen Yuan, wanting him to return it.
“Oh, Mom, you’ll hurt her feelings doing this.”
Chen Yuan refused and earnestly said:
“Don’t be so rigid; if you think it’s very precious, just treat her better. She just believes that this thing is very valuable and can only be given to someone she cares about, which is you.”
“If she ever regrets it one day and wants this hairpin back, we’ll just give it back to her, right? But for now, accepting it is a happy thing for her, isn’t it?”
Hearing this, Chen Jianye couldn’t help but think it made sense…
If this little brat had known in advance, he wouldn’t have been so doubtful about her!
Thus, feeling a bit angry but forcing his voice down, he said:
“Why didn’t you say this earlier? I only gave her 3000 for the gift!”
“I didn’t tell you to give her less; can you really blame me for this?” Chen Yuan spread his hands, “Who told you not to believe in Xiaoxue?”
Chen Jianye was immediately choked up by Chen Yuan’s words.
Chen Mother, upon hearing this, suddenly had tears in her eyes, feeling touched while also becoming extremely sentimental due to her age:
“Truly a good girl…”
She gave me such a precious thing right away…
Finding sincere people and meeting sincere people is itself a blessing.
Chen Mother was like this; the moment Xiaoxue called her ‘Mom,’ she had already considered her a daughter…
No one could resist a kind-hearted, sincere child like Lin Shuxue.
But…
Hearing that Chen Jianye didn’t trust Xiaoxue at all.
After putting the packaging box away, Chen Mother directly pulled Chen Jianye’s ear:
“Quick, give Xiaoxue a few more envelopes!”
“Ouch, ouch, ouch… Honey, take it easy, take it easy… I was wrong, I was wrong…”
Chen Jianye, caught by the ear, jumped up involuntarily.
Chen Yuan stood by, holding back his laughter…
“Bring me my jewelry box and pick out some good ones for Xiaoxue.”
“Okay, okay… I know, I know… Honey, honey… spare me…”
