Grandma Qu also thought of her poor daughter-in-law at this time, turned to her grandson and asked in a low voice:
"Have you prepared anything for your mother?"
The old lady has very deep feelings for her daughter-in-law. After all, they are dependent on each other.
"That must not be forgotten!" Qu Lianjie said and took out a box from the bag on the side. It was an emerald pendant, which also cost more than 200,000.
He took out the pendant inside, stood up and said to his mother:
"Mom, let me bring it for you~"
After her son helped put it on, Zheng Fen couldn't hide her joyful mood, but she still couldn't help but mutter:
"You kid spend money too lavishly. Your grandma is right. You are not allowed to spend money like this in the future. How much does it cost? Save some for yourself. There will be many places where you need money in the future!"
"Mom, your son is rich~" Qu Lianjie was happy when he saw that his mother liked this gift.
Qu Datou was sitting aside, looking at his son expectantly. What he was thinking in his mind was that this kid had already bought gifts for his grandma, so it was his turn.
As a result, after waiting for more than ten minutes, I didn't see him take out anything. I couldn't hold it back anymore, so I raised my head and asked:
"What about mine?"
"Ah, what did you say?" Qu Lianjie was chatting with his grandma and mother, but suddenly faced his father's sudden question, and he was a little confused for a moment.
"You bought them for your grandma and your mother. Where is my gift? Take it out quickly!" Qu Datou was a little angry. He thought his son was joking with him.
Grandma Qu turned around and saw her grandson's confused face, so she knew that he had not prepared anything for his father at all, so she planned to help him out, and gave her son Qu Datou a rollicking look:
"How can a father like you ask your son for gifts~"
"Mom, you know how to speak for that kid~" Qu Datou said pretending to be aggrieved.
Zheng Fen also held her son's hand and asked in a low voice:
"Didn't you prepare anything for your dad?"
Qu Lianjie finally reacted, but he did not prepare a gift for his father Qu Datou. The bracelet and pendant were also a coincidence.
Some time ago, when I was chatting on the phone with Chen Weinan, he happened to be traveling in southern Yunnan, and the two of them chatted about the good jade there.
Chen Weinan mentioned that he wanted to buy a piece for his mother, and asked on the phone:
"Lianjie, do you want to bring something for grandma and aunt?"
Qu Lianjie happened to be short of money at the time, so he agreed and ordered the bracelet and pendant. He indeed forgot to bring them to his father.
So Qu Lianjie said to his father with an embarrassed look:
"Dad, I was busy and forgot, I will make up for you later. Besides, you are not short of this!"
Qu Datou didn't know what to say. It was certainly not that he lacked this thing. The main reason was that he felt a little uncomfortable being ignored.
He glared at his son and said angrily and sarcastically:
"Hmph, you're right, I don't lack this thing from you, but don't ask me to give you anything in the future!"
"Uh~" Qu Lianjie looked embarrassed. He did something wrong indeed.
When Grandma Qu saw this, she patted her son's arm gently and pretended to be impatient and said:
"Okay, just forget it if the child forgets it. Besides, Lian Jie just said he would buy it for you later. Don't be so stern during the Chinese New Year!"
"I got it, Mom~" Qu Datou looked aggrieved, wondering why it was his fault in the end.
The family lost track of time while chatting. When they remembered the Spring Festival Gala, they turned on the TV and it had already started broadcasting for nearly half an hour.
At this time, Qu Datou wanted to call his wife and daughter who were far away in Shanghai. He was afraid that his mother would be angry, so he went to the bedroom with his cell phone to make a call.
After being connected, he happily said:
"Lao Xu, have you and Xiao Xiao watched the Spring Festival Gala..."
In the living room, Qu Lianjie is dealing with the double urging of his grandmother and mother to get married. Grandma Qu just saw a fat baby on a TV commercial and suddenly said with emotion:
"Lianjie, you will be 26 after the Chinese New Year this year. It's time to get married. Get married early and have children early while my health is still good."
"After you give birth, I can still help your mother raise a grandson. Even if I have this idea in two years, I won't be able to keep up with my physical strength!"
Zheng Fen was already a little sleepy, but when she heard her mother-in-law talking about her grandson, she immediately became energetic and immediately agreed:
"Your grandma is right. You should get married and have children as soon as possible. I see your Aunt Jiang walking around with her grandson every day. You don't know how envious my mother is!"
Qu Lianjie faced his grandmother and mother's double urging for marriage, and said helplessly:
"Don't worry, you two. I will definitely take this matter to heart. I will try to let you have a grandson in the next two years!"
When Grandma Qu heard these perfunctory words, she immediately shook her head and said righteously:
"Your grandma and I are already 72 this year, and there are still a few who will live in the next two years. I hope you will hurry up and get married when you go back after the New Year, and try to let grandma have a great-grandson next year!"
"Grandma, I..." Just when Qu Lianjie was about to explain with a wry smile, he happened to see Qu Datou walking out of the bedroom inside.
So he changed the topic directly:
"Dad, according to our family's custom, the annual New Year's Eve dinner is held in the evening. Just now I was looking in the refrigerator and my grandma left a big pig's head for us. Do you want to show off your signature dish of yellow dog and pig head meat?"
"Okay, I'll start cooking soon~" Qu Datou agreed with a smile.
Then he took the cell phone that he had not hung up on and handed it to his mother who was sitting on the sofa watching the Spring Festival Gala. He said with an anxious look:
"Mom, Xu Li and Xiao Xiao want to wish you a happy new year!"
Grandma Qu glared at her son at first, but thinking that today was the Chinese New Year, she didn’t say anything more. She took the phone and put it to her ear:
"Hello~"
Xu Li also knew that her mother-in-law didn't like her. After saying a few polite words to the phone, she handed the phone to her daughter Qu Xiaoxiao who had just returned:
"Xiao Xiao, hurry up and wish your grandma a Happy New Year!"
Qu Xiaoxiao had just finished a party with her friends. On her way back, she saw other families having family reunions, but her own house was deserted and she was sitting on the sofa with a straight face and sulking.
After listening to her mother's words, she took the phone impatiently, but the moment she put it to her ear, the expression on Qu Xiaoxiao's face instantly turned into a smile, and her tone was very kind:
"Grandma, I am Qu Xiaoxiao. I wish you a happy new year, long life, and good luck in the new year!"
Grandma Qu heard her granddaughter's greetings and originally wanted to chat for a while, but when she looked up and saw her daughter-in-law Zheng Fen, she thought for a moment and finally could only bury her emotions in her heart and responded briefly:
"Okay, happy New Year to you too!"
After hanging up the phone at the Qu family in the capital city, Qu Xiaoxiao no longer had the bright smile on her face. She threw the phone aside and hugged the sofa cushion and said angrily:
"Mom, why did you give me your phone? The Qu family doesn't recognize either of us, and they won't even let us go back to our hometown. I have to pretend to give her New Year greetings. Why?"
Xu Li also sighed when she saw this. She was not angry at all, but she still sat over and comforted her:
"She is an elder. It's her business whether she recognizes you or not. It's your business whether you recognize her or not. Even for your father's sake, you have to recognize her~"
"Oh, I'm so annoyed~" Qu Xiaoxiao leaned on the sofa and rubbed the sofa cushion in her hands vigorously.
(End of chapter)
