kvmb Chapter 193 Meeting Gift
Chapter 193 Meeting Gift
"I've waited for so many years, and it's finally here. Thank God that I can still see my daughter's descendants in my lifetime." The old lady spoke incoherently and intermittently, which showed how excited she was.
"Grandma, God is watching you in heaven. He knows you have a kind heart, so he allowed you to be reunited with mother. You will surely enjoy endless blessings in the future." Li Xiaoxiao could feel the old lady's sincerity and didn't know how she had survived all these years.
Sun could be said to be lucky to meet Li Dahai. At that time, child brides had a very low status, and because they were bought, their status was only slightly better than that of a maid.
With Li Dahai's protection and never beating or scolding her, her life was hard, but her life was not in danger, so it was considered smooth.
"Okay, good boy, you have suffered a lot. From now on, you can live in the Marquis' Mansion and no one can bully you." The old lady grabbed Li Xiaoxiao's hand and kept stroking it.
"Okay, I'll listen to your grandma. I'll wait here for my parents to come." Li Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly and agreed readily.
"Tell me about your mother and the others." The old lady was eager to know all the news about her daughter.
So Li Xiaoxiao chattered on and on, telling her in detail about her family, of course she only briefly mentioned the things that happened in the old house.
Si Chengxu left for something in the middle of the conversation, and Li Xiaoxiao didn't finish until it was time to light the lamps. The old lady sighed heavily after hearing this.
"It's really hard on you."
"Grandma, I don't feel it's hard. Our family has separated and we are living on our own. If there is no one in the family who can support the family, I don't know how outsiders will bully us."
"No matter where you are, people tend to bully the weak and fear the strong. People can only rely on themselves." Li Xiaoxiao vowed.
"You're right. If I had been tougher back then, nothing would have happened later." The old lady thought about the past again.
It was because she was too soft-hearted and always thought that if she was good to others, others would be good to her, that she and her daughter were separated for so many years.
After the incident happened, the old marquis conducted a thorough investigation into the matter, but after much investigation, he actually found out that his own son was involved. At that time, Si Wei Zhong was the only boy in the family, and he was still young. In addition, the elders in the family were biased towards him, so the matter ended up being left unresolved.
"Don't worry, grandma. God is watching what you do. It's not that there is no retribution, but the time has not come yet. Bad people will be punished sooner or later." Li Xiaoxiao knew about this kind of thing, and no matter how much she said, it was useless.
"I know that my daughter's life was changed just because of my momentary negligence. I feel so guilty." Sun's life was rough, but the old lady's life was not easy either. Although she had no worries about food and clothing, the pain in her heart was real.
The two chatted all day long. The old lady had never been so relaxed. She arranged for Li Xiaoxiao to stay in her yard at night.
The next day, Si Chengxu's mother Cheng Mengru and Si Chengxu's aunt Wang Qiuhe came together to pay their respects to the old lady.
Li Xiaoxiao stood aside with her head lowered. After greeting them, the old lady formally introduced Li Xiaoxiao to them: "She is Qingxin's daughter, named Xiaoxiao. She will live in the mansion from now on. You must not bully her. This one is your eldest aunt, and the other one is your younger aunt."
"Look at what you said. Mother, we will naturally treat her very well." Wang Qiuhe wore a lake blue Jiangnan brocade double-breasted jacket, a gold-inlaid kingfisher-patterned diamond-shaped crown on her head, and a phoenix-tail golden hairpin on each side. She did not look outstanding. At first glance, she looked like the kind that you would not be able to find in a crowd.
In particular, there is a black mole the size of a soybean just to the right of the center of her eyebrow. If you look closely, you can see a black hair on it.
As she spoke, she took off the pair of golden hairpins on her head and walked to Li Xiaoxiao with a smile: "Xiaoxiao, right? I didn't know you were here before, and I didn't prepare any gifts. This pair of golden hairpins is for you as a gift for meeting you."
"Thank you, aunt." Li Xiaoxiao reached out to take it. Although it was a golden hairpin, the workmanship was very poor and the style was old-fashioned. It did not match his outfit at all. It was obvious that it was specially prepared for her.
Cheng Mengru had a grim expression, showing no joy. She wore a peach pink and silver-white Wu cotton long skirt, a gold and red feather satin cape, red coral earrings, and a gold and ruby butterfly hairpin, nothing else.
"Chunxiang, go get my emerald round bead bracelet."
"Yes." The maid beside her bowed to her, turned away, and came back quickly.
When he came back, he had an exquisitely crafted jewelry box in his hand, which he handed respectfully to Chen Mengru.
Cheng Mengru slowly reached out to take it, opened the lid, and saw a string of Buddhist beads lying quietly inside. The beads were smooth and full, with a faint luster, and it was obvious at a glance that they were not ordinary items.
"I know you saved Chengxu's life. Today I will give you this string of Buddhist beads as a token of my gratitude for saving Chengxu's life." She knew that Si Chengxu was injured, and that it was Li Xiaoxiao who saved him, so she specially asked someone to bring this valuable string of Buddhist beads.
"Aunt, this is too valuable. I can't accept it. Saving my cousin was just a piece of cake. I would have saved anyone else at that time, so you don't have to take it too seriously." A string of Buddhist beads was enough to repay her son's life-saving grace. If she wanted money, she would have asked Si Chengxu for it long ago.
She didn't want it before, and she won't want it now.
Seeing that Li Xiaoxiao really didn't want it, Cheng Mengru felt a little embarrassed and tried her best to ignore the ridicule from Wang Qiuhuo.
"It's my aunt's fault for not being thoughtful. Please don't be offended. Since you have brought it, I'll give you this bracelet as a gift." Cheng Mengru returned to her previous expression in an instant, and no one could see any joy in her.
"Thank you, aunt." Li Xiaoxiao took it with a smile.
The old lady was very angry watching from the side, but she couldn't say anything. It was a gift for meeting each other, and it was up to him to decide what to give.
The atmosphere was awkward for a moment as the few of them pretended to be at odds with each other. Wang Qiuhuo stood up to leave, and Cheng Mengru also stood up to leave. The old woman waved her hand to signal them to leave.
The two of them arrived outside the old lady's Yangxinxuan and stopped at the same time.
Wang Qiuhe sneered, looking forward, glancing at Cheng Mengru beside her, and said with a fake smile: "You think you can save my life with just a bracelet? I don't know why you are so shameless. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to open my mouth."
"You took a reward for a servant as a meeting gift. I really feel inferior to you. People who don't know would think that our mansion treats you harshly. But you can't be blamed entirely for this. Your family is useless and it's normal for you to be petty."