Chapter 277 - Chapter 277: Chapter 275: Sisi Teaching Money Management (1/2)
Chapter 277: Chapter 275: Sisi Teaching Money Management
“Xuan’er doesn’t remember what his mother… looked like,”
Di Xuan said in a low voice: “All Xuan’er can remember is her lying there, covered in blood with an obscure face.”
Di Yelei patted Di Xuan’s head gently and sighed, “Your mother and YingEr look very similar, she was a very gentle woman…” As he spoke, he fell into his memories.
“Dad, are you talking about YingEr’s biological mother? Is she the one who lies on the little hilltop? Did my mother treat me well?” YingEr tilted her head and looked at everyone.
“Fool! Your biological mother was naturally very good to you.”
Liu Sisi lightly patted YingEr’s shoulder, unable to resist recalling her vaguely remembered parents, she seemed to only remember the two smiling faces, while their features seemed to be clouded over.
“Any mother would love her own children, your mother loved you too, otherwise, after her passing, she wouldn’t have repeatedly asked your father to treat you well.”
“But… if she loved YingEr, why did she leave YingEr?” YingEr was full of confusion.
Liu Sisi was silent for a moment, carefully combing YingEr’s broken hair: “Because… Your biological mother was too tired, she wanted to rest. However, she accidentally fell asleep. But, not only your biological mother loves you, but also your brother, your father, your grandfather, and I. So, YingEr, you’re a very lucky child in our family.”
“Yeah! Mom…”
YingEr gave a strong jump and plunged into Liu Sisi’s arms, not saying a word.
The topic was too heavy. Di Yelei looked at Xuan’er, who had red eyes, and gently patted his back to shift the topic.
“Today, YingEr has received many guests and gifts for her engagement. Let’s count and see what we have.”
As Di Yelei said this, he took out the gift list for the engagement.
“After shopping, I have seven and a half taels of silver left. One tael is my monthly salary, six taels are dividends, and the remaining tael of silver is what was left at home. Apart from that, there are several dozen copper coins.”
Di Yelei took out the silver and placed it aside, then began to count the gift money on the table.
The Li family gave ten eggs, the Zhang Family gave three feet of cloth, the Wang family gave five pounds of rice flour… The little items were quickly picked out from the pile on the table.
The remaining silver gifts were grouped together, and after careful calculations, these gifts would be reciprocated at future village gatherings according to the records in the gift list.
The rest were the major engagement gifts received today.
“The gifts for the engagement from the Zhang Yun family are here, as well as the betrothal gifts from Heir Luo, Madam Gan Senior, County Magistrate Su, and… and Nan Tianzong.”
Opening the gift box from the siblings of Heir Luo, there was a jadeite fortune knot wrapped in yellow silk. The jadeite, slightly smaller than the palm of the hand, was carved into a blossoming peony flower, stunningly beautiful. Under the refraction of the light, the crystal-clear jadeite sparkled with colorful radiance, truly captivating everyone’s eyes.
The word ‘beautiful’ was not enough to describe its extreme beauty. Everyone had been speechless for quite a long time, as if a kitty had run off with their tongues.
After a while, Liu Sisi managed to pull her gaze back: “God! It’s so beautiful…”
“How… how much is this worth?”
Di Yelei was also awestruck, as he reached out to pick up the jadeite fortune knot, he quickly retracted his hand, afraid of damaging it.
“Let me see.”
Compared to the others, Liu Sisi was much calmer and directly reached out and took the jadeite in her hand.
The jadeite was cool to the touch, the color as green as crystal shifting in her hand, it was so beautiful that it seemed not like an inanimate object, but as if it had come to life in her hand.
She couldn’t help but admire it for a moment, then she threw it back into the box.