CHAPTER 1326: CHAPTER 1326: SPLASH SOME WATER, COOL OFF!

The Lady of the Gu Family was an extremely meticulous and cautious person, and she had already asked about all the personnel relations of the Wang Family.

From top to bottom, even Xiuniang, Jindou’s fiancée who had yet to marry in, had a prepared gift, not one was left out.

Although they were biological uncles and aunts, the Lady of the Gu Family could also see that her sister-in-law, aside from her niece whom she held dear to her heart, did not particularly value the other children.

As a mother herself, she could understand that the earlier sons were all raised by her sister-in-law’s mother-in-law, so they weren’t close to her sister-in-law.

Especially from the occasional phrases her sister-in-law let slip, it was clear that these sons might not be very filial.

It seems that if they were truly filial, why would her sister-in-law live with her daughter and son-in-law?

Jinhoo was the child who came to the Capital City by himself, naturally adhering to the customs of the Capital City.

The rest of the people, having never met them, were really only due to her sister-in-law’s face, so the meeting gifts prepared by the Lady of the Gu Family were half according to the Capital’s customs.

Considering that the Wang Family lived in the countryside, most of the things prepared were practical.

For the women, each received a length of cloth and a gold bracelet, except for Jinhua, who received an additional gold necklace as the only girl.

The men received two sets of clothes, and the unmarried children each received an extra pouch containing two silver nuggets wishing them good fortune.

In addition, there were various dried fruits and candied snacks from the Capital with local flavors.

Even with this, the Wang Family members were left wide-eyed.

Lady Jiang and Liu Xiaoqiao touched the lengths of cloth, their colors bright and shining, cool and smooth like a peeled egg. They didn’t dare touch them more, fearing their rough hands would ruin the fabric.

And those gold bracelets, heavy and glittering golden.

Their lifetime jewelry was what Old Granny Zhang angrily gave her daughters-in-law a pair of silver bracelets each, which was already something significant in the village.

Every time during the festivals, when they wore these silver bracelets to visit relatives, which young woman or bride didn’t envy them?

When they divided the family and had some assets of their own, all they had hoped was one day to earn enough to make a set of silver headwear and be satisfied.

Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine that they might wear a gold bracelet in this lifetime!

Old Granny Zhang handed the two gold bracelets to the two daughters-in-law, leaving the other two, one for Jindou: "This is for your fiancée when she marries in; keep it for her until then."

She gestured for Jinhua to come over, giving her the gold bracelet and necklace: "These are from your great-aunt; their city custom values unmarried girls, so you’re specially given a gold necklace. Save it as part of your dowry!"

Jinhua couldn’t believe it and looked back at Lady Jiang and Wang Laosan.

Lady Jiang was still lost in the joy of having a gold bracelet and didn’t see Jinhua’s look.

It was Wang Yonggui who noticed, hurriedly nodding. You shouldn’t refuse something offered. This gold necklace looked bigger and heavier than the gold bracelet.

In the past, they said having daughters cost money, but today they realized that having a daughter was a profit!

In this generation of the Wang Family, excluding the second family’s, there was only Jinhua, a unique one!

Jinhua then stepped forward to accept the bracelet and necklace, thanking Old Granny Zhang and the Lady of the Gu Family.

As for the remaining items, the Wang Family men each received a set of clothing made with top-quality material, which they had never seen before, feeling it was light, soft, and indescribably beautiful.

The children received their pouches, and Jinguan quickly opened his, pouring out two silver nuggets, hardly daring to believe, biting one to leave a tooth mark before hastily putting them back into the pouch and tucking it into his chest.

The Gu Family’s generosity amazed the Wang Family from top to bottom.

Jinhoo watched the expressions of the family, unconsciously touching his chest, recalling that the meeting gifts he received in the Capital were even more extravagant.

Of course, he also knew not to speak of this, lest good news turns into bad news.

So, he silently lowered his head.

The Wang Family received the Gu Family’s meeting gifts, and everyone was as happy as a festival.

Wang Yonggui saw that the atmosphere was right and recalled the conversation with his wife yesterday, unable to resist speaking up to test the waters: "Mom, with Great Uncle so generous and giving us so many fine things, how can we not be embarrassed? Why don’t we prepare some return gifts to send back, showing a bit of our filial respect?"

One’s own, with just a shift of the butt, you can tell what they want to say!

Old Granny Zhang could see through Wang Yonggui’s intentions.

Very straightforwardly said: "If you truly feel that way, wait until the New Year’s rare treats are together, properly sorted, and send them through a trade caravan. Your Great Uncle’s family doesn’t lack these things, it’s just a token."

Wang Yonggui sheepishly grinned, "Sending it through someone else isn’t as good as having our own people deliver it. After all, it’s our Great Uncle’s family, and having recognized them, we should keep in touch, right?"

"Besides, Mom, you just said that they treasure unmarried girls in the city. I have an idea. Would you like to hear it?"

Old Granny Zhang raised an eyebrow: "What idea? Let’s hear it."

Wang Yonggui leaned in, "Mom, I’m thinking, since Jinhua is still young, and with our family’s current wealth, we can’t find a suitable match nearby. We only have this one daughter, and casually marrying her off would be unbearable, right?"

"Jinhua’s mother and I have been thinking, why not send Jinhua to the Capital City, have Aunt instruct her for a couple of years. Once she’s well-taught, find her a marriage match in the Capital. We don’t ask for much, just a decent family, ambitious children, ideally a Graduate or something, and we’d be satisfied..."

Before he could finish, Old Granny Zhang threw a teacup over his head, drenching him in tea.

Fortunately, the weather was warm, and they never dared to serve scalding tea, only after it had cooled a bit, or else Wang Yonggui might have been scalded today.

Even so, Wang Yonggui was startled, stepping back and wiping the tea from his face, looking perplexed at Old Granny Zhang: "Mom, why did you splash me with tea?"

"I see you speaking nonsense, maybe your brain’s overheating! A splash of water to cool it down! Is it still hot?" Old Granny Zhang asked, tea pot in hand.

Wang Yonggui protested: "Mom, I wasn’t speaking nonsense! What’s wrong with my idea? I’m not asking Great Uncle for money or for a position, not even mentioning finding a good teacher for Jinpan. I’m just thinking about finding Jinhua a good match, how’s that nonsense?"

Old Granny Zhang spat and pointed at Wang Yonggui’s nose: "Come on, tell me, is your daughter gilded or encrusted with silver and gemstones? A country girl, with a father who fools around, leaving wife and kids to be cared for by others—a rascal, and a mother who’s feeble, relying on brother and sister-in-law, eating well for a few days. Just because some out of respect called you Third Old Master Wang, you actually believe you’re a big shot? Ha!"