The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 433 Receiving Gifts

It was time for the fun of unwrapping gifts again, and Xiao Ayu was extremely excited.

This time, the people who gave her gifts included not only those from last year, but also the Wu family of Nanhe Town, the Qu family of Yongding County, Puji Temple, the Duke of Yongguo's Mansion and Madam Qin, the Qiu family (the maternal grandfather of Murong Run of Tonghua County), the Ye family of Xifeng Kingdom, the Ouyang family of the General's Mansion, and the Ouyang family of the royal family...

Some people brought their goods openly, while others concealed their identities.

The gifts they gave each other were like a competition, each one more precious than the last.

Originally, Liu was worried that Xiao Ayu would get tired, so she was still helping to dismantle the garment inside the house when she heard Old Mrs. Wang say from the side, "That's a hundred-year-old ginseng, in decent condition, worth three to five hundred taels... Deep-sea shark pearl, two thousand taels... A hundred-patterned treasure robe blessed with the Formless Cloth, priceless and unavailable..."

Liu's hands were shaking uncontrollably.

Even the bottles that look like they're just for children to play with are specially made glass hairpin vases from the imperial kiln; even a single crack in one of them can cost eight hundred taels of silver.

She's almost become numb to these prices.

"Mother, you're lying to your daughter-in-law, aren't you?" Liu's voice trembled.

Grandma Wang glanced at Xiao Ayu, who was still unpacking the box, without even raising an eyebrow: "Hmm, just kidding."

"Mother, this hairpin is so pretty!" Little Ayu found a silver hairpin, held it up to her ear, and then showed it to Liu Shi. "Mother, it looks so good on you!"

Liu hurriedly took it down: "This is for you, please keep it safe and put it in there."

Just thinking about the price of these things made Liu's heart tremble.

On second thought, their Ayu is naturally lovable and kind-hearted.

She has already helped countless people, and even if it were her, she would be willing to give everything she has to prepare a gift for her.

"I can't use it all! I want to wear the pretty jewelry and eat the delicious food. Oh, and there are medicinal herbs too. We can't grow these anymore, but we can share some with Grandpa Doctor and Little Brother Tong!"

Little Ayu chattered away, trying hard to identify the things she could recognize.

Liu went to see Old Mrs. Wang: "Mother, these things—"

"Since they're for Ayu, she can decide what to do with them." The little one isn't completely ignorant; those things meant to be given away are things her family doesn't need and that she doesn't particularly like.

She kept the expensive and flashy gifts for herself. Little Ayu finally found the gift she wanted most among all the presents.

"Wow, I found Brother Ayou's!" Little Ayu was overjoyed. There were so many people today that all the gifts, big and small, were piled up in the storeroom. Gifts from ordinary people were in the big storeroom, while gifts from people of status were piled up in the small storeroom.

Qin Huai's was also mixed in.

Upon opening one of the layers of jade boxes, a lifelike blade of grass was revealed inside.

Naturally, it was the communication grass that Xiao Ayu had already planted.

It comes from the now-defunct Eastern Desert Kingdom. The mature grass can transmit sound, and it's a one-time use item.

After the two little ones got this, they stopped writing such thick letters.

"Then you can take your time looking around. I'll go and greet the other guests first." Liu said with a smile as she stood up.

Grandma Wang followed her out, gently closing the door behind her. She said to Tangyuan, who was guarding the door, "If she doesn't call you, don't bother her."

Tangyuan: "Yes."

As soon as Xiao Ayu activated the communication grass, she heard Qin Huai's voice coming from it.

The young boy's voice was still immature, yet it carried an indescribable calmness.

【Ayu, as expected, today is your birthday. I'm sorry I can't be there to celebrate with you in person. Did you like the gift I gave you?... Tonight, there's another gift, which I'll open for you. May you have peace and happiness every year, and a life free from worry.】

At this moment, the prison in Wanning City was like a hellish palace.

Deep inside, a woman covered in blood, unrecognizable as human, silently bowed her head.

He seemed to be dead.

"Xie Changsheng." Qin Huaiyou's cold voice rang out in the darkness.

"I've come to see you off on your journey."

(End of this chapter)