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Chapter 113 Meeting Gift

The old lady held Yi Youwei's hand and sat on her right side.

Then he glanced at Xiao Nanxin and motioned to her, "Nanxin, come over and sit on my left."

Xiao Nanxin exclaimed, "Ah!" She always felt something was strange, but she couldn't figure out what was strange for a while. She subconsciously glanced at Song Chao, but Song Chao didn't say anything. She was also a little hesitant and didn't move.

The old lady pretended to be a little angry, "Nan Xin, grandma hasn't seen you for a long time, and I want to see you, but you are so unwilling? Or are you starting to dislike me, an old woman?"

Xiao Nanxin paused for a moment, but eventually walked over and sat down on the left side of the old lady. She spoke affectionately,
"Grandma, how could that be? I just think my eating manners are too bad and I'm afraid you'd dislike it."

The old lady smiled and said, "How could that be? I have watched you grow up since you were a child. You are no different from my own granddaughter. How could I possibly dislike you?"

The final seating positions were: Yi Youwei to the old lady's right, next to Yi Youwei was Quan Shijin, and next to Quan Shijin was Wen Ruoci.

Song Chao sat next to Xiao Nanxin.

Wen Ruoci sat almost at the end of the seat.

She remained expressionless throughout.

Quan Shijin hooked his fingers on the palm of Wen Ruoci, who was sitting next to him, indicating that she shouldn't care so much and should relax.

Anyway, he wouldn't give up because of the old lady's thoughts.

Wen Ruoci drew an arc towards him as a response.

The old lady had been talking to Yi Youwei and Xiao Nanxin. She didn't seem to be looking at Wen Ruoci much, but in fact her eyes were on Quan Shijin and Wen Ruoci.

She watched the two people's every move and said nothing.

After looking for a while, his eyes fell on Xiao Nanxin, and he took her hand and asked affectionately,

"Nan Xin, why didn't your brother come with you today?"

Xiao Nanxin bit the ribs and said, "Something happened in the army. My brother has been back for a long time."

The old lady asked, "Your brother is not young anymore, right? Does he have someone he likes? Or has the Xiao family already chosen a marriage partner for your brother?"

Xiao Nanxin shook her head. "My brother said that he already has someone he likes, so we don't need to worry. He just went back to the army to deal with some things, and he will come back to find her after he is done."

The old lady said, "So that's how it is. I don't know which girl your brother likes, and whether she is reliable..."

Xiao Nanxin looked at the old lady with some embarrassment, "I don't know who it is either. My brother didn't tell me. I only know that the person my brother likes seems to be married."

When Song Chao, who was standing by, heard this, he was choked by the soup.

The housekeeper immediately stepped forward and asked, "Master Song, are you okay?"

Song Chao waved his hand, took out a handkerchief and wiped his lips, "It's okay."

The old lady looked over and said, "Song Chao, do you know who he likes?"

Song Chao coughed a few times, feeling a little guilty for the first time, and answered cautiously, "No, I don't know. I only saw him a few times when he came back last time, and I didn't have time to ask."

The old lady seemed to believe it, but also seemed not to believe it. She just said lightly,
"is it?"

"Your brother actually likes married girls. Are married girls more attractive to men than unmarried girls?"

Xiao Nanxin lowered her head and whispered, "Not really."

Her brother said that he only met the girl once and fell in love with her, and now he doesn't even know who she is. To put it nicely, it was love at first sight, but to put it bluntly, it was clearly her brother who was attracted by her beauty, so how can he blame her?

The Shang Dynasty was destroyed and Daji was blamed.

When the Western Zhou Dynasty fell, Bao Si was blamed.

Is it all the women’s fault?

His brother only met the woman once, and because he liked her, the woman was charged with seduction. Isn't this charge a bit too serious?

The old lady suddenly cried out "Ouch" and looked at Wen Ruoci, "Look at me, I seem to have forgotten and got confused. Miss Wen is also divorced..."

"Let's not talk about it, let's not talk about it, let's eat, let's eat."

Wen Ruoci felt very uncomfortable with this meal.

Even though the old lady never said a word that she didn't like her from beginning to end, she showed that she didn't like her from head to toe.

Deliberately show his love for Xiao Nanxin and Yi Youwei in front of her.

From time to time, she would serve them food and occasionally say something to make them laugh. Her care and love for the two of them was intimate and familiar, which she could not intrude on no matter what.

The old lady just wanted to tell her that if she insisted on being with Quan Shijin, it would just be a joke.

She barely managed to wait until the meal was over.

As for Quan Shijin, his face was also very pale.

If it wasn't his grandmother sitting at the dinner table, he would have overturned the table and left.

Now that the meal is over, I have no intention of staying any longer.

"Grandma, since we have finished the meal, let's go back first."

After saying this, he took Wen Ruoci's hand and was about to leave, but the old lady stopped him.
"Wait a minute."

Quan Shijin paused, resisted the urge to lash out, and patiently asked, "Anything else?"

The old lady sighed, as if blaming her, "Why are you so nervous? Can I eat her?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Wen Ruoci and said, "This is the first time we meet, and I want to give you a gift."

After saying that, he told the butler to get it.

Soon the butler brought over three gifts.

The old lady gave it to them one by one.

"Nan Xin, this is for you."

It's a ruby ​​bracelet.

Yi Youwei's is the same as hers.

The old lady often gave her gifts in the past, so Xiao Nanxin did not doubt anything and said sweetly, "Thank you, grandma."

As for the one given to Wen Ruoci, it was a very precious box made of golden nanmu wood.

It's just empty inside.

The old lady looked at Wen Ruoci quietly, "Miss Wen, this is a gift for you, do you like it?"

The expressions of Wen Ruoci, Quan Shijin and Song Chao all changed after seeing the empty box.

Xiao Nanxin, who was originally immersed in the joy of receiving the gift, also vaguely felt that something was wrong.

She subconsciously touched the ruby ​​bracelet, not knowing what had happened. She said nothing and just stared at Wen Ruoci.

Wen Ruoci didn't answer.

The old lady smiled at Wen Ruoci and said, "Don't you like it? If we talk about the value of this gift, it is much more valuable than the one given to Nan Xin and You Wei."

Wen Ruoci stared at the empty box and her hands hanging on both sides clenched.

In terms of value, this box is indeed a top-grade antique, but it is much more valuable than the bracelet that Xiao Nanxin and Yi Youwei have...

But the old lady deliberately gave her an empty box.

Even though it is a very valuable box.

What it means is self-evident.

Quan Shijin glanced at the pale and forbearing Wen Ruoci. He was also angry, but he didn't show it, pretending not to know what it meant.
"Grandma, it's the first time we meet, there's no need for you to give such an expensive gift. It would be fine even if you gave the same ruby ​​bracelet as Nan Xin. You deliberately made it different, which makes people think too much."

The old lady said indifferently, "She wants to be with you, so naturally she has to give you something special."

Quan Shijin originally wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Wen Ruoci.

"Thank you!"

After saying that, he reached out and took it.

The box was not light, but not that heavy either. When Wen Ruoci held it in her hand, it felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, and it almost made it hard for her to breathe.

At this moment, she felt like a rope, the elasticity was stretched to the maximum, and she had reached the edge of endurance. She was about to break in the next second. She couldn't bear it any longer, so she even forgot to say hello and just turned around and left.

Quan Shijin glanced at the old lady and was rarely angry. "Grandma, if you think this can change my mind or make her back down, then you are making a wrong calculation..."

After saying that, he didn't even look at the old lady, turned around and walked away, chasing after her.