Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 212 The Matchmaker Presents the Jade
Ruan Mei came out of the kitchen carrying the last dish.

Seeing the two people sitting upright on the sofa, looking rather strange.

"Leilei, your face is so red."

Huang Lei: "●''●)"

"Yes, yes, it's probably because it's hot."

Huang Lei pinched Li Jiayuan's waist in embarrassment and anger. If Ruan Mei looked more closely, she would have noticed a fresh and hot hickey on the neckline of Huang Lei's pajamas.

After putting down the dishes, Ruan Mei went to Cai Po's room to call her to get up and eat.

Grandma Cai walked over slowly, leaning on her cane.

"Wow, what day is it today? So many dishes have been cooked."

Grandma Cai subconsciously looked at her granddaughter, Ruan Mei, who blushed shyly. What did her grandmother mean by this? Was she usually very stingy? Clearly, she was quite willing to spend money.

"Grandma, I have money too."

Ruan Mei's somewhat weak self-justification amused the other three people present.

At the dinner table, everyone chatted and ate, and the topic of Qiu Rongrong's kidnapping was mentioned, but Li Jiayuan glossed over it.

Grandma Cai didn't seem to have a very good appetite. She only ate a little bit of rice and drank some papaya soup before putting down her chopsticks and watching everyone eat with a kind expression.

As people get older, they tend to crave more liveliness. Now that there are so many people in the house, it's not as quiet as it used to be. Her granddaughter works for a big company, and she has so many helpful people around her—things she never dared to dream of before.

Whenever she thinks of this, Grandma Cai can't help but feel grateful that her granddaughter is so lucky to have met such a wonderful person as Li Jiayuan.

"Grandma Cai, aren't you going to eat?"

Seeing that the old man ate so little, Li Jiayuan asked.

The old woman just smiled.

"I'm full. Eating too much will make it hard to sleep."

"Oh"

"Ah Yuan, when are you and Lei Lei getting married?"

"puff"

Why did the topic change so quickly? Li Jiayuan couldn't hold back anymore, and Huang Lei looked over curiously, as if asking, "Yeah, when are you getting married?"

"We're not in a rush to get married. It's too early now. Let's wait another two years. Leilei and I are still young."

Huang Lei stomped hard on Li Jiayuan's foot under the table.

What's the rush? It's a rush, a huge rush. If we don't rush, all those swarms of suitors will be swarming us.

Thinking of that woman named Jiang Yun, Huang Lei suddenly lost her appetite.

Huang Lei had met Jiang Yun twice, and the woman's intentions were all too obvious. If it were anyone else, she wouldn't be worried, but Jiang Yun's appearance was so outstanding that it made Huang Lei feel a strong sense of crisis.

As the saying goes, it's easy for a woman to pursue a man, especially when the woman is so beautiful she's almost otherworldly; anyone would feel threatened in that situation.

If it weren't for Li Jiayuan's outstanding performance, she would have moved her office to his place.

Huang Lei's favorite thing about Li Jiayuan is that he follows the rules and never oversteps boundaries. He can also control himself in the face of many suitors, which makes him very reassuring.

Moreover, she has her own informants keeping an eye on things, so there's no need to worry.

Grandma Cai seemed a little disappointed to see that Li Jiayuan had no intention of getting married.

Those hands, weathered and wrinkled by time, rummaged in the pocket of his shirt and pulled out a neatly folded red plastic bag.

The habit of wrapping things in plastic bags is usually only seen among older people. When you peel open the red bag, there is another layer inside.

This layer is a napkin, wrapped in many thick layers as if afraid that the contents inside would be torn or shredded. Cai Po carefully peeled off the napkin, and there was actually another layer of Xuan paper inside.

But this is the last layer of wrapping.

After the Xuan paper was torn open, Li Jiayuan and the others were able to see the original appearance of the item inside. It was a safety buckle, a jade green safety buckle with very special, dense patterns. If you didn't look carefully, you might miss the details.

The pits and dents on it weren't just random chiseled lines; they were extremely fine carvings, which is why they looked so strange because they were so small. Upon seeing this, Li Jiayuan's eyes widened. This thing... open it up!

At first glance, the carvings on this piece are incredibly intricate. He had never seen such exquisite antique objects before. The dragon and phoenix seem to be part of a painting, carved onto a safety buckle that is only slightly larger than a coin.

Wow. This is a handmade item.

Most importantly, this safety buckle is made of Hetian jade, which is definitely worth a lot of money. The workmanship, color, and texture are all top-notch. This is a valuable treasure.

The old woman unpacked the items, placed them on the table, and explained them to the three people.

"This is a treasure passed down from my great-great-grandmother. It was originally intended to be sold to save money for Xiaomei's medical expenses, but it's no longer needed and isn't worth much. Leilei, come here."

The old woman got up, walked towards Huang Lei, and pulled on the rope of the safety buckle. Huang Lei subconsciously dodged.

"Grandma Cai, this is too precious."

A piece of jewelry is nothing, but this is a family heirloom of Cai Po's family, and its symbolic meaning is different, so she dared not accept it.

The intrinsic meaning of things passed down from generation to generation cannot be measured by money.

Even Ruan Mei had never heard of such a thing in the house before. She didn't have any other thoughts, but she felt that the button was indeed very suitable for Huang Lei to wear.

Grandma Cai gently stroked her short hair.

"I originally intended to give this to you for your wedding, but I'm getting old and I'm afraid I might forget about it, so I'm giving it to you in advance."

"bowing down"

Huang Lei lowered her head blankly, and the old woman hung the safety charm around her neck.

"So lovely."

Grandma Cai looked at Huang Lei with satisfaction.

"Grandma Cai, you can't be biased! I want a gift too!"

Granny Cai glared at Li Jiayuan with annoyance.

"Go away, we don't have any for boys to wear."

"."

Okay, blatant favoritism.

This little incident didn't affect everyone's mood for the meal. Huang Lei, who received a gift, seemed very excited. After finishing her meal and returning to the house next door, she was still fiddling with the peace buckle.

"Is it so beautiful?"

Li Jiayuan was both amused and exasperated as he looked at Huang Lei's room.

"Hmph, you don't understand."

Huang Lei snorted and turned her head away haughtily. When she was little, she had a very good classmate. One day, that classmate came to her house to play and brought a gold lock.

The gold lock was given to her by her classmate's grandmother, who said it was left by her grandmother's mother. Her classmate said she would leave it to her child in the future.

At that time, she wondered why she hadn't left anything behind in her home.

What she wanted was not the golden lock, but a kind of inheritance. She thought she would never have such an experience in her life, but unexpectedly, today, Granny Cai gave her her family heirloom.

This means she has taken over a legacy.

The dream that I could never achieve in my youth was realized in a different way many years later.

So Huang Lei was very happy.

Li Jiayuan shook his head with a wry smile; he didn't know why Huang Lei was so happy.

[Trigger the grand historical event. Influence the plot and change the tragic fate of the Fang family. Completion will earn you generous rewards.]

Li Jiayuan: “.”

New plot
(End of this chapter)