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"Brothers, you can't just call her 'sister-in-law' for nothing, so bring out your gifts."

Bai Zerui shouted loudly at the crowd.

He organized this lunch party today.

There's an unwritten rule in this circle: whoever organizes the gathering is the host.

Kong Zhixiang then took out a gift box from his pocket, presented it to Qin Huanhuan with both hands, and said respectfully, "Sister-in-law, this is just a small token of my appreciation. It's a gift for you when we first meet."

Qin Huanhuan didn't reach out to take it, but instead took a step back and looked at Xiao Zhan. Her meaning was clear: these are your brothers, you handle it.

This also shows that Qin Huanhuan is not the kind of woman who is greedy for money and likes to take advantage of others.

She knew that the people in front of her were all sons of powerful and wealthy families in the capital, and the gifts they gave would not be of low quality.

Xiao Zhan reached out and took the gift box from Kong Zhixiang, smiling as he said, "Your sister-in-law is shy and embarrassed, so I'll accept it on her behalf. Thank you, Zhixiang, you're so thoughtful."

As Xiao Zhan spoke, he opened the gift box, and a green light flashed out from it.

Inside the gift box was a jadeite bracelet made entirely of green.

"Hiss..."

Qin Huanhuan gasped when she saw the green jade bracelet, because she knew that jade bracelets of this quality were very expensive.

Previously, Zhao Ruirui wore a jade bracelet with a slight green tinge, which Zhu Junjie bought for her. I heard it cost over 100,000 yuan.

Compared to Zhao Ruirui's jadeite bracelet, this full-green jadeite bracelet is worlds apart in both color and clarity. If we were to judge the price of this bracelet by the price of Zhao Ruirui's bracelet, it would probably be worth hundreds of thousands or even millions.

Qin Huanhuan felt that poverty limited her imagination.

Are all wealthy people this generous when giving gifts?

Qin Huanhuan didn't understand jade, but Xiao Zhan did. He had seen many such things since he was a child, and he could tell at a glance that this jade bracelet was worth no less than three million.

So he said, "Zhixiang, isn't this gift a bit too expensive?"

Kong Zhixiang laughed and said, "Brother Zhan, how can a gift for your wife be so meager? I'm glad she likes it."

At this moment, Bai Zerui took out his gift box and presented it with both hands, saying, "Brother Zhan, this is a gift for my sister-in-law."

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Zerui, what good stuff is this?"

"Hehe, a small gift is fine, nothing too expensive, otherwise your sister-in-law will feel burdened."

Bai Zerui opened the gift box and said, "I didn't know what kind of things my sister-in-law liked, but I recently bought a string of Hetian jade beads. I hope you'll like it."

Xiao Zhan and Qin Huanhuan saw a string of mutton fat jade beads lying in the box. To the naked eye, the beads had a warm white color with an oily luster, but the white color was slightly tinged with a faint beige luster, like pear blossoms in the morning light or freshly cut mutton fat, giving people a warm and soft visual feeling. Each bead was bright and pure, and under the sunlight, it was translucent with a pinkish misty feel.

Qin Huanhuan didn't know anything about Hetian jade, and had never even seen such a thing before, but Xiao Zhan did. He heard Xiao Zhan exclaim in surprise, "A mutton fat jade bracelet! Holy crap, Bai Zerui, what are you doing, giving such an expensive gift?"

Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Qin Huanhuan was puzzled, thinking to herself, "It's just a bracelet, how much could it be worth?"

So she asked in a low voice, "Xiao Zhan, is this bracelet very valuable?"

Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow at Qin Huanhuan and said, "Huanhuan, you don't understand. This Hetian jade bracelet can be exchanged for a 100-square-meter house within the Fourth Ring Road of Beijing."

"Hiss..."

Qin Huanhuan was truly shocked.

Although she didn't have the money to buy a house, she still knew the market prices. A 100-square-meter apartment within the Fourth Ring Road would cost at least several million yuan, and a good location in a good building could cost tens of millions.

My goodness, these people are truly worthy of being young masters from wealthy families in Beijing; they're giving away gifts worth hundreds of millions.

This bracelet alone is worth a large house, let alone that green jade bracelet...

Qin Huanhuan's eyes flickered a few times as if she had made up her mind, and she said to Xiao Zhan, "The gift is too valuable, I can't accept it. I appreciate their kindness, but please return it to them."

Xiao Zhan was about to speak,

"Sister-in-law, this is my gift to you. Please accept it."

"Sister-in-law, this is just a small token of my appreciation."

"Brother Zhan, this is a gift for your wife. You have to make sure she accepts it, otherwise you're disrespecting your brothers."

At this moment, the other young men stepped forward one after another to present Qin Huanhuan with their gifts.

Xiao Zhan had already run out of things to hold.

Shen Jun took out a tote bag from the car, but it still couldn't fit everything, so Zhang Jie and Wu Lei also brought their own bags, and only then could it be filled.

Xiao Zhan opened all the gift boxes one by one for Qin Huanhuan to see. Qin Huanhuan saw all kinds of strange and wonderful gifts, and without exception, they were all good things.

To be honest, there were many things Qin Huanhuan had never seen before...

But she was certain that these gifts were all expensive and high-quality items.

Qin Huanhuan also noticed a gold bracelet among the gifts, the size of her wrist.

My goodness, how many grams does such a thick gold bracelet weigh?

Gold is now selling for over a thousand yuan per gram on the market. Qin Huanhuan figured that gold bracelet must weigh at least a hundred or two hundred grams, which would be worth a hundred thousand yuan.

My annual salary isn't enough to buy this gold bracelet.

Are all wealthy and powerful families this extravagant when giving gifts?

Today was truly an eye-opening experience—like a knife pulling your butt.

At this moment, Xiao Zhan said, "Huanhuan, this is a gift from the brothers, and it's a token of their appreciation. If you don't accept it, the brothers will think you look down on them."

Bai Zerui: "Sister-in-law, please accept it!"

Everyone said, "Sister-in-law, please accept it."

Qin Huanhuan shook her head and said firmly, "Thank you all for your kindness, but the gifts are too expensive, I can't accept them. I appreciate your good wishes."

"Captain Shen, please go to your trouble and return all the gifts. I feel unworthy to receive such valuable presents!"

After Qin Huanhuan finished speaking, she bowed deeply to everyone.

The scene fell silent immediately.

Xiao Zhan looked embarrassed.

He hadn't expected Qin Huanhuan to be so direct...

On second thought, Qin Huanhuan might not understand the rules of the wealthy circle, but one thing is certain: Qin Huanhuan is not a greedy person.

Xiao Zhan had just roughly calculated that these gifts were worth about twenty to thirty million.

Who could resist such temptation?

But Qin Huanhuan can…

She used to need money, and even sold her virginity for it, because she needed to raise money for her sister's surgery. Now that her sister is cured, she no longer needs a lot of money.

Another point is that Qin Huanhuan always believed that no one can earn money beyond their own understanding.

They gave him such expensive gifts because of Xiao Zhan; it had nothing to do with him personally.

In a sense, Qin Huanhuan's idea was correct.

Bai Zerui and Kong Zhixiang exchanged a glance, then stepped forward, cupped their hands, and said, "Sister-in-law, we all know you are a person of principle and bottom line. Otherwise, my brother Zhan wouldn't have taken a liking to you. The fact that you firmly said you wouldn't accept gifts just now shows that you are not a greedy or vain person. Your noble qualities have impressed us brothers. You are indeed worthy of being the woman my brother Zhan has chosen. However, we hope you will accept our small token of appreciation. If you accept it, it means you acknowledge us as your brothers."

"Brothers, don't you agree?"

"Clap clap clap!"

Everyone applauded and shouted, "Sister-in-law, please accept it! If you don't, you're disowning us brothers!"

The scene looked like a coup attempt!

But it touched everyone present.

Xiao Zhan knew that Qin Huanhuan was stubborn and wouldn't easily change her mind once she made up her mind, so he said in a low voice, "Huanhuan, how about this? We can accept these gifts for now, as an early engagement gift from our brothers. We'll get engaged when I get back."

When Xiao Zhan spoke, his eyes were fixed on Qin Huanhuan, his eyes seemingly filled with a soft, shattered light.

got engaged?

Qin Huanhuan's heart skipped a beat!

That jerk told me last night that we'd get our marriage certificate today.

I rejected it at the time.

Now they've publicly proposed to each other.

Is he serious?