pertwk Chapter 460: The Nephew's Greeting Gift
Chapter 460: The Nephew's Greeting Gift
That evening, Huang Xiaochuan brought Yu Xiang and the two children to his parents' house.
Upon entering, Huang Xiaochuan didn't see Huang Erhe and his family of three, so he asked his elderly mother, Zeng Lijuan, "Mom? Where are my second brother and sister-in-law?"
Zeng Lijuan gestured towards the upstairs: "They've been on the train for almost a day, and they must be exhausted. I'll let them go back to their rooms, take a shower, and rest for a while. I'll call them down when it's time to eat."
After speaking with her youngest son, Zeng Lijuan took Xiaoduo from Yu Xiang's arms and couldn't help but kiss her granddaughter's little face as soon as she held her.
"Ahhh!"
The little one can't speak yet, but she's showing a lot of resistance; she doesn't like being kissed.
Unfortunately, the more she acted this way, the cuter Zeng Lijuan found her, and gave her another kiss. This annoyed her, and she started babbling incoherently, looking very unhappy. Zeng Lijuan was amused by her granddaughter's adorable antics.
As the saying goes, "You know your own daughter best," Huang Xiaochuan reminded his elderly mother, "Mom, don't spoil her. She's arguing with you."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Lijuan couldn't help but chuckle. This little thing is already arguing? Interesting. Zeng Lijuan's playful side was aroused, and she started teasing her granddaughter. Sure enough, it really did sound like they were arguing.
Yu Xiang took Huang Zeji from Huang Xiaochuan: "Give me your son! I'll take him for a walk in the yard."
After handing his son over to Yu Xiang, Huang Xiaochuan sat down.
After playing with her granddaughter for a while, Zeng Lijuan asked her youngest son, "Where's your sister-in-law?"
"I've already sent someone to pick them up; they should be here by now."
Sure enough, the doorbell rang as soon as he finished speaking.
The housekeeper quickly opened the door, and Jiang Rong led Huang Zemian in.
Huang Zemian spotted Yu Xiang from afar and happily called out, "Auntie!"
Yu Xiang responded, then raised Huang Zeji's small hand and waved it at Huang Zemian in greeting.
"Xiaodong, your brother is here! This is your brother!"
After Jiang Rong and Huang Zemian approached, Yu Xiang greeted Jiang Rong, "Sister-in-law!"
Huang Zemian tugged at Jiang Rong's trouser leg, wanting her to hug him. Jiang Rong knew what her son meant, so she picked him up. Sure enough, after picking him up, Huang Zemian went to hold Huang Zeji's little hand.
Jiang Rong asked Yu Xiang, "Where are the second son and his wife?"
"Oh! Mom said they were tired after a long train ride and should be resting in their room right now."
Jiang Rong then asked Yu Xiang, "How much do you think is an appropriate gift to give Mao Wa for our first meeting?"
Jiang Rong knew that her brother-in-law's family was wealthy, so she wanted to ask Yu Xiang's opinion first. It wouldn't be appropriate to give too little, but she couldn't afford to give too much, since her family couldn't compare to her brother-in-law's family.
Yu Xiang laughed and said, "I think it's unnecessary to give them. If you give them to Maowa, your second brother and sister-in-law will have to give them to your Mianmian. In my opinion, these are just formalities. Let's not ask about this. With Mom and Dad and Xiaochuan here, let them arrange it."
Jiang Rong laughed too: "If what you say is true, then I won't ask anymore."
After chatting with his elderly mother, Zeng Lijuan, for a while, Huang Xiaochuan realized that his father wasn't home, so he asked, "Mom, where's Dad?"
Zeng Lijuan responded to her son's words while busy playing a sawing game with her granddaughter.
"Hey! He took the cigarettes you bought him and went to meet some friends. He said he'd be back tonight, but he hasn't come back yet. Give him a call and urge him to come back soon."
Huang Xiaochuan learned from his mother that since Lao Huang and Lao Yu started smoking cigars, they had met some old gentlemen who also liked cigars. Since Lao Huang and Lao Yu's cigars were the best quality among them and were basically unavailable on the market, these people would invite Lao Huang and Lao Yu to get together every now and then, just to taste the cigars they had collected.
Huang Xiaochuan was very supportive of this situation. Although it was not easy to buy these cigars in China, they could be bought abroad if you had the money. Zhang Gaolei and Zhang Yun often helped him buy them, and a batch of cigars entered the country almost every month. Therefore, Yu Wei jokingly called Huang Xiaochuan a cigarette dealer.
There is also the group of "Old Shanghai Gentlemen," which refers to the group of people who were first impacted by Western culture in old Shanghai. They combined local and foreign elements to form a unique Shanghai-style culture.
Furthermore, these people are usually well-educated, live a Westernized lifestyle, value quality of life and taste, and pay attention to etiquette and cultural refinement. In the words of later generations of Shanghainese, they are sophisticated.
These old Shanghai gentlemen all have their own circles, and Huang Xiaochuan finds it quite unbelievable that Lao Huang and Lao Yu were able to get in. Sometimes, it's not just about having money to fit into a circle. It seems that his two fathers are quite capable in certain aspects, and they are now often treated as honored guests by those old Shanghai gentlemen.
However, after spending a lot of time with these people, the two fathers also started to imitate them and became more particular about their clothes. The key was that they had the means to do so, because Huang Xiaochuan had arranged for a professional private tailor to come to their homes at any time to take measurements and make clothes of all styles. All the clothes the men in the family wear now come from this tailor.
Women's clothes are partly custom-made and partly bought while shopping, because by nature they still prefer shopping.
When Huang Erhe and his wife heard the sound of children in the yard, they knew that the eldest son's family and the third son's family had arrived, so they quickly tidied themselves up and brought Maowa downstairs.
"Ogawa!"
"Second Brother!"
The two brothers greeted each other, and Huang Xiaochuan also greeted Fan Yingrong, "Second Sister-in-law!"
Then, with a smile, he looked at the little boy next to Fan Yingrong and teased him, "Who is this handsome young man? What's your name?"
Maowa tugged at Fan Yingrong's trouser leg shyly, looking at Huang Xiaochuan with a blushing expression, but didn't say a word.
Fan Yingrong picked up her son and coaxed him, "Little Mao, this is your uncle, call him uncle!"
Maowa then called out softly to Huang Xiaochuan, "Uncle!"
Huang Xiaochuan laughed: "Come here, let your uncle give you a hug!"
Unexpectedly, Maowa didn't give her any face. He twisted his body and hugged Fan Yingrong's neck tightly, which made Fan Yingrong so angry that she slapped her son's bottom. "It must be good to let such a rich uncle hug you. You silly child."
At this moment, Yu Xiang and Jiang Rong also entered the house with their child. They both greeted Huang Erhe and his wife and praised Maowa.
The room immediately became lively.
Maowa and Huang Zemian were close in age, and the two children quickly got together to play with their toys.
The adults all sat together and started chatting.
Huang Xiaochuan took out two folded envelopes from his pocket, giving one to Jiang Rong and the other to Fan Yingrong.
"These are for my two nephews, sisters-in-law. Please keep them for them. They'll need these things when they get married and start their own families."
Jiang Rong hesitated and didn't take it. Although Fan Yingrong really wanted to get the envelope, she was too embarrassed to reach out when Jiang Rong didn't make a move.
Seeing that her two daughters-in-law didn't do anything, Zeng Lijuan took the two envelopes from Huang Xiaochuan and gave them to Jiang Rong and Fan Yingrong according to the names on them.
However, Zeng Lijuan still asked Huang Xiaochuan, "What's inside?"
Zeng Lijuan asked this question because the envelope clearly did not contain money. Her youngest son had said that the money for his two grandsons' weddings and marriages would be in this envelope, so it must be something else.
"Oh! Each envelope contains 10,000 shares of Shenzhen Development Bank stock. You must keep these shares safe and never sell them. They will distribute dividends every now and then, so you can make a lot of money every year."
Huang Xiaochuan was telling the truth. If you hold onto these 10,000 shares of Shenzhen Development Bank, the stock value alone will be worth several million yuan in 20 years, and the dividends and payouts over those 20 years will accumulate to three or four million yuan.
Upon hearing that it was about stocks, Zeng Lijuan quickly told her two daughters-in-law to put the envelope away.
"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, keep this safe, don't lose it!"
Jiang Rong was a little embarrassed to take it: "Xiao Chuan, how can you do this!"
Huang Xiaochuan laughed and said, "What's wrong with that? This is for my nephew. You're in charge of keeping it safe for him. I've already prepared it. I'm just waiting for my second brother and sister-in-law to come so I can give it to you together."
Upon hearing that the contents of the envelope were very valuable and could be used for her son's future marriage, Fan Yingrong immediately clutched the envelope tightly.
While they were talking, Old Huang returned.
Seeing the commotion at home, I couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? Why is it so lively?"