âYou were saying that the clothes he wore were also extremely expensive?â Guo Ru asked dubiously.
âNo, itâs impossible! His father Chen Jindong was also very poor. Weâve all seen him! How could they be rich? The most convincing possibility is that Chen Hao won the lottery and spent all his winnings impulsively just now!â Guo Ru speculated.
The impact that 7.6 million brought was too much for them.
âChen Hao, now that Aunt Guo left, letâs refund this card and take the money out. This is too expensive.
So much money is wasted!â
âThereâs no need for that, Xiaobei.â
âItâs 7.6 million! And w-where exactly did you get all that money from?â Xiaobei was still in shock.
Chen Hao looked at Xiaobei who was driving and smiled. âI am going to tell you a secret, and you canât tell others this, including your mom!â
âWhat is it?â Xiaobei asked.
âActually my family is very rich. The money that we own would never be used up!â
âHa!â Xiaobei laughed immediately. âSure. Since you are so rich, you can give all your money to me!â
She thought Chen Hao was joking.
âHmph! If you donât believe me then forget it!â Chen Hao scoffed.
âBy the way, what are you giving grandmother for her birthday tomorrow?â Xiaobei asked.
âI have no idea yet. Youâll know tomorrow!â
The next day, it was very lively and crowded at the Yang Family.
It was Madame Yangâs eightieth birthday, and it was far a lot more grander than her previous birthdays.
Everyone in the Yang family arrived. They had even invited some special guests to send birthday wishes to her.
It was a busy day for everyone, both in and out of the Yang Family.
âRemember to double check the presents prepared for our guests. We mustnât be careless! There are a lot of people attending the event today, so we also have to take note of their seating arrangement!â On a sunny afternoon, Madame Yang who was wearing a red cheongsam was giving instructions to her butler carefully When she was seated, a few young people in the Yang Family took turns to present her their gifts.
âGrandmother, this is the jade bangle I got you. Do you like it?â A girl walked up to her and smiled.
âOf course! And it is golden too! Itâs rare that you are so filial!â Madame Yang was grinning from ear to ear.
She held the girlâs hand and chatted with her happily.
âXiaobei, Chen Hao, you guys have just arrived?â Yang Ye saw Xiaobei and Chen Hao arriving together.
âWhat are you giving to grandmother? Make sure itâs not the same as last yearâyour handmade embroidery!â Yang Ye and the crowd laughed.
Yang Ye, especially, glared at Chen Hao sinisterly.
âIâve never thought you would come here during grandmotherâs birthday! And you came without any presents?â Yang Ye suddenly laughed and lowered his voice. âLet me warn you, donât ever think of taking anything from the Yang Family! And donât try to suck up to grandmother as well.â
Chen Hao ignored Yang Yeâs taunts and told Xiao Bei without even looking at him, âLetâs go inside.â
He left without a word.
Yang Ye clenched his fists angrily.
I will never forgive you! You scum from the countryside! he thought furiously.
It was not just because of the grudges between Yang Yeâs parents and Chen Haoâs parents that made him dislike Chen Hao. The incident that occurred during that night at the bar caused his hatred toward Chen Hao to deepen. Chen Hao might look honest and decent, but he took away all the spotlight from Yang Ye.
In the end, he didnât know what went wrong with Zhou Bao which resulted in him getting beaten up in front of his other cousins.
He blamed everything on Chen Hao.
More importantly, he had finally found someone whom he liked. Yet Chen Hao interfered with that too.
âGrandmother, this is my present to you!â
The gift-giving ceremony was still ongoing on the banquet table. The younger generation of the Yang Family were still giving gifts to Madame Yang.
Madame Yang was over the moon.
âIsnât that Xiaobei? Why did you just arrive? Have you forgotten your grandmotherâs birthday?â Guo Ru snickered when she saw Yang Xiaobei and Chen Hao.
âI would never forget grandmotherâs birthday, Aunt Guo Ru. Youâre exaggerating!â Yang Xiaobei retaliated firmly.
âWell, letâs see what she will be giving grandmother then!â a few girls said.
At the same time, Xiaobeiâs mother was infuriated by them. But she then smiled thinking of the gift that Xiaobei was going to present to her grandmother.
Madame Yang would definitely be overjoyed when she saw the gift.
âXiaobei, show your present to grandmother!â Guo Caifeng commanded.
âSure! Grandmother, this is the present that I prepared this year. It is an imperial jade bangle.â
âImperial jade bangle?â Madame Yang was stunned.
She looked down and saw the bangle.
Chen Hao bought a similar bangle for Qin Ya once. It cost around a hundred thousand.
Madame Yang was not short of money, but she knew that Xiaobeiâs family was not well off all these years. They were not capable of giving decent gifts over the years.
She could feel Xiaobeiâs affection toward her from the gift which cost around a hundred thousand.
âGood, good!â Madame Yang smiled and said.
The imperial jade bangle was obviously a lot better than the golden jade bangle that her cousin gave it.
Both Aunt Xu Sen and her daughter looked resentful.
âXiaobei, I heard you were doing well at the internship program that Yang Group offered. Youâre all grown up in the blink of an eye! Since you have good results, I will provide more opportunities for you to learn and grow in the future,â Madame Yang said.
âThank you, grandmother!â Yang Xiaobei and Guo Caifeng were delighted when they heard that.
âGrandmother, is it the real imperial jade bangle? There are many fake ones on the market!â Yang Ye walked over and asked mockingly.
Yang Xiaobeiâs expression changed.
Guo Caifeng froze and said, âWhat are you talking about, Yang Ye? This was passed down from my mother, and I gave it to Xiaobei. How could it be fake?â
Guo Caifeng was speaking the truth. She put a lot of effort into the gift this year.
âGrandmother, when I was studying overseas, Iâve learned some skills to tell them apart. Can I have a look?â Yang Ye asked.
Madame Yang became a little hesitant after hearing Yang Yeâs doubts.
She knew Guo Caifeng; if the gift was so precious, it was unlikely that she would give it to her.
Madame Yang passed the bangle to Yang Ye.
âItâs definitely a fake.â Yang Ye shook his head after examining the bangle.
âNonsense! What do you know, Yang Ye?â Guo Caifeng lost her cool.
âWhatever you claim it to be, Aunt Caifeng. Iâll shut my mouth now. If you claim that itâs real, then so be it!â Yang Ye passed the bangle to Guo Caifeng.
But his grip loosened before he passed it into her hands.
Crash!
With a crash, the bangle fell to the floor and broke into pieces.
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