Chapter 684: Chapter 456: Everyone Gets a Share
Xiaomi said, as she already stood up, "Big Brother, you all wait, I’ll go get the things for you."
Everyone had nearly finished eating, so they let her go.
Moreover, they had already heard from their mother and Xiaoxue in the morning, and they were curious too about what Xiaomi had prepared for everyone separately.
Wei Ziang also stood up, "I’ll go help. Xiaomi might not be able to carry it all by herself."
Second Aunt handed them the storeroom key, and the two went together to fetch the items.
Xiaoxue cleared the empty plates from the table, leaving some space for the items the two were about to bring.
Not long after, the two returned with several wooden boxes.
Moreover, each box was of a different size, clearly indicating that each person’s box was different.
They placed the boxes on the cleared table surface. Wei Ziang returned the key to Second Aunt, while Xiaomi had already taken out one.
"This is for Dad, similar to Mom’s, meant to give Dad a sense of pride; but this isn’t white jade, it’s an emerald jade ring, a Jade Pendant, and a few particularly fine gemstone rings."
Men’s accessories aren’t many, usually rings, waist jade pendants, or hair crowns, and the quality of such items effectively reflects a person’s status.
However, there weren’t any hair crowns in the space, but jade pendants and rings were available.
Actually, there were plenty of good things in their family’s storeroom. It’s said that only a small portion was sent to Anning Village and Xiangmu Village, with more still in the Capital City’s Marquis Nongzheng Mansion.
Once they reach the Capital City, they won’t lack good items to show off.
However, those were bestowed by the Emperor, and everyone more or less knew what was given.
But what Xiaomi had here was different; these were their own!
Things given by others and things of one’s own are entirely different concepts!
While speaking, Xiaomi had already opened one of the wooden boxes. On a golden silk fabric lay a neat row of six gemstone rings, two slightly different rings, and a Jade Pendant.
They were indeed nice things, although Xiaomi couldn’t recognize them, Ling’er and Wei Ziang could, as both Ling’er and Wei Ziang had selected these together!
At this moment, Wei Ziang smiled and took out another slightly smaller box.
"Xiaomi was thinking about giving Second Sister candies last night; here are also two face ornaments, prepared for Second Sister by Xiaomi."
Everyone was still surprised by the items in Xiaomi’s hand when she quickly passed them to her dad and rushed to take the ones from Wei Ziang’s hand.
"Yes, yes, I forgot last night; there are more here, a necklace, earrings, and a hairpin for Second Sister. One set is pearls, pink pearls, and another set is also with mutton fat jade, but not as much as Mom’s."
The set for her mom was complete from head to toe, each piece being extremely valuable.
For Second Sister, it was more delicate, but the jade was of the same quality, and the craftsmanship was different too.
"It’s so beautiful."
When Xiaoxue saw the box Xiaomi had opened, she couldn’t take her eyes off it for a moment.
The pink pearls glowed brilliantly, seemingly shimmering with light.
The snow-white mutton fat jade was gentle and translucent, almost like a young girl’s skin.
Not only were the items fine, but the craftsmanship was also excellent. Just one glance told you these items were expensive.
Of course, more precious was the thoughtful care Xiaomi had put into selecting them for them.
Xiaomi also found them beautiful and smiled so broadly that her lips couldn’t close, "I also think they’re beautiful. When Second Sister gets married, she can wear these; they’ll surely look particularly good."
Although she didn’t like putting these things together herself, it didn’t mean she didn’t like watching others do it. If Second Sister looked nice, Xiaomi felt happy too.
Wei Ziang handed her another item after Xiaomi distributed the gifts to Xiaoxue.
Xiaomi couldn’t quite remember what was inside, so she opened it to take a look.
"Oh, this is for Jiang Wei. Although it’s not as valuable as those for Dad and Mom, I think Jiang Wei will definitely like this."
What she had wasn’t a small box, but a large trunk, big enough to hold twenty or thirty pounds of grain.
Not only that, but there were two more trunks beside it, each about the same size.
No wonder Wei Ziang had mentioned earlier that Xiaomi might not be able to carry it all by herself; these big trunks alone were quite a load.
Xiaomi also took out the contents and placed them directly in Jiang Wei’s arms, even pressing her palm on them, telling him not to rush to open them.
Jiang Wei was puzzled, "Sis?"
"Ahem." Xiaomi made a fist with one hand and cleared her throat a few times, "I won’t reveal this to everyone. Jiang Wei, take it home and see it for yourself. Anyway, it’s definitely something you like."
What she’d said made everyone else even more bewildered.
This was the first time Xiaomi had openly and honestly teased everyone like this.
And at this moment, Wei Ziang had already given the two other trunks to Liu Ze and Jiang Yu.
And there was a small lock on each trunk.
Originally, Jiang Wei’s trunk also had one, but when Wei Ziang handed it to Xiaomi, it was already opened, so Xiaomi could identify whose trunk it was.
However, with the other two, although the sizes were the same, the weight differed. So, without looking, they knew whose they were.
The keys were attached to the locks, but seeing these locks, everyone tactfully kept them closed.
Wei Ziang had already handed the lock for Jiang Wei’s trunk to him so he could secure it himself.
Xiaomi chuckled twice.
"Big Brother, Brother Ze, take yours back to your rooms and look at them yourselves. Let’s not talk about this in broad daylight, especially Big Brother’s, where if anyone takes another glance..."
Saying this, Xiaomi made a hand-chop motion across her neck, which startled Second Aunt.
"Xiaomi, why did you give such things to your Big Brother?"
"Mom, don’t mind Xiaomi’s nonsense." Wei Ziang explained with a laugh, "It’s nothing like Xiaomi said, just some materials that might help Big Brother with exams."
Second Aunt trusted Wei Ziang’s words but still confirmed, "Really?"
Seeing Xiaomi sticking out her tongue, it seemed she was indeed bluffing.
Xiaomi nodded repeatedly, "It’s true, really true. I was just trying to scare Big Brother a bit."
But clearly, Big Brother didn’t even blink, while Mom was scared.
Second Aunt finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved as she pointed at Xiaomi’s forehead.
"You’re still so mischievous. Have you ever considered that your mother is getting older and can’t handle such scares?"
Xiaomi quickly hugged Second Aunt’s arm, "Mom is still young, nowhere near old. If Mom wants, she can still give us another little brother or sister."
This was a bit embarrassing, causing Second Aunt to glare at her.
"Just full of nonsense. There are already so many kids at home, aren’t they enough for me to worry about?"
Xiaomi giggled but didn’t forget to remind her Big Brother and Liu Ze.
"Big Brother, Brother Ze, Jiang Wei, keep your items secure and locked. Anyway, they’re definitely good things."