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Chapter 205 Gifts
When Lu Beicen returned home with the wedding gift he had bought for Fang Nan, Jiang Yunjin happened to be taking a nap in her room and was a little surprised to see her daughter carrying a jewelry bag.

"Are you going shopping?" Jiang Yunjin picked up the handbag and looked at it.

"Well, Mom, this is the wedding present I bought for Fang Nan. It's so beautiful, I think she will definitely like it." Lu Beicen's face was full of excitement, his eyes curved into crescent moons.

"What did you buy? Can you open it and have a look?" Jiang Yunjin knew the jewelry brand, but asked calmly.

"Okay, Mom, you can open it yourself. I'll wash my hands and drink some water. The barbecue for lunch, the sauce is a bit salty."

When Lu Beicen finished drinking the water and walked into the living room, the set of jewelry inlaid with broken diamonds and a very special shape was spread out on the table. Bei Cen bought the necklace, bracelet and earrings together.

"Doesn't it look good, Mom? I fell in love with it at first sight." It was rare for Lu Beicen to discuss such a thing with Jiang Yunjin. Jiang Yunjin nodded with a smile, and took the necklace out of the jewelry box to give it to Lu Beicen. Bei Cen put it on.

Lu Beicen hid himself, and softly shouted with a bit of coquettishness and bewilderment: "Mom, this is a gift I bought for Fang Nan."

"Put it on for me to see first." Jiang Yunjin refused to let go, and put the necklace around her daughter's neck, and the pendant studded with broken diamonds shone brightly between her daughter's delicate collarbone.

Jiang Yunjin nodded in satisfaction: "How much is this set of jewelry?"

"Mom, Fang Nan is my friend since I was a child, and he can't be measured by money." Lu Beicen pouted and wanted to take off the necklace.

Jiang Yunjin took Lu Beicen's hand to stop her movement, then pulled her to sit down, faced the light coming in from the balcony, looked at it carefully, and then said softly: "Mom knows that you and Fang Nan are in love. Sister, the more this happens, the more you have to think about others, your set of jewelry should cost at least 3 to [-] yuan, when you get married in the future, have you considered how Fang Nan should repay your favor?"

Lu Beicen was stunned by Jiang Yunjin's words, recalling that when she bought this set of jewelry, Lin Fei persuaded her twice to buy another one without diamonds, but it was also very beautiful, and the price was only about [-] yuan Jewelry, she didn't realize it at the time, but when her mother said it, she immediately realized it.

"Then what should I do? She probably didn't go to the mall to look at it on purpose?" Lu Beicen said with a look of embarrassment and a little luck.

"You treat everyone as you, and you don't hear anything out of the window. Reciprocity is learning, and it's my mother who didn't teach you. You can keep this set of jewelry for yourself. I think it's true that this necklace is worn on you. It's very beautiful, it's rare that you like it very much, and my mother hasn't bought you any jewelry in these years, so let this set be your birthday... present!"

When it came to Lu Beicen's birthday, the mother and daughter felt a sudden sudden shock in their hearts. For a moment, the air in the room was stagnant.

Lu Beicen's real birthday was about a month earlier than the date on her ID card. In the past many years, she didn't actually have a birthday. When she was a child, she didn't understand why her adoptive mother never celebrated her birthday. When I got older, I knew that I was an adopted child, so I never mentioned my birthday again.

After returning to Lu's house, Lu Beicen used all her adolescent rebellion on her biological parents, but her behavior was not so violent, she just didn't communicate with them, all the beautiful clothes Jiang Yunjin bought her, They were all hung in the closet as decorations, she was always in school uniform, only those books that Lu Xusheng bought for her according to her liking, were slowly accepted by her.

But at that time, both Jiang Yunjin and Lu Xusheng were still working hard on their careers, and they didn't have much energy to worry about family matters.Only Ah Hao, like a little tail every day, followed Lu Beicen pitifully, calling his sisters and sisters.When she looked at A Hao, she actually had a certain amount of empathy. To a certain extent, his experience was a little bit similar to her own, so she was also very willing to treat A Hao well.

However, no one in their family, including Ah Hao, has ever dared to talk about celebrating Lu Beicen's birthday, because on her first birthday after returning home, Jiang Yunjin and Lu Xusheng were too busy and forgot. When she thought about it, she found that the days had passed, and when she went back to make up for it, the sumptuous dinner and birthday cake reminded her of her adoptive mother inexplicably. She hid directly in the room, crying so hard that she couldn't help herself. No knocking on the door...

What Lu Beicen didn't know was that Jiang Yunjin had been guarding outside her room all night, and in the morning, afraid of irritating her, he carefully replaced A Hao guarding outside her door, repeatedly asking her to follow her sister to and from school.

From that day on, no one in the Lu family dared to mention the matter of celebrating Lu Beicen's birthday, so she really knew her exact date of birth, and it was not until a long time later, when she was admitted to university and before Ah Hao went abroad, that she heard about it. He had told of what had happened outside her door that night.

But this incident has passed, and neither mother nor daughter mentioned it again. Today, Jiang Yunjin suddenly mentioned her birthday. Lu Beicen originally wanted to explain the situation back then, but felt that this emotional attachment to her adoptive mother, Speaking out will only make the mother feel more sad, and their mother-daughter relationship, which was originally harmonious with each passing day, will become awkward again.

In the past, Lu Beicen seldom considered whether Jiang Yunjin would be sad, and sometimes even stimulated her with a little inexplicable mentality, but today, she doesn't know why, and suddenly wants to obey her mother the meaning of.

After a moment of silence, under Jiang Yunjin's expectant eyes, Lu Beicen took out the shopping receipt from his bag and handed it over.

Jiang Yunjin quickly took the small ticket, glanced at the amount on it, and then at his daughter. Lu Beicen saw a hint of disbelief and a little bit of surprise in her eyes. The words "sons and daughters are all debts" were very touching, and she couldn't help but feel sore, she quickly covered up and joked: "Mom, but you said it was a birthday present for me, and you can't bear to look at the price. Well, then I don't care, if you don't reimburse me, I'll go to my dad to sue..."

Jiang Yunjin had never seen her daughter acting like this in front of her, and reaching out to her without any qualms, her eye circles turned red instantly, and Lu Beicen could feel the change in her mother's mood, so she quickly got up and pretended to put her bag away, She went to the restaurant to pour water again. She really didn't want to create a scene of mother and daughter crying in each other's arms. Some things, let them pass after they have passed. There is no need to drag it out to make everyone sad.

Quietly wiped away the uncontrollable tears, and took a deep breath, Jiang Yunjin finally calmed down his emotions.When Lu Beicen came back with two cups of freshly brewed tea, she had recovered her smile.

Seeing that his mother was back to normal, Lu Beicen handed over the water glass and joked with a smile: "Mom, why don't you just give me a whole set and buy me that ring as well?"

Jiang Yunjin couldn't hear the joke in his daughter's words, so he smiled and shook his head and said, "I, as a mother, don't want to buy rings, that's what a son-in-law should do in the future. Xiao Bei, do you have any questions?" The situation is hidden from mother? Who gave you the bracelet in your room? "

Lu Beicen quickly remembered that when he was sleeping last night, he casually put the bracelet Jiang Zhongze had given him on the bedside table. When he got up in a hurry in the morning, he forgot to put it away. Want to buy a bracelet?"

Jiang Yunjin pursed his lips, and held back what he wanted to say. That bracelet is the top grade among tourmalines. Although it is not the top grade of pure red and pure blue, the size and clarity of the beads will definitely not be cheap. Judging by her daughter's performance, she didn't even know the price of it. In addition to her obvious unnaturalness, it was impossible for Jiang Yunjin to believe that there was no situation.

But my daughter's character, in this kind of matter, is definitely a passive type who pushes three times at every step. Since she doesn't want to say it, she still has to rush to ask, I'm afraid it will backfire, why not just Don't ask first, just wait and see what happens.

Jiang Yunjin lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, and simply changed the subject: "The old lady of Jiang's family praised you this morning, saying that the bowl of beef noodle soup you made tasted like what the elders in the family made when she was young, and that the beef was stewed soft. The taste is rotten, the meat does not disperse, and the fire is well controlled."

Seeing that his mother was no longer holding on to the bracelet, Lu Beicen breathed a sigh of relief, then shook his head with a smile and said, "I bought the soup and beef at the supermarket yesterday, and there are no bones. It’s almost tasteless, tomorrow I’ll get up early and go to the vegetable market to have a look, and then I’ll ask Mama Yu what kind of spices are there.”

Jiang Yunjin nodded: "Did you go to work to ask for leave today?"

"Well, I'm going to Qianyang next week. The countdown to the tourism conference has been busy for half a year, and Taili attaches great importance to it."

"What have you been up to? You haven't been home for almost half a year."

"I just shoot movies. On the day of the live broadcast, you should be able to see the movies we made on TV."

Jiang Yunjin smiled and said, "Your father said that he received an invitation letter from Qianyang, and we should go over there to have a look."

Lu Beicen was a little surprised: "Mom, my dad's company, I remember, is engaged in medicine and foreign trade, why did Qianyang send him an invitation for the tourism conference?"

"I didn't ask about the specifics, but the matter of Lu's and Jiang's joint investment and construction of a factory in Qianyang has been finalized. The first batch of investment is [-] million. An invitation letter is not a big deal. If you know about Mr. Jiang's family After returning to China, I’m afraid someone will come to invite you.”

Jiang Yunjin drank almost all the tea in the cup, and then raised the cup to look at it. Seeing that her daughter had no expression at all, she just drank the tea in her own cup. Knowing that she was not interested in these things, she raised the cup. Holding up the teacup, he said, "Is this tea made by your mother Yu?"

Lu Beicen nodded and said, "Yes, it's hard work picking wild tea, and she won't listen to her if you tell her not to go."

Jiang Yunjin sighed, and said with a pun: "You said you like to drink this tea, right? Mothers are the same for their children. They always want to give the best to their children. After you finish busy, I will tell you Together with your father, I will accompany you to bring your mother Yu here to live for a while, I was thinking about it before, and I should be happy if more people treat you well!"

This is the third time Jiang Yunjin has mentioned to Lu Beicen that she wants to bring her adoptive mother to Huxia. At first, Lu Beicen always thought that she was just testing or talking. Seeing her speak seriously and solemnly today, Lu Beicen Only then did I realize that my mother was sincere, so she looked at Jiang Yunjin solemnly: "Mom, thank you!"

Now Jiang Yunjin's heart really began to turn sour, and he pretended to be angry and said, "Are you and your mother Yu also so polite?"

Lu Beicen immediately realized that he had made a mistake again, and hurried to his mother, and acted like a kitten at her mother: "Mom, help me take off this necklace, I will put it away, and you give me a birthday present as your birthday gift." On Good Friday, shouldn't I also give you a gift?"

"Don't take it off, just wear it like this. That girl doesn't have any decent jewelry. When the time comes, you cook me a good meal, sit together happily with the whole family, and blow out candles for you, and I will be satisfied." Jiang Yunjin shook off Lu Beicen's hand and pouted.

"Okay, I'll just wear it. Fang Nan's wedding gift, mom, why don't you go and pick it out with me? By the way, take pity on me and buy me two sets of summer clothes?" Lu Beicen decided to act coquettishly to the end.

Only then did Jiang Yunjin laugh out loud: "You said this, don't buy it and then don't wear it."

"I promise not, but Mom, you can just pay the money, and you can't think I didn't choose well..."

It has been many years, Jiang Yunjin has never felt as happy as today. After so many years since her daughter came back, it seems that today is the day when she really lost it and regained it.

The mother and daughter went to Jiang Zhongze's house arm in arm. Jiang Yunjin's good mood continued. After dinner in the evening, he left the Jiang's house and sympathetically let his exhausted husband sit in the co-pilot and drive himself.

How could Lu Xusheng not feel his wife's rare good mood: "What's wrong with you today, my daughter gave you candy."

Jiang Yunjin's smile overflowed unconsciously: "It's not just sugar, it's honey."

"Really? Let's hear it, and let me be happy too."

Jiang Yunjin wanted to stretch at first, but she was really happy, and couldn't hide the joy in her heart, so she started talking about the necklace, babbling on and on, not letting go of every detail, and repeating it to her husband.

Lu Xusheng had a day's meeting, and he was very tired at first, but he felt better after chatting with Jiang Yunjin, but this good mood didn't last long.

"Let me tell you, your daughter may have a date, you have to be mentally prepared." Jiang Yunjin thought of the bracelet, and made a big turn with one sentence, and Lu Xusheng woke up from his drowsiness just by saying it.

"Who? Xiaobei told you?"

Seeing her husband's nervous face, Jiang Yunjin couldn't help laughing out: "Why are you so nervous? How could she tell me, I guessed it myself," Jiang Yunjin told about the bracelet again.

"Why don't you ask clearly, Xiaobei's character is willing to accept such a precious gift..."

"I don't want to ask, what's wrong with Xiaobei's character? I know my own daughter, she is a stable child, and when it's time to let you know, I will let you know. I'll ask now, Don't backfire. You are not allowed to ask, she is a 27-year-old girl, it's time to fall in love, you see Fang Nan is getting married, do you hear?" Jiang Yunjin was worried, and began to tell her husband again.

"Then why don't you ask? A girl's looking for a boyfriend is different from a boy looking for a girlfriend. Don't be fooled. It will be too late to regret it later."

Jiang Yunjin looked at Lu Xusheng's worried face, and couldn't help laughing out: "Okay, then you can ask, as long as you are not afraid that your daughter will be upset with others, then you can ask."

Lu Xusheng: "..."

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