Rebirth with my ex-husband

Chapter 121

Before going to lunch, Su Yuyan presented the gift she brought to her sister-in-law in public.

She had people prepare two gifts early on, one more valuable and the other just ordinary gold jewelry.

Which one to send depends on the attitude of the husband's family.

Now it seems that it is time to give a more expensive gift.

Su Yuyan gave her gift to her aunt: "I prepared some small gifts for my sister, I hope she likes them."

Qi Xiaomei looked at her sister-in-law with surprise, and was a little at a loss. She did not dare to reach out to take it for a moment, and only looked at her brother for help.

Qi Junjin smiled and said, "This is a gift from your sister-in-law, please accept it."

Only then did Qi Xiaomei dare to take it.

Su Yuyan smiled particularly brightly, and said to her sister-in-law, "Open it and see if you like it."

Qi Xiaomei also opened the brocade box obediently.

When the brocade box was opened, the aunt and her daughter stretched their necks to look at the box. When they saw that the brocade box contained a complete set of gold and jade head ornaments, both mother and daughter showed surprise on their faces.

The cousin from the Qi family seemed to have realized that the headwear came from the Treasure Pavilion.

Treasure Pavilion is one of the best jewelry stores in Jindu City. The cheapest set of headwear costs at least one hundred taels of silver, and the set of headwear in front of him is far more than that.

Looking at the headdress, the cousin of the Qi family couldn't help but reveal greed in her eyes, and she was salivating, as if she was already calculating how to take the headdress for herself.

The cousin of the Qi family thought that Qi Xiaomei was weak and could be bullied, and she often asked for jewelry and clothes from her. If she spent more time to coax her this time, and waited until she was in a good mood and then asked for the headdress, who knows, she might give it to her on impulse?

After giving it to her, even if she regretted it, she probably wouldn't dare to tell her cousin and aunt. From now on, she would just not wear it in front of her cousin and aunt.

Her eyes became more and more greedy, and her greedy look was also seen by the old woman who came with her as a dowry.

The mother-in-law knew her thoughts clearly. She frowned slightly and secretly remembered this cousin-in-law in her heart.

Not only were the cousin's relatives surprised at the value of the gift, but even the mother and daughter of the Qi family, who had no idea which jewelry shop it came from, were also surprised.

Mother Qi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Isn't this gift too expensive?"

Su Yuyan looked proud: "It's not expensive at all. Wan'er is my husband's sister, so she will be my sister in the future. It's only natural for me to be nice to my sister."

Of course, as long as she is my biological sister, I can bully her occasionally, but I can only bully her myself, and no one else can bully her.

Su Yuyan glanced at her cousin from the Qi family and glared at her secretly with a warning look in her eyes.

The cousin of the Qi family, who was suddenly glared at, realized that her gaze might be too explicit, so she quickly restrained herself and lowered her head.

When they went to eat, Su Yuyan and Qi Junjin walked together. As they walked side by side, she tugged at his sleeve.

Qi Junjin looked down at her, his eyes moved slightly, asking her what was wrong with his eyes.

She hooked her finger at him, and he lowered his head and whispered in her ear in front of others.

Su Yuyan smiled as if to seek credit, and asked quietly, "Have I done anything to honor you?"

When she saw the envious looks on the faces of her relatives, she felt relieved and felt that the gifts she had painstakingly prepared were worth it.

Qi Junjin's smile deepened, and his voice was gentle: "It's a great honor, I'm very happy."

She does not hide her arrogance and pampering at all. After so many years, what is commendable is that her temperament has not changed at all, and is still the same as before.

He still remembered how humiliated he felt when he was treated as a beggar and received alms. He always thought that one day he would be able to climb to a higher place, stand in front of that unreasonable girl, and tell her in person that he was no longer the down-and-out boy who allowed her to bully him.

Year after year, the resentment gradually faded, but I would occasionally think of the little girl I met outside the temple.

I wonder if he is still as arrogant and domineering as he was back then.

He wondered where the little girl was now who had given him a gold bracelet so that the three of them could survive.

If he saw her, he would no longer have anything to be angry about, and would only feel a slight sense of gratitude.

At lunch time, Qi's mother specially asked someone to prepare two tables of lunch to prevent the aunt from speaking in a sarcastic manner and upsetting her daughter-in-law.

After lunch, the young couple returned to their room.

Qi Junjin made tea, poured a cup and handed it to his little wife who was playing with a gold bracelet.

Su Yuyan took it and drank a sip of tea before leaning lazily on the table, supporting her chin with her hand. She looked up at him, shook her wrist with the gold bracelet, and asked, "Why did mother say that this gold bracelet means so much to your Qi family?"

Qi Junjin looked at the bracelet in her hand. The gold bracelet that was pawned back then was no longer found, so the one she was wearing on her wrist now was made based on her memory, except that it didn't have the two small bells.

He smiled faintly, his voice clear and melodious: "About ten years ago, my father passed away and all the family property was taken away by my uncle. When we were at our wits' end, a little girl gave us a gold bracelet, which helped us get through the difficult time."

Su Yuyan heard this and showed curiosity on her face. She opened her eyes wide and asked, "Did you find the little girl?"

He nodded: "Found it."

"Did you repay that?"

He smiled faintly: "I plan to repay you."

Hearing this, she was no longer curious, but asked him like a gossipy little chatterbox, "What's the matter between you and your uncle's family?"

Qi Junjin's smile faded, and the smile disappeared from his face: "At the beginning, we lived in my uncle's house. I went to study in a private school, and my mother and younger sister stayed in my uncle's house. My mother took on all the housework in my uncle's house. In addition, my younger sister was bullied by those cousins. As a result, her personality became weak and she didn't dare to talk to others. Later, she moved out of my uncle's house and slowly got better."

Speaking of bullying, Su Yuyan felt a little guilty when she remembered that she had been instigated by Su Wen to bully her half-sister for so long.

After feeling guilty, she asked again: "Then why do you still associate with them? If it were me, I wouldn't even look at them, let alone let them in."

Qi Junjin sighed softly, took a sip of tea, and held the cup helplessly, "We ended up staying at their house for two years. This is a fact. I am now an official in the court, with a very low position. If they file a complaint of ingratitude to the government office, I am afraid that I will lose my position."

Su Yuyan immediately curled her lips and said, "You are so cautious and you deserve to be wronged. If it were me, the most important thing would be to make myself happy, and everything else would come second."

Qi Junjin smiled gently and said, "Then don't wrong yourself."

Su Yuyan was stunned when she heard him say this, and asked, "Why don't you reason with me?"

He asked, "Why should I reason with you?"

She frowned and said, "As soon as I say these words, my mother and brother will definitely say that I am being unreasonable, or they will tell me a lot of reasons, asking me to be more patient and not to implicate my father or brother who are officials in the court."

Qi Junjin picked up the teapot, added tea to her cup, and said gently: "Since you know those are the reasons, you also understand. Besides, you are just a little impatient, you are not being unreasonable. If you are angry, there must be a reason. You also have a reason to get angry with others."

Hearing these words, Su Yuyan was stunned. She didn't know what she felt in her heart, but she felt a little sour. She lowered her head, holding the cup in her hands, and said sullenly: "No one has ever said these words to me..."

Speaking of this, perhaps because of the inexplicable trust, she said without defense: "My sister is well-educated, gentle and virtuous. Mother and father care about her the most. And my brother has been smart since he was a child. He is also the eldest son of the family, so everyone's eyes are on him."

She paused and lowered her voice: "As for me, I am not smart and have a bad temper. Although my mother loves me, she ranks me behind my brothers and sisters. And my father... He has never praised me. He only knows how to scold me and reprimand me. I also want to be smart and well-educated like my sister, but I just can't control myself..."

By the end of his speech, his tone became increasingly aggrieved, and he even choked up a little.

She knew it - it was because she was stupid that she let Su Wen lead her by the nose.

——Because I am stupid and impatient, I get irritated by a few words and make a fool of myself in public.

After she made a fool of herself in the Marquis's residence during the winter festival last year and was confined by her mother for many days, she slowly changed her ways. But when she learned that her concubine's younger sister was engaged to the Marquis's residence, she was so angry that she made a scene.

After this matter was reported to her father, he never spoke to her again.

It was not until she got married that I told her to stop fooling around and live a good life.

Thinking of this, tears fell from her eyes and landed on the table drop by drop.

After hearing what she said and seeing her tears, Qi Junjin was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, stood up, walked to her side, and gently embraced her.

She buried her head in his waist and abdomen and cried silently, as if she wanted to vent all her grievances.

His broad palm patted her gently on the back.

For some people, the most difficult thing is having difficulty in getting food and clothing, but for others, it is that their parents never recognize them.

Whatever it is, it's painful.

After crying for a while, she suddenly came to her senses and realized that she had cried so much in front of her new husband, whom she didn't know very well, and had said those words. She immediately felt uncomfortable.

She pushed him away forcefully and said, "Go away from me." Then she pulled his sleeve and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes without any hesitation.

Seeing her behavior, Qi Junjin was helpless, but he let her pull his sleeve and use it as a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

After wiping her tears, she raised her head, her eyes were red like a rabbit's eyes.

When she glared, it looked even more like it.

She was so angry that she threatened: "I warn you, don't tell anyone what I just said."

He raised his fingertips, and when she leaned back to avoid him, he said gently, "You didn't wipe it clean."

She hesitated for a moment, but still moved her face slightly forward.

He smiled, gently wiped her lower eyelid with his fingertips, and said, "I will naturally not tell others the private words you told me."

She curled her lips and muttered quietly: "How can this be considered a private conversation? It's clearly a complaint."

"Just don't tell anyone."

"Okay, I won't tell anyone." He smiled.

He was good-looking to begin with, and his smile was warm, making people feel like they were bathed in spring breeze. Somehow, I didn't feel anything when I saw him smile before, but now I felt my heart beating fast and anxiously, and even felt my face getting a little hot.

It's just a weird feeling.

She glared at him and said, "Stop laughing. It makes people uncomfortable."

He said "OK" again and stopped smiling, but his black eyes seemed to hold a faint smile.

He annoyed Su Yuyan secretly. She snorted softly, got up and walked straight to the bed: "I don't care, I'm sleepy, I want to continue sleeping for a while."

After saying that, he walked outside the bed, sat on the edge of it, carelessly took off his shoes and threw himself on the bed.

Looking at her innocent and natural posture, he smiled again and asked, "You sleep too much during the day and can't sleep at night, what should you do?"

She pulled up the quilt and covered herself up, saying nonchalantly, "If you can't sleep, then don't sleep."

"If you can't sleep, I'll stay with you. This is just fine."

She ignored him and just lay on the bed to take off her hair accessories. Therefore, she didn't see the corners of her newlywed husband's lips curled up, and she was absent-minded, so she couldn't hear his meaningful words.