"Doctor Mo, Miss Niuniu, these are the most precious things left in our Rong family. I know they are nothing in your eyes, but these are the only things I can think of to repay your great kindness."

As he spoke, the old man opened the top box.

Inside was a yellowed piece of paper, which was slowly unfolded. A red square seal was stamped on it.

Mo Yan couldn't recognize the traditional Chinese characters on the seal.

But she knew the word "house deed".

really--

The old man said, "This is the title deed of our current shop. The front is the shop, and the back is a house with a small courtyard. Rong Huan and I usually live in the back. Now this shop and the house in the back are given to you."

As he said this, he was about to open the second box.

Mo Yan stopped him, "Old man, there's no need to open it. No matter what's inside, I don't want it."

"Doctor Mo?"

"I just said that my cub and your grandson got along well, and she wanted to help her little brother. His leg injury happened to be a small problem for me, so it's not worth it for you to spend all your money to repay me."

"Well, Grandpa, we don't want your and little brother's house. If you really give the house and the shop to me and mom, you and little brother will be homeless, right? How can this be possible?"

Pei Zaizai also shook his head. "My mother and I came to Shanghai just to play for a few days. Our home is in Shannan Province. Have you heard of Shennong Mountain? My mother and I live at the foot of Shennong Mountain. We will not stay in Shanghai, so your house is useless to us. Grandpa, you and little brother should continue to live there."

"But this, this - how can we repay you?"

"Well, let's put it this way. Uncle Xing said that Grandpa has a collection of beautiful watches at home. I want to buy the best watch for Mom, so we came to Shanghai. If Grandpa must repay us, you can give us the best watch in your store. Is that okay?"

"Watch! Yes, yes, yes, I, I really have a very nice watch at home. I, I'll go get it."

Although the old man felt that a watch could not offset the kindness they showed to their grandson.

It can be seen that the benefactor mother and daughter finally got what they wanted. No matter what, it is better than getting nothing.

So the old man ran back again.

Mo Yan felt tired for him from running back and forth, but the old man seemed to be enjoying the experience.

Not long after, he brought another wooden box.

He came to Mo Yan and the others panting and opened the box. Inside, a white watch inlaid with diamonds was lying quietly.

The dial is inlaid with Roman numerals and diamonds, and the strap is made of white Seiko with the film on it not torn off.

It can be seen that it is a brand new watch that has never been worn.

And what makes Zizi most satisfied is that this is a real women's watch.

From Vacheron Constantin, one of the world's top watch brands.

This brand was gradually known to ordinary people many years later.

The famous watches that ordinary people know more about are basically Rolex represented by big gold watches.

But in Pei Zaizai's opinion, Rolex and Vacheron Constantin are completely incomparable.

The only one that can be compared with Vacheron Constantin in the future is probably Patek Philippe.

Pei Zaizai never expected to see a brand new collector's edition Vacheron Constantin in such a run-down shop in Shanghai in the 1980s.

“Mom, it’s so beautiful!”

Mo Yan also felt that this watch was luxurious, elegant and unconventional.

One glance at it will tell you it is expensive, yet it doesn't make people feel it is vulgar.

Good things are something that people, regardless of whether they have the ability to appreciate high-end brands or not, can tell just by looking at it that it is beautiful and good.

"This watch was brought back from overseas by a friend when my son and his wife got married. But my daughter-in-law has always preferred jade to Western items, so she has never worn it."

"This watch has been hidden for nearly 25 years now. If Dr. Mo and Miss Niuniu don't mind that this is an old watch, I will shamelessly give it to you."

"What are you complaining about? Just take this watch. My son likes it and I like it too."

Mo Yan said, nodding neatly.

Not shy at all.

"Grandpa, my mother and I have the same idea. As long as Grandpa is willing to give us such a good watch for free, that will be enough."

The old man's eyes were wet.

What a good man!

What a good person!

In his opinion, no matter how beautiful the watch was, it was just a watch. When his friend brought it back from overseas, he just gave it two small yellow croakers.

And their current shop and the house behind, including the only collection he had just taken out, each of them, in his opinion, was worth dozens of times more than this watch.

But Mo Yan and her daughter didn't want it either, saying they only wanted the watch.

It can be seen that they really want to help himself and Rong Huan.

They were lucky enough to meet such a good person. Was this really a glimmer of hope sent by God?

"Ms. Niuniu, Dr. Mo, thank you! This old man and Rong Huan will always remember this!"

As he spoke, the old man handed the opened watch box to Niu Niu.

That means let her take it.

Pei Zaizai did not hesitate and slowly took out the watch from the box.

I tore off the protective layer on top by hand.

"Mom, let Niuniu put it on for you."

"Okay!"

Mo Yan immediately stretched out his hand.

Because it is a women's watch, it might have been custom-made back then, and the thickness of the strap is surprisingly suitable.

After Mo Yan put it on, he raised his hand to his eyes, looked at it carefully, and smiled, "Baby, it looks good."

"Does mom like it?"

"I like it. Do you like it, baby?"

"Zizi likes it too. Mom, let's just buy this one and not look at other watches. Zizi thinks there may not be another Vacheron Constantin in Shanghai."

It’s not that she looks down on the Shanghai stock market at this stage.

The main reason is that there was a lot of capital fleeing abroad back then, and those that remained in the country were basically cleaned up during the major movements.

Although later, families like Rong Huan's also returned some assets and houses, everyone who knew about it knew that that was only a small amount returned, and the bulk of it had already been confiscated.

Things like watches, which represent the tail of capitalism, were the first to be cleared out.

Now that reform and opening up have been implemented, foreign watches are allowed to be sold in the domestic market again, but people don’t think about how much money ordinary people have in today’s market.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about buying a camera yesterday. The Canon mirrorless camera she originally planned to buy cost nearly 8 yuan.

How many ordinary families today can afford eight thousand?

Not to mention the truly top-notch watches.

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