Chapter 243 The Blessed Old Lady
Chapter 243 The Blessed Old Lady
An Xueyan and her siblings are very popular in the family compound here. They get along well with the children here, never come to the Xie family empty-handed, and are polite.
This is in stark contrast to some people who come to the door to extort money. They are also smart and can catch bad guys. Adults like such children.
An Xueyan had no idea about the discussions here. She didn't meet anyone on her way home by bike.
When I got home, I put the embroidery outside and put the other food away. It was getting late, so I started cooking dinner.
After dinner in the evening, she took out the embroidery.
Zhang Guihua asked in disbelief, "Is this really embroidered?"
"It's just embroidered. This is Suzhou embroidery."
Zhang Guihua continued to exclaim in amazement, "Oh my God, I've seen Accountant Zhou's wife embroidering and I think it's beautiful. I think her craftsmanship is the best.
I didn’t expect that someone could embroider like this, it’s so beautiful!
Old man, you even embroidered the smoke from your cigarette. It makes me look so beautiful. I look like a blessed old lady..."
An Youliang also came over to take a look and said, "This embroiderer is very talented. I've heard that a beautiful piece of embroidery is worth a lot of money.
"Yan girl, the Xie family has been so kind to you. You must never forget their kindness and repay them well."
After reading it, he said to An Xueyan that when he was young, he had been traveling outside and heard from others that the ladies of wealthy families liked embroidery and had hand-embroidered patterns on their clothes. There were tailors and embroiderers who specialized in this field to serve them.
If outsiders want to buy one, they can't get it without spending a lot of money.
"I know, Grandpa."
"How much is this worth?" Zhang Guihua couldn't help asking when she heard that it was worth a lot of money.
My good son An Qingping gave me some basic knowledge.
"I've heard that this kind of embroidery is given as a diplomatic gift to foreign friends. A handkerchief can be worth 10 yuan, so this painting is worth no less than 150 yuan."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Guihua looked at the embroidery and her heart lit up. This was clear money.
His face was full of smiles, and he kept muttering: "This is comparable to a bicycle. Please take good care of it. The Xie family really spent a lot of money on it~ a lot of money~"
Finally, he carefully asked An Xueyan to keep it safe.
"You have to keep it safe and lock it up so no one else can see it. My portrait is actually worth 100 yuan! My dowry when I was young was not worth this much."
Grandpa An muttered quietly, "It's not your portrait that's valuable, it's the artist's craftsmanship."
Zhang Guihua heard this and said, "Without a face as kind and blessed as mine, the embroidery won't look the same."
Everyone...
Whatever you say goes, and they can’t afford to offend the old lady.
The flatterer An Xueyan nodded affirmatively and said sincerely, "That's right, your temperament is very important. I will definitely keep it well. When I have the chance, I will frame it well and hang it up so that everyone can appreciate your elegance!"
Zhang Guihua was so happy that she was not able to see her teeth or eyes. After looking at the embroidery, she read the letter. The letters for the other people had already been delivered to them.
What they are reading now is the letter from their aunt, which mainly talks about how the university is going. The main message is that everything is fine, and she asks her grandparents not to worry about her and to take care of her health at home.
The photos that An Xueyan had brought back before also showed things like college life, so the old couple weren't very excited after hearing the letter.
They verbally asked An, the tool man, and Xueyan to write a reply.
Zhang Guihua: "Tell your aunt not to be too frugal, to eat well when you are out, and to study hard and take care of your health.
She's not young anymore, so she needs to keep an eye out for good guys in college and find a college student to date.
Grandpa An said seriously, "You must let your family see your partner before you start dating, otherwise I will enforce the family rules."
...An Qingyu, who was studying late at night at school, felt cold and quickly took out a coat from her suitcase.
When every household in Hulin Brigade was preparing to go to bed, a sound came from the Li family, startling everyone in the family.
“…Who of you entered my room today?” Mrs. Li glanced sharply at everyone in the room.
He focused on looking at his daughters-in-law again and again.
The eldest daughter-in-law said, "I went to your room today to get some food. You are the one who is watching over it at home."
"I haven't been in either. I've been working outside today, and my third brother's wife is the only one at home during the day." The second brother's wife said weakly.
The third daughter-in-law, who was waiting at the door to hear what was going on, suddenly became dissatisfied and asked, "Second sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"
The second son's wife said softly, "Third sister-in-law, I'm just telling the truth, why are you so excited?"
Her teasing words made Mrs. Li's suspicious eyes fall on the third son's wife.
Feeling her mother-in-law's suspicion, the third daughter-in-law frowned and looked at the second daughter-in-law with hatred.
"Humph"
He snorted coldly and said, "I'm not the kind of person who sneaks into my parents-in-law's room. I'm not like some people who are the most insidious and the children they raise are not good people either."
Then he said to Mrs. Li, "Mother, I slept in my room today and didn't go out at all. But someone came in and out during the night. They must be the maids in the house."
Mrs. Li looked at her granddaughters again, and Li Wuni quickly said, "I came back this afternoon and drank some water."
"I've been at work all day and haven't been home." Li Sini was still calm.
"Second sister-in-law, where is Sanni?" The third daughter-in-law looked around and asked.
"She told me this morning that she was going to her grandmother's house. She should be staying there now," said the second son's wife.
"Mom, what did you lose?" asked Boss Li.
Li Laoyan then spoke up: "All our family's money is gone. Third brother, as soon as the sun rises, go to your second sister-in-law's family home and call Sanni back."
He had just been secretly observing his son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter, and found nothing unusual.
Money lost? This was like a bomb dropping on the Li family.
"Mom and Dad, how much money do we have in total? Is it all gone?" Boss Li was the most anxious. From now on, all this money would be his family's. How could it be lost?
"Mom, did you put it in the wrong place? Don't you always carry your keys with you? How could you have lost it?"
Li Laosan was anxious. His wife's belly needed to be taken care of, and his son would also have a share of the money in the future, so how could he throw it away?
"The lock is fine. The big cabinet wasn't locked today, and someone went in and pried the lock on the small box loose."
Mrs. Li took out the small box that usually kept her money and saw that the lock seemed to be fine on the surface, but when Mrs. Li pulled it lightly, the lock fell off together with the buckle.
The box was empty, there was nothing in it.
Boss Li took the box in disbelief.
Mrs. Li still suspected her daughters-in-law and said directly, "A total of 380 yuan is missing. Everyone in the family is a suspect. If you can't find anyone, search the whole house."
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