Mu Siyin laughed. “I am sure that is not true. He was just teasing you.”
Uncle Zhong pouted. “What a sly brat!”
He then looked at Mu Siyin and asked, “Little Siyin, can I take this treasure out to have a good look?”
Mu Siyin nodded. “Sure.”
She picked up the pendant from the brocade box and handed it to Uncle Zhong.
When Uncle Zhong held the pendant in his hands, it was warm and smooth to touch — more delicate than a baby’s skin.
Looking at the emerald green pattern that had a translucent shine and the exquisitely carved design, Uncle Zhong could not help but shake his head in astonishment. “People usually associate the light-vented bulbul to a married couple in love and growing old together.
“On the other hand, the peony flower is the flower of wealth, and it’s a symbolic representation of something precious. This pendant has both the Light-vented bulbul and flower of wealth, which expresses the lasting love between a couple and the beauty of life.
“Yinyin, Little Beibei is incredibly devoted to you. You’d better not let him down, ever.”
Uncle Zhong sighed as he was deeply moved. Little Beibei already had the intention of marrying Little Siyin, but they had too many entanglements.
No one knew if Shi Beiyu’s wishes could come true.
The meaning behind the jade pendant, which Mu Siyin naturally knew, was why she chose it for Uncle Zhong. With this, he would not suspect that this gift was not from Shi Beiyu.
This jade pendant was more precious than any other. Just from its smooth and glossy appearance, it was obvious that it had been worn and touched often. Mu Siyin wondered if the precious pendant was her mother’s personal belonging or if she had bought it over from someone else.
“I understand, Uncle Zhong.”
After Uncle Zhong took a look at the front, he subconsciously glanced to the backside of the jade. Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows in surprise. “The orchid engraved on the back looks great. There are also two lines of words…”
Surprised, Mu Siyin came closer. “Orchid? Words?”
“Yes, look at this orchid. It looks simple but elegant, but the words are too small. I can’t see clearly with my bad eyesight…”
Mu Siyin lowered her head towards the pendant. Indeed, she saw an orchid, and next to it were two lines of words.
She was stunned.
This relic box had been locked away in the box for years, and she had never moved it despite all these years.
Perhaps that was why she knew nothing about the mystery behind this jade?
She took Uncle Zhong’s magnifying glass and held the jade closer. “Let me take a look.”
The words were exceptionally small and seemingly in traditional fonts, so it was difficult to make out. Nevertheless, Mu Siyin managed to read the eight characters clearly with the magnifying glass.
‘In this existence, Lan is my only love.’
She was shocked!
This…
This was her mother’s personal belonging, or rather, this was her mother’s token of love.
Her mother’s name was Lu Shilan.
With the engraved orchid paired with words as such, who could have given it to her?
Her father?
Could it be?
However, he committed adultery with Li Tongzhi and had Mu Xingyu. Right after Mu Siyin’s mother passed away, he even welcomed them into the Mu family. How could he possibly love her mother that much?
Mu Siyin was both shocked and suspicious.
“Little Siyin? Little Siyin? What is it? Is it a message from Little Beibei?” Uncle Zhong waved his hand before Mu Siyin’s eyes and grinned while saying.
Mu Siyin regained her senses and suppressed her surprise. With a smile, she said, “The words are too small, and they are in traditional fonts, so I can’t see them clearly. I will ask him when he comes home later.”
Without any suspicion, Uncle Zhong nodded and smiled. “It must be a love message.”