"Grandma, this skincare product I got for you is said to contain a blend of various plant essences and water, as well as living cell elements drawn from glaciers—completely unpolluted and rich in minerals. It’s especially good for moisturizing." Besides that, she also bought the elderly lady a fur scarf and gloves, delighting her immensely.
Grandma is over sixty this year but looks like she’s in her fifties, and it’s because she’s always taken good care of her skin.
Apart from the gift for Grandma, she bought Sheng Yan Cheng some authentic vineyard-produced wine.
The gift prepared for Sheng Chuyi was a watch.
For Shen Zhaozhao, she bought a fur coat.
Even Sheng Jinyu got something—a Swiss army knife. Despite its small size, she specifically went to a flagship store to purchase it, and the price was not cheap at all.
"Young Uncle, this is for you." Sheng Ning’an finally took out a box and handed it to Sheng Yeli. It was also a watch, the same brand as Sheng Chuyi’s but a different style.
Just these few gifts alone had completely emptied out her little savings.
Sheng Yeli gave the girl a look, feeling that his years of affection for her weren’t in vain.
"That must’ve cost quite a bit of money, right?" The elderly woman fretted over her granddaughter and wished she could immediately subsidize her with her own money.
"It’s okay, Grandma, after all, this money was given to me by everyone over time." Money given by family members, spent on family members, didn’t make Sheng Ning’an feel bad at all.
Even so, Grandma still decided to give her granddaughter a little extra later on.
After all, the money would ultimately be left to her, whether given later or sooner.
If her granddaughter was happy, she was happy too.
In the evening, the others felt the same when they saw the gifts; though they didn’t say much, they all felt their affection wasn’t misplaced.
Grandma even made a table full of dishes the girl loved.
On the other side, Xu Weiran didn’t receive such a warm treatment.
As soon as Mother Xu saw him, she couldn’t help but show a look of dislike, "Why is it just you? Where’s An’an? Why didn’t you bring her back with you?"
"Of course, she went back to her own home!"
Mother Xu voiced her disappointment with a "How could you be so useless?" expression, "It’s rare to get a holiday, couldn’t you have stayed abroad with her for a few more days? With you , when will I ever get a daughter-in-law?"
Xu Weiran responded, "Then you might have to wait!"
She wanted a daughter-in-law, but at the very least, she’d have to wait until the girl graduated from college.
Mother Xu glared at her son fiercely, "How did I give birth to such a loser like you!!!"
Was this something he could achieve just by being successful?
However, he knew too well that reasoning with his mother was futile, so he couldn’t be bothered to argue further, "Don’t worry, I’ll try my best to get you a daughter-in-law as soon as possible."
As for how soon that ’as soon as possible’ would be, it wasn’t something he could decide alone.
At night, Sheng Ning’an was lying in bed, looking at Xu Weiran through the video call, and asked, "What did your aunt and uncle scold you for?"
Xu Weiran expressed his frustration to his girlfriend with a helpless face, "Of course, they scolded me for being useless, for coming back alone without bringing their future daughter-in-law with me."
Hearing this, Sheng Ning’an laughed and said, "Then tell your aunt and uncle that I’ll go to see them tomorrow."
"Okay!" Xu Weiran softly agreed, "They’ll be happy to know."
"You should get some rest early." Sheng Ning’an realized there wasn’t much else to say.
Yet neither of them wanted to be the first to hang up the call.
After spending every day together for the past few days, they found it somewhat hard to get used to being apart suddenly.