Unable to resist, she pulled Yang Qingrui aside and said, "You are the eldest in the family, and everyone will rely on you in the future. Take good care of our parents and younger siblings. As for the family business, I will continue to manage it for now. After you finish studying and become a Cultivated Talent, I will teach you how to manage these things. When you and Qingtong are capable of handling things on your own, I will hand everything over to you."
Yang Qingtong and Yang Qingrui exchanged a glance and said, "We both were not at home before and didn’t realize that our father had made the decision. However, my younger brother and I have thought it over. We are both men and can earn our own living in the future. As for the family business, we don’t want it – leave it all for our sister and Yunyun as their dowries. I’ve heard from my classmates that a woman with an inadequate dowry might be looked down upon."
"That’s right, sis. My brother and I think alike: real men should not compete with girls for things. We don’t want it, just give it all to you and Yunyun."
Yang Chuxia was quite surprised, never expecting her two brothers to say such words. She was touched and reassured at the same time, realizing that her brothers had finally grown up.
"What belongs to you is yours," Yang Chuxia said as she hugged her two brothers. "Besides, in the future, you will need money for your studies and making friends. Only with money can you study well, and be able to support me and Yunyun. If everything is given to me and Yunyun, what would you do? Would you give up studying? Don’t worry too much, our father and mother have already prepared dowries for me and Yunyun."
After hearing Yang Chuxia’s words, Yang Qingtong and Yang Qingrui were both somewhat silent and felt uneasy. In their young hearts, they always believed that the money belonged to Yang Chuxia because she earned it – they thought it wasn’t their right to take it since they didn’t earn it themselves.
Yang Xiayun, however, was quick-witted. Seeing that her brothers and sister were all silent and the atmosphere was uncomfortable, she turned her eyes and tugged on Yang Qingrui’s arm. "Brother, didn’t we prepare a gift for our sister? Hurry up and take it out."
"Oh, you prepared a gift for me?" Yang Chuxia was surprised once again.
Yang Qingrui nodded, "Sis, just wait a moment."
As he spoke, he ran out and soon returned. Yang Qingtong explained, "Originally, we were going to give the gift to our sister tomorrow morning. We didn’t expect Yunyun to reveal it now."
"Well, I am looking forward to it. I wonder what you have got for me?" Yang Chuxia said excitedly.
In a moment, Yang Qingrui returned, carrying a bundle. He unwrapped it to reveal a box, which he opened to show a set of red gold jewelry.
Lowering his head, Yang Qingrui said, "Sis, we bought this with our own pocket money and New Year’s money. I hope you won’t think it’s not enough."
"Did the three of you become penniless now? Did you spend all your savings on this?" Yang Chuxia looked at her siblings with a smile, her heart filled with happiness. These silly kids, their parents would have prepared everything for the dowry anyway, yet they still prepared more for her. Were they really afraid her dowry wouldn’t be enough? Yang Chuxia secretly thought she would have to sneak some money to these two kids when they returned to school.
Yang Qingrui grinned sheepishly, well aware that the red gold jewelry was indeed expensive and had depleted his savings.
Yang Xiayun and Yang Qingtong laughed together as they surrounded Yang Chuxia.
When Yang Dachuan and Ms.Wang came over, they saw the siblings chatting intimately. After a while, Old Yang also came over and gave Yang Chuxia something. She took it and saw it was gold jewelry, which Old Yang had bought for her using his own savings. For a moment, Yang Chuxia realized she seemed to have many pieces of jewelry now.