Chapter 582

"How much?"

Yan Wentao almost broke his voice in excitement.

Lin Shuang repeated: "5000 grams, ten jin!"

While speaking, she also gestured: "Just a small box that big, inside is a longevity lock made of ten jin of gold."

Yan Wentao was stunned.

Even though he had saved up quite a lot of family assets by relying on his brother over the years, he still couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this incident at this moment.

Giving ten jin of gold for a full-month banquet? Then how much money must this Shen Ci have?

"Where's the thing?"

"It's with Mom. That little girl said she opened some kind of safe for Xixi and wants to store this longevity lock for her."

Gold is something that has a price every day. It's hard to say if it will be more valuable in ten or twenty years.

It is definitely the most value-preserving financial product.

Yan Wentao retracted his expression nonchalantly, just in time to see Old Mrs. Yan and Wang Zhaoning holding the child coming in from the main gate of the banquet hall.

"Mom, you hand this thing to Duanduan first and take it down for safekeeping."

The old lady had been carrying that small box all along. Seeing this, Wang Zhaoning spoke up.

Duanduan on the side took the opportunity to reach out and take it. The old lady hesitated for a long while before handing it over, and then watched eagerly as Duanduan took the longevity lock away.

Seeing this, Wang Zhaoning couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, Mom, it won't be lost."

"It must not be lost. Such an expensive thing, Aci said it's for Xixi's dowry," the old lady muttered.

Wang Zhaoning nodded with a smile. As soon as she looked up, she saw Shen Ci greeting her. She hurriedly held the child and went forward: "Aci."

Shen Ci's eyes fell on Xixi in the swaddling clothes, and she reached out and took the child over: "Little Xixi."

"I heard from the old lady, why give her such a valuable thing." Wang Zhaoning complained with her mouth, but her eyes were full of emotion.

Shen Ci teased Xixi and responded: "Not valuable, our Xixi is a little princess, she must be raised richly."

While speaking, she looked up at Wang Zhaoning and instructed: "Everything I buy for Xixi in the future will definitely be the most expensive and best. My brother is not here, I will spoil her for him."

Wang Zhaoning smiled helplessly, as if she had already imagined how delicate Xixi would be under Shen Ci's spoiling.

However, mentioning Yan Wenxi, Wang Zhaoning said in a low voice: "Your brother's prison notification has arrived. I applied for a visit. Will you go with me then?"

Shen Ci looked up upon hearing this, thought for a while, and said: "The visiting time is limited. It's better to leave the first time for you and Xixi. There will be a long time to come, no rush."

Mainly because everything was quite stable recently, and there was nothing very important to explain to her brother.

Wang Zhaoning understood Shen Ci's thoughts and nodded gently.

On the other side, the old lady was just about to lean over when she was pulled away by Yan Wentao.

"What are you doing?"

Yan Mu shook off her hand in dissatisfaction and looked at her son: "Today is Xixi's full-month banquet. All the big shots who came are here for your brother's face. You and your wife should entertain them enthusiastically."

Where could Yan Wentao still listen to these? He looked at the old lady and asked: "Mom, did my brother's sister give Xixi five thousand grams of gold?"

"Why are you asking about this?" The old lady glared at her younger daughter-in-law while speaking. Seeing this, Lin Shuang hurriedly lowered her head guiltily. She then turned to warn her son: "Are you still short of money? Stop thinking about it, that's what people gave Xixi."

"No, am I that kind of person? Didn't I add a 'ten-yuan' gift for my niece myself?"

"You, are you embarrassed to say that?" The old lady curled her lips in disgust: "How many family assets have you scraped off your brother like a leech over the years? Xixi reached her full month and you only gave ten yuan. Even Boss Yang gave 'thirty yuan'. You're not even as good as an outsider, I'm too lazy to talk about you."

The old lady was about to leave while speaking, but was grabbed by Yan Wentao.

"What are you doing again?" The old lady was anxious and started beating his shoulder.

Yan Wentao let his mother beat him and hurriedly said: "Didn't you say you didn't find the things my brother left behind at my sister-in-law's? I thought about it, Mom, such important things, my sister-in-law might not have kept them by her side."

Yan Mu's hand paused, she was stunned for a moment, and then beat him again: "Still thinking about it, still thinking about it, I already said there isn't any, you're thinking about useless things!"

"Oh, stop hitting." Yan Wentao grabbed his mother's hand in a hurry and said seriously: "This time it can't be wrong, my sister-in-law must have hidden the things."

"Hidden?" Yan Mu asked in confusion: "Where could she hide them?"

"Bank!" Yan Wentao said with certainty and in a serious manner: "I tell you, Mom, banks have important item storage businesses. Many big bosses have them. Just now, my brother's sister said she wanted to store the longevity lock she gave Xixi in the bank, which suddenly enlightened me. My brother's important things must have been stored in the bank by my sister-in-law!"

Upon hearing this, the old lady pushed him away: "You better stop it. I can't even find them at home. You've moved them to the bank, I can't get them out even more."

"Mom, I didn't ask you to get them!" Yan Wentao blocked the old lady and said anxiously: "Those are your son's things. Didn't I tell you? You go directly to ask my sister-in-law, that is also reasonable and legitimate."

The old lady was stunned, and her thoughts slowly turned.

In the end, she still shook her head: "No, today is Xixi's full-month banquet, talk about it later."

"Don't talk about it later, today is the best opportunity. Today my eldest uncle, third uncle, and second uncle are all here. They are all our own people, they will definitely stand on your side. Does my sister-in-law dare not give them?"

Yan Wentao nodded in self-affirmation while speaking. In fact, he had already planned it in advance. He had also notified these family members. Today, they wanted to unite and force Wang Zhaoning to hand over the "equity" and "private property" left by his eldest brother before he went in.

"Today is Xixi's full-month banquet, you talk about these on such a good day?" The old lady couldn't bear it, after all, Wang Zhaoning hadn't done anything out of line yet.

"This is serious business, Mom. Anyway, after the banquet is over, our family has to sit down and have a good chat."

Before the old lady could say anything else, Yan Wentao pulled Lin Shuang and left.

The old lady sighed, and she didn't have any ideas in her heart, and for a while, she was a bit absent-minded.

But the atmosphere today was good, and everyone was very happy. Because it was the banquet hall of Shuiyun Jian, both bosses were there today, and Shuiyun Jian also did its service to the extreme.

Because Wang Zhaoning had just finished her postpartum recovery and couldn't drink, Shen Ci accompanied her to toast the elders on her behalf.

When they toasted to the table of close relatives, Wang Zhaoning held tea, and Shen Ci held wine. Before they could open their mouths, Yan Wentao leaned over to grab the words: "Sister-in-law, the elders said that it's rare to gather so completely today. Let everyone stay and talk after it's over in a while."

His opening was equivalent to a signal. The elders who had been notified by him in advance nodded and echoed one after another.

Wang Zhaoning glanced at him, and Shen Ci's lowered voice followed closely in her ears: "Not a good fart."