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She pulled out a small cloth pouch from her cabinet and opened it to reveal a pair of gold bracelets. The old lady took one out and placed it on Ye Fangfei's wrist.
"This bracelet was bought by your grandfather when I gave birth to your uncle," she said. "I never wanted to wear it, but now that you are getting married, I’m giving you one. The other one will be saved for your cousin when she gets married." Grandma Ye looked at the bracelet with nostalgia in her eyes.
"No, Grandma, since it was bought by Grandpa for you, you should keep it," Ye Fangfei quickly refused.
"Don't be silly, just take it," Grandma Ye insisted. "And here’s this—it's the wedding gift money from me and your grandfather. Keep this safe and don’t let anyone else know about it." She then pulled out a thick stack of cash.
This meant that the money was given to her secretly, without letting Uncle Ye and the others find out. Was that what she meant? Ye Fangfei was puzzled as to why the grandmother, who had never been close to her, was doing this. Should she accept the money or not?
Before she could sort through her feelings, Grandma Ye took out an additional fifty yuan and said, "Here, take this too," before stepping out first.
Ye Fangfei clenched the money in her hand, but words of refusal were stuck in her throat. With no other choice, she tucked the money into her pocket and followed her grandmother outside.
Once outside, Grandma Ye had already sat down again. When Ye Fangfei emerged, both Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye’s gazes fell on her wrist simultaneously. Grandma Ye noticed their looks and explained, "This gold bracelet is part of Fangfei's dowry; I have another one for Fangfang when she gets married."
Hearing that his daughter would also have one made Uncle Ye feel relieved. He had been worried that his mother might favor the second family and secretly give them all the good things. He hadn’t expected that she still had such a treasure hidden away; this bracelet looked solid gold.
"This bracelet was bought by your father when I had your elder brother," Grandma Ye said with a smile. "I never wanted to wear it; now it's perfect—each of my two granddaughters will have one."
After finishing his words, he took out fifty yuan and said, "This fifty yuan is for you, the second one. Since the kids at home are getting married, we, as parents, are giving fifty yuan to each of them without favoritism."
"This is for Feifei. You take this money and buy her something nice."
Ye Jianguo understood that when the eldest son, Jun, got married, his parents had given the same amount. So he accepted it without hesitation.
As for this matter, neither Uncle Ye nor Aunt Ye said anything. They had also given the same amount when their two sons got married.
"By the way, when is Feifei's wedding date set?" Aunt Ye asked.
"It hasn't been specifically decided yet; it depends on the house situation. However, my brother-in-law said that the house should be ready in about half a month." Hao Chunying replied. "Once the house is ready, we’ll tidy things up; it will take at least ten days to half a month."
"Then it will be at least a month from now. That works out well; it will be cooler by then," Uncle Ye said.
"Exactly."
The family chatted for a while longer, and as night fell, Ye Jianguo took Hao and Ye Fangfei to say goodbye to their parents and elder brother and sister-in-law before heading home.
Once they got home, Ye Fangfei took out the money her grandmother had given her.
"Mom and Dad, this is from Grandma," she said as she handed the money to Hao Chunying.
"Oh my! What’s going on with Grandma? Why did she give you so much money?" Hao Chunying exclaimed as she held the thick bundle of cash in her hands.
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