Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me-Chapter 69 - 68 The Mysterious Old Lady

Look, these distinguished guests were seeing their treasure in a new light.

The main purpose today was to confirm the engagement.

Confirming the engagement was just a formality, where the two families would discuss the bride price and the wedding date.

The Jin Yu family brought a large portion of a pig, which itself was a gift unmatched in the village.

This gave Xu Niannian’s family an extraordinary sense of honor.

As Old Lady Xu used to say, the brush of their clothes when walking could be fierce enough to knock someone down.

Due to the strong insistence of Jin Yu and Xu Niannian, the wedding was set for one year later.

In Nancheng County, there is a custom where the engaged couple must exchange gifts as a pledge of committing for life.

The parents from both sides must also exchange tokens.

And these must be presented on the table.

The token that Wu Lan gave to Xu Niannian was a jade bracelet, and Xu Niannian, who knew her stuff, saw that it was Zhengyang green jade.

Jade is prized for its green, and among greens, Zhengyang green is the most valued.

Also, such a large bracelet, so thoroughly green, clearly worth a fortune, could Wu Lan really be giving it to her?

And so openly…

Xu Niannian felt slightly dizzy, weren’t Jin Yu and his father soldiers?

Even with high ranks and substantial allowances, they couldn’t afford such things, could they?

Could it be illicit bribes received on the side?

Jin Yu caught Xu Niannian’s look with a click of his tongue, this silly girl, what a look.

Their Jin family had been upright for generations, thank you very much.

Comrade Wu Lan indulged because she had a wealthy father in the capital.

Yang Cuihua and the others didn’t recognize the value, but they knew the item presented was not cheap.

Only Old Lady Xu’s eyelids twitched.

When she married, her husband had given her a similar bracelet, reportedly worth a fortune.

Seeing Xu Niannian hesitating to accept, Wu Lan cordially said, “Niannian, take it, this was given to me by Jin Yu’s grandmother when I got married; once you and Jin Yu are wed, we’ll be family.”

Such a valuable item, Xu Niannian was sure she wouldn’t accept it and was about to refuse when she saw Jin Yu give her a look.

Xu Niannian hadn’t had time to ponder his meaning when Wu Lan already pressed the bracelet into her hand.

Left with no choice, Xu Niannian could only accept for the moment; since she and Jin Yu’s engagement was fake, she could always return it to him later.

Yang Cuihua intended to give Jin Yu a simple article of clothing made from the fabric Xu Niannian had bought the other day.

But before she could present it, she heard Old Lady Xu clear her throat heavily.

Yang Cuihua knew her mother-in-law too well, such a cough meant she had something to say.

So she wasn’t in a hurry to give the gift, curious about what Old Lady Xu had to say.

Old Lady Xu lifted her eyelids, glanced at Jin Yu, then slowly pulled out a handkerchief from her purse in a deliberate manner.

The handkerchief was very clean, unfolded layer by layer with meticulous care.

As she unwrapped the object, everyone’s eyes were fixed on what was in her hand.

Even Xu Niannian was shocked.

Wrapped in her grandmother’s handkerchief was a jade finger ring.

And it was clearly made from the very finest mutton-fat jade.