Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 18 The Valuable Wooden Box
As a result, the Gu family treated Sheng Zexi and Sang's maternal grandparents with even greater enthusiasm.

Grandpa and Grandma Sang were also very happy. They thought Gu Jia was a good person, and he seemed honest and reliable. They thought they could get along well with their in-laws.

They thought that perhaps Xiao Xi's choice of that girl named Ningning was related to the Gu family.

Indeed, that is the case.

Perhaps it was the changes in the family after his mother passed away and his father remarried that made Sheng Zexi feel uncared for and unloved at home.

During the time he stayed at the Gu family home to recover from his injuries, the Gu family treated him very well. Although he didn't eat and drink for free during that time, he was paid and did some work. Sheng Zexi could still tell whether others were flattering him because of money or genuinely caring about him.

The Gu family members are all kind, tolerant, and sincere; they don't harbor any ill intentions.

This kind of family-oriented behavior made Sheng Zexi feel warm.

Perhaps only a family like Gu's could raise such a naive, spoiled, and demanding person as Gu Jianing, because she knows that there are always family members behind her, supporting her, sheltering her from the storm, and being tolerant of her.

Sheng Zexi was also somewhat envious of that silly girl, and he wanted to continue protecting Gu Jianing's carefree nature.

"By the way, Auntie, where's Ningning?" Sheng Zexi looked around but didn't see Gu Jianing.

"Ningning is coming right now." Yao Chunhua gave her eldest daughter-in-law a look.

Yang Manman nodded, knocked on Gu Jianing's door, and led her out.

Gu Jianing usually loves to dress up, and naturally she wants to look her best for such a formal occasion.

Sure enough, the moment she appeared, everyone's eyes lit up.

When Gu Jianing was introduced to her maternal grandparents, her maternal grandmother was so excited that she grasped Gu Jianing's hand, her eyes welling up with tears. "Good, good, you're such a good girl, and you're so beautiful, like a fairy. It's my Xiaoxi's good fortune to marry you."

Gu Jianing blushed and lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at Sheng Zexi.

She felt very good about Sang's maternal grandmother, just like her own grandmother.

"Xiao Xi, where is my little box?"

With a shout from Grandma Sang, Sheng Zexi handed Gu Jianing a simple wooden box about 20 centimeters in size.

"Ningning, this is from your grandparents, please accept it quickly."

Gu Jianing, who was forced to hold a box in her arms, was a little confused and subconsciously looked at Sheng Zexi. What is this?

Yao Chunhua felt that these must have been some things that the two elderly people had given to Ningning themselves, which also proved that the two elderly people loved Ningning.

"Grandma Sang, isn't this too valuable? It's not good to give it to Ningning."

Grandma waved her hand, "It's nothing valuable, just a little something from my husband and me to Ningning. Some of it was left by Xiaoxi's mother, so it's like a little gift from my daughter to Ningning."

Since Grandma Sang said so, it probably wasn't anything very valuable, so Yao Chunhua didn't stop her daughter from accepting it.

Sheng Zexi nodded to Gu Jianing and said, "Take it."

Okay, then she'll accept it.

Gu Jianing carried the wooden box to the tatami mat in her room before coming out again. She had no choice; she didn't know what was inside the box, and it was quite heavy, so she couldn't just keep carrying it around.

Although he was curious about what was inside, now wasn't the time to open it; he'd open it later when he had time. Half an hour later, Sheng Zexi and his grandparents had already left.

After all, it's a betrothal ceremony, and once the betrothal is complete, it's inconvenient for the groom and his family to stay at the bride's house for too long; this is a custom in Huaihua Village.

The jeep started up again and drove towards Qingshan County, and the commotion in front of the Gu family gradually subsided.

Only then did Gu Jianing have time to return to her room, and out of curiosity, she opened the wooden box.

The moment the box was opened, a dazzling display of light and color greeted the eye.

The box was filled with blue, red, yellow, and green jewelry, including jade bracelets, gemstone rings, and gemstone necklaces. Some pieces even came in sets. A few pieces of paper were placed next to the jewelry. Underneath the jewelry, there was a layer of small yellow croakers, covering the bottom. There were at least 10 small yellow croakers.

Gu Jianing knew that small yellow croakers were a very expensive commodity, both now and in the future.

While jewelry may not seem very valuable now, its value will be very high in the future; it's even possible that a single piece of jewelry could be exchanged for a house.

Oh, right, those few sheets of paper...

The paper that could be placed alongside these jewelry pieces and small yellow croakers couldn't possibly be ordinary paper.

The moment Gu Jianing picked it up, opened it, and looked at it clearly, her hand trembled slightly.

She guessed right. What paper? These were property deeds. One was for a courtyard house in Beijing, and judging by the location, it was not far from the Forbidden City, either on the first or second ring road. The other eight were for shops on a street in Beijing. The last one was for a small villa in Shanghai.

Gu Jianing's hands trembled slightly, and her breathing became somewhat rapid.

"Brother Sheng's grandparents are so generous! Isn't this considered valuable?"

To be honest, Gu Jianing is not a perfect person. She loves beauty and is also a bit greedy. The reason she took in the seriously injured Sheng Zexi was because she was interested in his military uniform and thought there was something to gain from it.

These pieces of jewelry are beautiful, and she likes them all. She thinks she will look beautiful wearing them.

She knew how valuable the box was, and for a moment, she thought that since it was a gift for her, she would accept it.

But she quickly regained her senses.

So he opened his mouth and shouted, "Mother, come here."

At her summons, Ms. Yao Chunhua arrived, and Gu Jianing hurriedly showed her the contents of the wooden box.

"My goodness!" Yao Chunhua clutched her chest; the impact was too strong, and she couldn't take it for a moment.

It took her a while to recover. She grabbed Gu Jianing's hand and said solemnly, "Daughter, this thing is too precious. We didn't know what was inside before, but now that we know, we can't just accept it without a care in the world."

Gu Jianing chimed in, "Mother, that's what I think too. So I plan to tell Brother Sheng what's in this wooden box next time I see him, and it would be best to return these things to the two old people."

“Yes, we should ask, and that’s how it should be.” Yao Chunhua stroked Gu Jianing’s soft hair, her face full of love and relief. “Daughter, some things, we should take what we deserve, and return what we don’t deserve.”

"Alright, close the box and keep it safe for now. Go to the old house and call your grandma over so we can have lunch together."

"Okay, by the way, Mom, of the gifts Brother Sheng brought today, you and Dad should keep some, and the family and aunt should also share some. Oh, and those two cans of milk powder are for Second Sister-in-law, Zhuangzhuang can drink them." Although Gu Jianing was rather demanding, and in her previous life she always squeezed her family dry for Wen Zhuqing's sake, she was actually not greedy towards her family. She was willing to give them things and knew what was good and bad.

(End of this chapter)