spring bite mark

Chapter 200 Meeting Gift

The meal was anything but peaceful.

Because of his handsome face, Yan Changye enjoyed treatment at the dinner table that none of the other men present had ever received:
A large group of women stared at him with bright eyes. They barely ate a few bites before vying to use serving chopsticks to put food on his plate. Once they discovered which dish he liked, the lazy Susan on the table lost its impartiality and was controlled by his aunts, cousins, and other female relatives to serve his personal preferences.

During the meal, everyone showered him with concern and affection, treating him with utmost fondness. Even his usually sharp-tongued aunt showered him with compliments, praising him from head to toe.
"Look at our niece's husband. Even though he's not wearing designer clothes, his aura makes a few hundred yuan outfit look like it's worth several thousand. He's so handsome that even the glass beads on his clothes look luxurious..."

Vice President Zhang said in a very low voice, "Mom, please stop talking."

A few hundred dollars for clothes? Given this Beijing socialite's status, even this unassuming shirt he's wearing is probably worth six figures…

Glass beads? Those are top-quality yellow and blue diamonds; a single string of them could be worth an apartment in Beijing.

The aunt couldn't understand why her usually talkative and well-behaved son was unusually quiet today, but she was still very obedient to her excellent son. She stopped praising him, but her desire to show off resurfaced:

"What is my niece's husband doing now? Add my son Zhang Ji on WeChat later. You can ask him if you have any work problems. My son is quite capable. He is now the vice president of a very large group with an annual salary of several million."

Vice President Zhang: ...It would be better to continue praising the chairman's appearance. He's so embarrassed that he doesn't even want to pick up the pieces.

Seeing that Vice President Zhang was keeping his head down and not saying a word, Yan Changye smiled knowingly.
"Yes, I need to communicate more with my older cousin. He's quite capable and will continue to rise in rank."

"Oh my, nephew-in-law, you really know how to talk!" Auntie smiled brightly. "Nephew-in-law, I originally only prepared a gift for Manman. I'm sorry for not thinking it through. When you have time, I'll take you to the jewelry brand under your cousin's group and pick out a really thick gold chain for you."

"Thank you very much, Auntie."

Vice President Zhang coughed several times.

Yan Changye's peach blossom eyes smiled, making his face even more exquisite and alluring. Even his cousins ​​sitting next to him couldn't help but clutch their hearts, with the eldest cousin going all out:

"Brother-in-law, do you like tanzanite? My mom gave me a tanzanite for my coming-of-age ceremony last year, and I think it suits you perfectly, so I'd like to give it to you."

Yan Changye lowered his gaze slightly and casually refused, "How could I let my sisters give me gifts? As the brother-in-law, I should be the one to show my appreciation."

“You can give us anything. It doesn’t matter what it is, even if it’s just signing your name on our sleeve or taking a picture with us, we will cherish it for a lifetime.”

Yan Changye's leg was pinched hard by Jiang Manman.

Is the lady a little jealous?

His smile deepened: "I promised my wife I would never be alone with a woman in a room—not even in a photograph. Let's eat first, and then your brother-in-law will give you gifts."

The gift is in the bodyguard's car downstairs.

After dinner, a bodyguard quietly delivered the gift. Looking at the large group of relatives in the living room, Jiang Manman asked Yan Changye in a low, uncertain voice:
"The gift you prepared, is it outrageously expensive?"

"How could I? Madam said to keep a low profile, how could I dare disobey?" Yan Changye pinched her cheek and smiled. "Let's go, Madam, let's go distribute the gifts together."

A large box was opened, and inside were countless exquisite brocade boxes of various sizes, each labeled with the recipient's name.

The female elders were given a beauty card and several boxes of face masks.

Auntie was the first to exclaim, "I saw these face masks on my phone, they cost two thousand each! Nephew-in-law, you've got thirty already, that's sixty thousand! It's not easy making a living, I appreciate your kindness, but please return these masks. I'm just an ordinary person, I don't need such expensive things." "My aunt deserves all the good things," Yan Changye said politely. "Besides, I didn't spend any money on these masks. I happen to have a partnership with the brand, they gave them to me as a gift. Auntie, just keep them without worry, I have plenty more."

"You really didn't spend any money?" Aunt hesitated.

Yan Changye nodded: "I didn't spend a single penny."

Auntie breathed a sigh of relief and hugged the face mask to her chest as if it were a treasure. Uncle laughed and said, "Changye is such a thoughtful child. He gave a gift that really touched her heart. Your aunt usually uses face masks that cost more than ten yuan a piece. Now she's going to splurge a little."

On the other hand, the aunt's gaze fell on the beauty salon card.

Of all the women present, she was the most worldly-wise and had the sharpest eye. She examined the beauty salon card several times before finally asking her son:
"Zhang Ji, can you help Mom check if this is a beauty card from Huaxi?"

Vice President Zhang nodded and said, "It's Huaxi's VIP membership card, and the highest level at that. It allows you to enjoy all the beauty treatments at Huaxi Club for life, and they're all free. Currently, only the top three ladies in Chongqing have this kind of card."

"Huaxi?" Auntie exclaimed. "Big sister, is that the Huaxi beauty salon you took me to last time? The one that charges 2999 yuan just for one blackhead removal session, and is ranked among the top beauty salons in Chongqing?"

"That's it! Those who can have membership cards there are all wealthy ladies. And as far as I know, even the two ladies from the Zhou and Chen families have discount cards, so they still have to spend some money themselves. This is the first time I've seen something completely free."

After the aunt finished speaking, her expression changed slightly as she looked at Yan Changye: "Nephew-in-law, where did you get this card? It's so valuable, I dare not accept it."

Yan Changye slowly said, "Huaxi is one of the properties of the Zhu family in the capital. I happen to have some connection with their eldest son, so I asked him for a few cards without spending any money—what do you think, cousin?"

Vice President Zhang coughed lightly: "Mom, you can keep them all. My cousin and his wife definitely didn't spend any money."

"How do you know? Didn't you just meet today?" Auntie didn't believe it.

Vice President Zhang thought to himself, given Yan Changye's status, which of the super-powerful families wouldn't fawn over him? Let alone giving him a few beauty cards, it would be perfectly normal for them to give him the entire Huaxi Company.

"We only met today, but I've vaguely heard that Young Master Zhu is very generous in the capital. My cousin's husband is so outstanding, so giving him a few cards is nothing."

Aunt looked at Yan Changye with surprise and doubt: "Then, Aunt really accepted it?"

She accepted it, and the others followed suit, looking at Yan Changye with more affection than they would at their own sons.

Yan Changye presented his uncles, aunts, and peers who had already entered the workforce with a stack of concert tickets:

"Tickets for the top male and female singers' concerts scheduled within the past year are all prime seats in the first row. Uncles and uncles, you can bring your whole family to the concert for fun."

The uncle was very pleased: "I especially liked the superstars in this show when I was young. I've never seen one of their concerts in my life. Nephew-in-law, you're so thoughtful."

The second cousin gently tugged at his uncle's sleeve: "Dad, you probably don't know, tickets for these superstars are being resold online for 6000 yuan each, and that's for the very back seats. We can't get the seats we have no matter how much money we have..."

Yan Changye gently interrupted, "I have many friends in various industries. These tickets were given to me by others. Just accept them."

Beside him, Huo Yungui, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but speak up: "Brother-in-law, you do a lot of different jobs, so you must have quite a few of these hidden perks!"

(End of this chapter)