Chapter 525 - 524: The Lu Family’s Return Gifts

The old lady huffed proudly, her expression quite animated and even a little cute.

"Of course not. It’s just... this is too valuable..."

’I’m here as a guest, not to collect gifts.’

"You can’t refuse a gift from an elder. Just accept it."

Besides, the gift Yun Zijin had given them was also quite valuable. The old lady firmly slid the bracelet onto Yun Zijin’s left wrist.

Meanwhile, Huo Yue Lan returned with a box of her own and sat down affectionately on Yun Zijin’s other side.

She knew the old lady would definitely give Yun Zijin a bracelet, so she couldn’t give her the same thing.

In the end, Huo Yue Lan chose a set of purple diamond jewelry from her own collection. This high-end jewelry set included a necklace, earrings, a bracelet, and a tiara.

"See if you like it. I had it custom-made when I found out you and Yunque were together. I wanted to take this opportunity to give it to you today."

The bracelet from the old lady was one she had bought in her youth. Later, when things got turbulent, she hid some of her things. Otherwise, they all would have been smashed and destroyed.

However, Lu Zhengguo was away defending the country at the time. Although her background was sensitive, those people didn’t dare do much besides smashing things in the house.

After all... even though she had a bad class background, her husband was in the military. People back then had a kind of blind trust in soldiers.

So, for the old lady to give the jade bracelet to Yun Zijin was a way of passing on a legacy.

As for the high-end jewelry from Huo Yue Lan, however, it wouldn’t have been appropriate to give Yun Zijin something she herself had worn.

"Thank you, Auntie. I love it!"

No girl could dislike jewelry, and one look at the style of the purple diamond set was enough to know that Huo Yue Lan had put a great deal of thought into it.

The others didn’t hold back either. Lu Zhengguo gave her a piece of his own calligraphy with four words: "Youthful and full of promise."

One might think a piece of Lu Zhengguo’s own calligraphy didn’t cost any money, that he merely had to lift a finger to create it.

But you have to understand, Lu Zhengguo had practiced calligraphy since elementary school. In all of Dijing, and even the entire country, he was considered a top-tier calligrapher.

If this "ink treasure" were put up for auction, it would surely fetch several million.

This was because Lu Zhengguo rarely gave his work away, let alone sold it.

This led to very few of his pieces circulating on the market. As the saying goes, scarcity creates value, and so the price was driven up.

Lu Xianzhang gave Yun Zijin a pile of property deeds.

When Yun Zijin saw them, she was utterly stunned.

’What kind of person gives away houses as a gift?’

"I don’t really have anything a girl would use, but I heard you like collecting rent. This is a residential building in the same financial district as your Dingsi Building."

"The tenants are mostly white-collar professionals, so it should be easy to manage."

After speaking, he pushed the property deeds toward Yun Zijin.

He was just that kind of unrefined person, only knowing to give property deeds as gifts.

"Uncle Lu, this is far too valuable. I can’t accept it."

If it were just a single apartment, she might have accepted it. But an entire building was, in Yun Zijin’s opinion, a bit too ridiculous.

Gifting an entire building was a measure of Lu Xianzhang’s sincerity, but whether to accept it or not was a matter of Yun Zijin’s discretion.

"What’s so valuable about that? I haven’t even started on him. Of all things to give, he just has to give a building. So tacky!"

"You just take it. If any problems come up, have him deal with them. You don’t need to worry about a thing."

Giving a building to Yun Zijin meant she’d have to worry about managing it. The moment Old Sir Lu spoke, he was taking a jab at Lu Xianzhang.

"That’s right. I’ll talk to the building manager and have the rent collection account changed to Zijin’s. Leave everything else to us."

Lu Xianzhang took his father’s words in stride, his expression unchanging, not at all angry at being criticized.

Just then, Lu Yunque and Lu Yunzhou returned to the main house. Seeing the stack of property deeds on the table, both looked confused.

’Since when do we have a tradition of inventorying our assets on New Year’s Day?’

’But even if we were, this small pile doesn’t seem right.’

The two brothers glanced at each other. Until someone else in the living room spoke, it was best for them to remain silent.

But when Yun Zijin saw Lu Yunque, it was as if she’d seen her savior. "You’re back! Uncle Lu wants to give me an entire residential building. How can I possibly accept this? Quick, help me talk him out of it."

Yun Zijin ran to Lu Yunque’s side, leaned in close to his ear, and whispered to him.

Hearing what Yun Zijin said, Lu Yunque finally understood that the pile on the table was the property deeds for the building Lu Xianzhang wanted to give her.

"Since Dad is giving it to you, you should accept it. Don’t worry, my big brother and I won’t say a thing."

Lu Yunzhou had little desire for money. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have given up his right to inherit the Lu Group to join the military.

Lu Yunque himself owned quite a few properties, and he had never coveted the ones held by the family elders.

Now that they were being given to Yun Zijin, Lu Yunque certainly had no objections.

Yun Zijin had thought Lu Yunque would at least be on her side, but it turned out he was in cahoots with Lu Xianzhang and Lu Zhengguo.

"Hey, I know you’re embarrassed. But honestly, Zijin, Dad has so much more valuable stuff. This building is probably the most unremarkable thing he owns."

"I’m actually surprised he’s being so stingy as to only give you one building."

Yun Zijin: ...

’I’ve also never seen any sane person give their son’s girlfriend a whole building right off the bat.’

’Note: girlfriend, not wife. We don’t even have a certificate!’

In the end, Yun Zijin was no match for the entire Lu Family by herself, so she could only nod and accept the stack of property deeds.

At this moment, Lu Yunzhou also took out the gift he had just prepared.

"I didn’t prepare anything in advance, so I could only find something from what I already have. This is a fighter jet model, made to scale."

"It was a prize from a military event. This is the only one in existence."

In other words, after giving it to Yun Zijin, Lu Yunzhou wouldn’t have one for himself anymore.

When the others saw Lu Yunzhou give the fighter jet model to Yun Zijin, they all looked a bit surprised.

You have to understand, Lu Yunzhou was rarely home, but he had specifically bought a transparent, tempered glass display case just to put this model in.

By keeping it in the case, he didn’t have to worry about the model collecting dust while he was away for long periods.

But now, he was actually willing to part with it and give it to Yun Zijin.

The moment Yun Zijin saw the fighter jet model, she sensed it was something special, but she never imagined it was a scale model of a real fighter jet.

"There’s only one. Big Brother, if you give it to me, you won’t have it anymore..."

Yun Zijin wasn’t the type to covet other people’s belongings.

In her hands, it would truly be nothing more than a decoration.

"It’s fine. I have other models."

That was true. Every time Lu Yunzhou participated in a military event, he would bring a model back.

And the models personally made by the military were definitely top-notch quality.

"What’s so great about a model? If you’ve got the guts, give her a real one."

"Stop looking at that. Zijin, come see the gift I prepared for you."

Lu Yunque pulled Yun Zijin to sit on the other side, then placed the box he had been holding the whole time on the table and opened it.