DaGreen Lotus Peas@nt Girl

Chapter 161 - 200

Chapter 161 – Grandma

After arriving home, Lu Xia rubbed the jade pendant in her hands. It felt smooth and warm to the touch. She hadn't touched jade before, but the sensation reminded her of the warm jade described in books, so she guessed it must be precious.

She asked Jiang Junmo, "How do you plan to handle this?"

Jiang Junmo saw her playing with the jade pendant and thought she liked it. He pursed his lips and thought for a moment before saying, "I also have a few pieces at home. If you like it, I'll give them all to you when we return to the capital city. For now, let's keep this one, and we can return it to Sister-in-law later."

Lu Xia understood his meaning immediately and rolled her eyes at him. "What do you mean? Do you think I'd take it for myself? Don't worry, I don't care about this jade pendant at all!"

Jiang Junmo quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you, Xia Xia. Can you forgive me?"

Lu Xia saw that he was apologizing while still wearing a smile, so she knew he wasn't really worried. She pretended to be angry and huffed, "Fine, I forgive you this time. Just don't think of me as petty in the future. Can't I see through your intentions? You just wanted them to have some confidence when receiving things in the future. Alright, go away, you only know how to annoy me."

Jiang Junmo laughed when he heard her words. "Xia Xia is right. Xia Xia is so clever. I misunderstood you, Xia Xia."

Lu Xia rolled her eyes again upon hearing this and mumbled, "Flatterer!"

Then, she suddenly remembered what Jiang Junmo said earlier, "You said you also have some at home? Were they your grandmother's dowry?"

Jiang Junmo shook his head, "No, they were left by my mother. In my grandmother's generation during the Republican era, they were also in business. Later, due to the war, the factory closed down. My great-grandfather sold the remaining assets and took his legitimate sons and daughters abroad. As for my grandfather's branch, they were illegitimate and not favored, so they were given some money to stay in the country.

But my grandfather's health wasn't good, and he didn't have much business acumen. After getting married, he lived off the savings. Later, when the savings were almost depleted, there was only a small courtyard in the capital and some belongings left.

Afterward, his health deteriorated further, and he passed away. After he left, my grandmother had a hard time taking care of my mother until my mother joined the army and met my father.

But unexpectedly, after she married my father and gave birth to five children, she passed away too.

After losing her only daughter, my grandmother was heartbroken and didn't live much longer. She passed away when I was five years old, leaving the small courtyard and belongings to me."

This was the first time Lu Xia heard him talk about his grandmother's family. Now that she knew that there was no one left in his grandmother's family, she couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for him.

She walked over and held his hand.

Seeing this, Jiang Junmo smiled and said, "It's alright. I'm not sad about it. In fact, I don't have much memory of my grandmother. But my sisters have told me that she was a good person, an elderly lady with bound feet who used to walk slowly for a long time to visit us grandchildren in the city.

She even planted fruit trees in the courtyard before, and in the autumn, she would pick the fruits and bring them to us to eat."

Listening to him, Lu Xia held his hand even tighter, sensing the sadness in his tone.