All Hail Cousin Brother

234 Thank You, Leader of Miao

Yang Shuwan’s eyes widened.

The bloodstone was also one of the four famous materials, and its value was not inferior to the Golden Steatite Stone. She had seen her aunt’s seal with her own eyes. It was thick and beautiful, and its value was definitely above the osmanthus yellow field stone.

They were all sisters of the same family. Why did Old Madam care so much about the few people in the second branch? She even gave such an expensive bloodstone to the second branch?

Old Madam had probably forgotten which family she was from. She was so biased that she really did not take the first branch seriously.

It was simply too infuriating.

Old Madam Yu glanced at Yang Shuwan. “Since Yao Yao received the seal from Cousin, I wanted to give this bloodstone to Third Sister. Since you have the better yellow field stone material, I’ll give this to Shuangbai.”

Not only was Yu Jianjia’s throat itchy, but her chest was also suffocating. For a moment, she couldn’t even breathe. She hurriedly pressed the acupuncture point on her left hand and covered it with a handkerchief, not daring to let anyone see.

Yang Shuwan was extremely stunned. After being her daughter-in-law for so many years, she more or less understood Old Madam. Since Old Madam had said this, she really had such plans.

However, she had only been focused on showing off the yellow field stone previously, and this had backfired.

For a moment, Yang Shuwan almost tore her handkerchief.

Madam Yao was overjoyed. Without looking at Yang Shuwan’s expression, she quickly said, “Thank you, Old Madam.”

However, she thought to herself that she still had some high-grade supplements in her house. She would send them to Old Madam’s house later and let her nourish her body carefully.

Thinking of this, Madam Yao glanced at her daughter, who was sitting on a chair and eating and drinking foolishly. She was speechless.

She suddenly felt that the Dou Yujun’s blessing she had asked for at the Precious Peace Temple was really amazing.

Yu Shuangbai also reacted belatedly and said with a smile, “Grandmother, you’re too good to us. No grandmother can compare to you. I’m really blessed to have a grandmother like you.”

With that, she took a piece of lotus seed cake and ate it. It was like the rare bloodstone which was bestowed to her by an elder.

Old Madam Yu laughed at her carefree personality. “You’re a smooth talker!”

As she spoke, she looked at the dejected Yang Shuwan and the pale-faced Yu Jianjia who was about to faint and shook her head.

She had so many thoughts over a bloodstone. It was obvious that her character was not good.

Yu Youyao carefully put away the seal and sat down beside her cousin. She whispered to him, “These people really can’t act like this. No matter how they act, they will only cause trouble for themselves.”

Her grandmother never spoke with false bravado.

It was not a lie to say that she wanted to give the Bloodstone to Yu Jianjia.

Yang Shuwan and Yu Jianjia also knew this very well. This was because if they missed out on a good osmanthus yellow field stone, they would definitely die from embarrassment.

Zhou Linghuai couldn’t help but smile. “Cousin wanted me to make a golden steatite stone pendant previously.”

It was obvious that whether he would help or not still depended on the person.

When the little girl was throwing a fit, he wanted to coax her and make her happy.

Yu Youyao was embarrassed. Her face turned red and she pouted unhappily. “Cousin, you can’t dig up old scores like this. You’re really petty.”

Zhou Linghuai laughed when he heard that. “Only officials are allowed to set fires, not commoners.”

When it came to digging up old scores, who could compare to her?

Yu Youyao tugged at her cousin’s sleeve. “I don’t agree with that. I just feel that it’s too tiring to carve the seal. I don’t want you to work so hard for me. My heart aches for you. Besides, the golden steatite stone pendant was given by you. I didn’t ask you for it. You can’t blame me.”

Zhou Linghuai tightened his grip on his teacup.

Yu Youyao propped her elbow on the small table and held her face in her hands. She tilted her head to look at her cousin. “Carving requires a lot of time and energy. Cousin, you’re not in good health. In the future, you can’t easily agree to carve things for others. You won’t tire yourself out. Occasionally, you can carve some small things for me to nourish your emotions.”

Zhou Linghuai did not know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this. It took time and effort to carve something for others, and but if he did it for her, he would be nourishing his emotions.

Yu Youyao tilted her head and looked at her cousin. “Cousin, please!”

She was trying to stop him from carving something for others. Zhou Linghuai originally wanted to agree, but when he saw the little girl’s burning gaze, he wanted to tease her, so he didn’t say anything for a moment.

Yu Youyao pouted and wheedled, “Hurry up and promise me.”

Zhou Linghuai couldn’t take it anymore. He held it in for a while, but still nodded. “Cousin, you’re right. Sculpting is indeed too time and energy-consuming. I usually still have schoolwork, so I don’t have much time. My body isn’t in good condition either. It’s fine to do such delicate work occasionally, but I can’t do it too often.”

Yu Youyao smiled. “Yes, yes. Cousin, you have to take good care of yourself.”

In the future, her cousin would only carve things for her.

Even though he had also only carved items exclusively for her in the past.

How wonderful!

The family banquet ended at 9pm. Yu Youyao held her cousin’s hand and said, “Cousin, teach me how to carve. I want to carve something for you too.”

Zhou Linghuai smiled when he heard this. He looked at the little girl’s delicate hands. “I don’t want you to learn it. If you know how to carve things yourself, what I give you in the future will seem ordinary.”

It was very difficult to learn carving, and it would hurt her hands.

When he first started learning, not a single one of his fingers were unscatched. Yu Youyao was delicate and afraid of pain, but he did not want her to suffer.

Yu Youyao pouted. “But every time Cousin gives me something, it takes a lot of time and effort. Compared to that, the things I give are much more ordinary.”

Since her cousin treated her well, she also wanted to think of ways to treat him well.

Zhou Linghuai smiled. “The medicinal cuisine I eat every day, the medicinal oil used for massage, the medicinal tea used to nourish my body, the medicinal fragrance, and even the Essence Protection Pill… The things that Cousin gives me every time are all that I need. Compared to that, the things I give to Cousin are just for play.”

Yu Youyao’s eyes lit up a little, and her lips curved into a smile. “Cousin also helped me in my studies, calligraphy, and zither skills. These are also what I need.”

Zhou Linghuai shook his head and laughed. He asked Chang An to push him back to the Green House.

Yu Youyao returned to the Jade Courtyard happily.

There were many birthday gifts in the house that she had received today. Everyone in the family had given her a gift. Even the maidservants in front of her had made exquisite fans, socks, sachets, and shoes for her.

Nanny Xu was holding a small booklet and recording the gift list.

After a long day, Yu Youyao didn’t feel tired at all. She rushed into the side room and rummaged through the drawers. When Dong Mei saw this, she went over and asked, “Young Miss, what are you looking for? I’ll help you look for it too.”

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She was in charge of everything in Miss’s house, so she knew best when it came to searching for items.