amaotonovel Chapter 265 Mother Yang
Chapter 265 Mother Yang
During the conversation, Wen Qing learned that Xu Ailing and Yang Jiesheng's fathers were both from prominent families in Jiangyin and had been engaged since childhood. His father went to Songjiang to study, but his grades were not good, so he was called back by his grandfather to marry Xu Ailing. He took over some of the family business, and later became addicted to opium. At the request of his grandfather, he lived separately from the family and squandered most of the limited family wealth within a few years.
The whole family had to rely on selling Xu Ailing's dowry to make a living, and occasionally went to both sides of her parents' home to beg for money, and was accustomed to everyone's contemptuous looks.
His eldest brother judged the situation and started a textile business in Songjiang. Later, when the enemy occupied Songjiang, he sold the textile factory and seized the opportunity to go to the port city to start a jewelry business.
In the late period of the war, his grandfather passed away. Before his death, he asked his father to go to Gangcheng to join his eldest brother, Old Master Yang, the founder of Yang’s Jewelry. However, his father’s health was poor and he passed away when Yang Jiesheng was only four years old.
Xu Ailing raised three children alone and suffered a lot. It was with the financial support of Old Master Yang that the two older children were able to study abroad, but life was always tight. Yang Jiesheng was sensible since he was a child and stayed in the local area to accompany his mother. It was not until Yang Jiesheng graduated from university and went to work for Old Master Yang that life at home became better.
Wen Qing didn't expect Yang Jiesheng's family background to be like this. Of course, things are different now. She is full of confidence in their future. Seeing that Yang's mother is immersed in the past, she can only try her best to comfort her.
After dinner, Wen Qing invited Yang's mother to have tea. This tea was brewed by Wen Qing herself in her own space. Smelling the lingering tea aroma, Mrs. Yang liked her young daughter-in-law even more.
Earlier, she heard that her youngest son had found a divorced mainland woman. After hearing too many rumors about mainland women, she thought Wen Qing was also a gold digger. She tried to stop Yang Jiesheng several times but to no avail, and she felt very uneasy.
With the idea that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, she did not insist on meeting Wen Qing in advance. Out of sight, out of mind. Now that she has seen Wen Qing, she is as beautiful, generous, independent and strong as her son said, and she finally feels relieved.
Wen Qing took out a wooden box from the drawer, handed it to Mrs. Yang, and said, "Mom, this is a gift from me to you. Do you like it?"
Mrs. Yang quickly declined: "Ah Wen, I should be the one giving you a meeting gift, how can I let you spend money?"
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Mom, you have asked Jason to give me a jade bracelet. I like it very much." She showed the jade bracelet on her wrist.
Mrs. Yang was delighted to see her wearing it, and she took the wooden box from Wen Qing's hand. It was a black lacquered and red wooden box, which looked antique. When she opened the box, she found a set of head ornaments inside.
Her eyes turned red, and Wen Qing asked hurriedly: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Mrs. Yang wiped away the tears from her eyes with her fingertips and said, "When I got married, my mother also gave me a set of headgear like this. Later, when our family was in financial difficulties, we sold them one by one."
She took out the jewels from the wooden box one by one and looked at them: a golden phoenix hairpin inlaid with pearls, a golden peony hairpin inlaid with rubies, a golden necklace inlaid with rubies, a golden lotus hairpin inlaid with emeralds, a pair of golden tassel earrings inlaid with emeralds, and a pair of twisted golden peony bracelets, a total of eight pieces of jewelry.
After Mrs. Yang finished reading, she closed the wooden box, pushed it to Wen Qing, and said, "It's too valuable. I can't accept it."
Wen Qing covered it with her hands and said, "Mom, I collected this by chance. Just think of it as a gift from Jason and me to you."
Mrs. Yang then accepted it and said, "I'll keep it for now and give it to my grandchildren later."
Mrs. Yang asked Wen Qing about her future arrangements. Wen Qing planned to give birth in the hospital here, and someone would be found to take care of her and the baby. Yang Jiesheng would also come.
After listening to this, Mrs. Yang said, "Tell me in advance. I'll come over in September. It would be better if an elder is here."
Wen Qing originally didn't plan to let her run again, but Yang's mother insisted, so she agreed.
Old Mrs. Yang stayed in Davis for three days and helped her pack the items needed for delivery, including small clothes, blankets, and quilts for the baby. She also bought a crib. When she wanted to buy a stroller, Wen Qing stopped her and said, "Mom, you see, my place is too narrow. We can't put any more."
Seeing that the room was indeed filled with a lot of clutter, Old Lady Yang asked, "This room is too small, do you want to change to another one?"
Wen Qing said: "It's still early now, I will rent a house in August."
Old Mrs. Yang nodded and gave her $5000. Wen Qing declined, and Mrs. Yang pretended to be displeased and said, "This is for my grandchildren." Only then did Wen Qing accept it.
Wen Qing sent Yang's mother to the airport. She also had to go to Georgia to see her daughter. Mainly because it was not easy for her to come to the United States, so she had to stay with her eldest son and daughter for a while.
After seeing the guests off and returning home, Wen Qing put all the unnecessary things into a storage space, making the house look a little tidier.
Next, Wen Qing concentrated on studying the course and getting the credits first. After giving birth, she would go to the farm to make up for the practical training. Soon she received a call from Mrs. Stephen, saying that the Bologna Winery in Napa Valley wanted to sell a batch of Chardonnay seedlings, about 200 in total, and asked her if she wanted any.
This variety of grapes has a strong adaptability to climate. In cold climates, the wine produced has a dry taste and mineral flavor; in warm climates, the wine produced has a delicate taste and the aroma of ripe fruits, and can produce very good white wine.
Wen Qing asked about the price and thought it was reasonable, so she replied that she wanted all of them and asked for the other party's phone number. After Wen Qing made the contact, she rented a car to transport the saplings to Davis, found an uninhabited place to store the saplings, planted them in the space first, and then found a suitable place in the country to transplant them out later.
Later, Mrs. Stephen found her 1000 Pinot Noir seedlings, which she also planted in the space.
By August, Wen Qing had harvested the crops in the space. Now there are 8 tons of grain stored in the space. The tea leaves were also picked once and 1.1 kilograms of tea were made.
The ten acres of grape branches grafted last year have survived and climbed up the racks. Wen Qing has planted another ten acres of grape seedlings she just bought this year, and they seem to be growing well. She follows the planting methods she learned on the farm, cuts off some side branches, and ties the remaining branches to the racks to make the grapes grow stronger.
After the summer semester ended, Wen Qing went to the school to apply for a one-year leave of absence, and then bought a house in the town. The previous owners of this house were a Chinese couple. They were professors at the University of Davis. Now they are retired and preparing to move to Phoenix, so they sold the house here and bought a house in Phoenix to live in during their retirement.
Wen Qing originally wanted to rent the house, but the owner only wanted to sell it. When she asked the price, it was only $40, so she paid for it. After getting the money, the professor and his wife happily went through the transfer procedures. The house in Phoenix was only over $10, so they saved some money.
This is a single-family house with two floors, six bedrooms and three living rooms. Each room has a bathroom. The house is built with bricks and stones and is quite sturdy. The furniture and facilities are well preserved. According to the previous owner, they built it ten years ago.
Wen Qing found a local decoration company, which completely demolished and renovated the bathroom. They also replaced the furniture in the master bedroom and decorated it into a children's room. The kitchen was originally designed for Chinese food, so she bought new pots and pans, and also put the baby supplies bought by Yang's mother into the storage room.