486: Two hundred, not ten thousand?

Ye Jianguo and Ye Xin were exchanging pleasantries and deferring to each other, while Su Wan picked up the jade bracelet and was putting it on her wrist to admire it carefully.

Left empty-handed, Ye Ruo stared eagerly at Ye Su, her intentions self-evident.

Ye Su pretended to understand, pulled another watch box from his bag, and then, amidst Ye Ruo's eager gaze, unexpectedly handed it to Su Wan:

"Mom, there's another women's watch here. See how it looks with the bracelet."

Seeing that the watch wasn't for her, the smile that had just formed on Ye Ruo's face instantly vanished.

"Is this also for me?"

First, clothes worth tens of thousands, then a jade bracelet worth hundreds of thousands, and now a Rolex watch.

The gifts her youngest son brought home from a single trip could buy a condo in the county's most expensive residential area!

"I don't usually wear watches; this bracelet is enough. You should give this watch to your sister."

"No need. You keep this watch; I've prepared a gift for Sister too."

After pressing the watch box back into Su Wan's hands, Ye Su, under Ye Ruo's burning gaze, pulled a red envelope from his bag:

"Here, this is a red envelope specially prepared for you. The other three don't have one. There's two hundred yuan inside, so remember to spend it wisely."

"Two hundred, no ten thousand?"

Ye Ruo's smile froze on her face. The [sibling affection] she had been brewing for a while was choked off by Ye Su's red envelope, leaving her unable to say a word.

"Are you even human!" After coming to her senses, Ye Ruo cried out in grief and indignation:

"I worked so hard to raise you, and they all get watches, but I only get a two-hundred-yuan red envelope, is that it!"

Caught up in her act, Ye Ruo dramatically clutched her modest chest:

"I can't take it! Does the house have any quick-acting heart pills? Give me a box, quick!"

"Alright, stop pretending..." Su Wan retorted, swatting away Ye Ruo's hand as she [sought help], then placed the watch box in front of her:

"Here, this watch is for you. Happy now?"

Ye Ruo wasn't so oblivious as to actually take Su Wan's watch; she was just continuing her performance.

"Alright..."

Even Ye Su couldn't stand Ye Ruo's exaggerated performance any longer. He pulled the last watch out of his bag:

"Here, yours."

Ye Ruo fully demonstrated what it meant to [turn one's face faster than flipping a page]. She instantly switched from grief and indignation to beaming with joy, unceremoniously snatched the watch box from Ye Su's hand, opened it, and put the watch on her wrist, fiddling with it constantly.

Watching Ye Su pull out yet another Rolex watch—counting all the other gifts, it had to be worth millions—Su Wan asked worriedly:

"You bought so many things; you must have spent a lot of money, right?"

Ye Jianguo also earnestly advised, "You've earned some money now, but you must remember to be frugal. You can't always be so extravagant, understand?"

"I know. These things didn't cost me much." Ye Su didn't hide the truth and explained the origin of the gifts to the four of them:

"Those clothes and cosmetics were picked out by a friend of mine, and she paid for them.

This jar of dried tangerine peel and the Moutai came from an elder I met in Yangcheng. He couldn't finish it himself, so he took it from his home and gave it to me to bring back.

As for these two bottles of romanée-conti and the four watches, they were gifts from CEO Yan, the boss of Joyful Gathering, whom you saw during our video call last time."

"Ah?!"

Hearing that these gifts, worth millions, were almost all given to Ye Su by others, the four of them lost count of how many times they had been shocked.

Though it wasn't ideal to accept so many valuable things from others.

Still, being able to receive such valuable gifts proved that Ye Su had truly done well for himself in Yangcheng this semester, and that the people he interacted with daily were quite powerful.

"Alright."

Not waiting for them to press further, Ye Su pulled his backpack open to show them. "I only brought these things. That's all."

"Next time you come home, just come yourself. Don't go out of your way to prepare so many things."

"Don't listen to Mom. Next time you come back, bring whatever you want. You could move all of Yangcheng back here for all I care."

Ye Ruo's smart mouth, unsurprisingly, earned her another lecture from Su Wan.

"I'll take my luggage upstairs first."

"Alright. Your bed is already made. You've been driving for so long, so if you're tired, lie down for a while. I'll call you when dinner is ready."

"Alright."

After replying, Ye Su grabbed his backpack and carried his large suitcase upstairs.

He entered his room, closed the door, pushed his suitcase aside, tossed his backpack onto the chair, and then, with a perfect back-flip motion, collapsed onto his bed.

Fortunately, the quality of the solid wood bed Ye Jianguo had bought years ago was good.

Otherwise, it might not have held up against the sudden impact of Ye Su's large frame.

"So comfortable—"

Lying back on his own bed after four and a half months, Ye Su let out a satisfied groan before taking out his phone to text Chen Xinyi and Yan Ran that he had arrived safely.

[Sister Ran: It's good that you're home safe.]

[Chen Xinyi: Did you give the things you brought to your uncle and aunt?]

[I did.]

[Chen Xinyi: How was it? Did they like them? If they didn't, send them back, and I'll take them to the store to exchange.]

[They loved them. They were stunned.]

[Chen Xinyi: As long as they liked them. I was worried they wouldn't like what I picked out.]

[How could they not like things picked out by their daughters-in-law?]

[Chen Xinyi: What daughters-in-law? We never agreed to marry you! [Roll eyes] [Roll eyes]]

[Sister Ran: Agreed.]

[Sister Ran: You're still in our trial period. Remember to behave yourself in the future, or don't blame us if we dump you and run off together.]

[Hey!]

[I've only been away from home for half a day, and you two are already rebelling, huh!]

[Just wait until I get back. See how I deal with you two!]

After flirting with the two of them in the group for a while, Ye Su scrolled to Li Mengyao's profile, opened the chat box, and sent her a message as well.

[dude's home.]

It was Saturday, so she didn't need to go to the company. Li Mengyao, waiting alone in her room for dinner, was looking at her phone absentmindedly.

"Didn't he say he was going back to his hometown today? Why hasn't there been any news yet? Could he be stuck in traffic?"

Buzz—

Just then, the phone in her hand vibrated twice.

Realizing it was a message from Ye Su, Li Mengyao immediately opened it.

"Hmph, so you know to tell This Miss after arriving home. You dog of a man actually have a bit of conscience."

Li Mengyao grumbled as she replied to Ye Su:

[Li Mengyao: Got it.]

[Li Mengyao: How long do you plan on staying back home?]

[Not sure yet. Mid-month if it's quick, end of the month if it's slow.]

[Li Mengyao: Fine. Report back to This Miss when you have a date.]

[I have to report to you when I get back?]

[What's the matter? Do you miss this Handsome guy too much and want to be the first one to see me?]

[Li Mengyao: Ugh!!]

[Li Mengyao: Who wants to see you!]

[If you miss me, just admit it. Nothing to be shy about. I understand.]

[Li Mengyao: Understand your sister!]

He lay on his bed, chatting with Chen Xinyi and the others.

It wasn't until the sky turned dark and Su Wan sent Ye Ruo upstairs to knock on his door that Ye Su finally went downstairs for dinner.