Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

Chapter 1350: Chapter 1350: It’s a Long Story

Li Junping had always held a high opinion of Lin Qiushu, and after their conversation, she felt even warmer toward her.

”If you think I look like your sister, then treat me as your elder sister.”

”Alright, this really is fate given to me by the heavens!” Lin Qiushu said with her lips pursed in a small smile. Her words took an unintentional turn, bringing the conversation back to the original topic, ”Elder sister, you need to refrain from being lost in thought while walking, it’s really quite dangerous.”

After finishing off the steamed bun in her hand, Li Junping said indignantly, ”I was just too angry today. I’m not normally like this.”

By the way, what kind of trouble did your youngest son get into? He actually got taken to the detention center,” Lin Qiushu inquired nonchalantly, probing step by step.

”That’s a long story. It all started with a bracelet...” Li Junping felt a tightness in her chest just thinking about it, ”I really regret it, you know. That bracelet should have been kept for my youngest son’s wife, but in a moment of impulse, I gave it to my adopted son’s wife. Now I can’t get it back... It was because of that bracelet that my youngest son had a conflict with them, and that led to a whole series of troubles afterward.”

”A bracelet?” Lin Qiushu feigned surprise, ”How much could a bracelet be worth? Is it worth getting into such a fierce fight over? Is it silver? Or gold?”

”It’s jade. Not to hide it from you, this bracelet does have some age to it, and it’s really quite valuable,” Li Junping explained.

”If it’s a jade bracelet, it might indeed be quite valuable,” Lin Qiushu commented, taking a sip of porridge before continuing, ”Is this bracelet a family heirloom passed down from your ancestors?”

Exactly. It was passed from my husband’s grandmother to my mother-in-law, and then from my mother-in-law to me. And then I gave it to my adopted son’s wife...” Li Junping paused mid-sentence and began to express her regret, slapping her thigh, ”How regrettable! Once that bracelet was in her hands, she wouldn’t give it back no matter what.”

”So, this bracelet has been passed down through at least three generations, hasn’t it?”

”Isn’t that so?”

”Then were your husband’s ancestors wealthy?”

”I’m not sure about that. Anyway, after I married into the family, my mother-in-law gave me the bracelet and said it was a fine item that should be passed down from generation to generation.”

After talking so much about it, Li Junping suddenly realized they had been going around in circles discussing the bracelet and became vigilant, ”Young sister, are you also interested in the bracelet?”

”It was just a casual question.” Seeing Li Junping become suspicious, Lin Qiushu dropped the subject and, noticing there weren’t enough buns on the table, casually called the shop owner to bring over another two baskets of buns, ”Elder sister, eat some more.”

”Alright.” Li Junping quickly picked up another two buns and placed them in front of herself.

Then Lin Qiushu changed the topic, and they never mentioned the bracelet again.

Just as they were about to finish their meal, the sky suddenly darkened.

It grew darker and darker, day turning into night, and with a loud crack of thunder, a torrential downpour ensued.

”Oh no! How did it start raining so heavily?” Upon seeing the weather turn like this, Li Junping became anxious.

She had planned to take a bus back in the morning, but how could she return in such heavy rain?

”Yeah! Elder sister, didn’t you check the weather forecast? There’s heavy rain forecasted for the next few days!” Lin Qiushu said.

”What? I had no idea! I was planning to head back right after breakfast, how am I supposed to go now?”

”The rain is pouring down hard. Why don’t you stay? You could put up with it for a couple of days at your son’s place before leaving,” Qiushu suggested.

”No way, I would rather die than go to his house.”