Urban Medical Immortal Dad
Chapter 56: Cui Ling Jade Hairpin_1

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Cui Ling Jade Hairpin_1

After hanging up the phone, Mo Han bid farewell to Tang Chuchu and Wen Biyu.

It was already eleven o’clock, and he needed to get back to cooking. If he was late, his mother-in-law’s mouth would be unstoppable.

"Mo Han, I heard you mention a gift just now." With Old Tang not around, Tang Chuchu reverted to being that straightforward and careless young girl, "Is it your wife’s birthday?"

Uh...

A series of black lines crossed Mo Han’s forehead as he patiently explained, "It’s not my wife, it’s my wife’s grandmother, Old Lady Luo."

"Tomorrow is her seventieth birthday, and Ning’er asked me to buy a gift."

"Oh." Tang Chuchu nodded blankly, "I thought it was your wife’s big birthday..."

Ptui!

My wife is only 25, how could she have a big birthday!

However, counting the days, it seems Ning’er’s birthday is also coming up soon.

Thinking about the past year, I really haven’t bought my wife any gifts, not even last year for her birthday, when all I did was make a bowl of longevity noodles at home.

It seems I need to find time to arrange something.

"Have you thought about what to give her?" Tang Chuchu asked.

Mo Han shook his head, "Not yet. The old lady is rather vulgar, she only likes high-end things, I have no idea what would be appropriate."

"High-end stuff?" Tang Chuchu frowned in thought for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and called over a black-clad bodyguard.

Two minutes later, the black-clad bodyguard came in, carrying a small, exquisitely crafted sandalwood box just the size of his palm.

"Then, this will do." Tang Chuchu opened the wooden box.

Suddenly, a richly watered, finely carved phoenix tail hairpin appeared in front of everyone.

"This is a Cui Ling Jade Hairpin worn by the Empress Dowager during the Guangxu period. I bought it for thirty million at a Christie’s auction in Harbor City three years ago."

"The piece is nice, but it’s too old-fashioned and common for my taste, I don’t like it. However, the elderly will probably like it more."

"I’m giving it to you!"

Uh...

Mo Han’s expression froze slightly. Are all rich people this capricious?

A thirty million object given away just like that, without even blinking an eye?

"Miss Tang, one shouldn’t accept rewards without merits; the gift is too valuable, you should take it back."

"Mo Han!"

Tang Chuchu furrowed her brow, pouted her red lips, and stamped her foot, "You jerk!"

Mo Han: "Uh..."

"Mister Mo, this item means nothing to the Tang Family," Wen Biyu intervened to smooth things over, "you saved Old Tang and rescued Chu Chu from the criminals. It’s entirely normal for Chu Chu to give you a gift as thanks."

"It’s the first time the girl is giving a gift, being rejected would hurt her feelings..."

With the conversation getting to this point, Mo Han had no choice but to accept.

However, he found the purple sandalwood box too heavy and simply took out the jade hairpin, wrapped it in tissue, and put it in his pocket.

At that moment, Mo Han’s phone rang again.

"Mo Han! You bastard! Where did you go, are you trying to starve me to death?"

"Hurry back and cook! I still need to go play mahjong this afternoon!"

Receiving his mother-in-law’s call, Mo Han’s mouth twitched slightly, and he squeezed out a smile towards Wen Biyu and Tang Chuchu, "I have some things to attend to at home, I should go now..."

...

In the evening, as usual, Wen Biyu returned home, dragging her exhausted body.

Chen Chen very sensibly took her mother’s bag and even helped her massage her calves.

"Mo Han, where are Mom and Dad?" Luo Ning didn’t see her parents after looking around for a while, so she shouted towards the kitchen.

"Dad has a dinner party tonight, and Mom is out playing mahjong and hasn’t returned yet," Mo Han, wearing an apron, turned around to answer and then began to serve the dishes on the dining table.

Boiled jumbo shrimp, potato braised pork, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried lettuce, and a soup with fortune fish—a balanced meal with both meat and vegetables.

Without the mother-in-law’s disturbance, the three of them enjoyed the meal exceptionally well.

After dinner, Luo Ning did arts and crafts homework with her daughter in the living room, while Mo Han was washing the dishes in the kitchen.

Midway through, Luo Ning came in, "How’s the job search? Did anyone send you an interview notification?"

"Not yet," Mo Han continued to wash dishes while spouting nonsense, "At the job fair, they either want general workers or clerks, nothing suitable so far."

Luo Ning’s expression dimmed, and, not wanting Mo Han to feel down, she forced a smile, "It’s always like this at job fairs. Don’t worry, I’ll help you submit your resume online in the next few days to see if there’s a good fit."

"Okay."

Luo Ning hesitated, but still broached the subject of her visit, "About tomorrow, Grandma’s big birthday, if your cousins start gossiping, just bear with it and don’t take it to heart."

"Okay, I’ll listen to you."

"Right, the gift. Did you buy it?"

"I did." Mo Han put away the clean dishes and replied, "It’s a jade hairpin; the old lady should like it."

A jade hairpin?

Are there still such old-fashioned pieces of jewelry around nowadays?

Luo Ning was a bit puzzled in her mind, but thinking about her grandmother’s old age, she supposed she might actually like such things.

But a two thousand-yuan jade hairpin wouldn’t be quality goods; Luo Ning wondered if her grandmother would mind...