The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 545: A Survival Guide for Women in the Old Republic of China (84)

However, Cao Wanning did not respond to Su Xiangran's words. Instead, she opened the lid of the big box again.

Then she reached out her hand and gently stroked the four corners of the box for a long time.

Unexpectedly, Cao Wanning had taken off a piece of wood from the four corners of the box, but this was not the most shocking thing.

What really surprised Su Xiangran was that there was a dazzling golden light flashing under the wooden board.

"This is the gold bar at the bottom of the box." Cao Wanning finally spoke at this time, "I thought that this box and the items inside had been sold out by your uncle Cao Ce a long time ago, or even if he kept them, he would only leave them to his children.

However, I never expected that he would actually take it out to add makeup to you.”

"Mom, these are..." It was not until this moment that Su Xiangran suddenly realized that these things were most likely not "pieced together" by her uncle, but did have their origins.

"This is the dowry of my aunt, my uncle's biological mother." Cao Wanning went on to tell her daughter about the past of her mother's family, but when recounting these events, she tried her best to avoid looking directly at her daughter's face, otherwise it would be too scary.

It felt like I was saying bad things about her in person, and it was too stressful.

"So my grandmother was also a princess?" Su Xiangran asked curiously, "Two sisters married the same person at the same time!"

Cao Wanning said with some sadness: "I have never met your grandmother. She died of complications during childbirth. I was raised by my aunt. As far as I can remember, I was either with her or with my older sister."

"And your grandmother wasn't a princess. She was just a concubine's daughter." Cao Wanning said calmly, "She didn't marry my father either. She was given to the Cao family."

What Cao Wanning wanted to express was that her aunt had a dowry when she married into the Cao family, but her mother did not.

"Okay, forget about that. Since your uncle has given you the things, just keep them well." Cao Wanning asked the servants to carry the things to the warehouse and put them together with the dowry they had prepared. "It's yours, but try not to go to the Cao family during this period.

Otherwise, given my aunt's personality, it would be the least of her trouble to dislike you. I'm afraid she will make things difficult for you."

Su Xiangran responded with a smile and said nothing more!

What she was thinking was: Haha! Are you looking for trouble with me? On the way home today, if she was lucky, she would have to stay in bed for a few days.

The next day, Song Chengjing came to Su's house to meet Su Xiangran.

"Xiao Ran, how have you been these days?" Song Chengjing liked to touch Su Xiangran's hair as always. "I'm finally done with my work and can come to see you."

Realizing that the other party was too close to his daughter, Cao Wanning coughed lightly, trying to remind the two of them.

But the young couple seemed to have long been accustomed to this way of getting along and did not think there was anything wrong with it at all.

Just when Nanny Hong was about to speak up to remind her, Song Chengjing said something in Su Xiangran's ear that made her jump up excitedly.

"Xiao Ran, what's wrong with you?" Cao Wanning felt that his daughter's behavior was a bit too much. "Even if there are no outsiders, you still need to pay attention to your manners."

"Mom, look what this is?" Su Xiangran couldn't care less about these things now. She spread out the letter that Song Chengjing had just written to her and showed it to Cao Wanning.

Cao Wanning only glanced at the words "Renxin Hospital" on the envelope and didn't read any further.

"Mom, Brother Jing asked his friends to find connections for me and recommend me to be a doctor at Renxin Hospital." Su Xiangran smiled happily, "Although I'm just an intern."

"Xiao Ran, just be happy." Song Chengjing encouraged Su Xiangran, "I believe that with your ability, you will definitely be promoted to a regular employee soon."

"Nonsense!" Cao Wanning really felt that way. "My young lady from the Su family, the future young lady of your Song family, is working outside in such a public place. How can this be considered decent!"

Su Xiangran was slightly stunned. She thought that her mother had agreed to let her study abroad before, which meant that her ideas were quite advanced. Why didn’t she even let her go to work now?

"Auntie! Xiaoran is studying medicine. It is only natural for her to work in a hospital after she finishes her studies and returns to China." Song Chengjing patiently advised, "This is her ideal! And I hope she will be Su Xiangran first, and then my, Song Chengjing's, wife.

I'm going to say something that you may not like to hear, but even if you object to her working in a hospital now, after she marries me, I will still agree to her becoming a doctor.

It's just one year earlier or later. I hope she is Su Xiangran, not Song Su, who has her husband's surname but no name at all."

After hearing this, Cao Wanning couldn't help being a little stunned. She knew, of course, that her son-in-law was a progressive young man, but what he would think was quite surprising.

"When you like someone, she is capable and has both talent and virtue; when you don't like her, she is just a hen crowing at dawn." Cao Wanning suddenly said, "Love is the most unreliable thing in the world.

I don't know how long you will be good to my daughter, but I have to consider her future.

Although you are the future head of the Song family, this matter is not something you can decide alone."

"My grandfather also agreed." Song Chengjing said confidently, "To be honest, although Renxin Hospital is run by foreigners, my family also has investments, so this letter of recommendation was actually written by my grandfather."