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Qiao Ai, who was closest, couldn't help holding her breath.


The congratulatory gift from Zhou Chengyan was not a calligraphy or painting. When it was opened, it was just a layer of plain gauze as thin as a cicada's wings and as light as smoke. On it was embroidered with a powerful Chinese character for longevity. I don't know what kind of silk thread was used for it. It was radiant and exquisite. .


But that's chic at best.


The most amazing thing is that if you mention it, you can see those patterns through the sunlight. In fact, they are all one after another, with different fonts splashing ink on it, creating an amazing work of art.


"My God! How did you do it..." Rao, everyone present was well-informed and shocked!


This is simply uncanny workmanship, the crystallization of human wisdom!


"Cheng Yan..." Mrs. Zhou raised her hand as if she wanted to touch it, but she was afraid of breaking it, so she forcibly endured it, "How did you do it?"


Zhou Chengyan smiled: "I accidentally heard someone talking about such a lost craft, and thought that you might like it, grandma, so I asked someone to make such a picture of longevity. Grandma, do you like it?"


"I like it!" Mrs. Zhou nodded again and again, overjoyed: "I like it!"


She raised her voice and ordered: "Take this congratulatory gift to my room."


Someone boldly asked: "Young Master Zhou, how do you get the words embroidered on such thin gauze?"


"This is no ordinary yarn." A knowledgeable person recognized it and explained: "Only an extremely rare silkworm in ancient times can spit out this kind of silk that can be woven into light as clouds, but is also extremely strong. Not afraid of water and fire, at that time, only the royal family could enjoy the treatment. It's just that this kind of silkworm has become extinct as early as more than 2000 years ago. Zhou Shao, how did you do it?"


The man's eyes were full of longing, and he seemed eager to pounce on it immediately and touch the hand of the Hundred Shoutu.


Zhou Chengyan glanced at Zhou Chenghao whose complexion became even darker, and raised his eyebrows, "It can be done with more effort."


"How can this kind of thing be done with a little effort?" Mrs. Zhou scolded, "Cheng Yan, you really have a heart."


The people below praised her one after another, saying that Mrs. Zhou is really lucky, and that her two grandsons are more filial than the other.


Amidst the compliments, Zhou Chenghao said coldly: "The gift from Chengyan is really an eye-opener. I don't know what good things my younger siblings have prepared. Why don't we take them out together, so that we can see them today."


The smile on Qiao Ai's face froze slightly.


She could feel the obvious hostility from Zhou Chenghao. This pair of brothers did not get along, which was indeed in line with the rumors.


Everyone's eyes fell on Qiao Ai, and Qiao Ai smiled generously: "Brother, you are too polite. I only found out about grandma's birthday not long ago. Even though I chose it carefully, it was too late in time. My birthday gift I'm already content not to be laughed at by everyone."


Zhou Chenghao snorted coldly: "It's really a husband and wife." He chose carefully when he spoke.


"Of course." Zhou Chengyan hugged Qiao Ai's slender waist, raised his eyebrows and said, "Our husband and wife have a natural understanding. Brother, you have never even talked about love, so naturally you don't understand what kind of feeling it is."


His act of showing off his love and affection naturally reminds people of the rumors heard a few days ago: It is said that Zhou Chengyan not only announced the marriage of the two in public, but also acted vigorously and resolutely, so that a family that only said a few bad things about Qiao Ai directly Since he became famous in City A, now it seems that the rumors are indeed true.


For a moment, everyone looked at Qiao Ai again.


Zhou Chenghao's whole body was even more chilly, his eyes gloomyly swept over Zhou Chengyan and the two of them, Zhou Chengyan raised his eyebrows, more provocative.


Zhou Chenghao said coldly: "What kind of birthday gift is it? Brothers and sisters, please don't keep it to yourself."


Hearing this, Qiao Ai took out a brocade box made of sandalwood and embellished with a few stalks of strong bamboo, and brought it to the old lady Zhou, and said with a smile, "Grandma, this is your birthday gift, I hope you like it."


The old lady Zhou took it with a smile: "Grandma likes whatever you give."


In just a few days, she knew that Qiao Ai would not be able to prepare a birthday gift as big as those two brothers, and she had secretly decided that no matter what it was opened, she just showed that she liked Qiao Ai's gift the most.


Qiao Ai continued: "I heard that grandma, you have the habit of practicing calligraphy every day, so you specially chose this paperweight."


The old lady Zhou nodded with a smile, raised her hand and opened it, already thinking about how to show surprise later.


Then, the expression on her face suddenly froze.


The people around were startled, thinking that Mrs. Zhou had something wrong with her health, so they hurriedly surrounded her.


Qiao Ai also asked anxiously: "Grandma, how are you? Are you okay?"


The old lady Zhou grabbed Qiao Ai's hand vigorously, and her hand was still trembling because of excitement, "Qiao Ai, this paperweight... where did you get this paperweight?"


"I found it in an antique shop after walking for two days. I thought the shape was very unique, so I bought it for you." Qiao Ai was a little nervous, "Yes... is there any problem?"


"No." Mrs. Zhou shook her head slowly. She touched the paperweight gently with her fingers, her eyes filled with tenderness of nostalgia: "This paperweight is a family heirloom of my natal family, but it was lost during the turmoil of the Republic of China. My father died before his death. , the biggest regret is not being able to find it back. Over the years, I have never given up looking for it, but unfortunately I have found nothing.”


She looked at Qiao Ai, "I never thought that it would be Qiao Ai, you sent it back to me on such a day."


Qiao Ai never expected that the paperweight he chose had such an origin, and he was taken aback.


The old lady Zhou held Qiao Ai's wrist, "Ai Ai, you are really the lucky star of my Zhou family!"


Qiao Ai was flattered and said: "I just happened to find it by luck."


"I haven't found it after nearly a hundred years of searching, but you found it in just a few days. Doesn't this mean that you, grandma, and the Zhou family are destined?" Old lady Zhou said without any rejection.


The people on one side followed suit: "Mrs. Zhou, congratulations on having such a good granddaughter-in-law. Why don't you say I'm not half as lucky as you? Every grandson is a proud son of heaven, and my granddaughter-in-law is also so outstanding..."


Mrs. Zhou smiled happily.


She asked Zhou Chengyan and Zhou Chenghao to entertain the guests, and she kept Qiao Ai by her side.


Zhou Chengyan was a little dissatisfied and said: "Grandma, Ai Ai is mine."


This elicited a good-natured laugh.


Qiao Ai gritted her teeth hard: "Grandma, please ignore him, I will accompany you." She whispered to Zhou Chengyan: "Grandma's birthday banquet, please restrain yourself and stop messing around."


Zhou Chengyan curled his lips with a smile that was not a smile: "Then come here."


Qiao Ai thought that he had something to tell him, so he went over foolishly.