Chapter 538: An Embarrassing Gift!
The Li Family Courtyard!
By the time they got home, it was almost midnight.
Since it was so late, everyone was feeling pretty worn out, so as soon as they got home, Li Yi told Zhang Ziqiang and Juanzi to go to their rooms to rest.
As for him and Jiang Xue, each holding a sleeping child, they also returned to the main room.
After settling Yunrui and Yunjin, Jiang Xue returned to the kang to make the bed and get ready for sleep.
She was absolutely exhausted today!
Knowing Li Yi was coming home today had actually kept her awake, and after being kept busy by him for so long at noon and staying up this late, her eyelids were already drooping.
But just as Jiang Xue was about to get some rest, she saw Li Yi emerge from the study in the inner room carrying a large suitcase.
“What are you doing dragging your suitcase out here in the middle of the night? Can’t you wait until tomorrow morning to look for whatever it is?”
Jiang Xue said, yawning and looking utterly exhausted.
“Are you sure?”
“What do you mean?”
“This suitcase contains a gift I brought back for you from Hong Kong. If you don’t want to look at it right now, I don’t mind at all!”
Hearing this, Jiang Xue froze for a moment, then rubbed her eyes—all traces of sleepiness gone.
She leaned back slightly, then patted the spot in front of her—the implication couldn’t have been clearer.
“Hehe, it seems someone didn’t want to look at it just now. Why don’t we wait until tomorrow?”
Jiang Xue’s face flushed, and she said in a slightly petulant tone, “You’re such a person—you don’t know how to give a girl a break!”
Li Yi laughed heartily, then picked up his suitcase and walked over to the edge of the kang, placing it in front of Jiang Xue.
“What kind of gift did you bring me?” Jiang Xue asked, her voice filled with curiosity and anticipation.
Earlier at the store, she’d seen Li Yi prepare gifts for everyone except her, so she knew her gift must be at home.
Having spent so much time together, she didn’t believe Li Yi would prepare gifts for everyone else and forget her—he wasn’t that kind of person.
It was just that there were so many people around at the time, and she hadn’t felt comfortable asking.
“Take a guess!”
“I’m guessing it’s probably some nice clothes or a watch—maybe shoes, too. You’ve bought me sandals before…”
“Haha, stop guessing—just open it and you’ll see!”
Then, encouraged by Li Yi, Jiang Xue slowly opened the suitcase in front of her.
The moment the suitcase opened, Jiang Xue saw it was filled with boxes of all sizes, each wrapped up tightly so she couldn’t make out what was inside.
But just looking at the packaging, it was clear that the contents were no ordinary items.
Just from the packaging alone, it was clear that the items inside were of a higher caliber than the gifts Li Yi had given to Dongzi and the others.
But when Jiang Xue opened one of the packages, she immediately blushed at the sight of what was inside.
Inside what appeared to be an exquisitely crafted box were, to her surprise, several pairs of women’s panties.
Jiang Xue didn’t find it strange that Li Yi bought intimate apparel for himself; back when they lived in the village, he often bought women’s items for himself.
But the panties right in front of her were simply too much for her to look at directly. The “frugal” fabric and the “translucent” material instantly threw Jiang Xue—who was traditional-minded and a bit conservative—off balance.
“You… this is the gift you bought for me?”
“These are foreign-style panties. Not only are they cool and breathable, but they also really accentuate a woman’s figure!” Li Yi explained with a straight face.
“But… but there’s hardly any fabric. How could I possibly wear this out in public…”
“This is meant to be worn underneath. Besides me, who else is going to pull your clothes aside to see what kind of panties you’re wearing!”
“‘Except me’—that’s like Sima Zhao’s ambition being obvious to everyone!”
Jiang Xue’s face flushed even redder. She recalled what had happened at noon—this jerk had spent most of the afternoon pulling down her panties, and then…
“Did you buy these ‘lewd’ clothes just so I’d wear them for you?”
“Am I that kind of person?”
Then Li Yi added, “Besides, this outfit looks so good on you—how could it possibly be lewd?”
“You’re twisting the truth!” Jiang Xue shot him a withering glance.
But to Li Yi, her gaze and expression were utterly captivating, making him feel a stir of desire he couldn’t quite suppress.
“So if I really wanted you to put them on for me, would you?”
“I would!” Jiang Xue whispered.
Pleased, Li Yi smiled happily and immediately planted a kiss on his wife’s pretty face.
“My wife is the best. But these panties really are just regular clothes—you’ll see once you get to Hong Kong!”
“Really?”
“Yep!”
Seeing how serious Li Yi was, Jiang Xue didn’t press the matter and opened the second box right away.
To her surprise, inside was a lacy, floral-patterned bra. Jiang Xue’s face flushed bright red again, and the look in her eyes toward Li Yi changed once more.
“Um… this is just regular clothing too!”
Jiang Xue said nothing and continued unwrapping the gifts.
By the time Jiang Xue had opened all seven or eight boxes on top, Li Yi couldn’t be bothered to explain anymore.
Inside were all kinds of intimate apparel, including six pairs of panties, four bras, and a set of lingerie that Jiang Xue glanced at before tossing it onto Li Yi’s head.
Li Yi knew he was in deep trouble—it was like mud getting stuck in his pants; no amount of washing in the Yellow River could clean it off.
He decided not to say anything and immediately urged Jiang Xue to unwrap the gifts below.
After removing the clothes on top, she finally unwrapped something that wasn’t embarrassing—it turned out to be a set of exquisite cosmetics.
Although Jiang Xue couldn’t read the text on the packaging, the sight of all the exquisite little bottles and jars inside made her reluctant to put them down.
“Is this face oil? It’s so pretty!”
“They call it ‘cosmetics’ over in Hong Kong. This is the Lancôme set I brought back for you!”
“Lancôme? That looks like foreign text—is it an imported product?”
“Yeah, it’s made in France!”
“Is it expensive?”
“It’s not too bad. This set is about 500 Hong Kong dollars, which is roughly 180 yuan in our currency!”
“180? You could buy a bicycle for that!”
However, when she saw that there were a full five boxes like this in the suitcase, Jiang Xue suddenly lost her composure and exclaimed in surprise, “Why did you buy so many? One set is enough for me…”
“They’re not all for you. You can send a set to Mom later, and you can give the rest to Third Sister!” Li Yi said.
When buying the cosmetics, Li Yi had originally planned to get a set for each of his sisters at home and his mother-in-law.
But considering the personalities of his eldest and second sisters, there was no way they’d use such expensive cosmetics. Only his carefree third sister, Li Na, would likely not mind.
“Alright…”
Just then, Jiang Xue suddenly spotted an antique-looking wooden box tucked beneath the suitcase. Curious, she asked, “What’s inside that? Is it a gift for me too?”
“Yeah, go ahead and open it!”
Jiang Xue didn’t hesitate. She immediately picked up the wooden box and opened it right in front of Li Yi.
The moment the box opened, Jiang Xue’s mouth dropped open in surprise!
Inside the box were nothing but beautiful jade jewelry pieces!
Although Jiang Xue didn’t recognize it as jade, women have an innate fascination with jade.
Before long, Jiang Xue’s attention was completely captivated by the exquisite jewelry before her.
After a long moment, Jiang Xue asked in awe, “Is this… is this jade or glass? It’s so beautiful!”
“It’s neither jade nor glass—it’s jadeite!”
“Is this the jadeite mentioned in books? I’ve heard it’s a type of hard jade, very rare and expensive. It must be worth a fortune, right?” Jiang Xue said.
“It’s certainly expensive. This set of jewelry is worth about 3 million Hong Kong dollars!”
“How… how much?”
“3 million Hong Kong dollars—that’s about 1 million in our currency!”
Hearing this, Jiang Xue was completely stunned. All she could think about was how many zeros there were in a million, and how much rice, flour, and cooking oil a million could buy…
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PS: There’s one more chapter before midnight!