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Chapter 274 Recovering the Jade Pendant

Xia Qianqian took the jade pendant by its rope, lifted it up, and found a crack in the middle of the cloud.

When He Miaomiao got married, her mother gave her sixteen thumb-sized jade pendants as a dowry, but they were all stolen by Old Lady Xia.

One day, He Miaomiao discovered that all the jade pendants were missing, and she turned the house upside down but couldn't find them.

He Miaomiao asked Xia Rongguang if he had sold it for money, and he said no.

But he had seen his old mother sneak into their room before, and he didn't see her holding anything in her hands, so he didn't tell He Miaomiao about it.

He Miaomiao already knew that her jade pendant as a dowry must have been stolen by Old Lady Xia.

One day, when Old Lady Xia was not at home, He Miaomiao sneaked into her room and retrieved her jade pendant from under her pillow.

The jade pendants were strung together by Old Lady Xia with a rope. He Miaomiao counted them and found that there were exactly sixteen of them.

When He Miaomiao came out, Old Mrs. Xia just came home and saw the jade pendant in her hand.

Old Mrs. Xia was planning to give the jade pendant to her two precious grandsons, but she grabbed it without saying a word.

"You bitch, you actually broke into the house and stole things. I must teach you a lesson today."

He Miaomiao grabbed the jade pendant and refused to let go. "This jade pendant is the dowry my mother gave me. You stole it from me. I am just taking back what belongs to me."

Old Lady Xia pulled He Miaomiao hard, "You married into our family, so your things belong to our Xia family. I have the final say in family affairs. These are our Xia family's most valuable assets and must be passed down to the future heir of the Xia family. In other words, only my future precious grandson is qualified to wear them."

"This is something my mother gave me. Why should I give it to you?"

"Who told you that you can't give birth to a son? My family's things must not be left to outsiders."

"I've already said that these jade pendants are from my mother's family, not your Xia family's."

"Whatever I say is mine is mine!"

Although Old Lady Xia was in her fifties at the time, she was stronger than He Miaomiao. She used her hands and feet, snatching and kicking, and gained the upper hand.

He Miaomiao held the rope that held the jade pendant tightly and refused to let go. As the two of them were pulling, the rope broke.

The jade pendants were scattered all over the floor.

Old Mrs. Xia and He Miaomiao squatted on the ground to pick them up. After all, He Miaomiao was young and her hands and feet were nimble, so she picked up ten in a short while.

Old Lady Xia only had five people, and she tried to snatch the jade pendant from He Miaomiao's hand.

He Miaomiao refused and was about to leave with the jade pendant.

Old Mrs. Xia chased after her and pushed He Miaomiao hard from behind.

He Miaomiao fell down, kneeling on the ground, and her hands hit a stone in the corner.

The jade pendant was broken, three of them broke directly into two pieces, two of them had a crack, fortunately the remaining five were not damaged.

When Xia Xiaodie was born, she weighed only 3.8 kilograms, was weak and sickly, and her family had no savings.

In order to treat Xia Xiaodie's illness, all the food that could be sold at home was sold.

Once, Xia Xiaodie had a high fever and Xia Rongguang asked Old Lady Xia to borrow money to take Xia Xiaodie to see a doctor. Not only did Old Lady Xia refuse to lend the money, she cursed Xia Xiaodie instead.

"What right does a little girl have to live? It would be better if she died of illness. I won't lend you any money. Just throw her into the toilet and let her die!"

"Mom, she is your granddaughter, how can you be so cruel! Just lend me ten dollars! I will return it to you as soon as I have the money!" Xia Rongguang begged Old Lady Xia.

"Bah! If she was my grandson, I would have sent her to see a doctor right away. It's a pity that she didn't give birth to a baby. It's not my fault. It's her fault that she swam too fast in that competition. Go away! I won't lend you money. If she dies, you better give me a big fat boy as soon as possible!"

After saying this, Old Lady Xia pushed Xia Rongguang out.

In that era, every family was living in dire straits. Xia Rongguang was embarrassed to borrow money from others, so he could only return home dejected.

Seeing his expression, He Miaomiao knew that she could not borrow money, so she took the intact jade pendants to a jewelry store and sold them for 25 yuan, which she spent on Xia Xiaodie's medical treatment.

He Miaomiao heard from others that jade has the power to ward off evil spirits, so she used two red strings to string together the remaining cracked jade pendants, gave one to Xia Xiaodie, and kept the other for her future child.

After Xia Xiaodie wore the jade pendant, her body's resistance was indeed much better. Although she would occasionally have a fever and a cold, she did not need to see a doctor and her fever would go away quickly on her own.

After Xia Qianqian was born, He Miaomiao gave her another jade pendant.

It’s strange to say, Xia Qianqian’s physical fitness is much better than Xia Xiaodie’s. I wonder if it’s due to the jade pendant?

From then on, the Xia Qianqian and her sister always wore jade pendants.

One night when Xia Qianqian was in her freshman year, she discovered that her jade pendant was missing while taking a shower.

Xia Qianqian clearly remembered that the jade pendant was still there the day before.

She did not collide or pull with anyone that day, but she pulled the string of the jade pendant when she was putting on her turtleneck sweater.

She thought that maybe because she had worn it for too long, the rope had aged and could not withstand the external force, so she might have torn it apart and then it fell off.

Xia Qianqian didn't know where she had lost the jade pendant. She searched everywhere she had been that day but couldn't find it.

Although the jade pendant had flaws, it had been with Xia Qianqian for eighteen years and was a relic left to her by He Miaomiao. She was sad for several days because of it.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Lin Bin asked her what was wrong, and she told him about the jade pendant.

Lin Bin had a crush on Xia Qianqian at that time, and he wanted to find her lost items.

Lin Bin and his friends searched for it, but they couldn't find it before graduation.

Although he later went abroad to study, he never forgot this incident.

Whenever he had time, he would ask his alumni.

Hard work pays off. During the Chinese New Year this year, he got the news.

It turned out that Xia Qianqian's jade pendant was picked up by one of Lin Bin's seniors.

Lin Bin was a junior at the time, and his senior was a senior.

Most of the senior students have gone to internships. Senior Lin Bin came back to school to do some work that day and happened to see a piece of jade in the grass.

The senior waited there for a long time but the owner didn’t show up, so he handed the jade pendant to the security room.

Because the jade pendant was so small and inconspicuous, the people in the security room didn't know where it had been taken, and its whereabouts have been lost ever since.

After many twists and turns, the jade pendant fell into the hands of an alumnus whose family ran a jewelry store.

After receiving the news, Lin Bin immediately found the schoolmate and asked for the jade pendant back.

That schoolmate replaced the rope of the jade pendant, so when Xia Qianqian saw the jade pendant for the first time, the rope was not the same as before, and she couldn't recognize it.

Xia Qianqian held the jade pendant and squinted her eyes to observe it carefully.

She clearly remembered that there was a gap in the cloud pattern of her jade pendant, and the jade pendant in front of her was hers.

Xia Qianqian was extremely excited when the jade pendant was recovered. Looking at it, it was as if she saw her parents. Her parents' voices and smiles reappeared in her mind.

Lin Bin helped Xia Qianqian find the jade pendant, and she owed him another favor.

Xia Qianqian told Lin Bin that as long as he had any difficulties, he could come to her and she would definitely help him solve them.

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The news of Xia Qianqian's date with Lin Bin was quickly passed on to Lu Yichen by her bodyguard who was following her.