I'm back in 1990

Chapter 405: You'd better take care of yourself from now on.

"Mom, did you bring the things?"

The grandmother was a little confused by her second daughter's question. "Things? What things?"

Seeing her elderly mother's bewildered expression, Zeng Liping gestured with her hand: "The box! Your box, the one that contained the silver dollars!"

At this moment, Zeng Jiahua spoke up: "Mom gave me that box!"

In her letter, Zeng Liping specifically mentioned her grandmother's box, implying that as her daughter, she also had a share. She suggested that, taking advantage of the opportunity to attend the wedding, she ask her grandmother to bring the box over and take a few items from it for Zou Jin as part of her dowry.

Zeng Jiahua did not tell his elderly mother about this, because he knew that his mother had already given the box and its contents to his nephew Huang Xiaochuan. His mother had discussed with him about passing the box and its contents to Huang Xiaochuan, and he had agreed to it.

As for why she didn't tell her mother about Zeng Liping's request for the box in her letter, it was because she was afraid of upsetting her mother. She planned to talk to her second sister about it alone after arriving in Chang'an. In order to resolve the conflict, Zeng Jiahua decided to take the whole thing upon herself. If all else failed, she would just buy her a few silver dollars. It was said that there were many cultural relics in Chang'an, so it would be easy to buy them.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they met, the second sister eagerly asked her mother for the box.

Seeing this, Zeng Jiahua quickly took the blame upon himself.

When Zeng Liping saw that what she wanted was in Zeng Jiahua's hands, she immediately turned her attention to her younger brother.

She was eager to get the box because she had casually mentioned to Zou Weifeng that her elderly mother had a box containing many silver dollars, not the common kind, but rarer ones. Among them were two pure gold coins, one with a dragon on it and the other with a portrait, but without a face value. They seemed to be commemorative coins minted to celebrate Xu Shichang's birthday.

Zou Weifeng hadn't taken it seriously at first, but recently he encountered an opportunity. The headquarters wanted to promote someone from the Chang'an factory to the Yanjing headquarters. Zou Weifeng got interested and, after much effort, asked around and learned that the big boss in charge of this matter liked to collect coins and was quite knowledgeable about them.

Zou Weifeng immediately thought of what his wife had mentioned. Still unsure, he asked a friend to consult an expert.

As an ancient city, Chang'an has a rich historical heritage. You can find historical sites just by digging around the city walls, so there are many cultural relics experts.

Although Zou Weifeng had never seen the box or the silver dollars inside, Zeng Liping's description was quite clear, so he repeated what Zeng Liping had told him to the expert.

Unexpectedly, the expert stood up excitedly and repeatedly asked where the gold dollar was.

When the expert learned that the coin was not in Chang'an, he was very disappointed. However, he still explained to Zou Weifeng why the coin was so valuable.

The obverse of this coin features a half-length portrait of Xu Shichang wearing a suit and medals. The reverse is inscribed with the year "September of the 10th year of the Republic of China" at the top, with the main image in the center being the Huai Ren Hall in Zhongnanhai, and the words "Commemorative Coin" printed at the bottom.

Most importantly, the words "Ren Shou Tong Deng" are engraved next to the pavilion pattern on the back.

This is a "Xu Shichang Renshou Tongdeng Commemorative Coin" specially minted by the Tianjin Mint in 1921 to commemorate Xu Shichang's 67th birthday. It was mainly used by Xu Shichang to give gifts to officials and diplomatic envoys and for commemorative events, and was not a circulating currency.

This commemorative coin is mainly made of silver, with some copper versions, but the rarest is the gold version, which is said to be extremely rare. Some people have consulted historical records from that time and estimated that no more than five pieces are still in existence.

Silver coins are rare, let alone gold coins. When the experts learned the whereabouts of a gold coin from Zeng Weifeng, they were so excited that they almost had a stroke.

Zou Weifeng didn't care about the cultural relic value of the coin; he only cared about the value of the gold coin.

Experts say, "There are no known sales records for this coin in China yet, but there are auction records abroad. A recent auction in the UK saw a silver 'Xu Shichang Renshou Tongdeng Commemorative Coin' sell for £375 million, which is approximately 400,000 RMB. However, the price of a gold 'Xu Shichang Renshou Tongdeng Commemorative Coin' is hard to say, as there are no sales records to refer to. But if it's confirmed to be genuine, its value is immeasurable."

Zou Weifeng's heart pounded as he listened. After thanking his friend and the expert, he went home and told Zeng Liping about it, urging her to find a way to get her hands on the coin no matter what.

Zeng Liping was naturally excited when she learned the value of the coin, but she quickly calmed down. This matter needed to be considered carefully. She originally wanted to go back to her elderly mother to ask for the box, but her daughter's wedding was approaching and she couldn't get away for the time being.

Zeng Liping was naturally excited when she learned the value of the coin, but she quickly calmed down. This matter needed to be considered carefully. She originally wanted to go back to her elderly mother to ask for the box, but her daughter's wedding was approaching and she couldn't get away for the time being.

He planned to use his daughter's wedding as an opportunity to have his elderly mother attend the ceremony, and then bring the box along, ostensibly to take a few items from it as part of Zou Jin's dowry. He intended to achieve his goal while his older sister and younger brother were unaware of the value of the coins.

Unexpectedly, she hadn't brought it? And she'd even given it to her younger brother. Zeng Liping was immediately displeased.

"Little brother, we are three siblings, so logically the contents should be divided equally among the three of us. Why did you take it all by yourself?"

The clever old grandmother immediately understood why her son had taken all the blame upon her. If her second daughter found out that she had passed the box and its contents to her grandson Huang Xiaochuan, her second daughter would probably turn against her. It wasn't that her second daughter hadn't done this before; she had experienced it firsthand when her second daughter led people to raid her house years ago.

At this moment, Zeng Lijuan couldn't help but speak up: "Zeng Liping, you need to get this straight. These things belong to Mother, and she can give them to whomever she wants. Besides, my younger brother is the only son in the Zeng family, so it's only fair that they be passed down to him. It's not your place to decide for Mother."

Zeng Jiahua looked at his eldest sister with some surprise. It seemed that his eldest sister did not know that the box was now in her son's hands.

However, now is not the time to talk about this. Let's deal with Zeng Liping first.

Zeng Lijuan disagrees: "Now men and women are equal, and children have inheritance rights. I'm not being unreasonable; I just want my share. Is that too much to ask?"

Zeng Lijuan sneered: "Zeng Liping, you still have the nerve to ask for this box? It seems you've forgotten everything that happened before, haven't you? Let me remind you now, how many of Mom and Dad's belongings did you and your men confiscate back then? You know perfectly well what you've done to them, don't you?"

Moreover, if it weren't for this, Dad wouldn't have gotten sick from the stress and had a chronic illness. He passed away after only a few years. Now you're acting like nothing happened and even have the nerve to ask Mom for things.

I was thinking that since Zou Jin was getting married, we could all come and happily congratulate her, let bygones be bygones, and all be well in the future, since we're not getting any younger. But it turns out you only sent Mom here because of the box? Let me tell you, Mom is perfectly healthy. Inheritance rights? You bastard! Are you trying to curse Mom?

From now on, I'll pretend I don't have a sister anymore. Anyway, you never considered me and my little brother your siblings. You go your way, and I'll go mine. The box belongs to my little brother; it has nothing to do with you now, or ever after. If you're unhappy about it, go ahead and sue me. I'll be waiting at home.

Before Zeng Liping could speak, he said to Zeng Jiahua, "Little brother, let's leave now. Whoever wants to stay in this shabby place can stay. We'll book plane tickets for tomorrow when we get to the hotel and go back."

Then Zeng Lijuan took a red envelope from Lao Huang's pocket and threw it at Zeng Liping's feet: "Since you're here, I'll give you the gift money so you won't gossip behind our backs saying we don't know the rules. But we'll save you the wedding banquet; you'd better behave yourself in the future!"

Zeng Lijuan's barrage of sharp and sarcastic remarks made Lao Huang and Qian Jiazhen feel as comfortable as if an iron had been run through their hearts!

Zeng Jiahua also took out his own gift money, and casually threw the 10,000 yuan that his mother had prepared to Zeng Lijuan.

Then he said to Qian Jiazhen, "Help your mother, let's go now!"

Zeng Jiahua hadn't been happy since he got off the plane. He hadn't expected Zeng Liping to pull this stunt after she arrived. He decided he wouldn't put up with it any longer and would stop serving her!

The old woman's heart sank. This second daughter! She's still the same as when she was young; it seems she'll never change. Oh well, she'd better go back! She'd just pretend she never gave birth to her!

Seeing that the group was about to leave with their luggage, Zeng Liping was at a loss for what to do. She couldn't stop them, and she regretted coming alone. She should have brought more people with her.