The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 126: A Heartfelt Intention Unknown to All

Jiang Yan indeed learned the news from Cheng Xue; there was no other way, she loved to show off and couldn’t keep things to herself.

Cheng Hongbing and Grandma Jiang had long been discharged from the hospital, and their injuries had mostly healed.

After all, Grandma Jiang was getting old, and after this ordeal, her health had clearly worsened.

Nowadays, Zheng Zhen was almost like an invisible person in the Jiang Family, not even saying three sentences a day at home.

After Grandma Jiang was discharged, Bai Li initially wanted to stay and continue to take care of her, but Grandma Jiang didn’t allow it.

Jiang Huilan and Jiang Shulan had already gone back to school. Bai Li had stayed for a long time, which also delayed a lot of her work. Moreover, her grandson Jiang Peng had no one to look after him in the army, and she was worried. So, Grandma Jiang insisted and sent Bai Li back.

Jiang Zhongyi saw this and didn’t say anything, except that the next day, there was a new nanny, Aunt Liu, at home. Aunt Liu and Aunt Li started working in shifts, to ensure there was always someone at home.

One from five in the morning to one in the afternoon, and the other from one in the afternoon to nine in the evening. As for the night, there was definitely someone at home, and besides, Old Master Jiang was there, but he was also elderly and needed care.

Jiang Zhongyi arranged this without counting on Zheng Zhen at all.

As for why Cheng Hongbing and Cheng Xue didn’t stay in the Jiang Family, after all, this was the Jiang Family, not the Cheng Family. Staying for a short time was okay, but for a long time, it was not very suitable.

They moved into a new home in the neighboring community, not far from the Jiang Family, just a ten-minute walk. In the end, Cheng Hongbing’s leg still ended up with some disability, and Jiang Zhongyi helped him get a clerical job.

It’s impossible to say that Cheng Hongbing didn’t feel a bit of a letdown, but looking at his sensible daughter, he felt it was good to stay by her side in the future.

Misfortune and fortune go hand in hand; he was grateful to still be alive and able to accompany his daughter.

After Jiang Yan found out Wang Miaomiao’s exact birthday, he thought about what to give as a gift. The gift needed to be meaningful but not too abrupt.

He thought about it for a few days without coming up with anything. For girls, clothing or jewelry was the best, but giving such a gift was too obvious. His status was not yet proper, and he was not there, so he didn’t dare to act rashly. If any unexpected situation arose, he wouldn’t even have a chance to explain.

Just when he was frowning, he happened to see the soldiers below using discarded bullet casings to make models: tanks, airplanes, pistols, puppies... there were quite a few varieties. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

A brilliant idea struck Jiang Yan—this was pretty good. So he directly picked a tank to give to Wang Jia Bao, and selected some bullet casings to take back and make something himself. He already had an idea in mind...

He could casually choose one for his brother-in-law, but for someone dear to him, he couldn’t be perfunctory. It should be handmade to show his sincerity.

The soldier who painstakingly made the tank was devastated, as it was a gift he intended for his little nephew... and now it was gone...

A group of soldiers watched the man leave smugly and sneered, comforting him to make another one. It gets easier after the first time; the next one will definitely be better.

The soldier was left in distress...

Jiang Yan drew the designs for half a day and made three, choosing the best one, and sent it out at just the right time.

That evening, Liu Yulan and Wang Pandi prepared a table full of good dishes to celebrate Wang Miaomiao and Wang Jia Bao’s birthday.

Wang Jia Bao held the tank delightedly, and when Yang Zhigang, who arrived later, saw it, he asked curiously, "Oh, where did this come from?"

Wang Jia Bao proudly showed off, "It’s a birthday gift from Brother Jiang." If it wasn’t getting late and they were about to have dinner, he would have wanted to take it out for a spin and show it off to his friends.

"The boss sent it?" Yang Zhigang asked in surprise, "How did he know it was your birthday?"

"He probably heard it from Xiao Xue." Wang Pandi laughed and shared their guess, "Xiao Xue brought a gift over a few days ago, a set of ceramic decorations for Miaomiao, and a telescope for Jia Bao."

"Oh..." Yang Zhigang didn’t think much of it but suddenly felt a pang of guilt. He hadn’t bought a gift, both Xiao Xue and the boss had, and as the prospective brother-in-law, he hadn’t prepared anything, which was quite thoughtless.

Yang Zhigang quietly tugged on Wang Pandi’s sleeve. She looked up at him in confusion and saw him gesturing with raised eyebrows. Wang Pandi smiled and compliantly followed him to a corner of the kitchen where no one was around.

"Pandi, I didn’t prepare a gift." Yang Zhigang said, full of regret, "Do you have red paper? Give me a couple of sheets, so I can make two red envelopes for the younger siblings."

"There’s no need for that." Wang Pandi chuckled, as there was never a tradition of preparing gifts for birthdays at home. It was always just about adding a few more dishes and having a lively meal together. Sometimes, when they were busy, they even forgot about birthdays, a common occurrence.

"It’s necessary, it’s necessary." Yang Zhigang insisted, "Both Xiao Xue and the boss prepared gifts, as the future brother-in-law I can’t come empty-handed, it would be too embarrassing."

The mention of "future brother-in-law" made Wang Pandi blush, "Alright, I’ll get it for you."

Seeing his young wife’s shy expression, Yang Zhigang’s heart couldn’t help but race, watching her back as he smiled foolishly.

"Here you go, Miaomiao and Jia Bao, each of you gets a red envelope." Yang Zhigang handed them each a red envelope with ten yuan inside, explaining, "Your brother-in-law has been busy and didn’t get a chance to buy you gifts, and I wasn’t sure what you’d like, so I thought it might be better for you to buy something you’d like yourselves."

"Thank you, brother-in-law." Wang Jia Bao happily accepted it, unexpectedly receiving a bonus. After receiving a gift from Cheng Xue, he had vowed to prepare a gift for her next year. Buying a gift meant spending money, but he was still financially dependent on others. Thinking of that, for the first time, he seriously considered his reliance on others.

"Jia Bao..." Liu Yulan scolded him with a displeased look, clearly disapproving of him accepting the red envelope, "Gangzi, there’s no need for these red envelopes; the kids are all grown now and shouldn’t be receiving your red envelopes."

"Mom, it’s just a token of my affection, it’s not much." Yang Zhigang said with a smile, "No matter how grown they are, they’re still my younger siblings."

"Jia Bao, go ahead and keep it." Yang Zhigang was interrupted by Liu Yulan, who stopped Wang Baoxing from taking back the red envelope. Then he gave his sister-in-law Wang Miaomiao a wink, "Miaomiao, you should keep it as well."

Liu Yulan finally conceded, "Alright, go ahead and keep it, thank your brother-in-law." She thought it was inappropriate to take it back now that it was given out, but... "Gangzi, you shouldn’t do this in the future. We don’t have this tradition."

"Sure... I’ll remember next time." Yang Zhigang quickly agreed, noting to himself to remember to buy gifts next time.

With Liu Yulan’s consent, Wang Jia Bao and Wang Miao accepted the red envelopes with thanks and put them away.