Getting the high grade yellow jade had already made Madam Yun feel very happy.
"Ah! It's ok child. As long as Mother is in your heart, I'll already be happy. It's just what is count, other things are just superficial." Even though she said so, she had already given the yellow jade mother Zhang to keep it away.
"Thank you mother for your understanding." Gu Yanyan also said politely and turned to give the gifts to others.
"Eldest uncle, this high grade premium longjing tea for you. I've known since young of eldest uncle's preference for high grade tea so when gifts from the Xie family came, I've specially asked them to bring this premium Longjing tea for eldest uncle." Gu Yanyan asked her maid to prepare water and tea set and on the spot brewed a pot of tea.
She poured the tea in tea cups and first it to Old Madam Gu then her father and Madam Yun following her eldest uncle and Aunt and in the last she poured two cups of tea for tea for the two young masters from the first branch of the house, ditching her other younger siblings again.
Seeing this, Gu Yanwen only tightened her grip on her handkerchief but didn't say anything.
Other elders also didn't commented anything about this, it was only right for Gu Yanyan as the eldest daughter of the house to not serve to her younger siblings.
No matter what, Gu Yanyan was still the eldest the Gu family and Gu family was an aristocratic family which adhere to the rules of seniority in age and status.
"What a good tea!" Old Madam Gu was the first one to appreciate the tea after taking the first sip of tea.
"Yes mother. What you is only right. The tea is mellow, sweet and refreshing." Eldest master Gu also appreciate the tea followed by second master Gu.
"Yes. The tea is really sweet and fragrant. As expected of Xie family of Quzhou, even the tea they sent is of the best quality of the Longjing tea, that cam be only appreciated by the nobles in the palace on regular basis." Madam Yun also appreciated the tea and even reminded them the origin and quality of the tea.
Indeed.
After hearing what she said, the tea was not so fragrant anymore.
Because it reminded them, no matter how much they could develope, they could never enjoy the luxury of a businessman and power of a Marquis Mansion.
Madam Lin.
Gu Tianhao tightened his grip on the cup, he was holding in his hand.
Gu Yanyan also heard the insinuation in Madam Yun's word but she didn't mind, after all what Madam Yun just said was only right.
No matter how much deceit and deception these two brothers had done over the years, they can't compare to the benefits Madam Lin had brought to the Gu family as her dowry.
108 luxurious shops all over the Da Tan Empire, 10,000 mu of fertile lands, 3 mountains, so much gold and silvers and the strong protection she provided the whole Gu Residence by relating then to The Marquis Mansion as in-laws, if not, how could Gu Tianhao had suppressed the Gu Clan with his widow mother and an incompetent brother.
She just smiled naively at Madam Yun's provocative words and took them as compliment seriously.
"Thanks grandmother, father, mother, eldest uncle, eldest aunt for liking the tea." Gu Yanyan bowed in front of them.
She turned to her maid and made a gesture, soon the servants holding the wooden boxes stepped forward and distributed the gifts to others in the hall.
"As I said to Mother, I had to return in haste so I couldn't prepare anything valuable for you all. I hope whatever I could offer, you won't detest it or despise it and could expect as a little gift from me." As Gu finished speaking she bowed to them in apology, showing her sincerity.
"It's OK younger sister Yanyan. We like whatever you've prepare for us. As second aunt said, when giving gifts, what matter is the thought, not the value. As long as you've prepared this with your own hands and from your heart, we'll like it no matter what." Eldest young master Gu Shanyan, took the lead to appreciate the gifts Gu Yanyan had prepared for her siblings.
"Thank you for remembering us and even preparing a gift for us even after so many of being apart." Gu Shanyan said his thanks with a smile on his white jade like face.
"Yes younger sister Yanyan. We are really happy after receiving your gift. In fact I didn't even expect you to bring gifts for us since you were returning from countryside-" Gu Shan'an, the second young master of the Gu family and second son of eldest master Gu came to an abrupt halt after being nudged by his eldest brother.
"Ah that.. don't mind what I said." Gu Shan'an touched his nose in embarrassment and smiled silly at Gu Yanyan.
"Forget what I said. I liked your gift." He waved the wooden box as if showing his admiration and likeness for the gift.
"Thanks for liking my gift eldest brother, second brother." Gu Yanyan didn't mind Gu Shan'an's little slip of tongue instead it only made her have an understanding of this second brother of hers.
This second brother of hers had a straightforward personality who likes to speak his mind and not play Tai Chi with words.
Gu Yanjie and Gu Yanran also extended their gratitude after getting their gifts.
Gu Yanwen also gritted out a simple thank you, not saying much as if it was not something worth mentioning.
Gu Yanyan also didn't cared about her insincere thank you.
While Gu Shanjing and other children from first branch sincerely thanked their eldest sister and even secretly made up mind to send her something in return after getting back.
Only Gu Shandong, Gu Tianhao's eldest son and his only legitimate son who was the third young master in Gu household after eldest master's two legitimate sons, didn't got any gift because he was not present in the An Shui hall to welcome Gu Yanyan at her return.