Chapter 535: Chapter 416: New Year’s Gift

“Thank you.” Ming Chao placed the gift box he was holding onto the countertop that Ming Jinxin had cleared, then reached out to accept the gift Ning Youguang handed him.

“Son, hurry up and open it.” Ming Jinxin was beside herself with joy.

Ning Youguang also urged her brother with a smile, “Brother, see if you like it.”

As the first person in the family to receive a New Year’s gift from Ning Youguang, Ming Chao naturally garnered everyone’s attention.

Originally intending to set the gift aside to open later, he had to face the family’s eager eyes and seriously began to open it.

Soon, he unpacked a globally renowned brand’s “C” wheat spike brooch embedded with real diamonds from the box.

He picked up the brooch from the box, rotated it 360 degrees to look closely, and had to admit the brooch was truly beautiful. Under the diamond-studded wheat spike hung a delicate brand logo, simple yet elegant and luxurious.

“This brooch is really beautiful.” Ming Jinxin’s eyes lit up instantly.

She walked up to Ming Chao, took the brooch from his hand, carefully placed it against his chest to check the fit, and soon pinned the diamond wheat spike brooch at the edge of her son’s suit lapel.

Today, Ming Chao happened to be wearing a well-tailored black premium suit, a white shirt, custom leather shoes, along with an expensive mechanical watch on his wrist and understated luxurious diamond cufflinks on his sleeves. Overall, the details were impeccable regardless of the occasion.

However, once his mom pinned the newly received diamond wheat spike brooch to his silk lapel, it instantly became the highlight of his entire outfit.

“My son is so handsome.” Ming Jinxin stepped back, her eyes filled with gentle smiles as she looked Ming Chao up and down, full of maternal pride.

She had previously been busy with her career, and her relationship with her ex-husband wasn’t good. Regarding her eldest son, she loved him truly but was also genuinely strict in her guidance.

For as long as Ming Chao could remember, his perception of his mother’s character was stuck on pretty, capable, elegant, and disciplined… Rarely did he feel warmth and love from her until she married his stepfather and had his little brother; that was when he gradually began to feel the warm power of motherhood from her.

However, she rarely used this warmth on him, mostly on his stepsister and little brother.

Truthfully, since his mom and stepdad restructured their family, he had long observed this change in her.

As a grown man, he naturally wouldn’t be jealous of his mother’s warmth towards his stepdad’s daughter, and his stepbrother, instead of him.

The reasoning was quite understandable; the stepsister was a girl with a great personality, very sensible, obedient, and pretty. He believed that anyone, not just his mom, would be inclined to be warmer to such a sweet and sensible sister.

As for the little brother, that’s even easier to explain.

A little one who is more than ten years younger than him, he couldn’t possibly argue with him.

So, he always noticed his mom’s warmth but felt nothing special about it until today, when his mom directed her warmth at him, regardless of the family’s presence, boldly showcasing her pride in him.

Ming Chao was…

Caught off guard, feeling a bit flustered.

After the initial fluster, he quickly discovered a warm and joyful feeling bubbling up inside him involuntarily.

This feeling was unfamiliar to him, yet not unpleasant.

Lowering his head, Ming Chao stared attentively at the sparkling diamond brooch on his chest for a moment, trying hard to suppress the upward curve of his lips, then lifted his head, straightened his back, and calmly nodded elegantly to Shi Wangyue and Ning Youguang, “Thank you.”

“See, didn’t I say the brooch suits my brother?” Ning Youguang, sharp-eyed, could see the untouched smile in Ming Chao’s eyes, even as he thanked them with a consistently solemn expression.

Thus, she turned and smiled at Shi Wangyue at the right moment.

“Big brother looks great with it on.” Shi Wangyue was sweet-talking and sensible, knowing just when to support his girlfriend.

Mom, sister, and Wangyue all praised how good brother looked with the dazzling brooch.

Though Ning Youyu, the little one, didn’t understand adult tastes, he certainly upheld his Ning family’s image as crowd-pleasers.

The crowd watched as the clever little guy swiftly scurried from Shi Wangyue’s side to Ming Chao, looked seriously at his new brooch using a museum exhibit-watching expression, then gave a big thumbs up—

“Brother looks nice with it.”

Ming Chao finally couldn’t hold back, a smile broke across his handsome face.

The others, needless to say, upon witnessing such a scene, everyone smiled happily.

While everyone was cheerful.

Ning Youguang took the opportunity to distribute the gifts she prepared for the family.

For Ming Jinxin, they prepared an expensive, classically elegant diamond wristwatch, along with a handbag from a top luxury brand, H.

For Ning Yi, a jacket from a famous luxury brand’s spring collection show.

For Ning Youyu, a collectible figurine he greatly adored, recently launched in limited edition.

Each gift hit them right in the heart.

Not mentioning the price, at least, the gifts’ style and utility starkly showcased the gift-givers’ thoughtfulness.

With a considerate daughter and daughter-in-law, Ning Yi and Ming Jinxin, as the heads of the family, felt immensely contented and blissful.

“Youyou, the jacket you bought for Dad is great. I can wear it out to meet people tomorrow.” Ning Yi looked down, caressing the jacket in his hands affectionately, as if it were a rare treasure, eyes filled with comfort.

Ming Jinxin standing beside her husband understood well his emotion of being moved and unsettled by receiving the thoughtful gift from his daughter.

“Youyou and Xiaoshi have great taste.” She gently held her husband’s arm, “The jacket’s color, material, and design are excellent; you’ll definitely look younger in it, and it’s perfect combined with the cashmere sweater I bought for you a few days ago.”

“After dinner, I’ll go to the room and try it on.” Ning Yi raised his head, looking at his thoughtful wife, eyes reddening, yet subtly turned aside, not wanting the kids to see.

Seeing this, Ming Jinxin smiled even more gently, “Trying on a jacket won’t take much time. Let’s do it now and show it to the kids when done.”

Ning Yi paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

Ming Jinxin turned, her smiling gaze sweeping over every child, “I’m going to try on Dad’s new jacket, and you guys can help us see how it looks later?”

“Sure,” Ning Youguang replied cheerily on behalf of everyone. “You guys hurry along.” 1314

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