One by one, the luxurious gifts were presented, and Elder Lin smiled with a big smile on his face.
As the head of the Jiangzhe Lin family, he valued not the value of the gifts themselves, but the respect the giver had for him.
“Elder Lin, this one catty of the finest Junshan Biluochun is my birthday gift to you, in order to pick this catty of tea, I used more than a hundred virgins, each piece was picked by their own hands, and each process was also personally checked by top tea masters, it’s very rare, and the price is even more expensive than gold, so it’s also known as golden tea.”
“Elder Lin, this Persian blanket, it’s said to be worth ten million, you mustn’t mind it.”
“…… “It
took nearly an hour before the guests finished giving gifts.
Then, Lin Limin and Lin Liben went to Elder Lin and respectfully said, “Father, Third Brother and I have also prepared a birthday gift for you.”
“Oh?” Elder Lin was a little curious.
The subordinate handed over a four-square wooden box, Lin Limin opened it and respectfully handed it to Elder Lin.
Elder Lin had just taken out the contents of the box, and the scene was in an uproar.
“Jade seal!”
“Made of white jade, it’s not an ordinary item at first glance!”
“It looks like an ancient palace item, I don’t know which emperor used it!”
While a group of people were speculating, Lin Limin smiled and said, “Father, this jade seal, is the imperial treasure of Emperor Qianlong, take a good look at it.”
“Is it?”
Elder Lin carefully examined it and found that the jade seal was white and fine all over, the carving was extremely fine and smooth as a mirror.
The two dragons carved on the top of the jade seal were lean and strong, smooth and scale-less, holding their chests out, their heads slightly raised, and their eyes looking flatly ahead, their demeanour mighty and flamboyant, lifelike.
At the bottom of the jade seal, four words were engraved in seal script:
Qianlong Imperial Pen!
“Not bad, it is indeed something used by Emperor Qianlong, it’s not cheap, is it?” Elder Lin asked.
Lin Liben hurriedly said, “This jade seal was once auctioned at Sotheby’s for over sixty-three million, this time, my second brother and I spent two hundred million to buy it.”
Hiss!
The entire room was shocked.
I didn’t expect a tiny side of a jade seal to be worth two hundred million.
Lin Limin said, “It doesn’t matter if it’s more or less money, as long as you’re happy, father.”
“I like this gift very much, you guys have a lot of heart.”
Elder Lin handed over the jade seal to Lin San and instructed, “This is a token of filial piety from Lao Er and Lao San, keep it.”
“Yes!”
Lin San bowed and replied.
“Xiao Jun, didn’t you also prepare a gift for your grandfather? Quickly take it out.” Lin Liben urged.
Lin Jun walked to Elder Lin’s face and obediently called out to his grandpa, then he also took out a wooden box and said, “Grandpa, this is a gift I carefully prepared for you.”
“What’s inside?” Elder Lin asked amiably.
“Grandpa, you’ll know when you open it.”
“Yo, still playing mysterious with me, you little guy.”
Elder Lin smiled and opened the wooden box, then, his face changed slightly.
“This is the …… dzi bead!”
Elder Lin was very knowledgeable and recognised it at a glance.
“Grandpa really has good eyesight, yes, this is a dzi bead, and it’s also a dzi bead that has been worn by a living Buddha.”
What!
Not only was Elder Lin surprised, the guests present were also shocked.
Dzi bead is a kind of jewellery produced in the Tibetan area, it is said that the dzi bead that has been worn by a virtuous monk will become a holy relic of Buddhism, with mysterious power of blessing, it is difficult to be seen and obtained by those who do not have deep Buddha’s destiny and great blessings.
Not only that, the dzi bead also has the ability to turn bad luck into good fortune and difficulties into good fortune.
“Xiao Jun, such a treasure, where did you get it?” Elder Lin was busy asking.
One must know that this kind of thing, is not something that can be obtained just by having money, one must also pay attention to the Buddha’s destiny.
“Grandpa, this is a coincidence, the most famous one in our Jiangsu and Zhejiang is Lingyin Temple, on the first day of this month, I went to Lingyin Temple to offer incense and pray for Grandpa’s blessings, and I met a monk in the temple.”
“That monk was estimated to be sixty or seventy years old, his face was full of folds, he had a dusty look, and the monk’s clothes he was wearing were different from those we usually see.”
“When I saw that he was poor, I gave him some water and food.”
“Grandpa, guess what happened after that?”
“And then he gave this dzi to you?” Elder Lin asked.
“It’s true that nothing can be hidden from grandpa, that’s right, that monk said that I was destined to be with Buddha, so he gifted this dzi to me.”
“He also said that this dzi bead is a living Buddha’s possession, and that wearing it with you will not only ward off evil spirits, but will also prolong your life.”
Lin Jun said, “I wanted to refuse, but the monk insisted on giving it to me.”
“Not long after, I saw the host of Lingyin Temple leading a group of monks to greet that monk.”
“I also heard the presiding officer of Lingyin Temple call that monk some kind of guru, I can’t remember anyway.”
“Grandpa, since this dzi can prolong your life, you wear it with you, my grandson wishes you a long life, not …… wishing you a thousand years of life.”
Elder Lin laughed, “How can anyone in this world live to be a thousand years old, Peng Zu Shougao is only eight hundred years old, but this gift is the one I like the most out of all the gifts I received today. Xiao Jun, turn around and follow your father to learn well, in the future, the Lin family still counts on you to carry the load.”
Lin Jun immediately took a stand and said, “Don’t worry grandpa, I will definitely study hard and won’t let you down.”
“Hmm.”
Elder Lin put the dzi on his wrist.
Seeing this scene, Lin Liben smiled with a smile on his face.
At this time, Lin Ling walked up and handed over a golden pipe, saying, “Grandpa, this is the gift I prepared for you.”
“Hahaha, this thing is good, it’s just a pity that I quit smoking and can’t use it anymore.” Elder Lin laughed.
Lin Ling was momentarily embarrassed and didn’t know what to do.
“Father, this is a token of appreciation from Little Ling, just accept it.” Lin Limin spoke out.
“Hmm.” Elder Lin nodded slightly.
Lin San took the pipe.
A smile surfaced on Lin Ling’s face again.
Immediately after, Lin Wen walked out and with a “thud”, he knelt down in front of Elder Lin and said loudly, “Grandpa, my grandson wishes you a happy birthday, a blessed star, the sun and the moon shine together, and you will never grow old in spring and autumn.”
Bang Bang Bang!
Lin Wen kowtowed several times.
“You child, having this heart is enough, where is the need for such a big salute?” Although Elder Lin said this on his lips, the smile on his face showed that he was very happy.
“You said to me when I was a child, a man’s knees have gold, don’t kneel easily, a man’s life, can only kneel to heaven and earth to kneel to his parents and elders, you are my grandfather, it’s only right for me to kneel and kowtow to you.”
“Good boy.” Elder Lin personally pulled Lin Wen up and asked smilingly, “What gift have you prepared for me again?”
“Grandson did prepare a special gift for you, please take a look.”
