- Lin Cheng's bar mitzvah was held at noon, symbolically worshiping his ancestors, and it was over after a simple ceremony.
- Mr. Lin said that if it wasn't big, it wouldn't be big, so he invited his two brothers over.
- But today, all the Lin family are here, including the married aunt's family, and the aunt's two married cousins are back.
- A large and small family, old and young, add up to more than twenty people.
- There were two tables at the luncheon, one for men and one for women.
- However, Grandma Lin still sat with the old man. The old man was very happy today. He drank a little wine with his two brothers, and the old men chatted a lot.
- After the lunch, everyone sat in the living room for a while.
- Lin Cheng received quite a few red envelopes today, as well as gifts. They were given by Lin Junxian, Lin Feihong, and Lin Guo, but he didn't know what they were giving before he opened it.
- Father Lin gave him a house, and Lin Zhen gave him a car.
- Although Lin Cheng didn't have a driver's license yet, he would be eighteen after today and could go for a driver's license test.
- Everyone else gave him a red envelope, but Grandma Lin also gave him another jade pendant, saying that it was specially asked by the master to open the light and let Lin Cheng wear it close to her body.
- Mr. Lin gave the biggest red envelope, and directly gave a bank card, saying that in the future, all the industries under the Lin family will receive dividends, and there will be a share of Lin Orange every year.
- This was said in front of everyone, and everyone had no opinion.
- Perhaps the aunt Lin Wenqiu was a little uncomfortable, but after all, she was a married daughter. Even if she was uncomfortable, she didn't dare to say anything more, but her face didn't look good for a moment, and she was just caught by Lin Cheng.
- Lin Cheng didn't care. Anyway, for these relatives, he could get close to them as much as he could, and if he couldn't get close, he would communicate less.
- All in all, this bar mitzvah was a success.
- At three o'clock in the afternoon, the big families went home. In the car, Lin Cheng took out all the red envelopes he received today and asked Lin Guo and Lin's mother to help count them.
- When receiving the red envelopes, Lin Cheng paid special attention to everyone's red envelope style. So he knew which red envelope was given by which person, because everyone's red envelopes were different, and the amount inside was also different.
- There is no doubt that the amount of red envelopes given by the aunt Lin Wenqiu is the least.
- The amount of red envelopes given by the second uncle Lin Zhengwen, the second aunt Zhao Rong and the grandmother Lin was the same, 18,000.
- The amount of red envelopes given by the eldest grandpa and the third grandpa - that is, the two brothers of Mr. Lin - was 8,888, which was more than that given by the aunt Lin Wenqiu.
- The two cousins and the cousin-in-law were both eighty-eight, and the uncle didn't give it, because when the aunt Lin Wenqiu gave the red envelope, she said, "This is a little thought from your uncle and me." At that time, the old man and Grandma Lin looked a little bad, but it was their own daughter, and they didn't want to spoil the atmosphere, so the two elders didn't say anything.
- The three of them counted the money before the car got home, and it was almost 80,000.
- It's not much money, but it's everyone's heart.
- The reason why giving red envelopes is also a custom of Kyoto people. It depends on the individual to give more and less. If you have conditions, you will give more, and if you have no conditions, you will give less. As long as the courtesy is reached, no one will be surprised.
- However, what the aunt Lin Wenqiu did today was a loss of courtesy. Although it didn't matter how much money he gave, after all, the money was in the red envelope, and no one else could see much of it.
- But on this occasion, the couple only gave a gift, which not only embarrassed her husband's face, but also made outsiders see jokes.
- No wonder the two old men were unhappy at the time.