After that, she obediently said to him, "Thank you, granduncle." Then she went to the next one.
Patrick introduced, "This is my uncle."
Amelia said: "Merry Christmas, uncle!"
"Ding!" She once again received a gift.
Patrick introduced, "This is my cousin."
Amelia said, "Merry Christmas!"
Ding! Another gift was received.
Amelia's mood was shifted from astonishment to not feeling surprise in the end. She finally understood why these people gave her gifts. These elders did not know when she got married with Patrick. Now that they knew, they had to quickly make it up for them by giving her gifts.
At this time, Patrick gave her a subtle look, and Amelia immediately understood his intention. They went together to the last two elders whom they had not greeted yet.
Patrick introduced, "This is my grandaunt-in-law. The one next to her is her daughter. You can just call her aunty."
Amelia said, "Merry Christmas, grandaunt! Merry Christmas, aunty!"
After saying that, Amelia began to wait for the gift inertially. But instead of giving her gift, grandaunt rolled her eyes at her.
Grandaunt said, "It's Christmas, and you didn't even say any auspicious words, you are so dull."
Ella of the Dollar family then said, "Hey! Mom, she might not know that we are such a big family. Didn't she just greeted you Merry Christmas?"
Amelia felt that Ella made the situation even more awkward.
Patrick interrupted and said, "Grandaunt, aunty, you must be tired traveling all this while, my wife and I will not bother you then."
When he was about to leave with his arms around Amelia's lovely waist, Aunt Ella suddenly stood up and said to him with a smile, "Patrick, I brought your cousin with me this time. She is chit-chatting with your eldest sister-in-law on the second floor. You were both always good with each other. Do you want to talk to her?"
When Aunt Ella said this, she did not bother on the existence of Amelia. Amelia did not think much of it either. Instead, she looked at Patrick understanding^ and said, "Mr. Hopper, if you want to go up, just go. I'll join Owen and Florence."
Patrick's face turned gloomy, that was "generous" of Amelia, but he felt relieved in an instant. After all, Amelia did not know the Dollars' intention of getting married with close relatives, so he eased his anger and said, "I'll accompany you downstairs to greet the guests."
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