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"Come, come. Sit here," Anuradha said as soon as her son and daughter-in-law arrived.

"Mom, what is it?" Shravan asked.

Anuradha Maheswari brought a large antique box out of the cupboard and placed it on the bed.

"These are the family jewels. They have been passed down for generations. My mother-in-law gave them to me when I first came here. Now they are for you," Anuradha said.

"Woah," Drishti exclaimed, seeing the antique pieces in the box.

"You like them?" Anuradha asked.

"Yes, they are all beautiful, aunty," Drishti said, not wanting to hurt her mother-in-law. Admittedly, the jewels are all beautiful, but they are too heavy, and Drishti is not a fan of heavy jewels.

"I know, but they are not easy to wear. They are so heavy. They have been passed down to the younger generations, so you can keep them and pass them on to your children in the future," Anuradha said with a smile.

"I'm very careless, aunty. I think it would be safer with you. I can get them whenever I want them," Drisht