After receiving a bunch of food from Xia Qingqing, Glek immediately sent her a video call invitation.

Xia Qingqing smiled and explained, "It's a New Year's gift for you. The last day of the year is New Year's Eve, a day when the new year is coming soon. Everyone is welcoming the arrival of the new year... Just think of it as a custom in my world."

Glek had never heard of these things before, but he listened to Xia Qingqing's explanation with great interest.

After Xia Qingqing finished speaking, Glek smiled and said, "Then I'll accept these things without being polite. Qingqing, should I prepare a gift for you too?"

"No need for that," Xia Qingqing shook her head and refused. She wasn't giving Glek the gift in the hopes of getting a return gift from him.

“No, you’ve already given me a gift, so I have to give you one too. Let me think about what I should give you,” Glek said firmly.

Xia Qingqing smiled slightly, revealing a helpless expression: "Okay, I'm looking forward to your gift."

After ending the video call with Xia Qingqing, Glek immediately ran to his mother for help.

This wasn't a simple transaction between him and Xia Qingqing; it was more like friends exchanging gifts.

So Gladr wanted to pick something Xia Qingqing would like to give her.

But since Glek himself was a boy, he wasn't sure if Xia Qingqing would like the same things he liked, so he chose to ask Mrs. Karl, who was also a woman.

"Mom, Xia Qingqing gave me a New Year's gift, and I want to give her a gift in return. What kind of gift do you think girls would like?"

Mrs. Carl pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Girls all love beauty, so why don't we pick out a few pieces for Miss Xia from her mother's jewelry box?"

“But those are all jewelry that you like, Mom. I’d better go to the mall and buy them myself,” Glek shook his head and refused his mother’s offer.

“Okay, then do you need Mom to go with you to choose? Mom can help you with your suggestions,” Mrs. Carl asked.

It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with her jewelry; after all, she didn't have a daughter, and all of this jewelry would eventually be left to Glek. However, she also felt that perhaps it would be better to buy some new jewelry for Xia Qingqing.

Glek happily hugged his mother's arm: "Yes, how about we go tomorrow morning?"

“Okay, Mom will wake you up tomorrow,” Mrs. Carl said gently.

The next day, Glek and his mother took a hovercar to the largest shopping mall on the capital planet.

After arriving at the mall, Gladell took his mother straight to the jewelry store.

These pieces of jewelry can actually be purchased online, but there are some differences between the pictures and the actual items. Most people who are not in a hurry will choose to buy them in-store.

Following Mrs. Carl's advice, Gleck bought three sets of beautiful diamond jewelry suitable for young women.

The first set is a four-piece rose set made of hundreds of pink diamonds, including a necklace, earrings, ring, and bracelet. Each piece incorporates rose elements in its design, making it exquisite yet elegant. The unique design is suitable for everyday wear and is the best-selling jewelry set in this store this month.

The second set of jewelry is set with blue diamonds of varying sizes, including a magnificent crown and matching necklaces and earrings, suitable for various banquets.

The third set consists of eight ruby ​​brooches of different designs, each one exquisite. The rubies shimmer beautifully under the light, and even Mrs. Karl was captivated by them.

Glek wasn't very knowledgeable about women's jewelry, and he was momentarily surprised when he heard that the three sets of jewelry cost less than 300,000 Star Coins in total.

This was completely unexpected; he had thought that all of these things would probably add up to millions of interstellar coins.

Mrs. Carl was amused by his reaction: "These pieces of jewelry are all machine-made, mass-produced, and not expensive at all."

"Only handmade jewelry is expensive. Each set of handmade jewelry is unique, so you don't have to worry about buying the same piece as someone else. Of course, you can't buy handmade jewelry in shopping malls; you can only try your luck at major auction houses."

Even Mrs. Carl's jewelry box contained only one set of handmade jewelry, which was a gift from her mother-in-law when she married her husband.

Because of its special significance, Mrs. Karl had long intended to pass the jewelry set on to her future daughter-in-law, Gleick, so it was impossible for her to suggest giving it to Xia Qingqing at this time.

"Then let's forget about it. These few sets are enough," Glek said awkwardly, scratching his head. The items in those auction houses cost tens or hundreds of millions of interstellar coins, which he couldn't afford even if he sold himself.

After paying the bill, Glek realized he had forgotten about his mother and slapped his forehead.

He looked at Mrs. Carl somewhat guiltily: "Mom, did you see any jewelry you liked just now? I'll buy you a few new sets so you can wear them differently."

“No need to buy me any more, I have plenty at home, I can’t even wear them all,” Mrs. Carl said gently with a smile. “Besides, your father will buy me more.”

Even so, Glek still felt a little guilty. He planned to come to the mall alone next time to pick out some jewelry for his mother and give her a surprise.

After returning, Glek teleported all three sets of jewelry to Xia Qingqing.

He also planned to give a portion of the gifts Xia Qingqing had given him over the years to the Marshal.

......

Xia Qingqing was taken aback when she received Glaek's return gift. She hadn't expected Glaek to give her jewelry, especially such valuable pieces.

The high-tech items that were traded with Glek before were all amazing, but they were things that couldn't be brought to light and couldn't be measured in money.

But the diamond jewelry that Gleck gave her this time, even a single set would probably cost hundreds of millions in modern times.

She wondered if there was any difference between the diamonds in the interstellar plane and those in their plane. To the naked eye, they seemed almost the same. However, she didn't plan to sell these jewelry pieces for money, so she didn't need to think about it too much.

Xia Qingqing fell in love with the rose-themed pink diamond set at first sight. She liked it the moment she saw it and put it on as soon as she got back to her room.

She posed in front of the mirror, feeling like she was radiating wealth, practically the epitome of a rich woman.

The only pity is that she can't wear it outside, otherwise she really wants to go out and share her joy with others.

After admiring the jewelry for a while, Xia Qingqing took off her pink diamond suit and put on the set with the blue diamond crown.

She changed into several sets of jewelry, having a great time playing by herself in the room. If Zhang Hongyan hadn't called her out for dinner, she didn't know how long she could have played.