The object lay in the boy's fair hands, shining slightly in the light from the window.

Suddenly, the boy's hand shook and the object slipped down.

Seeing this, Su Qingluan subconsciously reached out to take it, but when she caught it, she found that it was a green ring-shaped jade ornament with intricate and delicate patterns carved on it.

This jade is surprisingly delicate and smooth when placed in the palm of the hand, without any impurities at all. Even a novice like Su Qingluan who has no knowledge of jade can see that this piece of jade has one word written all over it: expensive.

Su Qingluan's tense shoulders relaxed: if this thing fell to the ground and broke, she would be heartbroken - it could be exchanged for a lot of silver!

Yes, she is that vulgar.

For a man who needs money everywhere and never has enough, this is not shameful at all.

When she completely relaxed, she could see clearly that the jade was still wearing a thin chain. Even if she hadn't subconsciously reached out to catch it, it wouldn't have fallen to the ground and shattered into pieces.

What to do... She seemed to have done something particularly unnecessary.

Do you want to take your hand back?

Or just pretend nothing happened?

Su Qingluan thought with some confusion.

Su Qingluan's reaction made the young man laugh out loud: "Your benefactor has pure intentions. I originally wanted to give you this jade as a thank you gift. You don't have to mind it."

As he spoke, he placed the jade ring and the exquisite chain completely in Su Qingluan's palm: "It is just a small gift, please do not refuse it."

Su Qingluan looked at the jade in her hand with some embarrassment: "This is too precious..." Although she did not have the noble character of doing good deeds without leaving a name, she did not want to take advantage of the situation to rob.

It was just helping to expel the foreign object stuck in the trachea. Even at the price of the most unscrupulous private clinic, this level of "medical service" was definitely not worth the price of the jade in hand.

not to mention……

Su Qingluan glanced at the servants around her, especially the oldest middle-aged maid.

After the young man took out the ring-shaped jade ornament, an expression of surprise and uneasiness immediately appeared on her face. She stared at Su Qingluan intently, as if she was afraid that she would accept the jade.

Could it be some priceless heirloom?

Thinking of this, Su Qingluan felt that the jade in her hand suddenly became much heavier.

Don't, don't break it in your hands! This was the only thought that came to Su Qingluan's mind when she looked at the jade again.

The young man smiled when he heard Su Qingluan's words.

This smile was different from the gentle smile of gratitude he had shown Su Qingluan at first. Instead, it carried a hint of subtle pride: "You saved my life, so you're naturally worthy of this jade."

"But Master..." the middle-aged maid reminded anxiously, "That piece of jade is something you usually wear close to your body. If..."

"That's fine," the young man turned to look at the middle-aged maid, leaving Su Qingluan with only the back of her head. "I won't take back the thank you gift you gave me."

Su Qingluan always felt that in the brief moment when the young man turned around and spoke, he and the middle-aged maid opposite seemed to have had some high-dimensional invisible conversation that she was not aware of.

Or maybe she really had amnesia and skipped some plots.

Why else, when the young man turned around again, the middle-aged maid looked him up and down, then revealed an expression of "suddenly understanding" and said with a smile: "Since it is a kind gift from the master, please accept it, young master."

When she said this, her smile was particularly sincere and kind, and the vague sense of vigilance and insecurity that Su Qingluan had felt before disappeared.

So what did she miss?

However, Su Qingluan looked down at the jade ornament in her hand and still didn't want it.

The reason is simple: it's not practical.

Such exquisite and gorgeous jade ornaments would be too eye-catching if displayed in such a relatively "remote" village.

The only possible use might be to go to a pawn shop and exchange it for some money, but it is inevitable that the price will be severely suppressed in such places.

Su Qingluan didn't want to do this kind of business where she could obviously suffer losses.

So Su Qingluan declined again and said, "No, I haven't done anything worthy of a piece of jade." So could you give her something practical as a thank you gift, such as gold or silver notes?

She is such a vulgar person!

Seeing Su Qingluan's reaction, the young man thought for a moment and said:

"My surname is Lu, and I'm the third child. My family has some connections in the Imperial Capital. Why don't you keep this jade as a token of your loyalty? If you ever encounter an urgent problem that requires a solution but don't have the resources to do so, you can go to Lujiazhuang, seven or eight miles outside the East Gate of the Imperial Capital, and find a man named 'Lu Zhong' there. Then tell them you're looking for someone named 'Lu San'."

Su Qingluan's heart moved: Although she was temporarily living in Huaxi Village, whether she wanted to truly display her abilities or just for a better life, she would inevitably have to venture to a more prosperous place in the future.

Since we have to go to a wider world, why can't it be the most prosperous capital of a country?

Thinking of this, Su Qingluan smiled and bowed: "In that case, then I won't refuse. Mr. Lu, please don't always call me benefactor. My last name is Su."

"It turns out to be Mr. Su." Lu San nodded slightly.

"No……"

Su Qingluan subconsciously wanted to deny it, but suddenly she remembered that in the eyes of others, she was now dressed in men's clothes, so it was okay to call her "Langjun".

Think about it again, according to the theory of "big and small precautions" for men and women in this era, if I admit that I am a woman, then given how "close" I was with the boy just now, I might have a lot of trouble to explain.

Thinking of this, Su Qingluan quickly shook her head: "No... nothing."

Su Qingluan carefully hung the jade around her neck and kept it close to her body.

The cool touch of the jade ring moisturizes the skin, bringing a touch of freshness in this hot summer.

She exchanged a few words with the young man and his group, and seeing that he looked tired after being frightened and tossed around, she turned around and said goodbye.

After leaving the house, Su Qingluan returned to the private room where she had just met Manager Liang - she had not forgotten that the original purpose of her and Manager Liang coming to Hongfulou was to get it for free, no, to recycle some second-hand stationery resources from Manager Liang and reuse them.

As soon as I stepped into the private room, Manager Liang came towards me with a deep bow to the ground.

Su Qingluan was startled and quickly stopped her other foot as it was about to step into the room. She said in a daze, "Manager Liang, what are you doing..."

Shopkeeper Liang stood up and said to Su Qingluan with lingering fear, "If it weren't for Miss Su's quick decision to save the owner of that group today, my restaurant would be in great danger!"

Su Qingluan: ...

Although business may be affected for a period of time, is it really that exaggerated to say that things are “more bad than good”?