Chapter 377 Five Small Goals

"Then why do you insist that I accept it? I don't like wearing these things..."

Wang Xifeng loved wearing gold and silver bracelets. She didn't like jade bracelets because they were fragile, and she didn't know much about them, so she was afraid that people would talk about them and she would embarrass herself.

"This pair of bracelets is worth five small goals," Yuan Hongqu said casually.

"My God... five... hundred million?" Wang Xifeng's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"Close your mouth, now it's yours."

"Ping'er, Ping'er!" Wang Xifeng realized what was happening and hurriedly called out to Ping'er.

"Second Madam, you just instructed Ping'er to go back to the mansion with Aunt Zhou to thank the old lady on your behalf." Caiming rushed over upon hearing the voice.

"Go and bring me the bracelet that the old lady gave me. I want to take another look at it." Since Ping'er wasn't there, Wang Xifeng decided to keep it herself until Ping'er returned so she could put it away properly.

That's 500 million yuan. If she loses it, she'll probably be heartbroken.

Caiming brought the bracelet over, and Wang Xifeng immediately took the box, disregarding her pregnant belly, and hugged it to her chest.

Seeing her nervous expression, Yuan Hongqu spoke up.

"You can't go back anyway, and even if you did, you couldn't take this with you. It'll be worth five small goals in the future, but it won't have much to do with you now."

Wang Xifeng thought for a moment before realizing the situation. When she looked at the bracelet again, her gaze was no longer as fiery as before.

“Then I’ll keep it as a family heirloom. I don’t need it myself, so I’ll leave it to my descendants.”

"It's probably not cheap now, but you're not short of money. Keeping it as a family heirloom is indeed a good idea."

"Sister Yuan, back in our hometown, when wealthy women gave birth, their in-laws would shower them with money and houses. Now I guess I've become a wealthy woman myself, right?"

"You've always been a wealthy socialite, don't you know that?" Yuan Hongqu always felt that Wang Xifeng didn't seem to understand her own position, and now she realized that was the root of the problem.

"Hehe, I always thought I was just a beast of burden working for the rich and powerful, and the only time I truly enjoyed the life of the rich and powerful was during these few days here with you."

Wang Xifeng withdrew her gaze from the bracelet, lost in thought.

"Since the old lady has such valuable items, when the family was almost struggling to make ends meet, she could have pawned one of them and that would have been enough for the mansion to eat and drink for many years. Why didn't she show it off at all?"

"If it weren't for the incident where you were locked up in the ancestral hall by Jia She and Jia Zheng, the old lady probably planned to take this bracelet to her grave," Yuan Hongqu boldly guessed.

“That’s possible,” Wang Xifeng nodded in agreement.

"Luckily you let me take them, otherwise these bracelets would never have seen the light of day. If I knew the value of these bracelets later, I would probably regret it to death. Five small targets, enough to fill an entire warehouse..." Wang Xifeng imagined what it would be like to exchange them all for cash, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

"Wake up, you can't see it." Yuan Hongqu knew what she was thinking and shattered her illusion with her words.

"Keep it safe; your descendants will be grateful to you."

Wang Xifeng nodded repeatedly, "Why don't you have someone take it overseas for me? I'm afraid it's not safe to keep it with me."

“The overseas world is in chaos right now. Apart from a few established countries, the rest of the world is still uncivilized and in a primitive state. If you take something from the past, are you going to have them make it into knives or spoons?” Yuan Hongqu thought Wang Xifeng was being a bit far-fetched.

She was quite calm before she knew the value of the bracelets, but now that she did, she started to feel uneasy.

Since we can't send them overseas, we still need to protect them properly. How about we dig an underground warehouse?

Wang Xifeng's mind was in turmoil, but she finally decided that she would discuss it properly with Jia Lian after he returned.

However, there is something else that is also very important right now.

"Sister Yuan, how about I go back to Rongguo Mansion in a couple of days?"

"Aren't we waiting for Jia Lian?"

“I don’t know what kind of trouble he’ll cause when he comes back. I’d rather go back than let him cause trouble and give the old lady another headache.”

Wang Xifeng had a very good relationship with the old lady in the Rongguo Mansion. Now that the old lady had given her such a precious jade bracelet, she softened her heart.

"If you want things to be easier when you take over the household, just wait for Jia Lian to come back and take you back; if you want things to be the same as before, you can go back now."

"Then I'll wait a little longer."

After Wang Xifeng finished speaking, she covered her face with her fan and closed her eyes to rest, just like Yuan Hongqu.

Yuan Hongqu closed her eyes, but in her heart she was thinking about what the Empress had told her and considering the future development of the academy.

The Empress wanted to open several more academies, as there was a high demand for both female officials and women trained in the branch academies.

They were very professional, completely different from the palace maids who were trained by word of mouth in the past.

The Empress had a strong feeling: how wonderful it would be if all the palace maids were replaced with students from the girls' academy!

Unfortunately, the academy has too few graduates...

Yuan Hongqu was somewhat tempted by the promise the Empress had given her.

The Empress said that as long as the Emperor is on the throne, the academy will be the premier women's academy in the country. In recent years, the academy's contributions to the court have changed the opinions of many officials. A few days ago, someone even wrote a memorial requesting that more women's academies be opened in other places.

They were discussing the feasibility of opening more girls' colleges.

Yuan Hongqu was unaware that officials would advocate for girls' academies.

Although she plans to open more branch schools in other places in the future, it won't be so soon.

So she told the Empress that the family in the capital was already severely understaffed, and the teachers were all taking on multiple roles.

As for opening a branch campus, we'll wait until we find suitable teachers.

As a result, the Queen directly selected a group of people, some of whom were graduates of women's academies, and others who had special talents in a certain area. These people, after training, would certainly be able to perform the work of teachers.

It seems the Empress is really short-handed and urgently needs female officials from the academy to do her work.

Then we need to train another batch of teachers.

Actually, we could open more training courses for teachers.

As Yuan Hongqu pondered, she jotted down her future plans.

It wasn't until the first update's popping sound rang out that Yuan Hongqu sensed something was amiss:

Daiyu said she would pass by the Yuan family mansion on her way back to the palace and wanted to go back to the Lin family with her, but it was so late and Daiyu still hadn't returned!

Just as Yuan Hongqu was about to send someone to inquire, a maidservant ran in.

"Mr. Yuan, the young lady debated with students from the Imperial Academy inside the Imperial Observatory. Unable to win the argument, the students resorted to underhanded tactics. They claimed that the provincial examination required both girls' academy students and Imperial Academy students to participate, and if the girls' academy couldn't beat the Imperial Academy students, the academy would have to close down..."