Rong Qingqing coughed lightly and quickly changed her words, "I mean, have you ever seen rice? Do you know how rice grows? And what do the vegetables and fruits we eat every day look like?"
Xie Jingrun paused, "I've seen rice before..."
"Then you probably don't know how rice grows, right? And wheat, sweet potatoes, potatoes, you've never seen these before, have you?" Rong Qingqing glanced at him, and seeing him deep in thought, she felt quite superior.
Knowing about agarwood is nothing special; we live our lives without even knowing how rice grows, let alone the vegetables and fruits we eat for our three meals.
To put it bluntly, they can't even distinguish between the five grains, so what's so superior about that?
What she knows, he may not have seen; what he knows, she may not have seen. Neither of them should look down on the other.
For the first time, Xie Jingrun was stumped by this seemingly simple question.
He stood there for a long time, his brows furrowed tightly.
Rong Qingqing felt a little smug, pleased that she had managed to stump this great devil.
She tiptoed away, not wanting to disturb his contemplation of the true meaning of life.
She took out the dowry list, opened each box one by one, and checked them against the list.
Everything was found to be intact.
It seems Rong Shiqing has kept it very well.
Finally, she walked to the corner and opened the two boxes against the wall.
When Rong Qingqing saw what was inside, she blinked. If she hadn't already known there was gold inside, she would have thought she was dreaming.
"Wow, so much gold!" Coming to her senses, she almost pounced on it; all of this would be hers from now on.
One thousand taels of gold, converted into RMB, should be worth more than ten million, or even more.
Happiness came so suddenly that Rong Qingqing happily hummed a song.
"Shut up, you're not allowed to sing anymore!"
Xie Jingrun's cold and displeased voice rang out, instantly waking her up like a bucket of ice water.
She turned to look at the expressionless man and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I'm just not worldly enough. I've made you laugh at me, Your Excellency."
Xie Jingrun narrowed his eyes, feeling that her words had a double meaning.
Thinking of the question she had mentioned earlier, his face suddenly darkened.
That damned woman, I shouldn't have given her a nice look.
He turned and left.
Seeing the man walk away, Rong Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and quickly chased after him.
"Hey, Xie Jingrun, wait a minute."
Xie Jingrun stopped in his tracks, his eyes narrowing. "What did you call me?"
Rong Qingqing covered her mouth, only then realizing that in her haste she had called him by his given name. She quickly corrected herself, saying, "Lord Marquis, Commander?"
Xie Jingrun continued walking forward.
Rong Qingqing quickly grabbed his sleeve, "You promised me you'd help me move my dowry, you can't leave now."
Xie Jingrun glanced at her hand, his voice laced with danger, "Let go!"
"I can put it away, but you can't go back on your word." Rong Qingqing thought of all the valuable items inside, as well as the two boxes of gold, and felt a surge of courage to go all out.
Those things really did require Jingrun's help.
Otherwise, she wasn't sure if she could leave the Rong residence safely, or if she would be robbed when she got to the street.
Xie Jingrun reached for the embroidered spring knife at his waist. "Let go or not?"
Between life and money, life is naturally more important.
Rong Qingqing decisively let go.
Xie Jingrun glanced at her and walked out.
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