Chapter 371 Not recognizing value
Upon hearing this voice, the siblings' tense infighting vanished instantly, and they turned to look at Liu Nanshi with one voice, saying in unison, "No!"
"A Thousand Colds".
Liu Nanshi gently called Gu Qianhan's name: "Are you deliberately distancing yourself from me now? You bought me a bracelet, but you won't admit it. Is it because there were outsiders present?"
"Miss Liu, please don't flatter yourself. The bracelet is for my sister, it has nothing to do with you."
Gu Qianhan said indifferently, "As for outsiders, there are no outsiders here, except for you."
Liu Nanshi sighed softly, a hint of guilt in her expression: "Qianhan, are you still angry with me? Why are you saying such hurtful things? I know my family rejected our marriage proposal, which upset you, but it wasn't something I could decide. I hope you won't hate me because of this. Can't we just be good friends like before?"
Gu Qianhan glanced at Shen Wantang subconsciously and saw that she had no reaction to Liu Nanshi's words. For a moment, she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
The bitterness in his heart spread little by little, and his reply to Liu Nanshi seemed somewhat nonchalant: "I didn't know when I became friends with Miss Liu. I hope Miss Liu will be more self-respecting. Being too frivolous will make people look down on you."
If it were any other woman, hearing such words would surely make her feel extremely embarrassed, and she would not continue to pester him.
But Liu Nanshi seemed oblivious to Gu Qianhan's coldness and aloofness. She even smiled and said, "You're still the same as before. You're sharp-tongued, but actually, you have the softest heart. Otherwise, you wouldn't have specially bought me a Buddhist prayer bead bracelet."
"I already told you, this isn't for you."
"Then who is this for? Don't tell me it's for A-Ning. Didn't you already give her one? You're not going to wear the last one yourself, are you? I remember you never wear these kinds of things."
Gu Qianhan knew that he could no longer give the bracelet to Shen Wantang at this point, otherwise it would bring her enormous trouble.
His fingertips gently stroked the smooth Buddhist prayer beads, on which he had personally carved Sanskrit characters: "Light rain asks the evening wind, stars remember the shadows of the crabapple."
He slightly opened the bracelet and put it on his wrist. When he spoke again, his tone was already mocking: "Miss Liu seems to really like my bracelet. What, is the Liu family so poor that they can't even afford a bracelet? Asking me for it time and time again, aren't you afraid of damaging your reputation as the number one talented woman of Dafeng?"
Liu Nanshi's smile vanished instantly. Her eyes reddened, and she adopted a wronged tone: "Qianhan, you still blame me, don't you? Actually, you've given me enough gifts before, so there's no need to give me anything more. I don't need this bracelet."
Gu Qianhan seemed not to have heard what she said at all. He nimbly mounted his horse and said indifferently, "A Ning, the sun is about to set. We should go home."
Seeing her second brother trample on Liu Nanshi's face, Gu Qianning was overjoyed. She immediately decided to deliver the gift to the person her second brother wanted to give it to.
She held up the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand and waved them in front of Liu Nanshi: "Oh dear, Sister Liu, do you like these kinds of Buddhist prayer beads? Why didn't you say so earlier? I have some here!"
Liu Nanshi breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that Gu Qianning was still willing to give her face, just like before.
But the more others gave her face, the more reserved she became: "What, are you going to give me your string of beads? No need, actually I don't care for this kind of thing. I was just joking with Qianhan earlier, you don't have to take it seriously."
Gu Qianning almost rolled her eyes, but her good upbringing restrained her impulse.
She turned her head and loudly questioned Gu Qianhan: "Second brother, look at the rubbish you gave me! Even Miss Liu doesn't like it! Can't you give me something that makes me look good?"
Gu Qianhan, mounted on his horse, spoke coldly, his tone carrying a chill: "You don't know its value, yet you dare to spout nonsense? This is a top-grade Vajra Bodhi given to Abbot by the King of India when he was young, when he followed the previous Abbot to India to study Buddhism. After the previous Abbot returned, he personally made it into a bracelet and passed it on to the current Abbot. There were only three bracelets in total, and I snatched two of them. The last one is worn on the Abbot's wrist."
Upon hearing this, both Shen Wantang and Gu Qianning were startled!
Liu Nanshi, who had just said she looked down on this kind of thing, was so speechless that she couldn't say another word.
Gu Qianning exclaimed, "What?! This is the Vajra Bodhi string that the Abbot always carries?! Isn't this the treasure of Fazhen Temple?! How did you manage to steal it?! This...this...is this alright? Didn't the Abbot break your legs?"
Gu Qianhan: "The abbot's lightness skill is not as good as mine, he can't outrun me."
Gu Qianning: "..."
She could hardly imagine the scene of the abbot, who was over fifty years old, chasing Gu Qianhan all over the temple!
No wonder she felt the abbot's voice wasn't as hypnotic as it was this morning when she was listening to the sutra this afternoon—oh, no, it wasn't as loud and clear as a bell this morning.
Gu Qianning examined the bracelet again. The afterglow of the setting sun shone down, and the Bodhi beads gleamed with a deep and solemn luster. When Gu Qianhan held it in her hand earlier, she felt that this bracelet was different from the ones she had seen before. Now, upon closer inspection, she realized that these Bodhi beads were not in the same league as those sold at Fazhen Temple.
The Vajra Bodhi is named for its diamond-like hardness. It symbolizes wisdom and invincible power. It is a Buddhist treasure and a precious object that can calm the mind and soothe the spirit.
For some reason, Gu Qianning felt that her second brother had a really good eye for things. This Bodhi bracelet was very suitable for the calm and resilient Shen Wantang.
She took Shen Wantang's hand and solemnly put the wristband on her wrist: "Atang, this is for you."
Shen Wantang was startled and immediately tried to take off the bracelet, but she refused, saying, "How can I accept this? It's too valuable!"
Gu Qianning pressed her hand down and gave her a bright smile: "I saw that you were very attentive when you listened to the sutra, so you obviously have a much better understanding of Buddhism than I do. Giving this bracelet to you would be a waste, and giving it to me would be a terrible waste!"
Shen Wantang still wanted to refuse: "But..."
Gu Qianning interrupted her refusal: "There's no 'but,' I said I'd give it to you, so I'll give it to you! It's just a Bodhi seed bracelet, are you going to refuse me? Are you like Miss Liu, looking down on my things? Then I'll be very sad!"
Now Shen Wantang has no choice but to accept it.
She reached out and pinched Gu Qianning's cheek, laughing as she said, "A treasure like this, anyone who doesn't want it is blind. I'm just afraid that if I take your treasure away, you'll be so heartbroken you won't be able to sleep at night!"
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