"Of course, I'm your mother! It's okay, Nanxun! You don't have a telepathic connection with me, but I do!"
"It's not that I'm sad, as long as my baby Qingqing and I have a telepathic connection."
"Brother Nanxun, you can't call me 'baby' anymore. We already have a baby, it's not appropriate for you to call me that."
"No, even if we have many more babies, you are still my baby, my most important baby."
"..."
The next day, after breakfast, Gu Nanxun rode his bicycle with Lin Qing slowly towards the commune. The two arrived at the commune's scrap metal collection station.
"What are you doing?"
Inside the scrap metal recycling station, an old man lay on a recliner, slowly fanning himself with a banana leaf fan. When he saw Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun walk in from outside, he slowly raised his eyes and asked in a lazy tone.
"Grandpa, we want to come in and find some waste newspapers to paste on the walls at home."
Hearing the old man's question, Lin Qing answered slowly, trying to show a cute smile to indicate that she was harmless.
"Go inside, but don't take anything you shouldn't."
"Okay, sir, don't worry."
Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun entered the scrap metal recycling station. After Lin Qing and the others had walked far away and were out of sight of the old man, they quietly took out the Lingxi Treasure Mirror and slowly walked around the scrap metal recycling station.
As Lin Qing walked, she observed the Spiritual Mirror. Suddenly, the mirror began flashing rapidly, and its pointer pointed to the right. Following the direction indicated by the mirror, Lin Qing saw some old objects to her right, with a pile of old books in the corner. She walked over and carefully picked one up. The Spiritual Mirror then began to flicker with a faint light.
Lin Qing looked carefully at the book in her hand. It was a math book for the second year of junior high school, nothing special!
Undeterred, Lin Qing began to carefully flip through the math book in her hand, but no matter how she looked at it, there was nothing special about it.
Helpless, Lin Qing could only store the math book in her spatial storage, intending to study it slowly when she got back.
After putting the books away, Lin Qing casually glanced at the place where the books were kept.
"Brother Nanxun, come quick!" Lin Qing suddenly exclaimed excitedly in a low voice to Gu Nanxun.
Gu Nanxun rushed over upon hearing the commotion, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he looked at the glowing Lingxi Treasure Mirror.
"Brother Nanxun, there seems to be something under this book." Lin Qing said, preparing to move the pile of old books aside.
"I'll do it, you just watch from the side."
Gu Nanxun stopped Lin Qing, who wanted to move the books, and squatted down himself, carefully moving the pile of old books away little by little. As the books were moved, a worn-out little wooden box appeared in front of Gu Nanxun.
Gu Nanxun picked up the old wooden box, gently opened it, and saw a crystal-clear jade pendant lying inside.
Lin Qing curiously stepped forward and examined the jade pendant closely. It emitted a faint glow and was engraved with exquisite patterns.
“This jade pendant looks quite old; it might be a treasure,” Gu Nanxun said, handing the pendant to Lin Qing.
Lin Qing took the jade pendant; it was warm to the touch, and a strange feeling welled up in her heart. She felt that the jade pendant seemed to possess some kind of mysterious power.
Just then, the Spirit Mirror began to flash again, even more dazzling than before. The pointer remained on the direction of the jade pendant, trembling incessantly.
"Could this jade pendant be the treasure the Spiritual Mirror is searching for?" Lin Qing thought to herself with secret delight. No wonder she couldn't find anything special about that math book earlier! She had been looking in the wrong direction.
Gu Nanxun nodded. "I don't know what's so special about this jade pendant. Let's put it away for now and study it slowly when we get back."
Lin Qing put the jade pendant away and continued to wander around the scrap yard. However, after walking around several times, the Lingxi Treasure Mirror stopped glowing.
"System check-in!"
"Ding... Congratulations, host, you have signed in with a bag of used screws. Would you like to claim it?"
"receive!"
Lin Qing looked at the small bag of scrap screws in her hand, her face darkening. Sure enough, one shouldn't have too high expectations at a scrap metal recycling station.
When Gu Nanxun saw the old screws in Lin Qing's hand, he quickly turned around, but his shoulders kept shaking.
"Nanxun, are you laughing at me?"
As Lin Qing was staring down at the screw, she suddenly heard a muffled laugh and couldn't help but look up at Gu Nanxun to ask him a question.
"No……"
Gu Nanxun quickly stopped chuckling when he heard Lin Qing's voice, but Lin Qing still saw his trembling shoulders.
"Oh, Nanxun, you're making fun of me!"
As Lin Qing spoke, she lunged at Gu Nanxun. Seeing Lin Qing rushing towards him, Gu Nanxun was afraid she would fall, so he quickly turned around and caught her in his arms.
Lin Qing nestled into Gu Nanxun's arms, and the two of them suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Qing's face flushed slightly. She quickly broke free from Gu Nanxun's embrace and said, pretending to be angry, "Hmph, Brother Nanxun, I'm ignoring you."
Looking at Lin Qing's adorable appearance, Gu Nanxun smiled and said, "Okay, don't be angry anymore, I won't laugh at you."
Lin Qing gave a soft snort and turned around. Gu Nanxun gently tugged at Lin Qing's sleeve from behind, coaxing her like a child, "Don't be angry, I'll take you to eat something delicious later, okay?"
Upon hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Lin Qing immediately turned around, her eyes shining: "Alright, since you sincerely admitted your mistake, I won't be angry anymore."
The two then left the scrap metal yard together, and Gu Nanxun took Lin Qing to the state-run restaurant.
After the two finished their meal at the state-run restaurant, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought some things, and then headed back.
On her way home, Lin Qing kept thinking about the jade pendant.
"System, what exactly is the use of this jade pendant?" Lin Qing asked silently in his mind.
"The specific purpose of the jade pendant cannot be detected at present, and further research is needed," the system's voice sounded in Lin Qing's mind.
After returning home, Lin Qing placed the jade pendant on the table and examined it carefully. Suddenly, she noticed that the patterns on the jade pendant seemed to be subtly flowing, as if they were alive.
"Could this jade pendant hold some secret?" Lin Qing muttered to himself.
At this moment, Gu Nanxun walked over, looking at the jade pendant thoughtfully.
“Perhaps we can ask the Book of Answers,” Gu Nanxun suggested.
"Oh right, how could I have forgotten about the Book of Answers!"
After Lin Qing finished speaking, she took out the Book of Answers and placed it on the table. "Book of Answers, what is the use of this jade pendant?"
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