Translator: _Min_
Si Fuqing gazed at the gun in her hand. âMust be worth a lot, right?â
She had a fondness for collecting various weapons and had even dedicated a room next to her laboratory for this purpose.
She could tell at a glance whether it was a good gun.
âItâs alright,â Yu Xiheng replied nonchalantly, âOne hundred million.â
Si Fuqing said, ââ¦I donât want it anymore.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Yu Xiheng, resting his chin on his hand, looked at her, his eyebrows slightly raised, âI wonât deduct it from your salary. You should know from history that military power is always paramount.â
âBut I donât want to work anymore,â Si Fuqing sighed. âI just want to lie down and be served.â
She wondered how she ended up with such a costly burden!
Fine, itâs a pixiu Iâve picked up, Iâll raise it even it means kneeling.
Yu Xihengâs brows lifted slightly, âIt seems you really want to be an empress dowager.â
âOf course,â Si Fuqing blinked her fox-like eyes. âAn empress dowager is a winner in life â promotion, wealth, and the demise of a husband, the three great joys of life!â
Yu Xiheng paused for a moment, then smiled, âThatâs a new perspective Iâve heard.â
âBut the empress dowager has to engage in palace intrigues, even more tiring,â Si Fuqing leaned back in her chair. âIâd better just be a salted fish.â
âAlright,â he sighed softly, inaudible, then he spoke with a comforting tone in his voice, âAfter the banquet tomorrow, go to the bank and withdraw a box of gold bricks. Itâs your recent treatment fee.â
Yu Xiheng knew well that only when severely injured did the pixiu urgently need gold bricks to recover.
But once well- tended, a pixiu was a tremendous asset to its master, attracting wealth and fortune and enhancing luck.
Pixius were rare, and there was only one in the entire world. It needed to be well cared for.
âAh, right,â Si Fuqing suddenly sprang up. âBoss, I have something for you.â
She took out a box from her bag and handed it over.
Inside was a white jade ring.
She had it crafted today by a jeweler in the ancient street, using one of the ancient jades obtained from the Pei family.
Yu Xihengâs hand paused, then he looked up.
His phoenix eyes were deep and captivating, like night blooming flowers in the depths of his eyes, mesmerizing and alluring.
Si Fuqing propped her chin, âBoss, since youâre a man, I thought you wouldnât wear a necklace, so I made a ring.â
Yu Xihengâs fingers caressed the jade ring, his voice emotionless, calm and serene, âDo you know what it means for a woman to give a man a ring in the Great Xia Dynasty?â
Si Fuqing was honest this time: âI donât know. I havenât finished reading âThe
Chronicles of the Emperor Yinâ. History books require careful reading.â
âYou could read more,â Yu Xiheng smiled slightly and nodded. âI heard from Feng San that youâve been playing games?â
âI donât play!â Si Fuqing was very decisive. âIâm a working elite, how could I possibly play games? Iâve already quit.â
Yu Xiheng paused, âItâs okay to relax at times.â
âI still wonât play,â Si Fuqing blatantly lied. âI donât like games at all, theyâre too violent. â
âThatâs fine. There are many deceptions in games. As a girl, donât get tricked,â Yu Xiheng didnât press further. âCall Feng San, letâs go back.â
Meanwhile, the dinner of D6 and Starry Star Girls ended, and Cen Xiaosi returned to the hotel.
âIt looks like Si Fuqing wonât come back,â a girl glanced around. âDoes she have a place to stay here?â
âHow could she?â Cen Xiaosi scoffed. âShe canât even afford a toilet.â
MO City, located at the center of the Great Xia Empire, was an important transportation hub.
Though not as developed as Sijiu City, it was still an international metropolis with sky-high real estate prices, especially near the ancient artifacts street where even ordinary houses cost over one hundred twenty thousand per square meter, let alone luxury villas.
âJiang Changning hasnât come back either,â Cen Xiaosiâs eyes flickered. âLetâs go into their room.â
The girl hesitated, âIsnât that a bit inappropriate?â
âWhat could two poor wretches possibly have in their room?â Cen Xiaosi was dismissive. âIâll ask the hotel for a room card.â
Easily obtaining a room card as a fellow group member, Cen Xiaosi entered Si Fuqing and Jiang Changningâs room.
The room was indeed sparse but tidy, with only a few bottles and jars of skincare products on the bedside table