Chapter 956 - 32: Xiao Chong Extra (32)
Chapter 956: Chapter 32: Xiao Chong Extra (32)
Lu Shouyue left so meaningfully that Lin Wanwan felt a bit embarrassed, and moved further away from Xiao Chong.
"Embarrassed?" Xiao Chong shamelessly moved closer again, grabbed her hand, and his gaze fell on the Jade Bracelet on her left wrist, the green jade against her fair skin looked particularly beautiful, "Why did you suddenly decide to wear a bracelet?"
Lin Wanwan looked down at the emerald Jade Bracelet and replied, "My grandmother gave this to me. I wasn’t allowed to wear it at school, so I kept it hidden. Now that I’m in college, they probably won’t mind, so I brought it out."
Xiao Chong made an "Oh" sound, pondered for a moment, and said, "This bracelet is of excellent quality, worth seven figures or more. Your grandmother really cherishes you, always thinking of you with good things. It’s great; only such a bracelet is worthy of you."
Xiao Chong is very familiar with this time-travel Jade Bracelet.
Although it doesn’t look as good as when Lin Wanwan wore it a thousand years ago, it’s still unmistakably the same one, probably because its magical properties haven’t been discovered by Lin Wanwan yet.
Lin Wanwan was startled upon hearing how valuable the bracelet was, and immediately covered it with her hands in shock, "Seven figures? Really?"
Xiao Chong affirmed, "Of course, if it were me, I’d even trade all my possessions for it."
In this, Xiao Chong wasn’t lying; such a bracelet is worth more than gold.
Lin Wanwan, hearing this from Xiao Chong, felt even more unable to bear it, deeply afraid it might get chipped or damaged.
After all, it’s made of jade and isn’t resistant to impact.
"Is it really true? How could my grandmother leave me such an expensive bracelet," Lin Wanwan felt a bit disoriented.
If she had known the bracelet was so valuable, when her grandmother had a stroke and was hospitalized, she would have sold it and gone straight to the best hospital in Beijing for saving her. They might have been able to save her.
"Maybe it’s because your grandparents wanted to leave you a lifeline," Xiao Chong said casually.
Lin Wanwan carefully took off the Jade Bracelet and sighed, "You’ve made me afraid to wear it. But where should I put it? I don’t dare to leave it in the school dormitory either."
Xiao Chong smiled and suggested, "If you’re worried about its safekeeping, I do have a solution. When you go to Beijing, I’ll take you to one of the Four Major Banks, pick one, and get a safety deposit box to store it. Unless there’s some force majeure, it should be safer than anywhere else you hide it."
"Store it in the bank?" Lin Wanwan was hearing of such a thing for the first time, "Do banks offer this service?"
Xiao Chong said, "Of course. In modern society, anything you can think of, someone is doing."
Lin Wanwan thought for a while, handed the bracelet to Xiao Chong, and said, "Since you say this bracelet is so valuable, you keep it for me then, consider it my dowry."
Xiao Chong looked at Lin Wanwan seriously for a moment: "Your grandmother gave it to you, how can you bear to part with it?"
"Well, indeed it was given by my grandmother. But these are just external possessions; thinking about my grandmother is the same. This bracelet is really so precious, and I don’t dare wear it, so leave it with you."
Xiao Chong looked at the Jade Bracelet in his hand for a while, his eyes complex.
After a moment, he pulled Lin Wanwan’s hand over and helped her put it back on, gazing deeply at her, "Your dowry should definitely be kept by you; traditionally, dowry is passed to the children, not the husband."
"Passed to the children..." Lin Wanwan muttered, wondering why he was thinking so far ahead when they’ve just gotten engaged.
She looked at the Jade Bracelet on her hand and sighed, "Alright, then I’ll find a reputable bank in Beijing to save it. But where should I put it now?"
"Wear it," Xiao Chong said casually, "When traveling, keep valuables with you."
Lin Wanwan thought for a moment and realized there wasn’t a better option: "You’re right, for now, carrying it with me is safest."
Xiao Chong smiled slightly, without saying more.
The plane arrived at Hong Kong Island, and Lu Shouyue arranged for two cars for pick-up, one he himself took, and the other for Xiao Chong and Lin Wanwan.
Being his friend and the modern painter he admires most, it’s standard for the company to arrange a car for Xiao Chong.
All the artists for this art exhibition were hosted by their company, but the average person was arranged to stay at Time Hotel.
While Xiao Chong and Lin Wanwan stayed with Lu Shouyue at the Lu Family’s Half Mountain Villa.
Lu Shouyue’s grandfather had taken refuge on Hong Kong Island during the war, before moving to the United States later, leaving a lot of property behind on Hong Kong Island, among which is the Half Mountain Villa.
It was given to him on his tenth birthday.