paranoianovel Chapter 275 Safe
Chapter 275 Safe
Just after entering Liyue Port, something like this happened before they went to "New Moon Pavilion".
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"What are you going to do?"
"..."
The two were walking smoothly on the road, but Shen He beside them suddenly stopped walking. Zuo Xi asked, but the other party didn't reply. Just when he was confused, the other party suddenly turned around and walked towards a place. Zuo Xi knew exactly what she had discovered by looking at the direction she was leaving, so he quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"No, no, no, let them follow. Things will be difficult if you drive them away."
"...Since Master has an order, I will listen to you."
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"Hahahaha, it's true. I'm really glad you can think of it. In other people's territory, she can feel at ease only if she is in the other person's field of vision. As for the city...it can rise from the dust and climb to that height. The city is not deep enough. It was eaten and wiped clean."
Ningguang's family history is indeed embarrassing and sighing, and even Zuo Xi has to admire it. In terms of business, Ningguang is indeed a rare talent. The difficulty of getting rich is completely different from that of getting rich. Even Pantalone may not be able to do better from such a low starting point.
"But that's not what I want to ask. What I want to ask is how you felt when she and I tested each other."
Zuo Xi is good at observing other people's expressions and can also read some information from other people's expressions. He can roughly deduce the direction of events and use this to speculate on other people's psychological activities. But how can I put it, reading expressions is not only a hobby, but also like reading reference answers. That was part of his fun.
But Shen He was stunned and showed no expression at all, which resulted in no response to his guess. It is equivalent to completing a question. I am sure that I have got it right, but I still want to look over the answer to feel comfortable.
"...It's boring. Do you like receiving gifts?"
Shen He answered the other party's question truthfully. Although it was still concise, it was still an answer. Because Zuo Xi said she could just leave it to him, she didn't participate much in the whole process. Being bored was her true feeling.
After answering, Shen He suddenly asked a question that had nothing to do with the current topic, as if he had thought of something.
"What do you understand by this?"
Zuo Xi didn't pay much attention to the gift given by Ning Guang. After all, it's just a good signal, and it doesn't matter what the content is. Generally speaking, there will be no follow-up to this kind of gift after he accepts it, and he will not even open it.
"Because I couldn't figure out why the other party still sent gifts even though we were visiting presumptuously. I didn't think much about it and didn't need it, so I refused.
But you accepted it, and you also accepted my share. So I was wondering, do you like receiving gifts from others? "
Shen He's understanding was very novel. Although he understood it wrong, it made Zuo Xi a little curious.
After all, Shen He's gift could be seen to be something like a hairpin from the appearance of the packaging, but his own was just a small, square box, and the contents could not be seen.
According to Ningguang's mental state at the time, revealing the content of the gift as much as possible can increase the probability of successful delivery. But the other party didn't do this, so suddenly he began to be curious about what was inside.
"It might be a little troublesome to explain. You just need to know that she gave it to you for the sake of the Jueyunjian Immortal Family. In that case, I have benefited from you. Find a place to open it and take a look. .”
If Zuo Xi was alone, although he wouldn't be left out in the cold, he definitely wouldn't have to think about the other party's low-profile apology.
The two of them came to "Three Bowls Can't Stop the Harbor". Shen He couldn't drink, so Zuo Xi ordered a bowl of stuffed glutinous rice balls for her. I'm a little tired of eating and drinking these days, but the knick-knacks on the roadside seem more innovative.
After sitting down, the two of them prepared to open the apology prepared by Ning Guang. Gifts, out of etiquette, cannot be opened in person unless requested by the other party.
Shen He opened it first. Although Zuo Xi accepted it on his behalf, it was still nominally given to Shen He, so she naturally had to open it with her own hands.
Opening the exquisite long gift box, although it was not a hairpin as Zuo Xi expected, it was not much different. Lying quietly on the topaz cushion in the box was a leaf-shaped hair ornament.
Shen He's hairstyle doesn't require hairpins, and Ning Guang may have prepared this because of this factor.
"Hair accessories... so-so."
"Why, is this hair accessory of low value?"
Although Shen He didn't understand the value of this thing, judging from its appearance, it shouldn't be an ordinary jewelry that could be seen everywhere.
"No, you misunderstood. The design of this hair accessory should be from the hands of a famous artist, and the craftsmanship is the kind that only top craftsmen can do. The material is made of fine wood supplemented by beautiful jade, and the inlaid decorations in the details are more beautiful. It is made of pure gold. In terms of craftsmanship and materials, this hair accessory can be regarded as top quality.
I'm just a little disappointed with Ning Guang. She thought that the opponent would use some strange moves when he was at a disadvantage, but she still chose to play it safe. "
Zuo Xi could tell the value of this hair accessory just by looking at it. Even with his vision, he had to admit the artistic value and practical value of this hair accessory.
But the "so-so" thing he said had nothing to do with the hair accessory itself. What he said was that Ningguang's behavior in choosing the gift was too conservative.
Gifting valuable hair accessories is indeed a general solution. Basically, there will be no unexpected problems, and there will be no risk of missteps. The aim is not to achieve merit but to achieve no fault.
But Zuo Xi originally thought that the other party would be more attentive, and made dangerous moves under the already disadvantaged situation, trying to bypass him and use Shen He to win the favor of Jueyunjian Xian family.
Now the other party's choice is certainly reasonable, and it cannot be said to be a mistake. It is even extremely correct in terms of results. But Zuo Xi, who had high expectations, was inevitably a little disappointed.
"...Forget it. Why don't you open it and take a look?"
Shen He tried to understand, but quickly gave up thinking. Things like interpersonal relationships and the subtext of various behaviors are too out of line for someone like her whose common sense is different from ordinary people.
So she simply skipped the topic. Although she couldn't see the value of her gift, nor could she understand Zuo Xi's comments about this hair accessory just now. But she heard that this thing was valuable and a good thing.
From her perspective, Zuo Xi took the lead from going down the mountain to entering Liyue Port, then spending time on food and clothing, and finally the meeting with Ning Guang just now. The other party should pay more attention to Zuo Xi.
So naturally, she thought that Ningguang's gift to Zuo Xi must be more valuable than hers.