Chapter 1334 - 591: The Art of Hospitality Begins with the Guest

Chapter 1334: Chapter 591: The Art of Hospitality Begins with the Guest

"Bufan, this might be the true dragon bearing jade! I’ve seen it in the incomplete ancient book ’Record of Exotic Treasures’ — it’s said that in ancient times there was a foul serpent causing havoc, and it exhaled to sully earthly treasures,"

Lin Li’s voice began to tremble as he spoke,

"To counter this calamity, the heavens forged nine Gold-Absorbing Stones by combining the earth’s veins of gold with star fragments. This object remains inert against ordinary iron but shows its mystical qualities upon touching real gold and spiritual jade, automatically attaching itself!"

Bai Bufan’s pupils contracted sharply, his fingertips trembled slightly:

"Indeed! My great-great-great-great-granduncle’s second cousin mentioned in his notes that the wealthy merchant Shen Wansan once fortunately acquired one piece, and any object absorbed by it not only verifies authenticity but also resonates with wealth energy...

Could it be... that what we found isn’t just any ordinary gold chain, but a supreme natural treasure?"

"Hiss—, it must be, otherwise regular gold wouldn’t be worth being absorbed. Thus, if that’s the case, I kind of don’t want to give it away..."

"Indeed, it’s just too precious, but, Lin Li... Teacher Xue is still our mentor, and changing our minds wouldn’t be right, should we still give it?"

"True, as it’s indeed... Mentor!"

"The gratitude towards our mentor..."

"Can never be repaid! \0/\0/\0/!!!"

The two continued to loudly murmur while three girls and Xue Jian’s wife on the side were listening with amusement.

As for Xue Jian himself, he was listening with the feeling of wanting to die.

Sometimes, Xue Jian genuinely wanted to open up Lin Li and Bai Bufan’s minds to see if zombies would be interested, or dung beetles would find them intriguing.

Who could possibly predict what reaction these two would have?

After your ’trick’ is exposed, you could at least do a "Haha, I’ve been found out, so embarrassing!"—why did it suddenly escalate to celestial treasures? How come settings were instantly filled in?

"You two, stand outside the door to greet New Year."

Xue Jian, worthy of being Xue Jian, instantly displayed the authority expected of a head teacher, facing the still murmuring pair Lin Bai, coldly smirking.

His words were so familiar that it was as if he had repeatedly told Lin Li and Bai Bufan to "stand at the back in class."

Alright, it’s not as if—it’s exactly that.

This overly familiar sentence instantly cracked Lin Li and Bai Bufan up.

The imagery was just too vivid—two standing at the door, from the ajar room doors came the joyful conversation of the "three" and Xue Jian’s couple, while they couldn’t participate at all, having to make a noticeable noise every half-minute—not to make Xue Jian aware of the two students outside, but to let the sensory lights at the staircase know someone was there.

"I was wrong, teacher," Lin Li laughed mischievously as he apologized, "this necklace was only one among the New Year gifts. Next time, it can be sold as scrap metal if you encounter a junk collector. These are the real New Year gifts we brought for you."

Lin Li and Bai Bufan moved the classic rice, noodles, and oil package they placed at the entrance inside.

Of course, Lin Li could take out the exact same gold necklace as the one Xue Jian held, and it was indeed pure gold, but Xue Jian wasn’t likely to accept it, including the rice, noodles, and oil—their total value wasn’t actually high.

"And over here, two packs of Zhonghua, nine pounds of tea." Of course, Lin Li wouldn’t forget the original intention.

With the large gold chain and jade jewels in front, Xue Jian gave the Zhonghua a glance, remaining unperturbed, nodding: "Alright, I’ve received your kind thoughts, you two can head back."

Tsk, so heartless.

It felt as though Xue Jian was the type who, after crossing the Bridge of Helplessness, would cut it down so those behind were left helpless.

So Lin Li and Bai Bufan tacitly looked at Xue Jian’s wife:

"Ma’am, we’ll head back early, you and the three of them have a nice chat. We’ll wait downstairs, not cold or tired at all."

Xue Jian’s wife was amused by Lin Li and Bai Bufan’s tactful manner.

To be honest, although she had never taught Lin Li and Bai Bufan, she knew Lin Bai very well. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

No other reason, some people just feel uncomfortable if they don’t complain a little every day.

Seeing is believing.

Of course, according to Xue Jian, regarding these two, it’s better not seen.

But now seeing met, they only tormented Xue Jian, she still found it quite interesting.

So, faced with their sob story, she chuckled softly, her wrinkles around her eyes stretching.

She stepped forward to lightly pat Xue Jian’s arm, laughing:

"With the New Year coming, why argue with the students? They’ve come all this way to celebrate, such sincere sentiments."

Xue Jian remained expressionless, obviously not listening.

She didn’t care, turned and waved Lin Li and Bai Bufan over warmly: "Don’t listen to him, outside’s chilly in the corridor."

Lin Li and Bai Bufan exchanged glances, feeling suddenly pardoned, swiftly slipping into the room, not forgetting to throw a provocative "what can you do to me?" look towards Xue Jian.

Xue Jian saw this, sighing with a shake of his head, helpless.

His wife turned from the entrance cabinet drawer to take out five already prepared red envelopes, the envelopes bulging red.

She walked in front of the five people, giving them one by one, her movements brisk yet caring as an elder: "Here, Happy New Year, may your studies reach new heights! May your wishes come true in the new year!"

"Ma’am, there’s not much money, right? We dared not buy expensive gifts, if these red envelopes have too much, we’d feel uneasy accepting." Ding Sihan inquired.

"Not much, not much, keep it."

Finishing distributing, Xue Jian’s wife pointed towards the living room: "Alright, don’t just stand there, come sit on the sofa and relax."

She spoke while leading them towards the living room, walking briskly.

The living room was not big but arranged warmly and neatly, the beige cloth sofa wrapped around a glass coffee table with plenty of snacks and fruits to entertain guests.