Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 52
[Chapter 52 Lin Xiu’s Gift]
Xue Ning’er’s grandfather was a third-class duke of Daxia, and Yongping Hou was a first-class marquis, only one level lower than him. The eldest son of the marquis’s mansion personally presented the gift, which was considered very important.
Xue Ning’er was the focus of the night, and most of the young people attending the banquet tonight gathered around her.
At this time, a young man took out a palm-sized, square brocade box from his sleeve, held it with both hands and handed it to Xue Ning’er, saying: “Ning’er, this is the Mingyue Pearl that I sent someone to find from the Western Regions. It is my birthday gift to you.”
He opened the brocade box, and an object shaped like a pearl and larger than a pigeon egg was lying in the brocade box, emitting a faint fluorescence.
Although there was a gift room at the entrance of the Xue Mansion, most people would put their gifts there before entering the door, but some people’s gifts were particularly precious, and they wanted to give them to Xue Ning’er in person, and also show their faces in front of everyone.
The person who took out the Mingyue Pearl at this moment was Wei Wenyuan, the second son of the Weiguo Mansion, and the most powerful one among the people pursuing Xue Ning’er.
Girls always like glittering things. As soon as this treasure was taken out, it caused a burst of exclamations from many young women around Xue Ning’er.
“Ah, what a beautiful moon pearl!”
“I have never seen such a big moon pearl in my life!”
“Such a big and pure moon pearl must be very hard to find!”
“Master Wei is really thoughtful…”
…
Just as the girls were chattering and looking at the moon pearl with envy, an untimely voice came from the crowd: “Humph, what’s so good about the moon pearl, it’s tacky, Ning’er, come and see my gift for you!”
The speaker was Qi Qingxiao, the eldest son of the Duke of Qi’s mansion. He looked at Wei Wenyuan with disdain and opened a jade box in his hand. The jade box was emerald green, without a trace of impurities and cracks. This box alone was the best jade material and was very expensive. It was conceivable that the things in the box should be even more precious.
At this time, Qi Qingxiao had already opened the jade box in his hand, and saw that there was a diamond-shaped crystal the size of a fingernail in the box.
The moment they saw the crystal, the crowd exclaimed again.
But this time, it was the men present who were shocked.
“Yuan Jing!”
“Oh my god, this is probably the Yuan Jing of a fifth-level alien beast!”
“This is too precious. With this Yuan Jing, Miss Ning’er’s chance of advancing from the Xuan level to the Di level in the future will increase by at least 10%!”
…
Even Lin Xiu couldn’t help but sigh in his heart when he saw the things in the box. These powerful children are really willing to spend money to pick up girls.
Yuan Jing is naturally familiar to him. The reason why his Yuan power grows so fast, in addition to the fact that Lingyin takes him to practice together, is the most important thing is Yuan Jing. However
, the Yuan Crystal used by Lin Xiu is the Yuan Crystal of a low-level alien beast.
The only function of that kind of diamond-shaped crystal, which is only the size of a grain of rice, is to speed up the practice of people who have just awakened their abilities. It comes from the body of a low-level alien beast. As long as you have money, it is not difficult to obtain.
But high-level alien beasts are different.
The fifth-level beasts are as powerful as the earth-level magicians. They have high intelligence. Hunting them requires great risks, and even if they can be defeated, it is difficult to get their crystals.
Because before they die, they will detonate the crystals and fight to the death. Even if they die, the enemy can’t expect to get any benefits.
The crystals of this high-level beast have another great function, which is to increase the chance of the magician’s awakening. Although it is only 10%, it is also the dream of many magicians.
The crystals of the earth-level beasts are in short supply and are obviously more precious than the moon beads.
Xue Ning’er is very good at dealing with people, so she naturally won’t show any preference for either one. She accepted both gifts and said, “Thank you, gentlemen. I like your gifts very much…”
The two smiled at Xue Ning’er, but when they looked at each other, they snorted and turned their heads away.
At this time, another puzzled voice came from the crowd: “I wonder what gift this Mr. Lin gave Miss Ning’er?”
“Hey, I just saw Mr. Lin came into the mansion empty-handed. He wouldn’t have prepared anything for Miss Ning’er’s birthday, right?”
“This, this is not good…”
…
Several young men looked at Lin Xiu and shook their heads.
Ever since they knew that he was the son of the Earl of Ping’an, they couldn’t stand him.
Why can he marry Miss Zhao?
Is it because he is good-looking?
Just because of this one thing, he is the lifelong enemy of all the young men in the royal capital.
Everyone is happy to see him make a fool of himself, which makes them very happy.
Xue Ning’er knew that Lin Xiu’s family was not well off, and she didn’t expect him to give her any expensive gifts, but at this moment, she didn’t know what to say.
She knew that men all have self-esteem. Even if he is really poor, he doesn’t want to lose face in front of so many people. If she said that Lin Xiu doesn’t have to give a gift, it will hurt his self-esteem.
But soon, she smiled and said, “Mr. Lin gave me the gift a few days ago. I like it very much.”
Lin Xiu probably knew why Xue Ning’er was so likable. Who wouldn’t call such a considerate girl a good sister?
He smiled at Xue Ning’er and said, “Actually, I have prepared a special gift for Miss Ning’er tonight. I was planning to take it out later. Since everyone wants to see it, I have to show it in advance…”
Xue Ning’er didn’t expect Lin Xiu to really prepare a gift for her, and asked curiously, “What gift?”
Lin Xiu took out a thin bamboo tube from his sleeve, and after lighting the fuse at the bottom with a fire stick, a white light shot into the sky and suddenly exploded in the sky.
In another part of the royal capital, Sun Dali, who was about to fall asleep, shuddered suddenly. Seeing the fire exploding in the sky, he hurriedly said, “Set it off, set it off quickly!”
In the Xue Mansion, someone was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, “Could it be that the gift you gave to Miss Ning’er is a firecracker…”
As soon as he finished speaking, countless streams of light suddenly shot up from the sky not far away and rushed straight into the sky.
The streams of light exploded in the sky, illuminating a piece of the sky, and also making countless colorful lights appear in the dark night.
At this time, countless people in the Xue Mansion looked up at the sky.
“What is that?”
“What beautiful fireworks!”
“So beautiful, I haven’t seen such beautiful fireworks for a long time…”
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The colorful fireworks illuminated the night sky and Xue Ning’er’s intoxicated face. The colors of the fireworks refracted from the glass ornaments on her head, making her look as if she was walking out of the light.
A young man snorted and said disdainfully: “What’s so good about fireworks? They are not worth much money.”
Someone immediately echoed: “At most a few dozen taels of silver, which is completely incomparable to the bright moon beads and the Yuan crystals of earth-level exotic beasts. Can this be considered a gift?”
The men around did not show any special expression, but almost all the women’s faces showed a hint of brilliance to a certain extent.
Although they knew that the fireworks were not as valuable as the bright moon beads and Yuan crystals, if someone took the trouble to arrange such a beautiful fireworks for them on their birthdays, they would never forget this night in their lives.
In the dazzling fireworks, the dinner party at Xue’s house officially began.
The dinner was in the form of a buffet. On the long table in the yard, there were plates of barbecue, cakes, fruits, and various drinks for the guests to use freely.
In the corner, Lin Xiu picked up a glass of unknown juice and took a sip. Xue Ning’er walked slowly to his side and whispered, “Thank you, this is the best gift I have received today.” There
was a saying among the sea kings.
If she is not experienced in the world, take her to see the prosperity of the world; if her heart is already vicissitudes, take her to ride a carousel. This sentence means that different methods should be used to pursue different women.
Is the night pearl valuable? It is indeed valuable.
Is the high-level Yuanjing rare? It is indeed rare.
But Xue Ning’er was born in the top aristocracy of Daxia, and she is the only jewel in the palm of her family. She has been spoiled since she was a child. She has seen all kinds of valuable things. Ordinary gifts, no matter how valuable they are, may not impress her.
This kind of woman needs an ingenious surprise, or romance.
These country bumpkins who only know how to spend money must not understand what romance is.
Which girl who is just 18 years old and full of youth would refuse a romantic fireworks display?
In the dim night, Xue Ning’er looked up at Lin Xiu with a complicated expression and whispered, “It would be great if you were not the son of the Earl of Ping’an…”
(End of this chapter)
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