- The Origin of the Gift
Having found the fountain pen, Ye Zhibai had essentially said her final goodbye to the apartment she once lived in.
She had initially thought about taking all the other scrap metal in the sacks home, in the spirit of frugality.
But under Zhiyun’s confused and worried gaze… Ye Zhibai indeed couldn’t bring herself to do it with her icy face!
Wuu, the way she looks at me collecting these pots and pans, it’s as if she thinks I’m sick!
This is being thrifty, there’s nothing wrong with my brain!
Forget it, forget it all.
Although she didn’t want them… it wasn’t good to just leave these items here.
Fortunately, Old Zhang, the scrap-collecting legend who roams the streets, passed by!
Ye Zhibai decisively sold all these things on the spot.
Old Zhang was not like Aunt Liu, he was honest and kind-hearted, worthy of receiving these scraps!
At that time, Zhiyun’s eyelids were twitching furiously.
“Sister… you sold these items used by the deceased… is that okay?”
“Zhiyun.” Ye Zhibai said this without blushing or her heart racing, her face thicker than the city walls, “The person in the dream told me to help him sell all these scraps, and I can keep the money from the sale.”
After a pause, Ye Zhibai continued: “The money isn’t important… what’s important is comforting the deceased, right?”
“So that’s how it is! Sister is so kind, I could cry! That person is so fortunate, sister, you’re really going above and beyond!”
“Yes…”
Holding the fifty-yuan note from selling the scraps in her hand.
Ye Zhibai nodded heavily, discreetly stuffing the bill into her pocket.
In my past life… all these belongings, cleaned up and sold, were only worth fifty yuan.
It doesn’t sound like much, but actually, fifty yuan isn’t a small amount.
Ye Zhiyun handed Ye Zhibai a tissue to clean her little hands, then clasped her hands together, clapped once, and eagerly suggested.
“Sister, now that we’ve got the things, for lunch… let me take you to the city, to eat at a restaurant I highly recommend!”
“Mm…” Ye Zhibai took a step forward, then paused, “Restaurant… if you recommend it, is it a very expensive one?”
“Ah, I understand, I understand, sister is worried about me wasting money again? It’s really not expensive, it’s okay!” Zhiyun smiled brightly, “It’s just a meal, only three hundred yuan per person, ah… but don’t worry sister, even though it’s cheap, it’s really delicious! I promise!”
“…”
Ye Zhibai couldn’t help but pinch the fifty-yuan bill in her pocket through her pants.
The weight of all my possessions from my past life…
Suddenly felt so fragile.
So light!
After all the hustle and bustle, having finished lunch, the Head Maid took the two young misses plus one Guang Yu home.
As the sky gradually darkened, in the evening.
In Ye Zhibai’s room.
Guang Yu held her newly received takeout, Mixue ice cream that the maids had helped deliver to the door.
She put the straw in her mouth, drinking in circles!
Not only did she have one cup in her hand, but there was also another cup on the table beside her, both belonging to her!
Guang Yu had never felt so wealthy before!
Now, please call her the wealthy fox!
The wealthy one wasn’t her, but Ye Zhibai, who had now been promoted to a small rich lady.
That’s not quite accurate either, the real small rich lady was Ye Zhiyun, who had helped Ye Zhibai become a small rich lady!
Just after returning home, Zhiyun had registered a payment account for Ye Zhibai and transferred some money, saying it would be convenient if Ye Zhibai wanted to buy something online when she was at home alone.
Ye Zhibai thought she would give her a huge sum of four digits.
But when she looked at the bank account balance…
Six zeros!!
There was even a whole number before the six zeros.
Ye Zhibai squinted and counted several times, no matter how she counted, it was always two million yuan!
The note read: “Pocket money for sister, if you need more, please let me know.”
— “Pocket money.”
Not just a small rich lady… Zhiyun, you’re practically the God of Wealth!
So, buying a drink for the mischievous Guang Yu was indeed no big deal.
But still, she should be economical and buy Mixue ice cream.
Increasing income and reducing expenditure, this is very important, you know.
Is that thing really so delicious… Ye Zhibai didn’t quite understand.
She actually thought plain water wasn’t bad either.
Ye Zhibai, at this moment, had her own joys and sorrows.
Having changed into a pure white nightgown, the cool silver-haired girl sat on the bed, occasionally wiggling her toes or shaking her head. In Ye Zhibai’s hands, she held the fountain pen retrieved from the pile of junk at noon, her light purple eyes had been staring at the pen like this for more than ten minutes.
It was like playing a game of Red Light, Green Light!
— Even Guang Yu felt uncomfortable watching!
“Ye Zhibai? Why are you still staring at your… what is it you’re holding again?”
“A fountain pen.”
“Oh right! A fountain pen. We’re saying, why do you keep staring at that pen? How many cups of iced drinks could that pen exchange for? Such a small object.”
“Roughly estimated, it could exchange for about three hundred cups of yours.”
“…! Then it indeed deserves to be stared at. You keep staring, and when you’re done, let’s exchange it for drinks.”
“…”
Oh my god, look at you, you fox, I should really press you into that damn drink can and let you drink your fill at once!
Ye Zhibai carefully turned the pen sideways and placed it back into the shiny red gift box that had been polished clean.
She let out a soft sigh.
“If I had other things this expensive… I would definitely sell them for money, but this pen… can’t be sold, it’s very important.”
“Because it’s a gift someone gave you?”
“Because it’s a gift someone gave… Huh? How did you know?”
How dare you speak before me?!
Guang Yu proudly patted her own head.
It made a loud sound, as if she wasn’t afraid of pain at all!
“Hehe, I’ve been accumulating divine power all afternoon, and I briefly sensed that you…”
“Don’t randomly peek into other people’s thoughts, you go die!”
Today, Ye Zhibai hadn’t learned much else from Ye Zhiyun.
She just learned one essential thing.
That is…
— Go die!
But the emotionless version.
Ye Zhibai grabbed Guang Yu’s two big ears with both hands, instantly making Guang Yu’s cheeks turn bright red!
Guang Yu’s first reaction was to protect her drink, and then she immediately begged for mercy!
“Wah!! I didn’t look! I didn’t look! My divine power isn’t enough, I only saw that it was a gift someone gave you, nothing else! Wuu wuu let go… we can talk this out… I’m about to drop the drink!!”
“Tsk…”
If it weren’t for Guang Yu’s last sentence suddenly sounding a bit lewd, startling Ye Zhibai, she would definitely have given this mischievous fox a good punishment today!
Memories are very important… one shouldn’t casually peek into them.
Guang Yu really didn’t look…
She just wanted to see the reason why Ye Zhibai treasured this pen so much, and now her remaining power could only see the most superficial part.
— A gift.
Guang Yu covered one ear with her hand while steadying her drink with the other. After taking another sip, she pouted and complained in a small voice.
“I’m just saying… it must be a gift, you couldn’t afford something worth three hundred cups of drinks in your past life.”
“If you don’t need your mouth, you can donate it to someone who does.”
“Sorry… So, who exactly gave you this gift?”
Ye Zhibai looked at Guang Yu, who had also changed into a nightgown and was sitting cross-legged on the floor.
This was something she actually didn’t want to bring up.
But…
Ever since she touched the pen again and saw that line of text on it in that instant.
Certain emotions and memories that Ye Zhibai had been trying to suppress in her heart attacked her again.
People… often have many things they want to confide in someone about.
But due to a stubborn insistence on bearing things alone, they don’t want to tell others.
Not to mention, in the past, there was simply no one who could listen to her troubles.
But if she were to confide in a deity…
Wouldn’t all these problems be solved?
— Guang Yu isn’t human after all!
Having figured out this logical reasoning, Ye Zhibai slowly began to speak.
“The person who gave me this pen is called Chi Yuliang. I usually call her Cool Sister. She’s the older sister who took care of me a lot during the time I was in the orphanage before I moved to live alone in the apartment. She’s two years older than me.”
Guang Yu’s expression froze for a few seconds, as if she was savoring the information in Ye Zhibai’s words.
Mm… Guang Yu, you also think it’s touching that someone took care of me and we relied on each other in the orphanage, right?
Guang Yu finally blinked, revealing her little fangs in an expectant smile!
“It’s a girl?! Can you get close to her?!!”
“Why is your mouth always asking for trouble…”
