153 A Magical Piece of Jade (2/2)
”Brother!!!”
Jin Qingyan turned a deaf ear to her call and returned to the bedroom, locking the door from the inside.
Seeing him enter with his face green with anger, An Xiaoning sat upright with both her hands supporting her on the bed. ”I thought I heard your sister's voice.”
”Umm, she's here. She's looking for you.”
An Xiaoning lay down again. ”Then I should sleep for a while more.”
Jin Qingyan's face, which was originally scrunched up, instantly relaxed. He placed his laptop on the desk and said with a faint smile, ”She came to ask if the ritual Shi Shaochuan did was useful.”
”Oh? So she came to get some peace for her mind.” An Xiaoning pulled the covers up to her neck. ”I think it's completely useless. Shi Shaochuan is that inhumane. I can't be bothered if he's dead or alive, I'm not a saint anyway, I have more important things to do.”
”Alright, then don't care about it. Seeing that idiot makes me annoyed too.”
An Xiaoning broke out into a laugh. ”But, he's about to become your brother-in-law.”
”Who cares about him? It's already this time, you should get up.” Jin Qingyan brought her clothes and placed them on the covers. ”I'll be going back to the old residence. My grandmother asked me to make a trip there.”
”Then, go. I'll be staying at home, I don't feel like going anywhere.” An Xiaoning asked while she changed, ”Can you go and take a look if your sister's gone?”
”There's no need, she hasn't left for sure.”
An Xiaoning got down from the bed. ”Let her be then.”
When she went downstairs, Jin Qingyue immediately ran forward to her when she saw her. ”Sister-in-law, I have something to ask you.”
An Xiaoning sat at the dining table as Auntie Chen served the dishes. ”You have something to ask me, but I've nothing to reply to you.”
”Sister-in-law, about what you said that morning, did you mean that Shaochuan's ritual was useless?”
”So what if it is useless or not?” She looked up at her. ”I've already said, I don't want to answer any of your questions. Please respect the superficial relationship we have in name, don't forget what you did to me before.”
”Hmph, you're really petty. How long ago was that incident that you're still taking it to heart?”
An Xiaoning sneered. ”So that makes it my fault, I'm the petty one now? Then what do I do, I'm just that kind of person.”
”You really won't tell me?”
An Xiaoning ate her food calmly, ignoring her.
Jin Qingyue could no longer stand it and stood up to leave right away.
Meanwhile, at the old Jin residence…
Jin Qingyan looked at the wooden box placed on the desk and asked, ”What's inside?”
Old Mrs. Jin answered with a light smile, ”Qingyan, open it.”
He reached out to open the wooden box. Inside was a piece of jade, a thumb ring. The color, however, looked slightly peculiar.
”A thumb ring?”
His grandmother nodded. ”This has been passed down our Jin family. Your father should have given it to you earlier, but it took so long. Now's a good opportunity for you to have it. You should wear it in the future.”
He reached out and took the thumb ring. Looking at it carefully, he asked, ”Why is this piece of jade of such a color? It's neither green nor red.”
”Such a long time has passed since it was made, from our ancestors' time until now. It's been so many years. I heard from your grandfather that this piece of jade is extraordinary. You can say that it's our Jin family's lifeline, which has continued to bless us. Don't belittle it. Also, it has magical properties. Once you wear it, it will recognize you as its master until you pass it down to your next generation,” Mr. Jin explained. ”Wear it on for me to see.”