Chapter 75

However, just looking at the pendant in Jiajia's hands, Su Meran was not quite sure if he had seen it correctly, so he smiled and said to the little girl, "Jiajia's pendant is really beautiful. Can you let Grandpa Su take a closer look?"

"You must give it back to me!" Jiajia tilted her head and thought for a while, emphasizing this before handing the pendant to Su Meran.

"Of course I will give it back. How could Grandpa Su take a little girl's things?" Su Meran reassured the little girl with a smile, then took the pendant and examined it carefully.

Before long, a meaningful smile appeared on Su Meran's face, and he murmured softly, "Interesting, really quite interesting!"

Zhao Guoquan knew that this old friend was not one to make a fuss over trivial matters. Seeing that the pendant had piqued his interest so much, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Old Su, it's just a child's toy. Why are you making such a big deal out of it?"

"A child's toy?" Su Meran smiled and shook his head. "Do you know what this is? This is top-quality agarwood, and from what I can see, it has reached the level of sinking in water, which is very rare!"

At this moment, Zhao Wanqing also came over. After hearing Su Meran's words, she became interested and filled a basin with water, placing the pendant inside. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the pendant indeed slowly sank to the bottom of the water.

"Indeed, it is sinking-grade agarwood!" Su Meran nodded repeatedly. "Tsk tsk... This Jiang Ping is more interesting than I thought!"

The Zhao family knew nothing about agarwood, so Zhao Guoquan couldn't help but ask, "Is this sinking-grade agarwood very precious?"

Su Meran nodded. "Of course. Judging from the weight, oil lines, and fragrance of this pendant, if we were to price it on the market, it would be at least three to four thousand yuan!"

At this point, Su Meran shook his head regretfully and added, "It's a pity that it's carved into a Doraemon. If it weren't for the Doraemon, the price could be even higher!"

Jiajia, being a child, was initially very happy when Su Meran said her pendant was good. But when she heard Grandpa Su disapprove of her Doraemon, she became unhappy and took the pendant back, saying, "Jiajia thinks Doraemon is very good. What's so regrettable about it?"

Su Meran looked at the child and smiled. "Right, right, this Doraemon pendant is the best, perfect for Jiajia!"

The little girl then became happy again, put the pendant around her neck, and walked away with a smile.

Zhao Guoquan, of course, thought more than his granddaughter. He said solemnly, "I really didn't know this small pendant was worth so much! I am a government official, and it's not right to accept such an expensive gift. I must find a way to return it to Xiao Jiang!"

Su Meran laughed. "Old Zhao, you should let it go! You're just a deputy section-level official in a clean department. What influence do you have to worry about? Even if someone really wanted to bribe you, they wouldn't look at someone like you!"

"This isn't about bribery at all!" Zhao Guoquan said, somewhat troubled. "Xiao Jiang is still a high school student, and he has done a great favor for our family. How can I accept such an expensive gift? No, I must return it!"

Su Meran laughed. "You're a good person, but sometimes you're too stubborn! Have you even looked at what the pendant is carved with? Doraemon! Xiao Jiang clearly prepared this specifically for Jiajia. If you return it, it will be useless to him, and you will also embarrass him. Why do that?"

After thinking about it, Zhao Guoquan fell silent for a moment and then said helplessly, "It seems I have no choice but to accept it. But this favor... sigh!"

Hearing her father agree to let Jiajia keep the pendant, Zhao Wanqing also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn't greedy for the object but was relieved because Jiajia's sleep had improved immediately after wearing the pendant. She had already come to see it as a talisman for her daughter, fearing that if Jiajia lost it, she would have trouble sleeping again.

However, thinking about how Jiang Ping had given her daughter such an expensive gift without a word, Zhao Wanqing became even more curious about this young man and more eager for the treatment he was about to provide.

As a mature woman, Zhao Wanqing knew that when a woman starts to feel curious about a man, it often marks the beginning of her falling for him. But at the moment, Zhao Wanqing was only focused on restoring her appearance and didn't pay attention to this issue.

Of course, Su Meran had no idea what Zhao Wanqing was thinking. He said to Zhao Guoquan, "Old Zhao, you must have Jiang Ping's contact information. Tell me quickly!"

Zhao Guoquan was puzzled. "Why do you need Xiao Jiang's contact information?"

"Look at how nervous you are. Do you think I would harm him?" Su Meran was dissatisfied with his old friend's reaction and glanced at Zhao Guoquan. "I have something good for Xiao Jiang!"

After so many events, Zhao Guoquan almost considered Jiang Ping as a junior member of his family and said bluntly, "Tell me, what's the good thing?"

Su Meran, knowing his old friend's temper, replied irritably, "I want to ask Xiao Jiang if he can get more agarwood pendants like this. I plan to buy them from him! Don't worry, I won't force him to sell, and I will definitely offer a good price, so Xiao Jiang won't lose out. Now, are you reassured?"

Zhao Guoquan trusted his old friend's character. Since Su Meran had said this, he felt reassured and nodded. "That's more like it!"

"Can you give me Xiao Jiang's contact information now?" Su Meran urged Zhao Guoquan. "Quickly, I need it urgently!"

If someone who knew Su Meran was present, they would be greatly surprised. As his business had grown over the years, Su Meran's influence had also increased, and it had been a long time since he had been so eager to get someone's contact information. Jiang Ping was just an ordinary high school student, yet he had managed to capture Su Meran's attention to such a degree, which was truly unexpected.

Jiang Ping, of course, had no idea that Su Meran wanted to buy agarwood from him. After leaving Zhao Guoquan's house, he went straight to several herbal medicine stores in the city to buy various herbs.

Since he was already at the herbal medicine stores, Jiang Ping not only bought the herbs needed to remove Zhao Wanqing's scars but also bought the herbs recorded in the Xuan Kong Jue for medicinal baths. Now that Jiang Ping had rented a room in Huahua Alley, he had a place to take medicinal baths. As long as he processed these herbs and soaked his whole body in them, he would have all three basic methods of the Xuan Kong Jue—body training, breathing exercises, and medicinal baths.

When buying the herbs, Jiang Ping's cautious nature came into play. To prevent anyone from noticing or guessing the two formulas, he visited several herbal medicine stores, buying only a few of the required herbs at each store to minimize the risk of these situations occurring.

However, even visiting the large herbal medicine stores in the city was a time-consuming and labor-intensive task. By the time Jiang Ping put the herbs in the small courtyard in Huahua Alley and returned home, it was already completely dark, and his family had already finished dinner.

Seeing her brother return, Jiang Wei immediately came forward and said, "Brother, where have you been all day? Someone has been urgently looking for you and has called several times!"

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This is the third update for today.

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