Chapitre 50: 50 mother and child

The group left after having lunch at the dean's house.

By the time they reached the town, it was late in the day. Boss Er had the carriage drop Gu Jiao and her brother off at the village.

Madame Li was very pleased with the Bodhisattva statue Gu Xiaoshun had given her. On their departure, she had the dean give her cherished Buddha beads to Gu Xiaoshun which she had kept for many years.

The beads were made of jade and had been blessed in front of a Buddha; their value and significance far surpassed that of ordinary jade.

However, Gu Xiaoshun did not fancy the Buddha beads, so he gave them to Gu Jiao.

Naturally, Gu Jiao would not covet his possession, but if she took it back to the Gu Family, it would inevitably be claimed by her family members. So she chose to accept it for now, planning to return it when he got married and established his own household.

"Sis, I'm going in." Gu Xiaoshun said.