6 Strange Combination of Circumstances (1/2)

Perhaps because she was a bit oversensitive, Min Roujia discovered a passionate pair of eyes gazing at her with a lustful gaze from nearby. The youth had a backpack, was tall, had cherry lips and bright teeth with a face just like crown jade and could be regarded as a young, handsome guy. Facing that man's hot gaze, she felt it was improper, and thus pulled her sister-in-law, Meng Xiaomin along to split up from Luo Bingbing and leave the place.

”Sister-in-law, come over here. Walk a bit quicker...” After splitting up from Luo Bingbing, Meng Xiaomin turned back amidst the crowded Guanyin Temple and yelled at Min Roujia who was on the eve of being submerged within the stream of people.

As today was the fair day, there were a lot of peddlers selling various kinds of articles as well as a stream of buyers. She couldn't let her sister-in-law wander off.

Unfortunately, for some reason, Min Roujia was quite interested in the items sold by the peddlers around the Guanyin Temple today. She walked a few steps then stopped to look at a few things and check them out. Meng Xiaomin, who usually liked to window shop was the one feeling tense as she watched over her.

”I'm coming.”

Though Min Roujia replied to Meng Xiaomin's tiny voice, her gaze had never left the small wooden box with engravings in her hands.

Should I buy it? This ought to be used to store rouge, right? It looks cute, and the engraving is also done pretty well. However, she didn't have a habit of applying rouge so it would be waste if she bought it...

When she was pondering about what to do, the peddler who had finished dealing with the other customers stood up and began marketing to her in a friendly tone.

”This lady, your gaze is pretty good. This rouge box was created from scented rosewood, and the intricate carvings were made by Master Fu by spending 7 days on it!”

The peddler noticed that Min Roujia wore high-quality clothes and also had an unusual aura as well as a pretty appearance, so he introduced the item politely.

”How much is it?” Min Roujia looked at the peddler. Let's ask the price first, though I fear the cost would be high.

”It's quite cheap, just 50 CNY, that's all.” The peddler rubbed his hands.

”50 CNY? That's too expensive...” Everyone says that mobile network fee is expensive, but these kind of articles were all the same.

At this moment, Meng Xiaomin, who had noticed that her sister-in-law hadn't moved at all, came over by squeezing through the crowd.

”Sister-in-law, what are you looking at? Do you... want to buy this rouge box?”

Min Xiaomin's words were interrupted by Min Roujia, ”Thank you, I'll think over it again.”

She laid down the box and turned around, smiled towards the peddler then dragged Meng Xiaomin forward by pulling on her hand, not giving her a chance to speak, squeezing through the crowd to leave the place.

Although I like it since it won't be of any use to me and is also expensive, it's better not to buy it.

”Sister-in-law, you looked at it for so long so why didn't you buy it?” Meng Xiaomin was baffled. She believed that her sister-in-law liked that thing else she wouldn't have spent so much time looking at it.

”That small thing is 50 CNY, it's too expensive. Anyways, I don't need it so just forget about it!” She explained.

”Sister-in-law...” Meng Xiaomin was moved after hearing Min Roujia's words.

She had obviously married into the Meng family, which was a rich and powerful family in Flame City, yet she couldn't even bear to buy a small rouge box... This also meant she still possessed simple virtues even though she had been married for 2 years. This bit was different from her who was a pampered lady. Compared to her rude, wastrel brother, Meng Biao, who had been spoiled from his childhood, there was a sky-high difference between him and her sister-in-law...

Min Roujia turned around to look at Meng Xiaomin, gently smiling at her, ”Xiaomin, although I've married into your Meng family and become the manager of the Mobile Company, I only spend the money which should be spent and don't waste money.”

She knew that Meng Xiaomin was feeling sad for her, but it was unnecessary because she had never felt there was nothing wrong with having simple virtues.