Chapter 210: 210: Master’s Gift
"How did you come out so fast?" Zhan Jingmo had just said a few good words to defend his brother and was surprised to find his brother coming out.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhan Jingmo said, "I forgot to take something."
Then he walked to the living room, picked up the fruit knife on the table, felt it was a bit too big, and hesitated.
Then he noticed a utility knife on the desk nearby, so he abandoned the fruit knife and picked up the utility knife instead.
"What are you doing with that?" Zhan Jinglou couldn’t help but ask.
"It’s nothing." Zhan Jingshu closed the bathroom door.
Zhan Zhengxiao and the others exchanged glances, completely clueless about what he was up to.
"Your son..." Fu Chunxue was about to speak when she suddenly heard a scream from the bathroom, startling her. She hurried to the bathroom door, "Jingmo, Jingmo, what’s wrong?"
Everyone besides Zhan Zhengye’s family looked tense.
A strong voice came from behind the door, "Mom, I’m fine, it’s just that I accidentally made the cut a bit big."
There was a long wound on Zhan Jingmo’s index finger, with blood dripping onto the floor.
"What cut?"
"It’s nothing, Mom. I’m busy right now; I’ll explain later." Zhan Jingmo thought, with so much blood, it can’t go to waste, and it seemed to drip onto the space ring.
Suddenly, a soft white light emanated from the space ring, and he felt something new in his mind.
When Zhan Jingmo sensed the things inside the space ring, he was thrilled, "Master really didn’t lie to me, it’s true!"
He suddenly had a strange feeling urging him to put the space ring on his hand.
Without hesitation, he put it directly on the little finger of his left hand. Although the space ring looked a bit large, it automatically shrank to fit his pinky.
The space ring, gray and dull like a pearl washed of dust, revealed its original brilliance.
On the ring, less than 3 millimeters wide, a series of mysterious runes seemed to be rotating, emanating a faint golden glow.
When Zhan Jingmo reached out to touch it, he felt only the finger, as if the ring didn’t exist at all, and he couldn’t touch anything.
"What a precious treasure!"
The things Mu Qiuniang prepared inside the space ring wouldn’t disappoint him, including 10 bottles of spiritual wine "Yangchun Feixue," 1 longevity bracelet, 9 Peace Jade Pendants, 3 portions of beauty cream, and various other health-preserving spiritual teas, beauty flower teas, and common medicines like hemostatic powder.
Zhan Jingmo took everything out and opened the bathroom door, "Big brother, second brother, come in and help me with the stuff."
What’s there to take in the bathroom?
Zhan Jingwen and Zhan Jingmo were puzzled but went in anyway, and were startled by what they saw.
"Where did these things come from?" Zhan Jingmo said delightedly, "Could it be your master arranged for someone to send them in advance?"
When he saw the row of fine wine "Yangchun Feixue," he immediately hugged a bottle, "Jingshu, you can’t have this all to yourself, save me some."
"Me too." Zhan Jingwen silently grabbed a bottle as well.
"Let’s take them out first and divide them later. Don’t worry, everyone will get a share." His master prepared it for all of them, he wouldn’t have taken it out otherwise.
"Where did these things come from?" Once a few people took them out, everyone was shocked.
What’s there to take in the bathroom?
When Zhan Jingshu went in just now, he was empty-handed, how did he manage to carry so many things out in a short time?
And if they weren’t mistaken, hadn’t that wine appeared at Master Zhan’s birthday feast before?
That was some good liquor.
Thinking of the taste of the wine, even Ge Teng couldn’t help but swallow, "Why did you bring so much wine? You even dare to ask for it at Mu Lao’s birthday feast."
During the conversation, he already took a bottle and continued, "There’s so much you can’t finish it all. Why don’t you give your second aunt a few bottles?"
Seeing Ge Teng still wanting to take more, Zhan Jingmo quickly dodged and said, "Didn’t you just say you didn’t want it? This is a gift from Jingshu’s master, not for you."
"How can you talk like that, kid? It’s just a bottle of wine, is it necessary to haggle with your second aunt?" Zhan Zhengye also tried to grab a bottle, but Zhan Jingshu managed to avoid him, so he spoke a few unhappy words.
"Second Uncle, this wine is for health, and I specially asked for it for Grandpa and my parents." Afraid that his second uncle’s family would take it all, Zhan Jingshu directly divided 3 bottles for Master Zhan, 2 each for his parents, and one each for his two brothers, finally giving one bottle each to his cousin Zhan Jinglou and cousin Zhan Nicole.
Zhan Zhengye and his wife’s faces showed some discontent with only one bottle: "Why do your parents get two bottles each, while we only get one?"
"Second Uncle, didn’t Jingshu just say this is what he specially asked his master for, for my parents and grandfather to maintain their health, and it’s nice to even give you one as an extra." Zhan Jingmo rolled his eyes, "Besides, even cousin and cousin Nicole got a share, Jingshu himself didn’t keep any, and you still have opinions?"
Ge Teng wasn’t satisfied, "That’s because Jingshu is not an adult yet."
"He’s only a few days away from being an adult, okay? Besides, didn’t I secretly drink alcohol before I was of age?"
As soon as Zhan Jingmo’s voice fell, Fu Chunxue asked, "Did you secretly drink alcohol before you were an adult?"
"Mom, wasn’t that all in the past? I’m an adult now." Zhan Jingmo wanted to cry after his slip of the tongue.
"No way, you have to be punished, I’ll confiscate your wine. You’re the big brother, if you don’t set a good example, what about your younger brother?" Fu Chunxue confiscated Zhan Jingmo’s wine on the spot.
"Mom..." Zhan Jingmo wanted to plead, looking for help at his dad.
"No!" His dad shook his head firmly, "There’s no discussion. If you did something wrong, it’s wrong, and there must be consequences, even if it’s in the past."
Zhan Zhengxiao shook his head at Zhan Jingmo: I’m also under your mom’s control, can’t help you.
Zhan Jingmo felt he had been set up and was utterly helpless. And the one who set him up was himself.
Now, Zhan Zhengye and Ge Teng’s frustration eased considerably. Hmph! Let you show off, and still got scolded by your parents?
Zhan Jinglou secretly handed his bottle of wine to his sister Zhan Nicole, "Sis, hold onto this for me."
Zhan Nicole: Why?
Zhan Jinglou whispered when no one was paying attention, "If it’s in my hands, I’m afraid it might be ’taken’ by mom and dad later, you’re more reliable."
Zhan Nicole was a bit speechless. Their parents seemed to favor him more, didn’t they?
But indeed, while she wasn’t spoiled in front of their parents, they really didn’t dare to casually take her things, because she’d complain to Grandpa, and they were scared of that.