"Nian Xia has recently been dealing with the brothel's aftermath work, and she plans to travel the world with Du Changning in a few days. So, the finances of the Crow Building are now personally handled by me... Just so happens this jade was obtained by Xiao Qi from a corrupt official's residence at the Southern Border. It was originally a whole piece of jade material, but because it was to be given to the old madam, I carved it into a Buddha statue."
Unexpectedly, Rong Heng has this skill... Well, it makes sense, since most ancient novel male protagonists can carve things.
Gu Lan widened her eyes: "So you were so poor before that you couldn't even afford food—"
"It's because Nian Xia didn't know to give me money," Rong Heng explained, blushing, "and besides, I'm a boy, how could I take my sister's money?"
Gu Lan asked again: "Then why did you accept it now?"
