My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 4241 A gentleman does not take what others cherish.

"and."

When Liu Mingzhi uttered the word "moreover" softly, an undisguised look of curiosity immediately appeared in his eyes.

"Moreover, I just heard you mention the name Qing'er."

Brother Lei, who is this Qing'er you speak of?

Upon hearing Young Master Liu's curious inquiry, Lei Jun replied without hesitation, "Brother Liu, the Qing'er I just mentioned is my sixth daughter, Lei Chuqing."

Chu Qing was born right after the rain had stopped and the sun had come out.

After discussing it carefully with my wife, we named our daughter Chuqing.

My daughter Chuqing is about the same age as Miss Liu, and girls of their age probably like similar things.

Our reunion was purely by chance. I was unprepared and have no suitable gift to give to Miss Liu.

Brother Liu, I have prepared many gifts for each member of my family this time.

However, among the many gifts I have prepared, only the ones for my daughter Qing'er are suitable to be given to Miss Liu as a greeting gift.

Therefore, I thought I would choose a gift from the gifts I prepared for my daughter Qing'er and give it to Miss Liu.

My daughter Qing'er and Miss Liu are the same age. Even if their personal preferences are different, they should still have some similarities.

Once the gifts arrive, Miss Liu can simply choose the one she likes best.

"This is just a small token of my appreciation; I hope Miss Liu won't find it offensive."

Lei Jun finished answering Young Master Liu's questions fluently, then turned his head with a slightly expectant look towards the little cutie standing next to Young Master Liu.

When the little cutie saw Lei Jun looking at her expectantly, she didn't know what to do.

So, she had no choice but to gently turn her fair and slender neck and turn her gaze to Young Master Liu.

"Daddy?"

Liu Mingzhi heard his beloved daughter's sweet, soft voice calling out, and smiled as he gently shook his head at his little darling.

Seeing her father gently shake his head, the little cutie instantly understood what he meant, and immediately gave Young Master Liu a knowing look.

When Liu Mingzhi saw his beloved daughter respond to his gaze, he still smiled and gently pursed his lips twice.

"Brother Lei."

"Hey, I'm here, Brother Liu, what are you saying? I'm listening!" Lei Jun answered without hesitation upon hearing Young Master Liu's soft call.

"Brother Lei, there's a saying in our Great Dragon: A gentleman doesn't take what others cherish."

Brother Lei, as the father of Chuqing's niece, you naturally know very well what your daughter Chuqing likes and dislikes.

Therefore, I don't need to think too much to know that the gifts you prepared for my niece Chuqing must be things she really likes.

Although I, Luoyue, am not a gentleman, but merely a young woman, I understand the principle that a gentleman does not take what others cherish.

Since you understand the principle that a gentleman does not take what others cherish, how can you expect her to accept the gift you gave her?
Brother Lei, I appreciate your kind intentions.

As for the gift, let's forget about it!

As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, the little cutie immediately chimed in to Lei Jun in a sweet voice.

"Uncle Lei, I thank you for your kind intentions, but I absolutely cannot accept this gift."

After listening to the polite refusals from Young Master Liu and his daughter, Xiao Ke'ai, Lei Jun exchanged a slightly complicated glance with Young Master Liu.

"Brother Liu, I dare to speak up."

In our great dragon dynasty, besides the proverb "A gentleman does not take what others cherish," there is another proverb that makes perfect sense: "If an elder bestows a gift, one should not refuse it."

Brother Liu, we are not only old friends who have known each other since childhood, but also classmates who studied together at Dangyang Academy.

Although we brothers haven't interacted much over the years, there has always been a friendship between us.

I would like to present Miss Liu with a gift upon our first meeting. It is not that I intend to curry favor with you, Brother Liu. I simply want to do what a senior would do to show my respect.

Brother Liu, let's not talk about the friendship between our fathers now, let's just talk about the bond between the two of us.

"Brother Liu, if you still consider me your old friend and your classmate as a brother, then please let Miss Liu accept this gift I've prepared for you."

When Liu Mingzhi saw that Lei Jun had already said all that, he knew in his heart that it would not be good to continue refusing.

So, he pretended to hesitate for a moment, then immediately nodded vigorously at Lei Jun with a big smile.

"Hahahaha, okay, okay."

Brother Lei, you've already put it this way. If I were to continue making excuses, I would be ungrateful.

Brother Lei, my daughter can accept the gift you gave her.

However, there's a prerequisite.

Upon hearing Liu Mingzhi's words, Lei Jun's face immediately showed a hint of curiosity.

"Oh? Brother Liu, what's the prerequisite?"

“Brother Lei, Yue’er can accept the gift, but this gift cannot be chosen from the gifts you prepared for your niece Chu Qing.”

As Liu Mingzhi spoke with a smile, he suddenly turned slightly and gestured towards the capital of the Arab world, a few miles away.

"Brother Lei, look, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate is just ahead."

Once we arrived in the capital of the Great Food Kingdom, we let our daughter Luoyue choose a shop according to her own preferences.

When the time comes, if my daughter Luoyue wants to buy something as a gift for you, her uncle, you can simply pay for it.

Brother Lei, how is it?
Do you agree with the method I've proposed, brother?

When Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, Lei Jun's eyes lit up instantly, and without thinking, he nodded vigorously.

“Excellent, excellent, excellent! Brother Liu, let’s proceed according to your plan.”

In this way, Miss Liu won't have to take what others want, and I, as her elder, can give her a suitable gift for our first meeting.

This is a brilliant way to kill two birds with one stone!
Brother Liu, I must admit, you have considered things more thoroughly.

"Hahaha, hahahaha." Liu Mingzhi chuckled a few times, then raised his hand and gently patted Lei Jun's shoulder twice: "Brother Lei, it's good that you agree, it's good that you agree!"

Good brother, there's something I really want to make clear to you.

My daughter Luoyue has always had very high standards. If she picks out something expensive as a gift for your first meeting with her, don't be too stingy and reluctant to pay for it!

Liu Mingzhi's "good brother" and his subsequent joking remarks immediately brought him and Lei Jun closer together.

As expected, when Lei Jun heard Liu Dashao call him "good brother" and hear his joking words afterward, the slight unease deep in his eyes immediately disappeared.

To be honest, Lei Jun felt quite pressured when facing his old friend, Young Master Liu.

After all, the old friend he had known since childhood was no longer just an old friend; he was now the current emperor of the Great Dragon Dynasty.

Looking at myself, I am now nothing more than a commoner in the Great Dragon Dynasty.

One is His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty, and the other is a commoner under the rule of the Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty. The difference in their status is like heaven and earth.

Faced with such a vast difference in status, how could Lei Jun not feel pressured?

Actually, strictly speaking, Lei Jun currently holds the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations).

According to the laws of the Great Dragon Dynasty, a scholar with the title of Xiucai (a lower-level scholar) could refer to himself as "your humble servant" when meeting the emperor of the current dynasty.

However, in his view, his title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations) was the same as that of the previous Li dynasty.

Although he hadn't seen his old friend Liu Mingzhi for over a decade, he still knew about Liu's past rebellion and claiming the throne.

Today, the Great Dragon Dynasty is still the Great Dragon Dynasty, but it is no longer the Great Dragon Dynasty it once was.

The Great Dragon Dynasty once belonged to the Li imperial family, but now it belongs to the old friend standing before him.

As the saying goes, a new emperor brings a new court.

The emperor has changed, and naturally many things have changed as well.

Lei Jun and Liu Dashao, his childhood friend and classmates at Dangyang Academy, had not seen each other for more than ten years. Naturally, he had no idea how Liu Dashao, the new emperor, viewed the affairs of the former Li imperial family.

It was precisely because of this consideration that when Lei Jun greeted Young Master Liu earlier, he did not refer to himself as "your humble servant" but as "this commoner".

Sometimes, when you don't know the specifics of the situation, you should be careful.

After all, it's always better to be safe than sorry!
Lei Jun didn't want to ruin himself, or even his whole family, because of a careless mistake.

Now that he has seen how Young Master Liu treats his old friend, he can finally relax a little.

After calming himself down, Lei Jun looked at Young Master Liu's smiling face and chuckled heartily.

"Hahaha, haha~ hahahaha."

Brother Liu, we've known each other for many years, how could you not understand what kind of person I am?

"If you say that, you're really looking down on me."

As Lei Jun spoke cheerfully, he turned around and pointed to the caravan that had stopped and was waiting for him and Lei Gang a few dozen steps away.

"Brother Liu, please look this way. It's a caravan of five hundred people, a full five hundred people."

Brother Liu, to tell you the truth, I've brought my family's caravan to these Western countries to do business. This trip should earn me at least 20,000 taels of silver.

Of course, my business is nowhere near as good as Uncle Liu's.

However, I am a content and happy person.

We're not the best off, but we're better off than most!
Once we arrive in the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, as long as Miss Liu doesn't choose rare treasures costing over 20,000 taels of silver when selecting her favorite items, I won't hesitate to pay the bill.

Of course, if Miss Liu really takes a fancy to some rare treasure worth more than 20,000 taels of silver at first glance, even if it hurts my heart, I will grit my teeth and pay for it directly.

At worst, I'll just consider this business trip a waste of time.

There's nothing I can do; I, as the elder, have already said what I wanted to say!
A man's word is his bond.

Now that I've spoken, I will definitely do my best.

Although I, Lei Jun, may not have achieved much in my life, I will never be a dishonest person.

Brother Liu, how was it? Wasn't I loyal enough as a brother?

Lei Jun knew perfectly well that Young Master Liu's words were just a joke, so he also joked back.

However, only he himself truly knows the meaning behind his earlier joking remarks—whether they were jokes or genuine expressions of his heart.

Honestly, he wished his little darling would actually choose some incredibly valuable rare gems when picking out things she liked!

For Lei Jun, the things his little darling chose, let alone those worth 10,000 or 20,000 taels of silver, even if they were worth 40,000 or 50,000 taels of silver, 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver, or even 100,000 taels of silver, he wouldn't feel the slightest bit heartache.

Lei Jun's idea of ​​giving the little cutie a gift was definitely not an attempt to curry favor with Young Master Liu.

However, one thing at a time, just because he didn't intentionally try to curry favor with Young Master Liu doesn't mean he didn't want to!

Is ten or twenty thousand taels of silver a small amount?

Not a little less.

Looking around the world, many people may never see so much money in their entire lives, let alone earn it.

If ten or twenty thousand taels of silver is so valuable, then it goes without saying that the tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that Lei Jun is thinking about are even more valuable.

However, if one could buy a favor from His Majesty the current Emperor of the Great Dragon Dynasty for ten or twenty thousand taels of silver, then such a sum of money would be insignificant.

Let alone ten or twenty thousand taels of silver, even if it were one hundred thousand taels of silver or one million taels of silver, what would that amount to?