Messages/Cong

Did you manage to recover the Inspo Jade Abaci without a hitch?

...I actually don't have many friends, so I wanted to ask you about some relationship stuff, is that alright?

Uh, girls usually like precious gifts with a little sentimental meaning, right?

What makes Jingzhai so different? She asked me to throw away my gift

*sigh* I get it, this thing is really a bit outdated. Also, the allegory of "locking up the heart of your intended" is out of touch with this generation's concept of love

But at the very least, this padlock is still inlaid with gold and jade and should be worth quite a bit. Do girls really not like it?

I didn't buy it, it's... it's a treasure passed down from my past life! You don't even understand its value

At my hatching rebirth, I held this thing in my hand. The elders all said it represented a "fate of jade and gold," so they sent me to the Artisanship Commission for further studies

I thought it would be very appealing to girls. *sigh* I just didn't expect Jingzhai to be a girl who went against the norm and looked at jewelry like dirt

No matter, I'll think of another gift to make her happy

Emergency, emergency!

Someone saw the Poetic Genius ingenium I built in the Spare Time Book Shop, don't let it escape!

It looks like a silly goldfish, you'll know when you see it

Come to think of it, this one's quite impressive, it went straight to the bookstore to collect data

By the way, the person who reported this said when he saw it, it was swaying its head while commenting on "Drifting Clouds"!

What a coincidence, I heard that Ms. Jingzhai's ex is Guyu, the author of "Drifting Clouds"

That guy has a lot of influence in the literary world, if I can surpass his writings, I'll definitely win Jingzhai's heart

By the way, when you get there, can you help me buy a copy of Drifting Clouds? I want to study it more

I used to think the works written by my romantic rival were full of campy lovey-dovey nonsense, so I was annoyed and didn't want to read them

But as the saying goes, know thy enemy, and thine enemies are few and far between... So, for Miss Jingzhai, I'm throwing caution to the wind!