Madam Song reached out and took it. She knew Xie Jinshu was a steady and thorough person, and as expected, he had already prepared a gift list. She scanned it carefully, then had someone bring her a pen to make a few additions and deletions.
"The Ji Family is a scholarly family with a long literary tradition. The value of the gift isn't what matters, but we cannot give them something they would look down upon or dislike," Madam Song said. "Forget about vulgar things like gold and silver. The Ji Family has always valued its reputation and certainly wouldn't accept them. I have a copy of the Spring and Autumn Annals of Gu Liang. I heard a few years ago that the Left Minister was searching for an authentic copy, so let's add this to the list."
Xie Jinshu was shocked to hear this and immediately said, "We can't possibly do that! Since it's an authentic copy, it must be one of your treasures, Madam. How could we take it?"
