The Lovely Heiress Is Actually A God Beast

Chapter 231: Chapter 231 The Gift from Ma Ming Chapter 231: Chapter 231 The Gift from Ma Ming Before heading back to the study with the two kids, Ma Ming appeared to remember something and turned around to hand a red cloth pouch to both Cheng Guodong and Qin Xin, resembling a small brocade pouch.

“Happy New Year, these are the New Year’s gifts I prepared for you.”

As the two received them, Ma Ming didn’t give them a chance to speak and closed the study door.

Cheng Guodong and Qin Xin were both surprised; they hadn’t expected Ma Ming to prepare New Year’s gifts for them.

Full of curiosity, Tian Leran asked, “What did Principal Ma prepare for you?”

Knowing that Ma Ming was also a feng shui master, Cheng Guodong and Qin Xin knew that these pouches reminiscent of brocade must contain some mystery, so they did not open them in front of the Tao Family.

Tao Bin, who had practically grown up in a temple, immediately guessed the secret of these two Fortune-Change Brocade Pouches and asked, “Have you two been having bad luck lately?”

Cheng Guodong and Qin Xin exchanged glances.

Before encountering Little Taotie, they had indeed been very unlucky last year, to the point of nearly losing their lives.

Neither of them was really free; they kept company with their sister not just because she needed companionship, but also for another reason.

As soon as she left them for too long, they would start running into bad luck again.

According to their sister, sometimes she would see Ghosts in the water beside Cheng Guodong and homeless Ghosts following Qin Xin, holding a bowl and not leaving.

For the two of them, Little Taotie was more like a protective talisman. As long as they were by her side, those Ghosts would not bother them.

They had also privately seen many masters, who all said their fate was too low in fire energy, making them prone to attracting such entities.

After Little Taotie went to study, it would be pointless for the Tao Family to stay, so Cheng Guodong asked them to head back first.

Since the host had hinted at their departure, even though the Tao Family was reluctant to leave, they still did.

Once they were gone, Cheng Guodong and Qin Xin sat at the table, each taking out their red cloth pouch.

Qin Xin: “Can we open these?”

Cheng Guodong had already opened his, and asked with surprise, “Can’t we?”

Qin Xin waved his hand,: “You’ve already opened it, so what’s the point in asking! Let’s see what’s inside.”

Cheng Guodong took out a half-used red paper from within, which bore the image of a ferocious beast. It looked like a lion yet far more majestic than one, and had many strange totems added to it.

Cheng Guodong laid out the red paper and held it up for Qin Xin to see, puzzled, “Is this a lion?”

Qin Xin looked at it for quite a while, shaking his head,: “Doesn’t seem like it.”

Cheng Guodong urged, “What’s inside yours?”

Qin Xin hesitated for a moment, then also opened his red cloth pouch, revealing another half-used red paper. However, the creature drawn on it was different, resembling a gigantic Nian Beast, but with the patterns of a leopard, and complicated totems on its face.

“What is this? Nian Beast? Pixiu? Kirin? Leopard?” Cheng Guodong stared at it for quite some time, listing all the possibilities he could think of.

“Why did he give us these? As protective charms?” Qin Xin folded the red paper carefully and placed it back into the red cloth pouch with light motions.

“This is probably a protective beast,” surmised Cheng Guodong, lifting the red paper he held and mimicking Qin Xin’s earlier motion by folding the paper neatly back into the red pouch.

Qin Xin: “Let’s just keep them for now and ask him after he’s finished teaching the kids.”

Cheng Guodong nodded and put the red pouch into his inner pocket.

…

Luo Lili was visited by someone she had been waiting for.

When she saw her father’s haggard face, her eyes reddened, and all her grievances came rushing back.

The middle-aged, fat man sat down, scolding, “Have you gone mad, leaving behind so much evidence? I can’t help you this time.”

In recent days, he had nearly worn his legs out, utilizing all his connections, but to no avail.

His daughter was a lost cause.

It seemed it was time to bring home those illegitimate children he had raised elsewhere. Even if the old lady favored this granddaughter, there was no way to pull her out of jail now.