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"In the end, Zhang Lan placed the gifts she had brought on the table. "There's nothing particularly eye - catching in Japan. The only fresh things there are fish and shrimp. But it's extremely difficult to transport them from the coast to the capital, so I didn't bring you any.""

""This is a gem I discovered on a small island," Zhang Lan took out a pair of bracelets from the box. One had an emerald inlaid on it, and the other a ruby. They looked extremely valuable. If she hadn't brought them back, perhaps only the royal family could afford them. She asked, "Do you like them?""

"When she first brought them back, they were just dull - looking stones. It was only after she returned to the capital and hired a craftsman to polish them carefully that these gems regained their luster."

""Love them!" Jin Xianghuan couldn't wait to say. She took the bracelet and examined it carefully, then immediately put it on her hand. She raised her chin and said, "I forgive you!""