Gifts & When Had She Spent Money?

Yu Xunge took the Golden Tree Withered Leaf and walked over to Tulan, handing it to her.

Tulan, who was playing a game, immediately said, "I didn't help you in this game, so you don't need to give me a share!" After a pause, she added, "What happened at the Blue Food Tent at the end didn't count for much either. You don't need to pay me back!"

Yu Xunge took a deep breath, then let it out with a heavy sigh. Half-crouching beside the sofa, she looked into Tulan's eyes and spoke softly, yet with utter seriousness:

"This has nothing to do with contributions. I'm not giving it to you to thank you for helping me at the end, or to repay a favor. It's not a transaction, and it's not about fairness. There's no purpose behind it... It's just..."

She placed the withered leaf on Tulan's belly and gave it a pat. "It's just a gift. I got something good and wanted to share it with you, so I gave it to you as a gift. That's all. It's no different from pocket money, little toys, or ice cream. It's only a gift. It doesn't mean anything."

After saying that, she hurriedly rubbed Tulan's head a few times, took all the delicacies below two stars from her Game Inventory and placed them on the table, then used Phantom Shift to return directly to her second-floor bedroom to rest.

The living room remained quiet for a long time.

Tulan held that Golden Tree Withered Leaf and blankly stared at the GAME OVER on the screen.

Fortunately, B was not particularly competitive and had no real obsession with gaming. If Tulan did not want to play, B did not care.

After a long silence, Tulan suddenly said to B,