Song Ci received a tribute gift from Song Zi, a pair of Sheep White Jade Guanyin Bottles, the jade as smooth as mutton fat, extremely exquisite and beautiful.
After admiring them for a while, Song Ci asked Nanny Gong to put the bottles back into the box, saying, "Zi is quite generous; it seems that her husband has amassed a fair amount of 'perks' in office."
Nanny Gong chuckled and said, "Whether the perks are substantial or not doesn't matter; the Lin Family is also quite wealthy, with plenty of good stuff in their coffers."
"Having many good things, but being willing to give them away is the true measure of generosity. Some misers, who would rather keep them collecting dust than gift them away, aren't they only satisfying themselves, regardless of how much they have?"
