"Congratulations, Miss," the Oyster Opener Master couldn't let go of it either. After looking over and over again, he finally handed the pearl and the clam together to Xia Ningxing.
Xia Ningxing played with it for a while; the pearl was as smooth as jade and felt exquisitely fine to the touch.
"The pearl is very nice," Lu Tingli nodded, then glanced at her empty earlobes, "When we get back I'll buy another pearl like this and make you a pair of earrings."
"I'll listen to you," Xia Ningxing said with a flush of embarrassment on her face.
"Why buy when you still have another clam in your hand, Miss? There might be a pearl inside that one too!" The Oyster Opener Master stared eagerly at the clam, rubbing his hands together in anticipation, "Miss, shall I open this one for you too?"
Even though any pearls wouldn't be his after opening, he could later brag about these events!
"Sure," Xia Ningxing replied without hesitation and handed it to him.
