Chapter 173: Too Busy to Rest
"Mom, isn’t it beautiful?"
Yiyi raised her hand and shook her wrist, the crystal-clear jade bracelet shimmering enchantingly under the light.
Yin Suxin couldn’t help but say from the side, "This is a top-quality, full green glass-type bracelet, right? It’s not cheap, but it suits you very well."
Upon hearing this, Ding Yuejun quickly turned to her daughter and asked, "Yiyi, where did you get this bracelet?"
Yiyi didn’t know much about jade and gemstones, so she was genuinely surprised when she heard Yin Suxin’s words, "Aunt Yin, is this bracelet very expensive?"
Seeing the mother and daughter completely clueless about its value, Yin Suxin could only give them a simple introduction to jade, finally saying, "Yiyi, this bracelet has excellent luster, so it’s quite collectible."
Now Yiyi felt the bracelet was a bit too precious. Originally, she thought it was just an ordinary jade bracelet, but unexpectedly it had so much prestige. Seems like she should return it the next time she saw Gu Tingyu.
And when Ding Yuejun knew the bracelet was a gift from Gu Tingyu, she quickly said, "Yiyi, this gift is really too expensive, you should return it to Xiao Gu next time."
"Mom, I think so too."
After saying this, Yiyi planned to remove the bracelet immediately, but despite working for a long time, the bracelet remained firmly in place, and her wrist was a bit red.
Seeing this, Ding Yuejun quickly said, "Alright Yiyi, don’t be so rough, try using some soap water to ease it off later."
Yin Suxin, however, looked at Yiyi and asked, "Was it easy to put on?"
"Very easy, it went on effortlessly, and the fit was just right, very suitable. I didn’t expect it would be so hard to take off."
Upon hearing this, Yin Suxin pondered and said, "I’ve heard some jade recognizes people. Once it finds the right owner, it sticks with them. Maybe Yiyi is the rightful owner of this bracelet."
But what she didn’t say was that such bracelets were top-tier treasures, rare findings. She wasn’t sure if Yiyi’s jade bracelet was one of those she’d heard of, but instinctively felt it might be.
And when Ding Yuejun heard this, her face was full of disbelief.
"There’s such a thing? Does this mean a bracelet like this can’t be taken off once worn? That’s just unbelievable."
Yiyi also found it hard to believe, but she’d encountered even more incredulous things before, so she didn’t doubt Yin Suxin’s words. Therefore, she stopped worrying about the bracelet and looked at her mother, saying, "Mom, I’ll ask Gu Tingyu about it next time."
"Okay, that’s all we can do."
Soon, Ding Yuejun changed the topic, "Yiyi, you’re just in time, come have a look at this pattern I’ve drawn, I’m planning to embroider it on the screen."
Hearing this, Yiyi followed her mother to the side, and upon seeing the Blessing, Fortune, and Longevity Picture on the blueprint, she couldn’t help but smile, "I think it’s pretty, very suitable for Uncle."
"I was thinking of your uncle, so I decided to embroider this. Many people have already embroidered this pattern, so I made slight changes to try to make it different."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi didn’t have any good suggestions; she wasn’t familiar with embroidery nor had she seen others’ Blessing, Fortune, and Longevity Pictures, so she had nothing to say. However, she felt her mother’s design was beautiful.
"Mom, it’ll definitely look great when you finish. Just go ahead and embroider it."
"Alright, I’ll get started then."
Ding Yuejun replied with a smile.
Originally, she thought about Mr. Chu’s advice to work hard on embroidering a piece that reflected the Chu Family’s needlework. For the past time, she had been pondering what pattern to work on, and couldn’t decide until now. Finally, she could settle on a pattern.
Even her daughter approving meant she could start without further hesitation.
"Mom, you and Aunt Yin are busy, I’ll head back now."
"Alright, go back and get some rest. I’ll make dinner when I get home."
Yiyi naturally didn’t want her mom to be so exhausted, but she didn’t say much, planning to prepare dinner herself at home later.
Since it was still early, Yiyi made a trip to the pharmacy to check on recent developments.
Mo Ping, seeing Yiyi arrive, excitedly said, "My little boss, you finally have time to come by. If you hadn’t, we might’ve had to close the pharmacy; we’re running out of medicine pills to sell."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi couldn’t help but laugh, "Don’t worry, I’ll come by tomorrow to make pills; just have the materials ready."
"Don’t worry, I’ve got ample materials, just waiting for you to make the pills."
Seeing Mo Ping’s eagerness, Yiyi said, "Alright then, I’ll do some now."
Mo Ping was more than happy about that.
"That’s great, quickly go make the pills. Since I promoted them to other pharmacies in town last time, what we prepared before has been running out. This time, we need to make more."
Hearing Mo Ping’s words, Yiyi was somewhat surprised.
"Other drugstores are selling our pills now?"
Speaking of which, Mo Ping proudly said, "Yes, two more stores have started selling our pills. By the time others join, more and more shops will sell our medicine pills. I get excited just thinking about it."
"Mo Ping, you’re really capable."
Lately, she’s been preparing for high school exams, leaving the pharmacy entirely to Mo Ping, not expecting he’d quietly secure distribution rights with two stores. She believed it wouldn’t be long before all drugstores in Houshan Town would sell their whitening pills and Height Increasing Pills.
Feeling a bit embarrassed after Yiyi’s praise, Mo Ping responded.
"By the end of the year, I’ll give you a big red packet, a reward for your hard work."
"Okay, you better not forget." Mo Ping didn’t refuse but agreed with a smile.
Finally, Yiyi said no more and plunged into the pharmacy room, intending to make as many pills as possible.
Yiyi focused intently on making medicines; once she finished a batch, she stopped. She needed to return home to make dinner as she’d already begun resting, not wanting her mom to be busy running around.
"I’ll come back tomorrow morning."
After handing a few bottles of medicine to Mo Ping, Yiyi went straight home, immediately busying herself in the kitchen.
When Ding Yuejun returned, the first thing she saw was the already prepared meal on the table, "Yiyi, I said I would cook when I got back. Why did you go ahead and make it?"
"Mom, hurry up and eat. Since I’m home resting, of course, I should handle these simple tasks."
Though feeling her daughter was working hard, Ding Yuejun was also pleased, "Alright, let’s eat then."
The next day, after Ding Yuejun went to the clothing store, Yiyi went straight to the pharmacy and started a new round of medicine making.
After three or four busy days, the day to check answers came, and Yiyi and Fei Erya headed to school together.