Chapter 206: No Need to Worry
"Oh my, finally the month-long training is over. I feel like I’ve shed a layer of skin." As soon as Cao Panpan returned to the dormitory, she lay directly on the bed, feeling completely exhausted.
The others also looked weary.
Yiyi felt alright, not too tired. She had experienced more exhausting training before, so she didn’t find this military training tiring at all.
"Yiyi, you seem pretty energetic. Among us, you’re the fittest one."
Yiyi heard this and replied with a smile, "Maybe I’m just slightly better off than you guys."
An Xueqing suddenly looked at Yiyi and said, "We’ve all tanned, but you seem not to have tanned at all."
Upon hearing this, the others also looked at Yiyi, only to notice that Yiyi’s skin seemed to glow, making a stark contrast to their sunburnt complexions.
"Yiyi, your skin is incredibly good; you’ve really not tanned at all."
Cao Panpan looked at Yiyi with extreme envy, but soon she thought of the upcoming two-day break and asked, "With the two days off coming up, do you have any plans? Should we go out together for a stroll?"
Yiyi was relieved that no one continued talking about her skin and said, "I plan to go home later."
Yiyi had not seen her mother for a month and was feeling quite homesick, eager to go home and visit.
Upon hearing this, Cao Panpan said somewhat regretfully, "Then we’ll just have to plan next time."
Yiyi packed her things and left the dormitory.
Watching Yiyi’s departing figure, Feng Yudan couldn’t help but say, "I’m really envious of those who live in Shangjing; they can go home every week. We can only go home once a semester."
"Yes, indeed."
Wei Xiweng nodded in agreement, but none of them were from Shangjing, so they could only envy idly.
An Xueqing looked at Yiyi’s retreating figure, her expression somewhat complicated. Back in high school, she thought she was pretty good, with good grades and appearances, but after entering university, she realized how ordinary she was, so ordinary that standing in a crowd wouldn’t draw any attention, not to mention the naturally beautiful, fair-skinned, and lovely Yiyi; even the other dormmates seemed better than her.
On the other side, when Yiyi arrived home, she saw her mother, Ding Yuejun, sitting in the courtyard.
"Yiyi, you’re back! Come over and sit."
Seeing her daughter return, Ding Yuejun was thrilled, "We haven’t seen each other for a month. Was the military training exhausting? Rest well at home these two days."
Seeing her mother’s concern, Yiyi smiled and said, "Mom, I’m not tired. The training was actually quite light."
Ding Yuejun was inclined to believe her daughter’s words.
"Seeing you’re not tanned, it must have been easy."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi couldn’t help but smile wryly, "Mom, after taking the Jade Fragrance Pill, one doesn’t really tan." Though it made her stand out, as people immediately noticed her skin color.
Ding Yuejun heard this and delightedly said, "It seems the Jade Fragrance Pill is indeed good stuff."
After chatting for a while, Yiyi asked, "Where’s Er Ya?"
"Yes, I wonder if Er Ya will come today. She hasn’t been around for quite a while."
Just as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
Ding Yuejun quickly went to open the door and found Fei Erya had returned, "Er Ya, we were just talking about you, and here you are. Wonderful, come in quickly."
Fei Erya was also very happy to see Ding Yuejun, "Aunt Ding, I’m back."
She had hesitated whether to return, as this wasn’t her real home, but seeing Ding Yuejun’s joyful face, she felt it was wrong of her; Aunt Ding had always treated her well, and she shouldn’t be distant.
Yiyi was delighted to see Fei Erya return as well, "Er Ya, you’re finally back. It’s been so long since we’ve seen each other."
"Yes, it’s been a whole month."
"You two chat, I’ll go make dinner." Seeing both back today, Ding Yuejun was delighted and decided to prepare a hearty meal.
"Er Ya, are you adjusting well to university life? Are your dormmates nice?"
Seeing Yiyi’s concern, Fei Erya quickly replied, "Don’t worry, my classmates are all nice, and I’m pretty comfortable living there. How about you, are your classmates easy to get along with?"
"Don’t worry, I’m doing well too."
The two exchanged smiles and continued to chat about their military training experiences.
Ding Yuejun was efficient, and after preparing dinner, she called Yiyi and Er Ya to eat.
It was then that Yiyi realized Mo Ping and Guo Ming weren’t there, "Mom, where are Master and Mo Ping?"
"I was so happy seeing you that I forgot to tell you; your master thought it wasn’t convenient for two men to live with me, so they moved out."
"What... They’ve moved out."
Yiyi looked surprised, "Where did they move to?"
Ding Yuejun chuckled, "Don’t worry, they live next door. I’ll go invite them over for dinner." She said as she headed to a slightly smaller courtyard next door.
When Guo Ming and Mo Ping came over and saw Yiyi and Fei Erya, they were both very happy.
"Little boss, Er Ya, you’re finally back," Mo Ping said cheerfully.
Guo Ming rarely smiled, "Indeed, we haven’t seen each other for a while." He then turned serious again, "You’ve missed a lot of training; we’ll need to intensify training in the next two days."
Hearing this, Yiyi simply said, "Okay."
Though Ding Yuejun felt for her daughter, she also knew Guo Ming wanted the best for her, so she didn’t say more, only said, "Let’s eat first."
"Thanks to the little boss, we’re in for a treat tonight," Mo Ping said with a cheerful grin, then talked to Yiyi about the factory plans, "I’ve been exploring Shangjing recently and found two good places, though Old Guo thinks the East Suburb is better, so we can visit in the next couple of days."
Yiyi nodded directly, "Alright, let’s go take a look together then."
However, Yiyi was somewhat worried that she didn’t have enough money, and was already thinking about how to earn some quickly.
Of course, Ding Yuejun knew her daughter’s situation. After dinner, she took Yiyi into the room and said, "You don’t have to worry about the money; I have it."
Surprised at hearing this, Yiyi asked, "Mom, where did you get the money?"
They had nearly exhausted their savings in buying the courtyard house.
"I sold the screen I embroidered earlier; your grand-uncle sent all the proceeds to me. I really didn’t expect a single screen to sell for tens of thousands. Though not a lot, we can start by renting a place to build the factory, and when we make money later, we can build our own factory."