Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 482: Two Treacherous Cats

Liu Lan, "..."

With the thread in her hand, every cell in her body exuded the urge to flee, yet she held back her restless feet and asked tentatively, "Th-then should I head back first?!"

Yi Chichi glanced at her, wondering why she seemed like she wasn’t allowed to leave.

"Are you coming to work tomorrow?"

"I can’t make it, tomorrow I have to take the kids to the county to take photos to send to their dad."

Since the children were born, their dad hasn’t seen them.

Before, it was too cold to go out. Now that spring has arrived, I must hurry to take a few photos and send them over.

If not, letters will keep coming back.

"Do you want to go together?"

"I’m not going to the county. I have to go to the commune to take Qin Jiu to school."

Liu Lan acknowledged, "Then I’ll come to find you for work the day after tomorrow."

"Alright!"

Yi Chichi agreed, escorting her to the door. Wen’s mother and Qin Jiu hadn’t returned, but Mu Da suddenly showed up, her first sentence being—

"The second part of the money has arrived!"

Yi Chichi was momentarily stunned before realizing what she meant by money.

Her gaze fell on the big bulging package Mu Da took out of her bag, and Yi Chichi’s eyes widened, "How much is this?"

"Three thousand seven hundred sixty-eight yuan and twenty-six cents."

Complete with change, once the cloth was untied, a large stack of banknotes was revealed.

Mu Da pushed the money over, "Count it!"

"No need to count, I trust you, Auntie."

Yi Chichi delightedly rewrapped the bundle, "Auntie, have a seat while I put away the money."

"Remember to hide it well."

Although it wasn’t really necessary, Yi Chichi still agreed, went back inside, and hid the money.

The two sat and chatted for a while, Mu Da slowly sipping some fruit tea, turned to see Yi Chichi smiling broadly, and shook her head helplessly, "You’re such a naive child."

Yi Chichi responded, "How am I naive?"

"You handed over all those prescriptions just like that."

At this point, she softly reminded, "Don’t hand over the rest, wait until there’s a change in the medical system. You can profit from them later." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

This was genuinely for her benefit; otherwise, she wouldn’t have said such a thing.

However, she didn’t plan to profit from the prescriptions in the short term, and as for the future...

The future can wait.

The two chatted for over ten minutes before Mu Da got up and went home.

Half an hour later, Wen’s mother and Qin Jiu returned.

Qin Jiu looked like he had been sternly lectured, his eyes red.

In the evening, Yi Chichi hugged Wen’s mother and asked, only to learn that the old man had hit him.

"It’s enough to educate him. Why resort to hitting?"

Wen’s mother twitched her mouth, "Your great-uncle thought of his grandson, your cousin."

Yi Chichi immediately understood, Qin Jiu took the blame for his dad.

Back then, his dad went and studied an extraordinary major without prior approval, which resulted in both him and Qin Jiu’s mom being roped into executing a secret mission.

When they’ll return is unknown, leaving the old and young dependent on each other.

The old man is scared.

Afraid that after Qin Jiu tasted the appeal of acting without approval, he might take the same route again next time something happens.

If nothing bad happens, all is well. But if it does, it would be too late for regrets.

So, he made sure Qin Jiu learned a deep lesson this time.

Thinking of this, she softly said, "Mom, do you think Qin Jiu has learned his lesson?"

"Absolutely."

Wen’s mother has confidence in Qin Jiu, but, "This kid is a bit stubborn. Once he decides on something, he’ll do it even if parents disagree."

Yi Chichi doesn’t see this as a problem, "As long as it’s not illegal, why not give it a try."

Life actually needs a bit of tossing, or you could say trying.

As parents, it’s enough to keep a general direction for the child, the rest doesn’t need much interference.

Especially with high-IQ children, it’s best for parents not to even control the general direction, strong control but unwilling to let go eventually becomes a shackle limiting the child’s development, ruining them.

Such examples do exist.

"Qin Jiu is smart, with the right values. I believe he knows his limits."

Wen’s mother agreed, patting her, "Sleep early, tomorrow you have to take Qin Jiu to school."

"Got it!"

The next morning, Yi Chichi took Qin Jiu to school, met his teacher and the principal, then went to the dormitory to arrange his bedding before leaving for the post office.

She arrived just in time to find a package and letters sent by Wen Shi.

The two large parcels, after signing for them, she tied onto the back seat of her bicycle and stuffed the letters into her pocket before heading home.

Once unwrapped, seafood and dried fruits weren’t surprising, but surprisingly this time Wen Shi even sent bird’s nest back.

The top-quality bird’s nest, its impurities meticulously picked out.

No need for her to pick off the feathers herself at all.

Sure enough, Wen Shi had mentioned it in his letter, he specially paid a fellow villager to help pick out the feathers, also instructing her and Wen’s mother not to skimp on eating them.

Best to consume morning, noon, and night, and once finished, he would send more.

He said he discovered a bird’s nest cave with layers upon layers of nests stacked up, a spectacular sight, with quite a few fallen to the ground.

He and Old He collected a lot, allowing them to eat to their heart’s content.

They could even send some to Grandpa and others, including Uncle Yaozi.

Yi Chichi heeded the suggestion, since Wen Shi mentioned sharing, she would share.

The bird’s nest Wen Shi sent back was indeed plentiful, weighing six pounds.

Quite generous!

Bear in mind, bird’s nest consumption is measured in grams, about 3-5 grams per use, a pound is enough for one person for a year, and for two people, half a year.

Six pounds for her and Wen’s mother to consume, it would indeed take years to finish.

So, she divided the bird’s nests into four parts, one pound for Uncle Yaozi’s house, half a pound each for the village head and the secretary’s houses, and kept the remaining four pounds for herself.

To share with Wen’s mother and Grandpa.

She then sorted through the seafood and dried fruits, distributed a portion to each household, and headed out with the goods.

First stop was the clinic, but Lang Hong was out on a visit.

Uncle Yaozi lay on his rocking chair sunbathing, Da Li and Big Orange curled on his chest and belly respectively, eyes closed, tails swaying, thoroughly content.

Cats’ senses are much sharper than humans’, able to detect even the faintest noise alerting them.

Sure enough, even before Yi Chichi drew near, the two cats darted away from Uncle Yaozi, pounced toward her, nestling and meowing at her feet.

"Tsk, two ungrateful cats!"

Yi Chichi hadn’t spoken yet when Uncle Yaozi, deprived of his two warmers, sat up and grumbled sourly.

"They’re not ungrateful; they just have two homes, adept at sharing affection equally."

How can a little kitty be at fault?

No fault there.

On the contrary, they exhibit excellent cat ethics, dining at one home while aligning with the other owner’s interests.

Holding the balance just right.

Yaozi remarked, "... Then why don’t they come to my house in winter?"

At least if they came in winter, they could warm his feet at night.

"Your feet stink."

Enough to suffocate someone, Mu Da often complained about his stinky feet.

If people can’t bear it, let alone the sharp-nosed little kitties.

"Uncle, stop thinking about the cats, quickly take these items, I still have to deliver to Uncle Captain and them."

Seeing Uncle Yaozi about to speak, Yi Chichi promptly handed him his share.