Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 288: Don’t Want to Get Beaten Up

"An occasional time is still okay."

She smiled brightly, leaving Wen Shi at a loss for words.

Reprimand harshly?

That’s not appropriate.

Remind again, even though reminders don’t work with her.

Helplessly, he could only extend his hand towards her, "Let me see your hand."

Yi Chichi obediently extended her hand. Wen Shi held her hand and examined it carefully, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Thankfully, it’s not rough!

"Hurry and eat. After eating, go take a shower and do some hand care."

Speaking of this, he remembered something, "Did you practice your eye exercises?!"

"I did."

Wen Shi, still not assured, cupped her face and stared into her eyes, which were as bright and lively as ever, "Wifey, what’s the specific purpose of your eye exercises?"

"To ensure my eyes remain bright and lively and to prevent myopia."

"... Can you see long distances after practicing well?"

"How far do you mean by long distance?"

"Seeing from our doorstep to the corner of the street."

Yi Chichi’s mouth twitched, "That doesn’t require practice. As long as the eyesight is normal and the object is big, bright, and noticeable enough, anyone can see it."

She paused and added, "Of course, if you’re trying to see ants, that’s definitely not possible."

Wen Shi let out an ’oh’, politely pressing her to sit on a chair, "I’ll go serve you some food."

That works.

Then, the two chatted while they ate.

As they chatted, Wen Shi asked about Jiang Xingxing.

"Did Auntie Guan bring Jiang Xingxing today?"

"She did."

Yi Chichi gave him a scallop, calmly saying, "She said she can’t sit still and won’t learn."

Wen Shi showed a smile; it’s good that she won’t learn.

In fact, he was quite afraid of Jiang Xingxing learning, as it might disturb his wife’s peace.

Mainly because her temper wasn’t very good, if it were slightly better, he wouldn’t be so resistant.

"Do you really dislike her?"

Seeing his obvious joy, Yi Chichi curiously asked.

Wen Shi shook his head, "I wouldn’t say dislike, I just have no feelings. Mainly I’m worried she’ll upset you."

"Actually, the little girl is alright."

Not as annoying as the rumors said, "She’s quite ambitious too."

This surprised Wen Shi, he looked up blankly, "Ambitious?"

What exactly did Jiang Xingxing do to earn such a compliment from his wife?

"She wants to pursue a career in mechanics and become a designer."

"??? What type of mechanics?"

"Not sure, she needs to talk to her dad first."

Wen Shi fell silent for a moment, "If she’s serious and determined, her mentors will agree."

"Provided they can have a calm conversation between father and daughter."

If it’s not calm, it’s all a waste.

If they don’t fight, it’s because the mentors are in a good mood.

"Pray they don’t fight!"

Yi Chichi almost spat out her food, "This time they definitely won’t."

"Why not?"

"I think she’s quite determined."

"That’s good."

As long as they don’t fight, if they do, her mentors in a bad mood will cause trouble for them.

"By the way, Old He is coming back tomorrow."

"Are we having dinner together tonight?"

"Don’t know, depends on whether Mr. Zhang comes to invite us tomorrow."

If invited, He Yunsong’s return made Zhang Xin jump three feet high with joy. After the couple had a sweet moment, she excitedly said there would be a dinner party.

He Yunsong, "... I haven’t even reported in yet."

"You go report, I’ll go call Chichi, it won’t delay anything."

That made perfect sense.

What could He Yunsong do?

He could only smile and agree, not forgetting to remind, "I’m telling you, don’t let Old Yi cook, she can wash the vegetables. If you let her cook, Old Wen will fight me."

Zhang Xin was puzzled, "Why would Old Wen fight you if I let Chichi cook, shouldn’t he fight me?"

"Old Wen doesn’t hit his brother’s wife, only his brothers."

He’s done this before; when they were in Border City, the couple fought, the sister-in-law was at a disadvantage and cried her heart out. Wen Shi passed by, asked a question, and then went ahead to beat the brother.

He beat him until he cried, and the couple cried together, which was hilarious.

"In any case, remember, don’t let Old Yi cook, I don’t want to get beaten."

Zhang Xin realized, her Old He was afraid of Wen Shi.

"You can’t beat him?"

"... Can’t beat him."

Recalling Wen Shi’s fighting prowess, He Yunsong lamented, "Wife, I’m telling you, when Old Wen fights, he’s not human."

He’s someone I can’t afford to mess with, no doubt.

Talking smack is fine, but getting physical...

Heh, whoever wants to challenge him can go ahead, but I’ll abstain, can’t hide fast enough.

Zhang Xin sympathetically hugged him, "Don’t worry, I definitely won’t let you get beaten by Old Wen."

He Yunsong was satisfied, happily going off to report.

Zhang Xin came to find Yi Chichi, "Chichi, my Old He is back. Tonight, let’s have a dinner gathering at our place."

Just as she spoke, she noticed a pile of packages on the floor and was instantly amazed, "Where did all these packages come from?"

"Sent from back home."

She had traveled lightly, sending all the big and small packages through the post office, and they finally arrived today.

"Hurry up and help open the packages, there’s stuff for you guys too."

Zhang Xin was delighted, "Then I must help."

Knowing how close He Yunsong and Wen Shi were, Zhang Xin didn’t stand on ceremony and squatted down to start unpacking.

"Wow, pine nuts, these are tasty."

"If you like them, take some more later."

"Okay."

"What’s this?"

She pulled out a long strip, tightly wrapped in wax paper. Yi Chichi glanced at it, "Smoked meat, there should be another pack, you take that one."

Zhang Xin made a sound of acknowledgement, and reached out to pull out another pack of smoked meat.

The joy of unpacking felt the same as opening online shopping deliveries in the future; with every item, Zhang Xin would cheer.

When she pulled out the last two ceramic jars weighing a total of four pounds, she exclaimed, "I recognize this jar, they’re used by Auntie to store the thick sauce."

Yi Chichi chuckled, "You really know your stuff."

"I’ve tasted it."

"Is it good?"

"Delicious..."

She swallowed her saliva, "No exaggeration, the thick sauce He gave me last year, my grandpa and I used it in meals and noodles, it was really delicious."

"Just one downside, it doesn’t keep long."

Yi Chichi could understand this, in the Northeast, it can be preserved longer because of the low temperatures. Even during the hottest times, it’s only ten days to half a month, although it’s hot usually, the summer temperatures can’t compare to the South.

"Later we’ll share some with Madam Ji’s family, otherwise it would all go to waste."

"Sounds good."

So, after the two finished unpacking and organizing everything, the friendly families welcomed Yi Chichi and Zhang Xin carrying goods to their doors.

All were generous folks, receiving the goods openly and returning gifts without hesitation.

Yi Chichi was someone who occasionally went to the sea for some extra money but mostly stayed home doing embroidery, while Zhang Xin, being a doctor, worked and often covered night shifts, so she didn’t get to go to the sea much.

Knowing that both families would be having a gathering, Aunt Ji and others picked some seafood from their sea trips to add to their dishes and even asked if they needed help cooking.

The versatile Zhang Xin, capable of handling surgeries and injections and still able to manage the kitchen, smiled and declined, "No need, I can handle it myself."