Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 212: Buy a Panda to Raise at Home

"To Old Wen’s house."

He Yunsong quickly grabbed him, "The service society was a wasted trip, I bagged all the stock."

Qi Zhiyuan, "??? You took the White Rabbit to Old Wen’s house?"

He nodded, Qi Zhiyuan was silent for two seconds, "Fine, I’ll go borrow a few White Rabbits from Old Wen."

First, fool the daughter and soothe the wife, otherwise, he can forget about getting in the house tonight.

A crying daughter is too difficult to handle.

Then, just a few minutes after closing the door, Wen Shi was greeted by Qi Zhiyuan, who came to borrow White Rabbits.

Wen Shi was confused, "Borrow White Rabbits?"

"Yes."

Qi Zhiyuan nodded, briefly recounting the events.

Yi Chichi grabbed a handful for him, "Take them to Jiajia to eat, what’s the deal with borrowing candies."

"Exactly."

Wen Shi eagerly agreed, "As an uncle, it’s no problem to give my little niece a few candies."

As they spoke, he took the candies from Yi Chichi’s hand and stuffed them into his pocket.

Qi Zhiyuan sighed, "How could I be so shameless."

"Stop talking nonsense, these were bought with Old He’s money, we’re all freeloaders here."

Qi Zhiyuan laughed, "Then you’re just borrowing flowers to present to Buddha."

"You still need flowers to borrow first."

That made sense, he nodded, "Then I won’t be polite with you."

"No need to be polite, quickly go soothe Jiajia, lest she cries herself hoarse."

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhiyuan’s face instantly showed heartache, and he hurriedly said goodbye and left, not paying attention to further small talk.

After sending him off, Wen Shi closed the door and looked at Yi Chichi, "Wife, ready to take a bath?"

"Ready."

The earlier they bathed, the earlier they could sleep, they still had to get up early tomorrow.

However, while the idea was beautiful, reality was extremely stark and cruel.

With an imminent separation, Wen Shi displayed separation anxiety, talking excessively, being clingy, and enjoying being pampered.

Yi Chichi couldn’t deal with him, so she had to keep him company like a gentleman, coaxing him until dawn before she succumbed to exhaustion and fell into a deep sleep.

After barely sleeping for a couple of hours, she was roused from bed by an energetic and bright-eyed Wen Shi.

"Wife, we can’t sleep anymore, we have to catch the earliest ferry."

Yi Chichi replied groggily, "Actually, I can go by myself."

The underlying meaning: she still wanted to sleep, truly didn’t need to set off so early.

"Are you that eager to leave me?"

The voice that came out was full of grievance, and Yi Chichi was so startled that she shivered all over, waking up completely, seeing the man was like a forlorn woman in a deep boudoir, what could she do?

She had no choice but to coax him.

Otherwise, if he went crazy, she’d be the one suffering.

"No, I’m really reluctant to leave you, I just feel sorry that you haven’t slept all night."

"...Really?"

"Absolutely true."

"Then I must send you off, since the next time we meet is the next time."

He understood the art of pointless conversation.

Yi Chichi sighed, alright, since he didn’t mind the trouble of coming and going, she couldn’t continue to refuse.

"Let’s go then."

Wen Shi was happy, then the couple brushed their teeth, washed their faces, grabbed their packed luggage, went to the port, took a ferry to Jiangkou, and arrived in An City around three in the afternoon.

They didn’t rush to the Friendship Store but first went to the post office to send things and send a telegram to Wen’s mother about her return date, and then went to the Friendship Store to find Ning Jiandong.

Ning Jiandong was delighted with Yi Chichi’s arrival.

"Let me see the embroidery."

After inviting the couple to sit and serving tea, he jumped straight to the point without even small talk, as if afraid Yi Chichi would run away with the embroidery if he delayed.

"Here."

Yi Chichi didn’t waste words, taking out the Snow Red Plum wrapped in cloth from her bag for him.

Ning Jiandong took the package, wanting to open it, but remembering the ease of snagging silk, he quickly laid the package on the table, instructing Yi Chichi to display the embroidery.

Yi Chichi, ...she was already used to being the tool person.

After stretching her fingers, she untied the package and unfolded the Snow Red Plum.

Then, "Turn it over for me to see."

Ning Jiandong breathed rapidly, already knowing from the Guanyin Statue that her embroidery skills were not bad, but he didn’t expect to have underestimated her.

The Guanyin Statue was limited by the fact that it was their design, restricting her ability to showcase her personal skills.

This Guanyin Statue was more a perfect replica of a painting than an embroidery piece.

While it had spirit, it lacked substantial artistry.

The Snow Red Plum was different, balancing spirit with artistry.

Upon seeing the reverse side, he exclaimed, "Double-sided embroidery?"

"No."

Yi Chichi denied it, there wasn’t enough time for double-sided embroidery, and she wouldn’t ruin her reputation.

Ning Jiandong clicked his tongue, "Your embroidery skills are simply outstanding."

"The detail handling is particularly good."

Whether it was the snow on the petals on the branch or the scattered falling snowflakes, the artistry was amazing.

But the most brilliant was the kingfisher, which seemed to bring the entire embroidery to life.

Wen Shi, proud of his wife’s honor, "Uncle, hiring my wife as a special master wasn’t a loss, was it?!"

"Not at all, it’s a big gain."

Ning Jiandong’s smile almost showed his gums, such a skilled embroiderer being part of his team meant the business meetings and events for the next couple of years were guaranteed to be successful.

Thinking of the business meetings, he remembered something.

"By the way, the Spring Bunting was sold."

This was an unexpected surprise, Yi Chichi happily asked, "Who bought it?"

"Foreign guest."

"For how much?"

When she gave him the Spring Bunting, it was on a trial basis.

Not directly trading with the Friendship Store.

Therefore, Yi Chichi asked about the price openly. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Ning Jiandong didn’t hesitate, smiling, "Two hundred and thirty-two in foreign exchange."

That was indeed a high price.

If memory served, the current exchange rate between foreign currency and domestic currency was 1:1.989, meaning Liu Lan’s Spring Bunting sold for nearly five hundred yuan.

Truly high income.

Of course, the full amount wouldn’t end up in her hands.

Because the embroidery frame and sales channel were provided by the Friendship Store.

So, in the end, Ning Jiandong’s price for the Spring Bunting was based on the store’s purchase price, 280.

Yi Chichi didn’t mind, but she was curious, "Did the foreign buyer not find it expensive?"

"No, this foreign guest has money, wanting everything he saw, and he liked the Spring Bunting at first sight, saying it looked like a very artistic oil painting."

He continued with another piece of good news, "Also, your Double Cat Double-sided Embroidery was noticed."

Hearing this, Wen Shi, who was about to take a sip of tea, said in surprise, "It was noticed even without a finished piece?"

What was there to see?

"There’s no finished piece, but there is a sample."

Ning Jiandong explained, "You know that not only does Xiao Yi have great embroidery skills, but her painting skills are also top-notch, the moment I took out the sample, the foreign guest’s eyes lit up, he loves pandas."

Though not particularly fond of the red pandas.

Saying this, he looked a bit at a loss, "After ordering the Panda Double-sided Embroidery, he turned and asked the accompanying officials and interpreter if it was possible to sell him a panda to take home and raise."