Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 213: Switching Careers to Become a Matchmaker
Yi Chichi found it quite inexplicable; buying a panda to raise at home? That’s just absurd.
Wen Shi rubbed his chin and said, "Quite bold thinking."
"You could say it’s the indulgence of the wealthy."
Ning Jiandong remarked, and Yi Chichi nodded in agreement. Indeed, otherwise, they wouldn’t think of buying our national treasure.
Oh, pandas weren’t yet considered the national treasure; they weren’t officially listed as a First Class National Protected Wild Animal until 1988.
"Did the accompanying officials agree?"
She wasn’t interested in anything else, just this point.
"Of course they couldn’t agree."
Ning Jiandong replied without thinking, "That’s not their responsibility, they brushed it off with excuses, but that foreign guest is truly wealthy."
It’s obvious, no need to emphasize it repeatedly.
"By the way, do you want to know how much your panda double-sided embroidery sold for?"
Yi Chichi’s eyes lit up, she immediately sat up straight and made a listening gesture.
"I do." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Wen Shi assumed a similar posture, staring intensely at Ning Jiandong.
Under the couple’s intense gaze, Ning Jiandong took a sip of tea from his cup, then theatrically held up three fingers, "This much."
"Three thousand?"
Three hundred was definitely impossible; the Guanyin Statue sold for 1200. Double-sided embroidery requires more skill from the embroiderer and takes longer to complete, Ning Jiandong wouldn’t agree for less.
"Correct, in foreign exchange."
Wen Shi was dumbfounded, "Does that person willingly pay such a high price?"
"They were taken with the panda."
The implication: It’s not much related to the embroidery, mainly the irresistible allure of pandas.
The foreign guest is willing and happy to spend money on pandas.
"I’m telling you, you have to take good care of the panda double-sided embroidery, can’t ruin your own reputation, nor the Friendship Store’s reputation, you understand?"
Looking at Yi Chichi, Ning Jiandong seriously advised.
"Don’t worry, in other areas I can’t speak for, but double-sided embroidery – I have no problem."
The topic should pretty much end here.
The following matters are quite simple, settle the accounts for Spring Bunting and Snow Red Plum, issue the official special appointment certificate.
All the official seals are complete, with this, wherever Yi Chichi does embroidery, she has a safeguard for her personal safety.
Spring Bunting is 280, Yi Chichi’s Snow Red Plum is 420, of which 120 Yi Chichi asked him to help convert into national notes, ranging from three months to half a year.
Wen Shi mobilized a lot of brothers and comrades to exchange some national tickets for her, still, what they got was limited.
No way around it, national tickets are exceedingly hard to come by.
Ning Jiandong is different; he has connections to exchange notes.
Thus, along with the materials for the double-sided embroidery, came the notes.
"Check and count them."
Ning Jiandong spoke seriously, "To put the ugly words first, if there’s an issue once you take the materials back, you’ll have to pay for them yourself. Besides that, the delivery date remains unchanged."
"Okay."
Yi Chichi had no objections, she carefully checked everything, then said, "No problem."
"Also count the notes."
The 120-worth of notes isn’t a trivial amount, even without Ning Jiandong saying anything, Yi Chichi would have counted them.
This has nothing to do with trust; it’s a matter of personal interest that needs to be clarified.
Otherwise, if a problem arises, aside from swallowing the loss quietly, it might affect the relationship between both parties over such a small matter.
It’s not worth it.
So, it’s best to clear things up face to face.
Ning Jiandong was satisfied with her approach.
She has a clear mind and isn’t the type to stubbornly maintain appearances to her own detriment.
Last year he dealt with an embroiderer, and the process was quite inexplicable.
In any case, he fears dealing with those who pretend to be generous and open-minded, but then become discontent afterward, causing conflicts.
Too exhausting!
Yi Chichi didn’t know what he was thinking; counting 120 notes sounds like a lot, but actually only takes two or three minutes.
"No problem."
Ning Jiandong stood up, "Let’s go, I’ll treat you to dinner."
"I’ll treat!"
The money-earning Yi Chichi was generous and seized the opportunity to host Ning Jiandong.
The three of them chatted while eating at a state-run restaurant, and eventually, the conversation shifted to the textile factory issue.
"The textile factory really stepped into a mess this time."
"What happened?"
Wen Shi curiously asked.
Ning Jiandong tutted, "They purchased a machine supposedly to innovate technology, but when it arrived, it wouldn’t run. They can’t understand the manual and are now looking everywhere for someone who knows foreign languages to help translate."
Yi Chichi, "Do they know which foreign language it is?"
"...This isn’t clear."
"Just finding translators won’t help; you also need technicians."
At this point, she was puzzled, "Didn’t any technicians go for training during the purchase?"
Ning Jiandong smirked, somewhat sarcastically lowering his voice, "It’s kind of complex; to put it simply, two words: power, struggle."
The couple understood immediately, realizing this was not something they should be listening to.
No use listening, it doesn’t relate to their lives.
They’re just not part of that circle.
"How’s grandma?"
Yi Chichi naturally shifted the topic, and when she mentioned the old lady, Ning Jiandong’s face brightened up, "Her spirits have lifted; compared to before, she’s doing much better."
"A few days ago, she even went out for a stroll with old friends."
That’s indeed pretty good.
The old lady’s legs aren’t great; one could see that just from watching her walk last time at home, but, "It’s still best to be cautious, given her age."
"She’s got company."
Ning Jiandong explained, "My wife goes with her when she’s free, and when my sister-in-law is free, she accompanies her."
Talking about this, he remembered something, "Xiao Yi, do you have sisters?"
"No."
She never considered Yi Jing and the others as sisters; she had the same blood relation, from the same father’s genes, but the original owner was dead.
She is Yi Chichi, from a happy family in the 21st century with both parents.
In this world, she only recognized her original owner’s mother who had long passed, and her maternal relatives.
Unfortunately, her original owner’s mother had no siblings, leaving only one cousin in the Qin Family, and one younger Qin Jiu.
"I only have a brother, and he’s a kid."
Ning Jiandong seemed quite disappointed, "How come you don’t have any sisters?"
Wen Shi found it strange, "Uncle, why are you so focused on whether my wife has sisters?"
Yi Chichi also wanted to know, but she never imagined that Ning Jiandong was asking if she had sisters to arrange a match.
Upon learning this, she couldn’t help but laugh, "Uncle, have you changed jobs to a matchmaker?"
"No, I’m just worried about my nephew."
This referred to Ning Jianping’s son, serving in the military.
"He’s of considerable age yet still hasn’t found a partner; don’t you think I’d be anxious?"
Wen Shi had a say in this, having lived through that time.
"No need to rush; a partner will naturally appear when it’s time."
Afraid Ning Jiandong wouldn’t listen, he shared his experience and gestured to Yi Chichi, "My wife just appeared on her own; before that, my mother wrote me scolding letters all the time for being useless, unable to find a wife."
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