Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 357: Watertight

On the morning of July 28th, just after six, Yi Chichi finished packing all her dormitory belongings. Qiu Yu stood at the door, "Really leaving today?"

"Yeah."

She nodded, "I’m heading to the station directly in a bit. Could you please hand these packages to Uncle Ning and ask him to send them to the island for me?"

"Have you cleared it with the manager?"

"Yes, I have."

Qiu Yu agreed without hesitation. If it hadn’t been settled, she might have hesitated. Since it was all arranged, she had no reason to refuse.

As they were talking, the sound of a car engine approached.

Looking back into the yard, a jeep drove in. She wasn’t sure of the model; Yi Chichi had no expertise in vintage cars, but it looked quite novel.

Aside from seeing such cars in old movies and in her uncle’s black-and-white photos, this was her first time seeing a large jeep in person in this life.

How to put it—compared to the myriad car models of later times, it was incomparable, but in this era, it was a symbol of status.

Just as she was about to look away, the car door opened, and Ning Jiandong stepped out from the driver’s seat, "Xiao Yi, are you ready?"

"... Uncle, why are you here?"

Yi Chichi paused for a moment, quickly stepping up to greet him.

"I’m taking you to the station."

After checking the time on his wristwatch, he urged, "No more chatter, grab your luggage and let’s go. We’ll have breakfast at the station."

"Okay."

Yi Chichi went back inside to get her luggage. Qiu Yu pointed at the packages by the door, "Manager, Chichi wants you to send these to the island for her."

Before she finished speaking, Yi Chichi came out with her bags.

Seeing this, Ning Jiandong picked up a package, "You carry two, so I don’t have to make another trip."

Yi Chichi responded with an ’oh,’ picked up the remaining packages, and went over to the car.

After securing the items and getting into the car, she waved to Qiu Yu and the others, "Comrades, I’m off. See you next time."

"See you next time!"

Everyone waved as the vehicle departed.

Once the car completely disappeared from view, Qiu Yu sighed, "Such great needlework skills, it’s hard to understand why Chichi wants to go back."

"To be with family."

Tan Ning spoke up fairly, "If I had such a great family, I wouldn’t want to stay in a dorm and not go home every day either."

True enough.

"Let’s go eat, fill up and get to work."

Yi Chichi went back, but they still had to work.

After all, nothing is bigger than a meal in this world.

At this moment, Yi Chichi was also having breakfast, brought by Ning Jiandong: two large meat buns, a portion of shrimp dumplings, and a cup of soy milk.

After she’d finished eating, Ning Jiandong spoke up.

"When you get back, don’t slack off, and get those embroideries done quickly."

"Got it."

Given her own interests, Yi Chichi wouldn’t be complacent. She promised earnestly, "Uncle, rest assured, I’ll handle it, for the sake of the money."

"Not for my face?"

"Your face isn’t as big as money."

Ning Jiandong was a bit hurt by her words, but he was used to it.

"Leave me the island address, or I won’t know where to send things."

Yi Chichi quickly scribbled down an address for him, adding ten bucks.

"For postage."

"Too much."

The island wasn’t far from Yangcheng, and even by weight, it shouldn’t cost much. Besides, her packages weren’t that heavy.

"Use the excess to buy sweets for my little siblings."

Taking it back was out of the question. "Besides, you brought me breakfast and took me to the station, so don’t be too polite."

Ning Jiandong paused for two seconds, then nodded in agreement.

"If you run into any issues, give me a call."

Yi Chichi felt there was nothing she would need Ning Jiandong’s help for but still agreed obligingly.

Then, Ning Jiandong asked her, "Has Xiao Wen ever thought about advancing further?"

Of course, he did.

After all, Wen Shi was ambitious and capable, especially since very few soldiers didn’t dream big.

In her vision, it was best for Wen Shi to progress as much as possible.

Once the reforms came, with Wen Shi as her backing, she could act more boldly.

However, due to Wen Shi’s profession, Ning Jiandong and the others couldn’t really meddle.

So, she smiled and said, "He has plans."

This was her way of saying not to worry.

Ning Jiandong understood, "That’s good, but you know, networking is important, you agree?"

He made a valid point. Yi Chichi was momentarily taken aback but understood why he brought up the topic.

"Uncle, are you talking about the Zhang and Qiao families?"

"You could interpret it that way."

Yi Chichi thought for a moment, "Let Uncle Ping discuss it with Wen Shi, men’s business matters aren’t for me to handle."

She only needed to focus on making money. As long as Wen Shi was active, she could build a solid financial backing for him, so he could resist financial corruption no matter where he was.

As for affairs...

She wasn’t worried at all.

With Wen Shi’s looks and attributes, if he was interested in that, he’d have had a wife and children long ago; she wouldn’t even get the chance to be his wife.

Ning Jiandong was somewhat speechless at her response. Holding back his inner sarcasm, he finally couldn’t help but say, "You’re really watertight."

"It’s unrelated; it’s mainly because my Wen Shi has his own ideas, plus I don’t work in his field, too much interference won’t be good for him either."

The way spouses get along is an art in itself, you can’t manage everything, nor can you be hands-off completely.

Take Wen Shi; his profession has many restrictions. Even if I had the mind to control, a confidentiality rule could easily stop me.

So, what’s the point?

"In short, Uncle, apart from your ideas for the embroidery, don’t count too much on me; you can’t rely on me."

Ning Jiandong could do nothing but suppress all his thoughts, planning to pass the pressure onto his brother, Ning Jianping, after work. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

In the meantime, the two chatted lightly about random topics.

Finally, they reached the station.

After Ning Jiandong parked, he helped Yi Chichi with her luggage, escorted her to the platform, and watched her board the train before standing there to remind her, "Be vigilant on the way back. If you face any issues, find a railway policeman. Don’t handle it recklessly, especially protect your hands, got it?"

"Got it, Uncle. You can head back now. I’m an adult now, I know how to take care of myself."

Yi Chichi leaned out the window to wave at him. Ning Jiandong nodded, "Then I’ll be off. Send a telegraph when you arrive safely."

"Okay, I’ll send one when I get there."

First to Wen Shi, then to Ning Jiandong, not missing anyone—perfect!

Ning Jiandong was satisfied, turned to leave, then seemed to have remembered something as he turned back, "Oh, about Mr. Liu’s Chaotic Needle Embroidery, if it’s possible, try to have her make two pieces. If not, even one will do."

Yi Chichi paused for a bit, noticing that Liu Lan’s embroidery had truly fascinated Ning Jiandong. Is this a good thing?

It definitely is.

"I’ll tell Liu Lan when I get back."

"Niece, your uncle’s masterpiece depends on you."