Chapter 127: Youth Is Wonderful ⑤
After Li Mingxue’s laughter subsided on its own, Nie Qiu said helplessly, “If you think it’s okay, I have no objections.”
“You won’t be shortchanged,” Li Mingxue said.
Nie Aiwen couldn’t help but take out his wallet and ask Nie Qiu, “Qiu Qiu, do you need money? Uncle has some.” As he spoke, he was about to stuff two bills into Nie Qiu’s hand.
He had also been a student and naturally knew that parents back then didn’t give pocket money; ensuring you were well-fed and clothed was considered the best in any era. However, he also envied classmates who had a few cents to buy spicy strips, classmates who had four or five cents to buy new pencils and show them off, and classmates who had two dollars to treat many classmates to a meal – how imposing that was!
So when Li Mingxue said she would give Nie Qiu money, he also thought back to his own school days. Of course, he knew the benefits of having money. He also knew that spoiling a child was not good, but this child was his niece! Such an obedient child wouldn’t spend money recklessly.
Nie Qiu refused. Last time, Nie Aifang had allowed her to accept it, so she did. Now, without any reason, not during New Year or any festival, should she accept money from Nie Aiwen? Even with such close relatives, one shouldn’t accept gifts like this.
Nie Aiwen thought Nie Qiu was afraid Nie Aifang would find out. He quickly leaned close to Nie Qiu’s ear and whispered, “Don’t be afraid, I won’t tell your Mom. I’ll give it to you secretly, and you can buy whatever you want. You know this, I know this, Mingxue knows this, and no one else does.”
Nie Qiu looked at Nie Aiwen helplessly, “Uncle, my Mom isn’t downstairs, you don’t need to whisper. And… I really don’t need money, nor do I have anything I want to buy.”
“Really?” Nie Aiwen asked with doubt.
“Really!” Nie Qiu nodded affirmatively.
“I always feel like my sister isn’t the type to give pocket money…” Nie Aiwen said, looking at Nie Qiu.
“She… won’t give it…” Nie Qiu was a bit speechless. Was it really okay to say it like this?
“Then take the money I give you as pocket money. Uncle doesn’t come to your house every day. Take these two hundred yuan. You can’t always be treated by others without treating them back, can you?” Nie Aiwen forcefully stuffed the money into Nie Qiu’s hand and then signaled Li Mingxue to leave.
As Li Mingxue walked away, she waved at Nie Qiu, who was watching them. After Nie Aiwen and the others were far away, Nie Qiu looked down at the bright red two hundred yuan in her hand. It had been neatly arranged in her wallet, but it had become a bit crumpled from her refusal, yet it was still warm.
The streetlights at night in the residential area were dim yellow, a color close to the warm sun, beautiful and very warm, very warm.
When Nie Qiu returned home, Nie Aifang had already washed the bowls and chopsticks, and had also boiled hot water and taken a bath. After Nie Qiu took her bath, the mother and daughter washed clothes together. After hanging the clothes, Nie Aifang took her notebook and went into Nie Qiu’s room to reconcile accounts together.
Nie Aifang recounted the day’s events and patted her chest, saying with great relief, “Fortunately, my brother’s electronic scale has a memory function. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t know what I bought, what was missing, or what was wrong.”
Nie Qiu smiled, “Mm, once you know how to use something, anything becomes useful.” Although the person being praised was Zhang Qitian… she would pretend it was a compliment to her, as she was the one who bought the electronic scale in the first place.
“But my brother really has a knack for it. I said those vegetables couldn’t be sold anymore, but he could wash them and sell them.” Nie Aifang couldn’t help but think of the messy vegetables she had picked up. After Zhang Qitian tidied them up, washed some, and trimmed them, they could be sold again. Honestly, she had to admire that.
“It sounds like he’s quite capable, but he’s been selling vegetables for so many years, so having some experience is not surprising. Mom, you need to learn like this too, you can’t always rely on others for help.” Nie Qiu said while calculating the figures Nie Aifang had made, “If you learn everything well, maybe we can rent our own vegetable stand and start a business!”
“You’re right, I need to watch carefully how he sells vegetables and how he arranges them attractively. The day before yesterday, I saw someone injecting water into tomatoes and eggplants. We absolutely cannot learn things like that,” Nie Aifang said very seriously.
Nie Qiu smiled, continuously calculating the accounts. She hadn’t expected that her simple encouragement to Nie Aifang would ignite such fierce determination in her.
However, injecting water into vegetables is indeed something that shouldn’t be learned. It only makes the vegetables heavier. This way, even if they are sold cheaper than others, they can still make a profit and attract customers. But usually, only those who are greedy for small advantages will buy them. Such people won’t have a long-lasting business because if the vegetables sold are often not tasty, even those who are greedy for small advantages won’t buy them. Over time, such a business will inevitably fail.
Nie Aifang took the ledger back to her room to rest. Nie Qiu entered the space to cultivate. Every time Nie Qiu sat on the water to meditate and then slowly stood up, she would inexplicably feel her clothes slowly drying, which was quite magical.
She wanted to practice until she could control anything in the space, as Dao had said. Even standing outside the space, she could retrieve things from within. Dao would also accompany her in cultivation, walking around her.
One moment the fluffy fur would be wet again, the next moment the fluffy fur would be clean. When Nie Qiu was practicing well, it would occasionally play pranks, darting back and forth, causing the standing Nie Qiu to stumble, wetting her clothes, and forcing her to meditate and cultivate again.
Although sometimes very annoyed, Nie Qiu still had a lot of fun. Seeing the fluffy Dao, Nie Qiu’s mood would also improve. Cute small animals always bring joy.
She promised Dao to cultivate for one hour each day, which is two hours, and she kept her word. As soon as the alarm clock rang, she would return to the shore, recite the cultivation method Dao had taught her, let her wet clothes dry, and then leave the space to return to her home and sleep.
Today, upon entering the space, she discovered that there were many more animals in the space. Although the talk of four seasons a day was beyond her understanding, this was the first time the animals in this space had reproduced! It was indeed something to be happy about.
Dao hopped to Nie Qiu’s side and said with a smile, “How is it? Did you notice? The space is starting to regain its vitality. Nie Qiu, thank you.”
Nie Qiu squatted down, picked Dao up, and nuzzled its fluffy body with her face. She walked slowly towards the still young animals. The most numerous were small rabbits, and there were also kittens still nursing, their eyes squinted, extremely cute.
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