Volume 1 Chapter 36 Celebration

  Mom finally found the bag and asked suspiciously: "Xiaoyun, what's that?" I replied casually: "Oh, it's just fabric for making sample clothes." "Sample clothes? What kind of sample clothes?" Mom looked puzzled.

  "Mother," Qiao Mei couldn't help but say, "Yun Er, I'll tell you anyway?" I smiled and nodded. Qiao Mei continued, "Mother, actually Yun Er has already rented a shop, this fabric is for you to make sample clothes." "What shop?" Old Mom hadn't turned around yet.

  I opened the bag and let my mom see. Seeing those beautiful fabrics, my mom finally understood: "Are you telling the truth? Are we really opening a store? You're not kidding me again, are you?" She still didn't quite believe it. I shrugged helplessly and pulled out the rent receipt: "See, look carefully! I'm not cheating you! Just now I was joking with you. Aren't you surprised, mom?" My mom took the receipt, looked at it seriously, and a smile finally spread across her face: "Haha, I'm so happy! It's like a dream come true."

  "What's got you so excited?" Dad's voice came from the courtyard. Mom went up to greet him, smiling and saying: "Old Yin, you've finally come back. How was the parent-teacher conference? What did the teacher say?"

  "It's lucky I ran into the teacher on the street, otherwise I wouldn't have known about the parent-teacher conference. After the meeting, I gave that little brat a good scolding." Dad got angry just thinking about it, but immediately laughed, "This time at the parent-teacher conference our little hidden talent showed his face, and in the first exam of the new semester he got first place in the class. The teacher praised him highly and even had him go on stage to share his experience. Hehe, this kid actually kept it from us."

  "Isn't that a double happiness today?" I clapped my hands and laughed, "Mom, aren't you going to cook something delicious? Let's celebrate properly!" "Okay, I'll go add some dishes," Mom smiled happily, "Xiaoyun, run and call your second uncle and aunt over, let's all have a lively time together."

  I looked at my own feet and felt a bit embarrassed. Cuihua hastily said, "Auntie, I'll go call her, Yun'er has sprained her ankle." "Ah!" My mom was shocked, "How did this happen? Is it serious? Did she hurt any bones?" So many questions! Sigh... "I went to the store and saw the painting on the wall. You must have sprained your ankle while painting, right?" My dad is really smart, he figured it out in an instant. But I won't tell them about what happened with the pervert, Cuihua and I have already agreed on that, otherwise, our parents might not let us go out anymore.

  "Hey, don't worry! Don't be so tense, okay? It's just a little sprain!" I tried to relax. But my mom didn't believe me: "That old saying says 'hurt the tendon and bone for 100 days'. Quick, stretch out your foot and take a look," my mom said with a worried face. No choice, I had to stretch out my foot for her to check. The painful area was a bit swollen, but the bones should be fine. My mom let out a sigh of relief: "It's okay, just swelling, use cold water to apply it right away." As she went to the kitchen to fetch a basin of water, I quickly said: "Mom, I can handle the rest myself, I'm really hungry, you go cook something!" My dad also came to help in the kitchen. I applied the wet towel to the swollen area, and a wave of pain hit me, I gritted my teeth. Alas, what to do? We don't even have red flower oil at home, let alone Yunnan Baiyao spray.

  "Xiao Yun, I heard that you sprained your foot. Second Aunt brought some medicinal wine for you to rub on it." Indeed, I heard her voice before seeing her! Second Aunt came hastily, and Second Uncle also followed behind. Where's Cui Hua? Second Aunt noticed my thoughts: "Hua'er went to the kitchen to serve dishes." Second Aunt poured out a bit of the medicinal wine and gently rubbed it onto the swollen red spot on my foot. A warm and numbing sensation immediately made me feel much better.

  Soon, Cui brought the dishes over, and Dad and Mom also brought them out. Wow, Mom is really capable, she made so many dishes in one go, and now we can have a big feast.

  Everyone sat around the square table, Dad and Second Uncle were drinking, we just ate directly. Second Aunt smiled and asked: "Xiaoyun, I heard that your store has been rented?" I looked at Qiuqiu and nodded: "Thanks to Second Aunt, if it weren't for you, it wouldn't have been done today." "When are you preparing to open?" Second Aunt asked while eating.

  "This problem will be left to my mom, in principle I plan to open next weekend, so we can go help. But it depends on my mom's performance. I'll give you the pattern papers for the sample clothes, and you need to make all eight sets by this week, how about that?" I looked at my mom.

  Mom thought for a moment: "I'm fine, but what else does the store need to prepare, I don't know?" "This is easy, anyway Dad's school hasn't officially started yet, let Dad take you to the store tomorrow to see what's needed and buy it!" I reminded. Dad nodded: "Mm, I really haven't had anything to do these days, okay, let's do as Yuner said."

  I turned to Erniang and said, "Erniang, Jie and I checked out the restaurants in town today, but they can't compare to your cooking. Why don't you hurry up and open a noodle shop? You'll definitely make money with your fried sauce noodles." Erniang slightly shook her head and nodded towards Ershu. Oh, it seems that Ershu doesn't agree? I furrowed my brow in thought - Ershu is a stubborn person, it's not easy to get him to accept new things!

  "Second Uncle, it's such a waste that Second Aunt's great cooking skills are not being used. And the food in town is really not good. Just agree to it, I guarantee that Second Aunt's noodle shop will be booming and prosperous." No choice, might as well just talk about it first.

  Second Uncle hesitated for a moment, and slowly said: "It's not that I don't agree, but isn't the autumn harvest just around the corner? We have to finish up the farm work first, can't let the crops go to waste, can we?"

  So that's how it is! "Auntie, you can rest assured now. Uncle has agreed. You'll be the boss's wife soon!" "What about me?" Uncle asked with a smile: "Of course, Uncle will be the boss! Come on, let's have a toast for the future boss and his wife!" I looked up and said, "Oh? No wine? Then let's just drink some soup!" Everyone burst out laughing. "This kid!" My mom smiled lovingly and picked up her spoon to join in, Uncle also laughed and raised his cup, and everyone drank a sip of soup or wine with big smiles on their faces.

  After dinner, everyone discussed some details of opening a store together. I also handed over the sample clothing drawings to my mother. My mother was delighted and praised me, saying: "I didn't expect that our family would have a little painter! You guys take a look, these clothes are drawn so beautifully!"

  "What if you can't do it that way? Are you capable or not?" Dad was pouring cold water. "Hmph, dare to underestimate me. I'll make it for you to see tomorrow! And who made the clothes you've been wearing all these years?" Mom's morale was high. Dad chuckled.

  Then, Cui followed Second Uncle and Second Aunt back home. I was about to get up to gather my things for school tomorrow when Mom said: "Xiao Yun, you're tired from a long day too, hurry up and take a bath and go to sleep. Your foot hurts, don't worry about anything else, Mom will help you clean up. Oh, right, I'll prepare the bath water for you, just go straight to your room." After saying that, Mom busied herself away. I could only slowly make my way back to my room.