He was just a little curious when she started knowing about this. From the beginning, she said she wanted to fish, then her parents came to make a fuss, and now she has analyzed the whole thing so thoroughly.
Did she calculate everything from the start, or did she just figure it out?
If this were a boy, all the powerful families in the capital would worry if their own children could contend with him. But being a girl is also good; the great leader has said that women can hold up half the sky. I don't know which lucky boy will get her in the future, but it seems none of the boys around now are good enough!
However, there is one person with considerable ability! But… hehe, he’s too old. Old Master Bi chuckled self-deprecatingly. What was he thinking about? He should continue drinking his tea.
“Xing’er~ When do you think Grandpa should go out?”
“??? It’s only the first day of the Lunar New Year! Aren’t you on vacation? What’s the rush!”
“I have to go to the hospital~ Otherwise, how will they have an opportunity!”
“Grandpa, you’ve already decided, why are you asking me?”
Ji Xingmi saw her words cause the old man to pause his tea-drinking, as if he had thought of something. He took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket. “Here, take this. It can confuse the doctor’s judgment, making you appear weak. Remember to act the part and don’t speak so loudly like you are now!” Old Master Bi rolled his eyes at Ji Xingmi when she said this.
Ye Yu saw her take something out of her pocket again and couldn't help but say, “Isn’t that pocket a magic bag? How do you always manage to pull out so many strange things? Is there anything else you can pull out?”
“Heh, believe it or not, I can pull out a needle and give you a jab?”
“I was wrong, I was wrong! Young Lady!”
Ye Yu had been getting acupuncture every day for the past few days and was terrified. It didn’t hurt, but she always wanted to teach him something, telling him which acupoint would cause what, and about vital points. He was afraid Ji Xingmi’s hand would slip, and he’d cease to exist!
“Don’t worry, I won’t needle you! I won’t needle you anymore!”
“Hm? Why?” Although it sounded a bit strange, Ye Yu still asked. Was she angry and refusing to treat him anymore?
“If you’re better, why would I needle you? What, are you addicted? Fine, I’ll give you a few more needles…” Ji Xingmi hadn’t expected him to have such a request. Perhaps another two needles?
Seeing her reach for her pocket again, Ye Yu was so scared he grabbed her hand and stopped her movement. He showed her his eight pearly whites.
“No need, none at all, I was just asking! Just asking!”
“Oh~ I thought you wanted to try again!”
“So, I’m better?”
“Almost, but from now on, you only need to take medicine. Decoctions work faster, while pills are slower. Choose one?”
“Pills, pills. If it’s slower, it’s slower, I’m not in a hurry!”
Joking! Ye Yu still remembered the bowl of medicine he was force-fed that morning. Even now, he could still taste the bitterness. Forget it, slower is better than being forced to taste bitterness!
How could Ji Xingmi not know what he was thinking? She just didn’t say it! She thought this tactic was good. Next time she encountered someone she didn’t like, she’d just make them drink the decoction. The effects could be debated, but the main thing was to make them bitter enough to question life itself.
Ye Yu looked at the person opposite him and, not knowing what he was thinking, smiled sinisterly. Who knew who he was scheming against now.
While they were chatting happily, many people were coming to inquire with Ji Mama. She had finally managed to stop the sting of the onions, and now she had to re-enter the fray!
When Ji Haocheng saw his mother return, her eyes were swollen, and she was still crying incessantly. He thought something had really happened! Wasn’t it all planned? What was going on? Ji Haocheng glanced back at his father, and seeing him shake his head, he knew it wasn’t that kind of problem.
The key was that Ji Haocheng could still smell a hint of onion on his mother. Alright, now he had evidence. It seemed his mother was also a ruthless person, using onions to sting her eyes! No wonder her eyes were so swollen, making him think the plan had gone awry!
“Mom, go upstairs and change your clothes. There’s an onion smell!”
“Really?” Ji Mama sniffed herself but couldn’t smell anything. However, to avoid suspicion, she decided to go up and tidy up and change her clothes. “Help me upstairs, and have Dad stall them!”
When those who were deliberately inquiring entered, they saw Ji Mama being helped upstairs by her eldest son. She was so weak from crying that she could only rely on her son for support. It seemed something serious had happened! Fortunately, Ji Mama didn’t know how much they had imagined, or she would have been immensely proud!
Seeing Ji Mama go upstairs, the others didn’t linger. They offered a few words of comfort to Ji Mingxue and then found excuses to leave. Seeing that Bi Qingchu was already in this state, Old Master Bi was likely truly in decline. They had to inform their families so they could prepare early.