Zhang Xiuhong brandished a sickle in one hand and held a few wild chrysanthemums in the other. The cloth bag behind her was bulging, overflowing with flowers.

Chen Sisi's eyes widened in disbelief; it turned out she was the one who had picked all the wild chrysanthemums on the mountainside...

Seeing her come down from the mountaintop, her dejection and defeat were clearly visible to the naked eye.

Alright, no need to go up the mountain anymore, all the flowers have been picked. We'll have to find somewhere else.

"It's you... What a coincidence, you're here to pick flowers too." Shen Sisi forced a smile.

The last time Zhang Xiuhong came here, she was suicidal, but now she's in the mood to pick flowers, so it seems she's recovered quite well.

This thought diluted the gloom in Chen Sisi's heart by seven or eight parts.

Zhang Xiuhong rolled up her sleeves and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "It's just a coincidence that I met you here, which saves me from having to make another trip."

She darted over to Shen Sisi's side, squatted down, placed the large bag on the ground, and, holding handfuls of wild chrysanthemums inside, stuffed them into Shen Sisi's basket.

"What are you doing..." Shen Sisi subconsciously took a half step back, but quickly realized that Zhang Xiuhong meant no harm; on the contrary, it seemed that she was helping...

"Did you pick these chrysanthemums for me?" Shen Sisi asked in astonishment.

"Ugh!" Zhang Xiuhong gasped for breath, and it took her five attempts to force the wild chrysanthemums down her throat.

"I saw you picking flowers in the woods last time. You might have been a little feverish. I figured you'd run out of chrysanthemum tea in the last couple of days, so I came to pick some for you..."

Chen Sisi couldn't help but chuckle. Zhang Xiuhong was really good at making things up! A few small wild chrysanthemums and she was already thinking about her having a sore throat and making flower tea... She really was born with a gossipy nature.

However, she was too lazy to explain.

The more you explain, the more trouble you'll cause.

Rather than telling others that she's making medicinal oil, she'd rather let them misunderstand that she's just hot-tempered.

"I see..." Shen Sisi was worried about where to pick the herbs, but now Zhang Xiuhong has solved her urgent problem.

Shen Sisi didn't stand on ceremony and generously accepted the gift: "Thank you, Sister Xiuhong!"

Zhang Xiuhong was worried that Shen Sisi would not accept her kindness, but she did not expect Shen Sisi to be so straightforward.

She looked up, and in the dappled shadows of the trees, her sweet smile was more radiant than the sun, as if... the unpleasantness between them had never happened.

Such a deep-seated grudge—if it were Zhang Xiuhong, she would have cut all ties with that person long ago.

Shen Sisi not only saved her, but also helped her, showing no grudges. Her magnanimity is greater than that of a man, and even greater than that of the ocean.

"Aren't you...aren't you afraid I'm trying to harm you?" Zhang Xiuhong asked deliberately.

Chen Sisi smiled and said, "If you want to harm me, you can hide in a secluded corner and deal with me secretly. Why bother coming to cut grass so early in the morning in the dew?"

Zhang Xiuhong thought about it and realized it was true!

"Besides, what good would it do you to kill me?"

She patted the mud off her hands: "Hey, I knew I couldn't fool you, you're such a shrewd person..."

"I wouldn't presume to call myself a shrewd person; it's mainly because, Sister Xiuhong, your acting was just awful..."

"You..." Zhang Xiuhong blushed with embarrassment and dared not tease her anymore.

Zhang Xiuhong had finished all of Chen Sisi's original work; her way of repaying the favor was quite unique.

So they walked back together, basking in the warm morning sun as they went, their bodies feeling warm.

She heard countless "thank yous" along the way; her ears were practically calloused from it.

"Sisi, you're really amazing... I listened to you that day, and after I got home, I reflected deeply on my actions. I stopped arguing with my husband and stopped gossiping. Sure enough, my husband's attitude towards me changed after just a few days."

"The matter of divorce has not been mentioned again!"

Zhang Xiuhong breathed a sigh of relief; otherwise, if she had divorced and returned to her hometown, she would have surely wasted her life.

"I, Zhang Xiuhong, will never forget your great kindness!"

Chen Sisi does good deeds without seeking anything in return, nor does he expect others to be grateful. He only hopes not to encounter the story of the dragon and the snake.

Surprisingly, Zhang Xiuhong is quite sentimental.

They weren't exactly heartless.

"It's nothing, a small matter." Shen Sisi didn't take it to heart at all.

“What’s a small matter in your eyes is my life, the life of my whole family. Anyway, I’ll remember it all. I, Zhang Xiuhong, don’t have any special skills, but I have an inexhaustible amount of energy. From now on, I’ll take care of all the chrysanthemum tea in your house!”

She patted her chest, looking very serious and determined, as if making a vow, which amused both Chen Sisi and Niu Niu.

The speaker may have said it without thinking, but upon reflection, the listener took it to heart.

This was only her second order, and it already included hundreds of bottles of medicinal oil. She couldn't possibly handle it all by herself; she definitely needed to find some good helpers.

She thought for a while and said, "Okay, it's settled then. I'll leave whatever herbs I need to you from now on."

Zhang Xiuhong was quite happy, feeling that she was needed by her.

"Sure, please don't be shy..."

“However, I can’t let you work for nothing…” Chen Sisi smiled gently: “You’ll get paid.”

"Wages?" Zhang Xiuhong angrily flung her hand away, her face darkening. "Sisi, who are you insulting? This is just a simple task, why would I need your wages?"

Shen Sisi wasn't annoyed, but instead sighed with feigned regret: "Alas... since that's the case, I won't dare trouble you next time. Anyway, I'll have to pay someone to help me, so it seems I'll have to find someone else."

Li Xiuhong fell for it: "What? You want to hire someone?"

Chen Sisi gave a soft hum: "I was thinking of cooperating with you so you could take care of your family while making money, but alas..."

The arm that had been shrugged off was now familiarly linked with Chen Sisi's again: "Hey girl, what are you doing that you need to invite someone over?"

Seeing that she was honest, and since everyone would know about this business eventually anyway, Shen Sisi stopped hiding it: "I'm making medicinal oil, which requires some medicinal herbs, some of which can be picked in the mountains."

"I was thinking that if you could help me gather the herbs, I could rest easy and have more time to prepare them, but unfortunately..."

Lost in thought, sighing deeply, he suddenly looked decades older.

Zhang Xiuhong grew anxious, her grip on Chen Sisi's fingers tightening: "How was I supposed to know you were making medicinal oil? I thought you were just picking chrysanthemums, drying them, and brewing them into tea. I never imagined... you were so skilled!"

Chen Sisi blinked her big, mischievous eyes: "So?"

Zhang Xiuhong was so anxious that her tongue almost tied itself in knots: "Yes, of course I'll do it. You're going to hire someone anyway, so rather than letting outsiders benefit, I might as well give it to you. At least I guarantee I can pick fresh ones for you."

“Okay!” Shen Sisi agreed immediately, and then when they talked about salary… Shen Sisi fell silent again.