Xia Qingqing quickly received the items sent by Fan Sheng: a large pile of fabrics of various colors, jewelry of different styles, and a large bag of pastries and dried fruits.
She couldn't help but sigh, "200 taels of silver seems to have quite a lot of purchasing power in ancient times."
I remember when I was in college, the heroine would casually wear a piece of jewelry that cost hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver, making me feel that money was easily spent.
But in reality, the average person's annual income is only a few taels of silver, and those who are better off might earn ten or twenty taels.
Xia Qingqing played with the jewelry on the table, intending to pick out two pieces to give to her parents. After carefully selecting for a while, she found a jade bracelet and a safety buckle.
Before going to bed that night, Xia Qingqing took several bags of pastries and dried fruit, along with two small wooden boxes, to Zhang Hongyan's room.
Hearing the knock on the door, Zhang Hongyan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed sewing, kicked Xia Heping: "Go open the door quickly, it must be Qingqing."
"Okay," Xia Heping obediently got out of bed and opened the door.
As expected, when the door opened, Xia Qingqing was standing outside holding a bunch of things: "Dad, I've come to bring you some things."
"Why did you bring so much stuff? What's all wrapped up here?" Xia Heping said, reaching out to take the things.
Xia Qingqing obediently handed him the things and followed him into the room, answering slowly, "It's some pastries and dried fruit. They taste good, so I bought a lot. And there are also gifts for you."
"What gift? Your dad and I don't need anything, you don't need to buy us anything," Zhang Hongyan muttered, but her body betrayed her by getting out of bed.
Xia Qingqing smiled and handed her one of the small wooden boxes: "Please open it and take a look first."
She picked out this bracelet according to Zhang Hongyan's size, so it should fit her.
"This is for you, Dad. See if you like it?" Xia Qingqing handed another wooden box to Xia Heping.
Xia Heping chuckled as he took the wooden box: "What's this? Why are you being so mysterious?"
When he opened it, he saw a jade safety buckle inside. He subconsciously glanced at the wooden box in Zhang Hongyan's hand, which contained a jade bracelet.
Zhang Hongyan carefully took the bracelet out of the box: "This jade bracelet is really beautiful. It must have cost a lot of money, right? You're such a child. Why give me a gift when it's not a holiday? Isn't that a waste of money?"
Her words, though seemingly a complaint, were tinged with joy. How could she not be happy that her child valued her as his mother so much?
"It wasn't much money. I bought it for you as soon as I saw it was suitable. Mom, try it on and see if you can wear it," Xia Qingqing urged.
“I won’t wear it. You keep it for yourself. I wear this every day while working, and it might break if I accidentally bump into it,” Zhang Hongyan said, putting the bracelet back into the wooden box and pushing it back in front of Xia Qingqing.
Xia Heping quickly put the safety buckle back: "Yes, Qingqing, you keep it yourself. Your mother and I aren't used to wearing such nice things."
Seeing that neither of them wanted it, Xia Qingqing pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Why can't you wear it? This thing isn't that easy to break. Besides, if it breaks, it's broken. Just buy a new one."
"These are gifts I specially picked out for the two of you. If you don't accept them, I'll get angry."
Seeing her daughter's stern face, Zhang Hongyan knew she wouldn't be able to sleep until she accepted the bracelet.
He said with a hint of helplessness, "You're such a troublemaker. Your dad and I will accept it, okay? You're making me feel like your dad and I are being ungrateful."
Xia Qingqing was amused by this: "Haha, Mom, you can actually make jokes now, that's quite humorous."
"Isn't it because I've been copying you, always saying weird things?" Zhang Hongyan said, unable to suppress a laugh.
"Mom, let me try it on for you first to see if it fits. Please give me your hand," Xia Qingqing said with a smile, picking up the bracelet and trying to slip it onto her wrist.
The first time I tried it on, I couldn't put it on; it got stuck between my thumb and forefinger.
Zhang Hongyan gasped in pain: "Qingqing, this bracelet is too small for me to wear. Your hand is a bit small, so you can wear it yourself. It will definitely fit you perfectly."
"Mom, don't worry. It's normal for jade bracelets to be a little small. Otherwise, they'll easily slip off or rotate on your wrist. Let's try again. This time it'll definitely work," Xia Qingqing said, handing Xia Heping the face cream from the table to her.
I carefully applied a layer of snow cream to Zhang Hongyan's hands. With the snow cream moisturizing them, Zhang Hongyan's hands immediately became much smoother, and this time she could easily put on the shoes.
Xia Qingqing nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, Mom, you look really good in the jade bracelet. It looks better than silver or gold bracelets."
"What's so pretty about it? Can this bracelet still be taken off? I hope it won't come off forever," Zhang Hongyan said, looking at her hands, which were red from all the fuss.
To be honest, her hand really hurt when she put on the bracelet, but she endured it because it was a gift from her daughter.
I really don't want to go through that kind of pain again.
Xia Qingqing saw through her thoughts and immediately coaxed, "Then why don't you wear it for two days and see if you get used to it? You don't need to make chili sauce these two days, so don't worry about it being inconvenient to work while wearing the bracelet. If you really don't like it after a few days, I'll help you take it off."
Hearing her daughter talk about chili sauce, Zhang Hongyan seemed a little downcast: "Sigh, I don't know how much longer this chili sauce business can last."
Since the reform and opening up, many daring people have taken action, and more and more people have started small businesses in secret.
The reason why Zhang Hongyan and her team's chili sauce sold so well was partly because it tasted really good, and partly because there were few competitors.
Some time ago, two buyers who got their goods from Yuanxin and his team secretly developed their own chili sauce. Although it didn't taste as good as Zhang Hongyan's, its cost was much lower, so the selling price was naturally much lower, and it immediately stole a lot of business from Yuanxin and his team.
Because the sales of chili sauce have decreased, Zhang Hongyan and her team no longer need to make chili sauce every day; they only need to make it once every two days.
When Song Ze came to deliver the dividends last time, he briefly mentioned this matter to her, saying that Yuan Xin was planning to withdraw from the partnership.
He felt that the chili sauce business wasn't as profitable as before, and there was no point in continuing. He thought it would be better to do something else that would earn him more money.
As Xia Qingqing's boyfriend, Song Ze certainly can't just break up with his future in-laws on a whim.
He chose to respect the opinions of Zhang Hongyan and her husband. As long as the couple wanted to continue the chili sauce business, even if Yuan Xin withdrew from the partnership later, he would stay with them and continue doing it.
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