"Since he's an elder, it wouldn't be a mistake to bring some food and drink. Snacks or brown sugar. If that's not enough, a can of malted milk. Your uncle has the ticket, I'll get it for you later."
"Where do you live? Are you near here too?" Liu Chunmei asked casually.
"Wutong Old Street behind the department store, over there on the side of the small Western-style building."
Speaking of the small Western-style building, Ning Xi felt a flash of envy in her heart, and she became more determined to make some money. She set a small goal first, such as taking the hundred dollars from Hu Guangrong.
"Dang~!" Liu Chunmei's hand slipped and she didn't hold the edge of the porcelain basin tightly. She pushed the basin around on the table and luckily she didn't fall.
"Guan Yulan?"
"Uh? Auntie, do you know Aunt Guan? You two look about the same age?"
Ning Xi wondered if they were sisters? Or twins? This was too dramatic.
But the two don't look alike.
"She's five years older than me." Liu Chunmei curled her lips, not looking angry but not happy either. "How can she not be young if she hasn't suffered hardship since childhood?"
Liu Chunmei was born in 1927 and is 45 years old this year. I didn't expect Guan Yulan to be 50 years old?!
Before this, Ning Xi thought she was at most in her early 40s.
She also wanted to ask Liu Chunmei how she knew Guan Yulan, but she didn't want to say much. She only said that she would personally prepare a "big gift" for Ning Xi to take to her that day.
Although she still had doubts in her heart, she knew that the old lady would never harm her, so Ning Xi could only suppress her curiosity for the time being.
......
After finishing reading in the evening, Ning Xi consulted the system: "Tongzi, can you upgrade the mall for me?"
System: "What does the host need?"
“Which section does gourmet food belong to?”
"Exquisite life, unlocking requires 200 star coins."
"So expensive? Isn't the medical sector only 100 star coins?" Isn't the medical sector more valuable?
"The two are different, and the specific details cannot be disclosed."
Ning Xi looked at her balance - 201 star coins.
These days, she reads books whenever she has free time. She has sold all the mutant flowers that were previously on the shelves, but she still cannot make up for the deficit, and the balance of star coins is getting less and less.
Seeing her hesitation, the system resorted to coquettish tactics: "Host, you will definitely not suffer any loss if you buy this, buy it~"
"Do you mean that I suffered losses by investing in the pharmaceutical sector?" Ning Xi discovered a blind spot.
“…”
"In theory, that's right. Since the host doesn't have the opportunity to practice right now, reading books is just theoretical. Only by learning and practicing together can you achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Ning Xi also knew this, but the key was that she didn't have the conditions. The equipment alone was not something she could get, so every bit counted.
"Buy it."
"Star Coins -200, system updating."
"Ding! System update completed!"
Ning Xi couldn't wait to open the new section. The main category was "Exquisite Life", which actually had several branches - food, beauty, health care, leisure and puzzles.
The most important thing is that there is a line of big words on it - "Some products can be used for free within 24 hours"!
"System, if I copy down these recipes, will I still be able to use them in the future? Will they just disappear when the time is up?"
These recipes all look high-end.
"No, if you copy it down, it's yours. However, every recipe in the system has a demonstration process. That's the essence, and you can't copy it down."
Ning Xi doesn’t care about all this, just copy it down first!
She couldn't do it, but others might not be able to. More importantly, this was her weapon to convince Mr. Dou.
Even if I stay up all night today, it's worth it.
Ning Xi lit the kerosene lamp, found paper and pen, and began to copy.
She didn't copy mindlessly. She first wrote down the text information, then watched the video and took notes. For example, in the video after the food recipe, a Q-version man demonstrated the tutorial from the beginning.
Ning Xi even recorded every detail, including how many times the person kneaded the dough and at what angle.
A total of five snacks were copied - Pearl White Jade Golden Bun, Steamed Ice Cream, Gentleman Snowflake Cake, Palace Eight Treasures Cake, and Nine-Grade Lotus Cake.
Two dishes - steamed pigeon with rice wine and black peony magnolia soup.
The technique is extremely complicated, and Xiao Ning can only observe it frame by frame.
These seven alone had taken her five hours.
......
The kerosene lamp in Ning Xi's room was crackling and burning. In the west room of the best-located small villa on Wutong Old Street, less than three kilometers away, the light was also on.
Zhao Huaiyan took the medicine again. At this moment, the blood in his body was burning hot and he was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe. He was rolling around on the bed in pain, gritting his teeth and not crying out.
Once Guan Yulan heard it, she couldn't keep secrets, so his father would definitely know it immediately.
He really didn't want to see them disappointed and advising him to take conservative treatment.
The starting point is good, but who can be content with the status quo?
Uncle Sun drank cup after cup of herbal tea to stay awake, ready to go out and call for help immediately if the situation changed.
Doctor Hu has clearly said that at the beginning of treatment, one can only take one dose of medicine at most in one month. Why is Xiaoyu so anxious?
There is no place on my body that doesn't hurt.
In the chaos, Zhao Huaiyan sighed in his heart, thinking, "Is this what hell and frying pans are like?" He wished he could pass out, but the pain kept him awake.
"Uncle Sun!"
Sun Zhigao stood up suddenly, as if he had been waiting for this moment. "Go call someone? I'll call Director Zhao right away!"
"No!" Zhao Huaiyan gritted his teeth and remained rational. "If I can't make it tonight, the suicide note is in the bottom drawer of the desk. You, give it to my dad."
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