Gemstones radiate light as soon as they are exposed to it.
Chang Yi held it in her hand, reluctant to let go.
"It's so beautiful! Mom, I love it! You're always buying jewelry for my eldest and third sisters-in-law, and now you've finally remembered to buy some for us, huh!"
Chang Yi pouted.
She looked a little jealous.
Yan Xia then realized that she had indeed neglected her two daughters during this period.
"You jealous little thing, how could your mother forget you? You're acting like a little brat, still jealous of your eldest and third sisters-in-law? Tomorrow, your mother will have the craftsman cut this gem into two pieces and make you and your second sister into identical necklaces."
Gemstones are perfectly round, so cutting them in half makes them easier to set.
It's not a waste.
"Mother, I'm fine. I have enough jewelry. I can make some for my sister." Chang Yu wasn't concerned about that. She sat on the couch, holding Yan Xia's medical book and reading through the pages.
"Sis! If you don't want it, then I don't want it either. How can I keep it all to myself? Let's wear the exact same ones, okay?!"
When her younger sister acted coquettishly, Chang Yu could hardly resist.
She nodded helplessly.
Chang Yi was immediately delighted.
Yan Xia looked at the two sisters who were very close.
I feel very relieved.
It's so nice that there's no backstabbing or infighting at home.
Yan Xia longs for a family because, in modern times, apart from her maternal grandparents, no one cares about or loves her. However, due to her personality and extreme poverty, she has never been in a relationship.
Like a hedgehog, her fragile heart was covered in sharp quills. Whenever someone approached, Yan Xia felt that they had ill intentions.
Yan Xia longs for liveliness more than loneliness and silence, and she is really happy now.
Yan Xia's wandering thoughts were pulled back by her youngest daughter.
"Mother, this gem is so beautiful. How about we cut it into four pieces and give one to each of my eldest sister-in-law and third sister-in-law?"
Chang Yi's vinegar smell had subsided.
She has a good relationship with Xiaohe and Jingshui.
I was just joking.
“It’s alright, they don’t lack jewelry. This gemstone can be cut into two pieces. If it’s cut into four pieces, not only will the production time be longer, but it won’t look as good as it did before, which would be a waste.”
Yan Xia did not agree.
Anyway, there are still three pieces left in the space.
We can take out another piece later when the time is right.
"Then I'll do whatever you say, Mother. You can have the craftsman set it into the gold necklace for me."
Chang Yi placed the gemstone back into Yan Xia's hand and said.
"Chang Yu, do you want the gold necklace or...?"
Yan Xia didn't agree directly, but instead asked her second daughter.
"Just like my sister." Chang Yu looked at the medical text without even looking up. She wasn't picky; she was fine with anything.
“Alright, let’s make it into a gold necklace. The gemstone is light in color, and the gold is dark in color. The combination of the two will definitely look good. Here’s what we’ll do: Changyu, go and get me some paper and pen. Changyi, grind the ink. I’ll draw a design and give it to the craftsman.”
Yan Xia decided to design necklaces for her two daughters herself.
"good."
Chang Yu then put down his medical book and walked to the desk in the side room.
Chang Yi went along too.
"Mom, you draw it." After a while.
Chang Yi shouted at Yan Xia.
"Alright, Mother's here." Yan Xia picked up the gemstone, walked to the table, took the small calligraphy brush handed to her by her second daughter, and sat down.
She looked at the pink gemstone in her hand and the gold bracelet on her wrist. The two colors were too different, and if they were combined without understanding each other, it would look a bit abrupt.
Yan Xia thought for a while before putting pen to paper. She first drew the outline of the necklace, then reproduced the size of the gemstones on the paper one-to-one. She drew a round pearl on each side of the pendant, and then stacked hexagonal gold stones on top until the necklace was full.
Yan Xia picked up the paper, feeling that the necklace was a bit too simple.
She then added a small pearl to each of the hexagonal gold pieces.
In this way, the transition from gold to white to pink is very natural.
It also adds a touch of luxury.
It's neither too complicated nor too simple.
Just right.
"Mom! How beautiful! Are these round pearls from oysters?" In ancient times, pearls were as precious as gemstones.
If she hadn't bought pearl jewelry for her daughter and daughters-in-law, Chang Yi wouldn't have recognized it either.
“Yes,” Yan Xia replied.
"It's beautiful! Mother is so amazing. She can do everything. With such a simple drawing, it's even more beautiful than the jewelry sold in the shop. Mother, I want it, I want it."
Chang Yi was overjoyed and shook Yan Xia's arm.
"Alright, alright, Mother will find a craftsman to make them for you and your second sister tomorrow."
Yan Xia enjoyed this act of being coquettish.
She gently patted her youngest daughter's hand, then looked at her second daughter.
"Does Chang Yu like it?" Yan Xia asked her.
"I like it, Mother, I like it very much." The fact that Chang Yu affirmed it twice proved that she really liked it.
"I'm glad you like it." Yan Xia chuckled, put down her brush, and returned to the chaise lounge to continue lying down.
Chang Yi received the gift and diligently massaged her, while Chang Yu read from a medical book to save Yan Xia the trouble of coming to see her in person.
The pleasant sound of reading aloud, combined with the comforting feeling in her body, made Yan Xia slowly close her eyes and fall asleep. When she woke up, it was already dark, and her two daughters were nowhere to be seen. There was a candle on the table, not very bright, but she could see Xiao Ji leaning against the chair, drowsy, and a quilt covering her.
Hearing Yan Xia get up, Xiao Ji instantly woke up and walked up to Yan Xia.
"Auntie, you're awake. They've all eaten, and they're probably asleep by now. I've already told the kitchen to wait for you. I'll go tell them to prepare your meal now."
"No need to go to too much trouble, just have them make me a bowl of noodles. What time is it now?" Yan Xia's mouth was a little dry, so her voice was a bit hoarse than usual. Xiao Ji heard this and immediately poured her a cup of tea.
Yan Xia took the teacup and drank a sip, which made her throat feel much better.
"Auntie, it's about midnight."
Xiao Ji replied to her.
"It's so late already. You should go to the kitchen quickly and tell them to finish cooking the noodles and then go to sleep. Oh, and tell the cooks who are on duty tonight to all have the morning off. For tomorrow morning's breakfast, just have the maids make something simple."
It's too late now, but the cooks have to get up before dawn to make breakfast.
Yan Xia is not a capitalist who exploits his employees.
We simply gave them the morning off.
If there weren't so few cooks and no one to cook lunch for her, she would have liked to leave it all day.
"Auntie, I understand. I'll go and inform them right away."
The time it takes to drink a cup of tea has passed.
Yan Xia had already eaten her late dinner.
A bowl of fragrant plain noodles, topped with a half-cooked poached egg. When you poke it with chopsticks, the yolk flows out. Along with the noodles, there are two small dishes of side dishes on the plate.
Yan Xia was starving. She slurped down a bowl of noodles, even drinking the soup.
"Master, rinse your mouth."
Xiao Ji brought over a cup of tea. Yan Xia took a sip, rinsed her mouth, and lay down on the bed to continue sleeping.
Xiao Ji yawned several times, blew out the candle, and prepared to go back to her side room to sleep. But just as the candle went out, a bright green light suddenly appeared in the room, and Xiao Ji screamed in fright.
"ah--"
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