Is it pretty?
Su Qinghe joked.
I don't understand what you're saying?
Ji Qingyu's heart tightened, and she quickly looked away. "Open your mouth, my arm is getting sore from holding it up."
Su Qinghe smiled, opened her mouth slightly, and put half of the spoon into her mouth.
The sweet and savory broth glides smoothly into your mouth.
"It's delicious!" she exclaimed.
Seeing that she had finished drinking, Ji Qingyu shrank back with difficulty, sat down, and secretly rubbed her lower back with her hands behind her back.
He kept holding that position, and his back started to ache.
After massaging for a while, he picked up the large spoon on the table and ladled himself a bowl of soup. Just as he was about to drink it, he noticed that Su Qinghe was staring at him with a half-smile.
Ji Qingyu glanced at the spoon that Su Qinghe had just half-eaten, then silently put it down and picked up the whole bowl to drink, without using the spoon.
Seeing his reaction, Su Qinghe was quite disappointed.
The lunch was finished with Su Qinghe's company and constant harassment. After the table was cleaned up, the three men got busy again.
What are you doing?
Seeing the three men threading a needle, Su Qinghe curiously leaned closer.
Ji Yuan raised his head slightly and answered softly, "Knee pads, and thicker shoes."
"Xiao Xi said that it snows in Tianhe County in winter, and it will probably get even colder in another month. My wife often goes out, so these things will keep her warm!"
Ji Yuan and Su Qinghe exchanged a glance, and Ji Yuan held up what he was holding in front of her.
"My lady, let me touch this. We bought it while shopping a couple of days ago."
Su Qinghe looked down and saw that he was holding a piece of brown fur from some unknown animal.
She reached out and touched it; it was very smooth and soft.
"Such fine fur, you probably can't buy it in ordinary shops, right?"
"My wife is so clever!" Lin Xi replied with a smile.
"We bought this from a hunter's stall on the street. I didn't know it at the time, but Brother Yuan has a good eye and can tell at a glance that it is a top-quality fur!"
Hearing Lin Xi praise him, Ji Yuan modestly shook his head.
"I've only seen him a few times before, but now that Xiao Xi recognizes him, she'll be able to easily identify him in the future."
Knowing that Ji Yuan was trying to comfort her, Lin Xi smiled and nodded, then continued:
"Although this piece of fur is not large, it can still be used to make a set of knee pads and boots for my wife."
He paused, then tugged at the corner of his shirt, looking embarrassed.
"Hmm... but mine looks terrible. It took Brother Yuan a lot of time to teach me, and after several days I only managed to sew a corner of the knee pad..."
Su Qinghe picked up the knee pad from his hand and looked at it. It was indeed only sewn on one corner, but it looked very neat.
"Looks good, Xiao Xi. Don't worry, there's still more than a month before we need it."
Su Qinghe offered a few words of encouragement and returned the items to him.
Ji Yuan was also very pleased.
"Xiao Xi is already very talented!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Qingyu nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with envy.
“That’s right! Brother Xiaoxi has learned very quickly. I still remember when my elder brother taught me, it took him a whole month!”
"My older brother and father both said I was stupid!"
Looking at Ji Qingyu, who seemed a little excited, Su Qinghe nodded to herself. He did indeed look rather dim-witted.
Who would be happy to be called stupid?
"Let me see yours."
Su Qinghe reached out, gesturing for Ji Qingyu to give her the thing he was sewing.
"...I'm not done yet, can't you check it in a few days?"
Ji Qingyu's smile, which had just been full of excitement, froze on his face. He quickly hid the things behind his back and looked up guiltily at Su Qinghe, who was looking down at him.
Su Qinghe raised an eyebrow. Did he do something different from everyone else?
"The boots he made?" Su Qinghe turned to ask Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan ignored Ji Qingyu's winks and shook his head honestly.
"They're all knee braces. I have one here, and they're making them a bit slower, one person making one side each."
Ji Qingyu opened her mouth anxiously, but dared not say anything.
Why isn't my brother helping him?
"Let me see it."
Su Qinghe's curiosity grew stronger, and she gave Ji Qingyu a threatening look.
Ji Qingyu pursed her lips, and seeing her firm attitude, she could only helplessly hand it over.
"See? See?" He had a "what's the use" attitude.
Su Qinghe took it and looked at it over and over, her expression becoming more and more interesting.
"So ugly, hahaha..."
"Don't laugh! What's so funny!"
Seeing her undisguised laughter, Ji Qingyu felt somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, and stood up to snatch the things back.
But Su Qinghe was a head taller than him, and even with her arms outstretched, he couldn't reach her.
“Your father and brother were being subtle; you’re not just stupid.”
Looking at the uneven, haphazard stitches, Su Qinghe uttered a merciless sneer.
His skill level is so low that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's just learned how to thread a needle.
"I... I've just not touched it for too long, so I'm a bit rusty. It'll look better after I sew a few more stitches!"
Ji Qingyu felt so ashamed by what she said that she was trying her best to salvage her image as a fool.
"You've been at this level since I started teaching you. I didn't expect that after not seeing you embroider for so long, you'd still be at this level."
"Xiao Xi has only been learning to sew for a few days, and her skills are already better than yours!"
"I told you to practice more back then, now you're ashamed?"
Lin Xi, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, quickly waved her hand when she heard that she had been mentioned again.
"I was only able to watch because Brother Yuan has been guiding me these past few days. Brother Yu has been doing it all by himself, and he's already done a great job!"
"Xiao Xi, you don't need to make excuses for him. He learned it a few years earlier than you."
For some reason, Ji Yuan, who was standing next to him, not only didn't speak up for Ji Qingyu today, but also kept bringing up his past misdeeds.
"Brother..."
Seeing that Ji Yuan had exposed her, Ji Qingyu called out to him helplessly, standing still and not daring to look at Su Qinghe.
Although they had already agreed to make the side he sewed into the lining, so that the stitches would be hidden inside.
But now that Su Qinghe has seen him, he can't hide it anymore!
How embarrassing! I should have practiced more at home!
Seeing Ji Qingyu's head almost touching the ground, Su Qinghe kindly stopped smiling and gently waved the object in front of him.
"Alright, I won't make fun of you anymore. Here, take it! Remember to learn from your older brother in the future!"
"Even your brother, who is such a patient person, couldn't teach you! To put it bluntly, it's because you're lazy!"
Hearing Su Qinghe's merciless ridicule, Ji Qingyu was powerless to refute and could only obediently nod in agreement.
"Although it's a bit ugly, it can't be seen when it's covered up, so the effect is still the same. I'm very happy that Brother Yu has this kind of thought."
Seeing that he was really downcast, Su Qinghe still offered a word of encouragement.
"Um!"
Hearing her say that, the person who had just been absent-minded instantly perked up again.
He grinned, nodded, and sat back down on the stool.
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