Chapter 214 is not a punishment, but a reward.
Right now, Jiang Nuanzhi quickly washed her hair, so as not to disappoint her child who had gotten up early to prepare water for her.
At this stage, the shampoo was made from soapberry water. The soapberries were picked, dried, and boiled for at least half an hour before being added to water and rubbed to produce lather. It was quite a laborious process.
However, back then, people probably didn't have the technology or ruthless skills, and everyone's hair was very thick. Perhaps some had dry or yellow hair, but no one had thinning hair.
While washing her hair, Jiang Nuanzhi thought about making a few bars of soap when she had some free time, otherwise it would be quite inconvenient.
She finished washing her hair in no time, wrapped it in a large piece of cotton cloth, wrung out the water, and then sat down in front of her simple dressing table.
When Jiang Nuanzhi shared a room with Li Rong, she always used the large box on the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed) as her dressing table.
Inside the room, Jiang Nuanzhi bought a table, cleared out one of the drawers, and put away her already limited number of bottles and jars. They mainly contained whitening cream, scar removal cream, two ribbons, and the original owner's poorly chosen, brightly colored silk flowers. She also added a mirror and two combs.
Sitting in front of the mirror, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but take a close look at herself.
To be honest, if Xiao Er hadn't mentioned it, she hadn't really looked at herself properly in a long time.
After using the whitening and freckle-removing cream for so long, my skin has become much whiter than before.
The scar cream I applied to my hands is the one I mixed earlier. Now, the burns on my fingers and some other scars on the back of my hands have faded.
This summer, she didn't get tanned; instead, she became even fairer.
Jiang Nuanzhi wanted to examine the details of her face closely, but after holding the cheap, distorting bronze mirror for a while, she still couldn't see clearly and gave up.
She combed her hair, but it was too thick to dry quickly, so she simply let it hang loose and went into the yard to continue practicing her Eight Pieces of Brocade.
She practices the Eight Pieces of Brocade every day without fail, and recently she's felt much lighter. No wonder the waiter said her clothes were too big; in fact, her belt could already be wrapped around her waist twice.
Previously, she struggled to complete two sets of the Eight Pieces of Brocade, but now she didn't even break a sweat after two sets. After practicing four sets, she felt warm all over, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and felt completely refreshed.
After entering the house, she washed up again. After thinking for a moment, instead of tying her hair into a high ponytail as usual, she braided two braids from her forehead to her temples, loosened them, and created a head-wrapping-face effect.
With so much loose hair at the back that it was really inconvenient to move around, she braided the rest of her hair into two thick, long braids and tied them with hair ties. Although her face was still a little chubby, it couldn't hide the charm in her eyes and brows.
Jiang Nuanzhi casually grabbed a straw hat and put it on her head, then picked up two flowers and tied them to the hat, instantly creating a fresh, pastoral atmosphere.
Sure enough, when he came out, the waiter stared at him with wide eyes.
Jiang Nuanzhi chuckled and rubbed his forehead: "Isn't it beautiful?"
The waiter nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, it looks good."
He had never seen such a beautiful Ah Nuan. He was completely stunned for a moment.
"Then let's go, shall we go up the mountain together today?"
Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately put the booklet in his pocket and hurried over, saying, "Mmm-hmm."
“Ah Nuan.”
Just as Jiang Nuanzhi was about to leave with Xiao Er, she suddenly heard a sound behind her.
When she turned around, she saw Li Rong sitting at the door watching her, holding an egg in his hand, looking like he was thinking about something.
Jiang Nuan subconsciously stepped forward, waved her hand in front of his face, and twirled around, lifting her skirt: "Are you staring at me like a daze? Do I look good?"
Li Rong was momentarily stunned when he met her bright smile. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he turned his head without hesitation: "Um...why don't you guys eat something before you go out?"
Jiang Nuanzhi slapped her forehead: "I forgot I haven't had breakfast yet."
As he spoke, he took the boiled egg from Li Rong's hand and gave one to the waiter: "Thank you."
"Well, it's still early. How about you have some porridge?"
As Li Rong spoke, he immediately and busily lifted the pot lid and stirred the porridge continuously.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at the waiter: "How about we finish eating before we go?"
The three of them sat down, and almost the next second, the old man also got up. Before he even opened his eyes, he had already stuffed an egg into his mouth and was mechanically chewing as he said, "This egg was definitely not cooked by Anuan. Li boy, don't you feel like you're choking on it?"
Li Rong touched his nose and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi: "Are you choking?"
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and nodded, taking a sip of porridge: "But I think you look really cool when you cook. Believe in yourself. One day you'll definitely be better than me."
Li Rong was taken aback, a blush creeping up her ears. She lowered her head, avoiding Jiang Nuanzhi's gaze, and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, I will do my best."
Jiang Nuanzhi simply rolled her eyes at the old man: "You do nothing but nitpick. You'll be punished by cooking breakfast tomorrow morning."
"OK."
"no!"
"no!"
The three people spoke in unison, but their answers were completely opposite.
The old man looked excited, while Li Rong and Xiao Er were terrified.
"I've been saying for a long time that I want to cook. One day, I will definitely make a dish that will amaze the world." The old man looked excited, as if he had suddenly woken up.
The waiter immediately tugged at Jiang Nuanzhi's sleeve: "Nuanzhi, at least what Daddy makes is edible, but what about Grandpa Jing?"
"You brat!" The old man suddenly smacked Xiao Er on the head: "What Grandpa Jing? Call me Master."
The waiter covered his head and said pitifully, "I understand."
The old man squinted his eyes: "Hmm?"
Waiter: "Master."
The old man immediately beamed with joy: "That's more like it, my good disciple."
Li Rong's lips twitched, and he turned slightly toward Jiang Nuanzhi: "Nuanzhi, making him cook is not a punishment for him, but a reward."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
Well, she didn't expect that either.
Seeing the old man's excited expression, Jiang Nuanzhi didn't take back what she had just said. She secretly thought that she would just have two eggs for breakfast tomorrow. She didn't believe that he could cook eggs and cause any trouble.
After finishing their meal, Jiang Nuanzhi led the waiter out the door, but before she could even mount her horse, she was stopped by Li Rong behind her.
“Ah Nuan.”
"Hmm?" Jiang Nuanzhi turned to look at him. "What's wrong?"
Li Rong's face flushed red from holding back his anger. He was tall and imposing, like a door god, and now with a stern face, he looked rather intimidating.
Xiao Er gripped Jiang Nuanzhi's hand tighter and stared at his father with a hint of nervousness.
I thought about everything Ah Nuan and I did today, but we really didn't do anything wrong.
Could it be that Father is angry that he gave all the money to Anuan and not to him? He became increasingly uneasy.
"You're beautiful."
After squeezing out those words through gritted teeth, Li Rong immediately pushed his wheelchair back into the house. However, in his haste, he bumped into the door frame and only managed to steady himself after a series of embarrassing moments.
Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Li Rong froze completely, instinctively turning to look at her.
Jiang Nuanzhi, however, gracefully bowed to him, lifting her skirt and saying, "Thank you for the compliment, I'm very happy."
Then, he put Xiao Er'er on the horse, nimbly mounted his own horse, and rode away.
Li Rong was stunned for a while and didn't come back to his senses.
The old man pursed his lips: "He's like a blockhead. I don't know how he had those three children before."
Li Rong's ears, which had just been flushed, turned bright red again. Her lips moved several times, but she didn't know what to say.
However, the next second, he narrowed his eyes and immediately looked outside the courtyard.
The old man looked at Li Rong with amusement: "It's rare that someone as vigilant as you only noticed this now."
Meanwhile, outside the courtyard, behind the old tree.
"Dean, how long are we going to wait? We just had such a good opportunity, but now Dr. Jiang is gone. If we delay any longer, my two uncles might really lose their lives."
Goodnight, babies
(End of this chapter)
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