Ye Ren stared blankly at the judge's pen in Yu Shu's hand; it seemed somewhat unbelievable.
Isn't the judge's pen supposed to be black? How did it turn emerald green? And is that a copper tube? Where did all those rusty spots go?
Yu Shu also shook her head. She had been unconscious for a long time, and when she woke up, the judge's pen had turned emerald green.
The jade tube was hidden inside the copper tube; it was accidentally dropped out when she was practicing the Judge's Pen Technique.
Feeling the coldness of the pen in his hand, and the seemingly warm but actually cold jade tube, Ye Ren fell silent.
Ye Ren didn't know whether the judge's pen was a blessing or a curse for Yu Shu, but everything has its origin, so he decided to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
"Think it over carefully. The best outcome would be if you could fully understand it." Ye Ren returned the pen to Yu Shu.
Yu Shu nodded and inserted the pen into the jade tube. Ye Ren seemed to see a wisp of green flash through the jade tube.
It was late at night, and Grandma Yan had fallen asleep at the mahjong table. Bei Nan found it incredibly funny, so he gently picked her up and placed her on the bed.
This was the first time he had ever held his grandmother. Grandma Yan was so light that Bei Nan felt a pang of heartache.
But this petite old lady supported the family and raised all of them.
"Bei Nan, go buy some groceries tomorrow. There are a lot of people at home these days, so make sure you have all the necessary oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar."
When Cuihua saw Bei Nan come out, she quickly assigned him a difficult task.
"Mom, then I'll cook at home tomorrow. You and Auntie definitely won't have enough time," Xuemei said.
“Go back to the clothing store tomorrow. It’s almost Chinese New Year, and business will be busy. I also have a lot to do here, so I can’t take care of you,” Cuihua quickly refused.
Shen Shaohua also sighed: "Mom, I'm so busy. I haven't had a break for several weeks. If this continues, my little one won't even recognize me anymore."
Cuihua smiled happily: "Go ask Nannan for overtime pay, ask for a lot, so much that she feels bad and won't let you work overtime anymore."
Shen Shaohua shook his head. Nan Nan is never stingy when it comes to money. The problem now is that it's hard to find talented people. We need to train more people.
Xu Lili chimed in, "Mom, there's not much going on at my workplace. I think there's going to be some kind of layoffs coming up. How about I go help Sister Xuemei sell clothes?"
Xuemei smiled but didn't answer. Although she and Xu Lili were sisters-in-law, they hadn't had much contact and didn't know her personality well.
Most importantly, she had heard that Liu Lili's mother was very powerful and capable of throwing tantrums and acting unreasonably, so she dared not associate with such a person.
Cuihua glanced at Xuemei and asked with a smile, "Lili, you're a college student, you're not the one who'll be laid off. Don't be silly and suggest going home yourself."
Xu Lili lowered her head. After graduating from university, she was assigned to a rubber factory. Although she was a department head, her monthly salary would not exceed five hundred yuan.
Although wages have increased significantly compared to previous years, prices are also rising. My child's clothes now cost more than 100 yuan.
Fortunately, the wages in the Southwest are high, and I can give myself a thousand yuan every month, so my life is much better than that of other people in the company.
But she overheard Xue Mei's clothing store spending tens of thousands of yuan on inventory every month, so the profit margin must be very high.
With increased profits, wages will definitely rise. Maybe she can sell clothes then and earn even more money?
She looked around but didn't see Nan Nan. She guessed she had gone back to the backyard. She smiled and walked towards the backyard.
But just as she reached the backyard gate, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her, and Liu Lili had no idea where he came from.
"Who are you, and what are you doing standing here?" Liu Lili asked sternly.
"Please leave. You are not allowed to enter the backyard without permission," the man said coldly.
"Nan Nan, Nan Nan, there's a bad guy here!" Liu Lili cried out in fright.
Ye Chenming ran out with a frown: "Shut up, what are you doing? The child is asleep, are you trying to wake him up by shouting like this?"
Liu Lili pointed at the man and said, "I don't know this person. Why is he standing here and won't let me in?"
"This is our guard. It's his duty to keep you out. Is there anything else you need?" Ye Chenming's tone was already showing signs of impatience.
Cuihua and the others ran over when they heard the noise, while Xuemei and Shen Shaohua looked visibly unhappy.
So, since they didn't get a result from me, they went straight to Nan Nan. That's too much!
Xuemei, in particular, knew that the backyard was not only where Nannan and the children lived, but also where many valuable dowries were displayed, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter.
“Liu Lili, we never go into the backyard. Apart from Grandma, Dad, and Grandpa and Grandma Ye and Uncle Ye, no one goes in,” Xuemei said.
Liu Lili's mouth dropped open. She had no idea. She glanced at Shen Shaohua, who rolled his eyes. "Didn't Second Brother from the Southwest tell you?"
Dongnan and Xixin came over when they heard the commotion. Dongnan patted Xuemei on the shoulder and said, "Go back. There's still a lot to do tomorrow."
"Yes, Mother, let's go back. Fu Bao can sleep with you," Xue Mei said to Cui Hua.
Cuihua nodded: "Go back. You don't need to come over these two days because you're busy. I'll take Fubao with me."
Southwest tugged at Liu Lili's sleeve: "Let's go back."
"But Bao'er is already asleep, so how about... ..."
"No, Mother, give me a small blanket, and I'll pick Bao'er up," Southwest said.
Cuihua hesitated. In such cold weather, if the child fell asleep and got cold, wouldn't that just cause more trouble?
"You can go back now. Fu Bao is here; let her look after Bao'er. Also, I'll have Bei Nan bring Bao'er over tomorrow. You can go about your business."
"Okay, I'm leaving now. Get some sleep. There's a lot to do during the New Year. Call me if anything happens." Southwest said and turned to leave.
Liu Lili quickly chased after her, saying, "Mom, we're leaving now."
Seeing Liu Lili anxiously chasing after her, Cuihua became worried, fearing that it might be another Tang Xiaoling.
After Yan Xiaonan coaxed Enming to sleep, she ran out and said, "Mom, go to sleep. Second brother will handle it."
Cuihua nodded and ran to the west wing, where Fubao was already sleeping with Bao'er.
Looking at Fu Bao sleeping soundly, Cui Hua finally understood why Nan Nan liked Fu Bao so much.
Who wouldn't love such a sensible and well-mannered little girl? If possible, I hope Bao'er can stay with Fu Bao too, then there would be another little Fu Bao!
Yan Xiaoqiang closed the door to the west wing: "Don't worry, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Southwest's personality is too indecisive, so it's easy for people to think he's easy to bully."
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