Chapter 454: Farewell Gift
Ye Mingzhu comforted her: "Linchang is not too far from the provincial capital, and it's quite fast to take a boat."
The two knew that these were just polite remarks. After all, they had been traveling by water for more than a month. If there was no important matter, they would probably have no chance to meet again in the future.
"You're right. Maybe in two years, Lord Jiang will be promoted again. We'll have a chance to meet again." Lin Dongjia pointed at the things on the ground and said, "You're going to Linchang. You won't be familiar with the place, so you should bring more things with you. I'll pack some things for you later."
Ye Mingzhu was a little amused and said, "Sister Lin, if we need anything, we can just buy it ourselves when we get there."
Lin Dongjia said seriously: "That won't do. A poor family means a rich road. When you get there, Lord Jiang will definitely be busy taking office. You will be in charge of all the family affairs. What if you get cheated?"
"Besides, these things can't be bought with money."
Lin Dongjia casually opened two boxes, one of which contained ginseng and the other contained bird's nest.
Ye Mingzhu waved her hand: "Sister Lin, these things are too precious, I can't accept them."
"Why, you don't treat me as your sister anymore?" Lin Dongjia pretended to be angry. "When I was giving birth, it was so dangerous, and you asked Aunt Qing to help. I just gave her some personal belongings, and you are still polite to me."
"That's all thanks to my mother." Ye Mingzhu didn't expect that Mr. Lin was still thinking about this matter.
Lin Dongjia took Ye Mingzhu's hand and said, "Mingzhu, I am grateful to Aunt Qing, but I am even more grateful to you. If it weren't for you, Aunt Qing wouldn't have come to deliver my baby. Moreover, my pregnancy was very dangerous. If it weren't for you, Aunt Qing wouldn't have helped me to keep the baby, and I wouldn't have been able to wait for Doctor Zhou."
Lin Dongjia remembered all these things, but she had just given birth to a child and was not in good health, so she had not had the time to thank Aunt Qing and the mother-in-law. She was also afraid that if she gave too many gifts, Ye Mingzhu would not accept them.
This time I took the opportunity of leaving to prepare a lot of things.
"Mingzhu, in my heart, you are like my own sister, so don't be polite to me." Lin Dongjia held Ye Mingzhu's hand with an earnest look on his face.
"Okay, sister, I can't refuse your kindness. I won't be polite to you." Ye Mingzhu pointed to the box she had just taken out and said, "Sister, take a look at the gift I prepared for you."
"What is it?" Lin Dongjia said as he opened the box, his face full of surprise: "Coral bracelet, when did you go to the sea again?"
Ye Mingzhu smiled and said, "I found some small pieces of coral before. I knew you were leaving, so I sorted them out and made them into a bracelet. Don't mind, sister."
Lin Dongjia had already put the coral bracelet on his hand. He held it in front of his eyes and admired it for a moment before saying, "Such a fine bracelet, how many people would dare to mind it? You always surprise me."
"Mingzhu, you'd better go to the sea less often in the future, otherwise it will be bad for your health." Mr. Lin really wanted to do this for Ye Mingzhu's own good.
"Look at my sister. She usually looks healthy, but giving birth this time was a near-death experience. I'm not sure if I'll be able to have children in the future."
Lin Dongjia didn't know that she was infertile, but she always felt tired after giving birth and her health was not as good as before.
"You must take good care of yourself. Don't be like your sister. Once a woman loses her child, her life will be meaningless. No one knows what will happen."
Mrs. Lin originally wanted to say that her husband would take a concubine, but Ye Mingzhu had not been married for long, so she swallowed her words.
"Promise your sister that no matter what time it is, taking good care of yourself is the most important thing."
Ye Mingzhu knew that this was for her own good, so she nodded.
"Since we are both leaving, I can arrange for someone else to take care of Linglong Pavilion." Mr. Lin had originally entrusted Linglong Pavilion to Ye Mingzhu, but now that he knew Ye Mingzhu was leaving, he had to make new arrangements.
"I was just about to tell my sister that I don't want any share of Linglong Pavilion's profits anymore," Ye Mingzhu said of her plans. "When I go to Linchang, I'm afraid I won't be able to draw for Linglong Pavilion anymore, so naturally I won't get any share."
Lin Dongjia waved his hand: "Sister, what are you talking about? Didn't we sign a contract before?"
Ye Mingzhu smiled and said, "I did sign a contract with my sister, but at that time I said that I would be drawing blueprints for Linglong Pavilion. But now we are separated, and it will be a little inconvenient."
The main reason was that transportation was so poor in ancient times. If she drew the blueprints and then had someone bring them over, the new models would probably have become old ones.
Lin Dongjia naturally knew this truth. She tried to persuade Ye Mingzhu a few more times, but Ye Mingzhu insisted on not accepting it, so Lin Dongjia had to give up.
"How about I give you my share for another six months? After that, Linglong Pavilion will no longer give you a share. But when you go to Linglong Pavilion to buy things, you only have to pay the cost price."
Mr. Lin said this in order to befriend Ye Mingzhu.
Although Ye Mingzhu's drawings are good, jewelry can only be sold for two or three months at most. The jewelry drawings she first drew for Linglong Pavilion are no longer selling.
So when Mr. Lin said he would give Ye Mingzhu half a year's share, Ye Mingzhu did not suffer any loss.
Ye Mingzhu also understood this logic, and she thanked Lin Dongjia again.
After talking about Linglong Pavilion, we talked about the dim sum shops in the city.
At the beginning, Ye Mingzhu invested in the company with the formula, and Mr. Lin took care of everything else.
Lin Dongjia said, "The pastry shop uses your recipe. I can't just go back and burn my bridge. From now on, I will deposit the money into the bank every month, and you can withdraw it with your seal."
Ye Mingzhu thought of Ruan Linlin's idea of opening shops all over the Dashun Dynasty. Although it seemed a bit far-fetched, she still told Lin Dongjia that she could not open a shop using the recipes of Sweetheart Square in other places except the provincial capital.
Mrs. Lin felt a little regretful. The dim sum shop she opened in the capital was very good. She was thinking of opening a few more in the capital. However, the recipe was Ye Mingzhu's, and she respected Ye Mingzhu's decision.
The two of them rewrote the contract and finally called it quits.
Lin Dongjia looked around and said with some reluctance: "I didn't expect time to pass so quickly and I have to leave so soon."
The time she spent in Pinggu Town was the most relaxing time she had ever had in her life. When she returned to the provincial capital, she would have to take on the responsibility of being the mistress of the house, and she would no longer have the easy life she has now.
As the two were talking, a maid came in and reported that Lebao was crying.
Ye Mingzhu stood up and said, "I've been here for quite some time, it's time for me to go."
Lin Dongjia reluctantly sent Ye Mingzhu to the door, and asked someone to help her move her things back home.
Yunniang was standing at the door and quickly helped to take the things. She and Lao Hu moved them to the backyard together.
Ye Mingzhu sat down on the chair, and Yunniang told her and Lao Hu's decision that they would go to Linchang together.
Ye Mingzhu smiled and nodded: "Okay, then you can start packing your things. We are going by water this time."
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