Bitter Melon Juice

Song Shixia put the box on the tea table and waved at him.

"Come and take a look and you will know."

Ji Weiqing smiled gently, put down his pen, stood up, walked closer and saw the things in the box, and subconsciously held his breath.

He looked at her uncertainly: "These?"

Song Shixia smiled and said, "Yes, my father said that we are lucky. This might be something left by bandits. I heard that during my great-grandfather's generation, a rich man's house in our town was burned down, and the whole family was killed. This box of treasures might be something that the bandits hid and waited to divide up."

The whole family sat together to check, and found that they were all jewelry. The items in the box could not prove the dynasty, and they seemed to be from the Qianlong period of the late Qing Dynasty. Selling them would not arouse any suspicion.

Ji Weiqing stared at her intently, making Song Shixia feel uncomfortable.

"Do I have anything on me?"

He then raised his lips and smiled.

"I just want to see how lucky you are to meet babies wherever you go."

Now even he had to admit that his wife's luck was really a bit mysterious.

Song Shixia glared at him and said, "I was the one who saw the ginseng because I had sharp eyes. This time, Dongdong found it first and called me over. He could have found it even without me." Only she knew the truth. Maybe it was a hidden benefit given to her by the system that took away all her tea trees.

Ji Weiqing picked up a few pieces at random, looked at them for a while, and then gave up.

"Professor Xie next door should understand better than me that I am not a liberal arts major."

Song Shixia didn't really want to ask Professor Xie for help.

"Forget it, let's keep it for ourselves and not show off our wealth. How about giving this pair of jade bracelets to Mom? Make a pair of gold earrings for Mom, and pick two gemstones to make necklaces for Yanran and Big Sister."

Nowadays, wearing gold and silver can easily lead to robbery. Gemstones are different. Crystal hairpins and necklaces are popular in coastal areas. Everyone knows that they are fake crystals. Fake crystals will be popular for at least 20 years. Crystals will not be popular until diamonds are marketed by merchants.

Song Shixia picked out a chrysoberyl for Ji Yanran, a sapphire for her elder sister, and also found a coral bracelet to modify and give to Teacher Meng.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Song Shixia put on a sly smile.

"Why, do you want it too?"

Ji Weiqing shook his head truthfully: "It's valuable, keep it for yourself."

Song Shixia patted the box and said, "If I keep them, I can only enjoy them myself, so why not share them and make everyone happy? I asked Uncle Yao to help sell the most expensive ones, and the rest of the things in this box are all cheap items."

Ji Weiqing was helpless. Just because he didn't know much about the business didn't mean he didn't know how to look. No matter how cheap jade and gemstones were, they would still cost thousands of dollars. Diamond rings were popular for weddings abroad.

Song Shixia closed the box and said, "Can I put the box in your study? This is the safest place in our house."

Ji Weiqing made way for her: "Please choose a seat."

Song Shixia took a fancy to the spot on the bookshelf, and Ji Weiqing brought a chair to help her put the box on the bookshelf.

She patted the non-existent dust on her hands and said, "Except for the few things I took out and placed on the coffee table, the rest can be treated as non-existent. When we move in the future or remember them one day, they can be a surprise."

Ji Weiqing looked at her in surprise: "Don't you want to keep a few pieces for yourself?"

Song Shixia wasn't very interested in jewelry, as long as she had something to wear on formal occasions.

"My drawers are enough. The odds and ends in this box can be sold for tens of thousands of dollars at least. What if they appreciate in value in the future?" The answer is that they will definitely appreciate in value. She is not keeping them to sell for money, but just saving up her family assets.

The pair of fine jade bracelets Uncle Yao gave her can be worn on any occasion, so there is no need to get a lot of them.

University registration usually takes place a few days in advance, otherwise Song Shixia would have to register on the same day as the children.

Her registration process was very simple. Most people have to go around paying fees and picking up things, but she just signed her name and it was over.

After she first applied for pharmacy, President Hu came to see her several times. The deans of many majors in the school also came to persuade Professor Ji several times, saying that she should not study a useless major with such a high score in the exam, which made the dean and professors of the School of Pharmacy very angry.

Song Shixia had no choice but to say that she was interested in traditional Chinese medicine. Now no one dared to persuade her anymore, as they would definitely come to snatch her away if the admissions office of the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine heard about it.

She just said it casually, but Professor Ji took it as his inner thoughts. I don't know what he said to President Hu, but the School of Medicine of Yenching University quickly reached a cooperation with the University of Chinese Medicine next door. Song Shixia can go to the University of Chinese Medicine next door to attend classes, and she will be awarded a diploma and a degree certificate at the graduation ceremony.

When Song Shixia found out, Principal Hu personally brought the president of the University of Chinese Medicine to congratulate her. What could she say? She could only accept it with tears in her eyes. Isn't this just a double degree in disguise? She originally wanted to choose an unpopular major to get a pharmacist's identity, but who knew that she would really become a Chinese medicine doctor? She also didn't know what exactly she would learn at the University of Chinese Medicine. She was nervous on the way to register.

After returning from the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, she was led by the president to go through the registration process like a giant panda. Song Shixia felt inexplicably wronged, and she threw herself into Professor Ji's arms and bit and gnawed him.

"It's all your fault. If I really liked Chinese medicine, I would have taken the postgraduate entrance examination. Now I have to pursue a double degree. I'm so exhausted."

Ji Weiqing had a guilty look on his face. His original intention was not to let her regret it, but he didn't expect to make things worse.

"Sorry, I'll go find Principal Hu and explain it clearly."

Song Shixia grabbed his shirt at the waist to prevent him from leaving: "I am just complaining. If I don't want to, no one can force me. I just feel that others attach too much importance to me. I am under a lot of pressure."

I clearly chose to lie flat, but it ended up rolling up for no apparent reason.

Professor Ji stroked her hair gently and said, "I can't help you with your major courses, but I can tutor you in advanced mathematics and foreign languages."

Song Shixia looked up at him and asked, "Do you teach advanced mathematics?"

Professor Ji said seriously: "I can teach you."

"Forget it, you're still busy. You might be even busier than me by then. If the Academy of Sciences is busy, you probably won't even have time to eat."

Professor Ji was distressed when he thought about how he and his wife would be apart more often than together after school started.

"Once the school laboratory is built, we won't have to go to the science academy to work. We can work anywhere as long as there is a laboratory."

Song Shixia lay in his arms with her eyes rolling around.

Han Rong came over from home and saw her son and daughter-in-law cuddling on the sofa. She didn't mind at all. Instead, she thought it was a manifestation of the love between the young couple.

"My daughter-in-law has returned so early after registering?"

Song Shixia quickly stood up from his arms and sat up straight. Ji Weiqing talked to his mother as if nothing had happened, not caring about his wrinkled shirt.

"Well, both schools have finished. Yanda signed directly, and the president of the University of Chinese Medicine took her to familiarize herself with the campus environment and stayed for a while longer."

Han Rong said cheerfully, "We all know each other at the University of Chinese Medicine. If Xiao Song encounters any difficult questions in class, feel free to ask them. They are all doctors on duty at our hospital."

I never thought the world is so small. Wouldn't it be possible that the teacher would notice my skipping class?!

However, she was still too young. It was not until she started formal classes that she realized that the feeling of being the teacher's special attention was really a "sweet" trouble.

Song Shixia's mouth twitched, and she forced a smile: "Yes, if I don't understand in class, I will definitely ask the teacher."

Han Rong smiled and said, "Yanran wants you to send her off when she signs up tomorrow, but she won't let me and the guards do it, saying she doesn't want any special treatment."

Song Shixia agreed immediately: "Sure, the children will sign up the day after tomorrow anyway."

She thought of something else: "Mom, I want to hire a nanny. I can't let you cook all day. You can relax if you hire a nanny."

Han Rong had no objection: "It's not easy to hire a nanny. If you can't find one, I'll ask someone to keep an eye out for her."

"I'll ask my brother to help look for it first. We have two children at home. He and I are usually in school and work respectively. You are not going to be able to take care of it."

Han Rong felt warm inside. She thought she was in good health, but she had backaches after cooking every day, and she had to apply some medicinal wine at night to relieve the pain. She hired a nanny to share the housework, and she took care of her two grandchildren, so that her eldest son could rest in peace in heaven.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. This is the bitter melon juice I made at home. I put a lot of sugar in it. It's specially made to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. You can try it."

Song Shixia looked at the green bottle of bitter melon juice and didn't dare to drink it. She plucked up the courage to take a sip, and the bitter melon juice was more bitter than her life.

"How is it?"

Facing her mother-in-law's eager eyes, she forced herself to swallow it.

"It's okay, but a little bitter." After saying that, he handed the bottle to Professor Ji.

Ji Weiqing had no doubts, took a sip and frowned.

"Mom, it's too bitter, no sugar."

"No, I put some sugar in it."

Song Shixia subconsciously looked at the bottom of the bottle. Well, the sugar hasn't melted at all.

The next morning, she drove to pick up Ji Yanran to go to school to register. This was how college students registered, with the back seat of the car filled with daily necessities and a large quilt.

She joked while driving: "Are you having a conflict with your family?"

Ji Yanran was distressed: "Sister-in-law, when you were home, Little Glasses came to my house and said a lot of inexplicable things, saying that he was a good match for me. I was not happy at all and felt that he was annoying."

Ji Yanran grew up in the compound and was sensitive to the fact that Xiao Yanjing's love for her was not pure. Who could be happy when someone confessed to her and took into account her family background?

"I just feel that he is so shrewd at such a young age. We were only 18 or 19 years old, but he thought that I would become an official's wife after marrying him, and said that he would definitely be more powerful if my father supported him. What kind of person is he?"

Song Shixia didn't expect that the little boy could think so much. It was obvious that he was influenced by his family. Fortunately, Yanran didn't have a good impression of him.

She couldn't help but comment: "What a cunning man."

Ji Yanran nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's very cunning. I never thought that this would happen to me. I still have my brother. Even if my father wants someone in my family to become an official, it must be my brother."

"Not necessarily. Your brother is only interested in academics, so of course he has his sights set on you. Otherwise... university is a small society, so you need to be more careful.