Potato stew with rice

Song Shixia was very busy with her studies in her freshman year, but luckily she had her mother-in-law to help take care of her at home, and she also hired a nanny to assist her, so she was not too overwhelmed.

Song Shixia was not idle in his spare time, so he found Sister Yao Xue to discuss starting a company.

Yao Xue twirled her ballpoint pen: "Considering you acted so quickly, I thought you would take a long time to think about it."

Song Shixia smiled slyly and said, "It's because I'm short of money."

"Come on, how can you be short of money? My dad will sell the things to you in a few days, and then you will make a lot of money."

Song Shixia helplessly threw up his hands: "Isn't it that there is a professor at home? It costs money to support a professor."

Yao Xue thought she was just showing off.

"Okay, okay, I know you have a great professor to support in your family, so if you have any plans, just come to me anytime."

Song Shixia took out a piece of paper from his pocket.

"I've really thought about it. How about we start a skin care products company?"

Yao Xue took the order with some doubt.

"A skin care product company? Can the market make this business a success? If you start a medicinal liquor business, I think it has some potential. How many people in the capital are willing to use skin care products? Vanishing cream is not even common."

Song Shixia explained calmly,

"Isn't there an overseas market? Besides, our skincare products are divided into low-end and high-end. I choose to use medicated cosmetics for the high-end ones. Just trust me, they will definitely be a big hit in the market."

Yao Xue lowered her voice.

“Are there any good products?”

Song Shixia gave her the lowdown.

"You should have met my husband's younger sister. She had a very dark skin from sunburn in high school. In just one summer vacation, she was able to maintain her skin to normal white skin without any side effects."

Yao Xue subconsciously touched her cheeks. Her skin was not white. It was only after she drank beauty tea to detoxify and took a sip of medicinal wine from time to time that she realized she had become a shade whiter.

"I see. Have you found the secret recipe for the medicinal wine?"

Song Shixia answered vaguely: "You can say that, anyway, the formula is similar, whether it is a skin care product or a health care product."

“The health supplement process is too complicated. You have to apply for relevant qualifications. It’s not as simple as skin care products.”

Yao Xue was very upset that they could not make each other. "This is all about making money, and you still think it's troublesome to make money."

Song Shixia added: "I just want to make money easily."

"You're so lazy, but your university major is pharmacy, right? Wouldn't it be troublesome to ask your teachers and professors to help you stamp it?"

Song Shixia sighed, "It's not a problem, I'm just worried that I owe a lot of favors and it's hard to repay them."

"Yes, you can first come up with a list of skin care products, and then we can ask the chef to help prepare the formula and add your unique formula."

Song Shixia stopped Yao Xue.

"Let me be the master. I don't trust anyone else with the recipe."

"Can you do it? Isn't it just a few days after your university started that you can start the experiment?"

"I'll know the ingredients after I make it and send it to a testing agency. I know an old Chinese doctor and I can buy the herbs from him."

Song Shixia felt that it was better to keep the medicinal materials in his own hands. If the formula was approved, he would look for a place suitable for growing Chinese medicine and transplant the Chinese medicine in the space.

The wild ginseng in the space has grown to the size of a child's palm. It is growing very fast. I feel that it will be sold at a high price in one or two years.

After returning home, Song Shixia fiddled with her medicinal herbs in the attic. Apart from a bed and a table, the attic was filled with cabinets with small drawers, which were filled with the medicinal herbs that Song Shixia usually put in there.

Because they were going to make medicinal wine, no one in the family suspected that Song Shixia brought the herbs back from outside.

There was a tattered book on the table. It was an ancient book that he had found among a pile of books he had bought at a bookstall in his hometown. It contained records of various beauty and skin-nourishing pills.

Song Shixia tried to make it and felt that the beauty and skin care effect was not very significant, but it was not toxic either. Perhaps the medicine is only effective when taken for a long time.

After confirming that the ingredients of the medicinal materials did have the effect of nourishing and caring for the skin, Song Shixia prepared to make it herself.

Han Rong went upstairs to call her daughter-in-law for dinner, and saw bottles and jars on the table.

"Are you mixing cocktails?" Han Rong subconsciously thought that her daughter-in-law was trying new flavors. The medicinal wine and fruit wine made by Xiao Song were particularly popular. Although they were all purchased privately, her daughter-in-law's name had long been well-known in the circle, and she shared the honor.

"No, Mom, this is the new green algae mud mask I made. Do you want to try it?"

Han Rong was eager to try.

“What is a facial mask for?”

"Applying it on the face can whiten the skin or replenish moisture. The mask in my hand can remove sun spots or marks left by sunburn on the face."

Thinking of her daughter-in-law's magical skills, Han Rong agreed without hesitation.

During dinner, Ji Weiqing's mother was not at the table. Just as he was about to get up to call her, he saw his mother coming out of the bathroom with something black on her face.

"How's it going? Is it effective?"

Song Shixia was holding the meal, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Mom, wait 15 minutes for the mask to set on your face before washing it off."

He didn't even eat the Korean rice, but just sat on the sofa and chatted with his daughter-in-law.

"Can this stuff really remove freckles? I've had these freckles on my face since I was young, and I can only look beautiful by covering them up with makeup."

"Mom, sun spots formed later in life can certainly be removed, don't worry. The effect of a course of treatment will definitely show obvious changes, and you will know when you wash it off later."

Today's lunch was potato stewed with rice. The potatoes at the bottom of the pot had a burnt aroma. The two kids each had a big bowl of rice.

Having someone cook for you at home is a different experience than cooking for yourself. Adults are used to cooking with firewood, and the rice cooked with firewood is more fragrant and tastes sweeter than that cooked in an electric rice cooker.

Ever since having a mother-in-law at home, Song Shixia's burden has been greatly lightened.

The nanny was picking vegetables in the yard, and Song Shixia remembered that he wanted to grow Chinese medicinal herbs.

"I want to clear out a space in the yard to grow my Chinese medicine."

Ji Weiqing had no objection, and the two kids didn't feel their play area was occupied either, as they were already elementary school students.

"Mom, we have no objection. We will help you take good care of Huahua."

"Will you be sad if I pull out the flower?"

The little guys all shook their heads.

"Don't be sad. When we grow up, we will buy Mom a big garden and she can plant whatever she wants in it!"

Song Shixia smiled and wiped the rice grains from Ji Yang's mouth.

"Okay, I'll remember Xiaobao's promise. When I grow up, I'll fulfill it with my brother."

Song Shixia's casual words made the two young men remember them deeply. When they grew up, they bought any large villas with gardens under their mother's name. It was not until she suddenly had the urge to check the assets under her name that she discovered that she had a lot of extra large villas.

During the National Day holiday, Song Shixia went to several places with Sister Yao Xue to go through the formalities. If they both didn't have some connections, it would probably take three months to get the license.

Yao Xue couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect you to be so well-known. Your connections are even more powerful than mine. What are you afraid of doing business with? If I had connections like you, I would do business with my eyes closed."

Song Shixia smiled bitterly: "Some of them are doing convenience for my parents-in-law's sake. I have to repay this favor during the Chinese New Year. Fortunately, the efficiency is very fast. They can help us stamp during their shift."

Yao Xue felt the same way. Who wouldn’t say it? It’s nice to sit back and enjoy the cool air under a big tree.

"In that case, you can just give them a bottle of wine to fool them. I don't know what your relationship with your parents-in-law is like, but I think they will be fine if you give them your medicinal wine."

Song Shixia also had this plan.

Yao Xue continued,

"Leave this to me. No matter which level you go to, you need to prepare the medicinal wine."

Song Shixia understood what Sister Yao Xue meant. The higher the rank, the more expensive the wine. The lower the rank, the more ordinary medicinal wine would be given.

Liu Zhaodi did not go home during the National Day holiday. Her father had called her to school when the semester started, but what kind of university is China University of Political Science and Law? Any student could sue Liu's father. Liu Zhaodi's father could only leave in disgrace with his tail between his legs.

After her biological mother knew that she had been admitted to the University of Political Science and Law, she contacted her again and not only bought her new clothes but also gave her living expenses. Liu Zhaodi did not forgive her mother's behavior, but accepted the living expenses from her mother.

She didn't feel guilty towards her mother, it was her mother who should feel guilty. If biological parents stop paying child support before their child can no longer live independently, they can sue. I guess her mother hurriedly gave her the living expenses after hearing from others, because she is a future lawyer.

Liu Zhaodi felt like she was reborn after entering university: "Now I finally understand that because I am so strong, even wolves, tigers and leopards dare not approach me."

Song Shixia smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"When my father and mother heard that I would be a lawyer in the future, they are now trying to please me, fearing that I would sue them in court. My classmates, seniors, and teachers are all lawyers who specialize in providing legal aid to disadvantaged groups, so if I want to sue my parents, I can do so anytime."

Liu Zhaodi was not prepared to kill them all. As long as her parents paid child support on time and her father behaved himself and stopped constantly threatening to marry her off, she would let bygones be bygones.

Song Shixia recalled Liu Zhaodi's despair before the college entrance examination.

"Don't you blame them?"

Liu Zhaodi smiled and said, "Who put me in such a situation? Even if I sue them, it will only cause a quarrel. If I push them too far, they will do anything. It is better for me to rely on my reputation as a lawyer to fight for my own best interests."

Who wouldn't resent them? Who wouldn't hate them? But after all, they were her biological parents. She still had some kindness in her heart. Treating them as strangers when they met in the future was her greatest kindness.

Song Shixia patted her shoulder.

"When the clouds clear, the moon will appear. You see, the saying that knowledge can change destiny is true. Fortunately, you persisted at that time."

At that time, Liu Zhaodi was in a bad mood, and Song Shixia specifically told her mother to pay attention to Liu Zhaodi's situation so that she would not be upset one day.

Fortunately, all the hardships finally paid off.

"Thank you, Mr. Song. I wouldn't be who I am today without your help."

Song Shixia smiled calmly: "You should thank yourself. It was you who chose to save yourself. I just passed by and gave you a stick to help you get ashore."