Chapter 112: 112. Happy New Year (Second Update)
Translator: 549690339
Steaming hot brown sugar stewed egg, Ning Jing, who is quite confident in her cooking skills despite having little practical experience, took the initiative to cut some fine ginger shreds to cook with it.
Because he was recently learning pharmacology, he thought this was a good idea.
Opening the soup bowl, a sweet, warm aroma greeted them.
Su Liang said she wanted to eat one, so Ning Jing stewed four.
But, he brought two bowls and two spoons.
He said very directly, “If you can’t finish it, I’d like to try some too.”
Su Liang couldn’t help but smile, “Half for each of us.” Eating two was just right for her.
So, they shared the ginger brown sugar poached eggs that Ning Jing cooked for the first time.
Su Liang was initially worried it would be too sweet, but it turned out to be just right. Interestingly, the sweetness is not easy to control, and everyone has different preferences for sweetness.
It was just how Su Liang liked it, which surprised her, so she complimented, “Very nice.”
“I’ve tasted yours before.” Ning Jing said, noting that he tasted the sugar while cooking this time to control the amount.
Su Liang had once made brown sugar eggs for Yang Yu, and Ning Jing had asked, “Can’t men eat it?”
That time, Ning Jing ate it.
Since it was made by Su Liang, of course, it had the sweetness she thought was appropriate.
So, it became the standard for Ning Jing’s attempt this time.
Su Liang said, the Great God is really the Great God, although there was a mistake of adding salt twice, the correction and progress were very rapid.
After eating, Su Liang felt warmed up and much more comfortable.
“Is it that before midnight, if I ask you to do anything, there’s a chance?” Su Liang jokingly asked.
“Normal things.” Ning Jing set a limit. Just in case he said anything, and Su Liang whimsically asked him to eat the two snowmen in the courtyard, it would be awkward.
Su Liang didn’t think of such a strange thing, and laughed, “Give me a smile?”
Ning Jing got up, took the small bowl in front of Su Liang, and used silence to indicate that this was not normal for him.
Su Liang yawned, asking if there was hot water. She couldn’t take a bath, but she wanted to soak her feet.
Ning Jing nodded, asking Su Liang not to go out.
So. Su Liane enioved the hot water that Ning Jing Dersonallv brought over.
“Thank you so much.” said, “I’ll make you something delicious in a few days. Go back to sleep, I’ll pour the water tomorrow.”
Ning Jing then went out, closed the door from the outside, returned to his room, and took the two human body drawings drawn by Su Liang, along with the previous acupoint map.
After reading only two pages of a book, the wind was blowing outside.
The room was heating with premium silver charcoal, and it was not cold.
Ning Jing glanced at the charcoal basin, got up, moved it to a different position, and placed it against the wall separating his room from Su Liang’s.
The next day, Ning Jing went to Aunt Bai for help with cooking. Aunt Bai was surprised, “Is Liang girl not at home?”
“She… is sick.” Ning Jing said.
Aunt Bail s expression tensed, “What illness has Liang girl got? Her medical skills are so good, how could she get sick?”
Ning Jing thought for a moment and said, “It’s okay, she’s just uncomfortable for a few days.”
Aunt Bai hesitated for a moment, “Oh! Is it her period?” Realizing that Ning Jing was standing in front of her, she paused and laughed, “Okay, okay, I’ll go right away! Don’t be so formal about the salary. If you want to give money, I won’t go!”
Things had changed from when Aunt Bai was initially upset about losing the job of cooking for Ning Jing and not earning any money.
Firstly, Bai’s family’s living conditions had improved significantly this year, thanks to the money-making opportunities afforded by Su Liang and Ning Jing. They were no longer so poor.
Secondly, Aunt Bai genuinely liked and was grateful to them, so she treated them like family.
Ning Jing didn’t insist on giving her the money. There are many ways of giving compensation, and they could buy more when shopping for New Year goods and share what they “couldn’t finish” with Bails family.
Though it was not Su Liang’s first period this time, it was almost the same. Her body had already improved significantly, but she still found it hard to bear at this time. It was a kind of indescribable continuous torment that was still within her limit, but exhausting.
To put it simply, Su Liang’s biggest feeling was not pain but weakness and listlessness.
Aunt Bai treated Su Liang as though she was caring for a girl during her confinement, even more attentively than caring for her own daughter. This was mostly because Su Liang’s family had everything they needed, and their material conditions were very favorable now.
From the beginning, Ning Jing had asked Aunt Bai about various nutritious foods, and he bought them all.
As for yesterday, when Yan Shiba saw Su Liang eating longevity noodles and realized that Aunt Bai was cooking the next day, he didn’t even mention the noodles.
Yan Shiba wanted Su Liang to cook the longevity noodles specifically for her, not just to eat noodles.
After the difficult first two days, Su Liang’s condition improved, and she sighed, “In my next life, I want to be a man.”
Ning Jing said indifferently, “I’d like to try being a woman in my next life.”
Yan Shiba, who was listening nearby, rolled her eyes up to the sky, “My sister Liang is no less capable than a man! Ning, you are really a pervert!”
Ning Jing looked at Yan Shiba.
Yan Shiba snorted, “What? Do you want to fight me?”
Unexpectedly, Ning Jing spoke, not about Yan Shiba calling him a pervert, but rather, “She is not yours.”
Yan Shiba was stunned and rolled her eyes again, “If she’s not mine, then is she nnn’t flattpr vnnr«plfl”
Yan Shiba then asked “If Ning and I fell into the water together, who would you save?”
Su Liang never expected that she would be asked this kind of question one day, but it was not difficult for her to answer, “Of course I would save Ning Jing.”
Yan Shiba’s face darkened.
Ning Jing was composed, neither thrilled nor deterred.
When Yan Shiba asked Su Liang for a reasonable explanation, she said, “Because Zhengzheng likes his Uncle Ning so much, I don’t want to see
Zhengzheng cry. ”
Yan Shiba frowned, “Who is Zhengzheng?”
“A child we saved before, who has gone home now.” Su Liang hadn’t shared this with Yan Shiba.
Yan Shiba was annoyed, “I still owe you the coming-of-age ceremony, and you don’t want the beloved Gu beauty anymore?
Su Liang’s mood was rather strange at the moment.
Under Yan Shiba’s bizarre question setting, if Su Liang chose to save Yan Shiba for the sake of “Gu beauty”, the one who would die was “Gu beauty” herself, then saving Yan Shiba would be meaningless.
Therefore, whether it was for the sake of Zhengzheng not crying or for the coming-of-age ceremony promised by Yan Shiba, Su Liang could only choose to save Ning Jing.
However, she couldn’t speak the truth to Yan Shiba about this matter.
So Su Liang said in a faint tone, “Whether you give the ceremony or not, Gu beauty is still there. If we are destined, we’ll meet eventually.”
Yan Shiba was speechless…
Mrs. Bai no longer came to help with cooking, and Su Liang “recovered her life”, resuming her busy and fulfilling life before. When she had some free time, she would continue to “teach” Ning Jing, passing on some knowledge he didn’t know.
Before Su Liang and Ning Jing planned to buy New Year’s goods, the steward of Ning Family sent Ning Jing two carts of things.
People and cars from the Wan and Yang Families also arrived one after another to deliver New Year’s gifts.
In addition to the gifts from the Wan Family, there was also a letter from Wan Hui to Su Liang, with one sheet of paper having a cute little handprint and the crooked signature of Zhengzheng.
The gifts from the Yang Family included two letters, one from Yang Yu to Su Liang, and the other one was dictated by the illiterate Liu Xiaoyue and written by Yang Yu, but Liu Xiaoyue finally wrote her name herself, although the handwriting was not good.
Wan Hui mentioned that the Wan and Yang Families were already arranging to deal with the Li family, and the Ning Family steward was very efficient. The family of the three of them is now in the capital city, and this was deliberately sent back from the capital city to Qingyang City and then sent here together. Zhengzheng misses his favorite aunt and uncle Ning very much and looks forward to meeting them in the capital city soon.
Yang Yu mentioned that although there were some obstacles in the middle, the Yang family had settled down, and their businesses had returned to the right track. She would personally go to the capital city to inspect the shop after the New Year and hoped to reunite with Su Liang by then.
In the letter, Yang Yu also praised Liu Xiaoyue, saying that she admired her very much after learning about her experience, and Xiaoyue was diligent in learning although she didn’t know much. She planned to train Liu Xiaoyue to be a steward.
In the letter Liu Xiaoyue sent to Su Liang, she detailed her experiences and the process of her inner growth; perhaps because Yang Yu was the one writing it, Liu Xiaoyue only briefly mentioned her gratitude to Yang Yu. She said it was Su Liang who gave her a new lease on life, and she wanted to grow up and repay Su Liang someday.
was pleased.
All three letters made her feel that life had meaning and that helping others with good results could bring happiness and pleasure.
The important thing was not how Wan Hui, Yang Yu, and Liu Xiaoyue would repay Su Liang in the future, but Su Liang just wanted to see them do well, which made her feel that everything she had done before was worthwhile.
Su Liang shared this with Ning Jing, but Ning Jing didn’t read the three letters, just saying he knew about them.
There were too many gifts received, including food. Ning Jing gave a lot to the Bai Family, some to his woodworking master Su Dakuan, and some to Su Bai.
Knowing that Su Liang had no time to make clothes, Yang Yu only sent two pieces of high-quality cotton cloth to make inner clothes this time, without sending other fabrics. Instead, she sent two boxes of finished clothes and shoes, one for Su Liang and one for Ning Jing. All of them were made with the best materials and embroidered by the best embroiderers of the Yang family, with both classic designs and the most fashionable styles in the capital city. She even carefully matched jewelry for each suit of clothes sent to Su Liang.
In this way, Su Liang and Ning Jing didn’t need to buy any more clothes when they arrived in the capital city.
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. Today, in front of Yan Shiba, Ning Jing asked Su
Liang, “Can she leave now?”
Yan Shiba, who had already thrown away her crutches and walked freely the day before, said unhappily upon hearing this, “You can’t wait for me to leave so you can make a move on Liang, can you? Keep dreaming!”
Unexpectedly, Su Liang looked at Yan Shiba and asked seriously, “When are you leaving?”
Yan Shiba was upset that every time she had conflict with Ning Jing, Su Liang had never sided with her! Not even once! From beginning to end, Su Liang didn’t try to hide the fact that Yan Shiba was an outsider and didn’t even bother to pretend to be polite!
“I’m not leaving!” Yan Shiba snorted coldly.
Su Liang nodded, “After the fifth day of the lunar month, we will set off for the capital city. You can stay here and ask Mrs. Bai to look after you.”
Yan Shiba frowned, “What’s the rush to go so early? Why can’t you take me with you?”
“Zhengzheng misses us.” Su Liang stated a reason.
“Those who don’t know would think that he’s your child!” Yan Shiba said unhappily, then asked again, “Why can’t you take me with you?”
“You can leave by yourself; we won’t stop you.” Su Liang shook her head, “Don’t pretend to be weak; it’s not interesting.”
Yan Shiba took a deep breath to calm her anger, “Fine, very good, you are so good to me, Liang! Ning, I’m leaving today, but just you wait; I’ll be back by Liang’s side! See you in the capital city!”
As soon as Yan Shiba finished her words, she slapped the table, stood up, and turned to walk out of the house.
Su Liang was a little surprised, and she packed Yan Shiba’s belongings, which were her clothes here, took some dried food, and sent it out to her.
“Liang, you really can’t bear to see me go! ” Yan Shiba stood outside the door, her face lightening up when she saw Su Liang, and was about to hug her when she saw the bundle in her hands and immediately darkened her face again.
Su Liang sighed softly and stuffed the bundle into Yan Shiba’s arms, “I don’t know what being the leader of assassins means to you, but I hope you can figure it out yourself. Goodbye, and take care.” She turned back into the house and closed the door.
She was cold, decisive, and made her attitude clear, even too lazy to mention Yan Shiba repaying her. She didn’t even charge the medical fee, and just wanted to part ways right away.
Yan Shiba turned away with the bundle on her back and kicked a stone on the ground, saying, “Just wait, once I find Gu Ling, you’ll call me your sister!” first New Year’s Eve after crossing over was spent with Ning Jing.
They prepared a table full of sumptuous dishes, including a tea-flavored chicken. Su Liang made it to keep her promise, “If I have a pound of Da Hong Pao, I will make you tea-flavored chicken.”
She really had Da Hong Pao now. Ning Jing, as the head of Qian Country’s biggest tea business, the Ning Family, didn’t lack good tea at all. There wasn’t a full pound, but it was enough for cooking the dish.
After tasting the tea-flavored chicken made with Da Hong Pao, Su Liang couldn’t help but sigh, “This dish has a taste of extravagant luxury.”
Then, Su Liang put down her chopsticks, raised her cup smilingly, “Great God,
Happy New Year. ”
Ning Jing picked up the tea cup and thought for a while before saying,
“Xiaoliang, Happy New Year.”
He insisted on keeping the word “little” but avoiding the word “little man” since it would be impolite.
Su Liang smiled radiantly, “May all our wishes come true in the new year..”
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