Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

"Sister Yichu, I'm here."

As soon as Xia Yichu got out of the car, she saw a little girl in a dress walking happily towards her, with Chen Wanrou beside her, who was all smiles.

"Jiaojiao, Wanrou, you've been waiting for me."

"Yes, Sister Yichu, I haven't seen you in so long. I couldn't wait to see you, so I had my mom and I come out to wait for you. I really like the rabbit doll you gave me."

It's a pity I wasn't home last week. I learned several new songs to play for you!

Wu Jiaojiao chattered incessantly as soon as she saw Xia Yichu, leaving Chen Wanrou unable to get a word in edgewise.

"I'm glad you like it. I have other stuff at home. I'll bring you another doll next time. You can play the piano for me now, it's the same."

"Sister Yichu, no need, one is enough for me. Come on, let's go home and listen to me play the piano."

Her parents don't allow her to accept things from other people, and she's not greedy; one item is enough for her. If she wants anything, her parents will buy it for her if she asks.

Jiaojiao happily took Xia Yichu's hand, which was free of anything, and only then did Chen Wanrou find a chance to speak.

"Xiao Chu, you've brought things to the house again. Ming Li will be unhappy if he finds out. Here, take these things. Don't bring them next time."

Seeing her daughter pulling Xia Yichu away so quickly, Chen Wanrou reached out to help Xia Yichu with her things.

"Sister Wanrou, no need, the things are a bit heavy, I'll carry them myself. These things weren't bought, they're pear syrup I made myself."

Xia Yichu avoided Chen Wanrou's hand; this little thing was not heavy at all for Xia Yichu.

Seeing that she was determined, Chen Wanrou didn't press the matter further and said with a smile, "Alright, be careful. Jiaojiao gets incredibly excited whenever she sees you."

As they spoke, the three headed home. Once inside, Wu Jiaojiao pulled Xia Yichu towards the music room. Chen Wanrou told Xia Yichu that Wu Mingli was busy in the study and wouldn't be finished for another half hour.

"Sister Yichu, I'll play it for you right now."

She sat at the piano, her nimble fingers dancing across the keys, and a melodious tune flowed out. Xia Yichu leaned against the piano, listening attentively with a smile on her face.

After finishing the piece, Wu Jiaojiao looked at Xia Yichu expectantly, "Sister Yichu, how did I play?"

"Jiaojiao played so well, she's improved so much since then!"

Xia Yichu praised, and at that moment, Chen Wanrou walked in carrying fruit.

"Have some fruit first. Xiao Chu, it's rare for you to come over, so have dinner at home later. Mingli is done with his work and is in the living room now."

"Sister Wanrou, no need, I'm going to my friend's place later."

She wanted to watch Wang Zhijie sell his wares and see how well he was doing. Unfortunately, she was still in school, and she really wanted to find some business to do.

"Which friend is this? It's almost eleven o'clock. What kind of talk is it if you don't stay for dinner?" Wu Mingli said angrily as he walked in from outside.

Uncle Wu

"Dad, Sister Yichu said I played the piano better than last time."

"Really? I've never seen you this happy when Dad praises you."

Wu Mingli pinched Wu Jiaojiao's nose, then picked her up and spun her around, making Wu Jiaojiao laugh heartily.

"Jiaojiao, go play by yourself. I'm going to talk to your sister Yichu for a bit."

"Okay, Sister Yichu, you can play with me again later."

"OK"

Wu Jiaojiao didn't go to play; she went back to her room to do her homework, while the others went out to the living room to talk.

"Xiao Chu, I've contacted a relative who's in the jade business for you. He's not in Pengcheng right now, but he might come back next week."

I've already made an appointment with him. If he comes back next week, I'll have him come to my house on Sunday. You two can come too, and you can talk it over yourselves.

Wu Mingli was still uneasy and wanted Xia Yichu to sell the jade pendant right under his nose.

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Wu."

"Also, take that bag with you when you get back, and don't bring anything to my house again," Wu Mingli said with a dark face.

"Mingli, why are you so serious? Don't scare Yichu. Don't use the same tactics you use on your subordinates at home."

"Have you seen what Yichu brought? You've been saying these past few days that the loquat syrup she gave you last time is almost finished. You keep asking when you'll have more loquats to make, and you even want Yichu to make you a few more bottles next time."

Wu Mingli visibly cheered, stood up, and went to look at the contents of the bag. Perhaps it was because he had drunk the loquat syrup that Xia Yichu had brought, but his headaches and insomnia, which he had been suffering from for the past week, had disappeared.

He fell asleep as soon as he lay down every night and woke up feeling refreshed in the morning; he hadn't felt this comfortable in a long time. He opened the bag and saw six bottles inside, similar to the one Xia Yichu had given him.

"Xiao Chu, it's not loquat season right now, how come you still have loquat syrup?"

"Uncle Wu, this is pear syrup."

Wu Mingli held it in his hand, reluctant to put it down, not caring what kind of paste it was as long as it could be dissolved in water and drunk.

"Xiao Chu, your Uncle Wu doesn't accept gifts. Take them all back with you later."

"No, I was wrong. This is Xiao Chu's kind gesture, I must accept it."

Wu Mingli hurriedly said, his eyes never leaving the bottles of pear syrup.

Seeing this, Xia Yichu smiled and said, "Sister Wanrou, you can make some to drink too."

"Okay, thank you, Xiao Chu."

When Chen Wanrou returned from her parents' home that day, she saw a bottle of loquat syrup on the table. Wu Mingli said that Xia Yichu had given it to her. She happened to have a sore throat those days, so she made a cup for herself and Wu Mingli each.

Her throat felt better the next day, and she noticed that Wu Mingli slept very well that night.

Thinking it was a coincidence, she made Wu Mingli a cup of tea every day for the next few days. Then, miraculously, she discovered that he would fall asleep as soon as his head hit the bed at night and barely turn over all night.

Then, she couldn't bear to drink it herself and left it all for Wu Mingli. She asked the doctor about the effects of loquat syrup, and the doctor said that loquat syrup does have effects such as moisturizing the lungs, relieving cough, and alleviating fatigue, but it's not that magical.

Chen Wanrou had a gut feeling that the problem lay with the loquat syrup. She decided to ask Yichu to make more for Wu Mingli to drink during next year's loquat season.

"Wanrou, go make me a cup of pear syrup." Wu Mingli handed a bottle of pear syrup to Chen Wanrou.

"it is good"

After having dinner at the Wu family's house, Xia Yichu spent another hour playing with Wu Jiaojiao before leaving. She then took a taxi to find Wang Zhijie. At this time, he shouldn't be setting up his stall at the clothing factory; he should be setting up his stall in the Dongmen Old Street area.

"Zhijie, how's business?"

When Xia Yichu arrived, there were two teenage girls picking out jewelry at Wang Zhijie's stall. Xia Yichu didn't disturb them.

Wang Zhijie stood aside and waited for the two girls to pay and leave before speaking. He then saw Xia Yichu.

A delighted smile immediately spread across her face: "Yichu, you're here! Business is pretty good today, it's Sunday, there are quite a lot of people around."

As he spoke, he picked up an exquisite bracelet and handed it to Xia Yichu.

"Look at this, isn't it nice? I think it suits you perfectly."

Xia Yichu took the bracelet and examined it closely. The beads on the bracelet shimmered in the sunlight, making it very beautiful.

"It looks pretty good."

She smiled and returned the bracelet to him. Wang Zhijie assumed she hadn't liked it, so he took it and then wanted to get something else for Xia Yichu to look at.

"Your business looks pretty good; it doesn't take up much space and is easy to clean up."

Wang Zhijie nodded. "Yes, these little gadgets don't cost much to make, and girls love them. But the competition is fierce, so I have to keep stocking new styles. Xiao Chu, take a look and see what you like, and I'll buy you a few."

"Need not"

As they were talking, several more customers gathered around. Xia Yichu consciously stood aside and watched Wang Zhijie skillfully introduce the products and collect money and give change.

After all the customers left, Wang Zhijie wiped his sweat and took a breath: "I'm done with work now, Yichu, what brings you here today?" Just then, another customer came in to buy something.

"Zhijie, I'll wander around by myself."

"it is good"

Wang Zhijie responded without even looking up; he was simply too busy.