The jade bracelet is crystal clear, free of debris and spots, even in color, soft and elegant.

Xin Yi doesn't understand jade, but he can see that it is valuable.

"Is this... too expensive?"

"It's not expensive." Cao Yi gently held her hand, "It looks very good on you."

The hand cream I've been using these days has been of no use. My already fair-skinned jade wrists are as white and soft as jade.

Embellished with emerald jade bracelets, it is so delicate that you can't help but want to take a bite.

Cao Yi suppressed the inappropriate and dirty thoughts in his heart and let go of her hand.

"If you need me to do anything, just tell me."

Xin Yi lowered his head and looked at the bracelet on his wrist, frowned, hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said thank you.

"Big men don't have to do it themselves, just sit here and give orders."

"There are no adults in front of you." Cao Yi smiled sincerely, "Call me Hengqi."

Xin Yi pondered for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"I'm sorry, I can't scream. I'm used to it, sir."

Cao Yi did not force her. He saw Mrs. An at the door and came to see her twice. Knowing that she was busy with something, he let her go.

~

At nine o'clock, the firecrackers crackled again, and the old and young in Zhangjiacun, who had a good relationship with Xinyi and who could talk to him, all came to congratulate him.

There were many icings on the cake. Xin Yi thanked everyone with a smile and invited everyone to sit in the inner hall.

Opening a drug store is not like opening a restaurant. You can welcome others to patronize you, but you can only be polite. Today's lunch was arranged by Mrs. An. Three tables were set up, and she was invited to the Yinglou.

The cook came over and was very considerate.

When people in Zhangjia Village look at Xin Yi today, they feel like they can't recognize her in the past.

Xin Yi didn't notice when Yi Nian came over until the little kid blocked her way and looked at her seriously.

"I have something to tell you."

Xin Yi raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter? I'm busy here..."

"I won't take you long."

After saying this, he walked ahead.

Xin Yi was stunned for a moment, then followed him in a funny way.

Yi Nian entered the bedroom, leaning his back against the desk, staring at Xin Yi unblinkingly.

Xin Yi was scrutinized by a child and couldn't laugh or cry.

"Just say what you want to say, I'm busy."

Yi Nian pursed her lips, "Don't you like Uncle Fu?"

Xin Yi was stunned. Seeing the serious look on the child's face, he didn't know how to speak.

Adults like to treat children as children, but children themselves do not think so.

What's more, her three children are all very sensitive.

Xin Yi felt that the incident between herself and Cao Yi might have caused trouble to the children. Even though none of the three were her biological children, she still needed to comfort them.

"Yi Nian." She bent down and looked directly into Yi Nian's eyes, "I have never liked your Uncle Fu. When I said that, it was just nonsense out of urgency. Don't take it to heart."

As she said that, she hugged Yi Nian's shoulders and said, "Sorry, I lied to you."

Yi Nian took two steps back and looked at her with his little mouth pursed.

"Do you like Mr. Cao? Do you want to marry him?"

Xin Yi frowned, and when he heard a rustling sound from the side, he realized that at some point, San Nian and Er Nian had come out from behind the curtain. He thought they had been "ambushing" here for a long time. The three of them,

Six eyes stared at her.

"I like him." Xin Yi looked at the three children, "Master Cao is very good, I like him."

"Mother..." Sannian's eyes suddenly dimmed, and before Xin Yi could finish speaking, he rushed over and hugged her legs tightly, "When you marry Master Cao, will you give him a baby?

You won’t want the three of us anymore?”

"Mother...isn't Sanbao good?"

"Be good."

Xin Yi felt an inexplicable sourness in her heart.

She touched San Nian's head.

"I like Mr. Cao, but I haven't thought about marrying him yet."

It was difficult for her to explain her concept of marriage clearly to her children. She silently looked at the three little faces one by one, with a smile on her face, and then said calmly:

"Liking for someone is just an emotion, and it is our human's natural appreciation of beautiful things... But marrying someone is a belonging, a promise that binds you for a lifetime. My mother admires Mr. Cao very much now, but she doesn't want to marry him yet.

He belongs to each other and makes a lifelong promise..."

Sannian looked at her in astonishment.

The first thought and the second thought are also at a loss.

Xin Yi looked at the three little ones with a smile in his eyes.

"Anyway, you don't have anything to worry about. Don't say that I don't want to get married now. Even if I really do get married in the future, I won't care about you..."

Third thought: "You swear!"

Children are so insecure.

Xin Yi sighed, raised his finger, "I swear."

Sannian is a coaxing child. When she became happy, she hugged her in circles and said, "Mom, I also like Mr. Cao, but I still like Uncle Fu more..."

Er Nian nodded and raised his voice in agreement, "It would be great if mother could marry Uncle Fu."

Yi Nian looked at his brother and sister silently, then walked forward and pulled their little hands away from Xin Yi.

"Mom, go and do your work. I'll watch them and don't cause any trouble."

Xin Yi raised his eyebrows in a funny way and teased him: "Does the elder brother have any other instructions?"

He raised his eyebrows at a thought, as if thinking seriously for a moment, and nodded carefully.

"I agree with my younger brothers and sisters."

Xin Yi:……

~

"Oh, congratulations..."

Sun Huai led a boy and dismounted at the door of the drug store. He stepped on the debris of firecrackers, looked up at the big red flowers tied with silk on the horizontal plaque of "Xinyi Square", cupped his hands and laughed.

"Congratulations to Mrs. Zhang on your great joy..."

Xin Yi had been greeting guests at the door. When he saw Sun Huai, he went up to him and smiled in return.

"Thank you very much, father-in-law. Please have a seat inside, father-in-law."

Sun Huai smiled and took two steps forward. When he saw Cao Yi sitting in the medicine hall, his face darkened slightly, but he smiled again in the blink of an eye.

"If the Za family has something to do, I won't sit down."

Before his voice fell, he took a red lacquer box from the boy's hand.

"The Miscellaneous family is here to give gifts to my master. Well, the master originally wanted to come in person, but he is not in good health and cannot come. Alas..."

Hearing Sun Huai's voice, Cao Yi also looked out.

Xin Yi felt the gaze behind him, and when he was glanced at by Sun Huai's cold eyes, he felt uncomfortable all over.

She obviously didn't do anything, but it seemed like she had made a big mistake.

"The prince loves you so much, so I would like to express my gratitude."

She didn't know what was in this red lacquer box. After all, the prince of Guangling County had given her a bowl that day, so she thought there would be no more congratulatory gifts.

Thinking about it, Xin Yi was quite moved.

"How does the prince feel after taking the medicine that Guard Duan brought back?"

Sun Huai glanced at him and chuckled.

"It's pretty good. I vomited a puddle of blood."

"Ah?" Xin Yi was shocked by his description, "What's going on? Why are you vomiting blood?"

Sun Huai saw Cao Yi sitting in the shop like a male master, and felt inexplicably dissatisfied for his master, but he had no position, and it was inconvenient to say anything. His tone was inexplicably acrimonious and a little mean.

"It's okay, I just accept the gift. I don't need you to worry about whether the master is dead or alive... You can go and get busy. The Za family will retire now. The master is still waiting for me to return to the Imperial City Division.
To be continued...