The Wealthy Eldest Sister Rules Supreme

As an old single woman from her previous life and the one currently pretending, Zhuang Qingning felt that saying such words was very awkward and hard to utter.

Luckily, Chu Jinnian saw the situation clearly and deftly managed to convey all the necessary information, thus preventing her from a difficult situation.

“That’s the way it should be.” Chu Jinnian chuckled, seeing Zhuang Qingning relieved, “We should help each other.”

That’s true. If they need to help each other, then she should be ready to shield him in the future.

Zhuang Qingning nodded and laughed, “Master Chu is right.”

As she said this, she pour another cup of tea for Chu Jinnian.

In the house, Chu Jinzhou and two others called Chu Jinnian in for lessons.

“I’m coming right away.” Chu Jinnian took a sip of tea, smiled at Zhuang Qingning, “Excuse me.”

Then he went in and continued teaching them.

Zhuang Qingning cleaned up some of the herbs she took out and went into the kitchen, intending to prepare some food.

[Host, umm, are you sure you want to give away that hairpin?]

A certain voice popped up.

What’s wrong? Isn’t that appropriate…?

But if memory serves right, you only mentioned that the items distributed in the system cannot disrupt the current technology level and order, and the items converted are not allowed to be traded. But you didn’t mention that they can’t be given away, right?

[True, but this is not an item obtained from conversion, but an item that the system generated automatically after binding with the system, and it even has the host’s name carved on it. That’s why the system gave this to the host.]

[My intuition tells me that this item probably has other uses in the future.]

For instance?

[The system cannot make a judgement at the moment, nor provide a precise answer.]

In other words, it’s purely instinct.

It’s inappropriate to ask for something back once it’s been given away, even in exchange for something else.

Moreover, she and Chu Jinnian would most likely meet frequently in the future. Even if this hairpin did have some related tasks, she would still have the opportunity to get it back.

With the principle of dealing with today’s matters today and leaving future problems to the future, Zhuang Qingning decided that compared to guessing a possible future premise, it would be better to prepare the meal in front of her.

As the sun set and the afterglow filled the courtyard,

When Chu Jinnian and Chu Jinzhou left, Zhuang Qingning prepared some things for them.

“I noticed earlier that Master Chu seemed to enjoy the lotus root starch cake with osmanthus so I made some more. Master Chu can have it on the journey home.”

Zhuang Qingning introduced them one by one, “These are the tofu skin and century eggs produced in our workshop. I heard from Jinzhou that Master Chu seems to like them very much, so I’ve prepared some. Master Chu can take them back to the capital city for the cooks to prepare.”

“And this…” Zhuang Qingning handed over a square-shaped item wrapped in oil paper to Chu Jinnian to inspect. “This is a fragrance I produced recently called ‘Moon Incense’. It has a fresh and elegant smell and is suitable for placing in a study room. I hope Master Chu will not be displeased.”

There is food, and it’s the kind that can be stored for a long time.

And the ‘Moon Incense’, if only a little is burned each day, can be used for a considerable amount of time.

Could it be considered a form of company in the capital city?

“Miss Zhuang has put in a lot of effort.” Chu Jinnian hurriedly received everything with care, placed them into the carriage, and bid farewell to Zhuang Qingning. “We probably have to leave tonight or at dawn tomorrow, so we won’t be coming back to say goodbye.”

“However, we should be back before New Year’s Eve. If Miss Zhuang wants to buy anything from the capital city, feel free to ask Jinzhou. The correspondence channel between Qingzhuyuan and the capital city is very frequent, so we can help bring back any items.”

“Thank you, Master Chu.” Zhuang Qingning laughed, “But, since it was mentioned so suddenly, I can’t think of anything at the moment. If I need something, I will trouble Master Chu then.”

“Alright then.” Chu Jinnian nodded, laughing.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chu Jinnian drove the carriage and left with Chu Jinzhou.

Zhuang Qingning then cleaned up and got ready to prepare dinner.

It was evening, the entire village was filled with the smoke of cooking, bringing a peaceful atmosphere.

Zhuang Qingning was cooking, Zhuang Qingsui was her helper, and Maoqiu was playing in the courtyard.

Somewhere, a sparrow flew in, landing on the courtyard wall for a while. It combed its feathers with its beak from time to time, peering curiously into the courtyard.

Maoqiu, who noticed, quickly climbed onto the courtyard wall, creeping slowly towards the sparrow.

Unfortunately, even with Maoqiu’s agile movements and careful approach, the sparrow sensed the danger, flapped its wings and flew to a tree.

Maoqiu wouldn’t let it go so easily, and leapt onto the tree branch in a flash.

The tree branches, bare in the winter, had become brittle under the cold wind. When Maoqiu compressed it, there was a “creak” sound, and it started swaying in the air.

A gust of wind blew from the west, causing the tree branch to sway back and forth. Maoqiu, who was usually fearless, was taken aback, its fur standing on end. It did not dare to move and could only cling onto the branch, moving about in mid-air, and began to meow loudly.

Upon hearing the noise, Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui came out from the kitchen, to find a white, glutinous rice-shaped Maoqiu hanging from the tree branch.

“This Maoqiu has become so naughty, how did it end up there?” Zhuang Qingsui stomped her feet anxiously. “It’s so high! How do we get it down?”

“Sister, you keep an eye on Maoqiu. I’ll go to Uncle Yonghe’s house to borrow a ladder!”

“Even if we climbed up the ladder, we could only get to the tree. We can’t reach Maoqiu at all.” Zhuang Qingning rolled up her sleeves, “Let me do it.”

She quickly climbed on top of the courtyard wall and, standing up, slowly moved towards where Maoqiu was.

When she was nearly directly under Maoqiu, Zhuang Qingning reached out but realized she couldn’t reach him. She had to jump up and grab Maoqiu with her hands.

But now, she was hanging in mid-air.

“Sister, be careful!” Zhuang Qingsui exclaimed in shock.

Before her words even hit the ground, Zhuang Qingning had already descended smoothly from the air and landed on the ground.

“Sister, you’re so cool…” Zhuang Qingsui, watching Zhuang Qingning’s fluid movements, was taken aback.

“There’s nothing great about that. I used to climb trees all the time. No matter how high the tree was, I was never afraid to jump down. Hence, I’m used to this.” Zhuang Qingning laughed, handing the still meowing Maoqiu to Zhuang Qingsui.

Plus, she had agility enhancement. It won’t hurt her even if she jumped off a three-story building, let alone a tree.

Indeed, the children in the village were used to climbing and adventuring, plucking fruits, and jumping off tall trees. With much practice, they didn’t find it scary at all.

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This chapter was a bit stuck, revised it several times. I’ll post it for now.