The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 99

All I can say is that Qiuyan's nose is like a dog's!

She shouted as soon as she entered the inner courtyard because she had opened a bottle of rose perfume.

"It's perfume from Qingcheng Pavilion, Sister Chunyu, you managed to buy perfume from Qingcheng Pavilion?"

Chunyu...it seems this bottle of rose perfume is doomed.

"Can I take a look? Just a look. You don't know..." She then chattered on and on about how she had torn Yu Lian apart at Qingcheng Pavilion. Chunyu was both annoyed and amused.

Madam Qiu released her to broaden her horizons, not to start a quarrel.

She tore up the jade lotus to vent her anger for Nuannuan.

"To be honest, when Nuan Nuan and Young Master Zhang got engaged, I heard that there was a cousin in the Zhang family who was Young Master Zhang's childhood sweetheart. At that time, I wanted to tell Nuan Nuan, but I was afraid that I would ruin Nuan Nuan's happiness."

Outsiders really shouldn't interfere in matters of marriage; no one can predict whether it will turn out well or badly.

However, she absolutely refuses to marry someone she doesn't like.

Qiu Yan felt that she was a bit more assertive than Nuan Nuan in this respect.

"Grandfather has agreed to Nuannuan's marriage to the Zhang family."

Chunyu was thinking about her marriage, but her grandfather did not agree. So, whether the elders in the family agree or not, the outcome is the same. Fortunately, Nuannuan is only engaged and not married yet, so there is still time.

“My mother said that Madam Zhang is very nice, and the inner courtyard of the Zhang family is relatively clean, but Old Madam Zhang is old and a bit confused.”

A family with a troublemaking old lady is never at peace.

There was nothing she could do. Filial piety was paramount. Although Madam Zhang was in charge, Old Madam Zhang was determined to cause trouble and insisted on sending her fallen niece to her own grandson. What could Madam Zhang do?
Sure enough, as soon as the Xiao family ran into trouble, the Zhang family broke off the engagement, and Yulian successfully took her place. Old Madam Zhang got what she wanted, but Madam Zhang must be furious.

"Yes, in that case, Nuannuan's breaking off the engagement with the Zhang family might actually be a blessing in disguise."

“Yes, misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise,” Qiu Yan said with great wisdom. “I understand this principle now. There are two sides to everything.”

"By the way, Sister Chunyu, when did you buy the perfume from Qingcheng Pavilion?"

Chunyu... This girl's topic change is so smooth.

"Like it?"

"I love it, I love it so much! I've pre-ordered it too, but it won't be ready for another eight months." Qiu Yan said, "I don't know what the owner of Qingcheng Pavilion is thinking. They only sell two bottles a month, they're not even making money, isn't that stupid...?"

Chunyu... Very good. You are the most powerful person in the entire Great Xia. You called her stupid in front of the boss, and she didn't dare to say a word.

"The raw materials for this perfume are very carefully selected, and the production method is also very complicated, which is why the quantity is small."

"That's true. Things are valued for their rarity. It's only when there's a small quantity that they seem precious. I just envy Sister Chunyu. You were able to buy Qingcheng Pavilion's perfume in advance. That's amazing..."

It's clear that Qiuyan really likes it.

Upon seeing this, Chunyu asked Molan to take out the perfume, saying she wanted to give it to Qiuyan.

"That won't do. Putting aside the high price, the queue alone takes this long..."

"Take it. A young lady should always be fragrant and beautiful. I, on the other hand, don't have any social engagements here on the estate, so I don't need these things." Chunyu felt a little guilty. She didn't want to hide it from Qiuyan, but she had to.

Because everyone in the capital was watching Qingcheng Pavilion and wanted to know who its owner was, Chunyu wouldn't reveal it to anyone until she had enough ability to protect herself.

Besides, it would be too much for Qiuyan, a young girl, to bear such a big secret; she would probably be unable to eat or sleep in peace.

"Sister Yu, my mother said she's going to organize a chrysanthemum appreciation event. Sister Yu, will you come?"

Please attend the flower viewing party by yourself?

Chunyu smiled at Qiuyan, knowing that this could only be the young girl's thought.

Who in the elite circles of the capital would dare to associate with her? Even if Madam Qiu took pity on her, she would never attend and spoil the guests' fun. She was self-aware enough not to be the one to cause trouble.

“Sister Yu, you’re afraid…” Qiu Yan actually understood: “But you don’t need to worry, my mother likes you too, I’ll send you a letter of introduction.”

“Yan’er, it’s not that I’m afraid of anything, it’s just that Panpan is still young and can’t be separated from me. She will cry and fuss if she doesn’t see me.”

Little Panpan stared at her mother's face, her little head full of questions: What is Mommy saying? What kind of trouble are you trying to pin on me?
"Panpan is such a good girl." Qiuyan stretched out her hand: "Come here, let Auntie give you a hug."

"Panpan, how about coming with Mommy to Auntie's house to admire the flowers?"

"it is good……"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Panpan's clear "okay" answer.

"Our Panpan is so smart! She's not even a year old yet and she already knows so much."

"Yes, little sister is amazing! She's been really good at learning to speak these past few days." Mo Lan was practically beaming with pride. "She learns everything we teach her, sometimes even managing to utter two or three words. She's so sweet..."

"Oh my, I love our Panpan so much!" Qiu Yan said, looking at the little girl's rosy cheeks and big, bright black eyes. "I really want to bite her little face!"

"This can't withstand being bitten." Mo Lan was startled and "snatched" Panpan away with both hands.

Chunyu... they're all just kids!
The innocent and carefree young girl is about to get married, and after marriage she will become a mother. Everything will be different!
At this point, Chunyu thought it would be good if Nuannuan could marry three years later. At least then she would know what kind of husband she wanted, instead of blindly following her family's arrangements.

"Miss, lunch is ready," Jianlan reported. "Please come and have your meal with Miss Qiu."

“Alright.” Chunyu said, “Let’s go, Yan’er, have some home-cooked food with your sister. Jianlan, take Tao’er down to eat. We don’t need anyone to serve us.”

"Yes, ma'am."

Jianlan led Tao'er away, and Chunyu and Qiuyan went into the house hand in hand.

"Sister Yu, I don't know what's wrong, but every time I eat the food cooked by your cook at the manor, it tastes especially delicious. I can eat until I'm stuffed." Qiu Yan said a little embarrassedly, "They are the ones who buy everything for our household. I don't know why we can't make it taste the same as here."

"Because we grow our own vegetables and raise our own poultry. They were still growing in the fields half an hour ago, and the chickens and ducks were still alive. The fish, in particular, were just caught from the fishpond, jumping around and ready to be served in no time..."

"Yes, yes, that's exactly it! It tastes so delicious!" Qiu Yan said. "If my mother hadn't sent someone to take me back, I really would have wanted to stay on the estate forever."

"Hehe, you won't want to live here anymore when there are lots of mosquitoes in the summer."

(End of this chapter)