"Alright, come over and take a look."
"Mm."
Then the two old men huddled together, talking back and forth.
...
"When do you plan to tell Xi?"
After much discussion and many arguments, the two finally reached a consensus.
"There's no rush for that. We should at least wait until young Xi gets through the preliminary rounds of the Century Cup before we start talking about it."
"Fine, that's acceptable."
The timing was fine, but they weren't sure if Xi would be too busy to even lift her feet.
"Alright, you, as her master, should teach her well during this time. I'll find some time to talk to them about the rest and let you know later."
Since there was ample time, they could slowly persuade that stubborn old man!
He didn't believe that if he put Xi in front of them, they wouldn't be willing to teach her!
"..."
While Qiu Xi was unaware, she had inexplicably been tricked by her master and Teacher Ding.
"Since there's nothing else, why are you still here?"
"Let's go!"
Ding Yujing, "..."
Was this little old man crossing the river and demolishing the bridge?
He wasn't like this when he called him over!
"What are you standing there for? Let's go!"
"..."
"If you want to go, then go!"
Seeing this, Ding Yujing put on his old man's airs, huffed a couple of times, and followed behind as he walked out of the room.
...
A few days later, Qiu Xi saw Song Daiyao off.
"Daiyao, I'll see you at school tomorrow."
Song Daiyao nodded, "Mm!"
"See you tomorrow~"
After watching the car drive away, Song Daiyao walked into her house.
"Mom, I'm back~"
Mo Lanxin smiled, "I heard you, you wild child! You're finally back?"
She had heard the movement just now and hadn't even opened the door before the person had already come in.
"Why are you alone? Where's Xi?"
Song Daiyao was surprised, "She left."
"Why didn't you invite her in for a while!"
As Mo Lanxin spoke, she was about to walk out, planning to see if she could call the young girl back.
Song Daiyao was helpless, "Mom!"
"Don't move. Xi was driving. She must have already zoomed off somewhere far away..."
"Besides, we're going to school tomorrow, so it doesn't matter!"
"..."
"You troublesome daughter!"
Is that what your mother was trying to say!
Seeing her mother about to unleash her powers, Song Daiyao quickly spoke, "Alright! I know!"
"Next time I'll invite Xi over for dinner at our house, is that okay?"
Shen Mama nodded, "That's more like it..."
"......."
As expected!
Xi is the real daughter!
"Alright, are you happy now?"
However, this didn't affect Song Daiyao, who was as straightforward as a straight line. In an instant, she was smiling again.
She even showed her mother the pile of things she had brought back as if presenting a treasure.
The first thing that caught the eye was the pile of items Qiu Xi had packed when opening packages. At the very top were the two sets of skincare products.
"Mom, this is for you. We each get one set!"
She handed them over as she spoke.
"What? Aren't they all for me?"
Hearing her mother's words, Song Daiyao instinctively pulled her hand back.
But then she remembered what Xi had told her.
She blurted out, "Of course not. These two sets have different effects and are for different users, so they can't be for you~"
"But Mom, if you finish using them, tell me, and I'll ask Xi to bring you more."
Actually, when Xi was at Yan Yan's place before, she had made special versions for each of them.
The effects were truly excellent!
That's why she had kept this set, planning to use it later.
"..."
"You really are..."
"My good daughter!"
Was she someone who lacked these things?
Her family was wealthy, and she had never lacked these feminine items since she was young.
She had just remembered young Xi and wanted to have a few words with her silly daughter.
As for these things... she would keep them. Whether she used them or not was another matter.
"Then what are these? What else is there?"
Mo Lanxin asked, looking at the pile of miscellaneous items below.
"These are all local specialties. We brought some back before, but they were all eaten up."
"These are what Xi gave me, and this pile was packed in by aunts and grandmothers."
"Here! This one!"
Song Daiyao pushed the box towards her mother as if she were at an auction!
"Xi's mom's signature skill!"
"This is a truly limited edition! Custom-made!"
"Mom, what do you think?"
"Does it suit your taste?"
Song Daiyao truly loved Aunt Huang's craftsmanship. The clothes she made were truly beautiful!
"This..."
Mo Lanxin reached out and touched it. The fabric was indeed of excellent quality!
Looking at the design and the tailoring... it was indeed rare.
It's just that... why was she giving her such an outfit, making her worry and labor over it!
"Yao Yao, what does Xi's mother do?"
"Uh..."
"She seems to be in the clothing business..."
"But Auntie doesn't seem to make many clothes. From what Xi said, she only takes orders online occasionally."
To be honest, Song Daiyao really didn't understand.
The things she had mentioned earlier were all things they had heard from Xi when they were chatting.
Mo Lanxin began to ponder, "Is that so..."
In this case, perhaps she was doing custom orders?
And looking at the clothes, they certainly didn't look like something one could buy casually.
Compared to the ones in her wardrobe, they were no less inferior.
Mo Lanxin had only thought about it for a moment before she hit the nail on the head.
After Qiu's mother and Zhang Xiu opened their online store, they found it was indeed not easy, and the money they earned was basically hard-earned cash.
Thinking about having a factory and people, they were already swamped from the start.
If it continued like this, they would eventually become factory workers, which was not the kind of retirement life they wanted.
So, after much deliberation, the few of them changed their business model.