Chapter 197 She Likes This Kind of Favoritism

As for Fang Meng, although his metal and space elements are not very useful in this regard, he, like Bai Nuo, also has strong mental power and can help the old man massage his head to relieve the tension in the old man's brain nerves caused by pain for a long time.

With the help of the two of them, the old man finally got a good night's sleep. When he woke up the next day, not only were his pains reduced, but he also felt much better.

So, people are inherently contradictory.

Bai Nuo and Fang Meng, two people from the apocalypse, can be very evil. They can cheat, be bad, and even kill without hesitation.

But it can also be very good; when faced with an old hero who would risk his life for the enemy, one can become very soft-hearted.

Bai Nuo quietly left the backyard after the old man fell asleep.

"I knew you went to see Grandpa in the back again." Li Cuie saw the little girl coming from the backyard and quickly went up to her with a smile, taking her hand. She seemed to be complaining, but the smile in her eyes never diminished. "You little girl, you just spoil your uncle. You dare to get him whatever he wants. Such a big tricycle, you could exchange it for a lot of good things."

Bai Nuo chuckled: "How can that be the same! My uncle's happiness is the most important thing."

"Yes, yes, I'm so happy, so incredibly happy!" Wei Zhongping, who was squatting beside the tricycle admiring it, replied with a big smile.

"Dad, you should really accept this. People who don't know better would think you've had a child late in life!" Wei Jia said this as soon as she saw her father's worthless attitude.

"Slap!" Li Cuie slapped her youngest daughter on the back of the head and glared at her angrily: "What nonsense are you spouting? Take your sister inside to play. Mom and your sister-in-law are going to cook."

"Okay, okay, I'm going!" Wei Jia immediately became obedient, grabbed Bai Nuo's hand, and ran back to her room.

Bai Nuo didn't even try to squeeze into the kitchen. It was her first time eating at the Wei family's house, and she had hoped to help out, but...

Before her aunt could even speak, Wei's eldest and second sisters-in-law pulled her out together, stuffed several pieces of candy and pastries into her hands, and told Xiao Hu to take her to play in the yard.

Then she discovered that she was treated the same as Xiao Huzi and Wei Jia in the Wei family.

"Look, I've embroidered the pattern you drew for me last time. What do you think?"

As soon as Bai Nuo entered the room, Wei Jia took out the handkerchief she had recently embroidered. Bai Nuo looked at the lifelike peony flowers embroidered on it with a look of surprise.

"Wow, Jiajia, your embroidery skills are amazing!"

When Bai Nuo saw Wei Jia embroidering a shirt collar last time, she found that the girl had good skills, but unfortunately her drawing skills were terrible. She also had a problem with embroidery: if there was no reference, she couldn't embroider anything too complicated. So she drew a peony on paper for her.

"Hehe!" Wei Jia grinned happily. To be honest, she was smiling exactly like her father had just now.

“My grandma was rescued by my grandpa when he participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan. She wasn’t a local girl. I heard that her hometown was in the Jiangnan region. She learned embroidery from her family when she was young and was a well-known embroiderer in her hometown. When I was little, I liked to learn embroidery from my grandma. My grandma said that I was very talented.”

"Indeed, it's much better than what I embroidered!" Bai Nuo looked at the large peony flower with envy.

Her teacher, who was a professor in the Department of Fashion Design and Production, was also an excellent Suzhou embroidery expert before the apocalypse. Unfortunately, although her teacher was unparalleled in the world of Suzhou embroidery, he failed because of her.

After studying for so many years, she could only embroider small flowers and the like. She never had the patience to embroider larger pieces, and she lacked inspiration, so the things she embroidered were mediocre.

"Alas, it's a pity that we don't recognize this kind of thing here, so I can only embroider it for myself." Wei Jia sighed softly, leaning on the kang table, her hands supporting her chin, her face full of regret.

She heard that there were government-run embroidery workshops in counties and cities in the Jiangnan region, and if the embroidery was good, there was a chance to sell it abroad and earn foreign exchange for the country.

“That’s how things are in the country right now, but don’t worry. You might have a chance in the future. Anyway, it’s your skill. As long as you keep practicing and don’t get rusty, you’ll be able to use it someday.” Bai Nuo also leaned on the kang table and gently comforted him.

"Is it really possible?" Wei Jia looked at Bai Nuo, her eyes full of trust.

"I think it's possible. Being complacent and stagnant has never been a habit of our Dragon Kingdom. From ancient times to the present, our country has always been breaking through and making progress. Even when we occasionally fall to the bottom, we have never given up on moving forward."

The current situation may only be temporary. I believe our country will become strong one day. And for a country to become strong, its economic circulation must naturally keep pace with the times. Many things will be useful then, including…” Bai Nuo held up the handkerchief embroidered with peonies, smiling as she looked at the Wei family, “including these crafts passed down through generations in our country, which will no longer be limited to a particular region or industry.”

“You’re right.” Upon hearing Bai Nuo’s words, Wei Jia instantly perked up, her face full of anticipation and longing.

After all, she is a modern woman who has graduated from high school with excellent grades. Her ideas and vision are in line with the times, and she firmly believes that the country she loves will get better and better.

"I will never give up. I will carry forward what my grandmother left me and let everyone know about this craft that our country has inherited for hundreds of years."