Chapter 38 Embroidery
High blood pressure? It seems like I've seen special hypertension medication in her inventory/system space—something developed in future eras, definitely far more effective than the drugs of this era.
Su He decided to redeem the medicine when she had time later.
"You've moved to the countryside? You grew up in the city—how will you manage rural life?" Su Shiming said with concern.
"Country life has its perks, with fresh air," Su He replied with a smile.
"Ah, I shielded you from hardship as a child, always afraid you'd suffer or tire. But I truly underestimated you—you've turned out well," Su Shiming sighed.
Su He didn't respond. She also felt that her birth parents had been overly indulgent.
"Stay a few more days this time, won't you? It's only you and the little ones there now." Now that his daughter had returned, Su Shiming didn't want her to leave so soon.
"Alright, we'll go back the day after tomorrow. There's a garden patch out back—they should be ready to eat by then," Su He answered cheerfully.
Hearing that his daughter even did farm work, Su Shiming felt even more distressed. But he held his tongue—his daughter was grown now, and he couldn't interfere too much in her life.
Su He didn't dare stay too long, afraid that her birth parents might realize she was an imposter.
At noon, Wen Qing prepared a feast of dishes, all Su He's favorites.
"Mom, just making something simple would've been enough. You went to too much trouble," Su He chided.
"It's no trouble at all, really," Wen Qing quickly replied.
Since arriving at their grandmother's house, the two children had been spoiled rotten by Wen Qing, who wanted to take them everywhere.
Su He, meanwhile, found herself at loose ends. Wandering around the house, she accidentally spotted a scented embroidered pouch in the living room—its craftsmanship was exquisite.
She immediately stashed the pouch in her inventory and asked the system how many points this handcrafted item was worth.
"An antique embroidery style—exchangeable for 1,000 points," the system replied.
Su He was stunned. Wen Qing, her mother, had once been an embroiderer, so this must have been her work.
Something tossed aside carelessly in the living room was worth 1,000 points in the space.
"Why is this so valuable?" Su He asked.
"Many people across parallel worlds enjoy collecting traditional handicrafts, so they're a hot commodity."
The more demand there is for something, the higher its price.
Understanding now, Su He decided to round up more of Mom's needlework and sell it on the forum to earn some points.
Wen Qing took her grandchildren around the neighborhood, putting gossip to rest about Su He having fallen out with her family.
"My, these two grandchildren of yours—they're downright adorable," a neighbor remarked to Wen Qing.
"Hehe, their mother did a fine job," Wen Qing boasted.
"Who would've thought Su He, so mischievous as a child, would grow up to be so settled as a homemaker? And your son-in-law is quite the catch—such a handsome young man."
The neighbors all said Su He's husband had been her father's student and that they grew close over time.
In any case, aside from those directly involved and the two members of the Su family, no one else knew about that mess Su He stirred up back then.
Fu Tinghua kept his word; no matter what people said, he never spilled the beans about what Su He did.
Wen Qing's smile dropped as she replied, "I can't believe she went that far."
It just showed how crazy her daughter was about Fu Tinghua.
Back home, Su He called out to Wen Qing, saying she had gone to pick up medicine to help with her father's high blood pressure and told Wen Qing to make sure he took it.
Wen Qing shot Su He a puzzled look and asked, "When did you go out?"
"Just now." Su He had indeed stepped out earlier to look for business ideas in the city.
"Got it," Wen Qing said without suspicion, then asked, "That couldn't have been cheap, huh? Medicine is so expensive these days."
As she spoke, she dug into her pocket to hand Su He cash.
"Mom, don't worry—I've got it covered," Su He said with a smile. "But there is something I wanted to ask you."
"What is it?"
"Those embroidered pieces you made before—mind handing me a few?" Su He asked.
"What do you need them for?" Wen Qing looked at her in confusion.
"I need them for something. But if you want to keep them as keepsakes, then never mind."
"What would I keep them for? If I want more, I can just embroider new ones. Come with me."
Wen Qing led Su He to the storage room next door and opened a dusty box.
Su He was stunned to see neatly arranged embroidery inside.
"These are just things I embroidered when I was bored. They're yours if you want them," Wen Qing said, casually pulling out a piece—a lotus flower.
Wen Qing's embroidery skills were truly remarkable; even Su He, who knew nothing about embroidery, could see how lifelike it was.
"Mom, you're really fine with me taking these?" Su He hesitated.
"Why wouldn't I be? There are two more boxes over there."
Wen Qing pointed casually at two other boxes nearby, and Su He immediately stopped hesitating. Once she turned these into points, she could earn money and repay her parents.
As for how to make money, Su He already had a plan.
She intended to get supplies from her space and sell them in the real world.
Later, she would go south to find suppliers and stock some goods from them, though the bulk would still come from her space.
This kind of shop would only work in the city, not the countryside.
She planned to bring up getting a divorce with Fu Tinghua once he returned—after all, they didn't have any real feelings for each other.
The only question was whether Fu Tinghua would agree to let both children stay with her. And she needed to establish her own career to ensure the court would grant her custody.
This made Su He even more eager to earn money. The twins couldn't be separated—one with their father and one with their mother—or their fate would remain unchanged. It was better for them both to stay with her.
Su He had considered everything—except the possibility that Fu Tinghua might refuse the divorce.
There was no love between them, and Fu Tinghua had been forced to marry her in the first place. Why would he even want to stay?
If it weren't for Su He's unwanted pursuit, the two of them simply couldn't have stayed together.
And to avoid Su He, he even enlisted and was stationed at the border.
However, it's unclear whether this rumor is true—only Fu Tinghua himself would know.
After staying at the Su family home for a night, Su Shiming got out of bed the next day, looking much more energetic. It seemed the high blood pressure wonder drug developed in later years had taken effect.
"Dear, your mother said the medicine I took last night was from you? What kind of medicine is so miraculous? I feel no dizziness or headache today," Su Shiming asked Su He curiously.
"Oh, haven't you always had high blood pressure? I got it from Ting Hua—who knew it'd actually work?" Su He lied casually.
Hearing it was because of Fu Tinghua, Su Shiming immediately clammed up—after all, his son-in-law was a doctor.
"If Ting Hua comes back this time, you two should still give it a shot, understand? But don't let yourself suffer too much," Su Shiming sighed as he spoke.
"I know, Dad."
Without enough leverage, Su He wouldn't bring up divorce—she feared she wouldn't be able to win custody of the kids.