Chapter 54: Fifty-four, Interest Chapter 54: Fifty-four, Interest Qin Yushen gently knocked on the door and pushed it open to enter the room.
Seeing Qin Yushen, He Yuqing revealed a loving smile on her face and waved him over, “Xiao Shen, come sit here.” This grandson had always been her pride, and her only hope was to see him grow up, get married, and have children; then her life would be without regrets.
Qin Yushen walked to He Yuqing’s side and sat on the chair beside the bed, looking at her with concern, “Grandma, how are you feeling now?”
“Much better, Xiao Ning’s medical skill is really good,” He Yuqing gently patted Qin Yushen’s hand as she held it. It was a pity that Xiao Shen and Xiao Ning were still young; otherwise, how wonderful that would be. She felt Xiao Ning suited Xiao Shen better than Song Yanxue, not because of her medical skills but her temperament, which was definitely not something ordinary girls possessed.
“Uh-huh.” Qin Yushen smiled and nodded, quietly releasing a thread of his Divine Sense into He Yuqing’s body to check on the poisonous insect. He had intended to use his Spiritual Power to control the insect, but as soon as his Spiritual Power entered, the insect detected it. What surprised him the most was that the insect could also absorb the released Spiritual Power. He worried that if the insect absorbed the Spiritual Power, it would become stronger and even harder to control, so he dared not try again.
Upon confirming that the insect was truly tied down, Qin Yushen retracted his Divine Sense with relief. He had researched that poisonous insects were generally divided into mother and child poison, and the one in Grandma’s body should be the child poison. If he risked extracting the insect, the person who placed it there would certainly notice, and if he failed to remove it successfully, it might backfire.
Qin Yushen’s lips slightly curved upwards, a hint of interest in his eyes. Song Yan Ning’s ability to control the insect showed she was not simple; he could be sure she was no ordinary person. What would the Song Family think if they knew Song Yan Ning had such a skill? He was somewhat eager to find out.
Seeing Song Yan Ning and Yang Lisheng returning with beaming faces made Li Meixiang cheerful as well. She walked over and poured a glass of water for each of them, “Why are you two so happy? Did you find some money?”
Song Yan Ning took a sip of water and smiled at Li Meixiang, “Grandma, not only did Grandpa and I find money, but we also found quite a bit!”
Li Meixiang paused, “Really found money? Didn’t you find the owner?” Her husband and Xiao Ning were not the type to keep money they found.
“Don’t listen to her nonsense, she’s just teasing you. We didn’t find the money; we earned it,” Yang Lisheng drank the water in his glass in one gulp and briefly narrated what had just happened at the jade gambling stall.
“Made so much money?!” Li Meixiang couldn’t believe it, her eyes widening.
“Grandma, look, this is the jade that was cut from the stone, isn’t it beautiful?” Song Yan Ning took out a piece of jade from her bag and presented it to Li Meixiang. The whole raw stone was cut open, yielding about a piece of jade roughly the size of two fists. They sold half to Lu Hui and still had a large half remaining.
“It’s really beautiful!” Li Meixiang admired the jade with a face full of praise. Her ancestors also passed down some jade jewelry, but those pieces paled in comparison to this piece of jade.
“Grandpa, Grandma, I heard that wearing jade is good for the body. I’m planning to have someone make some jewelry and amulets from this piece of jade,” Song Yan Ning revealed her plan.
“Sounds good,” Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang nodded. Xiao Ning was not an ordinary child; they believed she would handle things with proper measure.
“Furthermore, I want to use the money I’ve earned to buy back the courtyard house. Grandpa, Grandma, what do you think?” Song Yan Ning placed the jade in her small bag. After her grandparents had gone to sleep that night, she was going to start making amulets. It was destined to be an eventful night.
Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang exchanged looks, their eyes filled with relief. They had not expected Xiao Ning to still remember the matter of the house.
“Good!” Yang Lisheng smiled and nodded.
“Xiao Ning is really good! Grandma is truly happy.” Li Meixiang embraced Song Yan Ning, joyfully ruffling her hair. Having such a considerate granddaughter, she felt truly content in this life.
“Then shall we go first thing tomorrow morning?” Song Yan Ning asked with a smile, looking at Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang. That courtyard house held many memories for her grandparents, and they surely wanted to buy it back as soon as possible.
“Good!” Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang nodded happily.
Qin Yushen walked downstairs and saw Liu Shanyue sitting on the sofa reading a book. He sat down next to her and said, “Mom, there’s something I want to ask you.”
Liu Shanyue looked up at Qin Yushen with a smile, nodded slightly, and placed the book she was holding onto the side table.
“Since Song Yan Ning and her grandpa cured Grandma’s illness, shouldn’t we thank them?” Qin Yushen asked.
A look of surprise flashed in Liu Shanyue’s eyes, “That’s right; why are you suddenly concerned about this?” She had also been thinking about how to properly thank Song Yan Ning and her family; she hadn’t expected Xiao Shen to also care about this matter. Xiao Shen had always been indifferent and rarely took the initiative to care about anything.
“Didn’t you say before that Aunt Song sold Grandpa Yang’s courtyard house? Perhaps we could buy the courtyard house back with our money,” Qin Yushen suggested. In fact, he had his own motives. If the courtyard house was bought back, perhaps Grandpa Yang and his family would stay in Beijing. That would give him more opportunities to learn about Song Yan Ning, who could control the Gu worms with her Inner Strength without being detected by the owner of the Gu worms, suggesting she was no ordinary person and might, like him, also be a reborn soul.
Liu Shanyue nodded in agreement, “That’s a good idea, I’ll arrange it tomorrow.”
“Let me handle it,” Qin Yushen said.
Liu Shanyue looked him up and down for a moment and laughed, “Xiao Shen, why are you so concerned about this matter? Could it be you like that little sister?” She was, of course, joking; both Xiao Shen and Xiao Ning were just children and had met for the first time—such a thing was simply impossible.
Qin Yushen’s expression remained calm, unreadable, “I’m very interested in her medical skills.”
“Alright, then I’ll leave this matter to you,” said Liu Shanyue, handing a card to Qin Yushen. Although Xiao Shen was only twelve years old, his abilities were quite strong. There was nothing he couldn’t do well if he didn’t want to do it.
Once, when Qin Group’s computer system was infected by a virus and crashed completely, Xiao Shen happened to be at the company. Knowing about the issue, he immediately picked up a laptop and within three minutes, had cleared the virus and restored the system. To this day, the employees of Qin Group still speak of this incident with great admiration for Xiao Shen.
