The next morning, Su Yuanyuan got up very early.

Her parents-in-law actually wanted to teach her personally, so she decided to return the favor. From now on, she would take care of their three meals a day as long as she was at home, and they would no longer have to eat the tasteless big pot meals in the cafeteria.

She made scallion pancakes yesterday, and today she plans to make an egg pancake and stir-fry some shredded potatoes to make shredded potato rolls.

Unexpectedly, when I opened the door, I was startled by Qin Sumei who was dozing against the wall by the door.

"Mom, why are you here..."

Qin Sumei immediately became energetic when she saw her.

She asked her with a motherly smile.

"Yuanyuan, are you up? How was your sleep last night?"

Su Yuanyuan nodded in confusion.

"Slept well."

Although I fell asleep a little late, I had a dreamless night.

But she saw that her mother-in-law didn't seem to sleep well, with dark circles under her eyes...

"It's good that you slept well. Come on, come in first, I have something to tell you."

Qin Sumei walked past her and went straight into the room.

Su Yuanyuan followed in without knowing why, and at Qin Sumei's signal, she closed the door again.

Curious, "What do you want to talk about?"

There were only two people in the room, but Qin Sumei still spoke in a low voice like a thief.

"Yuanyuan, let me ask you, besides us, who else knows about your unusual talent?"

Su Yuanyuan instantly guessed Qin Sumei's intention and shook her head, "Except for me, no one should know."

"Really? Your family doesn't know either? How is that possible?"

Qin Sumei obviously didn't believe it.

Such a big abnormality, with a whole family living under the same roof, it would be okay if it couldn’t be noticed in three to five days, but how could it not be noticed in more than ten or twenty years?

Su Yuanyuan knew that this was a good opportunity to cover up a lie.

Explain carefully immediately.

"You may not understand, but what country folk value most is strength and the ability to earn enough work points. That way, when food is distributed, more food can be distributed and there is enough food to eat. Whether one's brain is active or how fast one can recognize words is not important at all in our family."

"In fact, I only made those cosmetics and soaps secretly, and used them secretly occasionally. I didn't dare let my mother know."

"I remember one year when the team slaughtered a pig, our family was lucky enough to get some fat meat. My mother used the meat to make lard, a small bowl of lard. Every time she cooked, she would only use chopsticks to pick up a little bit. She treasured it very much. My sister loved to be beautiful, and once she stole some lard to smear on her face. My mother found out and gave her a good beating. She couldn't get out of bed for several days. That wasn't all. She wasn't allowed to eat for three days..."

Although the cosmetics were fake, the story was true. Su Yuanyuan was telling the story with emotion, as if she was very scared by that incident. Her body even trembled slightly while she spoke.

"Since then, my mom would scold my sister if she put a wild flower on her hair, or if she was a little bit clean... Neither of us dared to be conceited anymore."

"Luckily, I'm smart. My mom never found out about me tinkering with those things. Otherwise..."

Qin Sumei frowned when she heard this. How pitiful and foolish...

If we only focus on physical strength and not on brainpower, then isn’t physical strength just dead strength? How much value can it create?

She beat her child so hard that he couldn't get out of bed for several days just because of a little lard. She didn't know whether she should sympathize with the poverty of the family or hate the mother's cruelty.

Even though she often says she wants to beat the child, it is always just a lot of noise but little action. She is just threatening.

As a mother, how could you have the heart to do that?

Hey...from what I've heard, my daughter-in-law's talent has probably never been discovered...

She was both relieved and sad.

If he hadn't come to their house, this child might...

"Okay, okay, it's all over. From now on in our house, you can be as vain as you want. You don't have to be sneaky about those water and powder things. Just study openly and do whatever you want."

Su Yuanyuan nodded happily, "Yes, I understand. Thank you, Mom. You are so kind to me."

I silently apologized to my mother in Xiaohe Village. I'm sorry, my dear mother, for damaging your reputation here. I will definitely be filial to you and make it up to you when I get back...

Qin Sumei waved her hands, "What are you thanking me for? There's nothing to thank me for. Oh, right, I almost forgot..."

"what?"

"It's good that no one else knows about your affairs. You must remember, in the future, never let anyone see that you react so quickly, or even have a photographic memory, understand?"

Su Yuanyuan pretended to be confused, "Huh? Why?"

I thought Qin Sumei would just fool her with something like, 'You'll know later.'

Unexpectedly, Qin Sumei straightened her expression and spoke to her very seriously.

"Yuanyuan, there is one thing you must know. Making soap and lipstick by yourself is a very impressive thing. It is not a waste of time."

"Although it can't feed you directly, once you and Xiwei's factory is open, you can make a lot of money by selling the things you make in batches. By then, you can buy as much food as you want."

“This is the value of your brainpower.”

"You can make lipstick and soap, and maybe you can make something even better in the future. Let's measure the value of those things with the most specific money. I'm not exaggerating when I say that it will be a lot, a huge amount of money that you can hardly imagine."

"Money can make people's hearts move. Tell me, if someone knew that you could create such great value, would they want to capture you, lock you up, and use you as a money-making machine, forcing you to research more powerful things so that they can make money?"

Su Yuanyuan already understood the truth, but the other party was so considerate and patient, explaining the truth to her in a simple and complete way that Su Yuanyuan couldn't help but be touched.

He gave a sincere and resolute smile and said softly, "I understand what you mean."

"Don't worry, I will never let anyone notice my difference in the future. I will protect myself well."

Her mother-in-law is really a person hard to describe.

On the outside, he looks cold, proud, straightforward, overbearing, and even a little fierce sometimes...but deep down, he is gentler than anyone else.

Qin Sumei looked at Su Yuanyuan with appreciation, "Well, I'm glad you understand. I thought about it last night. You should not only learn academic subjects, but also learn some martial arts."

"I can ask for your opinion on this. Are you willing to learn? It just means you have to suffer a little."

Thinking about how she was absent-minded last night because of this matter, which made her husband, Mr. Xu, unhappy and made trouble for her in various ways, Qin Sumei's eyes flashed with a trace of barely detectable annoyance.

But this idea kept lingering in her mind, and she couldn't feel at ease without being sure about it.

"It's going to be a bit hard, but it will be of great benefit to you. After all, it's better to rely on yourself than on others. Although you can also..."

"I am willing to learn."

"Ok?"

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