flstandardbreds Chapter 324 Return Gift
Chapter 324 Return Gift
"Should I prepare some return gifts for them? But what would be appropriate?"
Long Chuqing stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Xiao Han pondered for a moment: Judging from Chu Qing's words just now, this Madam Nangong seemed to be very enthusiastic towards her.
Today, she not only sent an expensive gift, but also wrote a letter to inquire about his well-being, which is enough to show that she has a great liking for Chu Qing.
Nangong Ming is currently unmarried. Could it be that Madam Nangong has taken a fancy to Chu Qing and wants to arrange a marriage between them for her son?
However, it seems that Madam Nangong was unaware that Chu Qing was now living in the Prince of Qin's residence.
Regardless of their thoughts, Chu Qing is now living in his residence, by his side...
"Chu Qing." Xiao Han looked at Long Chu Qing. "Let Steward Zhong handle these matters."
"Yes! I will take care of the return gift properly." Uncle Zhong looked at Long Chuqing: "Miss, you don't need to worry about these things."
Long Chuqing thought for a moment. This New Year's gift was for her, so how could she let Xiao Han prepare a return gift for her?
"Thanks! But I won't trouble you. I've already decided what to give as a return gift." Long Chuqing said to Uncle Zhong, "Could you please find me two gift boxes?"
In fact, Uncle Zhong didn't find these things troublesome at all; they were just things he could do easily. Preparing one gift was the same as preparing two.
He was already very adept at these social interactions, and he knew exactly what gifts to give in return just by looking at the gift list.
Uncle Zhong looked at Xiao Han for instructions.
Xiao Han didn't hesitate at all: "Then let's do as Chu Qing asks, and put these gifts in the living room next door first."
This gift is for Chu Qing. If she wants to prepare a return gift herself, then let her prepare it herself. If she doesn't want to deal with these troublesome things, he will naturally help her take care of it.
"Yes," Uncle Zhong replied, then led the others out of the pharmacy.
After Uncle Zhong and the others left, Xiao Han asked, "Chu Qing, what kind of return gift are you planning to give?"
Long Chuqing sat down again, picked up her teacup, and took a sip.
"What else can I give as a gift?"
Long Chuqing smiled and pointed to the pills that Xiao Han had rolled out.
Xiao Han understood immediately: For ordinary things, these could be considered special! They were similar to gifts containing precious medicinal materials such as ginseng, deer antler, and snow lotus.
"Hmm, not bad either." Xiao Han nodded slightly.
A short while later, Uncle Zhong sent over several gift boxes of different sizes. He didn't know what size Long Chuqing needed, so he sent one of each type for her to choose from.
Long Chuqing prepared a set of skin care ointments for Madam Nangong, including a scar-removing skin-regenerating ointment, a whitening skin-brightening ointment, a wrinkle-reducing ointment, a moisturizing ointment, and two types of ointments and pills for fading spots, which can be taken both internally and externally.
In addition, she also prepared some of her specially made heart-protecting pills, emergency pills, and detoxifying pills as return gifts.
She prepared two sets of the same return gift, one for the Nangong family and one for the Cheng family.
However, an extra set of skincare products was prepared for the Cheng family, one for Madam Cheng and one for the new wife of the second young master Cheng.
In addition, some potent tonics were prepared for the second young master, which can effectively help those who are chronically ill and weak to recover their health as soon as possible.
Long Chuqing arranged the medicine bottles one by one into the gift box. Qingying approached Long Chuqing and asked with a grin.
"Miss Long, do you have any more of this moisturizing cream? I'm going home tomorrow morning and I want to bring some back for my mother and sister. The two boxes I brought back for them last time are probably almost used up now."
Long Chuqing readily agreed: "Okay, I'll go get it for you in a bit."
"Thank you, Miss Long."
After thanking her, Qingying happily sat back down to continue grinding the herbs.
“Miss Long, I want one too.” Qing Tong raised his hand in agreement.
Long Chuqing: "No problem, work hard, and I'll bring you more good stuff later."
"Okay, thank you, Miss Long," Qing Tong replied with a smile.
"Don't worry, this is no problem for me." Qingying grabbed a handful of herbs and threw them into the millstone, then vigorously pushed the millstone rollers back and forth.
When the empress in the palace needed skin care ointment, Long Chuqing started making it whenever she had time.
During those days, Uncle Zhong sent several servants and maids to help, so Long Chuqing made a lot at once.
Xiao Han took a portion of it into the palace, while she kept a small portion for herself.
In winter, skin tends to become dry and tight, especially the hands, which are prone to cracking and slow to heal.
So she suggested to Xiao Han that they make more moisturizing cream and distribute it as a benefit to the people working in the palace.
Although it was just some moisturizing cream, it was still a way for the master to show his care for his servants.
Xiao Han agreed without hesitation.
The lotion was the most produced, with roughly four hundred batches made. This batch of lotion was packaged in large porcelain bottles, and one bottle could be used for a long time. Everyone in the household, regardless of gender, received three bottles.
They can keep it for themselves, or they can take it back to their families.
Long Chuqing asked Ziguang to find a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. She also had to write two notes, indicating the usage and dosage, and put them in the return gift box to be sent out together.
She has nothing now. The Nangong and Cheng families are wealthy merchants who have plenty of gold, silver and jewelry. After thinking it over, these are the only things she can give them.
Hopefully they'll like it!
We can't really ask Xiao Han to return the gift to her!
That's not right either. The raw materials for these pills and ointments were originally purchased by Xiao Han himself.
Rounding it off, isn't that his?
It seems that Xiao Han ultimately helped with the return gift.
Thinking of this, Long Chuqing looked up at Xiao Han beside her and smiled.
She's essentially using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha!
Whatever, he doesn't mind anyway, so let's just leave it at that!
Xiao Han happened to look over at her and saw Long Chuqing smiling at him. A gentle smile also appeared on his face.
Chu Qing's smile was as bright as the warm winter sun.
So lovely.
"By the way, Chu Qing, I see that the medicinal herbs on this shelf are almost used up. Shouldn't we go and buy some more?"
Long Chuqing's smile vanished instantly: "You, the boss, are giving everyone their annual leave, shouldn't you also give me, your employee, a few days off? You can't exploit your employees like this."
Xiao Han frowned, then smiled apologetically, "Yes, yes, I was wrong. I forgot about that. I hereby declare that your vacation officially begins from this moment on. Other matters can be discussed after the New Year."
"That's pretty much it."
Long Chuqing turned her head back and continued writing her notes.
Xiao Han smiled indulgently, then lowered his head to continue making the pills in his hands.
Qing Tong and Qing Ying exchanged a glance, then smiled, thinking to themselves: These two really know how to have fun.
However, they said they also wanted to take a long vacation.
To prevent the small porcelain bottles containing the ointment from colliding and breaking, Long Chuqing asked Granny Lin to get some rice from the main kitchen to serve as a filler to prevent the bottles from bumping into each other.
After the gifts were prepared, Uncle Zhong was summoned and asked to send someone to deliver the return gifts to the Cheng and Nangong residences.
They also specifically instructed that the items inside were fragile porcelain and should not be turned upside down.
Uncle Zhong agreed to all of them and immediately sent someone out with return gifts.