Qiu Lian immediately agreed upon hearing it. The plastic flower shop was right opposite Fang Pingying’s, and its owner knew Fang Pingying, so they would greet each other when they met. Seeing that Fang Pingying had brought someone over, the owner agreed without hesitation to let Qiu Lian work there. However, the shop had strict rules; a deposit had to be paid first, equivalent to the value of the goods taken, and the work had to be completed within the time they set. If the delivery was late, part of the deposit would be deducted. After hearing this, Qiu Lian silently calculated and felt that if she worked a little harder and stayed up later, she could finish the job, so she decided to give it a try. But Fang Pingying pulled her aside and quietly advised her, "Sister-in-law Qiulin, you have to think it over. Lele is still young and needs your care now and then. You’ll have to be extra careful with him every day. It’s not certain that you can finish making these things. If you’re late with the delivery and they deduct your deposit, it would be like working for free for several days." Qiu Lian asked quietly, "Do you think it’s not suitable?" "Um, from what I see, it doesn’t seem very suitable." Fang Pingying suggested she’d better not take the job. If she really wanted to work and was willing to endure hardship, finding a job wouldn’t be difficult in the provincial city. She could even start her own small business. Qiu Lian believed that Fang Pingying, who could manage her own shop, was very capable, and her advice wouldn’t be wrong. She quickly changed her mind, "Then I trust you; I won’t do it. I’ll look for something else." Fang Pingying nodded, saying they’d discuss it more when they got back and that it was best to look for work that didn’t have time restrictions. Earning a little less was no issue; one shouldn’t be too hasty when looking for a job. Fang Pingying first took Qiu Lian to her own shop. Fang Xiu saw Fang Pingying and brightened up, "Big sister, you’re finally here." Fang Pingying glanced at her, knowing Fang Xiu probably didn’t dare to collect the results on her own but also didn’t dare let Luo Honglan know, so she had waited for her these past few days. She whispered, "I’ll go in the afternoon." Fang Xiu nodded and greeted Qiu Lian, "Sister-in-law Qiulin, have a look around. I’ll go attend to the customers." "Pingying, your shop is really beautiful; there are hardly a few shops in the city as nice as this. No wonder the business is so good." Qiu Lian could hardly believe what she was seeing. She had initially thought that Fang Pingying’s shop in the city was just a simple little shop selling her homemade pastries. She did not expect the shop to be so well-sized, and the goods and interior decoration to be so high-end; she couldn’t help but admire Fang Pingying even more. "The business is passing." Fang Pingying replied, and suddenly, seeing a row of bead curtains hanging in the center between her shop and the inner room, she thought of something that could enable Qiu Lian to earn money, "Right, I just remembered something. Didn’t you say you can do some handcrafts?" Qiu Lian pointed to the bead curtains by her door, "How about you try to wholesale some small beads like the crystals on these curtains at the market for girls, and then I’ll teach you how to string them into pretty bracelets and necklaces. Then you can set up a small stall near a school here and see if you can make money." Qiu Lian walked over to the door to look at the bead curtains and found them very pretty. She was immediately tempted and asked Fang Pingying, "Wholesaling these little things doesn’t require much capital, right?" Fang Pingying nodded and told her, "Don’t get too many to start with, just a dozen or so. See the reaction, it shouldn’t cost much." "Okay, I’ll go with you later." After Qiu Lian finished speaking, she looked a bit awkwardly at Fang Pingying’s belly, "Your stomach won’t be bothered by running around with me, right? I’m really afraid of your Camp Chief Luo at your house. Whenever I talk about calling you out to the city at your place, his eyes pop." Fang Pingying laughed, remembering that Luo Zhiyong indeed had such a quirk, "Don’t mind him, he’s just making a big deal out of nothing." "Men are all . Old Su was the same back in the day." As Fang Pingying and Qiu Lian talked, Fang Xiu saw the customers in the shop dwindling and kept making eye signals to Fang Pingying. Fang Pingying nodded and then said to Qiu Lian, "Sister-in-law, you have lunch here; my sister and I have some things to take care of. I’ll take you with me in the afternoon." Qiu Lian smiled in agreement, "You have things to do with your sister, so go ahead now. I’ll help out here, let your sister handle the money, and I’ll fetch things for customers." After Qiu Lian spoke, she called Luo Honglan to take the payment and began organizing the items on the shelves. Fang Pingying took Fang Xiu to the hospital to obtain test results, something that Fang Xiu had actually been worried about for several days. While waiting for the results, her hands were ice-cold as she held Fang Pingying’s and said, "Big sister, what if I can’t have children? Should I tell Zhiming?" Fang Pingying looked at her, comforting her, "Don’t think too much, let’s see the results first. It’s not necessarily a problem." After a while, they heard the doctor call their names. Fang Xiu went to the window and collected the test results. When she got the paper, her hands were trembling slightly and she did not dare to open it. Eventually, she handed it to Fang Pingying, "Big sister, you look at it. If I really can’t have children, just don’t say anything." Fang Pingying amusingly took the paper and looked at her, "I wouldn’t understand this paper; go ask the doctor." Fang Xiu sighed helplessly, having been nervously tense for nothing. It was still the same doctor as last time on duty, who looked at the results and said with a smile, "The young lady is in good health; she can have children." Fang Xiu was too excited, hardly believing what she heard and held Fang Pingying’s hands uncertainly, asking, "Ah, big sister, did I hear wrong? I really have no issues?" Fang Pingying had also been worried all along because Fang Xiu in a past life had fertility issues. Hearing the doctor’s words, she also widened her eyes and confirmed with the doctor again, "Doctor, are you saying my sister has no problems, that she can have children?" The doctor smiled, handing back the lab report and pointing to a row of numbers and English letters that Fang Pingying could not understand, "Yes, it’s quite clear from the test; there are no problems with her body." Securing the knowledge that she could have children, Fang Xiu immediately felt uplifted. She laughed heartily a few times and then somewhat smugly said, "That’s great. If Luo Zhiming’s mother starts saying nonsense about not being able to have kids again, I’ll show her." Fang Pingying felt it was inappropriate to say such things in front of the doctor and scolded her quietly, "Don’t talk nonsense; ask the doctor, since there are apparently no problems, why haven’t you been able to conceive?" "Right, right, we need to ask that." After Fang Xiu finished speaking, she turned to ask the doctor, "Doctor, why can’t I conceive?" The doctor, probably used to these issues, also found it strange but just answered Fang Xiu’s question with a smile, "It’s hard to say, it could be a problem with your husband, or it could be the timing isn’t right between the husband and wife." The doctor’s words left both Fang Pingying and Fang Xiu in a brief moment of shock.(To be continued. If you work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. 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