Chapter 415: Chapter 415 Stop Bothering Others Chapter 415: Chapter 415 Stop Bothering Others Packing up her belongings, Luo Qiao bid farewell to Jing Wanpeng. After taking the car provided by the Jing Family at the front gate, she then headed for the Yuan Family home.
Upon reaching the entrance of the compound, Luo Qiao didn’t go straight in. Instead, she found a safe place to take out the items she had prepared in advance from her space. Only after that did she go to the carpenter’s studio.
Master Li, seeing Luo Qiao arrive, said, “I didn’t see you yesterday and thought you were no longer interested.”
Luo Qiao replied, “I’m really sorry, I was held up by something yesterday and couldn’t come over.”
After inspecting the items and settling the final payment, Master Li loaded the goods onto a handcart and followed Luo Qiao to register before entering the compound.
Yuan Jianing had been waiting at the entrance for a while. Seeing Luo Qiao come in, she immediately waved and called out, “Qiaoqiao, we’ve been waiting just for you.”
Luo Qiao saw her enthusiasm and asked, “What do you mean you’ve been waiting just for me?”
Yuan Jianing replied with a smile, “Uncle two and Auntie two have come over as well, and today, little uncle has returned too; we were only missing you. I was just about to go to the bus stop to pick you up.”
Noticing the items being pushed on the cart behind her, she asked, “What’s this?”
Luo Qiao smiled and said, “You’ll find out in a bit.”
Luo Qiao asked Master Li to push the goods into the courtyard, and after asking him to wait a moment, she and Yuan Jianing went into the house first.”
Once inside, she found that truly everyone was home; all family members were present, though both Song Huizhen and Tiong Shulan came out to talk to her with their sleeves rolled up.
After greeting everyone, Luo Qiao asked curiously, “What’s going on here?”
She noticed that her godfather was also busy in the kitchen.
Yuan Jianing said, “I’ll explain everything in detail later. What are we going to do with the things in the courtyard?”
Only then did Luo Qiao ask, “Auntie Song, which room is vacant? I’d like to set up a massage table.”
Song Huizhen, not quite understanding the purpose, asked, “Set up what?”
Luo Qiao answered with a smile, “A massage table. Didn’t I mention before New Year’s that I was thinking about what gifts to give everyone? I had Master Li make a special massage table as a present. I had him design it to be disassembled so it won’t take up space when not in use.”
Upon understanding, Song Huizhen casually pointed to the room that Auntie Chen used to occupy.
Luo Qiao also pointed and asked, “This one?”
Yuan Jianing said, “Have Master Li set it up first, and I’ll talk to you in a bit.”
Yuan Jianing thought to herself that the issue was a bit embarrassing, and she found it somewhat difficult to explain out loud.
Luo Qiao guessed that something must have happened, so she had Master Li bring in the items and set them up. She had already made padding for the table to fit its dimensions while in her space.
Once Master Li had finished setting it up, she spread out the specially brought padding and then laid a light green bedsheet on top—perfect!
No one present knew what this holed table was for.
After sending the carpenter, Master Li, away, Luo Qiao said, “Come, Sister Jianing, be the first to experience the New Year’s gift I’ve brought for everyone.”
People of this era were conservative, but Luo Qiao thought it best to start with the ladies of the household. By letting the other family members see the results, they could decide for themselves. The gift for the New Year was one of health and wellness.
Using her “Special Ability” to clear everyone’s meridians just once. Previously, she had given Auntie Song and her godmother a massage. They surely must have noticed the effects if they were attentive, even though at that time, she could only focus on the head and neck due to limited time.
She hadn’t combed through the entire body’s meridians. Considering the time, she explained the purpose of the massage table and let Yuan Jianing decide whether she wanted to be the first to try it out.
Yuan Jianing was initially startled, but after hearing that she could keep her long underwear or pajamas on, she felt it was acceptable. She kicked her brothers out of the room, closed the door, then lay down as Luo Qiao instructed.
Forty minutes later, Yuan Jianing sat up, feeling incredibly comfortable and refreshed, and straightened herself up.
Luo Qiao said, “Sister Jianing, you can’t bathe right after a massage. You have to wait at least three to four hours.”
Yuan Jianing, who had been considering having a shower, looked at Luo Qiao and asked, “Why can’t I bathe?”
As Luo Qiao was tidying up, she explained, “After a massage, the pores are open, which makes it easy for damp pathogenic factors to enter the body.”
Yuan Jianing chuckled and said, “Alright, then I’ll just sit further away from everyone for a while. I feel a bit sticky and don’t want to affect others.”