Reborn Troops

Zhou Wanwan sat in her small jewelry store, fiddling with a cat claw bodhi bracelet. Her brows were furrowed, and her eyes revealed dissatisfaction. This was the 30th time she tried to color it, but the results were always unsatisfactory. The color on the bracelet was always uneven, as if it had been graffitied by a naughty child.

"Wanwan, what's wrong with you?" Qianqian pushed the door open and saw Zhou Wanwan's sad face, and couldn't help asking.

"Oh, Qianqian, you came at the right time. The color of my bracelet is always uneven, and I'm almost worried to death." Zhou Wanwan sighed and handed the bracelet to Qianqian.

Qianqian took the bracelet, examined it carefully, and then her eyes lit up, "Wanwan, I have an idea. Have you heard of roasting Bodhi seeds over a low fire? This will carbonize the Bodhi seeds and make the color more even."

When Zhou Wanwan heard this, her eyes lit up, "Really? Then I'll give it a try."

So, Zhou Wanwan followed Qianqian's advice, found a small charcoal stove, and carefully roasted the bodhi seeds over a low flame. The flames danced, reflecting on her focused face, as if she was performing a mysterious dance.

However, just when Zhou Wanwan thought everything was going smoothly, an accident happened. The fire in the charcoal stove suddenly jumped up and almost burned her hand. She screamed and hurriedly put out the flames, but the bodhi seeds on the bracelet had been burned black.

"Wanwan, are you okay?" Qianqian heard the noise and hurried over. Seeing Zhou Wanwan's miserable appearance, she asked with concern.

"I'm fine, it's just this bracelet..." Zhou Wanwan looked at the charred bracelet and felt a sense of loss.

"Don't be discouraged, Wanwan. Failure is the mother of success. Let's try again." Qianqian encouraged.

Zhou Wanwan took a deep breath and nodded, "You're right, Qianqian. We can't just give up like this."

So, the two began a new round of attempts. This time, Zhou Wanwan was more careful and controlled the temperature just right. Finally, after several failures, she successfully baked a string of cat claw bodhi seed bracelets with uniform color and bright luster.

"That's great, Wanwan! You succeeded!" Qianqian hugged Zhou Wanwan excitedly, and they both laughed happily.

In Zhou Wanwan's jewelry store, the sun shines through the window onto the cat claw bodhi bracelet that she has just finished, emitting a warm luster. Her face is filled with the joy of success, but soon, a glimmer of challenge flashes in her eyes.

"Qianqian, I want to try more colors and styles. What do you think?" Zhou Wanwan turned to Qianqian, her eyes full of anticipation.

Qianqian smiled and nodded, "Of course, your creativity is always eye-catching. However, we have to be more careful this time and there can't be any accidents."

Zhou Wanwan nodded in agreement, and the two began to discuss new design plans. They decided to try to match the bodhi seeds with other gemstones to create a more diversified bracelet.

A few days later, Zhou Wanwan prepared all the materials and started making it. She chose sapphires and cat claw bodhi seeds, hoping to create a mysterious and elegant effect. However, just as she was about to finish the first bracelet, an accident happened again.

"Oops!" Zhou Wanwan accidentally dropped the sapphire on the ground and broke it into several pieces. Her mood instantly plummeted.

Qianqian heard the voice and ran over quickly, "Wanwan, what's wrong?"

Zhou Wanwan pointed helplessly at the fragments on the ground and said, "I was too careless. This sapphire is ruined like this."

Qian Qian comforted her, "It's okay, we still have spare gems. The important thing is that you are okay."

Zhou Wanwan took a deep breath and cheered herself up, "You're right, we can't be defeated by a failure."

In the following days, Zhou Wanwan was more careful and finally successfully completed several new bracelets. She placed these bracelets in the most conspicuous place in the store, looking forward to the customers' reactions.

Soon, a regular customer walked into the store and was attracted by the new bracelets at first sight.

“These bracelets are so beautiful! I want the one with sapphires and bodhi seeds,” the customer said excitedly.

Zhou Wanwan handed the bracelet to the customer with a smile, "Thank you for your love. This bracelet is our new model. I hope you like it."

The customer paid with satisfaction and kept looking back at the bracelets as he left.

Qianqian watched all this and said to Zhou Wanwan, "Wanwan, you see, our efforts have not been in vain. These bracelets are really popular."

Zhou Wanwan nodded, with a determined light in her eyes, "Yes, Qianqian. This is just the beginning. We must continue to innovate and make more jewelry that people will love."