"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about this anymore, no need to feel upset, ha..."
Chuxia finally understood at this mont, daring to think the two had been talking about old tis outside, making her mother feel sorry for the old lady and burst into tears, or perhaps, she thought about the hardships she suffered when she was young...
Ah, Chuxia sighed silently, retreating back, not wanting to disturb the heartfelt conversation between the two. So of their hardships might be unimaginable or incomprehensible to her. Having finally found a confidant, let’s let them chat a little longer.
Lost in her thoughts, the door opened, and Zhao Yulan ca in, smiling at her, "I think it’s ti for your nourishing soup, so I thought I’d co over and see, didn’t expect you to be awake."
Chuxia yawned, "I’ve been awake for a while, too lazy to move, just sitting without getting out of bed."
"Wake up and co down for so soup. Your old aunt’s soup is truly delicious. I just had a sip, and the taste is absolutely amazing; I can’t make it that good."
"Yulan, you’re being too modest." Old Madam Qi’s cheery voice ca through, calling out, "Chuxia, co and drink the soup, I’ve let it cool for a while, it’s just right now."
"Coming, coming..." Chuxia quickly got out of bed and put on her shoes; she couldn’t let the old lady co in to greet her again, that would be truly impolite.
As she drank the soup, her nose tingled with emotion. Now she didn’t regret coming to this era at all. Honestly, in her own ti, she was very happy too.
But that happiness was limited to what her family gave her, whereas in this era, she t so many unrelated people who treated her like family. This kind of emotion is unique to this era, and this simplicity is also unique to this era! And these are the most precious!
She kept her head down, and Zhao Yulan and Old Madam Qi didn’t notice her unusual behavior, just assuming she found the soup delicious, drinking so intently.
Zhao Yulan smiled helplessly and looked at Old Madam Qi: "Aunt, you see, this child still has a child’s temperant. When she eats sothing delicious, she forgets everything else."
After a while, her emotions cald down a bit, Chuxia looked up at her mother with a glance, smiling: "Mom, you really should learn from Aunt. If you could cook this well, Dad would love you even more!"
Not expecting her daughter to say such a thing, Zhao Yulan’s face turned red, unable to utter a word.
Chuxia winked at Old Madam Qi, "My mom’s feeling shy."
"Hahaha..." Old Madam Qi just laughed heartily without responding.
"Where’s Elder Qi?" Chuxia asked in confusion, thinking the old man couldn’t sleep better than her, but with the Qi family having just a few rooms, if he wasn’t out, he’d definitely be in the bedroom. Estimating Old Master Qi’s bedroom also served as a study, but her first visit, surely Elder Qi should be out welcoming guests, right?
"He went to get so dicine for you." Old Madam Qi smiled and said, "He thinks you need a good tonic for your constitution but doesn’t trust others to get the right dicine, so he went to get it himself."
"Uncle Qi is being too courteous..." Zhao Yulan looked a bit flustered, not knowing about this at all. She had thought about asking about Elder Qi’s whereabouts before but feared Old Madam Qi would misunderstand her to be complaining about his impoliteness, so she kept silent, unexpectedly finding out it was for this reason.
"If you say that, you’re being way too polite. Chuxia is Yin Zhi’s apprentice, and it’s only right for him to care. Plus, given Chuxia’s current condition, she shouldn’t take just any dicine.
What Yin Zhi prescribed, although called dicine, is really for nourishing the body, and it’s of the mild kind. I can assure you, after Chuxia delivers the baby, her body will be even healthier than now!"
"Aunt, I’m at a loss for words..." Chuxia looked at Old Madam Qi with gratitude, "I just realized that Master is truly a classic example of being cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
But with him treating so well, I don’t even know how to repay him. Saying thank you feels too hollow, so I won’t just utter nonsense.
Aunt, just tell what Master needs most from , and I won’t be coy with you, so don’t be polite with either, just tell directly, okay?"
"Alright, I’ll tell you exactly what Yin Zhi needs from you..." Old Madam Qi looked at Chuxia earnestly, "Just rember well what he teaches you, that’s the best reward for him."
Chuxia: "..." Isn’t that obvious, of course, but just that, she still felt a bit embarrassed...
"I’ll co and visit more often, Aunt. Sumr, join with your mom when you have ti..." Zhao Yulan scratched her head bashfully as she looked at Old Madam Qi, "This is all I can manage, please don’t mind."
Old Madam Qi smiled until her eyes turned into slits, "We can talk about anything together, if you co regularly, I couldn’t be happier."
Right as they were talking, Old Master Qi walked into the room empty-handed. Seeing everyone sitting in the hall, he nodded with a blank expression and walked over to sit down.
Old Madam Qi’s smile froze instantly. She had been speaking for such a long ti, could it be her brother ca back empty-handed? If that’s the case, it would seem as though she was trying to claim credit intentionally, an extrely uncomfortable feeling!
Just as the old lady pondered how to break the awkward silence, Old Master Qi spoke: "I prepared so nourishnt for you. Your driver went with , and it’s already loaded onto the car, rember to drink it every day after you get ho."
Chuxia quickly said, "Thank you, Master."
"There’s no need to thank , I’m doing this to ensure you have enough energy to learn, so you don’t embarrass later."
Everyone: "..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote for it at Qidian (qidian) with recomndations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.)
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