After drinking the sugar water, the baby's complexion gradually became rosy. He wiggled a few times in his swaddle, then found a comfortable sleeping position and fell into a deep sleep in Liu's arms.

"When he wakes up next time, have the wet nurse feed him some milk," Granny Liu instructed.

Madam Liu nodded and asked, "Will the baby not feel dizzy if he drinks the sugar water? Should we give him some more sugar water after he finishes his milk?"

"Madam, you mustn't!"

Liu Mama interrupted Liu Shi and, seeing her confusion, explained, "Ordinary babies don't faint so quickly after leaving the mother's body. The reason the young master fainted is because Madam ate too much sweet soup during her pregnancy. This sweet soup is not good for you or the baby."

"Therefore, Madam, you must gradually wean the young master off sugar, allowing him to adapt slowly and stop drinking sugary drinks as soon as possible, only giving him milk. Otherwise, the young master will be unable to live without sugary drinks for the rest of his life, becoming obese and weak, and he won't even grow tall!"

Upon hearing the words "obese and weak," Madam Liu was alarmed and asked Cui'er to bring paper and pen to write down everything that Granny Liu had said.

Cui'er, who didn't know many characters, handed the pen to Shen Yuan.

Following Liu Mama's instructions, Shen Yuan meticulously recorded every detail of the feeding and care she received each day.

After Shen Yuan finished writing, she handed the papers to Liu Shi.

Master Wang sat down beside Madam Liu's bedside, his eyes filled with thoughts of him and their child. "Madam, you've worked so hard! Just tell me what you want! Today I must thank you properly on behalf of my parents who are buried underground! You are truly a great contributor to our Wang family!"

Madam Liu scolded, "Your Wang family should thank more than just me; Granny Liu is the benefactor of our whole family!"

"Yes, yes, yes! We are grateful people. Grandma Liu has been kind to our whole family! We must repay her kindness!"

Master Wang turned his head and glanced at the steward: "Go to the storeroom and get one hundred taels of gold!"

"One hundred taels of gold?"

Aunt Zhao exclaimed in surprise. Although the wealthy man's family was very rich, one hundred taels of gold was not a small amount for them.

Such a huge sum of money would take Zuichunlou at least a year to earn, and now it was given to an old woman so easily. Aunt Zhao felt her heart was bleeding.

The steward quickly retrieved one hundred taels of gold from the storeroom, which she herself had taken from the storeroom she managed.

"Midwife Liu, Miss Shen, this is a thank-you gift from our master and mistress." The steward handed the gold ingots wrapped in red envelopes to Granny Liu and Shen Yuan.

Granny Liu lowered her eyes and glanced indifferently at the gold ingot in the steward's hand.

There were ten in total, each weighing ten taels. The ten gold ingots, shaped like gold coins, were neatly arranged on the tray in the steward's hands, half-covered by a red cloth, and gleaming with a golden light.

Seeing so much gold, Shen Yuan swallowed hard.

The colors of the money are so beautiful!

Although she coveted the gold, Shen Yuan only glanced at it twice before looking away, unsure whether Granny Liu would accept the money.

In her memory, Granny Liu never cared about these material things. She only charged a delivery fee when she worked as a midwife, and never accepted any other money.

Therefore, Shen Yuan thought that Granny Liu might not accept the money. After all, one hundred taels of silver was a lot for them, let alone one hundred taels of gold.

The thank-you gift given by Master Wang was indeed excessively expensive.

However, without any hesitation, Granny Liu accepted the gold ingots from the steward and handed them all over to Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan blinked and looked at Granny Liu with a puzzled expression.

Granny Liu just smiled and remained silent.

Originally, the agreed fee for accepting this job from the Liu family was only twenty taels of silver, and she shouldn't have accepted more than twenty taels.

But first, she was tied up by the men of the wealthy man's mansion and thrown into a well, where she was left to freeze for two hours. Then, she was misunderstood and almost beaten by the servants before being thrown into the lake by the wealthy man.

She's an old woman who has endured so much hardship and suffering; she should keep the extra money!

What can't I accept?

She deserved it!

Moreover, it was already difficult for her and Yuan'er, an old woman and a child, to establish themselves in the city. Having more money to spare wouldn't be a bad thing.

Therefore, Granny Liu accepted the silver without any hesitation and bowed to thank Master Wang and Madam Liu.

"Thank you, sir and madam! May the young master enjoy good health and happiness throughout his life!"

Hearing these auspicious words, Master Wang was even happier and repeatedly said "good" several times.

But just then, Aunt Zhao suddenly stepped forward, breaking the harmonious atmosphere, "Master, this hundred taels of gold is far too valuable! Midwife Liu comes from a poor family, I'm afraid she can't afford so much money!"

"What do you mean by that? She saved my son's life. Does that mean my son's life isn't even worth a hundred taels of gold?" Master Wang's face turned cold, clearly displeased.

Aunt Zhao realized she had said the wrong thing and lowered her head sheepishly. How could she dare say that Liu's son was worthless? He was the only son of the Wang family!

But the hundred taels of gold ended up in Shen Yuan's pocket, which made her extremely unhappy!

“Master, you have misunderstood me. The young master is of noble birth and cannot be measured by money. I just felt that Liu the midwife is old and does not need so much gold. It would be better to exchange it for something else practical for her, which would also express our master’s gratitude!”

"No need, I just love gold!"

Granny Liu raised her hand to interrupt Aunt Zhao, which made Aunt Zhao's expression instantly collapse with anger.

That old woman is infuriating!

She had thought the woman would be embarrassed to accept the gold, but to her surprise, she not only accepted it, but did so without any hesitation!

Shen Yuan put all the gold ingots in her arms into the money box, then stepped forward, curtsied, and said, "Master Wang, now that your wife has safely given birth to the child, you should be rewarded or punished as appropriate!"

"What do you mean by that?" asked Master Wang.

Shen Yuan raised her hand and pointed at Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao's heart sank. Just as she was about to lash out, she heard Shen Yuan accuse her one by one.

"Aunt Zhao deliberately fed Madam Liu sweet soup and other highly nourishing foods, causing the fetus to become too large. Although she gave birth a month early, the eldest young master weighed seven pounds and eight ounces, which is much heavier than an average baby. If Madam had given birth in ten months, the difficulties and dangers during childbirth would have been even greater! Moreover, the eldest young master fainted immediately after birth, which was also due to the sweet soup and nourishing medicine. This is one crime!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu nodded. She had indeed suffered a lot during childbirth today; the baby's head was too big, making delivery difficult and causing her considerable distress.

But Aunt Zhao was indignant: "I kindly brought all the good food and drinks to my sister, is that wrong? Which pregnant woman doesn't have a sweet tooth? How can you blame me now that the child is grown up!"

Master Wang remained silent, but he also felt that Aunt Zhao's words made sense.

Liu Mama's lips curled into a cold smile. No wonder this trick is so popular in the inner quarters, because men can never see the truth!

The baby was too big and the delivery was difficult, resulting in the death of both mother and child. They just thought it was the mother's bad luck!

Even if the baby is large and the delivery is difficult, causing tearing in the lower body, they will only happily tell others that another chubby, fat boy has been born, and then they will not step into the mother's bedroom again to add other wives and concubines.

Regardless of the outcome, the person who resorts to this underhanded tactic will always be the beneficiary.