After Chen Mama bowed to Zhang Zhaoci, Zhang Zhaoci invited her to sit down and said, "Chen Mama, as you know, I am a doctor. The first thing I do when I see someone is to observe their condition. Please don't be angry with what I'm saying to you."

Granny Chen said, "Madam Xu, your family has a long and distinguished history. We've all heard that the old master of the Zhang family was a guest of honor of the late Empress Dowager. Please speak if you have anything to say."

Zhang Zhaoci pondered for a long time before saying, "I see that your daughter doesn't look very well. Is there any reason for that?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Chen sighed and said, "Our young lady had a difficult childbirth and was born with some congenital deficiencies. I heard that she didn't receive proper care afterward. Madam Xu, I came here before these two siblings came to Hexi. After arriving, I saw the state of our young lady and thought I would ask a doctor to give her a proper treatment."

Zhang Zhaoci said, "Granny Chen, normally no doctor would beg someone to treat them, but I think your young lady is really adorable. Please don't think I'm meddling, I'll take a look at your young lady, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Chen stood up abruptly and gave Zhang Zhaoci a proper bow, which caught Zhang Zhaoci off guard. She quickly grabbed Granny Chen's hand.

Granny Chen said, "Madam Xu, thank you."

After examining Zheng Yuanyuan carefully, Zhang Zhaoci wrote a prescription and instructed Chen Mama to prepare the medicine according to the prescription. She was to come back for a check-up in seven days.

Chen Mama naturally had no objections. After returning home, she went to get the medicine and gave Zheng Yuanyuan the herbal soup twice a day.

As Zheng Yuanyuan drank the bitter medicine, she asked Granny Chen, "Granny, why do I have to drink such bitter medicine? I'm not sick."

Granny Chen said, "Young lady, this is medicine to help you recover. You are a young lady who will eventually find a husband and have children. How can you manage without good health? Madam Xu is a kind-hearted person with excellent medical skills. She told me about your health after she met you. Young lady, we've met good people since we came to this desolate place. Treat them well, and we'll reap the benefits in the future."

After hearing what Granny Chen said, Zheng Yuanyuan sighed and said, "How could I not know that I am in poor health? I have been without a mother since I was a child. Although my grandmother has always taken care of me, there are some things that she can't always take care of. Moreover, we have to be mindful of other people's feelings when we live in the mansion. I am actually quite happy to be able to live with my brother like this."

Seeing her daughter so sensible and obedient, Granny Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Some people thought she was crazy for coming to this important town with the two children of the Zheng family. In fact, Granny Chen had her own plans. There were many people in the capital who knew about the second master of the Zheng family back then, but few people knew that the second master of the Zheng family had his own special certificate.

Knowing that the eldest son of the Zheng family had been adopted by the second son of the Zheng family, and that she and her younger sister had moved out to live separately, Granny Chen felt that this was not only an opportunity for the Zheng siblings, but also for herself. When the eldest son of the Chen family invited her back, he told her the whole story. Granny Chen also met the two children of the Zheng family. She thought about it for a long time before agreeing to come along. Since she had come along, she had to teach the two children well. Whether it was Zheng Boyuan or Zheng Yuanyuan, she not only had to take good care of their daily lives and health, but also teach them about human relationships and the ways of the world.

On the Xu family's side, after gathering Xu Rao, Zhang Zhaoci, and Xu Di together, Granny Lu shared her thoughts. She felt that from now on, they should find a personal attendant for Xu Zhi and also have Xu Zhi take charge of managing the household affairs. Currently, Granny Lu is the one managing the Xu family, and Zhang Zhaoci has already expressed to Granny Lu that she doesn't want to learn. In a couple of years, Xu Di will be getting married, and Xu Di's wife, Li Yuexi, is also Granny Lu's personal disciple. At that time, managing the household affairs shouldn't be a problem.

Xu Rao looked at the serious-looking Granny Lu and said, "Granny, Xiao Jiu will only be ten years old after the New Year."

Granny Lu said, "She's already ten years old. She'll be engaged at fourteen or fifteen and married at sixteen or seventeen. It's just the right time for her to start learning now."

Xu Di had thought about it for several days and had come to terms with it. He nodded and said, "Granny, I'll leave this matter to you. You can handle it as you see fit."

Granny Lu said, "Since that's the case, then I'll make the decision for once. I think we need to prepare for the New Year and send New Year's gifts to each household in the mansion. Let Ninth Miss start by learning this."

After Granny Lu left, Xu Rao sighed and said, "He's only ten years old. When Xu Di was ten, he didn't understand anything. All he thought about was how to eat more good food and how to refuse to go to school. Our Xiao Jiu needs to start learning how to manage the household and take care of us from now on."

Upon hearing this, Xu Di rolled his eyes at his father and said, "Dad, I wasn't this ignorant when I was ten years old. I remember you were going to work at the local party school for a while, and my mother was going to study at the medical school for a while. I was taken back to the old house by my grandfather to take care of myself."

Upon hearing this, Xu Rao said, "Is that so? I don't remember."

Xu Di said, "Never mind if you don't remember. By the way, this afternoon the capital sent us two cartloads of gifts. I saw them; they were sent by my aunts and uncles. Would you two like to take a look at the gift list?"

Zhang Zhaoci said, "They only gave them because of you. You can decide what to do. Tell Xiao Jiu to keep what he can use himself and give what he can give away. Then you can give them some similar return gifts later."

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