Jiang Youran, reborn at the age of four, decided to marry her mother, Mrs. Su—who died in depression before she was 28 in her previous life—to her cousin, Duke Ping, who had always harbored feeling...
"Does that mean when you treated the young master of the Wen family, he didn't pay for the consultation?"
Doctor Gu glared at her, unwilling to answer such a humiliating question.
Can he talk about the bet he made with that cunning little brat three years ago, which resulted in him losing his entire fortune, including himself?
He rummaged in his sleeve and pulled out a small glass bottle. He held it between his index finger and thumb, and moved it twice in front of Xiao Youran, from left to right and from right to left, chuckling, "These things weren't actually brought from Dingzhou by your brother, were they? You took them out, didn't you?"
Although Jiang Youchen had mentioned several times that these things were given to him by an old doctor when he was in Dingzhou, he always felt that this little girl was even stranger.
Xiao Youran raised an eyebrow and said, "You think you can threaten a four-year-old toddler like me? Where's your face?"
This is actually what's troubling her. These past few times, she's taken out medicines that don't belong to this era from her bracelet space, but she has nowhere to throw away the outer packaging, and there's also that disposable syringe, which is medical waste... It's just too easy to give herself away.
She could hide the ones she had used before and put them in the stove later, but... the two times Dr. Gu had used them... she couldn't do anything if he didn't return them. Besides, she needed three rabies vaccines!
Doctor Gu blushed slightly, but what did face matter when he wanted to achieve financial freedom as soon as possible?
He gritted his teeth and said, "If you get me the bear gallbladder, I'll cover for you and never expose your secret when I need to use my magic to save people in the future! How about it?"
Xiao You Ran: ……
Is she now facing yet another scapegoat?
However… thinking of that pot-bellied boy… well, perhaps he really can be of use.
So she put her hands behind her back and walked towards Zhao Huai.
She softly called out "Brother-in-law," and Zhao Huai's already wide smile widened even more. "Little cousin, what is it?"
Xiao Youran said, "My brother and I have been studying medicine these past few days. Bear bile is a very good medicinal material. Could you please ask my cousin-in-law to part with it and give it to me?"
With its sweet and cuddly appearance, like a little baby asking an adult for a piece of candy, how could Zhao Huai refuse? He nodded hurriedly, "Of course, no problem. When Third Uncle's oxcart arrives, I'll transport it to the county town to sell and slaughter it, and then extract the bear bile and bring it back to you!"
Xiao Youran nodded and pulled a handful of chocolates from her sleeve. "Thank you, brother-in-law. These are sweet chocolates for your little sister."
Upon hearing that it was a sweet talk for his younger sister, Zhao Huai was even more unable to resist. He took it and stuffed it into his arms without any hesitation, saying, "Then thank you very much, little cousin!"
Xiao Wu, holding Xiao Liu's hand, ran over, "Cousin/Big Cousin, I want one too..."
Three little kids ran over too; they were Xiaoshan and two other children who had come up the mountain with them earlier. They were also looking at her with eager eyes.
Xiao You Ran was speechless: ...
Oh well, she doesn't lack chocolates or anything like that anyway.
So he led them aside, took out two handfuls of chocolates, and gave one to each of them.
She asked the two little kids, "What are your names?"
"Erwa!"
"Stone!"
Xiao Youran nodded to indicate that she remembered, "You guys were very brave today!"
The kids puffed out their chests and said, "Yes, yes! We all saw the big tiger!"
This is something you can brag about for a lifetime!
"I also picked up a lot of red berries! Dad praised me for being able to make money!"
"Little Fu Bao, can you take me up the mountain again tomorrow?"
"Sister Fu Bao! I want to follow you too!"
“Sister Fu Bao, I want to go too! Can you teach me your skill of throwing stones?” Xiao Shan said.
"No, no! Our little cousin is our little cousin, and it was our brother-in-law who taught her how to throw stones!"
"Then... Little Fu Bao, will you be our little cousin too?"
"Yes, my little cousin is fine too!"
A group of human cubs were chattering away.
Xiao You Ran: ……
but……
Xiao Youran was particularly unhappy with their way of addressing her; what kind of nonsense was that?
No, we need to come up with a unified, imposing, and high-class title, like "Master Jiang" or something.
No, no, it's too masculine. That shout reminds her of her disgusting biological father from the Jiang family, or perhaps someone else might be associated with her brother. Never mind.
Boss? Big boss? Big sister?
She raised a finger, shook it, and pondered for a moment, then said, "Gang Leader! You all call me Gang Leader!"
The guy who helps children get rich and grow into successful individuals! In short, the Boss!
Is this a suitable title?
The little kids, without a second thought, readily agreed and cheerfully called out, "Boss!"
Xiao Shan asked hesitantly, "Gang leader? What kind of gang are we?"
Xiao Youran blurted out, "The Beggars' Sect?"
Then the kids all fell silent: ...
Some were confused, while the older children, including Xiaoshan, found it hard to understand how their perfectly healthy children with parents had become beggars.
Xiao Youran quickly tried to explain, "Gai... it's not the 'gai' in 'beggar,' it's the 'gai' in 'hat'!"
She racked her brains, "It's... the 'Gai' in 'strength that can uproot mountains and awe the world'! Yes, that's the Gai Gang! Our Gai Gang's motto is to become heroes with strength that can uproot mountains and awe the world! Do you want to join us?!"
A bunch of kids thought "with strength to uproot mountains and an aura to cover the world" was incredibly impressive! This little lucky one is certainly well-informed!
They nodded immediately, like chicks pecking at rice, "Gaibang is great! We're all from Gaibang!"
Xiao Youran started handing out a pine nut candy to everyone, and each person, holding a pine nut candy in their hand, shouted in unison at Xiao Youran, "Greetings, Leader!"
The adults nearby: ...
Xiao Youran led them a little further away, "Come, come, let me tell you a story of a peerless hero with the strength to uproot mountains and the spirit to cover the world!"
Xiao Wu pulled Xiao Liu along and followed, looking at his little cousin with admiration in his eyes.
"Once upon a time, there was a mountain, and at the foot of the mountain was a village. In the village lived a child named Xiang Yu..."
Yun Tiankuang had arrived at some point and was now standing at the back, listening quietly.
When Xiao Youran finished telling the story of Xiang Yu, all the children were excited.
Yun Tiankuang looked both shocked and fascinated.
Could there really be such a peerless hero in the world?
Xiao Shan suddenly shouted, "I want to become a peerless hero like that too! We are the Gai Gang! We are the Gai Gang!"
The classic advertising jingle popped into Xiao Youran's mind: "We are pests, we are pests..."
Well, even the singer has a helper!
A few days later, a group of little kids appeared in Sanyang Village, singing: "We are the Gai Gang! We are the Gai Gang, the righteous Laifuling!"
A villager, watching a group of little kids singing this song in their clear voice, asked curiously, "What kind of gang are you? And what is Laifuling?"