Chen San Niang glanced at the doctors and said, "Oh, I've never seen anyone come empty-handed to congratulate someone on their opening. If you didn't know better, you would think you were here to freeload."

When a clinic opens, it's customary to give red envelopes to those who come to offer their congratulations, as a way to bring good luck.

You come to congratulate me but don't bring any gifts, only taking a red envelope. Isn't that just taking advantage of someone else?

Upon hearing Chen San Niang's words, Yan Luo secretly decided that she would give Chen San Niang's youngest son several red envelopes and pack a large bag of candy for the child to take home and eat his fill.

“Exactly, and they’re all doctors from Yan Yang, how shameless.” Aunt Tang chimed in, she now had no good feelings towards Ji Ren Tang and this so-called Doctor Cai.

She saw it clearly that day: Cai Fanzhou's faces were full of disgust for her and her daughter-in-law.

Upon hearing this, Cai Fanzhou and the other doctors' expressions instantly became somewhat unnatural.

They came to cause trouble, not to offer genuine congratulations, so why would they want to bring any gifts?

In their eyes, given their status, their presence at the opening ceremony was already a great honor for Su Ruojin.

But now, led by Chen San Niang and Tang Da Niang, and with most of the people present being grateful to Su Ruo Jin, they naturally sided with Su Ruo Jin and joined in the commotion.

Su Ruojin smiled without saying a word as she watched Cai Fanzhou and his group.

Cai Fanzhou cursed Su Ruojin inwardly for her lack of manners. If Su Ruojin had just said a word, she could have gotten them out of the predicament.

It was clear that Su Ruojin was unwilling to speak at all, and the people around them, led by Chen Sanniang, kept pointing and whispering about them.

Cai Fanzhou and these doctors were all prominent figures in Yanyang City, and they couldn't refuse to accept the gift. However, they hadn't brought any gifts, and all they had on them was silver.

If they were to take out some loose silver coins, they would probably be ridiculed even more, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and take out silver notes.

In the Great Chu Kingdom, the minimum value of a silver note is fifty taels.

Cai Fanzhou only had one hundred-tael silver notes on him, and he reluctantly handed them over with a stiff smile: "Dr. Su, this is just a small token of my appreciation for your grand opening."

Cai Fanzhou said the four words "Grand Opening" through gritted teeth.

Yan Luo stepped forward and took the silver note. At this moment, Cai Fanzhou still hoped that Su Ruojin would be sensible and quickly refuse, so that the silver note would not need to be given away. Therefore, he held the silver note tightly and was unwilling to let go.

Yan Luo tugged at it but couldn't budge it, and raised an eyebrow: "What, Doctor Cai, you're reluctant to give it? Then forget it."

These words were a direct slap in Cai Fanzhou's face, and he quickly let go of her hand: "You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Yan Luo took the silver note and shouted, "Dr. Cai, this is a gift of one hundred taels of silver. Thank you, Dr. Cai."

Upon hearing Yan Luo's words, the doctors who were about to hand over fifty taels of silver to appease her stopped in their tracks.

Cai Fanzhou had already given a hundred taels of silver, so it wouldn't be right for me to only give fifty taels.

The others gritted their teeth and pulled out a fifty-tael silver note. A few of them glanced at Cai Fanzhou with some complaints, wondering why he was the first to give so much.

Cai Fanzhou could see the resentment in everyone's eyes, and he felt a pang of frustration, unable to express his bitterness.

How can you blame him? He just came to cause trouble, but before he could even start, he had to pay out a hundred taels of silver. He was in pain too.

After receiving the silver notes, Yan Luo respectfully handed them to Su Ruojin.

Cai Fanzhou and his companions felt a renewed sense of hope, silently chanting, "Reject! Reject! Reject!"

How could a junior like her accept such "valuable" congratulatory gifts from her seniors? Each of them was worth one hundred taels of silver.