The intermediate-grade muscle-regenerating pill had already been taken by Sister Wan, who held up the box and had everyone looking at it.

Xie Li was also holding a white porcelain bottle in his hand, which did not look very exquisite and was obviously not from the Xie family.

Since it's not from the Xie family, it could be Xie Li's own, or her adoptive parents from the countryside.

Xie Yunqiu's eyes flickered slightly. She had heard that Xie Li's adoptive father was a fake medicine seller...

Ding Huizhu was slightly surprised when she heard Xie Yunqiu's words and looked at Xie Li.

In that instant, a strong sense of foreboding welled up inside me—

Then she saw Xie Li holding the white porcelain bottle in his hand and saying, "Ah, this is a return gift, Madam, for you."

Ding Huizhu felt a buzzing in her head, her blood rushing to her head, and her vision went black for a moment!

Jiang Baili also realized what was happening and asked, feigning curiosity, "What's inside?"

Xie Li explained, "Shengji Pill? I don't know what it's called. I usually take it myself. It also has the effect of promoting muscle regeneration and calming the mind."

Ding Huizhu finally came to her senses, but was so angry at her rambling nonsense that her blood ran cold!

Listen to this nonsense! It's clearly made up. Seeing that Ziyuan made a mid-level pill that caused a stir, he immediately made up a bottle for himself and is so proud of it!

Does she think everyone else is stupid?!

The others also realized that the real heiress was unhappy with the welcome and attention the young lady received the day after returning home, and was secretly trying to compete with her!

But don't they realize that the things the young lady brought out were far superior to what a mere village girl like her could ever offer?

A frog at the bottom of a well can only make a fool of itself with its words.

The scene was completely silent.

However, everyone's eyes kept glancing at Xie Li.

Xie Li: "???"

Confused, she thought for a moment and continued to explain, "If you like this medicine, I can get some more..."

Ding Huizhu's voice was almost squeezed out through clenched teeth: "Xie Li!"

She slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, turned around, and said, "Come in with me!"

As soon as Xie Li went inside, Xie Shiyou decisively closed the door, blocking everyone's view, and then stood guard outside.

While others couldn't see it, he saw it clearly: the instant the door closed, Ding Huizhu raised her hand and waved it at Xie Li.

They got into trouble and got beaten up just a few days after we brought them home. Tsk tsk, they're really something else.

——

Xie Li wasn't actually hit, but her pupils contracted slightly the moment Ding Huizhu raised her hand to slap her.

He neither avoided nor yielded, but looked at Ding Huizhu with clear eyes.

That gaze was calm and clear, as if it understood, yet also as if it was extremely indifferent.

Fortunately, Ding Huizhu's hand fell, but it landed on her hand.

Snatching the porcelain bottle away, Ding Huizhu looked at Xie Li and frowned: "What kind of look is that?"

Xie Li calmly withdrew his gaze and asked, "Why are you angry?"

It would have been better if she hadn't brought it up; the moment she did, Ding Huizhu felt her blood pressure rise rapidly.

Fortunately, her reason pulled her back from the brink of emotional outburst.

Outside the door stood most of the Xie family's servants, Jiang Baili, and Xie Yunqiu.

She had just made Xie Li look good in front of Xie Yunqiu and her daughter that morning, and she couldn't let Xie Yunqiu and her daughter laugh at her in public.

She paused for a moment, then said coldly, "Xie Li! I'm giving you a serious warning today: you're in the Xie family now, not in Shen family village! The Xie family is a prominent and respected family in Linjiang City; we can't afford to lose face here!"

"If you still want to be a young lady of the Xie family, you'd better behave yourself and get rid of all those bad habits you picked up in the countryside!"