"Your mother-in-law? Young lady, how old are you? You're already married?" Madam Li asked in surprise, her disappointment evident on her face.

Yuan Doudou smiled without saying a word.

"Auntie, I may look young, but I'm actually quite old." Afraid of missing the bus, Yuan Doudou took out the prescription and handed it to the waiter beside her.

"Give it to me." Li Tianlang took the prescription from the shop assistant, opened it, and looked through it from top to bottom.

Yuan Doudou's heart fluttered as she looked at his serious expression, but Li Tianlang's brows gradually furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Yuan Doudou noticed something was amiss.

Li Tianlang raised his head, looked at Yuan Doudou seriously, and asked, "Who wrote this prescription?"

Yuan Doudou was speechless for a moment when asked the question. It was as if he was a barefoot doctor who had just passed by her house. Her mother-in-law had come in to see him when she fell ill. He prescribed a medicine and said it would cure her illness, but after taking it for half a year, her condition did not improve.

"Some of the herbs on this list are incompatible and can be harmful to the patient's health. How long has your mother-in-law been taking them?"

He could tell that the prescription was for lung disease, and that the prescription he gave was a risky one, somewhat like fighting poison with poison. But in the long run, it would definitely cause varying degrees of damage to the body's internal organs. This was not a doctor, but an executioner.

"She's been taking it for over half a year." Yuan Doudou's heart ached. If there was something wrong with the prescription, then her mother-in-law must have suffered a lot during these six months, but her mother-in-law never said a word. It was truly heartbreaking.

Li Tianlang then inquired about Wang's symptoms, and Yuan Doudou answered them one by one. Li Tianlang made adjustments to the original prescription and had the pharmacist personally prepare the medicine, wrapping each dose in paper, for a total of fourteen packets, which constituted one course of treatment.

"How much?" Yuan Doudou asked, looking up as she took the medicine.

Li Tianlang came out from inside and looked at Yuan Doudou with warmth in his eyes: "No need to pay, consider it my thank you gift. Thank you for bringing my mother back."

Yuan Doudou was overjoyed; good people are indeed rewarded.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, thank you." Yuan Doudou happily walked out of the clinic carrying her medicine bag.

Li Tianlang watched her leave from behind, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Behind him, Mrs. Li wore a triumphant smile, knowing that her son liked this type of girl and that it was right for him to cling to her and not let her leave.

Yuan Doudou jogged all the way to the post station, just as the carriage was about to set off.

"Sister An, you're finally here! I almost missed you." Wang Qiqiang jumped out of the carriage, helped Yuan Doudou put her things in the carriage, then helped Yuan Doudou into the carriage first, before jumping into the carriage himself.

Yuan Doudou sat down in her seat, which was already full of people.

"Young lady, you really should thank him. If it weren't for him, we probably would have already left the city," an older woman said with a smile, pointing at Wang Qiqiang.

Wang Qiqiang lowered his head, pretending not to hear.

Yuan Doudou glanced at Wang Qiqiang, who was clutching a sack. It seemed the goods inside had already been sold, but she didn't know what exactly he had sold.

The carriage jolted along, and Yuan Doudou clutched her chest, afraid that her heart would be jolted out.

The sun rose to its highest point, bathing the earth in warm light. The temperature inside the carriage also rose higher and higher, and the people inside began to doze off.

Yuan Doudou's eyelids started to droop, and she really wanted to lie down and take a nap.

When the carriage stopped, Yuan Doudou was still asleep. It was only after Wang Qiqiang called her a few times that she groggily opened her eyes.

Yuan Doudou carried large and small bags home. Wang Qiqiang wanted to help her, but she refused.

As they arrived at the door, they heard a shrill voice from inside, "I can tell you just don't want to pay back the money. Let me tell you, if you don't get the money today, I'll go to the authorities and sue you."

Yuan Doudou rushed into the courtyard and saw Zhuang Shuhui holding an IOU and shouting loudly.

"Grandma, I'm scared." Angie hid behind Wang Shi, her face filled with fear.

Second Grandma looked absolutely terrifying, like a monster from the underworld.

"Don't be afraid, she's your second grandmother, she won't do anything to us." Wang stood in the courtyard, her body weak, and a gust of wind could probably blow her over.

Zhuang Shuhui became even more arrogant, "I'm calling you 'sister-in-law' out of respect, but if you keep delaying paying back the money, don't blame me for being impolite."

Anji thought Zhuang Shuhui was going to hit her grandmother, so she mustered up her courage and rushed forward to block Wang Shi, saying, "Don't bully my grandmother, you bad person."

Zhuang Shuhui couldn't take it anymore and shoved Anji. Anji was pushed several steps away and sat down on the ground with a thud, tears streaming down his face from the pain.

"Second Aunt, what are you doing?" Yuan Doudou came in just as Anji was pushed to the ground.

She first helped Angie up, and after making sure he was alright, she brought him inside.

When Zhuang Shuhui saw Yuan Doudou return, she went straight to the point, "I said, you have to pay back the money today. I've thought it over, I won't ask for interest. Just consider it as you using it for free for these past few months."

As she said those words, her flesh ached.

But in order to protect her capital, she couldn't care less about all that.

"I'll pay you back, but you have to promise never to set foot in my house again." Yuan Doudou helped her mother-in-law up and looked coldly at Zhuang Shuhui.

Zhuang Shuhui felt uneasy under Yuan Doudou's gaze and couldn't help but take a half step back. This girl, she hadn't seen her for a few days, and she seemed like a completely different person.

"If you don't want to come, then don't come. It's not like I want you to come." Zhuang Shuhui rolled her eyes. She wanted to stay far away from such poor relatives.

"You're just talking big, do you actually have the money to pay me back?"

Yuan Doudou chuckled, took out three taels of silver that she had prepared in advance from her purse, and held it high in her hand.

"I'll pay you back, but first give me the IOU." Yuan Doudou said calmly.

Zhuang Shuhui took out the IOU from her bosom, and was about to give it to Yuan Doudou, but then quickly put it back.

"Give me the money first, then I'll give you an IOU." She wasn't stupid; if Yuan Doudou took the IOU and didn't pay back the money, wouldn't she be left out?

Hmph, looks stupid, but actually has some brains.

"Then let's exchange money for tickets," Yuan Doudou said seriously, wanting to resolve the matter quickly and not wanting to waste any more time.

"good."

But just as she was about to take the money, she pulled her hand back. "Yuan Doudou, where did you get the money?"

"You don't need to worry about that, Auntie." Yuan Doudou turned her head away, unwilling to look at her.

“I’m not worried. Since you can come up with three taels of silver so easily, I’m not in a hurry. It’s not too late to pay it back when the IOU is due.”

I was worried that Yuan Doudou wouldn't be able to pay it back, but now it seems she is capable. So why lose fifty coins in interest and let her pay it back ahead of time?

Upon hearing this, Wang became anxious, "Second sister-in-law, how could you go back on your word?"

In order to repay her, Wang took out her dowry. Now she says there's no need to rush to repay it. Isn't this just playing with people?