Tian Yu hesitated for a moment. The brother and sister looked at their grandmother on the bed. The girl was still crying. The boy took out ten copper coins from his chest and handed them to Xiao Wu, the waiter. He then knelt down and begged them to save his grandmother first, promising to repay them when he earned money. Xiao Wu was ungrateful and swore at them, trying to drive them away. Tian Yu angrily pulled the boy up and said fiercely to Xiao Wu, "You'll never become a doctor in your life. You'll only ever be a waiter. Fine, we'll give you the money, but you have to cure her first. Otherwise, I'll tear down your signboard." Xiao Wu seemed to have been hit where it hurt and stopped arguing.

"Don't worry, just follow the prescription, and you'll be fine in a month." At this point, the sick young man in the back finally spoke up.

"I know, you call this 'Xinglin Medical Clinic'? I think it should be called 'Money-Grabbing Clinic.' How dare you use the words 'Xinglin'!" Tian Yu muttered, pulling five taels of silver from her pocket and placing it on the counter. Seeing Tian Yu was about to pay, the boy quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Auntie. I'll definitely pay you back when I have the money." Tian Yu helped the boy up, telling him to go take care of his grandmother; she would handle things here. Behind her, the sickly young man at the counter put down his medical book and looked at Tian Yu with interest. "I said ten taels, this is only five."

"That's all I have on me. I'll bring you more later. Don't worry, I won't renege on my debt," Tian Yu said somewhat embarrassedly. She hadn't planned to spend much money, and she could even make a little profit from the snails, so she hadn't brought much with her. Who knew she would encounter this situation? Judging from the scene just now, they probably didn't have any money and were unwilling to help, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead.

"You say you won't renege on your debt, but who would believe you? If you don't have the money, then hurry up and leave. Go look somewhere else."

Seeing that Tian Yu had no money, but for them, ten taels of silver was more than they could earn in a lifetime, the boy quickly knelt down before the sick young master and begged. Tian Yu was really angry, so she went over and pulled the boy up, saying, "Get up! Don't kneel down to people so easily in the future. A man's knees are worth gold; he only kneels to heaven, earth, and his parents."

"But Auntie, we don't have any money. I know you've tried your best, but we're still short so much. Where are we going to find the money? Why don't you sell me?"

"Alright, it's alright, good boy. You've done very well. Go take care of your grandma. Leave the rest to your auntie; I'll figure it out." Tian Yu wiped the boy's tears with her sleeve, patted his shoulder, and told him to go back to his grandma. She suppressed the urge to cry, forgiving herself for her own weakness, but seeing them reminded her of herself and Tangyuan. They were all children, but why couldn't they grow up properly, have a happy childhood, instead of having to endure everything so early, forced to grow up? Taking a deep breath, Tian Yu took off the jade pendant Chen Chong had given her, turned, and handed it to the sick young master at the counter, saying, "I'll leave this here for now; I'll come back with the money later." The sick young master looked at the jade pendant repeatedly, then looked up at the waiter, Xiao Wu, and said, "Give them the medicine."

The boy ran to get the medicine. Tian Yu walked to the bedside and, seeing that the old lady was still asleep, turned to ask the sick young man, "When will the old lady wake up?"

"I just gave her the Rejuvenation Pill. Judging from her breathing, she's asleep. Once she's rested, she'll wake up naturally. Remember to give her the medicine as soon as you get back, according to the prescription."

Hearing this, Tian Yu picked up the prescription from the boy's hand, looked at it for a long time, her brows furrowing more and more. Finally, she looked up and forced a smile, saying, "Please read the prescription aloud, doctor." Just as she was about to hand it to him, he began to recite it, listing a whole bunch of medicine names. In the end, Tian Yu only remembered that the young man had brewed it for half an hour and prescribed it to be taken after meals every day, and that she should avoid spicy and cold foods and overexertion.

Tian Yu looked at the boy and asked him if he understood. The boy nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Could you please find a place to brew the medicine? I'll leave him here for now, and I'll come back to pick him up later," Tian Yu said politely.

"That won't do, we have other patients to deal with," waiter Xiao Wu quickly interjected.

"I don't want the silver anymore. Consider the ten coins from earlier as your errand fee. Please take good care of them, Brother Wu, and also get a quilt for the old lady."

"You, you're going too far."

"And there's more. Brother Wu, could you please brew the medicine for her so she can take it when she wakes up?"

"You, you, young master!" Xiao Wu, furious, went up to his young master, hoping the young master would speak up for him. But his young master just smiled and looked at the medical book in his hand.

"Also, if I come back late, please prepare lunch for these three people so they don't go hungry."

"You... do you think this is a restaurant?"

"Thank you," Tian Yu bowed to them, then told the brother and sister not to go anywhere and to wait there, promising to come pick them up soon. She then took Tangyuan's hand and strode out of the clinic. As she walked out, she turned back to Xiao Wu and his young master, saying, "Please keep my jade pendant safe, don't lose it. And Xiao Wu, please take good care of them, they can't go on business trips, or your family's reputation will be ruined." She even gave him a playful face to annoy him. As soon as Tian Yu and Tangyuan left, they heard Xiao Wu's howling, but their young master still called them to get a blanket for the old lady. Seeing Zhao the coachman still waiting outside, she asked somewhat apologetically if Aunt Zhao was alright, as she was also helpless. Tian Yu said she was fine and told him to go ahead and come back to pick them up after noon. Zhao the coachman nodded and left.

"Mommy, you're bullying me! Listen, that Xiao Wu is really angry," Tangyuan said with a smile.

"Don't worry, it's alright. Let's go find Uncle Chen."

Inside the clinic, Xiao Wu angrily brought over a blanket and threw it at the two siblings, then drew the curtains, which was his way of agreeing to let them rest there.

“Young master, how could you agree to marry such a shrew? What if she’s just trying to scam us?” Xiao Wu whispered to the young master. Seeing that the young master ignored him and turned to read elsewhere, he continued, “Young master, you have a kind heart, but if that shrew doesn’t come, these three—grandmother and grandson—will just stay in our shop, and then it’ll all be our problem.”

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