To everyone's surprise, Master Wan was taken aback by Ning Huan's words. He paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "There's nothing I can do. My family is quite well-off. We eat and drink well every day, and over time I've gotten a little fat."
He waved his hand and said, "Men can be a little chubby, it doesn't matter. My wife doesn't need to worry about me, you should take good care of my wife."
Ning Huan earnestly advised, "Master Wan, even for a man, being too fat is not good. Over time, it will cause health problems for you. I suggest you move around more and exercise."
"Besides exercise, you should also eat more vegetables and try to eat less meat..."
Before she could finish speaking, Si Yan, who was standing to the side, checked the prescription and called her to leave: "Madam Ning Huan, we should go."
Ning Huan still looked at Master Wan with some worry, but Master Wan waved his hand and said, "Doctor, don't worry, I will definitely listen carefully to your medical advice. Let's go, let's go!"
Seeing that Master Wan had agreed, she left with peace of mind.
But looking at Ning Huan's back, Master Wan thought: Isn't this fat lady also fat? Why does she only say she's fat?
Besides, what kind of doctor is so fat, yet complains about others being too fat? He, the dignified Master Wan of the Wan family, would never listen to such talk about not being able to eat meat.
On the way back, Ning Huan told Si Yan her request in the carriage. Si Yan was quite surprised. Judging from the woman's performance at the Wan residence today, her medical skills were already very advanced.
He asked in confusion, "Does Ning Huan's medical skills require me to examine your husband?"
Moreover, he had a vague feeling that his medical skills might not even be as good as the woman in front of him.
Ning Huan explained, "Because my husband and I have always had a bad relationship, and she doesn't like me, so naturally she doesn't want me to treat her. Besides, she doesn't believe I have such an ability."
Then she said, "But don't worry, Doctor Si, I won't keep bothering you to treat my husband. You just need to look after him once, and I'll take care of his illness myself afterwards."
"I'll have to trouble you to get the medicine later. I'll come to Renjitang to buy it."
Si Yan agreed without hesitation: "Ning Huan, you don't need to be so polite. Today I will go with you to the village to treat your husband's illness."
Just as the two were discussing going to the village to treat Zhou Jing'an's illness, the time for the oxcart to return to the village had long passed.
Zhou Lan looked around anxiously, but couldn't find Ning Huan anywhere.
Zhou Yan and Liu Shi, standing to the side, shouted triumphantly, "What are we waiting for? This morning you were so self-righteous about being late, why aren't you leaving yet!"
Hearing this, Zhou Lan said with dissatisfaction, "Jing An's wife hasn't come back yet, we can't leave!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan said sarcastically, "Oh, so just because she's not coming back alone, does that mean we have to wait for her? Why should we?"
Liu chimed in, "That's right, have you all forgotten what I said to us this morning?"
Zhou Lan was furious: "Sister, sister-in-law, Ning Huan is the third brother's wife, she's our sister-in-law, how could you two treat her like this?"
Ke Ruxiu didn't respond, but said to Zhu Shi, "Sister-in-law Zhu, we're all here. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to stay waiting for just one person?"
Although Zhu wanted to say a few words in Ning Huan's defense, Ke Ruxiu was right. After all, she had said in the morning that no one was allowed to be late anymore, and her husband had told everyone in the afternoon that latecomers would not be waited for.
Seeing the troubled look on her face, Zhou Lan said from the side, "Sister-in-law, you can't leave. Jing'an's wife might be lost. She hasn't been to town for a long time and doesn't know the area well. She might get lost. Why don't we go look for her together?"
Zhou Yan rolled her eyes and said, "She wanders off on her own and gets lost, so we all have to look for her. Who does she think she is, that we have to spoil her like this!"
Zhou Lan waved her hand and said, "No, Jing'an's wife isn't wandering around. She went to find a doctor for Jing'an. Something must have delayed her. Let's wait a little longer!"
Even so, some people were already showing signs of annoyance, after all, Ning Huan was well-liked by everyone in the village.
Ke Ruxiu said to Zhu Shi, "Sister-in-law, let's go. She hasn't returned by now. Maybe she went back to the village with the doctor from the clinic. She just didn't tell us. If we wait here for her in vain, everyone will be angry, and that won't be good!"
Hearing this, Zhu was also in a dilemma.
Zhou Lan is right, Ning Huan may have gotten lost. But Ke Ruxiu's point is also valid.
If Ning Huan had already left with the doctor, there was no need for me to wait for her, which would only upset everyone.
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and said to Zhu Dali, "Husband, let's go!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lan said anxiously, "Madam Zhu, we can't leave! Jing'an's wife hasn't returned yet!"
Zhou Yan said with schadenfreude, "Big sister, don't worry about it. As Ru Xiu Niangzi said, what if it's that heartless Jing An's wife who left first? Are we all supposed to be gullible and wait for her all night?"
He then pulled Zhou Lan into the cart, and before she could say anything more, the oxcart set off back to the village.
When Ning Huan arrived, the oxcart was nowhere to be seen.
After searching for a long time and confirming that she hadn't gone to the wrong place, she thought helplessly: she might have been abandoned.
Si Yan had originally invited her to ride in Renjitang's carriage back to the village, but Ning Huan was afraid that the oxcart was still waiting for her there, so she refused to get off and hurried over to the oxcart.
It was only a little late, but it seems that no one can afford to take chances.
Just then, she saw Si Yan's carriage and stopped it with a sigh. She then said apologetically, "Manager Si, could you please take me back with you? It seems that the oxcart in our village has already gone back."
Si Yan nodded happily: "Of course, I'm going to Ning Huan's house to treat your husband's illness, so we can go together."
As soon as the two arrived at the village entrance, they saw Zhou Lan pacing anxiously back and forth. Ning Huan called out to her, "Big sister, what are you doing here?"
When Zhou Lan saw that the person who came was Ning Huan, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
She hurriedly said, "I originally wanted to make Zhu wait for you a little longer today, in case you got lost and couldn't find your way. But Ke Ruxiu and Zhou Yan insisted that you might have already returned."
Along the way, she also harbored a glimmer of hope, thinking that Ning Huan might really be as they said, having already returned to the village.
But when she returned to the village and went to Zhou Jing'an's house, she couldn't find Ning Huan anywhere, and that's when she started to get anxious.
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