Jiang Mianmian smiled gently: "Count how many pillars are in this model?"
Lin Yuqing was taken aback, and then she actually started counting, counting very carefully.
However, the model is too exquisite, with each pillar being extremely small and embedded in it, making it sometimes difficult to distinguish.
"Fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven..."
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yuqing finally showed a relaxed smile.
"There are eighty-two pillars in total, right?"
“Correct answer! But this is only part of the Grand Palace. The real palace has many more pillars than just these.” Jiang Mianmian pursed her lips and continued, “Count how many windows there are?”
"ah?"
Lin Yuqing looked troubled; she had always been afraid of anything related to numbers.
"Can we...stop counting?" she pleaded with her daughter. "My head is spinning from counting!"
"That won't do," Jiang Mianmian said with a smile. "But you answered correctly just now, so according to our agreement, I have to give you a reward!"
"Um?"
Lin Yuqing was taken aback. She saw Jiang Mianmian take out a small cookie, coax her to open her mouth like a child, and then quickly put the cookie into her mouth.
The sweet taste instantly permeated her taste buds.
She was initially pleased, then felt something was amiss, and finally realized after chewing the cookies to pieces that there was more to them than met the eye...
"Little Yuzu, you..."
Jiang Mianmian promptly handed her a glass of warm water and coaxed her to drink a couple of sips.
Lin Yuqing felt a lump in her throat.
It turned out that she had put the tiny pill in the middle of the cookie and tricked her into eating it.
"I know this medicine is quite unpleasant to take," Jiang Mianmian said, holding her hand. "But in order to get better as soon as possible, you still have to listen to the doctor and take the medicine properly!"
Lin Yuqing looked at her for a long time, a complex emotion welling up in her eyes, and nodded vigorously.
That kind of medicine usually causes side effects, which are very uncomfortable.
But today is strange, there was no response for a long time.
She usually sees the sky as gray.
Today, she saw the brilliant sunshine and colorful flowers swaying in the wind.
Lin Yuqing looked away, smiled at her daughter, and tentatively reached out to touch her hair.
Seeing that Jiang Mianmian didn't mind, she felt relieved and boldly put her hand on her head and patted her little head.
"Can I have this model?"
Jiang Mianmian nodded and smiled, "Of course!"
Lin Yuqing held the model as if it were a treasure, and carefully placed it in the most conspicuous place on the bedside table.
This is the first gift her daughter has ever given her!
The more she thought about it, the happier she became; it seemed like... she hadn't laughed like this in a long time.
After a while, Jiang Mianmian checked her watch and realized that half an hour had passed since she took her medicine.
However, judging from Lin Yuqing's appearance, there seemed to be no side effects.
She asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No," Lin Yuqing smiled.
She used to find that medicine unpleasant to take, but now she wants to take it on time and get better quickly.
"You silly child, where did you learn all this?" she laughed cheerfully. "You've got a real knack for charming people!"
Jiang Mianmian almost blurted out, "When I was sick before, I wouldn't take medicine, and my mom would coax me like that too."
However, she swallowed the words back down her throat.
She just smiled at Lin Yuqing.
But her mother's intelligence was completely beyond her expectations.
Lin Yuqing quickly realized that her daughter must have been treated so gently by others before, which was why she learned this method.
And the person who patiently coaxed her to take her medicine must have been her adoptive mother...
Suddenly, a wave of bittersweet emotion washed over her, and she found it difficult to describe the conflicting feeling.
It's a stroke of luck that our daughter met a good family.
But secretly, she would hope that if this family treated her badly…how wonderful that would be. That way, her daughter wouldn't yearn for the warmth of that home, and would return to her without hesitation, calling her "Mom" loudly…
Instead of needing time to adjust, she doesn't call her adoptive parents every day to let them know she's safe...
Lin Yuqing took a deep breath, her body trembling slightly, frightened by her own gloomy and terrifying thoughts.
“Little Yuzu,” she said, her breathing rapid, her forehead beaded with sweat, and her face slightly pale, “you can go out now… I want to rest for a while.”
Jiang Mianmian paused for a moment, then carefully helped her onto the bed, gently covered her with a thin blanket, and changed the slippers by the bed into a pair of comfortable and soft silk slippers.
After doing all this, she smiled at Lin Yuqing and softly reminded her, "I'll come again next time it's time to take your medicine! If you count the number of windows correctly, I'll have a special reward!"
Lin Yuqing smiled through her red eyes, then choked back tears as she asked, "Can...I really get better?"
"Dr. Ivy said it's definitely possible."
“Little Yuzu…” She reached out and grasped her daughter’s hand tightly.
Jiang Mianmian's heart trembled. Her hands were withered and pale, and the coldness was heartbreaking.
"Don't worry," she chuckled softly, "It will get better, it definitely will!"
Under the influence of the medication, Lin Yuqing quickly fell asleep.
However, he slept very restlessly, had nightmares, and broke out in a cold sweat.
Jiang Mianmian was worried and asked Aunt Su to keep an eye on her while she went to the kitchen to prepare to make small cakes.
All the ingredients are available, and the equipment is state-of-the-art.
Having never done housework since childhood, she was somewhat at a loss when faced with all of this.
She found videos online and learned to make them step by step. Even the simplest one took her quite a bit of effort. After finally following the video instructions, the little cakes went into the oven, and she breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and smiled easily.
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