Xiao Yunying couldn't explain the process of conception to her, and she figured they wouldn't understand some of the terms anyway. She could only advise Xiao Yuntao to find a way to get Ge Changjian to see a doctor at the clinic.
"Don't say you're taking him to see a doctor for men's health issues. Just say you see he looks unwell and are worried he's overworked, so you're taking him to get some tonics to help him recover. Just fool him for now."
As she spoke, she took out five taels of silver from her bosom and put it into the purse that Xiao Yuntao had given her earlier, then put it back into her hand.
“Use this money to take him to the clinic, and tell him it’s from your mother.”
Xiao Yuntao had treated the original owner very well before, and now that she had taken over the original owner's body, she was willing to treat her as family and repay her kindness.
Xiao Yuntao asked in slight surprise, "Little sister, where did you get so much silver?"
Then, as if remembering something, he glanced at Mu Lianrong.
Mu Lianrong waved her hand: "It wasn't given by me, your little sister earned it herself."
Xiao Yuntao was about to refuse, but upon hearing this, she repeated in confusion, "You earned it yourself?"
When this topic came up, Mu Lianrong perked up and couldn't wait to tell Xiao Yunying about all her experiences over this period.
He spoke with such intonation and passion that it was even more captivating than a storyteller's tale.
Xiao Yuntao listened with increasing surprise, without interrupting, only occasionally asking a question about something she was curious about.
Mu Lianrong stopped talking when someone knocked on the door.
Xiao Yunsong said at the door, "Mother, Changjian said it's getting late and we should go back."
Mu Lianrong's smile froze on her face.
Thinking about how my daughter still doesn't have children, I don't even have the confidence to let someone stay for one night.
Xiao Yuntao was also reluctant to part with her mother, but she still comforted her, "Mother, I will come to see you again in a while."
Mu Lianrong stood up: "Alright, it gets dark quickly now, it's safer to go back early. Wait here, Mother will get you some food."
Before Xiao Yuntao could speak, Mu Lianrong had already walked out of the house.
Helpless, Xiao Yuntao remembered the purse in her hand and said, "Little sister, I can't take this money. Please take it back."
Xiao Yunying held her hand: "Third sister, don't be so polite with me. I never refused the money and food you gave me before."
Besides, this is something that absolutely has to be done. If Ge Changjian really is infertile, no matter how much medicine you take, you won't get pregnant."
If Ge Changjian were healthy and without illness, he would certainly not spend his own money to go to a clinic for a pulse diagnosis.
Xiao Yuntao bit her lip. The money she had given her younger sister before didn't even amount to half a tael of silver, but what her younger sister said made sense.
The sound of Ge Changjian's voice and footsteps came from outside the door. Xiao Yunying hurriedly said, "Third Sister, quickly put it away, don't let him see it."
Xiao Yuntao subconsciously put the purse in her bosom and whispered, "Little sister, consider this money a loan from your older sister."
Xiao Yunying didn't answer, but took her arm and walked towards the door.
Who knew that Ge Changjian was thick-skinned, no, he should be called shameless.
He knew perfectly well that this was Xiao Yunying's room, but he still stepped over the threshold and came in.
While telling Xiao Yuntao it was time to go back, his eyes were freely taking in the furnishings of the room, finally settling on Xiao Yunying.
Xiao Yuntao grew a little anxious and gently pushed his shoulder: "What are you doing? Get out of here right now, this is my little sister's room."
Perhaps it was the alcohol that emboldened him, or perhaps it was because there were no elders around, only the three of them, that led Ge Changjian to speak such nonsense without any restraint.
"So this is Yunying's house. No wonder it smells so good."
That tone, that expression.
Xiao Yunying's hands, hanging by her sides, tightened and loosened repeatedly.
What should I do? This is disgusting. I really want to punch him.
Xiao Yuntao punched his shoulder hard: "What nonsense are you talking about? Get out of here right now."
Ge Changjian was pushed back a step and almost tripped on the threshold. As soon as he regained his footing, he raised his hand and slapped Xiao Yuntao across the face.
"You bitch, how dare you push me."
Xiao Yunying was startled. Before she could react, her mother's voice came from outside the door: "What are you doing here?"
Ge Changjian eventually stopped hitting him.
It wasn't out of consideration for his cheap mother-in-law, but because he knew he couldn't beat the three men from the Xiao family.
Ge Changjian stepped aside, then turned back and said as if nothing had happened, "Mother, it's alright, I've come to call Yun Tao to leave."
Mu Lianrong was standing far away, and only saw him standing in front of her little daughter's door. She felt it was inappropriate, so she asked a question. She didn't see anything else, so she didn't think much of it.
"Everything's loaded, hurry up and get in the car, looks like the weather's about to change."
Xiao Yunying closed the door and pulled Xiao Yuntao around Ge Changjian's house. Outside the gate, her eldest and second brothers were carrying an oxcart and securing bamboo baskets with straw ropes.
Mu Lianrong said, "There are two pheasants inside, as well as some other food. You've lost a lot of weight recently, so eat more to nourish yourself. Don't forget to give some to your parents-in-law to try, so they can also taste your mother's cooking."
Mu Lianrong said this on purpose to make it clear that it was for her daughter; otherwise, Ge Changjian might have given it all to his parents, and her daughter wouldn't have gotten a single bite.
Mu Lianrong didn't expect that the Ge family would be so shameless. They almost explicitly said that the things were meant for Xiao Yuntao, but after returning to the Ge family, they still made Ge Changjian give them all to his mother.
The family watched Xiao Yuntao leave in the oxcart from the doorway, and Xiao Yunying caught a glimpse of her mother's slightly reddened eyes.
She offered a few words of comfort, and Mu Lianrong said with relief, "Daughter, it's fortunate you didn't marry far away, otherwise your parents wouldn't know if something happened."
"Oh, and that five taels of silver, wait here, Mother will go get it for you."
Xiao Yunying pulled her mother away: "Don't take it, Mother. It's just five taels of silver. My third sister has helped me a lot in the past. Consider it my way of repaying her kindness. Besides, we are sisters. There's no need to be so calculating."
Mu Lianrong got angry when she thought about how the money was for Ge Changjian's health: "That brat, he only took so little stuff for the New Year, and he even managed to take five taels of silver with him when he left. What kind of nonsense is this?"
Xiao Yunying patted her mother's hand to comfort her, "Mother, don't think like that. This five taels of silver wasn't spent for Ge Changjian, it was spent for Third Sister."
She scoffed inwardly. That disgusting man—if it weren't for her third sister, she wouldn't have spent a single penny on him.
The reason he asked his third sister to take him to see a doctor wasn't because she really wanted to treat his health.
What she was thinking was, why not kick this kind of man away as soon as possible, or keep him around and shorten her lifespan?
If it is found that Ge Changjian has a physical illness, the chances of successfully persuading the third sister to divorce will be much greater.
If any rumors were to spread, at least it wouldn't be that the third sister was in poor health and unable to conceive.
Divorce is a big deal in today's society, especially in the countryside. It can affect the reputation of an entire village, so this bad reputation must not fall on Xiao Yuntao.
Mu Lianrong understood the reasoning, but she was still angry.
Her third daughter had lost some weight since her last visit to her parents' home. Her cotton-padded coat looked bright, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that the coat was too big, and the sleeves and trouser legs were too short, obviously not fitting her properly.
Without even thinking about it, it's obvious that this isn't Yun Tao's cotton-padded coat. She probably borrowed it from one of the women in the Ge family to make a show of it when she went back to her parents' home.
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