Imperial capital, next to the Forbidden City, courtyard house.
A nanny named Aunt Zeng sat by a medicine stove in the yard, fanning herself as she boiled the Chinese medicine.
"Ahem, ahem, Aunt Zeng, the smell is so bad it's drifting into the house. Please close the window for me."
"The medicine smells bitter, how are you going to drink it later?"
Aunt Zeng muttered something, put down her fan, walked to the right side of the courtyard, closed the window, walked into the room again, and touched Lin Miaomiao's forehead.
"It's so hot, come with me to the hospital."
"We just got back from the hospital. Cough, cough, cough..." Lin Miaomiao coughed violently a few times. She looked much thinner and more haggard. She lay powerlessly on the bed, staring at the ceiling. "I can't stay in America. I caught a bad cold. Cough, cough... It looks like I'm going to die in this courtyard."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft, what nonsense are you talking about? A cold is going to kill you? Stop imagining things. Here, take the thermometer. I'll go make some medicine for you. If you feel uncomfortable, just tell me, okay?"
"Aunt Zeng is still the best."
Aunt Zeng witnessed with her own eyes a medical school student grow up to become a female boss who could own a courtyard house next to the Forbidden City.
"Alas, we have known each other for almost twenty years. You are also a woman with a miserable life. I have no one to rely on. We can be considered to be dependent on each other. When you are sick, I take care of you, and you should do the same. Now that you are back, why don't you let Lin Can come to see you?"
"No, cough cough cough... He's studying and I don't want to distract him."
"Yo~ I've never seen you be so nice to a man."
"He's different because he calls me...Auntie Lin."
Lin Miaomiao smiled palely and coughed violently again.
"Okay, stop talking. You take a rest. I'll go to the supermarket and buy some candy. It will help you take your medicine later. You're such a grown-up, but you're still afraid of the bitterness of medicine. You weren't afraid of bitterness when you were poor before."
"Now that you have money, you become more hypocritical~"
Lin Miaomiao's naughty personality cannot be changed even when she is sick.
"Yes, yes, it's your turn to be so pretentious as a rich person."
Aunt Zeng covered Lin Miaomiao with a quilt and gently closed the door.
"Go buy some candy and come back soon. I'm alone in this courtyard and I'm afraid of ghosts."
"Okay, okay."
Aunt Zeng shook her head and thought that Miaomiao was really enough. She didn't dare to live in this courtyard house alone, but she would stay here a few times occasionally, and every time she would let Aunt Zeng sleep with her.
In Lin Miaomiao's words, "Siheyuan has been around for hundreds of years, and many people have died there."
Aunt Zeng couldn't understand why these rich people were so taboo about things, yet they had to own a courtyard house to symbolize their identity and status.
When she walked out of the alley and bought some candy nearby, she met Qin Kai chatting with a young man at the entrance of the alley. Aunt Zeng smiled and nodded at Qin Kai, then walked towards the entrance of the alley.
"Aunt Zeng, wait a minute."
Qin Kai called her over, patted Lin Can's shoulder and introduced her, "This is Lin Can. She's here to see Aunt Lin."
"Lin Can, aren't you reading?"
Aunt Zeng was stunned and looked Lin Can up and down.
Qin Kai whispered in Lin Can's ear and introduced Aunt Zeng. Lin Can politely extended his hand: "Hello, Aunt Zeng, I'm Lin Can. Brother Kai said Aunt Lin was sick, so I flew over to see her."
"Oh, well, it's a good thing you're here. Aunt Lin is afraid of the bitterness and refuses to take medicine. Please try to persuade her."
Aunt Zeng took Lin Can and Qin Kai to the courtyard deep in the alley.
Lin Can drove through an alley once, during the National Day last year. Qin Kai invited Lin Can and the four little ones to his home as guests, but he didn't know Lin Miaomiao at that time, so he had never been to her courtyard.
Aunt Zeng opened the gate and welcomed the two of them in.
This quadrangle courtyard is very large, covering an area of more than 600 square meters with a courtyard in the middle and houses on three sides. It is said that it was the residence of a first-rank minister in the past.
"Miaomiao, Miaomiao, Lin Can is here..."
Aunt Zeng pushed open the door. Lin Miaomiao fell asleep. She turned around and glanced at Lin Can, "You are quite useful."
Lin Can: ???
Aunt Zeng teased, "Before you came, she wanted to sleep but couldn't fall asleep because of coughing. As soon as you arrived, she fell asleep. If I had known you were so effective, I would have called you earlier and Miaomiao would have suffered less."
Aunt Zeng had lived in an alley for a long time where only the rich or noble lived. She had become very artistic in her speech and knew how to praise people subtly.
What this means is: Miaomiao feels at ease and can sleep peacefully with you around. You are the best medicine.
Lin Can and Lin Miaomiao had not seen each other for more than two months since they parted at Lin Miaomiao's uncle's hometown during the winter vacation. When they met again, she had lost weight and looked sick.
Lin Can picked up the thermometer next to his pillow and frowned, "39.8."
Aunt Zeng: "It's 40 degrees at night. The medicine doesn't work. I've found a Chinese doctor. If it doesn't get better, you can persuade her to go to the hospital for a checkup. Let's go out first and let her rest."
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In the yard.
Aunt Zeng made a pot of tea and went over to watch over the medicine.
Qin Kai: "I didn't expect you to charter a plane to the capital right after receiving the call. You are quite filial."
Lin Can: "Respecting the elderly and loving the young is a traditional virtue in our country. She once said that she and I will be a family from now on. If that's the case, then as a younger generation, I should do my best to show my filial piety."
Qin Kai: "Honestly, I admire you for your filial piety. You are worthy of our learning."
Lin Can: "By the way, what do you mean by asking me to come and see your Gulfstream? Is that brand of private jet not good?"
Qin Kai: "The Gulfstream is great. I mean, you should feel it before you make a decision. Every aspect of the interior can be customized."
Lin Can: "Okay, I've been in the capital these days. When Aunt Lin gets better, we'll go and experience it. By the way, is your private jet a gun plane?"
Qin Kai spit out a mouthful of water and laughed: "Hey, what the hell, I'm a serious person."
"Cough cough cough~"
Lin Miaomiao's coughing sound came from the bedroom again, and she groaned weakly, "Aunt Zeng, Aunt Zeng...I'm thirsty."
"Here I am, I'll bring you the medicine."
"No, I want water."
Aunt Zeng glanced at Lin Can.
Lin Can took the medicine bowl from Aunt Zeng, walked over, opened the door and entered the bedroom. He saw Lin Miaomiao lying on the bed like Lin Daiyu, sighing and saying she was "terminally ill".
Lin Can walked over and sat down, helped Lin Miaomiao up, and put the bowl to her mouth.
"I already said I don't want to drink it, Aunt Zeng, please take it away."
"How can it be better if you don't drink it? Drink it, it's not bitter. Aunt Zeng put sugar in it."
The voice is very familiar.
Lin Miaomiao turned her head and saw that it was Lin Can. She looked at him with her haggard eyes, then reached out and touched Lin Can's head. She said with a high fever, "Aunt Zeng, why do you have the face of a little bastard? Am I terminally ill? My eyes are not working well anymore."
"I'm a little bastard? Then you touch the little bastard's head, what is that?" (End of this chapter)
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