Chapter 960 Fleeing the Famine? There's No Way to Escape 7
Xiao Bao had been curiously looking outside, but as soon as he saw his nanny, he immediately turned his head back and leaned back on Ning Yan's shoulder.
At this moment, Lu Chengwen also came in.
"Xiao Bao, drink your medicine quickly."
Xiao Bao turned his head to look at his father, then turned back, showing his father the back of his head.
The wet nurse placed the medicine on the table and reached out to take the baby. "Young master, I'll feed you your medicine. Miss, please give me the child."
Ning Yan thought to herself, "Am I not going to give it to you? Look at the child, he's completely ignoring you!"
"Is the medicine no longer too hot?"
The wet nurse gave a forced smile: "Miss, you don't know this, but the young master always takes a long time to drink his medicine. By the time he stops agreeing, the medicine has already gone cold."
Ning Yan asked Xiao Bao, "Young Master, will you drink your medicine properly later?"
Xiao Bao was very uncomfortable due to the fever and didn't even want to speak, but he still obediently replied with an "oh" when Ning Yan asked him a question.
Lu Chengwen was overjoyed. Seeing that the wet nurse still wanted to hold the child, he immediately gave her a look, signaling her to shut up.
The wet nurse retreated sheepishly.
Lu Chengwen walked to the table and kept testing the temperature of the medicine bowl with his fingers. When he felt it was about right, he said softly, "Xiaobao, the medicine isn't hot anymore. Can you drink it by yourself?"
Xiao Bao finally responded, "Sister, feed me."
Ning Yan replied, "Okay, okay, I'll feed you, sister."
Lu Chengwen quickly handed the medicine bowl to Ning Yan, who then held the child in one arm and held the medicine bowl in the other, feeding it to the child's mouth.
Xiao Bao instinctively backed away, and Ning Yan looked up at Lu Chengwen, "The medicine is bitter, could you please get the child a piece of candied fruit to sweeten his mouth after he finishes the medicine? If you don't have any, that's fine."
Lu Chengwen said, "Yes, yes, yes, go get it quickly!" The last sentence was naturally said to the wet nurse.
The wet nurse had no choice but to go and get the candied fruit.
After she left, Xiao Bao held the medicine bowl in his little hands and drank from it.
Ning Yan: ...No, isn't this child quite easy to feed medicine to? Besides, he's so well-behaved!
The bowl of medicine was almost full, but the child gulped it all down without even taking a sip. Just then, the wet nurse returned, and Ning Yan quickly handed the bowl to Lu Chengwen and stuffed a piece of candied fruit into the baby's mouth.
The little one ate something sweet and smiled sweetly at Ning Yan, "Mommy, I'm a good girl, I've drunk all my medicine, please don't go, okay?"
For some reason, Ning Yan felt a little envious; this child was pitifully well-behaved.
She had never met the child's mother, but she knew she shouldn't resemble Xiao Bao's mother; otherwise, Lu Chengwen wouldn't have shown no reaction at all.
I don't know why Xiaobao is so fixated on her face, calling her "Mom" so affectionately.
"Please, Mom? Mom, if you don't say anything, do you not want me anymore? Are you leaving again, Mom?" As she spoke, Xiao Bao's little mouth twitched, and she burst into tears again.
Moreover, after only crying twice, he vomited up the medicine he had just drunk.
Startled, Lu Chengwen hurriedly pleaded, "Miss Ning, please just agree, okay? The child, the child really can't cry anymore."
"Okay, okay, I promise, I won't leave. Xiao Bao, don't cry."
The little horse immediately shut its mouth and stopped crying loudly. "Really, really not leaving?"
Ning Yan was both amused and exasperated; this kid's attitude changed too quickly. "Okay, I'm not leaving."
"I want more candied fruit, my mouth tastes so bitter."
Ning Yan then pinched a piece of candied fruit and put it in his mouth.
"Miss Ning, please watch over him for a while. He just vomited. I'll have someone brew some more medicine."
Ning Yan glanced at the vomit on the ground. "The child didn't vomit much. Most of the medicine has already been swallowed. If he drinks another bowl, he might vomit again. It's better to leave it like this. If the fever doesn't go down by midnight, then I'll boil another bowl and feed it to him."
"Alright, I'll do as you say. I'll have someone come in and clean up the mess on the floor. The food will be brought up in a bit, so you and Xiaobao can eat together. If it's convenient for you, Miss Ning, you can sleep here tonight. I'll send someone to inform your family."
In addition, I have already arranged for them to be moved to regular rooms.
Unfortunately, the best rooms had already been taken by the Lu family, so the Ning family had to stay in the regular guest rooms.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Lu."
This was the second time Ning Yan had addressed Lu Chengwen in this way. Lu Chengwen's lips twitched slightly. "No trouble at all."
After saying that, she went out of the room and called two maids to clean the room. Soon the room was clean and incense was lit to remove the smell. After the two maids left, the food was served. This was different from the dinner she had just eaten.
A bowl of minced meat and egg custard, a plate of stir-fried chicken pieces, a serving of braised pork, a plate of steamed salted fish, a plate of stir-fried mushrooms, a bowl of chicken soup, and two servings of rice.
There are definitely no vegetables. Regardless of whether you have money or not, in this drought, all living beings are equal, and vegetables simply cannot grow.
The wet nurse came in again, preparing to feed the baby.
Ning Yan simply placed the child in the wet nurse's arms. What's so great about fighting over a job that involves serving others?
Do they really think this is the Lu family's backyard? They're scheming and plotting against each other all the time.
The wet nurse was speechless as she looked at the child in her arms. Was she really going to give the child to her so easily?
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and feed the child. After a long day of travel, the child must be tired and hungry. Eating will help the baby rest earlier."
Wet nurse: ...Why do I feel like I'm being controlled?
Why is she being given orders when the person in front of her is just a lowly country bumpkin?
She's still wearing clothes that are so tattered; even the servants in her household wouldn't want them...
Just then, another maid came in. "Miss Ning, the master has sent you a change of clothes. Please let me know if you need anything else."
Ning Yan smiled and gave the two maids a slightly awkward bow. "Thank you, sisters. I will definitely let you know if I need anything."
Actually, she didn't need anything. The Lu family had already helped her a lot, and she could finally wear normal clothes again.
She did have clothes, but she couldn't take them out of the divine palace.
Now it's possible.
The wet nurse glanced at the clothes in the maid's hands. The color and material were those of a first-class maid. How could a country bumpkin like her be worthy of such a thing?
Suddenly, he glanced at Ning Yan's face. Could it be that the old man has taken a fancy to this girl?
After the two maids delivered the gifts, they left. Ning Yan didn't have time to ponder the wet nurse's thoughts; it was time to eat.
Xiao Bao was really well-behaved. He didn't bother Ning Yan at all when it was time to eat, and just let the wet nurse hold him and feed him. Ning Yan knew that wealthy families had strict rules about eating, so she didn't feed the child indiscriminately and just ate her own food.
Perhaps she was eating so deliciously that Xiao Bao's mouth watered. "I want this," he said, referring to the chicken.
The wet nurse picked up a piece of chicken and put it into Zuibao's mouth.
Ning Yan quickly reminded him, "Xiao Bao, don't eat."
Xiao Bao, who had opened his little mouth to bite, immediately closed it upon hearing this.
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