As she spoke, she reached into her bundle to rummage through the contents, then asked, "The gifts the other three branches prepared for you were from the public funds, and they informed me of them. I know that. The gifts from the second branch should be..."
She had already taken out the white cloth wrapped in a square shape. When she opened it, she found a fine Duan inkstone with several neatly folded silver notes hidden in the groove in the middle.
She mentally gave Li a thumbs up; as expected, her second sister-in-law knew what was important.
However, Jiang Youchen spoke up, "Auntie, the Yun family has more than a dozen people, right? At this critical juncture, gifts are not important. What is important is that you, my great-aunt and aunt, make sure the Yun family is settled and living well."
Zhou's hand froze there.
She was actually in a dilemma. Although Old Madam Yun had told the brother and sister to keep the gift, she hadn't mentioned the dragon and phoenix jade pendant she'd brought out yesterday. In fact, the gift Old Madam Yun had originally prepared for Xiao Youran had been smashed by the little girl. The dragon and phoenix jade pendant was worth a fortune; if she really gave it away as a gift, wouldn't she be heartbroken?
Therefore, Jiang Youchen's words were a good way to save face.
She glanced at Old Madam Yun's face, somewhat embarrassed, "How can this be? You are the younger generation, we should have given you a gift, it's just a month late... this..."
Xiao Youran said in a soft voice, "Aunt, Mother already scolded You Ran about the gift before... If you bring it up again, won't that drive You Ran crazy? Mother said that we didn't have much money left and couldn't give it to you directly. So we had no choice but to do this yesterday. We just listened to Mother."
Jiang Youchen looked at her younger sister suspiciously. Had their mother said that?
Madam Yun frowned.
She preferred to accept the favor from the Jiang siblings rather than the Su family's financial assistance.
Besides, they were just helping to pass the buck; the items still belonged to their own family, so they deserved them.
She glanced at the cherished purple jade dragon and phoenix pendants, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, saying, "In that case, eldest daughter-in-law, you should keep them for now. We'll make them a proper gift after we've settled in."
With her mother-in-law's approval, Zhou felt relieved and nodded, saying, "Thank you all this time."
Jiang Youchen stood up and cupped his hands in greeting, "You're too kind, Aunt. Great-aunt, Aunt, please rest first. Mother is still waiting for us at the inn. We'll head back now."
Zhou stood up and said, "Then you should drive carefully."
As she spoke, she saw the brother and sister out, then asked, "How is your mother feeling? Is she feeling any better?"
Jiang Youchen said, "I'm just a little tired. I should feel better after a few more days of rest."
"It's all because of you that I've dragged you down with me," Zhou sighed.
Jiang Youchen repeatedly said she dared not.
Seeing that they were all ignoring her, Xiao Youran racked her brains to recall that after the Yun family was raided in her previous life, she seemed to have heard that her third cousin's wife had returned to her parents' home? She had also seen her third cousin's wife's fierce demand to return after she entered the Yun family. However… in her previous life, without the help of her siblings, the Yun family probably wouldn't have fared well. Her third cousin's wife couldn't endure hardship, and now that she wanted to return to her parents' home, it didn't seem like a bad thing.
So she casually asked, "Are my cousins all here?"
Madam Zhou nodded, "Everyone should rest now. It's not good to keep all of them waiting in our household. In a few days, when your mother is feeling better, she can come over for a visit and we can chat. Your visit this time has really been very kind..."
It's too complicated to explain in a few words.
As they spoke, they arrived at the door. The Jiang siblings bid farewell again, boarded their carriage, and departed.
On the way back, little Youran drifted off to sleep...
And then that late-night snack... was completely out of the question.
Back at the Xilai Inn, the brother and sister went to their respective rooms.
Su Yue had already made up her and Zhao's mother's bed.
Little Youran, still half asleep, washed up and then spontaneously crawled into her mother's bed to sleep.
Mother's embrace is so warm and comfortable.
She clenched her little fists and, in a daze, made a decision: in this life, she could not let her mother die young again.
She was so exhausted that she fell asleep quickly.
In the middle of the night, she felt as if her whole body was being roasted by fire and woke up with a start, only to find that the bed was hot and humid.
She looked up and touched her own forehead, then her mother's forehead, and immediately snapped back to reality, "Mother Zhao! Suyue!"
The two immediately woke up from the low couch beside the bed, "Miss?"
Xiao Youran's voice trembled with tears, "Mother has a fever! It's so hot!"
Zhao's mother immediately put on her coat, got up, and reached over to check, exclaiming in surprise, "Madam does indeed have a high fever!"
She turned around. "Suyue, go downstairs and check if there's any hot water left in the kitchen. I'll go call the doctor!"
After saying that, he pulled his coat tighter and went outside.
Su Yue hurriedly got up, dressed, and put on her shoes before running downstairs.
Xiao Youran was a little anxious. Suddenly she remembered the pink and blue bracelet on her wrist and began to examine it carefully, wondering if she could send her mother a box of fever reducers.
She poked it with her finger, and the bracelet briefly emitted a faint glow.
If you keep poking at it, the bracelet will light up quickly at first, but as the frequency of her tapping increases rapidly, I simply stop paying attention to it altogether.
How exactly do we wake up that sticky note?
She recalled the words she uttered when she woke it up yesterday—"It hurts!"
No response.
That was quite a hard impact! Ouch!
Still no response.
She was so anxious that she scratched her head, wondering what the right way to do it was.
Do we really need any secret codes?
Open Sesame?
Opening the iron pot?
Xiaoyou opens the door?
Or... should the simpleton open the door?
This time, no matter what she did, the bracelet remained unmoved, and the note never reappeared.
She dejectedly lowered her wrist and waited helplessly for Su Yue to bring hot water. Zhao's mother then fetched a doctor in the dark to take her mother's pulse.
The doctor said, "Madam is weak and has been suffering from long-term emotional distress. Has she been frightened recently? This could have allowed wind-evil to enter her body."
Jiang Youchen, who had also been startled awake, nodded and said, "Yes, I was frightened and fainted once during the day yesterday."
The doctor nodded. "That's it. I'll write a prescription, and you can send someone with me to the pharmacy to get the medicine."
After saying that, he went to the side and wrote down the prescription.
Xiao Youran asked curiously, "Doctor, my mother has a high fever. Is there any way to bring it down?"
The doctor said, "This prescription is for reducing fever. Just get the medicine, decoct it, and give it to her. For the next few days, Madam can only eat light, easily digestible foods. Please remember that."
Jiang Youchen saw the doctor out, then took out the prescription and asked Lao Feng to go with the doctor.
It was already dawn. Xiao Youran was worried about her mother's high fever. Remembering that she had been in the hospital in the future for decades, she knew a doctor who could reduce fever. So she asked Suyue to go to the kitchen to find some strong liquor.
When Jiang Youchen returned and heard his sister's words, he asked, "Why did you get some strong liquor?"
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