A moment later, the magistrate's wife turned around and walked towards the two little girls.
Over there, Yueyue quickly climbed into the spot that Xiaoyouran had moved her bottom to make room for her, then smiled and picked up her chopsticks to grab the steamed buns from the steamer that Xiaoyouran had pushed over for her.
When you put it in your mouth, it's just the right temperature, and a fresh and fragrant flavor immediately fills your mouth.
Yueyue's eyes widened in amazement. "Even in the capital, you can't find food this delicious!"
Aunt Jinxiu had no choice but to bow repeatedly to Madam Yun and apologize, "My lady has been disrespectful. Please forgive her, Madam."
Madam Yun dared not accept such a courtesy and quickly stood up to return the courtesy. "Aunt Jinxiu, you are too kind. However, the children have been through thick and thin together. What is a little breakfast together? It just so happens that this is homemade food, which is rare outside. So let the young... mistress eat with us."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam and the other masters." Aunt Jinxiu quickly invited Madam Yun to sit down, then bowed and took her leave, returning upstairs.
Yueyue swallowed the pastry in her mouth, waved her hand and said, "Madam, please don't be so polite. Little Youran calls me Sister Yueyue, so you can just call me Little Yueyue."
Madam Yun looked at the two young girls with affection and smiled in agreement.
At this moment, the magistrate's wife had already approached. She was very surprised and first bowed to Doctor Gu, then said to Xiao Youran and Jiang Youchen, "I wondered who looked so familiar, but I didn't expect it to be the old doctor and my two young benefactors!"
She gave a graceful curtsy to the group.
If she had given a gift to Doctor Gu and his companions to thank them for saving her son Sun Chengyuan, she would have considered it as repaying the old doctor's life-saving grace.
But after her son returned home, he kept insisting that the one who really saved him was that five-year-old girl. She naturally harbored disbelief and contempt, thinking that a five-year-old baby could heal and save lives.
But now, seeing how close this five-year-old toddler and the little princess are, even though she didn't believe it to some extent, she had to force herself to believe it.
What a great opportunity this is!
Besides, my husband just mentioned that he planned to ask them to go and treat the patients in Dadu Village after the New Year.
Befriending this girl would be the best choice.
Having made up his mind, the title "little miracle doctor" sounded very sincere.
The physician Gu immediately saw that the lady's intention was to gravitate towards the women's table, but he merely hummed in response.
Wen Yuanbai sipped his tea calmly and whispered to Master Wuwang what had happened the night before.
Madam Su had already noticed that this lady had been seen entering and leaving with that official, so she assumed she was an official's wife. She immediately rose to return the greeting, "My daughter and I are ignorant and do not deserve to be addressed as Madam. May I ask who you are...?"
The magistrate's wife quickly curtsied to her, "My husband's surname is Sun, and I am honored to hold the position of magistrate of Wufeng County. These two young doctors saved my son Chengyuan before the New Year, and I saw them from afar just now, so I came here to express my gratitude."
At this moment, Madam Yun and Madam Yu also stood up and bowed to her.
Madam Su bowed deeply, saying, "So you are Madam Sun. My apologies for not recognizing you."
Xiao Youran also stood up with a smile, "Madam Sun, how are you? How is Brother Chengyuan doing after returning home? I was just thinking of asking him to take my pulse again after the Lantern Festival to adjust the prescription."
Jiang Youchen naturally stood up and bowed to Madam Sun, "Madam Sun, I was the one who prescribed the medicine your son is using. That's exactly what I was thinking."
Madam Sun quickly returned the greeting, saying, "You are all family members of my benefactor, please don't stand on ceremony. If you don't mind, may I sit down and have a chat with you?"
Madam Yun repeatedly expressed her politeness and made room for Madam Sun to sit down as well.
Madam Su then ordered the waiter to brew a new pot of tea and brought up a new set of tableware, saying, "If Madam Sun doesn't mind, you may also try it."
Madam Sun knew that this family, though seemingly commoners, were on good terms with the nobleman upstairs, so she dared not be presumptuous. She quickly waved her hand and said humbly, "I am truly sorry for my rudeness. I never expected to meet you here. My son, Chengyuan, has been thinking of the two young doctors who saved his life and has been longing to return to Sanyang Village to thank you. However, he was recuperating in Sanyang Village and has fallen too far behind in his studies. My husband is worried that he will not be able to catch up with his studies at the academy after the New Year, so he has kept him at home to study hard. That's why he hasn't had time to return to the village. Today is truly a coincidence. Just as the young doctors said, I would like to take the liberty of inviting you two young doctors to my residence to examine my son. What do you think?"
After saying that, she looked at Madam Yun apologetically and said, "If Madam doesn't mind, you are welcome to come to our residence as guests. We would like to treat you well to express our gratitude for saving my life."
Madam Yun waved her hands repeatedly, "How can this be? It's too much trouble. Let Doctor Gu take Xiaoyouran and Chen'er with you."
Madam Sun, however, was eager to befriend them, so she said to Madam Su, "Since you have troubled your son and daughter, why don't you also come along? We have been thinking of expressing our gratitude day and night, and we have no other intentions."
At this moment, Yueyue looked at Xiao Youran and asked, "Little Youran, are you going to this Sun Mansion? Is it fun?"
Xiao Youran broke out in a cold sweat. She had long known that Madam Sun's true intentions were not what they seemed. She was just thinking about how to send Yueyue back upstairs first, but unexpectedly, Yueyue came to her door herself.
She quickly shook her head, "Sister Yueyue, we're not going there to play. We're going to treat someone. Mother is coming with us because she's worried we'll get lost in this county town."
Doctor Gu's lips twitched. Fine, anyway, in front of Xiao Youran, he could be treated like an invisible person, just like Jiang Youchen, so it was normal.
Madam Sun immediately smiled and said, “Miss, although my Sun family is not large, our back garden is connected to a late-blooming plum grove next door. It is the peak blooming season for the late-blooming plums right now. If you don’t mind, Miss… there’s no time like the present. If you and the others don’t mind, you can certainly come to the Sun residence together to enjoy the beautiful plum grove. The plum grove in our Wufeng County is entirely made of green plums, which is a rare sight elsewhere.”
Yueyue's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Xiao Youran's arm, "Little Youran, I want to go with you!"
Xiao Youran sighed, "Yueyue, you should ask your mother about this. We really can't make the decision."
Upon hearing this, Yueyue immediately lifted her skirt and went upstairs to ask.
Madam Sun had no choice but to apologize again, "Very well, I was too hasty in this matter. I should have invited you a few days in advance and sent the visiting card to your residence. I will go back and make proper arrangements, and then send someone to deliver the card to your door on an auspicious day."
Hearing this, Madam Yun and the others were truly embarrassed.
She said, "Madam Sun, you are too kind. We are just commoners now and do not deserve such courtesy from you."
She looked at Madam Su and said, "Ya Rong, why don't you take your brother and sister with you today and accept the invitation? Madam Sun is so hospitable; if we don't go, it would seem like we're being difficult."
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