Upon hearing this, General Su slowly realized what was happening and looked at Su Jiu'an: "She's really not Xiao Liu?"
Su Jiu'an shook his head: "Grandfather, she is Doctor Su. You drank the soft powder that the scoundrel in Shili Village gave you, which aggravated your old illness. It was Doctor Su who saved you."
He couldn't keep giving his grandfather false hope. His grandfather was old, and his body couldn't withstand many more disappointments. It was better not to give him any hope in the first place.
The light in General Su's eyes dimmed, and he withdrew his hand: "I'm sorry, Doctor Su, it was my rudeness."
Su Ruojin smiled gently: "It's alright, why don't you take a medicinal bath first?" After saying that, she asked the servant at the door to bring in the medicine tub.
There is a difference between men and women, and after giving some instructions, she left the room.
By the time Grandpa Su finished, it was almost 10 PM. Su Ruojin was also exhausted after a long day, and she had to prepare for the opening tomorrow, so she took a shower and lay down.
In her dream, Su Ruojin saw the little boy from that day with his back to her, crying and searching for her everywhere, calling out "sister" over and over again.
Su Ruojin's heart softened, and she quickly walked behind the little boy. Just as she was about to call out to him, she was awakened by a noisy noise.
"Fire! Fire! Help!"
"Fire has broken out!"
"Quickly, fetch some water."
Su Ruojin sat up abruptly, put on her coat, opened the door, and quickly walked out.
There, a fire was burning in the storeroom next to the courtyard wall. Zhihua, Ruyan, and other maids and servants were carrying water to put out the fire, and Yuan Hong was among them.
Fortunately, it was discovered early, and the fire wasn't too big; it was extinguished in no time.
Zhihua saw Su Ruojin and hurried over, her face full of guilt: "Miss, I'm sorry, it's my fault for not watching the storeroom properly. Please punish me."
"We'll talk about punishment later. First, tell me what happened and how the fire started." Su Ruojin walked quickly toward the warehouse.
Yanluo's face was smeared with soot, and her eyes were red: "Miss, we don't know either. Everything was ready. Zhihua and I checked it over and made sure there were no problems before we went to rest. We don't know how it caught fire in the middle of the night."
Madam Lin also came over, her face full of fear and anxiety: "Xiao Jin, what happened?"
The warehouse was filled with thick smoke, and the medicinal herbs that had just been delivered today were mostly burned. The walls were blackened by the smoke and fire.
Su Ruojin comforted Madam Lin, "Grandmother, it's alright."
Madam Lin also saw the situation in the storeroom and hurriedly wiped away her tears: "Xiao Jin, the clinic is opening tomorrow, and all the medicinal herbs have been burned. What are we going to do?"
Su Ruojin gestured for Zhihua to help Old Madam Lin, and then walked into the storeroom herself, slowly making her way around, searching for something.
A moment later, her eyes sharpened, and she found a small piece of tinder soaking in a puddle of water in the corner.
It must have been that when everyone was carrying water to put out the fire, the water accidentally spilled onto the tinderbox.
She looked up at the ventilation window on the wall, a hint of amusement in her eyes.
It seems someone doesn't want her clinic to open smoothly.
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