As the two were talking, they handed over a food box. He Jiuniang opened it and her eyes instantly lit up with a smile.
"How lovely! Your cooking is wonderful!"
She praised him sincerely, it seemed that Madam Jiang really treated her like her daughter. Even the pastries were deliberately made into the shapes of children, such as little rabbits, cats, and dogs, so lifelike that one couldn't bear to eat them.
Jiang Ruoya held her hand reluctantly and asked, "When are you coming back? If you like it, I'll make it for you every day!"
If her husband hadn't kept persuading her from yesterday until this morning when she left home, she definitely would have gone with He Jiuniang. This was her daughter whom she had finally found, and she couldn't bear to be separated from her.
He Jiuniang smiled and said, "I'll only go back for two days. I miss the elderly and children at home, so I'll go back to visit them. I'll be back soon."
As she spoke, she turned to Ling Yue and Ling Xue and instructed them, "The medicine prescribed for the madam must not be stopped, and the head massage must continue."
The two girls nodded repeatedly, and Jiang Ruoya took out a small box and handed it to her: "This is a gold lock I made for the child. Please give it to him for me!"
Although Jiang Ruoya's mental age is only that of a ten-year-old, she still understands some basic principles. For example, she knows that she and Mingze are husband and wife, and she knows that she likes him very much. Moreover, he always teaches her things very gently.
Her husband taught her to give gifts to Jiu'er's child. He said that Jiu'er treated her illness without accepting money or gifts, so giving gifts to Jiu'er's child was the best way.
The husband also said that if Jiu'er was her daughter, then Jiu'er's child would be her little grandson, and naturally she should cherish him.
She thought it made a lot of sense, and immediately sent people to break the little gold lock.
Because it's for a boy, it's not very fancy; it's a simple and timeless design, and the dog's birthday is thoughtfully engraved on it.
Although He Jiuniang was a little curious about how Jiang Ruoya knew Gou'er's birthday, she understood everything when she thought of her husband, who looked very unusual.
When Jiang Ruoya traveled, she was protected by so many experts, and even her two personal maids, Ling Yue and Ling Xue, were highly skilled. This showed that she was no ordinary person.
Since she's not an ordinary person, it's not a big deal that they were able to find out her son's birth date and time.
"Thank you, Madam."
She didn't hesitate and readily accepted.
Jiang Ruoya originally wanted her to call her "mother," but she remembered what her husband had told her: Jiu'er had been separated from her for so many years and was definitely not used to it yet, so she must not force her and had to wait until she was willing to do so herself.
She felt that her husband was right. Although she didn't know why she and Jiu'er had gotten separated, she knew that she couldn't force her and had to go along with her.
Who told Jiu'er to be her precious daughter? She should spoil her.
After a reluctant farewell, He Jiuniang went home. Looking at the pastries in the food box and the little gold lock in the small box, He Jiuniang's lips curled up slightly. If only she had a mother as good as Madam Jiang.
Although Sun Shi was her mother-in-law, she treated her like her own daughter, so she didn't have any major regrets.
When Qin Jian returned from his mission, He Jiuniang had already returned from Anping Village. She even went to the clinic to apologize and said she would definitely come next time.
He Jiuniang waved her hand dismissively, thinking it was no big deal at all. Since it was so close by, she could go whenever she had time.
Life went on like this. Cheng Xuewei's progress was incredibly fast. Even though she started decorating much later than the Lu family, she was able to open her shop in the county town at the same time as the Lu family.
These past few days, He Jiuniang has become increasingly busy. After treating patients, she also has to check on the progress of the renovation. After all, she is practically the owner, and she needs to make sure that everyone in the shop is familiar with her so that it will be easier to manage the shop when it opens.
Throughout these processes, Cheng Xuewei accompanied her at all times, and in just a month or two, their sisterly bond developed rapidly.
After spending more time together, He Jiuniang realized that Cheng Xuewei was a shrewd businesswoman with a good temper and sound values, which suited her well. In the past few days, they had even been inseparable, with Cheng Xuewei sitting beside He Jiuniang while she treated patients at the clinic.
"Hey girl, why are you always staying at the inn? It's okay to stay there for one night now, but how can you stay there for a long time? Anyway, it's just me and a bunch of servants living here now. Why don't you move in with me? What do you say?"
Cheng Xuewei looked at He Jiuniang with anticipation, hoping that He Jiuniang could supervise her weight loss anytime, anywhere.
Speaking of which, the results of her weight loss during this period were immediate. She lost a pound a day, and her chin, which used to have several layers, is now only three layers. She was so happy that she cried.
"I actually thought about buying a house in Jingzhou, but I felt that most of my family members were in the county town. Even if I bought a house, it wouldn't necessarily be occupied often, and I would have to find someone to look after it, which would be quite troublesome."
He Jiuniang sighed. She didn't like staying in inns either, but buying a house was no small matter. Besides, after what happened with Lin Yiping, she had become much more cautious, so she had been staying in inns.
"That's why I told you to move in with me! We're in the same boat now, so why are you being so polite? I have so many empty courtyards, so I'll arrange one for you. You can live however you want. When your family wants to come and stay in Jingzhou permanently, you can buy your own house."
Cheng Xuewei looked at her with such affection that it made her blush.
He Jiuniang thought for a moment and said, "How about I rent from you? You name your price, and I'll feel more at ease living here."
Cheng Xuewei was about to say no, but after thinking about it, she knew that if she didn't accept the money, the tenant definitely wouldn't stay there. So she readily agreed: "Okay, then I'll charge you five taels of silver a year. You're only renting a small courtyard, it's not worth much, so don't try to argue with me!"
Five taels of silver a year might be enough to rent a place for a year in the county town, but this was the prefectural city, and even renting it for three months would be difficult. So, He Jiuniang still gave twenty taels of silver.
“Take it. If you don’t, I’ll stay at the inn forever.”
Cheng Xuewei had no choice but to accept it. She then told the maid to go back and have someone prepare the items, and to buy anything that was missing in advance.
Then he grabbed He Jiuniang and said, "Come on, come on, we'll go help you move your things right away, and you can stay here tonight!"
He Jiuniang was used to her impulsive nature. Now that there were no patients left, it wasn't a bad idea to leave work early, since Dr. Song didn't care anyway.
Just as she stepped out of the clinic, she saw a group of people rushing towards her. Pedestrians on the road quickly made way for them, and He Jiuniang recognized the leader as Qin Jian.
The other person also saw her, glanced at her, but didn't greet her. He was in a hurry to leave the city to pick up his sworn brother, who had been tormented all the way back from Changzhou and was now almost unrecognizable.
PS: My darlings, give me some time. I promise that the male and female leads will reunite within ten chapters!
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