Chapter 46 So shy she's practically steaming!
When Lu Lian'er came out of the room, her eyes were slightly red, and her expression was both guilty and pitiful.
Xia Qingfeng's heart broke at the sight.
He held Lu Lian'er's hand tenderly, "Brother! Please don't scold Lian'er anymore. She's a girl, and this is the first time she's done something like this. She has no experience."
"What did she say? She said it was a product from her acquaintance, good quality and cheap!" Xia Qinglin was truly furious, the first time she'd ever lost her temper like this with Lu Lian'er. "What's wrong with you? Can't you pick some better products?"
Lu Lian'er stared at Xia Qinglin in astonishment; he had never yelled at her so loudly before!
It's just some expired instant noodles, why are you getting so angry? Those disaster victims are about to lose their lives, and you're still being picky about food! You can't even swallow expired instant noodles.
Xia Mian really spoiled them with her food!
It all comes down to that bitch Xia Mian! Why did that lunatic have to donate supplies from a brand like Three Kittens?! Couldn't she have donated something from a small workshop? So annoying!
Do these lowly disaster victims even deserve to eat branded food? They absolutely do not!
"Brother, I was wrong. I was also deceived by this acquaintance of mine." Lu Lian'er took the initiative to tug at Xia Qinglin's sleeve, tilted her head slightly, and held back her tears.
A delicate, pale face appeared on her face. "I never imagined he would lie to me. I thought it was a really good product, but it turned out to be expired."
"I only found out it was an expired product after seeing these online reports. I really didn't know beforehand!"
"It's all my fault for not doing more research and comparing prices. It's all my fault, I'm too ashamed to stay at home any longer!"
She said this as she rushed towards the door, "I might as well move out! I don't deserve to be a young lady of the Xia family!"
"Lian'er! It's raining so hard outside, what are you doing?" Xia Qingfeng grabbed Lu Lian'er's arm. "Where will you stay if you go out?"
"Third Brother..." Lu Lian'er nestled in Xia Qingfeng's arms, sobbing softly. "I feel so guilty, so sad..."
Xia Qinglin saw how eagerly she admitted her mistake and how pitifully she cried.
All the anger in my body vanished instantly.
Her tone softened considerably. "Never mind, you didn't do it on purpose."
“The deed is done, there’s nothing we can do but apologize.” Xia Qinglin frowned. “You and Lao San, each of you record an apology video and post it on Douyin and Weibo.”
"Big brother?" Lu Lian'er lifted her head from Xia Qingfeng's arms, her eyes blurry with tears, almost doubting that she had misheard.
"We have to record an apology video? The disaster victims and netizens are constantly criticizing us... If I record a video in the heat of the moment, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"
She could almost imagine how the crazy netizens would curse and humiliate her.
"These netizens are so bored, they love being keyboard warriors. Dude... can you please stop recording?" Xia Qingfeng didn't really want to embarrass himself.
"We must record this! We must salvage public opinion and restore the reputation of the Xia family. Do you want to watch the Xia family's stock plummet? The loss won't be just a few million!"
As the eldest brother, Xia Qinglin was not confused about this matter. Having served as the president of Xia's Group for a long time, he had a certain ability and intuition to grasp the direction of events.
"And I want to donate an additional two million worth of supplies, all of which belong to the three kittens!"
Upon hearing that Xia Qinglin was going to donate supplies from the Three Little Cats brand, Lu Lian'er immediately had a new idea.
"Big brother, if you still believe in me and Third Brother, let us handle this matter. We will definitely make amends for our sins."
She burst into tears again as she spoke, "We didn't handle things well last time, please give me and my third brother a chance to make amends!"
"If we mess this up again, we're willing to accept the punishment!"
Xia Qinglin hesitated, looking at Lu Lian'er without giving in.
Xia Qingfeng expressed his support as soon as he saw that Lu Lian'er wanted to do this. "Big brother, Lian'er is right. We will definitely do a good job this time! We can't let you down again!"
"Alright, I'll give you one more chance. If you still mess this up, then all of you get out of the Xia family!" Xia Qinglin thought for a moment and nodded.
My younger brother and sister are still young and need more experience. Let's give them another chance.
Perhaps it can salvage some of the Xia family's reputation.
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Fu Family Manor, Yujing Garden.
After taking a shower, Fu Yanchen changed into a set of dry pajamas and was about to go downstairs in his slippers.
As soon as the bedroom door opened, Xia Mian and Madam Fu were standing in front of it.
Madam Fu immediately felt sorry for him and helped him sit on the sofa. "Your leg is injured, so Mianmian said she won't let you go downstairs."
Fu Yanchen had never been so close to a girl his age before.
He sat upright and somewhat reservedly, like a kindergarten child.
Xia Mian opened the medicine box and took out disinfectant iodine, hemostatic drugs, bandages, and other similar items.
In her previous life, she studied medicine at a diploma mill, and she was the top student in her major at that school back then!
She made a chicken head!
Yet, they still had no bright future and died tragically at a young age.
Helping Fu Yanchen now is just a matter of applying medicine; it's a piece of cake.
"Stretch your foot out and don't move it. It might hurt a little to disinfect and apply the medicine."
Xia Mian then sat down next to Fu Yanchen.
When Fu Yanchen heard her say that she was going to stick her feet out, he stiffened and hesitated for a while before taking off his slippers.
It's bad enough that I'm so close to a girl for the first time, but I also have to show her my feet.
It's so shameful and embarrassing no matter how I think about it.
He had a thin face and his skin was whiter than Fu Yanhao's. The pale-skinned boy's cheeks were as red as boiled shrimp.
He hung his head, his foot repeatedly retracting and lifting, unable to muster the courage.
Until Old Madam Fu couldn't bear to watch any longer, she grabbed his feet and pinned his legs to the sofa.
"Honestly, what are you shy about, a grown man like you?"
Xia Mian chuckled. "Don't be shy. I'm just helping you apply some medicine."
She examined Fu Yanchen's injured foot; the blisters were large and round, with tender flesh protruding from them, and it was still bleeding even after the boy had taken a shower.
My toes and soles were soaked until they turned white, and there were probably dozens of blisters in many places. Each one was quite large and looked like it was about to burst at any moment.
“I will use a needle to prick these blisters that haven’t been rubbed open, squeeze out the fluid, and then apply the medicine.”
As Xia Mian spoke, she put on disposable sterile gloves and began the procedure.
If it's a small blister, you don't need to pop it; just let it heal and subside naturally.
One blister after another was popped, the fluid squeezed out, and Xia Mian then applied erythromycin ointment to the surface.
As she applied the medicine in circular motions with her fingertips, it felt itchy...
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