Meng Yao returned to the Hundred Herbs Hall, and because Du Ruyi had nothing better to do, she went along too.
"Aunt Du, Master, you walked around for so long, and came back empty-handed?" Lu Luoxing looked at the two with empty hands and asked.
"What do you know? I went out with Sister Meng for a stroll not to buy things, but so that she could enlighten me." Du Ruyi replied.
"That’s true, Aunt Du, you certainly don’t need to buy things yourself." Lu Luoxing said with a smile.
"Mom, how’s my stitching?" Zhao Xiaohua came over with pigskin in hand.
Wen Nuan was following behind her.
After checking, Meng Yao nodded affirmatively, "Not bad, but still a bit behind Wen Nuan. Although stitching isn’t primarily about aesthetics, if you can make it look a bit better, it’s always good."
Du Ruyi stared at Zhao Xiaohua without blinking. This little daughter of Zhao Ting’s was indeed quite pretty, and upon closer inspection, she had the look of Zhao Ting when he was young.
She remembered Lu Luoxing mentioning once that Sister Meng had four children.
Wow, Zhao Ting really didn’t miss anything even after losing his memory.
If she hadn’t stubbornly insisted on marrying Li Tanyun back then, she might not have several children now, but at least one, right?
If she could do it all over again, she would certainly listen to the elders.
"I’ve tried really hard." Zhao Xiaohua glanced at the pigskin stitched by Wen Nuan; indeed, her stitching wasn’t as good as Wen Nuan’s.
"You can keep trying." Meng Yao said.
"We can team up." Wen Nuan suggested.
After these few days of learning, she had already understood that completing a surgery could require teamwork.
Practically, Xiaohua was more stable, while she was better at stitching.
Meng Yao nodded, "That’s indeed the case."
"So Xiaohua, you don’t need to be frustrated. You’re much better than me at practical operations!" Wen Nuan said.
For things like slaughtering chickens, she was quite skilled since it took little time. But for long operations with blood splattering around, she found it a bit overwhelming.
"Although you can team up, I hope you can each be excellent on your own." Meng Yao added.
Only by being outstanding can one person handle emergencies alone. After all, no one can guarantee that two people will be together at all times.
Zhao Xiaohua and Wen Nuan nodded in unison, "We will keep working hard."
After that, a few from the Lu Family also brought their stitched pigskin.
Lu Luoxing was proficient in stitching, so he didn’t join in for practice.
Among the others, besides Lu Banxia, Lu Tiannan had done the best stitching.
As for the other three, their stitching level was slightly less than Zhao Xiaohua’s.
Nevertheless, their work was still commendable.
"Don’t waste the pigskin; send it to the small kitchen and have the cook make aspic for you." Meng Yao pointed out their shortcomings and then stated candidly.
The Lu Family’s few members didn’t look too pleased.
Meng Yao pretended not to see, and asked Zhao Xiaohua, "Are you coming back with me today?"
"Yes." Zhao Xiaohua replied.
Since Master Jiang moved in, Mom had been making various delicious dishes in different styles; she couldn’t miss out.
"Sister Meng, can I visit your place?" Du Ruyi blinked and asked.
Meng Yao knew she wanted to see Zhao Dahe, so she nodded, "Sure."
"Why are you here again?" Zhao Dahe frowned slightly at Yun Ying, who had sat down on his own accord, and asked. This person completely treated the place as his own territory.
Coming and going freely.
"I’m here to see the teacher, and by the way, see you." Yun Ying replied calmly.
"Then can you stop coming right at mealtime?" Zhao Dahe exposed him mercilessly.
Every time he came right at mealtime, and every time, he would join in for a meal with a clear conscience.
Previously, when they weren’t too familiar, he thought Yun Ying wasn’t easy to interact with.
Now, haha, he had never seen someone with such a thick skin.
The problem was, he acted as if it was completely justified.
"Junior brother, the senior brother was afraid you’d be bored alone, so he came to accompany you for meals." Yun Ying said with a cold voice incongruously.
"I’ve said several times, I’m not bored." Zhao Dahe glared at him.
"Madam Zhao also said she welcomes my visits." Yun Qing added, "She’s an elder; as a junior, of course, I have to listen to her."
Zhao Dahe was at a loss for words.
Yun Ying was indeed the thickest-skinned person he had ever met, without exception.
"Junior brother, what do you think of this viewpoint?" Yun Ying pushed a book over to Zhao Dahe, "The mind needs to be active, or it’ll become dull. Junior brother still wants to be the top, right? If you don’t work hard, you’ll probably lose to senior brother."
"You..." Zhao Dahe was surprised.
He heard the insinuation in Yun Ying’s words.
Besides his mother, even Jiang old man thought his leg was broken.
"Forgot to tell junior brother, my medical skills aren’t bad either." Yun Ying said unhurriedly.
"When did you figure it out?" Zhao Dahe asked.
"When you first allowed me in, I realized." Yun Ying replied.
"Just wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble, to make those who acted think I can’t sit for exams." Zhao Dahe candidly said, "After all, our family’s background is average, not as prominent as Yun Princely Heir’s."
Yun Ying was also a bit surprised, "Did the teacher tell you?"
"Of course not, I’ve never inquired about Yun Princely Heir from old Jiang." Zhao Dahe replied.
Yun Ying understood that Zhao Dahe was expressing that although their family background was normal, he himself was not ordinary. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍
"What else do you know?" Yun Ying asked.
"I know quite a bit, but Yun Ying, when I befriend someone, I look at the person’s character." Zhao Dahe said.
Yun Ying chuckled softly, "What a coincidence, so do I."
"Second brother." Zhao Xiaohua’s voice came before she arrived.
"Just say I’m asleep." Zhao Dahe said and immediately lay down, closing his eyes.
"Your second brother said he’s asleep." Yun Ying said.
Zhao Dahe, with his eyes closed, helplessly opened them, "Yun Ying, are you doing this on purpose?"
"I’m just following instructions." Yun Ying said earnestly.
"Second brother, how could you do this, when I specifically came back to see you." Zhao Xiaohua pouted.
"Zhao Xiaohua, who doesn’t know who!" Zhao Dahe mercilessly exposed, "Did you come to see me? You clearly came for the good food Mom made."
Relying on studying medicine, whenever Mom made something delicious that she particularly liked, she would definitely use the excuse ’a broken leg is not suitable for this, a broken leg is not suitable for that’ to openly eat his share.
Since Zhao Xiaohua slimmed down, she had always watched her eating habits.
Since going to the Hundred Herbs Hall, this girl’s appetite had significantly increased.
However, she didn’t seem to be gaining any weight.
Zhao Xiaohua: If you did two thousand jump ropes as a base every day plus running, it would be strange if you gained weight.
"Second brother, don’t be so petty." Zhao Xiaohua showed no embarrassment about being exposed, "Besides, I’m really doing it for your good!"
"Thank you very much then." Zhao Dahe gritted his teeth.
"No need to thank me; after all, we are siblings." Zhao Xiaohua shamelessly said.
Zhao Dahe wanted to take back what he said earlier about Yun Ying being the thickest-skinned person; clearly, Zhao Xiaohua’s was even thicker.