Upon hearing Xiao Changyi’s words, An Jing felt much better inside. Although she knew that a very good chance wasn’t the same as being completely assured, it was still not certain that their Yun Er could actually be cured.
But she still smiled and said, "If Gong Juechen truly cures Yun Er, we must properly thank Doctor Fang for his recommendation."
"Mm," Xiao Changyi had no objections.
As soon as Meng Lanqing stepped out of the inner room, he went to find his younger brother, Meng Zhuqing, and first entrusted him with matters concerning An’s Rice Shop. Only then did he return to his own room to pack his belongings.
While he was packing, Meng Zhuqing came in with two sets of new clothes for him.
"Brother, take these two sets of clothes with you." Without waiting for Meng Lanqing to speak, Meng Zhuqing stuffed the clothes into Meng Lanqing’s bundle.
Meng Lanqing simply stopped packing and crossed his arms, saying, "I haven’t even worn the four sets of clothes you gave me last time."
Meng Zhuqing then decided to pack for his elder brother. As he helped with the packing, he said, "Mother told me, whenever someone makes clothes, to have some made for you as well."
Meng Lanqing immediately smiled, a smile that, combined with his stunning face, made the heavens and earth momentarily lose their color and radiance, "Why do I feel like you’re the elder brother?" It seemed that it was always his younger brother who took care of him.
Meng Zhuqing gripped his wrist, "Mother said, you are indeed the elder brother, born just a little bit before me."
If this person weren’t his own elder brother, would he let him hit without hitting back, scold without talking back? He would definitely cut him down to size!
Meng Zhuqing thought bitterly to himself.
Meng Lanqing patted Meng Zhuqing’s shoulder and laughed, "That’s fate. You’re destined to only be the younger brother." To be bullied by me.
The last four words, Meng Lanqing slyly kept to himself.
Being a younger brother was an unchangeable fact, so Meng Zhuqing had nothing more to say and continued to pack Meng Lanqing’s luggage with resignation.
As for Meng Lanqing, he stood to the side with his arms crossed, like a lord, watching. Then, feeling thirsty, he sat down at the table and leisurely sipped tea while watching his younger brother pack for him.
Once Meng Zhuqing finished packing for Meng Lanqing, he took out a silver note worth a thousand taels from his bosom and handed it to Meng Lanqing, adding, "Brother, we don’t know how long it will be before you can come back. Use this sparingly, it’s all I have."
Meng Lanqing didn’t hesitate to accept the silver note, "While I’m gone, try to save up some more money. We’ll spend it when I return."
"..." Meng Zhuqing fell silent for a moment before saying, "Alright."
The next day, Su Yi Jing, Su Yi Xing, An Yi Qing, and An Yi Yun, the four little ones, celebrated their full moon. Li Wuyu, Wang Youbao, and Shi Xiaolan came to congratulate them. Although there were few people, the celebration was still very lively.
Shi Xiaolan and Li Wuyu did not have much money, and the gifts they brought were just token gestures. They knew An Jing and Xiao Changyi did not care about how much they brought; it was entirely about having them there to celebrate the children’s full moon, even if they didn’t bring gifts at all.
Wang Youbao, on the other hand, was very generous, giving each child a pure gold longevity lock.
The longevity locks were small but extremely delicate. Being made of pure gold, they were quite valuable.
Under normal circumstances, An Jing would definitely not have accepted the four longevity locks from Wang Youbao, but today was the auspicious full moon celebration of her four precious sons, so she accepted everything regardless of what people gave.
If need be, when Wang Youbao had children, she and her husband would simply return the favor with equally valuable gifts.