Jie Da Ren shook his head and handed a jade pendant to Gu Youyou, saying, "Doctor Gu might not need it for himself, but perhaps someone Doctor Gu cares about will. Please keep this jade pendant. In the future, anyone who comes to me with this jade pendant, I will recognize and help."
What Jie Da Ren meant to say was that even though Lin Xingyi held the same rank as him, his family foundation wasn’t as deep as that of the Jie Family, so there might come a time when he’d need Jie’s help. Little did he know that his words were exactly what Gu Youyou wanted to hear, as this affirmation was precisely what she sought.
Having settled matters with Jie Da Ren, Jie Second Young Master then said, "My father’s promise of covering the medical expenses is one thing, I will personally contribute an additional consultation fee. We have troubled Doctor Gu today, so you may return home first, and I, Zhonglin, will personally deliver it to your residence another day."
There were probably many accounts yet to be settled between Jie Residence and the two Misses from the Du Family. Gu Youyou and Lin Qianqing nodded slightly and soon returned to the Lin Residence.
Lin Qianqing exclaimed with great satisfaction, "Cousin, what do you think they will do to Concubine Du?"
Gu Youyou said indifferently, "Instead of asking what they will do to Concubine Du, you might as well wonder what Jie Da Ren and Jie Second Young Master will argue about, and how long it will take before they sever their father-son relationship."
"What?" Lin Qianqing was naturally not expecting to think that far ahead and asked in surprise, "Why would Jie Da Ren sever the father-son relationship with Jie Second Young Master?"
Gu Youyou said, "Jie Second Young Master wants to protect Concubine Du, but this time, neither Jie Da Ren nor Miss Jie will let Concubine Du off lightly. This will naturally lead to conflict."
"But that doesn’t mean they will sever their father-son relationship, right?"
"Jie Da Ren values loyalty and righteousness and must give an account to his late friend. If Jie Second Young Master still cannot discern right from wrong this time..."
Gu Youyou spoke with profound meaning, not continuing further, but Lin Qianqing had already caught on.
"So, whether Jie Da Ren and Jie Second Young Master will sever their father-son relationship depends on how Jie Second Young Master handles this incident?"
"Exactly, after all, he is his own son."
Knowing that Gu Youyou had urgently left the house with Lin Qianqing today to save someone, her aunt said nothing unusual.
Gu Youyou understood that this was because Lin Qianqing had told her that Jie Da Ren owed Gu Youyou a favor.
In the capital, the character of Jie Da Ren... is indescribable; it wasn’t difficult to establish connections with him, but to make him deviate from his principles of integrity and owe such a big favor was extremely difficult.
So, this was a beneficial matter for the Lin Residence, and not only did Madam Lin not have any objections, she even added a ginseng soup to Gu Youyou’s dinner.
Gu Youyou was pleasantly astonished, quickly rewarded the maid who brought the soup with two silver taels, and asked her to say more good words on her behalf.
All the maids in the back courtyard of the Lin Mansion were shrewd; when they received favors, they naturally did not skimp on the compliments.
"Miss Cousin, our Madam treats you like she does Miss, even though you’re an outside Miss of the house, your status is far above that of the second young mistress of this courtyard. You understand what our Madam means, right?"
Gu Youyou hurriedly said, "I understand, I understand. Youyou has no more maternal family; this home of my uncle and aunt is Youyou’s maternal family now, and Youyou always remembers the kindness my aunt shows me."
"Ah, that’s right." The maid felt that Gu Youyou was very sensible and went back to report happily.
Gu Youyou calmly finished the soup in her bowl and took out the jade pendant to look at it again and again.
No matter what she said, she wouldn’t give this jade pendant to them.
Jin Zijin arrived later than usual that night, and Gu Youyou waited left and right before he finally appeared.
By the dim light of the candle, Gu Youyou saw that his complexion wasn’t good.