After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 244 Cousin
The play was a huge success, and the Fuwang Braised Food Shop became an instant hit. A bookstore also approached Sun Jiaxing and his wife to discuss publishing a book.

Liu Xiaoru's marinade workshop also started running around the clock, and she was so busy that she was rarely seen most of the day.

However, the Gu family received another sum of money, which was exactly the cost of the story of this play. This money was not sent by the Sun family, but by Manager Luo.

Zhang Yunniang had no choice but to accept the money and gave it directly to Liu Xiaoru, who then deposited it into the public account of the marinade workshop.

Within two days, Li came to the door.

Zhang Yunniang was just about to follow him out when she saw Niuniu standing beside her with her eyes wide open and a look of anticipation.

"Take Niu Niu with you. She wants to go out and play." Li persuaded Zhang Yuniang.

Zhang Yunniang refused and said, "It's not proper to bring a child here rashly."

What Zhang Yunniang didn't say was that when a child came to visit, the host family had to give a gift, and she didn't want them to spend too much.

Mrs. Li said, "It's okay. She has wanted to meet my goddaughter for a long time. Bring Niuniu home so that she can know how much my goddaughter is loved!"

Niuniu was also there, grabbing her mother's sleeve and saying, "Mom, my godmother has said it's okay, can't I go out with you guys?"

Zhang Yunniang couldn't stand Niuniu's coquettishness, so she added some extra gifts to the visit, and only then was she willing to take Niuniu out.

Sun Jiaxing's colleague was named Qian, and his wife also received an official imperial decree from the court, so she was called Mrs. Qian.

Mrs. Qian was only in her twenties. She had given birth to a child five days ago, and her face was so pale that it made people feel pity for her.

"Sister, this is the Madam Gu I told you about. She is extremely good at treating women. I originally had some problems, but after following her treatment for a while on the way to Beijing, I am now completely healed."

When Mrs. Qian heard this, she immediately looked at Zhang Yuniang.

"I'm not a doctor. If you think about it carefully, I've become a doctor through long-term illness. I've given birth to three children, and my body has no sequelae." Zhang Yunniang took the initiative to explain. She was also afraid that the other party had too high expectations.

"My sister is so lucky to have three children. I have been married for so many years, but I only have this one daughter." Mrs. Qian said with a little regret.

Zhang Yunniang never thought that her daughter was inferior to her son, but it was not easy to say it directly. She could only casually glance at the baby sleeping beside Madam Qian's bed and said, "This child has delicate eyebrows and eyes, and looks very much like you."

When Mrs. Qian heard this, she lowered her head and looked at her daughter with tenderness in her eyes.

"Although she's not a boy, she's also a piece of my flesh. When I saw her, my heart softened. I just hoped that she would be safe and sound."

Niu Niu also came over at this time. She looked at the cute little baby, but couldn't help frowning.

Zhang Yunniang took the initiative to talk about how to recuperate after childbirth, and Mrs. Qian listened absent-mindedly.

"Madam, do you have any questions?" Zhang Yuniang asked.

Mrs. Qian then perked up and said, "Madam Gu, you have raised several children, so you must be very good at taking care of them. Do you know any way to make my daughter strong?"

The child, less than ten days old, was as thin as a kitten. She felt light and fluttery in her arms. Mrs. Qian had no mood to take care of her daughter in this condition.

"Madam, what does the doctor say?" Zhang Yunniang asked.

"The child is too young, and the doctor dared not prescribe medicine. He just told me to take good care of him. My family has a wet nurse who takes good care of him every day, but the child is getting thinner day by day. She has taken care of him until now, and he is even lighter than when he was just born!"

When Mrs. Qian said this, tears actually fell from her eyes.

Li said quickly, "Sister, please stop crying. Crying during the confinement period will hurt your eyes!"

Mrs. Qian couldn't stop crying and said, "What can I do with my daughter in this state?"

Zhang Yuniang now carefully observed the child, her brows furrowed more and more tightly. The child had a yellow face and a thin body, and looked unhealthy.

"Cousin, you should drink the tonic soup."

A beautiful girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old walked in with a tray.

When the girl saw Mrs. Qian's red eyes, she gently blamed her, "Cousin, why are you crying again? Crying too much during confinement is bad for your health."

The girl took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from Mrs. Qian's face.

Madam Qian quickly introduced the girl to Li and Zhang Yuniang: "This is the daughter of my mother-in-law's younger sister. Her surname is Liu and her nickname is Ruyi."

Li and Zhang Yuniang nodded slightly to the girl.

Madam Qian added, "This girl usually looks childish, but I am grateful for her taking care of me during this period."

Liu Ruyi smiled shyly, and then urged Mrs. Qian: "Cousin, you'd better drink this tonic soup quickly, otherwise it will lose its medicinal properties if it gets cold."

Mrs. Qian nodded helplessly and asked lovingly, "Did you cook it yourself again?"

"I have to keep an eye on my cousin's wife's medicine myself to feel at ease." Liu Ruyi explained.

When everyone in the room heard this, they couldn't help but praise Mrs. Qian for being so lucky to have such a good cousin.

Madam Qian couldn't help but say to her cousin, "There are so many servants at home, why do you have to do it yourself?"

Liu Ruyi didn't listen, but smiled and said, "Cousin, you have guests, so I won't be in the way here. I'm going to go and look after the nourishing soup for the wet nurses."

After Liu Ruyi left the room, Mrs. Qian couldn't help frowning when she saw the bowl of medicine.

"Aunt, don't you want to drink?" Niu Niu asked in a crisp voice.

Mrs. Qian also liked Niuniu, who was as cute as a piece of snow, and explained, "The medicine is too bitter. Every time Auntie drinks it, she can't help wanting to vomit it out."

Niuniu asked, "Will the medicine still be effective if you spit it out?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Qian said, "That's why Auntie always forces herself to swallow it."

She further explained: "Drinking nourishing soup is good for the body, and it is also the girl's kindness, I can't let her down."

Niuniu tilted her head and said innocently, "The medicine doesn't taste good. You can ask the doctor to change it to a less unpalatable prescription."

"This is the secret recipe for nourishing the body passed down by the aunt who just came in. She won't show the recipe to anyone easily, and even buries the dregs herself. It has been used for generations. If we weren't close, she wouldn't give it to me."

Niuniu said, "Although that aunt is very kind to me, I am so afraid of her."

When Mrs. Qian heard this, she asked, "Why are you afraid of her? How did she bully Niuniu?"

Niuniu shook her head gently: "I don't know, I'm just very scared."

Mrs. Qian thought it was just a child talking nonsense.

But Zhang Yunniang understood Niuniu's specialness and became alert instantly.

I saw Mrs. Qian blowing on the bowl of tonic soup and was about to pour it into her mouth.

Zhang Yunniang hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't rush to take the medicine!"