Xiao Bao finished his performance and leaned against the wall, slightly out of breath.

This exhausted her!

After the translation was completed, the old Chinese medicine doctor finally believed it; if it was just the old woman's appearance, it was indeed possible to find out from outsiders.

But outsiders won't remember these words and expressions so clearly!

Some of the things he said were even things only he had heard!

After the children died, the old woman gradually lost her mind.

She often forgot that the children were gone.

All I remember is that it's almost Chinese New Year, and the children will be coming home to celebrate and have a reunion dinner together.

It got worse and worse, and I even started to forget him.

The old Chinese medicine doctor was very worried and began to treat the old woman. The treatment was very effective, and the old woman remembered many things, including the truth that her children were all gone.

So the old woman secretly stopped taking her medicine. She didn't want to remember those things; she'd rather continue being a fool, a madwoman, a simpleton.

The traditional Chinese medicine doctor felt sorry for her, but ultimately chose to follow her advice.

But, they never expected this.

At that time, there was a patient suffering from a rare and difficult disease who was receiving treatment from an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

He was almost cured; he just needed a few more doses of medicine.

That day, my wife said: "Don't bother with treatment, it's a waste of medicine."

This statement comes from the old woman who no longer wants to receive treatment, feeling it's a waste of medicine, and wants to forget those unpleasant memories.

But the patient happened to overhear this.

The patient mistakenly thought that the old woman was preventing the traditional Chinese medicine doctor from continuing to treat him, and that it was a waste of medicine.

Therefore, he hated the old woman and secretly put rat poison into her water.

When the old Chinese medicine doctor discovered her, the old woman was already severely poisoned. Even though he managed to save her, she died within two months.

After the patient was arrested and learned the truth, he showed no remorse whatsoever. He even thought the old Chinese medicine doctor was a fraud, otherwise why hadn't his illness gotten better for so long? He believed the old doctor should be poisoned as well.

That guy is crazy.

The old Chinese medicine doctor took pity on him and only charged him the most basic medicine fee, but he felt that the old doctor had cheated him out of all his savings.

His illness was clearly improving, and he would be completely cured in a while, but he denied the old Chinese medicine doctor's contribution.

He poisoned people, and even when he was being shot, he cursed the old Chinese medicine doctor and his wife, wishing them a terrible death.

The old Chinese medicine doctor almost fell ill from anger, until his wife died despite his treatment.

The old Chinese medicine doctor then resolved to stop treating people with difficult and complicated diseases.

Few people outside knew the truth; they only thought he had an eccentric temper and that his wife had died of illness.

Little did they know that the couple had done a good deed, yet one died and the other was heartbroken.

He was too lazy to explain.

I will never treat people with difficult or complicated illnesses again.

Apart from the one who brought relics last time.

His wife was a Buddhist, and it was a pity that he couldn't save her.

It was only much, much later that Ruan Tinghe learned the truth about these things, but that's another story.

Now, she simply waits quietly for the old Chinese medicine doctor to pull himself out of his memories.

Another long and quiet wait ensued.

After an unknown amount of time, the old Chinese medicine doctor finally let out a slow sigh.

He murmured softly, "Old woman, why don't you come into my dreams and tell me yourself?"

Xiao Bao blinked, walked over and took the old Chinese medicine doctor's hand, gently patting the back of the old man's hand like the old lady in his dream.

The old Chinese medicine doctor patted her head tenderly, "You're such a lovable child, no wonder she likes you."

After calming himself down, the old Chinese medicine doctor asked Ruan Tinghe, "Did you paint this?"

Ruan Tinghe nodded: "Yes, I drew it based on the scene in Xiaobao's dream."

The old Chinese medicine doctor stroked the mole on the tip of the old woman's nose with his fingers. "You drew it very well. I have granted your request."

Ruan Tinghe was delighted and was about to express her gratitude when the old Chinese medicine doctor continued, "But I also have a request."

Ruan Tinghe immediately asked nervously, "What are your requirements? I will definitely do anything I can!"

If it's about antiques, she can't do that right now. She doesn't know if she can postpone it until she works hard to earn money.

However, the old Chinese medicine doctor revealed an unexpected condition.

He said, "I want you and these two children to stay until the treatment is over."

Ruan Tinghe frowned in distress.

The old Chinese medicine doctor saw this and asked, "You can't do it?"

"I can do it, but I have a child at home, and I'm not comfortable leaving him alone at home."

The old Chinese medicine doctor then smiled and said, "I don't need you to live here. I just need you to bring the children here every day. I'll treat her, and you can do the work for me."

Ruan Tinghe breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "No problem! I can do any kind of work!"

"Don't worry, you don't need to do any heavy work. I just need you to draw for me, draw her, draw my child."

Ruan Tinghe hesitated, "But Xiaobao might not dream about it again."

"I will tell you what they look like."

The traditional Chinese medicine doctor never imagined that Xiao Bao would dream of his lover and child.

"You can draw it out, can't you just describe it verbally?" the old Chinese medicine doctor asked again to confirm.

Ruan Tinghe nodded: "Of course, I can!"

"Start coming over tomorrow."

Ruan Tinghe happily agreed, "Okay! I'll go back and prepare!"

"Thank you so much for helping Xiaobao!"

Before leaving, Ruan Tinghe bowed deeply once again to express her gratitude.

Whether or not it can be cured in the end, at least there is hope now!

Moreover, all the other party asked of her was to draw.

With the major issue on her mind resolved, Ruan Tinghe was in a very good mood.

On the way back, I made a special trip to buy flour and meat, planning to make dumplings tonight and take more to the old Chinese medicine doctor's house to eat together tomorrow. We can't keep eating out at restaurants and hotels for lunch, can we?

The three of them had just returned to the entrance of the family compound.

She saw Ruan Jiaojiao slumped on the ground, hugging Shen Yaozu. The security guards at the gate didn't even give her a second glance and simply wouldn't let her in.

Ruan Tinghe ignored Ruan Jiaojiao and walked inside with the child, but Ruan Jiaojiao grabbed the bicycle.

"What are you doing?" Ruan Tinghe coldly rebuked, directly prying Ruan Jiaojiao's hands off.

"Ruan Tinghe! My dear sister! Please, have mercy on me!"

Ruan Jiaojiao suddenly ran to the front of the car, knelt down, and kowtowed.

"Sister, I beg you, please forgive me, please spare me!"

When Qiao Xiaqing learned that Ruan Jiaojiao had returned with her child and was lingering in the family compound, she immediately rushed out.

At the time, several women from the residential compound were playing mahjong with her. When they heard there was something interesting to see, they came out with them.

Along the way, we encountered many elderly women and children who also came to watch the spectacle.

So, when Qiao Xiaqing arrived at the door with a dozen or so onlookers...

That's when I saw this scene.

"Sister! Sister! Please, for Mom and Dad's sake, let Yaozu and me move back in! We really have nowhere else to go!"

Everyone was completely dumbfounded.

Why are you calling each other "sister" and "brother"?

And what does Ruan Jiaojiao mean by saying "For the sake of my parents"?

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