Chapter 361: Of Course Third Brother Dotes On You!
Zhou Ping really did not feel like cooking. She was weak after starving all day and it was so hot.
"My... my foot doesn't feel too good..."
"Go and cook!" Gu Yundong bellowed in rage.
Zhou Ping jumped with fright. She took one look at Gu Yundong's terrifying expression and reluctantly went to the kitchen to cook.
Gu Yundong stared at the kitchen for a long while. He knew that this woman must be carefully dealt with in the near future, or she would make trouble again.
He went to the room to speak to Gu Jinlin.
That night, Mo Beihan brought Gu Qingyao and the two children back. The two children ate, then washed up and went to sleep.
Before she slept, Gu Jinlin came to Gu Qingyao's room.
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"Third Brother!"
Gu Jinlin sat by her bed and stroked Gu Qingyao's hair. "You've suffered an injustice today. Don't take it to heart. Third Brother will protect you."
Gu Qingyao smiled briefly. "It's not a big deal that Third Aunt dislikes me. At least she gets along well with all of you, right? It's been more than ten years. In the future, I will just avoid her. It's not good for your family to quarrel over a small matter like that.
"Third Brother, I'm going home and later on, I'll get married. Third Aunt is not related to me by blood. Look at me. I'm a village girl, but I've been raised to be so delicate! Many people can't stand it. I'll interact with her less. It's alright as long as you and Third Uncle continue to dote on me! Don't quarrel too badly!"
Gu Jinlin smiled. "Little girl, we've worried you. Don't worry, Third Brother knows what to do.
"But this time, Mother has really gone too far. We're all part of the family and we need to get along in the future. My father is not going to let her have her way. I also think my mother cannot be allowed to carry on like that. So starting from today, you don't have to do anything in this house. You only have to teach Little Seven and Little Eight to write, wash your own clothes, and tidy up your own room. You don't have to bother with anything else.
"If you want to go out and play, go ahead. I know you have money. If you like, you can go to the state-run restaurant to eat, or to the department store to shop. There's no need to be hard on yourself. It doesn't matter if you don't come home during the day. But you must come home punctually at night. Do you understand?"
Gu Qingyao looked at Gu Jinlin and happily flew into his arms. "Brother, you're so nice to me!"
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Gu Jinlin laughed. "I'm your brother; of course, I should be nice to you. Brother and Third Uncle have noticed how hard you've worked for this household recently. My mother is muddle-headed; don't bother to quibble with her. As long as your third uncle and I are around you, she won't dare to go too far.
"You don't need to bother about what she thinks you should do. This is your Third Uncle's house. You should just relax and stay here for a while and have a good time. When the autumn harvest at home is over, you can go back.
"Actually, if you want to stay until the end of the year and go back with us during the new year, that's fine too. Brother welcomes you!"
"Hee..." Gu Qingyao chuckled. "Thank you, Third Brother!"
Gu Jinlin said a few more words to her before going to bed.
Gu Qingyao had been feeling slightly disgruntled, but Gu Jinlin's words had dispelled it.
In the end, she did not interact much with Zhou Ping. She was only her third aunt and did not affect her much.
Even if she was angry, her anger had been dispelled by her third uncle and third brother's love. There was no need to hold a grudge.
Sure enough, from the next day onwards, Zhou Ping did everything in the house.
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Her leg was better. It was true that she had been badly injured, but her bone was unharmed. It just hurt whenever it was touched. But it was better after she had applied medication to it over the past month.
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She could now walk without problem although it still ached a little if she overexerted herself.
Gu Qingyao went out after breakfast and did not come back in the afternoon. Zhou Ping remained at home to do the laundry, cook and take care of the children. She had not worked for a long time and she was all hot and sweaty after cooking and doing the laundry. She felt that she had worked terribly hard.
She was very displeased when she saw that Gu Qingyao was not doing anything. But she did not dare to say anything.
Her husband had dealt with her too severely last night. For now, she did not dare!
She was lazy and did not feel like working. Her cooking was also haphazard. In the morning, she cooked some porridge to be eaten with pickles, and for lunch, she cooked mixed grain rice and they had pickles again.
They finished the pickles at dinner and there were no more noodles. So she cooked a pot of dried sweet potato porridge. It was sweet, so they just ate that without any other dishes.
The dish of pickles were the remains of what Gu Qingyao had made earlier. Pickles kept well and they lived in an apartment. So they kept the pickles in the living room with the electric fan on, and it lasted for two days without any problem.
The next day, she stir-fried a large plate of pickles and they ate that all day. When the two children saw the food, they looked miserable, and did not feel like eating.
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Gu Qingyao could tell that this Zhou Ping was not very good at running a household.
It was true that Third Uncle's family's expenditure was high, but overall, Third Uncle's family's situation was much better than the majority of other households. Third Brother and Third Uncle earned a combined salary of a hundred dollars each month, but they did not have much savings. They spent almost all of it.
She did not know what to say. They spent so much but lived like that.
The Gu family really was not poor!
They could even be considered to be one of the richer families. Yet they lived like that... Sigh...
Gu Qingyao did not interfere. Household matters were back on track and Zhou Ping was in charge. She realized that recently, Third Uncle and Third Brother paid much more attention to household matters.
She did not interfere or participate. She seldom ate at home. Besides going to Old Master Ji's clinic frequently to learn from him, she spent most of her time in the Gu house teaching the two children to read and write.
Once ten days were up, she went to the black market to look for Old Master Qin.
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Today, Mo Beihan had gone to work and could not keep her company. But Gu Qingyao had told him the day before that she was going to the black market that day.
Old Master Qin was waiting at the black market. When Gu Qingyao arrived, his face was filled with anticipation.
Gu Qingyao gestured for him to follow her to a deserted spot. Old Master Qin was delighted.
When they reached a deserted spot, Old Master Qin asked impatiently, "Young lady, have you found them? Have you really found them?"
Gu Qingyao looked at the old man and thought of his crazed behavior in her past life. She really admired the depth of his feelings towards his wife.
"Grandfather, I can understand your prescription."
Old Master Qin was startled. He immediately looked wary. "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
Gu Qingyao smiled. "Don't get worked up. I'm referring to myself. I did not let anyone else read the prescription."
"We all study medicine. Of course, I understood it."
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Old Master Qin's face was filled with suspicion. How was that possible?
The girl was so young.
Gu Qingyao said, "I do have the medicine, but... why don't you bring me to visit the patient? Perhaps I will be able to cure her?"
Old Master Qin looked as if he had been struck by lightning.
"You... a young girl?"
Gu Qingyao laughed. "Old Master, I guess that you have a complicated past. Although you have fallen on hard times, you still maintain your old connections, don't you? I'm sure you have your ways and means. After so long, have you managed to find the medicine through your connections?
"In the end, didn't you find them through me, a young girl?"
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Old Master Qin did not know what to say.
It was true. In the past, the Qin family, or even the Jiang family, was one of the best aristocratic families. Although they had fallen on hard times, they were prepared, and they were not completely impoverished.
Otherwise, how could he have brought out that top grade gem necklace for Gu Qingyao?
And although he had used all his connections, he had not managed to obtain the herbs.
But this young girl...
Old Master Qin looked at Gu Qingyao. "What have you deciphered from the list?"
Gu Qingyao laughed. "You are trying to neutralize a toxin, but are unable to do so. You can only suppress it and slow down its effects."
Old Master Qin could barely maintain his composure.
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Gu Qingyao continued. "Old Master, actually you don't need to be bothered about my age. There's a saying that there are talented people, even among the young. If you are really part of the medical world, I'm sure... you've met many young talents?"
Old Master Qin paused. His wife had been famous when she was young. In her twenties, her fame had spread through all of Jiangnan. Among the younger generation of those who pursued medicine, she had been the brightest star.
The old man looked at Gu Qingyao for a long time. Then he took a deep breath and said, "All right, I'll bring you."
Old Master Qin brought Gu Qingyao to the small house where he lived. It was old and broken down, and the house was very small. The moment they entered the door, they saw a bed and a small table. That was all.
Jiang Yiru was lying in bed. She was in agony, although she seldom showed it. When she saw her husband bring a young girl in, she could tell that the girl was beautiful and had lovely features, despite her dusty disguise.
Jiang Yiru immediately smiled. "Where did you find such an adorable little girl? She's so pretty!"
Gu Qingyao: "..."
Could her current appearance be considered pretty?
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Jiang Yiru smiled. "Little girl, this pair of eyes has seen countless people. Surely, I can tell if you're pretty or not. You're just wearing a simple disguise. Ordinary people might not be able to tell, but you can't hide from me!"
Gu Qingyao smiled. This was no ordinary person!
Jiang Yiru, Jiangnan Medical Family's only heir!
She was a legend in the medical world!
Gu Qingyao smiled. "It's more convenient for me to go about like that. In these times, being too pretty is too conspicuous!"
Jiang Yiru chuckled. "Ai... what a pity! You're such a pretty young girl, but you can't allow others to look at you. I think it's a shame. I really don't know what to say about these times. When Grandmother was young, I was incredibly glamorous and outstandingly gorgeous!"
Gu Qingyao was amused!
She had heard stories about Jiang Yiru. She was a medical student, so of course she paid attention to the famous people in the medical world.
But she had never really interacted with Jiang Yiru. In her previous life, by the time she came into contact with the Qin family, Jiang Yiru had passed away long ago.
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She had not expected to meet her in person in this life.
Old Master Qin looked at Gu Qingyao. "This is my wife. She's ill!"
Gu Qingyao glanced at her and smilingly walked over to Jiang Yiru. "Grandmother Qin, let me feel your pulse."
Jiang Yiru was startled!
Feel her pulse?
A young girl like that?
Jiang Yiru was instantly interested. After the Jiang family collapsed, she had not encountered anything so interesting for a long time. Now here was a young girl wanting to feel her pulse?
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When she looked at this young girl, Jiang Yiru suddenly felt as if she was looking at a younger version of herself. She did not ask any more questions, but simply stretched out her hand.
Gu Qingyao felt her pulse.
A hush fell over the room. Gu Qingyao was very seriously taking Jiang Yiru's pulse. To be honest, she had not come into direct contact with Jiang Yiru in her previous life and did not know what her physical situation was like now.
In her previous life, she had interacted with Old Master Qin. Old Master Qin had transformed his body so that it was similar to Jiang Yiru's condition, but he was a different person after all.
But Gu Qingyao knew she only needed to make some superficial changes.
Gu Qingyao only retracted her hand after fifteen minutes.
Jiang Yiru looked at her smilingly. "Little girl, what have you discovered?"
Gu Qingyao looked at Jiang Yiru and said, "Grandmother Qin, the toxins in your body are very complex."
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Jiang Yiru smiled but remained silent.
Gu Qingyao continued, "You have been poisoned for a long time. At first, it was not so serious, but you reached this state because you were repeatedly poisoned. If I do not guess a miss, Grandmother, you must have been trying medicines out on yourself."
Jiang Yiru's eyes only brightened now. For a teenage girl to be able to discern this much was pretty good. She was very talented!
"Can you cure her?" Old Master Qin asked directly.
Gu Qingyao turned and smiled. "I cannot a hundred percent guarantee it, but I am seventy percent sure that I can do it. Grandmother Qin, I have never met a case as complex as you. I will need some time."
Old Master Qin was startled, then delighted. "Really?"
He did not even suspect that this young girl was lying. After so many years, this was his first time seeing a ray of hope.
He was too surprised and delighted by Gu Qingyao's words!
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Gu Qingyao nodded. "Really. I've been learning traditional Chinese medicine since I was young and have visited patients everywhere. I have plenty of experience. I'm somewhat confident that I can treat her. For Grandmother Qin's case, as long as I have sufficient medicinal herbs, I can suppress the poison even if I cannot neutralize it. That will lessen her pain. Perhaps... she can live a few more years!"
Jiang Yiru was delighted. Not because she was saved, but because this girl spoke so bluntly.
They were all medical practitioners and skilled ones at that. They were perfectly aware of their own situation. There was no need to beat around the bush. She liked this girl!
Old Master Qin could barely contain himself. "You... you can do this? You... you're just a young girl. Where did you learn your skills from?"
Even his wife, who was exceptional, had been trained by the efforts of the entire Jiang Family. Her starting point was completely different from an ordinary person.
She was definitely very talented, but because she had grown up in an environment like the Jiang family, she could develop her incredible talents.
But this little girl!
They had not heard of any outstanding medical family in the north?
Gu Qingyao smiled, and her smile was especially innocent. "Hehe, I'm especially talented. I'm self-taught!"
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Old Master Qin: "..."
Jiang Yiru felt that this girl was very interesting.
Gu Qingyao looked at Old Master Qin and smiled like a vixen. "Grandfather Qin, are you willing to give me the remaining bracelets, earrings and brooch?"
Old Master Qin looked at Gu Qingyao's greedy expression and instantly grew agitated. "Of course, of course, Grandfather will give it to you now."
He kept the items on his person. Today, he had specially gone to wait for Gu Qingyao.
Old Master Qin hurriedly handed the items to Gu Qingyao and rubbed his hands, his expression filled with anticipation. "Little girl, let me tell you. I am actually a tycoon!"
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Gu Qingyao did not know what to say.
Old Master Qin sat next to her and said earnestly, "It's true, what I say is all true. I am certainly not deceiving you. Let me tell you! About the necklace I gave you... I have many others! All about the same as the first.
"There's more! I have other jewelry and precious things, all as valuable as the necklace. What do you think? Aren't I something? I am very, very rich. As long as you can make Grandmother Qin better, I will give them all to you. All right?"
Gu Qingyao stared at him and did not say anything.
Old Master Qin was frantic. He used to be so cautious!
Now that he saw a glimmer of hope, he could not maintain his composure any longer. He flung aside all caution.
Old Master Qin looked at his old and shabby little house, and his clothes, that made him look like a beggar. When he said he was a tycoon...
He himself felt a little embarrassed.
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"This... Girl! Look, since I could bring out a necklace like that, and I have the entire set, this... at least this proves that I'm pretty great, right?"
"Hee..." Gu Qingyao really could not control herself any longer. This old man was just too adorable.
He was so good to his wife. Otherwise, in her previous life, he would not have gone crazy because of his obsession.
"Grandfather, I am very smart. If you can bring out such good items, of course it proves how great you are! Don't worry, I will do my best to treat Grandmother Qin."
As Gu Qingyao spoke, she took a small bottle from her pocket and handed it to Old Master Qin. "There are two pills in there. I was previously unsure of Grandmother Qin's actual condition, and could only guess at it. This can reduce her pain. Take one now and take another tomorrow morning. I will bring the medicine tomorrow night."
Old Master held the little bottle with great care. "Sure, sure, sure. I will be waiting for you tomorrow night. You must be sure to come!"
"Don't worry! I am looking forward to your treasures!"
Old Master Qin: "..."
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When she saw Old Master Qin's expression, Gu Qingyao laughed inwardly. This old man was terrified. Hahahaha!
Why did you boast about your wealth? I'll give you a fright!
Gu Qingyao left and went around the black market. She managed to obtain quite a number of antiques, then she went shopping at the departmental store.
She bought a piece of cloth to make clothes for Third Brother.
Her third brother was really an endearing cousin.
He was so young, but he spent all his efforts on making money for his family.
He was raising his younger brothers, although this should be his parents' responsibility.
When Third Brother Gu Jinlin was young, he had a younger brother, Gu Jinxuan. Now he was working abroad and seldom came back. So Third Uncle bore the household expenses alone. That was why Third Brother needed to take care of his younger brothers.
Later on, Little Seven and Little Eight were born. At that time, Third Brother was a youth and was too young to go to work. Third Uncle had four children, all living on Third Uncle's single salary.
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Third Brother was the oldest, so he helped with the housework and took care of his younger brothers. When he went to work, he began to earn money to take care of his family.
When Gu Qingyao thought of it, her heart ached.
But this family was not doing particularly well. Gu Qingyao guessed that if Third Brother found a match now and wanted to get married, the family would not be able to gather much money for his wedding.
The only thing of value that Third Brother owned was probably the imported watch that she had bought for him earlier.