Border Cook

Chapter 44 Not worthy
When the old woman saw this, her eyes became wet.

I met a good person when I went out today.

The clinic was quite close and it didn't take much effort to walk there.

The doctor who was treating the patient was named Li, who examined the old woman carefully.

"It's not a broken bone, just a sprain. Take some medicinal wine for sprains and bruises every day, and it will be almost healed in half a month."

Doctor Li said, "You just need to stay in bed for a while. It's best not to get out of bed."

"Thank you." Xia Mingyue thanked him.

"Thank you, doctor. Thank you, doctor." The old woman took out her purse tremblingly and paid for the consultation fee and the medicinal wine.

"In addition, you should avoid spicy food during this period, be careful when cooking, and make more nutritious food, and cook more bone soup, which is good for the elderly. If you can find goat milk, it's best to drink some, but don't drink too much, half a bowl a day is enough."

Doctor Li said these words to Xia Mingyue, obviously treating her as the old woman's family member.

Xia Mingyue noticed it but didn't explain too much. She just nodded and said, "Don't worry, Doctor. I'll remember it."

After saying this, he repeated what Doctor Li had just said.

I said it to the old woman, and also to myself, so that I could explain it to her family when I met them later.

Doctor Li saw that Xia Mingyue repeated every word, and nodded to the old woman with a smile, "Your daughter-in-law is really careful and meticulous."

And he has a kind face, which is very nice.

"You are joking, doctor." The old woman explained hurriedly, "If I could find such a good daughter-in-law, I would wake up laughing in my dreams. Unfortunately, I am not so lucky. This young lady was a kind person I met on the road. She saw that I had sprained my ankle and sent me to the clinic."

"I was rude and reckless. I'm really sorry." Doctor Li, who understood the situation, hurriedly bowed his hands to apologize, "Please don't blame me, young lady."

"Doctor Li is just unaware of the situation. It's no big deal." Xia Mingyue didn't bother with a stranger and just helped the limping old woman out of the clinic.

Doctor Li escorted the two men out the door.

Even after the two of them walked away, he was still sighing.

What a nice girl! There are still many good people in this world.

"Master, that old woman just now looked very familiar." Doctor Li's apprentice put down the pestle he was using to pound medicine and came over. "I think I've seen her somewhere."

"Yes, I remember now. I seemed to have seen her with Wu Xiong. Could she be Wu Xiong's mother?"

"How is it possible?" Doctor Li shook his head. "That old woman is so kind, how could she be the mother of Wu Xiong? I'm afraid Wu Xiong has gone to cause trouble for that old woman..."

Tsk, even old women are bullied.

Everyone says that Wu Xiong is a good-for-nothing who always likes to bully others. Now it seems that he is not a bad person!

But the old woman is really pitiful.

I should have asked for less consultation fee just now...

The old woman's house is in the third alley on the north side of the street, not far away.

But because the old woman had difficulty walking, Xia Mingyue was unable to carry her on her back and could only support her as she walked, stopping as she went.

On the way, the two chatted for a while.

Xia Mingyue learned that the old woman's surname was Han and her husband's surname was Wu, but her husband had died of illness a few years ago and now she only lives with her son.

Han didn't mention much about her son, only saying that he was not young, but still hadn't married, which made people quite worried. Seeing Han's face full of impatience and annoyance when she mentioned her son, Xia Mingyue guessed that in Han's eyes, he was a man who didn't care about his family and was useless, so she didn't ask more questions.

Han learned that Xia Mingyue's surname was Xia and that he opened a food stall on West Street called Xia Ji.

"Mrs. Xia is kindhearted. The food she makes must taste good. When I am well again, I will definitely go to Mrs. Xia's Xia's restaurant to taste it."

"Then Aunt Han must go and show her support."

Xia Mingyue helped Han into the house and helped her lie down.

He helped her carry the teapot and teacups to the small table next to her. Xia Mingyue was relieved. "Auntie Han, take a good rest first. I have to go back to the food stall. I'll leave first."

"I'm really sorry for delaying Madam Xia's business today." Han was grateful but also felt very guilty.

"That's not true, Aunt Han." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "Aunt Han also said just now that she would come to my place to show her support in the future. If you come more often, are you afraid that I won't be able to make back the money?"

The words were said playfully, but clearly meant to comfort her.

Han felt warm in her heart, and even after Xia Mingyue closed the gate and left, her figure was still all over her mind.

Good-looking, kind-hearted, friendly to others, good at business, and sweet-talking...

It’s a pity that she has a woman’s hairstyle and is obviously married.

Why is she so unlucky that she can't find such a good girl as her daughter-in-law?

Bah, bah, bah. Even if I meet such a good girl, she can’t be my daughter-in-law.

My son is such a bad person. He has ruined such a good girl!

He doesn't deserve it at all!
Just as Han was talking to herself, the courtyard door was pushed open with a bang, and then a figure rushed into the house.

"Mom! Are you okay?" Wu Xiong came to the bed and asked with concern.

The sound was so loud that it made Han's ears buzz.

"I heard from the neighbors that you sprained your ankle and couldn't even walk, so you were sent back home. How do you feel now? Have you seen a doctor?"

Wu Xiong anxiously circled around the bed several times, "Such a big thing, why didn't you send someone to inform me? Fortunately, someone sent you back. If no one sent you back, what would I do?"

"Don't worry, you won't die." Han glanced at Wu Xiong unhappily, "Send someone to inform you? Even if I can find someone who dares to look for you, I'm afraid I won't know where you are!"

"What mother said..."

Wu Xiong felt that this scolding was a bit unfair.

How could he be so unbearable?

"What's wrong with what I said? What's wrong with it? If you could find a job and make a decent living, I wouldn't say this to you!"

Han became angrier and angrier as she spoke. "You only know how to do those trivial things all day long. It's embarrassing to tell others about it. I'm too embarrassed to tell others what I do for a living, for fear that if they tell me, I'll lose face!"

"Luckily, I never mentioned that I was your mother. If I had, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to see a doctor today. If I had known that you would become like this today, I should have stuffed you back into my stomach!"

"Mother..." Wu Xiong's face turned red due to the scolding, but he didn't dare to refute. He could only lower his head and stand cautiously by the side, not daring to breathe.

After a long while, he stammered, "Calm down, Mom. Don't get angry and make yourself sick."

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