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Chapter 6 Servants Who Don't Work

That night, Du Yuheng just had a light sleep.

At dawn, before the Fang family got up, Du Yuheng went out to buy a few steamed buns for Fang Tong to eat.

Fang Tong lost her usual smile. Fortunately, she didn't ignore her and ate the bread seriously with her hand. She didn't ask her where she got the money.

Du Yuheng was a little nervous. "Mom, I have something very important to do today. You..."

"Go ahead. Don't worry. I won't take their medicine."

Du Yuheng opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. The change in Fang Tong was beyond her expectation.

Fang Tong forced a smile. "Your business is more important. Let's talk when you get back. Go ahead."

Du Yuheng nodded, made a pot of hot tea, and put it in front of Fang Tong. Finally, she threw the porridge into the pot to boil and then went out in the morning.

After a while, she appeared at the back door of the Renyi Clinic that she had been to yesterday.

After eating a steamed bun, a woman's energetic voice sounded in the yard.

"Qian, what are you doing so early in the morning? Do you think I'm old and ugly? I can't stand it any longer!"

Then came the woman's crying, the sound of breaking things, and the careful pleading of Dr. Qian.

"Darling, what are you talking about? You look so beautiful even when you cry. How can I dislike you? Is breakfast not to your taste? I'll go out and buy your favorite candy bun, okay?"

As he spoke, the door of the backyard rang.

Dr. Qian and his wife loved each other very much. They had a son and a daughter who had already gotten married. Only the old couple opened a clinic in Lijia Town to live out their old age. They didn't even have a maid, let alone a concubine. There were only a few workers and a nanny in the house.

It was just that Mrs. Qian liked to play tricks and would make a scene and cry from time to time, giving Dr. Qian a headache. And he had to coax her a lot every time.

Unfortunately, the town was too small, and every family knew that Dr. Qian was afraid of his wife.

As time went by, Dr. Qian became more thick-skinned. No matter how many onlookers there were, he could pretend that nothing had happened.

Today, Du Yuheng happened to run into Mrs. Qian and lost her temper again.

Dr. Qian opened the door and looked up in a daze. Du Yuheng was blocking his way.

"You, aren't you the girl from the Fang family yesterday? Why are you here so early?"

"Who are you talking to? Why are you still standing at the door?"

Before Du Yuheng could speak, Mrs. Qian arrived again.

"Mrs. Qian, I'm the girl from the Fang Family in the east of the town. I'm here to see you." Du Yuheng ignored Dr. Qian and went straight into the house.

Mrs. Qian was confused. "The girl from the Fang family? I don't know you. What are you doing here?"

"Mrs. Qian, my name is Du Yuheng. Yesterday, Dr. Qian kindly accepted my herbal medicine. Today, I specially come to repay you."

"Oh? How can you repay me?"

"I want to be a maid in the pharmacy of Dr. Qian."

Mrs. Qian raised her eyebrows and glared at her husband...

"Good for you. You've made her give herself to you!"

Dr. Qian was so scared that he waved his hand repeatedly.

"Mrs. Qian, don't worry. I'll only stay in the front hall. You just need to treat me like a servant and I'll never enter the backyard. Mrs. Qian, you're worried that other women will confuse Dr. Qian. I'm willing to be your spy and help you keep an eye on Dr. Qian."

"Hey, girl, what do you mean? I was kind-hearted yesterday, but you treat me like this?"

Now it was the turn of Dr. Qian to worry.

I shouldn't have pitied her yesterday. I took her things, and I was going to not charge for her mother's medicine. Women and villains are really hard to deal with!

Seeing that Dr. Qian was flustered and exasperated, Mrs. Qian had an idea.

"This girl is really clever. It's obvious that Dr. Qian gave her a favor, but she came to me to repay him. She really hit the nail on the head."

"She is young and smart. Maybe I could really make use of it."

"Anyway, it seems that my husband would definitely not have feelings for her!"

Mrs. Qian made up her mind and glanced sideways at her husband. "Hubby, what do you think?"

"Darling, it's up to you! I'm going to buy sugar bean buns."

Dr. Qian swung his sleeves and left. How could he not see what his wife was up to. If he couldn't afford to offend his wife, why couldn't he hide?

Mrs. Qian smiled proudly. "Well, you can stay. As for the monthly salary..."

"Madam, Du Yuheng doesn't need monthly pay. I just need to stay in the clinic!"

"Nonsense! Can't our Qian Family afford it? Two thousand yuan per month!"

The more Du Yuheng said, the more Mrs. Qian couldn't treat her badly. She couldn't let the people in the town think that she had bullied a little girl.

Du Yuheng thanked Mrs. Qian and went straight to the Renyi Clinic.

Dr. Qian had bought the sugar bean buns and asked the shop assistant to send them to the back.

At that moment, he was preparing to open the door. When he saw Du Yuheng coming in, he snorted and turned to the back of the counter.

"Don't be angry, Dr. Qian. Listen to my explanation."

Du Yuheng sneered and said, "I know that Dr. Qian is devoted to Mrs. Qian, but she is always suspicious. Now I take the initiative to tell her, and she won't be suspicious anymore. Wouldn't it be better for you to live a good life?"

"Really? You're not here to spy on me?"

"Of course not. Everyone in town knows that you are the most upright, have good medical skills, and are kindhearted. You deserve to be called the benevolent doctor."

After a few words, Dr. Qian had laughed and looked at Du Yuheng in a pleasing way.

"Well, you can stay. There are not many things to do first. You can start with packing up the herbs. I'll ask Xiao Hai to teach you later."

Du Yuheng breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She could successfully stay in the Renyi Clinic, she has achieved half of her goal today.

She hoped that things would go smoothly later!

While she was thinking, a snicker suddenly came from behind her.

Du Yuheng frowned and turned around to look. There were two men standing at the door of the clinic.

One was dressed in expensive clothes like a master, while the other was dressed in coarse linen, looked like a servant.

The laughter came from the young male servant.

Du Yuheng glared at him and walked to the counter.

Xiao Hai was coming out to welcome him. "Mr. Ye is here. Your medicine is ready."

Xiao Hai handed over the medicine. Mr. Ye took it and thanked him before leaving with the manservant.

Du Yuheng glanced at him. “What kind of manservant is he? How dare he ask his Young Master to fetch the medicine in person...”

"Come on, Du Yuheng!"

"Yes, I'm coming!"

Du Yuheng quickly followed Xiao Hai to identify the herbs and shut this strange manservant out of her mind.

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