The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 216 - 215

Chapter 216: Chapter 215

"No wonder I’ve been feeling so irritable and moody these past few days, turns out it’s that time of the month!" Gu Youyou murmured to herself, propping up her chin with one hand.

Her stomach didn’t hurt as much as last night, but she still felt uncomfortable all over.

It was all due to her poor constitution.

She had prescribed herself some herbal remedies to regulate her system.

"Sister Youyou, you’ve been out of sorts since this morning, and now you’re muttering to yourself, are you feeling unwell?" Qin Changlin brought over the new ink and brushes, making the brush hairs as small as Gu Youyou had requested. Seeing that she looked a bit off, he casually asked.

He replaced the large wolf-hair brush that Doctor Zhou had been using, planning to clean it and put it away.

Gu Youyou looked at the brush in her hand; it was the fine-tipped one she had wanted, which made it easier to write smaller characters and save paper.

She let out a soft sigh, "Yes, I’m not feeling very well." Picking up the prescription she had just written, she stood up and said, "I’ve made a prescription for myself. I’ll go and prepare the medicine now. Can you keep watch here for a while?"

"Oh, Sister Youyou, let me take care of that for you, you should sit down!" Qin Changlin insisted, pressing Gu Youyou back into her seat.

Gu Youyou waved her hand dismissively and stood up with the support of the table, saying, "No need, I can do it myself. After I’ve gotten the medicine, I’ll head back first. You’ll be okay here this afternoon, right?"

Qin Changlin replied hurriedly, "No problem, of course, no problem. Sister Youyou, if you’re not feeling well, go back and rest. I’ll have Yuancheng take you."

Recalling that she had planned to make sweet osmanthus sugar lotus roots for Yuancheng today, Gu Youyou nodded, "Alright, Yuancheng can come with me later."

Yuancheng was busy organizing the medicines in the cabinet. When he heard Gu Youyou mention him, he spoke from his seat by the shelves, "Sister Youyou, should I finish sorting these medicines first?"

Gu Youyou gestured to him to come down.

He remembered how just yesterday he messed up with the medicines and was scolded by Gu Youyou, so he was still a bit afraid of her.

He didn’t dare to talk back and came down from the shelf, standing timidly in front of Gu Youyou like a little schoolboy who had done something wrong.

Gu Youyou did her best to keep her tone even, "Yuancheng, how about you don’t sort the medicines anymore? Spend more time on your writing and reading medical texts."

"Ah...?" Yuancheng went pale in an instant. Ever since Doctor Zhou passed away, he had felt insecure, fearing he might be dismissed by Gu Youyou and Qin Changlin. He had always been diligent and cautious, yet he managed to make a mistake with the medicines just yesterday.

Hearing Gu Youyou speak that way now, his heart sank. He thought she must be dissatisfied with him and wanted to send him away.

"Sister Youyou, I... I know I’m not good enough, but I will..."

"It’s not that you haven’t done well." Yuancheng was particularly sensitive, which related to his physical condition and background. Gu Youyou didn’t want him to worry unnecessarily, so she quickly said, "Yuancheng, you’re still a child. Do you know what the most important thing for a child your age to do is?"

"What... what is it?" Yuancheng, with eyes widened, was clearly frightened.

"Don’t be nervous, I’m not blaming you. Sister Youyou was in a bad mood yesterday and said some unpleasant things, don’t take them to heart."

Gu Youyou called Yuancheng into the study and sat him down in a chair. She picked up a simple medical book and asked, "Can you understand this kind of medical text?"

Yuancheng nodded first, then shook his head, saying, "Master taught Yuancheng to read it when he was alive, but I don’t really understand it."