Chapter 424: Gifts from Elders Cannot Be Refused

Nan Jiaojiao took several herbs from the storeroom, and then she didn’t return to the villa.

She asked the butler to find her a quiet place.

She happened to walk to the backyard and saw some medicinal plants growing there.

Feeling eager to try her hand at something, Jiaojiao asked the butler how to care for them.

After that, she headed to a small two-story western-style building on the west side.

It was said that this place was for Bo Qingshan to live in, but he didn’t want to stay so far away and always stayed in the main villa to keep Old Lady company.

The Old Lady indulged him, so the place ended up vacant with no one living there, although it was cleaned daily.

It was the perfect spot for Nan Jiaojiao to grind her herbs.

To truly turn them into pills would take at least a week.

Today, she only cut the herbs, laid them out to dry, ground what needed to be powdered and left the rest to boil in a pot.

Since it was for children to drink, Nan Jiaojiao deliberately made it sweet.

As she carried the medicine back, she could hear Qianqian’s laughter from a distance.

Bo Yanching was in the living room, with Qianqian on his lap, and Bo Qingshan sitting on the carpet beside them.

“Uncle Three, higher, fly me higher,” Qianqian chimed.

Bo Yanching only lifted his legs a few times before he picked Qianqian up, coaxing her, “Okay, you just woke up.

Wait until you’ve recovered a little more, then Uncle Three will fly you higher, okay?”

Qianqian obediently nodded, “Tingting.”

She said she’d listen to Uncle Three.

Bo Qingshan immediately reached out to take Qianqian into his arms and grunted, “You ungrateful little thing.

As soon as Uncle Three comes back, I’m out of sight, am I?

I’m the one who sleeps with you every night.

You want to kick me out of the room tonight, don’t you!”

Bo Qingshan deliberately made a fierce face.

Qianqian batted her eyelids, squeezed her lips together, and with an innocent face said, “Qianqian’s room, not, not brother’s room.”

“Heh!”

Bo Qingshan, pretending to be angry, thumped her on the head.

“So what if it’s not my room?

Just you wait, I won’t come tonight.”

Qianqian immediately hugged Bo Qingshan, “No, want brother to come.”

Bo Qingshan laughed triumphantly, “At least you know what’s good.”

Bo Yanching watched their playful banter but was constantly aware of the movement outside.

As soon as Nan Jiaojiao entered his line of sight, he stood up to meet her and took the bowl of medicine from her hands.

“This is all you made in one afternoon?”

“Not exactly.

I laid out some herbs to dry outside Qingshan’s place.

This is what was left.

It’s for treating diarrhea.

It should help Qianqian’s appetite tonight.”

Bo Yanching shifted the bowl to the other hand so he could hug her as they walked inside, “Did you manage to explain everything?”

He was referring to the task of drying the herbs.

“Yes.”

Bo Yanching brought her inside and squatted down in front of Qianqian, feeding her the medicine.

He thought he’d have to coax her, but as soon as Qianqian tasted it, she drank it like a sweet syrup.

Auntie Wu, standing by, couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Jiaojiao, how did you cook this?

Does she need to continue drinking it in the following days?”

“I’ve left the prescription with the butler, she needs to take it for three more days.”

“Can it really improve Miss Qianqian’s gastrointestinal condition in just three days?”

Nan Jiaojiao nodded, “More or less.”

“That’s wonderful, really wonderful.

We’re lucky you are here.

The Old Lady is very grateful to you as well and has instructed me to pick out several pieces of jewelry from the storeroom for you to take with you when you leave.”

Nan Jiaojiao thought to refuse but Auntie Wu had already walked away, beyond calling back.

She felt quite awkward and as she looked up, she caught Bo Yanching giving her an amused look.

“You can’t decline a gift from an elder; just keep it.”

Nan Jiaojiao wasn’t fond of accepting gifts and was unfamiliar with these social exchanges; she instinctively tried to avoid it.

“Why don’t you keep it for me?

You should know best how to care for the jewelry from Granny.”