Chapter 4: The Day of Returning Home, A Dog’s Birthday

She turned around quickly, assuming a defensive posture.

Then she was tackled by a large dog.

Mu Chenye’s eyes shone brightly: “Wife is so powerful! They are all afraid of you!”

Gu Yunlan smiled helplessly and rubbed his head: “Is husband afraid?”

Mu Chenye shook his head: “Wife, you are good to me! Not afraid!”

“Can you let me up first?” Gu Yunlan was a little helpless.

It wasn’t that she disliked the enthusiastic puppy’s hug.

It was just that the floor was really cold in this October weather.

“Okay, okay!” The enthusiastic puppy quickly helped Gu Yunlan up.

A quarter of an hour later, Xiaming and Qiushou presented the food and medicine, then stood aside respectfully.

Gu Yunlan pinched Mu Chenye’s face: “Hungry? Eat quickly.”

Mu Chenye swallowed, but first picked up the cotton swab and carefully applied medicine to Gu Yunlan’s forehead.

“Wife hurt, hurt, apply medicine first. Tummy wait.”

Mu Chenye whispered to his stomach.

Gu Yunlan was stunned and laughed.

This little fool, how could he be so endearing.

She had even married a handsome and obedient little puppy. Who wouldn’t be happy to death!

After applying medicine to Gu Yunlan, Mu Chenye couldn’t wait to pick up his chopsticks and eat.

“Delicious, delicious! Ye’er hasn’t eaten such delicious food in a long time!”

His eating habits weren’t good, and he ate quickly, but he still kept putting meat into Gu Yunlan’s bowl while eating.

Gu Yunlan felt heartbroken.

Poor little handsome guy, how could he be so starved.

“Eat slowly, or your stomach will be uncomfortable.” Gu Yunlan advised.

Mu Chenye was reluctant, but he slowed down.

After all, it was his beautiful and kind wife who was giving the order!

He was obedient!

After dinner, the maids cleaned up and served them both with washing, then retreated.

Gu Yunlan had only been here for a few hours and so much had happened. She was really tired. She pinched Mu Chenye’s face: “Husband, let’s go to bed.”

The two of them went to sleep, and they slept soundly all night.

Gu Yunlan slept soundly and woke up to a bright sky.

Mu Chenye had gotten up early and gone out to play. She rubbed her eyes and called for Qiufang: “Why didn’t you wake me up? We have to serve tea to father today.”

Qiufang served Gu Yunlan with dressing and washing: “Master sent word early this morning, saying that Madam must be tired after yesterday’s commotion, and Master has just recovered from a serious illness, so we won’t be bound by formalities. He asked you two to rest in the courtyard, and the gifts have already been sent directly.”

Gu Yunlan nodded and had the gifts brought in.

Mu Kangsheng sent a box, which, when opened, contained deeds to houses, land, and shops.

Gu Yunlan nodded repeatedly. This was a very practical gift.

“Second Madam sent a pair of gold earrings, Third Madam sent a silver bracelet. Fourth Madam also sent a small box.” Qiufang presented the items one by one to Gu Yunlan.

Gu Yunlan opened the box sent by Fourth Madam, and inside was a stack of silver notes.

“This Fourth Madam is also a practical person.” Gu Yunlan smiled.

Qiufang, a third-class maid who had been directly promoted to a first-class maid, naturally wanted to show her loyalty to Gu Yunlan. She immediately introduced obediently: “Second Madam is the mother of the second master and also Master’s cousin. She has always been very sensible. Third Madam is the mother of the fourth master. She has a rather mean personality and dotes on the fourth master like the apple of her eye.”

“Fourth Madam was the wife’s dowry maid. Although she is quiet and not favored by Master, she is still okay because of the wife’s face. Fourth Madam is the best to our third master. She often sends the fourth miss to deliver food and supplies to the third master. She sent so many silver notes, she must have saved them for many years.”

Gu Yunlan nodded, put away the things, and had Qiufang call Mu Chenye for dinner.

After dinner, Gu Yunlan had all the servants leave and looked at Mu Chenye: “Take off your clothes.”

Mu Chenye blinked, although he didn’t understand what Gu Yunlan wanted to do, he obediently started taking off his clothes.

This child was really straightforward. He took off his clothes as he was told, and he almost even pulled down his underpants. Gu Yunlan quickly stopped him: “Okay, you don’t need to take that off.”

Although Mu Chenye was her little puppy, she was still a little embarrassed to be so directly exposed to him.

She carefully observed Mu Chenye’s legs, occasionally pinching and pressing them.

The bones were deformed, clearly broken by someone in the past. Besides that, there were many old injuries.

Goodness, what a hard life her little puppy had lived.

She could tell that Mu Kangsheng genuinely loved Mu Chenye, but he was a rough man after all, and he was busy with official duties. After his wife died, he didn’t remarry, and things in the backyard were a bit messy.

The original owner’s memory had it that Mu Kangsheng only found out about Mu Chenye being bullied after his leg was broken, and he was furious. After that, Mu Chenye was able to live peacefully.

But in her eyes, this peace wasn’t really peace.

Whose healthy body would have dozens of poisons in it?

“Sit still and don’t move.” She took out silver needles from her space and began to give Mu Chenye acupuncture again.

Yesterday, she had only been able to do some simple treatment to keep Mu Chenye alive. To completely clear the remaining toxins in his body, she would need to give him acupuncture and a medicinal bath for a while.

Then she inserted a few more needles into Mu Chenye’s scalp.

She might as well treat his brain while she was at it. It was just a matter of a few needles.

After all, his foolishness was also related to the poison in his body. He was born with poison in his body, probably poisoned in the womb. It might be difficult for others to treat, but for her, it was just a matter of time.

When Gu Yunlan finished the acupuncture, a flash of clarity appeared in Mu Chenye’s eyes, but it was quickly replaced by his innocent naivety.

He gently raised his hand and wiped the sweat from Gu Yunlan’s forehead with his sleeve: “Wife, tired, tired, hug.”

Then he hugged Gu Yunlan.

Gu Yunlan lazily nestled in his arms. It was the first time, but it felt like she had done it countless times before, giving her a sense of immense peace.

“Husband, your leg bones are broken and need to be reset. It will be very painful. Your body is too weak now. If we reset the bones rashly, the risk will be too great. Wait until you’ve recovered a bit, and then I’ll treat you. Don’t be impatient.” Gu Yunlan mumbled.

“I’ll be good, listen to wife.” Mu Chenye answered obediently.

So, in the following days, Gu Yunlan gave Mu Chenye acupuncture every day, and his complexion improved day by day. His originally thin cheeks had gained some weight.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for Gu Yunlan’s three-day return visit.

The thought of that home gave Gu Yunlan a headache.

To summarize briefly, there was a selfish and biased father, a weak and sickly mother, a wolf in sheep’s clothing younger brother, a hypocritical and scheming first wife, a domineering and arrogant younger sister, and a broken her.

Returning home would definitely be a tough battle.

But although she had a headache, she wasn’t afraid. She, Gu Yunlan, the master of the Divine Physician Hall, had never been afraid of anything.

Early in the morning, Gu Yunlan took the gifts prepared by Mu Kangsheng and brought Mu Chenye to the Gu residence. But she didn’t expect to be turned away at the door.

Forget about a lively welcome for a daughter returning home, there wasn’t even a single person sweeping the front of the Gu residence. There was only a gatekeeper leaning against the door, dozing off.

Seeing Gu Yunlan, he frowned impatiently: “Oh, it’s the eldest miss. Go back. The residence is busy celebrating the second miss’s dog’s birthday. We don’t have time to entertain you!”