"Indeed, you are quite sharp. You spotted it immediately. This perfume was sent to me by the Shangguan family. I don't use brooches, but I thought you might. We are close in age, so please don't mind that it was a gift from someone else," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
"Little Aunt, how could I mind? This brooch is unique in the world. It has a price but no market. You say I would mind? If you have such things, just give them to me," Yan Raoyue said cheerfully.
"Why give her such a fine item? You can use it yourself," Lan Man said from the side.
"Eldest Sister-in-law, don't dampen the mood. This is a special birthday gift for Raoyue. Besides, if not for work, I like to look pretty too. For a young girl, it’s a waste not to dress up nicely now," Zhu Yanyi said with a mature air, though no one disagreed.
After all, Zhu Yanyi was only eighteen. She was only one year older than Yan Raoyue, so she understood girls' feelings best.
Zhu Yanyi was right. If she didn’t have to go to the hospital, she would dress up and put on makeup every day. But being a doctor meant she couldn’t wear makeup. It was good enough if she didn’t smell of alcohol or medicine every day.
However, the scent on Zhu Yanyi was the pleasant fragrance of traditional Chinese medicine from her long-term research.
Hearing this, Lan Man did not argue. Yan Raoyue’s eyes were full of joy. "Thank you, Little Aunt."
"You're welcome. I originally planned to give it to you after dinner, but since this happened during the meal, I gave it early to make you happy," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
"Since Sister-in-law mentioned it, I should give a gift too," Dora said, taking out a present. "Raoyue, I am different from your Little Aunt. This is a small token from your Second Uncle and me. It’s not as precious as your Little Aunt’s, but it’s our heart."
"Thank you, Second Uncle and Second Aunt," Yan Raoyue said. Then she added, "Second Aunt, no need to compete with Little Aunt. In the past, my birthdays, Little Uncle never gave gifts. Probably because of that, Little Aunt’s gift is better. She is making up for Little Uncle’s neglect over the years."
"Hey, does that mean when it’s my birthday, Little Aunt will give me a rare gift too?" Yan Xidong asked with a grin.
"Me too, me too," Yan Xinan and Yan Xixi said from the side.
Zhu Yanyi looked at them, surprised. She glanced at Yan Aohan. "You didn’t usually give them gifts on their birthdays, did you?"
Yan Aohan smiled faintly. "I was kicked out by my father at eighteen. I rarely came home. Since I wasn’t there for their birthdays, I didn’t give gifts."
"You really are a bad uncle," Zhu Yanyi sighed. Even if you don’t come home, you could send gifts. It shows you don’t care.
Zhu Yanyi shook her head helplessly, then said to Yan Xidong and the others, "When it’s your birthdays, I will definitely give you better gifts. Your Little Uncle will pay for them."
"Little Aunt, it’s really good that you are here. Without you, getting gifts from Little Uncle would be impossible," Yan Xidong said with emotion.
"Stop sighing. It seems you really want my gift. How about this? In two days, I’ll send you for some good exercise," Yan Aohan said seriously.
"Little Uncle, that’s personal revenge," Yan Xidong said directly.
"I have the power to take revenge. If you have the ability, you can take revenge on me too," Yan Aohan said, ignoring Yan Xidong’s protest.
Zhu Yanyi watched Yan Aohan bully Yan Xidong and the others with a smile. She didn’t think it was wrong.
Despite the earlier incident, Yan Raoyue’s birthday dinner ended satisfactorily amidst the lively chatter.
The next day, after Zhu Yanyi arrived at the Capital Hospital, Luo Zhengwei came to check in.
"I have a surgery later. Your first treatment will be after my surgery," Zhu Yanyi told Luo Zhengwei.
"Okay." Thinking of the many bugs in his body, Luo Zhengwei felt wronged. But what could he do? It was his own fault for being careless and greedy.
At the same time, Yan Aohan brought three more people who had drunk alcohol, just like Luo Zhengwei.
Zhu Yanyi arranged for the four of them to stay in two adjacent rooms.
Qu Zhong had returned. He could not cure the poison of the Zhu family in Zhushi City, so he came back. He told others he was looking for the Little Divine Doctor, but he heard the news as soon as he arrived.
"Little Junior Sister, I will assist you with this Corpse Bug Gu. I am curious about poison doctors’ Gu and am researching it," Qu Zhong said.
"Fine. You can assist me with these four people," Zhu Yanyi nodded. With Qu Zhong there, she could be somewhat relaxed.
"It’s a deal," Qu Zhong said happily. It was great to encounter such a good thing right after returning.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Qu Zhong. "How is the Zhu family in Zhushi City now?"
"Everyone has those red marks on their faces. But, Little Junior Sister, you are quite mischievous. The red marks are all different. Some look like stars, some like plum blossoms, some like hearts," Qu Zhong answered.
"That’s not right. The poison I used should only make the marks look like plum blossoms at most." She looked at Qu Zhong. "Did you do something? I’m telling you, I won’t take the blame."
"It doesn’t matter if I take the blame or not. No one knows it was you," Qu Zhong said, not feeling embarrassed about shifting the blame to Zhu Yanyi.
"But your poison is interesting. It only makes people uncomfortable at noon every day, but doesn’t harm their lives. Now the Zhu family in Zhushi City is completely isolated. Although I said it’s not contagious, they don’t believe me, so they are still isolated."
Zhu Yanyi sneered. "Let the Zhu family in Zhushi City stay there for now. I am busy and have no time to settle scores with them. Today I have to operate on Linda. In two days, I have to set my grandfather’s bones. And I need to cure the Corpse Bug Gu in these two days. I have no time for the Zhu family in Zhushi City for now. We’ll talk about it later."
Qu Zhong said with a smile, "It’s fine. I said there is no immediate danger to life. Besides, I came to invite you. You wouldn’t go right away anyway. You have to keep up appearances."
"Saving lives is like putting out a fire. If it were others, I wouldn’t keep up appearances," Zhu Yanyi said seriously, refuting Qu Zhong.
But she was telling the truth. She was keeping up appearances because she wanted to deal with the Zhu family in Zhushi City slowly.