"Is she emotionally stable?" Qing Yan asked softly.
"She's quite stable. She just really misses you. Several times she tried to borrow a nurse's phone to call you, but the nurses said you often come to the hospital to see her, so as long as she's awake for a bit longer, you'll be able to meet," the reply came.
Mrs. Lu's phone had been taken away by Xu Aiqin because she was afraid that Mrs. Lu would suddenly wake up and contact Qing Yan, and in her confused state, give all her inheritance to Qing Yan. So she wasn't allowed to have a phone with her.
"I'll go see her tomorrow," Qing Yan's voice was gentle.
"Good. I have a difficult case here. Tomorrow, come and help me take a look," came the response.
"Alright."
After ending the call, Qing Yan saw a series of WeChat messages from Xu Aiqin.
"You shameless slut, you enjoy spreading your legs for men so much? The manners the Lu family taught you over the years have all been wasted on you, haven't they?"
"Yaoyao kindly tried to bring you back on the right track, but you didn't listen. Instead, you instigated your friends to attack her? Look at what she has become after being beaten up."
"I want you to come here right now and sincerely apologize to Yaoyao!"
Perhaps because Qing Yan didn't reply instantly, Xu Aiqin sent a few more WeChat messages, all of them insulting her.
"The Lu family wasted years raising you. Even raising a dog would have been better since it could guard the house. But you? You're not even worth a dog!"
"If I were you, I would come here immediately and kowtow to Yaoyao a hundred times, trying to earn her forgiveness."
"I told you to come right now, do you hear me?"
Qing Yan responded with "imbecile" and then blocked Xu Aiqin on WeChat, preparing to take a shower and go to sleep.
Just then, Lan Auntie's voice came from outside the door.
"Miss Qing Yan, are you asleep? Madam is calling you downstairs to have some bird's nest."
Qing Yan wasn't hungry, but since it was her mother's intention, she didn't refuse. After safely storing tonight's medicine, she went downstairs.
Li Yusha placed a bowl of bird's nest in front of Song Qiaoying and sweetly said, "Mom, this is your red date bird's nest."
Then she filled another bowl and handed it to Li Yuanfu. "Dad, this is yours."
"These things don't need your attention," Li Yuanfu chuckled, feeling that the more this child grew up, the more sensible she became.
Song Qiaoying also smiled, "Sasa, you don't need to bother with these small matters."
She never knew that Sasa was someone else's child. The entire Li family treated her as their own for eighteen years! Even a play that lasted for eighteen years had emotions, let alone genuine affection that came from the heart, loving her for such a long time.
Although she wasn't their biological daughter, seeing her filial and well-behaved as before, even taking care of trivial matters like preparing bird's nest and serving it to them, Song Qiaoying felt immensely gratified.
When Qing Yan came downstairs, Song Qiaoying smiled and said, "Yan Yan, you're here? Sit next to Mom."
"Sister, this is your bird's nest." Li Yusha personally served a bowl to Qing Yan before serving herself.
"Sasa is so thoughtful and kind to her sister!" Song Qiaoying lovingly looked at Qing Yan. "Eat while it's hot."
Qing Yan picked up the spoon and took a bite. Just as it reached her lips, she smelled a familiar scent, hemp seeds?
This combination of Chinese medicine was often used to treat constipation.
But Qing Yan also smelled another substance, croton tiglium cream. Her lips curled up, was she being poisoned to cause diarrhea?
Qing Yan lifted her gaze and found Li Yusha and Nanny Zhang secretly observing her. As soon as they realized she noticed, they hastily averted their eyes...
Qing Yan put down the spoon, and her smile deepened at the corner of her lips.
"Younger sister is so thoughtful. I suppose you've learned a lot from Nanny Zhang's careful teachings in your daily life. This bowl of bird's nest was personally prepared by my younger sister, so it should be served to Nanny Zhang first, shouldn't it?"
Nanny Zhang felt something was amiss upon hearing this. "Miss Qing Yan, you're being too polite. I'm just a servant. How can I eat such a precious thing?"
"Of course, you can," Qing Yan placed the bird's nest in front of her, her cherry lips curved into a smile. "We address you with the title 'mom.' Naturally, we don't consider you as a servant. Besides, it's just a bowl of bird's nest, right? Mom, Dad, don't you agree?"
Song Qiaoying smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes. Nanny Zhang, you've worked hard. It's just a bowl of bird's nest. Sit down and eat together."
"Yes, Yan Yan's kind gesture... you should eat it!" Li Yuanfu added with a smile.
Nanny Zhang didn't dare to eat the bird's nest in front of her. She swallowed her saliva and smiled awkwardly, "Master, Madam, I'm afraid you don't know, but my stomach hasn't been well recently... This bowl of bird's nest, let's give it to Miss Qing Yan first. Thank you for your kindness, Miss Qing Yan..."
"Bird's nest contains a large amount of protein, abundant amino acids, and trace elements. It helps enhance the repair capabilities of the gastrointestinal mucosa. Since Nanny Zhang has stomach problems, she should eat more of it," Qing Yan stated.
Qing Yan continued before Aunt Zhang could refuse, adding with a smile, "There are many good ingredients in it, Aunt Zhang should really taste it herself."
Aunt Zhang felt that this girl in front of her was simply a devil. She had only taken a sniff, how could she know what was inside!
"Aunt Zhang, are you refusing to eat because you think I touched the spoon just now and it's dirty?" Qing Yan replaced it with a new spoon for her, but seeing her still motionless, Qing Yan lowered her disappointed gaze. "Is it because I just returned to this home and my words carry no weight?"
"Aunt Zhang!" Li Yuanfu couldn't bear to see his precious daughter doubting herself and hurriedly said, "Yan Yan wants you to eat, so just eat! It's just a bowl of bird's nest."
"Yan Yan, don't overthink it. How could your words not carry weight?" Song Qiaoying said with concern.
"Maybe it's because I returned to this home too late, and everyone is more inclined to listen to my younger sister... Even if I have the intention to treat someone to something good, they don't appreciate it..."
Once this was said, Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying suddenly realized something. Yes, these servants had spent more time with Li Yusha, so naturally, they were more inclined towards her!
Yan Yan would definitely feel the discrepancy in her heart!
Thinking like this, Song Qiaoying made up her mind. No, they needed to replace a few new staff members. They couldn't let their precious Yan Yan feel wronged.
"Younger sister, why don't you persuade Aunt Zhang to eat? If she really doesn't have an appetite, you can eat it for her, right? Aunt Zhang doesn't listen to me, but as a younger sister, you should listen to your older sister, right?"
Li Yusha's face turned pale when she heard this, afraid that her scheme would be exposed.
"Miss Qing Yan has been kind enough, I'll eat it then." Aunt Zhang knew she couldn't refuse anymore, trembling slightly as she picked up the spoon.
Qing Yan raised a clear and beautiful smile. "That's right, Aunt Zhang, is it delicious?"
Aunt Zhang had a bitter expression but took a few bites and forced a smile. "It's delicious."
"Then you should eat more later."
"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Qing Yan, but one bowl is enough for me, I can't eat anymore."
"There are many ingredients in it, and you work hard normally, so you should replenish yourself."
"Thank you for your concern, Miss Qing Yan." Aunt Zhang felt a mix of emotions and, after finally finishing the bird's nest, she quickly found an excuse to leave.