Chapter 479 How dare you say it

"Mr. He, Mrs. He is so polite."

Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "I can barely be called a cook. It is a blessing for me to have customers who like the food I cook. I am also very happy in my heart."

"Mrs. He doesn't despise my craftsmanship. She is willing to patronize my shop often and is willing to support my business. She helped me open Xia Ji in the city. I am very grateful in my heart."

"Logically speaking, I should really thank Madam He, so I feel guilty for accepting these things."

Xia Mingyue continued, "But I won't hide it from you, Master He. I love cooking and I'm quite interested in these recipes, so I'm very willing to keep them. As for the others, I hope you won't blame me for refusing them."

The surprise on He Lingyun's face flashed away, and his smile became even more intense. "I understand Madam Xia. I know that Madam Xia doesn't care about these things, and she doesn't need them, but I have to speak the truth in front of Madam Xia."

"First of all, Madam Xia, there is really no need for you to be so distant and polite to the He family. Secondly, to be honest with you, my father and mother specifically asked me to do this. If I can't do it well, I'm afraid I won't even be able to enter the house after I return. Madam Xia, just think of it as sympathizing with me and doing a good deed."

He Lingyun joked and bowed again.

Having said that, Xia Mingyue could only nod after thinking about it, "Since Master He said so, I will just accept it."

"Thank you, Mr. He, Mrs. He, and Mr. He for your kindness." Xia Mingyue bowed again in a very polite manner.

"Ms. Xia, you are too polite..."

After chatting for a while, He Lingyun stood up and said goodbye.

Xia Mingyue saw him off and watched him get on the carriage and drive to the entrance of the alley.

When the carriage turned onto the street, Fan Jinglan's mouth almost curled up to the sky, "Why did you come out after just a short while?"

"Then how long do I need to stay?" He Lingyun touched his nose.

"This Lady Xia can make the old ancestor happy, so she is a noble person to you. It would be fine if you don't worship her, but how can you be so cold to her?"

Fan Jinglan's face was full of disdain. "And those things, they were so few and so shabby, your parents really can afford them. Could it be that your parents are worried that this Madam Xia is someone who wants to cling to the rich and powerful, and they want to test her out first, so as not to give too much at once and feed her appetite instead, so that everything will be related to your He family in the future?"

"In my opinion, it would be best for you to put your minds at ease as soon as possible. If this Lady Xia is really a scheming person, she would have noticed something from the old ancestor's usual behavior and reaped all the benefits. Why would she wait until now and remain silent?"

"You noble families take yourselves too seriously. You are always on guard against this and worry about that. You think you own everything. Whenever someone appears around you, you have to first check out what the other person is thinking and whether he is decent before making other plans."

"Aren't you tired of thinking about this and that? There aren't so many troubles. It's enough to just watch this person close his eyes and get along well with him. If you don't have the time to worry about this and that, you might as well eat two more bowls of rice!"

Fan Jinglan's personality had nothing to do with her name. When she spoke at this moment, it was like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube, crackling and choking He Lingyun so much that he was speechless and his head was aching.

After a moment, he rubbed both sides of his forehead and said, "It's not as bad as you said. It's not easy for the family to get to where it is today. If we can't nip it in the bud and prevent it from happening, wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"So, it's one thing for the people around you to get along with each other and have the same temperament, but it's better to be clean..." "You said it yourself, if you get along with each other and have the same temperament, then it means that your personalities are very similar."

Fan Jinglan interrupted He Lingyun and said, "Since you are very compatible, it means that you are of the same kind. If the other party really has a purpose and ulterior motives, then it means that you are also such a person, and you can be regarded as birds of a feather. In this case, what is the point of being so particular?"

"They are all crows, why do you have to compare them to see who is blacker? As I said before, you probably put too much salt in your food!"

He Lingyun, "..."

Doesn't that seem to make some sense?
It can’t be said, it can’t be said at all!
He Lingyun was groaning in his heart and quickly changed the subject, "Grandmother mentioned that Madam Xia was a food franchisee and preferred to take care of people from poor families. She also assisted the county magistrate of Jinqiu County in setting up a workshop and resettling refugees. Her contributions were remarkable."

"My father has reported this matter to the emperor truthfully. Later, even the queen knew about it and said that Madam Xia was virtuous and a role model for women, so she specially praised her. The queen even wrote an inscription personally to send her off."

"The ceremonial officer who came to deliver the reward set off from the capital at about the same time as us. We estimate that they will reach Jinqiu County in the next two days, which will not be an insult to Madam Xia."

"But I remember that you mentioned a few days after the Chinese New Year that the old ancestor wrote a letter home personally, and the whole family was very happy about it."

Fan Jinglan glanced at He Lingyun, "The old man seldom wrote back. You were so proud at that time. I think that was the last time the old man wrote back recently, and that was when he mentioned Madam Xia."

"And since it was the old ancestor who gave the order, the Hes would not dare to neglect it and would have informed the emperor immediately. However, it is already the middle of April and there are already three and a half months to the Chinese New Year, and the reward has just arrived in Jinqiu County. Isn't this a bit too inefficient?"

He Lingyun, "!!!"

He Lingyun coughed lightly and explained, "The emperor is very busy and has to prioritize things, so it's inevitable that this will happen."

Fan Jinglan said, "No matter what the reason is, this inefficiency is easy to be criticized, which is really damaging to the majesty and reputation of the emperor. It needs to be improved."

How dare you say it!

He Lingyun couldn't help but complain, "It's useless to say this to me. I'm afraid I have to tell the emperor first."

"I have to tell the emperor." Fan Jinglan squinted her eyes again, with an expression of "who do you think you are?" "It's useless to tell you. When I return to Beijing, if I have the chance, I will definitely talk to the emperor about this matter."

He Lingyun, "!!!"

Do you really dare to chat?
But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed possible.

As a result, the Emperor was extremely fond of the Fan family. Fan Jinglan was raised like a princess since she was a child and was often looked after by the Empress Dowager. Even the Empress, who had no daughter, doted on Fan Jinglan like the apple of her eye.

Although Fan Jinglan was never conferred the title of princess, she enjoyed treatment that exceeded that of a princess.

It is precisely because of this that Fan Jinglan can speak without any scruples.

After going to several hospitals and doing many tests, it is basically confirmed that Erbao should have chronic gastritis. I will do an angiography tomorrow morning. After the symptoms are fully confirmed, I will start treatment... It is not a big problem, and I feel relieved immediately. Erbao has a poor appetite and is seriously underweight. It has lasted for a long time. During this period, I have also visited many hospitals and made many appointments with experts. The conclusion given has always been that the child has a weak spleen and stomach and will get better when he grows up. They even don’t prescribe tests. I don’t know if I am making a fuss or the doctor is too dismissive... In short, I hope that the doctor this time is more reliable and can make Erbao strong as soon as possible~