Even though she had lost a lot of weight, her bulk was still considerable.
By her estimation, the original owner must have weighed at least two hundred jin.
To go from two hundred jin to one hundred jin while ensuring her skin wouldn't sag and maintaining good health was not an easy feat.
"Please, get as far away from me as possible and appear before me as little as you can."
She was truly impatient to see this person.
Mo Lingxi's gaze turned cold.
Tao Lengshuang's imposing presence weakened slightly, but she stuck her neck out, "What, you want to force me to help treat your nephew?"
Mo Lingxi certainly wouldn't force her. His brows were stern, "Treating the illness is very important."
"It's very important to you, but it has nothing to do with me. You don't need to try to scare me with this. I'm just an ordinary citizen."
"...What will it take for you to agree to treat him?"
Tao Lengshuang rolled her eyes dramatically and pulled Xiao Feng into the kitchen to tidy things up.
"Mother, can you save cousin?"
Xiao Feng tugged at Tao Lengshuang's clothes and pleaded in a milky voice, "Cousin is very, very good."
"Last time cousin came, he gave me several books and played with me for a while. It was the first time I had a brother, and I hope he can get better."
In Xiao Feng's subconscious, Tao Dagou and the others were not his brothers; they were big bad guys who bullied him.
Tao Lengshuang felt a bit conflicted. She squatted down and patted Xiao Feng's head, "But your father made Mother unhappy, so Mother doesn't want to treat your cousin for now."
Xiao Feng tilted his head and waved his fists angrily, "Daddy is a bad egg!"
"Mother, you can cure cousin, and then we can deal with my daddy together."
Tao Lengshuang: "..." Silly child, your cousin is afraid of your daddy, so how could he help you deal with your daddy.
"Mother," Xiao Feng tugged at her hand, gently shaking it, and pouted, "Mother, just treat cousin, cousin is really so good."
Tao Lengshuang could not resist her son's coaxing. Xiao Feng rarely acted spoiled, so when he did, it was very effective.
She hugged Xiao Feng and rubbed his face, "Silly son, you are so good to others if they are even a little bit nice to you. If you were sold, you'd still be helping them count the money."
Xiao Feng said softly, "Cousin wouldn't do that."
"Cousin is so rich and such a good person, he wouldn't sell Xiao Feng."
Tao Lengshuang was amused and exasperated. She pinched his face, "You must remember one thing: don't trust people just because they are a little bit nice to you, understand?"
Xiao Feng obediently said he understood. Mother worried too much; he wasn't a foolish child.
"Mother, will you treat cousin? I hope cousin gets better so he can run and jump with me."
Tao Lengshuang said she would wait and see. She had to wait for the actions of Mo Lingxi and his nephew to keep the initiative in her hands. Otherwise, similar things would happen again. More importantly, without the initiative, she might be "chopped" by that scoundrel Mo Lingxi one day.
But Tao Lengshuang did not expect to see Mo Lingxi's nephew again that afternoon. This time, the young man was dressed very low-key but had brought two attendants.
"Doctor," he bowed slightly to Tao Lengshuang and smiled warmly and kindly, "I am here seeking medical treatment. May I ask if the doctor can help me?"
"Cousin!"
Xiao Feng darted out, hugged the young man's legs, and looked at him with a smile, "Cousin, are you here to play with me or to see my mother for treatment?"
The young man patted Xiao Feng's head and squatted down to be at his eye level, "I am here to see you and also to see your mother for treatment."
Xiao Feng glanced at his father, then at his cousin, and said softly, "But Daddy angered Mother, and Mother doesn't want to treat you. What should we do?"
The young man looked at Mo Lingxi with the eyes of a hero. As expected of his uncle, he dared to go against such a skilled doctor of medicine and poison.
Mo Lingxi glanced at him indifferently.
The young man immediately withdrew his gaze, looking at the sky, the ground, and Xiao Feng, but not daring to look at his uncle again.
"Mother."
Xiao Feng pulled Tao Lengshuang's hand and looked at her expectantly, "Mother, please treat my cousin. I will exchange my labor for the consultation fee."
Tao Lengshuang was amused. She pinched his nose and teased, "How do you plan to exchange your labor?"
Xiao Feng counted on his fingers, "I can help Mother massage her back, help Mother collect medicinal herbs, help Mother do any chores, and even help Mother fetch washing water."
Tao Lengshuang's heart warmed. She hugged him tightly, "You truly are Mother's warm cotton-padded jacket, much better than someone heartless and ungrateful."
Xiao Feng and the young man looked at Mo Lingxi in unison.
Mo Lingxi: "...Tao Lengshuang, you don't need to speak indirectly. Just tell me what it will take for you to treat him."
A hint of coldness flickered on Tao Lengshuang's lips. Without even looking at him, she said softly to Xiao Feng, "Xiao Feng, Mother doesn't treat people casually." "Especially those heartless and ungrateful people like yours, understand?"
Xiao Feng wrinkled his nose and snorted at Mo Lingxi, "Daddy is bad. He made Mother unhappy. He deserves to be beaten."
Mo Lingxi felt quite helpless. Just as he was about to say something more, he heard a loud, shrill female voice.
"Young master!"
Tao Fangfang was the first to rush in, heading straight for the young man. Following her, Grandpa Tao and the others, like wolves smelling meat, charged towards the young man. Especially Tao Laoda and Tao Laoer, they dragged their daughters, looking as if they would throw their daughters at the young man. Before they even reached the young man, they were vigorously promoting their daughters, like hard-selling.
"Young master, look at my daughter. My daughter is first-class. As long as you provide a suitable betrothal gift, you can take my daughter away."
"Young master, my daughter is the truly good one. Look at her beauty, and then look at her figure; she's the best. Our family doesn't ask for much in betrothal gifts; it's according to custom."
The young man was disgusted and didn't want to look at them any further. He instructed his two attendants to handle it. The two attendants said nothing more and drew their swords. Grandpa Tao was so scared that he stopped immediately, but he was unwilling to let go of this good opportunity. Having finally waited for a young master, he was determined to achieve his goal this time.
"Young master, my granddaughters are all top-notch. No one in the ten-mile radius doesn't praise them. Feel free to choose any of them. If you want all of them, that's also possible."
"My daughter is the best. Choose freely."
The young man signaled his attendants to throw the Tao family out. The two attendants acted decisively, directly throwing the Tao family out, then closing the door and preventing them from coming any closer. The Tao family, afraid of being killed but unwilling to miss this good opportunity, kept shouting for Tao Lengshuang, asking for her help. They were making a racket.