Ling Wan's eyes welled up, and she looked at Feng Jin with a slightly dazed expression.
"Why are you crying? Come now, don't cry anymore."
Feng Jin took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from Ling Wan's face, comforting her in a very gentle tone.
Ling Wan was a typical example of someone who lacked love and self-confidence, doing everything with caution, afraid of making any mistake that would lead to eternal damnation.
Even when it came to her own feelings, she was timid and afraid to step forward. These were all caused by the shadows of her childhood. It's evident how important a good childhood is, as it affects one's entire life.
"Eldest sister-in-law, I've lost my composure. It's just that no one has ever treated me this way before, and I couldn't control myself for a moment."
Having heard too many demeaning words, one becomes accustomed to them. But when suddenly hearing words of praise, one cherishes them as the most precious thing. This is how Ling Wan felt at this moment.
"Even if the world looks down on you, you must not look down on yourself. At all times, you must firmly believe that you are the best, the most outstanding..."
Feng Jin patiently enlightened Ling Wan. People like Ling Wan, who severely lacked confidence, required a lot of effort to change.
"I understand, eldest sister-in-law." Ling Wan lowered her head and agreed. She understood these things in her heart but just couldn't overcome the hurdle. She had thought about taking that step, but at the crucial moment, she would shrink back, hesitating and afraid to move forward.
Feng Jin looked at Ling Wan's expression and sighed. Such deeply ingrained thoughts, which had already reached the bone marrow, couldn't be eradicated overnight. It would take a gradual approach. Forcing too hard would only be counterproductive.
"Go back and rest first. You should also visit the medical hall more often in the coming days. Seeing more real cases will be more useful than staying in your room reading books."
Theory combined with practice is the most effective way to learn. Ling Wan spent her days confined to her room. In this deep and grand residence, she always felt suffocated. A healthy person would go mad if kept locked up.
"Eldest sister-in-law, I've finished reading the medical books you gave me a few days ago. Are there any other medical books?"
"There are some in the study. You can go and get them yourself."
The study was filled with a bookshelf of medical books, all of which she had collected during this time.
Many of the medical techniques in Dong Chu were new to her. Several treatment methods were very effective for certain types of diseases. However, some diagnoses in the medical books were incorrect. She had already practiced some of the content, but there were still many medical books she hadn't had time to read.
"Oh, right. The medical books on the lower two floors are ones I've revised. You should look at those first," Feng Jin reminded her.
"I understand, eldest sister-in-law." Ling Wan nodded in agreement and returned to her room.
Feng Jin went to see the children. The two little ones were already four months old and had grown quite a bit, appearing larger than ordinary children.
"The young master is growing strong and eats a lot every day. His size is also a bit larger than that of children his age."
Cai Qing stood by and said, "The two young masters are growing very fast. They've been eating more than usual these past two days."
Feng Jin also thought they were growing quite quickly, having seen them often. From a medical perspective, such rapid growth was abnormal. Feng Jin felt a slight worry and couldn't help but examine the two children.
However, everything was normal, and there was nothing amiss. It seemed that these two little ones were simply growing too fast.
"Young Madam, some children just grow fast. You don't need to worry too much," the wet nurse said, noticing the slight worry on Feng Jin's face and trying to comfort her.
Feng Jin withdrew her gaze. Since the examination showed no problems, it seemed these two little ones were indeed growing exceptionally fast.
After playing with the two little ones for a while longer, Feng Jin got up and returned to her room.
"Cai Qing, how is the shop I asked you to renovate coming along?" Feng Jin put down the book she was holding and turned to ask Cai Qing, who was tidying the bed.
"It's being renovated according to the blueprints you drew, Young Madam. It should be finished tomorrow. Young Madam, please find some time to take a look and see if any improvements are needed."
Cai Qing was no longer as clumsy as the first time, working with hesitant steps. Now, she was skilled and adept, capable of making decisions on her own without needing to ask Feng Jin for instructions.
"You can handle it yourself. After the inspection tomorrow, if there are no issues, you can pay them the remaining balance directly."
Feng Jin had great confidence in Cai Qing's ability to do a good job. More importantly, she also wanted to be a little lazy and rest.
"Young Madam, I'm worried I might not do a good job. Why don't you go and take a look?"
"No need. I trust your ability. You need to have some confidence in yourself. You can't always ask for my opinion on everything, or I'll be exhausted to death."
If she had to oversee everything herself, she would eventually die of overwork. Moreover, Cai Qing had the capability; she just lacked self-confidence and always wanted to rely on others.
"Just go ahead and do it. I won't blame you even if you make a mistake."
After giving Cai Qing a few more instructions, Feng Jin let her leave.
The shop she had acquired was primarily intended to be a skincare and beauty store. In this era, even basic skincare was not done, let alone rouge, powder, and lipstick, all of which were overloaded with heavy metals.
With prolonged use, heavy metal poisoning was inevitable.
The skin-nourishing water, foundation, concealer, and lipstick she had developed were all made from natural plant ingredients and contained many skin-nourishing components. Prolonged use would only make the skin smoother and more refined.
Once it went on sale, it would surely sell out instantly, creating a skincare trend, and her little treasury would be filled to the brim.
With nothing else to do, Feng Jin categorized the skincare products and assigned prices to them. All the preparatory work was almost complete. All that was needed was for the renovation to be finished, a few shop assistants to be hired, and then they could officially open for business.
"What are you writing here? It's so densely packed."
Ling Mohan appeared behind Feng Jin at some point and snatched the paper filled with words from her hand. His brows furrowed instantly: "What characters are these? I've never seen them before."
"I'm writing characters from my era, so naturally, they are different from yours."
She snatched the paper back from Ling Mohan's hand. The characters in this era had too many strokes and were too troublesome to write, so she was too lazy to write them. Fortunately, the differences in the characters weren't too significant, and she could basically understand them, she just couldn't write them.
"You still need to change your writing style. Otherwise, you won't be able to understand some of the books, and we won't be able to understand what you write."