How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 44 Calm down, calm down

Seeing that the Duke of Jin was so agreeable, Doctor Chang said, "I'll go see your second brother first."

"Thank you for your help, please."

Before the old lady could even settle in, Third Master Jiang rushed over with a beaming smile. "Mother, you don't need to sit here anymore. Doctor Chang has gone to treat my second brother."

So fast? "You're not lying to me because you think I'll block the door and prevent them from leaving, are you?"

"No. Doctor Chang has a few friends who have offended people, and he wants my older brother to help his friends resolve the issues."

"Really?"

"Really. If I'm lying, you can punish me by making me eat celery for three months."

The old lady jumped up from her chair. "Come on, let's go to your second brother's place." Her third son had hated celery since he was a child, and making him eat celery was like taking his life.

Second Master Jiang was quite ill. When the old lady arrived, Doctor Chang had not yet come out.

The old lady didn't dare go in and disturb them.

More than an hour later, Doctor Chang and Duke Jin finally came out of Master Jiang's room.

The old lady quickly went to greet him. "Honey, Doctor! You've worked so hard! Doctor, is this my second son?"

"At most, I can only help you stand up. There's nothing else I can do. I don't like people calling me a miracle doctor. Just call me Doctor Chang."

"Yes, yes, yes, as long as I can stand up, as long as I can stand up." The old lady was so moved that tears streamed down her face. "Thank you, thank you."

Doctor Chang looked at Duke Jin. "Let's go."

Okay. Please.

The old lady wanted Doctor Chang to stay at the Duke of Jin's mansion but dared not say so. "Please take care."

After Doctor Chang left, the old lady wiped away her tears before going inside. She noticed that her second son looked better than before. "Has Doctor Chang already started treating you?" she asked.

"Yes. Doctor Chang gave me acupuncture twice, and I feel much better now."

The old lady's tears fell again. "Dr. Chang said you can stand up again."

Master Jiang smiled. "Whether I can stand up or not doesn't matter; I'm used to it."

"Nonsense. Doctor Chang finally agreed to treat you, so you have to listen to him. Do whatever he tells you to do. If you don't do what he says, your mother will have your older brother beat you up." As she spoke, the old lady started crying again. She couldn't cry before, but now that there was hope, she could cry a little.

While wiping away the old lady's tears, Second Master Jiang said, "Mother, don't cry. I will listen to Doctor Chang. I will do whatever Doctor Chang tells me to do."

“If you don’t listen, your mother will come to you and cry every day.”

"Listen, listen, please stop crying. If you keep crying, my father will come looking for me tonight."

"Stinky boy."

Both mother and son felt much more relaxed.

On the other side, Qian Laifu was telling the shopkeeper that he wanted to borrow his kitchen to steam a few bowls of egg custard when Doctor Chang walked in from the door with several people.

Qian Laifu and the shopkeeper were both terrified. The burly men behind Doctor Chang were all carrying knives. The man next to him, though not carrying a knife, was even more frightening than those who were.

Qian Laifu wanted to go back inside but didn't dare to move.

The shopkeeper, his legs trembling, emerged from behind the counter and knelt on the ground. "Greetings, Your Excellency... Your Highness, I... I, your humble servant, pay my respects." Everyone in the capital knew the Duke of Jin.

Qian Laifu saw the shopkeeper kneel down and knelt down as well. He didn't hear a word the shopkeeper said.

The Duke of Jin gave a casual "hmm." "Doctor Chang, where is your friend?"

"There," Doctor Chang pointed at Qian Laifu. "Brother Wang, where are Gou Sheng and his mother?"

Qian Laifu wanted to tell them but didn't dare. "What...what do you want with that mother and son?"

Doctor Chang recounted his deal with the Duke of Jin. “You don’t need to hide anymore. If you had, I wouldn’t have known where to find you. Now it’s good, I know where to find you! You can live openly and honestly now.” Qian Laifu: “…” Father! Father! Help!
Qian Laifu got up and ran upstairs. "You wait here, I'll go tell my grandson and my daughter-in-law."

Doctor Chang said, "Slow down. You're so old, why are you running so fast? The Duke of Jin won't change his mind."

The Duke of Jin was relieved to see Qian Laifu. A man like Qian Laifu would never even get to see the Emperor, let alone offend him.

Out of respect for Doctor Chang, the Duke of Jin also said, "Old man, don't worry, I'll wait for you downstairs."

Qian Laifu ran even faster.

The innkeeper breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Duke of Jin had come to see someone. "Your Excellency, please have a seat. This humble servant will serve you some tea."

"Ah."

Meanwhile, Little Dog Sheng was fast asleep when she suddenly heard her grandfather calling her. "Little Dog Sheng, wake up! Something terrible has happened."

Gou Sheng didn't want to wake up. "What serious thing happened?"

Qian Laifu recounted the deal between Doctor Chang and the Duke of Jin. "The Duke of Jin is downstairs right now."

For a moment, the puppy didn't know whether to blame himself or Doctor Chang.
If she had known that Grandpa Chang would go to the Duke of Jin's mansion so eagerly, she would have listened to Old Seven Dong's ungrateful act.

Isn't all that she's going to such lengths just to avoid attracting these people's attention?

Now, Grandpa Chang has brought the person directly to her.

They even asked the Duke of Jin to help them solve their problems, but their problems also included the Duke of Jin, okay?
calm down.

Now that Grandpa Chang has brought the person here, she should think about how to resolve the situation.

The little dog rubbed its face, opened its eyes, and climbed out of bed. "Let's go talk to Old Master Dong about what to do next?"

"Aren't you going to ask your great-grandfather?"

“My great-grandfather is very busy. If we can’t figure it out, then we can ask him.”

"alright."

After hearing this, Dong Laoqi didn't know what to say. "How about I lead you out the back door?"

Xiao Gou Sheng shook his head. "Since Grandpa Chang has brought the Duke of Jin here, let's go to the Duke of Jin's mansion with him. We were going to go to the Duke of Jin's mansion anyway. Grandpa Chang's success is a happy accident."

Qian Laifu: "Can the Duke of Jin take us back?"

Dong Laoqi: "Who have we offended? The people of Zhengzhou?"

Little Dog Sheng looked at Dong Laoqi and said, "The documents you wrote might fool the soldiers guarding the city gate, but they won't fool the Duke of Jin. As for whether he's willing to take us back to the manor, Grandpa Chang only treated his brother because he wanted him to solve our problems."

“We don’t need him to help us solve our problems right now. We just want to stay at his residence for two years. If he doesn’t agree, it would be a huge disrespect to Grandpa Chang. It’s not easy for Grandpa Chang to ask for help.”

Qian Laifu: "Will this work?"

"Okay. But you'll have to be a little thick-skinned."

Qian Laifu: What does face matter? My granddaughter's life is more important. "I'm fine."

Dong Laoqi: "I'm fine with it too. I'd even be willing to wander around in women's clothes."

"Then let's discuss the details."

Duke Jin was having tea with Doctor Chang when a small head suddenly peeked out from the stairwell. The small head smiled at him. "You must be Duke Jin? You look so fierce. Grandpa Chang, Uncle Fierce, come up here, my grandpa has something to say to you."

Doctor Chang stood up and went upstairs.

What else can the Duke of Jin do?
Duke Jin had no choice but to follow.

(End of this chapter)