In a year of natural disasters, the young woman had billions of resources to build a paradise.

"Walking on mountain paths at night, are you really afraid we won't die completely enough?"

Jiu Niang retorted to him in an annoyed tone.

Qi Xuan blushed. "I was in a hurry."

"I understand, don't worry, I've taken care of everything. Let's eat first and then check on their legs."

Jiang Mianmian pushed the bowl of noodles toward him.

The celadon bowl was as big as a face, and it was filled with noodles, topped with plenty of slices of meat.

Steaming hot and incredibly fragrant.

With a "glug" sound.

Qi Xuan blushed even more and lowered his head to poke at the food with his chopsticks.

The chopsticks seemed to be stuck in something, and with a gentle flick, he pulled out a fried egg.

A few strands of thin white noodles and a few bright green spinach leaves still clung to the egg...

His tears streamed down his face.

After falling off the cliff, his leg was broken and he couldn't move at all. Fortunately, half of his body landed on the water's edge, and he could reach out and touch small fish and water plants.

The fish were miscellaneous, and the grass was water spinach and duckweed, all of which were edible, but the taste of eating them raw was really disgusting.

But in order to survive, it's good enough to have something to eat.

Later, as he gradually recovered, he walked and caught whatever he could find—rabbits, insects, snakes… He kept walking until he recognized the way and realized he was going the wrong way!

Just as they were about to turn back, they spotted the manor in the distance. Thinking they should at least ask for a drink of water, they approached and discovered it was the Ye Family Manor!

He remembered what Jiang Mianmian had said and couldn't help but climb over the wall to see if Ranran was here.

I didn't expect it to actually be there, but...

He felt incredibly sad. The little girl he had cherished for so many years was lying through her teeth. Was all the warmth he had felt before just an act?

Mianmian, on the other hand, is so thoughtful and considerate. No, it's not just thoughtful and considerate; this is such good noodles. Even back home, I could never have eaten such delicious noodles!

Qi Xuan buried his head in his noodles, tears falling into the soup with each pat, until he finally drank every last drop.

After finishing his noodles, he had come to a realization. "I almost made a terrible mistake before, and you brought me back to my senses in time. Now you're helping me like this again. I... I don't know how to repay you. I can only serve you like a slave for the rest of my life. No matter what you ask me to do, I will never refuse!"

[Merit points +100, total merit points 148.]

"Okay, okay, I'm so happy you're thinking of that!"

Jiang Mianmian was genuinely happy to gain 100 merit points directly, and she didn't care much about being treated like a slave.

People change, and no amount of promises matters; only the merit points that are actually credited to your account now are real!

"Miss Mianmian! Who got hurt? Are you alright?"

Cheng Nian rushed in carrying a medicine box, her body half-soaked.

The apprentice following behind was panting, "Master, please slow down!"

This was the first time he had ever seen his master in such a hurry! Really, didn't the maid who delivered the message say that Miss Mianmian was sick? Why are you in such a rush?

Jiang Mianmian was also startled. "Quickly go and get a towel for Doctor Cheng."

The maidservant busied herself preparing, and poured hot tea.

"Are you alright? What happened?"

Cheng Nian stood three steps away from her, looked her up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was really alright.

"It's nothing, it's just that my elder brother injured his leg, and I would appreciate it if you could take a look."

Jiang Mianmian was very polite, "I will pay for the consultation and medicine as usual, and I also have some medicinal herbs in my cave, I will bring them to you later."

I took this opportunity to return some of the medicinal herbs I had previously collected from the Ye family to him.

As for the rest, hehe, of course it should be considered a 'storage fee'.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you're fine."

Cheng Nian had long forgotten how she had initially looked down on 'brothels'. Blushing, she looked at Qi Xuan and said, "Get into bed, let me see your legs."

"oh oh."

Qi Xuan looked at Jiang Mianmian, then at Cheng Nian, and felt a very strange feeling in his heart.

The doctor didn't look very old, but the way he looked at Mianmian was a bit strange.

The two returned to the room, and soon Qi Xuan's screams rang out.

Seventeen frowned upon hearing this, "Does it hurt that much?"

“He’s had his leg broken for who knows how many days. If he decides to get it reattached, then he should.”

Jiang Mianmian shrugged. "He used to be a hunter, so why would he want to be lame in the future? He'll definitely have to break and reattach his leg. It looks like he'll be staying here for a while."

Sure enough, Cheng Nian came over after a while.

"It's been reattached. He can't be moved for the next few days. I'll report his condition to the old lady."

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke up, "Miss Mianmian, I heard him say, uh, that he is your fiancé?"

“The Jiang family arranged it for me before, but neither of us agreed. He likes Jiang Ranran.”

However, Jiang Ranran likes the third young master of your Ye family.

Jiang Mianmian didn't need to say the second half; everyone in the manor knew that the young lady Jiang wanted to get close to the third young master, but unfortunately, the third young master didn't think much of her.

"Oh, okay, then you should get some rest. If anything happens, just send someone to find me."

Cheng Nian glanced at her several times before leaving with the medicine boy.

"How old is this Dr. Cheng? He's so young, but his medical skills are quite good."

Jiu Niang stared at Cheng Nian's retreating figure.

"I do not know."

Jiang Mianmian yawned, "Go to sleep."

She was so tired that she didn't even go into the warehouse to mop the floor; she just lay down and fell asleep.

Before she even woke up the next day, a maid knocked on the door, "Miss Mianmian, that Young Master Qi is looking for you."

"Alright, it seems he's not sleeping well."

Jiang Mianmian had no choice but to get up.

Upon entering the room, he saw Qi Xuan with two large dark circles under his eyes, glaring at him irritably, "Do you think your leg will get better if you don't rest properly?"

Qi Xuan stammered, worried about his parents and with his legs hurting so much, how could he sleep?

Fortunately, Jiang Mianmian didn't say anything more and ordered breakfast to be served.

After they ate some food, Jiang Mianmian said, "Give me a token, and I'll go and let your parents know I'm safe. Just stay here and rest. I'll talk to the old lady."

The two had already discussed what had happened recently, and they didn't have a better solution.

Qi Xuan thanked her profusely, then cut a piece of cloth from his clothes and gave it to her, finally feeling at ease.

Jiang Mianmian took the cloth and led Jiu Niang and Shiqi Niang to say goodbye to the old lady.

"Go quickly and come back soon. We'll have dumplings when you get back tonight."

The old lady was thinking about the mutton dumplings and the vegetarian dumplings with meat and vegetables that she had mentioned.

“That might not work. We haven’t been back to the cave for several days. Let’s go back and take a look. In a few days, I’ll bring my son, Twenty-Five, to visit you.”

Jiang Mianmian politely declined, saying, "That child is lively; he'll definitely like it."

Madam Ye knew she couldn't force them to stay, so she smiled and said, "Then bring more ladies over, preferably all of them. I love a lively atmosphere."

Jiang Mianmian agreed. This time she knew the way and resolutely refused to let Wei San take her.

After the three had walked away, Old Madam Ye's face darkened. "Go and call the Second Madam here. Does she think she can support those Jiang family members for the rest of her life? Especially that Jiang Ranran, she's truly wicked!"