The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Li Muxia quickly determined what illness the woman had: a common cold caused by wind and heat, but because it had been delayed for too long, it had developed into pneumonia.

This disease may not be considered a serious illness in modern times, but in ancient times when medical conditions were not very good, it could be fatal.

Judging from the woman's appearance, she must have been sick for more than half a month.

Li Muxia originally wanted to ask Xie Xiaobao for paper and pen to write out the prescription, but after seeing their family's situation, she gave up.

He first administered acupuncture to the woman to control her cough. After the treatment, he personally went to the street to get several doses of medicine, brewed them himself, and served them to the woman.

Long Jie witnessed all of this. Although he didn't understand Li Muxia's selfless dedication, he had to admit that he was attracted to her.

When Li Muxia left, she left her money pouch with Xie Xiaobao and his mother. Although it only contained a dozen or so taels of silver, it was enough for an average family to get through the winter. Once Xiaobao's mother recovered, she could go out and earn money.

While she was receiving treatment, she also heard from Xiaobao's mother that she used to do laundry for people to earn a little money to supplement the family income. This time, she got sick because she caught a cold while washing clothes.

After finishing all that, Li Muxia prepared to leave, and made an appointment with Xiaobao to visit them again tomorrow.

After leaving Xiao Bao's house, Li Muxia prepared to return to the inn. It was already getting dark, and if she didn't go back soon, her master and the others would worry.

Just as I was about to say goodbye to Long Jie, I heard him say, "Dr. Xia, you've been busy all day and haven't eaten yet. There's a restaurant up ahead that serves pretty good food. Want to join us?"

Li Muxia thought for a moment and was about to refuse when Long Jie spoke up again: "Let's go. You saved my life before, so consider this my way of repaying your life-saving grace. I'll have someone invite Senior Shi and Doctor Ye over later."

Hearing this, Li Muxia no longer refused and nodded in agreement.

The two sat in a private room at the hotel, while the waiter patiently waited beside them.

"What would you two gentlemen like to eat?"

Long Jie glanced at Li Muxia: "Dr. Xia, would you like some?"

Li Muxia didn't mince words and asked generously, "What are your signature dishes here?"

After listening, the waiter listed all the restaurant's signature dishes, a total of more than a dozen. Li Muxia ordered six of them and three bowls of rice.

Li Muxia is a very frugal person; he hates extravagance and waste. He only orders dishes that the group can finish.

After speaking, he glanced at Long Jie and asked, "Does Young Master Long have any other requests?"

Long Jie looked at Li Muxia and said to the waiter, "Let's do as she says."

The waiter said, "Alright, please wait a moment, sir," and went to serve the dishes.

The two hadn't been sitting for long when Long Jie's servant brought Bai Qingshi and Shangguan Jingye.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the room fell silent.

The atmosphere became a little awkward for Li Muxia. She couldn't stand silences.

He took the initiative to lighten the mood by asking, "Young Master Long, what kind of business does your family run?"

Long Jie replied, "My family has a wide range of businesses, basically covering all industries."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia suddenly thought of Dongfang Jincheng. They both had the surname Long, were both businessmen, and both came from wealthy families. Could they be brothers?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask, "Do you know Long Ziheng?"

Long Jie was also taken aback when he heard the name, and said, "Long Ziheng? I've never heard of him. Is he your friend? Is he also from Longteng Kingdom?"

Shangguan Jingye frowned upon hearing Li Muxia's question. He had thought Li Muxia had forgotten about that Young Master Long, but unexpectedly, just the fact that someone shared the same surname as Long made her think of him. It seemed she hadn't forgotten him after all. Sigh, but they might not see each other again in the future; time would help her forget.

Upon hearing Long Jie's words, Li Muxia realized how ridiculous she was. How could they possibly be related? One was from the Eastern Kingdom, and the other was from the Dragon Soaring Kingdom; they were completely unrelated.

He then smiled and said, "Yes, a friend I knew before. Since you both have the surname Long, I thought you should know each other."

Long Jie could see the light in Li Muxia's eyes when she mentioned Long Ziheng; it was definitely not the look one would give when talking about an ordinary friend.

Before he could ask, the waiter came in to serve the dishes. As each exquisite dish was brought out, its aroma was irresistible, and Li Muxia and the others' stomachs were whetted.

After Bai Qingshi started eating, Li Muxia and Shangguan Jingye also began to eat.

Although the two of them didn't eat in a particularly lavish manner, compared to Long Jie's eating habits, they appeared to be wolfing down their food.

Li Muxia glanced at Long Jie, then at Shangguan Jingye, who was eating in the same manner as her, and quickly adjusted her own eating style, becoming more elegant as well.

None of this escaped Long Jie's notice. Looking at Li Muxia, Long Jie actually found her quite adorable.

He even unconsciously glanced at Li Muxia, noticing which dishes she picked up the most of and which she only ate one bite of before leaving them untouched. He silently memorized her preferences.

Realizing his own thoughts, Long Jie was stunned for a moment. He actually found a man's eating manners cute. And he would pay attention to her every move, even caring about her preferences. He must be crazy.

He shook his head, somewhat annoyed.

Li Muxia also saw Long Jie and noticed him shaking his head while holding a piece of fish with his chopsticks. She assumed he didn't like the fish either, so she said, "Young Master Long, you don't like this dish either? I don't like it either; it feels like something's missing."

Shangguan Jingye quickly added, "That's right, that's right, it's not even one ten-thousandth as delicious as what my junior brother makes."

Long Jie looked at the fish he was holding with his chopsticks. He hadn't eaten it yet and didn't know if it would taste good, but he had just been lost in thought.

Now that she's come to her senses, she looks at Li Muxia with a complicated expression, unable to understand what's wrong with her.

Finally, she gave up on thinking about it and echoed Li Muxia and Shangguan Jingye's words, saying, "It really doesn't taste very good."

As Shangguan Jingye stuffed food into his mouth, he said, "If you've ever tasted my junior brother's cooking, you'll know what true culinary delight is."

Bai Qingshi kicked Shangguan Jingye after hearing his words: "Even eating can't shut you up."

He didn't want to have much contact with Long Jie in the first place, but his apprentice took the initiative to tell Long Jie that Mu Xia's cooking was delicious. What if Long Jie wanted to eat the food that Li Mu Xia ate and invited him to another meal? How could he stay away from Long Jie?

Sure enough, Long Jie's voice, full of interest, was heard: "Oh, then I really want to try it. I wonder if I have the honor."

Li Muxia felt it was just a meal and there was no trouble at all. She thought it was just to repay the meal for today and immediately replied, "What's the big deal? I'm going to Xiaobao's house tomorrow, so I'll buy some ingredients and cook for you then."

Now that I'm talking about this, I realize I haven't told my master about what happened today.

I recounted what happened today, and time flew by.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they said goodbye and left.

Long Jie watched Li Muxia's retreating figure and fell into deep thought.

He said in a low voice, "Tomorrow."

Suddenly I'm starting to look forward to tomorrow.