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

The next day, Li Muxia went to the market to buy some ingredients and also bought winter clothes for Xiaobao and his mother.

Bai Qingshi and Shangguan Jingye went along so they could eat Li Muxia's cooking.

When they arrived at Xiaobao's home, Xiaobao's mother had taken some medicine and was already showing significant improvement. She was now able to get out of bed and do some work.

At this moment, she was sewing clothes for Xiaobao when she saw Li Muxia and the others arrive, and she quickly got up to greet them.

Li Muxia briefly introduced her master and senior brother, then asked Xiaobao's mother to sit on a stool and began to take her pulse.

She has taken two doses of medicine. Although she is still very weak, her condition has improved significantly. Even her cough has decreased a lot. Li Muxia gave her a strong medicine, and its effects were indeed immediate.

She handed the prepared winter clothes to Xiaobao's mother and said, "Big sister, these are two sets of winter clothes for you and Xiaobao to wear this winter."

Xiao Bao's mother didn't refuse. After all, her family hadn't bought any new winter clothes in a long time. Their old clothes had been altered and worn repeatedly, and were no longer warm enough. She didn't mind being cold herself, but she really didn't want Xiao Bao to suffer from the cold as well.

She took the clothes and knelt down before Li Muxia, sobbing uncontrollably, "Dr. Xia, I really don't know how to thank you enough. You are truly a great benefactor to our family. If it weren't for you, I might..." She couldn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood what she was about to say.

Li Muxia quickly helped her up and said with a smile, "Alright, I know what you want to say. If you really want to thank me, then come with me to the kitchen later to cook a meal and treat us well."

Looking at the ingredients behind Li Muxia, Xiaobao's mother wiped away her tears and said with a smile, "Oh, okay, don't look at me like this, I'm a very good cook."

Just as the two were about to take the ingredients to the kitchen, they saw someone enter through the door; it was Long Jie.

As soon as Long Jie entered, he saw Li Muxia, and his heart skipped a beat for a moment.

But he quickly returned to normal because he saw Li Muxia waving at him.

"Young Master Long, you've arrived. We were just about to start cooking. Please sit down and chat with my master and senior brother for a while. It will be ready soon."

Without waiting for Long Jie's reaction, she followed Xiao Bao's mother into the kitchen.

Xiao Bao's mother thought Li Muxia was there to help her, but she never expected that she would be the one helping out at the last meal.

When the exquisite dishes were served, Xiaobao's mother had no idea that they were made on her family's simple little stove.

Long Jie came to the kitchen briefly. When he saw Li Muxia skillfully stir-frying the dishes in the pan, he was momentarily dazed. It seemed as if a beautiful young woman was cooking for her beloved husband with a radiant smile.

Watching Li Muxia serving dishes while chatting and laughing with Xiaobao's mother, Long Jie was momentarily lost in thought.

Realizing that he had been staring at Li Muxia in a daze, he suddenly felt a little lost and hurriedly fled the kitchen.

Li Muxia did not see any of this.

The meal was ready quickly.

The group sat down around the small table, each lost in their own thoughts as they looked at the dishes on it.

Bai Qingshi and Shangguan Jingye: It's been so long since we've had Mu Xia's cooking; it still looks so tempting. I'm going to eat an extra bowl of rice today.

Long Jie: It looks and smells delicious, and looks even better than what the imperial chefs in the palace make.

Xie Xiaobao: My God, so much delicious food! I've never seen so many dishes during Chinese New Year.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Li Muxia smiled and said to Bai Qingshi, "Master, hurry up and start eating, Xiaobao's drool is about to drip into the bowl."

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Xiao Bao blushed with embarrassment.

Bai Qingshi first picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in Xiaobao's bowl. He also felt very sorry for the little boy.

Xiao Bao looked at the braised pork that had been placed in his bowl, then looked at Bai Qing Shi and happily said, "Thank you, Grandpa Shi."

He made everyone laugh again.

The eldest, Bai Qingshi, had already started eating, and the others followed suit.

Long Jie picked up a dish in front of him and savored it carefully. The first bite amazed him. Could this really have been made by him?

It was just a simple stir-fried green peppers with pork, but why did it taste better than any of the delicacies he had ever eaten before?

Then she picked up other dishes and tasted them one by one. She realized that she had eaten these dishes before, but they all tasted like they were being eaten for the first time.

Shangguan Jingye also noticed Long Jie's expression and said proudly, "See? I wasn't lying to you. My junior brother's cooking is absolutely superb."

Upon hearing Shangguan Jingye's words, Long Jie looked at Li Muxia and said, "Indeed, it's quite good."

Li Muxia proudly raised her chin and smiled playfully.

Looking at Li Muxia at this moment, Long Jie thought she was so cute, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, the door was kicked open.

A slightly roguish male voice rang out: "Huiniang, I'm back. Aren't you going to come out and greet me? Where have you been?"

Those inside the room frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Xiao Bao's mother and Xiao Bao huddled together in fear.

They soon spotted the source of the voice: a thin, somewhat disheveled man standing at the doorway.

The moment Li Muxia saw him, she knew he was a gambler. In modern times, she had saved a man who had gambled for a week straight and nearly died. He looked exactly like this man.

Li Muxia had always thought that Xiaobao's father had passed away, but she never expected that he was a gambler. No wonder Xiaobao reacted that way when his father was mentioned. It would be better not to have a father like that.

Sure enough, upon seeing the scene inside, the man immediately shouted, "You told me you had no money just two days ago, how come you have money to entertain this bunch of gigolos in just a few days?"

"What, you can't stand being alone for just a few days, and now you're actually bringing men home? Do you think I'm dead?"

He was about to hit Xiaobao's mother when he said that.

Xiao Bao, who was standing nearby, stood up and blocked his mother's way.

Just as the man's slap was about to land on Xiao Bao, Li Muxia, who was closest to them, quickly stood up and blocked the man's slap.

Feeling the pain in her shoulder, Li Muxia frowned slightly and cursed inwardly: "That's really strong, it really hurts."

No one present expected that the slap would land on Li Muxia in the end. Everyone frowned slightly, and Shangguan Jingye quickly stepped forward to check if Li Muxia was injured.

Seeing that Li Muxia would actually help his wife and children, the man not only did not restrain his anger, but became even more furious and accused her: "You, Ye Huiniang, I didn't expect that you would dare to bring a wild man into the house when I was only away from home for a few days."

Li Muxia, hearing his increasingly offensive words, interrupted him sharply, saying, "Watch your mouth! What do you mean, 'wild man'? We are doctors."