A crown princess who doesn't do infrastructure construction isn't a good doctor.

With his head sticking out of the carriage curtain, Lawson waved goodbye, while outside the woodworking shop, Zhao Hai and his apprentices all stared at Lawson, insisting on seeing him off.

With no other option, and wanting to get back as soon as possible to report back, the group had all reluctantly refused Zhao Hai's repeated invitations to stay for dinner. Now that they couldn't linger any longer, they said "See you later" and Luo Sen reminded Chen Xiaodong that he could leave.

The sound of horses' hooves clattered, and soon the woodworking shop was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing Lawson reluctantly withdraw his gaze, Lan Feng looked him up and down with feigned surprise, and teased, "Why do you look like you've gone back to your hometown after just one trip?"

Feeling a little embarrassed by the scrutiny, Lawson shrank back.

"Well... Master Zhao and his colleagues are really nice people, they make me feel very close to them."

"Yo yo yo~"

After hearing what Luo Sen said, Lan Feng chuckled and then leaned over to look at Jin Wen, before lifting his own clothes as if scrutinizing himself.

Lan Feng looked at it several times before finally putting down his clothes and, under the puzzled gazes of Luo Sen and Jin Wen, began to hold his face and sigh.

“We really aren’t close enough. Back then, it took us ages to even exchange a few words with you. Now that you’ve met someone who’s truly friendly, you’re calling him Master Zhao and Senior Brother Zhao in no time. It’s really enviable.”

Having understood what Lan Feng had just been doing, Lawson helplessly called out, "Lan Feng."

Lan Feng crossed her arms, exuding an air of "nobility and aloofness" and ignoring everyone.

Seeing that Jinwen was tilting his head to indicate that he wouldn't offer any advice, Lawson thought for a moment but still wasn't sure what to say, so he had no choice but to beg for mercy directly.

"Lanfeng, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. It's just that when I first arrived at the Prince's Mansion, I really didn't know anyone. I'm not good with words and I'm timid, so I didn't dare to talk to you. But it's different now. With you guys standing behind me, I'm a bit bolder. Didn't you tell me that? Please be kind and don't hold it against me."

After saying that, Lawson put his hands together in a praying gesture.

Lan Feng couldn't help but laugh at the scene. He didn't expect that Lawson would cooperate with his unreasonable behavior so much, and even beg for mercy directly.

Seeing Lan Feng smile, Lawson continued to play along with the relief, and asked, "Lan Feng has forgiven me, right? You're not holding it against me anymore?"

Lan Feng arrogantly raised his chin.

"Well, I'll reluctantly let you go."

"Thank you for your kindness, Uncle Xie Lanfeng."

The group chatted and laughed, and thanks to Chen Xiaodong's skillful driving, they finally returned to Prince An's residence before lunch.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaodong. We're going in now; we need to hurry and report back to the Lord."

"Alright, I'll drive you around next time we go out."

After talking with Chen Xiaodong for a while, Lan Feng finally entered the house with many turns back, prompted by Jin Wen. Chen Xiaodong wanted to go in through another door instead of with them. If Jin Wen hadn't stopped him, Lan Feng would have wanted to go with Chen Xiaodong to see the stables in the mansion.

In the Wutong courtyard.

Qin Suiyou summoned Beitang Xinyue, who had just returned from the girls' school, and asked her and Lanya to listen to the preparations for the upcoming medical mini-class.

Upon learning that someone would be attending class with her, Beitang Xinyue was not unhappy about Lanya's identity. On the contrary, she was relieved. After all, in her imagination, no matter how gentle and kind her sister-in-law was at the moment, she would definitely change drastically when teaching, just like the teachers in her girls' school. On ordinary days, they were either like gentle older sisters or kind and loving mothers, but once they entered the classroom, they would almost all become stern and impartial "demon gods". In this situation, it would be better if someone could face it with her.

Because Beitang Xinyue still had to attend girls' school, she could take two days off every ten days. However, compared to Lanya, who always stayed at Wutong Courtyard, it wasn't as convenient for her to attend classes. Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders, Beitang Yan was still asleep, and it wasn't appropriate for a young lady like her to keep running to Wutong Courtyard. So the three of them agreed that Beitang Xinyue would attend formal classes during her ten-day breaks, while Lanya would go to Lanfang Courtyard to tutor her during the rest of the time when Beitang Xinyue returned for lunch and after school.

In the past few days, Qin Suiyou has briefly examined Lan Ya's background. She knows quite a bit about the most basic pharmacology, but it is still relatively superficial. However, it is enough to give Beitang Xinyue, who is a novice, a little extra instruction. Moreover, the content to be supplemented is what Qin Suiyou taught when Beitang Xinyue was not around. Having Lan Ya explain it again can also help her consolidate her knowledge.

After the procedures were discussed, Beitang Xinyue stayed to freeload a meal. Qin Suiyou, on the other hand, had already told Princess An that he would be eating alone in Wutong Courtyard most of the time because he would be busy in the next few days, which gave Beitang Xinyue the opportunity to freeload a meal.

While waiting for dinner, Beitang Xinyue and Lanya had nothing to do, so they went to the courtyard to look at the flowerbeds that had sprouted many buds. Lanya was also sharing her experience of taking care of the flowerbeds over the past few days. Just as the two were talking enthusiastically, the three people who had gone out returned.

Seeing the princess there, the three of them were not surprised at all. After exchanging familiar greetings, Jinwen asked, "Lanya, where is the Lord right now?"

Beitang Xinyue answered first: "Sister-in-law is currently in the study with my brother."

After bowing in thanks, Jinwen went to the study with Lanfeng and Luosen.

In the study, Beitang Yan saw the figure sketches that Qin Suiyou had practiced for later teaching. He was very interested in the realistic-looking drawings and begged Qin Suiyou to teach him. Qin Suiyou readily agreed, thinking that he would have one less thing to do after Beitang Yan learned them. So, he took action and began to teach him the basics of sketching.

When Jinwen and the other two knocked on the door and entered, the exceptionally talented Beitang Yan had already begun drawing geometric shapes with light and shadow.

After signaling Beitang Yan to continue, Qin Suiyou walked back to his desk and sat down facing the three of them.

"How was your trip today?"

Jinwen replied first: "When we went to the Southwest Bookstore, they had already finished organizing all the items as instructed, but afterwards..."

He meticulously recounted what happened at the bookstore, without any personal emotion, including how that short, prickly-looking guy tried to cause trouble.

Qin Suiyou nodded after listening.

“That man won’t dare to do anything yet, so let’s leave him alone for now. Just focus on renovating the bookstore. What about you, Rosen?”

Lawson stepped forward, composed himself, and followed Jinwen's speaking style to finish recounting his discussion with Zhao Hai. At the end, he couldn't help but praise the woodworking shop.

Seeing that Lawson blushed after praising others, Qin Suiyou found it amusing and asked Lan Feng, "Did anything else interesting happen at the woodworking shop?"

Lan Feng, eager to share his thoughts, immediately chimed in when he was called upon: "Zhengjun, you don't know, even though Brother Luo Sen is usually slow and doesn't talk much, he's very popular with Master Zhao and the others. When we came back, they were so reluctant to let Brother Luo Sen go. It was like he was going back to his hometown."

"Really? Then whenever we need to order woodenware from outside, we'll have to rely on Lawrence."

Lan Feng agreed, "Absolutely, absolutely."

Seeing that Zhengjun was also teasing him, Lawson didn't know what to say and could only pretend that he couldn't hear it.

Fortunately, Qin Suiyou didn't say much more and got back to the point, asking, "Have you set a time with them to sign the contract?"

"It's all agreed that in two days, Master Zhao said that they would finish the orders they had already received in the next two days, estimate our construction period, and then notify us when it's time to sign the contract, at which time the construction period will be added to the contract."

Qin Suiyou nodded and then said, "That works too. You can make another trip in two days. Jinwen will draft the contract, and Luosen can add suggestions based on the actual situation. Once it's drafted, show it to me. Is that alright?"

Jinwen and Luosen both bowed and replied, "No problem."

"Alright, you've all worked hard today. Go prepare dinner."

After the three thanked him, they were about to leave when Qin Suiyou called out to Luo Sen and added, "Come to the study this afternoon. I need to trouble you to make something else. I'll give you the blueprints this afternoon."

Despite having something to do, Lawson wasn't annoyed at all; in fact, he was quite happy. He cheerfully replied that he would definitely remember to come over in the afternoon before leaving.