Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots
Chapter 142: Invite your "friend" over for dinner

Chapter 142: Invite your "friend" over for dinner

Xia Yourong smiled and urged her mother, "Mom, call them and ask now!"

Xu Qing was also beaming with joy as she picked up her phone to dial.

"Alright, alright, I’ll ask. Who would have thought we knew such a Divine Medicine doctor among our acquaintances!"

They had thought it would be a hassle, yet it turned out to be so easy.

Xia Yourong felt that it was thanks to both her and her mother’s strong social skills that they were welcome wherever they went and had met many impressive people, which was how they came to know this Divine Medicine doctor.

As the call connected, a diligent auntie’s voice came through, "Old Xu, no matter what, I helped you inquire about this, right? You can’t just desert me after crossing the river. My son is also in his senior year of high school, and he needs that treasure too!"

Xu Qing replied, "Don’t worry, with my face at stake, your son can have as much as he wants in the future. Now, stop beating around the bush and tell me, who is this Divine Medicine doctor anyway?"

The auntie exclaimed, "This Divine Medicine doctor is far away on the horizon, yet close before our eyes—"

"It’s your niece, Xia Ye!"

Upon hearing the last two words, Xu Qing’s ears buzzed.

It was as if someone had hit the pause button, and after a long while, she managed to stiffly force a smile and ask, "Who did you say?"

Laughter echoed from the phone, "You don’t believe it, do you? At first, I didn’t either. But the news is absolutely true. Your brother-in-law’s family is really something. They’re still in high school, but look at how they’ve brought up that child, and then look at our family’s... Sigh..."

These words deeply wounded Xu Qing.

What did she mean by ’then look at our family’s’? If she thought her own son was a disappointment, she should’ve just said so. Why involve my Xiaorong?

How was Xiaorong less capable than Xia Ye?

Listening from the outside, Xia Yourong felt something was off as she heard the conversation.

"Mom, why do I hear her mentioning Xia Ye? What does she mean?" Xia Yourong asked.

Xu Qing casually responded a few times on the phone until she was about to hang up and the auntie on the other end was still reminding her, "Don’t forget to ask your niece for the Divine Medicine for my son..."

Xu Qing bit her lip and ended the call.

Her hand was gripping the phone so hard that her fingertips turned white.

"Mom, what’s going on? When can I have it?" Xia Yourong shook her arm, which only made her more irritable.

Xu Qing replied, "You can’t have it anymore!"

She recalled what Xu He had said earlier.

She had mentioned that her "Little Tiangao" had recently come up with a recipe, particularly suitable for students.

Thinking back, Xu He must have been wanting to talk about that very thing!

She had said back then, "Let them keep it for themselves." Now how could she go back and ask for it?

For the sake of face, Xu Qing had no choice but to tell Xia Yourong, "Your aunt said the medicine was made by Xia Ye! Would you dare to eat the medicine she makes?"

???

All the words Xia Yourong wanted to say got stuck in her throat; she couldn’t squeeze out a single word.

How could it be Xia Ye who made it...

The academic performance of class nineteen has really improved...

Both she and Xu Qing were extremely face-conscious.

After a long pause, Xia Yourong also said reluctantly, "Y-yes, I wouldn’t dare eat what she makes."

But the truth was, her heart was sour to the core.

For a long stretch of the ride home, the back seat of the taxi was silent, the atmosphere eerie.

Even the driver couldn’t take it anymore and quietly turned on the car stereo.

**

It was the weekend, and Xia Yuzheng had gone to the company for a meeting in the morning and returned home by noon.

Seeing his wife’s sister and elder daughter had already gone back home, his expression softened slightly.

Lunch was ready, just in time for Xia Ye’s return from her outing to the flower and pet market, laden with goods.

Xia Yuzheng was quite interested in examining the flower pots, soil, and fertilizers that Xia Ye had bought back, and he was bragging to Xu He while doing so, "Look, Yeye is just like me, also fond of studying these plants and flowers."

Xu He didn’t have the heart to discourage him.

Little Tiangao was much stronger than him.

Little Tiangao would study recipes that were good for the body, to help family members, to help classmates.

Would he?

The family finished lunch and at one-thirty in the afternoon, the family doctor arrived.

The family doctor came to give Xu He a physical examination every month.

Today was no exception.

The doctor brought some very advanced portable instruments, and while examining Xu He, Xia Ye was watching by his side.

She was someone who liked to embrace new things and was never set in her ways.

Seeing something good, she was willing to understand it.

Xia Ye asked a few questions about the equipment, and the family doctor was quite surprised.

Xu He and Xia Yuzheng couldn’t tell, but the doctor could because the questions Xia Ye asked were very professional.

The doctor patiently answered each one with a friendly attitude.

When Xia Ye had just returned, he had examined her and only thought of Xia Ye as a pitiful young girl with a sad life story.

But now, upon looking closer, this second miss was a bright-eyed and big-hearted person with great wisdom.

After the examination ended, Xia Ye helped Xu He up from the bed.

After waiting for a few minutes, the machine emitted a "zizi" printing sound, and the examination data came out.

The doctor looked at the printout, and his body suddenly leaned forward.

Xia Yuzheng asked anxiously with a tense expression, "Doctor, how are the results, the dangerous data you mentioned last time, has it increased again?"

The doctor looked at the printout again, then turned to look at his equipment.

There was nothing wrong with the equipment...

Pretty worried that Xia Yuzheng might misunderstand, he quickly said, "No increase, on the contrary, this examination shows that the data has dropped a lot compared to last month; it’s nearly back to normal values now..."

"Really?" Xia Yuzheng was overjoyed.

The doctor looked at Xu He somewhat absently, "Madam Xia, you haven’t fainted again lately, have you?"

Xu He smiled and confirmed that she hadn’t.

The doctor felt even more amazed, "Did you take any medicine, or have you seen a specialist recently?"

Regarding Madam Xia’s frequent unexplained fainting, he had already collaborated with the hospital to conduct several full-body examinations on her.

They couldn’t determine the specific cause but could only detect that one of the data values was much higher than that of a normal person.

Lately, Xu He had been feeling noticeably more energetic, so she wasn’t surprised by this result.

She gently touched Xia Ye’s head, brought her own forehead close to hers, and rubbed it, "All thanks to my Little Tiangao."

The doctor thought she meant that having her daughter back improved her mood, which in turn improved her health.

He just nodded and smiled.

But Xia Yuzheng knew that it was because of the medicine his younger daughter had prepared that his wife’s health had improved...

The doctor’s examination results were good, and the whole family’s mood was lifted.

Xu He went to the kitchen full of energy, "Oh, Little Tiangao, your mom just learned a new dish yesterday, and today I am in such a good mood that I really feel like cooking; ask your friend if he has time, would he like to come over for dinner tonight?"

Xia Ye responded with an "oh," knowing Jiang Xuan had asked her to let him know a day in advance so he could make arrangements.

It was so sudden today, he probably wouldn’t make it.

But she still sent a symbolic text message to ask.

Ten minutes later, a reply came through.

Jiang: Everything has been arranged, I’ll be there at 5 pm sharp for our meeting.