Han looked at Xiaocao and pursed her lips without saying anything, "My son won't cry? It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
"… Mother." Xiaocao was really helpless against such a Han, and spoke weakly.
Han immediately smiled in surprise, and this time hugged Xiaocao without saying anything.
Xiao Cao was a little stiff, but did not push her away. After a moment, he reached out and patted her on the back, comforting her softly.
At this point, they had recognized each other, and Han wanted to pack up her daughter and take her home immediately.
This was of course impossible. They came so suddenly, Xiaocao still had to see patients today, and she probably wouldn't come back in the future, so she had to explain this to the public. Then he explained it to Han.
"How can I ask my son to serve those people?" Han actually had no problem with the common people, but her daughter was precious...
Xiaocao paused and looked at Han, "Mom, that's not what you mean." But she was not angry.
Before Han could say anything, Wenren Taibo stopped her. This child was obviously not like the other children in the family. She had never been raised by their side and had no feelings for them. She seemed to be very opinionated. If Han started to lecture her now or make comments about her affairs, she would definitely be disliked. How could they get along with each other in the future
Moreover, "Jiao Niang's words are indeed inappropriate. Our daughter is a doctor with a kind heart. Besides, we should finish what we start. - My son, just go and do your work. Your father will take a leave today and wait for you with your mother. We will stay here and not go to the front."
Xiaocao was a little surprised at Wenren Taibo's understanding. Although she didn't know what the situation was like in the wealthy families, she knew that the identity of a female doctor was relatively lowly. For a wealthy family to have a female doctor, no matter what the reason was, it must be a very shameful thing, and the matter would be covered up as soon as possible.
Children are, to a certain extent, the "private property" of their parents, so she originally thought that his attitude would be tougher. Xiao Cao thought about it, said nothing, nodded, went into the house, and disguised herself, appearing ordinary and inconspicuous.
The couple both looked at Xiaocao's changes with surprise, but it was not obvious. It was obvious that they were aware of the situation.
When Xiaocao was practicing medicine, she concealed her true appearance and dressed like a woman. When she was not very busy, she would go out on the street with her real appearance, but with the makeup of a girl. Even so, she was actually decorated so as not to attract attention. Even when she was dressed as a girl, it was still very rare.
With these two outfits, it is basically impossible to mistake them for the same person unless someone is deliberately following and observing them.
She got married at the age of eight, but she couldn't dress like a woman at that time. In fact, even wearing girl's clothes seemed a little inappropriate. Xue Tingyu didn't restrict her, meaning that she could wear her hair like a woman after the marriage was officially consummated. Unfortunately, Xiaocao didn't live to see that day.
Even though they had not consummated their marriage, Xiaocao had already confirmed her relationship with Xue Tingyu as husband and wife. In the past two years, almost everyone who came into contact with her knew that she was a widow. Not to mention the first year, when Xiaocao truly observed mourning for Xue Tingyu, which could be seen from her daily dress. In fact, many people wanted to marry her after she had finished mourning, but Xiaocao flatly refused.
By that time, she had already gained some fame, and she did not practice medicine for the sake of making money. Therefore, she gave away a lot of medicine, and she also provided free medical consultations constantly. Many people benefited from her, and they all said that she was kind and a living Bodhisattva. Therefore, even if there were people with ulterior motives, these people would help her and would never let her suffer any grievances. Besides, offending a doctor who had superb medical skills, a kind heart, and most importantly, did not charge much, would be the utter idiocy of idiots.
The people from the Wen family were able to find her door so accurately and knew what she did, so naturally they knew about both of her identities.
However, the couple did not know whether she dressed like a woman as a temporary measure or had already been married.
At this time, Xiaocao would not be allowed to go out alone again, so Wenren Taibo sent someone to follow her.
Then the couple unconsciously looked around the small yard carefully. There were only three small rooms with a lot of things in them, but it was not messy. One of them contained various medicines, processed and unprocessed, as well as many tools for processing the medicines; one was the kitchen, which had very few things and even less food, which was also quite simple.
Thinking that even the lowest-ranking servants at home ate much better than this, Han couldn't help but shed tears.
Wenren Taibo was also very sad, but he could only comfort his wife, "The past is over, we will love her more and make more compensation in the future. Jiaoniang, don't always hold a grudge against the past. If you are always sad and blame yourself, our daughter will definitely feel bad. Now that the family is reunited, you should be happy."
Han wiped her tears and said, "My husband is right."
The remaining room was obviously Xiaocao's dormitory. Wenren Taibo did not go in. Even for a father, it was not appropriate to enter the dormitory of his adult daughter. It would be embarrassing if he saw something private.
Han went in alone. The room was also clean and tidy. There was a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, and a large bookcase next to it. At first glance, there was nothing that belonged to a girl.
Han's eyes were fixed on a small table, on which was a tablet - the lotus seat of her late husband Xue Tingyu. It took a long while for Han to come back to her senses, "Husband, please come in."
Wenren Taibo heard his wife's voice again and felt something was wrong, so he hurried in and asked, "What's wrong?" When he looked in the direction Han was pointing, Wenren Taibo couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
"How has my son been getting through these years? How has he been living..." Han felt like her heart was broken.
Han couldn't help but imagine that her daughter had a hard time surviving, and when she got married, she found that the family was the worst, with a vicious mother-in-law, a widowed father-in-law, a shrewd sister-in-law, a jerk uncle, and rude sisters-in-law. She was tortured in all kinds of ways, and her husband was either unfavored or sickly, causing her to become a widow at a young age, and then being driven out by the cruel in-laws. The family that originally adopted her no longer accepted her, or maybe the in-laws were the ones who adopted her, and in fact she was a child bride like a slave.
In her imagination, her own daughter was even more pitiful than the cabbages in the field.
While crying, Han expressed all kinds of chilling speculations.
Wenren Taibo was speechless when he heard this, and the worry in his heart was completely washed away. If this was true, how did his daughter get her supposedly good medical skills? Looking at the papers spread out on the table, her handwriting was not bad either. It was estimated that her handwriting was at least better than that of 70% to 80% of women. Who would take so much trouble to teach her
Wenren Taibo talked to Han in detail. Han stopped crying, but felt a little embarrassed at the same time because it was such an obvious thing.
"My dear, you are too concerned. Let's ask our daughter about this later. Don't let your imagination run wild now."
Han nodded.