Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 213 is here to cause trouble.

Nie Tianlei took a deep breath and said, "Why should I tell you?"

Li Ruru was stunned, feeling as if all her enthusiasm had been wasted.

Since the other person didn't say anything, she didn't press further and simply said, "Alright, once you've recovered enough in a couple of days, you can go back."

Go back to where you came from.

He saved his life, and not only did he not thank him, but he was also so wary of him.

Li Ruru muttered as she left the cave and went to cook.

Peipei brought over a cup of tea and said to Nie Tianlei, "Dr. Nie, please have some tea."

When a steaming cup of tea was served to him, Nie Tianlei didn't take it; he just quietly looked at Peipei.

Peipei, puzzled, asked, "What are you looking at?"

What kind of man stares at a woman like that? It's outrageous and unreasonable.

She was seething with anger; if it weren't for the fact that he had just returned from the brink of death, she wouldn't have bothered to give him a kind look.

Peipei was about to leave angrily when a pair of large hands grabbed her arm.

what--

She screamed in surprise, and the tea spilled onto the floor.

Hearing the commotion, Li Ruru rushed over with a spatula in hand.

Everyone else in the family was busy at the workshop; only she and Peipei were at home.

Seeing Nie Tianlei pulling his daughter, she hit him on the head with a shovel.

With a loud bang, Nie Tianlei felt like his head was about to explode.

He endured the excruciating pain and said to Pepe, "Don't move."

Peipei was about to struggle when she saw him pinching her wrist to take her pulse, and she didn't know what to do.

Li Ruru stepped forward, raised the spatula in front of Nie Tianlei, and stared intently at him.

In this eerie atmosphere, Nie Tianlei finished taking his pulse and asked, "Does your throat itch at night and you feel like coughing, but you always hold it in?"

Li Ruru was shocked. "That's not true."

Her daughter's illness had clearly improved after taking ginseng; she hadn't coughed for a long time.

Peipei's face looked a little pale, and she whispered to Li Ruru, "Mother, I, I really would do that."

"What?" Li Ruru's eyes widened. "Why didn't you tell me?"

How could my daughter keep something so important from me?

Peipei said apologetically, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just that there have been too many things going on at home lately, and I didn't want to cause you any trouble."

"Silly child, if you're sick, just get treatment. How is that making things worse?"

Li Ruru patted her head, her eyes filled with heartache.

Peipei didn't say anything. In the past, when she was sick and had to spend money on medicine, her mother always had a dark face, even though she was taking care of her.

But her mother's expression made her feel like a burden, dragging down her already impoverished family.

Although her mother is very different now than before, she is still a little worried.

I used to worry about my mother's angry face, now I worry about my mother's hard work for her.

Nie Tianlei said expressionlessly, "Are you all finished talking?"

Li Ruru said awkwardly, "Oh no, Dr. Nie, do you think my daughter's illness can be cured?"

Although I was annoyed by his cold attitude, what could I do? He was a miracle doctor.

Perhaps the more capable a person is, the worse their attitude tends to be.

Li Ruru quickly calmed herself down, but Peipei was furious and put her hands on her hips to Nie Tianlei, saying, "What are you so arrogant about? If it weren't for my mother, you would be dead by now."

She would rather not seek medical treatment than allow this person to speak to her mother like that.

Nie Tianlei didn't argue with her, but said to Li Ruru, "I'll write a prescription, you go and get the medicine, and you'll be better in a month."

"You'll be better in a month? Dr. Nie, you're practically a miracle doctor!"

Li Ruru exclaimed with delight that Chen Liang had treated Peipei for several years without much success.

Even the century-old ginseng given to her by Bailu hadn't cured her. Now, this person in front of her was saying she could be cured in a month, and Li Ruru excitedly waved her spatula around.

"Okay, okay, I'll go get some paper and pen."

As he spoke, he ran into the cave next door and rummaged through Chu Xiu's luggage to find paper and pen.

"Here you go." She handed it over respectfully.

Nie Tianlei picked up his pen and glanced at her, saying, "Can you put that spatula down? It's giving me a headache."

Li Ruru obediently put down her things and stood properly to the side.

Peipei rolled her eyes at him. What kind of person is he? Can't he speak properly?

How come the same words sound so awful coming from his mouth?

Nie Tianlei's calligraphy flowed like a dragon, leaving Li Ruru dumbfounded.

"Huh? What... what does all this mean?"

Is this running script? She can't recognize a single character.

Peipei was equally confused and, seething with anger, asked, "Hey, are you trying to fool us?"

Nie Tianlei slammed down his pen, his face pale, and said, "What are you trying to fool me for? What do you have that I could possibly fool?"

Not only were they destitute, but they also lived in this dilapidated cave.

He casually complimented the place, and they actually took it seriously.

Peipei rolled up her sleeves and rushed up to Nie Tianlei, ready to start yelling, but Li Ruru quickly pulled her back.

"Go ask Dr. Chen if they have these medicines."

She pulled her daughter aside and whispered, "Don't argue with him, that's just how doctors write."

Like doctors in China, their handwriting is probably only decipherable by those in the know.

Peipei pouted and reluctantly went out the door.

Chen Liang arrived quickly.

Upon seeing Nie Tianlei, he knelt down with a thud: "Master!"

“I’m not your master!” Nie Tianlei glanced at him, changed his sitting posture, and turned his back.

Chen Liang moved closer to him and said, "I know that although you did not agree to take me as your disciple, in my heart you will always be my master."

Seeing Li Ruru looking at them curiously, Chen Liang began to recount their past relationship at length.

The main point is that Nie Tianlei is very talented, he admires him greatly, and he has repeatedly asked to become Nie Tianlei's apprentice but has been rejected each time.

Chen Liang's eyes lit up when he saw Nie Tianlei, as if he had met his idol. "Master, what brings you to our village? Did you come to see me?"

Nie Tianlei glanced at him and said, "I'm here to cause you trouble."

Chen Liang: "Hehe, it's good to find fault. Only when the master finds fault can the apprentice improve."

Nie Tianlei had always known this person was thick-skinned, but he never expected him to be this thick-skinned.

He was being scolded, but he just smiled and fawned over them, letting them continue to scold him.

"If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have known you treated patients like this."

It's such a tragedy that such a minor illness has dragged on for so many years.

If someone like that were his apprentice, he would be too ashamed to show his face.

Chen Liang: "Master's lesson is correct. Thank you for your guidance."

He took out a large bag of medicine from his suitcase and handed it to Li Ruru: "Li, take this and decoct it. This is my master's prescription, and it contains only the best medicinal herbs."

Li Ruru gratefully took out two taels of silver, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Doctor Chen."

She had only asked Peipei to inquire, but unexpectedly, Chen Liang's family actually had the medicine, saving her a trip to the county town.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Liang actually knew Nie Tianlei.

Chen Liang looked intently at Nie Tianlei and said, "Master, I knew you wrote that prescription the moment I saw it. Your handwriting is so beautiful."

Peipei's big eyes were full of confusion. What kind of rubbish is this? What's so good about it? It's obviously horribly ugly.

Nie Tianlei stared at the two taels of silver in Chen Liang's hand and said, "I only wrote down common medicinal herbs, and you want two taels of silver for this? Are you saving lives or making a fortune?"

(End of this chapter)