CHAPTER 271: CHAPTER 268: GREAT MOTHERS

As soon as Lin Wanwan and her group returned to the courtyard, Yun Shang and Hong Yan both exclaimed in surprise, "Madam, what’s happened? How did your clothes get all torn and dirty?"

Heng Wu asked, "Did you fall, Madam? Are you okay?"

Lin Wanwan signaled for everyone to enter the house. Once inside, she said, "Sigh, we encountered an ambush last night. Hua Nong injured her head. Let’s take her to rest first."

The burly man with a beard had already set Hua Nong down, and Yun Shang was now supporting her.

Yun Shang cried out in shock, "An ambush!? Madam, are you hurt?"

Lin Wanwan replied, "I’m not hurt, just feeling very uncomfortable. I’ll take a bath later."

She then introduced Xiao Yixun to the servants, "This is Miss Yixun, and these two are her servants. They are guests at our house. Hong Yan, please prepare a room for Miss Yixun and settle them down for a rest."

"Yes."

After arranging everything for Hua Nong and Xiao Yixun, Lin Wanwan went upstairs.

Yun Shang instructed Mother Sun to help Hua Nong to the servants’ quarters, then quickly brought water and clothes to assist Lin Wanwan with her bath.

Lying in a comfortable large bathtub, with rose essential oil dripping in, and a relaxing scented lamp lit nearby, Lin Wanwan sighed contentedly, "This is life!"

She then asked Yun Shang outside the screen, "Did Little Qingyu sleep well last night without me home?"

Yun Shang replied, "Initially, she cried incessantly, but later I let Rongrong accompany her. After playing for a while, they both fell asleep. I stayed by the bed the whole time."

Lin Wanwan pondered, "Little Qingyu is five years old now. Is it time for her to sleep on her own?"

Yun Shang laughed, "I’ve heard from the maidservants of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family that their young masters and maidens sleep on their own as early as two or three years old, even from birth they are cared for by wet nurses. There aren’t many like Madam who personally sleeps with the little miss."

Lin Wanwan said, "Haha, yes, in the Great Tang, nobles like to leave their children to nannies. But I prefer to care for her myself."

Lin Wanwan considered letting her child sleep independently when she reached school age.

Honestly, it might not be Little Qingyu who has a hard time adjusting to sleeping apart; it might be herself.

Having a soft and tender little child to sleep with, despite being woken up frequently at night by her, brings a sense of satisfaction that cannot be replaced.

After delivering Lin Juhua’s baby yesterday, Lin Wanwan became even more firm in her decision not to have more children. It’s too terrifying, too damaging to the body! Fortunately, she already has Little Qingyu!

Lin Juhua would face subsequent risks of incontinence, air leakage, uterine prolapse, and other conditions that are hard to prevent and recover from even with modern medicine, let alone in the Great Tang.

She admired every mother who bore children; maternal love indeed is great. From the moment life starts, mothers are constantly sacrificing themselves.

What a great woman she must be, to understand the cost yet unhesitatingly bring a child into the world for someone else! She must love the person very much to be willing to give birth to the fruit of that love.

If it’s merely for survival and continuing the family line, Lin Wanwan sincerely expresses her gratitude! Thanks to everyone for their contribution to human propagation. She will be a bit selfish!

With financial freedom, she no longer needs to compromise for life and societal expectations.

After her bath, Lin Wanwan returned to her room, closed the door well, and traveled back to the modern era. She first dried her hair with a hairdryer, put on a boyfriend face mask, and then went downstairs with Dendrobium to prepare it.

Lin Wanwan had memorized the modern summary version of "Lei Gong’s Treatise on Reheating," which included methods for preparing Dendrobium: "To use Dendrobium, first remove the dirt from the head, soak it in wine overnight, dry it in the sun, then steam it with ghee and slowly bake it dry."

After cleaning and moisturizing it, she began the long process of drying it.

During this time, Lin Wanwan took out her medical books to study. A barefoot doctor has to keep learning throughout their life; learning has no end.

Meanwhile, Lin Wanwan received a package, which was a silicone acupuncture meridian human model she had ordered online. Her previous one was worn out from practice, so she ordered a new one.

She kept this in her boudoir, known only to Little Qingyu and her three personal servant girls, no one else.

Little Qingyu almost memorized the acupuncture points and meridian chart since she often watched Lin Wanwan practice acupuncture.

When Lin Wanwan finished preparing the Dendrobium, the sun had set, and day turned into night.

Lin Wanwan, holding the prepared Dendrobium, opened the Space-Time Gate and returned to the Great Tang (leaving wild Dendrobium in the modern world is risky, like stepping on a sewing machine), just in time to hear the "ding ding ding" sound of the bell signaling the end of class from the school in front.

It was lunchtime, and Little Qingyu, accompanied by her large group of study companions (those children brought back from Qiong State are now nominally Little Qingyu’s study companions), eagerly flew back to the rear courtyard like a bird returning to its nest.

Their joyous voices had reached the second floor even before entering the main hall.

"Mommy, Mommy! Is Mommy back?"

Lin Wanwan stood up, walked to the window, opened it, and said, "Little Qingyu, you’re back from school? Mommy is here."

Little Qingyu looked up at Lin Wanwan with a beaming smile and said, "Mommy, Aunt Yun Shang said you went to pick up the little baby. Is the little baby here now?"

Lin Wanwan waved to her, "Come up here, and Mommy will tell you."

"Okay!"

Soon, the sound of cheerful footsteps came up the stairs.

Just as Hong Yan was about to comb Lin Wanwan’s hair, she smiled and said, "Little Miss hasn’t seen Madam all night and has missed her."

As soon as she said that, Little Qingyu, with her maid Rongrong, pushed open the door, immediately seeing Lin Wanwan sitting at the dressing table. She ran over, buried her head in Lin Wanwan’s lap, and held her hand, asking, "Where’s the little baby?"

Lin Wanwan replied with a smile, "He’s at Aunt Juhua’s house, and he’s a little brother. When he is a month old, Mommy will take you to meet him, okay?"

Little Qingyu sweetly said, "Okay! We have a deal, pinky promise!"

Visiting family and friends was naturally Little Qingyu’s favorite thing, and she couldn’t be contained at home, not even with a whole beach to play on.

"Today, Little Crab and Sister Big Ya went sea fishing! But Aunt Yun Shang wouldn’t let me go because she was worried about my safety. Sigh! I’m already taller than Sister Big Ya!" Little Qingyu complained.

She always had endless things to share with Lin Wanwan, no matter how big or small.

Lin Wanwan chatted with her while Hong Yan did her hair into a bun.

Today, she wore a hairstyle similar to the elegant "Chao Yun Jin Xiang Bun," fixed with a jade hairpin, looking neat and simple to undo.

After finishing getting dressed, Lin Wanwan didn’t put on a face mask, just went downstairs to have lunch with Little Qingyu and Xiao Yixun, then accompanied Little Qingyu for a short nap.

Once the little one was asleep, she instructed the maids not to disturb her, claiming she would study in the library, but in reality, she opened the Space-Time Gate and returned to the modern era.

It was almost time for her dinner appointment with Gu Jingyu, and as soon as she picked up her phone, she saw a message from him.