The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 195: This Medicine Really Works

Mrs. Hong glanced at He Chao, then stuffed the pill into her mouth, took a large sip of water from the kettle He Chao handed her, and swallowed the pill.

Tong Huaqiong saw that Mrs. Hong had taken the medicine and knew she would soon fall asleep.

The side effect of this medicine is drowsiness.

Tong Huaqiong said to Mrs. Hong, "After taking the medicine, lie down and get some rest."

Mrs. Hong lay back down, her eyes unblinkingly staring at He Chao, who held her hand with red-rimmed eyes.

It was as if they were enacting a life-and-death farewell.

The couple’s open display of emotion exceeded Tong Huaqiong’s expectations of how people of this era dealt with feelings.

What was this?

This was called a public display of affection (PDA).

Tong Huaqiong sighed and thought, it’s really not necessary.

If nothing unexpected happens, Mrs. Hong will wake up after a nap, with reduced coughing and fever. After taking the medicine for a while and with more exercise and nutrition, she might transform from someone sickly into Lin Daiyu who could uproot a willow.

If Mrs. Hong truly recovers, He Chao will not experience the pain of losing a wife like in his previous life.

He would thus be grateful to Tong Huaqiong and help her expand her business.

Although Mrs. Hong tried hard to keep her eyes open, she couldn’t hold on halfway through the journey and fell asleep.

He Chao asked Tong Huaqiong nervously, "Boss, is my wife okay?"

Tong Huaqiong replied confidently, "Don’t worry, she’s just sleepy."

He Chao started repeating his questions; initially, Tong Huaqiong answered patiently, but eventually, fed up with the constant questions, she snapped back, "Her condition needs rest, aren’t you annoyed, buzzing around like a mosquito."

How could He Chao forget about Tong Huaqiong’s fiery temper? He remained silent only after being rebuked by her.

Even with his silence, He Chao wasn’t idle; he kept checking Mrs. Hong’s pulse, tucking her in, and feeling her breath.

Since there was a patient on the donkey cart, Gu Dashu drove the cart more slowly than when they came.

When Tong Huaqiong and her group arrived in Yan Guan Town, the sun was about to set.

The donkey cart passed through the streets and alleys, arriving at the entrance of Taohua Dessert.

Taohua Dessert had just sent off its last wave of customers.

Sounds of arguing came from the store.

"Second sister-in-law, you shouldn’t have taken this order; the bakery is already overwhelmed. If we can’t deliver the cake by tomorrow, it will affect our reputation. The shopkeeper said we must complete each order with guaranteed quality and quantity, and we already have several cakes due tomorrow. Now you’ve taken another one, and the other side wants a complex design. How can the bakery get it done by tomorrow? If we can’t finish it, leaving an impression that Taohua Dessert doesn’t keep its promises is worse than not taking the order at all."

This was Gu Taohua’s voice.

The shopkeeper Gu Taohua referred to was, of course, Tong Huaqiong.

Taohua Dessert stood on workplace formality; within the shop, Tong Huaqiong shed titles like "mother" or "mother-in-law" and became simply the shopkeeper.

Liu Yue’er argued, "Didn’t the shopkeeper say we can’t give up any order and must serve every customer well? If we refuse this order and the customer gets angry, never comes back, isn’t it our loss? The shopkeeper also said that reputation spreads from a single point. If this customer spreads that Taohua Dessert doesn’t treat guests well and it’s exploited, wouldn’t our loss be greater?"

Gu Taohua replied, "Since you say so, we’ll wait for the shopkeeper to get back and make a fair judgment."

Liu Yue-er countered, "Fine, we’ll wait."

Still sitting in the donkey cart, Tong Huaqiong couldn’t help but shake her head at He Chao.

Such a small matter in the store still required her as the boss to decide.

If she hadn’t returned today, would they have just waited?

Ultimately, the store needed someone to oversee overall management, ideally cultivating a few core people to make decisions rather than having the boss involved in everything.

He Chao understood Tong Huaqiong’s meaning and said, "Boss, it’s normal for the clerks in the store to argue; these aren’t big issues."

The noise woke up Mrs. Hong, who opened her eyes to find it was already late and the carriage had stopped outside a shop.

She knew they had arrived in Yan Guan Town.

Seeing Mrs. Hong awake, Tong Huaqiong quickly asked, "Sister Hong, how do you feel?"

Mrs. Hong felt a sense of unprecedented ease, her fever had subsided, her breathing was smooth, and the phlegm-blocking sensation in her throat was gone.

The medicine was truly effective.

Mrs. Hong said to Tong Huaqiong, "Boss, the medicine you gave is really effective, I feel much better, I’m even starting to get hungry."

Tong Huaqiong nodded, it seemed the medicine was on target.

Feeling hungry indicated some spirit.

He Chao felt Mrs. Hong’s forehead and, finding the fever gone, was even more surprised that Mrs. Hong no longer coughed much when speaking.

He Chao couldn’t help but say to Tong Huaqiong, "Boss, thanks to your medicine. Your medicine targeted the symptoms, is there more? Or could you give me the formula to make it myself?"

He Chao looked excited.

After seeing so many doctors and taking so much medicine, none compared to Tong Huaqiong’s few pills.

Tong Huaqiong wanted to roll her eyes at He Chao.

Giving him the formula to make it himself, he made it sound easy; that was antibiotics.

If they could really make it, he’d be worshipped by any ruler of this era.

Tong Huaqiong said, "This is a secret formula; I can’t just give it away."

He Chao slapped his forehead, realizing his mistake.

Who would want their secret formula spread!

"Boss, don’t misunderstand, I wasn’t after your formula, I was too hasty." He Chao explained.

Tong Huaqiong understood He Chao’s intention was not for the formula, but to cure his wife’s illness.

Tong Huaqiong smiled, "Don’t worry, I’ll provide the medicine until Sister Hong recovers."

Mrs. Hong and He Chao were immensely grateful to her.

"We’re here, let’s get off the cart."

Tong Huaqiong got off the donkey cart first.

Her sixth sense told her someone was watching her; she turned and saw Boss Qian from Fengle Building.

Ever since Boss Qian confessed his feelings to Tong Huaqiong and was rejected, he didn’t disappear from Taohua Dessert but instead became a regular, ordering pastries.

Of course, each time he left under the icy gaze of Tong Huaqiong.

As a customer, Tong Huaqiong couldn’t exactly ban him from Taohua Dessert.

Today, Boss Qian visited Taohua Dessert three times but didn’t "bump into" Tong Huaqiong, learning from Gu Taohua that she had gone to Pingchuan County.

He kept waiting in front of Fengle Building.

Finally, seeing Tong Huaqiong jump off the donkey cart, Boss Qian smiled.

Manager Tong was quite special, even the way she dismounted was different from typical young ladies, no hesitation, just jumping off the cart.

So bold, so generous.

Boss Qian clicked his tongue in admiration, suddenly catching Tong Huaqiong’s knife-like gaze.

Most people would have shied away from such a look.

But Boss Qian didn’t see coldness in that gaze as a deterrent, interpreting it as a positive sign: "At least she looked at me."

Lucky for Tong Huaqiong, she couldn’t read minds; if she could, she might have grabbed a giant scimitar and charged over.