Seeing Lin Tian behave like a lovestruck fool, Xiang Ming’s face puffed up with anger.

He jumped up and down, waving his hand in front of Lin Tian’s eyes, shouting, "Don’t look!"

Lin Tian withdrew his gaze and asked with a smile, "Why not?"

"I said you can’t, so you can’t." Xiang Ming pulled over a chair and jumped onto it. Unfortunately, he was still a head shorter than Lin Tian.

Xiang Yang looked at Lin Tian with a serious face, like a judge, and said, "I ask you, have you held hands with my sister?"

Lin Tian’s smile grew wider, "Yes, I have."

"Have you kissed her on the lips?!"

Lin Tian nodded again.

Miaoqiu kept her head down, not daring to look at her mother, just feeling utterly embarrassed.

Smack!

The little fellow’s chubby hand slapped the table, angrily saying, "That’s too much! You must break up!"

Before Lin Tian could speak, Xv Baiping asked with a laugh, "Xiang Ming, can you tell your aunt why?"

Xiang Ming looked serious and even adjusted his posture, sitting upright as he said, "I swore when I was little that when I grew up, I would marry my sister! She can’t have a boyfriend!"

The three adults were taken aback at first, then glanced at each other, and finally burst into laughter.

"Stop laughing! Stop laughing! Stop laughing!" Xiang Ming sat on the chair, his little legs dangling and swinging back and forth, his baby fat turning red with anger.

"Hahaha..."

The three laughed even harder, holding their bellies.

Once the laughter subsided, Lin Tian said, "Little devil, that’s your sister. You can’t marry her; close relatives can’t marry. Understand?"

"I don’t understand what you’re saying, but it must be a lie! Just look at you; you don’t seem like a good person. Hmph!" He hummed in his childish voice, then looked at Miaoqiu and seriously asked, "Sister, do you choose him or me?"

Miaoqiu secretly glanced at Lin Tian and softly replied, "I choose him."

"Hmph!" Xiang Ming crossed his arms, lowered his head, and pouted.

He was angry.

Miaoqiu knew this little guy’s personality very well. She ruffled Xiang Ming’s hair and asked with a smile, "When you grow up, how about I find you a wife ten times prettier than your sister?"

Xiang Ming shook his head, "No! I’m so handsome; I can’t let another woman have me for cheap."

"Pfft...hahahaha..."

"Stop laughing!"

"Hahaha..."

...

Dealing with medical matters is inherently quite tedious.

But with little Xiang Ming, a lot of tension was eased.

Through inquiry, Lin Tian learned that Xiang Ming was Miaoqiu’s uncle’s son, only six and a half years old, and often clung to her.

Later, when Xiang Ming found out it was for treating his uncle, he stopped causing a fuss. However, the kid insisted that he would win his sister back from Lin Tian.

Xv Baiping, on the other hand, just stood by, smiling quietly. Regarding Miaoqiu and Lin Tian’s relationship, she neither approved nor opposed it, leaving everything to their discretion.

After a while, there was some noise outside the room, as if many people had arrived.

"Xiang Ming, go see what’s happening," Miaoqiu instructed.

"Hmph! Let Lin Tian go!" Xiang Ming responded.

Miaoqiu didn’t hold it against him and asked with a smile, "Don’t you want pineapple cakes?"

"I do." The little guy nodded.

Miaoqiu smiled again, "If you behave, I’ll make some for you in a few days."

"Okay." After a pause, Xiang Ming added, "I also want cotton candy, a really big one."

"Okay." Miaoqiu agreed.

With this promise, the little guy happily jumped off the chair and ran outside, bouncing all the way.

"Lin Tian, don’t mind him. Little kids just don’t understand," Xv Baiping said to Lin Tian. Unwittingly, she had started calling him Lin Tian instead of ’Mr. Lin,’ indicating a closer relationship.

Lin Tian shook his head with a smile, "It’s alright. Kids are cuter when they’re lively, and he hasn’t caused any trouble for us. He’s quite well-behaved."

Miaoqiu chimed in, "Just don’t say that in front of him, or he’ll get too full of himself."

Lin Tian nodded with a smile, agreeing to her request.

Xv Baiping looked at the two of them and asked with a smile, "Lin Tian, how long have you and Miaoqiu been together?"

Miaoqiu lowered her head again. In front of her mother, she still felt shy about such things and wasn’t prepared at all.

Lin Tian replied, "Actually, not long, just a few days."

"Hehe, I won’t interfere in your matters. Miaoqiu has been sensible and independent since she was young; there’s no need for me to worry." Xv Baiping sighed, "Being born into an influential family, one often has no control over their fate. Back then, I had no choice but to marry into the Xu Family. I’m genuinely happy that Miaoqiu can break free from such a fate. However, Lin Tian, let me tell you one thing: you must treat her well."

Lin Tian nodded and said, "Don’t worry, Auntie."

Xv Baiping nodded and smiled again, looking at the two of them as if they were increasingly a match made in heaven.

At this moment, Xiang Ming came running back, panting and saying, "Auntie, Auntie, Big Uncle, Second Uncle, and Little Uncle have brought a bunch of people, along with lots of medicinal herbs. They said they’re here to treat Uncle. You should check it out."

"They brought medicine?"

Miaoqiu and her mother exchanged glances, their expressions seeming off. Lin Tian was puzzled too; shouldn’t they be happy if others brought medicine?

"Mom, you rest. I’ll go check." Miaoqiu said.

Xv Baiping slowly stood up with the support of the table, "Your father’s bedridden, and I’m in charge. How can you go?"

Miaoqiu resigned herself. She had anticipated this result and didn’t argue, instead stepping forward to help her mother as they walked out.

Lin Tian and Xiang Ming followed them out, but the little guy seemed unhappy, constantly making faces at Lin Tian, glaring, and rolling his eyes, looking adorably earnest.

Lin Tian didn’t hold back. He reached out and pinched Xiang Ming’s chubby cheeks.

Xiang Ming tried to kick and punch, but with his short arms and legs, his angry demeanor just made him even more endearing.

Playfully bickering, the four of them walked out the main door and into the hall.

In the hall, three middle-aged men took the lead, with eight sturdy young men behind them carrying bulging bags, presumably full of the mentioned medicinal herbs.

Worth noting is that all of them, even the middle-aged men, were quite handsome, belonging to the charming type despite their age.

The Xu Family’s looks truly lived up to their reputation.

The middle-aged man in the center had the most attractive eyes, with wrinkles at the corners adding to his mature charm.

"Sister-in-law, I heard a little miracle doctor came to Xu Family Stream yesterday to treat my brother. You sent people to gather herbs last night. I thought it wouldn’t be enough in one night, so we’ve brought more for you." The leading middle-aged man said with a smile.

While he spoke to Xv Baiping, his gaze lingered on Lin Tian, seemingly trying to see through him.

It appears his intention wasn’t just to deliver the medicine; the interest lay elsewhere.