Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 518: Chapter 520: You Think You Can Learn by Just Watching?

Bai Ruozhu did not miss the gleam in old Master Du’s eyes, and began to suspect that the Du Family might have further demands.

”The tooth restoration can happen at any time, but I have a few conditions that need to be discussed first.” Bai Ruozhu said.

Upon hearing this, Du Fuling immediately became anxious and said, ”You made excuses about lacking tools before, now you have conditions again. You just don’t want to restore my tooth, right?”

”Fuling!” Old Master Du sternly stopped Du Fuling from continuing, then apologized to Old Lady Meng with a bow, ”Fuling is immature and willful, please don’t take her words to heart, Old Lady.”

Old Lady Meng sipped her tea and slowly said, ”Let’s first listen to what Ruozhu has to say.”

With these words, she acknowledged Bai Ruozhu’s right to make conditions. Du Fuling became so angry that her nose twitched. Bai Ruozhu gratefully smiled at the old lady and said leisurely, ”Firstly, these tools should be gifted to me after use. It will be advantageous for me to help others in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Du Fuling muttered under her breath, ”You just want to take advantage of our family.”

Old Master Du shot her a glare, causing her to fell silent. Old Lady Meng and Nanny Lu didn’t visibly react, but they were somewhat disdainful of Du Fuling’s petty attitude.

”That’s not a problem, the tools should indeed be gifted to Miss Bai.” Old Master Du said cheerfully.

Bai Ruozhu nodded then continued, ”Secondly, Du Fuling must stop pestering the man she wants to save.”

”What? What are you implying? He saved my life, you keep pestering him and now you’re trying to stop me from repaying his kindness. Do you have no shame, Bai Ruozhu?” Du Fuling blurted out, her speech unclear due to the missing tooth.

Before Old Master Du could stop her, his hand trembled with anger and he almost raised his hand to slap her.

Du Zhongshu coughed lightly and with a cold gaze told Du Fuling, ”If you disrespect Miss Bai again, you can leave that tooth missing for the rest of your life. We, the Du family, wouldn’t mind raising an unmarried daughter!”

”Brother, why are you siding with outsiders?” Du Fuling started to cry, feeling very wronged, ”Grandpa has always taught us to repay kindness. That man saved my life, how can I abandon him?”

Bai Ruozhu laughed at this pretense and said, ”Don’t blame me for causing you trouble, this is a request made by him. If I don’t help him, he will be upset with me.”

”That’s nonsense! How can my savior treat me like that?” Du Fuling exclaimed.

Du Zhongshu’s face darkened and he could almost drip water. He of course knew the attitude of the ’savior’ Du Fuling was talking about. If he was willing to associate with her, would he have hidden and avoided her in the first place? Could he not see the little tricks Du Fuling was playing?

Bai Ruozhu didn’t reply, but looked at Old Master Du. She had already told Senior Fox with whom she’d discussed that if Du Fuling didn’t agree, she wouldn’t restore the tooth. She couldn’t let Senior Fox be displeased with her because of Du Fuling’s issues, right?

Old Master Du turned to Du Fuling and said, ”Fuling, stop being unreasonable. Otherwise, you’ll be confined at home from now on, you won’t be allowed to go anywhere!”

”Grandpa!” Du Fuling exclaimed.

Du Zhongshu bowed to Bai Ruozhu and said, ”As for this matter, I promise you. Fuling is at a marriageable age, and she should stay at home and learn etiquette after the New Year. I guarantee she won’t bother that person anymore.”

Bai Ruozhu nodded, ”With your word, I’m assured.”

”Does Miss Bai have any other requirements?” Asked Old Master Du.

”No, just be prepared that tooth restoration is quite painful. If you fear the pain, you’d better give up now. Oh, and there’s the matter of the consultation fee. Just pay as you see fit. If I start giving treatments for free, my door would be broken from all the foot traffic.” Bai Ruozhu said smilingly.

Even the Old Lady was amused by her joke. Old Master Du kept saying it was reasonable, while Du Fuling grumbled unhappily again, ”Avaricious.”

Bai Ruozhu did not pretend to not hear this time, she turned her head to look at Fuling and said, ”It is normal to charge for a medical consultation, and if I am greedy for money, then wouldn’t Miss Du be considered stingy and petty?”

Just as Du Fuling was about to speak, she was glared at by both the Du patriarch and Du Zhongshu, immediately shutting her up.

”Alright, I’m about to do the tooth implant now. You two please step aside a little,” Bai Ruozhu said.

Du Fuling immediately became nervous, ”Why can’t my family accompany me? What... what are you planning to do?”

Bai Ruozhu looked at her as though she was looking at a fool and said, ”Lady Meng is still here, what dare I do to you? Your family’s presence will only hinder me from doing the tooth implant.”

The Du patriarch, pondering for a moment, replied, ”I am old, and it’s not proper for me to stay here. Why not let Zhongshu accompany his sister? It can also prevent Fuling from being too scared, which might affect Miss Bai’s treatment.”

Bai Ruozhu looked coldly at the Du patriarch – was this his plan all along?

She also looked at Du Zhongshu, who did not seem to have the intention of leaving. He uncomfortably avoided her gaze under her scrutiny.

”Watch if you want to, but my unique skill isn’t something you can learn just by watching once you have the tools,” Bai Ruozhu disdainfully responded.

The faces of the Du patriarch and Du Zhongshu changed; they hadn’t expected that Bai Ruozhu would not only see through their intentions, but also directly expose them, making it hard for them to save face.

Bai Ruozhu wasn’t the type to clarify everything. As long as she herself understood, that was enough. However, Du Zhongshu’s choice disappointed her greatly. Even if Du Zhongshu had openly told her he wanted to learn to do dental implants, at least he would be honest. But he insisted on playing this hand with his grandfather for the sake of profit.

Du Zhongshu really had changed. He was no longer the carefree youth she once knew, who only cared about fulfilling his family’s tasks.

Lady Meng also detected the Du family’s intentions, her face fell, and she coldly snorted.

”Miss Bai, where are your thoughts going? Zhongshu will be following the path of the Imperial Examinations, he will be an officer in the future, what use does learning tooth implantation have?” the Du patriarch said with a conciliatory smile.

”Really? Then Master Du should avoid getting too close to me. It would be best to avoid suspicion,” Bai Ruozhu rudely replied.

The Du patriarch made an ugly face and left. Du Zhongshu, due to Bai Ruozhu’s words, couldn’t get too close, so he remained, his face periodically turning white and red as if he was extremely angry.

Bai Ruozhu asked a maid to bring her hot water for her to clean her hands, then she received a hurriedly grabbed cloth. From her sleeve, she quietly took out a small porcelain bottle. This bottle contained high-concentration liquor to replace alcohol. Because the bottle was very small, others merely thought it was something she usually kept in her sleeve.

”Hand me the broken tooth,” she said to Du Fuling.

Seeing Bai Ruozhu take up the slender headed pliers, Du Fuling became even more nervous, her body trembling slightly. ”What... what are you going to do?”

Bai Ruozhu smiled at her, a smile that made Du Fuling feel even more unsettled.

”What else could I do? I’m just going to replace your tooth, aren’t I?”

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