Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 619: Chapter 466: Returning the Favor is Such a Headache Wow

Upon hearing that, Mr. Ban Shan suddenly gave his own daughter a crack on the head, pretending to be serious but with a face full of indulgence, ”You are becoming completely unruly!”

”Foster Father! You’re abusing your daughter!” Gu Changsheng immediately clutched her head and jumped to the side, looking at her foster father with a face full of grievance!

The longer her foster father stayed at Baili Mountain, the more bad habits he picked up!

First and foremost, his body grew increasingly robust, which was originally a good thing. Still, the downside is that her foster father had become increasingly violent!

Living close to black ink makes one black; her foster father clearly learned about violence from those underlings at Baili Mountain!

Gu Changsheng truly resented this deeply and felt wronged, but she had no solution!

Facing his daughter’s complaints, Mr. Ban Shan waved his hand to the Scholar General, signaling Uncle Song to accept the yearly gift, then turned his face somewhat gleefully towards his own daughter.

”Foster... Foster Father! Why are you looking at me like that?” Seeing her foster father’s expression, Gu Changsheng suddenly had a bad premonition and quickly moved closer to her son, opening her mouth timidly.

”Hehe...” Seeing this, Mr. Ban Shan smiled gently, stroking his beard and slowly spoke, ”My daughter, the yearly gift from Zhou Mu has been accepted by us, to return the favor, I will naturally arrange something as per the custom. However, your return gift, you need to handle personally!”

”What?” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng was instantly stunned, looking at her foster father with a puzzled face, ”Do we need to return a gift too?”

”Otherwise? Did you think you could take something for nothing?” Hearing this, Mr. Ban Shan immediately gave Gu Changsheng a glare and rebuked her.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng touched her nose and lowered her head!

Alright! She goddamned actually thought that way!

Taking advantage without giving anything in return sounds so sweet!

But obviously, her foster father is a person who adheres strictly to customs. He would definitely not allow her to do that!

”Ah! That’s not right! Foster Father, if you handle all the reciprocal gifts, why do I still need to do it personally?” Suddenly realizing something, Gu Changsheng sharply raised her head and spoke in alarm.

When it comes to gift-giving, she literally had no clue about the whole thing!

In ancient times, there wasn’t a magical ’Brain Platinum’ where two boxes of gifts could settle everything!

You can’t expect a modern person like her to understand ancient customs deeply! She really doesn’t want to bother understanding it!

”Of course! Zhou Mu gave you clothing for all seasons. According to customs, you should return with something personally sewn by you that is worn close to the body!” Mr. Ban Shan gave his daughter a sideways glance and spoke in an unhurried manner.

”Something worn close to the body?” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng was immediately horrified!

Damn it, is he asking her to make underwear for that evildoer?

Thinking this, Gu Changsheng felt utterly wretched!

”Damn it! This isn’t fair! The clothes sent by the evildoer, at first glance, were made by someone else, so why does my return gift have to be made by me? Why?” Stomping her foot, Gu Changsheng complained unwillingly.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Ban Shan raised his hand to knock his restless daughter and spoke in a good mood, ”Because you are a woman, and sewing and needlework are the tasks of women, do you expect men to do the same?”

”Uh...” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately felt aggrieved!

It’s unfair to choke her like this! She’s blamed just for being a woman?

This is simply... he didn’t even give her a chance to argue!

”Foster Father...” Gu Changsheng looked at her foster father with pleading eyes, rubbing her hands together, ”Foster Father, can Si Xi help me, please? This task is a bit too difficult for me to do personally...”

”My lady, Si Xi definitely won’t help you!” Hearing this, Si Xi didn’t wait for Mr. Ban Shan to respond and immediately interrupted with a denial.

”You!” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately glared back.

”It must be done by you personally! No delegating to someone else!” Mr. Ban Shan glanced at his daughter and said sternly. After saying this, he took his grandson by the hand and walked outside.

”Damn it! What a setup!” Watching her foster father’s figure disappearing at the doorway, Gu Changsheng collapsed on the ground, wailing incessantly!

”Gu Changsheng, stay strong!” Beside her, Borjigin Nian spoke solemnly.

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but lift her head, glaring hatefully at Borjigin Nian, ”If you want to laugh, just laugh! You want to revel in schadenfreude, go ahead! Holding it in like that, aren’t you afraid that you’ll paralyze your face from holding back?”

”Pfft! Hahaha...” In the next moment, Borjigin Nian indeed laughed insensitively!

As Borjigin Nian laughed, Gu Changsheng’s face grew even darker!

Just then, Si Xi brought over a sewing basket from nowhere and timidly spoke, setting it in front of Gu Changsheng, ”My lady, this is what you need, these are fabrics. Don’t worry, there are several kinds of fabrics here, I assure you there’s enough material for you to mess around!”

”You!” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately became furious!

Damn it, that Si Xi had even prepared several kinds of fabric!

With a variety of designs and ample quantity, there’s surely enough for her to play around!

This is outright mockery!

”Damn it! I knew it, how could that evildoer have any good intentions in sending me a yearly gift? He is clearly sending a disaster!” Slapping the fabric, Gu Changsheng spoke indignantly, ”Si Xi, can I return the gift sent by him?”

She would rather not accept the yearly gift from that evildoer than have to give something in return!

God, this tiresome back-and-forth is literally killing her!

”My lady, do you think the master would agree to that?” Hearing this, Si Xi immediately responded.

Gu Changsheng heard this, and his face immediately fell!

Well then, her foster father would definitely not agree! Scolding her was very likely!

”Alright, alright! Gu Changsheng, resistance is futile, the master will absolutely suppress you! Just accept your fate! Think about what you are going to make for my brother?” Borjigin Nian moved beside Gu Changsheng, sat down cross-legged, and while fiddling with fabric, raised an eyebrow and spoke suggestively, ”Or perhaps, you could also give my brother some underwear!”

”Get lost!” Gu Changsheng heard this and immediately glared back in retaliation, ”Damn it, I dare to make it, but would he dare to wear it?”

Her relationship with needlework was seriously cursed! She just couldn’t handle it at all!

Thinking about making underwear for him was as hard as reaching the heavens!

”Then how about making a robe?” Borjigin Nian suggested once again.

Gu Changsheng heard this, immediately stretched out her hands, and angrily said, ”A robe, that’s so big, it would take so much effort! Do you want my hands to be pricked into pork trotters?”

Damn it, she was skilled in acupuncture with silver needles and even suturing was no problem, but threading a needle was really a bit of a challenge!

After all, fabric is not flesh, right? The difference is huge, isn’t it?

”Although I really want to make a robe for him, to embarrass him, and to let his mom idle around, sending gifts to trap me! But obviously, I can’t handle it!” Gu Changsheng lay on a pile of fabric and spoke bitterly.

Evildoer—it’s a thoroughly cunning disaster indeed!

Look at this timing!

This year’s gift, he must have sent it at least half a month early, it’s not even December yet!

That clearly gave her plenty of time to prepare a gift in return!

Gu Changsheng really wanted to slap him twice, then thank him for his damn consideration!

”No worries, Gu Changsheng, it has only been a few days into December. You have quite a few days to struggle through, just deliver it to Liaodong before the New Year!” Borjigin Nian consoled her with a face full of schadenfreude, clearly enjoying the drama!

”Ah! I want to die!” Gu Changsheng was speechless and kept wailing!

It’s not like she hadn’t tried threading the needle and all that, but all ended in failure, right?

She just didn’t have that talent!

All of a sudden, Gu Changsheng felt like a true hero is stymied by the smallest finances, she damn well might be killed by this return gift!

”My dear, no matter how good or bad it is, as long as you made it, my master will treasure it!” Si Xi comforted her upon hearing this.

Gu Changsheng heard this and couldn’t help but purse her lips.

Treasured?

Should she really make some underwear for the evildoer then?

Thinking about the evildoer, that beautifully icy and aloof man, treasuring a piece of underwear, Gu Changsheng felt secretly thrilled!

It’s utterly subversive!

Unfortunately, she was just entertaining the thought!

”Xiao Si Xi, quickly tell me, what is there that is closely and simply made, so simple and easy that it can’t get any simpler or easier?” Gu Changsheng looked at Si Xi for help, starting with a hopeful face, ”Quickly! Save me from this dire situation!”

”Uh...” Si Xi was momentarily startled, then lowered his head to think for a moment before speaking, ”Middle garment! Middle garments are not complicated in design; they just need to be comfortable!”

”No way! With the evildoer being so tall, the middle garment has to be that long too! No, no! Too difficult! Something smaller!” Gu Changsheng heard this and immediately shook her head in denial!

”Hahaha...” Hearing this, Borjigin Nian immediately doubled over in laughter.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng kicked over and glared fiercely at her unscrupulous friend!

”Then, how about a short robe? The short robe is much smaller and also much simpler!” After a moment’s hesitation, Si Xi suggested again.

”No! Still too big! Get an even smaller one!” Gu Changsheng once again promptly denied.

It was customary for men to wear short robes while doing manual labor, similar to a T-shirt, but that was not small either!

”Then a belt?” Si Xi proposed again.

”No! Get even smaller!” Gu Changsheng shook her head in rejection!

A belt, that’s certainly not short, she truly couldn’t sew it!

After being repeatedly denied, Si Xi’s face had already twisted into a bun shape.

And Borjigin Nian was already laughing so hard that he was trembling uncontrollably, completely unstoppable!

”Gu...Gu Changsheng, haha... I really admit defeat to you! Could you possibly be even less reliable? Haha...” Borjigin Nian pointed at Gu Changsheng and intermittently chuckled uncontrollably.

”I dare!” Gu Changsheng asserted with absolute certainty, her gaze still hopeful as she stared unblinkingly at Si Xi.

Damn it, she’d been pushed to her limits, what didn’t she dare to do?

”Si Xi, the life and death of your mistress depends on your thoughts now, please, please think of something, something that even I, a woman with two left hands, can actually handle!”