I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 145 Xiao Qinian Returns

After Chun Tao left, Xiao Siyue asked Lan Yi to keep the medicine warm so it wouldn't get cold.

After waiting for a while, Chun Tao came over with the woman, followed by two children, who were the children of the woman she had seen earlier.

"Auntie, come and take a look. Gou Dan is probably shy around strangers. He's been hiding in the corner of the bed and won't come out."

"Miss, I'm so sorry to bother you," the woman said somewhat apologetically.

"It's alright, please take a look at Gou Dan first,"

"it is good"

The woman walked to the bedside and looked at the child on the bed dressed in clean clothes, feeling moved.

But seeing Gou Dan hugging him and trembling, he felt a pang of heartache, heartbroken that this child would have no family from now on.

The woman did not directly pull the child, but said softly, "Dog Egg, it's your auntie, come here quickly, don't be afraid, your auntie is here."

Dog Egg probably heard a familiar voice, and finally raised his head to look at the person who had come.

Upon seeing the person who came, the dog burst into tears and stood up, throwing itself into the woman's arms.

"Waaah... Waaah, Auntie, waaah, Auntie." Gou Dan cried uncontrollably.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Auntie's here, Auntie's here," the woman said, patting Gou Dan's back to comfort him.

"Auntie, I want my mother, I feel so bad," Gou Dan said, crying pitifully.

The woman's body stiffened for a moment upon hearing Gou Dan's words, but she quickly recovered.

"Dog Egg's parents have gone to heaven, but they are always with Dog Egg. Don't be afraid, Dog Egg," the woman said in an extremely gentle voice.

"Waaah... Gou Dan isn't afraid. Gou Dan knows he'll never see his parents again," Gou Dan cried sadly.

The others in the room felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this. What an obedient child! Why did he have to suffer so much?

"Auntie knows that Gou Dan has always been a very good and sensible child. Gou Dan, please don't cry anymore." The woman couldn't help but shed tears as well.

"Okay, Gou Dan, don't cry. Gou Dan is a good boy." Gou Dan wiped his tears with his little hands, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't wipe them away, and the tears kept flowing down his face.

"Auntie, the tears won't listen to me. Gou Dan doesn't want to cry, but they keep flowing," Gou Dan said to the woman.

"Yes, it's tears that are being disobedient. Auntie will wipe them for Gou Dan." The woman took out a somewhat worn-looking handkerchief from her bosom and wiped the tears from Gou Dan's face.

After that, the woman held Gou Dan in her arms, and Gou Dan gradually stopped crying.

Seeing that Gou Dan had stopped crying, Xiao Siyue asked Lan Yi to bring the medicine over and handed it to the woman.

"Auntie, this is the medicine the doctor prescribed. Please give it to Gou Dan, otherwise it will get cold again."

The woman took the bowl, tested the temperature with a spoon, and said to Gou Dan, "Gou Dan, let's take the medicine first, okay? After taking the medicine, Gou Dan won't feel uncomfortable anymore."

"Okay," Gou Dan obediently opened his mouth and drank the medicine.

After taking the medicine, the woman said to Gou Dan, "Gou Dan, Miss Xiao saved you. Quickly thank Miss Xiao."

As the woman spoke, she prepared to kneel down before Xiao Siyue with her child.

Seeing this, Xiao Siyue quickly stopped her.

"You're welcome, it's nothing, you don't need to be so polite."

The woman was stopped, so she could only let Gou Dan thank Xiao Siyue.

"Thank you, Miss, for saving Gou Dan." Gou Dan obediently thanked the woman.

"It's okay, Gou Dan can call me Sister Xiao." Xiao Siyue looked at the obedient Gou Dan and reached out to pat Gou Dan's head.

"Thank you, Miss. I'll take Gou Dan back now." After thanking Gou Dan, the woman was about to lead him back to the yamen.

"Auntie, let Gou Dan stay here for now. He's still sick, and things might get worse if he goes over there." Xiao Siyue quickly stopped her.

“This…” The woman looked at Gou Dan.

Dog Dan clung tightly to the woman's sleeve, afraid that she would leave him behind.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Siyue knew that Gou Dan now only relied on the woman and was afraid that she would abandon him.

"Auntie, how about this? I have a guest room next door. Why don't you take the child and stay there for the night?"

"This is too much trouble for you, Miss." The woman looked troubled. The magistrate's daughter had already helped her a lot, so how could she stay here any longer?

"It's okay, you can go and stay there first. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the children." Xiao Siyue said, glancing at the children as she spoke.

"Thank you so much, Miss. We will always remember your great kindness." The woman also thought of Gou Dan, fearing that he might catch a cold again once they arrived.

"Lanyi, take them there and find them some clothes to change into."

Lai Xing arrived shortly after Lan Yi and the others left.

"Miss, the master and the others are back," Lai Xing said happily.

"Really? Where is my dad now?" Xiao Siyue asked excitedly.

"Miss, the master just returned and went to his room to change his clothes."

"Chuntao, let's go over there." Xiao Siyue said to Chuntao and walked outside.

When we arrived at Xiao Qinian's room, Xiao Qinian had already changed his clothes.

Xiao Siyue looked at Xiao Qinian carefully: "Dad, you're only getting back now? How's the situation at the dam? Are you injured?"

"Yue'er, Dad is fine, I'm not hurt, don't worry." Xiao Qinian was very pleased with his daughter's concern.

"A breach was breached on the other side of the dam, but it's been plugged now. We were working on plugging the breach, which is why we were a little late getting back," Xiao Qinian explained briefly to Xiao Siyue.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Siyue felt much relieved. It was good that the fire was contained; there was no need to worry about the disaster spreading further.

"That's good, Dad. You must be exhausted today. Get some rest. I'll head back now."

"Yue'er, go back and rest. Father still needs to go check on the disaster victims."

"Dad, my brother and the clerk are with the disaster victims, so you don't need to worry." Xiao Siyu and the clerk had already taken care of things with the disaster victims. It was already very late, and there would definitely be a lot of things to do tomorrow, so Xiao Siyue wanted her father to rest for a while.

"Yes, I'll go take a look." Xiao Qinian couldn't rest easy; he still had to go and see. With such a huge disaster, how could he, as the local official, sleep soundly?

Xiao Siyue knew that Xiao Qinian would not be able to rest, so she had no choice but to give up and said to Lin Qin beside her, "Mom, you should rest. My father is back safely now. You have been busy all day."

“Yes, Xiaoqin, you go to sleep first, don’t worry about me,” Lin Qinian echoed from the side.

"I know, Yue'er, go to sleep. I'll go to sleep early." Lin Qin knew her daughter cared about her, so she didn't refuse. She was indeed a little tired. Ever since the incident today, she had been on edge. Seeing that everyone had returned safely, she felt a little more relaxed.

Xiao Siyue and Xiao Qinian left the room together, but Xiao Qinian went to work while Xiao Siyue went back to her room.