Upon hearing her brother-in-law’s words, Fang Guangmei found it hard to believe. She turned to look at her mother-in-law, Wu Bixia. A sense of foreboding settled in her heart; her brother-in-law would never dare to speak so boldly in front of her mother-in-law unless he had firm grounds for it.
Wu Bixia noticed her daughter-in-law staring. Her brows were furrowed tight, her gaze icy and silent. Fang Guangmei felt her heart sink—she knew it was bad. She had been part of the Jiang family for over a decade, and while she wouldn’t say she knew her mother-in-law’s temperament inside and out, she understood it well enough. The look on her mother-in-law’s face confirmed that her brother-in-law was right.
She slumped onto the edge of the bed, her face pale, still in shock. How could this be? She could hardly bring herself to believe it. In truth, Fang Guangmei’s mindset mirrored that of her mother-in-law; subconsciously, they had both assumed that Feng Qingqing was merely performing a few pulse checks and acupuncture sessions, nothing more. Under such circumstances, Fang Guangmei had taken it for granted that as family, no consultation fee would be expected. After all, the Fang family had close ties with Feng Qingqing, and she rarely stood on ceremony regarding such matters. When she and her mother had come here for treatment previously—even consuming a significant supply of internal herbal supplements—Feng Qingqing had charged them nothing. Her mother had tried to offer payment at…
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