In late December, all the families had their New Year's gifts ready. Qiao Mai also prepared her return gifts for them to take back.
When Magistrate Wang, his wife, and Zihan came to pick the old couple up, they brought several carriages filled with gifts and gave Qiao Mai her year-end bonus.
They stayed at Lucky Garden for one night, where Qiao Mai had prepared a table full of delicious dishes.
"No wonder my parents didn't want to go back. It's so comfortable here. We can have anything we want to eat, and it's so warm inside the house."
Qiao Mai waved to Zihan, and he shyly came over to her. "Big sister!"
"Let me check if your head is okay."
"Okay!"
Qiao Mai gently placed her hand on his forehead and closed her eyes, using her spiritual awareness to examine his brain.
She found it clean, indicating the blood stasis had dissipated, and the elixir had purified his brain.
"Have you been studying lately?"