After seeing off Li Yingchun and her companion, Hua Xiaomai entrusted Meng Yuhuai to the care of Old Lady Meng and hurried to the kitchen. She searched everywhere for ginger but couldn't find a single piece. With no other options, she took some nutmeg powder, brewed it with water, and fed it to him by pinching his nose.
How much had this man drunk today!
She looked at his face lying on the table, his brows tightly furrowed and his eyelashes trembling slightly as if he was quite restless, and she felt a softness in her heart.
Old Lady Meng brought out a basin of warm water, muttering non-stop, "Knowing he was drunk, why bother to bring him home with so much trouble? Wouldn't it be easier to just stay in the city overnight? The Escort Agency isn't lacking rooms for him to sleep in!"
Hua Xiaomai probably guessed a reason but didn't say it out loud, and just wrung out a towel to wipe Meng Yuhuai's face.
