Ning Yao slowly woke up from her sweet and comfortable nap. After opening her eyes, she was slightly baffled to find that she was sitting on a chair. After faltering for a brief moment, she stood up and walked over to open the door, only to find an old man and a young boy sitting outside. The two of them were both silent, being the untalkative people that they were. 

After hearing Ning Yao's footsteps, Chen Ping'an turned around and said with a smile, "Oh, you're awake. You were sleeping quite soundly before, so I decided not to wake you up."

Ning Yao nodded in reply, not paying too much attention to this. She turned to the old man and said, "Senior Yang?"

"What, you're afraid that Chen Ping'an took advantage of you while you were sleeping?" the old man huffed. "Don't worry, I helped you keep an eye on him the entire time. He dared to dream, but he didn't dare to act."

"Ning Yao, don't listen to Grandpa Yang's nonsense! I guarantee that I didn't dream about it either!" Chen Ping'an hurriedly explained.

Ning Yao took a deep breath and told herself that mighty people should be tolerant and magnanimous.

Old Man Yang shot a sideways glance at the young boy and chuckled at his misfortune, saying, "How naive and clueless..."

The rain had already subsided, and Old Man Yang said frankly, "When you go home, remember to bring the pouch of Offering Coins over. That will be the payment for you and the young girl's medicine."

Ning Yao frowned and said, "What kind of medicine does the Yang Family's medicine shop sell? How is it so expensive?!"

"When someone is about to die from hunger, how much is the steamed bun in my hand worth?" Old Man Yang asked calmly.

"This is profiting off other people's misfortune!" Ning Yao replied solemnly.

The old man was a heavy smoker, and the entire top half of his body was enveloped in a thin cloud of smoke. From within this "sea of clouds", his cold and hoarse voice traveled over, stating, "Unreasonably raising prices is something that only lowly merchants do. It's not something that I would do. My rule is to stand by my words. I only offer a single price, and it's up to you whether you want to buy it or not."

Ning Yao still wanted to speak, but she discovered that Chen Ping'an was tugging her sleeves and secretly blinking at her. In the end, she could only swallow her words...