Chapter 45 Daily Life

After breakfast, Grandma Lin couldn't sit still any longer and asked Zhou Mingshi to help her into her electric wheelchair so she could go out for a stroll.

She's been sitting outside for the past few days since she sprained her ankle, mostly staying at home. She hasn't said anything, but she's been incredibly bored.

Lin Shuhe was worried about her, so Zhou Mingshi had his assistant Chen follow behind.

She was in a wheelchair and walked very fast. Assistant Chen couldn't keep up with her, so he had to run back and push Lin Yi'an's mountain bike out of the way and ride after her.

Lin Yi'an: "......"

Zhou Mingshi smiled and said, "Grandma has a young heart."

"She's such a worry, even at her age she has to go out for a walk every day, rain or shine. If it hadn't been raining that day and she still insisted on going out, how could she have slipped and hurt her foot?"

Lin Shuhe could only whisper a few words to his future son-in-law; he wouldn't dare say such things in front of his mother.

Lin Yi'an said, "When she comes back, I will tell her that it's fine to take a walk normally, and it's okay to go out on rainy or snowy days, but you and Mom must be by her side."

If we don't let her go out, she keeps nagging, and if we push her too far, she throws a tantrum and scolds her father incessantly. The old lady can only listen to what she says; she won't listen to a word her parents say.

Lin Shuhe: "You really need to have a good talk with her. The older she gets, the weirder her temper becomes. It's one thing for her to scold me—after all, I'm her son. But at least you should take care of your own health, right? Don't you know how old you are?"

Seeing his grievances, Lin Yi'an was both annoyed and amused, and she also felt that this little old lady deserved to be criticized.

He snorted and said, "When she gets back, I'm going to have a good talk with her."

Zhou Mingshi glanced at her with a smile.

As they were talking, Zuo Mingyang came over carrying his mother, Liu Feixia.

Liu Feixia's legs hurt, making it difficult for her to walk. Since their two families lived close by and there was no need to drive, and she was short, Zuo Mingyang carried her to the hospital for treatment every day, and then carried her back after the treatment.

With his mother on his back, Zuo Mingyang walked with ease, and joked to Lin Yi'an, "Dr. Lin, stop slacking off, the patient is here."

Lin Yi'an looked at Liu Feixia on his back: "After Aunt Liu went back from her treatment yesterday, is she feeling any better?"

Zuo Mingyang said, "She said she can turn over a little now; before, she was too scared to move at all while lying in bed."

After saying that, he saw Zhou Ming standing next to him, paused for a moment, and then greeted him with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, when did you arrive?"

Zhou Mingshi's gaze lingered on him for two seconds before he said, "It arrived last night."

Lin Yi'an led them into the house, saying as they walked, "Has Aunt Liu been receiving treatment for a week now?"

Zuo Mingyang: "It's been a week."

Liu Feixia looked utterly defeated: "Yi'an, tell me the truth, can my legs still walk?"

Lin Yi'an: "Auntie, as long as you get proper treatment, you'll definitely be able to walk again. I treated a patient with the same condition as you before, and that patient is now back at work."

Liu Feixia finally smiled a little.

Lin Yi'an added, "As long as the symptoms lessen after treatment, it means the treatment is effective. Of course, Auntie also needs to be prepared that this isn't something that can be cured in a day or two; it takes some effort..."

Zuo Mingyang laughed and said, "We've been friends since we were kids. If we don't know each other, how could we not know you? If you say it can be cured, it definitely can be cured. No matter how much effort it takes, we'll treat you if it needs to be treated."

Liu Feixia sighed: "Treat it, if it needs to be treated, then treat it."

Ye Lingzhi quickly went into the treatment room to lay out disposable sheets.

Lin Yi'an stepped forward to help put her on the bed, and Zhou Mingshi came over to help.

Lin Yi'an looked at him and said, "You support her shoulder on that side, and I'll support this side."

Zhou Mingshi: "Hmm."

After the three of them placed Liu Feixia on the examination bed, Zuo Mingyang looked at Zhou Mingshi and said, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Mingshi: "It's not troublesome."

After saying that, he smiled and looked at Lin Yi'an: "After all, this is our own clinic."

Zuo Mingyang paused, then asked in surprise, "You two are planning to get married?"

Zhou Mingshi looked at Lin Yi'an.

There's no point in hiding it, Lin Yi'an said honestly: "We'll get our marriage certificate next week."

Zhou Mingshi received a phone call about an urgent document that required his approval, so he went upstairs to handle it.

Lin Yi'an was giving Aunt Liu acupuncture when Grandma Lin returned in her electric wheelchair.

Upon seeing the electric wheelchair, Zuo Mingyang exclaimed in surprise, "This wheelchair is probably more expensive than my car."

Grandma Lin smiled and said, "It was bought during the Ming Dynasty."

Zuo Mingyang remained silent. As a young master from a wealthy family, he had plenty of money, so naturally, he wouldn't buy a cheap electric wheelchair for his future wife's grandmother.

Acupuncture takes time. Seeing that the other patients hadn't arrived yet, Zuo Mingyang looked at Lin Yi'an and said, "I have something to tell you. Shall we talk outside?"

Although Lin Yi'an was puzzled, she still went outside with him and the two sat down on chairs.

Lin Yi'an poured him a cup of tea and asked, "What is it?"

Zuo Mingyang took the teacup she handed him, looked at the distant mountains, and said, "Only the older generation in our village is willing to farm anymore, but they have limited energy, and there's wasteland everywhere in the village... Do you still want to lease land to grow medicinal herbs?"

Lin Yi-an: "My energy is also limited..."

Zuo Mingyang said, "Yi'an, I remember you said when you were a child that you wanted to plant medicinal herbs all over our village. Do you still have that dream?"

Lin Yi'an chuckled: "You actually took those childish words from when you were little seriously?"

Zuo Mingyang continued to persuade him: "Our hometown has beautiful mountains, good water, good soil, and plenty of sunshine, but so much land is lying fallow without anyone farming it. Don't you think it's a pity?"

"As long as you lease out the land to grow medicinal herbs, they can realize their value and won't be abandoned..."

"Besides, you'd feel more at ease using herbs you grow yourself, wouldn't you?"

"Didn't you say last time that sometimes the medicinal herbs you bought weren't of good quality?"

Lin Yi'an chuckled and joked, "With your eloquence, it's a shame you're not a salesperson. You're such a smooth talker."

Zuo Mingyang laughed: "How do you know I wasn't a salesperson before?"

Lin Yi'an was surprised: "Really a salesperson?"

Zuo Mingyang nodded with a wry smile: "I was just telling the truth. Those clients outside are much more difficult to deal with than you, otherwise I wouldn't have come back to my hometown."

Lin Yi-an: "This matter... I need to think about it."

After Zhou Mingshi finished approving the documents, he walked to the balcony, stood there, and casually looked into the distance. His gaze lingered on the two people sitting below, drinking tea and chatting. After a few seconds, he looked away and returned to the distance.