Chapter 24: Rumors are spread by the mouth

Tu Ran: "Xie Nancheng."

She spoke softly, addressing him by his full name.

In the dead of night like this, there is a strange feeling.

"Hmm?" The boss was still feeling good about himself.

"You don't have a mirror, and you haven't peed yet?"

Xie Nancheng: ...

The boss then realized that he was being mocked and ridiculed.

The next second, Xie Nancheng stood up and was about to pin the man down to scare him.

Unexpectedly, Tu Ran, who had already figured out his bullying tactics, got up and got out of bed first.

"I suggest you take a good look at yourself in the mirror."

After saying this, Tu Ran picked up his coat and left the bedroom.

Then, he didn't come back all night.

Xie Nancheng didn't care where she went to sleep. Anyway, she definitely had no other place to go except the Xie family.

In addition to drinking the calming soup these two days, Xie Nancheng slept very well. He lay down for a while and fell asleep again.

It was only while having breakfast that I realized that Tu Ran had slept in the guest bedroom last night.

The Xie family's old house is incredibly large, except for a few master bedrooms and servants' rooms.

There are four or five guest bedrooms, which are usually idle.

When guests come, they can use the bed sheets and quilt covers directly. They are all brand new, which is extremely convenient.

The families that occupied the guest rooms the most were actually Xie Huailan and Xie Huaishan.

After they got married, they both moved out to live on their own, but they often came back for dinner.

Sometimes it’s too late, so I just don’t leave.

But that was in the past.

In the past two years, the family strife between my second aunt, third uncle and my nephew has become increasingly intense.

The old lady knew something about it, and in order to reduce conflicts, she rarely kept them.

Pinggu saw Tu Ran coming out of the guest bedroom in the morning and told the old lady about it.

The old lady of the Xie family didn't say it to Xie Nancheng's face, after all, his parents were unaware of it.

Breakfast was a joyful occasion. Mrs. Xie even told her son, "Don't just eat by yourself, pick up some food for your wife."

Xie Nancheng deliberately picked up only one piece of celery as a side dish.

"Come on, wife, eat more."

Tu Ran paused, then looked up at Xie Nancheng, "Thank you so much."

The old lady of the Xie family was very happy watching the young couple flirting with each other.

"Ranran took my pulse yesterday. I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but my cough actually subsided a lot last night."

"Grandma, there's no need to be so protective of her. You haven't even taken the medicine yet, and she stopped coughing after taking your pulse? Even Hua Tuo wasn't that amazing when he was alive, was he?" Xie Nancheng curled the corners of his mouth.

He knew that Tu Ran had taken the old lady's pulse last night, but it was a bit far-fetched to think that she would be fine after just taking her pulse.

"That's why I said it's a psychological effect." The old lady glared at her grandson.

"Ranran, you learned Chinese medicine from your family, right?" asked Xie's father.

"Yes, Dad, my grandfather is a Chinese medicine doctor. I have been exposed to him since I was a child and have learned a little bit." Tu Ran was humble.

Even though she had been in the Lin family for four years, the Lin family had no idea that she knew Chinese medicine.

Before, when Mother Lin was taken to get a tonic and had an allergic reaction to it, Tu Ran didn’t say a word.

That was also because she saw through the Lin family's deep-seated contempt for her and her grandfather.

She even felt that her grandfather was just an old country man who knew nothing and had no respect for him. Tu Ran would not cause trouble for herself and would not bother herself with the troubles of the Lin family.

But the Xie family is different. The old lady of the Xie family treats Tu Ran very well.

If Xie Nancheng was not joking, then the gold hairpin given by Xie's grandmother was worth a million.

Tu Ran was a grateful person, so he volunteered to take the old lady's pulse and treat her illness.

"Traditional Chinese medicine is good. There are too few pure traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in today's society. Most of them are controlled by capital and profit-driven. Traditional Chinese medicine is not as popular as it used to be. You and your grandfather have been learning medicine since childhood, so you must know a lot. If anyone in the family is unwell in the future, I will leave it to you."

Of course, Mr. Xie’s words were just a courtesy. As a top wealthy family, the Xie family has better etiquette and family education.

Except for Xie Huailan who is annoying, everyone else is easy to get along with.

"I only know a little bit, but it's hard for me to take on the responsibility, Dad."

"Why are you being so modest? How excited were you when you made the bet with Second Aunt yesterday?" Xie Nancheng asked.

Tu Ran: ...

This guy really keeps bringing up things that are not related to the topic. If she wasn't having breakfast, she would have scolded him to death.

"Grandma's cough has eased, probably because she didn't drink the ginseng soup last night. I told you that although ginseng is a great tonic, it's not suitable for everyone. For some people, drinking it can have the opposite effect. Grandma's current constitution isn't suitable for ginseng tonics, so I asked Aunt Ping not to give her the soup last night. Maybe that's why Grandma's cough has eased."

"Because ginseng supplements will increase dampness and heat, grandma now has a phlegm-damp constitution, which will aggravate her cough."

"So that's how it is. That makes sense." The old lady listened with great interest.

As for other people, although they don’t quite understand it, they are also right according to this logic.

After breakfast in the morning, Xie Nancheng went to work.

Tu Rance went out to buy the medicinal herbs needed to treat the old lady.

Shengshi Group Headquarters

Xie Nancheng returned to the office after the morning meeting.

"Mr. Xie, these need your signature."

Jin Yu came in with a pile of documents. She had changed her clothes again today.

And whether intentionally or unintentionally, she imitated Tu Ran's simple dress that day.

She went back and reflected on it these two days.

Although this young lady looked very rustic, the president did not seem to neglect her.

I also gave my black card to buy clothes. What does this mean?

This shows that there are still some good points about this young lady that the president thinks are good.

Jin Yu tried hard to recall Tu Ran's every move when she took her to buy clothes that day.

Apart from his simple dress, he doesn't seem to have any other outstanding features.

In the end, Jin Yu attributed this to the fact that men eat too much meat and fish and also like to eat vegetarian food occasionally.

So today I only wore a high-necked white shirt with lantern sleeves and high-waisted trousers, simple and plain.

It’s a pity that Xie Nancheng still didn’t even look at her.

Jin Yu was still unwilling to give up. "Mr. Xie, I heard a piece of gossip. I don't know if it's true."

Xie Nancheng didn't say anything either. He has never been interested in gossip between women.

Seeing that Xie Nancheng didn't say anything, Jin Yu continued to speak mysteriously in a low voice, "I heard that Lin Siyao is getting a divorce."

"What does her divorce have to do with me?" Xie Nancheng felt very strange.

Lin Siyao, besides having been engaged to him.

It seems like we have only met a few times in private, let alone have any friendship.

That day, the problem became like a dog-skin plaster, so he called Peng Yuan.

"Isn't this what you deserve?"

"She treated you like that before, and now she deserves it."

"I really don't take her seriously."

"There's another thing... It's said... Lin Chen and the Lin family's adopted daughter, oh yes, she's your wife now."

"How?" Xie Nancheng slowly raised his head when Tu Ran was mentioned.

"I also heard that they have a special relationship. As for why it's special, I'm not sure. Mr. Xie, you can check it out yourself."

Jin Yu did investigate the relationship between Lin Chen and Tu Ran, but unfortunately, he gained nothing.

Tu Ran has been in the Lin family for four years and has had an extremely low sense of presence.

She rarely shows up in public. If Xie Nancheng hadn't had a car accident, Tu Ran would have replaced Lin Siyao to get married.

I'm afraid the whole Xiangcheng doesn't know that the Lin family has an adopted daughter.

But it only takes one mouth to spread rumors. No matter whether some things are true or false, as long as you say them, people will believe them.

Lin Chen is notoriously lustful and has a bad reputation, and Jin Yu knows all of this.

So if you think about it this way, the lecherous eldest son of the Lin family and the good-looking Tu Ran... it becomes very intriguing.