"I heard from Yueyue that Xingjian has started learning from your dad now?"

“I started learning a long time ago. My dad taught me those basic skills when I was three years old.”

"I understand, I mean you've already started identifying Chinese herbal medicines?"

"Yes"

“Go back and make it clear to your father that if he dares to let my great-grandson start tasting the medicine right now, I’ll break his legs.”

Although the old man is over ninety years old, he still has the imposing presence of a tiger. When he speaks, his eyes widen, and his aura is still quite intimidating.

Li Wenxuan unconsciously shrank his neck and said with a smile, "Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely pass on this message. If my dad dares to cause trouble, I will tie him up and bring him here to you."

"Haha...you? Don't let your dad's age fool you, he can still handle you."

Old Wang wasn't just saying this casually. Last month, when Li Chu came over, he sparred with Zhang Jianshe, who was already the head of the guards, for a few rounds. He didn't know if Li Chu was holding back or what, but the two of them exchanged blows and ended up in a draw.

“Sigh, it’s peacetime now. Otherwise, you should go to the battlefield like your father and experience it for yourself. The aura your father has is something you can’t develop in a hospital.”

Li Wenxuan admitted this, saying that he probably would never have the same aura as his father. His father always had a smile on his face and looked harmless, but once he got serious, there was a negative pressure within a few meters of him, making people break out in a cold sweat.

Putting aside others, even just standing in front of him makes it hard to breathe.

"Grandpa, you're just talking to me. Why don't you go and talk to my mom?"

"Uh...you little rascal, why wouldn't I dare to tell her? I would dare even if she were in front of me."

That's what he said, but Old Wang's expression clearly showed some guilt.

No one expected that when Li Chu fainted, Ding Qiunan would be so enraged, like a lioness protecting her kindergarten teacher. She drove to the Health Bureau and pointed at Director Qiao's nose, cursing him.

Because of this, she received a demerit, but she didn't care, since she never intended to climb any higher.

Her condition that time really scared a lot of people.

"You brat, have lunch here."

"Okay, Grandpa."

"Can I have a drink today?"

"Didn't my dad make you some medicinal wine? You can have a small cup."

"Go and call Lao Wu over, and tell him to have a little something for lunch too." Old Wang waved his hand, signaling him to go and call him.

"Okay, I'll go call Grandpa Wu now." Li Wenxuan chuckled to himself.

He knew that his grandfather was trying to change the subject and didn't want to continue the previous topic.

...

After finishing lunch and leaving the cafeteria, Li Chu came to the parking lot to admire his new car.

Just like he remembered, it was a classic off-road vehicle, and it was even imported.

Tian Jun had just finished eating and was strolling from the canteen to the drivers' rest room when he saw the director and his wife looking at a car from afar.

He saw this car when he parked it back then; it was a new car and looked quite imposing.

He even went to the drivers' quarters to ask, but no one knew whose car it was.

When he saw the director and his wife in the parking lot, he thought they were about to leave, so he quickly ran over.

"Director, Deputy Director Ding, I'll go get the car."

"No, no, no, I'm not going out." Li Chu squatted down by the car and waved to Tian Jun, then tossed the car keys in his hand over.

"Switch the license plate to this car and familiarize yourself with its condition. This car seems to have a manual four-wheel drive system. If you can't understand the instruction manual, go to Deputy Director Li Yunli and ask her to translate it for you."

Tian Jun stared blankly at the car keys he had just received, then at the car in front of him.

"Master...Master, I'll be driving this car from now on?"

"Okay, I'll give you the paperwork after get off work. Just put it away. As for the car... when you're free, clean it and give it to Jianguo later."

"Yes, I understand, Director."

"Get familiar with the vehicle. This car has a high center of gravity, unlike the previous sedans."

"Don't worry."

"Alright, let's go, Qiu Nan."

...

As soon as I got back to the office, the phone on my desk rang.

"Brother Chu"

As soon as the call was answered, Xu Damao's distinctive voice rang out.

"I've already deposited the rent from the courtyard house and the shop on Qianmen Street into my sister-in-law's account. Remember to have her check it later."

"Okay, I understand."

"How about we get together this weekend?"

"I don't think it will work this weekend. The kids might have to go see their great-grandfather."

"Okay then, I'll make the appointment for next week in advance."

"Okay, I got it. How's your mother-in-law doing lately?"

Lou's father suddenly passed away from a heart attack before the Lunar New Year. Lou's mother was devastated and fainted, spending half a month in the hospital.

"He's alright, but his mental state is still a bit poor. He's eating normally though."

"Take it slow. Find something for the old lady to do so she's not idle, but don't let her get too tired."

“I asked some elderly ladies in the neighborhood to invite her to play cards. She didn’t go for the first few days, but started going yesterday. She was called away again just after dinner.”

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"Yes, that should work. It'll stop her from overthinking all the time."

That day, Lou Ma's condition startled Li Chu, who arrived later. He almost thought that the old lady was going to follow her husband in death.

Thankfully, they were saved in the end.

Lou's father's sudden heart attack served as a wake-up call for him.

After returning home, I also had my family members undergo a medical check-up. My parents, sister, and brother-in-law all got well.

However, just as the weather has its phases, so too does life have its ups and downs.

Just like Lou's father, who was actually in good health, who would have thought that he would just squat down to pick something up and never stand up again.

Li Chu wasn't really worried about the people at the sanatorium, because they all had special caregivers with them, so if anything went wrong, they could be rescued immediately.

But the rest of the family are different.

They didn't have a special nurse with them at all times; it was just him or Wenxuan who checked on them.

"Why is Xu Damao making a phone call?" Ding Qiunan, who was standing at the door of the suite and hadn't gone in, asked after her husband put down the phone.

He said he transferred the rent to your account and wanted you to check it.

That's it?

"They wanted to get together with us this weekend, but I figured the younger ones would definitely be going to the sanatorium, so I didn't agree."

“I haven’t been there for half a month. The other day, my son kept telling me that he wanted to visit his great-grandfather and great-grandmother.”

“Alright then, let’s go this weekend.” Li Chu shook his head with a smile: “It must have been Erguai and Sanguai who persuaded him to come to you. Those two rascals, their tempers still need to be tempered.”

"Alright, alright, don't make my grandson sick. I'm going to go inside and rest now."