"They are too utilitarian and always treat others like fools, thinking they are the only ones who are clever enough to be considered fools."

"But they never examine themselves properly. If they could just be down-to-earth, I wouldn't have to worry about them so much."

"In a way, they were born in the wrong era, and they lacked the proper upbringing and cultural foundation of scions of prominent families. Instead, they learned to be overly ambitious, which made them more likely to fall into a trough."

Ke Meiyu looked at the old man with gray hair. Before the Zhao family arrived, people in the courtyard had been talking about him, and she had overheard a bit of it.

Mr. Zhao's current status and position are inseparable from his decades of dedication and outstanding achievements.

However, this old hero, having missed the best time to become a father, allowed his wife, who had little education and knowledge, to lead him astray.

Blood ties are a strange thing; they can't be easily severed simply by missing a decade or so of companionship. At least, the old man both resented and worried about these descendants.

On one hand, the old man was unwilling to use his family's connections to get ahead, thus hindering the organization; moreover, his own children were genuinely incompetent. On the other hand, he feared that if he passed away too soon, his children and grandchildren would lose all hope.

Having finally found a lovable granddaughter, this sentiment naturally comes to mind.

At this moment, he was simply an old man who devoted himself to his children and grandchildren.

Ke Meiyu chuckled and said, "You're still young, you've only been retired for a short time, so relax. Enjoy life. Before, you lived for the country and your children, but now that your children and grandchildren are grown up, you can live for yourself."

“I think you’re not ruthless enough. Only by leaving your children and grandchildren no way out will they naturally stand up.”

The old man nodded, somewhat guilty. "I told them I'd arrange jobs for them. They thought I was finally going to make an exception and pull strings, so they secretly called all their sons and daughters back."

"Those unfilial sons and daughters were decisive in this regard, they resigned and came over. I reckon they'll arrive in the next couple of days."

Ke Meiyu nodded, "It just so happens that I'm about to start preparing for the nursing home and I don't have anyone to help me, so I'll let them come and work for me."

"Before starting work, you need to sign a contract. If you can't fulfill the contract, you'll have to pay compensation."

The old man suddenly remembered that Ke Meiyu was planning to put the Di family into a nursing home as well.

He replied, "If you haven't done hard labor and suffered hardships, you won't know how happy you are now. They need to be toughened up!"

Ke Meiyu's eyes darted around. "Grandpa, before that, wouldn't you like to know their attitude towards you?"

The old man looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Exactly. If you want them to stand up, you have to address the root cause. There will definitely be a lot of dirty and tiring work in the early stages of building a nursing home, but everyone has to see hope and work towards the right goal."

"Without this goal to strive for, they will remain stuck in the same place. We want them to succeed, not to recognize how mediocre they are and be discouraged to the point of being unable to stand up."

“I believe everyone has their own strengths and can achieve small successes in certain areas. We need to be patient and targeted. So, Grandpa, would you be hesitant to pretend to be sick?”

The old man glared at him. "You want me to be bedridden so you can see if these things are filial?"

“My pension is very high, and hospital stays and medical treatment don’t cost much.”

"They'll definitely divide up my retirement savings, keeping a portion to hire a caregiver. Just showing their face every day is considered filial piety!"

He knows those people in his family all too well; they talk a good game, but they never actually do anything about it.

Ke Meiyu asked with a smile, "Do you agree or not? If you agree, I'll handle the rest and guarantee to completely identify your descendants' attributes!"

The old man frowned, pondered for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, we'll do it your way!"

"Yu Bao'er, you'll come to see Grandpa often, right? Don't let Grandpa be so bored lying in bed."

Ke Meiyu nodded. "Definitely, just you wait and see."

After saying that, she began to whisper to the old man, "Anyway, you haven't officially acknowledged me yet, so until you get better, let's just be friends despite our age difference, no, just ordinary friends."

"You need to make arrangements with various parties, find an authoritative doctor to help you, and arrange a reliable nanny or bodyguard to take care of you personally."

The old man nodded and agreed to each one.

"I'll take this opportunity to treat your body. I took your pulse before, and you have quite a few hidden injuries. Although the medicinal wine is effective, it takes a long time to work, and many deeper ailments cannot be treated."

"This process will be slow, after all, you're older and your metabolism is slower. But once I've treated you, I guarantee you'll look at least ten years younger, and your gray hair will grow back black!"

Ke Meiyu said with a light laugh.

Without relying on any spatial means, she can make the elixirs exert their full potential solely through her judgment of the medicinal properties of plants, her research into ingenious formulas, and her superb processing and alchemy skills.

Because mortals are physically weak and cannot withstand the effects of elixirs, the amount of medicinal effect they can absorb is less than five-tenths of a hundred miles, which is not as great as the effect of the pills she concocted using mortal herbs.

Grandpa Zhao listened to this and smiled, saying, "My granddaughter is amazing, why doesn't she study medicine? If you're interested, I can get Old Han to take you on as an apprentice."

Ke Meiyu shook her head. Could she say that she was indifferent to life and death, and lacked the awareness to shoulder only the responsibilities that came with her abilities?

In those times, she was ashamed to say such things, and instead hummed, "Grandpa, my medical skills are superb!"

“Once the nursing home opens, I’ll practice traditional Chinese medicine and treat you gentlemen. Actually, many of your ailments and chronic illnesses can be cured, so why suffer like this?”

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