Xu Xinning felt extremely pleased at the thought of Lin Qingyan transforming from a phoenix into a pheasant.
But after calming down and thinking about it for a moment, she realized she couldn't do that.
Any doctor could easily verify whether Lin Qingyan's prescription had any problems. If someone else discovered that she had missed checking the herbs, she would be the one in the wrong and even punished.
She couldn't take that risk, so she picked out the two poisonous plants, told the soldiers that they were poisonous, and verbally reminded them to be careful when collecting herbs the next day.
The soldiers' baskets all had their names on them, so it was quickly discovered who had picked the poisonous herbs. The soldier admitted that he had been careless and said that he would be very careful the next day to prevent such a situation from happening again.
Because they had to collect several kinds of herbs at once, it was impossible for the soldiers to remember each one clearly. In addition, the shapes of these herbs were similar to some wild grasses, so it was not uncommon for them to confuse herbs with wild grasses.
Even so, the company commander still severely criticized the soldier. If these two poisonous plants hadn't been discovered and mixed in with the herbs used to make medicine, who knows what the consequences would have been.
These soldiers have just learned to identify herbs. If we replace this soldier with a new one, he might not be as good as him. So we can only criticize him, not replace him with another soldier.
By the time we finished inspecting the herbs, it was almost dark.
Lin Qingyan pushed her bicycle out of the hospital. Usually, when she got off work late, Lu Zhengting would walk to pick her up, and they would ride their bicycles home together.
I didn't see Lu Zhengting this time. He's going on a mission in a few days and will probably be busy with preparations. He's probably still working.
She went home first and cooked dinner so he could eat when he got home from get off work.
She hadn't even reached the entrance of the family compound when she suddenly saw Gu Mingzhou, who was staring at her as if he had something to say.
She didn't intend to pay any attention to Gu Mingzhou and just ride past him, but to her surprise, Gu Mingzhou actually stood in front of her bicycle and blocked her way.
"Qingyan, stop. I have something very important to tell you."
Lin Qingyan couldn't possibly run him over with her bicycle, so she stopped.
"Say what you have to say quickly, I need to go home."
Gu Mingzhou had wanted to tell Lin Qingyan about her grandmother for a long time, but too many things had happened these past few days, and then Lin Qingyan went back to work. He hadn't found a suitable opportunity until today. Meeting Lin Qingyan here, with no one else around, was the perfect opportunity to bring out this bargaining chip.
He smiled and said to Lin Qingyan, "Qingyan, I know something that is very important to you. Can we find a place to talk?"
Lin Qingyan immediately sensed something was wrong. Not long after she broke off her engagement with Gu Mingzhou and went to the countryside, Gu Mingzhou had been trying to pester her from time to time. Even after she came here, Gu Mingzhou was still the same.
"Gu Mingzhou, I don't care what tricks you're up to, I don't have time for you, please get out of my way."
"Qingyan." Gu Mingzhou grabbed the front tire of his car.
"Gu Mingzhou, let go. Otherwise I'll call for help and have the security department arrest you, you highway robber."
"Qingyan, I really have something very important to tell you. Yes, it's about your maternal grandparents' family."
"My maternal grandparents' family?" Lin Qingyan's biggest wish right now is to find the jade pendant left by her mother and to find her maternal grandparents' family. Gu Mingzhou's words suggest that he might know something.
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that Gu Mingzhou might fabricate something to deceive him.
"What's going on with my maternal grandparents' family, or where are they now? Tell me."
Gu Mingzhou curled his lips; Lin Qingyan had indeed taken the bait.
He couldn't tell Lin Qingyan about Granny Lin's background right now; once that bargaining chip was completely used, it would no longer be of any use to him.
He had to keep Lin Qingyan hanging on.
“Qingyan, my mother and your mother were very good friends back then. There is a photo of your mother in our house. I found that your mother looks very similar to an old lady I met. I think that old lady must be your maternal grandmother.”
"The old lady? Where is that old lady now?"
Lin Qingyan knew almost that Gu Mingzhou wouldn't tell her easily, but she still couldn't help but ask.
Gu Mingzhou pursed his lips and did not answer her, so Lin Qingyan started to make wild guesses.
"The old lady you met was either from Jinshi or the military region, or possibly from other places, but Jinshi or the military region are more likely to be the place."
The Gu family has a photo of her mother. If she goes to ask her mother for it, will her mother give it to her?
Gu Mingzhou still didn't reveal the answer. "Qingyan, as long as you stop resenting me and treat me as your fellow villager or an ordinary friend, and we can let bygones be bygones, I'll tell you who that person is. As for you wanting to find that photo, that's impossible, because my mother threw it away two years ago."
Lin Qingyan clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and said, "Gu Mingzhou, I stopped resenting you a long time ago. Just tell me."
Gu Mingzhou shook his head: "Since we're friends, I need to see with my own eyes that you consider me a friend first. Three months from now, if you genuinely want to be friends with me, and I see that our friendship is developing well, I will naturally tell you my answer."
“Gu Mingzhou.” Lin Qingyan sneered, “If you say that, I can completely assume that you are lying and that you don’t know anything about my maternal family. You made all that up out of thin air and you’re trying to fool me.”
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