Upon hearing this, Bi Qiaoan breathed a sigh of relief and was in the mood to joke and laugh with Shen Yanming.
Not long after, there was a knock at the door. When they opened it, they found Li Gangtie and Guo Tingshuo.
Shen Yanming welcomed the two in, and Guo Tingshuo spoke first, "Yanming, your application to exchange vegetables for milk powder has been approved. The guards came over and asked whether to take you back to your dormitory or here?"
Shen Yanming thought for a moment, "Let's send it to the dormitory. There are too many people here, it's too conspicuous."
Guo Tingshuo nodded, indicating his understanding.
Although they followed proper procedures, some people couldn't help but have malicious thoughts, thinking that he was taking advantage of the guard team.
“Then you talk to Lao Li. I’ll go tell the security guard to wait for you at the apartment,” Guo Tingshuo reminded him. “After you’re done talking, go back to your dorm. Everyone’s at work right now, so there’s not much people there.”
Shen Yanming nodded, "Thank you!"
After Guo Tingshuo left, Li Gangtie said, "The medicinal herbs are all prepared and will be delivered in about half an hour. This month's main need is for pills to relieve summer heat."
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan exchanged a glance, their understanding unspoken.
Bi Qiaoan did not agree, and Shen Yanming asked out his suspicions, "Captain Li, there are so many TCM doctors in the team, can't we use their prescriptions?"
Also, don't traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies have many over-the-counter Chinese medicines for relieving summer heat?
Li Gangtie was not surprised at all that Shen Yanming would have such a question. He did not hide anything and said directly, "I have tried them all. They have some effect, but it is not obvious."
It seemed like even after taking the medicine, the team members managed to get through it on their own. They were dizzy, nauseous, and felt extremely uncomfortable throughout the process.
Shen Yanming nodded, but said frankly, "I do have a recipe for relieving summer heat, but it may not work. Since it's for the majority of people, there's no need to make pills. That's too much trouble and only benefits a limited number of people."
"How about we prepare a large pot of medicine and try it?"
"A large pot of medicine? As long as it works, the form doesn't matter."
"I can't guarantee the effectiveness of this medicine." Shen Yanming remained cautious as always. "I can only guarantee that the prescription is correct and the medicine is effective. However, I don't know how effective it will be for the guards who suffer from heatstroke every day."
Li Gangtie frowned. "Isn't this a contradiction? If the medicine is effective, how could it not be effective on the guards?"
Shen Yanming couldn't explain this, and could only laugh and say, "That's not necessarily true. Otherwise, why would the guards have tried so many traditional Chinese medicines, but in the end they still had to rely on their own immunity?"
Li Gangtie was speechless. He could only nod and say, "Alright, let's give it a try."
Shen Yanming hummed in agreement, then said, "My wife can prepare that medicine. When the guards come to deliver the herbs, have Qiao An prepare two doses. You can take them and try them out first."
"Okay!"
“Okay, you sit here. I’ll go home and pick up the milk powder first,” Shen Yanming said.
Li Gangtie chuckled, "So your main purpose is to have me look after your wife, right?"
Shen Yanming did not deny it, and nodded with a smile, "That's right, that's exactly it, otherwise I wouldn't feel at ease leaving her alone."
“Alright, go ahead. I promise I won’t leave here until you come back,” Li Gangtie promised.
Shen Yanming nodded, whispered a few words to Bi Qiaoan, and then left.
The lounge returned to silence, and Li Gangtie and Bi Qiaoan stared at each other, both feeling somewhat awkward.
Li Gangtie awkwardly scratched his head and said, "Just be yourself, pretend I don't exist!"
Bi Qiaoan chuckled, "Alright then, I'll continue with my entertainment. Don't think I'm neglecting my duties."
“Even if you want to do something serious, you don’t have the chance now.” Li Gangtie shook his head and chuckled. “Alright, I’m just a roughneck, I don’t know what you young people do in your spare time. You can do whatever you want to have fun, don’t worry about me.”
Bi Qiaoan nodded and picked up her phone to go online.
She had originally planned to watch a movie, but with an older man sitting next to her, she felt too embarrassed to blatantly slack off.
Actually, surfing the internet is also a form of slacking off; it's just that there's almost no sound, so she can deceive herself and others.
Seeing that the other person was holding a phone, Li Gangtie remained silent, which reminded him of his own daughter, who also loved playing with her phone.
How much do they love playing games? Their eyes are glued to the screen for a second, and even when they're away, they still have headphones in their ears.
He had no idea what she watched or listened to every day. Every time he asked his daughter, he would get a glare and something like, "You wouldn't understand."
So, when he saw someone with the same phone, he really wanted to ask them, "What are you looking at?"
However, remembering what he had just said to make Qiao An ignore him, he felt embarrassed to bother her. He could only suppress his restless heart and wait until she was free to ask.
Although Bi Qiaoan was looking at her phone screen, a portion of her attention was on Li Gangtie.
Seeing that he was fidgeting and hesitated several times before speaking, she took the initiative to say, "Just say what you want to say. Do we need to hide anything from each other?"
Having been exposed, Li Gangtie chuckled sheepishly, "Exactly, I just wanted to ask, what are you guys playing on your phones? How come you're so addicted?"
My daughter is glued to her phone all day long, even sleeping with earphones in. I have no idea what she's listening to.
Bi Qiaoan paused for a moment before saying, "It's games, movies, news, chatting, and so on."
If your daughter is always wearing headphones, she's either listening to music or audiobooks. You said her eyes are glued to the screen, so she's probably a big fan of novels.
Thinking of the vast number of novels she had downloaded to her storage device, Bi Qiaoan laughed and said, "Reading novels is quite addictive."
Li Gangtie never expected this. He thought he was always either training or handling affairs, and he really didn't know what young people's hobbies were.
However, when he asked Bi Qiaoan to help him download the reading software, he was refused.
The reason is that I don't want a hardworking middle-aged man to fall into the trap of novels.
Li Gangtie thought about his daughter's condition and couldn't help but shudder, so he stopped insisting.
Before long, someone knocked on the door. He got up to open it and saw a group of more than a dozen guards coming over with medicine and tools.
They put their things on the table, said goodbye to Li Gangtie, and left.
Bi Qiaoan unpacked the items, checked them one by one, and after confirming that they were all in good condition, she began preparing the large pot of medicine.
Because the dosage of the large batch of medicine doesn't need to be so precise, it was prepared in just a few minutes.
Li Gangtie held the two packets of medicine, somewhat hesitant. He asked, "You prepared them so quickly? Will these medicines be effective? Or should we wait for Yanming to come back and have him take a look?"
Bi Qiaoan rolled her eyes and said, "This big pot of medicine is definitely different from pills. It's meant to be rustic."
If the medicine isn't effective, it's not a problem with the prescription.
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