"...Shen Zhen is also quite pitiful. His father is in the army and he has only seen him a few times since he was a child. His biological mother passed away early, and his only best brother was injured and became a vegetable because of him. Although he has a lot of bad friends around him, he actually lives a very lonely life."

Shao Mo was slightly surprised to learn that Shen Zhen had an older brother.

"So there's no hope for his elder brother to wake up?"

Zeng Fang shook her head. "It's been thirteen years. He's so thin that he's almost skin and bones. There's no way he'll wake up."

Shao Mo seemed to be thinking about something.

At this moment, Sister Luo's voice came from outside the door, "Miss, there is a Mr. Shen who claims to be Miss Zeng's friend at the door."

Shao Mo and Zeng Fang looked at each other, the former teasing and the latter blushing.

"Your Mr. Shen is here to see you."

"You go and ask him to come in. No, wait a minute, I'll comb my hair first."

After combing her hair, Zeng Fang did not forget to use a powder puff to apply a thin layer of makeup on her face before jumping back into bed.

"Okay, Momo, go and bring him in."

"Yes, sir."

Shao Mo stood up and walked out with a smile.

In the yard, Shen Zhen looked calm when he saw that the person coming out was Shao Mo.

"How is she?"

"I caught a cold and just took some medicine to protect myself from the wind. I'm lying in bed right now. Let me take you in."

Shen Zhen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, let her have a good rest. I just came to take a look."

As he spoke, Shen Zhen handed the medicine bag in his hand to Shao Mo, "This is the medicine that an old Chinese doctor I know prescribed for me. It is specially used to treat colds. Boil three bowls of water into one bowl of water. Drink three doses and the medicine will basically cure the disease."

Shao Mo took the medicine bag and said, "Okay."

When sending Shen Chen out, Shao Mo casually asked about Shen Chen's condition.

At first, Shen Zhen's face looked very bad, and he seemed unwilling to mention his elder brother Shen Chen. It was not until Shao Mo said that she knew a folk remedy that might be able to wake Shen Chen up that Shen Zhen's face looked better.

"Shen Zhen, your elder brother has been lying in bed for so many years. I think it is difficult for medicine to have a miracle. I am currently doing a research project. If you are willing, I would like to give it a try. Although there is no guarantee that it will work, it will not have a worse result. I hope you can consider it carefully."

Shen Zhen did not comment.

After seeing Shen Zhen off, Shao Mo returned home, gave the medicine bag to Sister Luo to boil, and she went to Zeng Fang's room.

"Where's Shen Zhen?"

Seeing that she was the only one coming in, Zeng Fang asked hurriedly.

"Leave."

"Gone?"

Shao Mo suppressed her laughter and replied, "Well, he heard that you were sick, so he said he couldn't come in. He was probably afraid of being infected by you."

Zeng Fang was so angry that she pounded the quilt with both hands. "That's too much! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have caught a cold! He actually despised me for passing the disease on to him. I'm so mad! When I get better, I will definitely settle the score with him!"

Shao Mo couldn't help laughing, "Okay, I was just kidding. He came here specially to bring you medicine, and he left because he didn't want to disturb your rest."

After hearing this, Zeng Fang felt a little better.

"What medicine did he send over?"

"The Chinese medicine package is said to be prescribed by a reliable old Chinese doctor. Drink three doses of the medicine and the disease will be cured."

"Ha, he did it on purpose, knowing full well that I hate drinking bitter Chinese medicine the most."

"Then do you want to drink it or not? If not, I won't let Sister Luo fry it, so as not to waste the charcoal."

"…Just drink it. He's already brought it here, so it's a waste if you don't drink it."

Shao Mo is funny.

After leaving Shao Mo, Shen Zhen drove back to the Shen family.

Since going to college, Shen Zhen seldom returned to the Shen family. This time, he heard from the old Chinese doctor that Mr. Shen was not in good health recently, so he went home specially to visit him.

When he saw him, Mr. Shen was surprised at first, but then he looked disgusted.

"Hey, the sun rose from the west today, and you actually knew to come back. Did you get into trouble again?"

Shen Zhen unzipped his jacket and sat down opposite Mr. Shen in a casual manner.

"What!?"

Old Master Shen was so shocked that he almost jumped out of bed. "You, you, you burned down Old Li's house? Are you tired of living? Bring me my stick, I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

"Don't get excited, I'm just teasing you."

“…”

Mr. Shen lay back on the bed, but his expression was still skeptical. "You really didn't set Old Li's house on fire? Tell the truth, and I won't hit you."

Shen Zhen ruthlessly exposed her, "You just asked someone to get a stick to beat me."

“…”

"Since you didn't get into trouble, why did you come back?"

"I heard from Uncle Lin that you were ill, so I came back to see you."

"What's so good about me? I can't die."

Mr. Shen said with disdain, but from his expression, it was clear that he was happy in his heart.

"You're back just in time. I have something to tell you."

"Well, go ahead."

Mr. Shen said earnestly, "You are not a child anymore. It is not a good idea to keep fooling around like this. I have found a job for you in the agency. You can report there tomorrow."

"No."

"You have to go whether you want to or not. This time you have no choice, or I will break your legs..."

"Grandpa, I want to join the army."

Hearing his grandson's words out of the blue, Mr. Shen was stunned at first, then sneered, "If you want to go in, just go in. Why don't you go to heaven?"

“I can’t go up.”

“…”

Old Master Shen stared at him for a long time before speaking, "Didn't you refuse to join the army even if you died? Your father arranged for you to join before, but you refused to go even if you risked breaking one of your legs. Why do you think it through now?"

"I was ignorant before, but I can't always be ignorant."

"Have you really thought it through? I'm telling you, if you dare to make fun of me, I'm going to break your legs this time."

"Well, I've thought it through. Please help me arrange it."

Mr. Shen thought for a moment and said, "The Spring Festival is coming soon, let's wait until after the Spring Festival."

"No, the sooner the better."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Are you worried that you won't be able to catch up with the hot food?"

Shen Zhen sneered, "I'm afraid I'll change my mind in a few days and not want to go, so you'd better send me in as soon as possible and don't give me a chance to regret it."

“…”

The Chinese medicine that Shen Zhen sent over was really effective. After drinking three doses, I had a good sleep and was fine the next day.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon, and Zeng Fang was just thinking about whether to go to the apartment to see how Shen Zhen was doing, when Shen Zhen drove in front of her like a god descending from heaven.

"Get in the car."

"oh."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Zeng Fang couldn't hide her excitement and happiness.

"Why are you here?"

"On the way."

Shen Zhen did not start the car and leave immediately, but looked at her seriously, "Have you taken the medicine?"

"Well, I drank it. Where did you get the medicine? It's so bitter."

Shen Zhen smiled, "It's bitter right. I was afraid it wasn't bitter enough so I asked the old Chinese doctor to add half an ounce of coptis root."

(End of this chapter)