“Yaqin, there are many identical boxes in the world.” Qi Yuan frowned.
"Alright, putting aside the box issue—how come he had this box of medicine ready as soon as you arrived? If he had such a miraculous medicine, why didn't he mail it to you in Beijing?" Qi Yaqin continued to ask.
She was a thin, middle-aged woman with dark circles under her eyes, looking haggard from lack of sleep.
Qi Yuan paused for a moment: "Old Wang, he... he wouldn't!"
“He doesn’t know how, but he didn’t explain the origin of this box of medicine to you either!” Qi Yaqin continued, “There are quite a few strange things in Heilongjiang Province! Wasn’t the poisoning of Shen Guoliang a big deal before?”
“What you said… isn’t entirely unreasonable!” Qi Yuan stared at the brocade box, his gaze lingering on it for a long time.
Wang Changping made it very clear that this medicine must be taken starting tonight!
Should I eat it or not?
His memories of his time with Wang Changping in Beijing, their continuous correspondence and phone calls after Wang Changping went to Heilongjiang Province, and especially Wang Changping's secret identity—his informant in Heilongjiang Province…
All of this seemed to be persuading him to take the medicine.
Qi Yuan opened the second layer of the medicine box and took out a transparent, light-colored "medicinal guide" of unknown origin.
Qi Yaqin put on white gloves and took out a piece as well.
Qi Yuan considered himself to be well-informed, but he had never seen anything like this before.
This thing—it's like solid air; you can only sense its shape, but because it's completely transparent, you can't see what it looks like.
It's bizarre, truly bizarre.
Wang Changping said that this "medicinal guide" was extremely hard to come by.
Qi Yuan brought his nose close to smell it—there was no smell at all.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Qi Yaqin slapped the medicinal ingredient out of Qi Yuan's hand. "Are you out of your mind? What if it's poison?"
The medicinal ingredient was knocked to the ground, but it made no sound.
Neither of them saw that the medicinal ingredient shattered the moment it hit the ground and then quickly dissipated.
Qi Yuan squatted down and touched the floor of the guesthouse's living room.
That medicinal ingredient simply vanished!
If a piece of the medicinal ingredient is missing, the medicine naturally cannot be taken.
Qi Yuan waved his hand resignedly: "Alright, take this back to Beijing for testing!"
“That’s right! Dad, you have to listen to me. We’re taking Dr. Feng’s medicine just fine, so we can’t change it easily! That’s the worst thing you can do when you’re seeing a doctor! Dad, you have to know, to get an appointment with Dr. Feng, your daughter…” Qi Yaqin was about to start rambling on again.
"Yaqin, did you follow up on that news from last time?" Qi Yuan changed the subject.
“It’s confirmed. That child just looks like me, but it’s not Tianyue. I met the child’s mother, and she looks a bit like me too!” Qi Yaqin’s eyes dimmed instantly. “Dad, you said it’s been so many years and we still haven’t found Tianyue. Shouldn’t I look forward? Qiao Renhai said that maybe Tianyue… is no longer here, and she’s waiting to be reincarnated into my belly… Dad, should I have another child?”
Qi Yuan rubbed his temples: "Yaqin, you should discuss this with Qiao Renhai! No matter what you do, Dad will support you! We'll continue looking for Tianyue, and if you want to have another child, that would be great!"
"Dad!" Qiao Yaqin rested her head on Qi Yuan's shoulder.
Qi Yuan gently patted his daughter's hand.
The father and daughter were deeply affected by their daughter (granddaughter) Qiao Tianyue, who had been missing for many years.
...
The next day was a bright and sunny day.
Early in the morning, the team heading to Fangchi Retirement Home assembled and set off in a grand procession.
Jin Xingqiu stood by the roadside, her figure becoming increasingly blurry, but she was still waving her arms vigorously.
After spending these days together, the villagers have come to accept the new Dr. Jin and respect her greatly.
Ding Youliang also confidently handed over the work of the village doctor to Jin Xingqiu.
After experiencing the unexpected disaster brought by Ding Honglei, Jin Xingqiu was very satisfied with the current situation in Dingjiatun.
She was a lonely person to begin with, and being able to live in her older brother's former house is a kind of comfort for her.
After Ding Honglei died in a car accident, she finally found peace of mind.
Director Wu of Sanhe County People's Hospital visited her several times, asking her to return to work, but she refused each time.
She likes to stay in Dingjiatun.
Although Su Ruyi never agreed to take her as his apprentice, she was willing to protect the land of Dingjiatun for Su Ruyi.
She knew that someone like Su Ruyi was destined not to be buried in this small village for life.
So, she was willing to be someone who would wait there forever, becoming Su Ruyi's escape route.
Su Ruyi only looked away when Jin Xingqiu's figure disappeared around the corner.
Cheng Weiguo sent several military trucks to load the 40 trainees and their luggage.
Su Ruyi sat in the back of the last truck.
She gave up the passenger seat to her grandfather, Su Qiushi.
Shulan sat to her left, and Li Wang to her right.
But students kept crowding around her.
Everyone had a lot of questions they wanted to ask her.
The students were eager to learn, so Su Ruyi was naturally happy to teach them.
Su Ruyi talked until her throat was dry.
Looking at those youthful faces, those eyes yearning for knowledge, and the golden edges of their hair and eyelashes in the sunlight, Su Ruyi felt as if the past two nights she had spent treating those ancient monsters at Huichuntang had been a dream.
Her life had never been so divided.
Of course, she could not have predicted that even more divisive people and events awaited her in Fangchi this time.
...
Fangchi Hot Spring Retirement Home, as the highest-standard retirement home in Heilongjiang Province, actually consists of two sections: a front area and a rear area.
Su Ruyi last visited Qianyuan, which is also a park open to cadres from all over the province who need recuperation.
The back garden, however, was much more mysterious.
Not only is it three times the size of the front garden, but it is also divided into three areas: the clear spring area, the hot spring area, and the medicinal spring area.
Among them, the Yaoquan area on the east side of the back garden, as the name suggests, is mainly inhabited by patients with chronic diseases.
The spring water here is infused with various medicinal herbs, making it very beneficial to health.
As for the hot spring area to the west of the back garden, it is more suitable for all ages.
The level of officials received here is higher than that of those received in Qianyuan and Yaoquan Districts.
Cheng Weiguo himself, as the "host" accompanying Qi Yuan from Heilongjiang Province, moved into one of the newly built three-story buildings.
The hot spring area is also the second largest area in the back garden, with a total of 38 guest rooms that can accommodate 80 people.
Cheng Weiguo stayed in a single room on the third floor, while he arranged for Su Ruyi to stay in a double room at the end of the corridor on the first floor of another small building. Lan Jun, as Su Ruyi's bodyguard, had already moved into that room long ago.
Everything is ready, just waiting for Su Ruyi to take her place, and the grand show is about to begin!
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