Xu Xinning suddenly felt a little guilty about the time she used a curse on Xu Yaoyang's wife a few months ago. No wonder Mu Jingheng had been paying so much attention to her lately, asking her to take care of her.
Xu Xinning was deeply moved by Mu Jingheng's affection for her. She never expected that he would love her for two lifetimes and do so many things for her.
Xu Xinning originally wanted to take Mu Jingheng to visit her Medicine King Valley, but she didn't expect that Mu Jingheng would not be able to enter. He tried several times but could not get in, so she had to give up. In any case, they could share Mu Jingheng's space.
Since they discovered this secret, their relationship has grown even stronger. Xu Xinning has become more talkative with Mu Jingheng, which makes Xu Yaozu jealous every time he sees her.
After Mu Jingheng's foot had almost fully recovered, he rushed to the commune to call home. He wanted to get engaged to Xu Xinning as soon as possible so that he could take her to Kyoto to handle family matters.
While Mu Jingheng was making a phone call at the commune, an old man from the Xu family came to visit.
Xu Xinning recognized him as the old man who had bumped into her a few days ago as soon as she saw him.
Xu Xinning's heart skipped a beat. Was this person trying to extort money from her?
The thought of this possibility made Xu Xinning more vigilant.
When Grandma Xu saw an unfamiliar old man enter their yard, she wanted to stand up and ask him what was wrong, but Grandpa Xu saw this and went out first.
Grandpa Xu: "Who are you looking for?"
The old man stepped forward with a smile: "This must be the Xu family, right?"
Old Master Xu: "Which Xu family are you looking for? More than half of the people in our brigade are surnamed Xu. Are you sure you haven't come to the wrong family?"
The old man waved his hand confidently and said, "There's no mistake. You have a son named Xu Yaozu and a granddaughter named Xu Xinning, right?"
Old Master Xu: "You are...?"
The old man said, “My name is Du Zhong. I help the army research medicine. Not long ago, the Mu family lad took some medicine and negotiated with the army, saying that the medicine was formulated by the Xu family daughter. He touted how good the medicine was and hoped that the army would cooperate with the Xu family daughter, but the premise was that the Xu family daughter would be given some shares.”
"That medicine looks really good. I never expected such a young child to have such good fortune, so I came over to discuss it with them."
Xu Xinning was surprised that Mu Zhenting would so blatantly seek benefits for her. She knew that if the military really agreed, her achievements in this life would be immeasurable. She knew her own abilities. If she didn't cooperate with the military, her good remedies could only be used by the people around her. But if she cooperated with the military, it could be said that she would benefit mankind.
Grandpa Xu was also surprised. At that time, Xu Xinning was not yet dating Mu Jingheng. He did not expect Mu Zhenting to do so much for Xu Xinning.
In fact, Grandpa Xu was well aware of Xu Xinning's medical skills. He knew that his granddaughter might be a reclusive master, and not many people knew about her abilities. But if people found out, Grandpa Xu was afraid that his family wouldn't be able to protect her.
Everyone understands the principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."
But now, with the cooperation of the military, Grandpa Xu feels that would be the best outcome.
Suddenly, Old Master Xu became even more satisfied with the Mu family, his in-laws.
Without saying a word, Grandpa Xu led Du Zhong inside.
When the old man Du Zhong saw Xu Xin Ning, his expression was very strange. He couldn't believe that the little girl he had bumped into a few days ago was actually the developer of those pills. The old man was shocked and wanted to cry.
The old man, with a long face, moved closer to Xu Xinning, acting like a submissive wife, a complete change from his arrogant demeanor of just a few days ago.
Du Zhong: "Did you really develop those medicines yourself?"
Xu Xinning nodded noncommittally.
Du Zhong suddenly clasped his hands in a fist and said very seriously, "Can you take me as your apprentice? If you take me as your apprentice, I guarantee you will not suffer any loss. My family is a family of doctors, and our ancestors left behind many precious medical books."
Xu Xinning remained unmoved. She had plenty of medical books in her space, and besides, she was certain that what she had, others certainly wouldn't have.
Seeing that Xu Xinning didn't even lift her eyelids, Du Zhong knew that the young girl wasn't interested in his family's medical books, so he immediately added, "I know where there's good food. If you agree to take me as your apprentice, I'll definitely take you to eat something delicious."
Xu Xinning was amused, thinking that the old man was just like the ghost doctor from her previous life. The old man's greatest hobby was eating. Back then, he was able to become her master entirely because he was fooled by her mother's love of good food. In order to be able to eat good food, he forced Xu Xinning to teach him all the knowledge he had ever learned.
Now we see the same old man, but his identity has been reversed.
Xu Laosan laughed heartily upon hearing this, and pointed at Old Man Du Zhong without any regard for his image, saying, "Sister, this apprentice is a good choice, he's hilarious! Old man, I like you, I'll find you some good food in the future."
The old man's eyes lit up at the mention of delicious food, and he leaned closer to Xu Laosan, saying, "Really? Can you tell me what delicious food there is?"
When it came to delicious food, Du Zhong completely forgot about becoming an apprentice.
Xu Laosan was good at persuasion; he managed to lure the old man Du Zhong away in just a few words. They were going to catch cicada nymphs, and the old man Du Zhong had long wanted to taste them, but unfortunately, he had been trapped in the military research institute for too long and hadn't been able to eat many delicious foods.
When Mu Jingheng returned, he was startled to see Du Zhong in the yard with his mouth covered in black food. He recognized the man; he was the most eccentric old man in the compound, always trying to snatch food from children's hands.
How did he end up here?
Mu Jingheng's alarm bells suddenly went off. Could this old man have heard someone with ill intentions say that the Xu family had something delicious to eat?
What's with the black grime on their mouth?
Has it turned into the Black Mountain Demon?
Then Mu Jingheng saw Xu Laosan, who had the same mouth, come out from inside, standing on tiptoe and chatting and laughing with Du Zhong Laotou, their arms around each other's shoulders.
Old friend, good brother.
At this moment, these two words suddenly popped into Mu Jingheng's mind.
Looks like this place is about to get lively again.
Jiang Juecheng and Xu Mingyang are about to leave. It's such a waste to trade two taciturn people for one old rascal.
Xu Laosan saw Mu Jingheng standing there without entering the door and waved to him: "Future brother-in-law, come on, let me introduce you to my good brother - Du Zhong."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xinning rubbed her forehead. This third Xu was becoming more and more out of line. Du Zhong was about the same age as Old Master Xu, and he treated him like a good brother. It was truly astonishing how daring he was to think that way.
Du Zhong knew that Mu Jingheng was staying at the Xu family's residence, and upon seeing Mu Jingheng, he grinned and said, "The second-generation scion of the Mu family is back?"
Mu Jingheng really wanted to punch someone, really wanted to beat him to a pulp. At his age, if he can't speak properly, he shouldn't be out here swindling people.
Xu Xinning noticed that Mu Jingheng was about to explode, so she waved to him.
Strangely enough, Mu Jingheng's anger was immediately extinguished upon seeing the smiling Xu Xinning.
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