This is quite surprising, considering that Pharmacist Chen wouldn't even teach Xie Ziyuan.
What merit or ability does Xie Li possess to receive personal guidance from Pharmacist Chen?
The shop manager's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, but Xie Li remained calm. "Oh, no need for that. It's just a hair growth serum."
It is time-consuming and tedious in terms of time, but it doesn't require much mental effort or difficulty.
Store Manager: "…………"
A blank look on his face!
Xie Li actually refused? He refused so casually?! He felt like he was going crazy.
Pharmacist Chen didn't feel slighted by Xie Li; instead, he was stunned for a moment before realizing what was happening.
Either Xie Li was lying outright and was afraid of being exposed, or Xie Li was afraid that he would steal her recipe.
Neither of these points was worth him continuing to dwell on, so he simply nodded calmly and said nothing.
He helped Xie Li today purely on a whim. He was busy trying to become an intermediate alchemist and had been in the alchemy room for several days, but he hadn't made any progress and always felt that something was missing.
However, the rich medicinal fragrance he smelled on Xie Li kept popping into his mind, giving him a strange feeling that he could break through to the intermediate level as long as he could grasp that fragrance.
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When Xie Li returned to the Xie family home, he realized that something was wrong.
The housekeeper didn't pay much attention to the large bags Xie Li was carrying. A girl from the countryside, suddenly experiencing the wealth of the city, was bound to go on a shopping spree.
His selfish and greedy personality was fully exposed.
He politely had someone invite Xie Li inside, and only spoke after the villa gate was closed.
"Miss Xie Li, if there's anything you need to buy, just tell your family. Why bother going out yourself?"
As he spoke, his gaze briefly touched the object Xie Li was carrying.
They didn't even order any servants to come and help carry it. Zhang Ma tried to come over several times, but was stopped by the other servants.
Xie Li, confused, turned to look at him and asked, "Why are you stopping Grandma?"
"Oh, it's nothing," the butler said casually. "The old master personally instructed that Zhang Ma should live out her days at the Xie family's house, so we wouldn't dare do anything to her."
Her gaze fell on Xie Li's face with a hint of mockery, "But she shouldn't have encouraged Miss to go out and cause trouble, offending the higher-ups at Venus and making enemies for the Xie family."
"Madam said that since you have just returned, Miss, you are not familiar with the Xie family's rules, so the blame should naturally fall on Zhang Ma."
“We can’t touch Zhang Ma, so we can only punish Zhang Zhensuo for not disciplining his family.”
Xie Li's clear pupils suddenly contracted. "Punishment?"
This word is not a good word. She recalled the corporal punishment she suffered as a child, and her nerves immediately tightened.
She remembered that Zhang Ma's son was named Zhang Zhensuo, and he was also a servant of the Xie family, but he lived outside and not in the Xie family villa.
In that instant, her aura changed completely. Despite having an even worse hairstyle than before and looking ridiculous, she inexplicably made Butler Wu take several steps back in fright, unable to meet her eyes.
Those clear and bright phoenix eyes were now pitch black and deep, emanating wisps of cold air.
Butler Wu was completely stunned until a soft cough came from above him, bringing him back to his senses.
The soft cough came from Jiang Baili. She had been standing on the stair railing, ready to watch the show, but she never expected that Butler Wu would be so useless, unable to even control a little girl from the countryside.
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