"This is a good thing. If you grind it into powder, even a little bit of it can be a top-notch tonic."
Lao Bao picked up his chopsticks again. Because he was in a good mood, he even ate a few more bites of rice.
"Then you guys eat, I won't disturb you anymore."
"Wait a minute, these are the herbs you need recently. I have packed them for you. It's just right for you to take back!"
"Thank you, Lao Bao!"
After Lu Qingyang left, Bao Xiang looked at the Ganoderma lucidum on the table again, "Dad, is this really so magical?"
"You don't know, I've been in this mountain for such a long time, and this is the first time I've seen something of this quality. Qingyang, this little guy, is really willing to give it up."
"Brother Qingyang is good to us, so we should be good to him!" Ruining suddenly said this.
"Oh, our Ruining is sensible now, what he said is right!"
Lu Qingyang had just left when someone knocked on the door. Lao Bao felt strange, but when he opened the door, he found that it was the famous matchmaker in the team.
It goes without saying what the matchmaker's visit means.
"Matchmaker Niu, what are you doing here so late at night? We all need to rest. Let's talk about it later!" He went straight to the point and blocked the person outside the door.
Unfortunately, Matchmaker Niu was fat and stronger than the skinny Lao Bao, so she pushed the door open.
"I'm here to tell you about my happy event. Doctor Bao, you can't turn away happy events."
Lao Bao only regretted that he didn't keep Lu Qingyang for a while longer, so that he could talk.
"What's the happy event?"
"You have recognized your daughter, haven't you? Isn't this a happy occasion? Oh, look at this little girl, she is so pretty, her mother must be pretty too! Someone must have taken a fancy to her."
Old Bao frowned. How could she find another husband for her daughter when she had just come out of the wolf's den?
"Forget it, we are living a good life as father and daughter."
"If you think so, you should think about your daughter. She's such a beautiful girl. What will she do if she has no one to rely on? To put it bluntly, after you die, what will your daughter do with two children?"
The matchmaker Niu really had a good tongue. To a person with traditional ideas, these words were truly a deadly blow.
"Don't worry, let me think about it. It's OK if my daughter likes him. If I have to find him, do I have to find someone with good character and reliability?"
Seeing that he had softened his tone, Niu Matchmaker pressed the issue, "Hey, don't you have a good candidate now? As long as you ask, I can arrange a meeting between the two of you."
"Someone is interested in my daughter? She has two children. No, no, I don't agree."
"He just lost his wife, it's been two years, and now he wants to find someone to live with. I know your Ah Xiang is smart, pretty, and capable. She's not bad, but she doesn't have children. I heard that she is infertile. Isn't this a way for you to treat your two children as your own?"
Lao Bao thought for a moment and shook his head: "No, no, forget it..."
"Hey, they're all there, why don't you let Ah Xiang take a look? If you're not satisfied, you can say no. It's not like you'll lose a piece of meat. You have to give everyone a chance."
"Let me ask Xiangxiang!"
Matchmaker Niu immediately laughed and said, "Okay, I'll come back tomorrow."
Lao Bao immediately closed the door. Just now, Bao Xiang was coaxing the child, so she should not have heard these words.
But Bao Ruining heard it. The little girl's cheeks were puffed up and she seemed to be sulking.
"Grandpa, I don't want a new dad."
After all, her father had left a very bad impression on her before, and she felt that it would be better for her to have no father at all.
She felt that the days she spent at her grandfather's house were wonderful enough.
She could have enough food to eat, no one beat or scolded her, she could go out to play, no one forced her to work, and...she could go to school.
"I don't want it."
"Then don't let your mother know. Let's pretend that no one heard it, okay?"
Bao Ruining nodded, and nodded heavily: "Yeah!"
For several days, the matchmaker couldn't find Lao Bao, and she knew that he was deliberately avoiding her.
I don't know what this old man is thinking. Does he want his daughter to be alone like him?
Since Lao Bao didn't work here, she went directly to Bao Xiang.
When Bao Xiang was on her way to deliver food to Lao Bao, she stopped her and said, "Isn't this Ah Xiang? Are you going to deliver food?"
"Yeah, I'm going to visit my dad."
Seeing that there was a baby who had not been weaned behind her, the matchmaker reached out and teased it for a few times.
"You are such a lovely kid, it's a pity that you are still so young. Your father is old and the burden is really heavy."
This is what Bao Xiang has been worrying about. Although she is happy to be able to return to her father, she feels like a burden.
Later, she wanted to go to work and earn money.
Lao Bao asked her to stay at home, "You are not in good health now, so stay at home and take good care of yourself. Dad's salary is enough to support you."
The day passed so beautifully that it made her feel like a dream.
Bao Xiang stood there in silence, with a hint of melancholy between her brows.
"You are almost sixty, right? Look at your hair, it's almost white. How long can I take care of you in the future? After all, there are many mouths to feed at home!"
Bao Xiang smiled bitterly: "When I recover, I will work in the production team."
"That's right. I know you're a hardworking girl, but you still have two children. Forget about daughters, you still have a boy. In the future, you will have to marry a wife, so you will have to ask for a dowry and build a new house!"
"These are all things for the future, let's talk about it later!"
Seeing that she was not getting the point, Niu Matchmaker reminded her directly: "I mean, you should find another one while you are still young. This will reduce your father's burden."
When Bao Xiang heard this, her face immediately fell: "I won't get married!"
She carried the basket and quickly left the matchmaker.
When she brought food to Lao Bao, she was obviously absent-minded.
The baby behind her was crying again, and she could only coax the child, "Don't cry, don't cry, baby, don't cry, wait until grandpa finishes eating and we will go home."
Old Bao saw how hard his daughter worked. She had to come to the clinic every day, and her daughter had to take care of the house. She had to look after the children and take care of herself... He always felt that she was under a heavy burden.
Maybe, like the matchmaker said, she could find a reliable man who could take good care of her after she passed away.
Another thing made this thought even more profound.
Lao Bao felt that he had a headache and a severe cough these days and thought he had caught a cold.
He took his own pulse and found that his physical condition was very poor, so bad that he could be said to be terminally ill.
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