Chapter 79: Then it depends on Lu Ye's wishes.

Chapter 79: Then it depends on Lu Ye's wishes.

Gu Changgeng took Niu Niu's little hand and said softly, "Niu Niu, let's go home first, and Grandpa will tell you stories slowly when we get home."

Of course, Gu Changgeng would never tell Niu Niu these martial arts stories.

If he had already told Niu Niu about it at home, how could he bring the child out for treatment?

Niu Niu was able to calmly undergo acupuncture only thanks to Dr. Zhou's martial arts novels.

Niu Niu still has the medicine powder from before, so there's no need to get more medicine.

Gu Changgeng paid Bai Zhi's medical fee, looking at her with mixed feelings, and lingered there for a long time before leaving.

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Mr. Gu, is there anything else? Please tell me if you need anything."

Gu Changgeng concealed the complex emotions in his eyes and said, "It's nothing serious. My wife said she'd like to invite you over for dinner sometime when you have time."

Bai Zhi politely declined, saying, "I'm quite busy lately, maybe another time."

"Alright, then we'll be going now." Bai Zhi saw Gu Changgeng and Niu Niu to the door and saw Grandpa Lu squatting in front of the shoe repair stall chatting with the shoe repairman, his face full of smiles.

The old man held a high position before retiring, but he was very kind, especially towards ordinary people, and had no airs of a superior.

Gu Changgeng stopped and stared at Old Master Lu's figure.

I wanted to go over and say hello again, but after hesitating for a moment, I ultimately didn't have the courage to bring my granddaughter over.

Bai Zhi noticed the way Gu Changgeng looked at Old Master Lu; it seemed like they knew each other.

Adding to Yang Li's attitude towards Lu Shan last time.

The relationship between them seems quite complicated.

Bai Zhi glanced at her watch; it was already past eleven.

She poked her head through the door and said to Dr. Zhou, "Dr. Zhou, I'm taking my Grandpa Lu out for a meal first, and he'll go back afterward."

Dr. Zhou quickly waved his hand, signaling her to go quickly.

The powerful aura emanating from Old Master Lu made him very uncomfortable.

Moreover, the old man was quite tactless and always poked at his sore spots.

Grandpa Lu was taking Bai Zhi out to eat, but Bai Zhi said she had eaten late that morning and just wanted something simple to eat.

Grandpa Lu refused and took her to a nearby stir-fry restaurant, where he specially selected a lot of meat dishes.

"Xiaozhi, you're too thin. You need to eat more meat. I'm really worried about you being all alone out there. How about we move in together after get off work today?"

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Grandpa Lu, I'm doing quite well living outside, and I'm too embarrassed to keep bothering you."

"How could that be considered a disturbance? That's your future home."

Old Master Lu kept tying her to the Lu family, which put a lot of psychological pressure on Bai Zhi.

She knew what Lu Ye was thinking, so they were likely going to disappoint the old man.

"Grandpa Lu, it's too early to say that now. Let's just leave it to fate."

She kept pushing the topic away, hoping to prepare the old man for the possibility that the marriage might not happen.

Old Master Lu looked disappointed, and his tone became serious. "Xiao Zhi, do you not want to have anything to do with Lu Ye?"

Bai Zhi earnestly tried to persuade the old man to understand her, "Grandpa Lu, this is a new era, and we value free love and mutual affection. Although I care about your thoughts, I respect my own wishes even more... and the wishes of Company Commander Lu."

"I also hope you can respect us. Lu Ye and I haven't met yet, so what we think of each other, whether we're compatible, is all unknown. Therefore, I can't give you a definite answer right now. I know you're very good to me and concerned about Lu Ye's marriage, but relationships are a matter between two people. I hope that the love I have is pure and doesn't involve any other factors."

At least there shouldn't be any element of coercion involved.

In her past life, she was forced into marriage with Zhao Kai.

She knew that kind of torment better than anyone else.

Bai Zhi spoke sincerely and earnestly, and Old Master Lu could no longer impose his ideas on her. He sighed, "Xiao Zhi, I understand what you mean."

He certainly knew that forced relationships are never happy.

He knew exactly what kind of blockhead his eldest grandson was, which was why he wanted to act as a matchmaker.

But he also knew very well that society had long since moved beyond the era of arranged marriages and parental orders, and young people didn't buy into his ideas.

Looking at Bai Zhi, Old Master Lu said sincerely, “Xiao Zhi, I will respect your wishes as young people and will never force you. But what I want to say is that you and Lu Ye are both unmarried and of marriageable age. I hope you will not reject blind dates and can face this matter positively, at least giving each other a chance to get to know each other.”

Since the old man had already brought it up, it would be impolite for Bai Zhi to push the topic away further. She smiled and said, "Grandpa Lu, then it depends on Company Commander Lu's wishes."

"Don't worry, Lu Ye will definitely be proactive."

If you don't take the initiative, he'll kill himself in front of you.

Grandpa Lu spoke with certainty, and placed a chicken leg on her plate, saying, "Come on, have a chicken leg."

"There's also braised pork here, have a piece."

Seeing the old man pile so high in her bowl, Bai Zhi also put some in his bowl, saying, "Grandpa Lu, I can't finish this, you can have some too."

"I don't want to eat meat, it's too greasy. I'll just eat vegetables."

Grandpa Lu ordered so many dishes for her to eat alone, while he himself ate vegetables and porridge. Bai Zhi couldn't finish them all, so before he even picked up his chopsticks, she asked the waiter for a lunchbox and put a lunchbox in it for Dr. Zhou.

Then she started eating herself.

After finishing his meal, Grandpa Lu gave Bai Zhi a few more instructions before heading home.

He came out by himself today. Bai Zhi put him in a taxi, told the taxi driver her destination and told him to drive away, and then she took the lunchbox back to the Chinese medicine shop.

"Dr. Zhou, I've packed some food for you."

Dr. Zhou closed the book, lifted his eyelids slightly, and said in a flat tone, "Thank you!"

Bai Zhi sensed that Doctor Zhou seemed somewhat indifferent. Feeling guilty, she scratched her head and said apologetically, "Doctor Zhou, I'm really sorry, I have quite a few relatives."

Dr. Zhou looked up at her and asked, "You have quite a few relatives. Which relative are you treating now?"

Lu Ye's affair couldn't be exposed, so she could only reply against her will, "It's from another company."

Bai Zhi didn't explain much, and Doctor Zhou didn't press her further, only reminding her that she must be cautious when treating patients.

If anything goes wrong, he doesn't want people to say she came from Jishengtang Chinese Medicine Shop; he doesn't want to take that responsibility.

Bai Zhi smiled brightly, full of confidence, "Don't worry, I'm sure of it."

After finishing his meal, Dr. Zhou went to take a nap.

Bai Zhi checked the herbs in their pharmacy and found that they were still several different from the herbs in his scar removal cream formula.

He braved the scorching sun to visit several traditional Chinese medicine shops and state-owned pharmaceutical companies in the southern part of the city, as the scar removal medicine was still missing two ingredients.

One of the medicinal ingredients is the root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon.

She planned to ride her bicycle to the roadside to look for it after get off work in the afternoon.

The other ingredient is sweet flag (Acorus calamus).

Niu Niu's medicine needs to be adjusted slightly for the next course of treatment, as she is still missing a certain ingredient, horse gallstones, which she couldn't find at the pharmacy in Nancheng either.

So she found a public phone and planned to call her uncle, Ye Tiandong, who was in the medicinal herb business. She believed he could help her with this.

Bai Zhi dialed Ye Tiandong's number.

After waiting for a long time, the call was answered.

Then, a sweet, delicate female voice came from the other end of the phone.

Who are you?

Bai Zhi felt a chill run down her spine when she heard that coquettish voice. She said, "I'm looking for Mr. Ye Tiandong."

Upon hearing that a woman was calling Ye Tiandong, the woman who answered the phone immediately became wary and hostile, asking, "Who are you? What do you want with my Mr. Ye?"