บท 40: Bai Zhe’s Plan Part II
Knock, knock, knock.
“Who is that? Don’t you know that I need to focus while compounding medicine? Darn it! It’s all ruined,” the voice of the selfish young girl sounded from the inside of the room.
“This is me, your grandfather. Mei Ying, stop whining and open the door for me. I have something to talk to you about,” said Li Feng. The door was opened, and the smell of herbal medicine wafted out of the room. Li Mei Ying and Baii Gui Ying were sitting in front of a pot for boiling herbal medicine.
“Grandfather, is everything all right? Why did you come here this suddenly? I am making medicine for great-grandmother,” asked Mei Ying. Li Feng did not answer. He walked into the room and took a seat on a chair next to Li Mei Ying.
“Dr. Bai will come visit us tomorrow. Great-grandmother said that all the grandchildren need to stay home tomorrow. Do not go anywhere at all, understood?” said Li Feng.
“I know, I know. He is just a normal qi doctor. You don’t have to make such a big deal about him. I heard that great-grandmother had already paid him back by protecting him from Lao Lao,” Li Mei Ying grumbled.
“A normal qi doctor? If he were really just a normal qi doctor, he could never have cured your great-grandmother. Even you, the person who knows best about herbal medicine and qi medication in this clan, couldn’t cure her. So tomorrow, do not act this arrogant in front of him—not in the slightest. He is a doctor who is very skilled. in acupuncture, in driving away the cold from your great-grandmother’s body, which you cannot do. If you look down on a person who is not as good as you, I can ignore that. But for Dr. Bai, you should not do that, not ever. And this is proof of the difference between his level and yours.” Li Feng brought out the qi balancing medicine that Bai Zhe had given to Li Zhou Ma and handed it to Li Mei Ying to take a close look.
“What is this? This sweet aroma? And the yang power that comes from this medicine… Is it a medicine made by the ancient medicine compounding technique?” Li Mei Ying’s eyes widened. She had never seen a medicine that had been fabricated using a medicine fabrication furnace before. Though she had tried to use the technique before, the medicine ended up as mere ashes.
“This is the medicine that Dr. Bai used to cure your great-grandmother. He said that boiling will decrease the herbs' medical properties so that all that remains is 1 in 1,000. So, your great-grandmother’s condition barely got better,” said Li Feng.
“It being translucent shows that it must be a high-grade medicine. I read about it in the ancient records of the Baii family. But the records from 3,000 years ago were damaged. Moreover, the important content disappeared. It means that Dr. Bai has the complete version of the medicine fabrication records,” said Baii Gui Ying.
“It means that if I am at the house tomorrow, I will get to meet Dr. Bai, won’t I? So, I won’t go shopping with Gui Ying tomorrow,” said Li Mei Ying.
“I won’t go shopping tomorrow as well. I want to see what Dr. Bai looks like. Maybe I will invite him to the Baii clan’s house, hehehe,” said Baii Gui Ying.
“So, everything is set. I’m off,” said Li Feng before leaving the room.
Li Feng went to see his other grandchild, Li Xi Yan, who was his favourite grandson. Though he was not as gifted as his older brother, Li Baii, Li Xi Yan was more diligent and patient in regard to training than his brother.
Knock, knock, knock. Li Feng knocked on the door of Li Xi Yan’s room.
“Yesss.” Li Xi Yan opened the door. He was topless. His body was covered with sweat because he had been rigorously practicing movements so he could be better than his older brother.
“Xi Yan, Dr. Bai will visit us tomorrow. Your great-grandmother told you to stay in. Don’t go anywhere,” said Li Feng.
“All right. I actually think he is an interesting person. I want to have a match with him sometime,” said Li Xi Yan. Li Feng nodded at him, before he walked to the most talented person’s room, Li Baii, who was Li Xi Yan’s older brother.
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Li Baii’s room
“Li Baii?” Li Feng knocked on the door. Shortly afterwards, the door was opened, revealing the boy with short blue hair and red eyes.
“Everything all right, Grandfather?” asked Li Baii.
“Your great-grandmother gave the order that nobody go anywhere tomorrow because an important guest will come to visit the Li Clan,” said Li Feng.
“Is that the Dr. Bai who cured great-grandmother?” asked Li Baii.
“Yes, he’s available tomorrow so he contacted us. He will probably come to check up on her as well,” said Li Feng.
“All right, I will cancel the national athletics team training tomorrow,” said Li Baii. Li Feng nodded before leaving to take care of other business.
‘Dr. Bai? If he is really skilful, I will prostrate myself before him and call him my teacher. After that, if I get stronger, the Baii family will not look down on me if I want to date Gui Ying,’ thought Li Baii.
Li Baii liked Gui Ying, who was older than him. The boy had found opportunities to visit Gui Ying at her family house many times, during which he was usually met with disparaging looks from the people in the Baii Clan, even their servants. That was the motivation for him to be the most talented person in the Li Clan.
But that was not enough, because there were many clans that were more powerful than the Li Clan. Those clans had heirs who were more gifted than him. That was why the Baii family never looked at him. Gui Ying had mentioned that she had turned down an engagement that her family had arranged for her on her last visit. Though the senior members of the Baii clan had agreed with her this time, it did not mean that they would always accept her refusal.
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The LSA training centre
Bai Zhe had just finished his acting class and walked out of the room when he found Meng Qin Qing standing in front of the room. He sent her a smile as a greeting, but the girl frowned and walked over to him.
“Bai Zhe, even though you are taking an acting class, how can you have work come in? Tell me, how did you get this job?” asked Meng Qing Qing.
“What job?” asked Bai Zhe, pretending to know anything.
“A commercial for Mu Tian’s cosmetic product. They contacted us to hire you as the spokesmodel for a new product and shoot a commercial for it. Chen Feng also sent me to be your temporary manager,” said Qing Qing.
“Really? It’s great that you are coming with me so I will have someone to talk to,” said Bai Zhe.
“Do your best at work, little boy,” said Meng Qing Qing, flicking the boy’s forehead.
“If I do great, will you give me a reward?” Bai Zhe leaned toward Meng Qing Qing. It was so close that Meng Qing Qing could feel Bai Zhe’s breath. She covered her cheeks with her hands, there was a slight colour on her face.
“Just do your best. I will have to think about the reward first,” said Meng Qing Qing. Then, she turned back and left instantly.
Bai Zhe looked at the document about the details of the work in Meng Qing Qing’s hand and chuckled. It seemed like she had been so embarrassed that she had forgotten to give Bai Zhe the document to read.
“Qing Qing, what about the document about my work details?” shouted Bai Zhe, which made Qing Qing pause, then turned back to thrust the document into Bai Zhe’s hands. Her heart was beating fast. The moment when Bai Zhe had helped her in the lift replayed over and over in her mind.
“Here. I will go to the restroom first.” Meng Qing Qing swiftly gave an excuse to depart, but…
“Qing Qing, there is no restroom in that direction,” Bai Zhe said, laughing, which made Meng Qing Qing pause again and turn in the opposite direction.
After Meng Qing Qing left, Bai Zhe leaned on the wall, one hand over his mouth, another on his stomach. Yes, he was holding in his laughter, trying not to let out any sound. He liked Qing Qing’s bashful mannerisms. It was exactly like his Qing Er’s.
He laughed for a while, then went back home to read the details of the work and prepared to go visit the Li Clan the next day.
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