Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife novel Chapter 729

Chapter 729: Chapter 729: Crestfallen

The little girl had changed a lot, wearing a pink dress, making her look even more adorable.

Her soft hair was tied into two little buns on top of her head, melting the old man’s heart.

Qin Yang saw Old Master He disembark and approached with the child in his arms, respectfully calling, "Master."

Then he taught Qi Qi to call him grandpa.

Qi Qi could already say simple words, blinking her big eyes at Old Master He, and in a childish voice said, "Grandpa!"

"Aye!"

Old Master He replied heavily, then looked around for his luggage.

Knowing that Gu Peng had already loaded the luggage onto the jeep, he went to the car to look, and Lin Chuxia couldn’t stop him.

Finally, Old Master He pulled out a doll from the bag, its eyes moving and blinking.

"Qi Qi, Grandpa bought you a doll, just as cute as our Qi Qi, come and take it."

Lin Chuxia looked at the doll, finding it hard to imagine how an old man in his seventies went to the mall to buy such a thing.

Qi Qi hugged the doll, curious about its moving eyes, reaching out to poke them with her little hand.

Finally, she smiled, revealing four tiny front teeth.

Lin Chuxia standing by: "..."

................ 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Knowing Old Master He was returning, his room was already tidied up.

In fact, every so often Qin Jianjun would clean up Old Master’s room.

Lin Chuxia and Qin Yang made a big table of dishes to welcome Old Master He.

Today Qin Jianjun came back early too, and a few people gathered around the table, Old Master He sighed, "It’s good to be home."

Lin Chuxia served him some dishes, "Since you feel it’s good at home, don’t run around everywhere. At your age, we worry when you’re always out. If you want to return to the old business, I can help you open a pharmacy."

Old Master He shook his head, took a gulp of his drink, "No need, I’m old, the future belongs to you young people."

From getting off the train, the old man seemed cheerful, but now Lin Chuxia felt he had something on his mind.

She gave Qin Jianjun a look.

Having lived with the old man all these years, Qin Jianjun was quite familiar with his temperament, smiled and said, "We young ones still need guidance from you elders, Grandpa He, you’re still in your prime. Traditionally, the older a Chinese medicine doctor, the more valuable they are. To us, you’re a treasure."

Old Master He was coaxed into laughter by Qin Jianjun, pointing at Lin Chuxia with a finger, "See, your nephew knows how to talk, much better than you."

With the topic changed, the meal was lively and cheerful.

After the meal, Lin Chuxia and her family returned home, with all the big and small gifts Old Master He bought for Qi Qi.

On the way back, Lin Chuxia mentioned to Qin Yang about Old Master He’s unsettled mood, Qin Yang noticed it too.

However, where Old Master He had been or what he had done in the past six months, since he didn’t say, they didn’t pry.

Luckily, there was Qin Jianjun around him, that guy was sharp now. If he wanted to find out something, he’d uncover it sooner or later.

Sure enough, a few days later, Qin Jianjun came to Lin Chuxia to talk about Old Master He.

It turned out Old Master He had gone to an old friend’s place in the South over the past six months.

His old friend had opened a pharmacy and taken in several apprentices. Old Master He, during this half-year, had helped train some apprentices for that friend.

Having lived another lifetime, she knew well that good Chinese medicine would be harder to find in the future.

While our country’s heritage might be fading, it’s being celebrated in some other nations.

It’s such a heartbreaking situation.

Lin Chuxia thought of the prescriptions Old Master He had given her.

Previously, when her family got sick, she used those prescriptions and found them very effective.

It’s not that Chinese medicine isn’t effective or slow, but it lacks high-quality herbs and formulas.

When she got those prescriptions, she secretly resolved not to let them be buried.

It seems some things could be put on the agenda.

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In early June, Zhuang Jingshu finally returned from abroad.

Lin Chuxia and Qin Yang personally went to the airport to pick them up.

Zhuang Jingshu wore a moon-white cheongsam, white leather high heels, each step graceful and dignified.

Beside her was another assistant, Luo Sen.

This was the first time Lin Chuxia met Luo Sen, a typical foreigner with white skin and blue eyes.

However, like Zhuang Yang, he had lived alongside Zhuang Jingshu for a long time, speaking Hua Country’s language fluently.

Little Qi Qi hadn’t seen Grandma for almost two months, stared wide-eyed at Zhuang Jingshu, and waved her little arms pouncing toward her.