Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Zhu Qing’s Older Cousin_1
Upon hearing these words, Zhu Wen was taken aback. The thought of becoming famous had never crossed his mind. After all, his was only a small clinic, and could hardly make a comparison with big hospitals, especially given that he practiced traditional Chinese dicine.
Regaining his composure, he smiled at Zhang Xian, saying, "Kid, spit it out if you have sothing to say, don’t keep
in suspense."
"You’ll see." Zhang Xian gave a sly smile, then said, "Mr. Zhu, I have a favor to ask you, can you help ?"
"What is it? We’re friends, there’s no need to be polite," Zhu Wen said laughing.
"I need so rare dicinal herbs, the kind you don’t commonly see in the market. Do you have any ways to get these?" asked Zhang Xian.
He had visited several large pharmacies before. Even though so did have herbs of use, they were primarily complentary herbs, and none of the main herbs were available – these were considered quite rare and valuable.
Given the extrely poor conditions for cultivation, he had to place his hope on traditional dicinal herbs as relying solely on himself to cultivate was hardly satisfying enough.
Although he ca to this city primarily to find Mo Shaoyun and to enjoy life, he could in no way drop his cultivation, as it remained his main objective.
"Why do you need these dicinal herbs?" Zhu Wen asked curiously.
"You don’t need to know that, just let
know if you can help," Zhang Xian answered.
"Actually, you should ask Zhu Qing, not ." Zhu Wen chuckled, "Interestingly, Zhu Qing’s cousin deals in herbal dicine, and she’s quite famous in Tiandu."
"Really?" Zhang Xian was taken aback and laughed, "Well, Mr. Zhu, you know that Qingqing has a grudge against . If I go find her, wouldn’t I just be asking for trouble? Since that famous herbal rchant is Qingqing’s cousin, isn’t she also your grand-niece? With you, an old man leading the way, it’s bound to be better than going through Qingqing! After all, you’re the elder in the family, and your words carry weight."
"I can’t do it. That young miss holds a grudge against . If I get involved, she definitely won’t pay any attention to ." Zhu Wen shook his head dismissively.
"Why does she hold a grudge? You’re pretty old, and you’re still holding petty grudges with the younger generation?" Zhang Xian complained.
"It’s not that I’m holding a grudge against her, but there are things I don’t want to do," Zhu Wen answered wryly. "But it’s not a big deal. The young lady has been wanting
to go help out for a while, and I’ve always wanted to run my own clinic, so I didn’t go. Now she’s holding a grudge against . If I go there now, she’ll use this as leverage."
"Oh, I thought you’d quarreled with your grand-niece! So there’s a story in between!" Hearing Zhu Wen’s explanation, Zhang Xian decided not to press him further. He stood up and walked inside, "Well, you have your own plans. I can’t ask you to sacrifice your dream to help . I’ll stop bothering you and go find Qingqing instead. I’ll find a way to get her to introduce
to her cousin."
After giving Zhang Xian an encouraging glance, Zhu Wen sunk into his chair, grinning mischievously.
"Ahem..."
Zhang Xian went into the kitchen where he found Zhu Qing washing dishes. He cleared his throat, and said cheerfully, "Qingqing, take a break and sit over there. I’ll wash the dishes."
"Don’t move." Zhu Qing suddenly snapped.
"Uh... What’s..." Zhang Xian stood there, puzzled.
"Back off and leave. Rember, don’t co to
with or without a reason." Zhu Qing coldly instructed.
"No... it’s not what you think..." Zhang Xian hastily laughed, "Qingqing, I know I was wrong before, but couldn’t you stop giving
the cold shoulder? I’m just joking with you."
"Are you?" Zhu Qing gave him a light smile, very quickly reverting back to a poker face, murmuring, "Zhang Xian, don’t pretend I don’t know what you’re up to. I won’t bother with you."
"What am I up to?" Zhang Xian questioned, "I’m not scheming anything! Do I look like that kind of person?"
"Better not be. If you think you’re so capable, then don’t ask
for help. I don’t have the ti."
"Er, you knew?" Zhang Xian asked in astonishnt.
"You think I’m stupid?" Zhu Qing snorted, "With this behavior of yours, offering uninvited favors, it’s either seduction or robbery. You think I wouldn’t guess? I’m not as naive as you!"
Zhang Xian was taken aback, feeling awkward for quite a while.
It seed that this Miss Zhu Qing was rather clever. She had almost figured him out just as he was starting to act a bit out of the ordinary.
With a sly flick of his hair, he leaned against the wall, flashing a roguish smile as he moved slowly towards Zhu Qing, his handso face drawing close to hers.
"What...what are you doing?" Zhu Qing was shocked and stepped back trembling, questioning Zhang Xian.
"Qingqing..." Once again flicking his hair in a flirty manner, Zhang Xian burst out laughing, "Actually, I really do need your help with sothing. Considering how handso I am, could you just help
out?"
"I...I don’t want to. Who asked you to bother
for no reason?" Zhu Qing replied, her face slightly red, leaning back gradually.
Being so close to Zhang Xian made her feel sowhat uneasy. Every ti she saw his handso face, her heart beat violently, as if it were out of control.
Before she t Zhang Xian, she used to hear people talk about love at first sight, but she never really believed it. After eting Zhang Xian, she discovered that there really was a type of face that she found attractive.
Sohow, ever since Zhang Xian changed his clothes and had a haircut, she beca a bit unsettled every ti she encountered him, especially in close contact.
"Girl! You can’t be so absolute!" Zhang Xian exclaid with a creased brow.
"So... I am being absolutely unreasonable. What are you gonna do, bite ?"
A warm breath hit her face, making Zhu Qing’s cheeks even rosier. However, she didn’t show any intention of backing down.
"Are you really going to be this harsh?" Zhang Xian’s face chilled.
"Yep." Zhu Qing said with a stern face.
"Can’t you be a little less harsh!" Zhang Xian suddenly looked dejected, "This matter is very important to , Qingqing, can you let bygones be bygones and help
out here?"
Zhu Qing was taken aback, still not able to co back to reality for quite a while. Just a mont ago, she thought Zhang Xian was about to hit soone.
What she didn’t expect was that imdiately after his harsh words, he looked pitiful and helpless, a striking contrast that she couldn’t help but laugh and cry about.
Suppressing the urge to laugh, she said with a gentle sigh, "I can help you, but I’m not easily pleased, let’s see how you behave before discussing what needs to be done."
"How should I behave?" Zhang Xian asked, looking troubled.
"Well, if you even have to ask that, do you think you can behave well enough?" Zhu Qing gave Zhang Xian a disdainful look, "First off, tell
what you need help with, let
see."
"Actually, it’s very simple, I just want you to introduce
to soone." Zhang Xian, overjoyed, hastily replied, "I just asked your grandfather, he said you have a cousin who’s in the herbal dicine business, right? As long as you introduce us and I can buy so rare dicinal herbs from her, it’s not such a big deal. This should be a breeze for you, right?"
"My cousin?" Zhu Qing paused, then smiled, "Alright, I can introduce you, but it’s not certain that you’ll obtain any herbs."
"Why? Doesn’t she know how to do business? It’s not a big deal." Zhang Xian asked, puzzled.
"I already said, it depends on your performance. Without my approval, my cousin won’t sell you anything." Zhu Qing said with a smirk.
"Alright! I’ll behave." Zhang Xian, helpless, had no choice but to agree.
"That’s more like it!" Zhu Qing grinned triumphantly, after pushing Zhang Xian aside, she began to walk away, "Considering how well mannered you are, I’m going to give you a chance. Start by washing the bowls and chopsticks!"
Zhang Xian’s mouth twitched. However, resigned, he began to wash the dishes. When you need to ask soone for a favor, you must be obedient.
"Er... where did Zhang Xian go?" Zhu Wen, seeing Zhu Qing co out alone, curiously asked.
"He’s in the kitchen washing dishes." Zhu Qing turned on the TV and started watching.
"Pff..." Zhu Wen, choking on his tea, rushed into the kitchen. How could this mischievous granddaughter allow their guest, Zhang Xian, to wash dishes? That’s the Zhu family’s distinguished guest!
Putting aside the fact that Zhang Xian is Master Gui’s disciple, considering his exceptional abilities alone, Zhu Wen couldn’t have him doing mundane chores like washing dishes.
"Um, Mr. Zhu, what are you doing here?" Zhang Xian turned around to look at Zhu Wen.
"Zhang Xian, stop washing that right away." Zhu Wen quickly grabbed the dish from Zhang Xian’s hand, "I’ll wash it. That brat, how could she let you wash dishes?"
"I think she’s unreasonable too! How can I wash dishes?" Zhang Xian, seeing Zhu Wen taking over, didn’t insist on further suffering.
However, when he saw Zhu Qing walking into the kitchen not long after, he quickly grabbed back the bowl from Zhu Wen, "Mr. Zhu, let
do the washing!"
"No, I’ll do it, I can’t let you wash dishes."
"It’s fine, let
do it, don’t treat
like a guest."
"No, I can’t let you wash."
"What? You’re arguing with
over washing dishes? If you keep this up, I’ll lose my temper."
Zhu Wen was frightened and involuntarily stepped back, his face filled with surprise. What’s happening? It’s just a dishwashing chore, why the outburst? It was utterly baffling.
"Always pretending." Zhu Qing gave Zhang Xian a disdainful look, then walked out.
While turning around, she laughed involuntarily; her beautiful face blushed slightly, making her look as stunning as a picturesque sunset.
"Um, Zhang Xian, what’s up with that?" Zhu Wen couldn’t endure his doubts and asked.
"What’s what?" Zhang Xian bitterly smiled and said, "It’s all because your granddaughter’s favor requires her approval, and she said she would assess my performance based on how I acted. And ’The First’ task was dishwashing; by not letting
do it, aren’t you ruining things for ?"
"Oh, I see!" Zhu Wen gave Zhang Xian a sympathetic look, then walked out with a smile, "In that case, take your ti washing."
"Hey, old man Zhu, isn’t this a bit too much? Shouldn’t you at least keep
company?" Zhang Xian said.
"What do you want to ask?" Zhu Wen understood Zhang Xian’s gist
"Hehe..." Zhang Xian gave a sly smile, then asked, "So tell , what is Qingqing normally into? To please her, I have to hit her soft spot, right? Otherwise, how could she be satisfied?"
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