Married to the army by mistake, abstinent boss becomes addicted to pampering his wife

Chapter 179 The Old Chinese Medicine Doctor

After washing her hands in the restroom, Jiang Moli said to Lu Tingting, "You'll pay the bill after we eat."

Lu Tingting scoffed, "Why should I?"

"Didn't you say it yourself that you'd treat me to this meal?"

Lu Tingting choked up.

She said that because she felt Jiang Moli's behavior was too unseemly and it affected her image in Shen Yanzhi's eyes.

Little did she know that Jiang Moli wanted to treat her, so she definitely wasn't willing to spend any more money.

"You said you paid for this meal, so don't try to pin it on me!"

Jiang Moli smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you spend your money for nothing. I'll teach you a couple of tips on how to win over a guy, how about that?"

Having been fooled once, Lu Tingting naturally wouldn't fall for it a second time.

"Stop it, you're full of bad ideas!"

Jiang Moli sighed, "It seems your affection for Teacher Shen is nothing more than this; you won't even spend a little money on him."

After a strategic retreat, Lu Tingting successfully took the bait.

"Tell me your ideas first. If you really have a good one, I'll treat you to lunch."

Jiang Moli put her arm around her shoulder and said, "Brave people enjoy life first. Instead of being jealous and brooding, why not be open about it? Just tell Teacher Shen directly, 'I like you, I want to be your girlfriend,' and ask him if he's interested."

Lu Tingting said awkwardly, "What if I get rejected? I'd lose so much face!"

"If you want a man, don't worry about saving face. A good man is afraid of a woman's persistence, so strike first."

Lu Tingting was slightly tempted by what he said, "What if he doesn't agree?"

"Then ask him again another day, until he gets annoyed. Who knows, maybe one day he'll have a brain fart and agree to you? It's better than watching him run off with another woman, right?"

When the two returned, several dishes were already laid out on the table.

No one touched their chopsticks; they were clearly waiting for them.

"Eat, eat, don't be shy, order more if you're not full."

At Jiang Moli's invitation, everyone picked up their chopsticks.

Lu Tingting glared at her, thinking to herself, "It's not like you're paying for it, why are you pretending to be so generous?"

During the meal, Xu Siyuan mentioned to Shen Yanzhi that they were going to find a famous local traditional Chinese medicine doctor later:
"According to Director Liang, his family ancestors were imperial physicians, and their homemade dog skin plasters are very effective for rheumatism and back and leg pain."

Remembering that An Hui had a bad back, Jiang Moli said, "I happen to have nothing to do this afternoon, so I'll go with you and buy some of that dog skin plaster on the way."

After saying that, he turned to Shen Yanzhi and said, "Teacher Shen, please come along too. It's a rare opportunity for you old friends to meet."

Shen Yanzhi had the same idea.

After the meal, Jiang Wenjuan and Feng Meihua led their people back to the guesthouse.

Jiang Moli, Lu Tingting, Shen Yanzhi, and Tang Yuan went with the Xu siblings to find the old Chinese medicine doctor.

I took a bus to the suburbs where the old Chinese medicine doctor lived.

This area is considered a semi-rural area, with stone houses and wooden buildings standing side by side, and crisscrossing alleys. There are no specific house numbers, so it's quite difficult to find people.

Xu Siyuan asked an old woman drying pumpkin seeds in front of her house for directions: "Grandma, we're from out of town and we're looking for Dr. Chen Baoquan. Do you know where he lives?"

The old lady glanced at them with her slanted eyes, then waved her hand dismissively, saying:
"There's no one here. You'll have to look elsewhere!"

Xu Siyuan wondered, "Isn't this Hongwu Village? I heard from a friend that Dr. Chen lives here."

"Reporter Xu, let me handle this."

Jiang Moli walked up to the old lady, took out a one-yuan bill from her bag, and waved it.

The old woman's cloudy eyes rolled twice as she moved.

"Grandma, think about it again. Chen Baoquan's ancestors were imperial physicians. Doesn't he live here?"

The old lady changed her previous indifference and said, "He lives here, he lives here, in that two-story red brick house in front."

Following the direction the old lady pointed, Jiang Moli indeed saw a small red brick building.

It stands out among the stone houses and wooden buildings.

Are you sure it's that?

The old lady nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Yes!"

Jiang Moli looked at the pumpkin seeds drying in the old lady's bamboo sieve and said, "These pumpkin seeds look good, may I eat some?"

He reached out and grabbed a handful. The old lady didn't say anything, after all, pumpkin seeds weren't worth much.

"thank you."

Jiang Moli put the money back in her pocket and called to Xu Siyuan and the others, "Let's go, it's just ahead."

He then took the lead and walked forward.

This move not only stunned the Xu siblings, but also left Shen Yanzhi and Tangyuan speechless.

Lu Tingting was used to Jiang Moli's shamelessness.

The old lady realized she'd been tricked and angrily grabbed Jiang Moli's backpack, saying, "You're not allowed to leave! I gave you directions for nothing, and you even ate my pumpkin seeds!"

Jiang Moli didn't waste any words. She took out some money from her pocket, but it wasn't a dollar; it was five cents.

"Give."

The old lady got even angrier: "That wasn't the one!"

Jiang Moli said, "Do you want it or not? If you don't, I'm leaving. I just asked for directions, and five cents is more than enough for me. Or we can go to your village head and have him judge whether you should have taken a dollar from me?"

If the villagers found out that she charges 1 yuan for giving directions, they would probably spit on her to death.

The old lady angrily accepted the money and took back the pumpkin seeds that Jiang Moli had grabbed.

You liar, you want to eat my pumpkin seeds? Go eat your ass!

"Disdain value +1, 10000 yuan credited."

"Pah! Shameless!"

The old lady wasn't satisfied with just scolding, so she turned around and went to complain to her other old friends.

Xu Siyuan walked beside Shen Yanzhi, watching Jiang Moli's leisurely back and muttering to himself:
"Is Comrade Jiang always like this?"

Shen Yanzhi nodded helplessly, "More or less."

Jiang Moli walked ahead and couldn't hear their conversation.

But Lu Tingting, who had been following Shen Yanzhi, couldn't help but say when she heard this, "This can't be entirely blamed on my third aunt. It was that old woman who was shameless first. She clearly knows Doctor Chen, but she still said that Doctor Chen doesn't live here."

This is true.

If they had actually believed that old woman, they would have wasted so much time and effort today.

In addition to dog-skin plasters, Chen's family also sells high-quality Yunnan medicines.

Jiang Moli bought a lot of everything.

Xu Siyuan then asked Chen, the TCM doctor, about the old lady out of curiosity.

The old lady had a dispute with the Chen family over the cost of her medicine.

This isn't the first time they've deliberately given wrong directions to people from out of town.

Jiang Moli divided the medicine she bought into three portions.

Two copies were sent to her husband's family and her own family, and one copy was taken back to the army base to keep for Lu Cheng's use.

……

When Jiang Dahai returned to his residence after get off work, dinner was already laid out on the table.

Li Hongying took the bag from his shoulder and said, "Wash your hands and eat. I cooked mung bean porridge. It's so hot outside, drink some mung bean soup to cool down and relieve the heat."

Jiang Dahai, not even bothering to eat, said, "I have some good news for you. Xiao Qing is pregnant."

Li Hongying was so shocked she almost dropped her bag. "Really?"

Jiang Dahai patted her shoulder, "Jasmine called at noon to say congratulations on becoming a grandmother."

Li Hongying nodded, then quickly added, "This isn't just a happy occasion for me; Xiao Qing's child will also be calling you 'Grandpa'."

Jiang Dahai laughed, "That's true, I'll go wash my hands first."

"Eh!"

As he walked towards the washstand, Li Hongying turned around and hung her bag on the coat rack, a smile she couldn't stop spreading across her face.

My daughter has good news so quickly.

It would be even better if she had a grandson. I hope the Zhang family can forgive their daughter's wrongdoing for the sake of their eldest grandson.

(End of this chapter)