The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 214 Priceless Treasure (4k)

Inside the study of the villa on the mountaintop.

Gu Heng sat in front of the computer, his ten fingers frantically typing on the keyboard.

As lines of text appeared, the "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon," which had been lost for a thousand years, slowly reappeared in the world.

Before Gu Heng received the knowledge from "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon," he looked at the introduction given by the system and felt that it was impressive but not clear. He was rather unclear about the true value of "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon."

It wasn't until Gu Heng had thoroughly studied the entire "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" that he realized the true value it contained.

According to the text description in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon", the four most common problems in modern society are insomnia, fatigue, virility, and dysmenorrhea. Through the 81 medicinal diet recipes contained in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon", patients can achieve great relief or even complete cure as long as they persist in taking them for a long time.

Besides, there are many medicinal diet recipes in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" that have miraculous effects such as relieving fatigue, improving immunity, nourishing blood and beautifying the complexion, strengthening muscles and bones, and nourishing yin and suppressing yang. Gu Heng looked at the descriptions and even felt that they were a bit mysterious.

If all the medicinal cuisine recipes described in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" are true, Gu Heng really can't imagine how popular his business would be if he created a medicinal cuisine brand based on it. He would probably make so much money that his hands would cramp.

Take insomnia as an example. Because modern people generally experience excessive psychological stress, insomnia has gradually become a mainstream health problem in modern society.

According to data, there are more than 300 million people with sleep disorders in China alone, and this number may be more than ten times higher if we look at the global picture.

Insomnia may seem common, but its harm is not insignificant.

Insomnia has a significant impact on work, life, psychology, physiology, and emotions. Short-term insomnia may lead to daytime fatigue, decreased attention, irritability, and anxiety, while long-term insomnia can lead to serious consequences such as decreased immunity, hormonal imbalance, increased risk of depression, and memory decline.

Countless people are tormented by insomnia and become mentally exhausted, eventually having to rely on sleeping pills. Choosing to take this kind of Western medicine, which has great side effects on the body in the long term, is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst.

However, among the 81 medicinal diet recipes contained in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon", there are several that can cure insomnia. Depending on age, gender, and symptoms, different medicinal diet recipes can provide targeted relief or even completely cure the condition.

If the descriptions in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" are accurate, then the more than 300 million people suffering from insomnia across the country will all be potential customers of Gu Heng in the future. Moreover, medicinal cuisine is a form of dietary supplement, which requires long-term, consistent consumption to be effective, so its repurchase rate will definitely be extremely high.

Then there's the issue of menstrual cramps, which is another thorny problem that deeply troubles countless people.

Menstrual cramps are like toothaches; they may not seem like a disease, but when they hurt, they can be excruciating.

Countless young girls are tormented by this problem every month, which severely affects their normal lives and can even lead to mental illness due to long-term menstrual cramps.

According to data, there are nearly 11 billion dysmenorrhea attacks in my country alone each year, affecting approximately 8000 million young women, and 90% of these are primary dysmenorrhea.

What is primary dysmenorrhea?
It is characterized by spasmodic lower abdominal pain, which is the most torturous type of menstrual cramps.

Modern medicine has no way to completely solve this kind of problem, so young women today can only choose to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause of menstrual cramps by taking ibuprofen or short-acting birth control pills to temporarily relieve the pain.

Although menstrual cramps are not as common as insomnia, women have high spending power, especially young women who are willing to spend money on themselves. If they have a boyfriend or a few admirers, they don't even have to pay out of their own pockets.

Most importantly, this kind of thing is not like buying bags or clothes, which easily makes men feel resistant.

All the girl needs to say is: "Can you bear to see me in so much pain?"
With just this one sentence, a man will borrow money even if he has no money in his pocket, because it's a matter of attitude.

In this way, the market for medicinal cuisine that solves insomnia and the market for medicinal cuisine that solves menstrual cramps are actually quite similar, both with huge consumer potential.

As for the issue of male enhancement, there's no need to elaborate further.

Any man who knows, knows.

Its market size is so large that even if you combine the problems of insomnia and menstrual cramps, it still pales in comparison.

Doctor: You have kidney deficiency.

Man: You're a quack doctor, spouting nonsense!

Doctor: I can cure it.

Man: Divine doctor, please accept my bow!
Whether they are rich or poor, as long as the price of medicinal cuisine is not too outrageous, men who need it will generally pay for it.

The 81 medicinal diet recipes contained in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" are all priceless and are like a lifeline for patients in need.

Gu Heng's fingers flew across the keyboard as his thoughts raced through his mind.

Zhencui Group has six major catering brands.

Apart from Omakase, which is a newly established brand, the other five brands have been deeply involved in their respective high-end catering segments for many years and have the foundation for branding and chain expansion. Gu Heng also had plans to expand long ago.

Now, the "Meng Shen's Dietary Classic" that Tongzi's father rewarded him with has further solidified Gu Heng's idea. He plans to use it to create a new catering brand for Zhencui Group, focusing on the medicinal cuisine sector.

Suddenly, Gu Heng's hands paused slightly.

"hiss……"

"Wouldn't it be a bit too shocking to just take out all the contents of 'Meng Shen's Dietary Canon' all at once?"

Gu Heng frowned. He looked at the "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" that he had just copied a quarter of on the computer screen, and a sense of unease welled up in his mind.

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

The value of "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" is simply too great. If handled properly, it can easily unlock a market worth tens of billions.

Given Gu Heng's current wealth and social status, if he were to produce the complete "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon," it would likely be difficult to stop the covetousness and maneuvering of those financial giants.

Gu Heng looked at the computer screen in front of him, and slowly lowered his right index finger to the delete key on the keyboard. He first deleted a part of the original "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon", and then added a part, leaving only the medicinal diet recipes for three major areas: insomnia, menstrual cramps, and fatigue relief.

As for the medicinal recipes for "aphrodisiac", "energizing", and "blood-nourishing and beauty-enhancing", Gu Heng did not plan to copy them onto the computer anymore. After all, the technology available now is unpredictable, and even with multiple encryption measures, there is still a possibility of theft.

Rather than copying it all out and storing it on a computer, it's better to keep it out of the real world altogether. After all, all the contents of "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" are already in his mind, and there's no possibility of forgetting them.

After Gu Heng finished organizing part of the contents of "Meng Shen's Dietary Classic", he picked up the notebook next to him and began to organize his thoughts and record them in the notebook.

"Dong dong dong..."

Gu Heng held his Montblanc pen and wrote down his thoughts and future plans one by one. Just then, there was a few soft knocks on the door.

"Come in."

Gu Heng glanced at the time; it was almost 2 a.m.

The door opened, and Jiang Ruan walked in wearing pajamas.

"why are not you sleeping?"

Gu Heng closed his notebook, looked at Jiang Ruan, whose face was cool and beautiful, and asked her gently.

He has been staying at the Beichun Junlan Hotel for the past few days and hasn't been home for several days, so naturally he hasn't seen Jiang Ruan for several days either.

Having just returned home, I was preoccupied with something and eager to transcribe the "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon." After greeting Jiang Ruan, I went straight into the study without even changing out of my pajamas.

He thought Jiang Ruan had already fallen asleep, but he didn't expect her to still be awake.

"Wait for you."

Jiang Ruan walked to the desk, her long, smooth black hair cascading down naturally. Even without makeup, she was still flawlessly beautiful, her pale face as smooth and delicate as a peeled hard-boiled egg.

"how?"

"Haven't seen you for a few days, and you already want it again?"

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

At this point, his thoughts drifted back to that night a week ago.

That night, Gu Heng's words, "I love you, I'm not lying to you," were like a spark igniting a prairie fire, completely setting Jiang Ruan on her feet. From Beichun to Zhonghai, and then back to Beichun, Gu Heng had never seen Jiang Ruan so proactive.

Previously, Jiang Ruan always took the initiative at Gu Heng's request.

However, Jiang Ruan's actions that night were entirely voluntary.

It's like an iceberg melting into water, or a fairy falling into the mortal world.

That very night, Jiang Ruan's favorability rating jumped to 95%.

Gu Heng felt that if the data given in the challenge mission [Conquer] was absolutely accurate, then Jiang Ruan, whose favorability rating had reached 95%, was almost certainly in love with him, if not to the core.

After all, even among long-married couples in the mundane world, how many women can truly be completely devoted to and deeply love their husbands?

Faced with Gu Heng's somewhat direct provocation, Jiang Ruan's pale face flushed slightly.

"No……"

She responded quietly, denying it.

"Really?"

Gu Heng reached out and pulled Jiang Ruan, who was standing in front of the table, towards him, then hugged her tightly: "Lying will make you pimples~"

"Fake……"

Jiang Ruan pursed her lips, her voice even softer than before.

Gu Heng heard what he wanted to hear, and his smile deepened.

Compared to a big star like Tian Xiwei, Jiang Ruan clearly holds more weight in his heart. After all, he spent so much time and effort personally cultivating Jiang Ruan, and every inch of her skin is Gu Heng's private territory, never taken by any outsider.

"Oh~"

"So what do you want to do with me?"

Gu Heng continued to tease Jiang Ruan, watching the ice queen slowly melt before his eyes—a feeling that was addictive.

"Did not say."

Jiang Ruan's face became even redder.

"If you don't say it, you don't do it."

Gu Heng deliberately brought his mouth close to Jiang Ruan's ear. Like many girls, Jiang Ruan's ear was a sensitive spot.

"you……"

Jiang Ruan felt Gu Heng's breath on her ear, and her delicate body instantly went limp. She raised her slender arms, which easily reached past his crotch, and gently wrapped them around Gu Heng's neck.

Can we spend New Year's Eve together?

Jiang Ruan raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Gu Heng, who had just been teasing Jiang Ruan with ease, paused slightly when faced with Jiang Ruan's loving gaze.

really……

Scumbags hate holidays the most!
What should come will always come.

"New Year's Eve..."

"I already have plans."

Gu Heng could feel that after he said those words, Jiang Ruan's bright eyes dimmed very quickly.

"Oh……"

"it does not matter."

Jiang Ruan lowered her head again and silently rested it on Gu Heng's shoulder.

“Can you make dumplings?”

Gu Heng suddenly asked Jiang Ruan.

"I can."

"I just don't really know how to make the filling."

Jiang Ruan didn't know why Gu Heng suddenly brought this up, but she still answered truthfully.

"It's alright, the aunties can do the filling."

Gu Heng lowered his head, looked at Jiang Ruan's exquisite and beautiful face, and said softly, "Let's make dumplings at home for New Year's Day."

As Gu Heng finished speaking, Jiang Ruan's eyes lit up again.

I can't spend New Year's Eve with Gu Heng, but I can spend the first day of the new year with him. Thinking about it carefully, that's not bad either.

On the first day of the new year, the two of them made dumplings at home.

Although this is a trivial matter for an ordinary family, it is these kinds of heartwarming little things that touch a woman's heart the most.

"Then I'll wait for you at home."

Jiang Ruan responded softly, her eyes filled with affection.

"Okay~"

Gu Heng responded verbally, but sighed softly in his heart.

New Year's Eve was given to Xu Mo, and New Year's Day was given to Jiang Ruan.

With his schedule fully booked, it's just a tough time for Loshvin.

He was simply too busy to do anything else, so he could only wait until the next couple of days were over before finding an opportunity to make it up to the other person.

“Gu Heng…”

Just as Gu Heng was slightly distracted, Jiang Ruan suddenly called out to him softly.

"Ok?"

Gu Heng subconsciously looked at the other person.

"I think……"

Jiang Ruan's face grew even redder. She tightened her arms around Gu Heng and whispered the two words Gu Heng had just wanted to hear in his ear.

These two words, spoken by the icy beauty Jiang Ruan, had an effect far surpassing any aphrodisiac in the world, directly igniting Gu Heng's desire.

What followed was a fierce battle that broke out right there in the study...

(End of this chapter)