The five-and-a-half-year-old baby doctor comes to the city to cure those who refuse to listen.

Director Zhang's smile vanished.

His hands trembled slightly as he held the empty yellow silk box.

"Advisor Chu, you...you must be joking, right?"

"All...all?"

That's the National Museum, not some cabbage at the market.

Let alone all of them, even asking him to produce one more item would require reporting through multiple levels and holding countless meetings.

Chu Chen tilted his head, looking completely innocent.

"Yes, all of them."

He pointed to the cabbages in the vegetable garden that looked like small trees, and the tomatoes that were as big as washbasins hanging on them.

"I'll trade that for it."

Director Zhang looked in the direction he was pointing and swallowed hard.

He had long heard of the name "Divine Vegetable No. 2".

Can……

"Advisor Chu, this isn't a question of whether or not to replace him."

Director Zhang wiped the sweat from his brow and tried to reason with the five-year-old little fairy.

"Those are all national assets, witnesses to history, each and every one of them..."

"Uncle, don't try to reason with me, I don't understand."

Chu Chen interrupted him, put her hands behind her back, and walked up to him with measured steps.

All I know is equivalent exchange.

He tilted his little face up and stared into Director Zhang's eyes.

Have you been feeling tightness in your chest and shortness of breath lately?

Director Zhang's heart skipped a beat.

He hadn't told anyone about this, not even his family.

He's been under a lot of work pressure lately, and he's been feeling tightness in his chest. He's been to the hospital several times for checkups, but they haven't found anything wrong.

"And your hair is turning white rather quickly."

Chu Chen stretched out his chubby little hand and tugged at a strand of white hair at Director Zhang's temple.

Director Zhang is only in his early fifties, but his temples are already gray.

"I……"

Director Zhang was just about to say something.

Chu Chen turned around and ran into the vegetable garden in a flash.

He stood on tiptoe and painstakingly picked a tomato the size of a washbasin from the vine.

The tomatoes were bright red, emitting a faint glow, and a unique fruity aroma wafted over.

Chu Chen, carrying a tomato bigger than his head, huffed and puffed as he ran back and stuffed it into Director Zhang's arms.

Here, take it.

"Try it first, and then we can talk about the price."

Director Zhang held the heavy, still-warm tomato, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

"This...this is too much trouble..."

"Eat quickly."

Chu Chen urged, "Otherwise it won't taste good when it gets cold."

Can tomatoes really be bad when they're cold?

Director Zhang was puzzled, but seeing Chu Chen's unquestionable gaze, he inexplicably opened his mouth.

He carefully took a small bite of the tomato.

boom!

The moment the fruit entered his mouth, Director Zhang felt as if a bomb had exploded in his brain.

An indescribable surge of life energy instantly swept through his entire body from his throat!

The energy was both gentle and domineering, washing over his limbs and bones, making every cell cheer with joy.

His stiff neck, which had been hunched over his desk for years, suddenly relaxed with a snap.

The tightness in my chest vanished completely.

My whole body felt warm and cozy, as if I were soaking in the April sunshine.

"Well--"

Director Zhang hummed comfortably, his eyes closed, his face full of bliss.

Standing to the side, Lin Jianguo watched this scene and shook his head, unsurprised.

Back when he first tried this stuff, he reacted even more dramatically than this curator.

In the courtyard, Zhou Tian, ​​who was watering the fields, along with the group of woodcutters and spies, stopped what they were doing and watched with envy.

That's "Divine Vegetable No. 2"!

Master Chen said that this stuff is a special supply. Only those of us who work exceptionally well can get a small piece of this vegetable to improve our meals.

Just then, Zhou Tian suddenly widened his eyes, pointed at Director Zhang, and stammered.

"His hair! Look at his hair!"

Lin Jianguo looked over upon hearing this and was also taken aback.

All that could be seen was that Director Zhang's originally graying temples were now rapidly turning black from the roots, all at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In just a few dozen seconds, it turned jet black and shiny, even more amazing than the best hair dye I've ever used!

Director Zhang also felt an itch on his scalp, and he subconsciously reached out and touched it.

Where it was touched, there was a dense thicket.

He trembled as he pulled a small mirror from his pocket that he always carried with him.

In the mirror was a middle-aged man in his early forties, with a ruddy complexion and vigorous spirit.

He doesn't look like a retired cadre in his fifties at all!

"Clang!"

The small mirror fell to the ground and shattered.

Director Zhang stared blankly at his face, which looked at least ten years younger, then looked down at the tomato in his arms that had only been bitten into, and his breathing became rapid.

national treasure?

A witness to history?

Fuck it!

Compared to immortality, those bottles and jars are nothing!

"Advisor Chu!"

Director Zhang suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining as he looked at Chu Chen with a fervent gaze, more zealous than that of the most devout believer.

"I...I'll call right away!"

He frantically pulled out his brick-like "big brother" mobile phone and dialed a number that was set as the number one shortcut key.

The call was answered quickly.

"Hello, is this Number One? This is Xiao Zhang!"

Director Zhang's voice trembled with excitement.

"I have something extremely important to report to you! It concerns Consultant Chu..."

He glanced at Chu Chen, who was watching the show with his arms crossed, lowered his voice, and started babbling into the phone.

Lin Jianguo was nearby and vaguely heard words like "rejuvenation," "miracle," "strategic cooperation," and "the future of humanity."

Five minutes later, Director Zhang hung up the phone.

He jogged up to Chu Chen and bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle.

"Advisor Chu! It's approved from above!"

"Approved?" Chu Chen licked the sugar crumbs off his fingers. "You want me to empty your house?"

"Ahem." Director Zhang coughed twice, his face showing a hint of embarrassment and obsequiousness.

"Advisor Chu, No. 1 said that the museum belongs to the state, and directly emptying it would have a bad influence."

"However, the nation can spare no expense and utilize its most advanced technology to conduct a one-to-one ultra-high-definition digital scan and model of all the dragon-patterned artifacts in the museum within three days!"

"Then, create a dedicated database, with the highest access level exclusively for you!"

"You can 'access' any of our collection anytime, anywhere using our newly developed 'virtual reality' equipment!"

"Furthermore, we will use special equipment to guide and collect the 'qi' contained within all the artifacts and transport it all to the location you specify!"

Director Zhang became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Number One also said that this is a great attempt by our country in a completely new field! This cooperation will be codenamed—'Project Dragon Vein'!"

Chu Chen pursed his lips after hearing this.

After all that, it turns out they just wanted to set up an online store for me.

However, being able to extract the "dragon energy" and deliver it to your door is quite convenient.

"Alright," Chu Chen nodded. "Let's do it this way."

"Oh, right." He seemed to remember something and added, "I'll keep that black jade cicada for now; that one doesn't count."

"No problem! No problem!" Director Zhang nodded vigorously. "Forget Yu Chan, even if you took a fancy to me, I'd go home with you today!"

Lin Jianguo, who was listening nearby, felt his eyelids twitch and quickly pulled the shameless Director Zhang aside.

And that's how it was settled.

That afternoon, a team of the country's top scientists and engineers drove in to the open space next to Qianlongju.

Various sophisticated instruments, whose names I don't know, were brought in, and a temporary white work base was erected.

Qianlong Residence has once again become the focus of attention in the entire capital and even the world.

Lin Jianguo looked at all of this as if he were dreaming.

He pulled Chu Chen aside, who was directing Zhou Tian in planting watermelons in the yard, and whispered, "Chen'er, tell your grandfather honestly, who exactly are you?"

Chu Chen didn't turn his head, and said in a childish voice, "Grandpa, I'm your grandson."

"And, tomorrow is my birthday."

Lin Jianguo was taken aback, then remembered that tomorrow, the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, was indeed his precious grandson's fifth birthday.

"Oh dear, look at my memory!" Lin Jianguo slapped his thigh. "Come on, come on, Grandpa will take you to buy new clothes! We have to do this properly!"

Chu Chen shook his head.

He ignored Lin Jianguo's enthusiasm and turned to walk into the east wing.

He arrived at the CT scanner, which had been connected to countless tubes and had become incredibly futuristic.

On the screen, the starry sky representing Lin Xiu's life signs remained as bright as ever.

Chu Chen took out the dark, unremarkable jade cicada from his pocket.

He gently placed the jade cicada between Lin Xiu's eyebrows.

Then, he stretched out his small hand, drew a mysterious rune in the air, and gently touched the jade cicada.

hum-

The jade cicada emitted a soft buzzing sound, and wisps of invisible black energy emanated from its body, slowly merging into Lin Xiu's body.

On the screen, the speed at which the galaxy rotated suddenly increased!

"Mother."

Chu Chen looked at the increasingly bright golden dot on the screen and said softly.

"This jade cicada is the first birthday gift I gave you."

"The 'Dragon Qi' from the 'Dragon Vein Project' will arrive tomorrow."

"This is the second birthday present I gave you."

He turned his head, looked out the window at the white base that was rising from the ground, and smiled.

"Once you've received all the gifts, it's time for you to wake up."