The village beauty and me!

Xu Huifang's matter, plus Lao Bai's matter, had already delayed us until almost noon.

And noon is precisely the time every day, without fail, when Zhao Yaru should receive herbal bath treatment.

Chen Huan must personally participate in order to ensure the best health benefits.

Now that the deadline is fast approaching, Zhao Yaru will definitely call to urge him.

As expected, after answering the phone, Zhao Yaru launched into a barrage of questions and complaints, "Chen Huan, you bastard, where have you been gallivanting off to? The time is almost up, and if you delay my treatment, you're being irresponsible!"

Chen Huan coughed twice. "What's the rush? We'll be home in two minutes. I only went up the mountain to pick fresh herbs so you could recover better."

Hearing him say that, Zhao Yaru's tone softened. After urging him a couple of times, she hung up the phone.

He greeted Zhao Jingjing and then hurriedly went home.

After a flurry of activity, another treatment session for Zhao Yaru was quickly completed.

After the treatment, Zhao Yaru felt much better and her complexion improved significantly.

After getting dressed, she found Chen Huan and asked, "How do you feel about my current state?"

  

Chen Huan rubbed his nose. "You want to ask when we can move on to the final treatment stage, right?"

Zhao Yaru's face was tense and her expression was complicated. "You know what? Sometimes, not saying anything is a virtue."

Chen Huan grinned. "I've always been a straightforward person; I don't beat around the bush."

"Straight to the point, you understand?" Chen Huan said, gesturing with his finger.

Zhao Yaru's face turned red instantly.

If it weren't for the need to save my life and avoid upsetting my parents, I would really want to fight Chen Huan right now; that guy is just too infuriating.

"Shameless!" Zhao Yaru was filled with grief and indignation, and in the end, she could only vent her anger with these two words.

Chen Huan still smiled and said, "Miss Zhao, don't worry, I will tell you when the time is right."

Seeing Zhao Yaru's furious yet helpless expression, Chen Huan felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

At the same time, she was hesitant about whether to tell her that because the treatment in the past two days had gone particularly smoothly and the effect was much better than planned, she was confident that she could cure her premature aging even if the final stage of dual cultivation was not carried out in ten days.

While he was arguing with Zhao Yaru, his sister-in-law Li Chunlan appeared out of nowhere and skillfully pinched his ear.

"You brat, have you been bullying Ya Ru again? She's a girl who came all this way to rely on you, and instead of taking good care of her and cherishing her, you're making her angry every day?"

"Aren't you going to apologize right now?"

Chen Huan was utterly speechless. "Sister-in-law, please get your facts straight, okay? I've been working so hard on the treatment these past few days, I'm exhausted, okay?"

"Since this auntie came, I've lost so much joy and happiness, sister-in-law, you know that, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chunlan's heart raced and her face turned completely red.

Others might not understand, but Li Chunlan knew perfectly well that Chen Huan was blaming her for avoiding him these past few days and not giving him a chance to be intimate.

In fact, Li Chunlan also missed that feeling, and she had been tossing and turning at night for the past few days.

But as Chen Huan becomes more and more capable, he is also surrounded by more and more girls of all kinds.

The thoughts that Li Chunlan once harbored have now been quietly suppressed and hidden.

This kind and simple woman only hoped that Chen Huan's life would get better and better, and did not want to become a shackle that restricted his development or a burden to him.

I thought Chen Huan would understand this good intention.

Gradually, that special feeling in my heart will fade.

But to my surprise, this kid still had it in his heart.

Li Chunlan was both surprised and delighted, but also somewhat uneasy.

Having lived under the same roof with Chen Huan for so long, Li Chunlan understands his personality quite well.

She knew that Chen Huan was concerned about more than just that matter, but this also confirmed what Li Chunlan was truly worried about.

For a moment, he stood there, holding Chen Huan's ear, completely at a loss.

Just then, the sound of a car braking suddenly came from outside the door.

Then came the sounds of the car doors opening and closing.

"Someone's here?" Li Chunlan subconsciously withdrew her hand, her face flushed.

"Excuse me, is this Chen Huan's home? Is he home?" came a questioning voice from outside, sounding rather unfriendly.

Chen Huan was quite sensitive to these kinds of things, so he immediately turned cold and walked out, saying, "What do you want with your grandfather, Chen Huan?"

He assumed they were people looking for trouble, most likely some hooligans or thugs.

So at this very moment, they are already warming up their bodies, ready to get down to business.

When they arrived at the door and saw who it was, they were immediately stunned.

Two black sedans were parked at the entrance. Their style was rather understated, yet they exuded an air of authority, much like the people who got out of the cars.

These people were almost all dressed in white shirts, black uniform trousers, and leather shoes, and two of them had briefcases tucked under their arms.

Even if Chen Huan was inexperienced, he could roughly tell at this moment that these people were definitely not idle hooligans; on the contrary, they should be officials.

"So you're Chen Huan? How can you be so rude?" The man standing at the front frowned and looked Chen Huan up and down.

He then turned to the side and began to introduce the two people behind him, "These two are the mayor and secretary of the town next door. They came here today specifically to ask you about some things. You'd better be respectful and cooperate properly."

"Otherwise, you'll have to bear the consequences."

Chen Huan was completely stunned when he heard what the other party said.

These people came with ill intentions and represented the government, which was quite puzzling, especially since he had never offended any officials.

"You must have mistaken me for someone else. It's true that I am Chen Huan, but I don't know you at all." Seeing that the other party's attitude was very tough, Chen Huan was also a little annoyed, so his face turned cold.

"As long as you are Chen Huan, then there's no mistake. Do you know about the big restaurant called Jinhao in the next town?" The man standing at the front asked with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Chen Huanhuan's heart skipped a beat. He roughly understood that these people had been hired by Jinhao Restaurant.

Thinking of this, Chen Huan couldn't help but snort coldly, crossed his arms, and stood firmly in front of the door. "I've only heard of the collusion between officials and businessmen before, but I've seen it for myself today. I never thought that you officials would actually act as lackeys for those unscrupulous businessmen."