Last night, when Gu Shanzhi returned home, it was too late. Only Nan Nan and Gu Yuanzhi were waiting for her. Without saying much, they urged Gu Shanzhi to go back to her room and sleep. When she woke up, it was already 11 o'clock.

"Mom, why didn't you wake me up?" Gu Shanzhi walked out of the room in slippers in a daze.

"Xiao Zhi is back. Let grandpa see you. You've lost so much weight. Is it because Lao Qin didn't take good care of you? I'll settle the score with him some other day." When Grandpa Gu heard Gu Shanzhi's voice, he put down the newspaper, took off his reading glasses, and looked at his little granddaughter who had been away from home for nearly half a month with a kind smile.

“No, grandpa, the master is very nice to me, but the foreign food is rather light. It was quite fresh in the first few days, but I lost my appetite later on.” Gu Shanzhi hurriedly clarified to the master, otherwise his grandfather would go to Jinghua University on crutches in a minute to “teach” his master a lesson.

Liu Zhiyi also poked his head out from the kitchen: "Xiao Zhi, you must be hungry. Sit down quickly. Drink the soup I made. Lunch will be ready soon."

Gu Shanzhi sat obediently at the dining table: "Okay, thank you aunt."

Then, a pair of big eyes looked around the house: "Where are Dad, Uncle, and Brother?"

Liu Zhiyi brought the soup and placed it in front of her: "Your dad said this morning that there was a temporary patient in the hospital, so he went back and will be back soon. Your uncle knew you were back, so he took your brother to the market early in the morning to buy fresh fish for you. I guess he got held up by something again, and he hasn't come back for most of the day."

Gu Shanzhi took a sip of the soup and said, "Well, I'll call my brother later to ask him where they are."

After drinking half a bowl of soup and before I started to make the call, Gu Lingquan came back with Gu Shannai, carrying a fish. Before they even entered the door, they started shouting: "Oh, you don't know, the vegetable market was so busy this morning. Someone said that the vegetables in the market caused her husband to be sent to the hospital. There was a big fuss in the market, and the police were here."

Gu Shanzhi thought, my father wouldn’t go back because of this matter.

Gu Lingquan and his son entered the restaurant, handed the vegetables and meat to Aunt Chen to take to the kitchen, then walked to Gu Shanzhi and carefully scanned her from top to bottom and from front to back.

"It seems like you've gained weight," said Tani Yamana.

"Brother, grandpa just said that I lost weight, how could I be fat?" Gu Shanzhi said to Gu Shannai with his hands on his hips angrily.

Gu Lingquan looked at the brother and sister who had started quarreling again and said: "Xiao Zhi, don't listen to your brother, he is doing it on purpose. Xiao Zhi has indeed lost weight. You have worked hard this week, Xiao Zhi. This kind of communication is very tiring. It's already so tiring in China, and going abroad is also tiring, and there is also the time difference."

Gu Shanzhi smiled sweetly at her uncle: "No, I gained a lot this time. There are always people better than you. Besides, I also went to play with Zhenzhu for a few days. I was very happy."

"Did you see Pearl? How is she? Is she adapting to being alone in a foreign country?" Tani Shanna interrupted.

"She's quite bored living alone abroad. She said she missed the hotpot, sweet and sour pork ribs, and various local cuisines here." Gu Shanzhi sighed inaudibly when talking about Bai Zhenzhu.

Tani Yamana touched her sister's head and said, "It's okay, when she comes back from vacation, we will take her out to eat."

Gu Shanzhi immediately came back to his senses: "Yes, that's what I told her. If I'm not free, I can go and accompany her. I guarantee that she can eat different dishes every day and no longer have to eat those cheese, bread and salads."

Tani Shanna thought of Bai Zhenzhu and suddenly wanted to pinch her face. Bai Zhenzhu's face had always been soft and fleshy since she was a child, which made him love it.

Suddenly remembering something, Gu Shanzhi quickly took out the gifts she had bought and distributed them to each person in the family in turn. She also packed the rest and went to Jinghua University in the afternoon to give them to her classmates.

Everyone present was very happy to receive the small gift from Gu Shanzhi, including the driver Uncle Li and the maid Aunt Chen. This was all the child's intention. Seeing that everyone was so appreciative, Gu Shanzhi said mysteriously: "I found another treasure when I went to Country F this time. I declare that it will be my heirloom from now on."

Gu Lingquan looked at Gu Shanzhi kindly and said, "What treasure? It can actually be Xiaozhi's heirloom."

Gu Shanzhi jumped back to the room again, took out the unopened ginseng, and slowly unwrapped it layer by layer, while introducing: "Grandpa, come and see, my heirloom is older than you."

Grandpa Gu, who was summoned by his granddaughter, also stood up and came to Gu Shanzhi: "Let me see, what a good thing it is, it's older than me, hahahaha".

The century-old ginseng finally revealed its true face, lying safely in the display box without any breakage on its skin. Gu Shanzhi couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Zheng Fan's work quality, as expected, it was unharmed.

When Grandpa Gu saw the ginseng, his eyes lit up: "This ginseng, its appearance, roots, and size are all top quality."

Gu Shanzhi's little tail was raised with pride: "Look, right? Can it be a family heirloom? This is a surprise that Zhenzhu and I got by accident at an auction."

Gu Lingquan and Gu Shannai also came over to take a look and exclaimed: "What a great stuff."

When Nan Nan heard the voice, she brought Liu Zhiyi out of the kitchen to see what treasure her daughter had bought for her rare luxury. She just had to leave the rest of the lunch preparation to Aunt Chen.

Nan Nan also came over: "Let me see, what does the treasure that Xiao Zhi spent so much money to buy look like? Hm, not bad, it looks like a good thing." In fact, Nan Nan didn't understand. In her eyes, all her daughter's ginsengs looked the same. But she had to praise them. After all, judging from the reactions of other people in the family, this thing was definitely not bad.

Although Liu Zhiyi didn't understand, he took a look and asked, "Is there such a thing in foreign auctions?"

"Yes, it is said that it was collected by a Chinese collector and is now being auctioned. I discovered it by accident."

Grandpa Gu touched the ginseng through the box and said, "Xiao Zhi, you must put it well in your treasure house. This is definitely the best quality one in your treasure house and can really be a family heirloom."

Gu Lingquan urged: "Yes, yes, yes, put it in quickly. The temperature outside is too high. If we leave it for too long, it might be affected. Shannai, please help Xiaozhi and take her heirloom back to its place."

Tani Yamada felt helpless about her father's orders: "Princess Xiaozhi, please come with me and bring your heirloom."

Gu Shanzhi carried the ginseng and followed Gu Shannai carefully into her treasure house. Outside, Nan Nan was busy sorting out the pile of wrapping paper. A box of ginseng was wrapped in so many layers, and it was obvious how much her daughter treasured this thing.

Before lunch, Gu Yuanzhi came back on time. Gu Shanzhi quickly handed over the little gift from her father, which moved Gu Yuanzhi so much that he almost cried. He thought to himself, "My daughter works so hard outside, but she still remembers to buy me a gift. It turns out that my daughter is the most thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket."

At the dinner table, Gu Shanzhi asked, "Dad, did your patient go in this morning because he ate something wrong?"

Gu Yuanzhi looked at his daughter in surprise, who seemed to have predicted the future: "How did you know?"

Gu Shanzhi glanced at Gu Lingquan: "My uncle said that he and his brother went to the market and saw the patient's family making a fuss."

Gu Lingquan also asked: "What's wrong with the patient? I heard it's very serious? Otherwise, there's no need for you to go back."

Gu Yuanzhi sighed: "Well, actually this emergency treatment has nothing to do with our Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, but the patient took the wrong Chinese medicinal materials. His family went to the market to buy wild five-fingered ginseng roots, but the one sold was probably unclear, and a small amount of aconite root was mixed in it. Fortunately, when he was sent to the hospital, he was brought with him the dregs of the soup. The emergency department couldn't make a judgment, so they called me back. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and they quickly washed his stomach. His condition stabilized, and I came back."

When Nan Nan heard this, she said, "Oh, it's so serious. Gelsemium elegans sounds very poisonous."

Liu Zhiyi continued: "We can only say that he is unlucky. Why doesn't he buy cultivated five-fingered peach instead of wild one?"

Gu Yuanzhi sighed again: "Sister-in-law, you don't know, many people think that wild ones are better. When I am seeing patients, they often ask me if I can prescribe wild medicinal materials. I have explained that the effects are almost the same, and wild ones are more expensive. They just insist that wild ones are better, and I don't know where they heard it from."

Tani Shannai also sighed in sympathy: "This is because our traditional Chinese medicine has not been promoted enough. China's Chinese medicinal herb cultivation technology is now very mature. I have just started my internship in the hospital not long ago, and many people have come to look for wild Chinese medicinal herbs."

After listening to this, Grandpa Gu said to Gu Shannai: "Everyone still has only a limited understanding of Chinese medicine. There is still a long way to go. Xiaonai, you should learn well from your uncle in the hospital, okay?"

Tani Yama nodded: "I understand, grandpa."

Gu Shanzhi casually said: "It would be great if we could hold more simple activities to introduce common Chinese herbal medicines so that everyone can be more familiar with them. If someone takes the wrong medicine again, they may not be so lucky to be saved."

Gu Lingquan also said: "Xiao Zhi is right, but there is nothing we can do. Although Chinese medicine in China is improving, it is still not as good as Western medicine. People do not have a deep understanding of Chinese medicine. Most of them are still at the level of making soup, and they like to cook some strange medicinal ingredients."

At this time, President Nan said with great pride: "Xiao Zhi, do you want to promote Chinese medicine? Mom can help you."

Gu Shanzhi's eyes lit up: "Mom, do you have a solution?"

Nan Nan looked at her daughter's expectant eyes and her heart softened: "Nan Group can sponsor a program that specializes in promoting traditional Chinese medicine and broadcast it repeatedly on TV channels."

The light in Gu Shanzhi's eyes suddenly dimmed: "But this way, you spend a lot of money, and there is not sure whether anyone will watch it."

Nan Nan paused: "That's true. Let's think of a solution. Xiao Zhi, it's okay. If you have better ideas in the future, mom will be the first to support you."

"Yeah, thank you, mom."

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