As consciousness gradually returned, before his eyes fully opened, Gu Ranle could vaguely sense that there seemed to be someone sitting next to him.

Then, slowly, as if pulled by some force, she opened her heavy eyelids.

At this time, the sun had quietly set, like a red tomato, hanging in the distant sky, emitting brilliant and dazzling light.

Gu Ranle rolled his eyes.

"Master..."

She moaned, her voice lazily and tenderly sounding as if she had just woken up.

Gu Jiu, who was lying leisurely on a recliner and reading a book attentively, immediately turned his head to look at her when he heard the voice. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he couldn't help but snorted.

"Awake? You don't sleep at night and you can't be woken up during the day. I don't know where you learned this bad habit!"

When Gu Ranle heard this, he rolled his eyes and stood up helplessly.

It's okay to sleep on a recliner for a short time, but it's not very comfortable to sleep for a few hours.

She stretched her body, as if to dispel all the fatigue in her body.

"Old man, I just suffer from insomnia once in a while, do you have to keep nagging about it?"

Seeing this, Gu Jiu's smile widened, but he still said seriously: "You sleep like a pig during the day, and can't sleep at night, and then you sleep during the day and don't sleep at night. This vicious cycle is reversed, and your body will collapse sooner or later-"

"Master, I was wrong!"

Before Gu Jiu could finish his words, Gu Ranle interrupted him immediately with an extremely proper attitude and sincere words.

She didn't want to continue listening to the old man nagging, it was endless.

Gu Jiu glared at her, then closed the book and stood up.

"What would you like to eat tonight? I'll go prepare dinner. Remember to bring all the herbs from the yard back into the house later."

Gu Ranle looked around and saw a yard full of medicinal herbs drying in the sun. She couldn't help but be stunned.

"Are you serious, old man?"

She had only slept for a few hours, but he had already dried all the herbs in the yard.

"Aren't you afraid that the weather might suddenly change and get all these herbs wet?" Gu Ranle reminded with some concern.

Gu Jiu walked into the house without looking back, saying as he walked: "I checked the weather forecast, it will change tonight, you'd better store all these herbs in the house before it changes. If it rains, I will make them into medicinal soup for you to drink."

Gu Ranle's mouth twitched when he heard this.

She recalled an experience from her childhood.

That time, the old man went out after drying the herbs and told her to remember to put them away in the afternoon.

As a result, she was so engrossed in reading a book in the house in the afternoon that she actually forgot about it.

In the evening, the sky suddenly changed and it started to rain heavily.

The rain was heavy and fast, and by the time she remembered, all the herbs had been soaked by the rain.

When the old man came back, his face was terribly gloomy.

Although he did not scold her, in the following week he cooked all kinds of meals using the herbs that were soaked by the rain.

When cooking porridge, he would put a handful of herbs in it; when making soup, herbs are also an indispensable seasoning; even when stir-frying shredded potatoes or making cold cucumber salad, he would sprinkle some chopped herbs.

Even the water she used to drink tea was replaced by a thick medicinal soup.

Thinking back to the days when he was dominated by medicinal herbs, Gu Ranle now feels a bitter taste in his mouth.

She sighed helplessly, knowing that the old man was not trying to scare her.

If these herbs got wet by the rain tonight, she would probably have to taste the so-called "herb feast" every meal for a month.

Originally, she was planning to go out and do something later.

But now it seems that she won't be able to collect all the herbs without an hour or two of hard work.

The plan to go out tonight is obviously ruined.

She muttered to herself, could the old man be doing this on purpose?

Could it be that the old man really guessed that I was going out?

Looking at the old man's back as he walked to the door of the house, Gu Ranle couldn't help but frowned.

Could it be that I accidentally let it slip while I was sleeping and revealed the plan in my dream?

At this time, the wind blew, bringing a bit of coolness and a bit of urgency.

Gu Ranle didn't have time to continue thinking about it, so he hurried to the yard and began to collect medicinal herbs in a hurry.

If these herbs were really caught in the rain, it would be no big deal for her to drink the medicine soup. But if the old man was mad and something bad happened, that would be a real disaster!

She shuttled back and forth in the yard without stopping. After an hour of hard work, she had only managed to collect half of the herbs.

Gu Ranle was so tired that he was out of breath. He felt like a mud dog that had just crawled out of the field, looking miserable.

She dragged her tired body and trotted all the way to the kitchen.

"Old man, is the meal ready? You are too cruel. Even if you let the donkey pull the mill, you have to let it fill its stomach first!"

Gu Ranle complained while taking a deep breath and swallowing.

It smells so good. What are we having for dinner tonight?

Gu Jiu glared at her unhappily, picked up a pancake, and threw it behind him without looking back.

"Oh my god!" Gu Ranle was quick to grab the pancake and took a big bite. He ate it while mumbling, "Old man, wasting food is shameful!"

Before he could finish his words, another pancake came whizzing over.

Gu Ranle reached out again and grabbed it steadily.

Gu Ranle ate a pancake in each hand with gusto, then turned around and left the kitchen contentedly.

Behind him, Gu Jiu's voice came: "Remember to wash your hands after eating!"

Gu Ranle said "Oh" and muttered in dissatisfaction: "I don't mind my hands getting dirty and I just eat directly. Do you think my hands are dirty and will dirty your herbs? Humph!"

She was chewing a pancake and just walked into the yard when she saw one of her six handsome bodyguards walking towards her in a hurry.

"Miss." The bodyguard called respectfully.

"What's wrong?" Gu Ranle asked puzzledly.

"Mr. Li Minghuili is here." the bodyguard replied.

"Li Minghui?" Gu Ranle frowned, "Why is he here at this time? Did he say anything?"

"Yes, he said he was looking for you, Miss." the bodyguard replied.

Gu Ranle's heart tightened. Could it be that Li Xiuneng woke up and then fell into a coma again?

"Go and ask someone to come in. I'll go talk to my grandfather." Gu Ranle turned around and quickly went back to the house.

"Master! Master!" Gu Ranle shouted.

"What's wrong?" Gu Jiu poked his head out of the kitchen impatiently, looked at her irritable look, and shook his head, "You are not steady at all."

"Master, Li Minghui is here and said he's looking for me. Could it be that Li Xiuneng is unconscious again?" Gu Ranle asked anxiously.

After hearing this, Gu Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "Maybe Li Minghui just came to thank you. Why are you so anxious when you don't know anything? Look at your inability to achieve anything."

Ugh!

Gu Jiu sighed in his heart. It's true that girls cannot be kept when they grow up. It has only been a short time and her heart has already flown away.

As the last pancake came out of the pan, Gu Jiu quickly turned off the fire.

Then, he stirred the yam and millet porridge in the pot next to him, set it to keep warm, took off his apron, and glanced back at Gu Ranle.

"I'll go take a look. You should finish your meal quickly and continue collecting herbs. You can eat after you finish collecting them." Gu Jiu said as he walked towards the door.

Gu Ranle curled her lips and muttered softly: "They are looking for me, not you."

Gu Jiu pretended not to hear and walked out of the kitchen.

In the yard, the bodyguard was leading Li Minghui into the house.

Gu Jiu stopped the man in the yard and asked in a neutral voice, "Mr. Li, why are you here at this time? Is there something urgent?"

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