“Does she even know how to play the piano?” Huo Xuan raised his eyebrows calmly. Clearly, he was doubtful of Mo Zhu’s proficiency in playing the piano.
“Brother Huo, don’t say that. Little Bamboo is quite good at playing. Although I don’t understand it, looking at the reactions of the leaders and students below the stage, and their class’s final score, I’m sure that your fiancée has some special skills that we don’t know about.”
Very interested, Xu Huan pulled the time bar of the video to the end. After seeing that Mo Zhu’s class had indeed gotten first place, he was also really happy.
“If you have the time to pay attention to your sister-in-law, you should be worrying about your own marriage!” Seeing that Xu Huan was so concerned about Mo Zhu, Huo Xuan directly raised his hand and turned off his tablet.
Just as Xu Huan was about to retort, there was a rhythmic knock on the door.
The two of them exchanged a glance. Huo Xuan turned on his laptop and opened the CCTV footage at the door. After discovering that the person who had come was Mo Zhu, he quickly ran a few steps to the entrance and opened the door for the girl.
“Why didn’t you send me a message to pick you up?” Huo Xuan asked as soon as Mo Zhu entered.
Mo Zhu lowered her head to change into her shoes and said in a low voice, “There’s no need to go through so much trouble. I can reach home quickly by taxi. It’s just that I’m so used to being fetched by you that I just realized that I don’t have a house key.”
Huo Xuan nodded. “There are a few extra keys to the house kept in the study. I’ll send them to you later.”
After a pause, Huo Xuan raised his hand and tucked Mo Zhu’s slightly messy hair behind her ear. The wind outside had made it messy before she came in. He said softly, “The piano accompaniment today was very good. You deserve to clinch the first place.”
Mo Zhu was a little embarrassed by the man’s praise and she acknowledged his words plainly before running upstairs.
After dinner that night, Mo Zhu saw that Huo Xuan was coughing a little and understood that it might be a hidden side effect caused by the acupuncture. She returned to the house and wrote a list of herbs before handing it to Xu Huan, who was still in the Huo family.
“Go to the Hui Chun Hall next to Jingyang High School and buy these herbs.”
Xu Huan looked up at the girl and realized that Mo Zhu was talking to him. He was stunned and reached out to take the list.
After quietly reading the words written by Mo Zhu, Xu Huan started to doubt his identity as a top student. No matter what, he was a graduate of a famous school, but he did not know eight of the ten names of the herbs written on the paper in front of him.
“Little Bamboo? I’ve never even seen these words before. Are you sure that the small Hui Chun Hall has these things you wrote?” Xu Huan’s tone revealed deep suspicion.
He knew about Hui Chun Hall, a small medicine shop. Not only did this shop sell some non-native Western medicine, but one could also get a few Chinese herbs there to brew medicinal tea according to one’s condition. It was said that a retired Chinese doctor from Beijing owns the place.
He might be able to buy some of the usual small medicine doses there, but the herbs that Mo Zhu had written were obviously rare herbs. Even if he went, Huichun Hall might not have them!
Mo Zhu propped her chin on her hand and thought about it. She felt that Xu Huan’s consideration was not unreasonable. Based on her understanding, these herbs were definitely in the Huichun Hall, but if the boss did not know Xu Huan, he might not be willing to sell it to him.
Thinking of this, Mo Zhu turned around and returned to the room. She took out a blank piece of paper again and scribbled a picture that ordinary people would not be able to recognize. After she finished drawing, she nodded in satisfaction. Then, she walked out and handed this to Xu Huan.
“Go and get the medicine before Huichun Hall closes. If that old Chinese doctor tells you that he doesn’t have any of these herbs in there, show him this picture.”
Seeing how confident Mo Zhu was, Xu Huan chose to believe her this time. He folded the two pieces of paper simply and stuffed them into his pocket. He hurriedly said, “I’ll go right away.” Then, he turned and left the Huo residence.
Xu Huan had been by Huo Xuan’s side for so many years, so he was very efficient in his work. It didn’t take him long to buy all the herbs mentioned on the paper Mo Zhu had given him.
He handed a bag of medicine to Mo Zhu and stood at the entrance, panting as he said, “Little Bamboo, you’re right. I just handed this paper to that old man and he said that he didn’t have the herbs on it. Then, when I showed the picture to him, guess what?”
Xu Huan paused for a second, swallowed, and continued, “When that old man saw the picture, his expression instantly changed. He then prepared this bag for me. Before he left, he even told me that he had given me some good medicine from his own collection.”
Compared to Xu Huan’s intense reaction, Mo Zhu looked much calmer. She picked up the small bag Xu Huan handed her and walked straight to the kitchen without saying anything.
“Little Bamboo, wait for me! What do you mean by walking into the kitchen? You want to cook the medicine personally?” Xu Huan saw that Mo Zhu was about to enter the kitchen without looking back and he quickly followed her, prepared to help.
Just now at Hui Chun Hall, when he saw the old man’s expression, as if he was having a heartache having to part with these medicines, he concluded that the medicine in this bag was definitely worth a lot. Although the old man didn’t charge him much, he had to take a good look at the appearance of such a rare and expensive herb!
