After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Set-up
Ten minutes later, Zhouzhou reluctantly got into the car, casting frequent glances at Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, her big round eyes filled with anticipation, waiting for them to call her back.

Seeing her like this, Grandma Qin couldn’t help but almost burst into laughter and waved at her.

Zhouzhou’s eyes instantly lit up, and she ran over with quick steps.

Grandma Qin bent down to tidy her collar and smiled, “Zhouzhou, go quickly and come back early.”

Zhouzhou: “…”

Grandma Qin had picked up a bad habit.

“Go, Grandma is waiting for you to recover so that we can go out and play together.”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou’s ears twitched, and in the end, unable to resist the temptation that would completely heal her, she walked towards the car.

As soon as she got in the car, she immediately sat close to the door, far away from Qin Ren.

Qin Ren glanced at her but didn’t say anything. He signaled the driver in front to lock the door so that the little girl wouldn’t accidentally fall out.

During the journey, Zhouzhou secretly glanced at Qin Ren several times. Seeing that he kept his eyes closed, as if he was asleep, she finally relaxed.

Feeling her finally relax, Qin Ren found it amusing and deliberately opened his eyes. Sure enough, the little girl immediately became vigilant again, her eyes wide open like a startled little rabbit.

Funny.

Seeing the little girl almost on the verge of tears, he withdrew his amusement of teasing children.

Seeing her response, Zhouzhou quietly squeezed towards the door, almost sticking her whole body to it. Pouting her mouth, she sniffed and felt a bit scared that her Eldest Brother, the scientist, would turn her into a guinea pig.

At that moment, the driver made a turn, catching Zhouzhou off guard. Her body suddenly leaned towards the inside, but before she could reach out to support herself, a large hand had already reached out and grabbed her shoulder.

She was stunned for a moment, looking up to see the fleeting nervousness in her scientist Eldest Brother’s eyes.

“Sit properly,” Qin Ren let go of her shoulder and said gently.

“Oh,” Zhouzhou obediently sat up straight, her hands resting on her knees. She secretly glanced at Qin Ren again, seeing that he had closed his eyes again, and she continued to sneak a glance openly.

Her scientist Eldest Brother seemed to be quite good.

It would be even better if he didn’t turn her into a little guinea pig.

She pouted, retracted her gaze, and turned her head to look out the window, not noticing that Qin Ren had also glanced at her.

Before long, they arrived at the largest Chinese medicine store in Jing City.

Upon entering, a strong medicinal scent filled the air. They saw Chinese medicine cabinets all around, with medicine names posted on them.

Zhouzhou looked up, almost tilting her head parallel to the ground. She couldn’t help but exclaim in awe, showing the ignorant appearance of a country girl entering the city.

She had indeed never seen such a large medicine cabinet before. When she was on the mountain before, she would gather whatever she needed. How could there be such a grand display?

Seeing someone enter, the store clerk glanced up, but upon seeing two children, he lowered his head and continued playing with his phone, appearing indifferent.

Qin Ren frowned, glanced at the curious little cousin who was still looking around, pursed his lips, and didn’t say anything.

After a while, Zhouzhou finally finished looking around. She ran up to the store clerk and stood on her tiptoes, saying, “Uncle, I want to buy medicine.”

“What medicine do you want?”

“I want frankincense, safflower, bupleurum, Sichuan lovage, peony…”

Zhouzhou rattled off a list of medicine names, surprising the store clerk. He lowered his head and glanced at the little radish head, originally thinking that the two children were just playing around and had accidentally entered the store. He didn’t expect the little girl to know so many medicine names.

“…I want ten catties of each of these and also a thousand-year-old ginseng.”

“Pfft!” The store clerk was initially just surprised, but when he heard the last sentence, he burst out laughing.

Zhouzhou paused, looking up at him in confusion, not understanding what he was laughing about.

The store clerk said, “Little girl, who taught you to say these things? A thousand-year-old ginseng, do you think this is a television show? There’s no such thing as a thousand-year-old ginseng.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou furrowed her brows, sensing the disdain in his words. She suppressed her anger and asked, “Then how about an eight-hundred-year-old one?”

This was the main medicine and it had to be of good quality.

“We don’t have it,” the store clerk impatiently replied. He couldn’t be bothered to deal with her anymore and continued playing with his phone, muttering, “Who knows which family’s brat it is, buying ten catties of medicine, what a fool.”

Zhouzhou’s ears were sharp, and she just happened to overhear the conversation. She was about to get angry when she saw a figure approaching. Qin Ren took off his glasses and leisurely wiped the lenses, asking, “What did you say?”

The young man still had an extremely gentle appearance, but the oppressive aura around him suddenly diminished. He lazily lifted his eyelids, and the coldness in his phoenix eyes frightened the store clerk, almost causing him to kneel down.

Zhouzhou also looked at him in surprise.

Eldest Brother seemed to have changed completely in an instant.

She liked this kind of Eldest Brother!

Although he looked fierce, she wasn’t afraid of him. As long as he wasn’t the scientist Eldest Brother who would catch her and disMystery Sect her, it was fine!

The store clerk was also frightened by the young man. After a while, he trembled and said, “I… I really don’t have a thousand-year-old ginseng here.”

“Then where can I find it?”

The store clerk shook his head, “Nowhere has it. Shennong Hall has a five-hundred-year-old ginseng.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Ren looked at Zhouzhou inquiringly.

Zhouzhou asked, “Are there no older ones?”

“No, five hundred years is the longest.”

“Okay.” Zhouzhou felt a bit disappointed. If she had known earlier, she would have asked her master for a ginseng when she left the mountain. There was a super large eight-hundred-year-old ginseng hidden in his room, nearly nine hundred years old. However, her master treated it like a treasure and never allowed anyone to see it.

“Apologize to my sister.” Qin Ren said calmly, his cold gaze making the store clerk unable to stand straight.

The store clerk quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, I misspoke.”

He gave him a cold glance, and Qin Ren withdrew his gaze, lightly tapping the counter. “If this mouth still can’t learn how to speak, then sew it shut.”

He said the most terrifying words in the calmest tone, frightening the store clerk, who covered his mouth in horror and repeatedly shook his head.

Seeing that he had become obedient, Qin Ren led Zhouzhou out of the store.

Just as they reached the entrance, the glass on the counter cracked with a “crack” sound, followed by the sound of it falling to the ground, causing the store clerk to exclaim in shock as he watched the scene.

Zhouzhou turned her head and looked at it, then looked up at Qin Ren, feeling a sense of admiration. So powerful.

With just a light touch, he broke the glass. This strength must belong to a master.

She really wanted to spar with her Eldest Brother!

Just as she was thinking, she suddenly saw him putting on his glasses. In an instant, a scholarly aura enveloped him, startling Zhouzhou. She quickly shook off his hand, holding her head and scurrying several meters away.

Help! The scientist Eldest Brother is back!

Seeing her reaction, Qin Ren raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement flickering in his eyes. Suddenly, he saw another person appear in front of her. He was about to remind her when he saw Zhouzhou bump into the person.

Zhouzhou was stunned for a moment, realizing that she had bumped into someone and was about to apologize.

But the old man in front of her exclaimed, “Ouch!” and fell to the ground in a swift and decisive manner. He moved quickly and his actions were decisive. He wore a red Tang suit, his complexion rosy, showing no signs of weakness, but he kept groaning in pain, his voice full of vigor.

Qin Ren was about to call for help when the old man glared at him. Seeing his determined look of refusing to get up from the ground, Qin Ren swallowed his words, pinched his brow, and looked somewhat indescribable. He moved his gaze away with a hint of disdain.

As the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department in a central hospital in Jing City, the renowned national doctor Liu Hanqiu, it was quite disgraceful for him to play the victim in front of a child.

But Liu Hanqiu ignored his opinion and was solely focused on the herbal pill he had shown him that day. His eyes kept rolling on Zhouzhou, and when he saw the porcelain bottle in her hand, his eyes lit up.

Found it!

He couldn’t take his eyes off it, clutching his heart and exclaiming loudly, “Oh, little girl, you’ve injured this old man’s fragile bones!”

Zhouzhou looked at this scene dumbfounded, completely stupefied.