Chapter 40
Space and Rebirth: The Favored Genius Doctor and Businesswoman - chapter 40 - Come Again Tomorrow (明天再来)
When the old man heard this, his expression became a bit fiery . “Surname is Jing? What’s your father’s name? Mother? Who’s in your family?”
Jing Yunzhao felt weirder and weirder .
“I’m sorry, old senior . I’m an orphan . I’m the only one in my family . ” Jing Yunzhao replied .
Ye Qin was already dead . She had also already left The Qiaos . Her biological parents’ whereabouts were unknown . Whether they were alive or dead was definitely also unknown . So calling herself an orphan wasn’t pushing it .
After Jing Yunzhao finished talking, the old man’s eyebrows clumped together . He reached out his hands to pull Jing Yunzhao back into the yard . “Then are you a native here? Do you know a woman surnamed Xu (徐)? She’s around in her forties…”
The old man stared at her . The disappointment in his eyes was clearer than before .
“Looking closely, doesn’t look that similar . Too young . Eyes that sharp . The light in the eyes isn’t gentle enough . Looks too heroic…” the old man said some weird things . He breathed in and looked a bit unsteady . The middle-aged man beside him quickly rushed up to help him . the old man waved his hand . “Old man’s surname is Xu . Sorry for unsettling you earlier . I hope you, little girl, won’t mind it . ”
(T/N: The old man addresses himself as “old man” or “lao fu” (老夫) . Most old men do it . )
“It’s okay, grandpa . ” Looking at him, Jing Yunzhao couldn’t blame him .
The old man surnamed Xu looked very worn out and turned around to go back to the house . But after a few steps, he turned around and looked at her, “Do you have more goods to sell?”
Jing Yunzhao nodded . Yes . And she had a lot of it .
“Come again tomorrow at this time,” said the old man and then left her .
Jing Yunzhao only thought that it was a bit weird . But then she realized why the people at pharmacy described him as a weird, rotten old man . You couldn’t find anyone as mysterious as him in the entire Huaning county .
He was only an old man . She didn’t worry about what he would do to her . She still had the ability to protect herself .
Jing Yunzhao went directly home . When she arrived, she saw that Su Chu was looking worried and beside Su Chu was a boy . He looked clean, neat and was pretty good-looking . He was probably Gan Jinchen .
“Biaojie, you’re much braver than we are . You’re out so late at night . Aren’t you scared you might come across some bad guys?” When Su Chu saw Jing Yunzhao, she was relieved .
“I had things to take care of . I apologize for worrying you . ” Jing Yunzhao had been used to being ignored and neglected . So she didn’t think that someone would be home waiting for you nor did she think to tell them beforehand .
Gan Jinchen glared at her but didn’t say anything . He returned to his bedroom without leaving a single word .
Jing Yunzhao understood the look he gave her . He was clearly looking down upon her and doubting her .
After all, Grandpa Gan took her in as a granddaughter . He, the biological grandson, would definitely feel uncomfortable to some extent, especially since her reputation was pretty bad .
“Biaoge has a weird temper . Needn’t worry about him!” Su Chu, on the other hand, was lively and stuck out her tongue in the direction of Gan Jinchen .
Remembering what that strange old man told her, Jing Yunzhao decided to explain the situation (T/N: where she was and where she’ll be going tomorrow) to Su Chu . Just in case she worries again . However, the matter of selling medicinal materials was a bit weird, so she didn’t mention it .
“Oh yeah, Chuchu, you talked about a test yesterday . Is it the one requested by grandpa?” Jing Yunzhao suddenly remembered something and asked .
(T/N: Chuchu is a nickname for Su Chu . )
Su Chu’s face turned sour and said, “Yeah! Since me and biaoge were little, grandpa gave us a goal . We must study medicine in the future . Even if it’s western medicine! So he would give us a test every month . The questions are all super hard! But…biaojie, how did you know that it was grandpa’s request…could it be that h-he also…”
At that moment, Su Chu became dumbfounded .