Chapter 40 - 40 40 Becoming Friends with the Beauty; Boiling Medicine

40: Chapter 40: Becoming Friends with the Beauty; Boiling Medicine?

40: Chapter 40: Becoming Friends with the Beauty; Boiling Medicine?

Gu Zhiqi’s eyes curved, and the smile on her face lost a bit of its usual aloofness, “Thank you.”

Yue Lan looked at the smile on the girl’s face, curved her own brows and eyes, and turned to search the other rooms for the remaining few herbs.

It didn’t take long for Yue Lan to gather all the herbs, and she placed them in front of Gu Zhiqi, “We’re missing one ingredient, Moonshine Grass.”

“Mhm.” Gu Zhiqi’s gaze lowered slightly as she looked over the herbs Yue Lan had found and then lifted her eyelids, “How much do I owe you?”

Yue Lan shuffled an abacus over, propped her chin in one hand, and casually flicked the beads with the other, “Mmm, that’ll be Two Million in total.”

The common herbs weren’t valuable, but Yue Lan’s collection included a few precious ones.

Two Million was a little less than what Gu Zhiqi had budgeted.

She pulled out her phone from her pocket and asked Yue Lan, “Could you tell me your card number?”

“Let’s be WeChat friends, I’ll send it to you over WeChat,” Yue Lan raised her gaze, her palm still propping her chin, smiling at Gu Zhiqi.

Gu Zhiqi flipped out a QR code for Yue Lan to scan.

“If you manage to refine it, could you let me know afterward?” After scanning Gu Zhiqi’s friend code, Yue Lan looked at her and asked.

“Sure,” Gu Zhiqi said with a slight nod of her head and accepted the new friend request.

And so, the girl Gu Zhiqi, holding the script for the wicked supporting female character, became WeChat friends with the heroine’s beautiful master.

**

Leaving Yue Lan’s place, Gu Zhiqi went to the village entrance to pick up a package.

When she got back to the Gu Family home, Tang Yun was washing vegetables while wearing an apron.

Seeing Gu Zhiqi bring back a pressure cooker and several bags of herbs, Tang Yun was genuinely taken aback, “What’s this for?”

“Aunt Tang, I’d like to use the backyard for a bit.” And with that, Gu Zhiqi carried the pressure cooker and herbs to the backyard.

Remembering the Gu family’s instructions, Tang Yun wiped her hands on her apron and quickly followed Gu Zhiqi, “What are you doing?”

“Making some medicine,” Gu Zhiqi said, finding three large rocks and setting up a simple stove in a corner of the backyard.

“I can help with the medicine,” Tang Yun offered, moving forward to help.

“I need to constantly monitor the heat; I can manage on my own,” Gu Zhiqi declined Tang Yun’s offer.

Seeing this, Tang Yun did not press further.

Yet, recalling the Gu family’s instructions and still worried, she stood by watching.

Before starting the fire, Gu Zhiqi went back to her room to fetch a plant of Moonshine Grass.

Soon, the fire was lit, and white smoke started to rise in the backyard.

Tang Yun watched for over ten minutes and, seeing none of the scenarios Gu Huaijin had described, reassured, went back to the kitchen to cook.

By the time the meal was ready, Gu Zhiqi’s medicine was still not done, and Tang Yun advised her to eat first.

During the meal, Tang Yun casually asked, “What medicine are you making?

Are you sick?”

As soon as Tang Yun’s question was out, Gu Chengcheng and Gu Chengan, who were both focused on their food, simultaneously looked up at Gu Zhiqi.

One’s eyes were filled with curiosity, the other’s with schadenfreude and anticipation.

“A sedative for insomnia; I’ve been having trouble sleeping,” Gu Zhiqi spoke earnestly, yet she made time to answer Tang Yun’s question.

Tang Yun nodded, understanding.

Gu Chengan seemed disappointed to hear the answer.

“Eldest Sister Qiqi, does insomnia mean you can’t sleep at night?” Gu Chengcheng looked up at Gu Zhiqi with his large, clear eyes.

Gu Zhiqi nodded, then raised her eyebrows, “Why do you ask?”

“Is there a medicine that can cause insomnia?” Gu Chengcheng asked Gu Zhiqi with glistening eyes.

Gu Zhiqi: ?

“Mom always stays up very late.

I want to have insomnia too so I can stay up with her, but I always fall asleep,” Gu Chengcheng said, his tone growing increasingly forlorn as he looked earnestly at Gu Zhiqi.

As soon as Gu Chengcheng’s words were out, Tang Yun’s hand tightened around her chopsticks.