Chapter 301 - Xin Xin Being Unfair
Beauty and the Bodyguard
âI was thinking that he wouldnât come visit again if he tasted the foodâ¦â¦â Guan Xin explained embarrassedly.
âAhâ¦â¦â Lin Yi had pretty much guessed what Guan Xinâs goal was. Xuemin did talk about how great his granddaughter was quite a couple times⦠Lin Yi naturally understood what direction the grandpa was headed in.
He mustâve said something similar to Guan Xin as well, resulting in resistance from her⦠Yet her reaction wasnât too out of place- any girl wouldnât like the sound of a young man visiting her house to get to know her.
âYouâ¦â Xuemin was quite angry at this point- it was the first time his granddaughter had embarrassed him. âLin Yiâs still our guest- how could you have done that? Fortunately for us the two of you have met already; imagine if it had been a stranger? Heâd be running out from the poisoning!â
âIâm sorry grandpaâ¦â¦â Guan Xin realized that sheâd went overboard this time as she lowered her head even further. She just wanted to make the young man leave as soon as possible, and hadnât even put her grandfather into consideration.
âHaha, itâs okay, Grandpa Guan, forgive her.â Lin Yi smiled. âActually, if Iâm being honest, even I myself was a bit reluctant in visiting because of how you kept talking about your granddaughter⦠Itâs normal for Guan Xin to have similar feelings.â
âIs that so? Could I really have worried too much?â Xuemin thought about it- it seemed that heâd been a bit pushy? He shook his head. âAlright, letâs just have Aunt Liu prepare some quick dishes!â
âIâll goâ¦â¦â Guan Xin stood up embarrassedly.
It was a pity to that all that food had to go to waste, but it was no longer food anymoreâ¦
Lin Yi then started talking about medicine, and it wasnât long until Xuemin put the unpleasantry behind him, excited as he immersed himself in the conversation with Lin Yi.
He seemed to have completely forgotten about what Guan Xin had done when she returned from the kitchen, fresh plates of food in her hands. âXin Xin, come pour grandpa some wine!â
âOkayâ¦â¦â Guan Xin looked at Lin Yi suspiciously- the guy sure seemed mysterious. He even knew medicine on top of his physical abilities? It was no easy feat to earn her grandfatherâs respect, after all.
The dishes were very normal dishes- there was a plate of onion fried egg, fried mushrooms, silky tofu, and seasoned cucumbers, accompanied with a pot of sour and spicy egg soup.
They were normal as could be, but turned out with a beautiful aroma as a result of Guan Xinâs skill.
âHere, try it this timeâ¦â¦â Guan Xin said to Lin Yi a little embarrassedly as she poured wine for her grandpa.
Lin Yi nodded and tried a piece of fried mushroom- an audible âehâ came out from his lips. Sheâs actually at my level??
âHow is it?â Guan Xin didnât know the implications of that âehâ, worried as she looked at Lin Yi. Sheâd poured all of her strength into these dishes.
âI didnât think that regular home-cooked food like this could taste this good!â Lin Yiâs praise reminded him of the praise his old man would give back homeâ¦â¦
âThen⦠have as much as you want!â Guan Xin smiled, delighted. âTry the other dishes, tooâ¦â¦â
âOkay.â Lin Yi nodded continuously as he sampled the other dishes. âNow I know what you were talking about, Grandpa Guan- she really is an amazing cook.â
âThatâs right!â Xuemin nodded. âHow about it? Youâll have to pay us visits if you want more.â
âOf course.â Lin Yi nodded crisply.
Xuemin tasted the food as well, but a frown appeared on his face. âThis is unfair, Xin Xin! Youâve never made me food this good before? So Lin Yi gets special treatment? Youâve upgraded the food from poison to gourmet that even grandpa hasnât tried..?â
âGrandpaâ¦..â Guan Xin was getting embarrassed.
âHaha, Yi, looks like Iâll have to rely on you to taste this kind of cooking next time!â Xuemin laughed.
âIâll make sure to come oftenâ¦â¦â Lin Yi nodded. He actually had another purpose in mind, other than accepting Xueminâs invitation- he wanted to discuss business plans with him. Heâd have to come by pretty often if that turned out well.
Guan Xin was both happy and confused at that- she looked at Lin Yi, a little embarrassed as she realized what frequent visits meant. It seemed that sheâd have a chance..? Theyâd most definitely get closer if Lin Yi visited often, but was that really okay..?
Guan Xin moved the plates and silverware back into the kitchen as Lin Yi went upstairs into the study with Xuemin.
Lin Yi put on a serious look after shutting the door. âGrandpa Guan, I actually have a really important thing to discuss with you today.â
âOh? What is it?â Xuemin wasnât expecting that- he was actually thinking of discussing Liu Zhenhuâs illness with LIn Yi.
Xuemin was the only one who could contain his heart problems, yet even he couldnât procure a cure.
But Lin Yi had come with something in mind- it was only natural that they talk about that first.
âGrandpa Guan, Iâm actually thinking of starting a medicine company and sell Eastern medicine.â Lin Yi got straight to the point. âI want to borrow the name of Miracle Doctor Guan, Grandpa Guan.â
âOh? Medicine company?â Xuemin wasnât expecting this, but didnât really mind Lin Yi looking to use his title. âThere isnât a shortage of medicine companies in the country- business wouldnât be too successful even with my name without any special medicineâ¦ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âMiracle Doctor Kang managed to make a top-tier medicine company with just his Golden Creation medicine- why canât we?â Lin Yi smiled casually. âHe has his Golden Creation, but we can have Youth Regainment, Blood Unclotation⦠You name it. Thereâs plenty of medicine in Wuxia novels, we can just reference those for names.â
âOh?â Xuemin paused. âYou have the recipe for Golden Creation?â
âI havenât seen what Golden Creation actually is yet, but I have a similar recipe not inferior to his.â Lin Yi said.