Chapter 20
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Chapter 20: Family Gathering
"A small request?"
Could it be that Nan Yue Ran wants to find her childhood sweetheart, Yang Xiao Tian?
But thinking about it, although she calls him a childhood friend, isn’t that the same as saying he is her childhood sweetheart?
Previously, Yang Xiao Tian went abroad, and now he has returned successful and accomplished; it is only natural that Nan Yue Ran would have thoughts about him.
One is the future heir of the Yang Family, and the other is a country bumpkin from the mountains. Any woman with a normal mind knows how to choose.
Bai Chen paused and looked at Nan Yue Ran, waiting for her to continue.
If Nan Yue Ran chose to divorce him, he wouldn’t say much—he would simply take Bai Nian Nian and leave.
However, what Bai Chen didn’t expect was that Nan Yue Ran’s next words surprised him.
"I hope you can come with me to help me cut off Yang Xiao Tian’s feelings. And also, let everyone in Lintai know that I am already married."
"Of course, I understand that this may be unfair to you. You will definitely face some ridicule, and if you don’t want to go, I understand."
"But please don’t misunderstand! There’s nothing between Yang Xiao Tian and me; I’m going to completely break things off! If you don’t come, I can call you the entire time to keep you updated.”
Nan Yue Ran looked at Bai Chen cautiously, waiting for his response, afraid that he might harbor any resentment.
She tried her best to make Bai Chen not feel unhappy.
"What’s the big deal? I’ll go."
Nan Yue Ran was slightly stunned. Bai Chen agreed to go just like that?
"Now, let’s talk about your health. This is a century-old purple ganoderma. It will benefit both you and Nian Nian’s health. I’ll make medicine for you.”
With that, Bai Chen continued preparing the herbal soup.
This time, the soup would use purple ganoderma as the main ingredient, along with six other herbs as assistants. It was a recipe he had created for nourishing blood and activating the meridians.
It would greatly benefit stabilizing the Ancestor Zombie Bloodline within the two of them.
Nan Yue Ran watched as Bai Chen crushed the purple herb and tossed it into the pot, somewhat distracted.
A century-old purple ganoderma?
Although she wasn’t knowledgeable in herbal medicine, she could tell from the name alone that it was precious. Where did Bai Chen get this from?
Nan Yue Ran thought to tell Bai Chen not to be fooled by some herbal merchants, but seeing how focused he was on preparing the medicine, she hesitated to interrupt.
"Forget it! If I say anything, it will only dampen his spirit. Better not."
Clearly, Nan Yue Ran did not believe that the century-old purple ganoderma was real.
After a moment, Bai Chen divided the soup into two bowls, adding rock sugar as usual.
Nan Yue Ran and Bai Nian Nian held a small and a large bowl to drink the medicine, and Bai Chen smiled slightly at the sight.
"By the way, you should take Nian Nian in the afternoon to handle her school enrollment."
"She’s at the age to start kindergarten now. I have prepared everything, so you can just take her there; I need to take care of some things."
Bai Chen nodded, and just as he was about to wash the bowls after they finished, Nan Yue Ran snatched them away.
"Go rest well; I’ll take care of this!"
In the afternoon, Bai Chen took Bai Nian Nian to the First Kindergarten of Lintai City.
When Bai Chen arrived at the classroom with Bai Nian Nian, he unexpectedly saw someone familiar.
"It’s you?!"
Su Qing Li looked at Bai Chen in surprise.
Bai Chen raised an eyebrow; he didn’t expect to see Su Qing Li again in the afternoon after just meeting her that morning.
"What brings you here…?"
Seeing Bai Nian Nian being pulled along by Bai Chen, Su Qing Li found it strange.
Is he dropping someone else’s child off? Or is he bringing his own sister?
He couldn’t possibly be bringing his own daughter, could he?!
"I’m here to handle my daughter’s enrollment."
Hearing Bai Chen’s words, Su Qing Li’s eyes widened in shock, her gaze darting between Bai Chen and Bai Nian Nian.
"This is your daughter?!"
"Yes."
After receiving a clear answer, a complex expression crossed Su Qing Li’s delicate face, as if she had a thousand words to say.
At the same time, a deep sense of disappointment welled up in her heart.
She never expected Bai Chen to have a daughter; he looks so young!
Wiping away her disappointment, Su Qing Li steadied her emotions and began to fulfill her duty by helping Bai Chen and Bai Nian Nian with the enrollment process.
As a teacher here, she would likely be Bai Nian Nian’s teacher.
After completing the enrollment smoothly, Bai Nian Nian officially became a student at the First Kindergarten of Lintai, waiting for the school year to start on September 1st.
Before parting, Su Qing Li and Bai Chen exchanged contact information for future communication.
"Mr. Bai, I apologize for what happened this morning. I’m sorry!"
With that, Su Qing Li slightly bowed to Bai Chen.
"Also, my grandfather is very grateful for your guidance. I hope you can visit the Su family sometime."
"I will take good care of your daughter at school."
Bai Chen nodded in response to Su Qing Li’s words.
"I will visit when I have time."
Leaving the school with Bai Nian Nian, Bai Chen began to think about another matter.
Now, he had to figure out ways to earn money; treating Bai Nian Nian and Nan Yue Ran was not an easy task.
Currently, he had made no progress. The herbal soup they had drunk only stabilized their conditions; it wouldn’t sufficiently treat them.
To start the treatment, he needed rare herbs with strong medicinal properties!
But those herbs were not only scarce but also expensive. The hundreds of thousands he had on hand were not enough.
Moreover, some more powerful herbs that contained spiritual energy couldn’t be bought with money!
They could only be found in forbidden areas.
Just as Bai Chen pondered how to make money, his gaze fell on a breakfast shop beside the kindergarten that was about to change hands.
Seeing this shop, Bai Chen suddenly had an idea.
"It would be great to open a medicinal meal shop nearby; that way, Nian Nian could come here directly after school, and I’d have an easier time taking care of her."
"Here, I can treat Nian Nian while earning money."
With this thought, Bai Chen hurried over to check the situation and discovered that the shop owner was willing to sell it for just 300,000, with all the paperwork ready.
"Boss, you can see how close my shop is to the kindergarten. The location is excellent! Many people come here to eat!"
"I have someone in my family who is ill and urgently needs money, which is why I’m selling it. Otherwise, the price would be much higher than 300,000!"
Bai Chen glanced around. The shop owner was right; under normal circumstances, the shop would sell for much more—at least double!
But he had stumbled upon a good deal, and he just happened to have 300,000.
"Alright, let’s sign the contract today!"
Upon receiving Bai Chen’s affirmative reply, the shop owner was overjoyed and immediately signed a series of contracts on the spot.
Bai Nian Nian looked at this scene, puzzled.
"Daddy, why are you buying a breakfast shop?"
Bai Chen smiled slightly.
"I’m doing this to make delicious food for you! Daddy can cook a lot of things! Do you want to eat?"
"I do!"
Seeing his daughter’s expectant gaze made Bai Chen smile even more.
Back at home, Bai Chen briefly mentioned the matter to Nan Yue Ran, receiving her strong support. She told him to ask for her help whenever needed.
In the following days, Bai Chen revamped the shop a bit, with all the expenses covered by Nan Yue Ran.
Until one day, Nan Yue Ran called Bai Chen. The Yang Family was hosting a family gathering.
