Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 700 - Chapter 700 692. Who is really pretending_1

Chapter 700: 692. Who is really pretending?_1 Chapter 700: 692. Who is really pretending?_1 As Qiaoqiao spoke, her face conveyed a sense of pride, while she also looked at Guo Dong expectantly, as if waiting for someone to question her.

“Why?” Guo Dong indeed cooperated fully.

After all, who could resist the adorable Qiaoqiao!

Qiaoqiao was especially serious:

“My mom said not to be a third wheel and interrupt others in love. So when Sister Tian Tian and Brother Xiaosun are talking, I shouldn’t go over,” she said.

“When you and Brother Yanping are talking, I shouldn’t go over either,” she added to Sister Xiaoguo.

After finishing, Qiaoqiao slowly realized what he had implied and then looked around hesitantly, saying, “But there are so many people here today… it shouldn’t count as being a third wheel, right?”

Zhang Yanping: …

Guo Dong: …!

At this moment, as the two of them looked around, they saw that everyone was staring at them with gossipy interest, their eyes bright with curiosity and excitement!

Without a doubt, Guo Dong could imagine what everyone might be talking about. And such rumors were simply impossible to shake off–this little blabbermouth was too much!

Fortunately, she had been through enough to avoid a futile attempt at explaining, and instead she lowered her head to check the moxibustion stick in Qiaoqiao’s hands. “Not bad, it’s very well made; should work effectively,” she remarked.

As she said this, several aunties nearby forgot the gossip and turned their eager eyes toward her: “Doctor Guo, do you mean these can be used now?” they asked.

“That’s right,” Guo Dong nodded. “Wait a little while longer for it to heat up, and then you can come to me for moxibustion.”

Wu Lan chimed in decisively, “Me, me, me! I’ll go first, okay?”

Her post-moxibustion patches from the three hottest days of summer had not worn off yet, so wasn’t she eager?

However, upon looking around, Guo Dong suggested, “Auntie, you might want to go last–out of everyone sitting here, you have the healthiest complexion and seem the most robust.”

“Exactly!” another auntie agreed, “Look at your complexion, that rosy-white glow, and how vibrant you are! Don’t fight us for a turn!”

In her heart, Wu Lan couldn’t agree more.

Ever since Tantan had returned home, she’d been eating well and sleeping well. All those minor health issues she used to have slowly improved–

Ah, how embarrassing for Wu Lan. She used to think she wasn’t the type to cling to her children, that she was quite relaxed about them leaving the nest.

But now, her body was betraying her…

Out loud, however, she argued, “I’m not fighting with you. I’m simply testing the effectiveness of the moxibustion for you all. Isn’t it said that new moxa is quite strong and potentially drying?”

Someone nearby countered, “Do we need you to do the testing? With our bodies in worse condition, we’ll feel the effects more quickly. With your good health, you might not notice much difference after the moxibustion.”

Watching everyone bickering cheerfully, Guo Dong waited until they had argued it out before she slowly spoke up:

“Auntie, I think none of you need to rush. Among you, the one likely to see the quickest effect from the moxibustion is probably Teacher Xin Jun.”

Huh?

Xin Jun was taken aback, “Why me? My health isn’t that poor, is it?”

“Of course you’re not in poor health,” Guo Dong hurried to explain:

“You’re young, with none of the chronic or elder-specific ailments, and you’re in relatively good shape. The reason why I say the effect would be quick on you is that you probably overworked and exhausted yourself during the holiday, sapping your vital energy, and your body hasn’t recovered yet–don’t you feel a bit of tiredness and lethargy every day?”

Xin Jun: …They thought it was just the result of working too hard and then suddenly relaxing.

So their response became even more earnest.

Guo Dong also explained carefully, “The human body can indeed regulate itself slowly, but haven’t we used Ai Rong? It’s simply the best for replenishing vital energy.” “Plus, you’re male and still so young. The moxibustion is a bit drying but you don’t need to worry, it’ll be quickly adjusted.”

At this remark, Zhang Yanping was the first to go off on a tangent, “Your holiday sounds even worse than my work.”

His lips were curled up high as he spoke–it was evident that there’s a saying that fits, fearing to see a brother suffer, yet also fearing to see a brother driving a luxury car!

“What do you think,” Xin Jun looked at him expressionlessly.

With the addition of tea eggs, the momentum of the family business hadn’t shifted from Milk Vetch, tea, tremella, honey, and other products, it had surged once again.

And in the suburban forests and reservoir areas, there was no way to recruit so many people, except for summer interns, in a short period of time.

What’s more, the interns were all young and inexperienced, so the seasoned workers had to shoulder the load when problems arose…

Moreover, people are different.

Xin Jun’s mother was extraordinarily gifted when it came to business, always full of energy. But her son, under the dual pressures of physical and mental stress, was truly exhausted, struggling even to speak energetically.

Zhang Yanping showed sympathy, “What will you do in the winter then?”

Xin Jun helplessly replied, “In winter, the business should stabilize, and we’ve been recruiting progressively. We will definitely manage to have enough hands on deck.”

“It’s just the changes were too swift in the first half of the year, we couldn’t keep up. In winter, I expect the workload will be much smaller…”

But as he said this, he felt a bit weak: because he might not need to do the waiter job anymore, but accounting–that was a different story.

Who understands that! The accounting major, it’s a curse to whoever touches it!

However, the big issue on the aunts’ minds was Guo Dong’s words, and they looked at Xin Jun, clicking their tongues:

“Aiya, young lad, why are you all so weak? No worries, auntie isn’t in a rush, you guys go first!”

How did it turn out that we go first?

Zhang Yanping hurriedly said, “Don’t drag me into this! With my body and strength, I don’t need it at all!”

“You need moxibustion too!”

Guo Dong treated each gossip subject impartially:

“You eat at home every day without exercising, and you’ve grown sturdier over the past six months. Haven’t you thought about whether your spleen can endure it? You need to adjust your spleen, but it’s a slow and meticulous process, not urgent, so we can do it later.”

Zhang Yanping was very reluctant–moxibustion in this sweltering heat, how torturous!

He attempted to bargain, “I feel like there’s nothing wrong with me…”

“Mmm, everything’s quite good.”

Guo Dong got to the point, “It’s just that when one day your spleen and stomach stop functioning properly, then you’ll start putting on weight rapidly. Fat will accumulate on your organs, and by then, it would be much more difficult to adjust.”

“You’ll also have to control your diet, avoid certain foods!”

Zhang Yanping: …

He instantly corrected his attitude, “No problem, just use me for practice, I’m young and tough! I’m not picky about using new or aged mugwort.”

The aunt next to him glanced at him, not very pleased:

“What’s with you, young man? You clearly said we were up first–Dr. Guo, how about we come to you for moxibustion after dinner?”

Guo Dong sighed, “That won’t do, I don’t recommend moxibustion at night, it’s best not to do it after 7 p.m. If you do it after 9 p.m., it can damage bodily fluids, and lead to an accumulation of internal heat which makes it easy to trigger inflammation and illness…”

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