Chapter 142: Binding the Birth System to Become a Winner in Life Chapter 143: 1970s Hutong Daily Life (41)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

1996, Jing Shi

"Jisheng Tang"

Xie Ci'an looked at the signboard hanging high, his expression dazed as he read it aloud.

"How is it? The name was still chosen by me, doesn't it have a great meaning?"

Hanging a gourd to save the world, benefiting all living beings

Shen Yao looked at Xie Ci'an with a face full of pride, her desire for praise obvious in her eyes.

For Shen Yao, who had already run a medical hall before, this was as simple as daily eating and drinking.

In just five years, traditional Chinese medicine clinics named Jisheng Tang had already opened in multiple cities.

This medical hall before them in Jing Shi was already the third one in Jing Shi.

Now the three medical halls formed a triangle, encompassing the population flow of the entire Jing Shi, ensuring that residents wherever they were located in Jing Shi could smoothly see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

Xie Ci'an gave Shen Yao a thumbs-up, "Great."

Far better than imagined, Xie Ci'an's inner shock was no less than when he first heard the plan.

Shen Yao smiled brilliantly, "Comrade Xie has a good eye."

Although Xie Ci'an usually didn't like to say flowery and insincere pleasantries, whenever he spoke, it always felt sincere and unpretentious.

The two had been husband and wife for many years, and were also the companions who had spent the longest time together.

Compared to others, Shen Yao was more willing to listen to Xie Ci'an's praise of her.

"Let's go in and take a look; inside there is a medicine hall and a consultation room, and the back courtyard is used for drying medicinal herbs and resting."

"The layout and design of these rooms are all modeled after ancient medical halls; not only can they restore the original appearance of the medical hall to the greatest extent, but they can also let the patients who come feel the thoughtful service of the medical hall……"

Blah blah blah, Shen Yao acted as a medical hall science popularization lecturer, patiently serving Xie Ci'an throughout.

As the first customer to visit the newly opened medical hall, Xie Ci'an did not disappoint Shen Yao's kindness; not only did he contribute his wrist for the medical hall doctor to take his pulse and prescribe medicine, but he also casually raised a few small suggestions for improvement.

Shen Yao sighed that Xie Ci'an was truly a treasure, useful wherever he was placed.

Coughing twice, Xie Ci'an's ears turned red, pulling Shen Yao as he walked and said there was still business at the Research Institute, he wouldn't be able to return until tonight, "Mom's side can only have you take Meimei and Manman over first."

Shen Yao had long been used to Xie Ci'an's busyness; after all, he was a famous Big Shot at the Research Institute, with countless various projects tied to him.

"Rest assured, I'll go to the school to pick up Weishu and Weixi in a moment."

By the way, how are Weisi and Weizhao doing? Can they come back for the Mid-Autumn Festival this year?"

Shen Yao couldn't help but purse her lips; compared to her husband who could still see people's shadows, the two older children truly couldn't even see a shadow of them.

If it weren't for Shen Yao constantly confirming Weisi and Weizhao's situation with the System every now and then, she would have thought these two children had directly gone missing.

Good grief, if they still don't come back this year, these two children will have not returned home for four years.

Xie Ci'an patted Shen Yao's shoulder to soothe her, "They definitely can come back this year."

Their two experiments are progressing smoothly; once the research results are successfully implemented, they"

Shen Yao stopped him, hurriedly interrupting what Xie Ci'an was about to say next, and rolled her eyes at him in displeasure, "Forget it, as long as they can come back, it's fine."

"The two of them do things for the country; I'm not angry, I just always think and worry about them in my heart."

"How old are Weisi and Weizhao this year? This spirit of forgetting food and sleep is most like you."

"Go busy yourself quickly; the earlier you go, the earlier you return; I and the children will wait for you at home."

She waved her hand hard, and only after she could no longer see Xie Ci'an's figure did she exhale a breath she had held for a long time.

"Host, the two children are doing very well in the desert; what they do are great things that benefit the country and the people."

The System's implied meaning was that she shouldn't worry too much; once this side of the world ends, the Mission Rewards will be rich.

Shen Yao turned around, not returning to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, but walking toward the bus stop not far away.

"Getting along for many years isn't fake; how could one just let go if one says let go."

"The two of them doing well and me worrying about them are not really a conflict; System, you still don't understand human emotions," even though such emotions had already become as faint as possible for Shen Yao now.

System:... Huh?

The System indicated that it indeed didn't understand; it was just a string of digital code.

The System's mission at birth was missions; completing various missions required by the Main System.

The bus stop arrived very soon.

Shen Yao stood at the side, beside her were various passersby waiting to take the bus.

In recent years, transportation in Jing Shi had gradually improved; whether it was newly opened routes or increased bus numbers, they greatly alleviated the growing passenger flow.

Compared to earlier years, today's Jing Shi could be called a prosperous metropolis.

The bus arrived at the station; Shen Yao got on, put in the coin, and found a seat to sit down.

She planned to go to the school in advance to pick up Weishu and Weixi after school.

The two children were eleven years old this year; normally they should be in fifth grade of elementary school, but because they skipped grades, they are now in Junior High Third Year.

Compared to the older brothers and sisters above, Weishu and Weixi clearly had a more imposing aura.

Their own children were striving; Shen Yao and Xie Ci'an, as parents, naturally couldn't drag behind.

Especially since they already had experience in how to cultivate genius children; it was just raising them again, step by step.

At this time, the school atmosphere was not as competitive as in later generations; not many students spent money on tutoring.

Weishu and Weixi, because of family reasons, had an unusually rich array of extracurricular tutoring classes.

If it weren't for the weekend not having enough time, Shen Yao would probably have taught them all eighteen kinds of martial arts.

"Teacher Cao, thank you for your hard work taking care of Weishu and Weixi, the two of them, on a daily basis."

"Parents are being courteous; Student Weishu and Student Weixi are smart and clever, all the teachers in the entire ninth grade like them very much.

The high school entrance exam is coming up soon; with Student Weishu and Student Weixi's excellent grades, getting into a good high school in Jing Shi is a sure thing."

Teacher Cao is Weishu and Weixi's homeroom teacher; don't look at her usually serious face, but when facing students' parents, she is even more all smiles.

When the two of them spoke about Weishu and Weixi's performance at school, the conversation just wouldn't stop.

Until the end-of-class bell outside rang on schedule, only then did Teacher Cao call Weishu and Weixi over, letting Shen Yao lead the two children to leave first.

"Mom, so early today?"

Weishu, carrying her schoolbag, turned her head to glance at the envious gazes cast their way.

"Your paternal grandparents just came back from Haishi, they specially wanted to see you two."

After Shen Yao finished speaking, she also had Weixi get her schoolbag ready, not to carry it on one shoulder, as it's bad for the shoulders.

Weixi smiled happily as she reorganized her schoolbag, tugging on Shen Yao's arm and shaking it, "Mom, during summer vacation can me and Third Sister go keep Grandmother company in Haishi?

I heard from classmates that it's different from Jing Shi over there, I want to go see for myself."

Shen Yao was speechless, "You two just went last summer vacation, less than a year, what change could there be?"

Nothing but tall buildings rising from flat ground, all kinds of buildings visible as far as the eye can see.

"If you want to go, this summer vacation you can go to Shenshi or Guang City.

Your maternal grandmother is currently busy over there, she probably won't be back for summer vacation."

When leaving the house this morning, Shen Yao had contacted her birth mother Yuan Li by phone.

Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou's business is now spread extremely wide; Grandmother-in-law Zhou is older than Tian Na, some out-of-town matters would be strenuous for her to run, so now it's Yuan Li helping to handle them.

"Your maternal uncle and maternal aunt will also go to Guang City for summer vacation; if you go, you'll have company on the way."

After graduating from graduate school, Shen Ning and Shen Jin did not choose to continue studying further.

Currently both of them have jobs; Shen Ning is a teacher at a school, Shen Jin is doing the hair accessory business she likes, already showing a trend of developing into a strong woman.

These two running to Guang City for summer vacation, one is to meet the girlfriend's parents, one is planning to expand new business.

After all, whether it's the Xie Family or the Shen Family, they have a special fondness for doing business.

In the early years Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan sold stationery supplies, now Meimei and Manman bring customers for Eldest Sister-in-law's family; it can be seen the thought of making money has already fused into their bodies, not easily changed.

Hearing this, the brother and sister looked at each other, nodding simultaneously, "Go."

Guang City works too, going anywhere is better than staying in Jing Shi; Dad and Mom at home are busy, older brothers and sisters haven't been seen for several years, the two of them don't feel lonely, just a bit at a loss.

"Guang City is developing so well, we can bring gifts for classmates," conveniently collecting a wave of service fees.

Weishu narrowed her eyes, they're still young, classmates would be even more embarrassed to take advantage of them.

"Can also sightsee around," pity the harbor across the sea, Gangshi and Aoshi, haven't been returned yet, otherwise they could also squeeze in time to go play a round over there.

The two children couldn't help but let their thoughts diverge, already starting to ponder certain arrangements for going to Guang City.

Shen Yao:...

The taxi stopped at the entrance of Fengshou Hutong lane; Shen Yao got out of the car, conveniently telling Weishu and Weixi not to run too far.

"Mom, is Shitou Ge and them coming back today?" Weixi stared with her own big Catzilan eyes, looking at the surroundings, her eyes couldn't help but shine.

"Coming back, everyone in the family is back, your dad might be a bit late."

Shen Yao handed over the fare, carrying the new bag she bought, walking and talking.

"Mom, Second Aunt's cosmetics company, really going to cooperate with you?"

Weishu propped her chin, "Our classmates all say, if they can launch a skin care product with herbal formulation, it would definitely make family members shell out money."

After all, it's the awkward puberty, various problems exposed on the face affect appearance.

These people also count as Jisheng Tang's regular customers; compared to going to the hospital to take Western medicine with repeated relapses, drinking Chinese medicine has more stable and reliable treatment effects.

"Those are all later matters; even if developed, it would take two years to wait.

If your classmates feel unwell, they should see a doctor when they need to see a doctor."

Operations like skin care products are all blind messing around; even if truly formulated, they're only suitable for most skin types, and the effect is not as direct as a single prescription."

Hand touching the two children's little heads, Shen Yao mentioned she had to go on a business trip for summer vacation, "Right now the most important thing for you two is the high school entrance exam.

Get into high school smoothly, afterwards whatever you want to do Mom won't stop you."

The two children asked in unison in return, "Really?"

Shen Yao nodded, "Really."

"Grandpa Grandma, I'm back."

"Grandpa Grandma, Manman misses you so much."

People not yet arrived, voices arrive first.

The two children carrying schoolbags, just entering the street gate, started shouting loudly.

The neighbor's inverted seat gate was pushed open, the one who came out was precisely Shitou whom Weixi had been longing for.

"Shitou Ge"

Weixi made a turn, her feet originally heading for the flower gate diverted to the inverted seat gate.

Shitou, like a simpleton, scratched his head, called out "Little Aunt" in greeting, and invited Weixi in to eat the fried food he just made.

"All newly bought meat, inside there's also fried chicken legs you and Meimei love to eat."

Five years passed, Wu Zhaodi's family's fried snack business has long since expanded in scale.

As an old customer who experienced the McDonald's period, Shen Yao gave suggestions, letting Wu Zhaodi's family grasp the broad market belonging to fried snacks.

Now Wu Zhaodi has not only successfully built the raw material processing factory, but also thoroughly separated the snacks under her banner into independent households.

Stone and Wood each took charge of one side, while Wu Zhaodi controlled the overall situation.

The fried chicken legs that Weishu and Weixi liked to eat were a new type of fried snack that Stone had developed through all kinds of difficulties, relying on various recipes.

Once launched, they were widely praised by men and women, old and young.

From ninety-nine down to those just learning to walk, there was no one who did not love to eat them.

Even Weishu and Weixi, for a mouthful of food, stuffed themselves to the point of needing to take digestive pills.

Upon hearing there were still delicious fried chicken legs today, what were they waiting for? They cheered and ran into the inverted house, pushing each other.

"Aunt, I'll go in and watch them, guarantee they won't eat too much."

The story of the two eating until stuffed is a classic tale passed down in the Xie Family; Stone finished speaking with a laugh and turned to enter the door.

Shen Yao shook her head amusedly, and herself went around the front flower gate into the courtyard.

Compared to the quiet on that side, there were many people in the courtyard, making it appear even more lively.

"Sister-in-law, you've come."

"Quick, quick, come in, Mom is frying meatballs, all just out of the pot."

"..."

Wu Zhaodi and Wang Yanyan poked their heads out from the door, fragrant oil smoke drifting behind them.

Nowadays, besides their Xie Family, there were no other families in the courtyard.

All of this must be attributed to Tian Na's tycoon nature plus other people's choices.

Jing Shi has already started selling commodity housing; compared to having nothing at all, even needing to run to the alley entrance for a toilet, the old, dilapidated courtyard houses are naturally less welcome than commodity housing with heating and comfort.

The Zhao Family and Qian Family sold the courtyard houses at market price to Tian Na because they made money and turned around.

The Cheng Family wanted to use the money from selling the house to go south to find people because of several daughters' matters.

As for the Zhou Family, this one was even more outrageous; family members were laid off again and had no children by their side, all wanting to go out on their own to live good days.

Decisively taking advantage of the current high courtyard house prices, they turned around and sold to Tian Na to split the money.

The Lin Family and Jin Family of the inverted houses had the same consideration; in summary, Tian Na spent a considerable sum to buy the entire two-entry courtyard house in full.

Nowadays the small courtyard has been renovated anew; the previously demolished covered corridors and screen wall have all been rebuilt, it can be said to be the most regular small courtyard in all of Fengshou Hutong.

Tian Na usually lives on this side; children and grandchildren return to accompany them whenever they have time.

"Are they white radish pork meatballs? Crisp and fresh to eat," Shen Yao picked up two with chopsticks and put them in her mouth, sighing inwardly that her mother-in-law's craftsmanship had a whole set.

"If they're good, eat more; the newly bought meat and radish were both mixed by me for the filling."

Wu Zhaodi couldn't help showing off; after all, she was a female boss with a career, yet could still wash her hands and make soup for the family, simply a model of new era women.

"Sister-in-law, don't be courteous at all; Eldest Sister-in-law ruined several sets of clothes for this meal of meatballs, aiya, it really pained Eldest Sister-in-law to death."

Wang Yanyan laughed heartily with a head of red hair in big waves, which also made Wu Zhaodi's face flush red with embarrassment.