Chapter 304: Urban Card Drawing System (10)

Regardless, liking to collect gold is much better than liking those gaudy clothes and bags! It must be supported!

Thus, Xie Qidong traveled thousands of miles to carry back a full ten kilograms of gold jewelry and gold bars, worth over ten million.

If not for all the certificates being in order, the customs officers would have almost thought he had robbed some jewelry store or bank.

Xie Yang truly did not expect Comrade Lao Xie to be so capable; he bought ten kilograms of gold in one go.

"Dad, did you make a fortune?"

"I wouldn't call it a fortune, but I did indeed secure a big order," Father Xie said with a smile.

His luck with money had been good lately, and his business negotiations were going exceptionally smoothly.

Although he had indeed proposed a plan to expand overseas markets at the shareholders' meeting at the beginning of the year, even he himself had not expected to capture the Swiss market and expand business to Northern Europe so quickly.

By this autumn and winter, when the whole-house smart home products jointly developed with GD Gong Si hit the market, the sales channels in overseas markets would be even broader.

But with things this way, Xie Qidong was bound to be even busier, and the time he spent with his daughter would be even less. He said apologetically, "As long as Yang Yang doesn't blame Dad, that's fine."

"Dad, I'm not a child anymore, so don't you worry! But you also need to take care of your health. By the way, I had Tian Sao make some bamboo fungus chicken soup. The bamboo fungus is wild bamboo fungus I bought online, and the chicken is a free-range chicken Tian Sao brought from her hometown. I'll go get Dad a bowl."

She added a spoonful of diluted Physical Fitness Potion while she was at it.

She was afraid that if she didn't dilute it, Father Xie would end up with black sludge all over him as if he had undergone a marrow-cleansing, and his skin would become as tender as a pretty boy's; that sight was too beautiful for her to bear looking at.

Even though it was diluted N times, Father Xie still praised it endlessly as he drank, claiming it was the most delicious chicken soup he had ever tasted in his life.

After finishing it, Father Xie broke into a light sweat and returned to his bedroom to shower. Once finished, he felt refreshed and clear-headed; where was the headache, dizziness, and fatigue from the jet lag?

Over the next few days, Father Xie stayed home to recover from jet lag and keep his daughter company.

As his career grew larger, the time he spent with his daughter became less and less.

Only in these few days after returning from abroad could he stay home a bit longer; usually, even if he wasn't on a business trip, he would return home near midnight, and in the morning, he would be picked up by his secretary for the company very early.

When he was busy, he didn't even have time to return home, and when he was tired, he would just make do with a nap in the company lounge. Let alone communicating, it wasn't even easy for the father and daughter to see each other.

This was also why the original owner had previously tried to please and tolerate Feng Xuanxuan everywhere; because she truly considered Feng Xuanxuan a good best friend, and after being lonely for so long, she feared loneliness the most.

With Father Xie at home, Xie Yang had the opportunity to use the Physical Fitness Potion on him, adding a spoonful of the diluted product to his soup every time he drank it.

Small amounts over many times, she properly conditioned his body.

Originally, at Father Xie's age, with little regular exercise and frequent socializing, staying up late, and sitting for long periods, his body had long been in a sub-health state.

Even though he was careful about what he ate and took some high-quality nourishing supplements, it was ultimately not as good as when he was young.

But recently, he felt his sleep had improved.

In the past, it would take several days to recover from jet lag after returning from abroad, and when he was extremely sleepy, he would still have a headache and couldn't fall asleep.

Now, as soon as his head hit the pillow, he would fall asleep instantly and sleep until dawn; during the day, he was full of energy, with inexhaustible strength, as if he had returned to his twenties or thirties, his peak physical state.

"Lao Song, do you think I've caught some strange disease, or is it a flash of brilliance before death?" He couldn't help but consult his old friend. "You tell me, what kind of strange disease makes a person eat well, sleep well, be full of energy, and have younger-looking skin?"

Song Bokang: "... There's a disease like that? I want to catch it too!"

"..."

Song Bokang suggested that Father Xie go for a full physical examination: "You're just increasing your own worries by guessing like this. It's better to just get a check-up. Medical technology is so advanced now that even if there really is a strange disease, it can be detected."

Father Xie thought that made sense, but the company's annual employee physicals were scheduled for the second half of the year, so he instructed his secretary to book a separate physical examination package for him: "Book two, Yang Yang will go too."

Thus, that evening, before Xie Yang had even eaten dinner, she was taken by Father Xie to the outpatient physical examination center of the Air Force Sanatorium.

Dinner was also the light diet prescribed by the examination center, and the next morning they had blood drawn for testing... in short, they had a super comprehensive black-diamond-level physical examination.

Xie Yang: "..."

Forget it, just treat it as a one-day tour of the sanatorium.

The sanatorium had mountains and lakes, surrounded by greenery; the environment was truly quite good.

After the physical exam in the morning, they ate a hearty (blood-nourishing) nutritious breakfast and even accompanied Father Xie to climb the back mountain of the sanatorium, breathing in the fresh air at the summit.

At the top of the mountain, there was also a small temple that wasn't even famous locally—Yunqi Temple, a place for monks to practice in silence.

Yunqi Temple was secluded and quiet, but because it didn't charge admission, didn't engage in tourism, didn't understand marketing, and didn't sell consecrated cultural products, there were very few tourists and the incense was sparse.

The state provided funding to temples, but for such a small temple, the funding was likely not much, and it still had to be used for maintenance and repairs, so it looked rather dilapidated, unlike the Wufu Temple on Fuyin Mountain—where the several Buddha statues in the main hall were all gleaming with gold.

Father Xie donated 660,000 in incense money on the spot, wishing for everything to go smoothly, and was warmly received by the monks in the temple.

The father and daughter ate a vegetarian meal at the temple at noon, worshipped the Buddha, and also requested two peace talismans. After the meal, they were fortunate enough to accompany the abbot to drink clear tea and discuss Buddhist teachings.

Father Xie had money; after the physical exam, he had paid for an expedited package, and so, before the father and daughter had even come down from the mountain, the physical examination results were sent to their phones.

Seeing the physical examination report with almost no arrows indicating issues, Father Xie had a mini heart attack: "..."

It was over! Even advanced medical technology couldn't detect his strange disease!

After Xie Yang finished reading her own physical examination report and glanced at her father's, she said happily, "Dad, your body has improved quite a bit! It seems that drinking some medicinal soup is quite effective. From now on, whenever you return from a business trip, I'll have Tian Sao stew some for you!"

Father Xie was stunned: "So, the reason I've been feeling physically well lately isn't because I caught a strange disease, but because you've been conditioning me, daughter?"

Xie Yang was speechless: "Dad, what are you thinking! In this world, what kind of strange disease makes a person's body super strong, their complexion super good, and makes them eat everything with gusto?"

"..."

Perhaps because they were in a temple, Father Xie was instantly enlightened.

Thinking that not only did he not have a strange disease, but the pile of sub-health ailments from last year's physical exam had also been conditioned away by his daughter, he was so happy that he turned around and donated another 660,000 to Yunqi Temple.

The abbot, stroking his gray beard, even though he had seen all the states of the world, was so excited at this moment that his hands trembled.

The other monks went without saying; they calmly and composedly pressed their palms together and bowed, saying: "Thank you, benefactor!"

In their hearts, they were already cheering and shouting:

【Ah ah ah ah ah! Our temple finally has a great philanthropist donating money!】

【Amitabha! In the next few years, will we finally be able to eat our fill?】

【The feeling of only eating two meals a day, going to sleep hungry and waking up hungry, is truly not easy to bear!】

【My Buddha is merciful, the benefactor is truly kind!】