107: Do you remember me?

While Chen Su's family was eating, Li Chuxia's phone rang.

The caller was her grandmother.

"Hello, Grandma."

Grandma Li's voice on the other end was very kind. "Xia Xia, aren't you at home?"

"No. Are you at my door? Didn't I record your fingerprint before? You can just open the door and go in yourself."

"It's not me, it's your father. He said he was going over to apologize to you, so I gave him your address."

"Okay, I see."

"Where did you go for a trip this time? I saw a lot of new videos on your short-form video account."

"In Zhang City. I'll be back in a few days."

"Alright, then be careful while you're out."

...After hanging up, Li Chuxia opened her phone and checked the surveillance camera installed at her front door.

The person in the footage was indeed her father, Li Ningqiang.

She checked the playback.

At first, Li Ningqiang knocked on the door quite politely.

After a few minutes without a response, he started banging heavily.

He even started using his feet.

Building 13 of Crystal Lake Mirror had two units per floor, and she and Chen Su were the only two residents on that floor.

If there were anyone else, they would definitely be disturbed by Li Ningqiang's noise.

"Hmph, coming to apologize with this kind of attitude? A leopard really can't change its spots."

She immediately sent a message to Zhang Youzhi.

"There's an annoying fly at my door. Get rid of it."

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...At this moment, Zhang Youzhi was eating breakfast at a roadside stall.

When he received Li Chuxia's message.

He gasped.

"Who is this guy with the gall to provoke this young lady?"

He only knew Grandpa Li and Grandma Li.

He didn't know Li Ningqiang.

Since Li Chuxia said to get rid of him, he must be someone insignificant.

He took out his phone and made a call.

"A-Biao, get a few brothers and meet at the entrance of Crystal Lake Mirror."

...Seeing that Li Chuxia's expression was a bit off, Chen Su asked, "Is something wrong at home?"

"It's nothing. It's already been handled."

Li Chuxia continued eating... After breakfast, Chen Su prepared to go to the county town to find that old TCM doctor who sold the hair growth ointment.

Li Chuxia naturally went along with him.

Today, Chen Su didn't drive his own mercedes-benz, but instead drove Li Chuxia's red Audi Q7.

Luxury cars shared common traits.

Plenty of horsepower and a great driving experience.

"Is it better to drive than yours?" Li Chuxia asked with a smile.

"About the same, but yours has a higher chassis and a better view, which is more suitable for the mountain roads around here."

...An hour later.

Chen Su parked the car in front of the TCM clinic at No. 18 Lanling Road.

"Doctor, I'd like to buy some hair growth ointment."

The old TCM doctor, Wang Liang, looked to be in his sixties. When Chen Su entered, he was wearing reading glasses and reading a newspaper.

Hearing the movement, Wang Liang looked up at the two of them.

"Young man, your hair is quite thick. Why do you need hair growth ointment? Isn't that a waste of money?"

These days, there really weren't many doctors who truly looked out for their patients and tried to save them money.

"It's like this: a friend of mine is about to go bald. He's tried all sorts of methods to no avail. I heard you sell hair growth ointment here and wanted to give it a try."

Wang Liang nodded and said, "My hair growth ointment is brewed from Chinese herbs, so the price is a bit high."

"How much for a jar?"

Wang Liang took out a small round bottle from the drawer behind him, about the size of a tin of essential balm sold on the market.

"500 yuan a jar. If you think it's too expensive, 450 yuan is also fine."

500 yuan for a small jar was indeed a bit expensive for the consumption level of Nanming County.

Additionally, although the quality and efficacy of Wang Liang's hair growth ointment were fine, it hadn't been appraised or approved for sale by the relevant authorities.

He didn't dare to advertise or sell it on a large scale for fear of being caught one day.

"Then give me two jars."

"I only have the last two jars left; it wouldn't matter if you wanted more. Just have your friend apply it to the areas with obvious hair loss every morning and evening. As long as the hair follicles aren't completely dead, it can grow back."

"Alright."

Chen Su took out his phone and paid a thousand yuan... In the car.

"Can you give me a bottle of that?" Li Chuxia asked.

"Sure. Do you have a balding friend too?" Chen Su joked.

"Did you forget about Zhang Youzhi, who visited your house before?"

Chen Su thought of Zhang Youzhi's slightly thinning hair and gave a sympathetic smile. "Then give him a bottle."

He had a plan in mind.

He would let Zhang Youzhi and He Youwen both try it to see how effective it was.

If their hair could grow back,

then most people's could. At that time, he could come back to cooperate with this old TCM doctor, Wang Liang. It would definitely be a big hit.

...Li Chuxia checked the time; it was already 10:30.

"Are we going straight back?"

"We'll go back after lunch. I'll take you around our county town."

Chen Su drove very slowly, introducing things to Li Chuxia as he went... During high school, Chen Su lived at school and only went home once a month.

On weekends when he didn't go home, he often rode his bicycle through the streets and alleys.

Therefore, he was very familiar with every part of this place.

Nanming County hadn't changed much in recent years. Except for a few more high-rise residential complexes, the overall layout of the small town was no different from when Chen Su was in high school... At 11:30, Chen Su's car stopped in front of a steamed hot pot shop.

The shop was called Ahua Steamed Hot Pot.

Steamed hot pot is similar to Malatang, but the soup base is lighter.

There are clear broth, satay, bone broth, and so on.

This steamed hot pot shop had been around for many years. When Chen Su was a student, he heard it had already been open for over a decade.

Now it had been nearly ten years since he graduated.

Added together, it had been open for twenty or thirty years, making it likely one of the oldest shops in Nanming County.

"Boss, do you still remember me?" Chen Su greeted the owner as soon as he entered... "Every year, a batch of old students leaves and a batch of new ones arrives. There are too many people; I don't remember," the owner laughed... Chen Su took two bowls and walked to the freezer.

Inside the freezer were king prawns, lean meat, small intestines, large intestines, quail eggs, and so on.

"Pick whatever you like."

He handed a bowl to Li Chuxia.

After they finished picking, Chen Su handed the two bowls to the owner and instructed.

"Boss, both are with bone broth base."

"Coming right up~"

...He and Li Chuxia found a corner to sit down.

The noodles were soon cooked and served.

Both of them had chosen instant noodles as their staple.

Chen Su went to the counter to ask the owner for a few seasoning packets from the instant noodles.

"Try it. Steamed hot pot bone broth base mixed with instant noodle seasoning is the best." Chen Su gave a few seasoning packets to Li Chuxia... After adding two seasoning packets, Li Chuxia took a careful sip.

"Mmm~, it's so delicious. Why can't the instant noodles we make at home taste like this?" She was full of praise.

"One day, I'll learn from this boss," Chen Su laughed.

Just as Chen Su was about to start eating, a soft and beautiful voice came from the shop.

"Boss, do you still remember me?"

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