Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 391 - 390: (5 more updates)

Chapter 391: Chapter 390: (5 more updates)

"Where have you been, and why did it take you so long?"

Mr. Xu resolved that from now on, he would never let her go out alone again.

It caused him such worry and fear.

"I didn’t go anywhere special, didn’t I tell you that I was just going out to buy some things?" The old lady squinted with a smile, seeing her man worried about her.

"What did you buy?" Mr. Xu had sharp eyes and immediately spotted the bag in the old lady’s hand.

She quickly hid it behind her back, "Nothing much."

Fearing that Mr. Xu would ask more questions, the old lady quickly pulled him towards the house while also adeptly changing the subject, "Where’s Black Coal Ball?"

The nickname ’Black Coal Ball’ made Mr. Xu take a while to remember she was referring to Xu Sisi, and he couldn’t help but laugh, "You shouldn’t always call the girl that, she’ll get upset with you."

"Don’t worry about it, she wouldn’t dare."

Just like that, the old lady thought she had successfully diverted Mr. Xu’s attention.

But unbeknownst to her, Mr. Xu’s gaze remained fixed on the bag in her hand.

The old lady had a habit of taking a nap at noon, mainly because she would easily get sleepy at a certain time due to her old age.

Once the old lady fell asleep, Mr. Xu rushed to the kitchen and pulled out the cloth bag that the old lady had brought home in the morning.

It was full of some black herbal medicine, though it was unclear exactly what it was.

Mr. Xu frowned, only aware that it was medicine.

All of a sudden, alarm bells rang in his mind, fearing that his old lady had been diagnosed with some incurable disease and was hiding it from him.

Anxious, Mr. Xu hurriedly took the bag of herbs out and had the housekeeper call for a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to examine it.

"How is it? What are these ingredients, and what are they mainly used to treat?"

Seeing the TCM practitioner put down the herbs, Mr. Xu asked with a worried heart.

The TCM practitioner was a man in his forties who, after examining the contents, had a very odd expression on his face.

He took a careful look at Mr. Xu and finally couldn’t hold back and asked, "Who bought these?"

Seeing the TCM doctor’s expression, Mr. Xu immediately misinterpreted.

His heart sank, fearing that his old lady really did have some incurable disease.

Grasping his cane tightly, he said with a sorrowful expression, "My wife bought them. Doctor, please speak frankly, I’m prepared for the worst."

At this moment, Mr. Xu thought that if his old lady indeed had some incurable disease, then he would peacefully accompany her through her final days.

When the time came for her departure, he would follow suit. They had been apart for too long in this life, and he didn’t want to be separated from her ever again.

He had mentally prepared himself for the worst.

Seeing his serious expression, the doctor quickly explained, "These are some animal penises."

"Animal penises?" Mr. Xu asked in confusion, "What is that?"

The housekeeper gave a deliberate cough and whispered an explanation in Mr. Xu’s ear.

In an instant, Mr. Xu’s face turned dark.

"What is she doing buying this stuff?" Although Mr. Xu was surprised by his wife’s strange behavior, he didn’t forget that these were medicinal ingredients.

He hurriedly asked the TCM doctor, "What are the benefits of this stuff?"

TCM doctor, "It’s for strengthening yang and reinforcing the kidneys."

Mr. Xu, "..."

Before he had time to process the effects of these ingredients, the next second, he saw the TCM doctor looking at him with a strange expression and solemnly said, "Life has many faces, just go with nature’s flow, Mr. Xu. You are of a certain age, and there are things you shouldn’t force."

The implication was clear enough, and Mr. Xu, if not a fool, could understand what that meant.

After the housekeeper sent the TCM doctor away, Mr. Xu stood alone outside the window, his expression mournful.

He indeed had failed his old lady for many years; now that he was over fifty, she actually, actually still...

Mr. Xu became sorrowful.

But alas, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Moreover, she was also of a certain age.

The old lady had no idea that her man had misunderstood that those things were prepared for him.

To prevent the old lady from discovering it, Mr. Xu asked the housekeeper to put the items back in their original place.

*

Meanwhile, Xu Niannian had no idea that her grandmother had secretly gone out to buy potent tonics for Jin Yu.

She thought Jin Yu might not come back for at least half a month, but unexpectedly, he returned home the next day.

And with him came Jin Ruiyang.

When Xu Niannian came downstairs, she saw Jin Yu in the living room, rubbed her eyes in disbelief, and blinked—how did he come back so soon?

Jin Yu, who was being praised by Ye Qin for Xu Niannian, heard footsteps behind him and took a look back.

He caught sight of his sillily rubbing her eyes in a cute manner.

Jin Yu "tsked" and waved to her, "Come here."

"How come you came back so soon?" Xu Niannian, approaching him, saw that Ye Qin and Jin Ruiyang were also there, and politely greeted her second aunt.

Ye Qin smiled warmly, and before Jin Yu could monopolize Xu Niannian, she pulled her to sit down next to her, patting her hand and gently said to Jin Ruiyang, "Son, when Mom wanted you to get married, you always said to wait until your older brother was married first."

With his wife being snatched away, Jin Yu was not pleased and wished he could pull her back to his side, while Xu Niannian sat beside Ye Qin with a puzzled face, wondering what she was up to.

Once Jin Ruiyang heard Ye Qin say this, he knew what she was getting at.

He wasn’t Jin Yu; he wouldn’t refuse as bluntly.

Planning to reject her more tactfully, he began, "Mom, I..."

"Let me finish first," Ye Qin immediately stopped her son.

"Now that your older brother is married, and to such a good wife, it’s about time for you too. If you can’t find someone by yourself, Mom will arrange it for you, and you’re not allowed to refuse."