Chapter 263: Chapter 260 Aphrodisiac
Gu Yue didn’t know where Zhang Hao was going, but she obediently handed him the car keys.
She also instructed him to come back quickly, as it wouldn’t be good if Sister Yun looked for him later and he wasn’t there.
After all, today the Lin Family were the hosts.
Zhang Hao agreed readily, and in order not to affect the mood of the other guests, he walked out along the base of the wall.
Once outside, he found Gu Yue’s car, got in after opening the door, started the engine, and used his phone to navigate to the nearest traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy from the event venue.
There was one about four kilometers away, and fearing that the pharmacy might close, Zhang Hao also made a special call to them.
After confirming they were still open and expressing his urgent need for medicine, he hoped the pharmacy owner would extend their business hours for the day,
The owner, having the kindness of a Bodhisattva, readily agreed upon hearing how urgent Zhang Hao was.
Fortunately, the traffic was not as heavy as he imagined at that time, and he arrived at the pharmacy without any obstructions.
There was only the owner on duty, and as soon as Zhang Hao walked in, he asked for paper and pen at the counter and wrote down a prescription.
After understanding it, the owner flapped his hands like a panic-stricken moth: "Young man, what are you doing?"
"You can’t just come to my shop and grab medicine without a doctor’s prescription. Those online can’t always be trusted."
"Prescribing medicine should be tailored to the individual, what if someone gets sick from it? Our pharmacy can’t take that responsibility."
Zhang Hao immediately took out something that could prove his identity.
"I am a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Follow this prescription and prepare two doses for me, grind them into powder, mix with honey, and roll them into pills quickly."
The pharmacy owner, still skeptical, began preparing the medicine according to Zhang Hao’s prescription, and after busying himself for almost an hour, managed to produce several pills and put them into a bottle.
After Zhang Hao paid, the owner knew the effects of several of the herbs.
All of them were for strengthening the kidneys and the foundation; it wasn’t hard to guess the prescription was for enhancing a man’s vigor.
"Are you really a doctor?"
"Genuine and guaranteed," Zhang Hao said.
"So, will this prescription be effective for most people?"
"Didn’t you just say prescribing Chinese medicine needs to be individualized? How quickly you’ve forgotten," Zhang Hao replied.
The owner sheepishly smiled, "I’m just looking to expand the sales in my shop. There are many sick people these days, but not many are willing to take traditional Chinese medicine."
"If there really is a prescription that can restore a man’s vigor, that would be a money tree for me. Look, I stayed open an extra hour for you tonight, could you write up a general tonic prescription for the public?"
Indeed, if the owner hadn’t been kind, Zhang Hao might have had to go to a farther pharmacy.
Only then could he have the chance to get this small bottle of medicine; to thank the owner for his kindness, Zhang Hao actually wrote out a general tonic prescription for him.
However, he specifically circled two herbs in the prescription.
"For these two herbs, people with epilepsy and heart disease should not take them because they accelerate blood flow and increase the heart rate," he warned.
"This can lead to a series of unpredictable risks, but people without these conditions can use the medicine with confidence."
The owner held the prescription as if it were a treasure: "Is it better than Viagra?"
Whether it was better than Viagra and whether Zhang Hao had tried it, he couldn’t give a definite answer.
"Whether it works or not, why don’t you prepare a dose for yourself, try it, and see? I’m in a hurry, so I’ll be leaving first," Zhang Hao said.
Rushing back to the event venue, God only knows what happened during the hour he was gone.
In any case, when Zhang Hao got out of the car, he saw Gu Yue standing on the steps, incessantly looking in his direction.
As he approached, she spoke anxiously, "Why did it take you so long to come back? If you didn’t return soon, the event would’ve ended."
"There was a reason for the delay, but here I am," Zhang Hao responded.
Zhang Hao returned the keys to Gu Yue, but Gu Yue really wanted to know where he had been.
"Where did you go, being gone for so long? I thought you stood me up and just went home to sleep on your own."
"I promised to come out with you today, how could I possibly stand you up? As for where I went, you’ll find out in a bit. I want to keep it as a surprise."
Gu Yue sighed, "Well, okay, I hope your surprise will truly win over Sister Yun’s heart."
"Do you call her auntie or sister, after all?" Zhang Hao had long wanted to ask about the use of "auntie" and "sister," which didn’t seem to be on the same generational level.
"Calling her auntie is fine; calling her sister is also okay. Doesn’t calling her sister make her seem younger?"
The two of them returned to the event, which had already passed its liveliest moment.
Now, everyone seemed a bit listless, and Liang Yun was chatting idly with her friends.
As for Shen Guobin, he was happily clinking glasses with his business associates.
"Today I’ll introduce you to Sister Yun, and you should really get in touch with her more often from now on."
"What good does it do to contact her?" Zhang Hao wondered.
"Of course, there are benefits, because her husband’s company is involved in a very broad range of fields."
"If you really can resolve the issues between the two of them this time, I guess your relationship with them will be even closer than mine from now on."
"Even though the Lin Family can only cause a stir around here, who knows if they have even more powerful forces behind them?"
"How can you, a little doctor, compete with them? You need to turn all these connections into your own, understand?"
Until now, Zhang Hao had always thought Gu Yue was just a woman filled with desires.
Now, hearing her say this, he saw her in a different light.
"I didn’t expect you to say something like this; it really surprises me."
"I could say a lot more like that. Aren’t you going to be surprised every time? But no matter what, don’t forget that you still have things to do tonight."
"Okay, I know. Aren’t you talking about that very thing?"
As Zhang Hao said this, Gu Yue took the opportunity when no one was watching to pinch him hard on his body, venting her minor irritation.
Not until the event ended did Liang Yun really come up to Zhang Hao with her husband.
She wanted him to help with pulse diagnosis, but Zhang Hao declined.
"No need to check the pulse; I’ve already prepared something for you. Earlier, it wasn’t convenient to bring it out with so many people around, but now I can."
It was a rose-colored porcelain bottle with a broad body and a narrow neck, very much like the kind of medicine bottle a wandering swordsman in TV dramas would carry for treating wounds.
These days, it was really not easy to find such a bottle; who knows where Zhang Hao had found it.
"What is this?" Liang Yun asked.
"An hour ago, I found an opportunity to take your husband’s pulse discreetly and figured out why he’s not as good as before."
"So I made a special trip to a pharmacy, hurriedly had a few pills made, and you can take them back to try first."
"If they work well, then I will give you the prescription, and you can go to the pharmacy to get the medicine yourself."
He stuffed the porcelain bottle into Liang Yun’s palm; the small bottle didn’t weight much.
However, for Liang Yun, this medicine could save her marriage.
"Okay, I’ll have him try it tonight when we get back," Liang Yun replied.
Shen Guobin, who had been silent by her side, finally understood at this moment.
He now realized why Zhang Hao had suddenly grabbed his wrist earlier—it was to take his pulse.
"Can you really be accurate with just a casual grab like that?"
