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If you're decocting regular herbal medicine, using a gas stove or an induction cooker won't make much difference.

But Ye Bai didn't like either of these things.

He always used the most primitive methods to prepare herbal decoctions.

It wasn't just because the medicinal herbs he used were expensive, but because the decoction was boiled over firewood to maximize its efficacy.

"Heh, putting everything else aside, this kid's ability to put on an act is top-notch!"

Not far away, Qin Yuezhu sat in a chair, watching Ye Bai and Shen Lu busy themselves, her face full of disdain and contempt.

In her opinion, Ye Bai's actions were purely pointless and unnecessary, just a gimmick.

It's just decocting medicine; what kind of fire is used for decocting?

Most importantly, Old Madam Qin's health has been checked at major hospitals.

We've tried almost every high-end medical instrument, but none of them have been able to find the real cause of the illness.

This is also why Chen Yizhen, the Qin family's private doctor, was certain that Old Madam Qin's condition was a matter of fate rather than an illness.

The top hospitals and the most authoritative doctors in Jingzhou all agreed that Old Madam Qin was not sick, but this adopted son of the Ye family insisted on treating her. This was an utterly absurd joke!

In other words, Qin Shengtu confidently told them that they could take advantage of this rare opportunity to drive Ye Bai out of the Qin family.

Otherwise, Qin Yuezhu would have absolutely no interest in wasting time here.

"Let him pretend for a while longer. Anyway, he'll have to slink away in a week!"

Zhao Jianqiang had bandages wrapped around his ears and several more bandages on his face. His eyes were practically spitting fire as he looked at Ye Bai.

In other words, he still had some rationality left, and he didn't have the guts to kill anyone.

Otherwise, he really wanted to tear this utterly despicable adopted son of the Ye family into eight pieces!

Every time you encounter this person, you're guaranteed to have bad luck; the title of "jinx" is absolutely well-deserved!

If he doesn't drive the other person away, Zhao Jianqiang seriously suspects he'll be "cursed" to death!

Qin Wanqing, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, is a jinx to her husbands and the Qin family bloodline, while Ye Bai, the son-in-law of the Qin family, is a jinx to all the other sons-in-law of the Qin family. They are truly a "match made in heaven"!

"Third Aunt, Third Uncle, didn't you say you came here today to show your filial piety to Grandma? Are you just going to sit here and watch?"

Just as Qin Yuezhu and Zhao Jianqiang were making sarcastic remarks, Ye Bai's voice suddenly came over.

"What do you mean?"

Qin Yuezhu's expression changed slightly; this was not an easy question to answer.

Zhao Jianqiang, standing nearby, felt a chill run down his spine, instinctively sensing that this adopted son of the Ye family was up to something bad again.

However, to avoid being targeted by the other party again, Zhao Jianqiang felt it was best to keep quiet and not get involved.

He had already suffered twice from Ye Bai's affair of keeping a mistress.

The saying goes, "Once is enough, twice is too much, but three times is not enough." If you make the same mistake again, then you are truly beyond redemption.

"I think that if you want to be filial to your parents, saying a thousand words is not as good as doing one real thing."

"Now your chance has come. What could be more filial than personally preparing medicine for your mother?"

Ye Bai looked at Qin Yuezhu and Zhao Jianqiang and laughed.

"...You just want to slack off and make us add fuel to the fire and watch the medicine pot!"

Qin Yuezhu narrowed her triangular eyes and realized that this adopted son of the Ye family really thought they were fools.

Just as she was about to refuse, Zhao Jianqiang quietly nudged her and gave her a wink.

“Yuezhu, I think Ye Bai is right. We haven’t taken care of Mom much over the years, so it’s our duty to prepare her medicine!”

Zhao Jianqiang's words were resounding and he pounded his chest with conviction.

"My third aunt's husband is indeed very filial. I'll leave this to you. Just remember to add firewood on time, keep the fire low, and whatever you do, don't open the medicine pot, or the medicine will lose its potency..."

Ye Bai gave Zhao Jianqiang a thumbs up, and then began to give him detailed instructions.

After Zhao Jianqiang confirmed that he understood everything, Ye Bai finally felt relieved and told Shen Lu to leave.

……

"Miss, are you sure they really would tamper with the medicine?"

Inside the study, Qin Wanqing stared at the monitor on the computer screen, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

Beside her was the housekeeper, Feng Gu, who asked with some concern.

Ye Bai chose the back hall of the villa as the place to decoct the medicine.

They deliberately emptied everything inside and built a wood-burning stove instead.

Before this, Qin Wanqing had already instructed Feng Gu to secretly install hidden cameras in the four corners of the back hall.

There were four of them, completely covering the entire back hall without any blind spots.

If anyone tries to tamper with the medicine jar, it will be recorded clearly.

There was no other way; for Qin Wanqing, her grandmother's health was more important than anything else, and she would not allow any mistakes to be made in this regard.

"It's hard to say at the moment."

Qin Wanqing shook her head.

As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not their heart. Although she had spent more than 20 years with the elders of the Qin family, she could hardly be said to know them well.

Otherwise, she could have easily found out who the real culprit was who hired the Taoist master to paralyze her.

She wasn't sure if Qin Yuezhu and Zhao Jianqiang would be so heartless as to disregard the safety of Old Madam Qin in their attempt to drive Ye Bai away.

The reason for installing these surveillance cameras is simply to be on the safe side.

"Miss... there's something I'm not sure if I should say..."

Feng Gu sighed softly, then hesitated.

Qin Wanqing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Feng Gu, you grew up with my grandmother since you were little. And I grew up with you since I was little. We are a real family. What can't we say?"

Feng Gu nodded and said, "Then I'll say it. You really believe in your son-in-law's abilities that much? As far as I know, even the Ye family doesn't know he has medical skills..."

If it were anything else, Feng Gu wouldn't bother with it and would just let Ye Bai do whatever he wanted.

Anyway, the Qin family is incredibly wealthy and powerful, so they can't cause any real trouble.

But since it concerns Old Madam Qin's health, this is by no means a trivial matter.

Unfortunately, the old lady doted on Ye Bai so much that all her attempts to persuade him were to no avail.

I had hoped that the young lady would be more rational, but I never expected that she would also choose to believe that son-in-law. This is truly terrifying.

“I believe he wouldn’t joke about his grandmother’s health.”

Qin Wanqing took a deep breath, recalling once again the scene of her standing up from her wheelchair.

Her paralysis is a matter of fate, not an illness.

Ye Bai, however, said that his grandmother's health problem was an illness, not a matter of life and death.

In that case, there should be confidence that it can be cured.

"...Alright, if they really did tamper with it, should we tell the son-in-law?"

Feng Gu shook her head helplessly, unable to offer any further advice.

"Don't tell him yet! He's incredibly capable!"

Qin Wanqing shook her head decisively.

Thinking of Ye Bai's confident, all-knowing attitude, she felt a surge of anger that made her teeth itch.

Anyway, the Qin family is rich, so to avoid any accidents, she specially bought double the amount of those medicinal herbs, so even if one portion was wasted, it wouldn't have any impact.

On the contrary, we can take this opportunity to let that guy surnamed Ye know that he is not an omniscient and omnipotent god!