Her stare made Chen Lin's scalp prickle. He could only pretend not to notice, lowering his head to focus on his porridge.
After the oddly tense breakfast, Song Qiuya and Qin Chuxia prepared to leave for work.
Before they left, Chen Lin stopped Song Qiuya.
"Oh, Qiu Ya, didn't you finalize the deal with the company's medicinal herb supplier last week? Ask them whether they have any way of sourcing hundred-year-old ginseng, fleeceflower root, Solomon's seal, and reishi mushrooms."
Naturally, Chen Lin wanted them to refine a (pseudo) [Youth-Locking Pill].
Twenty years without any change in appearance.
Song Qiuya was twenty-seven, and Li Xiaoyue was thirty. They were at the perfect ages to take the pill.
There were also his younger aunt and his second aunt. They had spent half their lives toiling for their families and needed a gift like this most of all.
A flicker of surprise crossed Song Qiuya's face. These were all top-grade medicinal ingredients, things money alone could not buy. What did Chen Lin want them for?
Still, she asked no questions and simply nodded. "All right, I'll ask later. I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything."
After the two women left, Chen Lin drove back to Chen Family Village.
As his car passed the village entrance and was about to turn onto the main road, Chen Lin slowed down.
Seven or eight black Audis with government plates were parked outside the recently completed Sanatorium a short distance away.
A group of people in white shirts and black trousers, unmistakably government officials, surrounded several vigorous elderly men outside the Sanatorium. They seemed to be inspecting something.
Chen Lin immediately recognized Gao Yuliang, Ji Changmin, Ding Yizhen, and several other retired officials in the crowd. Accompanying them was none other than Deputy Mayor