Chapter 2325: Chapter 2145: Assigning You a Bodyguard

"Could you go to Beijing for my master?" Song Xiaodong asked.

Lu Yaobing pondered on the other end of the phone, then asked, "Master, what are you going to Beijing for?"

"To help me buy some medicinal herbs," Song Xiaodong said.

"Oh... Master, I’m currently memorizing the Pharmacopoeia. Going to the herb wholesale market might broaden my horizons and maybe help with my final exams!" Song Xiaodong was embarrassed to ask, but Lu Yaobing was quite happy.

"Really? Does that mean you’re willing to run the errand for me?" Song Xiaodong asked.

"Of course, Master, I’d be happy to!" Lu Yaobing answered without hesitation.

"Alright then, just remember this. Your Sister Xianling will go with you, and I’ll get you a bodyguard," Song Xiaodong said.

"That’s not necessary, Master..." Lu Yaobing was unwilling.

"It’s not just for your protection; I need to protect my wife, your Sister Xianling, as well!" Song Xiaodong said.

"Oh... okay then."

"You have an exam coming up, so start your revision early!" Song Xiaodong instructed.

"Got it!"

Chu Xianling went to Beijing with Lu Yaobing the next day, taking Dragon Six as their bodyguard.

On the plane.

"Sister Xianling, is Beijing your hometown?" Lu Yaobing asked.

"Yes, my family are natives of the Old Capital City. Grew up in a courtyard where the sky was never seen," Chu Xianling said.

"I read in the textbooks that courtyards are very lively and warm, with big families living together. How could the sky not be seen?" Lu Yaobing said to Chu Xianling.

"That’s in the textbooks, but real life isn’t so rosy. Big families living together compete over everything, even trivial matters lead to arguments. There’s no privacy in a big family, even one’s own room. Parents and elders come and go as they please, with no decorum or manners," Chu Xianling said.

"Sister, those are your relatives. It doesn’t seem right to speak about them like that..." Lu Yaobing said.

"Lack of manners is lack of manners; lack of cultivation is lack of cultivation. Our family might emphasize strict upbringing and learning traditional culture, but all they grasped were outdated feudal ideas of servitude and hierarchy. They never truly learned respect, elegance, or cultural depth," Chu Xianling added.

"Looks like you really don’t like your relatives, Sister Xianling," Lu Yaobing said.

"Yes, I moved out on my own when I was young and didn’t give my parents a key. If I’m in a good mood, I invite them over; if not, they can’t just barge in. Having my own space is very freeing," Chu Xianling said.

"In that case, I think you might not be used to living at Master’s house, Sister Xianling," Lu Yaobing said.

"Is that so? Why do you say that?" Chu Xianling asked.

"Because, well, there are quite a few sisters there. It must be noisy at times. I think you’re the type who prefers a more closed-off environment, Sister Xianling," Lu Yaobing said.

"Not really. Although there are many of your master’s wives, everyone lives separately, and the sisters have a good relationship without competing. It’s noisy, but not as mentally exhausting as with relatives," Chu Xianling said.

"Oh..."

After arriving in Beijing, Chu Xianling took Lu Yaobing and Dragon Three to her family villa.

"Dragon Three will stay downstairs, Bingbing, you stay upstairs with me."

"Wow, Sister, your house is so big!" Lu Yaobing exclaimed in amazement.

"This is not a home, just a house. A home is where the family lives. My home is in Minghe," Chu Xianling said to Lu Yaobing.

"Is it...?"

"Bingbing, you and Dragon Three should go to the herbal wholesale center. I don’t know much about herbs, and I need to prepare to visit the Chu Family estate," Chu Xianling said to Lu Yaobing.

"Sister, you make going home sound as painful as an interview," Lu Yaobing said to Chu Xianling.

"Your analogy is quite apt. Going home and an interview feel the same to me," Chu Xianling said.

"Alright then, I’ll be off, Sister."

"Be careful, don’t come back drunk again," Chu Xianling laughed to Lu Yaobing.

"Sister!"

Lu Yaobing and Dragon Three went to the herbal wholesale center in Beijing.

"Wow, this place is huge!" Lu Yaobing exclaimed, looking at the three-story wholesale market building.

"Miss, the first floor is the distribution center for bulk herbs, the second floor is the wholesale center for premium herbs, and the third floor is the auction market for high-grade herbs," Dragon Three, who had been there once with Song Xiaodong, explained to Lu Yaobing.

"Alright, my master told me to select some top-grade herbs, so let’s head straight to the second floor," Lu Yaobing said to Dragon Three.

"Okay."

Song Xiaodong gave Lu Yaobing a bank card and told her the pin code. Lu Yaobing checked the balance and was dumbfounded by the string of zeros behind the numbers.

Song Xiaodong instructed Lu Yaobing to not return until the money in the bank card was spent.

After all, Song Xiaodong planned to launch a new slimming tea product, so the amount of herbs needed would certainly be substantial.

In fact, the herbal ingredients in common slimming teas on the market are quite similar, with only a few key ones. The difference lies in the quality of the herbs; different formulas yield different effects.

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