Sheng Jiu carefully put away the nine bottles of medicine, and then looked at the Gene Nourishing Liquid next to her.
If Sleep Calming Agents are this effective, then Gene Nourishing Liquids should be just as good, right?
Given her eldest aunt's current condition, she needs to be cautious about trying various folk remedies and other unconventional medicines, and she probably wouldn't dare to take any medicines she's never heard of before.
Therefore, it's probably not feasible for her to give the medication directly.
Sheng Jiu pondered for a moment, then decided to mix the medicine into the porridge.
She'd see how it went after observing the effects.
At 7:10 a.m., a van appeared in front of the restaurant.
A male employee jumped out of the van, wearing a uniform from "Shi Hui Duo Food Company".
He carried several boxes into the restaurant and handed the tablet to Sheng Jiu: "Please sign for this."
These are the daily ingredients from the newbie bonus. Today, in addition to rice, flour, eggs, ham, and other ingredients, there's also a bag of millet and yam.
Upon seeing the new ingredients, Sheng Jiu's eyes lit up: Millet and yam porridge, here it is!
Sheng Jiu carried the items back to the restaurant, then went upstairs to find the ginseng that her grandfather had treasured. She cut off a few roots and put them into the millet and yam porridge.
The sweetness of millet mingles with the fragrance of yam, interspersed with a hint of the subtle astringency of ginseng, slowly wafting out as the temperature rises.
Smelling the fresh aroma of rice in the air, Sheng Jiu squinted her eyes contentedly.
She served herself a bowl, and put the extra in a thermos, along with a bottle of Gene Nourishing Liquid.
After everything was packed up, Sheng Jiu drove her small van to the Central Hospital.
Her eldest aunt is currently in the oncology department. Her post-operative recovery has not been good, and she is still undergoing follow-up treatment in the hospital.
When Sheng Jiu arrived, her cousin, Sheng Si Yu, was arguing with someone.
The other person didn't want to disturb her mother, so she kept her voice as low as possible.
But Little Aunt Sheng, who was arguing with her, didn't care about any of that and wanted to raise her voice as high as possible so that the whole hospital could hear it!
Seeing Sheng Jiu arrive, Little Aunt Sheng stiffened her neck as if she had been injected with chicken blood: "Perfect timing, Little Jiu is here. I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Mind your own business."
After saying that, Little Aunt Sheng smiled and came to Sheng Jiu, reaching out to take the things from her hands.
Sheng Jiu took a step back and politely asked her, "Little Aunt, is there something you need? My Eldest Aunt is still sick. If there's anything, please go outside and talk."
Aunt Sheng waved her hand impatiently: "Fine, fine, I'm the bad one, okay? Besides, Si Yu, what does this have to do with you? As long as Little Jiu agrees, that's fine."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Jiu's expression remained unchanged. She simply asked calmly, "It has nothing to do with Sister Si Yu, but it has something to do with you?"
Rebuked by Sheng Jiu, Little Aunt Sheng lost face, but still stubbornly said, "You child, I'm doing this for your own good. Look at you, a young girl, how can you run a restaurant? You need the help of your family. Instead of troubling us, why not just give the restaurant to your little uncle? He's free right now, and it's not like you're giving it to someone else, it's still in the hands of your own family..."
Little Aunt Sheng wanted to say something more, but Sheng Jiu was too lazy to listen: "One million, the restaurant and all the goods, I want cash."
Little Aunt Sheng instinctively yelled, "Why don't you just rob it?"
Sheng Jiu smiled slightly: "I'm not like Little Aunt, I have a sense of shame."
Little Aunt Sheng was so angry her face turned as black as ink.
Sheng Jiu didn't bother to look at her and walked past her towards Sheng Si Yu.
Little Aunt Sheng was displeased and reached out to grab Sheng Jiu, but Sheng Jiu nimbly dodged her.
Sheng Jiu didn't care about Little Aunt Sheng's reaction and asked in a low voice, "Sister Si Yu, how is Eldest Aunt?"
Sheng Si Yu had been arguing with her Little Aunt Sheng for a long time, but now she was starting to lose her temper.
She covered her mouth to control her sobs: "The side effects of the medicine were severe. She tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep."
Sheng Jiu felt a pang of sadness after hearing this, and pointed, saying, "I'll go in and take a look."
Sheng Si Yu nodded and made way for her.
Seeing that Little Aunt Sheng still wanted to come in, Sheng Si Yu asked her with red eyes, "What else do you want to do?"
Little Aunt Sheng, having been rebuked by two younger relatives in succession, was already losing face. Now, with a long face, she said, "What's it to you? I introduced Little Jiu to a boyfriend. He's a perfect catch. I've already spoken to the guy and told him to come to the restaurant to meet Little Jiu at noon. Young people should make more friends, it's not a bad thing..."
Sheng Si Yu, impatient with the conversation, said, "Little Aunt, don't think we don't know about your messy past when you were young. We're not talking about it to save face for each other. If you keep bothering Little Jiu, we'll all fall out and nobody will be able to live with themselves!"
After Sheng Si Yu finished speaking, regardless of how unpleasant her Little Aunt Sheng's expression was, she turned around and went back to the ward.
Her eldest aunt, who used to remain calm even when a piece of flesh was cut off her thigh and blood flowed freely, is now haggard and wretched from the torment of illness.
Sheng Jiu felt sorry for her, but she had to control her emotions.
She sat on the edge of the bed and asked gently, "Eldest Aunt, do you have an appetite? What would you like to eat?"
Eldest Aunt squinted and shook her head, too weak to even speak.
Seeing how uncomfortable she was, Sheng Jiu felt heartbroken. She gently persuaded her, "You'll recover slowly if you don't eat. I brought some porridge over. Eldest Aunt, could you at least have a little bit?"
As she spoke, Sheng Jiu opened the thermos, and the sweet aroma of rice instantly wafted out.
The ward contained three patients, including her eldest aunt.
The other two were in better spirits than her eldest aunt. They even peeked over to take a look when they smelled the odor.
The aunt in the next bed sniffed for a while, then turned to her son and whispered, "This millet, it smells like it was grown in a farmyard, it has the aroma of millet."
The aunt's son didn't know what to say, so he could only look up and give Sheng Si Yu an awkward smile.
Her eldest aunt was not in a good spirit, but when she smelled the aroma of rice, she couldn't help but glance at the thermos.
Seeing that her eldest aunt was interested, Sheng Jiu quickly divided out a small bowl, let it cool slightly, and then scooped out a spoonful, gently feeding it to her eldest aunt's lips.
The closer they were, the stronger the aroma of the rice.
Amidst the sweet aroma of rice, one could faintly detect the delicate fragrance of yam and the subtle astringency of ginseng.
Her eldest aunt, not wanting to worry the children but unable to resist the temptation of the delicious food, finally opened her mouth with difficulty.
A mouthful of warm millet porridge, like a gentle spring breeze in a wheat field, slowly soothed her Eldest Aunt's aching body and parched soul.
Her eldest aunt, regaining her senses, thought she might be delirious from her illness.
How could a mere sip of millet porridge give rise to such a misconception?
However, she had to admit, it was indeed delicious.
She hadn't had much of an appetite before, but now she drank the entire small bowl of porridge, mouthful after mouthful.
After finishing, she still seemed a little unsatisfied.
However, Sheng Jiu didn't dare give her any more, fearing she wouldn't be able to digest it.
There was still a lot of porridge in the thermos. Sheng Jiu put the lid on and placed it on the cabinet. She turned to Sheng Si Yu and said, "This thermos works pretty well. It should keep the porridge for half a day. You can feed Eldest Aunt some more at noon."
Seeing that her mother had a good appetite, Sheng Si Yu's eyes reddened, and she nodded hurriedly in agreement, then whispered about the strange things Little Aunt Sheng had done.
In the end, Sheng Si Yu was still worried: "My eldest brother will be here soon, let him take you home."