City's Best Divine Doctor-Chapter 1397 - 1396: Guidance

Lu Xiuyu wasn’t simply surprised, she was absolutely astounded. She never imagined that the world’s most expensive red wine would be produced at Ye Qiu’s own estate.

So, this Ye Qiu standing before her must be even wealthier than she imagined?

If that’s really the case, that’s truly remarkable.

"Mom, Ye Qiu is going to France again the day after tomorrow."

Li Qianqian said.

"Let’s go inside and have some tea; I’ll start cooking soon." Upon hearing that Ye Qiu hadn’t had lunch yet, Lu Xiuyu headed to the kitchen to prepare a meal.

Of course, there were only four people here, cooking for four is quite simple.

Ye Qiu sat in the living room and saw Li Zhiguo watching a rebroadcast of the Spring Festival Gala. As Ye Qiu approached, Li Zhiguo started chatting with him.

Li Zhiguo noticed that from the first time he met Ye Qiu, he felt that Ye Qiu wasn’t afraid of him.

Currently, he’s a mayor in a second-tier city, which is considered a high official; the ordinary officials below him always spoke somewhat nervously when they saw him.

Unexpectedly, Ye Qiu didn’t take it seriously at all.

"Ye Qiu, have a seat."

Li Zhiguo had a wide range of interests, but usually, besides meetings and inspections, he spent his time reading newspapers and books to enhance his knowledge and broaden his horizons.

After all, the higher the position, the broader his perspective needed to be.

Ye Qiu spoke with Li Zhiguo about matters of officialdom, but he didn’t talk about current officialdom, rather, about the Qing Dynasty.

Although the Qing Dynasty had ended a long time ago, many behaviors, rules of the officialdom remained unchanged.

"Ye Qiu, do you like reading officialdom novels as well?"

Li Zhiguo curiously asked.

"Uncle Li, it’s not that I like reading officialdom novels but rather I’m very familiar with the personalities, behaviors, and actions of Qing Dynasty officials; I know what they did quite well too. Overall, human nature doesn’t change, official positions change, yet, in reality, it’s still unchanged."

Li Zhiguo was genuinely shocked!

After all, he also enjoyed reading historical novels, especially biographies about ancient ministers. Hearing Ye Qiu talking about them now, he was indeed very surprised.

Could it be that now Ye Qiu should give him some pointers?

"Ye Qiu, share your insights on the actions of the late Qing Dynasty distinguished ministers like Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong."

Lu Xiuyu and Li Qianqian were cooking in the kitchen, while Ye Qiu chatted with Li Zhiguo.

As Lu Xiuyu was almost done cooking, Li Zhiguo grew more and more excited by listening to Ye Qiu. He initially thought Ye Qiu was just adept in medical skills and had good academic performance, but unexpectedly, Ye knew more than him.

How is that possible?

Considering what Ye Qiu just said and how he analyzed the issues, it felt as if he was a seasoned expert, which couldn’t be true!

Seeing Ye Qiu still not twenty, how could he know so much?

Li Zhiguo found it really perplexing.

"After you graduate from university, do you want to enter officialdom?"

Li Zhiguo asked.

"Uncle Li, I’d rather not; I don’t particularly like ambition, nor do I enjoy being restrained."

Upon hearing Ye Qiu’s words, Li Zhiguo felt it was a pity.

Nonetheless, now Ye Qiu heals and saves people, earning quite a bit, there’s no need to do things he doesn’t like in officialdom.

Lu Xiuyu had finished cooking lunch and said, "Ye Qiu, the meal is ready, come to eat with your Uncle Li."

Ye Qiu got up to wash his hands; he’d been feeling hungry for a while.

Arriving at the dining table, he saw chicken, seafood, and other dishes.

"I made these two."

Li Qianqian pointed to two vegetables.

"I’ll give them a try later."

Sitting down with Li Zhiguo, Ye Qiu ate lunch with the family, discovering Lu Xiuyu’s cooking was still the same: a bit bland, yet quite alright.

As for the two vegetables made by Li Qianqian, they couldn’t compare to the ones made by Liu Lingxiu and others, because Li Qianqian was quite new to cooking.

Ye Qiu finished two bowls of rice and soup, feeling quite full.

While Li Qianqian was still slowly eating, Ye Qiu and Li Zhiguo had already filled themselves.

Generally speaking, women eat slower, whereas Ye Qiu and Li Zhiguo ate quicker, returning to the living room for tea. Ye Qiu considered where he might go next.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhiguo wanted him to stay and continue their conversation.

Having someone like Ye Qiu, whom he could trust and who understood so much, especially about officialdom rules, it was rare to have such a chat.

From around one in the afternoon until after four, Ye Qiu felt his mouth parched, having talked so much with Li Zhiguo, and didn’t expect Li Zhiguo to get more and more enthusiastic.

Checking the time, Ye Qiu prepared to leave, intending to visit the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant.

"Uncle Li, I’m about ready to head back, we can chat again sometime."

"Leaving already? Why not stay for dinner before leaving?"

Li Zhiguo asked.

"I’m not staying!"

Ye Qiu mainly came to see Li Qianqian and her parents; having seen them all, he naturally didn’t plan to stay.

Li Qianqian and Lu Xiuyu were resting upstairs, unaware that the two had been talking continually, so Ye Qiu asked Li Zhiguo to go upstairs and inform them he was about to leave.

Since Ye Qiu didn’t want to depart silently.

After Li Zhiguo went upstairs, Lu Xiuyu came down and said, "Ye Qiu, it’s almost five now; stay for dinner before you go, Auntie will start preparing dinner."

Ye Qiu sensed that Lu Xiuyu seemed to be warmer towards him, possibly due to those two bottles of Viscount Red Wine?

Anyway, human nature is just like that, and Ye Qiu understood.

"Auntie, then I’ll stay for dinner before I leave."

Li Qianqian also came down, so Ye Qiu strolled around the villa area with her and asked, "You talked with my dad for the whole afternoon?"

"Pretty much, if I wasn’t considering heading back, your dad would keep pulling me to chat."

"That’s just how my dad is."

Li Qianqian was quite surprised; her father unexpectedly took the initiative to talk so much with Ye Qiu. Could it be that what Ye Qiu said really intrigued her father?