Old Man Zhao, the legendary healer of Xinghua Village!

At the same time, in the renowned villa district of Taohua County—Dihaoyuan.

In the beautifully decorated living room of the villa, Zhou Tianyu sat on the sofa, holding a steaming cup of coffee in his hand.

Sitting next to her was a beautiful woman in her mid-thirties.

This beautiful woman looks quite similar to her; anyone who didn't know them would definitely think they were mother and daughter.

But that's not actually the case. This mature, elegant, and beautiful woman is not her mother, but her aunt, Zhou Meiling.

"Aunt, why don't you go back and apologize to Grandpa? It won't do you any good to argue with him like this," Zhou Tianyu said sincerely, while also casting a concerned look at Zhou Meiling in front of her.

Zhou Meiling snorted and said, "I won't bow down to that old man. I have dignity too, and I get to decide my own life."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianyu couldn't help but smile wryly and shake his head.

Her aunt, Zhou Meiling, is a staunch advocate of remaining single; she is already over thirty and still unmarried.

So her grandfather, Zhou Zhenxiong, couldn't stand it anymore and personally arranged a marriage for her, ordering her to get married.

Zhou Meiling appears gentle and virtuous, seemingly a woman with a soft personality, but in reality, she is incredibly stubborn. In a fit of anger, she ran away from home, leaving Lanhua City for Taohua County, where she opened a beauty salon with her own savings.

For three whole years, Zhou Meiling did not go home once, nor did she make a single phone call to her father—Zhou Tianyu's grandfather.

"I know you mean well, but please don't try to persuade me. Unless he stops pressuring me to get married, I will never go back," Zhou Meiling said again.

Zhou Tianyu said, "Aunt, if you don't get married, what will you do when you get old?"

Zhou Meiling scoffed, "Are you implying that getting married will grant me immortality?"

Zhou Tianyu added, "Marriage certainly won't make you immortal, but if you get married and have children, won't you have security when you're old?"

Zhou Meiling retorted bluntly, "Do you think having a child is like buying retirement insurance?"

Zhou Tianyu was about to say something more when Zhou Meiling suddenly said, "Don't try to persuade me. You should worry about yourself! You're already eighteen this year, and you'll be getting married in a few years!"

"I'm not getting married!" Zhou Tianyu said reflexively.

Zhou Meiling couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "You yourself don't want to get married, yet you're here trying to persuade me to? Is that even human language?"

Zhou Tianyu was speechless for a moment, her face flushed, and she didn't know what to say.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Tianyu continued, "Aunt, the problem is that your beauty salon is about to go out of business, and as far as I know, you don't have much money on hand."

"Without your grandfather's support, without the support of your family, how long do you think you could continue to live such a carefree and happy life?"

Upon hearing Zhou Tianyu's words, Zhou Meiling's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

Because what Zhou Tianyu said was true.

When Zhou Meiling ran away from home, she had more than three million yuan in her pocket. After arriving in Taohua County, she rented a luxury villa in the Dihaoyuan Villa District and rented it for ten years straight.

Then she opened a high-end beauty salon on Zhongjie Street in Taohua County.

After finishing these two things, she didn't have much money left, no more than 500,000 yuan at most.

Zhou Meiling thought her beauty salon would soon break even and even make a fortune, but reality dealt her a heavy blow.

Now, her beauty salon is losing money, and she has spent almost all of her money in the past three years.

If this continues any longer, she might not even be able to pay salaries!

As Zhou Meiling pondered, a look of worry appeared on her face, and her brows furrowed tightly.

"Tianyu, you're young and quick-witted, why don't you give your aunt some advice?" Zhou Meiling said.

"What idea do you have?" Zhou Tianyu asked, puzzled.

"What other ideas can I come up with? You have to help me run the beauty salon well. I love you so much. I took care of you every day when you were little. You've spent more time with me than with your mother. You can't just stand by and watch your aunt suffer, can you?" Zhou Meiling said, and grabbed Zhou Tianyu's fair little hand.

Zhou Tianyu said with a troubled expression, "But what suggestions can I come up with? I don't know anything about beauty salons..."

Just as Zhou Tianyu finished speaking, a crisp cell phone ringtone suddenly sounded.

She picked up her phone and looked at it, then a puzzled expression appeared on her face.

"Who called?" Zhou Meiling asked curiously.

"An old man from the countryside," Zhou Tianyu said.

"What? An old man from the countryside? When did you become friends with an old man from the countryside?" Zhou Meiling stared wide-eyed, her face full of disbelief.

Zhou Tianyu was a little embarrassed, but still said, "A while ago, I bought a purple Ganoderma lucidum at a very low price at the farmers' market. This old man from the countryside is the sucker who sold me the purple Ganoderma lucidum."

"Oh, I see," Zhou Meiling said.

Zhou Tianyu hesitated for a moment before finally answering the call and turning on speakerphone.

Zhao Dazhu's voice immediately came through the phone: "Hello Ms. Zhou, you must still be awake, I'm so sorry to bother you so late..."

"Get to the point if you have something to say, otherwise I'm hanging up," Zhou Tianyu said irritably.

Zhao Dazhu dared not waste this young lady's time and quickly said, "Miss Zhou, it's like this, I have developed a beauty serum with particularly good effects, and it has already been tested on the people in our village. Not only are the effects outstanding, but there are also no side effects."

"But I have no connections and can't sell them, so I... so I'm taking the liberty of contacting you, Ms. Zhou, to ask for your help."

Zhou Tianyu's face showed deep surprise.

Zhou Meiling looked at Zhou Tianyu with great interest and whispered, "Is this old country man trustworthy?"

"I'm not familiar with him," Zhou Tianyu said, covering her phone and lowering her voice.

After a pause, Zhou Tianyu added, "However, the purple Ganoderma he sold me before was indeed very good. I took it to my grandfather, and he was extremely satisfied."

Zhou Meiling then said, "Since that's the case, let's give him a chance and see what his beauty serum is like. We won't lose anything by trying it."

Zhou Tianyu nodded, picked up her phone again, and said, "Is your beauty serum really as good as you say? Are you just bragging?"

"Absolutely not, how could I dare to boast in front of Miss Zhou? If you don't believe me, I'll bring the beauty serum over so you can see for yourself. If I'm lying, I'll cut off my head and use it as a chamber pot for you, Miss Zhou," Zhao Dazhu said, swearing an oath.