My Sweetheart

As the time for Kathy to leave City N drew nearer, she practically spent every day with her grandfather.

Kathy just found out that it’ll be grandfather’s birthday in a couple of days.

The Booth family didn’t want to hold an extravagant banquet. They planned to celebrate the Old master’s birthday at the Booth residence.

Kathy was struggling to think of what present to get for her grandfather and asked Alexia for suggestions.

“Are you in B country? It’s a pity I’m not back yet. I heard that there is a shop over there which sells some precious medicinal herbs. Your grandfather’s health is frail. Why don’t you get some rare medicinal herbs for him? I think it’ll do some good for his health.”

Kathy paused for a moment, this was something she didn’t think of.

Grandfather has a private doctor to manage his nutrition so she never needed to worry about it.

After hanging up the call, she looked for the doctor to inquire. Recently he had been looking for a type of herb in the hope of sustaining grandfather for a while longer.

“Ms. Kathy, it would be great if you can find this herb.”

Kathy took over the prescription and waited for Joseph to come back before asking him if he could locate it.

With Joseph’s contacts and being the head of the medical research center, it shouldn’t be too difficult for him.

“This medicinal herb can only be found in B Country. Wait for my news.”

“Really?” Kathy’s eyes lit up.

Joseph grinned, “I’ve said before, as long as it’s Mrs. Joseph’s requests, I will endeavor to fulfill them.”

The next day, Joseph rescheduled his morning engagements and went out with Kathy.

The both of them had been in B Country for a while but this was the first time they went out together.

Kathy wore an off-white dress and put on light make up.

Joseph held onto her hand, “Do you want to date me?”

Kathy laughed, “Yes, will Mr. Joseph accept?”

“I can’t wait to.” Joseph lifted her face and kissed her affectionately.

in the back alleys

stopped at an elegant and clean

but they

they came into a dimly lit room filled with the fragrance

smell the faint scent of medicinal herbs and Joseph couldn’t help but

and finally reached a slightly bigger shopfront. A series of drawers and the words on them

were rows of bottles filled with freshly prepared traditional medicine which he was familiar

only an old lady in the store who did not greet the customers. She focused on attending to

porcelain bowl in the other, she ground some green herbs into a

and looked at the row of

like to take a look at

along where Joseph was pointing. It was a green medicine pot. He took it over and emptied its contents

puzzled. They were here to buy medicine so

there anything

it needs to be kept in a special container with a distinct smell.

was stunned to find out this

expect Joseph to know so

with green flowers porcelain pot was made during the Qing dynasty. The grey flower patterns are even and the

view, the gift to grandfather should include

Kathy was stunned.

liked to collect antiques and she didn’t expect Joseph

out the prescription and handed

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reading glasses and looked closely at the

one of the herbs. As to the rest of the herbs, there is another shop along this street that may

after buying the herb and the

medicinal herbs shops along this street

this afternoon? I can look for the herbs by myself.” Kathy

remaining herbs and it might take the rest of the day to search

with you searching alone, Mrs. Joseph. When can you learn to be more dependent on me?” Joseph

and was worried that

was always so

what Kathy was thinking about and Joseph said, “I’m willing to squander my

blush. What he

take her from shop to shop

shops were remaining as the