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.

specialist shops hidden in the back alleys

elegant and clean

had gone to several medicinal shops but they

dimly lit room filled with

faint scent of medicinal herbs and Joseph couldn’t

continued along a long corridor and finally reached a slightly bigger shopfront. A series of drawers and the words on them caught the attention of

medical books. There were rows of bottles filled with freshly prepared traditional medicine which he was familiar

was only an old lady in the store who did not greet the customers.

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

paused and looked at the row of

to

where Joseph was pointing. It was a green medicine pot. He took it over and emptied its contents onto a sheet of paper and picked up the pot to

to buy medicine so why was

anything

the herbs for grandfather, it needs to be kept in a special container with a distinct smell. Otherwise, they will

was stunned to find

Joseph to know

pot was made during the Qing dynasty. The grey flower patterns are even and the most important part

gift to grandfather should include this

Kathy was stunned.

collect antiques and she didn’t expect

out the prescription and handed it over

if you

put on her reading glasses and looked closely

have one of the herbs. As to the rest of the herbs,

left after buying the herb and the

along this street and they could only go to each one to find

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

it was difficult to find the remaining herbs and it might take the rest of

not comfortable with you searching alone, Mrs. Joseph. When can you learn to be more dependent on me?” Joseph pinched her chin

was worried that she would

always so

could tell what Kathy was thinking about and Joseph said, “I’m willing

started to blush. What

to take her from shop to

remaining as