Fu Tianlai was taken aback, then said, "Why are you digging that up? Ask your great-grandfather. That yard was his treasure. He planted those things himself decades ago. Whenever he saw a plant he liked outside, he would either dig it up and plant it or buy it. Over the decades, the whole yard was filled with plants!"
Fu Tianlai wasn't interested in planting flowers and plants, mainly because he was too busy with the affairs of the Fu Group and had no time for it. Recently, the company's business had developed significantly in Europe, and Fu Ying's parents had gone there to oversee the business, not returning for months at a time. The house was quiet and deserted, and the old man, Fu Yuhai, had always been lonely and depressed, until Fu Ying's sudden return today!
Zhou Xuan stroked his chin and asked Fu Yuhai with a smile, "Grandpa, there's one of the plants in the yard that I'd like to dig up. Is that alright?"
"What plant? Let me see!" Fu Yuhai said as he stood up, holding Xiao Sisi in his arms.
Zhou Xuan and Fu Yuhai went to the corner of the wall at the back of the yard. Zhou Xuan pointed to the plant behind the orchid grass in the corner and said, "Grandma, it's that kind of plant. I don't recognize it. What is it?"
Fu Yuhai took a closer look and was somewhat taken aback. He had never seen this before, and it wasn't a plant he had ever grown. After thinking for a long time, he hesitated before saying, "This thing... I don't quite remember it, but it's definitely not grass. This area, this corner of the wall, I haven't been here for many years. Let me think..."
Fu Yuhai frowned and thought for a long time before he seemed to remember something. He pondered and said, "A long time ago, when I was in my sixties, Liu Dong, the head of the Chinese martial arts school, brought some seeds of ginseng, poria cocos, and he shou wu from China. He ran a martial arts school and a Chinese medicine shop. He planned to grow these herbs himself. I took some from him and planted them in the corner of the wall. However, these kinds of plants are very difficult to grow successfully. Later, when I saw that they didn't grow, I forgot about it and haven't thought about it since. I wonder if those herbs grew from those seeds?"
Although Fu Yuhai planted the seeds, he had never actually seen them. In Chinese legends, ginseng and he shou wu are considered miraculous herbs with the power to bring the dead back to life. How could ordinary people possibly see them?
Although Fu Yuhai had no problem buying high-end tonics like ginseng, he had never seen the plants in person, nor had he ever seen a living ginseng or he shou wu.
Zhou Xuan had never seen it before, but he could detect the roots of these plants and the parts in the soil. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Grandpa, I asked the bodyguard to buy a shovel. I want to dig this up and take a look. This thing is quite strange. According to Grandpa, it might be a precious medicinal herb!"
Fu Yuhai hugged Xiao Sisi and shook her, then said, "Go ahead and dig. I didn't plant this thing, and I don't even recognize it. Just dig it up, it's no big deal. Hehe, actually, as long as you and Yingying come home to live, I wouldn't mind if you turned this whole yard upside down, let alone digging up something like this!"
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Grandpa, these are all your treasures. Why would I dig them up randomly? I just thought this thing was strange, and the leaves smelled like Chinese medicine, so I wanted to dig it up and take a look!"
In a short while, the bodyguard had already bought the shovel. This shovel was excellent; it was a top-grade military shovel used by the army. It was foldable, lightweight, exquisite, and practical.
Zhou Xuan took it and said, "Thank you, I'll exchange some US dollars tomorrow..." But then, remembering what he had just said, she felt that bringing up money would be pointless, so she changed her mind and said, "I'll treat you to dinner and drinks tomorrow, hehe!"
The bodyguard had no objection to this and smiled, saying, "Mr. Zhou, please enjoy your meal. I'll be going now!"
Zhou Xuan took the shovel and carefully moved the orchid aside. Just as he was about to dig it up, Xiao Sisi seemed unhappy and burst into tears. Fu Yuhai panicked and tried to comfort her, but Xiao Sisi didn't listen and cried even louder.
Zhou Xuan laughed and said, "Grandma, why don't you take it back to Yingying? My mom is here too. Little Sisi is probably hungry; some formula will do the trick!"
Fu Yuhai quickly carried Xiao Sisi into the house. His movements didn't resemble those of a hundred-year-old at all; he looked more like someone in their fifties or sixties. Although he was an elderly person, he wasn't so old that he couldn't move.
When Zhou Xuan was in the hall, he saw that Fu Yuhai and Fu Tian had aged considerably. He had already used his special ability to further stimulate and improve their physical condition. Although it was not as effective as before, it was better than nothing.
After Fu Yuhai carried Xiao Sisi back to the living room, Zhou Xuan was left alone in the yard. He immediately picked up a shovel and started digging. The old mud in the corners of the wall was very tight. After digging for a while, he was sweating profusely but still couldn't dig anything out. He almost damaged the fruit inside.
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then suddenly cursed himself for being stupid. He had no choice but to use his superpower instead of exhausting himself. He immediately used his superpower to transform and devour the soil covering the fruits of the first two plants, thus not damaging the plants at all. He then gently lifted them out and examined them closely. The aroma of the fruits was much stronger than that of the leaves. When he smelled it, his superpower jumped with excitement. It seemed that this thing really did have a great tonic effect.
By this point, Zhou Xuan was basically certain that this thing was not alien material, but rather a plant containing extremely strong nourishing components. This was very likely the "ginseng, poria, he shou wu" and other plants that Fu Yuhai had mentioned. Based on what he had seen in books and on television, this thing was very likely to be he dao wu.
However, Zhou Xuan had seen it once before in China. A vendor selling fake thousand-year-old He Shou Wu on the street was selling real He Shou Wu. That He Shou Wu was very different from this one. It was much bigger. This one was about the size of a sweet potato, while the fake He Shou Wu was like a chubby baby weighing seven or eight pounds. Except for its dark purple color, it looked like a small child with a head, hands, and feet.
But Zhou Xuan used his special ability to detect it that time, and found that the thousand-year-old He Shou Wu was a complete fake. He didn't know what the real He Shou Wu looked like.
Zhou Xuan guessed that this thing might really be He Shou Wu, but it was still young. It certainly couldn't be more than a hundred years old, let alone a thousand. Besides, it couldn't have been growing for many years in this courtyard. It was probably a seed that Fu Yuhai got from a martial arts master decades ago.
If it really is He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum), what would it look like after a thousand years? Could it really become a spirit and grow into human form?
Rumors are not to be believed; if they are spread, they are just rumors and legends!
"Can I eat this?" Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then picked a few leaves and put them in his mouth to chew. Since his superpowers gave him excitement whenever he smelled something, he might as well eat it and see if it was good or bad. Since he had superpowers, if anything went wrong, he could use his superpowers to neutralize the toxins.
Zhou Xuan put the leaf in his mouth and chewed it for a while. When his tongue touched the juice of the leaf, the intense excitement intensified. The juice contained some substances that made him particularly excited. These substances did not stimulate him, but he could clearly feel that his supernatural molecules were strengthened under the nourishment of the juice.
It was indeed a nourishing food, but the substances contained in the leaves were rather weak, very faint and scarce. Zhou Xuan's thoughts then turned to the two sweet potato-like fruits in his hand.
Without using any special abilities, and after tasting the juice of the leaf, I didn't feel any discomfort, so there was no poison in it, that's for sure.
Zhou Xuan held the two fruits and thought for a moment. Should he put some in his mouth to taste and absorb some more? However, the leaves didn't taste good, being somewhat bitter, so the fruits weren't much better. He didn't want to eat them. After thinking for a while, he thought it would be better to use them to make soup. He could add some other soup ingredients and stew some nourishing soup. He could also give some to his parents, Yingying, and the others to try. Perhaps it would be good for them too. If it could nourish his own superpower, it should be good for the human body as well!
Since this stuff is a good thing with great nourishing effects, Zhou Xuan didn't want to dig up the other five or six plants. He would keep them for later and see how they turned out. Anyway, he would try these two first.
Then he remembered that his superpower allowed him to store it in objects other than his own body. He had previously made superpowered bullets, so why not concentrate some of his superpower into the fruits of those plants and see what would happen after the superpower nourished them first?
Volume 1, Chapter 635: Super Effect (A long chapter of 10,000 words, please vote!)
Chapter 635 Super Effect (A long chapter of 10,000 words, please vote for me!)
Zhou Xuan used his supernatural power to condense several clumps, then injected them into the plants in the corner that might be Polygonum multiflorum. He then took the two tuber-like stems and fruits he had extracted back home. He had found that they were non-toxic and had a great effect on stimulating physical strength and nourishing the body, so it would be a pity to throw them away. He might as well use them to make some soup and see how they were done.
After the initial excitement subsided, the elderly father and son, Fu Tianlai and Fu Yuhai, remembered to look after Zhou Cangsong and his wife. They immediately called the couple over to sit down and chat.
Because Zhou Xuan came in a bit of a hurry this time, he only got a passport and visa and didn't change his nationality. Fu Ying told Fu Tianlai about it, and Fu Tianlai smiled and said, "Just settle in, I'll take care of this."
As long as his grandson-in-law settles down here, it's a huge joy for Fu Tian. For a super-rich man like him, getting citizenship transfer is a piece of cake. Zhou Xuan brought his parents this time, which made Fu Tian even happier. His granddaughter's in-laws were here, which meant he had no more worries. Once Zhou Cangsong and his wife were settled here, even if Zhou Xuan wanted to leave, he wouldn't be able to.
Fu Tianlai was of course surprised. Zhou Xuan was really tired of the infighting in China, especially since Wei Haihe had hurt him so much this time. As someone who was easily moved by emotions, Zhou Xuan despised Wei Haihe's choice, but he couldn't object because of his guilt towards Fu Yuanshan. This made Zhou Xuan decide to go to a foreign country to stay with his parents-in-law.
Fu Ying's parents didn't know she was back. If they had, they probably would have flown back immediately. However, there were too many complicated matters in Europe, so Fu Tianlai didn't call them. Anyway, Fu Ying's whole family was back and had decided to settle in New York and not leave again, so it didn't matter. They were extremely happy and excited, especially Fu Yuhai. At over 100 years old, seeing Fu Ying's son and daughter again, such adorable children, he forgot everything else and just held the children tightly, even more so than Fu Tianlai.
Zhou Xuan didn't chat with them. He went to the kitchen and asked Wang Sao for some soup ingredients. Then he washed the two stems, cut them into slices, and put them into the soup pot to start making soup.
Aunt Wang found it a bit strange. Why did this young master Sun, with all his good hobbies, insist on learning the work of a servant? However, seeing Zhou Xuan humbly and respectfully asking her about soup-making methods, she had a good impression of Zhou Xuan before. It's just that Zhou Xuan had only stayed in New York for a short time. Now that she heard from the old man that the Sun family was going to live in New York long-term, she was very happy. Not only would the house be more lively with a few more people, but what was most gratifying was that they had brought back two young masters and ladies, who were the two old men of the Fu family's favorites. The family line had been continued.
Fu Tianlai has three children, two daughters and one son. His eldest daughter and nephew Johnny have already been disinherited by him. His second daughter and nephew's family are far away in Taiwan. Only his son Fu Jue is around, but he and his wife are busy with their business and have gone to Europe. Moreover, his son and his wife have not been able to have children since Fu Ying was born due to health problems. So, Fu Ying is the only male heir. And Fu Ying happens to like Zhou Xuan. He is a stubborn man who refuses to marry into the family or move in. Fu Tianlai also happens to like this young man. On the one hand, Zhou Xuan's special ability can indeed provide insurance for the family and business. On the other hand, Zhou Xuan is down-to-earth, honest, and not greedy for money. He is not with Fu Ying for the Fu family's wealth, but because he truly likes and loves Fu Ying. Therefore, Fu Tianlai changed his mind about Zhou Xuan and truly accepted him.
Fu Tianlai made some significant moves. The shrewd and calculating man even transferred the company shares under his family members' names to Zhou Xuan's name. However, Zhou Xuan remained unmoved and never inquired about these shares. Although the owner had changed to Zhou Xuan, he was still the master of the Fu family.
Zhou Xuan added a lot of highly nutritious medicines to the soup he cooked. The Fu family certainly didn't lack the money for that. It wasn't until three or four hours after it had been simmering that Zhou Xuan used his supernatural ability to sense it. The soup in the pot made his supernatural ability pulse even more. It seemed that the effect had increased a lot. He was a little excited. This soup might have a different effect than when he used his supernatural ability to stimulate and improve the human body. He could feel it.
After turning off the heat and waiting for another half hour, the soup cooled down a bit. Zhou Xuan then prepared a dozen small bowls and poured the soup into them one by one. However, none of the bowls were filled to the brim; each bowl was only about half full.
Zhou Xuan also took a bowl and tasted it himself. Then he used his special ability to sense whether there was any allergic reaction or discomfort in his stomach after the soup went down.
As he expected, the soup was absorbed by the stomach cells. Zhou Xuan clearly sensed that after the stomach absorbed the medicinal power in the soup, it entered the heart and lungs, and then the blood. However, this process was relatively slow because Zhou Xuan had special abilities, so his physique was far superior to that of ordinary people. It could not be judged by ordinary standards. Usually, the time it took for the soup to circulate in his body was at least dozens of times shorter than that of ordinary people, or even more.