Chapter 82 - North's Tianhe and the South's Hongya
Huainan and Huaibei were neighbouring provinces, and they were once joined together as Jiangnan Province. But despite being twin brothers, Huainan and Huaibei had distinct differences in their landscapes. Huainan was located in the centre of Yangtze River Delta, with flat land that made transportation easy. On the contrary, Huaibei belonged to the hills region.
Since they had to go on living with what the land gave, Huaibei was focused on developing agriculture. A decade ago, TCM Herb Industry was born, since the landscape was suitable for growing herbs. So, after their acc.u.mulation, Huaibei became one of the largest provinces for herbs in the entire country. At the same time, trading had been established with the market gradually taking shape, and the majority of the herbs were dealt in here.
It was a long-stretched mountain with mountains and water in the surroundings. The hill was only about three to four hundred metres in height. The sky was gloomy, covered in thick water vapour and green trees that could be vaguely seen through the window.
To save up on the expressway fees, the bus driver chose this rocky path. Su Tao was sitting in the bus and sneezed while he rubbed his nose. Beside him, Lu s.h.i.+miao rolled her eyes before looking out at the scenery.
The Jianghuai Hospital sent the two of them for this event. Initially, Qiao Dehao had shown strong objections against this, but Lu s.h.i.+miao was still sent together with Su Tao under Di s.h.i.+yuan's strong request. The reason why Di s.h.i.+yuan supported Lu s.h.i.+miao was because of her firm att.i.tude.
The reason why she wanted to partic.i.p.ate was partly due to her interest in TCM, since she had witnessed the miracles from Su Tao treating Jiaojiao. Thus, her interest in development s.h.i.+fted and started to research in TCM, hoping that her research could give her more inspiration. On another hand, she wanted to hide from the father-and-son duo, so she would have a brighter mood if she went to an unfamiliar place.
She's wearing a fitting professional attire with pale tailored clothes that outlined her impressive curves. Her skin was pearly-white and her hair was tied together, revealing her ears that were pierced with blue crystals. Looking from the side view, her entire face looked exquisite without any flaws, which caused Su Tao sigh at the miraculous ability of the creator.
"So how are you and Qiao Bo doing? Is he still pestering you?" Su Tao took out a greenish-yellow tangerine from his pocket and peeled it with a sour and sweet scent lingering in the atmosphere.
Seeing Su Tao handing her half of the peeled tangerine, Lu s.h.i.+miao briefly knitted her brows, but she still accepted it. She plucked a piece off and placed it in her mouth. She instantly felt her mouth moisten and no longer felt that thirsty, but had a bitter smile. "Qiao Bo was traumatised by you the other time, so he naturally doesn't dare to come and annoy me. It's just Qiao Dehao…"
"He's still sticking to his old ways?" Su Tao asked with astonishment in his eyes.
Lu s.h.i.+miao nodded with a bitter smile. "Yesterday when I got off work and was heading to the new apartment, I noticed Qiao Dehao following me with his car halfway…"
With surprise on his face, Su Tao sighed, "People can occasionally be cheap, but someone as cheap as him is disgusting."
The tangerine was juicy. It filled Lu s.h.i.+miao's mouth before she took a tissue from her purse to wipe her lips with a bitter smile. "He comes to my office to talk about Su Tao and Qiao Bo almost daily and would start ill intentions after a few words, trying to take advantage of me. This is also the reason why I looked for President Di and asked for me to be dispatched together with you."
Looking at the lipstick mark left on the issue, Su Tao nodded his head. "You're trying to infuriate him, right?"
