During the meal, Xie Yelin and his wife couldn't help but ask Xie You.
"You'er, which physician's hand did your potion come from?"
"Physician?"
Xie You hesitated, wondering if Meng Huai could be considered a physician. He didn't seem like one, yet ordinary physicians couldn't compare to Meng Huai.
However, Xie You's hesitation was interpreted differently by the couple. Yun Xu guessed and asked, "If not a physician, then which researcher? Or a pharmacist specializing in potions? That's right, such a powerful potion must have come from a pharmacist."
Seeing his mother becoming more certain, Xie You nodded perfunctorily, "Mm, yes."
Perhaps a pharmacist, one skilled in medicinal cuisine?
Xie You put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "I'm done eating. You two enjoy the rest of your meal. I'm leaving."
"Where are you going?"
"To repay a debt."
Yun Xu looked at Xie Yelin in bewilderment and said, "Did You'er say he's repaying a debt? Is he in debt? Was he perhaps swindled?"
Xie Yelin fell into thought. Xie You's recent behavior was rather unusual. He stated with certainty, "Our son must be in love! It has to be! How can this fellow, who usually seems so calm, be so foolish when he's in love?"
Yun Xu disagreed, "No way? I haven't heard You'er mention any girls. He avoids social gatherings as much as possible, so he doesn't seem like someone with a crush."
"Could it be a commoner?"
Yun Xu waved her hand, afraid Xie Yelin might say something about forcibly breaking up the relationship if it were a commoner. She quickly said, "He's young, let him be."
"Alright, alright. Now that his perception has recovered, I wonder when he can take over. If he really has found a girl he likes, I wonder when he'll get married?"
There, Yun Xu felt her worries were in vain.
...
Xie You drove his sports car to work as usual. Upon entering, he greeted everyone familiarly.
However, he noticed Meng Huai staring at him and approached her, asking, "Shopkeeper, you keep staring at me. Is there something you need?"
Meng Huai was curious if the person had taken the potion, as she hadn't received any reply to the message she sent to this Little You.
Little did she know that when Xie You received the message, he was in too much pain to even check it. He had used all his energy to resist the excruciating pain of his perception recovering.
Because Xie You had no habit of checking unread messages, he missed it.
Seeing Xie You approach, Meng Huai obediently voiced her curiosity, "Did you take the potion? I forgot to tell you yesterday, taking the entire vial at once is very painful. It's better to take it in several doses, and the cumulative effect is the same."
Xie You recalled the pain he experienced yesterday and took a deep breath before replying, "I drank it all."
Meng Huai could imagine the feeling and gave Xie You a thumbs-up in admiration!
"Amazing!"
Seeing Meng Huai's thumbs-up and hearing her genuine admiration, Xie You felt a flicker of smugness?
What was going on?! His composure must be faltering. He needed to correct his attitude and be humble.
Xie You constantly recalled the etiquette lessons his teacher had given him as a child.
Xie You kept giving himself mental affirmations when Meng Huai spoke, "Has your perception recovered?"
After calming down, Xie You told Meng Huai, "It has recovered. Thank you for your potion."
Meng Huai, however, was nonchalant, "No need to be polite, it's just a potion."
She had researched this because during her novice trials, she felt that it was a bit useless how these people constantly ran out of perception.
So she researched if there were potions to quickly restore perception, so that these students wouldn't have to worry about expending too much perception.
However, she had researched this potion too thoroughly, to the point where it had to be diluted before use. So she usually just added a little less and made a soup, which was better than drinking a diluted potion, right?
It was much more enjoyable.
Meng Huai didn't know the extent of Xie You's perceptual damage, and no one had tried this potion before. To be honest, she only had the theory of its effectiveness.
But wasn't there a test subject right in front of her? So Meng Huai asked, "How much has your perception recovered? I want to see the effect of this vial."
Xie You told Meng Huai, "My perception has fully recovered. The effect is indeed very good. However, for ordinary people, it's best not to give them a whole vial."
Lest it overcompensate and cause harm.
Meng Huai naturally understood the meaning of his words and raised her eyebrows in surprise, "I didn't realize you were so confident!"
Xie You wasn't just confident; he had the capital to say so. To prevent Meng Huai from inadvertently causing harm with this potion in the future, he reiterated, "Yes, my perception is indeed higher than that of ordinary people."
Meng Huai actually believed this, as genetics could indeed be magical.
Generally, children born to parents with high perception levels would also have high perception levels. Otherwise, the elites of high society wouldn't have such a sense of superiority. It was indeed because their strength had always remained at the top, never changing.
However, if individuals with high levels found partners with lower levels, their children's levels would also be somewhat reduced.
But in this era, people from the upper class would only choose partners with lower levels for amusement.
As for someone like Meng Huai, whose parents had high standing but she herself was only B-class, it could only be considered bad luck.
Heaven did not favor her, there was nothing that could be done.
"By the way, my perception feels even stronger than before I was injured. You can take this as a reference too."
Meng Huai rubbed her chin, indeed contemplating the feasibility of the potion.
"Then it really needs to be diluted further."
After all, as far as she knew, there was no such thing as a perception-enhancing potion in this era.
She had created this potion by referencing the pills that enhanced soul power and mental strength from her original world, but Meng Huai knew that this thing couldn't be taken out casually.
Breaking the rules of this era could easily lead to trouble.
Xie You saw that Meng Huai understood his meaning and heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed this shopkeeper knew her limits, and that was enough.
Who knew that what Meng Huai said next made him want to retract his earlier statement.
"In that case, never mind then."
Xie You asked, "Never mind what?"
Meng Huai said, "I had actually researched some delicacies to restore perception, but since your perception has not only recovered but also improved, there's no need for this anymore."
As Meng Huai spoke, she raised her voice and watched Xie You's expression.
Seeing that Xie You was indeed being led by her words, she smiled.