Chapter 56: Let's just close down.

Seeing Bai Zhi lower her head and remain silent, Xie Yun's expression turned serious. She thought their words had put pressure on Bai Zhi, so she said, "Xiao Zhi, don't take your uncle's words to heart. Our priority now is to treat his illness. We can talk about our feelings after Lu Ye has recovered."

They didn't understand medicine, nor did they know how well Lu Ye could recover from his current condition.

What if Bai Zhi dislikes Lu Ye's body...?

After all, their son was covered in wounds.

It would be a lie to say that Bai Zhi, a young girl, wasn't afraid when she saw the crisscrossing scars on his body.

Lu Zheng'an smiled and agreed, "Yes, we've invited you to stay with Lu Ye for his treatment, on behalf of Lu Ye's family. We've also prepared the treatment expenses."

Bai Zhi looked up and met the expectant gazes of the couple, and said sincerely, "Uncle, Aunt, I agree to let you stay with Lu Ye. However, I still have to go to work at Jishengtang during the day. I will arrange Lu Ye's treatment schedule as appropriate."

"Great, that's wonderful."

Lu Zheng'an and Xie Yun breathed a deep sigh of relief.

"Xiao Zhi, thank you."

As long as Bai Zhi stays by Lu Ye's side, Lu Ye can be saved.

......

When Bai Zhi arrived at Jishengtang, she saw Doctor Zhou and Ye Tiandong sitting on chairs, eating fried dough sticks and chatting happily like old friends.

“Let me tell you, Lao Zhou, you’re only a few years older than me. You’re still in your prime. If you don’t want to retire in this Chinese medicine shop, be brave and just close it down and do what you want to do. Don’t waste your time here.”

Clearly, Dr. Zhou had opened up to Ye Tiandong.

Dr. Zhou sighed, "Boss Ye, I don't have your kind of courage."

"What's so difficult about that? A person should live for themselves, why should they be bound by others? If you don't like learning traditional Chinese medicine, then don't. The world doesn't need another TCM doctor like you. If you force yourself to do something you don't like, your medical skills will never be excellent, and you won't be able to cure people's illnesses."

Dr. Zhou neither agreed nor disagreed with Ye Tiandong's words.

His medical skills were, at best, mediocre.

But he had his own concerns: "My dad is getting old. If I close down the traditional Chinese medicine shop, the old man will be furious."

Upon hearing Dr. Zhou mention his old man, Ye Tiandong frowned and waved his hand, "Alright, that's enough. Do whatever you want."

Bai Zhi lifted the curtain, looked at the two of them, and smiled, "Uncle, Doctor Zhou, what are you two talking about? It sounds very lively outside."

"We didn't talk much." Ye Tiandong smiled as soon as he saw his niece. "I brought breakfast and planned to eat with you, but I couldn't wait for you, so we ate together."

Bai Zhi replied, "Uncle, I've already eaten."

She put down her cloth bag and took out a white coat to put over her skirt.

I'm planning to go to work.

Watching her natural movements, Ye Tiandong pondered for a moment before finally expressing his thoughts.

"Xiao Zhi, I still hope you will come back to Bincheng with me."

Bai Zhi changed into her white coat and began wiping the table. "Uncle, I really can't leave right now. I'll come to Bincheng to see you in a while."

Ye Tiandong scoffed, "Heh, when that person comes back, will you still recognize me?"

"You're my uncle, how could I not acknowledge you?"

Bai Zhi looked at her uncle's gloomy face when he mentioned her maternal grandfather, and she sighed deeply in her heart.

The rift between the father and son is quite deep, and it will not be easy to reconcile them.

Bai Zhi's attitude was firm, so Ye Tiandong had no choice but to back down. "Then I'll go find you a place to live today. You don't have to go back to Bincheng, but you have to move out of the Lu family's house."

This is the attitude and demeanor that a woman must have.

Once she stays at the Lu family home and doesn't leave, even if that Lu Ye comes back and the parents let the two of them develop a relationship, his niece will still be inferior to him.

“Uncle, no need to look anymore. My Grandpa Xie has found me a place to stay. I’ll go with him to take a look.”

Bai Zhi didn't dare say that Lu Zheng'an and Xie Yun had found the place to stay, otherwise, given her uncle's temperament, he would definitely have made her refuse.

She knew that her uncle had a lot of complaints about the Lu family because Lu Ye hadn't come back to see her for a long time.

In addition, she was also afraid of exposing Lu Ye's situation, so she deliberately distanced herself from the Lu family.

But if she says she found the house herself, her uncle will definitely go with her to check it out before he'll feel at ease.

However, Bai Zhi's words did not dispel Ye Tiandong's concerns. He frowned and said, "Xiao Zhi, that old man Xie is quite nice, but he has ulterior motives for being nice to you, do you understand?"

"Huh?" Bai Zhi asked, puzzled.

Ye Tiandong spoke softly, "He wants to match you with his grandson, didn't you realize?"

Bai Zhi, "..."

"I haven't seen what that grandson of the Lu family is like, so I won't comment, but that grandson of the Xie family is absolutely no good."

Ye Tiandong had a terrible impression of Xie Zheng. "He dresses like a hooligan, doesn't even have a proper job. I've seen plenty of people like him. He dresses all high and mighty, flirting with young girls. He has no real job and is completely dependent on his family."

What he said yesterday was infuriating. He made it sound so sophisticated and elegant about sponging off one's parents, even suggesting they should be pampered by them—what a load of rubbish!

When Ye Tiandong heard Bai Zhi say that the house was found with Xie Lao's help, he became even more worried. He grabbed Bai Zhi's arm and said, "No, it's too unsafe for you to stay here. You should come with me."

When Doctor Zhou saw that Ye Tiandong was going to take Bai Zhi away, he frowned anxiously and kept looking at his watch.

Today is Niu Niu's acupuncture day, why hasn't the Gu family brought the child for treatment yet?

Bai Zhi withdrew her hand with a slight headache and patiently explained.

“Uncle, I’m a doctor, I have to be responsible for my patients. I’ll go back to Bincheng after I cure that child.”

Ye Tiandong looked at Doctor Zhou and said, "Let Old Zhou treat you."

Upon seeing this, Dr. Zhou immediately waved his hand, "I don't know how to treat that disease."

"With your medical skills, shouldn't you just close down your practice already?"

Ye Tiandong rolled his eyes at Doctor Zhou with disdain and said, "You can close the door now. I'm taking my niece to find a better job. What future is there in staying here?"

Dr. Zhou, “…”

Just then, Niu Niu's clear voice came in.

"Uncle Hero, Aunt Xiaobai, I'm here."

Niu Niu was wearing a pretty pink dress and had two little braids. She looked as delicate as a porcelain doll. Yang Li lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Good morning, Dr. Zhou and Dr. Bai."

Good morning, Ms. Yang.

When Dr. Zhou saw his little savior arrive, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, we really would have to close down.

Bai Zhi patted Niu Niu's head and asked with a smile,

"Niu Niu, how have you been feeling these past few days? Are you taking your medicine?"

Niu Niu looked up at her delicate, fair face and replied, "I'm taking it. Mommy said to take my medicine properly. Aunt Xiaobai will cast a spell on me so I can go to kindergarten when school starts."

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Yes, we can go to school when school starts."

"Come on, let's begin."

Niu Niu walked up to Doctor Zhou, her eyes full of anticipation, and asked, "Uncle Hero, what story are we going to tell today?"

After thinking for a moment, Doctor Zhou began, "Today we'll talk about recapturing Xiangyang."

"Okay, I love listening to the stories of Master Guo and Master Yang the most."

Niu Niu sat on the bench and obediently closed her eyes.

The story of Dr. Zhou also begins in a vivid and colorful way.

After disinfecting the silver needles, Bai Zhi began to insert them, saying, "Come on, let's cast a spell."

Ye Tiandong stood aside, his mouth twitching in astonishment at the two people's actions.

So, Old Zhou wasn't being modest; he really didn't have any medical skills.

This Jishengtang pharmacy still relies on his niece to keep it afloat.

Watching Bai Zhi intently giving Niu Niu acupuncture, his eyes welled up with tears.

Back then, if his sister hadn't been forced to go to the countryside, and if their family hadn't experienced that upheaval, his sister would probably have become a doctor who saves lives, just like his niece.

Thinking of this, Ye Tiandong wiped his face and said, "Xiao Zhi, you can stay here and work."