She turned and walked away from the man.

Du Changjun felt a surge of anxiety and called out to Qiu Yan's retreating figure:

"Miss Qiu, please save him. You'll be well paid for the medical treatment."

Du Changjun is unfortunate to have encountered a scoundrel like Gao Chong today, and is now being subjected to public scrutiny in front of everyone.

He knew that if he turned and left, it would inevitably damage his reputation as a scholar.

Like Du Changjun, Gao Chong looked at Qiu Yan with anticipation, "Sister Qiu, what's wrong with my father?"

"Didn't Doctor Hu say it was liver qi stagnation?"

Qiu Yan stopped and turned her back to Gao Chong. After finishing her speech, she turned to Du Changjun and said, "Du Changjun, if you want me to treat your illness, the starting price is one hundred taels!"

One hundred taels? Everyone gasped in disbelief!

The difference was that Gao Chong and Manager Gao both had expectations on their faces.

Du Changjun... It seems I'll have to check the almanac before going out from now on.

He never dreamed that he would be tricked by two people at the same time when he went out today.

He touched his sleeve and realized that he only had a few taels of loose silver on him.

"For the sake of your fourth uncle, could you please pay on credit? Don't worry, I won't renege on the 100 taels."

He believed that Qiu Yan still had feelings for her fourth uncle, after all, she had a very good relationship with her fifth uncle, and her fourth and fifth uncles were brothers.

Moreover, Qiu Dazhi had always left a good impression on him.

Upon hearing the words "Fourth Uncle," Qiu Yan changed her tune. "Two hundred taels!"

She had never met someone as stupid as Du Changjun before.

Manager Gao's illness was the result of accumulated symptoms over several months.

Furthermore, if you want to determine whether someone has been injured, you can simply take them to a clinic immediately; there's no need to waste time explaining.

Du Changjun's expression suddenly turned cold: "Two... hundred taels?"

Qiu Yan raised her lips and smiled, "Yes, two hundred taels, not a penny less."

Du Changjun: "You really know how to do business!"

He gritted his teeth and stared at Qiu Yan, frozen for a long time before finally stammering, "I don't have that much." He didn't even have fifty taels, let alone two hundred.

"Fine!" Qiu Yan turned and left.

Seeing Qiu Yan leave, Du Changjun simply turned and left as well, ignoring her completely.

However, just as he turned around, Gao Chong's high-pitched cries rang out from his side.

"Father, if you fall ill and never recover, how will our family survive..."

He admitted that he was a scoundrel, and at this moment, he was clinging to Du Changjun.

It's because his father's illness is incurable.

If he doesn't find a reason, who will help him save his father?

But at the same time, he placed his hopes on Qiu Yan.

As Gao Chong cried out, Manager Gao also lay weakly on the ground, sighing deeply.

Anyone who saw him felt that he might die at any moment.

Instantly, the people around him began verbally attacking Du Changjun again, saying that he was of bad character and bullied the older and younger.

This Gao Chong, though a boy, could throw a tantrum that rivaled any woman's.

Du Changjun couldn't stand it any longer. He jogged a few steps and stood in front of Qiu Yan. "Fine, the one hundred taels we agreed on before, it's one hundred taels."

Qiu Yan corrected, "Two hundred taels!"

Du Changjun cursed inwardly, thinking, "How can Qiu Xu's sister be so heartless and impervious to reason?"

If his father found out about what happened today, he would probably chase him for blocks. Just thinking about it made him break out in a cold sweat.

Seeing Gao Chong also running over, Du Changjun's eyes flickered slightly, and he turned to Gao Chong and said, "Two hundred taels, I will only contribute one hundred taels at most, and you can pay the remaining one hundred taels yourselves!"

He thought Gao Chong would continue to act like a rogue and argue with him, but to his surprise, Gao Chong readily agreed.

"Alright, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond, Du Changjun, you can't go back on your word!"

His only goal was to save his father.

Du Changjun immediately felt like he had been tricked.

It's not just a feeling, it's a real rip-off.

Gao Chong quickly pulled a crumpled hundred-tael silver note from his sleeve and stuffed it directly into Qiu Yan's hand.