Chapter 141: Scandalous News
Lu Shaoan's fat face turned ashen. He looked at his son and asked him to judge, "Let your Xiao Hai tell me, whose fault is this? My son and I abandoned our jobs at the coal mine and came back to take you to see the doctor in turns. Isn't that enough of a sacrifice for you?"
"With such an excellent doctor like Bai Zhi in the family, why don't you take advantage of it and cultivate good relationships? You insist on courting disaster. What good does it do you to go against people? How many times have I told you? Your older brother, Wang Jianguo, only knows how to exploit you. Do you think I don't know what they're up to? They're trying to marry their daughter to Lu Ye so they can become related to my brother through marriage and pave the way for his future job transfer."
Lu Hai agreed, saying, "Mom, Dad saw through everything a long time ago, you're the only one who doesn't believe it."
"Look at Wang Tingting's character! She's a heartless wretch. Does she deserve Lu Ye? Does she deserve to enter the Lu family?"
Lu Shaoan awkwardly put his hands on his hips and launched into a tirade against Wang Shufen, who shrank back, too frightened to utter a sound.
Seeing his father's temper getting worse, Lu Hai stepped forward to persuade him, "Dad, calm down."
As soon as Lu Hai opened his mouth, Lu Shaoan turned his anger on him again, "And you, you better behave yourself from now on. Don't think that just because you're in Jincheng, I don't know about those rotten girls you've been flirting with. If your grandfather hears any gossip, he'll break your legs."
Lu Hai touched his nose guiltily, then used the excuse of going to the toilet to slip away.
The next morning, Lu Shaoan got up early as usual, waiting for Ye Rufeng to wake up so he could greet him.
"Uncle Ye, after we finish eating, could you please take my wife's pulse?"
Ye Rufeng's expression was not good, and his tone was quite cold, "Please come to Derentang to see me if you need medical treatment. I do not treat patients privately outside."
Lu Shaoan, “.......”
Old Master Lu also noticed the change in Ye Rufeng's mood. He glanced at Lu Shaoan and Wang Shufen with a stern face and said, "Alright, your Uncle Ye is a guest of our family. It's rare for him to rest. We can have him see a doctor at Derentang when we go to Bincheng in a few days."
When Lu Shaoan met his father's gaze, he could only reply, "Okay."
Ye Rufeng had a fairly good impression of Lu Ye, but when he learned that Wang Shufen, his second aunt, had made things difficult for Bai Zhi and even tried to sabotage the marriage, his expression turned very unpleasant.
Even after a night, he still showed no sign of calming down, let alone treating Wang Shufen's illness.
The fact that the second son's family is dissatisfied with her granddaughter is simply because the eldest son's family isn't supportive.
He failed to protect his granddaughter.
Ye Rufeng is protective of her own and straightforward; she won't indulge anyone. "I'm skipping breakfast. I'm going out to eat with my granddaughter; we have other things to do."
He did have more important people to see.
"Grandpa, wait a moment, I'll go get something."
After packing her bags, Bai Zhi planned to leave with Ye Rufeng.
"Lu Ye, you've run out of moxibustion sticks. We're going to Jishengtang. If you're free, you can go there for moxibustion."
Lu Ye nodded, "Okay, I'll drive Grandpa."
Just as I reached the door, Xie Zheng arrived.
Xie Zheng seemed to have not slept well last night; he had dark circles under his eyes and looked unwell.
He came here specifically to find Ye Rufeng, not just for himself.
Upon learning that Ye Rufeng was going to Jishengtang, he followed them there.
Bai Zhi had previously mentioned to Ye Rufeng that the old doctor at their Jishengtang knew Ye Rufeng.
When Ye Rufeng heard the news of his old friend, his feelings were very complicated.
One of the main reasons he was eager to leave the Lu family was that he wanted to see his old friend as soon as possible.
Ye Rufeng was going to Jishengtang, and Xie Zheng needed Ye Rufeng's treatment, so he went with them.
Lu Ye drove the car, carrying Ye Rufeng and Bai Zhi, and Xie Zheng also got in the car.
We ate breakfast first, and then went to Jishengtang.
When Bai Zhi reappeared at Jishengtang, Doctor Zhou was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, listening to Qinqiang opera.
Recently, he has lost interest in reading novels and has become fascinated with Qinqiang opera.
Simply because listening to Qinqiang opera can make the pharmacy less quiet.
"Dr. Zhou, are you slacking off during work hours again?"
Dr. Zhou opened his eyes when he heard the familiar voice.
When he saw the girl standing in front of him, he was slightly taken aback at first, then his face lit up with joy. "Xiaobai, you're back?"
Bai Zhi smiled and nodded, "You're back."
Doctor Zhou's gaze quickly fell on the people behind Bai Zhi.
Lu Ye and Xie Zheng stood on either side of an elderly man with a white beard.
The old man had bright, piercing eyes and exuded an air of otherworldly elegance.
It looks very stylish.
"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Xiaobai's maternal grandfather, Doctor Ye?"
Dr. Zhou unconsciously straightened up and introduced himself, "My name is Zhou Huaiyi, and my father is Zhou Zheng. He told me that he and you were once brothers who went through thick and thin together."
When Ye Rufeng was in Yunwu Mountain, Bai Zhi told him about Zhou Zheng and Jishengtang.
I knew that Zhou Huaiyi was just a half-baked traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who was forced into the role.
He asked, "Where's your father?"
"My dad's home. My house isn't far from here. I'll go pick him up right now."
"Xiao Bai, there's water in the thermos and tea leaves in the drawer. Make some tea for Old Master Ye."
Doctor Zhou asked Bai Zhi to invite Ye Rufeng to sit down, and then he ran out.
"Are there no patients here?"
Ye Rufeng sat in the chair, casually flipping through the prescription book on the table. The last prescription was still from five days ago.
Jishengtang is located in a bustling area, and it goes five days without a single patient coming in. What does that mean?
Bai Zhi looked embarrassed when she saw the prescription she had given to Niu Niu in the prescription book.
So many days have passed without a single patient?
Fortunately, the house belongs to Dr. Zhou's family, so they don't need to pay rent.
Otherwise, given this dismal state, they really wouldn't be able to earn even enough to cover the rent.
Ye Rufeng felt refreshed and decided to give Xie Zheng acupuncture on his arm first.
Upon hearing that Elder Ye would treat him first, Xie Zheng eagerly stepped forward, sat down on the examination chair, and rolled up his shirt sleeves.
"Thank you, Grandpa Ye."
Ye Rufeng didn't say much. After washing his hands, he began to give him acupuncture.
Lu Ye needs to use moxibustion in the morning, but he has been busy for the past few days and has used up all the medicated moxibustion sticks. Bai Zhi plans to make medicated moxibustion sticks first.
"Xiaobai, let me help you."
Bai Zhi handed him the roughly ground medicinal material, saying, "Okay, watch over this and twist it all into strips, making sure to rub it evenly."
"clear."
Lu Ye was very observant when working, and he was already familiar with the medicinal moxibustion strips. Therefore, under Bai Zhi's guidance, his movements were skillful and fast. After Bai Zhi rolled the medicinal moxibustion strips he had prepared with special paper, they were ready to use.
She made two first, and will make the next one after her treatment is finished today.
As soon as Dr. Zhou helped his father to the door, they smelled a familiar medicinal fragrance.
Lifting the curtain, one could see Bai Zhi applying moxibustion to Lu Ye.
Ye Rufeng was applying acupuncture to Xie Zheng's arm.
The father and son were speechless with mixed emotions upon witnessing this scene.
This is what a traditional Chinese medicine clinic should look like.
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