Not only did he lose most of his fortune, but the store's business also plummeted.
The shop didn't have many customers to begin with, but the fat man went to extremes, having his men wait nearby. Whenever someone came to buy something, the fat man's men would come out to stop them, repeatedly spreading rumors that his shop had caused people to die.
The shop hasn't had any business for over a month. It originally belonged to his family; if this continues, even with his vast wealth, he won't be able to sustain it.
This is a medical clinic, and the shop has a lot of medicinal herbs. Many of these herbs have an expiration date, and the longer they are stored, the more the medicinal properties are lost.
As someone in the pharmaceutical business, he didn't want to make money against his conscience. He would destroy the medicinal herbs once their efficacy was gone.
As a result, the store suffered enormous losses.
The shopkeeper knew he couldn't hold out for long, but he didn't want to let that fat man benefit from it.
As for the people who came in yesterday, their aura was very clean, with no smell of medicinal herbs at all.
Even if his shop went out of business, he didn't want it to become anything else. That's why he was so cold and indifferent to the two women.
The most important thing is that he still has a considerable amount of valuable medicinal herbs in his shop. What will happen to these herbs if the shop is repurposed?
It seems there's only one left. I'll sell it to the fat guy for a lower price.
That fat man is the culprit who ruined his shop, how could he possibly agree to that?
Just as the shopkeeper was pondering, the shop door was pushed open again, and Han Luoxue led a group of people in.
The middle-aged fat man also came in with them.
As soon as he entered, the fat man sniffed and said with a look of disgust, "Old Li, your shop is no good. There's a chilly smell as soon as you walk in. Anyone who doesn't know better would think it's a haunted house."
"You can't do that. You're making this shop feel gloomy and gloomy. Who would dare to come to your shop in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Li was so angry that he almost slapped him twice. Whose fault was it that his shop had become such a mess?
Isn't it all because of this fat bastard's scheme? If it weren't for this fat bastard, his clinic would be thriving, with patients flocking to his clinic.
"Thanks to you!"
Old Man Li said in an annoyed tone.
"Haha, Old Man Li, you're joking. What does the death of people in your shop have to do with me?"
Old Li snorted coldly; he was too lazy to explain some things. What was the point of explaining to this fat bastard when things couldn't be explained clearly even at the county office?
In the end, I'm the one who gets angry.
"I told this lady yesterday that my shop will not be sold."
Old Li ignored the middle-aged fat man and turned his gaze to Han Luoxue, speaking again.
Han Luoxue smiled slightly but did not answer.
When Han Luoyu arrived, her eyes darted around as she carefully examined the shop's layout, finally running to the medicine shelf and looking at it intently.
Old Li's gaze also fell on Han Luoyu. He frowned slightly, took two steps to Han Luoyu's side, and said, "Young lady, as I just mentioned..."
"I didn't expect your shop to be doing so poorly, but you have a pretty good stock of medicinal herbs!"
Han Luoyu suddenly spoke, and Old Man Li was taken aback. He sniffed hard and asked in surprise, "Are you a doctor?"
"No, you can't be a doctor at your age. You're a young apprentice medicine boy? But that doesn't make sense. Apprentice medicine boys don't usually marry girls!"
Upon hearing this, Han Luoyu immediately became unhappy: "Who said that girls can't be medicine apprentices or doctors?"
She glanced at Old Man Li sideways and said, "You old man, you're so narrow-minded. You're nowhere near as good as my master."
"Hmph, my master only said I have good talent, and never stopped teaching me medicine just because I'm a girl!"
Upon hearing this, not only Old Man Li, but also the middle-aged fat man was stunned.
Good heavens, what did they just hear? This little girl in front of them is actually a doctor?
What kind of master would choose to teach a young girl medicine?
"You're a doctor?" Old Man Li couldn't believe it either.
"My master wants me to become a doctor, but I don't have much practical experience yet!"
Old Li was even more surprised. He had indeed smelled it just now; the little girl had a strong medicinal fragrance. It was the kind of fragrance one would develop from being around medicinal herbs all year round. He couldn't be mistaken.
However, the idea of a woman practicing medicine was something he had never heard of or seen before.
At this moment, he became somewhat curious about the little girl's master.
"Women should stay at home and obediently support their husbands and raise their children!"
The middle-aged fat man curled his lip in disdain, but Han Luoyu retorted, "Women can also practice medicine and save lives if they are capable!"
"However, I can tell that although you are a man, you don't seem to know any medicine!"
These words struck a nerve with the fat man. His family owned a clinic, and his father was a highly skilled and renowned doctor in Yancheng. When he was young, his father had diligently taught him, but he found studying medicine too exhausting; memorizing all those medicine names was practically killing him.
He knew a little about medicinal herbs, but he wasn't an expert.
It was because he didn't have any medical skills that he was eventually overtaken by Old Man Li's shop.
Now that Han Luoyu is using this as an excuse, it's like rubbing salt into his sore spot. No wonder the fat man's face turned black.
"I...I'm a businessman. Who said a businessman has to know medicine?"
The fat man's face was flushed, probably from what he had just been told off.
"Businessmen, oh, businessmen are great! I'm a businessman too!"
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