"Didn't you already?"
"You brat, can't you ever wish me anything good?"
Doctor Xu rolled his eyes in annoyance and threw down his chopsticks. Old Man Li nimbly dodged the chopsticks that Doctor Xu had thrown at him.
"Senior brother, I'm just really happy. I didn't expect to see you again!"
Old Li looked at the people in the courtyard. He never expected that his senior brother would be with Madam Han and the others.
Moreover, their shop had been open for more than a month, and he didn't even know that his senior brother was here.
What a coincidence! If he had known his senior brother was here, he would have come to visit him much earlier.
No, he'd been here before, but he hadn't run into his senior brother. That's really a bit of a rip-off.
"Hmph, you're not doing so well either! I heard about how unlucky that clinic was last time, and I wondered who it was, but it turns out it's you, you brat!"
Doctor Xu raised his head arrogantly, while Old Man Li was a little embarrassed. His clinic used to be doing well and business was good. Who would have thought that he would encounter someone as unscrupulous as Fatty Liu?
"I, senior brother, I just..." Old Man Li tried to argue, but Doctor Xu raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, kid, from now on, follow your senior brother, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury every day!"
Old Li chuckled: "I trust you, senior brother. I'll need your help in the future."
His gaze fell upon Madam Han, and he sighed, "I wonder what your relationship is with Madam Han?"
He never imagined that Madam Han, who had saved him once, would end up with his senior brother.
"Madam Han is my benefactor. If it weren't for her saving us, my grandson and I would have been dead long ago!"
I remember they were both starving back then. In Wuling Town at that time, everyone was starving.
If someone encounters someone who has fainted from hunger on the road, they might be taken in, but that's definitely not to feed them and save their life; it's to secretly eat them.
Back then, people in town rarely went out. Everyone stayed at home and tried to minimize their activity to conserve energy.
"Then they are my saviors too!"
"Stop talking and try it! Xue's cooking is absolutely amazing. You've probably never tasted anything this delicious before!"
Doctor Xu chuckled, and Xiao Tao had already run to the kitchen to get another pair of bowls and chopsticks.
During this time, Xiao Tao and Old Man Li became familiar with each other, but she never expected that Old Man Li would have this kind of relationship with Doctor Xu.
So we're all family.
"You should be familiar with this girl, right? She's my apprentice!"
Doctor Xu pointed at Han Luoyu, who grinned at Old Man Li, revealing eight big white teeth.
"What? This girl's master is actually you?"
Old Man Li was even more shocked. He remembered that when he saw Han Luoyu, he wondered which powerful master could teach such a disciple.
It turns out it was his senior brother. Of course, who else but his senior brother would dare to teach a young girl medicine?
"Of course, your senior brother has a discerning eye; this girl's medical skills are truly remarkable."
Old Li nodded. Actually, he didn't know how good Han Luoyu's medical skills were. Recently, their shop had only been selling ointments and they hadn't been seeing any patients for the time being.
The incident of someone dying while being treated at a shop a while ago still has a lingering impact.
With this ointment, the shop's medicine business has been boosted. Other medicinal herbs are also selling quite quickly, and the shop has been revived.
As for whether to convert it into a clinic, no one has considered it yet.
Actually, Old Man Li has become more open-minded lately. Whether his clinic is open or not doesn't matter. In the past, he was obsessed with treating patients and saving lives, so why work so hard?
He was considered the most conscientious doctor in Yancheng, but how many people would support her after the incident?
Why not just turn it into a pharmacy? Selling medicine would be so much easier.
"Then this girl will have to call me 'Master Uncle'!"
Old Li smiled too, realizing that everyone was on his side.
"Uncle-Master, you must try my sister's hot pot! The meat in it is so delicious, you should try it first!"
Upon hearing the title "Uncle-Master," Old Man Li beamed with joy. He had regarded the child as his disciple, but he never expected that the boy would dare to betray him.
When he heard the news today, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. But now that he has suddenly found his senior brother, who has a little apprentice, he can also treat Han Luoyu as his apprentice.
As for anything else, no one was worried about what he was worried about.
Old Li happily started eating hot pot, and you have to admit, it tasted really good.
...
"Fatty Liu, don't waste your energy. I will never betray our master no matter what!"
Little Stone was suddenly grabbed when he went outside, and he was terrified. But when he opened his eyes and saw that it was Fatty Liu, he felt a sense of relief.
Liu Pangzi's men had approached him before, wanting him to come and help. However, Little Stone felt that Old Man Liu had saved him and didn't want to betray him.
Unexpectedly, now that the shop's business is booming, this Fatty Liu actually kidnapped him.
"Hehe, your name is Little Stone, right?"
Fatty Liu stood up, his chubby body resembling a mountain. He was actually not even thirty years old, but unfortunately, he was too obese, making him look much older.
Despite his young age, he is extremely ruthless.
His father had many women, and so did he. He rarely mistreated his many half-sisters.
Of course, the mistreatment mentioned refers to material comforts. The daughters of the Liu family receive family instruction from a young age, and are generally proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting; some are even quite skilled in these arts.
However, their fates didn't turn out well when they grew up. Most of them were given away by Fatty Liu.
And thanks to his connections with these half-sisters, his business thrived.
Seeing Fatty Liu's smiling face, Little Stone still felt a little uneasy.
"Oh my, this little one has quite a sharp tongue!"
Fatty Liu chuckled, playing with two iron balls in his hands. The sound of the iron balls colliding made his heart pound, and he couldn't put his mind at ease.
"What...what exactly do you want to do? Our master saved my life, I will never betray him no matter what!"
Hearing this, Fatty Liu laughed heartily: "I love people like you who are absolutely loyal!"
Fatty Liu laughed, then suddenly waved his hand. Two burly men stepped forward, each holding a gag. Without a word, they put the gag over Little Stone's head, raised their fists as big as palm leaves, and started punching him.
"Ahhh..."
Little Stone screamed in pain, but Fatty Liu didn't tell him to stop.
Two burly men punched and kicked Little Stone, who curled up on the ground in pain, his thin body huddled together.
But the fists didn't stop.
After an unknown amount of time, Little Stone fainted from the pain. Only when he felt that Little Stone had stopped struggling did Fatty Liu raise his hand.
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