Chapter 73 What kind of business are we discussing?
Almost out of a man's instinct, he glanced down at himself, and the next second, as if he were dying of shame and indignation, he wrapped the blanket completely over himself.
His face was burning red, and his ears were completely red.
Just then, he heard what sounded like footsteps coming from the doorway. Li Rong held his breath and listened carefully, his heart pounding like a drum.
"Father, aren't you hot?"
When the waiter brought in the cooked porridge, he saw that Li Junping was completely covered up. He immediately put down the porridge and went to pull the blanket off him, calling out, "Father? Father?"
Li Rong hadn't fully recovered yet; it was a miracle he could even pick up the blanket. When his youngest son, with all his might, yanked the blanket off him, he felt utterly ashamed.
Li Rong's blushing face startled Li Xiao'er, who ran outside shouting, "Anuan, Anuan, come quick! Something terrible has happened!"
Under Jiang Nuanzhi's careful care, his leg was able to support his weight slightly. Jiang Nuanzhi never allowed him to put that foot on the ground; he always hopped on one leg or used crutches.
Now, having discarded her crutches, she has managed to run out on her own.
His appearance startled Jiang Nuanzhi, who immediately stopped practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade, asking, "What's wrong?"
"Father... Father, Father, he..."
Jiang Nuanzhi felt a chill and immediately went inside the house.
Without saying a word, he grabbed Li Rong's hand to take his pulse: "There's nothing wrong with this?"
"Waiter, what just happened?"
"Anuan, look at Daddy! Why is his face so red? Does he have a high fever?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi and Li Rong, whose face was flushed, met each other's eyes and stared at each other in bewilderment. A strange, unsettling atmosphere suddenly filled the air.
Li Rong was somewhat at a loss in this situation, something he had never encountered in his previous twenty-odd years. He truly didn't know how to handle it, so he simply closed his eyes and gave up. After all, he was still a patient who couldn't speak.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at Li Rong, whose eyes were tightly closed, with a strange expression. Suddenly, she chuckled and gently flicked Xiao Er's head: "Didn't you notice that your father's hands have more strength? This is a sign that his body's functions are recovering. Don't worry, he's fine."
After casually uttering that remark, Jiang Nuanzhi continued practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade.
For some reason, Li Rong felt that there was a hidden meaning in those words, and he didn't even dare to look the person in the eye. In fact, even without looking, he knew that her eyes were full of mockery.
Xiao Er clapped his hands happily: "That's great, Daddy! Get well soon, and when you're better, you can go chop wood so that A-Nuan and Brother won't have to work so hard."
Li Rong: ".?"
While feeding Li Rong porridge, Xiao Er said to himself, "In the past, Father could carry enough firewood by himself to last us three or four days. And Father was also quick and good at fetching water."
After thinking for a moment, he tilted his head and said, "However, once Father recovers, he only needs to carry firewood. Let's leave the cooking to A-Nuan. A-Nuan's cooking is delicious."
Li Rong: "."
My heart, which was burning with passion, suddenly cooled down.
Sons are truly a curse; his daughters are far better!
When Jiang Nuanzhi wakes up in the morning, she eats the breakfast that her children make for her.
They cooked some leftover rice from yesterday into porridge, boiled some eggs, and also heated up the green bean cubes she had stir-fried yesterday.
Baozhu followed her brother around all morning, then Jiang Nuanzhi tucked her back into bed to sleep.
The little girl stayed up so long with her yesterday, and she's not very energetic today.
"Waiter, where's your brother?"
Jiang Nuanzhi got up and looked around, but couldn't find Li Junping.
The waiter lowered his head and shoveled rice into his mouth, his eyes darting around. After a while, he said, "Brother said he went to see his classmate."
Jiang Nuanzhi peeled an egg and casually asked, "Is it from our village?"
"Yes, that's right!" the waiter nodded.
"It's good that it's not far," Jiang Nuanzhi said without asking any further questions. She simply instructed, "I don't know when I'll be back today. If I'm not home by noon, you can have lunch. You don't need to wait for me."
There's instant noodles at home, and some roasted sweet potatoes from last night. If you don't want to cook, just have a bite. I'll cook something delicious for you when I get back tonight.
After giving her some instructions, Jiang Nuanzhi packed her things and went to town.
This time, instead of setting up a stall outside the city, she went directly into Tongji Medical Clinic.
The person in charge of the clinic was an elderly doctor, not Old Master Lü.
Ah Yong spotted Jiang Nuanzhi from afar and immediately came over: "Dr. Jiang, what brings you here?"
Jiang Nuanzhi greeted him with a smile: "Ayong, is Old Master Lü not here today?"
"Master went out to make house calls today. Is Doctor Jiang short of medicinal herbs again? Our master said that when you buy medicinal herbs, he will give you a 20% discount, regardless of whether he is there or not."
"No, please don't do that, otherwise I'll really be too embarrassed to come again!"
As Jiang Nuanzhi spoke, she stood up and said, "Since Elder Lü is not here, I will come another day."
Ah Yong hurriedly stood up and tried to persuade him to stay: "Dr. Jiang, is something wrong? Should I send a message to the master? Please wait here for a while. Maybe the master is fast on his feet and will be back soon."
Jiang Nuanzhi waved her hand: "No need to trouble yourself, I'll come another day."
As soon as they stepped out the door, they bumped into Young Master Lü.
At this moment, he was with several well-dressed young men, dressed in a very respectable manner. When he saw Jiang Nuanzhi in the distance, he immediately ran over to her, grinning from ear to ear.
"Ah Nuan, did you come to see me?"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Uh, no, I'm here to see Elder Lü."
"Isn't looking for my father the same as looking for me?" Young Master Lu waved his hand casually. "Why don't you come to my house for lunch? This time, you can try my chef's cooking."
Jiang Nuanzhi waved her hand: "No, I originally wanted to discuss some business today, but since Elder Lü isn't here, I'll come another day."
"What business? My dad's not here, just tell me!"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "I'm afraid that won't work. This is no small matter."
Before Young Master Lü could even speak, bursts of laughter erupted from all around.
A young man in a white robe behind him said jokingly, "Cousin, what this lady means is that you can't be the head of Tongji Medical Clinic."
The people behind him burst into laughter upon hearing this.
“Brother Lü, if I were you, I wouldn’t get involved in these things. Last time you said you were doing business with someone, didn’t you? You ended up losing a hundred taels of silver and being punished by Elder Lü to kneel for three days. You haven’t forgotten, have you?”
Hearing their mockery, Lü Shizhu became furious. He glared at them, put his hands on his hips, and said, "Bullshit! I like kneeling in the ancestral hall, so what?"
"You're so vulgar! How could you say such a thing?"
"That's right, that's right, how could Old Master Lü raise a son like you!"
"No wonder Old Master Lü still won't let him serve as a tutor; he's truly a hopeless case!"
Lu Shizhu glared and raised her chin, saying, "What nonsense are you spouting? I'm not sitting in the clinic because I don't want to! Besides, who says I can't be in charge of Tongji Medical Clinic? My father has long said he wants me to gain experience, and this time I'll take charge!"
"Ah Nuan, tell me, what kind of business is it? I'll talk to you about it!"
(End of this chapter)
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