Zhao Linlin frowned. "Qiqi, what's wrong? Who are you angry with again? Can't you change your temper?"
"Sister, you're criticizing me again in front of outsiders!"
Zhao Qiqi pouted and couldn't help but complain.
Although she is usually arrogant and domineering outside, she dares not act recklessly in front of her older sister.
As the eldest sister, Zhao Linlin is like a mother to Zhao Qiqi. Although Zhao Linlin is only three years older than Zhao Qiqi, she has been involved in important family matters and shouldered heavy family responsibilities since she was sixteen.
This authority was gradually built up over a long period of time.
"I don't get angry for no reason. It's because Grandpa met a swindler. I was worried that Grandpa would be cheated, so I fought with him, but I didn't get the better of him!" Zhao Qiqi said irritably.
"Huh? Grandpa, you've been scammed?" Zhao Linlin's face showed surprise.
Zhao Xishun shook his head and gave a wry smile.
Zhao Linlin looked at her younger sister again and asked, "Qiqi, what exactly happened?"
Zhao Qiqi quickly recounted what had just happened.
"That kid is a liar. He said Grandpa's time was coming up and gave us a pill that had no manufacturer or product information. I was afraid the pill was a scam, so I told Grandpa to throw it away, but he wouldn't listen!" Zhao Qiqi couldn't help but complain.
Zhao Linlin shook her head helplessly. This time, she felt that her sister had not done anything wrong.
After all, given the Zhao family's status, there are far too many people who want to curry favor with them.
Maybe this person deliberately approached Grandpa in an attempt to infiltrate the Zhao family.
"Grandpa, you can't trust those quack doctors. Nine times out of ten they're swindlers. We should go to a proper doctor for treatment, at least one with a license!"
Zhao Linlin complained, while saying to Wang Cong, "Wang Cong, you're a PhD in Traditional Chinese Medicine, why don't you take a look at Grandpa?"
"Okay, let me take Grandpa's pulse first!" Wang Cong walked over with a smile and took Zhao Xishun's pulse.
This game lasted five minutes, and he seemed very focused.
Actually, taking a pulse only takes one minute, two minutes at most; he was just pretending.
It was all for Zhao Linlin's benefit.
He came from a poor background, but he was bright and studied his way up to a doctorate. However, he also knew that in this world, academic success alone wasn't enough; one needed a good partner, connections, and relationships. Otherwise, he'd remain just a "small-town exam-taker," never achieving greatness.
He approached Zhao Linlin because he valued her family background. With the Zhao family's resources, they could support his research in the future, or even open a chain of clinics, perhaps even reaching the scale of Tongrentang.
Whether or not they come to our door is irrelevant.
It doesn't matter whether the child takes the parent's surname or not.
Even if the CEO is turned into a mobile phone, wouldn't his children not take his surname?
At worst, I can become successful and then get a divorce and find someone else. But right now, I have to get into a wealthy family first!
After about five minutes, Wang Cong finally finished taking the pulse and slowly withdrew his hand.
Zhao Linlin hurriedly asked, "Wang Cong, how is my grandfather? Is he alright?"
Zhao Qiqi also looked over nervously.
Wang Cong took my pulse for so long just now, is there something seriously wrong?
Wang Cong paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Grandpa suffered severe internal injuries before, didn't he?"
Zhao Xishun's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow, Xiao Wang, your medical skills are amazing! You even noticed that?"
He hadn't paid much attention before, since academic qualifications and practical skills were two different things, but now he realized that this kid really had something.
Wang Cong nodded with a smile, "Your injury is not serious. In fact, it has already improved. You just need to take some medicine to strengthen your body and stabilize it. It's not as serious as you think. Please don't worry. Keep a good mood so that you can recover!"
Wang Cong is very good at encouraging people; his words are warm and reassuring.
He then continued to warn, "If anyone says your condition is serious and tries to sell you medicine, they're most likely just trying to make money off you. Don't pay any attention to them! There are plenty of these quacks and charlatans outside our hospital. Don't believe anything they say!"
"Haha, Grandpa, did you hear what Brother Wang said? You're not sick at all, that kid is a complete fraud, wasn't I right this time!" Zhao Qiqi said smugly.
Zhao Xishun also gave a wry smile; at this moment, he too began to waver.
Could it be that I really misjudged him, and that young friend was just using tricks from the martial arts world?
But thinking about it, I've taken a lot of supplements over the years, so maybe I really have improved.
However, little did he know that his current improvement was merely a facade; if Lin Yu hadn't given him his true energy back then, he would have been dead long ago.
Right now, it's only Lin Yu's wisp of true energy that's keeping him afloat, making his pulse appear stable.
At this moment, Zhao Linlin frowned and said, "Grandpa, after hearing what Wang Cong said, you should be relieved now. You should throw away the pills that the swindler gave you. It's not good to keep them on your body if they're poisonous or something!"
Zhao Xishun hesitated for a moment, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket and took out the pill.
Zhao Qiqi snatched it away, "Here, it's this rubbish, it's all covered in dust, but Grandpa can't bear to throw it away! I'll throw it away right now!"
"Qiqi, don't throw it!" Zhao Linlin quickly stopped her, then said to Wang Cong, "Wang Cong, take a look first. Is this some kind of poison or something? If so, this person is trying to harm our Zhao family, and I will never let him get away with it!"
Wang Cong nodded, took it from Zhao Qiqi's hand, glanced at it, and then smelled it under his nose.
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