After Li Wenxuan and Liu Ziqiang returned to the clinic after delivering the medicine, the four of them resumed their patient care.
This continued until after 4 p.m., when no more patients came. Li Chu then gave Liu Ziqiang and Duan Jianing a list of books to study, and told them they could come to him if they had any questions.
Then he sat down in his seat and read today's newspaper.
"Senior brother, senior brother," Duan Jianing and Liu Ziqiang both gathered around Li Wenxuan.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Senior brother, junior brother Liu and I would like to ask you to teach us some English."
"I'm not very proficient. I was also stammering when I was translating in the ward this morning."
"Well, whatever you say, it's better than the two of us only knowing the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet, right?"
Looking at the expectant eyes of his two junior brothers and sisters, Li Wenxuan hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Alright then, as long as you don't think my skills are lacking and misleading."
"Senior brother, you're going too far. We're more than grateful that you're willing to teach us. How could we possibly have any other thoughts?"
Liu Ziqiang happily clasped his hands in greeting to Li Wenxuan.
Li Chu overheard their conversation but didn't say anything. It was a good thing that two people were willing to learn and one was willing to teach; it was never a bad thing to learn more.
It's normal for the three of them to teach each other when they get together.
He never thought that his son was necessarily better than the other two students.
Every inch has its strengths and every foot has its weaknesses; as the ancients said, "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."
Just a few days ago, when he was seeing patients, a patient with gastrointestinal problems and diarrhea came in. The prescription that Liu Ziqiang gave surprised Li Chu.
This was a prescription he had never seen before. He didn't dare to give it to the patient at the time, but after studying it carefully, he found that the prescription was very unique. Both the medicinal properties and the compatibility of the ingredients were perfectly fine.
The most crucial point is that it's cheap. The prescription Li Chu just gave out might cost six or seven cents, but getting the medicine according to this prescription will only cost two or three cents, and you can even find it yourself in the fields if you want.
I asked Liu Ziqiang and learned that it was a folk remedy passed down in his family. His family had saved many people with this remedy in the past.
In the past, when people were poor, they didn't have much food to eat, and it was not uncommon for people to die from diarrhea. Having such a folk remedy was truly a lifesaver in the countryside.
Because of Liu Ziqiang's prescription, Li Chu was inspired to collect folk remedies.
We should learn from the strengths of others to forge our own path.
While I was lost in thought, the curtain of the consultation room was lifted.
"Brother Li, I've got this done for you. If you don't treat me to meals for ten days or so, I'm not done with you. You've really gotten a great deal."
Before the person even came in, their mouth was already making non-stop clicking noises.
Looking at Chen He as he entered, Li Chu couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. Where was your dignity and aloofness as a dignified discipline cadre? How did you become such a chatterbox?
“You, all your students are here, including Wenxuan.”
"Hello, Uncle Chen!" Li Wenxuan stood up and greeted him.
"Okay, okay, okay."
"Let's go, Chen He, to my office," Li Chu said, putting down the newspaper in his hand and standing up.
"That's all. You can decide whether you want to stay in the clinic or go to the library."
After explaining things to the three children, Li Chu led Chen He out of the clinic.
"What's the situation, Chen He? Did that person agree?"
"Agreed. We can go to the subdistrict office to complete the transfer procedures tomorrow."
"Didn't he always insist on two thousand dollars? How come he suddenly agreed to sell for one thousand?"
"Hehe," Chen He chuckled and shook his head: "One of his wife's friends has already completed the procedures for going abroad and is leaving in the next couple of days. His wife can't sit still and keeps arguing with him at home. That guy really has no choice."
Li Chu didn't know what to say. He was 100% certain that the man would end up losing both his money and his lover.
But the couple is a willing couple, so there's no room for outsiders to comment.
Once in the office, Chen He casually poured himself a glass of water and sat down in a chair.
"Brother Li, you don't seem very enthusiastic."
"It's nothing. I was just thinking, this man is willing to sell his family property to send his wife abroad. What will happen if he regrets it later?"
"Why would he regret it? If his wife can establish herself properly, he can go with her and make a lot of money over there."
Li Chu looked at Chen He sitting opposite him with an envious expression on his face and suddenly didn't know what to say.
Even a government official has this kind of thinking, believing that as long as you can go abroad, you can definitely make a lot of money. It's perfectly normal for ordinary people to have that kind of thinking.
"Chen He, who told you that you can make a lot of money just by going abroad?"
"Uh...isn't that what the newspapers say? Look at those overseas Chinese who have returned to China, and the businessmen who went abroad before and are now investing in China, including those who come from Taiwan to visit relatives, aren't they all richer than us?"
Besides, they earn foreign money abroad, and they can easily exchange it for a huge sum when they come back..."
Watching Chen He speak eloquently, Li Chu suddenly realized where the problem lay: the publicity. The publicity was the problem.
Those who have returned to China are indeed mostly successful people.
Of course, those who fail won't even be able to afford a plane ticket and certainly won't come back.
Through the propaganda of these people who have returned, it's as if there's gold everywhere overseas, and you just have to bend down and pick it up.
Coupled with their successful image and the sensationalism in the newspapers, the public easily believed them.
Li Chu reached out and pressed down, interrupting Chen He.
"Have you considered the language barrier? You're in an unfamiliar place, and you don't even speak the language. How are you going to make money?"
“Go to Chinatown. They say everyone there speaks Chinese, so you can learn a foreign language there gradually.”
Seeing Chen He's matter-of-fact attitude, Li Chu didn't continue the conversation. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Have you already arranged to meet that person at the neighborhood office tomorrow?"
"It's settled, nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
At this point, Chen He glanced down at his watch: "I almost forgot, Brother Li, I can't chat with you any longer. They're waiting for me to go get some things. I'll head over now. See you at the neighborhood office tomorrow morning."
"Okay, go ahead and do what you need to do. See you tomorrow morning."
After Chen He left, Li Chu was once again caught in a dilemma.
That shop is all agreed upon, but under whose name should it be registered?
He didn't know if the house would be demolished in the future, but regardless of whether it was demolished or not, it would be a great fortune in ten years. How should he distribute it?
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