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Hearing Qi Yi's words, Sun Hou shook his head regretfully and said, "I went to the sales office early this morning to inquire, and it has already been sold."
"So fast?" Qi Yi's eyes flashed with surprise. "I didn't expect this piece of land across the street to be so sought after." It's only been a few days, and it's already sold out.
Cui Mingyue scoffed, "What do you mean 'hot seller'? Chen Maquan clearly bought it at a bargain price." Seeing the curious looks on everyone's faces, she blinked and said, "I heard that Chen's Medical Clinic only sold for 400,000."
Upon hearing this, everyone initially showed disbelief, then realized, "No wonder they sold so quickly; they were so cheap."
Although Changchun Street isn't exactly prime real estate, it's still part of Kyoto. Buying a clinic of nearly 200-300 square meters for 400,000 yuan is an absolute steal.
Upon hearing this, Liu Haoren sighed with regret: "If I had known it would be like this, I would have staked out the sales office every day."
To put it jokingly, isn't this selling price of 400,000 practically a giveaway?
Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaosheng looked up seriously and said, "Brother Liu, even if you spend all day squatting in the sales office, it won't help. They've already digested this firsthand information internally, and they won't sell it."
With his hands behind his back, he looked like a precocious little adult: "I heard that the buyer this time is not from Kyoto, but from Yancheng."
Looking at Xu Xiaosheng, Cui Mingyue found him adorable and couldn't resist pinching his cheek.
Upon hearing this, Cui Min frowned almost imperceptibly and muttered to herself, "Are people from Yancheng coming to Kyoto to invest?"
*
A month later, the shop across the street was renovated. Shen Qingtang and the others were all very surprised to see Chen Li busy cleaning.
After all, they had all heard that after Chen Maquan sold Chen's Medical Clinic, he planned to take his whole family back to his hometown to open a new clinic.
Seeing the doubt in everyone's eyes, Chen Li snorted and said, "What are you looking at? So what if the clinic has been sold? Can't I still work here?"
He raised his head, his eyes filled with pride: "I have passed the primary-level TCM physician license exam." Perhaps it was because so many bad things had happened these past few days that Chen Li finally calmed down, studied hard, and passed the exam in one go.
He had expected to see everyone's shocked expressions, but to his surprise, they all seemed rather uninterested.
He immediately raised his voice and emphasized, "I said I have passed the primary-level Chinese medicine practitioner license exam."
Cui Min glanced at it casually and said "Oh" and "Is there anything special about it? Sister Chen has already passed the advanced TCM doctor's license exam. I remember you took the exam before Sister Chen, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Li's face flushed red and then turned pale, and his hatred for Shen Qingtang intensified.
Damn it! How is this person so amazing! They passed the extremely difficult advanced TCM practitioner license exam so easily.
He pursed his lips, a ruthless glint in his eyes. So what if Shen Qingtang is arrogant now? When Liao Qinghe, known as "Little Old Man Huang," arrives, Renxin Medical Clinic's business will be in dire straits.
Three days later.
"Old Huang is here."
"Have you heard? Dr. Liao bought the Chen family clinic and opened a Liao family clinic there."
"I heard he's a well-known doctor in Yancheng. These days, the consultation fee is halved."
"If anyone in your family has an emergency or serious illness, please take them to see a doctor."
......
Hearing the murmurs outside, Cui Min sighed and exclaimed, "I never imagined that the clinic across the street was actually run by Liao Qinghe."
Xu Xiaosheng asked with a curious look, "Master, is this Liao Qinghe really that amazing? Is his medical skill even better than Sister Shen's?"
Cui Min shook her head and said, "I don't know who is better at medicine between the two of them."
"However, Liao Qinghe is known as Little Huang Lao, and his reputation should not be underestimated."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Wukong started chattering away: "I heard that Liao Qinghe, although he has only just turned eighteen, is an absolute genius doctor. Not only was he born into the Liao family, a family with generations of medical expertise, but he also learned medicine and treated patients with his family from a young age. He has accumulated a lot of experience at a young age, and many difficult and complicated diseases can be solved by him. Therefore, many people in the Chinese medicine community predict that his future achievements will definitely far surpass those of Master Huang, so he is called Little Master Huang."
It's important to know that Huang Linli, also known as Huang Lao, is a master of contemporary Chinese medicine. Liao Qinghe has such a title at such a young age, which shows its prestige.
Cui Mingyue sighed softly and said, "It seems our clinic's business is going to be bad again."
Fang Ze also lowered his head and said, "It should be." Liao Qinghe's celebrity effect is really too powerful.
Their Renxin Pharmacy gained fame with just three pills, which had both advantages and disadvantages.
Others only knew that Shen Qingtang's alchemy skills were renowned, but they were unaware that her medical skills were equally impressive. As a result, when Liao Qinghe arrived, the few scattered patients who had come to see him all flocked to him.
Xu Xiaoxun pouted, somewhat unconvinced, and said, "They have no idea how amazing Sister Chen is."
Shen Qingtang waved her hand and said, "I think this is a good thing. Let's close the museum for a week. You've all worked hard these past few days."
Renxin Medical Clinic is just starting out, so it naturally accepts all orders from wealthy wives and young ladies. The slimming pills, beauty pills, and snow flower pills are the clinic's secret recipes, so the process cannot be outsourced. Therefore, everyone is involved.
Washing, soaking, grinding, and preparing medicine... almost everyone was so exhausted they couldn't stand up straight. The usually mischievous Xu Xiaosheng fell asleep the moment he hit the bed at the Qin Mansion, and had no time to catch fireflies for Xu Xiaoxun anymore.
Having finally weathered the storm of the medicinal herbs crisis, Chen's Medical Clinic was supposed to close down, but then Renxin Medical Clinic became the only medical clinic on Changchun Street.
To make it easier for their neighbors to see a doctor, they could only take turns resting one day a week, barely managing to get through this period.
But now that the Liao family clinic across the street has opened, the pressure on their shoulders has been greatly reduced.
Upon hearing Shen Qingtang's words, everyone's expressions immediately brightened, and their mood was no longer as depressed as before.
"Great, we can finally get some rest."
"I'm going home right now and sleeping for three days and three nights."
"Going home to sleep is no fun, of course I should play video games."
"No, we should go to the amusement park."
"How about we go for a team building activity? There's a cool little stream in our Qinghe Village."
Listening to the lively discussion, Shen Qingtang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. She looked at Cui Mingyue and said, "Mingyue, gather some opinions, and we'll discuss it further later."
She wasn't a stingy person; knowing everyone had worked hard during this time, she naturally wanted to treat everyone to good food, drinks, and fun.
The soft sunlight shone on her, as if draping her in a golden veil, making her already beautiful face appear even more ethereal.
Shen Qingtang rarely showed emotional fluctuations, but her smile was always stunning.
Not to mention Sun Wukong and the others were completely stunned, even Cui Mingyue, who was also a woman, couldn't resist such charm. After looking at her for a while, her face turned red and she turned away, saying, "Sister Chen, you should smile less in the future."
She touched her heart, which was pounding in her chest, and thought to herself, "What if I end up turning her straight into a gay man?"
She likes men! Handsome guys!
Hearing Cui Mingyue's words, Shen Qingtang felt both amused and exasperated. She said, "Mingyue, take the red robe that Aunt Su sent over, let's go visit Liao Qinghe."
They had met at the Spirit Medicine Conference, after all, so it was only right and proper for her to go over and say hello.
*
These days have been the most pleasant and happiest time for Chen Li.
Liao Qinghe's medical skills were not fake. After curing several difficult and complicated diseases, his reputation was instantly soared, and the business of Renxin Medical Clinic across the street became increasingly bleak.
During this period, he has been in the limelight. Previously, many of his peers ignored him, but now wherever he goes, he is greeted with compliments and conversations, with everyone wanting him to help them connect with Liao Qinghe.
Some people praised his good judgment for choosing to stay at the clinic, only to be met by Liao Qinghe, who then secretly inquired about the relationship between the two of them.
Whenever this happens, Chen Li would wave his hand and say, "I don't know, maybe the feng shui here is just good."
In fact, he met Liao Qinghe on a traditional Chinese medicine forum. That day, he saw Liao's post and deduced from the story that Shen Qingtang had offended him. So he encouraged Liao to open a clinic here and steal Renxin Clinic's business.
That day, as he tallied the accounts on the counter, he spoke to Liao Qinghe while using an abacus, saying, "Young Master Liao, our revenue this month has increased by 300%. Your medical skills are truly amazing." This time, they made a huge profit, and the profit statement looked particularly good.
Upon hearing this, Liao Qinghe snorted coldly, not even glancing at Chen Li, and said, "Of course my medical skills are superior." Someone with only a junior TCM doctor's license is not worthy of being compared to him.
Sensing this meaning from the other person's eyes, Chen Li silently coughed up blood.
Liao Qinghe is a completely different person online and offline. Online, he's aloof, but at most he won't reply to messages. Offline, he's incredibly sarcastic. Compared to Cui Min next door, he's nothing.
It's been almost a month, and he still can't get used to it.
Aside from being attentive to his own medical skills and his patients, he suspected that the other person might be an iceberg that had stood for a thousand years.
Suddenly, Liao Qinghe paused, then abruptly asked, "Who do you think has better medical skills, me or Shen Qingtang?"
Without hesitation, Chen Li blurted out, "Young Master Liao, of course it's you."
“You haven’t seen how good business has become since our clinic opened, while the business across the street is very poor. You are famous far and wide, and people from other provinces even travel thousands of miles to seek your treatment.”
In fact, he had a grudge against Shen Qingtang, and even if anyone were compared to Shen Qingtang, he would not take the initiative to admit that Shen Qingtang's medical skills were better.
But Liao Qinghe was obviously unaware of this. After hearing Chen Li's flattery, his cold expression visibly softened, and he slowly said, "Since you are famous far and wide, why has Shen Qingtang never visited me? Does she think her medical skills are better than mine?"
He was just an adult, and given his simple upbringing, his final words inevitably sounded somewhat naive.
Chen Li was clearly adept at flattery: "Young Master Liao, it's probably because Shen Qingtang feels inferior that she doesn't dare to come to you."
Liao Qinghe retorted, "But I heard that her clinic sells a lot of pills."
Chen Li chuckled and said, "She only knows a few tricks and techniques for concocting elixirs." He deliberately paused for a moment and said, "It seems no one has ever said that Shen Qingtang's medical skills are very good, has it?"
"I remember that when Shen Qingtang first got her junior TCM doctor's license, she could only do odd jobs for Uncle Chen and even prescribed the wrong medicine." Although he knew the truth, Chen Li still spared no effort to smear her.
"What?" Upon hearing this, Liao Qinghe's face tightened, and his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a mosquito.
"It's true, and in the end she settled it privately with money." Chen Li patted his chest and said confidently, "Young Master Liao, many people know about this. You can ask any of your neighbors."
Knowing his cold personality, Chen Li knew the other party would never ask, so he lied without any psychological pressure.
Liao Qinghe never expected that someone who had defeated him in the acupuncture competition and was so favored by his father and grandfather would be such a person of bad character. A look of disgust flashed in his eyes as he said, "Shen Qingtang is simply a disgrace to us traditional Chinese medicine practitioners."
After saying that, he casually picked up a newly arrived medicinal herb, held it to his nose, and smelled it, saying, "This smells a bit off."
Upon hearing this, Chen Li paused for a moment while fiddling with the abacus, and said with his head down, "It must be because of the continuous rain in the past few days that it got a bit damp. The supplier said that it will be fine after being dried in the sun for a few more days."
"Which supplier is this? Why aren't they careful in their work?" Chen Li smiled awkwardly, somewhat embarrassed by Liao Qinghe's insistence on hearing the answer.
Seeing Shen Qingtang and Cui Mingyue walk into the store, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly greeted them, "Young Master Liao, they've arrived."
They? Which ones?
Liao Qinghe turned around, never expecting it to be Shen Qingtang, whom he had just criticized. Thinking he understood Shen's true character, he subtly concealed the disgust in his eyes and said with impatience, "Doctor Shen, what a rare guest."
He made that short line sound sarcastic and veiled, and Cui Mingyue's bright smile vanished, her eyes turning cold.
Liao Qinghe considered himself to be of good character and did not want to speak to Shen Qingtang. Just as he was about to send Chen Li away, he discovered that the other party had already left.
They took away the abacus and herbal medicine packets from the counter, and even the tea and pastries were left behind.
If he hadn't prepared beforehand, that would have been one thing, but doing it deliberately seemed a bit impolite. He felt uneasy, as if ants were crawling all over him.
Fortunately, Shen Qingtang didn't notice, and simply handed the expensive tea to the other person, saying, "I brought you some tea. Your father said..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liao Qinghe snorted coldly and knocked the exquisite tea box to the ground: "Did my dad say again that your medical skills are better than mine and that I should learn from you?"
He gave a disdainful look and said, "Can you even treat patients? Your clinic has no business at all."
Upon hearing this, Cui Mingyue immediately turned cold and said, "Dr. Liao, whether our Sister Shen's medical skills are good or not is not for you to judge."
She thought they were just trying to get acquainted with each other, since they were all in the same industry, but she didn't expect the other party to be so hostile towards them.
"Hehe," Liao Qinghe said, "Bad medical skills are not worth my evaluation."
Enraged, Cui Mingyue, her lips pursed, suddenly blurted out, "You're just jealous of Sister Chen, aren't you?"
"Jealous? What do I have to be jealous of? Don't talk nonsense." Liao Qinghe retorted loudly, but his eyes darted around.
"Because you're jealous that Sister Shen's medical skills are better than yours. I heard that you lost to Sister Shen in the acupuncture competition, and your elders have a lot of favor towards Sister Shen."
Every word Cui Mingyue uttered pierced Liao Qinghe's heart with unparalleled precision.
But he could only weakly retort, "No, that's not how it is."
Shen Qingtang picked up the tea box that had fallen to the ground and placed it on the counter. She looked at Liao Qinghe and said, "I didn't come here on anyone's orders, nor did I come to teach anyone medicine. I just wanted to thank you for relieving the pressure of seeing patients on Changchun Street. We can also close the clinic for a week to rest."
After saying that, Shen Qingtang turned and left with Cui Mingyue, leaving Liao Qinghe with a face full of blood.
Then what about all that time he sacrifices, even his lunch break, to see patients day and night?
Isn't he tired? Doesn't he want to rest?
His expression shifted several times before he finally looked at Chen Lidao, who had returned sometime earlier, and said, "No, I must get my revenge on them! Do you have any ideas?"
Chen Li's eyes lit up and he said, "I understand. I'll quickly find someone to pretend to be sick and cause trouble at her place."
Liao Qinghe glared at Chen Lidao with annoyance: "How could you come up with such a vicious method? This is utterly unethical."
"If you continue like this, I'll have no choice but to fire you."
Chen Li: "..."
"And..." Liao Qinghe paused, looking at Chen Li as if he were looking at an idiot, "And didn't you hear that they're closing down for a break? How are we supposed to cause trouble now?"
Chen Li: "..." Well, you've said both the positive and negative things.
He had no choice but to suppress his temper and ask, "Young Master Liao, what should we do?"
Liao Qinghe said righteously, "Of course, it's to treat more patients for me and make my medical reputation far surpass that of Shen Qingtang."
Chen Li moved his mouth twice, showing a very speechless expression, and finally said nothing.
*
After a full week of vacation, everyone at Renxin Medical Clinic seemed a little reluctant to leave.
Knowing their decision to close the museum for a vacation, Qin Guanlan generously arranged a week-long team-building trip for them at a hot spring hotel.
Eat what you want, play what you want, soak in hot springs whenever you want; everyone had so much fun they felt completely relaxed.
When Shen Qingtang arrived in the morning, she was greeted by everyone's gossipy gazes.
"Sister Chen, why did you go home so early last night?"
"Sister Chen, I saw you go into Brother Qin's room last night."
"Sister Chen, isn't the food at the hotel good? You even made noodles especially for Brother Qin."
"I want to eat it too."
...
Hearing the teasing voices of the crowd, Shen Qingtang felt a rare flush on her face. She coughed and tried to change the subject, but failed several times.
Suddenly, a sobbing and wailing sound came from outside.
"Dr. Liao, Dr. Liao, please save my wife!"
The commotion was so great that it attracted everyone's attention.
Shen Qingtang nodded slightly and said, "Let's go take a look too."
Watching a spectacle is an innate human instinct, and everyone nodded without hesitation, only to find the clinic already packed with people as soon as they stepped outside.
Fortunately, Liao Qinghe came out and made everyone move back a bit, giving the patient room to breathe.
From the discussions around her, Shen Qingtang pieced together the truth.
It turned out to be a country woman who had mistakenly eaten poisonous mushrooms, and was brought here by her husband and relatives.
Her lips were purplish-black, her eyes were dark, and she was unconscious with obvious signs of foaming at the mouth.
I heard that she initially drank two or three bottles of milk and vomited up the poisonous mushrooms. But whether she didn't vomit completely or the poison had taken effect, the woman's belly swelled up like a balloon, and there was a sound of water moving between her arms.
In order to surpass Shen Qingtang in medical skills and reputation, Liao Qinghe has been keeping his schedule packed with patients. He will be seeing a patient with pulseless disease soon.
Relying on his extensive clinical experience, he quickly took her pulse, glanced at Chen Li, and said, "She probably didn't empty her bowels completely. Chen Li, prescribe some medicine to induce vomiting and soothe her stomach."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingtang's gaze lingered on the woman's stomach for two or three seconds, and she frowned, saying, "Dr. Liao, would you like to take another closer look?"
Before Liao Qinghe could speak, Chen Li snorted and said, "Does Doctor Shen think you are more capable than Doctor Liao and want to give you some pointers?"
It would be very impolite to disturb someone on their way to see a doctor, so Shen Qingtang chose to keep quiet.
Among the onlookers were many people whom Liao Qinghe had treated, and they immediately spoke up to help.
"Dr. Shen, Dr. Liao's prescriptions have never had any problems, so you can rest assured."
"Physician Shen, your pills are powerful, but your medical skills may not be as good as Physician Liao's."
"I think there's definitely nothing wrong with the prescription that Dr. Liao wrote."
......
The woman's husband was even more blunt, saying, "Who are you? My wife is about to faint."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingtang stopped talking and turned to leave.
Liu Haoren glanced at Shen Qingtang and followed her, whispering, "Sister Shen, Brother Li is a rough man. He doesn't know you, which is why he was so rude to you. I apologize on his behalf."
Shen Qingtang waved her hand and said, "It's nothing." As things stand, her fame is indeed not as high as Liao Qinghe's, and it's undeniable that others trust him more.
Liu Haoren pursed his lips, somewhat uneasy, and asked, "Sister Chen, is there something wrong with that prescription?"
Shen Qingtang said, "There is a small problem."
When Cui Mingyue returned from watching the commotion, she looked shocked upon hearing this and said, "Sister Chen, what's wrong with that? I just saw them brew the medicine and drink it, and the woman's abdominal swelling immediately went down. The family kept thanking them. They even said they wanted to send Liao Qinghe a banner."
"Then Aunt Li should be better by now, right?"
Faced with the puzzled looks of the crowd, Shen Qingtang did not explain in detail, but simply said, "They will definitely be back in a week at most."
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Author's Note: My next book will be this kind of thing. I'll post it after I finish the first three chapters.
Game Fusion: Post-Apocalyptic Female Lord
Veteran gamer Meng Peining was invited by the developer to try out the large-scale holographic Western fantasy game "First Lord". She readily agreed because of the high reward.
This game boasts appeal to all ages and offers a high degree of freedom, with a Western fantasy theme featuring leisurely infrastructure building, farming, and food.
When she opened her eyes, she was staring at a zombie with bluish-purple skin, a red face, and fangs—supposedly her subjects.
The wicked cherries that explode at the slightest touch, the red peppers that burst at the drop of a hat, and the carnivorous plants that she chews on constantly—these are said to be the most abundant crops in her territory.
Meng Peining stared at the character's attribute panel, which alternated between transforming into a witch and a dragon. She lowered her head and licked her sharp wolf claws, her lips twitching: ...Just how many games did this game development team incorporate?
*
In the interstellar year 2030, the apocalypse suddenly erupted.
Whether you are a distinguished interstellar general, an outstanding scientific researcher, or a renowned agronomist... once infected with the zombie virus, there is only death.
Worse still, the endless evolution of mutated plants and animals and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events have plunged everyone into fear and anxiety.
So, do you want to join the Divine Phoenix Territory and become a citizen?
*
As the territory continues to expand, manpower becomes increasingly scarce. Meng Peining firmly believes that without a team, you can only work yourself to death.
Therefore, he called upon all people in the last days to lead them, regardless of age or gender, as long as they were alive.
What? You're just an ordinary person? No, no, I'm not going.
Become a citizen and receive a special ability awakening potion! Mix and match any of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, lightning, and poison.
What? The zombies there are also citizens? No way, no way.
Survival rate of 100% when going on missions with zombies, amazing, incredibly amazing.
What? You're going to Ruitian Base and Xiguang Base?
Don't you know that all these base owners have gone to Shenfeng Territory to become its citizens?
Shenfeng Territory is undoubtedly a sacred place in the hearts of people in the post-apocalyptic world, because it has abundant crops and fertile soil, city walls that the enemy has been unable to conquer for a long time, and powerful superhumans.
One phrase became widely circulated during the apocalypse.
"Sister, marry any of the people from the Divine Phoenix Territory you meet!"
*
Meng Peining always thought this was just a sham game, so she ambitiously became the number one female lord in the apocalypse.
Even after successfully completing the level, he still resolutely chose to quit the game.
But she didn't know that the game and reality had quietly merged, and the people of the Divine Phoenix Territory, having lost their lord, were also plunged into despair.
On the night of the full moon, the cold and handsome man, known for his fierce reputation as the Judge, appeared with his red eyes, transformed into a wolf, and carefully stroked the smiling face of the woman in the photo with his huge wolf paws, his eyes full of tenderness and longing.
The little wolf cub in his arms cried even louder, "Mommy, don't you want Little Cabbage anymore?"
"How could you abandon your husband and children? Waaaaah!"
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