Chapter 283 Uncle Mao
Instead, it was a handsome young man in gorgeous clothes, who followed the little fat boy with a smile on his face and spoke to him like an elder.
The little fat boy didn't listen to the young man and ran over. He was reunited with Erbao after a long time and chatted with him in a low voice, looking very happy.
The young man strode forward and said with a smile, "Hello, Doctor Jiang. I'm Mao Shurong, Mao Jiaman's uncle. I'm here to send my nephew to Shili Town for the start of school on behalf of my eldest brother. I've heard our little fat boy talk about your care for him many times at home. We are all very grateful. It's only right that my eldest brother come here to express his gratitude to you personally, but something happened, so I came here."
Jiang Lianzhu smiled and said, "Hello, hello, you're welcome. It's just a small favor. It's fate that these children get along so well."
Uncle Mao is probably in his early twenties, and his facial features are somewhat similar to the little fat boy, but he is tall and handsome, not fat like the little fat boy. He has a gentle expression on his face, with smiles on the corners of his mouth and eyebrows. He is sunny and handsome, which makes people feel good about him.
Such an outstanding young man was the first one in Shili Town after Wang Laowu. All the neighbors, especially the wives and girls, stretched their necks to watch.
His voice was pleasant and somewhat magnetic. "I still have to thank you. I brought some small gifts, and I hope you will accept them, Doctor Jiang."
Jiang Lianzhu said, "You're welcome."
"That won't do..."
In that case, Jiang Lianzhu invited the guest into the house, had a drink and talked.
The little fat boy hadn't seen Erbao for a long time. He had a lot to say to him, so he pulled him upstairs to play.
"Aunt Jiang, my uncle is a nagging one. If you have something to say, just send him away. Don't bother with my face..."
Uncle Mao raised his hand as if he wanted to hit the fat boy, but the fat boy made a face at him, turned around and ran away.
When Jiang Lianzhu saw this, she found that the relationship between the uncle and nephew seemed to be quite good.
Uncle Mao turned around and smiled awkwardly, "This brat is just asking for a beating. When he was little, he had no mother and had a hard time at home. My eldest brother was busy with his business and was rarely at home, so I was the one who took care of him. In the past two years, I've been busy too, and when I wasn't home, my eldest sister-in-law sent him to Shili Town. I didn't even know about it. I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself with my family affairs."
Jiang Lianzhu said, "It's okay."
"This year we were planning to let Jiaman go back to the county town to study, but he disagreed and insisted on coming to Shili Town. When I asked him why, I found out he has good friends here, including Dr. Jiang. Your family treats him well. He usually eats at your house and doesn't even go home for the New Year. He stays with you in your hometown until the 25th day of the lunar year. We are truly grateful..."
Jiang Lianzhu smiled and said, "He's a good kid, and smart. I have a lot of kids, so it's not a big deal to have more pairs of chopsticks."
Uncle Mao said seriously,
"You can't say that, especially when Shili Town was hit by a famine. At that time, many families in the town were short of food. Some had nothing to eat, and some even ate poisonous food and got poisoned. But our little Fatty is fine. It must be thanks to Doctor Jiang that he didn't suffer. This is a life-saving grace. I also heard that the little Fatty was almost kidnapped, and it was because of Doctor Jiang that the kid escaped. This is a great favor, and I can't thank you enough."
"It's not that serious..." Jiang Lianzhu said.
Uncle Mao had two large boxes brought in.
"Doctor Jiang, my family is in the shipping business, so we don't have much to show for it. These are just some seafood and other things, not worth much. I just want to give them as a token of my appreciation. I hope Doctor Jiang doesn't mind."
Inside the boxes, one contained food like fish, shrimp, crabs, and sea leaves, another contained beautiful coral trees and other handicrafts, and there was also a large bag of pearls. The pearls looked good, not many in size, but evenly distributed and lustrous...
Jiang Lianzhu tried to refuse again and again, but Uncle Mao insisted on giving it to her, so she had no choice but to accept it.
These pearls can be strung together as jewelry, or they can be ground into powder and used for medicinal purposes, which is also quite good.
It seems that her family has an indissoluble bond with the little fat boy.
Being friends with the rich is just so arrogant.
"Thank you very much."
Uncle Mao chatted with Jiang Lianzhu for a while about family matters. This man was quite good at chatting and was humorous. He seemed to be a man who had traveled a lot. He was particularly good at finding topics to talk about. He praised the Jiang Clinic and said all kinds of good things about Jiang Lianzhu, but his praise was not too exaggerated, which made people feel like they were in the spring breeze.
Jiang Lianzhu thought to herself, this man is indeed a businessman, he is so good at chatting.
Finally, Uncle Mao said, "Doctor Jiang, I'm still a little worried about our little Fatty studying alone in Shili Town. Although you guys are taking care of him, as the elders of the family, we can't just give up and leave him alone. I'd like to open a small shop selling seafood in Shili Town. What do you think? This way, I can do some small business, and I can come over often to look after the little Fatty..."
Jiang Lianzhu replied, "I only know how to treat patients and save lives. I don't know much about business matters. It's useless for you to ask me."
Well, she can also beat and kill people.
Uncle Mao's smile was so bright and refreshing, "Let me change the subject. Are there any stores in Shili Town that sell aquatic products? Like fish, shrimp, crabs, seaweed, pearls, and the like?"
Jiang Lianzhu thought about it and said, "It seems not."
Fish and shrimp are not very popular and few people buy them. Most people prefer to eat meat.
As for things like pearls, shells, and coral trees, they are considered luxury goods and are not affordable for people in small towns.
"That's fine, let's open one. It doesn't matter if we make money or not. The main purpose is to make it easier for us to look after the little fat boy. If someone else opens one, we might steal their business and cause unhappiness, which would be counterproductive."
Since everyone said so, it doesn’t matter whether you make money or not, so Jiang Lianzhu didn’t meddle in it.
On the contrary, if there are people selling pearls in the town, it will be more convenient for her to buy some medicine.
You can also make some women's skin care products and target wealthy ladies, which are all good ways to make money.
Uncle Mao finished his business and left without disturbing Jiang Lianzhu any further.
They called the fat boy to go with them, but the fat boy refused to leave and said that he wanted to stay at the Jiang family and have a meal. However, the Jiang family did not seem to want to keep Uncle Mao for dinner, so Uncle Mao had no choice but to take his people back first.
During the meal, Jiang Lianzhu asked the fat boy what was going on, "What did your uncle do before? Why is he so polite?"
The little fat boy ate while mumbling, "My uncle used to be a scholar, much younger than my father, and he's still unmarried. He went to the capital to study for the past two years. He came back for a family reunion during the Chinese New Year. When he heard about me, he insisted on coming to Shili Town with me, saying he wanted to thank you. It was very annoying. I told him that Aunt Jiang wasn't the type to pay attention to empty formalities, but he wouldn't listen..."
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