Chapter 492 Expanding the Medical Clinic
Kong Wange composed herself and instructed, "Uncle, you only need to know about my mother's situation. Don't tell Grandma yet. She's getting old, and I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it."
“I understand.” A cold glint flashed in Wen Zhihan’s eyes: “Over the years, the medicine lineage has suppressed the acupuncture lineage at every turn. We have tolerated enough. It’s time to get our revenge. Ge’er, your mother’s revenge cannot go unavenged. Do whatever you want!”
"Perhaps your uncle can't help you much with traditional Chinese medicine, but your uncle can assure you that we practitioners of acupuncture will absolutely trust you unconditionally and follow your instructions!"
Kong Wange sat up straight and said earnestly, "Uncle, this is exactly what I've been waiting for. Please tell the disciples of our acupuncture lineage to rest assured that I will avenge my mother. As for the humiliation suffered by the acupuncture lineage, I will also help everyone get revenge! Within a month, I will make sure that the Wen siblings receive the punishment they deserve!"
Wen Zhihan was deeply moved after hearing this.
After so many years of accumulation, the influence of the medicine lineage is already deeply rooted. With only the remaining influence of the acupuncture lineage, does his niece dare to say that she can overthrow the Wen siblings within a month?
But for some reason, he trusted her completely.
This courage surpasses even that of his younger sister, Zhiyi.
He looked at Kong Wange with a relieved expression and said, "In that case, there's something I'd like to tell you as well."
Kong Wange nodded: "Uncle, please speak."
"At your suggestion, our acupuncture clinic has been working well both online and offline, especially a shop near the university town. Because of the good reputation it has built on the HaoTuan APP, it has attracted a lot of offline customers. The manager of this clinic wants to expand the shop, and I think there's no problem with that. Maybe after the expansion, it can develop into a second-tier or even first-tier shop, which would be a great help to us. What do you think?"
Kong Wange remembered the shop that Wen Zhihan mentioned.
She happened to have visited there a few days ago.
This shop is located near the university town, where there is a lot of foot traffic, but the shop is small. Sometimes, people who want to see a doctor or buy medicine can form a long queue outside.
She thought for a moment and looked at Wen Zhihan: "Expansion is indeed a good idea. I remember that the shop next to this clinic is empty? If we expand, it would be best to combine the two shops. Does Uncle know who the owner is? I'll contact them and see if they are willing to sublet the shop to us."
Wen Zhihan shook his head: "I had the same idea as you at first, but the shop next door has been empty for almost twenty years. I heard that the owner has passed away and we haven't been able to contact him."
“Even if the owner is gone, there should be a new successor to the shop. Uncle, you don’t need to worry about this. I’ll go look for someone.”
...
After lunch, Kong Wange told Lin Cheng about it.
In the afternoon, Lin Cheng gave her a phone number, which turned out to be a landline.
She replied: 【Awesome, awesome.】
Lin Cheng replied with an emoji that said, "I'm practically kneeling down": [You're too kind.]
After exchanging pleasantries, she called the number Lin Cheng had given her.
After a while, the call connected, and a slightly effeminate male voice came from the other end: "Hello?"
The voice was casual, yet carried a hint of inexplicable melancholy. Kong Wange paused for a moment, then said, "Hello, are you Mr. Qin? I am..."
Before she could finish speaking, the other end of the line slammed the phone down.
Kong Wange was stunned for three or four seconds, and had no choice but to call again.
The call connected quickly this time, and the person on the other end asked impatiently, "What do you need?"
"Please don't hang up yet." Afraid he'd hang up again, Kong Wange cut to the chase: "My name is Kong Wange, and I'm the owner of the Wen's Medical Clinic in the University Town..."
"Who do you say you are?" The person on the other end seemed to be taken aback for a moment.
Kong Wange thought the other party hadn't heard her clearly, so she repeated herself: "My name is Kong Wange, and I'm the owner of Wen's Medical Clinic in the University Town. I'm calling to discuss whether you could sublet your vacant shop at the intersection of University Town's side streets to me?"
After Kong Wange finished speaking, she waited anxiously for a response.
Unexpectedly, the other party didn't hang up this time, and asked again with some uncertainty, "You said you want to rent this shop?"
The man's tone was neither warm nor cold, and Kong Wange felt a little unsure whether he agreed or disagreed. But since he had asked, she braced herself and continued, "Yes, we are planning to expand our clinic recently, and your shop is next to our clinic. It's a bit of a waste to leave it vacant. Why don't you rent it to me? We can discuss the price. You can collect the rent, and we can expand the shop. It's a win-win situation for both of us."
The person on the other end scoffed, "Win-win, that sounds nice."
After saying that, the man became serious again and said, "If you want to rent a shop, you can come and talk to me in person tonight."
Kong Wange breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the other party was willing to talk, and she readily agreed, "Okay, can you give me an address?"
"7 o'clock, rainforest." After saying that, the other party hung up the phone decisively without waiting for her reply.
Kong Wange: "?"
Not long after, she received a message from the other party, a string of phone numbers: "Contact me when you arrive."
This person... has quite a personality.
She shook her head helplessly.
At 7 p.m. sharp, she arrived at the rainforest—a small, off-the-beaten-path bar in Kyoto.
As she reached the door, she made a phone call.
The other party pressed the button directly, and a short while later, a text message came in: "Go inside, booth B11."
Kong Wange hissed softly.
This guy is really arrogant.
She had a feeling that this collaboration wouldn't be easy to negotiate.
The further you go in, the fewer people there are in the bars.
Outside, people were still dancing wildly on the dance floor, but once inside, they gradually found that they could hardly hear any of the sounds from outside.
Only the dimly lit yet dazzling lights overhead and the lavish smell of alcohol reveal the decadent and extravagant atmosphere of this place.
Following the bartender's directions, she made her way to booth B11.
At a glance, she spotted the man in the booth who was pouring himself a drink.
The other person was wearing a black casual suit, with the jacket open to reveal a black T-shirt underneath.
He had two silver rings on the index and middle fingers of his left hand, which was holding the wine, and a silver circlet, the kind worn by Miao people, around his neck.
Of course, none of these are the most eye-catching.
The most outrageous thing is that this person dyed his hair silver.
If this were an ordinary person, Kong Wange would only think it was unconventional.
But this outfit looked strangely harmonious on the person in front of him, even amplifying some of his distinctive effeminate qualities, giving him a somewhat melancholic and sinister air.
He sat with his legs crossed, a glass of red wine in his hand, leaning back casually on the sofa.
Kong Wange walked over and tentatively asked, "Mr. Qin?"
The other person looked up from their wine glass and glanced at Kong Wange casually: "7:01, Miss Kong, you're late."
Kong Wange coughed lightly and said, "I arrived at seven o'clock, but the roads here are so winding and hard to find."
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