From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Early the next morning, Xu Chunliang accompanied Chen Qianfan and Wang Fangtian for a tour around Xianhong Farm, and then they all went to Weishan Island Hospital together.

Seeing Weishan Island Hospital in reality, Chen Qianfan immediately felt it was far from what he had imagined. He couldn’t fathom how this rundown place could be transformed into a modern comprehensive medical and care institution for the elderly.

He had seen the conceptual drawings of the Healthy Elderly Care Hospital, and if it were to be built like that, who knows how many years it would take, and there wasn’t even a large local population on Weishan Island.

Chen Qianfan even thought that there were more people on the island willing to spend money on drinking than on elderly care.

Yesterday’s snow had made the site extremely muddy, and everyone got a foot of mud. As they rounded the back of the hospital, they saw a group of people walking towards them, with Deputy Town Mayor Qin Zhengyang among them.

Xu Chunliang’s first reaction was that Qin Zhengyang was eyeing their hospital again, so he greeted him with a smile.

Qin Zhengyang was also very polite to him, saying, "Today I’m accompanying a few teachers from the Nanjiang Design Institute to take a look and offer some valuable advice for the future planning of our Weishan Island."

Xu Chunliang nodded to the designers as a greeting and then introduced Wang Fangtian beside him to Qin Zhengyang: "Town Mayor Qin, this is Wang Fangtian, the engineering director and chief designer we’ve just hired."

Wang Fangtian was bewildered; when did he become an academician?

In fact, Xu Chunliang didn’t think much of it either—Wang Fangtian came from a design institute, and professionals in design institutes are sometimes informally called academicians.

Qin Zhengyang didn’t know Wang Fangtian’s background, so he shook his hand proactively and said, "Welcome, Teacher Wang, to Weishan Island’s development." This statement clearly showed that he didn’t really believe Wang Fangtian was an academician, but someone hired by the Huayuan Group as an engineering director should be a professional.

Xu Chunliang then introduced Chen Qianfan to him, and Chen took out his business card and handed it to Qin Zhengyang.

Qin Zhengyang took the card and said, "Qianfan Group! I’ve heard of it."

Chen Qianfan laughed and said, "Has Town Mayor Qin tasted our Five-Whip Rejuvenating Wine?"

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, you reckless guy, you really don’t know how to choose the right occasion to speak. Even if Qin Zhengyang had tried it, he wouldn’t admit it publicly.

Qin Zhengyang laughed and said, "Television advertisements, your products are often advertised."

Chen Qianfan nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, we’ve invested heavily in advertising. Just last year, we spent over a hundred million, and this year it’s likely to double." He had seen the benefits of advertising.

To others, Chen Qianfan seemed like a wealthy and brazen individual with the demeanor of a nouveau riche. A group of advanced intellectuals felt imbalance hearing his words, realizing that knowledge and wealth are not equivalent.

Qin Zhengyang asked, "President Chen, are you visiting Hu Shan Town for tourism or to see friends?" He actually had guessed that Chen Qianfan was likely here for investment but deliberately didn’t mention it.

Xu Chunliang said, "President Chen is very interested in our healthy elderly healthcare project, so he wants to conduct an on-site inspection."

Chen Qianfan smiled and said, "Xu and I are college classmates, and classmates should help each other out. Of course, if there’s a suitable project on Weishan Island, I’m willing to invest as well."

Qin Zhengyang said, "On behalf of the Hu Shan Town Government and its people, I welcome President Chen for the inspection." He shook hands with Chen Qianfan and said to Xu Chunliang, "Dean Xu, later please bring President Chen to visit the town government. I’ll make arrangements for lunch."

Xu Chunliang thought Qin Zhengyang was just being polite. Chen intended to head back soon, so he was about to decline on his behalf, but to his surprise, Chen agreed himself, "Sure! It would be a pleasure, Town Mayor Qin."

After parting ways, Xu Chunliang looked at Chen Qianfan with some surprise, "Old Chen, what are you up to?"

Chen Qianfan grinned, "Your Hu Shan Town has a wine factory on the brink of bankruptcy, and I’m interested in it."

Xu Chunliang truly hadn’t heard of any winery on the island.

Zhang Haitao, who had been following them, said, "Are you referring to the Weishan Island Winery? It’s not on the brink of bankruptcy; it’s been closed for over two years."

Chen Qianfan said, "I’d like to take a look. If the conditions are right, I plan to acquire it."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, this guy is something else. Coming from the Capital City to Weishan Island without even hinting at his intentions. He talked about inspecting the Healthy Elderly Care Hospital, yet even Xu was kept in the dark.

Chen Qianfan explained, "Wherever I go, the first thing I focus on is a winery. I want to take a look."

Xu Chunliang wasn’t particularly interested in the winery, but he obliged the guest’s request, so he had Zhang Haitao drive them to the winery.

Just as Zhang Haitao said, the winery had been shut down long ago. The iron gate was locked, and peering inside through the gate’s gap, it was overgrown with wild vegetation and covered in snow, with not even a guard in sight.

Zhang Haitao said, "It hasn’t produced any wine for a long time. Even a few years ago, when production hadn’t stopped, they still imported wine from other regions for bottling and labeling."

Xu Chunliang said, "This factory is way too small, it’s just a workshop." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Chen Qianfan asked, "Can we go in? I want to take a look in person."

Zhang Haitao happened to know someone who used to work at the winery, and he helped make the contact.

Chen Qianfan felt awkward having Xu Chunliang accompany him, so he urged him to go ahead and not waste time here.

Xu Chunliang arranged for Zhang Haitao to accompany Chen Qianfan to settle the matter. The winery wasn’t far from the hospital, so he walked back with Wang Fangtian, who could familiarize himself with the surrounding area along the way.

Xu Chunliang brought Wang Fangtian to the temporary construction office at the hospital. Wang Fangtian shared his ideas. According to their design plan, the Healthy Elderly Care Hospital is centered around healthcare, but their plan is to extend healthcare into eldercare.

The design of the eldercare hospital wasn’t an issue, but if they followed the current design, the advantages of eldercare wouldn’t be felt.

Wang Fangtian proposed a conceptual diagram where, without altering the current design, eldercare communities would surround the hospital. Just like a solar system, the eldercare hospital is the core sun, and the eldercare communities are the planets. The engineering could proceed in multiple phases.

Xu Chunliang thought his concept was excellent. Wang Fangtian said they could come up with a specific design within a week, needing local information and future planning. Xu Chunliang contacted the Hu Shan Town Government’s archives, and Wang Fangtian could access the information at any time.

Sister Geng Haiyan, the deputy branch secretary, had been at the branch hospital for a while. Upon hearing Xu Chunliang was back, she felt a sense of relief. The first thing she thought about was going home for a few days, leaving things to Xu Chunliang.

Geng Haiyan wasn’t career-oriented, coming from a well-off family, and was always thinking about retiring early, but unfortunately, she missed the last chance for thirty-year service retirement.

With a few words, Xu Chunliang understood her meaning and chuckled, "Sister Geng, I came straight to work from the Capital City, I haven’t had the chance to report to the old man yet."

Upon hearing this, Geng Haiyan felt embarrassed to bring up going home, suggesting instead that Xu Chunliang go see his family, while she stayed on duty.

Xu Chunliang empathized with Geng Haiyan, realizing he’d been away a bit long this time. Since taking over as deputy branch secretary, she hadn’t stayed on Weishan Island so long before, so he assured he’d return home that afternoon and be back the morning after next.

In his view, Geng Haiyan didn’t really need to be there; the branch hospital functioned the same with or without her. However, she didn’t see it that way and lacked Xu Chunliang’s boldness and decisiveness.

Zhang Haitao had to go through a lot to find Yan Zhongmin, the former deputy factory manager of the winery. Currently, he was temporarily holding the factory keys. Most of the sellable items in the factory had been sold, leaving only some run-down workshops and land. The winery’s location is quite special, residing in the center of Hu Shan Town, but the lot is not large, and no investors are currently interested.

When Yan Zhongmin came over to open the door, Xu Chunliang drove an Audi Q7 with Pu Jian, and parked the car inside the dilapidated yard.

Zhang Haitao also drove the hospital’s Santana to bring the others in.

Zhang Haitao commented to Xu Chunliang, "Dean Xu, nice car!"

Xu Chunliang smiled, "Wang Jinwu lent it to me, they recently got some cars to offset debts, better to use them than let them sit idle."

Yan Zhongmin was introducing the winery’s historical evolution and current status to Chen Qianfan, who listened intently. Xu Chunliang checked the time and reminded Chen Qianfan not to linger; they had already arranged to meet Deputy Town Mayor Qin Zhengyang, and it would be best to head over by eleven, meaning they could stay here for a maximum of an hour.

Pu Jian, not fully recovered from a hangover, stretched his waist, took a few deep breaths of fresh air, felt slightly clearer-headed, and looking at the messy environment around, sighed, "This rundown place? Is Old Chen trying to pick up a bargain?"

Xu Chunliang chuckled, investments are in a way about picking up bargains. Chen Qianfan came under the guise of investing in the eldercare hospital but took a detour and fixed his sight on the winery. Xu Chunliang thought this was not a coincidence. Old Chen should have investigated the Weishan Island Winery before coming here.

All this time he’d been working on Weishan Island, he hadn’t heard of a local winery, yet somehow Old Chen found out immediately upon visiting? How others choose to invest their money is their business; Xu Chunliang certainly had no right to interfere. However, he did feel a tinge of displeasure as Chen Qianfan clearly had some subtle schemes in this matter.

Pu Jian said, "Old Chen is a person who’s rough but attentive, I need to tag along and take a look."

Xu Chunliang tossed him a pack of cigarettes, and after receiving it, Pu Jian quickly followed.

Zhang Haitao didn’t follow them. Instead, he was examining the old model Q7 Xu Chunliang drove, remarking how the old model looked better, lamenting the new model had lost its imposing look.

Xu Chunliang said, "I plan to keep this car for use, so you can use it from now on as well."

Zhang Haitao was overjoyed, "That’s great."

Taking advantage of the wait, Xu Chunliang inquired about the hospital’s situation during his absence. Zhang Haitao informed him that there was no issue with the hospital itself. Last week, Dong Changhao visited, surveyed the scene but stayed for less than two hours before leaving.

Xu Chunliang nodded. At that moment, Dong Changhao called. Speak of the devil, indeed Dongzhou had an eerie vibe.

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