Chapter 532: Chapter 227: External and Internal Symptoms, Qi and Blood Differentiation

Originally not planning to join the commotion, Lin Fangling couldn’t help but move closer upon hearing these people discuss that the person might be her son, Lu Xuan.

"I don’t know if it’s true or not, but it’s certainly true that Huian Pharmacy is doing promotion early this morning."

"What’s the medical skill of the doctor named Lu Xuan like?"

"Being invited by Huian Pharmacy for a free clinic, it shouldn’t be bad, right?"

"I heard quite a few people have visited Dr. Lu before, and his medical skills are impressive, but those are just rumors; no one around me has ever consulted him, so it’s hard to judge the truth."

"There’s no smoke without fire, and rumors don’t spread without reason. If he’s talked about so much, he must have some skills."

"I don’t know if he’s skilled or not, but Huian Pharmacy is definitely spending a lot on this promotion. I won’t mention other things, but offering traditional Chinese medicine at half price is already a loss-making business."

"They’re losing on the Chinese medicine, but even if Huian Pharmacy promotes heavily, how many people will actually go to see a doctor? If no one goes, not much Chinese medicine will be sold, so they won’t lose much ultimately. The key is relying on other medicines, especially supplements. If many people go, and Huian Pharmacy offers good discounts, selling tens or hundreds of thousands worth of goods in a day is possible. The loss from Chinese medicine is just a drop in the bucket."

"The way you say it, seems pretty logical."

"Exactly!"

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Lin Fangling spent a long time and finally confirmed one thing: it wasn’t her mishearing, nor a case of someone with the same name; the person they’re talking about is indeed her son, Lu Xuan.

Moreover, Lu Guoquan mentioned this last night.

He didn’t say much, and Lin Fangling didn’t pay too much attention, knowing that there wouldn’t be much use in knowing about her son’s career, as she couldn’t help. She could only be quietly happy for him.

But she didn’t expect that after a short few days since returning to Anjiang, her son already gained such a big reputation, almost making it seem like every corner of Anjiang County was discussing Lu Xuan’s free clinic at Huian Pharmacy.

Though these words might be somewhat exaggerated, even the market was buzzing with conversation, so one could imagine how it is elsewhere.

Lin Fangling could even imagine that this round of Huian Pharmacy’s promotion could multiply her son’s fame countless times in Anjiang.

For a moment, Lin Fangling felt a sense of pride and happiness for her son.

"Lin, you’re buying beef too? Got guests at home?" spoke a sixty-something elder woman, who, like Lin Fangling, often visited this spot to buy beef. She knew that Lin Fangling rarely bought beef from the market unless there were guests, mostly just fresh pork for meals.

The woman saw Lin Fangling buying beef yesterday and was here again today, so unless there were guests, she couldn’t think of any other reason.

Hearing someone call her, Lin Fangling turned around, saw the elder woman coming over with a handmade bamboo basket, and replied: "Yes, I have guests, but it’s mainly because my son is back, so I’m buying some beef to make braised beef."

"No wonder." The elder woman nodded in sudden understanding.

"By the way, Lin, I just walked over from that side and heard many people talking about Huian Pharmacy having a free clinic tomorrow. Want to go take a look together?"

"You heard about it too?" Lin Fangling expressed surprise: the scope of Huian Pharmacy’s promotion seemed so vast that everyone she met knew about it.

"It’s true, but I’m not going to join the commotion." Lin Fangling politely declined the elder woman’s invitation, mainly because she knew the one doing the free clinic was her son. If she really wanted a check-up, she could just have him take her pulse at home; she didn’t need to join the crowd at Huian Pharmacy.

Besides, with Huian Pharmacy’s intense promotion, who knows how many people will be there tomorrow.

So thinking it over, Lin Fangling decided to skip it.

But she turned and added: "If the elder lady has time, you can go and see. I heard the free clinic doctor is quite skilled. Yesterday, even the county hospital invited him to consult for a chronic kidney failure patient. If he wasn’t capable, the county hospital wouldn’t dare invite him for consultation!"

"Oh, then I should go take a look," the elder woman quickly said.

To ordinary folks, the county hospital is considered very powerful, so receiving an invitation from them surely indicates a certain level of skill, at least not weaker than those of the hospital.

Moreover, with the free clinic, the elder woman was naturally tempted.

Buying medicine is secondary; having a doctor check if there’s any health issue is also a good idea.

Others around, hearing Lin Fangling’s words, curiously asked: "Did Dr. Lu really receive an invitation from the county hospital?"

Lin Fangling turned back and smiled: "Why would I lie to you? This news is already spreading. If you don’t believe it, you can ask acquaintances at the county hospital.

I heard that the chronic kidney failure patient was in such bad shape that the county hospital considered persuading them to visit a provincial hospital. But considering the patient’s poor economic condition, they planned to invite Dr. Lu for a consult. Surprisingly, Dr. Lu prescribed medication on the spot, and if all goes well, the medicine should work within a few days."

It was Lin Fangling’s first time bragging about her son to others, pretending he wasn’t her son, so her expression was somewhat odd,