My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 143: The Consultation Fee is a Bit High!
Master Chen greeted Lei Qingtian with a smile. "Prefecture Master Lei!"
"I appreciate you coming, Master Chen," Lei Qingtian said with a nod.
"Prefecture Master Lei, rest assured, I will do my utmost to save your grandson!"
Master Chen was none other than Elder Chen Guo, the vice president of the Jingnan Prefecture National Medicine Association. A man of his standing naturally carried considerable weight. Moreover, Lei Qingtian had always trusted Elder Chen Guo before meeting Yang Qi. However, Yang Qi’s medical skills were simply too miraculous, completely surpassing those of Elder Chen Guo. The two of them were not even on the same level.
Everyone left the operating room, leaving Elder Chen Guo to begin the treatment.
Outside, Lei Zhen’s mother said to Lei Tingjun, "Husband, Master Chen is a highly skilled physician. Our son’s case should be left in his hands. You need to stop trusting those Jianghu fraudsters."
"What do you know?" Lei Tingjun cautioned. "Granted, Master Chen’s medical skills are good, but they’re not in the same league as Mr. Yang’s. He called yesterday and said he might come to Thunder City in the next couple of days. You must not offend him."
"Whatever. It seems you’ve really been fooled," Lei Zhen’s mother said with disdain. She had always believed Yang Qi was a charlatan and that the car accident was merely a coincidence. "Just wait. Once Master Chen saves our son, you’ll see how capable he is! That Yang Qi is nothing compared to him!"
Lei Tingjun was tired of arguing with her. He had married this woman purely on his father’s orders. Years ago, Lei Qingtian had owed her father an enormous favor, so he had arranged the marriage. For all these years, Lei Tingjun had tolerated his wife’s unreliable nature, numbing himself with work. There was simply no point in reasoning with her.
They waited outside for a full hour before Elder Chen Guo finally emerged, his face etched with exhaustion.
"Master Chen, how is he? My son is all right, isn’t he?" Lei Zhen’s mother asked anxiously.
"I’ve only managed to preserve his life for now," Elder Chen Guo said, shaking his head. "If we can’t find a proper treatment within twenty-four hours, he really won’t make it. His injuries are too severe."
"No! That’s impossible!" Lei Zhen’s mother cried, collapsing to the ground. If even Master Chen could not heal him, then no one in the entire Jingnan Prefecture could. It was too late to find help from anywhere else.
"We should call Mr. Yang," Lei Tingjun said to Lei Yingying. "He can definitely make it here from Kang City within a day."
"Call him? What’s the point?" Lei Zhen’s mother shouted. "Do you really think that Yang Qi can save someone even Master Chen couldn’t? My son detests that man! He’s nothing but a scammer! Besides, if he hadn’t cursed my son, this never would have happened!"
"Cursed Zhen? What are you talking about?" Lei Tingjun asked, shocked.
Lei Zhen’s mother told him about Yang Qi’s prediction.
"You foolish woman! You’re good for nothing but causing trouble!" Lei Tingjun was so furious he wanted to hit her. "Mr. Yang isn’t just an expert in medicine; he’s also proficient in Feng Shui and divination! How could you not listen to him? Wait... are you telling me Mr. Yang was here, and you and Zhen drove him away?"
"That’s right," she affirmed with a nod.
SLAP!
Lei Tingjun had never hit his wife before, but at that moment, he could not hold back. "What good are you? You don’t help, and you even go around making things worse!"
"Everyone, please stop arguing," Elder Chen Guo interjected. "You need to call Mr. Yang immediately."
"Master Chen, you know this Yang Qi too?" Lei Zhen’s mother asked, touching her stinging cheek.
"Know him? Mr. Yang is the president of our Jingnan Prefecture National Medicine Association," Elder Chen Guo said solemnly. "His medical skills are exquisite, and he has my deepest admiration."
"How does he compare to you?" she asked.
"Me?" Elder Chen Guo’s face was filled with outright admiration as he spoke. "Comparing myself to Mr. Yang is like comparing a firefly to the bright moon. We are on completely different levels. If anyone can save your son, it is probably him. If even he can’t, then there truly is no hope left."
"What!?" Lei Zhen’s mother clutched her head, finding it hard to believe. Even Elder Chen Guo held Yang Qi in such high esteem. How could he possibly be a fraud? What have I done! The woman clutched her head again, overcome with despair.
"Husband... I offended Mr. Yang so badly... he won’t refuse to come, will he?" she asked, terrified. Who could have imagined my son’s life would end up in Yang Qi’s hands? If only I had known, I would have treated him so much better.
"Mr. Yang isn’t a petty man," Lei Tingjun said. "When he arrives, you will get on your knees and apologize. For our son’s sake, do you understand?"
"What? Kneel before *him*?" The woman, now being referred to as Lady Lei, was clearly not pleased with the idea.
"What? You’d rather watch our son die?"
"No, no, no, I’ll kneel! I’ll kneel!" Her son was her everything. Without him, she truly would not know what to do.
Following that, Lei Qingtian personally called Yang Qi and apologized profusely. Yang Qi had a decent impression of Lei Qingtian. Besides, the Lei Family had helped him before. Without Lei Qingtian’s assistance, dealing with the Zhang Family would have been much more difficult. So, he agreed to come.
Seeing Yang Qi arrive, Lei Tingjun bowed deeply, not daring to straighten up.
"Commander, there’s no need for that," Yang Qi said with a glance at Lei Tingjun. "You are a soldier. You should maintain a soldier’s dignity."
"I’m so sorry, Mr. Yang. My wife is always like this. She truly wasn’t targeting you specifically. I apologize on her behalf," Lei Tingjun said hastily.
Lady Lei also fell to her knees, crying out, "Mr. Yang, please, I’m begging you, save my son! I’m kneeling for you!"
"It’s fine," Yang Qi said with a wave of his hand. "Besides, I charge a consultation fee. I don’t work for free."
"Of course, of course!" Lei Tingjun said repeatedly. For him, any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem at all.
"The fee might be a bit steep this time," Yang Qi said coldly, "because I am not pleased."
"Please, name your price," Lei Tingjun said. "No matter how high, we’ll find a way to pay it!"
Yang Qi looked at Lei Tingjun and said, "I won’t ask for much. Just one billion."
"One billion! Are you insane!?" Lady Lei shrieked. "I knew it! You’re just a fraud who’s crazy for money!"
Lei Tingjun was also stunned for a moment. One billion. That really is a lot. Still, my son is worth that much.
"Shut up!" Although Lei Tingjun also felt the price was excessive, he stopped his wife from saying more. He could not afford to offend Yang Qi any further. Yang Qi is probably asking for this much as a form of punishment. I have to accept it. If my wife and son hadn’t offended him, why would he demand such an exorbitant sum?
Lady Lei obediently shut her mouth. For my son’s sake, one billion it is. The Lei Family can afford it.
