Urban Invincible Medical Divine-Chapter 455 03-25 - 299: Woke Up_2
Chapter 455: Chapter 299: Woke Up_2
Awkwardly touching his nose, he too headed towards Changhe Hall.
Changhe Hall was a well-known large chain of traditional Chinese medicine stores in Guangnan Province and also functioned as a medical clinic. Besides selling medicines, it also had resident doctors whose credentials and skills were exceptionally high.
The little girl running to Changhe Hall to sell her herbs clearly didn’t trust him and only trusted large enterprises.
While speaking with the girl earlier, he had glanced a few times and had almost confirmed that the herbs she carried were indeed the ones he wanted. Naturally, he wouldn’t give up now.
In fact, he didn’t really care, at most he would let the little girl sell to Changhe Hall and then he would buy it from them, spending a bit more money.
Soon, Liu Wentian entered Changhe Hall.
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Changhe Hall’s building was decorated with classic ancient features, divided into a pharmacy and a clinic. Liu Wentian headed straight for the pharmacy.
Inside the pharmacy were quite a few customers and several staff members. Liu Wentian scanned the room and spotted the little girl talking to an old man.
However, upon seeing the old man’s face, Liu Wentian frowned, thinking to himself, why would he encounter this quack doctor here.
This was the very man who, back in Shenming City, claimed he had cured Han Guo’s illness, and nearly caused Han Guo to lose his life—Lai Liangbai, a doctor with a big reputation but little skill!
“Doctor Lai, is this herb really worth just a thousand yuan? Can you give a bit more, please? My father broke his leg while gathering these herbs, and we need the money for his treatment, please help us?” the little girl pleaded.
Lai Liangbai looked impatient, but his face showed a bit of difficulty, “Little miss, it’s not that I don’t want to give you a higher price, but these herbs really aren’t worth much. Even materials like Isatis root, Forsythia, or Goji berries don’t cost much.”
A few customers nearby were also paying attention to their conversation. Given the little girl’s thin and simple appearance, she clearly came from a poor rural background, which sparked some sympathy—a middle-aged woman said, “Doctor Lai, just increase the price a bit; the little miss’s family is in a tough spot, help her out.”
Lai Liangbai forced a smile, saying, “But Changhe Hall isn’t mine; I only sit in consultation here and help identify medicines. I have to be responsible to my employers and cannot just raise the price arbitrarily. How about this, I also need some herbs for my personal use, why don’t I just buy these herbs for myself? I’ll give you fifteen hundred, what do you think, little miss?”
Though fifteen hundred yuan was barely anything for her family now, since everyone said these herbs weren’t worth much, the little girl could only nod, “Okay, thank you, Doctor Lai, you are a good person.”
She made up her mind to stop going to school once she got home and would immediately go into the mountains to gather herbs—she had to cure her father’s leg.
The people around, seeing that Lai Liangbai was actually paying out of his own pocket and offered five hundred yuan more than before, were all admiring.
“Doctor Lai really is a good man.”
“Exactly, they say a doctor has the heart of a parent, Doctor Lai is a true doctor indeed!!”
“No wonder Changhe Hall specifically invited Doctor Lai here; with his medical ethics, one can imagine his medical skills!!”
“If I ever get sick, I’ll definitely come to Doctor Lai. It’s rare to find such kind-hearted doctors nowadays.”
Listening to everyone’s praises, Lai Liangbai was very pleased with himself. Now he had the goods and the fame—it was like killing two birds with one stone, absolutely wonderful!!
He could hardly wait as he pulled out fifteen hundred yuan bills, saying, “Little miss, here, this is fifteen hundred yuan, take it, and then you can leave, just give the herbs to me.”
“Okay, thank you, Doctor Lai.” The little girl thanked him, just about to take the money, but then a hand reached out and grabbed hers.
She jumped in fright and quickly looked to see who the hand belonged to—it was that handsome young man she had seen earlier.
“You…” the little girl stammered in fear, she had run all the way here, yet he had followed.
Liu Wentian didn’t bother with the little girl but addressed Lai Liangbai coolly, “Lai Liangbai, you really have the nerve, even scamming a little girl. Didn’t you hear her say her father broke his leg gathering these herbs, and now the family is waiting for the money? Did a dog eat your conscience??”
Upon seeing Liu Wentian, Lai Liangbai’s face filled with a burst of anger.
He showed up in Guangyang City because he could hardly make it anymore in Shenming City.
Although Han Wuhuan did not intentionally target him, he merely stated publicly that he was nothing but a quack. However, since Han Wuhuan was a veteran in the Shenming City committee, his words carried weight, and Lai Liangbai was immediately unable to gain a foothold in Shenming City.
The influential patients he had previously charmed directly kicked him out, and the Shenming City TV station, which had invited him as a guest on a traditional Chinese medicine program, also fired him!!
In an instant, he became an outcast in Shenming City and could not stay there any longer, so he had to flee to Guangyang City to seek new opportunities.
In his view, none of this was his problem but the arrival of Liu Wentian had led to such a bitter outcome. Some people will never admit they are the problem, and Lai Liangbai was just that kind of person.
He hated Liu Wentian to the core, but he had not expected to see this kid here today!
Yet, hearing Liu Wentian’s words, he felt a thud in his heart; could this kid have noticed something??
He glanced at the bamboo basket the little girl had brought. When he had checked the medicinal herbs earlier, the good stuff was stored inside, and the cheap, common herbs were on the outside. The guy had just arrived—how could he notice anything!! He was clearly here to cause trouble!!
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He suppressed the panic in his heart, putting on a face of being insulted, and angrily said, “Young man, what do you mean by that?? How did I swindle this young lady’s money?? I was just being kind, paying a few hundred more for these common herbs. Don’t slander me!! You are insulting my medical ethics!!”
“Exactly, what’s wrong with you, young man?? From the start, Doctor Lai spoke from the perspective of Changhetang and said that he could only offer a thousand at most, but he reached into his own pocket to buy these herbs, managing to give one thousand five hundred. Stop causing trouble!!”
“Indeed, what would a youngster like you know?? Doctor Lai has been on TV and has been practicing medicine for decades. Could he possibly misjudge the price of these herbs??”
“I’ve heard that nowadays there’s a lot of vicious competition; I guess this guy is from another pharmacy, deliberately trying to tarnish Changhetang’s reputation!!”
“Didn’t you hear him directly calling Doctor Lai by his name just now?? Such a young age and already so rude!! He’s probably here to cause trouble for Doctor Lai!!”
“…”
Seeing Lai Liangbai red-faced with anger, many people began to feel indignant on his behalf, glaring at Liu Wentian. In their eyes, Liu Wentian was clearly here to stir up trouble.
Now, this kind of malicious competition, framing, and entrapment has become all too common!!
The little girl was stunned by Liu Wentian’s words, feeling like he seemed to be speaking up for her, but in her eyes, how could such a big pharmacy cheat her? She must have misunderstood something.
The little girl nudged Liu Wentian and said, “You should leave, how could such a big pharmacy make a mistake?? If you’re genuinely interested in my herbs, next time I come to sell them, I will let you choose first.”
Liu Wentian simply took the bamboo basket that was beside him.
“What are you doing?? Stop!!” Lai Liangbai felt a sudden shock and attempted to snatch it back.
“Stand still!!” Liu Wentian glared at him and sharply commanded.
Lai Liangbai was startled by Liu Wentian’s cold gaze, remembering how Liu Wentian kicked someone away at Han Wuhuan’s doorstep last time, and quickly halted.
Liu Wentian took out the red root-like object from the basket and said, “Do you know what this is??”
Lai Liangbai twitched the corner of his eye then sneered, “What could this be?? Some wild root you don’t know where it came from; could it possibly be something rare??”
Liu Wentian scoffed, “Are you sure this is just a wild root??”
Lai Liangbai frowned; to tell the truth, he did not know what it was either, but the object had a refreshing scent that made him feel relaxed and refreshed when he smelled it, suggesting it was no ordinary item, so he had planned to buy it himself, contradicting his claim of paying extra to help the girl.
But Lai Liangbai refused to believe that, if he didn’t recognize the item himself, how could this fellow see its value?? Maybe Liu Wentian was a better doctor than he was, but he didn’t believe that this young man could outclass him in knowledge!!
Lai Liangbai sneered, “Of course I’m sure it’s just a wild root!! Since you think otherwise, why don’t you tell me what it is??”
