Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1943 The Authentic Spokesperson

Ever since moving to the city, Bian Mu had been hoping to buy a bigger house so he could bring his parents to the city to enjoy a peaceful life. But now, he has changed his mind.

Practicing medicine at the traditional Chinese medicine clinic and running a business selling Chinese patent medicines, Bian Mu is actually deeply entrenched in the special position of being the "eye of the scene" of various conflicts of interest. At any time, someone might set a trap for him. Bian Mu himself has strong comprehensive qualities and his courage is growing stronger. He is truly fearless!

Moreover, Bian Mu has a group of honest friends around him, and at crucial moments, at least most of them are quite useful.

however……

If Mom and Dad really move to the city, what if those scheming bastards turn their attention to them?! If something else happens in the meantime, Bian Mu will never be able to forgive himself.

There are advantages to being from a small county town: the pace of life is slow and leisurely, prices are low and affordable, the air is fresh, and interpersonal relationships are relatively simple... In many ways, it does suit their understanding of a happy life at that age.

Bian Mu made up his mind that he could buy a house first, so that his parents could stay there for a while when they had time to change their mood. In the future, they could discuss where to settle down after his father was fully retired.

After the meal, Bian Mu specially saw Uncle Ge and his wife off. Aunt Ge was worried about whether the cats and dogs in the shop had been fed, so she casually said goodbye and hurried to the shop. Bian Mu and Uncle Ge naturally lagged behind, and the two chatted as they walked.

Bian Mu briefly introduced his recent situation in Lijin City and politely asked Uncle Ge to take good care of his parents. He also asked Uncle Ge to help him deal with any unusual situations that might arise and to contact him immediately so that Bian Mu could step in and resolve the issue.

"In a society governed by law, they wouldn't dare go too far. At most, they'll embarrass their hometown a bit. Don't worry! I've been keeping an eye on things all along! There are far fewer people here, so unfamiliar faces stand out quite easily. You can usually tell someone's identity at a glance," Uncle Ge said with a smile.

"You're the one! Most people don't have your sharp eyes. With you around, I feel much safer in the city."

"The era of open warfare is over. Now everyone's into high-level games. They calculate your weaknesses beforehand, coordinate everything, and dig a pit for you to fall into willingly!" Uncle Ge said with a smile, somewhat surprised.

“Uncle! You’re quite the expert on these kinds of messy things now!” Bian Mu said with a smile.

"Hey! This is what Xiao Liu from the pharmacy told me. Your colleagues at the hospital really love our 'braised pork buns,' they order them every day, rain or shine! Sometimes, they order so much that we can't make them all at once, so they sit there chatting. I've heard a bit about what's going on in the pharmaceutical industry. Oh, by the way, Dean Ma has been dismissed!"

"Oh! I haven't heard my colleagues mention this to me. What did you do wrong?" Bian Mu asked in surprise.

In Bian Mu's memory, Dean Ma was only lacking in professional skills, but he was quite capable in management. At least he could keep those troublemakers in check and maintain the normal order of a county-level public hospital.

"They didn't mention anything good or bad, just that they were dismissed on the spot. Their family had already bought a house in Lijin a long time ago, and they've been hiding there for some time now, never to be seen again," Uncle Ge replied with a smile.

"Really? Anyway, he looked down on me back then, haha... and he was dismissed! So... what kind of person is the new dean?"

"A new dean arrived, surnamed Ruan. She's Chen Yurong's senior, I don't know where she transferred from. She was promoted half a rank and often comes to my place to buy pastries. She's very approachable and down-to-earth, but... she's quite like Chen Yurong. At that age... she doesn't have a single wrinkle on her face. She likes to wear designer clothes, and the watch she's wearing looks expensive." "Really? As long as she's competent in her work and management, it's fine. It's not a big deal if she likes to dress up!"

"It's hard to say, but... I heard the hospital's profits seem to have gone up, and people's opinions of her are pretty good!"

"That's good! I didn't realize before that running a general hospital is actually quite difficult. Director Chen is doing quite well at the Seventh Hospital. My senior colleague, the one surnamed Mu, is also there now, the head of a major department. She's doing much better than she did back home."

"People still need to strive for improvement to find a way out!" Uncle Ge replied with a smile.

As they talked, they arrived at the store entrance. After exchanging a few polite words, Bian Mu went home.

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That noon, a torrential rainstorm hit, and the roads were flooded. It was inconvenient for colleagues to go home, so Bian Mu treated everyone to a meal. He asked them to name their menus and ordered two tables of food from a restaurant he was on good terms with. The restaurant owner was very kind and didn't send a delivery driver. Instead, he sent several waiters to pack the food and deliver it to the clinic.

Each waiter received a 100 yuan red envelope and a bottle of drink. The young men happily went back to the store to get busy.

Bian Mu found a seat and was about to open his lunchbox to eat when, unexpectedly, Lan Bingru came over for a visit in this awful weather.

So Bian Mu gave his share to Luo Zhanqi, and since Lan Bing was a distinguished guest, they had to find a decent restaurant to treat her.

Lan Bingru was quite interesting. She said she had already eaten something simple before coming, so Bian Mu politely led her to the small conference room on the second floor. He then ordered two more takeout meals, one large and one small, from "Zui Xiang Lou" roast duck set meals. Bian Mu ate the large one, and Lan Bingru ate the small one. The two chatted as they ate.

"I heard you set the internal assessment questions for the Nie family?!" Lan Bingru asked with a smile, getting straight to the point.

Lan Bingru is quite shrewd, and her influence on the streets is well-known. Since the old man has said so, she must know about it. It would be too impolite for Bian Muruo to just pretend and give a perfunctory response.

"The rumors circulating outside are slightly different. Actually... I only provided some clinical materials. The final exam questions will have to be finalized by Elder Nie." With these vague words, Bian Mu could be considered to have tacitly agreed.

"The younger generation is truly formidable! Well... since you've already made such progress, why don't you publish a few monographs?!" Suddenly, Lan Bingru suggested that Bian Mu publish a more substantial monograph.

"You're joking! I'm still so young! I haven't even fully mastered basic clinical skills yet, how could I possibly publish a monograph!" Bian Mu quickly declined.

"Hey! Heroes have always emerged from among the young! At this special time, it's only right that you step up! We're all sensible people. The Cen family has actually fallen, and they've already started splitting up these past few days. The Nie family seems to be doing the same thing on the surface, but actually... their situation isn't much better. For decades, the two elders have never been able to produce a disciple like you. In the last two years, everyone seems to be the same. Perhaps the private, word-of-mouth talent cultivation model does have many drawbacks. I was out running some errands just now and happened to pass by your place, so I had the driver turn around to see you. In fact, you've already set a precedent for a while now, but they're all pretending not to hear. I'm just being frank. In this heavy rain today, I'm making my stance clear: I fully support you becoming a leading figure in Lijin's TCM community. In the old saying, you're the true representative of the lineage!" Suddenly, Lan Bingru praised Bian Mu to an extremely high level. Anyone with slightly weaker willpower would have started to get confused.