Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2028 Special Female Customer at the Convenience Store
Old Hou is always very efficient. He quickly found three or four street-front shops in office buildings. As soon as Bian Mu got off work, she arranged to inspect them with Old Hou several times. After repeated inspections, Bian Mu finally chose an office space of more than 160 square meters. To the left was a laundry shop that also cleaned high-end leather goods. The shop had a higher price per item than its competitors, and its customers were all high-income earners.

On the right is a jewelry store, specializing in the sale and customization of gold jewelry. The owner is a short man from the south, extremely shrewd, and rarely shows his face. I heard that he also owns a fairly large daily chemical company in the western suburbs, and his business seems to be doing quite well.

Old Hou contributed half the money himself and borrowed the other half from Bian Mu. After signing the lease agreement, they immediately started some simple renovations. The style of the renovations was basically arranged by Bian Mu. The two of them tried to make this place an ideal place for business negotiations that was both elegant and popular.

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That noon, Bian Mu had one female patient left. She was in her early twenties, a student majoring in English at Lida University. She had an upset stomach and had made an appointment to get some treatment.

Bian Mu was sitting there taking someone's pulse when his phone vibrated a few times, but he ignored it.

The female student's problem was relatively simple. In fact, it would be more appropriate to consult Dr. Ning. Bian Mu didn't want to say it outright, so she carefully wrote a prescription for her to get the medicine from a regular pharmacy and have it decocted for her.

Intern Xiao Fan escorted the female student to the door on behalf of the curator. Along the way, Xiao Fan patiently and meticulously explained to the female student the contraindications for taking medication, the precautions for daily campus life as the weather gets colder, and the taboos for young girls when going out. She explained everything in detail. Bian Mu watched with delight and was quite satisfied with the three interns under her command.

After finishing get off work, Bian Mu sent the other two young interns off and casually picked up her phone to check her phone. Huh! It was a call from Su Linwen.

Bian Mu quickly called back.

"What's up?! Why are you calling at this hour...?"

"Just now, I went to the convenience store to buy a battery and found that the owner hadn't charged a female customer. I kindly reminded her, and guess what happened?"

"Hey! Is that all? He's a relative of the shop owner!"

"Wrong! We're complete strangers! Don't you think I'd bother calling Master Bian if my own relative didn't pay me? It's ridiculous! That woman's eyes looked a bit... indescribable... so I asked her a few more questions. Turns out, she's a patient, living in a mid-range apartment complex across from the convenience store, the kind where all apartments are privately owned. Both her parents passed away, and she couldn't accept it all. She went through two or three years of this, and ultimately couldn't recover. But she doesn't seem completely insane; she has a pretty good demeanor. She used to be a key accountant at a company. After her illness started, her relatives and friends tried everything to help her, but there was no improvement. Can you cure someone like her?! It's quite pitiful. Right now, I feel really uneasy about her. She's such a good person, sigh..."

"We need to investigate the family history of hereditary diseases for three generations. We can't just look at her alone. Are there any children around?"

"She has a daughter who is currently being cared for by relatives. Her husband tolerated it for several years, but they eventually divorced. He has remarried in another city and basically doesn't care about anything except paying child support for their daughter."

"Did the convenience store owner say that? Was it a man or a woman?"

"The man used to work at Xinhua Bookstore, but the company wasn't doing well, so he quit and opened two convenience stores. This one is a bit bigger, and he manages it himself; his parents manage the other one, and they work really hard! He's a kind man, but it's a pity that the woman has gone mentally unstable! Every time, he pretends to scan the code, as if she's already successfully paid—it's a white lie! It makes my nose sting. Can you help her?"

“Didn’t I just say? We need to investigate three generations, at least three generations. In addition, we need to fully understand the social environment around her. She… is probably different from Painter Fang. Painter Fang has extremely deep inner wisdom. In the end, he actually saved himself halfway, and the other half was the healing power. Besides, Painter Fang comes from a wealthy family!” “Hey! Why do you sound so nonchalant to me? Show some sympathy, okay?!” On the other end of the phone, Su Linwen was a little unhappy to hear this.

"Hehe... Maybe everyone who's been a doctor for a long time is like this, a bit tired. You're different, you always have compassion! These kinds of things are hard to manage, a little carelessness can even backfire! From what you just said... that woman is actually living a fairly peaceful life now, which is significant in medicine. Our school of thought calls it the emotional balance point. If someone around her continues to take care of her like this, she won't fall into deep financial trouble. Ten years from now... she might even be living a more comfortable life than the average wage earner! Nowadays, people generally face a lot of pressure in their lives, and if they don't manage it well, they might not even be as well off as her!"

"Don't dodge the key question! From a purely technical point of view, is it curable?" On the phone, Su Linwen was still not giving up and insisted on a clear answer.

"You only know after seeing the person in person. In addition, you also need to get your hands on all the previous medical records. You know what? In this kind of situation, the medical records kept by the least competent doctor are actually the most valuable!"

"Why is that? Is it reverse engineering?!" Su Linwen asked curiously on the other end of the phone.

"Yes, their skill level isn't great, but they've practiced medicine for many years, so their basic diagnostic reasoning is still sound. Besides, even a fool can have a brilliant idea! I often read the medical records of my less skilled colleagues!"

"Amazing! Well... I've found out her exact house number. Shall we come over and take a look another day?"

"No! Absolutely not! Let me tell you clearly, your current thinking is illegal. If we really intend to get involved, we must contact her legal guardian beforehand. She has already lost her normal social capacity, so she definitely has a legal guardian. In addition, we need to meet with the property management, community supervisors, the local police officer... we need to visit all relevant parties! The responsible persons at each location need to sign off before we can apply for her rehabilitation treatment. You know that! In her case, there are specialized mental health hospitals that are legally designated for her. Besides, we are a legitimate private medical entity, which naturally creates a barrier between us and public welfare. It's not that I don't want to do good deeds, it's just that we are not at a high enough level. The public's trust and recognition of us is definitely lower than that of public hospitals, understand?!"

"Huh?! It's so complicated! After you explain it like this, I feel like I've never had a job before! So... we should just pretend we didn't see it?! And just let it pass us by?"

"You go ahead with your work. You've already got the house number, haven't you? I can get a full understanding of the situation through the proper channels. If I'm really confident, I certainly can't stand idly by!"

“I knew you wouldn’t abandon this. Well… I’m free right now, how about I visit some of the surrounding communities? Or talk to the person in charge of the area?”

“Hey! That won’t do! You’re not high enough! This kind of thing requires someone with extensive street life experience and a complex network of connections, like Mrs. McDormand!”

"Oh! Is that so? Well then, I won't try to do anything to make things worse!"

"That's right, go and do your own thing! Leave this to me!"

"Okay! I'll send you my location and the relevant text information along with it!"

"Have some snacks on the way! Received!"

"Thank you for your trouble, Master Bian! Bye-bye!" With that, Su Linwen hung up the phone.