Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2068 The New Deputy Secretary-General
Once she made up her mind, Bian Mu's thoughts were quite different from before.

"When one family prospers, another inevitably declines! Regardless of whether the decline of the Cen family clinic is related to us brothers, we can't fathom the strange ideas swirling in their minds, nor is it necessary to ponder them all the time. Practicing medicine is also doing business, and I can accept that to some extent now. I'll have to keep a close eye on things from now on. I want to see just how deep the legacy of Elder Situ really is. If conditions permit, we brothers really have an obligation to reassemble it. On a grand scale, it fills a significant gap in traditional Chinese medicine, and it's our brothers' small contribution to the cause of traditional Chinese medicine. On a smaller scale, there's bound to be substantial profits under a patent! If Elder Situ's life's work is integrated with my 'numerical medicine' theory... how much profit margin will be created in the future?! It's unimaginable..." Bian Mu said with a smile.

Old Hou was thrilled!

Damn! This kid has finally figured it out! It's all thanks to Lei Xiaoxuan and the others that he got this kick in.

Old Hou never dreamed that the root of the problem lay in a book called "Water Margin".

"Hey! That's right! As the saying goes, when a whale falls, all things come to life! But what if it's the other way around?! When a giant whale is born, what will happen to all things?!" Hey! You know what, it's quite surprising that Old Hou, who usually seems so rough around the edges, suddenly uttered such a profound and philosophical statement.

"What kind of whale am I! At most, I'm just a big fish that doesn't bite, yet they still want to put me on their dinner table for a good meal!" Bian Mu joked with a smile.

"Hahaha... A big fish that knows martial arts, a big fish with countless friends!" Following Bian Muqi's words, Old Hou also made a couple of jokes.

"You always go to so much trouble. This mutton is really fresh. Thanks to you, I'm quite full. It's getting late, I should head back now. Call me if you need anything!" With that, Bian Mu got up to go back to the clinic for a short rest. She still had to go out for outpatient appointments in the afternoon, she was tired!
"Wait a minute! Let me add something! Cao Qiling and Cao Yueyue were originally close relatives. From what they said, Cao Qiling should be Cao Yueyue's uncle!" Lowering his voice, Old Hou suddenly said these two sentences.

Bian Mu was slightly taken aback.

"Blood relatives who can't even write two 'Cao' characters in one stroke?!" Bian Mu sat down again, his expression calm as he questioned.

"All indications suggest that Cao Qiling and Cao Yueyue's father are likely brothers. Back then, when Cao Qiling insisted on following Situ Jianqing to study medicine, the entire Cao family vehemently opposed it! They claimed that old man Situ was a eccentric charlatan, completely erratic. Even if he wanted to study medicine, he should have gone to Beiqi, Nanjin, or even studied abroad. Why follow Situ Jianqing's crazy ideas? Cao Qiling was incredibly stubborn, and in the end, he severed ties with the Cao family, abandoning their vast fortune without hesitation. After that, he cut off all contact with his family. Recently, his granddaughter had a baby, and perhaps things aren't going well financially. I heard that one day, in the pouring rain, she suddenly went to that sound therapy center with her baby—the high-end health center you helped the Cao family set up." The studio really didn't go to waste; Old Hou has gathered quite a bit of information!
"Oh... is that so?!"

"Hey! The rumors are so detailed and convincing, and that guy is sitting right across from me. We've known each other for over ten years. Unlike me, who's struggling to make ends meet, he's doing really well! It doesn't sound like just hearsay..."

"Going to her door to demand the share of the family property that should belong to her and her child?! That doesn't make sense! Once she gets married, the child can't possibly take the Cao surname anymore, so it doesn't make logical sense! Unless..." Bian Mu stopped mid-sentence.

"He's a live-in son-in-law! He just made up a reason on the spot. Who would actually go to the police station to check someone's household registration? Right? I heard... she blocked Cao Yueyue at the office door while holding her child and openly asked her son for child support, saying that it would only last until he went abroad to study, and she wouldn't accept any more than that. That's roughly the gist of it!"

"And then what happened?" Bian Mu asked curiously.

"Cao Yueyue claimed that this was not a decision she could make alone. After much persuasion, she finally managed to convince the granddaughter of the Cao family to leave. She probably compromised a little, but... given Cao Yueyue's abilities... she certainly won't get her way completely."

"Oh! Perhaps... asking for money is just a pretense. The purpose of revealing the Cao family's connection is to show Boss Lei?!" Bian Mu's mind raced, and he casually made a couple of guesses.

"Hey! You're quick-witted! I knew it! We're related by blood, there's no need to embarrass Cao Yueyue in public! Think about it... maybe it really is what you said... It's not that I'm just gossiping about the Cao family, it's just that your relationship with the Cao siblings is quite special! What if Cao Yueyue talks to you about the secret recipe or something later... you'd better be prepared..."

"Yes! That makes sense! It seems... some things that have been hidden for many years are about to surface. Thank you for your hard work!"

"It's my duty! Hehe... I'll say goodbye to the boss and then we'll leave!" With that, Lao Hou got up, went to the bar, exchanged a few polite words with the restaurant owner, and then took his leave.

At the restaurant entrance, the two chatted for a few more minutes about some recent precautions before Bian Mu crossed the road to the subway station.

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As evening approached, Bian Mu politely saw the last male patient out and was standing by the sink washing a syringe tray when her phone rang. Wiping her hands, Bian Mu took out her phone and saw it was Su Linwen calling.

"Last time you were discussing important matters with that old man, I didn't want to interrupt, and I even forgot about it afterwards. How's the matter with the female patient going?!"

"There's not much progress. A few friends have followed her from a distance a few times. She... lives a very regular life and hasn't had any relapses. At most, she looks a bit pitiful all alone. It's really not good to disturb her at times like this. But don't worry! I've already prepared relevant medical contingency plans, so we definitely won't be caught off guard."

"I see! You're a renowned doctor, you must have your reasons. Don't blame me for urging you all the time! Anyway, it's just a kind of concern! The kind that's hard to explain..."

"I understand, I understand! In short, I definitely won't sit idly by and do nothing about this."

"That's not what I meant! You're a person who does great things, these things... sigh! Let it be! Where are we having dinner?" Su Linwen asked casually over the phone.

"Oh! Dr. Yue is calling. I'll take this call and call you back later!"

"It's okay, you go ahead with your work, I'm going back to my parents' house now!"

"Okay, okay!" After saying that, Bian Mu hung up the phone with Su Linwen.

Dr. Yue hasn't contacted Bian Mu for some time. Everyone is usually quite busy, so they don't keep in touch much.

"A new deputy secretary-general has recently been transferred to the Little White Building. He's a man, an elite type, with two master's degrees! I heard he's supposed to be taking over Professor Mi's position! You'd better go and pay him a visit, so you don't end up being politely refused when you need to do something there in the future!"

"Thanks for reminding me! How old are you?" Bian Mu asked casually over the phone.

"37 years old!"

"What do you mean by having two master's degrees?"

"He got a master's degree in both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and the Western medicine master's degree was from a prestigious overseas university! I heard he skipped a year of junior high school and took the college entrance exam a year earlier. Overall, he seems to be the same type as that... Lu Yisi!"

"Wow, that's amazing! The Little White Building will have to be upgraded soon!" Bian Mu said with a laugh over the phone.

"Who knows! Maybe they're just going there temporarily, and they'll get promoted soon. It's only proper for you to go and say hello!"

"Absolutely! Should I go alone?"

"Definitely! Once my dad steps down, I'll have nothing to do with them anymore. I can just visit his office; I have to show him the bare minimum of courtesy!"

"Understood! I'll make time to go there next week."

"Hey! That's right! My friend's here, let's talk later!" Before they could even finish talking, Dr. Yue suddenly hung up the phone.