Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2116 Little Tang Graduated

So far, the fact that Teng Daili has been chosen as the branch manager is only known to Bian Mu and Lao Liangtou. Bian Mu has not mentioned it to anyone else, and it is estimated that Lao Liangtou and the herbalist Lao Pei have not mentioned it either.

Public recruitment is a matter of public order and good morals. Bian Mu's actions were somewhat "violated." Anyone, at any time, arbitrarily using social resources to predetermine recruitment results is ill-considered. Fortunately, Bian Mu kept the matter under control within a very small circle. So far, only Cheng Haili and Chen Yurong have been alarmed. Moreover, Bian Mu had stated beforehand that this was purely a matter of personal assistance.

Fortunately, the "New Concept" Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic is an individually owned medical entity, so Bian Mu has a lot of autonomy in deciding who to hire. Otherwise, try doing that at a public hospital, and they would investigate and shut you down immediately!

In addition, Bian Mu also had a little personal motive. He really wanted to take this opportunity to see how his peers on the street would react, and at the same time, he wanted to find out the current state of the new TCM medicine in Lijin City.

After careful consideration, Bian Mu, with the help of Chen Yurong and others, staged a little drama to force Teng Daili to motivate herself and strive for her future. Otherwise, her life would be too boring!
Nowadays, Bian Mu is quite proficient in divination. He had rehearsed this little play many times beforehand. Teng Daili is indeed no match for her peers like Dian Shuhua, but compared to Dr. Ning, Sun Zhengting, Gu Yuefeng and others, she is not without advantages. If a highly skilled medical candidate does not suddenly appear in the middle of the competition, Teng Daili is likely to win.

Of course, if she were to encounter a doctor of Dian Shuhua's caliber, Teng Daili would naturally be eliminated. In any case, she never dreamed that she would be the first choice.

Needless to say, with the addition of a new medical expert, the "New Concept" Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic is even more powerful, and its future development will only be more rapid.

……

Finally off work, after saying goodbye to all his colleagues, Bian Mu drove to a farmers' market not far from the "Flower Field Ghost Market." The vendors there generally weren't doing very well, mainly due to their lack of personal skills. Take the vegetables they sold, for example; they were mostly wilted, discarded produce from major markets that day—the kind you could buy a bunch of for just a few yuan. Locals jokingly called that area the "end-of-season market." If their children weren't very motivated in school, local parents would often bring up the vendors there, claiming that if they couldn't make it in the future, they could go there to sell vegetables, grains, or open a small hardware store…

The ginger that's just sprouting doesn't have to be too old or too new; Bian Mu has to find the kind that looks just right to him.

He wanted garlic that had been in the cold storage for a long time but hadn't sprouted any garlic shoots yet. Garlic that had lost too much moisture was no good, and garlic that already had sprouts was also no good. Bian Mu needed to buy about ten or eight pounds of garlic that was somewhere in between. Interestingly, after he got the garlic, Bian Mu only wanted the garlic stems. The garlic bulbs were a bit wilted and inedible, so he had to throw them all away.

The best millet for treating scrofula is the one that looks good. Bian Mu only needs to insert her hand into the millet and then pull it out to see what kind of bran remains on her hand to know if it's suitable or not.

……

After wandering around for about an hour, Bian Mu finally bought everything he needed. He tossed it into the trunk and was about to drive away when his phone rang.

My mom called.

"Has Xiaoyue started dating someone recently?"

"No way?! I've been really busy and haven't contacted her in a while. You must have noticed something!"

“You two siblings are never home on weekends. Your dad may not say anything, but he's worried about you! Yueyue doesn't like studying and doesn't have much pocket money. She hasn't been home for several weekends in a row. What can she be doing at her age?! She probably has a boyfriend by now!”

"Perhaps...you mean, try to find out indirectly?"

“She’s already so old, let her be! But… if they really start dating, you’ll have to keep an eye on things and find out about the young man’s family background.” “Okay.”

"How did your talk with that young lady from the Qi family go?"

"We've been busy lately and haven't been in touch much."

"You should still try to go out together when you have time. This can't go on forever. You two will gradually drift apart. Her family has high standards, and getting past her parents won't be easy. You have a little bit of fame now, but you need to be aware of that! Your little achievements are worthless in the Qi family!"

"Mom! Other parents aren't that materialistic!"

"Look at you! You're already speaking up for others before anything's even happened, you little rascal! Oh, right, I forgot to mention the important matter, Tang Jiayi, do you remember?"

"She's the youngest daughter of my dad's boss! What happened to her?"

"It's been about half a year since graduation! She still hasn't been able to find a suitable job. The other day, her mother kept me talking for over two hours at the market. From what she said... she wanted to use your social connections to help her daughter get a good job! I don't need to tell you how shrewd her mother is, right? You can talk to the Zhong and Cao families, how did she know?! You'd say she's practically a shrewd operator! To be honest, Xiao Tang is quite pretty. Her family used to look down on our family, but now it's kind of the other way around, you know?"

"You mean... that things might not work out between me and Miss Qi, so why not take this opportunity to improve my relationship with Tang Jiayi?!"

"I didn't say that... Your dad works himself to the bone all year round and doesn't earn much money at all. After Old Tang quit his job, he started his own company and is doing quite well now. If you help him out a bit, your dad won't have to do that kind of manual labor all day. He can just change his clothes, sit in an office, and make money. Wouldn't that be better? Don't be fooled by how arrogant Old Tang's family is. They haven't actually saved much money, and their social connections aren't as complicated as people think. If you really help her get a proper job at the Zhong or Cao family's company, even if they don't like her, their family will have to give her something. Maybe your dad will really change his life completely!"

"This is... hard to bring up! What's her major again?" Bian Mu asked casually over the phone.

"International trade! I think it's something like an accounting certificate, the kind with a national unified exam. I asked around, and I've been trying to pass it for several years without success. I've taken a bunch of other exams, but I don't know if they'll be of any use?"

What level of English proficiency have you passed?

"I barely passed the CET-4. I actually asked around and found out that I had no chance of passing the CET-6, so I simply stopped registering for the exam altogether."

"No way! I know a friend who works at a company under the Zhong family. His professional background is so good that Xiao Tang can't even catch a glimpse of him! Mom! We can't get involved in this kind of thing. By the way, after this busy period, I'm planning to rent a shop in the city. My dad will be in charge, and I'll partner with a friend to start a small company. If the housing prices are right, we'll chip in and buy a second-hand one, even if it's small. If you're not in a hurry, we can continue renting! As for our connections back home... we won't be seeing each other much anymore!"

"You little rascal! You've only just started doing so much, and you've already forgotten your roots?! You need to pay more attention to Tang's work; there's more to this than meets the eye, you hear me?"

"I understand! The Zhong and Cao families are no good! I can try other companies!"

"That's fine! Pay attention! Your Aunt Wang is calling me, that's all for now, bye!" With that, Bian's mother hung up the phone.