Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2481 Queuing for Entropy Reduction
I should look at you with new eyes after not seeing you for three days.

Bian Mu's personal growth has indeed been remarkably fast!

At the very least, Bian Mu's level of personal awareness has clearly improved beyond all of Tao Wenjie's expectations.

"No wonder you're so calm... You meticulously conduct all the experiments while patiently waiting for the participating teams to make mistakes, so you can reap the rewards... Hehe... Inappropriate wording! After all, you're the founder of the mathematical medicine school! How can you maintain your reputation in the future without some computing power!" Tao Wenjie said with a smile at the end.

"Understanding a completely new language is by no means easy, and the more eager the teams are to achieve quick results, the more likely they are to fall into a stalemate where haste makes waste. Even if they manage to launch a new and effective drug, it will likely be difficult to sustain... At least, most of the employees at 'Yuan Gu' don't yet have the ability to fully understand new drugs. No matter how hard they try, openly or secretly, the fact of entropy increase is undeniable! As the scale of entropy increase continues to expand, the harder they try, the faster they decline! There's a director surnamed Sha at that pharmaceutical factory who has recently been using a 'borrowing resources to generate profits' approach. I met him once; he's impatient and has limited education." "Yes, he probably wouldn't understand a single word of what we're discussing. It's a generational gap! At least a whole era! And how much better can the out-of-town team he's hanging out with be? Ultimately, we can only try and fail, pushing the entropy increase even higher. If we step in to stop it—I mean, try bidding using our methods—it'll likely make the entropy increase cost even higher. What good would that do for our local pharmaceutical industry? It's better to minimize the negative costs and just wait and see! Besides, my industry peers have been paying close attention to my actions all along. Some things… we're doing nothing to reduce entropy! What do you think?"

Hearing this, Tao Wenjie laughed.

"What you're saying doesn't quite match your actual age. If this continues, isn't it a form of entropy increase?! Won't there be some kind of backlash in the future?! Won't you have to endure it for a while?" Tao Wenjie suddenly said these words.

Bian Mu was momentarily stunned.

Huh?! That's true, but so what?! In this life, selectively bearing the costs of living is already the best outcome.

"You're joking... By the way, Professor Lei Xueming has been staying in the area recently."

“I know! With their style of doing things... how can they compete with such outdated core concepts?! They're obsolete! They're not worth worrying about!” Tao Wenjie snorted, clearly not taking Lei Xueming's team seriously.

It was getting late, and since they had already discussed the core issues, Bian Mu got up and went to the bar to pay the bill. Tao Wenjie had driven over herself, and Bian Mu drove her to the parking lot, waved goodbye, and watched the car disappear into the fog of lights before turning around and walking towards where her own car was parked.

……

The next day, Bian Mu went to the outpatient clinic as usual. Just after 11 a.m., Bian Mu's phone vibrated a few times.

The next patient needed to go upstairs for an eye exam, so Bian Mu took advantage of the break to scan her vision on her phone.

The text message from Director Liu of the community was quite simple. It said that Mr. Bai, whom they were helping, had found a pretty good job, but it didn't mention what kind of job he was in or where he worked. It also mentioned that the person who helped him was surnamed Lei, and that he was a friend of Bian Mu.

Lei Xueming?!

Is he really that kind?!
Seeking nothing in return? Or...?
Out of curiosity, Bian Mu got up and went out to call Director Liu back.

"That Mr. Lei was really helpful. He introduced Mr. Bai to a job right away. I went to see him that day, and he seemed much more stable. I just wanted to send you the good news as soon as possible. If it weren't for you... who knows what kind of miserable situation he would be in now!"

"Oh... what specific line of work do you do?"

"They're repairing props at the film studio. Film props break down every day, you know! With a mentor there, it's really true that the foreman at the film studio said Mr. Bai is quite quick-witted and got the hang of things very fast. He's efficient, and he's paid by piecework—the more he does, the more he earns! He gets a bonus for exceeding his quota that day! Mr. Bai's eyes have clearly changed." "Really? That's great news! What about his older brother? How's he doing?" Bian Mu pressed on the other end of the phone.

"Not bad! Every time I visit his brother, I'm informed immediately about what I did and how his sister-in-law reacts. He's quite polite; he said you're a famous doctor, and he's very busy, so he didn't want to trouble you with such a small matter for his brother. That's why he didn't contact you. You can tell he's just not very capable, but he's still a close relative, and he takes your arrangements quite seriously..."

"Did they have a fight? I mean, your brother-in-law and sister-in-law had a fight..."

"More than that! I heard from the neighbors that they almost got into a fight. Luckily, someone tried to mediate for a long time. Mr. Bai's brother-in-law has a terrible temper, and he was just standing up for his sister! He's protective of his own! He's young and hot-blooded... Actually, it's understandable. He was the one who threatened Mr. Bai's older brother with a kitchen knife first, so he was in the wrong. Even if Mr. Bai's older brother is a coward, he's been using kitchen knives for decades. What's he afraid of? He took the knife from him right away... After that, his brother-in-law stopped visiting so often..."

"Really? Sigh! There's nothing I can do. Some things are really hard to handle if things don't escalate a bit. That's normal! So... could it escalate to the point of divorce?" Bian Mu continued to press on the other end of the phone.

"It doesn't seem like it. Mr. Bai's wife seems to have suddenly become much more taciturn... As for the man... you know, he hasn't shown up since. I was thinking that things might get better after this cooling-off period?" On the other end of the phone, Director Liu sounded very conscientious.

"It's much better than I originally imagined... If this situation can be maintained for three to five months... Once the pulse is opened, and I lock it a few more times, at least I can guarantee that Mr. Bai will eat well, sleep well, and recuperate... Maybe he'll be able to face things like divorce calmly..."

"Huh?! In the end, we still have to get divorced?"

"It's hard to say... Let's leave it at that for now. Some things... are not something we doctors can decide, nor is it something your community can decide. The key is that Mr. Bai himself needs to stand up for himself. During this time, please ask him to do more work with his older brother and get him to put in more effort. There are some things that only he can handle, as our positions are not convenient!"

"Understood, will do as you say! I won't bother you any longer, you go ahead and get back to work!"

"Okay! I'll come see you another day! See you later!" With that, Bian Mu hung up the phone.

Just as I was about to walk towards the examination room, my phone vibrated a few more times.

I looked up and saw it was a call from my college classmate, "Lao Nian".

"Won't contacting you at this hour affect your outpatient clinic hours?" On the other end of the phone, "Old Nian" was as humble as ever.

"Hey! What are you saying! We're like brothers, no need to be so polite! Did you need something?" Bian Mu's tone on the phone was very friendly.

"It's nothing much. We haven't seen each other for years. How about we grab a meal and catch up? Is that convenient?"

"I'll contact you after get off work, it's my treat!"

"Hey! You go ahead and do your thing!" With that, "Old Nian" hung up the phone.

Among my college classmates, "Lao Nian" is the most sullen, even somewhat cowardly. If he calls at this time, he's probably in some kind of trouble.