Gao Jianfei wasn't stupid. Although treating Old Master Zuo would earn him experience points, Gao Jianfei could exchange exorcism points for century-old wild ginseng from Liang Ziweng!
Exorcism points are hundreds or thousands of times more valuable than money!
Gao Jianfei should rightfully receive appropriate "medical fees".
The Zuo couple weren't stupid. Their social experience and life experience were no less than Gao Jianfei's! They knew perfectly well that Gao Jianfei wanted to take advantage of the situation to extract some "price" and "reward." Putting aside Gao Jianfei's uncanny medical skills, the promised century-old wild ginseng was priceless! Something money couldn't buy! Now that Gao Jianfei had agreed to find the ginseng, the Zuo family couldn't just stand by and do nothing. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world!
Immediately, Zuo Qing gritted his teeth and said, "Doctor, if you can extend my father's life by 5 years, then... um, a formal job in a government agency in D city, and a scenic villa in my J district!"
Zuo Qing's reward... a formal civil servant job in D City, and a villa in a prime location in D City!
These two items, if converted into money, would be worth tens of millions!
District Chief Hua and Mo Wenhui, who were standing to the side, both felt a chill run down their spines... The reward conditions proposed by Mayor Zuo were truly very generous!
They knew about the villa Mayor Zuo had mentioned. It was absolutely located in a prime area of D City! Its appreciation potential was enormous! Moreover, the villa was fully furnished, and the renovation costs alone amounted to several million!
As for the civil service job, we can put that aside for now.
The current situation is this: A single century-old wild ginseng root can be exchanged for a villa with enormous appreciation potential!
After Mayor Zuo finished speaking, he looked at Gao Jianfei with considerable confidence.
Gao Jianfei smiled silently.
villa?
Work?
Gao Jianfei has hundreds of millions of RMB in his bank account; he doesn't care about these things!
So Gao Jianfei smiled nonchalantly, continued reading his magazine, and ignored Mayor Zuo.
"Huh?" Mayor Zuo was stunned.
District Chief Hua was also stunned.
Mo Wenhui was stunned.
Gao Jianfei's unspoken message was... no change!
A bead of cold sweat seeped from Mayor Zuo's forehead. He gritted his teeth and said, "Add another cash check!" Mayor Zuo did not specify the amount of the cash check. Instead, he dipped his right index finger in water on the coffee table and wrote "10 million" under Gao Jianfei's eyes.
District Chief Hua deliberately turned his head away, refusing to look at the amount written down by Mayor Zuo.
Mo Wenhui, however, was getting a little anxious... A villa plus 1,000, this price was really too high!
"Phew." Mayor Zuo took a deep breath. "Doctor, are you satisfied with the conditions I proposed?"
Gao Jianfei abruptly put down his magazine and looked at Zuo Qing very seriously. "Mayor Zuo, I won't beat around the bush with you. Let me be frank: money and material things are meaningless to me! If Mayor Zuo is sincere, then I'm willing to make a deal with you. I'll be blunt: a century-old wild ginseng to extend the old man's life by 5 years in exchange for 3 favors from Mayor Zuo!"
Three favors!
"As long as Mayor Zuo is in office, he owes me three favors! To put it bluntly, whenever I need something, the mayor must do three things for me! And he can't make excuses or excuses to refuse!"
Chapter 241 SC Province Internal Martial Arts Circle
Chapter 241 Provincial Martial Arts Circles
Three favors directly led to the replacement of the mayor of D City!
City D, the provincial capital, has a mayor whose rank is equivalent to that of a vice-provincial level official! He holds a high position and wields immense power!
Gao Jianfei disdained money and material possessions, but he couldn't treat the Zuo family for free or provide them with the valuable wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain for nothing!
For now, let's accept Zuo Qing's three favors!
After saying this, Gao Jianfei looked at Zuo Qing with a smile, waiting for his decision!
Zuo Qing's expression turned serious as he and his wife, Mo Wenhui, exchanged a glance. Having been married for many years, they had developed a strong tacit understanding; therefore, they could generally grasp each other's thoughts simply through eye contact.
"Old Zuo, three favors! You can't agree to that so easily! Favors are hard to repay!" Mo Wenhui warned Zuo Qing with her eyes.
"Wife... let me think about it, let me think about it!" Zuo Qing began to hesitate.
A silence fell over the consultation room once again.
All that could be heard was the old man's even breathing and Gao Jianfei leisurely flipping through magazines.
After a full three minutes, Zuo Qing tapped the table lightly with his right thumb and said emphatically, "Alright, Divine Doctor, I agree to your terms! I, Zuo Qing, am willing to owe you three favors!"
Gao Jianfei smiled, then calmly opened the drawer, took out a small notebook and a pen. "Words are no proof, Mayor Zuo. Even brothers keep clear accounts. You should write it down! Also, you're more educated than me, so I hope this written agreement will be more secure to avoid future disputes. Don't worry, once we have the agreement, I will do my best to treat the old man!"
"This?" Hearing Gao Jianfei's increasingly outrageous demands, Mo Wenhui was slightly annoyed. "Doctor, Lao Zuo is a man of his word. He keeps his promises. Isn't this asking for a written agreement a bit of an overreaction?"
Gao Jianfei completely ignored her, simply pushing the notebook and pen on the table towards Zuo Qingyi. Then he started flipping through a magazine on his own.
"Ha, doctor, it's right to have a written agreement. In today's society, verbal agreements are indeed not protected by law! Okay! I'll have a written agreement right now!" Zuo Qing glared at his wife slightly, signaling her not to talk back to Gao Jianfei.
Then, as if writing an IOU, Zuo Qing pondered for a moment and wrote on a piece of paper with a pen...
"Mayor Zuo Qing of D City hereby declares: If the Butterfly Valley Physician can extend my father's life by 5 years, Zuo Qing is willing to owe the Butterfly Valley Physician 3 favors! As long as it is within the scope of his duties, if the Butterfly Valley Physician asks Zuo Qing to repay the favor, Zuo Qing shall not refuse or make excuses in any way! Signed by: Zuo Qing."
After finishing the written agreement, Zuo Qing handed it to Gao Jianfei to look at. Gao Jianfei glanced at it, put the paper in his pocket, checked the time, and then began to remove the silver needles from the old man's body one by one.
"Water...water...I...I want to drink some water..." the old man said, his lips parting slightly.
The Zuo couple were overjoyed! After just one acupuncture session, the old man was able to speak a few words and even ask for water on his own!
Gao Jianfei poured the old man a cup of warm water, served him the water, and then saw Zuo Qing and the others off.
Before leaving, Gao Jianfei said, "Remember, for the next 15 days, you must bring the old man here for acupuncture treatment once a day, and take back the Chinese medicine and tonics I prescribed to decoct. There's no need to hospitalize him anymore; take the old man home." After a pause, Gao Jianfei added, "The reason I have the old man come here every day instead of me treating him in person is because he needs to go outside every day to get some fresh air and sunshine, which will promote his recovery. Okay, that's all for today; you can go now."
After Gao Jianfei gave his instructions, Zuo Qing called his driver and helped Old Master Zuo into the car. Old Master Zuo was now able to walk slowly on his own, with the help of others, from the clinic entrance. He no longer needed to be carried like he had when he first entered the clinic!
Coming to the clinic and leaving the clinic are completely different experiences!
Gao Jianfei's medical skills are evident!
On the bus.
"Old Zuo, why did you agree to that doctor's conditions?" Mo Wenhui asked, somewhat puzzled. "Old Zuo, in my opinion, that doctor only runs a clinic to make money! People die for money, birds die for food—that's a timeless truth! We can negotiate with him slowly, but I don't believe that even if we add more money, he still won't agree to treat Father! Why were you in such a hurry to agree to owe him three favors? Favors! Our Zuo family is now burdened with favors! Who knows, he might create a problem for you one day!"
At this moment, a smile appeared on Zuo Qing's lips. "Wife, let's put aside the issue of this favor for now. I only have one question for you... What do you think of that doctor's medical skills?"
"His medical skills?" Mo Wenhui paused, then frowned slightly. "To be fair, his medical skills far surpass those of the so-called experts in those big hospitals! We've invited medical experts from Frankfurt, London, and Chicago to treat Father's illness, but they were all helpless. This miracle doctor, with just one acupuncture session, restored some of Father's spirits. This... to say he turned the impossible into reality is no exaggeration!"
"Yes." Zuo Qing smiled and nodded. "That's right! Wife, who can guarantee they'll never be sick or injured in their entire life? We eat grains and other foods, and we're all susceptible to illness! Think about it, by befriending such a miraculous doctor, don't we have another chance to live?"
Saying that was absolutely breathtaking!
"An extra chance to live?" Mo Wenhui was a smart woman. After a moment's thought about Zuo Qing's words, she was completely enlightened! "Heh, Old Zuo, your vision is still farther than mine!"
"So what's there to be afraid of owing favors?" Zuo Qing laughed. "I'd love to owe him favors! Three favors? Even if he asked for 30 or 300 favors, I'd still agree! Ha! Being able to befriend such an extraordinary person is actually our good fortune!"
After a pause, Zuo Qingyou sighed softly, "The divine doctor is only in his early twenties, yet he possesses such abilities. Just who is he? What is his background?"
J zone!
That's Lu Tianlin's residential complex. In his study.
Early this morning, Lu Tianlin orchestrated a grand spectacle... Some people from the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Industry and Commerce Bureau rushed directly to Gao Jianfei's clinic to arrest him!
Lu Tianlin was in a good mood, a vengeful and wicked smile playing on his lips... "You bastard! How dare you cuckold my wife! I'll make sure you're dead, or I'm not Lu anymore! Humph! When you're taken to the police station, I'll personally 'serve' you! You son of a bitch, daring to mess with my wife, you really... you deserve to die!"
Just as Lu Tianlin was cursing and imagining how he would torture and torment Gao Jianfei, his phone rang.
Answer the phone.
Two minutes later, Lu Tianlin's face, which had been contorted with smugness, turned ashen! He muttered incredulously, "This...this, how is this possible? Old Master Zuo also went to see that unlicensed doctor? And it seems that Mayor Zuo and Director Mo are protecting that kid...Oh no! What...what's going on?"
He was convinced that his plan would cripple or kill Gao Jianfei, but just now, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau called and warned Lu Tianlin that he was forbidden from harassing Gao Jianfei in the future!
A stern warning! And it means... Tianlin, if you continue to harass that miracle doctor, I can't help you if anything happens! You'll bear all the consequences yourself!
After saying that, he slammed the phone down.
Lu Tianlin started smoking in silence, finishing five cigarettes in a row. A vicious glint appeared in his eyes... "...This kid found the mayor to protect him! But am I just going to keep wearing this green hat like this? No! I'm not willing to accept it!"
With a thought in mind, Lu Tianlin took out his phone again and dialed a number... "Sixth Brother, this is Tianlin. I need your help with this matter. Heh, are you free to come over? Now? Okay, let's talk when you get here! I'll wait for you."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Tianlin's eyes blazed with hatred and vengeance once more. "You little brat, I can't handle you in the legitimate world, so you've forced me to turn to the underworld! Hmph, I don't believe you can handle this with ease!"
In a teahouse in D city.
A teahouse. As the name suggests, it's not a tea shop or anything like that. It's an old-fashioned place for drinking tea. In a large courtyard or lobby, a large group of guests sit leisurely around wooden tables and long benches, chatting and drinking steaming hot covered bowls of tea.
These kinds of teahouses were very popular in the early 1990s.
However, in this day and age, tea houses have gradually replaced tea shops.
However, in some cities, these old-fashioned teahouses still exist.
This teahouse in D city has a history of over a hundred years. It existed before the liberation and is still in operation today.
However, this teahouse is no longer open to the public.
Instead, it was to receive some insiders.
At this moment, dozens of people had gathered in the teahouse!
These dozens of people were divided into several groups and were talking loudly to each other.
"Gentlemen, this time the Qingcheng Sect has issued a 'Three Mountains and Five Peaks Kill Order'! If I remember correctly, this is the first time in 20 years that a 'Three Mountains and Five Peaks Kill Order' has been issued in our province's family martial arts circle!" A very burly man with a full beard took a big gulp of tea and said loudly.
The members of the other factions all nodded. Their eyes gleamed with eager anticipation!
In fact, there were dozens of people from these different factions in the teahouse, and they all exuded an aura that was completely different from that of ordinary people!
If Gao Jianfei were there, he would surely be amazed... This is the aura of a master of internal martial arts!
These dozens of people are from the secular world, just like well water and river water... the family martial arts circle within the province!
A highly mysterious and exceptionally powerful circle!
Chapter 242 Emei!
Chapter 242 Emei!
In an old-fashioned teahouse in City D, a special group of people were exchanging ideas and discussing matters. This group differed somewhat from those in the secular world… they were practitioners of internal martial arts!
To be precise, it refers to the local martial arts forces within the province!
In total, six internal martial arts factions have gathered here!
There were six factions, six camps, and approximately thirty people. These people were all elites from these six factions!
These six forces usually communicate with each other and are on very good terms.