The Martial Doctor-Chapter 100 - 98: Time to Go All Out

Xiuyue Square, Convenient Medical Diagnosis Point.

"Here, install another row of benches, and also get a stove to boil hot water, so the room is not only warm but people coming for a consultation can have hot water anytime."

"Okay."

"Arrange two tables and two chairs for me here, patients can sit on benches, and over here, a long desk, the height should be around my waist, it doesn’t have to be too wide, just over two feet is enough!"

"Surround it with a folding screen for privacy." Sometimes patients need to lie down for examinations; this long desk is prepared for that.

"At the back by the wall, customize a cabinet for me, I’ll draw the design for you, you just find someone to make it according to the size." Lin Miao walked along, giving orders, renovating the facilities of this diagnosis point according to his ideas.

...

"Mr. Xie, how many more days until the painting is finished?"

"The building repairs are progressing quickly; adding in the new paint and floor tiles, it should take about four to five days." Mr. Xie replied.

"What about the customization of the desk and chairs for consultation?"

"At least ten days, even if you rush the craftsmen to expedite." Mr. Xie said.

"I’ll give you twelve days to get everything done, tell the workers to ensure quality, and if they do a good job, I’ll treat everyone to a meal and offer rewards!" Lin Miao believed that generous rewards would spur action, especially for such manageable tasks.

"No problem." Mr. Xie readily agreed; these workers had future prospects, as the shops on this street, acquired by Yun, would need refurbishing before reopening.

These people likely wouldn’t need to look for work elsewhere for half a year.

The acquisition of long-term leases saw Mrs. Yun owning most of the street, which now required unified design and planning.

Even the courtyard adjacent to the diagnosis point was bought, though it hadn’t yet been connected, they had to decide whether to connect or demolish for rebuilding.

Undoubtedly, a major renovation was planned.

...

"Young man, I’ve gone to negotiate several times, but Mr. Song insists on not transferring Anning Hall to me." Yun said.

"Why is he unwilling?"

"Anning Hall was passed down from his ancestors, over forty to fifty years ago, and it’s his family’s livelihood. Besides, Anning Hall has significant annual income, how could he be willing to transfer it suddenly?" Yun said with a helpless shake of her head.

"Doesn’t he know, once my Convenient Medical Diagnosis Point opens, his consultation income will greatly decline?" Lin Miao asked.

"As long as the pharmacy profits don’t decrease, young man stays for a year, he only needs to endure this one year, wouldn’t future business still be his?"

"Haha, he’s overthinking it. Although I might leave after a year, the Convenient Medical Diagnosis Point will not cease operations; if he wants to survive, he doesn’t have to transfer, we could buy shares but on condition we must control Anning Hall!" Lin Miao said, "Forget it, no rush, once my Convenient Medical Diagnosis Point opens, he’ll understand. However, by then, the price won’t be the same as now."

"Alright."

Can you endure one year, or two, or three?

Once my senior sister passes the "Physician Exam," she also followed this path, Lin Miao’s ambition isn’t only to personally attain "National Physician" qualification.

Even Xia Zhu isn’t excluded...

...

Inside Bai Feng’s room, her abdominal wound had nearly healed, and after Lin Miao removed her stitches, she had full mobility.

Initially, a course of medication remained but wouldn’t hinder her.

By rights, she should have "discharged" herself and left, but she abandoned the much more comfortable "Star-Picking Tower" to stay at the Lin Family, and didn’t want to leave.

Mainly due to the great food at the Lin Family, always fresh dishes each day without repeating.

During Bai Feng’s stay for recovery, apart from the initial days of consuming liquid meals, she couldn’t resist afterwards...

Initially, a piece of her spleen was removed, affecting her digestion ability, she couldn’t or shouldn’t eat greasy or tough-to-digest food in excess, yet despite this, she felt she gained about four to five pounds in these twenty days.

Of course, this was also partly because she couldn’t practice martial arts during this period.

When Lin Miao started acquiring the Convenient Medical Diagnosis Point along Xiuyue Street, as the wife of Lanzhou’s richest businessman, she astutely sensed this was a massive business opportunity.

She had her son Su Chen invest all his savings into it.

Firstly to reciprocate gratitude, secondly because she believed in Lin Miao’s foresight, willingness to bet big, this type of person was bound to succeed.

Su Chen wasn’t interested in business, but in the future, the Su Family’s enterprise was still to be entrusted to him, with internal competition intensely fierce.

If Su Chen couldn’t outshine his siblings, even sitting as patriarch wouldn’t allow him to lead those below effectively.

He had to build achievements and reputation for his son.

Investing with Lin Miao might be his rare opportunity.

Originally Su Qi hoped for a marriage alliance with the Xu Family, who needed support, hence gratitude from the Xu Family would be certain.

The Su Family helping the Xu Family, in the future Su Cheng would have the Xu Family as a strong backing, the Xu Family being a family of physicians posed no threat...

However now, the Xu Family seemed tight-lipped about marriage talks, and given her injury, visiting personally was inconvenient.

Instead, Zhong Yu had been visiting Miss Xu frequently, with an air of promising developments.

This made Bai Feng quite anxious as a mother, yet Su Chen was oblivious, not indifferent but simply uninterested in Xu Qixi.

At twenty-five, he couldn’t relate with a sixteen-year-old girl; he wanted to find someone who understood him and shared his interests.

In his eyes, Xu Qixi is just a spoiled and capricious little girl. Unless she grows up a bit more and matures.

He really can’t bring himself to like her right now, let alone actively invite her out for outings or anything like that.

Lin Miao is certainly pleased with Su Chen’s investment; what he lacks most is a strong backer.

Now that he’s allied with the Su Family, it’s a shortcoming that’s been addressed, at least within the borders of Lanzhou. Few would dare to provoke him lightly.

Of course, relying on others is not a long-term plan. Ultimately, one must rely on oneself.

"Mother, father sent a message; the matter at the horse farm will be resolved soon. He will come to Dongshan to pick us up in a few days," Su Chen peeled an apple and handed it to Bai Feng, his mother.

"Chen’Er, have you forgotten the reason you came to Dongshan City?" Bai Feng’s face darkened as she asked.

"Mother, I’m not suitable for Xu Qixi, why must you insist on it?" Su Chen replied, instantly wearing a bitter expression.

"How do you know it’s not suitable if you don’t try? Zhong Yu is much more diligent than you. How many times have you asked that girl out lately?"

"Mother, you’re injured; how could I have the mind for that..."

"Don’t look for excuses; I’m almost recovered. Now do you have the mind for it?" Bai Feng said, "Take my name card to the Xu Family and say that I’ll visit Mr. Xu in two days!"

"Huh?"

"What’s ’huh’? Don’t think of running away; you must come with me, or I’ll break your legs, and your father won’t spare you either!"

"Yes." Su Chen deflated, like a punctured balloon. Though he might appear to be dominant in front of outsiders, he was as meek as a kitten before his mother.

...

"Ah, Sanshui, what should I do? I don’t like Xu Qixi, but my mother insists..." In the evening, Su Chen brought a bottle of Three Leis Wine to Lin Miao to complain.

This was an issue Lin Miao had faced in the past; however, at that time, he was gravely ill, and his family didn’t know, forcing him into matchmaking and marriage.

But his solution was to reveal his illness, which resolved the issue, and he also drew a clear line between himself and the concept of "romance."

So, he didn’t have any great solutions. In terms of relationships, he had little experience, and he felt if you liked someone, don’t keep it hidden.

With no family, he had no pressure in this regard. His senior sister was gentle in character, beautiful, and could be said to be a perfect choice for a wife.

He was indeed blessed to be given another chance in life.

Of course, as a man, who wouldn’t long for a life among the blooms? But you need the ability to manage those beauties.

If the household’s not at peace, even abundant romantic fortune is a deadly poison.

"Mr. Su, I don’t have a better solution, but if you can find a girl from a similar family background to Xu Qixi, whom you actually like, then the problem would resolve itself!"

"How do I find such a girl? I’m not like you, handsome and talented, attracting girls effortlessly." Su Chen laughed bitterly.

"Cough, Mr. Su, let’s focus on your matters; stop praising me."

"Do you dare say that Miss Shi Yin and Qin Yanran from next door’s Huaye Tower don’t like you? Every time they look at you, it’s like they want to devour you whole..."

"Mr. Su, alright, you’ve had too much to drink. Let me take you to rest." Lin Miao stood up and helped the drunken Su Chen, saying, "Why are you so heavy."

"I’m not drunk, brother, but you should be wary of Qin Yanran. Her identity is unusual; for a woman who runs Qin Tower, to have such high abilities means there’s something off about her, definitely something off..."

"I understand, Mr. Su, thank you for the warning." Lin Miao agreed helplessly, squatting to carry Su Chen to a guest room to rest.

"Sanshui, truly be careful of Qin Yanran..." He was really drunk, even lying down, still mumbling.

"Mr. Su, you should get a good sleep."

...

It was late night, and the light in his senior sister’s room was long extinguished. Lin Miao walked alone in the courtyard, inhaling the cold air, rotating his internal energy to disperse the drunkenness.

Drinking! 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

His fists shot out like a dragon emerging from the sea, making explosive sounds in the air, practicing in the front yard without disturbing those resting in the backyard.

After a full round of punches.

His entire body was steaming with heat, and any trace of drunkenness in his mind was gone.

On the rooftop, a faint shadow blended into the surrounding space, watching Lin Miao practice without moving, like a wooden carving.

Just as Lin Miao turned to look up, the shadow suddenly vanished into thin air, like it never existed.

Lin Miao’s brow furrowed slightly; he felt someone watching him, but how did it suddenly disappear?

Forget it, time to rest.

He opened the door and went inside, ready to turn and close it, when he suddenly felt the wind behind his head.

Someone!

Lin Miao was shocked to find someone had sneaked into his room; he immediately reacted, energized his steps, ready to break through the door.

However, the opponent seemed well-prepared; a ribbon from the darkness wrapped around and trapped him, pulling him toward the bed.

Although there was no light inside, he could see a captivating figure behind the veils on his bed, a feeling and gaze all too familiar.

Qin Yanran!

The female demon finally couldn’t resist taking action against him, though he didn’t expect her to go for it directly.