Chapter 64 Seven-day appointment
Chapter 64 Seven-day appointment
Li Zhongwei glanced at the little girl standing at the door. Her bright, clear eyes curved into crescents as she looked at him with a smile, showing no sign of timidity.
He looked at Lin Yan, then at Fu Bo, with a question in his eyes, "This little girl?"
With a powerful backer, Fu Bo exuded more confidence when facing the old man. "Yes, that's her! She's the one who sells Ganoderma lucidum!"
Li Zhongwei didn't bother to ask why a young girl was the one negotiating, and directly asked, "You've come here because you've agreed to my conditions?"
"Yes, I need you to help my parents get medical treatment and recuperate."
Li Zhongwei was very confident in his medical skills. "I can do it. If I can't cure it, then no one in the world can!"
"Alright! I want to see the Ganoderma lucidum!"
Fu Bo took a breath and secretly glanced at Lin Yan, wondering what she had said to the people from Xinglintang.
I'll give it to you in three days!
Li Zhongwei stopped stroking his beard. "Three days later? Why three days later? Aren't you right here in my hands?"
Li Zhongwei frowned, pondered for a moment, then his eyes turned cold. "You haven't already sold him, have you! Now you're trying to keep the old man this way!"
“That’s right, I sold it!” Lin Yan nodded.
Li Zhongwei laughed angrily, his eyes turning icy. "Hmph! Then why are you keeping me here? Do you think I'm easy to fool?!"
Fu Bo swallowed hard, looking nervously at Lin Yan, surprised that she had actually sold it.
Lin Yan was not intimidated. Her gaze remained calm, her tone even, and she said slowly and deliberately, "I've sold that one, but I still have another one!"
Fu Bo suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lin Yan in disbelief.
"There's one more?!"
Li Zhongwei also found it hard to believe, but seeing Lin Yan's certainty, he had some doubts, but didn't show disdain. He simply asked in return,
"You say you have another one? Do you know that this quality of Ganoderma lucidum is extremely rare and priceless! In all my years of practicing medicine, I have seen many rare medicinal herbs, but I have never seen one of this quality. Yet you say you have two! I think you are just trying to deceive me!"
Lin Yan remained calm and spoke softly, "You only need to wait three more days. You don't need to do anything else. I will give you the Ganoderma lucidum in three days. If you are satisfied, then I will fulfill the terms."
Lin Yan's voice was flat, yet it carried an irresistible sense of pressure.
Li Zhongwei tapped his fingers on the edge of the table, stared intently at Lin Yan, and after thinking for a moment, said, "Okay, I'll wait for you for three more days. I'll come back here to wait for you in three days!"
Lin Yan nodded: "Okay!"
“If you hadn’t come, we wouldn’t have had any contact in the future,” Li Zhongwei added.
Lin Yan raised an eyebrow, knowing that he meant that if she broke her promise this time, she would never be able to seek his treatment again.
"can!"
"Hmph! I'll be going now, and I'll come back in three days!"
After Li Zhongwei finished speaking, he stood up and walked away with his hands behind his back.
After everyone left, Fu Bo turned to Lin Yan and asked, "You really sold it? What are we going to do now? Where are you going to find such an old Ganoderma lucidum in three days?!"
Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief when Li Zhongwei agreed. Seeing Fu Bo's worry, she smiled and said, "Don't worry. I can find it!"
"This kind of Ganoderma lucidum is extremely rare and hard to come by. You can't even buy it, let alone find it in the mountains."
Fu Bo sighed, feeling utterly helpless. "It's over. I'm going to offend Doctor Li now. I'm going to offend one of these two sides anyway."
After saying that, he glanced at Lin Yan again and saw her drinking tea with a relaxed expression. He said helplessly, "Why aren't you worried at all?"
Suddenly, his eyes lit up: "So you found two Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms back then, but only took one out to sell and kept the other at home?"
Lin Yan took a sip of tea, glanced at Fu Bo's expectant expression, and, since it was for her sake, didn't want to discourage him further: "If thinking this way makes you feel more at ease, then you can think this way too!"
Fu Bo's eyes widened: "Really?"
"Anyway, I'll have it ready in three days, so don't worry!"
"Hmph. Whatever! You've got your own ideas!" Fu Bo retorted.
Lin Yan smiled and took out a fifty-tael silver note. "Here, here's the 10% interest I promised you!"
"Really?"
Lin Yan pretended to threaten, "Of course, but don't say no! It's a gift you're entitled to!"
Fu Bo took the silver note, admired it in his hand, and glanced at her. "Hmph, who said I didn't want it! How can I not take money? Do you think you're as generous as me, giving away a hundred taels like that!"
Lin Yan didn't care at all, "Hey, business is all about integrity. If you're sincere, you can make friends!"
"cut."
Lin Yan stood up to say goodbye, "Everything's settled here, so I'll head back now! I have other things to take care of at home!"
Fu Bo stood up to see her off, saying, "Okay. I'll have one of my guys take you home!"
Lin Yan didn't refuse; it would indeed be faster that way. "Okay, thank you!"
"Don't mention it, big boss, I'm waiting for you to help me make a fortune!" Fu Bo joked.
"Ha ha ha ha."
The two people walked down the road chatting and laughing, which caught the eye of a middle-aged man below.
He looked at the two people coming down from the second floor, then looked at Uncle Zeng questioningly. Uncle Zeng winked at him.
"Cough cough!" The man coughed a few times.
Fu Bo, who was on the stairs, looked up when he heard the sound.
"Dad? Why are you here?"
Lin Yan also looked at the man curiously. He was a strong and honest-looking man. So this was Fu Bo's father, Fu Guanzhong, the wealthy Fu, who was always worried about his son's education.
The middle-aged man glanced at Lin Yan several times before turning to Fu Bo and saying, "I heard you released the information in my name, but you didn't tell me."
Lin Yan raised an eyebrow. Fu Bo was just using his father's connections to get things done for her.
Fu Bo was a little embarrassed. "Dad, I'll explain to you later!"
Master Fu glanced at him and rolled his eyes at his son. "What's there to explain? I didn't say you couldn't use it. If you were the way you used to be, I definitely wouldn't agree. But now, I feel more at ease."
Then he looked at Lin Yan and asked, "And who is this?"
Lin Yan smiled sweetly, "Master Fu, hello! My name is Lin Yan, and I am Fu Bo's friend."
Master Fu nodded as if suddenly realizing something, "Oh! My friend!"
Seeing his father's strange tone, and then seeing Lin Yan putting on an innocent face again, Fu Bo exchanged a helpless glance with the smiling Uncle Zeng, looked up at the sky, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Looking at Lin Yan with exceptional kindness, Master Fu chuckled and said, "Don't call me Master Fu, that's too formal. Just call me Uncle Fu. I'm so happy that Fu Bo has finally made a decent friend! Come visit often!"
Lin Yan nodded obediently and said, "Okay, Uncle Fu!" Her bright smile made Fu Bo grind his teeth.
"But I have to go home now, Uncle Fu. Let's talk again next time!"
"Okay, okay, I'll have Fu Bo arrange for someone to take you!" Fu Guanzhong nodded and quickly made the arrangements.
"It's already arranged," Fu Bo said with a forced smile.
Master Fu glared at him, then smiled and spoke to Lin Yan, "Go on! Go on! Don't keep your family worried!"
"Okay, goodbye Uncle Fu!"
Master Fu waved with a smile, "Goodbye! Goodbye!"
Lin Yan got into the carriage, winked at Fu Bo, waved, and left.
Fu Bo and his father exchanged a sidelong glance. "Dad! What are you doing?!"
Master Fu snorted.
"Your dad is here to help you!"
"You misunderstood!"
"What's the misunderstanding?"
"You've misunderstood everything you're thinking!" Fu Bo was too lazy to argue and turned to leave.
Master Fu: "Hey!"
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