novelraw Chapter 734 - 729: Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacy
Chapter 734 - 729: Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacy
At night, within the county government of Mao County.
Xiao Chong, who was bending over his desk studying diligently, slightly moved his ears, placed a stack of Xuan paper over his book, and got up to step outside the study.
He saw a woman in black kneeling on one knee under the corridor.
Xiao Chong looked down from above and said indifferently, "Speak."
The woman in black raised her head; it was Liu Rushi from the Starfall Organization.
"Sect Master, all the sisters have checked into the inn. Village Lady Le’an does not want to take charge of us. What should we do next? Please, Sect Master, guide us."
Xiao Chong said, "Wait, I will send someone to inform you."
"Yes!"
The woman in black quietly retreated and soon disappeared into the darkness. Except for a few of Xiao Chong’s close guards like Shuqi, no one else was alerted.
Xiao Chong’s gaze shifted towards the direction of the Lin Mansion, his expression slightly contemplative.
He wondered if, on such a night, she had already traversed time and returned to a thousand years later.
Shuqi silently came up behind him and whispered, "Lord, Xiao Liu discovered several spies outside Village Lady Le’an’s courtyard. Should we capture and interrogate them?"
Xiao Chong lowered his gaze and asked, "Can you tell whose people they are?"
Shuqi replied, "They don’t seem to be locals of Mao County. Judging by their skills, they seem like rangers from the martial world. As for which side they belong to, we won’t know until we interrogate them."
Xiao Chong pondered for a moment and said, "Keep an eye on them. Act once they show their hand. Increase the manpower, don’t let them hurt anyone, and don’t alert the snake by hitting the grass."
"Yes."
"Wait, go inform the Starfall people and have them send someone to protect in the shadows. Consider this their new task."
"Yes."
Xiao Chong stood still for a moment longer in the night, pondering who knows what, then turned and went back into the study.
Despite devouring the contents of these books day and night, Xiao Chong still found the meanings elusive, as if still in the clouds.
He took out pen and ink, started writing a letter to Lin Wanwan for guidance.
In the company of three people, there is always one who can be a teacher.
Besides, this was knowledge from her era; no one in the world understood it better than she did.
At this time, Lin Wanwan was busy with her career in the modern world.
The renovation of Lin Wanwan’s Chinese Medicine Hall had been completed, and after air purification, it had been aired out for over a month. Today was the day to move the medicinal materials inside.
As the boss, Lin Wanwan naturally had to oversee the process.
Besides herself, she had hired the Chinese Medicine Hall’s accountant, cashier, purchaser, two licensed Chinese medicine pharmacists, and a middle-aged doctor of Chinese medicine to help count the materials.
Lin Wanwan had already passed and received her license for practicing Chinese medicine, but she still couldn’t run a clinic independently. Even though she had an esteemed mentor, the years of tutelage were insufficient.
So, she had her senior brother introduce a middle-aged Chinese medicine doctor who met all the conditions, Zhang Yang, to sit in charge. She paid an extra attachment fee to secure the medical institution practice license.
Her senior brother, Kang Hongjing, promised to come and sit in for half a day each week. With the addition of Zhang Yang, the Chinese Medicine Hall was soon ready to open.
As for the "Clinic Filing Certificate" and other related procedures, Lin Wanwan paid specialized registration companies to handle everything.
In modern society, as long as you’re willing to spend money, any service can be found.
Of course, to avoid pitfalls, one still needed to pay attention. Fully entrusting others without oversight could easily lead to future troubles.
As for Lin Wanwan herself, she couldn’t register her medical practice where she planned to operate.
Her recently obtained medical practice certificate didn’t allow for independent handling of patients due to a lack of long-term clinical experience, a measure to prevent medical risks.
Through her senior brother’s connections, Lin Wanwan registered her medical practice certificate at Yongcheng Hospital, where her brother held expert consultations every Friday.
Being a full-time Chinese medicine practitioner was not feasible; she merely joined her senior brother every Friday afternoon to sit in at the hospital, yet had not officially started working.
Her senior brother, Kang Hongjing, considered her tutelage akin to mentoring from a master. He genuinely helped Lin Wanwan, his junior sister, without it being mere politeness. In their sect, he and the son of Master Liang were the closest to Lin Wanwan.
However, given that Master Liang’s son was a Western medicine practitioner, there was no direct medical connection with Lin Wanwan, who maintained more frequent contact with her senior brother.
Today was the day her senior brother, Kang Hongjing, came to Yongcheng. After finishing her tasks, she still needed to go to the hospital to pick him up for dinner.
Lin Wanwan had been back in Great Tang County, Mao County for four days. However, the matters at Hongyanxiao in Xiaoxi Town, the silk shop, and the embroidery workshop were too numerous and complicated, leaving her with no time to return to Lin Family Manor.
Therefore, she hadn’t the energy to prepare exquisite seafood for Jie Yuting.
Every time she met him, he was full of complaints, originally not allowing her to jump the queue. He finally gave her a reservation after she promised to provide exquisite seafood within three days.
Actually, Lu Shouyue had always been paying people to maintain the reservation. However, Lin Wanwan didn’t want to bother him with everything, which would be too troublesome.
However, her senior brother dine-out news eventually reached Lu Shouyue’s ears.
That guy, after Lin Wanwan went to see him that day, flew to Hong Kong Island the next day and only returned this afternoon.
Lin Wanwan was busy at her Chinese Medicine Hall until 4:30 p.m. When she saw Lu Shouyue arrive, she left and let the remaining counting work be handled by the employees.
"Wanwan, were you tired today? I saw you were so busy you didn’t even reply to my WeChat," Lu Shouyue said, reaching for her hand.
"A little bit," Lin Wanwan followed him to the roadside, "I won’t drive, let’s take yours?"
Lu Shouyue took her bag from her hands and said, "Yeah, take my car. We have two vehicles; we’ll go pick up senior brother together."
Lin Wanwan replied, "Okay. By the way, are you done with work? Do you need to go back to Hong Kong Island?"
"Not in the near term. Wanwan, have you missed me these two days?"
"Who’s missing you? It’s so cheesy!" Lin Wanwan said, feeling embarrassed.
"But I missed you," Lu Shouyue smiled, accusing, "Wanwan, my busy person, you were so busy, you rarely replied to my WeChat, and often missed my calls."
Thinking about it, Lin Wanwan felt a bit embarrassed, coquettishly saying, "But didn’t I reply when I saw them later?"
"You owe me compensation."
"Again with compensation? No way!"
The two talked as they reached the roadside and got into the parked car.
The two bodyguards, as usual, each drove a car: one drove the ’couple car,’ a Cayenne belonging to Lu Shouyue and Lin Wanwan, and the other drove a bulletproof BMW provided by Lu’s grandmother.
Once in the car, Lin Wanwan started calling her senior brother to confirm the time again.
There were too many patients seeking him. Those who couldn’t get an appointment, knowing his consultation time, would directly go to the hospital to ask for additional follow-up appointments. He’d likely have to extend his hours. Therefore, if Lin Wanwan went to the hospital now, she’d still have to wait a bit.
After Lin Wanwan finished her call with Kang Hongjing, Lu Shouyue suddenly dropped a bombshell.
"Wanwan, my grandmother intends to invite you for dinner at our home this Saturday. Are you available?"
"Ah, to meet your grandmother?" Lin Wanwan said, panicked. On instinct, she didn’t want to go, "Isn’t it a bit too soon?"