Chapter 2164: Chapter 2020: Melodrama of Suffering (Part 3)
"They werenât considerate of us at all; they were just repaying a favor because Director Zhao once helped his wife. But we ended up chasing him away." Wang Xingye said.
"No wonder the medicine he gave mom was so miraculous. Dad took a breath, coughed, and got better right away!" Zhang Shuyun said.
"Sigh... Even Professor He canât invite him. We should keep our distance from Song Xiaodong and avoid provoking him." Wang Xingye shook his head.
"We didnât even ask him to treat us; he saw that the old man was in bad shape and couldnât bear it, so he left a bottle of medicine to save Dadâs life." Zhang Shuyun said.
At this point, the youngest daughter Wang Rui called Wang Xingye.
"Hello? Brother, how is everything?" Wang Rui asked about Wang Xingyeâs situation.
"Sigh..." Wang Xingye sighed before speaking.
"Whatâs wrong, brother?" Wang Rui asked Wang Xingye.
"We shouldnât even think about Professor Heâs mentor." Wang Xingye said to Wang Rui.
"Whatâs the matter, heâs just a young guy, couldnât we just give a little money to the old manâs young mentor?" Wang Rui said.
"Shut up. Young guy? Thatâs why people get offended." Wang Xingye was already annoyed and couldnât help but scold Wang Rui after hearing her words.
"Whatâs wrong with you? Why are you yelling?" Wang Rui, pampered since childhood and doted on by two brothers, couldnât help but yell back at her brother when she heard him inexplicably losing his temper with her, her tone raised by eight degrees.
"Weâre lucky he left, and wouldnât hold it against you; otherwise, youâd offend someone without even knowing why!" Wang Xingye shouted at Wang Rui.
"Who have I offended? Isnât it just that physician? I didnât say anything wrong. Itâs you who looks down on Traditional Chinese Medicine physicians! Why are you blaming me? Youâre the one who went to see Professor He and made him so angry, even taking mom to ask for favors from Professor He, how can you feel good about that? Who are you to criticize me?" Wang Rui started retorting Wang Xingye like a machine gun.
"Do you even know who that physician is?!" Wang Xingye was angry and shouted into the phone, his spit flying across the screen.
"Even if itâs someone, itâs just a physician, whatâs the big deal? Nowadays, itâs patients who beg physicians? What kind of world is this?" Wang Rui shouted back at Wang Xingye, and even though Wang Xingye didnât have the speakerphone on, Zhang Shuyun could hear clearly from beside him.
Chapter 2022 Manufacturing Haze
"How can someone feel cramped begging a physician? Go to a hospital and see how patients treat their physicians like gods! Is this physician just anyone? Even if you beg, you wonât succeed!" Wang Xingye shouted at Wang Rui.
Zhang Shuyun tugged at Wang Xingyeâs sleeve and gently said to him, "Speak calmly!"
"Which physician is so arrogant?"
"Song Xiaodong!"
On the other end of the call, Wang Rui fell silent upon hearing these three words.
"Speak!" Wang Xingye gasped heavily, eyebrows raised high. When he heard Wang Rui fall silent, he shouted at her.
"Heâs Song Xiaodong?" Wang Ruiâs anger dissipated completely, and she asked Wang Xingye in confusion.
"Of course Iâm joking with you!" Wang Xingye rolled his eyes at Wang Rui.
"Why didnât Director Zhao say so in advance?" Wang Rui also blamed Director Zhao.
"Itâs their kindness; whatâs the point of blaming them?" Wang Xingye scolded Wang Rui again.
"Then what should we do?" Wang Rui was at a loss.
"How would I know?"
"Should we go and earnestly invite Mr. Song?" Wang Rui tentatively asked Wang Xingye.
"Do you forget what we said when he came? The fact that he didnât lose his temper on the spot was considerate enough, and now you want to invite him? Arenât you just asking for trouble?" Wang Xingye said.
"What can we do? Doctor Li said that though Dad isnât in immediate danger now, we donât know when he might relapse. By then, the chances of a successful surgery will be even lower." Wang Rui said, on the verge of tears.
"Why are you crying? Where did your arrogance go just now?" Wang Xingye didnât care about Wang Ruiâs state and continued to scold.
"Why do you keep blaming me? I didnât do it on purpose, and besides, it wasnât just me; everyone was talking!" Wang Rui said while crying.
"Alright, alright, stop talking!" Zhang Shuyun snatched the phone from Wang Xingye and said to him.
Then Zhang Shuyun comforted Wang Rui on the phone: "Alright, little sister, donât cry. Itâs getting late; go to bed early, and weâll discuss tomorrow."
After that, she hung up the phone.
The next day, Yu Xiulin, Wang Xingye, Wang Xingjia, and Wang Rui all went to the Su Family Courtyard.
At the Su Family Courtyard gate, luxury cars came and went. Two family guards, tall and imposing in black suits and sunglasses, stood on each side of the doorway, exuding authority.
Yu Xiulin, Wang Xingye, Wang Xingjia, and Wang Rui looked inside the courtyard, which was filled with gardens, groves, fake mountains, and rocks - all lavishly decorated yet understated, showcasing a prosperous atmosphere of a prominent family.
In contrast, the Wang Family, relying on the old manâs status, seemed like mere common folk.
"Hello, weâd like to see Patriarch Song, please inform him."
They reported layer upon layer inside.
Song Xiaodong was in the middle of alchemy, ending up with a pot of burnt charcoal that made smoke billow throughout the hallway.
Miao Qingqing frowned and stood in the hallway, shouting at Song Xiaodong: "Stop making biochemical weapons! Itâs suffocating!"
Miao Xuanxuan was inside, playing games on her phone while shouting: "Spend some money and buy an exhaust hood; it wouldnât cost much!"