How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 620

Li Hairong very happily greeted Yang Chen and Cao Ruoxue into the house, instructing the nanny to prepare tea for them.

Li Hairong: “Mr. Yang, Miss Cao, please excuse us. My father-in-law is seeing a doctor, so we need to keep our voices down. I hope you understand.”

Yang Chen: “Then we can wait outside. We can come in after he’s finished.”

Li Hairong: “No need, no need. You saved Yirou, and my father-in-law and husband are eager to thank you in person. After Doctor Chen finishes his examination, I’ll take you to see them.”

Yang Chen and Cao Ruoxue nodded.

Suddenly, a commotion erupted from the old man’s room.

“Doctor Li, what’s wrong with my dad?”

“Oh dear, this doesn’t make sense! This treatment shouldn’t be causing this!”

Li Hairong quickly got up and rushed inside, followed by her screams of alarm. Yang Chen and Cao Ruoxue also quickly rose to see if they could assist.

They found an elderly man, appearing to be in his fifties, lying on the bed, blood streaming from his mouth and nose.

Doctor Chen, whom Li Hairong had mentioned, stood by helplessly, at a loss for what to do.

Su Congxuan anxiously asked, “Doctor Chen, what happened? My dad was fine just now. How did he get like this after you stuck a few needles in him?”

Doctor Chen: “Oh dear, I don’t know what happened. Quick, call an ambulance!”

Yang Chen: “It’s too late. He only has about three minutes in this condition. We can’t wait for an ambulance to arrive.”

Su Congxuan looked at Yang Chen, then turned to his wife.

Li Hairong quickly explained, “This is Mr. Yang, who saved Yirou last night.”

Su Congxuan: “Ah? You’re Mr. Yang? Mr. Yang, please save my dad! I’ll pay any medical fees—one million, ten million, even a hundred million! Just save my dad!”

Yang Chen handed the car keys to Cao Ruoxue, saying, “There’s a small golden sandalwood box in the glove compartment of my car. Please get it for me quickly!”

Cao Ruoxue nodded and hurried out with the car keys.

Yang Chen rolled up his sleeves, walked to the bedside, and began examining the old man.

Doctor Chen: “Young man, can you really do this? Don’t waste time if you can’t. If something happens to Mr. Su, who will be responsible? You or me?”

Yang Chen: “Me. Don’t worry.”

With that, Yang Chen removed all the needles from Mr. Su’s body.

Doctor Chen: “Do you think my acupuncture was wrong?”

Yang Chen: “Do you think he has anemia, kidney and heart failure, and insufficient myocardial blood supply [reduced blood flow to the heart muscle]?”

Doctor Chen: “Hmm? Yes, yes, that’s how I’m treating him. You can see that Mr. Su has these problems too?”

Yang Chen: “I say that because Mr. Su’s condition is very deceptive. Ordinary doctors can’t see all the symptoms, and even skilled doctors might overlook one thing: Mr. Su’s abdomen.”

With that, Yang Chen forcefully patted Mr. Su’s abdomen.

Su Congxuan anxiously asked, “Mr. Yang, what are you doing? My dad is already like this. He can’t handle you messing around like that!”

Li Hairong: “Husband, don’t talk. Since Mr. Yang can explain things so clearly, he must have some skill. We shouldn’t interfere. Let’s just wait quietly and let him treat him.”

Su Congxuan nodded, watching his father’s abdomen nervously.

Gradually, a red line appeared on Mr. Su’s abdomen, running from his heart to his navel, perfectly dividing him in half.

Doctor Chen excitedly squatted by the bed, carefully observing the red line, and said, “This… what is this?”

Yang Chen: “I once encountered a patient who was poisoned with Gu [a type of venomous witchcraft]. If I’m not mistaken, Mr. Su has also been poisoned with Gu or some kind of witchcraft. Conventional treatments will not only fail but also worsen his condition.”

At that moment, Cao Ruoxue ran over with the wooden box.

Cao Ruoxue: “Mr. Yang, is this the box?”

Yang Chen nodded, quickly opened the needle box, took out the golden needles, and began treating the old man. The most important needle was the one in the navel, which would drain the poisonous blood.

After a moment, the needle inserted into Mr. Su’s navel began to ooze black blood, accompanied by a foul odor.

Doctor Chen: “Young man, how did you see all this? I didn’t even notice. May I ask who your teacher is?”

Yang Chen: “Haha… I don’t have a teacher. I just learned it on my own.”

Doctor Chen: “Self-taught? Young man, you’re amazing. What’s your name? Can I have your contact information? I’d like to learn from you in the future.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “Sure. Do you have any disciples?”

Doctor Chen: “I have a few, but none of them have your talent. I teach them every day, but they still don’t learn well.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Then you should find more talented students and pass on both my skills and yours. I don’t have the time or energy to teach disciples, so you can do it, Doctor Chen.”

Doctor Chen laughed heartily, saying, “Okay! Come on, let’s connect.”

Su Congxuan, standing to the side, was getting annoyed. Shouldn’t they consider the time and place? Shouldn’t his father’s critical condition be the priority? Why were they chatting here?

Su Congxuan: “Mr. Yang, how is my dad?”

Yang Chen: “Keep an eye on this red line. Once it disappears and the needle stops oozing blood, the old man will be fine. Later, I’ll write a prescription. Buy the medicine and give it to him for ten days to half a month. Don’t worry, it’s a minor issue. I have experience dealing with this kind of situation. Last time, there was a patient in Hangzhou who was poisoned by his daughter-in-law. He went everywhere looking for famous doctors, but none of them could cure him. I cured him, and now he’s just like a normal person.”

Su Congxuan nodded, saying, “That’s good. As long as my dad is okay, I’ll give you a hundred million as a thank you.”

Yang Chen: “No need. Miss Cao, let’s talk about your matter.”

Cao Ruoxue nodded and quickly told Su Congxuan about her family’s situation, hoping he could arrange the 80 million yuan payment in advance.

This 80 million yuan was originally due from the Jianghuai Chamber of Commerce, but the payment terms were set for the end of June. Now, it was just a matter of paying it off early, with the Jianghuai Chamber of Commerce only losing some interest.

But compared to his father’s life, what did that little bit of interest matter?

Su Congxuan: “Mr. Yang, is this really your only request? You don’t want the 100 million yuan thank you?”

Yang Chen: “I only have this one request. I don’t want your money.”

Su Congxuan: “Haha… Mr. Yang, you’re a special person. Okay, I’ll call someone right now to process the transfer.”

With that, Su Congxuan called the finance department and instructed them to settle the account with Rongxue Power Company immediately, ensuring the transfer was completed before the end of the day.

Cao Ruoxue smiled happily, saying, “Mr. Yang, thank you for your help.”

Yang Chen: “No need.”

At that moment, Mr. Su opened his eyes.

Su Congxuan excitedly asked, “Dad, how do you feel?”

Su Jianguo weakly replied, “I feel much better. Doctor Chen, thank you.”

Doctor Chen: “Oh, Mr. Su, I’m ashamed, truly ashamed. It wasn’t me who saved you, it was this young man, Mr. Yang. If you want to thank someone, thank him. I’m not qualified to receive your thanks. If anything, I should be thanking Mr. Yang. If he hadn’t cured you, my reputation, built over a lifetime, would have been ruined.”

Su Jianguo looked at Yang Chen, and Li Hairong quickly said with a smile, “Dad, this is Mr. Yang, who I told you about last night, who saved Yirou. He saved you again today. He’s truly a great benefactor of our family.”

Su Jianguo: “Young Mr. Yang, thank you for saving my life and my granddaughter’s life. Congxuan, have you given Young Mr. Yang the consultation fee?”

Yang Chen: “Old Mr., you’re too kind. No need for a consultation fee. I’m purely acting out of a sense of justice, not practicing medicine to save people.”

Doctor Chen: “Haha… Mr. Yang is very cautious.”

Yang Chen: “I have to be cautious. I don’t want to be labeled as practicing medicine without a license.”

Doctor Chen: “Haha… Mr. Yang has hit the nail on the head. Many people who study traditional medicine can’t get a medical license because they don’t meet the standards of modern Western medicine. Even if they have the ability to cure diseases and save people, they can’t treat patients. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why traditional medicine is declining.”

In the past, Yang Chen also felt that it was very unfair to apply modern medicine’s standards to traditional medicine. But after experiencing more, he understood the country’s good intentions.

Leaving aside the profound issues, let’s talk about the most common cold and fever.

Modern Western medicine treats colds and fevers very simply. No matter what the cause, you just take medicine, get an IV [intravenous drip], or get a shot. If that doesn’t work, you use antibiotics.

But traditional medicine treats colds and fevers differently. Wind-cold, wind-heat, infection, virus, etc.—different causes require different medications. Different degrees of illness require different medications. And different patients’ physical conditions require different medications.

Just a simple cold and fever is enough for most people to study for many years, and even then, they may not be able to learn it well. That’s because it relies heavily on accumulated experience. You have to see all kinds of patients to learn how to prescribe targeted medications based on the individual.

Because traditional medicine can’t define a clear standard and has very high requirements for practitioners, the country has to strictly control it and dare not easily relax the regulations.

If you encounter someone who is not skilled, they might kill someone by treating a simple cold and fever.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “That’s why we need experienced and respected doctors like Doctor Chen to take on more disciples and pass on the knowledge. If this trend continues, in another hundred years, no one may even mention traditional medicine.”

While the two were talking, the red line on the old man’s abdomen disappeared.

Su Congxuan quickly said, “Mr. Yang, the red line is gone!”

Yang Chen carefully observed it and, seeing that the needle in the navel was no longer oozing blood, he nodded and said, “It’s done. President Su, wipe the old man clean.”

Yang Chen removed the golden needles, wiped them clean with alcohol cotton, and put them back in the needle box.

Li Hairong invited Yang Chen and the others to sit in the living room, personally brewing good tea to serve them.

Yang Chen: “Thank you. Ms. Li, please get some paper and a pen. I’ll tell you what to write.”

Li Hairong nodded and quickly brought paper and a pen, writing down a very detailed prescription as Yang Chen dictated.

Doctor Chen quickly took the prescription, carefully studied it, and then nodded, saying, “Mr. Yang, this prescription is really well-written. There are some herbs that I would never have thought of. Is this a prescription specifically for treating Gu poison?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! However, it must not be copied blindly. The patient’s physical condition, the depth of the poisoning, and other factors will affect the medication used. Doctor Chen should understand this, right?”

Doctor Chen: “Understood, understood. This is also the difficult part of learning traditional medicine. Even for the same disease, the medication used may vary greatly depending on the patient’s physical condition and the severity of the illness. Unlike modern medicine, which just uses antibiotics for everything.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Doctor Chen, you understand modern medicine.”

Before long, Su Congxuan helped the old man out.

Su Jianguo excitedly grasped Yang Chen’s hand, saying, “Divine Doctor Yang, thank you for saving me. I don’t know how to thank you enough. If you need anything in the future, just ask Congxuan. He’ll do whatever he can.”

Yang Chen: “Thank you, Old Mr. Su. I’ll keep that in mind. Haha…”

If Yang Chen encountered something he couldn’t solve, Su Congxuan would be even less likely to have the ability to solve it.

With Cao Ruoxue’s problem solved, Yang Chen bid farewell to the Su family and Doctor Chen, and left with Cao Ruoxue.

As they got into the car and drove away, Cao Ruoxue excitedly called her grandfather.

Cao Ruoxue: “Hello, Grandpa, you don’t need to go to Xinjiang anymore. Our family’s financial problems should be solved. The Jianghuai Chamber of Commerce has paid us the 80 million yuan in advance. I’ll borrow some more from my classmates, and we should be able to get through this.”

Yang Chen didn’t like this. The reason he was willing to help Cao Ruoxue get the money was that he didn’t want Cao Wangnian to be distracted by family matters and unable to focus on the research work for the Xinjiang seafood project.

Now that Yang Chen had helped get the payment from the Jianghuai Chamber of Commerce, Cao Ruoxue was telling Cao Wangnian not to go to Xinjiang. Wasn’t Yang Chen’s effort wasted?

Yang Chen: “Miss Cao, I don’t think you should dissuade the old man from going to Xinjiang. Experts with his knowledge should participate in more research projects so they can contribute more to the country and the people.”

Cao Wangnian laughed heartily on the other end of the phone, saying, “Xiaoxue, who’s talking? I think he’s right. I should participate in more research projects and contribute more to the country and the people. I definitely have to go to Xinjiang because the project I’m participating in is too meaningful. Because I signed a confidentiality agreement, I can’t tell you the specifics of the project for now. But I can confidently tell you that once this project is revealed, it will definitely shock the whole country—no, it should shock the whole world. So, I have to go.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Wow, such an amazing project? Okay, Grandpa, you can go with peace of mind. You don’t have to worry about the family’s affairs. Dad and I can handle it. I’ll wait for your project to be revealed and give me a big surprise.”

Cao Wangnian: “Haha… Okay! We’re preparing the tools and will leave this afternoon. I won’t talk to you anymore. Bye.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Okay. I wish Grandpa a smooth research trip and early success.”

Yang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been busy for so long, and it almost went to waste.

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Cao Ruoxue said, “Brother Chen, can I call you that?”

Yang Chen nodded.

Cao Ruoxue: “Brother Chen, to thank you for your help, let me treat you to dinner. Let’s go to Guode Fat Cow Seafood Hot Pot.”

Yang Chen: “I’m not familiar with this place. I don’t know if it’s good or bad. You decide.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Okay! The hot pot restaurant I mentioned is the best in He City. An ordinary meal there costs over a thousand yuan per person. If you really want to eat something good, it’s hard to say how much it will cost. In my opinion, anything expensive must be good, especially food. You definitely get what you pay for.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… I agree with that.”

Yang Chen found Guode Fat Cow Seafood Hot Pot using the navigation, and the two happily walked in.

To express her gratitude, Cao Ruoxue was quite generous with her ordering, ordering king crabs, Kobe beef, and a dozen other expensive dishes in one go.

Yang Chen: “Miss Cao, do you know a lot about high-end restaurants in He City?”

Cao Ruoxue: “I’m not bragging, but I’ve been to almost every high-end restaurant in He City that’s worth mentioning, and many of them more than once.”

Yang Chen: “Really? Have you been to restaurants like Tang Court [a famous high-end Chinese restaurant]?”

Cao Ruoxue: “Yes! I’ve been to Tang Court in both Beijing and Hai City [Shanghai]. After all, it’s a Michelin three-star restaurant. The chef’s skills are definitely top-notch.”

Yang Chen: “Do you think if Tang Court opened in He City, the consumers here could support such a restaurant?”

Cao Ruoxue: “Definitely no problem. If it opened in the political center area, it would be packed every day. There are really rich people in He City, and there are also really poor people. It’s like the whole Anhui Province—He City’s GDP is over a trillion, while other cities are dirt poor. The polarization is too severe, and there’s still a lot of room for development. Hmm? Why are you suddenly asking this? Do you have some connection with Tang Court?”

Yang Chen: “Haha… No connection. I’m just asking casually. If I didn’t ask some random questions, and we just ate without talking, the atmosphere would be awkward.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Haha… Brother Chen is right.”

At that moment, Lin Wanyu called Cao Ruoxue.

Cao Ruoxue went outside to answer the phone, asking, “Hello, Wanyu, what’s up?”

Lin Wanyu: “Girl, what are you doing? Let’s have dinner together.”

Cao Ruoxue: “I’m eating at Guode.”

Lin Wanyu: “Hmm? Wow, are we still sisters? You’re going to Guode for a big meal without me? I’m angry!”

Cao Ruoxue: “Haha… I’m with that ride-hailing driver.”

Lin Wanyu: “Girl, are you really falling for him? I thought you were just having a fling. Are you serious?”

Cao Ruoxue: “What are you talking about? What fling? That sounds terrible! Do you think I’m that kind of person?”

Lin Wanyu: “Look at how open you are with him. You’ve already lost your clothes, and now you’re taking him to Guode for a big meal. Who would believe you if you said you weren’t serious? Girl, I know he’s handsome and has a good body, but he’s just a ride-hailing driver. He’s not a good match for you. Just have some fun and don’t get serious.”

Cao Ruoxue: “You’re crazy. What are you even talking about? Ugh, never mind, I’m not talking to you anymore. He’s still waiting for me inside.”

Lin Wanyu: “Sigh… I really don’t know what to say to you. Seven o’clock tonight, Fushan Kaiseki Restaurant [a type of traditional multi-course Japanese dinner]. I’ve invited a few classmates. Remember to be on time. Whether you can borrow money depends on your performance.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Okay! Thanks, girl. Once my family gets through this, I’ll definitely thank you properly. I’ll give you that LV [Louis Vuitton] bag you’ve been eyeing!”

Lin Wanyu: “Haha… Okay, I’ll wait for you to give me the bag. Bye, go keep your fling company.”

Cao Ruoxue: “You’re crazy! Bye!”

After being called out by Lin Wanyu, Cao Ruoxue felt a little embarrassed.

“That dead woman, what fling? We’re not even ordinary friends,” Cao Ruoxue thought to herself.

On the other side, Lin Wanyu gently stroked the LV bag she had just bought, the one Cao Ruoxue had mentioned on the phone, and said with a light smile, “Why can’t I buy the things I like myself? Why do I have to have you buy them for me?”

To be honest, Lin Wanyu was a little twisted and perverted. Maybe her long-term inferiority complex led her to this.

At that moment, a terrible thought appeared in Lin Wanyu’s mind.

If Cao Ruoxue really raised enough money to get through this crisis, wouldn’t she still be the high-and-mighty, sought-after rich girl?

As long as she was with her, Lin Wanyu would always be just a supporting character.

Lin Wanyu: “In terms of academic performance, I’m no worse than you. In terms of figure and appearance, I’m confident that I’m not inferior to you either. The reason you’ve been sought after since high school is simply because you have a good background. If you were just an ordinary person like me, you definitely wouldn’t always be the center of attention. If Rongxue Power Company really went bankrupt, we’d be on the same starting line. With my hardware and software, I definitely won’t lose to you. I can’t let you borrow money. Your family’s company must go bankrupt.”

Then, Lin Wanyu sent messages to the classmates who were going to attend the gathering tonight.

Lin Wanyu first sent a message to Li Kang, who had liked Cao Ruoxue for many years.

“Li Kang, as classmates, and since I’m organizing tonight’s dinner, I feel obligated to explain something to you in advance. Cao Ruoxue’s family’s company is facing financial difficulties. She’s desperate now. I’m her best friend, so I naturally have to help her find a solution. So, I organized this dinner. If you have the ability, I hope you can help her. However, you also need to be prepared. Their family’s company is indeed facing a big problem. You may not be able to get the money back for a while after you lend it to her. I’m telling you this in advance so you can consider it carefully, so everyone won’t be embarrassed later. However, don’t misunderstand. Even if you don’t lend money, everyone can just treat tonight as a normal class reunion. Don’t overthink it.”

Then, she changed the name and sent the same message to the others.

Saying so much hypocritical concern, she actually only wanted to express one thing: “You may not be able to get the money back for a while after you lend it to her.” She just didn’t want the classmates to lend money to Cao Ruoxue.

After this operation, the classmates wouldn’t lend money to Cao Ruoxue, who might not be able to repay it, right?

Lin Wanyu said to herself triumphantly, “Cao Ruoxue, when you’re on the same starting line as me, I can treat you the same way you treat me, giving you designer bags. Haha…”