"What, the Gu family?"
Gu Luotang exclaimed in shock, causing Qi Miaomiao, who had just woken up with a sleepy face, to lazily say, "Sister, what are you shouting about so early in the morning?"
At this moment, Gu Luotang couldn't spare any attention for Qi Miaomiao. Her eyes widened in shock as she looked at the man and asked, "Yun Ting, how is this possible? Is it really the Gu family?"
However, Wan Yun Ting looked at Gu Yuan Bai in surprise. He didn't seem too surprised by the news, which made him wonder, "Elder Gu, have you already suspected this?"
The solemn Gu Yuan Bai nodded and sighed, saying, "In fact, I had suspected this possibility early on, but I was unwilling to believe it!"
Wan Yun Ting frowned. So Gu Yuan Bai had a premonition!
But Gu Shiren was his teacher, so he was unwilling to suspect anything in that direction.
For a moment, Wan Yun Ting, Gu Luotang, Gu Yuan Bai, and Lü Hong, who were present, fell silent.
Qi Miaomiao walked over, looking at everyone's heavy and worried expressions, and asked, "Yun Ting, Master, what happened?"
Gu Luotang waved her off, "Go eat breakfast quickly, I'll tell you later."
Qi Miaomiao rolled her eyes. Seeing everyone's serious expressions, she didn't ask further and turned to go to the kitchen.
"Grandpa, Yun Ting, what should we do now?"
Gu Luotang's eyebrows were tightly knitted as she looked worriedly at her grandfather and Wan Yun Ting. Knowing that those people were backed by the Gu family, she didn't know what to do.
Wan Yun Ting looked up, his gaze serious as he looked at Gu Yuan Bai sitting in front of him. They could only wait for him to make a decision.
After a long time, Gu Yuan Bai finally looked up. His old eyes looked at Wan Yun Ting with extraordinary solemnity, and he said in a heavy and serious tone, "Little Wan, no matter who it is, for the future of Chinese medicine, we absolutely cannot tolerate it!"
A simple sentence revealed Gu Yuan Bai's decision, reigniting Wan Yun Ting's belief in protecting the future of Chinese medicine.
This was because he was truly worried that Gu Yuan Bai might give up considering that Gu Shiren was his teacher.
"We'll pay a visit to Elder Gu together tonight," Wan Yun Ting said, his eyes shining with excitement.
Gu Yuan Bai nodded and then got up, saying, "I'll go to the association first, and we'll go to the Gu residence together tonight."
"Alright, Elder Gu, take care."
Wan Yun Ting and Gu Luotang stood up and watched Gu Yuan Bai and Lü Hong leave together. After they left, Wan Yun Ting and Gu Luotang sat down. At this moment, Qi Miaomiao came out with a basket of xiaolongbao and handed one to Wan Yun Ting, asking, "Sister, Yun Ting, what exactly happened?"
Wan Yun Ting got up and said, "I'll go back to my room to sleep for a while."
"Okay, come to my room."
Gu Luotang also knew that the man had been at the hospital last night, so she got up and led Wan Yun Ting back to her room to let him sleep for a while before going out to tell Qi Miaomiao about what had happened...
After an unknown amount of time, Wan Yun Ting, sleeping on Gu Luotang's big bed, felt his nose tickle. He opened his eyes slightly and saw Qi Miaomiao's upper body leaning over the edge of the bed, her hair teasing his nose.
Suddenly, Wan Yun Ting smirked, got up abruptly, and hugged Qi Miaomiao's waist. She screamed in fright and found herself lying on the bed, pinned down by the man. The girl playfully said, "Yun Ting, you're too heavy, get up..."
"Hey, you're complaining that I'm heavy? Let's see if I don't teach you a lesson..."
"Hehe, no, it tickles..."
As Wan Yun Ting teased Qi Miaomiao, he asked, "Where's your sister?"
Qi Miaomiao, her pretty face flushed with desire from his mischievous hands, panted and said, "Sister went out, she said she was going to find Sister Yan Xi..."
"Mm..."
Now Wan Yun Ting could play freely...
It wasn't until five in the afternoon that Wan Yun Ting came out of the room, and Qi Miaomiao had fallen asleep on the bed from exhaustion...
Coming to the courtyard, he found the old butler Lü Hong tidying up a bonsai tree. Seeing Wan Yun Ting, he greeted him, "Young Master Wan, you're awake."
"Mm, Uncle Hong, where's Luotang? Hasn't she returned yet?" Wan Yun Ting asked.
Lü Hong said, "Not yet, she should be back tonight."
Wan Yun Ting checked the time, it was already 5:30 PM. He knew that Gu Yuan Bai would finish work at 6 PM and said, "I'll go pick up Elder Gu now, and then we'll head directly to the Gu mansion."
"Do you need me to go?" Lü Hong asked.
Wan Yun Ting smiled and shook his head, "No need. Tonight, Elder Gu and I are just visiting Elder Gu, nothing will happen."
Lü Hong nodded. Wan Yun Ting said no more and went straight out. The car was parked at the entrance. Wan Yun Ting, getting into the car, called Gu Yuan Bai first, then drove directly to the Beijing Chinese Medicine Association office.
At this moment, at the gate of the office building of the Chinese Medicine Association, members of the association were coming and going, busy with their work. However, at this moment, Liu Yong and several association members were seen expelling an old man and a young man, scolding them angrily, "Country bumpkin doctors, what qualifications do you have to get a medical practice license? You privately produced and sold proprietary Chinese medicines and were fined by the Bureau of Drug Administration, so you deserve it."
"You... How can you speak like that?"
The old man, dressed in ordinary clothes, looked to be about seventy years old. He was so angered by Liu Yong's words that his old face turned red, and his whole body trembled.
"Grandpa..."
The one supporting the old man was a young man about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. His name was Niu Qingfeng. Seeing his grandfather angered, he quickly comforted him, "Calm down, don't get angry..."
"What, did I say something wrong?"
Although Liu Yong was short, his condescending attitude showed contempt and disdain towards Niu Qingfeng and his grandfather. He sneered, "The reason why our Chinese medicine has such a bad reputation is because of you quacks from the countryside who randomly treat people and prescribe medicine. Now you're privately producing and selling proprietary Chinese medicines. Fortunately, no one died from it. If someone had died, it would have tarnished the reputation of Chinese medicine again."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Niu Qingfeng was also enraged by Liu Yong's words, his face full of anger. He pointed at him and said angrily, "The medicines my grandfather made himself are unanimously recognized by everyone, and they cure diseases on the spot. How dare you call us unscrupulous village doctors?"
Liu Yong sneered, "Just because you don't have a medical practice license, you are unscrupulous village doctors. You are not qualified to treat people."
Mentioning this, Niu Qingfeng's anger flared up. "Your so-called medical practice licenses are not only difficult to pass the exams, but you also have to pay money privately to get them. This is simply corruption."
These words made Liu Yong's old face sink, and he said coldly, "Kid, I advise you to watch your mouth. If you can't pass the medical practice license exam, it's only your own incompetence."
Niu Qingfeng was not afraid and said angrily, "You are clearly deliberately making things difficult for us independent practitioners and colluding with the Bureau of Drug Administration..."
"Kid, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Suddenly, Liu Yong shouted angrily.
Niu Qingfeng supported his grandfather and snorted, "What, did I say something wrong? Don't you want my grandfather's ancestral secret recipe? I'm telling you, I'd rather burn the secret recipe than give it to scum like you."
"Brat, I think you're not appreciating a good offer."
Liu Yong was completely enraged. He turned and shouted to the two security guards at the door, "You two come here and teach this ignorant kid a good lesson. Let him know what it means to offend me, Liu Yong."
"Come on, I, Niu Qingfeng, will put my life here today to expose you scums." Niu Qingfeng shielded his grandfather, pointing at Liu Yong and his group and shouting angrily.
Their commotion immediately attracted the attention of other members of the Chinese Medicine Association, who stopped and began to discuss Niu Qingfeng and Liu Yong.
"Give me..."
Liu Yong snatched a baton from the security guard and angrily lunged towards Niu Qingfeng, "Brat, I must teach you a good lesson today..."
Seeing that they were about to fight, Wan Yun Ting walked over and shouted sternly, "Stop!"
Liu Yong had already raised his baton to strike Niu Qingfeng's head when he was stopped by Wan Yun Ting's sudden shout. He turned and saw it was Wan Yun Ting, and shouted unhappily, "Wan Yun Ting, what are you doing here?"
Wan Yun Ting knew that Liu Yong was Liu He's third uncle and was arranged to work as a manager in the Chinese Medicine Association. He stepped forward to block Niu Qingfeng and said coldly to Liu Yong, "Do you want to commit assault at the entrance of the Chinese Medicine Association? Do you know that such behavior is tarnishing the reputation of the Chinese Medicine Association? Put down the stick!"
Liu Yong's old face froze. His right hand, holding the baton, hung stiffly in the air. Facing Wan Yun Ting's dark expression and the powerful aura he exuded, he was truly intimidated along with his group. His right hand involuntarily lowered.
"You, you are Wan Yun Ting?"
Niu Qingfeng behind him looked at Wan Yun Ting with disbelief.
Wan Yun Ting nodded back at him, but he didn't know who this young man and old man were or what had happened.
"What are you all gathered here for?"
At this moment, Gu Yuan Bai came out after finishing work and saw a group of people gathered at the entrance. He also didn't know what had happened.
When Liu Yong saw Gu Yuan Bai appear, he glared fiercely at Niu Qingfeng and said coldly, "Kid, you're lucky today."
After speaking, Liu Yong turned and went into the association, not even greeting Gu Yuan Bai as he passed him, clearly not putting Gu Yuan Bai in his eyes at all.
Wan Yun Ting frowned. This Liu Yong, Liu He's third uncle, was truly arrogant and condescending.
Gu Yuan Bai was accustomed to Liu Yong's arrogant and rude demeanor and didn't pay it any mind. He also told the onlookers to disperse to avoid any negative impact. Then, he came to Wan Yun Ting and Niu Qingfeng and asked, "What happened?"
Niu Qingfeng looked at Gu Yuan Bai and said excitedly, "You are Chairman Gu, right?"
"Yes, I am Gu Yuan Bai. Is there something you need from the Chinese Medicine Association?" Gu Yuan Bai asked Niu Qingfeng and his grandfather Niu Dabao, confused.
Niu Qingfeng suddenly shouted excitedly, "Chairman Gu, you must help us..."
This made Gu Yuan Bai and Wan Yun Ting's expressions freeze. They exchanged a glance, not knowing what was going on.
So, Niu Qingfeng recounted their situation in detail to Wan Yun Ting and Gu Yuan Bai, which made both of them raise their eyebrows and say, "Your situation is quite serious. Privately producing and selling proprietary Chinese medicines does indeed violate the regulations of the Bureau of Drug Administration, but is this fine a bit too high?"
Wan Yun Ting said, "A fine of sixty million? How is that possible?"
Niu Qingfeng and his grandfather Niu Dabao looked pained and sighed, "We didn't expect the fine to be so high, so we specifically came to the capital today to ask Chairman Gu to intervene and see if you could reason with the Bureau of Drug Administration. If they fined us a few million or ten million, we would accept it."
"But sixty million, this is simply asking for our lives..."