Nurse Yan saw Wan Yunting enter and said, "Doctor Wan, that tall beauty who came to see you last time, I've had them waiting for you on the second floor."
"Okay."
Knowing she was referring to Jiang Peipei, Wan Yunting went straight to the second floor. Indeed, he saw Jiang Peipei, dressed in sportswear, and Huang Yuqing, in a dress, sitting on chairs outside the consulting room. Upon seeing Wan Yunting approach, they immediately stood up: "Wan Yunting, we heard you went to South Korea a while ago?"
"Yes."
"No wonder we couldn't reach you before."
Jiang Peipei and Huang Yuqing had come to pick up medicine earlier, which was why they couldn't find Wan Yunting.
"Come in."
Wan Yunting opened the consulting room door and let Jiang Peipei and Huang Yuqing in. After washing his hands, he picked up his white coat from the hanger and put it on, then sat back in his chair. He looked at Jiang Peipei and Huang Yuqing in front of him and smiled, "Are you out of medicine?"
"Yes."
Huang Yuqing nodded, then turned to look at Jiang Peipei beside her. She pondered for a moment before saying, "Wan Yunting, we heard about your sister. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, you don't need to comfort me."
Wan Yunting waved his hand and smiled. Then, he looked at Huang Yuqing's face: "I didn't expect your burn scar to fade so quickly. It should be completely gone with another week of medication."
"Yes, Yuqing's medicine is finished, so I accompanied her to get more."
Jiang Peipei looked at Huang Yuqing's face, which had already recovered more than seventy percent of its original appearance.
"Yunting, thank you."
Huang Yuqing expressed her sincere gratitude. She was very happy watching her face gradually recover during this period.
"You're welcome."
Wan Yunting waved his hand. Just then, a nurse came up and said, "Your medicine is ready."
"Give it to me, thank you."
Jiang Peipei went forward to take the ointment and thanked the nurse. Wan Yunting and Huang Yuqing chatted for a bit. As patients started to arrive outside, Jiang Peipei and Huang Yuqing didn't want to disturb him further. Then Jiang Peipei said, "Wan Yunting, are you free this afternoon at three? Our school is having a basketball game with teachers from Central South University. Do you want to come and watch?"
"This afternoon? I'm not sure yet. If I'm not busy, I'll come to watch your game," Wan Yunting said after thinking for a moment.
"Okay, it's settled then."
Jiang Peipei nodded, and she and Huang Yuqing turned to leave.
After escorting them downstairs, Wan Yunting returned to the consulting room and continued to diagnose and treat patients. After a while, he sent the last patient out…
Wan Yunting sat down, his brows furrowed. Why was there no news from that Gao Jiaming? Could it be that he had already found a doctor and gone to Shenzhen to treat his sister?
So, he called Guo Liang to ask about the situation…
Guren Tang was located on Huangpu Street in Huadu City, a bustling pedestrian street.
It had a vermillion gate, with two stone drum ornaments on either side. Above the gate, a very ancient plaque bore the three large characters "Guren Tang," and the inscription was by the founder of Guren Tang, the first generation inheritor of the Gu medical lineage, Gu Xianhe!
Guren Tang was large and had two floors. The first floor was a regular Chinese medicine hall, while the second floor was for consultations. There was also an inner courtyard with a service for patients to decoct their medicine, as many people nowadays did not know how to do it themselves and had to rely on the pharmacists in the medical hall.
On the second floor at this time, there were two consultation desks. One was occupied by a man in his thirties named Lu Zijin, who was Gu Yuanbai's last disciple and the eldest disciple of Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao.
As he had received Gu Yuanbai's true teachings, most of the daily affairs of Guren Tang were managed by Lu Zijin, and he also served as a consulting physician.
The other consultation seat naturally belonged to Gu Luotang. When she didn't have classes at the Traditional Chinese Medicine University, she would basically come here to see patients.
Qi Miaomiao's medical skills were not yet proficient, so she could only do odd jobs in the medical hall, such as dispensing medicine to patients at the first-floor counter…
"Luotang, do you not have classes today?"
Lu Zijin asked as he watched Gu Luotang ascend with an ethereal air.
"Yes, I don't have classes now. I'll be reporting to Xingyao Elementary School next Monday," Gu Luotang said with a slight smile to her senior disciple, then sat down at the adjacent consultation seat.
"It seems you and Master will be busy again," Lu Zijin said with a smile.
Gu Luotang nodded slightly. Seeing someone approach, she began to examine their pulse…
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the medical hall downstairs, a luxury car arrived. Gao Jiaming, dressed in designer casual wear, and a young man got out of the car and stood at the entrance of the medical hall.
"President Gao, this is the renowned physician Gu's medical hall in Huadu City. If you want to talk about who practices Chinese medicine best, it must be Physician Gu," said the young man beside him. He was Guo Liang's assistant. Since Gao Jiaming rarely came to Huadu and was unfamiliar with it, Guo Liang had asked his assistant to bring him to find Gu Yuanbai.
"Hmm, let's go in."
In fact, Gao Jiaming had also heard of Gu Yuanbai's reputation. He had come to Huadu specifically for him this time.
"Are you two gentlemen here for a consultation or to get medicine?" asked a staff member on the first floor.
"We are here to find your Physician Gu Yuanbai," the assistant said first.
Qi Miaomiao, who was behind the medicine counter, heard this and said, "My Master is busy with school matters and hasn't been to the medical hall for a long time. If you want to see a doctor, please go to the second floor to find my senior disciple and elder sister."
Upon hearing this, the assistant turned to look at Gao Jiaming. He directly approached Qi Miaomiao and said, "I would like to invite Physician Gu to make a house call. I don't care about the consultation fee!"
Qi Miaomiao gave him a disdainful look and said unceremoniously, "As I said, my Master is busy and doesn't have time for house calls."
Gao Jiaming raised his eyebrows, surprised that a mere dispensing girl in Guren Tang dared to speak to him like this.
The assistant asked, "Is Physician Gu's granddaughter, Gu Luotang, here?"
Qi Miaomiao pointed upstairs and said, "She's on the second floor. If you want to see a doctor, go up there."
The assistant nodded and said to Gao Jiaming, "President Gao, Gu Luotang, Gu Yuanbai's granddaughter, is a famous talent in Huadu's Chinese medicine circles. It is said that she has received Physician Gu Yuanbai's true teachings, and her medical skills are no less than his."
"Definitely. My elder sister's medical skills are ranked first among the younger generation in Huadu's Chinese medicine circles. Well, where does Doctor Wan rank..." As Qi Miaomiao spoke, she hesitated when she thought of Wan Yunting. Finally, she waved her hand: "Never mind, anyway, Sister likes Doctor Wan, so let them be first…"
It was clear that this ranking was her own invention.
"Let's go up and see."
Gao Jiaming didn't understand what this slightly peculiar girl was muttering about. He and Guo Liang's assistant went upstairs and saw Gu Luotang, dressed in an ancient-style Hanfu skirt, examining a woman's pulse as if she were an immortal who had descended to the mortal world.
Senior disciple Lu Zijin saw them and asked, "Are you two here for a consultation?"
The assistant replied, "No, we'd like to invite Doctor Luotang to make a house call."
Gu Luotang, who had just finished examining her patient, looked up at them and asked gently, "Where is the house call?"
"Shenzhen!"
Gao Jiaming looked at the dignified Gu Luotang, who was not only beautiful but also extraordinary.
"Shenzhen, that's too far,"
Lu Zijin shook his head and said apologetically, "If the patient can come to us, we can see them. We don't make house calls to faraway places."
Gao Jiaming said, "Name your price for the consultation fee."
Lu Zijin still smiled and shook his head: "I'm sorry, my Master has stipulated that we do not make long-distance house calls, so I apologize."
Gao Jiaming's eyebrows shot up at this. He hadn't expected such a result after coming all this way…
On the first floor, Qi Miaomiao saw a familiar figure enter and exclaimed with surprise, "Doctor Wan, why are you here?"
The person who arrived was none other than Wan Yunting. He walked over and said with a smile, "I was passing by, so I came in to take a look."
"You're here to see my elder sister, aren't you?" Qi Miaomiao teased him playfully.
Wan Yunting paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Is your elder sister here?"
"Yes, on the second floor."
Wan Yunting smiled and said, "Then go up and help me invite your elder sister down. Tell her I need her help with something!"
"What is it?" Qi Miaomiao was curious.
Wan Yunting smiled mysteriously: "You go first, and you'll know later."
"So mysterious, you're not trying to ask my sister out, are you?" Qi Miaomiao chuckled mischievously.
"What are you thinking? Hurry up and go," Wan Yunting gave her a sideways glance before asking for her help.
"Alright."
Qi Miaomiao then went out and ran up to the second floor. She saw Gao Jiaming trying to persuade Gu Luotang with a large sum of money to go to Shenzhen for a house call, but Lu Zijin refused.
This made Gao Jiaming angry. After all, the Gao family was an influential family in Shenzhen, yet they couldn't even invite a Chinese medicine doctor. Wouldn't that be a laughingstock if word got out…
"Elder Sister, Doctor Wan is looking for you."
Qi Miaomiao glanced at Gao Jiaming and whispered and smiled at Gu Luotang.
Upon hearing that Wan Yunting was looking for her, Gu Luotang's pretty face lit up. Qi Miaomiao said, "He has something to ask you and wants you to go downstairs to see him."
"Okay…"
Gu Luotang responded, and without even having time to say goodbye to her senior disciple, she lifted the hem of her skirt and eagerly went downstairs…
This scene made Gao Jiaming's face darken, feeling particularly humiliated…