"What just happened?"
After finishing with the patient, Du Fei finally had time to inquire about the situation.
Wang Zhongling briefly recounted the events to him.
Upon hearing this, Du Fei turned to Xu Wenshan and said, "In the future, if you encounter people like that, just have Da Bao handle them. That way, you won't get taken advantage of."
"Exactly! If I hadn't been busy dispensing medicine just now, I would have definitely let that guy taste my sandbag-sized fists!"
Du Dabao held up his fist, striking a powerful pose.
Seeing that everyone cared about her, Xu Wenshan nodded, indicating that she understood.
Although Du Fei didn't talk much, and Du Dabao didn't have much interaction with her, Xu Wenshan knew in her heart that everyone considered her one of their own. When trouble arose, they all stood by her.
After a busy day, the TCM clinic was preparing to close.
"By the way, is everyone else okay?"
Du Fei tidied up and looked around.
After receiving everyone's assurances, Du Fei mentioned that since the clinic had been open for so long, they hadn't yet had a meal together, so he planned to treat everyone to dinner.
Speaking of dinner, Wang Zhongling and Xu Wenshan exchanged glances and couldn't help but chuckle.
"What's wrong? The way you two are smiling, it seems like there's a story I don't know about?"
Du Dabao was calculating what he wanted to eat when he saw Wang Zhongling and Xu Wenshan smiling together, and he was surprised.
However, neither of them told him, which greatly bothered Du Dabao.
Finally, Du Fei explained to Du Dabao that he and Wang Zhongling had gone to a food stall for dinner and had encountered Xu Wenshan.
"So Wenshan is a great singer! Actually, I'm also very good at singing. How about we find a KTV tonight and sing while we eat?"
After hearing Du Fei's explanation, Du Dabao immediately had an idea.
Du Fei didn't care what they ate, as long as everyone agreed.
"Okay, Wenshan and I have no objections. Let's find a place to eat and sing, and by the way, let's see how good Da Bao's singing really is."
Wang Zhongling looked at Xu Wenshan. Seeing her nod in agreement, she spoke.
Since everyone agreed, Du Fei began looking for a venue.
He browsed on his phone and finally chose a restaurant called Ju Xiang Yuan.
It was a place where they could eat and sing, perfectly fitting their requirements.
Everyone packed up their belongings and got into Du Fei's car, heading straight for Ju Xiang Yuan.
"Alright, let's order this much for now. Bring out the dishes directly."
Upon arriving at Ju Xiang Yuan, Miss Wang Zhongling took charge of ordering without hesitation.
After ordering, she deliberately looked at Du Fei and said, "Boss Du, I've ordered quite a bit. Will you be heartbroken when it's time to pay?"
Hearing Wang Zhongling's straightforward teasing, Du Fei could only offer a wry smile.
Xu Wenshan covered her mouth and giggled, while Du Dabao grinned heartily.
After their banter, everyone remembered that besides eating, there was another important matter: singing.
"Du Fei and I have both heard Wenshan sing. Da Bao, you were boasting earlier about being like a singing king. Let's hear if you're as good as you claim."
After turning on the karaoke equipment in the private room, Wang Zhongling handed the microphone directly to Du Dabao.
Du Dabao patted his chest and said, "I wouldn't dare brag about anything else, but when it comes to singing, if I say I'm second in the entire Du Family Village, no one would dare claim to be first."
However, Wang Zhongling soon regretted her decision.
She regretted handing the microphone to Du Dabao.
Because his singing voice was a nightmare.
To describe it in one sentence: others sing for money, he sings for your life!
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Wang Zhongling directly pressed the pause button on the remote control. Then, she shook her head vigorously, as if trying to shake Du Dabao's singing from her mind.
As for Du Fei and Xu Wenshan, although they didn't react as dramatically as Wang Zhongling, they both frowned.
Du Fei, in particular, pointed at Du Dabao and said, "Da Bao, next time you dislike someone, just sing at them."
"What? Brother Fei, what do you mean?"
Du Dabao was still immersed in his own world, savoring the feeling he had just experienced.
He was a bit displeased when Wang Zhongling paused his song, and he didn't understand what Du Fei meant.
"Your singing is to die for! After you finish a song, he'll immediately hang himself. Do you still need to ask what I mean?"
Xu Wenshan understood Du Fei's meaning immediately and was struggling to hold back her laughter.
Wang Zhongling, on the other hand, said it without any reservation.
Du Dabao awkwardly scratched the back of his head and looked at Xu Wenshan beside him. "Uh, Wenshan, you're saying my singing is really that bad? I thought it felt really good, and my old friends always praised my singing and said I had the potential to be a singing god."
Xu Wenshan had a gentle personality. Seeing Du Dabao looking at her with such anticipation, she couldn't bear to discourage him, but she also couldn't lie. For a moment, she didn't know how to answer him.
"Terrible! Extremely terrible. In short, if you ever mention singing again, don't blame me for falling out with you!"
Wang Zhongling had initially wanted to sing, but Du Dabao's devilish voice had completely ruined her mood.
As for Du Fei, he had only wanted to accompany everyone for fun; he wasn't particularly interested in singing.
"Alright, alright, the dishes are almost all here. Let's eat."
Xu Wenshan felt a bit sorry for Du Dabao, seeing him silenced by Wang Zhongling's sharp words. As a few dishes were served, she quickly urged everyone to eat.
Admittedly, the chef at Ju Xiang Yuan was quite skilled. Among the six or seven dishes Wang Zhongling had ordered, four received rave reviews from everyone.
They ate and chatted, sharing amusing anecdotes and telling humorous stories that had happened at the TCM clinic.
Before they knew it, the meal had lasted until past ten o'clock.
"Oh dear, it's getting late. I promised my mom I'd be back early."
Xu Wenshan looked at the time and exclaimed in surprise.
Because her mother was not in good health, Xu Wenshan had maintained the habit of returning home immediately after work.
If she hadn't been having dinner with Du Fei, Wang Zhongling, and the others today, she wouldn't have stayed out so late.
"Then let's pay the bill and head back quickly."
Since they had eaten enough and Xu Wenshan needed to get home, everyone left the private room together.
Du Fei settled the bill, and everyone was already in the car.
As Xu Wenshan was in a hurry to get home, Du Fei drove her back first.
Upon arriving at Xu Wenshan's home, Du Dabao proactively offered to cycle back on a shared bike, as his rented apartment was not far from there, thus avoiding an extra detour.
"Alright, be careful on the road."
Du Fei and Wang Zhongling waved goodbye to the two who had gotten out of the car.
The two of them told Du Fei to drive slowly and be safe.