Chapter 78: He's Made It

  "Mr. Zhou, now that Old Song's condition has stabilized temporarily, can you find some time in the next few days to let him try out that prescription?" Huang Xingran spoke up again with a hint of subtle regret in his heart. Although Old Song wouldn't die immediately and could be dragged on until experts from the provincial city or Beijing arrived for treatment, at this moment he clearly had more faith in Zhou Mingluo. Since the other party could use that set of acupuncture techniques to prolong Old Song's life, perhaps the prescription in his hand for treating liver cirrhosis could also play a huge role.

  After all, that prescription has been proven on Chen Hong's body.

  However, he didn't want Zhou Mingluo to do these things immediately. Song Lao's condition had stabilized, and it wouldn't make a difference for one more day. It seemed that Zhou Mingluo was now even more haggard, and he also felt embarrassed to let the other party continue to be busy. "This matter doesn't need to be rushed either. After the experts from the provincial capital and Beijing arrive, if they can't improve Song Lao's condition, it won't be too late."

  With that, Zhou Ming fell silent for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright, we can try the prescription, but I have one condition: when the time comes, I must personally decoct the medicine and deliver it to Old Man Song myself. I hope Mayor Huang will excuse me."

  Since he had already helped Song Lao extend his life and taken the first step, Zhou Ming naturally couldn't refuse Huang Xingran's request at this moment. However, not refusing didn't mean not being cautious; the rest of the matter still had to be strictly kept confidential.

  Of course, if those experts can come and help without him having to suffer through medicine, that would be the best outcome.

  "No problem, everything will be done according to Mr. Zhou's requirements, I guarantee that no one else will touch the medicine you sent." Huang Xingran understood Zhou Mingluo's concerns and nodded with a smile. After nodding, he paused for a moment and smiled, "Mr. Zhou, this way of addressing each other seems too formal, if you don't mind, considering our age, you can just call me Brother Huang, and I'll also take the liberty to call you Younger Brother Zhou?"

  Since he had already made up his mind to befriend Zhou Mingluo and was even planning to win him over, he naturally found their current form of address for each other annoying.

  But this sentence made Chen Hongmu shudder, directly calling Huang Xingran "Huang Ge"? This title is also too powerful!

  Zhou Ming's fall is somewhat nonchalant, this is just a title, no need to take it seriously, after all, he is not a person within the system.

  After smiling and agreeing, Zhou Ming Luo bid farewell to Huang Xing Ran, but unexpectedly, after learning that Old Song was still in a coma, he insisted on hosting a banquet to thank Zhou Ming Luo. He had pulled Zhou Ming Luo away from the dinner table anyway, and the location of the meal wasn't far, just a few minutes' drive away.

  Now if he really lets the other party help him out and then turns around and leaves, that's also too ungrateful.

  No matter how hard he tried to get out of it, Zhou Ming Luo could only helplessly nod in agreement. He then turned to Chen Hong and said, "Since it's already time for dinner, why don't you come along too, Brother Chen?"

  In an instant, Chen Hong became excited. To be able to have dinner at the same table as Huang Xingran? This was something that he couldn't help but get excited about. But amidst his excitement, Chen Hong still cautiously glanced at Huang Xingran and said, "Young Master Zhou, this is Mayor Huang's thank-you banquet for you, would it be suitable for me to attend?"

  "There's nothing wrong, Mr. Chen. If you're free, let's go together. To be honest, if it weren't for your help in inviting Old Zhou, I wouldn't have had an appetite until now." Seeing Chen Hong being cautious and wanting to agree while fearing it might not be proper, Huang Xingran laughed and nodded affirmatively.

  And what he said was also true, before that he saw it very clearly, if Chen Hong hadn't made an effort, he might not have been able to invite Zhou Mingluo.

  "Well, I'll go ask for mercy then." Chen Hong finally put his mind at ease and nodded repeatedly in excitement.

  This was indeed a sudden idea, but he asked Chen Hong not just on a whim, but thinking of asking him to have dinner with Xiuniang together. Xiuniang is Fang Shu Tong's wife, since Chen Hong is the key person helping Fang Shu Tong, it's only right to invite Xiuniang to thank him personally.

  Having decided to go eat, the rest was much simpler. However, just a few minutes later, the three of them arrived at Qingxiang Restaurant again. This time, Huang Xingran was no longer in a hurry and did not park his car illegally as before, but instead parked it very properly in a nearby parking lot.

  "Little fallen?"

  "Mayor Huang."

  ……

  When several people entered the restaurant, the three figures immediately stood up on the seats originally occupied by Zhou Mingluo and Yang Huaixiu. Yang Huaixiu looked at Zhou Mingluo with confusion and a hint of nervousness, while Yang Huajun and Ling Yu were completely unexpected to see Huang Xingran return again, all somewhat flustered as they greeted Huang Xingran.

  The two of them didn't leave, although Ling Yu was self-interested and had previously forced Yang Huaiyu into a difficult position, the relationship between Yang Huaijun and his sister was still very good. When they saw their sister, they naturally wouldn't just say a few words and then leave. Even if Ling Yu herself didn't want to stay, after seeing Zhou Mingluo being treated with courtesy by Huang Xingran, even with a hint of humility begging, even if she felt too ashamed to stay, she still forced herself to swallow her pride and stayed.

  "Huang Ge, this is..." Along with several people standing up, Zhou Ming Luo also smiled and introduced the person next to him, quickly explaining afterwards. Huang Xing Ran then also smiled and greeted several people, saying in the process that he had disturbed their private dinner party, hoping Yang Huai Shou wouldn't mind, and especially not be restrained, just treating him like an unrelated old man would be fine.

  It's one thing to say that, but Ling Yu and the others obviously couldn't really treat him as an irrelevant old man with just one sentence. What shocked Ling Yu and Yang Huaijun even more was that in such a short period of time, how did Zhou Ming Luo become sworn brothers with Huang Xingran? This almost scared Ling Yu to death.

  Even after sitting down, the atmosphere at the dinner table was still a bit stiff.

  Seeing Lian Yang Huaixiu looking at Huang Xingran with a respectful gaze, Zhou Ming Luo smiled and took out the ownership certificate of the jade store that he had prepared to give to Yang Huaixiu earlier. "Auntie Huaixiu, this is the jade store we previously owned. I've taken it back these past few days. It was originally meant for you when I first arrived, but I didn't have time to bring it out until now."

  "And this is Chen, the warden of Pingyuan Prison. I forgot to introduce him to you earlier. Thanks to Brother Chen's care, Uncle Fang has been able to live a relatively comfortable life in prison."

  After passing things over, Zhou Ming Luo introduced Chen Hong again.

  This sudden movement startled Yang Huaiyu, who stood up from her original position in a daze, staring blankly at Zhou Mingluo, then at Chen Hong and Huang Xingran, with a face full of confusion.

  She was indeed too shocked, what on earth is going on? How could things change so drastically in just a week or so without seeing Zhou Ming Luo?

  Not long ago, Zhou Ming Luo was still running around with her seeking help, but this time they were all disappointed and returned. Now, in the blink of an eye, not only did the other side bring back the jade shop, but even the warden of Pingyuan Prison and the mayor of Xincheng City were pulled to the dinner table. And these two people actually had such a good attitude towards Zhou Ming Luo? All of this seems like a dream, making one fear that it's all fake.

  "Xiu Yi, it's just my good luck. Recently, I helped a friend with something and also fixed a porcelain item for her family. Later, her brother took me to gamble on stones, and unexpectedly, I got lucky..." Seeing Yang Huai Xiu's stunned expression, Zhou Ming Luo let out a low sigh and began explaining the changes of the past week. His explanation was 90% true and 10% false, except for the part about the yellow skin book and the symbol media, everything else was basically facts.

  However, even so, after he finished speaking, Yang Huaixiu still looked like she didn't dare to believe it and was stunned there, Yang Huaibei and Ling Yu also had almost the same expression.

  All this is simply too fantastic, winning a fortune by gambling on stones, isn't it almost the same as buying lottery tickets? Furthermore, Zhou Minglu mentioned that he had luckily known an old Chinese doctor before, learned a set of acupuncture techniques and got several prescriptions by rote, then cured Chen Hong's illness, and also prolonged the life of one of Huang Shichang's relatives. This is even more unbelievable, but even if it's too fantastic to believe, looking at the ownership certificate of the jade store now, and Chen Yulang and Huang Xingran sitting across the table, I have no choice but to believe that all this is true.

  "Xiao Luo, I...I really don't know what to say anymore." Until the end, Yang Huai Xiu stared blankly at the jade shop ownership deed in front of her, and then burst into tears again, even holding the jade shop ownership deed and crying with joy.

  But what made her even happier was seeing Zhou Ming finally at peace.