The Female Doctor and the Female Quack

  His life returned to calmness, getting up early every day, exercising a bit, eating the unpalatable breakfast cooked by Xing Er for him, and then reporting to the Equipment Department.

  Every night when he comes back, he will hold a pile of strange metal objects and lock himself in the room alone, clanging and tinkering with something, without letting Xing Er and Huan Er know.

  The business of Zhang's Dim Sum Shop was getting worse and worse, the little profit they had was taken away by Old Man Song. The employees were complaining all the time, and Huan'er was also becoming more and more unhappy, so she eventually stopped going to the shop altogether, staying at home, helping Sun Langzhong sort out medicinal herbs, helping some poor patients with their diagnoses, and doing household chores.

  One day, Zhen Ming suddenly called Sun Lang and Huan Er into the room and told them something that made them feel extremely surprised.

  ……

  "Open a medical clinic?"

  Sun Langzhong was taken aback when he heard this somewhat unexpected suggestion from Zhen's bitter mouth.

  "What about Na Xinfang?" asked Xing Er and Huan Er in a hurry.

  "That's Zhang's wife's store, now managed by her husband. One person has already been bothered by him, I don't want you all to be unhappy too."

  Xing'er and Huan'er's faces showed a hint of delight upon hearing the words, but then they said with some regret: "What a pity, we spent so much effort to come up with that recipe."

  "What's the big deal about recipes? Your brother can come up with hundreds of these things in a minute, each one making a fortune. But making money isn't the main thing; what matters is that you all live happily from now on."

  Looking at the two of them, her eyes showed a hint of reluctance. "If one day I'm no longer by your side, I also hope you won't have to look at other people's faces to get through the days, don't have to be controlled by others like Zhang sister. Although Sun Lao is by your side, you don't need to rely on other men to make a living, but he can't take care of you for a lifetime after all."

  Xing Er and Huan Er's expressions suddenly turned serious, "Zhen Gege, what's wrong with you? Why are you saying such strange things all of a sudden?"

  Zhen Ming smiled wryly: "Nothing, just miss home a bit."

  Xing'er let out a sigh of relief and patted her chest, "You scared me half to death, I thought you were going to get drunk and jump into the river again."

  Zhen Ming's eyes were bitter as he looked at the two lovely and adorable girls, who had always been his happy fruit and good sisters. A hint of sadness flashed in his eyes, they all thought that when he said going home, it meant he could come back to see them anytime.

  As for going home, he didn't even have a single shred of confidence. It's possible that not only would he be unable to return, but he might also lose his life in the process...

  But no matter what, he didn't want to stay in this place that would remind him of that gentle and charming woman at every moment, a place where his heart would ache like a knife cut.

  He put on a nonchalant expression, smiling as he said: "Actually, I've been thinking that before I return home, I'll open up the medical hall first. With Old Sun's medical skills, as long as you're all willing to study diligently, it's possible that in a few years' time, you'll become the most renowned female divine doctor in Luoyang City. With such exceptional medical skills, even if there's great turmoil in the world, the medical hall won't close down. The more disastrous and difficult the times are, the more precious doctors will become."

  "Goddess Doctor?"

  Xing'er thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled happily. She had admired Dr. Sun Langzhong since she was a child and was used to seeing patients show gratitude and respect towards him. From a young age, she fantasized about being able to help others like Dr. Sun Langzhong, earning their gratitude and respect, and feeling happy when she saw people recover from illness and laugh with joy.

  Sun Langzhong also taught her to write and read from a young age, teaching her to identify medicinal materials. Through ear and eye contact, although she was still young, she had already read many medical classics and memorized many prescriptions. What she lacked was systematic learning and clinical experience.

  "I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about Huan'er. You're at most just a mediocre doctor." Zhen Ming added indifferently.

  Xing'er immediately frowned and glared at him, walking up to him and pinching his ear, "See if I'll still cook breakfast for you! Heartless!"

  "Then I really have to thank you..."

  "Thanks for your kindness, you don't know how much courage it took for me to eat the meal you cooked."

  "Fine! If you say so, then I'll cook for you - breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even the midnight snack you mentioned. I'll poison this heartless big wolf to death!"

  Zhen Ming sighed with a helpless expression: "Little girl, do you know what a pervert is? You're always shouting 'pervert' this and 'pervert' that."

  "Hum, how didn't I know? In the past when Zhang sister was around, you always secretly looked at her chest, and you still say you're not a big pervert!"

  "Then so plump, and the ditch is so deep, it's hard not to notice, I didn't do it on purpose."

  "Excuse me! Big pervert! Peeping Tom!"

  Airport!

  "What is an airport?"

  "Look down and you'll see the airport."

  "Watch me pull your ears off and use them as a snack for Grandpa!"

  Sun Langzhong and Huan'er were already laughing on the side, unable to close their mouths. With Zhen Mingxu and Xing'er at home, every day was lively and joyful.

  ……

  Before long, another month had passed and a small two-story house in the southern slum of Luoyang City hung a sign that read "Sun's Pharmacy", which was not large but complete with all five internal organs.

  Infusion room, operating room, orthopedic correction, acupuncture massage cupping...

  Some patients who cannot afford medical expenses can receive treatment by sending some of the vegetables they grow and the chickens or ducks they raise.

  What's most delightful is that there are two pretty female nurses inside, young and already able to treat some minor illnesses, many people go there just for them.

  One told ten, ten told a hundred, and the reputation of Sun's pharmacy spread among the poor families in Luoyang within just one short month. Every day, there were dozens of people queuing outside the clinic.

  Later, the backyard of Sun's pharmacy was filled with all sorts of domestic poultry and livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese and sheep, as well as baskets upon baskets of dried vegetables and mountain goods.

  Later on, the medicine was really not enough, Zhenming bitterly changed a rule for the medical institution, allowing credit, and the method of credit was to join the medical insurance of the medical institution. The condition was that the medical institution would issue seeds of medicinal materials to each insured person, letting them plant various medicinal materials in their own courtyards according to the season, and then submit the medicinal materials on time and in quantity. Not only could the medical institution provide free medical services for them, but it could also purchase the excess medicinal materials from them at market price.

  This not only solved the problem of shortage of Chinese medicinal materials, but also solved their worries about expensive medical treatment. Almost everyone is willing to become a medical insurance object of Sun's pharmacy, and this thoughtful approach was praised by all.

  However, problems keep emerging one after another; once the financial issues between doctors and patients are resolved, the problem of shortage of medical staff becomes prominent.