Volume 1, Chapter 70: The Money Will Definitely Be There

In the vegetable garden, Guo Dong tied the freshly harvested vegetables into bundles and loaded them into baskets.

"Some people were already available to do the work, yet just because of Wang Qing, they make such a fuss. Unbelievable!"

Guo Dong muttered softly to himself while keeping busy.

"Guodong, stop working for a moment! Hurry up, they've arrived!"

Guo Dong raised his head, straightened up, and looked at Liu Yang, who was running up from the foot of the mountain.

"What do people arriving have to do with me? Do you still want these vegetables or not? If not, I'll find another buyer!"

Liu Yang was at a loss for words. "..."

"Are you out of your mind, kid? As long as you cure the patient, what's money? Do you still care about these small change from selling vegetables?"

"I can't cure them!" Guo Dong retorted irritably. "Other people getting sick has what to do with you? Director Liu, it's not that I'm lecturing you, but you'd better position yourself accurately. Stop getting involved in all these pointless things—it's useless! In business, you still have to keep your feet on the ground and take it step by step. That's the only way to feel secure!"

Fine!

Liu Yang felt it was impossible to reason with this kid. Was he actually lecturing him on how to do business? Having reached where he was today, did he really need Guo Dong to teach him?

"As a doctor, saving lives and healing the wounded is your vocational duty! Is refusing to treat the dying the reason you studied medicine?"

"Don't try to provoke me with that kind of talk, I'm not buying it!"

Guo Dong chuckled. "It's not that I don't want to save them, but their airs are simply too grand. Look at how chaotic the village has become right now. People are abandoning their work just to welcome a patient. It's not that I'm blaming you, but if it weren't for that single phone call of yours, the villagers would never act like this!"

Liu Yang was beside himself with anger. "I was merely stating the facts. If you've got the ability, go complain to your village head! Why are you griping to me?"

The moment Meng Tianming was mentioned, Guo Dong deflated.

He truly couldn't afford to offend him! And precisely because he couldn't afford to offend him, he had run up here to nurse his grievances. Meng Tianming would constantly use Meng Xiaohan to pressure him, as if he were destined to never find a wife in this lifetime!

"All right, stop throwing a childish tantrum. The people are almost here, and your maternal grandfather and paternal grandfather are standing on the same side—they both want you to step in!"

Guo Dong took a deep breath, looked down the mountain at the crowd gathered at the village entrance, and sighed with a shake of his head.

"I have no certainty of curing them!"

"Don't you still have your grandfathers backing you up?"

"They aren't gods either; they don't have absolute certainty either!"

"Then just give it your utmost effort!"

After pondering for a moment, Guo Dong finally nodded in agreement. If he didn't agree, Meng Tianming would likely show up at his doorstep to raise a fuss every single day.

"Fine, but let's make it clear beforehand: even if the treatment fails, you still have to pay a consultation fee!"

"Do you think everyone is as stingy as you? Let me tell you, the money will definitely be paid in full!"

Meanwhile, the live broadcast room was once again in an uproar.

"Whoa, the streamer is actually a doctor!"

"How did a doctor end up farming in a village?"

"I said it all along, this is all just the streamer's gimmick. There's a production team pulling strings behind the scenes!"

"Whether there's a team behind it or not, we'll just wait and see if he starts selling products!"

Guo Dong put down the work in his hands and turned to head down the mountain.

"Your phone! The live stream is still running!" Liu Yang called out to remind him.

Ah!

Guo Dong hurriedly ran back, grabbed his phone, turned off the live stream, and walked away!

Once again, he left his fans hanging in mid-air.

As the saying goes, once and twice, but not three times—how many times had this happened already?

He couldn't remember how many times, but at this moment, everyone watching the live stream was laughing uncontrollably.

Take Meng Xiaohan and Tian Fang, who were walking toward the village entrance, for instance.

"See? He's always like this. When he's focused on something, nothing else crosses his mind."

"It's a good thing people nowadays are easily bored; otherwise, with this kind of broadcasting style, he would have been cursed out long ago."

"You'll get used to it. After staying in the village long enough, you'll realize there are very few people who can put up with his temper. He basically inherited his grandfather's genes to a tee—both of them share the exact same personality!"

Or take Xie Minmin, who was sitting on a tree stump at the village entrance.

She sat there with her phone, continuously typing messages and stirring up mischief in the live stream chat. She hadn't felt this joyful in a very long time. Ever since her fiancé's car accident, this was arguably the first time she had cast aside all her worries and genuinely fallen in love with watching a live stream.

"Hurry up, hurry up! The vehicle has already reached Lijiagou!"

At that moment, someone started shouting.

A group of elderly men and women stood at the village entrance, lined up in two rows, making Xie Minmin shake her head and sigh incessantly.

"Everyone get ready, be prepared to receive them at any moment!"

"Receive what? They're here for medical treatment, just help out, don't look too happy!"

"Didn't you say we were going to form a welcoming line?"

"Do you want to scare the patient away? No smiling, act natural, and show some eagerness. First, get the person settled at Uncle An's house!"

Pfft!

Hearing these remarks, Xie Minmin ultimately failed to hold back and burst into laughter.

With so many old folks in the village, there was never a shortage of amusement from morning till night!

This made Xie Minmin appreciate the virtues of rural life all over again!

The sound of an engine echoed, and a passenger bus drove in along the only available road. Fortunately, the stone blocks blocking the path had been cleared away. As the bus drove in, it proceeded smoothly without the slightest obstruction.

Wang Qing, sitting inside the vehicle, was dumbfounded.

Gazing at the villagers lining both sides of the road, he found himself completely bewildered.

"What are all these people doing?"

Wang Huan glanced out the window. "Welcoming you, of course. Your status speaks for itself. In their eyes, your coming to this village will undoubtedly bring them economic revenue!"

Having said that, Wang Huan let out a sigh.

Based on this alone, her confidence collapsed yet again! Any normal person could easily figure out the crucial underlying motive. Treatment was merely a gimmick; tricking her father into investing here was their true intention!

Thinking of the young man she had met earlier, a trace of disappointment washed over her. To think she had given him such high praise! Turns out he was just cut from the same cloth as those people in the capital—all wearing the same hypocritical mask.

"Dad, why don't we just go back?"

Wang Qing harbored the exact same sentiment and sighed. Yet, he still said, "Since we've already come, let's at least give it a try!"

As he spoke, the vehicle came to a halt, and Meng Tianming was the first to rush forward!

"Quick, everyone come and help, carry the patient to Uncle An's house!"

Seeing so many people crowding around the bus door, Wang Qing was startled and hurriedly blocked their path.

"Everyone please make way. We have our own people, we can carry her ourselves! Thank you in advance, my wife needs quiet, and I hope everyone can understand!"

Though annoyed, he tried his best to steady his mindset and spoke as calmly as possible.

Meng Tianming was slightly taken aback and immediately began directing traffic.

All the villagers retreated to the sides of the road. Xie Minmin watched from a distance, showing no intention of getting closer.

However, when Meng Xiaohan arrived, Xie Minmin actually went up to meet her.

"Sister Min!"

Meng Xiaohan shared the exact same sentiment as Xie Minmin and had kept her distance.

"Let's go, let's go watch the commotion!"

Meng Xiaohan gave a wry smile. "My dad's style is always like this, I'm making a laughingstock of myself in front of you."

Xie Minmin covered her mouth with a light chuckle. "I completely understand, because my dad is exactly the same way!"