Chapter 50: Opening the Network
"Brother Lin, can my mother wait until my two sisters come back?"
Lin Chen looked at the couple and nodded slightly: "Absolutely no problem, I will take good care of them in the future."
Lu Dachuan suddenly became excited. He had been without a father since he was five years old. His mother raised three siblings by herself. Now, just when they were about to have a good life, his mother's health failed.
"real?"
Lin Chen looked at his shocked expression and chuckled. "With our relationship, how can I lie to you?"
Lu Dachuan excitedly stepped forward and shook Lin Chen's hand: "Thank you, Brother Lin, thank you so much."
Just then, Lu Dachuan was so excited that he burst into tears.
"Old Lu, look, our mother is awake!"
Lin Chen turned around and pretended to check his pulse again.
"It's working. Her pulse is stronger now. You can eat some porridge tomorrow, something easy to digest. I'll go back and make a few more prescriptions. You can pick them up from my place tomorrow. The old lady should be able to hold on for a while... but there's nothing I can do for her. After all, she's old..."
In fact, Lin Chen only used the Life and Death Sutra to take away the dead energy in the old lady's body, but he did not release the living energy...
"Okay, thank you so much, Brother Lin. We had given up hope... I didn't expect Brother Lin to be such a miracle doctor."
After Lin Chen took back the three silver needles, he thought to himself that I hope you can help me do things efficiently in the future.
"It's just a coincidence! I'm not a miracle doctor."
"Brother Lin, I'll pay for your consultation." Lu Dachuan was so excited that he didn't know how to thank him, and could only express his gratitude with money.
Lin Chen shook his head: "Brother Lu, what are you talking about for money? These are just a piece of cake. Besides, I may need your help in the future, and you can ask me for money then!"
The couple looked at each other and laughed: "Okay, Brother Lin, just arrange anything for you in the future. I will do my best to get it done for you... Your little help is a great favor to our family. I'll go buy some food and we'll have a drink and I'll take you back..."
"No, no, your sister-in-law is still waiting for me at home, otherwise she would be worried. It won't be too late for us to drink when the old lady is able to get out of bed. You still have to take good care of her now. You have to take good care of her since she is old..."
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After some polite conversation, Lu Dachuan happily escorted Lin Chen out of the alley. He had originally asked Lin Chen to give it a try. Unexpectedly, the doctor cured it with just a few injections. The relationship with the miracle doctor must be maintained...
After leaving Lu Dachuan's house, Lin Chen hurried back to the courtyard humming a little tune.
"With the relationship with the Personnel Department, it will be much more convenient in the future. Tomorrow, Lu Dachuan will promote his medical skills to me again, and I will have to expand my network of relationships in the factory..."
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Just as Lin Chen said, the next day, Section Chief Lu swept away the gloomy mood of the past half month.
A canteen restaurant
Section Chief Lu praised Lin Chen's magic to several section chiefs and workshop directors.
"Old Liu, you don't know! Section Chief Lin is not only good at bone setting surgery, but also has a miraculous hand in internal medicine. My mother was dying these days, so I asked him to check on her yesterday. Hey, guess what happened today, my mother sat up and drank half a bowl of porridge..."
Everyone in the steel mill knew that Lin Chen was good at surgery, but they didn’t expect that he was also so skilled in internal medicine.
"Then you have to thank him, Old Lu. We should try to build a relationship with him in the future. Who knows, we might be able to use Chief Lin someday."
"The day after tomorrow my two sisters will return to Sijiu City, and we will go together to thank them. The gifts are ready... You must build a good relationship with them, it will be very useful when something happens."
In just one day, word of Lin Chen's superb treatment skills in internal medicine spread among the leadership of the steel mill...
In this period when medical facilities are limited, it is a big deal if you have a friend with excellent medical skills.
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Evening
Steel rolling mill gate
"See you after the New Year, Chief Lin. Happy New Year in advance!"
Lin Chen smiled and greeted the security guard at the gate.
"Well, I wish you a happy new year too!"
Last year during the Chinese New Year, Lin Chen was alone, but this year he had his wife to accompany him.
Lin Chen turned a corner and saw that there was no one in front or behind him. After taking a quick glance at a suitable place to stay, he went straight back to an empty corner of Nanluoguxiang... When he came out again, he was already outside the alley. At this time, several children gathered together to set off firecrackers, and the atmosphere of the New Year had already begun to feel like it was the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
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After Lin Chen returned home, Qin Huairu was still distributing the things that Lin Chen needed to take back from her parents' home.
"Lin Chen, come and see I bought some new year goods today..."
Lin Chen washed his hands while looking at his happy wife.
"Let me see what everything is. You can buy whatever your family needs and make your own decision."
"You are on holiday now, right? Let's go back to Qinjiazhuang tomorrow... I gave some to my parents to take back."
When Lin Chen got closer, he found that Qin Huairu didn't bring any good things for her parents. Apart from ten pounds of flour, the rest were ordinary things like kelp, dried tofu skin, etc.
"Take the meat and fat I brought back from the kitchen with you. We'll buy more when we make dumplings in a couple of days. These you brought can only be used as side dishes for the New Year. They won't be as delicious without the pork belly."
Qin Huairu was very touched when she saw Lin Chen walking to the kitchen to get the meat... Lin Chen was so good to her and her parents, he showed it with his actions instead of just words.
Lin Chen wanted to treat the Qin family well, so that they would have nothing to complain about him. Even if he was a little unfaithful in the future... they would not encourage the girl to divorce him.
"Huai Ru, let's do this. I'll go get some pig heads tomorrow morning and ask my parents to cook them for us. We can bring some back to serve as a snack when we return to the city..."
"Hey, there are a lot of snacks there! And they are cheap too..."
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The couple's dinner table
"Huai Ru, there is something I need to report to you. I donated all my salary to the Anti-Japanese United Army today without your consent. There is still a war on the front line, and I just joined the organization, so..."
After hearing this, Qin Huairu immediately grabbed her man's hand.
"Well, it should be. My family donated corn flour half a year ago! Only when we defeat the American empire can we live a good life... We can donate as long as we have enough for flowers! I am a family member of an official, so I will definitely support you."
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West House in the Central Courtyard
Jia Zhang knew that her son and daughter-in-law had received their salaries today...
"Lan Zi, you guys are on holiday and our family needs to prepare New Year's goods. You are not fit to queue up for the pork belly, so just give me the money. I will queue up for the pork belly tomorrow..."
Jia Zhang just wanted to get the money, at least to ensure that she had some surplus every month.
Ma Lan squinted her eyes and looked at her mother-in-law with a half-smile on her face, which made Jia Zhang unable to guess what it meant.
"Tell me how much money is needed to buy New Year's supplies?"
When Jia Zhang heard her daughter-in-law agree, she immediately stretched out five fingers.
Ma Lan nodded: "No problem, five dollars is not a lot."
Jia Zhang was stunned. What five dollars? Are you pretending to be stupid in front of me? Who can spend five dollars during the New Year?
"Not five dollars, I mean fifty dollars."
Ma Lan, who was about to take out money, stopped dead in her tracks. Her mother-in-law actually asked for fifty yuan for the New Year's Eve.
So she slammed the table, scaring Jia Dongxu, who was drinking porridge nearby, so much that his hands shook and the bowl was almost broken.
"Are you going to eat dragon meat for the New Year? You want fifty yuan... Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? Last year, my eldest sister-in-law had a prosperous New Year and my three sisters-in-law each contributed ten yuan. A dozen people were already very happy, and you want fifty yuan for the three of us."
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