My daily work as a doctor: My treatment value is increasing.

Hospitals in small county towns may not offer high salaries, but they provide a stable income regardless of circumstances, have a respectable reputation, and offer access to extensive networks.

Lu Renxin's eyes seemed to say: Hehe, I'll just laugh and not say anything, let's see what else you can say.

His gaze stung Li Aijun and the other man. Why was he better off than them? His family didn't have much money, yet they were so harmonious.

Li Aijun has always felt that his sister's things should belong to him, and that his sister's whole family should give everything to his family.

Suddenly, one of the honest family members realized something and refused to hand over what he owned, which Li Aijun couldn't accept.

Lu Renxin's calmness only fueled his dissatisfaction. His family was dirt poor, so why did he have the right to put on such a condescending and mocking expression?

Li Aijun retorted, "He's just a small-time doctor. You couldn't afford this car even if you worked your whole life."

Her aunt's smile was also stiff; she, too, hadn't expected Lu Renxin to work here.

"That's it. My nephew graduated and he's working here too, and you're working here too. What's the point? You're still poor!"

Cousin Li Xiaofeng leaned against the driver's side window, smoking a cigarette with a sullen face. He watched his parents attack Lu Renxin, hesitated several times before finally choosing to remain silent.

These are his parents; there's no need to argue with them over an outsider!

He didn't stop Li Aijun and Wang Lili, nor did he try to say a word for his cousin.

Lu Renxin's gaze was fixed on him, watching his every move.

He knew from a young age that his uncle and aunt were not good people, and he never had any hope for them.

This cousin still harbored some expectations.

The two were very close when they were young, especially when their mother was financially supporting their uncle's family.

When they had to go out, they didn't have time to take care of Li Xiaofeng, so they left him at Lu Renxin's house, where he lived in the same room and slept in the same bed with him.

In the summer, my cousin would sneak off to the river to swim with his friends.

Although he inevitably gets nagged by his mother when he gets home, his cousin always stands in front of him and tells Li Ailan that it's all his idea, and that if she scolds him, she should only scold himself and not his younger brother.

Once, for some reason, Lu Renxin dove into the water and suddenly got a leg cramp.

He kept struggling in the water, but his friends didn't notice. It was his cousin who discovered he was drowning, swam over, grabbed him, and desperately pulled him ashore with one hand.

My cousin's face turned pale with fright. When Lu Renxin woke up, the first thing he saw was his red-rimmed eyes.

"Waaah... You're finally awake. It's all my fault for bringing you swimming. If anything had happened to you, how could I face my aunt?"

Later, when they went to high school and then to university, the two drifted further and further apart due to the distance between them.

But Lu Renxin always thought that they had once been very close, and that his cousin and uncle were not on the same path.

He never imagined that the beauty and friendship of his youth would gradually fade away with time, and that his cousin would become someone who wouldn't say a word for him.

Perhaps he's always been like this, but he hasn't realized it. Perhaps with parents like this, it's hard for a child not to be influenced by the family atmosphere and become as selfish and exploitative as his aunt and uncle...

He scoffed, finding himself ridiculous for actually having any hope in Li Xiaofeng.

"Alright, since that's the case, I hope you'll take care of yourselves," Lu Renxin thought to himself.

The moment he saw his uncle, Li Aijun, he sensed something was wrong with his expression.

Compared to when we met six months ago, her complexion seemed... seemed much yellower than before.

She didn't look well overall, and was so thin that her cheeks were even sunken.

"Yellow?" He squinted, the first thing that came to his mind was jaundice.

Although Lu Renxin couldn't accurately determine what exactly was wrong with him, such obvious physical signs must have had a significant impact.

Lu Renxin was certain that he had a liver problem.

Just now, when Li Aijun raised his hand, he keenly observed that the thenar eminence was obviously red.

Li Aijun has a liver problem, which Lu Renxin thinks is normal.

He has always enjoyed drinking. He's gotten a bit better as he's gotten older, but when he was younger, he relied on his good health and drank without restraint, often getting drunk every few days.

He not only loves to drink, but also loves to urge others to drink. During family gatherings and holidays, he always drinks one glass after another.

After a few rounds of drinks, as his intoxication kicked in, he would raise his glass and urge everyone to drink.

"Come on, have a drink. If you don't, you're disrespecting me."

"Our bond is contained in this glass of wine, let's drink..."

He insisted on getting everyone drunk with him. When someone tried to persuade him not to drink so much, it was like provoking him; he would insist on making a scene.

Alcohol's effects on the liver are comprehensive and gradual, like a gentle knife that can be deadly with every cut.

Its main component, ethanol, and its metabolite, acetaldehyde, can directly poison liver cells, leading to liver inflammation, necrosis, and gradual fibrosis.

Lu Renxin had thought that, after all, it was a human life at stake, and if their family truly realized their mistake, or out of consideration for their relationship with Li Xiaofeng, he would give them a word of advice.

But now it seems there's no need for him to meddle in other people's business.

Hearing the harsh taunts from Li Aijun and his companion, he said coolly:

"Your family is so rich, why don't you pay back the 50,000 yuan you owe my family? You're just good at making empty promises."

"What, fifty thousand yuan?" Auntie denied it outright.

"Fifty thousand yuan?" The woman who hadn't uttered a single word and had been sitting in the back row like a ghost spoke in a shrill voice.

"When did your family start owing debts? Didn't you say you handed over all the family finances to me? How come I didn't know?"

Lu Renxin then noticed her. She had a thin face, high cheekbones, cherry lips, a high nose bridge, fair skin, and a slender figure. She was quite a beauty.

Unfortunately, those eyes ruined the overall atmosphere. The eyes weren't small, but they were long and narrow, with the corners slightly upturned.

He always glances at people sideways, squinting, his gaze sweeping over them like icy scraping.

When he's not smiling, the corners of his mouth turn down, giving off a bitter look.

Lu Renxin had never met her, but he had seen photos of her on his aunt and uncle's WeChat Moments. She was his cousin's wife, Xia Xiaohong, who had recently married into the family.

It seems she's not someone to be trifled with; she's managed to keep Li Aijun's family completely under her thumb.

She touched her protruding belly with her right hand and snorted, "You better not lie to me. I never liked your son in the first place. If it weren't for your family's good conditions, I wouldn't have wanted to marry into this family."

"I'm carrying the only son of your Li family right now. If you make me angry, I'll abort him."

Li Aijun and Wang Lili quickly tried to appease him, acting humble and submissive: "Xiaohong, he's just talking nonsense. I, Li Aijun, have been doing things honestly and uprightly for so many years, and I've never owed money."

"Yes, yes, with our family's circumstances, how can you believe what outsiders say?"

Li Xiaofeng also looked flustered, turning his head to the back seat to coax the wife he had finally managed to win over and marry:

"Don't be angry, sweetie. Getting angry is bad for children."

Xia Xiaohong enjoyed being the center of attention, and only reluctantly became happy after Li Aijun's family eagerly agreed that she could have whatever she wanted.

"Okay, let's go buy gold after my prenatal checkup. My hands have been hurting a lot lately, so I need a gold bracelet to soothe them."

The three of them readily agreed, steer clear of the topic of Lu Renxin's 50,000 yuan, and through a series of jokes, made it seem as if the matter had never happened.

Lu Renxin watched their family's performance, watching them circling around Xia Xiaohong.

I couldn't help but laugh: "It's true what they say, everything has its counter; only the wicked can be dealt with by the wicked!"