The World's Number One Medical Hall

Chapter Seventy-Six: The Number One Medical Clinic in the World

"Manager Wu, thank you for your understanding. Rest assured, if any business comes in and I prescribe medicine for the patients, I will definitely remind them to go to your clinic to get the medicine." In the rickshaw, Mo Bai smiled and clasped his hands in thanks.

"Hehe! Of course, of course!" Manager Wu looked at his smiling, joyful face and couldn't help but feel a strange unease, but he still habitually tugged at the corners of his mouth and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Then I'll take my leave. Manager Wu, please wait, see you tomorrow!" After saying this, Mo Bai turned to the coachman and said, "Master, let's go, Wufu Road!"

"Alright, hold on tight!" The rickshaw driver stood up, pulled the rickshaw, and ran off.

Mo Bai quickly said, "Please slow down, please slow down, I'm dizzy..."

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"They actually wanted to set up a medical stall right across from my Jishi Medical Clinic, really... haha!" Under the sun, Manager Wu listened to Mo Bai's weak voice and watched the rickshaw gradually disappear into the distance. He couldn't help but shake his head slightly; what he had encountered today was truly speechless.

Just as he was about to turn back to the clinic, he suddenly heard a voice calling out, "Manager Wu, please wait!"

"Hmm?" Manager Wu came to his senses and turned around to see a middle-aged man dressed similarly to him and about the same age, smiling at him.

"So it's Manager Chen in person. You must be busy at your shop, yet you have time to chat with me. That's quite a surprise. May I ask what you have to say? I'm all ears!" Upon seeing this man, Manager Wu gave a forced smile and casually raised his hand as a greeting.

Clearly, his words were somewhat sarcastic, suggesting that his relationship with Manager Chen was not particularly good.

Indeed, the person who spoke was the manager of He Ji Restaurant, which was right across from Jishi Medical Clinic. The two were familiar with each other as they were managers facing each other.

Once, when Manager Chen went to Jishi Medical Clinic for treatment, he complained that Manager Wu charged too much, thinking that he was being unreasonable and even deliberately taking advantage of a familiar face. This caused friction between the two, and in the past year or two, they have disliked each other and almost always fight like cockfighting whenever they meet.

In the past, Manager Chen would have retorted with a sarcastic remark. However, today, he strode up to Manager Wu, cupped his hands in greeting, and said loudly, "Manager Wu, I was truly blind before. Only today did I realize that you are such a noble person. No wonder Jishi Medical Hall is so respected by everyone. You truly have a broad mind and a compassionate heart. Remarkable, truly remarkable!"

"Hmm?" Manager Wu was taken aback. Why was this old man acting so strangely today? His face twitched slightly as he said, "Manager Chen, are you making fun of me for no reason? Sorry, you should rest. I'm not as carefree as you. I take the employer's money, so I'm responsible to the employer. You... you'd better amuse yourself!"

"Hey, hey... Manager Wu, wait a minute, wait a minute!" Manager Chen grabbed his hand and said, "It was my fault for having a falling out with you before. Please forgive my petty mistake..."

"Hey, you old man, what kind of behavior is this, pulling and shoving like this in broad daylight? Let go, let go now..." Manager Wu immediately got angry, quickly freeing his hands. Then, looking at the apologetic face, he couldn't help but feel puzzled, wondering what the old man was up to. He couldn't help but say, "Manager Chen, what exactly are you up to?"

"Hey! Manager Wu, stop pretending!" Manager Chen clapped his hands and said.

"Why would I pretend? Manager Chen, if you're not afraid I'll overcharge you again, I think you should come and have a look at our Jishi Medical Clinic. You... have quite a problem!" Manager Wu said, looking completely bewildered.

"Keep it low-key, you really are!" Manager Chen seemed completely unfazed by his teasing today, not even bothering to argue that he was crazy. Instead, he gave him a thumbs up and said repeatedly, "Manager Wu, that's not right of you. Since you have such a compassionate heart and have done such good deeds, it's fine if you want to keep it low-key, but why hide it from us old friends, causing so many misunderstandings?"

"Hey, I'm telling you, you don't actually have some kind of problem, do you?" Manager Wu was completely bewildered.

"Pretend? You're still pretending? I saw it all!" Manager Chen looked like he had seen through the ways of the world, as if he had finally seen Manager Wu's true colors.

"What did you see?" Manager Wu was somewhat bewildered by his serious demeanor.

"Hey, you're still trying to hide this? Manager Wu, not to be rude, but for a good thing like this, you shouldn't hide it. You should even invite a reporter from the newspaper to interview you and spread your story far and wide! That would be the proper thing to do! It would also allow us ordinary folks to witness your magnanimity and admire your noble character!" Doctor Chen raised his hand and pointed at Manager Wu, as if to say, "You're being too modest."

"Oh, no!" Manager Wu was about to speak again.

Shopkeeper Chen interrupted, a look of regret instantly appearing on his face. "Shopkeeper Wu," he said, "don't laugh at me, but just now, that young man actually came to my shop and mentioned wanting to borrow a small, shaded spot in front of my shop to set up his medical practice sign. At the time, I was afraid your clinic would misunderstand, so even though I saw the young man's obvious helplessness, I refused without a second thought. He had to move to the scorching sun to endure the heat. Alas! I shouldn't have done that, I really shouldn't have. Seeing your actions today, Shopkeeper Wu, I'm truly ashamed! Judging others by my own petty standards—that's me! Ashamed, ashamed!!"

"This..." Manager Wu finally realized that Manager Chen had seen what had just happened. He was speechless, his face full of strange expressions.

He agreed to Mo Bai's request, but it wasn't as noble as Manager Chen made it out to be; he was just a little confused by what that guy said.

It seemed as if not agreeing to his request would make Jishi Medical Clinic look wrong.

And to be honest, I just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

After all, even if I agreed to his request, it would still depend on whether that guy was alive enough to set up the stall. Did he really think he was a saint?

"Ahem!" However, seeing the respectful look on Manager Chen's face, he felt quite pleased. After all, people always have a facade, and he wouldn't reveal his true feelings: "Manager Chen, you flatter me. Compassion is something everyone has, and I, Old Wu, am certainly not the kind of person who is heartless. It's nothing, nothing at all, it's only right!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Chen was even more respectful. He stepped forward again, grabbed Manager Wu's arm, and said without waiting for a reply, "No more, no more, Brother Wu. I've prepared this feast today to apologize to you. I truly should have known better; I never imagined you were so virtuous. I'm ashamed to face you... Come, come, you must give me this face! Otherwise, how can I face anyone?"

"Hey, hey, how can this be? I have things to do at my clinic... This is too much, too little!" Manager Wu was being pulled into the tavern by Manager Chen, and he kept declining.

"Are you being rude? Are you being rude? If you refuse again, then you're not treating me like a human being..." Manager Chen said sternly.

In a daze, Manager Wu was pulled into the tavern by Manager Chen.

It was noon.

The tavern was packed with people, including many regulars. They were quite surprised to see the two rivals walking arm in arm away.

"Hey, look! The sun's rising in the west today! These two are chatting and laughing..."

"Wow, that's really strange!"

"Hey Lao Wu, Lao Chen, what are you two planning to do...?"

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A chorus of teasing voices immediately filled the entire restaurant.

Manager Chen waved his hand and said to the waiter, "Quickly, prepare a table of fine wine and dishes, and show us your best skills..."

As he spoke, he turned to face everyone in the tavern, laughed heartily, waved his hand, and loudly proclaimed, "Ladies and gentlemen, I had a slight disagreement with Brother Wu before. It was all due to my own misunderstanding and lack of understanding. Today, I have prepared this feast to apologize to Brother Wu, and I ask that you all be my witnesses!"

Everyone in the tavern looked at each other in bewilderment, completely confused about what was going on.

Everyone fell silent and stared at the two of them.

"You flatter me, you flatter me, Brother Chen, how can I accept this?" Manager Wu was also a little embarrassed and said repeatedly.

"It must be so, everyone. Do you know what a noble deed Brother Wu just did?"

Needless to say, Manager Chen recounted what had just happened to everyone.

In an instant, cheers erupted, and everyone praised the clinic and Manager Wu repeatedly.

Manager Wu was truly bewildered. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, he thought, "This is really a public announcement. But if that young man really dies today, and I'm being elevated to such a high position, wouldn't that be a huge joke?"

At that moment, he suddenly felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

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Meanwhile, Mo Bai sat silently in the rickshaw with his eyes half-closed.

Unlike when he had tried to strike up a conversation with the driver earlier, he was quiet now, clearly deep in thought.

He was unaware of what was happening behind him with Manager Chen, but the reason Manager Chen noticed it was naturally because he did it on purpose.

However, things didn't go as he had imagined. He was worried that Manager Wu would disagree, since he was alone and powerless. If Manager Wu disagreed, he would probably have a hard time getting the business up and running.

So his morning visit to the surrounding area wasn't entirely useless; for example, he learned that Manager Chen was Manager Wu's old rival.

So he deliberately went to Manager Chen's shop first and pointed out the matter. He didn't believe that Manager Chen wouldn't pay attention. Sure enough, when he was talking to Manager Wu later, Manager Chen was standing at the door watching.

He believed that if Manager Wu did not agree today, Manager Chen would have to spread the word within an hour, making it known to everyone.

In that case, if I go to Manager Wu again tomorrow to explain the situation, he will probably consider my health and reputation and might agree.

Even if they don't admit it, it doesn't matter. They can just be a little off-center and not directly opposite. As long as this matter causes a sensation, it will attract attention.

As long as it attracts attention...

However, he never expected that Manager Chen would do things this way. Fortunately, the goal was achieved, and the effect was even better.

Now, I'm afraid many people know that a young doctor will be setting up a stall directly opposite the Jishi Medical Clinic tomorrow, and I expect quite a few people will be very interested...

A glint of light flashed in Mo Bai's eyes, which quickly subsided. He looked around and, upon spotting a tailor shop, said, "Master, we're here. This is it."

Get out of the car.

Mo Bai slowly walked into the tailor shop, and someone immediately came to greet him.

After exchanging greetings, Mo Bai whispered to the tailor, "I'd like to set up a stall and make a set of flags!"

"Okay, no problem, please choose a piece of fabric!" The old tailor immediately nodded.

"Okay, this will do!" Mo Bai pointed to a piece of white fabric on the ground and said, "Help me put a sign on it, and I'll come pick it up tomorrow morning, okay?"

"Tomorrow? That depends on how complex your design is," the old tailor pondered.

Mo Bai chuckled casually: "It's simple, just six words! Brush and ink, please!"

"Six characters, that's fine. Please leave your calligraphy!" The old tailor had no problem with that.

With the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone all prepared, Mo Bai held the brush and wrote with flourishes.

Upon first seeing the handwriting, the old tailor couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, muttering, "The best medical clinic in the world!"