Chapter 28 Wu Qingyuan

  "Help me pack up these old clothes, how much is this skirt?"

  "Sir, 660 yuan."

  Walking out of the clothing store, looking at Ling Luo Xi jumping around in her new clothes, Chu Nan's heart still lingered with a sense of sadness and unease.

  Ling Luo Creek ran back to Chu Nan's side from the front, laughing and saying: "Hey, big bad guy, why are you sulking? Won't be that you're heartbroken for buying me a skirt?"

  Chu Nan looked at Ling Luo Xi with a serious face and asked: "Little Zero, tell me, what did you mean by the words you just said in the store?"

  Ling Luo Creek's face was shrouded in mist as he said, "What are you talking about?"

  "You said you won't be by my side in the future, and you'll wear this skirt. Are you leaving..."

  Ling Luo's expression became somewhat unnatural for a moment, then she slapped Chu Nan on the back of the head and chuckled: "Can't bear to part with me? And yet you said you didn't like me! Hehe... Don't worry, I was just joking. The world is vast, but only here can I find shelter. Actually, this place is my home!"

  Ling Luo Creek ran forward again, she jumped and jumped, looking carefree, but a hint of worry and sadness flashed in her eyes.

  The two of them continued eating some snacks along the way and after feeling almost full, they took a car to find the old director's home according to the address given by Ah Long.

  The retired old director now lives in a large courtyard house. When entering, the yard is full of vegetables, and the more than 50-year-old old butler introduced: "These are all personally planted by my master, who personally fertilizes and waters every spring and summer."

  Chu Nan nodded, it seemed that this old director was indeed a bit unusual. However, judging from where he lived, it couldn't be said that he was completely clean and honest. There were security guards at the entrance, and an old butler led him on his way. An ordinary retired director wouldn't be able to afford these people.

  After entering the hall, I saw on the wall four big characters "Blue Sky White Sun".

  The old director was originally sitting on the sofa watching TV, and as soon as he saw Chu Nan and the other person come in, he immediately stood up with his cane and walked towards Chu Nan, saying: "Young miracle doctor, you've finally arrived."

  "Thank you for the invitation, Director," Chu Nan smiled and said.

  "Don't call me Director Wu anymore, I'm no longer a director. My surname is Wu, and my name is Wu Qingyuan, just call me Old Brother Wu."

  Chu Nan lost his smile and said: "How can this be good, we are in terms of age..."

  Wu Qingyuan pretended to be unhappy and said: "What's wrong with this? Are you still dissatisfied with your elder brother?"

  "That's not it, alright, I'll just call you elder brother then!"

  "Haha, that's right! Oh, this beauty is your girlfriend, huh? I remembered last time, your little girlfriend is quite something, haha, quick sit down, quick sit down."

  After several people took their seats, Wu Qingyuan smiled and said, "How's it here?"

  Chu Nan looked around the room and nodded, "Elegant but not luxurious."

  Wu Qingyuan burst out laughing and said, "What a stylish yet unpretentious remark! Little brother must be thinking to himself, 'I've got several servants here, and such a large mansion in Jiangwan City, which is definitely worth a fortune. He must have embezzled quite a bit when he was in office.'"

  Chu Nan smiled slightly, he didn't want to get involved in other people's business, but he also wouldn't hypocritically deny it.

  Wu Qingyuan smiled and said, "Actually, this was bought by my son for me. He originally wanted to renovate the entire hall, but I didn't let him. It's actually quite good like this. Oh, Chu Shen Yi, I still don't know what this young lady's name is?"

  "My name is Ling Luo Xi."

  "Miss Ling, this surname is rarely heard of, only... hehe, but it's impossible. Miss Ling, hurry up and eat the fruit."

  "En." Zero Luo Creek smiled and picked up an orange to eat.

  Wu Qingyuan looked at Chu Nan, his face filled with emotion, and said: "As people get older, their bodies become weaker day by day. Fortunately, I met Brother Chu that day, otherwise, I'm afraid my old life would have been lost there."

  Chu Nan smiled and said, "It's not just because of age, big brother shouldn't go play with boats and the like in the future, it's really too dangerous. With your body having entered a state of cold energy, coupled with your age not being young, there's even a possibility that you could have died on the spot."

  Wu Qingyuan smiled wryly and said: "You put it that way, big brother, I'm getting nervous just thinking about it."

  The old butler came over and said respectfully: "Sir, dinner is ready."

  Wu Qingyuan looked at Chu Nan and asked: "Younger brother, do you want to talk first or eat while talking?"

  "We don't mind, we've already eaten outside, just worried that older brother would starve, haha, let's eat then."

  "Alright, let's eat!" Wu Qingyuan smiled and instructed: "Prepare three sets of bowls and chopsticks, take out that bottle of fine Wuliangye liquor, I want to have a couple of drinks with my younger brother."

  The old steward advised: "Master, Guo Liang said you're not in good health and can't drink alcohol..."

  Wu Qingyuan glared and said: "Listening to that kid's nonsense, which father is controlled by his son? Bring out the wine."

  The old steward looked at Chu Nan again, meaning that we agreed he wouldn't listen, and as a guest, you should advise him well. Unexpectedly, Chu Nan smiled and said: "Don't worry, actually, drinking two liang of white wine every day is beneficial to the body for older people, as long as they don't drink too much, it's fine."

  Wu Qingyuan heard Chu Nan say this, and smiled with joy: "Did you hear that? Did you hear that? Remember this, and tell my son and granddaughter when you get back. If even the little divine doctor says so, then it must be true! The white wine should be drunk, and it's time to drink it."

  "Brother, it's okay to drink, but drinking too much is indeed bad. Two liang of white wine a day, don't overdo it."

  Wu Qingyuan shook his head and said, "Alas, if it were me when I was young, half a catty of white wine would be nothing! Now that I'm older, even if I want to drink more, I can't."

  Wu Qingyuan got up, leaning on his cane, and was supported by Zero Luo Xi's clever past as they walked to the dining hall together. Chu Nan followed beside him and asked, "Older brother, where is Ah Long? Why isn't he here?"

  Wu Qingyuan said, "Ah Long and the other bodyguards don't usually live here, they only come over when I'm about to go out. Actually, all of them are people from my son's bodyguard company, it's a case of using public resources for personal gain, they're all assigned to me."

  Chu Nan asked in surprise: "Is Leng Zi working at a bodyguard company?"

  "He should say he started a bodyguard company, haha, my kid, from a young age seeing me as a police officer being so majestic, and he also started practicing martial arts from a young age, but instead of becoming a police officer, he ended up starting his own bodyguard company, it was small at first, but in the past two years it has slowly grown, now in the entire Jiangwan city, aside from Hua Linglong's Rose Bodyguard Company, there is only his Min'an Bodyguard Company."

  Chu Nan admired and said: "Being able to start from scratch, this is not ordinary, Leng Zi is really much stronger than those official second-generation and rich second-generation now."

  "Haha, it's just nonsense, there's no way it's as good as you say." Although Wu Qingyuan was being humble with his words, the smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes clearly showed that he was very pleased. From this person's facial expressions, Chu Nan could tell that Wu Qingyuan, despite having a refined name, was also a straightforward and generous person.

  The restaurant didn't look very big, with only one table that could seat seven or eight people. A few people sat down around the table, and six dishes were placed on it, three meat and three vegetarian, as well as a bowl of chicken soup. The servant poured white wine for Chu Nan and Wu Qingyuan, and also gave Zero Luo Xi a glass of drink, then retreated to stand aside.

  Wu Qingyuan raised his cup and smiled: "Younger brother, I'll come first to toast you a glass, thank you for saving my life last time."

  "Come on, this is what doctors are supposed to do," Chu Nan said with a smile.

  Wu Qingyuan put down his cup and said, "Speaking of medical skills, the Northern Medical Association is about to hold the Northern Medicine Competition, and the Jiangwan City divisional preliminary round will also start soon. Are you going to participate, little brother?"

  Chu Nan nodded and said: "I was just thinking of participating."

  "That's great, with your level of skill, you'll definitely be among the top. This is a unprecedented golden age for medicine in our country, especially this time, I heard that the country has attached unprecedented importance to it, and many medical masters from the north are all preparing to participate in this grand competition."

  Chu Nan nodded and said: "On one hand, it's to give our master a bit of face, on the other hand, I also plan to exchange blows with various masters."

  "Oh? Chu younger brother, who is your master? Must be some medical grandmaster too?"

  Chu Nan shook his head and said, "I really don't know, he's just a weird old man."

  "Haha, no big deal, many folk masters are like that, they're all hidden and anonymous. Didn't it happen last year? A master supported by the Zheng family, who had never been heard of before, ended up getting first place in the Jiangwan City Medical Competition, and even got fifth place in the Northern Medical Competition. In the end, he even participated in last year's National Medical Competition, unfortunately was eliminated. Sigh, the Southern medical community has always been a bit stronger than us Northerners these past few years!"

  Chu Nan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he curiously asked: "The person supported by the Zheng family? Isn't the Zheng family in business? Why would they support contestants to participate in the competition?"

  "I don't know about this either." Wu Qingyuan shook his head and said, "However, I know that the Zheng family is very concerned about the medical competition."

  "Oh." Chu Nan asked again, "But aren't contestants allowed to sign up on their own? Why do they still need the Zheng family's support?"

  "This I do know," Wu Qingyuan explained. "The country is very careful with the contestants, on one hand giving them generous rewards, and on the other hand also providing key training, possibly even serving as a medical force for the country in the future. So the country also attaches great importance to the identity of the contestants, first and foremost requiring that their identity be clean. However, there are some exceptional folk masters who suddenly emerge from obscurity, previously unheard of, and these people with unclear identities are usually not allowed to participate unless they have the support and guarantee of influential figures in society."

  Chu Nan hummed softly, rubbed his nose, and smiled wryly: "I think the so-called unidentified person is probably someone like me."

  Wu Qingyuan burst out laughing and said: "Younger brother, if you don't mind, I'll vouch for you when the time comes. I believe your elder brother still has some face left."

  Chu Nan smiled slightly, his face serious as he said: "Then thank you, big brother. This matter is easy to resolve. I think what we need to do now is investigate why the Zheng family is so invested in this medical competition. No one gets up early without a reason, and according to the Zheng family's character, they must have an ulterior motive."

  Wu Qingyuan curiously said: "You seem to be very concerned about the Zheng family's affairs."

  Chu Nan looked at Wu Qingyuan with a serious face and asked: "Older brother, have you ever heard of Chu Changtian?"

  Upon hearing the three words "Chu Chang Tian", Wu Qing Yuan was left speechless, staring at Chu Nan for over ten seconds before asking: "Are you related to Chu Chang Tian?"

  "Son!"