"Lu, from today onwards, you're my big brother."
After a satisfying meal, Lu Xuan paid the bill and walked out of the lobster shop, with Wang Youqing shamelessly following behind.
"Uncle, you're nearly two whole zodiac cycles older than Lu, calling him big brother is really..." Zhou Liting, who was following them, rolled her eyes at this.
Yuan Na and Cheng Gaowen couldn't help but cover their mouths, laughing uncontrollably.
Wang Youqing shrugged, completely unfazed by the women's ridicule.
When you need help, there's no shame in asking.
Yes, he could drink a lot, but managing to outdrink those old fellows from the Ninth Hospital had never happened. Usually, when those guys were almost drunk, so was he. They were evenly matched, and nobody could outdrink the other.
Now that he discovered Lu Xuan had such a miraculous formula, how could he not ask for it?
As for recognizing someone as his big brother, that's no big deal.
Being a man isn't about age.
Lu Xuan, entangled by Wang Youqing, had no choice but to turn around and say, "Uncle, alcohol isn't really good stuff. It's fine to drink occasionally, but if you're looking for a hangover cure, I might give you the formula, but you..."
Wang Youqing already had a considerable tolerance for alcohol, and with a hangover remedy, Lu Xuan was really worried that one day he might be drunk under the table.
Lu Xuan didn't want to see someone perish because of him, so he decisively refused Wang Youqing's request for the formula.
"Uncle, I really can't agree to this."
Wang Youqing was stunned for a moment and dropped the subject of the formula: "Just once, we'll drink those guys under the table once. Then you can prescribe me just one dose of medicine, and I won't even ask for the formula. Just one dose."
"One dose?"
"Just one dose."
Wang Youqing looked serious: "Don't worry, I promise I won't go to an herbalist to see what you've prescribed. Will that do?"
Lu Xuan thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, I'll get you some medicine tomorrow."
"Bro..."
Wang Youqing was overjoyed.
Lu Xuan was speechless. Usually, this uncle was quite serious, how come he was so frivolous when it came to drinking?
Was this really the Wang Youqing he knew?
"Alright, don't call me bro, or people might think I'm much older than I am." Lu Xuan waved his hand.
Wang Youqing chuckled: "Forget calling you bro; I could call you godfather."
"Uncle, you're really letting yourself go. I've recorded all this, and I'm going to send it to your wife for her to hear." Zhou Liting shook her phone.
Wang Youqing turned pale and quickly pleaded: "Zhou, my dear, please spare me. If that video reaches your auntie, I'm done for."
"No way." Zhou Liting sternly refused.
The next moment, she shifted tones: "However, it depends on your behavior, Uncle. If you don't secretly get the prescription elsewhere, this video definitely won't reach your wife."
Wang Youqing raised his hand and vowed: "Don't worry, I promise I won't go get the prescription secretly. If I break this promise, may I be struck by lightning five times."
Boom!
On a summer night with sparse stars, a rumble of thunder suddenly came from the sky.
Wang Youqing: "That has nothing to do with me!"
"Haha..."
Everyone laughed.
...
The next day.
Morning.
Jiangyao Garden.
As the elevator door opened, Jiang Shengyu instinctively walked in, hearing a sudden "Oh?" from within: "Oh, Shengyu, where are you going so early in the morning?"
Jiang Shengyu looked up and saw it was Aunt Lin from the 11th floor standing inside the elevator.
"Going to order a banner."
"Ordering a banner? What for?" Aunt Lin asked, puzzled.
"Speaking of banners, I forgot to thank you, Aunt Lin. If it weren't for you suggesting to take my mom to the Health Center to see Dr. Lu, I wouldn't have known what to do."
Aunt Lin paused for a moment, then seeming to realize something, hurriedly asked: "Is that Dr. Lu able to treat her?"
Wang Shengyu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, not only was he able to treat her, but my mom is already better. Yesterday, Dr. Lu told me that my mom would urinate around 9 PM, and I didn't believe it, but guess what, shortly after 9, my mom really did. She's been to the bathroom several times since last night, and her complexion has improved a lot.
The Dr. Lu you mentioned is amazing. After just a few doses of medicine and a half-hour moxibustion treatment, he cured illnesses that even large hospitals couldn't.
So, last night, my mom asked me to order a banner for Dr. Lu to personally deliver to him today."
Last night, I called the shop, and they were already closed. They said they would open early today. After hearing that, my mom insisted on getting up early this morning.
She said being late would be disrespectful to Dr. Lu, who saved her life. If I wasn't older than Dr. Lu, my mom would have offered me up for gratitude.
I said a word too many, and she nearly called me an unfilial daughter."
Wang Shengyu grumbled about her mom's "outrageous" morning wake-up call, but it was clear that there wasn't a hint of complaint in her words, only delight.
The young Dr. Lu had truly given her many surprises.
Initially, she had planned to take her mom to Beijing.
The problem was, even Beijing's hospitals might not have been able to help.
And with the long journey, her mom's health condition was already so poor that no one could guarantee they'd safely reach Beijing or make it to the hospital in time.
When Aunt Lin recommended the Health Center's traditional medicine department, she instinctively didn't believe it.