Chapter 5 Accept It on His Behalf First

"You're too kind, Grandpa. Please don't move for now. The treatment isn't over yet. We've only completed half of one course of treatment," Lu Feng said.

"Indeed, you're a young and promising lad. To be able to treat illnesses at such a young age. I'm entrusting my old life to you. Just do as you see fit," the old man's voice was full of ease and boldness.

Lu Feng smiled slightly and took out the fourth silver needle, inserting it into the right Lanweixue acupoint, which was two cun directly below the Zusanli acupoint on the old man's right leg, about five cun below the patella and one finger's width outside the anterior crest of the tibia.

In the following two minutes, while gently flicking the four silver needles with his fingers, Lu Feng chatted with the old man.

The old man was a very cheerful person, with a hearty and loud laugh, and he was also very talkative.

Two minutes later, Lu Feng slowly twirled and pulled out the four silver needles. Then he took a piece of ginger from the side, cut it into four slices with a small knife, and placed them on the four acupoints where the needles had just been inserted.

Subsequently, Lu Feng peeled the moxa stick, twisted the mugwort leaves into a pointed mound shape and scattered them onto the four ginger slices. Then he lit them one by one with a lighter.

These actions were completed very skillfully in Lu Feng's hands, even giving the four people around him the illusion that Lu Feng wasn't treating an illness but performing an art show, which was indescribably magnificent and wonderful.

"Grandpa, if it gets too hot for you to bear, just let me know, and I'll remove these ginger slices for you," Lu Feng said with a smile to the old man on the sickbed.

The old man nodded with a smile.

After removing the ginger slices, one course of treatment was considered completed. With another two or three courses of treatment, the old man's acute appendicitis would be cured.

Lu Feng thought happily that saving three lives in two days was indeed a small act of merit.

While Lu Feng was chatting and laughing with the old man, a bright red luxury sports car stopped outside the clinic. A stunning woman with a hot figure, wearing shorts and casual shoes on her lower body and a black tight-fitting vest on her upper body, walked in.

She was in her early twenties. The black tight-fitting vest accentuated her full breasts, and the shorts could barely cover her shapely buttocks. Her hourglass figure aroused a desire in people to conquer her. Her bright and beautiful eyes were like a cold spring, deep and chilly.

The woman's face was filled with an aloof and cold expression, and her eyes were even icier. She exuded an air of being unapproachable. Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, with a hint of anxiety beneath her cold demeanor.

Wang Yumeng?

When Lu Feng looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, a name immediately popped into his mind.

The woman scanned the room as she entered. When she saw the old man on the sickbed, a trace of panic and worry flashed in her eyes, along with a hidden sense of relief.

"Grandpa, are you okay?" the woman immediately walked over quickly and asked anxiously.

"Hehe, Yumeng is here. Grandpa is fine now. I owe it all to these two kind-hearted people! If it weren't for this person who brought me here and this young man named Lu Feng who treated me, you might not be able to see me now. You should thank them," the old man said with a smile, pointing at Lu Feng and the middle-aged man. His expression no longer showed the pain he had when he was ill just now.

"Thank you for saving my grandpa. Thank you!" Wang Yumeng looked at Lu Feng intently, and then bowed deeply to Lu Feng and the middle-aged man.

Lu Feng was just about to say it was nothing, but when he looked down, he happened to see that when Wang Yumeng bent over, a deep cleavage was revealed. His eyes immediately widened.

So deep! So big!

Lu Feng exclaimed in his heart. He quickly pretended to be a gentleman and shifted his gaze to other places. In fact, he couldn't wait to lean over and take a closer look, or even touch it...

"You're welcome. It's what we should do," Lu Feng said, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the cleavage between her breasts again.

"We must thank you. You saved my old man's life. How can we not thank you? We definitely have to thank you!" the old man said with a smile, and then signaled to Lu Feng that the ginger slices were a bit hot.

Lu Feng quickly removed the ginger slices from the four acupoint areas and prepared to insert the needles again.

When Wang Yumeng saw that Lu Feng was going to use the silver needles, she frowned slightly and then said to her grandpa, "Grandpa, do you want to change to another hospital and stay there for observation and treatment for a while?"

The old man knew exactly what his granddaughter was thinking. Having been exposed to Western culture since childhood, she simply didn't believe that the ancient Chinese acupuncture could cure illnesses. So he smiled and said, "No need. This place is quite good."

"But..." Wang Yumeng was about to say something more, but the old man raised his hand to stop her.

The old man signaled Lu Feng to continue. Seeing that her grandpa had made up his mind, Wang Yumeng could only obey and stood aside reluctantly, watching Lu Feng treat the illness. She would send her grandpa to the hospital immediately if there was any danger.

Don't believe me?

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Lu Feng's mouth. He also noticed that Wang Yumeng didn't believe in him. However, it didn't matter. As long as he could cure the old man's illness, it didn't matter whether she believed or not.

Fifteen minutes later, after all three courses of treatment were completed, the pain in the old man's abdomen completely disappeared.

The old man got out of the sickbed and walked around. Finding that he was completely recovered, he couldn't help but give Lu Feng a thumbs-up.

"It's really rare for a young man of your age to have such amazing medical skills! Awesome!"

"You're overpraising me, Grandpa," Lu Feng said modestly.

Seeing that Lu Feng was genuinely modest and not being pretentious, a trace of admiration flashed in the old man's eyes. Being neither arrogant nor impatient, that's excellent!

Wang Yumeng took out several stacks of hundred-yuan bills from her shoulder bag and gave one stack to the middle-aged man as a token of gratitude. But the middle-aged man refused to accept it no matter what. He had never thought of accepting money for helping the old man.

Seeing that the middle-aged man was very firm in his refusal, the old man asked Wang Yumeng to note down the middle-aged man's phone number and address. Sometimes, repayment didn't necessarily have to be in the form of money. If he knew that the middle-aged man had any difficulties, he would try his best to help.

At this moment, the middle-aged man's phone suddenly rang. When he saw the number on the screen, the middle-aged man immediately showed an anxious expression. He said he had something urgent, greeted them, and left in a hurry.

What a kind person!

Lu Feng sighed as he looked at the middle-aged man's back. When he turned around, he happened to see the old man taking all the hundred-yuan bills from Wang Yumeng's hand and handing them to him. So he said with a bitter smile, "He doesn't want it. Do you think I will take it?"

He was short of money, but he wasn't so poor that he would take this kind of money.

Although this was what he deserved for saving the old man, as a person, he definitely couldn't accept this money. His conscience wouldn't allow it.

Seeing that Lu Feng didn't show any greed for the money, the old man smiled and said, "You pulled me back from the brink of death. This is what you deserve. As a doctor, shouldn't you receive medical fees? Please accept it. Although it's not much, it still represents my sincere gratitude."

Not much...?

Lu Feng thought about the old man's attire and the luxury sports car outside. He knew that the old man's identity must be very noble.

But he had made up his mind that he definitely wouldn't take this money. If he really had to take something, it would be only fifty yuan, which was the amount he spent on buying the silver needles.

I was the one who saved the old man, but if this uncle hadn't brought him here, I wouldn't have been able to save him either. My role wasn't actually that significant. If he had been sent to another hospital, you might not have suffered so much pain for such a long time.

When the owner of the clinic and Doctor Xu saw those stacks of hundred-yuan bills, their eyes were fixed on them. They had never seen so much cash before!

Hearing that Lu Feng didn't want the money, they almost wanted to give Lu Feng a beating.

Was this kid's brain kicked by a donkey? Refusing to take the money, what a fool!

Doctor Xu nudged the owner of the clinic with his elbow and gave him a meaningful look.

The owner of the clinic immediately understood. He stepped forward and took the money from the old man's hand, smiling and saying, "Lu Feng is a caregiver in our clinic. He has a rather stubborn temper. I'll accept this money on his behalf first."

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng's eyes were filled with angry flames. He looked coldly at the owner of the clinic and asked in a cold voice, "When did I become a caregiver in your clinic again? Didn't I already get fired? And you didn't even give me a single penny of my salary! Give the money back to Grandpa!"

"You've been doing a good job here. How could we fire you? And starting from today, you're the attending doctor in our clinic, with a monthly salary of ten thousand yuan. What do you think?"

The owner of the clinic offered what he thought was an absolutely attractive condition for Lu Feng. He didn't believe that Lu Feng wouldn't agree.

Of course, this monthly salary was just a promise and would be given after the probation period ended. And who could say for sure what would happen in three months...

"Grandpa, let's go," Wang Yumeng came up to her grandpa and said softly, seeing that Lu Feng had seemingly "accepted" their gratitude. She didn't really believe that a few needles could cure an illness. She was worried that there might still be something wrong with her grandpa's health and thought it would be best to go to a big hospital for a check-up as soon as possible so that she could feel at ease.

The old man waved his hand with a smile. He felt that there must be a very interesting story behind this scene.

Wang Yumeng knew her grandpa's temper. Once he made a decision, he wouldn't change it. So she could only stand aside reluctantly again.

I didn't come to work without a valid reason and didn't ask for leave either, which violated the rules you set. Since you were the one who set the rules, it wouldn't be right for you to break them. So I'm no longer a person in your clinic, and you can't accept this money on my behalf. Return it quickly. Do I have to take it back myself?

As he spoke, Lu Feng reached out to take the money from the owner of the clinic, but the owner of the clinic dodged it.

The owner of the clinic quickly gave Doctor Xu a meaningful look. Seeing this, Doctor Xu immediately slapped his head and said, "Oh, I just remembered. Lu Feng really did give me the leave application at that time. I just forgot about it. I'm really sorry, Lu Feng. I'm sorry! I'm old and muddle-headed. I often forget things. Please forgive me."

Looking at Doctor Xu's hypocritical look of apology, Lu Feng really wanted to kick him in the face to see what his thick skin was made of!

He was just about to refute Doctor Xu when a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind. A sly smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Doctor Xu, if you're not benevolent, don't blame me for being　unjust! Just wait and pack your bags and leave!

But before dealing with you, I'll get my money back first.

"Since I'm your employee, what about the five thousand yuan?" Lu Feng deliberately prolonged the last syllable, hinting at something.

The owner of the clinic had been shrewd for most of his life. He naturally understood what Lu Feng meant. He immediately took out the five thousand yuan that he had prepared for treating guests today from his pocket and handed it to Lu Feng. He said earnestly, "I actually prepared this money for you a long time ago. What I said this morning was just a joke."