Chapter 392 - Unlicensed Doctor (2/2)

Mrs. Tan chased after him to dissuade him, but as Lee Yueze felt thoroughly humiliated, there was no way that he was inclined to listen to her. He opened the door angrily and marched off without looking back.

Seeing her favorite “son-in-law” leaving in a huff, Mrs. Tan walked back in, pointed her finger angrily at Xiao Luo, and shouted, “You, get out of here!”

Xiao Luo put down his teacup, raised his head, and looked at her. He couldn’t help looking at her with a sense of bemusement. Having come here with the kind intention of helping to treat Tan Ningfu’s grandmother without asking for any reward, it was ironic that he was being thrown out for it.

BAM!

Tan Jianbai was infuriated. Glaring at Mrs. Tan, he slammed the table, stood up, and lashed out, “What do you think you’re doing? Mr. Xiao is our guest, and he came here to treat my mother. Did you just ask him to leave? Don’t you know simple manners? And you dare call yourself a teacher, have all your morals gone to the dogs?”

“Tan Jianbai, why are you yelling at me? We’ve just lost such an excellent son-in-law, just like that. Do you want our daughter to go out with this man with the surname Xiao instead? He can’t even compare to a single strand of Xiao Lee’s hair. How can our daughter get to enjoy a blissful life with this type of man?” Mrs. Tan screamed, raising her voice by several decibels.

“Huh, you still dare to call yourself Ningfu’s mother, when you can’t even tell if Ningfu was telling the truth or not? She was only using Mr. Xiao to reject Lee; she doesn’t like him, can’t you see that? You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make it drink. Lee is indeed an excellent person, but since Ningfu doesn’t like him, that means the two are not meant to be,” Tan Jianbai retorted, “Do you think we are still in an ancient feudal society where you get to arrange your child’s marriage? Besides, in what way is Mr. Xiao inferior to Lee? He is a man of striking appearance, has superb medical skills, and has an extraordinary temperament; I’d say he is definitely a successful person. He is even willing to humble himself, come to our home, and treat my mother. That is the most truthful, kind, and beautiful act I’ve ever seen!”

Tan Jianbai’s emotions were a little heightened, for he had been feeling very uncomfortable seeing his mother being cast aside by his wife for a long time. But for the sake of harmony in his household, he chose to remain silent at the expense of his mother’s wellbeing. But, now the cause of his mother’s ailment had been determined, and it was evident that it was due to his own inaction over his wife’s mistreatment of her. It had finally come to a head, and he vented all his frustrations accumulated over the years.

“You stubborn old fart, are you cracking a joke or what? If it wasn’t for our daughter’s beauty, do you think he’d come?”

Mrs. Tan sneered in reply and said, “He’s only pretending to act calm from the time he got here. Why do you think he showed up here in person? If this isn’t him trying to catch his prey, what else could this possibly be?” Feeling resentful toward Tan Ningfu for failing to meet her expectations, she glared at her daughter and said, “But of all other tricks, this girl chooses to fall for this. You don’t even know how to cherish a good man such as Xiao Lee; I’ll wait and see your intestines turn green from regret!”

Tan Ningfu bit her lips and did not speak. It was not that she didn’t know how to refute her mother’s allegations but more because this woman was her mother. She didn’t want to argue with her.

“Hah, a women’s opinion! Such stupidity!”

Tan Jianbai sighed heavily and turned to Xiao Luo to express his regret, “Mr. Xiao, I’m really sorry, I apologize to you on her behalf.”

“Don’t mind me, I’m just here to treat a patient. We won’t meet again after the treatment is over,” Xiao Luo said.

After his reply, he got up and walked toward the old woman’s room. It was time to remove the needles, and he didn’t want to stay in this place even for a second longer.

“Mr. Xiao…”

Tan Ningfu hurriedly scampered after him. She felt remorseful, especially after Xiao Luo had already been benevolent and kind enough to have come to treat her grandmother. Seeing her mother ridiculing Xiao Luo in such a way, she simply had no idea how to deal with the situation.

Xiao Luo didn’t pay her any attention. He walked into the room without saying a word and then removed the slender needles he had inserted into the old woman’s body.

As Xiao Luo was removing all the acupuncture needles, the doorbell rang. Tan Jianbai went to see who it was and when he opened the door, he was somewhat surprised to see four people standing before him—two men in suits and two policemen in uniforms.

“Yes, how can I help you?”

“We are from the Public Health Bureau. We have just received an anonymous report from the public that an unlicensed person is practicing medicine here illegally. We are here to investigate this, so please cooperate with us.”

The chubby man leading the party flashed his authority card and then barged in without an invitation.