Chapter 391 - This Is Nothing (2/2)
“Okay,” Tan Ningfu replied, nodding in acknowledgment, then stood up and gave Xiao Luo a deep bow. “Thank you!” she said.
“You’re welcome.”
Xiao Luo felt very relieved now that he had at least fulfilled his promise to her.
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Later, in the living room, the middle-aged man brewed a pot of Tieguanyin. After a brief conversation, Xiao Luo got to know their names; the middle-aged man’s name was Tan Jianbai, and the young man was Lee Yueze.
“Which hospital do you work in, my brother?”
Lee Yueze questioned Xiao Luo in a rather high-handed and condescending manner. Xiao Luo was a good-looking man, and it did give Lee Yueze a sense of insecurity, especially during the moment when Tan Ningfu was expressing her grat.i.tude toward Xiao Luo after her grandmother awakened. He wasn’t sure if Xiao Luo was a compet.i.tor, and so he felt that it had set him back slightly in his pursuit of Tan Ningfu.
“I’m not working in a hospital,” Xiao Luo said.
“You’re not working in a hospital?”
Lee Yueze was surprised and said, “Do you have your own clinic?”
Xiao Luo shook his head and said, “I’m not practicing medicine.”
“So, you don’t even have a medical license?”
Xiao Luo agreed with a silent nod.
Lee Yueze took on a more solemn expression and said, “If the ministry of health learns that you’re practicing medicine without a license, they’ll certainly have a few things to say about that, and could even take you to court.”
Xiao Luo smiled, reluctant to continue this conversation. To be frank, he felt that this was a rather silly point to raise as he wasn’t selling a service. Was this young man trying to tell him that saving a person was wrong?
“Little Xiao, you have to be more careful in the future, or you might get yourself into trouble,” Lee Yueze advised, presumptuously addressing him as “little brother” and elevating himself to a senior position.
“A-hem, a-hem…”
Tan Jianbai coughed several times before saying, “Lee, let’s not talk about this anymore.” He turned to look at Xiao Luo, “Mr. Xiao, you saved my mother, and I’m really grateful. Please accept this money.”
As he spoke, he held out a sheepskin-colored envelope bursting with red banknotes, easily five thousand dollars and handed it to Xiao Luo.
Since when did Xiao Luo not accept money?
Who in this world doesn’t like the money? But this time, he was here to fulfill a promise he had made, and his principles demanded that he carried them out to the best of his ability. Besides, it wasn’t like he didn’t get rewarded at all. By treating the old lady, his system points had increased by 20 to 30 points—that was his payback.
When he declined to accept the money, Lee Yueze grabbed the envelope and pushed it back into Tan Jianbo’s hands. He waved dismissively and said, “Uncle, I will pay for it.” Then, he told Xiao Luo, “Little Xiao, turn on your Alipay. I will transfer 20,000 dollars to you.”
Xiao Luo was well aware that this youngster only wanted to put on an impressive performance in front of the girl he fancied. If he really was Luo Workshop’s store manager, his monthly salary would be in the region of 30,000 and 40,000 dollars. Adding his performance reward that was disbursed quarterly, 20,000 dollars was not really a big dent to the wallet. But Xiao Luo had no intention to take advantage of the situation.
Xiao Luo shook his head and responded, “It’s okay, this is not a difficult task.”
“No, please, Mr. Xiao, this is something that must be done, it’s only proper,” Tan Jianbo said, “Lee, you sit down, you can’t do this on our behalf.”
“Uncle, 20,000 dollars is really nothing to me. I once met a beggar, and I gave him 5,000 without any question, so… Oh, Little Xiao, I didn’t mean it that way. It’s just an a.n.a.logy, don’t be offended,” Li Yueze said.
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