Chapter 21 A Roving Doctor (2/2)

Chen Chao was stunned by what he heard.

Within three minutes, Ning Tao lifted the two Sacred Needles from Ma Yingqiang's shoulder blades, and the spiritual power came back to the Niwan acupoint along his arms.

”Is it already over?” Ma Yingqiang asked in amazement.

”Try to touch your vest with your hands again,” Ning Tao said.

Ma Yingqiang put his hands behind his back and moved a little bit towards the vest. As soon as he put his hands behind his back before the treatment, his shoulder blades hurt badly, but now he didn't feel any pain and his joints were quite flexible.

”Don't push yourself, Yingqiang. It hurts,” Chen Chao said.

Ma Yingqiang's hands quickly touched the vest and were even able to went up. He laughed with excitement and exclaimed, ”It doesn't hurt at all. I feel my shoulders ten years younger. I can touch my own vest! Haha!”

Chen Chao was struck dumb for a minute.

Ning Tao put the two blue Sacred Needles back in the small medicine chest, closed the lid, and then picked up the advertising sign of tarp.

Ma Yingqiang suddenly came to his sense and hurriedly asked, ”How much is it?”

Ning Tao pointed to the sign and answered, ”Pay as you like.”

Ma Yingqiang quickly took out the wallet and drew a 100-yuan note from it. After a pause, he seemed to think it was not enough and drew another note of the same value from his wallet and handed the two notes to Ning Tao with gratitude. ”It's not much, please don't mind.”

Ning Tao took the payment and politely said, ”Thank you.”

”No, no, no. Thank you. The scapulohumeral periarthritis has been tormenting me for two or three years. Neither massage, acupuncture, nor medicine worked. You cured it with two needles. Your medical skills are amazing. You are a miracle doctor!” Ma Yingqiang said a lot of compliments.

Ning Tao smiled, took the advertising sign and turned to leave. He was glad to make two hundred from his first patient.

”Wait!” Chen Chao called to Ning Tao.

Ning Tao looked back at him and asked, ”What's up?”

”I'll pay you four hundred if you cure me,” Chen Chao bargained.

”Four hundred?” Ning Tao said dryly. ”I won't treat you even if you give me four thousand.”

”You... ” Chen Chao was choked with anger.

”Miracle doctor, can you tell me your telephone number?” Ma Yingqiang asked, ”Or your WeChat ID. Several of my colleagues have cervical and lumbar spondylosis. Shall I go back and recommend you to them?”

Ning Tao thought for a moment and then replied, ”Okay, I'll give you my WeChat ID. Ask them to add me as a friend and make an appointment with me to see them or do acupuncture.”

”Thank you, thank you very much,” said Ma Yingqiang politely.

Ning Tao opened the small medicine chest again, took out a common prescription and a roller ball pen, wrote his WeChat ID on the prescription before he tore out the prescription and handed it to Ma Yingqiang.

”What do you mean, doctor? Why do you refuse to treat me when you are willing to treat others? Are you trying to making me lose face?” questioned Chen Chao with a cold look in his eyes.

”Face is given, not asked for. Are you somebody important? Why do I have to give you face? It is not down there that you are most ill, but your mouth.” Then Ning Tao turned and left.

Chen Chao groaned, ”Damn, you're just a doctor, how dare you put on airs in front of me? Well, well, wait and see!”

Ning Tao didn't respond to his threats. Chen Chao was just a small potato in his eyes, and he didn't bother to argue or fight with him, or he was degrading himself.

”Chao, stop it,” Ma Yingqiang persuaded. ”Let's go back.”

Chen Chao's face was flushed with fury. ”Go back yourself. I'll return whenever I want. Leave me alone.”

Ma Yingqiang shook his head and turned back to the lobby of office building where the Blueprint Biotechnology Company was located.

Chen Chao took out his phone and dialed a number, then looked at Ning Tao's back as he waited for the call to go through. A few seconds later the phone was connected. ”Brother Yong,” he said, ”there is a swindler pretending to be a doctor and cheating near my company. Bring a few people here... ”

Past the building of Blueprint Biotechnology Company was a small plaza with upscale restaurants and cafes, as well as some mobile diners that specialized in selling affordable box lunch which were popular with young clerks.

Ning Tao walked over to a mobile diner, ordered a box lunch, then sat down on the bench to eat. While eating, he skimed WeChat messages and found that several people wanted to add him as a friend, including Ma Yingqiang. He accepted the friend requests, but did not respond to their inquiries because he planned to reply after lunch.

That was why he was willing to give Ma Yingqiang his WeChat ID. He planed to built up a reputation for himself as a roving doctor, setting up his own ”WeChat hospital”. In this way, the patient could make an appointment through WeChat, and then go to him for treatment on time. In this way, he didn't have to go through the streets anymore.

Clank!

The sound of metal hitting the floor tiles pulled Ning Tao back from his sweet dreams. He turned his head and saw that some big urban management officers were staring at him fiercely, and that his trap was being trampled by a fat man with cross-grained features.