Liu Ruyan hadn't expected her words to be misunderstood by Zhao Rongrong, and her face instantly flushed with shyness. However, seeing her bashful demeanor only solidified Zhao Rongrong's guess. She glared at Lu Fan, thinking her son was a constant source of worry, yet inwardly she was beaming.
"Ruyan! Come in quickly and sit down. I'll get you some water. Don't drink cold water!" Zhao Rongrong urged Liu Ruyan into the house, her address changing instantly.
"Auntie! Please don't trouble yourself. Lu Fan and I need to discuss the matter of the constant temperature room," Liu Ruyan said hurriedly.
"Oh...! Then you two chat! You chat!" Zhao Rongrong said with a wide smile, turning to find Lu Changfu. It seemed she needed to arrange money for her son...
"Lu Fan! Building a constant temperature room seems to cost over a hundred thousand yuan. You just contracted the back mountain; do you have that much money on hand?" Liu Ruyan felt relieved after Zhao Rongrong left and turned to ask Lu Fan.
"I really don't! But I'll find a way as soon as possible! Wild mushrooms are only suitable for this season; once the season passes, they can't be picked. So, the constant temperature room must be built," Lu Fan said truthfully. He only had eight thousand yuan left, and the breeding industry was one that required investment before returns. To make money, a lot of capital was needed. Therefore, the pine mushrooms were his only channel for quick earnings.
His original plan was to go up the mountain again today to expand the scale of wild pheasants and rabbits, and then focus on the pine mushrooms in the pine forest. If all went well, he could gather enough money for the constant temperature room in about ten days.
"How about this! I can help you get a loan from the town. Of course, loans have interest, but the government's support policies for rural development are very good now. Over a hundred thousand yuan, it's not that much after all," Liu Ruyan suddenly offered.
"That... that would be wonderful! Thank you so much!" Lu Fan was overjoyed. With a loan, he wouldn't have to worry about the initial investment!
"No need to thank me, but you have to promise me one thing. When you become rich, don't forget the villagers," Liu Ruyan said earnestly, looking at Lu Fan.
"No problem! When I have money, I'll definitely lead the villagers to prosperity together! Hehe!" Lu Fan immediately replied.
"Alright then! You get busy first. I'll head to town later," Liu Ruyan nodded and took her leave.
Lu Fan hadn't expected the money issue to be resolved so quickly. Once the loan came through, he could start building the constant temperature room. What he needed to do now was to expand the breeding industry. The few wild rabbits and a dozen mountain chickens he had were far from meeting the standards for a breeding farm.
Fine! He'd go into the mountains again today and bring back more mountain chickens and wild rabbits. With that thought, Lu Fan packed some food and drink and headed into the mountains.
"Are you serious about what you're saying?" Inside the room, Lu Changfu looked at Zhao Rongrong with disbelief.
"Of course, it's true! Did you see Xiao Fan return last night? You didn't, did you? He didn't come back all night, and he returned with the village head this morning. If he wasn't staying with the village head, where else could he have stayed!?" Zhao Rongrong said with certainty.
"That's true! Oh dear, then we really need to prepare money! Village Head Liu is from the city... The key is, where can I get the money?" Lu Changfu suddenly looked at Zhao Rongrong, a look of embarrassment on his face.
Twelve Gullies, it was a poor mountain village, and every family was in difficulty. Where could they get money?
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County town, in the county hospital director's office.
"Lin Fang! You are no longer a doctor in our hospital. What you need to consider now is how to get enough to eat, not to come to the hospital and point fingers," Deputy Director Wang Hai yelled at Lin Fang in exasperation.
In front of Wang Hai's desk, Lin Fang was also anxious and angry.
"Director Wang! As the director, you should be more responsible to the patients and their families. We have such good medicine now, why can't we promote it in the hospital? This is a blessing for the vast number of heart disease patients!" Lin Fang said excitedly.
"It is a blessing for the patients, but I have to be responsible for all the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff. Do you know how much money that kid's little pill cost us? Two hundred thousand! Do you know that's two hundred thousand!
If everyone is cured by his little pill, how will the hospital pay its staff, how will it provide benefits? How will we live?
Moreover, who can guarantee that Zhang Minggui's heart disease was cured by that little pill? Heart disease is intermittent; perhaps it was a false impression!" Wang Hai shouted, banging on the desk.
"You... with your attitude, I'll go find Director Wu!" Lin Fang trembled with anger.
"Director Wu is on a business trip," Wang Hai said with a cold smile, then continued, "Lin Fang! I'll give you a piece of advice too.
As a member of the renowned Lin family from the provincial capital, look at how you've ended up. The Lin family doesn't want you anymore. The hospital has fired you. As a medical prodigy who graduated from a prestigious university, you can only sell medicine in a pharmacy now. Heh heh! Do you still care about the lives and deaths of patients? As I said, what you should be considering is how to keep your job. If you can't even manage in the pharmacy, you'll have to beg for food."
Wang Hai stood up and left after speaking, leaving Lin Fang with tears welling up in her eyes, standing there blankly.
"The Great King calls me to patrol the mountains, I'll take a look around..." Lu Fan returned happily singing songs as the sun was setting.
His harvest this time was substantial: ten wild rabbits and twelve mountain chickens. Hahaha! Lu Fan was so happy he almost floated when he walked.
"Xiao Fan! Xiao Fan! You're back. Come in quickly..." As soon as Lu Fan ordered the mountain chickens and wild rabbits into their respective cages, Zhao Rongrong excitedly pulled him into the house.
Upon entering, he saw Zhang Minggui and Zhang Xiaofeng, and Xiaofeng's mother were all at home.
"Xiao Fan! Thank you for saving my dad! For saving our family!" As soon as Lu Fan entered, Zhang Xiaofeng knelt on the ground with a thud.
"My goodness! Xiaofeng Jie, what are you doing?" Lu Fan was startled and quickly helped Zhang Xiaofeng up.
"Lu Fan! You saved our entire family! If it weren't for your pill, my dad's illness would have ruined our whole family! Where would we get the hundreds of thousands for surgery?
Lu Fan, our family scraped together all we could. Here's twenty thousand yuan. Please don't think it's too little. Consider it a token of our family's gratitude." Zhang Xiaofeng took out two bundles of cash from her pocket and pressed them into Lu Fan's hand.
Zhao Rongrong and Lu Changfu's eyes lit up. They were worried about their son's wedding money, and here someone was bringing it to them.
"Xiaofeng Jie! We're neighbors, I can't accept this money!" Lu Fan said urgently.
Zhao Rongrong and Lu Changfu beside him felt an urge to strangle him.