Time waits for no one, happy or not, and a day passes in a blink. Lights were turned on and then off in every household.
"Brother Fatty! Wang Fatty...!" Just as the lights in Wang Fatty's house were turned off, Lu Fan called out to his neighbor Wang Fatty across the courtyard wall.
"Little Fan! What's up?" Wang Fatty, wearing only boxer shorts, came out of his room and looked at Lu Fan with displeasure. This kid was so annoying, he'd just taken off his shorts and put them back on. How irritating!
"I've got something good for you. Eat it now and you'll see immediate results!" Lu Fan tossed a small pill to Wang Fatty. He winked with a knowing look and said with a grin.
"Little Fan! You actually made it... Shh! Don't tell anyone else!" Wang Fatty looked surprised, then ran back into his room, eager to check the effects.
"Oh my! Squatting by the wall doesn't seem very honorable, but if I don't squat by the wall, how will I know the effect?" Lu Fan stood by the wall, scratching his head.
Squatting by the wall was a childhood prank where a group of mischievous boys would go under the windows of newlyweds to listen. Lu Fan had never done such a thing, but he had heard his friends talk about it. They said that newlyweds would fight in the middle of the night...
"Ugh... Ah..."
Soul-stirring sounds came from Wang Fatty's house.
"This guy! He's too impatient, isn't he? The window isn't even closed, and he's making such a racket! Is he afraid the whole village won't know?" Lu Fan stood by the wall, swallowing. So this is what married couples fighting is like!
"Lu Fan! What are you doing?" Suddenly, Fan Xue'er came out of her room and asked Lu Fan, who was standing by the wall with a curious expression.
"Uh... I... I'm going back to sleep!" Lu Fan quickly ran back to the small clinic.
"Pah... The big pervert is eavesdropping! How disgusting! Hmph!" Fan Xue'er suddenly heard the undulating sounds from the other side of the wall, her pretty face flushed as she cursed, and she hurried back.
The next morning, Bai Xuemei's car was parked in front of Lu Fan's house. Regardless of whether the kid was bragging or not, she still wanted to try. It was better than having no options at all.
Lu Fan and Lin Fang got into Bai Xuemei's car. Because of Lin Quan, Lu Fan directly refused to let Fan Xue'er join them.
As Lu Fan requested, the hotel set up the first-floor lobby as a medicinal cuisine restaurant, as it was the most conspicuous location. Lin Fang became the master chef for the medicinal cuisine ingredients! Of course, all the ingredients were according to the list Lu Fan provided, but this list could not be known to outsiders. Lin Fang was the most suitable candidate.
"Kid! Can this method of yours really work? If it doesn't work? If it doesn't work, I won't let you off!" Bai Xuemei asked worriedly, watching Lin Fang combine the Chinese herbs Lu Fan brought into the dishes.
Medicinal herbs in dishes would inevitably have a medicinal taste. How could it be as fragrant as "little chicken with mushrooms"?
"Hehehe! Sister Xuemei! There's a saying, 'treat a dead horse as a live one.' Since there's no other way, why not take a gamble? Since we're prepared to gamble, what's there to worry about!" Lu Fan said with a grin.
"Aren't you afraid I'll drag you down with me if I die!?" Bai Xuemei rolled her eyes in anger. This kid was using her as a guinea pig for an experiment!
"Hahaha! It's worth it to die with such a beautiful woman as Sister Xuemei. Better to die under a flower and be... Oops...!" Before Lu Fan could finish speaking, he felt a burning pain in his lower back.
Bai Xuemei pinched his lower back hard with her small hand: "Who are you being romantic with? At most, you're just a little bug under the flower! Hmph!"
"Sister Xuemei! We have guests. Tell them to keep all the dishes at their original price, but mark them with a 30% discount!" Lu Fan shouted urgently as he saw guests entering the door.
"Why mark it with a 30% discount!" Bai Xuemei reluctantly let go of Lu Fan's waist.
"Of course, it's to increase the price! At the current price, even if it's full every day, do you think you can earn that much money? In a few days, we'll triple the price." Lu Fan said.
"Triple the price? Will anyone still eat it?" Bai Xuemei frowned.
"It's cheaper than buying medicine. Don't worry! As long as the reputation spreads, people will flock here. You can just sit here and count the money!"
In the county hospital, the nurse Xin Xin furtively moved in and out of every ward... Before long, many patients who could move freely quietly slipped out of the hospital. The families of some patients with mobility issues also left with confused expressions.
Before dinner time, many guests had arrived at the Yixiangge Hotel. This surprised Bai Xuemei. Not only did the guests arrive earlier than usual today, but they were all here for medicinal cuisine. What... what was going on?
Also, Lin Fang, wearing a white coat, sat at the entrance of the medicinal cuisine restaurant. Did she think this was the hospital's outpatient department?
"Lu Fan! I hope you don't kill me... Alright! In your eyes, I'm just a dead horse anyway!" Bai Xuemei was speechless. She suddenly regretted why she had believed him. Was her Wuliangye fake?
"Sister Xuemei! Come, let me give you a massage to relax!" Lu Fan walked over with a grin, placed his hands on Bai Xuemei's shoulders, and began to knead gently.
"Mmm! That's more like it!" Bai Xuemei felt comfortable from the massage on her shoulders, and her mood improved slightly: "Lu Fan, with such a handsome young man accompanying me and being so attentive, I really want to keep half of that sleeping pill for myself now."
Thump... Lu Fan instantly collapsed...
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"Auntie! Auntie! Do you have any dishes for treating kidney deficiency? Can you recommend one!" A man in his thirties leaned close to Lin Fang and asked in a low voice, as if afraid of being overheard.
"Master! One kidney deficiency!" Lin Fang called out to Lu Fan.
Thump... The man almost knelt on the ground. Auntie! Why are you calling out kidney deficiency? You might as well call out: a plate of stir-fried waist slices!
Whoosh... Lu Fan threw a small bottle to Lin Fang. This was a small bottle of Juxhendan, specially refined after seeing Wang Fatty's results!
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At noon, the hotel suddenly became crowded. And most of them were here for medicinal cuisine, with one medicinal cuisine restaurant already packed. Many guests ordered their food and then went to the second floor to dine.
Bai Xuemei suddenly realized something was different!
"Lu Fan! You didn't hire people to fill the seats, did you?" Bai Xuemei looked at Lu Fan suspiciously.
"You guessed right! You'll have to reimburse me later!" Lu Fan said with a grin.
"Lu Fan... Lu Fan..." A tall, pretty, and somewhat shy girl waved at Lu Fan.
"Who is that?" Bai Xuemei asked.
"Hehe! She's here to collect a debt!" Lu Fan grinned. It was Xin Xin, the nurse from the county hospital.
"Lu Fan, I'm sorry about last time! I misunderstood you! I guess I've made up for it this time!" Xin Xin said somewhat sheepishly.
"Xin Xin! Thank you this time! I guess the hospital never dreamed that its biggest competitor would be a restaurant! Hahaha!" Lu Fan burst into laughter.