Returning to Elder Fan's courtyard in the provincial capital, the yard remained the same, but it felt much quieter. Wu Ma was still there, and upon seeing Fan Xueer and Lu Fan arrive, she hurried to open the gate.
"Wu Ma! I've sold this house. Do you have any plans for the future?" Fan Xueer couldn't help but ask when she saw Wu Ma still there.
"I... I have nowhere else to go! Sigh! I lived with your grandfather for nearly twenty years..." Wu Ma's eyes suddenly reddened, tears welling up as she spoke.
Wu Ma was also a pitiable person. Widowed young, she raised three sons and one daughter alone. By the time her children were married, not one was willing to take her in! Disheartened, the old woman went out to work. She happened to meet Elder Fan, who kept her, and she had lived there for nearly twenty years.
Although she now wished to return to her children, she knew that when she was still capable of working, her children didn't want her. Now that she was old and frail, and her children had never inquired about her well-being in twenty years, returning would only lead to more rejection. It was better not to see them than to go back and be upset.
Hearing Wu Ma's words, Fan Xueer also felt a pang of melancholy. Wu Ma had served her grandfather for nearly twenty years... sigh!
"Wu Ma! Why don't you come with me? Lu Fan's place is in a small county town, but after selling this house, I'll buy a place there. I'll take care of you in your old age," Fan Xueer said.
"Alright, Wu Ma! Pack your things. After we finish things here, we'll leave together," Lu Fan added from the side.
"Mm... Okay! Okay!" Wu Ma's tears immediately flowed.
With a phone call, the real estate agent soon arrived with potential buyers. After inspecting the house, they settled on a price of four million yuan. Both parties signed the contract.
"Xueer... Xueer... You can't sell the old man's house! If you sell it, how can I, your uncle, live?"
Just as the procedures were being completed, a mournful cry came from outside. Fan Jian hobbled in, weeping profusely.
"You? You're out already?" Lu Fan was taken aback. Wasn't this guy arrested? How did he get out so quickly!?
"Damn it! I'm also a victim! Why can't I be out?" Fan Jian glared at Lu Fan and said indignantly.
"Fan Xueer! You can't sell the house. This is the old man's property, and I am the heir. Moreover, your second aunt took all the valuables from the house and ran off with someone else. I have nothing now, and I'm counting on this house for my old age. You can't sell the house!" Fan Jian turned to Fan Xueer and pleaded tearfully.
"Holy cow... it really is retribution! Your wife ran off with someone else... Sorry, I can't help but laugh!" Lu Fan chuckled gleefully from the side.
"Alas! Second Uncle! That's so tragic! Why don't you sell your house too and find a place to hide? Otherwise, who knows, that woman might squander all the money outside and then come back to sell your house, leaving you with nothing. You'll have to beg on the streets," Fan Xueer said, shaking her head.
"Ah?" Fan Jian was startled. It seemed what Fan Xueer said made sense. Zhao Chunhua, that woman, was capable of doing such a thing!
"Oh no, my property deed... she knows where I keep it," Fan Jian turned and ran outside. If Zhao Chunhua took the deed as well, he would truly have to beg.
The property transfer and other procedures were fully entrusted to the agent, who guaranteed that everything would be completed within half a day. The buyer was also a wealthy individual, and four million yuan was directly transferred to Fan Xueer's account.
Seeing that everything was going smoothly, Lu Fan suddenly turned to the buyer and smiled, saying, "By the way, big brother, consider yourself lucky. This house has a basement, so you got at least twenty thousand to fifty thousand off!"
"Really? Where is it?" the buyer asked with delight.
Lu Fan tossed the basement key to him and told him the entrance. Upon opening the entrance, the buyer was overjoyed. This would be perfect for hiding a mistress, or something...
"Let's go!" Lu Fan left the old house with Fan Xueer and Wu Ma.
Shortly after leaving the old house, Lu Fan's phone rang. He glanced at it; it was an unfamiliar number. After a moment's hesitation, he pressed the answer button.
"Hello! Is this Principal Lu? I'm Jiang Ruoxin!" Jiang Ruoxin's voice came from the phone.
"Teacher Jiang!? Is something wrong?" Lu Fan was surprised. This Western medicine teacher didn't seem to have a particularly good impression of him, so why would she call?
"I... I'd like to ask you to see a patient for me, is that okay?" Jiang Ruoxin's voice was a little timid.
She herself was a Western medicine practitioner who had studied abroad and obtained a high academic degree. Yet, she was asking for help from a village doctor from a remote mountain who had to pull strings just to get a practicing license, and who hadn't even graduated from university. This... was indeed a bit unreasonable.
"Alright! I happen to be in the provincial capital now. Give me the address!" Lu Fan said. Lu Fan didn't know if he had been infected by Lin Fang; he seemed to agree to help without much thought regarding treating illnesses.
"Could you please come to the Medical College?" Jiang Ruoxin said with some joy.
"Okay!" Lu Fan immediately turned on his navigation and drove towards the Medical College.
A short while later, Lu Fan's car stopped below the administrative building of the Medical College. To Lu Fan's surprise, Principal Meng Jun was also waiting downstairs with Jiang Ruoxin.
When Meng Jun and Jiang Ruoxin saw Lu Fan get out of a BMW, they were slightly taken aback. This kid had traded his motorcycle for a sedan, and both were luxury brands! Although BMWs were not uncommon in the provincial capital, it was rare for a village doctor from a remote mountain to be driving one.
"Principal Meng! Teacher Jiang!" Lu Fan greeted them as soon as he got out of the car.
"Principal Lu! Is this your car?" Jiang Ruoxin asked in surprise.
"Oh! I borrowed it from a friend," Lu Fan said casually.
"Tsk! Still so low-key!" Jiang Ruoxin pouted. Borrowed? Who would believe that?
"Xueer! Wu Ma! Why don't you get out and wait for Teacher Jiang in her office!?" Lu Fan turned to Fan Xueer and Wu Ma.
"No need! We'll wait here for you!" Fan Xueer said lazily, leaning back.
"Lu Fan! Who is this?" Jiang Ruoxin asked, surprised to see Fan Xueer. This girl was too beautiful.
"My friend, Fan Xueer! And the maid, Wu Ma!" Lu Fan said casually.
Meng Jun and Jiang Ruoxin gulped. His girlfriend always had a servant accompanying her! This kid was too indulgent of his girlfriend!
"Teacher Jiang! Where is the patient?" Lu Fan asked.
"Oh! In Principal Meng's office," Jiang Ruoxin said hurriedly.
The three of them immediately went upstairs to Meng Jun's office. Inside, several TCM practitioners, including Xu Hongye, were gathered around a girl about ten years old, who appeared drowsy.
"Principal Lu! This is my younger cousin. This child sleeps all day and night, always feeling sleepy and never fully awake. My aunt and uncle have been to many hospitals and consulted many famous doctors, but no one could figure out the cause! Principal Meng and the others have also examined her. Principal Lu, could you please take a look and see what's going on?" Jiang Ruoxin said anxiously.