"It's already reserved?" Li Se felt a pang of regret.
"Yes, so I'm very sorry," the old man nodded.
Li Se didn't insist, saying to Tang An, "We'll have to look for other shops."
"Brother-in-law, should I use some influence?" Tang An whispered. As the young master of the Tang family, with a little networking, he could acquire this shop. After all, he wanted to perform well, and then Li Se would buy him a sports car.
"Forget it," Li Se shook his head. He wasn't the type to bully others with his status. Since it was already reserved, they could only look for other shops. Although he really liked this shop, he had examined its feng shui, and it was quite good. The shop was very square, and a person should be upright, and their appearance should also be upright. The house is like a person; it must be square and rectangular. It's taboo to have sharp corners. People and houses have a connection.
Just as they were about to leave, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked in, accompanied by a middle-aged man.
"Elder Qian, I've brought you Divine Doctor Duan," the man in the suit said with a smile.
"Really?" Elder Qian looked at the middle-aged man with surprise. "Are you Divine Doctor Duan?"
"I dare not accept the title of Divine Doctor. My Duan family has been practicing medicine for generations. The Divine Doctor Duan you mentioned is my father. I am Duan Wei," Duan Wei said humbly, but in reality, he was exceedingly arrogant.
"Then please examine me," Elder Qian said urgently.
Duan Wei nodded, and the group entered the shop and sat down. He took Elder Qian's pulse. After a long while, he said, "This is simple. Your stomach digestion is a bit poor. I'll prescribe a formula, and you'll be fine after taking it for a while."
"Brother-in-law, let's go," Tang An said, seeing Li Se hadn't moved.
Li Se's attention was on Elder Qian. He hadn't paid close attention earlier, but now, after a careful examination, he understood Elder Qian's physical condition. Moreover, this Duan Wei's medical skills were clearly lacking. Elder Qian was quite seriously ill, yet the other party claimed it was simple. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he said, "This formula won't cure it."
As soon as he said this, everyone looked towards Li Se.
"Who are you? How dare you question my diagnosis?" Duan Wei frowned slightly, displeased with this young man who suddenly appeared and questioned his prescription. Where did this idiot come from to dare question me?
"Kid, this is a descendant of Divine Doctor Duan. Who are you to speak so presumptuously that Dr. Duan's prescription can't cure it? Do you know the blasphemous words you're speaking?" The man in the suit frowned, very annoyed. Dr. Duan's medical skills are trustworthy, how could there be a problem?
Tang An patted Li Se and lowered his voice, "I've heard of this Dr. Duan. His father is Divine Doctor Duan, and his medical skills are very impressive. Don't talk nonsense."
Although Tang Xi had mentioned that Li Se's medical skills were amazing, even charging tens of millions for a single treatment, he still had some doubts. After all, he was too young. Such a young TCM doctor, to be honest, he lacked confidence. Now he dared to openly question Dr. Duan, he was a bit flustered. Wasn't this just waiting to be embarrassed?
Li Se seemed not to have heard Tang An's words. He looked at Elder Qian and said, "Do you often experience a burning pain in your abdomen or lower chest, accompanied by acid reflux?"
"How do you know?" Elder Qian looked at Li Se in surprise. He did have these symptoms. How could this young man know?
Li Se smiled and explained, "I am a doctor, just like this Dr. Duan, both practicing traditional Chinese medicine."
"A joke!" Duan Wei said disdainfully. "At your age, can you still be a TCM doctor? I think you're just lucky, or perhaps you had prior information, which is why you know Elder Qian's condition. Otherwise, at your age, do you think your medical skills are better than mine?"
Elder Qian also felt it made sense. This young man had likely observed him, otherwise, how could he have known his symptoms so clearly? He probably came up with this method just to buy his shop.
Li Se was unfazed. He looked at Duan Wei, his tone laced with mockery, and said, "Since you are a TCM doctor, don't you know that TCM relies on observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking? What I just used was observing qi. Even without taking the pulse, I can know Elder Qian's condition."
"Observing qi?" Duan Wei sneered, "That's interesting. TCM does have qi observation, but most TCM doctors can only see the surface, even imperial physicians can't. Are you trying to say your medical skills are even better than imperial physicians?"
"Elder Qian, I think this kid is a骗子 (piàn zi - swindler). Let him get out. Can he be better than Dr. Duan?" the man in the suit said with disdain.
Elder Qian frowned, about to say something, but Li Se spoke first, "Elder Qian, if you don't believe me, why don't I guess what prescription this Dr. Duan will give you?"
"You can guess my prescription?" Duan Wei looked incredulous.
Li Se said calmly, "You're prescribing nothing more than Honeysuckle and Licorice Decoction with modifications. This formula does have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and moistening the throat and clearing the diaphragm. However, Elder Qian's symptoms are more complex than this, so this formula will be of little effect."
Elder Qian quickly looked at the prescription Duan Wei had just written and was greatly shocked. It was exactly as Li Se had said.
Duan Wei's expression also changed, and he then said, "I think you were just peeking at the prescription I wrote. Heh, and you're guessing my prescription? Based on what?"
Li Se ignored this Duan Wei and said, "Elder Qian, if you believe me, I can treat you. As for this Dr. Duan, his prescription is completely useless!"
Bang!
Duan Wei was somewhat enraged, slapping the table and saying, "Kid, how dare you question my medical skills?"
"Do you know who Dr. Duan is, to speak so presumptuously?" the man in the suit also said angrily.
"So what if I question it? Your prescription is useless, it's useless!" Li Se said unceremoniously. Let alone this Duan Wei who was an unknown doctor, even an imperial physician, if their prescription was useless, he would still retort.
Tang An looked on with admiration. His brother-in-law seemed to have some real talent.
"Then tell me, what is Elder Qian's problem?" Duan Wei's face darkened, and he sneered. He still didn't believe that this kid could know Elder Qian's condition just by looking at him. This was absolutely impossible. Even his father wouldn't be able to know the situation just by looking.
He definitely snuck a look at his prescription just now!
And he still dared to question him, he must teach him a good lesson!