t; after all, these wealthy people were usually very afraid of death, and what Jin Xianglin did was not bad at all. Thinking this, he coughed slightly before saying.Hearing the sound of someone speaki...Chapter 110: Facade

When Xiao Jianying heard what Xiao Yu said, she was taken aback. She hadn't expected him to have such thoughts. Although her father never mentioned reopening the Wan Sheng Hall during his lifetime, she knew that he couldn't let go of it in his heart.

The elder knew that because of his reason, all members of the Xiao family were killed, so he felt guilty toward their ancestors and considered himself a sinner to the family. Even though he longed to reopen the Wan Sheng Hall, whenever he thought about the deaths of the entire Xiao family due to him, he felt unworthy as a descendant of the Xiao clan, thus never mentioning it.

It seemed that her son had truly grown up and was ready to take on his responsibilities. With this in mind, Jianying said to Xiao Yu: "Xiao Yu, you've grown up and are now the only heir of your generation in the Xiao family. Do what you want."

"Also mom… I have a friend I met while treating a patient who invited me to Beijing for his family's ancestor's birthday celebration. I wanted to ask your opinion!" Xiao Yu said cautiously over the phone.

After speaking, he felt his mother's voice on the other end of the line fall silent and hurriedly called out: "Mom… Mom… Are you okay Mom..."

A long time passed before Jianying's voice softly came through: "Xiao Yu, since you've grown up, your mom won't restrict you anymore. Go where you want!" With that said, she hung up.

Listening to the dead line tone, Xiao Yu guessed vaguely that Beijing might be related to his father; thus, this only solidified his resolve to go there.

Hanging up the phone and looking at the sky outside, Jianying murmured: "What is destined to come will eventually arrive, no matter how one tries to avoid it. I hope we don't encounter that family!"

"Thank you, mom," muttered Xiao Yu as he looked at the disconnected phone. He knew his mother had struggled internally.

"Stupid child!" As if she heard her son's words, Jianying smiled faintly while looking up at the sky.

Xiao Yu put away his phone, washed his face, left his room and headed to the antique city. He felt it best to personally find Fangyuan regarding leaving his position there; after all, when he was most down on his luck, Fangyuan had helped him a lot. Although his intentions weren't entirely pure when treating Teacher Cai, it was part of his job as a doctor and thus necessary for him to do so. Furthermore, Fangyuan never asked anything from him but instead treated him very politely; therefore, Xiao Yu felt he should at least show some basic courtesy.

Arriving at Fangyuan's office in the antique city, the outer room was where his secretary worked. Xiao Yu knew her - a girl named Qin who was around twenty-two or three years old. There were rumors that she had become close to Fangyuan, with some people even seeing Secretary Qin arm-in-arm with Fangyuan after work as they ate together. But Xiao Yu didn't buy into these rumors; in his opinion, the girl still appeared a virgin and the gossip was mostly out of jealousy.

"Dr. Xiao, is there something" Secretary Qin asked as Dr. Xiao walked in.

"Secretary Qin, is Mr. Fang around I need to speak with him!" Dr. Xiao smiled slightly and asked.

"He's here, just a moment. I'll inform him," Secretary Qin said and went into the inner room upon hearing that Dr. Xiao was looking for Mr. Fang.

A short while later, Mr. Fang stepped out briskly with a smile on his face; he seemed even more enthusiastic when he saw Dr. Xiao: "Little Brother Xiao, you could have just given me a call if there's anything! Why go all the way here Come in!"

"I've come to speak with Mr. Fang and am disturbing him," Dr. Xiao said with a smile at Mr. Fang’s warm welcome.

"No such thing as disturbance, I would be glad if Dr. Xiao could visit more often!" After saying this, Mr. Fang turned to Secretary Qin: "Little Bamboo, no need to inform me next time when Doctor Xiao comes over; you can let him in directly."

"Yes… my generous Mr. Fang," the secretary stretched her voice and said with a coquettish tone.

"Such a child…" Mr. Fang shook his head helplessly.

"Little Brother Xiao, I'm sorry to cause you trouble! This is my daughter Qin Xinzhu who has the same name as me; she’s here for her internship at school," Mr. Fang said with a shake of his head and an air of helplessness. Although it was clear that he found his daughter very troublesome, Dr. Xiao could sense Mr. Fang's indulgence toward her.

"Oh…" Dr. Xiao replied; no wonder people say they often see Secretary Qin arm-in-arm with Mr. Fang going out for meals!

As soon as the two sat down on the sofa in Mr. Fang’s office, Qin Xinzhu brought a cup of tea and placed it on the table before sitting behind her father's desk to play with her computer; she didn’t seem like leaving anytime soon.

In fact, Qin Xinzhu was very curious about Dr. Xiao—she knew not only that he had treated experts but also what happened yesterday when a secretary from the city committee came looking for him. After Mr. Fang returned home, he recounted everything to his wife and daughter; hence she wanted to see why Dr. Xiao would come visit her father.

"Little Brother Xiao, what brings you here" Mr. Fang asked with a smile. Yesterday, it was still "Dr. Xiao", today it's "little brother"; who knew whether the world changed so quickly or if Dr. Xiao couldn’t keep up with the times

"Well… Fang always acts like this, I want to resign!" Xiao Yu hesitated and said.

"What Resign Is it because of Cui Xiaoling I'll fire her immediately!" Fangyuan, who was originally smiling, suddenly turned serious upon hearing Xiao Yu's intention to resign. When mentioning Cui Xiaoling, he seemed full of killing intent.

"It has nothing to do with Cui Xiaoling. I studied Traditional Chinese Medicine and my family heritage is also in TCM, so I plan to open a TCM clinic!" Xiao Yu calmly said.

Hearing that Xiao Yu wanted to open a TCM clinic, Fangyuan couldn't stop him now. After being silent for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Brother Xiao plans to open a clinic, have you chosen the location"

"Not yet! Just preparing!" Xiao Yu shook his head.

Upon hearing that Xiao Yu hadn't found a place yet, Fangyuan's mind started spinning. He knew that Xiao Yu wasn't short of money and that Xiao Yu was skilled in medicine; therefore, the antique market would not be able to retain him for long. What mattered most was his relationship with Xiao Yu—where he worked or what he did didn't matter much.

"Brother Xiao, how about the corner spot on the northeast side of our antique market's ground floor It's a large glass area facing the street," Fangyuan suggested after thinking for a moment.

Xiao Yu thought about it and couldn't help but say, "That place is pretty good."

Fangyuan knew that spot—on the first floor of the antique market, there was a large glass area facing the street, which could be considered an ideal location.

Hearing Xiao Yu's approval, Fangyuan smiled and said, "Our company recently has a plan to dismantle this big glass area and expand the space inside, making it into a storefront for rent. Since your TCM clinic hasn't found a place yet, why not lease that spot It would be better than finding another location."

Originally, Xiao Yu was thinking about letting Wei Jun help him find a place. He didn't expect this opportunity to come so suddenly and it was even an ideal location. Xiao Yu wasn't without suspicions about Fangyuan's intentions but felt that he had nothing else worth such consideration other than his medical skills.

In reality, Xiao Yu couldn't know the reason behind Fangyuan's generous offer due to Zhang Shaohua. If he knew, he would be surprised by how much help this person he met just once could provide him without even trying.

"Alright then, I'll thank General Manager Fang for that!" After saying this, Xiao Yu was about to take his leave.

Fangyuan felt relieved when he heard that Xiao Yu accepted the arrangement. He had heard many times from Teacher Cai and others about how good Xiao Yu was, but Fangyuan didn't mind if Xiao Yu accepted or not; what he feared was that Xiao Yu would refuse. He knew well that Xiao Yu wouldn’t accept without a reason, even if it meant paying market price rent. As long as he could help out and establish connections, his objective would be achieved.

“Little Brother Xiao, please don't be so polite. I know your medical skills are superb; the closer you are to me, the more secure I feel! At least now I won’t have to worry about getting sick!” Fangyuan subtly flattered Xiao Yu without making it obvious.

After seeing off Xiao Yu, just as Fangyuan returned to his office, Qin Xinzhu pouted and said, "Dad, why haven't I heard anything about the antique market planning to cut out a section for a storefront"

Fangyuan looked at his daughter with indulgence and said, "Silly girl, what do you know As general manager, if I want something done, it will be!"

“But Dad, is there no problem from the headquarters” Qin Xinzhu still wasn’t quite sure.

"Haha, don't tell me you still think I'm in the dark! I wouldn't rely on getting to know Secretary Xiao's secretary for any development; that’s too far off. What I aim for is making the headquarters aware of my connections and friends so they recognize their value!" Fangyuan chuckled with a shake of his head, patiently explaining it all to his daughter.

Fangyuan never hesitated to talk about political and business maneuvering in front of his daughter; he wanted her to learn more for when she entered society. If she had to figure everything out by herself after entering society, how could that happen without several years of trials and tribulations

Hearing Fangyuan’s words, Qin Xinzhu nodded with a half-understanding expression.

“This is just one reason!” When he saw his daughter deep in thought, Fangyuan spoke again.

"Oh Is there another reason" Upon hearing that this was only part of the reason, she looked at him puzzledly.

The second reason was that Vice President Chen wasn’t very obedient. By using this matter to show my authority and let everyone know what I can do, Chen will have no choice but to comply when I want something done!" At this point, Fangyuan wore an expression of self-satisfaction.

“But if VP Chen doesn't agree” Qin Xinzhu knew very well that Vice President Chen had been causing trouble for her father again after a short period of obedience. To make him comply was nearly impossible.

Although Qin Xinzhu studied with her father for some time, she hadn’t experienced much of society and still lacked practical experience; even now, she was only at the stage where she could talk about it on paper.her son.Through what Xiao Yu had just told her and his tone of voice, Xiao Jianying understood that he was considering joining as an external member. Although being an external member sounded good now...