and everyone will be bringing their boyfriends..." Yunxi's voice was barely audible over the phone.Xiao Yu could picture Yunxi holding the phone, head lowered, face slightly red. Imagining her appear...Chapter 146: The Lad

Xiao Yu took the cake from the woman's hand and inserted a silver needle into it. After a moment, the needle turned black. Upon seeing this, the child’s parents and onlookers paled; usually, people who lived off scraps here would eat anything that didn’t seem toxic.

But now, their hearts raced upon seeing the blackened needle—clearly, what they had collected was not edible! Some of them quickly headed home, while one person soon emerged carrying a bag towards the trash heap.

The child’s parents were left feeling relieved yet shaken. Though only one child ate and was rescued in time, if it hadn’t been discovered and all three children had eaten it...

They exchanged worried glances; they couldn't help but shudder at the thought of what could have happened had their other two children come back home to eat.

"Let her eat some light food once she wakes up, nothing too greasy. She’ll be fine after a few days," Xiao Yu instructed the couple.

“Thank you, doctor…" The couple bowed deeply toward him.

Xiao Yu waved them off and walked out of the tent towards the alley entrance. Along the way, he looked down at his dirty clothes and thought to himself that they were beyond salvation.

"Doctor…thank you!" Behind him, the couple’s voices echoed again as Xiao Yu turned back to see them kneeling outside the tent, continuously bowing to him.

Xiao Yu turned around, waved again, and left the alley. In his current state, he could only walk home; taking public transportation would likely earn him a tongue-lashing from other passengers.

Once Xiao Yu exited the street, there were few people on it and even fewer vehicles passing by. After walking for some time, he found himself in an area devoid of alleys. He took off his coat which was now stained with dirt, and when he passed a trash bin, he threw it inside.

“Doctor… doctor…” Xiao Yu walked slowly down the road, increasingly feeling the importance of owning a car; it was time to get a driver’s license and buy one. Just as he thought this, Liu Erxi's voice suddenly rang out behind him.

Xiao Yu turned around to see Liu Erxi on his tricycle racing toward him.

“Doctor! Get on, I’ll take you back!” said Liu Erxi when he got close to Xiao Yu. “It’s quite a long way home.”

Xiao Yu nodded and sat on one side of the tricycle. Now, Xiao Yu couldn't ride in it either; he could only rely on the tricycle to take him somewhere, as otherwise, walking would still take at least an hour.

Liu Erxi used a tricycle to carry Xiao Yu for about twenty minutes and arrived at his antique shop in the old goods market. Xiao Yu secretly felt relieved that he had left all his luggage in the rest room here.

Soon, after changing into clean clothes and washing his face, Xiao Yu walked out.

Seeing Xiao Yu walk out, Liu Erxi said, "Doctor, you're busy. I'll leave first!"

"Hmm… Wait a moment!" Xiao Yu replied briefly before suddenly remembering something and calling back Liu Erxi who was about to leave.

Xiao Yu walked up to the desk and took out his brush pen, then started writing on the paper laid out on the table. After a while, he picked up the sheet of paper filled with script and said, "You can get a dose of medicine according to this prescription here!"

Liu Erxi accepted the prescription and compared it with the names on the shelves of herbs, picking them one by one until about half an hour later when he had finished gathering all the ingredients for the prescription.

Holding up the medicine he collected, Liu Erxi placed it in front of Xiao Yu, showing a somewhat embarrassed expression. Xiao Yu nodded slightly; though it took quite some time, considering it was his first time here, this speed could be deemed acceptable.

Xiao Yu looked at the young father standing before him. Despite having many flaws, as someone living on society's bottom rung, he had reached a commendable level of conduct.

"Here are 5000 yuan. I'm still looking for an herbal medicine preparer here; if you want to work with me, take these 3000 yuan and settle your previous boss’s debt. My monthly wage is 2000 yuan, so the other 2000 yuan will be considered your advance salary for next month. Think it over!"

Xiao Yu took out 5000 yuan from his wallet and placed it on the table, addressing Liu Erxi standing in front of him. Xiao Yu intended to help this young couple and their child.

This also represented the final test that Xiao Yu imposed on Liu Erxi. In today's society, there were many who committed crimes for just a few hundred yuan. If he settled his debt, it would prove that Xiao Yu hadn't misjudged him; if not, Xiao Yu had plenty of ways to make him return the money.

Liu Erxi remained silent with his head bowed for about five minutes before finally raising his head and saying, "Doctor, I'll do it. I will handle my affairs today and come to work tomorrow morning!"

"Hmm," Xiao Yu nodded and pushed the money toward him. Liu Erxi accepted the money, bowed respectfully to Xiao Yu, then left the clinic.

Xiao Yu stood by the window, watching Liu Erxi ride away on his tricycle. He felt quite satisfied; just as he was short of a helper, someone had sent him one. Although they had only interacted for less than half a day, this was still better than hiring someone through a casual job advertisement.

Moreover, it didn't matter who the medicine assistant was; using Liu Erxi could actually help them out. Xiao Yu could sense that Liu Erxi was a responsible man towards his family, and even if such a person turned out to be bad, they wouldn't be too terrible.

Sitting on the chair, Xiao Yu thought about everything that had happened today, which deeply shook him. What kind of life do those people lead Who cares about their living conditions Thinking about this, Xiao Yu vaguely formed an idea. Although he couldn’t change their environment, there were still things he could do for them...

"Xiao Yu, what are you doing Why was no one there when I went to your place in the afternoon"

Sitting on the consultation desk chair and pondering over what happened during the day, Xiao Yu suddenly received a call from Wei Jun.

He chuckled lightly and said, "I’m at the clinic! In the afternoon, I went to see a patient!" After receiving Wei Jun's call, Xiao Yu gradually calmed down regarding everything that had shaken him today.

"Haha, not bad! Before even opening the practice, you already have patients! Impressive, impressive..." Wei Jun chuckled and said.

Xiao Yu simply ignored Wei Jun’s teasing.

"Brother Wei, is there something" Xiao Yu glanced at the time; it was almost six in the afternoon. Could Wei Jun calling him now mean that he had something to say

"Xiao Yu, guess who I ran into today!" Instead of answering Xiao Yu’s question, Wei Jun said mysteriously.

"Who How am I supposed to know! Do you think I'm a god" Xiao Yu chuckled dryly. Since Wei Jun asked him this, it must be someone he knows too, but still, he had no idea who it could be!

"Hehe, I knew you wouldn’t guess, let me tell you! I ran into our school’s basketball team cheerleader, the beautiful Meng Xiaowei!" Wei Jun said proudly with a laugh.

“Oh...... It's her,” Xiao Yu recalled after some thought who this Meng Xiaowei was.

"You brat, what kind of tone is that ‘It’s her’! She’s been secretly liking you for half a year until she realized you had no interest in her and changed targets!" Wei Jun spoke into the phone with a jealous tone when he heard Xiao Yu's indifferent manner.

"No way, Brother Jun, don't joke with me! That lady has nothing to do with me!" When Xiao Yu heard this, he shivered and said.

"Damn, you're really ungrateful for your blessings. A beautiful lady like that is great; no responsibilities are involved!" Wei Jun's mocking laughter came from the phone.

Xiao Yu shook his head with a smile. Although Xiao Yu didn't agree with Wei Jun, he didn't say anything either. He said to Wei Jun on the phone: "Brother Jun, what’s up Otherwise, I’m hanging up!"

"Wait, wait! Today I ran into Miss Meng. She mentioned that she will be engaged soon and invited all our classmates from the Deep Sea University to attend her engagement ceremony!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's intention to hang up, Wei Jun quickly started explaining.

"I don't think I'll go then," Xiao Yu said hesitantly. He knew about Meng Xiaoliang’s crush on him and she had mentioned it a few times as well. But he dodged the issue each time, so meeting her now would be awkward.

"Brother, brother, you mustn’t refuse! She knows you're in Deep Sea University specifically asked me to inform you that you have to attend! Think of this as your elder brother begging you; I've already promised her!" Wei Jun, hearing Xiao Yu’s refusal, was immediately alarmed and begged him earnestly.

Xiao Yu thought about it. Since she knew he was in Deep Sea University now, not attending would be worse. So he said to Wei Jun: "Alright then! You’ll inform me when the time comes!"

"Sure thing, I'll let you know later," and with that, Wei Jun hung up.

After checking the sky’s hue, Xiao Yu tidied up his things and locked the shop door. He was looking for a place to eat when he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Little Brother Xiao, Little Brother Xiao..." As Xiao Yu walked down the street, a voice called out from behind.

Upon hearing someone call him, Xiao Yu turned around and saw Zhang Shaohua driving up beside him. He waved at Xiao Yu from his car window.

"Brother Zhang, where are you off to" Xiao Yu took two steps back towards Zhang Shaohua's car door and asked.

"I’m meeting a few friends for dinner. Come along with us, Little Brother Xiao! I’ll introduce some of my friends to you!" Zhang Shaohua said. Although Zhang Shaohua didn’t know the exact background of Xiao Yu, today’s events had greatly impressed him. Even though he was unaware of what Xiao Yu's sworn brother did for a living, the way Secretary Chu valued him and even planned to attend the opening ceremony of his clinic personally proved that this bald man was definitely no ordinary person.heaven and earth to serve their own purposes. The creation of talismans involves using secret techniques to communicate with the primordial energy between heaven and earth, forming the talisman. Howev...