Siheyuan, Kaiju replaced He Yuzhu as the chef

Yi Zhonghai began to talk about the recent situation in the courtyard, emphasizing that the courtyard is a collective and everyone should help each other. He proposed that those who are capable should lend a hand to those who are temporarily in trouble and help them overcome difficulties, so as to improve everyone's quality of life.

Lu Qing originally thought that Yi Zhonghai would make some substantive suggestions, but he did not expect that he would use the same "moral kidnapping" rhetoric. He did not express his opinion, but just listened silently.

Yi Zhonghai noticed that everyone was still listening to him attentively, and some even nodded in agreement, and he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his prestige had not been greatly affected by the previous events. A lot of time had passed, and many people might have forgotten those events. As the eldest uncle of the courtyard, his position was still stable.

The main purpose of this meeting was to test his appeal, and the current result made Yi Zhonghai quite satisfied, even a little unexpected. He thought, in this case, there shouldn't be too much resistance to continuing to perform the duties of a great uncle in the future.

So, he went on to say, "The main purpose of tonight's meeting is to hope that everyone can continue to help each other. If you have any difficulties, please come to me and I will do my best to help."

After that, he added: "If you don't have any other questions, let's end today's meeting here and go back to rest early."

Everyone stood up and prepared to go back to their own rooms. He Yuzhu helped the deaf old lady walk to the backyard, while Xu Damao glanced at Lu Qing coldly, thinking about what Qin Jingru had said to him during the day, secretly thinking about how to find an opportunity to deal with Chen Wenhui. He wondered if Lu Qing would still be able to protect her when that day came.

Xu Damao turned and left, while Liu Haizhong and Second Aunt also glanced at Lu Qing, with different feelings. Liu Haizhong was full of resentment towards Lu Qing, while Second Aunt wondered if she could still ask Lu Qing to cure Liu Guangtian's foot. Everyone slowly dispersed with different thoughts in mind.

However, just as everyone took a few steps, a shrill scream of "Ouch" was suddenly heard, which instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone hurriedly stopped and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see the third uncle Yan Bugui holding his stomach, curled up on the ground, his face pale and appearing to be in extreme pain.

The third aunt hurried forward to support him and asked anxiously, "What happened to you? Why did you fall down suddenly?"

Yan Bugui gasped in pain and said, "My stomach hurts, it hurts so much...ah, it hurts so much..."

His abdomen felt like it was torn apart, and he was sweating coldly. He held on to the third aunt tightly and said, "Quick...quickly find a doctor, quickly!"

Seeing this, someone immediately shouted, "Lu Qing! Isn't Lu Qing a doctor? Let him take a look, he will definitely be able to cure it!"

When Yan Bugui heard the name "Lu Qing", his face instantly turned even paler. He suddenly recalled what Lu Qing had said before - "If you don't pay, the medicine will turn into poison."

A sense of fear surged in his heart. At first, he did not take it seriously, thinking that how could a medicine for curing an illness become a poison? That was totally unreasonable! Therefore, he procrastinated with a clear conscience, thinking that Lu Qing could do nothing to him.

But at this moment, the sudden severe pain made him wonder if Lu Qing had already anticipated that he would not pay, so he tampered with the medicine?

"Yes, Lu Qing, go and check on the third uncle. He seems to be very ill!" someone echoed.

However, Lu Qing remained seated and said with a smile, "The Third Master didn't ask me to treat him, so how can I treat him without authorization? If I can't cure him, I will have to take responsibility. I don't want to cause trouble."

He Yuzhu said dissatisfiedly: "At this time, why are you still talking about responsibility? Are you a doctor?"

Lu Qing shrugged and said calmly, "I am indeed a doctor, but I am also a human being. No one has paid me, so there is no benefit if I cure the patient. If I make the treatment worse, they will accuse me of meddling in other people's business. What should I do then?"

After hearing this, He Yuzhu glanced at Yan Bugui lying on the ground and fell into hesitation.

At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Yan Bugui and the third aunt, waiting for their decision.

Yan Bugui and the third aunt knew that Lu Qing was taking this opportunity to cause trouble. They owed them medical fees before, and now Lu Qing just didn't want to make a move easily.

The third aunt looked at her husband's painful expression and finally said, "Lu Qing, it was indeed our fault. I'll give you the money now. Tell me, how much was the total cost of the consultation and medicine in the past few days?"

Lu Qing replied calmly: "The medical fee is three yuan, plus interest, a total of thirty yuan."

"Thirty yuan?!" Auntie widened her eyes in surprise. "Why would they charge so much? Isn't the interest rate too high?"

Lu Qing calmly explained: "It has been delayed for so long, so of course the interest has to be calculated by the hour. The longer it takes, the more money you will have to pay."

He shrugged and said with a smile: "Of course, you can choose not to pay. Come back to me when you have figured it out."

The people around him finally understood that Yan Bugui had consulted Lu Qing for treatment and had not paid the medical bills for such a long time. As everyone knows, Lu Qing never buys on credit. No matter what the condition is, he will pay first and then treat the patient.

Seeing this, the third aunt turned to Yan Bugui helplessly and asked: "What should we do? Give it or not?"

Yan Bugui was in so much pain that he couldn't speak a word. He could only squeeze out a sentence with difficulty: "Give... give him money..."

The third aunt no longer hesitated and hurriedly took out thirty yuan from her bag and handed it to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing took the money and said with a smile: "Didn't you say you didn't bring any money? It turns out you were lying to me."

The third aunt quickly explained: "I'm not lying to you, I just forgot..."

Lu Qing chuckled and said calmly: "This is a lesson for you. Remember not to default next time."

After saying that, he took the money and left.

Everyone watched Lu Qing leave. They wanted to remind him that they hadn't treated Yan Bugui yet. But at this moment, Yan Bugui suddenly stopped groaning, touched his stomach blankly, and whispered, "It doesn't hurt anymore... I... It really doesn't hurt anymore?"