Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 376: Chapter 376: Lin Dong Alone is Enough

The next day, Lin Dong put on the suit Qiao Bing bought for him the day before and headed for the Qiao Family.

He brought a gift for Elder Qiao.

The gift was the Heavenly Bead.

Even though Lin Dong had absorbed the Spiritual Energy from the bead, its antique value had not diminished.

Moreover, Lin Dong had carved a talisman on it.

This talisman had its own saying.

It was equivalent to the Taoist peace amulets that ensure safety.

His master, Daoist Master Qing Shan, was a practitioner of the Taoist school, and also skilled in the art of carving Fu Zuan.

Usually, he would carve peace amulets for people, and Lin Dong had learned his true teachings.

Soon, Lin Dong got ready, left the house, and hailed a cab to the Qiao Family.

About ten minutes later, Lin Dong arrived outside Qiao’s Villa and saw Qiao Bing had been waiting there for him.

”Lin Dong, you look really handsome today,” Qiao Bing sincerely complimented him as she saw Lin Dong wearing the suit she had bought, looking quite debonair.

Although she wasn’t obsessed with looks, having a handsome partner naturally felt better.

Lin Dong smiled and noticed that the villa next door was bustling with activity.

”That’s Zhou Na’s house. Yesterday, Zhou Na brought her boyfriend from the War Department, Lu Feng, back home, and their family almost wished the whole world knew about it. Look at my dark circles, I haven’t slept well last night because of it. Do you know why?”

Qiao Bing pointed at her eyes as she spoke.

Lin Dong looked at her eyes and noticed they were indeed dark.

He couldn’t help but ask, ”Why is that?”

”Because the house next door, Zhou Na’s place, was shooting fireworks all night. Moreover, they shot them every half an hour, ’Ten Thousand Firecrackers’ each time. They were clearly doing it on purpose, just to let our family hear it,” Qiao Bing said indignantly.

Lin Dong: ”...”

He was speechless upon hearing this, thinking to himself that Zhou Na’s family was quite peculiar.

Dealing with such neighbors was truly exasperating.

Qiao Bing continued to talk to Lin Dong while leading him into the Qiao Family villa.

”They will probably make a bigger fuss today. I overheard my mom saying early this morning that Zhou Na’s brother, Zhou Ming, will be returning from overseas today.”

”So their house will have quite a few relatives and friends visiting today. I bet they’ll set off another round of firecrackers each time someone new arrives.”

While they were talking, they saw a middle-aged woman walking out of Zhou Na’s villa gate with a big firecracker.

”Pop, pop, pop〜〜〜” Soon, the firecrackers started blaring.

”There they go again, that’s Zhou Na’s mom. We all call her Aunt Ling; she’s my mom’s archenemy,” Qiao Bing whispered to Lin Dong.

As she was speaking, Aunt Ling also looked in Lin Dong’s direction.

”Hey, I recognize you, you were Qiao Xue’s former fiance. Didn’t they say your marriage agreement had been annulled? Why are you back at the Qiao’s place again?”

Aunt Ling eyed Lin Dong and sneered.

Before Lin Dong could respond, a voice rang out.

”He’s now Qiao Bing’s boyfriend.”

The speaker was Zhou Na.

Hearing this, Aunt Ling was stunned for a long while before bursting out laughing.

Then she turned to Qiao Bing and said:

”Little Bing, does your mom know about this? You actually picked up your sister’s leftover hometown boy? Your taste really isn’t that great, is it?”

Qiao Bing blushed with embarrassment.

She was no match for such middle-aged aunts in the art of comeback insults.

Lin Dong turned to her and shrugged:

”Auntie, I’ve heard that your son once pursued Sister Bing, but she rejected him! Sister Bing would rather have me, a country bumpkin, than your son. It seems, your son is even less than a bumpkin like me!”

Aunt Ling was taken aback, her face turning extremely ugly.

Her son’s failed pursuit of the Qiao Family sisters, which resulted in their rejection, was a sore point for her family.

The saying about sour grapes applied here; it was also the main reason why the two families were at odds with each other.

Seeing Aunt Ling speechless before Lin Dong’s words, Qiao Bing internally commended Lin Dong’s sharp tongue.

Even Aunt Ling, notorious for her loose tongue, had been rendered speechless by him.

With a smile on her face, she pulled Lin Dong into the Qiao Family villa.

Before they even entered, Qiao Bing shouted toward the inside of the house, ”Grandpa, Mom, we have guests!”

No sooner had she spoken, than Chu Yunxiu, who had been annoyed by the noise of the firecrackers from next door, hurriedly came out.

”Guests, what guests? Little Bing, is it a colleague from your hospital? What’s their position? Should I get fireworks like next door to welcome... ouch, why is it you, Lin Dong!”

Chu Yunxiu initially thought the guest was from Qiao Bing’s hospital circle of doctor colleagues.

Contemplating a firecracker display to show the neighbors that their home, too, hosted honored guests, she deflated upon seeing Lin Dong.

She even turned to Lin Dong with an annoyed expression and asked, ”Lin Dong, what are you doing at our house?”

Lin Dong replied calmly, ”I came to see Grandfather Qiao.”

Elder Qiao had been writing in his study room when he heard Lin Dong’s voice from outside, and he emerged, overjoyed.

Qiao Bing told her grandfather:

”Grandpa, Lin Dong has come to see you!”

Elder Qiao, looking at Lin Dong, said cheerfully:

”Lin Dong, it’s good to see you.”

He had thought that after the incident with Qiao Xue, Lin Dong might never visit their home again, and the thought had saddened him.

Thus, seeing Lin Dong come over to visit was a delightful surprise.

Witnessing this exchange, Chu Yunxiu pursed her lips and muttered:

”The guests visiting the family next door are either from the War Department or the Medical Supervisor, or at the very least, billionaire bosses worth at least a billion. Look at our house, it’s the same week as Grandfather’s birthday, and now this poor boy shows up. No wonder the neighbors shoot fireworks at us all night long to flaunt their superiority...”

Hearing her mutter, Elder Qiao’s face also showed a touch of bitterness, not knowing what to say.

He couldn’t deny that the neighboring house was indeed buzzier than his own, which was silent as a graveyard.

Seeing this, Qiao Bing comforted her grandfather:

”Grandpa, although the neighbors have many guests including people from the War Department, your former colleagues from the Medical Supervisor, and plenty of billionaires, none of those people together weigh as much as Lin Dong.”

”Our family has Lin Dong, and that’s more than enough!”