I Became a Medical Genius in the 80s

Chapter 681: Chapter 680: Paying the Price

Facing Luo Xudong’s deep and fiery gaze, Beisitian admitted defeat, not daring to continue teasing him. She lowered her head slightly and said embarrassedly, ”Stop it, the kids are still here.”

Luo Xudong bent slightly, his broad chest pressing down, ”You still remember the kids are here? What about that enthusiasm from earlier?”

Beisitian blushed deeply, glaring at him fiercely.

”Still not convinced, huh? We’ll wait till the kids are asleep tonight.” As Luo Xudong spoke, he let go of her hand. There was no way he would let her off tonight!

One must always pay the price for their actions, right?

That night, Beisitian indeed paid a heavy price for her actions, even going to sleep early couldn’t save her from it.

The next morning, Beisitian didn’t wake up until after ten. After having the breakfast Mrs. Qin prepared, Tian Zhi had been working on his thesis in the living room, waiting for Beisitian to wake up.

When Beisitian came out, the scene she saw was Tian Zhi engrossed in his thesis. She felt a little embarrassed, but did not show it.

”Have you been waiting long?” Beisitian asked.

Tian Zhi was so absorbed that he only noticed his master had walked closer when Beisitian spoke up. He shook his head and said, ”No, I just got here.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qin thought to herself, ”Just got here? It’s been two hours now. This child doesn’t even have a sense of time when he’s working.”

Beisitian poured three glasses of water and put them on the coffee table before going to freshen up.

The reason she could sleep in today was partly because of Luo Xudong’s ’revenge’ yesterday, and partly because she slept separately from the kids.

Last night, because she had to make Xuan Talismans, she slept apart from the kids, giving Luo Xudong the opportunity to take advantage.

Tian Zhi was still the one driving, and the two of them went to the old warehouse. Although it had only been two days, a whole food festival and trade street had developed around due to the exchange meeting, renting the surrounding villages.

These villages had a strong retro flavor. With a bit of decoration, they resembled cultural villages with the style characteristics of local towns and villages, yet also had a modern cultural aura.

Many Mystic Doctors were visiting the Capital for the first time, and while attending the exchange meeting, they could also wander around and taste some Old Beijing snacks. They were quite satisfied since their time was tight, and once the exchange meeting was over, they would likely rush back with little time to explore Beijing.

Beisitian and Tian Zhi planned to stay the morning here and explore the surroundings in the afternoon. This exchange meeting was very reputable in the circle, attracting many herbalists who came with rare herbs. The prices were not high, and occasionally, treasures could be found.

This was what Beisitian heard from Wei Zhongxun yesterday, and it only came to her now to inform her, which made her feel quite speechless.

Beisitian wondered if she could collect some good herbs. If she could find the few herbs she had in mind, her Xuan Talismans’ efficacy would greatly increase.

Beisitian didn’t sit at the exchange tables, just watched others make exchanges. During this time, she saw several people get competition qualification tokens, and they were very excited.

Major families and sects always had competition qualifications, and although many people cried unfair, there was nothing to be done. The world is not full of fairness.

Some unattached Mystic Doctors and those from small families or sects had to get official recognition through the exchange tables to obtain competition qualification tokens.

For most Mystic Doctors, the exchange table was an opportunity, a chance to fame.

Because the process was similar to the previous days, just with higher skill levels, Beisitian found it uninteresting and decided to call Tian Zhi to leave.

Stepping out of the old warehouse and into the parking lot, Tian Zhi was about to get the car when they heard a commotion not far away.

Tian Zhi glanced at Beisitian because he recognized that the voice sounded like Little Yu Zhu’s.

Sure enough, Beisitian halted, but she only stopped, choosing not to check it out, and Tian Zhi naturally didn’t go either.

However, this seemed to be more than just a children’s quarrel; adult voices could be heard interspersed.

”Brother Liu, I’ll say it bluntly, even if Little Zhu has the talent, without enough funding from the Liu Family to offer, no family would want her. Do you know how much even a slightly better family’s offering is a year? Fifty thousand!”

When this person finished speaking, there was a noticeable pause around.

”Brother Liu, two thousand is an offering from years ago. Although Mystic Doctors are superior, they’re still human, not gods who live off the air. Why should they offer top resources for free to train someone else’s child?”

”So, Brother Liu, why not join the Yang Family? We’re at least from the same province, and united, we would be a force to reckon with!”

Upon hearing this, Beisitian had basically guessed who the parties involved were.

Joining the Yang Family was putting it nicely — otherwise, it meant being annexed. There would be no more Liu Family, maybe at best, becoming a subordinate, with the Liu name prefixed by Yang, or worse, just house servants for the Yangs!

You mention disciples? Not for three generations would the Yang Family value them, and even after three generations, performance would be scrutinized.

There’s no way Liu Xinghua would agree to such a thing!

However...

”I’ll think about it, give me some time...”

”Grandpa!”

This was Little Yu Zhu’s exclamation.

Beisitian could sense that the Liu Family people there were not just Little Yu Zhu, but after Liu Xinghua spoke these shocking words, no one seemed surprised.

”Hahahaha, Brother Liu is a wise man. Then I’ll wait for your good news. My patience and time are limited, just until this exchange meeting ends.”

After saying this, footsteps were heard and shortly, someone appeared in Beisitian’s sight.

Beisitian looked over; leading the group was an elderly man with meticulously combed hair wearing a brand-new Zhongshan suit, followed by several men and women in their forties, among whom young Yang Yun, about twelve or thirteen, walked smugly.

After they left, the Liu Family didn’t come out either, but their conversation continued.

”Grandpa, why did you say that?” Little Yu Zhu’s incredulous voice came through.

A long, sighing voice sounded, ”Child, the family is in a dire state. Over the past few years, the Liu Family has faced heavy suppression from the Yangs. Your Third Uncle and Fifth Uncle were framed, which caused Liu’s reputation to plummet and business to suffer. The two thousand offering we can provide barely covers a year...”

Little Yu Zhu was stunned.

She could hardly believe these things were true.

”Grandpa didn’t want to tell you, but at this point, even if you’re young, you should be aware of some things.”

In the future, I fear Grandpa won’t be able to protect you, which is why he is so eager to find you a place.