Hearing Jiang Fei"s words, Yu Qingsong became angry.
No….it was more appropriate to say that he was outraged.
A moment ago, he had thought that Jiang Fei had corrected his mistake, that he had improved, and that he could still change for the better; but this sentimental b.a.s.t.a.r.d was arrogant from start to finis.h.!.+ He really didn"t know how high the sky was! He had wanted to teach the young lad, but the other party didn"t even listen to half a word that he let out!
"Good, good, good!" Yu Qingsong repeatedly said. "I"ll stay in Jincheng for three days, I would like to see how you"ll make me feel ashamed!"
Yu Qingsong thought that Jiang Fei would certainly not have the slightest chance to heal the old commander"s legs. He, as a famous doctor and a top professor in Beijing Medical University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, had cured all types of serious diseases. How could a young man who seemed like he had just graduated from college cure something that even he couldn"t?
Even if he were beaten to death, he wouldn"t believe that Jiang Fei had such capabilities!
However, since Ye Zhennan did not only clarify his trust in Jiang Fei but also sincerely asked him to come back and treat him after 3 days, what else could he say?
Although General Ye looked very friendly right now, if he were to be dissatisfied with the other party, he wouldn"t have any problems taking out his anger on them. No matter how qualified of a doctor the other party was, they would still have to bear the consequences of angering him.
This made Yu Qingsong quite envious. Ye Zhennan had invited him to come all the way from Beijing to Jincheng, yet why didn"t he enjoy the same treatment as this young man?
Jiang Fei hadn"t even grown hair down there yet, how can he enjoy such treatment?
Yu Qingsong was very hurt as he angrily left the ward. He was not only unsatisfied with Jiang Fei but would now also be very unfriendly towards him!
Young people who just don"t know how wide the world was, would be punished good.
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Jiang Fei wasn"t expecting the atmosphere to turn as such.
As a man, one can"t cry except when choosing the wrong occupation[1]. Why do you need to be mad at someone when he"s simply a frog in a well. The angrier the old fellow was, the more uncomfortable he would be… or that was supposed to be the case, yet Jiang Fei felt more at ease.
He let go of the old fellow today, but after three days he would definitely make him feel ashamed!
"Can we go?" Jiang Fei lowered his head to Ye Zhennan, then looked at Ye Yuanyuan to ask. It was now 3pm. He hadn"t eaten lunch yet so his stomach was basically empty!
The woman also knew that he hadn"t even had his lunch and after arriving at the sanitarium, he simply went to the ward without having a bite to eat!
Ye Zhennan smiled and said: "Yuanyuan, go and send Dr. Jiang back."
Ye Yuanyuan nodded. She then looked blankly at Jiang Fei: "Let"s go!"
Leaving the ward, they went downstairs and walked back to the courtyard. Entering the car, Jiang Fei sat in the same seat as he did before but he never expected that Ye Yuanyuan would also come with him.
Jiang Fei was surprised for a moment and asked: "What are you doing in the car?"
"I"m sending you back! What else can I do?" Ye Yuanyuan stared at him.
Jiang Fei hurriedly waved his hand, a look of disgust appeared on his face as he said: "You don"t have to do that. Just have the driver send me back. You don"t have to go with me….."
To tell the truth, Ye Yuanyuan"s appearance can be considered very good. She had a beautiful face and a pair of beautiful and vivid eyes, resembling that of a beautiful anime girl—except her chest was too small.
But the woman had a split personality. In front of her grandfather, she would appear innocent and very cute. However, in front of others, she was a cold beautiful queen. Jiang Fei really didn"t want to spend more time with this woman.
"b.a.s.t.a.r.d!" Hearing that, Ye Yuanyuan immediately exploded. Turning sideways, she grabbed Jiang Fei"s collar as she angrily glared at him and said: "What do you mean when you say that you don"t want me to send you back?"
The woman"s self-esteem took its toll after hearing Jiang Fei"s demeaning words. The woman had taken the initiative to personally send him back yet, instead of looking grateful, he looked displeased. An average woman wouldn"t be able to endure such a thing, not to mention an arrogant woman like Ye Yuanyuan.
How could Ye Yuanyuan accept such treatment!
Jiang Fei"s line of sight moved slightly downwards, both of his eyes took a quick glance at the woman"s body who sat beside him. If a person who didn"t know the situation were to see this, they would have thought that the two were doing something shameful inside the car! Her chest was close to none existent. Her personality and behaviour was also just as bad. Was it possible that she also couldn"t tell the mood?
"I just know you don"t want to send me back, so you don"t have to send back! I also don"t want you to send me back anyway…." Jiang Fei said.
Boom!
Ye Yuanyuan"s face turned red in anger as her fist landed on the seat next to Jiang Fei"s head. She gritted her teeth as she looked at Jiang Fei: "Whether or not you and grandfather made a three-day agreement, I promised him not to treat you poorly. But do you really think I can"t do anything to you right now?"
After saying such threatening words, never did Ye Yuanyuan expect that Jiang Fei would unhesitatingly nod his head and say: "Of course!"
"You….." Ye Yuanyuan"s big and beautiful eyes once again widened, as if she couldn"t wait any longer to eat up Jiang Fei.
She knew that this stingy man was deliberately trying to anger her, that he was taking revenge! Revenge for the way she had treated the man previously back at his clinic when she had her people pointing a.s.sault rifles at him!
So now that he knew that she couldn"t do anything to him, he began to retaliate and make fun of her.
Ye Yuanyuan clenched her fist which made a "kaka" sound. Only after half a minute did she calm down and took a deep breath. She let go of Jiang Fei"s collar, not doing anything to him for now.
With the way Jiang Fei had replied, it seemed likely that he would be able to cure her grandfather"s illness thus she couldn"t do anything to him right now. Not to mention her grandfather, even she didn"t dare to do anything to him right now.
Otherwise, who would treat her grandfather?
"Jiang Fei! Just you wait. If in three days you still can"t treat my grandfather"s legs, see how I"ll deal with you!" Ye Yuanyuan said coldly.
"What would you do to me?" Jiang Fei fixed his collar, and asked. He felt satisfied as he made Princess Taiping admit defeat without her being able to do anything.
"Kacha!" Ye Yuanyuan swiped her neck. (TL: think of undertaker)
"Then what if I really can cure your grandfather"s legs?" Jiang Fei asked again.
Ye Yuanyuan stared at him: "I"ll do anything you ask!" said Ye Yuanyuan. When all of a sudden, a thought flashed in her head, she added: "Of course, with the exception of doing anything to my body!"
Jiang Fei hurriedly shook his head: "Rest a.s.sured, your body is the last thing I want! After all, I don"t like flat chested……"
Wanting to give her heart to him? Was she making fun of him?
At night, if the lights were off, how could he tell whether or not she was a man! Her chest and back was that of a man"s, so how could he tell if she really wasn"t a man?
(TL: I wouldn"t want to try and see if the person does or doesn"t have something down there with my hand, I wouldn"t want to risk touching something I wouldn"t want to touch down there other than my own)
Although Jiang Fei had said it very softly, but Ye Yuanyuan clearly heard it. His words resounded in her head and just like a cat that had its tail stepped on, Ye Yuanyuan"s hair from head to toe, stood up: "Jiang Fei, do you really think I can"t kill you right now!?"
Jiang Fei quickly pushed her out of the car, shut the door, and said to the driver in front: "Hurry up, let"s go….."
It seems like the driver was also afraid of Ye Yuanyuan so he quickly started the vehicle, leaving behind Ye Yuanyuan who was staggering in anger: "I"ll pick you up in three days! You can"t run away from me!"
[1] EDN: I"ve taken liberty on this one so it may sound confusing to some. After all, why would you cry even if you chose the wrong occupation? Originally, the raws translated as "As a man, one can"t cry unless perming your hair fails." which basically means regretting something bad enough that you could cry. The problem is men generally don"t perm their hair so I felt it was a bit out of place. With the lack of a better idiom to use, I borrowed it from a similar saying that I frequently stumble upon in chinese novels: "Men regret choosing the wrong occupation while women regret marrying the wrong husband."
He got back to the city around 5 pm.
If it was the usual Jiang Fei, with his lazy personality, he would have definitely gone back to his home to rest. But today"s situation was different. Before he had even returned to the city, he had asked the driver to send him back to his clinic. He planned to continue operating for two more hours and in doing so, he should be able to treat more patients and enhance his medical proficiency.
His current Medical Skill was at Level 6 +96%, only needing 4% more to reach Level 7.
However, even in its final moments, the skill"s proficiency was difficult to increase however three days was absolutely enough to completely fill it up. Jiang Fei felt that he also needed to get used to things after reaching the 7th level thus, even if it"s just treating one or two more patients, he would do so. Doing so would let him reach Level 7 as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen mishaps from occurring.
He was only given three days before he would need to go back to the sanitarium to treat the old man, Ye Zhennan"s legs, where Ye Yuanyuan would come herself to personally retrieve him. And if he wasn"t able to reach Level 7 by then, with the woman"s character, it was close to impossible to know what she would do to him if he really wasn"t able to treat her grandfather.
As he opened the doors of his clinic, although it was late and close to dinner time, it didn"t seem like the number of patients coming in would end soon, just like an endless stream.
This was the benefit of a doctor with a good reputation.
No matter what time it was, even without doing any promotion, there would always be no lack of patients.
As a result, Jiang Fei treated patients one by one, his medical proficiency increasing little by little, slowly and steadily approaching the targeted 7th Level.
And about two hours later!
Bang!
A lady"s handbag struck the gla.s.s counter. Jiang Fei didn"t even need to look up and just by looking at the handbag, he could already tell who came in.
"What happened?" Looking at her eyes full of anger, Jiang Fei smiled and asked: "Who provoked you?"
Jasmine Lin didn"t receive it so well, instead she became angrier and her eyes were even starting to turn red: "You said who?! You"ve already come back, yet why didn"t you go home?"
Jiang Fei referred to the patient who had just left and said: "I was treating patients! After I got back, I returned to the clinic and continuously treated patients."
"Usually you close at four or five every day. It"s already seven o"clock today, so why are you still treating patients? Why are you so diligent today?" The red-eyed Jasmine Lin said. "Even if you wanted to treat more patients, why didn"t you give me a call first and inform me that you"ve safely returned? Do you know how worried I was about you? Do you know how long I"ve been waiting for you to get back?"
Jiang Fei was surprised for a moment and in the end he came to understand as to why Jasmine Lin got so angry at him.
At noon, Ye Yuanyuan had taken him away together with two soldiers, both armed with a.s.sault rifles. At that time, Jasmine Lin had even cried. But even with Ye Yuanyuan"s a.s.surance, she couldn"t completely relax.
She had been worried about his own safety all this time. Yet he on the other hand, was busy trying to improve his medical skill proficiency, completely forgetting the matter and did not even consider giving Jasmine Lin a call.
Seeing Jasmine Lin angry, Jiang Fei felt touched. This woman was really worried about him. So instead of trying to make excuses, he softly said: "Sorry."
Jasmine Lin was still upset. Even though she wanted to continue scolding Jiang Fei, what came out of her mouth instead, was something else: "Forget it! It"s good as long as you"re all right!"
Discontented, Jasmine Lin walked to the counter and sat next to Jiang Fei"s chair. Fear lingered in her heart as she asked: "What was that woman"s ident.i.ty? How could she daringly have soldiers randomly arrest someone? Did you cure her grandfather"s illness?"
Jiang Fei shook his head and said: "The ident.i.ty of the woman is still unknown, but her grandfather should be the general of our Jincheng Military Region so it"s no big deal for her to bring two soldiers and have them arrest someone. As for her grandfather"s illness, his legs are severely crippled. As I am now I still have no way to treat her grandfather"s legs, but in three days I"ll go back and try again."
"You"re going there again in three days?" Jasmine Lin exclaimed, she anxiously said: "Today you weren"t able to cure her grandfather so how will you be able to treat him after just three days? If you can"t treat him, they won"t embarra.s.s you, will they?"
As a person who has worked in a hospital before, Jasmine Lin had a basic understanding of medicine.
A doctor"s medical skill depends on the acc.u.mulation of many years of experience and only by gaining such experience will they gradually become more skillful. How was it possible for a doctor"s medical skills to change qualitatively in just a mere three days?
Jiang Fei smiled and comforted: "Don"t worry. I was the one who proposed that I would come back in three days. I wouldn"t have mentioned it if I wasn"t sure of myself. Don"t you know me by now? I never do things that I"m not sure I can do."
Still, Jasmine Lin frowned as she felt that he wasn"t being safe.
In her view, since Jiang Fei wasn"t able to cure the patient"s illness today, it was best for him to forget about the matter. For her, it was the correct choice. After all, today Ye Yuanyuan and two soldiers armed with a.s.sault rifles had come to the clinic which was a big impact to her.
Where could an ordinary person experience such an event?!
Although in the business field, it was best to make friends with someone of great power, but it was also important for them to not overstep their boundaries.
"Well, I have my own way of doing things. I"ll be fine." Jiang Fei said, interrupting Jasmine Lin"s way of thinking. With a smile, he stood up, clapped, and said: "Let"s go. It"s time to get off work, go home, and cook a meal. I haven"t eaten yet so I"m starving. Did you have lunch?"
"You were taken away this afternoon, where could I have found the time to eat?!" Jasmine Lin flirtatiously laughed as she glanced at Jiang Fei.
"No time to eat, or you don"t want to cook it yourself?" Jiang Fei teased.
"Hey, Jiang Fei, have you no conscience!" Jasmine Lin was discontented. "Even if I don"t want to cook for myself, if I want to eat, can"t I just go to a restaurant for food? In this world, if you aren"t here, would I be incapable of getting anything to eat and would even starve to death?"
Jiang Fei quickly raised his hands in surrender. He took off the white coat he was wearing and said: "Well, I know I"m in the wrong. In order to repay the girl, Jasmine Lin, that has been worried for me all this time, I"ll cook anything you want to eat tonight!"
"That"s good enough!" Seeing Jiang Fei"s confident appearance, it was safe to a.s.sume that nothing would go wrong with the treatment, thus Jasmine Lin felt a little bit relieved. Jiang Fei locked the door while Jasmine Lin began to list the things she wanted to eat.
"Tonight I want to eat Osmanthus Cod Fish, Colorful Beef Stir-fried, Lotus Tofu, Kung Pao Rabbit. Oh, I also want to eat noodles, I want to eat Longshang noodles! Yes, the desert you made last time was also not bad, what"s it called? It was apple wrapped in flour and eggs, and baked in the oven….right, it was crispy apple pie!"
"OH! Your request is really big, it almost seems like I"m hosting a banquet! There"s so much, are you sure you can finish it all?"
"Are you looking down on me? I"m just getting started. I still haven"t thought about what to eat later in the evening…." She said, holding Jiang Fei"s arm.
Nowadays, Jasmine Lin truly wors.h.i.+ps Jiang Fei"s cooking capabilities. Wors.h.i.+ping it even more than his medical skills.
After all, the food that Jiang Fei makes now could be considered the best and could even be unparalleled in the world. And just like what they say in anime, he would make a good husband (TL: wife actually lol), the best one at that.
Not only could he make all kinds of delicious dishes, all the food he makes are also extremely healthy. Thus even if one were to eat a lot of it, the problem of gaining weight was nothing to worry about!
Thus as the days pa.s.sed, Jasmine Lin had become more and more inseparable from Jiang Fei.
In the next two or three days, Jiang Fei had unexpectedly increased the operating hours of his clinic. Every day, he would treat more and more patients than the day before.
Even the instructor at his University, Tian Shan, was made to postpone his request of interviewing students in the University just so that he could increase his medical skills. Jiang Fei had to apologize for postponing and said that he would need two more days before he could make a visit.
And finally, his hard work paid off. In the afternoon of the next day, Jiang Fei heard a wonderful sound in his mind. When he heard it, Jiang Fei who had just pulled out a silver needle from a patient"s body, quickly pulled out his character attribute in his mind.
Character: Jiang Fei
Level: 1
Experience: 924/1000
Body Strength: 1.2
Spirit: 2.3
Agility: 2.2
Force: 1.4
Una.s.signed Points: 0
Martial Art Skills: Tria.s.sic Cloud (Level 1 [0/100])
Available Skill Points: 92.4
Secondary Professions: Weapon Forgery (Level 9), Planting (Level 9), Cooking (Level 9), Gardening (Level 9), Playing Piano (Level 9), Winemaking (Level 9), Summoning beasts(Level 9), Medical skill (Level 7 [0/100])…..
"Levelled up! My Medical Skill finally reached Level 7!" Although he had long expected this to happen, but seeing it actually happen made Jiang Fei a little bit excited.
With his Medical Skill reaching the 7th level, there was no longer any danger in treating Ye Zhennan"s paralyzed legs.
Moreover, I"ve also been gaining experience points and in just a few days, I should be able to reach Level 2. At that time, my stats would increase once again and I"d have another chance of opening yet another Level-Up Box! Jiang Fei thought in his heart.
At that time, Jiang Fei"s combat capability would once again soar. Moreover, there was also a chance of him gaining one more martial art cheat!
When his Medical Skill reached Level 7, Jiang Fei could feel an obvious change in his body.
First, his expertise in acupuncture had become much more skillful than it was at the 6th Level, making him more proficient in using it to treat his patients. For example, although his spirit after his medical skill reached Level 7 remained the same at 2.2. After his Medical Skill broke through the 7th Level, he who used to only treat 10 patients at medium difficulty, was now able to treat 15 patients of the same level without any problems!
This was the benefit of having a higher tiered Medical Skill.
Second, Jiang Fei"s prescribed medicine had become more subtle and more accurate! Now, not only could he cure a patient"s disease without a problem, he could also do it in a shorter amount of time than before.
Today, Western Medicine had become a better option than Chinese Medicine. In today"s society, the position of Chinese Medicine in people"s hearts had worsened and one of the most important factors that led to this was the quick effect of Western Medicine to the patient. No matter if it was a temporary or a permanent cure, after taking the medicine, a significant improvement could quickly be seen in the patient"s condition.
Although Chinese Medicine had a better effect on patients than Western Medicine, a long amount of time was needed before any noticeable changes could be seen. As a result, people who were accustomed to a fast-paced world, quickly abandoned opting for Chinese Medicine and had instead chosen the other option which was Western Medicine.
However, if the time factor were to be overcomed, Chinese Medicine would naturally become a better option than Western Medicine.
If one were to obtain such an achievement, Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors who uses such prescriptions would basically reach a new level, topping over the current Chinese Medicine society was even of no difficulty!
Two days had pa.s.sed, and although Jiang Fei had improved his Medical Skill, Ye Yuanyuan still hadn"t contacted him ahead of time.
Only now did he discover that he hadn"t even left his contact information the other day. Ye Yuanyuan had only told him that she would personally come to pick him up and that he wouldn"t be able to get away from him.
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Finally, the third day has arrived.
At noon.
Jiang Fei didn"t wait in the clinic any longer, as a thought suddenly appeared in his mind. He thought to himself: I wonder if this woman misunderstood. I did say "after three days", so maybe she"ll come on the fourth day? Would she come back tomorrow rather than today?
Okay, then.
In fact, when this thought came to Jiang Fei"s mind, his attention was only towards his equipment. After careful consideration, he came to the conclusion that the woman would come on the fourth day and not the third day. Thinking about it, Jiang Fei was a science and engineering student, thus he was not that good with regards to the country"s official language. After all, the one who had taught him Chinese in primary school was his PE teacher.
Since Ye Yuanyuan hadn"t come yet, he closed the door to his clinic and got ready to go home for lunch. Confident with his capabilities, he no longer cared when Ye Yuanyuan would come since he had already obtained enough strength to fulfill his promise.
Jasmine Lin who helped out in the clinic today, also wanted to see if Ye Yuanyuan would come for Jiang Fei. Unfortunately for her, the Ministry of Health came, letting her know that the case was in its final procedure. And after today, she would be able to get her hands of a series of doc.u.ments that they"d need in opening a hospital. So although Jasmine Lin was a little worried, after Jiang Fei"s persuasion, she went out and became busy.
Back at home, after opening the door, Jiang Fei was greeted by the Tibetan Mastiff who had heard the sound of the door opening.
Ever since Jiang Fei had given the [Summon Beast Evolution Medicine] to the Tibetan Mastiff, Simba, each day its body would experience rapid growth. And just like that, the Tibetan Mastiff that resembled that of an adult rabbit in the past was no more. After only half a month, it had gained more than 15 kg of weight.
Witnessing such astonis.h.i.+ng growth rate, Jiang Fei inspected Simba and checked whether or not it had been afflicted with some kind of strange disease but as expected, all was normal. He was now even beginning to doubt whether or not he had actually bought a monster.
Of course, Simba"s rapid growth was due to it devouring food at an alarming rate. Every day, Jiang Fei would feed it dog food but in addition to that, he would also give the Tibetan Mastiff, Simba, Pig Cartilage as well as pig liver and the like.
Moreover, a three-month-old Tibetan Mastiff should have definitely been difficult to carry. The main cause of which was its low IQ so every time it was held, it would just slip out of one"s embrace out of disobedience. However, Simba was different. Unlike normal Tibetan Mastiffs, Simba was able to fully understand and obey Jiang Fei"s command.
Simba was in a happy mood. Wanting to play, it would repeatedly go around Jiang Fei and just by looking at it, one could notice that its hair had grown longer than before and the hair on its head and neck was starting to resemble that of a lion"s. But instead of playing with Simba, Jiang Fei gave it something to eat before he started to prepare something for himself.
Jiang Fei now has a double-door refrigerator and in it was a variety of ingredients. In doing so, he wouldn"t have to go to the market to buy food every single day. The food that Jiang Fei was making now was not only delicious and extremely nutritious, it also took very little time to make and quite simple to do.
At noon today, Jiang Fei made a few homemade dishes. The main point was that it was the first time that he had been able to cure all kinds of meat (all marinated in soy sauce)!
In fact, curing meat (marinated in soy sauce) is best done after Winter Solstice. At that time the air temperature would become relatively low so the meat marinated in soy sauce would come out better and its taste incomparable to before. In addition to that, it would take longer for it to rot or become expired.
(TL: here"s a recipe of what I think the author meant,)
But with his superb skills, as long as he had enough sophisticated ingredients, making such sauce is possible so curing it in summer was of no problem as well.
Cutting the marinated meat, not only was its aroma very fragrant, its taste was even more intoxicating than it was before. Moreover, the moment he had opened the gla.s.s jar, the aroma within burst forth causing his appet.i.te to increase. The smell of the meat was far better than those ready-made cured meat sold outside, an obvious difference of heaven and earth.
In addition to that, the nutrition level of the two was also incomparable. Many news report on TV revealed the use of additives on the meat sold in the street. It was not only harmful to the body, the possibility of cancer could also occur. Since Jiang Fei had personally made it so instead of being harmful to the body, not only was it harmless, it was also beneficial to the body.
Below Jiang Fei"s living quarters, there was a stall which specialized in selling marinated meat. In the past, he would buy food from there often, having become a regular of the store. But ever since he had begun to try making a sauce the same as those, he had never gone back to buy from there again.
After a job well done, Jiang Fei cut the meat and served it on the table then prepared two small wine bottles to drink. Just when he was about to enjoy the afternoon, a knock on the door could suddenly be heard.
Jiang Fei was surprised for a moment, thinking that it was Jasmine Lin who had finished the doc.u.ments so quickly. But when he opened the door, a different person was on the other side. Surprised, he said: "What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here? I went to your clinic to look for you but to my surprise, you actually dared to close up this early. Do you really want to escape that badly? Did you really think you could hide from me just by going back to your place?!" Ye Yuanyuan stood outside, both her hands were inside her trouser"s pocket as she coldly stared at Jiang Fei.
He had come to the door only to find someone else and to his surprise, it was Ye Zhennan"s granddaughter, the big-eyed Ye Yuanyuan.
"Who wants to run away? Am I not allowed to go home and have lunch?" Jiang Fei said. "Moreover, how do you know where I live?"
Ye Yuanyuan grinned, her big eyes slightly squinting: "How can it be difficult to find out your address? That said, I came to pick you up in person. I won"t let you get away."
"I told you already, I"m not trying to run away! Wait outside and let me finish eating. I"ll go with you after that!" Jiang Fei said as he turned around, ready to shut the door on the woman outside.
He obviously wanted to eat first before following the woman back to the sanitarium. The last time he went there, he didn"t have any time to eat and was directly taken there. As a result, not only was his stomach empty the whole afternoon, he didn"t even have any time to drink a gla.s.s of water!
Moreover, the treatment of the old man"s legs was definitely not going to be a simple job thus he needed to eat something first to have the energy needed for the treatment.
*Snap*
And just like that the door slowly closed but before the door could even be fully closed, Ye Yuanyuan quickly sneaked in, squeezing through the gap of the closing door and infiltrating Jiang Fei"s house. The woman grew up in the army all her life and had been trained in the art of Martial Arts. Although in terms of speed she couldn"t hold a candle against Jiang Fei, but in other aspects of martial arts, she was definitely more adept in it than Jiang Fei.
"Why are you coming inside?" Jiang Fei was displeased. "Didn"t you eat already? Sorry, I only made food for myself, there"s no share for you!"
"You"re overestimating yourself!" Ye Yuanyuan said in disdain: "Even if you begged me, I wouldn"t have a single bite of the food you make!"
As the mistress of the Ye family, Ye Yuanyuan had eaten all kinds of delicacies since birth. How could she eat something made by someone like Jiang Fei? In addition to that, Ye Yuanyuan was a neat freak, thus she wouldn"t want to eat in a place like this. She was fine eating at high-quality hotel restaurants but she wasn"t accustomed to going to another"s house just to eat the food that they had made.
Ye Yuanyuan followed behind Jiang Fei and walked into the house. She looked around his house and continued: "I came to monitor you. If I was outside and you jumped out the window, wouldn"t you have escape just like that?"
"Jumping out the window? You watch too much movies!" Jiang Fei went back to the table and began to eat. An evil smile appeared on his face as his eyes looked at Ye Yuanyuan who was slowly yet quietly walking towards the table.
Since you insisted on coming inside, then I"ll make it so that you won"t be able to stand not being able to eat the food that I"ve made.
Ye Yuanyuan really didn"t want to eat any of the dishes that Jiang Fei had cooked. In particular, those that Jiang Fei"s chopsticks had already touched, like the tray of vegetables that he had just eaten, Ye Yuanyuan found it impossible to eat those that have been contaminated already by another person.
The same could be said even if she hadn"t had lunch, just like the empty stomach that she was experiencing right now…..
Of course, this was under normal circ.u.mstances.
Or at least if she wasn"t attracted to the food that Jiang Fei made.
After entering the room with Jiang Fei, the man simply returned to his seat and continued eating his meal. Ye Yuanyuan on the other hand, without her knowing, subconsciously followed behind. It was true that she didn"t have any intention of eating at first but before she had even entered the house, she found something amiss. Her exquisite nose detected something. Taking a deep breath, the air surrounding her went inside her nose and finally, she noticed that the fragrant aroma had come from the inside of Jiang Fei"s house!
Ye Yuanyuan"s grandfather was the general of Jincheng Military Region… or at least that was in the past. Now her father had taken over as general and her mother, on the other hand, was the a.s.sistant commander of the Air Force. Ever since she was born, she had enjoyed the treatment of being the granddaughter/daughter of the general. Coming from such a family, Ye Yuanyuan lived a life of luxury. Although she didn"t grow up wearing luxurious dresses, she had eaten a fair share of delicacies from a young age.
Even Ye Yuanyuan"s home chef"s cooking was comparable to that of a 5-star hotel chef.
However, after Ye Yuanyuan smelled the aroma that was coming out of the vegetable dish, she could guarantee that she had never smelled anything like it before!
After smelling such an aroma, her not too hungry belly suddenly felt empty. She couldn"t help but swallow the saliva that was being acc.u.mulated inside her mouth. Ye Yuanyuan"s big eyes continued to stare at the food Jiang Fei had made and slowly but surely, she made her way to the dinner table which was 2 meters away from her. Without even noticing it, she asked: "What are you…..eating?"
Seeing Ye Yuanyuan like this, Jiang Fei knew that the big-eyed woman had been hooked in. It was just like a fish that had smelled its bait, and even though it knew that it was dangerous, it still couldn"t stop itself from trying to take a bite of the said bait.
Jiang Fei felt very satisfied. He almost couldn"t help but want to smile as he looked at the near Ye Yuanyuan. Pretending that he hadn"t noticed the way she looked right now, he said: "What am I eating? Of course, it"s my lunch!"
After saying that, he pointed at the dishes he had made one by one: "This is Mapo Tofu, one of Sichuan city"s famous cuisines. You"ve definitely eaten this before, right? There are Five different aspects that make Mapo Tofu: Spiciness, Numbness, Color, Fragrance, and Heat. But my Mapo Tofu is different. Another element is added to the mix, a crisp texture! Have you seen Cooking Master Boy? Mapo Tofu was introduced in the anime and in order for it to be regarded as a magical Mapo Tofu, six aspects needed to be present. Because I replaced the meat with soybeans, not only will the dish not be greasy, one also can"t get tired of it. Well, it"s something not worth mentioning….."
Jiang Fei kept a piece of soybean on his chopsticks without breaking it, and threw it into his mouth: "Delicious, delicious!"
*Gulp*
Ye Yuanyuan"s eyes were fixed on the piece of tofu that was entering Jiang Fei"s mouth. Seeing such a scene, she couldn"t help but swallow another mouthful of her saliva.
"These are fried dumplings. Although making it is simple, cooking the dish is hard. The control of heat is the key to this, that"s why many undergraduate chefs find it hard to make it. Using a strong flame or a weak flame can have a huge change in the taste of the dish. Of course, the most important thing is still the secret sauce that I"ve made! You just have to dip it in the sauce, throw it in your mouth, and eat…..Yup, it really does taste good!"
At this time, Ye Yuanyuan unconsciously moved. Slowly, she got nearer and nearer until she was finally beside the table. There were several dishes on the table. Looking at it, she found that most of the dishes were extremely ordinary, dishes that could be often found in most common households yet for some reason, she couldn"t take her eyes off of the dishes that were right in front of her eyes.
Usually, if dishes such as these were placed right in front of her nose, she wouldn"t have found the appet.i.te to eat. But after smelling the aroma that the dishes in front of her gave off, Ye Yuanyuan, just like a greedy insect that got hooked with the smell, saliva started filling her mouth again. And just like a while ago, she gulped another mouthful!
"Then what is this?" Ye Yuanyuan with some difficulty, pointed at a uniformly cut, dark-colored beef with a somewhat fancy beef sauce.
"This? Ah….there"s a story about this dish. This is a yak tendon meat that I"ve bought. First, I cut it into pieces. Then, I marinated it in a special sauce and several spices. In this world, this should be the only one. You can"t find anything like this anywhere else but here. You"ve probably never smelled meat as fragrant as this before, right? In fact, if you put this sauce on this marinated beef…..it would become even more fragrant! Ah, so delicious!" Jiang Fei put the beef dipped in sauced into his mouth and then smiled as she looked at the flat-chested big-eyed girl.
"Enough!" Ye Yuanyuan couldn"t resist it any longer as she slapped the table. Her eyes continuously blinked while her line of sight was still stuck on the dishes placed on the table.
Ye Yuanyuan wasn"t stupid. After listening to Jiang Fei"s explanations as well as the way he was eating, she could tell that this was his way of retaliating towards her!
The b.a.s.t.a.r.d wanted to use the food on the table as a way to hook her in. And just like how the b.a.s.t.a.r.d wanted it, she lowered her head and gave in while the person in question, on the other hand, took the opportunity to taunt and laugh at her.
Originally, Ye Yuanyuan had wanted to turn around and turn a blind eye just like a contemporary militant.
However, like some people have said, to humans, the most difficult feeling to overcome… is hunger!
Otherwise, why would people in their extreme sense of hunger, give in and eat human flesh? Moreover, if there was no human flesh, why would they even consider eating their own arms at such times?
Of course, Ye Yuanyuan wasn"t in such a situation. However, although she wasn"t that hungry, but after looking at the luxurious dishes on the table as well as the scent it was giving off, she finally couldn"t bear it any longer. After shouting, her pair of big eyes once again looked at Jiang Fei, signifying that she had conceded.
Moreover, this defeat was even more humiliating than the last time she had admitted defeat at the sanitarium. And the more Ye Yuanyuan felt that she couldn"t bear it anymore, the more blows that her proud heart took.
Swallowing another mouthful of saliva, she held back all her anger and cast a pitiful look while embarra.s.singly saying: "Jiang Fei…..I actually haven"t had dinner yet. So…..can I also have a bite to eat?"
Jiang Fei couldn"t help but feel extremely satisfied, having made the flat chested woman give in today as well!
However, not making it obvious, he made a face as if he was puzzled: "You want to eat? I thought you said you don"t want to eat any of the food that I make?"
Anyone under his roof, have no choice but to bow their head and give in!
Endure! I"m a woman anyway, not a man, so I don"t need to be so strong-willed!
Ye Yuanyuan restrained her anger, she put on a face that she only put in front of her grandfather and after making such an adorable face, she pathetically said: "I just didn"t know that you"ve made these dishes, it looks delicious."
"Just delicious?" Jiang Fei frowned. Waving his hand, he said: "Just delicious, then there"s no need for you to eat. Go downstairs and find yourself a restaurant to eat at."
Hearing this, Ye Yuanyuan quickly revised what she had said: "No No No! This little girl was wrong. It"s not just delicious, but very, very delicious! I"ve never smelled such delicious dishes like these in my entire life."
Hearing Ye Yuanyuan call herself a "little girl", Jiang Fei finally couldn"t stop himself from bursting out laughing.
After placing another piece of beef dipped in sauce in his mouth, he smiled and asked, "You really want to eat?"
Ye Yuanyuan"s hatred of Jiang Fei had made her teeth itch. Although she wanted to cut Jiang Fei into pieces, but in order to taste the delicacies on the table, she could only bear with it and nod in reply.
Although today she also had soldiers armed with a.s.sault rifles on standby downstairs, she couldn"t just make them threaten Jiang Fei with guns just for her to eat, can she?
Last time she had invited Jiang Fei, he had refused so it was an extenuating situation. But if this time she was to do so again, as one of the mistresses of the Ye Family, she would simply not be giving Jiang Fei some face.
Jiang Fei sighed. Witnessing Ye Yuanyuan suppress her anger, it was almost like she was listening to her grandfather"s words all too seriously. In the end, he could only reluctantly say: "Seeing that you’re so sincere, I"ll let you sit down and eat some of the….."
Hearing this, Ye Yuanyuan was so furious that she had almost vomited blood. But looking at the food in front of her once again and without even letting him finish, she quickly took a seat, ready to eat! As for having Jiang Fei"s chopsticks touch the dishes in front of her, she simply didn"t care about it anymore and just thought "to h.e.l.l with it"!
After Ye Yuanyuan joined, the dishes that Jiang Fei made immediately disappeared. Whatever the case was, Ye Yuanyuan was still the general"s granddaughter. Having been born into a wealthy family, the big-eyed flat-chested woman"s appet.i.te was big thus she was not satisfied yet. It even seemed like she would lick the plates clean if there had been no one there with her.
But as a proper woman, she couldn"t do such shameless actions—–and with an idea coming in mind, she filled her bowl with rice once again and poured the soup in. Mixing it with the rice, she ate the food in her bowl clean…..
After having eaten lunch, Ye Yuanyuan didn"t feel the slightest embarra.s.sed. Putting the tableware down, she leaned on the chair filled with joy. But after discovering Jiang Fei smiling at her, Ye Yuanyuan couldn"t help but feel somewhat embarra.s.sed.
Looking at the way Jiang Fei was smiling at her, Ye Yuanyuan just couldn"t sit still. She was itching to let her fist come flying at his face while letting him know just how powerful she was. The man that she had met before wasn"t a gentleman, so how come the person in front of her now seemed like one? But who would like such a petty minded, self-centered man like him?
This kind of man didn"t have a heart!
She couldn"t help blaming herself: How could you submit so easily? To allow such a b.a.s.t.a.r.d get revenge, he must be laughing at me right now, right?
Although she resented him very much and was quite discontented, Ye Yuanyuan thought that even if she had to choose again, she would, without the slightest bit of hesitation, admit defeat once more just so she could sit down and eat such delicacies again.
The reason was simple, the dishes that Jiang Fei made were simply too delicious. Even a woman born in a wealthy family such as her, couldn"t help but admit that she had never tasted such a delicious meal in her entire life! Just remembering the secret sauce that Jiang Fei mentioned, a lingering taste of the meat that she had eaten filled her mouth, as if it wouldn"t dissipate for a long amount of time.
Now that she had eaten lunch at Jiang Fei home and after experiencing such indulgence, her appreciation towards food had reached a new level. Even the chef at her home needs to improve, otherwise she would no longer be satisfied with the food her chef makes.
"Jiang Fei, the secret sauce, how did you make eat? Can you tell me? I would like to go back home and….." Ye Yuanyuan tried to put on a smile on her face.
But before she could even finish, Jiang Fei shook his head in refusal: "Since it"s a secret sauce, how can I just tell you the secret of the recipe? You should know that with such a wonderful recipe, if I tried selling it, I"d at least earn hundreds– no even millions of yuan. Do you think I can just casually tell anyone the recipe?"
She knew that Jiang Fei really wasn"t lying.
She knew that the secret recipe that he had made would be regarded highly by countless businesses, businesses who would all be willing to spend a large sum of money just to buy the recipe that he had made.
After all, if a business can make such a delicacy, they wouldn"t have to worry about selling the product. And even if the price set was outrageously high, there would certainly still be a large number of wealthy people around the world willing to spend money just to eat such a delicacy. Its price simply could not be estimated.
In fact, not just the recipe but with Jiang Fei"s culinary skills and a little thinking, he could definitely bring in money extremely quickly.
With his unique recipe and amazing culinary skills, creating a huge dining empire in the future was definitely no problem at all!
But Jiang Fei had other ambitions. Furthermore, making a food related business was not that easy. Being a good chef doesn"t mean that he would become the boss of his own hotel. If that really were the case, then many chefs would have already made quite a fortune in such an industry.
The simplest that Jiang Fei could do was to sell his secret recipe. But even then, he couldn"t be sure whether or not others could follow the recipe and prepare something on the same level as the food he makes. After all, whether it be cooking or medicine, knowing the theory or knowledge behind it was not enough. The most important thing was still whether or not they could do it in the practical sense.
It was the same with him. If he didn"t have the secondary profession Cooking (Level 9), even if the recipe were to magically fall into his hands, it was almost close to impossible for him to make such a miraculous dish with his very own hands without any cheats whatsoever.
"What millions of yuan? That"s basically robbing them of their money!" Ye Yuanyuan stared at Jiang Fei, discontented. She thought that everything would be fine even if she weren"t given the secret recipe. Worst case scenario, she could just go back to her chef and carefully explain the flavor of the marinated meat that Jiang Fei had created. So long as it was a master chef, they should be able to create the same flavor that she had just tasted which wouldn"t be the slightest bit inferior to the original!
Jiang Fei clapped his hands and stood up: "Well, now that we"re done eating, let"s go. Your grandfather"s sanitarium is so far away that it takes 3 to 4 hours to go back and forth. If we go any later, I might come back when it"s already dark out!"
Remembering about the serious matter that she had come for, Ye Yuanyuan"s face quickly turned serious. And without delay, the two walked downstairs.
The moment they arrived, the car that they had used beforehand appeared in front of them. And just like last time, there were two soldiers armed with a.s.sault rifles standing on both sides of the car. It even seemed like it was the two that had come to escort him in the past.
After getting in the car and seeing the absurd scene in front of him once more, a smile plastered on Jiang Fei"s face: "Why did you bring guards again? Were you that afraid that I"d run away from you? Were you intending to have them take me away once again?"
"Of course!" Ye Yuanyuan sounded as if what she said was natural. She then looked at Jiang Fei and threatened: "I told you, if you still can"t treat my grandfather"s legs after three days, I won"t be polite to you."
"You don"t have to worry about that. The only thing you need to think about is how you should thank me after I cure your grandfather"s legs!" Jiang Fei confidently said as he comfortably leaned on the car seat.
This military all-terrain vehicle was larger and more comfortable than the Jeep that he owns. Unfortunately, this kind of military vehicle was outrageously expensive. Its price was several times more expensive than most sports cars and ordinary people simply had no way to get vehicles like this.
Only a military family like Ye Yuanyuan"s, a family of the 2nd or 3rd military generation, would be capable of obtaining a vehicle such as this.
Although Ye Yuanyuan didn"t have any reason to believe Jiang Fei would be able to cure her grandfather"s legs, but after looking at Jiang Fei"s calm demeanor, she couldn"t help but bear a slight hope in her heart.
If this world"s most unruly man"s cooking skills was already this amazing, then wouldn"t it also be possible for his medical skills to have reach such an unexpected level?
After all, the young man"s profession was in medicine, yet the his culinary expertise had already reach that of a master chef"s. Thinking of this, Ye Yuanyuan started to doubt Jiang Fei a bit, that he hadn"t actually been the one that had made the dishes which were too good for words.
"Ah right, the man, what"s his name? Yu Qingsong? Didn"t he say that he wanted to see me make a fool of myself? Is that guy also coming to the sanitarium?" Jiang Fei grudgingly asked.
Previously, the old man had wanted to make trouble as he was unable to believe that Jiang Fei had defeated the doctor, Qin Zhengming. And taking advantage of the situation, not only did he insult Jiang Fei in front of the general, he was also providing pretense that he had done it out of modesty.
Since these old-timers from the Chinese Medicine a.s.sociation didn"t want to give him the t.i.tle Acupuncture King, Jiang Fei wanted to use his strength to forcefully show them the difference between their abilities.
He wasn"t doing this out of disrespect to his elders, but doing it to fight for his honor!
Hearing this, Ye Yuanyuan actually took pleasure in other"s misfortune and said: "Not only him, even the one you defeated in acupuncture, Qin Zhengming is also there! Right now, there are also several doctors who specializes in Chinese Medicine that are waiting for you to demonstrate your ability. If you can"t cure my grandfather"s legs today, even if I don"t give you any trouble, these old men will definitely not let you go…."
Jiang Fei smiled. He was too lazy to explain anymore. Continuing to lean on the car seat, he closed his eyes and a scene appeared in his mind. A while ago, he had diagnosed both of Ye Zhennan"s legs so he knew that he would need to spend a lot of his energy. He wanted to ensure that his [spirit] was at its peak so that no unforeseen accidents occur.
And just like that, time quietly pa.s.sed by.
After two hours instantly went by.
They arrived at Jincheng"s special sanitarium…..