Chapter 1272 - 1272: Preparing for the Meeting

Have to admit, Old Ha's line "once the pants come off, there's always a chance of being exposed" actually made Xiao Feng think a bit about disguise and makeup.

That is, you can hide your appearance, but some things in essence just can't be changed.

For example… stamina!

Old Ha's already up there in years. Though he's still a bachelor, whether he's still strong and vigorous or all bark and no bite, nobody can say for sure.

This is pretty similar to what Hua Ling said before: "There are lots of things you can change, but the things you can't change are way more than the things you can."

Of course, that doesn't mean it's completely unsolvable.

After a brief moment of thought, Xiao Feng still came up with a solution for Old Ha.

Which was… put a blindfold on the other party…

Glancing at Aspergillus oryzae beside him, who seemed downright furious, Xiao Feng chuckled: "Mainly Old Ha's the most suitable. Next time there's this kind of good thing, if you're up for it, I'll send you instead."

"Boss, I'm not mad because of that. It's that Old Ha doing this kind of thing at his age—he's completely shameless!"

Xiao Feng was stunned on the spot, thinking, you're the one who's 'old but still young at heart'; how do you have the face to say that?

Another thing that felt odd to Xiao Feng was that Aspergillus oryzae's reaction seemed a bit over the top, like Old Ha had just cheated on him or something…

He shook his head and stopped dwelling on this nonsense, then took Aspergillus oryzae back to the table.

"Bro, tell us about this trip to Kyoto?" Lone Wolf laughed loudly.

Xiao Feng smiled. Every time he went out and came back to tell everyone stories, it was almost a fixed ritual already.

And he never needed to prep anything in advance—he'd just open his mouth and start talking.

Same as always: he'd say what should be said, absolutely not say what shouldn't be said; go into detail where it needed detail, and gloss over the rest in a sentence or two.

Doing it this way might shave a bit off the excitement, but it cut out a lot of unnecessary trouble.

By the time Xiao Feng finished his story, everyone was more or less full and tipsy.

Sun Shijie pulled his tobacco pipe out of his sleeve and said, "Those who need a nap, go nap. Back to work on time this afternoon."

When the old man Sun spoke up, Xiao Feng suddenly remembered that whether Wei Jianhua's issue could be fixed was still an unknown.

After all, we're talking gold bricks, help compiling lists, and even "leading his donkey"—if a client like that doesn't care about the matter, that'd be way too unreasonable.

So Xiao Feng walked over and explained Wei Jianhua's situation to Sun Shijie in detail from start to finish.

After listening, Sun Shijie took two long drags on his pipe and said, "Even the Strong-Effect Original Heart Pill doesn't make him lose control—maybe he's too ascetic?"

Xiao Feng froze for a moment, then replied, "That I haven't asked."

"In traditional medicine we stress looking, listening/smelling, asking and palpating. If I only go by your description, it's hard to know what's really going on. Have the patient come in once." Sun Shijie exhaled a long breath.

Xiao Feng nodded in agreement, but when he thought of the "looking, listening/smelling, asking and palpating" the old man had just mentioned, he couldn't help but mentally stage a whole drama!

...

Sun Shijie clasps his hands behind his back, lowers his head and starts with the first step: looking.

Then he leans closer and starts step two: smelling!

Once that's about done, the old man pulls out a kitchen knife and goes to step three: asking!

"Want me to cut it off for you?"

And before Wei Jianhua can answer, the knife comes swinging down—step four: cutting!

...

Jokes aside, Xiao Feng really did hope this matter would end well.

After all, if you eat someone's food your mouth gets soft, and if you take someone's money your hands get soft. Taking benefits and not doing the work goes against his service code for dealing with clients!

Xiao Feng said, "Old sir, could you first write a couple of prescriptions based on what I described?"

In his mind, since he'd already decided to create the illusion that he wasn't in Jiangcheng, he might as well act it all the way through.

Having Wei Jianhua come here at this moment wouldn't be a smart move.

But he was also afraid Wei Jianhua would get anxious waiting, so he'd first give him a few prescriptions, let him take a few courses of medicine, and stabilize things for now.

"You think prescriptions can be written casually?" Sun Shijie frowned deeply. "You only prescribe when it matches the symptoms. If he takes the wrong thing, it's no different from arsenic."

"I'm not expecting a miracle cure—just some strong tonics that make him feel like they sort of work."

"That won't do either. Anything overdone backfires. Forcing tonics when the body doesn't need them will only have the opposite effect!"

"A gold brick!"

"Hm?" Sun Shijie's eyes changed. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Xiao Feng blinked. "A gold brick in exchange for prescriptions.

Also, if there are any medical books you want to read but don't have on hand, I can have that patient help look for them."

Sun Shijie was instantly tempted. The gold brick itself was secondary—compared to his ancestral property, it wasn't anything rare.

The key was the medical books. There really were a few volumes he urgently needed to track down.

"We'll do it your way!"

After a bit of thought, Sun Shijie agreed readily, pulled out paper and pen, and wrote two prescriptions.

Under the prescriptions he wrote the titles of several medical books and even noted the authors.

Once Xiao Feng took them, he didn't waste time and immediately called Wei Jianhua.

To be safe, he still contacted him under the identity of Xiao Bajia.

"Brother Xiao!" As soon as the call connected, Wei Jianhua's excited voice came through.

After a bit of chit-chat, Xiao Feng got to the point: "Brother Wei, I've just consulted with a senior, and there's one question I need to ask you."

"Please go ahead, Brother Xiao!"

"After you took the pill, did you feel any urges inside?"

"Well…" Wei Jianhua pondered for a moment and said, "The first time I was too worked up, I didn't even dare move.

The second time, my dad and grandpa were right next to me, so I didn't really have those thoughts.

I still have one pill left. If it doesn't work out, I'll try it and then report back to you?"

"That's up to you, Brother Wei. I'll give you two prescriptions now—write them down and start taking them to see how they work."

"Hold on, I'll grab paper and pen."

After he dictated the prescriptions, Xiao Feng smoothly added, "Also, there are a few medical books I'd like Brother Wei to keep an eye out for. If you can find them, your problem will basically be more than half solved!"

Of course Wei Jianhua agreed without hesitation. After jotting down the titles, he kept promising, even without Xiao Feng prompting, that he'd do his utmost to track them down.

Once the call ended, Xiao Feng took a deep breath, his eyes thoughtful…

To keep the companies that've firmly sided with him from becoming disheartened, it was time to gather them for a little meeting.

Of course, the meeting couldn't be called under his own name.

There were also many issues he had to consider beforehand.

For instance, aside from Lanyue Group of the Du Family and Wang Lubo, were the other companies really dead set on walking the same path as him?

Xiao Feng didn't think his personal charisma was that great. Even the Chang Family father and son, whose interests were now bound to his to a certain degree, weren't people he could trust completely and relax around.