Chapter 50 - 51: An Invitation from a Beauty

Chapter 50: Chapter 51: An Invitation from a Beauty

The middle-aged woman froze, then pointed at Li Yang. "Are you two in this together? Sticking up for your little lover, are you?"

"Hey, what kind of way is that to talk!" the young woman flared up, confronting the middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman seemed determined to pin the blame on her and completely ignored her. "Let me tell you, you two did this together. If you don’t give me an explanation today, I’m not letting either of you leave."

Just then, Li Yang walked over to the collapsed man. A glint of cold light flashed from his hand as he stuck a needle into the man’s body.

"What were you thinking, eating just anything? Don’t assume you can just eat whatever you think is good. Did you eat gray-spotted mushrooms today? And paired them with chicken? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Li Yang said as he inserted several more needles.

"BLEGH!" The middle-aged man, who had been lying limply on the ground, suddenly convulsed and, with a loud retch, vomited up a large amount of undigested food.

Instantly, a foul stench filled the air.

The middle-aged man was still retching, but he no longer looked so lifeless.

The crowd stared at Li Yang in amazement.

Before long, the middle-aged man had even thrown up bile, and there was nothing left to vomit.

At the same time, he looked much more alert.

"Some of it was already digested. Go to the hospital and get an IV, and you’ll be fine. And next time, don’t just eat whatever the hell you want. You get sick and then try to scam people? Is that any way to act?" Li Yang said irritably.

The middle-aged woman’s face was a picture of embarrassment.

"So it really was food poisoning!"

"Yeah, they were just trying to scam her! How could buying something from her give you food poisoning?"

"Exactly, exactly! People just aren’t what they used to be!"

...

The onlookers chattered among themselves.

The middle-aged woman was mortified, not knowing whether to thank Li Yang or hate him.

Li Yang didn’t stick around, heading back to the stall selling chicks.

"So, boss, how about five yuan?"

"Well now, you’re quite the impressive young man." The boss’s eyes lit up, practically shining. "Let me give you a little test. If you can answer correctly, I’ll sell them to you for five yuan each."

"Go ahead."

"Well, on my body... it’s not exactly an illness, but there’s a certain spot that’s just not feeling right. Can you treat it?" the boss said mysteriously.

Li Yang snorted with laughter. "If you have a kidney deficiency, just say you have a kidney deficiency. What’s all this about a ’certain spot that’s not feeling right’? Let me tell you, that’s an illness too!"

"Pfft!" A soft laugh came from behind him.

It was the beautiful woman who had almost been scammed. She had appeared behind them at some point, and she couldn’t help but laugh at Li Yang’s words.

The boss looked embarrassed. ’Kid, you’re gonna get yourself beaten up, calling people out like that.’

"You’re talking nonsense! Six yuan each!" Having lost face in front of a beautiful woman, the boss was furious and actually raised the price.

Li Yang just chuckled. "Boss, are you sure you want six yuan each? I happen to have some medicinal snake wine at home that’s perfect for curing that little problem of yours..."

"Huh?" The boss got excited at the mention of this, all thoughts of face forgotten. "Really? Then I’ll give them to you for five-fifty each. Just let me have a taste of that wine."

"Alright!" Li Yang nodded. "This wine of mine... it’s a thousand yuan a sip. How many sips do you want?"

The boss was dumbstruck. His face fell immediately. After a moment, he forced a dry laugh and said, "Come on, big brother, don’t be like that. Look, how about this? I’ll give them to you for four yuan each, how’s that? That’s my cost price!"

"Four yuan, and you deliver!" Li Yang chuckled. "I’ll place an order for a thousand chicks right now. You deliver them to my house, and I’ll give you the medicinal wine. By the way, I might be placing long-term orders with you in the future. We’ll stick to this price, alright?"

The boss hesitated. Four yuan was indeed a bit low. He could make a profit, but not much.

And he’d have to include delivery...

But then he thought, if that medicinal wine could really cure his problem, he’d be the one getting the better end of the deal. Thinking of it that way, he no longer felt like he was losing out. "Alright, but that medicinal wine of yours had better work. Otherwise, even after I sell them to you, you’ll still have to pay me an extra yuan for each one."

"No problem!" Li Yang nodded. "It’s a deal. Here, let me give you my phone number and address. Get them delivered to me by tomorrow at the latest."

"Okay!"

After paying and giving his address, Li Yang finally got up to leave.

The beautiful woman had been watching Li Yang the whole time. When she saw him stand up, she finally stepped forward and said, "Thank you for what you did just now. By the way, my name is Zhao Xuechu."

"Hello, Miss Zhao!" Li Yang couldn’t help but take a second look, his eyes lighting up.

’Damn, she’s gorgeous.’ She looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six, very young, with a tall and slender figure. She had to be at least 173 centimeters tall.

Because she was so tall, she looked like she was all legs.

’A classic beauty!’

"Don’t mention it!" Li Yang said, shaking his head. "I just can’t stand watching people get scammed like that."

"You know about food pairings?" Zhao Xuechu looked at Li Yang. "How did you know that gray-spotted mushrooms and chicken would cause food poisoning?"

"I’m a doctor!" Li Yang said with a perfectly straight face. "A village doctor. Of course I’d know."

"Let me buy you a meal," Zhao Xuechu said after a moment’s thought, extending an invitation.

"A beautiful woman is offering to buy me a meal? I have to go!" Li Yang nodded. "Alright, let’s go eat."