[You have engaged in a lengthy import/export trade negotiation. Stamina +1]
[Your abs are extremely attractive to the NPC. Charm +1]
Thinking back on last night’s "import/export trade" with Chen Jingxian, Lin Jiang realized she didn’t have much of a knack for it, certainly not as much as Xu Yingjun.
It might have something to do with her age. There was a gap of more than ten years between them, so their receptiveness to new things was bound to be different.
But Chen Jingxian’s advantage was her killer body. She was more voluptuous and full, which was a huge help in closing this deal.
As long as he cultivated it slowly, another channel of import/export trade could be put on the agenda soon.
He took out his phone and glanced at it. It was already past nine in the morning. He had tons of messages—dozens upon dozens of them—nearly all from people he knew.
The content was more or less the same: they had seen the negative press about his noodle shop online and were all messaging him to ask what was going on.
After sending a few simple replies, Lin Jiang opened his chat with Qiu Yunong. She had sent him a "battle report" from the previous night.
Qiu Yunong: "Sponsor-daddy, the Restaurant Chain Association took down all the negative articles and videos."
Qiu Yunong: "Trendy World deleted the related videos, too. They even posted some positive content to make up for it. Guess they got scared."
Lin Jiang sent back an ’OK’ emoji. This was exactly what he’d expected.
After all, those guys just liked to play around; they weren’t complete idiots.
After getting out of bed, Lin Jiang stretched. He had to take Chen Jingxian to get her stitches removed today, so he needed to get an early start.
When he was dressed and came out, Chen Jingxian had already prepared breakfast. With her back to him, she once again showed off the perfect contours of her figure.
Turning to see Lin Jiang was up, Chen Jingxian gave him a gentle look.
"Breakfast is ready. Go wash up."
"Okay."
After they washed up and had breakfast, Lin Jiang drove her to the hospital.
"Did you call ahead?"
"Yeah. We just need to find any nurse in the department. From the way the doctor sounded, it’s really no big deal."
"The surgery itself was nothing, let alone removing a few stitches."
"That’s true."
Lin Jiang drove Chen Jingxian to the hospital, and they found a nurse in the inpatient department.
After a brief explanation, the nurse led her to a treatment room.
With nothing else to do, Lin Jiang waited in the hallway.
Just then, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps. Two orderlies appeared, pushing a hospital bed toward a room and wheeling it inside.
"Hurry up, come and help!"
The shouting drew Lin Jiang’s attention. He glanced over and saw that nurses and orderlies had rushed into the room.
A few moments later, a patient was wheeled out. It looked like something serious had happened.
This sort of thing was common in a hospital. After all, life, sickness, and death were things everyone had to face.
Just as Lin Jiang was about to look away, a person following them caught his attention.
It was none other than Shen Qingqiu.
And above her head was a blue exclamation mark.
Lin Jiang then realized that was the very room Chen Jingxian had stayed in after her surgery, sharing it with Shen Qingqiu’s mother.
Lin Jiang suddenly recalled Xu Yingjun mentioning yesterday that their class had been rescheduled because someone’s family member was sick.
Putting two and two together, it was highly likely her mother’s condition had worsened, which led her to cancel the class.
Shen Qingqiu and the two orderlies got into the elevator, and just before the doors closed, Lin Jiang tapped on the quest.
[Quest Name: Don’t Leave]
[Quest Description: Urgently need 200,000 for medical expenses.]
[Quest Reward: Protein Card x1, 20 EXP]
The moment he saw the word "Protein," Lin Jiang knew this reward was anything but innocent.
If his calculations were correct, this was equivalent to a payout of ten to twenty million. The exact amount wasn’t up to him, though; it would all depend on his performance.
The hallway outside the room fell quiet again, and Lin Jiang walked over to the nurses’ station.
"Excuse me, I was wondering about the patient who was just wheeled out. What’s her condition?"
The nurse was in the middle of charting when she was interrupted, and a flash of annoyance crossed her face.
’Aaargh! I have so much work to do! Don’t bother me!’
But when she looked up and saw Lin Jiang, her expression immediately softened.
’A handsome guy can bother me anytime, though.’
"You mean Teacher Shen’s mother?"
"Yes."
Shen Qingqiu was a teacher at Jiaoda, and this was Jiaoda Affiliated Hospital, so it was normal for the nurse to know who she was and call her Teacher Shen.
"What is it, exactly?"
"It’s progressed to pancreatic cancer. To be honest, it’s already..."
"So there’s no hope?"
"Let’s just say the chances are slim. This surgery is just a long shot."
Hearing that, Lin Jiang understood what she was implying.
The surgery was even more dangerous than it sounded. It was uncertain if she would even make it out of the operating room alive.
"The surgery must cost a fortune, right?"
"It does. But since Teacher Shen is on the faculty at Jiaoda, she gets some subsidies. Still, the surgery plus ICU stay will definitely be a huge expense."
"I see. Thank you."
After his brief chat with the nurse, Lin Jiang stepped to the side.
This quest wasn’t difficult, and there was no time pressure. He could complete it later.
Just then, Chen Jingxian came out, looking completely fine. A nurse was patiently explaining the aftercare instructions to her.

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