The Almighty Martial Arts System - Chapter 322

After thinking it over, Jiang Fei realized it had been quite a while since he last saw Su Nan, that beautiful young mother. During this time, her adorable little daughter, Tong Tong, had called him several times. Each time, she would say in an utterly cute voice that she missed Uncle Jiang’s delicious food.

Unfortunately, Jiang Fei had been running around all over the place recently. Last time he returned to Jincheng, he was tied up at Daocun by Xia Xiaozhi, Xu Jing, and the others, and could barely get away. He even almost had Xu Jing ‘forcefully conquer’ him! So, he never found the chance to visit Tong Tong.

It’s been a long time since he saw this mother and daughter pair; of course, there’s no harm in visiting them.

“Why the sudden urge to visit Sister Su Nan’s house?” Jiang Fei asked curiously. Logically, Lin Moli was now completely swamped with work, even too busy for him. She shouldn’t suddenly want to visit Su Nan’s home for no reason.

Lin Moli shot him a glance and asked, “Didn’t Tong Tong tell you?”

“Tell me what?” Jiang Fei was puzzled.

As she organized the documents in her hands, Lin Moli explained, “Sister Su Nan has had a bit of a dispute with the owner of her clinic’s storefront. So, after the lease expires, he’s not planning to rent it to her anymore. Sister Su Nan has been preparing to move her things recently, looking for a new location to reopen her clinic.”

Jiang Fei was somewhat surprised. “There’s such a thing? I hadn’t heard.”

Lin Moli continued, “So, we’re going to check on the situation today. If Sister Su Nan is willing, I’d like to invite her to come and help me at the Jiang Medical Clinic. My main energy is now focused on the Jiang Pharmaceutical Company, and I’m stretched too thin. And you, the big boss, are just a laid-back idler who doesn’t bother with worldly affairs. We know Sister Su Nan’s character, and she’s also a doctor. Her abilities in various areas are quite good. Entrusting the management of the Jiang Medical Clinic to her would lighten my load a lot.”

Here, Lin Moli paused, and her expression suddenly turned a bit strange. She looked at Jiang Fei with a smile and asked, “You don’t have any objections, do you?”

Jiang Fei felt a bit uneasy under her gaze.

This woman was just too sharp, her IQ too high. Back before the Jiang Medical Clinic was even established, when the two of them visited Su Nan’s home, she had secretly pulled quite a few stunts to cut off any ideas he might have about Su Nan.

Even though so much had happened to both of them since then, to the extent that ‘a complete transformation’ wasn’t an exaggeration, who knows if Lin Moli still had something on her mind.

“What objections could I have? I naturally trust Sister Su Nan. Besides, she’s a doctor originally, and her clinic is closing and she’s preparing to move anyway. Hiring her to manage the Jiang Medical Clinic is perfect,” Jiang Fei said earnestly, not refusing.

Of course he couldn’t refuse. Refusing would only make it seem like he had a guilty conscience.

He wasn’t fooled by Lin Moli’s little game.

“Good then,” Lin Moli nodded with a smile. She didn’t really think anything would happen between Jiang Fei and Su Nan; it seemed unlikely.

Although she knew Jiang Fei was definitely not an ascetic man—on the contrary, he liked beautiful women just like most men—he usually had a clear bottom line.

Just like back when they were together, she had given him many clear and subtle hints, but didn’t Jiang Fei remain unmoved and keep his boundaries then?

This time, however, Lin Moli was mistaken.

The reason Jiang Fei could hold back with a beauty like her was because he didn’t dare to make a move, afraid he couldn’t handle the responsibility afterwards. But between him and Su Nan… they had already reached a certain understanding long ago…

In the afternoon, Lin Moli worked at the headquarters office building of Jiang Pharmaceutical Company, while Jiang Fei went to hold the fort at the Jiang Medical Clinic.

After the medicines from Jiang Pharmaceutical Company hit the market, they had already feedbacked and helped expand the original scale of the Jiang Medical Clinic by more than double. The number of doctors at the clinic was no longer just the few Jiang Fei had recruited from Jincheng Medical University initially; it had grown considerably.

Jiang Fei, the elusive, number one miracle doctor in the country and their boss, showing up at the clinic caused quite a stir again, with everyone coming to catch a glimpse and show their admiration.

Basically, every doctor at the Jiang Medical Clinic knew about Jiang Fei’s glorious deeds in Traditional Chinese Medicine, about how he single-handedly repelled the Western Medicine exchange team. It could be said that within the domestic medical community, especially among doctors who had studied TCM, Jiang Fei’s influence was like that of a superstar in the eyes of ordinary people—absolutely an idol-level figure.

Being able to work at the Jiang Medical Clinic wasn’t just because of the excellent benefits Lin Moli had set; it also represented a kind of honor. The Jiang Medical Clinic wasn’t an ordinary hospital where anyone could get in; one had to have truly solid medical skills!

He spent the afternoon at the Jiang Medical Clinic, saw quite a few patients, and earned a good amount of experience points. When it was time to get off work in the evening, he was just about to call Lin Moli to ask when they were going to Su Nan’s place.

But before he could dial, Lin Moli called first.

“Jiang Fei, I can’t go to Su Nan’s place with you today,” Lin Moli said helplessly.

Hearing this, Jiang Fei, with his slightly guilty conscience, immediately wondered if this was another one of her cunning plots, testing him.

“Why can’t you go?” Jiang Fei asked.

“There’s a problem with the company’s sales channel in Chang’an. I have to fly over immediately to handle it. My assistant has already bought the ticket; I’m on my way to the airport now. So, you’ll have to go to Sister Su Nan’s house alone tonight,” Lin Moli said apologetically.

Jiang Fei’s expression turned a bit peculiar. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Then I won’t go tonight either. We can go together after you get back.”

“Don’t!” Lin Moli quickly said. “Sister Su Nan is quite impulsive, especially when it comes to work. If we don’t go invite her to the Jiang Medical Clinic today, she might have a new clinic location picked out and ready to open in a couple of days!”

“Then I’ll just call her later and talk to her about it,” Jiang Fei said.

“How can that work! You know what Sister Su Nan is like. If we invite her to come help at the Jiang Medical Clinic, she’ll probably feel too embarrassed and unwilling. How could she agree if you just call her? We have to go to her home in person to have a chance of persuading her. I don’t care, I really can’t spare the energy to manage the Jiang Medical Clinic anymore. If you can’t convince Sister Su Nan, then don’t think about lazing around at Daocun every day anymore; taking care of the clinic will be your responsibility,” Lin Moli said coquettishly.

Then, as if suddenly realizing something was off, she asked, “Huh? Are you that reluctant to go to Sister Su Nan’s house? You aren’t… worried about something, are you?”

Jiang Fei quickly clarified, putting on a serious face, “Worried about what? I just think it’s no fun going alone without you.”

Lin Moli didn’t press further, just snorted and said, “Anyway, you must persuade Sister Su Nan. This task is up to you.”

Now Jiang Fei was sure Lin Moli really wasn’t testing him, so he relaxed and said, “Alright. I’ll do my best.”

“Not just ‘do your best.’ You must succeed!”

“Okay. Mission definitely accomplished,” Jiang Fei replied. He felt that with him taking charge, persuading Su Nan shouldn’t be a problem.

“Of course, and you can’t go bothering Sister Su Nan!” Lin Moli ultimately added, still a bit uneasy.

Jiang Fei felt speechless inside. “What kind of person do you take me for?!”

“Heh heh…” Lin Moli hummed twice, then laughed happily without saying another word.

They talked a bit more until Lin Moli arrived at the airport; her flight would be boarding soon.

After hanging up, Jiang Fei stood up and stretched, took off his white coat, and left the clinic.

He first went to the market, bought various ingredients, and then headed to Su Nan’s home.

Having been there several times, Jiang Fei was very familiar with the way and reached Su Nan’s door without needing directions.

He rang the doorbell.

Soon, light footsteps sounded from inside. Jiang Fei could tell it wasn’t Su Nan; it was probably the little girl, Tong Tong.

Sure enough, a small, cautious voice came from inside, trying hard to sound like a grown-up, “Who is it?”

The child was very sensible, knowing not to open the door for strangers when home alone.

“Tong Tong, it’s me,” Jiang Fei replied with a smile, not even giving his name. The door soon opened, revealing Tong Tong looking at him with surprise and delight. She happily spread her little arms and rushed towards Jiang Fei.

“Uncle Jiang, you’re finally here!” the little girl exclaimed excitedly.

Even though he was carrying groceries, Jiang Fei picked up the little girl, entered, closed the door, kissed her tender little cheek, and asked with a smile, “Is Tong Tong home alone? Where’s Mom?”

Hearing this, Tong Tong shook her head, pouting with displeasure. “I don’t know. Mom called earlier saying she had something to do and would be back later. She told me to watch TV by myself for a while and have some snacks if I’m hungry. She’s such an irresponsible mom, doesn’t even know to come back and make food for Tong Tong when she’s hungry…”

Hearing Tong Tong’s grown-up words, Jiang Fei couldn’t help but laugh. What a little girl with an old soul.

Tong Tong soon looked down at the bags of delicious ingredients in Jiang Fei’s hands. Her eyes immediately lit up. “Is Uncle Jiang going to make yummy food for Tong Tong today?”

“Of course. Does Tong Tong want some?” Jiang Fei asked with a smile as he placed the ingredients in the kitchen.

The little girl nodded vigorously, even swallowing saliva, looking every bit the little foodie. “I really want some! It’s been so long since I had Uncle Jiang’s delicious food! I’ll tell you a secret, Uncle Jiang… Mom’s cooking is way worse than yours. I only like the yummy food you make!”

Jiang Fei chuckled. “Alright then. Uncle Jiang will make you something delicious today and fill up your little tummy.”