The shopkeeper of Haoqi Zhai and Zhuge Yi are old friends. When he learned that Haoqi Zhai might be closed, Zhuge Yi made a special trip to visit his old friend who was feeling lonely in the past few days to comfort him.

The shopkeeper of Haoqizhai actually complained a lot and vented his bitterness to his old friend.

"That man surnamed Tang is simply a tough guy. I had no intention of closing Haoqi Zhai. Although I didn't make much money, I already had a relationship. I'm old and don't want to bother, but Tang Hao's grandson called and said that this year's lease

The rent will increase after it expires, and it will increase by 30% in one fell swoop. If this is the case, I may not even be able to earn the rent after working hard for a year!"

After hearing the complaints from his old friends, Zhuge Yi had no other solution. He could only comfort him by saying that it would be better to close the business and retire and enjoy his old age.

Shopkeeper of Haoqizhai: "Tang Hao and I told him that the rent is too expensive, but my grandson also said, if you think it's too expensive, just buy the shop. If you make it your own, you don't have to worry about the rent."

Zhuge Yi just thought of this sentence.

"Is Tang Hao really willing to sell?" Xue Chen touched his chin, feeling a little moved.

"I don't know this yet, and I don't know that he knows that my old friend can't buy it all. Just to put it casually, he really has this plan. But I can help you ask. Although Tang Hao and I are not too

We have a deep friendship, but we don’t see each other when we look up, but we are still familiar with each other.”

Seeing that Zhuge Yi was willing to ask questions for him, Xue Chen quickly thanked him.

The two of them had temporarily settled the matter of the store, and then drank tea and chatted about other things.

"The last time I participated in your Haicheng City folk national treasure selection column, I really saw a lot of good things, especially your Qinggang dagger, which really opened my eyes. It is not an exaggeration to call this a national treasure.

, even if it is placed in the National Museum, it will definitely be placed in a prominent position."

Zhuge Yi has seen too many treasures, and there are very few that can make his eyes shine. In the past year, there were two things that impressed him the most. One of them was enshrined in

There are pagodas and relics in Mount Wutai, and there is also the Qinggang dagger, a heavy treasure hidden in the ancient sword.

These two things happened to have a great relationship with Xue Chen. It was difficult for him not to remember this person.

"Have you had any good gains recently?"

"There are some things, but they are not particularly precious and should not catch your eye, old gentleman." Xue Chen replied.

Antiques worth tens of millions are already considered very valuable items, but they are still within a normal category. They are not very rare, but are considered top-notch collectibles at most, and Zhuge Yi must have seen a lot of them.

The two of them worked together for more than an hour before leaving the teahouse. Before they separated in front of the teahouse, Zhuge Yi once again proposed what he had agreed to do.

"I will have a phone call with Tang Hao, and I will also help you find out if any shops on this street are planning to change ownership. I will contact you in two or three days."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhuge." Xue Chen nodded sincerely.

After leaving Liulichang Cultural Street, Xue Chen didn't wander around anymore and went directly back to Yulan Club.

In the evening, both Gao Dewei and Jing Yunxing appeared in front of him and briefly asked him about the progress.

While eating, Gao Dewei smacked his lips and said, "Xue Chen, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you or not, because it has nothing to do with you, but it does matter if you talk about it in detail."

Xue Chen smiled: "Brother Gao, what's the matter? Just say it directly. It's not your character to be such a mother-in-law. What's the matter?"

Seeing Jing Yunxing looking at him, Gao Dewei said: "You should still remember the old professor Xie Lin from Ren'en Hospital. Even if you don't remember her, you should also remember the beautiful female doctor Xie Tangyan... "

"If you have anything to say, tell me quickly, Professor Xie Lin. Of course I remember that there is a famous medical professor in the whole capital. What's wrong? What happened to him? How can he have anything to do with me?" Xue Chen was a little confused.

"Hey, this is really a bit troublesome to talk about. Let me put it simply, you didn't use your... that qigong, that's right, qigong, to cure Tang Xiaoshan's lover's uterine cancer."

"Yes." Xue Chen nodded. In order to get one of the missing December Flower Cups from Tang Xiaoshan's hand for Uncle Shen, he used medical treatment in exchange for curing the woman. , and also successfully won the Flower God Cup.

But it has been so long, what else happened?

"Professor Xie Lin, after it became clear that you did cure uterine cancer simply with Qigong without resorting to conventional means such as medicine and surgery, you immediately began to study Qigong, and subsequently wrote several articles on Qigong's treatment of diseases. The relevant report was originally planned to be published, but was suppressed by some people."

Having said this, Gao Dewei looked a little weird.

"You also know that when it comes to Qigong nowadays, nine out of ten are liars, especially Qigong for treating diseases. It was thrown into the smelly ditch many years ago. No one believes it anymore. And who is Xie Lin? However, a very famous medical professor in Beijing, who has already retired, suddenly published an article on Qigong's treatment of diseases. He also said in the article that Qigong's treatment of diseases is not entirely a feudal superstition... The impact can be said to be very big. of."

The consequence was that of course the paper was not successfully published. It was suppressed by Schelling’s old friends and old leaders, because once the paper was published, it would be said that Schelling was no longer guaranteed. What age is this? How dare you make such ridiculous claims about using Qi function to cure diseases? Or is he a medical professor? I’m afraid he is just a person who is just trying to gain fame, and people will definitely think so.

"I have also heard about this. Although the paper was suppressed, Xie Lin still did not stop studying Qigong's treatment of diseases, and he repeatedly emphasized to his friends who suppressed the paper for his own benefit that he had seen it with his own eyes. of."

Jing Yunxing sighed slightly.

"Friends around Professor Xie Lin only thought that Xie Lin might have become a little paranoid because of his research. Although they didn't say anything on the surface, they secretly laughed at Xie Lin because he was old and confused, and his reputation was greatly affected. That’s the way it is.”

After hearing the whole thing, Xue Chen didn't know what to say. Does this matter have anything to do with him? It doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter. He didn't force Xie Lin to study Qigong to cure diseases. That was just a cover-up. It's just a story he made up at will. Well, he doesn't really believe in Qigong treatment either.

But if you say it doesn't matter, it doesn't seem appropriate, because Xie Lin was sure that he had cured other people's serious illnesses with "Qigong", and then he believed in the authenticity of Qigong treatment and started researching it. As a result, Xie Lin seemed to outsiders Lin was "crazy".

"This..." Xue Chen scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

In fact, at this moment, Gao Dewei and Jing Yunxing had a lot of questions in their minds. Both of them had more or less seen the so-called qigong demonstrated by Xue Chen with their own eyes. It was indeed miraculous. They were both a little confused. All of this

What exactly is going on? Is it really qigong?

The next day, Gao Dewei originally planned to accompany Xue Chen to go out for fun, but suddenly a call came to Xue Chen's mobile phone. When he picked up the call and returned to the other party's identity, Xue Chen felt that it was a coincidence. He just mentioned it yesterday.

Yes, the call came today.

"Mr. Xue Chen? I'm Xie Tangyan. I don't know if you still remember me. I have a heartfelt request. I hope you can come to the capital. I will be very grateful to you." Xie Tangyan said on the phone with a low voice.

arrive.

Xue Chen suddenly realized that the other party didn't know that he was already in the capital. He thought about it and said, "Well, Miss Xie, of course I remember you. What can I do? Do you want me to go to the capital?"

"There are some things. I hope... you can save my grandpa." Xie Tangyan's tone became urgent and excited.

"Mr. Xie, are you sick?" Xue Chen was stunned for a moment. From the tone of his voice, he seemed to be seriously ill.

"I'm sick, but not physically..." Xie Tangyan softened her tone, and in a frustrated and helpless tone, she revealed the purpose of the call.

Xue Chen already knew some of the things mentioned earlier from Gao Dewei and Jing Yunxing yesterday. Xie Lin studied Qigong to treat diseases and wrote related papers for publication. This behavior naturally aroused the ridicule of many people. They all said

Xie Lin is really old and confused, and there is no guarantee that he will be late.

And Xie Lin is also getting haggard in this kind of rumors. After all, he also wants to develop new medical methods. Once successful, it will benefit the whole world, but no one understands him at all, including his children, except his granddaughter.

The originally highly respected old professor of medicine immediately became a joke in the medical circle of the capital because of this incident. Some old friends who often moved around also unknowingly stayed away, for fear of being implicated. This made Xie Lin very sad and his whole body was in high spirits.

I also became depressed, and in two or three months I felt as if I had aged three or four years.

"Miss Xie, why are you looking for me?" Xue Chen felt a little complicated after hearing Xie Lin's current situation. Unexpectedly, this old professor really got into trouble and took his perfunctory words as the truth.

“Mr.

There were faint sobs.

"Then... what should I do specifically? Oh, by the way, I am in the capital now. If I can help, I will consider it." Xue Chen said.

"You're in the capital? That's great. Why don't we meet? I'll find you wherever you are!" Xie Tangyan said excitedly.

Half an hour after hanging up the phone, a car sped into the Magnolia Club. Xie Tangyan got out of the car. When she saw Xue Chen waiting there, she almost ran over. If someone who didn't know the truth saw it,
Chapter completed!