Chapter 347: 347: Heartfelt Talks at the Winery (Among Tens of Thousands of Updates)
"Honey, I can’t be with you tonight!"
Mu Qiuniang had just exited the operating room, having just dealt with the patient’s family, when she was greeted with this sentence from her husband.
She was a bit confused: "What?"
"Brother Lu had a breakup, I have to keep him company."
Mu Qiuniang was speechless. Fine, go keep him company, why act like it’s some catastrophic event?
"Honey~" Jiang Nuo found a secluded corner to cuddle with Mu Qiuniang and act cute.
"Fine, if you have plans, just go. I happen to have something to do tonight as well."
"What do you have to do tonight?"
"There’s a special patient who can’t come to the hospital, I need to visit his home."
"What kind of patient?" Jiang Nuo was curious.
Mu Qiuniang shook her head: "I don’t know either, Xiao Gong will come back to pick me up then."
"Alright!" Jiang Nuo was a little disheartened. Turns out he wasn’t the only one with something going on, his wife was even busier than he was.
He had a feeling that in the future, the really busy person in their family would be his dear wife.
Sometimes, Mu Qiuniang had 4 or 5 surgeries in the afternoon alone, and this was with her quick hand speed. If it wasn’t a particularly large surgery, she could basically handle one per hour, with a 15-minute break in between.
Such high-intensity work seemed incredible to other doctors, but she managed to complete it well, with no mistakes in any of her surgeries.
Moreover, the patients she operated on, along with the medication she prescribed, generally recovered faster than average.
This is also why many patients and their families liked her so much.
Many even came because of her reputation, and the hospital even wanted her to be permanently stationed there.
But unfortunately, Mu Qiuniang wasn’t a professional doctor. Occasionally helping out was fine, but coming every day was unrealistic; she had her own things to do.
In the end, it was Mu Mingyu who spent considerable effort with the hospital, having her named as a consultant, visiting once every half year. Additionally, for particularly tricky patients, she could be considered extra.
Consultation fees weren’t given either; they went directly as special grants to patients with especially difficult financial situations.
Mu Qiuniang stayed a while with Jiang Nuo, then went back to do surgeries.
Jiang Nuo lingered a bit longer before Lu Mingchen showed up at the hospital with his luggage.
"You came straight here? I thought you’d go home first," Jiang Nuo said.
"Don’t you have a car? I’ll take your car later and put my luggage in it."
"What about me?"
Lu Mingchen gave him a disdainful look: "Doesn’t your wife have an all-round butler? You shouldn’t worry about not having a car."
"That’s my wife’s, not mine. My stuff is my wife’s, but my wife is truly just my wife’s. Get it?"
"You’re such a wife slave, we don’t get it!" Showcasing your lovey-dovey relationship all the time, isn’t it annoying?
Still in the throes of a breakup, Lu Mingchen wasn’t looking for someone to pour his heart out to and didn’t want to deal with this guy.
The area around the hospital didn’t have leisurely and relaxed entertainment places, nor did they want to hit a café, so they found a place a little further away.
It was an old acquaintance of Lu Mingchen’s, the place had good privacy measures, and a rich collection of fine wines, so many celebrities liked visiting.
"Little Lu, it’s been a while since you came by!" The owner of the wine estate was a very sexy and enchanting woman, over forty but still full of charm, exuding a unique charisma others didn’t have.
When Lu Mingchen first started out, she had once taken care of him, so they had a good relationship.
"Been busy lately, Sister Yan’s business is just as good as ever."
"Haha... Still need attentive customers like Little Lu. Jiang Nuo, long time no see!" Sister Yan greeted Jiang Nuo as well, maintaining just the right level of intimacy.
"Hello, Sister Yan, we didn’t have time to reserve seats before coming; are there any available?"
"Got them! You always have a spot, surely? You’re an international superstar; having you visits shines glory on my little place."
Sister Yan even personally led the two upstairs to the private suite they often spent time in.
"Same as usual?" Sister Yan asked considerately before closing the door for them.
"Yes, the usual, thanks to Sister Yan!" Lu Mingchen replied.
Once the door was closed, Jiang Nuo asked Lu Mingchen what exactly was going on with Mu Bai. Although he’d heard a bit over the phone, he wasn’t quite clear.
"What else could it be, just suddenly realized I have feelings for her and want to progress."
"You didn’t rush all this way just for this, right? I heard there’s a guy named Qiao Zhichuan pursuing her, isn’t that right?"
"Yeah!" Lu Mingchen nodded, "Have you asked your wife about Qiao Zhichuan since you got back?"
"I just got back today, so no time to ask. She’s either volunteering or doing surgeries; every time I talk to her, it’s when I find the opportunity. I never knew a woman could be this busy."
"The capable work more, huh? Never realized Sister-in-law Jiang’s medical skills were this good. Even over there, I heard about what’s happening here in the Capital City. Apparently, many admirers voluntarily flocked to the scene to help, and even nationwide, there’s a coordinated ’admirers’ free clinic’ initiative. When I first saw the news, I got startled, thinking it was you up to some big event again."
"That really had nothing to do with me; I’ve been in closed training sessions recently."
"What kind of training? You look like you’re from Africa, nearly unrecognizable when I first saw you."
"That’s exaggerated. I thought I might surprise you when you saw me."
"You’re always causing a commotion; I’m used to it."
"No way! Even as much as I do, could I be as busy as Xiao Bai? She gets you into trouble every other day and even brought you a major rival in love. So, how’s that Qiao Zhichuan? He’s still right there getting the first chance, aren’t you worried that Xiao Bai will get snatched away?"
"Snatched away? I doubt anyone could; Sister-in-law Jiang’s presence probably scared him stiff."
"Oh? My wife went there? What’s really going on, my wife hasn’t told me yet; you tell me first."
"I don’t really know the specifics. Sister-in-law Jiang sent two of her apprentices over first, one Zhan Jingshu, one Murong. You know about this, right?"
Jiang Nuo nodded: "Yeah, I’m aware of that."
"Do you know what exactly they’re learning from your wife?" Lu Mingchen specifically observed Jiang Nuo’s expression while asking.
"Of course I know, what’s up?" Jiang Nuo asked naturally.
"If you know, then I don’t have much to say. I just want to remind you, given that your wife isn’t an ordinary person, are you really sure you can always stay with her?"
Jiang Nuo was puzzled: "I know my wife isn’t ordinary, but why couldn’t I stay with her in the future?"
"Well, did you know I nearly quarreled with Xiao Bai over Qiao Zhichuan, yet couldn’t stop her? But when Xiao Bai learned something, she immediately rejected Qiao Zhichuan."
"What was it?"