Old Chu has woken up!
Ma Guangming looked down and saw Old Master Chu slowly open his eyes, looking around in a daze.
"Dad, you're awake!"
Chu Tiankuo, excited like a child, rushed to the sickbed and tightly held the old man's emaciated hand.
"Dad, how are you feeling now?"
"I feel... I feel better than ever!"
Old Master Chu suddenly withdrew his hand from his son's grasp, propped himself up on the bedsheet, leaned back against the headboard, and looked at Ma Guangming with a smile on his face.
"Little Ma, you've saved this old man's life again. I don't know how to thank you!"
"Elder Chu, this credit doesn't belong to me this time."
"Oh?"
Confused, Old Chu watched as Ma Guangming patted Yang Chen on the shoulder and said, "This time, it's all thanks to Divine Doctor Yang. If he hadn't stepped in, I would have been at my wit's end."
Old Chu looked at Yang Chen's young, still somewhat childish face and showed a hint of surprise. He smiled and said, "Divine Doctor Yang is truly young and promising. I, Chu Luan, thank you!"
He then turned to Chu Tiankuo and said, "Tiankuo, Divine Doctor Yang brought me back from the brink of death. You must thank him properly on my behalf!"
Yang Chen was overjoyed. Ma Guangming had already mentioned that the Chu family was a prominent clan, and their reward would certainly not be a small sum.
However, he feigned composure and said, "Old Master, healing the sick and saving lives is a doctor's duty. There's no need for thanks."
"That won't do!"
Chu Luan said imperiously, "If others find out that someone saved me, Chu Luan, and this old man offered no token of appreciation, no one will help me if I fall on the street, let alone treat my illness."
"Tiankuo, give Divine Doctor Yang the villa in Swan Garden!"
"Yes!"
A villa in Swan Garden!
The commercial housing in Swan Garden costs fifty thousand per square meter, and a villa is worth hundreds of millions!
"Elder Chu, the villa is too valuable. I can't accept it!"
"There's no reason for me to take back what this old man gives!"
Chu Luan said with no room for refusal, "Besides, what is a villa compared to this old man's life?"
"Tiankuo, why are you dawdling? Hurry up and give Divine Doctor Yang the villa keys!"
"Yes!"
"This..."
Yang Chen still wanted to refuse, but Ma Guangming directly took the keys from Chu Tiankuo and put them into his hand.
"Divine Doctor Yang, you must not refuse a gift from an elder. Please accept it with peace of mind. Moreover, your mother's condition has stabilized, and she will be discharged soon. You need to provide her with a quiet environment for recovery, and Swan Garden is a good place for that."
Yang Chen thought about it. It was indeed not conducive to his mother's recovery if she were to live in their cramped twenty-square-meter rental with him and his father after being discharged. However, accepting a villa worth hundreds of millions might make people think he was leveraging his help.
After a moment of thought, he said, "Dean Ma, may I borrow your paper and pen?"
Ma Guangming, not understanding why, handed Yang Chen the pen from his white coat pocket and took out a prescription form from his pocket.
"Is this prescription form sufficient?"
"It will do."
Yang Chen took the prescription form and turned it over. He uncapped the pen and, on the smooth surface of the form, first wrote the two large characters "IOU".
Chu Tiankuo asked dumbfoundedly, "Divine Doctor Yang, what is this?"
Yang Chen didn't say anything. After finishing the IOU and signing his name, he handed it to Chu Tiankuo and said, "Mr. Chu, the villa is truly too valuable. Even if I move in, I cannot accept it for free. This is an IOU I've written for you... you can also consider it a debt note. When I have money in the future, I will buy it at the same price."
"Divine Doctor Yang, you're insulting our Chu family!"
Both Chu Tiankuo and Chu Luan shook their heads and said, "You cured my father's illness. What is a villa compared to that? And now you're giving us an IOU? Where will our Chu family's reputation stand!"
Yang Chen also insisted, "Mr. Chu, Elder Chu, if you don't accept this IOU, how can I possibly move into the villa!"
"This..."
"Dad, husband, please accept the IOU."
Chu Tiankuo's wife, Zhou Yan, smiled elegantly and said, "It's rare to see such an ambitious young man like Divine Doctor Yang nowadays. We are repaying a debt of gratitude, but we shouldn't compromise his principles, don't you agree?"
"Sister-in-law is right. I was only thinking of repaying my gratitude and didn't realize I was being pushy."
Chu Luan nodded frequently at Yang Chen, growing more fond of him the more he looked.
"Divine Doctor Yang..."
"Elder Chu, you shouldn't call me Divine Doctor. You can call me Yang Chen."
"Alright, this old man has lived a few more years, so I'll be presumptuous and call you Little Yang."
Chu Luan began to chat with Yang Chen like an elder.
"Little Yang, how old are you this year... How many people are in your family... Do you have a girlfriend?"
Yang Chen didn't mind. He figured that despite Chu Luan's high status, he was still an elder. He answered each question one by one.
Upon hearing that Yang Chen was still single, Zhou Yan and Chu Luan's eyes lit up.
"No girlfriend is good... It's great that you're still single!"
"..."
Yang Chen was speechless.
How could being a single dog be a good thing!
Cough, cough...
Chu Tiankuo also coughed awkwardly, reminding his wife and father.
Zhou Yan reacted and smiled, "Little Yang, don't misunderstand. I meant that it's truly rare and uncommon for such an outstanding young man like you to be single. By the way, my daughter is also single!"
The latter sentence was the main point, wasn't it?
Chu Tiankuo also realized and looked at Yang Chen, nodding with satisfaction. He took out his phone and said, "Little Yang, come... let me show you a picture of my daughter."
Are they trying to set me up?
Yang Chen also reacted, thinking, "A princess never worries about marriage. With the Chu family's status, if his daughter is still single, she must be very unattractive!"
He quickly waved his hands and said, "Mr. Chu, this is Miss Chu's privacy. I'd rather not look... it's not appropriate."
"It's not a nude photo, what's inappropriate about it?"
Chu Tiankuo, amused, forcefully pulled Yang Chen and brought his phone close to his eyes. The photo showed a tall woman in OL attire, with exquisite features that were in no way related to ugliness.
"Chu Xiang!"
Yang Chen exclaimed in surprise. The woman in the photo was indeed Chu Xiang.
The Chu father and son, along with Zhou Yan, all asked strangely:
"You know my daughter (granddaughter)?!"
Yang Chen had no choice but to recount the story of accompanying Chu Xiang to the auction.
"Elder Chu, Miss Chu is very filial. Knowing that you haven't been well lately, she specifically went to the auction to find a treasure as your birthday gift."
Upon mentioning antiques, Chu Luan's interest grew even more, and he eagerly asked, "What kind of treasure is it? Tell me quickly!"
"I can't say now. The surprise should be saved for your seventieth birthday."
"You, Little Yang..."
Chu Luan pointed at Yang Chen and laughed heartily, "Alright, I'll wait patiently for a few days. But you must come to my seventieth birthday celebration!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely be there."
Yang Chen had already promised Chu Xiang that he would attend the banquet and explain the gilded tea set. Naturally, he readily agreed.