Chapter 366: Can’t Give It to Him

“I won’t retire. As long as I can still move, I’ll continue treating patients here,” said the elderly man, the third uncle, looking at her with a serious expression. “Why did you come today?”

Li Yiyi glanced around the village clinic before asking, “Third Uncle, why hasn’t your little grandson come to the village lately?”

Hearing her question, the elderly man looked at her curiously. “Why are you asking about that troublesome little boy?” He suddenly turned serious and looked at her intently. “Girl, tell me the truth—did that little rascal come to bother you?”

He quickly added, “If he comes to ask you for something, you can’t give it to him.” He repeatedly cautioned her.

Li Yiyi smiled, interrupting him gently. “Third Uncle, don’t worry. He didn’t come to find me. I came to find him. I have something I want to discuss with him. Do you happen to know his phone number, or if you have time, could you ask him to come over?”

The elderly man looked at her in confusion. “Girl, why would you want to talk to that rascal?”

Li Yiyi smiled calmly. “It’s for a little business matter. I plan to set up a pharmaceutical factory in the village, but I don’t have enough funds. I remember you mentioned your grandson is a leader in a pharmaceutical company, so I thought I’d ask if he’s interested in cooperating.”

The elderly man stared at her with admiration. “Girl, you’re planning to set up a pharmaceutical factory here in the village?”

“Yes, it’s because of my older brother’s accident, where he broke his leg while collecting tiles in the city. After discussing it with Jiang Hong, we thought that if there was a place to work right here in the village, the villagers wouldn’t have to travel far for work.”

The elderly man looked at her with admiration. “Girl, I’ve never admired anyone in my life, but now I admire you. You truly deserve it.”

“In that case,” he continued, “I’ll donate one of the formulas I have.”

Li Yiyi stared at him in surprise. “Third Uncle, are you serious? You’re not just acting on impulse, and then tomorrow you’ll change your mind, right?”

She knew that the elderly man valued his formulas highly. His little grandson had been coming to see him frequently, likely because of those formulas. But the old man had been tough and hadn’t given one out until now.

She hadn’t expected him to be so generous today.

The elderly man laughed awkwardly, not knowing whether to laugh or be angry. He pointed at her and said, “You just like teasing this old man. When I say I’ll donate one, I mean it. I never go back on my word.”

“That’s great! If we get one of the formulas from you, Third Uncle, that will give us two formulas. It will certainly give us more leverage when we negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies in the city to set up the factory here.”

Later that evening, at the Shen family’s house, Shen Zhonghe returned home looking dejected.

He barely lay down on the sofa when his mother came out of the kitchen and spoke to him, “You’re finally back. I called your office this afternoon, but no one answered. What happened?”

Shen Zhonghe sighed like a deflated balloon. “Mom, I might be kicked out of the pharmaceutical company.”

His mother immediately walked over, concerned. “What happened? Didn’t you say last time that you had a good chance of winning against that Mr. He in the competition? How did things change?”

“It was supposed to be my win, but the other party has powerful connections. Anyway, it’s complicated. By the way, Mom, you said you called me. What’s up?”

His mother looked at him sympathetically before recalling a phone call from his grandfather. “Your grandpa called and said that if you have time, you should go back to the village. He wants to talk to you about something.”

“Grandpa actually called me and asked me to come to the village? That’s a real surprise!” Shen Zhonghe exclaimed, only to be met with a thwack on his head from his mother.

“Don’t talk nonsense. That’s your grandfather. Be polite when talking about him!” she scolded, giving him a light tap on the head.

Shen Zhonghe rubbed his head and grinned mischievously. “Alright, I was just kidding. Don’t worry, I’ll go to the village tomorrow and talk to Grandpa.”

Meanwhile, at the hospital.

As Shen Qianhe was about to leave, a colleague stopped him and said that the director wanted to see him.

He reluctantly returned his briefcase to his office and made his way to the director’s office.

When he arrived, he found not only the director but also his rival, Wu Jianhua, present.

“Director, I heard you were looking for me. Is there something wrong?” Shen Qianhe asked, walking straight to the director without acknowledging Wu Jianhua.

Wu Jianhua, seeing his haughty demeanor, couldn’t help but smirk, eager to see if Shen Qianhe would continue acting so arrogantly.

Director Liu, observing the two of them, felt that they both deserved to be promoted due to their seniority and experience. He hoped they could cooperate, but recently, there had been rumors that the vice-director was about to retire, and with the position vacant, both of them had the qualifications to take over. He had noticed their ongoing rivalry.

“There’s something that needs clarification. Today, after work, Dr. Wu mentioned that you had used an external ointment on a patient without approval,” Director Liu said after a pause.

Shen Qianhe glanced at Wu Jianhua, cursing him silently in his heart. He hadn’t expected Wu to take the matter to the director.

But Shen Qianhe was not the type to fight unprepared. He answered calmly, “It’s true that I used that ointment, but it didn’t make the patient’s leg worse. In fact, it actually helped improve his condition.”

“Oh? Really? Where did you get that ointment from? Can you show it to me?” Director Liu asked, his curiosity piqued.