Chapter 377: Leave It to Me!
Mo Jiaolan looked at the young and the old and wanted to laugh but felt it inappropriate, so she just held it in.
However, she could tell that Wang Laogen was genuinely willing to help Ling Feng, though she didn’t know why.
After the tea was served, the old man leisurely poured himself a cup and then took a sip, satisfyingly uttering an "ah."
Ling Feng patiently watched him put on airs, just staring at him without saying a word.
Ultimately, it was Wang Laogen who couldn’t hold back, set down his tea cup and said, "Young man, your idea is truly admirable!"
"Save the flattery, just tell me what you’re thinking!" Ling Feng said.
Wang Laogen chuckled wryly, "You’re all tunnel-visioned. What’s the essence of this matter? It’s that you want to save people, not to save the poor!"
"If you cure the illness, that’s enough, why must you give them money? With your superb medical skills, why must you let others spend hundreds of thousands on hospital treatments?"
Ling Feng gave a wry smile, "What you’re saying is right, but I’m just one person. There are thousands who need help. If I treat each one individually, what else will I have time for?"
"Idiot, it’s the medicine, the focus is on the medicine!" Wang Laogen slapped the table!
"Do you mean for me to mass-produce medicine for various diseases?" Ling Feng asked.
"That would still exhaust you. You could start by targeting a few diseases that are expensive and hard to cure, and take it step by step. Don’t think about saving all humanity by yourself, just help a portion first!" said Wang Laogen.
Ling Feng’s eyes lit up, the old man made a lot of sense.
One person couldn’t possibly save everyone; doing what one can is enough.
So he nodded, "Then let’s start researching."
Wang Laogen, "You research, I’ll get the foundation sorted out!"
"How will you sort it out, won’t it be very troublesome?" Ling Feng asked.
"No hassle, I’ve got a team ready, to gather data, check qualifications, let’s start by helping the patients who are in most urgent need!"
"Wow, I didn’t see that coming, you actually have a team ready?" Ling Feng said with a laugh.
"What did you think, that I was running around all by myself selling your Medicinal Pills?" Wang Laogen glanced at him askew.
Ling Feng suddenly understood and then happily patted his shoulder, "Alright, you really are a great help to me, what would I do without you!"
"That flattery isn’t worth a penny!"
Wang Laogen pursed his lips, dismissively saying.
Now that the matter was essentially settled, what came next was eating. To express her gratitude, Mo Jiaolan specially prepared a few exquisite dishes. Wang Laogen ate with such gusto that he was all praise, claiming she was Ling Feng’s capable wife.
Mo Jiaolan felt delighted inside, although she knew it was just flattery, she enjoyed hearing it.
After a satisfying meal, Wang Laogen got escorted downstairs by Ling Feng and Mo Jiaolan. As the cold wind blew outside, his buzz from the alcohol diminished significantly.
So he turned to look at them, "No need to see me off, I’ve got a car!"
"Alright then, I’ll contact you when I’ve researched the new medicine!" Ling Feng said.
"You better hurry up, I have high hopes for you!"
Watching the old man get into his car, Ling Feng and Mo Jiaolan exchanged a smile, both feeling that despite his mysterious ways, he was very clear-cut in his dealings and also had an interesting personality.
"It’s getting late, I won’t go back today."
Ling Feng looked at Mo Jiaolan with a mischievous smile and said.
"Suit yourself, I don’t mind."
Mo Jiaolan was inwardly pleased but kept a nonchalant facade.
"That’s good to know. The night is short, so let’s go upstairs and rest early!" Ling Feng chuckled and put his arm around her waist.
"Stop it, people are watching!"
The hotel hadn’t closed yet and there were still many staff members in the lobby behind them, so Mo Jiaolan’s face turned red at once.
Ling Feng saw her shyness and withdrew his hand.
Once they got upstairs, the two who couldn’t contain themselves closed the door and embraced each other, kissing passionately.
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The next morning, a refreshed Ling Feng went downstairs, got into his beloved Warrior car, and drove home with the accelerator floored.
Humming a tune along the way, his mood was very pleasant, thinking about the surprised expressions of the people at home when they saw his car, he couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.
Unfortunately, he thought too much. There are few girls who like cars, and even if they see one, they wouldn’t be that interested. At most, they would just exclaim that the car is so tall, so big.
Just as he was about to leave the county, he saw the fuel gauge indicating that there wasn’t much fuel left. Ling Feng turned into a gas station by the roadside.
As a result, he stopped his car and felt embarrassed, as he didn’t have any idea what kind of fuel the car used!
Having no choice, he went to the side of the road and made a call to Chen Ping.
After that, he sheepishly returned and drove his car next to the diesel pump.
"How much would you like?" the fuel attendant asked.
"Fill it up, the boss said this car guzzles fuel, so I don’t have to keep refilling it often!" Ling Feng replied.
Then, the two of them searched for a while before finally finding the fuel cap. As the fuel pump started, the numbers on the gas pump immediately began to jump.
Ling Feng thought it would be done soon, but after a while, it didn’t stop, so he couldn’t help but glance at the screen.
He was shocked to see the numbers had jumped to over eight hundred!
"Is that the cost of the fuel?" he asked, eyes wide.
The fuel attendant nodded, "Yes, your car’s fuel tank is so big!"
"It sure is big, to require this much for one fill up?" Ling Feng was astonished.
"The fuel consumption must be high, right? Otherwise, they wouldn’t make such a large tank," the fuel attendant suggested.
Ling Feng was always an electric car user; he had no idea about fuel consumption!
So, he could only laugh awkwardly, "I’m not too clear about that, haven’t driven much."
"I’ve heard that such a large off-road vehicle might use more than twenty liters per hundred kilometers," the fuel attendant remarked.
Ling Feng’s eyes bulged, "What? More than a dollar per kilometer?"
After getting a positive answer, he started to regret it instantly!
This was simply guzzling fuel!
Ling Feng even wondered if the reason the car was always in the garage was because Chen Ping couldn’t afford the fuel?
After adding a thousand dollars of fuel, Ling Feng hit the road again, feeling a twinge of pain every time he pressed the gas pedal.
Luckily, he was alone. If Chen Yuhe or Lin Xue were in the car, they would definitely tease him for being stingy!
When he returned to Shiliu Village, before reaching his house, he saw a car parked at his door, which looked somewhat familiar.
As he got closer, Ling Feng realized it was Li Yun’s car!
When he parked and got out, the person from the car in front also came out—it was indeed her!
Their eyes met, and Ling Feng asked in surprise, "What brings you here?"
"Of course, I have something to do. Didn’t you say you’d be back yesterday? Why did you just arrive now, and whose car is this?" Li Yun asked.
"Mine, of course!"
Ling Feng said with a smile, then added, "Let’s go inside if there is something to discuss."
He had remembered that Li Yun had come looking for him, probably about the Mo Stone Mine issue!