Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1398 Recognition of relatives
Xiahou Mulan helped her introduce Xu Chunliang, and Lin Hong respectfully called Xu Chunliang "Mr. Xu".

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "You should still call me Director Xu. Although I own shares in Renhetang, I will not be involved in the specific operation. Miss Mulan is the real helmsman of Renhetang now, and she will be in charge in the future."

Although Xiahou Mulan thought that Xu Chunliang's emphasis was unnecessary, she felt sweet in her heart. For Xu Chunliang's words, she was willing to do anything for him.

Lin Hong did not mean to disturb them, but had something to report. A guest named Zhou came outside. According to him, he was a relative of the Zhou family of Renhetang, and he said he had something very important to discuss with the head of Renhetang.

Xiahou Mulan didn't know much about the past and present of Renhetang. She only knew that Xu Chunliang inherited Renhetang from his great-grandfather Zhou Renhe. Since the brothers Zhou Yiwen and Zhou Yiwu sold their shares to Cao Bingyi, and Cao Bingyi transferred the shares to Xiahou Mulan, there is no problem with the ownership of Renhetang anymore.

Xu Chunliang asked Lin Hong to invite the guest named Zhou over. He wanted to see where this person came from.
Not long after, Lin Hong walked in with a young man wearing a black down jacket.

The visitor was younger than Xu Chunliang had imagined, and looked to be less than 30 years old. His name was Zhou Yangming, and he was from Laoqin. He was currently working in self-media.

In Xu Chunliang's impression, there are only a few self-media people who rely on Internet traffic to make a living, and most of them sell goods through live broadcasts. Xu Chunliang has limited knowledge of this industry, so he has no impression of Zhou Yangming, and he estimates that this person is not a big Internet celebrity.

Zhou Yangming is of medium build and ordinary looks, even a little rustic. After coming in, he smiled and introduced himself first.

Out of politeness Xu Chunliang shook hands with him. An expert can tell whether someone has strength or not just by stretching out his hand. Xu Chunliang immediately realized that the other party was hiding his physical strength. This Zhou Yangming should be a martial artist. Although he is not tall, his palms are big and broad, and his breathing is light, but long and steady.

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "I wonder what Mr. Zhou wants to talk to me about?"

Zhou Yangming said: "It's like this, I'm a relative of the Zhou family, and I came here today to discuss some family matters."

Xu Chunliang said: "Please sit down!"

Zhou Yangming looked at Xiahou Mulan and Lin Hong: "I know this is a bit presumptuous, I want to talk to Mr. Xu alone."

Xu Chunliang said: "We are all family, there is no need for this."

Xiahou Mulan said, "You guys go ahead and talk. Lin Hong and I also have something to discuss."

After Xiahou Mulan and the others left, Xu Chunliang motioned for Zhou Yangming to have some tea. Zhou Yangming thanked him, took a sip of tea and said, "My last name is Zhou, and I'm a relative of Mr. Zhou Renhe."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Really? The old man passed away suddenly and didn't tell me about it."

Zhou Yangming said: "This is normal. Few people know about this relationship. I only learned about it recently."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Can you tell us what the specific relationship is?"

Zhou Yangming said: "My grandfather passed away half a year ago. Before he died, he held my hand and told me that he once had an aunt who loved him very much when he was a child. Later, the aunt married a man who was said to be a traveling doctor. Because of the war, there was no news of her. I don't know if she is still alive."

He took out a photo and handed it to Xu Chunliang. The photo had been restored. Xu Chunliang recognized it at first sight. The woman in the big flowered jacket in the photo should be his great-great-grandmother, Zhou Renhe's mother, Xu Zhou.

Zhou Yangming said, "My grandfather has always kept this matter in mind because my great aunt saved his life. He said that this great aunt is the only one in our Zhou family who has disappeared without a trace and is probably dead. He asked me to try to find my great aunt if possible."

Xu Chunliang deliberately asked: "Then how did you find this place? Is it because Renhetang used to have the surname Zhou?"

Zhou Yangming said: "It's not easy to find someone who has been missing for decades. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. I didn't expect to find him, but among the relics left to me by my grandfather, I found some medical classics, which recorded some traditional secret recipes."

Xu Chunliang's heart moved. At this time, Xue An Ning called him. Xu Chunliang guessed that she was looking for him to question him, so he hung up without even answering the phone.

Zhou Yangming said, "I don't know anything about medicine. It was destined by God. Not long ago, I had a dream in which I saw my great-aunt saving lives with these secret recipes. I was inspired by it and found a friend I could trust and showed him a few secret recipes. Unexpectedly, after reading them, my friend told me that these should be the recipes of Renhetang."

Zhou Yangming took out a prescription from his bag. Xu Chunliang took it and saw that it was the recipe of Renhetang's bone-correcting ointment. This recipe was a secret of Renhetang and no outsider could get it.

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, it seems that there really is a relative. I wonder what Zhou Yangming’s purpose in coming to find his relatives is?
Zhou Yangming said, "After comparing several secret recipes in succession, I can conclude that Renhetang must have a connection with our Zhou family. Later, I found out that Mr. Zhou Renhe had passed away and he passed Renhetang to you. After summarizing the information I got, I roughly deduced some situations. My great-aunt should have married into the Xu family, that is, your great-grandfather. Mr. Zhou Renhe was their son, otherwise the Xu family would not have buried him in the Xu family cemetery."

Xu Chunliang picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Zhou Yangming had a meticulous mind and strong reasoning ability. He unraveled the past and present of this matter in front of him.

Zhou Yangming saw that he had been talking for a long time but Xu Chunliang didn't respond at all, so he stopped, took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Xu, can you help me explain the confusion in my heart?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Does the truth of the past matter? Besides, these old people have passed away. What's the point of finding out their life stories?" Zhou Yangming said, "Mr. Xu, please don't get me wrong. I didn't come here to covet your property. I just want to fulfill my grandfather's last wish. If you are willing to help, there is 500,000 yuan in this card. Although it's not much, it represents my intention."

Zhou Yangming's behavior made Xu Chunliang feel a little embarrassed. He did doubt Zhou Yangming's motives, but he had no intention of taking over Renhetang for himself. He just wanted to protect it.

Xu Chunliang said: "Can you answer a question for me first?"

Zhou Yangming nodded: "Please go ahead."

"Where did you get these medical books in your house?"

Zhou Yangming hesitated for a moment, and finally answered: "My ancestors were engaged in the business of moving mountains. This set of medical books was found by our ancestors in an ancient tomb. However, our Zhou family did not regard it as a treasure, and no one practiced medicine. To be honest, due to the historical problems of the Zhou family, our family has also encountered many disasters, and now we have long since moved away from the past livelihood."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "So you are engaged in the self-media industry."

Zhou Yangming smiled sheepishly: "I mainly explore tombs and visit ancient sites. I also went there when you discovered the Warring States tomb in Dongzhou. I saw you from afar at that time."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Did you start investigating me then?"

Zhou Yangming said: "It's mainly to find the truth."

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Xu Chunliang said: "Come with me."

He took Zhou Yangming to the old house, where there were photos of Zhou Ren and his mother and son, as well as some items from that time.

It has to be said that Zhou Yangming's sincerity touched Xu Chunliang, otherwise Xu Chunliang would not have been so willing to take him there to seek the truth. Of course, it also stemmed from Xu Chunliang's confidence that if Zhou Yangming wanted to cause trouble, Xu Chunliang was also capable of resolving it.

When they arrived at the old house, Xu Chunliang opened the room where old items were stored. Zhou Yangming saw the photo of Zhou Ren and the mother and son on the wall at a glance. He compared it with the photo he brought with him and immediately concluded that the woman in the photo was the same one, his great-aunt. When he saw the jewelry left behind, Zhou Yangming was certain of it.

She knelt down in front of the photo with a plop: "Grandaunt, the child is here. My family hasn't forgotten you, and my grandfather hasn't forgotten you either."

Xu Chunliang stood aside, and when Zhou Yangming finished kowtowing, he stood up and smiled shyly at Xu Chunliang: "I am a little excited. I finally fulfilled my grandfather's wish. It was very hard for me to find him in the past six months."

Xu Chunliang asked: "What should we call each other?"

Zhou Yangming said: "I checked, we are of the same generation, I am 29 years old, older than you, you should call me cousin."

Xu Chunliang called him cousin.

Zhou Yangming took out the card again and handed it to Xu Chunliang, saying, "Since this is our first meeting, consider it a gift."

Xu Chunliang pushed it back: "You can't do that, cousin, keep it for yourself."

At this time, Xiahou Mulan called, mainly because she saw him and Zhou Yangming went out and was worried that there would be trouble. Xu Chunliang told her that he had just made a new relative and asked Xiahou Mulan to help book a table at Zhuque Tower in the old city. He would invite his cousin to dinner in the evening, and also invite Huang Wanglin and Pu Jian to come over.

After hanging up the phone, he asked Zhou Yangming, "Cousin, have you settled down yet?"

Zhou Yangming nodded: "I live in Shengquan Junlin Hotel, so I will make the arrangements for the evening."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "You have come all the way here, you must leave this opportunity to me."

At this time, the door was pushed open by someone. Before anyone arrived, a voice came in: "Xu Chunliang, what do you mean? You are trying to trip us up before we even start the work, right?"

It was Xue Anning who came to Xu Chunliang to question him. The joint archaeological team that Xue Anning was in received a request from Jeju to assist in the identification. According to their original intention, they definitely wanted to refuse, but considering the principle of bowing one's head under someone else's roof, if they chose to refuse this time, it might not be so easy for the future archaeological work to proceed smoothly.

Xue Anning was convinced that Xu Chunliang was behind this, so she went to argue with him in anger. Unexpectedly, Xu Chunliang hung up on her. She called Xu Chunliang's office and learned that he was not there, so she went straight to Xu Chunliang's residence and found him, but she didn't expect that there was someone else there.

(End of this chapter)