"I'll pay you back," Song Yue said, looking at Lin Fan with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"No need, we're classmates after all."
Lin Fan was confident in his skills and wasn't worried about not making money.
"That won't do," Song Yue pondered for a moment, her face flushing. Then she added, "Xiao Fan, you're not married yet, are you? How about… I come with you then."
"I don't want any dowry, nor do we need a wedding. I'll just live with you."
"Ah?" Lin Fan was extremely surprised, his mouth agape.
What was going on?
Song Yue wanted to live with him!
Was he hearing this right?
Just as Lin Fan thought this, he heard Song Yue continue, "Don't worry, I won't need you to pay for formula. I have my own."
After speaking, Song Yue tilted her head and looked into Lin Fan's eyes, her gaze filled with shyness and expectation.
"I… Oh no, my sister-in-law is waiting for me to come home for dinner!"
Lin Fan slapped his thigh, saying urgently, "I have to go, I'm late."
With that, Lin Fan bolted, as if caught stealing and being chased by a dog.
"Lin Fan!"
Song Yue stamped her foot in anger.
She stood at the doorway, wanting to chase after him, but seeing how fast Lin Fan was running, she had no choice but to return indoors.
Lin Fan was indeed running fast, disappearing in a blur back to Luofeng Village and arriving home.
At this moment, Xia Xue was in the kitchen preparing dinner.
Seeing Lin Fan return, she immediately asked, "Xiao Fan, did you pay back the money?"
Lin Fan nodded vigorously, "Yes, I paid it all back, not a cent short."
He washed his face and added proudly, "I taught Wang Qiezi another lesson."
Upon hearing this, Xia Xue immediately got up and turned around, looking at Lin Fan with a worried expression, and scolded, "Why did you hit him?"
"Hitting someone without reason, don't you know that's illegal? You…"
Before Xia Xue could finish, Lin Fan chuckled and interrupted, "It's fine, Sister-in-law."
"Just like last time, he wouldn't dare report me."
"I heard him and Li Guifang together."
"If I hadn't almost kicked his groin last time, I would have seen quite a show just now."
Xia Xue couldn't help but curse after listening, "That bastard Wang Qiezi, he actually… Forget it, let's not talk about this."
"Go to the house and wait for dinner."
Xia Xue had cooked two meat dishes, which smelled delicious. They ate heartily.
After dinner, Xia Xue seemed to recall something and suddenly asked, "Xiao Fan, I asked you to pay back the boss's money, did you do it?"
Lin Fan replied instinctively without thinking, "Yes, I did!"
"Liar!" Xia Xue glared at Lin Fan and scolded, "Are you trying to fool a ghost?"
"You left at six in the morning, and it's only ten now."
"When you left this morning, I calculated the time. I planned to cook the meat at eleven, and you'd be back for lunch at twelve."
"If you hadn't come back so early, I wouldn't have cooked."
"And since you're back so early, how could you have gone to town?"
Lin Fan took a deep breath, having to admire his sister-in-law's intelligence.
"Sis, Sister-in-law, let me explain…"
Lin Fan narrated how he met Song Yue and helped her repay her debt.
"Sister-in-law, that's how it is. I saw that she and her child were in a pitiful state. We can't just watch them be pushed to their deaths!"
Lin Fan scratched his head and added with a silly grin, "To thank me, Song Yue even said she'd be my wife."
"That won't do!" Xia Xue said without hesitation, "Song Yue is already married and has a child!"
"She's also several years older than you. You're still young, you don't need to find someone like that."
Lin Fan shrugged and muttered unconsciously, "I only want to find someone like you, Sister-in-law."
Xia Xue's face flushed, and she lowered her head slightly, avoiding Lin Fan's gaze, and said softly, "Don't think nonsense, Xiao Fan."
"Sister-in-law thought about it last night. It was when Sister-in-law was drugged and couldn't control herself, so…"
Xia Xue paused, her face flushing even more, and continued, "So, it was a misunderstanding. You shouldn't think about it anymore, and Sister-in-law won't either…"
As she said this, Xia Xue sighed.
It was clear this was not what she truly felt.
She wished she could be with Lin Fan, but she wasn't sure if it was out of selfishness.
Thinking this, she changed the subject, "Xiao Fan, where did you pick that Ganoderma? Can you still find it?"
Lin Fan nodded, then shook his head, explaining, "I don't know if I can find more, but I only sold a small piece. The rest is in my room."
He looked up at his sister-in-law's beautiful face, swallowed, and continued, "Sister-in-law, this Red Blood Ganoderma, we can't sell it anymore."
"I think its value is far beyond what money can measure. It will be of great use in the future."
Perhaps only he knew the true value of the Red Blood Ganoderma.
A first-grade medicinal herb could cure many difficult illnesses, including some terminal ones, and could even be refined into elixirs to help him rapidly increase his cultivation realm.
Who would be foolish enough to sell such a treasure?
Moreover, at the previous selling price, the entire Red Blood Ganoderma would only fetch over two million yuan.
Although this was a large sum in a poor village, it was nothing in a first or second-tier city.
Xia Xue didn't know this, so she sighed, "We only have fifty thousand yuan in savings right now. It's definitely not enough to find you a good wife, a beautiful wife!"
"Sister-in-law…" Lin Fan stared blankly at Xia Xue, all his emotions unspoken.
Xia Xue seemed affected by Lin Fan's intense gaze and quickly turned her head away, her heart pounding.
"You still haven't said what you plan to do?"
Xia Xue's face was flushed, and she said softly, "I heard there's a pharmaceutical factory in town with good wages."
Lin Fan took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his desire, and said, "I want to open a clinic…"
"What?!" Xia Xue exclaimed, her eyes wide, completely unable to believe her ears.
What did Xiao Fan just say?
Open a clinic?
Was she dreaming?
Seeing his sister-in-law frown and her beautiful eyes widen, her mouth agape in surprise, Lin Fan explained, "Sister-in-law, I've been thinking, working for others is ultimately not feasible, it's not profitable."
"I've loved reading TCM books since I was young and often went to the mountains to gather herbs, you know this."
"Now, I've achieved some success. Treating minor ailments like colds or stomachaches is no problem at all, and Han…"
At this point, Lin Fan stopped.
His idea was simple: he could ask Han Xiangxiang for help with opening the clinic.
Han Xiangxiang owed him a favor and was very greedy for money. As long as he negotiated a lower price, Han Xiangxiang would definitely not refuse.
Furthermore, opening a clinic was a policy mandated by the state.
Killing two birds with one stone, Han Xiangxiang had no reason to refuse him.
"Xiao Fan, Sister-in-law thinks it's not appropriate. First of all, the money is not enough…"
Before Xia Xue could finish, Lin Fan waved his hand to interrupt, "Sister-in-law, just rest assured!"
Lin Fan showed a confident smile, his tone clear and resonant, "I guarantee that opening a clinic will make a lot of money and allow us to live a good life!"
He held his sister-in-law's hand and said firmly, "Then, we'll tear down this house and rebuild it to villa standards!"
Xia Xue pondered for a moment, but couldn't find any reason to object. After all, she hadn't earned the money herself and had no right to control it.
So, she nodded in agreement, "Xiao Fan, since you have this idea, Sister-in-law supports you."
Hearing this, Lin Fan's confident smile turned into a radiant one.
"Hmph!" Xia Xue snorted and gave Lin Fan a sidelong glance.
Aside from a hint of annoyance, her eyes held a captivating coquettishness.
She gave him a few instructions and lectured him, then went to wash the dishes.
Lin Fan, on the other hand, went out to attend to important matters.