Chapter 383 - The Sloppy Taoist (1/2)

Qin Haodong then realized it was Wang Rubing’s birthday. He used to remember her birthday every year, but that year he had been so busy that he totally forgot about it.

He said, “Gifts are all about your love, not the price. Try your best to make her feel touched.”

Zhang Hao nodded and said, “I know. I just want to ask what she likes.”

Qin Haodong recalled and answered, “Our family used to be poor, so every spring festival, I wanted firecrackers, and she wanted a beautiful headdress.

“So I send her headdresses each year for her birthday when we grew up. Now that you became her boyfriend, you should take over the mission.”

“Great, I knew you wouldn’t let me down!” Zhang Hao said excitedly. “I’ll go to the best jewelry store and order her the most beautiful headdress.

“What kind of headdress should it be like? How about a tiara? She would be my queen for the rest of my life!”

Seeing Zhang Hao be so attentive, Qin Haodong felt happy for his sister. It was not easy for a woman to meet her true love. Wang Rubing was lucky.

For the happiness of his sister, he asked, “Do your parents know you’re dating my sister? Would they be concerned that Rubing comes from an ordinary family?”

Zhang Hao immediately denied, “No! I’ve told my father about me and Rubing. My father said he totally supported me, but he asked me about Rubing’s time of birth.”

Qin Haodong asked in surprise, “Time of birth? Why would Director Zhang care about that?”

“He cared about it much. He was a doctor, but a very superstitious one. He said I jinxed my mom to death because our time of birth didn’t match. So he had to make sure the time of birth actually matches if two people were to be a couple.”

“Oh!” Qin Haodong nodded, and then asked, “How’s you and Rubin’s result then? Is it a match?”

Zhang Hao said thrillingly, “I don’t understand that much, but the fortune teller my father hired said we’re a perfect match.”

“That’s great!”

Qin Haodong felt such a relief. Marriage opposed by the family could be troublesome. The couple wouldn’t be happy without their support.

Zhang Hao then said, “My father has already seen Rubing’s photo, and he liked her. He wanted to officially meet her for the first time at the birthday party tonight.”

“That’s really nice. God bless you!”

Qin Haodong said and poured a cup of tea. He gave it to Zhang Hao and said, “Take a sip and tell me what you think of my tea-making skills.”

“It’s so fragrant!” Zhang Hao smelled the scent of tea from afar. Then he took over the cup and praised, “You’re making such a nice cup of tea, better than any I’ve ever had before.”

Qin Haodong glanced at him and said, “So you’re left-handed?”

He had learned that the serial killer was left-handed, so he was being very sensitive. Zhang Hao just took over the cup of tea and drank it with his left hand.

Zhang Hao laughed, “Yes. It is said that left-handed people are smarter. My father passed the gene to me. He is smart, and also left-handed.”

After that, Zhang Hao drank two more cups of tea and left the TCM clinic.

There weren’t many patients in the morning. Having diagnosed a few more patients, it was lunchtime. Guangren Hospital had the staff-only canteen. Qin Haodong went downstairs to get lunch, and he ran into Fang Yuqi halfway.

Fang Yuqi looked pale and a bit tired. She greeted Qin Haodong upon seeing him, “Dr. Tang, looking for lunch?”

Qin Haodong laughed and replied, “Yes, let’s eat it together! You treated me with the 400,000-yuan feast yesterday. I’ll treat you back today!”

Fang Yuqi smiled upon hearing Qin Haodong bring out the meal last night. “Are you joking with me? I didn’t even bring enough money!”

“You’re not the one to blame. The restaurant charged us like a robber.”

The two talked and laughed. They got their own food and sat down at a table.

Qin Haodong said, “You don’t look well. Are you tired?”

“Yes, quite a bit,” Fang Yuqi had some soup and explained. “Lu Fei is off work today. I had to take over his surgery tasks. I didn’t even have the time to drink a cup of water in the morning.

“There are too many surgical schedules today. I still have two more to perform in the afternoon. I couldn’t possibly make it if without the help of the director of the hospital.”

“The director’s helping you? Is he a surgeon?” Qin Haodong asked in surprise.

“Of course he is. He used to be one of the best surgeons in Guangren Hospital. Now he seldom does any surgery because he is busy with his work as the director. The circumstances today were exceptional. Lu Fei disappeared all of a sudden, so the director had to help.”

That reminded Qin Haodong of something. He felt that something was odd, but he couldn’t figure out what it was.

Fang Yuqi continued, “I am so tired today. I ran into a drunken hooligan when I was shopping yesterday, and then went into a crime scene. The police even took me away for interrogation. I don’t get tired like this very often.”

She had no idea that the one sitting in front of her was the same person interrogating her the day before.

After lunch, the two separated. Fang Yuqi went back to her office. She needed to take the time and get some rest, so that she could be energetic enough to perform the surgeries in the afternoon.

Qin Haodong had finished more than ten clinical consultations in the afternoon. He received a call from Nalan Wuxia when he was about to leave the clinic.