Chapter 769 - The Old Leader (1/2)

Qin Haodong said, “Of course. Moderate drinking is good for your health.”

After getting an affirmative reply, Mu Baisen laughed like a child. He turned to Mu Haiqing and said, “Boy, did you hear that? Doctor Qin said that I can drink, and moderate drinking is good for my health. Don’t stop me when I want to drink.”

Qin Haodong couldn’t help but smile. It turned out that the reason why the old man had called him here was that he wanted him to abolish the “Prohibition”.

However, his eagerness for drinking was understandable. Nearly all those who had survived the war liked alcohol. These years, the old man was sick and couldn’t drink, which made him very depressed.

Mu Haiqing replied with a bitter smile, “Okay, if you want to drink, just drink a little. But you have to follow Doctor Qin’s advice, and you’re not allowed to drink too much at a time.”

“Then why are you still standing there? Hurry up and get some wine. I’ll drink with Doctor Qin.”

Seeing that he could drink, the old man was so happy, as if they were celebrating the Spring Festival.

Soon, dishes and wine were served, and the old man excitedly called over Qin Haodong and Hua Mingrui to sit at the table together.

He picked up the bottle of Maotai wine on the table, happily poured each of them a glass, and then said, “Doctor Qin, have a taste of this wine. I’ve stored it for more than 20 years. At that time, I wanted to open it when Mingrui got married, but after waiting for so many years, she still hasn’t gotten married. I can’t wait any longer. Let’s have a taste today.”

Hua Mingrui peeked at Qin Haodong and blushed. She said shyly, “Grandpa, please enjoy your drink. Why are you talking about me?”

“Well then, let’s have a drink!”

Mu Baisen reached out and picked up the wine glass in front of him. First, he narrowed his eyes and sniffed the aroma of the wine, losing himself in the bouquet. Then he gulped down the wine in his glass.

After having a glass of wine, he cried out excitedly, “Great, it’s really great! I haven’t been this happy in many years!”

Mu Haiqing said, “Dad, Doctor Qin said that you can only drink moderately. You’re allowed to have two glasses of wine. You still have one more.”

“I can only have one more?” Mu Baisen’s face immediately clouded. “That’s far from enough. In the past, I was famous for drinking a thousand cups without getting drunk.”

Qin Haodong said, “Mr. Mu, you’d better drink moderately”

“Well, let’s drink slowly!”

After finishing his words, he invited them to enjoy the dishes of food. They ate and talked and soon finished the bottle of Moutai wine.

Seeing that they had almost finished eating, Mu Baisen said, “Little Qin, could you please do me another favor?”

“Old Master, if there’s anything I can help you with, feel free to tell me.”

Qin Haodong had a very high regard for those who had made great contributions to Huaxia.

“Here’s the thing. Only the old monitor and I are still alive from our company. But five years ago, the old leader suddenly got into a car accident and was seriously injured and became a vegetable. He has been lying on the bed all the time.

“Your medical skills are amazing. Could you please check on his health? It would be great if you could wake him up, and then we can have a drink together.”

He was now a general, and his comrade-in-arms was also a general. However, what they attached more importance to were the feelings they had back then, so they had always called each other “old leader”.

Qin Haodong had enough confidence in his medical skills. Hearing that he was about to treat a patient, he immediately agreed. “No problem.”

“That’s great. Let’s go there now.”

As he spoke, Mu Baisen stood up with the help of Hua Mingrui and walked towards the door.

The old general he mentioned was called Shen Anguo. He also lived in the sanatorium, which was next to Mu Baisen’s small courtyard.

When they walked into the courtyard, a middle-aged man in a military uniform came out to greet them. The badge on his shoulder indicated that he was a Major General.

“Uncle Mu, what brings you here?”

The middle-aged man was called Shen Tiejun, Shen Anguo’s son.

“I’m here to see my old leader.” Mu Baisen took Qin Haodong’s arm and introduced him, “Xiaojun, let me introduce him to you. This is Doctor Qin, the miracle-working doctor who cured my illness.

“I brought him here today to have him check on your father’s health.”

Originally, Shen Tiejun didn’t care about Qin Haodong. He thought he was just Hua Mingrui’s boyfriend. Now that he heard that this young man was the miracle-working doctor who had saved Mu Baisen from death, he immediately greeted him politely.

“Hello, Doctor Qin. Can you really cure my father?”

Shen Tiejun was very excited. His father had been lying in bed for five years. He had invited countless famous doctors to treat his father over the years, but none of them had done it. He didn’t even have any hope left.

But Mu Baisen had stood up from bed again, which made him see hope again.

Qin Haodong said, “I’m not sure now. I have to see the patient first.”

“Oh! Please come here, Doctor Qin.”

Shen Tiejun eagerly let Qin Haodong and the others in.

On the bed lay an old man in his late years. It was Shen Anguo, Shen Tiejun’s father.

Shen Tiejun said eagerly, “Doctor Qin, please have a look. As long as you can wake my father up, I’ll do whatever you ask me to do.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll take a look first.”