Xu Xian followed Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing out of the medicine shop and came to a secluded corner. Bai Suzhen then said, "Mr. Xu, there were some things that Suzhen couldn't say just now. Now I will speak frankly!"
Xu Xian hurriedly said, "Miss Bai, please speak directly. I am all ears."
Bai Suzhen nodded and said, "Mr. Xu, I remember you said last time that your ambition was to be a doctor and save people. Even so, why don't you open a medicine shop, sit in the clinic and see patients, and treat people, but instead stay here in other people's medicine shops and do some trivial things?"
Xu Xian sighed and shook his head helplessly: "Miss Bai, I do plan to open a medicine shop, but how easy is that! Not to mention that I am unfamiliar with Suzhou, even in Qiantang, it is not easy to open a medicine shop!"
Bai Suzhen asked, "Is it the money issue that is troubling Mr. Xu?"
Xu Xian looked slightly embarrassed, but admitted frankly: "Yes, it is a problem of money." He looked at Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, smiled bitterly and said: "My family is poor, and opening a medicine shop requires a lot of capital. How can I raise this money?" Seeing patients in the clinic and saving lives is the dream of every medical student, but everything is difficult, and some things are easier said than done.
Bai Suzhen nodded in understanding. Seeing Xu Xian's gloomy expression, which seemed helpless and unwilling, she couldn't help but smile slightly. She looked at Xiaoqing and said, "Mr. Xu, if you don't need to consider the money and just want to use your strengths, are you willing to practice medicine and benefit the people?"
Xu Xian blurted out, "Of course!" He paused, looked at Bai Suzhen with some doubt, and asked, "Why are you asking these questions, Miss Bai?"
Bai Suzhen smiled gently and said, "Suzhen wants Mr. Xu to do a favor. I would like to invite Mr. Xu to work as a doctor in Suzhen's pharmacy. I wonder if Mr. Xu is willing to do that?" Bai Suzhen looked at Xu Xian with a smile. Xu Xian stared at her in a daze. He felt that Bai Suzhen's smile was like spring returning to the earth, so bright and beautiful that he was distracted for a moment and forgot to answer.
Seeing Xu Xian staring at Bai Suzhen with an infatuated look on his face, Xiaoqing felt disgusted. She snorted coldly, suddenly stretched out her hand to pull Bai Suzhen behind her, glared at Xu Xian with a frosty face, and said unhappily: "Sister asked you a question, why don't you answer? What are you staring at?"
"I...I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm rude." Xu Xian blushed, quickly looked away, lowered his head, and secretly laughed at himself in his heart: Xu Xian, oh Xu Xian, what are you dreaming about! Bai Suzhen is such a beautiful woman, how can you, a poor scholar, afford to marry her? What's more, she has already been engaged. What's the point of your admiration for her? Forget it, forget it, you should wait until you have a successful career in the future, and then marry a virtuous woman to live with. Don't let your imagination run wild now. Although he had thought it through in his heart, Xu Xian still couldn't help feeling secretly disappointed.
"Qing'er, you scared me." Bai Suzhen smiled, held Xiaoqing's hand with her backhand, and said in a low voice.
Xiaoqing pulled Bai Suzhen aside and said unhappily, "Sister, please stop smiling at Xu Xian."
Bai Suzhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Qing'er, do you want me to be like you and be cold and stern to others? Okay, Qing'er, Xu Xian is not a bad person. You will have to meet and get along with him in the future, so be kind to him, okay?"
Bai Suzhen negotiated with Xiaoqing softly, and even though Xiaoqing was angry and disliked Xu Xian, she had to compromise. She pouted, glared at Xu Xian not far away, and nodded reluctantly: "Okay, I'll try my best to treat him as transparent."
Bai Suzhen burst out laughing and really had no way to deal with Xiaoqing: "You! That's fine, as long as you don't always embarrass others." After saying that, she pulled Xiaoqing forward.
"Mr. Xu, what do you think of Suzhen's proposal just now?"
"Uh..." Xu Xian was stunned for a moment, then he calmed down, thought about it, and said, "Miss Bai, do you have a medicine shop in Suzhou?"
"Yes, it just opened a few days ago and is called Bao'an Tang Pharmacy. Now the only thing missing in the pharmacy is a good doctor. If Mr. Xu is willing to come to Bao'an Tang Pharmacy to see patients, the pharmacy can be officially opened." Bai Suzhen stared at Xu Xian and said sincerely: "Suzhen really hopes that Mr. Xu can use your superb medical skills to benefit the people of Suzhou."
Xu Xian smiled awkwardly and said with shame: "Miss Bai, you think too highly of me. Although I have read a few medical books, I lack experience. I am afraid that I will disappoint Miss Bai."
Bai Suzhen shook her head and said, "Mr. Xu, there is no need to be too modest. Suzhen believes that with Mr. Xu's ability, he will definitely be able to do the job."
Seeing that Bai Suzhen thought so highly of him, Xu Xian's blood immediately boiled. He took a deep breath, clasped his fists and said, "Okay, thank you Miss Bai for thinking highly of me. I will respectfully obey your command. But--" Xu Xian thought for a while and said, "I would like to ask Miss Bai to give me a few days so that I can take care of some trivial matters." He always had to discuss with Uncle Wu before practicing medicine in other pharmacies.
Bai Suzhen nodded in understanding: "Okay, three days later, Suzhen and Qing'er will wait for Mr. Xu in Bao'an Hall."
Xu Xian nodded and said generously: "In three days, I will go there as promised."
Bai Suzhen nodded slightly, turned around, and left with Xiaoqing.
Xu Xian watched the two men leave, then turned back to the medicine shop.
"Brother Xu, what do they want you to do?" As soon as Xu Xian stepped into the pharmacy, Wu Yulian came forward anxiously, grabbed Xu Xian's hand and asked.
"Nothing." Xu Xian pulled his hand out without leaving a trace, smiled, and asked, "Yulian, where is Uncle Wu?"
"My father is sorting herbs in the backyard."
"In the backyard? Yulian, then please help me look after this place first. I'm going to talk to Uncle Wu about something." Xu Xian hurried into the inner hall and headed for the backyard.
"Hey, Brother Xu, Brother Xu..." Wu Yulian called a few times but failed to call Xu Xian. She stamped her feet and muttered sullenly: "Talk about things, talk about things, talk about things every day, what a nerd!"