System Came When the Doctor was Thirty

"Mm, okay." Lu Cheng nodded in agreement.

Cao Qinghua’s expression shifted quickly before she turned her head and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I’ll go back to feed the pigs. I forgot to do it this morning."

After saying that, Cao Qinghua hurried off.

Mu Yuan couldn’t avoid it. Although he knew Cao Qinghua was lying, he could only bite the bullet and continue following along with Cao Qi, Lu Cheng, and the others into the house.

Seeing that the ’conflict’ wasn’t escalating, Mu Leng and Yan Sangyue went to greet the other guests.

After sitting down, Cao Qi explained the purpose of his visit.

Cao Qi had been caught up in an inspection group’s investigation. Of course, he was just a minor player, easily dismissed, but unfortunately, bad luck struck, and they found a problem!

This matter could be big or small. He found out that currently, the only connection between Xiangzhou and the inspection group seemed to be Lu Cheng.

Cao Qi hoped Lu Cheng could put in a good word, so the inspection group would let him off lightly...

"Um, Brother Lu, actually, I came specifically to ask you for a small favor." Cao Qi said.

Lu Cheng was quite surprised by this: "Ah? You want me to help you? Aren’t you overestimating me?"

Lu Cheng glanced at Mu Yuan: "I’m just a small-time doctor. I can’t interfere in your leaders’ matters."

Cao Qi subtly hinted, "Brother Lu, just a few words from you would do. What am I? Just a small shareholder."

"Who cares about me?"

"You definitely can do it! Brother Lu, you know what I mean."

Very few people knew about Lu Cheng performing surgery on a leader from the inspection group because neither side wanted to make it public knowledge.

Had it not been for Cao Qi’s manageable issue needing just a small opportunity to resolve, he wouldn’t have put much effort into investigating this matter.

Of course, the fact that Lu Cheng did the surgery wasn’t a complete secret either; some people knew.

After discovering Lu Cheng’s identity, Cao Qi even conducted a background investigation for a while, only then realizing they were practically ’family’...

Lu Cheng chuckled awkwardly, his tone calm: "To be honest, I don’t quite get it."

Lu Cheng didn’t have any favorable opinion of Cao Qi.

Upon hearing Lu Cheng’s straightforward refusal, Mu Yuan said, "Lu Cheng, since Cao Qi is asking you, and we’re all family, why not help him out?"

Lu Cheng cast a side-eye at Mu Yuan, his tone slightly sarcastic: "Uncle, I think I just heard you mention that we’re family?"

Cao Qi noticed the prickliness in Lu Cheng’s voice, glanced around at his uncle-in-law, his eyes darting: "Brother Lu?"

Lu Cheng stated directly: "Cao Qi, I don’t want to help. I also have no reason to help with this, nor do I feel capable of doing so."

Mu Leng and Yan Sangyue stood far away, pretending to be chatting with other relatives, yet they felt quite pleased hearing all this.

Both Mu Yuan and Cao Qinghua always relied on Cao Qinghua’s family, often being overbearing at home, and Cao Qi was frequently mentioned by Cao Qinghua as the ’support,’ often saying how great her nephew is...

It turned out Cao Qi was a sensible person, for he directly stood up: "Brother Lu, since you have your responsibilities today, I won’t disturb you more."

"But I do hope in the future we get a chance to chat alone."

"Cao Qi, don’t leave, stay for a meal." Mu Leng, quite pleased but still very polite, invited while glancing at Lu Cheng.

Cao Qi waved his hand as he turned: "Uncle-in-law, I’ll skip the meal. I have some urgent matters to attend to."

"Next time when Brother Lu and Sister Shu have their wedding, I must come for a drink to celebrate."

"Brother Lu, see you next time." Cao Qi didn’t dwindle, neatly leaving the crowd.

It was obvious that Cao Qi came here with hopes, wishing that his aunt and uncle could serve as the ’link’ to knowing Lu Cheng, but that link was tied in a dead knot!

In such circumstances, pestering is useless. The most important thing is to find the key to untangle the knot.

Since there’s no acquaintance with Lu Cheng, the key lies with his aunt.

In the system, those without smarts are weeded out early. It’s impossible for someone to only now get ’caught up’ in trouble!

Mu Yuan awkwardly continued sitting in place.

After his mouth opened and closed for a while, he finally asked, "Lu Cheng, can’t you really help?"

"Uncle, this is not what we’re here to discuss today!~"

"Today is the day Xiao Shu and I get engaged. Even if the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up first. Do other matters concern me?" Lu Cheng originally thought he couldn’t understand Cao Qinghua’s nephew.

Now he realized, it wasn’t Cao Qi he couldn’t understand, it was Mu Yuan and Cao Qinghua, or the jealousy-driven psychosis of their regret.

But in life, what goes around, comes around.

Mu Yuan’s face shifted unpredictably. He could only hold back, his face reddening, pretending to chat with someone else.

At this moment, while Cao Qinghua could sneak away, as the uncle, Mu Yuan couldn’t run off. Otherwise, he’d surely be rebuked!

Lu Cheng, along with Hong Zhifei, pretended to courteously see Cao Qi off, even calling from the door that he was welcome to join them for a meal later when he had free time.

On their way back, Hong Zhifei’s eyes were shining: "Brother Lu, you’re hiding quite deep, aren’t you?"

"Your aunt’s nephew is usually praised as her pride, yet now he comes seeking you?"

"You’ve got to guide little brother here a bit more."

Lu Cheng nodded lightly, his tone indifferent: "Hong Zhifei, I heard from my wife that you used to hit her often when you were kids?"

"Even made her cry?"

Hearing this, Hong Zhifei was speechless for a while, his expression changing: "You two really deserve each other, brooding over tiny issues from before six years old for a lifetime?"

"Mm, yes!" Lu Cheng’s tone was resolute.

Hong Zhifei sullenly slipped into the crowd, his gaze growing somewhat somber.