"It really is Gu Yuanbai's clinic!"
On this street, people from the traditional Chinese medicine clinics watched Gu Yuanbai appear and started pointing and discussing from afar…
At Liu Ping Tang, knowing that the clinic opposite was opening today, Liu He, Xue Xialan, Li Tianyi, and Li Wenhai were also present…
They were on the small balcony on the second floor of the clinic, watching Gu Yuanbai and Gu Luotang at the entrance of the clinic opposite. Li Tianyi exclaimed in surprise, "Why was there no news beforehand about Chairman Gu opening a clinic?"
Even Xue Xialan was confused, saying, "Logically, if Chairman Gu's clinic was opening today, he should have notified us from the association yesterday to congratulate him. Why didn't he say anything at all? This seems a bit unusual!"
Li Tianyi pointed to the flower baskets placed at the entrance and said, "The names on these flower baskets don't include anyone familiar from our Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. Is this clinic really opened by Chairman Gu?"
Li Wenhai frowned and said mysteriously, "Could it be that this clinic is not opened by Chairman Gu?"
Liu He raised his eyebrows. After being mentioned by Xue Xialan and Li Tianyi, he also started to have doubts.
If this clinic was indeed opened by Gu Yuanbai, then he should have invited the four National Medical Masters, Gu Shiren, Li Tiangui, Xue Dongshan, and Liu Pingyi, to congratulate him on his opening yesterday. Why didn't he invite anyone at all?
At this moment, people from other clinics also found it strange. As the chairman of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, Gu Yuanbai should have invited the four National Medical Masters to congratulate him on his clinic's opening.
However, at the entrance of the clinic, apart from Gu Yuanbai, Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, Du Hua, and the two pharmacists Mo Yaolin and Huang Fuxiang, as well as the four ordinary employees of the clinic, no one familiar with traditional Chinese medicine was seen.
"That's how it is…"
However, next, luxury cars and sports cars slowly arrived. Gu Shunyan and his wife, as well as the parents of several other children, all parked their cars and headed towards the clinic…
"Huh, isn't that the son of the chairman of Lin's Group, Lin Tianheng? Why is he here too?"
Li Wenhai spotted a young man wearing a designer suit getting out of a sports car worth tens of millions. It was Lin Tianheng, the son of the chairman of the Lin's Group in the capital, and a well-known second-generation rich heir in the capital's wealthy circles!
He waved his hand, and immediately several subordinates carried several flower baskets to the entrance of the clinic and placed them on both sides. He personally arranged the flower baskets.
Apart from Lin Tianheng, several other young men and women driving sports cars were also seen. In addition to sending flower baskets, they also personally sent gifts to congratulate him. Gu Yuanbai at the entrance didn't recognize these people either, but they all understood why they were here…
At this point, Liu He, Xue Xialan, and Li Tianyi on the small balcony on the second floor of Liu Ping Tang looked astonished. Li Wenhai pointed downwards and asserted, "Vice Chairman Liu, I can guarantee that this clinic is definitely not opened by Gu Yuanbai!"
"I know who it is!"
At this moment, Liu He's expression was gloomy. Since the appearance of Gu Shunyan's children's parents, he had vaguely guessed who opened this clinic.
"Who is it?"
Li Tianyi turned his head and asked them curiously.
Xue Xialan had also guessed it and said, "Wan Yunting!"
"What, Wan Yunting? He opened the clinic?" Li Tianyi's eyes widened in disbelief.
Immediately below, a Bentley luxury car, followed by two Rolls-Royces, slowly arrived and stopped directly at the entrance of the clinic…
The people gathered at the entrance saw this and knew who it was. They all stood up straight. As several bodyguards got out, they opened the doors for these three cars, welcoming Wan Yunting and Wang Zhuyu to alight…
From the two Rolls-Royces behind, his sister Ouyang Fanmeng alighted, supporting Grandpa Ouyang Shenhe, and Ouyang Xinyuan also supported Uncle Ou Yang Xing Teng as they got out…
"Doctor Wan, congratulations, congratulations…"
The crowd gathered at the entrance were all wealthy individuals who had sought medical treatment from Wan Yunting at the Ouyang Residence during this period. They all rushed to congratulate Wan Yunting. They hadn't expected even Ouyang Shenhe and Ouyang Xingteng, the elders of the previous generation of the Ouyang family, to arrive.
"Thank you all for your kindness…"
Wan Yunting, dressed in a formal suit, faced these uninvited guests who had come to congratulate him on the opening of his clinic. He clasped his hands in return and thanked them with a smile.
Gu Yuanbai and Gu Luotang also came out from inside and met Ouyang Shenhe and Ouyang Xingteng. They all entered the clinic with smiles to wait for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
"It really is him!"
Liu He and the others standing on the small balcony were still surprised when they saw Wan Yunting and his group appear, but Liu He was more annoyed.
"Didn't Wan Yunting already have his medical practice banned? How dare he open a clinic? Does he have a business license?" Li Tianyi asked in confusion.
Li Wenhai sighed and said, "Don't forget, with Gu Yuanbai helping him, these relevant permits are not a simple matter, are they?"
Xue Xialan turned to look at Liu He, seeing his face full of gloom, his eyes fixed on Wan Yunting below, gnashing his teeth in anger, and said coldly, "He opened the clinic here, which is a public provocation to us clinics!"
Wan Yunting, standing at the entrance of the clinic below, suddenly turned his head to look at Liu He, Xue Xialan, and the others watching from the small balcony on the second floor of Liu Ping Tang opposite. A deep smile played on Wan Yunting's lips, and he waved at them.
Xue Xialan raised her eyebrows and turned to say, "Is he calling us down?"
"This Wan Yunting is simply a blatant provocation!" Li Wenhai said angrily.
Liu He and Wan Yunting faced each other across the street. The gloomy and displeased expressions on their faces were now hidden. They also smiled and waved back at Wan Yunting, but he said coldly through gritted teeth, "Let's go down."
Li Tianyi urgently grabbed his arm, "No, Liu He, are you going down to congratulate him?"
Liu He turned to Li Tianyi and Li Wenhai, who didn't understand, and said, "Since we're here, everyone is watching. If I don't go down, wouldn't people say I, as vice chairman, am not magnanimous?"
Xue Xialan nodded and said, "Then let's go down together."
Saying that, Liu He went inside and headed downstairs. Xue Xialan, Li Tianyi, Li Wenhai, and a middle-aged man in charge of the clinic, Liu He's second uncle Liu Yuan, also followed Liu He out and headed towards Wan Yunting's clinic opposite. Liu He put on a smile and said from afar, clasping his hands, "Brother Wan, congratulations, congratulations…"
Wan Yunting, who was at the entrance of the clinic, preparing for the ribbon-cutting, turned around and met Liu He, Xue Xialan, and the others. At the same time, the heads of other clinics such as Changchun Clinic and Tong Ren Tang, seeing that Liu He and the people from Liu Ping Tang were going over, they also went to watch…
"Thank you, Vice Chairman Liu."
Wan Yunting also clasped his hands in thanks to Liu He and said with a chuckle, "Vice Chairman Liu, our two clinics are neighbors from now on. I hope your Liu Ping Tang will take good care of us."
Liu He waved his hand, with a fake smile on his face, and said, "Brother Wan, you jest. With your miraculous medical skills, opening a clinic opposite my Liu Ping Tang puts a lot of pressure on us. I hope Brother Wan will go easy on us in the future and not be too harsh on our Liu Ping Tang."
Wan Yunting narrowed his eyes. How could he not understand the hidden meaning in Liu He's words? He chuckled and said, "Vice Chairman Liu, you are being too modest. Your Liu Ping Tang is a century-old establishment, and my small clinic has just opened today. How can it compare to your Liu Ping Tang?"
Liu He smiled and said, "Then, how about we compete peacefully, okay?"
"Okay."
Wan Yunting said with a half-hearted smile, then clasped his hands and said loudly to the people from other clinics, "We are all neighbors on the same street from now on. If I, Wan, do anything improper in the future, I hope everyone will point it out and be understanding."
Zhang Shunchang, the head of Heshun Tang, Wu Shengbai, the head of Tong Ren Tang, Xue Tonghua, the head of Chun Ren Tang, and others from the clinics on Heping Street exchanged glances, seemingly surprised that this clinic was opened by Wan Yunting.
Most of the traditional Chinese medicine clinics on Heping Street were century-old establishments. Even if not a century old, they were thirty to forty years old. They hadn't seen a new clinic open on this street for a long time.
After all, with so many old establishments, it was difficult for newly opened clinics to survive, and the competition was fierce.
Therefore, any sensible person would not choose to open a clinic on Heping Street, but Wan Yunting chose to do so. What did this indicate?
At this moment, the people from the clinics present understood something, more or less!
At this time, Gu Yuanbai came out. He first clasped his hands in greeting to Liu He, Liu Yuan, and the people from the clinics, then smiled at Wan Yunting and said, "Little Wan, it's almost time."
"Alright, let's have the official ribbon-cutting."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, then ignored Liu He, Xue Xialan, and the others. He turned around and began to prepare.
"It's time for the ribbon-cutting…"
Sister Ouyang Fanmeng was very happy, along with Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao.
"Brother, let's go out and cheer for Little Wan too."
Ouyang Xingteng, who was inside, stood up and came out with Ouyang Shenhe.
Wan Yunting was holding a red rope when he saw his grandfather and uncle and shouted, "Grandpa, Uncle, you accompany me. This is considered the first clinic opened by our Ouyang family!"
"Haha, yes, yes, yes…"
Ouyang Shenhe and Ouyang Xingteng were delighted. They held the red rope together with Wan Yunting, preparing to unveil the clinic's plaque…
Meanwhile, Lin Tianheng and a group of rich second-generation heirs stood on both sides holding firecrackers. Wan Yunting called Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao to come over together, and they began to count down: "One, two, three, pull…"
As they pulled the red rope, the red cloth covering the plaque hanging above the entrance of the clinic was unveiled, revealing a plaque made of camphor wood, engraved with three large characters in the slender gold style font: "Xiu Yuan Tang," signed by Wan Yunting.