The longed-for village system

Chapter 183 Reward obtained
Watching Chen Qing walk out of the kitchen and start chatting with everyone under the shed, Ha Wen hesitated for a moment and whispered to Huang Sanshi, "Teacher Huang, I have a question for you. How much do you think Zhu Xun and I should give Xiao Chen?"

Huang Sanshi was taken aback by Ha Wen's question. He hadn't expected Ha Wen to ask him this question. How would he know how much medical expenses were appropriate? Shouldn't this have been agreed upon from the beginning?

"Didn't you say anything at the beginning? Xiao Chen didn't tell you how much it would cost either?" Huang Sanshi asked, a little puzzled.

“At first, we were just trying anything as a last resort, and we never thought that Xiao Chen could actually cure cancer! So we thought we'd just ask him to take a look and then give him a small red envelope.”

Huang Sanshi nodded as he listened to Ha Wen's words. Indeed, he himself would not have believed that there were people in the folk who could cure cancer. If it weren't for Teacher He's strong recommendation, they would not have been able to return to China.

"Later, Zhu Xun also came here for treatment on Dong Qing's recommendation. She did ask Xiao Chen about the treatment costs, but the price he quoted seemed a bit inflated to me!"

"Huh? That can't be! Knowing Xiao Chen as I do, he wouldn't ask for such an exorbitant amount! Is there some mistake?"

Huang Sanshi thought Chen Qing's asking price was too high, so high that they couldn't accept it.

Seeing that Huang Sanshi had misunderstood her, Ha Wen immediately explained, "No, it's not too high, it's too low. And how should I put it! It feels like the price was asked too arbitrarily, so I don't know what Xiao Chen really meant."

"How much does Xiao Chen want? Can't you guys understand?"

"Dong Qing said that Xiao Chen said we were the first to arrive and were charged 10 yuan, while Zhu Xun was the second and was charged 20 yuan. Teacher Huang, don't you think this charging is too strange? Shouldn't the charging be based on the severity of the illness?"

Huang Sanshi was stunned for a while after hearing Ha Wen's words. If Ha Wen hadn't said that he would never have imagined that Chen Qing would charge such a high fee for medical treatment, would he charge 30 next time?

Seeing Ha Wen looking at him, Huang Sanshi smiled and nodded, replying, "Then let's just pay the treatment fee according to Xiao Chen's wishes. We ordinary people can't understand Xiao Chen's ideas, and he's not someone who cares about money. Otherwise, with his abilities and talents, he wouldn't be stuck in this village."

Ha Wen nodded. After spending time together, they knew that Chen Qing didn't have a strong concept of money and had the integrity of an ancient hermit. She asked the question because she felt that 10 yuan for treatment was really too little.

Huang Sanshi understood the meaning behind Ha Wen's question and continued with a smile, "Don't overthink it. Even if you give him more, Xiao Chen won't accept it. This child is very principled in his conduct. We just need to remember how good he was to us. If you can help him in the future, think of him and his wife, Zhao Xiaogu."

Huang Sanshi had something else on his mind that he didn't say: he felt that Chen Qing would rather they help Zhao Xiaogu than help Chen Qing himself.

Ha Wen nodded. It seemed that this was the only way. They had each prepared a card with 100 million yuan to give to Chen Qing later, but now it seemed that they could only transfer the money.

While the food was being served, Ha Wen told Zhu Xun about it, and after a brief moment of surprise, Zhu Xun nodded.

Whether it's 10 or 100 million, they will owe Chen Qing a favor. Giving 100 million is their way of expressing gratitude. Since Chen Qing has his own principles, they should just follow them.

When the food was served, everyone naturally became the ones who ate, except for Li Yong who couldn't drink alcohol, everyone else started drinking beer.

"Teacher Huang, you're amazing! It's been so long since I've had your cooking, and your skills have improved so much!" Li Yong said, deeply moved as he ate the crab roe tofu. He had eaten this dish many times in Beijing, and although it was also available in places like Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it never tasted quite like the Beijing version. When he was receiving medical treatment in the United States, he finally managed to get someone to make it for him, but the taste was still off. He never expected to taste authentic Beijing-style crab roe tofu again today.

Chen Qing didn't stop Li Yong from eating the delicious food spoonful by spoonful. Although the dish was called Crab Roe Tofu, there was no crab or crab roe in it. The so-called crab roe was replaced by salted duck egg yolks by Teacher Huang. Just like the crab-themed dish, it only had eggs and no crab.

Besides, there's nothing wrong with Li Yong eating some crabs; he just can't eat too much of these kinds of foods. He can eat as much tofu and other easy-to-eat and digestible foods as he wants.

Everyone chatted about their past lives and marveled at the various aspects of life. The meal was quite enjoyable. Chen Qing also shared his thoughts from time to time, and no one looked down on his ideas and attitudes. After all, once a person has ability, even if they are young, their influence will change.

During the journey, Chen Qing also received a video call from Zhao Xiaogu, who asked him when he would arrive in Beijing the next day. Of course, Chen Qing also introduced Zhao Xiaogu to Zhu Xun and the others, and the group added each other on the phone and became friends.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Li Yong glanced at his wife and gave her a wink. Ha Wen, seeing this, also picked up her wine glass and stood up with her husband.

"Xiao Chen, you saved my life. We won't say anything more. Let's toast you." Li Yong stood up and toasted Chen Qing.

"Xiao Chen, this is a small token of our appreciation from you. We owe you a huge favor. If you ever need our help in the future, just let us know, and we'll do our best to help you if we can." Ha Wen continued to express her gratitude after transferring the money to Chen Qing.

Seeing this, Zhu Xun and her husband also followed suit and expressed their support. Of course, Zhu Xun directly transferred 20 yuan to Chen Qing via WeChat.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have earned 10 in medical skills in a single transaction. You are rewarded with one designated skill."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for earning 20 in medical skills in a single transaction. You are rewarded with one lottery draw by the system."

Hearing the system notification, Chen Qing was delighted, but after seeing the reward, he was puzzled and asked the system, "Damn system, what's going on with this reward? The first reward is a specific skill, why is the second one a random draw?"

Is he lacking random draws? He's lacking designated draws! He even needs to exchange designated draws for outings. This damn system must have modified his rewards; it just can't stand seeing him go out and have fun.

"You dog host, you should be satisfied! Do you think the system is stupid? 10 for a single designated reward? You want to eat shit! Giving you one designated opportunity is already the system showing mercy and pitying you because of your pathetic state. Don't be ungrateful."

That makes perfect sense. The dog system seems pretty intelligent. I was thinking that two treatments would get me two chances to go out, but it seems that's not so easy now. But one chance is fine too.

"Damn system! Don't tell me to develop!"

"Heh! You're trash with less than 3000 million followers. You wouldn't be of any use even if I gave you a century."

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(End of this chapter)