Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 369: House for Money

Hearing Yan Fugui's words, Li Kangri said with a smile, "Yan Fugui, if you go to the hospital for treatment, it will cost more than 40,000 yuan, right? And it can't be cured, am I right?"

Hearing Li Kangri Men Qing'er, Yan Fugui's face was full of bitterness, "Xiao Li, how do you know so clearly?"

"What do you mean? What do I do? I'm a doctor. I've treated many people for your wife's illness. I'm sure you know!"

"Xiao Li, I really don't have much money! You can't just stand by and watch me die, can you?" Yan Fugui said pitifully.

"Yan Fugui, if you want to talk like that, then you'd better leave. Don't try to play tricks on me. I opened my shop to do business, not to help people in need. If I were to help people in need, I wouldn't see three patients a day. Besides, do you know how expensive medicine is?" Li Kangri said, "To tell you the truth, the medicine alone costs 30,000 yuan. Is it too much for me to earn 10,000 yuan from you?"

"The medicine costs 30,000 yuan?" Yan Fugui asked in surprise, "So expensive?"

"Hey, what you said, can medicine for treating diseases not be expensive? You are also an educated person, don't you know that cheap things are not good and good things are not cheap? If I say that it can be cured for one dollar, do you believe it?" Li Kangri said.

"I believe it!" Yan Fugui said quickly.

"You believe it, right? Okay, give me a piece, and I'll get you an ounce of Coptis chinensis later." Li Kangri said contemptuously.

Seeing Li Kangri like this, Yan Fugui hurriedly said, "Xiao Li, that's not what I meant. I really don't have any money. Can you charge me less? Zhuzi, please help me speak up, please!"

"No, Yan Fugui, I have done my best to bring you in. I still have to go to work! See you later."

"No, Zhuzi, I really have no money, please help me!" Yan Fugui grabbed Sha Zhu and cried.

"Okay, Yan Fugui, Zhuzi doesn't have that much face in my eyes. Out of your pity, I won't make any more money from me. But you have to pay the 30,000 yuan for the medical expenses yourself, right?" Li Kangri said.

"Xiao Li, I don't even have 30,000?" Yan Fugui said with a bitter face.

"Yan Fugui, don't be shameless. If you have no money, where is your son? Where is your daughter? Where are all four of them! Do you want me to pay for your wife's medical treatment? I'm not that kind." Li Kangri said.

"That's right, Yan Fugui, my master has already given you 10,000 less, so don't be ungrateful."

"Oh, Zhuzi, I really have no money. When my unfilial sons and daughters heard that their mother was sick, they all ran away." Yan Fugui said.

"Hey, Yan Fugui, you really got some good stuff!" Sha Zhu said contemptuously.

"What can I do? Hey, Xiao Li, can you please…"

"No, Yan Fugui, what do you mean? I pay for the medicine to your wife? Do you think it's possible?"

"No, that's not what I meant. Can you please just owe me the money and I'll pay you back slowly?" Yan Fugui asked.

"How much do you owe? Just tell me a number!"

"I, I only have 6,000 yuan in my hand..." Yan Fugui said to Li Kangri with a sly look on his face.

"Hey, it seems that I am superfluous to talk to you, idiot, take them out! This kind of people are not good people at all. They are not satisfied with taking advantage of me, and now they want to plot against me."

"Yan Fugui, don't even mention you're my master, I don't believe it. You're so stingy, you're cheating me out of 6,000!" Sha Zhu said contemptuously, "Okay, get out of here now, I'm just kind-hearted."

"No, Zhuzi, Xiao Li, I really only have 6,000 yuan. I'm not lying to you. I lent the rest to my eldest brother and haven't got it back yet." Yan Fugui lied.

"Yan Fugui, your wife is your own. It's your business whether to save her or not. This is not a vegetable market. I won't bargain with you. Just be straightforward. If you want to treat her, take the money. If you don't want to treat her, get out. You are wasting my time." Li Kangri said.

"No, Xiao Li, my son only has 6,000 yuan, which adds up to 12,000 yuan. I don't even know if I can get it back! Can you owe me 24,000 yuan first, and I will pay you back every month." Yan Fugui pleaded.

"Let me put it this way, Yan Fugui, it's impossible for you to owe me a debt. I'll give you one last chance. You give me 6,000 yuan, and I don't want the rest. Your family has three houses, so I'll give you a discount and give you 24,000 yuan. If you agree, then take Zhuzi to transfer the property to his name tomorrow. If you don't agree, get out of here right now. I'm still busy!" Li Kangri said.

Hearing Li Kangri's words, Yan Fugui immediately started to calculate. After calculating, he felt that he had gotten a bargain! As for his house, 20,000 yuan was a good deal, so an idea soon appeared in his mind: he had to delay it until he died.

"Xiao Li, I can give you this house, but can I..."

"No!" Li Kangri refused, "The house must be vacated. This matter is not negotiable."

"Then where do I live? And my eldest brother..."

"Hey, you're still thinking about your son even at this point! I didn't expect you're still a kind father?" Li Kangri said sarcastically.

"Master, he is not thinking about his son. He wants to live in your house and collect rent from his son. This is a good plan, isn't it? Yan Fugui, am I right?"

Hearing Sha Zhu's words, Yan Fugui's old face turned red, "Zhu Zi, I'm not that kind of person. I will pay the rent. Xiao Li, what do you think?"

"Not very good, the house must be vacated, otherwise no deal." Li Kangri refused, "If you really want to treat it, then do it. If you don't want to treat it, just ignore me. Zhuzi, get out."

"Please, Yan Fugui, you are a man who wants money but not a wife." said Sha Zhu.

"Cure, cure, Xiao Li, cure, I'll cure it," Yan Fugui said hurriedly, "but what if it can't be cured? I wonder what if..."

"Don't worry about this. If I can't cure you, I will double the compensation. You can also go and ask how many people I, Li Kangri, have cured."

"Then I believe you and I will treat him, but I don't have a place to live yet. Do you think we can wait a few days until I find a place to treat him?" Yan Fugui said.

"Okay, no problem. I'll prescribe medicine for your wife as soon as the house and money are in place." Li Kangri said with a smile, "Now you can go and prepare. Remember, the later you delay this disease, the harder it is to cure."

"Okay..." Yan Fugui said helplessly.

As he said this, he stood up. Just as he was about to leave, a couple came into the clinic.

"Excuse me, who among you is Master Li?" the woman asked.

"Yes, are you here to see a doctor? If so, please come early tomorrow, as all the spots left for today are gone." Li Kangri said.

"No, no, Master Li, we are here to tell fortunes," the woman said quickly.

"Oh, this is fine. Please come over here, Zhuzi, and make some tea."

"Okay, Master."