Chapter 109: A Great Beginning
The next morning, Ye Han and Mu Qiuping, Tang Shuang and Tang Xue took a plane from Yanjing back to Wuzhong City.
Ye Han's first thing back home wasn't going to school, but rather worrying about his family clinic.
According to Ye Han's "instructions", in the past two or three days when he was not around, Ye Kui and his family members, as well as Ye Jun and Ye Juan who came to help, worked together to thoroughly clean the small courtyard inside and out. They also found someone to simply repair and decorate a few rooms, and built two large simple houses on the south side of the yard against the wall, which served as temporary medical rooms.
According to Ye Han's idea, the yard of their own home is not small anyway, and the surrounding area also belongs to their family. Later, they can find someone to renovate and expand it, demolish all the existing houses and rebuild them into several layers of small buildings, making it a small private hospital.
Ye Jun and Ye Juan, the two siblings, were very enthusiastic about their private affairs. In the past two days, they separately ran to many places, purchasing some medical equipment and medicines that they would use in daily life, filling up an entire small room. The two sisters asked Ye Han to take stock, but Ye Han was too lazy to go check, anyway, Ye Jun and his sister were both reliable people, so he trusted them to handle things.
As for the business license and other important issues, Mu Qiuping, the mayor of Mudadu City, personally handled this matter, so there was no problem at all. Sure enough, on the third day at noon, someone specially brought the completed procedures to Ye Han's home.
Once all this is done, it means the clinic can officially open.
Ye Han took a look at the calendar, chose an auspicious day, and then had his parents send out invitations to relatives and friends. He also contacted several heavyweight figures, preparing to have them come over on the opening day to lend their support.
Ye Kui and his wife didn't like to show off. They had originally thought of keeping the opening ceremony low-key, just setting off a few firecrackers on the day of the opening would be enough, but Ye Han insisted on making it a big deal, wanting the opening ceremony to be as lively as possible. In his words, a lively and bustling atmosphere meant that business would be booming. The more noise they made, the more people would know about the existence of this clinic, which would definitely have a positive impact on future business.
Ye Han is now in charge at home, and since he said so, Ye Kui and his wife let him have his way. However, seeing Ye Han inviting a ceremonial team, a music band, and even asking Ye Jun and Ye Juan to buy balloons, flowers and other things, making it more grand than others' wedding ceremonies. Spending money like flowing water, can't help but feel some heartache.
But thinking again, my son has good medical skills. He's making such a big fuss about it, maybe he can quickly make the clinic famous and attract more patients to come for treatment, and soon he'll be able to earn back the money spent, and I won't have anything to say.
The day of the opening happened to be Sunday. The first batch of people who came to congratulate were Ye Zhuang's family, who lived closest to Ye Han's house. Ye Zhuang's parents and Ye Kui's parents had similar personalities. They had always gotten along well, and although the two families were not relatives, they were like close relatives.
The second batch to arrive were the relatives from Ye Han's old home, who had taken a ride from dozens of miles away to come and help. Even Ye Yong's family, who had never gotten along with Ye Kui's family, hurried over eagerly. When Ye Han saw them, he was taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood that this must be because his father had relented, unable to resist Ye Yong's apology and gift, and had forgiven their past wrongs, inviting them to come over.
Although he spared his father's face, Ye Han did not drive Second Uncle and his family away, but he never gave them a good look either. However, Ye Yong and his family were all thick-skinned, so they didn't care about it, and instead secretly felt some delight, thinking that since Ye Han hadn't turned against them on the spot, this meant there was still a possibility of reconciliation between the two families.
Ye Han not only made a fortune but also got to know the director of the municipal public security bureau and even the mayor, this kind of backstage is not ordinary, this relative cannot be lost!
Several neighbors of the Ye family, along with relatives from their hometown, gathered together, young and old, totaling dozens of people. The originally somewhat empty courtyard suddenly became lively and crowded. These people were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Ye, as well as Ye Shan and Ye Ting, chatting away, while Ye Han kept taking out his phone to check the time. When it was past 10 o'clock, he called out to Ye Jun and Ye Juan, and the three of them walked together to wait at the edge of the big road outside the courtyard.
Around eleven o'clock, several "distinguished guests" invited by Ye Han finally arrived one after another.
The first to arrive were Ye Han's homeroom teacher, Xia Zixuan, and several subject teachers from the third grade (1). The teachers had received Ye Han's invitation on Friday, and when they learned that this strange student was actually going to open a private clinic, they were truly surprised. At first, they didn't quite believe it, but when Ye Han mentioned the other big shots he had invited, the teachers believed him a bit more, and then agreed to come.
The second wave of arrivals was led by Liu Yide, the president of the First People's Hospital in the city, along with a group of doctors. Liu Yide secretly resented Ye Han, and had originally not wanted to come, but upon hearing that Mayor Mu would also be attending, he thought it was a good opportunity to get close to the mayor, so he gladly accepted the invitation and even generously offered to give Ye Han a batch of free medical equipment and medicine as a gift.
Ye Han invited Liu Yide, thinking that this fat man had been in the medical circle of Wuchang City for many years and must have a wide network of connections. By pulling him over to boost his own reputation, the effect would definitely be better. So he held his nose and sent him an invitation card. As for the batch of medical equipment and medicines that Liu Yide gave him, Ye Han naturally accepted them without hesitation.
After Liu Yide, the next guests to arrive were Wu Yingxiang and his son. Since that day when Ye Han pulled him back from the "Ghost Gate" at the hospital, Wu had been recuperating at home after drinking half a month's worth of herbal medicine prescribed by Ye Han, and now he was fully recovered, looking very spirited.
Mr. Wu knew that Ye Han had saved his life, so when he saw Ye Han, he warmly grasped Ye Han's hand and said many words of gratitude. Wu Xiangying casually handed over a large red envelope with 88,888 yuan to Ye Han. Ye Han politely declined twice before smiling and accepting it.
Compared with the relatives of the Ye family who gave gifts of 100 yuan or 200 yuan, Wu Yingxiong's red envelope of 88,888 yuan was quite generous.
Before Wu Yingxiang and his son entered the Ye family's small courtyard, Ye Hanshun took Wu Lao Ye's pulse and told him that as long as he avoided getting anxious or angry and took good care of himself, living to be over a hundred wouldn't be a problem, which delighted Wu Lao Ye so much that his mouth was almost stretched to its limits.
After sending Wu Yingxiang and his son into the courtyard, a fleet of more than a dozen cars slowly drove over from afar. Seeing this lineup, Ye Han knew that Mu Qiuping, Mayor Mu, had arrived.
As expected, after the convoy stopped by the side of the road, Mu Qiuping got out of the car and led a group of people behind her towards Ye Han.
Although he didn't know anyone except for Mu Shichang and Ma Juzhang, from the clothes and demeanor of those people, he could tell that they were not ordinary individuals, and it was very likely that they were the heads of some powerful units.
Aunt Mu brought so many people here, really gave herself enough face!
If someone else were to see so many big shots coming together, they would definitely be excited beyond words. But Ye Han had already met the highest leaders and others didn't really matter to him. He just smiled and chatted with Mu Qiuping and Director Ma, two familiar faces, then smiled and waved at a few others before leading everyone towards his own courtyard.
Ye Hancai was right, the group of people who followed Mu Qiuping and Director Ma were all leaders of some powerful units in the city. They came today at Mu Qiuping's invitation, and when they heard that it was Mayor Mu's "nephew" opening a clinic, they had to give the mayor some face.
To Ye Han, the leaders of these units only knew that this young man was a national hero who had saved people, but they didn't know much about other aspects. However, when they saw Ye Han, they were intimidated by his calm and composed demeanor, thinking that this young man was mature beyond his years and would definitely not be an ordinary person, being the relative of Mayor Mu's family, he was indeed extraordinary.
Murphy Ping was the biggest "star" among today's guests, her arrival made Ye Kui and his family feel proud, while Ye's relatives became restrained when they saw the mayor. Fortunately, Murphy Ping often went deep into the crowd and knew how to get close to them, after sitting down and chatting for a few sentences, she eliminated much of everyone's tension.
Ye Han's second brother, Ye Biao, kept a safe distance away, afraid of being recognized by Director Ma. Last time in Ye Village, he had offended Ye Han badly enough, and if it weren't for his parents dragging him here, he really wouldn't have the face to show up.
Ye Biao was actually worrying for nothing, he thought too much. Director Ma is a majestic municipal bureau director, managing so many people under him, while Ye Biao is just a small police officer in a rural town, and Director Ma really doesn't remember him.
With the sound of firecrackers, the clinic officially opened. Ye Han invited Mu Qiuping and Director Ma to cut the ribbon, and in front of everyone, he hung the plaque "Magic Hands Reviving Spring, Divine Doctor Saving the World" on the door of the medical room, which had been previously inscribed by the highest leader.
Ye's relatives didn't have much of a reaction to the letter, but the officials present almost dropped their eyeballs when they saw the two characters "Zhong Ping" at the end.
"Mayor Mu, are these characters... really the best title?" The face of Director Ma of the Municipal Bureau looked strange as he stared at the eight big characters "Magical Hands Reviving Spring, Divine Doctor Saving the World", his throat was a bit dry, and he asked in a low voice to Mu Qiuping beside him.
Mu Qiuping smiled and said in a low voice, "Director Ma doesn't know that a few days ago, Ye Han went with me to Yanjing and cured my grandfather's illness. The next day when the Supreme Leader visited my grandfather at the Military Region Hospital, Ye Han was also there, so he asked the Supreme Leader to write these few words..."
"Goodness...!" Director Ma heard Mu Qiuping's words and couldn't help but take a cold breath. There are hardly a few people in the world who dare to entangle with the highest leader, and Ye Han, this kid, is quite something!
With the inscription of the highest leader, Ye Han was equivalent to having a magic sword. From then on, he mixed in this small area of Wucheng City, and there were probably no people who dared to provoke him. Moreover, according to Mayor Mu's words, those authoritative experts from the Yanjing Military Region Hospital had no way to treat Old Master Tang's illness, but Ye Han cured Old Master Tang?
If it's really like that, then the kindness Ye Han received is as vast as the sky!
Thinking of this, Director Ma looked at Ye Han with even more admiration, thinking that from now on, he should get closer to this young man. Putting aside other things, who doesn't get sick sometimes? Just because of his reputation as a "divine doctor", it's worth getting acquainted with him!