Liu Jin smiled. "And why not? There’s a saying: ’A master calligrapher’s brush writes no wrong characters.’"
"By then, any patient you can’t save would be a lost cause for them anyway..."
Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open, and the dishes began to arrive.
Yan Feifan saw that Liu Xia herself was bringing in the dishes.
He wouldn’t dare be impolite to the woman who might one day be his aunt, so he quickly stood up.
"Mrs. Xia, why are you bringing the food in yourself?"
Liu Xia gently placed the stir-fried bamboo shoots with cured pork and stir-fried peppers with pork on the table. "The other dishes you ordered will be out in a bit," she said. "I brought these two out first so you can start eating."
"Feifan, and this is?"
Yan Feifan followed her gaze and quickly made the introduction. "Mrs. Xia, this is the director of our Affiliated Hospital and also my teacher, Mr. Liu."
Mrs. Xia’s face lit up with pleasant surprise. "Oh my, the director of the Affiliated Hospital! Such an important person! It’s a true honor to have you in my little restaurant."
Liu Jin also stood and smiled. "I’m hardly an important person."
"But speaking of which, Ms. Liu, I’m actually a regular here. I come at least once a month."
Mrs. Xia said, looking a little embarrassed, "Mr. Liu, to be honest, I thought you looked very familiar the moment I saw you. I just didn’t dare to say anything, for fear of being presumptuous."
Liu Jin smiled gently, gesturing between Yan Feifan and Mrs. Xia. "You two knew each other before this?" he asked curiously.
Yan Feifan explained, "I treated one of Mrs. Xia’s employees. We kept in touch after that and became friends."
Liu Jin murmured a soft "Oh," and didn’t press for details.
Liu Xia said warmly, "Mr. Liu, you’re a regular customer and Feifan’s teacher. This meal is on me, of course."
She then turned her gaze to Yan Feifan.
"Feifan, a couple of days ago, your uncle asked me to go to an address and inquire about someone. He specifically told me not to say anything to you about it."
"I went to the place and found the person. I noticed they seemed a bit... simple-minded."
"I told your uncle about the person’s condition, and his reaction was a little strange."
Mrs. Xia’s voice was tinged with concern. "Feifan, I’m a little worried."
"Does this person have something to do with your uncle’s past?"
Yan Feifan’s heart lurched.
Ever since his uncle returned, his biggest worry had been that he would get mixed up with his old shady friends again.
"Mrs. Xia, do you have a photo of this person?"