Wang Xiaoqiang saw that Zheng Dana was offering him eighty thousand yuan as a diagnosis fee, and he couldn't help but get excited. In today's society, eighty thousand yuan might not be a huge sum of money, but in this poor little mountain village, it was no small amount.

Moreover, this was the first large sum of money Wang Xiaoqiang had ever earned, it could even be called his first pot of gold, so to speak.

However, when Wang Xiaoqiang thought about the wonderful uses and value of the Five Elements Spirit Spring, his mindset immediately stabilized. What was eighty thousand yuan? With the Five Elements Spirit Spring, how much money couldn't he make?!

But, twenty minutes later, when Li Gang placed the eighty thousand yuan in front of Wang Xiaoqiang, his heart still uncontrollably skipped a beat. Such is the magic power of money—it can affect people's moods, and Wang Xiaoqiang was certainly no exception.

"Little Qiang, this is a little token of my appreciation, and you could also call it a reward.

I hope you'll accept it…" Zheng Dana said, pulling a business card out of his pocket and placing it on top of the stacks of pink hundred-yuan bills: "And besides, if you don't mind, I hope we can become good friends… Oh, although there's a big age difference between us, we can form a friendship that transcends age. This way, since I'm older, I can take the liberty of calling you 'Little Bro'…"

"Cough cough…" Wang Xiaoqiang coughed awkwardly, "Wouldn't that be getting our seniority mixed up, Aunt Big Mouth, don't you think?"

As he spoke, Wang Xiaoqiang's gaze turned to Aunt Big Mouth, seeking her opinion. After all, he usually called her Aunt Big Mouth, and if he started calling Zheng Dana brother, he would have to change and start calling Aunt Big Mouth 'sister' instead.

At that moment, Aunt Big Mouth was busy finding a plastic bag to wrap Wang Xiaoqiang's money and responded without turning her head: "You two can call each other whatever you like; I'm not getting involved in this."

"That's right, Little Qiang, we'll do our thing, it has nothing to do with others. From now on, I'll call you 'Little Bro,' and you call me 'Big Bro'…" Zheng Dana said earnestly.

Wang Xiaoqiang, seeing someone about the same age as his father wanting to become sworn brothers with him, couldn't help but feel awkward. But seeing Zheng Dana earnest, not joking, and knowing he would be rude to reject, he reluctantly nodded: "Okay, then from now on, I'll call you Brother Zheng."

Excited by his response, Zheng Dana immediately asked Aunt Big Mouth to prepare a meal, as he wanted to have a good drink with Wang Xiaoqiang.

Wang Xiaoqiang, unable to decline the warm hospitality, did not stand on ceremony.

At the dinner table, Zheng Dana was very happy, constantly drinking and urging Wang Xiaoqiang to drink too, which caused Wang Xiaoqiang, who was not good at drinking, to have a couple more glasses than he should.

During the meal, Zheng Dana asked Wang Xiaoqiang if he was willing to work at his factory, guaranteeing an office job that wouldn't involve any physical labor.

Wang Xiaoqiang declined.

Zheng Dana didn't press further because, in his eyes, with Wang Xiaoqiang's abilities, he naturally wouldn't settle for working in a factory.

Indeed, as Zheng Dana thought, if he had made the offer three days earlier, Wang Xiaoqiang would have considered it, but now, even the position of deputy factory director wouldn't tempt him.

After eating his fill, Wang Xiaoqiang said goodbye to Zheng Dana and went home with the eighty thousand yuan that Aunt Big Mouth had packed for him.

Aunt Big Mouth was very astute and wrapped the money in a black cloth bag so that it didn't look like a bag of money from the outside, thus avoiding any undue attention from onlookers.

However, when Wang Xiaoqiang brought home the full eighty thousand yuan in cash and laid it on the table, his father and sister-in-law Liu Juyi were nonetheless astounded.

"Gosh, Little Qiang, where did you get so much money?" his mother was the first to cry out in surprise.

"Yeah, Little Qiang, where did you get this from? It's not…," his father, Wang Kuishan, suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Sister-in-law Liu Juyi's heart also skipped a beat. Everyone knew that Wang Xiaoqiang didn't have much money; even the money for contracting the fields was all owed. Not to mention suddenly coming up with this much cash. The only possibility was that Wang Xiaoqiang had done something illegal.

Seeing his family all making a fuss, Wang Xiaoqiang chuckled and said, "Don't worry, this is money I earned with my own skills."

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang recounted how he treated Zheng Dana's leg.

The Two Elders of the Wang Family and Liu Juyi breathed a sigh of relief at this and were also surprised with delight. Indeed, as they had thought, Wang Xiaoqiang really could earn money through his "massage" skills, and not only that, he earned so much right from the start. It seemed that Little Qiang was on the fast track to success!

Wang Xiaoqiang told his mother to keep the money, but she didn't take it, saying, "You're grown up now and need to develop your own career. You can't do without money in your pocket; you'd better keep it yourself."

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't insist any further, for he indeed needed to venture into business, and naturally, business required money.

As Wang Xiaoqiang put away the money, his mother told him about Aunt Big Mouth's matchmaking proposal. He hadn't even heard the full story when he coldly said, "Mom, I know about this, but I don't agree."

Wang Xiaoqiang's words left the whole family stunned, all very surprised.

And beneath Liu Juyi's surprise, she also silently breathed a sigh of relief, her feeling of loss dissipated without a trace.

"Little Qiang, did you really understand? Aunt Big Mouth suggested Doctor Xu from the health station..." His mother, thinking her son hadn't understood, repeated herself.

Wang Xiaoqiang calmly replied, "Mom, I understood, Little Xu Xiaoya, right? It's precisely because of her that I disagree."

"Why is that? Xu Xiaoya is from the city, you know!" Wang Kuishan said with surprise and doubt. In his view, there was no one more outstanding than Xu Xiaoya in Sanmiao Village, and what's more, she was a city girl.

"Precisely because she is a city girl, that's why I don't agree..." Wang Xiaoqiang said, "Dad, mom, haven't you thought about it? How could someone like Xu Xiaoya marry down into the countryside? Even if she were willing, would her parents agree? If her parents didn't agree, they would surely cause trouble later... I really don't want to deal with the huge headache this would bring..."

After Wang Xiaoqiang said this, The Two Elders of the Wang Family fell silent, for their son made sense, and in fact, they also weren't optimistic about this marriage proposal.

His mother, somewhat reluctant, opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but then she heard her daughter-in-law Liu Juyi say, "Dad, mom, I think Little Qiang has a point. We should respect his choice. Besides, Little Qiang is still young. He should prioritize his career and not let marriage hold him back."

After speaking her piece, Liu Juyi went back to her room. The words she just had spoken were half to advise her in-laws not to interfere with their son's marriage and half to express her own heartfelt sentiment, as she had personally experienced the bitter fruit that arranged marriages can bear.

Seeing that their daughter-in-law felt the same way, The Two Elders of the Wang Family sighed, and Wang Kuishan said, "Alright, Little Qiang, you make your own decision."

Wang Xiaoqiang nodded and reflected on his sister-in-law's advice to his parents. He couldn't help but think more highly of her, and also faintly sensed the resentment in her tone, which naturally led him to think about his brother and sister-in-law's relationship issues.

Now, even couples who got married later than his brother and sister-in-law had children, or if they were slower, were pregnant. However, there was always silence on his brother and sister-in-law's side, not knowing if they had not taken action or didn't plan to have children at all. However, judging from the current situation, it seemed the parents would have a long wait to hold a grandchild.

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