After Xiao Ke was born, Liu Guang's family, due to Liu Bingying having a girl, was not only displeased but even treated Liu Bingying with greater disdain. The severe patriarchal thinking left Liu Bingying feeling as though she had fallen onto ice. One time, after getting drunk, Liu Guang hit Liu Bingying, and even cruelly threw the barely one-month-old Xiao Ke onto the ground.

Seeing no hope in life, Liu Bingying finally decided to divorce. She was willing to leave with nothing, as long as she could divorce Liu Guang and only keep her child.

Upon hearing that Liu Bingying wanted nothing but the child, Liu Guang's family quickly agreed to the divorce. Thus, Liu Bingying left the marriage empty-handed, taking care of Xiao Ke by herself. This marriage had cast a huge shadow on her psyche, and she never sought another partner again, focusing solely on work and looking after Xiao Ke.

Thanks to her exceptional work capabilities, it wasn't many years before Liu Bingying became the head of the obstetrics and gynecology department, and her life finally started to improve. That was Liu Bingying's story.

After hearing Liu Bingying's story, Ling Zhenfei almost shed tears, finding it hard to believe that such people existed in the world. How could anyone not love such an adorable girl as Xiao Ke? He also felt sympathy for Liu Bingying's fate.

Comparing his own experiences with Liu Bingying's painful past, he couldn't help but feel a sense of solidarity.

Liu Bingying, upon hearing about Ling Zhenfei's past hardships, found it hard to believe that Ling Zhenfei had suffered so much from a young age. As she listened, tears began to flow.

"Brother, from now on, this is your home. If you don't mind, you can live here in the future."

Ling Zhenfei really wanted to agree, but after thinking it over, he realized that it was not suitable. Although he called Liu Bingying "sister," they were not related by blood. Moreover, as a beautiful divorced woman, it would be inappropriate for him, a young man, to live in her house. If he were to act impulsively and make a mistake, it would not end well.

"Sure, Sister, if I ever have nowhere to go, I'll definitely come to your house."

Though Ling Zhenfei said this casually, he felt it would be presumptuous to impose himself like that.

After finishing breakfast, Liu Bingying dropped Xiao Ke off at kindergarten and then went to work. Ling Zhenfei also left, first visiting the fish farm to check on his fish and to discuss business with Fatty.

"Fatty, what do you think we should do to get Xishan Manor back to its former bustling state?"

After checking on the fish, Ling Zhenfei asked Fatty about the situation at Xishan Manor. The prospects for Xishan Manor were not looking good. What once had a continuous stream of orders was now struggling to sell its produce.

"I have already notified my friends about it, telling them that the incident is over and Xishan Manor is fine now. Still, there are hardly any restaurants willing to continue buying from Xishan Manor, claiming that the online rumors are too damaging to risk it."

Fatty looked helpless too. Ling Zhenfei had nothing much to say, as Fatty had already done a lot for his sake.

"If all else fails, we'll just have to tap into new markets. Tomorrow, I'll begin pitching to all the major restaurants in Binyang. I refuse to believe that good products won't have any buyers."

"That's one approach, but it's not the best. Going door-to-door to each restaurant will be exhausting. I think we should consider other options. If you go around selling vegetables door-to-door, you definitely won't get a good price. Only if they come to you will the price of your produce go up."

Ling Zhenfei felt that Fatty had a point, but what could he do to make people come to him? He couldn't think of a solution for the moment.

After leaving the fish farm, Ling Zhenfei visited several traditional Chinese medicine shops to buy some specific medicinal herbs needed for treatment. The herbs were so special that a small amount cost him quite a bit of money, which got him thinking. If he could cultivate some medicinal herbs, perhaps he could make a much bigger profit.

The medicinal herbs in Chinese medicine are very demanding in terms of age and medicinal properties. Good herbs are all grown in the deep mountains and forests for decades or even a hundred years. Xishan Manor is backed by a big mountain, and if some herbs were planted there and irrigated with Spiritual Power to promote their growth, both the age and the efficacy of the herbs would increase, resulting in substantial profits.

With this in mind, Ling Zhenfei felt as if he had just cleared the clouds to see the blue sky. If vegetables can't be sold, one shouldn't hang all hopes on one tree. Even if ornamental fish were raised successfully, it would be profitable, and growing medicinal herbs would be even better.

But planting medicinal herbs was just an idea, and it was not that simple to implement. It could not be done in a short period of time.

In the afternoon, Ling Zhenfei visited Old Master Qiu's home to treat Qiu Qing's legs. When Ling arrived at the Qiu Family's place, Qiu Qian was already waiting at the door, early.

"Divine Doctor Brother, you've arrived."

Seeing Ling Zhenfei coming, the originally anxious Qiu Qian became happy, running over and tightly hugging Ling Zhenfei's arm as if she were afraid he would run away again.

"Why are you waiting at the door for me? I can enter on my own."

"That's different. My grandpa said you are a distinguished guest of our family, and we must welcome you at the door."

As the two entered the Qiu household, Ling Zhenfei couldn't help but be stunned. Inside the Qiu's courtyard stood a dozen people, including Jin Zhi and Jin Ying whom he had met yesterday, along with others he didn't recognize.

Old Master Qiu was still sitting in that chair and stood up when he saw Ling Zhenfei come in, proceeding to introduce him.

It turned out that these were all members of the Qiu Family who had heard about the Divine Doctor who saved Old Master Qiu. They were there today to see him treat Qiu Qing, so they had come to take a look. Ling Zhenfei had saved Qiu Wanrong, and out of politeness, they wanted to show their appreciation.

"I really didn't expect it. The Little Miracle Doctor is so young."

"Yes, I've heard that the Divine Doctor who saved the old master is quite young, but I didn't expect he would be this young."

"Ladies and gentlemen, you flatter me too much. What Divine Doctor? I just know a little about Medical Arts."

Ling Zhenfei had already figured out that among these people's praise, some was genuine, while some contained skepticism about him. After all, such a young practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine is hard to believe for anyone, and the most obvious one with this skepticism was Jin Zhi.

There was also one of Old Master Qiu's sons-in-law; ever since Ling Zhenfei entered, the man had not given him a proper glance. The man was a bit older than Ling Zhenfei, with a stout build clearly indicating his formidable strength. His arms were always crossed in front of his chest, showing some disdain for Ling Zhenfei.

"Young man, I heard you're here to treat my second brother's illness. I wonder, how much will it cost to heal him?"

The one who spoke was Old Master Qiu's third son, Qiu Yun, who was also Jin Zhi's husband. It seemed that Jin Zhi had been whispering in his ear, as his expression showed distrust towards Ling Zhenfei, and even a hint of disdain, leading him to pose such a question.

After hearing this, Ling Zhenfei was very upset. What kind of person indeed matches another—no wonder he was able to find a wife like Jin Zhi.

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