Jiang Yuan and his companions were stupefied for a moment before they couldn't help but ask again, "Old Shen, is his medical skills really... as divine as you say?!"
"Of course!" Shen Changchun replied without hesitation, "Anyway, I am ashamed to say that I'm inferior..."
Having said that, he realized what he'd said and suddenly looked at Jiang Yuan and the others with a look of astonishment, asking in surprise, "What? You don't know? Then how did you manage to invite Doctor Mu over?!"
Although Shen Changchun had only met Mu Jinyu once, he already understood him quite well.
He knew that Mu Jinyu's medical skills were extremely brilliant, even bordering on divine, but as for his temperament, it was not very good...
He learned that the day Mu Jinyu scolded him furiously.
Youthful vigor, he could understand.
But if the people of the Jiang Family did not know about Mu Jinyu's brilliance in medicine and had left him hanging after inviting him here, then with his temperament, how could he still be sitting here?
Shouldn't he have lost his temper and left already?!
Shen Changchun felt extremely puzzled and bewildered.
And when the people of the Jiang Family heard Shen Changchun's words, the last sliver of hope in their hearts was thoroughly shattered, letting them forsake such ludicrous thoughts.
They exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and walked directly in front of Mu Jinyu, bowed deeply to him, and pleaded, "We're sorry, Doctor Mu, we were blind and failed to recognize 'Gold Inlaid with Jade' earlier, leaving you aside. Please forgive our mistake... We also beg you to be magnanimous, not to stoop to our level, and in consideration of our desperate wish to save our father, to lend us a hand in saving his life..."
Actually, given the current situation, if they valued their pride more than Grandfather Jiang's life, they might have gambled once more, letting Shen Changchun have a try first. If Shen Changchun could cure Grandfather Jiang, they would not have to suffer such humiliation.
But they dared not gamble!
What if Shen Changchun was powerless, and Mu Jinyu, seeing their repeated provocations, simply left without a care, and after Shen Changchun announced he could do nothing, wouldn't they be doomed?
So, after seeing Shen Changchun's respectful attitude toward Mu Jinyu, they made an immediate decision not to opt for Shen Changchun and directly sought Mu Jinyu's help instead.
For this, they decided to abandon their Jiang Family pride, humbly begging Mu Jinyu for assistance.
Mu Jinyu watched them bow their once arrogantly straight backs, which seemed like they would never bend, before him; a cold smile played on his lips as he slightly shook his head, saying, "Don't worry, the fact that I'm still here means that I will take action."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan and his siblings exchanged glances, their eyes filled with extreme joy, and they hurriedly said, "Doctor Mu, your magnanimity knows no bounds, Mr. Jiang is deeply grateful. Once you have taken action, regardless of our father's eventual condition, we will present you with a significant gift..."
Mu Jinyu didn't care about their so-called significant gift at all and smiled faintly, saying, "There's no need to thank me, but if you must give thanks, thank Ms. Mei instead."
Sitting to the side, Mei Yinxue felt a warm feeling in her heart upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words.
Continuing, Mu Jinyu said, "If I didn't owe her a favor, and if she hadn't implored me again and again not to stoop to your level, do you think I would stay here just to earn that measly amount of money from you after that terrible attitude of yours?"
With a sneer, Mu Jinyu disdainfully said, "I would rather not earn the money and just choose to leave directly!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan and his siblings were visibly moved, and then, feeling somewhat ashamed, lowered their heads, not daring to look at Mei Yinxue. They sighed, "Little Xue, we're sorry. Uncle just misunderstood you. We hope you can understand our anxious hearts..."
At this moment, their hearts were indeed filled with shame and regret.
They had not expected that Mei Yinxue would be so dedicated and earnest in managing Elder Jiang's illness, while they had just been doubting her.
Mei Yinxue smiled and said, "It's alright, I can understand Uncle Yuan and the rest's feelings, otherwise, I wouldn't have given Doctor Mu a heads-up in advance, asking him to be understanding of you all."
As she spoke, she got up and said, "Well, since everything has been clarified, we don't need to waste any more time, let's go upstairs to see Grandfather Jiang for his treatment."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan and the others also snapped back to reality, hastily responding, "Doctor Mu, we appreciate your trouble..."
"Hmm," Mu Jinyu murmured noncommittally and got up from the sofa, saying to them, "Lead the way."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan also stood up straight and gestured towards the staircase, "This way..."
The siblings of the Jiang Family turned around and went back, stepping onto the staircase to lead the way for Mu Jinyu.
As they led the way, they cautiously glanced back at Mei Yinxue and Mu Jinyu with the corners of their eyes, observing their conversation.
Listening to Mei Yinxue asking Mu Jinyu not to be mad at them, and to put forth his full effort later, they felt very conflicted.
They had just been quite rude to Mei Yinxue, even thinking of keeping their distance from her in the future, but Mei Yinxue had generously forgiven them and was so considerate. They felt all the more ashamed and guilty for their earlier attitude.
Standing in the first layer of the living room, Shen Changchun, having gotten an understanding of the situation from Shen Shuyao, also said to his granddaughter, "Let's go; we should head up too, to see the terrible and stubborn illness that has baffled countless famous and Divine Doctors."
Shen Changchun was very confident in Mu Jinyu, believing that once he took action, Jiang Wangchuan's strange illness would undoubtedly have nowhere to hide!
"Hmm," Shen Shuyao agreed, supporting her grandfather as they stepped towards the staircase, heading to the second floor.
The pair arrived at Elder Jiang's bedroom and heard Mu Jinyu as if he had already identified Jiang Wangchuan's peculiar illness, speaking upfront to make things clear to them.
"I am already clear about what illness the old master has, so let me make things clear to you first. My intervention is very expensive, treating an illness costs a million, saving a life, ten million. Strictly speaking, the old master's condition can only be considered an illness, but without my involvement, he is certain to die. Therefore, it will be ten million to save a life. Once I cure him, you will give me ten million yuan!"
Although he owed a favor to Mei Yinxue and came here, suppressing his anger, this favor was not enough to make Mu Jinyu treat someone for free.
The People of the Jiang Family listened to Mu Jinyu's words, full of confidence; they were slightly startled, then quickly responded, eagerly assuring, "No problem, even if you are unable to cure Grandfather's illness after intervening, we will still give you this ten million yuan consultation fee!"
Mu Jinyu neither confirmed nor denied, simply nodding his head and saying indifferently, "Go get an iron basin, and bring several bottles of pure alcohol as well."
"Alright, I'll go get them right now," Jiang Huaimeng said upon hearing this, quickly going out to fetch the items Mu Jinyu requested.