Chapter 277 - 191: Lu Fan Gets His Mother-in-Law’s Approval, Dream Son-in-Law?

Chapter 277: Chapter 191: Lu Fan Gets His Mother-in-Law’s Approval, Dream Son-in-Law?

"After all, with your status now, you really shouldn’t be staying in a cheap hotel like this," Chen He reminded him.

"Status doesn’t mean anything. Even with a huge bed, I only take up a tiny bit of space." Lu Fan waved his hand dismissively, chuckling.

He was in no hurry to return to Yangcheng, planning to stay in the area for a few more days.

「Three days later.」

Lu Fan arrived in Qingshan Village for the second time.

Before coming this time, he had made some inquiries and heard that Jiang Guoqiang hadn’t been feeling well lately and had a bad cough.

He had someone prepare some nutritional supplements and also contacted the vice president of Donghua Hospital in Yangcheng, telling him to bring a team over, just in case.

The car pulled up to the Jiang Family’s home. Lu Fan got out and called, "Uncle! Auntie!"

Hearing Lu Fan’s voice, Jiang Guoqiang came out from inside the house.

When he saw Lu Fan, a smile appeared on his face. "Ah, it’s you, young man."

"Uncle, your vegetables were delicious. I came back because I’d like to get two more baskets to take home," Lu Fan explained.

Pan Lanfang, who was on the second floor, immediately came downstairs. She was delighted to hear Lu Fan praising her vegetables.

She began to sing her own praises. "Let me tell you, young man, we don’t use a single drop of pesticide on these vegetables. They’re all-natural, completely harmless."

"They’re certainly healthy, and especially tender," Lu Fan said with a smile. "That’s why I was hoping to get two more baskets to take home."

Just then, as Jiang Guoqiang was about to speak, he couldn’t stop himself from letting out a few coughs.

Seeing this, Pan Lanfang quickly patted his back. "How is this cough getting worse? Maybe you should go see a doctor. We could call our daughter and have her take you to a proper hospital."

"No need." Jiang Guoqiang waved his hand. "Why call her? She’s busy. Let’s not bother her."

Pan Lanfang grew anxious. "But you can’t just ignore this! Every time you go to the village clinic, the medicine they give you does nothing."

Lu Fan took the opportunity to ask, "Auntie, what’s wrong with Uncle?"

Pan Lanfang replied, "My old man... I don’t know why, but he suddenly started coughing a while back. It’s gotten much worse these last two days. He was up all night coughing, and this morning he said his chest hurts. I’ll go pick your vegetables in a moment, let him get some rest."

Jiang Guoqiang refused. "Those baskets are heavy. How are you going to carry them? I’m fine, I’ll go myself."

"Why are you so stubborn? You’re coughing your lungs out!" Pan Lanfang said angrily.

Seeing his chance, Lu Fan said, "Auntie, I know an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor who specializes in things like this. I can call him to come take a look."

Pan Lanfang was taken aback. "Oh... we couldn’t possibly impose. We’d be troubling you again."

"It’s no trouble at all. Besides, that doctor friend of mine, he loves vegetables from the countryside. We’ll just have him take a basket home with him."

As he spoke, Lu Fan had already pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "Hello, Director Li? Yes, it’s me. Are you free right now? I have a patient over here who might need you to make a trip out... Great. I’ll send you the address."

After hanging up, he said to Pan Lanfang, "Director Li is on his way. He’s a very famous, retired traditional Chinese medicine doctor from Yangcheng who specializes in this kind of illness."

Pan Lanfang thanked him profusely. "Oh my, young man, thank you so, so much! And to have the doctor make a special trip out here..."

"Young man, don’t go to the trouble. I’m really fine," Jiang Guoqiang said, continually refusing. He didn’t want to inconvenience anyone.

Seeing that the doctor was already on his way, Pan Lanfang started trying to persuade Jiang Guoqiang. "Look at how much you’re coughing! And you’re still trying to act tough. Do you want me to call our daughter right now?"

"Alright, alright, fine." Compared to inconveniencing the doctor, it seemed Jiang Guoqiang was even more reluctant to let his daughter, Jiang Yixia, know about his condition.

He was worried Jiang Yixia would get distracted from her own life worrying about the two of them.

Just then, the neighbors who had gathered to watch began to murmur among themselves.

"Who is that young man? He’s so attentive to the Jiang family."

"I heard he’s a researcher from the county. Seems like a nice guy."

"He bought vegetables from the Jiang family last time, too, and paid really well for them."

"Are there really still good people like that these days?"

One of the neighborhood women even asked Pan Lanfang if the young man was a relative of the Jiang Family, and was even about to ask if he was single.

But Pan Lanfang replied, "He’s a government official from the county. The Jiang Family isn’t lucky enough to have a relative like him."

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she asked Lu Fan curiously, "Young man, I didn’t ask for your name last time. What should I call you?"

"My name is... Lu Xiaofan," Lu Fan said, making up a name on the spot.

"Xiaolu, you’re such a good person. I’ll pick some extra vegetables for you later." Pan Lanfang looked at the young man before her, liking him more and more.

He was well over six feet tall, with an imposing figure, a dignified bearing, and handsome features.

He was practically her dream son-in-law.

’I wonder if my daughter likes his type.’

While they waited, Pan Lanfang occasionally asked Lu Fan some questions.

"Is your line of work difficult?"

"It’s not too bad. The main thing is to serve the people, after all."

"That’s good, that’s good. So how long are you planning to conduct your research?"

"I’ll probably be here for another ten to fifteen days."

...

As Pan Lanfang was asking too many questions, Jiang Guoqiang, who was standing to the side, couldn’t help but interrupt. "Alright, that’s enough. Give your mouth a rest. You keep asking so many questions, you’re going to annoy Xiaolu."

Lu Fan smiled. "It’s alright, Uncle. My parents passed away a long time ago, so I don’t have many elders looking out for me. Auntie is just asking all these questions because she’s concerned and wants to get to know me better."

"Exactly! See? Xiaolu is so considerate," Pan Lanfang grumbled at her husband with a frown.