âWhy is there another patient?â Zhuang Liu asked in confusion, âIs someone from the team you brought over sick?â
Tan Rou replied, âNo, their health is all very good; otherwise, I wouldnât have brought them here. The patient I encountered this time is a significant figure; his life and death are linked to a countryâs development.â
Zhuang Liu asked, âSuch a key figure, could it be the King of Country J?â
Tan Rou smiled, âMy dear Zhuang Liu is really smart, you guessed it right away.â
But Zhuang Liu did not feel relieved after hearing Tan Rouâs words, and he said to Tan Rou, âTan Rou, I respect your decision, but I donât want you to treat the King. Just like you said, his life and death are connected to the future of a country, they would definitely be very grateful to you if you cured him.â
âBut if you did not manage to cure him, then you would be in big trouble. If it were in our country, we could help you, but overseas, we wouldnât be able to assist you if something happened.â
However, Tan Rou said quite relaxedly, âZhuang Liu, donât worry, I wouldnât take on this patient if I werenât absolutely sure of my ability.â
Zhuang Liu was still worried, âTan Rou, can you manage on your own? Do you need help from someone else? Iâ¦I will send someone to assist you.â
Tan Rou indeed needed someone to help her, for instance, preparing medicinal herbs or assisting during acupuncture sessions. She could find people locally to help, but she wasnât comfortable using people who werenât from her own country.
With this thought, Tan Rou smiled and asked, âThen, can Zhuang Liu come over to help me?â
Tan Rou was well aware of Zhuang Liuâs thoughts; the two of them had even had a cold war for two days over whether to come to Country J or not. Zhuang Liu eventually gave in, but he was still very worried about Tan Rou; Country J was not like other countries, it had considerable internal conflicts and poor public security, so Zhuang Liu could not be at ease about Tan Rou being there.
Zhuang Liu very cautiously asked, âTan Rou, are you testing me? Are you trying to see if I trust you or not? I know you donât like me following you, so this time I wonât follow you, and you donât need to test me.â
âI genuinely hope you would come over,â Tan Rou said with a smile. âThere are quite a few mineral resources here, and you could come over to survey them to see if thereâs a suitable mine to invest in.â
The Zhuang familyâs company did business in Country J, but had never invested in the countryâs mineral resources, so if ever a change happened in Country J, it would be an opportune moment to get into the mineral business.
Moreover, Tan Rou was also planning some things. She had a premonition that big changes were imminent in Country J, and if the area was locked down, Zhuang Liu would definitely be very worried. It would be better for Zhuang Liu to come over sooner so they could face the imminent threats together.
âItâs just that I donât know if you have the time right now; if you donât have timeâ¦â Tan Rou added.
But before Tan Rou could finish, Zhuang Liu immediately made his stance known, âI have time, I do have a lot of time; I can fly to Country J tomorrowâ¦no, I will fly over tonight.â
Tan Rou chuckled, âNo need to hurry, arrange your affairs well before you come over. However, the things I asked you to prepare, you need to send them quickly, send someone over directly, do not use international courier.â@@novelbin@@
With Zhuang Liu in charge of the Zhuang family now, there was no need to worry about any internal disruptions, and as all external business segments had their managers, it would only require periodic updates to him, and he wouldnât need to intervene in all the affairs.
If he concentrated on handling his tasks and then arranged for a few trusted individuals to oversee things, then even if he were away for a month, no serious problems would arise.
âOkay, I will have someone send the things over, make sure you receive them,â Zhuang Liu said. âWait for me, I will quickly sort out my official work, and then come to join you.â
Tan Rou lowered her voice and said, âIf possible, you might prepare some weapons; the public safety here isnât very good, and Iâm worried something might happen.â
Zhuang Liu, aware of the poor public safety, didnât think twice, âHmm, I will have someone prepare them.â
Since customs are strict about weapons, Zhuang Liu planned to have them prepared by someone inside Country J, and have them delivered after his arrival.
âHmm, letâs leave it at that for now; go get the things, and then have someone send them over,â Tan Rou said.