“What’s wrong?” the doctor asked, bewildered.
Finally, the large-scale farmer paused for a few seconds before saying, “The one who did my temporary bandaging was the veterinarian from our village’s livestock station.”
Thinking it over, the farmer, worried the doctor might feel uncomfortable, deliberately emphasized, “Our Dr. Rong is a top student from a prestigious university, incredibly capable!”
So, who the hell isn’t a college graduate to become a doctor? The farmer’s inexplicably admiring tone made the doctor even more embarrassed.
As for the loan sharks, the situation wasn’t much better than at the hospital.
Rong Ziyin had been sent to the village for almost half a month, but no bad news had come back. The rich second-generation, hearing the rumors had died down, was finally released by his family, and the first thing he did was come to the loan shark to find out about Rong Ziyin’s situation.
“Has that grandson paid back the money?” This was the rich second-generation’s biggest concern.
But the loan shark’s face was rather unpleasant. Because he simply couldn’t answer this question.
To be honest, Rong Ziyin had indeed paid back a small amount. In total, it amounted to sixty yuan. Judging from the young man’s reaction, telling him wouldn’t end well.
So, the loan shark’s hesitation only fueled the rich kid’s impatience. He directly opened the loan company’s computer and logged into his Alipay account.
“I don’t need you to tell me, I’ll check the accounts myself.”
To solidify Rong Ziyin’s debt, this rich kid had devised a clever scheme, effectively trapping Rong Ziyin there. The Alipay account belonged to a clean individual, not linked to his own phone, so he could only access it through the loan company’s computer.
As soon as he opened the Alipay statement, two thirty-yuan transfers from Rong Ziyin were blatantly displayed before him, no different from being slapped in the face. Enraged, the rich kid immediately smashed the mouse.
Thirty yuan could barely buy a cup of milk tea. Even if Rong Ziyin didn’t pay back the money, the rich kid wouldn’t necessarily be angry. But Rong Ziyin’s blatant dishonesty was truly unbearable.
“Call him! Hurry up! No nonsense, just tell him to pay back the money!”
“Okay, okay.” Seeing the rich kid’s anger, the loan shark quickly dialed Rong Ziyin’s phone.
After a “beep,” the phone gave a notification tone, “Sorry, the number you dialed is power off. Please redial later.”
“Uh… but, maybe he’s asleep.” The loan shark said cautiously.
The rich kid was so angry
he was jumping up and down. Great, asleep. After pushing them to the brink of madness, Rong Ziyin actually went to sleep comfortably.
The rich kid smashed his phone on the spot.
“Fine! Call him every half hour until tomorrow morning! I want to see what time he gets up.”
So, when Rong Ziyin got up, washed, and turned on his phone to answer the call, both the rich kid and the loan shark had stayed up all night.
The anger had subsided, and now when they answered the phone again, they were a little confused and didn’t know what to say.
Rong Ziyin waited for half a minute, and seeing that the other end remained silent, he simply hung up.
The debtor had hung up on the debt collector! The loan shark instantly collapsed. The rich second-generation heir was even more eager to snatch the phone and call back himself.
But just then, he received a transfer notification: Rong Ziyin transferred eight yuan.
Obviously, it was the money he had won from drawing four salted duck eggs yesterday.
However, the rich second-generation heir and the loan shark were unaware of this, and could only stare at the very auspicious eight yuan, almost vomiting blood.
But after staying up all night, even the strongest anger was numb. This time, the rich second-generation heir and the loan shark didn’t even have the energy to be angry. In addition, Rong Ziyin was unyielding, and there was obviously no immediate way to deal with him.
So, after a long while, the rich second-generation heir slowly said, “Send him a text message: don’t transfer less than a thousand yuan anymore, I’ll refuse to accept it.”
After saying that, the rich second-generation heir got up and left in
a cowardly manner. He was completely helpless against Rong Ziyin. The matter had already reached his grandfather’s ears. If he dared to openly do anything to Rong Ziyin again, he’d probably be in real trouble.
But the thought of having to keep enduring it all made him incredibly uncomfortable.
The reason for their feud was actually because Rong Ziyin was too outstanding.
Rong Ziyin was a renowned academic star in the department, and good-looking too. This rich kid’s grandfather had only been to the school once, and coincidentally, he ran into Rong Ziyin that day.
The old man and Rong Ziyin barely exchanged three sentences before the old man declared that Rong Ziyin was no ordinary person.
But what was Rong Ziyin studying? Veterinary medicine! When he was assigned to this major, he became the laughingstock of the whole family. To this day, his father doesn’t dare say what his son’s major is when he goes out.
And yet his grandfather actually praised Rong Ziyin?
Looking down on his own grandson, yet praising an outsider so highly. But to hell with it! Even though he knew in his heart that his grandfather was just saying it casually and would forget about it as soon as he turned around. But his hatred and jealousy towards Rong Ziyin had seeped into his very bones.
Life depends on money, and this rich second-generation was determined to trample Rong Ziyin into the mud, to show them what reality was.
However, the real reality was that Rong Ziyin used the gold coins he’d earned from the anger points they’d provided that night to buy fifteen more salted duck eggs.
Carefully placing the eggs in his basket, Rong Ziyin’s phone vibrated, receiving a text message from a loan shark.
“No transfer required for amounts less than a thousand.” Short, concise, and direct.
But after a moment’s thought, Rong Ziyin slowly replied with another sentence. The system glanced at it and almost spat it out.
“I refuse.” Equally decisive, almost sending the loan shark packing. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a legal provision stipulating that debtors couldn’t repay less than a certain amount each time.
System: “Host, you’re always targeting the same sheep, aren’t you going to pluck him bald?”
Rong Ziyin, unusually, spoke with a hint of emotion, “I don’t think this is enough.”
Rong Ziyin’s promising future had been ruined by this loan shark and the rich second-generation heir. It was only because of his easygoing nature that he hadn’t become despondent.
But being easygoing didn’t mean he wasn’t angry.
Right now, he had no power, no influence, and hadn’t found any concrete leverage, so he could only endure it. Otherwise, even a clay figure has some temper, and Rong Ziyin would have sent them to jail long ago.
The system couldn’t help but ask, “Host, are you really planning to pay back the money?”
Rong Ziyin couldn’t help but laugh, “How could I? The truth will always come out eventually.”
Those people thought that Rong Ziyin coming to the village livestock station meant he had given up on his fate. But in reality, Rong Ziyin had always harbored a plan to turn things around. It was just that the timing wasn’t right, so he was holding back for now.
As for this messy debt, whoever owed it would pay it back. And that rich second-generation heir who framed him, Rong Ziyin would definitely not let him off easily. It was only a matter of time before he was sent to prison.
Thinking of how he had also provided the gold coins yesterday, Rong Ziyin felt a pang of emotion.
However, Rong Ziyin quickly composed himself and went to the livestock station. An ant cannot shake a tree. A direct confrontation would only result in defeat; some things required a gradual approach. He would
wait, for crucial evidence, and for the perfect opportunity for a counterattack.
When Rong Ziyin sat back down at the lab table, his emotions had completely calmed, and he quickly immersed himself in his work.
After a night of culture in petri dishes, the bacteria had begun to develop. Rong Ziyin made records, then opened his computer, typed the report, and uploaded it to the system to apply for national compensation for the villagers.
Duck tuberculosis is an infectious disease, and the fact that the neighboring village hadn’t yet completed a full village-wide inspection indicated that the bacteria might have already spread completely.
Moreover, according to Chinese law, livestock infected with infectious diseases are eligible for national compensation after being disposed of harmlessly. However, this compensation requires testing by a provincial-level or higher department. Even if Rong Ziyin, as the local livestock station staff, could make a judgment, the final decision rested with the higher-level authorities.
Therefore, in order not to delay the overall epidemic prevention and control, and to ensure that the villagers received compensation, Rong Ziyin sent the bacterial samples to Yanjing for testing as quickly as possible after submitting the report.
Rong Ziyin also had important things to do next. Today, he was to test all the ducks in the village to see if any other ducks had contracted duck tuberculosis.
Considering the village’s small livestock station, bringing all the ducks would be impractical.
Rong Ziyin simply carried his medicine kit to each villager’s house, helping them disinfect the duck sheds as well.
After a busy day, Rong Ziyin reaped considerable rewards, gaining over ten thousand gratitude points. Most importantly, none of the other villagers’ ducks were infected. This relieved everyone.
Time flew by, and it was already five o’clock in the afternoon. Standing at the gate of the last villager waiting for testing, Rong Ziyin decided to finish in one go before resting.
But as he stepped through the gate, it belatedly dawned on him that this was the family whose boar had attacked and injured someone the night before.
Unlike his bloodied and life-threatening state yesterday, this large-scale farmer, though still using crutches, was remarkably energetic. Anyone who didn’t know better would think he wasn’t injured at all.
This was impossible; even a shallow wound would have resulted in significant blood loss, not to mention the real fracture. Being able to get out of bed the next day was undoubtedly due to the additional effect of the “Thunderclap” cheat system Rong Ziyin had obtained.
However, while it worked on humans, he wondered what the effect would be on animals or plants.
Rong Ziyin made a rough estimate in his mind but didn’t get a definitive answer.
Upon seeing Rong Ziyin, the farmer disregarded everything else and immediately ordered his wife and son to come out and greet him.
Rong Ziyin had originally come to inspect the ducks, but before he could even begin his work, he was pulled into the house, sat down, and given a sweet watermelon.
“How’s the injury? What did the doctor in the county say?” Rong Ziyin asked casually about the man’s injury.
“The doctor said it’s nothing, all thanks to you, Dr. Rong!” The large-scale farmer described the county doctor’s praise of Rong Ziyin yesterday while giving him two thousand gratitude points. The
farmer’s wife, who was listening nearby, and the young boy who had called Rong Ziyin yesterday, also had a barrage of gratitude messages
above their heads. Especially the young boy, whose message even included a Minion emoji with a fanboy’s adoring face.
Rong Ziyin found the kid amusing and patted the boy’s hairy head that kept getting closer.
In the message barrage, the fanboy’s face instantly lit up with bright red hearts, thumping wildly, and Rong Ziyin successfully gained another 3000 admiration points.
System: Wow! Host, hurry up! With another two thousand admiration points, he can be directly recruited as your subordinate, serving you like a slave.
Rong Ziyin: There are plenty of slaves in the countryside, no need for human labor. “Socialist core values, reject blind and excessive worship, don’t you understand?”
This made perfect sense, leaving the system speechless.
Soon, the watermelon was finished, and Rong Ziyin started working. He went to the back to examine the ducks. This family mainly raised pigs, so the number of ducks wasn’t large, and the examination was completed quickly.
The young boy followed behind Rong Ziyin, his admiration level steadily climbing as he watched Rong Ziyin’s professional and efficient movements.
By the time Rong Ziyin was about to leave, it had reached four thousand, and the boy following behind him was like a little tail.
“Do you like this? Do you want to be a veterinarian when you grow up?” Rong Ziyin asked him.
“Yes.” The young boy nodded seriously, “Dr. Rong is so amazing! I want to be that amazing when I grow up.”
Kids this age just see someone impressive and want to make them their role model. Rong Ziyin didn’t take it too seriously.
But Rong Ziyin’s indifference seemed even more unfathomable to the adolescent boy, and his admiration for Rong Ziyin deepened even further, instantly breaking the five thousand mark.
System: Subordinate candidate, available for romance.