Wang Youqing was taken aback.
Lu, you're getting bold!
He still remembered the last time he went out to eat with Lu Xuan. Just one glass of liquor, and his face turned red. But today seemed like things were changing. Not only did he not refuse, but he even put on a bold face, willing to sacrifice anything for a drinking contest.
Can this be tolerated?
Wang Youqing decided not to indulge Dr. Lu like last time. He needed to show him that the older the ginger, the spicier it is. When it comes to drinking, he could easily outdrink him by at least five blocks.
To put it bluntly, he thought he had fully understood Lu Xuan's drinking capacity last time.
Around two shots of white liquor, which translates to maybe two or three bottles of beer at most. With this drinking capacity, Wang Youqing couldn't help but glance at Lu Xuan. Where did you get the courage to want to sacrifice yourself for a drinking buddy?
He couldn't figure it out.
However, it didn't affect his decision: "Yuan Na, you heard him, right? It's not me bullying him; he said it himself."
Yuan Na chuckled on the side. With two grown men competing in a drinking contest, she didn't want to get involved and decided to just quietly watch.
Meanwhile, she was pondering whether to encourage her niece to proactively add Dr. Lu as a friend.
When a man pursues a woman, it's like a mountain separates them.
When a woman pursues a man, it's only a thin veil.
Plus, her niece is so charming. If she takes the initiative, it shouldn't be too hard to win over Dr. Lu, right?
Yuan Na thought about it, deciding to later ask her niece what she thought.
For this matter, she could only serve as an intermediary.
Whether these two could end up together, her opinion didn't matter.
"It's just that Dr. Lu seems not very interested in dating. It's kind of tricky."
Yuan Na furrowed her elegant brows slightly.
While thinking, the door of the private room was pushed open, accompanied by a playful voice: "Uncle, Liting and I could hear your lion's roar from downstairs. Don't bully our Dr. Lu!"
"Exactly!"
Zhou Liting, standing beside, also smiled and said to him, "When it comes to drinking, who in our Health Center can compete with you? Even those department heads at the Ninth Hospital have no choice but to surrender and give you a thumbs up. Asking Lu to compete with you in drinking, isn't that bullying?"
"Sister Cheng and I are both Dr. Lu's patients now, so of course, we're firmly on Lu's side."
Wang Youqing got anxious, "Cheng, Zhou, I'm not bullying Lu. He was the one who said he'd drink to the death, ask Yuan Na if you don't believe it."
After saying that, he looked at Yuan Na.
Cheng Gaowen and Zhou Liting sat down with a smile and asked, "Sister Na, Uncle didn't trick us, did he?"
"No." Yuan Na shook her head.
Cheng Gaowen and Zhou Liting were both shocked. Did Lu really say that?
This...
Cheng Gaowen couldn't help but look at Lu Xuan, surprised, "Lu, you do realize how much Uncle can drink, right? At least a bottle and a half of white liquor, even two bottles on a good day."
"I know."
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "I already knew about Uncle's drinking capacity when he invited me to a meal last time, but today is also a happy occasion, right? But regardless of what I say, I'm aware of my limits. If I really can't drink anymore, I'll stop. Don't worry, Sister Cheng."
Cheng Gaowen finally breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as you know your limits."
After that, she turned to Wang Youqing, "Uncle, you shouldn't be coaxing any more drinks later! It's fine with those old drinkers from the Ninth Hospital, but Lu is the treasure of our Health Center right now. Don't drink him into a stupor; he still has to work tomorrow, and there are quite a few people coming to the traditional medicine department every day."
She was worried that once the two started drinking, they wouldn't hold back.
If they didn't have to work the next day, it wouldn't matter if they went all out, but they had to work tomorrow. Wang Youqing was a bit better off; there were plenty of people in the lab, so missing one person wasn't a big deal.
But the traditional medicine department can't do without Lu Xuan right now. If he's not there, the department can't function.
Moreover, since Lu Xuan began showcasing his impressive medical skills, more and more people have been coming to the traditional medicine department. If he got really drunk, there would definitely be a headache the next day, even after a night's rest. How could he see patients then?
Poor state means being irresponsible to the patients.
So, she thought to give them a preemptive warning.
Although Wang Youqing liked drinking, he fortunately was aware of his own limits. He nodded, "Alright, I'll stop at the right moment with Lu later."
After saying that, he turned to Lu Xuan and said, "Lu, just drink as much as you can later, don't overdo it. I was just joking earlier."
"Okay."
Lu Xuan nodded in response.
With Cheng Gaowen and Zhou Liting's arrival, Wang Youqing also began ordering the dishes with the waiter.
There weren't many people, but there were plenty of dishes.
There were four kinds of lobsters alone.
Steamed, salt and pepper, garlic, and five-spice.
Then there were stir-fried snails, pickled pepper bullfrog, candied peanuts, smashed cucumber, and tofu with preserved egg.
The rest were skewers.
From a Chinese medicine perspective, honestly speaking, most of these things weren't good for the body, but life is like that, not everything goes your way.
Some things, even if you know they aren't good, it's impossible to completely avoid them.
Like Lu Xuan, as a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, doesn't he know the disadvantages of eating late-night snacks?
He knows.
But he still came.
Moreover, he also knows that this kind of thing probably won't be rare in the future.
Why are strange ailments so common now?
Nine times out of ten, it's because of food consumption.
Disease enters through the mouth; it's a well-founded saying.
"Come on, Lu, let's have a drink."
Wang Youqing picked up his glass and tapped it on the glass table.
Lu Xuan has been in Yong City for half a year, and naturally knows this is a local custom. He followed Wang Youqing's example by lightly tapping his glass against the table and then finished it in one go.