Chapter 5

After finishing his meal, he spent another hour tutoring Xiaozhi, before finally seeing off this somewhat rebellious and cute Xiaozhi. Jiang Fei, now free, sighed. In fact, he should really thank Xiaozhi for his current culinary skills. Back then, when he recharged his account in the game "The Wandering Swordsman," he didn't have time to buy equipment or level up his character. Instead, all the money was used to upgrade his life secondary professions, all due to Xiaozhi's mischief. At the time, Jiang Fei was so angry that he almost broke up with this rebellious girl. Now, looking back, if it weren't for Xiaozhi, he would have definitely spent the money on other things. Even if he had obtained the game character's abilities, without the powerful life secondary professions and with the character's level reset, it would have been useless. "Thank you, Xiaozhi!" Jiang Fei said gratefully in his heart. After tidying up the kitchen and taking a shower, he lay on the bed and brought up the character attribute interface in his mind to see the effects of tonight's cooking. Character: Jiang Fei Level: 0 Experience: 5/500 Stamina: 1 Spirit: 1.1 Agility: 1 Strength: 1.2 Unassigned Points: None Martial Arts Skills: None Secondary Professions: Weapon Forging (Level 9), Plant Cultivation (Level 9), Cooking (Level 9), Gardening (Level 9), Music (Level 9), Brewing (Level 9), Beast Taming (Level 9), Medicine (Level 6 + 1%) Most attributes remained unchanged, with only stamina and experience showing any change. His stamina, which was at 0.9 (mild hunger), recovered to 1. However, it didn't increase to 1.1 because his current stamina cap is 1, and eating more won't increase the cap. His experience increased from 2 points at the clinic to 5 points, a gain of 3 points. Since he made six dishes tonight, each dish only contributed 0.5 points of experience. Jiang Fei frowned. "This won't do! I need to level up, open the level-up gift pack, and learn legendary martial arts! Heaven has been so kind to me, giving me the unique 'The Wandering Swordsman' system. If I can't become a great swordsman, it would be a waste!" It seems that relying on cooking to earn a large amount of experience is not very practical. Even if he cooks three meals a day at home, he can only gain a little bit of experience. He can't just cook more and throw it away; his bank account can't afford that. As for applying for a chef position at a restaurant? That would be too degrading. He can cook at home, but he would never do it professionally. It's better to gain experience by treating patients. "Cooking gains experience slowly, and playing the piano probably won't be much faster. Even if my fingers develop calluses, it might not gain much. It seems the best way to gain experience is through planting vegetables and fruit trees. As long as I can lease a piece of land, even if the experience per plant is low, the sheer number will make up for it! Planting hundreds or thousands at once will surely make the experience points soar." "Moreover, with our master-level plant cultivation skills, the vegetables and fruits we grow might be of exceptional quality. Targeting the high-end market could be a steady source of income." "Not only can I gain experience, but I can also make money. That's the way to go!" Jiang Fei thought happily. Although he has some assets, he is not rich enough to be without money. He is still renting a house and hasn't bought one. With today's sky-high housing prices, buying a decent house in the city, including renovation, would cost at least a few million. If he hadn't left the hospital's ophthalmology department, achieving this goal wouldn't be difficult, and it could have been done in three to five years. Now, with his clinic, the situation is not optimistic. Not losing money is already a good outcome, and he needs to find a way to make money. He can't just sit and watch his savings dwindle. The only problem is that if he decides to go into farming, he will have to leave the city and go to the countryside. In this city, where every inch of land is valuable and made of concrete, there is no place for him to grow vegetables and fruits. "Leaving the city to farm in the countryside, I have no psychological barrier. But if my family finds out, I'll be in big trouble." Thinking about this, Jiang Fei hesitated. He hasn't even told his parents about losing his job at the hospital. If he makes another big move, it will be hard to clean up the mess later. Moreover, he has already spent about 200,000 yuan on his clinic and can't just close it down. Jiang Fei has always felt that he would never stop being a doctor. It's not because he thinks doctors make a lot of money or have high social status. First, he has been exposed to the medical profession since childhood and later studied it professionally, so he is very interested in it and enjoys saving lives. Second, his parents and grandparents have always hoped he would become a doctor. Now, his character attributes include the secondary profession of medicine, and although it's only at level 6, he doesn't want to let it go to waste and wants to make good use of it. "Forget it, I'll find a time to look around the nearby suburbs and choose a suitable place for planting. Besides, even if I plant on a large scale, I don't have to give up being a doctor. My medical skills will improve, and I won't stay in a small clinic forever. Once I build a reputation, getting a professor position at a large hospital will be easy. I can go to the suburbs during my free time or on vacation and even create a resort. Planting is just a secondary profession!" Jiang Fei made up his mind. He decided to stabilize his career as a doctor and gradually implement the farming side business. With medicine as the main focus and farming as the secondary. This way, he can take care of himself, his family, leveling up, and making money. Also, during the three months since he was fired from the hospital, although Jiang Fei didn't say anything or take any action, he has been harboring a grudge. He still clearly remembers the arrogant and disdainful look on the hospital director's son's face when he fired him. If he doesn't vent this frustration, it will always be a thorn in his side. If he had done something wrong and deserved punishment, he would accept it without complaint. Or if he had lost in a fair competition, it would be understandable. Like now, when he opened his clinic and was defeated by the charming female doctor across the street, he would only complain a bit and not seek revenge. But in the case of saving Lin Molin, he did a good deed and was treated this way, which is very unfair. Doing good deeds without any reward is one thing, but to receive a bad outcome is another. In the past, his medical skills were average, and he only got into the hospital through his parents' connections and gifts. He had no way to deal with the director's son and could only endure the humiliation. Now, the situation is different. As long as his medical skills are strong enough, getting revenge won't be difficult. ———— The next day. Jiang Fei came to the clinic as usual and opened the door. The whole morning, his business was still very bleak, with only one patient, who had a cold and a slight fever, coming to see him. And it was probably because the patient was a middle-aged woman who could ignore the charm of the female doctor across the street, and the queue at the other clinic was too long, that she came to him. Actually, seeing a doctor is like choosing a restaurant. The better the business, the more patients a clinic has, the more people are willing to wait in line. This indicates that the clinic has a good reputation and the doctors are skilled, attracting many patients. On the other hand, if a clinic has no one, it suggests that the doctor is not skilled and cannot cure diseases, so no one wants to go. This leads to a vicious cycle where good businesses get better, and poor businesses get worse. Now, except for a few patients who don't want to wait in line, even female patients who are immune to black stockings and high heels would rather go to the charming female doctor across the street. The reason is simple: they believe the female doctor is more skilled and can cure their diseases. Seeing this, Jiang Fei sighed. "I have talents, but I'm not a beauty!" He now has the bug of a game character's abilities but can't find patients to use them on, which is quite sad. Since there was no business, Jiang Fei didn't order takeout for lunch. He simply closed the clinic and went home to cook a good meal for himself as a reward. Now, as a master chef, eating his own dishes makes the food from regular restaurants taste like wax! After eating, he gained a bit of experience. In the afternoon, Jiang Fei thought about it and decided not to go to the clinic. Instead, he drove to the suburbs to scout for a suitable place for farming. He planned to look around and choose a place suitable for his farming side business, and when the time was right, he would lease it. The so-called "suitable" place must meet two conditions. First, the price must be cheap. Otherwise, leasing a few acres of land would cost a lot, and he is not a rich man. Second, the surrounding scenery must be beautiful, preferably with mountains and water. He plans to turn this place into a future resort, so it must be enjoyable. PS: Thank you all for the support, collections, and recommendations over the past few days! 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