Xu Mu's words drew a sigh from the old man, who said helplessly:
"My wife got tired of me puttering around the house and told me to go find something to do."
"Listen here, young man!"
"My wife may find me annoying now, but back when we first met, she fell for my talent. I was quite a respectable fellow in those days..."
Xu Mu finally understood why the man's wife didn't want him at home. Who could put up with this old man?
I was just being polite, and now you're giving me your life story.
Unable to take much more, Xu Mu spotted a tall building nearby and hurriedly said:
"Sir, that building's pretty tall, isn't it?"
He thought the old man might take the hint.
Instead, the old man grew even more animated and told Xu Mu:
"Young man, that building may be tall, but let me tell you: even the tallest tower starts from the ground up..."
Xu Mu was numb. If that didn't work, he would stop talking altogether.
Seeing the young man fall silent, the old man assumed Xu Mu must be reserved by nature.
He went on:
"Young man, you can't be so quiet. When people say silence is golden, they don't mean you shouldn't talk. They mean you should talk less nonsense..."
Xu Mu stared blankly at the Pokémon hospital ahead of him.
It had only been ten minutes since he got into the car, but those ten minutes...
Do you have any idea what I've been through?
Xu Mu shook his head. Strange things were starting to pop into his mind.
He pushed those useless thoughts aside and got down to business.
Xu Mu walked straight into the hospital and found the reception desk.
He asked the nurse standing behind it: