Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Wang Yao had picked quite a few grapes. He watered them with ancient spring every day, and the grapes had grown quite well. The harvest season had begun a few days ago, so more and more grapes were ready to eat.
Wang Yao called his friends to come to try the grapes.
Li Maoshuang came first.
âHey, youâve got quite a few grapes. Any more in your garden?â asked Li Maoshang as he set his eyes on the grapes on the table.
âYes, there are still a few not quite ready. Iâll pick them up in a few days,â Wang Yao replied.
âGreat! Thatâs great!â
Li Maoshuang took two bunches of grapes from the plate and put them into the plastic bag he brought. He then placed the bag next to him.
âWhat are you doing?â Wang Yao asked.
âI want to save the grapes for the next few days.â
âYou donât need to do that. You can come here in a few days if you really like the taste of them.â
âThey havenât come yet, so they donât know how delicious the grapes are. Once they know, they are gonna fight with me for the grapes,â Li Maoshuang joked.
While they were talking, Wei Hai entered the courtyard.
âHey, itâs really nice and cool here,â he said.
âAre these the grapes you are talking about? They look nice.â Wei Hai put one grape into his mouth before sitting down. He made himself feel at home.
âWow! Itâs delicious. Do you have more?â Wei Haiâs eyes lightened.
âYes, but they are not ready to eat yet,â Wang Yao said.
âMake sure you save some for me. Iâll come fetch some in a few days,â Wei Hai replied.
âSee what I told you?â Li Maoshuang said with a smile.
Wang Mingbao and Tian Yuantu arrived shortly after.
Wang Yao had used the grapes as an excuse to meet with his friends. He hadnât seen them for some time and wanted an opportunity to get together.
âBy the way, I need a favor,â Wang Yao said to Wei Hai.
âWhat is it?â Wei Hai asked.
âDo you remember that Zhao Sen? Can you ask him to meet me? I need to ask him some questions.â
Wang Yao still believed that the two young man he came across the other day were hiding something. As the saying went, the concern of the thief was worse than the thief himself. Wang Yao hoped everything would be fine, but he had to prepare for the worst.
âOkay, no problem,â Wei Hai said.
âWhat happened?â everyone asked.
Wang Yao then told them about the two young men watching him.
âWhat? Those bastards! They really need a big lesson!â Wang Mingbao raised his eyebrows.
âHave you looked into that guy from Ji?â Tian Yuantu asked after thinking for a moment.
âNo, I donât know anyone in Ji,â Wang Yao said.
âHow come? He Qisheng is familiar with Ji, and he knows quite a few people there,â Tian Yuantu replied.
âOkay, I will ask him to help me,â Wang Yao said.
As he chatted with his friends, he lost track of time. It was soon lunch time, so they went to the restaurant in the village next door. Wang Yao had already booked a table.
The owner of the restaurant knew Wang Yao and his friends well, so the size of the dishes was quite generous. The quality was quite good.
âWe are all gonna drive after lunch, so donât drink too much,â suggested Wang Yao.
âDonât worry. How can we not drink when we catch up? By the way, do you have any herbs we can take after drinking so the police wonât tell we are driving drunk?â joked Wang Mingbao.
âOf course not!â Wang Yao answered straightforwardly.
Even he had such herbs, he wouldnât give them any. Drunk driving was a dangerous thing to do.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, and a few cups of green tea, Wang Yao and his friends talked about their life and had a good time together.
They were so relaxed that they forgot about their career, business, burdens, and unhappiness.
Friendship was like wine, the older it was, the purer it would be. Sometimes wine was a good thing to have.
Wang Mingbao, Tian Yuantu, and Wei Hai didnât leave the village immediately after lunch. They returned to Wang Yaoâs clinic. He made them a pot of tea to help with their hangovers.
âBy the way, are you gonna leave the village soon?â Wang Mingbao asked.
âNo, why?â Wang Yao responded.
âI have a relative who is suffering from a weird condition. I want you to see him.â
âNo problem!â
When it was around 4 p.m., Wang Mingbao, Tian Yuantu, and Wei Hai no longer felt hungover, so they left. Wang Yao was going to drive them back, but none of them accepted the offer.
After making sure they had all arrived at their places safely, Wang Yao called it a day. He then called He Qisheng to ask him to check on Li Shaoyang.
âNo problem,â He Qisheng said. âWhat happened between you two?â
âWell, he had caused some trouble for me. He is a crazy person who requires treatment.â
He Qisheng understood what Wang Yao meant immediately and knew what to do.
âI will get back to you as soon as I can,â he said.
âThank you.â
âYou are welcome.â
The next day was sunny day but had a cool wind.
It happened to be the weekend, so Wang Ru returned home. Wang Yao had a wonderful day with his family, which passed quickly.
Wang Yaoâs parents mentioned marriage again to Wang Ru and Wang Yao during dinner, but they didnât have a long conversation on the topic. It seemed that Zhang Xiuying and Wang Fenghua were no longer pushy.
âHey, Iâve got a question to ask you,â Wang Ru said secretively after dinner.
âWhat? Why are you so secretive?â Wang Yao asked.
âWell, can you treat some really tricky illnesses?â
âWhat tricky illnesses?â
âSomething like.. .infertility.â
âWhat?!â Wang Yao was surprised. âSis, are you joking?â
âIâm serious. Can you?â
âNo,â Wang Yao said without hesitation.
Actually Wang Yao could, or to be precise, he had the knowledge and ability of how to treat infertility. However, he didnât want to treat that kind of condition at this stage because he would have to deal with the patientâs private parts.
âOkay, forget it,â Wang Ru said. âBut, havenât you said you can treat all sorts of illnesses?â
âHa ha!â Wang Yao laughed awkwardly. âWhy did you ask me this?â
âI have a colleague who hasnât had any kids after six years of marriage. They have been too all sorts of fertility clinic, but she still canât get pregnant. She just asked me a few days ago if I knew anyone who could treat infertility.â
âI see. She asked because you are nice,â Wang Yao responded.
âYou donât know. She and her husband really love each other, but they almost divorced because of this.â
Wang Yao hesitated. Eventually, he decided not to see his sisterâs colleague.
He received a call from Wei Hai in the evening. He told Wang Yao that Zhao Sen had been found and soon he could tell Wang Yao who Zhao Sen was.
âThanks,â Wang Yao said.
âDonât worry about it. Remember, we are friends,â Wei Hai replied.
Wei Hai was a highly regarded person in Haiqu. It was a piece of cake for him to get people to check on Zhao Sen. However, he didnât want to get involved with those people anymore.
Two bunches of grapes were ready to eat the next day. Wang Yao took them home.
âWow, the grapes are so delicious.â This was the first time Wang Ru tasted the grapes from hiss courtyard. She was quite impressed with them.
âDid you grow them yourself?â she asked.
âYes. I planted some grape seeds in my clinicâs courtyard.â
âDo you have anymore? Can you get me some to take back to town in the afternoon?â
âIâve only got these two bunches at the moment.â
âI was gonna take a few to my workplace to show off to those foodies,â Wang Ru said with a smile.
âIâll get you some next week.â
âOkay.â
Chen Boyuan brought his father-in-law to the village on Monday.
âBoyuan, the doctor you mentioned lives in this village?â asked Chen Boyuanâs father-in-law.
âYes.â
âDid you say heâs very young?â
âYes, he is very young, but he is an extraordinary doctor. He is highly regarded by Su Xiaoxueâs family.â
âSuch a capable young man is willing to stay in such an isolated village. There are not many people like him nowadays,â Chen Boyuanâs father-in-law thoughtfully said.
âLet me help you get out of the car.â
He helped his father-in-law get out of the car and into the wheelchair. He then pushed him into the courtyard of Wang Yaoâs clinic.
Villagers were passing Wang Yaoâs clinic in the morning and happened to see Chen Boyuan and his father-in-law entering Wang Yaoâs clinic.
âHey, what do you think Fenghuaâs son is doing inside? What is the wheelchair guy doing here? Doing business with him?â asked one of the villagers.
âNo, what business? The clinic has been open for a while. Havenât you noticed vehicles coming to our village to load herbs?â said an observant villager.
âYou are right! Why do you think all these people come to look for him?â
âWell, why does it bother you? Havenât you got enough to do in the field?â
âIâm just curious.â
The rumors about Wang Yao had never really stopped, especially since there were so many luxurious cars coming in and out of the village recently. The villagers were more and more curious about this young man, who had graduated from a well-known university but preferred to stay in this isolated village.