Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âAre they so superstitious?â asked Tong Wei.
âOf course they are. This is roadwork â upsetting the earth. You know, there have been two accidents since the road work started. One person died, the other was seriously injured. The workers must think something went wrong,â said Wang Yao.
âTwo accidents on such a small road?â said Tong Wei with surprise.
âYes, thatâs why they believe they have been punished,â said Wang Yao.
His car went into the village while they were talking. The car stopped, then Tong Wei came out, surprised all the villagers passing by.
âWho is that girl? So pretty!â said a middle-aged female villager.
âLook! Sheâs with Fenghuaâs son. She must be his girlfriend!â said a young female villager.
âSuch a pretty girl!â said the middle-aged villager.
âWhatâs the use of a pretty face? Is she gonna make money out of it? Who knows if Fenghuaâs boy could even afford to marry such a pretty face,â said a jealous villager.
Tong Wei greeted Wang Yaoâs parents after she went into Wang Yaoâs house. Zhang Xiuying and Wang Fenghua were very happy.
âPlease come in and take a seat. You donât need to bring anything for us.â Zhang Xiuying more and more liked Tong Wei, her future daughter-in-law.
After Tong Wei sat down in the living room, Zhang Xiuying sat next to her and started to ask questions while holding Tong Weiâs hand. She asked Tong Wei about her life overseas, the food in France, and whether she would go to France again. It seemed that Zhang Xiuying was scared that Tong Wei would run away. She went to the kitchen to prepare dinner after chatting with Tong Wei for a while.
âLet me help you with dinner.â Tong Wei stood up.
âI donât need help. You just sit here and rest. Have some fruits. The grapes and peanuts were all from our yard,â said Zhang Xiuying.
Tong Wei didnât end up going to the kitchen. ( Boxno vel. co m )
Meanwhile, Wu Yaoran was in Haiqu Peopleâs hospital.
âWell, Doctor, please take a close look. My back was truly in pain yesterday.â He went to the nearest hospital to get checked. He has been haunted by the sudden pain in his lower back when he was at Tong Weiâs home.
âYoung man, you are fine. If you are still worried, go and get checked in the provincial hospital,â said the doctor with a smile. He didnât understand why Wu Yaoran was so paranoid. According to the test results, Wu Yaoran was quite healthy.
âAm I really fine?â asked Wu Yaoran.
âI believe so,â said the doctor.
âThank you,â said Wu Yaoran.
He was still a bit worried after he had left the Haiqu Peopleâs Hospital. Therefore he drove to Ji City to get checked out at the provincial hospital.
Wang Yao, if I know you played a trick on me, you will be in serious trouble!
Wu Yaoranâs Porsche was travelling fast towards Ji City.
Meanwhile, Wang Mingbao was also in Ji City.
He was smoking under a big tree.
He was not in a good mood.
He came to Ji City a few days ago for his girlfriend Shen Qingqing, who he had only known for two months. He took Wang Yaoâs advice to investigate what kind of person Shen Qingqing was in Ji City.
Ji City was a big place. It was not easy to find a person there. Therefore it took Wang Mingbao quite a few days to investigate.
The outcome made him furious.
His friend found the company Shen Qingqing used to work for. He asked around about Shen Qingqing and found that she didnât have a good reputation. During the time Shen Qingqing was working in Ji City, she had sexual relationship with several rich people. She took a long leave of absence before she quit her job. Her colleagues heard that it was because she had an abortion.
Wang Mingbao felt dizzy once he knew all those things. He was furious as he realized Shen Qingqing was not completely honest with him. He was very serious about their relationship.
Fortunately, I got to know her true colors. Better now than never!
At least it was still early enough to stop the relationship. He couldnât imagine what trouble he would get into if he married her.
Although he was not in good mood, he now knew what kind of person Shen Qingqing was. He wouldnât marry a woman like her. He wouldnât spend the rest of his life with her. After all, the chances of finding a woman who never took any sexual relationship seriously changing her character was like being struck by lightning.
As Wang Mingbao was in bad mood, he decided to stay at Ji City for a bit longer. He wanted to catch up with his friends there.
Meanwhile, Tong Wei was still at Wang Yaoâs home.
She was talking to Wang Fenghua in the living room.
Wang Ru came back home at about 10 am.
âHey, why didnât you tell me you were gonna bring your girlfriend home?â Wang Yao heard his sisterâs voice before he saw her.
âHello, Sis, â said Tong Wei.
âHello, you are becoming prettier every day!â said Wang Ru with a smile.
She sat down and talked with Tong Wei for a while like a big sister, which didnât happen often. Then she went to the kitchen to help her mother.
âHow come you are back so soon?â asked Zhang Xiuying with surprise.
âI took a day off. How can I not be here when my brother brings his future wife home?â said Wang Ru. âWhen are they going to get married?â
âYour brother hasnât decided yet,â said Zhang Xiuying.
âHe needs to be in hurry. There are easily a lot of people chasing after Tong Wei, since sheâs such a pretty girl,â said Wang Ru.
âI know. Speaking of being such a pretty girl, how come you havenât got a boyfriend yet?â Zhang Xiuying changed the topic on her daughter.
âHow come you start to talk about me? Your focus should be your future daughter-in-law today. We can discuss my boyfriend issues later,â said Wang Ru.
Zhang Xiuying started to prepare this dinner yesterday afternoon. She took Tong Weiâs visit very seriously. She cooked a banquet.
âWow! Your mom cooked so many dishes! I donât think weâll be able to finish them all.â Tong Wei lowered her voice.
âNever mind that. My parents are just happy to see you,â said Wang Yao.
Wang Yao and his family had a nice lunch with Tong Wei. Wang Yao had a glass of red wine, so did Tong Wei. The wine made Tong Weiâs face red and attractive.
Wang Ru and Zhang Xiuying cleared up the table after lunch. Then Tong Wei and Wang Yaoâs family played poker for a while.
âI want to take a look at your clinic,â said Tong Wei to Wang Yao.
âOkay,â said Wang Yao.
The two of them then headed to Wang Yaoâs clinic.
âIt looks nice,â said Tong Wei.
The clinic looked nice no matter what angle you looked at it from.
The courtyard was delicately decorated, and the air inside was very fresh. It was the perfect temperature and atmosphere to Tong Wei.
âNice!â said Tong Wei with a smile.
âYou think?â said Wang Yao.
âThe grapes I had just now are from here?â said Tong Wei as she pointed at the grapes at the corner of the wall.
âYes,â said Wang Yao.
âThey are delicious,â said Tong Wei.
âTake some with you for your parents,â said Wang Yao.
âOkay,â said Tong Wei.
She walked around in the clinic. The two of them stayed in the office and chatted for a while. It was nice and cozy.
âI also want to take a look at Nanshan Hill,â said Tong Wei.
âNo problem,â said Wang Yao.
Nanshan Hill was right in front of them. The path leading to the hill was unsteady. The hill appeared to be close to them, but actually it took them quite a while to reach the hill.
âDo you remember the breathing method I taught you? Try to inhale and exhale to the rhythm,â said Wang Yao.
He explained to Tong Wei the key points of inducing Qi. It was the basic stuff. Wang Yao didnât go further as Tong Wei wouldnât be able to understand yet.
He would rather Tong Wei comprehend the basic information than confusing her with the complexities.
It was an autumn afternoon and the wind on the hill was cool
It took them about 20 minutes to get to the foot of Nanshan Hill.
San Xian had come down from the hill to welcome them.
âWow! What a big dog!â said Tong Wei with surprise.
The dog was as big as a calf. His fur was shiny. Tong Wei thought only the Tibetan mastiff could be this big. Maybe, even the Tibetan mastiff couldnât grow this big. San Xian looked like a common local dog. Tong Wei had no idea how it could be so big.
âSan Xian, say hello to Tong Wei,â said Wang Yao.
Woof! Woof! Woof! San Xian looked at Tong Wei and barked. Then he looked at Wang Yao. His eyes were bright.
âWhy are you looking at me like that? Anyway, letâs go,â said Wang Yao.
As soon as Wang Yao finished talking, San Xian led them towards Wang Yaoâs herbal field.
âTake it easy, give me your hand,â said Wang Yao.
He held Tong Weiâs hand all the way up to the herbal field.
Although it was autumn already, the trees and the herbs in the herbal field were still green. They hadnât reached the time of withering. However, Wang Yao believed the trees and herbs would still be green in winter.
They would look magnificent at that time.
Da Xia was standing on the tree. He didnât patrol his kingdom.
âDa Xia!â Wang Yao waved at the eagle.
Screech! Da Xia responded.
âThey are so intelligent!â exclaimed Tong Wei.
âYes, they are intelligent animals. By the way, we have a new friend here,â said Wang Yao.
âNew friend? Who?â asked Tong Wei.
âWell, I guess he is not around at the moment. San Xian, where is Xiaohei?â asked Wang Yao.
Woof! Amazingly, the dog pointed to the back of his dog house with his paw.
âHeâs around?â asked Wang Yao.
Woof!
âXiaohei!â Wang Yao shouted towards the back of San Xianâs dog house, but nothing happened.
âWho is Xiaohei?â asked Tong Wei.
âHeâs a snake,â said Wang Yao with a smile.
âSnake?!â Tong Weiâs face changed. Girls were normally scared of snakes.
âWhat herbs do you grow here?â asked Tong Wei curiously as she was looking at the well-grown herbs in the field.
âThere are a lot herbs here. This is radix gentianae, that one is radix sileris, and the one over there is salvia...â Wang Yao introduced the herbs to Tong Wei one by one, as if he was listing off his family valuables.
âWonderful!â exclaimed Tong Wei.
âThatâs nothing,â said Wang Yao.
âI thought you studied biology in the university. How come you know so much about herbs and can also treat illnesses?â asked Tong Wei.
âI gained all the medial knowledge from God.â Wang Yao pointed at the sky.
âThatâs all right if you donât want to tell me.â Tong Wei pouted to pretend she was angry, but she just looked more lovely.
âI was telling you the truth.â Wang Yao kissed her on her cheek.
Tong Weiâs face turned red.
âDo you want me to show you the top of the hill?â asked Wang Yao.
âYes,â said Tong Wei.
They went up to the top of the hill, where was more windy.
âSee, how come there are footprints here?â asked Tong Wei with surprise as she saw the footprints in the rock, which seemed to be caused by external force.
âThey are my footprints,â said Wang Yao.
While he was talking, he stepped down on the rock. Cracking! The part of rock under Wang Yaoâs foot sank. Tong Wei could see clearly a footprint.
âWhat?!â exclaimed Tong Wei.
She knew Wang Yao practiced Chinese Kung Fu and had witnessed his Kung Fu skills. When they were travelling to a hill nearby, Wang Yao was able to threw a big stone of hundreds of kilograms. However, Tong Wei was more astonished by the footprints in the rock.
âSo this is your internal power?â asked Tong Wei.
âYeah, I guess so,â said Wang Yao after thinking for a moment.