Chapter 228 - Being Hit Twice in One Day! I Didn’t Want to Live!
The Medical Guru
âDo you have anything to say now?â Xu Miaolin turned to Feng Xuexin with a smile after Fang Qiu took the lead in answering the two consecutive questions.
âI, youâ¦â
Feng Xuexinâs face turned red out of embarrassment. He pondered for a while and opened his mouth, âHumph! You got a nerd!â
Then, he turned his head aside and arrogantly continued, âTo study medicine is not to recite books.â
âBut, you grasp the most basic medical books worse than him,â Xu Miaolin taunted.
âUh, thisâ¦â
Feng Xuexinâs stumbled over his words again.
âIâm going to cook for you!â
After thinking for a moment, he turned around angrily and ran to the backyard of the clinic.
Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin smiled at each other.
But Feng Xuexin, ran back unexpectedly. Throwing a glance at Xu Miaolin, he then ran to Fang Qiu immediately, staring at him and asking, âHow long did it take you to recite those books?â
Fang Qiu raised two fingers.
âTwo years?â Feng Xuexin asked with excitement.
Fang Qiu shook his head.
âTwo months?â
âTwo weeks,â answered Fang Qiu.
âWhat?â He looked at Fang Qiu as if Fang Qiu were a monster, and said incredulously, âHow can that be possible? How can you even read so many books in two weeks? To say nothing of reciting them!â
âYes, two weeks,â Fang Qiu answered firmly.
Feng Xuexin turned his head to Xu Miaolin.
Xu Miaolin nodded.
Feng Xuexin turned around dejectedly, as if he were struck by lightning.
âIâll continue to cook.â
He muttered while walking to the backyard effortlessly, âNo meat tonight, all vegetables.â
Fang Qiu quickly turned to Xu Miaolin and asked, âMr. Xu, is this blow a little too much for him?â
Xu Miaolin replied with a laugh, âDonât worry. Heâs not that sensitive. He will be back on his feet again. Whatâs more, a small blow to his ego is good for him.â
Fang Qiu nodded.
It was six o âclock in the evening.
The clinic was closed.
Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin walked to the backyard.
It was quite large.
It was divided into four parts, one of which was used as a vineyard, one planted with vegetables, one with wild vegetables, and one with herbs.
In the middle of the four fields was a large space, with a stone table, four stone stools, and a recliner beside it.
âDinnerâs ready.â
From the main building came the voice of Feng Xuexin.
Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin entered the main building, after putting their luggage in the room on the right side of the backyard.
Just as they stepped in, they were stunned.
Oh boy, the four dishes on the table were all green vegetables.
âWang Zai, youâve really made all the dishes with only vegetables?â Xu Miaolin sat down, looked at the vegetables on the table speechlessly, and asked.
âUncle Xu.â
Feng Xuexin replied with a grin, âWe all major in Chinese Medicine. As doctors of Chinese Medicine, we should know that eating more vegetables is good for your health.â
Xu Miaolin had a bite and said angrily, âBut you canât put so much salt in it. Salt hurts.â
It was too salty.
Seeing that, Fang Qiu dared not to pick up his chopsticks.
âWhatâs wrong with the salty taste? I prefer it,â Feng Xuexin said roguishly.
âAlright!â
Xu Miaolin replied in a loud voice and then began to eat.
So did Fang Qiu.
âI think I was cheated this afternoon.â
After a while, Feng Xuexin suddenly said to Fang Qiu, âWhy did I choose to compete with you in reciting books? Talent is necessary to study medicine. Everybody can recite books. But they canât be doctors after reciting several books. So, I think I have to compete with you again, but this time with real skills!â
Fang Qiu let out a sigh.
He had thought Feng Xue would give up fighting with him after the competition. He never expected there would be a second one after the first one.
He was afraid this competition thing wouldnât be over any time soon.
âOkay.â Before Fang Qiu opened his mouth, Xu Miaolin went on, âIf you can say that sentence again after a week, I will regard you as the winner!â
âReally?â
Feng Xuexin looked at Xu Miaolin with surprise and said, âIf I win, will you accept me as a disciple?â
Xu Miaolin stretched out his hand and pointed at the vegetables on the table, replying, âAccept you as my disciple, and let you cook vegetables for me every day, so that you can kill me with salt?â
Feng Xuexin made a grin, immediately stood up and ran to the kitchen on the left side of the yard. After a moment, he returned with many large dishes of fish and meat.
âAre you satisfied now?â
Placing the big dishes on the table, he laughed triumphantly. âHaha, I already made them. Did you expect that?â
âThen, letâs see the result in a week,â Xu Miaolin answered and began to eat the meat.
After a happy dinner, Feng Xuexin found two chairs for Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin. The three began to lie in the yard, looking at the shiny stars.
It was November at this time, and it was getting cool.
âHow about I sing a song for you?â
Lying for a long time without saying anything, Feng Xuexin suddenly jumped up and said, âItâs to welcome you.â
âSing a song?â
Xu Miaolin looked at Feng Xuexin surprisingly, asking, âWhen did you take interest in singing?â
âHaha.â
Feng Xuexinâs face suddenly flushed. He said, âIn fact, I prepared this song to show my love to a girl. Since youâre here, Iâd like to sing before you first and see your comments. But, remember to keep it secret.â
âYou boy, youâre finally enlightened.â
Xu Miaolin laughed out loud, adding, âYou should have found a wife.â
Fang Qiu made a smile too.
âCome on, sing it,â Xu Miaolin said.
âIâll get my guitar first.â
While speaking, Feng Xuexin ran to his room quickly, walked to Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin with a guitar, sat down on a stone stool beside the stone table, and began to play and sing.
âNo matter how bitter life is, I am still happyâ¦â
He opened his mouth.
And incredibly, the song was âDear Girlâ from Song Xiaofeng.
Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin couldnât help but grow shocked. However, none of them made a sound to interrupt, because Feng Xuexin looked so intense while singing.
âMy dear girl, please listen to me.
âI used to be a handsome boy in the past.
âHowever, the years are ruthless, and I was hurt.
âMy heart is always the most beautifulâ¦â
The lyrics made Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin speechless.
Was this song⦠suitable to express love?
Soon it was finished.
âWhat do you think of it?â Feng Xuexin asked impatiently.
However, both Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin were stunned and didnât know what to say.
Was he stupid?
Why would someone express his love with this song?
This guy read the title alone, ignoring the lyrics, didnât he?
Considering Xu Miaolin had no intent to speak, Fang Qiu took a breath and said, âWang Zai!â
âStop! Call me Xuexin! Or Xiaoxin!â Feng Xuexin said with disgust.
âFine, Xiaoxin.â
Fang Qiu asked, âCan you tell me why you chose this song?â
âItâs easy to sing!â Feng Xuexin answered directly.
âOh hell no!â Xu Miaolin couldnât hold back his anger anymore, yelling, âIf your father were alive, he would kill you.â
Feng Xuexin was stunned.
He had no idea what he had done wrong.
Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin exchanged a glance and shook their heads at the same time. Then, they stood up and went to their room.
âHey, donât go.â Feng Xuexin immediately ran after them and asked, âIâm a good singer, right?â
Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin grew speechless.
Reaching the door, Xu Miaolin stopped, looked at Fang Qiu, and then said, âIâve thought about it. Can you go to blow him out of the water in order to keep the Feng familyâs bloodline great?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
He knew that Fang Qiu sang well.
âIs that wise?â Fang Qiu asked.
âItâll be worse if he thinks heâs a good singer and then sings the song to someone to express his love.â
Xu Miaolin said, âYouâre going to help him now. Go ahead, do your best. I wonât blame you.â
âAlright.â
Fang Qiu nodded.
âWhatâre you two talking about behind my back? Are you shocked by my singing? Are you?â Feng Xuexinâ asked.
Fang Qiu turned around and walked to Feng Xuexin with no expression.
He snatched the guitar out of Feng Xuexinâs hand and started playing and singing.
âI can go to see the stars with you. Thereâs no need to say more. I want to be with youâ¦â
Fang Qiu sang a song named âI Canâ.
Feng Xuexin was stunned.
Because it sounded so damn good.
Moreover, the lyrics were so beautiful.
For a moment, Feng Xuexin was thoroughly immersed in Fang Qiuâs perfect voice.
Finishing the song, Fang Qiu put the guitar on the stone table, threw a glimpse at the stunned Feng Xuexin, and high fived Xu Miaolin.
Then, the two entered the room one after the other.
After a moment, Feng Xuexin came back to his senses.
Seeing that the two had already entered the room, he immediately yelled with a gloomy face, âDamn! Shit.â
Feng Xuexin shouted to Fang Qiuâs room loudly, âFang Qiu, since you sing so well, why not become a singer? And why did you come here to crush me? Did you have to do it? Is it interesting to you?â
After the words, he flung himself down on a stone stool.
With a bitter face, he hugged his chest and complained extremely miserably, âI was beaten twice today! Twice! Like a rent mule! I donât want to live!â
But suddenly, his face changed back to normal.
âNo!â
âI havenât expressed my love for the girl yet. How can I die?â
âYeah, right!â
Nodding his head gently, Feng Xuexin glanced at Fang Qiuâs room and said, âNo, I have to change my song, and it will be better than yours!â
The next morning, Feng Xuexin got up early, brushed his teeth and began to cook as usual, as if he had completely forgotten what had happened yesterday.
After breakfast, he opened the clinic, ready to accept patients.
âUncle Xu said that he came here for Fang Qiu this time. He aims at giving Fang Qiu a chance to practice.â
Then, he made a grin, âThe patients whose illness will be used to teach wonât be charged. I only accept those who come here to buy medicines or whose illness canât be used to teach.â
Feng Xuexin nodded while speaking to himself, âIâd like to see if Fang Qiu is really that powerful. How could Uncle Xu refuse to accept me as a disciple but accept him?â