453 Asking for Trouble (1/2)
”My sister can be bad-tempered sometimes,” Wang Yao said.
”She's fine to me,” Du Mingyang replied.
”That's good,” Wang Yao said.
Crackling! He took a piece of concrete from the wall.
”Hmm, the quality of this building is terrible!” He broke the piece of concrete into pieces.
”Really?” Du Mingyang picked a small piece of concrete form the floor and squeezed it hard.
”Ouch! Is there anything else?” Du Mingyang asked.
”No, let's go back,” Wang Yao said.
They went back to Wang Yao's home. Du Mingyang had a feeling that his future brother-in-law wanted to tell him something.
They had an early dinner. Wang Ru and Du Mingyang left right after dinner.
”Ru, can I ask you something?” Du Mingyang asked when he was driving.
”What?” Wang Ru said.
”Does Yao have any other skills apart from treating all kinds of illnesses?” he asked.
”Oh, he practices Kung Fu,” Wang Ru said.
”Really?” Du Mingyang asked in astonishment.
”Of course,” Wang Ru said.
”What level has he reached?” Du Mingyang asked.
”I'm not sure. I think he can easily break a big rock with his chest,” Wang Ru said calmly. Her parents told her that her brother could throw a big rock weighing several hundred pounds out easily.
”Wow!” Du Mingyang was amazed.
Now I know what he meant. He just reminded me to treat his sister well. Otherwise, I will end up like that piece of concrete.
”By the way, what did you two talk about outside the house just now?” Wang Ru asked.
”Nothing special. Just a chat. He asked me to treat you well,” Du Mingyang replied.
”Oh, I see,” Wang Ru said.
In the village, Zhang Xiuying was talking about her daughter's future with her husband.
”I think Ru's probably going to settle with Du Mingyang,” she said.
”He seems to be a nice man,” Wang Fenghua said. He had a good impression of Du Mingyang.
”I've noticed Ru has changed a lot. You know, it will be great if they are married. I've had her fortune told. I was told that her husband and her are great match. She will have a prosperous life and never suffer,” Zhang Xiuying said happily, like it was really going to happen.
”Look at you!” Wang Fenghua teased his wife.
On Nanshan Hill, a dim of light came out of Wang Yao's cottage. He received a call in the evening from faraway. The call surprised him. It was Su Xiaoxue from Beijing.
”Hello, Mr. Wang,” said Su Xiaoxue, who sounded ethereal and shy.
In Beijing, which was thousands of miles away from Lianshan, Su Xiaoxue mustered up her courage to call Wang Yao.
”Hello, Xiaoxue,” Wang Yao said with surprise. ”How have you been?”
”I'm good. I've been practicing the control of Qi. I think my Qi has increased,” she replied.
”Great,” Wang Yao said.
”Thank you. How are you?” Su Xiaoxue asked.
”I'm well,” Wang Yao replied.
”Good...” Su Xiaoxue suddenly lost her words. She had prepared a lot of topics before calling Wang Yao. Now, she couldn't remember any of those topics. She only felt nervous.
”When will you visit Beijing again?” she asked.
”I will visit you after a while,” Wang Yao replied.
After chatting with him for a while, Su Xiaoxue again expressed her gratitude and bid him farewell.
”I still have a lot to say to him.” Su Xiaoxue pouted. She was not aware that her face had turned red.
Wang Yao didn't go to sleep until it was nearly 11 p.m.
It was a bit gloomy early the next morning. A car had arrived in the village. There were two people in the car. Both of them were in their 30s.
”Is this the right place?” asked one of them.
”Yes,” the other person said.
”Let me get out of the car to have a look.” One of them got out of the car.
The door of the clinic was closed. He knocked at the door, but no one answered. He went back inside the car.
”He is not in the clinic,” said the person who had knocked on the door.
”Let's wait here,” his friend said.
They waiting in the car for nearly half an hour. They still didn't see anyone coming.
”You mentioned he lives in this village,” said one of the men in the car.
”Yes, but he has a rule that no one should trouble his parents at his home,” the other man said.
”What about a special situation? We can't keep waiting here. Let me go and ask his parents,” one of the men said.
”Well, I suggest you not bother his parents,” the driver said.
”Wait here.” The man didn't take the advice. He got out of the car and asked a villager where Wang Yao lived. He then went to Wang Yao's house and met his parents.
”You are looking for Yao? OK,” Zhang Xiuying said. She called her son right away.
Wang Yao was still on Nanshan Hill. He frowned when he got the call from his mother. It had been a while since someone called on him at his house. He left for his clinic and saw a car parked outside.
”Is it him?” the passenger in the car asked.
”I think so,” the driver said.
”Let me go and ask him,” the passenger said.
The middle-aged man got out of the car again.
”Hello, are you Dr. Wang?” the middle-aged man asked.
”Yes. Are you the person who went to my house?” Wang Yao asked.