748 It Was Easier to Meet than Saying Goodbye (1/2)
”Please come in,” Wang Yao said. ”Did you come here by yourself?”
”No, I came with Auntie Lian. She just went to clean up the house,” Su Xiaoxue replied.
Wang Yao's parents were thrilled to see Su Xiaoxue. Zhang Xiuying was busy making tea and washing fruit. She asked a lot of questions. They all had a good time together.
A little after 9 p.m., Wang Yao said, ”Dad, Mom, Xiaoxue must be tired after taking the plane here. Shall we let her go back to rest? We can continue our conversation tomorrow.”
”Yes, you should take a good rest,” Zhang Xiuying said with concern. ”Is it hot in your house?”
”It's not hot. I've got air conditioning installed last time I was here,” Su Xiaoxue said.
”Good,” Zhang Xiuying said.
”Yao, walk Xiaoxue back,” Wang Fenghua said.
”Sure.” Wang Yao happily agreed.
It was very quiet at night in the village. No one was out on the street at this time of the evening. Most of the villagers had gone to sleep.
Wang Yao and Su Xiaoxue were walking side by side. They enjoyed the wind from the hills.
”Are you going to stay here for a few days?” Wang Yao asked.
”Yeah,” Su Xiaoxue said.
”Is it summer holiday now?” Wang Yao asked.
”The course I'm doing hasn't finished,” Su Xiaoxue replied ”It will still be a few days before the school holiday.”
She had to make up lectures due to her long sick leave. Her studies at Peking University were quite overwhelming, so she had a lot of lectures to catch up on.
”Let me know when you are on holiday,” Wang Yao said.
The Wang Family Village was not big. The house Su Xiaoxue stayed in was only a few blocks away from Wang Yao's house.
”Hello, Dr. Wang.” Chu Lian came out after she heard someone open the door.
”Hello, Auntie Lian,” Wang Yao said.
”Come in to have a seat,” Chu Lian said.
Because it had rained during the past few days, the air in the house was humid. The smell in the house was not nice.
”It's quite humid here,” Wang Yao said.
”Yeah, but that's fine. The air conditioning is on. It will be fine,” Su Xiaoxue said with a smile.
The living condition here was nowhere as nice as Su Xiaoxue's house in Beijing. However, she didn't care. The village had something that Beijing didn't. Most importantly, Wang Yao was in the village.
”Shall we decorate your house tomorrow?” Wang Yao asked.
It suddenly occurred to him that he could do some arrangements to make the house similar to his clinic. He could set up a simple battle array to freshen the air.
”That would be great,” Su Xiaoxue said.
Chu Lian sat quietly next to them. She didn't interfere.
Wang Yao left the house after chatting with Su Xiaoxue for a short while. He didn't go home. Instead, he went to Nanshan Hill.
The weather suddenly changed during the night. It became very windy. A thunderstorm quickly developed. It started to rain heavily after midnight. The water level of the river in the village went up quickly.
It was also very windy on Nanshan Hill, more than usual. The trees were making rustling sounds.
”San Xian, I'll take a look outside,” Wang Yao said.
He got up and walked out of his cottage. San Xian got out of his dog house after he heard his master moving. He went toward Wang Yao.
”You stay here,” Wang Yao said.
It was pouring rain and windy. The wind blew the rain everywhere. However, the rain and the wind stopped one foot away from Wang Yao. He walked in the wind and rain, but he was dry all over his body.
He was just worried about the trees he had just planted, especially since they were not on the hill or in the battle array. He went up to Dongshan Hill, where it was even more windy. Fortunately, the trees were tough enough to resist the heavy rain and wind. Wang Yao had tried his best to stabilize them in the ground. Those trees didn't have big leaves, so they were not prone to being blown away.
Next, he went down to the foot of Nanshan Hill. It was shielded by the hill, so it wasn't too windy down there. The trees there were planted earlier, so they were stronger. Finally, he went to check the trees on Xishan Hill. No big problem was found. After he had his peace of mind, he went back to Nanshan Hill.
Although his trees were fine, the crops in the field were not. A lot of them were blown down by the wind.
He sighed. He didn't have the power to control the weather. Farming had to rely on the weather.
The rain didn't stop all night. It was just not as heavy in the morning.
Wang Yao left the hill early. He wanted to spend as much time as possible with Su Xiaoxue during her stay. He was not going to work in the clinic the next few days, so he updated Weibo to notify his patients.
”Wow, you cooked a lot for breakfast.” He found his mother had prepared a banquet after he had arrived at home.
”Is Xiaoxue not coming to have breakfast with us?” Zhang Xiuying asked. She had gotten up early to prepare breakfast for her future daughter-in-law.
”No, it is still raining,” Wang Yao said.
”That's fine. Let's eat,” Zhang Xiuying said.
Wang Yao went to the house where Su Xiaoxue stayed right after breakfast.
”Dr. Wang, are we gonna decorate the yard in the rain?” she asked.
”We can make a plan first,” Wang Yao said .”What plants do you like?”
”I like bamboo, orchids, and lilies...” Su Xiaoxue named a number of plants she liked.
”I see.” Wang Yao wrote all the plants down and drew a draft of the courtyard on a piece of paper.