Chapter 671
The restaurant specialized in Jiangsu cuisine . The chef made some adjustments so the dishes looked very delicate and tasted really good . After they had finished dinner and were about to pay the pill, they found someone had already paid it .
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“Zhou Shijing?” Wang Yao asked .
“Yes, it was probably him,” Su Xiaoxue said .
“Shall we go to say hello to him?” Wang Yao suggested .
“Sure,” Su Xiaoxue said .
It was not uncommon for someone to pay a dinner bill for his or her friend . However, Wang Yao didn’t want to owe anyone debt . After all, Zhou Shijing was not even a friend to him .
He and Su Xiaoxue went to say hello and thanked Zhou Shijing for paying their dinner bill before leaving the restaurant .
“Hey, who is that girl? She’s so pretty, like a fairy,” a friend of Zhou Shijing’s said .
“Exactly! How could you just let her leave? You should introduce her to us,” another friend said .
“Her? Don’t even think about it,” Zhou Shijing said with a smile .
“Who is she?” a friend asked .
“She is Su Changhe’s daughter,” Zhou Shijing said .
“Oh, I see,” the friend said . “I heard long time ago that Miss Su was very pretty . I didn’t expect her to be that pretty . She’s such a rare beauty!”
“She is like a peony flower . I’ve never seen any girl as pretty as her,” another friend said . “Does she have a boyfriend?
“Yes . ” Zhou Shijing nodded . He knew Guo Zhenghe was chasing after Su Xiaoxue and really wanted to marry her . However, it seemed that Su Xiaoxue and Wang Yao were really close since they were having dinner together . Zhou Shijing had no idea what was going on .
“What a shame,” a young man from a rich family said .
“You’ve already had too many girlfriends . So many pretty girls from your movie company want to crawl onto your bed,” Zhou Shijing said . “By the way, what happened to that girl you went out with last time?”
“That was just a one-night stand . I wasn’t serious with any of them,” the rich young man said .
“Come have another drink,” Zhou Shijing said .
“Right, drink,” the young man said .
Su Xiaoxue went home in a really good mood .
“Where have you been today?” Song Ruiping asked .
“The Ming Tombs,” Su Xiaoxue said .
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“The Ming Tombs are quite far from here,” Song Ruiping said .
“That’s alright . I’ve learned a lot from Dr . Wang,” Su Xiaoxue said .
“Oh? What did you learn?” Song Ruiping asked .
“Feng Shui,” Su Xiaoxue said .
“He knows Feng Shui?” Song Ruiping asked .
“Yeah, he actually knows quite a lot about it,” Su Xiaoxue said .
Song Ruiping didn’t make any more comment . She just smiled and thought Wang Yao might have just tried to please her daughter .
“Where do you plan to go tomorrow?” she asked .
“I haven’t decided yet,” Su Xiaoxue said . “Do you have any suggestions?”
“You guys have been to most of the well-known spots in Beijing . Maybe just find a place to have a chat,” Song Ruiping said .
“Chat?” Su Xiaoxue asked with surprise . “I see . ”
She understood what her mother meant . She went back upstairs and saw Chu Lian was there .
“After you and Dr . Wang had left, a few people came to talk to me,” Chu Lian said .
“Yeah?” Su Xiaoxue asked . “Did they ask about for Dr . Wang?”
“Yes, people from Wu’s family, Dr . Chen, and people from Lu’s family,” Chu Lian said .
“He’s been to the cottage?” Su Xiaoxue asked .
“Yes . He is learned in the ways of the world,” Chu Lian said with a smile .
“What do you mean?” Su Xiaoxue asked .
“He’s looking for his allies,” Chu Lian said . “What happened in Biyun temple made him realize that he had to do something to fight for you and his loved ones . He is trying to change himself . ”
“He’s trying to get assistance from the powerful people he knows?” Su Xiaoxue asked .
“You could say that . As long as he wants, people from the Wu family will help him, so will people from the Lu family,” Chu Lian said . “Of course, your family will help him, too . Think about it, if he decides to establish his social network seriously, he will be able to get a lot of assistance . ”
“It depends on what he really wants to do,” Su Xiaoxue said .
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Meanwhile, Wang Yao was walking aimlessly on the street . He got a phone call from Wu Tongxing .
“Hello, Mr . Wu,” Wang Yao said .
“Hello, Dr . Wang, are you in Beijing now?” Wu Tongxing asked .
“Yes,” Wang Yao said .
“Are you available to meet?” Wu Tongxing asked .
“Yes, sure,” Wang Yao said .
He told Wu Tongxing his location . A moment later, a car appeared in front of him . Wu Tongxing was inside the car .
“Hi, why didn’t you tell me you were gonna come to Beijing?” Wu Tongxing asked as he got out of the car .
“I’m here for private business,” Wang Yao said .
“Shall we find a place to have a chat?” Wu Tongxing asked .
“Sure,” Wang Yao said .
Wu Tongxing took Wang Yao to a quiet house .
“How long are you going to stay here for?” Wu Tongxing asked .
“About a week,” Wang Yao said .
“Do you have time to have a look at my father?” Wu Tongxing asked .
“Actually, it won’t make any difference,” Wang Yao said . He knew that the old man could only rely on medication to survive . No treatment would make him better, just like Wang Yilong from his village . “I don’t think I can make him any better . ”
“As long as you can reduce his pain,” Wu Tongxing said .
“I can probably help him with that,” Wang Yao said .
He had Bajiaotong with him, which could reduce pain effectively .
Wu Tongxing looked at the cup on the table while he was thinking about how to convince Wang Yao to visit his house to see his father .
“Is there anything else?” Wang Yao asked .
“I still want you to come to take a look at him,” Wu Tongxing said .
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“I came here to meet with a person . I’ll have to ask her first,” Wang Yao said .
“Xiaoxue?” Wu Tongxing asked .
“Yes,” Wang Yao said .
“Sure,” Wu Tongxing said . He had visited Song Ruiping earlier in the day to discuss this topic . Song Ruiping promised that she would try to convince Wang Yao to see his father at home and said Su Xiaoxue wouldn’t be against it .
After Wu Tongxing had arranged people to drive Wang Yao back to the hotel, he rang Song Ruiping to make an appointment to see her the next day .
“Hmm, he’s selling a special favor to me?” Song Ruiping smiled after she had hung up the phone .
“Who are you talking about?” asked Su Xianghua, who was reading a report .
“The person your daughter fell in love with,” Song Ruiping said .
“He’s selling you a special favor?” Su Xianghua asked .
“Yeah, to Wu Tongxing,” Song Ruiping said .
“Oh, Wu Tongxing . I see,” Su Xianghua said .
“What about Wu Tongxing?” Song Ruiping asked .
“Nothing, the burden on his shoulder is getting heavier,” Su Xianghua said .
“Oh?” Song Ruiping asked with surprise . “Are you saying…”
“Nothing, forget it,” Su Xianghua said .
The next morning, it started to rain in Beijing .
“Grandpa Wu is a very nice person . Please help him if you can,” Su Xiaoxue said when she met Wang Yao .
“Sure, my princess,” Wang Yao said .
Su Xiaoxue’s face turned red . It was extremely attractive .
At the Wu home, the family had been waiting for Wang Yao . An old man was lying on the bed . The skin on his face was like the dry bark of a tree hundreds of years old . His hair was all white . His eyes were closed, and his chest went up and down mildly .
“Hmm!” He was moaning . He frowned from time to time . It seemed that he was suffering great pain .
“Dad, Dr . Wang is here,” Wu Tongxing said .
“Oh!” The old man opened his eyes and glanced at Wang Yao . “Hello, young man . ” His voice was very weak .
“Please do not speak . ” Wang Yao examined the old man thoroughly . His condition hadn’t changed since the last time . He had a severe problem in his lungs . The cancer had affected every part of his lungs and traveled to his liver . Even god couldn’t save him .
“His cancer has metastasized,” Wang Yao said .
“We know,” Wu Tongxing said .
“I can’t do anything to make it better . I can only prolong his life and reduce his pain,” Wang Yao said .
“That’s fine, we really appreciate it,” Wu Tongxing’s elder brother said .
“I will brew some decoctions for your father in the Su cottage and will come back here again this afternoon,” Wang Yao said .
“Is there anything you want us to do?” Wu Tongxing’s elder brother asked .
“I need some herbs . ” Wang Yao wrote down a list of herbs on a piece of paper . “Now, I’m going to give him acupuncture treatment to control the metastasis of the cancer . ”
Wang Yao loosened the old man’s clothes and took out the acupuncture needles he always brought with him . He started to insert needles into the old man’s body slowly but steadily . He didn’t just give him an acupuncture treatment . He also transferred some Qi into the old man’s body . Wang Yao’s Qi was very pure and powerful, which would benefit the old man a lot .
After he had taken the needles out of the old man’s body, he patted on the old man’s chest gently and transferred more Qi into the old man’s body .
The Qi could keep him alive, Wang Yao thought .
He thought it made sense that a severely injured person could be saved by internal power, which protected the heart and vessels . He had read it a lot in Kung Fu novels . However, there were only a handful of people in modern society able to do what was prescribed in Kung Fu novels . At least, Wang Yao had never come across anyone else who was able to save a dying person using internal power .
It was still raining . The trees in the cottage belonging to Su Xiaoxue’s family looked even greener after being washed by the rain .
“Hello, Dr . Wang,” Chen Ying said .
“I’m sorry to bother you again,” Wang Yao said .
“Not at all,” Chen Ying said .
“Are my tools for brewing decoctions still here?” Wang Yao asked .
“Yes,” Chen Ying said . She quickly fetched them and set up the pot and other tools for him .
Wang Yao required a relatively quiet environment and some tools to brew decoctions . Although he had the multifunctional pot with him all the time, he couldn’t take it out of nowhere in front of people . It was his secret .
The raindrops hit the roof and windows, making loud sounds .
The liquid in the pot was boiling, filling the yard with a unique smell of herbs .