“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 .
He had obtained experience in decorating courtyards through the work he did at his clinic . He basically copied what he did at the clinic and made minor changes . He was just going to plant different plants for Su Xiaoxue
“Almost done,” Wang Yao said .
He made a simple draft with drawings and words . He then explained it to Su Xiaoxue .
“Is this a battle array?” Su Xiaoxue curiously asked .
“Sort of,” Wang Yao said .
She had the courtyard covered by concrete after purchasing the house . Therefore, the concrete had to be removed for Wang Yao to plant trees and flowers . It would take some time to decorate the courtyard .
“What do you think? Are you happy with the plan?” Wang Yao asked .
“Of course,” Su Xiaoxue said . How could she not like Wang Yao’s plan to decorate her courtyard?
“Great . You can give me one of the keys for the door . I’ll decorate your courtyard when I’m available,” Wang Yao said .
“Sure . ” She gave a set of keys to Wang Yao, which she had already prepared for him . “Now, can you tell me more about the evil ghost you got rid of?”
“Sure,” Wang Yao said .
Chu Lian made them a pot of tea .
Wang Yao told Su Xiaoxue all the details of his trip to Hongzhou . She and Chu Lian were fascinated by the story . They really didn’t expect that ghosts actually existed . They had only heard of those weird things in movies and novels . While listening to Wang Yao’s ghost story, it all seemed unbelievable .
“Wait, I’ve got photos,” Wang Yao said . He took out his phone and showed Su Xiaoxue and Chu Lian the evil ghost . “This is the evil ghost . It was inside the tomb to stop people from getting into the tomb . There was a dorje carved in the gate of the tomb to lock the evil ghost . ”
It was hard for anyone to imagine what Wang Yao had gone through without experiencing it oneself .
“So, ghosts exist in the world!” Su Xiaoxue was still surprised .
“Yes, at least I’ve seen one,” Wang Yao said .
He also thought ghosts didn’t exist before his encounter with the evil ghost . A lot of things truly existed in this world . They were not just myths .
“I want to see a ghost, too,” Su Xiaoxue said after Wang Yao finished his story .
“No way,” Chu Lian immediately said . “They are dangerous . You can’t use your common sense to deal with ghosts . ”
One could fight with a villain using Kung Fu skills or a weapon, but one had no idea what could make a ghost surrender or disappear .
“I was just kidding . Don’t be nervous, Auntie Lian,” Su Xiaoxue said . “And, I don’t think there are many evil ghosts around in real life . I probably won’t come across one the rest of my life . ”
“I hope you never come across any evil ghost the rest of your life,” Chu Lian said .
The three chatted and drank tea . Before they knew it, it was noon .
“It’s time for lunch,” Wang Yao said . “Would you like to have lunch in my house? Would you also like to come, Auntie Lian?”
“No, thank you . ” Chu Lian had declined Wang Yao’s invitation to have dinner at his house twice . Now, she had declined again .
“Never mind, Auntie Lian,” Wang Yao said .
“Off you go . I can just make something easy for myself,” Chu Lian said .
Zhang Xiuying cooked even more dishes for lunch . She cooked 16 dishes for four people .
“Wow, you cooked us a banquet!” Su Xiaoxue exclaimed .
“It’s not a banquet . Come here, sit down,” Zhang Xiuying said .
“Would you like something to drink?” Wang Yao asked .
“Anything, I’m easy,” Su Xiaoxue said .
“How about fruit juice?” Wang Yao asked .
“OK,” Su Xiaoxue said .
Zhang Xiuying kept adding dishes to Su Xiaoxue’s plate .
“Thank you, Auntie Zhang,” Su Xiaoxue said .
It was still raining outside . After lunch, she and Wang Yao left his house with an umbrella .
“Dr . Wang, your clothes are wet . Move the umbrella to yourself a bit,” Su Xiaoxue said .
“I’m fine . I don’t mind the rain,” Wang Yao replied . “Wait, I have an idea . ”
He folded the umbrella and released his Qi to surround himself and Su Xiaoxue . It was still windy and raining, but the wind and rain were blocked by his Qi .
“This is amazing!” Su Xiaoxue was happily surprised .
“I am just releasing my Qi . You can do this too if you keep practicing,” Wang Yao said .
They went to Wang Yao’s clinic . They stayed there all afternoon talking . They talked about what was happening now, their future, their careers, life, news on TV, and gossip . They talked about everything they could talk about .
“I almost forgot to ask . My mom wants me to ask you if you can see a patient,” Su Xiaoxue said .
“Who is it?” Wang Yao asked .
“Some spoiled brat . His name is Hou Shida,” Su Xiaoxue replied .
“Him?!” Wang Yao was surprised . He didn’t expect Hou Shida’s family to go speak with Su Xiaoxue’s mother . “He’s a scumbag . His condition was caused by me . ”
“What?” Su Xiaoxue asked in shock .
Wang Yao told her about what he had discovered about Hou Shida in Dao .
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