"I don’t understand women, but you, understanding women’s hearts so well, how come not a single woman is devoted to you?" Ling Dong’s words were like a knife, stabbing straight into Cheng Hao’s heart.
Cheng Hao defensively said, "Me, I just don’t fancy them."
"Right, you don’t fancy them. You just play around with them, but, you playing around, how can that be the same as Brother Yicheng’s situation?" Ling Dong countered.
Cheng Hao’s unreliable suggestions, even he thought they were hopeless, let alone the smart Brother Yicheng?
Besides, he had been in contact with Xu Nianhua for a while now; her principles were very strong. At first, she was saved by Brother Yicheng, then Doctor Du prescribed her medicine, and in a blink of an eye, she sent over mung bean jelly and later money for the medicine.
Moreover, when Cheng Hao brought back exam papers, Xu Nianhua and her brother sent over braised pork and a chicken the next day, ostensibly to replenish Pei Yicheng’s health.
As for the food factory, Brother Yicheng wanted to help the Xu Family, but the Xu Family ended up helping Brother Yicheng make money instead.
The chili sauce stock sold out within two days, a perfect proof.
Thinking up to this point, Ling Dong wondered whether the braised pork was Auntie Ji’s or Little Sister Xu’s cooking. The taste was truly exceptional, rich but not greasy.
"I..." Cheng Hao wanted to refute Ling Dong’s words, but, on second thought, Xu Nianhua was different from any woman he had met before; she shouldn’t be lumped together with the rest.
"Brother Yicheng, let me help you with the books."
Cheng Hao, admitting he had said something wrong, followed Pei Yicheng, helping him with the items.
"Eh, Brother Yicheng, are these books for seniors?" Cheng Hao looked at the books he was picking. They didn’t seem to be for seniors.
"I’ll look at them myself."
Pei Yicheng responded and continued to carefully select books. The bookstore in Gaoliang County didn’t have many books. Although he couldn’t be in school, he thought he shouldn’t give up studying; preferably, he could buy books from the school to self-study.
Thinking this way, Pei Yicheng turned to Ling Dong and asked, "Ling Dong, do you still have the school’s contact number? Bring me the school’s books as well, sometime."
"I have it." Ling Dong noted this task in his heart.
Cheng Hao looked at the increasingly heavy stack of books, thinking to himself that Brother Yicheng really loved reading, so why did it feel like reading hieroglyphs to him?
He still found beautiful girls more interesting.
Gaoliang County, Du Family Medical Clinic.
Doctor Du had always been hoping for Pei Yicheng to return with good news. The clinic wasn’t very busy.
Taking advantage of the lull, Doctor Du gave some instructions to the people in the clinic and then went back to check, thinking Pei Yicheng would definitely come home first upon returning.
These past few days, Doctor Du had been doing just this, always returning home in the afternoons, wanting to be the first to know when Pei Yicheng returned.
That day, Doctor Du guessed he might return, but then thought, maybe the leg treatment would cause a few more days’ delay.
Doctor Du’s heart was torn; he hoped his grandson would come home early yet also hoped he would return late.
In such a conflicted mood, Doctor Du spotted a car parked at the edge of the alley and couldn’t help but quicken his pace.
Pei Yicheng sat in the yard, instructing Ling Dong and Cheng Hao to be careful with the books, not to get them dirty.
"Grandpa," Pei Yicheng was the first to notice Grandpa Du Chang, seeing his expectant eyes, he said somewhat guiltily, "Grandpa."
Doctor Du’s heart sank, knowing this attempt had also failed. He comforted, "Don’t lose heart; didn’t I refer you to several good traditional doctors before? If this one didn’t work out, we’ll try another."