"Sure," Ling Dong agreed very readily.
Cheng Hao voluntarily stepped aside, admitting that in this regard, his hands just seemed to have a mind of their own.
With Ling Dong’s guidance, Xu Nian’an performed vastly better than Cheng Hao.
"Yicheng, how does it feel?" Xu Nian’an was quite pleased with himself, even though it required some strength to massage, it was hardly anything to him.
He couldn’t feel his legs, how could he feel anything?
"Not bad," Pei Yicheng praised him despite the seriousness of his endeavor, "Much better than Haozi."
Cheng Hao had a look of utter dejection.
Why had he been disliked? His massage wasn’t really...
Okay, compared with Xu Nian’an’s standard movements, his weren’t as professional, but his heart was in the right place!
"Second Brother, how do you give a massage?" Xu Nianhua asked quietly.
"I just followed what Ling Dong told me," Xu Nian’an replied while holding the Herbal Properties Canon. Doctor Du had asked him to memorize it within a week, and several days had already passed.
"Just ’like that’ is which way?"
Xu Nianhua was eager to know, since it was improper for her to go into Pei Yicheng’s room during the day, being a girl.
She didn’t mind, but Xu Nian’an had directly ushered her into the living room and didn’t let her enter his room at all.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Nian’an replied, "I can’t really explain."
"Then show me," Xu Nianhua insisted, grabbing Xu Nian’an to stand up, and directly stretched her leg out flat on the bed, saying, "Second Brother, just try it out on me to see how it’s done."
"Little sister, why do you insist on knowing how to do it?" Xu Nian’an asked, not understanding and assuming her curiosity had merely piqued. He recalled how Ling Dong had taught him that day through his trousers.
After Xu Nianhua earnestly learned how to do it, she realized it was a very common massage technique. She had heard that someone had used this method to gradually revitalize legs that had lost sensation, and eventually, they were able to stand up again.
She felt that massaging couldn’t hurt, especially since Pei Yicheng’s several consultations with doctors had failed. Even though Pei Yicheng didn’t show it, she thought that anyone in his place must feel disappointed, right?
"Second Brother, look at mine," Xu Nianhua suggested as she stood up, pulled Xu Nian’an to sit on the bed, and forcefully lifted his leg, gently saying, "Second Brother, I’ve also read about another massage technique in a book."
Xu Nian’an was confusedly pulled by Xu Nianhua until her fingers pressed with just the right amount of weight on the foot; only then did he snap back to reality.
"Second Brother, remember this," Xu Nianhua reminded him, and began to tell him the essence of this massage technique, her voice crisp yet gentle.
Xu Nian’an watched earnestly, feeling a good deal more comfortable after being massaged, and asked in amazement, "Little sister, when did you read such a book?"
"I just did," Xu Nianhua lowered her eyes and asked, "Second Brother, did you remember it?"
"I’ve remembered it," Xu Nian’an nodded, and belatedly looked closely at Xu Nianhua.
"Tomorrow, Second Brother, you use this technique to give Yicheng a massage," Xu Nianhua’s declaration completely petrified Xu Nian’an.
"Little sister, I’m not a doctor. Besides, wasn’t Doctor Du’s massage quite good before?" Xu Nian’an scratched his short hair, not understanding why his little sister suddenly wanted to try this massage technique on Pei Yicheng.