Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0534: Meeting the Phoenix Man Again
Time flies and it is July 22, the weekend, the hottest day of the year.
It was just seven forty in the morning and the weather was unusually hot. Nan Yi wound up the spring and pressed the switch. The mechanical fan he had just bought yesterday began to creak and turn.
"I said, you don't mind the trouble. Isn't it good to use electricity? Why do you need a clockwork one?"
"It's different. This is also an object. Although the number of them in existence is a bit high, it's still worth two dollars." Nan Yi said after finishing the last mouthful of porridge.
As soon as Nan Yi finished speaking, Yan Du came over to report, "Mr. Nan, the owner of the painting is here to pick up the painting."
"Oh, he doesn't play by the rules. He comes here so early." Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Yan, take 150 from him. If he leaves without saying anything, let Tiger Cub follow him. If he wants to smash the store, let him smash it and extort a large sum from him."
"Okay, Mr. Nan."
"Nan Yi, are you going out today?"
"I had to go out at noon, but I don't know why Mr. Qiu, who practiced boxing with me, insisted that I go to his house for lunch. When I asked him what was going on, he didn't answer me, and was very mysterious."
" You didn't tell him you were married?"
"He and I have never told each other about our family affairs."
"Then he probably has an unmarried daughter, and he invited you to dinner to introduce you two to each other." Liu Zhen teased.
"Well, then I have to dress up and leave a good impression on my future father-in-law and mother-in-law. Let me tell you, if this really works out for me, don't cry and be reluctant to divorce me. Don't hold me back. I am a person who wants to make progress."
"Just rest assured. If it really comes to pass, I will definitely not hold you back. Otherwise, how about we go get a divorce certificate now?"
"Take a break. Today is the weekend and the Civil Affairs Bureau is closed."
"Do I need you to tell me? I didn't know it was the weekend." Liu Zhen gave Nan Yi a sanitary look, put down her chopsticks, and said, "Help me get the dental floss."
"It's not on the table... Hey, you use it up so quickly?" Nan Yi said, looking at the empty dental floss reel on the table .
"I accidentally dropped it on the floor yesterday. Go get it. The dough stick is stuck between my teeth."
"Look, aren't your teeth very dense? Can things get stuck in them?" Nan Yi grabbed Liu Zhen's chin and looked into her mouth. "The qigong masters out there can pull out teeth remotely. I'm not a master, so I'll show you how to pick your teeth remotely. Open your mouth, relax, and don't let your heart beat fast."
"I'm a living person, why isn't my heart beating?" Liu Zhen spat.
"Will you listen to me? I'm telling you not to be nervous. If you get nervous, my Qigong will go astray easily. If it knocks your tongue off, let's see what you'll do."
"Dexing, you really think you are Zhou Derong, go get the dental floss."
"I'll go right away."
In the morning, Nan Yi stayed at home with Liu Zhen. At half past ten, Nan Yi brought some fruits to Qiu Hanmin's house.
Qiu Hanmin's house was on the second street outside the palace gate. Coincidentally, there was a courtyard house not far from his house. There were two trees planted in the backyard, a lilac tree on the left and another lilac tree on the right.
Cloves have a bitter taste. According to Feng Shui, this tree is not suitable to be planted in the yard, as it will make the people living in it miserable throughout their lives.
It is probably certain that Lu Xun did not believe in Feng Shui, so he lived in the house he bought for eight hundred dollars for two long years, while his first wife, Zhu An, who was very old-fashioned, only lived here for a brief twenty years.
Following the house number, Nan Yi came to Qiu Hanmin's yard. There were many women with children squatting against the wall. The wall was not low, which just blocked the sunlight and formed a cool place.
These women should be the nannies of each family. They can chat with each other while taking care of the children.
The gate of Qiu Hanmin's house was wide open, and one could walk directly in without knocking.
Nan Yi stepped over the threshold and went straight into the front yard, where he saw two trees, a catalpa tree on the left and a crabapple tree on the right.
Both trees are very suitable for planting in the yard as trees of wealth and health.
"Nan boy, why didn't you call me when you came? If I hadn't just happened to come out, I wouldn't have known you were here." Qiu Hanmin walked up to Nan Yi and said.
"I just arrived and was wondering about your two trees. I think these trees were planted by the previous owner, right?"
"That's hard to tell. These two trees were already there when I moved in. Judging from their crowns, they are at least twice as old as me. They should have been planted during the Guangxu period. It's hot, Nan, don't stand outside. Come in and sit down."
"good."
Nan Yi responded and followed Qiu Hanmin into the east room.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw three men and two women sitting on the sofa and chairs in the living room.
Among them, the older woman stood up from the sofa when she saw Nan Yi and greeted him with a smile: "You must be Nan Yi, Lao Qiu often mentioned you at home."
"Nan boy, let me introduce you. This is my old wife Liao Yaqin. She works in a cultural unit." Qiu Hanmin, who was standing nearby, waited for Liao Yaqin to greet him before introducing her.
If Nan Yi addressed Qiu Hanmin as "Mr. Qiu", he should have called Liao Yaqin "Grandma Liao". However, out of wanting to please women and because of a man he had just met - Chen Zheng, he changed his original name.
"Hello, Aunt Liao. I don't know what you like, so I brought you some fruits." Nan Yi said as he handed the fruit basket to Liao Yaqin.
Liao Yaqin said politely: "Hey, look, you're here, why bring any fruit?"
"It's not a valuable thing, please keep it."
"Yaqin, just accept Nan's kindness." Qiu Hanmin tried to smooth things over. "Nan, let me introduce you to the others. This is my eldest son Qiu Donghai, this is my second daughter Qiu Shanshan, and this is my third son Qiu Heping."
As he spoke, Qiu Hanmin pointed to the last person in the living room, "Chen Zheng," and said in a somewhat stiff tone, "This is my daughter's boyfriend, Chen Zheng."
"Hello, Nan Yi."
"Hello, my name is Nan Yi."
"Hello, Nan Yi."
Nan Yi shook hands with Qiu Donghai, Qiu Shanshan and Qiu Heping respectively, and then faced Chen Zheng's calm face.
Nan Yi is a celebrity from the class of 1977 at Peking University, and so is Chen Zheng. One is a patchwork guy, and the other is a Phoenix man. Not to mention those from the same class, many people from the next class and the next class know about them.
Nan Yi knows Chen Zheng, and it is impossible for Chen Zheng not to know Nan Yi.
Looking at Chen Zheng's face, Nan Yi smiled and said, "Hello, Chen Zheng. Long time no see."
"Hey, Nan boy, do you two know each other?" Qiu Hanmin asked in surprise.
"Mr. Qiu, Chen Zheng and I are from the same class at Peking University. He is a well-known figure in the school. I know him, but he may not know me."
Nan Yi and Chen Zheng have no grudges against each other. As for the fact that Chen Zheng is a Phoenix man, he will not say anything to the Qiu family.
After Zhao Yu, now it’s Qiu Shanshan. Nan Yi has to admire Chen Zheng’s vision. Zhao Yu was a beautiful woman with great potential back then, and the thinner Zhao Yu now has proved this.
The Qiu Shanshan in front of me is definitely a beauty, but the skin on her chin and neck looks very hideous, as if she had been burned.
And observing the scalded area, Nan Yi easily imagined a scene - when Qiu Shanshan was a child, she tiptoed and tilted her head back to get a hot water bottle from a high place, and accidentally knocked over the bottle. The splashing hot water flowed along her chin to her neck, and then along her collarbone and was absorbed by her clothes.
Nan Yi estimated that there was a group of less serious burns around Qiu Shanshan's collarbone in an invisible place.
"What an unlucky child." Nan Yi muttered to himself.
Nan Yi had heard of many cases of children being scalded by the hot water in thermos bottles, but it was rare for a child to be scalded as badly as Qiu Shanshan. Other cases would just get their hands or thighs scalded.
"Oh, what a coincidence! I never heard you say you graduated from Kyoto University. It turns out you are a top student. No wonder, no wonder..."
