NOVPUB"Scumbag!" Niu Xiangxiu said angrily, directly tossing the clothes at Chen Nan.
Chen Nan caught the clothes with a chuckle, then quickly stepped into the bathroom.
It was lucky that Niu Kai Xuan didn’t see Chen Nan’s sleazy gaze.
Otherwise, he would have surely kicked him out.
Twenty minutes later.
Chen Nan had finished his bath and even washed his dirty clothes, wringing them out before hanging them in the bathroom.
After that, he changed into Niu Kai Xuan’s clothes and came out from the bathroom.
Even though he was wearing Niu Kai Xuan’s clothes, they fit him perfectly, as if they had been tailored for him.
The off-white shirt was as pure and unblemished as fresh snow, lightly hugging his tall figure, with the collar slightly open, revealing an air of casual elegance.
The black trousers were well-cut and streamlined, forming a stark contrast with the white shirt.
His hair was tied up, forming a neat and trim bun that showed a maturity and steadiness beyond his years.
On one side of the bun, a simple wooden hairpin was cleverly inserted; its color was warm and its texture natural, seemingly containing the freshness and simplicity of the mountains and forests, adding a unique charm and elegance to this modern outfit.
Seeing this, Niu Kai Xuan couldn’t help but say, "Not bad, you have one-tenth of the charm I had when I was young!"
Niu Xiangxiu also felt a sense of brightness before her eyes.
Chen Nan himself was a very handsome boy.
Let alone the refined aura he exuded, with the curve of his smile at the corners of his mouth, he unexpectedly made her heart flutter.
Chen Nan said with a smile, "Teacher, you’re too modest. Even if I am considered handsome and graceful, I’m not even one-ten-thousandth as charming as you!"
Niu Kai Xuan’s face turned red, and he said irritably, "Are you mocking me?"
Chen Nan hurriedly replied, "I wouldn’t dare!"
Yawning, Niu Kai Xuan said, "I’m a bit tired. I’m going to take a nap. You must stay for dinner tonight, no matter what." With that, he wheeled himself into his bedroom and closed the door.
Since the car accident two years ago, his body had become exceptionally weak.
He often felt sleepy. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Meanwhile, Niu Xiangxiu was painting in the study.
After graduating from college, she set up a painting studio teaching children how to paint.
Chen Nan didn’t disturb Niu Xiangxiu but tiptoed out of Niu Kai Xuan’s house, went to the Yangsheng Hall Pharmacy to buy some medicinal materials that replenish vitality and strengthen the body, and then returned.
Hearing a knock at the door, Niu Xiangxiu opened it to see Chen Nan had come back and couldn’t help but pout, "I thought you had left."
Chen Nan said cheerfully, "I went to the pharmacy to buy some medicinal materials for the teacher to help restore vitality and strengthen the body."
Niu Xiangxiu said, "You really respect and honor your teacher, don’t you!"
Chen Nan could tell that Niu Xiangxiu was still mad at him and quickly explained, "Xiangxiu, that incident earlier was really a misunderstanding."
"I thought I was still at the bottom of the lake, and it was a fish that had swum into my mouth."
"Think about it, when you were giving me mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, I was fighting for my life. How could I possibly take advantage of you?"
"If you feel like I took advantage of you, then... you can stick your tongue into my mouth too, and we’ll be even!"
Niu Xiangxiu said furiously, glaring at Chen Nan, "Are you trying to die? Do you believe that if you do this, I’ll never talk to you again?"
Chen Nan let out a chuckle and quickly made his way into the kitchen, then started to help Niu Kai Xuan prepare the medicinal soup.
Leaning against the doorframe, Niu Xiangxiu asked curiously, "Why didn’t you let the pharmacy staff make it?"
Chen Nan replied offhandedly, "They don’t know how to make medicinal soup."
Niu Xiangxiu frowned and eyed him with skepticism: "Are you sure the pharmacy staff can’t make medicinal soup?"
Chen Nan paused, then realized his mistake and promptly said, "They certainly can, but this prescription is one I made. They wouldn’t be able to do it well."
Chen Nan had read too many medical texts over the past two years, some of which were nearly lost to time, and the prescription for the concoction he was now preparing came from the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Mystical Scripture.
It was far more complex than making the scar removal ointment.
Niu Xiangxiu asked in surprise, "You know medicine?"
Chen Nan, meticulously and carefully, put the herbs into the clay pot, "There’s no network or television in the mountains, so I had to find something to pass the time."
Niu Xiangxiu couldn’t help asking, "Isn’t that kind of life particularly dull?"
Chen Nan smiled, "It’s not too bad. Though life in the mountains is monotonous, it can calm the mind, and I can also enrich myself by reading and studying."
Niu Xiangxiu hummed in response, and then started to chat leisurely with Chen Nan.
About life.
About studying.
About dreams.
Of course, Niu Xiangxiu wasn’t just there to chat with Chen Nan. She also washed the vegetables needed for dinner, cut them, and placed them on a plate, waiting for her mother to come back and cook.
At six in the afternoon.
Wang Ru finished her day’s work and returned home looking somewhat tired.
The moment she pushed the door open, she detected a strong medicinal scent in the room.
"Girl, are you boiling medicine?" Wang Ru walked into the kitchen.
Seeing his teacher’s wife return, Chen Nan smiled and greeted, "Hello, Teacher’s Wife."
Wang Ru was not yet fifty years old, but she looked much older than she did two years ago.
Two years earlier, she worked in the tax bureau.
Her job was easy and comfortable.
She was chauffeured to and from work by her husband.
She looked only around thirty-five or thirty-six at that time, and back then, Chen Nan often teased that she and Niu Xiangxiu were like sisters.
But now.
After not seeing her for two years, her face had developed noticeable wrinkles, and her skin had lost its former moisture, appearing full of hardship.
Wang Ru recognized Chen Nan at a glance, joy filling her eyes, "Chen Nan? Have you... have you returned to secular life?"
Because her husband often brought Chen Nan over for meals.
And since the couple only had one daughter and had not fulfilled their dream of having a son.
Wang Ru had long since considered Chen Nan her own son.
Having not seen each other for two years.
Wang Ru was still very happy to see Chen Nan at home.
"Teacher’s Wife, I’ve just been living in the mountains for two years, I didn’t become a monk!" Chen Nan said with a smile, spreading his arms for a hug.
Wang Ru burst into happy laughter, "Right, there’s no hurdle in life that can’t be overcome. Don’t ever become a monk."
Chen Nan nodded repeatedly and then said, "Teacher’s Wife, please wait a moment, let me serve the medicine."
Wang Ru looked surprised, "You can also prepare medicine?"
Standing beside her, Niu Xiangxiu teasingly said, "Mom, after two years of cultivation in the mountains, Chen now is no ordinary man. He has a deep understanding of mountains, medicine, fate, physiognomy, divination, oh!"
"It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a sage recluse."
Chen Nan’s face turned red, "Xiangxiu, don’t tease me. How could I be proficient in medicine, fate, physiognomy, and divination? I just know a little bit, that’s all."
Niu Xiangxiu continued teasing, "But to us common folks, we don’t even understand what those are!"
Wang Ru looked at her daughter, a meaningful smile appearing on her face, "Since you think Chen Nan is so outstanding, why don’t you two try dating?"
