Chapter 80: Call Me Brother Zheng

Chapter 80: Call Me Brother Zheng

Meeting Bai Zhi's gaze, Xie Zheng said, "I've spoken to my cousin, and she said to take an X-ray after the stitches are removed to check the situation."

Bai Zhi knew that the cousin he was referring to was Lu Shan.

Since Lu Shan had already said that they would take X-rays to see how things went, she didn't offer any further opinions. "Okay, then you can wait for now. You can go to the hospital for a check-up after the wound heals."

"Aren't you supposed to be a doctor? You seem to have a lot of experience treating patients. What exactly did you mean by what you said the other day? What brachial plexus nerve damage? Do you have any evidence?" Xie Zheng looked at him, his eyes filled with tension.

Bai Zhi replied tactfully, "Based on my experience, that's how it is, but since it hasn't been examined with instruments, you can go to an authoritative hospital to confirm and see what the doctor says."

"Okay, that's enough."

Bai Zhi changed his dressing, gestured for him to put the book away, and then kept his arm in a sling.

Then they started calculating the cost. "I'll charge you two yuan for changing the dressing, plus the 23 yuan from last time, making it a total of 25 yuan." Changing the dressing only required some gauze and iodine, so there was basically no cost.

"good."

Xie Zheng took out 30 yuan from his pocket and put it on the table.

Bai Zhi put the money in the drawer.

"Are you planning to work here indefinitely, waiting for Lu Ye to come back?"

Xie Zheng sized her up and scoffed, "You're that eager to marry him?"

"You're overthinking it." Bai Zhi put away the gauze and iodine, lowered her eyes, and spoke in a calm tone, "Mr. Xie, you can leave now."

"Why would I leave? We're all acquaintances, let's chat for a bit. Do you think I'm going to eat you?" Xie Zheng rested his uninjured arm on the counter, his narrow phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, his face full of gossip. "You've been in Nancheng for over half a month now, haven't you? Lu Ye still hasn't come back. Don't you have any thoughts about that?"

Bai Zhi planned to put the medicinal herbs into the powder machine to continue grinding them. Xie Zheng saw that she was dull and only knew how to tinker with the herbs, and he felt a little sorry for her slowness. He simply said, "I estimate that as long as you stay in Nancheng, Lu Ye will not come back. He is avoiding you. You idiot, don't you feel it?"

I know him better than anyone. He has a terrible temper, a stubborn personality, and a cold and fierce nature. Even if you met him, you would be scared.

"Waiting here is pointless. Some people are better left unseen than remembered."

He kept muttering to himself, while Bai Zhi, busy with her work, slowly opened her lips and said, "He'll be back the day after tomorrow."

"What did you say? Lu Ye is coming back?" Xie Zheng's handsome face was shocked, clearly not believing Bai Zhi's words. He pressed, "Really? Who told you?"

Bai Zhi explained, "Grandpa Lu said it. He just passed away."

Hearing his words, Xie Zheng narrowed his eyes and pondered for a few seconds before analyzing,

"Grandpa Lu must have threatened him with suicide, otherwise Lu Ye wouldn't have come back."

Bai Zhi, "!!!"

It has to be said, Xie Zheng was right.

It seems he really knows Lu Ye well.

Judging from the way he spoke of Lu Ye through gritted teeth, it was clear that the two didn't get along at all.

He asked Bai Zhi, "The day after tomorrow, right? So you're going to the Lu family to see him the day after tomorrow?"

Bai Zhi replied ambiguously, "It's not certain yet."

She didn't want to continue the topic, but Xie Zheng showed no sign of leaving, so she changed the subject, "Mr. Xie, what did you say you did for a living the other day? Playing guitar and singing, right?"

She was quite interested in Xie Zheng's profession.

I'm also curious about how he got into music.

Xie Zheng tossed his long, stylish hair and asked Bai Zhi, "Do you know any bands?"

I've heard of Angelica dahurica.

Xie Zheng looked very proud. "We're musicians. Besides playing guitar, I also write lyrics and compose music. We're going to have a performance soon, and I'll take you to see it then."

Wow, you're really amazing.

Xie Zheng was very pleased with Bai Zhi's adoring gaze.

Bai Zhi then asked with a smile, "Have you composed any songs? Sing a couple of lines?"

"Singing without vocals doesn't feel right."

He said, "When we perform in the future, we can let you go to the venue and see the world."

Bai Zhi happily thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Xie."

"It's nothing. Considering you stitched up and bandaged me, I'll show you around." Speaking of the performance, Xie Zheng looked at his arm again, anxious. "Does my arm have to stay in a sling like this? It's such a waste of time. Besides, my grandparents are calling me home. If I go back like this, they'll beat me to death."

Bai Zhi casually remarked, "What's the point of fighting when you're injured?"

Xie Zheng's eyes flickered slightly as he tried to evade the question, saying, "I'm already twenty-five or twenty-six years old. If I recklessly injure myself, the elders will definitely say something."

Bai Zhi laughed and said, "Just say that you were brave enough to catch a thief and got stabbed. They won't hit you, and they might even reward you."

Old Xie was also a soldier. His act of bravery and service to the people was something they were incredibly proud of.

Upon hearing this, Xie Zheng seemed to have a sudden realization, his eyes lighting up. "Wow, this little girl is quite quick-witted. How come I didn't think of that?"

That's right, let's talk about acts of bravery and righteousness.

He looked at Bai Zhi with a resentful expression, his tone full of complaint, "Why didn't you tell me this idea when you stitched me up last time? You made me wander around outside for the past two days for nothing."

Bai Zhi, "..."

Bai Zhi fell silent again. Xie Zheng, finding it boring to stay, decided to go find a friend to make music.

"You're like a silent gourd, you can't even have a conversation, you're so boring, goodbye, I'm leaving."

"Mr. Xie, wait a minute." Just as he was about to change, Bai Zhi stopped him. She pointed to the injection machine and introduced to Xie Zheng, "I'm working on preparing scar removal medicine. I found a few herbs in Nancheng and wrote to my uncle, asking him to bring the herbs from Bincheng. You can use the scar removal medicine after your stitches are removed."

Xie Zheng's eyes brightened again, and he said gratefully, "Okay, thank you, little sister."

Bai Zhi tentatively asked, "Have you prepared the expenses?"

"Tens of thousands?" Xie Zheng raised an eyebrow, confirming.

Bai Zhi paused for two seconds, then changed her mind, "For Grandpa Xie's sake, you can give me five thousand."

Asking him for tens of thousands of yuan now is really unrealistic.

That's definitely asking for too much.

But in her previous life, a single bottle of her scar removal medicine did indeed sell for tens of thousands of yuan.

But it's 1988 now, so it can't be compared to later years.

However, five thousand yuan isn't that much when you add it all up.

That's a secret medicine formula.

The kind that can completely remove scars without leaving any trace.

When Xie Zheng heard that Bai Zhi's scar removal medicine had dropped from tens of thousands of yuan to five thousand yuan, his handsome face turned strange.

Such a big drop?

Five thousand is still acceptable.

His grandparents' retirement pensions could be enough to cover the costs.

He got the benefit but then acted innocent, saying, "Why should I care about the old man? We're so close, can't you at least consider my own feelings?"

Bai Zhi's head was throbbing from his nagging. She sighed inwardly and patiently said, "Mr. Xie, please don't mind these details. I'll prepare the medicine as soon as possible, and you can pick it up when you come to have your stitches removed."

"no problem."

When Xie Zheng heard that Bai Zhi had specially made medicine to remove his scars, he felt a strange warmth in his heart, and his gaze towards her softened a bit. "Don't call me Mr. Xie anymore."

"Huh? What should I call him?" Calling him Xie Zheng isn't quite appropriate.

After all, they are older.

Calling him Xie Feng is even more inappropriate.

Just as she was thinking this to herself, she saw Xie Zheng looking at her with a wicked smile, "Call me Brother Zheng."

Bai Zhi, "..."

Seeing Bai Zhi looking at him strangely, Xie Zheng assumed she was shy. He coughed lightly and said, "What? We're so familiar with each other, is there a problem with calling me Brother Zheng?"