Chapter 37 (1/2)

Chapter 37

CHAPTER 37: TEN DAYS

“I won’t starve you.”

Xiao Liu gently patted the back of the old man’s hand. Looking at those flirty expressions, Zhang Yang’s whole body s.h.i.+vered, he was full of goose b.u.mps. It seemed that these two were already falling in love.

“Boy, I’ll be going first …ah the old frontiersman losing his horse… who knows.. can be a blessing in disguise …(#idiom).

“Oh, uncle w.a.n.g, it’s okay! But next time, when you notice such things, please don’t try to be brave. This is not Vietnam’s battlefield, nor can you hold a rifle and go deep behind the enemy lines as a lone hero.” Zhang Yang moved a little.

“Well, as you get old ….a hero is silent about his past glories, ah, …… I can not walk …”

After showing off again, suddenly w.a.n.g Bo flushed and walked behind Xiao Liu and winked at Zhang Yang. With the support of the woman’s arm, he slowly walked out. Zhang Yang could not help but suspect that the old man’s leg wasn’t injured, but just his arms were dislocated. So, does he really need support to move?

“What do you mean by ‘losing a horse can be a blessing in disguise’?

“Cough … Cough … I don’t remember, I read it in a book at home. I’ll give it to you once I get there ..”

“Gee … be careful, walk slowly!”

……..

Zhang Yang stayed there until the old man’s voice disappeared. “All this in just a few days??? I can’t believe that this old man has progressed so fast!!

“Step Aside!!!”

Zhang Yang was still thinking when a group of nurses and several men in black suits came pus.h.i.+ng a surgical bed, and a nurse was holding saline solution bottle.

Zhang Yang quickly ran over to help. With everyone lending a hand, liu Biao was quickly settled. At that time, Liu Biao was still sleeping, presumably due to the anesthesia.

“Nurse, how’s it going?” Looking at unconscious Liu Biao, Zhang Yang pulled a nurse aside and asked anxiously.

“It’s alright now! He needs to rest for at least a month, mainly because of the high-intensity blows on his leg bones causing a com-minuted fracture. The ribs are just a minor problem and after resting for a few days, he’ll be able to walk in crutches.”

“Oh, thank you.”

“Rest a.s.sured and take some notes, he should not drink water until three hours after surgery. Try to feed him some liquid nutrition, avoid meat and spicy foods …”

…….

The nurse left after mentioning some things, and soon the ward was quiet. It seemed that no one was interested in chatting, and the two big men on suits were just sitting there silent with their eyes closed.

The ward had six beds. With Liu Biao there were four sleeping and the other two beds were empty, presumably the whole room had been booked.

Endless waiting and looking at Liu Biao peacefully sleeping, Zhang Yang couldn’t help but get emotional. He and Liu Biao had been friends for more than three years, and in those three years, most of the time Liu Biao took care of him but he rarely did the same. In Zhang Yang’s mind, Liu Biao was just like ‘Li Kui’ from ancient times. (#Li Kui: one of the heroes from the novel ”Water Margin”).

He knew that Liu Biao was quite dramatic from the beginning. Zhang Yang remembered, he met Liu Biao three years ago  on that same small restaurant where he and Du Xue had a meal. Lu Fei had forgotten his

purse and was arguing with the shop owner, when Zhang yang spared few yuans to pay for him. And after that, they became best friends.

Of course, the two had many common hobbies. Liu Biao also liked to play online games and read novels…