After eating two steamed buns outside, it was still early, so Wu Guizhi insisted on dragging Xu Zhian to eat together at home. Xu Zhian thought about it and estimated that his brother hadn't finished the meal yet, so he agreed to Wu Guizhi's invitation.
"Xiao Xu, please try the black rice porridge that Auntie made tonight. There will be a few more dishes later." Wu Guizhi asked Xu Zhian to sit down first.
"Aunt Wu, don't bother me. I'll just have a bowl of porridge." Seeing Aunt Wu put on an apron and getting ready to cook, Xu Zhian quickly declined.
Wu Guizhi waved her hand, "Quanquan and I didn't eat either, so we just happened to eat together."
"Ah, that's it. Well, let me help you, Aunt Wu."
"No, no, just sit down. The space in this place is small, so two people can't work very hard."
Seeing that Aunt Wu was trying her best to refuse, Xu Zhian stopped pushing. After thinking about it, he came to a bed in the room. A little boy about twelve or thirteen years old was lying on his side on the bed reading a comic book.
"Quanquan, what are you looking at?" Xu Zhi'an took a stool and sat beside the bed.
The little boy turned around and saw Xu Zhian beside the bed with a bright smile on his face: "Sister Xu, why are you here?"
"I'm here to have dinner with Quanquan today." Xu Zhian narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Really, what about brother Axing? Why didn't you come together?" The little boy stretched his head with some effort and looked into the room, but except for Xu Zhian in front of him, the only one in the room was his mother who was cooking.
Xu Zhi'an rubbed the little boy's head and said softly: "Brother A Xing has something to do tonight and is not at home. Only sister is here. What's wrong? You don't like your sister but you like brother A Xing, right?"
"No, I like Sister Xu the most." The little boy said quickly.
"I believed your lies." Xu Zhi'an knocked the little boy's head lightly and pretended to be angry.
After the two bickered for a few more times, Aunt Wu's voice came over, "You two, wash your hands and get ready to eat."
"Okay, Aunt Wu."
Xu Zhi'an went to the sink in the room, took a basin of water, soaked the towel, then came to the bedside and wiped Quanquan's hands. After going to the sink to wash himself, he came to the stove to help Then Aunt Wu brought the food to the table beside the bed.
Because Quanquan couldn't get out of bed, Wu Guizhi ate next to the bed every day so that she could feed Quanquan conveniently.
Xu Zhian also sat on the other side of the table, helping Wu Guizhi feed Quanquan.
"Sister Xu, when will Brother A Xing come back?" Quan Quan asked, "I still want him to come back and take me to the mountains to watch the stars."
"I know you still like your brother Ah Xing more." Xu Zhi'an thought for a while and replied: "Let's wait until tomorrow, no, the day after tomorrow. Ah Xing should be back soon."
Seeing Quan Quan's expectant eyes, Xu Zhi'an originally wanted to promise him tomorrow, but after thinking that his brother might need to rest at home for a few more days after he returned to normal, he settled on the day after tomorrow.
"It's still so long." Quan Quan was slightly disappointed.
"What's wrong, you want to go out and play so much." Xu Zhi'an rubbed Quanquan's head.
Quanquan nodded, "I heard before that there is a hidden mountain near where we live. The stars on the top of the mountain are very beautiful, but I can't go up there myself, so I asked Brother Asing to take me up there to see it."
"That mountain is so high, you want to exhaust your brother Ah Xing to death." Xu Zhian couldn't help laughing.
Quanquan retorted: "Brother A Xing is very strong, and I'm not heavy. He can carry me up easily."
"You think you are still the same four or five years old before." Xu Zhi'an tapped Quanquan's forehead, "You want to see the stars, right? Can my sister take you to see bigger and brighter stars?"
"Really, sister?" Quanquan's eyes widened immediately.
Xu Zhian nodded, "Of course, when did my sister lie to you?"
"Okay! Mom, sister is going to take me to see the stars!" Quanquan looked at Wu Guizhi excitedly.
"Okay, why don't you thank Sister Xu quickly?" Wu Guizhi reminded.
"Thank you, Sister Xu." Quan Quan said quickly.
"Xiao Xu, where are you going to take Quanquan to see the stars?" Wu Guizhi asked curiously.
"We have a planetarium in the city, which is full of things about the universe. There are two astronomical telescopes in that planetarium. I heard that you can see almost all the stars in the entire solar system." Xu Zhian replied.
"Hey, I heard that astronomical telescopes are very precious and cost several million. Even though they are placed in a planetarium, most people don't like them, right?"
"I went to consult before, and they said that I need to make an appointment, and it will be difficult to qualify for the appointment. But it doesn't matter. In the store where I work now, our boss is a very powerful person. I can ask him when the time comes. Please help me."
"It should be very troublesome, right? Will someone as big as his boss help little people like us?" Wu Guizhi said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Aunt Wu, our boss is very nice and approachable, and the wife of the boss is also very kind to me. They shouldn't refuse such a small thing." Xu Zhian said with a smile.
After finishing speaking, a certain girl who was drinking iced coffee on the roof of Tongzi Tower nodded, "Tsk, this girl, I was so kind to her in vain."
"That's good. If it really doesn't work, don't force it. You finally found such a good job. Don't let this affect the boss's influence on you."
"Okay Aunt Wu, our boss and the boss's wife are both young people, so everything will be fine."
Wu Guizhi nodded, and the three of them continued to eat and chat about home affairs.
Maybe it was because they hadn't had dinner together for a long time. Quanquan had many questions to ask Xu Zhian this time, such as how Xu Zhian did in the college entrance examination, whether Jiang Da was fun, what was new in the store where she worked, and so on.
While chatting, it was almost nine o'clock soon. Wu Guizhi looked at her watch and quickly reminded Xu Zhian that Director Lu would be here soon.
Xu Zhi'an put away the bowls and chopsticks and said to Quanquan, who was still unfinished, "Quanquan, sister is leaving first. I have something else to do in a while. Next time, I will bring brother A Xing to chat with you."
"Okay sister." Quanquan nodded sensibly.
"Okay, go ahead and I'll take care of the bowls and chopsticks. If Director Lu comes early, you'll have to wait for you." Wu Guizhi took the bowls and chopsticks from Xu Zhian's hand.
Xu Zhian nodded and hurried out of Wu Guizhi's house.
As soon as he opened the door, Xu Zhi'an saw an old Taoist priest wearing some old Taoist robes climbing up the stairs on this floor.
The old Taoist priest looks to be in his sixties, with long hair and beard, which are already gray. Coupled with the white cloud Taoist crown on his head, the old Taoist priest is quite immortal. The appearance of bones.
"Taoist Master Lu, you're here so early." Xu Zhi'an greeted him quickly, secretly glad that he had come out a little early, otherwise this old Taoist priest with a bad temper would most likely be angry again.
Director Lu nodded calmly, "I just finished my work and came here a few minutes early. Are everything ready?"
"Everything is ready as you requested." Xu Zhi'an nodded, pushed open the door of the house, led Director Lu in and then closed the door tightly.
"Axing, Director Lu is here, you will be back to normal soon." Xu Zhian couldn't help but feel a little excited when he thought that his brother was finally getting better after so many days.
After telling his brother about the situation, Xu Zhian carefully turned on the light in the room, fearing that his brother's mood would be a little off.
But fortunately, when I heard that Director Lu was here, my younger brother didn't react impatiently and just remained silent.
"Director Lu, everything is here."
Xu Zhian quickly sorted out the things that the Taoist priest had ordered to prepare and placed them in front of the Taoist priest, as well as the black cat he just bought this afternoon.
Director Lu went through these things one by one, and finally stared at the black cat for a long time.
Just when Xu Zhi'an thought that Director Lu was dissatisfied that the black cat was too cheap and was about to get angry, Director Lu just sighed softly.
"Where did you get this cat?"
"I bought it at the vegetable market over on Wutong Street." Xu Zhi'an said carefully: "Director Lu, is this black cat too cheap to use?"
After Lu Daochang pondered for a moment, he waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Although the quality is a little different, it doesn't affect the overall situation. Wake up your brother and we can start."
"Okay Taoist Master, thank you for your hard work."
Xu Zhi'an breathed a sigh of relief, quickly walked to his brother's bed, and said softly: "Axing, Director Lu is going to hold a ritual ceremony, why don't you get up first?"
"You go out first." Xu Zhixing's voice came from the bed.
Xu Zhi'an sighed, stood up and placed the table in front of the bed. Then, according to Lu Daozhang's request, he lit two big red candles on both sides of the table, and placed an incense burner in the middle with incense sticks as thick as three fingers inserted.
"Master Lu, I'm going out first. I'll leave it to you, Ah Xing." Xu Zhi'an bowed to the Taoist priest.
"Don't worry, it's the rule of the poor Taoist profession to take people's money and eliminate disasters for them." Director Lu said in a deep voice.
Xu Zhi'an nodded, glanced at his brother on the bed again, turned and left the room and came outside.
"Why did you come out? Isn't Director Lu going to start a forum?" Wu Guizhi held a freshly washed towel and placed it on the clothesline in the corridor outside.
"Axing doesn't want me to watch from inside." Xu Zhian sighed.
Wu Guizhi nodded, "It's understandable. Ah Xing used to be a well-known handsome young man in our area, and there were quite a few girls who liked him. Now that he's like this, he must feel uncomfortable.
But you don’t have to worry too much. Lu Daochang is a well-known immortal in the industry. He conquered many demons and ghosts when he was young. I have asked many friends about it, and they all said that Lu Daochang has profound Taoism. This kind of trivial matter must be a big deal for him. Not a problem.
Soon after Ah Xing returns to his original self, the lives of you two siblings will definitely get better and better. Ah Xing can endure hardships and is down-to-earth and capable. As for you, you have found such a good job and been admitted to a key domestic university. The future is also bright. "
"I hope it will get better and better, Aunt Wu. After Ah Xing recovers, let's take Quanquan to a big hospital to see his legs." Xu Zhian suggested.
Wu Guizhi was stunned, "Look at the legs?"
Xu Zhian nodded, "Yes, I've seen it on the news before. If Quan Quan goes to a big hospital and receives the best medical conditions in the country, he might even have the chance to get out of bed and walk."
"This...does it mean that we have to go to big hospitals in Beijing or abroad? That should cost a lot of money, right?" Wu Guizhi stuttered for a while.
"Just go to the hospital in our city. Jiangning People's Hospital is one of the best hospitals in the world. The medical level and equipment are the best in the world. You can definitely see a complete leg there."
“I’ve heard of the Municipal People’s Hospital, but that place is not something we ordinary people can afford to go to. The registration fee costs hundreds or even thousands, not to mention the treatment and other treatments that we can’t afford at all. "Wu Guizhi sighed.
Xu Zhian smiled and said: "It's okay, Aunt Wu. When the time comes, I'll go talk to our landlady and see if she can help find connections for us at the People's Hospital. At worst, I'll work there from now on and just repay them."
"You kid, this is not possible. You are the only college student here, and it is such a good university. You will make a lot of money after you graduate. How can you keep working for others?" Wu Guizhi quickly waved her hand.
"What's the point? There are college students everywhere now. After graduation, everyone works part-time, and I may not make as much money here." Xu Zhian patted Aunt Wu's hand, "Besides, Aunt Wu, our two families We have been neighbors for ten years. Asing and I had a lot of meals at your house when we were young, and I grew up watching him, just like my brother. I also look like him now. We can’t just look at it and ignore it.”
"No, no, I really don't feel good when Quan Quan's legs are like this, but I can't let you sacrifice because of Quan Quan. This will make me feel sorry for the rest of my life. I don't agree with this matter." Wu Guizhi said seriously.
Seeing Wu Guizhi's strong reaction, Xu Zhi'an knew that he couldn't persuade her for a while. He might as well wait until the brother's matter was settled before talking about the full story. Then he would be able to persuade Wu Guizhi slowly. , after all, there is no mother in the world who doesn’t feel sorry for her children.
"Tsk, this Xu Zhixing has been hiding under the quilt. What's so shameful about him? I want to see what he has become."
On the roof of Tongzi Tower, Su Ran patted Qin Shoumo on the shoulder, "Hurry, let me see what the room is like now."
Qin Shoumo, who was chewing on the KFC chicken drumstick in his hand, said vaguely: "That's someone else's privacy. Why are you looking at someone's privacy? You're still an underage boy. You're not a pervert, are you?"
"I'll make you look like you!" Su Ran slapped Qin Shoumo on the head, "The chicken drumsticks still can't stuff your mouth, so hurry up and show me what the underage boy looks like inside, or else I'll castrate you !”
"Hiss, how come the little girl is so rude? How can she get married in the future?" Qin Shoumo took another sip of ice coke and looked at Zhang Ziqing, "Why have you brought up children all these years? You can't give her to those in the Tang and Song Dynasties." Women should be cultivated and cultivated, such as the three obediences and four virtues?"
"Her current personality is partly due to the two of you playing and fooling around together when you were young." Zhang Ziqing didn't even raise his head.
Qin Shoumo was stunned, "How come you still have something to do with me?"
"Why are there so many nonsense? Hurry up! I won't be able to see them after they finish doing it." Su Ran slapped Qin Shoumo again.
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, my little aunt."
Qin Shoumo raised his hands in surrender, then snapped his fingers, and the scene in the room suddenly appeared in front of the three of them.
In the room downstairs, Daoist Lu took out the mahogany sword from his back, put it upright in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Come out, Xu Zhixing, I am going to start doing this for you."
After the quilt on the bed slowly shook, the person inside lifted up a corner of the quilt. It seemed that the light in the room was too dazzling, so Xu Zhixing quickly retracted his outstretched hand.
Seeing this, Taoist Master Lu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Why don't you come out quickly? Do you want to live in this state forever? The Taoist altar has been opened. If you miss the time, you will never be able to return to your original state!"
The Taoist priest's words were very shocking. As expected, Xu Zhixing no longer hesitated. He quickly reached out and lifted the quilt. There was no cover on the bed, and Xu Zhixing's entire appearance appeared in front of him.
"What the hell is this?" Su Ran was shocked and couldn't help but take two steps back.
"Holy shit!" Qin Shoumo, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, was stunned for a moment. After taking a look at the chicken leg in his hand, he suddenly felt that he had no appetite at all, so he threw the chicken leg away.
