Chapter 7: 10,000 Yuan
The pouting Ning Qiu Tong sat on the driver seat while her father, Ning Zhong Guo, sat on the passenger seat.
As
for the back seat, it was occupied by the huge liar she abhorred the most.
She
could not understand what kind of madness her father was trying to do.
As
his daughter, she was crystal clear of her father’s health.
Normally,
he looked quite fit; He could lift up a 10 kg of mineral water bottle with one
hand and even ran 1 round around the house.
However,
how could the few sentences from the big liar frighten her father?
The
art of conning shouldn’t be as exaggerated as this ah…
Ning
Qiu Tong gloomily drove the car away from No.2 hospital and under Chen Xi’s
instructions, she reluctantly drove to a nearest Eastern Pharmacy.
After
she stopped the car, Chen Xi said to Ning Zhong Guo, “ I will first give you
some medicine, it can temporary ease your condition.”
After
saying that, Chen Xi stretched out his hand and placed his left hand in front
of Ning Qiu Tong.
“What?”
To
her surprise, the big liar did not immediately leave the car and instead, he
stretched out his hand, giving her a fright.
“Give
me some money, buying medicine needs money and I did not bring any money with
me,” Chen Xi reasonably said.
After
hearing his words, Ning Qiu Tong almost fainted from anger.
When
she was about to berate the big liar, Ning Zhong Guo suddenly opened the
passenger drawer and took out a stack of cash from inside, passing it to Chen
Xi.
Upon
receiving the stack of cash, Chen Xi estimated that there was about 10,000
Yuan.
“Should
be enough, wait for me.”
Without
saying any more pleasantries, he took the money and got off the car.
Ning
Qiu Tong glued her eyes to Chen Xi, only withdrawing her gaze when he entered
the Eastern Pharmacy.
Judging
from her vigilant manner, she must be afraid that Chen Xi would take the money
and run off.
“Dad,
what in the world happened to you? That guy is clearly a liar and how can you
believe this kind of low level scam?”
After
the stranger left, Ning Qiu Tong could not hold it back and grumbled a bit to
Ning Zhong Guo.
“He
is not a liar.”
Ning
Zhong Guo shook his head. Upon seeing his daughter’s aggrieved face, he could
not help but laugh and comforted her, “Qiu Tong, actually one of the little
bro’s sentences hit the mark. That is…I can not live beyond 50 years.”
“Dad!
You are already 52 years old! It is impossible that I don’t remember your
birthday!”
Ning
Qiu Tong instantly became anxious.
Did
dad even forget how old is he this year?
Don’t
tell me this big liar used some incapacitating agent? Or some sort of hypnosis,
causing dad to believe him.
Shit!
How
now?
Ning
Qiu Tong was so worried such that the more she thought about the more
ridiculous it got.
Ning
Zhong Guo was considering whether he should tell everything to his daughter,
hence he did explain immediately.
After
a few moments of silence in the car, Qiu Tong decided to call the police as the
ridiculous encounter today was beyond her comprehension.
At
this moment, however, Ning Zhong Guo deeply sighed and spoke, “ Qiu Tong, do
you remember the period of time I was gone 3 years ago?”
“Ah?”
Qiu
Tong thought for awhile before answering, “I remember you went overseas to do
an inspection for an extended period of time 3 years ago. It was to discuss
about investing or something. But, didn’t it fail in the end?”
After
hearing it, Ning Zhong was reticent.
After
carefully thinking about it, he still decided not to tell his daughter.
Hence,
he gazed anxious Ning Qiu Tong and suddenly, he asked in a serious tone, “Qiu
Tong, if 100,000 Yuan can buy a life for your father, are you willing to do
it?”
“Dad!
If you can really live for hundreds of years, let’s not talk about 10 million,
I will even give 100 billion Yuan without blinking, but…Look at him, he really
is a liar. How can you believe these kind of cheap lies?”
Ning
Qiu Tong was infuriated.
This
was not a matter of money, but the fact she felt that her intelligence was
humiliated.
“I
understand what you meant.”
Ning
Zhong Guo turned to his side and patted Ning Qiu Tong on the back of her hand.
With a serious tone, he said, “I didn’t trust him completely, but I can’t help
but trust him and even hope that he did not lie to me from the start…Because I
can’t afford to bet on it. If 100,000 Yuan can buy me a life, then why don’t we
try it?”
“Dad,
if you really feel uncomfortable somewhere, we can immediately go back to the
hospital to do a check up, okay? If you feel that the medical expertise of No.2
City Hospital is not up to standard, then I will go overseas with you for check
up.
Zhong
Ning Guo shook his head and stretched out a hand to hug his daughter. After
that, he solemnly said, “ Trust your father’s intuition, okay?”
***
Half an hour later.
Chen
Xi walked out of the Eastern Pharmacy carrying 2 big packets.
Just
as he opened the car door, he felt that the atmosphere was slightly strange.
Come
to think of it, based on the woman’s apparel and temperament, she must be a
strong independent woman. This kind of social elitist are normally objective,
rational and factual, hence, they only believed their own judgement.
Since
she had already determined that he was a liar, it was natural that she would
not believe him no matter what he said.
She
might have even argued with her father just now…
Nevermind,
he could not be bothered to care about other people’s family matters.
Since
King Zhong Guo believed him, then Chen Xi would do his best to cure him.
Chen
Xi opened the car door and placed one of the medicine packets at the backseat.
He then carried the other medicine packet and stood next to the passenger seat.
Through the window glass, he said to King Zhong Guo, “For the medicine packet
in your car, make a dosage daily. Each dose contains 2 drops. Consume one drop
in the morning and another at night. Consume after meal.”
“Okay.
What else?”
“This
medicine can only help you to temporary ease the pain, there is no use for your
illness.”
Up
to this point, Chen Xi lifted up the other medicine packet in his hand and
pointed at the packet as he said, “I need 3 days to prepare. Give me a name
card, I will contact you 3 days later.”
“Okay.”
Ning
Zhong Guo took out a name card from his bag and passed it to Chen Xi.
Chen
Xi gave it a glance, on it was a name and a string of numbers.
“The
money for buying the medicine is on me. There is no need for down payment. I
will collect 90,000 Yuan after I cure you.”
As
soon as he finished, Chen Xi waved towards Ning Zhong Guo and left.
When
Chen Xi left, Ning Qiu Tong forcefully started the car and softly said with a
tinge of sarcasm, “How spineless, he is only satisfied with just 10,000 Yuan.”
“Ai,
Qiu Tong, why did I sense that there was another meaning in your sentence? Are
you blaming your dad for being senile?”
“I
don’t dare,” Ning Qiu Tong resented.
“Didn’t
you see him buy so many medicine?”
“How
much money is this little bit of medicine worth? Dad, I see you don’t
understand the daily struggles of the average people. It’s 10,000 Yuan. The
average pay in Zhong Hai is less than 5,000 Yuan. In just 30 minutes, he has
earned the salary of what others earned in 2 months. Is that not enough?”
After
hearing it, Ning Zhong Guo laughed, “Let’s wait. Didn’t he say he needs 3 days
to prepare? Don’t be presumptuous when coming to a conclusion. We will talk
about it 3 days later.”
“Hmph!
Still 3 days?! I dare to bet that he has long run away.”
After
that, Ning Qiu Tong glanced at the rear mirror, as if to find the figure of the
big liar.
And
just as she said, Chen Xi was nowhere to be found…
This
was because he had to rush home to see his daughter.
Although
he was only out for a while, Chen Xi has started to feel that his heart was a
bit empty; He was uncomfortable from being apart from his daughter.
As
long as he thought that there was a little kiddo waiting for him at home, he
could not wait until his cultivation level recovered and instantly flew to his
daughter
As
expected, he had the potential to be a daughter’s slave…