Several days later.A surgical mask.
A pair of sungla.s.ses.
A cap.
Zhang Ye was all wrapped up as he returned to China quietly.
The moment he got off the plane, a car from the studio came to pick him up. He got in and pa.s.sed an address that Ning Lan wrote for him to the driver. Without going home, he headed straight for that location. Along the way, he even found a stall where he bought a drawer of soup dumplings, two fried dough sticks, and a bowl of savory tofu pudding. After being on a plane overnight, he was hungry. As he gorged himself with the food, he kept praising how delicious it was. Home-cooked food was still the best thing ever. It was a pity he didn"t have time to get some stewed pork liver. Hence, Zhang Ye decided that he must eat enough stewed pork liver and for visiting.
Zhang Ye said, "Did you think I didn"t do that? I"ve looked all over and can"t find anyone who is suitable for it."
Zhang Yuanqi watched the television and said, "I"ve already retired. Don"t look for me if it has anything to do with s...o...b..z."
Zhang Ye pointed at the television screen and said, "If you"ve really retired, why are you still watching entertainment news?"
"Am I not allowed to watch the news?" Zhang Yuanqi said.
Zhang Ye said, "You still haven"t returned the favor from back then."
Zhang Yuanqi replied, "I don"t remember it."
Zhang Ye said, "Aiya, quickly come and play the role for me!"
Zhang Yuanqi said flatly, "No."
He talked about the salary.
He talked about their friends.h.i.+p.
He got philosophical with her.
Zhang Ye tried everything, but it was all for naught.
Old Zhang seemed really firm in her decision not to come out of retirement.
In the end, Zhang Ye even resorted to bringing up their surnames. "We"re both Zhangs and were one family 500 years ago. Surely you wouldn"t want to shatter the Hollywood dream of your kin, would you?"
When Ma Fei heard that, she nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Kin, your sister!
You two are Zhangs!
But are they even the same f.u.c.king Zhang?
Ma Fei came over and said, "Teacher Zhang, stop making things difficult for my cousin. She really can"t help you right now. Can"t you see that my sis doesn"t look well? She"s not healthy, so we"re going to the hospital later."
Zhang Ye asked, "What is she sick with?"
Zhang Yuanqi suddenly coughed.
Zhang Ye said, "A cold? Why would you need to go to the hospital for that? This bro in front of you is a doctor. I"ll take a look at you. If I get you cured, will you go with me straight to Hollywood tomorrow?"
Zhang Yuanqi didn"t even look at him. "If you can cure me, I"ll go with you right away today."
Zhang Ye slapped his thigh and let out a hearty laugh. "That"s what I want to hear." He pointed at Ma Fei and said, "Sis, you heard it too. Be my witness."
Ma Fei said in a speechless manner, "Sure, I"ll be your witness. But you won"t be able to cure her."
Zhang Ye said in amus.e.m.e.nt, "Are you two messing with me? How hard can it be to cure this minor illness?" He then grabbed Zhang Yuanqi"s arm and pretentiously pressed on her wrist.
Zhang Yuanqi frowned. "What are you doing?"
Zhang Ye said calmly, "Taking your pulse."
Zhang Yuanqi was speechless.
Ma Fei asked, "Are you sure you know what you"re doing?"
Zhang Ye said, "You must trust the doctor."
Zhang Ye did not take this matter seriously at all. Wasn"t it just a cold and cough?
Awhile later, he turned around and walked away without saying a word. Then, roughly 30 minutes later, this fellow returned with two large packets of traditional Chinese medicine that he had gotten from a Chinese pharmacy. He casually handed them to Ma Fei and told her, "Boil these for your sister. When it"s almost ready, call me." Just before the medicine was prepared, Zhang Ye chased them away. Then he opened his game ring and took out an unidentified vial of liquid from the inventory to pour into the medicine.
The item was [Spring Water of Health].
Its effects were: heals physical injuries and sicknesses.张 vs. 章