"Kitchen is out of soy sauce. Go buy some. Also, get braised snacks from the corner stall. New friends are here. Let’s celebrate."
Zhu Yanyi said this and went back to the kitchen. Yan Aohan smiled and stood up. Zhang Yan said, "Young Master Yan, I’ll go."
Yan Aohan didn’t refuse. Zhang Yan bought the soy sauce and snacks, then brought them to the kitchen.
An hour later, Zhang Haifeng carried dishes out. "Come, let’s eat!" He looked at the food like a wolf seeing a sheep. His eyes made people shiver.
Yan Aohan saw this and snatched the tray. "Watch your drool," he said with disgust.
Zhu Yanyi came out with more food. She shook her head at them. "Help set the table. Then we eat."
Luo Gang and the others nodded and helped. They sat down. Zhu Yanyi made six dishes and one soup. There was plenty of food. Zhu Yanyi ate only a small bowl of rice. The others ate everything clean.
Yan Aohan and Zhang Haifeng cleaned up. Zhu Yanyi rested, then prepared to treat Luo Gang and the others.
She wrote a list of herbs and gave it to Qin Tianxiang. "Buy these. Any Chinese pharmacy has them. I’ll check them, then mix the medicine. I’ll tell you how to boil it. Brother Wang, Sister Qin, Sister Zhang, you take medicine first. Brother Wang and Sister Zhang need to recover strength first. Sister Qin only needs medicine. So, Sister Qin, you buy the herbs."
"Okay." Qin Tianxiang took the list and went to a night pharmacy.
After she left, Zhu Yanyi said to Luo Gang, "Brother Luo, lie face down on the sofa. I’ll use acupuncture."
"Okay." Luo Gang sat on the sofa. "Do I need to take off my shirt?"
"No need," Zhu Yanyi smiled. "I can find the points through clothes."
Luo Gang lay face down. Zhu Yanyi took out her gold needles. She found the points and flicked them in. Wang Ye and the others were surprised. They didn’t know medicine, but they saw she was truly skilled. Yan Aohan and Zhang Haifeng had seen this before, so they weren’t surprised.
Luo Gang closed his eyes. He felt warmth in his heavy bones. It felt good. He felt sleepy and fell asleep.
When he woke up, he was alone in the hall. Wang Ye sat nearby. "Brother Luo, you’re awake. How do you feel?"
Luo Gang stood up. He twisted his waist and kicked his legs. He sighed happily. "My body feels light. Never felt this good before."