Chapter 308: Lou Xiaoe VS Zhong Mingzhu

"Deliver these ingredients to the clinic once a week. Ask my grandmother and the others for the specific requirements. You can eat them yourselves, too; they are good for you."

"Understood, Master."

Ever since they underwent the Cleanse Marrow and Cut Meridians, they had become Zhang Ping'an's die-hard fans. It wasn't as if local thugs hadn't come knocking, but they had all been beaten away by them.

Later on, because of the cooperation between Lou Bancheng and Jia Youwei, and because Lou Bancheng had greased the right palms, things had remained peaceful.

In the evening, Zhang Ping'an returned home. At this time, Jia Youwei and Lou Xiaoe were both in the villa, and there was a blonde, blue-eyed foreign girl by Jia Youwei's side.

At noon, Lou Xiaoe had come to look for Wang Xiaoling and saw that she was exceptionally radiant today. Lou Xiaoe was no longer the naive girl who didn't know anything.

Once Lou Xiaoe arrived here, she was enrolled in university and studied Finance for four years. This place was much more open than the Mainland, so Lou Xiaoe was now quite worldly.

Plus, she knew Wang Xiaoling's character; it was impossible for her to have an affair, so it must be that her brother-in-law had arrived.

Thinking of this, she was instantly overcome with excitement. Five years of longing surged like a tide. Her eyes darted around; there was no such thing as monogamy in Xiangjiang, heh heh...

Consequently, Lou Xiaoe didn't leave, and for once, she spent the whole afternoon sitting in the pharmacy with Wang Xiaoling.

Seeing her eyes darting around and her occasional silly giggles, Wang Xiaoling knew what she was plotting and sighed inwardly; they were all fated enemies.

Jia Youwei had also been notified by Lou Xiaoe; she was trying her best to stall for time so she could stay for dinner.

Zhang Ping'an drove his beat-up car back to the villa, the roar of the engine drawing attention from inside the house.

"Ping'an is back," Jia Youwei said, being the most familiar with it; this was the van he had modified with his own hands.

Lou Xiaoe launched herself into motion, running quickly into the courtyard. Thinking that the person she had missed day and night was about to appear before her, she was just about to rush into his arms, but upon seeing that the person getting out of the car was a handsome, blonde, blue-eyed foreigner, she stopped dead in her tracks.

"Are you my brother-in-law?" Lou Xiaoe asked, somewhat uncertainly.

Zhang Ping'an was also a bit bewildered, not knowing why Lou Xiaoe, Jia Youwei, and even a blonde, blue-eyed beauty were appearing here.

"Let's all go inside to talk about this. Jia, come in with me."

Zhang Ping'an's voice hadn't changed, but with a foreigner present, he felt uneasy and wanted to ask about the situation first.

In the third-floor study, Zhang Ping'an removed his disguise.

"Second Brother, what's the situation with that foreigner?" He had just seen how exceptionally intimate that foreigner was with Jia Youwei.

Bringing this up, Jia Youwei blushed for once and stammered out an explanation.

"I saved them by the seaside; there were three of them, and they had all fallen into the water."

"That day, I went to the seaside to clear my head and saw the three of them clinging to two pieces of driftwood. I saved them while I was at it. Later, I learned that they were all medical students from the Great Bear."

"Their class had rented a fishing boat to celebrate their graduation, fishing and grilling fish at sea, but they ran into pirates. By the time the boat ran out of fuel, they had no choice but to jump into the sea to escape."

"There were twelve people in their class; some escaped, some were captured. Finally, the three of them were lucky enough to encounter a cargo ship. They spent over a week on board, thinking they had escaped death, only to find the crew was a bunch of lecherous thugs."

"In the end, they took advantage of the night to escape again. Fortunately, they weren't far from Xiangjiang by then, and they just drifted all the way here."

"When I met them, they were all pale, but thanks to the treatment of the Divine Doctor, they have all recovered as before."

"We got along quite well later, and then... ha ha ha, you know."

"By the way, there is also a Huaxia person among them, an international student named Zhong Mingzhu. She won't say anything else."

"What? Zhong Mingzhu?" Zhang Ping'an was greatly shocked.

"Yes, that's what Yelena said."

"Is the one left also an international student?"

"Uh, no, that's Yelena's twin sister, Ilena, heh heh."

After Jia Youwei finished speaking, he chuckled again; clearly, his relationship with these twin sisters was quite deep.

"We even have children now. Ilena is pregnant and at home, so it's not convenient for her to go out."

"……"

Good heavens, Jia Youwei had kept himself pure for forty years, only to capture foreign twins in one go.

"Second Brother, impressive." What could Zhang Ping'an say? He just gave a thumbs up and that was that.

"Ha ha ha, it's alright, it's alright."

It was only because Jia Youwei practiced martial arts year-round and his body was different from ordinary people; otherwise, he might not have been able to handle two foreigners.

"The three of them have new identities now and are all working at the Lou family's Western pharmacy. By the way, do you know that Zhong Mingzhu?" Jia Youwei's eyes were somewhat mischievous.

"Ahem, I know her. Let's go down first; don't keep them waiting." This time it was Zhang Ping'an's turn to be embarrassed, and he hurried away.

"Heh heh heh, alright."

"Brother-in-law, it really is you." Lou Xiaoe had calmed down by now, just looking at Zhang Ping'an with joy.

"Mm, long time no see, Xiao'e."

Lou Xiaoe was twenty-six now, but she looked like she was only twenty-three or twenty-four, and this appearance would likely last for another ten or eight years.

"Everyone must be hungry, right? Let's eat first; we can talk about other things after the meal."

Grandfather and Grandmother knew there were guests at home, so they ate on the second floor of the Front Courtyard, and the children had also finished early and returned to their rooms.

The five of them took their seats. Zhang Ping'an sat with a beauty on his left and right. Yelena, sitting opposite, was not surprised; after all, her own sister had married Jia Youwei.

"Ahem, let's eat, let's eat."

After the meal, Zhang Ping'an thought about it and decided to go back with Jia Youwei to see Zhong Mingzhu.

"Xiao Ling, I have something to do with Second Brother and am going out. I might be back quite late, so you don't need to wait for me."

"Alright."

Ignoring the resentful Lou Xiaoe on the side, Zhang Ping'an followed Jia Youwei to their villa. Fortunately, it wasn't far from here, a twenty-minute drive.

Zhong Mingzhu was currently in her room reading medical books. Her current situation was quite awkward; both of her good sisters were married, and she felt like an outsider here, but she really had nowhere else to go.

Fortunately, the owner of this villa was also from the Mainland, and out of respect for a fellow countryman and the Ilena sisters, he treated her quite well.

"Ping'an, how is it? This is my home."

"Not bad, not bad." Although it wasn't as big as Wang Xiaoling's place, it wasn't small either; with two floors, there were probably over a dozen rooms.

"Yelena, go call your sister out and tell her a fellow countryman has come to see her." Jia Youwei had asked Zhang Ping'an along the way, but Zhang Ping'an had brushed it off vaguely.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Zhong, your fellow countryman from the Mainland has come to see you."

"Who is it?"

Zhong Mingzhu felt a bit excited upon hearing this; could it be that someone from her own family had come looking for her? But the moment she opened the door and saw Zhang Ping'an, she froze.

"Pi, Ping'an? Is it you?"

"It's me, Mingzhu. Long time no see."

"Wuu wuu wuu."

Just like last time at the library back home, Zhong Mingzhu buried her head into Zhang Ping'an's chest again. Zhang Ping'an felt helpless and could only comfort her softly:

"It's okay, it's okay. It's all in the past now."

Having finally seen a relative, Zhong Mingzhu cried loudly without regard for anyone else present. Every time she thought about her experiences over the past two years, she was filled with lingering fear, to the point that she had been guarding herself against those around her. Zhang Ping'an's appearance made her completely let down her guard.

After crying for more than ten minutes, Zhong Mingzhu finally calmed down. Looking at the tear stains on his chest, Zhang Ping'an couldn't help but sigh that women really are made of water.