Xu Zhengyang, feeling embarrassed, quickly said, "Master Dong, I'll go right away, I'll go right away. Oh, I'm so sorry, my memory's been bad lately, and I've been so busy..." As he said this, Xu Zhengyang blushed. What was he so busy about?! "Master Dong, please just call me Zhengyang from now on. Calling me 'boss' sounds too formal, doesn't it?"
"Yes, yes. Zhengyang, it's settled then. I'll call home now to let them know. I'll hang up now and head home right away."
"Okay, okay, tell Auntie not to bother, we can just talk for a bit when we get there."
"well."
After hanging up, Xu Zhengyang put the picture book in the drawer, put on his leather jacket, and walked towards the door, wondering what he should bring as he couldn't go to someone's house empty-handed.
Chen Chaojiang and I drove to Shenghua Supermarket, bought some nutritional supplements and other things, and then headed to Yong'an Community in Yongping District.
Yong'an Residential Area is a relatively old residential complex, built more than 20 years ago. It is located on the south side of Yongping District, bordered by the old South Ring Road (now Xinmin Road) to the south and Youyi South Street to the west. The roads outside the complex are lined with tall and lush plane trees. In the dead of winter, the plane trees are covered with snow and frost, looking like giant cotton candy.
A white Audi A4 slowly drove into the community from the south gate. After making a phone call, Xu Zhengyang asked Chen Chaojiang to drive the car to the door of Unit 2 of Building 6 and stop it next to the pile of snow in the middle of the open space in front of the building. The two of them got out of the car with their things and walked into the building.
Because it is an old-style residential building, there are no doors at the entrance of the building. The stairwells are narrow, the stairs are steep, and the lighting is dim.
Just as they reached the second floor, they heard hurried footsteps behind them. Xu Zhengyang and Chen Chaojiang turned around curiously. Chen Chaojiang had already stepped in front of Xu Zhengyang to block his path.
Dong Yuebu strode up the stairs, taking four steps at a time, carrying large and small bags of chicken, duck, fish, vegetables, cigarettes, and alcohol. Seeing Xu Zhengyang and Chen Chaojiang, Dong Yuebu immediately said excitedly, "Great! You've finally arrived! Well, I've bought everything. We'll have lunch at your place today, so please don't refuse..."
"Master Dong, this is too much trouble. We agreed to just sit down for a bit," Xu Zhengyang said with a smile, as he and Dong Yuebu walked upstairs together.
"Look at this, what are you bringing when you come to visit? It's embarrassing for our family." Dong Yuebu also noticed the nutritional supplements the two were carrying and immediately felt ashamed.
"Let's not talk about these things, it's too formal," Xu Zhengyang said with a smile, waving his hand.
Dong Yuebu's home was on the top floor, the fifth floor. After going upstairs, Dong Yuebu knocked hard on the door a few times.
Soon, the door was pushed open from the inside. Yu Shuhua was slightly taken aback when she saw Chen Chaojiang and Xu Zhengyang, and then excitedly said, "Quick, please come in." While letting the three of them into the house, she called out to the inner room, "Wenqi, Zhengyang and the others are here."
"Yes." Dong Wenqi's clear voice came from one of the bedrooms inside.
Dong Yuebu handed the things in his hand to Yu Shuhua, and then quickly invited the two of them to sit in the living room.
Xu Zhengyang and Chen Chaojiang walked to the sofa with smiles, put the nutritional supplements they were holding on the brown wooden coffee table, and Dong Yuebu had already jogged over to make tea for the two of them.
Dong Yuebu's home wasn't small, with three bedrooms, two living rooms, one bathroom, and one kitchen. Although the furniture and decor were somewhat old and ordinary, it was exceptionally clean and tidy. It was clear that Yu Shuhua was someone who enjoyed housework.
Because Dong Wenqi is injured in the leg, she is unable to take care of many things on her own. Therefore, Yu Shuhua has taken a long leave of absence to take care of her daughter at home. Her son, Dong Wenshu, attends a private high school and rarely comes home.
After brewing tea and bringing it over, Dong Yuebu served tea to the two of them, exchanged a few polite words, and then took the nutritional supplements on the tea table to the inner room.
From the innermost bedroom, Dong Wenqi called out clearly, "Dad, come and help me out with Mom. It's impolite for me to lie in the room when guests are here."
"Hey, don't move around, the doctor won't let you get out of bed." Dong Yuebu walked anxiously towards the room.
Xu Zhengyang hurriedly got up and walked inside, saying, "No, that's making things difficult for me. Just lie down."
As he spoke, Xu Zhengyang walked to the door of the bedroom, where he saw Dong Yuebu and Yu Shuhua trying to persuade Dong Wenqi not to get out of bed, while Dong Wenqi looked somewhat dissatisfied.
The heating in the room was good, so Dong Wenqi was only wearing a pink cotton pajama set embroidered with cartoons. She was leaning against the folded quilt, and she had already pulled off the quilt herself. Her right leg, through her pink pajama pants, was still noticeably thicker, probably because of the splint.
Xu Zhengyang hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not go inside. Instead, he stood at the door and said with a smile, "Lie down. It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. Don't move around too much."
Hearing Xu Zhengyang speak, Dong Wenqi quickly looked up at him at the door and said somewhat shyly, "Hello, thank you, thank you."
"You're too kind. Aren't you trying to get rid of me?" Xu Zhengyang waved his hand with a smile. "Take good care of your injury." After saying that, Xu Zhengyang turned around and planned to go back to the living room. He was a rather traditional person in this regard, or rather, a little shy. Standing at the door of the girl's bedroom, looking at the girl lying on the bed in her pajamas, he just felt that it was not right.
"Hey, Xu Zhengyang," Dong Wenqi called out hurriedly, "If I can't go out, can't you talk to me for a bit?"
"Huh?" Xu Zhengyang was stunned for a moment, scratching his head somewhat embarrassed, but he didn't know how to refuse.
The Dong family of three didn't share Xu Zhengyang's traditional and antique mindset. Yu Shuhua had already casually placed a chair by the bed and said with a smile, "Zhengyang, come in and sit down. Wenqi says every day that she can't see her benefactor brother. You're not much different from an unsung hero, haha."
"Hey, hey." Xu Zhengyang scratched his head, smiled a little embarrassedly, and walked in.
"Alright, you two talk for a bit, I'm going to cook." Yu Shuhua tucked Dong Wenqi in, clapped her hands, and went out.
Dong Yuebu exchanged a few polite words with a smile and then went to the living room to keep Chen Chaojiang company.
Fortunately, the bedroom door was open; otherwise, Xu Zhengyang would have been embarrassed to the point of blushing. He sat down in a chair and said somewhat awkwardly, "I've been busy these days, so... so I haven't been able to come. I'm sorry..."
Dong Wenqi, who had originally intended to express her gratitude further, couldn't help but chuckle at Xu Zhengyang's demeanor and apologetic words. She hadn't expected this young benefactor, so composed and calm in the hospital, so decisive and outspoken, to be so shy when alone with someone. Could it be that he was embarrassed to be alone in a room with a girl?
Seeing Dong Wenqi laughing at him, Xu Zhengyang became even more embarrassed. He habitually raised his hand to scratch his head, his face turning red.
"Hey, how old are you?"
"Huh? Twenty-one, I'll be twenty-two after the New Year," Xu Zhengyang answered honestly.
"Hehe, are you shy?" Dong Wenqi teased.
"No, no," Xu Zhengyang said awkwardly, shaking his head. He silently encouraged himself, "Man, man, man..."
Dong Wenqi tilted her head, her long hair cascading down her front, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to be such a shy young man."
"Hey, don't move around too much in the future. Just focus on recovering. If you hurt yourself again, your parents will worry so much," Xu Zhengyang quickly said, changing the subject seriously.
"Hehe, I'm two years older than you, don't try to act all mature in front of me." Dong Wenqi found Xu Zhengyang increasingly amusing and, no longer caring about his status as her benefactor, said with a smile, "Great hero who did the right thing, do you have a girlfriend?"
Xu Zhengyang paused, his face turning even redder and then darker, scratching his head as he said, "No, no, well, let's not talk about this."
"Hehe...would you like your older sister to introduce you to someone?"
"No need, no need, no rush," Xu Zhengyang quickly waved his hand.
Dong Wenqi was overjoyed. She had been utterly bored at home these past few days, confined to bed, unable to even get out of bed, eating, drinking, and using the toilet all in bed, and needing her mother's care. How could a 23-year-old young woman endure that? It was rare to see her benefactor arrive today, and to be so shy and adorable. Dong Wenqi's curiosity about Xu Zhengyang grew even stronger. She truly wondered how such a shy young man could be so accomplished and successful at such a young age.
"Zhengyang, really, thank you so much." Dong Wenqi laughed for a while, seemingly afraid that Xu Zhengyang would become even more embarrassed, so she stopped teasing him.
"No need to thank me, it's nothing..."
"Hehe, it might be a small matter for you, sigh." Dong Wenqi sighed slightly.
Xu Zhengyang wanted to say a few words of advice, but then he heard a beeping sound coming from the bedside table on the inside of the bed. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a laptop with a small penguin icon bobbing in the lower right corner.
Dong Wenqi turned her head, slightly shifted her body, and picked up the laptop, placing it on her lap. Looking down at the screen, she slid her fingers across it, tapping away, and said, "I was so bored at home, my friend lent me her laptop. It has Wi-Fi..."
"Oh." Xu Zhengyang responded, completely bewildered. How could he possibly know what wireless internet access was?
"Oh, right, Zhengyang, what's your QQ number? I want to add you as a friend." After replying to a friend's message, Dong Wenqi suddenly turned around and asked.
"What? A QQ number?" Xu Zhengyang was stunned.
Dong Wenqi stared at him as if he were an alien, and said in surprise, "Don't tell me you don't know how to use a computer or surf the internet..."
Xu Zhengyang racked his brains for a long time, and then he realized that he seemed to have heard of such a thing. However, he really didn't know how to use a computer, let alone go online. He nodded honestly and said, "I can't play with high-tech stuff. I've never touched it."
"No way?" Dong Wenqi's mouth gaped slightly.
"I'm sorry you had to laugh at me, hehe, hehe." Xu Zhengyang chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head.
"So tacky..." Dong Wenqi muttered casually, then quickly and nervously said, "Oh no, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, it really is tacky." Xu Zhengyang genuinely didn't care about that.
Dong Wenqi asked seriously, "Did you go to high school?"
"No, I graduated from junior high school," Xu Zhengyang replied.
"Oh." Dong Wenqi's eyes showed a hint of disappointment, then she said, "It's alright, going online is actually very simple. If you know pinyin, you can type. Someone as rich as you wouldn't be reluctant to buy a computer, would you? What era are we living in? You should be more familiar with these things..."
Xu Zhengyang nodded, thinking to himself that he had really lost face today. He would definitely buy a computer and go online when he got back! Hmm, he should first find a computer training class to take some lessons.
I'm so out of touch!
Volume 3, Judge, Chapter 137: The Visitor is Not Well-Intentioned
A patient who has been bedridden for months or years may develop a sense of numbness or resigned adaptation to this state of being; but if someone who was originally lively, active, and cheerful is suddenly confined to a hospital bed, unable to take care of themselves and restricted in their movements, they will constantly yearn to release the extreme depression and irritability they feel.
Her classmates and friends would occasionally come to visit her, but after all, they were no longer children, and everyone had their own busy lives. Therefore, in the first few days after she was discharged from the hospital, Dong Wenqi's life began to fall into a monotonous and boring state.
So Dong Wenqi is very happy today, not only because Xu Zhengyang, who helped her, came to see her, but also because Xu Zhengyang is a really interesting person.
The bedroom was brightly lit. On a small double bed, there was a blue sheet with cute raccoons printed on it, and a pink quilt. On the desk, there were books neatly arranged, some professional knowledge books and some romance novels. On the bedside table, there was an alarm clock, a mobile phone, and a novel that was half-read.
Dong Wenqi sat leaning against the bed, slightly hunched over. Her laptop rested on her lap, clad in pink pajama bottoms. As she typed and moved the mouse, she said, “Well, there are many ways to type. It’s not difficult at all; you just need to know pinyin. So, I’ll use pinyin to type… That way, you can open a Word document or Notepad and practice typing. But I suggest you go online too; chatting is the best way to unconsciously develop a fast typing speed, hehe…”
"Um, who are you chatting with?" Xu Zhengyang asked.
"You can add friends, right? Look, click here, click search, and you can find people, add them as friends, and then chat." Dong Wenqi explained and demonstrated step by step to Xu Zhengyang earnestly.
"I don't know them, what's there to talk about?"
"Tch, don't you get it? The initial interest in chatting lies in going from strangers to acquaintances to close friends. What's there to talk about with people you already know when you have nothing else to do?"
Xu Zhengyang scratched his head. That seems to make some sense.
"Hehe, I guarantee that once you learn how to use the internet, you'll be addicted within at least six months..."
"This thing is addictive? Is it really that fun?"
"Just a reminder, everything online is an illusion. Don't get addicted to the internet, and definitely don't... fall in love online," Dong Wenqi chuckled.
Xu Zhengyang was increasingly confused, but also increasingly curious. He said, "Um, I don't have a QQ number."
"I'll apply for one for you right now," Dong Wenqi said, and began to work on it.
"How much?"
"It's free..."
Xu Zhengyang nodded repeatedly: "It's good that you don't want money, it's good that you don't want money."
"Hey, you're not that stingy, are you?" Dong Wenqi looked at Xu Zhengyang's satisfied expression with some surprise.
"No, no..." Xu Zhengyang was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: "Is this really something you can play without having to study or take classes?"
"Yes, it's not as complicated as you think." Dong Wenqi nodded, registering a QQ account as she spoke, "Well, after you buy a computer, remember not to open any website links sent to you by strangers, to avoid getting a virus. Also, be sure to install antivirus software, and don't touch anything on your C drive. Try to download things to other drives..."
Xu Zhengyang was completely confused and couldn't help but feel uneasy. Good heavens, it seems that high technology is no joke; it's easy to get infected with viruses. Oh well! He couldn't listen to Dong Wenqi; what if he got infected himself? But then again, something didn't seem right. He remembered some things he had heard before and said, "You mean computer viruses, right?"
"Ah, of course! You thought it was a person who could get poisoned?" Dong Wenqi laughed.
"Hehe, hehe, you're a country bumpkin, uneducated, and don't know much," Xu Zhengyang chuckled.
Dong Wenqi laughed so hard she couldn't stop, her body trembling with laughter, as she typed on the keyboard, "You know, even people can get viruses online..."
"ah?"
"It's a form of mental poisoning!" Dong Wenqi's expression changed, and she said mysteriously, "Someone as pure and honest as you, after learning to use the internet, don't get hooked on online games or pornographic websites and become addicted..."
What are online games?
"The games I play, like World of Warcraft, Legend of Sword and Fairy..."
"What's so fun about that?"