TWWMABMTBH Chapter 72

What the hell kind of name is that for a future kid?

The moment Rong Ziyan posted this on his WeChat Moments, everyone who saw it had a familiar, nostalgic feeling. Especially Rong Ziyan’s university classmates; it felt like the fear of being controlled by WeChat businesses from the three months before graduation had come back again.

Sure enough, it was the familiar Rong the Dog, with the same old recipe.

Seeing that it was 10:00 AM, a time when people tend to get hungry, Rong Ziyan decisively posted a video of boneless duck feet in the group.

The springy, soft, and tender duck feet were presented to everyone in 360 degrees. Even the sesame seeds clinging to them looked exceptionally clear. The abundant collagen was just too likely to trigger hunger at this awkward time of the day.

If it had been earlier, it wouldn’t have been such a big deal. After all, they were all at school, and they could just go to the supermarket to buy something to eat. But things were different now. After graduating and becoming wage slaves, their three meals had become regular.

Especially for those in large workplaces, with colleagues, seniors, and department heads sitting behind them, who would dare to sneak out of the company to buy food?

So, the group exploded instantly, and everyone was yelling about wanting to beat up Rong Ziyan.

Rong Ziyan, being his cheeky self, actually sent a location, along with an emoji: a bald little man sitting properly, stretching out a hand towards everyone with the caption, “Come here, baby.”

“Damn it! Don’t run, Rong the Dog! I’ll take a taxi to find you after work!” The Class Monitor was the first to shout.

But the next second, he regretted it.

What the hell, Sichuan-Shaanxi? It would take several hours just to fly there, let alone take a taxi!

As for the other classmates, they could only put away their weapons in tears, sighing at the hopeless situation.

Rong Ziyan: So, do you guys want to eat boneless duck feet?

Everyone: …Yes.

Rong Ziyan: 20 yuan per pound, grand opening sale! Buy one pound and get a free salted duck egg.

So, even at this point, why was he still so stingy?

A group of people in the group haggled with Rong Ziyan, and Rong Ziyan smiled and retorted at them one by one.

But everyone knew in their hearts that they didn’t really care about the small amount of money; they were just taking this opportunity to reminisce about their student days.

After Rong Ziyan arrived at the location and sent out all the boneless duck feet from the trunk, he prepared to head to the next stop.

The plane ticket was booked long ago, but Old Wu hesitated for a moment and still tentatively asked Rong Ziyan, “Sir, aren’t we going back to Beijing for a while?”

Rong Ziyan didn’t understand, “Go back for what?”

“It’s been half a month since we left.”

Rong Ziyan stared at him for a while before realizing, “My bad, I forgot. You guys have family in Beijing.”

“How about this? After the next stop, we’ll disband on the spot. If you need to go home, go home and visit your families.”

“Aren’t you going back?” Old Wu felt that Rong Ziyan’s words sounded strange. He had been following Ji Shu for so long that he naturally knew Rong Ziyan had no family, but he still had so many friends.

Even if he was indifferent, he should still go back to see Old Master Ji and Ji Shu.

But Rong Ziyan shook his head, “I’m not going back. There are other things I need to do here.”

Old Wu frowned, feeling that Rong Ziyan’s way of handling things seemed a bit too self-centered.

Leaving aside everyone else, just seeing that Old Master Ji sent messages eight times a day to confirm Rong Ziyan’s safety showed how much the old man cared. Yet Rong Ziyan wasn’t willing to go back to let the old man see with his own eyes that he was safe.

System whispered to Rong Ziyan: Host, are we really not going back?

Rong Ziyan gently hummed in agreement.

In another month it would be Mid-Autumn Festival. According to their itinerary, going back would only be for two days, arriving in Beijing on the first night and leaving the afternoon of the next day. Old Wu and Luo Xia were going back to reunite with their families; what was he going back for?

Besides, whether it was his senior or his teacher, they would always have their own family gatherings. He was an outsider, and even if he said he wouldn’t cause any trouble, he would still be intruding.

In that case, why go back so far just to be a burden to others?

As for visiting family… he didn’t even have a home. It was better to stay and do something meaningful.

Everyone had their own worries, and the rest of the journey was quiet. Rong Ziyan wasn’t the type to initiate conversation in the first place. Luo Xia fell asleep as soon as he boarded the plane. And with Old Wu remaining silent, no one spoke at all.

Several hours passed, and when they got off the plane, they were stepping onto another land.

The Northeast.

Unlike the fiery nature of Sichuan-Shaanxi, the Northeast had a unique ruggedness.

Even an eighty-year-old could be full of vigor, and raising their walking stick could send their son running for two miles.

Old Wu breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the open and cheerful surroundings, the little knot in his heart that he had before boarding the plane also loosened quite a bit. He then stayed by Rong Ziyan’s side, introducing the local customs and culture.

But for some reason, he felt that Rong Ziyan seemed a bit absent-minded today. He was always spacing out.

“Sir?”

“Sorry.” Rong Ziyan signaled Old Wu to stop talking. After drinking some water, he slowly focused his attention.

System: Host, are you feeling unwell?

Rong Ziyan: It’s nothing, I’ll be fine in a bit.

When he got off the plane, the wind had made him slightly dizzy. But he could still endure it, and he would take some medicine when they got back to the hotel at night and be fine.

Old Wu was observant and noticed that something was wrong with Rong Ziyan, so he signaled the driver to find a place to rest first.

Rong Ziyan wasn’t one to be stubborn, so as soon as they arrived at the hotel, he took medicine and went to sleep.

Old Wu was afraid that he would develop a fever in the middle of the night, so he took a doctor to check on Rong Ziyan in the early hours of the morning, but discovered that Rong Ziyan was not in the room. After asking the front desk, he learned that Rong Ziyan had gone out.

Old Wu quickly called Rong Ziyan, and he could hear that he was at a hospital in the background. So, he asked for the hospital location and quickly called a car to go there.

The doctor thought it was strange, “What was he thinking? Not saying anything when he’s sick? If the boss finds out, he’ll scold me!”

Old Wu also frowned, feeling troubled. But when the two of them found Rong Ziyan, they saw that he was carrying his IV drip himself, walking from the other end of the corridor, as if he had just gone to the bathroom.

When he saw them, Rong Ziyan greeted them and then hung the IV bag back on the stand and sat down again.

Rong Ziyan’s movements were very skilled and calm, and he didn’t need anyone’s help at all.

Old Wu watched from the side for a long time and couldn’t find any opportunity to help.

“Sorry, I bothered you two so late. Actually, it’s nothing, I’ll just go back by myself later.”

“What did the doctor say?”

“It’s just a case of water and soil being incompatible, I’ll get used to it after a while.” Rong Ziyan smiled as if he didn’t care.

But Old Wu frowned even more tightly. He wanted to talk to Rong Ziyan, but looking at Rong Ziyan’s pale face, he couldn’t say anything.

The doctor watched from the side and also felt a little uncomfortable.

Because Rong Ziyan was a bit too calm. He was so calm that he didn’t seem like someone of his age should be.

But thinking about it carefully, it seemed this was the normal way of things. After all, Rong Ziyan had always taken care of himself from a young age. When he was sick, he would go to the hospital by himself. No one would take care of him, so he wasn’t used to asking for help from others.

Just like now, the two of them were by Rong Ziyan’s side, but there was no opportunity to intervene.

Old Wu couldn’t help but ask Rong Ziyan, “Sir, why aren’t you going back to Beijing for the Mid-Autumn Festival?”

There were sedatives in the medicine that Rong Ziyan was receiving, so he was feeling drowsy now. Old Wu’s voice was very soft, with a coaxing tone. Rong Ziyan relaxed and subconsciously mumbled, “I can’t cause trouble for others!”

“…” Old Wu was silent for a long while, suddenly understanding the deeper meaning of these words.

Rong Ziyan wasn’t indifferent; he cared too much about how others felt. So much so that he was this lonely now.

The doctor sighed and turned to ask Old Wu, “What do you think he must have gone through to become like this?”

Old Wu shook his head, “That’s not something we should be concerned about.”

But as he said this, the action of covering Rong Ziyan with the blanket was extremely gentle.

He suddenly understood why Ji Shu liked Rong Ziyan, and he suddenly understood why so many people cared about him.

Rong Ziyan lived so clearly, and peeling away his overly calm and independent exterior revealed that unique clarity that belonged to Rong Ziyan, which made people feel extremely sorry for him.

After all, he was still young. The next day at noon, when Rong Ziyan woke up again, he had recovered about seventy to eighty percent. As long as he adjusted slowly, he would get much better.

This time, the village they were going to was a major goose-farming village. On the way, Luo Xia heard Old Wu talking about the local famous iron pot stewed goose, and his mouth was watering.

Seeing that Rong Ziyan didn’t seem to react, Luo Xia couldn’t help but nudge him, “Aren’t you interested in delicious food at all?”

Rong Ziyan calmly reminded him, “Bird flu can also infect people.”

Luo Xia: “…Okay, dad, I’m not craving it anymore.”

Old Wu and the others couldn’t help but laugh.

After another three-hour car ride, it was evening when Rong Ziyan and the others finally arrived at their destination.

Unlike the gloomy atmosphere in the previous villages, because the villagers here mainly relied on farming, and with the help of the animal husbandry station veterinarian, as soon as the geese fell ill, they were immediately quarantined and treated. Now that the epidemic had been brought under control, the atmosphere in the village was quite relaxed.

Just at the gate, they could see a group of snow-white geese wandering around in droves.

“They look pretty good!” Luo Xia exclaimed, but the next second, those geese seemed to have discovered them, and they suddenly turned and waddled towards them.

Old Wu: “What are these geese doing?”

Luo Xia: “Maybe they’re curious! Geese are very bold animals.”

Among the group, the doctor was the most playful, and he had the most lively personality. So he couldn’t help but take the initiative to go over to try and pet the geese that looked so soft and fluffy.

Rong Ziyan quietly raised his hand to cover his ears.

Old Wu was confused, “Sir, what are you doing?”

But the next second, the doctor let out a miserable “Ah!” and then took off running back to the group.

Old Wu was startled by him and didn’t react for a moment. Then a sharp pain came from his inner thigh. Who could have imagined that these brazen geese would attack them without even saying a word?

Rong Ziyan, who had dodged the storm circle early, lowered his hands that were covering his ears and commented, “Still not enough common sense!”

The System, listening to his remarks numbly, couldn’t help but interject, “Rong, can you tell me what the comments were above the heads of those geese just now?”

Rong Ziyan stroked a goose that had come to his leg at some unknown time, rubbing against him and sending little hearts asking for a hug, and educated the System, “Be kind, I can’t possibly say that the geese attacked them because they thought they were ugly, right?!”

And at this time, Old Wu, who had just struggled out of the goose attack, looked at the intimate interaction between Rong Ziyan and the geese in shock and stuttered, “Why, why aren’t they attacking you?”

Rong Ziyan’s answer was very matter-of-fact, “Isn’t it because I’m good-looking?”

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