Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1739 People Arrive One After Another
When the knocking sounded, Han Li's situation was relatively simple; he just had to pull up his pants.

However, Wang Chunhua was in a more troublesome situation. At that moment, her face was flushed and her body was sore. Upon hearing the knock on the door, she quickly stopped savoring the moment and scrambled up from the soft sofa.

She hurriedly picked up the clothes she had thrown on the pool table and put them on. After pinching Han Li, she opened the door and headed towards the street gate.

Han Li then opened the door to the west wing, lifted a corner of the thick cotton curtain to let in some air, and turned around to go to the living room in the middle of the north room.

While Han Li was making tea for himself in his room, Wang Chunhua responded and ran to open the street gate.

"Who is it?"

"Is Director Han here? I'm here to deliver something, sent by Director Su from the Health Care Office."

Wang Chunhua: "Please come in first. Director Han is reading in the living room. I'll go and call him right away."

Han Li soon met the person sent by Director Su to deliver books to him in the north room, and saw the person struggling to carry a large leather suitcase.

Han Li immediately determined that this person was not Director Su's apprentice, because his apprentice could not be someone who lacked even a little strength, and even a pure practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine would not be like this.

Although Han Li did not open the large leather suitcase, he knew from the difficulty Su was carrying it that Director Su had given him quite a lot of things.

After some pleasantries, Han Li learned from the other party why Director Su hadn't asked him to pick it up in person, but instead sent someone to deliver it.

The reason is that an elderly comrade, who is about the same age as Mr. Liu, suddenly suffered a stroke during the Spring Festival. The day before yesterday afternoon, many people from the Health Care Office were invited over.

Before the rescue work for this elderly comrade was completed, Director Su and many of his colleagues from the Health Care Office could not leave.

Also, Director Su didn't know when Han Li would go to work in Hong Kong after the New Year. Fearing that he would be delayed in both places, he wrote a letter and sent it, along with the selected books and classics, to Han Li.

Han Li chatted with this person for a while, and then the other party took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

Although Han Li did not try to stop him, he had Wang Chunhua get two bottles of whiskey for the other party and then personally escorted him to the gate.

After Han Li returned, he opened the large leather suitcase on the table. On top of it was a letter from Director Su, as well as two prescriptions specifically for Han Li to regulate his body.

The rest were mostly books compiled by Director Su, including Taoist classics, medical records, acupuncture lectures, and various prescriptions.

In addition, there are two ancient books, brownish-yellow in color with stains, and with a cotton-like feel to the touch, dating back to the Tang Dynasty. Judging from their age, they are either unique copies or out of print.

These three ancient books, passed down from the Song Dynasty, are written and bound on white hemp paper and yellow hemp paper, respectively.

At the very bottom are various Taoist books, classics, secret texts, prescriptions, medical books, records, etc., that are never passed on to outsiders from Director Su's lineage.

Although these books were not the originals, but rather handwritten copies by Director Su, the latter cherished them greatly, and they were tightly wrapped in silk that smelled of insect repellent.

[Ling and silk are both types of fabrics. Ling (twill fabric) and silk (plain weave fabric) are soft and lightweight, providing better protection for books from physical damage.]

After checking the general condition of the books in the suitcase, Han Li picked up the letter that Director Su had written to him and was about to read it when the two dogs growled again, followed by Liu Xiaoqing's voice outside the gate.

"Is Teacher Han home?" Wang Chunhua: "You are He Cuigu, no, you are Liu Xiaoqing."

He Cuigu: A character in the movie "Little Flower".

Liu Xiaoting: "Hello, this is Liu Xiaoting. Is Teacher Han home today?"

At this moment, Han Li had already lifted the curtain and entered the courtyard, speaking to Liu Xiaoqing who was standing at the street gate.

"Comrade Liu, you're quite a star standing at the door, please come in and let's talk."

Actually, Han Li didn't plan to see Liu Xiaoqing after hearing her voice, but then he remembered the episode of Journey to the West he had watched on the second day of the Lunar New Year, "Stealing the Ginseng Fruit."
At the same time, Han Li also remembered that he needed to find someone who knew Director Yang to help Fu Weiyi get a role in the drama. Then Liu Xiaoqing was the most suitable candidate.

Han Li seemed to remember that when Director Yang was looking for an actress to play the role of Lady White Bone.

Whether Director Yang approached Liu Xiaoqing or Liu Xiaoqing volunteered herself after hearing about it,
Although the deal fell through because Liu Xiaoqing proposed playing three roles—a village girl, an old lady, and a demon—the two definitely knew each other.

Director Yang said that Liu Xiaoqing was beautiful, but her image was too human and lacked any eerie charm. He was also worried that her playing multiple roles would affect the character development, so he ultimately rejected her.

Even after being rejected, Liu Xiaoqing never spoke ill of Director Yang in public, not even after Journey to the West became a huge hit. This suggests that they had a good relationship and were both saving face for each other.

(It is said that the actress who actually played the White Bone Demon held a grudge against Director Yang for the rest of her life and spoke ill of him in public on many occasions.)
Han Li currently doesn't know whether Liu Xiaoqing knows Director Yang or whether the role of Lady White Bone has actually happened.

However, since Liu Xiaoqing has come to his doorstep, Han Li wants to subtly find out more about her.

If the two women knew each other, Liu Xiaoqing was the middleman who introduced Han Li to Director Yang.

If the two women didn't know each other, Liu Xiaoqing was a guest, and Han Li would receive her and chat with her for a while, which would be the most basic courtesy.

Using the excuse that the child was sleeping in the north room, Han Li ushered Liu Xiaoqing into the west wing, which had been aired out, no longer smelled, and had been cleaned by Wang Chunhua.

Liu Xiaoqing's attitude towards Han Li was a bit too enthusiastic. Ever since she entered the street gate, she had been constantly moving closer to Han Li.

Fortunately, the courtyard wasn't too big, and before Liu Xiaoqing could get very close to Han Li, the two of them had already arrived at the door of the west wing.

When the two arrived at the west wing, Liu Xiaoqing saw the piano under the window, as well as many musical instruments on the wall and in the cabinet, and learned that Han Li was proficient in all of them.

With an expression of admiration on her face, Liu Xiaoqing sat down next to Han Li and kept praising and flattering him.

Han Li only wanted to get the information he wanted from Liu Xiaoqing, and did not want to talk to her too much, at least not in China.

Therefore, after Wang Chunhua brewed the tea, Han Li gave her a wink, signaling her to stay.

After some subtle probing, Han Li realized that he had been too optimistic.

At least for now, Liu Xiaoqing has no connection with Director Yang. However, she heard about Director Yang from others when she was rehearsing for a program at the TV station before the Spring Festival.

Since he couldn't get any useful information from Liu Xiaoqing, Han Li decided not to waste any more time. Just then...
(End of this chapter)