Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 490: Meeting Too Late

Inner courtyard of Zhang Mansion, master bedroom.

The communication between Zhang Luan and Wan An is continuing.

"Laizhan, don't just watch...give me some suggestions...speak quickly."

Wanan urged anxiously.

Zhang Luan still looked a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "This is the first time I've seen something like this. I don't know what to say... This is not considered health preservation in the usual sense, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with medical skills."

Wan An said dissatisfiedly, "Why not? Aren't there all kinds of prescriptions here? They involve all aspects of human body maintenance, especially those for strengthening the kidneys and strengthening the body. How can you know if you don't read it all?"

"Have it?"

Zhang Luan was so eager!
This is really the right medicine for the disease.

Know what I need, give it to me...

You Wan'an are simply my savior!
Wan An only saw Zhang Luan showing all kinds of surprised expressions and carefully reading the contents of his book, but he didn't say a single constructive word. He couldn't help but get anxious, snatched the book back, closed it and threatened: "If you don't say anything, I'll take it away."

"No, no, no."

Zhang Luan raised his hands in surrender and said expectantly, "Actually, after reading it, I have some thoughts, but I don't know where to start. How about you leave this book with me for a day, and I will return it to you after studying it carefully?"

Wan An directly refused: "Leave it to you for one day? That's absolutely not possible!"

"Even just one hour will do." Zhang Luan thought, even if I don't eat or drink, I have to copy down the above contents.

For me, this book is so important.

Seeing Zhang Luan's enthusiasm, Wan An thought that what he wrote could indeed shock and even heal people's hearts. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Since you like it so much, I will give it to you, Lai Zhan."

"Give it to me? Then...how can I feel comfortable with that?"

After listening to this, Zhang Luan's mouth was almost stretched to his ears, and he almost wanted to kowtow to Wan'an.

That feeling...

It’s because I was just superficially observing you and looked down on you before, I didn’t even realize that you, Wan’an, are my true confidant!

Most of my life seemed to have been lived in vain before I met you. I never expected that there would be so many things between men and women. It is all thanks to you that I was able to regain my lost youth and find the meaning of life.

Wan An said happily: "It's rare to find someone who knows the subject and cares so much about what I write. Since you like it so much, why not give you a copy?

"Not only am I going to give it to you, I'm also planning on... hehe."

He didn't know what he was going to do, but he didn't continue to tell Zhang Luan.

Zhang Luan didn't care at all.

For him, I don't care what you plan to do with this thing. Even if you destroy the Ming Dynasty, it has nothing to do with me. I just need to live my own life behind closed doors.

Who asked Li Zisheng to send me so many beauties?

Hahaha……

Zhang Luan's heart was filled with joy at this moment.

Wan An stood up and said with a smile: "Then Lai Zhan, read the book carefully. If there is anything wrong, please give me some advice. Tomorrow morning, I will come to your house to take your opinions. What do you think..."

"Don't do it tomorrow morning, just tonight."

Zhang Luan looked very loyal and patted his chest to make a promise, "Lord Wan thinks highly of me, I am deeply grateful, how can I live up to your kindness? I will study it carefully, and you can send someone to get it tonight, and I will give you an accurate opinion."

Wan An thought, since you can sort it out tonight, why not do it now?
What he didn't know was that Zhang Luan just wanted to study the contents of the book and appreciate its beauty. As for giving Wan'an a reply, he would have to wait until his youngest son came back.

Although he didn't think his youngest son had any talent in this area... but at least... the so-called health preservation was related to medicine, and the youngest son had to do it himself.

otherwise……

Aren’t you, Wan’an, here to ask me for advice on medical skills and health preservation?
Are you asking me for something else?
……

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After asking the servant to send Wan'an away, Zhang Luan picked up the booklet and studied it carefully.

The manuscript was detailed, and some places were illustrated with vivid pictures. Zhang Luan was so excited that he wanted to fly to his own villa in the city and put the theory he had just learned into practice. It felt like... his lifelong wish had been fulfilled and exceeded, and now a user guide was given to him as a gift from heaven...

Because he was too absorbed in reading, he didn't realize that the sun was setting and he didn't even have time to eat lunch.

"Master, it's time to eat."

When Jin learned that Zhang Luan was tormenting her, she thought her husband was sulking or having a fight with her.

Another reason is that his family members made him unhappy and he deliberately went on a hunger strike to express his displeasure. So she could only come and try to persuade them.

Jin was a relatively traditional woman. When Zhang Luan was incompetent in the past, she would always complain to him, and then she would cheer herself up and keep the house in order.

But now that the family is well off and they have no worries about food and clothing, and they are an old couple, she doesn't bother to care what Zhang Luan is doing. As long as Zhang Luan doesn't bring trouble home, she would rather play deaf and dumb and ignore Zhang Luan's philandering behavior outside.

"Get out, get out. I'm fine here."

Zhang Luan seemed very impatient. He waved his hand and said, "Is Yanling back? If that guy comes back, let him come to see me immediately. Do you understand?"

"Oh!"

Jin responded, then turned and walked out. When she reached the door, she looked back in surprise.

I was wondering, what happened to my husband?
It didn't look like he was angry with me. His eyes... seemed to be glowing. I haven't seen such a passionate look in years.

When was the last time you saw each other?

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When Zhang Yanling returned home, Jin informed him to meet Zhang Luan immediately.

Jin also specifically warned her son that his old father was not in a good condition today and asked him to be careful.

Zhang Yanling was very curious and didn't know what the sick Zhang Luan was up to. However, after asking around and learning that Prime Minister Wan'an had been there, he had a rough idea.

When I arrived outside Zhang Luan's room, before I appeared in front of the door, I heard "hahahaha" laughter coming from inside. It was obvious that Zhang Luan was addicted to watching things by himself, and perhaps some of the depression in his heart was suddenly cleared up, so that he became a little crazy and laughed there alone.

"Dad, are you okay?"

Zhang Yanling walked into the outer room of the master bedroom, but did not go directly into the inner room. Instead, he sat down at the table outside, turned his head to look at the inner room and asked.

"Why did you just come back?"

Zhang Luan caught a glimpse of his son's carefree appearance, grumbled in dissatisfaction, and then ordered: "Hurry up, hurry up, your father has something for you to do."

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Yanling's attitude was very perfunctory. After he finished speaking, he picked up the teapot on the table, filled the cup in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhang Luan shook his head and put down the book in his hand… Perhaps only when he was talking to his son did he realize how important it was and that he couldn’t delay his work because of reading.

Or maybe he felt that discussing the contents of the book in front of his son was disrespectful and would make him lose face.

Zhang Luan smiled and said, "Father, let me be frank. Elder Wan came today and brought a book with him. It seems that he is planning to compile it into a book. He wanted me to give him some pointers and give him some advice."

"About the art of sex?"

Zhang Yanling asked with a frown.

"Ah? How do you know?"

Zhang Luan was confused. He looked around and then asked in a low voice, "Is Wan'an still here? Did you just meet him?"

Zhang Yanling curled his lips and said, "Dad, have you forgotten Wan'an's nickname in the court? There are only wrong names in the world, but no wrong nicknames. How do you think I guessed it?"

"Long live the elder?"

Zhang Luan suddenly thought of something and blushed. "Wash that... Oh, I know which nickname you are talking about. Even if he is a jerk, his reputation shouldn't be that bad, right? Maybe someone else threw dirty water on him... Why do I feel like he's a pretty good person..."

Zhang Yanling shook his head and said, "Dad, it's not that he's good, but what he does is very much to your liking, right? You're restless now, thinking about women all day, and you're not satisfied with your desires, so he came to your house and gave you a book about the art of sex, letting you know the fancy and wonderful things in it, calling it 'health preservation', but in fact it's just nonsense, right?"

Zhang Luan frowned and said righteously: "Son, you are still young, there are some things you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!"

"Why don't I understand?"

Zhang Yanling said unhappily, "You have been guarding such an unreliable father all day long. Do you think there is anything that my elder brother and I don't understand? Thinking about the women in your other courtyards and the mansion in Chongwenmen, I feel embarrassed to talk to you for too long... Oh, by the way, what you asked me to do, is it related to this?"

Zhang Luan wanted to reprimand his youngest son to show his father's authority, but after hearing what he said, he quickly smiled and said, "My son, please understand your father. I promised Elder Wan that I would compile a copy of my thoughts after reading the book and send it to his house overnight. Can you help me..."

Zhang Yanling was almost amused by his father's outrageous actions: "Dad, are you really planning to add your own content to his research notes?"

"What else can I do? I have already promised Elder Wan!"

Zhang Luan acted like a man of integrity and taught his son a lesson: "You have to keep your promises to others. Do you know that? A man without integrity cannot stand!"

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Okay, Dad, I know what's going on. You don't have to write it, and Wan'an won't wait for your opinion. You have already completed what Wan'an wanted you to do, and you can retire with honor... Now that Prime Minister Wan is very satisfied with his masterpiece, and he has found confidence from you, so it can be said that the trip was worthwhile!"

(End of this chapter)