Crazy Nezha

On the large lawn in front of Building 3 in the East District.

Niu Baoguo, with his gray hair, is practicing Tai Chi quite well and is giving private lessons to a few fellow patients.

Sun Baoqiang sat with his knees drawn up, watching with great interest.

Everyone here knows that Niu Baoguo's Tai Chi is a form of exercise, but everyone is still willing to practice it together, including Sun Baoqiang!

Martial arts are something ingrained in the Chinese psyche. Every boy, when he was in school, fantasized about becoming a martial arts master and beating up thugs outside the city school.

It's like how every girl dreams of having a prince as her first love.

Traditional martial arts are now tied to marketing and packaged with culture, becoming a kind of intangible cultural "commodity"!

Whether ancient kung fu was as miraculous as recorded is impossible to verify. We can only speculate through folk tales and written accounts. For example, Yang Luchan was said to have the unique skill of making birds unable to fly and the ability to kill a person with a single slap. Some say it's true, while others say it's false.

Master Niu paid out of his own pocket to buy a set of white practice clothes for each of the dozens of patients on the third floor, just to fulfill his dream of becoming a grandmaster. Everyone supported him and liked it.

At this moment, Master Niu launched into a long and eloquent lecture about the essentials of Tai Chi movements and the evolution of different schools throughout history. He gestured animatedly as he spoke, demonstrating that he had indeed studied the subject.

Sun Baoqiang sat below, listening with a happy smile on his face. This big family was so warm and welcoming. Brother Tianbao not only saved my life, he also cured my illness!

Unfortunately, the hospital fees that Tianbao paid out will expire in a week! I really hate to leave here, and I really hate to leave Tianbao and Mom.

I, Sun Baoqiang, can't keep taking advantage of Brother Tianbao for free. People should repay kindness! Unfortunately, I'm a man, not a delicate woman, so I can't repay Brother Tianbao with my body. Sigh, this is so annoying.

Yin Jianshe, carrying a basin of clean clothes, walked over at some point and asked in a low voice, "Baoqiang, want to do laundry together?"

Sun Baoqiang turned around and blurted out, "Mom."

Yin Jianshe frowned. "Why haven't you gotten out of character yet? Call me Uncle."

Sun Baoqiang: "Uncle, Master Niu is explaining martial arts. Let's shower together later."

Yin Jianshe reached out a hand, tugged at the underwear that was stuck between his buttocks, and sat down.

On the earthen slope in front of the thatched cottage stood an old man who looked to be 60 or 70 years old. His eyes were bright and he was full of energy!

Niu Baoguo announced loudly: "Five years ago, 300 meters west of the pedestrian street entrance, on the third floor of the New Power Fitness Center! Niu's Tai Chi School, grand opening!"

"My apprentices and I were full of ambition, but who would have thought that in less than half a month since we opened, we'd be challenged an average of 1.3 times a day!"

"Within six months, I scared away four coaches... The fortune teller said I have the disease of a grandmaster, but not the destiny of one!"

The next patient exclaimed, "Master, is your Tai Chi completely useless? I saw some clips online of you getting knocked out with just one punch."

Niu Baoguo said in a deep voice, "Youth has the advantage in fighting. I'm not that old. Young man, I don't compete with people in martial arts anymore. I only compete in ideas."

"Compare ideas? How do we do that?"

Niu Baoguo took a sesame seed cake from his pocket, held it in his palm, and said calmly, "Young man, can you break this sesame seed cake in my hand?"

"Okay!" The patient stood up and snapped the sesame seed cake in half.

Niu Baoguo's face stiffened, and he angrily said, "I haven't even said one, two, three, start yet, what's your hurry?!"

The patient was so frightened that he quickly put the pancake back together, and it fit perfectly.

The patients below cheered, and some even whistled and clapped.

Yin Jianshe said with a smile, "You know what, this Master Niu has a talent for crosstalk; he can come up with a whole repertoire of lines."

At this moment, Li Tianbao rushed over and said urgently, "Second Uncle, please help me!"

Yin Jianshe was completely confused. "What's wrong?"

"Hurry!" Li Tianbao grabbed his second uncle and ran into the ward.

"Baoqiang, go to the west side and keep an eye on an old man in a jacket. Call me if anything happens."

"Huh? Who's that?"

"Yang Zijie's father is here!"

Yin Jianshe broke out in a cold sweat and shouted, "Did he open my box? Is he coming to find me offline?"

"No, no, you haven't given yourself away. Uncle Yang wants to take Junbao away, can you help him put in a good word?"

The uncle and nephew arrived at the ward, and Li Tianbao closed the door.

Yin Jianshe was panting heavily. "Tell me, how do I do it?"

Sitting on the hospital bed, Yang Zijie, dressed in plain clothes, said weakly, "I don't want to go back to raising sheep. My dad's coming to arrest me; he'll probably confront the doctor! Uncle, could you call my dad from your cell phone? Just make sure he doesn't come looking for me today!"

Yin Jianshe frowned and asked, "You want me to continue pretending to be a woman to deceive your dad? Xiao Yang, you and Tianbao are brothers, and I feel quite guilty about this. Isn't it inappropriate to do it this way?"

Yang Zijie looked up, his eyes sharp: "Uncle, my dad has a heart condition. If he knew you were a man, I'm afraid he'd... I don't even want to think about it! Please, have pity on my dad, and continue being his emotional support!"

Yin Jianshe stared at the boy by the bed, then turned to look at his nephew, who nodded.

Li Tianbao: "Only men truly understand men, Second Uncle. You're not committing a sin, you're doing a good deed!"

Yang Zijie: "My dad has a very low status in the family; my mom is the head of the household! I don't want to take over the sheep farming business. One night, I saw my dad staring blankly at the sheep farm, drinking and complaining to the sheep! I eavesdropped for a long time and felt how hard my dad's life is!"

Yin Jianshe countered, "Then why don't you help your dad raise sheep and expand the sheep farm? You young people are quick-witted; you can leverage online resources..."

Yang Zijie's expression became excited, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm 24 years old this year! I have my own dreams. I'm an actor, and I want to become a superstar admired by millions! I haven't even given it my all yet!"

"I don't want to raise sheep. I don't want to look back when I'm old and realize that I was someone who dared to dream but didn't dare to act!"

Yin Jianshe was stunned, as if a certain remark had struck a chord. He nodded and praised, "Well done, Tianbao! I've accepted Yang Zijie as a brother! I'll handle his dad!"

"Brother! I beg you!" Yang Zijie bowed.

Yin Jianshe said confidently, "Brother, I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee one thing: your dad won't interfere with you anymore. I'll persuade him, and I might even get him to support your acting career!"

Li Tianbao cleared his throat and pointed out the window, saying, "Uncle Yang is here, look."

Yang Zijie was so frightened when he saw it that he immediately squatted down.

Yin Jianshe smiled faintly, took out his phone, opened a voice changer app, and dialed a voice call to a social networking app. *beep beep beep beep*

He pressed the speakerphone button directly, "You two, watch this carefully, and see what real acting is!"

The call connected, and Uncle Yang's voice came from the other end: "Tingting."

Yin Jianshe: "Kongkong, do you know what love is?"

Yang Zijie slowly stuck his head out to the windowsill and saw his father, who was answering the phone with a silly grin on his face.

Uncle Yang: "Tingting, I don't know what love is, but I know that without you, my life would lose its color. Perhaps, this is love."

Yin Jianshe: "Tonight, I want to watch the stars with you."

On the phone, the other person's voice became excited, echoing in the hospital room: "Really? You really want to meet me?"

Yin Jianshe: "Kongkong, I think I've fallen in love with you. Wait for my call tonight."

"Okay baby."

*Beep*, Yin Jianshe hung up the phone. "Your dad definitely won't care about you today."

Yang Zijie's face was stiff, and his expression was beyond description.

A few minutes later, someone knocked on the door.

Li Tianbao opened the door, and standing there was an old man in a leather jacket, who was Yang Zijie's father.

"Uncle Yang, it's been a long time."

Uncle Yang smiled and nodded, his gaze falling on his son in the corner. His smile faded, "Come here."

Yang Zijie said, "Dad, I'm not going back."

Uncle Yang twitched the corner of his mouth. "I was going to take you back today! But I just got a call. There's an urgent job. Old Yu from Xicheng got a batch of breeding sheep. I'm going to check on the goods tonight and might stay at his place for the night."

Yang Zijie said, "Xicheng is too far away, and there's no high-speed rail. Why don't I go? Dad, you just got back, and it's too tiring for you to take a slow train on a business trip."

Uncle Yang took out more than 4000 yuan in cash from his pocket and handed it over. "Son, if you really want to relax in Xincheng for a few days, that's fine too. This is the payment I just received, cash from a fellow villager! You can save it in your phone."

Yang Zijie took the money and remained silent with his head down.

"Alright, Dad's gone on a business trip."

After Uncle Yang finished speaking, he closed the door, and hurried footsteps sounded outside.

Li Tianbao looked out the window and saw Uncle Yang walking briskly, combing his hair as he went, looking excited!

"Second Uncle, you stood someone up tonight, how are you going to make up for it?"

"Who said I was going to stand him up?" Yin Jianshe raised his eyebrows, patted his bed, and underneath him were a wig and women's clothing.

"My second uncle gave him a surprise; he'd always wanted to meet me in person, so I'm granting his wish!"

Li Tianbao guessed what his second uncle was going to do and exclaimed in alarm, "No, no, absolutely not! Without beauty filters, you'll scare him to death!"

Yin Jianshe: "Yang Zijie, you hide in the sidelines and witness it all yourself! Secretly record it. If your dad forces you to raise sheep again, threaten him: 'I'll post the video of you forcibly kissing him in your relatives' group chat.'"

Yang Zijie: "..."