Starting with a beautiful woman's private doctor

The three young men seemed to wake up from a dream. One of them hurriedly ran to the roadside, pushed out a motorcycle, and frantically kicked the start lever.

The crew-cut young man turned to Chu Nan, his wrinkled face forcing a fawning smile. "Mr. Chu, please don't take offense. These young men are unsophisticated and don't know the rules. You're looking for Master Ding, right? I'll have someone take you there right away."

The motorcycle led the way, with Chu Nan's car following behind.

The car was quiet. Jiang Yingxue looked out the window at the brick houses and country lanes, and remained silent for a long time. Then she turned to look at Chu Nan.

"Do you know Master Ding?"

I guess so.

Chu Nan couldn't deny it, because once the two met, given Ding Ye's personality, he would definitely have a long chat with him.

Saying you don't know them now will only make things more complicated.

"How did you meet?"

"We met by chance."

Chu Nan didn't know what excuse to make, after all, his acquaintance with Master Ding was completely accidental.

This accident is related to Xia Wantang being kidnapped by Xue Beichen.

Actually, even without Chu Nan saying anything, Xia Wantang had already guessed something from the conversation between the crew-cut youth and the others.

The reason Chu Nan was able to get to know Master Ding was most likely because they met when Chu Nan came to Nanxiang to rescue Xia Wantang last time.

In the past, Jiang Yingxue might have been jealous or something.

But right now, she has no mind to think about these matters between men and women.

After all, ensuring the smooth progress of the Nanxiang development plan is the top priority right now.

Therefore, Jiang Yingxue could only pretend to be ignorant, asking, "So, what's your relationship with this Master Ding?"

The success of this negotiation depends directly on the quality of Chu Nan's relationship with Master Ding.

When asked, Chu Nan scratched his head. "I wouldn't say whether our relationship is good or bad, I'd just say...we know each other, right?"

In fact, he really couldn't be sure how much influence he had with Master Ding.

In a sense, he and Master Ding could not even be considered acquaintances.

It was just a matter of hitchhiking on the way to the flour factory.

Even the name Lian Dingye, Yan Jiuding, was only learned by Jiang Yingxue after she had investigated the information.

"Are we just acquaintances?"

Jiang Yingxue frowned. Judging from the reactions of these young villagers, the relationship between Chu Nan and Master Ding was probably more than just a simple acquaintance.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for a single sentence to cause such a complete 180-degree turn in the attitude of the tough young men from the south.

However, Chu Nan couldn't possibly lie to himself about something like this, which means... Chu Nan and Master Ding are indeed not familiar with each other.

But Chu Nan did indeed make a name for himself in Nanxiang because of the battle at the flour mill.

Although it was somewhat unsatisfactory, it was much better than having no connection at all and not even being able to enter the village.

Jiang Yingxue was confident that she could negotiate a settlement as long as she met with Master Ding!

Therefore, she didn't press the matter further, but simply looked out the window quietly, silently devising her lines to persuade Master Ding.

Led by a young man riding a ghost fire, the vehicle stopped in front of an inconspicuous courtyard deep in Qiaobei Village.

There is an old locust tree at the entrance of the courtyard, and a stone table and several stone benches are placed under the tree.

A burly figure was standing at the gate of the courtyard, looking in this direction. When he saw Chu Nan get out of the car, he immediately strode over to greet him.

"Brother Chu! You've finally arrived! Master Ding has been waiting for you for two days!"

The other person patted Chu Nan on the shoulder, his face full of enthusiasm.

Chu Nan didn't recognize the other person at first. After thinking for a while, he remembered that the other person seemed to be the manager of the flour factory back then, but he forgot what his name was.

But what bothered him even more was the other party's behavior, as if they already knew they were coming to die.

"Did Master Ding know I was coming?"

"Of course! Master Ding said you would definitely come in the next couple of days, and told me to wait for you at the village entrance."

Erniu scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly as he spoke, "But I waited for two days and didn't see anyone, so I sent these kids to keep watch."

"I didn't expect you to come on the very first day I was gone. Anyone who didn't know better would think we were just not meant to be!"

As Erniu was speaking, he suddenly noticed that there was another person standing next to Chu Nan.

His gaze fell on Jiang Yingxue, he paused for a moment, then a meaningful smile appeared on his face, "Wow! Brother Chu, you're so lucky! Your wife is so beautiful!"

Jiang Yingxue's face flushed red. Chu Nan coughed, "No, she is—"

"If she weren't my sister-in-law, why would I blush when I call her that? Hey, actually, no matter who my sister-in-law is, as long as she's Brother Chu's friend, she's my friend, Erniu's friend. Come on, come on, let's go into the village, Uncle Ding is waiting at home!"

As Erniu spoke, he winked and leaned closer to Chu Nan, whispering, "Brother, this one is even prettier than the last one. You have good taste! But what about the last one? Can you handle her by yourself? I know an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor. He can prescribe you some tonics later—"

Chu Nan gave Er Niu a look that said, "Say less," and Er Niu chuckled and wisely swallowed the rest of his words.

The group crossed the courtyard, and as soon as Erniu entered, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Master Ding! Brother Chu is here!"

Chu Nan was about to greet him when Master Ding spoke first.

He sat in the wicker chair in the courtyard, still holding his pipe, and said in a calm and unhurried tone, "Hey Erniu, what did you call him?"

"Brother Chu," Erniu replied matter-of-factly.

He's already in his thirties, while Chu Nan looks like he's only in his twenties. It's not an exaggeration to call him "brother."

According to the generational hierarchy in their rural area where people marry early, Chu Nan might even have to call him "little uncle."

"When did you become sworn brothers with my brothers?"

Ding Ye tapped the armrest of his chair with his pipe, his tone tinged with a hint of lecturing, "In our southern region, seniority is very important. I'm his peer, so what do you call him?"

Erniu paused for a moment, looked at Master Ding, then at Chu Nan, opened his mouth, and then quickly corrected himself, "Yes, yes, it was Erniu who was ignorant. He is your brother, and according to seniority, I should address him as Young Master!"

After saying that, he looked at Jiang Yingxue again, "Grandma!"

Dingye took a leisurely puff of his cigarette. "Hmm, that's more like it! In our Nanxiang, everything can be messed up, but the seniority system absolutely cannot be messed up."

Chu Nan felt that the title "Young Master" sounded off, but he had important business to discuss at the moment, so he didn't dwell on such trivial matters.

"Master Ding, the reason I came to see you today is actually—"

"No rush."

Dingye waved his hand, interrupting Chu Nan.

Then he stood up from the wicker chair, walked over to him, and a hint of a smile appeared in his cloudy old eyes. "Now that you're here, the things I prepared, brother, can finally come in handy!"

With that, he tapped his pipe and said, "Bring the man out!"