Chapter 48 Liu Family's Third Brother
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"Honey, where are you" A soft voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, um, who are you looking for" Fang Xiaoru asked cautiously.
There was a moment of silence before the soft voice spoke again: "I'm looking for Xia Tian."
"Hello, is this Mrs. Wang My name is Wang Jie. My brother has gone out. Is there anything I can help with" Wang Jie replied quickly.
A light laugh came from the other end: "So you're Wang Jie, my brother did tell me about you."
After a pause, she continued: "Right, my name is Qiao Xiaoqiao. Do you know how to get in touch with your big brother"
"Qiao Xiaoqiao Are you really Qiao Xiaoqiao from our Jianghai University, the most famous person there" Fang Xiaoru exclaimed dramatically, looking quite excited.
"Mrs. Wang, are you really Qiao Xiaoqiao My big brother often mentions your name; we didn’t believe it before!" Wang Jie was also taken aback for a moment.
Qiao Xiaoqiao chuckled softly: "I think in Jianghai City, no one would dare to冒用這個名字."
Note: It seems there's an anomaly with the final line where "冒用這個名字" (to misuse this name) is left untranslated mid-sentence. The correct translation should flow as:
“I think in Jianghai City, no one would dare to misuse this name." Qiao Xiaoqiao smiled lightly and then her tone changed: “Sorry, I need to find my husband urgently. Can you help me contact him”
"Miss Qiao, Xia Tian is with Doctor Liu right now. I have Doctor Liu's phone number here; let me give it to you. If you call this number, you should be able to find Xia Tian."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, Miss Qiao! Actually, I really admire you!" Fang Xiaoru was very excited.
"I'm just an ordinary person too. Haha, perhaps I will visit your flower shop in a few days. Could you please give me the phone number now"
"Oh, okay, okay!" Fang Xiaoru nodded quickly and reported a series of numbers.
"Thanks. Talk to you next time." After saying that, Qiao Xiaoqiao hung up; clearly, she was in a hurry to make another call.
"I actually spoke with Qiao Xiaoqiao! I actually spoke with Qiao Xiaoqiao!" Fang Xiaoru kept repeating the same sentence.
"Hey, Fang Xiaoru, did you hit your head" Wang Jie couldn't help but say.
"Fatso, only you would have a broken head!" Upon realizing what she was doing, Fang Xiaoru glared fiercely at Wang Jie. "Qiao Xiaoqiao is my idol!"
"Then from now on, you'd better flatter me more often!" Wang Jie looked pleased with himself.
"Why should I fawn over you" Fang Xiaoru said indignantly.
"Qiao Xiaoqiao is my big sister-in-law, and you are a fan of my big sister-in-law. Of course you need to fawn over me so that I can help you get closer to her. Don't tell me you don't understand such simple logic" Wang Jie said smugly.
"Pfft, I might as well just fawn over Xia Tian then!" Fang Xiaoru rolled her eyes at Wang Jie.
Wang Jie instantly fell silent. That was true!
Looking at the wooden old house in front of them, Xia Tian felt quite curious about it. It wasn't that he had never seen such a wooden house before; actually, the one he lived in on the mountain was also made of wood. However, after coming down from the mountains, this kind of style of home was something he had seen for the first time.
"Ms Yunman, is this your hometown" Xia Tian couldn't help but ask. He thought at first that they were going to Liu Yunman's apartment in Mingdian Community, only to be brought by Liu Yunman to a suburb far from Jianghai City center instead.
"Yes, this is our Liu family house. This old building has been around for over a hundred years," Liu Yunman nodded slightly.
“Wow, over a hundred years!” Sun Xinxin was quite surprised. "It's still sturdy despite being that old!"
"Although it has been over a hundred years, the quality of wood used when building this house was very good to begin with. Plus, we've always maintained and repaired it well since then; so now it’s still in good condition. I believe it will be fine even if we live here for another hundred years," Liu Yunman smiled.
"Shall we go inside Grandma is waiting for us!"
As soon as they entered the gate, two familiar figures appeared in Xia Tian's line of sight: Ning Meimao whom he had met yesterday and that middle-aged beauty. Xia Tian knew that this middle-aged woman was his future mother-in-law, but didn't know her name.
"Dr. Summer, your distinguished arrival has truly honored my humble abode!" Grandma Ning warmly greeted him and then turned to Sun Xinxin, "So this must be Miss Sun, the girlfriend of Dr. Summer Miss Sun, you are so fortunate! You're much luckier than our Man."
"Hello, Madame," Sun Xinxin didn't know what else to say and politely greeted her.
"Grandma, don’t talk like that. Let’s have Dr. Summer see everyone first!" Liu Yunman said a little anxiously.
"Little Man, since Dr. Summer just arrived at our house, we should let him rest for a while," Grandma Ning frowned, "How can we ask someone to work right after they arrive"
"Grandma, I’m fine. As Liu Yunman said, let me see everyone first," Summer casually replied; he was actually eager to cure the entire Liu family quickly so that Liu Yunman could be his wife.
"Since Dr. Summer insists on it, then please follow me," Grandma Ning hesitated for a moment before nodding. Of course, she also hoped to treat her family members as soon as possible but didn’t want to upset Summer.
Under the guidance of Grandma Ning, Summer quickly arrived at the inner hall where about seven or eight people were already waiting.
"Come on everyone, meet Dr. Summer!" Grandma Ning waved and pointed at Summer, "This is the successor of the Heaven-defying Eight Needles technique, Dr. Summer."
"Dr. Summer," everyone greeted him together; however, Summer could clearly feel several suspicious gazes.
"Dr. Summer, our Liu family has always been short on descendants, but in this generation, Yunman has more than ten brothers and sisters. However, they all inherited that illness just because they were born into the Liu family. If Dr. Summer can cure them, then in another twenty years, our Liu family will truly become a prominent household," Grandma Ning was full of hope; for decades, she had been wishing for the Liu family to thrive, and it seemed like her wish would come true.
Every member of the Liu family is inevitably affected by that strange hereditary illness. The lucky ones can live until their forties, while others may only make it to their mid-twenties. Liu Yunman’s father passed away before reaching thirty, and now she seems to be setting a new record for the youngest death in the Liu family.
Before Liu Yunman's grandfather, the Liu family had been passing down through single lineage for over ten generations, resulting in a very small population. However, Ning Laomu gave birth to three sons and one daughter at once. Unfortunately, only one of her sons is still alive now, while her daughter has been comatose for more than a decade.
Surprisingly, this generation of the Liu family boasts over ten brothers and sisters, all thanks to one person—Liu Yunman's third uncle, Liu Qi.
In those days, when Liu Qi was among the three brothers trying to solve the hereditary illness issue, his elder brothers were desperately seeking solutions. In contrast, Liu Qi was busy finding women and managed to fool five of them into bearing him ten children—truly a stud.
"Grandma, I will do my best. However, you mentioned that Yunman has over ten siblings, but where are they" Xia Tian asked with some puzzlement.
Indeed, there were around fifteen people in the hall, excluding himself and another man—Liu Yunman’s third uncle Liu Qi. The rest were all women.
Xia Tian looked at Liu Qi enviously; it wasn’t because he was handsome, as this man was scrawny and not tall, barely reaching 5’6”. His features could be described as sharp-featured with a monkey-like appearance. Yet, five beautiful women stood by his side, one of them being an attractive woman in her thirties holding the hand of a pretty young girl around ten years old.
Xia Tian truly felt envious—how could this man have more wives than him He currently only had two wives, Immortal Sister and Qiao Xiaoqiao. Even adding Xing Jie made it three, while Liu Yunman and the policewoman were yet to be his.
"Actually, they are all studying and will return within these couple of days," Ning Laomu explained. "According to what Xiaoman told me, you can only treat one person a day, but we have two people suffering from this strange hereditary illness here. If it’s not too much trouble for you, could you take a look at them first"
"Xia Tian, please check on Uncle Qi first; his condition is also severe, and I’m afraid…" Liu Yunman did not continue.
Summer understood her meaning and knew that Liuyunman was worried that Liuqi would end up like her, unable to be cured.
"Alright, I'll take his pulse first." Summer wasn't very willing. How could this guy with such an appearance have more wives than him
When Summer was taking Liuqi's pulse, five beautiful eyes were also staring at him; the owners of these five pairs of eyes were naturally Liuqi's five wives.
"Brother Divine Doctor, is my dad okay" A clear child's voice came from beside him. When Summer turned his head, he saw a pair of pure and innocent eyes — it was that pretty little girl.
"Oh, he’s fine, not in any danger." Summer retracted his hand; he had already understood Liuqi's condition. Compared to Liuyunman, Liuqi's situation was much better.
"Really" The little girl was very happy. "Brother Divine Doctor, then please treat my dad quickly!"
"Well, I still need to wait a while." Summer scratched his head.
"Why do you need to wait Brother Divine Doctor, are you lying to me" the little girl said with her pretty big eyes. "Mommy says that liars aren't good children!"
Summer was immediately upset; it really was too embarrassing for a little girl to say he was lying.
Fortunately, Liuyunman came to his rescue at this moment: "Hanhuan, don’t speak nonsense. Brother just helped Sister get treated yesterday and needs some rest."to go, he naturally followed. However, the police never showed up until they left; one could say this place was quite eerie.The five of them quickly returned to the hospital. When they arrived at the...