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Chapter 2569 A Clever Move Backfires

Su Ning suddenly realized that he had underestimated the fighting power of a sycophant.

The powerful magic of the Great Dream Divine Technique made Liu Hongchang experience all the suffering of his life in his dream: his wife died, his family fell apart, and he was left alone, guarding his old house and waiting to die with the He family.

And it's almost equivalent to being reborn...

If it were a normal person, they would have been so scared that they would have bought a standing ticket and run away overnight, as far away as possible.

I will never have any connection with the He family in this lifetime, after all, the He family is a huge pit of fire.

But what about Liu Hongchang? He's figured out half of it, but he still needs to think about the other half.

Think about it! What's there to think about?

Aren't the things in your dreams clear enough?

Do we only realize the pain when we actually reach that point?

Moreover, Liu Hongchang's gaze towards He Wenhui had changed.

He may have only been attracted to He Wenhui's stunning beauty before, but now the "Great Dream Divine Technique" has made him fall in love with her.

Knowing that it would backfire, Suning would never have accepted this task.

Why not just go and woo the prettiest Yang Maixiang? There's no need to care about Liu Hongchang's life or death.

Su Ning squatted at the back entrance of the cafeteria, holding a cucumber in his hand, and nibbled on it dejectedly, getting cucumber juice all over his face.

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, feeling that his intelligence had been insulted.

The thinking of a simp is really on a different level from that of a normal person. A normal person would definitely avoid a fire pit, but a simp's eyes light up when they see a fire pit, thinking that there is treasure in the fire pit, and they jump in without saying a word, and will shout that it feels so good.

Therefore, we can no longer expect Liu Hongchang to come to his senses on his own.

Now that I've already taken action, it would be such a waste if I didn't achieve my goal.

However, starting with Liu Hongchang is clearly not a viable option.

Let's change direction and start with He Wenhui.

The reason why He Wenhui is still entangled with Liu Hongchang is ultimately because she can't leave her family.

He Wenhui's mother, Yu Qiuhua, is almost blind, and her younger siblings are still small. She is worried about them, which is why she gave up going to university.

If Yu Qiuhua's eyes recover and the family has no more worries, He Wenhui can go to school in the capital with peace of mind.

Once He Wenhui goes to university, arrives in Beijing, broadens her horizons, and meets more outstanding people, will she still go back to Liu Hongchang, the cafeteria cook?

will not.

It's not that He Wenhui is snobbish; it's that people's perspectives have changed, and so have their needs.

Now, He Wenhui simply feels that Liu Hongchang's kindness to her is an immense favor.

Even in the original drama, her marriage to Liu Hongchang was out of necessity, and her unwillingness to consummate the marriage with him afterward serves as evidence.

The main purpose was to get Liu Hongchang to work for the He family to support them...

Therefore, exclusion and discrimination are deep-seated prejudices, which are not so easy to change.

Once He Wenhui has seen a bigger world, she will realize that gratitude is not love, and appreciation is not liking.

At that point, even if Liu Hongchang knelt down and begged He Wenhui, she wouldn't give him a second glance.

Moreover, if He Wenhui had gone to university, Li Jianbin might not have broken up with her.

At that time, Liu Hongchang will naturally no longer be a problem.

……

Having made up his mind, Su Ning went to the traditional Chinese medicine shop to get the medicine that afternoon.

The prescription was naturally written by myself. With my current cultivation and medical skills, treating a cataract patient would be a piece of cake.

Su Ning took the prescription to the pharmacy, got five doses of medicine, and also bought a box of acupuncture needles—stainless steel, thin and long, gleaming silver under the light.

After paying, I put the items into a cloth bag, carried it on my back, and rode my bicycle to the He family's house.

The He family's house is located in an old residential area in the south of the city. The alley is so narrow that only one bicycle can pass through. On both sides are low bungalows with no wall protection whatsoever, exposing the wildest red bricks.

The power lines crisscrossed overhead like a spider web, and bed sheets and baby diapers hung on the clothesline, swaying in the wind.

Soon, Su Ning could no longer ride in, so he had to park his bike at the entrance of the alley, lock it, and carry his cloth bag inside, asking for directions as he went. After many twists and turns, he finally found He Wenhui's house.

He Wenhui opened the door.

She was wearing a faded blue work uniform with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, and her hands were covered in flour, probably because she was cooking.

When He Wenhui saw Su Ning standing at the door, she was stunned for a while, thinking she was seeing things. She rubbed her eyes and looked again, but it was still Su Ning.

"Master Su? What brings you here?" He Wenhui's voice was filled with obvious surprise, and a hint of unease.

He Wenhui glanced into the house subconsciously, probably thinking how embarrassing it would be if others saw how messy her home was.

Su Ning didn't stand on ceremony with He Wenhui and went straight to the point: "I'm here to check your mother's eyes. I've studied traditional Chinese medicine, know acupuncture, and can prescribe medicine. I'll try to see if I can treat your mother's cataracts."

He Wenhui stood there, her mouth agape, her expression shifting from surprise to disbelief, and then to doubt.

He looked Suning up and down a few times, probably wondering when a cafeteria cook had become a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.

But she didn't say anything, stepped aside to let Su Ning into the house.

Regardless, Suning meant well, and it would be inappropriate to voice any doubts.

Yu Qiuhua was sitting on the bed in the inner room, wiping her eyes with a cloth.

Because Yu Qiuhua couldn't see who it was, she only heard footsteps and heard a slightly nervous voice: "Wenhui, who's here?"

He Wenhui walked over and comforted Yu Qiuhua by holding her hand, saying, "Mom, it's Chef Su from the No. 2 canteen of Yangzi Chemical Plant. He's here to check your eyes."

Yu Qiuhua was stunned for a moment, and the cloth in her hand fell onto her knees.

She had naturally heard of Su Ning, after all, He Wenhui had mentioned her a few times, saying that there was a very nice Chef Su in the second canteen who had always taken good care of her.

She was both touched and uneasy that the person had come to her home to treat her illness, despite having only heard about it.

How could an old woman like her deserve such trouble from others?

"Master Su, how could I possibly accept this?"

“Auntie, don’t worry! I’ve studied with traditional Chinese medicine since I was a child. My master’s specialty is treating cataracts.”

"Really? What about your master?"

Without saying much, Su Ning placed the cloth bag on the table, opened it, and took out the acupuncture box and the herbal medicine bag.

First, he handed the herbal medicine packet to He Wenhui. "This contains five doses of medicine. One dose per day, boil three bowls of water down to one bowl, and drink it twice a day, morning and evening. It can replenish qi and blood, improve eyesight, and is good for your mother's eyes." He Wenhui took the medicine packet, feeling its weight in her hand.

I looked down at the dried herbs in the medicine packet and smelled a faint medicinal fragrance.

As he looked up to express his gratitude, Su Ning had already opened the acupuncture box, taken out a silver needle, examined the tip under the light, and then wiped it with an alcohol swab.

"Auntie, sit still and don't move. I'll give you a few acupuncture needles first to see the effect." Su Ning's voice was very calm.

Yu Qiuhua was a little scared and shrank back.

She wasn't afraid of pain, but rather afraid that this young man would mess around with her and cause serious injury.

But Yu Qiuhua didn't say it out loud. People had come all this way to see her for treatment, and it would be ungrateful of her to refuse them.

Yu Qiuhua gritted her teeth, sat up straight, and then closed her eyes.

Su Ning inserted silver needles into the acupoints around Yu Qiuhua's eyes: Zanzhu, Yuyao, Sizhukong, and Tongziliao. One needle after another, she inserted them steadily, accurately, and quickly. When the needle tip pierced the skin, Yu Qiuhua only felt like she had been bitten by a mosquito, a slight stinging pain, but it disappeared quickly.

After Su Ning finished inserting the needle, she pinched the end of the needle with her fingers and gently twisted it, the movement was very slow and light.

No one noticed that a faint golden light emanated from Su Ning's fingertips, seeping into Yu Qiuhua's body through the silver needles.

That was spiritual power, using its own spiritual power to repair the meridians and crystals around Qiu Hua's eyes.

The reason I didn't use my magical powers was mainly because I was worried that the old woman couldn't handle it.

Cataracts require surgery in modern medicine, but for Su Ning, who has practiced immortal arts, it's just a small matter of transferring a little spiritual energy.

Fifteen minutes later, Suning started the needle.

First, the silver needles were pulled out one by one, wiped clean with alcohol swabs, and put back into the acupuncture box.

Then he took a step back, looked at Yu Qiuhua, and said, "Auntie, open your eyes and look."

Yu Qiuhua slowly opened her eyes.

Soon, she saw it.

The bedside table, the lamp on the table, the glass of water next to the lamp, and the red peony printed on the glass.

Yu Qiuhua saw He Wenhui's face, a thin face covered in tears.

Of course, I also saw Suning. He was a tall, handsome, and composed young man wearing a blue work uniform with the four white characters "Yangtze Petrochemical" printed on his chest.

Yu Qiuhua stood there, tears welling up in her eyes.

She raised her hand, touched her own face, then touched He Wenhui's face, her fingers gently gliding over her daughter's face, as if to confirm that this was real and not a dream.

“Mom can see, Mom can really see,” Yu Qiuhua said to He Wenhui in a hoarse voice.

He Wenhui finally couldn't hold back her tears, and they streamed down her face.

He Wenhui rushed over, hugged Yu Qiuhua, buried her face in her mother's shoulder, and cried uncontrollably.

The mother and daughter cried for a while before they remembered there was someone else in the house and quickly let go of each other's hands.

Wiping away her tears, He Wenhui turned to look at Su Ning, "Master Su, thank you, thank you..."

He Wentao and He Wenyuan stood at the door. They were usually very mischievous, but now they were as well-behaved as two kittens.

"Thank you, Master Su." The two of them exchanged a glance, then bowed to Su Ning together.

Wenda peeked out from behind them, his eyes sparkling. In a childish voice, he imitated his two older brothers, bowing slightly and mumbling, "Thank you, Master Su."

Su Ning waved his hand, put away the acupuncture box, gave a final instruction on how to use the herbal medicine packet, and then slung his cloth bag over his shoulder and prepared to leave.

He Wenhui chased after Su Ning to the door, grabbed his sleeve, and asked, "Master Su, why are you helping our family? We're not related to you at all, you don't need to go to so much trouble."

Su Ning stopped and turned to look at He Wenhui.

After thinking about it, I felt that some things needed to be made clear in advance.

I am not a great philanthropist, and I naturally have my own reasons for doing these things.

But I can't tell He Wenhui about these purposes; she wouldn't understand anyway.

So, Su Ning could only say what she could, "He Wenhui, let me tell you the truth. Giving up on going to university is the stupidest decision you've ever made. I know your family is poor, your mother's eyesight is bad, and your younger siblings are still small. But think about it, what can you do if you stay in Nanjing? Work? Earn thirty or forty yuan a month, what can that do? Support your mother, support your three younger siblings, can you afford it? Your mother's eyesight is better now, but her health is still weak. Won't she need money for medical treatment and medicine in the future? Won't Wentao and Wenyuan need money for school? Wenda is still young, what about food, drink, and toileting costs money? Thirty or forty yuan a month, how many days can that last?"

He Wenhui lowered her head, remained silent, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Su Ning's voice softened, but her tone remained serious: "Go to Peking University, graduate, find a good job, and you'll earn more in a month than you do in a year now. Then, your mother can live a good life, your younger siblings can go to good schools, and your family can truly turn things around. This is your only chance, and your family's only chance. If you give it up, this is your life, and this is your family's life; you'll never be able to turn things around."

He paused, looked into He Wenhui's eyes, and said, word by word, "The opportunity to defy fate is not something everyone can have. If you have it, don't waste it."

He Wenhui stood there, looking at Su Ning, and finally couldn't hold back her tears, which fell down in a steady stream.

She cried for a while, then nodded vigorously, wiped away her tears with her sleeve, looked up at Su Ning, and her eyes held something she had never seen before—determination.

“Master Su, I’ll listen to you. I’ll go to Beijing, study hard, find a good job after graduation, and bring my mother and younger siblings over so they can live a good life.”

Su Ning looked at her and smiled. "Okay, remember what you said today."

Then he turned and walked away, his cloth bag slung over his shoulder, his back view exuding a particularly dashing and unrestrained air.

He Wenhui stood at the door, watching Su Ning's figure disappear into the alley, and stood there for a long time.

……

When He Wenhui returned to the room, she found Yu Qiuhua sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the packet of Chinese medicine in her hand, looking at it over and over.

Yu Qiuhua's eyesight has now recovered, and she can see clearly. The medicine packet is labeled with the words "Atractylodes macrocephala, wolfberry, and chrysanthemum".

He looked up at He Wenhui and asked, "Wenhui, who exactly is this Master Su?"

He Wenhui thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I don't know either. I only know that he is a good person."

Yu Qiuhua sighed, placed the packet of medicine beside her pillow, and touched it as if it were a treasure. "A good person, a rare good person. Wenhui, remember their kindness. If you become successful in the future, don't forget to repay them."

He Wenhui nodded without saying anything.

At that moment, her mind was filled with the words Su Ning had said.

Defying fate and changing destiny—I didn't believe in these things before; I thought fate was fate and couldn't be changed.

But now I believe it.

Now that her mother's eyesight has improved, she can go to the capital. The He family's life will gradually get better.

...(End of this chapter)