This indicates that Hong Jiaxin is suited for learning Shadow Fist, but she still needs to undergo prior training.
Luo Yang said, "Wait until I train you for a while longer, then I'll teach you high-level martial arts."
Hong Jiaxin couldn't wait and asked, "Why not teach it now?"
Luo Yang could understand her impatience.
However, some things have to be done in order, if the previous step is not well taken care of, then the next step will be much less effective.
"Trust me, I'll definitely teach you a set of high-level martial arts," Luo Yang said earnestly.
When he spoke seriously, it was usually not in jest.
This was what Hong Jiaxin had figured out during the days she had spent with Luo Yang.
So, the two of them descended from the dike of the irrigation channel, got into the car, and returned to the Hongyun Brigade.
Back at Qin Piao's house, Luo Yang quickly made a phone call to Tang Guihua, asking her to come and compete with An Yuying in making cinnamon and cardamom braised beef.
All the beauties echoed with cheers.
Tang Guihua and An Yuying then got busy, each trying to outdo the other.
From the moment Luo Yang returned to Qin Piao's house, he hadn't seen Zhang Jing, Grandma Liu, and Little Huizi.
After asking around, he found out that the three had gone out for a walk together.
Luo Yang said he was going out for a smoke and slipped out.
When he returned, he did not see Zhang Jing and the others, which meant they were very likely at the end of the village.
Luo Yang headed towards the edge of the village.
At the village's edge, there was a large patch of grass, and not far away was a clump of bushes.
As Luo Yang approached the bushes, he could already hear Zhang Jing's voice.
Peering through the bushes, he could also see Zhang Jing, Grandma Liu, and Little Huizi, the three of them.
Zhang Jing faced the grandmother and granddaughter, an icy expression on her face and coldness in her eyes.
He heard Grandma Liu say in a resonant voice, "If you agree to our conditions, we will help you fulfill your wish."
Zhang Jing angrily said, "Stop deluding yourselves here!"
Grandma Liu sneered, "Then your wish will also come to nothing! Take a few days to think it over carefully!"
Hearing this conversation, Luo Yang could confirm one thing: Zhang Jing and the grandmother and granddaughter were indeed not on the same side.
Just then, suddenly a cow mooed.
Zhang Jing and the pair immediately looked in Luo Yang's direction.
Although hidden behind the trees, Luo Yang didn't feel safe.
If Zhang Jing and the others came over, they would undoubtedly find him.
Seeing them might even lead to a confrontation.
A villager led a water buffalo past not far from there.
Luo Yang worried that if the villager saw him and greeted him, it would spoil everything.
In his moment of anxiety, he noticed that the male villager was looking down at his cellphone.
Even as the man passed by Luo Yang, he did not notice him squatting behind the bushes.
Zhang Jing and the pair, thinking it was just a villager passing by, only had a moment of suspicion and then paid it no more attention.
Then Luo Yang heard Grandma Liu say coldly again, "Don't be too greedy."
Zhang Jing sneered, "That's none of your business. If you want to mess around, I can have Luo Yang chase you away. This is his turf!"
Actually, Luo Yang had long considered driving Zhang Jing away.
But then he thought that would only mean driving her out of the Hongyun Brigade.
It would be harder to monitor Zhang Jing if she wasn't around, rather than letting her stay in the village.
"If he knew your purpose for coming here, I think he would drive you away first!" Grandma Liu sneered.
Her words left Zhang Jing's face flushing with anger.
"We'll see about that!" Zhang Jing turned and walked away.
"If you don't give us an answer in a few days, don't blame us for taking action!" Grandma Liu said threateningly.
"I won't let you succeed!" Zhang Jing retorted firmly.
The grandmother and granddaughter also left the grassy area, following Zhang Jing.
Hearing this, Luo Yang still didn't understand what the grandmother and granddaughter meant by "taking action."
If taking action meant starting a war with Zhang Jing, that would make sense.
But then, why would Zhang Jing also say, "I won't let you succeed?" What success would they be fighting to the death over?
Obviously, the grandmother and granddaughter had someone else in mind for their "taking action."
Hong Jiaxin?
Luo Yang was suddenly startled.
He sorted out his thoughts again and felt that this speculation was very likely to be correct.
Zhang Jing came for Hong Jiaxin, intending to take her away alive, but the grandmother-granddaughter duo came for Zhang Jing; Hong Jiaxin was merely a bargaining chip in their hands.
For what reason were these two groups doing this?
If it were just for Mu Tan, then the grandmother-granddaughter duo should also have attempted to capture Hong Jiaxin alive.
Of course, all of this was still Luo Yang's guess.
He thought to himself that he would go to the living quarters of the grandmother and granddaughter duo in the evening to inquire and see if he could hear more news.
With this matter on his mind, he had no time to think about anything else.
If he told Hong Jiaxin what he suspected, it would probably scare her.
So Luo Yang didn't tell her.
When he returned to Qin Piao's home, the two village beauties had already chopped the beef and sorted the ingredients, ready to stew them in a clay pot.
However, as there were only two clay pots, they could only make two portions first.
One portion was for Qiao Yousi, and the other was for Luo Yang.
Both of them were to give their comments.
As for the other beauties, they would gradually taste the village beauties' culinary skills later on.
Zhang Jing and the grandmother-granddaughter duo returned to Qin Piao's home and looked completely different, laughing and talking together.
After about 50 minutes, the two portions of cinnamon cardamom stewed beef were finally ready.
"Niu Zai, you come and try what they've made," An Yuying said, presenting the dish.
Tang Guihua naturally wanted Luo Yang to taste as well.
"Everyone, come and try it, just a taste can tell the flavor," Luo Yang called out.
All the beauties took chopsticks and gathered around the two clay pots to taste the cinnamon cardamom stewed beef.
Qiao Yousi ate seventy percent, while the others ate thirty percent.
After tasting, all the beauties were very tactful, each saying with a smile, "Both are delicious!"
Both village beauties then looked toward Luo Yang, waiting for his comments.
"Delicious! Delicious! What both of you made is so tasty!" Luo Yang nodded emphatically.
Such perfunctory words could be seen through by others at a glance.
At the very least, it was a draw, and the two village beauties breathed long sighs of relief.
From the beginning, this was the destined result.
It was at this moment that the ringtone of Luo Yang's phone rang.
He pulled it out and saw it was a call from Tan Shengmei, the deputy director of Renmin Hospital.
Luo Yang had set up a specialty department at Renmin Hospital.
He answered the call and said, "Sister Tan, what do you need?"
Tan Shengmei said, "Many people are looking for you to see a doctor, what should we do?"
Luo Yang had anticipated this situation.
He had only promised Tan Shengmei to come to the clinic one day a week.
This one-day commitment might sometimes have to be broken.
"Just tell them I can't spare the time," Luo Yang said.
"We need someone to run your department," Tan Shengmei said.
"How about hiring a nurse?" Luo Yang asked.
"What's the use of hiring a nurse?" Tan Shengmei countered.
Luo Yang meant to have the nurse help him with patient contact, and if it was a common ailment, they wouldn't need to consult him.
If it was truly a difficult and complicated disease, then they would make an appointment first.
Only this way could the problem of Luo Yang not frequently attending the hospital be solved.
Luo Yang then shared his idea with Tan Shengmei.
"The hospital would assign a nurse to you?" Tan Shengmei asked.
"If they can assign one, that would be great. If not, it's fine for me to hire one," Luo Yang said.
Luo Yang was not on the hospital's staff roster.
Thus, even if another nurse was hired, it would be difficult to include them in the roster.
If Luo Yang paid for a nurse out of his own pocket, then all problems would be solved.
"You hire one, and you can just pay the nurse from the money you earn," Tan Shengmei said with a laugh.
"Okay, then you help me put out a recruitment ad, leave my mobile number," Luo Yang agreed readily.