“She sings beautifully, her voice is lovely, her posture is graceful, every move she makes is perfect.”
“Do you understand it?”
“No.”
“……”
Chen Yue Lian's face turned black, she said speechlessly:
“You don't understand, but you still praise her so highly. You make me feel embarrassed if I don't say anything.”
“Haha, can't I pretend to know a little?”
Qin Si chuckled. The only form of Chinese traditional performing arts he had ever listened to was crosstalk.
As for other things like Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Henan Bangzi, etc., he had no idea.
The most familiar thing was the line "To save Li Lang, I leave my home..." It was Huangmei Opera, right?
“What do you see?”
Chen Yue Lian was concerned about Chen Ruo Nan's condition and didn't bother with further banter.
She stood in front of Chen Ruo Nan, who showed no reaction. It was obvious she had gone crazy again.
She didn't recognize her.
This made her feel very uncomfortable.
Qin Si seriously examined Chen Ruo Nan in the cow shed...
At this moment, the door opened.
An elderly couple walked out.
“Yue Lian?”
“Uncle Niu, Aunt Niu.”
Chen Yue Lian greeted them. This was Chen Ruo Nan's parents. Their hair was white, and their bodies were hunched.
They weren't exactly skin and bones, but they were pale and thin.
It was obvious they were not living well.
“You're here to see Ruo Nan again. Yue Lian, you're so kind.”
“Aunt Niu, what are you saying? Ruo Nan and I have been best friends since we were little, it's only natural.”
Chen Yue Lian asked with concern:
“Uncle Niu, Aunt Niu, wasn't Ruo Nan fine yesterday? Why is she having another episode today?”
“Sigh.”
Aunt Niu sighed and said:
“You saw it yourself. She was fine yesterday, but today she's having another episode.”
What kind of useless literature is this?
Qin Si was stunned. He didn't get any useful information.
“This young man is?”
Aunt Niu looked at Qin Si. She didn't recognize him, so she asked Chen Yue Lian.
“Qin Si, my husband.”
“Oh, Qin Feng's family? He's grown so tall. Qin Feng is a good man, and his son is good too. He's so tall.”
Aunt Niu praised him.
The two villages were not far apart, and although they didn't interact much, they knew of each other.
From her words, it could be heard that she knew Qin Si's parents.
“Uncle Niu, Aunt Niu, nice to meet you.”
Qin Si greeted them politely.
After some polite exchanges, Uncle Niu brought out some stools, and they all sat down.
Aunt Niu and Chen Yue Lian chatted about their lives. They knew Chen Yue Lian was doing well and smiled.
However, when they mentioned their daughter, they couldn't stop crying.
Uncle Niu also turned his head, his eyes moist.
Qin Si could see that the old couple truly loved their daughter. It was out of helplessness that they locked her in the cow shed.
When Chen Ruo Nan went crazy, she wouldn't recognize anyone.
On the door, on the windows, there were traces of her hacking with a cleaver after going crazy.
The old couple were old and frail, and they were afraid that their daughter would kill them when she went crazy.
As for food, their family was truly struggling to make ends meet.
They all ate poorly.
But they didn't skimp on their daughter's food.
“Forget about it. It's fate. We accept it. She's my own flesh and blood, I can't take care of her, who will?”
Aunt Niu wiped away her tears and sighed with resignation. Only then did she turn to Chen Yue Lian and ask:
“Yue Lian, we forgot to ask. What are you doing here today?”
“I brought my husband to see Ruo Nan.”
“What?!”
Aunt Niu exclaimed in surprise. Uncle Niu remained silent for a while, but he was also stunned.
“You mean, Ruo Nan's illness can be cured?”
Aunt Niu took Chen Yue Lian's hand, her expression full of excitement.
“Um... husband?”
Chen Yue Lian looked at Qin Si uncertainly.
Uncle Niu and Aunt Niu also looked at Qin Si, their eyes shining with hope.
Qin Si nodded.
“It can be cured.”
While they were chatting, he had been observing Chen Ruo Nan singing in the cow shed.
He had a rough idea of the cause of her illness: schizophrenia and depression.
There were scars on her wrists, which were probably from self-harm.
“Can I go in and feel her pulse? It would be more accurate this way.”
“Okay, okay, husband, where did you put the rope?”
“I'll go find it.”
Uncle Niu quickly found the rope and prepared to tie up Chen Ruo Nan, fearing that she would hurt someone.
They had done this before. Either tie her up or lock her in the cow shed.
When she recovered, they would let her out.
There was no other way.
“No need to tie her up.”
Qin Si opened the door to the cow shed and walked in. With lightning-fast speed, he tapped Chen Ruo Nan's neck twice.
Chen Ruo Nan, who had been singing and going crazy, suddenly quieted down.
Uncle Niu and Aunt Niu looked at each other, excited beyond words.
This move had subdued them.
Their daughter was saved.
“Boil some hot water, wipe her face and wash her body.”
It wasn't that Qin Si was being finicky. It was because Chen Ruo Nan was too smelly, with dirt all over her face.
Her hair was tangled.
She had defecated in her pants, it was truly unbearable.
Uncle Niu went to boil water. Aunt Niu and Chen Yue Lian went in to help Chen Ruo Nan wash and bathe her.
After a while, they called Qin Si back in.
Chen Ruo Nan was sitting quietly on the kang.
When Qin Si saw her face, he was immediately taken aback.
Good heavens, another one?
Chen Yue Lian, having had some experience, whispered in his ear:
“Another big star?”
“Yeah, her name is Tong Li Ya, Yaya.”
Qin Si didn't expect Chen Ruo Nan to look exactly like Yaya. Her face was just a bit darker.
Her skin was rougher.
But that wife-like charm was exactly the same.
“I told you she was beautiful, but you didn't believe me. Now are you smitten?”
“Yes, I'm craving her.”
Qin Si didn't bother to hide it in front of Chen Yue Lian.
Chen Yue Lian pouted, but she didn't say anything. After all, she was happy to see Qin Si marry Chen Ruo Nan.
She had come here today to play matchmaker.
Qin Si sat down on the stool and began to feel Chen Ruo Nan's pulse, confirming that she was indeed a virgin.
Then he began to check her physical condition.
At this moment, Chen Ruo Nan had been sedated by Qin Si, and she looked dazed.
She didn't speak, just looked at Qin Si.
After a while, Qin Si withdrew his hand.
“Schizophrenia, depression, multiple old injuries, and malnutrition…”
Qin Si mentioned many things in succession.
This woman was essentially completely depleted, both physically and mentally. She also had old injuries.
She could only be considered lucky to be alive this long.
“Can she be cured?”
Uncle Niu and Aunt Niu looked at Qin Si with hopeful eyes.
The old couple didn't understand those professional terms, they only cared about whether their daughter could be cured.
“She can be cured, but it will take years of proper care and nourishment.”
Qin Si took out a spiritual cigarette, put it in his mouth and lit it. Then he held it to Chen Ruo Nan's lips.
“Inhale.”
Chen Ruo Nan obediently inhaled the smoke, then did as Qin Si said and exhaled the smoke.
She repeated this several times.
She coughed continuously throughout the process.
After finishing the cigarette, her eyes began to have a gleam.
She blinked, scanning the room.
“Dad, Mom, Yue Lian?”