It was a pleasure to have dinner with Professor Tian - the old lady recommended by Old Man Bai had a surname of Tian. She joked that it was this surname that allowed her to farm fields all her life.
She is not a good-looking person.
Probably for the sake of easy care, her hair only reaches her earlobes, and her skin is not fair. Instead, it is dark from farm work, mixed with a bit of sickly sallowness.
It can be seen that even when she was young, she was probably not considered a beauty.
But her smile has another kind of contagiousness.
It's that kind of hearty, heroic, and even a little indecent smile - her mouth is opened wide, her head is slightly raised when she smiles, and sometimes her upper jaw can be seen.
Professor Tian is very talkative.
I won't talk about it with friends like Old Man Bai.
She also had something to talk with Tang Lingwu. The two of them could chat about everything from what kind of milk tea they like to drink to what styles of skirts are popular recently.
He has a very young mentality.
After hearing that Zheng Fa's parents had passed away long ago, Professor Tian's reaction was also different from ordinary people - she did not show the condescending sympathy that ordinary people often have, but said warmly, "It will get better and better in the future."
Even though it's just one sentence.
But Zheng Fa can also see that these words themselves contain the simplest blessing.
This old lady also has a big appetite. At first when Zheng Fa and the other three saw her ordering so many dishes, they thought she was extravagant - but it turned out that this old lady could eat from beginning to end.
It seemed that Zheng Fa and the other three were surprised.
Professor Tian smiled and said nonchalantly, "I used to work a lot, and my appetite has grown, so I'm used to it... Now, every extra bite is just one bite."
Old Man Bai The smile on his face slowly faded, and his eyes looked a little worried.
"What exactly is the disease?"
"There was something growing on my liver. I cut it once and then it grew back." Professor Tian explained, shrugged and said, "Doctors don't dare to treat it anymore because they say I'm afraid of something happening at my age... It's not easy for me to embarrass others, right?"
Old Man Bai glanced at Zheng Fa.
Zheng Fa nodded slightly.
He has already thought of several magic charms to cure diseases. As for whether they are useful, he still has to check them at the Xuanwei Realm.
Professor Tian glanced at Old Man Bai and suddenly said, "I can't decide whether you die or not. There is only one thing I want to ask you for."
"Huh?"
"My mother..."
Old Man Bai was stunned.
"After I got this disease, the one who suffered the most was not me, but my mother... When I saw you, I had to go back to spend the last days with my mother." Professor Tian said slowly, "I'm not worried about her pension money. I have saved a sum for her, and with pensions and other things, it should be enough. There is only one thing - if you are free, go and see her more often."
"... Okay."
Professor Tian smiled and said, "I thought I could send my mother away in this life, but I didn't expect that she would have to send me away. I actually don't feel bad about dying, but my mother lost her husband and daughter, and she will be lonely in the future... I have no relatives, so I can only rely on a few friends."
Old Man Bai nodded slightly.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Damn it, it's not good for two children to hear this." Professor Tian smiled, picked up the drink in the cup and said to Zheng Fa, "I heard you want College Entrance Exam?"
"Hmm."
"Then let me first wish you a gold medal!"
Looking at Professor Tian's smiling eyes, Zheng Fa paused and drank the drink in the cup.
Sitting in the car, looking at Professor Tian standing at the door of the hotel waving goodbye to them, Old Man Bai glanced at Zheng Fa and asked:
"Is there any way?"
"You can try it."
Zheng Fa thought for a while and responded.
They didn't mention treating Professor Tian today. The first one was their first meeting and they didn't have this idea.
The second one is actually more important--
Accepting Professor Tian into Nursing Home is actually more stringent than Aunt Ye.
The secret of cultivating immortality must not be hidden from Professor Tian, otherwise it will be difficult for the other party to use his talents.
"I asked you to come here today because I want you to have a chat with her." Old Man Bai said his thoughts, "You mentioned several conditions for Nursing Home to recruit people before. I thought about it and found that there is actually one more thing."
Zheng Fa looked at Old Man Bai.
"Congenial temperament."
"..." Zheng Fa nodded.
This was indeed something he didn't expect.
"A team, even if they are all good people, can easily get into trouble if their personalities don't get along. We are fine now." Old Man Bai shook his head and said, "If other people come in and don't get along, it will be bad. That's why I want you to meet her. What do you think?"
Zheng Fa thought about the details of the meal with Professor Tian, then smiled and said, "It's not bad for now."
He finally understood why Old Man Bai wanted him and Tang Lingwu to come over first to meet Professor Tian.
The main purpose is to let them see what kind of person Professor Tian is and whether they can get along well with each other.
"Yes, she is indeed a nice person, otherwise I wouldn't have this idea." Old Man Bai nodded and said, "As for her professional ability, although she is not among the top ones, she has also led national-level projects. I don't know much about her major, so it should be the same."
"Hmm."
"Finally, character..." Old Man Bai was silent for a while, and then slowly said, "Character is actually the most difficult thing for me... I have lived for so many years, and I have to say whose character I really trust."
"Just one or two people."
"..." Zheng Fa looked more serious when he heard this.
"Everyone says Mathematics is difficult, but according to me it's even harder to see people's hearts."
Zheng Fa returned home and was still thinking about what Old Man Bai said before.
Among the next four talismans to be condensed, there must be a place for a medical talisman - even if he doesn't encounter Professor Tian, he still has to condense this type of talisman.
This is the foundation for Zheng Fa to maintain Nursing Home.
On the way back, Old Man Bai probably didn't want to embarrass Zheng Fa and didn't beg him again.
But inside and outside her words, she was interceding with Professor Tian.
Don't talk about the value of Professor Tian, let's talk about his relationship with Old Man Bai, and the help Old Man Bai has given him--even just look at Three-Sub-Talisman Law, which the old man spent many nights to give himself a gift last month.
Zheng Fa is also willing to help.
What made Zheng Fa think about it was Old Man Bai's discussion on character.
Old Man Bai I have met quite a few people in my life, and there are many academic leaders, but when it comes to character, I really can't tell.
He recommended Professor Tian, on the one hand, of course, to give Professor Tian a chance to cure his illness.
But on the other hand, there is really no one to recommend.
Zheng Fa understands Old Man Bai's caution - it is a responsibility for their small group.
But on the other hand, he also understands that this matter cannot all depend on Old Man Bai.
Zheng Fa There must be some means that can test human nature or prevent leaks.
"Illusion Talisman."
This was the first choice that came to his mind - after all, as the only disciple of Sect Leader, he was still very familiar with Illusion Talisman.
Thinking about it this way, two of the remaining four sub-symbols in Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method have been confirmed - Healing Talisman and Illusion Talisman.
On the third day after returning from the provincial capital, College Entrance Exam started.
The examination room for Zheng Fa is not at Qingshui High School, but at Experimental Middle School.
This is a junior high school, not far from Qingshui High School. You can get there in 20 minutes by bus from home.
In the early morning of the first day of College Entrance Exam, Zheng Fa took a transparent document bag, checked the admission ticket and stationery inside, and got on the bus to Experimental Middle School.
On this day, the whole city seemed to be making way for College Entrance Exam.
Qingshui High School's entrance is closed.
Passing vehicles rarely honk their horns.
The bus Zheng Fa took was also filled with parents taking exams and students preparing for College Entrance Exam.
The driver of this bus is quite thoughtful - he plays an inspirational song in the bus all the way.
But Zheng Fa could clearly see that the expressions on the faces of the students on the bus were getting more nervous.
By Experimental Middle School, it's not time to enter the examination room yet.
Zheng Fa stood at the school gate of Experimental Middle School, waiting with other candidates to enter.
Soon, he realized that he seemed to be quite eye-catching - other candidates were accompanied by their parents to take the exam, but he was alone, holding a document bag.
Seems a little lonely.
Zheng Fa didn't mind. There was a thin boy standing next to him. He looked very familiar. After looking at him twice, he suddenly asked him, "Brother, you came alone?"
"Hmm."
"Where are your parents?"
"It's inconvenient for them." Zheng Fa replied calmly.
"Your parents are so nice..." The boy seemed to be envious of Zheng Fa's freedom, but also showed off a little bit of being pampered. He said to Zheng Fa, "Unlike my parents, who get up at five or six in the morning and are more nervous than me... Well, even my grandparents are here."
Zheng Fa looked at the direction where his finger was pointing. There were indeed four adults over there who had been looking at this place. They looked at him and nodded and smiled kindly at him.
"Zheng Fa, why didn't you reply to Tang Lingwu's message in the group?"
The two were chatting, and a girl from the same class as Zheng Fa passed by, as if she was also taking an exam at this school.
When she saw Zheng Fa, she immediately shouted to him.
"News?" Zheng Fa was stunned. "I didn't bring my mobile phone."
He found it inconvenient to hand in his belongings when entering the examination room, so he simply brought nothing except examination supplies. He didn't need to contact anyone anyway, he could just go home directly after leaving the examination room.
"You didn't bring your mobile phone?" Zheng Fa The girl in the same class said, "Then I'll tell her you're here."
After a while, Zheng Fa saw Tang Lingwu trotting over.
He has never seen Tang Lingwu like this. Tang Lingwu is very ordinary in school.
Most of the time it is just an ordinary T-shirt or shirt, sometimes it is the kind of school uniform that is least popular among teenagers and girls.
The lower body is mostly worn in jeans and skirts are rarely worn.
But today Tang Lingwu is wearing a small cheongsam. I don't know if it's because of her own talent or because the clothes are very finely cut, and she has a very graceful figure.
She attracted a lot of attention when she ran over.
The boy next to Dharma Body couldn't help but stare at her. It wasn't until Tang Lingwu approached that he looked away in embarrassment.
"I'm here to give you the test!" Tang Lingwu walked closer, smiled up at Zheng Fa, and turned around in a circle and said, "Look, we are winning!"
Zheng Fa saw the boy next to him turning to look at his rather large examination group, and then at Tang Lingwu - as if he wanted to change.
(End of chapter)