In Chai Village's only clinic, Doctor Chai Xiaohu was at the moment wearing gloves, conducting a "surgery" on a boar. Of course, this couldn't be counted as a real surgery, just a simple castration on a pig.
As the only doctor in the village, and even though this is a renowned "inherited skill" he has, Chai Xiaohu has totally failed to gain the trust of the villagers, not even for treating a common cold. Those who sought him out for help were basically dealing with "royal palace" issues of pigs.
Thus, this village doctor has fallen into the role of a veterinarian.
After dealing with two boars from a villager, Chai Xiaohu was invited over for drinks at the villager's home.
On his way back home, Chai Xiaohu saw a crowd standing by the roadside and walked up to them.
"What happened?" asked Chai Xiaohu.
"The girl from DaJiang Village has fainted." Someone told Chai Xiaohu.
Chai Xiaohu made his way through the crowd, and sure enough, saw a girl passed out by the side of the road, with a boy who looked to be around ten years old squatting by her side, crying uncontrollably.
"Sis, what's wrong? Sis, wake up, please!"
But the girl lying on the ground showed no reaction.
On closer inspection, Chai Xiaohu recognized her.
The unconscious girl was his high school classmate, Jiang Yuli. And the boy weeping by her side was her younger brother, Jiang Yong.
Chai Xiaohu had a deep impression of this Jiang Yuli, not because of her beauty, but because they had a grudge.
Indeed, Jiang Yuli was a head turner with her pretty looks, and because of this, she was rather haughty during their school days.
Chai Xiaohu remembered once, just because he happened to touch her hand, she got a couple of boys to beat him up.
Although Chai Xiaohu didn't have a good impression of Jiang Yuli from their school years, he couldn’t just ignore her now as he saw her faint on the road.
Therefore, Chai Xiaohu approached her and said, "Let me see."
Hearing that Chai Xiaohu wanted to tend to Jiang Yuli, the onlookers all laughed. As they were all folks from the same village, everyone knew each other.
"You're a vet, what could you possibly diagnose! You better step aside. We've already called Doctor Luo from our village, he'll arrive soon." Someone shouted to Chai Xiaohu.
Chai Xiaohu ignored their mockery, knowing that a life was at stake.
At this time, they were clueless about the situation, and Doctor Luo’s arrival time was uncertain. If he didn't intervene, and if Jiang Yuli's condition became critical, they could miss the optimum time for emergency treatment.
If that happened, Jiang Yuli might not survive.
Therefore, Chai Xiaohu quickly stepped up to Jiang Yuli, crouched down and performed a simple examination.
Even though the villagers didn't trust Chai Xiaohu, in reality, he had been working hard ever since he had taken over his grandfather's position as the village doctor, continually learning about medicine. Although he couldn't say that his medical skills were advanced, he understood some basic medical knowledge.
After performing a simple check and asking Jiang Young, Chai Xiaohu diagnosed Jiang Yuli with orthostatic hypotension-induced fainting because Jiang Young said that his sister had been squatting here for quite a while.
Having made the diagnosis, Chai Xiaohu first loosened the buttons on the front of Jiang Yuli's shirt, then proceeded to unbutton her clothes. This was one of the simplest and most effective treatments for such fainting patients - loosening tight clothing.
Jiang Yuli's clothes were tight, and Chai Xiaohu, having no experience in this, finally managed to unbutton them after some effort.
Once he managed to loosen her clothes, Jiang Yuli's pale complexion indeed improved slightly. Chai Xiaohu then pressed on her philtrum for a while, and she slowly regained consciousness.
"Sister, you've woken up!" Jiang Young was overjoyed to see his sister awake.
The onlookers, who had been just there for the spectacle, were also quite surprised to see that Chai Xiaohu really managed to save Jiang Yuli.
"He actually guessed it right!" Someone muttered.
"Looks like this boy has improved, huh?" The villagers whispered among themselves.
"Improved my foot, he simply got lucky!"
"More than that, didn't you notice? This boy had bad intentions from the start.
Haven't you seen him lay hands on Lily and even untied her clothes! It wasn't about treating her at all! He was clearly taking advantage of the girl."
A villager who had just ridiculed Chai Xiaohu, on seeing Chai Xiaohu actually managed to rescue Jiang Yuli, couldn't help but malign him.
At this time, Jiang Yuli had already sat up. Hearing from her younger brother that Chai Xiaohu had saved her, she was about to thank Chai Xiaohu. But then she suddenly heard this person's words, her face cooled down.
Jiang Yuli looked down to see that, indeed, a button on her shirt had been undone.
Looking inside, the clothing had indeed been undone.
Jiang Yuli's face turned red at once.
At this moment, Chai Xiaohu was feeling quite smug! This was his first time saving someone, and it was a success.
Chai Xiaohu was waiting for Jiang Yuli to thank him. He was even thinking that Jiang Yuli might apologize for misunderstanding him in the past.
But what he received instead was a slap from Jiang Yuli.
"You pervert, you really can't change your spots!" Jiang Yuli spat out, and then she slapped Chai Xiaohu.
Jiang Yuli's slap was very heavy and it hit the face. She slapped a clear red mark on Chai Xiaohu's face.
Chai Xiaohu was furious.
"Hey, why are you biting the hand that feeds you?" he accused the woman.
Jiang Yuli scrambled up from the ground. "What exactly have you done for me that I should be grateful for?"
"I initially thought you were here to save me. If it weren't for their wake-up call, I wouldn't have known what a sly person you are, taking advantage of me when I fainted. You're nothing but a delinquent."
"When we were still in school, you bothered me, and I had someone teach you a lesson. I thought you would have learned from that. Now, I see clearly that you just can't learn. You're like a dog that can't stop eating its own poop!"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuli bring up the past, Chai Xiaohu was even more incensed. He had merely taken hold of her hand because he had something important to relay, but she had accused him of taking liberties with her and even had him beaten. He was fed up with her dredging up old woes.
Unable to contain himself, Chai Xiaohu retorted, "You're just full of yourself! You think you're some fairy that every man wants to sleep with?"
"You..." Jiang Yuli nearly choked in anger.
"You what? Just to let you know, with your flat-chested figure, I wouldn't even be interested in touching you! No incentive would make me want to lay a hand on you."
"You, you..."
"You what? In my book, you don't even look half as decent as a dog!"
Jiang Yuli was so angry, her nose almost skewed. She raised her hand to slap again, but Chai Xiaohu grabbed it promptly.
Struggling a few times, Jiang Yuli couldn't free herself. Putting all her strength to pull away, Chai Xiaohu loosened his grip.
Caught off guard, Jiang Yuli fell flat on her butt.
Chai Xiaohu looked at Jiang Yuli and snorted, "Before, I didn't make a fuss because you're a woman. But don't think I'm afraid of you!"
Jiang Yuli picked herself up from the ground, face flushed with embarrassment. "Chai Xiaohu, you wait and see!"
After her warning, she pulled her brother and ran off.
Several villagers from Chai village watched Jiang Yuli leave, worry etched on their faces for Chai Xiaohu.
"Xiaohu, the folks from their huge Jiang village have always been overbearing. I've heard that Jiang Yuli has been dating a guy from Yangcheng recently, seemingly some company manager. You need to be careful about their revenge!"
Chai Xiaohu shrugged it off, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of them!"
Everyone eventually dispersed.
Chai Xiaohu checked the time and hurried home. He had an important matter to attend to today.
Thinking about it, Chai Xiaohu's mood slightly improved.
At dinner, Uncle Guoyou introduced him to a girl, asking him to meet her in town. He had seen the girl's photo, she was very pretty—more attractive than Jiang Yuli.
Seeing that time was running out, Chai Xiaohu hurried home, changed into a new outfit, and prepared to leave. His neighbor, Sister Yuling saw him and couldn't help but tease him. "What's the occasion, Xiaohu? Dressed up so handsomely! Are you going on a blind date?"
Chai Xiaohu spoke with an air of confidence. "Sister-in-law, you're remarkably sharp. Guessing it right. Wait for it! Following your standard, I will certainly bring home a beautiful sister-in-law this evening."
"Well then! But, don't judge by my standards. I'm already an old hag." Yuling, his sister-in-law, turned red as Chai Xiaohu mentioned her.
"You're being too modest, sister-in-law. With your figure and face, you could outshine those big celebrities by simply changing clothes." Chai Xiaohu complimented.
Yuling's face got even redder, but inside, she was pleased.
Chai Xiaohu left, pushing his old bicycle.
"Take it slow on the road." Yuling reminded him from behind.
In the evening, when it was late into the night, Chai Xiaohu returned. He was half-drunk, alone, holding a half-empty bottle of alcohol, and muttering, "A dog judging a human."
At this moment, Chai Xiaohu's mind was filled with the dismissive look the girl gave him before she left.
His blind date was a failure.
Crushed by this defeat, Chai Xiaohu got heavily drunk. The drunken Chai Xiaohu didn't notice the light on in the bathroom and simply pushed the door to enter. Then he was stunned.
Yuling, his sister-in-law, was inside, which left him shocked.
Yuling was in the middle of a shower! With the door suddenly pushed open, she let out a shocked scream, hurriedly covering herself. Seeing it was Chai Xiaohu, she calmed down.
Chai Xiaohu sobered up instantly and hurriedly retreated. Yet his nose bled uncontrollably.
In the bathroom, Yuling swiftly pulled on her clothes while explaining, "Our shower head is broken so I came to use yours, didn't expect your door is also broken."
After speaking, Yuling paused before voicing her concern, "Why have you drunk yourself into such a state?".
Chai Xiaohu had already forgotten about the girl from his blind date, his mind was filled with Jade Ling's allure just now.
"Truly deserving of the title 'village beauty', she is not the least bit lacking in her figure!" Chai Xiaohu silently exclaimed, though he obviously dared not voice such thoughts.
Though Jade Ling was only a neighbour, she's always been kind to him. In Chai Xiaohu's eyes, kind hearted and beautiful Jade Ling was his goddess. Despite his feelings for her, he would never dare to disrespect her.
At this time, Jade Ling had already dressed herself and came out. As for the awkwardness that happened earlier, she did not seem to have taken it to heart. "What happened? The match making did not go well?"
Chai Xiaohu nodded, but dared not to look at Jade Ling, afraid of giving rise to improper thoughts.
"I will go back to my room first." Chai Xiaohu said, turning around and leaving, not noticing that something on his chest was emitting a faint glow.