Life in siheyuan era

Fang Nan was no longer curious. Chen Shuying's talk about her marriage with Shen Lanbo was the major event she cared about.

Her wedding date with Shen Lanbo had been set, and Chen Shuying sought her opinion on the wedding arrangements.

She had no opinion. Chen Shuying had thought it through very thoroughly. The wedding would be simple, but those old comrades-in-arms had to be invited.

The problem lay with several old leaders. Shen Jue had not yet decided whether to invite these old leaders.

Fang Muxian was facing the same problem. He wanted to hear Shen Jue's opinion, but Shen Jue had no opinion at the moment.

Chen Shuying had no concerns about this issue. She was in the medical system and did not involve those big shots. At this time, when she spoke about Shen Jue's hesitation, Fang Nan couldn't offer any advice either. Everything would be arranged by Fang Muxian and Shen Jue.

The two of them chatted about the wedding, while Shen Lanyin sat aside, frowning and thinking about her own concerns.

She had a resistant attitude towards the 'significant other' plan, feeling that Zhou Zhiyuan was suitable as a target for revenge, but not suitable as a romantic partner.

Zhou Zhiyuan's mouth was very annoying, his personality was somewhat unconventional, and he was a fool. He had just been listed as a 'little pig' series, and in the blink of an eye, he became her 'significant other'. This turn was too big.

But she had to admit that Zhou Zhiyuan was indeed the most suitable candidate to face the possible retaliation from that big shot's wife and son. He could take a beating.

Moreover, this fool was extremely loyal, and the possibility of him becoming an informant was minimal.

More importantly, she had no choice. Shen Jue opened his mouth and mentioned Zhou Zhiyuan. Changing generals at the last minute was a major taboo in military strategy.

As the daughter of a strategist, she had been exposed to some strategies and knew that she could only accept the arrangement at this time.

Having understood this point, she would not consider the issue of refusal, but instead concentrate on thinking about the reasons for breaking up. She and Zhou Zhiyuan would definitely break up, but the reasons had to be sufficient, the timing had to be well-grasped, and the important thing was that the wife completely gave up on her as a daughter-in-law candidate.

This point was not easy to grasp, so she needed to carefully study it.

While she was carefully pondering, the door of the study opened, and Shen Jue walked out with a smile on his face. Surprisingly, Shen Lanbo behind him also had a smile on his face, while Zhou Zhiyuan hung his head, as if he had suffered a major defeat.

Seeing his expression, Shen Lanyin became angry. At this moment, she even forgot her grand plan to break up, and a burst of anger rose in her heart. "Is he so unwilling?"

But Chen Shuying and Fang Nan had strange expressions. Shen Jue and Shen Lanbo's smiles were quite strange, as if they had heard a joke.

However, Chen Shuying would not ask what they were laughing at, and Fang Nan would not ask Shen Lanbo either. When Shen Jue sat next to Chen Shuying and said a sentence, Fang Nan widened her eyes in surprise.

What did Shen Jue say? "Lanyin, Zhiyuan is your 'significant other'. You must learn to respect him. As his attending physician, you must be gentle when giving him acupuncture. If you can reduce one needle, then reduce one. If you can avoid causing him pain, then don't cause him pain. This is Dad's attitude. Take him to the study for acupuncture."

Hearing Shen Jue say this, Fang Nan thought in surprise, "What happened? How did Zhou Zhiyuan become Lanyin's 'significant other'?"

Fang Nan was surprised, while Shen Lanyin got up and said coldly, "Go to the study and wait for acupuncture."

After saying this, she walked upstairs. Shen Lanbo said in a deep voice, "Pay attention to your attitude."

But Shen Lanyin ignored him and continued to walk upstairs.

Shen Lanbo could only turn to Zhou Zhiyuan and say, "Dad told Lanyin, she will pay attention."

Zhou Zhiyuan blinked. He only made such a condition, but now it seemed it might not work.

Shen Lanyin must be very angry, and he was the only punching bag. He needed to remind Shen Lanyin.

When he followed Shen Lanyin into the study, he saw Shen Lanyin close the door and immediately said, "Comrade Shen Lanyin, we are both victims, so let's not persecute each other. We should unite against the enemy and come up with countermeasures together."

As Zhou Zhiyuan spoke, his eyes stared at Shen Lanyin's movements. Seeing her sit at the table and open the acupuncture kit, he immediately cast his gaze over, saw the silver needles of varying thicknesses and lengths, turned to look at the door, and continued, "I don't think we need to close the door for acupuncture."

He made a suggestion, but Shen Lanyin replied coldly, "We must close the door so that your screams won't be heard."

Hearing her say this, Zhou Zhiyuan looked at the silver needles again, and then replied disdainfully, "How could I scream? I'm thinking of your reputation. A single man and a single woman in the same room should open the door to show their innocence."

He explained, purely for Shen Lanyin's sake.

But Shen Lanyin glanced at him coldly and asked coldly, "If we close the door, we won't be innocent? What do you want to do?"

The question was asked as if he had ulterior motives.

Zhou Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment before replying, "This is your home, what can I do?"

The answer was too flawed, and Shen Lanyin immediately replied, "What do you want to do if it's not in my home?"

Zhou Zhiyuan could only reply, "Comrade Shen Lanyin, I know this is fake, and I will definitely treat you with courtesy. You don't have to worry."

"What am I worried about?" Shen Lanyin replied coldly, "You should worry about your fingers. Sit down and I'll give you acupuncture now."

Shen Lanyin's answer let Zhou Zhiyuan know that the condition was not met. After sitting down, he still had to say a sentence, "Comrade Shen Lanyin, we are now comrades in the same trench. We should help each other instead of persecuting each other."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Shen Lanyin replied coldly, "Put your hand on the table." As she spoke, Shen Lanyin pulled out a silver needle.

Shen Lanyin gave Zhou Zhiyuan acupuncture in the study, while outside the study, Fang Nan learned the whole story through Shen Lanbo's explanation.

She understood why Fang Xiang didn't come. Fang Muxian and Shen Jue were on good terms, but they didn't dare to take risks on this issue, and preventing Fang Xiang from pursuing Shen Lanyin was also cooperating with Shen Jue.

But on this matter, her thoughts were different from Zhou Zhiyuan. Zhou Zhiyuan thought it was a temporary task, while Fang Nan thought that Shen Jue and Chen Shuying were serious, and Shen Lanbo was even more absolutely serious.

But she was not optimistic about the future of the two. Shen Lanyin would not choose Zhou Zhiyuan.

But she would not express her views. Putting aside this question, she heard Chen Shuying ask, "What are you and Lanbo laughing at?"

Shen Jue smiled and said, "Zhiyuan made a condition..."

Saying this, he looked at Chen Shuying. Seeing her look solemn, he continued, "Zhiyuan's condition is that Lanyin can give him acupuncture, but she can't persecute him."

Just now in the study, Zhou Zhiyuan solemnly made this condition. Shen Jue agreed to him without thinking. Chen Shuying and Fang Nan were stunned when they heard this condition, and then laughed together.

Chen Shuying smiled and said, "This child understands Lanyin's temperament."

Shen Lanbo lied to Zhou Zhiyuan, and Zhou Zhiyuan had to expose his lies. He solemnly said, "Your brother said you are gentle and virtuous, but I don't think that's the case. You are petty and vengeful. If you are not satisfied with a small matter, you will take revenge endlessly."

"When I said 'I am your brother', it was to show a protective attitude towards my comrade's sister. Saying you are a 'little girl' is also the same. Saying you have 'severe myopia' is purely out of concern. You should understand."

He said a series of words, expressing an attitude of reconciliation, but Shen Lanyin looked at him strangely and asked in doubt, "You still dare to say this at this time?"

Shen Lanyin couldn't understand Zhou Zhiyuan's train of thought, and Zhou Zhiyuan looked at the eight silver needles on his four fingers and said indifferently, "We are now comrades, we should be open and honest. I can endure this pain."

He said that he didn't care about this little pain, and Shen Lanyin nodded and said, "These acupoints can't reflect the best treatment effect, they are just to reduce your pain. Next time, I'll change the acupoints, anyway, you are not afraid of pain."

After saying this, she glanced at him and continued, "Since we are open and honest, I will talk about you, and speak frankly, you are a fool."

"Okay." Zhou Zhiyuan still expressed that he didn't care.

Seeing his attitude, Shen Lanyin was about to continue, "A fool can also be called a stupid pig."

Hearing this title, Zhou Zhiyuan was about to point out her mistake, "Comrade Shen Lanyin, you didn't study Chinese well. Pig already represents stupidity, adding the word stupid is superfluous."

"And you didn't think about another problem. We are comrades. As a comrade of a stupid pig, aren't you scolding yourself?"

Zhou Zhiyuan thought of this problem, and Shen Lanyin had a way to solve it. She replied lightly, "I won't call you that outside. This is a nickname behind your back, little pig."

"A pig is a pig, don't add the word 'little'..." Zhou Zhiyuan suggested, and then said indifferently, "At the same time, you have to prevent others from calling you 'little sow'. Your Chinese is really bad. I'm very curious, how did you write your thesis?"

"My Chinese is very good, and my thesis was praised by the professor..." Shen Lanyin replied coldly, "I'm also very curious, you still dare to yell at me at this time, do you really think my dad can protect you?"

"You are still not convinced..." Zhou Zhiyuan continued to maintain a calm attitude, and said lightly, "I won't discuss your Chinese level. Now let's talk about strategy. Don't you know that there is a plan in the Thirty-Six Stratagems called 'The Sufferer's Scheme'?"

"I will first show the image of being persecuted by you, and then I can do one thing. If you dare to persecute me, I dare to fight back. This is called where there is oppression, there is resistance. I will occupy the moral high ground first."

Zhou Zhiyuan said this, making Shen Lanyin very curious, and asked: "How to fight back?"

Zhou Zhiyuan replied solemnly, "There are many ways to fight back, but there is one that is most suitable..."

Saying this, he paused, raised his eyes to look at Shen Lanyin, and seeing a curious look rising on her oval face, he nodded lightly, and then shouted, "Help!"