Chapter 4 - Stay for Dinner

Several hoodlums, following orders, raised their fists and lunged at Chen Yang.

Facing the charging hoodlums, Chen Yang reacted extremely quickly!

He abruptly stepped forward to steady himself, then delivered a whip kick directly into the waist of the hoodlum in the lead.

Thud.

On contact with Chen Yang’s leg, the hoodlum instantly became as flimsy as paper, getting kicked into the air and crashing down under the wall, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.

This scene shocked the fat leader!

The other hoodlums who had not yet charged forward were also shocked!

This guy was way too fierce.

A single kick sent a man flying?

Was he even human?

While the hoodlums were shocked, Chen Yang was also slightly surprised; he had not expected the medical scripture to have such a huge impact on his physique!

The hoodlum he had just kicked must have weighed over 200 pounds, right?

Kicking him felt as easy as kicking a soccer ball!

“Damn it!

You really forced me to get serious!

Even with a bit of strength, I must deal with you!” Seeing his subordinate sent flying, the fat leader was extremely annoyed and pulled out a dagger from his back waist, then tossed it to one of the hoodlums.

“All of you attack together, if anyone dies, it’s on me!” the fat leader shouted through clenched teeth.

Having received the dagger, the hoodlums felt greatly reassured.

No matter how skilled in martial arts, one still fears a blade!

So, you can fight, Chen Yang?

Can you fight against a knife?

Several people swarmed up, wielding their daggers and aiming straight for Chen Yang’s heart!

Their attack was fierce, but in Chen Yang’s eyes, their every move was very slow, allowing him to handle multiple attackers with ease.

Although Chen Yang was undaunted, the sight of the hoodlums pulling out knives made Zhang Xueying jump in fright.

“Chen Yang, be careful!”

Zhang Xueying warned anxiously.

Chen Yang did not turn around and only slightly nodded because he was focusing intensely on countering the hoodlums.

With the hoodlums armed with daggers, he naturally couldn’t continue to confront them head-on.

So, as the hoodlums thrust their daggers, Chen Yang very swiftly dodged to the side.

Then, he casually picked up a stick from Zhang Xueying’s home and started to tangle with the hoodlums.

Although the hoodlums were numerous and armed, they were no match for an enhanced and quicker reacting Chen Yang.

After several exchanges, the hoodlums were practically all lying on the ground, crying in pain.

Chen Yang walked over to the screaming hoodlums, picked up the fallen dagger, then shifted his gaze towards the fat leader not far away.

The fat leader was utterly panic-stricken; he hadn’t expected Chen Yang to be so formidable.

One man had taken down so many of his underlings!

And he had even disarmed them!

“I’m telling you…

you better not lay a hand on me!

My big brother is a big deal in the county!

If you touch me, he won’t let you off!” The fat leader, panic-stricken, began to step back.

He was very afraid of Chen Yang attacking him.

Playing with the dagger in his hand, Chen Yang slowly approached the fat leader, “It all depends on how our next conversation goes.”

“Talk?

What do you want to talk about?

You’re not thinking of refusing to pay back the money, are you?” the fat leader stammered, retreating to a wall corner, his face tense with anxiety.

“I will naturally return the money to you,” Chen Yang said.

“Then…

then bring it!

Bring the money and we’ll leave right now, and we’ll never bother you again,” said the fat leader nervously.

“I just told you, I don’t have it now.

Give me one month’s time!

I’ll pay back the thirty thousand in one month!” Chen Yang thought for a moment, then said.

One month’s time, Chen Yang thought, piecing together funds should feasibly allow him to gather the thirty thousand.

“A month?” The fat man was taken aback and then shook his head violently, “No!

A month is absolutely not possible.

Chen Zhuang owes my brother the money, not me!

Waiting for a month, my brother has no patience!”

Although the fat man was a gang leader, he was not the biggest boss.

Above the fat man, there was another big brother in the county.

This fat man was mixed up with that big brother, and Chen Yang had heard a bit about it.

“Then what do you think is an appropriate amount of days for me to repay this money?”

“Let’s do this!

Five days!

I’ll give you five days to gather the money!

This is the limit!” the fat man said firmly, as if this was the maximum he could tolerate.

“Alright then…

so, five days!” Seeing that five days was the limit for the fat man, Chen Yang did not continue to bargain.

“Okay!

I’ll come back in a week.

If you don’t have it by then, don’t blame me for taking her to the county brothel!” The fat man pointed at Zhang Xueying fiercely, then quickly left with his gang.

After watching the gangsters leave, Chen Yang turned to look at Zhang Xueying.

“Xueying, don’t worry.

Tiger is like a brother to me, let me help her pay off these bad debts,” Chen Yang sighed.

Chen Zhuang was generous with friends and justice-minded.

But it was precisely his generosity that had brought Zhang Xueying, a widow and orphan, to this dire situation.

“Thank you, Brother Chen Yang…

but let me handle this thirty thousand myself!

You just graduated not long ago, you definitely don’t have much money either…” Zhang Xueying said, lowering her head and sobbing as she tried to refuse Chen Yang.

Because she knew all too well Chen Yang’s family situation.

A poor college student, his circumstances couldn’t be much better than hers.

For an average rural person, thirty thousand was a significant amount.

“Don’t be like that, Chen Zhuang and I were good buddies.

Now that he’s gone, your family’s matters are my matters,” Chen Yang said resolutely to Zhang Xueying.

Hearing this, Zhang Xueying’s body unconsciously trembled.

What did Chen Yang’s words mean?

Our family’s issues are Chen Yang’s issues?

Was Chen Yang considering himself one of us now?

At this thought, a blush suddenly appeared on Zhang Xueying’s face, her expression turning somewhat shy.

At the same time, she also recalled how Chen Yang had taken care of her and her son these past years since he returned.

Thinking about all this, she was moved but also began to develop a different kind of feeling for Chen Yang in her heart.

She thought that Chen Yang’s actions just now were so manly!

And he had always taken such good care of her.

If she could become Chen Yang’s woman…

“Xueying, it’s getting late, I should head back!

Although those gangsters have gone, still be careful.

If anything happens, come find me at the medical clinic!” Having resolved the matter, Chen Yang didn’t notice the wishful thinking of Zhang Xueying and turned to leave.

But Zhang Xueying suddenly shyly grabbed his arm.

“Brother Chen Yang…

you’ve helped me so much, I don’t even know how to thank you.”

“Why don’t you stay for dinner tonight?

Consider it a way to say thanks,”

Zhang Xueying said coyly, retaining him.

“Well…

that sounds good, I’ll come over later.” Facing Zhang Xueying’s invitation, Chen Yang didn’t think much of it and just saw it as a simple meal.

“Mhm!” Zhang Xueying nodded and then saw Chen Yang off.

Watching Chen Yang’s retreating figure, Zhang Xueying’s face was shy and joyful!

“Xiaoxiao, do you want to go watch TV at Aunt Wang’s house?” After sending Chen Yang off, Zhang Xueying suddenly bent down to talk to Xiaoxiao.

“Watch TV?

Yes!”

“Good…

then you go watch TV at Aunt Wang’s house today!

Mom will pick you up later.

Come back then, okay?” Zhang Xueying said with a smile, stroking Xiaoxiao’s head, then took Xiaoxiao’s hand and walked towards Aunt Wang’s house in the village…