Chapter 88 Medicine
It takes almost a day to get from Beijing to Luoxia Town.
Luoxia Town has an ambiguous status in Yun City. It’s not exactly poor, but it certainly isn’t as wealthy as Qingqu County. As you enter the town, mountain roads stretch on both sides and when you arrive, it’s nighttime, forcing Rong Zhi to slow down.
She drives cautiously, and upon entering the village-town, the surrounding buildings become old and weathered. The phone rings, and Rong Zhi puts it on speaker, "Bai Su?"
"The little brother just left me behind and ran off." Bai Su’s side is quite quiet, with only occasional gentle wind sounds.
"Speak human language."
Rong Zhi grips the steering wheel with one hand, while the other reaches for the storage compartment, pulling out a pack of cigarettes, preparing to light up. Bai Su’s voice rings from the phone, "Your throat isn’t doing well, don’t smoke too much, eat candy."
"You seem to like governing me a lot."
From drinking to smoking, whatever she wants to do, he won’t let her.
Bai Su’s low chuckle comes through the receiver, slightly distorted, but the teasing tone is undiminished: "Who asked Auntie to give me the privilege of watching over you? Little student needs to learn to listen to the teacher."
Rong Zhi chuckles, retrieves the lighter, and lights the cigarette. The flame burns at the white tip, she leisurely takes a drag, and the fatigue from driving all day suddenly dissipates, "Nothing more, hanging up."