Oh no! His rural wife is sweeter than a peach!

Lu Luozhi couldn't have imagined, no matter how hard she racked her brains, how that old man in the park could have transformed into such a powerful figure.

Such a skilled person, yet he was playing chess with other old men in the park until they were red in the face and almost got into an argument?

By the way, the old man she mentioned is Song Minghua, a respected figure in the cultural relics field even Grandpa Ying respects.

As for why she knew this old man?

That's a long story.

During her junior year of college, there was a small park near the convenience store where she worked part-time. Every afternoon, many elderly people would gather there to play cards, chess, or practice calligraphy.

Sometimes she would hand out flyers there, chatting with the old men and women as she did so.

Song Minghua was also among them, but she didn't know his name, so she called him "old man." He didn't try to correct her and let her call him whatever she wanted.

Once, he got into an argument with some other old men. They couldn't beat him and lost several games in a row, which made them so angry that they overturned the chessboard.

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, she quickly grabbed the old man and ran away while handing out flyers.

After all, a five-on-one fight could result in a fatality.

The old man's bones are brittle; one blow and he's finished.

After a while, we all got to know each other.

Sometimes when she passed by that place on her way home from get off work at noon, she would make a point of going around to chat with the old man for a few minutes.

The old man was always smiling, spoke slowly and deliberately, and seemed very cultured.

He was bored, so he dragged her to play chess with him and teach her calligraphy, but she refused and he got angry.

At that time, she was already thinking that when she got old, she wanted to be an old lady with a generous pension.

They're always wandering around or playing, so carefree and relaxed.

During her senior year, she was busy writing her graduation thesis and doing part-time jobs, so she didn't have much time to play chess with him.

However, she would still go to see him occasionally when she had time.

When she graduated, she packed her bags to go back to her hometown. Before leaving, she went to the small park to find him and tell him that she had graduated and was going back to her hometown.

Unfortunately, she didn't get to see him that time.

I asked a few elderly women I knew, but none of them knew why he hadn't come today.

It was almost time for her train, and she couldn't wait any longer. So she asked an old lady to tell the old man that she was going home and wouldn't be coming back.

Unexpectedly, this separation lasted for almost two years.

See you again...

"Hey girl, why didn't you say goodbye when you graduated?"

After the meal, Song Minghua pulled Lu Luozhi aside to talk outside the private room.

With no one else around, the two of them resumed their carefree behavior from when they were in the small park, but Lu Luozhi immediately objected to him.

"Of course I told you. I went to the park to wait for you before I went home that day, just to let you know. I waited for you for three hours but you didn't come. I had to take the train, so I couldn't keep waiting forever."

"Besides, didn't I tell that old lady to tell you when she saw you? What, she didn't tell you?"

Now it was her turn to ask a question in return.

"Which old lady?"

Song Minghua pondered for a moment.

"What date did you go?"

"June 12th."

Lu Luozhi thought for a moment, "It's that one who often talks to you, with silver hair, and whose voice sounds very gentle."

Upon hearing this, Song Minghua impatiently reached out and lightly tapped her on the head.

"Are you stupid? That old woman has mild dementia. You'd be better off explaining to that stray yellow dog than to her."

"She forgets everything in the blink of an eye."

"what?"

Lu Luozhi exclaimed in surprise, "She has Alzheimer's disease?"

Song Minghua looked her up and down, shook his head and sighed, "I didn't expect you to be so stupid. You've been there for so long and you didn't even realize that people have dementia."

The deer vine branch has been petrified.

Who would take an elderly person with Alzheimer's disease out to the park?

"But it's also my fault, I really did have something to do that day and didn't go to the park."

Song Minghua sighed, "I didn't see you in the park for several days after that. I thought something had happened to you. I went to the convenience store where you worked part-time to ask, only to find out that you had graduated and gone home. At that time, I thought to myself, what a heartless bastard, running away without saying a word."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding."

Lu Luozhi patted his shoulder with a grin, "It's good that the misunderstanding is cleared up now. But old man, I didn't know you were so amazing. You're actually a mysterious big shot."

"Well, you're not bad at all; you actually managed to become the granddaughter-in-law of the Ying family."

"Haha, not at all, I'm just lucky, hahaha..."

The two of them flattered and teased each other, just like when they used to play chess in the small park.

Song Minghua was visibly happy.

He really liked this witty and funny girl.

"Anyway, girl, you're now my disciple. From now on, I, Song Minghua, will protect you."

He said with a smile.

"No way, old man, are you serious?"

Lu Luozhi blinked. "I thought you were just saying you were coming to have some fun, just to give me face."

"What do you mean, 'just playing around'?"

Song Minghua was displeased. "Do you think I'm lying? I say it, so it is. In short, you're my apprentice from now on, and you're not allowed to say a word against it!"

"..."

What kind of people are these, forcing themselves to take on apprentices and not allowing her to say no?

Song Minghua feigned a stern face, "Look at you, still not happy? Ha, so many people have begged me to take him as their apprentice and I still refused, and you're actually complaining?"

After saying that, he changed his tune again, saying ingratiatingly, "Girl, please give me some face. I've already told everyone, you won't make things difficult for me, will you?"

"At worst, I'll give you a fun little trinket as a welcome gift. Besides, with me protecting you, no one will look down on you in the future."

Lu Luozhi chuckled twice.

That old man is really something.

Since he'd already said that, she couldn't very well refuse to give him face.

"Alright, alright, disciple it is then. Master, please accept my bow..."

As she spoke, she tried to kneel down, her posture half-kneeling and almost touching the ground. Seeing that he had no intention of helping her up, she asked him, "Why aren't you helping me up?"

Song Minghua smiled, "It's only right for a disciple to pay respects to his master. Why should I help you?"

"..."

I'm not kneeling anymore.

Lu Luozhi pursed her lips and stood up.

Excuse me, could you please move aside?

She was standing in the middle of the corridor between the private rooms, and accidentally blocked other people's way.

Hearing what the person behind her said, Lu Luozhi quickly stepped aside to make way.

"I'm sorry."

"fine."

The imposing middle-aged man smiled politely and glanced at her casually as he walked past her.

That one glance froze him in place.

Her appearance seemed somewhat familiar to him.

It looks like I've seen it somewhere before.

"Let's go inside. It's not good to leave them waiting there."

Song Minghua called out, and Lu Luozhi and he walked back into the private room one after the other.

They didn't notice the imposing man's unwavering, questioning gaze fixed on Lu Luozhi.

"What's wrong?"

The man's friends asked him.

Even after they entered the private room, the man couldn't bear to look away.

He muttered to himself:

"That girl looks like someone I know..."