Volume 1 Chapter 86: Xiao Xuan's Epiphany

  The taxi stopped by the dimly lit roadside, and Liu Yi Yang's heart couldn't help but beat faster as he got out of the car.

  This is his first time bringing a girl home, and he's so nervous that he's never felt this way before.

  Arriving at the old building where they lived, Liu Yi Yang felt his heart was about to jump out. At this moment, he still had some regrets. If only he had called ahead of time, now his parents didn't even know he was back, and there was a beautiful girl standing in front of their home.

  "Otherwise, I'll go up first and you wait for me!"

  Liu Yi Yang stuttered and said that he wanted to go up first, the most important thing was to clean up the room, he and his brother were not at home for a long time, now the room was in an unknown state.

  "Why did you go up first? Can't we go together?"

  Ouyang Xuan shook her head, and in her hand was a bag containing a box of nutritional supplements and a box of high-end milk, which she had specifically bought at the supermarket outside the community after getting off the car. She said it wasn't good to go empty-handed for the first time, Liu Yi Yang couldn't stop her, so he could only let her be.

  The supermarket at the entrance is not big and can't buy anything good, so I can only take these two things first.

  "Alright, alright, but..." Liu Yi Yang lightly shook his head, but before he could finish, Ouyang Xuan grasped his arm: "No buts, let's go!"

  The two of them went upstairs together, Liu Yi Yang's home was on the fourth floor, which was the top floor here. The old buildings in this area were not very high, only four floors. Liu Yi Yang had long wanted to move out of this house, but his mother's arthritis made it difficult for her to climb stairs, unfortunately they didn't have the money, so they never moved.

  Because of this, her mother tried to minimize the number of times she went up and down the stairs, limiting it to once or twice a day.

  As he arrived at the door, Liu Yi Yang's heart beat even harder. He glanced at Ouyang Xuan who was still holding his arm and could only force himself to control his emotions, slowing down his heartbeat.

  "Knock knock!"

  Liu Yi Yang finally knocked on the door, and Ouyang Xuan seemed to be pleased with herself, sticking out her tongue, before putting down Liu Yi Yang's arm that she was holding onto, standing neatly by his side.

  "Yi, Yi Yang, how did you come back? When did you come back? Cough cough!"

  The door was opened by Liu Gang, the father. Seeing Liu Yi Yang, he was stunned for a moment and coughed several times while speaking because of excitement. His asthma was very severe and he couldn't get overexcited.

  "Dad, slow down, I'll be back this afternoon. School has something going on and they sent us out, so I'm just dropping by home to take a look."

  Liu Yi Yang hastily stepped forward, supporting his father while also secretly blaming himself for not having given a heads up in advance.

  "Yiyang is back!"

  He Ai Hua also walked out of the room, and was surprised to see Yi Yang. When she saw Ouyang Xuan beside him, her eyes widened even more.

  Liu Gang also noticed Ouyang Xun, hastily rubbing his clothes and said with embarrassment: "Yiyang, look, I didn't see you bringing a friend, come on in, hurry up and go inside!"

  Liu Gang pulled Liu Yi Yang into the room, while Ouyang Xuan walked in by herself and sweetly called out "Uncle, Auntie", handing over the gift she had bought to He Ai Hua.

  She seemed perfectly natural, but still curiously sized up Liu Yi Yang's hometown where he grew up.

  Liu Gang and his wife secretly looked at Ouyang Xuan, while cleaning up the room, He Aihua quietly grabbed Liu Yi Yang and asked a few questions. After learning that she was not her son's girlfriend, but just a classmate, she felt a little disappointed, but quickly recovered.

  She herself understood that with their family's conditions, it was impossible for such a beautiful girl to be willing to follow them, and she only saw her son bring a girl back unexpectedly, so she asked.

  What they didn't expect was that this beautiful girl, who was just a classmate, would actually be staying overnight at their home. This made the old couple busy, hastily cleaning up the room. Liu Yi Yang opposed it but to no avail. Liu Gang even held down Liu Yi Yang's body, forcing him to accompany Ouyang Xuan and not go inside.

  The enthusiasm of the old couple made Liu Yi Yang very helpless and even more embarrassed.

  Fortunately, this awkward time did not last long. My parents quickly tidied up the room and even changed into a new bed sheet.

  "There's no air conditioner at home, only a fan, Xiaoxuan, you'll have to make do!" He Ai Hua said with a smile after tidying up.

  Liu Yi Yang's eyebrows twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.

  He had just worked in the antique shop for a short time and sent money back home to install an air conditioner, but until now his family still hasn't installed one. No need to guess, it's clear that his parents are being frugal and have saved the money instead.

  This made Liu Yi Yang feel a bit guilty. He should come back more often to see his parents and understand the situation at home, at least making his parents' lives better within his capabilities.

  "It's okay, I'm not afraid of heat, besides the weather is great now, it's not hot at all in the evening!"

  Ouyang Xuan smiled and shook her head, He Aihua still didn't know that one sentence had caused her son a lot of pain, and was still chatting with Ouyang Xuan about family matters, discussing some school affairs.

  Liu Yi Yang didn't sleep well that night, but Ouyang Xuan slept soundly and got up early the next morning.

  She seemed very curious about Ouyang Huan's living environment, pulling him to stroll around the neighborhood, and on the way, they met many elderly people who were exercising in the morning, pointing and gesturing at them.

  Liu Yi Yang has lived here for twenty years. When he was young, he was an enviable model child of every family. Many people recognized him, some even greeted him, and someone asked if Ouyang Xuan was his girlfriend, and whether she had come home with her boyfriend to visit her parents.

  Every time someone asks this, Liu Yi Yang's face turns slightly red, hastily answering "no" before leaving.

  He was willing to leave, but Ouyang Huan was not. Instead, she took the initiative to greet these neighbors and told them her identity, even sitting with them chatting.

  She asked the most about Liu Yi Yang's childhood anecdotes, after listening to them, Liu Yi Yang really couldn't bear it and had to find an excuse to hide away, at least he didn't have to keep his head down with a red face in embarrassment. Those neighbor aunties dared to say anything, even some things that happened when he was young that he didn't know about were dug up.

  He was afraid of staying there and his face would turn red like a monkey's buttocks.

  He went out to buy breakfast and came back home before he returned. Although the community is old, it has everything that other communities have, including a small square for exercise. Ou Yang Xuan was chatting with neighbors in the small square.

  "Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan, can you help me take a look? My old illness has relapsed recently, and no matter how much medicine I take, it's not getting better. Have I been possessed by some evil spirit?"

  Liu Yi Yang had just arrived when he saw Zhao's mother from the neighboring building hurrying over to ask questions, while Ouyang Xuan sat beside a stone table with an air of calmness, surrounded by a crowd of people.

  "Come on, let me take a look at your hand!" Ouyang Huan first looked at Zhao Dama's face, then asked her to stretch out her hand.

  "Have you been away from home for some time and gone south?" After reading it, Ouyang Xuan asked casually.

  Mrs. Zhao looked surprised, nodding her head and saying: "Yes, my hometown is not here, it's in the countryside, just to the south, I still have an old mother at home, she's not feeling well, so I went back to take care of her for a few months, how did you even notice that?" "Did this old habit of yours start when you were at your hometown and then got worse?" Ouyang Xuan asked again.

  "Yes, yes, it's all because of you, Xiao Xuan. You know everything. I was getting worse at my hometown and had no choice but to come back, but coming back isn't good either!"

  Mrs. Zhao nodded quickly, and there were also many people around her whispering to each other, Liu Yiyang heard that they all said this girl was very powerful and calculated very accurately.

  "The house in your hometown is not well-located, it faces east and west, and there's a sewage pit to the north. Not just you, but everyone living in that house will be plagued by illness. You've been affected by the evil spirit, which is why you're like this now. Fortunately, you've returned, if you continued to live there, it would have gotten even worse!"

  Ouyang Huan shook her head gently, while Zhao Dama stared with wide eyes, still a hint of fear in them, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, our house is indeed facing east and west, the north side is a toilet pit. My brother used to be very healthy, but now he's not doing well either. But I've been living at home since I was young, and nothing happened to me! My mother wasn't in good health until recently!"

  "Nothing was wrong before, it's because your home's layout has a blockage, which is normal. I'm not sure how normal it is, but there are only a few possibilities. Either you have a tree in front of your main door, or a jujube tree or willow tree, or the pit on the north side of your house wasn't there before, it just appeared recently!"

  Ouyang Xun spoke slowly, while Zhao Dama opened her mouth and stared foolishly at Ouyang Xun.

  After a while, Zhao's mother excitedly said: "Xiao Xuan, you're really amazing, what you said is so right! There used to be a jujube tree in front of our house, and when I was young, I often ate the jujubes on it. They were big and sweet. A few years ago, it was cut down, and I was heartbroken when I went back. That pit was dug by my brother three years ago. He said that next to it, we could make a big vegetable field. When planting vegetables, it's good to use fertilizer, and the vegetables grown with farm manure are better than those bought at the market, and they sell better too!"

  After saying that, Zhao's mother's face tightened again, and she asked urgently: "Xiao Xuan, what can we do to break the current situation at home? How can we break it? My old mother is now tortured by illness and has become inhuman!"

  When she asked questions, there were still many people around her who nodded silently.

  They didn't know the situation in Zhao's family, but a newcomer could speak so clearly, indeed having some skills. Most of the people here are older and they believed what Ouyang Xuan said, and even when they had nothing to do, they would find someone to calculate their fortunes.

  "It's easy to break it, just install a mirror above the front door of your house, preferably an eight-trigram mirror, which can break the evil spirit in the west. Also, fill up that toilet pit and plant seven tung trees within its range. Remember to plant exactly seven, no more or less. Planting trees requires a fixed position, let me draw it for you!"

  Ouyang Xun said as he took out paper and pen, drew seven irregular dots, and marked the east, south, west, north, and up.

  "Is that all?"

  "Yes, after planting it well, I guarantee that your illness will alleviate within three months, and Grandma's body will also become much better. Moreover, no matter what business we do at home, our fortune will be very prosperous!"

  Ouyang Xuan smiled and nodded, Zhao Dama took the paper she drew, thanked her repeatedly, and finally left happily.

  "Xiao Xuan, can you help me take a look?"

  "Help me take a look, I always feel like there's something weird about the feng shui layout of my home!"

  "Xiao Xuan, I've been watching Yi Yang grow up since he was a kid. I even know about the mole on his butt! You go check it out for me first!"

  As soon as Zhao's mother left, the people around her all shouted, Ouyang Huan hurriedly got up, and Liu Yiyang also came, which gave her a chance to leave.

  These people were too enthusiastic, and she couldn't take it either.