Chapter 192 Chief, I want to be your brother-in-law
Tian Yuan was resting. He was spent. He'd flown in from the UK and rushed to the military base before his jet lag was over with, only to be devoured whole by this beast. He was exhausted yet couldn't sleep. Pan Lei had already cleaned him, and he was musing about returning home tomorrow, cleaning up the house, and then starting his studies.
He felt at ease now that he was home. When he first set foot on his homeland, he wanted to scream, "Motherland, my mother!" Then he saw his mother-in-law...
He had a lot to do now that he was back in China, and all plans had to be completed ahead of time.
His mother-in-law stated that the house had been purchased and was just waiting for them to return and refurbish it so that Tian Yuan's parents could be brought over. He and Pan Lei both owned homes. Pan Lei hadn't resided at his property in a long time. Pan Lei described it as old and dirty, and claimed that without Tian Yuan, it was just a house, not a home.
In the future, he and Pan Lei would live in the newly purchased house. What about their current residence? Should he sell it? To be honest, he felt a strong attachment to the house he'd purchased with a mortgage loan. He'd bought it with his own hard-earned money, despite its little size. He was reluctant to sell it. He'd discuss it with Pan Lei when he returned.
Oh, yes, there was a car as well. He still didn't have his driver's license.
He needed to visit Xiaji[1] now that he was home. He wondered if Xiaji was interested in joining the Armed Police Hospital. He hoped Xiaji would join them there. Although he had a poisonous mouth, he was a good doctor.
He was at home, therefore he was going to study more diligently. He was eager to finish his studies and return to work at the hospital as soon as possible.
Tian Yuan put on his clothes and leaned against the window. He recalled the suicide note and wondered if Pan Lei read it. He opened the drawer and found the piece of paper still inside. He took it out and looked at the bottom of the paper, where he saw the words he had written. At the end, a few extra words had been added.
Pan Lei promised Tian Yuan that they would be together till death do us part.
Tian Yuan smiled, took up a pen, and scribbled a few words below.
You stay loyal till the end, and I'll perform my filial duty.
That was all they wished for. They would strive hard to achieve this goal.
Tian Yuan could hear Pan Lei's footsteps from afar. His ears could be described as ultrasensitive. He could hear Pan Lei's footsteps among all the people coming and going. Pan Lei walked with long strides, each one forceful and resonant. He swiftly replaced the paper in its original spot.
Pan Lei's footsteps approached the door, slowed, softened, and he quietly opened it. He assumed Tian Yuan was asleep, so he opened the door quietly, only to see his baby smiling at him from the head of the bed.
"Why aren’t you resting?"
Pan Lei approached him and kissed him. He massaged Tian Yuan's arms and legs as he pushed Tian Yuan down on the quilt.
He'd been a bit rough today. Although he regretted not getting to torment him for too long, doing it two or three times still exhausted seventy percent of his darling's stamina. Tian Yuan found it difficult to perform two surgeries in a row, so he had to be attentive.
Pan Lei kneaded Tian Yuan's achy muscles to help him relax.
"I don't need to go see them, right? Meeting them makes me nervous."
"I claimed you were exhausted, and you promptly fell asleep. Don't bother about them anymore. The CO said that he will invite you to dinner the next time you visit. That ba$tard, Chen Ze, kept laughing throughout the conversation."
He’d ignored the gossip guy. He was far too evil. That fellow was unpredictable and came up with a hundred thousand reasons, saying he was collecting data on romantic experiences all day, but every time he questioned how the two men fell in love. Don't tell me he's also looking for someone of the same gender.
"Aren't you hungry?"
"I'm starving! You stinky rogue, all you know is how to torment me. Why don’t you look at the time? I'm dying of hunger."
Pan Lei leaned in for a kiss on the lips.
"Ge will take you to dinner."
Tian Yuan glared at him and got out of bed. Even if his body was sore and a certain place hurt, he couldn’t lose face. The chef had just finished stewing the peanut pig trotters when he arrived at the canteen. He immediately served it when he saw Dr. Tian enter.
"Eat up. Eat it while it's still hot. It is beneficial to the body."
The assistant instructor was chatting with the other soldiers. When the young couple arrived, he sat down with them and greeted Tian Yuan.
"Doctor Tian, this is said to be mighty good for women in confinement. You should eat quickly and nourish your body."
Tian Yuan cast a sharp look at Pan Lei. Ba$tard, only you can do such a dumb thing. Giving him the same food as the women in confinement eat?
Pan Lei's smoking concealed a smile.
"Good job. You’ll be rewarded."
Pan Lei whispered to the assistant instructor, and the assistant instructor knew he’d got it right.
"Hurry up and eat. Everyone wants to fatten you up because you are too thin. Don’t squander their effort."
Tian Yuan would have told him, "F*ck off for laozi," if it hadn't been for the thought of giving Pan Lei a little face.
Pan Lei was a bad thing. Soldiers led by a bandit, after all, could only loot. How could they possibly be nice guys? Tian Yuan was raging in his heart.
Seeing them talking and laughing together pissed him off.
"Eat it. You should eat more now that you’re home. Foreign cuisine is no good. I feel bad seeing you skinny."
Pan Lei handed him a bowl of soup and ordered him to eat a pig hoof. I won't be concerned about Tianer's health if he finishes everything in this casserole today.
The assistant instructor was envious of them. He was single, and seeing the young couple's intimacy made him feel a mix of admiration, jealousy, and hate. If there existed such a sweet and lovely girl, he would cherish her and look after her.
It would be even better if her temperament was comparable to Dr. Tian's. He couldn't help but worm his way into friendship.
"By the way, do you have any sisters, Doctor Tian? Look, you’ve such a good temper. Our chief’s temper is so bad! But you can handle it, and you still love each other so much. You must have a younger sister that has your temperament, right?"
Pan Lei shoved the assistant instructor.
"What the hell? You’re trying to throw yourself at him and become relatives? I’ll be your brother-in-law[2] if you marry his baby sis."
Tian Yuan put down his chopsticks and smiled gently, his eyes devious.
"I don't really have a sister. I'm the only child in my family, and practically all of my female cousins are married. However, you don't have to marry my sister. In that regard, there is a girl in Pan Lei’s family who has not married yet. The lady is the same age as Pan Lei. She’s good-looking; she’s a touch dark, but her eyes are stunning. Pan Lei and I call her Black Rose, and she is a gorgeous young woman."
Bah! A little bandit led by a bandit, daring to feed him food intended for women in confinement, believing he didn’t know. You think it’ll be alright if I eat it, huh? If this tiger doesn't show his might, you’ll think I'm Hello Kitty.
Playing tricks on me? Fine! Laozi will also find you a true Lady Devil who will make you beg for death.
Pan Yue was such a valiant woman that men were terrified of her. If she married the assistant instructor, he guaranteed she’d make the chap docile.
Pan Lei coughed violently as he choked on his cigarette. What was Tian Yuan's beef with the assistant instructor? Pan Yue, who was like a bandit, his older sister and the lone girl in the Pan family, introduced to his subordinate, this wuss of an assistant instructor? The deputy instructor will die miserably.
Tian Yuan shot him a dirty look and continued to smile.
"Really? I had no idea you had a sister, Boss Pan. Is that girl good, Doctor Tian?"
"Of course! Why would she not be? She accompanied me for more than a month while I was in the UK. She has also served as a soldier and rather able. She loves fighting injustice. She likes gentle, academic thinkers the most. She enjoys poetry and music. She is incredibly nice and likes assisting the underprivileged. She's a fairy!"
The assistant instructor's eyes blazed, and he grabbed Pan Lei.
"Boss Pan, I want to be your brother-in-law[3]. I like this kind of girl."
Pan Lei simply mumbled, uh-huh, uh-huh. He couldn’t even laugh. Tian Yuan, you little thing, you’re making a lot of trouble.
"Pan Yue said she’d come over once Pan Lei and I finished decorating our place. I shall introduce you to each other when the time comes."
"When you marry, this old lady will be your maiden family," Pan Yue had declared. She stated that she would return. He was a small-minded individual who held grudges, so if he played tricks on him, he would retaliate as well. Pan Lei was the next person on his hit list.
This a$$hole undoubtedly assumed that after all this time, he had forgotten about him and Pan Yue teaming up to scare him into fleeing to He Lian's house. I didn't bother you because you were injured. But this time, laozi will not let you off the hook.
In short, no matter how decent individuals are, they will be influenced and become half bandits after spending a long time around bandits. There was Mama Dang Hong, a goddess-like woman who also became a Lady Bandit in the past, and now there is Tian Yuan, who has been infected and has become half a bandit.
The principle is the same as dumping a large radish into a pickle jar. The large radish will also become a pickle after ten to fifteen days.
He had the whip given by his father-in-law! It’d soon be useful. Humph! I'm also going to try and see what whipping someone feels like.
The assistant instructor was still excited. She liked poetry and music, as well as helping people! Being a tad dark wasn’t a big deal. The main point was that she was beautiful! A fairy sister!
This was a girl who was sweet, virtuous, and beautiful. He was determined to get her!
"I gotta be your brother-in-law."
At that point, Chief Pan will be my brother-in-law, and the oppression I've endured for so long will be lifted. He could relax and be haughty!
Pan Lei smiled insincerely and fake laughed. Tian Yuan, you’re settling scores, right. You’re pushing a nice young man into living hell.
You’re going to get him killed. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Won’t this be a blow to the child at the time?
Tian Yuan was on a roll.
"Speaking of Pan Yue, I remember something. Pan Lei, isn’t there a matter we haven't settled yet? Come on, let's go back to the dorm. Let’s settle our old debts."
Pan Lei's scalp began to tingle. Shit! It’s here.
"Um, Tian'er, baby, please don’t settle our accounts. It will hurt our love."
"They’re not really debts. We’ll just present the facts and reason things out. We’re all civilized people using civilized methods. Come on, let's get back to the dorm."
The softer Tian Yuan smiled, the more Pan Lei trembled with fear. He still remembered Tian Yuan’s elusive punishment at the time. Tian Yuan had grabbed a scalpel and shown him various human organs preserved in formalin. He panicked.
He dilly-dallied and didn’t dare to move, but Tian Yuan grabbed his hand and dragged him away with a smile.
"I also want to be so loving with that black rose."
The assistant instructor said with yearning.
Footnotes:
[1] Summer, the ER doctor. Remember?
[2] dà jiù zi: wife's older brother.
[3] jiě fu: older sister's husband.
Translator:
English falls seriously short when it comes to words describing family relationships. It takes away a lot of the pleasure from the banter.
If you enjoy the xianxia genre, I totally recommend "Love Between Fairy and Devil." It's 36 episodes long, and I loooove the first half. Great CGI, and the music is fantastic. I watched the ones subbed by iQIYI and I have to say the English subtitles suck big time. You can wait for Netflix to catch up. Hopefully, they will improve on the subtitles. I've just finished watching this. You should give it a go!!
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