"Xiao Fu, who is here?" someone in the room asked.
Qiao Lifu opened the door of the room and replied: "Dad, the second brother is here, the one I often mention."
"Please invite him in quickly, please invite him in quickly."
When Xu Erlong listened to the conversation between the two, he knew that the person lying in the room was Qiao Lifu's father.
"Hello, uncle." Xu Erlong walked in and greeted him.
Qiao Lifu's father is only in his 40s. He is suffering from illness and seems to be in poor spirits.
"Uncle, I heard that you were sick, so I made a special trip to see you. How are you now? Are you feeling better?" Xu Erlong asked with concern.
Father Qiao replied: "It's much better now. I was discharged from the hospital a few days ago. I'm going home to take care of myself now."
"That's good! Listen to the doctor's instructions, take your medicine on time, and have a good rest." Xu Erlong said.
Father Qiao said: "Thank you very much for this. Last time, I gave Xiaofu so much money, and now you come to see me again."
Qiao Lifu let the two of them talk. He turned around to make tea for Xu Erlong, and asked Xu Erlong if he was hungry. He went to help Xu Erlong make some noodles.
"Not hungry." Xu Erlong replied.
He doesn't want Qiao Lifu to eat noodles.
While we were talking, another 50-year-old lady came in carrying a bamboo basket filled with chicken and some vegetables.
Obviously, he was returning from shopping for groceries.
Qiao Lifu touched his head and explained to Xu Erlong: "Second brother, this is the aunt who takes care of my father. Thank you for arranging someone to take care of my father."
Xu Erlong smiled: "After all, it's important for you to practice martial arts, and we can't delay your future."
Father Qiao also said: "Oh, this kid likes to practice martial arts. I am sick, and he can only take care of me in the hospital all day long. I can't practice, and I feel sorry for him. Fortunately, you arranged for someone to come and take care of me."
Everyone was polite to each other.
Xu Erlong stayed at Qiao Lifu's house for dinner in the evening.
The aunt who was invited to take care of me cooked very light and local dishes that were suitable for patients.
For people like Xu Erlong who are used to eating heavy oil and spicy food, this is definitely not to their liking.
Xu Erlong dealt with it casually and asked Qiao Lifu about his plans.
"There will be a martial arts competition in a few days. I have asked my master to register for me. I will definitely go to participate. I have been increasing my training these days and strive to reach my peak during the competition." Qiao Lifu replied.
"Yes, I have an idea." Xu Erlong patted him on the shoulder: "You can go and participate without any worries. If you have any troubles, just tell me and I will help you solve it."
Qiao Lifu said embarrassedly: "I was just worried about my father a while ago, and I couldn't get away. Fortunately, second brother, you helped me. I, Qiao Lifu, will always remember your favor. No matter how I, Qiao Lifu, do in the future.
In this way, as long as the second brother says a word, I will go through fire and water, no matter what."
Xu Erlong listened to his words.
These words are not rhetoric.
Xu Erlong knew that Qiao Lifu was such a reckless man, and he didn't have much scheming. He was just loyal and liked to stand up for his friends.
"You train hard and win a big prize when the time comes. That will be the best reward." Xu Erlong encouraged him with a smile: "I'm waiting for you to come back and be my bodyguard after the martial arts competition. I will have a national champion as my bodyguard."
Bodyguard, this is so impressive when you say it."
He chuckled, causing Qiao Lifu to laugh as well, as if it was just a joke.
After resting for a while after the meal, Qiao Lifu continued to practice, during which he also urged and guided Xu Erlong a few times.
Xu Erlong watched him practice, and he was really powerful. He could imagine that he would definitely not be able to bear it if it happened to him like this.
That night, Xu Erlong slept in Qiao Lifu's room. Looking out the window, Qiao Lifu was still kicking the sandbag there.
This is really a rush to win the championship.
Xu Erlong fell asleep and ignored him.
The next day, while having breakfast, Xu Erlong inquired about Qiao Lifu's schedule for the next few days.
Tomorrow night he will set off to participate in martial arts competitions in other places with his brothers.
After understanding Qiao Lifu's itinerary, Xu Erlong made an excuse to go out for a walk to see the local customs and customs, and then went out.
It was not until very late at night that he returned to Qiao Lifu's home again.
Qiao Lifu came over and opened the door.
Seeing Xu Erlong, he asked repeatedly: "Second brother, where have you been all day? You haven't come back. We have prepared a meal waiting for you, but we can't wait for anyone."
"I just walked around, and then I went far away and lost my way again. After asking around, I went around a whole city." Xu Erlong said nonsense.
"Have you eaten? I still have some food for you." Qiao Lifu asked.
Xu Erlong gave a wry smile: "No need, I'm not used to the food here."
Qiao Lifu suddenly realized as he patted his head: "Second brother, you want spicy food, right? Just wait, I will take you to the restaurant at the intersection. That restaurant is a Sichuan restaurant, and it will definitely suit your taste."
"Okay." Xu Erlong nodded.
"Second brother, wait a moment while I put on my coat." Qiao Lifu said to Xu Erlong.
As he walked inside, he wiped the sweat from his body with a towel.
After a while, he came out of the room, took a short coat, put it on, and said to Xu Erlong: "Let's go, second brother, I will take you to try that Sichuan restaurant. The taste of his restaurant is not bad.
I’ve eaten there a few times.”
"Okay." Xu Erlong nodded and followed Qiao Lifu out of the small courtyard one after another, heading towards the Sichuan restaurant over there.
"Come in right here." Qiao Lifu took the lead and walked into a restaurant.
The restaurant was getting ready to close at the moment, so it was strange to see customers coming so late.
"We're closing," the boss said.
Qiao Lifu sat down directly on the chair: "Isn't it closed yet? Don't be nagging, hurry up, and bring us any dishes as soon as possible."
Xu Erlong looked at the situation, quickly took out a few big dough sticks from his pocket, put them on the table, and said to the boss: "Brother, please work hard, I haven't eaten all day, I'm so hungry, you watch
Okay, if you can bring some food in now, just bring it in."
Looking at the money in front of him, how can the boss disagree?
"Okay, just wait, I'll be there right away." The boss turned around and went to the kitchen to get busy.
"If you have any cold dishes, please bring them up first." Xu Erlong said to them again: "Send me two more bottles of beer to satisfy my stomach first."
"Here's the beef with sauce. I'll give you a whole cucumber, and then I'll fry you two hot dishes. Do you think it's okay?" The boss brought the beef with sauce and said to Xu Erlong.
"Okay." Xu Erlong nodded in agreement.
Soon, a plate of sauced beef was delivered to the table, and the boss brought two bottles of beer.
"It's not spicy enough." Xu Erlong said, "I'll go talk to him and ask him to put more chili pepper for me."