Chapter 22 Promise

When he opened the ward door, Mr. Cheng had already woken up. When he saw Liu Fei, Mr. Cheng, who was haggard and blind, had his eyes suddenly brightened and his spirits became energetic.

"Xiao Fei, here you go, sit down."

"Yes." Liu Fei nodded, sat on the metal stool that Chenchen brought to him, facing Mr. Cheng.

"Show me your works." Mr. Cheng glanced at the paper packaging box in Liu Fei's hand.

"Um."

Liu Fei opened the packaging box and put the wood carving in the hands of Mr. Cheng.

"Not bad, Xiaofei is the most talented wood carving artist I have seen over the years. I believe that if you can develop in this regard, it is only a matter of time before Rodan can surpass him."

Mr. Cheng praised him. A pair of withered hands gently stroked the wood carving "eagle spreads its wings". The wood carving with the eagle spreads its wings is asymmetrical, and looks like a work made by casual hands. However, the agile swordsmanship maintains basic norms, striving to be elegant and solemn. This casual and solemn and generous not only shows the dynamic feeling of the eagle's desire to fly, but also shows the domineering spirit of being the king among birds, and has reached the state of "will do whatever you want without breaking the rules".

Looking at Mr. Cheng's eyes, Liu Fei did not answer. If he hadn't seen the embroidery needle - the battle between 111 and the black fighting mecha, Liu Fei would at least consider whether he should use wood carvings as a means of making a living, but now, this possibility is zero.

Now, mecha is Liu Fei’s dream, and entering Zoer Mecha University is Liu Fei’s only goal.

"Oh!" Looking at Liu Fei who was unmoved, Old Cheng sighed. He was a man of a long time. He could see through the worldly ways. Naturally, he could see that Liu Fei was determined and would never be tempted by the outside world. He would not force him.

There was a long silence in the ward.

Liu Fei thought about saying a few words of comfort, but for a moment, he was so exhausted that he couldn't find a suitable word to comfort this person who was important in the carving industry.

"Xiaofei, do you know why the salary I gave you has never been high?" Mr. Cheng broke his silence and said slowly.

"It's already very high." Liu Fei shook his head. He did not think that the reward he received from his labor was not proportional. On the contrary, he believed that the salary that Mr. Cheng gave him was far beyond his imagination.

"No, not high, but very low. The price of each of your works is enough to pay for all the expenses of your four years of college. In order not to let you develop a mentality of impetuousness and a high-minded attitude, I have always paid only one-tenth of your salary. Now, Cheng's wood carvings are about to close, and the ancestral property of these hundreds of years of history is also going to be defeated in my hands..."

Old Cheng looked sad, maybe he was a little tired, and he stopped talking here, as if he was recalling the past.

"I have also saved some savings over the years. Chenchen will pay you the salary you deserve..."

"No!" Li Fei shook his head and refused decisively.

"Listen to me first, Xiaofei, although you have a very high talent in wood carving, I know that you are not ambitions here, and I don't expect you to continue the Cheng family's career. Haha, this is not a career. Cheng's wood carving has a history of hundreds of years. Although it is a little famous, there has never been a master-level figure. It's better not to have this career... cough cough... cough cough..."

"Grandpa, take a rest first." Chenchen hurried to the head of the bed and gently patted Mr. Cheng's back.

The old man coughed violently, his face turned bloody.

"It's okay, haha, if you don't talk about it now, you won't have the chance to talk about it in the future. It's okay, you can sit down first."

Mr. Cheng waved his hand and signaled Chenchen to sit down. Chenchen was stubborn than his grandfather, so he had to sit on the edge of the bed.

"Liu Fei, there is not much time left. Apart from Chenchen, there is nothing I can't let go. Chenchen died of both his parents since childhood, and he did not receive fatherly love and motherly love. He looks soft and weak on the outside, but in fact he is persistent and strong in character. I am really a little worried..." The old man looked at Chenchen with a love look on his face, with a doting look on his face.

"Grandpa..." Chen Chen grabbed the old man's hand, tears rolled in his eyes, and his hands tightly held the old man's thin palms.

"Xiaofei, I hope you can help me take care of Chenchen."

The old man stared at Liu Fei, and Chen Chen, who was heartbroken, suddenly lowered his head and blushed, like a red cloud covering his face, spreading to his white neck. She didn't expect her grandfather would say it straightforwardly, and in front of her.

"I..." Liu Fei was stunned and thought for a moment, "I want to study."

"Haha, I know you want to study, but I didn't ask you to marry Chenchen..."

"Grandpa!" Chen Chen shook his grandfather's arms coquettishly, and he didn't dare to look at Liu Fei with his eyes, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide it.

"Haha, don't shake, grandpa still has a lot of things to say yet... Cough cough cough..." The old man smiled kindly, pulled out his hand, gently stroked Chenchen's head, his expression of kindness beyond words.

"Liu Fei, can you promise me something?" Mr. Cheng suddenly said with a serious look on his face.

"You talk first." Liu Fei's meaning was very obvious. If he could do it, he would do it.

"Help me watch Chenchen and protect Chenchen!"

"Yes." Liu Fei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. What he was most afraid of was that Mr. Cheng asked him to marry Chenchen and continue to run the wooden carving shop. As for protecting Chenchen, it would be much easier. This was completely acceptable. There was no problem for Liu Fei.

Ginger is still so spicy. A simple promise immediately trapped Liu Fei. For a cunning person like Mr. Cheng, he naturally knew that people like Liu Fei would not make any promises easily. However, as long as he agreed, he would definitely do it!

If the soldering iron head was not dead, Liu Fei would naturally not be fooled. Compared with the cunning old Cheng, Liu Fei was really too awkward.

A trace of cunning flashed between Mr. Cheng's eyes. Liu Fei naturally did not expect that the responsibility this promise means, and this promise made Liu Fei's magnificent career in the martial arts world more colorful.

"Okay, I'm done with my words. I'm tired. You go home early to rest." Mr. Cheng seemed really tired. He closed his eyes slightly and waved his sailor to Liu Fei.

"Um."

"I send you."

"Need not."

Liu Fei walked out the door with big strides. Chenchen didn't say much, followed Liu Fei with all his steps. Liu Fei was too lazy to stop him. After months of dating, he knew Chenchen's character somewhat. Chenchen was a girl who didn't talk much and had a strong personality, and had a very firm willpower.

Every time Liu Fei went to the wood carving shop, Chenchen would pour him a cup of fragrant tea. Liu Fei was not interested in tea. At the beginning, Liu Fei ignored it directly; however, although Chenchen did not speak, he would always stand beside Liu Fei, holding the tea in both hands; in the end, Liu Fei failed. At least, after drinking the tea, there would be a woman standing by his side, which made Liu Fei very uncomfortable. In the end, Liu Fei chose to drink tea, so every time he went to the Cheng Wood Carving shop, after entering, Liu Fei would swallow a cup of fragrant tea... "Give me the card, I will transfer the money to you." Walking out of the room, Chenchen said softly behind Liu Fei.

"Need not."

"Give me."

"No." Liu Fei shook his head, his expression very firm.

"Then...what should you do with your tuition?" Chen Chen hesitated and asked.

"I'll find a way myself." Liu Fei walked out with big strides.

"Wait a minute." Chenchen lowered his head, his voice faintly.

"Um?"

Liu Fei turned around and looked at Chenchen, who looked like sunset. He was a little confused about the physiological structure of women, so why did he always blush? It seems that if you have time, you have to read books and understand the differences between women and men's physiological structures.

"Just...just...you don't take what you promised grandpa seriously..."

"Why?"

"I... I don't need you to protect me, I will take care of myself." Chen Chen tried his best to stir the corner of her clothes with both hands. The other party was a lump of wood. Sometimes, she had to make it clearer.

"Oh...that's good, I'll leave."

"……oh……"

Looking at the back disappearing into the speed elevator, Chenchen suddenly regretted why he was so stupid? Why didn’t he protect himself?

"What's wrong?" Mr. Cheng opened his eyes, looked at Chenchen, who was depressed, and asked lovingly.

"It's okay." Chen Chen lowered his head and sat down, shook his head.

"You said you don't need his protection?" Cheng Lao smiled.

"Ah...grandfather...how do you know?" Chen Chen looked up at grandpa in surprise.

"Haha, I'm growing up. Don't you know what grandpa you think?" Old Cheng looked at Chen Chen with a loving look on his face.

"Grandpa..." Chen Chen pounced on Old Cheng, buried his face in Old Cheng's arms, and sobbed gently.

"Did he say 'that'?" Mr. Cheng asked.

"Um."

"Do you regret saying he doesn't have to protect you?"

"...Hmm." Chenchen's voice was like the buzzing of a mosquito.

"It's okay, people like Liu Fei will not make promises easily. As long as they make promises, they will do it. However, you must remember not to let Liu Fei protect you easily. You can see Liu Fei's sword technique that is extremely murderous. If you have anything, you are afraid that he will kill people. So, you must protect yourself and not let Liu Fei take action easily. Do you understand?"

"Will Liu Fei kill someone for me?" Chen Chen raised his head with an expression of disbelief.

"Why can't?" Mr. Cheng asked with a smile.

"He...he...no...no..."

"Does he don't like you?" Mr. Cheng chuckled.

"Grandpa..." Chen Chen covered Mr. Cheng's mouth with his hands coquettishly, with an expression of indifference on his face.

"Liu Fei is now thinking about realizing his dream, so he will naturally ignore the matters between men and women. How can you be sure that he doesn't like you? Although grandpa can't tell whether Liu Fei likes you or not, grandpa can be sure that Liu Fei doesn't hate you."

"Why?"

"According to Liu Fei's personality, if he hates someone, he will never drink the tea that person pours him. He is not a person who has learned to accommodate. You must know that he prefers to drink clean water."

"Ah... he likes to drink clean water? Grandpa, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Chen Chen looked at Mr. Cheng with a surprised look.

"Haha, letting him drink water is to accommodate him, letting him drink tea is to accommodate you, do you say, is grandpa willing to let him accommodate you or let you accommodate him?"

"But...but..." Chen Chen showed an uneasy expression on her face. She had never thought that Liu Fei didn't like drinking tea.

"But what? Haha, grandpa likes to drink tea does not mean that Liu Fei also likes to drink tea. Just drink tea. Liu Fei has no objection. Didn't he drink all of it every time? Unfortunately, he wasted good tea, but grandpa is not easy to drink..."

"Grandpa..." Chen Chen blushed with shame.

"Chenchen, you have to remember that the relationship between men and women can be cultivated. Grandpa and your grandmother got married after only three days of knowing each other. They are not happy for the rest of their lives. When your grandmother left, she said, "In the next life, you must marry me, hehe... Your father and mother were not in a free relationship. They didn't like each other at that time. Your mother even threatened not to marry your father by suicide. After the marriage, the two had a very good relationship and were inseparable. In that disaster, the couple never left each other. Although they did not live together, they died together. Among the relics, there was a letter from your mother to your father, saying, 'Honey, it's my blessing to marry you, I love you!'..."

"Grandpa...I...What do I want to do?" Chen Chen asked softly.

"You don't need to do anything deliberately. You can do whatever you want in your heart. Don't be afraid, don't retreat! Have courage and determination! In the competition with other women, you are already at the forefront of the starting line. He has promised grandpa to protect you!"

"Thank you grandpa."

"Silly kid, of course grandpa hopes you are happy. Grandpa is gone, don't be sad either. Grandpa is 87 years old, but he just happened to live to the average age, which is considered a good ending. There is nothing to be sad, and Cheng's wood carvings have nothing to nostalgic for... Oops terrible..."

"What's wrong, grandpa?"

"Grandpa has forgotten something important."

"What's up?"

"Two years later, a charity event will be held on Phinidas Star, which will be a charity sale. The organizer invited me. I hope Liu Fei can bring my works with me."

"I can go there as well."

"He is more suitable than you. You can let Liu Fei come here tomorrow."

"Okay, grandpa, you should take a break early, too."
Chapter completed!