Chapter 138: Chapter 131: Men and women should not have physical contact
Xiao Lin, who originally had some violent thoughts, calmed down a bit after hearing little Niu Niu’s words. He smiled and said to little Niu Niu, "Alright, I’ll give little Niu Niu a kiss too!" This little Niu Niu was extremely adorable. Even though she grew up in a poor family, the skin of a seven or eight-year-old girl couldn’t be too bad. Plus, with her big, lively eyes, Xiao Lin had long wanted to give little Niu Niu a kiss, but he was afraid others would say he was a strange uncle. Upon hearing little Niu Niu’s words, he leaned down to kiss her forehead.
At this moment, little Niu Niu thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "Ah, I know why big brother doesn’t kiss me. I often hear my mom say that men and women shouldn’t touch each other unless they are husband and wife!" After saying this, her face turned slightly red, and then she seriously said, "Big brother, then you kiss me. When I grow up, I’ll marry you and be your wife!" After saying this, she shyly closed her eyes, waiting for Xiao Lin’s kiss. Her expression and actions were indescribably cute.
Hearing these words, Xiao Lin almost burst out laughing. Looking at little Niu Niu’s cute actions and expressions, and her innocent words, the resentment in Xiao Lin’s heart dissipated quite a bit. He smiled and said, "Alright, we’ll talk about it when you grow up!" After speaking, he gently kissed little Niu Niu on the forehead.
Afterward, Xiao Lin gave Xiao Ning a few instructions and bid farewell to little Niu Niu. He left the hospital and drove his QQ car straight to Jiangling.
Jiangling, directly governed by Yanjing, is situated at the furthest edge of Yanjing, the only area with many mountains. It is also the poorest and most remote of the eight counties and five districts under Yanjing’s jurisdiction. However, even as Yanjing’s poorest and furthest county, it is still quite decent compared to other counties in Huaxia.
Even though there are many mountains, the highways and national roads are all interconnected. But because there are many mountains and little water, there hasn’t been any characteristic industry, and its development speed is far behind that of other counties.
Xia Xue pulled the car out of the repair shop at 11:30 and hit the highway before noon. She got off the highway at the Jiangling section just after 12:30. The highway exit is only about a ten-minute drive to Jiangling County, and from Jiangling County to Shuikou Town, it’s at most a half-hour drive. Adding up all these segments, it’s just about seventy to eighty minutes, roughly an hour and a half.
In terms of female drivers, Xia Xue’s driving skills are quite impressive. Moreover, she has been to Jiangling quite a few times. Although this place is impoverished compared to other counties and districts of Yanjing, even in a place of poverty, there are unique geographical features and characteristics. Jiangling’s biggest feature is its numerous hot springs.
Jiangling has even been awarded the title of one of Huaxia’s top ten hot spring towns. Xia Xue comes here a few times every autumn and winter to bathe in the hot springs and relax her mood. So this road is not unfamiliar to her.
However, on this familiar road, Xia Xue encountered a little problem. There are many mountains here, which naturally means many curves. The ten-minute journey is just over ten kilometers, and mountain roads account for more than seventy percent of it.
As Xia Xue was about to make another turn where she could see Jiangling County, something felt off. A white sports car came swaying from side to side around the corner. Upon seeing Xia Xue’s red sports car, whether it was a novice driver or someone stimulated by something, suddenly accelerated and drove straight at Xia Xue’s car.
Xia Xue instinctively slammed on the brakes and turned the car towards the right guardrail, trying to avoid the collision with the white sports car. However, the driver of the white sports car, probably a novice, instead of braking, accelerated even more quickly at the last moment, showing clear signs of braking only at the very last second.
But at this moment, the two cars already collided with a "bang." Xia Xue only felt a dizzy spell as the red sports car slammed into the guardrail. Even under the impact of the white sports car, it actually moved back three or four meters slightly.
Fortunately, the sports car was sturdy enough, and the white sports car finally hit the brakes hard in the last few meters. However, the force of inertia caused it to keep going and crash into Xia Xue’s car.
At the same time, six or seven meters above the guardrail, a sixty-something-year-old elderly person was preparing to climb over the guardrail. But at this moment, the two cars collided, ramming Xia Xue’s car into the guardrail. The elderly person, who was on the guardrail, when suddenly faced with two cars colliding into the guardrail, lost grip and fell directly from over a meter-high guardrail, letting out a yell.
Both cars were well-made; even after such a collision, they didn’t stick together. Xia Xue just felt a momentary dizziness at the collision, then knocked forward on the steering wheel. Thankfully, due to the safety belt, her hands got hurt from the impact, but there were no superficial injuries.
Upon hearing the scream from behind the car, Xia Xue realized that an elderly woman was crossing the guardrail at the back of the car. Now that the cars had collided and hit the guardrail, she was about six or seven meters from that section, assuming the portion where the elderly woman was hadn’t shifted, and indeed, the elderly woman fell off from the top of the guardrail.
Driven by her profession as a doctor, Xia Xue quickly got out of the car, ignoring the white car’s driver, and ran towards the elderly woman who had fallen to the ground injured.
"Old lady, how are you feeling now? Are you hurt anywhere from the fall?" Xia Xue asked kindly.
The old lady groaned for a bit, and upon hearing Xia Xue’s words, she looked up at Xia Xue. Seeing such a beautiful woman, she didn’t make things difficult for Xia Xue and quickly said, "It’s nothing, just a fall. I’m old, and my bones are not what they used to be. I should be fine with a few days of rest, no need to worry!"
"Old lady, let me take a look at you, I’m a doctor!" Xia Xue said.
"That would be wonderful; it feels like my leg isn’t responding properly, and this arm seems dislocated!" the old lady replied gently.
Xia Xue, being an emergency doctor, thought that such minor injuries were no big deal. However, there wasn’t any medical equipment here. Her car had been sent for maintenance a few days ago, and the first aid kit that used to be in the car was also taken out, so it wasn’t in the car. It seemed that the foot injury would have to wait until the hospital’s ambulance arrived, but for the dislocated arm, Xia Xue chatted with the old lady to divert her attention while massaging her arm, and then applied more pressure when the old lady wasn’t paying attention.
"Crack!" The old lady screamed as her arm was restored to its original state.
"I can’t believe you young people these days, don’t you know my arms and legs are old? Using so much force, do you want me dead?" the old lady scolded in pain.
Xia Xue smiled and said reassuringly, "Old lady, why don’t you try stretching your arm now and see if it still hurts?"
The old lady hesitated but then extended her arm, finding it no longer hurt, and said with some embarrassment, "Looks like I misunderstood you!"
Seeing the old lady’s shift from anger to embarrassment, Xia Xue felt relieved. It was clear that the car accident was caused by that other car, and there were no surveillance cameras here. If the old lady could testify, it would make handling the situation much easier.
At this moment, a person finally emerged from the white sports car — a woman in her forties, around 1.7 meters tall, with a robust build. Although her face was a bit pale, her imposing presence remained strong. She strode over to Xia Xue and the old lady, arrogantly saying, "Young lady, how do you drive? Don’t you know you should slow down when turning? Didn’t you know to honk?"
Xia Xue frowned slightly. Heaven knows, the accident was entirely her responsibility, yet her tone made it seem like she was shifting all the blame onto Xia Xue? Nonetheless, Xia Xue was confident and replied calmly, "Are you calling the police, or should I?" In Xia Xue’s view, this had to be left to the traffic police. The sports car had crashed into the guardrail, and its front was probably a mess. That sports car was a gift from her father, Xia Yusheng, for her twentieth birthday, worth over two million. Repairing it would cost at least fifty to sixty thousand, and if serious, even a hundred thousand wouldn’t cover it.
"Call the police? Sure, do you think Chen Yufeng is afraid of you? Do you even know whose turf Jiangling is? Whether it’s the traffic police or the public security bureau, do you think I’d be afraid of you?" said the middle-aged woman carelessly. She then took out her phone and made a call right in front of Xia Xue, saying into the phone, "Hello, Xiao Wang? This is Chen Yufeng. There’s been a traffic accident here on the outskirts of the county, come and handle it!" After hanging up, she arrogantly told Xia Xue, "I’ve called the captain of the Jiangling traffic police squad, they should be here in a few minutes. You can decide whether you want to settle this publicly or privately!"
Xia Xue frowned. In terms of confidence, she wasn’t afraid of her, but now seeing her tone, using such commanding words even with the captain of a traffic police squad, it seemed this middle-aged woman wasn’t simple?
However, Xia Xue wasn’t overly concerned. In terms of family background, Xia Xue was confident she could match this middle-aged woman. Although the Xia Family wasn’t one of the most prominent families in Yanjing City, they had their own strength. Besides, given the clear facts on her side, she was even less afraid and did not respond to her. Instead, she looked towards the old lady and said, "Old lady, I’m going to call 120 for you, and the hospital will send someone soon. Don’t worry!"
At this moment, the old lady, after seeing the middle-aged woman and hearing what she said, looked fearfully at Xia Xue and kindly advised, "Young lady, I suggest you settle this privately. I can see you’re a girl from a wealthy family, just compensate her a bit and let it go, this person isn’t to be messed with!"
Hearing the old lady speak like that, Chen Yufeng became even more arrogant, looking down at Xia Xue with superiority, although she wasn’t as tall as Xia Xue.
"My car is less than a month old, and now it’s in this state. Fifty thousand for repairs, and we’ll consider it settled!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (). Your support is my biggest motivation.)