Chapter 233: Chapter 233 Deliberate and Thoughtful
"If there’s anything you need in the future, feel free to come to me anytime. I hope your life will get better and better," he said.
Upon hearing these words, the person in front of him nodded immediately.
At that moment, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but lift his head and slowly placed his hand on Li Yanling’s hand.
Although Xiao Kai had indeed started to see him in a much better light now,
no matter what, if it involved Xiao Kai, he still wouldn’t dare to do such a thing.
It just so happened that Xiao Kai wasn’t around right now, so he felt less apprehensive.
Li Yanling initially wanted to withdraw her hand but, after turning her head and seeing the kitchen door closed, she didn’t continue to struggle.
Honestly, she didn’t know why, but she generally felt very reassured whenever Liu Zheng was by her side.
She often felt a great deal of pain,
especially when living with the old lady before.
But now everything had changed, and she could clearly feel that her mindset had also changed to a certain extent.
This change was indeed a good thing for her, and she knew that such a transformation came about because Liu Zheng was by her side.
"But have you ever planned to stay in the village forever?"
At that moment, she couldn’t help asking him this question.
She felt that Liu Zheng was incredibly talented, not only in medicine but also in developing some very effective medications.
It seemed that no matter what issues arose, he could easily resolve them.
Such feats weren’t something ordinary people could achieve.
So, she thought that if Liu Zheng could have better opportunities, he might be better off trying his luck in a big city rather than staying in such a place.
But to some extent, she also wished Liu Zheng wouldn’t leave because she wanted to see him whenever she desired.
Perhaps because of the events that had unfolded over this period, she had grown dependent on Liu Zheng.
So at a time like this, she wanted to hear what Liu Zheng’s thoughts were.
But no matter what, if Liu Zheng truly wanted to leave, she wouldn’t hold him back. Naturally, she hoped his future would become brighter and brighter.
Seeing the woman in front of him asking such a question out of the blue, Liu Zheng felt somewhat perplexed, wondering what had prompted her.
After a while, he didn’t answer her question but instead asked,
"What’s the matter, why are you suddenly asking me this?"
She didn’t expect him to respond with a question of his own.
This caught the woman in front of him off guard, and she didn’t know how to reply right away.
Feeling awkward, she bowed her head and remained silent for a good while without uttering a word.
Liu Zheng, however, saw through her thoughts and gently patted her head, speaking tenderly,
"You really don’t need to worry about that. I likely won’t be leaving any time soon, after all, there are so many people I know here, and many friends."
These were his sincere thoughts.
With so many women around him in this place, how could he even think of leaving easily?
Upon hearing this, Li Yanling’s heart, which had been hanging high, finally settled back down.
What a relief that this was his answer.
If Liu Zheng had really wanted to leave, she had no idea how she would cope on her own.
But on further thought, even though there might not be much opportunity for progress in his village, perhaps he could find greater chances if he left.
"But there are really too few opportunities in the village. If you went to a big city to try your luck, maybe there would be more opportunities, maybe even benefactors waiting for you," she tentatively suggested.
Liu Zheng had felt that she would surely be overjoyed at his previous response, but unexpectedly, she changed the subject and brought this up.
This indeed puzzled Liu Zheng.
While what she said made sense from a certain point of view—after all, big cities are different, with potentially more development opportunities—
why else would so many people flock to the big cities?
Oftentimes, what seemed impossible became possible in big cities.
With money being more abundant in big cities, and more wealthy people, one stroke of good fortune could skyrocket someone to success.
How could Liu Zheng not be aware of these things?
However, he made his decision to stay after careful consideration.
Although he didn’t know if he would have such thoughts later on, he currently had no such intentions.
He smiled and shrugged, saying,
"One must be content with what they have. I think my life is pretty good now, there’s no need for me to seek other development opportunities, I feel that I’m developing quite well already."
Instead of chasing after other opportunities, it was better to become an opportunity for oneself.
For him, his current life was very much to his liking, and departure could lead to unforeseen difficulties and problems.
Mainly because nothing ever goes smoothly all the time—even with numerous opportunities in big cities, there’s always a chance of running into problems.
If you stumble upon such an opportunity but something goes wrong, or fate delivers a harsh blow, then everything could get even worse.
"Besides, you’re still here, aren’t you? Why would I go to some far-off place?"
And quickly, Liu Zheng added this statement.
Li Yanling was still pondering over how to respond to his next words,
But the very next second she heard this sentence, which indeed caused ripples of emotion in her heart.
How could she not be delighted?
She had never expected to hear such a response.
At that moment, she was genuinely shocked,
And stood there, momentarily dumbfounded, her eyes fixed on Liu Zheng.
Liu Zheng simply looked at her and smiled.
"What’s wrong? Why the stunned look? Did something happen?"
