Chapter 4 of 10

Chapter 4

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Chapter 2: Lost in the 90s (2)

At this, Lin Xiaoli couldn't stand it anymore and charged forward angrily, "Zhou Dalengzi, are you even a man?" She was so furious that she rushed to scratch Zhang Yang's face. Zhang Yang kicked her in the abdomen, not using his full strength, but still sent Lin Xiaoli flying back over two meters, landing on her buttocks on the road. He had no thoughts of chivalry towards women.

The crowd of onlookers grew larger, and Lin Xiaoli sat on the ground, wailing and making a scene. Two girls emerged from the crowd, one of whom was Hong Ling. The other girl was tall and slender, with hair as lustrous as a black waterfall, flowing gracefully. Her oval face, arched eyebrows, and clear, beautiful eyes like spring water, a delicate and straight nose, and soft, beautifully curved lips exuded a gentle charm. Her tight stone-washed blue jeans added a touch of freshness and efficiency to her appearance, and her quiet and reserved demeanor was like a bud about to bloom. She was a beauty! Zhang Yang couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

The two girls helped Lin Xiaoli up. Hong Ling, who had seen Zhang Yang kick Lin Xiaoli to the ground, angrily accused him, "Zhang Yang, you've gone too far!"

At this moment, Chen Guowei arrived with two campus security guards. Zhang Yang released Zhou Dafang's wrist. Zhou Dafang, having suffered a hidden loss, didn't dare to continue attacking Zhang Yang and left a threat, "Kid, you wait and see!" Then he pulled Lin Xiaoli onto his motorcycle and left in a hurry.

Chen Guowei explained the situation clearly to the two guards. Since they knew what kind of person Zhou Dafang was, they were more inclined to side with Zhang Yang. After warning him a few times, they returned to the hospital.

Hong Ling, however, was not willing to let it go and continued to follow Zhang Yang, saying, "Zhang Yang, how could you hit a woman, and she's a patient in the hospital! Do you know how bad the impact of this will be? You've tarnished the image of our entire internship group!"

Zhang Yang couldn't bear her nagging any longer, stopped, and turned around, "If you keep nagging, do you think I won't hit you too?"

Hong Ling screamed and hid behind the other girl, "Xiaoqing, he's going to hit me!" The girl was Hong Ling's classmate and good friend, Zuo Xiaoqing, known as the campus beauty at Jiangzhou Medical University and the dream girl of many boys.

Zuo Xiaoqing's clear eyes coldly fixed on Zhang Yang, her delicate face full of fearless pride, as if warning him, "Try it if you dare."

Zhang Yang, always polite to beautiful women, shook his head, "I don't have the patience to deal with you, you shrew!" He was, of course, referring to Hong Ling behind Zuo Xiaoqing.

After Zhang Yang left, Hong Ling's angry voice rang out again, "He actually insulted me! Typical nursing school student, such poor quality!"

Zhang Yang didn't have the heart to argue with this little girl. He followed Chen Guowei, the free guide, to his room, 103. He carefully observed Chen Guowei's every move, from how he greeted the security guard to how he used his key to open the door. Everything in this world was new to him, and he needed to quickly adapt.

The intern doctors' dormitory housed four people per room. The other two interns rarely stayed here because their homes were nearby. Although Chen Guowei lived with Zhang Yang, he clearly looked down on him as a nursing school student and rarely spoke to him. Zhang Yang took the initiative to chat, trying to get as much information as possible from Chen Guowei.

Chen Guowei usually answered only one out of every three questions, but Zhang Yang still managed to gather a lot of information. Chen Guowei turned on a 14-inch black-and-white TV, and the sudden images and sounds startled Zhang Yang.

Coincidentally, the TV was showing the TV series "Heroes of Sui and Tang," with Cheng Yaojin waving a large axe and roaring, "Old Yang Lin, let's battle for three hundred rounds!"

Zhang Yang was deeply shocked by what he saw. Yang Lin? The powerful Yang Lin, the great-uncle of Emperor Yang Guang and the first of the five founding elders of the Sui Dynasty. However, the Yang Lin he had encountered didn't look like this. As Zhang Yang watched intently, the TV screen suddenly changed, showing several slender girls in swimsuits walking gracefully along a pool. The voiceover said, "There are always a few days each month that are inconvenient," followed by a pretty and charming girl saying seductively, "With Tampax, I can swim every day..."

Zhang Yang was dumbfounded. He examined the TV from all angles but couldn't find the scene of Yang Lin battling Cheng Yaojin. He asked in confusion, "Where's the King of Mount Rely?"

Chen Guowei laughed inwardly at this country bumpkin, grabbed a basketball from under the bed, and went out to play.

After a three-minute commercial break, the battle between Cheng Yaojin and Yang Lin resumed. Zhang Yang began to suspect that this might be fake. He started to pay attention to the wardrobe in the room. All four shelves of the wardrobe were locked, but since he had seen Chen Guowei use his key, Zhang Yang easily figured out how to open it. Using the keychain on his waist, he tried each key until he found his own shelf, the bottom one. Inside were some clothes, books, and food, the food being the common scallion oil chicken instant noodles.

Zhang Yang was hungry, so he tore open the plastic packaging of the scallion oil chicken and started eating it dry. He hadn't yet reached the level of using hot water to prepare the noodles. To his surprise, one of the books was "A History of the Chinese People" by Bo Yang. As he munched on the instant noodles, he began to read the book from the beginning. He knew about events before the Sui Dynasty, and he was killed by Emperor Yang Guang in the twelfth year of Daye, 616 AD. The more he read, the more shocked he became. It was now February 11, 1992, meaning he had unknowingly traveled 1396 years into the future.

That night, Chen Guowei stayed in the neighboring dormitory to play cards with his classmates. When he returned in the morning, he found the dormitory still brightly lit. Zhang Yang had finished reading all the newspapers and magazines he could find and was sitting on the bed, watching the morning news intently.

The next morning, Zhang Yang skipped work and stayed in the dormitory, reading books and watching TV. He had almost finished the box of scallion oil chicken instant noodles in the wardrobe.

When Chen Guowei returned, he told Zhang Yang in a heavy voice, "Director Yuan from the Education Department wants you to report to the Education Department early tomorrow morning."

Zhang Yang didn't show any concern, "Guowei, is there no emperor now?"

Chen Guowei laughed, "There is, but not in China!"

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