Xie Nan and Li Huilan stayed in the hospital for a day. Then, since Li Huilan's illness had basically healed under Lin Feng's treatment, they paid off the remaining medical bills, packed their things, and returned to the house Xie Nan rented.

"A'nan, who exactly is your friend Lin Feng? He's so miraculous!" After returning home, Li Huilan was still immensely grateful to Lin Feng, who had cured her.

"He's just a friend of mine. I'm not sure about the specifics of what his family does," Xie Nan replied. He was telling the truth; he had only met Lin Feng a few times and didn't really know much about him.

"Sigh, A'nan, how could you be like this? Lin Feng saved your mom's life! Do you have his phone number? Call him right away. I want to make a sumptuous meal to treat my benefactor. Even though this isn't much, it's the least I could do to show my gratitude," Li Huilan said.

Giving in to Li Huilan's insistence, Xie Nan had no choice but to dial the number Lin Feng had left him.

On the other end of the phone, Lin Feng was in class. He quietly answered, accepted Xie Nan's invitation, and promised to come over as soon as his class finished, even if it meant leaving a bit early.

Around eleven in the morning, Lin Feng bought some supplements and fruit and arrived at Xie Nan's residence using the address Xie Nan had given him.

"Oh dear, Benefactor, you could've just come. Why bother buying things?" Seeing the supplements Lin Feng had bought, worth several hundred dollars, Li Huilan was deeply touched and at a loss for words.

"Auntie, please don't call me Benefactor. Xie Nan is my friend, and I'm glad I could help. If it's alright, please just call me Lin Feng or Little Lin," Lin Feng said with a smile as he walked into the room.

"Alright then, Lin Feng, please sit. A'nan, aren't you going to make tea?"

Li Huilan warmly welcomed Lin Feng. Xie Nan was also pleased, but seeing his mother's unrestrained enthusiasm, he couldn't help but wonder, Mom, is Lin Feng your son, or am I? Why are you so affectionate toward him?

After chatting with Lin Feng for a while, Li Huilan left Xie Nan and Lin Feng to talk while she went to the kitchen to cook.

"Sigh, I'm starting to wonder if I'm really my mom's biological son. Look at her, she's so enthusiastic towards you, I'm actually a bit jealous..." Xie Nan said cheerfully, sitting down beside Lin Feng. "In all these years, this is the first time I've seen Mom so happy. Lin Feng, great kindness isn't something that can be repaid with mere thanks. If you ever need me, Xie Nan, in the future, I'll go through fire and water for you, without hesitation!"

"Why say all that? I think we hit it off pretty well. You help me, I help you—it's all destiny. From now on, we're brothers. If you need any help, just ask. Saying things like you'll go through fire and water for me makes us sound like strangers!" Lin Feng said with a smile.

After they chatted for a while, Lin Feng asked, "Now that you've quit your job, what are you planning to do next?"

Xie Nan replied, "Well, now that Mom's situation is resolved, I don't really care what I do. As long as I'm healthy, I can do physical labor. It doesn't matter how hard or tiring it is, as long as I can support myself and take care of my parents. A few days ago, I applied for a job as a waiter at a bar. I work every night until the early morning hours, and I make over four thousand a month. I think it's pretty good."

"What about your mom?" Lin Feng asked.

"Now that my mother is better, she's insistent on going back to our hometown. She never liked city life in the first place. Besides, my dad is still there. We've built a house, my dad works as a carpenter, and Mom can raise some livestock when she goes back. Their life should be quite good." A blissful expression appeared on Xie Nan's face as he spoke of his home.

Lin Feng could tell that Xie Nan's family must have been very happy before Li Huilan fell ill.

Around twelve-thirty in the afternoon, Li Huilan had already set a table full of delicious dishes on the dining table in the living room. Lin Feng quietly counted them—there were eleven dishes in total.

Eleven dishes for three people? Isn't that a bit too extravagant? Lin Feng was surprised but also touched. He knew Li Huilan had worked hard all morning preparing this meal to thank him.

"Lin Feng, eat more, eat more meat!"

As soon as they were at the table, Li Huilan enthusiastically piled food onto Lin Feng's plate, making Xie Nan feel quite envious.

"Auntie, Xie Nan, you eat too," Lin Feng said, a little embarrassed.

Li Huilan had prepared dishes from her hometown: mushroom stewed chicken, pork stewed with glass noodles... Every dish was incredibly delicious, and Lin Feng ate with great relish.

"Lin Feng, do you drink? A'nan, Lin Feng saved your mom's life. Your old mom here can't drink, so why don't you thank Lin Feng on my behalf with a toast?" Li Huilan said to Xie Nan after they had eaten for a bit.

Xie Nan quickly produced a bottle of Wuliangye baijiu, poured a glass for Lin Feng and another for himself. "Lin Feng," he said, "about this... I'm not good with words. Anyway, great kindness isn't something repaid by thanks alone. I'll drink to you first!"

With that, Xie Nan downed his glass of Wuliangye in one go.

Lin Feng also stood up and said seriously, "Xie Nan, don't keep talking about thanks. From now on, I, Lin Feng, consider you my brother. Cheers!"

"And you'll be my brother from now on too!"

Xie Nan, full of heroic spirit, downed another glass of baijiu. Lin Feng, of course, didn't lag behind and drank another glass as well.

Both of them had a good tolerance for alcohol. Although Xie Nan had once trained in martial arts at the Shaolin Temple, he was a lay disciple, not a monk, so he was free to enjoy fine wine and beautiful women. In fact, after he started following Zeng Yuhu, his drinking capacity became evident; he could down two bottles of Wuliangye without any issue.

As for Lin Feng's drinking capacity, it was likely that even he himself didn't know his own limits.

Before his rebirth, with his cultivation at the fourth level of Inner Strength, Lin Feng could use his Inner Strength to easily down three or four bottles of strong liquor without batting an eye.

On another occasion, while undercover in a drug trafficking group, he single-handedly drank sixteen tough guys under the table. By the time the police arrived, the drug traffickers were all dead drunk and fast asleep; they were probably still dreaming even after they were locked up in prison.

Since his rebirth, Lin Feng rarely drank. However, he believed that as his physical constitution and overall strength improved, his drinking capacity would definitely be beyond compare for ordinary people.

"A'nan, now that you and Lin Feng are brothers, I can rest assured. Lin Feng looks like someone destined for great things. In the future, you must support him wholeheartedly, do you understand?"

Li Huilan said this while continually observing Lin Feng. She believed in things like physiognomy and fortune-telling. After carefully examining Lin Feng's features, she concluded that he was a naturally noble person, destined to achieve great success! That's why she wanted Xie Nan to follow Lin Feng in the future.

"Yes, Mom. As long as Lin Feng needs me in the future, I will definitely help him."

Xie Nan and Lin Feng looked at each other and smiled, clasping hands. A profound sense of brotherhood welled between them. "Because we are brothers!"

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