At the age of five, a fortune teller said that I would be able to see through other people's thoughts when I grow up.
My parents thought I was a genius and devoted the whole family's ...
Chapter 615: Eye-Opening: Different Fire Therapy
I let Luo Cheng and Zhang Qianwu into the room.
He took out a drink from the refrigerator and said, "No tea, you're used to this anyway."
The three of them sat down and exchanged pleasantries for a while, asking about when they arrived, what activities they had done today, etc.
Then Luo Cheng said: "Teacher, even you don't know the itinerary. This is the highest courtesy reception, which will give you many surprises.
But I must make a request: please squeeze out a day for me and come to my company as a guest. "
I said, "Wait a minute, Director Jin will be here soon. Let's discuss it with him."
They had no choice, so we just waited for Director Jin together and chatted during the time.
About ten minutes later, Director Jin arrived and I introduced them to each other. Luo Cheng then made his request.
Director Jin said, "That's it. I'll call Mr. Chalun for instructions first."
After that, he walked outside the room to make a phone call. After a while, he came back and asked me, "Mr. Zhalun said that if Mr. Wan agrees, it's okay."
I said, "Tell Mr. Chalun that I agree."
After Director Jin finished the call, he said to Luo Cheng, "Then let's do it the day after tomorrow."
Luo Cheng was very happy.
Director Jin said, "Since you are here, let's go for a 'fire therapy' together."
Luo Cheng said, "Okay."
Director Jin led us to another building. On the second floor, a woman who looked like a supervisor came in. Director Jin gave her a few instructions, and she took Luo Cheng and the other man away.
Director Jin said to me, "I'll accompany you."
I asked, "Are all of us in this building?"
“They’re on the first floor. The second floor is a little more upscale, but the program is the same.”
Director Jin led me into a spacious massage room with two beds. He handed me a pair of clean shorts and pointed to the small room next door. "Change your clothes."
I came out wearing a pair of loose shorts. Director Jin went in to change his clothes and also came out wearing a pair of shorts.
The doorbell rang, and Director Jin said something. A waiter came in, bent over, carrying a basin of liquid. He placed it next to me, then brought in another basin and placed it next to Director Jin.
Strangely, Director Jin didn't explain.
Then two beautiful women came in, wearing the same outfit—short tops and short skirts—and introduced themselves to us.
Director Jin said a few words to them, and then said to me: "I introduce you as a Chinese guest who will give you a massage. You can just call her Ani."
Ani made a gesture and I lay down on the bed. Suddenly I heard a "hiss" sound, and I turned my head and saw Ani had lit a pot of fire with an iron plate on it.
I thought, what is this for? Thai cupping?
Ani couldn't communicate with me. Seeing me twisting my neck to look, he smiled at me. Director Jin didn't explain either.
I thought to myself, Wan Shanhong, oh Wan Shanhong, you have to act like a master. She won’t put you on the fire anyway.
I didn't look back. Lying quietly, I could sense Ani taking off her shoes and washing her feet. I couldn't help but turn my head to look at her.
She was holding a long stick, and I understood that she was going to step on my feet and back.
It is still more developed in China. I learned from Thailand and improved it. There is a parallel bar on it. You can hold it with both hands and step on it. It is safer.
After a while, I realized I was wrong. She used the stick much more conveniently. She could bend down and dip her feet into the basin to dip the liquid.
It was the so-called essential oil. She stretched out her foot, dipped it in the essential oil, and stepped on my leg.
Her footwork was skillful and as flexible as her hands, and she applied the essential oil evenly on the back of my calves.
Suddenly, I heard another "hiss" sound, and then I felt a burning sensation on my calves. Was she roasting me with fire?
Master Wan, ah Master Wan, I can no longer help but look back at her.
I saw her dip a little essential oil in the basin, stretch her feet towards the iron plate on the brazier, and the flames immediately jumped up. She retracted her legs and stepped on my calves.
My grandparents. Was she warming her feet and then passing the heat to me? Wouldn't the flames burn her feet?
But I was overthinking it. Then, from time to time, there was a "hissing" sound. Her feet were getting hotter, and my calves were increasingly feeling the heat, a current of heat flowing through my muscles.
I consoled myself by thinking it wouldn't hurt her feet. Don't China also have performances involving walking on a mountain of swords and diving into a sea of fire? The performers would run furiously on a red-hot iron plate.
I looked at Director Jin again and he was already asleep.
I no longer worried about Ani. I just felt Ani's massage going up, from the calves, to the thighs, and then to the back.
When I was being massaged on the back, I could no longer resist falling asleep. It was as if my entire body was opened up, with heat flowing through my legs, back, and even chest.
I felt a little dazed, and my brain gradually went blank.
I fell asleep, but I don't know how long I slept until Ani patted my back, woke me up, and made a gesture, and I understood what she meant - turn over.
She stood up from her calves again and lay on her back. I could see her movements clearly. Although I knew that the flame would not hurt her if she pressed against the iron plate, I still blinked as a conditioned reflex.
She saw my expression and smiled sweetly at me.
I think this method must be learned, and if Yifan can do it in her shop, business will definitely be good. But I was a little anxious and couldn't communicate with her.
As I was thinking, I felt sleepy again. My mind went blank again and I fell asleep again.
I was sleeping soundly this time and it was Director Jin who woke me up.
Director Jin told me to sit up and then to clean my ears.
The way Ani cleaned my ears made me a little nervous. She rolled a piece of paper into a trumpet shape and put it in my ear.
Director Jin told me, "She will light a fire, but don't be afraid, she won't hurt you."
It happened so fast. Ani flicked his lighter, and the oily paper burst into flames. Master Wan maintained his composure, letting it burn. But halfway through, the flame died out.
Ani took out the remaining small section and showed it to me. It turned out that all my ear oil was attached to that small piece of paper.
Then she cleaned my ears, which was very comfortable. My ears were warm, so the cleaning went faster. She patted my ears, put the tools away, and gave me a charming smile.
I habitually said, "Thank you, thank you."
She looked at Director Jin. After Director Jin translated, she clasped her hands together, smiled and walked away.
The two girls left. Director Jin said, "Go back to your room and sleep. I'll get another room for your friend."
I said, “They can go back.”
Director Jin said, "No, they are just like you. They just want to sleep now."
I was a bit dazed, like I was drunk, and I didn't care about anything else. I just wanted to go back to my room.
Director Jin took me to my room and I fell asleep immediately.
When I woke up the next morning, I felt very comfortable and refreshed.
Breakfast was a buffet, and I ran into Luo Cheng and Zhang Qianwu in the restaurant. As expected, they hadn't gone home. I sat down with them and we ate and chatted.
None of the other comrades showed up. Sasha came in, but Dana wasn't there. She told me Dana had gone home last night and wouldn't be here until the afternoon.
After a while, Qing Ruo came in, took some food and sat with us. I introduced Luo Cheng and Zhang Qianwu to her.
Both sides exchanged a few pleasantries before sitting down.
Luo Cheng and Zhang Qianwu ate quickly. After finishing their meal, they clasped their hands together and said they would go back early to prepare for tomorrow's activities.
We both stood up and clasped our hands in farewell.
After sitting down, Qing Ruo asked, "You're also doing fire therapy, right?"
I said, "Yes. After that, go to sleep and feel comfortable at home."
She said, "This project needs to be introduced. Ask Director Jin how it will be done."
I said, "I used to think so too. I thought it through this morning and it would be best to bring in a few technicians to train apprentices."
Qing Ruo said, "Yes. I must talk to Director Jin about this."
At this time, people started to come in to eat. Manager Wei came in, took the food and walked over to our table.
Qing Ruo smiled and said, "Comrade Special, tell me about the special treatment you enjoy."
Manager Wei asked, "What did you do?"
Qing Ruo said: "Fire therapy."
Manager Wei said, "What is this fire therapy? Please explain it in more detail."
Qing Ruo repeated it. Manager Wei covered his mouth and laughed.
I guessed it: "Did you get tricked by Director Jin again?"
Manager Wei's face flushed. "It's exactly the same as yours. This Director Jin is interesting. He plays it so mysteriously and yet so seriously."
I said, "Master Zhang of Qingruo Island, this trip is well worth it. If you make some small changes when you go back, tourists will interact with the tour guide and it will make the experience more interesting."
Qing Ruo dragged out her voice and said, "Brother Wei, Brother Shanhong, I'm honored to meet you." After that, she bowed.
We tried to hold back our laughter. After all, we were in a foreign country and other people didn't like noise.