7. “See, this spot is where the fuzzball is.”

11.

As Dr. Wei entered to change his shoes, he poked his head out, “Do you want to come in and sit? I can help you cut the pomegranate.”

Late at night, two individuals in a room, I suspiciously wondered if he had any ulterior motives towards me.

Dr. Wei handed the slippers to my feet, “Come on, I have a family secret trick for cutting pomegranates to teach you.”

It startled me! I thought he was about to talk about a family secret chromosome!

I picked at my fingernail and hesitated, “Well, I think I’ll just go back and eat.”

Dr. Wei hesitated for a moment and unexpectedly said, “Do you have smelly feet?”

“Hey!—”

12.

In order to prove to the doctor that my feet truly weren’t smelly, I eventually went in.

His home layout was similar to mine, with the addition of the small garden. The decor had a touch of Northern European style, with the living room adorned in light gray wallpaper. All the furniture had a simple and neat design, while the artwork and neutral-colored soft furnishings added a touch of refined warmth to the entire room’s atmosphere.

I had read a saying before that claimed you could deduce a person’s character and habits from their room.

Dr. Wei’s bedroom was clean and tidy, with an unfinished model on the table.

The model looked a bit peculiar, so I picked it up and examined it, “What are you assembling here?”

“Enlarged human skin tissue structure.”

“…”

I quickly put the object back in its place.

“With these things in your room, aren’t you afraid at night?”

“Not scared at all.” He picked up the model and calmly analyzed, “You see, this part is the stratum corneum, this is the granular layer, these green parts are sebaceous glands, the red one is the reticular layer, and there are major arteries… This part is the arrector pili muscle.”

“What on earth?”

“Arrector pili muscle, controlled by adrenaline and the sympathetic nervous system, is the muscle that gives you the sensation of your hair standing on end.”

“I see…”

“You see, this spot is the hair follicle.”

“I’ve only heard of badminton.”

“Do you know what the function of a hair follicle is?”

A little frog, ribbit ribbit ribbit…

I was half-dozing off while listening.

Fortunately, this topic ended quickly. Dr. Wei then took me to visit other rooms, “This is the study, and here’s my parents’ room.”

Dr. Wei’s study was filled with various professional books, both in Chinese and English. On his desk, there was a model of a skull.

Isn’t it scary to see that so late at night!

I quickly retreated out.

“So, where are your parents?”

“They’re back in our hometown. They’re usually very busy with work and rarely come here.”

Calculating quickly, Dr. Wei’s parents should be close to retirement age.

“What do they do that keeps them so busy?”

“They run a small supermarket in town, just a little business.”

“A supermarket!” My eyes widened, “Doesn’t that mean you can have a lot of free snacks and drinks?”

“I ate a lot of them when I was a kid, and now I don’t really enjoy them.”

“That’s great, I wish I could eat until I didn’t enjoy them too.”

“There are a lot of additives in snacks, and consuming too many isn’t healthy. You should eat more vegetables and meat in your diet,” Dr. Wei said.

“I’m the kind of person who loves all sorts of additives.”

“…”

Well, who wouldn’t want to eat snacks until they’re tired of them.

Wei Nanlin’s kitchen had a semi-open design, with two sliding doors in the middle.

I saw him take a fruit knife from the wall and, as if performing surgery, cut a square piece of pomegranate skin from the backside of the fruit.

The white membranes of the pomegranate were clearly visible.

He then used a small knife to gently cut along the position of the membranes, and with a light twist, the pomegranate opened up like a flower.

“Amazing,” I took the pomegranate and started eating.

“Is it sweet?”

“Quite sweet.”

“In that case, I’ll pick a few more for you later. You can take them home and enjoy them with your family.”

“Mm, thanks!”

“Oh, by the way.” Wei Nanlin suddenly turned his head, “People with constipation, urinary tract infections, or diabetes should avoid eating pomegranate. You probably don’t have any issues in that regard, right?”

I froze: “How long is considered constipation?”

He asked, “How many times on average do you go in a day?”

!!!!!

Although I’m a guy, discussing such private matters during a first meeting can make me shy! Besides, who would keep track of their daily bathroom visits on average!

Wei Nanlin spoke seriously, “Well, here’s the thing: everyone’s physique, dietary habits, and daily routines vary. The frequency of bowel movements differs. Generally, having 1-3 bowel movements a day is considered normal. If you have fewer than three bowel movements in a week, and they are difficult, dry, and hard to pass, then you have a constipation issue.”

What’s your actual profession!?

Your scope is way too wide!

“…It’s not very consistent, around 1 to 2 times.”

“What about the condition?”

“Do you really have to ask in such detail?” I’m already imagining things ah!

“Well, I won’t ask then. You can just go by how you feel.”

“I don’t think I have any issues in that regard.”

Wei Nanlin nodded, “Alright, you can keep eating.”

“…” I’m not really in the mood to eat anymore!