He Kao was about to ask sothing when soone approached them and said, "Are you two here for a massage?"
The speaker was a young lady, quite pretty and dressed in a fitted white coat, likely similar to a greeter, a guide, or a lobby manager, wearing a "Health Consultant" badge.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and nodded, "Yes, we want to find Kung Fu Chang for so treatnt."
Health Consultant: "I’m really sorry, to get a bone-setting treatnt from Dean Chang, you need to make an appointnt. Do you have a reservation?"
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand: "We’re here in Luzhou for a tour during the Spring Festival. After hearing about Kung Fu Chang’s reputation, we ca specifically for a health massage, but we didn’t make an appointnt beforehand."
The young lady pointed to the front desk: "You can scan the code and add a WeChat account, then make an appointnt through the WeChat mini program."
The two of them cooperatively walked over and scanned the code, tinkering with their phones and asking, "Can we make an appointnt for today?"
Health Consultant: "I’m really sorry, Dean Chang is fully booked recently. But don’t worry, you can book with other teachers, they are all inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Dean Chang’s proud disciples, there’s an introduction over there..."
On the left wall of the lobby, there are banners, group photos, certificates surrounding the introduction of Master Chang’an Residence himself, and on the right wall hangs a row of ten photos, consisting of seven n and three won in half-body shots.
The photos are of handso n and beautiful won with good physiques, it’s unclear if they’ve been retouched, and there are introductions beside them.
These ten are all students of Kung Fu Chang, inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, senior osteopaths of the institution. Six of them have already gone ho for the New Year, and two n and two won are still on duty, appointnts for this afternoon should be available.
Li Xiuyuan pointed to the first photo and said, "This young man’s face looks nice, can we book him for a massage?"
Health Consultant: "Teacher Duan Xinglou? Of course, I can arrange that for you... what about this gentleman?"
He Kao: "Can I also book with Teacher Duan?"
Health Consultant: "Yes... Teacher Duan also has assistants, they will help you relax your muscles first."
Staff led them into the changing room, which was divided into male and female sections, with a shower area. After showering, they changed into special massage attire.
The clothes are made of pure cotton, can be selected by size, are disposable and are not recycled, the clients can take them ho. The fees here are not cheap, the ten senior osteopaths charge six hundred per hour, while Dean Chang charges two thousand.
One hour is forty-five minutes, equivalent to a class session, the skill of the disciples is still unknown, but if Chang’an Residence personally handles it, two thousand really doesn’t seem expensive.
The two ca together and thus were taken to the sa room. The setup inside was decent, besides two massage beds, there were also recliners, sofas, and a tea table.
However, it wasn’t Teacher Duan Xinglou who arrived first, but two girls dressed in fitted white coats, seemingly in their twenties, with perfectly symtrical features.
They brought two cups of tea. Li Xiuyuan took a sip and nodded, "Mm, nice, it has the effect of clearing the ridians, suitable to drink a bit before relaxing muscles and blood circulation."
He Kao also took a sip and found it wasn’t tea but so kind of herbal drink, indeed effective in clearing the ridians, and the taste was well adjusted, seems the service details were quite well done.
The two also wore na tags, reading "Chinese Massage Therapist - Li Xiaoli" and "Chinese Massage Therapist - Lu Quan." Li Xiaoli next to Li Xiuyuan said, "You’re quite the expert?"
Li Xiuyuan quickly waved his hand: "I wouldn’t dare call myself an expert, just that I’ve tasted this dicine before and can recognize it."
Lu Quan next to He Kao smiled: "Not everyone has your ability, this is a specially blended herbal drink by Dean Chang, it’s very precious!"
While speaking, they invited the two to lie down on the massage beds, He Kao muttered: "Weren’t we supposed to book Teacher Duan Xinglou?"
Lu Quan explained: "We are all assistants to Teacher Duan. Before the osteopathic treatnt, let us help you relax your muscles and stimulate blood circulation, rubbing the tendons and ridians open to a relaxed state, then Teacher Duan will give you a massage for the best results"
Turns out there’s a buy-one-get-one deal... Although they didn’t hang photos on the wall, He Kao felt she must have specialized training, the technique was professional, with clearly defined power.
What is power? It’s not simply the size of strength, but the accurate position and correct technique, the effect can penetrate between the muscles and bones, in short, it requires a firsthand experience to describe.
Overall, this is a set of very high-quality health massages, the two assistants were talking while massaging.
Li Xiaoli: "Sir, I feel your body is very healthy."
Li Xiuyuan: "Then does that an I don’t need bone-setting?"
Li Xiaoli: "Massage and bone-setting not only serve dical rehabilitation purposes, but also relaxation and health effects, they are very beneficial to the body."
He Kao interrupted: "What about ?"
Lu Quan: "Sir, your body is very strong too, but feels a bit tense."
He Kao: "Where is it tense?"
Lu Quan: "It’s your back, the area I’m currently massaging."
He Kao: "I’m already very relaxed, the muscles aren’t tense at all."
Lu Quan: "It’s not the muscles, it’s the tightness of your qi."
He Kao: "Tightness of qi?"
Lu Quan: "Yes, tightness of qi, that’s my perception... what do you do for work?"
He Kao: "Guess!"
Lu Quan: "Are you a policeman, working in criminal investigation, often in environnts requiring alertness, like undercover tasks... that’s why your back is tight."
Li Xiuyuan laughed: "You’ve got it right."
Lu Quan: "Ah, is he really a policeman?"
Li Xiuyuan: "He’s not a policeman, he’s a programr at a big company, often pretending to look like he’s working hard."
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