Chapter 148 Leaving
She was slightly distracted thinking about this, and Su Qinghe, who was standing in the backyard, called her, "Miss Yu."
Yu Huatang turned around and looked over. Seeing it was him, he chuckled and said, "I heard you went to look at houses early this morning. How is it going? Have you found any?"
"No, I think I'd better take a look." He murmured.
Yu Huatang came over and said, "Don't worry. After all, you'll be staying here for a long time, so you should take your time to recover. Doctor Su, it's fine for you to stay with me. Everyone is grateful to you anyway, and no one will gossip about you."
Su Qinghe looked at her and said gently, "I know. Thank you, Miss Yu." After a long moment, he said absentmindedly, "I just came over and saw many people buying New Year's goods, and many people ordering lanterns. Is Miss Yu busy right now? If not, could you accompany me for a walk?"
Yu Huatang originally wanted to instruct a few apprentices, but seeing that Su Qinghe seemed unhappy, she agreed.
The two walked out of Dayuan Street. There were fewer people on the street at this time. There were some people selling firecrackers, cloth shoes, and hot wontons. Although it was not very lively, it did have the atmosphere of life.
The two walked for a while, and Su Qinghe didn't say a word.
Yu Huatang looked over and asked, "Doctor Su, is there something on your mind? Or is it because the New Year is approaching and you're missing your family?"
Su Qinghe looked up into the distance and said, "As a doctor, I heal the sick and save lives, and I travel extensively to learn from the strengths of various schools of thought. But as a child, I have never fulfilled my filial duties to my parents. Isn't that unfilial?"
Yu Huatang shook his head. "In a person's life, what they can possess and achieve is very limited. No one can be perfect, which is why loyalty and filial piety are so difficult to achieve. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Doctor Su, as long as you are true to your heart and don't forget your beliefs, your parents know your ambitions and won't blame you."
Su Qinghe turned to look at the woman beside him. She was always so kind, helping him to resolve his inner conflicts. She had never said, as others did, that she was passionate but felt sorry for her parents. "Hearing you say that, I understand."
He added, "I see everyone in your shop is packing up their things."
Yu Huatang replied, "Well, the New Year is coming soon. Once we finish the last batch of orders, we'll give them a day off. I don't want to open the shop just a few days before the New Year. It's tiring. Some of them have a long way to go, so it's better for them to go back early."
Su Qinghe stopped and asked, "What about you? Where are you going..."
"As for me..." she said, "I'll probably stay here too. I'll just go to my cousin's house for a meal during the New Year. There's nothing much to do, so I'll just treat it as a long vacation."
Then she looked at the branches of an erythrina tree in the snow beside her. The severe winter cold had kept it dormant underground. She said regretfully, "I haven't taken Doctor Su to see the erythrina flowers yet. They are so beautiful, the color of fire. If Doctor Su is still here next year, I will definitely be able to see them."
Su Qinghe also followed her gaze and said, "You seem to like this place very much."
"I wouldn't say I like it, it's just that this is my hometown. In the past, I wanted to travel around and see the world, including the capital. But when I got there, I started to feel a bit ashamed of my country roots and my ignorance. After a few years, when I came back here, I realized that it was this place that nurtured me with its generosity, grace, and selflessness. So from then on, I settled here peacefully, watching the cycle of life and death that grew from this land, just like a person's life."
"So, Miss Yu will leave here or go somewhere else in the future?" he asked.
"Probably not... Now I have my own shop and my own business, and I can live the rest of my life here in peace."
Su Qinghe fell silent, and the two of them were speechless.
Yu Huatang didn't know what had happened to Su Qinghe. She only knew that she seemed to have said something she shouldn't have. She took the initiative to find a topic and asked, "Doctor Su, do you really plan to stay here?"
Su Qinghe raised his head and looked at her, as if searching for a glimmer of hope. "Do you want me to stay? Or rather, you..."
The person in front of me has a look of deep affection and expectation in his eyes, and thinks that he is very important.
Yu Huatang regained her composure and reminded herself not to misunderstand the family. She said sincerely, "Of course, I hope a renowned doctor like Dr. Su can stay in my hometown. I think anyone would think the same."
"Really? Is that all?" He answered with a somewhat dejected look.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, Yu Huatang hurriedly asked, "Doctor Su, are you unhappy here, or have people gossiped about you? If so, why not tell me directly? In my heart, I have always treated Doctor Su as my elder brother. If anyone really does that, I will definitely help Doctor Su get justice."
Su Qinghe was startled, "Brother?"
Yu Huatang thought his words had offended him. "I'm sorry, Doctor Su, I didn't mean to get close to you. I just wanted to say that if anything happened, I would stand by you because I admire you very much."
Su Qinghe shook his head. "No, it's okay. I don't mind. I just... I just thought that we shouldn't have this kind of relationship..."
He paused and said weakly, "At least we are close friends, right?"
Yu Huatang said sincerely, "I do want to be Doctor Su's confidant, but I'm afraid I'm not qualified. Since Doctor Su said so, I really want to make Doctor Su my friend. I was originally afraid of offending Doctor Su, so I said that Doctor Su is a few years older than me and called him my elder brother."
Su Qinghe finally smiled and said, "Whether you call me big brother or confidant, it's all related to Miss Yu. I am lucky to have met someone like Miss Yu. I don't think I will meet someone like her again. Miss Yu, please take care of yourself in the future. If you have time, remember our agreement and come to Pharmacist Valley."
Yu Huatang nodded, knowing that he must have let things go, and smiled, "Then I will definitely remember this. But has Doctor Su decided not to stay here?"
"Well, I originally wanted to stay. My parents also wrote home a while ago, saying that they hadn't seen me in a long time, and I wanted to go back and see them..."
Yu Huatang said with some reluctance, "Yes...it's human nature. It's my honor to meet Doctor Su in Quanzhou. I believe that Doctor Su will become a famous doctor in the future, and I will also follow Doctor Su's way of doing things and become a good craftsman."
Su Qinghe hesitated after hearing this, but ultimately did not hug the person in front of him. He looked at the distant mountains behind her and said, "Miss Yu will also be someone admired by others."
Su Qinghe left very quickly. He was still saying goodbye to Yu Huatang the day before, and the next day he sent someone to tell him that he had passed away.
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