Chapter 3 Returning to My Hometown
In the morning, before leaving home, Lin Su looked at Lin Yi'an and said, "I was in a rush and didn't have time to prepare a gift. I took a few bottles of wine from the wine cabinet. Take them back for your uncle to drink."
Lin Yi'an: "Okay."
She didn't thank them; they were all family, and saying thank you would have seemed too polite and distant.
Lin Su patted her head, smiled, and went out.
Wang Xiujun poked at the porridge in her bowl listlessly, feeling both jealous and envious. Her older cousins always had the same face to everyone, but they were gentle and caring towards Lin Yi'an. Even Lin Yi'an's adoptive parents took good care of her.
When Lin Yi'an went back home, not only did her aunt and uncle prepare gifts for her adoptive parents, but her older cousins also prepared gifts. This is probably what is meant by "love me, love my dog".
After breakfast, Wang Yuehua and Lin Weiqi started loading things into the car. Some of these things were prepared by the elderly couple, some by Lin Su and Lin Manqing, and of course, some were clothes that Lin Yi'an bought for her parents.
Lin Yi'an got into the car, and Wang Yuehua and Lin Weiqi stepped forward to tell him, "Call home when you get there."
Lin Yi'an: "Mm."
Wang Yuehua then looked at Ye Lingzhi: "Take good care of your sister Yi'an, and drive carefully on the road."
Ye Lingzhi nodded.
Lin Yi'an looked at her parents outside the car and said, "Mom and Dad, you go ahead and do your work. I'll be back in about a week."
Wang Yuehua laughed: "If the TCM clinic isn't too busy, you can spend more time at home with your parents. There's no need to rush back."
It takes about six hours to drive from the capital to Changping. They set off at seven o'clock and arrived home just in time for a late lunch.
Lin Yi'an called her parents last night. Lin Shuhe and Liu Zhengying knew their daughter was coming back, so they got up early, killed the old hen and stewed it in a pot, waiting for their daughter to come back and eat.
Having rested well the night before, Lin Yi'an sat in the car, unable to fall asleep.
The swaying of the car wasn't suitable for reading, and she didn't look at her phone either. She always knew how to entertain herself; even the scenery outside could bring her joy, and she never felt bored, no matter how monotonous the journey was.
As the car entered the highway, Ye Lingzhi asked, "Sister Yi'an, would you like to listen to some music?"
Lin Yi-an: "Just play any song."
Ye Lingzhi: "Okay."
After exiting the highway and driving along a country road, Ye Lingzhi smiled and said, "We're almost there."
Lin Yi'an looked at the familiar scenery outside and nodded.
The car drove all the way to the front door, and Lin Shuhe and Liu Zhengying heard the noise and ran out.
Lin Yi'an got out of the car, looked at them, and smiled brightly: "Mom and Dad, please drive slowly."
Lin Shuhe sighed a few times, his honest face beaming with joy: "We arrived more than ten minutes earlier than expected..."
Ye Lingzhi got out of the car to help carry the things: "There's no traffic jam on that section of the road in town today."
Grandma Lin was seeing patients inside when she heard her granddaughter's voice. She wanted to run out immediately, but she had to hold back because she had patients with her.
The patient was a woman in her fifties from the village. Lin Yi'an should call her Aunt Ma, and Aunt Ma should call Lin Grandma "Auntie." She smiled and said, "Yi'an's back?"
"Come back for a few days." After taking her pulse and examining her tongue, Grandma Lin asked, "Have you been feeling down lately?"
Hearing her question, Aunt Ma sighed, "It's all because of my son. He's making a fuss about getting a divorce again. It's his second marriage, and he still won't settle down. What is he trying to do? I'm so worried I can't sleep at night..."
Grandma Lin, wearing her reading glasses, said, "You can't get angry, otherwise no matter how much medicine you take or how many acupuncture treatments you get, it won't help. Your children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If they don't listen to you, getting angry won't help. You might as well think more positively and live your own life well."
Aunt Ma looked worried and said, "Auntie, who wouldn't be angry if they were in this situation?"
Grandma Lin looked at her and said, "You're only fifty-two years old this year, you're still young. Take good care of yourself, and the best days are yet to come. Otherwise, if you keep dragging this out, you won't have a good life, and your son will suffer too."
As they were talking, Lin Yi'an walked in and greeted the people sitting inside, "Grandma! Aunt Ma!"
When Grandma Lin saw her granddaughter, her smile deepened, and she said, "Bao'er, come and sit down quickly."
Lin Yi'an sat down on the chair next to her grandmother. Aunt Ma looked at Lin Yi'an and smiled, "I heard that Yi'an opened a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in the capital?"
Lin Yi-an smiled and said, "I learned about medicine prescriptions from my grandmother when I was a child. I also studied this major in college. After graduation, I didn't want to work in a hospital, so I funded my own traditional Chinese medicine clinic."
Taking advantage of the situation, Aunt Ma said, "Now that you're in college, people from all over the capital will come to you for medical treatment. Your medical skills must be excellent. Why don't you take my pulse?"
That's what you're saying...
Lin Yi'an looked at her grandmother, who waved her hand dismissively and said with a smile, "My darling is a proper college student, much better than this old woman. Let her show you."
Aunt Ma placed the item on the table, and Lin Yi'an placed her finger on the radial artery on the inside of Aunt Ma's wrist. After a few minutes, she looked up and said thoughtfully, "Auntie, you should try to be less angry..."
Aunt Ma sighed, "Your grandma said the same thing, but how can you not get angry in life? When you treat patients in the capital, don't you think those patients get angry too?"
Lin Yi'an tried to explain in a way she could understand: "It's better to be angry than to hold a grudge. Sometimes, venting your anger can actually help you recover. But if you keep your anger inside and it doesn't get any relief, it will only worsen your condition..."
Grandma Lin pushed up her glasses and said, "Your son made you angry, and you've upset yourself. What can I say to you, niece-in-law? If all else fails, why don't you give him a good beating? After that, you'll vent your anger, and with the medicine I prescribed, your body will recover quickly. Then you won't feel dizzy or have blurred vision, your chest won't feel tight, and your heart rate will be normal. Then you can go out and earn money. Wouldn't you be happy with money? What's the point of staying at home all day, getting angry with your son?"
Grandma Ma complained bitterly: "With my frail health, even if I went out to work, who would want to hire me?"
Lin Yi'an: "Auntie's health isn't too bad, it's not difficult to take care of, but you need to stay calm and trust me and Grandma..."
Aunt Ma hurriedly said, "I definitely believe you. Your grandmother has been around for so many years, who doesn't know her skills?"
Grandma Lin: "Then shall I prescribe the medicine for you? I'll prescribe three doses first, and then I'll adjust the prescription after you finish them."
Aunt Ma: "I'll listen to my aunt."
Grandma Lin wrote out a prescription, and Lin Yi'an helped to get the medicine. Most of the medicinal herbs in the house were grown by themselves or picked from the mountains, so there was no need to worry about their efficacy.
After preparing the medicine, Grandma Ma was about to leave when Grandma Lin said, "If you still can't sleep tonight after taking the medicine, come over and let my baby give you a few acupuncture treatments."
Aunt Ma: Okay.
After Aunt Ma left, Grandma Lin took her granddaughter's hand and felt her pulse, smiling as she said, "Neither too strong nor too weak, the rhythm is even..."
Lin Yi'an looked at her with a smile.
Grandma Lin said, "Your parents raised you very well and never made you suffer."
Lin Yi'an hugged her arm: "They love me very much and indulge me in everything. Even the engagement was something I agreed to because I felt it was appropriate. If I didn't agree, they wouldn't force me."
“Grandma, I’ve been lucky since I was little. I was thrown into the freezing cold and met you. You raised me with care. After I grew up, I found my family and they love me. There’s no reason for me not to be happy.”
Grandma Lin pulled her up: "That's right. Come on, let's go out to eat. I made you chicken soup and your favorite glutinous rice ribs."
The family sat in the dining chairs. Lin Shuhe was happy that his daughter had come back today. He took out the wine that his daughter's father had brought back and had a small drink. Grandma Lin did not stop him today and let him have his way.
Lin Shuhe was even happier, and Liu Zhengying gave him a reproachful look: "Look at how happy you are."
After saying that, he served his daughter a bowl of chicken soup: "Drink a bowl of soup first."
Lin Yi'an took it: "Mom's cooking is still the best. No one else's chicken soup tastes like this."
Liu Zhengying knew that her daughter's biological parents had hired a chef, a famous one, and that her skills couldn't compare to his. But her daughter loved her cooking, and that made her happier than anyone else.
Just after finishing her meal, a car pulled up in front of the door. Lin Yi'an assumed the person was there to see a doctor, but to her surprise, the person got out of the car and laughed at her.
"Lin Yi'an, you're back?"
Lin Yi'an looked over and greeted him with a smile, "Zuo Mingyang? You're back."
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