Chapter 54 Clearly and plainly
“I’m not entirely sure either, but based on the investigation, they seem quite sincere. As for the specifics, if you agree, we can ask them another time.”
Lin Guangsheng thought for a moment, then looked at his daughter: "Does Little Peach Blossom want a master?"
"Mommy said that grandpa is a doctor," Little Peach Blossom said in her childish voice.
"Well, then?"
"Little Peach Blossom wants to be a doctor." Little Peach Blossom nodded.
"Hmm?" This time even Yin Qing looked over.
Little Peach Blossom started counting on her fingers: "When I become a doctor, I can treat myself without going to the hospital. I can also treat my parents. That way, I can know immediately if my parents are sick, and then I can cure them so they can be well again."
Yin Qing and his wife: ...
Their eyes welled up with tears; no wonder they loved their daughter so much, she was just so considerate.
"Okay, Mom and Dad will wait for Little Peach Blossom to become a doctor and treat Mom and Dad's illnesses in the future."
Little Peach Blossom shook her head: "I don't like my parents being sick. I will try my best to keep them from getting sick because I am a doctor, so I know how to prevent them from getting sick."
The little girl spoke with great confidence, confident that as long as she was a doctor, she could keep everyone from getting sick!
Being sick is so painful. You have to take bitter medicine and feel unwell. Little Peach Blossom remembers that one of her friends had been sick before, with a high fever of 39.8 degrees Celsius. Little Peach Blossom still remembers the fear that family felt.
Of course, this was the result of several days of thought by Little Peach Blossom: to become a doctor, she must become a doctor, so that the people she likes will never get sick again.
“Great, our little peach blossom is really amazing, it can keep people from getting sick,” Yin Qing praised, and Lin Guangsheng nodded in agreement.
Peach Blossom puffed out her little chest, her eyes shining, after being praised.
The couple loved how energetic Xiaotaohua was.
Having reached an agreement, the couple, not being the type to hesitate, went to the door with their belongings the next day.
Tieguai Li had long felt his eyelids twitching. A twitching left eyelid means good fortune, while a twitching right eyelid means sorrow. Since it was his left eyelid, it must be something good!
So he tidied up the house early in the morning, and also got his grandson, who was still in bed, out of bed. The whole family dressed in very formal clothes and waited for the distinguished guest.
"Grandpa, no one has come yet, they definitely won't come."
"Grandpa, they definitely won't like you."
"Grandpa, if I don't try to study medicine, you should give up on that little girl."
"Grandpa, with such an extraordinary grandson like me, why do you still want to take on apprentices!"
"grandfather……"
"Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll grab an axe!"
Li Zhen reluctantly shut his mouth.
Hmph, fine, I won't say then.
He has a temper too, and he decided to ignore his grandfather for a whole day!
"Is Tieguai Li home? Tieguai Li, you have a guest! Someone is looking for you!"
Tieguai Li Teng stood up.
"Come on, take a look, this is it." The speaker led the people in, and upon seeing Tieguai Li, he smiled and said, "It's good that you're home. I'll be going now, I have some things to do at home."
"Thank you so much, comrade. This is just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it." Yin Qing quickly took out a few candies and stuffed them into the other person's hand.
"Hey, no way! I was just showing you the way." With that, he pushed the candy back and ran off in a flash.
"Comrade Yin Qing, Little Peach Blossom, this must be Comrade Lin Guangsheng, hello, hello." Tieguai Li, limping, quickly came over to greet them.
"Hello, Lin Guangsheng." Lin Guangsheng extended his hand, and the two shook hands. "Hello, hello, Comrade Guangsheng. I didn't see you when I visited your home last time. I heard you were studying. You're doing well in your studies. You're a promising young man."
"I'm not young anymore."
"You're so young compared to this old man. Please sit down. Li Zhen, go and pour some brown sugar water for the guest."
"Don't be so polite, we just came to ask a few questions," Lin Guangsheng stopped them.
"How can we not entertain guests? Li Zhen, hurry up and go!"
Li Zhen reluctantly went to the kitchen.
The group sat down, and Yin Qing placed the gifts she had brought on the table.
"Since you're already here, why bring a gift?"
"It's nothing special, just some food," Lin Guangsheng said with a smile.
As the group talked, they finally got to the point: "When I got home, my wife said you wanted to take our Little Peach Blossom as your apprentice. I didn't know that..."
Tieguai Li laughed and said, "There are no outsiders here, so I won't hide it from you. You should have investigated me and know some things about me."
I originally planned to investigate this matter secretly, but now that it's been brought up, I feel a little embarrassed.
"I'm sorry," Yin Qing apologized.
"Hey, what's there to apologize for? If it were me, I'd definitely ask around too, otherwise what if I ran into a scammer and didn't know anything!"
Hearing Tieguai Li say this, Yin Qing and his wife felt relieved, realizing that the old man was easy to get along with and had a magnanimous temperament.
"Little Peach Blossom, come here." Tieguai Li beckoned to Little Peach Blossom.
Little Peach Blossom looked at her parents, and only after they nodded did she walk towards Tieguai Li.
Tieguai Li patted Xiao Taohua's head before looking up at Yin Qing and his wife: "Since you've come, you must also be interested in becoming disciples. You are Xiao Taohua's parents, so there are some things I won't hide from you."
Yin Qing and his wife sat upright and formally.
"I'm not exactly a pure traditional Chinese medicine doctor; my lineage is more like Taoist medicine."
"Taoist medicine?" Lin Guangsheng asked in confusion.
"Hmm." Then he explained to Lin Guangsheng and his wife what Taoist medicine was.
Lin Guangsheng and his wife: ...
They were bewildered.
They knew about medicine, but they never expected there to be Taoist arts. This is... this is...
The couple didn't say the rest, but their expressions made it clear.
"Yes, there's a crackdown now, so it's hard to say what's going on. There are a lot of swindlers out there. Actually, I was one of those swindlers when I was young, but I've seen more than others and have some experience, so some of what I say isn't entirely false."
"Is this real or fake?" Lin Guangsheng wondered.
"Whether you call it true or false, I can only say that I didn't learn it properly." He only learned the basics, so he cut his losses as soon as there was a little bit of trouble and quickly pretended to be ordinary. He did this for decades, and everyone gradually forgot about him.
"Then you should take Little Peach Blossom as your disciple..."
"You might not believe it, but the first time I saw Xiao Taohua, I felt a connection with her. I could almost hear a voice in my ear saying, 'This is my disciple, the successor of our Li family.'" Tieguai Li said somewhat embarrassedly, "At that time, I really wanted to take Xiao Taohua away with me, but taking a disciple is a two-way street, and I can't just do it on my own."
"Furthermore, although my abilities are only superficial, I can still see some facial features. Little Peach Blossom is born with good fortune, which is very compatible with my family's ancestral home. I admit that I have my own selfish reasons for this, so you can still consider it."
(End of this chapter)
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