The Su family's farces continued one after another, but these had nothing to do with Su Xingran's family anymore. At the Su family home, Su Xingran looked at her changed clothes and tidied her hair.
Su Xingran was a little nervous. She was going to her master's house soon to meet her nominal brother, whom she had never met before. In the past two years, she had occasionally received gifts from her master, all sent by her master's son and daughter-in-law, who lived far away in Beijing.
Ever since that time she and her master were captured and taken to the laboratory deep in the mountains of Sujia Village, and were later safely rescued and returned home, her master and she have been open with each other.
The master explained his background, his family situation, and why he came to Sujia Village to become the village doctor. Three years have passed, and Su Xingran still remembers what her master said back then.
"Xingran, your master has always planned to tell you about your master's situation when you are older. Your master plans to take you back to Beijing and let you develop your career there."
"Both of my master's sons are soldiers, and they have their own responsibilities. My master hopes that you can become the heir to the Huang family's century-old medical tradition. Of course, you can choose whatever you like in the future; it doesn't mean that you can only go down the path of medicine. Whatever you choose, your master will support you."
Su Xingran never expected that her master would want her to be the heir to the Huang family's century-old medical tradition. She was just an apprentice, not a true member of the Huang family; what merit did she have to deserve such high regard from her master?
“Master, I… my surname is Su, not Huang. If I were to become the heir to the Huang family’s century-old medical lineage, people would laugh at you.”
Who in this world would let someone from another family inherit the family business, especially a girl? Su Xingran thought people would laugh at her master, saying he was foolish.
"Your surname is indeed Su, but you are my disciple, Huang Zhenhua's first and last disciple. In the Taihe and Tai'an generation, there is no one left to carry on the Huang family tradition."
"The next generation of three boys are still young, and the master doesn't know if he will live to see them grow up. And even when they grow up, they may not choose to study medicine."
"Master is not afraid of anyone laughing at him. If you care too much about what others think, you will be very tired. Just live your own life and it has nothing to do with others."
"You don't need to worry about those issues like not being a member of the Huang family and not being qualified to inherit the family business. Your master approves of you, so you can inherit it. I've already spoken to your two older brothers, and they have no objections and agree."
Su Xingran had forgotten how she got home that day. It was as if she had been reborn, and God had been exceptionally kind to her. He had sent such a wonderful master to her side, and he had even considered her path in life.
Recalling this, Su Xingran felt less nervous. She took out the gift she had prepared for this meeting: a bottle of hemostatic powder. Her master had told her that the person coming was a big shot from Taizhou; he was a regimental commander who frequently went on missions and was often injured.
This bottle of medicine powder was developed by herself. She had compared it with that of injured animals and found that her hemostatic powder was much more effective than the one her master used.
Seeing that it was getting late, Su Xingran picked up the gifts and headed towards her master's house. When she got to the door, she saw the Jeep parked there, the one Uncle Huang Tai'an often drove.
The front door was open, and Su Xingran walked straight in. Looking inside from the doorway, she saw a strange man sitting on a stool, chatting.
Su Xingran realized that this was her master's youngest son, Brother Taizhou. Brother Taizhou looked somewhat like her master, but even more like the master's wife whose photo her master had shown her. Soldiers often possess a rugged and resolute air, and Brother Taizhou embodied that quality.
"Master, Uncle Tai'an, Brother Mo Ting," Su Xingran called out as she went inside.
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