“I told him before that I had taken on a female apprentice, and what he was thinking was, ‘I’ve taken on a widow in her forties or fifties as my apprentice.’ He’s not even afraid that his own mother will come to him in his dreams in the middle of the night.”
"Pfft, hahaha!" The whole room burst into laughter. "Big brother, you're lucky you didn't get your legs broken by Dad." Huang Taizhou teased his older brother while laughing.
Su Xingran looked at Huang Taihe with a somewhat complicated expression. She never expected that her serious and earnest older brother was actually a man who secretly loved to daydream.
Huang Taihe was embarrassed to face Su Xingran after his own father exposed his past. Su Xingran was not yet eighteen years old, and a few years ago she was only thirteen or fourteen. She was several decades younger than a widow in her forties or fifties.
"Alright, enough joking around, let's get back to the point. I didn't go to Peking University for Xingran's sake; it was for traditional Chinese medicine and for our Huang family."
"Traditional Chinese medicine is no worse than Western medicine; both have their own strengths. They both treat illnesses and save lives, so why is traditional Chinese medicine suppressed? Therefore, someone needs to stand up and vindicate traditional Chinese medicine."
“Our Huang family is a family of doctors. Our ancestors were all doctors of traditional Chinese medicine. This tradition has continued from generation to generation until I came to study both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Qingxiao married into the Huang family and became a member of the family. She is also proficient in both traditional Chinese and Western medicine.”
“As the country develops and prospers, traditional Chinese medicine will definitely have a place. We can’t let our Huang family’s tradition end here. Xingran is my and Qingxiao’s apprentice, and she will be the one to inherit our Huang family’s tradition.”
This was the first time Huang Zhenhua had spoken these words in front of his entire family. He also had his own selfish motives; he hoped that Xingran would achieve great success and live her ideal life, and that the Huang family's century-old medical tradition could be passed down through generations.
"There's something else I didn't want to say. But since everyone's here today, I'll say it. Our Huang and Gu families have always been a thorn in the side of some people. Those people are already secretly plotting to bring back those two unfilial sons, those ungrateful traitors who have betrayed their ancestors."
"The Huang family and the Gu family are related by marriage. If the Huang family gets into trouble, the Gu family will be held accountable, and vice versa. We were able to escape disaster the last time, but we can't guarantee that we won't be so lucky in the future. Qingxiao is gone, and I'm retiring too. I don't know how many more years I have left to live. I'm just worried that after I'm gone, those who have received kindness from me will no longer take care of the Huang and Gu families."
Upon hearing these words, the previously lively atmosphere fell silent. Except for Su Xingran, Xiao Xue, and the three children who didn't understand what Huang Zhenhua meant, everyone else knew.
No one said anything more after that, as it was getting late. The Gu family couple, along with Gu Moting and Gu Moyue, returned to the Gu family home. The two Huang brothers, Taihe and his wife and children, stayed in the courtyard house.
Su Xingran was a bit unaccustomed to the unfamiliar environment and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. She kept thinking about what her master had said: two unfilial sons, betraying their ancestors and forgetting their kindness.
Who are these two people? Why did the master seem so agitated and even angry when he talked about them?
Back home, Gu Moyue went to her room. She flipped through some manuscripts, then randomly picked up a newspaper and began to read.
Suddenly, a headline caught Gu Moyue's eye: "Top Female Liberal Arts Student in Shitou Town, Changshi City, Jilin Province—Su Xingran." Attached was a photo of the girl gazing resolutely ahead.
Gu Moyue finally realized why Su Xingran looked familiar—she had seen her in the newspaper not long ago. Gu Moyue took the newspaper and left the room.
"Mom and Dad, look at this person in the newspaper, does he look familiar?" Gu Moyue handed the newspaper to her parents.
Gu Junru and Liang Yun looked at their excited daughter, feeling somewhat helpless at how old she was. They took the newspaper and looked at the photo Gu Moyue had mentioned.
"Isn't that Xingran? My goodness, Xingran was a female top scholar!" Liang Yun also became excited.
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