Su Xingran repeatedly declined, saying her master was waiting for her at home for dinner. However, Liang Yun's enthusiasm was too much for Su Xingran to handle, so she decided to make a hasty retreat.
When Su Xingran got home, she saw her master sitting in the main hall. She went over to him. “Master, when I left school, I noticed someone staring at me. His eyes looked a bit like Sister-in-law Xiaoxue’s. He knew I had noticed him, so he nodded and greeted me.”
Huang Zhenhua was somewhat surprised that the Xiao family had come knocking on their door so quickly. "How old is Xingran, that man? Old Xiao has five children."
"Middle-aged, I guess. My skin is a bit dark, but I don't know my actual age." Su Xingran thought that's what middle-aged people look like.
Huang Zhenhua thought for a moment about what the middle-aged man was saying, and realized that it must be Xiao Bolin. "That's Old Xiao's youngest son, Xiao Bolin. Xingran, you said his eyes look like Xiaoxue's. Now that you mention it, I remember. Xiaoxue looks a lot like Old Xiao's wife who died young."
"It seems that a few years after Xiao Bolin was born, Lao Xiao's wife passed away. Later, Lao Xiao remarried, but they divorced after Xiao Xue's grandmother passed away. After that, Xiao Xue's father disappeared in Beijing and his whereabouts are unknown."
"This family has a lot of trouble, but we outsiders don't really know the inside story. Some people say that Grandma Xiaoxue's death was related to that woman. Of course, it was more related to Grandpa Xiaoxue."
Huang Zhenhua sighed, "Xingran, your master's family also has such troublesome things. Your master used to have two younger brothers, but they abandoned their family and didn't care about their well-being. Your master's parents were so angry that they severed ties with them."
"I'll explain these things to you in detail when my master has time. Maybe it won't be long before those two ungrateful bastards come back to cause trouble."
This was the second time Su Xingran had heard her master mention this matter, and considering what her master had said last time, Su Xingran felt that her master's family wasn't as peaceful as it seemed on the surface. It was only in this era that there were many people with differing political views; otherwise, so many upright people wouldn't have been wrongly accused and sent to the countryside.
The next morning, several guests arrived at the Huang family's house. Su Xingran returned from her morning run, ate breakfast, and planned to help out at the pharmacy. Before she even left the house, there was a knock on the front door. Su Xingran happened to be in the yard, so she went to open the door.
Standing outside the door were four men and two women, three of whom Su Xingran recognized. Before Su Xingran could greet them, the other party spoke first. "Xingran, we meet again. Grandpa Xiao has specially brought his family to thank you."
"These are Grandpa Xiao's eldest son, Xiao Baizhuang, his eldest daughter-in-law, Liu Meijun, his youngest son, Xiao Bailin, and his youngest daughter-in-law, Liang Shan. You should address them as 'brother' and 'sister-in-law', just like your master's Taihe and Taizhou."
Following Xiao Zhanguo's introduction, Su Xingran said, "Grandpa Xiao, Brother Xiao, Sister-in-law Xiao, Second Brother Xiao, Second Sister-in-law Xiao, and Xiao Luxuan, hello. Please come in and have a seat."
"Hello Xingran, thank you so much for saving our father." Sister-in-law Xiao said to Su Xingran with a smile.
As Su Xingran walked, she replied to Liu Meijun, "You're too kind. This is what I should do as a doctor."
The Xiao family members had a very good impression of Su Xingran. Although she was young, her character, manners, and demeanor were better than those of many children from wealthy and powerful families.
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