Su Ruojin nodded.
"I'm going to find Lin Zhengshan right now!" Old Madam Lin slammed her hand on the table in anger, got up and was about to leave when Su Ruojin stopped her.
“Grandmother, I never wanted to stay in the Lin family in the first place, and now that I’ve severed ties with them, even if I could return, with Lin Wanqing around, how do you think Lin Zhengshan would treat me?”
Madam Lin stopped in her tracks.
Yes, Lin Zhengshan treated even his stepmother, who raised him from childhood, like dirt, let alone an adopted daughter with whom he had no blood relation.
Even if she could use her official position to threaten Lin Zhengshan into taking Xiao Jin back, one can only imagine how difficult Xiao Jin's life would be in the Lin family.
Madam Lin's eyes reddened: "Xiao Jin, it's my fault for not being able to give you a better life. Come and live with me. As long as I have food, you will have plenty too."
Su Ruojin helped Old Madam Lin sit down again and said softly, "Grandmother, have you forgotten that I'm going to open a clinic? With my medical skills, how could I possibly starve to death? Once I become the Divine Doctor Su, even if Lin Zhengshan begs me to return to the Lin family, I won't go back."
Looking at her confident granddaughter, Madam Lin smiled through her tears: "Yes, yes, my Xiao Jin is the best." Her worries lessened a bit.
But if a girl is out in public like this, what will happen to her marriage prospects?
Su Ruojin gently took Madam Lin's hand: "Grandmother, believe me, we will be better off without the Lin family. I have already rented a clinic, which is located at the end of Zhengde Street. It is a three-story street-facing shop with a courtyard in the back. I came here this time to ask if you and Yuan Hong would be willing to move in with me and help me manage the clinic."
Before Madam Lin could answer, Yuan Hong's voice rang out: "I'm willing, I'm willing, Madam, please agree to my sister's request, and we'll never be separated from her again."
He was carrying a chicken upside down in his hand, panting heavily as he ran. His nose was slightly red from the cold. As soon as he entered the room, he heard Sister Jin say that she wanted them to live together, and he excitedly spoke up.
Madam Lin was also a little incredulous: "You rented a clinic so quickly?"
"Yes, it all depends on whether you, Grandmother, are willing to come and help me. Grandmother, can you bear to see a weak woman like me running an entire clinic? What if someone comes to bully me? What if no one protects me?" Su Ruojin said, feigning weakness.
“Yes, yes, Madam, if anyone dares to bully my sister after we get there, I’ll be the first to punish them. Please agree to my sister’s request.” Yuan Hong chimed in, afraid that Madam Lin would refuse, and looked at her expectantly.
Looking at the two children in front of her, although they were not related by blood, after so many years of getting along, they were like her own grandchildren to her.
Now that Xiao Jin had been kicked out, the three of them became a family. What was wrong with a family living together? She was also worried about Xiao Jin, a young girl, running a clinic. She thought she could help out a bit if she went over.
Madam Lin naturally had no reason to refuse: "Alright, alright, let's leave it at that. From now on, we'll all live together."
"Great, great!" Yuan Hong happily picked up the chicken and spun it around, startling the chicken so much that it flapped its wings and created a gust of wind.
Madam Lin laughed and scolded, "Stop spinning around, I'll go and prepare the chicken."
Yuan Hong hurriedly said, "Madam, you rest. I'll get ready. I'll call you to cook when everything is done." After saying that, he picked up the chicken and ran to the kitchen.
Although Yuan Hong is only ten years old, he has always lived with the old lady and is already very skilled at tasks such as killing chickens and fish.
Soon, the delicious spicy chicken was served. Su Ruojin ate another bowl of rice, finalized her appointment to pick up Madam Lin the next day, and left Jing Shui Lane.
As Su Ruojin walked onto the street, she heard a series of cries. Looking up, she saw a crowd gathered in front of a clinic not far away, with the three large characters "Ji Ren Tang" written on the clinic's signboard.
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