Chapter 61: Become a Disciple
Is this a godly situation?
If it weren't for Su Yao's previous reminder, and the presence of another old man, Lin Nuan would have thought that Zhao Hanwen was the person she was going to visit today.
Zhao Hanwen just laughed heartily.
"I guessed it was you, girl. I didn't expect it was really you."
It seems that Su Yao had already told the two of them about her situation before she came.
After all, she had lived two lives. Combining the information she knew, Lin Nuan figured out the connection. She first greeted him politely.
"Hello, Professor Zhao."
"Hello, Grandpa Song."
Song Ziyuan has been looking at Lin Nuan since she entered the room. Before that, Su Yao had told them a lot about her, praising her to the skies.
Zhao Rui was lost and abducted by human traffickers. He was rescued because of the little girl in front of him who saw through the traffickers. Otherwise, Zhao Rui might have been sold long ago.
Song Ziyuan was still grateful to Lin Nuan.
Although he has a strange personality, he is not the kind of person who cannot distinguish right from wrong.
Looking at Zhao Hanwen's old face beside him, which was smiling like a chrysanthemum, he also forced a smile that he thought was more kind.
If Zhao Hanwen had not appeared with Song Ziyuan, Lin Nuan would not have been confused. But now that she saw how familiar the two were, it was obvious that they had known each other for many years. The Zhao family network in her mind became a little confusing.
These two old men must have some kind of relationship, and it must be a very deep bond.
But she would not delve into it further at this time, as she would know what she should know sooner or later.
Su Yao had already told Lin Nuan the purpose of her visit.
The way Zhao Hanwen looked at Lin Nuan gave him a feeling that young people were formidable.
"Lin Nuan, I heard from Yaoyao that you want to take Old Song as your master."
“I have this idea.”
It's an idea but not a necessity.
In addition to fate, the master has to examine the apprentice, and the apprentice also has to examine the master.
Any relationship is two-way; there is no one-way choice.
It depends on whether one is willing to fight or be beaten.
Zhao Hanwen glanced at Song Ziyuan with interest, then continued to ask Lin Nuan.
"You mean the matter of becoming a disciple? You can choose whether to become one or not. You probably don't know him yet. He is the honorary professor of our school - Song Ziyuan."
"I want to find a good teacher who can teach me more about Chinese medicine. I am not satisfied with what I have learned in school. I want to learn more and even innovate. But now I am just a rookie and it is too early to talk about that. So I just want to find a good teacher.
I don’t really care whether the teacher is famous or not. It’s just a criterion. It’s said that the masters are among the common people. Some masters hide in the city. They don’t care about fame and fortune. They are dedicated to helping the world and want to pass on their skills. What I want to do is to be a successor.”
Zhao Hanwen nodded with satisfaction, "Among the students in your class, you are the fastest and most studious. I can tell you responsibly that this old man Song's medical skills are better than mine. If you can really become his disciple, you will have found a treasure.
But apprentices choose their masters, and masters choose their apprentices. Whether you can catch the eye of Old Man Song depends on your ability."
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Song Ziyuan, "This girl is the best talent I've ever seen. She is different from the ones you have collected before. If I wasn't too busy, I would definitely snatch her away from you and make her my apprentice. Now that she is here, you should think about it carefully. If you don't have a successor to your skills, are you willing to accept it?"
What happened today was just a coincidence. Zhao Hanwen had finally persuaded Song Ziyuan to become an honorary professor at the school, thinking that he would at least go to the school occasionally to give some guidance to the children studying Chinese medicine. However, this old man was like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard, and he had never been there once.
I didn't expect that she would come to see him again today. When I heard Su Yao talking about the little girl who saved Zhao Rui, and who was studying in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Peking University, I guessed who it was when I asked her name.
Song Ziyuan rolled his eyes at Zhao Hanwen, "Don't come at me like that. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. She can come because I've agreed. Otherwise, she wouldn't be here. Since I've agreed, I'll do it. I won't go back on my word. You insisted on giving me the title of honorary professor at the school. I didn't agree. Don't think of scheming against me. I'm old now, and my body isn't as good as yours. We're both thousand-year-old foxes. Don't play Liao Zhai with each other."
The two have known each other for decades and they both know what the other is thinking.
I don't get angry even if the other party says something to me.
Seeing the two old men bickering, Lin Nuan tactfully did not interrupt.
She really didn't intend to become a disciple on the first day, otherwise she would have asked He Yunzhou and Wang Xiaoli to come.
Song Ziyuan had previously thought that Lin Nuan wanted to take advantage of the favor of saving Zhao Rui to become his disciple, but when the little girl learned of his identity, surprise flashed in her eyes, proving that the little girl did not know his identity before, and that she did want to concentrate on studying medicine and wanted to learn from a famous teacher, but she was not a person who would repay a favor.
The fact that he is valued so much by his daughter-in-law shows that this girl is a reliable person.
"I can accept you as my last disciple. I will teach you everything I have learned without reservation. I don't ask you to practice medicine to save the world. I only have one request, that no matter where you use the medical skills you have learned in the future, you can have a clear conscience. Are you willing to accept me as your master?"
“I am willing. I know that nothing I say now can compare to what I can do in the future, but I still want to assure you that I will never use what I have learned to do anything that would harm others.” Lin Nuan had never thought of using her skills from school to do bad things.
After agreeing, he immediately knelt down, kowtowed three times to Song Ziyuan, and then called out, "Master."
After Song Ziyuan nodded, Su Yao went into the house to bring some tea. Lin Nuan took the tea, kowtowed, and handed it to Song Ziyuan.
Song Ziyuan took the teacup with satisfaction and drank the tea in it.
Today's apprenticeship ceremony was a bit hasty. The gifts Lin Nuan had received before were just door-to-door gifts, and the apprenticeship gift was too light.
She said a little embarrassedly: "Master, I didn't expect to become your disciple on my first visit today, so I came alone. I will tell my family when I go back, and then I will come to visit you with the gift of discipleship."
Song Ziyuan waved his hand, "Nowadays, those things are no longer important. I don't care about them either. As long as you are good, that's all."
That being said, this isn't the way to do things.
Being polite is a sign of respect for a person, especially when it comes to something as important as becoming a disciple.
"How can that be? We must be polite. Our two families have a good relationship, so we can't ignore some etiquette. I don't care what others say, but if you respect your teacher, how can you be considered respectful without etiquette? If my family knew that I was so careless in paying homage to my teacher, they would definitely scold me when I go back."
It's really impossible to refuse what that little mouth says.
The smile on Song Ziyuan's face was no longer the forced smile from before, but a smile that came from the bottom of his heart, expressing his satisfaction with his new disciple.
"Okay, okay, then let's do as you say?"