Chapter 130 Returning Home and Being Stunned
When the time came, Mr. Song took the small pliers and gently pulled it out. Hey! The tooth really came out!
There was just a little bit of blood on it.
Lin Li had never even dreamed of such a great operation.
In her previous life, she had her wisdom teeth extracted in a poor rural village. The dentist’s anesthesia was problematic and it was extremely painful during the extraction. The tooth was not sutured afterwards and she bled a lot.
At that time, Lin Li's face turned pale yellow and he didn't even have the strength to walk.
But now, even the same tooth extraction has become so easy.
As for the slight pain, it can be completely ignored.
Lin Li was shocked.
It is not easy for such a precious traditional craft to be passed down among the people today.
If Mr. Song cannot find a successor, then this recipe will be lost in his generation.
So it must be passed down.
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By noon, Lin Li's teeth had been drilled and repaired.
Mr. Song's filling techniques are not much different from those in the 21st century.
As for the ingredients, the quality cannot be seen at the moment, but even if there is a little difference, Lin Li is not picky.
Because in the later period, people become richer and richer, and they can use money to buy better and better materials.
So Lin Li made the decision directly. She introduced her third brother to Master Song, saying that she wanted her third brother to become Master Song's disciple.
Mr. Song looked at Lin Fu, an honest and well-behaved young man.
"As long as you are willing to learn skills from me, I have no complaints." Mr. Song had actually been a little disappointed for a long time, so he spoke in a depressed tone.
Those were turbulent times, and we couldn’t talk about inheriting any craftsmanship.
We are finally living in peace now, but the existence of dentists, although not completely ignored, is limited to extracting teeth, treating toothaches and even selling cheap full dentures. Orthodontic treatment and tooth restoration are never taken seriously.
Master Song sighed and added: "Although I am already sixty years old and I don't know how many more years I can live, I dare not expect my disciple to take care of my old age... If it's just for my final resting place, then that can be discussed..."
Lin Li interrupted, "Master, as long as you sincerely teach your craft to my brother, a teacher is a father for life. Even if he doesn't know how to cherish this craft in the future, as long as I am his sister, I can make sure he never gives up this craft. If he doesn't care about you in the future, I am still here. I will treat you as his biological father."
Mr. Song stared at Lin Li in a daze, and in just a moment, tears welled up in his eyes.
Lin Li said again: "Master, you should be able to feel my seriousness. I really like your craft. It's just that I am clumsy, so my brother is more suitable to learn it. But I am the one who made the promise to you, please believe me. Although we won't live a rich life in the future, I can make sure you have a place to rely on and have food to eat when you are old."
Mr. Song was deeply moved. If it weren't for Lin Li's promise to support him in his old age, he would never have dared to hope for this.
Lin Li heard the fluctuations in Mr. Song's heart.
Master Song has been searching for so many years just to find someone who is willing to cherish this craft. As a result, some of the "apprentices" he met on weekdays were just for the salary and didn't care what the craft was. As long as there was a good job, they would jump ship.
Some people would switch jobs even if they found a job worse than the current one.
Because I am afraid of having to take care of Mr. Song until his death in the future.
Of course, there are also young people with bad character who keep making promises and seem unreliable, but Mr. Song will politely refuse.
After all, he wanted to choose a disciple who was reliable and down-to-earth. He was not afraid of being cheated out of his family fortune, but he was afraid that his reputation would be ruined in the future.
He carries all the expectations of his ancestors, and the fine craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation cannot be completely destroyed when it is passed down to him.
Lin Fu was originally reluctant to learn this, but seeing that the master was so old and had no one to rely on, he burst into tears while talking. He was really pitiful...
He did not understand that the master was moved, he just thought that the master was completely afraid of loneliness, so there was humility in his eyes.
He had a bad temper but a soft heart, and he immediately felt sympathy.
Moreover, he heard his sister say that she liked this craft very much, and he was touched by her sincerity when she spoke.
Since the girl likes it, and she and the old man have a common language and a connection, then he is willing to help her fulfill her dream.
Then, he heard his sister and Mr. Song talking about wages again.
Lin Li said that after three months of apprenticeship, 10 yuan a month would be fine. But in the future, with inflation, the monthly salary of workers might reach 100 or 200 yuan, so it is unrealistic to discuss fixed salary like this.
Lin Li spoke in a low profile, not even saying the amount was in the thousands or tens of thousands, but Mr. Song and Lin Fu also found it unbelievable.
Lin Li said, "We can negotiate about future wages. I will try my best to let my third brother stay here. But if the wages of ordinary workers rise to 100 yuan, and Master Song's is still 10 yuan, my third brother will have to say goodbye to Master Song in order to support his family. But I can guarantee that he will never give up this career. At that time, I want to fund my third brother to open an independent clinic and let him run it himself. I will help him promote it and attract customers to come and spend money."
Mr. Song didn't understand words like "propaganda" and "consumption", but he could guess what they meant.
Then Lin Li promised again, "Even if my third brother and Mr. Song separate, I will still follow my promise and make sure Mr. Song has someone to rely on when he's old. I can't say I can afford to feed him, but I can still provide him with simple meals, and I will try to make his funeral as respectable as possible. I can see that Mr. Song is not a greedy person."
An easy-going old man like Mr. Song is very easy to satisfy.
Hearing Lin Li say this, Mr. Song not only didn't worry, but became even happier.
He said, "If Xiao Linzi can do it on his own, I will not only not object, but will also do my best to support him! I can even work for him! I don't need any salary, as long as I can have a meal and don't mind that I am old and confused!"
Although Lin Li and Mr. Song only talked about "negotiation", Lin Li could feel Mr. Song's sincerity.
Moreover, this kind of agreement actually benefited Lin Fu.
If Lin Li breaks his promise after Lin Fu finishes his studies, and directly lets Lin Fu "abandon" Master Song to start his own business, and then does not provide Master Song with support until his death, Master Zhang will not win the lawsuit.
After all, the ancient idea that the relationship between master and apprentice is like that between father and son is no longer applicable in modern times. Nowadays, everyone is just an apprentice for a boss. There is no emotion involved, only interests.
But Lin Li still likes traditional moral values very much, so she will always be grateful to Master Song for passing on his skills to her second brother. This is something that cannot be measured by money.
She will treat Mr. Song as a family member all her life.
Mr. Song really likes this little lady Lin Li, and now that things have been made clear, he has already treated Lin Li as his own lady.
In all his life, he had never been so moved.
After everything was settled here, Lin Li directly left Lin Fu with Master Song.
He also told Lin Fu that he should go to work according to the working hours arranged by Mr. Song every day.
If you have something important to do someday, come and ask for leave from Mr. Song.
When he was an apprentice, he was paid five yuan a month, and Lin Fu was happy. He did not earn that much from farming in the countryside, which was tiring. Moreover, in the future he would only be paid ten yuan a month.
More importantly, in addition to being able to make money, Lin Li loves dentistry so much that Lin Fu is willing to help his sister pursue her dream.
Seeing that Lin Fu had no objection, Lin Li said goodbye and left.
She wanted to go back quickly to see Ling Xiao and see if he was getting anxious waiting for her.
When I came out, I thought I would be back in a while, but it ended up taking me the whole morning.
But when Lin Li returned home, he was stunned.
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