NFBE Chapter 208 What are you looking for?
Chapter 208 What are you looking for?
Master Lin rolled his eyes at Yang Mu. What a fine son-in-law he really was!
He's deliberately trying to annoy me!
He knew perfectly well that he couldn't stand the name "Master Du"!
Master Lin was secretly competing with Master Du from the neighboring town.
The two old men couldn't stand each other and secretly inquired about each other's students every year.
I heard that there is a rare genius in Du Fuzi Academy who can read at the age of five, compose poems at the age of six, and is already quite famous at the age of eight.
He was a child prodigy who was well-known in the surrounding towns.
Master Lin has worked diligently for many years, but unfortunately, the students' aptitude is getting worse and worse.
The most outstanding among them was Lin Mo, who passed the imperial examination and became a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations).
Who would have thought that he would actually kill his mother!
Regarding Lin Mo's matter, Master Du ridiculed Master Lin quite a bit, saying that he was unworthy of being a teacher and that he was always sarcastic and cryptic.
Master Lin was furious!
At this moment, Master Lin had a stern face.
"Besides, why invite that Master Du of all people?"
"What kind of students could that old man possibly teach? He just got lucky and encountered a once-in-a-century genius."
"Hmph, putting that aside, that old geezer is a despicable person who kicks someone when they're down!"
When Master Lin mentioned Master Du, he became so angry that his old face turned red, and the veins on his neck bulged.
"Father-in-law, you said there's a Master in Qifeng Town. Who is he? I've never heard you mention him before." Yang Mu saw his father-in-law's face turn red with anger and secretly added fuel to the fire.
"Cough cough cough—you little brat, are you trying to drive me crazy?! You only have this brain of yours to use to fool my daughter, right?"
Yang Mu raised an eyebrow: "Father-in-law, you're absolutely right. I am indeed love-struck, hehehe!"
Master Lin was about to vomit blood; that brat was so glib. He was furious!
Haven't you made your own words clear enough?
Isn't it obvious that he's willing to make an exception and take in Ye Xiaoxiao's children?
Does he really want to bring this up in public? He'll really lose face.
He looked left and right from inside the carriage.
"Old man, what are you looking for?"
Master Lin snorted irritably, "What else could I be looking for? Of course, I'm looking for a way to back down!"
Ye Xiaoxiao smiled, looking at the old man's awkward yet proud expression, clearly indicating that he was willing to accept He Wuyou and the others as students.
Let her be the one to offer the steps.
She said, "Then I will thank the teacher on behalf of my younger siblings."
Master Lin turned his head away arrogantly: "Hmph! I haven't agreed yet. I still need to assess them before accepting them. Let me make this clear: even if they are academically gifted, if they are of bad character, I will refuse to admit them."
Ye Xiaoxiao nodded. Of all the virtues a scholar can possess, morality is of utmost importance.
This is the same principle as studying medicine.
Yang Mu secretly winked at Ye Xiaoxiao; this old man just couldn't resist being provoked.
Ye Xiaoxiao smiled in response; Yang Mu had done her a great favor. The children's schoolwork was now resolved!
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The carriage stopped in front of a grand mansion.
The Yang family had been merchants for generations, and their wealth and prosperity made them a well-known wealthy household in the area.
Today marks the one-month celebration for Yang Jinrong, the head of the Yang family, and his beloved granddaughter. He generously set up a banquet with over a dozen tables, inviting relatives and friends to share in the joy.
The people in the town had never seen such a grand celebration for a baby's full moon, which showed how much Yang Jinrong loved his granddaughter.
Baskets of red eggs were displayed outside the mansion, so that passersby could share in the festive atmosphere.
Yang Mu led Ye Xiaoxiao, her parents-in-law, and others to the inner courtyard to see Lin Yingfang and the baby.
Before they even reached Lin Yingfang's courtyard, Master Lin ran faster than anyone else, completely unlike the serious and arrogant old man he had been in the carriage earlier.
"My precious little darling, Grandpa's here!"
Lin Yingfang was sitting in a pavilion in the mansion, holding her daughter. The baby in her swaddling clothes was babbling and making cute noises.
Master Lin looked at his hands, quickly rubbed them on his clothes, and smiled broadly, his eyes shining.
"Come here, let Grandpa give you a hug."
Babies do grow up quickly; when they are first born, they are tiny and wrinkled.
Now, after just one month, it has transformed into a fair and tender little dumpling, which is very cute.
Looking at her chubby little face, Ye Xiaoxiao's heart softened. Her and A-Jing's child would definitely be adorable!
She took Lin Yingfang's pulse and found that she was recovering well.
Lin Yingfang held Ye Xiaoxiao's hand, her face full of gratitude: "Xiaoxiao, thanks to the prescription you asked someone to bring back last time, I feel much better after drinking a few doses."
As they were talking, Yang Mu's father, Yang Jinrong, rushed in, followed by a kind-looking woman.
"I called for the carriage, but there wasn't a soul in sight. Turns out they came inside to snatch my granddaughter!"
Yang Jinrong reached out to snatch the swaddled baby back.
Master Lin glared and puffed out his beard, then slightly turned to the side.
"What if you make such a racket and scare my granddaughter?"
"Old man Lin, give me back my precious treasure!"
"Old man Yang, haven't you hugged your granddaughter enough every day at home? I don't care, I haven't seen my dear granddaughter for a month, I have to hug her enough!"
The two fathers-in-law were locked in a fierce argument in front of everyone, each wanting to hold the cuddly little baby a little longer.
"Wow--"
A clear cry rang out.
Master Lin panicked immediately.
"Why are you crying?"
"She's hungry." Lin Yingfang instructed the wet nurse to take the baby back to the room to breastfeed.
The two old men craned their necks, watching the sweet and soft little thing being brought into the house.
"You two old shameless people, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?" Madam Yang rolled her eyes at her husband.
Yang Jinrong then noticed Ye Xiaoxiao standing to the side.
Yang Mu said, "Father, Mother, this is the doctor who saved Yingfang and the child—Ye Xiaoxiao."
"I never expected it to be a young girl! At such a young age, she's bound to achieve great things in the future! If you ever need anything, just ask, and the Yang family will take care of you!"
Yang Jinrong's face lit up as he looked at Ye Xiaoxiao with gratitude and patted his chest in a promise.
Madam Yang nodded, "Dr. Ye is indeed a great benefactor to our family!"
Everyone knows that childbirth is always extremely dangerous for women. When she was young, she suffered a difficult childbirth when she gave birth to her son, which left her with health problems. She was unable to have children again and only had Yang Mu as her only child.
Ye Xiaoxiao handed the tiger-head shoes she had brought to Lin Yingfang.
"Wow! What exquisite tiger-head shoes! The embroidery is clearly the result of a lot of hard work! Xiao Xiao, thank you!"
Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a little ashamed. She had been busy at the clinic lately and had forgotten to prepare a gift. She was so grateful for the shoes her mother had made.
The banquet was about to begin.
Lin Yingfang led Ye Xiaoxiao out together, while the others got up early and went to the banquet to greet the guests.
"Oh dear! Young mistress, the young lady has wet herself!" the maid holding the baby exclaimed.
Lin Yingfang took her daughter, who was blowing bubbles, and instructed the maid to take Ye Xiaoxiao to the banquet hall.