Chapter 35: Apprenticeship Isn’t Official

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Lots of people were already standing in the courtyard. Doctor Wu asked the sick people to stand up. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, more than ten people stood up.

There were lots of patients, but Doctor Wu did not mind. He let them stand at the side and told the village chief to stop sending patients since they were enough.

Yu Niang and Lin Xue heard this and immediately said, “Sir, one more. One more please.”

After saying that to the village chief, she said to Doctor Wu awkwardly, “Doctor Wu, can you see one more patient?”

Doctor Wu knew Yu Niang. He glanced at Lin Ran and saw that she did not object. He nodded and said, “Alright, one more patient then. That’s it.”

No one had any objections, but when they thought about how Lin Ran and Lin Xue did not get along, they could not help but look at the two of them curiously. Lin Ran did not react, but Lin Xue’s face darkened. Yu Niang had pulled Lin Xue over and Lin Xue was curious about the commotion at Lin Ran’s place. Otherwise, she would have stormed off.

“Everyone, please quieten down. I’d like to speak.” Doctor Wu took a few steps forward and gestured for everyone to calm down. He continued, “I have taken in a new disciple today. To celebrate, my disciple suggested that we treat the sick in the village for free.”

The moment he finished his sentence, everyone in the village exploded. They asked, “Doctor Wu, what do you mean? Are you talking about Lin Ran? Did you take her in as your disciple?”

“Everyone, don’t be anxious. One by one, I’ll answer your questions slowly. First of all, you’re right. My disciple is Lin Ran.”

With that, Doctor Wu pulled Lin Ran to the side and said to her with a smile, “Ran, go ahead and introduce yourself.”

Lin Ran was a little speechless, but she still smiled obediently and greeted everyone. Previously, she thought Doctor Wu just wanted to give her a practical test. In hindsight, she knew he was doing this for her reputation and to let everyone know that she was his disciple. If anyone wanted to bully her in the future, they would have to think twice.

It would be a lie to say that she was not touched. Initially, Lin Ran wanted to make use of Doctor Wu. She did not expect him to be such an adorable old man. It seemed that she had to treat him better in the future.

The villagers did not expect Lin Ran to really take Doctor Wu as her master. After their initial astonishment, they were sincerely happy for her. On the other hand, Lin Xue’s face was extremely upset. She did not expect Lin Ran to be so lucky. She had moved out, but she was no longer just a lonely orphan. Also, Doctor Wu was now her master.

Yu Niang was also dumbfounded. It took her a while to react. She looked at Lin Ran and questioned unhappily, “Ran, why didn’t you tell us about such a big matter?”

Lin Ran looked at Yu Niang and did not say anything. She was not deliberately hiding anything, but it had happened too quickly. Otherwise, she would have waited for Lin Yuan to return. After he got back, she would go over and share the news before organizing an official disciple acceptance ceremony with him.

Doctor Wu was so eager that he was unable to wait even a few days. They had just agreed yesterday that she would become his disciple today.

Lin Ran’s silence made Yu Niang even angrier. She felt Lin Ran did not respect her at all, so she could not help but say, “Since your elders didn’t agree, the apprenticeship isn’t official.”

When the village chief heard Yu Niang’s words, he was annoyed. It was a good thing to have a doctor in the village. Although Lin Ran was a woman, it did not matter. If he ever got sick in the future, he would not have to go all the way to town to see a physician and this would make things very convenient.