Chapter 188: 188, Visit Chapter 188: 188, Visit “Uncle Jiang, this is Grandpa Yang’s home,” Guo Kai led Jiang Tao to Yang Lisheng’s house and walked up to knock on the door. He wondered if the boss was at home today.
The door was quickly opened by a young woman with an expressionless face.
“Sister Axiang, we had arranged to meet with Grandpa Yang,” Guo Kai had visited Song Yan Ning’s home before, so he was familiar with Axiang. However, it was strange that he rarely heard her speak.
Axiang nodded slightly and stepped aside.
“Uncle Jiang, let’s go inside,” Guo Kai led Jiang Tao inside.
“Axiang, who is here?” Yang Lisheng, carrying a basket of herbal medicine, walked out from the house. The sunlight was just right for drying the herbal medicine.
“Grandpa Yang! It’s me,” Guo Kai stepped forward with Jiang Tao.
“Mr. Yang, hello! I have long admired your great name. I am Jiang Tao. It’s truly an honor to finally meet you,” Jiang Tao eagerly shook hands with Yang Lisheng as soon as the latter set down the basket of herbal medicine.
“Let’s sit inside,” Yang Lisheng dusted off his hands and led Jiang Tao and Guo Kai towards the main house.
“Grandpa Yang, is Xiao Ning at home?” Guo Kai asked.
“She and Xiao Shen have gone out, probably won’t be back until evening,” inviting Jiang Tao to sit, Yang Lisheng called into the inner room: “Meixiang, we have guests at home, can you make a pot of tea for us?”
“Alright.”
“Mr. Qin has come to Yang City? When will he be going back?” Guo Kai asked excitedly. Mr. Qin, like the boss, was someone he admired. Unfortunately, he had only interacted with Mr. Qin online and had not yet met him in person. Maybe this time he might have the chance to meet Mr. Qin.
“Yushen is going back today; he has the college entrance examination in the next few days,” Yang Lisheng hoped that Qin Yushen could stay a few more days, but the college entrance examination was an important event that could not be delayed.
Guo Kai sighed with disappointment, “Ah! Missing him again!” He wondered when he would get to meet Mr. Qin in person.
Yang Lisheng smiled and looked at Jiang Tao, who had come specifically to ask for help and definitely wasn’t there just to see him.
“Mr. Yang! The thing is, I’ve come today because I need your help with something, and I was wondering if you might be available in the next couple of days?” Jiang Tao watched Yang Lisheng, waiting for his response.
“Tell me what it is first,” Yang Lisheng said as Li Meixiang brought out a teapot and cups. He took the teapot and poured tea for Jiang Tao, Guo Kai, and himself.
“Thank you, Grandpa Yang!” Guo Kai picked up his tea, blew on it, took a sip, and looked utterly content. He hadn’t been much of a tea drinker before, but the tea from the boss’s home was especially good, which made him like it. The tea leaves the boss had given him last time were taken by his grandfather, and he was too embarrassed to ask the boss for more.
“It’s like this: there’s a critically ill patient at Central Hospital who needs surgery as soon as possible. I’ve come to Yang City this time to assist Guo Kai’s father in performing the surgery. The thing is, I’ve reviewed the patient’s condition, and the chances of a successful operation aren’t very high. I happened to hear that you were in Yang City, so I wanted to invite you to join us for the surgery. I believe that with your participation, the chances of success will greatly increase. I hope that Mr. Yang can agree to my request,” Jiang Tao’s eyes gleamed with hope as he looked at Yang Lisheng. Mr. Yang was a Master of Chinese Medicine; with his help, the surgery would surely be successful.
Yang Lisheng took a sip of his tea and slowly spoke, “I have something to do these days and can’t get away, but I can ask my granddaughter to help you.” He had been waiting for a particular herb to bloom for nearly a year, and it was finally about to bloom; he didn’t want to miss that.
“Your granddaughter?” Jiang Tao knew that Song Yan Ning was Yang Lisheng’s granddaughter, but it couldn’t possibly be her since Song Yan Ning was only twelve and had just graduated from elementary school. Perhaps he had another granddaughter, maybe the young woman who had opened the door for them.
Yang Lisheng nodded, “Xiao Ning’s medical skill is better than mine; having her assist with the surgery should pose no problem.” He had absolute confidence in Xiao Ning’s medical abilities; if the patient couldn’t be helped by Xiao Ning, then no one else could.
“Is Xiao Ning Song Yan Ning?” Jiang Tao looked at Yang Lisheng with some disbelief. The Sister Axiang who answered the door earlier couldn’t be her.
“Mm,” Yang Lisheng nodded and continued sipping his tea leisurely.
“You’re not joking with me, are you? If I remember correctly, Song Yan Ning is only twelve years old,” Jiang Tao looked incredulously at Yang Lisheng.
Yang Lisheng smiled and shook his head, “Of course not, why would I joke about something like this? Once you’ve seen Xiao Ning’s medical skill, you’ll understand.” He knew Jiang Tao would show such an expression, but there was no helping it given Xiao Ning’s young age.
“Uncle Jiang, Xiao Ning’s medical skills are really good, I can vouch for that,” Guo Kai nodded in agreement.
Jiang Tao thought for a moment, “I’ll go back and discuss it with Guo Kai’s father before deciding.” He dared not make a decision on such a matter; if something went wrong, it would be no laughing matter.
He believed Song Yan Ning had medical skills, and that they were probably quite good. However, no matter how skilled, with her being so young, even if she had started learning medicine in the womb, she surely couldn’t surpass Mr. Yang.
The sunset gradually faded, and its orange glow painted the horizon a fiery red. The beautiful scenery evoked a line from an ancient poem, “Towards evening I find no comfort, and take my carriage up the ancient mound. The sunset is boundlessly beautiful, but it is close to dusk.”
Qin Yushen, holding Song Yan Ning’s hand, looked at her reluctantly, “I’m leaving now.” His time with her was always so brief, but fortunately, he would soon come to Yang City for university.
Song Yan Ning nodded, a hint of reluctance in her heart, “Call me when you get there.”
“Okay,” Qin Yushen stroked her hair, turned to the driver, “Take Xiao Ning home, and send me a message when you get there.”
“Yes, Mr. Qin!” the driver responded respectfully. He might not know Mr. Qin very well, but he had heard some rumors about him. Unexpectedly, the rumored Iceberg Young Master cared so much for a little girl.
“I’m going in,” Qin Yushen waved to Song Yan Ning and headed towards the departure hall. The Qin Family had a private jet, but he preferred not to draw too much attention.
Watching Qin Yushen leave, Song Yan Ning withdrew her gaze and turned to the driver, “Let’s go.” She might have really been affected by Qin Yushen, feeling somewhat reluctant to part with him.