The Young Urban Doctor

For the old man, his greatest wish in this life was for his grandson Luo Ziling to have a reunion with his son and his daughter-in-law-to-be, Ling Ruonan, who hadn’t yet entered the family officially. He hoped the three of them could form a complete family.

Now, as Luo Ziling had already met Ling Ruonan, half of his wish had come true.

If his son Luo Xusheng could also return to Yanjing and reunite with Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan, there would be no regrets left.

Originally, he thought when Luo Ziling returned to Yanjing, it would cause a great commotion but, to his surprise, nearly two months after Luo Ziling’s return, the turmoil it caused hadn’t incited the wild revenge of the Yang Family. Even more unexpectedly, Luo Ziling got mixed up with the granddaughter of the Yang family. The young girl treated Luo Ziling very well, and the two had even dined together with Ling Ruonan.

The Yang Family knew about this affair but did not employ drastic measures to prevent their relationship, appearing somewhat laissez-faire about it.

This left Luo Liansheng utterly puzzled while also feeling quite relieved.

It seemed that the threats from the Yang Family in those days were just verbal, and the actual execution was much weaker than expected.

Of course, this situation brought Luo Liansheng an unexpected delight, and he was ready to make new plans.

Since Luo Ziling’s return didn’t stir up a storm, the return of Luo Xusheng might not cause big waves either.

Luo Liansheng wasn’t interested in political matters and didn’t know that it was a sensitive time when many high-powered individuals did not want to cause trouble that would bring problems to themselves. By next year, around March or April, everything would settle down. Some things they dare not do now, they would do boldly then, and their methods would be very harsh. Therefore, he was being somewhat optimistic.

As he aged, Luo Liansheng’s alcohol tolerance had diminished. Having drunk so much with Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan, he couldn’t stave off the drunkenness, and he became more talkative.

“Ling’er, if Ouyang Lingyun wants to make money by using our medicine and prescriptions, feel free to cooperate with them. I’m not bragging, but with just one prescription, you can make a lot of money. If all the prescriptions I’ve developed are taken out for cooperation, it won’t take many years to make a fortune,” Luo Liansheng said belching with alcohol, in front of Ling Ruonan. “In the past, I didn’t understand these things and pretended to be lofty, despising power and money. That’s why when your father followed me to Yanjing, he was still a poor boy, and they all looked down on us, both father and son.”

While speaking, Luo Liansheng had another drink, and with a very satisfied expression, he continued, “If when I was young, I had used what I knew to exchange for money and then gain power and influence, maybe the Luo Family would have become a major clan already, and your father and I wouldn’t have been looked down upon. Unfortunately, I only understood this in recent years. So, you can’t keep being a poor boy; you need to have money, find a way to gain status and influence, so that no one dares to bully you. Understand?”

The fact that Luo Liansheng would say such a thing took both Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling by surprise.

Originally, Wuyue was also sitting and eating with them, but Ling Ruonan asked her to excuse herself for a while. In fact, there was no need for Ling Ruonan’s instructions; when she heard Luo Liansheng’s emotions going out of control due to excessive drinking, Wuyue tactfully stood up, claiming she was full as an excuse, and disappeared outside.

Luo Liansheng then began lecturing Ling Ruonan, “Ruonan, these years, I’m sure you’ve prepared very thoroughly. You have to make sure your son is no longer bullied, that he can stand his ground in Yanjing. I hope to see, in my lifetime, you three, along with this old bag of bones, face those people with dignity. So, you must support your son wholeheartedly.”

“Dad, rest assured, I won’t let you down,” Ling Ruonan, noticing that Luo Liansheng had spoken because he had drunk too much, still nodded earnestly, “I will give Yue all the best, help him establish his own dynasty, and make sure no one dares to look down on the Luo Family!”

Ling Ruonan’s words instantly made Luo Liansheng very happy, and he drank several more glasses of wine.

Eventually, he could no longer hold out and started clamoring to go to sleep.

“Ling’er, your grandfather is happy today, he indulged in a few too many drinks, please help him to the guest room to sleep.” Seeing that Luo Liansheng was a bit unsteady, Ling Ruonan actually felt a warm feeling in her heart. She smiled and called Luo Ziling to help his grandfather into the room to sleep while she went ahead to tidy up the room.

Luo Ziling obediently helped his grandfather up and climbed the stairs to the guest room.

The guest rooms in Ling Ruonan’s villa were actually ready for sleeping without much preparation.

Luo Ziling helped Luo Liansheng off with his shoes and outer clothing, and after getting him into bed and properly covered with blankets, he quietly left the room with Ling Ruonan.

“Your grandfather loves you more than anyone else,” Ling Ruonan said softly as they left the room: “This afternoon, after mom brought him over, he was distracted while waiting for you, often losing track of our conversation. I knew he was thinking of you, and wanted to see you sooner. I also know he treats you, his grandson, better than his own son. After twenty years of depending on each other for survival, he loves you more than I do as a mother.”

Her words touched Luo Ziling deeply, but he didn’t know what to say.

As they walked downstairs and returned to the living room to sit down, he asked, “Mom, how did Grandpa come to Yanjing?”

“It was mainly to see you, after all, you’ve been apart for nearly two months,” Ling Ruonan said with a sense of emotion: “He probably found out about the things that have happened recently and was worried about you, so he came over to check on you personally. If there were any troubles, he was prepared to talk to your maternal grandfather himself. He has many friends in the Capital, and his reputation back in the day was quite good, so many people are still willing to help him out.”

Luo Ziling didn’t fully understand what Ling Ruonan was saying and looked at his mother with some confusion.

“Ah,” Ling Ruonan sighed and spoke frankly to Luo Ziling, “After your grandfather learned about some of your issues, he thought I wasn’t able to protect you, so he rushed over to the Capital in a hurry, not minding some of the consequences. Only after arriving in the Capital and understanding the situation did he realize that it wasn’t as he had thought. When I met him this afternoon, he was quite dissatisfied with me, blaming me for not protecting you well enough.”

“So that’s what happened,” Luo Ziling finally realized, astonished that his grandfather had secretly come to Yanjing for this reason.

A strong sense of warmth surged in his heart.

“Ling’er, since your grandfather cares about you so much, mom can’t bear to let anyone bully you any longer. He cherishes you too much,” Ling Ruonan said and then started to smile somewhat awkwardly, “Mom will just have to change some of her ways.”

“Mom, please don’t handle certain things on my behalf, I need to become tempered, I need to grow, I need time to mature,” Luo Ziling looked firmly at Ling Ruonan, “Things are pretty good as they are now. If I can’t handle the opponents, I will ask you for help, okay? As for Grandpa, I’ll talk to him myself, I believe he will understand what I mean.”

After thinking about it for a while, Ling Ruonan finally agreed: “Alright then!”