Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 507: Su Linglong Pays a New Year Visit

Chapter 507: Chapter 507: Su Linglong Pays a New Year Visit

Hua Chun is the Hua Family Patriarch and the owner of "Rejuvenation Hall". In the Huaxia traditional Chinese medicine community, he is known as "Paragon of Hua Tuo". Aside from the four current National Doctors of Huaxia, there are no other medical practitioners who can be compared with Hua Chun.

Ghost Hand is the disciple of their son; Fang Gang and his wife believe that his medical skills definitely wouldn’t be bad, but they found it hard to believe that Hua Chun would bow down before Ghost Hand.

Fang Bai couldn’t be bothered to explain further, thinking to himself that once Ghost Hand stayed to see patients at their family clinic, his parents would surely be astonished.

At noon, Fang Bai was called away by Zhou Dabai, Hong Dabao, and a few other old classmates. Once Fang Bai had left, Fang Gang couldn’t wait to call Ghost Hand over and began inquiring about his medical knowledge.

Fang Gang, who was also a seasoned traditional Chinese physician, had initially wanted to test Ghost Hand, but to his surprise, not only did Ghost Hand easily answer his questions, but in many areas, his insights were even more profound.

Only then did Fang Gang believe his son was right and dared not underestimate Ghost Hand, humbly asking for advice.

On the second day of the new year, what surprised Fang Bai was that Su Linglong actually brought some gifts and drove to his family’s home, escorted by several bodyguards from her clan.

"It’s the New Year, shouldn’t you be visiting friends and paying respects to elders? How come you have time to come here?"

After Su Linglong’s bodyguards had left, Fang Bai took her small hand and asked softly.

"You are my friend, aren’t you? Your parents are my elders too! It’s only natural that I come to visit and pay New Year’s respects!"

Su Linglong blinked her bright, charming eyes and smiled sweetly, "Actually, yesterday I already accompanied my parents to pay New Year’s visits to a few relatives with whom we’re quite close. Today I had some free time, so I came over to your place!"

"It was my parents who invited you, right? Come clean, or don’t blame me for being impolite!"

Fang Bai suddenly wrapped his arms around Su Linglong’s slender waist, pinning her against the wall outside his family’s courtyard, and then looked down at her, asking "ferociously".

On New Year’s Eve, the sudden appearance of Xia Chenyu had caught Fang Bai off guard. Later, after careful questioning, he learned that she had been invited by his parents to celebrate the New Year with his family.

Now with Su Linglong’s sudden visit, Fang Bai felt it very likely that the same might be true for her. Otherwise, being a young lady from a prominent family like herself, she would surely be hosting many relatives and friends before and after the New Year. How could she have the spare time to specifically come to his house to pay a New Year’s visit?

Whether it was Xia Chenyu or Su Linglong, both had good relationships with him. If his mother had extended an invitation to them, they probably would not feel comfortable declining and would accept the invitation.

The breath Fang Bai exhaled while speaking wafted across Su Linglong’s face, making her feel weak all over and her cheeks flush with heat. She wasn’t good at lying and, like a panicked little rabbit, tried to avoid Fang Bai’s piercing gaze, shyly saying, "It was Auntie... Auntie said she hadn’t seen me for a while and wanted to talk to me. So... I came!"

After a pause, she added, "My grandfather and brother both know I came here. They also asked me to pass on New Year’s blessings and regards to your whole family!"

In the Su Family, Su Linglong was closest not to her parents, but to her grandfather, Old Master Su, and her brother, Su Yifei, so there were many things she was willing to share with them.

"How is Old Master Su doing? How’s your brother’s business been lately?"

When Su Linglong mentioned Su Hongyuan and Su Yifei, Fang Bai casually asked.

Su Linglong nodded, saying, "Grandfather is in good health; he still practices Tai Chi Fist every day! My brother’s business has been good lately too, but these past couple of days, he’s been obsessed with gambling on stones. He keeps dragging Uncle Qin Shan from the Qin Family in Jinling to the gambling stone festival in the west of the city. I heard he’s already lost quite a bit of money..."

"Qin Shan?"

Fang Bai hadn’t expected Qin Yaorao’s second uncle to have also come to Zhongzhou, he knew that Qin Shan was a well-known jade merchant in Huaxia. It seemed he must have been attracted by that Betting Stones Festival.

All he could hear was Su Linglong continuing, "My grandfather scolded my brother for that gambling with stones, saying he wasn’t focusing on proper business! But my brother, he pretends to be obedient on the surface, and still sneaks off to the festival... He’s really impossible to manage!"

Fang Bai couldn’t care less about some Betting Stones Festival. He placed his hands on Su Linglong’s shoulders, speaking earnestly, "Linglong, I know for prominent clans like yours, there must be a lot to handle before and during the New Year. You’ve definitely been busy these past few days! But you felt awkward refusing my parent’s invitation, so you came anyway, right? You don’t need to put yourself out, just refuse if you need to, my parents won’t be upset!"

"No, I was really happy when uncle and auntie invited me! Really!"

Su Linglong smiled sweetly, as if being invited by Fang Bai’s parents was a great honor.

"Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore! Come on, let’s go inside!"

Fang Bai, carrying the gifts that Su Linglong had brought, walked shoulder to shoulder with her into his family’s courtyard.

Fang Bai could guess what his parents were hinting at by inviting Xia Chenyu and Su Linglong over for New Year’s - they wanted to give him a "double guarantee." If things didn’t work out with one, he would still have the other.

It was amusing and slightly frustrating that not long ago, his mother Yang Mei had "warned" him not to play both sides, but now she was actively preparing two boats for him to step on.

Thankfully, his parents staggered the invitations to Xia Chenyu and Su Linglong; otherwise, it would have been quite awkward if the two had met.

Seeing Su Linglong’s arrival, Fang Bai’s parents were naturally overjoyed. After sitting down in the house, Fang Yun eagerly offered her seeds and sweets, while Yang Mei asked Su Linglong about various family matters.

Su Linglong kept a sweet smile on her face the entire time, maintaining an elegant and ladylike image. She answered each of Fang Bai’s parents’ questions thoughtfully, showing great docility.

Su Linglong stayed at Fang Bai’s house for a whole day. After dinner, Yang Mei took her hand and talked with her for a while before reluctantly asking Fang Bai to escort her home.

"Dad, Mom, what’s going on with you two?"

After sending Su Linglong back to the Su Family, Fang Bai ran all the way back to his own house. Upon entering the living room and seeing his parents sitting on the sofa sighing, he couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s all because of you!"

Yang Mei sighed and said with a worried look, "Chenyu is charming and Linglong is gentle and well-behaved. I like both girls, so what should we do? Eventually, one of them has to become a daughter-in-law of the Fang Family!"

Fang Gang also sighed, "Son, I can tell, Chenyu and Linglong both like you a lot, and you’re quite fond of them, right? But matters of the heart can’t be taken lightly; the deeper you fall, the harder the hurt. You need to make a decision soon!"

"It’s still too early to talk about these things, let’s wait a few more years! Ah... I’m so sleepy, off to sleep!"

As soon as Fang Bai heard his parents discussing the matter again, he felt a headache coming on. Yawning, he escaped back to his room.

(PS: Still writing... update before 12 o’clock!)