Greetings as a Teacher
Chapter 140: Greetings as a Teacher
Guan and Lin Yi moved on to the topic of Traditional Chinese Medicine. There had been a few academic problems he'd stumbled upon, and he'd asked Lin Yi just to give it a try. But Lin Yi's answers had been an eye-opener for him, and he'd realized that he'd been a frog at the bottom of a well. Lin Yi hadn't answered many of his questions directly, but they'd been enough to enlighten Guan Xuemin …
Guan Xuemin was grateful, and he admired Lin Yi even more.
It looked like Lin Yi's answers were just like a sparring session. He didn't reveal the answer directly, and instead kept beating around the bush.
But Guan Xuemin knew that Lin Yi was giving him pointers like a dedicated teacher, patiently guiding and guiding his student. Not only did he give the student the ability to think independently, but he also encouraged the student's confidence.
Lin Yi's pointers allowed Guan Xuemin to quickly figure out his doubts. What he'd come up with on his own was naturally different from what Lin Yi had said!
And so, even though he didn't say it out loud, Guan Xuemin had already assumed the demeanor of a student. He sat there respectfully, and even listened to Lin Yi's words respectfully.
In the end, Guan Xuemin even straightened his back like an elementary schooler. It'd been so many years, he'd forgotten what it was like to listen to a teacher's lectures. He'd always been the one teaching the students … But now, it was as if he'd returned to his student days. His respect for his teacher, his thirst for knowledge … It was as if a lifetime had passed since then.
Knock knock knock … The knocking on the door pulled Guan Xuemin back to reality. However, he'd already treated Lin Yi like a teacher.
"I'll go see who it is, Mister Lin." Guan Xuemin asked Lin Yi for permission before opening the door like a student.
Lin Yi smiled bitterly. He turned back to Lin Yi, but he knew that he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he called him Lil 'Yi again.
It was Huaijun, who'd been waiting outside for a while. It was past lunchtime, and Lin Yi and Xuemin hadn't come out yet. He waited for a while longer, worried that something might've happened.
"Grandpa Guan … … It's past lunchtime, you and Lin Yi … …" Huaijun sighed in relief upon seeing that everything was fine.
"Oh? Is it already past dinner time? " Xuemin looked at his watch- it was already one in the afternoon, and sighed at how time flew. He'd wanted to continue asking Lin Yi for advice, but Lin Yi had to eat, even if he'd forgotten to eat or sleep. He'd already wasted the entire morning, and there was no telling if Lin Yi would be free in the afternoon. Xuemin naturally didn't want to drag this on. "Let's go get something to eat then?"
"Grandpa Guan, don't you have any patients in the afternoon?" Huaijun asked, a little curious. Guan Xuemin had patients every day, but he'd pushed it off for the entire morning in order to wait for Lin Yi's arrival. It was almost afternoon now, however, and he might not make it in time for lunch.
"I still can't not eat … …" Guan Xuemin had wasted Lin Yi's time for the entire morning- he'd feel bad if he didn't treat Lin Yi to a meal, but he did have patients in the afternoon- Elder Liu had promised to come over in the afternoon.
"Oh, since Grandpa Guan still has patients, we won't eat first. Brother Jun and I will go out and eat something." Lin Yi suggested, noticing Guan Xuemin's awkwardness and awkwardness. "Grandpa Guan, you wouldn't mind if I came over for a free meal next time, would you?"
"Of course, of course you're welcome!" Guan Xuemin was overjoyed to hear that Lin Yi would be coming over again- he knew that Lin Yi was saying it on purpose. "I'll have my granddaughter make some dishes the next time I come. Yang's tried them before, they're just as good as the ones at the big restaurants."
"Ah, of course! I'll be looking forward to it then! "Lin Yi nodded before heading downstairs with Huaijun.
Guan Xuemin was about to send them off when Lin Yi stopped him. "Grandpa Guan, I won't come over next time if you keep being so polite to me."
"Alright, I won't be sending you off then … …" Guan Xuemin knew that Lin Yi was joking, but he still stopped in his tracks.
A black Audi A8L stopped in front of the villa just as they were getting into the car.
Ah … … Lin Yi saw a few familiar faces in the rearview mirror- wasn't that the old man and his son and daughter-in-law he'd met on the business street the other day? Were they here for Guan Xuemin as well?
Lin Yi, however, had no intention of going over to greet them. The old man was a nice person, but his daughter-in-law was too weak, and his son was a good-for-nothing, always acting like a yes-man in front of his wife … … Lin Yi would've looked down on the old man if it weren't for the fact that he still managed to explode at the end … …
"You know them?" Huaijun asked as he watched Lin Yi looking at the people behind them through the rearview mirror.
"Nope, only met them once. You know them?" Lin Yi didn't talk about what happened on the business street. There wasn't much to say.
"I've only met them once, too. House Liu from Yanjing, it's a big family. The old man's called Liu Zhenhu, and the middle-aged man with him's called Liu Tianyi, a high-ranking official in Yanjing. That woman's his wife, and they're from a big family as well!" Huaijun didn't want to hide anything from Lin Yi. "House Liu has a lot of connections in both the business and political circles … …"
"Is that so?" Lin Yi smiled faintly. No wonder that woman was so cocky that day on the business street, talking about the mayor and firing the health director. "What about House Yang?"
"My family's a little weaker than House Liu's, since they're from Yanjing, and Liu Tianyi's a real power." Huaijun said. "My old man retired a few years ago, and there's not much power left in the family. We only have some influence in the military … … They wanted me to train in the special forces for a couple of years, accumulate some merits, and get promoted smoothly, but who knew … …"
Lin Yi nodded. Huaijun's words didn't change the fact that Huaijun's family was a lot stronger than the regular families, but still a little weaker than the top families.
"Take me back to school, you find a place to eat." Lin Yi said as he looked at the time- he'd be able to make it back to school in time for his first class in the afternoon.
"You're not eating?" Huaijun asked, confused.
"I wasn't really hungry, I ate too much this morning- I'll just have a bite at school." Lin Yi said.
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