The Young Urban Doctor

Ling Mingrui’s words, along with that faint glance, gave Luo Ziling an uneasy feeling.

He always felt that Ling Mingrui seemed to have seen through his thoughts or already knew about his actions against Chen Ruchang.

However, he didn’t show any unusual behavior and followed Ling Mingrui’s lead by saying, “Such a villain, the sooner he dies, the sooner he reincarnates.”

Ling Mingrui’s health condition was quite good, Luo Ziling just checked him without providing any treatment.

He also told Ling Mingrui that the herbs they collected had not yet been processed into medicine.

In a few days, he would bring the health supplements to Ling Mingrui for consumption.

As their conversation was about to end, Xie Enhua returned.

Seeing Ling Mingrui, Ling Ruonan, and Luo Ziling all looking relaxed, she breathed a sigh of relief.

In Luo Ziling’s presence, Xie Enhua brought up the unpleasantness between Ling Ruonan and Ling Zhengping.

“Ah, when will you siblings be as close as you used to be?”

Upon hearing Xie Enhua’s lament, Ling Ruonan calmly replied, “Mom, I harbor no ill will towards Zhengping. As long as he lets go of his prejudices and doesn’t target us, I won’t hold any against him either. I’ve always considered him a brother and regard him as Ling’er’s uncle. I also hope he views me as his sister and Ling’er as his own nephew.”

Xie Enhua sighed and said nothing more.

Ling Mingrui spoke, criticizing Ling Zhengping, saying, “Our son thinks that with grandfather’s support, he can do whatever he wants. He doesn’t even respect me as his father anymore. The way he behaves now, I can’t imagine if one day I step down, he won’t even see me as his father.”

“Old man, don’t be so pessimistic. I’ll have a good talk with Zhengping,” Xie Enhua quickly consoled Ling Mingrui. “Alright, let’s not dwell on these downcasting topics. Let’s eat.”

Dinner went fairly well. Luo Ziling, being charming, mentioned bringing back a lot of good things for Ling Mingrui and Xie Enhua and planned to prepare tailored health products for them.

Today, Luo Ziling brought quite a few specialties from Tianshan, including monkey head mushrooms and other wild delicacies, as well as red dates, goji berries, and cistanche.

For Xie Enhua and Ling Mingrui, they normally don’t accept gifts, but they didn’t refuse the Northwest specialties sent by Luo Ziling. It was an expression of their grandson and daughter’s affection, after all.

They also didn’t refuse the health products promised by Luo Ziling.

After dinner, Ling Mingrui again asked Luo Ziling to play chess with him.

However, during the chess game, Ling Mingrui didn’t say much, just asked him about the suggestions for the laboratory and the establishment of a new discipline in traditional medicine. Luo Ziling answered each question.

Ling Mingrui’s chess skills were still not as good as Luo Ziling’s, but the gap was slowly narrowing.

Luo Ziling hasn’t been able to play with someone whose chess skills are higher than his own, and coupled with the fact that he doesn’t play often, his improvement was slow, and he even showed signs of regression.

However, Ling Mingrui was, after all, older, and his thinking flexibility was not as good as Luo Ziling’s. In each match, he narrowly lost.

After one game, Ling Mingrui didn’t ask Luo Ziling to play another and instead let him and Ling Ruonan leave.

After mother and son left, Xie Enhua asked Ling Mingrui, “Why do you always ask Ling’er to play chess whenever they come?”

“Who else can play chess with me?” Ling Mingrui countered Xie Enhua, “His skills are better than mine, and playing with him is the only way I can improve.”

“Do you think your grandson is much better than your other grandchildren?”

Ling Mingrui nodded, “Better not by a bit. If there was someone like him among the grandchildren with such ability, I would really be willing to give him a lot of resources. It’s a pity!”

Xie Enhua seemed slightly relieved, then thought for a moment and asked, “You treat Ruonan better than Zhengping, won’t that make the family resent you?”

“The key is, no one dares to step forward to show resentment.” Ling Mingrui had a bitter smile, “If someone had the courage to step forward and express dissatisfaction, I would be gratified.”

Xie Enhua remained silent, not knowing what to say.

“Maybe one day, our daughter and grandson can provide us with the most help.” Ling Mingrui reminded Xie Enhua, “At least, when we fall ill, we won’t have to worry.”

“True!” Xie Enhua nodded.

After Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan left Ling Mingrui’s courtyard, they went straight home.

“Mom, what do you think grandpa means?” On the way, Luo Ziling directly asked Ling Ruonan, “Did he sense something?”

“He’s hinting.” Ling Ruonan said solemnly, “He hopes we take action against Chen Ruchang or other people; he knows we have this ability.”

“Does it mean he wants to trap us?” Luo Ziling was a bit surprised.

“It’s not that!” Ling Ruonan shook her head, “Your grandfather now trusts us more. So, he is willing to see us take action against the Chen Family. That way, he will assist us. If Chen Ruchang dies, then his means will be more extensive; he has already considered all this.”

“Should we confess these to him?”

“No!” Ling Ruonan shook her head firmly, “This matter, except for us few people, nobody else can know. Moreover, we must forget all about it. If something happens to Chen Ruchang, we can only say it’s his bad luck, being too frail, eventually dying from illness. Dying at this age isn’t too bad; he lived to an average life expectancy.”

Luo Ziling lightly nodded in agreement with Ling Ruonan’s words.

Ling Ruonan continued, “Recently, your grandfather has been consistently dissatisfied with your uncle’s performance. However, your uncle has also been making poor decisions constantly, even your Great Grandfather has expressed disappointment. You should have noticed a change in his attitude when we visited the old residence today, right?”

“It seems to be somewhat like that,” Luo Ziling did not deny.

“Perhaps, the situation is increasingly favorable for us.” Ling Ruonan smiled slightly and added, “As long as we perform excellently, we can still gain recognition from them. Time will reveal people’s true character!”

“They certainly should recognize us, considering the tangible benefits we can offer, extending their lifespan; what could be more precious than that? Time cannot be bought even with a fortune.”

Ling Ruonan further instructed, “In the coming months, you need to visit the old residence and your grandfather more frequently. The more you visit, the more familiar they’ll become, and their recognition of you will only increase. As for Ling Zhengping, don’t bother with him for now. Trust that he won’t dare to do anything in the short term. In the meantime, focus on the responsibilities at hand; those are your achievements.”

“I understand!”