"Brother, this is the Su family's old mansion. I am a member of the Su family, with the same blood flowing through me as you. Moreover, father is lying in bed. Why shouldn't I be able to come back?" Su Qichuan frowned.
He sensed something unusual.
Su Qishan was acting rather strange today.
"Yes, Uncle, we all share the surname Su. Please don't shut us out just for an outsider. That would make other families in Yunhai City laugh at us!"
Su Xingyang was not one to shy away. He stepped forward, intending to speak up for his father.
But Zhang Rufeng, standing beside Su Qishan, heard him.
Knowing that the young brat was hinting at something, she retorted angrily, "Who are you calling an outsider? You're just a junior, what right do you have to speak here?"
With Zhou Yu attending to the elder and Su Qichuan's father and son arriving, Zhang Rufeng felt that something was amiss today.
This unsettling feeling made her heart uneasy.
"There are only four of us here. Who doesn't have the surname Su? Do I even need to ask?" Su Xingyang said with his arms crossed.
He had never looked favorably upon his uncle's new wife.
Su Xingyang had a decent relationship with Su Yuyan, and knowing that this woman treated his cousin poorly, he chose to target her.
"I don't believe in Su, but did your deceased aunt believe in Su?" Zhang Rufeng sneered.
A woman marrying into the Su family would naturally have a very low probability of believing in Su.
She wasn't stupid.
She could figure this out.
At this moment, Su Qishan reprimanded, "Xingyang, she is your aunt, after all. How can you speak to an elder like this?"
"She's not my aunt! Just as she said, my aunt has already passed away."
Su Xingyang was about to retort.
But as he spoke, his voice grew softer.
His father, Su Qichuan, also glared at him. There was nothing he could do but turn his head away.
Out of sight, out of mind.
"Sister-in-law, I am truly sorry. Xingyang didn't mean anything by it; he just misses our deceased aunt." Su Qichuan said.
Hiss!
Su Xingyang was stunned by his father's words.
What a double entendre!
His father called Zhang Rufeng "sister-in-law" and then mentioned that his aunt had passed away!
Tsk tsk—
When it came to the art of conversation, his own father was the master.
"Su Qichuan, don't think I can't understand what you mean by that!" Zhang Rufeng stomped her feet in anger.
How could she tolerate Su Qichuan wishing her dead?
But Su Qishan smoothed things over, "Enough! Stop arguing. Father is still lying in bed being treated. What kind of behavior is this, you making a ruckus outside?"
Huh?
Zhang Rufeng didn't understand.
Why was Su Qishan taking Su Qichuan's side now?
The next second.
When she saw Su Yuyan emerge from the elder's room, Zhang Rufeng immediately understood.
"Yuyan, how is your grandfather's illness progressing?" Su Qishan asked his daughter.
From his position, he was the first to notice Su Yuyan when she came out.
"Zhou Yu's medical skills are extraordinary. He has already diagnosed Grandpa's illness."
Su Yuyan glanced at her father.
Then she turned.
She walked towards Su Qichuan and said, "Second Uncle, Xingyang, come in with me. Grandpa wants to see you."
"Good, good! Let's go in!" Su Qichuan said eagerly.
His reason for returning to the old mansion was to see Grandpa Su. Hearing Su Yuyan say this, he couldn't wait any longer.
However.
To Su Qichuan's surprise, Su Qishan did not stop them this time.
Strange, very strange!
But he couldn't bother with that now.
Visiting his father was more important.
"Sis, you're getting more beautiful," Su Xingyang whispered as he followed Su Yuyan.
"Nonsense," Su Yuyan replied with a pout.
She used to often tease Su Xingyang when she was young.
It was just that later, due to various matters, they rarely saw each other.
But their sibling affection remained as pure as it was then, unaffected by their fathers' relationship.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Su Xingyang placed his hands behind his head, looking relaxed.
Finally, he wouldn't have to see Su Qishan and Zhang Rufeng.
"I'll introduce someone to you later. You must be polite when you meet him."
Suddenly, Su Yuyan seemed to recall something and reminded him.
The person she was referring to was, of course, Zhou Yu.
"Is that person male or female?"
Su Xingyang was extremely curious.
Because he noticed a faint smile on Su Yuyan's lips when she mentioned that person.
What kind of person would warrant his cousin's special mention?
Su Xingyang couldn't guess.
"Do you think a divine doctor is more likely to be male or female?" Su Yuyan asked.
"Sis, aren't you afraid of being attacked by those people online when you say that?"
Su Xingyang often browsed the internet at home.
Just a few days ago, while browsing forums, he saw several feminist comments.
If what Su Yuyan just said appeared online, it would surely be seized upon by malicious people for criticism.
"What? Are you going to post what I said online?" Su Yuyan rolled her eyes.
"Of course not! Are you afraid I'll bully him?"
In Su Xingyang's opinion, if there was anyone in this world who could cure Grandpa Su, it could only be a divine doctor.
But weren't those renowned doctors who saved people in the world often without any physical strength?
As the saying goes.
When God opens a door for a person, he closes a window.
"Heh heh—"
"What's with that expression?"
"I'm afraid you'll be beaten to death by him!"
"..."
Su Xingyang's mouth hung open, his expression one of utter disbelief.
Afraid he'd be beaten to death?
Could the person his cousin was going to introduce him to be a muscular guy?
Yikes.
Did his cousin have peculiar tastes?
Thinking of this, Su Xingyang felt a shiver.
He wasn't looking down on muscular men, but the image of a muscular hunk standing next to Su Yuyan seemed too bizarre.
Because Su Yuyan was so petite.
Su Xingyang had enough reason to believe that the person his cousin was going to introduce him to had a very close relationship with her!
Perhaps.
He was her boyfriend!
But...
Could a divine doctor really be a muscular type?
Soon.
Su Qichuan and Su Xingyang were led by Su Yuyan to Grandpa Su's room.
Upon seeing the young man sitting on a chair nearby, Su Xingyang immediately frowned.
Clearly, this person was very different from what he had imagined.
"Not a muscle man," Su Xingyang muttered.
"Dad!"
The moment Su Qichuan saw Grandpa Su, he knelt by the bedside.
And tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
Grandpa Su chuckled and scolded, "You're still alive, why are you crying?"
"Dad, son, I'm sorry. I'm unforgivable for only coming to see you after so long!"
Su Qichuan was genuinely remorseful.
Regardless of the reasons, he had seen his father only a handful of times over the years, and each visit was very brief.
As a son, he was clearly falling short.
"Grandpa," Su Xingyang said as he approached.
"Ah, Xingyang, you've grown taller again."
Grandpa Su's face was full of joy when he saw his grandson.