Li Tingyan went to open the door and saw that the visitors were from the He Family, his face imdiately darkened.
A few minutes later, he ca to Gu Nianyang and said that the He Family wanted to apologize to her in person. Nianyang was silent for a mont, then shook her head and said, "But I don’t want to accept it."
Li Tingyan rubbed his little wife’s head and went out to tell the He Family what Nianyang ant. The He Family felt both ashad and embarrassed, knowing it was normal for Nianyang not to forgive them. They gave Li Tingyan 10,000 yuan to pass on to Nianyang as her paynt for treating Mrs. He.
Nianyang didn’t refuse the 10,000 yuan when she saw it, instead, she put it directly into the space, as it was her deserved paynt, which was separate from whether she forgave them or not.
"Tingyan, do you think I might not be suitable to be a doctor?" Nianyang asked.
"Why do you say that?"
"I studied Chinese dicine, and ’Great Doctor’s Sincerity’ is an ancestral teaching that must be morized before you can enter the field. It says, seeing a patient’s distress, you should feel it as if it were your own, a deep sense of sympathy. Do not avoid risks, day or night, sumr or winter, hunger or thirst, fatigue, all in the pursuit of saving others without showing off your work, only then can you be called a great doctor for all."
To translate it, it ans that when seeing a patient’s troubles, you should feel the sadness as if it were your own, not to avoid difficulties, regardless of ti, weather, hunger, thirst, or fatigue, wholeheartedly offering care, without the thought of rejecting or showing off, only then can you be called a truly good doctor.
"The He Family is ungrateful, but I am a doctor, and benevolence is the essence of a doctor’s heart worldwide, I can’t throw a tantrum or put on airs with them, but now I’m going against the ancestral teachings." Nianyang gave a bitter smile, murmuring with so confusion.
"But I really can’t help it, I just feel wronged, there’s a resentnt inside that won’t go away, I just don’t want to forgive them, does that an I’m not suited to be a doctor..."
For the first ti in her life, Nianyang began to question her lifelong beliefs. She really wanted to promote Chinese dicine, but it seed her temper wasn’t fitting.
The ancestors bequeathed her the dical Space, surely they wouldn’t want to see her going against the teachings like this, right? Maybe they’d even regret choosing her!
Li Tingyan gently said, "Silly, you’re a doctor, not a sage. How could you be devoid of emotions? No matter who it is, if they worked hard to help soone and received harm in return, how could they not feel wronged?
I can’t speak for others, but you are the most responsible doctor I’ve ever seen, don’t belittle yourself, you’ve done really well, you’re the best."
★
Nianyang had recovered and asked Li Tingyan to handle the discharge procedures, then the two of them returned to their hotown.
The little ball told Nianyang that You Lan saw her when she was taken away at the hospital that day.
With just a thought, Nianyang could imagine that You Lan would definitely greatly embellish the story and spread it around the village.
She had to hurry back to dispel the rumors to prevent her uncle and his family from worrying about her.
★
These days, rumors of Nianyang causing a death have been spreading wildly in the village. At first, no one believed it, but after several days without any news from Nianyang, the rumors beca true.
The Jiang Family had no way of contacting Nianyang, growing anxious by the day. The villagers watched, so sympathetic, so mocking, but most were scolding.
In the eyes of the villagers, death is a terrifying matter, but what’s even more terrifying is soone dying at the hands of a doctor, how is that different from murder?
So now everyone is calling Gu Nianyang a murderer, threatening to ruin a century-long good reputation of the village.
As direct relatives of Gu Nianyang, the Gu Family suffered as well. Every day when they went out, people pointed their fingers and gossiped, saying the Gu Family had no good descendants, producing either adulterous won who flout female virtues or murderers.
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