Chapter 46: Abandoned Infant
After hearing Gu Yu’s words, the village chief could only leave the Gu family with a sigh, thinking of helping the Old Yang family one last time by conveying Gu Yu’s intentions to them.
As for what happened afterward, even he, the village chief, could not help.
Everything depended on the Old Yang family’s attitude. Anyway, the children in the village who had contracted measles had been successfully cured. If Old Man Yang had not allowed Gu Yu to treat them that day, he would probably regret it terribly now.
“Father! Yang Yang is getting worse. Please let me go and invite Gu Yu to see him!”
“No! Lian Town is not the only place where Gu Yu can cure measles. I heard that there is a doctor in the neighboring village who has successfully treated measles patients.”
“But we’ve already invited so many doctors, and none of them could cure our child!”
In the Yang family’s main house, the entire family, old and young, gathered to discuss what to do next.
There were many children in the family, and this outbreak of measles was particularly fierce. Not only were several young children infected, but Shun Yang and Jiaojiao Yang were also very unfortunately infected.
Yang Zhiwen, the eldest son of Old Man Yang, was looking at his child’s weak and sickly appearance with heartache in his eyes. He couldn’t help but mention to Old Man Yang that he wanted to invite Gu Yu to examine and treat Yang Yang.
The other villagers who were ill had all been cured by Gu Yu. Only their children were still suffering… especially Yang Zhiwen’s son, Yang Yang, who was now so sick that he couldn’t even eat.
He was truly afraid that one day he would wake up and find his child gone.
However, after hearing Yang Zhiwen’s request, Old Man Yang merely gave his grandson a look of complex emotions before refusing.
People strive for respect, and Buddha requires incense.
Gu Yu had vowed not to return to the Yang family before. Why should he come back now to help treat him!
The entire Linfeng Kingdom was not lacking in doctors. As long as one had money, they wouldn’t fear not being able to afford medical treatment!
“Father-in-law, I can’t take it anymore! It’s not your son who’s about to die. You love your own children! Since Gu Yu could cure so many people in the village, he must have real skills. If you don’t invite him, I’ll invite him myself.”
Just as the atmosphere fell into silence, Wang Juan, Yang Zhiwen’s wife, couldn’t help but shed tears after seeing her child’s weak appearance.
Then, she wiped away her tears with her sleeve and decided not to wait passively any longer.
Placing hope in Old Man Yang was like offering her child as a sacrifice!
After Wang Juan spoke, Yang Zhiwen did not scold her for being unfilial to her in-laws, because he felt the same way in his heart, he just couldn’t say it to his father.
As for Madam Li, who always enjoyed tormenting her daughter-in-law, she also uncharacteristically kept silent. Instead, she hugged her poor daughter, Jiaojiao Yang, with heartache.
As long as someone could cure Jiao Jiao, it didn’t matter who it was!
The atmosphere became tense again. Old Man Yang, seeing everyone’s attitude, became furious. He thought that being old, his family members actually didn’t listen to him anymore.
However, if they wanted to invite Gu Yu to treat the illness, they would have to wait until he died!
Old Man Yang, stubbornly in this moment, would not compromise even if beaten to death. He believed that Gu Yu was just a child and could not possibly have real skills!
Even though the people in the village who had contracted measles were cured, it was just Gu Yu getting lucky by chance!
Old Man Yang, who did not believe in Gu Yu’s superb medical skills no matter what, did not want to bother with Yang Zhiwen and the others anymore. No matter what they said, they wouldn’t dare to go over his head to find Gu Yu!
If they really did that, Old Man Yang could directly report them to the authorities for being rebellious and unfilial, and Yang Zhiwen and the others would have no way to refute him.
After all, Old Man Yang was their father.
“Father, it’s not good! Shun Zi… he’s not good!”
“What!”
Just as Old Man Yang was not going to bother with the people in front of him, a sudden exclamation rang out. Old Man Yang’s expression immediately changed, and he quickly walked to where Shun Yang was lying.
Looking at his once proud and admired youngest son, who was now covered in red rashes and lying in a weak coma, Old Man Yang’s heart ached terribly.
Especially when Shun Yang had difficulty breathing, his face turned purple and blue, as if he were about to die at any moment, causing great worry.
Unlike his grandson, Shun Yang was his youngest son, and also the most promising one, so he was naturally doted on and loved dearly.
Moreover, Old Man Yang wanted to rely on his youngest son to bring glory to his ancestors and have someone from the Yang family become an official.
However, if Shun Yang could not survive the danger brought by measles this time, then all his future plans would be in vain.
“Father, my brother is almost gone. Let’s hurry and invite Gu Yu! If we delay any longer, even an immortal might not be able to help.”
“This…”
When his beloved youngest son was involved, Old Man Yang was no longer stubborn. Instead, he looked hesitant. Wang Juan, his daughter-in-law, who had wanted to invite Gu Yu to treat the illness, felt a surge of resentment in her eyes.
Why! When her son was dying, Yang Xingwang, just to be petty, wouldn’t let Gu Yu come to treat him, but when his youngest son had a problem, he immediately became extremely worried.
What a shameless old man. After this measles epidemic passes, they must separate the family!
There was no point in continuing to live in this family. It was better to separate the family directly… With their large family population, they would definitely live more comfortably and no one would suppress them.
In the end, Old Man Yang tacitly agreed.
Regardless of Gu Yu’s medical skills, treating his youngest son was the most important thing now. As for later, if Gu Yu wanted to enter the Yang family again, it wouldn’t be so easy.
However, Old Man Yang thought beautifully, but unfortunately, Gu Yu was not someone who was easily appeased.
After seeing Old Man Yang’s bad attitude before, Gu Yu was no longer indulging him. Since they were asking for favors, they had to be prepared to ask for favors, not to sit around like masters.
Who did Old Man Yang think he was, to be so arrogant!
“Gu Yu, I’m begging you. My child is seriously ill. If he’s not treated soon, he might die!”
“It’s not that I won’t treat them, but Yang Xingwang had already said that he wouldn’t let this incompetent doctor into the Yang family, fearing that he would poison the Yang family. So, if you want to find me for medical treatment now, let him come and tell me himself.”
“This…”
“Other than that, everything else is negotiable.”
After the Old Yang family sent someone to invite Gu Yu to treat the illness, Gu Yu sneered and said his conditions without any politeness.
Wasn’t Old Man Yang acting very powerful?
He wanted to see how far Old Man Yang would go for his beloved youngest son.
When the Yang family brought Gu Yu’s words back, Old Man Yang heard them and immediately turned red with anger. He thought that this little beast Gu Yu was like an ungrateful wolf, even more hateful than his weak and incompetent father!
“Father, what should we do now! Gu Yu has made it very clear that he will only consider coming to see the patient if you go and invite him.”
“Hmph, Gu Yu, this ungrateful wretch. I should have choked him to death when he was born if I had known he would be such an unfilial person.”
“Mother, this is not the time to say this. Our whole family needs Gu Yu to save our lives! Even if not for others, you have to think about Jiao Jiao. She hasn’t woken up yet!”
“…”
Just as Yang Zhiwen was asking for Old Man Yang’s opinion, Madam Li, after hearing Gu Yu’s message, immediately snorted and said words that were not polite.
This made Yang Zhiwen frown and remind Madam Li that her beloved daughter, Jiaojiao Yang, had not woken up yet!
This immediately rendered Madam Li speechless. In the end, she could only sit there with her lips tightly shut, silently shedding tears as she looked at her suffering daughter.
The atmosphere fell into silence. After a long time, it was finally broken by Old Man Yang’s cough.
“I’ll go invite him. You all wait at home!”
In the end, Old Man Yang chose to compromise.
However, after saying these words, Old Man Yang did not set off immediately. Instead, he got up and went into his room to rummage through things. Finally, with a gray cloth bag in his hand, he walked out and headed towards the Gu family.
Although Old Man Yang compromised, it did not mean that he would obediently extend his face and let Gu Yu do whatever he pleased… Since Gu Yu asked him to come and be humiliated, he would also strike a heavy blow to Gu Yu.
Then, let’s see who loses face!
“Yo~ Isn’t this my formidable grandfather? I wonder what wind blew you here today, to actually come looking for me. It’s really strange! Could you be possessed by some evil ghost? If so, I don’t dare to let you in.”
“Hmph, didn’t you ask me to come and invite you? I’m here now, so hurry up and go to the Yang family to treat the patient and save people.”
“Yes, I did say that… However, even close brothers need to settle accounts. I wonder if Grandpa has brought the consultation fee? I charge quite a lot of silver for each visit!”
“Is this enough?”
Old Man Yang stood at the gate of the Gu family’s courtyard and did not step inside. Instead, he stood at the entrance, which made Gu Yu very satisfied.
Even if he wanted to come in, Gu Yu would not agree to let him in.
When Old Man Yang heard Gu Yu’s words, he couldn’t help but sneer. He then threw the gray bag in his hand at Gu Yu, and a smile of successful conspiracy appeared on his face.
It was like a venomous snake baring its fangs, waiting for the prey to come to its door and bite it.
Gu Yu also noticed that Old Man Yang wasn’t right. But when he opened the gray bag, he was puzzled to see a chess piece inside… He didn’t know if his grandfather had lost his mind from anger.
What was the meaning of giving him a white chess piece now?
Moreover, this white chess piece was not valuable! It was not made of precious gems, but just ordinary jade. Its size was just a bit larger, and there were no other differences.
“This isn’t worth much money. Grandpa, don’t lie to me!”
“Who is your grandpa! Let me tell you today, I am not your grandpa, because you are not a descendant of the Yang family, but the son of an abandoned infant, and you have no relationship with our Old Yang family.”
“???”
Then, when Gu Yu heard Old Man Yang say that he was not from the Old Yang family, Gu Yu’s eyes widened in disbelief, which made Old Man Yang very satisfied at this moment.
Letting Gu Yu look so arrogant and unbridled, he would now tell him the truth and see if he could continue to be so smug!
Gu Yu was not a descendant of the Old Yang family. Instead, Old Man Yang had picked up Yang Zhi shuang, an abandoned infant, one night twenty-eight years ago, and raised him along with his third son.
This meant that Old Man Yang only had four biological sons. Yang Zhi shuang, the abandoned infant he picked up, was not his own.
Along with Yang Zhi shuang’s son, Gu Yu, were also not of the Yang family bloodline.
In ancient times, if ordinary people encountered such a situation, they would definitely be greatly devastated.
Because even if they were separated from the family and signed a deed of severance, the identity of an abandoned infant was still too heavy. If others knew, they would definitely point fingers.
After all, if the child was good and a boy, how could they bear to abandon him!
An abandoned infant was like a rootless duckweed, without a real place to rest. Because even the ancestors were unknown, there was no way to worship them during festivals.
However, Gu Yu was no ordinary person.
He had been thinking about how to completely sever ties with the Old Yang family. Now that the opportunity had come knocking on his door, it was truly a pleasant surprise.
Gu Yu didn’t care about the past of this body. Besides, if they were to trace their roots, they would have to start from his “cheap dad” who had died by running into a wall, and it had nothing to do with him.
Being able to clear his name with the Old Yang family now made Gu Yu feel as if he were still dreaming and not awake. He was afraid he would wake up from being too happy and find out it was just a dream!
“When I picked up your father, there was only this white chess piece in the bundle. Now that I have given you the item, you must cure all the children in my family.”
But when Gu Yu secretly reached out and pinched his thigh, the pain confirmed that this was not a dream, but reality!
Therefore, even though Old Man Yang’s attitude was not good, Gu Yu did not quarrel with him anymore.
Gu Yu had originally thought… was his action of forcing Old Man Yang to come and beg too arrogant?
But now, it seemed that it was better to be a little arrogant!
Otherwise, like the mystery of his identity, he might never know it in his lifetime.
“Let’s go, I’ll go with you to see the patient.”
“Just like that?”
“I don’t need a medicine box or anything, I’m just going to see the patient. You’ll have to get the medicine then.”
Then, as Gu Yu was in a good mood and prepared to go to the Old Yang family, Old Man Yang was puzzled. Why was Gu Yu acting like nothing happened after his initial surprise, showing no sadness or disappointment?
When Old Man Yang finally couldn’t help but ask, Gu Yu misunderstood his intentions, thinking that he was wondering why he wasn’t carrying a medicine box, so he explained.
This made Old Man Yang even more depressed. He felt like his fist was hitting cotton, making him very unhappy!
Why did Gu Yu look like he wasn’t sad about being descended from an abandoned infant, but rather like he had encountered a great piece of good news?
