Chapter 2924

Chapter 2924: A Promise

"You go speak to Uncle Yuan. As for the Yan family, I will give them a heads-up. When Guai Guai and the others have their winter break, you go with them. No matter what, this matter must be settled perfectly." Cheng Junnan had thought it through, but he still felt the need to say his piece.

Ouyang Tianyun naturally had no objections. He nodded and said, "Uncle Junnan, I have thought about it too. You can mention it to Uncle Yan, and during the winter break, I will go personally to explain."

Cheng Junnan sighed. "To be honest, I worry that after this happens, your Uncle Yan might cut ties with me for a while. We agreed that I would take good care of my daughter, yet I sent her into a wolf's den."

"Cough, cough." Ouyang Tianyun hurriedly coughed twice. "Uncle Junnan, our family is not a wolf's den."

"If it weren't for you, this wolf, our Guai Guai would still be at home. A family that produced a belly-black wolf like you is a wolf's den, isn't it?"

Although Cheng Junnan had agreed to Ouyang Tianyun’s proposal, he still did not give him a good look.

Ouyang Tianyun could only swallow his pride silently, after all, he had indeed schemed against Yan Xiwan.

The next day, Ouyang Tianyun went to see Old Yuan. Upon hearing the news, Old Yuan sighed. "As Guai Guai’s master, I naturally hope she is happy. I also admit your Ouyang family is decent, but you are truly much older than Guai Guai."

"Old Master Yuan, it looks like a big difference now, but in fifty or sixty years, that age ratio and distance will shrink," Ouyang Tianyun said. He didn’t wish to be so old either, but who could blame him for being born earlier?

Old Yuan glanced at Ouyang Tianyun. "You, Ouyang Tianyun, are good in every way, except for your age. Can you deny that when Guai Guai goes to school, she won’t find someone better than you?"

"Perhaps age is a flaw, but it is also my strength."

Ouyang Tianyun did not feel wronged by Old Yuan’s doubts. "Guai Guai is only ten, but Old Master Yuan, you know her well. Because of her intelligence, she is precocious and mature beyond her years. She knows what to do and what not to do. For someone like her, it is hard to find a peer who can talk to her heart-to-heart."

Ouyang Tianyun paused. "Such a girl needs a mature soul to包容 (embrace) her. I won’t boast about how good I am, but at least my strength is that I can包容 (embrace) everything about her. No matter what she does or what path she walks in the future, I will support her. This is something boys her age cannot understand."

Ouyang Tianyun looked serious. "Given Guai Guai’s personality and intelligence, she will simply not find a suitable boy her age in the future. There might be friends, but they will remain just friends. Because of her intelligence, she will not stop her steps for a peer friend. Guai Guai like this will definitely walk faster than anyone else. Those of her age simply cannot catch up."

"Although I am ten years older, I am already on the path she is walking. Because our souls are similar, we understand what the other needs and wants." Ouyang Tianyun’s tone was very sincere. "So, my age is not a flaw, but rather one of my strengths."

It had to be said that after Ouyang Tianyun spoke thus, Old Yuan felt there was some truth to it.

Old Yuan admitted that Ouyang Tianyun’s words had merit. Yan Xiwan had been smart since childhood. Because she was smart, she was clear-headed; because she was clear-headed, she saw things very clearly.

Children of the same age did not have as many clever thoughts as she did. If such a child did not have a man who could包容 (embrace) her and shield her from wind and rain, she might fall in the future.

Even in the new era, there were still many restrictions for women.

Old Yuan did not want her final disciple to walk a path of no return. Since someone appeared who could protect her now, Old Yuan knew she could not stop it.

Thinking of this, Old Yuan finally understood. He looked deeply at Ouyang Tianyun. "I must say, your eloquence is truly excellent. You have convinced me."

"Thank you, Old Master Yuan, for your成全 (accommodation)." Joy flashed in Ouyang Tianyun’s eyes.

"However, you must agree to one condition of mine." Old Yuan had his own considerations.

"Old Master Yuan, please just say it." Ouyang Tianyun hurriedly spoke.

Old Yuan looked at Ouyang Tianyun, his expression very serious, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes. "Young Tianyun, Guai Guai is my final disciple. The term 'final disciple' has a clear meaning since ancient times: I will not take any more disciples. Therefore, Guai Guai is destined to inherit all my medical legacy. Although I had two disciples before her, their aptitude and talent were not as good as Guai Guai’s. It is impossible for them to inherit all my medical knowledge.

Honestly, for those two blockheads, learning half of my knowledge would be enough for a lifetime. But not for Guai Guai. Guai Guai must learn all my knowledge.

This means Guai Guai’s future path will likely be difficult. It is not that the medical path is hard, but the path of Traditional Chinese Medicine is hard. Therefore, on this path, she needs support from many people.

Family, friends, and lovers all need to support her.

Since you have chosen to be with Guai Guai, you must support her choices in the future. Can you do that?"

"Old Master Yuan, please rest assured." Ouyang Tianyun smiled. "No matter which path Guai Guai walks, I will support her. Not just me, but everyone in the Ouyang family will support her."

Ouyang Tianyun’s expression was also solemn. "I understand your meaning, Old Master Yuan. The profession of a doctor is good and popular, but sometimes the dedication required is great. Especially when rare cases appear, as doctors, they may have to put on armor and go to the front lines. This is their work, and also their faith."

Ouyang Tianyun understood this very well. "So, Old Master Yuan, please rest assured. I will not stop her. Not only will I not stop her, but I will also stand with her through wind and rain. I will continuously support her, no matter the circumstances."

"It is good that you remember this." Old Yuan nodded satisfactorily. "Actually, Guai Guai is very good. I was originally thinking which young man would get the bargain in the future. I didn’t expect it to be you, young man."

After speaking, he let out a heavy hum. "Although I currently look down on you, I must say, you are still a decent young man."

Ouyang Tianyun could only smile. In fact, he could only smile like this. There was no other way, as he was facing Yan Xiwan’s elders.

After Ouyang Tianyun resolved matters with Old Yuan, Cheng Junnan and Old Yuan discussed it and then wrote a letter to Yan Tieniu.

Of course, they introduced Ouyang Tianyun’s situation and the importance of this marriage agreement.

After Yan Tieniu received the letter and read it, he nearly fell over. His cabbage was still so tender and small, yet a pig was coming to拱 (root for it). How could Yan Tieniu feel at ease? Therefore, Yan Tieniu decided to find a time to come to the capital. No matter what, he had sent his daughter to the capital to study, not to get married.

Let’s not speak of the shock this letter caused in the Yan family after Yan Tieniu received it.

Although Yan Xiwan had made an agreement with Ouyang Tianyun, her life remained unchanged. She still went to Old Yuan’s place for internship every morning, and then returned home in the afternoon to preview lessons. Unknowingly, September arrived.

On September 1st, school started.

In these years, the start of school in every school was very low-key. Everyone just entered the school, paid the fees, received their books, and then the homeroom teacher arranged the seats. After that, everyone was sent home. Of course, the main thing was also to do a big cleaning.

Once completed, school was dismissed, and the first day passed like that.

Starting from September 2nd, the real school term began.

The courses taught in schools now were not many. Basically, it was just math and Chinese. Of course, some foreign languages were also taught. The compulsory foreign language now was Russian, while English was optional—learn it if you wanted, ignore it if you didn’t.

Of course, besides these, the first-year middle school courses also included geography, history, and politics. In the second year, physics would be added, and in the third year, chemistry.

When it came to the high school entrance exam, all courses had to be tested, such as math, Chinese, foreign language, geography, history, politics, physics, and chemistry.

There was no such fine division between science and arts now. Anyway, everything had to be tested. Each subject was out of 100 points, so the full score was 800.

The only benefit of Yan Xiwan coming to the capital was that she could learn more knowledge, so she spent every day in study.

The knowledge she learned had already exceeded middle school level. Now, she was studying high school courses together with her brother, Yan Zhishan.

This ability to learn in advance was known only to a few relatives; others did not know.

However, Yan Xiwan scored full marks or near full marks in every exam.

Although in this era, people were always a bit worried and uneasy, no matter the environment, good academic performance was a huge advantage.

Yan Xiwan’s test scores were always very good, so she had gained some fame within the Capital No. 3 Middle School.

Besides daily studies, Yan Xiwan spent more time learning medicine.

Days passed peacefully. Unknowingly, National Day arrived.

The National Day holiday now was not very long, only one day, but everyone was still happy. Even though traces of Red Guards appeared on the streets from time to time, it did not affect everyone’s enthusiasm.

It could be said that the festive atmosphere of National Day was even stronger than that of the Spring Festival.

"Big Brother, it’s National Day. Where are we going to play?" Yan Xiwan asked Yan Zhicheng curiously.

Yan Zhicheng smiled. "Where else? It’s only one day. I’ll take you to see the Forbidden City."

One day wasn’t enough to visit many places.

Yan Xiwan just wanted to relax a bit; anywhere was fine.