Miaomiao hesitated...
She didn't reject the offer immediately but hesitated instead.
She remembered how her father in the past had exhausted himself day after day, worrying himself sick, all in an effort to revitalize their sect. Unfortunately, although doctors were respected everywhere, they were generally physically weak. In the martial - arts world, they didn't hold a high position. And she, the only one with relatively good martial arts skills, had come to this strange place before she even reached the age to formally study medicine.
Yes, Miaomiao had long noticed that this place was different from where she used to live. She even distinguished between her "father" and "dad". These two foster fathers, who looked the same, had the same personalities and living habits, and loved her equally, were both extremely important to her.
The "dad" here always told her that she didn't need to worry about anything and just live a carefree and happy life. Although her "father" in the past didn't say it out loud, he hoped that she would carry on the family's honor.
Up until now, Miaomiao still hadn't found a way to study medicine. In her eyes, the hope of revitalizing the sect was almost gone.
Now, there was an old man who said he was very good at traditional Chinese medicine and wanted to take her as his apprentice and teach her.
The opportunity was right in front of her, and Miaomiao actually leaned towards accepting it.
"I want to learn, but I don't know if there are any other requirements," Miaomiao said softly, rubbing the sleeves of her clothes.
"Traditional Chinese medicine requires relatively high natural talent. Besides having a good memory, one also needs to have keen observation skills. Moreover, a sensitive sense of smell is necessary. If the sense of smell is not sensitive enough, a sensitive sense of taste will do," the old man replied after thinking for a while.
"I have a pretty good memory. I'm not sure about my observation skills, but I've been learning martial arts since I was young, so my five senses are much stronger than those of ordinary people," Miaomiao quickly introduced her own situation.
"These aren't really a problem. If your memory isn't very good, you can remember things gradually. You can develop the habit of being observant over time. If your sense of smell and taste aren't very sensitive, you can specialize in acupuncture. What I value is your talent for learning medicine. Not to mention anything else, being able to locate acupuncture points so accurately requires several years of practice. But, little one, grandpa has to tell you in advance. If you're sure you want to learn medicine with grandpa, you'll have to go to grandpa's place, which is in the imperial capital. It's quite far from Nancheng. However, grandpa will give you holidays so that you can go home regularly."
What the old man cared about wasn't these external conditions. It was mainly Miaomiao's first - aid method, which they had never thought of before. It was a new innovation.
However, this method had great limitations. If the force wasn't right, even if the acupuncture points were stimulated, it wouldn't work. Fortunately, Miaomiao was much stronger than ordinary people, so this method was no problem for her.
Having a certain foundation, these unique conditions, and even the ingenious ideas based on acupuncture points were what he really valued.
"Well, that won't work. I want to stay by dad's side. Dad said I can only leave him when I grow up, but I'm not grown - up yet," Miaomiao firmly rejected the offer when she heard she had to leave.
She couldn't bear to leave her dad, her grandma, her uncles and aunts, and her good friends like Wei Ziqi.
"Really not going to consider it? You're rejecting so quickly," the old man smiled. He didn't expect this little girl to be so attached to home.
"I won't consider it. I just adopted a cat, and it needs my care," Miaomiao shook her head firmly again. She was determined not to leave her own little world.
"If you go with grandpa to learn medicine and become grandpa's apprentice, you can be guaranteed a place in university without taking the entrance exam," the old man didn't want to give up and continued to tempt her.
Not having to take the exam?
This was undoubtedly a huge temptation for Miaomiao, whose exam results were never very good.
But compared to leaving her family and friends and going all the way to the imperial capital, exams didn't seem so important.
"Although I really hate exams, I still don't want to leave dad."
This was the third time Miaomiao had firmly rejected the offer.
The old man was amused by Miaomiao's tangled and heart - pained expression as she gritted her teeth and stuck to her own ideas.
"Hahaha, okay, then you don't have to leave here. You can still become grandpa's apprentice without leaving. Grandpa can give you remote guidance. When you're old enough to go to university, then come to grandpa's place. But when grandpa isn't around, little one, you have to study hard the tasks grandpa assigns. If you achieve the expected results and meet the requirements, you can still be exempted from the exam."
The old man still didn't want to give up this good seedling he had spotted at first sight. He simply came up with a compromise. After all, many cram schools and schools these days had online classes. He, an old man, could also keep up with the times.
Mainly because Miaomiao was kind - hearted and sincere. He could see the shadow of the benevolence of a doctor in her.
"That's okay," Miaomiao immediately beamed when she heard this proposal.
She could avoid the exam, revitalize the sect, and stay with her dad!
She couldn't be happier!
"Then it's settled. Later, grandpa will take you two to dinner. Then leave an address for grandpa. After grandpa goes back, he'll mail you the books you need to study," the old man said with a kind smile. Although this result wasn't his most satisfactory, it was still good to take this apprentice.
After Miaomiao and Wei Ziqi chatted with the old man for a while longer, the old man's son and daughter - in - law finally rushed over.
The old man took his brand - new, cute, and soft - spoken apprentice and Wei Ziqi out of the hospital happily and had a meal.
During the meal, Miaomiao learned that the old man had come to Nancheng to attend a seminar and would be leaving early the next morning. When it was time to say goodbye, Miaomiao expressed her strong reluctance to part with her newly - recognized master.
After they got home, Wei Ziqi detailed how Miaomiao had found a master in the absence of her dad.
After Lin Yao heard this, he didn't show much reaction. He had already figured out the old man's identity within the 24 hours the old man was in the hospital.
Learning medicine was a good thing. If Miaomiao really had talent in this area and liked it, it would solve one of his major concerns.
Before, he had always been thinking about what would happen to Miaomiao if he wasn't around one day and how she could survive independently.
After all, the sky could change without warning, and people could have unexpected misfortunes. If something unexpected happened and the money he left wasn't enough for Miaomiao, it would be a disaster.
Now that Miaomiao had decided to learn medicine, she would probably not give up. From now on, she would have a skill. At least no matter what accidents happened, Miaomiao would be able to survive.