Chapter 732: Best Doctor Under the Heavens (1/2)

On a beautiful summer night, the sky was clear and the stars sparkled like bright diamonds. Under the darkness of the evening with flickering silver night in the background, the two masters of Imperial Prince Xu’s Estate were enjoying the cooling breeze in the pavilion in the back garden.

Yu Xiaocao was reclined in a rocking chair with some smoldering mosquito repellant herbs at the side. Her chair swayed lightly back and forth. Her eyes were closed and it was so comfortable that she almost fell asleep.

Next to her was Zhu Junyang, who was lightly fanning her and occasionally feeding her a sweet grape. When she finished eating the grape, he used his hand to take away the spitted out seeds and skin from her mouth. He looked so sweet and tender and didn’t even have a hint of the decisive and murderous aura of the head commander of the Xishan Barracks.

“My Lord, do you think our second child, compared to our eldest and youngest, is a bit too...how do I say this? Alright, look at our eldest, Little Baozi. At such a young age, he has his own views and ideas. Although he hasn’t fully matured yet, at his preteen age, we can already see hints of his future intellect and schemes.”

“Our third child, Little Guozi, is a young lass but she’s crazy for martial arts. Furthermore, she has the best talent for it out of all of our three children. Just how many older children in the academy have been beaten up by her in these past four years? I can’t even count them on my own two hands! How many times have I told her that force isn’t the only way to resolve a disagreement? However, she always talks back and says ‘but it’s the most effective method’...” Whenever she talked about her problem child, Zhu Yunxin, Yu Xiaocao always felt her head hurt.

Zhu Junyang’s face turned solemn and used a toothpick to spear a piece of cantaloupe before delivering it to his wife’s mouth, “Little Guozi talks back to you? When I get back, I’ll give her a talking to!”

Zhu Yunxin, who was currently on the training grounds practicing her martial arts, suddenly felt her back turn cold. This was a warning, telling her that danger was approaching. She became alert and looked around her but didn’t discover any suspicious people. Puzzled, she scratched the back of her head before deciding to clean up her boxing equipment to head back to her own courtyard.

“You’re going off topic, okay? Your daughter is too worrisome. How are we supposed to find a family for her in the future? Do you know what the rumors say now ah? They say that she’s a smiling demon with quick fists! It’s all your fault. Why did you have to allow our girl to practice martial arts with you and her brothers? Just look at her now! She’s a violent young lady who has no sense of law and natural morality!” Yu Xiaocao was so angry that she bit down on his hand, leaving teeth marks.

Zhu Junyang used his tongue to lick the wound on the back of his hand and grinned, “Being more fierce is better than getting bullied after she gets married, right? Don’t worry ah, do you really believe that no one will want my daughter ah? Does it matter if she can’t marry in the future? This prince will raise her for the rest of her life!”

“You...you’re the one spoiling her to high heavens!” Yu Xiaocao was furious and refused to eat anymore. She turned around so she wouldn’t have to look at him.

Zhu Junyang hurriedly changed the subject when he saw that his wife was angry, “Weren’t you talking about our second child earlier? Did he make you angry somehow?”

“The exact opposite! I actually want our second child to do something that would make me upset ah. Like you said earlier, Little Guozi is very skilled and doesn’t have the personality that would let her get bullied around easily. Little Baozi ah, on the other hand, it’s a miracle if he doesn’t push other people around. As for our Little Mantou, he’s just like his childhood nickname, soft and gentle. He doesn’t have a temper at all.” As expected, Yu Xiaocao forgot to be angry and began to worry about her second son again.

“Furthermore, our eldest and youngest children both have what they like and goals in the future. However, our Little Mantou doesn’t seem to have that. He’ll work very hard to learn whatever you teach him but he’s never expressed a true liking or interest in anything. Little Baozi will inherit this estate in the future. As for Little Guozi, we’ll just prepare more for her dowry and find a man who will be able to accept and love her for who she is. But Little Mantou will need to separate from the household and go out on his own. With this type of temperament, how will he be able to do it?” Argh! Children always caused troubles and worries for their parents ah!

Zhu Junyang felt like there was nothing to be worried about. With the industries under his and his wife’s name, it was more than enough to allow Little Mantou to squander money as he pleased for several lifetimes. In the future, even if he decided not to do anything, he wouldn’t starve.

That being said, in his eyes, Little Mantou wasn’t completely without a temper. After all, when that fellow surnamed Long had insulted his mother, he had brought his younger sister along to toss a burlap bag over the stupid guy’s head and beat him to a pulp. He even targeted the guy’s most vulnerable spots.

Furthermore, Little Mantou wasn’t completely uninterested in everything. In fact, he had too many interests. He had to try anything that caught his eye. If it didn’t suit him, he would drop it to attempt something else. He was only at the stage where he hadn’t found something that attracted his interest entirely, that was all.

Zhu Junyang used these points to comfort his wife. Yu Xiaocao sighed and said, “If only it were so ah!”

Sure enough, Zhu Junyang’s words became true later on. When Little Mantou turned ten, he suddenly told his parents that he wanted to learn medicine! Yu Xiaocao was quite flabbergasted by this announcement and asked him why he chose to study this.

He replied in a forceful and righteous manner, “Lord Father has cultivated elite troops for the nation and guards our empire for the people. By doing so, he’s given all of the people in the empire a safe living environment. Lady Mother has improved crop yields, which benefited both the country and the people, allowing all people to have ample food and clothing. I want to become someone like my lord father and lady mother!”

“So, you decided to become a doctor?”” Zhu Junyang’s voice was neutral, revealing none of his inner thoughts.