Chapter 960: The Farce Next Door

Xinyan took the Golden Needle from her master, feeling a bit heavy-hearted.

A few senior brothers and sisters, due to some special reasons, switched to studying Western medicine halfway through to protect themselves. She knows that while her master understands, he doesn’t feel great about it.

Actually, her master had high hopes for her, but she genuinely wasn’t interested in this path. Seeing the disappointment in her master’s eyes, she felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Being a doctor is too much responsibility and too exhausting. She didn’t want to force herself to fulfill others’ hopes: "Master, although I don’t want to be a doctor, it doesn’t mean I dislike medicine. I won’t stop here."

Mr. Du was very relieved to hear this: "Good, good, good."

Madam walked in, carrying a cloth bag: "Yanyan, I know you’ve been quite busy lately. I’ve made some buns; the weather’s cold now, so they won’t spoil for a few days. You can take them home for emergencies."

To lighten the mood, Xinyan didn’t refuse: "Madam always thinks of me, unlike Master, who’s all about wanting me to keep reaching new heights."

That one sentence made the two elders laugh.

Leaving her master’s place, Xinyan passed a phone booth and made a call to her uncle’s house: "Hello, Uncle, it’s Xinyan."

"Xinyan, are you just coming from your master’s place?"

"Yeah, Uncle, I’ll return to the old house after breakfast tomorrow."

"Did your parents tell you?"

"Yeah, it’s just right tomorrow’s the weekend; I’ll go over to see if there’s anything I can help with, just in time to wait for my sister-in-law and niece."

"It’s hard to come by a weekend; no need to rush. Sleep in and come over when you wake naturally."

Han Jingheng knows how heavy his niece’s studies are, and he can’t help but feel a little tender-hearted for this child who’s too outstanding.

"Alright, see you tomorrow then."

After hanging up, Xinyan headed back.

Just as she turned around, she spotted a suspicious figure not far away and immediately became alert.

That person probably feared Xinyan would notice them, so they dared not follow too closely.

As Xinyan walked, she pondered; the person was clearly after her. Were they sent by an enemy of the Gu Family or an adversary from school?

The person followed Xinyan to the alley entrance but didn’t go further inside.

In her mind, Xinyan thought to let it go today. If this person keeps following her, she would look for a chance to counter-track them. She wanted to see who was stirring up trouble again.

Upon returning to her courtyard, she unexpectedly found the Song Family next door putting on quite a show. That ex-wife of Song’s third son was really stirring things up, seemingly trying to break up Song Zhanming and the soon-to-be-wed Ge Suhua.

Such people really deserved her disdain. What were you doing earlier?

As she opened the door, Grandma Tong squeezed out from the crowd of onlookers: "Yanyan, you’re back?"

Upon hearing the voice, Xinyan turned her head to look: "Grandma Tong, it’s so late out. Why are you joining the fun too?"

Old Mrs. Tong approached and said: "Song family’s third son’s ex-wife is too much, bringing her brother and sister-in-law, insisting Song’s third son cancel the engagement with that widow. Isn’t this outrageous?"

Xinyan couldn’t help but glance in the Song’s direction: "With such a commotion, wouldn’t it be better to listen from your own courtyard? Why risk getting involved in their fight?"

Old Mrs. Tong laughed: "You’re right; I figured things weren’t looking good, so I wanted to go back and stay in the courtyard."

Just then, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Tong Family also came out to fetch her: "Mom, I didn’t see you for a second, and here you are out?"

Feeling a bit embarrassed after her daughter-in-law’s question, Old Mrs. Tong replied: "I was just about to go back. Really, if I hadn’t bumped into Yanyan, I would have been back already."

Chiming in with a smile, Xinyan said: "Grandma Tong is right; she was just preparing to go back."

Tong Family’s eldest daughter-in-law helplessly said: "When will your love for excitement change?"

After speaking, she smiled and supported her: "Let’s go home."

Xinyan watched the interaction between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and smiled.

As the Tong Family entered their courtyard, a conflict erupted at the Song’s. The crowd watching scattered, afraid of getting inadvertently dragged into it.

Xinyan entered her courtyard and shut the door. She’s not interested in getting involved in this matter.