In the evening, Luo Ge finally couldn't resist him anymore and let him fill his stomach.
"Little Darling Wife, one last time, truly the last time," the man said, his voice very low as if afraid of disturbing the children in the next room.
But the only response he got was a weak kick: "You said the same thing to me an hour ago."
"This time it's for real..."
"Even if it's real, it's still not happening."
The Little Darling Wife angrily replied, but finally couldn't resist closing her eyes and mumbling a response.
"Don't get any funny ideas, I'm so tired." She muttered before falling asleep.
Seeing this, the man rubbed his nose and, observing his wife's state, finally restrained himself.
Alright then, he'd let it go this once.
Next time... next time... well, next time he'd wait for his wife to give him an opportunity.
Sweet dreams for the night.
...................
The next day, at Ningzhou Academy.
Elder Mr. Xu couldn't help but look proud as he watched his disciple in the hall, answering the teacher's questions with ease.
His face was full of pride, so much so that Old Master Bai beside him couldn't bear to look at him.
"Tsk, you look like a fool."
He couldn't stay quiet. He'd been bickering with this old Xu for most of his life, and he really couldn't stand seeing him so smug.
Hearing his voice, Elder Mr. Xu gave him a side-eye.
"I'm happy to be a fool. You wish you could be a fool like me, but not everyone can have such an adorable disciple."
"......!" He couldn't argue back, but he was far from convinced.
"Who knows who was the one bragging about finding a few disciples, constantly chattering in people's ears, but I still haven't seen all the ones he mentioned."
"Didn't I tell you to wait? It's only been a few days, why are you in such a hurry? I've already sent the letters, just wait."
"Stop acting like you're chasing death, pestering me every day." With that, Elder Mr. Xu gave him another side-eye.
He was a man of his word, always doing what he said he would.
The day he made the promise, he had already written and sent letters to the Wang family in Gu Family Village. They should arrive in a day or two.
Now, all that was left was to wait for the replies from his disciple and the Wang family.
This old Bai kept pestering him every day, it was truly annoying.
Once all his disciples arrived, he'd make sure to annoy him back by constantly parading them around.
"Hmph, then I'll wait and see how long you can dawdle before bringing the people here for me to see."
Old Master Bai snorted, like a stubborn child.
"Fine! Just hold your horses and stop pestering me like you're chasing death every day."
As the words fell, two simultaneous 'humphs' were heard. The two old men were equally stubborn.
..... Meanwhile, at the Luo Mansion.
"Ge'er, are you interested in these medical skills of your father's?" Luo Juan suddenly came over and asked after lunch.
By now, it had become a habit for Luo Ge and her family to come to the Luo Mansion for lunch every day.
The whole family gathering together to chat and play with the children had become the most comfortable and relaxed moment of each day.
As everyone knew, the Luo Family was a family of physicians.
Although Luo Shiyan was Luo Juan's son, he had no aptitude for medicine and was of a carefree and restless nature.
But they couldn't let the Luo Family's medical legacy end because of this.
Before finding his daughter, Luo Juan could only fall back on quietly training his little grandson.
But now, hehe...
Hearing his grandfather's words, Little Zhen Heng suddenly turned his head, looking expectantly at his little aunt, his small hand clutching Luo Ge's clothes.
"Auntie...."
Please share some of this burden with me, Grandpa's undivided attention is too much for me to bear!
Heaven knows how pitiful the little one had been since he was three years old, having to follow his grandfather around every day, smelling medicines and identifying poisons.
Although it was quite interesting and he had a knack for it, the undivided 'love' was too much for him to handle.
When he went to visit his aunt, he finally had a few months of respite and could play properly with his friends.
But after coming back..... wuwu, baby's heart is bitter.
Seeing the identical expectant looks from Little Zhen Heng and her father, Luo Ge cleared her throat.
"Ahem, Father, your daughter still has a business to take care of."
Learning medicine? No thanks. Having seen what Little Zhen Heng had gone through, she was scared.
One shouldn't be too greedy, having one talent is enough. She'd rather focus on perfecting her culinary skills.
Hearing Luo Ge's polite refusal, both grandfather and grandson deflated.
But it was understandable. Learning medicine was arduous; it was better to let his daughter be at ease.
Thinking this, Luo Juan turned his head to look at the few grandchildren in front of his daughter. As he looked, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Then how about letting these two little rascals try in the future? See if they have any interest in learning medicine?"
His granddaughter, like his daughter, should be pampered and cherished. The little rascals were different.
Boys could be raised a bit rougher, a little hardship wouldn't hurt.
Hearing this, Gu Jinchen and Luo Ge both fell silent for a moment, instinctively looking down at the two most mischievous boys, who were exchanging small punches and kicks.
Then at their little girl, who was sitting quietly to the side, smiling at everyone.
Hmm, without comparison, there's no sense of hurt.
"Hmm, we think that's feasible," the young couple said in unison.
"Good, alright, then it's settled," said Luo Juan.
Seeing the young couple agree, not only was Luo Juan happy, but Little Zhen Heng was also delighted.
Finally, he would have company, although he'd have to wait a few years for his cousins to grow up a bit before they could join him.
But that's okay. Three years was nothing. He could wait.