The two stayed in front of Mrs. Xue's tomb for a while, and when they returned to Xue's mansion, it was already past dinner, Master Xue and Xue Chengyi had already finished eating, leaving only Xue Chengyu and Xu Hong to eat and chat at the table.

Xue Chengyu still remembers that in the days when Mrs. Xue just left, Master Xue had to endure the pain of losing his wife while taking time out of his busy schedule to take care of his two sons. Xue Chengyu also grew up in an instant at that time, and learned to help Master Xue share some of the things he could.

Xue Chengyu was only seven years old that year, holding a thick account book and pinching the abacus to carefully calculate the accounts. Even after calculating the day's accounts, Xue Chengyu did not stop, and continued to pick up the book and began to memorize, as if he would not be tired.

Master Xue felt sorry for his son and persuaded Xue Chengyu to relax his mentality, but Xue Chengyu took the blame for his mother's death on his back like a madman, and also shouldered the so-called glory of the Xue family.

Xue Chengyu, who was pressed by these two mountains, was out of breath, even so he didn't want to forgive himself, he hid everything in his heart, and wouldn't pour it out at will. Perhaps in Xue Chengyu's understanding, silence is the best comfort for his family, which will not disturb others but also motivate himself, and over time it will become more and more dull.

Thinking back to the present after the two of them finished eating, Xu Hong got up and finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, the kind of tableware turned around and glanced at Fu Bo walking towards this side, hurriedly handed the tableware to the next person, and asked, "Fu Bo, do you have something to find the young master?" ”

Fu Bo didn't treat Xu Hong as an outsider, nor did he hide it, nodded and replied: "Today, the young master is an adult, and the master has something to tell the young master, so don't you deliberately let me go on a trip to find the young master." ”

Xue Chengyu, who was on the side, heard the words, moved unhurriedly to Fu Bo on crutches, and asked, "Is my father in the study?" ”

Fu Bo nodded in affirmation again, and Xue Chengyu didn't think much about it, and took Xu Hong to follow Fu Bo to the study.

When he came to the study, Fu Bo knocked lightly on the door, and only pushed the door open after hearing Master Xue in the house say "come in". The three of them entered the study in turn, standing at the table and waiting for Master Xue to speak.

Master Xue put down the pen after writing the last word, looked up at Xue Chengyu and smiled, and said, "I'm tired all morning, don't stand, sit down." ”

Xue Chengyu slowly moved to the stool and sat down, and asked softly, "I don't know what my father is looking for me?" ”

Master Xue picked up a small brocade box on the table, got up and walked to Xue Chengyu's side, and handed the box to Xue Chengyu, "The Xue family stipulates that the eldest son will take over the medical hall when he becomes an adult, and since you were fourteen years old, you have been managing the affairs of the medical hall since you were fourteen years old. This is the seal of the hand, you can decide what happens in the medical hall in the future, and you don't have to ask me again. ”

Xue Chengyu took the brocade box, opened it and looked at it, and let out a long sigh. A white jade seal lies quietly in the box, the pure white seal does not show the slightest flaw, even if it has been used for a hundred years, the color is not dull, but it is more and more bright, and it seems to glow with soft light under the sun. Under the seal, there are four big characters engraved with thin gold body, "to the world hanging pot", the pen is vigorous and powerful, and every stroke is worth studying.

Xue Chengyu only glanced at it a few times, then closed the box and handed it to Xu Hong, and said lightly: "Please rest assured, Dad, I will run the medical hall more carefully in the future, and I will not lose your face." ”

Master Xue just smiled and didn't answer immediately, and took out a small seal from his sleeve and handed it to Xue Chengyu. Xue Chengyu was very surprised when he looked at the small seal, and he didn't dare to reach out to take it.

This time, Master Xue gave him not just an ordinary seal, but a seal that symbolizes the head of the Xue family. The Xue family has a total of four seals, of which the seal of the family is divided into two, and when an important agreement is signed, only two chapters are deducted at the same time before the agreement takes effect. Since Master Xue wants to give half of the seal to Xue Chengyu, it means that Xue Chengyu will be the new leader, and the responsibility on his body will be heavier.

"Dad, what do you mean by that?" Xue Chengyu asked in surprise.

Master Xue was not surprised that Xue Chengyu did not accept the seal, and explained unhurriedly: "Your father and I are old, and many things are beyond our ability to deal with. Sooner or later, this family will be your home, and it is also a good thing to have more experience. Besides, I don't completely ignore the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, with me escorting you in the back, what are you afraid of? ”

Even if Master Xue said what Xue Chengyu still didn't dare to answer, he asked weakly: "But my leg is still lame, won't this lose the face of my Xue family?" ”

However, before Master Xue could speak, Fu Bo took the lead and persuaded: "What is there to be ashamed of? The eldest young master is young and promising, and the chamber of commerce is also obvious to all, and no one stipulates that you can't be in charge if you don't have good legs, so the eldest young master will take the seal. ”

As soon as Fu Bo's voice fell, Master Xue nodded very approvingly, the two of them cooperated quite tacitly, and the connection was appropriate, as if he had known that Xue Chengyu would resign, and was ready to persuade Xue Chengyu to take over this burden.

"Then I'll take it first,......" After speaking, Xue Chengyu carefully took the seal and put it in his arms, sat on the side, and waited for Master Xue to continue to instruct.

"Xiao Hong has been by Yu'er's side for several years, so he should be familiar with managing the affairs of the medical center, right?"

Hearing Master Xue ask him, Xu Hong instantly turned into a small stammer, and replied intermittently: "Familiar...... Got acquainted with it...... Master...... What's ...... ...... commanded"

Looking at Xu Hong's nervous appearance, Master Xue shook his head helplessly, thinking: It's been three years, why is this kid still so afraid of him, he stammers as soon as he speaks, is he so scary?

"There's nothing important to order, it's just that you often go to the hospital with Yu'er, so it's okay for you to be a bookkeeper?"

"Huh? This ......" Xu Hong couldn't make up his mind for a while, and subconsciously looked down to see what Xue Chengyu meant, but found that Xue Chengyu was blocking half of his face with his hand at this time, deliberately avoiding him. At this time, I couldn't think of a tactful excuse, so I had to agree to it: "It's all up to the master's arrangement...... If you miscalculate the accounts...... Please don't blame ......."

"It's okay, when the end of the month counts, there will be Yu'er counting, you just need to keep a record of the incoming and outgoing accounts."

Xu Hong took the words to heart, nodded seriously, and said, "I will not live up to the master's trust." ”

Old Master Xue always had an indescribable feeling when he looked at the frequent eye contact between the two people in front of him, there must be a problem between the two of them, but he didn't want to break it.

In the end, Master Xue thought about it for a while and felt that he still chose a roundabout tactic, and pointed out on the side: "Yu'er, now that you have become an adult and have taken over the medical hall, your legs and feet are gradually recovering, and there will be no shortage of people who come to the door to marry in the future." As a father, I don't want to force you, although it is a bit early to start a family at the age of twenty, but whether you want to get married or not, you should listen to the introduction of the matchmaker, and some people outside the province talk about you not being a woman...... And don't be like before, the matchmaker Wang invited people out as soon as she entered the gate, which seemed to be rude to my Xue family. ”

As soon as he heard the word "matchmaker", Xue Chengyu had a headache, and the appearance of the matchmaker who was the best matchmaker in the Jiangnan region kept coming to mind, all of them were "alluring the city and the country", but after thinking about it for a long time, he felt a little nauseous, so he hurriedly picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip to relieve the unhappiness in his heart.

"Dad, I said that I have my own decision on this matter, so you don't have to worry about it!" After speaking, he put down the teacup heavily, stood up, and wanted to leave with Xu Hong.

However, as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Master Xue say with a little anger: "Don't take this matter seriously, and you and Xiao Hong's matter...... It's about your reputation outside, you're doing it yourself! ”

Hearing Master Xue say this, Xue Chengyu instantly froze in place, while Fu Bo and Xu Hong also looked at each other and were speechless. However, after thinking about it, it was not surprising that Master Xue would say such a thing, even if Master Xue was busy with business on weekdays, he would not care about his own son, I am afraid that it has not been easy for Master Xue to endure in the past three years.

Xue Chengyu lowered his head and hooked the corners of his mouth like self-deprecation. He himself is still too naïve, thinking that if he doesn't show it, he will not be known, but if he wants people to know unless he does nothing, after three years, it is impossible for Master Xue not to notice anything.

"Since my father already knows, I don't have to hide it. I know the seriousness of this matter and know that my father is thinking about me, but I have made a promise with Xiaohong that I will stay with him in this life and this life and protect him...... Don't blame the unfilial piety of being a son! ”

Xue Chengyu's last sentence was word by word, as if every word was ruthless. Xu Hong had never seen Xue Chengyu confront Master Xue, and he was a little surprised. In fact, not only Xu Hong was surprised, but even Fu Bo, who watched Xue Chengyu grow up since he was a child, was also in place, Xue Chengyu has a gentle temperament, and he has never contradicted Master Xue since he can remember, and now he can say such a thing, which shows that Xu Hong's status in his heart is very high.

Xu Hong was frightened by the father and son in turn, and instantly panicked, knelt at the feet of Master Xue with a "poof", hugged Master Xue's leg and begged: "Master...... Don't be angry...... Don't blame the young master...... I'm all to blame for this...... It's all my fault...... It was my fault...... Don't embarrass the young master......"

Master Xue was taken aback by Xu Hong's actions, and hurriedly reached out to help Xu Hong, but he didn't expect Xu Hong to be reluctant to get up. I mentioned this matter today not to stop the two, but I just want to mention it to the two of them, the good south wind is not big, it is not small, but I am afraid that it will be true in the Chamber of Commerce, and it is better to be careful in everything.

Master Xue explained while trying to help Xu Hong up again: "You kid get up first, I don't mean to stop you, it's just that since Yu'er has taken over the medical hall and is the next generation of the Xue family, he must pay attention to the external influence, I don't care what you look like in the courtyard, but what it should be like outside!" Don't make a big deal about it! ”

Xue Chengyu and Xu Hong didn't expect Master Xue to be so reasonable in this matter, and the words they had already thought of were forgotten in an instant, and now they have no other expressions except surprise.

Xu Hong slowly stood up, lowered his head and looked directly at Master Xue, and asked timidly, "Isn't it really difficult for the young master?" ”

Old Man Xue let out a long sigh, glanced meaningfully at Xue Chengyu who was standing at the door, and replied, "No." Yu'er has not been happy since his mother left, and she is stuck in the books and accounts every day, always lighting the lamp and boiling oil, and tossing herself without sleeping or eating. I, a father, can't persuade him, and I don't know how to take better care of him, I know that I'm sorry for the two brothers all these years, and I've always wanted to find an opportunity to compensate for them...... Yi'er is accompanied by Shao Tan, and Yu'er is only accompanied by you......"

Xue Chengyu raised his lowered eyes when he heard this, it turned out that Master Xue had not had a good time over the years. After all, a family like the Xue family always has to have some things that don't go as planned.

"Five years ago, he was paralyzed and couldn't walk, and he became more taciturn and decadent, and Yu'er has obviously been much happier in the past three years since you came to the Xue family. The person he cares about the most is you, I can't hurt my own son for the sake of the so-called family reputation! Can't watch him fall into the abyss of decadence again! Can't let him suffer for the rest of his life! ”

After listening to the last three sentences, Xue Chengyu knelt down, and only for a moment did he understand Master Xue's good intentions, thinking of him just now like this, he didn't feel a little heartache in his heart, how can there be a father in this world who doesn't think about his son?

"My son is not filial, I thought that avoiding silence would make my father worry, but I didn't want to bother to work hard...... I didn't think about it, and it was really my fault to contradict it...... I also hope that my father will not be angry and hurt his body. ”

Master Xue helped Xue Chengyu up, patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "In the future, you will understand my good intentions, there is a long way to go, there are still many hurdles to pass, and you need to experience." Go out, all of you, and go and do what you are going to do. ”

Xue Chengyu and Xu Hong turned around and exited the house after saluting Master Xue, and when they saw each other, the sky outside the house vaguely felt a little different. However, when he turned his head to look at Xu Hong, he was still the same as before.

It turned out that he was the only one who changed.