Chapter 554 This University Was a Waste
The sky was already dark, and the villagers, busy all day, liked to steal some leisure time, chatting under the banyan tree in the village. At this time, several old men and ladies were gathered under the old banyan tree in the village, chatting idly.
"Did you hear? Chen Huzi was stabbed by his own wife and almost died."
"I heard. It seems someone saved him."
"Who has such good medical skill to save someone who almost died?"
"It seems to be Lin Fan."
"What? Da Gui's son? I haven't heard he learned medicine, you must be mistaken!"
"No mistake, my old man was watching, personally saw it, it was Lin Fan."
"Tsk tsk, when did this kid learn medicine?"
"Dagui and Ah-Zhen are back, let's ask them, we'll know."
They saw a pair of simply dressed elderly people carrying baskets walking over. They were all mud-legged peasants, looked like they just finished working in the fields. The family's land always had endless work.
These were Lin Fan's parents.
"Da Gui, Ah-Zhen, you're back, great. Quickly tell everyone when Lin Fan learned his medical skills, it's really amazing?"
An old lady pulled Mrs. Lin with a curious face and asked.
This question left the elderly couple stunned. They just came back from the fields, knowing nothing, suddenly being asked such a question was really baffling.
"Granny Three, what are you talking about? What do you mean?" Mrs. Lin asked curiously.
The old lady said, "Didn't you hear? Today Lin Fan saved Chen Huzi, everyone is curious when he learned medical skills!"
Father Lin shook his head and said, "You must have heard wrong. When did Little Fan learn medical skills? We don't know either."
Mrs. Lin had a different focus, she said with surprise: "What, Little Fan is back? Why didn't he come to find us?"
The old lady said, "Look, even the parents don't know. It seems there is something fishy about this. Lin Fan might have been like a blind cat encountering a dead rat, by chance saving Chen Huzi."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, feeling the old lady made sense.
With this explanation, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relaxed.
There's no way; if others' children are too outstanding, they feel pressure. So, they chat back and forth to confirm if it's true.
When they learned it likely wasn't true, they all became happy.
"I was saying, heard Lin Fan went to college, but not a medical college, how could he be good at medical skills?"
"Right, Da Gui, I heard Lin Fan is working in the city as a deliveryman, is it true?"
"What deliveryman, simply put, is just running errands delivering food and drinks for people."
Everyone burst into laughter.
A person running errands delivering food, how could he be good at medical skills? If he were good, would he need to do errands delivering food?
Thus, Lin Fan being good at medical skills is untrue, which makes sense.
Lin Dagui seriously said: "Little Fan is indeed working as a deliveryman, earning money through his labors, nothing shameful about that."
Father Lin and Mrs. Lin were very down-to-earth people. They agreed on the attitude of life, which is to be honest and upright. So Lin Fan working as a deliveryman, honestly earning money, they all felt gratified, though their hearts ached for the hard work of their son, since running errands delivering in wind and rain is indeed quite tiring.
Father Lin's words, however, made the old men and women laugh together.
"Heard Lin Fan went to college then, Da Gui was happy, held a banquet, entertained relatives, didn't expect, after college, ended up running errands!"
"Right, was that college attendance a waste?"
"I think it was a waste."
"Look at Chen Datou's son, didn't go to college, followed a boss, because he is smart and capable, received the boss's appreciation, built a new house, bought a car, this is truly successful!"
"Right, Chen Datou's son is soon to marry, invited the whole village, tsk tsk, truly wealthy!"
"Da Gui, did you receive Chen Datou's invitation too?"
Father Lin chuckled, "Received it."
Everyone wantonly ridiculed Lin Fan, also comparing him to Chen Datou's son, which was truly annoying.
What made Father Lin angry, wasn't that Lin Fan was not as good as Chen Datou's son, but that he didn't want others to insult his son like this. In his eyes, Lin Fan was always his pride, no matter what he did, as long as it wasn't breaking the law, honestly earning, he was satisfied.
"If nothing else, we'll head home now."
Father Lin and Mrs. Lin then left, hearing Lin Fan was back, they wanted to see their son soon.
A simple house with a small courtyard, this was their home, where Lin Fan grew up.
Though it was simple, it was neatly organized, Mrs. Lin was a virtuous wife and managed her home well.
Lin Fan stepped into his own courtyard, looking at this place, feeling somewhat sentimental.
"Little Fan, you're back, you really came back?"
Mrs. Lin walked in, at a glance saw Lin Fan, was overjoyed, earlier when the villagers mentioned it, she dared not believe it.
Father Lin saw Lin Fan, also showed a loving smile.
They all loved Lin Fan very much, Lin Fan has always been their pride.
Even if Lin Fan was delivering in the city, in their view, their son honestly earning, not stealing nor robbing, they felt it was good.
"Yeah, just came back today, just arrived home." Lin Fan smiled, seeing his parents, he was genuinely happy, hadn't been home for a long time, hadn't seen his parents for a long time.
Father Lin said: "Why didn't you tell us when you were coming back, I would have killed a chicken, no meat tonight."
Lin Fan said: "It's okay, just eat anything."
Mrs. Lin smiled and said: "I always say, Little Fan this child, is easy to feed."
Father Lin curiously said: "Why did you suddenly come back, can you take leave from work in the city?"
Lin Fan said: "Actually, I'm back this time with Uncle Three."
Father Lin and Mrs. Lin were taken aback: "Where's your Uncle Three?"
Lin Fan said: "He's currently getting an infusion in the county hospital, I let Shanshan accompany him, I'll bring him back in a few days, I returned early to inform everyone."
Father Lin said: "Little Fan, what exactly happened?"
Lin Fan said: "This matter is complicated, I won't go into detail right now, don't worry, Uncle Three is fine, he'll be better soon."
Upon hearing this, the elderly couple was somewhat relieved.
Father Lin said: "Right, Little Fan, how come the villagers are saying you know medical skills, and your skills are really good?"
Mrs. Lin also said: "Yes, heard you saved Chen Huzi, when did you learn medicine?"
Lin Fan smiled and said: "I'm interested in medical skills, just self-studied a bit, didn't expect today I could help Uncle Hu."
Father Lin said: "So it's like that, not bad, your hobby is very meaningful, hope you keep it up."
Mrs. Lin smiled and said: "Don't stand here talking, come in quickly, Little Fan, you must be hungry, I'll go cook now."
Mrs. Lin was quick-handed, shortly, cooked the meal, the three sat around a small table eating.