Chapter 200: Chapter 200: It Would Be Strange If She Liked Her
Shen Nian’s words made everyone in the room turn to look at her.
Even those who had just been on the receiving end of Shen Nian’s sharp tongue seemed to forget her insults after hearing what she said.
"Xiao Nian, what did you mean just now when you said you’d give it a try?"
Miao Cuifen looked at Shen Nian. ’It couldn’t be what I’m thinking, could it? I raised my daughter. How could I not know she had this kind of skill?’
"Mom, actually, I never told you... I took a mysterious old traditional Chinese medicine doctor as my master. He’s incredibly skilled. It’s just that my master instructed me not to tell anyone about my apprenticeship until I had completed my studies. That’s why I’ve kept it from you all this time."
"Huh?"
"Mom, Dad, you’re not angry that I kept this from you, are you?"
"Of course not. If it was your master’s requirement, we wouldn’t be angry. But... are you really confident you can treat your grandfather now?"
Of course, Miao Cuifen and her husband weren’t angry with Shen Nian. They were just shocked that their daughter had such a fortunate opportunity.
It wasn’t just Miao Cuifen; the rest of the Shen family also looked at Shen Nian with concern. It wasn’t that they doubted her abilities, but Miao Dagui’s condition was already so severe.
Even the hospital doctors had told the family to give up. Could Shen Nian really save him?
It would be wonderful if she could, but if she couldn’t, it would surely bring Shen Nian a great deal of trouble.
"That’s hilarious! Some little brat dares to spout such nonsense, claiming she can cure a man the doctors have already given up on! I’m telling you, Shen Nian, are you sure this master of yours is a real traditional doctor and not some kind of con artist?"
Guo Chunxiang had just been put in her place by Shen Nian and was desperate to get her dignity back at Shen Nian’s expense. Naturally, she wasn’t going to let this golden opportunity slip by.
"Exactly! Shen Nian, how old are you? You can’t just follow some con artist and learn his bad habits, then come here and bring ruin to your own family!"
The one who piped up after Guo Chunxiang was her and Miao Changfu’s daughter, Miao Suiping, who was a few months older than Shen Nian.
Miao Suiping had been avoiding Miao Dagui’s room, complaining that the air was too heavy with sickness. She had only come over after hearing that Shen Nian’s family had arrived.
But as soon as she entered, she heard Shen Nian talking back to a crowd of people and was quite taken aback.
After all, in Miao Suiping’s memory, Shen Nian was pretty and had good grades, but she’d never been so sharp-tongued.
When they were younger, she had bullied Shen Nian quite a lot.
Seeing Shen Nian now—not only more beautiful than before, but also speaking with such an imposing presence—Miao Suiping suddenly felt a great deal of pressure.
’In the past, I could at least dominate her verbally. If I lose that advantage too, won’t I be inferior to Shen Nian in every way?’
’No, I can’t just watch Shen Nian hog all the spotlight!’ What Shen Nian said next gave her the perfect opportunity, so she had immediately and decisively jumped in.
Shen Nian turned to look at this cousin, whom she hadn’t seen in many years.
Shen Nian had never had a good impression of her cousin, Miao Suiping. This cousin was the spitting image of her eldest aunt, a successor in every way.
It would have been a miracle if she did.
"Who says my master is a con artist! My master is a truly renowned doctor! Besides, Eldest Aunt, you yourself just said over and over that the hospital doctors can’t cure Grandpa. So what’s the problem with me giving it a try? In any case, things can’t possibly get any worse than they are now, can they?"
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