From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor-Chapter 303 - 278: Unwelcome

Xu Jiawen said, "He's tidying up the study upstairs." She was a bit baffled herself. She had spoken so loudly just now, logically, the old man should have heard it, but he didn't say a word. After a little thought, she realized that he was pretending not to hear.

Xu Jiaxuan laughed, "Take me to find him."

How could Xu Changshan not hear his daughter's voice? From the first time his daughter called out "brother," he knew his son had come back.

The first thought Xu Changshan had was to rush out and give his son a hug. He wanted to! How could he not want to? It had been three years, three years since he last saw him. But whenever he thought about this matter, Xu Changshan would feel a bit angry. Did that boy forget his father? If it weren't for this unwarranted disaster, he probably wouldn't have come back.

Xu Chunliang came to his grandfather's side. The old man was holding a book, pretending to read. Xu Chunliang knew he was acting and said with a smile, "The police have already cleared your name."

Xu Changshan said, "I told you long ago, no need to rush, the innocent will be vindicated."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, after the incident, who was it that couldn't eat or sleep well? The old man wasn't lacking composure; it was mainly because he felt stifled by the false accusations.

"Dad!" Xu Jiaxuan's figure appeared in the study. He thought he had long passed the age of easily getting emotional, but the moment he saw his father, Xu Jiaxuan's eyes instantly welled up.

Xu Changshan glanced at his son without speaking, but his heart was already in turmoil.

Xu Jiaxuan went forward and knelt down with a thud, "Dad, I'm back!"

Xu Chunliang watched and thought that this father had quite the acting skills when in fact Xu Jiaxuan was full of genuine emotion.

Xu Changshan said, "You're back, so you are. Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet."

Xu Jiawen helped smooth things over, "Exactly, brother, don't cry."

Seeing his father's indifference, Xu Jiaxuan suddenly hugged his father's legs, "Dad, I'm sorry, it took so long for me to come back to see you..."

Xu Changshan's heart instantly softened, and he patted his head, "You're a grown man yet still crying, making your son laugh at you. Get up, get up! Chunliang, help your dad up quickly."

Xu Chunliang was too lazy to help, always feeling that Xu Jiaxuan was deceitful, "Get up, stop pretending!"

Xu Jiaxuan sniffled, looked a bit resentfully at his son, thinking to himself, 'I'm your father, is that how you talk to your father? Can you cut me some slack?'

It was still Xu Jiawen who gave him a way out, pulling his arm to help him up from the ground. Of course, with Xu Jiawen's strength, if he didn't cooperate, she wouldn't have been able to get him up.

Xu Jiawen handed him a tissue, and Xu Jiaxuan wiped away the tears and snot on his face. He really was moved just now.

Xu Changshan heard it was his eldest daughter Xu Jia'an who notified him about the incident, complained, "This Jia'an too, what's going to happen to me? You're all busy with work, flying back from so far away, it's unnecessary, really unnecessary."

Xu Jiaxuan said, "Dad, I actually wanted to come back to see you long ago, just been too busy with work..."

"How busy?" Xu Chunliang butted in.

Xu Jiaxuan glanced at him, feeling strange, was he a bit afraid of him? Suddenly remembering something, "Oh right, I brought you all gifts." He opened the suitcase and took out the ginseng and two bottles of Maotai liquor he bought for his father.

The gift for Xu Chunliang was a Rolex Panda Daytona, which was recently hyped up in the market, far exceeding its official price.

Xu Jiawen noticed the father-son relationship wasn't that harmonious and chimed in, "Panda dial, huh? This watch is really hard to get. Chunliang, look how much your dad cares about you."

Xu Jiaxuan took the opportunity, "Son, try it on and see if it fits."

Xu Chunliang said, "I have a watch, Aunt gave me one last time."

Xu Jiaxuan said, "For men, watches are just like women, the more the better..." He realized he had misspoken halfway.

Xu Changshan coughed heavily aside and gave his son a glare, still the same irresponsible bear as before.

Xu Jiaxuan chuckled, "I was just joking, haha, hahaha..."

Xu Chunliang found Xu Jiaxuan quite amusing, but it seemed a bit insincere.

Xu Jiaxuan gave Xu Jiawen a handbag, and Xu Jiawen noticed he had bought several bags in the suitcase, somewhat puzzled, "Brother, why did you buy so many bags?"

Xu Jiaxuan said, "Since I'm finally back, I have to bring gifts for the family."

Xu Jiawen said, "Is there one for our family Zhen Chun?"

"Truly not, the kid is still in school, can't spoil her."

Xu Jiaxuan quickly closed the suitcase, encountering Xu Chunliang's mocking gaze. Xu Jiaxuan felt a chill in his heart, feeling like his son saw right through him, and laughed, "Chunliang, do you have a girlfriend?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Where are you staying tonight?"

Xu Jiaxuan said, "Of course, I'm staying at home."

Xu Changshan said, "You two should stay together. Later, we'll set up a sofa bed in Chunliang's room for you."

"Dad, I can stay with you too," Xu Jiaxuan didn't know why, but deep down he had a bit of apprehension about this son.

Xu Changshan said, "Chunliang, take your dad to the room to rest for a while. He just came back from North America and needs to adjust to the time difference."

Xu Chunliang nodded and walked towards his room, while Xu Jiaxuan thought to himself that he would definitely have to stay with him, dragging his suitcase along.

Xu Changshan and Xu Jiawen were watching. Xu Jiawen couldn't help but laugh and whispered, "Dad, why do I feel like my brother is a bit afraid of Chunliang?"

Xu Changshan smiled and said, "It's not fear, it's guilt. He's wandered around for half his life, it's time he had something to be afraid of."

At this moment, the police handling the Huichun Hall case came over. They officially informed them that based on the current situation, Xu Changshan was no longer a suspect, and Huichun Hall could resume normal operations tomorrow.

In Xu Changshan's view, this matter was satisfactorily resolved, but Xu Chunliang did not think so. Li Tingjun made it clear that there was someone behind Han Tianchi giving orders.

The person who reported Huichun Hall and provided ointments containing tiger bone to the police was very problematic. The police screened recent patients who purchased ointments from Huichun Hall and tested the ointments currently for sale at Huichun Hall, confirming they contained no tiger bone.

The ointments provided as evidence may have been modified from Huichun Hall's base ointment by adding tiger bone powder, but the formula matched that of Huichun Hall's tiger bone ointment from the 1980s. Xu Chunliang asked if the ointments came from Renhe Hall.

Xu Changshan said it was possible but couldn't determine if Renhe Hall was behind it. The old man didn't want to pursue it, and after this ordeal, he felt somewhat disheartened and even planned to retire from the business.

In the afternoon, Xu Chunliang received a phone call and left.

Xu Jiaxuan took a nap, and upon waking, saw his father sitting by the bed watching him. He quickly sat up, "Dad, when did you come?"

Xu Changshan smiled, "Just now." He handed the glass of water on the bedside table to his son.

Xu Jiaxuan took it with both hands and drank a few sips, "The house is quite warm."

Xu Changshan said, "Chunliang is very filial. He specifically hired someone to install a wall-mounted boiler. It's over twenty degrees indoors."

Xu Jiaxuan said, "When I first arrived, I almost didn't recognize him."

Xu Changshan said, "He's a young man now, capable, sensible, and handsome."

Xu Jiaxuan sighed, "Just a bit lacking in education."

Xu Changshan said, "I don't think a high education is particularly useful. When things happened at home, none of my three highly-educated children were there for me. It was my less-educated grandson who stayed by my side."

Xu Jiaxuan felt a bit ashamed, "Dad, I'm sorry."

"You haven't done anything wrong to me, and I've never blamed you. On the contrary, I'm very grateful to you. Thank goodness you left Chunliang with me. Without him by my side, I really don't know how I would've gotten through these years."

Xu Jiaxuan said, "Where's Chunliang?"

"He went out. Now he's the director of a branch of Changxing Hospital, and they've sent him to Nanjiang Party School for training. He's quite impressive."

Upon hearing about his son's success, Xu Jiaxuan felt quite pleased, "I never thought he'd enter the system. I always thought he'd grow up to inherit your business."

Xu Changshan said, "I thought so at first too, but his ambitions lie elsewhere. Jiaxuan, I've decided to close down Huichun Hall."

Xu Jiaxuan nodded, "That's probably for the best. Now that Chunliang is doing well, you should genuinely retire and enjoy life."

Xu Changshan said, "Chunliang is a good kid in every aspect, but he has a bit of a fierce temper, especially when it comes to seeing family members suffer any grievance. Today, he kept asking me about Renhe Hall. I'm worried he wants to cause trouble for Renhe Hall."

Xu Jiaxuan asked, "Was it really Renhe Hall behind this incident?"

Xu Changshan sighed, "I'm not sure. Logically, Zhou Renhe wouldn't stoop so low, but few know the formula for Huichun Hall's tiger bone ointment. He relied on our ointment to establish Renhe Hall after being released. Your aunt has been gone for so many years; even our Xu Family has moved on. What can't he let go of?"

Xu Jiaxuan said, "I'm ashamed that so much has happened at home, and I didn't know about any of it. Dad, I'll stay a few extra days this time."

Xu Changshan said, "That would be good; it's a chance for you to mend the relationship with your son." In reality, their father-son relationship also needed some mending.

Xu Jiaxuan said, "Although this place is nice, it's still a commercial residence. I'm thinking of buying a house for you two."

Xu Changshan said, "I don't need one. If you're genuinely thinking about it, buy one for Chunliang. He'll need it when he gets married."

"Does he have a girlfriend?"

Xu Changshan beamed, "He does, and she's quite beautiful, also a government official. Changxing Hospital's business has been booming recently. Speaking of which, it's quite strange. Since the restructuring, the hospital's business has improved day by day, and the outpatient volume continues to increase. This has caused many employees who initially opposed the restructuring to reconsider. Perhaps their worries were unfounded.

When Xu Chunliang arrived at the Acupuncture and Physiotherapy Department, Zheng Peian was performing acupuncture on a patient. He told Xu Chunliang to sit for a moment and that he'd come over after he was finished.

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