The Goddess's Personal Doctor
Chapter 551: Snob

Chapter 551: Chapter 551: Snob

As soon as the young man finished speaking, the relatives began to whisper among themselves.

"The elder was truly wise to not let Cuiyun marry into that family!"

"Exactly, if they can’t even afford their child’s college tuition, what’s the point of marrying such a man?"

"The worst part is, despite suffering so much, they still have to force a smile, sigh!"

Liu Cuiyun was anxious and wanted to explain, but Yang Yu stopped her, "Everyone, my family indeed couldn’t muster the full college tuition, and I ended up not going to college but worked on a construction site instead. This visit to my grandparents is to ask my uncles for some money to use as a dowry; otherwise, I can’t even afford a wife."

Seeing Yang Yu’s shameless plea, the relatives shook their heads repeatedly, "Once a person becomes poor, even their children lose their dignity."

"Xiao Ying, remember this, never let a poor man deceive you."

Yang Rongguang’s face switched from red to pale, he was extremely embarrassed and wanted to say something but couldn’t find the words.

He was indeed poor, and couldn’t even afford his child’s college tuition.

If it weren’t for his son’s determination, he would still be working the back-breaking labor in the fields, with less than twenty thousand saved in a year.

What the relatives said was true; he really couldn’t dispute it.

The young man wanted to mock Yang Yu again, but the old lady’s face darkened, "Ah Kai, shut your mouth, it’s none of your business!"

"Oh." Liu Kai seemed reluctant but didn’t dare to defy his grandmother and quietly withdrew to the side.

A middle-aged woman said with a forced smile, "Mom, Ah Kai is just concerned about his elder aunt and her family, your reaction is too harsh."

"Thank you, elder aunt and cousin, for your concern," Yang Yu said with a smile, "But sweet words are useless, you didn’t lend me the college tuition, so could you at least show some consideration for the dowry money? After all, it’s a nephew’s wedding, and the maternal uncles are the most important! By the way, are you the elder aunt or the second aunt?"

Yang Yu’s main approach was to pester tirelessly; if they mocked him, he would borow money from them, seeing who could outdo whom in unpleasantness.

"You!" The second aunt was so furious that her eyes rolled back. Finally, the old man spoke, "If you want to catch up, sit down and chat at the dinner table later; don’t stand around, it’s not proper."

Only then did Yang Rongguang step forward with a gift and handed a neatly packaged gift box to the old man, "Dad, I wish you a longevity surpassing the Southern Mountains."

"Appreciate the thought." The old man took the box and set it aside on a table, "Take a rest with Cuiyun for now, and later join us at the table."

"Sure, dad." Yang Rongguang sat next to Liu Cuiyun, listening to the elderly lady and Liu Cuiyun’s chatter.

Another middle-aged woman took the gift box Yang Rongguang had brought, opening it while saying, "Let’s see what my brother-in-law has sent... huh, such a large ginseng? It can’t be fake, right? The real thing is quite expensive!"

"Sister-in-law, this ginseng must be fake!" the second aunt said with a sneer, "Such a big one is a radish, not ginseng!"

"Haha..." The relatives burst into laughter, making Yang Rongguang’s face turn bright red, "Don’t talk nonsense, this ginseng is real! Ah Yu wouldn’t deceive me with a fake!"

The relatives still didn’t believe it: "I think this box is the most real thing here."

"Just keep the box; let’s fry and eat this big radish, haha!"

"I already told you it’s real, why don’t you believe me!" Yang Rongguang was really frantic, he roared loudly, "You can laugh at my poverty, but saying that the ginseng Ah Yu gave me is fake is unacceptable!"

Yang Yu sighed internally. His dad was really honest.

People didn’t care whether the ginseng he sent was real or not; they just wanted to use this opportunity to mock a poor relative, to feel better about themselves, to not be the worst off.

Human nature is just that evil.

The grandfather’s face suddenly darkened: "Rongguang, if you’re poor and can’t afford to give gifts, I can overlook that. If you gave fake ginseng, I could pretend not to know. But to give fake ginseng and still act defiantly, do you think we are all fools?"

Even the grandfather said this, and Yang Rongguang’s stubborn temperament flared up: "Dad, if the ginseng I gave is fake, I will immediately kneel down and slap myself with dozens of big slaps!"

"You!" The grandfather was also infuriated. The elder aunt hurriedly advised, "Dad, don’t be angry. My brother-in-law is coming home for the first time; it’s normal for him to want to make a good impression. We should understand."

The second aunt also comforted continuously: "Dad, since it’s my brother-in-law’s first time coming home, let’s be tolerant. We wouldn’t want him going back and saying that his wife’s family has no manners..."

"After bullying others, you still want to pretend to be a good person; it truly disgusts me," Yang Yu spoke out, "You mock me and my dad for being poor, we might ignore it. But questioning mine and my dad’s integrity, sorry, I can’t stand that."

"Like father, like son!" The grandfather looked at Yang Yu with disgust, "If you stop now, I’ll let this matter slide. But if you want to continue puffing yourself up, then you and your family can take your radish and go home."

"We can leave right now, but we absolutely cannot allow ourselves to be slandered and leave without clearing our names," Yang Yu said. "Is there a pharmacy in the village? Whether this ginseng is real or fake, wouldn’t the pharmacist know?"

"Isn’t Liu Ting’s mother-in-law running a pharmacy? Why haven’t they arrived?" the elder aunt said. "Make a call and check where they are. Let her husband come and take a look, no?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than a couple, not yet thirty, walked in: "Aunt, you called for us?"

"Yes," said the second aunt; "Xiao Ting, doesn’t Lu Xu’s family own a pharmacy? Does Lu Xu know how to identify medicinal herbs?"

"Mom, that’s a piece of cake," Lu Xu brimmed with confidence, "What medicinal herb do we need to appraise... Hm?"

Lu Xu immediately walked up to the ginseng, stared intently at it, and didn’t speak for a long time.

After a while, he sharply inhaled, "This Changbai Mountain wild ginseng is at least two hundred years old. Grandpa, who gave this to you?"

"It really is ginseng, and it’s two hundred years old at that!" Everyone was stunned, and they turned to look at the father and son of the Yang Family with very complicated expressions.

The elder aunt casually asked, "Never mind who gave this; can you just tell us how much this ginseng is worth?"

"This kind of ginseng is priceless; you can’t find it in the market," Lu Xu said earnestly, "Grandpa, if you trust me, I can help you auction it off at the Tianhai City auction house, with a starting bid of at least two million."

"A starting bid of two million!" Everyone’s eyes bulged greatly, and the grandfather even stood up abruptly from his chair, "Are you sure?"