Luo Liansheng suddenly displayed a murderous intent, startling Luo Ziling.
However, he was quite gratified; it seemed that in his absence, Grandfather Luo would handle things more freely.
During his days in Yanjing, Luo Liansheng would have many reservations about his actions.
The grandfather and grandson did not discuss future travels to Europe but instead spoke about recent events, especially the dramatic occurrences of the day. In the afternoon, they’d already talked a bit, but after the TV program aired, it garnered a lot of public discussion. Luo Liansheng wanted to give Luo Ziling a warning to keep him grounded.
Luo Ziling acted very high-profile, a fact that Luo Liansheng well understood.
Luo Ziling’s flamboyance drove many young people mad, especially his fans. They all cheered for him, and his Weibo was flooded with their comments and private messages.
In the afternoon, Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin both tried to log in to Weibo, but their phones crashed due to the sheer number of private messages and notifications, which overwhelmed their devices. On various online forums, including Luo Ziling’s own discussion board, there were posts everywhere commenting on his performance today. While these young people praised Luo Ziling, they also approved of his actions and the courage he showed.
Luo Liansheng feared that Luo Ziling might lose his sense of reality, so he needed to pour some cold water on the situation.
"Grandfather, I understand," Luo Ziling said, respecting Luo Liansheng’s wishes, and smiled: "Many people support me, but many are dissatisfied as well!"
Those who disapproved of Luo Ziling’s actions were, naturally, those of the older generation.
Many people criticized Luo Ziling, lamenting that he was too conspicuous and arrogant, not considering the respected elders at such a special meeting, disregarding their opinions entirely, driven by his desire to show off.
Numerous people said he had low emotional intelligence, and others claimed that his ambition was too high, predicting future setbacks.
Some traditional medical practitioners condemned Luo Ziling’s drivel, arguing that a young person like him shouldn’t belittle classic traditional medicine works. Many elders voiced their opinions, stating that the "Inner Canon of Huangdi", "Treatise on Cold Pathogenic Diseases", "Compendium of Materia Medica", and "Thousand Golden Remedies" are enduring medical classics that remain unsurpassed, the "gold standard" for generations to reference. Who is Luo Ziling, so young, to overturn these masterpieces?
They also mocked Luo Ziling by comparing current online literature to classical masterpieces, saying he resembled modern web novel authors who, after achieving some success, disregarded works like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Dream of the Red Chamber", and "Journey to the West", belittling these medical classics while claiming he would create new medical classics, dismissing it all as nonsense.
In these matters, Luo Liansheng and Luo Ziling shared the same attitude because Luo Ziling held these beliefs too. After hearing from Dong Xiaowan and Wang Feiyang about the online backlash, he was quite upset and immediately posted a rebuttal online in Luo Liansheng’s name.
Of course, Dong Xiaowan helped him post it; Luo Liansheng wasn’t familiar with online activities given his age and the years spent in the Northwest.
The content of the post, which he asked Dong Xiaowan to publish, defended Luo Ziling, suggesting that while these medical works are classics, future generations should identify their errors and correct them, incorporating subsequent research. As science continually progresses, anyone with discernment can see issues within some content of these old medical works, which definitely require correcting.
If descendants cannot surpass writings from hundreds or thousands of years ago, that’s simply a tragedy.
He also solemnly announced in the post that over the next few years, he and Luo Ziling plan to gather some traditional medical experts to systematically compile new traditional medical works to preserve for posterity.
Luo Liansheng’s statement carried weight; Luo Yuqing shared it on Luo Ziling’s Weibo, quickly causing it to be widely reposted and to become a trending topic on Weibo and Baidu.
Luo Ziling’s medical skills are outstanding, taught by his grandfather, Luo Liansheng, whose skills are even more remarkable—this is everyone’s belief and indeed the truth.
Thus, Luo Liansheng’s statement immediately garnered overwhelming praise, with many in the industry eager for him to lead in compiling traditional medical texts and materials to invigorate the field.
Anyhow, the internet was abuzz this afternoon, and the pair of grandfather and grandson almost dominated the scene.
"Grandfather, with people supporting us and opposing us, the situation becomes lively!" After discussing these matters with Luo Liansheng, Luo Ziling chuckled and said, "If everyone only supported us, it wouldn’t be so lively."
"True!" Luo Liansheng nodded, but still warned Luo Ziling seriously: "At any time, you must remain calm."
"Grandfather, I will remember!"
After talking for nearly an hour, Yang Qingyin and Ling Ruonan finally emerged from the kitchen.
Their expressions were relatively relaxed, indicating there had been no quarrels.
This relieved Luo Ziling.
"Grandfather Luo, Ziling, I’m heading back!" Yang Qingyin directly said goodbye upon leaving the kitchen.
"Then I’ll walk you out!" Luo Ziling promptly stood up.
Yang Qingyin did not refuse.
"I’ll come by again after returning from my grandfather’s," Luo Ziling whispered his plan to Yang Qingyin as they walked out of the house.
"Okay!" Yang Qingyin lightly responded without any other indication.
"What did you and my mom just talk about?" Luo Ziling asked curiously.
He noticed that Yang Qingyin’s mood was not as high as he expected.
"Talked about recent situations with your mom," Yang Qingyin softly said, "I’ll elaborate when you come over later, okay?"
"Alright!" Luo Ziling didn’t press further and said apologetically, "I didn’t expect my mom would take me to visit my grandparents."
"Makes sense!" Yang Qingyin replied considerately, "You’re about to leave, visiting them before you go is only appropriate."
"Tonight, I’ll keep you company, as you desire." Luo Ziling mischievously grinned while pinching Yang Qingyin’s cheek.
Yang Qingyin shot a disapproving glance at him but didn’t react with the irritation he anticipated.
The two didn’t speak much further; Yang Qingyin soon left, driven by Ye Xiaoli.
Once Yang Qingyin departed, Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan prepared to go to Ling Mingrui’s place.
Luo Liansheng left the villa with them as well.
Luo Ziling informed Luo Liansheng that he would visit the school the next morning and discuss matters with him then.
On the way to Ling Mingrui’s residence, Ling Ruonan took the initiative to talk about her conversation with Yang Qingyin.
"I told her, if Yang Yunlin and Yang Qingye continue making a mess, the Yang Family and Luo Family could end up as mortal enemies. Forget about you two being together; living peacefully between the families would become an issue. I advised her to find a way to manage this affair, at least by controlling Yang Qingye, or things will become troublesome."
Ling Ruonan’s blunt words took Luo Ziling by surprise.