BHBF Chapter 85.3

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 85.3: Playful Son (60)

Shao Yu did not teach them how to solve cases, but to let them learn to see the essence through the phenomenon.

All four children looked thoughtful.

Shao Yu added: “The fate between people is not easy to come by. True love is not only precious between husband and wife. Close friends, friendly brothers, respectful fathers and filial sons are all very rare.”

“If you meet one, remember to cherish it.”

When they were almost home, Shao Jialiang, who had ignored his brother for a long time, suddenly came forward, tugged at his brother’s sleeve, lowered his head and said, “I want to stay in your room tonight.”

When the two brothers had a good relationship, they often slept with their feet touching each other. But since they had a conflict, not to mention sleeping with their feet touching each other, they even didn’t want to look at each other more when they passed by each other’s door.

Shao Jiashan did not shake him off, but responded vaguely.

They were brothers and had no deep hatred for each other. After quarreling for so long, the two of them reconciled and felt closer to each other.

Seeing that they had reconciled, Shao Jiashu leaned against Shao Yu again and said, “Daddy, I will walk with you every day.”

Shao Yu nodded with a smile.

Xiao Han waited at home for a whole night, and only saw the children come back in the late night. She wanted to complain a few words, but when she saw that everyone looked tired, she swallowed her words.

Shao Yu said: “You have worked hard today. You can get up an hour later tomorrow.”

The other children all agreed, but Shao Jiashan said stubbornly, “I want to get up normally. I want to read!”

He was stimulated and only wanted to acquire the same medical skills as Shao Yu as soon as possible, so he began to have some wild ideas.

Shao Yu did not stop him when he heard this.

The next morning, Shao Yu got up at the usual time. Shao Jiashan was already waiting outside, but he looked listless and it was obvious that he was forcing himself to get up.

“There’s still time for you to go to sleep now.” Shao Yu said.

Shao Jiashan shook his head vigorously and said, “No, I’m not sleepy.”

Seeing that this silly child was so stubborn and refused to give up even after being given the chance, Shao Yu took him out for a walk. Now the house where the Shao family lived was very small and there was no big yard for them to take a walk in the morning, so they could only walk outside the house.

Perhaps because there are so many plants and trees outside in the morning, there is a thin layer of morning mist. The morning mist is full of water vapor, and just one breath makes people feel refreshed.

However, this refreshed state did not improve Shao Jiashan’s depressed state at all.

He returned home too late last night, and after washing up and talking with his brother for a while, he fell asleep much later than usual, not even an hour later.

Shao Jiashan’s pace became slower and slower, and he gradually stopped. Finally, his body tilted. If Shao Yu had not quickly supported him, the silly child would have fallen into the moat by the roadside.

“Are you really not going back to sleep?” Shao Yu asked again.

Shao Jiashan was still being stubborn, but he was already thinking that he must get a good sleep this morning.

Shao Yu said: “Okay, then walk a little more today to keep yourself alert.”

Shao Jiashan complained bitterly in his heart, but he still looked very tough.

Because they walked an extra circle, Shao Yu and his son obviously came back later than usual. When they got home, Shao Jiashu had already gotten up. When she saw Shao Yu, she complained, “Why didn’t Dad call me when he went out?”

Shao Yu said: “It’s okay, your brother is very energetic, he can accompany you for a walk.”

Shao Jiashan’s face was frozen, but when his sister looked over, he patted his chest and said, “Okay, isn’t it just one more walk?”

Shao Jiashu said: “Then Daddy should come too.”

Shao Yu nodded. He didn’t mind walking one more or one less lap.

Shao Jiashu looked at Xiao Han next to her and said, “Mom, you have to come with us too.”

Xiao Han’s face was full of confusion. After all, this was usually an activity between father and son, and she never got involved.

Shao Jiashu insisted: “We are a family, so naturally we should go out together.”

Xiao Han was so worried that she was reluctant to move, but she could not resist the persuasion of her family.

After breakfast, Shao Jiashu stood up and urged everyone.

Shao Jiashan followed the crowd with a stiff face.

Shao Jialiang had just reconciled with his brother, so he paid special attention to his every move. Seeing that his brother fell behind, he hurriedly turned around and pulled him up.

After finally completing this last lap and returning home, Shao Jiashan could no longer hold on. He hurried back to his room, lay down, and fell asleep.

When he woke up, it was already dark and the quilt was still neatly covered on his body.

“You’re awake.”

Shao Yu’s voice scared Shao Jiashan.

Shao Yu lit the light and said, “I almost thought something happened to you.”

Shao Jiashan said somewhat embarrassedly: “Dad, it’s my fault. I made you worry.”

Shao Yu asked: “What else?”

Seeing that Shao Yu did not blame him but looked worried, Shao Jiashan felt a little guilty and said, “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have disobeyed you. I didn’t want to get up in the morning, but I forced myself to get up.”

Shao Yu looked at him. In fact, among the three children, he was most worried about Shao Jiashan.

Shao Jiashu is smart, Shao Jialiang is steady, but Shao Jiashan, although the eldest son, has not developed any good habits because Xiao Han has let him do whatever he wants for many years.

“Shan’er, I don’t know what you’ve been thinking about lately, but I feel like you’re a little impatient.” Shao Yu said gently, “I’m your father. You can tell me anything. I’ll never be angry with you. I’m just afraid that you’re holding everything in your heart.”

Shao Jiashan was stunned when he heard this. He had indeed been living in anxiety every day during this period of time.

Since arriving in Lingnan, seeing that his home was completely different from before, and seeing Shao Yu dragging his sick body to work as a small county magistrate, he wanted to do something, but he didn’t know what he could do.

He said that studying was hard and practicing martial arts was tiring, and he was indeed afraid of hardship and fatigue, but at the same time, he was also very realistic and did not see any hope on these two paths. He knew that even if he studied for another ten years, he might not achieve any results.

At first, he was confused about what he could do. He wanted to help Shao Yu, but he didn’t know where to start.

He was thinking of waiting for his younger brother to pass the imperial examination and become an official, so that he could help his father in the officialdom. But what about himself?

Thinking of Shao Yu’s health, he decided to study medicine.

But after he really decided, he only wanted to learn it as soon as possible, but this was not so easy. He watched Shao Yu diagnose pulses every day and saw how powerful Shao Yu was.

But such a capable father still couldn’t cure his illness.

He began to worry that he was starting too late again. He was always anxious and restless. Years of absurdity made him never confident in himself.

Perhaps it was because Shao Yu’s gaze was too loving, Shao Jiashan blurted out everything in his heart at this moment.

Shao Yu also felt a little guilty. He had always thought that Shao Jiashan was a heartless person, but he didn’t expect that he would think so much.

Shao Yu patted his shoulder and said, “Like I told your sister yesterday, don’t worry.”

“But I realized it too late.” Shao Jiashan said with his head down.

“The sage said, if you hear the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening.” Shao Yu continued, “You are still so young, you have a lot of time.”

“I have time, but does Daddy have time?” Shao Jiashan couldn’t help but ask.

He didn’t know what disease Shao Yu had, nor did he know how long Shao Yu could live.

Shao Yu looked at his son’s sincere eyes and was stunned for a moment. He didn’t even know whether he should continue with his original excuse about the terminal illness.

“If you study medicine, you should know about emotional diseases.” Shao Yu said.

Shao Jiashan nodded.

The cause of some diseases is not other things but emotions. The so-called emotions are actually a person’s mood.

When people are in a bad mood, their health can easily deteriorate. For example, modern breast cancer is most likely caused by a difficult life and long-term depression.

Shao Yu said: “If we can’t find the cause, maybe it’s an emotional disease.”

Shao Jiashan frowned slightly and said, “Can emotional illness heal itself without medication?”

Shao Yu said: “When I was in the capital, the situation was turbulent and I was always worried, fearing that the emperor would punish me one day. And you were away from home every day. When I thought of you, I was worried and couldn’t sleep all night.”

“As a result, I felt a sense of depression in my chest every day, which I could not relieve. Over time, my health became worse and worse.”

“But after arriving here, I don’t need to worry about the things in the capital, nor do I need to worry about you. Although my position is low, I actually live a very happy life every day, and that depression has never appeared again.”

“Jiashan, you saved me.”

Hearing Shao Yu say this, Shao Jiashan was slightly stunned.

But soon, he came to his senses and cried, “I didn’t save you, I hurt you.”

Shao Yu touched Shao Jiashan’s head. In fact, when his original body passed away, he was less than fifty years old.

The original body was upright all his life and never showed favoritism. His mood at that time was exactly the same as Shao Yu described. He had to worry about the volatile political situation as well as his incompetent eldest son.

Such internal and external anxiety caused the original body’s health to deteriorate, and finally reached its peak when the news came that Shao Jiashan had died at the border.

“You didn’t harm me. You became like that because of me. I’m not a good father and I didn’t teach you well.” Shao Yu said.

Shao Jiashan is a person who is soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If Shao Yu scolded him, he would probably be stubborn to the end. But now Shao Yu took all the blame on himself, and Shao Jiashan felt even more guilty.

“I want to go faster. I have wasted so many years. I want to become successful faster,” said Shao Jiashan.

Shao Yu said, “This matter cannot be rushed.”

Modern medical students who receive systematic education still have to study for so many years, let alone in ancient times when the medical system was not yet perfect.

Shao Jiashan said, “I also want to share the burden with my father, even if it’s just to help you treat a few more people.”

Shao Yu nodded and said, “Take your time. I’ll help you. More haste, less speed. The more impatient you are, the more trouble you’ll cause. If you had gotten up an hour later this morning and if you hadn’t been so stubborn and insisted on walking so many steps, would you have been so tired?”

Shao Jiashan seemed to have just remembered something and said a little aggrievedly, “I wasted another day.”

Shao Yu couldn’t help laughing and said, “Then let’s think of a way to make up for this lost day.”

Although Shao Yu had apprentices in the past, he still taught them according to the ways of this world and did not specifically organize a system for them, so what they learned was actually very miscellaneous.

Now knowing that Shao Jiashan was so anxious, Shao Yu began to organize the system and write teaching materials.

“If I study like this, can I be faster than others?” Shao Jiashan asked.

Shao Yu nodded.

Shao Jiashan asked again: “Can you tell others about this method?”