"I promise you that I will not fight with my sisters for any of the family properties. Also, I will care for you for the remaining years of your life."
Their son had already said it so sincerely, how heartless must they be to not allow their son to go to college? His parents then agreed on the spot. Vireo's grandmother, who had always been very frugal with her love for him, even took out two thousand dollars for him. His three sisters also forked out a thousand dollars each. Vireo, who was about to go to college, even left the house with a warm and fuzzy feeling.
Vireo spent seven years in college. In those years, he did not dare to date anybody in college. Even though many girls liked him because he was handsome, he was working and studying very diligently, and also because he was calm and sensible, Vireo knew that he had to return to the small county. Therefore, if he dated someone in college, he would hurt the girl.
Seven years of college life flew by very quickly. Vireo had also become very skilled and knowledgeable.
Although he had just graduated from medical school, h e was already a skilled surgeon. He had already been performing operations for three years.
Vireo was born to be a doctor. He was not nervous at all when he performed his first operation. That was because he knew that he had to save a person's life, so he could not be nervous and had to be calm.
Vireo was already a little famous in his college. However, he had always been thinking about going home.
His mentor advised him. "Just stay on campus."
Vireo smiled. "No, sir. I have to go home. I certainly will be in demand in my county. I don't have any big ambitions in this life. I just want to be a doctor, have a stable job and a stable income for the rest of my life, and then care for my parents for the remaining years o f their lives."
However, even such a wish was very difficult for Vireo to fulfill back then. That was because right after he had completed all the applications to return to his county of origin, he learned that from that year onwards, college students were not guaranteed a job anymore. Doctors were also no longer guaranteed a position after graduation. This news had actually spread like wildfire long ago. Therefore, many people i n the county who had strong connections had already made arrangements for their children long before the notice was given. That was why even when a high-achieving student like Vireo returned home, he had nowhere to go.
It was just a matter of one year. If he had gone to college one year earlier as he had hoped, things would not have turned out like that. He originally had thought that he could be a doctor in a hospital. However, after he completed his seven-year combined program and returned home, he was only able to be idle at home. Also, what was even more annoying was that one by one, he had completely turned down all of those opportunities in the big cities.
He was originally the pride of the family. However, when he returned home after studying for seven years, he found himself between jobs. Not only did the neighbors look down on him, but even his parents, his sisters, and also his grandparents were mocking him.
"You're about to be a thirty-year-old man soon! It's been almost eight years, not only have you not earned a penny for the family, but you have been using the family's money. In the end, you're already almost twenty-seven, but you are still living off your family!
His third sister had the worst temper. She was usually considered the youngest in the family so she had always been spoiled rotten. His third sister directly scolded Vireo in his face. "Why are you still alive? Why don't you just go to hell? Do you not mind the shame? College student? Oh, no! I should be calling you doctor instead. My brother, the doctor who is so full of himself, never mind the hospital in our county, but are you even able to get into a hospital in a small town? Doctor!"
He was able to! Vireo was very tempted to talk back to his sister. Of course, he was able to get into a hospital i n some small town. However, he was reluctant to waste everything that he had learned. That way, he would have become useless. Vireo had never been a person who gave up on himself. He had always believed that the cream would always rise to the top. H e was someone who had never admitted defeat.
Therefore, at the age of 26, Vireo had a very serious discussion with his parents, "Mom and Dad, can you give me two storefronts? I'll pay for the rent. I want to open a clinic! I certainly can make a name for myself!"
He wanted to pay to rent his own family's properties and open a clinic.
Lucius and his wife stared at Vireo blankly, and then Lucius said coldly, "Is this the first step of you taking over the Payne family's properties?"
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