Lin Jie eventually left the charity dinner on an empty stomach.
Once An Kexin returned from greeting others, Lin Jie casually made up an excuse and said goodbye to the people coming to chat.
They first collected the saxophone, cane, and the set of baby ivory jewelry they had bid on, then drove back to the Golden Tripod Building, which was relatively close to the Binhai Grand Hotel.
Gently opening the door to their ho, they were surprised to find that An Weize was still awake, enjoying tea in the living room.
"Dad, it's almost midnight, why aren't you resting yet, did sothing happen?"
An Kexin looked concerned.
An Weize poured a cup of tea for both Lin Jie and An Kexin, and chuckled, "Don't worry unnecessarily, isn't Keng going to stop attending school starting next week? She spent the whole day out playing with so classmates."
"She ca back quite late tonight, and I also noticed she had been drinking."
An Kexin raised an eyebrow and angrily said, "She's still so young, how dare she drink outside? No way, I must…"
"Alright, alright, she just fell asleep a little while ago. Don't go and wake her up!"
An Weize stopped An Kexin from standing up and said, "She didn't drink much, just beca quite spirited, clinging to , asking to tell her stories from her childhood, and even sang to ."
Hearing this, An Kexin disagreed and angrily said, "Dad, isn't this what being drunk is? Does one have to act crazy and cause a scene to be considered drunk?"
An Weize snorted and retorted, "Of course that doesn't count as drunk. Don't you find this version of Keng adorable?"
"It's like she's gone back to when she was four or five, sticking to ."
"I clearly rember the first ti you got drunk, you puked all over yourself and hugged a pillow, calling for mom."
An Kexin felt rare embarrassnt that even her neck turned red, and she coyly said, "Dad, you must rember it wrong. Even when I'm drunk, I maintain my grace, alright?"
"Oh, Dad, Ajie successfully bid on a cane for you, it's made of rosewood."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jie quickly presented the cane and said, "Uncle, give it a try. If it doesn't feel right, I'll have soone adjust it."
An Weize took the cane, smiling, got up and walked a few steps with it, nodding, "Not bad, not bad, the weight and length are just right, and it's comfortable to hold."
"Ajie, you're very considerate."
"How was the charity dinner this ti? Any new happenings?"
An Kexin helped An Weize sit down again and laughed, "Dad, let tell you, our auction item was one of the spotlight pieces of the event, and they showed a short video about Lin Jie on site…"
An Kexin took the lead in storytelling, and Lin Jie supplented, and the two recounted the events of the charity dinner that evening.
After listening, An Weize frowned and said, "Luo Wantong must have other plans because of his inconsiderate actions; the Wantong Group is likely to make a big move next."
Hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help but admire An Weize's keen sense of perception.
He quickly said, "Later, Ye Hongqing told that Luo Wantong's actions were probably aid at making a strong impression on the Executive Vice Mayor, targeting a major project led by the mayor."
An Weize acknowledged with a sound and sighed, "Ye's intelligence is very much attuned; if he says so, there must be so truth to it. However, at the mayoral level, it's beyond my reach."
"If Ye Hongqing knew about this possibility, then surely, the inford heads of those major groups would also know. Let them be the ones to worry about this matter."
An Kexin laughed, "Dad, let tell you, at the charity dinner, the Wantong Group was evidently isolated and targeted."
"Their donation piece encountered total silence, and in the end, it was Kangning Hospital that took it at the starting price."
An Weize chuckled dismissively, "Is Kangning Hospital trying to express goodwill and seek new alliances? However, with Luo Wantong's arrogance, I doubt he would accept this gesture."
"Kangning Hospital's reputation has been lingering in the doldrums."
Saying this, he couldn't help but glance at Lin Jie.
In the current situation, Kangning Hospital has been outshone solely by Lin Jie.
As long as Lin Jie maintains his current standing, unless Kangning Hospital obtains Lin Jie's complete forgiveness, they shouldn't think about making a coback in Binhai.
When Anlin Hospital and the other hospitals in the Phoenix Mountain District begin operations, Kangning Hospital's circumstances will worsen.
An Weize also knows that Kangning Hospital has quietly started a self-rescue strategy.
They've invested a lot in advertising in neighboring provinces and cities, intending to offset the reduction in local patients with those from other places.
"Uncle An, there's one more thing. Ye Hongqing told that so people up above have said that I am too young and need to be held back a bit!"
Lin Jie then recounted the news he got from Ye Hongqing in detail.
An Weize's expression darkened, and after pondering for a while, he said, "This news can't be considered good, nor can it be considered bad. Ajie, your age does indeed make you very young."
"The people above might think that giving you too much honor might make you easily satisfied and complacent."
"Another concern might be that if they give you the honor now, later on, when you achieve more, there will be an awkward situation where there's nothing left to reward you with,"
he sighed and said, "Many people have a habit of giving final judgnt only after one's life story is complete."
"The current reality is that many people are only recognized as academicians of the two academies when their pri inventive years are over, and they're at an age for retirent."
At this, An Weize reminded, "Ah Jie, if this thinking becos mainstream, even if you accomplish great things in the future, you might face obvious suppression in award selections and social honors."
Lin Jie chuckled lightly, not minding too much, and said, "It's fine as long as my actual economic benefits are not affected."
"After all, I'm not navigating the bureaucratic waters; my work is healing and saving people, doing dical research, not bearing various honors and titles to go around giving presentations and speeches."
An Weize nodded lightly and said, "Ah Jie, it's best if you can think like that."
He chuckled again and said, "When you achieve a level where no one can ignore it and can't deny it, then at that ti, no one can use any excuse to stop you."
Lin Jie looked at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle, his tone calm, "Uncle An, Kexin, my long-term goal is only one, and that is the Nobel Prize in Physiology."
"This is my promise to myself, and other honors and awards won't an much to ."
An Weize and An Kexin exchanged a glance; this was the first ti Lin Jie had candidly shared his goal with them.
But this Nobel Prize in Physiology...
An Weize seriously said, "Ah Jie, you're so young, as long as you work hard, anything is possible."
"Gurgle..."
At this ti, Lin Jie's stomach inconveniently growled.
An Kexin stood up and explained with a smile, "Dad, Ah Jie and I haven't eaten anything yet. At the charity gala, there was no ti to eat at all; people ca one after another to et Ah Jie."
"Ah Jie, I'll go make so wontons. You stay here and chat with dad. Dad, do you want so too?"
"Make half a bowl."
As he was now in the mood to eat, An Weize suddenly rembered sothing and said, "Ah Jie, a while ago, did you not diagnose Slophel's nephew with epilepsy just through his laughter on a video call?"
"Yes, that did happen!" Lin Jie responded softly.
"That Slophel now knows that it was you who cured my tumor."
"At that ti, I had privately asked him to invite so top neurosurgeons in the United States for , so he's well aware of the difficulty of my brain tumor surgery."
"Because of my case and your diagnosis of his nephew's epilepsy, Slophel is very impressed with you. He will co to Binhai this month and hopes to invite you to a al to express his gratitude in person."
Lin Jie casually replied, "No problem, I should be able to make ti."
"Ah Jie..."
An Weize hesitated for a mont but then spoke, "Keng will start learning dical skills with you on Monday, and I know you're very strict in this regard."
"Keng is only seventeen this year and has hardly faced any hardships…"
"Uncle An, you don't need to worry."
Lin Jie smiled lightly and said, "Keng, like Miaomiao, is my sister. I have a good sense of her limits, and even if I test her, it won't exceed her limits."
"Honestly, Uncle An, I really think highly of Keng; her talent is quite decent."
Lin Jie thought for a mont and continued, "Let make an agreent with you, half a year."
"In half a year, if Keng can persist and perform well in all aspects, I will do my best to train her."
"If Keng can't bear the hardship or doesn't perform well in so aspects, then her future will be left to you to arrange, how does that sound?"
An Weize nodded satisfactorily and said, "Alright, we'll agree on half a year."
"Regardless of the outco after half a year, Keng will have learned a lot and grown a lot under your guidance."
"Though studying dicine is tough, I do hope Keng can persevere because she's serious about studying dicine. Hold on one mont, I'll show you sothing."
An Weize went upstairs, and when he ca back, he was holding a pair of girl's jeans.
Lin Jie took it and noticed that the pant legs had been cut into strips and then sewn back together.
Only the stitches were quite unsightly.
"What's this?"
An Weize proudly smiled and said, "This is Keng's work; she uses surgical needle holders and suture needles to practice stitching every day, quite diligently..."
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