Chapter 365: Chapter 212: The Unyielding Boss! (Part 2)

But reality is not about "if," and there’s no need to dwell on "if"; what everyone acknowledges is your present.

Xiao Lu’s present is very strong, very excellent, and it’s enough.

"I’m not even afraid even if you eat me." Lu Cheng sat casually, his tone relaxed, though his words were a bit greasy.

Mu Nanshu rolled his eyes at Lu Cheng. "Can’t be bothered with you. You’ve learned how to be glib."

"All of this is taught by society, we’re all students of society."

"If you can’t learn even the easiest glib tongue, how will you get by?" Lu Cheng’s response was very genuine, a bit helplessly so.

During his undergraduate years, Lu Cheng thought he might not have to study sociology, but the harshness of sociology made Lu Cheng’s "thought" a mere illusion.

Since he had to learn sociology, Lu Cheng decided to understand sociology thoroughly, mixing in some of his own elements to form his own worldview and values.

Among them, distinguishing love and hate clearly was what Lu Cheng wanted to do most.

For the clarity in this matter, even if it meant offending some teachers at Huashan Hospital, even if it might affect some future prospects, Lu Cheng didn’t regret it.

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Three hours later, Lu Cheng finally managed to pick up Professor Tong Yuan’an and the Professor Du Lianshan that Professor Tong Yuan’an mentioned.

Accompanying Professor Du Lianshan was another person, Cao Qiheng.

Honestly, if Cao Qiheng hadn’t introduced himself, Lu Cheng would never have guessed that such an honest person could be associated with the words "Senior Brother Cao Qiheng."

Cao Qiheng had a big head, very round, with large eyes and dark skin, giving off an ugly cute vibe of genuine realism.

"Teacher Du, Teacher Cao, you probably haven’t eaten yet, right? You’ve come a long way; let’s have a meal first?"

"What are your taste preferences like?" On the car, Lu Cheng asked very politely and formally.

Du Lianshan’s physique was thin and upright, with a standard oval face, eyebrows vertically aligned with the inner corners of his eyes, and the ends of his eyebrows connected to the wings of his nose and the ends of his eyes.

Professor Du’s demeanor was quite elegant and calm, nothing particularly special at first glance, but his hands were very long, almost resembling "Boss Liu," with particularly elongated upper limb joints!

"I’m fine with anything, I can go with the flow. What about you, Xiao Cao?" Du Lianshan’s real voice was much gentler than on the phone.

Cao Qiheng smiled honestly, his chubby face showing sincere dimples: "I’m good with anything too, Teacher Du, it’s mainly about your taste."

Lu Cheng then said: "Then let’s go to a Sha City Cuisine restaurant; it’s not very spicy. It’s the standard Sha City Cuisine taste."

Du Lianshan must’ve attended a conference in Sha City and tried Xiang cuisine; this kind of chain restaurant would cater to most people’s tastes, not being too spicy.

After Lu Cheng made this decision, Du Lianshan and the others started to appreciate Ji City’s feng shui.

Driving all the way to the ’Countryside’ parking lot, the group sat in a private room, checked the menu, and then Lu Cheng laughed and asked, "Teacher Du, Teacher Cao, what kind of wine do you prefer?"

"If you don’t have any preferences, you could try our Xiangxi’s ’Jiu Gui’ wine."

"Jiu Gui sounds good!" Professor Du Lianshan didn’t refuse either.

Tong Yuan’an also chimed in, "Teacher Du, this Xiangxi’s Jiu Gui is a heritage famous liquor, with a great taste. It’s a rich fragrance, with a sweet aftertaste."

"I’ve heard of it before and have actually tried it, but I’m not sure if it was authentic."

Du Lianshan said, "But drinking it here must surely be the most authentic."

"Dr. Lu, do you agree?"

Lu Cheng laughed and said, "It should be authentic; this is our specialty. With such a big establishment, the price isn’t cheap, so it shouldn’t be fake."

"By the way, Teacher Du, when you called me a few days ago, I was really flattered."

"And now that you’ve specially come to Ji City, it’s truly making me a bit anxious."

Lu Cheng directly brought the topic back to focus.

Tong Yuan’an continued to assist, "Remember, Lu Cheng, Professor Du is like the Taishan Beidou in our hand surgery field, a truly top-tier professor."

"The only chance I have to see Professor Du face-to-face is to register for his clinic or go to him for further study."

"In other settings, I wouldn’t even have a chance to meet Teacher Du."

Du Lianshan gently waved his hand, "Xiao Tong, are you speaking sarcastically or do you have a problem with me?"

"No, no, Teacher Du. Actually, having the chance to learn directly from you this time makes me also feel honored."

"I’ve been thinking on the way about which questions to ask you." Tong Yuan’an’s chubby face got serious.

Cao Qiheng’s chubby face couldn’t quite match up to Tong Yuan’an’s, and he smiled, "Junior Brother Lu, actually the intention of me and Professor Du, I slightly indicated in our earlier phone contact."

"I think you have quite a fate with our Huashan Hospital."

"We’ve already been like senior and junior brothers, you’re practically half a Huashan Hospital person."

Cao Qiheng felt that he was speaking quite nicely.

Lu Cheng said helplessly, "Perhaps it’s just that my own luck wasn’t good enough, so we have no destiny together."

"I don’t have such good fortune."

Du Lianshan directly said, "Xiao Lu, I only heard from Xiao Cao later that you were initially supposed to be Professor Dong Qilang’s student, but then something went awry."

"Is there something that’s bothering you about that?"

The people from Huashan Hospital had come over, and Tong Yuan’an also felt that some misunderstandings should be cleared up sooner rather than later.

So he said, "Professor Du, I’m not very clear on the details, but Xiao Lu shared some of his past with me before."

"The year he took the entrance exam, he was the top scorer in the written exam, but because your department’s annual master’s slots are so limited, he was still eliminated."