System Came When the Doctor was Thirty

"All these years, do you know what kind of life I’ve had in the Mu Family?"

"If it weren’t for Mom and Dad forcing me to give your dad the opportunity to study, to take the exam for him, the position your dad is in now should have been mine..."

"I wouldn’t have had to marry Mu the Second!!~"

"Aunt..." Upon hearing this, Cao Qi’s expression changed slightly. Obviously, he was aware of this past.

Cao Qinghua moved forward aggressively, cursing: "My brother is useless, has no talent at all. Not only has he not helped me all these years, but he also took from me..."

"Of course, Mom and Dad are also my parents, so I won’t say much more."

"Now, it’s come to this, and you’ve come to insult me too, right? Huh?"

Cao Qinghua pointed at Cao Qi’s nose: "Why did we do it? Because my dad was sick, and my family had no money. I couldn’t just stand by and watch my dad die!"

"So I had to shamelessly and at all costs find ways to get my money back."

Cao Qinghua continued to scold: "When your grandpa got sick and needed money, where were your dad and mom?"

"What was your dad’s good son doing!~" Cao Qinghua shouted somewhat hysterically.

Cao Qi was silent for a while, took two steps back, and said coldly: "Aunt, my dad may not have much ability, but the money he gave was clean."

"When Grandpa was sick, my dad also gave money. At that time, I was still studying."

"If Grandpa really had an accident because of lack of money... well, that’s fate!~" Cao Qi’s voice trembled slightly.

"Fate?"

Cao Qinghua’s face became distorted: "Do you even understand what fate is? You don’t!"

"You don’t understand what favoritism is!~"

"You don’t even understand my fate, how much I’ve missed out..."

"If I hadn’t saved my deadbeat father, I’d be a millionaire now, do you understand?"

"If it weren’t for me, my husband and his older brother wouldn’t have fallen out, and things wouldn’t have turned out like this."

"But at that time, your grandpa’s life and death, a life, in their eyes, was worth nothing." Cao Qinghua pounded the table.

"Was I wrong to save my dad? They only cared about business."

"What do you say I should do?" Cao Qinghua glared at Cao Qi, questioning with a grim expression.

"..."

After the meal, guests dispersed.

Lu Cheng and his family returned the same way, following the old custom of bringing Mu Nanshu to the Lu Family.

According to the custom in Zhao Market Town, after the engagement, the bride can visit the groom’s family and meet relatives the same day, but it’s optional.

Since it was nearby, Mu Nanshu naturally went along.

There were no guests at the Lu Family, and Lu Cheng’s uncle and aunt had left. It was just Lu Nanjia, Tian Hui, Lu Cheng, and Mu Nanshu sitting around the fireplace watching TV.

Lu Nanjia and Tian Hui discussed buying a house. Their plan was to see if they could gather a down payment in Han City for Lu Cheng, and then Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu could pay off the mortgage together.

Meanwhile, Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu were busy responding to messages from their research group.

Xie Yuan’an: "@Mu Nanshu, Xiao Mumu, this is the draft of our paper and the detailed data edited. If there are no issues, we can submit it soon."

"And congratulations to Xiao Mumu on the engagement!"

Ni Xixin: "@Lu Cheng, @Mu Nanshu, Brother Lu, Sister Mu, this is the liver injury animal model that Zhang Xibei and I have been working overtime on. The rabbits are still quite healthy, and all the data is excellent."

"Congratulations on the engagement to both of you!"

Zhang Xibei: "Same here, congrats to Brother Lu and Sister Shu on the engagement."

Chen Song: "Congrats to Xiao Lu and Xiao Mu. I’ve gathered nearly thirty sets of data, and by April, all the data should be collected."

Dai Linfang and Tong Yuan’an didn’t say anything in the small group!

After seeing these messages, Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu exchanged a glance, and Mu Nanshu replied: "Thank you all for your blessings."

"Teacher Chen, did you all plan this together?"

"We really liked everyone’s gifts."

Scientific articles and research progress as engagement gifts are indeed quite unique.

There’s a saying in academia, a high-quality SCI paper is enough for a dowry and betrothal gift.

Even the unspoken rules are enough.

Chen Song: "We started preparing this before the end of the year, but because Lu Cheng didn’t act properly, he tore up another engagement gift that Ni Xixin and Zhang Xibei planned to give."

"After returning, the two of them worked overtime and barely rested to rush the work."

Now, Lu Cheng understood why Dai Linfang remained silent in the group but sent a congratulatory message privately.

If Dai Linfang hadn’t pushed Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng wouldn’t have been forced to ’ruin’ the gift from Ni Xixin and Zhang Xibei.

Dai Linfang knew the truth and is now feeling guilty...

Actually, from Dai Linfang’s perspective, it wasn’t wrong. He just wanted to show himself. He joined the research group late, only squeezing in before the new year.

When they planned the engagement gift, he wasn’t aware of anything.

Besides expressing blessings and apologies, Dai Linfang also included a note of advice.

"Brother Lu, I’ve been thinking for a long time lately, mainly wanting to report to you on three issues."

"The first is about the ’patent’ monetization and practical application of our research group."

"The purpose of constructing animal models is to provide experimental data for the efficacy of techniques. Also, it’s to offer a trial-and-error cost before the techniques enter the clinic."

"So, actually, if the animal model can be constructed very maturely, it can be sold. This is commercial application."

"Of course, there’s also a wider range of practical application. If Brother Lu in the future leads a clinical group, the junior doctors and new doctors in the clinical group can practice surgical skills with animal models, reducing a lot of costs."