It was around ten o'clock on Wednesday morning, and Lin Jie was in the office of the Affiliated Hospital, studying medical records when his two students, Fang Huanru and Yan Beichen, knocked and entered.

The two of them were pushing a wheelchair inside.

The wheelchair was stacked with at least a dozen to twenty packages of varying sizes, piled up full.

"Why are there so many packages, are they all for me?" Lin Jie was somewhat surprised.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, it's a peak period for gift-giving, and with Lin Jie's status and position, those coming to give gifts were naturally endless.

However, Lin Jie never accepted valuable gifts from outsiders.

He only accepted some local specialties sent by neighbors and acquaintances.

But receiving so many packages in one day was still a bit unexpected.

Fang Huanru softly said, "Teacher, these packages were all sent from the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan. I guess they were tokens of appreciation from the injured people you saved during the earthquake."

Yan Beichen laughed and said, "Teacher, this must have been organized by someone over there, otherwise, so many packages wouldn't have arrived at the same time."

Lin Jie picked up a few packages to look at them.

The address column was indeed all from the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan.

The accompanying notes on the package slips read things like "Dr. Lin, I have fully recovered, thank you!" "I can work on the ground now" "Homemade specialty, a little token of appreciation!"

"Teacher, do you want us to help you open the packages and take a look?"

Seeing Yan Beichen holding a package with an eager look on her face, Lin Jie laughed and said, "Sure, open and take a look..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a ripping sound right next to his ear.

Turning his head, Lin Jie saw that Fang Huanru had already swiftly torn open a package and couldn't help but secretly note, the temptation to open a package really is irresistible for girls.

"Wow, teacher, look, this is a big piece of cured meat!"

"Cured duck! Cured chicken!"

"Ah... what is this... a rat? Such a big rat, it scared me to death!"

Standing by, Fang Huanru picked up the package Yan Beichen had thrown down and immediately said with joy, "You just don't know a good thing, do you? This is a processed bamboo rat, a rare delicacy."

"Hehe, six bamboo rats, so many..." Lin Jie clearly noticed Fang Huanru's throat making a swallowing motion.

"This package contains dried mountain mushrooms and fungi!"

"Dried bamboo shoots! Oh... there's even snake meat."

Fang Huanru and Yan Beichen enthusiastically opened all the packages, revealing a large heap of cured and wild meats, along with a decent amount of dried bamboo shoots, mountain mushrooms, and wild vegetables.

Yan Beichen smacked her lips, drooling, and said, "Teacher, look, with so many mountain and wild delicacies, can just you people finish it all?"

Lin Jie gave her a side glance and said to Fang Huanru, "Take some of each type and organize a gathering or something with your group."

"Hehe, thank you, teacher!"

Fang Huanru responded with a smile in her eyes, then she and Yan Beichen started dividing the items "one for you, one for me" style.

"Teacher, we know you have a regular meeting every Wednesday. Actually, we have our own small gathering too."

Fang Huanru explained, "We generally gather on Wednesdays as well, mostly at restaurants around the school or hospital, and we've even had one at my home."

Lin Jie said softly, "You all are from the same school, so it's good to communicate and deepen your relationships more frequently."

He recalled something and hurriedly inquired, "I've heard, at the last free clinic, quite a few handsome guys and pretty girls asked for your contact information; how's it going, any progress?"

Fang Huanru said in a calm tone, "I haven't had that kind of thought temporarily."

"As far as I know, among the girls here, nothing much happened. However, Guo Peng and Wei Hongyang, those two guys, seem to be getting along quite well with two girls they met back then."

Lin Jie let out a small "oh," regrettably saying, "Each of you is quite good-looking, and all well-acquainted, isn't there anyone you've taken a liking to each other?"

"Two people studying medicine together, mutually promoting each other, such a lovely thing."

He speculated and asked, "Could it be you all believe in 'don't eat the grass by the nest'? Or is it because you're too familiar, that it's hard to make a move?"

Hearing this, Yan Beichen looked at Lin Jie, and said with a face full of grievance, "Teacher, I want to eat the grass by the nest, but...but the other party won't let me."

"Who is so stubborn?" Lin Jie immediately got interested.

Yan Beichen hesitated for a moment and said, "Senior Brother Zeng Yang!"

Zeng Yang, usually quiet, is a patient, meticulous, and introverted guy. Strangely, he pairs well with the somewhat carefree Yan Beichen.

Lin Jie pursued, "Yan Beichen, what's going on? Did this guy explicitly reject you?"

Yan Beichen shook her head, saying, "Not really."

"I'm quite good to him, often hanging around him for no reason and frequently giving him snacks. He can't not feel my special treatment toward him."

"Yet, he has always been indifferent, with nothing special to show."

Lin Jie saw Fang Huanru rolling her eyes on the side and asked, "Fang Huanru, what's your take on this?"

Fang Huanru said softly, "Junior Sister Yan, had you not mentioned it today, I wouldn't have known you were interested in Junior Brother Zeng."

"You are naturally outgoing, being warm to everyone."

"It's normal for Junior Brother Zeng not to notice your interest, also some guys are just simple-minded and insensitive to affection."

Yan Beichen's eyes widened with joy, she asked, "Senior Sister Fang, do you mean that Senior Brother Zeng is not deliberately keeping a distance from me to make me back off on my own, but maybe he just hasn't figured out my feelings?"

Fang Huanru nodded, "That's possible..."

Fang Huanru and Yan Beichen took about one-third of the items, and when Lin Jie asked Guan Muhua to come and tidy up, Cheng Xingguang suddenly appeared and saw it.

Lin Jie just politely made a remark, unexpectedly, the person was really impolite.

He took away another third, not stopping there; he even tried to take the only two remaining bamboo rats and a few prepared snakes entirely.

That couldn't happen.

Lin Jie hurriedly refused, "Dean Cheng, don't be too over the top, two bamboo rats are fine, we also need a treat, plus I need to show some respect to my father-in-law."

Cheng Xingguang clicked his tongue and said, "Bamboo rats are indeed a good thing."

Watching regretfully as Guan Muhua moved the items away, he turned to Lin Jie and said, "Expert Lin, I came to you to discuss something."

"Next spring, our hospital, in collaboration with the Heidelberg University Hospital in Germany, will have an exchange activity about hospital management and medical skills."

"Given your reputation, they specifically reached out, hoping you could join this event."

Lin Jie responded nonchalantly, "Medical skills exchange? Sure, I don't have much of a problem with that."

Cheng Xingguang smiled and said, "Great! Just submit your passport and ID to the hospital office, they'll handle the visa for you!"

Lin Jie was stunned and asked, "Do I have to go to Germany?"

Cheng Xingguang replied, "Yes, last time they came to us; this time we're going to them."

"I know well that your German is excellent, saves the need for a translator."

Lin Jie pursued the question, "When exactly is it? I'm worried about the conjoined twins' separation surgery!"

"March 2nd, a total of five days."

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Xingguang said, "How about this, get the visa done first; if something really holds you here, you won't have to go."

Lin Jie remembered something and said, "I haven't gotten my passport yet..."

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