Chinese medicine: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 155 Warm Hospitality (Subscription Request)

Zhou Yanqing hasn't enjoyed the New Year reunion with his family for a long time. Because he seldom returns home, he has almost no invitations from his friends in junior high and high school.

You need to interact more with friends so that the friendship will become deeper and deeper. If you are away from home for a long time, you will slowly find that there are fewer and fewer friends around you.

When Zhou Yanqing was alone, many of his classmates already had families. Zhou Yanqing opened the chat box of his high school good friend several times, but after seeing the other party’s circle of friends, Zhou Yanqing backed off.

On New Year's Eve, Zhou Yanqing greeted his friends and teachers one by one as usual, and chatted with his family while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Grandpa and grandma went out of their way to make dumplings during the meal.

Uncle Zhou Hongqian asked, "Little Stone, do you have a chance to stay in Shashi and work in the future? I heard that now in order to be a doctor in a good hospital in Shashi, you have to have a doctorate degree to compete."

There was no mocking tone in Zhou Hongqian's voice; he simply showed his serious concern for Zhou Yanqing's future.

He is the first person in the family to go to college, and he is now at a very high level of education, so many people tend to treat him better.

"If you work hard, you still have a chance. If you don't work hard, you have no chance at all."

"Medical employment is indeed very competitive!~"

"I'll know what's going on later." Zhou Yanqing peeled the peanut shells and rubbed the peanut skins.

Eating peanuts with the skin on will make your mouth taste astringent.

My cousin sighed and said, "In our company, college graduates are rare, but your hospital doesn't even want graduate students."

“I really regret not studying hard before.”

My cousin Zhou Qi went to college after vocational high school and now works in an agency company. Her performance is average and she is currently developing in Heng City.

"Yes, now that I think about it, it is better to study. No matter how useless Xiao Shitou is, his salary in the county hospital will be higher than ours." The cousin said honestly.

But after thinking for a while, he said, "Since Xiao Shitou has a doctorate, he will definitely not go back to the county hospital. He must go to the city."

"If I have a child in the future and he can get into college, I will let him study medicine, so that I can take care of him when the time comes..."

My cousin works outside with my sister-in-law. My cousin is in the decoration business. He goes out early and comes back late, and he earns a living by hard work.

My sister-in-law works in a factory, working at irregular hours, and her overtime pay is only six or seven thousand, which is not even as much as Zhou Yanqing's current subsidy during his doctoral studies.

"Brother, studying medicine is really hard. It takes a lot of perseverance to stick to the end."

"If my nephew really wants to study medicine in the future, you can support him. If he doesn't want to, it's better not to choose for him."

"And once he studies medicine, you must be prepared to support him in his studies until he is 30 years old, not even a year can make a difference. The academic requirements will only become more and more demanding in the future." Zhou Yanqing made a three gesture very honestly.

Zhou Yanqing is 27 years old this year and in the first year of his doctorate. The doctorate in clinical medicine at Central South University is a four-year program, so he is actually 30 years old.

Zhou Yanqing has never missed a school year!
Zhou Yanheng looked at his cousin's example carefully and said in amazement, "Thirty years old?"

"I am 29 this year. If I have a child next year, I will have to support him until he is 60."

Zhou Yanheng looked at his father and seemed to give up the idea instantly.

At this time, my aunt and Zhou Yanqing's mother came down from upstairs. My aunt said in amazement, "Guess how many books there are in Zhou Yanqing's bookcase. Dozens of them."

"I heard that these are all things he had to complete during his undergraduate studies, and the books he took during his graduate studies don't count."

"Little Stone, do you have textbooks for your master's degree?"

Zhou Yanqing shook his head, took the sweet wine his mother brought, and said, "Masters programs are no longer equipped with standard textbooks. You have to learn everything on your own."

"The books we bought were also very expensive. We bought a set of books, the genuine ones cost several thousand yuan, and the pirated ones I bought cost about 500 or 600 yuan."

My aunt said, "Look, your brother and sister have less than half the textbooks of elementary and junior high school combined, and they just can't learn."

"It's good to read more!~"

"Third brother, you will be blessed in the future..." Aunt said to Zhou Yanqing's father with some envy.

Zhou Hongshan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, whether it is a blessing or not is another matter. Now I am just struggling to support him to study, and I have not earned anything else."

"You mentioned Yan Heng. You bought him a house in the city, and Xiao Qi also has her own house..."

"I don't think I can prepare anything for him."

If the money Zhou Yanqing used to study were accumulated from college to doctoral graduation, it would definitely be enough for a down payment on a house in an ordinary community in Heng City.

"Well, studying medicine is very expensive. The money for a house was spent on me by relying on my parents." Zhou Yanqing looked at his cousin again and joked.

In fact, it is true.

However, Zhou Yanqing does not regret it.

……

On New Year's Eve, Zhou Yanqing and Chen Yu watched the fireworks in the county and town through video. It can be seen that the fireworks on Chen Yu's side will be more brilliant and colorful.

Zhou Yanqing himself just bought a roll of firecrackers and a box of medium-sized fireworks, just to get involved and join in the fun.

Compared with Zhou Yanqing's family, his uncle's family is much better off and a little more luxurious.

However, we all celebrated the New Year together this year and there was no comparison or anything like that.

The fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's Eve lasted for at least half an hour. After Zhou Yanqing returned to his room upstairs, he could still see the bright lights outside the window.

Chen Yu was also staying up late with Zhou Yanqing.

"College bully, come to my house and play on the second day of junior high school. My parents asked me to invite you."

"I want to invite you too." Chen Yu said with a slight blush.

There is a tradition on the second day of the Chinese New Year to visit the mother-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings, but the two have not yet agreed on their engagement.

In fact, if one goes by the wishes of both parents, engagement can definitely be put on the agenda, but neither of them wants it to happen so quickly.

"I will definitely come then. What do your parents like? The second day of the New Year is considered as New Year's greetings. It would be impolite to come empty-handed." Zhou Yanqing asked as he paced.

"My dad likes to drink tea, as for my mom, I'll buy her a gift." Chen Yu knew that Zhou Yanqing's cash flow must not be abundant.

"Or you can just bring a can of tea worth two or three hundred yuan for my dad, and don't buy anything else."

Zhou Yanqing thought for a moment and said, "I'll take a look when the time comes..."

On the first day of the new year, Zhou Yanqing followed his parents to his grandparents' home and reunited with his uncle for a day.

Go on the same day and return on the same day.

However, Zhou Yanqing came back alone, because Zhou Yanqing was going to Chen Yu's house tomorrow, and Zhou Yanqing's parents would stay with their grandparents until the third or fourth day of the Chinese New Year.

When the cousin sent Zhou Yanqing to the door of his house, he teased, "Little Stone, this means you are going to your father-in-law's house. Otherwise, grandpa and grandma would definitely not want you to go back today."

"I haven't really looked at you in a few years. I think about you every New Year."

"Cousin, I will visit my grandparents next time during the next holiday." Zhou Yanqing promised.

"Next time, your uncle and I won't be at home." After saying this, my cousin said, "You should rest first. You have to go see your father-in-law tomorrow. Go to bed early."

After saying that, he drove back. Looking at his cousin's taillights, Zhou Yanqing also had an indescribable feeling.

When I was a child, going to my uncle and grandparents’ house was the day I looked forward to most, because after not seeing them for a year, my uncle, cousin and grandparents would be especially nice to me.

It's better than seeing my grandparents and cousins ​​often.

However, nowadays, it seems that Zhou Yanqing's relationship with them has gradually become distant, except for his parents who are still close to them.

Even many times, their shadows were missing from Zhou Yanqing's memories and recollections.

Zhou Yanqing sighed for a while, then calmed down and started packing the things he was going to take away tomorrow...

The second day of the new year.

After Zhou Yanqing took the bus with his things to the bus station in the county town, he saw Chen Yu wearing a red towel and furry earmuffs on his ears.

"You're here so early? Did I tell you I'd take a taxi?"

"My parents are here too. They're in the parking lot across the street. They asked me to wait for you here."

Chen Yu said with a bit of sourness: "I didn't get treated like this before when I came back. My cousin always picked me up."

"Then I'll go over there?" Zhou Yanqing smiled and picked up his nylon bag.

It was filled with bacon, not pork legs, but sausages and spicy spare ribs made by Zhou Yanqing's parents, all of which were very high-quality bacon.

"Forget it, I have to go with you." Chen Yu helped Zhou Yanqing carry the decorated gift box.

When Chen Yong and Li Xiangyao saw Zhou Yanqing, they got out of the car enthusiastically to help put the things into the trunk, saying, "Xiao Zhou, just come if you want to, don't bring anything."

"Uncle, it's the first month of the year. This is also my first official visit, so I definitely can't come empty-handed."

"I bought mountain tea, and some cured pork ribs and sausages from my own home-cooked stove." Zhou Yanqing explained as he stuffed the nylon bag into the trunk.

……

Zhou Yanqing originally thought that coming to Chen Yu's house was just to have a brief reunion with Chen Yu's family.

But unexpectedly, according to the custom of Chen Yu's family, all the relatives from Chen Yu's father's family would come to Chen Yu's house for the reunion dinner.

Before, Zhou Yanqing met relatives from Chen Yu’s mother’s side.

Chen Yu has two uncles, one uncle, two aunts, and six brothers and sisters.

By noon, when everyone had arrived, twenty or thirty people suddenly poured into the house.

Chen Yu's grandparents have both passed away, and currently it is his uncle who maintains the relationship.

After a group of people came in, Chen Yong took Zhou Yanqing to introduce everyone one by one.

Zhou Yanqing was stunned when he saw this, but he still suppressed his discomfort and greeted so many strangers politely.

He called them "uncle", "aunt", "auntie" and so on, and kept calling them in a circle.

Zhou Yanqing could see that these people all had relatively formal jobs, but he was not sure whether they were all within the system.

Everyone's temperament is a little sharper than their relatives.

After Zhou Yanqing sat down, Chen Yu's uncle asked, "Third brother, I heard that Xiao Zhou is still studying now?"

"A doctor from Xiangya Hospital? He's a top student. I guess he can stay in the hospital in the future, right?"

Chen Yong replied: "You are still in your first year of doctoral studies. We won't talk about whether you will stay in the hospital or not during the Chinese New Year."

"I heard from Chen Yu that Xiao Zhou is very hard-working and serious."

The eldest brother Chen Zhong said: "If you can get a doctorate, how can you not work hard and be serious?"

"But, I seem to have seen the name Xiao Zhou somewhere..."

"Let me think about it, no, let me search."

As Chen Zhong spoke, he searched the WeChat chat history: "Oh, right, he is an outstanding master's student from Hengnan University. I told him where I saw him."

As she was talking, Chen Yu had already distanced herself from her cousins ​​and aunt and went to play mahjong next door.

Only Chen Yong and others were left drinking tea at the main seat in the living room.

"Brother, now that you mention it, I seem to have seen Xiao Zhou's name somewhere."

Chen Yu's uncle Chen Zhi had a small beard: "Yes, when I was sorting out the materials, I saw that Xiao Zhou had applied for a municipal project in Shashi."

“I happen to be in charge of this area.”

"It is very, very difficult for a doctoral student to apply for a city-level project," said Chen Zhi.

"What is the topic?" Chen Yi asked.

The four brothers Chen Yong were named after the four words "loyalty, righteousness, courage and wisdom" respectively.

Chen Yi is not in the system. He is currently doing business. His business is neither big nor small. He has several stores in Heng City. The cash flow is about 10 million. He is not particularly rich.

"Second brother, you can understand the topic as a project." Chen Zhi replied.

"However, medical-related topics are closely related to scientific research. I can't understand them anyway, but I happen to be responsible for presenting them."

"At that time, I heard that Xiaoyu had a boyfriend who was a medical major, so I paid more attention to her."

Chen Yong heard this and said, "Xiao Zhou, you should show respect to your uncle later. If you need help in the future, just send him a message directly."

Chen Zhi immediately responded, "Hey, Third Brother, don't try that on me."

"It's only natural for me to help you! But Xiao Zhou's current strength allows him to get a municipal-level project, so it will be very easy for him to get a provincial-level project, and even applying for a national-level project in the future will be a piece of cake."

"Xiao Zhou's own ability is the kind that can overtake others, and he doesn't need my help."

Chen Zhi then looked at the others and said, "It's true."

"We are not professionals and don't know much about the research projects. Only some relatively professional people in the Provincial Natural Science Foundation know a little bit about it."

"..."

Zhou Yanqing was actually frightened by such a scene, fearing that he would be drunk during the meal later.

But in fact, each of these people is a big drinker, but when it comes to family dinners, they don’t like to drink. Each person basically drinks 4 to 6 taels, and they don’t add any more after they have a taste for it.

This is also the rule established by the eldest brother Chen Zhong.

Moreover, at this gathering, Chen Yong and others gave Zhou Yanqing many opportunities to speak...

Before leaving, everyone stuffed a large red envelope into Zhou Yanqing's hand, leaving Zhou Yanqing with no way to refuse.

That night, Zhou Yanqing looked at the five red envelopes filled with nearly 20,000 yuan and fell into deep thought...

(End of this chapter)