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Chapter 916 University Diploma
"Sister Yuan, Lao Mo, do you think Viagra will work?"

Outside the subway entrance, as everyone watched the direction where Zhang Wei and Xu Xin had disappeared, Chuanmei couldn't help but ask.

After dinner, it was completely dark, and since they had nothing else to do, they naturally went home.

Since both Zhang Wei and his companion worked in the city, they were able to go back together. Miss Yuan had even tossed him her G-Class car keys, asking him to take her home, but Zhang Wei refused to take them. The two of them took the subway back to the city.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan pursed her lips: "Forget it, let's see if there are any pretty girls next time and introduce them to Awei. Forget about this one, I feel there's no chance at all, these two are not even in the same league!"

Lin Mo nodded in agreement: "I think so too. But let's forget about pretty girls. It would be better to introduce Wei Ge to an ordinary girl. First, the two of them would be a good match. Second, Wei Ge is unlikely to get Parkinson's, unless you, Sister Yuan, can take him to the club every day and train him to get better."

Both agreed that Zhang Wei's blind date was likely a failure. The gap between Zhang Wei and Xu Xin was too large, even greater than the gap between Zhang Yida and Lü Xiaobu. Simply put, Zhang Wei didn't have the ability to win over this plus-sized version of Miss Yuan.

"Fine, I'll take Ah Wei there after a while. I don't believe it. I've told him before to get his feet massaged more often and go to the mall more often, but he wouldn't listen. Now he's dumbfounded!"

"Forget it, I'm going home to sleep. See hello!"

After saying that, Miss Yuan turned and left with her short legs. Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to follow her.

Fortunately, everyone now lives in the same neighborhood, making the journey much more lively.

When Lin Mo returned upstairs, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but laugh and say, "What have you been so busy with all day? You went out early in the morning and didn't come back until late at night. You've been working so hard!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo briefly recounted what had happened that day, which made Liu Ruyan giggle.

"You know what, Yuanyuan's method, although abstract, is still very useful. You can give it a try, hehehe," Liu Ruyan said, covering her mouth with her hand and laughing.

Hearing this, Lin Mo rolled her eyes at him: "Don't give me that. Wei Ge isn't that kind of person. He can accept dating an ordinary girl. It's much better than that. Why put himself under so much pressure?"

"That depends on his own choice. What if he likes to challenge himself? But I agree with you all. I feel there's not much of a chance this time."

"It's strange," Liu Ruyan said, puzzled. "There are plenty of women in the company, and my company doesn't prohibit office romances. Why doesn't Zhang Wei find someone at the company? They could work together and be compatible."

Hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh and said, "What else could it be? You can't find one, can you? Do you think finding a partner is like going to the market to pick out cabbages? You just go there and buy them?"

Liu Ruyan: "Um, it doesn't seem that difficult, does it?"

Lin Mo:
I almost forgot, the woman in front of me is the Great Emperor Ruyan. She seems to have never had any troubles when it comes to matters of the heart.

Unrequited love? How could that be? That option didn't exist in her dictionary. If she set her sights on something, she could get it no matter what. Simply put, like Emperor Yan, she was completely unaffected by any pressure.

Liu Ruyan has completely rested at home these past two days. Today, she's lying down without combing her hair or washing her face, which shows that work really took its toll on her recently.

The following day, Monday, the surrounding schools officially started classes, and the schools began to return to their previous state.

Liu Ruyan also got up early, and Lin Mo went to the cafeteria to bring back breakfast.

"Little brother, where are you going today?" Liu Ruyan asked while eating.

Lin Mo sighed upon hearing this: "Going to medical school for classes, and then looking up research papers, I'm going to be quite busy this semester."

“Yes, is the restaurant still open this week?” Liu Ruyan asked.

Lin Mo: "We have to keep operating! Writing my thesis can't stop me from making money! I can't just give up making money for the sake of a graduation certificate, can I?"

“That’s true. There’s something that people pursue desperately at first, and after going through countless hardships, they finally get it, only to find that what they’ve been pursuing is actually worthless. Do you know what that is?” Liu Ruyan asked with a slight upturn of her lips, her tone somewhat mocking.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo was taken aback: "You pursued her so desperately at first, only to end up with nothing? Could it be... love?"

Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at him upon hearing this: "Get lost, how can love be worthless?"

"But some love stories eventually turn sour, or even involve betrayal, right?" Lin Mo argued.

Based on his limited life experience, it seems that apart from love, there is nothing that one pursues desperately at the beginning but ends up being worthless in the end.

Liu Ruyan scoffed: "When you're in love, it's priceless, but when you're not, it's real too, and then it's worthless. But what I'm talking about might have been worthless from the very beginning!"

"I don't know," Lin Mo said, shrugging his shoulders and giving up.

To this, Liu Ruyan's lips curled up slightly: "Then let me tell you, this thing is a university diploma, hahaha!!"

Lin Mo:
At first glance, it seems impossible, but upon closer examination, it suddenly makes perfect sense.

Are university diplomas valuable? Some are priceless, while others are practically worthless.

Even in this era where college graduates are everywhere, a good university degree is enough to change a person's fate. But an ordinary degree really has little value. When I went home for the Chinese New Year a while ago, Lao Wan told me that the job he's doing now could be done by someone with a junior college degree, a vocational high school diploma, or even someone with a high school diploma or no schooling.

Some people work hard to get into university, then go to work in a factory, only to find that their mentor only has a junior high school education. The only difference between them is that the mentor earns more and has a longer tenure.

Lin Mo will be able to get a bachelor's degree after graduation, which should be useful for finding some jobs that require a certain level of education. However, in his current situation, it seems that it is indeed useless, since he is not going out to look for a job.

The only useful thing he can think of with his education right now is that it will prevent him from being held back by his educational background when he decides to take the civil service exam someday.

Because in their area, many civil service exams now require a bachelor's degree, and there are very few positions available for associate degree holders.

Even though Liu Ruyan graduated from a prestigious university, she only looked at her diploma on the day she graduated and then put it away. She hasn't taken it out again in all these years.

Of course, her case is an isolated one, mainly because her family is well-off.

If it were an ordinary person, like his cousin Su He, who found this job based on her education and then became a so-called manager, it would naturally be useful.

But Lin Mo himself knew very well that his academic qualifications didn't seem to have much value. Not counting kindergarten, six years of primary school, three years of junior high school, three years of high school, and four years of university, sixteen years of study and sixteen years of suffering, the final result was really hard to accept.

However, he couldn't just give it up. He had worked so hard for so many years, he couldn't just throw it away because he felt the diploma was useless to him, could he?
The sunk cost is too high; he can't accept it.

"Alright, alright, shut up. A friend of mine is dying," Lin Mo said helplessly, waving his hand.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ruyan laughed even more heartily: "Hey, you don't need to be too pessimistic. Your education will definitely still be useful!"

Lin Mo was taken aback: "Really?"

Liu Ruyan: "Of course, it's because you spent four years in college building up your physique. Besides, if you weren't a college student, how could you have found such an excellent girlfriend as me, saving you thirty, no, forty years of detours!"

Lin Mo:
"Got it. Going to university is all about finding a rich woman and avoiding unnecessary detours. I've got it."

Seeing him almost made her depressed, Liu Ruyan couldn't stop laughing, finding it so amusing. Indeed, she always felt that Lin Mo's university education was well worth it. You know, when her mother first heard that she had found a college graduate, she was incredibly excited. It's clear that a college degree is indeed valuable.

If you go out to work as a male model, you can get extra money just by showing your student ID, so how can you say it's useless?

After dinner, Liu Ruyan went downstairs in a good mood and drove towards the city to work, while Lin Mo simply tidied up.

"Om~~"

Suddenly, my phone rang. I picked it up and saw it was a text message from the bank. 230 million yuan had been deposited into my account. I checked the time and found that three days had passed. The reward had arrived.

Over the past three days, he hasn't spent a single penny. Even when he went downstairs to buy breakfast these past two days, he used Liu Ruyan's phone.

Just kidding, we can't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture, can we?
With the reward credited to his account and safely in his pocket, Lin Mo felt a great sense of relief.

Now, if you do the math, his savings have exceeded 80 million, bringing him one step closer to his goal. The feeling of quietly making a fortune is simply amazing.

And it won't delay his cousin from buying ingredients tomorrow, so the restaurant can be open as usual on Wednesday. He's practically a master of time management!

After finishing everything, Lin Mo went downstairs, took the last bit of local specialties from his hometown, got into the car, and headed straight for the medical university.

"Good morning, teacher! Happy New Year, senior sister!"

As soon as he entered, Lin Mo couldn't help but greet him.

Upon hearing this, Professor Li smiled and nodded while holding his thermos. As for his senior sister, Shen Qingnan, she rolled her eyes at him and said, "What time is it and you're still saying Happy New Year!"

"It's almost New Year's Day before the first month of the lunar calendar, so I'm wishing you a belated Happy New Year, Senior Sister!" Lin Mo laughed.

Shen Qingnan chuckled: "Let's make this clear first, I don't have any red envelopes for you!"

"No need, no need. We're like brothers and sisters, why would we need red envelopes? Just treat me to lunch in the cafeteria. Oh, and here's a gift for you, cousin. I've already taken the gifts from the teacher." Lin Mo handed over the gifts.

There were no whole grains, but there were dried mushrooms, bean curd buns, and sweet potato noodles—the items themselves weren't expensive, but it was the thought that counted.

Shen Qingnan glanced at it and smiled slightly: "Alright, I'll accept the things. I'll treat you to a nice lunch!"

Sometimes, maintaining relationships doesn't require expensive gifts, but rather a token of goodwill and frequent contact.

If only expensive gifts can maintain a relationship, then it's not about feelings, it's about business.

Just like dating, a relationship that can only be maintained by material things will eventually break up because of material things, unless one party can consistently provide good material conditions.

(End of this chapter)