Chapter 55: Chapter 55: The Exhausting Day Isn’t Over—Inquisitive Dr. Zhang Starts Castrating Pigs!
Zhang Zhenghai was dumbfounded when he received the call.
Although he had no experience in human medicine, he was at least a seasoned barefoot veterinarian who had been to the city for further studies.
He knew there was still a big difference between veterinarian and human medicine.
So, he made a video call that evening, wanting to find out what was going on.
"Old Zhang, as a man who’s won a scholarship seven years in a row, is your son really that bad?"
Hiding anything in front of his own father? Might as well show off.
After all, parents are sincerely hopeful for your success and proud of you, so instead of answering, he deliberately diverted the topic.
"Even so... but you can even identify a brain hemorrhage, isn’t that too far-fetched?"
Old Zhang’s CPU was heating up a bit.
"Let me do it, let me do it!"
Comrade Zhang Zhenghai hadn’t even run the next command when
Ms. Xu Xiaoying squeezed right in.
"Son, I know you’ve been top of your class since you got into school, winning national scholarships, and being recommended for graduate studies. We are so proud of you, but you’re 25 this year, shouldn’t you start considering your major life events?"
Then she went off about Zhang Lingchuan.
"Mom, can’t you see? I’m eating snail noodles here. There are so many people around. I’ll go home and prepare to move bricks in River Village tomorrow after I finish eating. You take care with Old Zhang. Goodbye, bye~"
Thanks to Ms. Xu Xiaoying for giving him an excuse to hang up the phone.
"Beep—"
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Qingzhou City First People’s Hospital.
"Hey! He hung up! This kid honestly! Every time we bring up the topic, he immediately throws down everything and runs faster than anyone else!!"
Comrade Xu Xiaoying stomped her feet angrily after watching the sudden end of the video call.
No doubt the son was outstanding.
But such a handsome young man not dating, isn’t it irritating!!
"I didn’t even get a chance to talk seriously, and look at you..."
Old Zhang, lying on the white hospital bed, glanced at Comrade Xu Xiaoying, wanting to speak but holding back.
"Then if you want to talk, just call him again. He’s been in the North for seven years already, I should at least remind him about matters of a lifetime!"
As for their son’s studies,
Xu Xiaoying never worried.
She was even extremely proud.
But matters of life must be held firmly in both hands, both hands must be strong.
Can’t grip one side tightly while completely letting go of the other.
"He’s eating snail noodles on the street, let’s not call. His life’s big moments will come with time. Why are we anxious here? The kid just doesn’t like listening to you talk about these things."
Zhang Zhenghai leisurely munched on the apple peeled by Comrade Xu Xiaoying next to the bed.
He was really at ease with this son.
"Old Zhang, you don’t get it. First comes home, then comes career. Marriage needs to happen early. Today I heard Caihua calling with a bit of that intention in her voice. Seriously considering Xiaomei, she’s actually quite good. She’s even been recommended to continue her studies at the prestigious Lingnan University, and she’s capable and good-looking!"
She had indeed listened in on the call today.
A woman’s intuition told her the other side might be interested in their son.
Especially Mr. Zhao, his words were barely masked.
"It’s not that I don’t get it, but you don’t understand what men think. He hasn’t finished his studies, our family is in debt, and his house is still in the same state from when he left for school, practically empty. I ask you, does he dare to date or get married? Do you think he studied for so many years, worked so hard, consistently staying at the top, just to come back and live in the house I, Zhang Zhenghai, built in Xiaogou Village for the rest of his life?"
Zhang Zhenghai, being a man, understood very well what his son was thinking.
Even rich kids think about surpassing their wealthy parents.
Let alone his negative-billionaire son.
"These things can actually be taken slowly."
Xu Xiaoying was somewhat convinced.
But she still had a bit of stubbornness.
"Wife, the era of slow carriages, distant letters, and long slow time is over. Life is fast-paced and information abundant now. Frankly speaking, we’ve lived these forty to fifty years without receiving as much information as young people do in twenty years. Since they choose to establish their careers before settling down, they naturally have their reasons. So let’s not offer too many suggestions as elders on these matters. When the time comes, everything will happen accordingly. He won’t remain single, that’s a promise from me, Zhang Zhenghai."
Old Zhang, despite being a barefoot veterinarian for years, wasn’t out of touch with the times and knew society now was completely different from their days.
But Comrade Xu Xiaoying wasn’t bad either, just anxious and not understanding their son’s mindset.
With the boy’s conditions, there’s no staying single, unless he wants to or swings the other way, which in that case, a little corrective action could help.
"Not staying single at all! Fine, I’m done dealing with it!"
Xu Xiaoying rolled her eyes at Zhang Zhenghai.
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Qing County Night Market.
"Master Zhang, are we heading out on a mission tomorrow?"
Song Wanqing, who had just turned back around after speaking with her back to him, returned.
No one knew, but her heart had been racing non-stop.
Especially when Auntie asked about a girlfriend, she thought Teacher Zhang might jokingly turn the camera towards himself to help her deal with her mom like those familiar online gags.
At the time, she was brainstorming anxiously.
But unexpectedly, he hung up the call.
She finally realized why he’d been single for so long.
"Yes, we have to go to River Village tomorrow morning, but since it’s the weekend, you can enjoy your break and don’t need to come along."
Zhang Lingchuan nodded, not wanting to bother them during their days off.
"Master Zhang, doing a live broadcast requires a team for the best results. Let me ask Teacher Chen and the others, if they have no time for the mission, I’ll just go with you instead."
Song Wanqing stated earnestly.
Running TikTok is never just luck, it’s a combination of a technical team and luck.
"Alright, it seems I owe you another favor, Wanqing. I’ll come by the Integrated Media Center to get you tomorrow."
You have to pass through the county town to get to River Village, so there’s no need to come to his place when he can just pick Wanqing up along the way.
"Master Zhang, you know, the more favors, the better. Ideally, the kind that can’t be repaid in a lifetime."
Song Wanqing, with a mischievous grin, revealed two cute dimples.
"Wow, Wanqing, how come I never noticed before that you’re so cheeky? Do girls from your literary department always tease guys like this? At first glance, I thought you were a pretty timid and shy girl."
Zhang Lingchuan learned quickly that she had a ready reply for everything.
If he weren’t rational and steady, he would’ve been blushing by now.
Indeed, they from the Agricultural College in Chunping Campus couldn’t catch up to the ever-improving social wits of Literary College People in Chun Nan Campus.
"No, I’ve only teased you, Master Zhang. But if you prefer shy ones, I can be shy too."
Song Wanqing gently framed her face with both hands, her sparkling almond eyes playfully blinked at Zhang Lingchuan.
"Ahh! I can’t take it! Just kill me and encourage these two! Darn it!!"
Before he could say a word, the guys at the next table eating noodles exploded first.
The little interlude ended.
At 9:30 PM,
Zhang Lingchuan got home.
However, the tiring day wasn’t over yet, as the hardworking Dr. Zhang carried the medicine box over to the pigsty, where there was an unneutered piglet.
His powerful thirst for knowledge consumed his heart, not letting him rest for a moment.
So he planned to neuter this pig, to see what the problem really was!
Why neutering chickens didn’t count as job completion, but debriding and dressing dogs did?
Could it be the difference between oviparous and viviparous animals?
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