This unexpected news made Lin Jie's heart skip a beat!

According to the domestic education system, a graduate degree lasts three years, but he is confident he can meet the graduation requirements in two years or even less. This would significantly shorten his undergraduate journey by three to five years, and it's a master's degree.

Next to him, Lin Miao, curious and concerned, asked, "Uncle Chen, what is this special admission program?"

Chen Shi put on airs again, saying, "Ah, I'm too hungry to think; let's eat first!"

Lin Jie found it amusing and simply ignored him, focusing on eating!

"Uncle Chen, this fish is quite well made, you should try it more!" Lin Miao chimed in for her brother, warmly inviting.

After tasting each dish, Chen Shi nodded, "The taste of these dishes is alright; while not superb, they are quite unique in flavor!"

Seeing Lin Jie's patience, Chen Shi couldn't continue with his pretense and slowly explained, "This special admission program is a system the school established some time ago, mainly to offer opportunities for those who excel in the field but lack educational qualifications to further their studies."

He tapped the dining table with his fingers, looking at Lin Jie who was still casually eating.

"The special admission program is about forming a professional high-level assessment team that only evaluates the student's expertise."

Chen Shi emphasized heavily, "It assesses only the expertise, nothing else."

"As long as their expertise is outstanding, even if they score zero in math or can't read, they will be admitted as graduate students and receive guidance from a mentor for further development in their skill."

After saying this, Chen Shi took another sip of wine, relishing the taste, and further explained, "But this admission program requires an extremely high level of expertise from the candidates, so few can meet the standards."

"Gradually, the system was shelved."

Lin Miao exclaimed excitedly, "My brother is amazing, Uncle Chen, my brother is truly amazing, he will definitely meet the program's criteria!"

"I am aware of how talented your brother is; I always knew it!"

Chen Shi smiled warmly at Lin Miao, then turned to Lin Jie and said, "My brother-in-law asked me to help you get into the Medical College, and I thought, with your talent, it would be such a waste to just become a regular college student."

"After returning to the school and consulting widely, I eventually found this old system. Very luckily, it was shelved, not officially abolished!"

"Thank you!" Lin Jie appropriately expressed his gratitude.

Chen Shi nodded with a smile, saying, "It's what I should do. Talents like you shouldn't be buried."

He flaunted a bit, saying, "Speaking of which, it seems we are destined to meet."

"This spring, I was rated as a Level 3 Professor. And the requirement for a nominator for this system is at least a Level 3 Professor."

"Uncle Chen, are there levels among professors too? Isn't being a professor the highest level in a university?" Lin Miao asked in confusion.

Chen Shi chuckled, "Professors are leveled; there are four levels in total!"

"Level 1 professors are the best, generally only academicians can be rated as Level 1 professors. My Level 3 is somewhere in the middle, I suppose."

Lin Jie asked, "What level is Professor Ren Maoshi?"

Chen Shi's face dropped, "Him? Level 2, just a bit higher than me!"

Feeling a bit indignant, he said, "He mainly focuses on theoretical and project research, while I am more into practical surgeries. Therefore, I have slightly fewer academic papers and research achievements than him, otherwise, I would have been rated Level 2 long ago!"

Lin Jie just smiled without saying more!

This made Chen Shi even more irritated, shouting, "You brat, what do you mean by that? If you pass the assessment, you'll become my student. Do you understand the respect of a mentor-student relationship?"

Lin Jie rolled his eyes and muttered, "Who's teaching whom is still uncertain!"

Chen Shi was furious, but Lin Jie was speaking the truth, so he couldn't quite get angry!

From previous interactions and understandings, he had fully recognized Lin Jie's talents. The saying "there is no precedence in learning, the accomplished is the teacher" deeply resonated with him!

In Chen Shi's heart, he unconsciously regarded Lin Jie as both a friend and an accomplished expert.

Otherwise, if anyone else had called him "Old Chen" with Lin Jie's flippant tone, he would've slapped them already.

Feeling frustrated, Chen Shi drank his glass of wine in one gulp, reached for the red wine, and refilled his glass.

This made Lin Miao feel distressed. She opened her mouth to stop him, but eventually swallowed her words.

With the comfort of wine, Chen Shi soon calmed down, humming, "I submitted an application to the school. It was the first application in over a decade, and several school leaders held a special meeting to study it, finally approving the application."

"Because I reported your specialization as general surgery skills, the assessment team will consist of corresponding medical experts, and their identities won't be known to me. The specific assessment time hasn't been determined, but it shouldn't be a long wait!"

Chen Shi seriously said to Lin Jie, "Kid, this is the first case in many years at the school and will definitely cause quite a stir. When the time comes, you must perform well and don't disgrace me!"

Lin Jie scoffed and countered, "If you were to take such an assessment, what would the result be?"

"Do you even need to ask? It would definitely be a perfect pass, shocking everyone!" Chen Shi said confidently.

Lin Jie replied in a calm tone, "Then that settles it. If you can pass perfectly, I'll have no problem."

He then rubbed his chin, contemplating, "Old Chen, don't you think entering your university in this way is a bit too high-profile?"

If Chen Shi had a beard, it would have surely bristled in anger!

Pointing at Lin Jie's nose, he said indignantly, "When I was young, I was both arrogant and proud. You little brat, you are even more outrageously arrogant than I was, simply unparalleled."

"But…"

"You do have the foundation for such arrogance… haha…"

Suddenly, Chen Shi burst into laughter, leaving Lin Jie and Lin Miao puzzled.

"Anyway, no matter how formidable you are, you will still be my student in the future. This mentor-student relationship is something you can't get rid of. If you win an award or speak in the future, even if reluctantly, you have to thank me, haha…"

He happily took another big sip of red wine and continued cheerfully, "I can only vaguely imagine your future. At least, it's at the level of a world-renowned medical expert."

"Imagining the envious, jealous, and hateful expressions of the old guys like old Geng, old Ren, and old Zhan makes me feel much happier!"

Lin Jie murmured in his heart; he's an old man overwhelmed by his colleagues!

But Chen Shi was indeed very health-conscious and didn't lose himself in his good mood.

After finishing the half bottle of red wine, he didn't ask for more. He only ate until he was about seventy or eighty percent full, then put down his chopsticks and started discussing some medical issues with Lin Jie.

After more than an hour of discussion, Chen Shi noticed Lin Jie's eyelids were drooping, so he left, seeing Lin Miao's "enthusiastic" send-off.

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