Yan Beichen followed behind Lin Jie and entered a small banquet hall. As soon as his nose caught the scent, his eyes were immediately drawn to the row of seafood delicacies on the north side of the hall.

"Wow, a seafood buffet! They even have sashimi and sashimi sushi!"

"Wow, there's also lobster, big sea crabs. The grilled squid I love and baked scallops!"

"And abalone..."

Yan Beichen was about to rush over with excitement, but was quickly pulled back by the sharp-eyed Zeng Yang, who also gave him a little tap on the head with the Finger-Pointing Divine Skill.

Yan Beichen held his head, asking aggrievedly: "Senior Brother Zeng, why did you hit me?"

Zeng Yang replied with slight annoyance: "What's the hurry? Go greet the mentor and the dean first, and the teacher's friends as well!"

Yan Beichen looked around and finally noticed that besides Tian Xiangyu, Fang Huanru, and others who had already arrived, his official teacher Chen Shi and the dean of the Medical College, Yuan Guangxi, were also present in the hall.

She also spotted Chen Qiuhua, Yao Siyuan, Lu Kaicheng, Qin Gang, and others.

Yan Beichen stuck out her tongue playfully and obediently went to greet them with Zeng Yang...

After sending Zeng Yang and Yan Beichen away, Chen Shi looked at Lin Jie, who was surrounded enthusiastically by several students, and said with a touch of sourness: "Speaking of which, I'm the one who is officially their teacher."

Yuan Guangxi shot him a sidelong glance and mocked: "You, the official teacher, do you give them six hours of lessons every week? Do you have a targeted guidance talk with them weekly?"

"Do you take them to research topics together, perform surgeries, and give occasional pointers?"

Seeing Chen Shi's embarrassment, Yuan Guangxi remarked with emotion: "Every student's heart has its own scale."

As Lin Jie walked over, Yuan Guangxi's face lit up with a smile, teasingly saying: "Expert Lin, although my family has already received the seafood package you sent, I'm still shamelessly coming over for a meal—hope you don't mind?"

Lin Jie smiled gently and said: "Why would I mind? Dean Yuan, you're a guest I usually can't even invite over. I'm more than happy you're here."

Not seeing Chen Fanzhi around, Lin Jie turned to ask Chen Shi: "Why hasn't Chen Fanzhi come?"

Chen Shi explained: "His wife isn't feeling well, so he's staying with her at home."

"Kexin arrived early, but she packed some food and left again with your sister."

Lin Jie gave an acknowledging nod and, noticing the lack of food on their table, asked: "Why haven't you taken any food yet? Today's seafood is directly sourced from the fishermen and is very fresh."

Yuan Guangxi earnestly said: "Since the official host hadn't arrived, we didn't want to start first."

"You two are the pillars of the school; it wouldn't do to let you starve. Come, let's go fetch some food together!"

Lin Jie, Yuan Guangxi, and Chen Shi started moving toward the food area.

While getting food, Lin Jie also called over Fu Xiuyuan, Chen Qiuhua, Tian Xiangyu, and others to start dining.

He didn't take any sashimi, just a lobster, some mantis shrimp, stir-fried shellfish, and a bowl of seafood porridge...

In total, there were five dining tables set up in the banquet hall.

Tian Xiangyu, Fang Huanru, and other students of Lin Jie took up two tables.

Chen Qiuhua, Lu Kaicheng, Chen Lili, Ling Mengjiao, Yu Momo, and others who often gathered at Lin Jie's home occupied another table.

The table where Lin Jie, Yuan Guangxi, and Chen Shi sat had only the three of them, with no one daring to join them for a meal.

As for Fu Xiuyuan, he mingled with Lin Jie's students.

Soon, the sound of glasses clinking and toasts filled the banquet hall.

After enjoying a steamed abalone, Yuan Guangxi softly remarked: "Expert Lin, all the annual medical awards from the Chinese Medical Association and the health system have been announced today."

"Due to issues like vote-buying and integrity investigations, there was no ceremony for this year's award announcements; the entire list was directly published on the website."

Lin Jie nodded lightly and asked: "How did the Medical College and Affiliated Hospital fare this year in terms of awards, better or worse than before?"

Yuan Guangxi chuckled: "Not bad actually, a bit better than last year."

"Especially the project co-submitted by Professor Chen and Dean Tao, which won the top ten medical achievements awards from both the association and the health system."

"At the Affiliated Hospital, Dr. Lei Jun's new therapy for comminuted fractures was recognized with the Top Ten Medical Innovations Award."

Pausing slightly, Yuan Guangxi continued: "However, the Medical Association and health system's highly anticipated Annual Medical Achievement Grand Awards this year were both unawarded."

"Someone privately informed me that these awards were originally intended for you."

"But due to some controversy during the selection process..."

Lin Jie understood what the controversy was about.

Firstly, he hadn't applied for any awards, and secondly, the vote-buying investigation he spurred must have affected many people's interests.

With a complex expression, Yuan Guangxi continued: "Compared to your research on arteriovenous replacement, the globally recognized Lin Jie Healing Technique, your innovative use of the diaphragm to create an artificial tract..."

"And the few challenging surgeries you completed in the past year,"

He sighed: "The achievements of other applicants pale significantly in comparison to yours."

"Faced with the controversy, many judges straightforwardly decided to leave the grand prize unawarded."

Yuan Guangxi sighed and said, "Although there's a vacancy, many in the industry believe, Expert Lin, that you are undoubtedly the top medical achievement of the year."

"Your outstanding achievements have been widely recognized in the domestic medical community."

Lin Jie graciously replied, "Hearing you say that, Dean Yuan, I'm really happy. Actually, I don't really care much about awards and honors myself."

He changed the topic and asked, "About the list for the medical orientation class, the school will announce it this week, right?"

Yuan Guangxi nodded, "It will be announced this Friday."

"For those who didn't make it into the medical class, after the school's communication with them, a total of 189 people have been identified and included in the school's independent recruitment list."

"Among them, sixty people are allocated to our Medical College. The college decided to divide them into two classes."

"One class will follow the teaching method and content of your medical class. The other class will be taught according to our traditional methods."

He said with a hint of challenge, "Expert Lin, these sixty students, you know, most of them are just unlucky, and were screened out by your method."

"If in the future some of them achieve more than the students from your medical class..."

Lin Jie said nonchalantly, "It's normal for that to happen."

"According to philosophy's internal and external causes, I am an external cause, while the students themselves are the internal cause."

"Internal causes are primary, external causes are secondary; how much they can achieve depends on themselves, not on me."

Yuan Guangxi looked at Chen Shi with some helplessness, "Professor Chen, don't these words from Expert Lin sound like he's shirking responsibility, even admitting defeat?"

Chen Shi chuckled and said, "Don't you understand Lin Jie's temperament yet?"

"As long as these students are in his hands, he definitely won't be careless or perfunctory."

"As long as they can endure eight years under Lin Jie, their future achievements will be promising, they won't do poorly..."

The three casually talked about some matters related to Hu Yitong.

Half an hour later, after eating and drinking their fill, Yuan Guangxi and Chen Shi said their goodbyes and left.

Once they left, the atmosphere in the banquet hall was noticeably livelier. At least, there were people brave enough to sit next to Lin Jie.

"Teacher, I heard that you matched Senior Sister Fang and Assistant Guan?"

Lin Jie glanced at Lu Xiaoyu, who was sitting next to him with a flushed face, and corrected, "You're mistaken. I was just entrusted by Fang Huanru to convey her intentions to Guan Muhua."

"Basically, I just played the part of a messenger."

Lu Xiaoyu made an "oh" and laughed, "That still counts as matchmaking."

"Teacher, teacher..."

Hearing her hesitation, Lin Jie had a realization and thought to himself, "Do I really have a knack for matchmaking?"

However, seeing his students find their other half made him quite happy. He directly asked, "Lu Xiaoyu, have you taken a liking to someone?"

Lu Xiaoyu nodded slightly and softly asked, "Teacher, what's the situation with that Fu Xiuyuan who was with you?"

Lin Jie was somewhat dumbfounded.

This Lu Xiaoyu really had high standards, taking a liking to the dashing young master Fu Xiuyuan.

He glanced at Fu Xiuyuan, who was chatting happily at the table next to them, and confirmed, "Lu Xiaoyu, you've taken a liking to this guy?"

Lu Xiaoyu responded "uh-huh" and said softly, "Senior Sister Fang told us that women like us, who are a bit older and with higher education, shouldn't be reserved."

"If you find someone suitable, you have to take the initiative."

"Otherwise, if you just wait, you'll miss out. There's always a chance of success if you try. I think this Fu Xiuyuan seems quite compatible and there's a bit of a feeling."

"I just don't know if he's married or already has a girlfriend."

Lin Jie was a bit troubled.

Considering Fu Xiuyuan's family background, his marriage would likely be arranged by his elders for an alliance.

Even if not for alliance, Fu Xiuyuan would likely find someone who could assist in his career, from a family with a solid background.

And Lu Xiaoyu's family was ordinary, her looks were also ordinary, barely considered as graceful.

Lin Jie deliberated for a moment and said, "Lu Xiaoyu, Fu Xiuyuan is not married, nor does he have a girlfriend."

"However, he is from the Fu Family in Binhai, considered as coming from a prestigious family, and this marriage..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoyu understood and said a bit disappointedly, "Oh, they usually emphasize status matching."

"Teacher, if that's the case, then forget it."

Lin Jie sighed inwardly and advised, "Don't give up completely just yet. I'll try to probe his feelings. However, don't raise your hopes too high."

He also comforted, "When it comes to boyfriends, you shouldn't rush."

"As far as I know, Anlin Hospital has recruited quite a few handsome guys, just don't get dazzled when the time comes..."

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