Chapter 147: 118 Merciful Doctor (2 more updates)_1 Chapter 147: 118 Merciful Doctor (2 more updates)_1 While the Jiang sisters were tugging at each other, on the other side, Tang Su and Lu Han handed Zhao Xinlan two red envelopes.

“Godmother, this is to show our respect,” Tang Su said with a smile.

“You girl, one red envelope from the two of you would have been enough, keep the other one for your own spending money, it’s not easy for Lu Han to earn money either,” Zhao Xinlan was also affectionate towards her godson-in-law.

“It’s no trouble, godmother, I find earning money quite easy,” Lu Han said.

Zhao Xinlan was tickled pink when Lu Han took the initiative to call her godmother.

“Sitting and sipping tea in the office all day is tiring, but you sit in that office, facing patients every day, and sometimes you might even encounter unreasonable patients and their families. The money you earn is hard-earned, I don’t want it. It’s enough that you and Tangtang have come,” she said.

Zhao Xinlan then tried to give the red envelopes back to Lu Han.

She knew that if she gave them to Tang Su, the girl would definitely not take them.

She just hoped Lu Han would listen; they were juniors in her presence, after all.

She wasn’t so old that she couldn’t move around, she had hands and feet, and could still make her own money.

But if one day she became too old to walk or was bedridden, and if they still showed their filial piety, she would certainly accept it then.

“It’s the thought from the two kids that counts. You’ve been given it, just keep it. What you’re trying to return isn’t just a red envelope, it’s the children’s intentions. It would upset them,” Su Ruoan spoke up from the side.

Hearing her best friend say so, and with both Tang Su and Lu Han adamant about giving it to her, Zhao Xinlan accepted the envelopes and then cheerfully said to both, “Then, godmother will accept it for now. When we get back to Hua City, let’s find a day to get together just us.”

“Sure!” Tang Su readily agreed.

“Let’s go over there to enjoy the sun, today’s sunshine is very comfortable,” Zhao Xinlan led them one by one.

“Lanlan, there are more people from the Jiang family today, and Lu Han and Tangtang’s relationship should not be publicized for now,” Su Ruoan didn’t forget to remind Zhao Xinlan again.

“Got it,” Zhao Xinlan cooperated, as those people from the Jiang family didn’t deserve to know about it anyway.

After all, she had already informed Jiang Tao in advance about Tang Su and Lu Han’s relationship. If Jiang Tao didn’t get the message and insisted on meddling in the youngsters’ love life, he couldn’t blame her for not warning him when he ends up being embarrassed.

She had given the warning; if he didn’t listen or believe it, he would have to suffer the consequences.

Not long after the two sat down, Sun Qing arrived in her beloved new car, which was inexpensive at around a hundred thousand yuan—a small car that wouldn’t turn heads or catch eyes, fitting her current status as a worker.

“Qing girl is here. Tang Su, come with me,” Zhao Xinlan stood up, pulling Tang Su along.

“Uh-huh.”

When Sun Qing got out of the car, she brought not only a red envelope but also a box of high-quality bird’s nest for Zhao Xinlan.

Zhao Xinlan playfully scolded her, “You girl, you should’ve just come by yourself, what do you want with all these things?”

“I passed by and thought it was nice, so I bought it for you. We women need to love ourselves a bit more, especially you, godmother,” Sun Qing also followed Tang Su’s lead in calling Zhao Xinlan godmother.

“Yes, yes, you’re all good girls. Let’s go, let’s enjoy the sunshine,” she said.

Jiang Tao sat among the Jiang family relatives who looked down on Zhao Xinlan to some extent, and by extension, her friends, as well.

Su Ruoan and Tang Shengyi didn’t make an effort to approach Jiang Tao’s relatives to say hello.

If Jiang Tao came over, they would just wish him a happy birthday; if not, that was fine.

As soon as Lu Han sat down, Jiang Tao came over, “Doctor Lu, it’s a great honor to have you here to celebrate my birthday today.”

“President Jiang is too polite, happy birthday. Actually, I came today to consult my senior sister on some issues,” said Lu Han with a polite but distant tone.

The underlying message was, he did not come specifically for your birthday celebration.

Jiang Tao felt a slight embarrassment, but he had heard from old Ke before that while Lu Han was skilled and capable, his emotional intelligence in dealing with people wasn’t enough, and his words could infuriate people to no end.

“Oh, is that so? I didn’t expect such an excellent doctor as Doctor Lu would still need to study,” praised Jiang Tao.

“President Jiang, we frontline medical professionals must continuously learn. Lu Han is an excellent doctor,” Tang Shengyi couldn’t help but speak up.

Even the most exceptional people need to keep learning; otherwise, they will be overtaken by those coming after them.

Being overtaken is not the scary part, what’s terrifying is when the wave hits the sand, and the one in front just lies down, defeated.

“Yes, yes, Doctor Lu, how did today’s surgery with Mr. Wu go?”

“Heh, isn’t that a redundant question? Just trying to make conversation, huh? Lu Han is here; how could the surgery not go well?” Tang Shengyi was straightforward, showing disdain for Jiang Tao in every word.

Especially as Tang Shengyi was saying this, he was cracking sunflower seeds leisurely.

Jiang Tao knew that their family’s attendance was not because of him, but because of Zhao Xinlan.

When he married Zhao Xinlan, he knew she had a close friend named Su Ruoan, but at that time, the Su family was not so troublesome.

He thought he hadn’t treated her family unfairly; during holidays, the gifts Zhao Xinlan gave to her family were all paid for with his money, weren’t they?

The only thing he did was not favor them in their promotions, right?

He had no desire to be criticized for favoritism. Couldn’t they understand that?

Besides, their inability to get promoted wasn’t solely on him. Both of them were like Lu Han—similar types of people with little emotional intelligence.

Lacking emotional intelligence often leads to disadvantages. Having navigated society for half a lifetime, had they not realized this yet?

“Old Tang—” Su Ruoan took her time to swallow the tea in her throat before slowly calling out to Tang Shengyi, signaling him to tone it down a bit.

One should respect the face of the host even if not the monk’s.

Tang Shengyi picked up the thermos cup in front of him, blew away the tea leaves floating on the surface, and took a satisfying sip.

At that moment, Jiang Qimeng walked over, swaying gracefully.

“Doctor Lu, we sisters were just playing a scary game, and Shanshan, being mischievous, screamed into Yiyao’s ear. Now Yiyao says she’s having trouble hearing clearly. Could we trouble Doctor Lu to take a look?”

Practicing compassion is in a doctor’s nature, and Jiang Qimeng knew how to politely engage Lu Han to come over to their side.

“Why not go together?” Lu Han would indeed not refuse to assist a patient with hearing problems, but he was not the only otolaryngologist here—Su Ruoan was too. She took the initiative to stand up and said.

Su Ruoan intended to help Lu Han out of the awkward situation, but Jiang Tao was no pushover either. He was thrilled at his daughter taking the initiative to approach Lu Han, regardless of how flimsy her reasons for asking Lu Han to join them were.

“That Ruoan, you don’t need to go. It’s just the right time to discuss the matter of Old Tang’s promotion to deputy director,” Jiang Tao sat down, next to Tang Shengyi, and stretched out his hand to pull Su Ruoan down to sit with him.

“It’s fine, senior sister, I’ll go have a look,” Lu Han said to Su Ruoan.

“Sure, go ahead.”

Su Ruoan nodded; Lu Han was an adult, and she trusted that he could handle the situation well.

“Miss Jiang, please lead the way,” Lu Han said to Jiang Qimeng.