CHAPTER 359: CHAPTER 298: LEARNING IS ENDLESS, UNDERSTAND?

Rong Yan: "Mom, just remember, aside from family, I won’t work for free for anyone. Every yuan I earn is worth its value."

Maybe some people don’t have that much money; she might just take one yuan... There’s got to be at least one yuan, right? Can’t they even afford to run up a tab? If not, they could do some odd jobs to pay it off.

To not pay at all...

Well, if that were the case, that would mean they’re taking advantage of her.

She wasn’t a saint.

Everyone has to have a bottom line.

Madam Rong: ...

She looked dazed.

Her daughter was making money hand over fist.

"By the way, all those gifts on the table are for you; Qin Ye, Meimei, and the rest of us don’t need them. Just deal with them however you see fit."

The Qi Family had been quite thoughtful, buying many things suitable for older people.

Looking at those items... they weren’t available in regular stores, they must have all been bought from the Overseas Chinese Store.

Madam Rong: ...Do they even have gifts for us old folks?

With that, she wasn’t in such a hurry to cook anymore.

First, she wanted to see what all was there.

Lifting her feet, she turned and headed toward that room.

When she saw the items arrayed on the table, she couldn’t help but be astonished. "Isn’t this a bit too much?"

Rong Yan replied casually, "It’s alright! I also returned the favor; I gave them all of our watermelons."

Madam Rong: ...

Instantly, she felt the items weren’t too much after all, because their homegrown watermelons were a rare commodity, hard to buy even with money.

They were much tastier than the ones sold outside.

She moved the items on the table to the side and then said, "I’ll go and start cooking for you."

"Mom, need help?" Rong Yan called from behind.

Madam Rong waved her hand, "No need." It would be enough to just provide for you.

After all, that’s a person who earns a thousand yuan a day; one has to provide for her.

The couple had lived a lifetime, and never managed to save even a thousand yuan.

So, her daughter was a golden nugget.

Those hands were the most precious.

Qin Mei also wanted to help, but Madam Rong stopped her, "Meimei, there’s no need for you to help. In the future, learn from your eldest sister-in-law; you don’t have to rush to do kitchen work."

The young lady had to take good care of her hands as well.

It has to be said that Madam Rong’s thinking was different from others.

In an environment where sons were valued more than daughters, this couple indeed stood out. They were nothing like those parents who couldn’t wait to wring their daughters dry with chores.

This couple doted on their daughter, never making her do chores, and now it was Qin Mei’s turn; they didn’t want the young girl to work hard either.

Otherwise, what kind of person would she become?

After Madam Rong arrived in the kitchen, she took out the cold zongzi to reheat in the pot and then started wrapping large wontons.

She finished up the remaining filling.

Sitting in front of the electric fan, eating steaming hot large wontons, to say Rong Yan had an appetite... that definitely wasn’t the case.

And it was while the three of them were eating that Qin Zhen came by.

Upon seeing him, Madam Rong quickly said, "You’ve come at just the right time. I’ll serve you a bowl."

Qin Zhen hastily stopped her, "Aunt, no need. I just ate before coming. I’m here to find my sister-in-law! The hospital... they asked me to see if my sister-in-law is free. If she is, could she make a trip to the hospital?"

Upon hearing this, Rong Yan looked up at him, "Is there some issue?"

Logically speaking... it should have nothing to do with Qi Quan.

She was confident that yesterday’s surgery had no issues whatsoever.

Moreover, Doctor Zhang’s skills were quite reliable, so any follow-up issues should be well within his expertise.

"I’m not entirely clear on the specific issue; I think the hospital director wants to talk to you," said Qin Zhen, who had come on a mission after having coincidentally been at the hospital to hear the latest news.

That’s how he ended up being sent.

Rong Yan thought about it; she didn’t have anything else happening that afternoon anyway, so a trip there would be fine.

He nodded slightly, "I’ll leave after I finish eating, after all, wasting food is shameful."

At that moment, she really missed Qin Ye.

Because anything she couldn’t finish... Qin Ye would take care of it all.

Qin Zhen: "...No rush, no rush, take your time."

Madam Rong found it quite uncomfortable to eat with him standing there like that, "Qin Zhen, sit down and have a zongzi!"

Qin Zhen: "Aunt, I really can’t eat any more."

Rong Yan gave him a sideways glance, "What my mother means is... are you just going to stand there and watch us eat? Or at least have a cup of tea."

Madam Rong: ...

This daughter—she’s really not to be kept.

Huh, how could she claim she’s the warm little cotton-padded jacket?

Is she the kind that you put on in summer and lets the wind through in winter?

Qin Zhen: ...

Sorry, he hadn’t thought of it that way.

"I’ll wait in the car outside."

Madam Rong: ...

Once the person had left, she glared fiercely at the one slowly savoring her meal.

Gritting her teeth, she said, "Rong Yan, am I not your mother?"

Rong Yan looked up when she heard this, a puzzled expression on her face, "Mom, why would you say that? If you weren’t my mother, you’d have to cry about it, since I look exactly like my dad."

Madam Rong: ...

Is it okay to strangle her?

What kind of unfilial daughter is this?

Today was yet another day she was maddened by her little nemesis.

Rong Yan quickly finished her meal, then slipped away, "Mom, Meimei, I’m off. Don’t bother seeing me out."

Madam Rong: ...

She repeated to herself a thousand times, this is my own flesh and blood, my own flesh and blood...

When Rong Yan got outside, she directly opened the door of the passenger seat and sat down.

"Let’s get moving!"

This midday outing was really taking a toll on her.

As the car window rolled down, a blast of hot air rushed in.

And the temperature inside was frighteningly high, the car seat scalding hot to the touch.

Qin Zhen immediately started driving.

Throughout the journey, Rong Yan discovered that this guy was quite the chatterbox.

He kept rambling on and on.

Finally, when they were almost there, "Sister-in-law, if the dean offers you a job at the hospital, would you take it?"

"What job? I still have to go to college!" Rong Yan was determined to get her college diploma.

She wasn’t going to be a top student anymore; playing the role of a laid-back fish suited her better.

Qin Zhen then remembered that she had been accepted to the best university in the country.

"...Sister-in-law, if your medical skills are already this formidable, do you really need to go to university? Isn’t that all stuff you already know?"

Rong Yan: "Of course it’s necessary. If I don’t go to school, who will give me my diploma?"

Qin Zhen speechless: "You don’t really need a certificate to prove your abilities, right?"

Rong Yan casually replied, "How is it not necessary? With a diploma, won’t promotions and raises come more smoothly in the future? Without this credential, how will others respect me?"

Qin Zhen: ...

You make a good point; I actually can’t come up with a counterargument.

But will she really take up a job? She doesn’t seem like someone who follows rules and procedures.

Of course, that thought just crossed his mind and he didn’t voice it out loud.

Rong Yan: "Moreover, do you not understand that learning is endless? The knowledge field is very broad, and one shouldn’t limit themselves. We can’t be complacent with a little skill, thinking we’re amazing. Although, I am indeed somewhat amazing..."

Qin Zhen: ...Stop talking, he’s completely dizzy.

Right, everything you say is right.