It was originally thought by the two people that Gu Jia Ning would try to please Elder Chen, and then have Elder Chen accept her as his apprentice.
But what did they see?
What they saw was Elder Chen laying out various conditions and his advantages, then coaxing Gu Jia Ning into becoming his apprentice.
That's right, Elder Chen's demeanor just now was exactly coaxing.
It was like holding a piece of candy, coaxing a child, as if saying: Child, come with me, as long as you come with me, I'll give you this candy, and then I'll give you endless candy.
That look, no matter how you look at it, is obsequious. Honestly, this is the first time they have seen Elder Chen like this.
It really surprised them.
You know, before, in their minds, Elder Chen had always been serious, wise, and sometimes even had a bad temper.
But now…
In front of Gu Jia Ning, Elder Chen is like an elder who is as kind and good-tempered as can be.
Regarding Elder Chen wanting to accept Gu Jia Ning as his apprentice.
They didn't have any jealousy.
After all, they knew their level of medical skill, and Elder Chen wouldn't look down on them.
And they also knew that, with their skill, they couldn't compare to Gu Jia Ning.
So, it's quite normal for Elder Chen to want to accept Gu Jia Ning as an apprentice.
They also knew that being Elder Chen's apprentice has many benefits, or rather, only benefits, and no disadvantages.
Therefore, advising Gu Jia Ning to agree is also for her sake.
Gu Jia Ning smiled, "Um, I know, thank you."
Although their Traditional Chinese Medicine Department only has these few doctors, Gu Jia Ning felt that Doctor Zhou, Doctor Lu, and Elder Chen were all very good and took good care of her.
The atmosphere in their Traditional Chinese Medicine Department is also very good.
Gu Jia Ning really likes this atmosphere; she dislikes encountering people who like to intrigue the most.
So, she is very fortunate to be able to come to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department.
Doctor Zhou and Doctor Lu were also very happy to hear that Gu Jia Ning had taken their advice to heart.
Gu Jia Ning went home that night and told Sheng Ze Xi about it.
"This is good news. Indeed, being Elder Chen's apprentice will only benefit you, there are no disadvantages." Sheng Ze Xi agreed.
Sheng Ze Xi had met Elder Chen before, and he knew that Elder Chen was very protective.
If Ningning became his apprentice, she would have one more person protecting her, and he could also feel more at ease if he went on a mission.
So, the next day, under Elder Chen's expectant and anxious gaze, Gu Jia Ning agreed to be his apprentice.
"You agreed? You really agreed? Good, wonderful." Elder Chen was truly happy.
The smile on his face couldn't be suppressed.
"Good apprentice, don't worry, Master will definitely treat you well."
Of course, Elder Chen wouldn't tell Gu Jia Ning that last night, he worried all night and couldn't sleep, he was anxious, not knowing whether Gu Jia Ning would be willing to be his apprentice.
Now, knowing that Gu Jia Ning had agreed, he was overjoyed.
Gu Jia Ning: If I tell Master now that if he hadn't run away and interrupted me yesterday, I would have agreed on the spot, I wonder what his mood would be, he probably wouldn't be able to smile now.
However, Gu Jia Ning still has a conscience, still respects her Master, and also cares for the elderly.
So, it's better not to tell him.
Elder Chen is very serious about accepting an apprentice. Although Gu Jia Ning agreed, there still needs to be a formal apprentice acceptance ceremony.
Of course, most importantly, this news needs to be spread quickly.
Firstly, to tell those who covet Gu Jia Ning, now, this talented little Gu is my old Chen's apprentice, so those of you who have the intention of digging for gold, don't covet her.
Secondly, to tell everyone that Gu Jia Ning is now under his, Elder Chen's, protection, some people shouldn't be so blind as to bump into him, he, old Chen, is the most protective.
When the news that Elder Chen was going to take Gu Jia Ning as his apprentice spread, many people were unhappy.
Those people were the ones who had also wanted to be Elder Chen's apprentices before.
As a result, Elder Chen didn't look up to them, but he looked up to a young female doctor who had only started working at the Military Region Hospital not long ago.
This made many people feel unwilling.
Lu Yanli is one of those who are unwilling.
Lu Yanli is a female doctor in the Internal Medicine Department. Since coming to the Military Region Hospital, after learning about Elder Chen's status and position from her husband, she has always wanted to be Elder Chen's apprentice.
Lu Yanli's husband is a political commissar, with a high status.
Lu Yanli, before marrying her husband, Zheng Weimin, was a doctor at the County Hospital in her hometown.
Although she was only a doctor at a County Hospital, it was still a very good job, with a fixed salary every month and specific benefits on holidays.
In the Lu family, because of this job, Lu Yanli has always been the most prestigious member of the family.
Later, Lu Yanli reached marriageable age, and it was precisely because of this job that she met her current husband, Zheng Weimin, on a blind date.
Now, they have been married for 6 years and have 3 children.
And Lu Yanli, after following her husband to the military, transferred from the County Hospital in her hometown to the Military Region Hospital as a doctor.
All along, Lu Yanli has been proud of her job as a doctor.
Many people also looked up to her because of this job.
To be honest, Lu Yanli's background and family's economic situation were really average.
But Lu Yanli has always known that to live a good life, she must work hard to climb up and cross social classes.
If she didn't work hard to climb, perhaps now, she would be like her older sister, married off to the countryside by her parents, living a life of serving the whole family and being at everyone's beck and call.
But that kind of life is not what Lu Yanli likes.
The kind of life she wants is one where she is superior and above most people.
So even now that she is a doctor at the Military Region Hospital, she still feels it's not enough.
And what Lu Yanli thinks about is not improving her medical skills, but finding connections.
Along the way, she has experienced so much.
And she has deeply realized that connections and networks are far more important than skills.
Just like at the County Hospital, how many people with less ability than her became her leaders, just because they had connections and background.
So, Lu Yanli knew that if she wanted to continue climbing up, she needed connections and networks.
So, after learning about Elder Chen's identity and background, and knowing that Elder Chen had plans to accept apprentices, she has always wanted to be Elder Chen's apprentice.
In the past few years, she has been trying various methods to contact Elder Chen, even trying to please him.
However, no matter how hard she tried, Elder Chen just wouldn't agree to accept her as his apprentice.
After several years, Lu Yanli was almost about to give up.
However, she thought, since she couldn't be Elder Chen's apprentice, then no one else could be either. So, Lu Yanli didn't feel anything since he hadn't taken anyone else as an apprentice all this time.
But now, when she learned that Elder Chen was actually going to accept someone else as his apprentice, and that person was a young female doctor who had just come to the Military Region Hospital, almost the moment she heard the news, Lu Yanli's face sank.
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