Today was the weekend, and also the day for the college entrance exam results. In the Chen family's living room, Chen Jianguo and Zhang Meiling sat face to face, listening to the robotic female voice on the line announcing the scores word by word:

Candidate's name: Chen Qingshan. College entrance examination results: Chinese: 100, 40, 5 points. Mathematics: …………. Total score: 700, 0, 8 points. Thank you for your inquiry. Goodbye!

The living room was silent. After a long while, Chen Jianguo finally spoke:

"Hey~ Xiaoshan's mom, I heard it was 708 points. What did you get? Is it the same?"

Zhang Meiling was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. She clapped her hands and said, "Old Chen, are you crazy? How can we tell the difference between the two of us listening to the test together? 708 points! Xiaoshan must be the top scorer in our city's college entrance examination!"

"Hehehe, my girl is competitive and smart, just like me!"

"Come on, stop flattering yourself. Xiaoshan is much better than you!"

Chen Qingshan sat on the sofa, a smile on his face as he watched his parents bicker. He'd estimated his score after the exam, and it was only two points off his actual score, a sure thing. His first choice was Capital University's Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine; if nothing went wrong, he'd receive an acceptance letter within a week.

The college entrance examination is over, and it’s time to put the matter of treating Old Mrs. Gao on the agenda, but first I have to explain this to my parents.

"Dad, Mom, stop arguing, I have something to tell you!"

Chen Jianguo quickly pulled Zhang Meiling to sit next to Qingshan, and said with a smile on his face:

"My dear daughter, tell me what's going on. I know you want a reward, don't you? Don't worry, Mom and Dad have prepared the money for your college expenses. Just buy whatever you want!"

Zhang Meiling also said: "Yes, nowadays almost every high school student has a mobile phone. Our Xiaoshan is sensible and has never asked us for one. Now he is going to the capital to attend university, so how can he not buy a mobile phone! It will be convenient to contact home with a mobile phone, right? And that laptop computer, I think he should also have one! Old Chen, let's go to the mall this afternoon and pick out a good one for the child!" Chen Jianguo nodded repeatedly after listening.

Chen Qingshan smiled, reached into his pocket, took out the blueberries that Gao Xiang had given him, and placed them on the coffee table.

"You don't need to buy a cell phone, I already have one."

Chen Jianguo and Zhang Meiling looked at each other, somewhat confused about the situation.

"Xiaoshan, where did this phone come from?"

Zhang Meiling recognized the phone as an American Blueberry. It was incredibly expensive. Xiao Li's boyfriend, who worked at the office, bought her one, and she showed it off every day, saying it was a limited edition and worth more than two months' salary for an average worker. Chen Qingshan rarely asked her or Old Chen for pocket money, occasionally giving him some to buy books at the bookstore. So where did she get the money for such a high-end phone?

"Mom, this phone was given to me by someone as a thank you for curing his illness."

Chen Jianguo nodded. "Oh, someone gave it to me... What did you say? Cure illness? What illness do you cure? Do you know how to cure illnesses?"

Chen Jianguo felt that he was indeed old. What was his daughter saying? He could understand every word, so why couldn't he understand the other two together?

Zhang Meiling was a mother after all, so she immediately became alert: "Xiaoshan, who are you treating? A man or a woman? Do I have any ulterior motives in giving you such an expensive phone? You've got to be more careful, don't let anyone fool you!"

Seeing her mother's anxiety, Qingshan didn't keep her in suspense and told her everything, from saving Zou Kai to combing Zhan Feng's meridians. Chen Jianguo and Zhang Meiling were confused. The daughter they had raised for fifteen years had a secret that they didn't know. The couple was a little shocked.

"Xiaoshan, who did you learn your medical skills from?"

Qingshan had expected his parents to ask this question, so he got up and went to his room and brought out a thick stack of books, from "Compendium of Materia Medica" to "Golden Chamber", from "Atlas of Human Meridians and Acupoints" to "Introduction to Acupuncture", more than ten books in total, and placed them in front of Chen Jianguo and Zhang Meiling.

"Mom and Dad, I've been self-studying Traditional Chinese Medicine since elementary school. I think I'm quite talented in it. I can memorize these books at a glance, apply what I've learned to other situations, and make inferences about other situations. I've made some progress in Traditional Chinese Medicine over the past few years. The man I cured is a Hong Kong businessman and a law-abiding citizen. If you're worried, call Brother Zou and ask him to check his background for you."

Zhang Meiling finally relaxed her frayed nerves after hearing what Chen Qingshan said. Zou Peng had recently cracked several serious and vicious cases, so if nothing unexpected happened, he'd be promoted to deputy director soon. With Zou Peng around, no one would dare to make a move on Xiaoshan.

Chen Jianguo reached out and flipped through a few pages of the medical book. Seeing the densely packed names of acupuncture points, he felt dizzy and closed the book again.

Could it be that the Chen family really has a good fortune after a bad time? To be able to memorize such a complex and difficult medical book, Chen Qingshan must be a genius. He will definitely bring honor to the family in the future!

"Xiaoshan, so the phone is your payment for treating someone? I recognize this phone. I heard it's around 7,000 or 8,000. Isn't that too much?"

Qingshan smiled and said, "Mom, the consultation fee is 500,000 yuan, and the cell phone is an extra gift, just as a bonus."

"What? Five, five hundred thousand?"

"Well, his illness can't be cured by anyone but me, so charging him five hundred thousand is not too much."

Chen Jianguo and Zhang Meiling were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets. In 2002, the annual salary of ordinary workers in Lian City was only 30,000 or 40,000 yuan. 500,000 yuan was indeed a huge sum of money.

Qingshan looked calm as he took out a bank card and handed it to Zhang Meiling: "Mom, keep this card. Aren't you and my dad planning to move to a bigger house? I'll pay for the house, so don't be reluctant to spend it. Your daughter knows medicine and can make money. Good days are still ahead for our family!"

After Chen Qingshan finished speaking, he left his parents on the sofa to digest the information and turned back to his room to practice.

Chen Jianguo and Zhang Meiling were completely speechless. Other children were constantly asking their parents for money, but their child, who wasn't even an adult yet, was already earning enough to buy them a house. Their child's excellence made the parents look incompetent. It was a bit embarrassing, what could they do?