Chapter 43 Zheng Wei
Seeing his daughter's insistence, Chen Xi's father softened his tone and patiently explained.
“Xixi, you’re right. Here’s the thing, your cousin has a project with a high return on investment and is looking for investors. Your mom and I discussed it, and since you still have about six months before you go abroad, we’ve decided to use this money to invest first. Once it doubles in value, we can bring it back just in time for you to start school. This way, you’ll have a much more comfortable life abroad!”
Xu Yun quickly chimed in, her face beaming, "That's right, Xixi, this way you won't have to work abroad to earn a living, and you can focus on your studies, isn't that great!"
Chen Xi glared angrily at Xu Yun and shouted, "Double the return? Do you think I'm stupid? There's absolutely no such project. Xu Yun, why do you always target your own family? Do you know that if my tuition is swindled away, what's the point of my studies? It'll all be for nothing!"
Xu Yun's eyes darted away as Chen Xi spoke, but she still tried to argue, "Xi Xi, don't you believe me? How can you say that? I can guarantee the authenticity and reliability of this project..."
Don't give me that.
Chen Xi interrupted her without hesitation, forcefully pushing Xu Yun out with both hands.
With a loud bang, Chen Xi slammed the door shut, making the door frame tremble slightly.
Chen Xi's parents stood aside, looking at each other with surprise and confusion in their eyes.
Dad said, "Xixi, aren't you being a little too harsh on your cousin...?"
Chen Xi jumped up in a panic and immediately dialed the police's anti-fraud hotline, asking officials to talk to her parents.
One hour later.
After the police patiently and meticulously educated them, Chen Xi's parents finally realized their mistakes.
They looked at Chen Xi with faces full of guilt.
Her mother's eyes reddened slightly, and her voice choked with emotion: "Xixi, we're sorry. Your parents were just desperate and grasping at straws. Our family's financial situation is just average. We can afford your tuition in the US, but you'll have to earn your own living expenses. Your parents have always felt guilty. If only we could let you focus on your research without any distractions."
Chen Xi's initial resentment towards them vanished instantly.
Her eyes also reddened.
She pouted, almost bursting into tears.
She stepped forward and hugged her parents tightly, saying in a tearful voice, "Dad, Mom! I'm already so touched that you can support my studies. I'm an adult, and I should earn my own living expenses. You don't owe me anything; on the contrary, I owe you a lot."
The family embraced each other, feeling closer to each other.
Chen Xi didn't forget to thank another person in her heart, and felt very fortunate.
If it weren't for the early warning she received when the internet was first connected in the new millennium, she might not only have lost her tuition fees and suffered academic setbacks, but she might also have developed a rift with her parents...
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Dr. Li Mei was in a good mood.
Some time ago, my daughter Lin Zhizi seemed to be shrouded in gloom, and she was depressed and unhappy all day long.
Li Mei was deeply worried and repeatedly inquired about the reason, but Lin Zhizi always remained silent.
As Li Mei watched her daughter grow thinner and thinner, losing several pounds, she was frantic with worry.
However, recently, Lin Zhizi's mood has gradually brightened, a bright smile has returned to her face, and her appetite has also become stronger.
Li Mei looked on with relief as her daughter's chubby cheeks returned to their adorable state, and a huge weight was lifted from her heart.
Li Mei's work has also made surprising progress.
This is related to her patient, Lu Yao.
Lu Yao, a patient suffering from autism and dementia, used to be deaf and blind to everything in the outside world.
But now, she has developed a curiosity and a desire to learn, and has begun to actively repeat some simple words.
Li Mei sat in her office, carefully reviewing and pondering the diagnostic and treatment methods she had used over the past period.
She repeatedly went over every detail and every treatment process in her mind.
However, they found that there was no substantial difference from before.
But in that same week, Lu Yao made remarkable progress.
It was like a miracle.
After careful evaluation, Li Mei believes that Lu Yao's current intelligence is roughly equivalent to that of a normal six-year-old child.
Regardless of the reasons behind this result, Li Mei believes it is a phenomenon worthy of in-depth study.
She decided to record Lu Yao's treatment process in detail during this period and carefully compile it into text.
These records may be compiled into a highly valuable paper, providing new insights for research on the treatment of autism and dementia.
Li Mei was busy in her office, her desk piled high with medical records and documents.
In the hospital garden, nurse Xiao Zheng was taking Lu Yao for a walk.
Xiao Zheng, whose real name is Zheng Wei, is holding a golden sycamore leaf in her hand, which shimmers with tiny lights under the sunlight.
With a smile on her face, Zheng Wei patiently taught Lu Yao to pronounce the two characters "梧桐" (wutong).
Lu Yao obediently played the role of a six-year-old child, learning it quite well.
She stared at the sycamore leaf, repeating "sycamore" to herself.
This is no easy task; it requires constant attention to one's words and actions.
She couldn't be too clever; she couldn't let Xiao Zheng Li Mei discover that the person in front of her had miraculously regained his senses.
Compared to the deathly silence of lying in coffins for thousands of years, life today is full of unique pleasures.
Zheng Wei suddenly stopped moving.
Her gaze passed over Lu Yao's shoulder and landed on someone walking up behind Lu Yao.
A nervous and shy expression appeared on Zheng Wei's face, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.
Lu Yao keenly noticed Zheng Wei's unusual behavior and knew that her attention was completely focused on someone else. So she stopped pretending to be a child and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Dr. Yu."
Zheng Wei called out softly, her voice tinged with shyness.
Lu Yao slowly turned her head to look at the person who had come.
He was a young man wearing a white lab coat, which looked neat and tidy on him.
He had a refined and handsome face, a high nose bridge, and slightly upturned lips, yet there was a hint of melancholy in his expression.
His name was written on the nameplate on his chest—Yu Liao.
At a young age, he had already been promoted to director.
Yu Liao smiled slightly at Zheng Wei, his voice deep and magnetic, "Good afternoon, Xiao Zheng."
Looking at the scene before him, Lu Yao understood why Zheng Wei had a crush on him.
Visually speaking, Yu Liao is indeed exceptionally charming.
But as a celestial master, Lu Yao never judges a person by their appearance.
She frowned almost imperceptibly.
Beneath his gentle exterior, his face was the most menacing she had ever seen since she came to this era.
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