Chapter 455 Receiving the Award and Returning Home
On the award stage, after announcing the winner, the host said, "Next, please welcome our President to the stage to present the Nobel Prize in Medicine medal and certificate to this young doctor from China."
Amidst enthusiastic applause, Qiao De walked onto the stage. A waiter first handed him the custom-made medal and certificate, and then he walked step by step towards Jiang Ning with the medal.
Qiao De handed over the medal and certificate, then bowed slightly, "Dr. Jiang, you truly deserve this award."
Jiang Ning calmly accepted the certificate and medal handed to her by Qiao De, along with a document detailing the prize money.
The prize money, when converted, amounts to several million Chinese yuan.
After receiving the certificate and medal, Jiang Ning was also invited to give a speech.
She walked slowly to the podium, looked up at the pairs of eyes below, and at the media workers around her carrying their cameras and microphones.
Having experienced the hardships of this era, she realized that countless efforts must be made to enable any aspect to rise.
The audience and the media all looked at Jiang Ning on the podium. Seeing that she remained calm and composed in the face of such a large event, they all nodded in approval.
Little did they know that Jiang Ning was so excited that her hands were almost shaking.
Her gaze swept over Shen Mo, who was sitting in the audience, and the two deans with tears in their eyes, and she calmed down.
Under the spotlight, he slowly began to speak into the microphone, “Today I am honored to give a speech at the Karolinska Institute. The topic of my report is a traditional Chinese medicine that can cure the Black Death. This is my gift to all those infected in the world, to free them from the torment of the disease and bring them hope for life.”
"I thank the Nobel Committee for recognizing my contributions, I thank my country, and I thank my family for their support throughout my medical career..."
"My Chinese name is Jiang Ning. I hope you can remember my name and remember that my motherland is China. I am proud of myself."
Before going on stage, Jiang Ning was wondering if she should appear humble during her speech.
But now it is she standing on the podium; she does not belittle herself, and she acknowledges her own abilities.
If you can't even respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you?
As the crowd below the stage watched her utter these words of pride, everyone had a human side, and subconsciously felt that the young Eastern woman on the stage was arrogant for saying such things.
But they quickly returned to reality. This was the Nobel Prize award ceremony; who wouldn't feel a little proud to receive such an honor?
If they were standing on that awards stage, it might be even more intense.
Her abilities are worthy of her pride.
Jiang Ning briefly recounted the process from the outbreak of the epidemic to its complete control. Before her speech was even finished, she received a continuous stream of applause.
Soon, the speech came to an end—
"Finally, I will continue on the path of medicine and make more contributions to overcoming human diseases. My goal is to enable everyone to have a healthy body."
"Thank you all for attending the awards ceremony. That concludes my speech."
The moment she finished speaking, she bowed deeply.
At the same time, deafening applause erupted from the audience.
After the awards ceremony, media workers flocked to interview Jiang Ning.
She answered all the reasonable questions, except for a few that she refused to answer.
She then noticed that whenever someone asked an unreasonable or excessive question, Jode would have them quietly taken away.
Connections are important at any time.
With Qiao De's high regard, Jiang Ning would give this overseas experience a nine out of ten.
As I left the Karolinska Institute, I was surrounded by news media from all over the world. The prestige of the Nobel Prize on the international stage is self-evident.
After Jiang Ning answered some questions, Qiao De immediately arranged for the army to maintain order. With Qiao De's help, Jiang Ning successfully escaped from the reporters.
Shen Mo is a soldier of China, and a leader with a military rank, so it is not appropriate for him to appear in the public media.
Fortunately, the president of country D arranged for order to be maintained, and no accidents occurred at the scene.
Now that they've received their prize money and bonuses, Jiang Ning and her group don't plan to stay in Country D any longer; they'd rather return home as soon as possible.
I planned to buy a plane ticket back to China the day after receiving the award, but on the second day, someone from the embassy in Country D came.
When the embassy leaders saw Shen Mo and Jiang Ning, they greeted them, "Deputy Brigade Commander Shen, Dr. Jiang."
After greeting you, he said, "Deputy Brigade Commander Shen, we received a call from the motherland instructing you to take the embassy's special plane back home to better ensure your safety."
It was fine before, but now that Jiang Ning has appeared on the news stages of media outlets around the world, it's inevitable that she will be resented by some who can't stand seeing their country receive such a great honor.
"Thank you," Jiang Ning said.
The embassy leader waved his hand, looking at the couple in front of him.
"You two are a top soldier in our country's military and a doctor who brought honor to the country in overcoming the epidemic. This is what you deserve."
In the afternoon, they boarded a private plane to return home, and Jode came to see them off.
The plane landed at Beijing Capital International Airport at 3 a.m.
Stepping onto the soil of her motherland, Jiang Ning took a deep breath.
The air at home definitely smells better.
Upon arriving at the Capital Airport, everyone parted ways to go home, with Jiang Ning and Shen Mo returning to their own courtyard.
After a long and uncomfortable flight of more than ten hours, Jiang Ning slept from four in the morning until the afternoon.
She woke up groggily and heard faint voices outside.
She put on her clothes and went outside, only to see several familiar faces sitting in her yard.
There was Deputy Division Commander Liang, Old Master He, and He Tingdong.
These three were all acquaintances, and there were two others she had never met before.
But anyone who regularly follows the news can recognize that these are all very important national leaders.
Upon hearing the door open, everyone instinctively looked over.
Jiang Ning was glad that she had worn appropriate clothes when she went out.
"Comrade Jiang Ning, your trip abroad to receive an award has brought honor to our country. This is the banner and 5,000 yuan bonus that our country is awarding you."
Jiang Ning accepted the banner and bonus handed to her by the leader, saying, "Thank you for the trust of our country and our leaders."
They came mainly to present Jiang Ning with a banner and a bonus.
After the leaders left, Shen Mo held the banner and stared into thought as he looked at the entire wall of banners in the room.
These are all the banners my wife has collected over the years, mostly from patients who were cured by her.
Before, it was barely possible to hang them, but now the entire wall is covered with them.
Since the family compound couldn't hold all the banners, Shen Mo immediately came up with a good place for them.
He took down all the banners and then took them to the retirement compound.
During their few days abroad, Shen's parents took care of the child.
Upon seeing Mr. and Mrs. Shen, Jiang Ning said, "Dad, Mom, thank you for taking care of the children these past few days."
With a smile on her face, Chen's mother said, "What's so hard about it? You went abroad to receive an award, which made your parents very proud. Besides, your father and I are happy to see our grandchildren every day. This is enjoying life, not hardship."
"Ningning, take out your medals and show them to your parents."
Jiang Ning smiled and handed over the medal and certificate.
Mr. and Mrs. Shen were overjoyed to see the medals; they were even happier to see their children receive honors than they were to receive honors themselves.
When they learned that their son and daughter-in-law wanted to put all their certificates, banners, medals, and honors in the veterans' compound, the elderly couple immediately and happily prepared a room specifically to display the honors their children had received over the years.
Since these medals and other honors were placed in the retirement compound, they have been polished to a shine every day, which is much better than leaving them to gather dust in the family compound.
Two days later, Jiang Ning returned to work at the hospital, and her international award had been made public.
Footage taken by foreign media also appeared on the nightly news broadcast.
Even on the day she returned to the hospital, Dean Kong arranged for all the doctors and medical staff in the hospital to wait in the lobby.
Not only that, a banner was also put up at the hospital entrance.
The banner read "Congratulations on winning the award."
She has recently been deeply affected by the banners and has become immune to them.
But after greeting everyone, she walked towards the examination room much faster.
However, she never expected that after dying once in the hospital, she would have to go through it all again after returning to school.
The students were even more excited.
They were not yet born into society, and their excitement was pure and heartfelt; they were all extremely happy to become Jiang Ning's students.
With such teachers as role models, many ambitious students of similar age secretly work hard to achieve the same great honor.
She did not discourage the students from their ambitious words.
It's a good thing that students of this age have dreams.
They strive for their dreams, and the education they received from the country and schools has not been in vain.
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