Chapter 82

The key information points had already been chatted out, and the rest of the conversation could be very relaxed and pleasant.

"I didn't expect you, Dr. Qu, to actually like this kind of snack." Qin Huai sighed, "I thought you would like... the kind of plain-flavored ones like the filling-less Qingming Ba."

"Do you think I look like someone who eats vegetable salad and chews grass for all three meals a day?" Qu Jing joked, "More than one person has said this to me. Even my colleagues often complain that I wear a mask all day and can't see my expression, and I look very cold at first glance."

"That's not necessarily true." Qin Huai shook his head, "Just by looking at your attitude toward Mr. Luo, one can tell that you have a very good temper."

"I let you two chat, I didn't let you two speak ill of me. This door isn't closed tightly, I can hear you!" Luo Jun's roar came from the consultation room.

"I just have more patience for the elderly and children." Qu Jing said, "Most of my patients are elderly, and the more I see, the more I understand them. The world changes too fast now, and many elderly people can't keep up. They feel panicked, lonely, and abandoned by the era."

"That's them, I'm not like that at all!" Luo Jun even joined the conversation.

"I remember Sister Hong telling you, Master Xiao Qin, that I am a student she sponsored."

"Yes." Qin Huai nodded, "She mentioned it. Sister Hong said that after you started working, you even proposed to return the money she had sponsored you with. She didn't accept it and told you to just donate and sponsor others just like she did."

"I have quite a bond with Sister Hong." Qu Jing said, "I was the first student she sponsored. That was 16 years ago, when I had just started high school. I was admitted to a key high school in the city, but the tuition was too expensive and the welfare home couldn't afford it. I was originally going to attend another middle school, but Sister Hong happened to see the sponsorship information. She felt that I was very likable and we were from the same city, so after conducting a field investigation at the welfare home, she chose to sponsor me."

"Later, my undergraduate living expenses, master's degree, and even the expenses during my doctoral studies were basically sponsored by Sister Hong."

"Sister Hong might not have told you, but I went abroad for my doctorate. After graduating with my doctorate, I worked for several years before I finally saved enough money to cover the expenses from high school to my master's degree. At that time, I originally thought about paying back a portion first, but Sister Hong told me it wasn't necessary."

"And then?" Qin Huai was a bit curious.

He could probably guess why Chen Huihong would take a fancy to Qu Jing at a glance and sponsor her. This should be the last mutual attraction of the spirits.

This was Chen Huihong's choice, but Qu Jing's choice was equally important. Qu Jing is not like Chen Huihong, who is the kind of person whose personality can be seen at a glance. She is very introverted, so one has to chat more.

"Then I did as she said." Qu Jing looked very happy, "At first, I donated the money to the children's welfare home where I grew up. Later, I would donate regularly every year. Children's welfare homes, nursing homes, local ones, and those from other places—I would make appropriate donations after investigation, and then see the feedback to decide whether to continue."

"Before doing this, my life was always very boring."

"At the very beginning, when Sister Hong sponsored me, my heart and eyes were all on studying and getting good grades so I wouldn't let her waste her money. Later, when I started working, what I thought about in my heart was saving money to pay Sister Hong back so she could see the effectiveness of her sponsorship."

"After I started donating, I would sometimes go to welfare homes and nursing homes to be a volunteer and participate in free clinic activities. Only then did I feel that life had fun."

"If it weren't for Sister Hong, I might have been a boring person who only knew how to study and write papers for the rest of my life."

Qin Huai was already stunned.

What kind of workaholic is this?

Are there spirits in the Classic of Mountains and Seas who love work so much? It's too suitable for modern society.

Both coming from a children's welfare home, Qin Huai felt a bit ashamed of himself.

Look at Dr. Qu, she gave back to the welfare home after earning money, then continued to donate, expanded the scope, did volunteer work, and provided free clinics—a proper model graduate.

Look at himself again: making buns, making dumplings, continuous feeding, making Director Qin gain 15 pounds in three years at an age when he should be maintaining his health. The children in the welfare home are all active eaters.

Hey, I'm also a model graduate.

But now that I've left Qu County and stopped feeding them, and I've been earning quite a bit lately, should I donate some money to give Director Qin a surprise?

Qin Huai began to seriously think about how much to donate.

Thinking without results, Qin Huai said, "Dr. Qu, your ultraviolet allergy is so severe, yet you still do volunteer work and free clinics. It's very hard."

Qu Jing was startled, perhaps not expecting that the focus of Qin Huai's attention would be this. She paused and explained, "Actually, as long as the protective measures are done well, there won't be any problems."

The two chatted about some daily life, delicious restaurants in the city, whether she likes this style of pastry, and other topics. Luo Jun would occasionally interject loudly, and the physical therapy ended very pleasantly.

The chat was quite pleasant, as for whether Luo Jun was pleasant or not, Qin Huai didn't know.

Qu Jing sent Luo Jun all the way to the underground parking lot, watched him get into the car, and waved at him with a smile, taking the opportunity to urge him, "Mr. Luo, physical therapy needs to be done continuously to have better results. Wasn't today's physical therapy process very pleasant? You paid for all the projects, so I suggest you come and experience the leg physical therapy next time. It doesn't matter if it takes a long time. If Master Xiao Qin can't come because he's busy, I can accompany you at the door."

"No need." Luo Jun closed the car window ruthlessly and turned to Qin Huai, "Drive."

Driver Xiao Qin helplessly made a face at Qu Jing and set off.

Qu Jing waved and watched the vehicle leave.

"Did you chat out anything?" Luo Jun asked impatiently, "You two were chatting quite happily outside, chatting about all kinds of messy things. Do you know what I suffered inside?"

Qin Huai looked at the road calmly, "Look at what you're saying. It's a regular hospital, and physical therapy is also good for your body."

"Did you ask anything out?" Luo Jun didn't want to hear nonsense.

"I asked it out." Qin Huai said, "If I'm not mistaken, Dr. Qu should love sweet, soft, and glutinous snacks, especially rice cakes."

Zheng Zheng Siyuan's white sugar cakes are quite distinctive, and the Qiao Guo shape is good-looking, so it's not surprising that they left a deep impression. But compared to Zheng Zheng Siyuan's other similar snacks, lard rice cakes seem very plain.

Qu Jing specifically mentioning lard rice cakes, besides being a style she loves, there is only one possibility: she also loves eating rice cakes.

And as for rice cakes, Qin Huai really knows how to make a few kinds.

He doesn't know how to make lard rice cakes, but Jiang Mi rice cakes are no problem.

Rather than starting over to learn snacks he hasn't made before, it's better to pick one from the snacks he is slightly better at that might suit her taste and test the waters first.

Qin Huai roughly told Luo Jun about his plan, and Luo Jun expressed his approval, feeling that his suffering today was not in vain.

He will definitely not do this damn physical therapy a second time!

Definitely!

"So your plan next is to make the Jiang Mi rice cakes well and let Xiao Qu come and buy them?" Luo Jun asked.

"It's too presumptuous to let Dr. Qu come and buy them. Dr. Qu lives near the hospital, and the hospital is a certain distance from our canteen. She is so busy at work, she definitely won't have time to come and buy them in the morning. If it's left until the afternoon and there are still Jiang Mi rice cakes left, it will seem too deliberate."

"Then what should we do? Call a runner to send them to her?" Luo Jun frowned.

"Don't you think it's too abrupt for a runner to send them? Although I chatted well with Dr. Qu today, Dr. Qu is obviously not the kind of person who is familiar at first sight, and neither am I. If I send her rice cakes so rashly, Dr. Qu will think there's something wrong with my brain."

"Then what should we do?" Luo Jun was anxious, "This won't work, that won't work. Why are you so dawdling? I found that you are not as good as Chen Huihong. Chen Huihong at least has high work efficiency!"

"If it really doesn't work, I'll let Chen Huihong take them to her. They have known each other for 16 years, so they must be familiar."

"I have a better method here." Qin Huai smiled slightly, "I just don't know if you are willing to cooperate."

Luo Jun suddenly had a bad premonition.

"You come for physical therapy regularly, I accompany you, accompany you to physical therapy, and take the opportunity to bring Dr. Qu one or two snacks. Isn't this reasonable, not abrupt, and can also complete the quest by the way?"

Luo Jun:...

Luo Jun really wanted to breathe fire.

But he also felt that what Qin Huai said made some sense.

The most critical thing is that the system belongs to Qin Huai, not him. Even if he thinks what Qin Huai said doesn't make sense, he can't do anything to Qin Huai.

"Fine." Luo Jun squeezed a word out from between his teeth.

"Tell me when your lousy rice cakes are done."

"I'll come again."

(End of chapter)