Chapter 77: Mother-in-Law Evaluates the Son-in-Law

"Qingyuan Teahouse, where exactly is it?"

In the scorching heat, Wang Chuan, enduring the swelter, circled Tianyi Plaza but found no Qingyuan Teahouse.

"I should have asked Xin Chanxi to point the way first before walking."

In his past life, he interned in Mingzhou for a year but never visited any teahouse.

Suddenly, a figure flashed before his eyes. "Wang Chuan, are you lost?"

Such a sweet, cloying voice could only be Lu Na.

"Why are you here?" Wang Chuan asked.

"We're having dinner tonight, aren't we? Tianyi Plaza is very close to Bar Street; turn left over there, go down Sanjiang Bridge, it's only about two thousand five hundred meters in total."

Lu Na pointed in the direction.

"Great, where is Qingyuan Teahouse?"

"Not on this side of Tianyi Plaza, but across the street on Tantang Street. Wang Chuan, are you meeting someone for tea?"

Wang Chuan did not hide the matter of Guo Qiancheng's father. "I found a legal professional for him to ask."

"I see, I'll take you there. You two talk. After you finish, we'll sit in the teahouse for a while and go eat dinner together, okay?"

"It's too hot; I just finished strolling through Yuanmao Mall and don't want to walk anymore, let's go drink some tea."

Wang Chuan could think of no reason to refuse Lu Na's suggestion.

Wang Chuan looked again at Lu Na's bright eyes; she probably hadn't seen the cold drink shop incident, right?

The two crossed the crowd and entered Tantang Street.

Arriving at an alley entrance, Wang Chuan followed Lu Na for three hundred meters; on the left was a courtyard gate, with a plaque above reading Qingyuan Teahouse.

There was also a couplet: "Green porcelain floats with snow, the misty waters of Sanjiang cook old dreams; ancient melodies pierce the corridor, a single playbill asks of new sorrows."

The horizontal scroll read: "Half a day of floating life."

Entering the courtyard gate, it was antique and elegant, clearly a teahouse of class.

Lu Na found a seat at an outdoor scattered table, while Wang Chuan gave the private room name 'Shuyu Chuan'; led by a female waitress in ancient-style clothing, he crossed the corridor, passed through a small courtyard, and arrived before a row of private rooms.

Checking the time, it was exactly three o'clock; Wang Chuan entered the private room, where a beautiful female waitress was arranging tea.

Beside her sat a middle-aged woman with the marks of time yet still beautiful; she raised her head and waved, signaling him to sit.

She then said to the waitress, "You may go down."

The waitress exited the private room and closed the door.

"Student Wang Chuan, you are very punctual."

"When asking someone for a favor, I ought to have arrived first; something delayed me."

"No problem. You haven't graduated yet. When you step into society, you'll learn these things gradually." Ning Hui spoke very gently, her gaze sizing up Wang Chuan.

"I originally arranged to have tea with a friend, but the friend had an emergency. The teahouse boss is also a friend of mine. I don't know if you young people are used to drinking tea."

Wang Chuan was very frank: "If there were cola and tea before me, I would choose cola."

Ning Hui thought Wang Chuan was a straightforward young man, someone without hidden schemes. "Here, this is West Lake Longjing."

"West Lake Longjing, Green Tea."

"I thought you knew nothing about tea."

Wang Chuan smiled; he couldn't taste tea, but he knew quite a bit about tea knowledge.

In his past life, Wang Chuan worked at an Investment Bank and participated in the IPO bidding for a fairly large tea industry client, having intensely studied tea knowledge.

Since he was asking for a favor, naturally he couldn't start by saying, "Professor Ning, can you help me find a lawyer skilled in work injury cases? Naturally, he must chat a bit first to close the distance."

After all, Ning Hui was not yet Wang Chuan's mother-in-law; a mother-in-law watching her son-in-law finds it more and more interesting the more she looks.

"Professor Ning, this tea contains various components such as Tea Polyphenols, Theanine, and vitamins, with functions like refreshing the mind, aiding digestion, and antioxidant effects."

"Studying pharmacology and biochemistry, I was interested and went to the library to learn about tea culture knowledge."

"Oh right, I forgot you study medicine. Then tell me, what teas does our Country have?"

Ning Hui wanted to see if this young man, Wang Chuan, had just been talking nonsense earlier to flatter her.

"We are the only Country in the World that produces the six major tea categories: Green Tea, White Tea, Yellow Tea, Oolong Tea, Black Tea, and Dark Tea."

"Green Tea is non-fermented tea, with low oxidation; White Tea is slightly fermented tea... Yellow Tea is lightly fermented tea, its nature is mild and sweet, with yellow leaves and yellow soup..."

After listening, Ning Hui said with a smile: "Wang Chuan, Auntie underestimated you just now."

"It's just good memory, memorizing things from books by rote."

"Good memory is also a talent." Ning Hui praised; studying medicine already consumes energy daily, yet having energy to learn other knowledge, this Wang Chuan has great perseverance.

After chatting a bit more, Ning Hui began to get to the point: "Tell me about the work injury case you mentioned on the phone."

After Wang Chuan finished speaking, he added: "I think we must secure evidence as soon as possible, determine whether Guo Yong constitutes a De Facto Labor Relationship, and strive to secure the maximum benefit for Guo Yong."

"If based on the Supreme People's Court's interpretation regarding the trial of personal injury compensation cases, the compensation obtained should not be as much as labor relationship compensation."

"De Facto Labor Relationship? The interpretation regarding personal injury compensation cases?"

Confusion appeared on Ning Hui's face.

Just now, she felt Wang Chuan's narration of the case was very organized, with clear priorities; although he didn't use legal professional terminology, it sounded like a lawyer retelling it, using ordinary language.

Now he suddenly brought out the professional legal term De Facto Labor Relationship and knew about the judicial interpretation on personal injury compensation promulgated only last December.

Ning Hui was internally quite shocked; could it be he was interested again and went to the library to self-study law?

"Professor Ning, I'm a part-time worker at the university, right? I went to the library to self-study Labor Law and Tort Law knowledge. It was to protect my own rights."

Wang Chuan scratched his head while speaking, pretending to be very green and inexperienced.

Ning Hui had to believe Wang Chuan's explanation; Wang Chuan only saw the work injury patient in the early hours of today, it was impossible for him to go learn this knowledge during the Day Shift.

"No problem. The law firm where I work part-time has a Lawyer Huang who specializes in work injuries; he is very professional. I'll speak with Lawyer Huang later to go to the Hospital immediately and sign the entrustment agreement with the client."

Wang Chuan didn't expect that Ning Hui, as a Law School professor, also worked part-time at an outside law firm; it seemed she loved legal theory and also loved legal practice.

After all, laws alone cannot enforce themselves.

After a casual chat, Ning Hui told Wang Chuan before leaving to remember to come to their home for dinner tomorrow.

Watching Ning Hui walk away, Wang Chuan returned to the scattered seating area of the teahouse and found Lu Na.

She had fallen asleep with her head on the table.

"Bed ten, the IV is finished. Nurse Lu Na, come quickly!"

"Ah, what? I'm coming right away."

Startled awake by Wang Chuan's words, Lu Na blurted out on instinct, then saw Wang Chuan opposite her with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

"Wang Chuan, nice one, you're teasing me," Lu Na said with feigned anger.

However, because of her sweet voice, Wang Chuan heard no trace of anger in it.

"Lu Na, your cousin Wang Jia said your father runs a private clinic. Why aren't you helping out at home? It shouldn't be as tiring as working at the Hospital."

Wang Chuan took a sip of tea and asked.

"In another year and a half, I'll go home and quit," Lu Na replied.

Wang Chuan said nothing, waiting for Lu Na to say more.

"Don't be afraid to laugh if I tell you. My mother said I should work at the Hospital for three years, using those three years to find her a Doctor son-in-law."

"If I haven't found one in three years, I'll return to our family clinic, and my mother will set me up on blind dates."

Hearing this, Wang Chuan nearly spat out the tea in his mouth.