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Chapter 678 Abandoning Medicine and Changing Course
This was quite different from the rich second-generation he had imagined, who would use him as a training tool to show off and embarrass him.

There were six people in the room, excluding him and Liu Ruyan: four women and two men.

Although they are all young people, they are all older than Lin Mo, at least around twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with the older ones in their early thirties.

It's fair to say that there's an obvious age gap between Liu Ruyan's friends and Lin Mo's own friends.

"This is my boyfriend, Lin Mo. He's a senior in college, the younger brother of one of my former classmates. I managed to get him, and he's coming home with me for the holiday."

"These are Song Ya, Du Ning, Yu Qianhan, and Xu Siya. They are all my friends here. I've known them for many years. Sister Du and Sister Xu are both married. You can call them 'sister' as I do. As for the other two, you can call them whatever you like!" Liu Ruyan introduced everyone.

Upon seeing this, Lin Mo shook hands with each of them and greeted them.

"Hello, Sister Du. Hello, Sister Xu."

These two women looked to be around thirty years old. Their looks were above average, but their aura was truly extraordinary.

"Hello Xiaolin, don't be nervous, I'm just kidding with you," Du Ning said with a smile.

She was the most disruptive and the boldest one just now!

Xu Siya, on the other hand, seemed more composed. She had a round face and had probably gained a little weight after giving birth, but she said kindly, "We just heard that Ruyan brought her boyfriend back, so we were curious."

"But Ruyan, you still call him 'sister'? I know you're in a relationship with a younger man, but you don't have to make him call you 'sister' in private. It's a bit bullying!"

Before Liu Ruyan could even retort, the girl named Yu Qianhan, who looked to be about the same age as Liu Ruyan and was the most beautiful of the four girls, pushed Xu Siya aside, grabbed Lin Mo's hand, and said with a smile, "Don't listen to Ruyan, just call me sister. By the way, little brother, how come you're so fair-skinned and have such good skin!"

"Hello, Sister Yu. This is natural," Lin Mo said with a slightly embarrassed smile, as these women were being a bit too enthusiastic.

They were even more enthusiastic than Liu Ruyan's adoptive mothers back then, but it was hard to say which of them had a better relationship with Liu Ruyan, so he could only wait and see.

"Go away, stop holding onto my boyfriend's hand. If you want a man, go find one yourself!" Liu Ruyan slapped Yu Qianhan's hand away.

Lin Mo then greeted the remaining Song Ya.

Then Liu Ruyan led him to the two men behind him and introduced them: "This is Luo Ziping, Brother Luo, and this is Meng Yang!"

Luo Ziping was thirty-two or thirty-three years old. He looked very composed and extremely capable. He wore glasses and appeared gentle and refined. He was clearly a successful person.

Meng Yang is relatively young, around twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, and has a Korean-style handsome look.

"Hello, Brother Luo," Lin Mo said, shaking hands with him.

Luo Ziping nodded, revealing a watch of an unidentifiable brand on his wrist, and said with a deep voice, "Hello, I know you, the owner of Wednesday Restaurant. I've never been there before. I didn't expect you to be so young and promising!"

"Ruyan, that's not right of you. If you had a boyfriend, you should have introduced him to us long ago. Your sister-in-law told me you seemed to be dating someone, but I didn't believe it!"

"It's just that I didn't have time, and besides, Brother Luo, you're often out of town, so even if I wanted to introduce you, I wouldn't be able to find you, would I?" Liu Ruyan said with a smile.

It must be said that Luo Ziping was very composed. When he spoke, he even mentioned his sister-in-law, meaning that he was already married, so as to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings for Lin Mo. Although it was just a small matter, it showed that he was a thoughtful person.

On the contrary, Meng Yang, who was left behind, was a bit more unconventional. He shook hands with him directly and said, "Brother, you can just call me Lao Meng."

Sister Ruyan is the village beauty here, so many people have their eyes on her, I can't believe you managed to win her over, I admire you! Teach me a trick or two sometime. Oh, and maybe you could save me a table at your restaurant sometime, I've heard of it but never tried it!

How should I put it? Her personality is a bit like Miss Yuan's; they both seem to be the kind of people who are not scheming and are quite sunny.

"Sure, sure, just call me by my name," Lin Mo smiled, then turned to Liu Ruyan and continued, "Village beauty?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan glared at Meng Yang and then said, "Bullshit, I never admitted to that!"

"It's not a matter of whether you admit it or not, but I'm more curious about which village it is!"

You should know that this is a villa area, and there are no rural areas nearby. As for Liu Ruyan's hometown, that's even more impossible.

"This is what the young people here call this place. We call this whole area Dongshan Sanlitun. It's like a village. Ruyan is the village beauty here. You've really hit the jackpot," Yu Qianhan said with a smile.

Lin Mo glanced at Liu Ruyan, only to see the village beauty's lips twitching, looking somewhat embarrassed. Neither Miss Yuan nor Liu Ruyan had ever told him that this area was also known as Dongshan Sanlitun; he had always assumed it was just called the villa district.

"Alright, everyone, stop standing there, let's get some drinks and sit down to chat!" Liu Ruyan quickly said.

Soon, the five women gathered together and started chatting, while Lin Mo was pulled by Meng Yang to sit with Luo Pingzhi at the far end of the table.

"Here, brother, have a cigarette," Meng Yang said, handing over a cigarette.

Women have their own way of chatting, while the quickest way for men to break the ice is to offer each other a cigarette.

"I don't smoke, I'm so sorry!" Lin Mo refused.

Meng Yang was taken aback: "Hey, what's the big deal? You'll learn after a few tries. You learn from me, take a breath, then breathe normally, and you'll feel great!"

Lin Mo:
"Meng Xiaoyang, get out of here! Believe me or not, I'll beat you up!" Just then, Liu Ruyan spat.

Startled, Meng Yang shuddered and shrank back, coughing, "Fine, I won't smoke, but Sister Ruyan, you're being a bit too controlling! A man who doesn't smoke is wasting his life! What kind of man doesn't smoke?!"

"Go to hell, whether you're a man or not is none of your business," Liu Ruyan glared at him and said.

Yu Qianhan chimed in, "That's right, Ruyan knows this all too well. Whether someone is a man or not isn't up to you to decide!"

Liu Ruyan:
Lin Mo:
Upon seeing this, the four women burst into laughter. Sure enough, when women get together, the scale of their conversation naturally expands, making the three men feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Ahem, well, I didn't know what your family does, brother, or where you're from?" Luo Ziping said with a smile as he struck up a conversation with Lin Mo.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan felt a pang of anxiety. Indeed, this was what she was most worried about; she feared that Lin Mo would be embarrassed in front of her friends.

But clearly, Lin Moping, who has the advantage of having a cheat code, has no such concerns. If he really felt embarrassed, wouldn't he feel even more embarrassed in front of Liu Ruyan's parents?

"Me? I'm from Nancheng, from an ordinary family. My dad works at a steel factory, and my mom works at a school," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Meng Yang quickly said, "My apologies, I didn't expect your family to own a steel mill, and your mother to be a school leader, or even in the Education Bureau?"

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
No? Was he not clear enough? Why could this person misinterpret his words like this? Is this person a rich kid?
Aren't the children of wealthy families supposed to have access to good educational resources? How come they can't even do reading comprehension?

"Hehehe," Liu Ruyan laughed when she saw Lin Mo's expression.

Seeing this, everyone was a little confused. After all, in their opinion, what Meng Yang said made no problem, and this was already the lowest level they could imagine.

After all, they couldn't imagine that Liu Ruyan would marry into an ordinary working-class family.

"My dad works at a steel mill, and my mom is a school teacher," Lin Mo said with a smile, making no attempt to hide anything.

Upon seeing this, everyone's eyes widened, and some didn't know how to respond.

Finally, Xu Siya spoke up: "Oh, I see. So, Xiao Lin, Ruyan said you're still in university. What's your major?"

"Computer Science major," Lin Modao said.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan added from the side, "My younger brother majored in computer science and minored in traditional Chinese medicine. His teacher is Li Chengyang, a professor at Jiangning Medical University and the vice president of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. My younger brother is his last disciple!"

Everyone:? ? ?
Do you want to hear what you're saying? Majoring in computer science and minoring in traditional Chinese medicine? And is the teacher a vice dean or a close disciple?
Lin Mo actually wanted to say that he locked the back door, but seeing everyone's expressions, he didn't say anything.

“Wait a minute, didn’t Brother Luo just say that your girlfriend is the owner of Wednesday Restaurant? I’ve heard some things about it too. It’s said that the owner of the restaurant cooks himself. Your girlfriend can cook too?” Song Ya asked.

Seeing this, Lin Mo said somewhat awkwardly, "Ahem, abandoning medicine and changing careers, after all, ever since Lu Xun, those who abandoned medicine and changed careers have been more likely to become famous!"

For example, there's a guy named Dumpling who studied pharmacy but ended up making animation and became a director with billions in revenue.

There's also a big shot surnamed Feng who studied biomedical engineering but ended up becoming a game developer and eventually created Black Myth: Wukong. You know Yu Hua, right? He used to be a dentist but later switched to being a writer. And there's someone who studied nursing but ended up becoming a singer; you've all heard of Xiaochou, right?

I felt that the only people who could surpass those who switched careers after studying medicine were art students who failed their college entrance exams. So I thought I'd study traditional Chinese medicine and then switch to something else later. Surprisingly, it actually worked out! I opened a restaurant. Giving up medicine for cooking isn't so bad!

Everyone:.
(End of this chapter)