Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

A wedding is a big event for the couple or their families, but for the people who come to eat, it's just another occasion.

People who are close to each other can stay for a whole day, while those who are not so close can just come for a meal and leave. That's normal.

Lin Mo's relationship with the Yuan family was alright, but not to the point where he could stay there for a whole day, especially since his relationship with Yuan Hua was even more so.

If it were Miss Yuan's wedding, he should have arrived a day earlier. There's no way around it; relatives have different degrees of closeness, and friends have different degrees of distance.

Besides, they weren't the first to leave; they stayed a while longer after seeing that some people had already left before preparing to depart.

The seating arrangement was average, as were the arrival and departure times; the main theme was conformity and going with the flow.

"Professor, I saw you here earlier. How was your meal?" Lin Mo came to Professor Li's side, bent down and greeted him in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Professor Li couldn't help but laugh and said, "Xiao Lin, you've almost finished eating. I was wondering where you were earlier. Where have you been?"

"Oh, my friend and I were sitting in the back, and we've finished eating. We were just thinking of saying hello to you before we left," Lin Mo said.

Upon hearing this, Professor Li glanced at his colleagues at the table. He had been thinking of introducing them to Lin Mo, but after hearing this, he nodded and said, "It's alright, drive carefully on your way back!"

"Okay, then please stay a little longer, teacher. I'll be going now!" Lin Mo said, then turned and left.

After Lin Mo left, the people around him began to ask questions.

"Old Li, is this one of your students?"

"What are you talking about? I haven't taken on any students since last year. This is my last disciple. Let me tell you, my disciple is a genius. He has a family-inherited skill: massage and bone setting. I've only been teaching him for half a year, and he already has a basic understanding of pharmacology. He can even take a pulse." Upon hearing this, Professor Li first refuted the statement, and then began to boast.

Almost everyone at their table was a doctor in the same profession, including both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine practitioners, but without exception, they were all renowned doctors from Jiangning or even other places.

Over the years, the Yuan family has gotten to know many highly skilled doctors, both for their own mother and for their parents-in-law.

Especially in Jiangning, many doctors have treated Grandpa Jiang and helped him with his health.

Whether it's traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, once you're in the same circle, you might not have a close personal relationship, but you'll definitely know each other.

"Come on, Lao Li, how many years have you been calling yourself my closed-door disciple? Back then, wasn't that little Shen your closed-door disciple too? By the way, is that girl, Little Shen, married yet?"

Professor Li: "Get out of the way, I'm serious this time. Xiao Lin is different, he's a genius!"

"Old Li, how much fake alcohol did you drink? You always claim your students are geniuses!"

"Exactly, exactly. Let's talk about Xiao Shen. That girl is beautiful and academically gifted; she's a real genius. Is she married? If not, I have a nephew here."

Professor Li:
Clearly, no one believed a word Old Man Li said. Genius? What a load of rubbish! They were all in the same circle; everyone knew each other. Professor Li was a celebrity in Jiangning's medical circle, and many of his students were successful. But only those who grew up could be called geniuses. A genius who gave up halfway was no different from a good-for-nothing.

It's not the same, what's different? But everyone present acknowledged that Shen Qingnan was a genius. Not only was he a genius when he was in school, but he's also doing very well now.

As he gets older and more experienced, becoming a professor or expert is only a matter of time. Simply put, Shen Qingnan has already matured.

Professor Li was furious when he heard his colleagues' sarcastic remarks. He thought, "My disciple is truly different! He's a genius!" He swore that this was definitely his last disciple.

But no one believed him at all. After all, Old Man Li would have a new closed-door disciple next year, so who could say for sure?

It's fair to say that Professor Li's credit record is practically no different from that of an unregistered person in the public eye; he's the kind of person who can't even be identified by a shared bicycle.

He would occasionally claim to have found a new disciple, and then say he would never take on any more students. But these new disciples kept coming one after another, and people who didn't know better would think they were like leeks to be harvested.

Meanwhile, after greeting Professor Li again, Lin Mo headed straight for the door, where Comrade Yuan and Ms. Jiang were seeing off guests.

On a joyous occasion, the host family will likely have little time to sit down and eat, as they will be busy entertaining guests.

Seeing this, Lin Mo stepped forward and said with a smile, "Uncle Yuan, Aunt Jiang!"

"Oh, has Xiaolin finished eating?" Ms. Jiang asked quickly.

The elderly couple's smiles never faded; their faces were practically frozen from smiling all day.

There was no way around it; their eldest son had finally shed his "dog" status and gotten married, and his wife was even pregnant. How could the old couple not be happy? They would be becoming grandparents in the second half of this year—that was truly a joyous occasion.

"Eat well, I'm stuffed. Don't worry about me, I'm here to eat, no need to be polite. You and Uncle are busy today, I'll visit you again when I have time!" Lin Mo said with a smile.

In response, Comrade Yuan nodded and smiled, "Alright, I apologize for the poor hospitality today. Another day, Xiao Lin, you can bring Ru Yan and Yuan Yuan home together, and we can have a drink alone and talk about Qin Zhenhong's matter. There should be results soon."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo nodded. Although this matter seemed to have dragged on for so long, it was actually quite fast.

“Okay, Uncle Yuan, you and Aunt Jiang go ahead with your work, I’ll be going now,” Lin Mo said.

Ms. Jiang: "What are you so busy with? Stay a little longer!"

"No, no, I have things to do at school, I'm graduating soon," Lin Mo said with a smile.

He's now finding that the fact that he's about to graduate is really useful; he can use it as an excuse for anything.

"Alright, then Aunt Jiang won't keep you any longer. Drive carefully," Ms. Jiang said with a smile. Lin Mo waved his hand and strode out of the door. There was no other way; there were just too many people. After he left, the two elders would immediately have to talk to other people. After all, they had such a wide network of connections.

As soon as he came out, Lin Mo saw Liu Ruyan and Chuan Mei waiting for him.

"Have you greeted Professor Li?" Liu Ruyan asked with a smile as she saw him come out.

Lin Mo nodded: "Yeah, my teacher is still eating somewhere. I said hello. Hey? Where's Viagra?"

After coming out, he looked around and, not seeing Zhang Wei, asked.

Upon hearing this, Chuanmei explained, "Wei-ge is going the wrong way, so he went back on his own. Sister Yuan went to arrange a car for him!"

Most of the people here drove themselves, but some were picked up by the Yuan family.

Obviously, Zhang Wei was picked up; he couldn't have actually taken a taxi here, that would have been too conspicuous!
"Oh, okay then, let's get ready to go," Lin Mo said.

Everyone nodded, and just as they were walking down the corridor toward the hotel entrance, a strange, sarcastic voice suddenly came from behind them.

"Hey? Isn't that Liu Ruyan? Old Yuan's goddess before? I heard she found a college student, tsk tsk tsk, Liu Ruyan, I'm still Ji Boda!"

"This name sounds quite meaningful!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it truly reached everyone's ears.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look and found that Yuan Hua's groomsmen were gathered together, looking in their direction, since they were still wearing their groomsmen's uniforms.

"Old Mo," the Sichuan girl said directly, her tone carrying a hint of hostility.

Just kidding, he's my brother, I can point my finger at him and yell at him, but who does anyone else think they are? If you talk about my brother's girlfriend, that's slapping my buddy in the face.

Don't look at other things. Sichuan girls are always very abstract, but they are definitely not cowards. There are no cowards among the men in the Sichuan and Chongqing areas.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo said in a deep voice, "It's nothing!"

He glanced at his girlfriend and saw that Liu Ruyan didn't frown because of what she said, so he breathed a sigh of relief. However, he could also tell that his girlfriend was in a bad mood. Her lips were slightly upturned and her eyes were narrowed, which clearly showed that she was angry.

"You stay here," Lin Mo said, and then he was about to step forward.

Seeing this, Liu Ruyan quickly grabbed him: "My brother is fine, he's just a few pieces of trash!"

Liu Ruyan's voice was quite loud, much louder than the others' chatter, instantly silencing them.

Hearing this, Lin Mo smiled and said, "You still don't believe me?"

As he spoke, he pulled his arm out of Liu Ruyan's grasp, then walked straight to the groomsmen and stood there. He glanced at them one by one, then sneered with disdain, "Gentlemen, what's wrong? You have a problem with my girlfriend's name? Why don't you tell me what you have to say?"

"No, no, no, brother, you've misunderstood. I..."

One of the men spoke up, wanting to say yes, but was pulled back by another man who looked more composed. The man then shook his head, signaling the other man not to interrupt.

There were eight groomsmen. Two of them were talking just now, while the others just watched from the sidelines. Even if they had the same thoughts in their hearts, they didn't say anything.

Especially the two who tried to step forward and pulled him back earlier, they were clearly smooth-talking and cunning people.

Seeing the peacemaker being pulled away, Lin Mo didn't care and stared straight at the two people who had just spoken.

Neither of them was short, but one was fat and the other thin. The one who said he was Ji Boda was thin and seemed a bit roguish. Of course, you could also say he was stupid and didn't think before he spoke.

"No, we were just chatting casually. We didn't name anyone. Besides, there are many people named Liu Ruyan. When my buddy was upset, I thought she was some kind of fairy. What a disappointment!"

The thin man spoke up, and Lin Mo laughed when he heard it. He never imagined that someone would attend another person's wedding and deliberately cause trouble for the host. How did such a person become a best man?

In his view, the best man should be the groom's best friend, and he should try his best to make his brother's wedding day go smoothly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo simply turned to look behind him and said, "Chuanzi, go and call Sister Yuan over, and ask her how to handle this matter!"

"Okay," the Sichuan girl said without hesitation and ran outside.

Just kidding. If we were to actually take action against such an idiot today, we would at least inform the host family first. After all, this is the Yuan family's wedding banquet. We should at least show some respect to the host.

On the other side, the best man was at the very back.

"Young Master Wang, why are you stopping me? This can't get out of hand!" the best man, who had just been trying to mediate, said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingjie retorted, "Open your dog eyes and look! Are they ordinary people? Have you forgotten how Qin Tian and Huang Hao's families went bankrupt?"

Upon hearing this, the man broke out in a cold sweat and shrank back.

(End of this chapter)