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Chapter 282 Hobbies and Years (Please Subscribe)

Everyone has their own hobbies.

Individual preferences can vary greatly depending on gender.

Not all medical students are fond of or enjoy surgery, a profession that is highly hands-on.

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu had discussed this issue when they were abroad, but even though this was the second time Luo Tingzhu had brought it up, Fang Ziye still felt it was a pity: "Nuonuo, my personal opinion is that if your interest wasn't in surgery, how could your surgical skills have improved so quickly?"

When it comes to surgical talent, Luo Tingzhu is definitely in the top tier among the people Fang Ziye knows.

As for Fang Ziye himself, if we don't count the time he gets unlocked, his talent is at most third-rate or even bottom-rate.

“There was no other way before. You had to study first and graduate first.” Luo Tingzhu was still washing and cleaning.

But when she got to this point, Luo Tingzhu added, "Actually, the real reason I came to orthopedics was that I wanted to work in surgery."

"My second choice was that I lost to him."

"Or rather, Lan Tianluo made the right bet." As she said this, Luo Tingzhu had just finished rinsing the hot pot.

After draining the water by turning the bowl upside down, I shook the water off my hands and started wiping them with a paper towel.

Fang Ziye moved aside and walked out with Luo Tingzhu.

"bet?"

"lose?"

"No, Nuonuo, can we stop beating around the bush and just say it clearly?" Fang Ziye still didn't quite understand.

Luo Tingzhu took a deep breath.

Perhaps the time had been long enough, or perhaps Luo Tingzhu had gradually calmed down the ripples in her heart, as she walked to a corner of the sofa, picked up a Pikachu plush toy, and said, "Senior brother, think about it, I came to the orthopedics department in August."

“But Lan Tianluo is a resident physician, and he needs to determine his specialization in advance.”

"I only went to the orthopedics department in mid-August."

"Senior brother, don't you think this is a gamble?"

As Luo Tingzhu recounted her story, Fang Ziye gradually calmed down.

Upon reflecting on some past events, Fang Ziye indeed felt that there were many suspicious points.

Fang Ziye remembers it very clearly; it was Jie Han who said that a beautiful senior sister had arrived.

At that time, Luo Tingzhu came to Professor Deng Yong to sign his consent form so that she could study in the Department of Trauma Surgery.

Luo Tingzhu is enrolled in an eight-year integrated bachelor's, master's, and doctoral program. This means that she can directly pursue a doctoral degree, and she can choose whichever department she wants to study in.

The fact that Luo Tingzhu ended up in the trauma surgery department proves that, in this rather abnormal relationship, it was Luo Tingzhu who compromised first, not Lan Tianluo.

Fang Ziye's expression suddenly became complicated.

"So what I'm saying is that Tianluo isn't in a hurry at all."

"So, Nuonuo, before you refused to go home with Tianluo, you had already forgiven them in your heart, and even tried to accept them..."

Luo Tingzhu interrupted Fang Ziye, first shaking her head and hugging the plush toy to her chest even tighter: "It's not that I accept it, it's just that I don't dislike it."

"People have to grow up, and the older they get, the more they need to understand the difficulties that adults face."

"After graduating from high school, I started visiting my parents' homes during holidays to see how they were doing."

“At that time, my grandmother had already passed away, and I would feel lonely.”

"Then I saw that they were all living happily, and at first I was very jealous, very hateful, very disgusted..."

"But later, I realized that they deserved this kind of happiness, and I should too. But if I wanted to accept this kind of happiness, I needed to step over the dam in my heart and break through my inner defenses."

After Luo Tingzhu finished speaking, she turned to Fang Ziye and said, "Senior brother, do you think that besides not giving me a perfect family, my parents' love is absolutely lacking?"

"Senior brother, do you think my grandmother also gave me a sense of home? So I don't really lack anything?"

"Senior brother, if we really consider it from the perspective of life's meaning, my starting point is already the end point for many people? Because I don't need to accumulate any material wealth, I just need to find happiness on my own..."

Luo Tingzhu spoke each sentence clearly.

After listening attentively, Fang Ziye nodded first, and then used his left hand to grab Luo Tingzhu's right hand.

Luo Tingzhu did not refuse.

Fang Ziye said, "Nuonuo, I don't really know if your current open-mindedness is just an act or your truest feeling."

"From the broadest perspective, it is actually better for your mental health if you still harbor some hatred in your heart."

"No matter what, the damage your parents' divorce caused you is irreversible."

"Although they have provided you with sufficient material conditions, this cannot make up for the lack of love, and this lack may be something you can never make up for in your entire life."

As Fang Ziye said this, he realized that the topic had gone a bit too far.

Fang Ziye then said, "Of course, this is just one possibility. Right now, such a possibility is impossible. You will definitely be very happy in the future."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu's face began to turn red.

But Luo Tingzhu did not reply.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye continued, "Did Lan Tianluo invite you home for the New Year again?"

"Do you want to say yes? If you do, I can go home with you for the Chinese New Year."

Luo Tingzhu shook her head: "No, this year his father and mother came to Han City to spend the New Year with him. The three of them will spend the New Year in Han City."

"Oh!" Fang Ziye suddenly realized.

"So, this is what you've been talking about with Lan Tianluo lately?" Fang Ziye continued to ask.

Luo Tingzhu stood up and put down Fang Ziye's hand. "I'm going to get some water!"

Then, while filling her pink water cup, Luo Tingzhu said, "Well, we're talking about this, but that's not the main topic."

"He was talking to me about our hobbies."

"Hobbies?" Fang Ziye blinked.

"Is Tianluo thinking of switching jobs again?"

Fang Ziye then frowned.

This is not good news.

Currently, Lan Tianluo is handling much of the data processing within the team. What if he wanted to switch to another industry?
"No, that's not it. He wants to work full-time in his current industry."

"Speaking of which, he was also a victim in the matter of choosing a career and major. He came to study medicine because of me, so his mother did not allow him to come to study medicine. His mother felt that Lan Tianluo came to study medicine because of his inner guilt."

That's why he chose and liked studying medicine.

“But actually, clinical medicine is his true passion; otherwise, he wouldn’t have graduated with his doctorate.” As Luo Tingzhu said this, she suddenly saw Fang Ziye turn his head to look at her.

Luo Tingzhu immediately shut up and started feeding water into her mouth, pausing her speech.

Of course, Fang Ziye definitely heard those words, and he heard them clearly.

But Fang Ziye didn't say much.

Luo Tingzhu then didn't continue discussing Lan Tianluo's previous educational background.

Even if you obtain a doctoral degree, you can still pursue undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies in other majors without any issues, and there are no such regulations in China.

Luo Tingzhu continued talking about herself.

Fang Ziye only now realized that Luo Tingzhu's interest in gastroenterology stemmed partly from her grandmother. However, a larger part of the reason was that Luo Tingzhu had accumulated considerable knowledge in the field.

Of course, Luo Tingzhu focused on the procedures because there are many procedures involved in gastroenterology. After discussing their hobbies, Fang Ziye began to discuss the menu with Luo Tingzhu.

Then a very real scene unfolded.

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu each opened Douyin (TikTok) and started searching for various common recipes, then recording the core stir-frying methods and techniques...

Finally, four main dishes and four side dishes were decided upon, for a total of eight dishes.

After finalizing the menu, Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu discussed whether they should have a few drinks to celebrate.

For this reason, Luo Tingzhu specially bought a set of wine glasses at the supermarket, and Fang Ziye also paid for a relatively simple projector. The projector can play sound externally, which is convenient for watching movies or broadcasting the Spring Festival Gala live.

Then the two of them also bought a square dining table and a rotating hot plate!
Chairs, candles, roses...

"Why did you buy these things?" Luo Tingzhu asked, slightly puzzled.

"Didn't you check the date of Chinese New Year this year?" Fang Ziye retorted.

This year, Lunar New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day fall on the same day.

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu retorted, "Isn't your family celebrating the Lunar New Year on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month?"

Fang Ziye thought for a moment, then started chuckling.

Generally speaking, according to Chinese custom, after marriage, the groom usually celebrates the Lunar New Year.

"So, will the Lunar New Year be celebrated for two days?"

"That works too!"

"..."

The lights will shine for ten thousand years.

On New Year's Eve in Seoul, there were no firecrackers like in the countryside, no hustle and bustle like in towns and villages, and in the old neighborhoods, there were hardly any people I knew.

But Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu were still busy and having a great time.

Fang Ziye is a Tujia, not a Miao, so the timing of his New Year celebrations is quite scientific, unlike some people in his hometown who celebrate New Year's Eve in an inhumane way.

That means we have to eat breakfast around 6 or 7 a.m., which means we have to stay up all night to cook.

In Luo Tingzhu's hometown, there is no custom of celebrating the New Year at a special time.

……

On the afternoon of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Fang Ziye connected with his parents via WeChat video. In the video, Luo Tingzhu was sitting opposite Fang Ziye and was starting to get a little nervous.

Even so, Fang Ziye still smiled and comforted her while chatting with his parents.

Luo Tingzhu would occasionally chat with him, laughing and joking in the video.

Fang Ziye's parents were inspecting the food the two had eaten for the New Year, and they kept saying that it would be even better if they could go home. They said that if they had the chance next year, they would definitely go home for the New Year.

After Luo Tingzhu's tension began to ease, Fang Ziye's mother even added Luo Tingzhu on WeChat and sent her two sets of New Year's money.

"Xiao Luo, this is New Year's money, it means peace and safety every year, you should accept it."

“My son Ziye is just a bit immature. Spending the New Year away from home with these two is nothing compared to coming home for the New Year…”

Luo Tingzhu's parents did not ask her why she did not bring Fang Ziye home for the New Year. Although they were not educated, they were not completely ignorant of the matter.

If Luo Tingzhu had a home to take care of, she definitely wouldn't have stayed in the rented apartment in Han City with Fang Ziye for the New Year.

The atmosphere was fairly good, not too stiff.

……

The next day was Lunar New Year's Eve, also known as the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.

While Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu were still sleeping in, something unexpected happened to Fang Ziye.

There was a knock on the door of Luo Tingzhu's rented room.

Fang Ziye, still half asleep, rubbed his eyes and opened the door.

Both the person standing outside the door and Fang Ziye were taken aback.

Facing Fang Ziye was Lan Tianluo, whose expression was one of utter astonishment and blankness.

Then, behind Lan Tianluo, there was another group of people, a team of seven.

Apart from Lan Tianluo, Fang Ziye didn't recognize any of these people.

"You!~"

"You!" Fang Ziye and Lan Tianluo exchanged a few words.

At this moment, Luo Tingzhu came out of her room in her pajamas. She had also heard the knocking, and since she and Fang Ziye were not in the same room, she did not know that Fang Ziye had opened the door.

As soon as she stepped outside, Luo Tingzhu exclaimed in surprise.

"Dad, Mom?"

Fang Ziye froze on the spot, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down...

About ten minutes later.

Fang Ziye finally figured out the relationship between the people who came.

Lan Tianluo, his parents, and Luo Tingzhu's mother and her family of four all appeared at the door of the rented house.

This relatively abnormal existence makes Fang Ziye, the pig who is preparing to root for cabbages in the cabbage field and wait for his chance to make a move, seem less awkward.

Of course, the house was still emptied.

Luo Tingzhu did not actually agree to any happy stories happening in this "special" large family just because her parents brought their whole family to Wuhan.

Luo Tingzhu kicked everyone out.

Moreover, after chasing the people away, Luo Tingzhu continued to act as if nothing had happened and planned to go back to sleep.

At this moment, Fang Ziye grabbed Luo Tingzhu: "Nuonuo, you?"

"Don't worry, senior brother. We should go to sleep. I'll go to my mom's for dinner and then to my dad's for a late-night snack before coming back to celebrate the New Year with you..."

"I don't know who gathered these people together, or who has such great ability. How can they be so magnanimous and act as if nothing happened?"

"But I always feel that if it's not right, you shouldn't force it."

"Everyone at home, behaves properly, and celebrates the New Year in harmony."

"If you're not family, don't enter the same door."

"My parents are no longer a family. When they get together, they can only force themselves to suppress the awkwardness." Luo Tingzhu made the distinction very clear.

"And you?" Fang Ziye asked again.

"Go to sleep first, let go of yourself, let go of everyone, and live happily."

"For you, I am willing to love the whole world."

Luo Tingzhu stuck out her tongue as she said this: "You said it, Senior Brother."

Fang Ziye exclaimed, "I'll tell you all of this about Lan Tianluo. He's a complete traitor; you can't trust a single word about him."

Luo Tingzhu mischievously went back to sleep.

She is very happy.

This year, during the Chinese New Year, she doesn't seem to have any post-holiday syndrome...

(End of this chapter)