WHEN THE DOCTOR USES A HACK

Chapter 776: Chapter 776: Celebrating the New Year (Part Two—Additional chapter 3 for Alliance Hierarch Wanse)

The next day, Chen Dahai personally drove his Prado, taking his family to his eldest brother’s house in Jinyang City.

Chen Jianshan owned a construction company. He had started working in the city at the age of fifteen, starting from scratch and steadily working his way up. Today, he could be considered quite capable, owning a small construction company with assets amounting to several million.

Chen Jianshan was rather humble. Apart from driving a second-hand Mercedes for business talks, he usually drove a Santana on most days.

His uncle had bought an entire floor in a residential complex and knocked through the walls to create a nearly 300-square-meter space. The decor couldn’t be described as elegant, but as he would put it, he wasn’t exactly a man of elegance.

When Chen Jianshan heard the honk of the Prado, he was startled for a moment but burst into laughter when he saw the window roll down and Chen Dahai laughing heartily.

“You rascal, whose car did you drive?” Chen Jianshan couldn’t help but laugh instead of getting angry.

After parking, Chen Dahai flashed a smile, “Mine! What do you think? More impressive than your Mercedes, right?”

Chen Jianshan couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t bother arguing with Chen Dahai, knowing full well his brother loved to brag.

His attention turned to Chen Cang, smiling, “Hey, kiddo, hasn’t it been two or three years since we last met? You’ve matured quite a bit!”

Chen Cang nodded with a smile, “Uncle, how are you?”

Chen Dahai couldn’t help but laugh, “He’s almost thirty, if he didn’t mature by now, what would that make me? I was a father at his age.”

Chen Jianshan had come downstairs specifically to let them in, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to enter the complex.

Once inside his uncle’s house, the decor hadn’t changed much. The outdated style didn’t match the building’s size or aesthetic at all.

Chen Dahai’s sisters had also arrived since, compared to him, they lived closer.

However, once everyone sat down, Chen Jianshan looked at Chen Cang with interest, “Chen Cang, I hear from your dad that you’ve been made permanent at work?”

Chen Cang nodded, “Hmm, I was made permanent around August or September last year.”

Chen Jianshan couldn’t help expressing his delight, “That’s great, a proper position in a provincial-level institution, with a permanent post. Nowadays, I’m not getting any younger. When I’m old, I’ll have someone to take care of me in the hospital!”

Chen Cang chuckled, “When Uncle comes over, it’ll be VIP treatment!”

Others also laughed. Having a proper official position in a provincial-level institution was indeed enviable.

Seeing that Chen Cang was settled, Chen Jianshan nodded in relief then suddenly remembered Chen Luo, “Right, where’s Chen Luo? Why didn’t he come? Is he upset again like last year after I scolded him?”

Chen Dahai answered directly, “The mixed-up kid ran off to Hengdian to be an extra!”

Chen Jianshan was stunned for a moment, “Running to Hengdian over the New Year’s, that kid’s personality is really similar to mine.”

The brother-in-law couldn’t help but chime in, “Dahai, you’ve been too indulgent with Chen Luo. Being a star is not that easy. Why not just let him learn a proper skill instead?”

“We’re just ordinary folks, becoming a star isn’t a realistic ambition.”

The youngest sister disagreed, “Chen Luo is quite a handsome young man, and he does resemble a star. Who knows, he might actually become famous!”

The older sisters and their husbands started to say that it was too naive, it wasn’t practical!

Chen Dahai wasn’t good at arguing, he just smiled. After all, they all meant well!

This year Chen Jianshan turned sixty and had a son and a daughter. The elder son was married and had taken over his construction company.

The younger daughter was studying in the capital and was graduating from her master’s in computer science this year.

The family gathering naturally revolved around the children’s topics.

Then Chen Jianshan mentioned, “Right, Chen Cang, now that you have a stable job, isn’t it time to consider marriage?”

At this moment, Chen Dahai smiled and added, “Brother, barring any surprises, Chen Cang is planning to get married this year!”

This statement made everyone pause for a moment.

“Fourth, Chen Cang has a partner?

“Yes! Chen Cang, you sly dog, you didn’t tell us a thing.”

“Where is the girl from, what does she do?”

Chen Cang smiled.

When it came to the topic of his future daughter-in-law, Chen Dahai showed more pride than he did driving his Prado, “The girl is a postgraduate student at Xiangya Medical College and works in the same hospital as Chen Cang, but now she is preparing to pursue her Ph.D. at Xiehe.”

That statement genuinely impressed everyone.

After all, Chen Cang only had an undergraduate degree, and yet, he was with a Ph.D. student?

Curious, Chen Jianshan looked at Chen Dahai, “So it’s settled? Have you met her parents yet?”

Chen Dahai smiled, “We went to Anyang a while back and sat down with her family to talk things over properly.”

Chen Jianshan’s wife, hearing this, began to ponder. With this marriage… surely Chen Dahai wasn’t thinking of borrowing money?

The other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law all shared the sentiment.

It’s just human nature.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianshan immediately said with joy, “That’s wonderful!”

“Chen Cang isn’t young anymore. It’s good to get things set up sooner rather than later. A man’s got to get married and start a career. It’s time to marry first, then build his livelihood.”

“Besides, our little Chen isn’t lacking, tall and robust, with a position at the provincial hospital – he’s got all he needs, no worries!”

“Chen Cang, next time bring the girl back so we all can meet her!”

Chen Cang promptly said, “Haha, Uncle, she’ll be here tomorrow!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianshan couldn’t help laughing, “Haha, very good, bring her over. I’ll give her a bigger New Year’s gift.”

Chen Jianshan might say he wasn’t particularly wealthy, but it wasn’t as if he lacked money, especially compared to his younger brothers and sisters.

Making one or two million a year wasn’t too much of a problem for him.

Chen Dahai couldn’t help but rub his hands together and smile, “Big brother, the girl’s family is coming over tomorrow to sit at our place, won’t you come back and join us?”

“You’re someone who’s seen the world, while I’m just full of local dialects, it’d be so embarrassing if I end up saying something awkward!”

Chen Jianshan readily agreed, “Sure, sure, haha, I want to see what my nephew’s wife looks like too.”

“Wait, I’ll get you some good cigarettes and booze so you can treat them well!”

Chen Jianshan addressed his niece, “Duo Duo, go and fetch a few bottles of my Wuliangye and a pack of Zhonghua for your uncle.”

Duo Duo was his second daughter, Chen Duo, around twenty-five or six years old, and she quickly got up smiling, “Uncle, I’ll come tomorrow too, I want to see what my sister-in-law looks like!”

But Chen Dahai quickly declined, “Big brother, that’s not necessary, we have everything at home, it’s all prepared, you just need to come and sit. Duo Duo, you should come too, girls can chat together!”

The sisters and other siblings were all curious as well, asking, “What do the parents of the girl do?”

Chen Dahai didn’t specify, but instead said, “One’s a doctor, the other’s a civil servant.”

That alone was enough to draw a wave of envy!

“How much is the bride price?” Everyone touched on a topic of great interest, “Didn’t they ask for a house?”

Chen Dahai was taken aback, and spoke frankly, “The bride price isn’t much, they said just a token would do, it’s all for the kids anyway! I was thinking of putting together a hundred and sixty-eight thousand just to make it look good!”

“As for the house… they didn’t demand one directly.”

Indeed, Qin Xiaoyuan really hadn’t mentioned anything about a house. On the contrary, she had said they would buy a house for Chen Cang and Qin Yue in the capital!

Of course, this wasn’t something Chen Dahai would divulge.

Upon hearing this, everyone was a bit shocked.

No demand for a house?

“Dahai, I’m telling you, it’s just not the time yet. Just watch, they’ll want a house when they come tomorrow!”

“Yeah! Society is very pragmatic these days!”

Chen Jianshan, however, was quite pleased. Seeing the children in the family doing well made him happy as the eldest brother.

Regarding the house… he would help out a bit if he could, and they would talk about it more tomorrow.

After chatting for a while, they prepared to go out to eat at a restaurant.

Chen Jianshan found a gap to speak, “Dahai, is Chen Cang going to have enough for the wedding…?”

His wife had already been following closely beside him, watching Chen Jianshan with eyes full of wariness.

“By the way, Jian Shan, weren’t you supposed to sit down with the city’s urban planning bureau leaders tomorrow? You had the appointment set!”

Chen Jianshan was taken aback, “That’s important! Well… I’ll just send a greeting first.”

As soon as his wife heard this, she couldn’t help but blurt out, “Do you think the leader will wait for you? Perhaps… Dahai, let your brother come over the day after tomorrow, there’s a lot going on here too.”

Hearing this, Chen Dahai offered an embarrassed smile, “Brother, if you’re busy, it’s okay, it’s nothing.”

Chen Jianshan’s face darkened, “It’s nothing! How could I not show face for Chen Cang’s big day? I can’t let people look down on our Chen family.”

“By the way, should I prepare something for you? There’s a lot of expenses involved with a wedding…” Chen Jianshan said, as he proceeded toward the bedroom to get money.

Chen Dahai quickly stopped him, “Brother, it’s really not about the money, little Chen is quite capable of earning, that car was bought by little Chen for me!”

At this, Chen Jianshan was stunned, “That Prado?”

Chen Dahai nodded!

Chen Jianshan suddenly became angry, closed the door, and scolded in a low voice, “Chen Dahai, how can you be so thoughtless, buying such an expensive car? What business do you, an old farmer, have driving a car worth seven or eight hundred thousand? I’m still driving a Santana!”

“Why do you have such a thick face?”

Being scolded by Chen Jianshan, Chen Dahai was not annoyed, “Brother… ah, it wasn’t like that!”

Chen Jianshan’s face was stern, “Chen Cang is getting married soon, how can you not give a bride price? No wedding? No house to buy? All these things cost money, yet you buy something that’s a waste of money, I’m… really, if it comes to that…”

Chen Jianshan had been looking after his younger brothers and sisters all his life, especially Chen Dahai.

It was only then that Chen Dahai said, “Brother, Chen Cang has a house now, it’s in Anyang, and it’s already been renovated!”

At this, Chen Jianshan was taken aback.

“Also, the girl’s family… her father is the head of the Second Provincial Hospital, her mother is a division chief, I was worried I wouldn’t have anything to say, that’s why I asked you to come.”

Chen Jianshan was even more bewildered!

This wasn’t how the script was supposed to go!

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This is a transitional chapter during the New Year period.

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