Chapter 32: Stepping on the Master to Rise to Power

Zhou's Villa Restaurant.

On a carefully decorated dining table, there was a sumptuous seafood feast.

Every dish of Japanese cuisine on the table exudes an enticing aroma, as if the air is filled with mouth-watering flavors.

Lin Lang sat at the huge dining table, facing his master Zhou Zhongdang and his family of three.

Zhou Zhongdang said politely, "I originally wanted to invite you, Alang, to a family dinner today, but I didn't expect it to become a master's banquet. If the banquet is not up to standard, I hope you don't mind, Alang."

"Master, you are being too polite!"

"This table is full of delicious seafood, and every dish is cooked very authentically. I'm afraid this is the Zhou family's private chef, who hired a star chef of local cuisine, right?"

Zhuang Jingxue replied: "Your master is very particular about food. The chef hired by Zhou's house is a state-level chef who specializes in seafood."

After hearing this, Lin Lang smiled and said, "In that case, I will have a good time living in Zhou's house."

Zhou Mengyao said playfully, "Lin Lang, let me test you. Do you know why the first hot dish today is stir-fried shrimps?"

Lin Lang replied: "Because 'shrimp' in Shanghainese has the same pronunciation as 'welcome', it makes guests feel at home."

"That's great, old classmate. You really know a lot." Zhou Mengyao smiled beautifully.

Zhou Zhongdang took the lead in picking up the chopsticks and said enthusiastically: "Alang, don't be so restrained. From now on, Zhou's house is your home. Take whatever you want to eat. Make sure to eat and drink well."

"Yes, Master." Lin Lang picked up the chopsticks.

Zhuang Jingxue used a serving chopstick to pick up food for Lin Lang while smiling and saying, "Ah Lang, come and have a taste. How does the food cooked by Chef Zhou taste?"

"Thank you, Master!"

Lin Lang tasted the stir-fried shrimp and replied, "It's soft and crispy, chewy and tender, and tastes great!"

"We in Haihai stir-fried shrimps are stir-fried without any other side dishes. Just dip it in vinegar and eat it. The taste is absolutely amazing!"

Zhuang Jingxue smiled and said, "Alang, just eat what you like. If it tastes good, eat more."

Lin Lang raised his teacup, stood up and said, "I will use tea instead of wine to toast Master and Madam. Thank you for your hospitality!"

"Okay, okay!" Zhou Zhongdang also drank tea instead of wine and smiled from ear to ear.

Zhuang Jingxue took a sip of the juice with a smile. She really liked Lin Lang's understanding and his modest and polite demeanor.

Zhou Mengyao said, "Lin Lang, come and try the Eight Treasure Duck cooked by our Zhou's chef. This is my favorite Hainan dish since I was a child."

After hearing this, Lin Lang picked up a piece of Eight Treasure Duck and praised it after tasting it: "The duck meat tastes crispy but not mushy, and the juice is rich and the taste is fragrant. I give a thumbs up to the chef Zhou's cooking skills."

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Mengyao smiled sweetly and said, "Because I love this Eight Treasure Duck so much, my dad hired the chef from the Chenghuang Temple Old Restaurant in Changhai to work as his private chef at the Zhou residence with a large salary."

"Master really dotes on his daughter. The chef at Zhou's house cooks such delicious dishes. Mengyao, how come you don't gain weight?"

Zhou Mengyao proudly replied: "As a top female racing driver, I need to strictly manage my body shape. The amount of calories I take in every day is guided by a nutritionist."

"In top-level competitions, the height and weight of the driver have a great impact on the weight of the car, so 'Ala' cannot be fat~"

Lin Lang replied: "I see."

"It seems that you, Mengyao, have become the number one female racer in Xia Country, and you have put in a lot of hard work behind the scenes."

Zhou Mengyao smiled bitterly and said, "It's all tears if I talk too much. Look how delicious this sweet and sour pork ribs are! But because the calories are too high, I feel guilty when I eat one."

After hearing this, Lin Lang used a serving chopstick to pick up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for Zhou Mengyao, and said lovingly: "It's okay to eat just one piece. Mengyao, you are so slim, it's not that easy to get fat."

"whee……"

Zhou Mengyao happily ate the sweet and sour pork ribs.

Zhou Zhongdang couldn't help but feel very happy when he saw that his beloved disciple Lin Lang and his classmate Zhou Mengyao had a deep friendship and got along very well.

When Zhuang Jingxue saw Lin Lang's doting look on Zhou Mengyao, she guessed that Lin Lang's feelings for her precious daughter seemed to be more than just a classmate's.

The dining process was very warm and wonderful.

Because Zhou Mengyao and Lin Lang were high school classmates and sat at the same table for three years and were very familiar with each other, Lin Lang and his master Zhou Zhongdang and his master's wife Zhuang Jingxue also quickly became much closer.

Omit irrelevant plot points.

After the meal.

Lin Lang drove himself, together with Zhou Mengyao and his master's wife Zhuang Jingxue, and took his master Zhou Zhongdang to the hospital for a heart check.

While walking in the workshop, Zhou Zhongdang was still chatting with his beloved disciple Lin Lang, seemingly unaware of the severity of his current heart disease.

Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai.

"Hello, Vice President Zhuang!"

After Lin Lang and Zhou Zhongdang's family of three walked into Zhongshan Hospital, all the medical staff they met along the way greeted Vice President Zhuang Jingxue very respectfully.

"Hello, Vice President Zhuang..."

Along the way, Zhuang Jingxue nodded slightly in response without being impolite.

In a well-known large hospital like Zhongshan Hospital, if you want to do various examinations, you need to queue up for an appointment.

Because Zhuang Jingxue had called in advance and used her privileges as vice president, the director of the hospital's radiology department was already waiting outside the radiology department.

"Vice President Zhuang, you are here!"

"Is this your beloved Mr. Zhou?"

"Hello there!"

Zhou Zhongdang took the initiative to shake hands with the director of the radiology department.

"I am Zhou Zhongdang, the lover of your Vice President Zhuang. Sorry to bother you!"

"Hello, Mr. Zhou!"

"No trouble! No trouble!"

"You are the lover of Vice President Zhuang. If you feel uncomfortable in your heart, it's not a big deal to arrange a few internal examinations."

Immediately afterwards, under the instructions of Zhuang Jingxue, the director of the radiology department arranged for Zhou Zhongdang to undergo cardiac color ultrasound, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac angiography and other examinations.

Zhou Mengyao was accompanied by a nurse who ran up and down the stairs several times to register and pay the medical insurance card.

The family members of the vice president can exercise their privilege to skip the long queue when seeing a doctor, but they must not take advantage of the hospital. If they do not pay their fees, they will be punished if reported by their subordinates.

Lin Lang was responsible for accompanying his master Zhou Zhongdang and completed various inspections in a time-consuming manner.

A few hours later.

After putting on a white coat, Zhuang Jingxue sat in the chief expert's office of cardiac surgery, using the mouse to look through the various examination reports of her husband Zhou Zhongdang on the computer, and her face couldn't help but become ugly.

Zhou Mengyao asked nervously, "Mom, what are the results of my dad's heart examination?"

Zhuang Jingxue sighed and said, "It's the same result as Alang's face-to-face consultation. Your father was diagnosed with cardiovascular stenosis due to coronary atherosclerosis and needs to be hospitalized for minimally invasive surgery with stents."

Zhou Mengyao's eyes reddened after hearing this, and she asked with concern: "Is my father's condition that serious?"

Zhuang Jingxue replied truthfully: "Your father now has two cardiovascular diseases with more than 70% stenosis. He may suffer a myocardial infarction at any time."

"Fortunately, your father has a valuable apprentice. Today, through a face-to-face consultation with a Chinese doctor, he discovered that there was something wrong with your father's heart. Otherwise, if your father's condition continued to be delayed, once a myocardial infarction occurred, the consequences would be disastrous."

Zhou Mengyao exclaimed: "Lin Lang's Chinese medicine diagnosis is too amazing, isn't it?"

"The results of Lin Lang's face-to-face consultation are actually the same as the various Western medical examinations my father underwent, and the final diagnosis is the same. It's simply unbelievable!"

Zhou Zhongdang's face changed instantly after hearing this, and he frowned and said, "Wife, is my heart condition really at the point where I need a minimally invasive stent surgery?"

"Husband, you must be hospitalized immediately and undergo minimally invasive stent surgery for cardiovascular stenosis."

Zhou Zhongdang said with some embarrassment: "But wife, I still have to go to the Haihai TV station tonight to record the program "Appraising Heirlooms" as a treasure appraising expert."

"If I'm hospitalized now, won't I miss the recording of the treasure appraisal program?"

Zhuang Jingxue frowned and said, "Husband, is your life more important now, or is the job of recording the treasure appraisal program more important?"

"Of course my husband's life is more important!"

"It's just that I'm absent from the recording of the treasure appraisal program temporarily. Where can you ask the "Identifying Heirlooms" program team to find a treasure appraiser to replace me temporarily?"

"Dad, the treasure appraiser who can replace you to go to the Haihai TV station to record the program "Appraising Heirlooms" is far away and yet right in front of me!"

After hearing this, Zhou Zhongdang looked at his beloved disciple Lin Lang and said in a daze, "Ah Lang, I almost forgot about you."

"I will personally call the program director and recommend you to replace me and go to the Haihai TV station to record the program "Appraising Heirlooms" as the chief treasure appraiser of the Treasure Pavilion."

"Yes, Master."

"Master, please rest assured to stay in the hospital and receive the minimally invasive stent surgery. I will definitely live up to your teachings and complete the recording of the TV treasure appraisal program excellently."

Lin Lang was forced to take part in the recording of the "Identifying Heirlooms" program that night, and unexpectedly got the opportunity to become famous on Hai TV.