Chapter 347: How Great It Would Be If He Could Marry Both

While Wang Chenning was having lunch with Wang Chongjiu, Yang Xiaofei called.

"Has your grandpa arrived?"

"He's here. I'm having lunch with him right now!" Wang Chenning chuckled. "My grandpa's flight landed this morning, so the schedule is a bit tight. I'll be taking him directly to the venue for the apprenticeship ceremony in a bit. You can just head over when it's time!"

Yang Xiaofei had originally thought Wang Chenning would take her along to pick up Wang Chongjiu, but he didn't invite her, which annoyed her.

From this, she could tell that Wang Chenning didn't really see her as his fiancée.

'That bastard!' she seethed, gritting her teeth.

In the end, however, she didn't confront Wang Chenning about it. Instead, she called her grandfather, Yang Liansheng, hoping he would attend Wang Chenning's apprenticeship ceremony today.

Yang Liansheng agreed.

Yang Liansheng hadn't originally planned on joining the festivities, but at Yang Xiaofei's urging, he decided to come after all.

Yang Xiaofei had her own little scheme worked out. She would accompany her grandfather, and then at dinner, the two elders would surely sit together and naturally bring up the marriage contract.

Yang Xiaofei wanted to see how Wang Chenning would respond to the choice the two elders presented him with.

"I'll come over with my grandpa in a bit. Having him show up in person will be more persuasive than anyone else's praise!"

Her voice was still quite gentle when she said this to Wang Chenning.

However, after hanging up, she angrily tossed her phone aside and resentfully cursed Wang Chenning for several minutes.

Wang Chenning told Wang Chongjiu that quite a few important people would be coming to the apprenticeship ceremony today.

Zhao Xiao'an's grandfather, Zhao Jiefang, and Li Mingchao's grandfather, Li Baoguo, would both be there.

First thing this morning, Li Mingchao had called Wang Chenning to say that his grandfather would be attending the apprenticeship ceremony.

Wang Chenning hadn't had a chance to treat Li Baoguo since returning from abroad.

When Li Mingchao had asked about it, Wang Chenning said he would go treat Elder Li after the apprenticeship ceremony was over.

He had been genuinely busy lately, with almost no time to spare for anything else.

Indeed, Wang Chenning had been very busy since returning to the country. Besides important matters, he also had to spend time with women.

In this world, there were very few things more important than spending time with beautiful women—at least, that's what Wang Chenning believed.

From Li Mingchao's and Li Baoguo's reactions, Wang Chenning felt they had misunderstood his intentions, thinking he was using this to pressure them.

'Well, that's fine too,' he thought. 'Having another heavyweight guest will only add to my prestige.'

Besides Zhao Jiefang and Li Baoguo, several directors from the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, most of the leadership from the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the presidents and vice presidents of its First Affiliated Hospital and Yandu Hospital had also agreed to attend his apprenticeship ceremony today.

Wang Chenning had made a spectacular showing during his visit to the two East Asian nations, almost completely dominating the traditional medicine communities of South Korea and Japan.

Leading figures from the traditional medicine circles of South Korea and Japan, Pu Zhengyang and Tian Zhongxin, had both sent their grandsons to study under Wang Chenning. This not only brought honor to Wang Chenning himself, but the leaders of the two hospitals also felt immensely proud.

When these two hospitals had made an exception to hire Wang Chenning, countless people had been dissatisfied with the decision.

But in just one month, Wang Chenning had proven with his outstanding performance just how right their initial decision had been.

His patients' approval was one thing, but the most powerful testament to his skill was, of course, these supporters from South Korea and Japan.

The two hospitals had spread the word early on that Wang Chenning would be holding an apprenticeship ceremony on March 18th, explaining the identity of his new apprentices and the status and influence of their grandfathers in the traditional medicine circles of South Korea and Japan. The hospitals' announcements encouraged anyone with free time to go and show their support, to cheer for Wang Chenning and bolster his prestige.

This announcement caused a strong reaction within both hospitals.

Although Huaxia's overall national strength and its people's self-confidence had significantly increased, in many people's minds, foreigners were still superior to Huaxia people. The fact that Wang Chenning was not only recognized by his own countrymen but also admired by foreigners made everyone feel that his medical skills were truly exquisite.

They cheered that their own hospital had such a talent.

Both hospitals organized staff to come and show support, which Wang Chenning naturally didn't refuse. He even recounted this to Wang Chongjiu as one of his accomplishments.

Wang Chongjiu was naturally delighted that his grandson was so outstanding, having won over the traditional medicine communities of three nations.

He was so pleased that he didn't even make a big deal out of the fact that Wang Chenning was still resisting the marriage contract he and Yang Liansheng had arranged.

After lunch, Wang Chenning accompanied Wang Chongjiu, leading a large group of disciples to the auditorium at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine where the ceremony was to be held.

Zhao Xiao'an and her colleagues had arrived early.

Besides filming and conducting interviews, the crew from CCTV also planned to do a live broadcast on Weibo.

Seeing Wang Chenning arrive with Wang Chongjiu, Zhao Xiao'an immediately came over to greet them.

"Hello, Grandpa Wang!" Zhao Xiao'an greeted Wang Chongjiu sweetly and introduced herself.

Seeing how beautiful Zhao Xiao'an was, and knowing she was the 'princess' of the Zhao family, Wang Chongjiu couldn't help but sigh inwardly while also feeling another surge of pride for his grandson.

'So many outstanding women, all vying for Wang Chenning's affection. How could a grandfather not be proud?'

"I came in such a hurry that I didn't prepare a meeting gift!" Wang Chongjiu gave Zhao Xiao'an plenty of face, saying he would be sure to make it up with a generous gift next time. He also invited her to visit Chang'an, promising to have Wang Chenning show her around the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties.

Zhao Xiao'an sweetly agreed, then told Wang Chongjiu that her grandfather would also be arriving shortly. "My grandpa said that you, Grandpa Wang, left behind quite a few stories in Yandu back in your youth. It's just a shame he was still in the army back then and didn't have the chance to befriend you!"

Wang Chongjiu was of course familiar with the famous name of Zhao Jiefang, and he was even more aware of the Zhao family's influence.

'With his grandson earning the favor of Zhao Jiefang, he really wouldn't have to worry about his future.'

Wang Chongjiu also knew that if Wang Chenning married Zhao Xiao'an, the alliance would be even more significant than a union with Yang Xiaofei.

'Sigh, if only he could marry them both!' Wang Chongjiu thought, naturally recalling a popular line from the internet: Only children make choices. Adults take everything.

As they were speaking, Yang Xiaofei and her sister Yang Xiaofu, along with Yang Xiaodong, arrived with Yang Liansheng.

Yang Liansheng had recovered very well, but Yang Xiaodong still thoughtfully supported him by the arm as he got out of the car.

Seeing Wang Chongjiu standing and chatting, Yang Liansheng shook off Yang Xiaodong's arm and strode over.

Zhao Xiao'an's expression flickered when she saw Yang Liansheng arrive with his three grandchildren.

But she still greeted them with a smile and even joked with Yang Xiaofei, who was walking beside Yang Liansheng, "Yang Tongxue, you're looking very beautiful today!"

To everyone's surprise, in the midst of these pleasantries, Yang Xiaofu suddenly interjected, "Chief Reporter Zhao, why do we always see you at occasions like this? You're not trying to make a move on my brother-in-law, are you?"