Xu Zhongting asked with a puzzled expression, "Xiao Lin, isn't it good that others are coming to you for treatment? If influential people seek you out, it can give you very strong connections."
Lin Chen said, "Uncle Xu, my medical skills aren't good enough; and on the other hand, Qianqian hasn't started Kindergarten yet, and I want to spend more time with her before she goes."
"If some big shots seek me out later, asking me to come here today and run there tomorrow, I'd be running around every day, and I would definitely have much less time to spend with Qianqian."
His system was the Nanny Dad System; he couldn't teach Lin Qianqian, and his skills wouldn't improve.
Compared to building connections, becoming stronger himself was more important!
"That's true."
"Some people aren't convenient to travel around, and some people's relatives are even lying in the hospital. It would be very troublesome for you to run around."
Xu Zhongting said.
Lin Chen: "I didn't spend much time with Qianqian before, so I definitely need to be a good father now."
"Mhm."
Xu Zhongting nodded. "Then let's delay getting your medical license. Without it, you'll have a reason to turn people down if they come looking for you."
"Alright."
"I'm not in a rush for it anyway."
Lin Chen said.
In his opinion, his current medical skills were still low. He'd need to reach Grandmaster level in Traditional Chinese medicine, and Legendary level in Western medicine before he considered it.
By then, his connections would be much stronger than they were now, and some people wouldn't be able to order him around.
"Lin Chen, just let me know when you need it, about a week in advance is fine."
Xu Zhongting said.
"Okay, thanks, Uncle Xu."
Lin Chen said.
Old Master Xu laughed, "You can cure me, and my whole family should thank you properly. I can't drink much in my condition. Zhongting will keep you company at lunch."
Xu Zhongting said, "My drinking capacity is okay, but compared to Lin Chen, I should be at the children's table."
"Uncle Xu, we'll take it easy."
Lin Chen smiled.
Old Master Xu: "Lunch will probably take a while. Little Lin, how about you paint a picture? There's a big leader who really likes Traditional Chinese Painting, and I can take your painting to show him."
"He probably won't accept your painting, but as long as he sees it, it will definitely be beneficial for you in the future."
Lin Chen nodded.
Old Master Xu was trying to find him a big backer.
Soon, Old Master Xu brought out paper and a brush.
The paper he brought out this time was better than the ones he usually used.
After a little consideration, Lin Chen began to paint.
He painted an old Thousand-li Horse, and the rider on the horse was not young, but still looked full of heroic spirit.
"Giddy up, giddy up!"
Old Master Xu and Xu Zhongting were immersed in the artistic conception of the painting.
They seemed to hear the knight's roar, the neighing of horses. Though they were getting on in years, they still struggled bravely, galloping a Thousand-li.
Though the Turtle Lives Long
The divine tortoise, though long-lived, still has an end. The soaring serpent, riding the mist, will eventually turn to dust.
The old horse in the stable, still aspires to travel a Thousand-li. The valiant warrior, though at dusk, his heart is still full of ambition—
Lin Chen picked up his brush and wrote Cao Cao's poem on it.
"Hoo!"
He finished writing the poem, and Old Master Xu and the others finally emerged from the painting's artistic conception.
"Huh?"
They were stunned. When did Lin Chen write a poem?
Had they been immersed for so long?
Soon, they began to appreciate the poem Lin Chen had written.
They were once again immersed in the artistic conception of the calligraphy.
Knock, knock!
Someone knocked on the door.
Xu Mengyao's voice sounded from outside the door: "Honey, Aunt Huang asked me to call you guys, dinner is about to start."
"Phew!"
Old Master Xu and Xu Zhongting woke up with a start.
They looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. Lin Chen's talent was truly freakish.
Both his painting and calligraphy had reached such a terrifying level.
"Old Master Xu, we should go out for dinner."
Lin Chen smiled slightly.
Old Master Xu nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Xiao Lin, I will try my best to have that big leader accept this painting."
Lin Chen said, "Old Master Xu, I won't give you the painting. I'll only let you borrow it to look at. You have to return it to me later."
"You need to write me an IOU later."
Old Master Xu was taken aback, then laughed. "That works. Since your painting is so good, it's fine for us to borrow it to appreciate and learn from."
Soon, Lin Chen and the others arrived outside.
"Great-grandfather, Grandpa, Qianqian is amazing, amazing!"
Lanlan said to Old Master Xu and Xu Zhongting.
Xu Zhongting asked, "Lanlan, how is Qianqian amazing?"
Lanlan said, "She hasn't started Kindergarten yet, but she's so fast at addition and subtraction, I can't compare to her. She can also paint, and her paintings are so beautiful."
Xu Zhongting glanced at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen was so good at painting, it must be in Lin Xiaoxi's genes.
"Qianqian can also speak English, I can do that too, hehe."
The two little ones started chatting in English.
Lin Chen watched, secretly clicking his tongue.
It was only because he had gotten the system and become stronger now that he could do this. Before, he couldn't even compare to a child like Lanlan.
When ordinary people felt that life was too competitive and tiring, the children of the rich and powerful had already run far ahead.
"Xiao Lin, Mengyao, Lanlan has been studying English for several years, and Qianqian is still so young, yet her English is so fluent."
Xu Zhongting exclaimed in amazement.
Xu Mengyao laughed, "Although I taught Qianqian before, her English was just so-so. It's basically her father's doing that she's at this level now."
Old Master Xu asked in surprise, "Little Lin, you know English too?"
"A little."
Old Master Xu, Xu Zhongting: "..."
They certainly didn't believe Lin Chen's "a little" anymore.
Xu Zhongting said, "If you say 'a little', then it's definitely amazing."
Xu Zhongting's wife asked, "Little Lin, Lanlan's talents are average in other areas, but her language talent is not bad. Do you think she has a talent for English?"
"Maybe we'll consider having her take the Diplomacy Path in the future."
For the Xu Family, a family of such privilege and power, the future paths of their children could be planned out clearly from a young age.
While children from ordinary families were still taking detours, their children were already racing along the pre-planned roads.
"Doesn't the Diplomacy Path require proficiency in several languages?"
Lin Chen asked.
Xu Zhongting's wife nodded, "Yes, but we don't know which other foreign language she has a talent for. For now, we'll have her focus on learning English."
"Lanlan, follow along as I read, and let's see if you can pronounce it correctly."
Lin Chen looked at Lanlan and smiled.
He began speaking in English.
The sentences he used were quite difficult; even if you had studied English, it wouldn't be easy to imitate and read them without talent.
Two minutes passed, and Lin Chen smiled, "Aunt Huang, Lanlan has a talent for English. I'll test her with other languages."
More than ten minutes passed, and Lin Chen tested Russian, French, Japanese, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, and a dozen other foreign languages.
"Aunt Huang, I personally think Lanlan has more talent for French and Arabic; the others aren't as good."
Xu Zhongting curiously asked, "Little Lin, how many foreign languages do you know?"
"I haven't counted."
"Maybe twenty or thirty."
Lin Chen said.
Old Master Xu and the others were completely dumbfounded.
It wasn't easy for the average person to learn even one foreign language, yet Lin Chen knew twenty or thirty. This was simply too monstrous.
"Little Lin, you're amazing."
Xu Zhongting gave a thumbs up.
His wife said happily, "Little Lin, thank you."
Knowing where his talent lay was much better than just studying blindly.
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