Chapter 314 - Young Physician of China Competition! (1/2)

Chapter 314 Young Physician of China Competition!“Hey!”

Fang Qiu’s mother immediately stopped trying to switch channels and watched the screen intently as the anchor began to explain the concept of the Young Physician of China Competition.

He didn’t spend much time introducing the competition and only spent 30 seconds introducing the competition.

After she finished watching his introduction, Fang Qiu’s mother’s eyes lit up.

She smiled as she pushed the walnuts on the table toward Fang Qiu and said with a smile, “Help me open them.”

Fang Qiu reached out, picked up a walnut, placed it between two fingers and easily cracked them open.

“Here you go,” he said as he handed the walnut to his mother. Then, he worked at cracking open the rest of the walnuts.

Fang Qiu’s mother said as she peeled the walnut, “This competition seems pretty interesting. You should go participate in this competition as well since you practice Chinese Medicine too.”

“Forget it,” Fang Qiu said as he shook his head. “I’m only a freshman so it isn’t the right time for me to be participating in such competitions. I should focus on my studies first.”

Fang Qiu’s mother paused and was about to continue to try to persuade him when Fang Qiu’s phone suddenly rang.

“Beep, beep…”

Fang Qiu dug his phone out of his pocket and glanced at the screen.

“Um? It’s from the capital?” Fang Qiu saw that the area code was 010 which meant that it was from a landline.

“I haven’t got any friends who live in the capital. Is this a scam?” Fang Qiu wondered.

He didn’t think too much into this matter and immediately rejected the call.

He had only just rejected the call when his phone rang again.

“Is this from the capital again?” Fang Qiu’s father glanced at his phone and asked.

“Yes,” Fang Qiu nodded in exasperation and hung up once again.

“These scammers are extremely annoying. They seem to be casting their net everywhere and bothering a whole lot of people,” Fang Qiu’s mother complained.

“Exactly,” Fang Qiu said with a nod.

He had only just spoken when his phone rang again.

He glanced at his phone and saw that it was the same number that had been trying to reach him.

“Are they addicted to dialing my number?” Fang Qiu thought in annoyance. He accepted the call and was about to admonish the person on the other end of the line when he heard an unfamiliar voice ask, “May I know if this is Mr. Fang Qiu?”

The female voice on the other end of the line sounded extremely polished.

“May I know who am I speaking with?” Fang Qiu huffed angrily.

“Mr. Fang Qiu, happy New Year,” the woman said warmly. Then, she added, “I’m Yao Dongmei, a staff member on the committee of the Young Physician of China Competition. You may call me Xiao Yao.”

“What?” Fang Qiu froze in surprise. “The Young Physician of China Competition?” He repeated.

He had assumed that this was a scam call so he was surprised to hear that it was a call from the Young Physician of China Competition’s committee member.

Even more amazing, that before the phone rang, his mother still talked to him about this competition.

This seemed far too serendipitous.

On the other hand, Fang Qiu’s father and mother immediately rushed up to listen in on the call when they heard who the call was from.

“Yes,” the woman’s voice sounded like bells. “After discussions, the committee has decided that in addition to a registration process that is open to the public, we would also be extending invites to outstanding physicians that the committee has selected. You have been selected by the committee and thus, we would like to invite you to take part in this competition. I hope that you would agree to participate.”

Fang Qiu was surprised when he heard the woman’s words.

On the other hand, Fang Qiu’s mother kept waving energetically as she tried to motion for Fang Qiu to accept immediately.

Fang Qiu’s father sat calmly at a corner and didn’t say anything else. It was clear that he wasn’t about to interfere and that he would like Fang Qiu have the final say.

Fang Qiu looked at his parents and thought for a moment before he finally said, “Let me think about it.”

“Sure,” the staff member agreed and added. “We are sincerely extending this invite to yourself and hope that you’ll agree to take part in this competition.”

“Alright, I will give this matter some thought,” Fang Qiu said as he nodded.

Then, he hung up.

“Was that really a call from a committee member of the Young Physician of China Competition that was just on the news?” Fang Qiu’s mother who had been encouraging Fang Qiu to participate earlier couldn’t believe that what she had just seen on the news was suddenly related to her son. She felt as though she was dreaming.

Fang Qiu’s father looked equally confused.

“Yes,” Fang Qiu nodded as he looked at his confused parents. “I received a call from the capital and they only informed me that they’d like to invite me to take part in the competition. They didn’t mention anything else and moreover, she addressed me by name the moment I picked up her call, so this shouldn’t be a joke.”

“That’s great!” Fang Qiu’s mother was elated and latched on to Fang Qiu’s arm as she exclaimed exuberantly, “My son is such a clever boy that he is about to become famous soon!”

“Mom,” Fang Qiu smiled wryly as he extracted his arm from his mother’s grip and said, “I haven’t even decided whether I’d be participating in this competition.”

“What are you waiting for?” Fang Qiu’s mother raised her voice by a notch and said, “This is such a huge competition and it is also organized by the Central Television. It has also been introduced in the news, so this is a rare opportunity and you should make full use of it and participate in the competition. Even if you aren’t as skilled as the other competitors, you will be able to gain exposure from it.”

Fang Qiu turned to his father.

His father did not express his views and continued to look very engrossed as he watched the news.