Around ten on Saturday morning, Lin Jie drove into the underground parking lot of the Golden Tripod Building.

Before the car had completely stopped, Kemeng popped out from some corner and excitedly shouted, "Brother Jie, I specially came down to greet you."

"We've been waiting for you for more than ten minutes, happy? Touched?"

Lin Jie parked the car, got out, and opened the trunk. While taking things out, he laughed, "Of course I'm happy and touched, perfectly timed to help me carry the gifts!"

Last night, An Kemeng's comment about "a novice son-in-law paying a visit" reminded Lin Jie.

His relationship with An Kexin had already been made public in their respective circles, a wise decision An Kexin made under the pressure of her future father-in-law!

Both emotionally and logically, Lin Jie, the prospective son-in-law, had to officially visit with his new identity.

That night, as Lin Jie sent An Kemeng home, they had a brief talk with An Kexin downstairs at the Golden Tripod Apartments, suggesting the official visit the next day, which was allowed.

Cordyceps, dried scallops, dried abalone, shark fin and sea cucumber, premium green tea, high-end red wine, wild royal jelly…

Seeing these gifts, Kemeng pouted and said, "Brother Jie, they're all supplements and such, why isn't there a gift just for me?"

In a rush, Lin Jie couldn't buy any suitable gift, so he put more effort into the quality of the gifts.

These gifts were prepared overnight by Ye Hongqing at Lin Jie's request.

Lin Jie thought that with Ye Hongqing's reputation, no one would dare to cheat or deceive him with inferior products.

"The gifts today are secondary; the main point is to use this visit to confirm our relationship!"

Lin Jie stuffed three boxes of gifts into Kemeng's hands and carried the rest himself, soothingly saying, "Kemeng, do we really need gifts to maintain our relationship?"

"If anyone bullies you in the future, just mention my name, and I'll have Qin Gang teach them a lesson."

"Hmph, not a bit sincere, why don't you dare to say you'll handle those who bully me yourself!" Though she said this, An Kemeng's mouth curved up, and her eyebrows were arched.

The two got out of the elevator, and An Kemeng ran ahead into the apartment, shouting, "Dad, Uncle, Aunt, Cousin and Cousin-in-law, Cousin and Cousin-in-law, my sister's boyfriend is here!"

With her shout, Lin Jie saw a dozen people stand up from all corners of the living room!

Being stared at by dozens of pairs of eyes, Lin Jie suddenly felt inexplicably nervous and whispered to An Kexin, who came to greet him, "Your family has... quite a few relatives!"

An Kexin took the gifts from Lin Jie's hands and smiled with her lips pressed together, "My dad didn't just pop out of a rock; there are always relatives. These are the close ones; we didn't notify the distant ones."

"Come, let me introduce you!"

Under An Kexin's introduction, Lin Jie first met Aunt, who was Chen Shi's wife.

He clearly felt that the smile on this Aunt's face was just superficial.

Thinking of his relationship with Chen Fanzhi, he found this Aunt's attitude understandable.

One of An Kexin's cousins and three cousin sisters were, however, extremely enthusiastic.

A few people surrounded Lin Jie, constantly asking after his well-being, asking all sorts of questions, making Lin Jie feel a bit overwhelmed.

Thanks to An Kexin coming to his rescue later, she pulled the overwhelmed Lin Jie to join the conversation circle formed by An Weize, Chen Shi, An Xiangbei, and Zou Weiping, while An Kexin busied herself with pouring tea.

An Weize looked at the somewhat reserved Lin Jie and found it amusing.

It was his first time seeing Lin Jie so uneasy, even to the point of sweating on his nose.

Previously, Lin Jie always had the confidence and demeanor of someone calm and composed, like he had great secrets within him. But at this moment, his behavior was that of a naive young man just stepping into the world.

Perhaps when one's identity changes, the mindset also follows?

An Weize cleared his throat and said warmly, "Lin Jie, we'll be family from now on, so relax, no need to be nervous."

"I called these close relatives today to let you all get acquainted..."

"I think he's just showing off to us!"

Zou Weiping teased, "We've long heard of Expert Lin's great name."

"If my daughter Manqing also found such an exceptional boyfriend, I would definitely invite all my relatives and friends to meet him too."

An Xiangbei laughed, "Weiping, don't daydream. Talented young people like Lin Jie are probably one in the whole country! Kexin is impressive, capturing such a gem early on..."

After a few jokes, the conversation shifted to more serious topics.

"I heard that a few more hospitals are opening in the Phoenix Mountain District?"

An Weize nodded slightly, "I heard that a Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital, an eye hospital, and a cosmetic surgery hospital were all set to open in the Phoenix Mountain District."

"This is also due to the government's active guidance, aiming to make the Phoenix Mountain District into a nationally renowned medical center."

Zou Weiping looked at Lin Jie and praised, "With a renowned expert like Lin Jie leading Anlin Hospital, I believe it won't be long before it stands out from the encirclement of many hospitals and becomes famous both domestically and internationally."

For this compliment, An Weize radiated satisfaction from the inside out but modestly replied, "It's not that easy. No matter how capable Lin Jie is, he's still just one person."

"As the saying goes, a single tree does not make a forest. Anlin Hospital is still very weak in terms of other talent!"

"Currently, there are still significant shortcomings in the hospital's recruitment of personnel."

Chen Shi spoke up, "In the past couple of days, Dean Yuan has briefly talked with me. From his words, it seems he wants to collaborate with Anlin Hospital to make it one of the Medical College's internship hospitals."

An Kexin handed a well-poured cup of tea to Lin Jie and said, "Uncle, this is a good thing! If the hospital has a batch of high-quality intern doctors, it would ease the work of attending physicians a lot."

"We can also select outstanding interns based on their performance and invite those who are interested to stay on as staff."

Chen Shi looked at Lin Jie and said, "With Lin Jie here, making Anlin Hospital a designated internship hospital for the Medical College is a sure thing."

He pondered for a moment and said, "Lin Jie, I estimate that once Anlin Hospital officially operates, the Affiliated Hospital will still retain your title as a specially appointed expert."

"Perhaps Dean Yuan will also assign more interns for you to mentor, indirectly asking you to teach them."

Lin Jie lightly acknowledged, saying, "Anlin Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital, and the Medical College can work together to improve collectively."

Chen Shi nodded approvingly and reminded, "Weize, Kexin, the nursing staff is the group the hospital needs most and also the one with the highest turnover, so you should plan early."

"Simply recruiting a bunch of nurses from nursing schools with no work experience won't cut it."

An Weize softly said, "The regular staffing needs of the hospital will be addressed once Dean Gong steps down from his position at the City Fifth Hospital."

"According to our plan, three months before Anlin Hospital officially goes into operation, all ordinary staff will be fully equipped."

"At that time, we will first rent a place to conduct business training for these people, as well as training on hospital culture and discipline."

"Anlin Hospital's development should not be limited to the domestic level; we need to benchmark against first-class standards in all aspects!"

This sentence revealed An Weize's ambition.

An Xiangbei agreed, "Of course!"

"Lin Jie has already set such a high benchmark for the hospital, so the related medical and nursing services, administrative management, and logistics services certainly can't lag too far behind, even if they don't match perfectly."

"Xiangbei, you definitely can't neglect the hospital's catering services."

An Weize sternly warned, "Anlin Hospital is my most cherished endeavor; I don't want any flaws in it. If anyone causes a problem, don't blame me for not considering family ties."

An Xiangbei, feeling a bit wronged, said, "Brother, I've been handling catering for years, has there ever been a problem? The hospital's catering involves the patients' health, so I'll definitely be very careful."

During the ensuing conversation, Lin Jie gradually understood.

The various relatives of the An Family are responsible for the catering supply, landscaping, logistics maintenance, sanitation, parking management, and other essential but non-critical jobs at Anlin Hospital, which don't require much technical expertise.

Lin Jie was also quite understanding about this!

In a society built on relationships, when one person succeeds, everyone connected does too, which is a common phenomenon.

An Weize's approach is quite clear-headed and rational, as he didn't entrust the core functions or important management roles of the hospital to these relatives.

At noon, the An Family's lunch banquet to host their son-in-law Lin Jie officially began.

A dozen people sat around a large dining table, and after some polite refusing, Lin Jie took the seat of the guest of honor!

An Xiangbei smiled and said, "Lin Jie, you probably don't know?"

"This lunch, my brother specially invited the head chef of the Crowne Plaza Hotel to cook personally, showing how much he values you!"

"With a son-in-law like Lin Jie, he can't value you too much!"

An Weize made no attempt to hide his satisfaction with Lin Jie, took a bottle of red wine from in front of him, and personally poured more than half a glass for Lin Jie!

"Lin Jie, this is the Chateau Latour red wine I've treasured for years, and there are only three bottles in total!"

He looked at An Kexin, then at Lin Jie, and softly said, "Today I'm opening the first bottle. When you get married, I'll open the second one."

"And when your first child is born, I'll open the third one..."

"Dad..."

An Kexin blushed and said, "Don't you think it's a bit early to say this now?"

"Is it early? I don't think it's early at all! Time is precious!"

An Weize sighed, stopped continuing on this topic, raised his glass, and said, "Lin Jie is fated to be with our An Family, and it is this fate that makes us a family."

"Lin Jie, on behalf of the An Family, I welcome you to become part of our family!"

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