Chapter 640: Chapter 640: Conditional Exchange
Doctor Fan’s eyes lit up, "That’s an Ivy League school! Go for it."
Rong Ling said, "But, aside from the scholarship part, I still need an additional 500,000 per year."
Hearing that studying abroad required 500,000, Doctor Fan’s brow furrowed once again.
He pondered for a moment and said, "I know studying in the United States is expensive, especially good universities. The better the university, the more expensive it is."
Many young Americans rely on loans to study, and even after working for years after graduation, they may not be able to repay their loans.
Rong Ling also considered applying for student loans, but there were too many restrictions, and besides... if he took out a loan, he might have to stay in the United States for a while after graduation to repay it, but he didn’t want to stay in the United States.
He did not like the United States.
However, he also knew that education was the only way to change his life.
With his family background, there was no other way out.
Doctor Fan said, "I’ve saved some money over the years. How about I take it out and support you to finish college first!"
Rong Ling said, "Uncle Fan, I appreciate your kindness. You’ve taken great care of Xiaoyi and me over the years. I don’t know how to repay that favor."
Doctor Fan gently patted his shoulder, "Xiao Rong, I said it’s support, but just treat it as a loan. When you make it big in the future, just remember to pay me back! Anyway, I’ve been without children all my life, meeting you is fate, and I consider you half a son! Remember when I read your fortune before?"
Rong Ling smiled at that.
Although Doctor Fan was a doctor, he practiced the Five Arts of Mystical Practices.
The Five Arts of Mystical Practices are divided into Mountain, Medicine, Fate, Divination, and Physiognomy.
Among them, medicine refers to traditional Chinese medicine.
Besides that, he also enjoyed studying fate, divination, and physiognomy.
When Doctor Fan was young, he also studied Western medicine and was skeptical about his master’s teachings of Qimen Dunjia.
His master had read his fortune, saying he would have no progeny luck in this lifetime, his fate wasn’t good. In his fate, the eight character chart indicated harm to wealth with no official stars to restrain, hence his wife might face health issues, and he might be lonely in his middle or old age.
In reality, he married in middle age, and three years later, his wife fell ill and died early.
Since then, he never remarried and had no children, so after he met Rong Ling and Xiaoyi, he treated these orphaned siblings as his own children.
Doctor Fan also read Rong Ling’s eight characters, which turned out extremely favorable.
Rong Ling had a five liang fate.
Throughout history, such a five liang fate usually belonged to those with noble business backgrounds.
Those with such a fate, though lacking ancestral foundation, friends to rely on, a poor family, and thin sibling support, still face no major adversities in life, blessed by lucky stars, able to gather wealth from all directions. By middle age, the tide will turn, though they marry late, husband and wife are harmonious, their life ends well, with a multitude of descendants.
Rong Ling said, "I don’t believe in fate."
Doctor Fan said, "Since you don’t believe in fate, you have to learn to master your fate! Professor Lu values you, that’s why he reserved this recommendation spot for you. If you miss it... it would indeed be a great pity!"
Rong Ling said, "If I study abroad, what about Xiaoyi?"
Doctor Fan heard this and said, "How about I help you take care of Xiaoyi, if you feel at ease?"
Rong Ling was momentarily stunned, "Uncle Fan, why are you so good to me?"
Doctor Fan said, "Because... I don’t want to watch you getting delayed."
Rong Ling said, "I’ll think about it."
Doctor Fan nodded, "Mm, take your time to think it over."
Rong Ling left Doctor Fan’s clinic and picked up Xiaoyi from school.
Because the teacher held them longer, Xiaoyi got out of school a bit late.
After switching schools, Xiaoyi had some trouble keeping up with the learning pace, but she had a knack for chemistry from a young age, and her learning ability was excellent. She made sure to set aside time each day after finishing her homework to catch up on missed lessons, so during class today, the teacher specifically praised her.
Xiaoyi was very happy.
The siblings had just arrived at their dorm when Rong Ling received a call from Li Yufei.
"Rong Ling."
On the other end of the line, Li Yufei’s voice was slightly hesitant, "Do you have time tomorrow?"
Rong Ling said, "Is there something again?"
Li Yufei replied, "Tomorrow, I might need to borrow you for half a day."
Rong Ling said, "This time, my sister has exams."
Li Yufei asked, "Hasn’t your sister’s school dismissed for break yet?"
Windsor High School had already dismissed for summer vacation.
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Yufei remembered Windsor High School usually dismisses earlier and starts earlier than other schools.
At this time, other schools hadn’t started summer vacation yet.
Rong Ling said, "Tomorrow, I’m not on break."
Li Yufei said, "Mm, I already called the security department, they said they will give you time off."
Rong Ling chuckled and stood by the window, holding the phone, and said lightly, "Miss Li, if you keep calling me every day, I’ll start thinking you like me."
Li Yufei was momentarily speechless, then suddenly said, "With a boy like you, if I were ten years younger, I might really be charmed by you."
Rong Ling felt his breath become slightly irregular.
He casually teased her, not expecting to be countered.
Rong Ling said, "Why can’t you find someone else? This simple act, others besides me can also do it."
Li Yufei said, "My social circle isn’t big, I couldn’t find anyone more suitable than you."
Rong Ling said, "So, did Mr. Du ask you out again?"
Li Yufei said, "He asked me to go on a boat trip together tomorrow."
The weather these days wasn’t too hot yet.
Xixi and Junjun planned to go boating at the park.
Du Shaoheng called her.
Li Yufei had asked, and since Guan Yue was also going, she thought of bringing Rong Ling along.
In fact, every time she went out with Du Shaoheng, although the focus was on spending time with the children, Guan Yue, when together with Du Shaoheng, always subtly or overtly showed off their affection in front of her.
Perhaps it was to assert ownership!
Li Yufei was not swayed by this, but over time, it became awkward and bothersome.
Li Yufei said, "Since you’ve pretended with me once, just play it out to the end!"
Rong Ling said, "Last time, Mr. Du and I had an unpleasant encounter. He thinks that with my status, I don’t match up to you."
Li Yufei said, "Whether you match up to me or not isn’t for others to decide, it’s for me to decide."
Rong Ling was momentarily stunned.
He didn’t expect Li Yufei to say something so bold and assertive.
Li Yufei continued, "Let’s not consider this as acting, even if I truly liked you and decided to be with you, no one would have the right to interfere, not even the one I once loved the most."
Rong Ling smiled faintly, "I can accompany you, but can you agree to one condition for me?"
Li Yufei said, "Speak."
Rong Ling said, "My sister has been malnourished from a young age, her corneal perforation is severe. The doctor said it would be best to perform a corneal transplant before she turns ten. But the line is tight, and I’ve been waiting a long time with no availability. I think that if it’s Miss Li, you might have connections in this regard."