"Wow, tonight's dinner is really sumptuous!"

Rushing home and seeing the table full of dishes, Liu Banxia joyfully exclaimed.

"Guess which dish I made." Qiaoqiao asked with a grin.

Liu Banxia carefully inspected, first eliminating those dishes that were intricately made. Asking Qiaoqiao to make a dry-fried dish, she really doesn't have the patience for that.

"Is it the century egg with tofu or the fried peanuts?" After inspecting, Liu Banxia asked.

"It's not fried, it's stir-fried." Qiaoqiao replied.

"Haha, then it's stir-fried peanuts, let me taste them first." Liu Banxia said and picked one up.

"How is it? Tasty or not?" Qiaoqiao hurriedly asked.

"Not bad, the timing is just right, very crunchy, and not too oily. Tonight we have to accompany Dad with a drink, otherwise, these peanuts would go to waste." Liu Banxia said.

Qiaoqiao happily went to get the wine.

"You don't know, it took the whole afternoon to stir-fry a plate of peanuts like this. Seven or eight pounds of peanuts were used up." Qiao Xuezhi said.

"Hehe, I've been mentally prepared. Has Xiaoyu been studying too much lately? You can relax a bit." Liu Banxia said.

"Brother-in-law, in the whole family, only you and Tang Dou think I'm a bit overworked with studying." Qiao Yu grumbled.

"Well, you have to study hard to get into a good university in the future." Qiaoqiao returned with the wine bottle and chimed in.

Qiao Yu looked at her helplessly.

He thought going to Binhai City for tutoring would be a bit easier for him. Unexpectedly, his sister also joined that side, he felt so wronged.

"Dad, how's the hotel project coming along?" After eating for a while, Liu Banxia asked.

"It's okay, Old Qiu found a couple of properties, and we are considering which one to take over, then it will just be a matter of renovation." Qiao Xuezhi said.

"Although the costs will be higher, the locations are quite good. The original use of the building is for commercial residential apartments, so we don't need to change the land use, saving a lot of hassle."

"Hehe, it's not far from your hospital either. If it's too late, you can just stay there for the night." Qiaoqiao said.

"Sure, staying there will just feel like home. But whenever I can come home, I will; I'm looking forward to getting off work every day now, didn't used to have this thought before." Liu Banxia said.

Qiaoqiao was so pleased, she put a piece of fish on Liu Banxia's plate.

Her demands are really low, as long as Liu Banxia has her in his heart, that's enough.

"Oh, Auntie Tong, tomorrow morning you don't have to worry about me, I have to leave early. There are two surgeries, one is rather complicated, might come home late. You don't have to wait for me to eat." Liu Banxia said.

"It's okay, we don't have much going on at home, we can eat anytime." Auntie Tong said with a smile.

"For breakfast, if you want to eat at the hospital, that's fine too. At home, there's milk, bread, and ham and such to make do."

"I'll eat at the hospital, actually miss the millet porridge and tea eggs from the cafeteria." Liu Banxia said.

"Brother-in-law, what kind of surgery takes so long? You're so skilled, surgeries are usually quick, right?" Qiao Yu curiously asked.

"The surgery is quite challenging, and the patient's body indicators are not very good, unexpected situations might arise during surgery." Liu Banxia said.

"I'll try to finish within seven hours, then I can come home as normal. There'll be others assisting me, otherwise, it might take longer."

"Oh my God, just one surgery takes that long?" Qiao Yu asked in shock.

"It's not a big deal, sometimes a surgery can take over ten hours, it's quite normal." Liu Banxia said.

"To put it this way, although we've already discussed the surgical plan beforehand, during the actual surgery, unexpected situations might arise."

"If that's the case, we'll have to adjust our original plan, which will take some additional time. Some situations are very tricky to deal with, thus prolonging the surgery even further."

"Lots of tasks need to be done meticulously so that patients have a better recovery prognosis in the future. What do you want to do in the future?"

"Me? I haven't decided yet. Actually, I want to make robots in the future for fun, but I guess nobody would agree with that. I'll decide when the time comes, probably need to learn how to run a business well."

"That's right, if you don't start learning about this, who'll take care of your sister in the future?" Qiao Xuezhi said with satisfaction.

"Oh, come on, you're making it sound like I can't take care of myself," Qiaoqiao said, feeling a bit frustrated.

"But Xiaoyu, do you want to try it out ahead of time? I haven't visited Jinbao and Langtaosha for a while. Can you go check them out for me?"

"Sis, that'll be exhausting and will interfere with my studies," Qiao Yu said earnestly.

"These two shops are actually quite relaxing, you just need to take a look around. When your brother-in-law has a day off, he can be the driver," Qiaoqiao said.

"Alright, I'll go take a look then," Qiao Yu nodded.

Qiao Xuezhi felt a little helpless; it was obvious that the siblings were just covering for each other. Inspecting the shops? They were just waiting for Liu Banxia's day off, clearly to have fun.

But that's fine, having a good sibling relationship is what he hopes for the most. An occasional relaxation is no big deal, especially with Liu Banxia there, they won't get too wild.

Auntie Tong didn't say anything either; her thoughts are pretty similar to Qiao Xuezhi's these days. No need to overthink trivial things like before.

"By the way, Brother Qiu praised you today. He mentioned a friend's friend's son with a rather complicated illness; you cured him swiftly," said Qiaoqiao.

"It's not as exaggerated as he said. It was after a series of diagnoses that we reached the final diagnosis," Liu Banxia replied.

"Speaking of which, I really should give Xiaoyu a heads-up. Today's patient ruined his health by randomly taking medicine outside."

"If you're curious about what's out there, you can either ask your sister or secretly ask me. If I say it's fine, then you can proceed, otherwise, it could affect you for a lifetime."

"Old Qiu said it's related to drugs taken for bodybuilding?" Qiao Xuezhi asked.

Liu Banxia nodded, "In college, having a good physique can attract girls' attention. So he had other thoughts, injected himself with steroids while working out, wanting to take shortcuts with drugs."

"Monitoring body data and injecting properly isn't a problem. But he lacked the knowledge, definitely overdosed, and injected for too long, then fell ill."

"It's quite dangerous, causing a severe myasthenic crisis, the generalized type. He lost control of his muscles, not just in his limbs but even his respiratory muscles."

"Actually, the best way is to strengthen exercise, have a balanced diet, and enhance body immunity. You'll be healthier, have a better figure, and naturally attract girls' attention."

"I'm quite relieved with Xiaoyu in this aspect, just worried about other messy things in the future. Like the currently popular electronic cigarettes, they are quite harmful too."

"Banxia, can those immunity-boosting drugs be taken? I'm currently giving Xiaoyu spirulina," Auntie Tong said.

"Taking some is fine, as long as you don't think you can ignore other nutritional supplements just because of it," Liu Banxia replied.

"Spirulina does have certain nutritional value, but it's far from what's advertised, like high protein and high vitamins. As long as we pay attention to our daily diet, we can complete the nutritional needs."

"Taking spirulina is like filling gaps; we eat meat, eggs, and vegetables every day, evenly balanced, which is fine."

"Pay attention to brands when buying, trust larger brands. These algae can also accumulate heavy metals and some toxic algae along with some traces of minerals."

"If that's the case, I won't give it to Xiaoyu anymore. Banxia, when you have time, can you make a meal plan for Xiaoyu? Like what he should eat every day?" Auntie Tong asked.

"I want to eat barbecue," Qiao Yu said feebly.

"Haha, it's fine to have it occasionally," Liu Banxia said.

"No need to control so strictly, he drinks milk every day and has meat and vegetables. Combine with outdoor activities, the body generally won't be bad."

"If you come back late tomorrow, you can have barbecue. Call Qiu Mingyuan over and hang out together," Qiaoqiao said.

"Okay, then let's let Comrade Qiao Yu take a break tomorrow evening for barbecue. As for the meal plan, our daily meals are already very good, lacking nothing," said Liu Banxia.

"Later, add some physical exercise, like walking Tang Dou in the morning. Pay attention to running posture; I'll show you, otherwise, it'll harm your knees."

"That's great," Qiao Yu shouted joyfully.

"You, now you are closest to your sister and brother-in-law," Auntie Tong said helplessly.

"Brother-in-law is the authority; the things you say are heard from somewhere else. Whether they're useful or not, you just use them on me," Qiao Yu replied.

"To be fair, you do need some training. Your physique is a bit slim now; it's the time to grow, so you must ensure good nutrition. Only after exercising can you eat more," Liu Banxia said.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, I'll definitely eat more," Qiao Yu said happily.

Auntie Tong and Comrade Old Qiao exchanged looks; oh well, let him lean towards them; they're his peers anyway.