Lu Xuan was not surprised, just puzzled that Ji Xiuwen asked this so late.
"I told him, but he was vague about it, just said you are applying for the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award with some acupuncture project."
"That's true, Elder Huang and Old Zhou came to me together and asked me to apply. I thought about it and agreed."
"Elder Huang? Old Zhou?"
"It's Huang Beishan and Zhou Jiande."
"Whoa!"
Ji Xiuwen's eyes widened: "You call Huang Beishan 'Old Huang'?"
Zhou Jiande was unfamiliar to Ji Xiuwen, but as a local of Yong City, he had heard quite a bit about Huang Beishan since high school, and revered him even more after studying Chinese medicine.
To think, the idol he worshiped suddenly became 'Old Huang' with his good buddy.
"One day without seeing you, and you're calling Huang Beishan 'Old Huang', like you're old pals?"
"If I call you godfather, shouldn't I also call Elder Huang godfather?"
