Hearing this, Gu Zhihan immediately gave her a look of sympathy.
"What, what’s wrong?" Luo Mengmeng didn’t quite understand the meaning behind his expression.
However, she quickly realized what was going on and suddenly widened her eyes in shock, "Could it be that with my score, I could only be admitted into the Nursing Department at Capital University?"
"That’s right, because the Nursing Department’s entry score is the lowest of all the departments at Capital University," Gu Zhihan explained.
Of course, this was only relative to the other departments at Capital University; in reality, the entry score for the Nursing Department was still frighteningly high.
Luo Mengmeng was on the verge of tears.
She had merely made an offhand comment earlier, using it as a metaphor, never expecting to actually have to choose the Nursing Department.
Heaven knows how exhausting the Nursing Department could be. To put it bluntly, it was all about learning to serve others.
Not to mention the filth and exhaustion, and if things ever went wrong, there was the risk of being scolded or even beaten.
"With your score, you could choose any department at any other first-tier university; there’s no need to hang yourself on the tree that is Capital University," Gu Zhihan knew the girl wouldn’t like anything to do with the Nursing Department, so he offered her other suggestions.
"But you’re on this tree!" Luo Mengmeng looked into the man’s eyes as she responded.
And so she made her choice for the Nursing Department!
Three days later, when it came to submitting her university preferences, Luo Mengmeng fearlessly filled in Capital University’s Medical Department.
As for Gu Zhihan, he had scored full marks in the college entrance examinations, and he could choose any university he wanted.
Yes, you read that right, full marks!
A rare occurrence to see a top scorer like him in the college entrance exams!
He chose the Business Department at Capital University.
Mengmeng, upon seeing his choice, obviously didn’t expect him to choose this department and couldn’t help but widen her eyes in surprise, asking, "Are you going to go into business in the future?"
"Mm," Gu Zhihan nodded.
Seeing his affirmation, Luo Mengmeng sighed and muttered to herself, "I thought you would choose something like Medicine, like your parents, and become a doctor. I never expected you’d pick the Business Department."
There’s a saying that goes, ’Like father, like son,’ so Luo Mengmeng naturally assumed he would take an interest here
Seeing her confusion, Gu Zhihan seriously explained to her, "Being a doctor is very tiring, and it means even less time with family. I don’t want us to be apart more than we’re together in the future."
Actually, it was because his parents were both doctors that he didn’t want to become one himself.
From a young age, he had witnessed how busy his parents were, often staying in the hospital for days and nights without coming home.
Put bluntly, all these years, he and Mengmeng had been each other’s sole reliance for survival.
The presence of his parents in their lives was incredibly low because, in their eyes, patients seemed to be more important than family, and even though they cared for their family, they couldn’t abandon their patients.
So while Gu Zhihan had a deep respect for the life-saving profession, he was very resistant to the idea of becoming a doctor himself.
"But what about me choosing the Nursing Department?" Hearing what he said, Luo Mengmeng then remembered how busy Gu Zhihan’s parents were, hardly ever home.
If she became a doctor in the future, wouldn’t she end up just like them?
Gu Zhihan fell silent for a moment before reminding her, "The Nursing Department eventually leads to nursing."
Compared to doctors who often need to perform surgeries, nurses had it somewhat easier.
"That’s a relief." Just as Luo Mengmeng breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Gu Zhihan add, "What’s more important is, I’ll certainly be able to support you in the future, so you don’t need to go out and be any kind of nurse at all."
His girl didn’t need to take care of others; she was only meant to be taken care of by others.