Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1055 - 1017: Beer Belly

"That's nothing but a fool's dream!"Lin Jie snorted, "Foreigners aren't stupid; they won't let smart locals take advantage of them."

"Many things require a step-by-step approach, making steady progress."

Yao Henan exclaimed, "Uncle, I'll study smart medical systems at university and help you develop this smart medical system after I graduate."

Lin Jie responded cheerfully, "Great, I'm looking forward to the day you can help me!"

At this moment, Ling Mengjiao approached and reported, "Lin Jie, Sister Kemeng, there are 221 people who have come this time, including 101 males and 120 females."

Lin Jie was a bit surprised and asked, "How come there are fewer males than females?"

"Isn't the general environment more male than female? Also, typically there are more males studying medicine than females."

An Kexin smiled, "Ah Jie, haven't you gotten confused in this aspect?"

"Doctors are a well-liked profession, especially those at the Affiliated Hospital. Surely, there are lots of people aiming to introduce girlfriends for them."

"Plus, the event you organized mainly involves young single people from the Affiliated Hospital, Xiangtai Apartment, and Golden Tripod Building — premium singles."

"I guess, quite a few young and pretty girls signed up through various means, right?"

Ling Mengjiao nodded and said, "Indeed, most of the male participants are more mature, around thirty years old."

"There's also a group of females aged between twenty-seven to thirty-one."

"However, there are fifty to sixty females whose age centers around twenty-two to twenty-three."

Lin Jie made an 'oh' sound and looked at the glamorously dressed girls wandering around. "No wonder, I was wondering why all the girls I saw today were beautiful."

"Walking down the street, you rarely see such a high rate of beauties."

An Kexin rolled her eyes at Lin Jie, asking, "Mengjiao, is lunch arranged?"

"It's all set. Eight per table including us, totaling thirty tables."

"Each table costs 1,580, the villa offers us a discount of sixty-six percent."

Ling Mengjiao then asked, "Lin Jie, are the executives eating at your table or separately?"

"Aren't they rushing off? They're always busy." Lin Jie was a bit surprised.

An Kexin chuckled, "Even busy people must take breaks and eat, right?"

She instructed, "Mengjiao, arrange for a private room for them; let them order individually. Ah Jie and I will accompany them."

Lin Jie sighed, "I came out this time wanting to relax, to have a meal with you all. I don't want to discuss investments, operations, shares, and all that over dinner."

An Kexin said softly, "These topics won't be discussed over dinner."

"Today, we've only confirmed an intention."

"Many things require negotiation, point by point, clause by clause, taking several weeks to finalize the project collaboration."

"However..."

She pondered, "We can single out the Binhai Anlin Garden project and quickly confirm the fundraising, submit for government approval, and get the land project permit."

Lin Jie gently patted An Kexin's hand, "Kexin, you know my energy is focused on the patients in the annex building."

"I'll leave all these matters to you."

An Kexin withdrew her hand, patted Lin Jie's shoulder, and said seriously, "Healing and saving lives, I'm not capable; business negotiations, you're not capable."

Seeing this, Ling Mengjiao stifled a laugh and hurriedly said, "Lin Jie, Sister Kexin, I'll go handle other things first..."

Lin Jie rolled his eyes, ignoring the joking An Kexin, simply waved to a figure not far away.

The figure seemed to have been watching them all along.

Seeing Lin Jie's wave, he trotted over, belly first, saying, "Expert Lin, what do you need?"

Lin Jie glanced at him, "Boss Wang, you've been hovering around; is there something you need?"

"Well..."

Wang Changming hesitated for a moment, then smiled, "Expert Lin, I have a small favor to ask!"

"What is it?" Lin Jie asked indifferently.

Wang Changming patted his large belly and chuckled ruefully, "This belly has always been there."

"It didn't use to be as noticeable as now. Just in the past half year, it's grown visibly, changing from beer belly to a pregnant belly."

"My wife despises it and insists I lose weight."

"But I've been trying for over a month without losing even a couple pounds."

"This week, she's pulled out the ultimate move, only letting me eat veggies and rice."

Wang Changming lamented, "Expert Lin, I really haven't seen a bit of meat this week."

"It's killing me!"

"Expert Lin, they say you're capable of anything. Do you have a way for me to eat meat and lose this belly without much effort?"

Lin Jie laughed.

He would love to know such a trick himself.

Lin Jie examined Wang Changming and his gaze shifted to his belly.

A beer belly is related to male genetic predisposition, just as female body fat starts accumulating at the hips, most male fat is stored in the abdomen.

Because each man's genes differ, the likelihood of developing a beer belly varies.

Generally, adolescents with beer bellies often have excess nutrition, while for middle-aged men, poor sleep quality is often the main reason.

As age increases, men's deep sleep stages decrease.

Due to poor sleep quality, hormone secretion decreases.

The lack of hormones leads to an increase in fat tissue accumulating in the abdomen, and the older one gets, the more obvious it becomes.

Moreover, many middle-aged people sit for long periods working, lacking exercise, which also leads to abdominal fat accumulation.

Under significant work pressure, many people eat excessively, leading to indigestion, which also causes excessive weight.

Another reason is, being easygoing, growing fatter is a sign of being carefree.

Most men quickly gain weight after marriage.

Generally, a man's body has around thirty billion fat cells, which grow heavier with age.

Thus, almost every man after thirty weighs more than before, as his genes, hormones and slowed metabolism start impacting his abdomen.

And drinking beer isn't directly linked to a beer belly.

In fact, a glass of beer has only 150 calories, 0.3 grams of fat, and contains hops, reducing heart disease and diabetes risk.

Thus, drinking a glass of beer a day isn't much of an issue.

However, excess is never advisable.

"Huh..."

Lin Jie focused on Wang Changming's beer belly, noticing something off.

His beer belly shape seemed unpleasant and uncomfortable to Lin Jie.

Typically, a man's belly rises from below the sternum.

But Wang Changming's belly drooped, resembling a pregnant belly.

Lin Jie stood up and directed, "Boss Wang, unbutton your shirt, let me examine!"

"Okay, okay!"

Wang Changming quickly unbuttoned his coat and shirt, lifting his undershirt to reveal his belly with streaks.

Lin Jie rubbed his hands to warm them, then began pressing on Wang's belly.

He asked while examining, "Any pain or discomfort?"

"None, just feeling normal," Wang Changming replied frankly.

Lin Jie pondered, then squatted closer to Wang's belly, and started tapping it as if testing a watermelon.

"Thump... thump..."

After listening to the echoes, Lin Jie stood up and said, "Boss Wang, I recommend you go to the hospital for an MRI of your abdomen..."