"Liz, Liz!"

Emily Knight walked briskly over with her skirt and stopped Mrs. William, who was having a good time chatting with some of her "former colleagues."

"Emily, you've come just in time...... Verratti resembles John – I don't think so, although there is a little bit of a look, especially the nose...... However, in terms of temperament, I still think Aaron is more like William. Moreover, when he was also 24 years old, he won the college's 'Lancet' award and won the eugenics fund...... Emily, don't you say? Mrs. Wilhelm said with interest in a goblet.

"Yes, yes, who doesn't know that Aaron is half of your son and John's? Of course, the more you look at him, the more you like it...... All right, ladies, I'll have to 'borrow' the Liz for a ......while," Emily Knight replied perfunctorily, and immediately pulled Mrs. William aside.

"Why......" Mrs. William saw that something was wrong.

"Go over there and see John...... He drank too much! Really, didn't John rarely dip his glass? Why is it that if he doesn't pay attention, he drinks too much alone? Oh, that employee of yours is taking care of him. Emily Knight said in a low voice.

Mrs. William couldn't help frowning, but after a second, she stretched out again, and replied very calmly: "I'm afraid I wasn't happy because Aaron won the award just now, right?" This old man...... I'll check it out! ”

With that, she put down the goblet, and also carried her long skirt, and walked quickly towards the hall next door.

In fact, nearly three hours have passed since the two of William and his wife walked into the auditorium and sat down.

As mentioned earlier, the process of this ceremony, the first one, before the luncheon, was to award several outstanding students of the college.

Among them, Verratti from the Department of Surgery, the mixed-race student who had come to visit Dr. William, won the biggest award in surgery, the Lancet, together with Aaron Koszminkki. The lancet is another name for the scalpel. The Academy established this award to recognize outstanding students in the field of surgery.

Verratti and Aaron, on the other hand, were both students of Dr. William. Although Verratti followed another outstanding mentor very "sensibly" after Dr. William's departure, Aaron Kosmin Ki has always been "alone", and it is rare that he can still obtain such great recognition through his superb surgical skills and theoretical knowledge without the guidance of a special mentor.

So, aside from Dean Knight – two of his proud disciples also won top prizes in pharmacy – Dr. William was undoubtedly the biggest winner among the academy's tutors tonight! In particular, when Aaron received the award, he bluntly stated that the person he admired and respected the most was Dean William, and the applause given to Dr. William in the venue lasted for a long time.

The two-hour presentation session was followed by luncheon, and by that time it was past 12 o'clock and close to 1 p.m., everyone was almost hungry. However, all the ladies and gentlemen present at the luncheon will never be such a gourmet diner or a bit of a faux pas as feasting.

In the same way, drinking alcohol should not be out of order. Although champagne, brandy, whiskey and other strong liquors are prepared at the banquet, generally speaking, champagne and brandy, which have a lower alcohol content, are generally the first choice for everyone - you can drink two more glasses without getting drunk.

But Dr. William, the old dean who was usually known for his calmness, and the great powerman who used to be famous for not drinking at all, did not know what was wrong today, and actually poured whiskey glass after glass at luncheon.

Whisky is a common "foreign liquor" with a relatively high alcohol content, and the Scottish region is the birthplace, called "eaux-de-vie", which has been distilled to a very high level in the early to mid-19th century, and the alcohol content is also between 40 and 60 degrees. It is almost the same as the ordinary liquor that we drank in later generations in China, and it has more stamina.

Dr. William toasted three glasses with his students, and then faced the people who came to toast and drank until the glasses were dry, and the boldness completely shocked the toasters. After a while, seven or eight glasses of wine were in my stomach, almost the amount of one bottle.

At this moment, Dr. William's face was red, the collar of his dress was loosened, and the breath that spewed out carried a strong smell of wine, and that's it, he was still holding half a glass of residual wine, leaning back on the high-backed chair, and showing a silly smile to people.

Zhou Daoan naturally stood aside and took care of him - he was really a little speechless, and Dr. William was a little too eager, even if he pretended to be drunk, he didn't need such a method. The original plan was to pretend to be drunk, but now I'm afraid he is really drunk.

Seeing Mrs. William coming from a distance, Zhou Daoan breathed a sigh of relief and made a helpless expression.

Mrs. William saw at a glance her husband's "ugliness" at the moment—in fact, it was not to the extent that the ugliness was exposed, but such a drunken appearance was undoubtedly contemptuous and disgusting in the eyes of these upper-class people. Originally, Dr. William was a "frustrated" person in their eyes, losing the dean and staying away from the queen. Today, because students are greedy for awards, it seems that they have completely degenerated......

Even if Mrs. William is usually a "silly white sweet" who is well protected by her husband, she can read this meaning when she sweeps everyone's eyes now.

Her face changed quickly, and she didn't know what kind of emotion it was, in short, in the blink of an eye, she had regained her composure and calmness.

John ...... You okay? Mrs. William gently patted her husband's cheek, then quickly pushed her knuckles on several acupuncture points.

This made Dr. William immediately regain some consciousness, and he looked at his wife, and showed a silly smile—

"Liz, I'm fine, ...... today A little pleased......"

Mrs. William did not sigh, but smiled at him in the same way—

"I know, but you're drinking too much...... Even on our wedding day, you're just drinking a little bit more than you are now......"

As she spoke, she patted her husband on the back like a "loving mother", and then lowered her voice and said in a volume that only two people could hear:

"I know you don't like it here, but I didn't expect you to be so disgusted...... It's not good for me to pull you here...... But now that Aaron has won his award, if you're really tired, go back and rest......"

Zhou Daoan, who was standing on the side and paying full attention, and mobilized ventriloquism to strengthen his hearing, heard it.

He exhaled to himself - although Dr. William's performance was a little reckless, but Mrs. William was finally "reasonable" at this moment, and the rest of the matter would be easier.

Sure enough, Mrs. William turned to Zhou Daoan and said to him, "Steve, John's appearance is really not suitable to stay here...... So be it! You send John back first. I'll stay and attend the rest of the event for him – after all, there are other students graduating in the evening, and since we're there, we'll have to keep a delegate here......"

Zhou Daoan hurriedly nodded in agreement, and then, with the help of another tall student, he set up Dr. William, who was already unstable.

Emily ...... Could you please arrange a carriage...... Steve, let John get a good night's sleep when I get back, and then give him some of my special sobering medicine - I put it on the top of the Chinese medicine cabinet, dark glass bottle, very recognizable, and then pour 1 point (unit of measurement), 1:6 mixed with water for him to drink......"

Calmly and quickly arranged all this, Mrs. William watched Zhou Daoan carry Dr. William into the carriage, and her face still had that very calm expression - this expression was exactly what Zhou Daoan looked like when he first met Mrs. William, and it was the graceful temperament that Mrs. William showed as long as Dr. William was not present.

It was only before closing the carriage door that Mrs. William stepped forward, gently stroked her husband's face again, and then kissed him lightly on the forehead, and straightened up again.

"Be careful on the road." Mrs. William said, and she waved her hand naturally, and turned back to the halls of the medical school.

Zhou Daoan naturally didn't delay any longer, and sat directly in the carriage, and then said the address of the cheap clinic in the eastern district - they were going back to get the surgical instruments.

Along the way, it was more than an hour of bumps, and halfway through, Dr. William had actually recovered a lot of sanity.

"What time is it?" Dr. William rubbed his eyes and recovered from his slumped appearance.

"It was about half past two when we left, and it's about three o'clock now...... "Zhou Daoan said after estimating the time.

Dr. William nodded, then began to pat his face vigorously.

"It seems that the plan is going well, and there is no delay! I can rest for a few more hours when I go back......" Dr. William's eyeballs were bloodshot, and it was clear that the amount of alcohol was not enough to make him fully conscious right away.

"It's so old...... I've rarely drunk alcohol in years, but when I got married to Liz, I drank a little more than I do today, but I can still stay sober and get down to business......" Dr. William sighed after taking two breaths. Under the influence of alcohol, he was a little excited, and his speech actually came with a little "humor".

In this way, the two of them returned to the cheap clinic. When he returned to the place to see the time, it was not yet 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and it was still early before the appointment of midnight in the evening, Dr. William poured two sips of hot water, leaned back on the sofa chair in his office, and fell asleep again—it seemed that he was going to recuperate himself for the evening surgery.

Although Dr. William himself said that there was no major problem, as long as he gave some time to sober up, Zhou Daoan still went to the medicine cabinet of the Chinese medicine clinic that Mrs. William said and got the sobering soup from the medicine cabinet in the Chinese medicine clinic that Mrs. William said. According to Mrs. William's instructions, he took a part of the potion and mixed it with water, and then gave it to Dr. William.

After a while, Dr. William, who had drunk the sobering soup, began to snore.