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The dishes were all good, Uncle had put in a lot of effort.
Toward the end of the meal, Uncle came up to toast, "Two guests, August is an old acquaintance, Mainshtan is someone I've just met."
However, there had been an introduction the first night they came for a late-night snack, so he knew this gentleman was Mr. Man from Germany.
"My cooking skill is humble, please forgive any shortcomings," he said.
"It was Professor Yang who performed the minimally invasive surgery on my back, and I have been exercising my back muscles ever since. There hasn't been any pain after the surgery."
Uncle had an old problem with a herniated lumbar disc that had tormented him for over a decade. After becoming friends with Yang Ping and the doctors of the Surgical Research Institute, Yang Ping himself performed minimally invasive surgery on him, which had an excellent outcome. He hadn't felt any pain since.
