Chapter 68

When Zhen Gongzheng's manuscript was rejected, Li Yi, who was fiddling with the computer, suddenly frowned.

"Mom, there seems to be an email in your inbox."

"Oh, what kind of email?" Lin Ruyu came over.

Li Yi skillfully logged into his mother's email and said, "It's this one."

"Wow, my submission got a response so quickly! I didn't expect the editors of the Chinese Medical Journal to be so responsible!" Lin Ruyu said joyfully.

It was Sunday yesterday, and although it was Monday today, it was only 7 a.m., far from the official working hours. Receiving a response from the editorial department at this time naturally made Lin Ruyu feel honored.

Li Yi smiled awkwardly, "Mom, don't get too excited yet. You should read the content first."

"What's there to read? The special cancer drug is a groundbreaking achievement that will save millions of lives. Could they possibly reject my manuscript?"

Li Yi smiled without speaking.

Lin Ruyu hummed a cheerful tune, leaned on her son's back, and opened the manuscript reply, saying, "I wonder how much I'll get paid for such a significant achievement!"

Lin Ruxue, standing nearby, said, "Look at you, so pleased with yourself. The journal pays by word count, not by the significance of the achievement. Otherwise, your special cancer drug would bankrupt the entire journal!"

"That's true, but from the word count, my manuscript is quite long." As Lin Ruyu spoke, she scanned the email content, and her expression froze.

"What's wrong? Did the payment shock you?" Li Ting also came over and looked at the computer.

The email read:

Hello!

Thank you for your trust and support in submitting your valuable work to our journal. However, after careful reading and review by the editors, we found that your work has not yet reached the publication standards of our journal. Therefore, we will not publish it at this time. We hope to have the opportunity to publish your other works in the future. Finally, please accept our sincere gratitude!

"What does this mean?" Li Ting asked in surprise.

"It's been rejected," Lin Ruyu said dejectedly.

Lin Ruxue asked, "Is your manuscript not rigorous enough, or does it have flaws?"

Lin Ruyu said, "How could that be? Xiao Yi said the manuscript is a future authoritative paper and has no problems. I also studied it for a whole day and found it to be a groundbreaking theoretical achievement... Sigh, the rejection letter doesn't say anything, just that it didn't meet the publication standards. This drug that can save millions of lives, how could it not meet the standards? I thought this article would definitely secure my chief physician title!"

Li Yi said, "Mom, don't worry. There are many well-known journals in the country. We can submit to others."

Li Ting also said, "Right, we'll ignore them!"

With the comfort of her children, Lin Ruyu quickly calmed down and nodded, "Okay, let's submit to other journals. This Chinese Medical Journal is really too much. I even subscribe to every issue!"

For the second submission, Lin Ruyu chose the Shenzhou Medical Journal, which was as famous as the Chinese Medical Journal. She thought this time it would be successful, but the result was the opposite. The Shenzhou Medical Journal responded even faster, and she was immediately rejected!

"I just sent the email, and the rejection letter came back. How could it be so fast? Did they even read my manuscript?" Even though Lin Ruyu was usually gentle and refined, she couldn't help but clench her fists and shout.

"Mom, don't be angry. Being immediately rejected is a good thing; it doesn't waste time. If they took ten to fifteen days to respond and told us it couldn't be published, it would be more troublesome." Li Yi patted his mother's back and then looked at the computer, smiling, "I guess you were immediately rejected because the title was too sensational."

"But this new drug really does make treating cancer as simple as treating a cold!" Lin Ruyu said, feeling wronged.

Li Yi said, "Why don't we submit to foreign authoritative journals? After all, this article is about life chemistry analysis, which is highly professional and technical, and most people can't understand it."

Lin Ruyu said, "Are you underestimating our domestic experts? I tell you, our country is no worse than foreign countries. I have no interest in publishing abroad!"

"Right, our teacher also said we shouldn't worship foreign things and should serve our country," Li Ting chimed in.

"Okay, since you prefer domestic journals, we can publish domestically. I'll call Brother Yong and ask him to use his connections. He has a wide network and should know some people at the journals, so it can be done," Li Yi said.

"What? Our scientific achievement is so solid that it could win a Nobel Prize, and you still need to use connections?" Lin Ruyu couldn't help but get angry.

Li Yi turned and hugged his mother, smiling, "Mom, you've been in society for so long, how can you still be so naive?"

Lin Ruyu said, "This isn't about being naive; it's about principles. I've had many achievements in the past, but they weren't published. I never blamed others; I always examined myself. After all, my achievements didn't have any obvious advantages compared to those that were published. But this time, I firmly believe that this special cancer drug won't be overlooked. It can save millions of lives!"

Li Yi knew that people like Lin Ruyu, who entered hospitals, schools, and other stable careers after graduation, might not have a deep understanding of society. If everything went smoothly, they would only see the relatively good side of society. Even if they faced some unfair treatment, they wouldn't think it was the norm, always believing that reason was the greatest.

Mom needs to grow, and this process can't be rushed. Letting her experience more things is good for her.

"Okay, as you wish. I hope it won't be a waste of time," Li Yi shrugged indifferently.

Lin Ruyu glared at her son, then carefully considered and submitted to another domestic journal.

After submitting, the family started eating breakfast. Lin Ruyu thought there was a lot of food, but it was quickly finished.

"Why do I always feel so hungry these days? After the massage yesterday, I ate two roasted chickens, and now I've eaten so much in the morning," Lin Ruxue said softly.

"Right, eating so much won't cause any problems, will it?" Lin Ruyu was also a bit worried.

Li Yi said, "Don't worry. Your bodies are evolving, so you need to consume more energy. The more you eat, the better. From the next meal, we'll eat meat every time. Porridge and steamed buns have low nutritional value, so we should eat less of them."

"Brother, you only drank a small bowl of rice porridge. Is that enough?" Li Ting asked softly.

Although Li Ting was a food lover, she was a girl, and the one who ate the most in the family was actually Li Yi. But now, the whole family was eating like a storm, while Li Yi drank a small bowl of rice porridge, which made her a bit worried.

"Don't worry. My body has evolved to the ultimate state, so I don't need to eat," Li Yi said.

"You should still eat more," Lin Ruyu said, very concerned.

Li Yi smiled lightly. He ate just to taste the food. Although his intestines and stomach could use the jump ionization method to decompose half of the food into antimatter and obtain energy through the annihilation of matter and antimatter, storing it in his liver, this energy was negligible, even less than the energy extracted by the mitochondria in any cell from the twisting of strings.

However, explaining this to the family now would only make them think he was a monster, so he said, "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. Eating too much is actually harmful to my body now, and you'll be the same after some time."

"Really?" The three women blinked, unsure.

"Alright, finish eating and get ready. We're moving," Li Yi said.

"Moving?" Lin Ruyu, Lin Ruxue, and Li Ting were all surprised.

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