《Path of Medicine With a System》


 Chapter 1: Zhang Fan lacks money

    <h4>Chapter 1: Zhang Fancks money</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Everyone has their own way of going through college life. Some people just go through the motions. Some people party and flirt with the opposite gender every night. Still, most people will properly finish their studies and graduate sessfully.


    It was currently midsummer in S Province. Although the temperature was 30 degrees Celsius, it was still rather cool under the trees¡¯ shade.


    Zhang Fan, a clinical student in his fifth year, was unable to feel cool despite standing in the shade. He had been so anxious over the past few days that even his lips had be inmed.


    Everyone else around him was busy preparing their resumes. However, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t focus on preparing a resume, because he had yet to receive his diploma.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s parents were both ordinary blue-cor employees. He also had a sister who was seven years younger than him, so his family¡¯s economic situation wasn¡¯t the best. Back when Zhang Fan was epted into college, many family members and friends had pooled their money together in order for him to afford the tuition.


    After Zhang Fan entered college, he didn¡¯t want to have to rely on his parents to financially support him. Not only did he actively work part-time at school, he would also work at the market after he finished his studies, selling instant noodles, meat, eggs, and so on. This barely managed to help cover his tuition and living expenses, sessfully seeing him through his first four years of college.


    But in Zhang Fan¡¯s fifth and final year of college, it seemed as if the heavens wanted to give him a trial as incidents kept happening to his family.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s father, who worked at a chemical nt, suffered a burn injury to his foot. His father stayed at the local city hospital for two weeks, but then the doctor uncaringly stated that the city hospital would be unable to cure the injury, and that his father needed to go to the better provincial hospital in the province capital.


    So, all the time and money spent at the city hospital had been wasted.


    Right after Zhang Fan¡¯s father left the hospital, his mother came down with acute appendicitis. Although her surgery was sessful with no problems, Zhang Fan¡¯s tuition money all went to pay for her surgery.


    Since Zhang Fan was no longer able to afford tuition, his college naturally would refuse to give him his diploma.


    His rtives had helped out significantly over the years. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to be so shameless as to trouble everyone again, so he could only think of something by himself.


    The school year was almost over, with graduation right around the corner. sses were just about finished, with nothing but speeches from the school every day. Students were free to do what they liked in this free time.


    Over the past twentyish days, Zhang Fan had been busy working a construction job at day and handing out pamphlets at night. As of now, he was still approximately 2,000 yuan short for his tuition money.


    There was no helping it, as he was almost supposed to graduate. Zhang Fan gritted his teeth and returned to his dormitory. Of course, his roommates were also rather poor and unable to lend Zhang Fan any money.


    However, the college was different from high school in a small town. There were many rich people here. Not to mention, since graduation was almost upon everyone, there were quite a few who were going wild.


    There were some bored and gambling-addicted students that had started gambling sessions in the dormitory.


    Although the amount they gambled wasn¡¯t much, those who were unlucky could still lose 200 to 300 yuan in a single day. Still, there were plenty of students who participated in this underground gambling.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t going there to try his luck. He had an absolute guarantee.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s family came from a small vige in the northwest. Just about everyone in the vige had been farmers already for countless generations. Even the few factory workers in the vige counted as rtively famous people.


    In such a small vige, there was a certain notorious person that everyone knew about¡ªZhang Fan¡¯s uncle.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle had been unemployed and up to no good ever since young. He would often steal a neighbor¡¯s chicken or dog. At any rate, nobody in the vige liked him.


    One day, Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle injured the neighboring vige mayor¡¯s son in a fight. Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle thus left his hometown due to being afraid of revenge against him.


    When Zhang Fan was a teenager, his uncle suddenly returned to his hometown. His uncle no longer acted in such ridiculous fashion like a hoodlum, just as if he hadpletely changed.


    As a teenager, Zhang Fan loved to hang out with his uncle.


    His uncle had lots of stories to tell since he had traveled around and seen the outside world. His uncle also knew how to perform many card tricks.


    Although these were only ordinary tricks that his uncle wouldn¡¯t show to others, perhaps Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle enjoyed being idolized by his younger rtive. So, his uncle often showed him these card tricks, which Zhang Fan learned over time.


    As Zhang Fan grew older, he gradually learned that these card tricks were actually secret cheating techniques for gambling. When bored, Zhang Fan would often practice these techniques with a deck of cards.


    One year, when the college student Zhang Fan returned to his vige to spend the holidays, he saw some of the youngsters in the vige ying cards. Wanting to try his skills, Zhang Fan used his techniques and ended up winning many times over, winning a few dozen yuan in the process. As a result, someone told Zhang Fan¡¯s father, and Zhang Fan received a beating that left him bedridden for three days.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s father was uneducated, and didn¡¯t know very much about parenting. The only parenting his father knew was to use brute force. After that, Zhang Fan never participated in gambling again, as the beating had left him with a deep impression.


    The clinical department was thergest department in the medical school. There were many rich students who would often get together to y mahjong or cards. These gambling-addicted students would often y for so long that they would forget to eat.


    This was the decade of the year 2000, when takeout food deliveries still weren¡¯t thatmonce. So, Zhang Fan would often take some instant noodles to sell at these gambling sessions. That was why Zhang Fan knew exactly when and where these gambling sessions would take ce.


    Room 504 was the room where all the gambling-addicted students would gather. When they opened the door and saw Zhang Fan, someone inside shouted, ¡°Hey, food seller, you haven¡¯t been working hard recently. I would have starved to death if you didn¡¯te. Hurry up, I want two instant noodles and two eggs.¡±


    Since Zhang Fan often carried a bag filled with instant noodles to sell everywhere, he gradually became known as the ¡°food seller¡± to everyone.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ve been too busy to stock up recently. Since we¡¯re all graduating soon, and you all seem to be having fun, I¡¯d like to join in today.¡±


    Zhang Fan had already experienced how cruel society could be after four years as a food seller. Every time he spoke, he would always wear a careful smile and never say anything that would displease a customer!


    ¡°Oh my, how rare. Even the food seller wants to join in. Hey, everyone, make room for him!¡± Seven or eight students immediately made some space for Zhang Fan to join in.


    They were ying a local poker card game known as ¡°Golden Flower¡±. Three cards of an identical number would be considered a ¡°bomb¡±, with Ace being the biggest, and 2 being the smallest. After that would be card series like 2345 and so on.


    After Zhang Fan joined in, he bet small for the first few games while carefully observing everyone.


    Finally, he received a good hand and managed to win a little bit of money. Since the winner would be tasked with shuffling, Zhang Fan started using his card trick techniques. All of his card trick techniques were based on shuffling. None of the other students were professional gamblers. Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t practiced his card techniques for quite a while now, he was still more than skilled enough to fool some students that hadn¡¯t even graduated yet.


    And so, Zhang Fan won roughly 200 or 300 yuan for the day. He didn¡¯t dare to win too much, since everyone wasn¡¯t betting much money to begin with. If he kept winning endlessly, nobody here was an idiot who would keep ying. Who would dare to y with someone that only won and never lost?


    After another twentyish days, Zhang Fan finally obtained enough tuition money and paid it off. As he looked at the receipt in his hands, he felt like there was something wrong with the world. He barely managed to obtain enough tuition money and living expenses after working so hard for the past four years, but he easily managed to obtain 2000 yuan over three weeks from some underground gambling.


    Zhang Fan felt truly helpless. If it hadn¡¯t been for his father¡¯s beating, perhaps he would have given up on bing a doctor already to be a gambler instead.


    Over the past three weeks, Zhang Fan had been busy every day, attending each gambling session to earn tuition money. Each night, he had to think about how toe up with new tricks so that nobody would notice how he was cheating during the gambling sessions. It was also hard work for him over the past three weeks, so he had forgottenpletely about the uingpany recruitment fair.


    Apart from three or four students that had guarantees with postgraduate rmendations, and a few that had connections which would get them into the capital¡¯s provincial hospital, most other graduates would either go to city hospitals or be private doctors.


    Even going to a city hospital would still require some connections. You would have to prepare at least half a year in advance or even longer. Zhang Fan had such difficulty already with paying tuition, so of course he didn¡¯t have the time to set up any connections.


    That was why this recruitment fair should have been especially important for Zhang Fan. Even if he couldn¡¯t find a job at a hospital, he could have at least found arge and properpany to work for as a private doctor or something.


    Zhang Fan was stunned that he had forgottenpletely about and missed the recruitment fair. He had obtained his graduation diploma now, but where was he supposed to go to find a job!?

 Chapter 2: No clue what to do

    <h4>Chapter 2: No clue what to do</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was so filled with regrets that he really wanted to hit himself. Since the recruitment fair was over already, he could only depend on himself to find a job.


    Zhang Fan had never even considered the possibility of continuing with postgraduate studies. He was too busy earning money for tuition and living expenses, so his grades in every subject were only barely passable.


    As he was someone from a small vige, Zhang Fan¡¯s skills in English were almost nonexistent. In fact, the only way he passed all his English tests was because his roommates were kind enough to help him cheat by secretly slipping him notes with all the answers during the tests.


    Not only that, his younger sister was now in high school and about to take her college entrance examinations. As the oldest brother of the family, Zhang Fan needed to worry about his younger sister and gradually aging parents.


    Zhang Fan rode around town on his shoddy bicycle that not even a thief would be interested in, trying to find a job. Obviously, a job at a Grade 3, ss A hospital would be impossible. Without a high-level provincial connection, it would be impossible for a fresh graduate like him.


    [TL note: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ssification_of_Chinese_Hospitals]


    There would also be no hope of obtaining a job at a public hospital. Although public hospitals would always have recruitment tests, it would likely be more difficult than winning the lottery for someone as bad at his studies as him to be epted without any connections.


    There weren¡¯t many options avable to him. He could only try the smaller hospitals,munity hospitals, private hospitals, and so on in the outskirts of the town.


    Although L City was in the northwest of China, it was at least still the capital of a province. However, Zhang Fan had already gotten skinnier from so much bicycling exercise over the past few days, traveling to every nook and cranny in search of a hospital he could get a job at. Yet, he still hadn¡¯t managed to find one.


    There was a standard required for bing a doctor in China¡ªyou had to have obtained your medical license already. Fresh medical school graduates weren¡¯t allowed to take the medical license test until one year passed since their graduation. Of course, it would be illegal to work as an official doctor without a medical license.


    Private hospitals would be interested in hiring intern doctors that could do work for a much lower sry, immediately bringing benefits to the hospital.


    However, despite being a fresh medical school graduate, Zhang Fan appeared rather haggard and worn out, resembling a farmer trying to find work rather than a medical student. As expected, all the hospitals rejected Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯te up with any other ideas. He kept bicycling everywhere he could in order to save on transportation costs. This made his appearance even morecking as he was covered in dirt and sweat. Zhang Fan was unable to get ustomed to working society that also judged you by your appearance.


    Every day, Zhang Fan would set out on his bike to go job hunting before it was even light outside. He only returned after it was dark. But after an entire week, he still hadn¡¯t received a single job offer.


    Zhang Fan had no appetite. He was also unable to sleep well at night. Zhang Fan was never pudgy to begin with, but now he was skinny to the point where even his cheekbones showed.


    Zhang Fan had five roommates, including two who had guaranteed postgraduate rmendations already. Those two had gone out to have fun after graduating. His other three roommates were either out with their girlfriends or visiting their homes. Zhang Fan was the only one present in his dorm room.


    As hey there on his bed, Zhang Fan felt like he was forming a grudge against his own school. ¡°Damn it all, why¡¯d you have to send out an advertisement? If it wasn¡¯t for your recruitment advertisement, I wouldn¡¯t have gone to medical school. Maybe I¡¯d be rich already if I worked for several years by now.¡±


    Well, Zhang Fan felt so helpless that he could onlyin to the heavens. Maybe he was misfortunate, but he was also fortunate in a way.


    Colleges were on a recruitment spree. Not only that, the employment rate for fresh graduates was a golden number by which colleges were measured so that they could attract even more top talents. Nobody would want to attend a college with an abysmal employment rate, after all. That was why the colleges would try their best to help their graduates find jobs, no matter if the job was good or not. As long as the student was hired, that would count for the employment rate statistic.


    China in the year 2008 had experienced great joys and great misfortunes, from the Sichuan Earthquake to the sessful Beijing Olympics.


    Something major also happened to S Province¡¯s medical school in this year. In response to China¡¯s rising standards, the only top college in S Provincebined with S Province¡¯s medical school. Thus, a third-rate medical school suddenly became a top-level school.


    This was the first year that the medical school wasbined with the top college, so the school administrators worked extra hard on the medical school students¡¯ employment rate. They couldn¡¯t afford to have a former third-rate medical school¡¯s employment rate affect the top college¡¯s statistics. Thus, the college established a ¡°fresh graduates working in the western part of China¡± program.


    S Province was already in the northwest of China. However, China was a big country with provinces that were even farther west. Since this medical school was now associated with a top college, they had plenty of connections with border provinces¡¯ city hospitals at the very least. Thus, the medical school was able to help several hundred medical students find a job.


    Of course, Zhang Fan was included amongst this group of several hundred students. The head teacher handed Zhang Fan a work contract and the school¡¯s reward money of 2000 yuan for working in western China to him.


    Zhang Fan was rather stunned to learn all this. So, he was going to be sent all the way to China¡¯s border province?


    Of course, the head teacher told him he could refuse this job offer if he wanted. But, this was basically his final chance. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t even be able to find a job as an intern doctor anywhere. Although western China was far away, the sry offered was pretty nice, and the school even gave him this reward money!


    Being scared for his future prospects, Zhang Fan immediately signed the work contract. This was also the head teacher¡¯s first time to pay so much attention to Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan could only helplessly ept his fate and go to the border. It couldn¡¯t be helped. His younger sister was an excellent student, and he didn¡¯t want to hold her back in her studies.


    Although it was a job in a remote location, he would still at least be an intern doctor! He could be Doctor Zhang in the future!


    Since Zhang Fan now had a job offer, he packed up his things and went back home.


    His home wasn¡¯t far from the province capital. The vige was simply a small town roughly one hundred kilometers away. The problem was that there was no highway leading to his hometown. There were only shoddy roads filled with small pits everywhere. The bus would take more than three hours to reach his home with all the stops.


    After Zhang Fan started attending medical college, he rarely returned home as he was always busy studying and working. His parents also felt helpless about how Zhang Fan would have to take a job in a border province. Still, he wouldn¡¯t even have a job if he didn¡¯t go there... but if he went, it was so far away. The distance would be more than two thousand kilometers. He would basically be right next to all the -stan countries neighboring China.


    Zhang Fan had already epted his fate after signing the work contract. Regardless, it was still part of China. He had also heard that the border province had beautiful scenery, earning it the nickname of the ¡°Border Jiangnan¡±. Still, he felt that he was losing out by going there.


    He had worked so hard to be able to attend school in a second-tier city. But after he graduated, he was sent all the way to a fifth-tier city in the border province. If he used an investment analogy, this was absolutely a failed investment.


    In the few days before he had to leave, Zhang Fan went together with his father to pay respects to his ancestors¡¯ graves, helped out with housework for a few days, and secretly gave one thousand yuan to his younger sister.


    Seeing all the tears in his sister¡¯s eyes, Zhang Fan squeezed her cheeks. ¡°Hey, crybaby, what¡¯s there to cry about? I¡¯m going there to work and earn money, it¡¯s not like I¡¯m going to a battlefield. You need to properly concentrate on studying so that you can go to a first-rate college. Don¡¯t go to a third-rate school like I did. That will make it hard to find a good job.¡±


    ¡°When will youe back to see me and mom and dad? It¡¯s so far away. I don¡¯t want you to go.¡± His younger sister Zhang Jingshu tugged on her brother¡¯s shirt as she always did since young, relying on him.


    ¡°Hey, my silly sister, once I earn tons of money from work, I can just fly back anytime in just two hours. Don¡¯t cry, I¡¯m leaving now. Listen to mom and dad, and don¡¯t neglect your studies.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not that dumb, Brother. I don¡¯t want to take your money. You¡¯ll need it more because you¡¯re going so far away.¡±


    ¡°Just take what you¡¯re given. You¡¯re also growing up. Be more generous to yourself instead of being so stingy. You know how I am. Would I possiblyck for money? Okay, just take this thousand yuan. Otherwise, I¡¯m going to be angry.¡±


    Choo~ Choo~ Zhang Fan then took a train to the westernmost part of China.


    On a train where you couldn¡¯t feel the outside temperature, it would be impossible to tell by vision alone if it was winter or summer. The steppes had zero signs of greenery. Apart from snow in the winter and rain in the summer, there was only one color¡ªearthen yellow. Zhang Fan¡¯s butt hurt from the hard seat ticket that he purchased. He was hardly interested in ying cards with the other people on the train. His mind waspletely empty apart from his expectations and confusion about the future. Slowly and gradually, the train set off into the distance.


    The train was only capable of bringing Zhang Fan to the western province¡¯s capital city. Kuake City, the city that Zhang Fan would be working in, didn¡¯t even have a train line. Kuake City was six hundred or so kilometers away from the province capital, so he would need to take a bus and sleep on it for an entire night before he finally arrived.

 Chapter 3: Receiving a System! Could it be that the heavens have finally started to favor him?

    <h4>Chapter 3: Receiving a System! Could it be that the heavens have finally started to favor him?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    N City, the capital city of the border province, had a desert climate. Summers here were scorching hot, while winters were chillingly icy. Right when Zhang Fan got off the train, he felt the heat wave of summer.


    Zhang Fan had already contacted Kuake City Hospital¡¯s office. The hospital had helped to purchase the train and bus tickets for him as a small gift for him starting his job.


    The bus was scheduled to leave at 6 pm. Zhang Fan had never traveled such a great distance before, so he didn¡¯t dare to tour N City, fearing that he would get lost.


    He picked a random restaurant near the bus station to eat dinner, and then rested in a chair in the waiting area.


    Zhang Fan almost vomited when he got on the bus. The bus was air-conditioned, so the windows were locked. Since it was midsummer, all sorts of body odors, stinky feet, perfume, and so on mixed together. These bitter scents caused the goat meat Zhang Fan just ate to heave up and down in his stomach.


    The highway leading to Kuake City was still under construction. The bus took a road filled with small pits, simr to the one near Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown. Zhang Fan felt like his internal organs were about to fall out after a full night of being jostled up and down on the road.


    After suffering for an entire night, he finally arrived in Kuake City. Kuake City Hospital director, Wang Hongmei, passionately weed Zhang Fan while picking him up.


    Kuake City Hospital was on the outskirts of the city. The hospital was four stories tall, while a smaller two-story building next to it acted as the employees¡¯ dormitory.


    Zhang Fan waster to arrive than the other fresh graduates. Including him, there was a total of seven fresh graduates, four men and three women. Zhang Fan was the only one who was still single. The other six were already three couples who were in romantic rtionship with each other.


    These students were all fresh graduates from various medical schools in S Province. Some were from a university for ethnic nationalities, some were from a school focused on Chinese medicine, and some were from the same provincial medical school as Zhang Fan.


    Everyone else had arrived one or two days ago. Hospital director Wang Hongmei then led everyone to the hospital superintendent¡¯s office. The superintendent was named Batu. He was a Mongolian, whom Zhang Fan privately considered to physically resemble Putin.


    ¡°All of our new coworkers have finally arrived today. Once Zhang Fan has finished moving in, we¡¯ll goter tonight to Kuake City Restaurant for a weing party to wee all of our new coworkers!¡± Batu had a beaming expression as he weed everyone.


    He then immediately spoke again to Wang Hongmei. ¡°Notify all the department heads and head nurses about the weing party tonight. Also, bring some of the new nurses over. It¡¯s perfect that tomorrow is the weekend, so take our fresh graduates to have fun out in the ins so that they can enjoy our beautiful scenery.¡± Batu¡¯s words were filled with energy, and he used plenty of bodynguage. He appeared to be a person used to being in a position of authority.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s assigned roommate was named Li Hui. The other two male medical students rooming together were named Guo Qiliang and Juma Bieke.


    Guo Qiliang was from the Sibe ethnic minority, while Juma Bieke was from the Kazakh minority. Both had graduated from a medical school for ethnic minorities. Li Hui was ethnic Han, and had graduated from a medical school focusing on Chinese medicine. In order to be together with his college girlfriend, he had agreed with her that both of them would sign work contracts with Kuake City Hospital.


    Since the three female medical students were already the girlfriends of Guo Qiliang, Juma Bieke, and Li Hui, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t pay any attention to the girls. He could only wonder if he had a chance with the female hospital director, Wang Hongmei.


    Li Hui was tall, skinny, and very friendly. He helped Zhang Fan to clean up his new bed. The bed had been newly purchased by the hospital.


    Right after cleaning up, Li Hui brought out a famous cigarette brand from the border province and offered a cigarette to Zhang Fan.


    Although Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a smoker, he didn¡¯t refuse, as this was their first meeting, and they would be working together along with being roommates.


    Li Hui lit up Zhang Fan¡¯s cigarette, sat down on his own bed, and made ament to Zhang Fan. ¡°Hey bro, you graduated from a top school. Howe you also came here to such a remote ce?¡±


    ¡°What top school? Maybe people from other provinces don¡¯t know, but you also graduated from a school in our L City. Don¡¯t you know that my medical school was a third-rate school that was only absorbed into the top-level college this year? Please don¡¯t joke around with me like that. So, are you focused only on Chinese medicine, or do you also do western medicine?¡± Zhang Fan chuckled as he responded.


    ¡°Both Chinese and western medicine. Not much of either, really. Sigh, it was such a headache. For my final exams, I had to take exams rted to both Chinese and western medicine. But in the end, the only job openings I could find were only for western medicine, damn it all. Not only that, I only learned the basics of both Chinese and western medicine.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all the same. I only learned western medicine, but I still only know the basics.¡±


    ¡°Which department are you intending on joining? Yesterday, I heard someone from the hospital say that all of their departments are reallycking in personnel, so we don¡¯t need to take turns. We can just join whatever department we like. I think I¡¯ll join the internal medicine department. How about you, Zhang Fan?¡±


    Kuake City Hospital had two internal medicine departments. Internal department #1 was focused on breathing, digestion, and the heart. Internal department #2 was focused on internal secretions and infections. It was unknown why the hospital didn¡¯t put breathing and infections together instead.


    Li Hui had already done his research on Kuake City Hospital. He wanted to go to one of the internal medicine departments. If Zhang Fan also wanted to go to an internal medicine department, Li Hui would choose the one that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t, out of deference to Zhang Fan technically having graduated from a top-level school.


    ¡°I¡¯d like to go to the surgery department, especially orthopedic surgery.¡± Zhang Fan knew that his fundamental knowledge was only average at best. The internal medicine department would require a greater amount of fundamental knowledge.


    After chatting for a while, Guo Qiliang and Juma Bieke also entered their room. After the four then started chatting, Wang Sha, who was Li Hui¡¯s girlfriend, also came in.


    ¡°All of you are still chatting? Why haven¡¯t you finished putting away your things? Director Wang just called me and told us to go downstairs. It¡¯s about time for our weing dinner. Let¡¯s go already.¡± Wang Sha was rather short, but had a pretty voice.


    After hearing this, everyone hurriedly went downstairs. Two ambnces from the hospital were downstairs, waiting to take everyone to the restaurant.


    Director Wang waved from one ambnce at everyone. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry up and get going. The superintendent has already set out.¡±


    Superintendent Batu¡¯s car was a brand-new Hyundai ntra. If the hospital needed to receive an important figure like a politician on asion, the superintendent would typically use his personal car to pick them up instead of an ambnce.


    Kuake City Restaurant was a restaurant attached to a hotel chosen by the local city council. Any government organizations here typically woulde to this hotel restaurant in order to treat their subordinates. After Zhang Fan and the others entered, they saw that many people were already sitting at the tables.


    The medical students were all fresh graduates with very little experience in society. They had also almost never attended such parties before, so all of them stood there at the door, not knowing what to do.


    Batu stood up while chuckling as he spoke to Director Wang. ¡°Our deardy in charge, please assign seats to everyone. Have the men and women sitting across from each other. There¡¯s three couples, so please don¡¯t make any mistakes with matching them.¡± Everyone chuckled along together with him.


    The food arrived quickly. The main course arrived soon after the appetizers, but since the superintendent hadn¡¯t said anything about eating yet, not a single person touched their chopsticks.


    After the first main dish arrived, Batu raised his winess and gave a small speech. ¡°No matter if you¡¯re a veteran at our hospital or a fresh college graduate, being able to sit here together like this is a gift from the heavens. I hope that our veterans will help our new college graduates so that they can quickly improve at their jobs and be a part of our big family here at Kuake City Hospital. Let us use this ss of wine to wish that our new college graduates will find sess in their jobs and lives here.¡± Batu then drank the wine in his winess.


    Zhang Fan was filled with trepidation as he nced at the filled winess in front of him. He almost never had alcohol, and even when he did, he only drank beer. He had never had white wine 1 before in his life.


    ording to the social custom in Kuake City, everyone was supposed to drink three sses of wine before eating. After Zhang Fan drank three sses of wine, everything that he saw began to swirl around him. Right when he picked up his chopsticks, intending on eating something to fight off the alcohol, he suddenly fainted as he copsed and fell under the table.


    Nobody here panicked as everyone was in the medical industry. Li Chengjun, the department head of internal medicine department #1, helped the unconscious Zhang Fan up and checked his pulse. Li Chengjun then chuckled while telling Batu, ¡°The young man is simply drunk. He¡¯ll be fine after going back to the hospital and receiving some hangover medicine.¡±


    ¡°It looks like our college students haven¡¯t properly entered society. While they need to work hard, they also need to know how to drink alcohol. Little Chen, go ahead and take Zhang Fan to the emergency room.¡± Little Chen was the name of the ambnce driver.


    After giving that order, Batu then raised his winess again. ¡°Come now, young men and women. Drink another ss! How much you can drink represents how much you can work!¡±


    On this night, all of the new college graduates were vanquished by the alcohol. It was just that Zhang Fan was the first to lose. Batu and the others had also intentionally made the college graduates drunk because they believed in the saying that one would reveal their true nature when drunk.


    Zhang Fan had never had white wine before. He had drunk it too quickly, but he also woke up the quickest. When he woke up, he saw that he was lying on a bed in the emergency room, with all sorts of medical equipment around him.


    Although he was awake now, he had a bad headache. Zhang Fan was about to get up and go to the bathroom, when a screen suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. The screen had a notification which read: [The Super Medical Support System is now binding itself to you. The System is now beginning to download information.]


    Zhang Fan then fainted again as he felt dizzy once more.

 Chapter 4: Zhang Fan is overwhelmed

    <h4>Chapter 4: Zhang Fan is overwhelmed</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fanpletely fainted, and didn¡¯t wake up this time until the next day.


    It was now time for the nned two-day weekend trip where the hospital¡¯s department heads took the new college graduates out into the ins for a two-day vacation. Zhang Fan sat in the back of the car without saying a single word.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. All of us got drunkst night. You were just the first to get drunk. We¡¯re all young, so how could we possiblypare to the veterans?¡± Li Hui could tell that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t very happy, so he secretly whispered and tried to console Zhang Fan.


    ¡°That¡¯s not it. I really wasn¡¯t thinking so much about that. It¡¯s just that I¡¯ve never been drunk before, so I¡¯m still feeling a little dizzy. I think I¡¯ll take a little nap.¡± Actually, Zhang Fan was busy checking out the System that suddenly added itself to his mind.


    The Super Medical Support System was a scientific creation that was created one hundred years in the future for the purpose of improving China¡¯s overall medical level. Countless scientists had worked together to invent this System which was capable of rapidly improving a doctor¡¯s medical level.


    This System possessed various functions such as searching for medical knowledge, support, and training. For some unknown reason, the System slipped through dimensional cracks and entered Zhang Fan¡¯s body in summer of the year 2008, one hundred years before it was supposed to be invented.


    The System automatically determined that Zhang Fan was a medical intern. This futuristic System was one that would help doctors learn and improve ording to China¡¯s total umted medical knowledge.


    Since Zhang Fan was currently only an intern doctor, the System¡¯s screen only showed him four options: internal medicine, surgery, gynaecology, and pediatrics. However, he was apparently allowed to choose and focus on learning from only one of these four options.


    Zhang Fan immediately started checking out his new System after he woke up. After several years of college life, Zhang Fan was quite epting of anything unexpected like this that happened to him, so he didn¡¯t panic when receiving a System unexpectedly.


    Four major subjects, yet he would only be allowed to choose a single one, ording to what his System told him. He would apparently only be allowed to choose a single subject to learn until he became an official doctor with his medical license. Zhang Fan was quite conflicted which to choose between internal medicine and surgery. He had already decided against gynaecology or pediatrics.


    Since Zhang Fan was so busy working part-time jobs during medical school, his foundational knowledge was insufficient. If he chose internal medicine, he could improve his knowledge and make up for his weaknesses.


    But, while Zhang Fan was previously interning at a hospital during his studies, he felt like he enjoyed surgery more. After much hesitation, Zhang Fan finally chose the surgery option.


    After he chose surgery, the other three options in his System became grayed out and became unselectable. Two new options appeared under surgery: surgical clinical rehabilitation, and surgical clinical treatment. This time, the System allowed Zhang Fan to choose to study both.


    Zhang Fan first decided to check out surgical clinical treatment. Hey! There were many more options under this category. Neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, urological surgery, and many others. Zhang Fan preferred orthopedic surgery as it was the simplest and most direct, having the most obvious effects.


    After he chose orthopedic surgery, there were even more options once again. Spine, joints, injuries, and many others. Zhang Fan was overwhelmed by all the options.


    He began to feel dizzy after seeing that there were so many options. He felt like that famous inte phrase ¡°those who rmend others to learn medicine should die¡± was quite urate right now.


    There were far too many subjects to learn. This was also one of the objectives that future scientists had when inventing this System. This System was capable of swiftly improving a doctor¡¯s medical talents instead of doctors requiring ten-plus years of work experience in order to truly be skilled.


    If Zhang Fan wanted to learn the subjects under orthopedic surgery, he would first have to master the foundations of surgery. With his System¡¯s guidance, Zhang Fan slowly started learning more about the fundamental basics of surgery.


    Fluid infusion, anti-interference, and basic first aid for trauma. These were the three major categories of study under surgery for basic knowledge. Zhang Fan felt like he was about to copse.


    ¡°Did I attend a fake medical school? I¡¯ve never even seen some of these subjects in school before.¡± But since he personally chose this pitfall known as the medical field, he would go all the way down this path no matter what it took.


    Not only was there his future work as an official doctor to worry about, his younger sister was almost about to attend college. Zhang Fan would be forced to try and earn money for his younger sister¡¯s college tuition and living expenses.


    As an older brother, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to see his younger sister having to deal with how cold society could be, working for the sake of money at such an early age.


    For the fundamentals, there were even countless surgical suture techniques to learn. Zhang Fan began to mentally learn everything in his mind.


    The Super Medical Support System was capable of stimting the cerebral ganglion in the brain to improve a person¡¯s learning capabilities by 500%. Not only that, the System could also use nerve stimtion to stimte the host¡¯s muscles to give that doctor muscle memory on how to perform various surgeries.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t properly focus on his studies in his fifth and final year of medical college. He had only gone through the motions. He also knew nothing more than basics of medicine. He knew almost nothing about all the specifics.


    Zhang Fan started learning every subject one by one, slowly learning about everything that the System deemed necessary. While his knowledge and learning efficiency indeed improved, this came at a cost of using up much of his energy, both physical and mental.


    The ins in Kuake City were known as thergest ins in all of Asia. The entire area was approximately 1500-3000 meters above sea level, so it counted as mountainous. These ins were narrower from east to west and band-shaped. This area belonged to the Kunes River system, and was teeming with water. The Kunes River flowed from east to west, with a water flow of 158,900,000,000 cubic meters of water per year.


    Due to influence from Siberian air masses and Arctic Ocean currents, the climate here was rather cool and humid. The annual precipitation was approximately 80 centimeters, and the average temperature was 8.5 degrees Celsius. During the best vacation season, the average temperature would be between 12.5-15.7 degrees Celsius.


    Mount N was a nearby mountain that resembled a piece of green jade lying in the middle of the Kunes River system. This mountain was tall and majestic, mighty but not dominating, elegant and graceful. To the east of Mount N was Dadonggou, the greatest scenic area of the park here. Dadonggou went down almost ten kilometers at its lowest point. This ce had beautiful mountains and clean water, with forest and grass everywhere in a scenic manner.


    This riverside location was a perennially popr tourist location. With mountains, rivers, and deep canyons, you would be able to see steep cliffs on both sides in the bottom of the canyon. Strange rock formations stood tall everywhere, reaching even into the clouds. Mysterious caves were all over, with many waterfalls, ponds, and streams, all filled with the power and mystery of nature. It was a rare and excellent scenic location.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, wake up. We¡¯re almost in the ins.¡± Li Hui, who was from the same S Province and L City as Zhang Fan, was seeing such a grand and beautiful ins for the first time, so he was rather excited. He ended up interrupting Zhang Fan¡¯s studies in the System.


    Although the ins were indeed beautiful, Zhang Fan was in no mood to appreciate nature right now. He still hadn¡¯t fully recovered from yesterday¡¯s hangover. And while he didn¡¯t feel anything while studying mentally through his System, he suddenly felt great fatigue and hunger upon exiting his System interface.


    Zhang Fan felt like he could eat an entire cow right now, or sleep for a full twenty-four hours if given a bed.


    However, he now had a job as an intern doctor, so he knew he couldn¡¯t be as willful as when he was a student. Zhang Fan gritted his teeth and followed everyone into the ins. Superintendent Batu had been highly skilled at making this a pretty advertisement involving the neer intern doctors. He even had the hospital staff prepare arge red banner saying: ¡°Kuake City Hospital fresh college graduate rural experience.¡±


    Before lunch, Batu had the seven new intern doctors stand together while holding this banner for a photograph to be used in advertisements for the hospital. Of course, the advertisement was only aimed at politicians since everyone was of course permitted to go to this hospital.


    Before he received this System, Zhang Fan definitely would have tried to get closer to the superintendent and the various department directors, trying to make some connections. But now that he had a mysterious System, he no longer had any attention to spare for the hospital¡¯s higher-ups. He concentrated only on his System.


    Finally, it was time for lunch. Lunch was held in a tent, on a short rectangr table, with the local ethnicity hosting them. Everyone sat down in the tent in Indian style. Of course, there was still a carpet ced in the tent. The ethnic cuisine was mostly close to original, fresh, and direct.


    Two entire barbequed goats were brought out whole. Kuake City¡¯s local special ethnic cuisine, horse sausages, were also brought out together with chicken, beef, and various othermon dishes. Zhang Fan felt like he was about to start drooling.


    But when a server wearing ethnic clothes began to toast everyone using a silver bowl filled with wine, Zhang Fan was stunned yet again. Was he going to starve to death here if he had to drink alcohol again?

 Chapter 5: Busy little doctor

    <h4>Chapter 5: Busy little doctor</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After experiencing such a powerful impact from the white wine yesterday, Zhang Fan only felt despair when faced with alcohol. He truly had zero alcohol tolerance.


    It was difficult for Zhang Fan to refuse his direct boss¡¯s attempt to make him drink alcohol, but a few ethnic girls were another matter for Zhang Fan the food seller. He used his silver tongue to finally convince the ethnic girl serving him to drink his serving in his stead. However, she wasn¡¯t actually convinced, as she only drank it out of annoyance.


    Zhang Fan was someone talkative who could chatter on and on without shutting up. The ethnic girl who had a direct personality got angry and instantly downed the bowl of wine in one gulp, and then walked off to serve the next person while looking at him condescendingly.


    Of course, her condescending attitude waspletely unable to affect Zhang Fan¡¯s ravenous appetite. He ate, ate, and continuously ate.


    The local ethnic people were all highly skilled at singing and dancing. These girls were not only skilled singers, they even pulled their guests out to dance along with them in their joy at singing. But while everyone else was listening to the song, Zhang Fan was busy eating. While everyone else was dancing, Zhang Fan was still busy eating.


    The ethnic girls looked down on Zhang Fan even more after seeing what a pig he was. Not a single girl invited him to dance. However, Zhang Fan was more than happy with this.


    It was quite normal for young men to have great appetite. However, Zhang Fan had already consumed a goat leg, a goat tail, and a significant amount of chicken and beef. Basically, he had eaten a great amount from every dish. Although the System had already strengthened Zhang Fan¡¯s body, there were still limits to what the System could do.


    Since Zhang Fan¡¯s body and mind had both been strengthened, this would also increase his calorie requirements to maintain his body. His metabolism was also sped up. If he didn¡¯t increase his food intake, it would be impossible for him to keep up his rate of mental studying and maintain his new improved body. The System¡¯s ability to strengthen its host¡¯s body and mind was all programmed into the System as a protective measure by the future¡¯s scientists as being a doctor was a demanding job, both physically and mentally.


    When Zhang Fan finally ate his fill, the third round of toasts had already begun. However, Juma Bieke was already drunk to the extent of trying to hit on and drink together with an ethnic girl despite his girlfriend¡¯s protests. Zhang Fan figured that Juma Bieke¡¯s girlfriend would give him a real good scolding after he was finally awake.


    Zhang Fan drank some tea while watching the ethnic performances. He noticed that Superintendent Batu was also observing everyone.


    Zhang Fan thought about things for a moment before picking up his teacup and walking over to Superintendent Batu. Until Zhang Fan himself was a powerful personage, he would pay respects to the people in power. This was experience Zhang Fan learned after several years of being a food seller.


    Zhang Fan walked up to the superintendent and sat down in Indian style. In this border province, the local custom was that any alcohol that was drank while standing didn¡¯t count, so all alcohol had to be drank while sitting down. Zhang Fan felt that this was a nice custom that made it easier on his legs.


    ¡°Superintendent, allow me to drink this tea in ce of wine to apologize to you. Yesterday, you hosted a weing party for us, but I was such an embarrassment.¡± Who cared if his apology was fake or real? He at least needed to show his attitude.


    ¡°Haha, Zhang Fan, it¡¯s not embarrassing for men to get drunk, but it¡¯s really embarrassing for a man not to be able to drink at all. You need to train more. You¡¯re from the best top-level school out of all our fresh graduates that just joined. You should act as a leader, don¡¯t you think? I¡¯ll let you off the hook for today. I¡¯ll also toast you with some tea. I¡¯m really looking forward to your future potential.¡± Superintendent Batu patted Zhang Fan on the shoulder and toasted him with his own tea. In response, Zhang Fan also showed a greatly deferential attitude while responding that he would definitely allow the superintendent to lead him towards a glorious future!


    Many people came up to toast the superintendent. Zhang Fan only spoke a few polite words and drank a sip of tea before backing away to allow others to toast the superintendent.


    Zhang Fan barely paid any attention to whatever the superintendent just said. Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t care.


    On the first day of the two-day vacation, all the new intern doctors (except for Zhang Fan) got really drunk again, so nobody had any energy to go anywhere on the second day. Everyone only spent half a day at the local hot springs before returning to the hospital dormitory.


    On Monday morning, Zhang Fan and the other six new intern doctors all reported together to the superintendent¡¯s office, where the hospital¡¯s department managers were also waiting for them.


    Today was the day when the intern doctors would be assigned to the various departments. In a rtively smaller hospital like Kuake City Hospital, everything that the superintendent said was thew. Batu considered all the students¡¯ personal preferences, everyone¡¯s personal traits and strengths, as well as their behavior over the past two days in order to assign everyone to various departments.


    For instance, Li Hui¡¯s girlfriend Wang Sha had wanted to go to the gynaecology department. However, she was short and had a weak body, so Superintendent Batu told her that it was unlikely for her to be able to handle the heavier physical workload there. Hence, he assigned her to the pediatrics department instead.


    Since Juma Bieke was of Kazakh minority and had an extroverted personality, he was chosen to go to the emergency care department as it would be easier for him tomunicate with the many ethnic minority members in this border province city. Li Hui was assigned to the internal medicine department as he wanted. Zhang Fan also got his wish of being assigned to surgery department #2.


    Surgery department #2 in Kuake City Hospital was focused on orthopedic surgery and brain surgery. Surgery department #2¡¯s director, who was named Nuar, was a fifty-three year old doctor who possessed China¡¯s second-highest level certificate in orthopedic surgery. Nuar showed Zhang Fan around surgery department #2, introducing everyone there to Zhang Fan.


    The vice director of surgery department #2 was Shi Lei, a brain surgeon in his forties. There was also Tu Xun, another brain surgeon, who was slightly older than Shi Lei. Tu Xun also had China¡¯s second-highest level certificate in brain surgery. Zhang Fan also met Chen Qifa, a resident doctor of orthopedic surgery who still didn¡¯t have his medical license despite being more than forty years old.


    The head nurse of surgery department #2 was Guli, a forty-odd-year-old married woman who was rather beautiful. However, she was also somewhat plump. She was from a local ethnicity where the custom was that woman should get plump after marriage. If the woman didn¡¯t be plump, that meant that her husband was someone useless who couldn¡¯t even give her a good life, which was why the local ethnic women often became much plumper after marriage.


    Although the hospital had footed all the expenses for Zhang Fan and the other intern doctors¡¯ two-day vacation, Zhang Fan still spent most of the time mentally studying through his System. He had eaten really well on the trip, so he was filled with energy. He had also finished studying the fundamentals of surgery, and was also halfway finished with studying the courses for orthopedic surgery and traumatic injuries.


    Zhang Fan had his own ideas about what he should study first. Since he was going to work at a city hospital¡¯s orthopedic department, he figured that the mostmon patient issue he would need to deal with would be traumatic injuries. Bone discements, fractures, and so on weren¡¯t asmon as traumatic injuries. And even if a patient had a bone discement or fracture, it was unlikely that an intern doctor like Zhang Fan would be allowed to attend to such a patient. That was why Zhang Fan first focused on traumatic injuries.


    Although he was studying these topics through the System, the System also had requirements for him. For every specific subject, he needed to gain a sufficient amount of real-life experience in that area before the System would allow him to study higher-level courses in that subject matter. Right now, he could see many such requirements. For instance, he would need to sew three hundred surgical suture stitches before the System would allow him to study tendon sutures, and only after he mastered tendon sutures would the System allow him to study neurovascr sutures. Everything in the System had an order to it.


    After getting familiar with surgical department #2 and studying in the System for another week, Zhang Fan became impatient, and started running over to the emergency department on a daily basis. During his entire first week there, the entire surgical department #2 hadn¡¯t received a single real patient. There were only two patients in their surgical department, but one was intentionally lengthening his stay in order to continue flirting with a nurse, while the other had been hospitalized after a fight and was intentionally staying longer in order to extort greaterpensation. Hence, their surgical department didn¡¯t have any real patients.


    Without even a single surgery, Zhang Fan would be unable to gain any experience. Thus, he was unable to ess the higher-level courses in the System. He didn¡¯t know if his System would suddenly vanish one day, so Zhang Fan wanted to learn everything he could as soon as possible for the sake of his brilliant future. That was just how shameless he was.


    Not only did he hang out at the emergency department, he even went over to hang out at surgery department #1, the general surgery department. The general surgery department had far more surgeries, with appendicitis and cholecystectomies (gall dder surgery) being the mostmon. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that Kuake City Hospital had zero male doctors in the gynaecology department, he would have also gone over to try and help sew women¡¯s stomachs after caesarean section.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s direct boss, Director Nuar, was of the Kazakh minority. Since Director Nuar was nearing retirement, all he did was hold a department meeting every morning. After that, Director Nuar would do nothing but drink alcohol for the whole day without caring about the department¡¯s affairs. Every day, he was constantly trembling as he would bepletely drunk.


    Since the vice director Shi Lei was a brain surgeon, he felt it wasn¡¯t his ce to lecture Zhang Fan who was in orthopedic surgery. Besides, it wasn¡¯t exactly like Zhang Fan was skipping out on work. Meanwhile, resident orthopedic surgeon Chen Qifa could only grumble to himself as he watched Zhang Fan run around everywhere. He was also in no position to lecture Zhang Fan, as he didn¡¯t even have a medical license.


    There was nothing to do in surgery department #2 for the time being. Nobody couldin about Zhang Fan, because he voluntarily went over to all the other departments and volunteered himself to do every type of work possible.


    ¡°Sir, please have a rest. Allow me to do something so trifling,¡± Zhang Fan said in the emergency department.


    ¡°Director, please observe and assess my surgical suture sewing techniques. Are the stitches straight enough?¡± Zhang Fan made such ament at the operating table for an appendicitis patient in surgery department #1.


    Zhang Fan sucked up to everyone in charge, and he was also hard-working. The directors of general surgery and the emergency department both really liked him. This really angered Guo Qiliang, who had been assigned to the general surgery department.


    However, there was nothing Guo Qiliang could do about Zhang Fan. Hell, Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery sutures were even neater, quicker, and prettier than the general surgery department director¡¯s. Although Zhang Fan imed to ask for the director¡¯s guidance, it seemed more like he was just acting and that he was only here to steal credit.


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be bothered about the angry expression that Guo Qiliang had. There was no helping it. He had to gain enough practical experience so that his System would allow him to learn the more advanced courses. All he could do was apologize.

 Chapter 6: Are all students from top schools this ridiculous? So unreasonable!

    <h4>Chapter 6: Are all students from top schools this ridiculous? So unreasonable!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Two weeks passed.


    Everyone in the hospital learned about Zhang Fan¡¯s aplishments. Some looked down on him, some insulted him, and some praised him. However, Zhang Fan appeared to ignore allments as he continued volunteering for all the work he possibly could.


    Superintendent Batu even came over to ask Zhang Fan if he disliked being in surgery department #2. If that was the case, the superintendent was willing to switch Zhang Fan with Guo Qiliang in surgery department #1. Zhang Fan would have agreed to this if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he had already started studying orthopedic surgery in his System.


    Finally, surgery department #2 received their first real patient. An ethnic minority fellow got on his motorcycle despite being drunk and ended up crashing into a tree. However, this fellow was extraordinarily lucky as he was perfectly fine everywhere except for a right humerus (upper arm) bone fracture.


    When the ambnce brought him to the hospital, Director Nuar drunkenly said that the surgery should be performed immediately. Director Nuar was already in such a condition that he was no longer able to perform any surgeries unless he was drunk. His extreme alcoholism over the years had made it so that his hands would tremble violently whenever he wasn¡¯t drunk.


    Normally, the resident doctor Chen Qifa would perform all the orthopedic surgeries, while Director Nuar would assist him. Whoever was on duty between the two brain surgeons would be in charge of holding the surgical retractors.


    Chen Qifa was highly pissed off at how active Zhang Fan had been over the past two weeks. ¡®You¡¯re just a neer. Why not obediently behave? Why show off so much by hopping around everywhere?¡¯ Since Chen Qifa had tested for but failed to pass the medical license exam dozens of times over several decades already, his way of thinking had be somewhat twisted.


    Chen Qifa fully intended to bully Zhang Fan during today¡¯s surgery. When he arrived at the operating table, hemented, ¡°Director Nuar, I identally injured my right hand yesterday, so I can barely use any of my strength. I won¡¯t be able to do anything other than hold the surgical retractors today.¡±


    An old veteran like Director Nuar immediately could tell that Chen Qifa was intent on bullying Zhang Fan with this.


    The hell with injuring his hand? Director Nuar had clearly seen Chen Qifa eating with chopsticks held in his right hand just this morning. Although Chen Qifa wasn¡¯t targeting Director Nuar himself, Nuar was the only person in the operating room with a medical license. This meant that anything that happened during the surgery would be his responsibility.


    Director Nuar paused in contemtion for a moment before responding, ¡°Doctor Chen, you¡¯re a veteran doctor with excellent techniques. You¡¯ll be able to perform this surgery well even with an injured hand. This patient will be recorded as yours after the surgery isplete.¡± In Kuake City Hospital, the doctors were paid bymission, so the more patients that they saw, the more they would get paid.


    Both of thempletely ignored Zhang Fan, who was also in the room. It wasn¡¯t that Director Nuar was looking down on Zhang Fan. He knew that everyone had to start as an intern doctor at one point in their career. It was that Director Nuar was quite clear on the skill level of the average intern doctor who just joined a hospital. Although Zhang Fan was skilled at sewing surgical sutures, this only meant that he had clever hands, but couldn¡¯t prove anything else about his skills.


    ¡°Director, Doctor Chen injured his hand. Why not allow me to try this surgery procedure? While I was still an intern during my studies, my teacher already allowed me to perform such procedures. You and Doctor Chen can guide me as I perform the surgery.¡± Zhang Fan had finished studying the traumatic injury course in his System over the past few days. Now that he had an actual chance to perform a surgery, he definitely wasn¡¯t going to give it up.


    Chen Qifa was already getting prepared to perform the surgery, but he was immediately angered upon hearing Zhang Fan say this. ¡°Sure, let¡¯s let Doctor Zhang try it out since he¡¯s a college student,¡± Chen Qifa replied in a distorted tone.


    Director Nuar was also quite angered at Chen Qifa. ¡®The hell, are you trying to give me a hard time as well? You can¡¯t even pass your medical license examination, so why are you acting so high and mighty? As for you, Zhang Fan, you¡¯re nothing but a novice!¡¯


    Although he didn¡¯t say any of this out loud, Director Nuar now had a rather ugly expression. Right when he was about to say something, Zhang Fan spoke up first. ¡°Director, I guarantee that there will be no problems with me performing the surgery. If anything goes wrong at all, I¡¯ll immediately take off my white doctor¡¯s coat, resign, and leave this hospital.¡±


    ¡°Oh my, don¡¯t you sound amazing. I¡¯d like to see if you can really act on your words when that happens.¡± Chen Qifa looked down on Zhang Fan, and didn¡¯t say anything else.


    ¡°This is about someone¡¯s potential life or death. It¡¯s not something to joke about,¡± Director Nuar said to Zhang Fan in a severe tone.


    ¡®Hmph, you actually realize that a human life is at stake here? Yet you¡¯repletely drunk for a surgery?¡¯ In his mind, Zhang Fan was also looking down on Director Nuar.


    ¡°Director, please rest assured. This is only a fractured humerus. If I really can¡¯t handle this surgery, I¡¯ll immediately quit this hospital. Surely you and Doctor Chen will be able to handle the surgery if I¡¯m unable to.¡±


    ¡®What the hell will it have to do with me?¡¯ Chen Qifa red, and was about to say something when Director Nuar spoke first. ¡°Alright, then you take charge for this surgery. If you can¡¯t aplish it, you don¡¯t need to actually quit the hospital. Just learn properly from Doctor Chen in the future.¡± Basically, Director Nuar was saying that Zhang Fan should be Chen Qifa¡¯s disciple.


    Director Nuar was also quite angry with Chen Qifa¡¯s behavior. ¡®Damn you, you¡¯re just an unlicensed doctor who can¡¯t even pass the medical license exam, yet you dare to stir up trouble for me? Let me see just how humiliated you¡¯ll be if this novice actually manages to seed with this surgery,¡¯ Nuar thought to himself.


    ¡°Okay, Doctor Zhang will be the head doctor in charge of this surgery. I¡¯ll be the primary assistant, and Doctor Chen will be the secondary assistant. Everyone, wash up and disinfect,¡± Director Nuar announced.


    There were only two members of Kuake City Hospital¡¯s anesthesia department. The disciple was Ma Lihua, a Uighur Muslim woman in her mid-thirties. Since she had her medical license, she was the director of the anesthesia department. Her teacher was nearing fifty years of age, yet her teacher didn¡¯t have a medical license, so the teacher could only watch the disciple be the anesthesia department director.


    Ma Lihua was in charge of anesthesia for today¡¯s surgery. She had fair white skin, a tall and curvaceous figure,rge eyes, and a high nose bridge. However, her extremely crooked teeth ruined her otherwise beautiful looks. Because of her crooked teeth, not only did Ma Lihua rarely speak, she almost never smiled. This made her appear to be quite a serious individual.


    ¡°The anesthesia is ready. Go ahead and begin the surgery.¡± She nodded at the surgeons without saying anything else.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s movements with disinfecting and surgical draping were swift and well-practiced. Director Nuar nodded in approval as he watched from the side. Chen Qifa, who was intent onining at any chance he saw, was also unable to find anything toin about.


    Thus began the surgery. This was a simple fracture, the mostmon type of fracture that Zhang Fan had already practiced in the System countless times already. Zhang Fan was already rtively well-practiced in this type of surgery.


    He cut along the injury, peeling back the skin while avoiding any muscle. He then performed hemostatic ligation, all with swift and well-flowing movements.


    Old Director Nuar already had the problem with his hands trembling when he wasn¡¯t drunk. Although Nuar had imbibed some alcohol to alleviate this problem, Zhang Fan was swift in his movements to the point where Nuar was unable to keep up as the primary assistant. Since Nuar didn¡¯t want this fresh graduate novice to look down on him, he started panicking a little, which caused his hands to begin trembling again.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really care either way, but Director Nuar became covered in sweat from his nervousness.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, let¡¯s take things slow and steady, slow and steady. Look, look, there¡¯s still some bleeding, isn¡¯t there? Please slow down. Doctor Chen, immediately use the aspirator to remove the remaining blood so that our Doctor Zhang can prepare for fluid infusion.¡±


    Chen Qifa was both astonished and outraged to the extent where he almost broke a tooth with how hard he was grinding teeth. ¡®What the hell is this? A recently graduated novice can perform surgery so swiftly already? And this (racial slur against Kazakhs) dares to pick at my problems? He¡¯s trembling even more than a waving maneki neko. He dares to lecture me?¡¯


    Since Chen Qifa was still a veteran doctor with decades of practical experience, if not the book smarts required to pass the medical license exam, he could tell that Zhang Fan was truly skilled at performing this sort of surgery. Thus, Chen Qifa started venting all his anger on Director Nuar. Chen Qifa was the standard type of person who would act strong against those who were weak, but would act weak towards those who were strong.


    Zhang Fan connected the bones, inserted a metal ting, and tightened the screws without even a single pause in his movements. If it wasn¡¯t for the two doctors with him being a burden and slowing him down, Zhang Fan could have actually performed this surgery even quicker.


    Ma Lihua from anesthesia was also astonished. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re incredible. Which school did you graduate from? Your surgery techniques are outstanding.¡± She didn¡¯t have any personal benefit conflicts with the surgeons, and she would be able to go home earlier if the surgery waspleted faster. Hence, she simply stated whatever was on her mind.


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯m still insufficiently good at this and require a lot more practice. I graduated from S University. I wouldn¡¯t be able to aplish this much without Director Nuar and Doctor Chen¡¯s excellent guidance. Doctor Ma, you must also guide me well in the future.¡± Zhang Fan was well practiced in the skill of being a sycophant. He didn¡¯t want to make it so that nobody was willing to be his assistant during surgeries in the future if he antagonized everyone else in the surgical department. Besides, he also didn¡¯t even have a medical license yet.


    ¡°Young college graduate, you¡¯re truly skilled with words. What could I possibly even guide you in? S University is a top-ss university in our country, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°Of course you¡¯d be able to guide me. Doctor Ma, you¡¯ve seen so many surgeries before. Just a fewments from you would help me endlessly since I¡¯ve just graduated. I suppose that my school counts as a top-level one,¡± Zhang Fan remarked while blushing slightly.


    This was the power of showing off actual skills. If Zhang Fan had been the tertiary assistant here today instead of the head doctor for the surgery, Ma Lihua would definitely havepletely ignored him.


    ¡°Heehee, you¡¯re so silver-tongued. No need to call me Doctor this and Doctor that. Call me Sister Ma instead. Sheesh, students from top-level colleges are truly amazing.¡± However, Ma Lihua was someone with low emotional intelligence who didn¡¯t realize that her words had the effect of chilling the atmosphere in the operating room. Apart from Zhang Fan, everyone else in the room had graduated from a technical college instead. Who would be dumb enough topare themselves to a graduate from a top-level college?


    ¡°I¡¯m just a normal student, a normal student!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s face was burning up with embarrassment from all of Ma Lihua¡¯s praise. He knew that if it wasn¡¯t for his System, he would be nothing more than a below-average student today still.


    Slightly less than thirty minutester, the surgery was almost finished. It was time for the surgical sutures. ¡°Director Nuar, Doctor Chen, why don¡¯t the two of you finish for now and take a rest? I can handle the rest by myself,¡± Zhang Fan offered.


    ¡°I can sew the sutures. You¡¯ve been performing surgery for so long. You must be tired.¡± Chen Qifa had given up on holding a grudge against Zhang Fan, having been impressed by his skills.


    ¡°Doctor Chen, didn¡¯t you injure your hand?¡± Director Nuar spoke in ented Chinese like a foreigner would as he was an ethnic Kazakh minority. Right now, each and every word he saidnded like a critical blow on Chen Qifa, while Nuar reveled in thetter¡¯s torment. ¡®Hmph, it¡¯s your own fault for acting so pretentiously and giving me so much trouble!¡¯


    ¡°I should at least be fine with sewing surgical sutures. I can give it a try, give it a try.¡± Chen Qifa was unable to even raise his head. Well, there was a phrase that a pitiful person would usually also have something hateful about them.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have any thoughts about giving Chen Qifa any trouble for his earlier attitude. Zhang Fan¡¯s goal was now farrger than just this city hospital.


    ¡°I¡¯m really not tired at all. Both of you have been excellent assistants. All I did was follow your lead, which made it so easy for me. I really enjoy performing surgery with both of you. Doctor Chen, you should rest since your hand is injured. You¡¯ll have plenty of opportunities in the future, don¡¯t you agree?¡±


    In the end, Zhang Fanpleted the entire surgery in under thirty minutes. The loudmouthed Director Nuar gossiped about the surgery to the entire hospital. Li Hui, Guo Qiliang, and the other intern doctors all had astonished expressions upon hearing this. Guo Qiliang received the biggest impact as he had never tried topare himself to Zhang Fan before, not knowing about his skills until now. Currently, Guo Qiliang was unable to even sew surgical sutures properly.


    ¡°Damn it all, I should have chosen the internal medicine department, then I wouldn¡¯t bepared to him anymore.¡± Guo Qiliang was the truly unfortunate passerby that received such a great impact from learning about Zhang Fan¡¯s skills.


    Superintendent Batu was delighted and excited upon learning about Zhang Fan¡¯s skills. ¡°I¡¯vee across such a treasure. Students from top-level colleges are so amazing!¡±

 Chapter 7: For anything regarding orthopedic surgery, contact Little Zhang Fan first

    <h4>Chapter 7: For anything regarding orthopedic surgery, contact Little Zhang Fan first</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After the surgery, Director Nuar offered to record this patient under Zhang Fan¡¯s name. However, Zhang Fan rejected this offer. Although he reallycked money right now, hecked practical surgical experience even more. Zhang Fan figured that Chen Qifa would be delighted to learn that he was only interested in performing surgeries without receiving any credit. All three of them would split the surgery fees equally, but the head doctor recorded for the patient would receivemission on all additional medical fees. Since Zhang Fan still needed Chen Qifa to act as his assistant for future surgeries, he wanted to keep Chen Qifa happy. It seemed quite obvious that Zhang Fan would bepletely unable to count on Director Nuar to be of any use as an assistant during surgeries.


    When it came to orthopedic surgeries, it was quitemon that their department wouldn¡¯t receive a single patient for many days in a row. It was alsomon for there to sometimes be orthopedic surgeries every day on a daily basis. Zhang Fan had now carved out a position for himself in the orthopedic department. Director Nuar felt quite reassured about leaving everything to Zhang Fan¡ªNuar startedpletely skipping out on work every day and not evening. Since Nuar was almost about to retire, Superintendent Batu didn¡¯t really care too much about what he did or didn¡¯t do. Whenever Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa finished a surgery, they would simply fake and sign Director Nuar¡¯s signature for him. Although Zhang Fan had performed orthopedic surgeries for several days in a row now, he was still quite far off from being able to ess the next level of courses. Still, Zhang Fan obtained much knowledge and experience from all the traumatic injury surgeries and surgical rehabilitation that he did.


    Before he got the chance to perform any surgeries, Zhang Fan had to practically beg for work from the other departments. But now, everything was different. Everyone was basically treating Zhang Fan like a head surgeon. But after several days of having a surgery every day, another quiet period arrived, with no patients for many days in a row. Kuake City was a city with an extremely low poption for a Chinese city, only having approximately 100,000 residents. Not only that, the people in this city weren¡¯t confident in the city hospital¡¯s medical level. They would all go to arger city hospital to treat any of the more serious illnesses or problems.


    There was no helping things. Since Zhang Fan was unable to perform any surgeries, he could only grind experience for surgical rehabilitation since that also required him to gain practical experience. Zhang Fan almost acted as if he was selling illegal drugs with how often he asked all the nurses and doctors that he saw about anything he could do. ¡°Any patients with a slipped disc? Any patients that need a massage?¡± Actually, this was because the practical goals set for him in his System included massage techniques for slipped discs, lumbar prpse, or even just simple muscle fatigue and so on.


    Many of the older nurses had bad backs as amon problem in their profession. Guli, the head nurse in Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical department #2, became his first patient that he practiced massage techniques on. ¡°Doctor Zhang, my back and legs have been so sore recently. I can¡¯t get up once I sit down, and I can¡¯t sit down once I get up. Could you take a look for me?¡±


    ¡°Head Nurse, this is because one of your discs has slipped slightly, which is affecting your nervous system. It¡¯s not that severe. Let me help you with a rehabilitation massage which should improve things for you. In the future, you need to take care not to sit down for too long at a time, and you also need to avoid lifting heavy objects. Otherwise, this problem will reur,¡± Zhang Fan told her after taking a look at Guli¡¯s CT scan.


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll be quite grateful if the pain can be alleviated slightly.¡± It was rather obvious that Guli didn¡¯t really believe that Zhang Fan could do much about her pain. She had already visited the provincial hospital in this border province¡¯s capital already. The doctor there rmended that she undergo surgery, but Guli didn¡¯t dare to. She only underwent a more conservative treatment for a few days before returning to Kuake City. Typically, she just gritted her teeth and tolerated the pain, which would pass soon enough. But over the past few days, she had more work than usual, so her back and legs were in much greater pain. Since Zhang Fan was asking everywhere, offering to perform massages, she decided to allow Zhang Fan to try giving her a massage.


    There were obvious differences in the massages used between western and Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine focused on acupuncture points and meridians, while western medicine was far simpler and more direct. For instance, if someone had a herniated disc, western medicine would simply use outside force and one¡¯s own body to forcibly return the disc to its proper position. Zhang Fan had Guliy down on her side with both hands clutching her head. With his left hand, he slowly pushed on Guli¡¯s pelvis, while he slowly pulled on Guli¡¯s shoulder joints with his right hand. This would make Guli¡¯s spine twist slightly; using this twisting force, he¡¯d slowly restore the slipped disc to its proper position.


    After slightly more than an hour of rehabilitative massaging, Zhang Fan had Guli get off the bed to check if her condition had improved. Guli slowly got off the bed and lightly stretched her back. She then turned around with eyes wide in surprise as she grabbed on to Zhang Fan¡¯s hand. ¡°My dear, the pain is obviously much lighter than before!¡± She even kissed Zhang Fan as she said this. Guli was more than forty years old, and in her ethnicity, it wasmon for close friends to kiss each other on the face. Her back pain had been torturous recently, so it was tremendously good news to her that her back pain had been lessened so much. Her kiss instantly caused Zhang Fan¡¯s face topletely be red.


    ¡°Haha, my dear, you¡¯re all shy! How about I introduce a nice girl to you!¡±


    Married women were all the same, no matter what ethnicity they belonged to. They would always be spicier. Zhang Fan was unable to handle her, so he immediately ran away from the treatment room to his doctor¡¯s office. Guliughed even more loudly after seeing Zhang Fan panickily run away.


    After Guli¡¯s excellent experience, several more of the older nurses starteding to Zhang Fan about their back pains. Although Zhang Fan was rather fatigued every day from performing so many massages, he was absolutely delighted every day when he returned to his hospital dorm, since all these massages had given him plenty of experience to the point where he could almost ess the next course.


    ¡°Oh my, our friend to middle-aged married women has finally returned. I thought that one of them had captured and taken you away to her home,¡± Li Hui joked while smoking when he saw Zhang Fan returning to their shared room. News was all over the hospital that many of the older nurses were visiting Zhang Fan for his massages, so Li Hui was teasing Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Psh, whatever. Howe you¡¯re not visiting your girlfriend Wang Sha tonight?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really care. He knew that Li Hui was only teasing him with no vicious intentions.


    ¡°I was waiting for you.¡±


    ¡°Why would you wait for me? You want me to loan you money? My pocket is even cleaner than my face. Don¡¯t even think about trying to borrow money from me.¡±


    ¡°Do I seem like someone whocks money?¡± Li Hui stated condescendingly.


    ¡°You were previously smoking a 10 yuan brand of cigarette, but you¡¯re now smoking a cheaper 5 yuan brand. Of course youck money.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! That¡¯s not it. My girlfriend made a rule that I¡¯m only allowed to spend 50 yuan per month on cigarettes. I¡¯m forbidden from spending even a single cent more on smoking. There¡¯s no helping it. Still, rest assured. I would never try to borrow money from you. A few days ago, Wang Sha and I discovered an excellent restaurant run by someone of Han ethnicity. His barbequed meat tastes so authentically Chinese and wonderful! I¡¯m so tired of all the goat meat that our hospital cafeteria serves. It just so happens that Wang Sha and I are both off tonight, and we¡¯d be bored just eating by ourselves, so we wanted to invite you toe along with us.¡±


    Zhang Fan instantly refused. ¡°Hey, the two of you should go out on a date together without a third wheel like meing along. I¡¯ll only be heartbroken because I¡¯m the only one who¡¯s single.¡± Zhang Fan was unwilling to get in the way of a couple¡¯s romantic time. Also, he didn¡¯t want to go, because he was really poor. The hospital¡¯s cafeteria had excellent discounts for employees, so the meals were really cheap. If he went out to eat, maybe Li Hui would treat him this time, but he would be obligated to treat Li Hui the next time. Zhang Fan wanted to save more money for his younger sister¡¯s tuition, so he didn¡¯t want to eat out at a restaurant.


    ¡°Hey, stop acting so reserved. We¡¯re definitely going.¡± Li Hui didn¡¯t allow Zhang Fan to be reserved as he pulled thetter outside. Li Hui also had his own intentions in inviting Zhang Fan to dinner. First was that everyone in the hospital already knew about Zhang Fan¡¯s skills. Li Hui felt like he would really benefit if he became even closer friends with his roommate. Second was that Li Hui and his girlfriend Wang Sha had arrived at this city hospital for almost two months already, yet they hadn¡¯t gotten a single opportunity to have sex all this time. Zhang Fan was single, and didn¡¯t seem like the gossipy type. Li Hui figured that if he got on friendlier terms with Zhang Fan, he would be able to have sex with his girlfriend in their dorm room in the future and that Zhang Fan would be understanding enough to leave them alone.


    Zhang Fan, Li Hui, and Wang Sha had a friendly atmosphere about them as they chatted together and ate dinner. Li Hui and Wang Sha didn¡¯t act all lovey-dovey with any actions like feeding each other dinner, which would have given Zhang Fan a significant amount of pressure.


    While they were eating dinner, a patient arrived at the orthopedic surgery department. The patient was a 15-year old wrestler, who was of the Kazakh minority, as well as a shepherd. Since this youth had very little contact with the world, he had never received treatment at a hospital before. He had finallye to a hospital for the first time because a rtive finally convinced him to go.


    Brain surgeon Tu Xun was in charge today at surgery department #2. Right after he received this patient, he immediately phoned Vice Director Shi Lei. For any patient to be seen by a doctor not in the assigned department would require the department director as well as the superintendent¡¯s approval. Since this patient wasn¡¯t here to see a brain surgeon like him, Tu Xun didn¡¯t want any trouble, and directly called the vice director for instructions. Director Nuar was well known to bepletely unreliable, and it was well within expectations that Nuar was nowpletely drunk to the point of being unconscious.


    When Shi Lei heard about this patient from Tu Xun, he immediately responded, ¡°For anything regarding orthopedic surgery, contact Little Zhang Fan first.¡±

 Chapter 8: Winter snowfall

    <h4>Chapter 8: Winter snowfall</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was summoned back to the hospital midway through his dinner. Tu Xun had the second-highest level certificate in brain surgery, yet there were other reasons why he had lost out to Shi Lei in the race for the position of vice director. Tu Xun was greedy and irresponsible. Superintendent Batu didn¡¯t care about Tu Xun, nor did Tu Xun care about the superintendent. Tu Xun was basically someone who didn¡¯t care too much about his job.


    ¡°Little Zhang Fan, this patient is for your orthopedic surgery department. Call the superintendent to do the patient transfer,¡± Tu Xun told Zhang Fan when thetter arrived.


    Tu Xun was trying to bully Zhang Fan, assuming that the new intern doctor still didn¡¯t know the rules at this hospital. If Zhang Fan really did call the superintendent unnecessarily, not only would the superintendent be unhappy, Vice Director Shi Lei would also be peeved that he wasn¡¯t called first. Shi Lei was the type to hold a grudge over small things, and Tu Xun had been suffering from Shi Lei¡¯s bullying for a long time now, so of course a neer would have it even worse.


    ¡°Doctor Tu, we¡¯ve already epted this patient.¡±


    ¡°Have you? Okay then, just do as you like.¡± Tu Xun wanted to say something else, but decided against any more bullying when he recalled Director Nuar¡¯s excellent assessment of Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan and the other intern doctors had been working at this hospital for two months now. Their monthly sry was 1900 yuan, with a bonus paid once every two months. Zhang Fan¡¯s first bonus that he received was slightly more than 800 yuan.


    During lunchtime, Director Nuar summoned Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa to his office. Nuar then closed the door before speaking to them. ¡°We¡¯ve done well over the past two months, with plenty of surgeries. We need to cooperate well and work together to continue improving our work¡¯s quality.¡±


    Director Nuar then took out two envelopes and handed one each to Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa. ¡°These are our medical equipment feemissions. It¡¯s 900 yuan per person, the same for all three of us.¡± This was amission earned from the medical fees for all the equipment used during surgeries for patients.


    Before Zhang Fan arrived, the orthopedic surgery department always sent the more seriously injured patients to other departments. But now that Zhang Fan was in this department, he personally took charge of all traumatic injury surgeries. Although themissions were now being equally split three ways instead of two, Chen Qifa was still happy because their department¡¯s surgeries had gone up, which still meant moremission in the end.


    Kuake City was to the north of Mount T. The temperature in Kuake City would drop rapidly starting in October. Now that it waste October, the mountain peak in the distance was already covered in snow.


    Zhang Fan had only brought summer clothing along with him from the much hotter S Province. He was having trouble dealing with the lower temperatures these days. He calcted his ie over the past two months, and found that he had earned a total of 6300 yuan including base sry, bonus, andmission. He had used slightly more than 1000 yuan on personal expenses, so he had approximately 5000 yuan remaining. Zhang Fan decided that he wouldn¡¯t send any money back to his family quite yet¡ªnot until his younger sister was epted to college.


    Kuake City was rather small. Only the main intersection in the center of the city was rtively busy. Any ce other than that location was more like suburbs.


    Now that Zhang Fan was working in Kuake City, and the weather was so cold, he absolutely wanted to buy some warmer clothes. Zhang Fan rode to a clothing shop on a bike he borrowed from Li Hui, and spent a bit over 1000 yuan on some warm winter clothes.


    A few dayster, arge snowstorm began to fall in Kuake City. In just a single night, the snow piled up to more than ten centimeters high. In the border province, the first snowfall was the equivalent of an announcement that winter was here. The employees of all businesses here would have to go to work half an hour early just for the sake of sweeping away the snow.


    Although winters in Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown province of S Province were also cold, they couldn¡¯tpare in any way to how cold winter was here in Kuake City of the border province. Even with a warm down jacket, you would be frozenpletely if you dared to stay outside for half an hour. That was why most locals here wore thick leather jackets instead.


    Chen Qifa now had a pretty good rtionship with Zhang Fan. Chen Qifa understood that he obviously wasn¡¯t as skilled as Zhang Fan was, so he intentionally began cultivating a better rtionship with Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan also wanted a good rtionship with the other man so that Chen Qifa would work properly as his surgery assistant, so the two of them were now on quite friendly terms.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you must be very cold. In our city, down jackets aren¡¯t warm enough. You need to wear at least a leather jacket with a with a warm hat. This isn¡¯t even the coldest part of winter yet. At its coldest, it typically goes all the way to -20 degrees Celsius or more. Now that¡¯s really cold.¡±


    One night after work, Guli caught Zhang Fan as he was leaving. ¡°Hey, Little Zhang Fan, our family is celebrating the Winter ughter Festival tonight. I¡¯m inviting you to be a guest and eat with us!¡±


    In this border province, the ethnic minorities would begin ughtering cows and goats after the first snowfall in order to store food for the winter. Over time, this gradually became a local holiday, the Winter ughter Festival. During this festival, it wasmon for the ethnic minorities to invite friends and family over for a feast.


    Guli¡¯s back no longer hurt at all after Zhang Fan¡¯s rehabilitative massage. She now truly viewed Zhang Fan like a younger brother. Most of the people from ethnic minorities here had direct personalities, and would truly open up their hearts to you after recognizing you as a true friend.


    Many people had been constantly inviting Zhang Fan over for the Winter ughter Festival. He had been enjoying plenty of fish and meat over the past few days, which greatly improved hisplexionpared to when he just arrived.


    The snowstorm continued without stopping for four full days in Kuake City. Everything outside was nowpletely pure white.


    During this weekend, Li Hui and Zhang Fan were both off from work, and had nowhere to go. They just stayed in their hospital dorm and chatted while reading books. Li Hui¡¯s girlfriend Wang Sha was working today, so he was stuck with Zhang Fan rather than hanging out with his girlfriend.


    Later that evening, after Zhang Fan finished showering and was about to go to bed, his cell phone rang. Zhang Fan saw from the caller ID that this was a call from Superintendent Batu.


    ¡°Hello, Superintendent.¡±


    ¡°Zhang Fan, where are you right now? Hurry ande to the emergency department immediately.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m at the dormitory. I¡¯ll be right over¡ª¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get the chance to finish his sentence when the superintendent hung up.


    The roads were slippery with howrge the snowfall was. Apparently, Superintendent Batu¡¯s nephew had gotten drunk, and then fallen off from a bridge that was three meters tall. Luckily, many other people were with him, so they hurriedly carried him to Kuake City Hospital.


    This patient had already gone into shock. ording to the CT scan, he had aminuted fracture of the femur. After Superintendent Batu had the doctors stabilize his nephew¡¯s medical shock, he immediately got on an ambnce together with his nephew to head towards a bigger city hospital. However, it turned out that the snowfall was so great that the mountain paths out of Kuake City were untraversable. In the end, Superintendent Batu could only bring his nephew back to Kuake City hospital.


    Chen Qifa was on duty tonight at surgery department #2. Superintendent Batu knew instantly from Chen Qifa¡¯s hopeless expression that Doctor Chen would be incapable of performing such aplex surgery.


    ¡°What are we going to do then? You¡¯re an orthopedic surgeon, think of something!¡± Superintendent Batu roared angrily at Chen Qifa.


    ¡°How about we try letting Dr. Zhang take a look? He¡¯s from a big city and a top-level college. He should know more than I do.¡±


    Chen Qifa was the type who would try to push responsibility onto others rather than take any risk himself. Superintendent Batu immediately called Zhang Fan after hearing this. Batu was also regretting now about how he tried to take his nephew to a better city hospital instead. A lot of time had been wasted on the road, so Batu hoped that wouldn¡¯t mean it was toote for his nephew¡¯s treatment.


    Zhang Fan managed to run from the hospital dormitory to the emergency department in only three minutes t. The corridor was filled with just about all the doctors from every department. Since the injured patient was the superintendent¡¯s close rtive, just about every avable doctor hade over. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t see Director Nuar anywhere.


    ¡°The surgery must be performed immediately. The patient is still bleeding. Just fluid infusion alone won¡¯t be able to treat his shock,¡± Zhang Fan immediately told Superintendent Batu after looking at the patient and the CT scan.


    Superintendent Batu got closer to Zhang Fan, and whispered, ¡°Do you think you can do the surgery?¡±


    ¡°It will be difficult, but I can do it,¡± Zhang Fan said in a confident tone.


    ¡°Tell me about anything that you need. I will do everything in my power to obtain it. Right now, you¡¯re inpletemand for this surgery.¡±


    Superintendent Batu was originally from the radiology department. The medical field was an extremely specialized field, where each patient required a doctor with a different specialty. Batu¡¯s long years of experience had taught him that he should leave the professional medical work to others that had more knowledge in their area of specialty. Zhang Fan¡¯s confident tone gave Batu hope that his nephew could still be saved.


    ¡°Take the patient¡¯s blood to test his blood type. Prepare 1000 milliliters of the corresponding blood type for blood transfusion. The anesthesia department needs to be prepared to administer anesthesia. I, Vice Director Shi, and Doctor Chen will go to the operating room first to prepare. Medical equipment department, prepare metal tes to be inserted into the patient¡¯s body.¡± Zhang Fan immediately epted his role and started issuingmands.


    Thus, the surgery began. Aminuted fracture was still alright for Zhang Fan to deal with. The bigger problem was that a ratherrge artery had ruptured. Kuake City Hospital was a small hospital that didn¡¯t have any surgical operation microscopes. All Zhang Fan could do was perform hemostatic ligation.


    This was the first time that Shi Lei had participated in a surgery with Zhang Fan. Although Shi Lei had heard the rumors before, the rumors couldn¡¯tpare to personally witnessing Zhang Fan¡¯s seemingly well-practiced and professional movements. Shi Lei felt like he was mentally falling apart after witnessing how skilled Zhang Fan was. ¡®Just how old could he possibly be? He¡¯s already so skilled at surgery? Considering that I¡¯m probably twice his age, just how much of my life have I wasted?¡¯

 Chapter 9: People start referring to Zhang Fan as Doctor

    <h4>Chapter 9: People start referring to Zhang Fan as Doctor</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The difficulty about performing surgery on Superintendent Batu¡¯s nephew came from the fact that the patient¡¯s femur had shattered rather severely, leading to unstable vital signs and medical shock. Chen Qifa didn¡¯t dare to ept the responsibility for a risky surgery like this. Doing a good job would be considered only natural, but he would be in great trouble if the superintendent¡¯s nephew identally died on the operating table.


    Superintendent Batu¡¯s family was immensely powerful in Kuake City. He had friends and rtives in the police, the court, and the prosecutor¡¯s office. While Chen Qifa was rather cowardly and sometimes easily held a grudge, he was still fundamentally a good person who wouldn¡¯tmit a crime. In the operating room, Chen Qifa voluntarily did all of the preparation work for the surgery so that Zhang Fan could spend more time studying the CT scan.


    Previously, Vice Director Shi Lei had used his higher position to act somewhat high and mighty towards Zhang Fan. But after the surgery was half finished, and Shi Lei saw that there seemed to be no problems, he started chatting. ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you getting used to life in Kuake City yet? People here often eat beef or goat meat. How about I invite you to a meal of barbecued pork cooked by my wife at home? We can have a good drink together.¡± Part of the reason why Shi Lei was able to be the vice director over Tu Xun, who had a higher-level medical certification, was because Shi Lei was more socially adept.


    Zhang Fan was rather surprised to hear the vice director addressing him as ¡°Doctor Zhang¡± instead of by name for the first time. ¡°How could Vice Director Shi address me ¡®doctor¡¯? You¡¯re really making my face red. It would be too troublesome to have your wife cook for someone like me,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly insisted.


    ¡°It¡¯s no trouble at all. My wife loves to cook. I¡¯m more worried that she won¡¯t do a good job. You¡¯re really so polite, Dr. Zhang. You must have been an excellent student at your school. I also studied at my provincial college. However, I feel like even the doctorate students there weren¡¯t as skilled as you, Doctor Zhang. It¡¯s quite wonderful that you¡¯ve decided toe to our hospital.¡±


    ¡°My teachers were daring enough to allow me to try things on my own while I was previously interning. I had more chances than others to practice, that¡¯s all. How could I possiblypare to doctorate students?¡± Shi Lei¡¯s praise made Zhang Fan¡¯s face heat up so much that he was almost too embarrassed to even speak.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, do you have a girlfriend? I noticed that the other six intern doctors arrived as three couples in romantic rtionships already. You were the only one who came alone.¡± Anesthesia department director Ma Lihua also started teasing Zhang Fan as she also saw that the surgery was going sessfully. This was all because Zhang Fan seemed so fun to tease.


    ¡°Sister Ma, I¡¯m still single, but I¡¯m not in a hurry.¡± This was one of Zhang Fan¡¯s greatest heartaches. Back in his second year of college, he had also experienced a bout of youthful passion, and asked a girl working on the student council together with him to be his girlfriend.


    But right after he confessed his love, that girl asked, ¡°Do you even have enough money to rent a love hotel room?¡± Ever since that experience, Zhang Fan had given up on the idea of finding a girlfriend. Although that girl had been rather blunt, what she said was the truth¡ªhe really was too poor to find a girlfriend.


    ¡°How about I introduce a nice girl to you? I have a younger cousin who just managed to get a job in the courthouse this year. She¡¯s really beautiful. How about it? Would you like to get to know her?¡±


    ¡°You should first ask if our little Doctor Zhang is willing to give up eating pork, since he¡¯s not a Uighur Muslim like you, haha...¡±


    Shi Lei responded with such a joke before Zhang Fan could even answer, causing everyone in the operating room tough loudly. Ma Lihua thought about it and agreed as well, so she also chuckled.


    The head nurse in the operating room saw that everyone seemed to be quite spirited andughing, which meant that the surgery had to be going greatly. She secretly exited the operating room.


    Superintendent Batu was waiting outside the operating room together with his older brother, sister-inw, and many other rtives. All of the other department directors were also waiting together with Batu. Nobody was really talking, and Superintendent Batu appeared especially anxious as he paced back and forth. He was obviously in a bad mood, and nobody dared to step on andmine. Everyone else stood a distance away from him.


    ¡°You¡¯ve all worked hard!¡± Superintendent Batu felt greatly relieved at seeing such a big smileing from the head nurse. He figured that there was no way she would dare to smile like that if the surgery wasn¡¯t going well.


    ¡°The surgery has been a great sess. Doctor Zhang and the others are almost finished. They¡¯re now sewing the surgical sutures. I was worried that you would all be worried, so I came out first.¡±


    ¡°Okay, good, good! Thank you all so much.¡± Batu¡¯s older brother vigorously shook the head nurse¡¯s hands. He was happy to the point of almost crying. His wife was so delighted to hear the news about her son¡¯s sessful surgery that she had just about copsed. She was now clutching onto the head nurse¡¯s leg and bawling like a baby.


    Death woulde for everyone, no matter if you were rich or poor. Their family had already prepared for the worst, even inviting a monk for the final rites. But now, the head nurse hade out to tell them that everything would be alright.


    The head nurse awkwardly looked at Superintendent Batu in a silent plea to save her, so Batu intervened. ¡°Alright, Brother, Sister-inw, please be a little quieter. The surgery still isn¡¯tpletely finished. As the family, we shouldn¡¯t disturb the doctors hard at work inside.¡±


    With that, Batu¡¯s brother and sister-inw calmed down.


    ¡°Of course, of course! Everyone, let¡¯s be quiet. Little Wang, hurry and grab some smokes and wine from the car. We need to give the doctors and nurses a thank-you gift for troubling them so much today.¡± Batu¡¯s older brother was the head of the local Bureau of Education. He had the habit of keeping cigarettes and wine in his car to send out as gifts to important personages.


    Meanwhile, back in the operating room.


    ¡°Doctor Chen and Vice Director Shi can go out there to talk to the family now. I¡¯ll take care of all the cleanup work,¡± Zhang Fan offered.


    Chen Qifa was now at the point where he was almost about to ask Zhang Fan to be his teacher. He absolutely insisted that Zhang Fan also had to go out to take some credit, and that he would take care of the cleanup work instead. So, in the end, Zhang Fan was forced toe out of the operating room together with Shi Lei and the other assisting nurse, pushing out the patient in a medical gurney.


    ¡°My dear son!¡± Batu¡¯s sister-inw saw how pale white her son¡¯s face was after the surgery. His entire leg was also wrapped tightly in many bandages. She immediately grabbed the gurney and started crying. Batu¡¯s older brother also had tears in his eyes while tightly gripping onto the gurney.


    ¡°Sister-inw, your son Bayin is still under anesthesia. He¡¯s still unconscious. Please don¡¯t block the gurney. We need to immediately take him to the medical ward so that he can receive fluid transfusions.¡± Batu pulled his sister-inw away.


    ¡°Yep. We should hurry him to the medical ward. The surgery was greatly sessful. He should be able to walk again with support after two weeks, isn¡¯t that right, Doctor Zhang?¡± Shi Lei helped Batu to support his family.


    Back in the medical ward, the nurses swiftly inserted an IV drip for the patient Bayin.


    ¡°Alright, Sister-inw can quietly apany Bayin. The rest of us should go outside to chat so that Bayin can rest well.¡± Batu took everyone else out of the medical ward.


    Shi Lei unlocked Director Nuar¡¯s office for everyone to use. He then hurriedly poured some tea for everyone. Zhang Fan wanted to help pour tea as well, but Superintendent Batu stopped him and told him to sit down.


    Superintendent Batu didn¡¯t mention anything else about the surgery. Instead, he smiled especially warmly towards Zhang Fan. ¡°How are things? You¡¯ve been here for three months by now. Can you get ustomed to life here in Kuake City? Feel free toe find me if there¡¯s anything you need. Just think about it, you¡¯ve been here several months already, and all of the other intern doctors will stop by my office asionally to at least chat or something. You¡¯re the only one who¡¯s never visited my office. You can¡¯t just focus only on your work. You should alsoe visit your boss sometimes.¡±


    ¡°Ah! I was worried that you¡¯d be too busy, and I didn¡¯t have anything to trouble you about, which is why I never went to bother you!¡± Zhang Fan never expected that all of the other intern doctors had gone to visit the superintendent already. He didn¡¯t know how to respond to this.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang is obviously the type to only focus on his work. How else could his skills be so marvelous!¡± Batu¡¯s older brother was especially grateful to Zhang Fan. When Batu¡¯s older brother saw that the mountain paths out of Kuake City had beenpletely blocked by the snowfall, he felt despair that he never wanted to experience in his life again.


    ¡°No matter if our Doctor Zhang is supposed to be on duty or not, he¡¯s always at the hospital. He¡¯s either reading books or helping out with other departments¡¯ patients. He¡¯s truly outstanding,¡± Shi Leimented while pouring more tea.


    After pouring tea for everyone, Shi Lei brought out some cigarettes to give to everyone. But instead, Batu took out a far more expensive brand of cigarettes. ¡°Everyone¡¯s worked hard today. Vice Director Shi, please sit down and have a rest. Please have some of my personal cigarettes. How about it, Zhang Fan?¡±


    Originally, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a smoker. However, all the other doctors in his department were chain smokers. His roommate Li Hui also constantly offered him cigarettes. Although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t consider himself addicted to smoking, he now counted as a smoker.


    ¡°I don¡¯t smoke very much. I just started learning how to from the other doctors,¡± Zhang Fan said embarrassedly.


    ¡°Haha, you can¡¯t hold your alcohol, so your life will be really boring if you don¡¯t even smoke. Come, take one and have a smoke.¡± As Batu said this, his older brother¡¯s personal driver Little Wang knocked on the office door and came in with two ck bags filled with cigarettes and wine.


    ¡°This entire carton of cigarettes is a gift for Doctor Zhang. This next carton is a gift for Vice Director Shi. The third carton is a gift for Doctor Chen. After this, we should all go eat dinner together. I¡¯ve already reserved the seats.¡± Batu¡¯s older brother stood up while handing arge carton of cigarettes to both Zhang Fan and Shi Lei.


    Zhang Fan and Shi Lei felt too awkward to ept a gift from the superintendent¡¯s older brother. They both politely tried to refuse.


    ¡°Hey, stop caring about your superintendent. I¡¯m his older brother. Besides, it¡¯s just some smokes, this doesn¡¯t really count as a bribe.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead and take the smokes. Not only did you guys perform a wonderful surgery today, you also helped me to gain face. I need to properly toast you all tonight,¡± Superintendent Batu insisted that Zhang Fan and Shi Lei ept the smokes after seeing that they were refusing.

 Chapter 10: Leveling up sutures

    <h4>Chapter 10: Leveling up sutures</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After Zhang Fan and the others finished the doctor¡¯s report, they returned to the medical ward and saw that the patient Bayin had woken up already. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± Batu inquired. Batu¡¯s older brother¡¯s eyes werepletely red, and he was unable to speak.


    ¡°Pretty good, just a little cold,¡± Bayin spoke in a weak voice.


    ¡°You lost too much blood, which will drain your body of its heat. It¡¯ll improve soon,¡± Zhang Fan exined as Batu and the others all looked to him for an exnation.


    ¡°That¡¯s good then, that¡¯s good.¡± Superintendent Batu didn¡¯t even get to finish speaking when head nurse Guli of surgery department #2 came into the medical ward with an electric heater.


    ¡°Although the medical ward also has heating, having this close to him will warm him up even more.¡±


    ¡°Please take such good care of our patients in the future as well, Guli. Feel free to tell Doctor Zhang about anything that you need. This is the first major surgery that our Kuake City Hospital has managed to perform by ourselves without needing to invite an expert. Our doctors¡¯ medical skills have improved, so now we need to see if our nurses¡¯ skills have also improved.¡± With just a few sentences, Superintendent Batu transformed this surgery which was originally about a special favor to save his nephew into a glorious honor about the entire hospital improving its medical level.


    ¡°We¡¯ll definitely do our very best,¡± Shi Lei and Guli answered simultaneously. Zhang Fan opened his mouth, but didn¡¯t say anything in the end, because he felt too awkward.


    Everyone present had eaten dinner already. However, Batu¡¯s older brother absolutely insisted on inviting the doctors and nurses to dinner. He refused to ept anyone¡¯s refusal.


    There was no helping it, so everyone ended up going to Kuake City Restaurant. Their group wasn¡¯t thatrge, so a single private room was enough to contain everyone. Batu and his older brother, the three doctors, Ma Lihua from anesthesia, the operating room¡¯s head nurse, and head nurse Guli from surgery department #2 were all the people for this dinner.


    The food was brought out rather quickly. Zhang Fan was really starving as he had only finished half of his dinner previously. Everyone else only went through the motions of eating a few bites. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t hold back at all with eating.


    When it was time for alcohol toasts, Zhang Fan said to Batu, ¡°Today¡¯s the first night that the patient Bayin just finished with his surgery. I¡¯ll be going back to the hospital after dinner. I need to check on his condition; otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to rest assured. I apologize for not drinking any wine tonight.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to drink any alcohol to begin with, so he took this opportunity to act pretentiously about how hard working he was, hoping to receive some praise.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, feel free to go. We¡¯ll invite you again for a round of drinks after Bayin feels better. You owe us a round of drinks.¡± And so, Zhang Fan was able to openly escape from having to drink alcohol. However, what happened in the end was that he ate too much. He had to hold his stomach while returning to the hospital. He then checked Bayin¡¯s injuries and saw that they were quite clean, with no new bleeding. Zhang Fan rxed, and returned back to his dorm.


    Li Hui was on night duty at the hospital now, so Zhang Fan was alone in his room. He decided to check out his System for the time being. When he logged in to the interface, he found that he had now gained enough experience in sewing surgical sutures to level up to the next course.


    Over the past few months, Zhang Fan had been running around every department to sew as many surgical sutures as he possibly could. The fact that Kuake City Hospital was a small hospital in a small city limited the number of surgeries that he could possibly do. A great deal of experience was still needed for him to level up in other subjects.


    After he leveled up his surgical suture skill, he found even more subcategories such as vascr suture, nerve suture, cosmetic suture, organ suture, endoscopic suture, and many more. Luckily, he ate so much today that he had plenty of energy for studying in his System.


    The new suture courses after leveling up were far more difficult than the simple surgical suture for the skin. Zhang Fan practiced halfway through the night. Although he was quite tired, he was unable to fall asleep no matter how long hey on his bed. Some of the higher-level suture courses were simply impossible for him to learn here at Kuake City Hospital. Vascr, nerve, and endoscopic suture required surgical operation microscopes and endoscopes, equipment which the small Kuake City Hospital didn¡¯t have.


    Zhang Fan decided that he would have to try and obtain his medical license before thinking of what else he could do.


    ¡°This System of mine won¡¯t have an expiration date or something, will it? I really hope it won¡¯t suddenly vanish on me.¡± Zhang Fan slowly fell asleep while filled with worries.


    The next morning, he had a headache when he woke up. He was having nightmares for allst night. First, aliens came looking for the System. After that, the government wanted to cut Zhang Fan up into tiny pieces for the sake of research. Zhang Fan was still subconsciously feeling insecure.


    After a morning meeting, Zhang Fan discovered that Bayin¡¯s room was filled with people. A private room had been arranged for Bayin, but there were countless peopleing over to visit him. When Zhang Fan entered Bayin¡¯s room, he saw that Bayin seemed to be quite spirited.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, Director Nuar, you¡¯ve arrived.¡± Bayin¡¯s mother immediately stood up to greet the doctors.


    ¡°Yeah, Bayin¡¯s recovered quite nicely. Our Doctor Zhang is incredible. Bayin is nowpletely fine. Rx, Bayin will be running around again before you know it.¡± Director Nuar reeked of alcohol as he pped Zhang Fan on the shoulder and made guarantees about thetter¡¯s skill. It was unknown if Nuar had been drinking allst night, or if he had started drinking early in the morning.


    ¡°Thank you, thank you.¡± While Bayin¡¯s mother thanked both of them, her smiles were only for Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say much in response. He simply checked Bayin¡¯s condition and touched the patient¡¯s forehead, along with checking the nurse¡¯s temperature records taken for Bayin.


    ¡°Everything seems fine. Make sure that he gets plenty of nutrition over the next few days. We¡¯re changing his medicer this afternoon.¡±


    Zhang Fan had been unable to focus for this entire morning. He was afraid that the System would really vanish on him suddenly one day. That was why he wanted to level up as quickly as possible to learn more advanced medical skills.


    Zhang Fan had only been an ordinary person who suddenly became extraordinary. No matter if this gift was due to the gods up above or his ancestors¡¯ blessing, Zhang Fan was no longer satisfied with his previous life. He wanted as much time as possible together with his new System!


    Zhang Fan was about to go out for his lunch break. Right when he left his office, Bayin¡¯s mother stopped him. ¡°Doctor Zhang, pleasee over, I have something to say to you.¡± She then pulled Zhang Fan into Bayin¡¯s hospital room.


    After an entire morning, presents for Bayin were now so abundant that they covered half the wall. The strange part was that the presents even included smokes and alcohol for someone still in rehabilitation. There was even a stic-wrapped entire roast goat.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, will you be changing Bayin¡¯s IV dripter this afternoon?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll be back again this afternoon. Don¡¯t worry, there shouldn¡¯t be any problems.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not worried at all. All of us trust in Doctor Zhang¡¯s abilities. Earlier this morning, my husband came over with another gift for you. It was inconvenient for me to give it to you back then with so many people around.¡± She then took out a bag from under Bayin¡¯s bed.


    Zhang Fan was about to reflexively refuse, but Bayin¡¯s mother spoke up first. ¡°Doctor Zhang, this is part of our Mongolian culture. If you don¡¯t want our gift, that¡¯s showing disrespect towards us, and means that you don¡¯t want to be friends.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this too much, though?¡± Zhang Fan blurted this out. The purse was ratherrge, and he could see outlines of something rectangr. In his naivety, Zhang Fan presumed that inside the bag was bundled stacks of Chinese currency.


    Zhang Fan wondered, ¡®This purse must contain at least several hundred thousand yuan. Will this count as an illegal bribe if I ept it?¡¯


    ¡°It¡¯s not that much, just a few more cigarette cartons. My husband said that you apparently don¡¯t drink alcohol, so we didn¡¯t prepare any wine for you.¡±


    ¡°Ohh, thank you so much, this is really nice!¡± Zhang Fan dazedly and disappointedly left with the bag of smokes. Bayin¡¯s mother found his reaction rather strange. ¡°Everything about Doctor Zhang is great, except that he really likes to daydream despite his young age!¡±


    Zhang Fan returned to his dormitory room, and opened up the bag to find four additional cartons of Zhonghua, the top-level brand of cigarettes. After some consideration, Zhang Fan opened up one carton. He also decided that he couldn¡¯t just smoke cigarettes that were given to him, and that he should probably buy some cigarettes himself as well.


    Some timeter, Li Hui also returned to their shared room. ¡°Amazing, I heard that you¡¯ve performed surgery for Superintendent Batu¡¯s rtive?¡±


    ¡°His nephew had aminuted fracture of the femur.¡±


    ¡°I really need to get along well with you. You absolutely have to take care of me in the future when you¡¯re in a high position! At the very least, please let me be a director of internal medicine.¡± Li Hui then handed Zhang Fan a cigarette.


    ¡°Not a problem. Heck, I¡¯ll even make you the vice superintendent. Why don¡¯t you smoke one of my cigarettes today? Superintendent Batu¡¯s older brother gave me an entire carton yesterday. I feel bad for always smoking your cigarettes.¡±


    ¡°Damn, Zhonghua, the top-level brand? You¡¯re really doing well for yourself! Is it toote for me to transfer to the surgery department?¡±


    Li Hui then took a deep puff on the Zhonghua cigarette. ¡°Even if someone else gave this to you as a present, you shouldn¡¯t have opened the carton. The cheaper cigarettes are more than enough for us. Smoking this seems rather extravagant. It makes me feel like I¡¯mmitting a crime.¡± Li Hui also knew that Zhang Fan¡¯s family wasn¡¯t very well off.


    ¡°It¡¯ll be a waste if I don¡¯t smoke it. It¡¯s not like I can turn it into money.¡±


    ¡°Are you an idiot? You can just sell it for slightly cheaper than market value. Any supermarket here will be willing to buy it from you.¡±


    ¡°Oh...¡± Zhang Fan really wanted to p himself. He had been a food seller for many years already, yet he forgot about something so simple. It seemed that he had almost forgotten about his origins. Zhang Fan gave himself a warning.

 Chapter 11: First countryside doctor visit

    <h4>Chapter 11: First countryside doctor visit</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    When Zhang Fan went back to work after his lunch break, he prepared disinfectants before heading over to change Bayin¡¯s medicine. When he went into the patient¡¯s room, he saw that Bayin¡¯s uncle, Superintendent Batu, was also present.


    ¡°Hello, Superintendent.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything else as he ced his items by Bayin¡¯s feet.


    ¡°I¡¯m simply here to watch. Feel free to change his medicine, don¡¯t mind me.¡± Batu was worried that his presence would be a distraction for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Sure. Bayin, I¡¯m going to change your medicine now. Your injury might scab over. It could hurt, so please hold on.¡±


    The superintendent¡¯s presence wouldn¡¯t affect Zhang Fan in any way. Ever since obtaining his System, Zhang Fan¡¯s medical techniques had be highly standardized due to all the training he did with his System. Providing a sterile environment for the patient was one of the most basic fundamentals of surgery that he had already mastered in the System.


    ¡°Alright, Doctor Zhang, please go easy on me. I¡¯m afraid of pain.¡± Bayin was now afraid whenever he saw a doctor or nurse.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang should go harder on him. Otherwise, my son won¡¯t learn from this lesson.¡± Although Bayin¡¯s mother was saying this, her expression made it clear to Zhang Fan that she didn¡¯t actually want Zhang Fan to do what she said.


    ¡°Rx, it¡¯ll be alright.¡±


    The injury¡¯s recovery was going well. There was no swollenness or pain. Zhang Fan lightly pressed on the injury and saw no fluiding out. He then began disinfecting and bandaging. After he finished the bandaging, he looked up, only to see that Bayin was sweating all over.


    ¡°Does it hurt?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. He needs to exercise more. He can¡¯t tolerate any pain despite being a man,¡± Superintendent Batumented about his nephew before speaking to Zhang Fan again. ¡°It looks like the injury¡¯s recovering nicely, right? One of the biggest dangers with orthopedic surgery is getting infected after the surgery. Previously, with Nuar¡¯s and the others¡¯ surgeries, it was quitemon for patients to be infected after the surgery. Not only did I have to worry about their surgery skills, even the post-surgery infections were a headache for me to deal with.¡±


    ¡°Bayin should be fine,¡± Zhang Fan told Batu while preparing to leave and return to his own office. However, Batu stopped him.


    ¡°Are you busy this afternoon? If not,e over to my officeter this afternoon.¡±


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯lle over right after I finish here.¡±


    A few minutester in Superintendent Batu¡¯s office, Batu intentionally sat on the guest sofa together with Zhang Fan rather than sitting in his own chair. ¡°You must have been tired over the past few days. Please take extra good care of Bayin. Although he¡¯s about your age, he¡¯s still immature like a little brat. He¡¯s so willful, and just does whatever he wants. I hope that he can mature a little after suffering such a painful ident.¡±


    ¡°Rest assured, Superintendent. I shall give him my very best care.¡±


    ¡°Colleges in these days have greatly expanded their enrollment. In the past, it would have been impossible for even bigger city hospitals to be able to hire college students, not to mention a city hospital that¡¯s as small as ours. Although the other fresh college graduates can¡¯tpare to you, their overall level is still alright.


    ¡°Recently, our autonomous region held some promotional exams, and several more recent graduates were epted at our city hospital. Our hospital dormitory isn¡¯trge enough to give everyone a room, so we rented arge house with a nice environment from the Kuake City Communist Party Committee. I had the administrative director give you a private room. You won¡¯t have a roommate. This will make it easier for you to self-study with nobody bothering you.¡±


    ¡°Superintendent, I¡¯m quite satisfied with the current ce I¡¯m living in. Won¡¯t it seem improper for only me to have a single room without a roommate?¡±


    ¡°No worries. Just rest assured and take that room. I¡¯ve already made all the arrangements. It¡¯s perfect that tomorrow is the weekend. I¡¯ll have Director Wang use an ambnce to help you move. These two cartons are my moving gift to you.¡± Batu tossed two cartons of Red Snow Lotus cigarettes over to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Thank you, Superintendent.¡± Zhang Fan epted without any more polite refusals.


    Although this was a house that the hospital rented for its employees, Superintendent Batu had given a single room to Zhang Fan. This was a way of thanking him. As the hospital superintendent, he didn¡¯t need to go out of his way of thanking a specific doctor, but he would remember Zhang Fan whenever there was something good that a doctor could have.


    Recently, Zhang Fan had been performing many surgeries. Since the snowfall sealed off the mountain paths and it became impossible to leave KuakeCity, the residents could only choose to treat their problems at Kuake City Hospital instead of going over to a bigger city nearby. If only the snowfall would seal off the city for an entire year, Zhang Fan would probably be able to graduate from his traumatic injury surgery studies within that time.


    Right when Zhang Fan returned to his own office, the superintendent summoned him back again.


    ¡°A child was injured by a horse in S Vige. His corbone was fractured, and he also has a pneumothorax (copsed lung). His situation is rather bad. It¡¯s not possible to travel to Kuake City from S Vige by car. They called the Bureau of Public Health, so the Bureau of Public Health reported it to the Kuake City Communist Party Committee. Our City Committee ordered our hospital to send a doctor over to S Vige. You¡¯re the best orthopedic surgeon in our hospital. It will take two hours to reach S Vige by horse. Will that be alright?¡± Batu¡¯s expression was quite serious. It seemed that the Kuake City Communist Party Committee felt that this incident was rather important.


    ¡°It¡¯s hard to say without knowing more specifics about the situation. Also, I don¡¯t know how to ride a horse...¡±


    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll have Shi Lei and Ma Lihua apany you, along with two people from our security division. I¡¯ll also contact the Kuake City police station and have them send some horses to pull you there on sleighs. Our Kuake City Hospital is the only hospital close enough to send a doctor over there in such snowy conditions. No matter what the situation is, someone absolutely has to go.¡±


    ¡°You should send Doctor Chen along with me then. He¡¯s also an orthopedic surgeon. The patient¡¯s situation will be easier to stabilize with another experienced doctor.¡±


    ¡°Okay, but don¡¯t count too much on Doctor Chen. He¡¯s the type that tries to avoid all responsibility.¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately went back to make his preparations. He also went to the security division to borrow a thick military jacket. It was currently a bit past three in the afternoon. Since he was going to spend more than two hours on the road on a horse sleigh, he would freeze to death without warmer clothing.


    Due to the influence of the Party Committee, the six members from Kuake City Hospital and two police officers all set out together within thirty minutes. It was still possible to drive in Kuake City¡¯s streets, so some ambnces hauled everyone and their medical equipment. Arge truck followed after the ambnces with the horses and sleigh inside. When the ambnces reached the outskirts of the city and were no longer able to drive, it would be time to use the horses and sleighs.


    S Vige was more than two thousand meters above sea level. This meant that the vige was far colder than Kuake City. The great majority of S Vige¡¯s residents were nomads. After half an hour of driving, it became impossible to drive any further because there was too much snow umted on the roads farther away from the city. Zhang Fan looked all around him as he got on a sleigh for the first time in his life. He saw nothing but a pure white world of snow and ice.


    ¡°Vice Director Shi, does something like this happen every year?¡±


    ¡°Not always. The snow has been particrly heavy this year. I¡¯ve never met such a situation myself, either.¡±


    ¡°S Vige was supposed to be scheduled for demolition. However, the nomads refused to agree, so the demolition has been stalled for a while. I¡¯ve gone there a few times as part of my service for the rural area. Their rural hospitals have decent supplies, but theyck good doctors. Over there, all their pregnant women give birth at home. Any issues with difficultbor usually result in both the mother and child¡¯s death,¡± Ma Lihua exined while tightening her jacket.


    ¡°I was worried that you didn¡¯t have a thick enough jacket, so I brought one just for you. You should put it on. The temperature will only go even further down after the sun sets.¡± Shi Lei brought out a leather jacket.


    ¡°I have a military jacket. You can give it to Sister Ma instead.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ve long since gotten used to the weather here. You should just put it on. Besides, I¡¯m also wearing really warm clothing inside. I¡¯m wearing a dogskin jacket.¡± Ma Lihua helped Zhang Fan to put on the leather jacket over the military jacket.


    The sun gradually set and the wind started picking up in force. Luckily, Zhang Fan was wearing both a leather and a military jacket. Even so, snot constantly ran down his nose with how cold it was.


    Ma Lihua asked, ¡°Are we almost there yet? Doctor Zhang probably can¡¯t take this anymore.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re almost there. We¡¯ll be at the local S Vige Hospital right after turning around that corner. Hold on for a little longer. We¡¯ll have them cook some goat meat for uster tonight, and ask them to make it really spicy. This will help us to sweat right after eating it,¡± Shi Lei said.


    ¡°I¡¯m already drooling. I¡¯ve never wished so much to eat goat meat before. I¡¯ve had way too much goat meat over the past few months,¡± Zhang Fanmented.


    ¡°Haha, if you live here for a few more months, maybe you won¡¯t even enjoy pork anymore. Besides, doesn¡¯t your Sister Ma have a beautiful cousin she can introduce to you? Haha...¡± Chen Qifa really loved to make jokes about ethnic minorities¡¯ customs such as how the Uighur Muslim Ma Lihua wouldn¡¯t eat pork meat.


    ¡°Hey you, you only know how to make fun of me? My cousin really is extremely beautiful.¡± Ma Lihua lightly hit Chen Qifa.


    She then rubbed her leg while saying, ¡°My leg is numb now. The doctors in our Kuake City are still better than doctors in a vige like this since Kuake City is still a city. It¡¯s truly hard for doctors out here in the countryside. All the equipment they have is a first aid kit and a horse.¡±


    Everyone finally arrived at the S Vige Hospital before it became dark. The injured boy was approximately ten years old; he had been kicked in the corbone by a horse. His corbone had been shattered, and a piece of the broken bone had also pierced through one of his lungs.


    The rural countryside doctors were limited in their medical skills. All they could do was put pressure on the lung to lessen the bleeding and improve the breathing. Zhang Fan could instantly tell just from looking that the problem wasn¡¯t severe. The boy simply had some pneumatosis in the lung which caused him difficulties breathing. Since Zhang Fan had already leveled up his suture abilities through the System, this type of surgery was not difficult at all for him.


    Zhang Fan prepared for the surgery, performed debridement and osteosynthesis, and closed drainage. He finished the surgery within one hour. The nomads weed him incredibly passionately. If it wasn¡¯t for Zhang Fan¡¯s insistent refusal, they would have ughtered an entire cow to wee him.


    Zhang Fan became drunk as it was impossible for him to refuse to drink. A white-bearded grandpa personally filled a silver bowl with horsemilk wine and sang while presenting the wine to Zhang Fan.


    And so, Zhang Fan became drunk from horsemilk wine on his first countryside doctor visit.

 Chapter 12: Praise, and newcomers’ arrival

    <h4>Chapter 12: Praise, and neers¡¯ arrival</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Early next morning, Zhang Fan woke up because he wanted to go to the bathroom. He also had a bad headache from his hangover.


    Breakfast was Mongolian butter milk tea along with hand-grabbed mutton. Zhang Fan had no appetite, so he only drank some of the tea. He then helped Shi Lei and the others to pack up their belongings before returning to Kuake City. However, right when he left the local hospital, Zhang Fan was astounded by how many people filled the hospital¡¯s premises. There were people old and young, and some were even on horses or motorcycles.


    ¡°They heard that the city doctors came. All of the local nomads havee over to have their problems seen to. Some of them came over from several dozen kilometers away. I didn¡¯t dare to promise them anything, so I only had them wait on the premises,¡± Superintendent Buyida, the local superintendent of this vige hospital, exined to Zhang Fan while pointing at the crowd.


    Although Superintendent Buyida hadn¡¯t ¡°agreed¡± to anything, it was evident that he wasn¡¯t allowing Zhang Fan and the others to leave with how many people he was allowing to block the way out.


    ¡°What should we do?¡± Chen Qifa asked.


    ¡°What else can we do? All the locals havee over, so we might as well get to work. We might as well while we¡¯re here,¡± Shi Lei said as he began to check a patient. ¡°Old man, your muscle pain is obviously caused by calcium loss. I¡¯ll give you a rmendation on some calcium vitamins to take.¡±


    ¡°Your blood cholesterol is too high. You need to eat more vegetables and less meat in the future. You also need to remember to take your cholesterol medicine.¡± Since there were far too many people, Ma Lihua of anesthesia also acted as a doctor for internal medicine.


    Superintendent Buyida arranged for several of the local nurses to act as trantors since many of the older nomads didn¡¯t even know how to speak Chinese.


    ¡°Your bone didn¡¯t connect properly after it was dislocated. Your distal radioulnar joint is in the wrong ce, which has greatly affected your arm¡¯s functions. The only way to deal with this is to perform orthopedic surgery to set your bone in the proper position,¡± Zhang Fan told a middle-aged man.


    ¡°Will I still be able to work if I have this surgery?¡±


    ¡°Yes, after you recover from the surgery. Here, I¡¯ll write you a note. When the snow melts,e to Kuake City Hospital to find me, and I¡¯ll do the surgery for you.¡±


    After seeing many more patients, Zhang Fan¡¯s heart kept getting heavier and heavier. Many of the patients had never received any proper treatment to begin with, while others had received improper treatment which led to dire consequences.


    Zhang Fan did his best to help those he could. On this day, he performed two appendectomies. One was for a perforated appendix. While Shi Lei was a brain surgeon, he had also studied general surgery, so amon small surgery like appendectomy was no problem for him to help with.


    Zhang Fan and the other doctors had no time to eat lunch. Many patients hade from far away. In winter out here in the border province, it would be dark quite early in the afternoon. It would be better to finish earlier so that the nomads could return to their homes.


    It took one full day before the doctors finished seeing to all the patients. On the next day, everyone contacted Kuake City Hospital¡¯s ambnces to be ready to pick up Zhang Fan and the others before heading out.


    Right after everyone left the hospital, they saw many nomads came to send them off. Many of the nomads rode on horses while stuffing everyone¡¯s hands with beef, mutton, yogurt, butter, and so on. The nomads refused to return, and kept following Zhang Fan¡¯s party to Kuake City all the way until the ambnces arrived to pick everyone up.


    ¡°What¡¯s ours is yours. Please take it. Come again if you have time, especially in the summer. Our grasnd scenery is especially beautiful then. Doctor Zhang, you need to improve your alcohol tolerance, haha...¡±


    The nomads then cheered as they finally left. Zhang Fan almost wanted to cry as he clutched all the gifts he¡¯d just received. This was the first time he had ever felt like the medical field was something divine. For the first time ever, he was happy that he had studied medicine, even though he had only entered this field for the sake of money.


    ¡°I will, we¡¯ll oftene back.¡± However, it was unknown whether or not he would be able to keep this promise. What could an ordinary doctor possibly do without the government¡¯s support?


    Nobody in Zhang Fan¡¯s group felt like talking on the remainder of the way back. Zhang Fan thought about many things as he gazed at the scenery outside the ambnce. He recalled China¡¯s oath for medical students that he had sworn when he entered medical school.


    Health entrusted. Lives confided.


    On my admission to the Practice of Medicine, I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this oath:


    I will dedicate myself to medicine with love for my mothend and loyalty to the people.


    I will scrupulously practice my profession with conscience and dignity.


    I will discipline myself and give my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due.


    I will strive diligently for continued excellence and my full development.


    I will do my utmost to alleviate human suffering and promote human health, safeguarding the sanctity and honor of medicine.


    I will heal the wounded and rescue the dying regardless of trials and tribtions.


    As long as my life endures, may Imit myself to advance the nation¡¯s medical science and research as well as the well-being of the entire human race.


    Back when Zhang Fan was swearing this oath, he had felt that it was all empty and meaningless. But after this visit to the ins, Zhang Fan deeply realized how sacred the medical field was for the first time.


    The way how the nomads had sent them off, following them for more than ten kilometers, became greatly influential to Zhang Fan¡¯s future medical career. The medical field had seemed like nothing more than a way to make money to him before. Now, he felt the impact of the deeper meaning in medicine.


    When everyone arrived at Kuake City Hospital, Vice Director Shi Lei went to report to Superintendent Batu, while the others returned home. Zhang Fan returned to his own dormitory.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? Howe I hear you¡¯re moving out? It¡¯s even Administrative Director Wang who¡¯s going to help you move. Are you moving into her home? She¡¯s in her thirties, almost forty! Make sure you¡¯re certain!¡±


    ¡°Heavens! I don¡¯t even want to know what goes on in your mind every day. Some more fresh college students are going to join our hospital, and there¡¯s not enough room in our dorm, so the hospital rented another house from the Party Committee. They said I could live there as well. If you¡¯re interested, you should immediately go talk to the superintendent before anyone else finds out.¡±


    ¡°My friend, it¡¯s quite convenient to live here in this dorm, except for theck of showering facilities. I¡¯ll be fine. I¡¯ll be happy if Wang Sha will be able to live there instead; I¡¯ll go talk to the superintendent about that. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal afterwards.¡±


    ¡°Sure, just get going already.¡±


    Zhang Fan was about to go find Director Wang to ask her where the new house was. But before he could even leave the dorm, Superintendent Batu called him.


    ¡°How you feeling? Are you tired? Can you still fight on?¡±


    ¡°No problem. I¡¯ll immediately go to the operating room.¡± Zhang Fan thought that there was another emergency patient.


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s good that you can still fight on. No need to go to the operating room. Come meet me at the clinic.¡±


    Not understanding what was going on, Zhang Fan went to the clinic. He saw that Superintendent Batu was making a phone call at his car, Hyundai ntra. After Batu finished his call, he told Zhang Fan, ¡°Excellent job in the vige this time. The head of our Kuake City specially called me to praise our hospital. I¡¯ll give you a ride. The new college graduates are here, so we¡¯re all going to eat a weing dinner together, as well as celebrate a job well done.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll have to drink alcohol again? Please spare me, Superintendent. You know that I get drunk almost instantly. How about having Vice Director Shi and the others go instead?¡±


    ¡°Shi Lei¡¯s already there. You¡¯re not afraid of performing surgeries, yet you¡¯re afraid of some alcohol? You absolutely have to go. Get on my car. The head of our Kuake City is attending today, mainly in order to praise all of you, so you need to be there to meet her.¡±


    This time, five additional recent college graduates had passed the government test to be hired by the hospital. Two were clinical students, one was in public health, one was a pharmaceutical student, and one was ab technician. The two clinical students were both male, while the other three were female. The other person attending this weing dinner would be Kang Hua, the female head politician of Kuake City and the head of the Bureau of Culture, Education, and Health.


    ¡°Our doctors from Kuake City Hospital fearlessly traveled through difficult weather when snowfall covered the roads to the extent where cars were no longer able to pass. Our doctors took horses to the nomads¡¯ vige and used their extraordinary medical skills to save a child whose life was in danger. Kuake City Communist Party Committee is truly grateful that our doctors are role models for this generation to look up to. All of you are truly gifts to this century. I represent Kuake City Communist Party Committee in celebrating your achievements. Come, drink up to your future sessful endeavors and glory,¡± Kang Hua stated at the weing party for new students.


    Batu¡¯s smile was so big that it was almost distorted. This was the first time that he had been praised by a higher-up. Previously, he would always have headaches about attending the Kuake City Communist Party Committee meetings. Apart from Kuake City¡¯s Hospital¡¯s sanitary standards being up to par, his hospital had never received any praise from the party leaders before, which caused him to lose face.


    This time, he finally gained some face. Not only was the Party Committee praising his hospital, even the head politician Kang Hua had personallye to attend this dinner. Of course Batu would be overjoyed.


    Chen Qifa was also quite excited. Such praise meant that he would receive a great increase to his bonus for this month. He had a child who was currently in a local high school, so he needed lots of money for high school tuition.


    All of the fresh graduates had confused expressions. They thought that this was supposed to be a weing party for them, so how did this be a celebration of others¡¯ achievements instead?

 Chapter 13: A demon! Buddha, please take him away!

    <h4>Chapter 13: A demon! Buddha, please take him away!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Surgery department #2 instantly became semi-famous through their aplishments. Not only did the number of patients seeing them for surgery greatly increase, they had also been praised by the local city government. Superintendent Batu felt that he should help to further improve this department after it received praise, so he sent both new male clinical students to surgery department #2.


    Both of these fresh college graduates were locals from this border province. One was Li Liang, a fatty who was from the next city over. His father was a low-ranked government official who had used many connections and favors to get someone with terrible grades like Li Liang into Kuake City Hospital.


    Li Liang¡¯s father had spent most of his life in the military. Although Li Liang¡¯s father hadn¡¯t been a ranking officer, it could still be said that Li Liang¡¯s father was somewhat close to the government.


    Before Li Liang left for Kuake City Hospital, he told Li Liang this: ¡°the fact that you¡¯re bad at studying is in the past. Work is extremely different from school, especially at a job like yours where skills are the most important. After you join the hospital, make sure to be friends with the most skilled individuals there. Our family is well-off enough not tock your sry, so just try your best to cultivate good rtionships with the most skilled individuals. Even if other doctors aren¡¯t useful in helping you raise your rank or obtain governmental positions, a hospital is a ce where lives are at stake. They might be able to save your life in a critical moment.¡±


    The other new male student was named Yang Chengming. He was from a bigger city in the area. Yang Chengming was the type who felt like he was saving the world by bing a doctor. He would receive a promotion here and go from intern to official doctor, and then wait for a chance to be transferred to a bigger city hospital.


    He had already been interning at a hospital for half a year. He only came here to Kuake City Hospital because it would be easier to get promoted here. To be honest, he kind of looked down upon a small hospital like Kuake City Hospital. Both Yang Chengming and Li Liang moved into the hospital dormitory.


    The new house that Kuake City Hospital rented had two bedrooms, onerge and one small. The small bedroom was given to Zhang Fan as a single room for himself. Therge bedroom was given to four women¡ªWang Sha and the three neer female students.


    Chen Lulu, the new pharmaceutical student, had an average appearance. However, she was from Kuake City, and one of her rtives was the head of a certain government bureau. She could have stayed at her home in Kuake City, but she felt that her mother was too nagging, which was why she moved into the hospital¡¯s rented house for the new graduates.


    As a pharmaceutical student, all she knew how to do was fill prescriptions and sell medicine. She knew absolutely nothing about clinical medicine or treatment. She had only gotten into Kuake City Hospital through connections.


    ¡°Is Zhang Fan secretly the superintendent¡¯s rtive? He gets to live by himself in a single bedroom, so he must be really close to the superintendent. Is he the superintendent¡¯s nephew?¡± Chen Lulu felt like she had discovered some secret as she constantly asked Wang Sha about Zhang Fan. The other two women also paid attention to this subject because they would want to cultivate a good rtionship with Zhang Fan if he really was the superintendent¡¯s nephew.


    ¡°Probably not. He came to the hospital from S Province, just like I did. Besides, Zhang Fan is ethnic Han Chinese. Our Superintendent Batu and his wife are both Mongolians.¡± Wang Sha was unwilling to tell the other women about how amazing Zhang Fan was. ¡®I won¡¯t tell you anything, so just keep guessing!¡¯ Wang Sha thought to herself. This wasn¡¯t because she disliked the other women. This was only due to her personality¡ªshe thought it would be fun to watch their astonishment.


    After surgery department #2 finished its morning meeting, Yang Chengming could detect a powerful aura of obsequiousness.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, have you eaten breakfast? I bought some meat buns filled with lots of extra meat on my way to the hospital. They¡¯re still hot, have some!¡± Chen Qifa handed some meat buns to Zhang Fan.


    That wasn¡¯t the end. ¡°Last night, Superintendent Batu gave me a few leftover packs of smokes from the weing dinner. Let¡¯s split them amongst ourselves.¡± Vice Director Shi Lei handed Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa a pack of smokes each. The two neer students, Yang Chengming and Li Liang, were directly ignored.


    ¡°Just what is going on with that fellow? He gets to live in a single room, and all the doctors in our department are sucking up to him. Meanwhile, my department director ispletely drunk so early in the morning. Sigh! I suppose that a hick town city hospital is only at this level.¡±


    Still, Yang Chengming didn¡¯t really mind. ¡®Regardless, I¡¯ll be leaving after I pass the exam to promote to official doctor, so it doesn¡¯t matter. At an important moment, I¡¯ll show off some skills I learned in the big city to them, which will impress everyone. However, they¡¯d better not make me do all the work around here, because I still need to study for my medical license exam.¡¯ Yang Chengming was truly arrogant.


    Even a small city hospital like Kuake City Hospital still had more than two hundred employees. Yang Chengming was only a recently graduated undergraduate student. Even the resident doctors here like Chen Qifa would have to respect the official doctors and not act out. Who knew when you might get your face pped here?


    The fatty Li Liang was far more epting of his position as a neer. He did his part and helped to pour cups of water for everyone.


    Brain surgeon Tu Xun was currently out, visiting a sick patient at home. The vice director of surgery department #2 was Shi Lei, who was in charge of brain surgery. But, Shi Lei was the type who didn¡¯t want to do any unnecessary work. He wouldn¡¯t get involved with anything that wasn¡¯t directly rted to him, and he preferred to visit patients at home rather than stay at the hospital.


    This morning, a patient with an upper arm bone fracture arrived for surgery department #2. Shi Lei waszy, and didn¡¯t want to bother with creating a ster cast for the patient, so he sent the patient over to the orthopedic department.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a simple matter of making a cast. I can handle it, so feel free to rest for a while and have a smoke.¡± Chen Qifa didn¡¯t have a medical license, so he felt like he shouldn¡¯t be ordering around the new fresh graduate that just joined.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do it. I often created casts for patients at the bigger city hospital. My director praised me for how great they were.¡± Was this just how Yang Chengming¡¯s personality was? Or was he intentionally trying to act pretentious? Everyone looked strangely at him when he said this.


    Shi Lei could only chuckle. How strange! Right after someone as demonically talented as Zhang Fan arrived, another genius had joined their department?


    ¡°Alright, since you¡¯ve worked in the bigger city hospital before, go ahead. Old Chen, feel free to take a rest.¡± After Yang Chengming left to go see the patient, Shi Lei secretly whispered to Chen Qifa, ¡°Guess we¡¯ll see his skills now?¡±


    ¡°Nah, he¡¯s just acting arrogantly. Don¡¯t be fooled into believing him. Justpare him to Zhang Fan. Even though Zhang Fan also loved to volunteer for work when he first arrived, he was respectful and addressed us all as doctors. As for this guy? He¡¯s already making such big ims before he¡¯s even done anything. Rest assured, he¡¯s definitely all talk with no actual skills to back him up.¡±


    Since Shi Lei had seen how skilled Zhang Fan was, he had be more impressed with all college students¡¯ skills, but Chen Qifa wasn¡¯t the same.


    Later, a young child patient arrived for the orthopedic department.


    ¡°This is a radial head subluxation, a verymon injury seen in children when their arms are pulled with too great of a force. How about you set the bone, Yang Chengming!¡± Chen Qifa was now beginning to bully the neer Yang Chengming. Even though Chen Qifa now respected Zhang Fan, Chen Qifa had still previously been the only orthopedic surgeon of surgery department #2 as Director Nuar was constantly too drunk to be able to personally deal with any surgeries.


    Although Chen Qifa didn¡¯t have a medical license, he still had plenty of pride. ¡®Hmph, I can barely keep my head held up high with Zhang Fan around. If you turn out to be amazing as well, I might as well quit this department and go to general surgery in surgery department #1 instead.¡¯


    ¡°Um, I still haven¡¯t learned how to set this type of bone injury yet.¡± Yang Chengming could only grit his teeth as he responded with a dark expression. The child was crying in pain, and the parents were anxiously asking about what could be done, yet Chen Qifa seemed to have an expression that it had nothing to do with him. ¡°Doctor Chen, I don¡¯t know how to set this type of bone injury yet,¡± Yang Chengming repeated.


    ¡°They don¡¯t even teach you something like this in the bigger cities?¡±


    ¡°I just haven¡¯t gotten to learning it yet!¡±


    ¡°Then learn it properly in the future. You can¡¯t be so arrogant. You need to be humble.¡± There was a loud click as Chen Qifa pped his hands. He then said, ¡°Okay, the bone is now set in its proper ce. You parents, can¡¯t you raise children more properly!? A young child¡¯s elbow can¡¯t be pulled on with such great force!¡± After scolding Yang Chengming, Chen Qifa then scolded the child¡¯s parents.


    Yang Chengming¡¯s face becamepletely red out of embarrassment. He didn¡¯t even know how he managed to leave the doctor¡¯s office in front of the patient¡¯s family.


    Later that day, the pudgy manager of a hotel in Kuake City identally slipped on the outside steps since the weather was cold and the ground was icy. He fell on his knees and fractured both his pates (kneecaps). Since the manager weighed more than 100 kilograms, this was an extremely painful fall.


    The ambnce brought him to Kuake City Hospital. The four nurses and a doctor found that they weren¡¯t even strong enough to carry him out of the ambnce. In the end, they had to call for two burly men from the hospital¡¯s security staff to carry the pudgy patient for some CT scans.


    ¡°There¡¯s no helping it. His kneecaps have been shattered into several pieces. We¡¯ll have to apply pate ws,¡± Zhang Fan said after looking at the CT scans.


    ¡®You¡¯re acting so pretentiously! Everyone knows that such a case would require pate ws!¡¯ Yang Chengming thought to himself in such a fashion since he hated seeing how confident Zhang Fan appeared to be. There was no helping it that Zhang Fan would attract jealousy, as he was paid by far the most attention out of all the recent graduate intern doctors.


    ¡°Will this surgery be problematic?¡± the hotel manager¡¯s wife asked. She was wearing clothing that was obviously far more expensive than what the average citizen in Kuake City could afford.


    ¡°Not a problem, it¡¯s just a simple small surgery,¡± Zhang Fan told the patient¡¯s wife. Originally, this surgery should have been best performed on both kneecaps simultaneously. However, there weren¡¯t enough people in the orthopedic department. While Zhang Fan could operate on one kneecap and Chen Qifa could operate on the other, that would leave nobody to act as their surgical assistants. So, Zhang Fan could only operate on one kneecap at a time.


    ¡°Eh? He¡¯s the main surgeon for this surgery? Is this a joke?¡± At the operating table, Yang Chengming paused in surprise for quite a long while when he saw that Zhang Fan would be the main surgeon instead of Chen Qifa.


    ¡°Why are you in such a daze? Go wash your hands already!¡± Chen Qifa had already begun the disinfecting process. He angrily shouted at Yang Chengming when he saw that thetter was in such a daze.


    ¡°Cut open the skin, clean up the pooled blood, debridement, connect the bones, and connect the pate w.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were well practiced and swift. Sometimes, he even gave advice to his assistant Chen Qifa. ¡°While we might have set his kneecap in ce, you need to remember to touch the outside of the kneecap to see if everything is properly t. Otherwise, there could be consequences down the road.¡±


    Chen Qifa nodded as he also worked swiftly. Yang Chengming had wanted to use this surgery as an opportunity to practice his surgical sutures, but he didn¡¯t get a chance to do anything as Zhang Fan personally took care of everything.


    ¡®Heavens, this Zhang Fan is a recently graduated student like myself? He must be a demon! Buddha, please take him away!¡¯ Yang Chengming finally understood why the other doctors in surgery department #2 were so deferential towards Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan was simply too incredible. ¡®I should focus more on studying. I won¡¯t be able to show off with this demon around.¡¯

 Chapter 14: Invitation

    <h4>Chapter 14: Invitation</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After the surgery wasplete, the fatty Li Liang who had also been in the operating room had sparkles in his eyes as he looked at Zhang Fan. This was a living highly skilled doctor right before him!


    Li Liang ran a few steps in order to catch up to Zhang Fan. ¡°You¡¯ve been standing for so long already. I have some good tea that I¡¯ll prepare for you. You should take a good rest. Just tell me about what you want written in the medical report. I¡¯ll type it up for you on the medicalputer.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the tea, since I don¡¯t know anything about tea and won¡¯t be able to tell if it¡¯s good or not. But if you¡¯re willing to type up the medical report for me, sure. Come back to my office and we can do it together.¡± Everybody loved a good sycophant. Meanwhile, Yang Chengming rolled his eyes and ignored them.


    After finishing the medical report together, Chen Qifa came up to Zhang Fan, and secretly whispered, ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re doing all these surgeries, yet still record all of these patients as mine. How about I give you half of my medical equipmentmission? Otherwise, I¡¯ll feel too embarrassed to keep epting this.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Chen, no need to be so reserved with me. I know that your child is still in high school, so you must have great financial pressure from the tuition. We can still continue as we always have been.¡± Actually, Zhang Fan felt like his heart was dripping blood as he refused this money.


    Zhang Fan was also really poor. However, he could only spend this money on cultivating a good rtionship with Chen Qifa. Otherwise, if Chen Qifa was angered again for some reason and didn¡¯t do his work properly, Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have even a single surgical assistant. Vice Director Shi Lei was a brain surgeon, so orthopedic surgery wasn¡¯t his specialty. Plus, with howzy Shi Lei was, he definitely wouldn¡¯t be willing toe help every day. Shi Lei was also the type who only cared about rising in position without worrying too much about improving his actual skills.


    As the older nurses constantly came over to Zhang Fan for massages more and more often, Zhang Fan gradually became well known within Kuake City.


    ¡°My back really hurts. I think I¡¯ll go visit the Chinese medicine doctor this weekend.¡± Some middle-aged women from the Kuake City Communist Party Committee were currently chatting with each other.


    ¡°Why go to a Chinese medicine doctor? While the acupuncture may feel really good, your back always hurts again right after.¡±


    ¡°Still, isn¡¯t it better than no treatment?¡± The middle-aged women in the Kuake City Party Communist Committee either had husbands in governmental positions or other powerful rtives. At any rate, they basically had empty job titles, so all they did every day was chat with each other.


    ¡°Stop visiting the Chinese medicine doctor. My niece had bad problems with back pain to the point where her legs were going numb and she could barely walk. Then, a young doctor from the hospital she was working at gave her some massages for several days in a row. Guess what, she can now walk just like normal again!¡±


    ¡°That wouldn¡¯t be a certain type of massage on the bed, now would it? Haha...¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going into heat again! Be careful that your husband won¡¯t beat that mouth of yours!¡± They were going off topic. These government official wives basically all had no sex lives with their husbands, so they could only have some fun with chatting.


    ¡°What¡¯s that doctor named? I¡¯ll go visit him after I clock out.¡± The woman who had back pains decided to try seeing him.


    Unless a person had a severe condition like herniated nucleus pulposus, Zhang Fan¡¯s massages were able to effectively treat everyone with back pain. Gradually, more and more people starteding to Zhang Fan for back pain problems.


    Kang Hua, the female head politician of Kuake City who was also the head of the Bureau of Culture, Education, and Health, had originally been a teacher. Back when she was still a teacher, she had strained her back. After she became a government official, she constantly participated in meetings, and her back pain often gave her trouble. She could only rely on some painkillers as a temporary stopgap measure. She had already been to several hospitals for treating her back pain, but the treatment she received would always be only temporarily effective.


    Over the past few days, she kept hearing about her subordinates discussing how amazingly skilled a certain doctor in Kuake City Hospital was at relieving back pain with his massages. Since she was the head politician of Kuake City, seeing a specific doctor would be as simple as a phone call for her.


    ¡°Little Zhang, Superintendent Batu has a phone call for you.¡± Head nurse Guli was now Zhang Fan¡¯s #1 fan. She treated him incredibly well. As she put it, ¡°if only I was twenty years younger, I would definitely get married to Zhang Fan and have his children!¡±


    ¡°Do you still remember the female politician that previously came to the weing party for new students? She has back pains, and she called for you to go over and treat her. I¡¯ll be taking you over to herter this afternoon. If you have no emergency surgeries thate in this afternoon, you don¡¯t even need to go to the hospital. I¡¯ll take you to the government office right after your lunch break,¡± Superintendent Batu told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°When treating a politician, you absolutely need to watch your mouth. Don¡¯t immediately say if you can or can¡¯t treat her, and don¡¯t tell anyone that you¡¯re treating a politician.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°Wear something proper. There¡¯s lint on your shirt cor.¡± Batu suddenly noticed that Zhang Fan¡¯s clothing was rather worn.


    Zhang Fan only possessed two shirts, and one shirt had been brought from his home in S Province. Of course his shirts would be rather worn!


    ¡°This is all I have!¡± Zhang Fan was incredibly embarrassed. He was forced to say this because he had just sent some money home yesterday.


    ¡°What about your sry? Did you spend it all on gambling or something?¡± Batu was rather surprised. The youngsters typically enjoyed looking nice in order to save face. They would always buy some new clothes for themselves with their sries.


    ¡°I sent all my money home. My younger sister is in high school, and my mom¡¯s body isn¡¯t well.¡± Zhang Fan could only tell the truth.


    ¡°Oh you. What should I even say about you? How many times have I told you by now toe talk to me if you have any difficulties? Here at our hospital, I¡¯m not only your boss, I¡¯m also your family. Why not tell me about your troubles?¡±


    Zhang Fan¡¯s face wentpletely red. He hadn¡¯t taken the superintendent¡¯s words seriously before.


    Batu had risen all the way from the radiology department to hospital superintendent. Naturally, he had his own social skills in addition to having a powerful family. He treated all of the most skilled individuals in the hospital well. As long as all those people were loyal to him, Batu would basically be the king of this hospital.


    ¡°I want to emphasize once again that no matter if it¡¯s something about work or personal life, you cane to me. Don¡¯t treat me as your boss. Just think of me as your uncle.¡± Batu then wrote a note and handed it to Zhang Fan. ¡°Go to our hospital¡¯s finance department and show them this. They¡¯ll give you 5000 yuan. Immediately purchase a nice set of clothes. This is a political task, so don¡¯t be stingy. Or do you need me to have Director Wang help you purchase some clothes?¡±


    Zhang Fan was far too embarrassed already. He didn¡¯t want to lose any more face, so he hurriedly promised that he would pick proper clothing.


    After leaving the superintendent¡¯s office, Zhang Fan¡¯s eyes became slightly red with tears. No matter what other intentions Batu might have, it was a fact that Batu was treating him extremely well. Zhang Fan was grateful, especially since he was in dire need. No matter what Zhang Fan was like, Batu being able to do this much meant that Batu was quite adept at being a skilled boss.


    Later that afternoon, Zhang Fan had changed into newly purchased clothes as he rode in Batu¡¯s car to the city government office. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t even the slightest bit nervous, as he didn¡¯t have anything he wanted from the politician. However, Batu was quite different as he had been trying to tell Zhang Fan to be cautious on the entire way. ¡°Just do your best if you can treat her, but if you can¡¯t, don¡¯t try to do something you¡¯re not capable of.¡±


    When they met Kang Hua in her office, she was quite polite. ¡°A college student who¡¯s willing toe all the way this far out west must be quite open-minded. I hope that Superintendent Batu will take excellent care of all the college students at his hospital so that they can settle down and work well in our Kuake City.¡±


    As she said this, Kang Hua brought out her personal CT scan, asking Doctor Zhang to take a look. She didn¡¯t say anything else, and only had Zhang Fan look. If Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t even tell anything from the CT scan, that would mean his skills were useless.


    ¡°The disc between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae has slipped slightly to the right, which is causing you painful nervepression through a bone spur.¡± Zhang Fan then put down the CT scan and looked at Kang Hua.


    ¡°This scan was takenst year at the provincial hospital. The provincial hospital doctor also told me the same thing that you did. Do you have any rmendations?¡± Although Zhang Fan had beenpletely urate in his assessment, Kang Hua still wasn¡¯t sure about his abilities.


    ¡°The fastest treatment method will be to perform a minimally invasive surgery for your intervertebral disk.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve heard that. Will there be any other method apart from surgery?¡± Kang Hua asked while adjusting her sitting posture.


    ¡°A massage might be able to help, but it also might not be effective. And if you¡¯re often busy with work, it¡¯s very likely that the pain will keep reurring.¡±


    ¡°Excellent. Doctor Zhang is truly skilled. Everything you told me was exactly the same as the doctor from the provincial hospital. Thank you foring to see me today, Superintendent Batu and Doctor Zhang. I still have work to do, so I¡¯ll see you againter.¡± Kang Hua then stood up and had them leave.


    ¡°It seems like the lead politician of our city is quite satisfied with you.¡±


    ¡°Satisfied? She didn¡¯t say anything, nor did she tell me more about her problem or ask me to treat her.¡± Batu and Zhang Fan began chatting in Batu¡¯s car.


    ¡°Silly boy, how are you supposed to treat her in her office. Just wait. Maybe she¡¯ll summon you again tomorrow.¡± Batu was quite happy that he could use Zhang Fan to get closer to the head politician of their Kuake City.

 Chapter 15: Duel between experts

    <h4>Chapter 15: Duel between experts</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The snowfall on the roads had finally been cleared away. It was now possible to travel between Kuake City and other cities again.


    During this period while Kuake City was sealed off by the snowfall, Kuake City Hospital had received far more patients than normal. The nearbyrger city sent a team of expert doctors over to Kuake City Hospital for the sake of supporting Kuake City Hospital and relieving the doctors¡¯ workload.


    The team of expert doctors consisted of five individuals with differing specialties. There was a cardiologist 1 , a pulmonologist 2 , a physician, an orthopedic surgeon, and an ultrasound technician. These experts all had China¡¯s second-highest level certification in their fields, and they were all preparing for the exam for the highest-level certification. Director Gao Shijun, the orthopedic surgeon on the team of expert doctors, was especially an elite among them. After thest director of the bigger city hospital¡¯s orthopedic department retired, Gao Shijun had be the director as everyone expected.


    Everyone else just treated the expert doctors¡¯ arrival normally, but Yang Chengming was overjoyed. He had also been in the orthopedic department at thisrger city hospital. Yang Chengming knew quite well that Director Gao Shijun was truly skilled in orthopedic surgery.


    ¡°Just wait for there to be a surgery. Just check out Director Gao Shijun¡¯s skill level. He¡¯s far better than any doctor at such a rural hospital like this one. Zhang Fan or Chen Qifa? Whatever! They¡¯re just minor characters that will be humiliated,¡± Yang Chengming proudly bragged to fellow fresh graduate Li Liang.


    ¡°Chen Qifa and Zhang Fan aren¡¯t bad at all. I¡¯m sure that Director Gao Shijun is skilled, but Zhang Fan¡¯s still better than any of us. To Zhang Fan, you and I are the minor characters who will be humiliated.¡± Li Liang ignored Yang Chengming and focused on his work of changing patients¡¯ medicine.


    ¡°You, you, you really don¡¯t know what¡¯s out there!¡± Yang Chengming was angered that his bragging hadn¡¯t impressed his audience. He angrily threw a book onto the table.


    Actually, Zhang Fan had never insulted or had any conflicts with Yang Chengming. Yet, Yang Chengming simply disliked Zhang Fan. It was more than just jealousy or condescension. Perhaps the two of them were just destined not to get along.


    ¡°Director Gao, please have some tea!¡± Yang Chengming felt like he could finally show off again now that his savior had arrived. Yang Chengming¡¯s abilities when working at the bigger city hospital had been alright, and he left the doctors there with a good impression, which was why Gao Shijun still remembered him.


    ¡°Oh, Yang Chengming. What¡¯s up, are you getting used to working here?¡± Gao Shijun greeted him out of politeness.


    ¡°It¡¯s whatever. There¡¯s hardly any patients for me, so I just spend every day studying.¡± Gao Shijun was just asking out of politeness, but didn¡¯t expect that Yang Chengming really did have manyints.


    ¡°Take it slow, no need to rush.¡±


    Gao Shijun secretly wondered, ¡®This youngster really doesn¡¯t know how to behave in the working society. If he has conflicts with the doctors here, whyin to me about it? It¡¯s not like I¡¯m a director at this hospital.¡± He then ignored Yang Chengming.


    Gao Shijun turned around and smiled at Nuar. ¡°Director Nuar, you¡¯re looking quite good. I still remember seeing you atst year¡¯s annual orthopedic surgeons conference. At the time, Director Nuar¡¯s alcohol tolerance truly astounded everyone, haha...¡±


    ¡°Haha... I¡¯m getting older, and can hardly go on anymore. Director Gao, we¡¯ve prepared a weing dinner for you at our department. Let¡¯s all drink some together, and I¡¯ll also introduce you to our new intern doctors. They¡¯re all outstanding talents.¡± For once in a blue moon, Director Nuar wasn¡¯t drunk today.


    After the morning meeting, Nuar and Gao Shijun began to check on all the patients in surgery department #2. Although surgery department #2 in Kuake City Hospital consisted of two departments, the brain surgery department and orthopedic department, the brain surgery department here almost never had any patients. As for the only two brain surgeons, Shi Lei only cared about trying to get promoted, and Tu Xun cked off every day and only did the minimum amount of work he had to. Thus, the brain surgery department had hardly been developed at Kuake City Hospital.


    Gao Shijun discovered that the orthopedic department had a high number of patients, so hemented, ¡°Director Nuar, you¡¯ve truly developed your orthopedic department well. Out of all the local smaller city hospitals in the area, your orthopedic department has the best reputation and the most patients seen. You¡¯ve alsopleted many high-quality and high-difficulty surgeries. Excellent job.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to the new youngster. Our new intern doctor, Doctor Zhang, is really amazing.¡±


    ¡°A new intern doctor?¡± Gao Shijun was rather confused to hear this. He knew quite well about the average skill level of intern doctors who had just graduated from medical school. Forget about the undergraduates, even a master¡¯s degree student who had studied orthopedic surgery as their major would still only be able to perform the simplest orthopedic surgeries. As for an undergraduate student? It would be considered quite good if that student recognized every single piece of medical equipment used in orthopedic surgery.


    ¡°Oh, really? Congrattions, then.¡± Gao Shijun kept a calm tone.


    Later that night, Zhang Fan was on duty at the hospital, so he was unable to attend the weing party in the orthopedic department for Director Gao. Chen Qifa volunteered to take Zhang Fan¡¯s shift, but Zhang Fan refused.


    If he had to attend this party, he would be forced to drink alcohol. Zhang Fan really hated this border province¡¯s custom of having to drink three sses first before any party could start. His experience told him that three sses were more than enough to render him unconscious.


    Coincidentally, an old retireddy who required surgery arrived at the orthopedic department the next morning. She had slipped and fallen while out for a walk, and she broke her fall with her arms. She ended up fracturing both of her humerus bones, one in the left arm and one in the right arm, almost identically.


    After the olddy¡¯s family members heard that Gao Shijun was currently helping out at Kuake City Hospital, they directly came to find Gao Shijun.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been in the medical field for more than twenty years now, but I¡¯ve never seen such identical symmetrical fractures before. I feel like I could take a picture and write a thesis on this,¡± Gao Shijunmented. ¡°Director Nuar, shall we begin surgery on both fractures simultaneously?¡±


    ¡°You can discuss that with the youngster Doctor Zhang. I¡¯m too old to personally perform surgery anymore.¡±


    Due to Zhang Fan voluntarily doing all the work in the orthopedic department, Director Nuar no long had to worry about anything. The only work he did now was splitting the medical feemission equally three ways every month with Chen Qifa and Zhang Fan.


    Inside the operating room, Gao Shijun prepared for the olddy¡¯s surgery. ¡°Doctor Chen, you take charge of the right humerus, and I¡¯ll perform surgery on the left humerus. Both of the fractures are clean breaks. This will be a very easy surgery that only requires reconnecting the bone and inserting a metal te.¡± Gao Shijun knew that Chen Qifa had an alright medical skill level since Chen Qifa had previously acted as Gao Shijun¡¯s assistant whenever Gao Shijun was previously sent to Kuake City Hospital to help out.


    ¡°Director Gao, I¡¯ll be acting as Doctor Zhang¡¯s surgical assistant. He¡¯ll be the main doctor together with you for this surgery.¡±


    ¡®How strange. Just who could he be? Director Nuar keeps praising him, and the only veteran orthopedic surgeon here is subservient to him as well.¡¯ Gao Shijun nced at Zhang Fan, but didn¡¯t say anything.


    Zhang Fan had Chen Qifa as his assistant, while Gao Shijun had Yang Chengming as his assistant. Li Liang didn¡¯t try to fight Yang Chengming over the position of surgical assistant. Li Liang¡¯s medical skill level was quite low, so he knew that he would only humiliate himself if he tried to help in the operating room.


    The surgery began after the anesthesia was administered. Both Zhang Fan and Gao Shijun had incredibly well-practiced and swift movements. Gao Shijun kept peeking at the other half of the surgery handled by Zhang Fan as he couldn¡¯t feel reassured. This was because he would be the person held responsible for anything that happened since he was the only one with a medical license in this operating room. Before the surgery started, he hadn¡¯t said anything, because he knew nothing about Zhang Fan. Gao Shijun was prepared to speak up at any moment that he noticed a problem with the surgery. Since this olddy had only two very simple fractures, Gao Shijun was unafraid of any minor mistakes as it would be easy for himself to fix.


    ¡®What¡¯s going on here? This youngster seems to be incredibly well-practiced in his movements. They¡¯re just about as good as mine,¡¯ Gao Shijun confusedly assessed Zhang Fan¡¯s skills as he watched the other half of the surgery.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, which medical grad school did you graduate from? You¡¯re quite good at performing surgery.¡± This was Gao Shijun¡¯s first time ever talking to Zhang Fan. He mistook Zhang Fan as a grad school student due to thetter¡¯s skill.


    Although Gao Shijun was chatting, he didn¡¯t slow down the surgery one bit. He couldn¡¯t allow a youngster to be seen as doing better than him, since he was the orthopedic director of arge city hospital and intended to join a ss A hospital in the future!


    ¡°Director Gao, I¡¯m an undergrad student from S University. I never studied for a master¡¯s degree. Back when I was interning at my college, my teachers allowed me to try many things myself, which is why I¡¯ve gotten a lot of practice.¡± This was the excuse that Zhang Fan always gave to exin his skills.


    ¡®Ridiculous! Even if you perform humerus surgeries every day for an entire year while interning, you still wouldn¡¯t possibly get that good!¡¯ However, Gao Shijun didn¡¯t say anything else as he concentrated fully once more on the surgery¡ªZhang Fan was truly swift.


    Everything in the operating room remainedpletely quiet. Kuake City Hospital had never witnessed two expert doctors working on the exact same surgery type simultaneously before. Everyone watching was quite curious who would finish first and who would do a better job.


    In the end, Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa finished their surgery on the right arm first. This wasn¡¯t because Gao Shijun was less skilled than Zhang Fan, but rather because Chen Qifa was a veteran doctor who was far more skilled than the intern doctor Yang Chengming as a surgical assistant with tasks like osteosynthesis and inserting the metal ting.


    Although Zhang Fan did slightly want topare himself with Gao Shijun, Zhang Fan was more interested in grinding surgical experience so that his System would allow him to take higher-level courses. As long as he did most of the surgical work, the System would still count it fully for his surgical experience even with an assistant helping him.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, not bad at all!¡± Gao Shijun was absolutely astonished. Although his own assistant was very unskilled, Gao Shijun was in his mid-forties, so he was a veteran doctor with decades of experience by now. Just how old could this youngster in front of him possibly be? Just how had this youngster obtained so much experience?


    ¡°This still isn¡¯t enough. I was only able to perform the surgery faster than Director Gao today because of Doctor Chen being my assistant.¡±


    Yang Chengming felt like he was almost about to cry. How was he supposed to return to the bigger city hospital¡¯s orthopedic department now? He had caused his director to lose face. That would be a huge problem. If only he had known, he would have let Li Liang who had even worse medical skills act as the surgical assistant here today. Yang Chengming¡¯s hands even began trembling to the point where he was no longer able to perform something as simple as the surgical sutures. In the end, Gao Shijun had to do the surgical sutures alongside Zhang Fan, who always did every surgical suture he could for System experience.

 Chapter 16: Trying to headhunt

    <h4>Chapter 16: Trying to headhunt</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Gao Shijun felt slightly stifled. It was the first time he had ever met such a skilled recent college graduate. This Zhang Fan had been faster during surgery than he was, which shouldn¡¯t have happened even with the handicap a far more unskilled assistant was! With such an amazing doctor in Kuake City¡¯s orthopedic surgery department, Gao Shijun felt like there wasn¡¯t much use in himing here to help out.


    Although Zhang Fan had been slightly faster than Gao Shijun inpleting the simple surgery, this didn¡¯t mean that he was actually more skilled than Gao Shijun, due to the great difference in assistants. Yet, the result was spread everywhere by the gossiping nurses in the operating room and the loudmouth Chen Qifa by the very next day.


    ¡°Haha, not bad at all! You were equal to Gao Shijun! But, you can¡¯t allow yourself to be too proud.¡± Although Batu was telling Zhang Fan not to be too proud, Batu¡¯s expression said that he was extremely happy and proud for Zhang Fan.


    Seeing how happy Batu was, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything, and simply allowed Batu to be happy.


    ¡°Later tonight, you¡¯reing with me again to visit head politician Kang Hua. She probably wants you to treat her this time. Prepare everything that you need beforehand. After you get off work, don¡¯t go off to dinner, because we need to go treat her first.¡±


    ¡°Alright, got it, Superintendent.¡±


    Since it was now known within Kuake City that some experts from a bigger city hospital were temporarily helping out at Kuake City Hospital, the hospital was receiving many more patients than usual. This also applied for the orthopedic department. They had surgeries to perform almost every day. After several days of working together, Gao Shijun found that he liked Zhang Fan more and more. ¡®He¡¯s skilled with his hands, talented, and willing to work hard at his studies. He¡¯s also really humble and diligent,¡¯ Gao Shijun thought to himself.


    ¡°We can¡¯t apply any more screws here. Although it seems like a nice idea to stabilize the metal ting, this will easily cause metal fatigue, and if that happens, the metal ting might break inside the patient¡¯s body.¡± Over the past few days, Gao Shijun had only worked as the primary surgical assistant and given advice on asion to Zhang Fan.


    ¡®This youngster, he learns so quickly and never makes a mistake for a second time once I teach him. Haha, I¡¯m truly envious of his talent.¡¯


    Obviously, Gao Shijun had no idea about Zhang Fan¡¯s skills stemming from the System supporting him. Even though Zhang Fan was stillcking in overall experience and on some small details, he was still quite incredible for a fresh college graduate. Gao Shijun was so satisfied that he became enamored with Zhang Fan¡¯s talent.


    During a surgery, Gao Shijun asked a seemingly casual question as he held surgical retractors for Zhang Fan. ¡°Little Zhang, there must not be very many surgeries at Kuake City Hospital. It seems that there¡¯s an average of one surgery per day here at the orthopedic department, which must be quite boring.¡±


    ¡°Director Gao, all the patients over the past few days are only here because of your reputation. Before you came, I would only receive one surgery patient every few days on average.¡± Zhang Fan had be familiar with Gao Shijun, so he spoke more freely and casually than before.


    ¡°In the end, Kuake City Hospital is only a hospital in a tiny city. It would be a waste of your talents to stay here. Have you ever considered working at a higher-level job?¡± Gao Shijun tried asking in such a manner.


    ¡°Haha, I don¡¯t have my medical license yet. Besides, the atmosphere at this hospital is pretty good,¡± Zhang Fan replied. Actually, he wanted more than anything to go to a bigger hospital. Not only would the equipment there be far better, there would also be many more patients, so he could level up quicker. But right now, he still didn¡¯t have a medical license, so even if he went to a bigger city hospital, the best he could hope for was to be someone¡¯s assistant. That was why Zhang Fan preferred to remain in Kuake City Hospital for the time being, where he had a perpetually drunken boss like Director Nuar who allowed him to do whatever he wanted and take charge of all the surgeries.


    Gao Shijun understood that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to go to a bigger city hospital just to be an assistant. Regardless, Gao Shijun¡¯s stay at Kuake City Hospital was scheduled tost a few more weeks, and he was confident in being able to slowly convince Zhang Fan over time.


    After Zhang Fan¡¯s shift ended, Superintendent Batu gave him a ride and brought him to KuakeCity Hotel. Kang Hua actually lived in a bigger city other than Kuake City. Her husband was a school principal in that city. Instead of living here in Kuake City, Kang Hua kept a hotel room permanently avable for her personal usage only at Kuake City Hotel.


    When the fat hotel manager who previously broke his kneecaps saw Zhang Fan and Batu, he greeted them from a long distance away. ¡°Superintendent Batu, does Doctor Zhang have a dinner party here tonight? Do you two have a private room reserved? If not, I can have one arranged right now!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re not here for a dinner party tonight. We¡¯re here to report to Politician Kang. Has she returned yet?¡± Batu shook the fat hotel manager¡¯s hand.


    ¡°She¡¯s back. She returned right before you arrived. Let¡¯s all have a couple drinks together after you report to her. I had so much work to deal with here after leaving the hospital that I didn¡¯t get to properly thank Superintendent Batu and Doctor Zhang. Please, give me some time today so that I can properly express my thanks.¡±


    ¡°Today might not be so good. Next time, we¡¯ll definitelye have a few drinks with you.¡±


    ¡°Sure. You should go in, then. I wouldn¡¯t want to make youte for a meeting with Politician Kang.¡±


    Kang Hua¡¯s female secretary opened the door to her hotel room and invited Zhang Fan and Batu inside. The hotel had given Kang Hua an executive suite that included a meeting room. The secretary poured some tea for the guests before excusing herself and moving to another room.


    Over the past few days, the higher-level politicians had been around to inspect many things since the roads were now passable. Kuake City head politician Kang Hua had thus been in many meetings, and her back was giving her great pain. She felt that Zhang Fan seemed reliable enough, so she decided to allow him to try giving her a massage.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been really busy with work over the past few days, so my back isining. Please check my current condition again, Doctor Zhang. This is a recent CT scan that I had done in another city hospital.¡± She brought out a different CT scan to show Zhang Fan.


    The CT scan showed that Kang Hua¡¯s condition was still the same. It hadn¡¯t improved, nor had it gotten worse. ¡°Let me give you a checkup first,¡± Zhang Fan said after looking at the CT scan.


    ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll do whatever it is that you tell me. I listen to my doctors, isn¡¯t that right, Superintendent Batu?¡± Kang Hua didn¡¯t ignore Batu. Zhang Fan gave Kang Hua a lumbar physical examination and found her obvious spots of pain. ¡°Politician Kang, let me try giving you a rehabilitative massage, and you can see if it¡¯s effective or not.¡±


    Zhang Fan followed Kang Hua¡¯s muscle texture, and first straightened out her muscles in order to excite them. Directly giving a massage to a patient without doing this first might even identally hurt the patient. Zhang Fan put Kang Hua into the proper posture, pulled, and slightly twisted her spine. After approximately forty-five minutes, Zhang Fan¡¯s face was covered in sweat as he said, ¡°Politician Kang, try standing up now.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I feel pretty warm. I think it doesn¡¯t hurt that much now. Oh my! It really is much better.¡± Kang Hua was truly astonished. Back at the bigger city hospital, she had undergone acupuncture along with moxibustion. Yet, all of that still hadn¡¯t been as effective as this massage.


    ¡°Go out and rest for a moment. I¡¯ll be out soon.¡± Once Zhang Fan exited, Kang Hua fixed her clothing. She then called her personal secretary Little Tang, who was waiting next door. ¡°Little Tang, reserve a private room for us. Tonight, I¡¯m treating the superintendent and Zhang Fan to dinner.¡±


    ¡°How was it?¡± Batu whispered in a low voice to Zhang Fan after seeing him exit Kang Hua¡¯s room.


    ¡°It was alright.¡± This type of problem would be impossible to foundationally remove without a surgery. And even if the patient underwent surgery, it still might not be effective for removing pain. That was why Zhang Fan answered so vaguely.


    ¡°Was it effective or not?¡± Batu was rather anxious. ¡®This youngster, can¡¯t he understand what I¡¯m feeling right now?¡¯


    Just as Zhang Fan was thinking about what to say to Batu, Kang Hua walked out of her bedroom. She was all smiles, and weed them far warmer than when they arrived.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang is truly skilled. The massage was great, and my back feels much better. I also want to thank Superintendent Batu for your hard work on running the hospital. You were the one who must have hired Doctor Zhang.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all part of my job. My leader being happy means that my work has been recognized.¡± Batu felt like his heart was about to fly up into the clouds.


    ¡°You probably didn¡¯t eat dinner yet, having rushed over here right after work. Tonight, I¡¯ll properly treat both of you as thanks.¡±


    In the private room, Kang Hua lifted up a ss of red wine and spoke to Batu and Zhang Fan. ¡°My alcohol tolerance is low, so I¡¯ll have Little Tang drink some more with both of you in my ce. Thank you for your trouble today, Superintendent Batu and Doctor Zhang. My work is so busy that I don¡¯t have the time to go to your hospital. It would also be inconvenient for me to be seen there, so I¡¯ve dyed until my problem¡¯s be like this. If it weren¡¯t for Doctor Zhang, I would have needed to ask for some vacation time soon from the party secretary.¡±


    ¡°Leader Kang, you must take care of your body. Please set a time so that Doctor Zhang cane over to give you additional massages. This way, it won¡¯t affect your work.¡±


    ¡°It won¡¯t affect Doctor Zhang¡¯s work?¡± After saying this, Kang Hua then immediately spoke up while looking at Batu. ¡°It¡¯s not convenient for me to go to the hospital every day, so this works. I¡¯ll be counting on Doctor Zhang, then. As for the specific time you¡¯ll being over, please discuss it with my secretary Little Tang.¡±


    Kang Hua was aiming higher than being the head politician of Kuake City. That was why she was unwilling to let anyone else know about her health problems.


    ¡°Please rest assured. Helping our leaders keep their bodies healthy is one of the main jobs of our Kuake City Hospital. Not only is Little Zhang a wonderfully skilled doctor, his personality is quite reliable. He¡¯s one of the main talents that our hospital is working to cultivate.¡± Batu was quite intelligent, and instantly understood what Kang Hua really meant.

 Chapter 17: Anxious Old Batu

    <h4>Chapter 17: Anxious Old Batu</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Since Politician Kang didn¡¯t want to drink, Batu also didn¡¯t drink very much. Back on the way to the hospital, Batu asked Zhang Fan, ¡°Do you know how to drive?¡± Batu had thought over it for quite a while before he asked.


    Kang Hua didn¡¯t want to go to the hospital, nor did she want anyone to know that she had health problems. The hotel she lived at was approximately three kilometers away from the hospital. Winters in Kuake City saw darkness arriving extremely early in the evening, so the taxi drivers in the city would have long since stopped working already by the time that Zhang Fan normally got off from work. It would be quite unrealistic to have Zhang Fan walk the entire distance. While Batu would have been more than happy to drive Zhang Fan on a daily basis so that he could also often show up in front of Politician Kang, he knew that would make Politician Kang unhappy as it would be too obvious he was trying to get into her good graces.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to drive. Superintendent Batu, are you going to give me a car?¡± Zhang Fan felt that all men would love cars, unless they were too poor to afford one.


    ¡°Of course not, little brat. I originally wanted to loan you a car that you could drive, but you don¡¯t know how to drive. In that case, sign up for driving school tomorrow. Learn how to drive as quickly as you can, and I¡¯ll loan you a car once you learn how. I can¡¯t exactly be your personal driver every day.¡±


    ¡°Even at the quickest, it would take me at least one month to graduate from driving school and obtain my driver¡¯s license, wouldn¡¯t it? Besides, isn¡¯t tuition quite expensive?¡± One of Zhang Fan¡¯s college roommates had previously signed up for driving school. Zhang Fan heard from his roommate that driving school tuition would cost several thousand yuan.


    ¡°I can have Old Zhou teach you how to drive. Don¡¯t worry about driving without a license, it¡¯ll be fine as long as you know how to drive 1 . I think that three days should be enough for you to learn?¡± Old Zhou was one of the ambnce drivers at Kuake City Hospital.


    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it take at least a week for me to learn?¡± Zhang Fan was rather nervous because he had never sat behind the steering wheel of a car before.


    ¡°It¡¯s really simple. You¡¯ll learn it right away. I didn¡¯t even need to learn, as I figured it out by myself.¡± Since things had gone so well today, Batu was bing a bit prideful as he began to brag.


    Over the past few days, Li Hui had been quite anxious. Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been back to the hospital dormitory for a while, so he went back for a visit. He discovered that Li Hui seemed to be quite dejected, so Zhang Fanmented, ¡°Bro, you need to restrain yourself. You¡¯re emptying out your body at such a young age? You¡¯ll be filled with tears a few years down the road.¡± He then tossed Li Hui a cigarette, and theny down to rest for a while on his old bed. Zhang Fan¡¯s old bed now belonged to the fatty Li Liang.


    ¡°Sigh, I¡¯ve lost face, I¡¯ve lost an incredible amount of face. I don¡¯t have any face to see my parents anymore!¡± Li Hui really wanted to tell someone about his troubles.


    ¡°Haha, then tell me what¡¯s going on so that I can have a goodugh.¡± Zhang Fan found Li Hui¡¯s troubles funny.


    ¡°No way! Go to hell.¡±


    ¡°Oh, aren¡¯t you quite something? I¡¯ll go ask Wang Shater, then,¡± Zhang Fan teased Li Hui.


    ¡°Stop, I¡¯ll tell you! She¡¯s been really angry at me for the past several days!¡±


    ¡°What exactly happened?¡±


    Li Hui took a long drag on his cigarette before speaking. ¡°I almost made a mistake that any man would make. However, I didn¡¯t even f*cking get the chance to make that mistake when I was discovered.¡±


    Zhang Fan became amused by this. ¡°So you were two-timing your girlfriend? Haha, you deserve it!¡±


    ¡°Are you going to listen or not! If you keep spreading salt on my wound, I¡¯m not going to tell you anymore.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m listening, please continue. I won¡¯t say anything else.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a nurse that works together with me. Shees to chat with me every day. Three days ago, I was working the night shift together with her. So, we sat down together and started chatting in a doctor¡¯s office. I don¡¯t know how, but we started hugging each other. And before I got to do anything, Wang Sha pushed open the door to the office and started looking at me. I was so scared! Even now, Wang Sha is still ignoring me.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you still have that nurse tofort you then?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t even mention it. After Wang Sha left the office without saying anything, the nurse told me that she only viewed me as a friend, yet I tried to touch her without her consent. Damn it all, I was so angry that I was seeing red.¡±


    ¡°Hahaha, this is hrious!¡± Zhang Fan rested for a while, and ignored the dejected Li Hui. Some timeter, Zhang Fan went to find Old Zhou to begin learning how to drive a car.


    Over the next few days, Zhang Fan practiced driving during lunch break, and had to go visit Kang Hua after work each day to give her rehabilitative massages. He was quite busy. One day after he finished his lunchtime driving practice, he saw that every single person in surgical department #2 had gathered together, except for Tu Xun. Even Director Nuar, who hadn¡¯t shown up to work for a long while, was present today. ¡°What¡¯s going on, is today the day that we¡¯re supposed to receive our sry?¡± Zhang Fan joked.


    ¡°Director Gao is returning to his hospital tomorrow. We¡¯re preparing a farewell party for him; we were waiting for you,¡± Shi Lei exined, smiling. He also knew about Zhang Fan¡¯s secret task of treating Politician Kang, so he told Director Gao about Zhang Fan being busy during lunchtime. Gao Shijun happily obliged, and postponed the farewell party for him untilter in the afternoon in order to wait for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Director Gao, why are you leaving so quickly? Wasn¡¯t your stay here supposed tost one month?¡± Zhang Fan asked in confusion.


    ¡°An incident happened at my hospital. They called for me to go back. All of you will be fine here without me. You¡¯ve all really developed this department well.¡±


    Zhang Fan was a bit sad to see Gao Shijun go. Gao Shijun was highly experienced and very patient. He was willing to give detailed exnations about anything that Zhang Fan wanted to ask about. ¡°I see. What a pity. There¡¯s still so many things I wanted to learn from you. When will youe again, Director Gao?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll have fewer chances toe over in the future. When I go back, I¡¯ll be preparing for the highest-level orthopedic surgery certification exam. How about youe along with me to my hospital? I¡¯ll train you personally. That way, you¡¯ll be able to ask me anything you want on a daily basis. How about it?¡± Gao Shijun said this as if he was joking.


    Everyone was surprised by this, but they then all felt it was only natural. Yang Chengming was the only one who looked at Zhang Fan with an expression that said he wanted to kill him. All the others were simply envious. Zhang Fan had gained so much face just from receiving such an invitation from a director at a muchrger hospital.


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯ll go over to visit you when I have a vacation. I¡¯m worried that you¡¯ll be annoyed with me.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to go, if only for the time being. He had previously interned at a muchrger hospital during his medical school studies. He knew that as long as he didn¡¯t have a medical license, it would be impossible for him to do what he wanted even with a director¡¯s favor. And as time went on, it would be troublesome for Gao Shijun if he was seen as favoring Zhang Fan too much.


    Gao Shijun still wanted to say something, but Shi Lei interrupted first. ¡°Director Gao, let¡¯s go over to the wine tables. Look, our Director Nuar is no longer able to suppress his alcoholism. We can chat slowly over drinks.¡± With that said, Gao Shijun was no longer able to continue on this topic as he had to go with everyone to drink.


    ¡°All of you should start drinking without me. I¡¯m going to grab two bottles of excellent wine to send off Director Gao with.¡± Shi Lei had everyone drink first without him. He then swiftly ran to the superintendent¡¯s office. Shi Lei visited the superintendent quite often, hoping to make his presence known so that he could receive a promotion. Now that Gao Shijun was making it so obvious that he wanted to headhunt Zhang Fan, and Shi Lei knew that Superintendent Batu favored Zhang Fan, of course he would report this matter to Batu.


    ¡°Such a thing happened!?¡± Batu even stood up in astonishment and anger. It was obvious to him that Zhang Fan was a highly skilled doctor. And, it would be only natural for young doctors to want to go work at bigger and better city hospitals instead. Otherwise, Batu wouldn¡¯t have had such an expression.


    Over the past few days, Politician Kang had been highly satisfied with Zhang Fan¡¯s massages. But if Zhang Fan ended up going to a bigger city hospital instead, what was Batu supposed to tell Politician Kang? Superintendent Batu would be unable to handle the rage of his city¡¯s head politician if she became angry and wanted to make life difficult for him. Even though Kang Hua was a low-ranking politician since she was only the head politician of a tiny city like Kuake City, she would still be more powerful than Batu was.


    ¡°You¡¯ve done really well. Hurry back and don¡¯t give them any opportunities to chat about this subject. It will be really troublesome if Zhang Fan makes any verbal agreements. When the eating begins, make sure to interrupt them as much as you can if they start talking to each other. I¡¯ll call Zhang Fan and summon him to my office. We can¡¯t make it too obvious, because we also can¡¯t afford to antagonize Director Gao.¡±


    Shi Lei kept thinking to himself as he walked back to the farewell party. ¡®Superintendent Batu really ces so much importance on Zhang Fan. This means that Batu definitely has some sort of scheme. Just what could it be?¡¯


    Director Nuar was currently giving a speech as the head director of surgery department #2. Zhang Fan only drank one ss out of the three he was supposed to as per the local custom. He knew that he would bepletely drunk after the third ss. Zhang Fan was about to exin this to Gao Shijun, when Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang. He saw from the caller ID that the call was from Superintendent Batu.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, where are you right now? Come over to my office.¡±


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, our department is currently hosting a farewell party for Director Gao.¡± Zhang Fan hinted that it would be improper of him to leave this party unless there was an emergency.


    ¡°Oh, a farewell party for Director Gao? Could you please hand your phone over to Director Gao?¡±


    Zhang Fan had no clue what Batu then said to Director Gao. All he saw was Gao Shijunughing and saying ¡°no need, no need.¡±


    Gao Shijun then hung up and returned Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone, saying, ¡°You should go see what your Superintendent Batu wants now. We can always talk about what I mentioned in the future. Make sure to contact me.¡±


    ¡°Director Gao, I apologize for having to leave your farewell party early. I¡¯ll go visit you when I¡¯m free.¡±


    Meanwhile, Batu sat down in his grand superintendent chair and contemted after hanging up the phone call. He knew that Zhang Fan was quite young, so it was unlikely for him to know how powerful a city¡¯s head politician could be, and what benefits he could have from cultivating a good rtionship with Kang Hua, even if the she was only the leader of a small city. But if Zhang Fan really was the type who only wanted to go to a better hospital, he wouldn¡¯t care about maintaining a good rtionship with Kuake City¡¯s head politician regardless. Besides, it would be Batu who would have to bear the brunt of Kang Hua¡¯s anger. So, Batu would have to try to spoil Zhang Fan some more so that he wouldn¡¯t leave. Batu was unsure what Zhang Fan truly wanted in life.


    Batu was uncertain whether Zhang Fan would leave or not. However, Batu had already been a superintendent for more than ten years. His experience told him that it seemed very likely for Zhang Fan to want to leave. In that case, he would need to do something major to make Zhang Fan really want to stay here.


    To be honest, Zhang Fan would have left Kuake City Hospital regardless of anything else if it weren¡¯t for him receiving his System. He was the type who would immediately suck up to the person in power above him, and he would have an easy life there with the director¡¯s favor. But since he had his System, Zhang Fan now thought in a different way. Since he would have more opportunities to grind medical experience at Kuake City Hospital whenpared to a bigger city hospital, until he could take his medical license exam one year after his medical school graduation, Zhang Fan would never leave Kuake City Hospital. Old Batu was worrying for nothing.

 Chapter 18: Is this the taste of power?

    <h4>Chapter 18: Is this the taste of power?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After Zhang Fan knocked on the door and went inside Superintendent Batu¡¯s office, Batu pulled Zhang Fan over to have a seat.


    ¡°Don¡¯t listen to Old Gao¡¯s rubbish. It¡¯s not actually certain that he¡¯ll get the position of orthopedic director in his hospital. The new director still hasn¡¯t been officially chosen, and it¡¯s possible for any of the other veteran doctors in his department to be chosen. Everyone is just calling him Director out of respect. If you go to his hospital, you won¡¯t have an official position, nor will you have enough experience. And if Old Gao doesn¡¯t manage to be the orthopedic director, he won¡¯t have a good time at his hospital anymore. Will he really be able to take care of you well?¡± Batu really wanted to convince Zhang Fan against going to Gao Shijun¡¯s hospital. ¡°Just rest assured and continue working here while slowly improving your skills. Medical skills are what¡¯s the most important. At the beginning of the next year, the government intends to send some doctors and teachers to go study in Q City. At that time, I¡¯ll send you as the representative of our surgery department #2. Q City Hospital is one of the single best hospitals in the entirety of northwestern China. It won¡¯t be any worse than Old Gao¡¯s city hospital. After you go there, just remember toe back and help us out for a few days each month, and I¡¯ll give you an extra 3000 yuan per month for your hard work.¡±


    ¡®I¡¯m receiving such good news after drinking only a single ss of wine? Should I try learning from Nuar?¡¯ Zhang Fan was rather stunned.


    Batu instantly knew that Zhang Fan had been convinced by judging thetter¡¯s expression. Batu then spoke up again. ¡°When you treat our Kuake City Leader Kang Hua, pay extra attention to her, and report anything that happens to me.¡±


    Seeing that Zhang Fan was still in a daze, he pushed Zhang Fan slightly. ¡°Look at how unseemly you are. You¡¯re so overjoyed at the opportunity to go study in Q City? You¡¯d probably go absolutely crazy if you were sent to the provincial hospital! Did you even hear what I just said?¡±


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t actually in a daze about the opportunity to go study in Q City. He was calcting how much more money he would have with the extra 3000 yuan per month. There was no helping it, as this much money had shocked him.


    ¡°I got it, Superintendent. I¡¯ll definitely work properly.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not talking about that, I was talking about Politician Kang.¡± Batu was rather anxious. Why did it seem like they weren¡¯t talking about the same thing?


    ¡°Oooh, I remember, I remember. I¡¯ll report to you immediately if anything happens.¡±


    ¡°Yes, make sure to pay extra attention to her. By the way, how are your driving lessons going? Are you good enough to drive on the road yet?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve learned how to drive, and I¡¯ve even taken the ambnce out several times on the highway already. Old Zhou says that he¡¯s taught me everything already,¡± Zhang Fan said happily. He felt that it was truly fun to drive.


    ¡°Tomorrow, bring two one-inch photographs of yourself. Go take a rest since there¡¯s no scheduled surgeries right now. Look at how red your face is. Since you can¡¯t drink alcohol, don¡¯t force yourself.¡±


    Batu was still quite displeased with Gao Shijun¡¯s efforts in trying to snatch Zhang Fan from him.


    Zhang Fan went back to his department, and saw that the fatty Li Liang was practicing how to tie surgical knots. Li Liang became embarrassed upon seeing Zhang Fan. ¡°Mr. Zhang, I¡¯m really slow at tying surgical knots. Doctor Chen has lectured me several times already.¡± Zhang Fan had mentioned many times already that it wasn¡¯t necessary to address him as Mr. Zhang, but fatty Li Liang kept insisting, so Zhang Fan finally gave up.


    ¡°If you tie one hundred surgical knots before you go to sleep every night for an entire week, you¡¯ll definitely get much better.¡±


    ¡°Could I try bing your assistant in the future? Doctor Chen doesn¡¯t seem to like me. He doesn¡¯t even allow me to do the surgical sutures. All he lets me do is to hold the surgical retractors.¡±


    ¡°Sure, no problem. Doctor Chen can be a little impatient, but he¡¯s a good person.¡±


    Li Liang felt like he was going to break down upon hearing this. Chen Qifa, a nice person? Every day, Chen Qifa had a strange attitude as if Li Liang owed him lots of money.


    Although Zhang Fan had only imbibed one ss of wine, he was someone with alcohol tolerance low to the point where his limit was three sses. He was a little dizzy, so he decided to take a nap on one of the beds in the doctors¡¯ resting area.


    Batu felt far more reassured after what he viewed as sessfully convincing Zhang Fan to stay. He had been a superintendent for more than ten years now, and felt that trouble might being for him if he didn¡¯t change his job soon. He had been eyeing the even better position of the leader of the Bureau of Public Health for quite a while now. And since Batu finally had a connection to Kuake City Leader Kang Hua, this promotion he dreamed about seemed like it might finallye true.


    ¡°Yang Suo, what have you been busy withtely? I¡¯m aggrieved because you haven¡¯t been holding any parties! It¡¯s like this, I have a rtive who needs a driver¡¯s license.¡± Batu was already acquainted with Yang Suo, the head of Kuake City¡¯s Bureau of Motor Vehicles. It only took a simple chat for Batu to easily obtain a driver¡¯s license for Zhang Fan.


    A car was even easier for Batu to obtain than a driver¡¯s license. He would need to owe a favor for the driver¡¯s license, but the car was so much simpler.


    ¡°Manager Li, do you have any extra cars? It doesn¡¯t need to be a very good one. Loan one to me for a while.¡±


    Manager Li was a merchant who sold all sorts of equipment. Kuake City Hospital also purchased most of its equipment through Manager Li. It was rumored that he was the rtive of a leader in one of the bigger cities, but his rtive had apparently been recently sent away to a farther city, so Manager Li was feeling anxious about his own prospects. He instantly arranged a car right after he received Batu¡¯s phone call. He didn¡¯t treat seriously what Batu said about the car not needing to be good. In Chinese culture, being polite like this typically meant that the car couldn¡¯t be allowed to be a bad one.


    The next day, Batu had Zhang Fan bring the two one-inch pictures to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to receive his driver¡¯s license. And right when Zhang Fan started his lunch break, a white 2008 Toyota Cruiser Prado 2700 was brought over to Kuake City Hospital.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, this is a Toyota Cruiser Prado that¡¯s 80% new. It was a rush job to have it prepared, since you wanted it immediately. I could have prepared an even better car if you gave me a few more days.¡±


    ¡°Er, this seems better than what I needed.¡± Batu had only wanted to get a normal car for Zhang Fan to use. He didn¡¯t expect that Manager Li would bring over one of the top-level cars on the Chinese car market right now, the Toyota Cruiser Prado. He also wanted to drive this car, but didn¡¯t dare to do so, as only the politicians drove such excellent cars. It would be suicidal for him to show off by driving such a car.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, it¡¯s not that good, since it¡¯s still a used car. Please make do with it. It would also be inconvenient for you if the car was too good!¡± Manager Li also heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing that Batu seemed to be overall satisfied. He was worried about not being able to meet Batu¡¯s standard.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll borrow it for a few days, and return it to you when I¡¯m done with it.¡±


    ¡°No need to be in such a rush to return it, Superintendent Batu. Whenever you have some free time, I¡¯ll treat you to some tea.¡±


    When Zhang Fan arrived at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, a police officer was especially waiting for him already. That police officer was incredibly polite to him. Zhang Fan managed to obtain his driver¡¯s license in under thirty minutes.


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯m someone with connections now!¡± Zhang Fan sardonically said that to himself. Back when he saw his ssmates with their connections, he had been so jealous. But now that he also had connections, it all felt rather strange to him.


    He returned to the hospital, and reported to Batu that he had sessfully obtained his license. Batu wanted Zhang Fan to report to him about everything, big and small. Although Batu did say not to bother him about the small things, if Zhang Fan really believed that, maybe Batu would start making life difficult for him if he was displeased. Besides, this was something that Batu personally told him to do, so it would be inappropriate not to report in.


    ¡°You got your license?¡± Batu then looked over Zhang Fan¡¯s driver¡¯s license. ¡°When I look closely, you look really handsome in your picture. You¡¯re also really lucky. Do you see that white car over there? I¡¯m loaning that to you for the time being. Remember, don¡¯t drive after you drink alcohol, though I probably don¡¯t need to worry, since you¡¯re not a drinker. Still, you need to be careful on the roads because you¡¯re a novice driver.¡± Batu pointed at the white Toyota Cruiser Prado in the hospital¡¯s parking lot.


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s a really big car.¡± Zhang Fan knew almost nothing about cars, but was able to tell that this car was probably a high-ss one.


    ¡°Here¡¯s a card with some money on it for gas. Remember, don¡¯t go crazy having fun outside every day just because you have a car now. I¡¯m loaning you this car so that it¡¯s easier for you to go treat Politician Kang.¡±


    ¡°I got it, Superintendent. I¡¯ll definitely work my very hardest and report regrly to you.¡±


    ¡°Okay, you can go to work now.¡±


    Zhang Fan forced himself to go through the motions at work today. This was the first time he had ever wanted to get off work so badly. When he finally finished his shift, he immediately drove away in his new car while nobody was around. Recently, he had been addicted to driving the ambnce.


    Zhang Fan felt like driving a car was simr to performing a surgery. Both made him feel like he was in total control of everything. However, driving a car gave him a different feeling from the sense of aplishment he could receive from surgeries. Without regarding anything else, this Toyota Cruiser Prado being lent to him was far morefortable on the inside. Kuake City Hospital¡¯s ambnces were basically slightlyrger minivans with absolutely nothing but medical equipment on the inside.


    Right when he arrived at Kuake City Hotel, Superintendent Batu called Zhang Fan. ¡°Are you at the hotel yet?¡±


    ¡°I just arrived, Superintendent. Have youe today as well?¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not going over today. I was just worried that you would forget to go to the hotel for her treatment since it¡¯s your first day with a car, so I was just reminding you. Since you¡¯re there, then go treat her already.¡± Old Batu was working hard, needing to worry about the actions of a single intern doctor when he was the superintendent.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s rehabilitative massage techniques were cultivated from China¡¯s best massage techniques from 100 years in the future. Of course they would be highly effective.


    Kang Hua was a politician who had plenty of experience in analyzing people. Not to mention, she was the head of the Bureau of Culture, Education, and Health.


    Her back no longer hurt after all these days of Zhang Fan¡¯s massages.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re incredibly skilled. I don¡¯t think that your medical college taught you something like this?¡± Kang Hua was in a very happy mood as she chatted with Zhang Fan after her massage.


    ¡°An expert in S Province taught me some of his techniques before, and I also figured some out on my own. Are they effective?¡± There was no helping it. Zhang Fan could only use the excuse of having learned from an expert to make his skills believable.


    ¡°Oh, no wonder. Doctor Zhang, is your treatment the type that can be temporarily suspended?¡±


    ¡°The effects would be best if you continuously receive massages.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I understand. I¡¯ll have Little Tang treat you to some dinner. I need to finish dealing with some documents now.¡±


    ¡°No need, Leader. I can just go back and eat at the hospital cafeteria.¡±


    ¡°No need for that. Why not simply eat here? Little Tang, treat Doctor Zhang to a good meal and tell the chef to make his best dishes.¡± Secretary Little Tang was all smiles as she dragged Zhang Fan, who was covered in sweat from performing the massage, to a restaurant.

 Chapter 19: I’m sorry, I tried my very best

    <h4>Chapter 19: I¡¯m sorry, I tried my very best</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The weather was now bing even colder. The streets became more festive as it was almost New Year¡¯s. The warm heat in the hospital was making people restless.


    After Gao Shijun left, Yang Chengming no longer behaved so arrogantly. He had finally matured due to seeing reality. Yang Chengming and Li Liang were now also asionally allowed to be on duty by themselves. However, even though they were also allowed to see patients, the patients were still all recorded under Chen Qifa. Old Chen took all themission without sharing any with the two intern doctors.


    However, Chen Qifa did share half of themission taken from the two intern doctors with Zhang Fan. Chen Qifa absolutely insisted even though Zhang Fan tried to refuse out of politeness. This was just how Kuake City Hospital¡¯s work environment was. And actually, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t really trying to resist against it. Of course he would be delighted to have more money.


    Today, there was a festive atmosphere in the rented house that Zhang Fan lived in together with the four female intern doctors. This was because today was Wang Sha¡¯s birthday. She had ignored Li Hui for a considerable amount of time before finally forgiving him temporarily after Li Hui agreed to many unfair conditions.


    The rented house also came with a kitchen. Li Hui intended to host a birthday party for Wang Sha at the house as a way of making her happier. He had invited Zhang Fan to this birthday party long ago. Zhang Fan immediately rushed over to the house after he finished giving Kang Hua a massage.


    Of course, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t allow himself to attend a birthday party emptyhanded. Since he now had some more money, he purchased a bottle of red wine as a birthday gift for Wang Sha. When Zhang Fan entered the house, he saw that apart from Chen Lulu, who was still working a shift at the hospital, everyone else was already helping out in the kitchen. Right when he returned to the house, Chen Lulu came in right after.


    ¡°You two arrived simultaneously. Were the two of you doing something together?¡± Li Huimented as he stepped out of the kitchen. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get a chance to exin that it was only a coincidence when Chen Lulu, who was taking off her shoes, spoke first. ¡°We were out on a date. Is that something we must report to you? Zhang Fan, help hold my purse for me. It¡¯s not convenient to hold it while I¡¯m taking off my shoes.¡± Everyone else, Zhang Fan included, was rather surprised by this.


    Normally speaking, Chen Lulu had an alright rtionship with everyone else. However, she had a prideful aura about her. Not only did she act ambiguously with Zhang Fan, she rarely spoke more than a few words. Everyone felt that she was looking down on them.


    This was because Chen Lulu was from a rtively rich family. She also had a rtive who was a high-ranked government official. She had also been able to immediately start working at the administrative office right after joining Kuake City Hospital due to her connections. Perhaps all of this made her feel like she had the right to be proud.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Li Hui was astonished.


    ¡°Hey, hurry and fry the vegetables. Everyone is here now.¡± Wang Sha nudged Li Hui as she whispered to him, ¡°It doesn¡¯t have anything to do with you.¡±


    Actually, Chen Lulu had noticed Zhang Fan parking his borrowed car. At the time, Chen Lulu had wanted to call out to him, but ended up restraining herself. ¡®Is he a rich second generation? Not to mention, a rich second generation with a weird personality!¡¯ This was what she thought of Zhang Fan after seeing him drive such a high-ss car.


    Her uncle also owned a Toyota Cruiser Prado, which was why she knew this car was very expensive. Yet, Zhang Fan typically dressed no different from a farmer. For a rich second generation like him toe all the way to a tiny city hospital in a border province to be a doctor meant either that he was crazy or that he had a weird personality! But now that she saw Zhang Fan¡¯s car and assumed that he was a rich second generation, Chen Lulu was no longer averse to starting some type of rtionship with him.


    Li Hui was quite skilled at making his previously angry girlfriend happy with him again. He was pretty good at cooking a variety of dishes that all tasted great. He sang Wang Sha the ¡°Happy Birthday¡± song as she blew out the candles on a cake. Everyone here had all recently graduated from medical college, and there was a nice atmosphere at the party. Li Hui had even obtained a CD yer from somewhere to y some music in the house. He had spent a great deal of effort on this party.


    While everyone was making amotion, telling Zhang Fan that he needed to sing some karaoke, his cell phone rang. ¡°It¡¯s from Superintendent Batu,¡± mouthed Zhang Fan. Li Hui immediately turned off the karaoke on the TV.


    ¡°Hurry over to the emergency department. There¡¯s a patient who¡¯s in urgent condition, hurry!¡± Batu immediately hung up the phone.


    This was just how the job of doctor was. You might get called in to work at any moment, even if it was your day off. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t waste any time as he immediately put on his jacket and left. Seeing how hurriedly Zhang Fan had left, nobody else felt like singing anymore.


    ¡°I wonder what could have happened?¡± Li Hui muttered to himself. He had never been summoned back to the hospital before for any type of emergency when he was off duty.


    ¡°Just who could Zhang Fan be? The superintendent seems to really value him.¡± Chen Lulu was now incredibly curious about Zhang Fan.


    Li Hui sighed as he exined, ¡°All of us in the first group of recent graduates came from S Province. We were all college students with no connections to speak of. In the past few months since our arrival, Zhang Fan¡¯s already made a name for himself. That¡¯s because he¡¯s amazingly skilled. He¡¯s basically the person in charge of the orthopedic surgery department now.


    ¡°A while back, Superintendent Batu¡¯s nephew almost lost his life in a serious ident. Zhang Fan performed the surgery that saved the superintendent¡¯s nephew¡¯s life. Not only that, Zhang Fan is humble and never shows off. He¡¯s really quite something.¡± Li Hui could only sigh in amazement as they had all arrived together, yet Zhang Fan was now so far ahead of him in the hospital.


    ¡®Really now!¡¯ Chen Lulu wondered to herself about what Zhang Fan was like. She was nowpletely curious about him.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan immediately ran to the emergency department after parking his car. He saw many police officers present. Although there were many people, it was incredibly quiet, and the atmosphere seemed depressed.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, hurry and check the CT scan. A criminal ran over one of Kuake City¡¯s police officers with a car.¡± Batu was currently standing at the entrance of the patient¡¯s room together with some important-looking people. The director of internal medicine and Vice Director Shi Lei of brain surgery were already inside, working to stabilize the patient¡¯s condition.


    ¡°How is it?¡± Batu asked since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything for quite a while as he looked at the CT scan.


    ¡°Let me see the patient first,¡± Zhang Fan replied while hurriedly putting on a white doctor¡¯s coat before entering the patient¡¯s room.


    ¡°His heartbeat has returned. When he first arrived here, he didn¡¯t even have a heartbeat anymore. However, his heartbeat still isn¡¯t stable. It might stop at any time. He¡¯s in severe shock due to too much blood loss,¡± the director of internal medicine told Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan swiftly inspected the patient¡¯s condition before looking over at Shi Lei. Shi Lei gently shook his head. Zhang Fan gritted his teeth before leaving the patient¡¯s room.


    ¡°The patient has a severeminuted fracture of the pelvis along with massive bleeding. Even now, the bleeding still hasn¡¯t stopped. I can¡¯t make any guarantees.¡± The police officer¡¯s pelvic bone had shattered severely, and the police had brought him to Kuake City Hospital from a distance of over 20 kilometers away. The golden timeframe for performing surgery had already passed.


    ¡°We absolutely must save his life. He is a hero in our city police. Tell me about anything that you need. Our hospital and the Kuake City government will give you anything that you require.


    ¡°These are some of the party leaders in our Kuake City Communist Party Committee,¡± Batu introduced the important-looking people to Zhang Fan. ¡°Is it possible to save his life without performing surgery?¡± Batu inquired.


    ¡°It will be absolutely impossible to save his life without surgery. But even with surgery, it¡¯s impossible to make any guarantees.¡±


    ¡°What are the odds that his life can be saved?¡± one of the party leaders asked Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Ten percent,¡± Zhang Fan answered.


    ¡°Is the doctor from the bigger city hospital not here yet? Have a police car go to pick him up, and turn on the police sirens! Hurry!¡± the party leader roared at one of his subordinates. This party leader was incredibly disappointed, and had no confidence in the medical level of Kuake City Hospital¡¯s doctors.


    ¡°Leader, there¡¯s a phone call for you from orthopedic surgery Director Gao from the city hospital.¡± The leader spoke only a few short sentences on the phone before hanging up. He then turned around to Batu. ¡°Who¡¯s Zhang Fan from your hospital? Director Gao is halfway here, and he rmended Zhang Fan to perform the surgery. He says that we should all follow Zhang Fan¡¯s decisions.¡±


    Gao Shijun was incredibly confident in Zhang Fan¡¯s skills. If Zhang Fan was unable to do the surgery, then Gao Shijun felt that he would also have no guarantee.


    ¡°I happen to be Zhang Fan. Right now, the patient¡¯s internal organs are beginning to fail. Saving him will be extremely unlikely.¡±


    ¡°Start the surgery. Even if there¡¯s a very low chance, it¡¯s still better than waiting for him to die. You must, you must...¡± The party leader then waved his hand, wanting Zhang Fan and the others to hurry and start the surgery.


    ¡°Superintendent! The patient¡¯s heart has stopped again!¡± the director of internal medicine loudly shouted from inside the patient¡¯s room. Zhang Fan hurriedly ran inside.


    ¡°Prepare the defibritor. Director Zhang, prepare a cardiac stimnt. We¡¯re going to directly inject it intravenously.¡± Zhang Fan immediately began to perform chestpressions. The director of internal medicine at Kuake City Hospital happened to share the surname of Zhang with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°His heartbeat is so weak. In such a situation, it¡¯s likely for his heartbeat to instantly stop when the surgery begins,¡± Director Zhang said worriedly.


    ¡°If we don¡¯t perform surgery, the patient is absolutely certain to die. If we perform surgery, the patient will still have a sliver of a chance. Let¡¯s start immediately!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m unable to determine the blood pressure! Patient¡¯s heartrate is 20!¡± Ma Lihua told Zhang Fan as she watched the electrocardiogram. She was feeling an immense amount of pressure due to all the police officers right outside the patient¡¯s room. She felt like it was difficult for her to breathe. Not only that, but this patient was a hero of the police force.


    ¡°Begin the anesthesia! Wash hands and disinfect.¡± Zhang Fan gritted his teeth. Gao Shijun also arrived at this time, and swiftly joined Zhang Fan on the operating table after he disinfected himself.


    ¡°Hurry, we need to find the point of bleeding and stop the bleeding. Increase the amount of blood transfusion. Double the amount of the blood pressure increasing medicine.¡±


    The left half of the patient¡¯s pelvis was shattered severely. This was an extremely difficult surgery. Both Zhang Fan and Gao Shijun were sweating so much while performing the surgery that the assisting nurses weren¡¯t even able to keep up with wiping their sweat.


    ¡°Patient¡¯s heartbeat has stopped.¡±


    ¡°Cardiac stimnt!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s useless, we¡¯re already administering the maximum dosage possible. We can¡¯t increase it by any more.¡±


    C Vige, one of the smaller viges belonging to Kuake City¡¯s district, had a gold mine. Thanks to the gold mine, C Vige had an outstanding economy. Of course, this also attracted plenty of illegal prostitution, gambling, and drugs. Kuake City¡¯s police force had been watching a drug gang for quite a while. Today, the Kuake City police force decided to bust the drug gang.


    However, the police didn¡¯t expect that this drug gang actually possessed guns and homemade bombs. The criminals furiously tried to break through the police barricade. Right as the criminals were about to seed in breaking through the barricade, the heroic police officer on the operating table had used his own police car to crash into the criminals¡¯ car. The criminals¡¯ car had been illegally modified, and was driving at a high speed. Although the much lighter police car sessfully stopped the criminals¡¯ car, the police officer had been seriously injured.


    In the end, Zhang Fan¡¯s hands trembled as he lightly ced a white cloth used for covering the dead over the now deceased police officer patient. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I tried my very best!¡± Zhang Fan whispered as tears dripped down his face.


    ¡°Stop those criminals!¡± Zhang Fan felt like he could hear the hero¡¯s final words in hisst moment!

 Chapter 20: Being a doctor isn’t only a job

    <h4>Chapter 20: Being a doctor isn¡¯t only a job</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The hero was pushed out on a gurney from the operating room with a white cloth draped over him. All the police officers waiting outside simultaneously paid their respects. Not a single person cried aloud, but these outstanding men couldn¡¯t stop tears pouring down their face.


    ¡°Notify his family. Take my personal car to invite them.¡± The party leader¡¯s eyes were red as he said this to the head of the police station.


    Zhang Fan was now sitting down on the ground of the operating room. His head was held so low that it was almost touching his pants. He had been an intern doctor at Kuake City Hospital for slightly more than half a year by now. Due to his System, every single surgery that Zhang Fan performed had been highly sessful.


    The superintendent spoiled him. The veteran doctors in his department sucked up to him. Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t be too arrogant, this had still given him a mistaken impression. He felt that being a doctor was quite easy. He thought that he could obtain anything he wanted as long as he worked hard enough, that every surgery would be doable with effort alone. Zhang Fan felt like he could rule over this profession. However, when a formerly living person passed away right in front of him, Zhang Fan became lost.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go now. In our job, you¡¯ll have to deal with this eventually. Let¡¯s go send him off.¡± Chen Qifa was the only one still in the operating room with Zhang Fan. Gao Shijun, the nurses, Ma Lihua from anesthesia, and the others had all gone out already. Zhang Fanpletely copsed into tears when he left the operating room together with Chen Qifa.


    The gurney was still stopped in the hallway. Two female police officers were supporting the deceased officer¡¯s wife who had fainted. Even though she was now unconscious, tears were still streaming down her face, and her body was trembling. Two full rows of police were saluting the deceased officer. An elderly policeman held on to a girl who appeared to be roughly three years old. The girl gently caressed her father¡¯s still bloody face as she asked, ¡°Is Daddy still asleep?¡±


    The elderly policeman also had tears pouring down his cheeks as he said, ¡°Yes, he¡¯s asleep, since he¡¯s really tired. Take a good look at your father. He¡¯s a hero.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa, don¡¯t cry. Daddy doesn¡¯t like it when I cry.¡± She used her tiny hands to wipe away the tears on the elderly policeman¡¯s cheek.


    ¡°Everyone, we must salute our brother-in-arms and send off our hero!¡± the head of the police station shouted. A Communist Party g was lightly draped over the deceased officer¡¯s body. The draping was done very gently as if not to interrupt his peaceful rest.


    Gao Shijun had to leave immediately after assisting on this emergency surgery. He still had scheduled surgeries tomorrow at his own hospital. Before he left, he patted Zhang Fan on the shoulder. ¡°We both did our very best, so don¡¯t have any regrets. Being a doctor isn¡¯t only about a job that can give you a sry and receive promotions. It¡¯s also a way of life.¡±


    Zhang Fan had bad dreams for several nights in a row after that. He kept dreaming about that little girl calling out for her daddy. This was the first patient that he had ever personally seen die in front of him ever since he joined the medical profession. He had beenpletely helpless in trying to save this person.


    ¡°His family must be devastated. Sigh!¡± Zhang Fan woke up in the middle of the night, and started puffing on a cigarette to distract himself. He had tried his very best to save that police officer, but something still felt empty in his heart as he constantly thought back to what happened on that day.


    ¡®I wish that you¡¯ll be happy in heaven, and that there will be no more pain or suffering there.¡¯ Zhang Fan lit an incense stick on his window for the police officer that he didn¡¯t know. He then somehow hazily managed to fall asleep while inhaling the incense.


    ¡°In this job field, you must be able to face life and death. You need a strong heart. If you can¡¯t even conquer yourself, how are you supposed to save people from the clutches of the god of death? How are you supposed to save the injured and ill? Alright, I¡¯m giving you a couple days of vacation. Go rest for a few days and clear your mind.¡± Superintendent Batu also noticed Zhang Fan¡¯s depression. Batu worried that Zhang Fan would have a mental breakdown, so he summoned Zhang Fan over to try and guide him.


    The winter sunlight would make people feel slightly dazed. Zhang Fan tried visiting patients¡¯ homes, but there were very few patients that needed his services. He then took three consecutive days off from work to rest, but became rather bored with exploring Kuake City. Now that he had gotten used to the scenery here in the border province, he was no longer impressed.


    He was unable to grind any more surgical experience over the past few days, meaning that he would be unable to learn any new courses in his System. Zhang Fan felt rather helpless. Every day, he looked through some textbooks and studied his old notes. It was almost New Year¡¯s, and he intended to sign up for the medical license examination next year the instant that he reached the one year limit required after graduation.


    Li Liang was really bored over the past few days because surgery department #2 was in a lull with very few patients. Li Liang wasn¡¯t like Zhang Fan, who already had a high status in the orthopedic department. While the veteran doctors didn¡¯t treat Li Liang coldly, they also didn¡¯t treat him warmly. Li Liang decided to go find Zhang Fan for a chat one day while he wasn¡¯t on duty.


    The door to the orthopedic department¡¯s clinic was half open. The wind would be too cold if it waspletely opened, but the hospital leaders would give lectures about not appearing to be unweing which they would seem like if the door was leftpletely closed, hence it was half open. Li Liang entered, only to see that Zhang Fan was currently studying. Li Liang didn¡¯t want to interrupt, so he also took a textbook, and sat down across from Zhang Fan. After a little bit of reading, Li Liang asked, ¡°Mr. Zhang, it¡¯s almost New Year¡¯s. Are you intending on returning to your hometown over the holidays?¡±


    ¡°I might not go back this year. Maybe when the weather¡¯s warmer,¡± Zhang Fan responded without even lifting his head. Back during college, he hadn¡¯t focused properly on his studies. Although he had his System now, Zhang Fan stillcked a significant amount of knowledge on the fundamentals. Now that he didn¡¯t have to worry about ie and wasn¡¯t busy with work, Zhang Fan had learned quite a lot over the past few days of studying his old notes and textbooks.


    Since internal medicine, pediatrics, and gynecology were subjects that the System wouldn¡¯t help Zhang Fan with until he obtained his medical license, Zhang Fan had an incredibly hard time with studying these. It was easy for him to forget what he learned. But, there was no helping it. He had to study these as well so that he would have a better fundamental understanding of medicine once he became a clinical doctor. This was all so that he could better choose on his own what to learn in the future.


    Ever since Chen Lulu secretly saw Zhang Fan in possession of such a high-ss car, she constantly called Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone, no matter how trifling the matter. Zhang Fan was quite annoyed with this, but he didn¡¯t have the face to refuse her directly. He could only passive-aggressively ignore some of her phone calls. However, it seemed that she had a determined personality of being unwilling to give up.


    Right now, Zhang Fan had no intentions of starting any romance. He knew exactly what type of situation he was in. His younger sister was almost about to take the college entrance examination. His System also had very high requirements for him, and he was nning on taking the medical license examination next year. He was under quite a bit of pressure.


    Some timeter, it was now December. The weather became even colder. The hospital gave out a year-end bonus of 3000 yuan to everyone. Batu especially summoned Zhang Fan over to his office, and awarded Zhang Fan with an extra 2000 yuan!


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t intend on returning home for the holidays this year. It would take him more than ten days to spend the holidays with his family, so he preferred to study for now and wait until after the medical license examination to spend more time with his family.


    Zhang Fan went shopping for some clothes to send his family with the bonus he¡¯d received. If he directly sent money back to his family, his parents would definitely be unwilling to spend it, which was why he simply sent clothes back instead. He also wired 3000 yuan to his younger sister. As she was in herst year of high school, she was under intense pressure for her studies, and had many things she needed to spend money on. Zhang Fan was unwilling to have his younger sister treat herself stingily.


    Kang Hua¡¯s massage treatment had continued for about two weeks by now. The treatment was scheduled to end in one more week. Over the past two weeks, Zhang Fan became quite familiar with her secretary, Tang Jingjing. She seemed pretty nice, and didn¡¯t behave arrogantly at all despite being the personal secretary of Kuake City¡¯s head politician. Sometimes, she would even crack jokes with Zhang Fan. This weekend, Zhang Fan was about to go to the bookstore to buy some new medical license examination preparation textbooks when Secretary Tang gave him a call.


    ¡°Would you be avable to go to another city this Saturday? Leader Kang intends to return to her home this weekend. We¡¯ll have to trouble you to go there to continue treating her. Should I have her talk to Superintendent Batu about it?¡±


    ¡°No need, I happen to be off from work this weekend. I¡¯m avable to go visit her city.¡±


    Zhang Fan had only passed by the bigger nearby city once, when he arrived in Kuake City. He had never visited the nearby bigger city again. He didn¡¯t know the way there, and he didn¡¯t want to spend money on taking a bus. He was also truly in love with driving.


    But, that meant he would need someone to guide 1 him. It obviously wouldn¡¯t be good to ask someone from the hospital, but Zhang Fan barely knew anyone who wasn¡¯t from Kuake City Hospital. That¡¯s why he asked, ¡°Secretary Tang, will you be going back to the bigger city this Friday?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t be going back until Saturday. Leader Kang is returning in the morning, but I have work to attend to, so I won¡¯t be returning untilter in the afternoon.¡± Just like Kang Hua¡¯s, Tang Jingjing¡¯s home was actually in the bigger city as well.


    ¡°How about we go together, then? You can show me the way. I¡¯m not familiar with the bigger city, so I¡¯m afraid of getting lost.¡±


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re afraid of something like that? The bigger city isn¡¯t actually that big. Okay then,e find me at the government office on Saturday afternoon. We can take a bus together to the city.¡± Tang Jingjing didn¡¯t know yet that Zhang Fan had a car.


    After confirming the time, Zhang Fan took the car to a certain gas station to fill up on gas. The card that Batu had given him for gas could only be used at that specific gas station.

 Chapter 21: Promotion through the wife route

    <h4>Chapter 21: Promotion through the wife route</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    On Friday evening, Zhang Fan visited Superintendent Batu¡¯s office after finishing his work shift. ¡°Superintendent, Politician Kang wants to return home tomorrow. She had Secretary Tang call me to inform me that I should go into the city to treat her.¡±


    ¡°Oh, it seems like your treatment must be greatly effective. When you go, you absolutely need to remember where her home is, got that?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Zhang Fan chuckled.


    ¡°Why are youughing! I¡¯m different from you. You studied the natural sciences, while I studied humanities. It¡¯spletely different.¡± Batu also chuckled as he handed Zhang Fan a cigarette before lighting one for himself. ¡°Although we may joke andugh around, you absolutely need to take this seriously, and remember to not tell anyone that you¡¯re treating Politician Kang.¡±


    The roads between Kuake City and other cities were nowpletely clear of snow. This immediately caused arge drop in the number of patients as many people would choose to go to farther city hospitals. On Saturday afternoon, Zhang Fan headed over to the government office to wait for Tang Jingjing.


    ¡°Hey! So today I¡¯m being treated like the leader? I¡¯m being picked up by a Toyota Cruiser Prado? Let¡¯s go then!¡± Since Tang Jingjing was the personal secretary for Kuake City head politician Kang Hua, without regards to anything else, Tang Jingjing¡¯s emotional intelligence was more than triple that of Zhang Fan¡¯s. Before, when Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have his System, he would still try to make efforts at being emotionally intelligent, but he no longer did so as he now purely relied on the skills gained through his System to speak for himself.


    Time passed quite swiftly as Zhang Fan and Tang Jingjing chatted andughed on their way to the bigger city. Tang Jingjing didn¡¯t ask a single question about Zhang Fan¡¯s personal affairs. She didn¡¯t even ask just how Zhang Fan had obtained this car. If this had been Chen Lulu in the car with Zhang Fan instead, she would have asked everything personal she possibly could, down to the color of his underpants. Although Zhang Fan had only recently learned how to drive, he was a skilled driver 1 .


    ¡°When we¡¯re almost there, I¡¯ll call Leader Kang and see when she¡¯s free. If the treatment ends early, I¡¯ll treat you to dinner. If not, then forget it,¡± Tang Jingjing offered.


    ¡°Let me treat you instead.¡±


    ¡°No, as I¡¯m older than you. I should be the one treating you. All of this is trifling regardless. The only important thing is to serve our leaders well.¡± Tang Jingjing had graduated with a master¡¯s degree in international finance from one of the better grad schools in the border province.


    Kang Hua told Little Tang and Zhang Fan to arrive at 4 pm. Tang Jingjing checked her watch before saying, ¡°Turn left here and head towards Kaifa District. Leader Kang¡¯s house is there.¡± After entering the big city, Zhang Fan noticed that there were many more cars. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t drive very quickly, but he still arrived at 3:40 pm.


    ¡°This is a recently constructed district. I need to check in with the gate guard, otherwise they won¡¯t even open the gate to let you in.¡± This district had numerous four-story buildings. Four families would live in each building, one for each floor. Zhang Fan felt that the distance between each building was ridiculously big. The gardens in front of the buildings had been developed for nting some crops. Although it was winter, Zhang Fan could see some racks for green beans.


    Kang Hua owned multiple levels. Both the third and fourth floor of her building belonged to her, so she had plentiful living space. When Zhang Fan entered, an auntie handed Zhang Fan a pair of single-use disposable slippers. Tang Jingjing often came here, so she was familiar with Kang Hua¡¯s home.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m sorry to trouble you toe all the way here to this city. Please, have some fruits.¡± Kang Hua wore rather casual attire in her own home and wasn¡¯t wearing makeup. She looked gentler and less strict this way.


    ¡°It¡¯s no trouble at all. Superintendent Batu especially told me that I must make sure to give our leader timely treatments without interruption.¡± Since Batu treated Zhang Fan quite well, Zhang Fan was quite willing to help Batu whenever he could.


    ¡°Is that so? I must thank Superintendent Batu then. Doctor Zhang, your three-week treatment for me is almost over now. I feel much better than before. Would it be more effective if I continue having you do another two or three long-term treatments for me after this one?¡±


    ¡°After this three-week treatment, it¡¯s best for you to rest a few months as too many back massages will also cause bone fatigue in your spine. Continuing to massage your back for too many weeks in a row will actually be likely to worsen your back pain.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I understand. Okay then, I¡¯ll leave everything up to Doctor Zhang,¡± Kang Hua said with a bright smile.


    Zhang Fan gave Kang Hua a massage in her study, which was evenrger than therge bedroom in the hospital¡¯s rented house. A single-person bed was also in this study. Rehabilitative back massaging was intensive physicalbor that first required Zhang Fan to excite Kang Hua¡¯s muscles, followed by using an appropriate amount of force to constantly keep Kang Hua¡¯s spine in a special angle.


    After approximately 45 minutes, Zhang Fan was covered in sweat. He¡¯d finished the massage. He then washed his hands and rested on a sofa in the living room as Tang Jingjing poured a cup of tea for him.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, try this tea. It¡¯s the renowned Tie Guanyin oolong tea from Anxi. Do you have many patients at your hospital?¡± Kang Hua inquired.


    ¡°The number of patients? Just normal.¡±


    ¡°Oh, by the way, Doctor Zhang, can all slipped discs be treated with back massages?¡±


    ¡°That depends on the situation. It mostly depends on whether the nucleus pulposus can be restored. If the nucleus pulposus can¡¯t be restored, even a massage will be useless.¡±


    ¡°Ah! I see. Little Tang, take Doctor Zhang tonight to Fortune Restaurant and treat him to a meal. The food there is pretty good. I also have a dinner party to attend there tonight. Perhaps I¡¯ll even have to trouble Doctor Zhang again at that time.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Leader.¡±


    Zhang Fan opened his mouth, but didn¡¯t say anything in the end. He still wanted to go out and buy some books, as well as tour the bigger city. If he had to eat dinner together with them, he would be unable to move independently. Darkness came incredibly early here in the border province¡¯s winter. The roads would also be slippery. Zhang Fan still hadn¡¯t learned how to drive at night yet.


    One of Kang Hua¡¯s former high school ssmates was currently employed at a bank in the bigger city. This former high school ssmate¡¯s husband was also a governmental leader. After many years of effort, Kang Hua sessfully developed a good friendship with her former high school ssmate. Since Kang Hua wanted to get promoted to a higher position, she fully intended to use her former high school ssmate whose husband was ranked higher than Kang Hua was.


    Kang Hua¡¯s friend was named Wang Qian, although she had legally changed her name from Wang Wenge. Wang Qian called Kang Huast week to tell her that she was returning to Chasu City, the big city which was the closest to Kuake City. This was because Wang Qian¡¯s boss¡¯s mother was from Chasu City. Wang Qian invited Kang Hua to eat dinner together with her and her boss. Previously, Kang Hua had used her own abilities as well as her friends and rtives¡¯ assistance to ascend to the position of head politician of Kuake City. However, receiving further promotion would be difficult without connections, which was why Kang Hua took advantage of her gender to make friends with many wives of high-ranking government leaders.


    Wang Qian also had a poor back from her early years as a bank clerk. Kang Hua intended to bring Zhang Fan with her in order to treat her former ssmate¡¯s back problems. Naturally, this was so that Kang Hua could potentially establish an even better rtionship with the woman who was ranked even higher than Wang Qian.


    Fortune Restaurant was the only restaurant in all of Chasu City that only served its registered VIP members. Ordinary people weren¡¯t allowed inside unless they were brought in by VIP members. This was arge restaurant on the outskirts of Chasu City. Its greatest advantage was the privacy and secrecy it gave to its VIP members.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been looking great recently, Kang Hua. What makeup have you been using?¡± Kang Hua, Wang Qian, and Wang Qian¡¯s boss, who was the wife of a politician ranking even higher, all chatted as they ate together.


    ¡°You know about how I had a slipped disc in my spine, right? That gave me so much back pain before. A while back, a college student arrived to support my city¡¯s hospital. He¡¯s really amazing. He gave me some back massages for a few weeks, and now my pain is much better.¡±


    ¡°Really? Could I ask him to treat me as well, then?¡±


    ¡°No surgery was necessary?¡± Wang Qian¡¯s boss was also astonished. Her husband also had back pain. Not only had her husband gone to the provincial hospital for back pain, he had even tried visiting hospitals in Beijing without any sessful treatments.


    ¡°No surgery, only massages. They¡¯re amazingly effective.¡±


    Kang Hua immediately could tell from Wang Qian¡¯s boss¡¯s question that she had to either personally have or someone in her immediate family would have back pain. Kang Hua had personally experienced how painful a slipped disc could be, and she was supremely confident in Zhang Hua¡¯s abilities after weeks of receiving massages from him.


    Meanwhile, in another smaller private room at the same restaurant, Zhang Hua and Tang Jingjing were enjoying simrly excellent food. ¡°Have a taste of this. Thest time I came here was half a year ago when I got to apany Leader Kang. It tastes really good.¡± Tang Jingjing introduced the dishes here while picking up some food with her chopsticks and putting it on Zhang Fan¡¯s te.


    ¡°Miss Tang, you should eat as well. It really is delicious.¡±


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s delicious. I¡¯ve heard that the head cook here was previously a cook at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. His administrative position was equal to any politician.¡±


    ¡°Really? Then why would hee all the way out here to this border province?¡±


    ¡°This is his hometown, he retired from that job to take an easier job here, you know?¡±


    Kang Hua and the other two women had just about finished eating by now. Wang Qian¡¯s boss treated Kang Hua normally, without being especially polite or rude. Still, she did offer her cell phone number to Kang Hua.


    Kang Hua was in no hurry¡ªthis was their first meeting, after all. She was willing to be patient to get into Wang Qian¡¯s boss¡¯s good graces. Kang Hua promised Wang Qian over dinner that she would have Zhang Fan treat Wang Qian¡¯s back painter tonight.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan¡¯s mouth was thered in grease as he ate without knowing about any of this!

 Chapter 22: Travelling expenses

    <h4>Chapter 22: Travelling expenses</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Right after Zhang Fan finished eating, Kang Hua arrived at his table together with a rtively plump middle-aged woman.


    ¡°This is Doctor Zhang, a highly skilled doctor,¡± Kang Hua introduced. ¡°Doctor Zhang, this is one of my childhood friends. You can call her Mrs. Wang. She also has a poor back, so could you please give her a checkup?¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Doctor Zhang.¡± Although Wang Qian was thanking Zhang Fan, she had zero trust in this young person¡¯s abilities. He looked like he could still be in college! Just how talented could he even be! She would directly leave already if it wasn¡¯t for the sake of Kang Hua¡¯s face, as Wang Qian was also no ordinary person. She was the wife of a politician, so she wouldn¡¯tck for good doctors.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, Mrs. Wang. I would have to first look at a CT scan and perform a physical examination in order to ascertain the possibility of recovery.¡±


    Kang Hua noticed that Wang Qian seemed rather unwilling, and understood that Zhang Fan was unconvincing to her because he was far too young. Kang Hua hurriedly spoke up, saying, ¡°Tomorrow morning, bring your CT scan to my home. Maybe it will be effective. Just look at me, my back¡¯s so much better now!¡±


    Secretary Tang Jingjing¡¯s home was in the provincial capital rather than here in Chasu City or in Kuake City. Typically, she would stay at a government-owned guest house while working for Kang Hua in Kuake City. Today, she was unable to go anywhere else as Zhang Fan was also stuck here in Chasu City. There was no helping it. Tang Jingjing and Zhang Fan rented two single rooms in a hotel in the Kaifa District.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, how were things? Did you visit Leader Kang¡¯s home?¡± Batu waited anxiously until 11 pm before he finally dialed Zhang Fan¡¯s number.


    ¡°Yep, I went. I finished her final massage today. However, I¡¯m supposed to give a checkup to some Mrs. Wang tomorrow, so I was unable toe back tonight.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it if you can¡¯te back tonight. Listen to Leader Kang¡¯s instructions. Call me immediately if you need anything from me.¡± After Batu hung up, he kept wondering to himself. A Mrs. Wang? Who could that be? He knew every higher-up in Kuake City, but he was unfamiliar with politicians outside of the city.


    After Zhang Fan saw Wang Qian¡¯s CT scan, it turned out that her situation was even worse than Kang Hua¡¯s. Still, it luckily turned out that Wang Qian¡¯s nucleus pulposus wasn¡¯t broken. Zhang Fan performed a rehabilitative massage for Wang Qian at Kang Hua¡¯s home, absolutely astonishing Wang Qian with the results.


    ¡°Young Doctor Zhang¡¯s skills are truly amazing. It¡¯s quite obvious that my pain has decreased, although I¡¯m still slightly sore.¡±


    ¡°Your situation is more severe than Leader Kang¡¯s was. I only helped to temporarily alleviate the pain. The effects might wear off soon.¡± Zhang Fan simply told her the truth.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been in such pain recently that I was almost about to go for surgery.¡± Wang Qian¡¯s expression was somewhat unpleasant as she said this. Still, she was much friendlier towards Zhang Fan than she had been the previous day. ¡°I¡¯ll have to trouble Doctor Zhang then to give me a rehabilitative massage program as well. Perhaps that will cure my back pain. I was about to decide on undergoing surgery, but now that this can help me, I won¡¯t be so worried. So, Doctor Zhang, what time would be convenient for you to do another massage for me tomorrow? Let¡¯s do it at my home next time. My home is also in Kaifa District, so it will be quite easy to find.¡± Wang Qian now had hope that she could quickly get rid of her back pain.


    ¡°I still need to go back to work at my hospital,¡± Zhang Fan mumbled.


    ¡°That¡¯s no problem at all. I¡¯ll pay for a long-term room for you at the hotel. Do you know how to drive?¡± Kang Hua asked Zhang Fan.


    ¡°He has a car of his own. He¡¯s a pretty skilled and steady driver.¡± Tang Jingjing instantly sold out Zhang Fan.


    ¡°That¡¯s great, then. Don¡¯t worry about any of your living expenses or gas for your car. All you need to do is focus on Mrs. Wang¡¯s rehabilitative treatment. Neither do you need to worry about the hospital. I¡¯ll have a talk with your superintendent about it.¡± Kang Hua noticed that Zhang Fan seemed slightly unwilling, so she interrupted him before he could speak up. ¡°Rest assured, I¡¯ll make all the necessary arrangements.¡±


    Zhang Fan only wanted to grind more surgeries to level up his courses in his System. Of course he didn¡¯t want to stay here in Chasu City for such a long period of time. However, he was stopped by Kang Hua¡¯s forcefulness.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be troubling you then, Doctor Zhang. Here is 1000 yuan, my payment for the deposit of the treatment fee. Please, take it. I¡¯ll definitely thank you properly after the treatment ends.¡± Wang Qian also noticed that Zhang Fan seemed unwilling. Although Kang Hua seemed confident in her forcefulness obtaining results, Wang Qian was worried that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t do a good job treating her if he was unwilling, which would only make things worse.


    ¡°Oh my, just look at me, I forgot about the treatment fee myself. Little Tang, you should have reminded me about it.¡± After seeing Wang Qian pay Zhang Fan, Kang Hua immediately had Tang Jingjing give 5000 yuan to him. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to ept this money, as he was afraid of Superintendent Batu scolding him for it.


    ¡°Rx, just take it. It¡¯s what you deserve. Your superintendent definitely won¡¯t say anything about it.¡± Kang Hua stuffed the money into Zhang Fan¡¯s hands. With that, Zhang Fan no longer had any reservations. Of course he loved money. It meant that he hadn¡¯t worked so hard for nothing.


    Later that afternoon, Zhang Fan drove back to Kuake City by himself to report. Tang Jingjing and Kang Hua took a different car together back to Kuake City.


    Superintendent Batu was waiting at the hospital for Zhang Fan. ¡°You¡¯re saying that this Mrs. Wang lives in the same district as Kang Hua? And that it seemed like Kang Hua was trying to get into Mrs. Wang¡¯s good graces?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s exactly what it felt like to me.¡±


    ¡°Okay, go and properly treat her. If you think it¡¯s too tiring to drive back and forth, you can just stay in Chasu City for the time being without needing toe back here. Make absolutely certain to find out who exactly this Mrs. Wang is.¡±


    ¡°I still have work at the hospital to do!¡±


    ¡°What work? I¡¯ll just give you vacation time. Right now, you¡¯re our city leader¡¯s personal doctor. Don¡¯t worry about the work at the hospital. Our hospital was fine even before you arrived, you know? There won¡¯t be any problems.¡±


    ¡°But I have surgeries to perform!¡± Zhang Fan truly didn¡¯t want to go treat Mrs. Wang.


    ¡°Then just think of it as helping me out. Go treat that Mrs. Wang, but I¡¯ll definitely contact you if there¡¯s any surgeries for you to do. I¡¯ll also give you 200 yuan every day for your travel expenses. You can¡¯t refuse this. Just think about it, our city¡¯s head politician is personally asking for your assistance. That¡¯s so much face for you!¡±


    Although Zhang Fan was earning a lot more money from the massagespared to regr work at the hospital, it would greatly slow down the rate at which he could level his System! However, there was no helping it. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really care one bit about giving face to Kuake City Leader Kang Hua, but he had to give face to Superintendent Batu because he felt that Batu truly treated him well.


    Zhang Fan had a headache when he returned to the hospital¡¯s rented house. Chen Lulu, who was rarely present at daytime, just happened to be there today.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, what have you been up to?¡± She then got closer to Zhang Fan, and whispered, ¡°Take me out for a ride, I saw everything!¡± Chen Lulu had a proud expression as if she had discovered Zhang Fan¡¯s secret.


    ¡°It¡¯s windy today. You¡¯ll feel the same as a car ride if you stand by the window.¡± Zhang Fan had just driven for more than two hours. Additionally, he had just been forced to take on work that he didn¡¯t want to. He was incredibly annoyed right now.


    ¡°Are you a wooden block? Come, let¡¯s go out and have some fun together. It¡¯s quite boring with nothing to do here at the hospital dorm. I¡¯ve been waiting for you for so long.¡±


    Zhang Fan was in no happy mood to begin with. Right now, he felt like Chen Lulu was an annoying fly that wouldn¡¯t shut up with her buzzing!


    ¡°Look behind you!¡± Zhang Fan said suddenly, and while Chen Lulu was distracted looking behind her, he hurriedly ran into his bedroom and locked the door.


    ¡°Open the door, open the door, you bastard!¡± Chen Lulu knocked for quite a while, but Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t respond. ¡°This isn¡¯t over, just you wait!¡± Chen Lulu left this statement as she finally decided to go out by herself.


    ¡®Sheesh! What¡¯s with everything today!!¡¯ Zhang Fan was incredibly frustrated. He opened up his System and checked things out. His orthopedic surgery progress was still only at 70%. Although he had finished the basic courses under surgery, all the other courses were still at 0%.


    ¡°Sigh! What should I do?¡±


    Later that night in Kang Hua¡¯s room, Kang Hua was talking to Tang Jingjing. ¡°It seems like Doctor Zhang isn¡¯t very happy about treating Wang Qian¡¯s back problems. Do you know why he doesn¡¯t want to do so? Logically, he should be delighted! Do you think it¡¯s because he¡¯s unhappy that we didn¡¯t give him a treatment fee earlier?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t think that¡¯s the reason. If it¡¯s convenient to do so, I think we should ask Superintendent Batu about this. He should understand Zhang Fan better than we do.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right. I¡¯ll ask him tomorrow.¡± Kang Hua highly valued Wang Qian, or, more urately, Wang Qian¡¯s politician husband. She didn¡¯t want any problems to arise.


    On Monday morning, surgery department #2 had a morning meeting in which Superintendent Batu personally participated.


    ¡°I have something to announce. From now on, this department should arrange all surgeries during the day if possible. If anyonees in for emergency treatment during the night, schedule the surgery for the next day unless it¡¯s a life-threatening emergency. Okay, everyone can continue working now. Vice Director Shi, continue the meeting.¡± Batu then left the meeting.


    Zhang Fan knew that Batu had issued such an order for his sake.

 Chapter 23: Early New Year’s well-wishing

    <h4>Chapter 23: Early New Year¡¯s well-wishing</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It was now past December, and it was freezing. Zhang Fan had never worn a cap in his life before, but even he was forced to purchase a warm fur cap to keep his head warm.


    It was just so damned cold. Over the past ten or so days, Zhang Fan had plenty of chances to enjoy driving. Every afternoon, he would drive to Chasu City and give Wang Qian a back massage. The skies would darken by the time he was finished, so he would stay the night at the hotel. The next morning, he would drive back to Kuake City Hospital for work there.


    It was almost New Year¡¯s. While Kuake City Hospital¡¯s internal medicine department still had some patients, there were almost no patientsing in for surgeries.


    The treatments for Wang Qian weren¡¯t as effective as for Kang Hua. However, Wang Qian no longer felt any pain in her legs at all. She was really excited about this. Since she was in such a great mood, she seemed far more energetic than before. She kept forcing Zhang Fan to eat dinner at her home every night. Yet, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t met her husband a single time. As Wang Qian put it, ¡°My husband serves the country. Someone who doesn¡¯t die while working for the country isn¡¯t a good servant to the people.¡±


    Over the past several days, Zhang Fan felt like Wang Qian was easier to get along with than Kang Hua. To him, Kang Hua had that type of indescribable political aura around her. Inparison, Wang Qian was much better.


    ¡°Eat up! Back when my son was still in high school, he was also a really big eater. For someone who loves to cook like me, the best thing is to see all of my food being eaten by someone else!¡± Wang Qian¡¯s son was currently in college, and her husband was really busy with work. She was always bored when she was at home. Over the past several days, she felt like this doctor, who was only slightly older than her son, was incredibly skilled and had an honest personality.


    Zhang Fan was the type who wouldn¡¯t act reserved once he got to know someone better. ¡°Mrs. Wang, since you probably can¡¯t eat all this anyways, I¡¯ll just take all the remaining meat buns and eat them for breakfast tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Sure! How about I also fry some eggs for you now!¡±


    ¡°That would be great!¡±


    In Wang Qian¡¯s family, since her husband was a politician, and she also had a good position at a bank, they didn¡¯tck money and led afortable life. As long as her back became better, they would basically be a perfect family.


    Since the snowfall sealed the mountain paths this year, when Kuake City Hospital finished its end-of-year ounting, the hospital¡¯s overall profit actually exceededst year¡¯s profit significantly. This was money that was clearly on the ounts, so Batu couldn¡¯t spend it as he wanted. Thus, he figured he could use it to purchase new equipment for the hospital. He gathered all the hospital department directors and head nurses for a meeting.


    ¡°The year 2008 is almost finished now. Thanks to everyone¡¯s hard work, we saw 40% more patients thanst year, and doubled the number of surgeries. I hope that we¡¯ll continue making everyone recognize how great our hospital is next year and rise even higher!


    ¡°Now, we have some extra money in our ount books. The hospital¡¯s board of directors has discussed things, and agreed to purchase a new CT scanner.¡± CT scanners wererge-scale medical equipment, and the top-quality ones could cost more than ten million yuan. Batu was intending to use this opportunity to take one final,rge kickback for himself while he was still the hospital superintendent.


    In Kuake City which had so many minorities, the ethnic minority doctors would work whenever there was a Chinese holiday, and the Han Chinese doctors would work whenever there was an ethnic holiday. However, surgery department #2 was an exception. Director Nuar waspletely unreliable, and Tu Xun was currently out on sick leave, saying that he had hemorrhoids.


    Vice Director Shi Lei couldn¡¯t help the situation. He talked things over with Chen Qifa and Zhang Fan. Shi Lei already knew that the superintendent had sent Zhang Fan to nearby Chasu City to treat a patient there, although Shi Lei wasn¡¯t clear on the details. Batu had told Shi Lei this as the reason why Zhang Fan was unable to work night shifts.


    ¡°How about this, over the seven-day New Year¡¯s holiday celebration, I won¡¯t be doing anything except stay at the dormitory regardless. I¡¯ll work the day shift on all seven days.¡± Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been on the night shift for quite some time now. Although nobody mentioned anything to him, he felt quite awkward about it.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take the night shift on the first three days, then. My grandfather¡¯s birthday is at the end of the holiday celebration, so I have to return.¡± Li Liang immediately volunteered for some shifts after seeing Zhang Fan speak up. Shi Lei then nced at Yang Chengming, but Yang Chengming remained silent.


    Since this was the first year that all these recent college graduates were working here, Superintendent Batu had announced that they could all take the New Year¡¯s seven-day holiday off and properly enjoy the holidays. Yang Chengming ignored Vice Director Shi Leipletely since the superintendent had said so.


    After noticing that Yang Chengming wasn¡¯t going to say anything, Shi Lei then said, ¡°Li Liang, you don¡¯t need to take any night shifts. Get some good rest over the holidays, and make up for it with hard work after the next year starts. I¡¯ll take the first three days¡¯ night shifts. Old Chen, you take the next four days¡¯ night shifts. Is that alright with you? We can also switch if you want.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine, we can do as you suggested.¡± Chen Qifa had no objections to taking theter four night shifts.


    ¡°We¡¯ll be counting on Doctor Zhang over the holidays this year!¡± Shi Lei politely thanked Zhang Fan for offering to work all seven days of the New Year¡¯s vacation holiday.


    Later in Batu¡¯s office, Batu spoke to Zhang Fan, ¡°Be my driver today. We¡¯re going to visit Leader Kang Hua¡¯s home. How is it, will you be allowed to enter?¡±


    ¡°Probably.¡± Zhang Fan had no idea what Batu wanted to do.


    ¡°Silly youngster, we¡¯re going there to wish her a happy New Year¡¯s. This will all depend on your face today. You should first check to see if she¡¯s home or not right now.¡± Typically, Zhang Fan always left his car at the hospital dormitory unless there was an emergency. He rarely drove it to the hospital.


    Zhang Fan contacted Tang Jingjing, and confirmed that Kang Hua was indeed home. Zhang Fan and Batu then set out. Batu drove his own car over and opened up the trunk, taking out some objects from within. Zhang Fan looked there and saw two cartons of smokes, a box filled with wine, and a ughtered animal that seemedrger than a sheep and smaller than a cow.


    ¡°We¡¯re going to go wish her an early happy New Year¡¯s. If I get a chance, I¡¯ll mention how the hospital wants to purchase a new CT scanner, and most importantly, that I¡¯d like to be the leader of the Bureau of Public Health. At that time, try and help me out from the sidelines,¡± Batu told Zhang Fan as he sat down in thetter¡¯s car.


    ¡°Not a problem. But, Superintendent Batu, isn¡¯t the head of the Bureau of Public Health equal in rank to your hospital superintendent position? Why go to the trouble of going there instead?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! You have no idea. In our Kuake City, there¡¯s three major industries supporting our city. Making bread, pasture grazing, and our Kuake City Hospital. I¡¯ve already been a superintendent here for ten years. I¡¯ve had to be so careful on top of being careful. Right now, there¡¯s so many people both openly and secretly trying to cause me trouble. That¡¯s why I want to go over there for something more reliable.¡±


    It was almost New Year¡¯s. Kang Hua had been home every day over the past few days. She would lose a significant amount of money from potential bribes if she wasn¡¯t at home.


    At the time that Zhang Fan had arranged with Tang Jingjing, he arrived and knocked on Kang Hua¡¯s door together with Batu. Kang Hua was obviously treating Batu like a higher-up would a subordinate, but she was quite friendly with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°We¡¯re here to wish Leader Kang a happy New Year¡¯s.¡± After Zhang Fan and Batu put down the presents, Kang Hua invited them to sit down. Zhang Fan had looked over the presents while moving them. They were quite expensive. The smokes were from the top-quality Zhonghua brand, and the wine was a local liquor that Zhang Fan knew to be rtively expensive.


    After sitting and chatting for ten or so minutes, Kang Hua mentioned that Batu coulde visit her at her government office when she resumed working for the remaining specifics.


    ¡°Is there any hope for you at all?¡± Zhang Fan was feeling confused, so he asked this question as he and Batu left. All they chatted about had been hospital construction, but Batu hadn¡¯t mentioned a single thing about purchasing the CT scanner or wanting to be the leader of the Bureau of Public Health.


    ¡°Of course there is. Didn¡¯t you hear her telling me to visit her office after the New Year¡¯s? You need to learn from this. This is how to negotiate.¡±


    Right after leaving Kang Hua¡¯s residence, Zhang Fan and Batu ran into Wang Qian.


    ¡°Zhang Fan! When did you arrive? Are you on vacation break from the hospital?¡±


    ¡°Mrs. Wang, this is our hospital superintendent. I¡¯m not on vacation break from the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Oh, please wait here a moment for me. My home¡¯s been rather messy the past few days, so I won¡¯t invite you in. I have some things I¡¯d like to give to you.¡± Wang Qian didn¡¯t give Zhang Fan a chance to refuse as she hurriedly went back to her home.


    ¡°This is the Mrs. Wang that Politician Kang wanted you to treat?¡± Batu whispered to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Do you know more specifics on her yet?¡±


    ¡°She works at a bank, and her name is Wang Qian. I haven¡¯t asked her anything else, nor has she mentioned anything.¡±


    ¡°You!¡± Batu sighed regretfully.


    Some timeter, Wang Qian came back with severalrge ck bags. ¡°I know that you smoke, so I¡¯m giving you some cartons of smokes, and some small presents from my workce. Don¡¯t refuse these, you know what I¡¯m like.¡± She stuffed the bags into Zhang Fan¡¯s hands, and then left after nodding politely at Batu.


    Zhang Fan and Batu didn¡¯t stay long in Kaifa District. Almost everyone who lived in this district was a big shot. Batu was afraid of meeting someone he knew here. After leaving Kaifa Disctrict, Batu¡¯s curiosity got to him as he flipped through the bags that Wang Qian gave to Zhang Fan. ¡°These are all really nice! It¡¯s such a waste of good resources on you!¡±


    Zhang Fan could tell that Batu¡¯s voice sounded slightly sour, so he asked, ¡°Howe I couldn¡¯t tell?¡±


    ¡°What would you know?¡± Batu looked outside the car window, feeling somewhat gloomy.


    Wang Qian had given Zhang Fan two cartons of Zhonghua smokes, along with some gifts that others had given to her husband¡ªan Apple phone, two leather belts, and several ties.


    Some whileter, Batu spoke up again. ¡°Cultivate a good rtionship with that Mrs. Wang. Perhaps you¡¯ll need her help with something one day.¡±


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll listen to you,¡± Zhang Fan agreed casually just to appease Batu.

 Chapter 24: Then let’s compete in connections

    <h4>Chapter 24: Then let¡¯spete in connections</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Back at Kuake City, Zhang Fan followed the unwritten rule of dividing the spoils equally. He split everything equally, apart from the Apple cell phone, and prepared to give it to Batu. ¡°I¡¯ll do the same as you and also wish you an early happy New Year¡¯s.¡± When Zhang Fan brought Batu to thetter¡¯s home, Zhang Fan tried to bring all these gifts into Batu¡¯s home.


    ¡°Forget it, I don¡¯tck such things. Just put them all back in the car, ande in for a meal.¡± Batu refused to let Zhang Fan bring gifts inside, so Zhang Fan could only enter Batu¡¯s home empty-handed.


    Batu¡¯s wife was quite pretty. She was also slender, a rarity among Mongolian women. Lunch was delicious hand-grabbed mutton. Zhang Fan scarfed down a huge te.


    ¡°It¡¯s so nice to be young. I don¡¯t even want to cook when it¡¯s just my husband and myself,¡± Batu¡¯s wifemented to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Your food is so delicious.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s face was somewhat red as he felt like he had eaten too much!


    ¡°Are you going back to Chasu City again this afternoon?¡± Batu asked after Zhang Fan finished eating.


    ¡°Yeah. I feel like I¡¯m bing a professional driver. I¡¯ve been driving so much every day, and barely get to do any surgeries.¡±


    ¡°Rx. You¡¯ll have plenty to doter. After New Year¡¯s, our border province is going to send some doctors to study and improve their skills. I¡¯m choosing you from our surgery department.¡±


    ¡°Really!? How long will it be for?¡±


    ¡°Our city government has already approved it. The study willst for about six months.¡±


    After eating, Zhang Fan chatted for a while before preparing to go to Chasu City. Before he left, Batu handed a bag to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You don¡¯t drink, so go ahead and smoke these over New Year¡¯s.¡±


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, this isn¡¯t appropriate. I was the one who was supposed to wish you a happy New Year¡¯s here.¡±


    ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s fine as long as you had the intention. You should hurry and go now.¡±


    Even though Zhang Fan¡¯s car could no longer even be seen now, Batu kept standing still at his own door in a daze.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you cold? You didn¡¯t even wear a jacket. I feel like you¡¯ve been here for almost half an hour! Why don¡¯t youe in?¡± Batu¡¯s wife came out to see what was going on.


    ¡°I think that this youngster now knows someone high-ranked in the municipal Communist Partymittee. In the future, I might need to rely on him... more than he relies on me.¡±


    ¡°Is that so? Then how about inviting him over for New Year¡¯s Eve? He doesn¡¯t have anywhere else to go here, does he?¡±


    ¡°Whether we have a good rtionship or not won¡¯t depend on a single day like New Year¡¯s Eve. Alright, let¡¯s go in, it¡¯s cold outside.¡±


    Since Zhang Fan had received so many gifts over the New Year¡¯s holiday, he sold off all the smoke cartons he had umted so far and made quite a bit of money. Since he already had a cell phone, he mailed the Apple cell phone to his younger sister, and then wired some money to his parents.


    Zhang Fan spent New Year¡¯s Eve at the hotel in Chasu City. Although this was rather pitiful, Zhang Fan had adamantly refused Wang Qian¡¯s invitation to spend New Year¡¯s Eve at her home. He felt that it would bepletely improper for him to spend New Year¡¯s Eve and get in the way of someone else¡¯s family gathering!


    After the New Year was over and the hospital resumed normal work shifts, Batu posted Kuake City Hospital¡¯s list of individuals who would get to study and improve their skills at a better hospital. Four slots were allotted to Kuake City Hospital, with one each for internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, and pediatrics. Zhang Fan was given the slot for the surgery category, while for the other three categories, the department directors were given this chance.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know anything about surgery department #1¡¯s reaction, but everyone in surgery department #2 was fine with this... except for Yang Chengming, who was quite angry. Batu had promised Vice Director Shi Lei that he would get to go in the next round. Chen Qifa had failed to obtain a medical license after so many tries already, so he no longer cared about improving himself. Meanwhile, Tu Xun believed that he was quite skilled already, and that he had no need to improve himself.


    Kuake City¡¯s Bureau of Public Health only allotted six studying slots to Kuake City. The other two slots were given to Kuake City Chinese Medicine Hospital, which was a smaller sub-hospital split off from Kuake City Hospital. Two recent college grads had also joined Kuake City Chinese Medicine Hospitalst year. One of them was the son of the Vice Director of the Bureau of Public Health¡ªthis fellow¡¯s father had helped him to join the Chinese Medicine Hospital¡¯s orthopedic surgery department.


    This fresh college grad also wanted to have the chance to study elsewhere and further improve himself. However, he was unable topete with the two department directors who received the slots instead. Besides, if he wanted to stay at this hospital in the future, he couldn¡¯t afford to have a bad rtionship with the department directors. After all six names for the slots were determined, when his father looked over the list, he removed Zhang Fan¡¯s name, and put his son¡¯s name in the sixth slot instead.


    The border province was viewing this studying opportunity for its doctors with great importance. The head politician of each city was personally in charge of this matter, which was why Kang Hua received the list of six names. For such a matter, Kang Hua would typically sign off on the list without even ncing at the names, but ever since Zhang Fan helped cure her back pain, she started paying more attention to Kuake City Hospital. When she looked over the list, Zhang Fan¡¯s name wasn¡¯t there contrary to what she had expected.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, how many candidates did your hospital name? Isn¡¯t Zhang Fan going?¡±


    ¡°He is supposed to go. Our surgery department nominated Zhang Fan,¡± Batu said depressedly.


    ¡°Alright, I got it.¡± Kang Hua realized what was going on. It was obvious that since Zhang Fan was just an outsider recent college graduate, someone else had used their power to steal his slot.


    ¡°Little Tang, call the Director of the Bureau of Public Health over to my office.¡±


    Later, the Director of the Bureau of Public Health wiped away his sweat as he exited Kang Hua¡¯s office. He had immediately realized what happened right after seeing the list as he recognized the name of the Vice Director¡¯s son on the list. No wonder Kang Hua had been so angry, scolding him for being so shamelessly corrupt! He felt so aggrieved, taking the me for something he didn¡¯t even do.


    ¡°You f*cking caused this trouble for me! Why the hell did you change the city hospital¡¯s name list? Why the hell did you think you could put your son on the list? Do you think that the Bureau of Public Health is your personal family business!? Our City Leader was so angry at me today! Change that list back immediately! After you change it, personally bring it over to Leader Kang Hua!¡± The Director of the Bureau of Public Health vented his anger on the Vice Director right after he returned.


    The Vice Director almost fainted out of shock. The issue of a newly arrived college student actually made the head politician of Kuake City so angry!


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, I¡¯d like to ask you a question. Zhang Fan from your hospital¡¯s surgery department must have quite a background? He actually managed to be nominated for this chance to study in his first year of work?¡± Although the Vice Director no longer dared to nominate his son, he was still quite unwilling to nominate Zhang Fan.


    Batu immediately understood what was going on with this question as he was quite smart.


    ¡°Zhang Fan? He¡¯s really incredible. I heard that he¡¯s the son of a high-ranked official from their province with incredibly deep connections, more solid than steel. Leader Kang Hua personally told me that I should nominate him for this studying opportunity. What, does the Bureau of Public Health have a problem with our name list? Should I call Leader Kang Hua right now?¡± Batu was intentionally trying to deal a blow to the Vice Director here. This was because the Vice Director was one of Batu¡¯s mainpetitors for the position of Director of the Public Bureau of Health that Batu wanted.


    ¡°High-ranked official, the hell? F*ck, deep connections? Why don¡¯t you f*cking say that he¡¯s from the Beijing government?¡± The Vice Director was filled with anger after hanging up his call with Batu.


    The Vice Director couldn¡¯t help it. Not only could a provincial official outrank him severely, even his direct boss, the Director of the Bureau of Public Health, was more than enough to suppress himpletely. He wouldn¡¯t even be able to keep his career if he dared to go against the City Leader. ¡°Why is this world so unfair!!¡± However, it seemed that the Vice Director hadpletely forgotten about his own nepotism.


    Now that the proper name list was confirmed, the government soon issued the official documents. All the named people would be going to Bluebird City on January 17th for furthering their medical studies. Kang Hua would be leading this group, and Batu even managed to be the group¡¯s sub-leader.


    Kang Hua and Batu led the study candidates to a train that took them to Bluebird City. Kang Hua and Batu instead directly took a ne to Bluebird City to meet with the head politician there.


    The Beijing government wanted to improve the overall level of culture, education, and health in the western border provinces, which was why the government spent so many resources supporting fresh college students to go to the far west of China. However, it would be difficult to keep the talented individuals there. It wasmon for most people who went through this program to leave their jobs in the border provinces after just one or two years, so the effects of this program weren¡¯t that good.


    This time, the Beijing government decided to try a different method¡ªto improve the overall medical level of the locals. This was the first time that the government was trying this program to improve the overall medical level in the border provinces, so great importance was ced on it. The Beijing government gave Bluebird City amand that they had to sessfully train an excellent top-quality team of doctors for the border provinces.


    Bluebird City was a ratherrge city in the north which also bordered the sea. The medical level of this city was quite high. Zhang Fan and the others would receive the opportunity to study and work in thergest hospital in Bluebird City: Bluebird City University Affiliated Hospital, or BCU Hospital for short.


    This was early 2009. The trains were still quite slow back then. It took more than 50 hours before Zhang Fan and the others finally arrived in Bluebird City. Compared to the border province, this ce was far warmer, although the wind was about the same with the sea breeze.

 Chapter 25: Like a fish in water, Zhang Fan gets to go all out

    <h4>Chapter 25: Like a fish in water, Zhang Fan gets to go all out</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    On the second day after Zhang Fan and the others arrived in Bluebird City, the Bluebird City government organized a fancy weing party for them. The Vice Leader of Bluebird City also attended this party. He gave a long and boring speech on China¡¯s policies, friendship between Bluebird City and the border province, and so on for half an hour.


    Several head politicians of various cities in the border province arrived, led by a Vice Leader of the entire border province. The Vice Leader of Bluebird City then gave another speech with almost the exact same content for another half an hour.


    Zhang Fan was absolutely astounded when the party finally began. He saw shrimp,rge shrimp, along with lobsters that were even thicker than Zhang Fan¡¯s arm,rge crabs, and all sorts of seafood that he had never seen before. Ten people were sat at each table, and quite a few people from the border province wouldn¡¯t eat shrimp or crabs. Well then, Zhang Fan ate their share for them.


    After everyone ate their fill, they would be assigned to various departments in BCU Hospital. Zhang Fan had arrived on the slot for the surgery department, but no specific department under surgery had been specified for him. The hospital¡¯s higher-ups asked Zhang Fan what type of surgery department he wanted to go to, so Zhang Fan said he wanted to go to traumatic injuries.


    Bluebird City and its best hospital were muchrger than Kuake City and thetter¡¯s hospital, respectively. This meant that there were many more patients as well as surgeries. Zhang Fan was ced in the traumatic injury department as he wished. The head of the orthopedic surgery department (the traumatic injury department was under orthopedic surgery), Director Lin Cong, knew nothing about Zhang Fan, so he arranged some simple surgeries for removing metal tes from patients¡¯ bodies for Zhang Fan to perform. This was to measure Zhang Fan¡¯s skills. If he was unable to even do something as simple as removing metal tes, he would need to be slowly trained starting from the basics.


    BCU Hospital¡¯s superintendent had held many meetings stressing the importance of this political task of properly training the border province doctors, and that everyone had to take this seriously. Thus, Director Lin Cong arranged for a veteran attending physician to be Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistant. This attending physician was Huo Qinghua, who had received the second-highest level certification in traumatic injury several years ago. However, BCU Hospital didn¡¯t have enough higher-ranking job positions open, so he could only remain an attending physician.


    The superintendent kept emphasizing the importance of properly training the border province doctors, and all the department directors constantly held meetings stressing the same thing. BCU Hospital¡¯s doctors were quite curious about Zhang Fan and the other border province doctors. Although the border province doctors were from the remote far west, the BCU Hospital doctors were quite friendly to Zhang Fan and the other border province doctors. This was because people in Bluebird City were generally quite friendly, and also because the border province doctors had no sh of benefits with the BCU Hospital doctors. That was why the BCU Hospital doctors were more than happy to cooperate fully in training the border province doctors.


    The first simple surgery was regarding removing a metal te from a patient¡¯s corbone.


    ¡°Doctor Huo, I¡¯ll go wash my hands now. I need to disinfect.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go together.¡±


    The most important basic of surgery was to have a sterile environment. Although Huo Qinghua was supposed to be Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistant for this surgery, his real main task was to observe Zhang Fan¡¯s movements to see if they were up to standard or not. If Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t good enough at maintaining a sterile environment for the patient, Huo Qinghua would have to step in and do the surgery.


    Huo Qinghua confirmed that Zhang Fan¡¯s handwashing, disinfecting, and medical draping were all standard with no mistakes. Just as they were about to begin the surgery, Huo Qinghua¡¯s cell phone rang. It was forbidden for surgeons here to take any phone calls in the middle of a surgery as that would obviously be impractical, but sometimes the attending physician would have to know if there was a problem with any patient.


    A nurse held Huo Qinghua¡¯s cell phone up to his ear. He waved at Zhang Fan, indicating to thetter that he should wait and not begin the surgery yet. However, Zhang Fan misinterpreted the hand gesture, thinking it meant that he should begin without Huo Qinghua!


    Removing a metal te from the corbone was something incredibly simple and basic to Zhang Fan. However, this wouldn¡¯t be considered simple or basic at all to any neer doctor who had barely performed any surgeries. The lungs and arteries were right around the area, and if the doctor used too much force, he would actually break the corbone again without even removing the metal te.


    Huo Qinghua checked back in on Zhang Fan after he finished his phone call. ¡°Whoa! Doctor Zhang is really fast. You¡¯ve already removed the metal te.¡± The phone call was about a patient whose joints really hurt after surgery. The patient¡¯s family had been rather unhappy, and Huo Qinghua had spent more than ten minutes exining things to the patient¡¯s family.


    ¡°Doctor Huo, if you¡¯re busy, feel free to attend to your matters. I can do everything else in this surgery by myself.¡±


    Huo Qinghua had a task to observe Zhang Fan¡¯s skills, so of course he couldn¡¯t leave. Although he missed the part where Zhang Fan removed the metal te, he had to watch the rest of the surgery.


    ¡°See, it¡¯s all taken care of now.¡± Cleaning up the extravasated blood, dealing with the osteotylus, and using surgical sutures to sew up the muscles and skin were all actions that Zhang Fan was incredibly familiar with. Huo Qinghua was mystified after watching this,menting, ¡°It seems that you¡¯ve performed plenty of surgeries before.¡± Zhang Fan had finished the entire surgery in under thirty minutes, even including the time for anesthesia on the patient.


    Huo Qinghua hadn¡¯t watched all of it the first time, but he definitely paid close attention to the next surgery scheduled for Zhang Fan. The second simple surgery was for removing a radial bone (upper forearm) metal te. After Zhang Fan finished this surgery, Huo Qinghua asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, what year did you acquire your attending physician license in? You must have plenty of orthopedic surgery patients at your hospital.¡±


    ¡°I just graduated from undergraduate medical schoolst year.¡± Zhang Fan chuckled.


    ¡®The hell! Could it be that he does nothing but remove metal tes every day at his hospital? Even if he does nothing but remove metal tes, how could he be so well-practiced in his movements?¡¯ Huo Qinghua was now looking at Zhang Fan strangely.


    Later, in orthopedic surgery department Director Lin Cong¡¯s office.


    ¡°How is he? Are Doctor Zhang¡¯s movements standard?¡± Lin Cong inquired.


    ¡°There¡¯s no problem with his handwashing or disinfecting, and if I only judged by his metal te removal surgeries today, I definitely wouldn¡¯t have been able to do them as skillfully or quickly as he did,¡± Huo Qinghua answered truthfully.


    ¡°No way!¡± Lin Cong almost spat out the water that he was drinking. He knew quite well that Huo Qinghua was a skilled veteran doctor who had a master¡¯s degree from the Bluebird City University. Huo Qinghua was considered one of the best talents among the younger doctors of orthopedic surgery at BCU Hospital.


    Huo Qinghuaughed as he added, ¡°What¡¯s even more astonishing is that this youngster just finished undergraduate medical schoolst year!¡±


    ¡°Oh! That¡¯s even more interesting. Okay, let him perform tomorrow¡¯s traumatic injury surgery. Be his surgical assistant tomorrow and continue observing him.¡± Since surgery for removing metal tes was far too simple, Lin Cong didn¡¯t take today¡¯s results too seriously.


    Zhang Fan was able to level up his traumatic injury surgery experience on the very next day. Back at Kuake City Hospital, it wasmon that there would be a traumatic bone injury requiring surgery only once a week or even less often, and sometimes a patient would onlye in order to request a doctor¡¯s note for a referral to a different hospital. Those patients absolutely refused to have their surgeries done at the smaller Kuake City Hospital.


    However, things were different at BCU Hospital. It wasmon that the emergency treatment patients from night couldn¡¯t all be seen to in a single night. Thigh bone, tibiofibr, ulna and radius, and other such fractures were all far toomon. Zhang Fan had previously reached 70% experiencepletion rate in traumatic injury surgery back at Kuake City Hospital, so he was fairly well practiced in this.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s System had also been constantly strengthening his body. This wasn¡¯t only to help him increase stamina in exchange for a much bigger appetite. Zhang Fan¡¯s dexterity had also greatly improved.


    ¡®Zhang Fan is steady, swift, and gentle in his movements. He¡¯s already at such a level, yet he came here to study? Could it be that he¡¯s here just to show off?¡¯ Huo Qinghua was more and more astonished as he watched Zhang Fan.


    There were some patients who had severely shattered bones. Even a veteran doctor like Huo Qinghua would have to ponder for a while before starting the surgery. However, it seemed that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even need to think. He unhesitatingly started every surgery right away, and did a great job every time.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang is quite skilled. His movements and positioning are always perfectly standard.¡± Since Zhang Fan could receive praise from a master¡¯s degree doctor at the best hospital in Bluebird City, this meant that his System was indeed truly incredible.


    ¡°How was he today?¡± Once again in Director Lin Cong¡¯s office, the director asked Huo Qinghua how Zhang Fan¡¯s skills were.


    ¡°Amazing, really amazing. With Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level, I think that you¡¯re the only one in our department who can teach him anything. None of us have anything to teach him. We¡¯d be pping our own faces if we tried!¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you exaggerating too much? Could it be that he sucks so much that you don¡¯t want to train him anymore? Stop cking off on me.¡± Lin Cong didn¡¯t believe this anymore. He felt like Huo Qinghua was exaggerating so much that Zhang Fan was seeming like the main character of some novel.


    ¡°I¡¯m not exaggerating at all! How about you personally witness his skills tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°How many elective surgeries do we have scheduled for tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°I have two different patients, both with femur fractures, scheduled for tomorrow. One of them shattered the femur severely. Our department was going to hold a meeting to discuss whether to treat that patient with internal or external fixation.¡±


    ¡°Bring me the CT scan. I¡¯ll take a look.¡±


    Huo Qinghua soon returned with the CT scan.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do internal fixation. This patient is of a somewhat advanced age, so he probably won¡¯t be able to handle external fixation. It¡¯s fine as long as we can return everything back to the proper position through internal fixation,¡± Lin Cong decided. ¡°Tomorrow, I will be handling this surgery together with Zhang Fan. I¡¯ll beat you up if you dared to exaggerate his skills to me.¡± Lin Cong was a local Bluebird City man, a northerner. Although he was exaggerating slightly, he did have a bit of a temper.


    ¡°Just don¡¯t be too astonished tomorrow. Prepare your blood pressure medication. Don¡¯t be so shocked that your blood pressure rises.¡± Lin Cong had slightly high blood pressure.


    Director Lin Cong picked up his cup and pretended to chuck it at Huo Qinghua, who instantly scampered off. Actually, Director Lin Cong had personally taught Huo Qinghua. The two of them were close as teacher and disciple.

 Chapter 26: Leveling up

    <h4>Chapter 26: Leveling up</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After the traumatic injury department¡¯s morning meeting, Director Lin Cong brought Zhang Fan and two postgraduate students that recently graduated to the operating room.


    The two medical students Ding Lei and Wang Guiyang had both just recently finished medical grad school. Ding Lei specialized in joints, while Wang Guiyang specialized in the spine. Right now, both of them had been epted to BCU Hospital to further their studies in other medical specialties. Today, Lin Cong¡¯s main job was to observe Zhang Fan¡¯s and the two recent graduates¡¯ abilities.


    Lin Cong showed the CT scan of the patient with a severely shattered femur to the other three. ¡°Doctor Zhang, take a look at this CT scan. Do you have any guarantee of being able to perform this surgery?¡±


    ¡°It will be a little difficult, but it probably won¡¯t be a problem,¡± Zhang Fan stated after checking the CT scan.


    Ding Lei and Wang Guiyang exchanged nces. What they both thought was obvious. ¡®Man, he¡¯s really bragging. This is a really difficult surgery, yet he¡¯s saying there won¡¯t be any problems?¡¯


    Lin Cong was also rather surprised by this. The difficulty of this level for the traumatic surgery department was such that it could only be handled by the doctors with the second-highest level certification. A young doctor from the border province who was here to study actually imed that such a surgery would only be a little difficult? Lin Cong decided to let Zhang Fan be in charge then.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be the primary surgical assistant. Ding Lei, hold the patient¡¯s leg. Wang Guiyang, disinfect. Doctor Zhang, look over the CT scan more carefully as you¡¯ll be the primary surgeon for this operation today.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Director.¡±


    Wang Guiyang could barely wash his hands properly as he was confused with what was going on today.


    The surgery began with connecting the bone and cleaning up the extravasated blood. The bone was severely shattered, so it would be impossible to deal with all the tiny bone fragments with just a single metal te. Zhang Fan first used Kirschner wires to hold the fragments together as he corrected the shape of the metal te so that it adhered better to the broken bone.


    The metal te was made with professional standards. Although it was quite standard, every individual¡¯s bones would still be different. Zhang Fan had deeply imprinted muscle memory thanks to his System, so he was able to correct the shape of the metal te as if thetter had been customized for this patient.


    ¡°Truly excellent. His skills are quite something.¡± Lin Cong watched Zhang Fan perform surgery in admiration.


    ¡°Damn it, could you somehow be even better? Did I go to a fake medical grad school!?¡± Ding Lei and Wang Guiyang were both astounded. They both knew that it would take them more than five years of actual working experience before they could handle being the primary surgeon for such a difficult surgery.


    The graduate students still had sharp eyes. Ding Lei discovered a problem, and instantly asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, why are there so few screws on this side?¡±


    ¡°What Doctor Zhang? Call him Teacher Zhang in the future. He¡¯s worked hard on our country¡¯s border. He probably knows more than enough to be your teacher,¡± Lin Cong told the graduate students.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang,¡± Ding Lei and Wang Guiyang addressed Zhang Fan in unison.


    At a Grade 3 hospital like BCU Hospital, being addressed as teacher meant that a doctor had significant aplishments. Most doctors here were simply addressed as doctor, especially since this was a hospital with an advanced medical level. Everyone here had constantly worked hard at umting experience in the operating room.


    It was quitemon that one doctor wouldn¡¯t respect another unless there wasplete suppression through the difference between skills. Being better by only a small margin wouldn¡¯t be good enough. That was why ¡°teacher¡± wasn¡¯t a mere title in the major hospitals. It would truly be a sign of respect.


    ¡°I¡¯m just slightly more well practiced. I¡¯d feel awkward about being called teacher since I just recently finished my undergraduate studies.¡± Zhang Fan felt rather awkward. However, his awkward refusal to be called ¡°teacher¡± gave the two grad students a critical hit.


    ¡°The medical field depends on the foundational basicsbined with clinical experience. Just the basics will never be enough. However, it¡¯s rtively more difficult to improve one¡¯s clinical experience, which is why you don¡¯t need to feel awkward,¡± Director Lin Cong eximed.


    After the surgery was finished, Ding Lei and Wang Guiyang were in charge of stering the cast. Since the bone had been shattered severely, a cast was required to stabilize and strengthen the bone. Zhang Fan wanted to personally do this as all he wanted was to grind more experience, but Lin Cong wouldn¡¯t let him.


    Later in the traumatic injuries department¡¯s meeting, Lin Cong announced, ¡°From now on, Doctor Zhang Fan will be working together with my team. Zhang Fan will also be able to approve or deny our team¡¯s decisions on difficult surgeries.¡±


    Lin Cong was the boss of BCU Hospital¡¯s orthopedic surgery department, and all members of his personal team had master¡¯s degrees. All the doctors in the department were astonished to hear this. Zhang Fan was basically obtaining the position of vice team leader here. All vice team leaders in other departments would have at least the second-highest level national certifications in their fields, but Zhang Fan...


    ¡°He came here with intent!¡±


    Zhang Fan and the other border province doctors were given rooms in a BCU Hospital dormitory specially set aside for them. However, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t returned to this dormitory even once after the first day. He simply put two changes of clothes and some toiletries in his locker and started living in the hospital itself.


    Zhang Fan could order food to be delivered directly to him from the hospital cafeteria. The traumatic injury department also had ces for him to shower and sleep. Also, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have to write any of the medical reports. There were five master¡¯s degree holders in Lin Cong¡¯s medical team, but none of them dared to ask Zhang Fan to write the medical reports after Lin Cong¡¯s announcement. Zhang Fan was more than happy to concentrate solely on performing surgeries.


    Zhang Fan no longer cared whether it was day or night. If he was tired, he would stop and find a ce to take a nap. Whenever he was awake, he would go request a surgery to perform. He was willing to undertake all surgeries, no matter if they were big or small. Not only that, he also participated in the emergency department¡¯s as well as other departments¡¯ surgeries.


    With what was seen as his hard work ethic, just the fact that he was willing to work so hard made all the traumatic injury department doctors truly impressed with him, not to mention his skill level. It seemed as if the phrase ¡°the hospital is a doctor¡¯s home¡± had truly manifested itself upon Zhang Fan.


    ¡°From now on, even if our department¡¯s resident doctors don¡¯t have Doctor Zhang¡¯s skill level, you must at least have Doctor Zhang¡¯s work ethic. There will only be two days off per month from now on. If you can¡¯t take it, then transfer to a different department. Aren¡¯t you all embarrassed that he¡¯s both more talented and working harder than you all?¡± Lin Cong had truly gotten angry at this departmental internal meeting. He had personally observed Zhang Fan¡¯s work over the past two weeks. It seemed to him that Zhang Fan was as hard working as an ascetic monk.


    ¡°I truly believe that Doctor Zhang will be a renowned doctor after another ten years. Not only is he talented, he¡¯s even so hard working. The heavens will be so unjust if he doesn¡¯t make a name for himself,¡± Lin Cong eximed in private to Huo Qinghua.


    Four dayster, Zhang Fan finally sessfully leveled up his orthopedic surgery experience in his System. This allowed him to ess new, higher-level courses. The higher-level courses in traumatic injuries were joints, spine, microscopic orthopedics, and so on. These were now all avable to him. Also, Zhang Fan was allowed to choose an entirely new subject area to study. After mulling it over for a while, Zhang Fan chose to activate the general surgery courses.


    General surgery meant that surgery would be used to heal problems rted to the liver, gall dder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, blood vessels, thyroid, and breast tumors, along with traumatic injuries and other illnesses. This surgical field was thergest category under surgery, as well as the foundation for all other surgery types.


    Zhang Fan had originally wanted to start studying internal medicine as his basic knowledge of internal medicine was only average. However, he didn¡¯t want to waste his opportunity to study here at BCU Hospital. Zhang Fan was astounded after he activated the general surgery course. There were more than 10 level two courses under general surgery, and leveling these courses would require him to perform a minimum of more than 5000 general surgeries.


    Of course, there were even higher-level courses after those. What could he do? Grind! Since the heavens had given him this opportunity, Zhang Fan would never waste it. He had never given up before just because he was previously poor. No matter if it was in a mud pit or on the streets, he would always try his best to move forward, and never give up on any opportunity that he was given.


    There was once a phrase that he had heard: ¡°A child without an umbre must learn to run forward with all his might.¡± Zhang Fan was just like someone who was drowning that clutched onto a life-saving stalk of grass. He needed to make his best effort to survive.


    Thanks to Zhang Fan¡¯s hard work motivating everyone else, all the newer doctors and graduate students in the traumatic injury department worked their hardest to improve themselves. Since these doctors had been able to obtain jobs at the best hospital in the entire city, almost all of them had previously been top students. The advantage top students had was that they were willing to work hard.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, there¡¯s an emergency patient.¡± Zhang Fan was still drowsy when a nurse woke him up from his nap.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s many years as a food seller had taught him some life experience¡ªthat he could get other people to like him by giving out small benefits.


    In order to make things easier for himself at the operating table, Zhang Fan often purchased meals or drinks for the regr nurses and head nurses. This wouldn¡¯t cost him much money, nor were the nurses short of money, but what was important was the attitude. It took only a few days for all the nurses to also be approving and take good care of Zhang Fan.

 Chapter 27: He’s in the operating room, he’s still in the operating room

    <h4>Chapter 27: He¡¯s in the operating room, he¡¯s still in the operating room</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan became even busier after his System leveled up. In fact, he almost never showed up at the traumatic injuries department anymore. He was now basically permanently staying in the operating room. The head nurse of the operating room was really impressed with Zhang Fan¡¯s work ethic. She even had a bed specially set aside for Zhang Fan¡¯s personal usage in the male nurses¡¯ rest area.


    ¡°Director Lin Cong, this is such arge hospital. I truly value this opportunity I have to study and work here. I¡¯d also like to study under other departments. Could you please ask the hospital for me if I can try more surgeries in other departments?¡±


    ¡°Haha, sure. Joints or the spine?¡± Lin Cong thought that Zhang Fan wanted to study other subjects under orthopedic surgery.


    ¡°Both of those, and I also want to study general surgery!¡±


    ¡°You also know how to perform general surgeries? Which surgeries do you know how to do?¡±


    ¡°Regr appendicitis, thyroid disease, ulcers, intestinal obstruction, all sorts of hernias, and so on. I can do most of the basic surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan had been constantly studying through his System over the past few days since his System was the most important to him.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Lin Cong¡¯s mouth was wide open for quite a while. This was just too astonishing to hear. Was Zhang Fan still human? He was an absolute genius! Even though Lin Cong was a veteran doctor and department director, even he didn¡¯t know how to perform some of the surgeries Zhang Fan just listed.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll ask the superintendent. It should be no problem.¡± After Zhang Fan left, Lin Cong wondered to himself, ¡®Is this how they train doctors out in the border province?¡¯


    Lin Cong personally reported Zhang Fan¡¯s situation to BCU Hospital¡¯s superintendent. As the superintendent was also formerly a general surgeon himself, he was also quite astonished to hear this.


    ¡°Okay, we¡¯re not afraid of him learning, we¡¯re only afraid of him not wanting to learn. Open up all departments¡¯ operating rooms to Zhang Fan, even including the gynecology department. As long as he¡¯s willing to, he can personally perform any surgery that he wants. I¡¯d also like to see just how far he can go here.¡± This was truly a schr¡¯s attitude. This was apletely different realm and way of thinking!


    The next morning, Zhang Fan performed surgeries for joints and the spine. Later that afternoon, he was performing general surgery. He decreased his sleep time to only four hours per day, and those four hours weren¡¯t even consecutive.


    The System¡¯s requirements for Zhang Fan were too high, so he didn¡¯t dare to ck off one bit. After his study opportunity at BCU Hospital finished, he would still need to wait several months before he could test for and obtain his medical license. Only then would he be able to actually work for real at a bigger hospital. There was also the issue of that hospital perhaps being unwilling to let him freely perform all the surgeries he wanted like BCU Hospital did.


    Since the highest-ranking boss of the hospital had given the orders, all the departments cooperated quite well.


    Later, during a galldder stone surgery usingparoscopes at the general surgery department.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, it will be safer if you perform ligation slightly closer to the front.¡± The director of the general surgery department personally acted as Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistant and gave him advice.


    ¡°How about youe to our general surgery department? Orthopedic surgeries aren¡¯t difficult at all. I¡¯ll show you a gastrectomy that¡¯s scheduled in a few days. Now that¡¯s a major surgery that requires real skills! Even a good carpenter will be able to perform orthopedic surgery.¡± The director of general surgery was trying to lure Zhang Fan to transfer to his department. Since Zhang Fan was skilled, a fast learner, hard working, and humble, everyone loved him.


    ¡°The hell? You just try finding a carpenter who can perform a hip recement surgery. Zhang Fan, the general surgery department is all about cleaning up literal sh*t or cutting off pus sores. You¡¯ll feel much more aplished in the orthopedic surgery department.¡± It turned out that the hospital¡¯s different departments also looked down on each other!


    Zhang Fan was tired, incredibly tired. However, he didn¡¯t dare to rest. Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t even gone out or seen the sun in the past two months. Markings could be seen on his face, left from constantly wearing a surgical mask all the time.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Zhang Fan?¡± Batu was checking in on Zhang Fan. Batu was also studying hospital management at BCU Hospital, and it was likely that he could obtain his desired position of Director of the Bureau of Public Health after he finished his studying here.


    ¡°In the operating room.¡± The director of internal medicine at Kuake City Hospital was in the same dorm as Zhang Fan. However, he hadn¡¯t seen Zhang Fan even once aftering to BCU Hospital since the first day.


    Several dayster, Batu came back to check on Zhang Fan again. ¡°He¡¯s still in the operating room. He hasn¡¯te out once since going in there. He¡¯s already be a legend in BCU Hospital.¡±


    ¡°That brat, he doesn¡¯t want to live anymore?¡± Batu immediately called Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone. ¡°Where are you right now?¡±


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, I¡¯m currently in the operating room.¡±


    ¡°Come out immediately. Do you still want to sign up for the medical license exam or not? I¡¯ll be waiting for you outside the surgical department¡¯s building.¡±


    Zhang Fan would have forgotten entirely that he still needed to sign up for the medical license exam if not for Batu¡¯s reminder. Half an hourter, Zhang Fan went to ask Lin Cong for a small break. Although Zhang Fan was now also performing general surgeries, he still counted as personnel in the traumatic injuries department under Lin Cong.


    ¡°Director, I¡¯d like to go out for a few hours. My hospital¡¯s superintendent is here to see me.¡±


    ¡°No worries. I¡¯ll give you three full days of vacation time. Go check out the sea around Bluebird City. Tomorrow night, our department is hosting a seaside activity. You absolutely must participate. You¡¯ve been here for several months already, but I haven¡¯t gotten to treat you to dinner even once.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s excellent work and behavior had already caused Lin Cong and the other BCU Hospital doctors to treat him as one of their own.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu! I missed you so much!¡± Zhang Fan was exhausted from constantly performing nonstop surgeries for more than two months in a row, but now that he was resting and not thinking about his worries in leveling up his System, it was as if great pressure had been removed from his heart. He seemed like the young person that he was again. He even hugged Batu as he said this.


    ¡°You little brat, you smell just like disinfectant. You¡¯ve be so much skinnier. You can¡¯t just be all work and no y.¡± Batu was also quite happy to see Zhang Fan. Humans were emotional creatures, after all. After interacting with Zhang Fan for more than half a year already, he was liking Zhang Fan more and more.


    ¡°Could it be that you came all the way to Bluebird City just for the sake of helping me sign up for my medical license exam?¡±


    ¡°Ha, you¡¯re really arrogant to think so, aren¡¯t you? I¡¯m also here to study hospital management for a period of one month. I just arrived a few days ago. I tried to look for you several times, but couldn¡¯t find you at all.¡±


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you call me earlier?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m only here to see how you are. There wasn¡¯t anything important, so I didn¡¯t call you. However, today¡¯s the signup date for the medical license exam, which is why I called. I¡¯ve already filled out all the paperwork for you to sign up already. The only thing itcks is your photograph.¡± Zhang Fan had prepared plenty of his own photographs before. All he had to do was call Li Liang back in Kuake City and the arrangements were made.


    ¡°Come with me, let me show you the world.¡± Batu invited Zhang Fan along after Zhang Fan finished the remaining requirement for the paperwork.


    Zhang Fan was also quite happy that Batu hade to visit him. Batu took Zhang Fan to a five-star hotel.


    ¡°Today, we¡¯re going to eat a buffet here. It costs more than 800 yuan for one person here. I¡¯ve never eaten something like this before, either, so let¡¯s see what it¡¯s like.¡± Zhang Fan had only eaten one good meal in Bluebird City¡ªon the day he came here, when the government hosted a weing party for all the border province doctors. Every day since then, he had been eating prepared meals from the hospital cafeteria. Zhang Fan almost drooled when he heard that he was going to eat at a five-star hotel¡¯s buffet. He felt like his taste buds had almost stopped working after eating hospital cafeteria food on a daily basis for more than two months.


    Fish, bigger fish, meat, so many kinds of meat, shrimp, and bigger shrimp. Zhang Fan kept changing out the tes in front of him. Batu had already eaten his full more than half an hour ago, yet Zhang Fan was still eating. In fact, Zhang Fan was so busy eating that he had barely spoken a single word all meal.


    ¡°Slow down there and drink something. It¡¯s such a good deal to treat you to a buffet. You should cover your face when you leave, otherwise this ce will refuse to let you in next time,¡± Batu teased Zhang Fan while sipping on some red wine.


    ¡°I¡¯ve already been eating hospital cafeteria food for two straight months. I¡¯ve been really looking forward to a meal like this.¡±


    ¡°How about I take you and the other Kuake City Hospital directors out for a trip on the sea? It seems so regrettable toe to a seaside city and not visit the sea.¡±


    ¡°Forget about me. Just give me my sry.¡±


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re so young, don¡¯t be in such a rush to work yourself into your grave. You still have so much time ahead of you. What do you intend to do after you finish your medical license examination?¡±


    ¡°Erm! I haven¡¯t thought about it yet.¡± Zhang Fan was too embarrassed to tell Batu the truth. After all, he had just been treated to such a nice meal. It would be too rude of him if right after that he said, ¡°Hey, I want to go to a bigger hospital after getting my medical license because Kuake City Hospital is too small for me.¡±


    ¡°Psh, I know exactly what you¡¯re thinking. Our Kuake City Hospital is too small for someone of your talent. I know that I shouldn¡¯t be holding you back. Let¡¯s just see what happens, then. If I¡¯m unable to get the position of the Director of the Bureau of Public Health, I¡¯ll go to a bigger city hospital. Don¡¯t refuse me if I need help from you then.¡±


    ¡°Rest assured. Just call me anytime, I¡¯ll be willing to climb mountains and move oceans for your sake.¡±


    ¡°Haha, you sound so youthful and spirited.¡±


    Batu¡¯s son was also currently studying in undergraduate medical school, and almost about to graduate. However, his son¡¯s studies were quite average, so graduate medical school wasn¡¯t even within consideration.


    After eating their fill at the buffet, Zhang Fan and Batu returned to BCU Hospital. Batu¡¯s ¡°studying¡± at BCU Hospital was basically nothing more than a big excuse for a vacation. Over the next few days, Batu took the other three Kuake City Hospital department directors here for studying out to the sea to have some fun. He also invited Zhang Fan, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t go. Zhang Fan felt like he would have plenty of opportunities in the future to have fun on the sea.

 Chapter 28: Come be my personal master’s degree student

    <h4>Chapter 28: Come be my personal master¡¯s degree student</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Time kept passing. The temperature constantly increased, and it was now the end of May. Zhang Fan never stepped out of the operating room except for the asional departmental activities. He had mostly finished leveling up his basic general surgery skills by now, as well as joints and spine under orthopedic surgery. However, Zhang Fan was stillcking quite a bit of experience in microscopic orthopedics. This was because very few doctors were willing to perform microscopic orthopedics surgery at a big hospital.


    There were three main reasons for this. First, microscopic orthopedics surgeries were incredibly long. Second, microscopic orthopedics surgeries used up very little medical equipment, so the doctors would receive less in medical equipmentmission fees. Third, 90% of microscopic orthopedics surgery patients woulde in for emergency treatment, often in the middle of the night, so pre-scheduled microscopic orthopedics surgeries at this public hospital were few. It was far moremon for private hospitals to perform most of the microscopic orthopedics surgeries.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, your hair is so long that I could braid it. You should take some time off today and get a haircut. If your hair gets any longer, it will be breaking our standards for keeping a sterile environment.¡± The operating room¡¯s head nurse was a young woman in her early thirties. She was highly efficient and treated Zhang Fan well, but she also had high standards for everyone.


    ¡°Sure thing, head nurse. Does this hospital have a barber?¡±


    ¡°Who would get their hair cut at the hospital? The only haircuts we do areplete full-head shaves for brain surgery patients. There¡¯s plenty of barber shops behind the hospital.¡±


    Stories about Zhang Fan¡¯s aplishments were now well known within the entirety of BCU Hospital. The newer doctors in the orthopedic surgery department now almost felt like they wanted to kill him as Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to write any medical reports, talk to any of the patients, or have a romantic rtionship. He spent every single day in the operating room.


    The hospital¡¯s higher-ups didn¡¯t care about any of this. Since Zhang Fan could do all this, he was held as a role model for all others to learn from. Everyone was forced to be just as hard working as he was!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, do you like watching movies? I heard that Transformers 2 is awesome. I have an extra ticket, so why don¡¯t you try watching it?¡± Ding Lei was unable to take it anymore. He had been stuck every day in the operating room together with Zhang Fan, and now Ding Lei¡¯s girlfriend was about to run off with someone else.


    ¡°That sounds boring. I¡¯m not interested in seeing it.¡±


    ¡°How about ying video games, or drinking at a bar? What are your hobbies?¡±


    ¡°Hmm~ I think I don¡¯t like any of those.¡±


    ¡°My lord, if you keep staying in the operating room, my boss will probably fire me.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not trying to steal your position here. I¡¯m not even a graduate student, rx.¡±


    ¡°Heavens! But, the Director¡¯s already announced that as long as you¡¯re in the operating room, I must stay at the hospital. I really want to die right now! I want to change hospitals!¡±


    ¡°Is there any bigger hospital in Bluebird City?¡±


    ¡°No, why?¡±


    ¡°Then just rest assured and continue going to work. I¡¯m going out for a haircut, I¡¯ll be right back afterwards.¡±


    Ding Lei started crying while he stared at his cell phone screen which was a picture of his girlfriend. ¡®Goodbye, my lover! Why did I have to meet such a maniac? It¡¯s been more than four months now, but he¡¯s left the operating room less than five times!¡¯


    BCU Hospital¡¯s superintendent had also personally taught many of Bluebird City University¡¯s master degree students. He was also a talent who received special subsidies from the government. Currently, the director of general surgery and all the directors of the various orthopedic surgery departments were in the superintendent¡¯s office.


    ¡°Everyone, we must prepare for the annual surgeons¡¯ conference. This year, several major personages in the surgical field from America, Japan, and several other countries will be participating in this conference. Also, we need to work harder on training our young doctors. Our government¡¯s medical reform standards are quite strict. We must keep making progress, otherwise we¡¯ll be backtracking. How goes the training of the border province doctors?¡± There were plenty of border province doctors from cities other than Kuake City that hade to train at BCU Hospital.


    ¡°They¡¯re all doing fine. Zhang Fan¡¯s situation is the only unique one. Right now, I¡¯m personally teaching him for orthopedic surgery. None of our average attending physicians can evenpare to him anymore,¡± Lin Cong stated.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m also personally teaching him for general surgery. He¡¯s already begun learning how to perform a gastrectomy. He¡¯s really talented and especially hard working. He¡¯s hardly even left the operating room at all over the past four months,¡± the director of general surgery eximed.


    ¡°Ohh, I would have forgotten about him if you hadn¡¯t mentioned it. What¡¯s Zhang Fan¡¯s academic qualifications? How long has he been a doctor? What¡¯s his current position?¡±


    ¡°Haha, he just graduatedst year from S University¡¯s undergraduate medical school. He¡¯s been working for less than one year, so he¡¯s still probably officially just an intern doctor.¡±


    ¡°Oh? A recent graduate who can already start performing gastrectomy surgery after less than one year of working? What¡¯s his skill level in orthopedic surgery?¡±


    ¡°He can already be the primary surgeon for hip recement surgery!¡±


    ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that we¡¯re all at work, I¡¯d think that you guys are drunk and spouting rubbish. He must be quite a genius. What department is he currently at right now?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s in the operating room.¡±


    ¡°Tell him toe see me.¡±


    ¡°Superintendent, you wanted to see me?¡± Zhang Fan knocked on the door to the superintendent¡¯s office.


    ¡°Ahh, Little Zhang. Please, take a seat. The directors of all the surgical departments keep telling me endless praises about you.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s because this hospital has a friendly working environment. Everyone has been willing to teach me.¡±


    ¡°Do you like it here?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    ¡°Then how about bing my personal master¡¯s degree student?¡± If only there had been an outsider here, that person¡¯s jaw would have surely hit the floor. The superintendent of BCU Hospital hadn¡¯t personally taught any students for so many years already!


    ¡°My English is terrible. I¡¯d only be able to guess answers on the test. I¡¯m worried that I wouldn¡¯t be able to pass the master¡¯s degree examinations.¡±


    ¡°Just work on English with 10% of the effort you spend on surgeries, and I¡¯ll be absolutely confident that your English will improve. Seeing you reminds me of my own teacher, Professor Qiu Fazu. Both of you have something inmon¡ªyou¡¯re both all-around surgical geniuses. Your vision is even wider than his is. You even know how to perform highly difficult orthopedic surgeries already. That¡¯s why, you shouldn¡¯t waste the talent that the heavens have bestowed you with. Yourck of academic qualifications is your greatest weakness. If you want to be aplished in the medical field, you must improve your academic qualifications.¡±


    Zhang Fan was feeling conflicted after he left the superintendent¡¯s office. Should he ept this offer to be the superintendent¡¯s personal master¡¯s degree student or not? If he did, the good part would be that he could improve his academic qualifications. The bad part would be that he would no longer be able to freely perform surgeries as he liked. All master¡¯s degree students in China were required to sign up for a specific major. So far, there had been no historical examples of a student who could sign up for all majors.


    Leveling up his System was more important to Zhang Fan than anything else. He decided to temporarily just focus on leveling his System for the time being since he still hadn¡¯t even finished all the basic courses under general surgery yet. He struggled a while longer with his inner conflict before returning to the operating room.


    If Ding Lei and the other recent graduates learned about this, they would probably want to die even more. Bing the personal student of BCU Hospital¡¯s superintendent? Was Zhang Fan joking? All the younger surgeons would be willing to pay a great deal of money or even fight over the potential slot as long as the superintendent was willing to take a new student.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s days were quite hectic during his six-month study at BCU Hospital. Time passed very quickly. Now that it was the end of May, Zhang Fan also needed to prepare for his medical license exam¡¯s practical skills exam portion. The medical license exam in China was split up into two parts¡ªthe practical skills exam in June, and the written exam in September.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have much time left for his study at BCU Hospital. He didn¡¯t want to waste any time, so he gritted his teeth and prepared himself to purchase a roundtrip airne ticket. Batu had finished his own hospital management study already. It seemed that he still hadn¡¯t been confirmed yet as the new Director of the Bureau of Public Health, so Batu was still the superintendent of Kuake City Hospital.


    Flying from Bluebird City to the capital of the border province would still leave several hundred kilometers before reaching Chasu City. Zhang Fan decided to just fly the entire distance. When he calcted the ne fare, he found that the round trip would cost a bit more than five thousand yuan. Zhang Fan was so pained by this!


    ¡°Zhang Fan, when are you going toe back? It¡¯s almost time for your exam.¡± Batu had recently been in a poor mood. He was also anxious for Zhang Fan to return as he wanted Zhang Fan to contact Wang Qian.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, should I take a ne? Should I take a ne?¡±


    ¡°If you want to take a ne, then go ahead. Such a small matter. I know that you¡¯re probably unwilling to pay the airfare. Here, I¡¯ll write it off for you as hospital expenses.¡±


    Since someone else was footing the bill for the airfare, Zhang Fan happily purchased his roundtrip ne tickets and asked Director Lin Cong for a few days¡¯ vacation time. He wouldn¡¯t be going to the operating room for the next two days, as he would focus on watching other doctors¡¯ standardized movements instead. Zhang Fan would be reduced to tears if he couldn¡¯t pass his practical skills exam. He had no problems whatsoever with any surgical movements. It was just gynecology and pediatrics that were the issue.


    Zhang Fan took a nce at the sea before he left Bluebird City. He felt that it was rather awkward how he hade to a seaside city but still hadn¡¯t seen the sea yet.


    ¡°It¡¯s so big, but why isn¡¯t it a brilliant blue like on television? It¡¯s only slightly clearer than the Yellow River. Everything on TV lies to you. I¡¯m never going to watch TV again,¡± Zhang Fan mumbled to himself as he looked at the sea.


    ¡°I finally get to see you again. It¡¯s almost been half a year. You¡¯re finally out from your cultivation hermitage?¡± The director of internal medicine at Kuake City Hospital finally saw Zhang Fan again back at the dormitory.


    ¡°I need to go back to the border province for my medical license examination. I¡¯m leaving tomorrow, so I came back here to tell you and ask if there¡¯s anything that you want to send to the border province. I can take it back with me for you.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I really do have something. Fresh food is hard to take, but I have some dried food that you can help take back for me. Thanks.¡± And so, Zhang Fan took some dried food back with him to the border province.


    He also personally purchased some dried food as gifts to others. There weren¡¯t too many people that he wanted to give gifts to¡ªjust Superintendent Batu, Director Gao, Kang Hua, Tang Jingjing, and Wang Qian. All of these people had helped him before. Although his gifts weren¡¯t expensive, they were a sign of his friendship!

 Chapter 29: Don’t be too greedy

    <h4>Chapter 29: Don¡¯t be too greedy</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    This was Zhang Fan¡¯s first time ever riding on an airne. He had a window seat too. However, after the fresh sensation wore off, he felt nothing but endless fatigue.


    ¡°Sir, sir, the airne has already arrived at your destination.¡± Zhang Fan opened his eyes and looked around.


    ¡°Really? That was quite quick!¡± He also needed to transfer nes. He hurriedly grabbed his luggage, and alighted the ne.


    The border province in June was incredibly hot. While Bluebird City was also hot, there was at least the sea breeze there, and rain was alsomon in its area. Here in the border province, the heat was just like the bottom of a heated frying pan.


    The ne from Bluebird City to the border province¡¯s capital was arge aircraft that wasn¡¯t apt to suffer from turbulence at all. However, the ne from the border province¡¯s capital to Chasu City was a tiny ne capable of holding only 30 or so passengers. Even the cute stewardess was reced by a middle-aged steward.


    The flight in the small airne was incredibly turbulent. Zhang Fan felt like he was riding on a tractor from his childhood. He was incredibly tense, and felt like he had zero control over his own life or death. Riding on a small airne made him feel like he was a patient on the operating table, feeling the fear of not being able to control one¡¯s own life or death.


    When the ne arrived at Chasu City, Batu gave Zhang Fan quite a lot of face by personallying to pick him up. Batu was driving the Toyota Cruiser Prado that he had previously loaned to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan had returned the car¡¯s key to Batu before leaving for Bluebird City.


    ¡°You should be fine for the examination. You don¡¯t need to return to Kuake City today, since the examination will be held tomorrow at Chasu City Hospital.¡± Batu wasn¡¯t in a hurry to talk about his own matters quite yet, as Zhang Fan was about to take his exam tomorrow.


    On the next day¡¯s exam, nice! Zhang Fan¡¯s exam proctor coincidentally happened to be Director Gao Shijun. Although Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t afraid of the practical skills exam, he was still quite happy to meet someone he was familiar with. Zhang Fan ended up getting full points for the standard movements and medical case diagnosis sections of the exam. Although he didn¡¯t do as well on the electrocardiogram and ultrasound diagnosis, this didn¡¯t affect his overall score too much. Since this was an exam, Gao Shijun didn¡¯t say anything to Zhang Fan, but he did make a hand gesture for Zhang Fan to call himter.


    After the exam, Zhang Fan waited outside the exam area for half an hour. Director Gao then came out.


    ¡°You little brat, I haven¡¯t seen you at all since your previous brilliant sh of light. I think you probably passed the practical skills exam, didn¡¯t you? Your hospital must be busy?¡± Director Gao didn¡¯t know about Zhang Fan going to Bluebird City to further his skills there.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for not contacting you for so long, Director Gao. There should be no problem with my exam. I¡¯ve been studying and working in Bluebird City for the past few months.¡±


    ¡°Ah, I see. It¡¯s good for you to study elsewhere. If you stay too long in a tiny hospital like Kuake City Hospital, your field of vision will be limited. Come, let¡¯s have a meal together and chat as we eat.¡±


    ¡°Director, I apologize, but I must fly back to Bluebird City again tomorrow. I¡¯m sorry that I can¡¯t have a meal with you today. I brought some dried foods from Bluebird City, though. I was going to go to your hospital to give this to you as a present.¡±


    ¡°Thanks, although you don¡¯t need to next time. It¡¯s not convenient for you to bring things over thousands of kilometers. Alright, I won¡¯t make you stay today, then. Go ahead and busy yourself, and read as many books as you can. Wait for the written exam results toe out in October. You definitely have to pass it!¡±


    ¡°Okay. I have to go now, Director Gao.¡± Gao Shijun counted as Zhang Fan¡¯s first teacher on his path of medicine.


    Batu hadn¡¯t returned to Kuake Cityst night, either. He was waiting at the hotel for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°It seems unlikely that I¡¯ll be able to be Director of the Bureau of Public Health. Kang Hua has told me directly that the Kuake City Communist Party Committee has chosen another candidate for the position.¡±


    ¡°Then what will you do?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to have to find a politician from a bigger city to help me join a ss B hospital in another city. I really can¡¯t stay at Kuake City Hospital any longer.¡± Batu was rather afraid.


    Kuake City Hospital had purchased a new CT scanner, and Batu had received a significant kickback from the purchase, but after he received the money, Batu was no longer able to sleep well at night. He had taken a great deal of money for himself over the years as superintendent whenever the hospital had to construct a new building or purchase new equipment. It would be a serious problem if he didn¡¯t leave soon.


    ¡°What can I help you with, then?¡± Zhang Fan was an ordinary civilian. He didn¡¯t have any grand sense of what was right or wrong. He would simply pay back his favors and help anyone who treated him well.


    ¡°That Mrs. Wang you know, I did some research on her. Her husband is a high-ranking politician. My matter will be easy for him to deal with, all that¡¯s needed is a single sentence from him.¡±


    ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll go visit her right away. I just happened to bring some dried food back with me. Take some with you as well when you go.¡±


    ¡°This is no time for such a thing. I¡¯m not in the mood. Give it all to Mrs. Wang for me.¡±


    ***


    ¡°Mrs. Wang, I brought some dried foods back from Bluebird City where I was studying at. Have a try. Watch out, though, it¡¯s really salty. You might not like it.¡±


    ¡°Silly child, this is something good. You just don¡¯t know how to cook it properly. Have you eaten yet? I¡¯ll cook a good meal for you.¡± It happened to be the weekend. Wang Qian was home, and as always, her husband wasn¡¯t home.


    ¡°I¡¯ve eaten already, Mrs. Wang. There¡¯s something that makes me feel awkward to ask you about, but I have to.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s face was rather flushed. This was his first time trying to use backdoor connections.


    ¡°Go ahead and tell me. Why be so reserved with me? Could it be that you¡¯ve fallen in love with some girl and want me to help be the matchmaker?¡±


    ¡°Nah, it¡¯s about our Kuake City Hospital¡¯s superintendent. He¡¯s really nice to me. He learned that I¡¯ve been treating your back pain, and he wondered if you could help him change his job.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s already a hospital superintendent. Where does he want to go?¡± Wang Qian spoke up after thinking it over for a while in silence.


    ¡°He would like to go to a ss B hospital in a bigger city. If that won¡¯t work, a different smaller city hospital will also work.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll ask for you for your sake. What¡¯s your superintendent¡¯s name?¡±


    ¡°Batu.¡±


    Wang Qian understood quite well that Zhang Fan would of course have to ask for the sake of his boss; the superintendent was the highest-ranking boss of the hospital. She went to her bedroom and closed the door before calling her husband.


    ¡°Old Jiang, you know that young Doctor Zhang who helped cure my back pain...?¡± Wang Qian told her husband about what Zhang Fan wanted. Her husband immediately responded as he recognized Batu¡¯s name. ¡°It¡¯s toote for that Batu. His actions have already been discovered. Keep this a secret. Only tell Doctor Zhang that his boss Batu should go back and wait for the news. Batu is severely corrupt, and has stolen too much money from his own hospital. Someone has already been willing to use their real name to report him. The Communist Party Disciplinary Committee is already investigating him, and is preparing to punish him to make an example for others. You absolutely can¡¯t tell this to anyone else.¡±


    When Wang Qian left her bedroom, she had a rather unpleasant expression. She wasn¡¯t angry at Zhang Fan, but rather at his boss Batu. She hadn¡¯t known anything about him, but if she¡¯d helped Batu out, and this waster discovered in the investigation of Batu, her husband would have been dragged down by this matter.


    If only Batu had also been here, someone as smart as him would have immediately realized that things were bad for him upon seeing Wang Qian¡¯s expression. However, Zhang Fan noticed nothing.


    ¡°Mrs. Wang, how is it? Is there any hope for him? Hmm? Yourplexion looks unwell.¡±


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯m alright. I didn¡¯t sleep wellst night. Go back and tell your superintendent that he should return and wait for the news.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Mrs. Wang. I¡¯ll be leaving then.¡±


    ¡°No need to be in such a rush. You didn¡¯t even get to eat anything with me. Take some smokes and tea back with you. But, don¡¯t smoke too much. You¡¯re still young.¡±


    Zhang Fan then left Kaifa District where Wang Qian resided. Batu¡¯s car was parked not far away.


    ¡°How were things? Is there any hope for me?¡±


    ¡°Mrs. Wang made a phone call, and then she said that you should go back and wait for the news. She didn¡¯t say anything else, but she did give me some smokes and tea.¡±


    ¡°You little brat, you really have such good connections. What did she say on the phone?¡± Batu was delighted to hear this. He felt that there was hope for him to get what he wanted.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t hear anything. She went to her bedroom to make the phone call.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, then. What would you like to eat? I¡¯ll treat you to anything you want.¡±


    Zhang Fan needed to go back to Bluebird City tomorrow, and didn¡¯t have much free time. After dinner, Batu handed the Toyota Cruiser Prado¡¯s car key back to Zhang Fan. ¡°Go ahead and use this car to do anything that you want while you¡¯re here. When you¡¯re done with the car, leave it at your hotel. I¡¯ll bring it back with me when I check out of the hotel for you.¡±


    Li Liang, Li Hui, and the others from Kuake City Hospital were also taking the practical skills exam portion of the medical license examination in Chasu City. It was certain that they were probably having fun in Chasu City after finishing their exam. Zhang Fan wanted to properly thank Li Liang as thetter had helped him with signing up for the exam. After giving Li Liang some dried foods, Zhang Fan also brought some dried foods to Kang Hua¡¯s home. Although Kang Hua had too much of a politician¡¯s aura around her for Zhang Fan¡¯s tastes, she had still helped him out with the study program in Bluebird City. Luckily, she was at home since it was the weekend.


    After Zhang Fan thanked everyone that he wanted to thank, he then started to prepare things to take back to Bluebird City. He purchased some local dried fruits as well as raisins. This border province area was most renowned for its beef and mutton, but he was unable to take that with him. Tworge suitcases of dried foods was the limit of what the ne would allow him to take.

 Chapter 30: Study program’s end

    <h4>Chapter 30: Study program¡¯s end</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Back at Bluebird City, Zhang Fan instantly buried himself in the operating room again. The news that Zhang Fan had returned even managed to cause Ding Lei to cry!


    Zhang Fan needed far too many general surgeries to level up his general surgery category. Only a few days remained for his study program at BCU Hospital, so he focused fully on orthopedic surgeries in thest few days, no matter if it was joints, spine, or something else. Only when there were no orthopedic surgeries to perform did he go to perform general surgeries.


    Zhang Fan gave some dried fruits to everyone in the traumatic injuries department as well as all the operating room nurses. Although he didn¡¯t give many dried fruits to anyone, everyone had a share.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, I heard that the border province is really beautiful?¡±


    ¡°Zhang Fan, would you show me around if I take a vacation there in the summer?¡± Many of the younger nurses liked to chat with Zhang Fan when they were free. Here at a major hospital, these nurses were often tested today, needed to study tomorrow, and a thesis would be due two days from now. They were under significant amounts of stress.


    Although these nurses were young and pretty now, they would age quite quickly after only a few years of work at the hospital. As for Zhang Fan, as long as he didn¡¯t have any surgeries to upy himself with, he was able to get along quite well chatting with anyone. This was because he never argued with anyone, and was also a particrly good listener. Not only that, he kept everything to himself, and never spread rumors.


    Actually, all of this was because Zhang Fan was always mentally studying in his System while the nurses chatted to him. The truth was that Zhang Fan barely heard anything of what the nurses actually said.


    Since only a few days were left until the study program would end, all the departments that knew Zhang Fan started taking turns inviting him to meals. This counted as an early farewell party for him.


    The nurses only had average appearances in the operating room while wearing their white uniforms and sterile gowns. But, after they took off their uniforms and put on beautiful clothes instead, wow! They were each prettier than the next.


    Zhang Fan had moved all of their hearts over the past six months. This young doctor from the border province had moved them with his actions. In their eyes, Zhang Fan was hard-working, honest, and nice. He seemed to be a worthy boyfriend material.


    ¡°Drink, you must drink threerge sses today!¡± A young nurse was pretending to threaten Zhang Fan. Those not in the know would assume that this was some strong alcohol, but the ss actually contained only fruit wine. Drinking was only for the sake of the atmosphere as many of the people here had additional work shifts right after the small party, and they couldn¡¯t be drinking alcohol.


    At the traumatic injuries department, Ding Lei had tears in his eyes as he shook Zhang Fan¡¯s hand. ¡°You¡¯re finally about to f*cking leave! I¡¯d die if you stayed here for any longer! Men who are still single are so scary!¡±


    All of the orthopedic surgeons in BCU Hospital were men. Bluebird City had good beer. Over the past half a year, Zhang Fan¡¯s amazing surgical skill level, happy-go-lucky attitude, and almost ascetic dedication to work had truly shocked and impressed all the orthopedic surgeons. Every one of them was capable of staying for an entire month in the operating room, but staying in the operating room for an entire half a year was beyond what any of them could tolerate.


    ¡°One more ss! I hope that Doctor Zhang will oftene to our Bluebird City in the future. Please don¡¯t forget your friends who worked by your side here.¡± Lin Cong raised another ss in toast. Zhang Fan had already gotten drunk off of fruit wine.


    BCU Hospital had left Zhang Fan with a wonderful impression. The veteran doctors here had been willing to teach him everything they knew, the surgery departments had allowed him to practice any surgery that he wanted, and he also had a great rtionship with all his coworkers. This had been truly the mostfortable work environment.


    Actually, this was all just a special exception, not the norm. First, the Chinese government highly valued this study program for the border province doctors, which was why BCU Hospital had also treated it with great importance. Second, Zhang Fan really was amazing as it was no easy feat to be impressive enough that other graduate students and master¡¯s degree doctors would call him ¡°teacher¡±. Third, Zhang Fan had absolutely no sh of benefits with anyone here. He was only here temporarily for a study program. Basically, he didn¡¯t really belong here, which was why he was able to feel sofortable working here.


    In thisst week when Zhang Fan was almost supposed to leave, he ended up drinking alcohol almost every day, and he got drunk every single time as his alcohol tolerance was extremely low. Luckily, he would also sober up quickly. He would be fine after resting for half an hour.


    Zhang Fan had yet to properly look around Bluebird City despite being here for half a year. In the final three days that he stayed here, Zhang Fan visited all of Bluebird City¡¯s scenic locations. It was impossible for him to go to the hospital as all the doctors and nurses treated him so incredibly well since he was leaving soon. Zhang Fan felt too awkward like this, which was why he avoided the hospital.


    On his final day, Zhang Fan paid a visit to BCU Hospital¡¯s superintendent¡¯s office to say goodbye.


    ¡°You¡¯re leaving! I hope that you have learned much from your half a year at our BCU Hospital. Never forget to forever keep learning while you work. Remember to sign up to be a master¡¯s degree studentter this year. No matter what, if you want to walk farther down the path of medicine, you must improve your academic qualifications. I won¡¯t say much else. Here is a set of textbooks for you. I wish you sess in your chosen path!¡±


    Zhang Fan stood at the door and bowed to the former professor who was now superintendent. The superintendent¡¯s experience and open-minded way of thinking had truly moved Zhang Fan. He viewed the superintendent as his second true teacher on his path of medicine. A truly sessful doctor would be benevolent; the superintendent had used his words and actions to prove what the word ¡°doctor¡± really meant.


    Zhang Fan took a train back to the border province. This was even more ufortable than when he arrived as he had arrived in winter, when it wasn¡¯t hot yet. Now, it was the middle of the summer. The train was slow, shoddy, and filled with the stench of sweat and stinky feet. After the 50+ hour train ride, Zhang Fan was in a bit of a daze.


    He took this train ride back together with the other three directors from Kuake City Hospital. Director Huang, the director of pediatrics, seemedpletely fine after the train ride. Right after getting off the train, Director Huangmented, ¡°I¡¯ve been starving for several days on that train. Let¡¯s leave immediately and go eat some nice fatmb. Right now, what I want to eat more than anything is amb tail with plenty of fat on it.¡±


    The border province¡¯s capital city was still several hundred kilometers away from Chasu City, and no train led there. Zhang Fan had zero appetite when he thought about how he was going to have to sleep on a bus. The three directors were all locals from the border province. They were highly familiar with the border province¡¯s capital city, so they immediately took Zhang Fan to eat a meal ofmb.


    ¡°This is our territory now. Why would we have to take a bus! That would be such a joke!¡± The director of internal medicine dialed the number of a local pharmacy¡¯s manager.


    Some whileter, the pharmacy manager drove amercial vehicle to pick them up. It just happened to be that the pharmacy manager also needed to transport some medicine to Chasu City. This way, everyone got to ride along with the medicine to Chasu City.


    When Zhang Fan returned to Kuake City Hospital, he noticed that there seemed to be some tension in the atmosphere. In the orthopedic department, Yang Chengming had a sardonic expression as he nced at Zhang Fan. Vice Director Shi Lei wasn¡¯t around, although Li Liang and Chen Qifa were also present.


    Before Zhang Fan even got a chance to rest, Chen Qifa pulled Zhang Fan into an office.


    ¡°Something major has happened. Batu was taken away.¡±


    Zhang Fan was confused to hear this. ¡°Taken away by whom?¡±


    ¡°Rumors say that he¡¯s been arrested. Apparently, he took bribes when purchasing the CT scanner for the hospital. Our hospital currently has no superintendent, so everyone is basically going crazy. Do you think anything will happen to us?¡± Chen Qifa¡¯s official sry wasn¡¯t that high. However, thanks to his kickbacks from medical equipment and medicine fees, he still counted as having a high ie.


    ¡°It should be fine.¡± Zhang Fan immediately left the office after this.


    Since something had happened to Batu, he couldn¡¯t treat it as if nothing had happened. Zhang Fan immediately went to Batu¡¯s home. When he arrived, he saw that Batu¡¯s home was in utter disarray, just as if bandits had just ransacked the home.


    ¡°What happened, ma¡¯am?¡±


    ¡°Zhang Fan! You have to save Batu! A few days before he got arrested, he told me that if anything happened to him, I should go find you, that you¡¯d definitely be able to do something.¡± Batu¡¯s wife immediately began crying when she saw Zhang Fan arriving.


    ¡°What exactly happened? Could you tell me in more detail?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s because of the money. As you know, the hospital purchased a new CT scanner. He took kickbacks for the hospital¡¯s purchase. I tried to convince him to not take any more illicit money. He said that this would be thest time, but a few days after that, he was arrested.¡±


    ¡°How much money did he take in kickbacks?¡±


    ¡°A little more than 300,000 yuan.¡±


    Batu had been a superintendent for many years already. Actually, he was quite sensitive to the political flow. However, he was still unable to resist his own greed. Batu had thought that this would be the final time he could make some off-the-books money as superintendent as he would be leaving Kuake City Hospital after this. But, for this final time, someone reported him to the authorities.


    A few days before this incident happened, Batu told his wife that if anything really happened to him, it would be something major, and that their rtives wouldn¡¯t be of much use. Someone from a bigger city would need to speak up for his sake. At that time, she should go to find Zhang Fan for assistance.

 Chapter 31: Zhang Fan gets bullied

    <h4>Chapter 31: Zhang Fan gets bullied</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Batu had been hoping that he would get lucky. He had been taking illegal kickbacks as hospital superintendent for ten years already, and the CT scanner purchase was supposed to be thest time. However, it was that veryst time that got him in the end.


    But, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care one bit whether Batu was greedy and corrupt or not. Batu treated him well, so Zhang Fan would definitely help Batu.


    Zhang Fan had only been in this border province for less than a year. The only real higher-up that he knew was Kang Hua. Wang Qian only counted as the wife of a politician who might be able to influence her husband. Although Kang Hua typically wasn¡¯t that easy to approach, he absolutely had to ask her in such a situation.


    Zhang Fan called her secretary Tang Jingjing¡¯s number. He was told that Kang Hua was currently in a meeting and unable to take phone calls, and that she would be quite busy for the foreseeable future. The meaning was quite obvious¡ªshe didn¡¯t want to help with the Batu incident. Actually, Kang Hua was truly unable to help here anyway. She was the head politician of Kuake City, yet a major corruption scandal from a minor official had erupted under her jurisdiction. She would also be partially held responsible. Right now, she was being scolded by her own bosses.


    Since Kang Hua couldn¡¯t help out, the only other person Zhang Fan could ask was Wang Qian. Before, it was quite easy for him to just visit her home any time without even needing to call her beforehand, but now the situation was different. -He would have to call beforehand for something like this.


    ¡°Mrs. Wang, I¡¯m back from my study program. How has your back been recently?¡±


    ¡°Ah, Zhang Fan. My back¡¯s much better. Are you calling today for the sake of your Superintendent Batu?¡±


    Wang Qian was also quite concerned with the case against Batu due to her rtionship with Zhang Fan. Although the case against Batu was still technically sealed and supposed to be a secret, Wang Qian¡¯s husband was high-ranking enough that a lower-ranking case like this would be no secret to him.


    ¡°Yeah, Mrs. Wang. Is there anything that can be done at all?¡±


    ¡°I haven¡¯t misjudged you. You truly stand by your friends¡¯ side and treat them well, although you don¡¯t know right from wrong too well. All I can tell you today is that Batu needs to return what he uwfully took and paypensation. That will help him receive a lenient judgement. If you have time,e have fun at my ce. For now, you should just focus on your hospital work.¡± Wang Qian saying this much already was only for the sake of Zhang Fan¡¯s face. Even Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t brainless enough to ask her to help out after she said this.


    Although Batu was a hospital superintendent, this wasn¡¯t actually a very high governmental rank. Batu¡¯s idea of how getting positions worked was still at the level of using connections, giving gifts, and asking for favors. While the government typically ignored low-ranking officials, whenever things got serious, the anti-corruption bureau would be no joke to deal with.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, you should hurry and return the money together withpensation,¡± Zhang Fan immediately told Batu¡¯s wife after hanging up the phone call. She could only nod disappointedly as nothing else could be done. Since Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t really help with anything else, he returned to the hospital.


    Less than three dayster, orders came in from the government. A director of internal medicine from a bigger city hospital was sent here to be the superintendent. This person was almost 50 years old, and it was said that he had connections in the Bureau of Public Health. Also, Kuake City Hospital¡¯s position of vice superintendent had always been empty, but Shi Lei had apparently used some unknown connections of his own as he was directly promoted from Vice Director of surgery department #2 to Kuake City Hospital Vice Superintendent.


    For the next three days, Kuake City Hospital heldrge-scale meetings involving the entire staff of the hospital. Howe? Because the employees¡¯ lowered morale needed to be assuaged. After what happened to Batu, everyone else was quite panicky. Every doctor in the hospital had taken illegal kickbacks like ¡°medical equipment fees¡± before. The only difference between the doctors was how much they took. Also, the new superintendent was changing people¡¯s jobs around. The pharmaceutical, radiology, logistics, and finance department directors were all going to have to take on new positions.


    The new superintendent¡¯s name was Zou Pingshan. As he was almost 50 years old and still only a director of internal medicine at his hospital, he was unable to go any higher there. That was why he used his connections to be a superintendent at a smaller hospital. He figured that it would be nice to be the big boss here, even if it was a smaller hospital.


    Since Zou Pingshan was new to his position, he wanted to do something to establish his authority. Zhang Fan was the first person to catch his attention as Zhang Fan had received the opportunity to go to Bluebird City to study despite being at Kuake City Hospital for less than one year.


    ¡°Zhang Fan is Batu¡¯s loyalpdog. Our hospital has never hired fresh college graduates before. He was in the first group of fresh college graduates to join. Batu brought him everywhere he went in order to show off his management skills. Whenever Batu met someone, he would say, ¡®Look, this is a recent college graduate who¡¯s currently working at our Kuake City Hospital.¡¯ Also, Zhang Fan visited Batu¡¯s home on the first day that he came back.¡± Such information was told Zou Pingshan by the Vice Director of Kuake City Hospital¡¯s finance department, Turxun. Turxun was a solid supporter of Zou Pingshan because Turxun¡¯s sister-inw happened to work in the same department as Zou Pingshan¡¯s previous city hospital, and they had a good rtionship.


    ¡°Is that so? Where is this Zhang Fan from?¡± Zou Pingshan inquired. He didn¡¯t care too much about the past, but now that Batu was in trouble, yet Zhang Fan was still visiting Batu, that seemed like it was too much.


    ¡°He¡¯s from S Province, and he has no friends or rtives here in our border province. He¡¯s got a sweet mouth on him, though, and Batu really likes him.¡± Although Turxun was the vice director of the finance department, Batu didn¡¯t like him. Turxun also didn¡¯t actually take his work for the hospital seriously, and was in the midst of looking for a different job. But now, Turxun had finally received a lucky opportunity with Zou Pingshan¡¯s promotion, and could finally act big around here.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s send Zhang Fan to Sumutai Vige¡¯s health center. Since Zhang Fan got to study at such a big city, he should go to the countryside to make use of his new knowledge.¡±


    Since Zhang Fan had no friends or rtives here, and he was also a fresh college graduate, he would be easy to bully. The older doctors were typically obedient, and didn¡¯t cause any trouble, but if the superintendent dared to send any of them to a countryside health center dozens of kilometers away, those older doctors would be bringing their entire extended families to the superintendent¡¯s home toin.


    When vice superintendent Shi Lei heard this decision, he reflexively wanted to reject it. However, he then decided against saying anything as he had just be vice superintendent. It would be problematic if he was seen as opposing the new superintendent right away. Besides, personnel assignments weren¡¯t the jurisdiction of the vice superintendent.


    Furthermore, the new superintendent had an even stronger background than Batu. Back when Batu was in power, Shi Lei didn¡¯t dare to act out, so now he dared to even less. However, Shi Lei knew that Zhang Fan was no simple person. Even before Zhang Fan got to go on the study program, he had been going to Chasu City on a daily basis to treat someone. That person would definitely be a big shot. Otherwise, Batu wouldn¡¯t have been so furtive about the whole matter.


    Shi Lei felt that trouble might arise from Zou Pingshan¡¯s bullying of Zhang Fan. After he thought about all this, he decided to phone Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, I didn¡¯t get a chance to greet you when you returned. How about eating a meal together tonight?¡±


    ¡°Vice Superintendent Shi, I¡¯m still in Chasu City right now. I have some things to deal with, and won¡¯t be able to return tonight. I¡¯m truly sorry.¡±


    ¡°No worries, we¡¯ll have plenty of opportunities to eat together in the future. Still, I called today to give you a reminder. We have a new superintendent, so you should watch out.¡± Shi Lei was giving a hint to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Okay, thank you, Vice Superintendent Shi. I¡¯ll watch out for myself.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about his career at Kuake City Hospital, which was why he paid this zero attention, and didn¡¯t read between the lines. ¡®So what if there¡¯s a new superintendent? I¡¯ll continue being an intern doctor regardless. It doesn¡¯t have much to do with me.¡¯


    On the next day, surgical department #2 had a morning meeting. Although there was a new superintendent, old Director Nuar waspletely drunk early in the morning as always. He was squinting, and barely able to even stand up straight. ¡°Let us wee our new Superintendent Batu for a speech,¡± Nuar announced while pping. The others didn¡¯t know whether to p or not at the gaffe.


    ¡°Okay, everyone¡¯s quite busy, so I¡¯ll keep things short.¡± Zou Pingshan felt that there was no helping Nuar¡¯s mistake with his name. It was impossible to do anything about or lecture such an entrenched veteran. ¡°No matter what things were like in the past, all of you must have proper work attitude in the future. Considering how our surgical department has a low number of patients, the hospital board has decided to send Doctor Zhang to a countryside health center. Doctor Zhang has just returned from his studies in Bluebird City. I¡¯m certain that he will be able to use the big city¡¯stest innovations to bring even more patients to our surgical department from the countryside. I hope that Doctor Zhang will be willing to sacrifice himself for our hospital¡¯s necessary development.¡±


    Whoa! Everyone was astonished to hear this unexpected reassignment for Zhang Fan. ¡°Who will perform our department¡¯s surgeries, then?¡± Chen Qifa spoke up on Zhang Fan¡¯s behalf. Actually, ever since Zhang Fan arrived, their surgical department was performing a much higher number of surgeriespared to before. Previous surgeries that had been impossible for their department had all been aplished by Zhang Fan. This indirectly helped Chen Qifa¡¯s ie to significantly rise, which was why he panicked upon hearing about Zhang Fan¡¯s reassignment, and spoke what was on his mind.


    ¡°Our hospital operated fine before him. He¡¯s not even an official licensed doctor yet.¡± Zou Pingshan was rather angry that someone dared to doubt his orders. However, when he said this, this was actually insulting Chen Qifa, because Chen Qifa also wasn¡¯t an official doctor yet.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go to the rural area together with Zhang Fan, and sacrifice myself for the sake of the hospital.¡± Chen Qifa had gotten quite angry. He cared about his face more than anything, in a bit of a twisted manner.


    And so, the two of them set out for the countryside together. ¡°Old Chen, you didn¡¯t have to, you know?¡± Zhang Fan was quite moved. It wouldn¡¯t be easy to argue against the new superintendent for his sake.


    ¡°Hmph! I was just speaking my mind. Besides, so what if I go to the rural area? It will be a nice vacation.¡± However, Chen Qifa was already regretting his words. He wouldn¡¯t be able to make much from medical equipment or medicine fee kickbacks in the countryside.

 Chapter 32: Isolated cultivation

    <h4>Chapter 32: Isted cultivation</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The tiny Sumutai Vige was the most remote and distant vige under Kuake City¡¯s jurisdiction. In winter, snowfall wouldpletely seal off all roads leading there, while floodwaters wouldpletely seal off all roads during the summer. It could be said that Sumutai Vige was half cut off from the world.


    Sumutai Health Center was just a small building. Everything around the health center was nothing but ins. During different seasons, the nomads would herd their livestock in different locations. There were different ins used during summer and winter.


    Sumutai Health Center was located in the ins for winter grazing. Here, there was only a ¡°superintendent¡±, two nurses, and one doctor. All of them happened to live nearby. Right now, the doctor and nurses weren¡¯t here, because they were busy shearing the wool off their sheep.


    All of the local nomads were currently in the ins for summer grazing. Basically, absolutely nobody was going toe here for any health problems. Last winter, Zhang Fan hade here for his first time performing a surgery in the rural area. Sumutai Health Center¡¯s superintendent was delighted to see Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa as his family also needed help with shearing wool. The superintendent hurriedly left after only a short exchange of greetings.


    Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa stared at each other. While living here wasn¡¯t a problem, as the health center had plenty of empty rooms, eating would be a major issue. Very few people even lived here, and there wasn¡¯t a single person who lived anywhere within a two-kilometer radius of the health center!


    ¡°What are you worried about? We can go to the health center superintendent¡¯s home for dinner. I know where he lives. Let¡¯s hurry and get some sleep first. I feel like my back was about to break on the trip here.¡±


    Life in the ins was incredibly quiet. Not only were there few people, there weren¡¯t even many birds.


    ¡°Old Chen, let me ask you something.¡± Zhang Fan decided to help Chen Qifa out for this year¡¯s medical license exam, so he asked if Chen Qifa had passed the practical skills exam. Chen QIfa was immediately depressed upon hearing about the exam. ¡°It¡¯s useless even if I pass the practical skills exam. I¡¯ve passed it every single year.¡± Even his tone became unpleasant when it came to the topic of the medical license exam.


    ¡°Okay, everything will be fine then. Let¡¯s study together for the uing written exam. We can quiz each other. I guarantee that you¡¯ll pass this year¡¯s written exam.¡±


    ¡°Just forget about it!¡± Chen Qifa no longer held any hope. He still signed up for the medical license exam every year only to make a show that he was still trying.


    ¡°You¡¯ll definitely pass the written exam this time as long as you listen to me. Stop acting like a girl. Once you finally pass the exam, who would dare to look down on you anymore? Come, let¡¯s begin studying.¡± Zhang Fan immediately brought out the medical license exam study material textbooks he had purchased before.


    Chen Qifa had no self-confidence, but that was because he was unable to find it anymore. He was still a veteran doctor with many years of experience. Although he had only graduated from a technical college, he had still umted much medical knowledge from working at a hospital every day. Zhang Fan was trying to help Chen Qifa regain his confidence first.


    ¡°Let¡¯s start studying from orthopedic surgery.¡±


    After one entire month, Sumutai Health Center had yet to receive a single patient. In fact, not a single person had evene to the health center apart from its superintendent. Still, Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa were more than happy to be so free. It was almost time for the written exam portion of the medical license exam, so it was quite convenient that they had so much free time to focus on studying.


    Over the past month, Zhang Fan had given Chen Qifa a very solid lesson on all the foundational basics of surgery. The two of them constantly quizzed each other, and also finished reviewing internal medicine. No matter what, Zhang Fan had still graduated from a real medical school. Even if he didn¡¯t learn much there, he knew how he was supposed to deal with major tests. He circled many of the important points on the reference textbooks.


    ¡°This will definitely be tested on this year¡¯s exam. Remember it well.¡±


    While Zhang Fan was stuck in Sumutai Vige, Li Liang and Li Hui purchased some food to bring Zhang Fan as a gift.


    ¡°Just look at howfortable you are here, eating hand-grabbed mutton and drinking milk tea. The two of us were worried that you would be starving here, so we came all the way out here to visit you. Yet, we found that our lives aren¡¯t even asfortable as yours,¡± Li Huiined when he saw Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh, thismb was identally trampled to death yesterday at the Munk Family. It¡¯s the middle of summer, so the meat would go bad very quickly if not eaten, and they gave some to us. Besides, milk tea is also easily found in Kuake City.¡±


    ¡°Well, that does make me feel better.¡± Li Hui worked in a different department from Zhang Fan, so he was far more casual with his words. On the other hand, Li Liang waspletely unable to behave casually, as working with Zhang Fan gave him far too much pressure.


    ¡°Let¡¯s hurry up and eat. We can have this mutton together with the chicken that you brought.¡± Chen Qifa was especially delighted to see his coworkerse visit as he hadn¡¯t seen anyone else for more than a month. All of them chatted while they ate together.


    ¡°How¡¯s studying going for the two of you? As long as there¡¯s no surprises, both Old Chen and I should be able to pass the medical license exam this year.¡± Zhang Fan had learned much from an entire month of nonstop studying.


    ¡°Allow me to say something shameless. If I truly manage to pass the exam, I will address you as my teacher,¡± Chen Qifa stated in a serious tone.


    ¡°Cough, cough, cough!¡± Li Liang was astounded by Chen Qifa¡¯s statement. Was this still the same Chen Qifa? The same Chen Qifa who always had such strange behavior!?


    ¡°No need, it¡¯s fine as long as you pass. It¡¯s too much for you to be addressing me as teacher.¡± Zhang Fan pped the fatty Li Liang on the back as thetter¡¯s face was even beginning to turn red.


    Chen Qifa didn¡¯t say anything else. Li Hui responded, ¡°I don¡¯t know if I can pass the exam, I¡¯m really unsure.¡± He then sighed.


    Only now did Li Liang speak up. ¡°I¡¯m alright now. I identally choked just now. I often saw Mr. Zhang reading textbooks in our department, so I also read some textbooks. However, I¡¯m also unsure about the exam. Recently, with both of you gone from our department, we can¡¯t get any patients to stay. It¡¯s really boring.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s not much time left before the exam. We should all practice as many questions as possible. Let¡¯s all try our best to pass this year.¡±


    It was time for the harvest season. This time of year would always bring more patients to Kuake City Hospital as people would identally injure themselves with sickles or perhaps some type of farming machinery. This was when surgical department #2 was usually busiest.


    Vice Superintendent Shi Lei was quite smart, and knew all of this. Seeing how Superintendent Zou Pingshan had kicked away two capable surgeons to the rural vige, Shi Lei began to scheme. Director Nuar of surgical department #2 waspletely useless. Previously, Tu Xun had always opposed Shi Lei. Now that Shi Lei was the vice superintendent, Tu Xun felt that it would be humiliating for himself to be the new vice director of the department. The only others in surgical department #2 were Yang Chengming and Li Liang, two recent college graduates that couldn¡¯t do anything at all.


    ¡°Superintendent Zou, our hospital¡¯s doing much better than before. This is all thanks to your outstanding leadership. I¡¯ve been thinking about how I can improve and be more like you. I¡¯d like to go study at your previous city hospital for a few days. Could I trouble you to contact them? Your words there would hold a lot of weight.¡± Shi Lei was ridiculously shameless. Although he was being polite and servile with his words, he was actually digging a tremendous pitfall for Zou Pingshan to fall into.


    Zou Pingshan was previously a director of internal medicine at his city hospital. He had never been to the much smaller Kuake City before, and didn¡¯t understand how things worked here. He was quite happy to hear Shi Lei¡¯s sycophantic praise for him. ¡°As long as you¡¯re willing to make progress, the Communist Party will be quite willing to help you. I¡¯ll immediately contact my old hospital. You¡¯ll be able to go there right away tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°You represent the Communist Party? Then I¡¯ll be waiting to see how the Communist Party criester!¡± Right after Shi Lei left, he startedughing loudly, proud that his scheme had seeded.


    It was now the busiest time of the harvest system as all the wheat had ripened. The farmers needed to harvest while it was nighttime because it was far too hot during the day in midsummer. The farmers thus all reversed their sleep schedules, which meant it was particrlymon for idents and injuries to ur due to fatigue.


    Zou Pingshan was almost 50 years old. He had worked many 24-hour shifts at his old position, which caused him to develop insomnia. Nowadays, he could only sleep by using sleeping pills. His cell phone rang for quite a while before it finally woke him up. The call was from Kuake City Hospital¡¯s administrative department. Zou Pingshan was quite angered to have been woken upte at night. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Superintendent, our hospital has received a patient who was injured by a stone roller. He¡¯s currently at the emergency department. What should we do?¡± For tonight, the director of the pharmaceutical department was currently in charge at the hospital.


    ¡°Are all of our surgeons dead or something?¡± Zou Pingshan was even more angered. The hell, calling himte at night for something as minor as a regr traumatic injury?


    ¡°Director Nuar and Tu Xun aren¡¯t picking up their cell phones. Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa are currently both in the rural vige. There¡¯s only the two new recent college graduates, but neither of them can handle such a surgery.¡± Tonight happened to be Yang Chengming¡¯s turn on night shift. The patient¡¯s metatarsal bones (five long bones in the foot) were fractured, and Yang Chengming didn¡¯t have the knowledge to perform such a surgery.


    ¡°What about Shi Lei? Isn¡¯t he also in surgical department #2?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you send Vice Superintendent Shi out on a study program?¡±


    The superintendent¡¯s job was to deal with any situations that his subordinates couldn¡¯t handle. There was no helping it. Zou Pingshan was forced to try and contact a doctor from a bigger city hospital toe over and perform the surgery at Kuake City Hospital.


    Previously, Chen Qifa would typically deal with these surgeries when Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t here. If Chen Qifa was unable to handle the surgery, he would contact a specific doctor who woulde over for the surgery. This would bring benefits to both Chen Qifa and that doctor. However, Zou Pingshan was from internal medicine, so he didn¡¯t know very much about the unspoken rules of the surgical department. He was forced to spend a great deal of effort before he finally found a doctor willing toe over and perform the surgery. This was because everyone would be quite unhappy to be contacted sote at night.


    The surgery was thenpleted. However, three days after the surgery, the patient got a high fever. The patient had be infected due to the hospital¡¯s negligence.


    Yang Chengming and Li Liang were the only ones still on duty at surgical department #2, with Nuar and Tu Xun remaining absent. The two of them kept alternating 24-hour shifts. Still, there wasn¡¯t much for them to do. They could even sleep while on the job. However, Yang Chengming was still quite unhappy these days. Since he was so peeved, he didn¡¯t take his work seriously. As a result, he didn¡¯t change the patient¡¯s medicine in a timely manner after the surgery. That was why the patient became infected. Yang Chengming also had a poor attitude, so the patient¡¯s family became enraged.

 Chapter 33: Pitfalls are everywhere

    <h4>Chapter 33: Pitfalls are everywhere</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    An entire family causing amotion would be a much bigger problem for smaller city hospitals like Kuake City Hospital. There was nothing that Kuake City Hospital could do. In fact, patients withrge and powerful families were capable of blocking off the entire hospital.


    This particr angry patient had seven or eight brothers, and even more members in the extended family. Since this family had already finished harvesting the wheat, they had quite a lot of free time, so the entire family went to Kuake City Hospital to protest and stir up trouble.


    Zou Pingshan was now in absolutely wretched condition due to the past few days. Although he tried to lecture the patient¡¯s family about thew, they simply didn¡¯t care, and acted like hoodlums. Since Zou Pingshan had just recently be the superintendent, hecked authority. Kuake City Hospital¡¯s security department wouldn¡¯t listen to his orders. The female members of the patient¡¯s family were allowed toe so close to him that they were practically poking him straight in the mouth with their fingers.


    What else could Zou Pingshan do? He paidpensation to the patient¡¯s family as well as helped the patient to transfer hospitals. Just some local vige women were too much for Zou Pingshan to handle. He couldn¡¯t deal with them, so he could only hide. He paidpensation to the patient¡¯s family for loss of sry, hospital fees, and medicine fees, but the family was still dissatisfied.


    After finally getting the patient and his family to leave, Kuake City¡¯s government ended up calling Zou Pingshan. Someone had reported Kuake City Hospital to the government for medical malpractice. The patient¡¯s entire family had alreadyined to the Kuake City Communist Party Committee, intending to make this into an even bigger incident.


    Everything being quiet would be for the best, and having the government investigate would be no small matter. Kang Hua immediately called Zou Pingshan over to question him. Kang Hua had been in her position of Kuake City Leader for a bit more than a year now. The Batu incident couldn¡¯t affect her too much, but it put her in a bad mood. Now, she was even angrier that something happened at Kuake City Hospital yet again. Meanwhile, the person who reported Zou Pingshan (Shi Lei) even directly stated that he was bullying the neer fresh college graduate, forcing Zhang Fan to stay in a countryside vige. This angered Kang Hua even more.


    ¡°What happened?¡± Kang Hua¡¯s tone was extremely unfriendly.


    ¡°The surgical department didn¡¯t do a good job. The patient became infected, so I helped him transfer hospitals.¡± Zou Pingshan felt incredibly aggrieved. Yet, he was unable to push the responsibility for this onto anyone else.


    He had personally sent out the vice superintendent on a study program to his old city hospital. Nuar had recently sent in his resignation, iming that he wanted to retire. Tu Xun imed that he had hemorrhoids again, and was staying at a city hospital. As Zou Pingshan was previously a doctor of internal medicine, he couldn¡¯t do anything rted to surgeries at all. However, he couldn¡¯t just ask doctors from other hospitals toe over every time that Kuake City Hospital received a patient who needed surgery. He would lose so much face otherwise.


    Nuar had been scared by Batu being arrested. He thought it over and decided to retire as he was of advanced age anyways. That was why he sent in a retirement resignation. As for Tu Xun, he immediately ran off to the city hospital for hemorrhoids treatment when he heard that an incident urred at the surgical department as he wanted to avoid any responsibility.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you request vacation time?¡±


    ¡°I did!¡±


    ¡°With whom?¡±


    ¡°Our surgical department #2¡¯s Director Nuar.¡±


    ¡°Why doesn¡¯t he admit that he gave you vacation time, then?¡±


    ¡°He probably got drunk and forgot. Try asking him again when he¡¯s awake!¡± This was the conversation that Zou Pingshan had with Tu Xun about thetter¡¯s absence. Zou Pingshan was so enraged that he threw his cell phone down on the ground. What the hell was with all the people in this surgical department?


    Kang Hua already didn¡¯t like Zou Pingshan for having used backdoor connections to obtain the position of hospital superintendent, but now that Zou Pingshan couldn¡¯t even manage the hospital properly and was found to be bullying Zhang Fan, it was time for Kang Hua to let the new superintendent know who the real boss was around here. Kang Hua was already reflexively treating Zhang Fan as one of her own.


    ¡°You¡¯re in charge of a city level hospital. Yet, you had to ask for help from other hospitals¡¯ doctors just for the sake of a simple bone fracture? And after that, an incident still urred? What use is this hospital, then!! What use are you as hospital superintendent!? Can you do your job at all? If not, get out of here! There¡¯s plenty of skilled people out there. Do you think that nobody other than you can be the superintendent?¡± Kang Hua¡¯s office door was wide open. She was intentionally showing off her anger to others, trying to send the message that her being angry needed to be feared and respected.


    Zou Pingshan was trembling as he left Kang Hua¡¯s government office. He was regretting his decision toe here only for so many people to anger him. Why hadn¡¯t he just been content with being a director of internal medicine?


    Back at his city hospital, he¡¯d had a respectable position. Even the superintendent there would treat him politely. Zou Pingshan hadn¡¯t been so unlucky or angry in many years now. He felt like he was about to have a heart attack with how angry he was today. Kang Hua¡¯sst sentence to him had especially made him lose a great deal of face.


    ¡°Immediately set out to tell Zhang Fan toe back. The leaders need him back to treat more patients.¡± Zou Pingshan finally allowed Zhang Fan to return.


    After Shi Lei finished reporting Zou Pingshan to the Communist Party Committee, he immediately went out drinking together with his friends in the city. Shi Lei had intentionally wanted to cause trouble for Zou Pingshan so that thetter would lose authority. He couldn¡¯t allow Kuake City Hospital to remain like it was under Batu¡¯s rule, where the superintendent was single-handedly in charge of everything. Otherwise, his position of vice superintendent would be useless!


    Meanwhile, back at Sumutai Health Center, Zhang Fan finally received his first patient on this day. He had been here for more than one month now, but apart from the time when Li Liang and Li Hui visited, not a single person other than the local superintendent hade over.


    Here in Sumutai, most residents were Mongolian, and believed in Tibetan Buddhism. This patient was a Buddhist monk staying in Sumutai Vige. He had apparently graduated from a Buddhist university. Today, something was wrong with the Buddhist monk, and he was in such pain that he had been rolling around on the ground. Luckily, some worshipping locals discovered him, and brought him to Sumutai Health Center.


    ¡°He has an intestinal obstruction. This is a closed loop intestinal obstruction. Surgery will be necessary.¡± Zhang Fan made this diagnosis after performing a checkup.


    ¡°Shall we take him to Kuake City?¡± Superintendent Munk of Sumutai Health Center asked. He was in charge of many different roles at the health center, including superintendent, surgeon, and anesthesia. The other doctor assisting here specialized in internal medicine, while the two nurses were primarily midwives.


    ¡°We can do the surgery here. It¡¯s so troublesome to take him to Kuake City. Can you administer the anesthesia? What about this patient¡¯s rtives?¡±


    It turned out that the Buddhist monk was a distant rtive of Munk¡¯s. ¡°I can administer the anesthesia. He doesn¡¯t have many rtives here, I can make the decision for him.¡±


    ¡°Hey, even if you¡¯re still angry, you can¡¯t joke around with your career like that. We¡¯re orthopedic surgeons,¡± Chen Qifa said worriedly. All intestinal blockages were medically known as intestinal obstructions. They were some of the mostmon emergency problems rted to the digestive system.


    It would be difficult to urately diagnose acute intestinal obstructions. Intestinal obstructions also often worsened rapidly, along withmonly causing the patient¡¯s death. Ack of bnce between water, electrolytes, acids, and bases, or the patient having poor organ functions or advanced age were allmon reasons for death.


    ¡°While you may be an orthopedic surgeon, I never imed to only be an orthopedic surgeon. This is a simple surgery. Hold the surgical retractors for me. Rx, I¡¯m not foolish enough to risk my career.¡±


    The surgery proceeded quite smoothly. Excision, separation, removing the intestinal obstruction, side-to-side intestinal anastomosis, sewing everything back up... it all went perfectly. Although Chen Qifa hadn¡¯t done anything rted to general surgery for many years already, he was still a capable surgical assistant.


    ¡°You even know how to perform general surgeries!?¡± Chen Qifa was truly astonished.


    The Buddhist monk woke up one day after the surgery. He barely spoke any Chinese, so Superintendent Munk tranted for him. The Buddhist monk was especially grateful to Zhang Fan, and said that thetter possessed a great root of wisdom. The Buddhist monk then gave Zhang Fan a gift¡ªan amber bracelet.


    Apparently, this amber bracelet had previously been blessed by a well-renowned Tibetan monk. Munk was jealous to the point of drooling as he stared at the amber bracelet.


    ¡°We came here so wretchedly, so we absolutely can¡¯t return wretchedly,¡± Chen Qifa angrily stated when news arrived that they could return.


    ¡°Forget it, we¡¯re leaving now. Besides, the medical license exam written portion is in one week. You were the one who told me not to be angry, but you¡¯re being angry now. Let¡¯s just go.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not the same thing. This is about face.¡± Chen Qifa keptining, but he certainly didn¡¯t stay behind at Sumutai Vige.


    ¡°Are youing back next year? My family would love my assistance with shearing wool next year as well!¡± Munk said goodbye to Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa as they took a car back to Kuake City.


    All of Zou Pingshan¡¯s arrogance had been sshed with cold water by Kang Hua¡¯s lecture. He also discovered that asking someone like Turxun, who waspletely unknowledgeable about how hospitals worked, was useless, and even a p in his own face. In that case, Zou Pingshan decided to talk to everyone individually. He started with internal medicine, his specialty.


    After talking to many people individually and learning more about Kuake City Hospital, Zou Pingshan finally understood why Batu valued Zhang Fan so much. Zhang Fan was basically the unofficial director of surgical department #2 despite only being an intern doctor. Zou Pingshan prepared himself to properly apologize to and assuage Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa¡¯s feelings after they returned. It wasn¡¯t like he could continuously request doctors from bigger city hospitals toe here to perform surgeries. In fact, Zou Pingshan was afraid that one day Kang Hua would get even angrier at him and have him fired from the position of hospital superintendent. He no longer had his previous position of director of internal medicine to fall back upon.

 Chapter 34: Medical license exam and hospital recruitment exam

    <h4>Chapter 34: Medical license exam and hospital recruitment exam</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Why had Zou Pingshan fallen into all those pitfalls? It wasn¡¯t because Batu was more skilled than he was, nor was it because of Shi Lei¡¯s schemes. It was because Zou Pingshan wasn¡¯t professional enough. He had been too arrogant.


    Batu had slowly risen step-by-step from a lowly rural doctor to the superintendent of Kuake City Hospital. Shi Lei had worked in Kuake City Hospital ever since young. Batu was more skilled at managing the hospital, while Shi Lei was more familiar with the hospital and local environment.


    Zou Pingshan was confident because of his connections and because he was an internal medicine specialist. His actions had been rather hasty. That was why he suffered and fell into pitfalls. Managing an entire hospital was quite different from managing a single department.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t try to do anything to Zou Pingshan when he returned, as he felt it would be meaningless. Zhang Fan and the others would all be going to Chasu City in one week for the written portion of the medical license examination. However, Zhang Fan no longer had a car¡ªthe previous Toyota Cruiser Prado had been taken away during Batu¡¯s arrest.


    The exam was held at a high school. Chen Qifa was incredibly nervous. Before, he no longer held any hope for passing, so he didn¡¯t really care. However, this year was different. Thanks to an entire month of high-pressure studying under Zhang Fan¡¯s tutge, he felt hope that he could pass this year, which was why he was so nervous. Chen Qifa kept following Zhang Fan everywhere and repeating the same phrases: ¡°Do you think the test questions will be difficult this year? Do you think I¡¯ll pass?¡±


    Zhang Fan really empathized with and kept assuaging Chen Qifa¡¯s worries. ¡°Old Chen, you¡¯ll definitely be fine. Rx and don¡¯t rush when answering the test questions. You¡¯ll definitely pass this year.¡±


    The exam finally began. On the first test day¡¯s morning, everyone was tested on the basics. This was quite simple for Zhang Fan. After an entire year of studying through his System, his basics were quite solid. In the afternoon was internal medicine, which was also quite simple for Zhang Fan. The second test day¡¯s morning was an exam on surgery, which Zhang Fan got almost full marks on. The afternoon¡¯s gynecology exam was slightly more difficult, but Zhang Fan also did well.


    ¡°I passed this year, I passed this year!¡± After the exam, Chen Qifa pulled on Zhang Fan¡¯s arm while crying like a baby. He could finally vent his frustrations from failing the medical license exam for several decades already.


    ¡°You¡¯ll pass, you¡¯ll definitely pass. We¡¯ll both have medical licenses from now on.¡± Zhang Fan truly sympathized with Chen Qifa. Seeing Chen Qifa reminded him of how difficult it was to look for work right after graduation.


    Li Liang and Li Hui were also confident about their exam results. Wang Sha had previously failed the practical skills exam, so she had been unable to join the written examination. After the four of them met up, Chen Qifa stated, ¡°I¡¯m treating everyone to a good meal tonight. Nobody will say so otherwise. I need to properly thank Teacher Zhang.¡± So, the four of them went together to a restaurant.


    Since Chen Qifa had higher base sry than any of them, nobody else felt any pressure from having him pay for a meal. During the meal, Li Hui asked, ¡°Director Zhang, the exam is now over. It¡¯s certain that you will pass. Where will you go in the future? Don¡¯t say that you¡¯ll remain at a tiny hospital like Kuake City Hospital, otherwise I¡¯ll hit you with my bowl.¡±


    ¡°Although the exam is now over, the exam results won¡¯te out until December, and I won¡¯t obtain my medical license until next year. I can¡¯t immediately resign, so I¡¯m going to see if any of the bigger cities are going to hold hospital recruitment exams. If there are any recruitment exams, I¡¯ll go sign up. If not, I¡¯ll see when next year begins. How about you guys?¡±


    ¡°Same, I have the exact same idea. Wang Sha and I will go take any recruitment exams avable. Working at a tiny hospital like Kuake City Hospital won¡¯t improve our future one bit,¡± Li Hui stated.


    ¡°Mr. Zhang, I¡¯ll sign up for the same ce that you take your recruitment exams at. You have to take me with you!¡± Li Liang was very direct.


    ¡°Bro, you overestimate my skills.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nice to be so young. All of you should go to bigger cities. If you stay in a tiny city like Kuake City, all of you will be just like me twenty years in the future.¡± Chen Qifa no longer had the energy to move to another city.


    Zhang Fan needed to level up his System, which meant he needed to go to a bigger hospital. Kuake City Hospital was far too tiny. However, it would be unrealistic for him to change cities until he obtained his medical license. His younger sister would be in her third year of high school soon. Zhang Fan had to have a steady ie every month for the sake of his sister¡¯s expenses, otherwise she would be in financial trouble.


    Ever since the previous medical incident at Kuake City Hospital, Zou Pingshan was no longer so arrogant like before. Since he was about fifty years old, he was afraid of losing his job. The doctors in Kuake City Hospital¡¯s surgical department #2 seemed too crazy for him to deal with. Thus, he left Shi Lei in charge of the surgical department and Director Li of internal medicine in charge of the internal medicine department. Zou Pingshan now only dealt with matters rted to the entire hospital.


    Shi Lei was quite devious. He was quite happy to be put in charge of the surgical department. It meant that he was fully in charge of purchasing medicine as well as equipment for the surgical department. At any rate, he had fully started taking advantage of his new position to make more illicit money for himself.


    Shi Lei had learned quite a lot from Batu¡¯s management style. In order to fully control the surgical department, Shi Lei first made sure he had a good rtionship with those who could actually do the work. Chen Qifa was a miser, so all Shi Lei had to do was give him a little extra overtime pay, and Chen Qifa started running faster than a dog would for Shi Lei¡¯s errands.


    Shi Lei would invest more into Zhang Fan as thetter was both talented and had connections with higher-ups in bigger cities. Shi Lei would also invest more into those in surgical department #1. However, he directly ignored Nuar and Tu Xun as neither of those ever did any work. Why would he care about spending money on them?


    Meanwhile, Batu¡¯s arrest case hadn¡¯t been resolved yet. Batu had long been prepared beforehand for things to go wrong. His son was a citizen of H Country, and right when Batu learned that he couldn¡¯t be the new Director of the Bureau of Public Health, he had immediately sent his son to H Country.


    Batu didn¡¯t have very many assets in his name. Although he confessed to taking illicit kickbacks for the recent CT scanner purchase, he refused to admit to doing anything else. Kuake City Hospital had been expanding through construction for many years already, and all the connected individuals had already retired or vanished. The Communist Party Committee wanted to find higher-ranked individuals who could be implicated in corruption, but Batu refused to say anything. The Committee was unable to find any concrete evidence of corruption apart from the CT scanner incident.


    The previous hospital protests by the angry patient¡¯s family didn¡¯t affect the hospital employees too much, as they were all used to such protests. However, the protests greatly affected Zou Pingshan. Not only did he be less arrogant, he even became somewhat cowardly.


    He would need to stay here in his new position of hospital superintendent until retirement. If something happened to his job before retirement, he would no longer be able to support himself. Zou Pingshan¡¯s insomnia became even more severe as a result. He often woke up with nightmares in the middle of the night, thinking that his cell phone was ringing with another report of some hospital emergency.


    Vice Superintendent Shi Lei was incredibly delighted. He passed a proposal that increased the sry of all the doctors and nurses at Kuake City Hospital, and even added some food money for those working the night shift. Everyone in the hospital had a great opinion of him because of this. Also, just like Batu, Shi Lei knew that he didn¡¯t have enough professional knowledge in other medical fields, so he left the other medical fields to doctors of those specialties to run.


    Director Nuar¡¯s retirement resignation was approved, and Shi Lei became the director of surgical department #2 in addition to being the vice superintendent. Tu Xun was unwilling to take the job, and Shi Lei was also unwilling to allow Tu Xun to take the job. Chen Qifa should have been the best candidate for the position, but he was unqualified due to not having a medical license.


    Shi Lei secretly promised Chen Qifa that as long as thetter obtained a medical license, he would give the director position to him. Shi Lei knew quite well that he would be unable to keep Zhang Fan here at a tiny hospital, so it was fine to simply keep a good personal rtionship with Zhang Fan.


    In October, the border province organized arge round of hospital recruitment exams. Although Zhang Fan and his group of recent college graduates hade here due to the government¡¯s program to support the rural west, they didn¡¯t actually have official positions at the hospital. Meanwhile, Li Liang and Yang Chengming indeed had official positions at the hospital.


    The hospital recruitment exams were intentionally held after the medical license exams so that more people could obtain official positions. Gao Shijun immediately phoned Zhang Fan right when signups began. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t stay any longer at such a tiny hospital. I¡¯ve already arranged a job position just for you in my department at Chasu City Hospital. You¡¯ll immediately start working at the orthopedic surgery department in traumatic injuries. This job position is customized for your sake.¡± Gao Shijun had spent quite a bit of effort in getting Zhang Fan to join his team.


    Gao Shijun¡¯s orthopedic department was hiring, and he was in charge of setting the recruitment requirements for the hospital. The hospital would then report the requirements to the Bureau of Public Health, and anyone who met the requirements could apply for the job. However, the conditions that Gao Shijun set as job requirements would be highly difficult for anyone other than Zhang Fan to meet.


    The job requirements were as followed: first, graduation from a top-level medical school. Second, male and unmarried. Third, five months or more of studying at a Grade 3 provincial hospital in the surgical department. Fourth, participation in the government¡¯s support program for improving medical quality in the west. These requirements would be highly difficult to meet simultaneously. Not only that, Gao Shijun¡¯s surgical department was hiring only one person.


    Gao Shijun was worried that somebody else with connections would obtain the position over Zhang Fan, which was why he set such strict requirements. No matter how powerful someone¡¯s connections were, they wouldn¡¯t be able to apply if they didn¡¯t meet the job requirements!


    The director of the orthopedic surgery department at Chasu City Hospital had recently retired. After several rounds ofpetition, Gao Shijun had now be the acting director in charge of everything in the department. He had his own ideas. Although he had several disciples, none of his disciples were skilled enough yet to do things on their own. Gao Shijun wanted to raise a skilled disciple to be his equal and help him in the department.

 Chapter 35: Teacher Zhang, my wife’s cooking is delicious

    <h4>Chapter 35: Teacher Zhang, my wife¡¯s cooking is delicious</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Anyone who knew Zhang Fan and saw the job requirements posted by Chasu City Hospital¡¯s orthopedic surgery department would realize that this job had been set aside especially for Zhang Fan. Yang Chengming ground his teeth so hard that they almost shattered. He also liked orthopedic surgery, and he had previously studied for half a year in Chasu City Hospital¡¯s orthopedic department. He had been preparing to sign up for their hospital recruitment exam, but when he saw the job requirements, he realized that his dreams had been ruined.


    Zou Pingshan was truly unfortunate. Kuake City Hospital had never epted fresh college graduates before through the government-organized hospital recruitment exams. This was a new policy at the time that was just enacted before Zou Pingshan became hospital superintendent.


    The fresh college graduates of this year all signed up for the biggest city hospitals¡¯ recruitment exams. The most skilled college graduates would sign up for the best and biggest city hospitals, while the ones who knew they were less skilled signed up for ss B hospitals in the bigger cities. At any rate, nobody wanted toe to a tiny city like Kuake City.


    This was truly an unfortunate timing. Right after Zou Pingshan became a superintendent, the previous group of fresh college graduates all left. It was only natural that his superiors would be angry at him. All Zou Pingshan could do was open up recruitment exams and offer more than 20 open job positions. The only requirement was that the candidate had to have graduated from an undergraduate medical school.


    Zhang Fan was quite fatigued from all the sessive exams. Zou Pingshan reimed Zhang Fan¡¯s private bedroom in the hospital¡¯s rented house ever since Zhang Fan was sent to Sumutai Vige. The director of Kuake City Hospital¡¯s administrative department helped move Zhang Fan¡¯s things back to the hospital dorm.


    Zou Pingshan had originally wanted to improve his rtionship with Zhang Fan, but then he heard that Zhang Fan had signed up for Chasu City Hospital¡¯s recruitment exam. Zou Pingshan thus decided to ignore Zhang Fan for the remaining time that thetter was staying at Kuake City Hospital. Meanwhile, Chen Qifa was far more spirited than before, and even much friendlier. He also treated Li Liang much better since thetter had visited him in Sumutai Vige.


    Zhang Fan continued grinding as many surgeries as he could. Previously, he was only practicing surgical sutures, but now, he even took as many general surgeries as he could. However, not a single person in the general surgery department or the orthopedic surgery department dared to say anything about it to Zhang Fan. It wasn¡¯t because Zhang Fan was arrogant or anything like that. His skills were truly too high for Kuake City Hospital¡ªhigh to the point where hepletely suppressed anyone else.


    Kuake City Hospital purchasedparoscopes for the first time. However, nobody apart from Zhang Fan knew how to use them. Appendectomies, gallstone surgery, fenestration and drainage of hepatic cysts, and drainage of hepatic abscess were all surgeries that Zhang Fan performed as long as the patient was willing to be treated at Kuake City Hospital.


    Li Liang followed Zhang Fan as closely as possible. When Zhang Fan usedparoscopes, Li Liang would hold theparoscopes for him. When Zhang Fan needed to perform a surgery, Li Liang would hold the surgical retractors. No matter if Li Liang learned anything else or not, he became Zhang Fan¡¯s main surgical assistant at Kuake City Hospital.


    Li Liang was quite clear what arge difference there was between him and Zhang Fan. While Li Liang had still been practicing how to tie a surgical knot properly, Zhang Fan had already be the best doctor in the surgical department. Li Liang felt that he would be able to learn many things by following Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the selfish type. As long as Li Liang was willing to learn, Zhang Fan was willing to teach.


    Surgical department #1, or the general surgery department, had doctors with better work attitudes than surgical department #2 did. The doctors here were younger on average, better motivated, and more willing to learn. Laparoscopic surgeries were apletely new type of surgery for Kuake City Hospital. Not a single attending physician or even the director of general surgery knew how to do them.


    Luckily, Zhang Fan was willing to teach everyone. Boring a hole, intion, ligation, and separation. Zhang Fan exined the entire process in detail step by step, exining clearly about all the difficult parts and what needed the most attention.


    Zhang Fan felt like he would miss things here now that he was almost about to leave. It was Kuake City Hospital which took him in right after graduation when he couldn¡¯t find a job. This was his first ever hospital. This was where he obtained his Medical System. This was where he performed his first surgery. This was where he saw his first and only patient so far pass away right in front of him.


    Although it was a tiny hospital, his coworkers here were all quite direct. They were all the type that wore their heart on their sleeve, so it was quite easy to tell if they liked or disliked you. However, he would have to leave here now. Zhang Fan felt that this ce would forever be a wonderful memory in his mind.


    The results of October¡¯s hospital recruitment exams came out. Zhang Fan and Li Hui were the only two who passed the hospital recruitment exams at Chasu City Hospital. This made Zou Pingshan even more misfortunate. He had thought that all the fresh college graduates from thest batch would be leaving, yet only Zhang Fan and Li Hui would. Zou Pingshan had opened up more than twenty job positions with far too low requirements, so more than twenty people had passed Kuake City Hospital¡¯s recruitment exams. He was so angry that he smashed a cup. Maybe Kuake City was a jinx for him as everything he did went wrong here.


    Now that the hospital recruitment exam results were out, Zhang Fan soon received an official notice for him to report to Chasu City Hospital for work at the beginning of November. Everyone in Kuake City Hospital knew that Zhang Fan and Li Hui were leaving. Since Zhang Fan was very well liked, and he was going to thergest and best hospital in the area, it seemed likely that maybe Kuake City Hospital would still need his help in the future. Thus, Zhang Fan was invited every day to many meals.


    Surgical department #2, surgical department #1, emergency department, and so on. Zhang Fan was busy being treated to meals every day. Shi Lei also invited Zhang Fan to a private dinner that thetter wasn¡¯t allowed to refuse, and on the final day before Zhang Fan left, surgical department #2 reserved one of thergest private rooms at Kuake City Hotel. Nuar, Tu Xun, and Shi Lei all participated in this farewell dinner for Zhang Fan. The neer college graduates who were just epted to Kuake City Hospital were truly astounded by such a grand dinner!


    Since Zhang Fan was visiting Kuake City Hotel for a meal, the fat manager that he¡¯d previously performed surgery on naturally came to toast him with drinks. After the hotel manager toasted Zhang Fan with drinks, he reported this dinner to Tang Jingjing, informing her that Zhang Fan was leaving and that Kuake City Hospital was holding a farewell dinner party for him. Once Tang Jingjing learned of this, she naturally told Kang Hua, and Kang Hua thought about it for only a moment before deciding to go attend Zhang Fan¡¯s farewell party. Tang Jingjing went there first to inform everyone. Shi Lei was astonished to hear that the Kuake City Leader wasing, and he had all the tables restocked with the best food.


    With Kang Hua arriving, Zou Pingshan immediately arrived right after her. He had be much smarter, and had people in every department who would report directly to him. The participation of so many higher-ups in this simple farewell party for a coworker made things suddenly so much more formal.


    Zhang Fan was famously known for being unable to hold his alcohol, so after Kang Hua arrived, nobody dared to force him to drink. Shi Lei finally understood. ¡®No wonder Batu was always so careful and treated Zhang Fan so well! So Zhang Fan had connections to our City Leader!¡¯


    ¡°That¡¯s not nice of you. You¡¯re leaving, but didn¡¯t even tell me? It seems like you don¡¯t view me as a friend after all.¡± At such a dinner party where Kang Hua was the highest in ranking, nobody dared to force Kang Hua to drink alcohol, either. Tang Jingjing was quite happy to have some free time, so she started teasing Zhang Fan.


    ¡°That¡¯s truly not it. The recruitment exam results just came out a few days ago, and my coworkers have been treating me to meals every day. I can¡¯t hold my alcohol, so I always get drunk instantly. If it weren¡¯t for the two of you arriving today, I¡¯d have probably copsed already by now. Besides, I¡¯m only going to Chasu City, which is pretty close to here.¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll let you off the hook this time. Leader Kang Hua learned that you were leaving, and especially came over to send you off. You¡¯ve gained so much face.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to Miss Tang looking out for me.¡±


    ¡°You say that, but you don¡¯t mean it. Don¡¯t leave right after dinner. Leader Kang Hua wants to talk to you.¡± Tang Jingjing saw that Kang Hua got up to leave, so she immediately followed her boss.


    After Kang Hua left, Zou Pingshan and Shi Lei both understood something¡ªShi Lei understood now just whom Zhang Fan had been secretly treating after work every day, and Zou Pingshan understood why Kang Hua had been so angry at him. Both of them were now speaking with an even more polite tone to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°We¡¯ve only worked together for a short while, but Doctor Zhang is leaving already. Still, Chasu City is quite close to our smaller Kuake City. You shoulde back to visit often. This ce will forever be your home, and if there¡¯s anything that inconveniences you at Chasu City Hospital, let me know. I¡¯ve worked there for more than twenty years, so I might be able to help out a little.¡±


    Zou Pingshan used the warmest and friendliest tone he could. He had previously bullied Zhang Fan, but if he had known about Zhang Fan¡¯s connection to the city leader, he definitely would have treated Zhang Fan like a buddha. Now, Zou Pingshan was using the friendliest attitude he could in hopes that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t hate him as much.


    ¡°Bro, it¡¯s a good thing that you¡¯re going to a bigger and better hospital. If you need anything, just call me. While I¡¯m not in charge of management, as a vice superintendent, I still have some power. Helping write fake invoices or something for you won¡¯t be any trouble at all.¡± Shi Lei had high emotional intelligence, although he was still slightly less experienced than Batu.


    ¡°Bro, once you make a ce for yourself there, I¡¯ll follow you and continue working under you.¡±


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, next time you return to Kuake City, you should visit my home and taste my wife¡¯s noodles. You¡¯ve been here for so long, but I¡¯ve never invited you to a meal at my home before. I feel so bad about that.¡± Chen Qifa was feeling the most emotional of all of them. He kept pulling on Zhang Fan¡¯s hand as he was especially grateful to the point where tears were rolling down his cheeks.

 Chapter 36: A new place!

    <h4>Chapter 36: A new ce!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°I¡¯m not surprised at all that you passed the recruitment exam for Chasu City Hospital. I¡¯ve been too busy recently, so I didn¡¯t get a chance to chat with you, but now it¡¯s no longer necessary. I have an empty house I¡¯m not living in at Chasu City. I¡¯ll have Little Tang give you the key to that house before you leave,¡± Kang Hua told Zhang Fan.


    Seeing that Zhang Fan was about to refuse, she chuckled, and said, ¡°Rx, I¡¯m not actually giving you the house. I¡¯m not rich to the point where I can afford that. You don¡¯t know too many people or your way around Chasu City yet, so I¡¯m just temporarily loaning this house to you. Whenever you¡¯re prepared to buy a house of your own, just return my house to me.¡±


    While Zhang Fan was working at Kuake City Hospital, Kang Hua was someone ranked significantly higher than he was, but now that Zhang Fan was leaving for Chasu City Hospital, she gave Zhang Fan a different impression: she felt magnanimous and not vulgar, more like an elder than a head politician.


    Kang Hua was quite skilled at changing the way she presented her character. She realized that Zhang Fan definitely wasn¡¯t simple. She wouldn¡¯t let go so easily of such an expert doctor. If she maintained a good rtionship with him, he could be of special use to her whenever his medical skills were needed.


    Zhang Fan was unable to refuse. He returned to his dormitory, where he had already organized his things. His bed and so on all belonged to the hospital. Zhang Fan only owned a few sets of clothing, and almost all his other belongings were books¡ªhis medical books were thick and numerous. The next day, early in the morning, Zhang Fan told Li Hui that he was going out.


    Zhang Fan went to Batu¡¯s home, which was currently locked. He had already visited several times, but it was always locked, with nobody there. ¡°Superintendent Batu, I¡¯m leaving now. I hope that you can make it out from this incident alright,¡± Zhang Fan whispered to the front door of Batu¡¯s home.


    Although Batu was greedy and corrupt, and refused to admit to his wrongs, all Zhang Fan cared about was that Batu had previously told him in his most difficult times that ¡°Here at our hospital, I¡¯m not only your boss, I¡¯m also your family. Why not tell me about your troubles?¡±


    On the way to Chasu City Hospital, there wasn¡¯t exactly joy or sadness. Li Hui didn¡¯t say anything at all on the way there, as he was currently having a headache. Wang Sha had been his girlfriend ever since the first year of college, and they had been together for six or seven years now. But yesterday, the two of them had the most severe argument they¡¯d ever had in their rtionship.


    Wang Sha had failed to pass the recruitment exam for Chasu City Hospital, while Li Hui had passed. The issue was whether Li Hui would leave her behind or not. Li Hui was already an unreliable boyfriend who dared to flirt with a nurse right in front of her and refuse to admit to it. It seemed obvious what the result would be if Li Hui left for Chasu City.


    ¡°Do you choose me or Chasu City Hospital?¡±


    ¡°I choose both.¡±


    ¡°Get the hell out!¡±


    In the end, Wang Sha was all tears as she broke up with her boyfriend. However, Li Hui definitely wasn¡¯t happy right now.


    Chasu City Hospital was an old ss A hospital that the former Soviet Union had helped to fund the construction of. Its old buildings were all of the Soviet style. Superintendent Huang Yun was previously a surgeon himself, so he heavily favored developing the surgical department. Compared to the other smaller hospitals in Chasu City, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s surgical skills were far more advanced.


    Superintendent Huang Yun had been highly curious about the job requirement conditions for the surgical department. Now that Zhang Fan had arrived, the mystery was finally solved. ¡°Director Gao truly viewed this recruitment exam with great importance. He even personally visited me several times to confirm the job requirements. Anyone that he has his eyes on will definitely be a genius. I hope that you can utilize your skills to the fullest at our hospital. Don¡¯t disappoint me and Director Gao,¡± Huang Yun told Zhang Fan.


    Huang Yun didn¡¯t personally meet with Li Hui. Since the superintendent was previously a surgeon, he looked down on and didn¡¯t care very much about internal medicine.


    ¡°You¡¯re finally here! You should havee here long ago, but now¡¯s the best time. You definitely won¡¯t regreting to our orthopedic surgery department #1. Don¡¯t be in a rush to start working today, you should first get yourself settled in. Tonight, I¡¯m having all of our coworkers in our department hold a weing party for you. There¡¯re several veteran doctors in our department who have quite average skills but are sly old foxes. You need to prepare yourself.¡±


    Although a tiny hospital like Kuake City Hospital would also havepetition between doctors, thepetition wouldn¡¯t be severe. Meanwhile, at a much bigger ss A hospital, thepetition would be quite cruel. Doctors of the same generation wouldpete for the position of director, and those who failed to obtain the position would often choose to leave and work for other hospitals.


    Doctor was a job position which required medical skills, and it wasmon that one doctor wouldn¡¯t respect another. Those with some skills would often have some pride. ¡°Why do I have to listen to you!?¡± If the hospital wanted to keep a talented individual, it was quitemon that the hospital would have to open up a new department for that person to be a director in.


    Many city-level ss A hospitals in China thus had severely ovepping departments. For instance, perhaps a hospital would have orthopedic surgery departments #1 and #2, yet they wouldn¡¯t have differing specialties like spine or joints. Instead, both departments would perform all types of orthopedic surgeries, and both departments would fight over patients, while the doctors in these two departments would have very poor rtionship with each other. If one doctor received an extra surgery, another doctor would have one less surgery. Every surgery was money! Every surgery brought concrete benefits! It would be impossible for the doctors to have good rtionships with each other in such an environment.


    In Gao Shijun¡¯s orthopedic department #1, he had just been chosen as the acting director. He still had apetitor for his position who hadn¡¯t left yet. The overall atmosphere in the department was thus rather ufortable. It was quitemon that there would be heated arguments over a patient¡¯s diagnosis. However, those arguments weren¡¯t for academic or medical purposes at all. The arguments were merely to cause trouble for Gao Shijun. This was also why Gao Shijun truly wanted Zhang Fan to have arrived earlier.


    Zhang Fan would be a resident doctor who was capable of performing surgeries that those with the highest-level certification could. If people keptining and arguing, Gao Shijun would ignore them all and simply have Zhang Fan do the surgery.


    The weing party for Zhang Fan was held at arge hotel close to Chasu City Hospital. However, several people from orthopedic department #1 didn¡¯t attend. Gao Shijun didn¡¯t seed in having Zhang Fan meet everyone.


    Gao Shijun had two disciples named Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu. Both of them had just passed thirty years of age and be attending physicians, with both having several medical specialists under them. Zhang Fan also met head nurse Liao Juan, who was in her thirties. Her husband was a doctor of internal medicine at the hospital. She seemed to be quite smart and friendly.


    There were also two doctors with the second-highest level certification. The tall and skinny one was Cui Pingjun, who was Gao Shijun¡¯s junior under the same teacher. Cui Pingjun was currently Gao Shijun¡¯s most capable and loyal follower. However, his medical skills were only average. The other doctor was Li Hongtu, who specialized in arthroscopic surgery. Li Hongtu was very warm and friendly, the ssical nice person type. He waspletely uninterested inpetition for the position of a director.


    Gao Shijun¡¯s mainpetitor in the department was Wu Jinxi, an orthopedic spine surgery specialist. The two of them had an incredibly bad rtionship with each other, and neither would listen to the other. Wu Jinxi had been searching for another job ever since Gao Shijun was chosen as acting director. He also didn¡¯t attend this weing party for Zhang Fan. Wu Jinxi had two disciples of his own who didn¡¯t attend the weing party as well.


    Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital was a slightly smaller hospital in Chasu City that was also of ss A qualification. Wu Jinxi had already made an agreement with the superintendent of that hospital that a new orthopedic spine surgery department would be established for his sake there.


    There were many years of bad blood between Gao Shijun and Wu Jinxi. Anyone capable ofpeting for the position of a director would be among the most talented in their department. Chasu City Hospital Superintendent Huang Yun had tried to assuage Wu Jinxi¡¯s feelings for quite a long time, but failed.


    Gao Shijun and Wu Jinxi¡¯s medical skills were on the same level. However, Gao Shijun had a better personality, while Wu Jinxi had a bad temper. The other doctors in the department overall liked Gao Shijun more than Wu Jinxi, which was one of the main reasons why Huang Yun chose Gao Shijun to be the acting director.


    The orthopedic department of any hospital would use up a great amount of medical equipment. A single imported metal surgical te could cost almost 10,000 yuan. All sorts of surgical sutures, equipment, and so on would bring tremendous potential financial benefits, and all the highest-ranking doctors of the department would typically have their own personal medical equipment suppliers. Gao Shijun was no exception.


    These medical equipment suppliers would all have significant backing. Anyone capable of seeding in selling to arge ss A hospital would need actual skills. Today, Zhang Fan¡¯s weing party had all been sponsored by Gao Shijun¡¯s personal medical equipment supplier.


    Near the end of the dinner, Li Qiong, a pretty woman in her thirties, came in to toast Zhang Fan. All the orthopedic department doctors and nurses were quite familiar with her.


    ¡°Director Gao, this seems like a fairly nice party you¡¯re holding, but why is it that you all haven¡¯t finished even one carton of alcohol yet? Even Doctor Xue Fei is perfectly fine.¡±


    ¡°Here, let me introduce you. Zhang Fan is a neer to our orthopedic department. With his current skill level, Zhang Fan is the best doctor in our department among all those under attending physician level. Zhang Fan, this is Li Qiong, a powerful merchant in Chasu City¡¯s business world. She¡¯s really skilled. Zhang Fan, if there¡¯s anything you need, you can contact Mrs. Li. There¡¯s almost nothing that she can¡¯t take care of.¡± To be honest, Gao Shijun had wanted to say that Zhang Fan was the most skilled doctor among all those under the highest-level certification level, but he knew that would attract far too much hatred for Zhang Fan.


    Li Qiong was quite intelligent, and instantly realized that Gao Shijun highly valued Zhang Fan. She raised her ss of wine to Zhang Fan, and said, ¡°You¡¯re really young, Doctor Zhang. Let me know if there¡¯s anything I can help you with in the future. I¡¯ll definitely do everything I can if it¡¯s in my power.¡±

 Chapter 37: First time showing off in the new place

    <h4>Chapter 37: First time showing off in the new ce</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Chasu City Hospital had many patients. Chasu City was too far away from the provincial capital, so individuals who became ill could onlye here rather than visit the even better provincial hospital. After Zhang Fan started working here, Gao Shijun arranged for him to work as a team with Li Hongtu. To be honest, Zhang Fan wanted to change departments to gain more experience in other surgical fields, but realized that it would be impossible for him to do so now with how Gao Shijun was.


    Li Hongtu was the nice person type, and wasn¡¯t bossy at all. Putting him together with Zhang Fan would be the best for thetter to use his skills to the fullest. Meanwhile, Wu Jinxi¡¯s team no longer received any patients whatsoever. All he did every day was argue with Gao Shijun in the department¡¯s daily morning meetings.


    Li Hongtu received a patient who was a woman more than seventy years old who had broken her femur bone. Her overall health was alright. She had been mopping at home when she slipped and broke her femur. Now, she would require an artificial hip recement surgery.


    ¡°How are you with hip recement surgeries? Have you done them before?¡± Gao Shijun asked Zhang Fan in his director¡¯s office.


    ¡°Not a problem. I often performed this surgery back when I was studying at Bluebird City Hospital.¡±


    ¡°Alright. You¡¯ll be the main surgeon for this operation, then.¡±


    Artificial hip recement surgery meant that a metal artificial joint would be imnted into a person¡¯s body using surgery to rece the shattered joint. There were many advantages to using artificial joints, such as improved joint flexibility, being able to walk again earlier, and reducing the time elderly patients spent in a hospital bed.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll prepare for the surgery.¡±


    ¡°Yep. For the time being, you can use medical equipment from Li Qiong. You¡¯re probably not familiar with the others¡¯ equipment, and Mrs. Li is easy to talk to.¡± This artificial hip recement surgery would require four doctors. Among orthopedic surgeries, this counted as a major surgery. Li Hongtu would be the primary surgical assistant, while Gao Shijun¡¯s disciples Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu would be the secondary and tertiary surgical assistant, respectively.


    Although Gao Shijun was very confident in Zhang Fan¡¯s abilities, this was still a major surgery, not to mention it was Zhang Fan¡¯s first surgery here at Chasu City Hospital. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong, so Gao Shijun also personally watched over the surgery in the operation room.


    Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu exchanged nces. They could both tell that the neer doctor had great backing from Gao Shijun. Zhang Fan was only a resident doctor, yet Gao Shijun had told both his disciples to be Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistants.


    Could it be that Zhang Fan was Gao Shijun¡¯s rtive? Xue Fei sent some eye signals that Zhou Chengfu instantly understood. They wouldn¡¯t help of their own volition, nor would they try to sabotage the surgery. Although both were Gao Shijun¡¯s disciples, resources within a single department would still be limited. Now that a younger and more valued doctor had appeared, it put them in an awkward position.


    The surgery began. Zhang Fan cut open the skin, then the fascia, and followed with blunt dissection of muscles. He then connected and socketed the bones. The medical equipment was brought by a girl working for Li Qiong. All the medical equipment required had been prepared beforehand.


    Next was operating on the bone marrow. Zhang Fan did everything calmly. Although Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu didn¡¯t volunteer any assistance, they also didn¡¯t dare to mess anything up. Li Hongtu, as the primary surgical assistant, paid close attention to Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical procedures.


    ¡®He¡¯s quite experienced and precise in the movements. There are no unnecessary movements whatsoever. Truly amazing.¡¯ Li Hongtu was secretly astonished. Where had Gao Shijun found such an expert doctor? Although Zhang Fan was still quite young, he was truly skilled. In fact, to be quite blunt and honest, Li Hongtu felt that not a single person in their orthopedic department apart from Gao Shijun and Wu Jinxi was more skilled than Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You¡¯ve improved significantly yet again. You¡¯re bing even more precise in the details.¡± Gao Shijun could only exim over Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical skills. It had only been half a year since hest saw Zhang Fan, yet Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical skills had improved by several noticeable levels. Before, his skills could be considered surprising for his age, but now they were truly astonishing.


    Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu both had depressed expressions as they held different portions of the patient¡¯s legs. For a major surgery like hip recement surgery, it would be quite difficult for them to even take the role of primary surgical assistant. They wouldn¡¯t even be able to dream of being the main surgeon in such a surgery with their current skill level. It was obvious that Zhang Fan was still quite young, yet he was already the main surgeon during such a difficult surgery? What would even be left for them to do in the future?


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re truly amazing at performing surgeries. You¡¯ll be able to lead your own team once you obtain your medical license.¡± Although it sounded like Xue Fei was praising Zhang Fan, he was actually pointing out to everyone that Zhang Fan still hadn¡¯t obtained a medical license yet, and that you would have to be at least be the second-highest level certification to lead a team. Basically, he was warning everyone else to be on guard against Zhang Fan.


    Nobody here was an idiot, so everyone understood what Xue Fei meant. It would be impossible for any single person toplete all the work of the department by themselves. Since Gao Shijun had helped Zhang Fan gain so much face today, he would next need to assuage the feelings of his two disciples.


    ¡°Our work in the future can¡¯t be like before, where everyone just picks what they want. We need to make an organized work assignment system. Joints and spine will be in their own category. Second-highest level certification doctors, attending physicians, and resident doctors will have priority in that order. We must strictly follow the three-tier hierarchical medical system. Anyone who has ideas cane discuss them with me privately,¡± Gao Shijun announced. [TL note: see https://.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5566626/ and https://.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441056/ about China¡¯s three-tier hierarchical medical system.]


    Reducing internal conflict in his own department would also help Gao Shijun to manage the said department easier.


    The surgery ended with surgical sutures and drainage. Zhang Fan had no intention of fighting anyone here over any resources. The only reason he came here to a bigger hospital was to level up his System as quickly as possible. As for ie, he was fine as long as he made enough money to pay for his younger sister¡¯s college tuition. He didn¡¯t care one bit about trying to make illegal kickbacks for medical equipment or medicine fees, as he couldn¡¯t be bothered spending the effort.


    ¡°Doctor Xue, you praise me too much. I¡¯m just a new resident doctor. All of you are doctors ranked higher than me. I understand the rules.¡± Zhang Fan also needed to have a good rtionship with them. He had to do it for the sake of leveling his System.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, no need to be so polite.¡± Xue Fei saw that Zhang Fan was acting quite humble. Xue Fei would have to give face to his teacher Gao Shijun.


    Li Hongtu was in poor physical condition, so he typically received fewer patients than the other doctors. This also meant that his ie was less than the other doctors¡¯. The fact that Gao Shijun put Zhang Fan and Li Hongtu in a team together was actually a way of rewarding Li Hongtu. This was because Li Hongtu had been a great supporter for Gao Shijun in bing the new director of orthopedic department #1.


    Zhang Fan had to personally give the patient his doctor¡¯s advice and then write the medical report. Back at Kuake City Hospital, Chen Qifa and Li Liang would take care of these mundane tasks for him.


    There were several medical specialist doctors in orthopedic department #1. Zhang Fan¡¯s team also had a female doctor medical specialist who¡¯d just graduated this year. She was clearly no ordinary person as she had been hired at a ss A hospital right after finishing her undergraduate studies. Since Zhang Fan was still only a resident doctor, he felt too awkward about asking her to do his work for him.


    In the doctors¡¯ resting area, Xue Fei was resting on a bed when he spoke, ¡± Zhou 1 , what do you think? Old Gao is about to make new teams. Which team do you want to go to?¡± Spines and joints would bring about equal ie, and the work was of roughly equal difficulty. Working on the spine was only slightly better inparison.


    ¡°I want to work on spines, how about you?¡±


    ¡°I think I should just go work on spines as well. Look at our neer. He immediately performed a hip recement surgery on his first day of work. Will I even have a future if I go to joints? Just how is he so amazing?¡± Although Xue Fei was a bit jealous of how Gao Shijun was helping give face to Zhang Fan, he was also truly impressed with Zhang Fan¡¯s skills.


    ¡°Who knows? He¡¯s probably just a recent graduate. He¡¯s far too skilled. Old Gao ispletely suppressing all possible routes for Wu Jinxi here. Old Gao can be in charge of the spines, and Zhang Fan can deal with all the joints. Old Wu won¡¯t even have a position here for him if he wants to return.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Each generation is stronger than the previous. I¡¯ve heard that our hospital won¡¯t even hire undergraduate students in the future. If some master¡¯s degree students arrive in our department, life will be even more difficult for us.¡± Xue Fei was rather disconste.


    ¡°That¡¯s why you shouldn¡¯t try to bully Zhang Fan. Not only is bullying the wrong thing to do, you¡¯ll also make him angry. Zhang Fan is also an undergraduate student, just like us. As long as we have a good rtionship with each other, so what even if doctorate degree studentse here in the future?¡±


    ¡°You have so many ideas. I figure that you probably already thought of all this just from watching him perform surgery today. Sigh, I¡¯m the only stupid one here. I should stay away from smart people like you. I won¡¯t even realize it if you sell me out.¡±


    ¡°Stop spouting rubbish. Are you free tonight? All of us count as Old Gao¡¯s disciples, so let¡¯s treat Zhang Fan to dinner. I don¡¯t think Zhang Fan seems like the arrogant type. We should cultivate a good rtionship with him.¡±

 Chapter 38: The young woman who wants to be a surgeon

    <h4>Chapter 38: The young woman who wants to be a surgeon</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan entered a regr routine at his new job. Since the medical license exam results wouldn¡¯t be out until December, he was still unable to perform outpatient services as he was without a medical license. He typically stayed in orthopedic department #1, performing surgeries whenever there were surgeries, and helping with patients whenever there weren¡¯t any surgeries. The people in orthopedic department #1 also epted Zhang Fan.


    ¡°He¡¯s quite a solid fellow,¡± Xue Fei said about Zhang Fan. Xue Fei had a rash personality, but he was an alright person. ¡°Zhang Fan, let¡¯s go eat together. You can just leave the medical reports to the medical specialist doctor. You¡¯re personally writing the report?¡± He now had an alright rtionship with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Brother Xue, you¡¯re finished with your work? Just wait a little while for me. I¡¯m almost done writing the report, I¡¯m on thest section of room check times. Shall we go to the hospital cafeteria?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re going outside to eat. Come, and bring the little sister of your department. I¡¯ll treat you today.¡± The female medical specialist doctor in Zhang Fan¡¯s team was named Wang Yanan. Although she had technically already finished her studying time in orthopedic department #1, she still didn¡¯t want to leave. The hospital¡¯s administrative department didn¡¯t care enough to do anything about it. Wang Yanan was typically icy to everyone, but she had a nicer attitude towards Zhang Fan who was such a skilled surgeon.


    Most people in Wang Yanan¡¯s family worked in the medical field. Her uncle was the director of the Bureau of Public Health in Chasu City. When she said that she wanted to work in a surgical department, Superintendent Huang Yun had neither directly agreed or disagreed. Basically, as long as a surgical department was willing to take her in, she could go there. If not, she would have to obediently go to gynecology, pediatrics, or internal medicine.


    Wang Yanan was currently working together with Zhang Fan. She was truly impressed with Zhang Fan¡¯s skills. During a night shift, Zhang Fan had previously asked her, ¡°Why do you want to work as a surgeon? All orthopedic surgeries involve intensive physicalbor. Will you be alright?¡±


    ¡°Women have to deal with far more than that, and it¡¯s not like you¡¯re the muscr type! If you can do it, why can¡¯t I!¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you try microsurgery? It should be easier for women to perform microsurgery.¡±


    Zhang Fan was looking down on her. While there were indeed female surgeons, they were incredibly rare. Surgery was almostpletely dominated by men.


    The four seasons of the year were incredibly distinct in Chasu City. There would be a great snowfall in winter, and the temperature would go below -20 degrees Celsius. In the summer, it would burn with high thirties in degrees Celsius. Fall was the mostfortable season, with fragrant fruit aromas everywhere.


    Orthopedic department #1 split up into teams. Zhang Fan had suppressed the two attending physicians, so neither of them wanted to do joints anymore. Thus, it became Zhang Fan leading a four-person team focused on orthopedic surgeries for joints consisting of the two second-highest level certification doctors along with Wang Yanan, who refused to leave the orthopedic department. Gao Shijun led the other team together with his two attending physician disciples and several medical specialists to focus on spine orthopedic surgeries.


    Zhang Fei tried his best to make friends with the two attending physicians, Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu. This helped ease their rtionship, and the two attending physicians no longer disliked him as much. Zhang Fan never tried to steal their patients from them. However, Zhang Fan still adamantly took all surgery opportunities he could. This made Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu feel rather helpless.


    ¡°I¡¯m still at least an attending physician. Could you please give me some face? You make surgeries that I¡¯m incapable of performing look so easy. How am I supposed to stay here in the future?¡±


    ¡°Brother Xue, it¡¯s truly not what you think. I have a problem. I can¡¯t help but want to personally perform any surgeries that I see. If I don¡¯t get to perform the surgery, I¡¯ll feel like a cat¡¯s scratching my heart. How about this: every time that I perform one of your surgeries, I¡¯ll record the patient under you. Do you think this will work in the future?¡± Zhang Fan was being incredibly shameless for the sake of leveling his System.


    ¡°You¡¯ll give me patients? It¡¯ll be easy to talk to Old Li about this, but Old Cui isn¡¯t that easy to talk to.¡±


    ¡°I really can¡¯t help it. It¡¯s like obsessivepulsive disorder for me to want to perform surgeries.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m truly amazed by you. What kind of obsessivepulsion is this? Remember, from now on, whenever I¡¯m on the night shift, I¡¯ll give all emergency treatment patients over to you. But, I can¡¯t give you the ordinary surgeries. Old Gao thinks that I¡¯m bullying you, making you do all the work.¡± Xue Fei was already being quite roundabout with his words. It was already like this within the same department, so what about between different departments?


    Zhang Fan was supposed to be an orthopedic surgeon, yet he also kept running to the general surgery department¡¯s operating room. He then performed a gastrectomy quite easily, but what about the face of everyone in general surgery? Zhang Fan felt quite frustrated about all of this. He needed far too much experience still to level up general surgery. However, there was no helping things here. He could only focus on leveling orthopedic surgery to level 3 first.


    The apartment that Kang Hua loaned to Zhang Fan was truly impressive. It had two bedrooms and a living room, and was on the third floor. This wasn¡¯t too high or low, and it had good lighting. It was also fairly close to Chasu City Hospital. Originally, Li Hui had wanted to rent a room from Zhang Fan, but Zhang Fan refused. He felt that Li Hui was someone who yed around with girls too much. Previously, Wang Sha had mostly been able to suppress Li Hui, but now that Li Hui was single and free, he became much wilder.


    Since Zhang Fan decided to focus on leveling orthopedic surgery in his system, hepletely stopped returning to his apartment, and started living in the hospital. He monopolized almost every single emergency treatment orthopedic surgery, causing orthopedic department #2 to greatly object.


    Whenever Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have anything to do, he would go wait at the emergency department. If any patients who required surgery arrived, he would take that patient to orthopedic department #1. Over the past entire month, orthopedic department #2 barely received any emergency treatment patients at all.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s behavior was rather high-handed. However, others couldn¡¯t do anything about it. They could onlyin to the superintendent.


    ¡°If you want, you can go wait at the emergency department as well. I won¡¯t say anything if you do,¡± Huang Yun told them.


    The emergency department doctors were absolutely delighted by this. They didn¡¯t need to deal with any emergency treatment patients who required surgery, as Zhang Fan took care of every single surgery patient for them. Xi Zhen, the director of the emergency department, even secretly asked Zhang Fan, ¡°Do you want to switch to our emergency department instead? As long as you¡¯re willing toe, I¡¯ll instantly ask the superintendent to reassign you to my department.¡±


    Li Hongtu and Cui Pingjun were also highly satisfied with Zhang Fan. Not only was Zhang Fan a hard worker, he had zero objections to however they wanted to split the medical equipment fees. He was even willing to give up 10% of his own share and give it to Wang Yanan, the fresh graduate medical specialist doctor. Zhang Fan was willing to sacrifice his personal financial benefits, and his only request was that he be allowed to perform as many surgeries as possible as the primary surgeon. Cui Pingjun was quite happy to be able to receive money without having to do any work.


    Wang Yanan was also quite hardworking. She loved working in surgery to begin with, and was also influenced by seeing Zhang Fan work so hard. Although she wasn¡¯t as ridiculously hardworking as Zhang Fan, she typically stayed in the hospital whenever she didn¡¯t have anything else to do. Any time that Zhang Fan brought a patient over, she would help him with the surgery as his surgical assistant. After the surgery, the patient would be recorded under either Li Hongtu¡¯s or Cui Pingjun¡¯s name, and everyone was happy.


    ¡°If you keep acting like this, I won¡¯t be your surgical assistant next time. All I¡¯m doing every day is holding surgical retractors for you.¡± Zhang Fan had agreed to let Wang Yanan sew the surgical sutures at the end for this surgery, but he forgot about it, and did everything himself as he typically would during a surgery. Wang Yanan had hesitated to say anything during the surgery, so Zhang Fan finished everything by himself. Since Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan were approximately the same age, this made Wang Yanan rather unhappy.


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. I honestly just forgot. I¡¯ll definitely let you do the surgical sutures next time.¡±


    ¡°Zhang Fan, everyone in orthopedic department #2 hates you now. Yesterday, the director of their department was angrily scolding their department¡¯s doctors. Your department¡¯s number of surgeries is almost double their number,¡± said a nurse in the operating room.


    ¡°Hey, if they want, they¡¯re free to also hang out in the emergency department and wait for new patients.¡± Wang Yanan was quite direct with her words. The nurse was rendered speechless.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t be so direct, alright? You made her unhappy,¡± Zhang Fan said after the nurse left the room.


    ¡°That¡¯s just how I am!¡±


    ¡°Do you still want to perform surgeries in the future or not?! You have to maintain a good rtionship with the nurses. They can help you arrange surgeries faster than anyone else.¡±


    ¡°Hmph!¡± Wang Yanan wrinkled her nose, but she had to admit that Zhang Fan was correct. Both of them had the position of resident doctor, and in addition, neither possessed a medical license yet. They were basically on the lowest rung of the hospital ranking system. If she had a bad rtionship with the operating room nurses, that would be quite troublesome.


    The nurses couldin that you were being too slow, or that you were wasting too much cloth. The constantints could really make you ufortable. Moreover, between doctors and nurses, nurses were even lower in ranking inparison, which meant that the nurses were far friendlier to each otherpared to the doctors, and all acted as far more of a group. If you made one nurse angry, all the nurses would try their best to make surgeries as difficult for you as possible.


    ¡°Sigh! Each person has a worse temper than the previous.¡± Zhang Fan shook his head.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s ie at a bigger hospital like Chasu City Hospital had also increased. Although his base sry was the same, his bonus and kickbacks had increased quite a lot. Every month, Zhang Fan wired 1000 yuan to his younger sister. His younger sister was now in her third year of high school, the most critical and tense moment. He didn¡¯t want her to worry about not having enough money, which would distract from her studies.

 Chapter 39: Rich person

    <h4>Chapter 39: Rich person</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Wu Jinxi finally took his two disciples over to new jobs at Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital. His rtionship with Gao Shijun had worsened to the point where the department didn¡¯t even hold a farewell party for him. Gao Shijun heaved a sigh of relief after Wu Jinxi had finally left. Arguing every day was too much for him to bear.


    Wang Yanan was determined to be a surgeon. Zhang Fan was highly skilled, and she loved to learn. She swiftly improved after following Zhang Fan for more than one month.


    Wang Yanan had joined Chasu City Hospital in the same year as Zhang Fan. Since they had both joined recently, they were closer than regr coworkers would be. It would only be natural for neers to want to team up together when they simultaneously entered apany together.


    In medicine, especially surgery, you couldn¡¯t be afraid of getting dirty or tired. While Wang Yanan wasn¡¯t one bit afraid of getting tired, it was slightly troublesome that she hated being dirty. Her white doctor¡¯s coat was forever as clean as if it was new, while Zhang Fan¡¯s doctor¡¯s coat was covered with dirty marks.


    This wasn¡¯t because Zhang Fan was slovenly. It was that all sorts of situations could happen to surgeons who needed to perform emergency treatments. Perhaps a patient would suddenly spurt blood all over the doctor¡¯s body, or another example would be that the doctor would need to kneel on the hospital floor to save a patient who suddenly fell unconscious. Zhang Fan always rushed to the forefront in these types of situations.


    The doctors with the second-highest level certification didn¡¯t work steady shifts. They were simply on call. Zhang Fan, Wang Yanan, the two attending physicians Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu, and a few medical specialist doctors were the only ones on duty for tonight¡¯s night shift. Any time that Zhang Fan was on night shift, he was unable to stay in the emergency department, because there were patients staying in the surgical department that he needed to check up on. If a problem with any of the patients suddenly appeared, Zhang Fan had to immediately be there to take care of it.


    At 12:40 a.m., right when Zhang Fan was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, a night shift nurse called out, ¡°Doctor Zhang, hurry to the emergency department! They say that several patients in serious condition just arrived. They told you to hurry.¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately grabbed his stethoscope and ran towards the elevator. The emergency department was in utter chaos. There were crying and screaming family members along with moaning patients. The entire hallway of the emergency department was filled with people.


    ¡°Please make way!¡± After Zhang Fan arrived, Doctor Jiang from the emergency department spotted him, and immediately informed him of the situation. ¡°All of these patients just arrived from the coal mine. Four men were injured in a mine copse. They were severely injured by the copsing ceiling. See for yourself.¡±


    At a nce, the patients didn¡¯t even look human. They werepletely ck all over, and even their injuries were more ck than red, including even the blood they bled.


    Zhang Fan performed a preliminary checkup. Of the four patients, the most seriously injured one had a lumbar vertebrae fracture. The other three patients were slightly less injured, but also in a serious condition.


    ¡°Phone Director Gao immediately. All four of these patients require immediate emergency surgery,¡± Zhang Fan told Wang Yanan. He also contacted the other doctors from the surgery department.


    With four seriously injured patients, they would require three doctors each, for a total of 12 doctors. Zhang Fan began phoning all the doctors in orthopedic surgery department #1, and everyone arrived within half an hour. The patients¡¯ family members talked to the doctors, and signed permission forms for the surgeries. Just as Zhang Fan and the others were about to go into their respective operating rooms, an uninjured coal miner who helped bring the patients said, ¡°Doctors, our boss has arrived.¡±


    This person was a middle-aged man with several shiny golden teeth.


    ¡°Are you Director Gao? So sorry to trouble you all in the middle of the night. Please take good care of my employees.¡± After saying this, he made a gesture to someone following him who seemed like his secretary. His secretary began giving every doctor an envelope.


    This seemed as if higher-ups were here to assuage the feelings of lower-ranked employees. Gao Shijun squeezed his envelope, and said, ¡°It¡¯s our duty to treat the ill and injured. Since they¡¯ve arrived at our hospital, we¡¯ll take good care of them. This isn¡¯t necessary!¡±


    ¡°This is a payment for your hard work, a payment that I¡¯m donating in my name. This has nothing to do with bribery, you know! As long as you can save the lives of all four employees, I¡¯ll have additional magnificent gifts.¡±


    This was arrogant, truly arrogant. Zhang Fan patted his envelope and felt that there had to be approximately 10,000 yuan inside. He loved this type of arrogance. Meanwhile, Gao Shijun felt truly awkward. He was stuck between a rock and a hard ce. If he didn¡¯t take the money, his subordinates would be greatly displeased, but taking the money made him felt as if he was being treated like a beggar.


    He decided to forget about the money for the time being, and started the surgeries. Gao Shijun, Cui Pingjun, Xue Fei, and a medical specialist doctor acted as a team for the surgery on the most seriously injured patient with the spine injury. Zhang Fan, Li Hongtu, and Wang Yanan were in charge of operating on a coal miner patient who had shoulder, humerus, and pelvic bone fractures.


    The third coal miner patient had a corbone fracture; Zhou Chengfu¡¯s team treated him. The fourth patient had only superficial injuries¡ªalthough he looked terrible with bleeding everywhere, he only needed some disinfectant and to have his injuries cleaned up.


    Gao Shijun¡¯s and Zhang Fan¡¯s surgeries were both difficult operations. The spine injury patient would be paralyzed if the surgery didn¡¯t go well. As for Zhang Fan¡¯s patient, his shoulder joint had beenpletely crushed. This would definitely result in a stiff shoulder joint with greatly reduced flexibility afterwards. The patient¡¯s arm would be useless for exerting any strength in the future.


    A bit more than four hourster, Zhang Fan¡¯s team finished the surgery. When Zhang Fan left his operating table, he found that Gao Shijun still hadn¡¯t finished. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t try to go into that operating room, as it was already filled with four doctors. There was also another doctor outside in charge of debridement. He didn¡¯t know how the other operations went.


    This border province that Zhang Fan was in bordered H Country 1 . Many mines were located here. These mines had first been developed by the Chinese government, but they somehow gradually became private property.


    In autumn, the coal mines would want to dig up as much coal as possible. This was because the peak coal season would be arriving soon in winter. In the border province, everything being stable was more important than anything else. idents wouldn¡¯t be a big deal¡ªas long as the miners¡¯ family members didn¡¯t turn a mining ident into a big incident, there would be no major problems. The prerequisite for the miners¡¯ families not to start an incident would be to save the miners¡¯ lives and give their families plenty of money.


    This was the first time that Zhang Fan had ever seen someone so rich. The coal mine owner was ridiculously generous with his money. After the surgeries were allpleted, he had an entire banquet¡¯s worth of food moved to the doctors¡¯ offices. Gao Shijun didn¡¯t even know whether tough or cry.


    ¡°Sorry for all the trouble in the middle of the night. Please, enjoy some food, it¡¯s on me. After a few days, when all my employees are alright, I¡¯lle back here again. I still have business to attend to, so I must leave now. Please, eat as much as you like.¡± The coal mine owner then left together with arge group of subordinates. Zhang Fan felt that he seemed just like a mafia boss.


    It was now right before dawn. None of the doctors had an appetite for such a big meal after pulling an all-nighter performing surgery. It was unknown how much money the coal mine owner had spent on all this food. It had to have also been hard on the chefs to make all this food in the middle of the night.


    Gao Shijun helplessly watched the coal mine owner leave as he said, ¡°If anyone wants to eat something, feel free to eat. If nobody wants to eat, let¡¯s pack the food up and store it. We can¡¯t just leave it in our offices. Although that coal mine owner said such pretty words, that¡¯s because he left the nasty words unsaid. If his employees are fine, then everything will be wonderful. If anything happened, then he¡¯ll definitely me us and never let this go. Fortunately, all the surgeries were very sessful. Everyone, pay extra attention to the four coal miners¡¯ postoperative care. Head Nurse Liao Juan, I¡¯ll be troubling you for this.¡± After that, Gao Shijun told all the doctors to go rest.


    One weekter, the two slightly less injured coal miners were able to leave the hospital. Although the other two miners hadn¡¯t recovered enough to leave yet, it would only be a matter of time. This time, the coal mine owner showed off even more. Last time was the middle of the night, so what he could show off was probably limited. This time, he invited the entire orthopedic department #1 to a meal by having several Audis sent over to take the department¡¯s doctors to a mountainside vi.


    The coal mine owner¡¯s female assistant came to greet them. She was a master¡¯s degree student from one of the border province¡¯s universities, and her looks and academic qualifications were both top-notch here in the rural border province. Gao Shijun refused to attend this meal, but he didn¡¯t forbid other doctors from going.


    This mountain vi property was several dozen square acres. There was a vineyard outside, some western-style buildings, lots of fish ponds, dog kennels, and so on. The wine was Moutai wine, and the smokes were Zhonghua brand, the best Chinese brands for alcohol and smokes, respectively. The food included cold-water fishheads, deer penises, deer fetuses, mountain chickens, pine mushrooms, and so on. At any rate, everything was stranger and more miraculous than the next.


    The female assistant toasted everyone and said a few words before she left. Basically, she was saying how generous her boss was and that everyone was wee to eat as much as they liked.


    After everyone finished eating, all the doctors received two cartons of Zhonghua smokes, two bottles of Moutai wine, and a red packet containing 10,000 yuan.


    On the way back to the hospital, the atmosphere in the cars was only average. Although it had been a wonderful meal, everyone had been truly astounded by the coal mine owner¡¯s riches. This was pure, naked jealousy! Zhang Fan, however, wasn¡¯t thinking about such things. He was instead wondering if he should sell his Moutai wine bottles or to take them home for his father to taste. This was Moutai wine, the most expensive Chinese wine brand! His father had only heard of it before, but never even seen it.


    ¡°Here, I¡¯ll give my share of smokes to you. If I take them home, it¡¯ll only worsen my father¡¯s health, so you lucked out.¡± Wang Yanan directly gave her two cartons of smokes to Zhang Fan. Not only was Zhang Fan unreserved about epting them, he even openly stared at her two bottles of Moutai wine in her hands.


    ¡°How shameless can you be! I¡¯m still taking this back with me. Let¡¯s go, just a single rich person has made you all like this!¡±


    This was still 2009. The Chinese yuan was doing well. This entire meal would cost the coal mine owner the price of half a house. Of course all the doctors were astounded!

 Chapter 40: Children who practice sports

    <h4>Chapter 40: Children who practice sports</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The border province Zhang Fan was in concentrated majorly on sports. This province¡¯s basketball and football was among the top in northwestern China, and its boxing and freestyle martial arts were also pretty good.


    There was a sports school not far away from Chasu City Hospital. Zhang Fan would often pass by this school, and would always see some young children practicing boxing there. Every hit would make actual physical contact with loud smacks. Zhang Fan felt pain just from watching. However, those children seemed like they were really having fun. Well, everyone¡¯s interests were different!


    Later this morning, after the daily morning meeting.


    Li Hongtu was seeing patients outside the hospital when he phoned Zhang Fan. ¡°Zhang Fan, do you know how to perform arthroscopy for the knee? I have here a child who injured her knee joint. If you don¡¯t know how to do this surgery, I¡¯ll take her and perform it tomorrow for her.¡±


    ¡°I know how to do it. It¡¯s not a problem. Vice Director Li, no need to worry about it or make her wait until tomorrow. I¡¯ll immediately perform the surgery after giving her a checkup.¡± Li Hongtu and Cui Pingjun had been promoted by Gao Shijun to be the vice directors of orthopedic department #1.


    Some timeter, a man who wore a sports uniform with a whistle around his neck walked into the doctors¡¯ offices. He appeared like a physical education teacher.


    ¡°May I ask who here is Doctor Zhang?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s me. Where¡¯s the patient?¡± Zhang Fan recalled that Li Hongtu said the patient was a girl, not this man.


    ¡°She¡¯s at the hospital entrance.¡±


    ¡°Okay, bring her to the patient examination room. I¡¯ll give her a checkup first.¡±


    Zhang Fan met a girl who seemed to be about eleven or twelve years old. Although her knee joint was in great pain, she didn¡¯t have a single tear in her eyes. She gave off a powerful aura. Zhang Fan helped support her on the bed, and discovered that her left knee joint was severely swollen.


    ¡°Sigh! She¡¯s on our boxing team. This morning, she was kicking a football around with the other children, but she didn¡¯t warm up before exercising. She suddenly tripped and twisted herself, injuring her knee. Doctor, please help her! She¡¯s really talented.¡± Her physical education teacher was quite anxious.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m going to give her a checkup, and then perform an MRI scan. I need to see how injured she is. Where¡¯s her family?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s of H Country ethnicity, and her family is nomadic. It¡¯s not possible to immediately get in contact with them. However, someone¡¯s already been sent out into the ins to contact her family. They should be able to arrive by tomorrow.¡±


    It was the afternoon by the time that the checkup was finished. The physical education teacher was named Wu Yanchao. He was a western-style boxing teacher, and his dream was to raise a Chinese version of Mike Tyson. Wu Yanchao had traveled all over China, and he finally discovered a great boxing talent here in the border province: a girl named Guli.


    Although she was still a young girl, she was astonishingly talented at boxing.


    Wu Yanchao had tutored Guli in boxing for two years now, and she had made significant boxing aplishments. However, she injured herself while ying football with some of the other sports school children. Several teachers came over to help out. The sports school¡¯s teachers were all strong, muscr men. It was quite simple for them to carry the little girl Guli. Since Guli was still young, she even felt it was great fun to have so many men carrying her like that. She didn¡¯t understand that perhaps her injury might even end her entire sports career.


    The next day, in the daily morning meeting, Zhang Fan brought out Guli¡¯s MRI scan after everyone finished discussing their surgeries. ¡°This patient is female, eleven years old. She¡¯s currently a student at the sports school. Yesterday, she identally injured her knee joint while ying football. This has caused pain and swollenness in her knee joint, which is why she came to our hospital. My preliminary diagnosis is that her anterior cruciate ligament was torn.¡±


    Everyone else immediately widened their eyes, not understanding what Zhang Fan was saying. Li Hongtu was the only arthroscopy specialist doctor in the department. However, he was in poor physical condition, and had to take today off after visiting patients all day outside yesterday. Since nobody else here knew about arthroscopy, they didn¡¯t understand what Zhang Fan said.


    ¡°What do you rmend, then?¡± Gao Shijun spoke up since he saw that nobody else was saying anything. Gao Shijun¡¯s specialty was the spine, and he only had average understanding of knee arthroscopy. As for why that was the case, it was because knee arthroscopy would only use up a few threads of medical equipment at most. It wasn¡¯t profitable, so knee arthroscopy wasn¡¯t well developed at Chasu City Hospital.


    ¡°Considering that she¡¯s still young, and that she wants to be a professional athlete in the future, I think it would be better for her not to use simple thread sutures. That¡¯s because thread sutures will permanently affect her ligament slightly. Although it will barely affect ordinary movements, it will be no good for a professional athlete. I want to use a bone screw to fix the anterior entrance. The child¡¯s body is still in physical development. She¡¯ll recover quickly. This will help her anterior cruciate ligament to recover in about half a year with almost zero side effects to her afterwards.¡±


    ¡°Okay, since you already have a n, let¡¯s carry it out. What help do you need from us?¡±


    ¡°A bone screw. Our Chasu City Hospital doesn¡¯t have a single bone screw! They¡¯re not cheap.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go see what I can do. You should talk to the patient¡¯s family to see if they¡¯re in any financial difficulty. If they really can¡¯t afford the bone screw, I¡¯ll contact my medical equipment supplier Li Qiong and see if she can sponsor them. This will be the first bone screw operation in our city. It should be possible to expand the use of bone screws.¡±


    After the meeting ended, Zhou Chengfu patted Zhang Fan¡¯s shoulder while asking, ¡°How much money do bone screws cost?¡±


    ¡°It depends on the brand. For the best brands, a minimum of 30,000 yuan.¡±


    ¡°For a single one?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Xue Fei was nearby and heard this conversation as well. He exchanged nces with Zhou Chengfu. ¡®Did we pick the wrong orthopedic specialty team to join? It seems like arthroscopy in joints can be quite profitable!¡¯


    Guli¡¯s family lived in the rural nomadic herding area. Her parents, older brother, and older sister all arrived at the hospitalter that night. She had a big family. Although the first snow had already fallen in Chasu City, the weather still wasn¡¯t that cold yet. However, the nomadic district had long since entered winter already. It was really cold there.


    All of her family members were wearing heavy leather jackets and warm boots. None of them knew how to speak Chinese, so Guli acted as the trantor for them. Zhang Fan exined the surgery procedure as well as the surgery fees. He also exined that Guli¡¯s family didn¡¯t need to worry about the surgery fees too much, as the hospital would try and contact a medical equipment supplier who was willing to sponsor the costs.


    ¡°How much money will it cost? Will five sheep be enough?¡± Guli¡¯s older brother asked a question. Zhang Fan understood after Guli tranted.


    ¡°That won¡¯t be enough. Chinese bone screws are inferior in quality to imported ones,¡± Zhang Fan exined.


    ¡°If even one cow won¡¯t be enough, will one horse be enough?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t want to wait for the hospital to contact a medical equipment supplier for sponsorship?¡±


    ¡°It would be nice if that happens, but if not, just hurry up and do the surgery as quickly as possible. It doesn¡¯t matter how much the surgery fee is. Her body is the most important.¡±


    Guli¡¯s family didn¡¯t appear as if they were very rich. All of their clothes and boots were handmade, and it was obvious that they spent most days out on the ins, under the sun and blown by the wind. Their faces were red, a trait of being out on the ins all day. Their hands were also covered in coarse calluses, obviously from performing heavy work year-round.


    Zhang Fan confusedly went over to the nurses¡¯ station to tell them about the family¡¯s requests. The head nurse looked at Zhang Fan, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You look confused.¡±


    ¡°Guli¡¯s family wants to do the surgery as quickly as possible. But, they don¡¯t look like such a rich family.¡±


    ¡°Ah, you don¡¯t understand how things work here. Here, the rich don¡¯t always wear bright and beautiful clothing. Maybe those who wear bright and beautiful clothing are actually scammers. Do you know that their nomadic district¡¯s grassy ins is more than several hundred square acres? All of that belongs to Bayi, did you know? I have a friend whose daughter is getting married. ording to her... Do you see that mountain over there? All the livestock on that mountain is her daughter¡¯s dowry. Her husband¡¯s family was from the city. When they saw all the sheep which were as numerous as the clouds in the sky, they were rendered speechless for very long.¡±


    Gao Shijun contacted his medical equipment supplier. Li Qiong¡¯spany had ess to imported bone screws, but the bone screws needed to be shipped to Chasu City. That would take approximately three to four days. Since no hospitals in Chasu City had performed surgeries with bone screws before, Li Qiong didn¡¯t have any in stock for Chasu City.


    Li Hongtu was quite surprised to hear Zhang Fan¡¯s ns for the surgery when he came to work the next day. He said, ¡°I¡¯ve indeed seen this type of surgery a few times when visiting the provincial hospital. Can you really do it?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. When I was studying at Bluebird City Hospital, they had an arthroscopy center that specialized in arthroscopy surgeries for athletes. I performed several such surgeries there, so it shouldn¡¯t be a problem.¡±


    ¡°Alright. Once the medical equipment arrives, I¡¯ll act as your primary surgical assistant. I¡¯ll learn from you.¡±


    Wang Yanan who was right there red at Li Hongtu. Her position as primary surgical assistant had been heartlessly taken away.

 Chapter 41: The rich are all the same

    <h4>Chapter 41: The rich are all the same</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Later that afternoon, Zhang Fan received a phone call from Wang Qian. ¡°Zhang Fan, I heard that you transferred to our Chasu City? You didn¡¯t evene visit me to have a meal. I¡¯m currently at your Chasu City Hospital to visit a patient, so I called you.¡± Wang Qian heard from Kang Hua that Zhang Fan had been transferred to Chasu City Hospital. She just happened to be visiting a patient here today.


    ¡°Mrs. Wang, I¡¯ve been rather busy recently since I just joined this hospital. I was just thinking about visiting you when I had some free time. I¡¯m in orthopedic department #1, on the ninth floor. Will you being upstairs to see me?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t be going up. I¡¯m at the special needs patient rooms. If you have the time,e visit me here. I¡¯ll also introduce a new friend to you.¡±


    The special needs patient rooms were formerly known as the government officials patient rooms, but as societal pressures changed, these rooms were renamed. These patient rooms were all just like high-end hotel suites,plete with a meeting room, office, bedroom, leather sofas, and the highest-quality mattresses. At any rate, these patient rooms were far more extravagant than most homes. This was Zhang Fan¡¯s first time visiting this area of the hospital. The special needs patient rooms were in the innermost area portion of the hospital¡ªa single two-story building not connected to any other buildings. There was also a security guard stationed here who would prevent any strangers from entering.


    ¡°Mrs. Wang!¡± Zhang Fan greeted Wang Qian when he saw her inside.


    ¡°You little brat, you haven¡¯te to see me for so long! Here, let me introduce someone to you.¡± She pulled Zhang Fan into a patient¡¯s room. ¡°This is the Zhang Fan, or Doctor Zhang, that I previously mentioned to you. He was the one who cured my back pain. It¡¯s been almost a year already, but I haven¡¯t had any rpses. Zhang Fan, this is my friend, Li Xiao. You can just call her Sister Li.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Doctor Zhang. Please have a seat.¡± Li Xiao was a middle-aged woman who had an impressive aura. She wasn¡¯t very tall, and she wasn¡¯t wearing a hospital gown like most patients would.


    ¡°Okay, Sister Li.¡±


    ¡°Your Sister Li here also has back pain. I told her about you before. Luckily, you¡¯re now working at Chasu City Hospital, so it¡¯s a lot more convenient. Why don¡¯t you see to treating her?¡± Wang Qian exined to Zhang Fan as she pulled him to a seat.


    ¡°Let me check Sister Li¡¯s medical information first, and then I¡¯ll give her a checkup.¡±


    After Zhang Fan checked Li Xiao¡¯s CT scan, he performed a back checkup for her.


    ¡°How am I, Doctor Zhang? Director Chen of orthopedic department #2 personally treated me. He says that I should have surgery performed, otherwise I might be paralyzed in the future. I¡¯m rather hesitant about it. Recently, my back¡¯s been in a lot of pain, so I checked myself into the hospital. I figured I would decide after having a checkup here.¡± Li Xiao was the owner of a middle-sized real estatepany in Chasu City. She was worth more than one hundred million yuan. Although she couldn¡¯t be considered to be among the richest of the rich in Chasu City¡¯s real estate business, she had an incredibly powerful brother-inw in the government. Most of her real estate business was connected to government projects.


    ¡°Um.¡± Zhang Fan was rather hesitant. Li Xiao¡¯s fourth lumbar vertebrae was protruding. There was no mistake that she could use a surgery. However, ording to Zhang Fan¡¯s System, rehabilitative massaging could also treat her sessfully. He knew that orthopedic department #2 already hated him for stealing all the patients from the emergency department. Now, the director of orthopedic department #2 said that Li Xiao needed surgery, so if Zhang Fan said that surgery wasn¡¯t necessary, that would make things even worse for him if he somehow learned about it. Besides, it wasn¡¯t like the director was wrong when he said Li Xiao needed surgery. Zhang Fan could tell that this Li Xiao was obviously rich and/or powerful. He didn¡¯t want to bring needless me for nothing upon orthopedic department #2¡¯s director.


    Wang Qian was more familiar with Zhang Fan. She noticed that Zhang Fan was rather hesitant, so she said, ¡°Zhang Fan, don¡¯t worry about anything. Just say things how you see them. Your Sister Li isn¡¯t the type to say what she shouldn¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, rest assured, Doctor Zhang. Even if I must have surgery, I won¡¯t have it done at Chasu City. This isn¡¯t exactly a minor surgery.¡±


    Zhang Fan checked the CT scan one more time before he said, ¡°Surgery will have the best effects, and you¡¯ll also recover faster. Both orthopedic departments in our hospital are excellent at this type of spine surgery. Rehabilitative massages can also treat your issue, but it will be slower and the effects might not be as obvious.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll choose rehabilitative massaging. I¡¯m really afraid of surgeries. I wouldn¡¯t have evene to the hospital if it hadn¡¯t been for how bad my back pain is.¡± Li Xiao was just hoping for the best.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, I can deal with anything that you need,¡± Wang Qian said as she saw that Zhang Fan was still hesitant.


    ¡°Mrs. Wang, Sister Li is orthopedic department #2¡¯s patient. If I perform a rehabilitative massage, it will make things awkward for me as it will look like I¡¯m stealing their patient. I can only do one massage for Sister Li here. If it¡¯s not effective, then forget about it. If the massage is effective, then we can¡¯t do the following massages at the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡± Li Xiao agreed. She was rather uneasy because Zhang Fan was so hesitant. Li Xiao had been sessful in her field for more than twenty years. All the doctors she was able to ess were basically at the top of their fields, and they would all be quite confident in themselves. Did someone as hesitant as Zhang Fan actually have any skills? She nced over at Wang Qian, but Wang Qian gave her a look of confidence in Zhang Fan.


    Rehabilitative massage for a protruding lumbar vertebrae was far more difficult than massage treatment for a slipped disc. An intervertebral disc was still soft tissue, but the lumbar vertebrae was hard bone. If Zhang Fan didn¡¯t control the strength of the massage properly, a minor consequence would be that the pain would worsen, and a major consequence would be that the patient would even be paralyzed due to the massage. Li Xiao¡¯s lumbar vertebrae wasn¡¯t severely protruding, but it was already pressuring her spinal cord, which was why she had so much back pain.


    Zhang Fan started the massage preparations by slowly awakening Li Xiao¡¯s muscles to excite them first. He then arranged Li Xiao¡¯s back into a special arc for the sake of helping the spine gradually recover. Rehabilitative massages were more difficult than surgeries because Zhang Fan would need to continuously maintain a constant force output in his hands. It couldn¡¯t be too weak, as that would be ineffective, nor could it be too strong, as too much force would cause injury to the patient. It was absolutely required that he applied constant and steady force in his massage.


    Approximately 45 minutester, Zhang Fan had finished the massage. He was covered in sweat despite the room being well air-conditioned.


    ¡°My back feels so hot. It¡¯s especiallyfortable. Although there¡¯s still some pain, it does feel like the pain¡¯s been reduced,¡± Li Xiao said as she slowly got up.


    ¡°If it¡¯s effective, that means Sister Li¡¯s back pain can be sessfully treated with rehabilitative massages.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m truly grateful to you. What should I do about continuing treatment? We can do whatever¡¯s convenient for you. I¡¯m fine with anything that you can do.¡± Li Xiao now understood that Zhang Fan was indeed skilled, and that her friend Wang Qian hadn¡¯t been exaggerating.


    ¡°Let¡¯s continue the other massages outside the hospital. It would be bad for me if Director Chen saw me treating you. If this first massage had been ineffective, I would have also rmended that you go through with surgery.¡±


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll send someone to pick you up from now on whenever it¡¯s time for a massage~!¡±


    ¡°No need. Just tell me a ce and I¡¯ll go there. It needs to be after my work. I can¡¯t go when I¡¯m on a work shift.¡±


    ¡°Okay. I have a house close to the hospital. I¡¯ll go there to wait for you every day after my work is over. It¡¯ll be more convenient to be close by.¡± The rich and the poor were all afraid of being ill. Li Xiao¡¯s entire head had felt numb because she was so scared of surgery. She had already asked many experts about her back pain, and had been prepared to go to the provincial hospital for the best surgical treatment in the area if all her checkups confirmed that she absolutely needed surgery.


    ¡°See, wasn¡¯t I right after all? This young bro of mine is truly skilled. When he was massaging me, he also didn¡¯t guarantee any effects, but it¡¯s been one year since he treated me, and I¡¯mpletely like a normal person again. In fact, I can even go y badminton after work with no problems. Once Zhang Fan finishes curing you, you can¡¯t be miserly with him.¡± Wang Qian knew that Li Xiao was quite rich and didn¡¯tck money.


    ¡°I¡¯m truly happy that I listened to you. Who knows what could go wrong with a surgery? I¡¯ll definitely treat Doctor Zhang well. Doctor Zhang, here is a bank card for you. Please take it. There¡¯s not much on the card, just 30,000 yuan. The PIN code to the card is 111111.¡±


    What? 30,000 yuan was supposed to be ¡°not much¡±!? Zhang Fan was about to refuse, but Wang Qian took the bank card and stuffed it into his pocket. ¡°Just rx and treat your Sister Li. Pay extra attention to her care. This is only pocket change to her. As long as you cure her back painpletely, there will be much more for you, isn¡¯t that right?¡±


    ¡°Haha, just rest assured and take the money, it¡¯s payment for your hard work. I¡¯ve spent far more money on beauty treatments in Hong Kong. As long as the treatment is effective, money is no issue. Give me your cell phone number. I¡¯ll contact you tomorrow after your work shift. We can¡¯t always trouble Wang Qian here to be our intermediary.¡± Although Li Xiao had indeed spent a good deal of money in Hong Kong on many beauty treatements, she truly hadn¡¯t spent much money on medical treatment in the border province. She met Zhang Fan only to give her friend Wang Qian face. If it wasn¡¯t for Wang Qian, a simple phone call from her would easily make Superintendent Huang Yun serve her needs obsequiously. Without Wang Qian, Zhang Fan would have nevere into contact with a rich woman like Li Xiao.

 Chapter 42: Please maintain kindness in your heart

    <h4>Chapter 42: Please maintain kindness in your heart</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan only treated Li Xiao with rehabilitative massaging because she was terrified of surgeries. However, Director Chen of orthopedic department #2 had beenpletely urate in his diagnosis of Li Xiao¡¯s situation. If it weren¡¯t for Zhang Fan¡¯s System from the future, performing surgery would have been the only possible way to resolve Li Xiao¡¯s back pain. With her current condition, if any orthopedic expert was told to treat her with rehabilitative massaging, they wouldugh at you and think you were an idiot. This was because there were plenty of examples out there where improper massaging led to the patient bing paralyzed.


    Later that night, Zhang Fan finally returned to his apartment for the first time in a long while. His apartment was covered in dust, so he cleaned it slightly before sleeping. But, in the middle of the night, his cell phone rang. ¡°Zhang Fan, there¡¯s an emergency patient. Want toe?¡± Zhou Chengfu was currently on the night shift. It was now around 3 a.m., and Zhang Fan was quite sleepy. ¡°I¡¯ll be right over, Brother Zhou.¡± Zhang Fan immediately rushed to the hospital after washing his face.


    In the nearby Chark City, a viger had been riding a motorcycle together with his wife and child to go visit a rtive. He had turned a corner too quickly, and crashed into arge truck parked on the side of the road. The border province was trulyrge. This Chark City was more than two hundred kilometers away from the bigger Chasu City, yet this still didn¡¯t count as ¡°far¡±. The man was the most seriously injured¡ªhe had internal bleeding in his head and a fractured skull. The child was riding in the middle and was only shaken, not injured. The woman had been tossed off the motorcycle, so as a result she had severe road rash, and her right humerus bone and corbone had been shattered. They had been brought to the local hospital in Chark City, where they were given IV drips before directly being sent via ambnce to the much bigger Chasu City Hospital two hundred-plus kilometers away.


    The man was currently in the brain surgery department, receiving emergency surgical treatment. The woman was sent to orthopedic department #1. The truck from the ident had been parked in a no-parking zone. Luckily, the truck¡¯s owner had full coverage insurance from his business. All doctors would love treating these types of patients as they weren¡¯t limited by personal medical insurance, and business insurance would fully cover their treatment costs. The female patient was registered as Zhou Chengfu¡¯s, which meant that he could fully decide which medicines and medical equipment would be necessary. Gao Shijun was rather loose on controlling others in his department¡ªthe only rule about medical equipment fees he had was that all spine-rted treatments needed to be reported to him, and he would determine the medical equipment for those surgeries. Gao Shijun basically let the other doctors freely decide everything else for their own surgeries and medical equipment.


    Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon for the woman¡¯s surgery. When he saw the medical equipment for the woman¡¯s treatment, damn, she would be using only the best imported surgical metal tes. There were two metal tes, which would cost approximately 20,000 yuan. Plus, there was the surgery fees, medicine fees, and hospitalization fees, which meant that the total cost of treatment would exceed 30,000 yuan. ¡°Brother Zhou, will this really be alright?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°What?¡± Zhou Chengfu didn¡¯t understand what Zhang Fan meant.


    ¡°You¡¯re using imported metal tes for the surgery. Won¡¯t the medical equipment department give you trouble for this?¡±


    ¡°Not at all. These types of car ident victims are the best type of patient. There won¡¯t be any trouble with their medical fees, because it¡¯s all covered by insurance. This means that it¡¯s easy to use the best and most expensive medical equipment and medicine for them. Just rest assured and begin the surgery.¡±


    Since Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon, Wang Yanan also rushed over. Although it was difficult for her to wake up in the middle of the night, she truly loved surgery. Zhou Chengfu was quite nice and knew that Wang Yanan really wanted to improve her surgical skills, so he let Wang Yanan be the primary surgical assistant as he directly went back to his office to sleep. ¡°Zhang Fan, you can go back home and rest right after you finish the surgery. I¡¯ve already chosen all the necessary medicine, so don¡¯t worry about a thing.¡±


    ¡°Old Zhou is really ck-hearted. He¡¯ll definitely use third-rate medicine and report it as the most expensive medicine,¡± Wang Yanan whispered to Zhang Fan after Zhou Chengfu left.


    ¡°Forget it, just go wash your hands. Will you or I be doing the disinfecting?¡± Zhang Fan was unwilling to talk bad about others behind their back. Besides, there was nothing he could do about it. All he could do was perform the surgery as best as he could.


    Western medicine had already developed for several hundred years, and China had only recently started catching up. Western medicine and medical equipment was simply of higher quality than their Chinese counterparts. It wasn¡¯t because China wasn¡¯t able to do a good job, but rather because of patent limitations. Even something as tiny as a surgical metal te with a specific shape, holes, and material would be protected by patents. That was why imported metal tes were better for surgery patients, but of course they would also be more expensive.


    The surgery was sessful. When the female patient was tossed off the motorcycle, the friction of her skin against the road had absorbed arge portion of the impact, so her bones weren¡¯t shattered severely. After the metal tes were inserted sessfully, Wang Yanan shouted, ¡°Let me sew up the fascia, muscles, and skin! I came all the way over here in the middle of the night just to sew up some skin! Would you dare to treat me like this!¡±


    There was no helping it. Zhang Fan understood how it was for her. She wouldn¡¯t feel at ease staying in the surgical department if she didn¡¯t quickly improve her skills. After Wang Yanan began sewing the surgical sutures, the nurse for this operation beganining. ¡°You guys need to hurry up. I still need to clean up and organize the medical equipment. Orthopedic department #2 has reserved this operating room for a scheduled joint operation this morning, and I still need to disinfect the medical equipment.¡±


    Wang Yanan had just started working. Not to mention, her family was fairly well off, so she was somewhat prideful. Not only would she not care about a nurse, she was also disrespectful to Zhou Chengfu. So, she treated the nurses coldly.


    Now, this nurse wasining precisely because she didn¡¯t like Wang Yanan! Wang Yanan didn¡¯t even have a medical license yet, but since her pride red up, she felt that a little nurse couldn¡¯t make any requests of her like that. She intentionally started sewing slower, which made the nurse even more displeased.


    Zhang Fan already knew that Wang Yanan would definitely make things difficult on purpose with her temper. He didn¡¯t view himself as a prince on a white horse, but simply wanted to help her out as they worked together. He hurriedly said, ¡°Wang Yanan, try your best to hurry. Little Yi 1 , please wait a little longer. I know that you must also be tired because it¡¯s the middle of the night. I¡¯ll treat you to some meat buns tomorrow at lunch. I guarantee that they¡¯ll be delicious.¡±


    ¡°Alright, it¡¯s a promise. Don¡¯t you disappear on me tomorrow.¡± Little Yi was quite happy now, but not because of the meat buns. Zhang Fan and her were both single. She knew that improving a rtionship would take time. Zhang Fan had just entered the hospital recently, but he had already be one of the best doctors in orthopedic department #1. His future would definitely be outstanding, so Little Yi was happy to improve her rtionship with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You should lengthen the thread, otherwise it¡¯ll fall off right when you pull on it,¡± Zhang Fan reminded Wang Yanan as she sewed. He then spoke to Little Yi again. ¡°Rx, I¡¯ll definitely treat you. I¡¯m sorry for the trouble. Wang Yanan needs the extra practice. She¡¯s still notpletely familiar with sewing surgical sutures yet. Everyone has to start out as a neer... please understand.¡±


    ¡°Of course. Practice is necessary for everyone, there¡¯s no rush. It¡¯s almost light out, anyways,¡± Little Yi said to Zhang Fan.


    Wang Yanan gritted her teeth as shepleted the sewing. It wasn¡¯t that she was angry, but she felt like she really wanted to snap. She was even more frustrated as she listened to Zhang Fan chatter on with the nurse.


    There was no helping it¡ªat a hospital, if you didn¡¯t have a medical license, you would have no power. Wang Yanan was still young. She would mature more after working for a few more years and experiencing more things. In working society, not all things would always go ording to how you wanted them to.


    After the surgery waspleted, Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan went to a random empty room and slept there right in their doctor¡¯s coats until it was morning. At the daily departmental morning meeting, everyone discussed the scheduled surgeries for the day. Superintendent Huang Yun surprisingly appeared at this meeting. Typically, he would only appear on Mondays to check in. He was typically quite busy, and rarely came to the surgical department to check on something specific.


    ¡°Was there an emergency treatment surgeryst night?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Superintendent. Here¡¯s the medical record.¡± Zhou Chengfu showed the female patient¡¯s medical record to the superintendent.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t the antibiotics used in her treatment of rather high quality?¡± Huang Yun was the type who spoke nicely and always saved face for his subordinate doctors.


    ¡°Some regr anti-inmmatory medicine would have been fine if she only had bone fractures. However, this patient hadrge amounts of abrasive injuries all over her body from road rash. Her injuries were severely tainted. I was afraid that she would be infected if the disinfecting wasn¡¯t done properly. It would be really troublesome if she became infected.¡± Zhou Chengfu was a veteran doctor who was the careful and detailed type. He had long sincee up with excuses for the patient¡¯s recorded medicine usage.


    ¡°Oh, then let¡¯s check up on the patient.¡± Huang Yun didn¡¯t say anything else. He had also been a surgeon himself before he was superintendent, so he understood how things were. He was acquainted with this patient¡¯s rtives, and they had asked him to take extra care for her. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to even know about a single patient like this. There would be thousands of patients per day at a hospital like Chasu City Hospital on a daily basis. It would be impossible for the superintendent to know about every single patient.


    After checking up on the patient, Huang Yun reminded the group to take extra good care of her before he left. However, Gao Shijun could tell that something was going on. It seemed highly likely that someone had asked the superintendent to take care of this patient. Otherwise, he never would havee over so early in the morning just to check on her.


    Gao Shijun checked the patient¡¯s medical record. When he looked at the medical equipment and medicine used, damn! Nothing but the best imported stuff. Of course, since the hospital had such high-quality medical equipment and medicine, the doctors would be allowed to use them. However, there was also the issue of using what was appropriate.


    ¡°Doctors, it¡¯s time for our meeting. Nurses, go ahead and start your work shifts. Medical specialist doctors, go change the patients¡¯ medicine.¡± Gao Shijun entered his director¡¯s office. However, Wang Yanan didn¡¯t have any realization that she was also only a medical specialist doctor. She already viewed herself as a full-fledged doctor of the orthopedic department, and so she also followed the other doctors into the director¡¯s office. Gao Shijun nced at her, but didn¡¯t say anything. This was an issue of face. It was for the sake of her uncle, the Chasu City director of the Bureau of Public Health. Otherwise, she would have been kicked out of the director¡¯s office already.


    ¡°In today¡¯s meeting, I want to talk about something that¡¯s going on, not about any specific person. In the past few months, our department has used up more medical equipment than any other department in the entire hospital. Yes, we¡¯re also performing the most surgeries, but could everyone please restrain yourselves? Some money isn¡¯t that easy to obtain. Everyone needs to work and support themselves and their families. There¡¯s nothing wrong with some extra hard work for more ie, but if all you care about is money without holding back at all, you¡¯re going to overstep certain boundaries and run into trouble sooner orter. Since we¡¯re in the profession of doctor, even if I can¡¯t ask you all to hold benevolent beliefs, please at least try to maintain kindness in your heart. Don¡¯t let money blind you. Don¡¯t let money taint your heart ck. That¡¯s all that I have to say. Please think over this by yourselves.¡±

 Chapter 43: So exhausted that it’s impossible to act cool

    <h4>Chapter 43: So exhausted that it¡¯s impossible to act cool</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    In the medical profession, there was a certain phrase. The scariest doctors were those who had too much energy as well as home mortgages to pay off¡ªthey wouldn¡¯t care about the system, society, or pressure. This phrase was mostly urate. After Gao Shijun¡¯s meeting was over, everyone began their day¡¯s work. Li Hongtu had been feeling unwell over the past few days, and Cui Pingjun was toozy to want to do any surgeries. Since Cui Pingjun was limited in medical ability but was a loyal follower of Gao Shijun¡¯s, Gao Shijun pretended to see nothing. Basically, in Zhang Fan¡¯s four-person team, all the work was being done by Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan.


    Zhang Fan had his System which strengthened his body¡¯s physical stats, which meant that he was able to continue working despite only a limited amount of sleep. However, Wang Yanan wasn¡¯t able to take it anymore. Three surgeries were scheduled for today, and it would be afternoon by the time that they were finished. Not only that, both Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan had 24-hour work shifts today. Zhang Fan noticed in the operating room that Wang Yanan was wobbling unsteadily on her feet, so he said, ¡°You should rest for a while since anesthesia isn¡¯t finished yet.¡± She was truly tired, and couldn¡¯t be bothered, so she pulled out a simple hospital bedsheet andy down on it. A few minutester, she was already emitting tiny snores.


    ¡°Honestly, she just has to want to be a surgeon. That type of work is for stronger men. Why is a little girl like her participating in such work?¡± Xia Yonghong, a veteran female anesthesiologist, felt rather sorry to see Wang Yanan like this.


    ¡°It¡¯s what she wants to do. Weren¡¯t you also like her back in the day?¡± Zhang Fan helped the anesthesiologist to adjust the patient¡¯s body.


    ¡°Sigh! Our line of work isn¡¯t something meant for actual humans. It¡¯s gotten better over the past few years. There¡¯re more young people in our hospital now. I¡¯m also getting older. Before, I often worked sessive all-nighter shifts without any sleep. One time, due tock of sleep, I administered too much anesthesia to a patient, and I also copsed. Now, I¡¯m feeling the consequences from that incident. I often feel dizzy. I should probably hurry and retire soon.¡± Xia Yonghong kept chatting as she worked. She was a student from the worker-peasant-soldier generation, and she had learned almost all of her skills only after joining the hospital. She had been through many hardships before finally having an easier time. At a workce like a hospital where concrete job skills were required, not having sufficient skills would truly give someone a hard time.


    After the anesthesia was administered, Zhang Fan washed his hands as he said to Xia Yonghong, ¡°Please wake up Wang Yanan for me after I finish disinfecting. Let her sleep for a little while longer. She was up all night working.¡±


    ¡°Sure. Go wash your hands.¡±


    After the disinfecting waspleted and the nurse prepared the medical equipment, Wang Yanan was woken up. ¡°Go wash your hands now. That Doctor Zhang is truly a nice guy. He knows to take pity on you. Just look at you, insisting on working in surgery. Just look at how tired you are.¡± Xia Yonghong¡¯s words made Zhang Fan feel rather awkward.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I heard that you¡¯re treating Little Yi to a meal today? Is that right? How about taking me along with you? Shouldn¡¯t you also treat me to a meal?¡± The nurse working today in the operating room joked around with Zhang Fan while Wang Yanan was washing her hands. Zhang Fan was single, hardworking, and especially skilled. All the veteran doctors in orthopedic department #1 valued him, so Zhang Fan became popr. All of the young nurses in the hospital worked every day, oftentimes with a lot of overtime. This was even more the case for the nurses in the operating room. It wasmon for them to work many 24-hour shifts and not see the sun outside for two to three days at a time. Since the nurses came into contact with so few people, the nurses who were young and single naturally wanted to focus on the young and single doctors in the hospital for their romantic prospects.


    By the way, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the pretty boy type. He appeared to be slightly rough and wild. He was exactly 1.8 meters tall, which was average height in the border province. It would be impossible to perform orthopedic surgeries well without having a strong body. For instance, it would be impossible to correct the shape of a metal te ording to the patient¡¯s needs without having some strength in one¡¯s hands. Gao Shijun was already beginning to have a hard time since he was bing older. This action had also bepletely impossible for a doctor like Li Hongtu whose own physical condition was already so poor. He no longer had enough physical strength to correct the shape of a metal te.


    ¡°Sure, let¡¯s all eat together. Invite all the nurses who have free time today. We¡¯ve been working together for so long, and I¡¯m always troubling you. I should be treating you all to a good meal. After all the scheduled surgeries are finished for today, let¡¯s go eat this afternoon. Sister Xia, you shoulde along as well.¡± Zhang Fan figured he might as well invite everyone.


    ¡°Haha, an olddy like me shouldn¡¯t participate in activities for you youngsters. Still, Little Zhang is truly nice. You¡¯re still single, right? The nurses in our department are quite excellent and pretty. They¡¯re a lot better than the devils out in society. Doctor Zhang, you should hurry and make your move.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s start already.¡± Wang Yanan finally finished washing up. Zhang Fan was unable to handle the much older Xia Yonghong. With her age, he should rightfully address her as auntie, but it would be inappropriate to address a coworker like that. It would be more friendly to call her sister. Those who only had a working rtionship with her would call her Doctor Xia.


    It was past 2 p.m. by the time that Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan finished the three scheduled surgeries. Since Zhang Fan had promised to treat all the nurses to a meal afterward, he skipped eating lunch. However, Wang Yanan was no longer able to handle her fatigue. She only made it out of the operating room by clutching Zhang Fan¡¯s arm tightly. She instantly fell asleep in a bed at the doctors¡¯ resting area. They had been scheduled to work a 24-hour shift today, but Wang Yanan hadn¡¯t thought about this at all when she agreedst night at 3 a.m. toe help treat the emergency patient.


    ¡°Bro,e help me out. Take my work shift for me so I can go out.¡± Zhang Fan phoned Xue Fei. Zhou Chengfu was working the night shift, so Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to make him work the day shift as well. Xue Fei was working only an ordinary short shift today, and Director Gao was out visiting patients, so Xue Fei had left work long ago.


    ¡°You only know how to make work for me. Do I look that easy to bully?¡± Xue Feiined as he arrived toe back to work. ¡°I literally just sat down at a mahjong table.¡±


    ¡°Sure, whatever. I¡¯m helping you to save money since you lose it gambling every time. This is for the sake of your family¡¯s peace. Help take my shift today.¡± Xue Fei was from Sichuan, and he really loved to y mahjong, which often led to arguments with his wife. One time, his wife evenined about this to Gao Shijun, so the director scolded Xue Fei severely. In surgery, a teacher/disciple rtionship was more important thanpared to internal medicine. In normal hospitals, an internal medicine student would be able to stand on their own after about one year. However, that would be impossible in surgery. Without a teacher, it might take an entire lifetime to learn and understand some certain techniques by yourself. This was why Xue Fei was actually more afraid of Gao Shijun than he would be of the superintendent.


    Not far away from the hospital was a meat bun restaurant run by a Uighur Muslim. The buns here were almost translucent, and they contained plenty of delicious meat. Many people came to eat here as there was plenty of foodies in Chasu City. Zhang Fan would sometimese here to eat a few meat buns in winter, but he felt it was too much for him in summer.


    About seven or eight young nurses from the operating room came over for the meal, which made Little Yi quite unhappy. She had thought it would be a two-person meal, but it became a meal for all coworkers. While nobody else was paying attention, she viciously stomped on Zhang Fan¡¯s foot with all her might.


    Everyone got in their seats and picked up their chopsticks. Zhang Fan finally had nothing to do. He wiped the tables and chairs for everyone, and then rxed while waiting for the food. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you graduatedst year, is that right? I heard that you were at Kuake City Hospital before, is that right? Do you know Xu Hong? She works in Kuake City Hospital¡¯s operating room. She¡¯s a ssmate of mine from nursing school.¡± The young nurses had all started working several years before the doctors of the same age. They started asking Zhang Fan various questions about himself. They all knew a little about Zhang Fan¡¯s past work experience, and that he was quite famous at his previous hospital. Many of the nurses were paying attention to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yeah, I know her. We get along pretty well.¡±


    ¡°Have your parentse here to Chasu City? I heard that your hometown S Provincecks water, so many people don¡¯t even wash their face in the morning.¡±


    ¡°Haha, no wonder Doctor Zhang is so dark-skinned. So you never washed your face when you were younger.¡± The women here were quite bold. Since they far outnumbered the only male, this helped make them bolder, and once they became bold, they could bully you to the point where you couldn¡¯t say anything.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t angry about this. He knew that they were only joking around rather than looking down on him. ¡°Yeah, our provincecked water, but my family didn¡¯t. We lived on the Yellow River, so that was more than enough water for me to wash my face.¡±


    As they chatted, the meat buns arrived. Although there were many people eating together, they were all young women. One meat bun at this restaurant cost only one yuan, and in the end, it cost Zhang Fan less than 100 yuan to treat everyone.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, it¡¯s my birthday this weekend. I¡¯m inviting everyone to karaoke. Do you also have the time toe?¡± One nurse invited Zhang Fan to her birthday party.


    Since she had already invited him in front of everyone, of course he would go. ¡°Sure, where is it at? I might be a littlete, but I¡¯ll definitely go.¡±


    Back at the hospital, Wang Yanan still hadn¡¯t woken up yet. Zhang Fan saved a few meat buns for her as there was a microwave in the doctors¡¯ resting area. She would be able to heat up and eat them when she was awake.


    Meanwhile, Xue Fei was incredibly impatient as he waited while sitting down. He was in a rush to go out and y mahjong. When he saw that Zhang Fan returned, he instantly dashed out without saying a single word. Xue Fei being willing to temporarily cover for Zhang Fan¡¯s work shift was all because thetter had made efforts to get along well with everyone in the department. If he didn¡¯t get along well with Xue Fei, it would be impossible to even think about having Xue Fei cover a shift for a low-ranking resident doctor, even if only temporarily. Not to mention, interrupting Xue Fei in the middle of ying mahjong? That would be impossible.


    Later that evening, Zhang Fan woke up Wang Yanan, telling her that she should eat since it was dinnertime. She was indeed starving. Although the meat buns had all started sticking together, she didn¡¯t care at all after heating them, and started devouring the meat buns ravenously.


    ¡°Are you tired?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m exhausted to the point where I feel like I¡¯ve been skinned.¡±


    ¡°You still have time to regret and change your field before you¡¯re permanently assigned to the surgical department.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. I¡¯m just not used to it yet, because I just started working. It won¡¯t be a problem after I get used to things.¡±


    ¡°With your attitude, as long as your body can handle it, you¡¯ll definitely be an aplished surgeon one day.¡±


    ¡°Thank you!¡± Wang Yanan was truly exhausted. There were tears in her eyes as she chomped down on the meat buns. Her dream was beautiful, but reality was quite cruel. Surgery wasn¡¯t a field one could act cool in.

 Chapter 44: It costs 30,000 yuan

    <h4>Chapter 44: It costs 30,000 yuan</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The medical equipment that Guli required finally arrived at the hospital. Gao Shijun had taken care of all the work, without Zhang Fan needing to worry about a thing. Li Qiong had helped to obtain a sponsorship that reduced the equipment costs for Gu Li by slightly more than 10,000 yuan. However, this 10,000 yuan sponsorship wouldn¡¯t be for free. After Guli¡¯s surgery, she would be required to take pictures and shoot videos of herself to help the hospital promote their new surgical technology. Since Guli was also a future professional athlete-in-training, this would make the advertisement even more effective. If she had been an ordinary person, it was unlikely that she would have obtained this sponsorship.


    Once the equipment arrived, Zhang Fan focused fully on preparing for Guli¡¯s surgery. He finished writing the surgery n, and handed it over to Gao Shijun. Gao Shijun then signed the surgery n, and gave it over to the nurses¡¯ station. After the work shift was over, a nurse from the surgery administration department woulde over to take the surgery n. A time for the surgery, all the medical equipment necessary, and specific nurses would all be scheduled for the surgery.


    Arthroscopy was rtively underdeveloped in the border province as arthroscopes were rather expensive. There also weren¡¯t any doctors who¡¯d volunteered to go and study this field, which was why Chasu City Hospital hadn¡¯t developed arthroscopy very much. Since Li Hongtu was in poor physical condition, he had volunteered to study this field as others didn¡¯t like it and the work was lighter. That was exactly what he wanted. He didn¡¯t mind that his ie would be slightly lower.


    Guli was naturally the carefree type. She was still in a joyous mood even while being wheeled into the operating room. Other children her age were typically scared to the point of shaking.


    Guli hadn¡¯t eaten breakfast today. Since surgery required anesthesia, she wasn¡¯t allowed to eat beforehand. This was to prevent the patient from choking to death on food that might travel back up the esophagus while the patient was unconscious. ¡°Brother, when can I leave the hospital? It¡¯s so boring to lie on a bed every day.¡± She was now calling Zhang Fan ¡°Brother¡± after getting more acquainted with him over the past few days.


    Zhang Fan pushed her gurney while saying, ¡°Soon. As long as you listen to us, you¡¯ll soon be able to gallop around like a pony again.¡± Since Guli was only eleven years old, Zhang Fan had been worried that she would be nervous, which was why he personally wheeled her into the operating room. However, she wasn¡¯t even the slightest bit afraid. It seemed that he had been worried for nothing.


    The anesthesia began. Zhang Fan and Li Hongtu washed their hands, while Wang Yanan was in charge of holding Guli¡¯s legs. Since Li Hongtu was much older and also had the second-highest level certification, Wang Yanan could only be in charge of holding the legs. Luckily, Guli was still a little girl¡ªit was unlikely that Wang Yanan would have enough physical strength to handle arge man¡¯s legs. Holding the legs during surgery had its own standardization. First, the entire area on the patient¡¯s leg would need to be disinfected, all the way to the toes. Near the end of the disinfection, the leg holder would need to raise the legpletely away from the operating bed so that the disinfecting could bepleted. This would be strenuous physicalbor when holding the legs of an adult man.


    Zhang Fan began boring holes, inserting mirrors, and finding the location of the ACL tear. Zhang Fan had already memorized Guli¡¯s MRI scan, so he was instantly able to locate the tear. Once he confirmed everything, he took out the newly ordered imported bone screw, and was about to begin cutting it with a round-nosed knife. Right before he could do anything, Li Hongtu objected, saying, ¡°Zhang Fan, what are you doing?¡±


    Zhang Fan stopped to talk to Li Hongtu. ¡°This bone screw is toorge. There¡¯s no need to insert the entire screw into her body. It¡¯s still a foreign object, so the smaller it is, the easier it will be for her to recover.¡±


    ¡°Are you certain? This bone screw isn¡¯t big to begin with. If you trim it down and ce it inside her, what if its tensile strength is insufficient and it breaks inside her? That will cause even more serious of an injury to the patient,¡± Li Hongtu said, quite worried. Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t mentioned anything at all about wanting to modify the bone screw before the surgery. Li Hongtu was worried that Zhang Fan had a sudden idea without thinking things over clearly first.


    ¡°Doctor Li, please rest assured. I¡¯ve already considered this for several days before the surgery. I¡¯ve calcted it already. It will be enough just to put a cast on her after the surgery. It seems that she¡¯ll probably try to be a professional athlete in the future, so it¡¯s best to reduce any potential side effects to her by as much as possible.¡±


    Li Hongtu paused for a moment before he spoke again. ¡°Alright, I agree. I¡¯ll take responsibility if anything happens. Do what you like.¡±


    Zhang Fan picked up the surgical scalpel, and was about to begin when Wang Yanan suddenly spoke up. ¡°This thing cost 30,000 yuan.¡±


    Zhang Fan rolled his eyes at her, and then began the surgery. To be honest, Li Hongtu was risking a lot for his sake. Zhang Fan understood this. A second-highest level certification doctor who had stayed in a ss A city hospital half his life would know quite well just what the consequences of a medical incident could be. Yet, he was still willing to take responsibility for Zhang Fan. This was a way of looking out for and protecting him. There were many problems with China¡¯s medical system, and all Chinese citizens would curse it, but in the past few decades, China¡¯s medical system had indeed sessfully raised its level andpleteness. Without older doctors like Li Hongtu who were willing to take responsibility for and protect the younger doctors, China¡¯s medical system definitely wouldn¡¯t have developed so quickly.


    The bone screw was very small to begin with. Zhang Fan filed it down to roughly the size of a match. He bored the holes, inserted the bone screw, rinsed, and then secured the cast. Li Hongtu wiped away his sweat. He had been truly worried that the bone screw would break since Zhang Fan had cut off two-thirds of the bone screw. Only after stering the cast was over did he finally rx. ¡°Little Zhang, pay extra attention to caring for this patient. If this surgery of yours can be replicated, it will be greatly useful in athletic surgeries.¡±


    Meanwhile, Li Hui was beginning to miss Wang Sha as ofte. In the first few months that he arrived in the much bigger Chasu City, Li Hui had lots of fun. He had tried to call Wang Sha, but discovered that she had blocked his number. He didn¡¯t pay this too much attention, and yed around for a few months. Now, he was bored of ying around, and no longer found it fun, so he missed Wang Sha. Since he was unable to get through to Wang Sha¡¯s phone, he borrowed others¡¯ cell phones to call her instead. However, Wang Sha would always immediately hang up when she heard it was him. After a while, nobody was willing to loan Li Hui their cell phones anymore.


    Zhang Fan just finished a work shift. He was about to go give Li Xiao a massage when Li Hui phoned him. ¡°Zhang Fan, let¡¯s go out to eat, I¡¯ll treat you. You¡¯re done with work today, right?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t. There¡¯s something else I need to do. Go eat by yourself, and save some money.¡±


    ¡°What are you busy with? I haven¡¯t seen you for so long. When are you finished with what you¡¯re doing? Let¡¯s have a chat. I¡¯ve been really frustratedtely.¡±


    Zhang Fan heard that Li Hui sounded rather wretched, so he said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll call you when I¡¯m done here. Let me tell you beforehand that I¡¯m not going to any bars.¡± Right when Li Hui had arrived in Chasu City, he had been in a celebratory mood. He wanted to go to a bar to try his luck with women, but he wasn¡¯t brave enough to go by himself. So, he scammed Zhang Fan into going with him. However, Zhang Fan instantly left right when he realized that he arrived at a bar. The bar had been filled with cigarette smoke, and the sound of music was so loud that it hurt his ears.


    Zhang Fan had now treated Li Xiao for one week. She had taken another CT scan as well as an X-ray. Her protruding lumbar vertebrae had indeed changed its position, although not by much. Still, there was evidence that her lumbar vertebrae was gradually returning to its proper position. Not only that, Li Xiao was feeling noticeably less back pain than before.


    Li Xiao treated Zhang Fan differently from how Wang Qian and Kang Hua did. Wang Qian truly treated Zhang Fan like a family member, while Kang Hua was more reserved. Kang Hua still maintained an aura of being ranked higher than Zhang Fan. Meanwhile, Li Xiao was the direct type who preferred tomunicate with money. She gave Zhang Fan however much money she felt his treatment was worth. She was the type who felt that using money to solve things was the simplest method of all, and that she wouldn¡¯t have to think too much. Since Li Xiao was a real estate developer, she owned far too many homes in Chasu City. Behind Chasu City Hospital was one of the most flourishing parts of town, and she possessed an apartment buildingplex that she had developed here. But with Zhang Fan¡¯s current ie, he hadn¡¯t even thought about purchasing his own apartment home yet, as it was too expensive for him too afford.


    Li Xiao was using a gigantic apartment on the top floor of her apartmentplex. Zhang Fan estimated that it was roughly two hundred square meters. The furnishing here was extravagant. All the rugs were made of white sheepskin. In the apartment, Li Xiao¡¯s assistant had already prepared tea, smokes, and an ashtray for Zhang Fan long before he arrived. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you doctors are so busy. You work so many overtime shifts, and don¡¯t even have the time to eat.¡± During his previous massage treatment for Li Xiao, she had invited Zhang Fan to eat dinner together afterwards. However, the hospital had called Zhang Fan regarding an emergency treatment surgery, and Zhang Fan instantly ran back to the hospital.


    Now that the treatment had continued for almost two weeks, the effects became even more evident. Li Xiao had consulted many different doctors about her current condition, and they unanimously told her that massages would be useless for treating her condition. Yet, Zhang Fan¡¯s massages were truly effective. This meant to her that Zhang Fan was a truly skilled doctor. After the forty-five minute massage today, Zhang Fan told Li Xiao, ¡°Sister Li, you are now entering the intensification phase of your treatment. You should refrain from sitting for long periods of time, and absolutely avoid lifting any heavy objects. Any chances that you get, you should lie down on your back as this will help to slowly restore your lumbar vertebrae¡¯s proper position. You also need to start wearing a back brace to help stabilize your spine.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, what type of back brace is needed? Are there any requirements? I¡¯ll write them down and go purchase one immediately.¡± Li Xiao¡¯s assistant instantly took out a notebook.


    ¡°A standard back brace that our hospital sells will be fine. After a back brace is purchased, I¡¯ll adjust the tightness for Sister Li.¡±


    The assistant nced at Li Xiao, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll be troubling Doctor Zhang to wait here for a while, then. I¡¯ll immediately go and purchase a back brace.¡±


    ¡°Sure, go ahead. Our hospital sells standard back braces.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, please take a seat and have some tea. Little Chen, open up the smokes for Doctor Zhang.¡± Although Li Xiao¡¯s assistant had left, she still had her personal driver with her. Li Xiao¡¯s personal driver was a quite muscr female. Zhang Fan felt that perhaps she was a martial artist. As Zhang Fan was a doctor, he knew that the female driver¡¯s muscles could only be obtained through daily training and exercise.


    ¡°Thank you. I can open up the smokes by myself.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I suppose that your massage techniques are only known by a few orthopedic Chinese medicine doctors. Most western medicine doctors don¡¯t know such things, right?¡± Li Xiao had done her research on rehabilitative massages for back pain.


    ¡°My techniques are based on western medicine,bined with a little bit of Chinese medicine.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t answer her directly. He felt there was no need. It wasn¡¯t like he had stolen these techniques.


    ¡°I heard that you came here to our border province through the government support program. Are you getting used to life here? The climate here is better than in your hometown province. There¡¯re hardly ever any sandstorms here. It¡¯s just that this ce isn¡¯t nearly as flourishing as Lan City, your hometown province¡¯s capital city.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. This province and my hometown province both count as part of western China. It¡¯s not so different that I can¡¯t get used to it.¡±


    Li Hui was bing quite impatient by the time that Zhang Fan finally finished and met with him. ¡°I¡¯d starve to death soon if you still didn¡¯te!¡±


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go and eat already. I¡¯ll treat you to as much as you want. If you want to eat for less than 100 yuan, I¡¯m going to return to my apartment.¡±


    ¡°Sure, let¡¯s go. I¡¯m feeling like Sichuan cuisine tonight. Let¡¯s get some really spicy dishes. I¡¯m in a bad mood!¡±

 Chapter 45: Another winter

    <h4>Chapter 45: Another winter</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan went every night to go treat Li Xiao. It was many days before Zhang Fan went to an ATM to check the bank card that she had given him¡ªhe had been trying to suppress his desire to check the ount, not wanting to be controlled by money.


    As she promised, there was 30,000 yuan on the card. This was quite a lot of money for Zhang Fan, equal to almost half a year¡¯s worth of ie for him. For this entire year, Zhang Fan had made slightly more than 100,000 yuan. He was highly satisfied.


    However, things were different for Li Hui. He had no money saved up whatsoever, and just like Zhang Fan, Li Hui didn¡¯t have a medical license yet. Not having a medical license would mean not having much ie. Yet, Zhang Fan was different. No matter if it was in Kuake City or Chasu City Hospital, Zhang Fan had carved out a solid position for himself. Meanwhile, Li Hui was in internal medicine, with zero authority, and couldn¡¯t even work individually. He was working together with his female teacher every day, and had no extra ie at all apart from base sry.


    Li Hui¡¯s frustration had been caused by several things put together recently. He was the free-spirited type who loved to y around and party. In his department, he loved to joke around. However, the female doctor assigned to be his teacher was the serious type. She had lectured Li Hui several times, but Li Hui wasn¡¯t able to change his personality so easily. This made his teacher really angry, and she stopped trying so hard to teach him. Plus, since Li Hui loved to y around, he would always go visit bars and nightclubs every day after work. Apparently, one of the nurses in his department had seen him, and now scandalous rumors about him were spreading throughout his department. Also, Li Hui¡¯s biggest frustration was that his ex-girlfriend Wang Sha was apparently getting engaged. Obviously, Li Hui wasn¡¯t her fianc¨¦.


    As Li Hui and Zhang Fan ate Sichuan cuisine together, Li Hui spoke with a mouth filled with food. ¡°How are you doing at your surgical department? Ha! I probably don¡¯t even need to ask. You¡¯re probably doing wonderful with your skills in surgery. All the doctors and nurses in internal secretion are f***ing going through menopause. All they do is gossip about me.¡± Li Hui had been assigned to the internal secretion department of internal medicine, which department primarily consisted of female doctors.


    Zhang Fan smiled without saying anything. ¡®This is how your personality really is, though. So, why should you be afraid of others gossiping about what you¡¯re actually like?¡¯


    Li Hui ordered a bottle of white wine, and served himself some while saying, ¡°Wang Sha is getting engaged, have you heard?¡±


    Although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know about it, he wasn¡¯t surprised at all that it happened. Of course people would want to get married at this age. Originally, Zhang Fan had thought that Wang Sha would leave Kuake City and return to her hometown; he hadn¡¯t expected that she would permanently settle down in Kuake City. Zhang Fan also chatted as he ate. ¡°What is it, you¡¯re unwilling for that to happen? You¡¯re not thinking about trying to interfere with her wedding, are you? I¡¯m definitely not going to go with you. Someone will probably die.¡±


    Li Hui ignored Zhang Fan while just drinking his own alcohol. He then heaved a deep sigh before saying, ¡°It¡¯s all my fault. I can¡¯t me Wang Sha at all. I was thinking that once I stabilized things here, I would try to help Wang Shae over here. Who knew that she would be so stubborn?¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored Li Hui¡¯s words as he felt they were all rubbish. ¡°Could it be that Kuake City Hospital helped to set up her engagement?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s getting engaged to a director of a high school in Kuake City. That bastard Shi Lei from your surgical department set up the engagement for her.¡±


    ¡°You know so much about it. Still, it¡¯s not their fault. Even without Shi Lei, others would surely try to introduce a good match for her. Wang Sha¡¯s pretty outstanding in many areas. If it weren¡¯t for her own mental weakness, she definitely would have been able to pass the practical skills portion of the medical license exam. Then, she would have also been able to pass Chasu City Hospital¡¯s recruitment exam. Sigh! This is heaven¡¯s will. Just give up.¡± Zhang Fan was unable to help any more than saying this. To be honest, he really wanted to say that Li Hui deserved what he got for his own behavior. However, he didn¡¯t want to say so after seeing how Li Hui was in a drunken stupor.


    Although Li Hui¡¯s alcohol tolerance was alright, he was in a bad mood, so he got drunk really quickly. Zhang Fan directly paid for a hotel room near the Sichuan restaurant, letting Li Hui sleep it off there until he woke up tomorrow. Li Hui already had a poor reputation at his department, so it would be even worse for him if someone saw him so drunk. There were plenty who loved to gossip inside the hospital, and rumors would easily spread everywhere. For instance, there was a young woman who entered the hospital together with Wang Yanan¡¯s group. She was quite beautiful and loved to dress up pretty. However, someone spread a rumor that she was actually a mistress to a rich man.


    That aside, Guli recovered nicely. She no longer felt any pain three days after the surgery, so she kept shouting to be released from the hospital and to run around. This really scared Zhang Fan as he absolutely couldn¡¯t allow her to get off the hospital bed just yet. If she did, all the previous work would be for nothing.


    Guli¡¯s mother apanied her every day. She was in her forties, but due to being outside in the wind and sunshine every day, she appeared more like Guli¡¯s grandmother. Guli¡¯s mother didn¡¯t understand any Chinese, but she really spoiled Guli.


    Rumors started secretly spreading that Chasu City Hospital was going to construct and sell cheap houses to the hospital staff. Since this was a direct benefit of working for the hospital, the houses would be much cheaper than the market price.


    Zhang Fan intended to purchase one. The house would be ready around the time that his younger sister was in college. He would then bring his parents over here.


    Winter wasing, so the weather immediately became much colder. Chasu City was slightly warmer than Kuake City, but not by much. There was no highway leading from Chasu City to the provincial capital. The only road to the capital went through a canyon, which would also be sealed by snow in the winter, but Chasu City at least had an airport. In winter, there would be a lot more injuries with people falling and injuring themselves, especially the elderly. It was easy for the elderly to fracture a bone if they fell.


    Wang Yanan made even prettier casts than Zhang Fan did. She was hardworking and paid close attention to the details. Plus, with a woman¡¯s natural sense of beauty, the ster casts she made were particrly pleasant to the eye. After several months of tutge under Zhang Fan, Wang Yanan had now be capable of dealing with ordinary orthopedic emergency treatment patients by herself. Zhang Fan selflessly taught her everything he knew, and Wang Yanan was hardworking; thus, she improved her skills swiftly. Gao Shijun also tacitly epted her as a member of his orthopedic department¡ªhe even began issuing her bonuses.


    Guli was finally able to leave the hospital after more than two weeks. Zhang Fan had been anxious for the entire time because she was far too lively. He was worried that she might go against the doctor¡¯s advice, leave the hospital bed, and injure herself at any moment. When it came time for her to leave the hospital, her boxing coach Wu Yanchao brought several muscr men and lifted her away as if she was a queen. The sports school was only average, and didn¡¯t have any professional doctors on staff. Wu Yanchao stayed behind for a while, so Zhang Fan thought he had some questions about Guli¡¯s treatment. He asked, ¡°Teacher Wu, do you have any questions about Guli?¡±


    ¡°Not at all. Guli¡¯s recovering excellently. Everything else can wait until she¡¯spletely recovered. There¡¯s something that makes me feel awkward to say, but I have to ask you something.¡±


    ¡°Not a problem. Let me know if you have any questions at all,¡± Zhang Fan said. He could tell Wu Yanchao was feeling conflicted.


    ¡°As you know, we¡¯re a sports school. Our sports training level is alright, but weck a professional doctor on staff. It¡¯smon for our students to get injured while ying sports. We typically either tell them to rest for a few days, or just give them some pain medication. However, the children are still young, and Chasu City doesn¡¯t have any doctors specializing in athletic injuries. I felt that you seemed particrly knowledgeable about athletic injuries, so could I ask you to asionallye check on the children at our school when you have time? I¡¯ll do my best to negotiate your fees with the school principal, although there probably won¡¯t be much.¡± Wu Yanchao¡¯s red face seemed to be radiating holy light. Zhang Fan respected those who were hardworking professionals.


    ¡°Sure~! My work at the hospital is quite busy, but I can probably visit once every two weeks to give the students at your sports school a checkup. If any special situations arise, feel free to directly call my cell phone.¡± Since Zhang Fan was temporarily unable to level up any other categories in his System, he decided to focus on orthopedic surgery to his utmost. However, even without his System, Zhang Fan would still go to the sports school just out of respect for Wu Yanchao¡¯s care for the children. This wasn¡¯t a matter of money.


    The more that Wang Yanan improved and learned about orthopedic surgery, the more she became impressed with Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan had graduated only one year earlier than she had, yet he was already one of the most skilled doctors in orthopedic department #1. Bing like Zhang Fan was her goal. Her family viewed her as such a headache. She was a young woman who worked together with mostly men, and she was alwayspletely exhausted whenever she returned home. She wouldn¡¯t even have the energy to eat meals together with her family. It was alsomonce that she wouldn¡¯t return home for several days in a row while living at the hospital. However, her uncle really supported her. He said that at a workce where skills were the most valuable, those who were the most skilled would be the rulers. He said that she should fight for the sake of her dreams while she was still young, and that her hard work wouldn¡¯t be wasted.

 Chapter 46: Do you know how to play Double Rise

    <h4>Chapter 46: Do you know how to y Double Rise</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The first snow suddenly arrived, and everyone on the streets hurriedly rushed home. The muddy water on the streets dirtied all the passing cars.


    Zhang Fan was in a bit of a daze as he watched all this from the ninth floor of the hospital. He had been here in the border province for about one year and a half now. It was time to return home as he was beginning to be homesick. Over the past year and a half, he had slowly risen from a tiny city hospital to a bigger ss A hospital. He was now financially secure, and it was time for him to return home. Thus, Zhang Fan decided to return home for this year¡¯s New Year¡¯s.


    In orthopedic department #1, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t monopolize all the joints surgery patients¡ªhe would often send a few to Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu. Zhang Fan¡¯s generosity made the two attending physicians quite happy with him. Actually, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help it¡ªhe was put in charge of too many patients for him to handle them all. As for the other two doctors on Zhang Fan¡¯s team... Li Hongtu was in poor physical condition, and often had to take time off from work. Meanwhile, Cui Pingjunpletely stopped working seriously after Zhang Fan had joined the joints surgery team. All he would do was asionally hold the surgical retractors for Zhang Fan. Well, it wasn¡¯t like Zhang Fan could tell a second-highest level certification doctor like Cui Pingjun to write the medical reports for him.


    Wang Qian had phoned Zhang Fan several times, inviting him over for a meal. He would have to go soon, or it would be seen as impolite. Thus, Zhang Fan purchased some fruits after work on this day. Since it was more difficult to find a taxi on a snowy day, it took quite a while before he found one that took him to Kaifa District.


    Wang Qian had cooked hot pot, which was perfect for snowy weather. When Zhang Fan arrived, he found to his surprise that Kang Hua was also there, and that Tang Jingjing was watching TV. ¡°Little Zhang, you kept refusing me several times when I invited you. I would have been angry soon if you hadn¡¯te,¡± Wang Qian said as she epted his fruits.


    ¡°I was truly busy. Otherwise, I would havee long ago. The hospital cafeteria¡¯s food is always too spicy or salty. I have no appetite eating there.¡± Zhang Fan then greeted Kang Hua. ¡°Hello, Leader Kang. When did you arrive? Has your back been alright recently?¡±


    ¡°My back¡¯s been pretty good. I haven¡¯t experienced any back pain at all. Today, I¡¯m here to help your Sister Wang cook a good meal for you. I¡¯m just worried that you won¡¯t like it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯ll definitely be delicious. It already smells so good!¡± Tang Jingjing imed, confirming in Zhang Fan¡¯s mind that she was a truly skilled sycophant.


    Kang Hua hade here today with a request for Wang Qian. When she arrived, she found that Wang Qian was busy cooking a hot pot, so she took off her jacket and joined Wang Qian in the kitchen together to chat as they cooked. Since her request wasn¡¯t convenient for her secretary Tang Jingjing to hear, she had been told to go watch television, which made thetter rather uneasy. Tang Jingjing had finally been freed when Zhang Fan arrived.


    ¡°I¡¯ll bring you some smokes, so watch some TV for now. The hot pot will soon be ready.¡± Wang Qian went to the storage room to fetch some smokes.


    ¡°Hey there, Leader!¡± After Wang Qian and Kang Hua closed the kitchen door to focus on cooking and talking to each other, Zhang Fan sat down and greeted Tang Jingjing.


    ¡°Okay, don¡¯t joke around with me like that. You know perfectly well that I¡¯m not a leader. It seems that you¡¯re doing pretty well at Chasu City Hospital. Even Director Wang has to make a reservation to invite you to dinner?¡± Wang Qian had a very high position at her bank, which was why Tang Jingjing addressed her as Director Wang.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been really busy. There are far more patients here, and some people recently quit our department to go work at another hospital. We¡¯re shorthanded. How have you been recently? Busy?¡±


    ¡°Busy, ridiculously so. It¡¯s almost the end of the year, which means that there¡¯s all sorts of reports and analyses to write. I¡¯ve been feeling so listless from all the work.¡± The two of them stopped chatting after only a few sentences. Tang Jingjing was the type who favored actions over words, and Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the chatty type, either. So, the two of them simply watched some TV.


    ¡°It¡¯s almost ready.¡± Wang Qian brought out a hot pot filled with voring. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t react in time, but Tang Jingjing instantly stood up to go help out.


    ¡°It smells so good,¡± Tang Jingjing said as she helped set the tableware.


    Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t visited Wang Qian for quite a long time by now¡ªsince the Batu incident. This was because he felt very awkward that he had troubled her with Batu¡¯s matter. However, Wang Qian hadn¡¯t thought anything of it at all.


    Kang Hua was here today to ask Wang Qian for help. The city leader of the nearby Chark City suddenly became ill, and it was discovered that he had liver cancer during a regr checkup. He had already gone to Beijing to continue his checkups. Kang Hua felt that there was over a 90% chance that he definitely had liver cancer, which meant that Chark City would have a major political shakeup at the end of the year. Kang Hua wanted to get promoted to be a higher-ranking politician, but her personal connections were limited to a smaller city like Kuake City, which was why she wanted toe ask Wang Qian and see if her husband could help out.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat. Little Tang, have some beef. This is fresh beef purchased just today.¡± Wang Qian gave Zhang Fan some beef. It was really delicious as Wang Qian was a skilled cook, and Zhang Fan¡¯s mouth soon became covered in grease. He truly hadn¡¯t had many good meals ever since working for several months at Chasu City hospital. He had long since gotten tired of eating at the hospital cafeteria and nearby restaurants. Kang Hua ate the meal mechanically, not tasting anything. She was only here because she wanted to meet Wang Qian¡¯s husband, but Wang Qian didn¡¯t know when her husband would return home. When Wang Qian phoned her husband, only her husband¡¯s secretary picked up. The secretary only said that her husband was in a meeting, without saying when it would end or anything else.


    Wang Qian thought things over. If she helped out her childhood friend Kang Hua, this meant Kang Hua could also be of use to her husband in the future. ¡°Hua, it¡¯s been so long since we went out together to have some good fun. After we finish eating dinner, let me invite a friend and we can all go y cards together.¡± She was thinking of Li Xiao. If she brought Zhang Fan as well, that would make it easier to invite her. Wang Qian¡¯s rtionship with Li Xiao was alright, but Kang Hua wasn¡¯t acquainted with Li Xiao. Since all three women were Zhang Fan¡¯s back pain patients, bringing him along would make it easier for introductions. Not to mention, it was Kang Hua who¡¯d originally introduced Zhang Fan to Wang Qian.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, eat as much as you want. Tell me what you like to eat most, and I¡¯ll cook some more for you.¡± Now that Wang Qian had an idea, she lightly poked Kang Hua, and then asked Zhang Fan, ¡°How is Sister Li¡¯s back doing recently?¡±


    ¡°Her rehabilitation will still take quite a while. I still need to go treat her after eating dinner here.¡± Zhang Fan talked as he continued eating. The other three women eating together with him ate far less than he did¡ªthey had all stopped eating already.


    ¡°Oh, how are the effects?¡±


    ¡°Not bad. Sister Wang, do you still have more of these vegetables? Our hospital cafeteria cooks nothing but cabbage every day.¡±


    ¡°I have lots more. I¡¯ll bring some more out for you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go since I¡¯m already full.¡± Tang Jingjing got up first to bring out more vegetables.


    ¡°Do you know how to y the card game ¡®Double Rise¡¯? How about you apany us to go y Double Rise afterwards?¡± Wang Qian and Li Xiao often yed cards together as teammates in the 2v2 Chinese card game known as Double Rise, and were simply addicted to this card game. Right after Wang Qian inquired as to how Li Xiao¡¯s treatment was going, she wanted to know if Li Xiao could y cards. Due to Li Xiao¡¯s recent back pain, she had been unable to sit for long periods of time to y cards.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to y Double Rise!¡± Zhang Fan was of the opinion that all card games not being yed for money were a waste of time.


    ¡°I¡¯ll teach you, it¡¯s quite an easy game.¡± Kang Hua immediately understood what Wang Qian meant. She had faintly heard of Li Xiao before, although she was unsure what Li Xiao did. However, it was a definite that Li Xiao was more powerful than Kang Hua was.


    ¡°How about you find someone else to y cards with you? I truly don¡¯t know how to y this game.¡± Zhang Fan truly had no interest in ying cards with several women and not for money.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a problem. I¡¯ll bring out some cards and exin the rules to you as you eat. Someone as smart as you will be able to learn instantly,¡± Kang Hua spoke again. At this point, Tang Jingjing also understood. It was obvious that contacting this Li Xiao would be made easier by going through Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan was the only person here who had no clue what was going on. ¡°Alright. I have heard of this game before, but I don¡¯t know the local rules. I suppose I¡¯ll understand if you exin them to me.¡± As previously mentioned, Zhang Fan was an expert in card games ever since young.


    Everyone set out to Li Xiao¡¯s ce together after Zhang Fan finally finished eating as Zhang Fan went to go treat Li Xiao. Wang Qian had also phoned Li Xiao and made arrangements to y cards together. For high-ranking women like them, it would often be quite difficult to find appropriate card buddies. When Li Xiao heard that Wang Qian and Zhang Fan wereing over together, and that they wanted to y cards, Li Xiao was incredibly eager. She hadn¡¯t yed cards for so long now, and her back almost didn¡¯t hurt anymore.


    Before leaving, Tang Jingjing hurriedly contacted a tea house and reserved an entire private room. She knew that the person they were meeting today was highly important to Kang Hua¡¯s future. Since it was snowing, Tang Jingjing didn¡¯t want to drive, as she wasn¡¯t confident in her driving skills. Before getting on the car, she told Zhang Fan, ¡°How about you drive? I¡¯m worried about driving in slippery conditions.¡±


    ¡°Sure, no problem.¡± Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t driven a car for so long now. He was quite eager to start again.

 Chapter 47: That bastard

    <h4>Chapter 47: That bastard</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was really annoyed as he yed Double Rise together with Kang Hua, Wang Qian, and Li Xiao. The three women constantly talked about beauty products and other simr topics, which really bored him.


    Tang Jingjing and Li Xiao¡¯s assistant drank tea together outside the tea house¡¯s private room while Zhang Fan apanied the three women inside for cards. Zhang Fan and Kang Hua were a team for this 2v2 card game. Even though they could have clearly won with their cards, they ended up losing. Zhang Fan immediately could tell that Kang Hua was intentionally losing on purpose, which made him even more bored with the card game. Li Xiao and Wang Qian often yed together as teammates in the Double Rise card game. Meanwhile, Kang Hua was an expert card yer with an especially powerful memory that allowed her to remember every single card that a yer had or yed. Zhang Fan was also pretty good at card games in general. Although Kang Hua was going easy on the other two women on purpose, she made it so that the card game appeared to be quite close.


    Since this was Kang Hua and Li Xiao¡¯s first time meeting each other, Wang Qian had intended for this to first be an introduction without any detailed discussions. They yed cards for a little more than three hours. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Li Xiao¡¯s back hadn¡¯t recovered fully yet, it was likely that this card game would havested far longer. Before Kang Hua left, Li Xiao handed her a name card, and so Kang Hua was all smiles as she went together with Wang Qian for beauty treatments.


    Old Huang Yun was retiring from his position as the superintendent at the end of the year. He was now an old doctor who had worked hard in the medical system for more than 30 years. Thus, everyone in the hospital was discussing who would be the new superintendent. Vice superintendent Ouyang Hong, who was also the director of internal medicine, had the most support within the hospital. She was a veteran doctor and a local. Her ancestors hade with General Tso¡¯s troops (of General Tso¡¯s Chicken fame) and settled down here in this border province. The other most likely candidate for superintendent was the other vice superintendent, Jiang Xingping¡ªthe director of general medicine. He had worked here in Chasu City for many years, and was acquainted with several high-ranking leaders.


    The first snow arrived before Huang Yun¡¯s retirement. The Chasu City Communist Party Committee had learned their lesson from the previous year¡¯s major snowfall sealing off all the roads, causing the local smaller cities tock proper medical care and medicine, and thus ordered all the bigger city hospitals to send some of their elite doctors to help the more rural areas in the winter.


    Chasu City Hospital was thus filled with an aura of depression as nobody was willing to go to more rural locations. It was already inconvenient to return home for the holidays in the middle of winter, and if a major snowfall sealed the roads, it would bemon to be trapped in the rural countryside for more than two weeks at a time. Nobody who had family was willing to go to a rural location. After the meetings on this topic, there were extremely few volunteers who signed up to go to rural locations. Huang Yun didn¡¯t worry about this, as he simply assigned this task to the director of each department, making the directors worry about it instead.


    In orthopedic department #1, Xue Fei, Zhou Chengfu, and Cui Pingjun were all unwilling to go. Zhang Fan and Li Hongtu didn¡¯t really mind either way. Going to a rural location would definitely mean a temporarily reduced ie, which was why nobody voluntarily wanted to go. Gao Shijun had a private discussion with each person individually, so Li Hongtu finally volunteered to go. Nobody else needed to make any arrangements¡ªZhang Fan, Li Hongtu, and Wang Yanan would go together as a team. No other volunteers were required from their department.


    But, with them leaving for the time being, orthopedic department #1 no longer had enough members to cover all the shifts. Huang Yun used his superintendent authority for the final time, officially making all the medical specialist fresh graduate doctors who¡¯d joined the hospitalst year official doctors. This meant that Wang Yanan finally became an official member of orthopedic department #1. Huang Yun also added three additional people to orthopedic department #1. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t get to meet them at this time, because he had already gone to a smaller rural city.


    Gao Shijun had chosen the people for this rural assignment, but Zhang Fan¡¯s team was allowed to choose where they wanted to go out of the four smaller cities around Chasu City. Li Hongtu didn¡¯t care, so he allowed Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan to decide. Zhang Fan chose to go back to Kuake City since he had been in Chasu City for half a year already without returning to visit there. He missed Kuake City.


    He would need to tell Wang Qian that he was going back to Kuake City. He also needed to tell Li Xiao about it since he had already taken her money. Currently, Li Xiao had finished her first rehabilitative treatment program, but since her back pain was caused by the severe condition of a protruding lumbar vertebrae, she would require three sessive rehabilitative treatment programs in total.


    Zhang Fan decided to first call Wang Qian, but it turned out that she was currently together with Li Xiao.


    ¡°You¡¯re being reassigned to a rural city? It¡¯s fine, you don¡¯t need to go. I¡¯ll call your superintendent and tell him not to send you,¡± Li Xiao stated.


    Zhang Fan hurriedly stopped her. ¡°Sister Li, I just started working here not long ago, and the list of names has already been decided. If you talk to the superintendent...¡± Zhang Fan left the rest unsaid. Actually, Zhang Fan was quite happy to go back to Kuake City because he wasn¡¯t allowed to perform anything but orthopedic surgeries at Chasu City Hospital.


    ¡°I see.¡± Li Xiao understood what Zhang Fan meant. In order to thrive at a workce, you would have to give face to your boss. Having someone ask for a reassignment after the assignment was already decided would make the boss feel like you truly didn¡¯t understand how society worked. Why wouldn¡¯t you ask your connections to help you earlier? Why ask only after the list was already decided and officially approved? Changing the members afterward would be a p in the face to the boss. Li Xiao mulled things over, then asked, ¡°Which city are you going to? How long will you be there for?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be at Kuake City Hospital. I¡¯ll probably be there for about a month.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not very far from Chasu City. Let¡¯s do this. I¡¯ll have my personal driver go pick you up every day, and then bring you back after the treatment. Will that work for you?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s an easier way. Just loan a car to Zhang Fan. He can drive over at noon and drive back in the afternoon after treating you. Besides, your business is slower in the winter, and there¡¯s not that many patients at the much smaller Kuake City Hospital. Moreover, Kang Hua is also the head of the Bureau of Culture, Education, and Health there.¡± Wang Qian immediately offered a different suggestion.


    Li Xiao nced at Wang Qian before speaking to Zhang Fan again. ¡°That works as well, although Doctor Zhang might find it slightly tiring.¡±


    Zhang Fan hurriedly waved his hand. ¡°It¡¯s no trouble at all. I happen to love driving, so I¡¯ll treat it as having fun with my hobby.¡± Zhang Fan would be quite bored if a driver came to pick him up and drive him between the two cities every day. He was far happier driving himself.


    ¡°Okay, then. What type of car would Doctor Zhang like to drive? I have several differentpany cars you can use in the garage. Will a Mercedes Benz be alright?¡±


    Even though Zhang Fan knew almost nothing about cars, he had heard of Mercedes Benz before as this car brand was far too famous. Thus, he instantly shook his head. ¡°That won¡¯t be necessary, an ordinary car will be good enough.¡±


    ¡°An SUV will be fine. It would be bad if others saw Zhang Fan driving a Mercedes Benz. The roads are slippery in winter, so driving an SUV would be safer too. What was the name of that car you were driving before?¡± Wang Qian was quite familiar with Li Xiao, so she didn¡¯t act reserved around her friend.


    ¡°That was a Toyota Cruiser Prado which belonged to a medical equipment merchant in Kuake City,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly exined. He didn¡¯t want Li Xiao to think that he already had a car but still wanted to borrow one.


    Li Xiao stood up and stretched her back. She then spoke to her secretary, saying, ¡°Do we have any Toyotas in our garage?¡±


    Her secretary came over, and answered, ¡°We don¡¯t have any Toyotas.¡±


    ¡°What SUVs do we have in the garage?¡±


    ¡°We have a Jeep Grand Cherokee that¡¯s 90% new. Less than 500 kilometers on the odometer. The Qinghuapany gave it to us in lieu of money payment.¡±


    Li Xiao then turned to talk to Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, will a Jeep Grand Cherokee be alright with you?¡±


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯m happy as long as I have a car to drive.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll be troubling you toe visit me from Kuake City.¡±


    On the next day, Chasu City Hospital sent out four teams of doctors to the four neighboring smaller cities to support them. The team going to Kuake City consisted of Zhang Fan¡¯s three-person team from the surgical department, two attending physicians from internal medicine, one pulmonologist, and one cardiologist. All of the smaller city hospitals sent cars over to pick the doctors up. Wang Hongmei from Kuake City Hospital¡¯s administrative office and the ambnce driver Old Zhou came to pick up the five doctors.


    Zhang Fan was astonished to see that Wang Yanan was bringing tworge suitcases. ¡°What are you doing, moving?¡± Zhang Fan only brought a few changes of clothes and a set of toiletries.


    ¡°None of your business. You¡¯re not even going to help me out? I can hardly carry them anymore.¡± Wang Yanan put down her suitcases. She truly wasn¡¯t able to carry them anymore. Zhang Fan had already ced Li Hongtu¡¯s bag in his borrowed Jeep Grand Cherokee. This SUV had more than enough space for Wang Yanan¡¯s tworge suitcases to fit in the back.


    Wang Yanan saw that Zhang Fan ced her suitcases in the back of a Jeep Grand Cherokee, so she dashed over to Zhang Fan¡¯s side toment, ¡°As expected of your skills. Even the car you drive is at higher level. Everyone else has to ride in ambnces to their rural assignments, but only you have so much face.¡± After more than half a year of working in surgery, the originally icy Wang Yanan had be far friendlier and more open.


    Wang Hongmei was especially polite to Zhang Fan, for Zou Pingshan had especially told her to treat Zhang Fan well. She wasn¡¯t surprised even in the slightest that Zhang Fan was driving his own, better car to Kuake City. Back in Kuake City, everyone knew that Zhang Fan had been driving around a Toyota Cruiser Prado. Since two ambnces had already been brought over to take the doctors to Kuake City, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to take anyone else with him so that he could enjoy driving. He decided to exin things to Li Hongtu and simply drive to Kuake City by himself.


    When Wang Yanan learned that Zhang Fan had driven off by himself, her mouth opened so wide that an egg could be inserted in it. ¡°That bastard is so selfish. He drove off by himself?¡±


    ¡°He has some personal business to take care of, so we¡¯ll be leaving first, and he¡¯ll arrive afterward.¡± This was Li Hongtu¡¯s excuse for the two internal medicine doctors so that they wouldn¡¯t think that Zhang Fan was too arrogant.


    Personal cars were still rtively few in Chasu City of 2009, but starting from an unknown time, it seemed like everyone started buying personal cars. Traffic jams thus became far moremonce!

 Chapter 48: So passionate

    <h4>Chapter 48: So passionate</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan arrivedter than the ambnces by half an hour. Superintendent Zou Pingshan had previously worked at Chasu City Hospital as the director of internal medicine, so he was naturally quite familiar with the two internal medicine attending physicians. He was also acquainted with Li Hongtu. Zou Pingshan intentionally had his staffe out to greet the supporting doctors from Chasu City Hospital, but saw that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t among them. Thus, he asked administrative director Wang Hongmei, ¡°Where¡¯s Zhang Fan? Wasn¡¯t he also supposed toe here?¡±


    Wang Hongmei wasn¡¯t having a good time under Zou Pingshan, because she had formerly been a staunch supporter of Batu. Now, she also acted extremely cautiously. ¡°Doctor Zhang Fan is driving his personal car. He¡¯ll arrive here slightlyter.¡±


    Since this was a government-organized program to support hospitals in more rural areas, the Communist Party Committee sent a low-ranking leader toe and greet the doctors. There was also a major meeting held in the hospital¡¯s office to stress the importance and specialty of this medical support program. This meeting ended by the time that Zhang Fan arrived. Shi Lei had a good rtionship with Wang Hongmei, so he also learned that Zhang Fan would be arrivingter. Shi Lei thus paid extra attention to the outside, and instantly saw it from his office when Zhang Fan arrived. It was easy to tell because very few high-ss personal cars woulde to Kuake City Hospital.


    Shi Lei personally brought Zhang Fan back over to surgical department #2. ¡°You haven¡¯te to visit us even once since you left. Everyone really misses you.¡± Shi Lei was quite warm and friendly as he shook Zhang Fan¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Thank you, Vice Superintendent Shi. I also miss everyone here.¡± Zhang Fan was telling the truth since Kuake City Hospital was the first hospital he¡¯d ever worked at.


    Things became really noisy in surgical department #2 once Zhang Fan entered. Chen Qifa, Tu Xun, Li Liang, and even Yang Chengming greeted him passionately. Head nurse Guli was even more passionate as she directly took him into arge embrace. The nurses kept chattering as they surrounded Zhang Fan.


    Chen Qifa had now be the acting director of surgical department #2. He told the nurses to go back to work, and then held a doctors¡¯ meeting for the department. There were now many more members in surgical department #2. Zou Pingshan had previously set very low hiring requirements with many open job positions, so more than 20 fresh graduates had been hired at Kuake City Hospital. Four people had been assigned to surgical department #2.


    After Chen Qifa was promoted to acting director, he became more skilled with his words. ¡°Our basic rural hospital has been asking for the stars and the moon. Finally, we¡¯ve received the experienced Doctor Li, my teacher Doctor Zhang Fan, and the female general, Doctor Wang Yanan. The arrival of these experts is a chance for all of us to learn. Everyone must be humble while passionatelypletely supporting them so that these experts can feel how passionate and willing to learn we of surgical department #2 are. Now, let¡¯s ask Doctor Li to say a few words.¡±


    Li Hongtu chuckled as he stood up. ¡°Back when I was at Chasu City Hospital, Director Gao told me that out of all the local cities in the area, Kuake City Hospital¡¯s surgical department #2 was the most developed surgical department around. Now, I¡¯ve finally seen this ce for myself. Seeing how Director Chen and all the doctors here are so humble and love to learn, I know that Director Gao was quite right in his assessment. Let us all learn from each other and improve together for our short time together.¡± After this, Chen Qifa led everyone in pping.


    Chen Qifa then said, ¡°Teacher Zhang, you should say a few things as well.¡± He was truly treating Zhang Fan as his teacher. However, Zhang Fan was truly embarrassed by it. He hurriedly waved his hand in rejection. ¡°Director Chen, that¡¯s such a funny joke. I couldn¡¯t possibly be your teacher. Doctor Li has already made such a nice speech, so there¡¯s no need for me to say anything. All of us are familiar with each other already. Please feel free to arrange work for us.¡±


    When Chen Qifa saw that Zhang Fan truly didn¡¯t want to say anything, he smiled at Wang Yanan. ¡°Doctor Wang, please say a few words. Any female doctors in surgery are truly the elites among the elites.¡± Wang Yanan had never met such passionate coworkers before. She hurriedly replied, ¡°Thank you, Director Chen. I wouldn¡¯t know what to say.¡± She was also embarrassed.


    ¡°Alright, then. I won¡¯t be introducing everyone individually, as that will take too much time. You¡¯ll all get acquainted with each other as you work. Let us have Doctor Li lead us together in checking on the patients.¡±


    Checking up on the patients thus began. With everyone participating, this was a gigantic group for checking the patients. Even all the nurses participated. In the hallway, Li Liang secretly came up to Zhang Fan¡¯s side. ¡°How are you doing in Chasu City, bro? Is everything going well? I¡¯m studying extra hard this year so that I can pass the exams next time for next year.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m doing alright. Keep up your hard work. I¡¯ll be waiting for you at Chasu City Hospital.¡±


    Surgical department #2¡¯s number of patients was alright. Chen Qifa was doing a good job in his new position as acting director. Wang Yanan was incredibly astonished to see how passionate people here were at Kuake City Hospital, and even more so that the director of the department addressed Zhang Fan as teacher. As everyone checked on the patients, several doctors and nurses kept surrounding Zhang Fan with worship in their eyes. ¡®This is so ridiculous!¡¯ Wang Yanan truly didn¡¯t understand, but she didn¡¯t realize that even more astonishing things were still waiting for her.


    After checking on the patients, Li Hongtu went to rest. He was in poor physical condition, and couldn¡¯t handle too much work. Fortunately, Kuake City Hospital had rented a hotel for the visiting doctors.


    There was a patient who had fractured both his radius and ulna bones. Chen Qifa brought the patient¡¯s CT scan to show Zhang Fan. ¡°Teacher, this is the only scheduled surgery for today. Please show us how it¡¯s done.¡±


    ¡°Old Chen, why are you being so reserved with me? It¡¯s truly embarrassing for me to hear you calling me teacher.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! It¡¯s only natural for me to call you teacher. I spent some money to bribe someone at the testing center to leak my medical license examination results to me early. I passed! Haha!¡± Chen Qifa secretly whispered thest part to Zhang Fan.


    ¡®No wonder Chen Qifa no longer seems as wretched as before. He seems so confident now,¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself.


    With so many people around, Zhang Fan felt awkward about focusing any more on the issue of being addressed as ¡°Teacher¡±.


    ¡°Is that so! Congrattions, then. You¡¯re finally having your time in the spotlight. You¡¯ll be able to develop yourself much more in the future. Your time of hardships is at an end,¡± he whispered back to Chen Qifa, causing thetter¡¯s eyes to be red and teary.


    Chen Qifa absolutely insisted on letting Zhang Fan be the primary surgeon for this scheduled surgery. He truly respected his Teacher Zhang who was only slightly more than half his age. There was no helping it, so Zhang Fan didn¡¯t refuse. Thus, the preparations for the surgery began. Zhang Fan would be the primary surgeon, Chen Qifa would be the primary surgical assistant, and Li Liang would be the secondary surgical assistant. However, Wang Yanan also insisted on participating, so she became the tertiary surgical assistant.


    In the operating room, anesthesiologist Ma Lihua was also delighted to see Zhang Fan again. She kept holding onto Zhang Fan¡¯s hands. ¡°Oh my, the big city treats people so well. I haven¡¯t seen you for half a year already, but you¡¯re so much whiter. Do you have a girlfriend yet? You haven¡¯t evene back to visit Kuake City Hospital. Did you forget about all of us?¡± Zhang Fan truly had a good rtionship with everyone here. He was also quite happy to see Ma Lihua again.


    The surgery began. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even need to do any of the disinfecting, as Li Liang and Wang Yanan insisted on doing this task. ¡°Little Zhang is finally making a name for himself. He already seems like such an expert doctor,¡± Ma Lihua eximed as she watched the younger doctors working busily. After the anesthesia was finished, Zhang Fan and the others began the surgery.


    ¡°Teacher, your techniques are bing ever more precise. I¡¯d like to ask you, should I also go study elsewhere and see the world?¡± Chen Qifa asked this after the surgery was sessfullypleted.


    ¡°It would be good for you to see more of the world. Right now, you¡¯re justcking slightly before a breakthrough to the next level. Perhaps seeing more of the world will help you achieve that breakthrough.¡±


    ¡°Hey, when did Old Chen be Zhang Fan¡¯s student? Did you hold a ceremony for bing his student? You can¡¯t just call yourself his student without paying for what you gained. You should treat all of us to a meal as witnesses to your teacher-student rtionship,¡± Ma Lihua teased Chen Qifa.


    ¡°Of course, why not! But, we¡¯re going to eat Chinese food, is a Muslim like you going to go!?¡± Chen Qifa and Ma Lihua had a good rtionship, so they constantly joked around with each other like this.


    ¡°Go to hell, haha! Zhang Fan, tonight I¡¯ll treat you guys to dinner. Old Chen is such a miser. He definitely hasn¡¯t prepared the money to treat you all to a meal.¡±


    ¡°Who says so? I¡¯ve already reserved a private room in Kuake City Hotel. You¡¯re wee toe as well. Rest assured, I¡¯m truly treating everyone.¡±


    This all felt so warm! It was definitely warm. Zhang Fan felt so much warmth in his heart.


    In the superintendent¡¯s office, Zou Pingshan asked administrative director Wang Hongmei, ¡°What are the arrangements for treating the expert doctors tonight?¡±


    Wang Hongmei took out a notebook to record Zou Pingshan¡¯s words. Zou Pingshan was particrly obsessive about this. He wanted everything he said in an official capacity to be recorded. He would sometimes even intentionally ask for what he just said to be repeated back to him. ¡°Surgical department #2 is treating the expert doctors to a good dinner. The expenses have already been reported to the financial department, and you¡¯re also invited to attend.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that ridiculous? How can we possibly let surgical department #2 act as the host on the expert doctor team¡¯s first day here? Go reserve a private room and notify all the department directors that they¡¯re to attend this dinner party.¡±


    ¡°Alright. Should I also notify Vice Superintendent Shi?¡±


    Shi Lei was quite sly. Even though he had schemed against Zou Pingshan so much to undermine the superintendent¡¯s authority, on the surface he cooperated fully with everything that Zou Pingshan wanted. Thus, Zou Pingshan had a good rtionship with Shi Lei. ¡°Yeah, notify him.¡±


    Since Zou Pingshan was formerly a director of internal medicine at Chasu City Hospital, he wanted to show off his new promotion a bit to his former colleagues at Chasu City Hospital.

 Chapter 49: New superintendent

    <h4>Chapter 49: New superintendent</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After the surgery waspleted, Li Liang wrote the medical report. Zhang Fan told Chen Qifa and Wang Yanan that he needed to return to Chasu City.


    Li Xiao wasn¡¯t busy with work currently as winter was the slow season for her work. Whenever Zhang Fan called her and said that he wasing over, she would cancel any and all other ns to wait for Zhang Fan¡¯s massage treatment.


    Wang Yanan was still peeved about Zhang Fan driving by himself to Kuake City. ¡°Why are you going back to Chasu City? We came here to Kuake City to work, not y.¡± She was trying to lecture Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Whatever, I have something to do there. I¡¯ll be back again by this afternoon.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to listen, and was in a hurry to leave.


    ¡°The next time wee across a patient with a simple fracture, let me act as the main surgeon for once. Otherwise, I¡¯m immediately going to call Chasu City Hospital and report you for skipping out on work.¡± Wang Yanan felt that she had grabbed an opportunity to minorly ckmail Zhang Fan. He performed surgeries far too quickly, so typically she could only perform the surgical sutures. After half a year of studying under him, she felt that she should be capable of operating on simple bone fractures now.


    Zhang Fan chuckled. ¡°Sure, but if you find that you can¡¯t do it, don¡¯t give up when you can¡¯t finish the surgery by yourself. Let me say beforehand that you¡¯re not allowed to cry.¡±


    ¡°Go to hell.¡±


    There wasn¡¯t much snow on the road right now, so it took Zhang Fan only slightly more than an hour to drive to Li Xiao¡¯s home. Previously, Li Xiao was in such pain that she often couldn¡¯t sleep. If it weren¡¯t for how terrified of surgeries she was, she would have undergone a surgery long ago. Now that Zhang Fan was helping give her rehabilitative massages, and since the treatment was quite effective, she was truly grateful to Zhang Fan as she no longer required surgery.


    Li Xiao chatted with Zhang Fan as she was being massaged. She was lying on her side, and the position she was in wasn¡¯t veryfortable. Li Xiao remarked, ¡°Your hospital¡¯s Superintendent Huang Yun is about to retire soon. The new superintendent has already been decided to be Ouyang Hong. Should I mention to her beforehand that she should take extra good care of you?¡±


    ¡°Ah, so Vice Superintendent Ouyang is bing the new superintendent? I thought that the other vice superintendent of general surgery was going to be the new superintendent. No, there¡¯s no need to say anything.¡±


    ¡°Ouyang Hong is the personal doctor of the Chasu City Communist Party Committee Leader. She¡¯s already been the Committee Leader¡¯s personal doctor for more than three years. They have a good rtionship with each other, which is why there¡¯s no chance at all for that vice superintendent of general surgery.¡±


    Zhang Fan was the first ordinary doctor to learn who the new superintendent was going to be before it was even announced. However, this information wouldn¡¯t help him at all. Zhang Fan waspletely uninterested in trying to make connections anymore like he previously would have been without his System. Now, he felt like he could simply rely on his skills to move up in life.


    After Li Xiao¡¯s massage treatment ended, she wanted to invite Zhang Fan for dinner. However, Zhang Fan refused as he wanted to return to Kuake City before it became dark outside. In winter, darkness woulde quite early in the afternoon, and it would be more difficult to drive if it was dark.


    When he returned to Kuake City Hospital, everyone¡¯s regr day shift had already ended. He also received a phone call from Wang Yanan at this time. ¡°Where are you? The superintendent of Kuake City Hospital is treating everyone to dinner. You¡¯re the only person who¡¯s not here. Hurry over immediately. The dinner is being held in thergest private room at Kuake City Hotel.¡±


    Right after Wang Yanan hung up, Shi Lei also called Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, I heard that you went to Chasu City. I¡¯ll ask the servers to bring the food a littleter than usual. Are you almost here yet? This weing dinner party can¡¯t start without you.¡±


    Shi Lei knew that Zhang Fan was highly skilled, so he was trying his best to get into Zhang Fan¡¯s good graces. Zhang Fan hurriedly replied, ¡°Vice Superintendent Shi, I¡¯m almost there. There¡¯s no need to wait for me. That would be too much.¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly drove over towards Kuake City Hotel. After he parked his borrowed car and got out, the fat hotel manager came out because he saw Zhang Fan. ¡°Such a rare visitor. I heard that Doctor Zhang was transferred to Chasu City Hospital? I didn¡¯t even get a chance to send you off. Such a breach of etiquette on my part. How many days are you staying here this time? You definitely have to let me treat you!¡±


    Zhang Fan shook the fatty¡¯s hand. Zhang Fan then smiled, and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to be so polite with each other. How¡¯s your knee doing? Are there any side effects?¡±


    The fatty manager was all smiles. ¡°My knee is wonderful. In fact, it¡¯s even better than before. Since there¡¯s metal ting inside it now, I feel as if I¡¯ve be a cyborg. Alright, we can talkter. I don¡¯t want to make youte to your dinner. Everyone from your hospital is in thergest private room. Let me take you there.¡±


    The cold appetizer dishes had just arrived when Zhang Fan entered. Zou Pingshan stood up and smiled as he announced, ¡°Our youngest expert doctor present has arrived. Zhang Fan, please sit by my side. I left this position just for you.¡± Li Hongtu was sitting to the right of Zou Pingshan, while Shi Lei sat next to Li Hongtu. It seemed that Zou Pingshan really had reserved his left side for Zhang Fan. ¡°Superintendent Zou, you¡¯re being too polite. I can just have a seat anywhere.¡±


    ¡°How could you just sit anywhere? Here, you¡¯re like half a master. Not only that, you¡¯re representing a higher-ranked hospital toe here and support us. You absolutely must sit here.¡± He then pulled Zhang Fan into the seat next to him. This made the two attending physicians from Chasu City Hospital¡¯s internal medicine department rather unhappy. A low-ranking resident doctor like Zhang Fan was allowed to sit next to the superintendent and represent all of them? That was shameless sucking up to him! Had Zou Pingshan forgotten hospital social rules right after leaving Chasu City Hospital? It wasn¡¯t that the attending physicians had objections to Zhang Fan¡¯s sitting there. They were objecting to Zou Pingshan¡¯s behavior because back when he was the director of the internal medicine department at Chasu, he would always talk about ranking, and was an extreme stickler for the rules.


    Not long after Zhang Fan sat down, he received a call from Tang Jingjing. Since it was inconvenient for Zhang Fan to leave the party, he simply took the call right there. Tang Jingjing said, ¡°Zhang Fan, I heard you¡¯re back in Kuake City?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Sister Tang. I just arrived today.¡±


    ¡°Oh, have you eaten yet? I¡¯ll treat you to a meal.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. The hospital is holding a weing party for us today. We¡¯ve just begun eating.¡±


    ¡°Okay then, enjoy the food. City Leader wants to see youter. Contact me after you¡¯re done with your meal.¡±


    Zou Pingshan was sitting right next to Zhang Fan, so he heard all of Tang Jingjing¡¯s words quite clearly. He knew that the city leader she spoke of was Kang Hua. However, he didn¡¯t show any change in his expression or say anything about this.


    The dinner party formally began. Zou Pingshan gave a short weing speech to everyone. However, he didn¡¯t make Zhang Fan drink any alcohol tonight. He said that Zhang Fan shouldn¡¯t drink, because he still needed to drive afterwards. But, if it weren¡¯t for him overhearing this phone call, he definitely would have made Zhang Fanpletely drunk. Although Zou Pingshan treated Zhang Fan quite warmly, that was only because he felt helpless to do anything otherwise. He was only being friendly to Zhang Fan due to thetter¡¯s connections with higher-ups. Zou Pingshan would normally never pay any attention to a low-ranking resident doctor.


    Since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have to drink any alcohol, Zou Pingshan focused fully on forcing Li Hongtu to drink. He and Li Hongtu had been colleagues of the same rank at one point before, but now, he was a hospital superintendent, and all the department directors would have to listen to hismands. Li Hongtu becamepletely drunk. He was forced into this because Zou Pingshan was too passionate about making him drink. However, Li Hongtu didn¡¯t really mind. He rarely drank, and felt like he could rx on asion now that he was in a rural city.


    During the meal, Kuake City Hospital¡¯s director of surgical department #1 vented his frustration by talking to Zhang Fan. ¡°Superintendent Zou doesn¡¯t support our surgical departments very much. Theparoscopes were only used a few times while you were still here, but now they¡¯re doing nothing but gathering dust in the operating room.¡±


    Zou Pingshan had been severely scolded by his superior right after he¡¯d be the superintendent. That had made him feel so wretched that he concentrated fully over the past half a year on making sure that everything was properly run. All he wanted from the surgical department was that no medical incidents would ur. He was truly afraid of another incident happening. Zou Pingshan didn¡¯t want to organize any studies of newer medical techniques or technologies. All he wanted was that everything was consistent and no incidents urred. It didn¡¯t matter to him that many of the doctors and even the director of general surgery were concerned about the hospital stagnating. Zou Pingshan had be a coward after the first incident.


    Director Yang, the director of general surgery, Kuake City Hospital¡¯s surgical department #1, continuedining to Zhang Fan. ¡°It¡¯s much better now that you¡¯re here. It¡¯s winter, so we¡¯re going to conduct a lot more surgeries because everyone¡¯s eating more greasy foods. We¡¯ll have a lot more appendectomies and gall dder surgeries. Lead us in doing as many surgeries as you can. Laparoscopic surgeries are only going to be moremon and useful in the future. Right now, whenever a patient hears our advice that they need surgery for an appendectomy or gall dder surgery, they just leave and go to a better hospital for the surgery. It¡¯s impossible for us to keep the patients here.¡±


    After the dinner party¡¯s conclusion, where several people had gotten drunk, Zhang Fan went up to the third floor of Kuake City Hotel to phone Tang Jingjing. ¡°Sister Tang, the dinner party has finished. Is it convenient for City Leader to see me now?¡± Right as he said this, the third-floor suite door opened. Tang Jingjing looked around, and immediately saw Zhang Fan. Sheughed, and said, ¡°Hurry ande in. The city leader has finished her work and is just waiting for you.¡±


    After Zhang Fan entered the room, Tang Jingjing had him take a seat. ¡°City Leader is inside. I¡¯ll go call her, so please wait for a short moment.¡±


    Right after Tang Jingjing went further inside, Kang Hua came out. ¡°Doctor Zhang, please make yourself at home. Have you been doing well recently? How long are you going to stay here in Kuake City this time?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been doing well. I don¡¯t know the exact timeframe I¡¯ll be staying here, because the higher-ups haven¡¯t made any official announcements.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, the Communist Party Committee is worried about potential heavy snowfall this winter. The smaller city hospitals are ill-equipped to deal with such severe weather. Have you visited Sister Wang recently?¡± Kang Hua wanted to use the topic of Wang Qian to bring up Li Xiao.


    ¡°Yeah, I met her once before I came here, at President Li¡¯s home.¡± Kang Hua naturally knew this already since she was calling Wang Qian on a daily basis recently. Zhang Fan addressed Li Xiao as President Li in more formal situations since she was the president of her own real estatepany.


    ¡°Ah, is that so? How¡¯s President Li been recovering recently? Is she still undergoing massage treatments?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s doing pretty well, but her treatments are still ongoing. I have to go back to Chasu City every afternoon and then return to Kuake City afterwards.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good, then. Is the heating system working well in the apartment I loaned you? If it¡¯s not warm, I¡¯ll have Little Tang call the apartment management.¡±


    Zhang Fan was still currently living in the apartment that Kang Hua had loaned him. ¡°It¡¯s pretty warm. Thank you for worrying about me.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s what I should do. By the way, the next time President Li goes to the provincial capital, if it¡¯s convenient for you, could you please secretly let me know?¡± This was Kang Hua¡¯s true goal.


    ¡°Oh, sure.¡± Zhang Fan was rather surprised by this. What was going on? Did Kang Hua want him to be some sort of spy?¡±


    ¡°Haha, I just want President Li to help me with something in the provincial capital, but I feel too awkward to ask her directly. So, whenever she next visits the provincial capital, it will be more convenient to make it look like I coincidentally met her there. I hope that you don¡¯t mind, Doctor Zhang.¡±

 Chapter 50: Three Years

    <h4>Chapter 50: Three Years</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    News that expert doctors from the bigger city hospital hade to support the smaller Kuake City Hospital soon spread from the government to everyone else. This caused a great increase in the number of patients Kuake City Hospital received, along with a corresponding increase in the number of surgeries. Director Yang of general surgery was now busy epting as many patients as he possibly could.


    ¡°Expert doctors from Chasu City are here at our hospital now. You require a microscopic surgery. This can be done only by opening up three small holes in your stomach.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right, the expert doctors will personally perform your surgery, rest assured.¡±


    On this morning, Director Yang sessfully convinced four patients to have three gall dder surgeries and one appendectomy at Kuake City Hospital. After scheduling these surgeries, he immediately told the doctors in his department to hurry with the checkups for these patients, and then he immediately went to surgery department #2 to talk to Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, there are several gall dder surgeries and an appendectomy scheduled for tomorrow. Do you have time?¡±


    ¡°Sure, I have some time. Feel free to arrange the surgeries for me, Director Yang.¡± Zhang Fan had been performing many orthopedic surgeries, such as surgeries for removing metal tes or osteoarthritis, over the past few days. He was quite busy.


    Kuake City Hospital had directly set up a visiting expert doctor¡¯s consultation center for Li Hongtu. Since it was too much for him to handle by himself, Li Hongtu had taken Wang Yanan with him for the patient consultations¡ªWang Yanan would write everything down for him. She was quite hardworking. This morning, there was a scheduled surgery for removing a metal te from a humerus bone. Chen Qifa took charge of this surgery as the primary surgeon, with Li Liang as his surgical assistant. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t perform this surgery, because he wanted to go out somewhere.


    Zhang Fan drove his newly borrowed car to Batu¡¯s home. Batu¡¯s arrest case still hadn¡¯t been resolved yet. This time, the door to Batu¡¯s home was finally open. Zhang Fan parked his car, walked inside, and found that Batu¡¯s nephew, Bayin, was also present.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to visit you, Ma¡¯am. Is there any news about Superintendent Batu?¡± Batu¡¯s wife had originally been quite pretty, but now¡ªhalf a year after Batu¡¯s arrest¡ªshe appeared much older.


    ¡°Ah, Zhang Fan! Pleasee in and sit down! There¡¯s finally resolution regarding Batu¡¯s incident. Thank you for worrying so much about him.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good that there¡¯s finally news.¡± After Zhang Fan sat down, Bayin hurriedly made some tea and handed some smokes to him.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, ever since my uncle was arrested, you were the only one from the hospital who came to visit us. Sigh!¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t really matter if anyone else came to visit us or not. Bring Doctor Zhang some cheese.¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, what¡¯s the current situation with Superintendent Batu?¡±


    Bayin addressed Zhang Fan as brother, but Batu was Bayin¡¯s uncle. Zhang Fan really wanted to exim over the messy way that everyone addressed each other!


    ¡°He was forced to paypensation on top of arge fine. We found a distant rtive who managed to help us out a little with the judge in the provincial city. In the end, Batu was sentenced to three years in jail.¡± Tears started dripping out of Batu¡¯s wife¡¯s eyes by the end of her words.


    ¡°Aunt, please don¡¯t cry anymore. I won¡¯t be able to see your eyes if you keep crying. Three years is quite short. It¡¯ll be over in a sh. Please, you must take care of yourself,¡± Bayin tried to assuage his aunt¡¯s emotions. He then said, ¡°Brother Zhang, have some food here. We really spent a lot of money trying to help Uncle Batu, but even so, he¡¯s still going to be jailed for three years! Sigh!¡±


    Zhang Fan stayed with them for some minutes, consoling them and chatting a little with Bayin before leaving. Three years wasn¡¯t particrly long, so this could be considered good news.


    When Zhang Fan returned to Kuake City Hospital, he coincidentally ran into Wang Yanan, who had just returned from providing outpatient services. ¡°I¡¯m so exhausted, and you¡¯re skipping out on work again. Tomorrow, you¡¯re going to apany Vice Director Li and me in treating patients outside.¡± Actually, it wasn¡¯t that exhausting, since Kuake City had far less patients than Chasu City. However, people in Kuake City were poorer and had ess to fewer medical resources. She had been busy all morning, while it seemed like Zhang Fan was cking off. Wang Yanan was quite angry about this.


    Zhang Fan simply responded, ¡°Do you still want to be the primary surgeon for a surgery? If so, immediately bring me something to drink. I still need to go back to Chasu City.¡±


    ¡°Here, I hope you choke on it.¡± Wang Yanan tossed over a drink she already had from somewhere and turned around, leaving in anger.


    The next day, Zhang Fan arrived in the operating room early in the morning. Li Hongtu was going outside to treat patients again, but when Wang Yanan saw Zhang Fan going to the operating room, she forced one of Kuake City Hospital¡¯s fresh college graduates to go assist Li Hongtu so that she could also go to the operating room. She was under the mistaken impression that Zhang Fan was about to perform an orthopedic surgery.


    There were only three operating rooms in a tiny hospital like Kuake City Hospital. One for general surgery, one for orthopedic surgery, and one for gynecology and obstetrics. Only after she followed Zhang Fan inside did she discover that this was the general surgery operating room.


    Inside the general surgery operating room, Director Yang handed a gall dder patient¡¯s medical information to Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, please take a look. All the checkups for this patient indicate that everything is alright for surgery to begin.¡± Zhang Fan nced over the medical information, and then said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s begin.¡±


    Hand-washing, disinfecting, boring holes, intion, and then inserting theparoscope into the abdominal cavity. Zhang Fan performed every movement precisely. Wang Yanan was astounded as she stood in the room watching him. ¡®He even knows how to performparoscopic surgeries for general surgery? Is he even human!?¡¯ She was now feeling rather aggrieved. She had worked incredibly hard for the past half a year, feeling that as long as she kept up her hard work, she would catch up to Zhang Fan in skill sooner orter. But now, she had discovered that in the middle of this footrace in her mind, the shameless Zhang Fan suddenly got onto a car and started driving on the highway. She really wanted to shout loudly, ¡®You demon!¡¯


    All four general surgeries were scheduled for the morning. Zhang Fan finished the three gall dder surgeries; thest scheduled surgery was the appendectomy. Director Yang had an awkward expression, which Zhang Fan noticed. ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Director Yang?¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, could you please let m-me perform this appendectomy? I¡¯m not as confident f-for gall dder surgery, but I do b-believe in myself when ites to appendectomies. Would it be alright to ask you to watch and advise me?¡± Director Yang was even beginning to stutter. Since Zhang Fan was about his son¡¯s age, it truly made him feel awkward.


    ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll help you hold theparoscope.¡± Watching would never help one learn as much as doing could. Zhang Fan held theparoscope and exined the important procedures to Director Yang while watching him carefully. Surgery was no joke. It had to be taken seriously because the patient¡¯s life would be at stake. Although Director Yang was quite experienced with appendectomies, this was his first time to use aparoscope. Although he wasn¡¯t too nervous with his experience, his hands still moved much slower than usual due to not being used to theparoscope.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t impatient at all. He knew that others didn¡¯t have a System like he did. Finally, Director Yang finished the surgery and heaved a long sigh of relief. ¡°I¡¯ve already been performing general surgeries for more than 20 years. I never thought that a simple appendectomy would make me sweat so much. Thank you, Doctor Zhang. Without you helping me, who knows when I would ever get a chance to perform aparoscopic surgery.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re wee, Director Yang.¡± Zhang Fan smiled.


    ¡°I truly am grateful. Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m sure that you¡¯ll pass your medical license exam when the resultse out, right?¡±


    Zhang Fan was rather confused. Why was Director Yang suddenly asking about his exam grades? ¡°I think it should be no problem for me to pass. Why?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s like this. There¡¯s no more hope of expanding Kuake City Hospital under the new superintendent. To put it quite bluntly, he doesn¡¯t care about the hospital at all. All he wants is to maintain the status quo and protect himself. However, we¡¯re still young. If I try and quit my job here to go work at another hospital one day, what hospital would even want me if I don¡¯t know how to perform aparoscopic gall dder surgery? I believe thatparotomy surgeries (or open surgeries) will slowly be a thing of the past. After you receive your medical license, I¡¯d like to perhaps once a week or maybe twice a month gather some patients for you to operate on for you to teach us in general surgery. Superintendent Zou definitely won¡¯t support any study programs, so we won¡¯t be able to pay you much. I know I¡¯m being really shameless, making this request of you.¡± Actually, Director Yang had tried contacting several general surgery doctors from bigger and better city hospitals. However, all those doctors had instantly refused toe when they heard how low the payment would be foring here to teach. Thus, Director Yang could only ask Zhang Fan if he would be willing to do it.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care too much about how much money he would receive. Although, of course, he would be happy with more money, just having some money was also fine. He happily said, ¡°Sure. The money doesn¡¯t matter, just pay me what you can afford. I did start out at this hospital, after all.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m truly grateful to you, thank you so much!¡± Director Yang really didn¡¯t want to stay at Kuake City Hospital anymore due to the new superintendent¡¯s way of managing the hospital. Director Yang¡¯s son was attending university in southern China, and he didn¡¯t want toe back to the border province after graduation. Thus, Director Yang and his wife were thinking about moving south to be together with their son. However, when Director Yang tried calling several hospitals near his son¡¯s university to ask about possible job openings, when he mentioned that he was a general surgeon, all the hospitals first asked him if he knew how to performparoscopic surgeries.


    After theparoscopic appendectomy waspleted, Zhang Fan returned to surgical department #2. Wang Yanan immediately confronted Zhang Fan. ¡°You actually know how to perform general surgeries!?¡± She then took out a mirror, pointed it at Zhang Fan, and shouted, ¡°Show your true form, demon!¡±


    ¡°Are you too exhausted from all the work over the past few days? You have such a hyperactive imagination.¡±


    Wang Yanan had received far too much of an impact from learning about Zhang Fan¡¯s prowess in other surgical fields as well.

 Chapter 51: Memorial

    <h4>Chapter 51: Memorial</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Life in Kuake City was truly slow. Apart from a few restaurants run by Chinese people, the other¡ªethnic¡ªrestaurants wouldn¡¯t even open before 10:00 a.m. This became even more exaggerated in the winter. Businesses wouldn¡¯t open even until noontime. Two weeks after Zhang Fan¡¯s team arrived in Kuake City, they were informed that they could all take two days off to rest. Li Hongtu happily went out to explore and take pictures, which was his hobby. He carried a camera with a tripod and went searching for ces with the least people.


    Since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have any surgeries to do, he decided to go to Chasu City to continue Li Xiao¡¯s massage treatment. Just as he was about to leave, Wang Yanan found him. ¡°You¡¯re going back to Chasu City?¡± she asked Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll be back by this afternoon.¡±


    ¡°Let me go back with you. It¡¯s really boring to stay here without any surgeries.¡± They could leave Kuake City because they didn¡¯t belong to Kuake City Hospital anyways. Not to mention, Kang Hua had especially had Tang Jingjing tell Zou Pingshan that he should treat Zhang Fan well.


    ¡°Sure. Have you told Vice Director Li that you¡¯re going back to visit Chasu City?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he agreed already.¡±


    Zhang Fan thus drove Wang Yanan to Chasu City. Wang Yanan wasn¡¯t very curious about why Zhang Fan had a car. Her family was well off, so she felt that it wasn¡¯t rare to see someone having a car. Rather, she was highly curious about why Zhang Fan knew how to drive, since both of them had just recently graduated from college. Why did he know how to drive when she didn¡¯t? She didn¡¯t even ask where Zhang Fan got his car from. She just kept asking if it was easy to learn how to drive. Halfway to Chasu City, since Wang Yanan saw that few cars were on the road, she excitedly asked Zhang Fan, ¡°How about letting me try to drive? I¡¯ll only drive for ten minutes!¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored her. Although there weren¡¯t many cars on the road between Kuake City and Chasu City, he still wanted to live a long life. He found that Wang Yanan¡¯s personality was just like a man¡¯s, wanting to personally control everything.


    ¡°So stingy.¡± Seeing that Zhang Fan was ignoring her, Wang Yanan reclined the seat and took a nap.


    Zhang Fan was driving under the blue sky with a warm sun, and could see snowy mountains in the distance. If only the woman riding in his car was gentler, he would feel so blessed. When he first got acquainted with Wang Yanan, he felt that she was the icy type, but now that he was more familiar with her, he discovered that she was no different from how a man would be! She was so direct!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s car was almostpletely new. However, he didn¡¯t have any CDs with music to listen to. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t like listening to music, but rather that he felt like CDs were a waste of money. Since the road leading from Kuake City to Chasu City was mountainous, the radio signal was almost nonexistent as well.


    Wang Yanan really did fall asleep in Zhang Fan¡¯s car. When he arrived in Chasu City, he pushed her, and said, ¡°Wake up, where do you want to go? I¡¯ll drop you off.¡± Wang Yanan opened her eyes, looked outside the car window, and said, ¡°The staff residential apartments of the Chasu City Bureau of Public Health. Wake me up when we get there. I¡¯m going to sleep for a little while longer.¡±


    When Zhang Fan arrived, he had to drag the still half-asleep Wang Yanan off his car. At this time, her mom coincidentally came out and saw her. Her mom exploded with anger to see her daughter getting off a car while looking half-asleep. She grabbed the car door and interrogated Wang Yanan. ¡°What¡¯s going on, Yanan? Weren¡¯t you supposed to be in Kuake City?¡± She then red at Zhang Fan. ¡°What exactly is going on here!?¡±


    Since Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t drive the car with Wang Yanan¡¯s mother holding onto the car door, he decided to get off the car. ¡°Hello, Ma¡¯am. I¡¯m a coworker of Wang Yanan.¡± Hearing that he was a coworker made Wang Yanan¡¯s mother¡¯s expression rx significantly. She asked, ¡°Where are you going?¡± This time, it was evident that she was talking to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Mom, he¡¯s my coworker. He has business here in Chasu City, so I decided to get a ride from him. We have no patients to see today since it¡¯s a rest day for us. Stop asking so many questions and go home already.¡±


    ¡°Why are you in such a hurry? Since you¡¯re here already, you should invite him in. Your dad and uncles are chatting inside. I was about to go out to buy some groceries. What¡¯s your coworker¡¯s name?¡± Wang Yanan¡¯s mom felt quite a headache about her daughter. Wang Yanan worked together almost exclusively with men, and had yet to get a single boyfriend even at her age. Although Wang Yanan wasn¡¯t worried about this at all, her mother was really anxious. Her mother tried to introduce several men to her daughter, but Wang Yanan refused to even try and meet them! When Wang Yanan¡¯s mother saw the situation before her just now, she had gotten the impression that Zhang Fan and her daughter might have some type of romantic connection, which was why she started prying.


    Zhang Fan broke out into a cold sweat from hearing the invitation. This sounded like he would get interrogated by Wang Yanan¡¯s entire family! Still, Wang Yanan became impatient before he did. ¡°Mom, stop dawdling here. Hurry and leave already. He still has something to do.¡± She dragged her mom away. Before Wang Yanan left, she said to Zhang Fan, ¡°When are you going back to Kuake City this afternoon? Call me and give me a ride back when you do.¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately drove off as quickly as he could. That had been so scary!


    Li Xiao hadn¡¯t gone out anywhere today. She was waiting at home for Zhang Fan to arrive while performing the rehabilitative exercises that he had taught her. When Zhang Fan entered her home, he saw that Li Xiao was wearing sportswear. She was exercising in the living room. A big smile appeared on her face when she saw Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, how are my movements? Are they standard enough? I¡¯ve been feeling like it¡¯s much easier to bend my backpared to just a few days ago. My entire body feels so much lighter.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re doing pretty good. Sister Li, remember not to rush; take everything gradually. Otherwise, everything will have been for nothing,¡± Zhang Fan reminded her.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll definitely watch out. Please have a seat while I clean myself up. I didn¡¯t think that you would arrive so early today. I¡¯m still covered in sweat. Please wait for me while I shower. Have some tea and smokes while you wait.¡±


    ¡°Sure. No need to mind me.¡±


    Li Xiao¡¯s assistant soon prepared some tea for Zhang Fan while also bringing him an ashtray and some smokes. Zhang Fan bowed to the assistant and thanked her. The assistant didn¡¯t say anything and simply smiled.


    When Zhang Fan began the massage treatment, Li Xiao asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, is your massage technique something that you¡¯ll only teach to men but not women?¡± Li Xiao had asked her older sister to take her CT scan to Shuitanzi Hospital, one of the top hospitals in Beijing. The orthopedic specialist doctor there had rmended immediate surgery, saying that she would soon have even worse back problems if she didn¡¯t, yet after the past few weeks of massage treatments, her back was getting better every day, with the pain much lighter now. This helped Li Xiao understand that Zhang Fan was truly amazing.


    Zhang Fan maintained constant force output in his hands as he answered, ¡°Haha, that¡¯s a funny joke, Sister Li.¡±


    Actually, Li Xiao wanted to make a move on Zhang Fan¡¯s massage techniques. After the massage was finished, Li Xiao invited Zhang Fan to dinner, but he refused. He ate some hand-grabbed mutton at a random restaurant outside, and then called Wang Yanan to let her know that he was leaving. When he picked up Wang Yanan, her mother stood by her side, and treated Zhang Fan incredibly politely. Her mother even ced a lot of food inside Zhang Fan¡¯s car.


    Since Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan had been temporarily assigned to Kuake City Hospital, there was no need for them to go to Chasu City Hospital. Thus, they directly returned to Kuake City. When he arrived at Kuake City Hospital, he saw Wang Sha walking over in his direction. When Wang Sha saw Zhang Fan, she sped up and came over to greet him. ¡°Zhang Fan, long time no see. There¡¯s something I want to trouble you with. Are you busy right now? Is it convenient for you?¡± Wang Sha also nodded in greeting to Wang Yanan.


    Zhang Fan immediately knew that this would be rted to Li Hui. He forced himself to say, ¡°I¡¯m not very busy right now. How have you been?¡± Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t want to get involved with this former couple¡¯s matters. It was quite evident that Li Hui had been the unfaithful party and was in the wrong. However, this wasn¡¯t something that thew could do anything about, so what was Zhang Fan supposed to do?


    ¡°I¡¯m doing quite well. I¡¯m about to get married soon. You definitely have toe!¡± Wang Sha was all smiles as she said this.


    ¡®So she really did get engaged after all!¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself.


    Wang Sha brought Zhang Fan over to the private house where he previously lived instead of a hospital dormitory. The dormitory now had far more people than before since so many fresh college graduates had just joined Kuake City Hospital. However, Zhang Fan only saw a young woman that he didn¡¯t know here. Everyone else was currently on a work shift at the hospital. ¡°I hope that I can ask this of you. I have some things here that I¡¯d like to ask you to give to Li Hui. It¡¯s not convenient for me to go see him, so I can only ask you.¡± She handed Zhang Fan a bag that wasn¡¯t particrlyrge or small. Just as Zhang Fan wondered about what could possibly be inside, Wang Sha smiled and told him, ¡°It¡¯s nothing much. They¡¯re just some things that Li Hui gave to me before. It¡¯s not appropriate for me to keep them, but it¡¯s a pity to throw them away, so could you please give them back to him so he can do what he wants with them?¡±


    Wang Sha then ced the bag in Zhang Fan¡¯s hands. Zhang Fan saw that Wang Sha¡¯s eyes were reddening, and that she was doing her best not to cry. Actually, it wasn¡¯t only just ¡°things¡± inside the bag she gave Zhang Fan. That bag also contained seven to eight years¡¯ worth of feelings. The prime of Wang Sha¡¯s youth was contained inside this bag. From now on, she and Li Hui would truly be strangers, and would no longer be friends. Wang Sha was the decisive type. Once she truly gave up on her ex-boyfriend, she would give up for certain. She wouldn¡¯t hesitate one bit afterwards.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be troubling you.¡± Her voice sounded slightly teary. She was basically holding a memorial for her lost youth and feelings.


    ¡°It¡¯s no trouble at all. If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll be leaving now. You should have a good rest.¡± Zhang Fan was loudly cursing at Li Hui inside his mind. That bastard had done this to Wang Sha, but the result was that it made Zhang Fan feel so awkward as if it had been Zhang Fan who was the one that cheated on Wang Sha instead.

 Chapter 52: New rules

    <h4>Chapter 52: New rules</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The one-month-long program to support rural hospitals ended without much ado. It was almost New Year¡¯s, so it would be inappropriate to have the doctors continue to stay in such rural areas far away from their homes. Also, there was very little snowfall this year, so the mountain paths weren¡¯t sealed off by snow likest year.


    It was a weekend when Zhang Fan¡¯s team returned to Chasu City. They were also given a day off from work at Chasu City Hospital. After he finished Li Xiao¡¯s massage treatment for the day, he also returned the borrowed car¡¯s keys to her assistant.


    Right as Zhang Fan was walking out of the district Li Xiao lived in, her assistant caught up to him while panting heavily. ¡°President Li scolded me so much! There¡¯s no need to be in a rush to return the car. Feel free to keep driving it.¡± She then handed the key back to Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t take the key. ¡°I¡¯m already back at work in Chasu City, so I don¡¯t need a car anymore. Just take it back.¡±


    Li Xiao¡¯s assistant became quite anxious. ¡°Please take the car! Otherwise, my boss will be so angry at me!¡± Li Xiao also phoned Zhang Fan right at this time. ¡°Doctor Zhang, please don¡¯t mind that my assistant doesn¡¯t know what she¡¯s doing. Feel free to continue driving that car. Otherwise, it¡¯ll simply gather dust in the garage. No need to be so polite with me. Not only is one car no problem, if youpletely cure my back, even ten cars will be no problem.¡± Since Li Xiao was saying so much, Zhang Fan would be pping her face if he didn¡¯t continue driving her car. After the phone call was finished, he said to the assistant, ¡°Go back and thank Sister Li for me, then. I¡¯m sorry that you had to run all this way to catch up to me.¡±


    On Monday, Chasu City Hospital held a gigantic meeting involving every single staff member. This was because Superintendent Huang Yun had retired. With government officials and the director of the Chasu City Bureau of Public Health as the witnesses, Ouyang Hong was formally promoted to be the new superintendent. The government officials praised the now retired Huang Yun¡¯s aplishments and sesses at the hospital while stating their expectations of Ouyang Hong. Once Huang Yun and the government officials left this meeting, Ouyang Hong told everyone about her first policy: changing medical specialties of unlicensed doctors to further their development. In other words, the new doctors had to rotate and experience work in all the different departments!


    The newer doctors all cried when they heard this! Under Ouyang Hong¡¯s new policy, doctors without a medical license weren¡¯t allowed to choose their own departments, and any doctor who was unable to obtain a medical license within two years would be fired. Before, the low-ranked medical specialist doctors were new doctors who could choose their own medical field of study. A new doctor who was interested in internal medicine would be rotated throughout the various internal medicine departments. It would also be the same for a new doctor interested in surgery.


    But now, the new doctors would be rotated not only ording to their selected specialty, but rather through all the different departments and specialties regardless of what they were interested in, all for the sake of developing their general knowledge.


    ¡°We are a ss A hospital, yet many doctors here haven¡¯t finished professional training before starting to work here. Some doctors here don¡¯t even know how to treat a cold, so how can they possibly call themselves doctors? Hurriedly choosing one¡¯s own field will make you nothing more than an ipetent doctor. The development of a hospital relies on having many young doctors that have abundant knowledge and skills. Just because you know how to perform a few appendectomies, it doesn¡¯t make you a good doctor,¡± Ouyang Hong announced.


    This was terrible news for the new doctors in surgery. Some of the new doctors who had just been recognized as official doctors paled. Forced reassignment to other departments for the sake of learning different skills would mean that they would no longer have any bonuses or other ie apart from the low base sry. If they met with nice teachers, perhaps the teacher would share some money with you. But if the doctors performed poorly in different departments, or if the teacher was miserly, then the doctors wouldn¡¯t receive anything at all.


    ¡°All doctors who don¡¯t have medical licenses, report to the administrative department by this afternoon. You will be assigned to new departments to further your training.¡±


    Zhang Fan also panicked after Ouyang Hong finished the meeting. He didn¡¯t really care that his ie would be decreased, as he could live on the base sry. The issue was that only the general surgery and orthopedic surgery categories were currently avable for him to study in his System. If he was forced to transfer to internal medicine, he would be forced to waste so much time being unable to progress anything in his System!


    Zhang Fan hurriedly gave Li Xiao a call. When she heard about this, she said that it would be quite easy for her to deal with. She was very familiar with Ouyang Hong, and could have this taken care of easily with a single phone call.


    Since Li Xiao had mentioned Zhang Fan to Superintendent Ouyang Hong, Zhang Fan was transferred to general surgery. Ouyang Hong was younger than Huang Yun by about seven or eight years old. Since Huang Yun had been a surgeon, he didn¡¯t value internal medicine very much, so the internal medicine department had only received average development. Now that Ouyang Hong, the director of internal medicine, had be superintendent, she started greatly supporting internal medicine development. This wasn¡¯t because she wanted to go against Huang Yun¡¯s policies or anything like that. They simply had differing beliefs.


    Zhang Fan had originally wanted to go home for New Year¡¯s, but now that he was transferred to general surgery, he decided to wait a few more months. After he finished his rotations in general surgery, he would ask for a vacation when he was put in the internal medicine department. After Li Xiao called Ouyang Hong, thetter had a private chat with Zhang Fan. Since Li Xiao¡¯s brother-inw was a high-ranking government official, Ouyang Hong had to take this seriously. ¡°Rotating you through all the different departments is for your own good. I¡¯ve already asked Director Gao about you. He has an excellent opinion of you. The rotations willst for one year; don¡¯t waste this time. Only by gaining as much general knowledge as possible will your foundations be solid for further development. Feel free to directly talk to me about anything. After the rotations are over, let me know which department you want to be assigned to afterwards.¡±


    Back in 2009, the Jeep Grand Cherokee was still considered a high-ss car in China. Since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have a parking spot at Kang Hua¡¯s apartment, he could only park it at the hospital. One time, Xue Fei saw Zhang Fan parking the car, and became incredibly angry. ¡°You bastard, no wonder you seemed so unworried about losing so much ie! So you were rich already! In the future, give me rides whenever I want! You need to make it up to my injured heart!¡±


    Zhang Fan smiled without exining anything. ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll make sure to do that. You¡¯re not going to y mahjong today?¡±


    Xue Fei was rather depressed at the mention of mahjong. ¡°I lost so much money yesterday to three women. They were secretly working as a team against me. I only found out after talking to many people. I¡¯m not going to y mahjong anymore. Or if I do, I¡¯m only going to y mahjong for no money against old men and women.¡± Actually, he still really wanted to y mahjong. He was only thinking this way because he had lost so much money the previous day.


    There were three departments under general surgery: gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary (liver and gall dder), and the thyroid and mammary nd department. Zhang Fan¡¯s first rotation would have him working for one month in the hepatobiliary department. The hepatobiliary department¡¯s director was named Zhao Jun¡ªhe was a doctor who had the second-highest level certification. Since all the doctors here often performed surgeries, they all knew Zhang Fan already without needing introductions. As it was known that Zhang Fan had already been acting as a team leader in orthopedic department #1, the ordinary attending physicians felt too awkward to lead Zhang Fan in a team.


    They were all working in the same hospital already, and now they would be working in the same department for one month. It was known that Zhang Fan was ridiculously skilled at orthopedic surgery, and that he already had high status within orthopedic department #1. He was no longer just an ordinary low-ranking resident doctor. The ordinary attending physicians felt it would be inappropriate for them to order Zhang Fan around, which was why none of them was willing to lead him. Director Zhao Jun asked around for volunteers for quite a while, but nobody responded. Previously, everyone would fight over any new medical specialist doctors joining the department, because the new doctors could help with the menial work, write medical reports, change the medicine, run errands, and so on. It was very convenient to have the new doctors acting as gofers for the veteran doctors, but when it came to Zhang Fan, everyone felt too awkward to treat him that way.


    Zhao Jun understood how it was, so he said, ¡°Haha, Zhang Fan is too talented. I¡¯ll personally lead you. Come, we¡¯re going to start with outpatient services today.¡± In the hepatobiliary department, Director Zhao Jun rarely personally led a team. There were three second-highest level certification doctors under him, and they each led a team of their own. Zhao Jun would join one of those teams for any major or highly difficult surgeries. It was the director¡¯s authority to arrange all the surgeries, after all.


    Gao Shijun was quite unhappy that Zhang Fan had been transferred to general surgery. However, he didn¡¯t dare to say anything about it, because this was the new superintendent¡¯s first policy.


    Meanwhile, Wang Yanan was transferred to the pulmonary department of internal medicine, and was no longer able to stay in surgery like she wanted. However, the previous superintendent, Huang Yun, had already registered her as an official member of orthopedic department #1 before he left. As long as Wang Yanan passed her medical license exam and was still willing after the rotations, she would be able to transfer back to orthopedic department #1 without any problems.


    Apart from Zhang Fan, all of the new doctors in the surgical departments were transferred to various internal medicine departments. Chasu City Hospital¡¯s hepatobiliary department was well developed, with many patients and surgeries. This was Zhang Fan¡¯s first time assisting with outpatient services. On this day, he saw more than 60 patients, checking patients¡¯ medical records, writing prescriptions, issuing hospital bills, and so on. There were so many people surrounding him this morning that he didn¡¯t even have the time to go to the bathroom.


    Zhao Jun only performed outpatient services in the morning. After lunch, Zhao Jun rested in his director¡¯s office, and he told Zhang Fan to rest as well if he wanted. Otherwise, Zhang Fan was wee to study medical textbooks or help with any surgeries that he wanted to. Zhao Jun would need to go attend a meeting. Every Monday, all the department directors and head nurses would need to go to the superintendent¡¯s office for a meeting, and since Ouyang Hong had just be the superintendent recently, she held more meetings than normal.


    Several gall dder surgeries had been scheduled for today in the hepatobiliary department. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get a chance to hold the surgical retractors, because the doctors for these surgeries had all been arranged beforehand. Although these ordinary gall dder surgeries were extremely easy for Zhang Fan at his current level, he couldn¡¯t exactly go up to the other doctors and say ¡°Get out, let me do it because I¡¯m much better than you¡±, could he now? Thus, he could only wait his chance to perform surgery. Since he was going to be rotated through all the various departments, he decided to explore the hospital, checking out all the internal medicine, gynecology, and pediatrics departments. He didn¡¯t want to have to ask for directions in case he was lost, as that would be too embarrassing.


    At this moment, Wang Yanan was busy writing medical reports in the pulmonary department. She would also often have to go check on the color of various patients¡¯ phlegm, along with dealing with all the elderly patients who dropped by to ask questions.


    At the same time, Li Hui had been transferred from internal secretions to pediatrics. He was now having severe tinnitus for the entire day. Obviously, there were many children visiting the pediatrics department. They would cry quite loudly, with almost zero stops in the crying. Even after Li Hui finished his work shift, he heard nothing but the sounds of children crying for quite a long while afterwards.

 Chapter 53: Good at Double Rise

    <h4>Chapter 53: Good at Double Rise</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Director Zhao Jun of the hepatobiliary department was the type who would almost never personally participate in ordinary minor surgeries. As for major surgeries, he had no reason to ask a lowly resident doctor if he knew how to do them. Thus, Zhang Fan was incredibly bored from being teamed up with the director. All that Zhang Fan ever got to do was hold the surgical retractors. Several of the medical specialist doctors would vigorously fight over getting to do the surgical sutures, so Zhang Fan didn¡¯t join in. There were some medical specialist doctors who had previously been forced into the internal medicine department. Under Ouyang Hong¡¯s new policy of rotating departments for new doctors, they now saw more hope for their future, so these new doctors were all highly motivated.


    It also so happened that there were very few emergency department patients that required hepatobiliary surgery, so staying in the emergency department wouldn¡¯t help Zhang Fan get the chance to perform more surgeries. He had nothing to do every day. Everyone else in the hepatobiliary department was very busy, but Zhang Fan was the only one with nothing to do. He couldn¡¯t even go help patients change the medicine, because the medical specialist doctors here were quite hardworking. They would finish their work as quickly as possible since they were afraid of losing this opportunity.


    Every day, Zhang Fan either studied his medical textbooks or performed outpatient services. He would go massage Li Xiao after his work shift, and then he would literally have nothing to do. Zhang Fan was really regretting not having purchased airne tickets to go back and visit his family for New Year¡¯s. By now, there were no longer any tickets avable even if he wanted to buy some.


    Today, right when Zhang Fan finished outpatient services, he received a phone call from the boxing teacher Wu Yanchao. ¡°Doctor Zhang, do you still remember me? I¡¯m Guli¡¯s teacher, Wu Yanchao. Are you able toe to our school when you have some free time?¡±


    This was perfect¡ªZhang Fan was incredibly bored. Only now did he remember that he had agreed to go visit the sports school on asion, but he hadn¡¯t gone even once yet. He hurriedly responded, ¡°Hello, Teacher Wu. Of course I remember you. I was in Kuake City for the past month for the government program supporting rural hospitals, and just came back a few days ago. I happen to be free this afternoon, would it be alright if Ie today?¡±


    ¡°That sounds great. I¡¯ll wait for you at the school entrance, then. Approximately at what time will you being over today?¡±


    Zhang Fan said a time, and then hastily went over to the hospital cafeteria to eat some lunch.


    This afternoon, Director Zhao Jun was working at another hospital as a guest doctor, so he wouldn¡¯t be in the hepatobiliary department. Thus, Zhang Fan directly drove his car to the sports school.


    This Chasu City sports school wasn¡¯t thatrge. In China, going through the education system and getting into a good college was considered the proper way of doing things. Practicing sports, especially for the sake of bing a professional athlete in the future, was rarely supported by Chinese parents. They considered sports too cruel on the body, with too many uncertainties.


    Wu Yanchao showed Zhang Fan where he could park his car. As they walked towards the training room, Wu Yanchao introduced some aspects of the sports school. ¡°The children here are mostly 11 or 12 years old. The oldest ones here are only 15 years old at most. Those who are talented and have aplishments will be chosen to go to the provincial sports school by the time that they¡¯re older. Those who can¡¯t make any aplishments will also start thinking of other future paths aside from sports.¡±


    This sports school had several different sports options to learn that students could choose from. The sports were all sports that could be practiced here. For instance, swimming wasn¡¯t an avable option here, because swimming pools were too expensive for the school to afford. Wu Yanchao had some boxing students, and he also taught basketball as well as football. Since the sports school didn¡¯t have very many teachers, all of the teachers taught multiple different sports.


    Guli was still resting at home. She still hadn¡¯t recovered 100% yet, so she was unable to join the training. Zhang Fan watched the children train. To be honest, he felt that it was very difficult. Those children had to be quite persistent, being able to go through all this.


    ¡°Hey everyone,e over here. Let me introduce Doctor Zhang from Chasu City Hospital to all of you. He¡¯s an orthopedic surgeon who performed the surgery for Guli. Doctor Zhang will be visiting us regrly in the future. Now, let us all give him a warm wee.¡± Wu Yanchao gathered all the students and introduced Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Hello.¡± Zhang Fan had no idea what he should say to all these children, so he greeted them very simply.


    The children were quite passionate, and almost simultaneously shouted, ¡°Nice to meet you, Doctor Zhang!¡± Those who practiced sports almost always had extroverted personalities. Perhaps this was a benefit of strengthening the body. Have you ever heard of an athlete who had depression~?


    After introducing Zhang Fan, Wu Yanchao had the children form a line to receive a checkup from Zhang Fan one by one. Although these children were still young, all of them already had evident muscles. Zhang Fan mostly checked for signs of joint damage, previous damage from pulled muscles, and so on. It took Zhang Fan 90 minutes to finish giving a checkup to every child.


    The situation didn¡¯t seem good. Just about all the children had previously been lightly or seriously injured before, and some of them even had obvious injuries that would affect their future development.


    ¡°Very few of our children are able to be professional athletes in the future. Most of them will go test for China¡¯s second-level athlete certification in the future, and it¡¯s likely that their scores will be slightly lower than average. The great majority of them will probably find work as physical education teachers when they¡¯re adults,¡± Wu Yanchao exined to Zhang Fan. He then showed Zhang Fan the sports school¡¯s infirmary. ¡°Previously, we hired a nurse to staff this infirmary, but she¡¯s currently taking time off because she¡¯s pregnant, so now the infirmary is empty. We do have a few children here who are especially talented, which is why I wanted Doctor Zhang toe over and help us with professional advice and care.¡±


    ¡°Sure, that¡¯s not a problem.¡±


    Zhang Fan began treating, massaging, and prescribing medicine to the children ording to their symptoms. This was how he spent the entire afternoon. As for the children with more serious previously undiagnosed injuries, he gave them advice on what rehabilitative exercises they could perform. Although some of these injuries had urred quite a while ago, fortunately the children were still young, and had flexible bodies. It was likely that they could still recover.


    The sports school principal heard from Wu Yanchao that a professional doctor had been invited over to help treat the children, and hurried over at this time.


    ¡°This is our school¡¯s principal. This is Doctor Zhang, a doctor from Chasu City Hospital,¡± Wu Yanchao introduced them to each other. Although Zhang Fan was quite young, Chasu City Hospital was quite well known in the local area.


    The school principal was a middle-aged man who appeared to be in his forties. He was stocky and muscr, so it was obvious that he often trained his body. The school principal shook Zhang Fan¡¯s hand, saying, ¡°I¡¯m truly grateful to Doctor Zhang. Our sports school¡¯s conditions are rather poor, so it¡¯smon for the children to identally injure themselves during training. Previously, I heard from Teacher Wu that you¡¯re a professional orthopedic surgeon. I¡¯m truly so thankful that you¡¯re able to visit our school.¡±


    The sports school¡¯s funding was quite limited. The school principal felt too awkward to mention this. A few minutester, he had arge red certificate brought over. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know whether tough or cry when he saw what was written on the certificate. ¡°Our school shall hire Zhang Fan to be the school¡¯s health consultant.¡± The school principal was afraid that Zhang Fan would onlye this one time, which was why he hastily had this certificate made. The principal also felt awkward about this, so he rubbed his hands, and said, ¡°Our school is like an orphan in the eyes of the Bureau of Education. It¡¯s fine to them as long as we get enough money to keep running, and our funding is often taken away by others. Just look at this building, it was even funded by the Soviets. I truly can¡¯t help it. Please understand.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I also enjoy sports. You don¡¯t need to do anything. I¡¯lle over whenever I have time.¡±


    After this, Wu Yanchao wanted to treat Zhang Fan to a meal, but Zhang Fan had to refuse because he needed to go give Li Xiao a massage treatment. Li Xiao would be finishing the second of her three rehabilitative massage treatments soon in a few days. Zhang Fan decided to have Li Xiao¡¯s muscles rest for a while afterwards, and for her to have a new CT scan done before nning the third treatment.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s younger sister Zhang Jingshu phoned him, and asked if he was going to return to his family for New Year¡¯s this year. She was slightly sad to find out that he wouldn¡¯t be returning yet again this year. She hadn¡¯t seen her older brother for a year and a half now, and really missed him. Zhang Jingshu knew that her high school tuition and living expenses were all being paid for by her older brother.


    Zhang Jingshu was quite a good student who had constantly been ranked in the top three in her school. Although her school was a smaller one, with her grades, she really did have hope for testing into the top colleges in China.


    It was now almost New Year¡¯s. Zhang Fan had spentst New Year¡¯s in Kuake City, but his quality of life had significantly improved here in Chasu City. He no longer felt as pressured as when he¡¯d just arrived in Kuake City.


    Zhang Fan drove to thergest mall in Chasu City. He had made good money this year, so he purchased a nice set of clothes for both his parents as well as his younger sister. He then wired more than 5000 yuan to his younger sister.


    Last year, Wang Qian had given Zhang Fan arge bag of gifts for New Year¡¯s. This year, she especially brought her gifts all the way over to Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment.


    ¡°Your ce is pretty clean and tidy, but it¡¯s really empty. You don¡¯t even have a television orundry machine. Okay, apany me to the mall. I¡¯ll help get you some things to spruce up your ce. It¡¯s the New Year¡¯s, so shouldn¡¯t you have a new atmosphere? Besides, Kang Hua also wants to thank you!¡±


    ¡°Sister Wang, there¡¯s truly no need to go to all that trouble. I spend almost all day at the hospital every day, so I don¡¯t need something like a television. It¡¯s fine as long as both of you have recovered. There¡¯s no need to be so polite with me.¡±


    ¡°Silly child, Kang Hua has been promoted. She¡¯s be the acting city leader of Chark City.¡±


    ¡°Oh? But, she doesn¡¯t need to thank me for that. I don¡¯t have anything to do with it.¡±


    Wang Qian smiled mysteriously before saying jokingly, ¡°It¡¯s all because you were good at ying the Double Rise card game. I can easily tell that you still don¡¯t know who Li Xiao really is.¡± Wang Qian then told Zhang Fan about Li Xiao¡¯s identity and background.


    ¡°Oh, I see how it is. No wonder the new superintendent at my hospital called me over for a private chat in her office right after Sister Li gave a phone call to our superintendent.¡±


    ¡°Why else did you think Li Xiao had so much influence? Okay, let¡¯s not waste time, we should leave now. The mall will be really crowded since it¡¯s almost New Year¡¯s.¡± With Wang Qian¡¯s identity, obviously she would only pay by card to purchase anything, and she had a VIP membership at the mall.

 Chapter 54: You try doing it if you’re so good

    <h4>Chapter 54: You try doing it if you¡¯re so good</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Wang Qian purchased aplete set of clothing for Zhang Fan. He couldn¡¯t refuse, as that would make her really unhappy. Wang Qian¡¯s son was now studying abroad, and her husband was incredibly busy with work. Work was alright for Wang Qian, but she was always incredibly bored in her free time. Due to her husband¡¯s high status in the government, it was inconvenient for her to make friends with whomever she pleased.


    Zhang Fan had a simple and loyal personality. Wang Qian knew all this because she saw it for herself, which was why she really liked him. Not only was he a talented doctor, she felt that he was also of a good character. Li Xiao and Kang Hua also simrly had a high opinion of Zhang Fan.


    Wang Qian had received some gift cards from her workce, as well as some from various other people. After the shopping spree at the mall, Zhang Fan gave Wang Qian a ride home. He was then forced to stay and eat dinner with her. He was also given smokes and tea leaves as he left. That was always how it was every time that he visited her, which made him feel too awkward to visit Wang Qian often.


    Kang Hua had managed to get acquainted with Li Xiao thanks to the previous game of Double Rise. Wang Qian was also helping her out, so Kang Hua finally got a chance to meet someone much higher in ranking. The end result was quite good for Kang Hua: she became the acting city leader of Chark City, a city bigger than Kuake City.


    Zhang Fan felt that all of this had very little to do with him. No matter if Kang Hua was the city leader of Kuake City or Chark City, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t feel anything about it. That was the pity of someone who only cared about skills. He would see nothing but others¡¯ skills, feeling that only skills were the best.


    Since it was almost New Year¡¯s, Chasu City Hospital kept giving its employees free gifts, such as rice, noodles, and cooking oil. Since this was Ouyang Hong¡¯s first year as superintendent, she wanted everyone to be in a celebratory mood for New Year¡¯s.


    Director Zhao Jun refused to work on night shifts, which meant that Zhang Fan was also unable to work on night shifts as he was in a team with the director. This entire month had been the freest Zhang Fan had ever been in the past year and a half since he started working.


    There was a scheduled surgery the next morning for the hepatobiliary department. It was for hepatic hydatid disease, also known as echinocosis of the liver, ormonly known as tapeworms. This was a problemmon in northwestern China, especially in the nomadic herding areas. The reason for this was because canine tapeworms would live inside dogs¡¯ intestines. The tapeworm eggs would be spread by contaminated dog feces and often stick to herding dogs¡¯ fur or sheep fur, which could then spread to human hands. A person who ate food that was contaminated by tapeworm eggs would then be infected. The tapeworm eggs would hatch with the assistance of stomach acid, which helped thervae inside break free. The tapeworms would then pass through the intestinal mucosa, the portal vein system... then, most tapeworms would end up in the liver. Thervae would mature for three weeks in the liver before developing into hydatids. The hydatids would then grow in in the liver, pressuring the nearby organs and possibly causing infections, liver ruptures, organ obstructions, or other such medical problems for the patient.


    To exin more simply, when in the nomadic district, you would have to be careful whening into contact with dogs or any water that might have been contaminated by dog feces as that could cause being infected by tapeworms. These parasitic tapeworms would live in the human liver; as time passed, the worms would grow in size and rapidly multiply. The liver would be distorted from the pressure of all the tapeworms, and the patient would feel difort, start to vomit, and disy jaundice.


    There were many surgeries scheduled in the hepatobiliary department today. The medical specialist doctors all rushed to help with the gall dder surgeries. None of them were willing to volunteer for a tapeworm surgery, because that was far too disgusting. Opening up the patient¡¯s body would always result in seeing a seething swarm of tapeworms. Those with helminthophobia would even faint. Not only that, tapeworm surgeries were highly difficult toplete fully as it wasmon for a few tapeworm eggs to remain in the patient¡¯s body, which meant that the patient would soon suffer from tapeworms again.


    Zhao Jun was the primary surgeon for the tapeworm surgery, while Zhang Fan acted as his primary surgical assistant. This was Zhang Fan¡¯s first time ever working together with Zhao Jun.


    Zhao Jun opened an incision, stopped the patient¡¯s bleeding, then drained the blood. Zhang Fan¡¯s assistance made Zhao Jun have the mostfortable surgery he¡¯d ever had. Zhang Fan provided excellent vision for him, and was always one step ahead and prepared for everything that Zhao Jun wanted to do. After Zhao Jun removed the liver capsule, Zhang Fan directly cleaned the lesion with medical alcohol.


    The tapeworm surgery was now mostlyplete. All that was left was to sew the surgical sutures. Zhao Jun wanted to see Zhang Fan¡¯s skills, so he said, ¡°General surgeries are quite different from orthopedic surgeries, aren¡¯t they? Are you familiar with how to sew the abdomen? Would you like to try sewing the sutures?¡±


    Although Zhao Jun had heard rumors about how amazing Zhang Fan was in the orthopedic department, he had never personally witnessed Zhang Fan¡¯s skills for himself, so Zhao Jun wasn¡¯t that certain. That was why he wanted to ascertain Zhang Fan¡¯s skills. Zhang Fan nced at Zhao Jun, and responded, ¡°Sure, Director Zhao. It should be no problem at all.¡±


    Zhang Fan thus began sewing the surgical sutures. He was especially swift at sewing the peritoneum, fascia, and muscles. The nurse in charge of the operating room¡¯s medical equipment wasn¡¯t even able to keep up with threading. Zhang Fan was extremely well practiced regarding sewing surgical sutures, even to the point where he had ridiculous speed. He wasn¡¯t trying to intentionally show off; this was simply his usual speed.


    Zhao Jun remained silent for a while as he watched Zhang Fan sewing surgical sutures. After some consideration, Zhao Jun spoke up again. ¡°Zhang Fan, you¡¯ve been in our hepatobiliary department for one month now. How have you been with watching the surgeries? Are you familiar with how to do a gall dder surgery now?¡± Zhao Jun viewed Zhang Fan as someone who was skilled for a resident doctor. To Zhao Jun, he was asking a normal question, and he even admired Zhang Fan¡¯s good foundations.


    ¡°Gall dder surgeries are easy,¡± Zhang Fan stated directly. He had been incredibly bored and frustrated by this month with nothing to do, so he answered without even considering Zhao Jun¡¯s feelings.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhao Jun almost choked, hearing such an arrogant statement. ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll arrange a gall dder surgery for you tomorrow. Is that okay with you?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Since Zhang Fan already said what he had, he felt that there was no need to back off and ease his tone.


    Zhao Jun was now truly angry. He wouldn¡¯t have been so angry if someone had said that he was unskilled. He was angry because saying that hepatobiliary surgeries were easy was to deny all his hard work and glory after spending half his life as a doctor. Of course he would be angry. Not only that, due to the nomadic districts in the border province, the hepatobiliary department of Chasu City Hospital could be considered quite good in all of China for hepatobiliary surgeries.


    Although Zhao Jun was angry, he didn¡¯t argue with Zhang Fan, for he felt that it would be too childish.


    During the following day¡¯s morning meeting, after discussing the day¡¯s surgeries, Zhao Jun announced, ¡°Our Chasu City Hospital has the new policy of rotating new doctors through different departments in order to help the younger doctors be familiar with the mostmon patient illnesses in each department, along with being able toplete the simple and most basic surgeries of each type. We must take this seriously. Soon, the medical specialist doctors in our department will be rotated to different departments again. Our department is thus going to hold a test, and the test results will be recorded in your assessments. Today, Doctor Zhang Fan will be performing gall dder surgery on the patient in room #5 as his graduation exam from our department.¡±


    This announcement made the other medical specialist doctors turn pale. Even for the ones who had been helping with surgeries every day, this had stillsted for only one month! Wanting a newbie doctor to perform a gall dder surgery after only one month of observation? The hepatobiliary department director was crazy! Not only that, the surgery would be critical for the new medical specialist doctors¡¯ assessment? That was such terrible news for them!


    Zhao Jun had indeed thought of this while he was angry. Out of the three general surgery departments, the hepatobiliary department was the first to be split off from general surgery. However, even up until now, apart from being good at tapeworm surgeries, the only other surgery the department was good at was gall dder surgery. The other surgeries weren¡¯t as well developed. Right now, even pancreatic cyst surgeries were quite rare. The director of the overall department of general surgery kept saying that Zhao Jun shouldn¡¯t have split off to create a department of his own. That was why Zhao Jun decided yesterday to make Zhang Fan perform a gall dder surgery after hearing his words¡ªit was to teach him a lesson and show it wouldn¡¯t be so easy to perform hepatobiliary surgeries after all.


    Although Zhao Jun was quite angry, he had selected a young patient whose condition wasn¡¯t severe, which meant the gall dder surgery would be extremely easy. It would lower the amount of risk for the patient if Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what he was doing. Zhao Jun would personally act as the primary surgical assistant so that he could step in at any moment if Zhang Fan messed up.


    In the hepatobiliary department, Zhao Jun typically didn¡¯t allow the new medical specialist doctors to bore holes in patients or performparoscopic surgeries, because he was afraid of medical incidents. If the inexperienced doctors didn¡¯t control the strength properly, it would be easy to identally prate a vital organ and cause a serious injury to the patient. Zhang Fan began the surgery after washing his hands and disinfecting. Zhao Jun originally wanted to just have Zhang Fan start the surgery, and then lecture him and kick him out if his techniques were insufficient, telling him that it wasn¡¯t good to be so arrogant. However, right from boring the holes, Zhang Fan¡¯s techniques were precise with no problems whatsoever.


    Zhang Fan exposed the cystic duct, isted the gall dder artery and performed ligation, removed the gall dder, and then stopped the bleeding. His movements were incredibly well practiced. Zhao Jun had intended on stopping Zhang Fan right from the start if he couldn¡¯t even hold theparoscope correctly, yet Zhao Jun went from worried to reassured, and then astonished. Zhao Jun didn¡¯t have to say a single word to Zhang Fan during the entire surgery. Zhang Fan ended the surgery with detion and sewing up the bored holes. Zhao Jun immediately left the operation room after the surgery, still without saying a single word.


    The secondary surgical assistant was an attending physician from the hepatobiliary department. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re amazing. You rendered our bosspletely speechless. I don¡¯t think even I canpare to how precise your movements in this surgery were. Why are you still ssified as only a low-rank medical specialist doctor? If you ask him, Director Zhao will probably be willing to ask the superintendent to permanently assign you to our department.¡±


    After Zhao Jun left the operating room, he returned to his office and satpletely still in his chair in a daze for quite a while. He had quit smoking long ago, but he lit up a cigarette for himself for the first time in many years. ¡°Could it be that I really was wrong to have created a hepatobiliary department for myself? Are our surgeries really that simple?¡± He felt like his entire worldview was about to copse.


    On the second day, Zhao Jun continued having the newer medical specialist doctors start performing surgeries. As a result, the first doctor almost caused a medical incident right from the first task of boring the holes. Zhao Jun immediately kicked that doctor out, causing them to cry. Of course it would be impossible for a new doctor to pass such a surgical exam after only one month of observation without ever having any hands-on experience with boring holes in a patient¡¯s body! Although Zhao Jun had to kick the doctor out, he wasn¡¯t angry at all. Instead, he was quite happy. He learned from this that Zhang Fan was only a special exception, and that none of the other new doctors were even close to being capable of independently performing hepatobiliary surgeries yet. This meant that hepatobiliary surgeries were indeed difficult after all! This made Zhao Jun feel much better.


    Zhao Jun invited Zhang Fan to a meeting in his director¡¯s office, where he handed a cigarette to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan politely took out a lighter and lit the cigarette for Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun then said, ¡°Very good job, you¡¯ve worked hard at studying for the past month. You know, hepatobiliary surgeries truly have great potential. Liver transnts and pancreatic neosms are both difficult world-ss surgeries. How about it? Would you be interested in permanently joining our department? If you are, I¡¯ll directly go ask the superintendent to permanently assign you to our department.¡± Zhao Jun now personally understood just how amazingly skilled Zhang Fan was, which meant he didn¡¯t want to let go of the opportunity to recruit Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan had yet to open up organ transnt surgeries in his system. However, the hepatobiliary department of Chasu City Hospital truly had many surgeries due to the eating habits of people in northwestern China. Gall dder stones were especiallymon, and due to the nomadic districts here, there were more tapeworm surgeries here than anywhere else in all of China. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s only goal was to grind as many surgeries as he possibly could. He didn¡¯t care at all which department he was assigned to. ¡°Director Zhao, thank you for giving me so much face by inviting me. I¡¯ll be sure toe here if none of the other departments want me.¡± Zhang Fan made no promises, because there would also be plenty of surgeries in general surgery, urology, heart surgery, and so on.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhao Jun didn¡¯t know what else to say. It was obvious that Zhang Fan was unwilling to join his department.

 Chapter 55: High score

    <h4>Chapter 55: High score</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan already had a special status in the hepatobiliary department to begin with, and the other attending physicians didn¡¯t dare to order him around, but now that Zhang Fan made gall dder surgery look easy, nobody dared to look down on him at all. Everyone realized concretely that he had amazing medical skills. ¡°Doctor Zhang, what are you up to? There¡¯s a gall dder surgery scheduled for this afternoon, could you lead some of the medical specialist doctors in performing this surgery? I have too many surgeries to deal with.¡± One of the veteran attending physicians had more surgeries than he could handle, so he gave one of his surgeries to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan led the young doctor who had been kicked out of the surgery the previous day for almost injuring a patient with improper boring of holes.


    Being able to remain in any hospital department would require the approval of the director. This young doctor had unluckily suffered due to Zhao Jun¡¯s anger at Zhang Fan, and he didn¡¯t even eat for an entire day afterwards. What was he supposed to do if Director Zhao wrote on his assessment that ¡°his performance was below average¡± and that ¡°he was unable toplete the tasks assigned to him¡±? He would obviously be fired from the hospital!


    Finally, the young doctor¡¯s teacher was unable to watch anymore, and tried to console the young doctor. ¡°Rx, Director Zhao definitely won¡¯t give you a hard time. It¡¯s perfectly normal for a new doctor not to know how to bore holes yet. Zhang Fan is the one who¡¯s really strange. He knows how to do gall dder surgeries after slightly less than one month of observing? Why do we even need to study gall dder surgeries, then? Not only can you not do them, there¡¯s not even many directors of general surgery in city hospitals here that can perform gall dder surgeries so precisely. Have you heard about how Zhang Fan performed a hip recement surgery on his first day at work in orthopedic department #1? Do you know that veteran attending physician, Xue Fei? He was so shocked that he almost peed his pants.¡±


    This new doctor was a fresh college graduate whose name was Wang Zipeng. His family had spent a significant amount of money on helping him enter Chasu City Hospital. He had been a nervous wreck when he was told to be the primary surgeon for performing gall dder surgery yesterday. Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon for today¡¯s gall dder surgery. Zhao Jun also came over since he had just finished with a surgery of his own. He was still somewhat worried since this surgery would be performed only by newbie doctors. Wang Zipeng was so scared to see the director arrive that his hands started shaking. When Zhang Fan saw that Wang Zipeng couldn¡¯t hold theparoscope steadily, he secretly whispered to thetter, ¡°It¡¯s alright, just hold theparoscope steadily and everything else will be fine. No need to be nervous.¡±


    Zhao Jun also saw how nervous Wang Zipeng was, so he said, ¡°Little Wang, you¡¯re doing a good job here. You¡¯re always the earliest one to arrive for work and thest to leave. You even often sleep here overnight. You¡¯re doing a good job, so keep up the good work.¡±


    This caused Wang Zipeng to cry tears of gratitude. In the past month, he basically only ate, slept, and lived in the hepatobiliary department because he really wanted to be a surgeon. However, he had really wanted to die right after being kicked out of the surgery that he was put in charge of for Zhao Jun¡¯s test. But now that Director Zhao was praising him, he felt much better. ¡°Thank you, Director Zhao. I shall continue working hard.¡± Zhao Jun watched for a while, and saw that Zhang Fan had absolutely no problems with the surgery, so he left.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m so astonished that I¡¯m sweating all over. I¡¯m still not working hard enough. You¡¯ve managed to far surpass all of us after only one month of studying in the hepatobiliary department,¡± Wang Zipeng remarked after the surgery was over.


    Zhang Fan chuckled, and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, it¡¯s not a big deal. I graduated one year before all of you, and I also studied for half a year at Bluebird City University Hospital. You¡¯re already quite good at what you do. Director Zhao was correct, and he¡¯s noticed your efforts.¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have to do anything else after the surgery, since the medical specialist doctors would take care of writing the medical report and giving the patient medical advice for him. Just as Zhang Fan was about to go study with a medical textbook, Zhou Chengfu from orthopedic department #1 came over and waved his hand at Zhang Fan. ¡°Zhang Fan,e with me.¡±


    Zhou Chengfu then pulled Zhang Fan over to an area where nobody else was around. ¡°Zhang Fan, have you been busy recently? I heard from the hepatobiliary department that you finally got to show off your skills yesterday, and that you instantly KO¡¯d the department director!¡±


    ¡°Stop spouting such rubbish, bro. Yesterday¡¯s gall dder surgery was extremely simple. There wasn¡¯t even any gall dder adhesion. If Director Zhao hears your words, he¡¯ll probably write a bad assessment of me when my rotation here is done.¡±


    Zhou Chengfu chuckled, and responded, ¡°Anyways, everyone in the hepatobiliary department is really impressed with you.¡±


    ¡°Forget it, bro. What do you need from me today? Just tell me directly. Any more of this and I¡¯m going to get goosebumps.¡±


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re still so humble. It¡¯s like this. I heard from the hepatobiliary department that you never have to work the night shifts here. I need to go attend a party tonight where I¡¯ll be drinking some alcohol. However, I¡¯m scheduled to work the night shift tonight. That brat Xue Fei doesn¡¯t want to take my shift, so I came here to ask you. You¡¯re a member of our orthopedic department, even though you¡¯ve been temporarily reassigned. You should still support the work in our department.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m truly impressed with the excuses you cane up with to make me take your shift, but sure, I¡¯ll go cover your shift right after I eat lunch.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re such a good bro. I¡¯ve already ordered takeout for you, you can go eat it right in our orthopedic department. That brat Xue Fei had better not have any requests of me in the future. I¡¯ll p him right in the face.¡± Actually, rather than going to a party, Zhou Chengfu had epted a small surgery job from a private hospital, which was why he wanted to make Xue Fei cover his shift. Xue Fei had wanted a small share of the money Zhou Chengfu would receive, but Zhou Chengfu was really pained at the thought of sharing any money, which was why he came to ask Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan thus went to orthopedic department #1 right after he finished his shift at the hepatobiliary department, and met orthopedic department #1¡¯s head nurse Liao Juan in the hallway. She was all smiles as she greeted him. ¡°Hey! Director Zhang, what a rare guest! Are you here to watch us work?¡± Zhang Fan was well liked in orthopedic department #1. The head nurse also had a good rtionship with him, which was why she often joked around with him like this.


    ¡°Head Nurse, you¡¯re making fun of me again. I¡¯m only here to take a look around.¡± Zhang Fan figured that Zhou Chengfu wouldn¡¯t want others to know that Zhang Fan was covering a work shift for him.


    ¡°Sure, have a look around, then. I¡¯m getting off work now. There¡¯s something I¡¯d like to ask of you in a few days, so you definitely have to give me face then.¡±


    Zhang Fan was rather perplexed. ¡°What do you have to ask of me?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll find out in a few days. I¡¯ll tell youter because I have to go pick up my kid now.¡±


    Xue Fei was writing a medical report when Zhang Fan entered the department. He remarked, ¡°I knew that old Zhou would go to find you. That bastard went out because he secretly took a job at another hospital. He probably didn¡¯t tell you the truth. I asked him for a carton of smokes to cover his shift, but he refused.¡±


    Zhang Fan and Xue Fei chatted for a little while until Xue Fei finished his medical report and went home. Right now, orthopedic department #1 didn¡¯t have any scheduled surgeries. There were only a few patients who recently had surgery that Zhang Fan needed to watch over to make sure they didn¡¯t have any fever or bleeding. There wasn¡¯t anything else for him to do. Later that night, before Zhang Fan went to sleep on his night shift, he gave some of the surgery patients pain medication and chatted a little with the nurse on duty before he headed to sleep.


    At 2:00 a.m., Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone rang. He drowsily checked the caller ID, and saw that it was from Chen Qifa. ¡°Old Chen, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Chen Qifa sounded incredibly excited on the other end of the phone. ¡°Teacher Zhang, the medical license exam results are out! I passed! I passed! I got a score of 430! Hahahaha!¡± Chen Qifa was going crazy. After several decades, he finally passed the medical license exam for the first time! He could finally keep his head raised proudly 1 !


    Zhang Fan congratted Chen Qifa for a bit before hanging up and going back to sleep. But right after he fell asleep again, his cell phone rang once more. This time, the call was from Li Liang. ¡°Brother Zhang, I passed! My score was 420! I have a medical license now! I¡¯m now an official doctor!¡± Zhang Fan offered his congrattions again, and then hung up. He didn¡¯t have any inte ess right now, so he was unable to check his own exam result. He would have to wait until he got off work after this night shift.


    Not long afterward, he received a call from Li Hui. ¡°Your phone was constantly busy, and I couldn¡¯t even get a call through. Were you flirting with a girl?¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored him, and directly asked, ¡°Did you pass your medical license exam?¡±


    ¡°Of course. How could someone like me not pass? How many points did you get? I got a score of 460. I¡¯m amazing, aren¡¯t I? Just tell me I¡¯m amazing!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re amazing. I haven¡¯t checked my score yet. I won¡¯t find out until the morning.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need. I¡¯m at an inte caf¨¦ right now. I waited here past midnight for the exam results to be posted and updated. Tell me your test ID number, and I¡¯ll help check the results for you.¡±


    Zhang Fan told Li Hui his test number, and waited for quite a long while. However, Li Hui never called him back. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t worry about it, and simply went back to sleep.


    Meanwhile, Li Hui was stunned at the inte caf¨¦. Was Zhang Fan even human? Li Hui had embarrassed himself so much, showing off in front of him! Zhang Fan had received a score of 533¡ªsuch a high score! Li Hui was so embarrassed that he instantly turned off theputer and never called Zhang Fan back, simply returning to the hospital dormitory to go back to sleep. Li Hui didn¡¯t even feel happy having passed the medical license examination anymore!


    When the next day began, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have anything to do in the hepatobiliary department again, so he went to an inte caf¨¦. Heughed to see his own score: 533. No wonder Li Hui hadn¡¯t called him back! It seemed likely that Li Hui felt that he had been pped in the face, so he felt too awkward to call back. A dozen or so people from Chasu City Hospital had taken the medical license exam, and five had failed. Those who¡¯d passed were incredibly happy that they were now official doctors, while those who¡¯d failed were incredibly ashen-white upon finding out the results. Not only that, since Chasu City Hospital now had a new rule under the new superintendent that all doctors who failed to obtain a medical license within two years would be fired, they felt severe pressure. They would only have one more chance as the medical license exam was held only once per year.


    ¡°Did you hear? Our hospital has a monster who scored more than 500 points.¡±


    ¡°For real? Well, it¡¯s of no use. It¡¯s just like 360 points¡ªit¡¯s fine as long as you pass. Having all those extra points won¡¯t do anything at all.¡±


    ¡°Are you an idiot? Having a much higher score makes it much easier for that person to choose their own department. All the department directors will be fighting over someone with such a high score. Those with score that is too low will probably be sent to the infectious diseases department.¡± Two female doctors who just passed the medical license exam were chatting with each other.


    The monster they were speaking of just happened to be right behind them without them knowing. Zhang Fan had an ugly expression. Damn it! Having a high score meant that he was a monster? He looked down on them! They were nothing more than garbage students!


    1. TL/N: A score of 360 is required to pass China¡¯s medical license examination. The maximum possible score is 600.

 Chapter 56: So many arranged dates

    <h4>Chapter 56: So many arranged dates</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After the medical license exam score came out, Chasu City Hospital loudly proimed to all the other young doctors that Zhang Fan passed with a very high score. Basically, what the hospital meant was that if he could pass with a score of 533, howe some of you couldn¡¯t even pass and reach the 360 point benchmark? The hospital also gave Zhang Fan a bonus of 1000 yuan. 533 was the single highest passing score in all of Chasu City. Even when counting the veteran doctors, there had almost never been anyone who passed with a higher score than Zhang Fan before.


    Zhang Fan spent one month in the hepatobiliary department, but only got to perform some surgeries in thest few days. After the doctors¡¯ rotation in this department was finished, the hospital gave all the medical specialist doctors three days off. It was far too tiring for the new doctors. To give an example of the medical specialist doctors in surgery, they would typically need to check up on the patients in the morning. At Chasu City Hospital, one doctor would be responsible for approximately ten patients on average. Checking up on the patients would typically take half an hour. Giving medical advice would also take half an hour. Having the patients sign all the necessary documents also would take half an hour. Changing the patients¡¯ medicine would vary in time depending on the scale of the surgery, but it would also take half an hour on average. Writing the medical reports would typically take two hours. The permission forms for leaving the hospital or new patient hospitalizations would typically take one hour each.


    This would add up to six hours already, not to mention this work was typically done between other work. The main work would still be surgeries. A doctor would work on three surgeries per day on average. Including the surgery and anesthesia time, as well as when the patient was lucid, this would typically take up another five hours per day. All of this work would typically require working overtime toplete, and if any sudden unexpected situations urred, it would bemon for the doctors to need to stayte into the night. Moreover, it wasmon for any hospital to have many unexpected situations. It would be unusual for a hospital not to receive patients who needed emergency treatment.


    It was alsomon for the veteran doctors who taught newer doctors to have many patients. A newer doctor wanted to go home on time? Dream on! At most, a new doctor would be allowed to nap for a little in an empty room. If you didn¡¯t want to work hard, sure, then you would be fired. Although the hospital had nominally given the medical specialist doctors three days off, the doctors weren¡¯t truly allowed to do as they pleased. All of the medical specialist doctors were new doctors who had just joined the hospital one or two years ago. The great majority of them was still single. There were also many young and single female nurses. The Communist Party organizations and other hospital organizations were waiting to pounce on this opportunity when the doctors were given time off.


    Even if you weren¡¯t a registered member of the Communist Party, it was likely that you would be a member of some other organization, and even if you weren¡¯t a member of any organization at all, you would still be young, which meant that you would be under the management of the Communist Party Youth League Committee. The secretary of Chasu City Youth League Committee was a young man in Chasu City Hospital¡¯s administrative department. With his ess to information on young and single people from many workces, he organized giant arranged date parties where more than 200 people attended. Zhang Fan had no interest in this previously due to wanting to study for his medical license exam, but now that his result was out, and he would be obtaining his medical license in March, he felt much less pressure, and felt that it would be good for him to partake in Communist Party activities.


    Wang Yanan, Li Hui, and Wang Zipeng had all participated in these arranged date meetings. Each table at the arranged date meeting had three men and three women, and just about everyone was from a different workce. Watermelon, drinks, and candy were provided. Everyone here was young, and this was a workce-sponsored event. It didn¡¯t take long for everyone to start chatting and get to know each other. At Zhang Fan¡¯s table, one man was from the Bureau of Education. He was quite eloquent, and kept telling funny jokes that all three womenughed at. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan had no idea what to say, so he simply sat there in silence and listened. When it came time for dancing, Zhang Fan felt even more incapable. He had been too busy selling instant noodles during college to support himself, so of course he didn¡¯t know how to dance.


    A nurse from Chasu City Hospital invited Zhang Fan to a dance, but Zhang Fan truly didn¡¯t know how to dance. He still had to give her face as so many people were watching, though, so he forced himself to try and dance.


    He danced as carefully as he possibly could as he was afraid of stepping on the nurse. After the song was over, he was covered all over in sweat. Zhang Fan felt like dancing was even more tiring than performing surgery. He had no advantages whatsoever at arge group arranged date like this. He had only an average appearance, without a particrly handsome face. His clothes were only average as well. The only valuable thing he had was the borrowed car from Li Xiao, but he couldn¡¯t exactly show off by mentioning that, now could he?


    From start to finish, only some of the nurses from Zhang Fan¡¯s workce showed interest in him. However, they allughed really hard upon seeing how tense, nervous, and covered in sweat he was. After the arranged date meeting ended, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even wait for Li Hui and the others as he ran off by himself first. He truly couldn¡¯t get used to this.


    For the three rest days, the first day was reserved for the arranged date meeting. On the second day, since Superintendent Ouyang had just started her new job, she wanted to host a Spring Festival party filled with various programs from the doctors in order to express that hospital¡¯s culture and improve the employees¡¯ spirits. Since of course the older doctors wouldn¡¯t be going up on stage to dance, the programs would have to be hosted by the younger doctors. So, Director Li of the hospital¡¯s general affairs department led the medical specialist doctors in rehearsing for various Spring Festival programs. Those who could put on their own programs were free to choose what to do, while the others who had no specialties were all trained for singing in arge group together.


    The third day was the only day truly given to the new doctors as a free day. Zhang Fan intended to clean up his apartment. The sunlight was quite good, and he felt that enjoying the winter sun would feel quite nice. But before he could start cleaning, head nurse Liao Juan from orthopedic department #1 called him. ¡°Zhang Fan, what are you up to? Where are you at? I¡¯m at the hospital entrance. Hurry here as quickly as possible.¡±


    Liao Juan was the intelligent and direct type. Her way of talking was just like rapid gunfire, and she didn¡¯t even give Zhang Fan a chance to respond before she hung up the phone call.


    She had a very good friend who worked in the tax bureau. Her friend¡¯s husband was a minor-ranking leader in the National Development and Reform Commission. The friend¡¯s family was fairly well off, and they had a daughter who graduated from college two years ago. Their daughter worked at China Mobile with an official position that also apparently counted as a government position. She always stayed at home all day every day after work, which made her parents worry about her future romantic prospects.


    Liao Juan was worried that Zhang Fan would be unwilling toe if she told him the truth, which was why she hung up immediately. Her good friend had pestered her for so long to watch out for an appropriate young and excellent doctor to introduce to her daughter. With Zhang Fan¡¯s reputation in orthopedic department #1 and high score he passed the medical license exam with, it was clear that he had a bright future. That was why Liao Juan decided to set up an arranged date for Zhang Fan. She could tell that Zhang Fan himself didn¡¯t have a rich family, but the other girl¡¯s family didn¡¯t mind. As long as the man was honest, loyal, and had a good job, it didn¡¯t matter to them whether or not he had a rich family.


    Zhang Fan hurriedly ran over to the hospital entrance, not knowing what was going on. Liao Juan nced him over and felt that his clothes today were alright, so she went over and pulled on his arm. ¡°There¡¯s something good for you today that I¡¯m helping you with. Come with me to eat some food and meet someone.¡±


    ¡°Whom are we meeting?¡±


    Liao Juan kept pulling on Zhang Fan¡¯s arm. ¡°It¡¯s an arranged date with a beautiful young woman. It¡¯s already been arranged, and you¡¯ve promised to help me, so let¡¯s get going already. You can¡¯t pull out on me now.¡± Zhang Fan had no recollection of ever agreeing to such a thing, but he couldn¡¯t do anything about Liao Juan who was pulling him, so he could only follow her.


    They went to Shanghe Restaurant, which was the only western food chain restaurant in all of Chasu City. The Uighur Muslims and H Country ethnic people here really loved to eat western food, so the business was excellent, and a reservation would be required to eat here. At the restaurant, the other party had already arrived. Not only was there a beautiful young woman, her mother was also attending. Everyone sat down after mutual introductions. The young woman was named Jia Suyue, and her family was from southern China. Her name contained her grandfather¡¯s wishes.


    Jia Suyue¡¯s mother was quite satisfied with Zhang Fan. She felt that he appeared to be the reliable type who wouldn¡¯t be fickle. Zhang Fan¡¯s appearance was average, and his height was also alright. Jia Suyue¡¯s mother and Liao Juan only stayed for a little while before finding an excuse to leave together. Before Liao Juan left, she even squeezed Zhang Fan¡¯s arm and red at him, implying that he needed to be on his best behavior, and could not cause her to lose face. Liao Juan had already told her friend everything she knew about Zhang Fan¡¯s situation¡ªthat he was one of the elite doctors of the orthopedic department, really hardworking, had good reputation, and never went out drinking at bars or to nightclubs. Middle-aged women really cared about these things.


    Zhang Fan felt really awkward after Liao Juan and Jia Suyue¡¯s mother left. The beautiful girl across himpletely ignored him, and Zhang Fan had no idea what to talk about. Jia Suyue previously had a boyfriend while in college, but that rtionship ended when he went to study abroad. She never had any boyfriends again after that. Many people at her workce were interested in pursuing her romantically, but Jia Suyue wasn¡¯t interested in a single one of them. She was someone who was only interested in looks above all else. Since Zhang Fan only had an average appearance, she already had no interest in him. That was why shepletely ignored him so as not to give him the mistaken impression that he had a chance with her. She was worried that Zhang Fan would be the clingy type who would be difficult to get rid of if she acted friendly towards him.


    After a few minutes of silence, the food arrived. Zhang Fan felt that he was even more tragic. He hated eating western food! This meal truly made him so ufortable. It wasn¡¯t like he could just leave, as no matter what, he had to give face to head nurse Liao Juan. So, he decided to simply suffer and wait for Jia Suyue to leave so that he could pay for the meal and at least tell the head nurse that he tried. Jia Suyue only ate without saying a single word. Although she was indeed quite beautiful, Zhang Fan no longer had any hope for starting any sort of rtionship with her. It was quite obvious that she had zero interest in him, so why try? It would only make her dislike him even more.


    Zhang Fan became quite epting of his situation aftering to this realization. Since he hated eating western food, he decided not to eat at all. He simply waited in silence.


    ¡°Howe you¡¯re not leaving?¡± Jia Suyue finally spoke up for the first time. She was curious because she typically acted this way on all the arranged dates her family set up for her, and it had already scared away many potential suitors.


    ¡°I have to pay for the meal, otherwise the head nurse will kill me when I return.¡± Zhang Fan told her the truth, and exined things clearly to her. He wanted to let her know that he wasn¡¯t the clingy type.


    ¡°What about if your head nurse wasn¡¯t around?¡±


    ¡°Then I wouldn¡¯t havee here to begin with.¡±


    There was no more conversation until Jia Suyue finished eating. Zhang Fan felt truly pained as he paid for the meal, which cost more than 300 yuan. ¡°Would you like to take a walk together?¡± Jia Suyue asked him.

 Chapter 57: Senior

    <h4>Chapter 57: Senior</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Jia Suyue walked in front of Zhang Fan on the street. Zhang Fan was quite clear that with his current ie, he couldn¡¯t afford to go out with a rich girl like her. She clearly had higher standards of living than he did, so how could he possibly try to pursue her if he couldn¡¯t afford her standards of living? The point of a romantic rtionship was to improve one¡¯s own standard of living!


    ¡°Are doctors typically neat freaks?¡± Jia Suyue¡¯s tone was rather unfriendly. She couldn¡¯t help but invite Zhang Fan out on a walk. She really wanted to return home, but her mother would nag her to death if she returned so early. Meanwhile, this doctor she was on this arranged date with was the quiet type who wouldn¡¯t open his mouth until spoken to.


    Zhang Fan was really frustrated. He really wanted to leave as soon as possible, but it would be too rude if he was the one who left first. Upon hearing Jia Suyue ask him a question, he responded, ¡°More or less a little, yeah.¡± He didn¡¯t say anything else after that.


    ¡°Are you usually busy with work?¡± This time, Jia Suyue¡¯s tone was a bit friendlier. She could tell by now that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the clingy type, nor was he the type who said sweet words but was only interested in the fact that she was from a rich family. This made her dislike him a lot less.


    ¡°I¡¯m usually pretty busy, yes.¡±


    ¡°Are you always this quiet?¡± Jia Suyue turned around to look at Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan felt rather awkward. He looked at her for a moment, and then lowered his head, saying, ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡±


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re so funny.¡± Jia Suyue noticed that Zhang Fan was embarrassed. The two of them walked around for about half an hour before Jia Suyue left. Zhang Fan felt as if a heavy burden was released from his shoulders. When Jia Suyue returned home, her mother had been waiting on the sofa for quite a while. Seeing her daughter return home, her mother hurriedly asked, ¡°How was it, what do you think? He¡¯s a nice guy, and Liao Juan says that he¡¯s one of the elite doctors in the hospital with an especially bright future, and he¡¯s also the reliable type.¡±


    ¡°We can talk about thister. Are you in such a hurry to make me get married!? I¡¯m not going to talk about this anymore. I¡¯m going to go rest.¡± Jia Suyue went into her bedroom. Her mother chased after her, nagging, ¡°Let me tell you, I refuse to let you find someone whose only redeeming trait is handsomeness!¡±


    Zhang Fan finished his one-month stint in the hepatobiliary department. He was then assigned to the thyroid and mammary nd department of general surgery. The thyroid and mammary nd department was the only surgical department in Chasu City Hospital with female surgeons. This department almost never received emergency treatment patients, and the surgery time for this department¡¯s patients was shorter inparison to other departments. Most patients in this department were also female. This department had one director, two second-highest level certification doctors, and three attending physicians. All the resident doctors had been transferred to other departments thanks to Ouyang Hong¡¯s rotation policy.


    The director of the thyroid and mammary nd department was Li Qiuhua, a woman in her fifties. She was quite well known in the field of thyroid and mammary nds in the border province. Of the two second-highest level certification doctors, one was a man, and the other was a woman. Of the three attending physicians, one was a man, and the other two were women. Since all the nurses here were female, this department was basically run by women.


    The male doctors in this department were quite pitiful. If a male doctor acted even the slightest bit arrogant, all the women in the department would team up against him.


    Zhang Fan and Wang Zipeng were both assigned together to the thyroid and mammary nd department. When Wang Zipeng saw that he was being sent to the same department as Zhang Fan, he seriously considered if he should ask to be transferred to internal medicine despite the fact that he wanted to be a surgeon.


    Director Li arranged for Zhang Fan to be in a team with Su Jing, a female attending physician in her thirties. Wang Zipeng was assigned to be with Zhou Guohua, the male attending physician. After the morning meeting, Su Jing led Zhang Fan in checking up on her patients. Almost all of her patients were mammary nd patients, which meant that her patients were all female. After Su Jing finished checking up on her patients, she asked Zhang Fan, ¡°I hear that you graduated from S University?¡±


    Surprised, Zhang Fan answered, ¡°Yeah, are you also from S University?¡± Su Jing smiled, and said, ¡°Yes, I am. I graduated five years before you did, so I could be considered your senior. You¡¯re really amazing, getting more than 500 points on your medical license exam. Everyone was truly astonished to hear it. I was also quite happy to hear the news. I¡¯ve been quite busy with work recently, but I was wanting to invite you to a meal, yet now you¡¯ve been assigned to our department. Let me treat you to a meal today after work.¡±


    ¡°Oh, really! Nice! I¡¯ve finally met someone from the same school! I thought that I was the only one in this hospital from S University. Senior, did you alsoe here through the government¡¯s support program?¡±


    ¡°No, my family is originally from here. I returned after I graduated. I heard from the other surgery departments that you¡¯re really amazing at surgeries. Junior, you¡¯ve truly gained so much face for our school.¡±


    ¡°Haha, Senior, you¡¯re making me blush.¡± Zhang Fan and Su Jing were both very happy to meet someone from the same college. The thyroid and mammary nd department had rtively easier workpared to other surgical departments, and it would be impossible to get assigned to this department without connections. In every thyroid and mammary nd department at every hospital, those who worked in that department would have connections.


    Su Jing treated Zhang Fan in quite a friendly manner. She treated Zhang Fan to lunch at a restaurant outside. During lunch, Su Jing asked, ¡°Which department do you intend to choose after the rotations are over?¡±


    Zhang Fan thought about it as he ate. ¡°I still haven¡¯t made up my mind yet, but most likely I¡¯ll choose the orthopedic department since I signed up for that department originally when I took the hospital recruitment exam.¡±


    Surprised, Su Jing said, ¡°Really? Those strange conditions were customized just for you? Junior, you¡¯re really not simple at all.¡± Zhang Fan smiled, and said, ¡°That¡¯s not it. Nobody else at Kuake City Hospital wanted to go study, so I was the one who was sent to Bluebird City University Hospital.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s still amazing. It¡¯s quite something that orthopedic department #1 customized their requirements just so you couldnd the job.¡± The two of them chatted as they ate.


    Later that afternoon, Su Jing had a scheduled gctocele surgery. Zhang Fan washed his hands and disinfected. Gctoceles had a small chance to be cancerous. Although the chance was quite small, it would still be the best for the patient to remove the gctocele via surgery. Therger the woman¡¯s breasts, the moremon it would be for her to have a gctocele. Su Jing wanted to see Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level, so she allowed him to be the primary surgeon for this surgery. Gctocele surgery was quite a simple surgery that took Zhang Fan less than ten minutes toplete. Zhang Fan¡¯s sewing was so excellent that it was almost impossible to see where he had cut into the breast.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, you¡¯re really amazing. Even I can¡¯t sew so seamlessly. Your hands are quite something. You could probably charge an extra surgical fee for cosmetic surgery,¡± Su Jing eximed in astonishment, and thenughed at her own joke.


    The thyroid and mammary nd department had many surgeries. Since Zhang Fan was evidently quite skilled, Su Jing let Zhang Fan be the primary surgeon for all her patients. Later, during lunchtime at the hospital cafeteria one day, Zhang Fan ran into Li Hui. Thetter had an evil smile as hemented, ¡°How do you feel as a virgin who¡¯s cutting intorge breasts every day?¡±


    ¡°Get the hell out. You¡¯re such a terrible friend, making me wait for half a night.¡± Zhang Fan was referring to Li Hui never having called him back to tell him his medical license exam grade.


    ¡°Heehee, I left the opportunity to open up the treasure chest up to you. You should be grateful to me. Weren¡¯t you quite happy to open up that treasure chest?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Zhang Fan was indeed quite happy.


    ¡°Are you going home for New Year¡¯s?¡± Li Hui was also from the same S Province as Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I want to, but there were no more airne tickets. How about you, are you going home?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Last year, I went home together with my girlfriend, but this year I¡¯ll being going home alone.¡±


    ¡°Whose fault is that? It¡¯s all your fault for not treasuring your rtionship,¡± Zhang Fan directly told him.


    Zhang Fan had almost never written any medical reports since he became a doctor. However, things were different for him in the thyroid and mammary nd department. His senior was his teacher, and they spoke quite casually to each other. Su Jing told Zhang Fan, ¡°Since you¡¯re in the medical field, you need to know how to be in charge of patients. I¡¯ll give you exactly half of my patients from now on, and you¡¯ll bepletely independent and in charge of them. I¡¯ll also give you the kickbacks for those patients.¡± Su Jing was truly teaching Zhang Fan and wanting to help him swiftly grow as a doctor.


    The fastest way for any new doctor to grow in skill would be to have them independently take care of their own patients. ¡°Thank you, Senior. Don¡¯t worry about the kickbacks. It¡¯s already quite nice of you that you¡¯re putting mepletely in charge of my own patients.¡±


    ¡°Not at all. It¡¯s what you deserve. You still don¡¯t yet have a high ie with your rank. Things will be better for you once you receive your medical license in March and be an official doctor. Many people will be contacting you then,¡± Su Jing said as she winked. It was quite easy to take care of the patients in the thyroid and mammary nd department. Typically, the doctor would just have to make pre-surgery preparations, change the medicine for the patient post-surgery, and give some blood cirction medicine. Chemotherapy patients were slightly more difficult to take care of as the doctor would need to pay close attention to the patient¡¯s white blood cell count.

 Chapter 58: Scourge of humanity

    <h4>Chapter 58: Scourge of humanity</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The thyroid and mammary nd department¡¯s patient rooms were currentlypletely filled. After the morning checkups on the patients, Director Li gave Su Jing a new cancer patient, a woman who was in her thirties. This female patient needed to have her entire left breast surgically removed.


    Breast cancer surgery involved both the mammary nd and the axiry lymph node. There were two types of breast cancer surgeries: breast-conserving surgery and mastectomy. This patient required thetter. Before the axiry lymph node surgery, there would first be sentinel lymph node biopsy followed by axiry lymph node dissection. Chemotherapy would be required afterwards. The entire process was highly painful.


    After Zhang Fan helped the patient finish her paperwork, the patient went for a checkup. After the patient was off in the distance, Su Jing sighed, and said, ¡°Sigh, she¡¯s so pitiful. She¡¯s still so young. Women who are of the age to be at risk of breast cancer absolutely need to periodically do breast cancer screening. Otherwise, they¡¯ll truly regret the consequences.¡± After the checkup waspleted, Director Li Qiuhua arranged the first part of the surgery for Su Jing.


    Li Qiuhua personally took care of most of the breast cancer surgeries in the department because this wasn¡¯t a difficult surgery. In fact, it was easy enough for any of the department¡¯s doctors to learn after only a few times. She didn¡¯t want the other doctors to learn it so easily, as she would lose authority.


    Two dayster, since this patient was officially Su Jing¡¯s, Li Qiuhua arranged for Su Jing and Zhang Fan to be in charge of mastectomy portion of the surgery, while she herself would be in charge of the axiry lymph node dissection. Although Li Qiuhua had a kindly appearance, ording to Su Jing, the director was quite fierce when scolding her subordinates. Previously, a female doctor in the department had butted heads with the director over the correct treatment for a patient. The end result was that Director Li left the female doctor alone for an entire year without giving her a single surgery to perform. In the end, the female doctor couldn¡¯t do anything about it, and quit her job here. The female doctor was skilled enough to start a master¡¯s degree study program.


    Breast cancer surgeries weren¡¯t actually that hard. The difficult part would be giving a speedy and urate diagnosis, which would especially depend on the hospital¡¯s foundational skills. The diagnosis from the doctor would determine if a breast cancer patient required a mastectomy or a breast-conserving surgery. Since Li Qiuhua was past 50 now, she was no longer able to physically handle lengthy surgeries, which was why she arranged the mastectomy surgery portion for Zhang Fan and Su Jing, while she would perform the axiry lymph node dissection. This entire surgery would count as a major surgery in the thyroid and mammary nd department.


    Su Jing asked Zhang Fan, ¡°Have you performed a mastectomy before? If not, I¡¯ll act as the primary surgeon.¡± She was worried that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t know how to do it.


    Zhang Fan would never let go of any opportunity to grind surgical experience. ¡°Senior, rx. I¡¯ve often done this type of surgery before.¡± Well, he was referring to how he had often practiced mastectomies in his System before. This was the first time that he was performing a mastectomy in real life. Still, it wouldn¡¯t be difficult at all for him.


    When Zhang Fan finished washing his hands and started the surgery, Li Qiuhua was still chatting with the director of anesthesia. Zhang Fan¡¯s System helped guide him quite clearly through every surgical step, from incision to stopping the blood flow. He was incredibly precise in his movements, and finished the entire mastectomy in under 20 minutes, which was ridiculously quick! When Su Jing saw that Zhang Fan finished the surgery, she was about to go and call Director Li into the operating room when Li Qiuhua entered by himself.


    Li Qiuhua knew that Su Jing was the hesitant type who was typically slower to perform surgeries, which was why she hadn¡¯t even washed her hands yet, but entered the operating room to offer any necessary advice for the mastectomy. Yet when she entered, damn! The entire mastectomy had been finished! All that was needed was for her to perform the axiry lymph node dissection. Li Qiuhua carefully checked the patient, and saw that there were absolutely no problems with the incisions or hemostasis. She didn¡¯t say anything as she directly went to wash her hands.


    After she washed her hands, Li Qiuhua began to perform the axiry lymph node dissection. As she operated, she said, ¡°Su Jing, you¡¯ve recently improved so much. Your speed at performing surgery has greatly increased. Nice job.¡±


    Su Jing felt rather awkward as she mumbled, ¡°Zhang Fan performed the mastectomy.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Li Qiuhua nced at Su Jing before continuing, ¡°Pretty good. Men really do have an advantage at being surgeons.¡±


    This made Su Jing dete even more. Even though Li Qiuhua was also a woman, she rarely treated young female doctors in a friendly manner. Maybe she had something against other women.


    Although Li Qiuhua was rather domineering, she really was a skilled surgeon. She performed the axiry lymph node dissection cleanly and precisely. After the surgery waspleted, she told Zhang Fan and Su Jing, ¡°Go and write the medical report, and make sure to properly give medical advice to the patient and her family. Even after she leaves the hospital, she needs toe back periodically for chemotherapy treatments.¡±


    After the surgery, Zhang Fan used the departmentputer because he wanted to check how many breast cancer patients the thyroid and mammary nd department previously had. The result was that the department had such a tremendous number of patients that Zhang Fan¡¯s mouth was left agape. Since people in the border province were more conservative, and medical resources were scarcer, it was rare for women here to periodicallye in for checkups. Women working in the cities would have checkups slightly more often, but women from rural viges and the nomadic districts would almost nevere in for any checkups at all. Thus, there was a tremendous number of breast cancer patients who didn¡¯t discover their cancer until it was toote for anything but a mastectomy.


    Breast cancer wouldmonly cause even a well-to-do family to instantly be poor. There were far too many examples of this. Although China had been greatly supporting medical reforms, those who had breast cancer wouldn¡¯t be able to work for quite a long period of time afterwards, and they would also require specialized nutrition, medicine, and chemotherapy. Breast cancer was truly a scourge among humankind.


    Breast cancer screening was incredibly simple. Younger women would simply require an ultrasound, while older women would need a mammography. Oh, and as a reminder from your author, you or your family members really should have a breast cancer screening once per year. Please take care of yourselves!


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t busy recently, as it was almost New Year¡¯s now. The sports school was also on vacation. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know how to cook, so he ate at the hospital cafeteria and prepared to go back to his apartment to rest. Right before he could go back to his apartment, he received a phone call from Li Liang. ¡°Brother Zhang, where are you right now? Director Chen and I are here in Chasu City for a business conference. Are you busy? Let¡¯s meet up!¡±


    Zhang Fan was delighted to hear that Li Liang and Chen Qifa were visiting Chasu City. He hurriedly responded, ¡°I¡¯m not busy, where are you guys? I¡¯ll go over to find you.¡±


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, we¡¯re at the hotel closest to Chasu City Hospital. The business conferencested for two days, and it just ended, so we wanted to see you,¡± Chen Qifa told him through Li Liang¡¯s cell phone.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be there soon.¡±


    Kuake City Hospital had immediately promoted Chen Qifa from acting director to being the official director of surgical department #2 right after his medical license exam score came out. Chen Qifa had already been one of the better surgeons in Kuake City Hospital with his practical skills. Now that he finally passed the medical license examination as well, and since the vice superintendent Shi Lei also supported him, Chen Qifa could finally hold his head high.


    Chen Qifa and Li Liang waited for Zhang Fan at the hotel entrance. They were especially happy to see him, and Chen Qifa even lifted Zhang Fan up in an embrace. ¡°Teacher Zhang, thank you so much! I passed because of you! Haha! Come, I¡¯m treating you two to a really good meal today!¡±


    Li Liang was also all smiles. Although he passed the medical license on his first try, he believed that it was all thanks to Zhang Fan being there, motivating him to study harder. Otherwise, he felt that he might have failed.


    Zhang Fan had eaten already, but he didn¡¯t mention that, because he didn¡¯t want to pour cold water on Chen Qifa and Li Liang¡¯s happiness. The three of them went to arge hot pot restaurant. Zhang Fan was unable to convince Chen Qifa to refrain from ordering many expensive foods. As Chen Qifa put it: ¡°I¡¯m going to waste some money today. It¡¯s been so many years already. I finally don¡¯t need to feel inferior anymore. Teacher Zhang, just let me spend as much money as I want.¡±


    Zhang Fan never expected that Chen Qifa would truly view him as a teacher. Thetter wasn¡¯t joking even in the slightest. Zhang Fan even felt rather proud as he watched his disciple who was almost double his own age.


    Since everyone here knew that Zhang Fan had almost no alcohol tolerance whatsoever, they only ordered the local specialty, horsemilk wine. This wine was sweet and sour, and those who hadn¡¯t imbibed it before would find it difficult to get used to the taste. The three of them chatted as they ate together. ¡°Teacher Zhang, will you be focusing on orthopedic surgery in the future?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know yet. I¡¯ll decide when it¡¯s time. The new superintendent here has a policy where the new doctors must constantly rotate through the different hospital departments. I¡¯ll decide after that¡¯s finished. How are you guys doing? Do you have many patients?¡±


    ¡°The number isn¡¯t bad at all. Zou Pingshan put Shi Lei fully in charge of the surgical departments, and Shi Lei really supports me. He also told me especially that if there¡¯s any difficult surgery that requires an expert doctor¡¯s help, I should ask you first and pay you the going price for what a Chasu City Hospital director¡¯s fee would be,¡± Chen Qifa spoke while eating some meat.


    ¡°Haha, we can talk about that when it¡¯s time.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what to say to this.


    Li Liang then asked, ¡°Brother Zhang, do you think I should take Chasu City Hospital¡¯s recruitment exam next year? Now that Director Chen is in charge, he takes really good care of me. I¡¯m worried that even if I pass the recruitment exam to go to Chasu City Hospital, I might not be able to go to a surgical department. But, I really like surgery, and truly don¡¯t want to go into internal medicine.¡±


    Zhang Fan nced at Chen Qifa, who immediately said, ¡°Those who are young should take the opportunity to go out and improve themselves. I won¡¯t stop you at all. If only I was 20 years younger, I would also go to Chasu City, but now, I¡¯m too old. There¡¯s no more chance for me.¡±


    Hearing this made Zhang Fan understand that Chen Qifa truly took good care of Li Liang indeed. Zhang Fan thought it over for a moment before saying, ¡°It would be best if you can get epted into a surgical department, but if not, it would also be good for you to stay in Kuake City for a few years. It won¡¯t be toote for you to transfer after studying surgery under Old Chen for several years. Here in Chasu City Hospital, you¡¯d also need to constantly rotate through different departments. You need to think for yourself what you want to do if you can¡¯t get into a surgical department.¡±


    None of the three got drunk. They were mostly focused on enjoying themselves, not drinking alcohol. Zhang Fan now had an idea after talking to Chen Qifa and Li Liang. He would act on this idea when the opportunity was right.

 Chapter 59: New Year’s

    <h4>Chapter 59: New Year¡¯s</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It was now almost New Year¡¯s. The thyroid and mammary nd department had very few patients now except for a few long-term chemotherapy patients. Su Jing directly gave Zhang Fan some vacation time off as she was the doctor in charge of Zhang Fan. It was quite boring already for both of them to be in the department with nothing to do, so she simply had Zhang Fan rest up for the New Year¡¯s.


    This would be the second New Year¡¯s that Zhang Fan had spent in the border province¡ªhe spent the previous New Year¡¯s in Kuake City Hospital. This year was even more boring for him. For New Year¡¯s, the great majority of Chinese families would get together over the holiday. Zhang Fan phoned his parents and younger sister. Their life was much better now than before. His younger sister¡¯s tuition was the family¡¯s biggest expense, but now that Zhang Fan was paying her tuition, his family no longer had any major expenses. During the call with his parents, Zhang Fan learned that his parents used the money he wired them to open up a small store of their own. This store¡¯s business was apparently doing well enough for them to live off, so they no longer had to work at their previous jobs for other people.


    Zhang Fan had fewer worries since his family¡¯s financial situation was now much better.


    Chen Qifa arranged a date with Zhang Fan for thetter to visit his family. Zhang Fan visited Kuake City on this day, intending to return to Chasu City on the same day, but Chen Qifa didn¡¯t allow him to do so.


    Since Chen Qifa finally passed the medical license exam, and even became the director of surgical department #2, his wife was especially happy. She took out the best foods in the home to treat Zhang Fan.


    Chen Qifa¡¯s son, who was currently in his second year of high school, was really curious about his father¡¯s young teacher, and kept following Zhang Fan around. Chen Qifa was really strict with his son, yet Chen Qifa had now found someone so young to be his teacher. His son felt that he had finally found someone who could suppress his father.


    Zhang Fan ate lunch on this day at Chen Qifa¡¯s home. Shi Lei also learned that Zhang Fan was in Kuake City, so he insisted on treating Zhang Fan to a good meal at Kuake City hotel. Superintendent Zou Pingshan was getting old, and Shi Lei wanted to be promoted. However, Shi Leicked high-ranked connections. He felt that Zhang Fan was an excellent opportunity that he shouldn¡¯t let go of.


    Shi Lei only treated Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa to a meal. It was of quite high quality. Typically, people in the border province drank local wines, but Shi Lei treated them with Moutai wine and Zhonghua smokes. He constantly cracked funny jokes that made the other twough, making his very best effort to be good friends with Zhang Fan so that thetter wouldn¡¯t refuse him when he needed help at a critical moment.


    On that night, Zhang Fan copsedpletely drunk in a hotel room that Shi Lei helped to pay for. Zhang Fan wanted to leave on the next day, but the fat hotel manager refused to let him go. He knew that Zhang Fan had a really good rtionship with Kang Hua. Although she had been transferred to a different city, Kang Hua had been promoted, bing the leader of a bigger city. During the meal that the fat manager treated Zhang Fan to, Zhang Fan refused to drink a single drop of alcohol. Although the fat manager was acquainted with Zhang Fan, he wasn¡¯t very familiar with him, so he had Shi Lei apany them for the meal as well.


    Later that afternoon, Zhang Fan truly insisted on leaving. He felt like he would die of alcohol poisoning in Kuake City otherwise. Before he left, Shi Lei gave him several cartons of smokes, and said that he would go to Chasu City to study in the future, and would contact him again then.


    Zhang Fan left Kuake City Hotel, and went to visit Batu¡¯s home. There was arge padlock on the front door, and Zhang Fan didn¡¯t try to find or contact Batu¡¯s wife. The end result of the Batu incident was quite clear already, and he had no more questions. Neither was there anything else that Zhang Fan could help with.


    Right when Zhang Fan returned to Chasu City, Tang Jingjing called him. ¡°City Leader Kang Hua is angry at you. She¡¯s saying that you didn¡¯t evene greet her for New Year¡¯s this year. Do you still respect her at all!?¡± However, Tang Jingjing¡¯s tone was quite lighthearted. She was obviously just joking. Tang Jingjing had also been promoted alongside Kang Hua. Still, Tang Jingjing¡¯s job was just to serve all of the city leader¡¯s needs. It was quite difficult for her as well, and it was unlikely that she would have much rest over the vacation as she would probably still need to work.


    There was no helping it. Since Tang Jingjing had already mentioned this, even if only jokingly, Zhang Fan purchased lots of fruits and went to visit Kang Hua¡¯s home. Moreover, since he was visiting Kang Hua¡¯s home, he would also need to go visit Wang Qian. It didn¡¯t matter that they wouldn¡¯tck for fruits. It would be too rude of him to visit them empty-handed.


    The Jeep Grand Cherokee basically turned into Zhang Fan¡¯s personal car. Every month, Li Xiao¡¯s assistant would even bring him money for the gas, which made him feel quite awkward. When he arrived at Kang Hua¡¯s home, it turned out that nobody was home. He was about to call Tang Jingjing when she just happened to appear. ¡°Happy New Year¡¯s, Doctor Zhang. Leader Kang Hua is currently at Wang Qian¡¯s home. I saw your car arrive here, so I hurried over to tell you toe over.¡±


    ¡°Haha, I arrived quite quickly. Happy New Year¡¯s, Sister Tang. You didn¡¯t go visit the provincial capital?¡±


    ¡°I did, I just returned today. Let¡¯s hurry and go over, they¡¯re waiting for you.¡±


    Many people were gathered at Wang Qian¡¯s home today. Originally, Kang Hua had wanted to invite Wang Qian over for dinner, but Wang Qian said that she might as well invite over every one of her friends to her home for New Year¡¯s.


    Wang Qian¡¯s residence was quiterge already, but there were truly many people here. Kang Hua and Tang Jingjing, Li Xiao and her assistant, and many of Chasu City¡¯s high-ranked individuals were all present. When Zhang Fan arrived, wow! There really were so many people. Today, Zhang Fan also met Wang Qian¡¯s husband for the first time. He was Jiang Yi, the Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee. Jiang Yi had a schrly appearance.


    When Wang Qian saw Zhang Fan arrive, she stood up, and said, ¡°Happy New Year¡¯s, Zhang Fan. Here, let me introduce you to everyone.¡± Zhang Fan then became quite busy with greeting everyone. They were all leaders in some field, such as some bank¡¯s president, the director of the Electric Power Bureau, the secretary of the Communist Party School, and so on. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t bother memorizing any of their names. As for all of these people, they were only friendly to Zhang Fan for the sake of Wang Qian and her husband¡¯s face. None of them would pay any attention to Zhang Fan after leaving this residence.


    A renowned chef from a high-ss hotel had been invited over to cook the meal for today. The chef brought over three subordinates along with his own ingredients, so Wang Qian didn¡¯t need to prepare anything. Li Xiao was busy ying Double Rise with some others, while Kang Hua was helping Wang Qian greet all the guests. After Zhang Fan greeted Li Xiao and Kang Hua, Jiang Yi called him over.


    Jiang Yi nced over Zhang Fan and kept eximing. ¡°It¡¯s truly admirable how skilled you are at your young age.¡± Jiang Yi¡¯s son had finallye back for New Year¡¯s, but was currently attending a student reunion back in the provincial capital. Jiang Yi pulled Zhang Fan into a seat, and handed thetter a cigarette while saying, ¡°Doctor Zhang, your medical skills are truly amazing. My wife¡¯s been praising you so much in front of me that she made you sound like a divine doctor.¡±


    Zhang Fan smiled embarrassedly. ¡°Sister Wang is exaggerating. It¡¯s mostly because her condition wasn¡¯t severe. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t have been able to help her.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s no exaggeration at all. I¡¯ve already visited so many hospitals, but none of them were able to help with my back pain. Look at me now, I¡¯m perfectly fine again and can even go y badminton.¡± Wang Qian brought Zhang Fan a cup of tea.


    ¡°Haha, you see? Your Sister Wang has recovered quite nicely. I also need to thank you. A person¡¯s health is the most important. If you need any help at all regarding your personal life or work, let me or Wang Qian know anytime. We¡¯ll definitely help you if it¡¯s within our power. Think of it as thanks for helping to cure my wife.¡±


    Due to the special nature of Jiang Yi¡¯s job, he hated owing favors. He felt that favors were more troublesome than anything¡ªthe previous Batu incident had been such an example. That was why he spoke so directly as he was afraid that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t understand.


    ¡°Everything¡¯s going well in my work and personal life. I don¡¯t need anything. Besides, Sister Wang has given me so much money for my medical fees that it equals several months of my sry.¡± Zhang Fan said with a smile. He no longer viewed himself as the type of person who needed to use connections to get ahead in life. Wang Qian had given him such high treatment fees, and truly treated him well. He didn¡¯t want to bring any trouble to her.


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s good, then.¡± Jiang Yi looked Zhang Fan over. He felt that the young doctor was truly reliable and not fickle at all, with the aura of someone skilled and not interested in utilizing connections.


    The hotel chef started serving the food not long after Zhang Fan arrived. Zhang Fan was the youngest person present today. Tang Jingjing, Li Xiao¡¯s assistant, and the other lower-ranking individuals ate in a separate room without being able to join this dinner table.


    Jiang Yi gave a short speech before everyone started eating. Wang Qian knew that Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t drink alcohol, so she only poured soda for him. At such a dinner with so many high-ranking individuals, nobody would try and force anyone else to drink alcohol.


    The others present were truly surprised that Zhang Fan was allowed to eat at the dinner table rather than being sent to the other room with the other subordinates. The Communist Party School¡¯s secretary typically dealt with a great deal of paperwork on a daily basis, and had a poor back because of it, so he asked, ¡°Director Wang, your back has truly been cured? You¡¯re even ying badminton?¡±


    ¡°Of course. Don¡¯t look at how young Doctor Zhang is. He¡¯s truly skilled.¡±


    ¡°I might have to trouble Doctor Zhang, then,¡± the secretary said as he clinked his wine ss against Zhang Fan¡¯s ss of soda. Nobody else had spoken a single word to Zhang Fan until now.


    Li Xiao alsomented, ¡°Doctor Zhang¡¯s massage treatment for me just ended a few days ago. I¡¯m much better now. Luckily, I met Doctor Zhang today. I wanted to ask when my next massage treatment would begin?¡± Li Xiao asked about this since the topic had been brought up.

 Chapter 60: Causing trouble

    <h4>Chapter 60: Causing trouble</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan left before anyone else right after dinner. He was quite bored as he didn¡¯t understand any of the dinner topics, nor was he able to contribute to the conversation.


    So, he simply left after informing the hosts. Wang Qian led Zhang Fan to the front door, and told him, ¡°My husband¡¯s been the cautious type for his entire life. Don¡¯t mind him. Come visit me and have dinner at my ce any time that you¡¯re free.¡±


    After the New Year¡¯s, Zhang Fan was transferred to another department: the general surgery department. At Chasu City Hospital, the only sub-departments of general surgery were the hepatobiliary along with thyroid and mammary nd departments. All other general surgeries were under general surgery department #1.


    Zhang Fan looked through his System. He hadn¡¯t made much progress with general surgeries, and still needed many more to level up.


    The general surgery department of Chasu City Hospital was one of thergest departments, with many teams of doctors. With so many people, things were rather messy, and the people in this department didn¡¯t get along with each other.


    Back when Huang Yun was still the superintendent, he was basically in charge of everything in the general surgery department as he was formerly a surgeon. The director of the general surgery department didn¡¯t have enough authority.


    Now that Huang Yun had retired, the three vice directors of general surgery had all be skilled enough to be independent, and the current director found it even more difficult to manage or control them.


    When Zhang Fan entered this department, he found that thisrge department with almost 20 doctors waspletely silent, with not a single person even chatting.


    Not only did the director of general surgery have a poor rtionship with his vice directors, the vice directors also had a very poor rtionship with each other.


    This made things hard on the lower-ranking doctors. They simply buried themselves with the department¡¯s work, and didn¡¯t want to talk unless it was necessary.


    Three medical specialist doctors were transferred to the general surgery department, including Zhang Fan and Wang Zipeng. Thetter once again stared remorsefully at him, detesting being put together with such a ridiculously skilled doctor who was only one year older than him.


    The third doctor was a young woman. Apparently, she had already been chosen by the pediatrics department. She was only here in the general surgery department due to Ouyang Hong¡¯s mandatory new rotation policy, so she wouldn¡¯t know even the slightest bit about general surgery.


    On the very first day that she arrived, she even brought unfinished medical reports from her previous department and worked on them. It was quite obvious that she was only here because of the forced rotations, and that she would be going through the motions.


    The director of general surgery instantly realized that she had already been chosen by another department, and that she wouldn¡¯t care too much about what he wrote in her assessment.


    The director couldn¡¯t do anything about it. Since he didn¡¯t need to find a doctor to teach her, he simply arranged for her to only work with the patients¡¯ paperwork.


    He then added Zhang Fan and Wang Zipeng to his own team. Others¡¯ objections would be useless as he was the director.


    There were four teams in the general surgery department: one led by the director and one each for the three vice directors. The three vice directors all had the second-highest level certification. Back when Huang Yun had been the superintendent, his policy had been to equally develop all the best doctors. Although this policy had seeded in a way as the three vice directors all became highly skilled doctors, equal in ability to the director, thisnded the director of general surgery in an awkward position. The vice directors basically wouldn¡¯t listen to him.


    The vice directors each had their own personal clinics, and they mostly obtained their patients there. Basically, everyone had their own different source of patients. Zhang Fan felt that if it weren¡¯t for the fact that the director cared about his face, he would have split up the department into different departments long ago.


    The three vice directors all wanted to split off into different departments in order to be truly independent. Naturally, that would feel much better than having a director over them.


    The director of general surgery was named Zhao Quanping. He was in his forties, the prime of his life. The three vice directors had all joined the hospital within one or two years of him. All four of them had almost equal medical skills, and were sessful and skilled doctors.


    Previously, when Huang Yun had been the superintendent, he managed surgery with a more hands-on approach as he was a former surgeon. That had suppressed the vice directors as the superintendent was much higher-ranking than them. However, the new superintendent, Ouyang Hong of internal medicine, couldn¡¯t care less about directly managing the surgical departments, so now Zhao Quanping waspletely unable to get the vice directors to listen to anything he said. He could only feel aggrieved inside.


    Zhao Quanping had three attending physicians under him. They would all be given their own patients, and would work together as a team for the surgeries.


    No matter what, Zhao Quanping was still a director, so the attending physicians ledfortable lives. Many patients woulde to Chasu City Hospital rather than a private clinic because they wanted to be treated by a department director. The position was helpful for attracting patients.


    Zhao Quanping didn¡¯t mention any specifics about who Zhang Fan and Wang Zipeng would be assigned to. Basically, they were just going to be in this team.


    At the general surgery department¡¯s morning meeting, there was almost no discussion whatsoever. Only a few greetings were spoken. The three vice directors were all quite sly, and would only discuss the difficult surgeries that theycked a guarantee for, trying to shift the responsibility onto others. If there were no difficult surgeries to discuss, morning meetings in the general surgery department would be dead silent.


    The atmosphere in this department was quite unfriendly. Wang Zipeng was constantly afraid as he feared antagonizing any of the veteran doctors.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care. He was here to work, not act like a coward in order to keep the peace. He would do whatever he needed to without hesitation.


    Originally, Zhang Fan had wanted to grind as many surgeries as possible in the general surgery department, but now that he saw the atmosphere here, his dream was no more.


    The three attending physicians in Zhao Quanping¡¯s team had a total of almost 30 patients. Just changing the medicine for all the patients would take quite a long time. The three attending physicians also knew of Zhang Fan¡¯s reputation, so they gave the job of changing the medicine to Wang Zipeng.


    Zhang Fan felt rather awkward about not helping, so he assisted Wang Zipeng in changing the medicine for a few patients. However, Wang Zipeng then refused to allow Zhang Fan to help anymore. He whispered to Zhang Fan, ¡°I¡¯d like to show them how hardworking I can be.¡±


    Zhang Fan understood, so he simply watched Wang Zipeng change the rest of the medicine. Three appendectomies were scheduled in the morning today for the general surgery department. The director wouldn¡¯t personally perform these surgeries, as an appendectomy would be quite basic, so the attending physicians were given these surgeries.


    Li Hong was the youngest of the three attending physicians in Zhao Quanping¡¯s team. Thus, appendectomies, hernias, and simple intestinal obstructions were always given to him.


    He was quite hardworking. However, he was a bit of a slow learner, so his medical skills weren¡¯t as good as the other two attending physicians¡¯. Although the other two attending physicians didn¡¯t necessarily bully him, they did slightly look down on him, constantly addressing him as ¡°Little Li¡±.


    Li Hong was feeling slightly depressed. He had been a resident doctor for five years before finally being promoted to attending physician, but with his medical skills, it was often the case that he couldn¡¯t find the appendix for quite a while when performing an appendectomy, that he would have difficulty sewing hernia patches into the patient for hernias, or that he would be unable to seal the intestine well in the deep parts for intestinal obstructions.


    The nurses would always tell him to hurry up, and the other doctorsughed at him for hisck of medical skills. Sometimes, he truly wanted to throw away his doctor¡¯s coat and quit this job, but he would only think about it without acting on it. He knew that he would be unable to support himself if he did quit.


    Li Hong¡¯s mind was on such things as he washed his hands in preparation for the appendectomy, so his hand-washing took much longer than usual. Wang Zipeng didn¡¯t dare to finish his own hand-washing too quickly, as he still wasn¡¯t even familiar with the proper way to arrange the hospital bedsheets on the operating bed yet. He didn¡¯t dare to finish hand-washing, as that meant he would need to go arrange the hospital bedsheets.


    The nurses in the operating room were very strict on maintaining a sterile environment. If they saw any improper sterile procedures, they would even be able to kick out a newbie doctor from the operating room.


    Zhang Fan finished washing his hands. Wang Zipeng immediately stopped pretending to wash his hands and followed Zhang Fan into the operating room. He wanted to learn the proper procedures.


    Li Hong was still busy being in a depressed funk due to hisck of medical skills, and was still absorbed in washing his hands. Zhang Fan called out to Li Hong, but thetter didn¡¯t seem to hear him. Zhang Fan thus decided to ignore Li Hong.


    Zhang Fan had already passed the medical license exam, making him into an official doctor. He justcked the medical license, which he would only receive in March. However, his position in the hospital was still much better than before he¡¯d passed the medical license exam. Li Hong was busy daydreaming, but the anesthesiologist didn¡¯t want to wait. Zhang Fan simply started the surgery together with Wang Zipeng.


    Wang Zipeng nced at the door of the operating room, and said, ¡°Doctor Zhang, we aren¡¯t waiting for Doctor Li?¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get a chance to speak, because the anesthesiologist interrupted, ¡°Can you hurry up and start the surgery? If you can¡¯t do it, just tell me now! The anesthesia¡¯s effects are almost over.¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored the anesthesiologist. Zhang Fan doubted that the anesthesiologist would dare to cause trouble when the patient was already on the operating table. The anesthesiologist was just trying to bully the two new doctors.


    It was all mainly because Li Hong was somewhat ipetent with his medical skills, so the operating room staff had gotten used to bullying him. If they were unhappy, they would find some excuse to make things hard on him. Li Hong was basically on the lowest rung of the hospital¡¯s socialdder.


    The surgery began. Wang Zipeng¡¯s skills in holding theparoscope were only average, so Zhang Fan had to constantly give him guidance.


    Halfway through the surgery, the anesthesiologist had a sudden realization. He loudly asked, ¡°Where¡¯s your teaching doctor? Two doctors without medical licenses dare to secretly begin a surgery? Are you suicidal!?¡±


    This time, Wang Zipeng was so scared that he began to tremble, while Zhang Fan was so angry that he gritted his teeth.


    This anesthesiologist was intentionally trying to start trouble because he was in a bad mood. His wife was going through divorce proceedings with him. She had left him for a younger man, which caused him to hate all men younger than he was.


    The other anesthesiologists wouldn¡¯t care. This surgery would be the responsibility of the general surgery department, and the director there would be in charge of determining the doctors for the surgery. It wasn¡¯t like the anesthesia department would be med if anything went wrong with the surgery, so why would it matter?


    However, this anesthesiologist was different. He was asking with vicious intentions.


    Zhang Fan was truly angry. Theparoscope was already in the patient¡¯s abdominal cavity. Even if the anesthesiologist had to lecture them, couldn¡¯t he speak softer and slower? He was basically shouting loudly as if they were thieves.


    Wang Zipeng was already beginning to shake. If he wasn¡¯t careful and identally prated one of the patient¡¯s organs with theparoscope, it would cause a huge medical incident.


    Zhang Fan used his hand to steady theparoscope Wang Zipeng was holding. Although Zhang Fan had a calm disposition, he would still have a temper when provoked. To him, shouting in an operating room was no different from treating the patient¡¯s life as a joke.


    ¡°Shout! Keep shouting! Keep shouting, and I¡¯ll definitely use this surgical scalpel to kill you even if I can¡¯t be a doctor anymore,¡± Zhang Fan spoke in a low but severe tone.


    The anesthesiologist was stunned. He had never seen a new doctor like this before. All the new doctors in the operating room would always smile at him and call him brother.


    He wanted to argue more, but then saw Zhang Fan¡¯s vicious expression, and didn¡¯t dare to speak loudly anymore. He weakly said, ¡°You think you¡¯re in the right when you don¡¯t even have a medical license?¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored thisment of his, and simply said, ¡°I¡¯m in the middle of surgery now. Make sure that the patient has proper anesthesia. Otherwise, I¡¯m never going to let you go.¡±


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t afraid of the anesthesiologist trying to report him to the administrative department. Appendectomies were a simple surgery that resident doctors were already allowed to perform on their own. At most, the anesthesiologist could try reporting him for starting the surgery without the teaching doctor present, but the teaching doctor was right outside, still washing his hands. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t afraid.


    When he¡¯d been selling instant noodles, Zhang Fan had seen many such characters who acted rudely because they wanted free food. They would always start behaving and obediently pay up when Zhang Fan showed his temper and went all out against them.


    That was why he knew exactly what type of person this anesthesiologist was.


    Zhang Fan was daring enough to do something extreme that might get him fired here because he was still young. It would be easy for him to find another job. However, things were different for the anesthesiologist. It would be much more difficult for him to find another job as he was a middle-aged man now.


    Zhang Fan had alreadypleted the surgery by the time that Li Hong finally finished washing his hands and entered the operating room. The anesthesiologist nced between Li Hong and Zhang Fan, muttering, ¡°Nobody cares about the rules anymore. I¡¯m definitely going to have a talk to your director about this.¡±

 Chapter 61: Grinding with such a big pitfall in general surgery

    <h4>Chapter 61: Grinding with such a big pitfall in general surgery</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The operating room nurse spread the news to everyone about how Zhang Fan had severely scolded the anesthesiologist. Everyone now learned that Zhang Fan had a temper. The hospital¡¯s administrative department didn¡¯t say anything to Zhang Fan about his behavior. Instead, they lectured Li Hong for being irresponsible.


    Well, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care even if the administrative department lectured him. If he met with a simr incident again, he would behave the same way. To him, safety during the surgery was more important than anything.


    Zhang Fan worked the day shifts in the general surgery department. He could only perform surgeries in the director¡¯s team; it was impossible for him to obtain any surgeries from any of the three vice directors¡¯ teams. Although the vice directors¡¯ subordinate attending physicians were more than happy to give surgeries over to Zhang Fan, the vice directors would punish the attending physicians severely if they were discovered, so Zhang Fan was helpless, unable perform any extra surgeries.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s original n had been to grind as many surgeries as possible in the general surgery department, but it seemed this wouldn¡¯t be possible during the day shifts. In that case, Zhang Fan would grind at night after his day shifts in the general surgery department were over. By now, Zhang Fan was quite well acquainted with those in the hepatobiliary department. It was quite easy for him to obtain more surgeries there by asking politely. So, at nighttime, Zhang Fan never returned to his apartment to sleep anymore. He would wait in the operating room for more surgeries.


    No matter if it was a general surgery or hepatobiliary surgery, Zhang Fan performed them all. If he got tired, he would nap for a little while on the ground of the operating room on top of a hospital bedsheet. Wang Zipeng tried to copy Zhang Fan, thinking that someone so hardworking wouldn¡¯t be looked down upon, but after one week, Wang Zipeng¡¯splexion became quite pale as he hadn¡¯t even seen the sun in an entire week.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, there¡¯s a patient with a perforated appendix. It will be an open surgery. Is that alright with you?¡± A night shift doctor from a different medical team came to ask Zhang Fan if he could take a surgery.


    ¡°Sure thing, bro. I¡¯m already finishing the surgical sutures for my current patient. This surgery is almost over. Go ahead and start disinfecting for that patient.¡± Zhang Fan was currently operating on a different patient in the operating room next door.


    Just asking politely wouldn¡¯t be enough for him to receive surgery patients from other doctors. He also needed to cultivate good rtionships with the other doctors. Many male doctors in China were smokers, so Zhang Fan would always give them free smokes as he had plenty of top-level Zhonghua smokes stored up due to receiving them as gifts from others so often. The other doctors were quite happy since they were getting free top-level smokes.


    For the non-smokers, Zhang Fan would pay for meals for them. To Zhang Fan, this was only some small money that he needed to spend. That was how to cultivate rtionships in China.


    Wang Zipeng was truly learning Zhang Fan¡¯s ways. Since the other doctors ignored Wang Zipeng, he instead focused his attention on buying water or drinks for the operating room nurses. After a few days, the nurses were no longer as rude to him as they used to be for his inexperience. They even started whispering the correct methods to him whenever he made mistakes. This waspletely different from how they would immediately start scolding him when he made a mistake at first.


    Wang Zipeng also constantly addressed Zhang Fan as ¡°Brother¡± so that he could have some extra practice with surgical sutures or ligation. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t give him a hard time, knowing that everyone started out as a neer. He let Wang Zipeng do everything that thetter was capable of doing, and gave him advice whenever possible.


    Zhang Fan felt that Wang Zipeng was much easier to deal with than Wang Yanan. That female doctor always either argued back or resorted to threats, and since she was a woman, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t do the same to her. Yet, her personality was quite popr in orthopedic department #1. Xue Fei even addressed her as the ¡°Rose of the orthopedic department¡±. Zhang Fan felt that it was quite vulgar!


    Over the entire past month, Zhang Fan only left the hospital once: to go give a periodic checkup to the children of the sports school.


    Zhao Quanping ended up lecturing Li Hong. ¡°Why do you think that your medical skills are improving so slowly? Youck practice. Learn from Zhang Fan. He hasn¡¯t left the general surgery department for an entire month. Try staying in the department for three months without leaving a single time. I refuse to believe that you won¡¯t improve then.¡±


    Li Hong was unable to say a single word back. He could only mentally cry in silence. ¡®My wife is pregnant, and her morning sickness is really severe. I need to go home to take care of her. How can I possiblypare to someone who¡¯s still single!¡¯


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hard work basically caused him to rece Li Hong in Zhao Quanping¡¯s team. Zhang Fan singlehandedly took care of almost every single basic surgery that the director¡¯s team received. He was always filled with energy, and was skilled at cultivating a good rtionship with others. He was also extremely skilled. Zhang Fan basically became the unofficial fourth resident doctor of the director¡¯s general surgery team. However, he didn¡¯t need to write medical reports or help change the patients¡¯ medicine. All he did was perform surgeries.


    Zhao Quanping saw all of Zhang Fan¡¯s hard work. The director was quite willing to support someone so hardworking, so he would often send Zhang Fan some extra patients. General surgery was roughly equal in work difficulty to the orthopedic department, but the possible kickbacks here were much less due to less medical equipment being needed.


    Zhao Quanping was the generous type. Since he saw how hardworking Zhang Fan and Wang Zipeng were, he personally took out 1000 yuan from his own bonus to give 500 yuan each as a bonus to both of them.


    The biggest problem in the general surgery department was seniority. The three vice directors were all almost the same age as Director Zhao. Not only that, the previous superintendent Huang Yun had done an excellent job of raising all of their medical skill levels equally. This caused the vice directors to be rebellious and unwilling to submit.


    The position of department director at a ss A Hospital would be highlypetitive. Being a department director would mean gaining lots of associated benefits.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about any of that. Meanwhile, Wang Zipeng was absolutely delighted. Rather than being happy about the money, he was overjoyed due to receiving the director¡¯s recognition. Having the general surgery director¡¯s recognition would mean that Wang Zipeng had good chances of being able to stay in the general surgery department after the rotations. Thus, Wang Zipeng started working even harder than he already was. He even arrived first in the department every morning in order to mop and clean the entire department, doing all the work that belonged to the janitor.


    The attending physicians from the other teams were also highly satisfied with how hardworking these two new doctors at their department were. They asionally invited Wang Zipeng to do some basic work such as holding the surgical retractors, but Zhang Fan was never invited to do anything. Zhang Fan¡¯s skills were the best even among all the attending physicians, so they felt too awkward about asking him to do something as basic as holding surgical retractors.


    On the weekends, Zhang Fan would wait in the operating room for emergency patients as the general surgery department often had them.


    One day, head nurse Liao Juan from the orthopedic department phoned him. ¡°Zhang Fan, what¡¯s going on? Jia Suyue¡¯s mother is highly satisfied with you. What are you waiting for so long? Howe you haven¡¯t made another move?¡±


    Zhang Fan felt a headache just from hearing this. That Jia Suyue girl clearly had no interest in him, so he said, ¡°Sister Liao, she has no interest in me at all! Why would I make another move? Wouldn¡¯t that just make her dislike me?¡±


    ¡°What? You know that Jia Suyue is really beautiful, has a good job, and a well-to-do family. Of course she would have high standards. You already have an average appearance and dark skin, yet you¡¯re still not being proactive? You¡¯re trying to wait for her to pursue you? Let me tell you, her mother is really happy with you. You definitely shouldn¡¯t miss this chance, otherwise you¡¯ll really regret it.¡±


    Zhang Fan was quite frustrated recently because he wasn¡¯t able to grind enough general surgeries. He didn¡¯t have a single thought to spare for dating women. Although Jia Suyue¡¯s mother really liked him, Zhang Fan knew quite clearly that Jia Suyue had zero interest in him, which was why he hadn¡¯t done anything.


    Jia Suyue¡¯s mother had urged Liao Juan many times already to tell Zhang Fan to be more proactive, and that feelings could grow between the youngsters if they interacted enough with each other. She felt that he would have a better chance if he was more proactive with her daughter. Jia Suyue¡¯s mother was truly afraid that her daughter would bring home a boyfriend who was only a handsome good-for-nothing; getting married to such a person would lead to difficult times.


    Zhang Fan had a good job and a decent ie. The only bad thing about him was his dark skin (for a Chinese). Besides, he seemed to have a really reliable personality. Jia Suyue¡¯s mother really liked his type. She had far more experience with rtionships than her daughter, and felt that she knew the right way to have a happy marriage.


    Liao Juan then said, ¡°I don¡¯t care. No matter what, you have to arrange another date with her. Perhaps you¡¯ll have feelings for her after a few dates. Zhang Fan, I treat you well, don¡¯t I? Listen to me here.¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even ask for Jia Suyue¡¯s phone number on thest date. How was he even supposed to ask her out on a date!


    On the very same day, a female emergency patient arrived with a perforated appendix that required emergency treatment. This young woman loved to eat hot pot, but was in such pain after eating hot pot today that she was rolling around on the floor. Her family immediately brought her over to the hospital. When Zhang Fan checked the patient¡¯s stomach, it was already bing rigid. He immediately started the pre-surgery preparations, and had her family sign the paperwork.


    It coincidentally turned out that this young woman was Jia Suyue¡¯s cousin! Jia Suyue¡¯s entire family also arrived. When Jia Suyue¡¯s mother saw Zhang Fan, whoa! The doctor was someone she knew! She came up to Zhang Fan, telling him that he absolutely needed to take good care of her niece during surgery. And while nobody else was paying attention, she also said, ¡°I support you, so you definitely can¡¯t give up! There¡¯re many men who are interested in my daughter, but I like you the most. You need to keep going at her. Rest assured and keep asking her out. I¡¯ll give you her phone number. Keep calling her whenever you¡¯re free. You¡¯re both young, so there will be topics that you¡¯re both interested in.¡±


    Just what was all this!? Jia Suyue also arrived. When she saw how her mother was behaving, she instantly started ignoring Zhang Fan. She was super annoyed. Her mother nagged her every day, mentioning Zhang Fan¡¯s name more than ten times on a daily basis.


    The appendectomy was quite simple. Although the appendix had been perforated, this was no problem at all to Zhang Fan.


    Outside the operating room, Jia Suyue¡¯s uncle and aunt, the patient¡¯s parents, were walking around in circles as they were extremely worried for their daughter. Jia Suyue¡¯s mother told them, ¡°Rest assured, I know this doctor. He¡¯s an amazing surgeon, and is one of this hospital¡¯s elites. He¡¯s also currently pursuing Jia Suyue. He¡¯ll definitely take good care of your daughter. She¡¯ll be out soon.¡±


    Jia Suyue was in no mood to say anything to her mother about anything since her cousin was still currently in surgery.

 Chapter 62: Shao Hua

    <h4>Chapter 62: Shao Hua</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    When Zhang Fan finished the surgery, he saw that Liao Juan was also waiting outside the operating room. Her nephew also worked at the National Development and Reform Commission, and Jia Suyue¡¯s father took excellent care of him. That was why Liao Juan was also very worried for their family¡¯s sake. They would help each other out! Liao Juan and Jia Suyue¡¯s mother had a very close rtionship with each other.


    After Zhang Fan exited the operating room, Jia Suyue¡¯s uncle was about to give him a red packet filled with money. However, Liao Juan didn¡¯t allow this. ¡°Perhaps we¡¯ll all be one big family in the future, so why be so formal with each other? Today just happens to be the weekend, so, Zhang Fan, you should go outside together with Jia Suyue after giving her cousin your doctor¡¯s advice. I heard that you haven¡¯t even left the operating room for an entire month. Don¡¯t work so hard.¡±


    Liao Juan then winked at Jia Suyue¡¯s mother, who got the hint, and hurriedly said, ¡°Yes, indeed! Jia Suyue also stays at home every day after work without going out. Look at how wonderful the weather is today. Go outside somewhere.¡±


    Jia Suyue¡¯s cousin ate whatever she pleased without paying attention to her diet, which had caused her appendicitis. She was still under anesthesia and unconscious. Zhang Fan told Jia Suyue¡¯s uncle, ¡°The surgery is now over, and everything was sessful. However, she needs to pay more attention to maintaining a healthy diet from now on.¡±


    The operating room nurse wheeled Jia Suyue¡¯s cousin¡¯s gurney to a patient room. Zhang Fan was about to go and give her family more detailed medical advice when Wang Zipeng hurriedly said, ¡°Brother Zhang, go ahead and have some fun outside. You can leave the rest to me.¡±


    Everyone strongly insisted on having Zhang Fan and Jia Suyue go out on a date together. Even Jia Suyue¡¯s aunt and uncle were chiming in. There was no helping it, so Jia Suyue unwillingly agreed. Zhang Fan was also extremely annoyed. Ever since he¡¯d graduated, he no longer felt the pressure of being unable to support himself. He really didn¡¯t want to lower himself to others, but since Liao Juan had good intentions, Zhang Fan was unable to refuse as it would cause her to lose face.


    Both Zhang Fan and Jia Suyue changed their clothes and walked out of the general surgery department with Jia Suyue in front likest time. Zhang Fan felt more and more awkward about things as they walked, so he told Jia Suyue, ¡°Head nurse Liao Juan has good intentions, but I realize quite clearly that things won¡¯t work between us. Let¡¯s just separate here and each do whatever we want. I won¡¯t be escorting you.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s that supposed to mean, you¡¯re not escorting me?¡± Jia Suyue immediately started ring at him. She felt like she was the one who was supposed to say that they should go their separate ways, but now she was aggrieved when Zhang Fan said it first. ¡®You don¡¯t want to apany me? Then I¡¯m going to force you to apany me today!¡¯ Jia Suyue thought such a thing to herself.


    ¡°Erm, have a good day?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t understand what Jia Suyue meant.


    Jia Suyue stopped in her tracks, and turned around to directly face Zhang Fan. ¡°Just what do you think you¡¯re doing? Pretending to be a good guy now, but not saying anything in front of everyone? Nope. You must apany me today.¡±


    Zhang Fan felt so frustrated! Jia Suyue was truly difficult to deal with. Well, he figured that he might as well apany her since he hadn¡¯t seen the sun in so long already. However, Zhang Fan made up his mind that he definitely wouldn¡¯t treat her to a meal today. The previous meal had been too expensive, costing more than 300 yuan!


    Since Jia Suyue was from a very well-to-do family, she always had this dream about her future husband. He had to be tall, handsome, gentle, considerate, humorous, and consoling, and arrive like a brightly shining star. Zhang Fan had a slightly good job, but didn¡¯t match even a single requirement of hers. He was the type who remained silent most of the time. Since they had different life experiences, they naturally had vastly differing personalities.


    ¡°Where are we going?¡± Jia Suyue asked in an unfriendly tone. Zhang Fan thought to himself, ¡®It¡¯s not like I owe you anything. Why have such a high and mighty attitude?¡¯


    ¡°Wherever you want. However, I¡¯ve eaten already,¡± Zhang Fan especially emphasized.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s just go out and around.¡± Jia Suyue instantly realized that Zhang Fan also had no romantic interest in her, and on top of that, he was the stingy type who hated spending money. Jia Suyue started making a phone call.


    ¡°Shao Hua, where are you right now? Let¡¯s go out and have some fun together since it¡¯s the weekend. I haven¡¯t seen you for so long, I really miss you. I¡¯m currently in front of Chasu City Hospital, hurry here!¡± Zhang Fan had really angered Jia Suyue today. Since he was so stingy, Jia Suyue wanted to hit him where it hurt, so she invited one of her best friends. She would then absolutely insist on a good meal.


    Shao Hua was one of Jia Suyue¡¯s good friends. Shao Hua had passed the recruitment exam to work at a bank after she graduated from college as she was from the finance major. She was from an ordinary family, and her parents both held ordinary jobs. Shao Hua was an excellent young woman with a nice personality. Jia Suyue was especially close to her.


    Jia Suyue had mostly relied on her connections to obtain her job at China Mobile. Meanwhile, Shao Hua had relied on her own abilities. She had scored the highest out of everyone in Chasu City on the bank¡¯s recruitment exam. Although Jia Suyue and Shao Hua had really different personalities, they got along really well.


    Zhang Fan was delighted when he heard Jia Suyue¡¯s side of the phone conversation. If she was calling a friend over, then he wouldn¡¯t have to apany her anymore. Thus, he got ready to leave. ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to leave. You already promised to apany me today. Are you a man who goes back on his word?¡±


    Zhang Fan felt as if he was constipated. There really was nomunicating with Jia Suyue.


    Not longter, Shao Hua arrived. Zhang Fan felt that although she wasn¡¯t particrly beautiful, she was quite easy on his eyes. Shao Hua was approximately 1.7 meters tall. She had long hair, and was wearing a gray jacket, jeans, and yellow shoes. How to say it, Zhang Fan felt that there was an aura about her.


    ¡°Shao Hua, you¡¯re finally here! I¡¯m starving! Let¡¯s go eat first, and then go to karaoke after we eat.¡± Jia Suyue greeted Shao Hua with a hug.


    Shao Hua chuckled, and said, ¡°Howe you¡¯re at the hospital? Who¡¯s this?¡± She nced over at Zhang Fan. Since Zhang Fan was standing right next to Jia Suyue, it was obvious that they were together.


    ¡°My cousin had appendicitis, and just finished her surgery at the hospital. He¡¯s the surgeon who treated her.¡± Jia Suyue nced at Zhang Fan, and then secretly whispered to Shao Hua, ¡°He¡¯s the marriage candidate for me that my mom has selected. He¡¯s just a wooden block who really knows how to make people angry. Don¡¯t say too much to him, and follow my lead.¡±


    Shao Hua smiled knowingly. Jia Suyue was the prankster type who really loved to tease those who tried to romantically pursue her. Although this wasn¡¯t too good, Jia Suyue was still the cute and lovable type.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Shao Hua. Nice to meet you.¡±


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Zhang Fan. Zhang from Zhang Fei, Fan from the Chinese character for ordinary.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s throat was rather dry.


    Jia Suyue became unhappy. ¡°What Fan from ordinary? You¡¯re the Fan from the Chinese character for annoying 1 !¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored her. Shao Hua said, ¡°Okay, Suyue. What do you want to eat, and where?¡±


    ¡°Western food,¡± Jia Suyue answered immediately without even thinking about it.


    However, Shao Hua responded, ¡°Western food here isn¡¯t very authentic, and it¡¯s also ridiculously expensive. How about we go eat a warm pot? That would be nice for warming us up on a cold day like this.¡± Jia Suyue crinkled her nose, not being happy with this, but Shao Hua¡¯s idea was quite good and logical. Typically, Shao Hua¡¯s ideas were always able to overrule Jia Suyue¡¯s.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was about to leave since they were discussing food, and he didn¡¯t think that he would be needed to go with them.


    ¡°Okay then, let¡¯s go eat warm pot. Hey! You¡¯reing along with us! You¡¯re not the type who¡¯s afraid of paying for a meal for women, are you?¡±


    Well, since Jia Suyue had said that so directly to his face, of course Zhang Fan would have to go along with her. So, the three of them took a taxi to a warm pot restaurant.


    Sometimes, some people just wouldn¡¯t get along, while others would get along easily at first sight. Jia Suyue and Zhang Fan were the type who would naturally be annoyed with each other.


    Chasu City wasn¡¯t veryrge by the standards of Chinese cities. The tempo of life here was slow, housing prices were low, and life pressure was also low. Most people would rx themselves here with food and drink. Restaurants that didn¡¯t have good food would never be able to survive here, as the locals were far too picky. Here in the northwest of China, this border province was a major producer of many different animals.


    Apart fromcking southern specialties, this border province produced plenty for the locals. Turkeys, which Chinese people generally didn¡¯t like to eat, were incrediblymon here. Warm pot was a modified version of Chinese hot pot, where meat, vegetables, noodles, meatballs, potatoes, rice cakes, and so on would all be mixed together in a pot and simmer over a low me. This had a wonderful taste, especially when it was cold! Oh, man! There would be no describing such a warm andfortable taste.

 Chapter 63: Shoulder periarthritis

    <h4>Chapter 63: Shoulder periarthritis</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Neither of the two women were big eaters. The restaurant gave plenty of food in the warm pot, and Zhang Fan ended up eating slightly more than half.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother had recently been suffering from shoulder periarthritis. She was in a lot of pain, and went to the hospital to get it checked. The doctor gave her some pain medication and told her to exercise her shoulder at home.


    But how was she supposed to exercise it? She was in such pain that she didn¡¯t even dare to raise her arm.


    The atmosphere at the meal was pretty good. Thanks to Shao Hua keeping Jia Suyue in check, thetter didn¡¯t try to bully Zhang Fan during the meal.


    They all chatted as they ate. Since Shao Hua just happened to run into a doctor, she decided to ask Zhang Fan for medical advice.


    ¡°My mom has shoulder periarthritis. She¡¯s in such pain that she can¡¯t even raise her arm. She went to a Chinese medicine hospital, and they gave her some anti-inmmatory medicine and told her to exercise her shoulder at home. Right now, my mom can¡¯t even raise her arm due to the pain, so how is she supposed to exercise it?¡±


    Shoulder periarthritis,monly known as frozen shoulder. A condition characterized by stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint which worsened over time. Pain would spread from the shoulder and perhaps even affect the neck and/or elbow. It was also likely to cause deltoid muscle atrophy.


    Zhang Fan was quite happy to hear this question. Medical topics were his specialty! ¡°The mostmon prescribed exercise method for shoulder periarthritis is wall-climbing. This means that your mother should face a wall and make movements as if she¡¯s climbing the wall. However, this may cause pain in the shoulder joint, and worsen the overall pain of the shoulder periarthritis. However, the shoulder periarthritis will improve after the pain. It¡¯s a type of self-limiting disease.¡±


    ¡°Then what should I do? My mother has such pain when trying to exercise her shoulder. It pains me as well to watch her.¡±


    ¡°Oh, how about I give her a massage? That should help reduce her pain. However, recovering from shoulder periarthritis will still require her to exercise over a period of time.¡±


    ¡°Would that be too troublesome to ask of you? I can pay you for your treatment fee.¡± Shao Hua was rather hesitant. Her mother did seem to be in great pain, and she would be happy to help reduce that pain for her mother. It was just that she didn¡¯t know Zhang Fan very well.


    ¡°It¡¯s no trouble at all. I am a doctor, and my job is to treat patients. It doesn¡¯t matter to me whom I treat.¡±


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t afraid of trouble at all.


    Jia Suyue bit her chopstick while looking at Zhang Fan, and then had a wicked smile as she told Shao Hua, ¡°Volunteering services for no reason means that he might be interested in you!¡±


    Zhang Fan hurriedly eximed, ¡°Shoulder periarthritis is quitemon among middle-aged and elderly women due to old age.¡±


    ¡°Humph!¡± Jia Suyue snorted at Zhang Fan, but he ignored her. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua exchanged phone numbers and arranged a time for Shao Hua to bring her mother to visit Zhang Fan.


    After the meal, Jia Suyue and Shao Hua went out together. Jia Suyue kicked Zhang Fan away after he paid for the meal.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you tell? His expression is that of a wolf who wants to devour you,¡± Jia Suyue told her friend Shao Hua.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you exaggerating a bit? I wouldn¡¯t have given him my phone number if it weren¡¯t for my mother¡¯s shoulder. Is this making you unhappy?¡± Shao Hua looked at Jia Suyue.


    ¡°Rx, he¡¯s not good enough for me. Well, it would be nice to have a doctor in the family. If only he was more handsome.¡±


    ¡°Alright, stop daydreaming about your handsome boys. Let¡¯s hurry up and go shopping. I still need to go home to cook dinnerter.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents were both ordinary employees on a farm, and performed physicalbor year-round. Since they were starting to get older, various small problems with their bodies kept appearing. They had strained their bodies too much over the years.


    In China, many border province farms were managed by military regiments in order to help stabilize the border. Many southerners had traveled thousands of kilometers here through the government program. They truly sacrificed their youth, and even brought their descendants here. Without regards to whether this program was good or not, they truly did contribute much to stabilizing the border provinces.


    Military regiment farms were a unique organization. In times of peace, they would farm, but in times of war, the farm employees would all be soldiers. There was a joke in this border province that the Uighur Muslims at the military regiment farms didn¡¯t even know how to speak the Uighur dialect. They only knew how to speak Chinese!


    Shao Hua¡¯s grandfather was from Zhejiang province. He had originally been a soldier assigned to the border province, and became a farmer here due to the government¡¯smand. Shao Hua¡¯s grandmother was also truly hardworking. The government support program to run military regiment farms in the border provinces had been one of the most sessful border province support programs. Later support programs had been constantly less and less sessful over the years. Was that a problem of the times, or with the moral character of the people? That was unknown.


    On the barren Gobi desert, the people from Shao Hua¡¯s grandparents¡¯ generation constructed numerous cities with their own hands, working hard at shoveling snow and breaking ice. The cities they constructed weren¡¯t only cities, but also memorials.


    Shao Hua was the third-generation descendant from a military regiment farm. From her looks and ent, it was impossible to tell at all that her family was originally from southern China.


    Shao Hua brought her mother to see Zhang Fan on the next day as agreed. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know if he was in love at first sight with Shao Hua or not, but he was quite happy to see her.


    They were both young and single. Perhaps Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were simplypatible.


    Zhang Fan even especially made himself more presentable. When he looked at himself in the mirror, nice! He felt that he seemed like an excellent young man.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother was in her fifties. Although she worked year-round in agriculturalbor, she still had a schrly appearance. She had a calm disposition and treated others quite kindly, making her feel reassuring to be around.


    Shao Hua had probably obtained her aura from her mother.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, how long has your shoulder periarthritis been causing you arm pain? Has it been one week?¡± Zhang Fan asked after giving Shao Hua¡¯s mother a simple checkup.


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s been one week. The pain suddenly startedst week. I can¡¯t even cook food for our family anymore.¡±


    ¡°Let me give you a massage, Ma¡¯am. It will be slightly painful, but after the pain, you should be able to raise your arm more, and do more things at home by yourself.¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll endure the pain. Please begin.¡±


    Shao Hua clutched onto her mother¡¯s hand while saying, ¡°Doctor Zhang, please take things slowly. My mother is getting older, and she might not be able to handle too much pain.¡±


    ¡°Rest assured, it will be fine,¡± Zhang Fan stated confidently.


    ¡°Hup! Hup!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother truly had good pain tolerance. Massaging a stiff joint with joint adhesion would be truly painful. Most people wouldn¡¯t be able to take it. Not only would they scream or shout, many would even cry out loud. Meanwhile, Shao Hua¡¯s mother only grunted twice.


    Zhang Fan used great force with his hands, securing the shoulder joint with his left hand and loosening the joint adhesion by massaging with his right hand.


    The fibrous stratum was a thick and solid structure of dense connective tissue, containing many blood vessels and nerves. Loosening the joint adhesion here would speed up the recovery from shoulder periarthritis.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother and Zhang Fan were both drenched in sweat from the massage. Shao Hua¡¯s mother¡¯s sweat was due to pain, while Zhang Fan¡¯s sweat was due to fatigue.


    At the end of the massage, Zhang Fan slowly released Shao Hua¡¯s mother¡¯s arm, and said, ¡°Try moving your arm, Ma¡¯am.¡±


    She slowly raised her arm, then turned around, and said, ¡°Doctor Zhang, it really is much better. I can now raise it to head level. Thank you so much.¡±


    ¡°Not a problem, it¡¯s what I should do. You need to receive daily massages for an entire week, then your condition will significantly improve. Remember to practice wall-climbing exercises every day.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Doctor Zhang. Here, wipe your sweat.¡± Shao Hua handed Zhang Fan a paper towel.


    ¡°No need to be polite, it¡¯s my duty.¡± Zhang Fan was unable to say much more since they were still at Chasu City Hospital. He simply brought them all the way to the hospital entrance.


    Zhang Fan watched them leave for quite a while, feeling rather ufortable inside for some unknown reason.


    He missed home. Seeing Shao Hua support her mother as they walked off made Zhang Fan think about his own parents.

 Chapter 64: Call in the middle of the night

    <h4>Chapter 64: Call in the middle of the night</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    One night, Zhang Fan and Wang Zipeng rested against a wall of the operating room. They had justpleted three surgeries in session, which had been exhausting.


    Zhang Fan squinted, and asked Wang Zipeng, ¡°Do you have a girlfriend?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Zhang Fan opened his eyes and looked directly at Wang Zipeng. ¡°How long have you been going out for?¡±


    ¡°Almost 10 years!¡±


    Zhang Fan inhaled a cold breath in surprise, asking, ¡°Just how old are you?¡±


    ¡°Haha, we started going out with each other in middle school. She was my deskmate.¡±


    ¡°Oh! How did you get her to be your girlfriend?¡± Zhang Fan felt that he could learn from Wang Zipeng. He viewed Wang Zipeng as a grandmaster in love, having been able to start a romance in middle school and make itst even now when he had a job.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything special to pursue her. Basically, we sat right next to each other, so we somehow became a couple. At the time, our families were strongly against early romance, so we went out in secret, haha!¡± Wang Zipeng had a blissful expression as he recalled this.


    Zhang Fan grit his teeth as he said, ¡°It¡¯s not like you¡¯re handsome. Howe you get to be so happy? You must be so shameless, targeting her while she was still so young!¡±


    ¡°Brother Zhang, it¡¯s simply up to fate. I was also in middle school at the time.¡±


    There was no continuing this conversation, as they were simply too different. Zhang Fan had zero experience with romance. He had been really poor during college, and the first girl he tried to ask out had directly pointed this out to him, which had been such a metaphorical p in the face for him. Ever since then, Zhang Fan¡¯s youthful passion for romance had been extinguished.


    ¡®Whom should I ask for love advice? Li Hui? No, that thing is so unreliable. Wang Yanan? No, she also has no love experience. Senior Su Jing? I¡¯d be too embarrassed to ask her,¡¯ Zhang Fan thought, wondering whom he could ask for love advice as he rested against the wall.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, since you¡¯ve passed your medical license exam, which department do you want to be permanently assigned to after rotations?¡± Wang Zipeng struck up a conversation after seeing that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t saying anything else.


    Zhang Fan was no longer in any mood to hold a conversation, so he simply said, ¡°Any one. It doesn¡¯t matter which, I¡¯m not picky.¡±


    Well, Zhang Fan sessfully killed off the conversation with this.


    After Zhang Fan finished his work shift, he decided to try and talk to his senior, Su Jing, about love advice after all. However, it turned out that she had left right after work to go pick up her child. She was quite busy.


    There was no helping it. Zhang Fan ate some dinner at the hospital cafeteria, and then returned to the operating room. Little Yi was working as the operating room nurse for today. Since there weren¡¯t any surgeries scheduled right now, she came over to chat with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You¡¯re also not going out for the weekend? You really work so hard. I really like men who work so hard.¡±


    Little Yi was also quite pretty. However, humans were curious creatures. For some reason, Zhang Fan felt that Shao Hua seemed really special to him. He had never experienced this feeling before.


    ¡°Oh! I haven¡¯t gone out recently,¡± Zhang Fan replied listelessly.


    ¡°If you¡¯re tired, you should rest up. Don¡¯t work yourself to exhaustion. How about after my work shift tomorrow, we go visit Chasu River to watch the sunset together?¡±


    ¡°I still need to work tomorrow at that time. Oh! I also have a medical report that I haven¡¯t finished yet. I don¡¯t know where that Wang Zipeng went, I need to go find him to do it for me.¡± Zhang Fan was unable to take it anymore and ran off.


    Little Yi bit her lips as she watched Zhang Fan running away panickily. She was feeling lonely. It was quite difficult for nurses to find romantic partners with the nature of their long and exhausting work hours. Any nurse who wasn¡¯t a head nurse yet would also have to workplete 24-hour work shifts.


    With so much overtime work on a daily basis, it would be quite rare for the nurses to get to know other young people as romantic prospects.


    Well, Zhang Fan could no longer stay in the operating room, as he didn¡¯t want to bring troubles to others because of his own confusion. He was no Li Hui, who was such a yboy.


    Since he couldn¡¯t trouble Little Yi in the operating room, he no longer stayed in the operating room for the first night in an incredibly long while. He finally returned to the apartment that Kang Hua loaned to him. To be honest, loaning him the apartment was a bit of a waste. He almost never stayed here. Wang Qian had purchased so many electronics for him as New Year¡¯s gifts, but he hadn¡¯t used a single one yet apart from theundry machine. He hadn¡¯t even turned on the television a single time.


    Zhang Fan washed up, and then went to sleep with his frustrations. He was in no mood to study with medical textbooks.


    At 3:00 a.m., a light started shing on Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone, which woke him up. Ever since cell phones started bingmonce, Chinese hospitals started paying for the doctors¡¯ cell phone fees. However, the hospitals would request that the doctors leave the cell phones on at all times so that they could be contacted at any hour.


    The caller ID showed that the call was from Chen Qifa. ¡°Teacher Zhang, we received a patient whose femur bone has been shattered severely. Are you able toe over right now?¡±


    Zhang Fan checked the time, and then said, ¡°Sure, I can be there in one hour. Treat the superficial injuries and prepare the medical equipment for me.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately got out of bed, put on his clothes, hurriedly washed his face, and started driving from Chasu City to Kuake City. It truly was convenient now that he had a car. No taxi would possibly take him in the middle of the night for a ride that was more than one hundred kilometers. The taxi drivers would be afraid of getting mugged.


    There wasn¡¯t a single car on the road between the two cities. The Jeep Grand Cherokee had good front lights, and Zhang Fan drove rather quickly. He was able to get to Kuake City Hospital in exactly one hour. Chen Qifa had already informed the hospital security guards, so the gate was already opened for Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan entered the operating room, greeted Ma Lihua and the operating room nurse, and immediately checked the patient¡¯s CT scan. No wonder Chen Qifa had no guarantee of being able to perform the surgery¡ªthe patient¡¯s femur bone had truly shattered very severely.


    The patient was a man in his mid-thirties. He had been using a tractor to pull wooden logs as cargo. However, onerge log had fallen off the tractor and hit him right on the thigh, fracturing the femur severely.


    ¡°He will require a bone screw. There¡¯s no metal tes that long,¡± Zhang Fan said after analyzing the CT scan.


    ¡°That¡¯s my diagnosis as well. However, I¡¯ve never performed a surgery with a bone screw before,¡± Chen Qifa said from the side.


    ¡°I¡¯ll show you how it¡¯s done. It¡¯s mainly about proper alignment of the bone screw with the bored holes. It¡¯s not that difficult.¡±


    Shi Lei also arrived for the emergency surgery. He was the vice superintendent who was in charge of the surgical departments, which meant that he was in charge of arranging the necessary personnel and equipment for this emergency surgery.


    The surgery took quite a while to finish with how severely the patient¡¯s bone was shattered. It was almost 6:00 a.m. by the time that Zhang Fan was done.


    Zhang Fan gave Chen Qifa some advice, and then prepared to go back to Chasu City. He still needed to check up on the general surgery department¡¯s patients in the morning. Although it was the weekend, that wouldn¡¯t matter when it came to caring for patients. They would need to see their doctor every day.


    Shi Lei pulled Zhang Fan over to an isted area, and handed him an envelope, saying, ¡°Sorry to trouble you toe over in the middle of the night. This money is for your hard work. I¡¯m paying you ording to the standards of a department director. That¡¯s the right I have as a vice superintendent. Please don¡¯t think it¡¯s too little.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be taking this then, Vice Superintendent Shi. Thank you for taking such good care of me.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t act reserved, as he felt this was what he deserved.


    ¡°No need to be reserved with me. It¡¯s a pity that all the restaurants are still currently closed. I¡¯ll have to let you leave on an empty stomach. There will be plenty of opportunities to eat together in the future, though. Come visit us in Kuake City whenever you¡¯re free. It¡¯s almost spring, so there will be some nice fresh river fish to eat, haha!¡±


    Zhang Fan chatted with Shi Lei for a while. Chen Qifa then walked Zhang Fan to thetter¡¯s car. Before Zhang Fan left, he told Chen Qifa, ¡°Wait a second for me.¡±


    Zhang Fan then opened the envelope from Shi Lei, counted the money, and found that it was exactly 1000 yuan. He took out 500 yuan and handed it to Chen Qifa, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll take half. You split this half with Li Liang. How much you split with him is up to you, I won¡¯t interfere.¡±


    Being quite familiar with Chen Qifa, Zhang Fan spoke very directly.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, no! This is the fee for your hard work! Why give it to me? I don¡¯t want it.¡±


    ¡°Forget it. I¡¯m in a hurry to leave. Take it. It isn¡¯t easy on anyone toe perform surgery in the middle of the night.¡± Zhang Fan stuffed the 500 yuan into Chen Qifa¡¯s hands.


    Zhang Fan then drove off. Chen Qifa watched Zhang Fan¡¯s car until it disappeared off into the distance.


    ¡°I truly did choose such a great teacher. He really does care about me,¡± Chen Qifa eximed to himself. He had worked at Kuake City Hospital for 20 years now. Whenever a more experienced doctor from a bigger hospital came over to help with a difficult surgery, they would simply leave after getting paid. Giving part of their money to the surgical assistant? That was unheard of.


    Zhang Fan arrived back in Chasu City right when the sky was beginning to brighten. He was getting a little hungry, so he stopped at a random restaurant for some food and hot tea. He then went straight back to the general surgery department, where he would nap for a little while before needing to wake up again and check up on his patients.

 Chapter 65: Cardiovascular department

    <h4>Chapter 65: Cardiovascr department</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan finished his temporary rotation in the general surgery department. Although he had been able to perform some surgeries, the number wasn¡¯t anywhere close to meeting Zhang Fan¡¯s requirements. He truly regretted that he hadn¡¯t returned home, thinking that he could grind more surgeries instead. He wasn¡¯t able to grind like he wanted, and missed out on seeing his family.


    Zhang Fan was transferred to the cardiovascr department of internal medicine. He had originally wanted to go to another surgical department, but the hospital¡¯s administrative department arranged for him to go to internal medicine, so he couldn¡¯t do anything about it. He felt that it would be meaningless for him to talk to Superintendent Ouyang for something so small.


    Ouyang Hong definitely wouldn¡¯t mention Zhang Fan to the administrative department for being a special exception. Her position as superintendent would be quite worthless if she did.


    The internal medicine departments were all in apletely different building from the surgical departments. The cardiovascr department had two floors, and was thergest internal medicine department. Ouyang Hong was also originally from the cardiovascr department. The cardiovascr department was also in charge of interventional radiology, so it had an extremely high number of patients.


    In northwestern China, people ate foods with higher fat content than average. Thus, there were more people than average with high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and so on. The cardiovascr department also had more than 20 doctors¡ªwell above the average for a department. The current director of the cardiovascr department was Ouyang Hong¡¯s disciple.


    That director was Ren Li, a woman in her forties. She was the only doctorate degree graduate student in all of Chasu City Hospital. It was said that she¡¯d previously worked for a major hospital in the provincial hospital. However, the nepotism there was really severe, and she wasn¡¯t favored, so she didn¡¯t enjoy working there. Ouyang Hong had ended up headhunting Ren Li to Chasu City Hospital.


    Ren Li was a highly skilled doctor. She was also beautiful. The only issue was that she was slightlycking in emotional intelligence. She didn¡¯t know how to say pretty words, for instance. Still, the cardiovascr department developed at a really fast rate after she became the department director once Ouyang Hong was promoted.


    The cardiovascr department sent more doctors than any other department out to study and learn. The new technologies and theories here were more cutting-edge than any other internal medicine department. The lower-ranking doctors all really respected Director Ren. She wasn¡¯t the dictator type, and her skills truly spoke for herself. Her personal ie was all because of her medical skills. She was one of the fairer department directors.


    The cardiovascr department was one of the most powerful departments in Chasu City Hospital now. This was because Superintendent Ouyang Hong greatly supported her former department and the disciple who became department director. Back when the surgeon Huang Yun was the superintendent, all the internal medicine departments barely received any development at all.


    Previously, Ouyang Hong had constantly debated former Superintendent Huang Yun for the sake of obtaining more resources for internal medicine. The sessful establishment of the interventional radiology center under the cardiovascr department had been due to Ouyang Hong¡¯s efforts.


    Back at the time, Chasu City had given Chasu City Hospital a grant. Huang Yun wanted to use this money to establish an orthopedic disease research center. Ouyang Hong strongly opposed this, rmending the establishment of an interventional radiology center instead.


    Huang Yun and Ouyang Hong even filedwsuits against each other, overseen by the Chasu City Communist Party Committee. After half a year of legal debating, Ouyang Hong finally won in the end. The grant money was used to create an interventional radiology center under the cardiovascr department. However, Huang Yun had always resented her for this. Although the interventional radiology center was established sessfully, while he was the superintendent, he never assigned it sufficient resources or personnel.


    Ouyang Hong was quite stubborn and forceful. She singlehandedly developed Ren Li, the cardiovascr department, and the interventional radiology center even without any support from the superintendent. The interventional radiology center sessfully increased the cardiovascr department¡¯s overall ie by a tremendous amount with Ouyang Hong¡¯s development. Many young doctors were thus highly interested in joining the cardiovascr department.


    Ren Li established a recruitment exam that all doctors would have to take if they wanted to enter the cardiovascr department. If you failed the exam, you wouldn¡¯t be epted into the department no matter what. Nobody could do anything about this, because she had the new Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s support. In a workce like a hospital, medical skills reigned supreme. No excuses could be found if the boss said that your medical skills were insufficient. Even connections wouldn¡¯t help.


    Zhang Fan felt quite ufortable in the cardiovascr department. Back in the surgical departments, the patients would be varied and of all ages. However, the cardiovascr department had almost exclusively elderly patients. They typically relied on walking staffs and wheelchairs, or supported each other while walking unsteadily. Just watching them made Zhang Fan feel like they were in danger.


    The surgical departments and the internal medicine departments of Chasu City Hospital were almostpletely separate. Although they were all part of the same hospital, apart from asional consultation, the departments rarely interacted with each other. Zhang Fan spent every day in the surgical departments¡¯ operating rooms, so he didn¡¯t know any of the internal medicine doctors.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s reputation was quite incredible by now in the surgical departments. However, almost nobody in internal medicine knew about his surgical aplishments. Here, he was nothing more than a new low-ranking doctor¡ªjust another resident doctor. He no longer had the special privileges he¡¯d had back in the surgical departments. Naturally, this also meant that nobody here respected him.


    Internal medicine courses were still unavable to Zhang Fan in his System, so he could only study and learn by himself. Two female doctors had also been rotated to the cardiovascr department together with him. One just finished a rotation in pediatrics, while the other had just finished a rotation in gynecology. Both of them had already been chosen to join internal medicine after the rotations.


    Zhang Fan was assigned to a female doctor named Ye Jing. She was an attending physician in her mid-thirties. Ye Jing was an ordinary doctor with no special standing in the cardiovascr department.


    There could only be so many elites in any department. Anyone who didn¡¯tpete or work hard wouldn¡¯t have a chance.


    Ye Jing¡¯s husband was a government official with a very good sry. Thus, Ye Jing waspletely unmotivated in her work. She felt that it was simply a job, and focused mainly on her family. She believed that it was more important for her to take good care of her child and support her husband at home.


    Well, there was no helping it. This would be themon way of thinking for ordinary people. However, in a workce like a hospital, where skills were the most important, you would be relegated to unimportance if you didn¡¯t work hard. Director Ren already knew that Zhang Fan was a doctor who would be chosen by a surgical department, and that he wouldn¡¯t be able to contribute much to internal medicine. That was why she assigned Zhang Fan to Ye Jing.


    On the very first day that Zhang Fan joined the cardiovascr department, Superintendent Ouyang came over to have a detailed checkup on the entire department. Many doctors, nurses, rotation doctors, intern doctors, and administrative department employees all participated, with almost 50 people involved.


    Even with this, many nurses didn¡¯t follow this big group around. This was because they had arge amount of patients¡¯ liquids to analyze. They were unable to take any time off from this work.


    Checking up on all the patients in internal medicine was quite different from surgery. In the surgical departments, everything was quite clear. It would be obvious what type of surgery a patient required, and if it was unknown what problem a patient had, then the doctors would perform open surgery to determine the problem. At most, the discussions would be about who would be the primary surgeon for a surgery, and what surgical techniques to use.


    But in internal medicine, things such as the body functions and systems, the degree of illness, the type of medicine to be used, the brand of the medicine, the prescription¡¯s amount and duration, whether the patient had any medical allergies, and so on would all need to be discussed.


    Ouyang Hong was the hardworking type who believed that she should continue to learn even though she was now the superintendent. As she checked on all the patients, she constantly asked the attending physicians, rotated doctors, and intern doctors various questions. The doctor in charge of each patient also had to report each patient¡¯s medical situation, treatment n, and how appropriate the treatment n was. They would all need to debate such things with the superintendent.


    If Ouyang Hong deemed a treatment n to be inappropriate, the doctor would then need to immediately draw up a new treatment n right there on the spot. The entire morning wasn¡¯t even enough time for the superintendent to finish her overall department checkup.


    Of course, she wasn¡¯t the type to leave things half-finished. She continued the department checkup even past noon. The doctors who were in poorer physical condition couldn¡¯t even handle this, as it was difficult already for them to stand for so long, not to mention perhaps having to change the medical advice and treatment n for a patient.


    It wasn¡¯t much of a problem for Zhang Fan to stand all day. However, some of the other new doctors and intern doctors were having a hard time because they had never met with such a high-standard work inspection from any boss before. Some of them would secretly stand by the wall to support their backs. They were still holding on to medical reports in their arms. Although the medical reports were simply some pieces of paper in a stic binder, each binder typically had more than 10 medical reports, which would still be quite heavy when carrying the binder for a while.


    Ouyang Hong¡¯s questions for the doctors were quite professional and detailed. It was quitemon that the lower-ranking doctors were rendered speechless, unable to answer her questions. She was the strict type who required the higher-ranking doctors to be able to answer her questions immediately. If the higher-ranking doctors were also unable to answer, she would immediately give them demerits, not caring one bit about their face.


    All of the doctors were incredibly tense as Ouyang Hong continued her checkup of the department. They felt truly bad about being scolded by her right in front of the patients.


    Ouyang Hong didn¡¯t ask Zhang Fan any questions today for her department checkup. She knew that Zhang Fan was already chosen by the surgical departments, and that it was highly unlikely that he could answer any questions about internal medicine. She didn¡¯t know what Zhang Fan¡¯s rtionship with Li Xiao was, so she gave face to Li Xiao, and didn¡¯t make things difficult for Zhang Fan.


    Ouyang Hong was a short olddy. However, since she was the superintendent, she gave everyone else an extreme amount of pressure because she was the highest-ranking boss of the hospital. Plus, she was extremely strict, even to the point where some of the rotation doctors were trembling in fear as they stood nearby. That was how powerful her aura was.


    After the major department checkup, many medical reports would have to be written. All the attending physicians and low-ranking doctors carried notebooks with them. They had to immediately record any medical advice that the higher-ranking doctors told them was better for the patients¡¯ treatments.


    This would then have to be reflected in the doctors¡¯ diagnoses. The requirements for internal medicine¡¯s diagnoses were far higher than those for the surgical departments. For example, if the orthopedic department received a car ident victim with a bone fracture, the diagnosis would be quite simple. The doctor would only have to record which bone was fractured, the time, location, people involved, and degree of injury.


    That would be no good for internal medicine. The diagnosis would have to start from when the illness started. Then there would be if the patient had received any treatment so far, what type of treatment, how were the effects, had the illness worsened or improved after the treatment, what type of medicine the patient was taking, did the patient remember to take the medicine on time, and so on.


    Internal medicine also had much stricter requirements for professional vocabry and tone. For example, phrases like ¡°can be used¡±, ¡°may be used¡±, ¡°good¡±, and so on all had specific ces where they could and couldn¡¯t be used. If a doctor misused any of these words or phrases, Ouyang Hong would scold them to death.


    Internal medicine¡¯s medications were also far more varied. There was far less medication to worry about in surgery. Surgery only had antibiotics, blood coagnts, and blood cirction medicine. At most, perhaps surgery would also require proteins, blood infusion, and so on. What medication a surgery patient needed was usually quite clear.


    Things were different in internal medicine. There would be tremendous differences between medicine of the same type. Some people could use certain types of medicine, while others couldn¡¯t.


    Having a good rough understanding of internal medicine was quite simple. It would be enough for a resident doctor to learn enough general knowledge after only spending three months in an internal medicine department. However, truly mastering internal medicine knowledge would be quite difficult. You would need an excellent foundation in the basics, from how the various body functions and systems worked to the different types of illnesses and being able to memorize everything from histology to biochemistry and applying such knowledge to daily medical use.


    Only a beginner doctor would still need to consult medical textbooks for help regarding a patient. A skilled internal medicine doctor would understand the overall situation of your body just from seeing yourplexion due to having seen so many previous examples.


    It would be impossible to reach that level of skill as an internal medicine doctor without well over a decade of solid studying and experience.

 Chapter 66: Four in a single night

    <h4>Chapter 66: Four in a single night</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan started his work in the cardiovascr department. Here, the most important thing was that one needed to be steady. What did that mean? It meant that you had to be capable of working for long periods of time. In the morning, you would have to check up on the patients, which was followed by analyzing patients¡¯ liquids, offering updated medical advice, and starting all sorts of newboratory test reports on patients¡¯ liquids.


    Internal medicine doctors would often have to spend a great deal of time typing on aputer, looking through medical textbooks and discussing a patient¡¯s situation with another doctor when necessary. The cardiovascr department also had the additional treatment type of interventional radiology. The doctors here were really busy. A lot of energy would be used up working here.


    The women of the cardiovascr department had forcefully managed to sessfully develop the interventional radiology center despite theck of support from the former superintendent Huang Yun. Now that Ouyang Hong was the new superintendent, she greatly supported the interventional radiology center, and many new doctors were added here.


    Director Ren Li no longer worked in interventional radiology. A newer doctor was put in charge there. Ren Li had worked hard in interventional radiology for several years, and absorbed too much radiation. Her white blood cell count was now low. Nowadays, she only directed others on how to do their work while staying behind lead tes.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s teaching doctor, Ye Jing, waspletely unwilling to go work in interventional radiology. She didn¡¯t want to be harmed by the negative effects of radiation. Although the doctors had protective equipment, there would still be harmful side effects. She directly refused Director Ren¡¯s rmendation that she go work in interventional radiology.


    Ye Jing only wanted to be an ordinary doctor. She had no interest in studying anything further to improve herself. She would simply treat the patients that she was able to. For patients with more difficult medical situations, well, she would leave them to the higher-ranking doctors. There were several higher-ranking doctors far more knowledgeable than she, after all. If she was unable to help with a patient¡¯s medical situation, she would simply give that patient to someone else.


    However, one of her strengths was that she had good attention to details. It was quite rare that any problems would arise with her patients. She would also listen exactly to whatever higher-ranking doctors told her to do. She would follow their directions to the letter, without any thoughts of her own.


    She had quite a lot of free time for an internal medicine doctor, not being busy all the time like the others. She wasn¡¯tpetitive or forceful at all. Ye Jing counted as a nice person in the cardiovascr department. She would take care of any patients that were assigned to her, but would never care aboutpeting over obtaining more patients when she had few patients.


    Since her husband¡¯s ie was excellent, she wasn¡¯t under any pressure to make a high ie of her own. While she would of course be happy with more money, she didn¡¯t really mind if she didn¡¯t make too much money. Thus, she was unmotivated to work hard. Ye Jing was basically the invisible type in the cardiovascr department. She was never called by the hospital for any emergency treatment patients, either. Still, she was quite happy with this.


    Currently, Ye Jing had seven patients whose respective condition was quite stable. They only needed ordinary treatment, nothing special. Ye Jing was delighted that she had been assigned a new doctor, which meant that she could leave writing the medical reports to Zhang Fan.


    Ye Jing instantly left after her work shift was over. Zhang Fan still needed to write medical reports and obtain the patients¡¯boratory test results. He also had to asionally help other doctors with errands such as performing an electrocardiogram.


    The next day, Ye Jing was scheduled for a 24-hour work shift. Zhang Fan worked quite excellently during the day, recording all the medical reports andboratory test results and finishing all the patient checkups.


    After the day shift doctors went home, Ye Jing took Zhang Fan to check up on the patients. There were some patients in serious condition that other doctors had notified her about before they left.


    Checking up on the patients three times a day was an irond rule at Chasu City Hospital. Most of the patients had been here for quite a while, so they were quite clear on the treatment procedures at the hospital. Some patients even knew the procedures better than the rotation doctors did. Such patients would instantly go to the doctors¡¯ offices to find a doctor if the checkup was even a few minuteste.


    Ye Jing immediately started frowning after she finished the checkups. Although Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t very knowledgeable about internal medicine, even he could see that several of the patients were in very poor condition.


    For the patients in the cardiology department, even one minute¡¯s dy could be fatal. An cardiovascr emergency medical situation that wasn¡¯t taken care of instantly would quite often result in the patient¡¯s death.


    Patient deaths would be especiallymon in the cardiovascr department. Someone who seemed alright just a moment ago might suddenly start trembling and suffer from heart pain. It wasmon for the patient to die before the doctor could even rush to the patient¡¯s room.


    That was why cardiologists all needed to have strong hearts and swift legs. They needed to be strong at working under pressure and running quickly.


    Ye Jing frowned while saying, ¡°This night shift will be a difficult one. It¡¯s likely that medical emergencies will arise.¡± Even though her medical skills were only average, she was still a veteran doctor with more than a decade of experience. She could still tell when a patient was in very bad condition.


    Zhang Fan had no such experience. He had never interned or worked in internal medicine before. He was also currently unable to ess any internal medicine courses in his System. Thus, he was a bit confused.


    ¡°Oh! We¡¯ll just have to pull an all-nighter without sleeping, then,¡± Zhang Fan stated naively.


    Ye Jing turned to smile bitterly at Zhang Fan. ¡°It wouldn¡¯t be much of a problem if things could easily be taken care of by not sleeping. I really regret myck of knowledge while I was younger, choosing the cardiovascr department. It¡¯s really so hard working here.¡±


    ¡®You¡¯re too old to regret your choice now,¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself while pouting.


    Ye Jing was quite generous to Zhang Fan as she purchased meals and water for him. This was all in order to make Zhang Fan happy with her so that he would work properly on writing the medical reports, obtainingboratory test results, and other such menial errands. She no longer had to do such work now that there was a new doctor assigned under her.


    ¡°Little Zhang, where are you from? Do you have a girlfriend?¡± Zhang Fan was currently writing a medical report. Ye Jing had nothing to do, so she chatted with him to relieve her boredom.


    ¡°I¡¯m from S Province. I¡¯m still currently single.¡±


    ¡°Oh, are you used to the border province? You didn¡¯t have a girlfriend back in the college? I see that many of the new doctors came here already as couples. During the previous rotation, a male and female doctor who were a couple came to our department together.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m doing alright.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to talk. He felt that Ye Jing was too gossipy.


    ¡°I heard that you¡¯ve already been chosen by a surgical department. Which one? It really is nice in surgery; you have nothing to do when there¡¯s no surgeries. It must be so free every day.¡±


    This was something only an outsider to the surgical departments could say. A surgeon at a ss A hospital would have quite a lot of free time? That would only be the case for the department director or a retired surgeon.


    Zhang Fan could only helplessly reply, ¡°It¡¯s about the same, it¡¯s pretty busy. There¡¯s so many surgeries that sometimes there¡¯s not even enough time to eat.¡±


    ¡°What? I see that the surgical department has dinner parties almost every night, and often goes out for karaoke together. I¡¯ve seen it so many times at our hospital.¡± Of course, Ye Jing also often went to dinner parties and karaoke, yet she was talking about others! Sheesh!


    ¡°Really? I just joined Chasu City Hospital recently, so I still don¡¯t know things here well.¡± Zhang Fan truly didn¡¯t know what he was supposed to say. He didn¡¯t dare to say too much. He felt that this woman was ridiculously talkative.


    ¡°You¡¯ll find out once you¡¯re permanently assigned to a department. Internal medicine truly isn¡¯t good to work in. Women have so much drama. People will talk so much if you as much as wear some pretty clothing. It¡¯s really annoying.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Zhang Fan had originally intended on finishing the medical reports as quickly as possible so that he could study some internal medicine textbooks afterwards, but with Ye Jing constantly chattering near his ears, he was unable to concentrate, and often made typos on the medical reports, slowing him down even further as he corrected them.


    Finally, Ye Jing went to take a shower at midnight. Zhang Fan finally obtained the silence he wanted. He still had three more medical reports to finish at this time.


    Ye Jing then went to sleep at the doctors¡¯ resting area. Zhang Fan was unable to go there to rest himself. The patient rooms of the cardiovascr department were all upied, so there were no empty rooms to sleep in. Neither had Ye Jing said that Zhang Fan could rest.


    Just as Zhang Fan was hesitating about what he should do, a nurse ran over hurriedly. ¡°Hurry! Patient #5 is in an emergency situation! Where¡¯s Doctor Ye?¡±


    ¡°The doctors¡¯ resting area.¡±


    ¡°Go call her! Hurry!¡±


    The nurse immediately ran back to the patient¡¯s room. Three night shift nurses were on duty, while Ye Jing was the only official doctor on night shift at the cardiovascr department tonight.


    Zhang Fan immediately ran to the door of the doctors¡¯ resting area, calling out, ¡°Doctor Ye, Patient #5 is in an emergency situation! The nurse is calling for you!¡±


    *ng!* Something unknown created a loud sound inside the doctors¡¯ resting area. Ye Jing came out with her hair all messy. Shemented as she ran, ¡°I knew it! I knew it! Tonight definitely won¡¯t be an easy shift. Hurry and go push the bedside electrocardiogram.¡±


    When Zhang Fan arrived at the patient¡¯s room while pushing the electrocardiogram, Ye Jing had already begun chestpressions for the patient. She was panting as she said, ¡°Come do the chestpressions, I don¡¯t have the strength to do any more. I¡¯ll perform the electrocardiogram.¡±


    Chestpressions required you to press down five centimeters at a rate of 100 times per minute. This physical task would be impossible for anyone in poor physical condition. Chestpressions would alsomonly result in identally fracturing a patient¡¯s rib. This was because chestpressions required great force.


    Zhang Fan hurriedly took over performing chestpressions from Ye Jing. ¡°Give the patient cardiac stimnt via intravenous injection, thergest dosage allowed. Hurry!¡± Ye Jingmanded the nurse.


    The patient¡¯s family members were all kicked out of the room, so they pressed themselves up against the ss window to look inside. Patient #5 was an elderly man in his sixties. His wife¡¯s face was already covered in tears, while several of their children supported her while looking expectantly at the doctors in the room.


    *Beep! Beep! Beep!* The bedside monitor began to issue a warning that the heartrate was tlining.


    ¡°He¡¯s gone. Just finish a final electrocardiogram. You can stop the chestpressions now,¡± Ye Jing said to Zhang Fan as she stopped her efforts.


    They slowly left the patient¡¯s room. There wasn¡¯t much left to say. The patient¡¯s doctor had previously informed the patient¡¯s family already that the patient was in such a condition that he might pass away at any moment.


    Before Zhang Fan could even get a few minutes of rest, the night shift nurse ran over again. ¡°Patient #9!¡± She then immediately ran back to the patient¡¯s room. Zhang Fan pushed the electrocardiogram machine while running after Ye Jing.


    ¡°Nurse! Nurse! Pleasee! I think my mom is dying! Please hurry!¡± Patient #23¡¯s daughter shouted at this time.


    ¡°You go to patient #23, I¡¯ll go to patient #9. Perform an electrocardiogram first,¡± Ye Jing told Zhang Fan.


    Just as they were working to save patients #9 and #23, an emergency situation arose with patient #18. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even have the time to rush over to perform an electrocardiogram before patient #18 passed away. He was extremely busy all night all the way until it was light out, but patients #5, #9, #18, and #23 all ended up passing away that night.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get a chance to rest afterwards, because the morning was filled with writing the death reports, as well as adding on to the medical reports about all the efforts to try and save the patients.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get any time to mourn for the patients as he finished his first 24-hour work shift in the cardiovascr department.

 Chapter 67: Medical patches

    <h4>Chapter 67: Medical patches</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Death! Such a scary concept. However, death would ur in the cardiovascr department on almost a daily basis. Death might arrive at any moment. After one week, Zhang Fan became numb and even ustomed to death.


    Actually, this wasn¡¯t a good condition to be in. Lacking respect for death would make one a cold and distant person whocked empathy and pity due to getting too ustomed to death. However, there was no helping it. China¡¯s poption was far toorge, with only so many doctors. What else could the doctors do? This was simply the natural order here.


    Many people felt that doctors were cold and cruel. Actually, the doctors were simply helpless after experiencing far too much death. Doctors were just normal people too. They often had to carry a burden that other normal people wouldn¡¯t understand.


    Humans¡¯ capacity for emotion was limited. Facing and witnessing death on a daily basis would naturally result in numbed emotions. No matter how much pain or sadness the patient¡¯s family experienced, that was just something normal to the doctor, just like eating and sleeping. This was the pity of being a doctor in China.


    Zhang Fan had been confused and lost the first time that he faced death. Back then, he¡¯d felt as if the sky had fallen. He often had bloody dreams during that time.


    Doctors weren¡¯t capable of doing everything. It was quite often that a doctor would be helpless. There were many terminal illnesses where the patient couldn¡¯t be saved. However, the doctors would still have to face the patients and their families¡¯ pleading expressions.


    Doctor was a profession that would cultivate the heart. Getting past this would mean that Zhang Fan was truly bing a professional doctor, and that his personal path was maturing. He would no longer be an ordinary person or intern doctor. Whenever someone else talked to him, they would typically address him by the title of ¡°Doctor¡±.


    To summarize, life in the cardiovascr department was tense, difficult, and carefully detailed.


    The heart was the human body¡¯s version of an engine. Any minor ident involving the heart would be fatal. Cardiologists¡¯ nerves were always stretched to the highest tension as they were in charge of fixing this all-important engine.


    It was normal for the cardiovascr department¡¯s emergency treatment operation rooms to be the most numerous andrgest at any regr ss A hospital. The stocked medicine and medical equipment were also the mostplete. It wasmon for there to be two or three medical teams simultaneously working to try and save patients near death.


    Typical intern doctors wouldck the mental fortitude to participate in emergency treatment. Those who wouldn¡¯t tremble when seeing such a scene were already considered passable. It wasn¡¯t like a doctor would naturally be hardened when first starting out.


    Only by experiencing daily medical work and undergoing years of professional training would doctors be hardened and resolute. It was impossible for a doctor to have a long career without being hardened. If a doctor cried over every single patient that died under their care, well, they wouldn¡¯t need to go to work anymore, as they would be crying every single day.


    Back when Zhang Fan was in his second year of medical school, his human anatomy dissection teacher had given the ss of future doctors a warning: being a doctor was no pleasant job, and the future doctors would need to directly face death. For the first year, medical students would focus on learning the basics. Only in the second year would the medical students start learning actual practical skills.


    The weather had been really hot that year. The human anatomy dissection room had been closed off for the entire summer when no sses were in session. The entire building was filled with the stench of formalin and rotten flesh.


    A bunch of newbie medical students were all excited as they surrounded a corpse container. Even though it was very hot, there were still many medical students. More than 30 people were all gathered together for the sake of witnessing so-called human dissection for the first time.


    The moment that the container was opened, a rotten smell washed over everyone. The corpse inside had already been cut open, revealing what was inside. It was unknown which student vomited first.


    *Retch!* This student vomited up some tofu soup. The next student vomited up vegetables and spicy peppers. All the students started hurling everywhere, painting the floor with various colors. The floor became covered in milk, bread, noodles, eggs, and so on. Someone actually even ate stinky tofu for breakfast. That smell!


    Obviously, more than 30 people all vomiting together in a closed room would create an incredibly sour stench.


    The human anatomy dissection teacher had exited the room long ago. She knew that the first ss would be the hardest, but it was also something they needed to experience. For the next two years, the human anatomy dissection ss continued with the students getting ustomed to being with corpses on a daily basis.


    By the end, the students became ustomed to corpses to the point where they could eat instant noodles right next to a corpse.


    This wasn¡¯t about disrespecting a corpse. It simply couldn¡¯t be helped. If you couldn¡¯t get used to corpses, it would be impossible for you to be a doctor. Students who couldn¡¯t get used to corpses should quit so as not to waste their own and the patients¡¯ time.


    In the cardiovascr department, Zhang Fan spent the majority of his time writing medical reports and performing electrocardiograms. There were far too many different types of medicine used in the cardiovascr department. Zhang Fan had yet to learn them all even after more than one week. He was only a normal person without the aid of his System.


    The other two young female doctors who rotated together with Zhang Fan knew much more than he did. This was because they had been in internal medicine departments beforehand. Well, since Zhang Fan couldn¡¯tpare, he would do his best to study. He couldn¡¯t just wait around for his System to open up internal medicine corpses. Thus, Zhang Fan started studying internal medicine textbooks. If reading a textbook one time wasn¡¯t enough for him to learn the content, then he would read it two times. If two times were insufficient, then he would read it three times. Zhang Fan was used to grinding.


    Zhang Fan would return to his apartment after his work shifts and study his textbooks. He made good progress, especially since he was also simultaneously obtaining hands-on experience. He started picking up the foundational basics that he had previously forgotten. Physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and so on were all equally important. Lacking knowledge in any one area would mean not being able to understand why a specific type of treatment was necessary, or how an illness came about.


    The medical field was one where learning interconnected courses was especially important. Missing a single course would meanck of knowledge, which might result in not understanding an illness and being unable to sessfully treat a patient.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother had greatly improved recently. Zhang Fan¡¯s massages for her were highly effective. This evening, she came over to see Zhang Fan. She had beening over every day for massage treatments while apanied by her daughter Shao Hua. However, Shao Hua didn¡¯te with her today. Zhang Fan felt slightly disappointed to see that Shao Hua¡¯s mother hade alone.


    ¡°Thank you, Doctor Zhang. I¡¯ve improved so much recently. Look, I can even lift my arm without much pain.¡± She then raised her arm to show Zhang Fan.


    ¡°That¡¯s good, then. You must be exercising at home, right? Just my massages alone won¡¯t have such a good effect.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Every day, I¡¯ve been practicing the wall-climbing exercises that you taught me.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother then took out a box of medical patches. ¡°Doctor Zhang, take a look at this. My next-door neighbor gave this to me. She said that it¡¯s really miraculous, and that a paralyzed patient was able to stand after sticking on a few boxes¡¯ worth of these patches. I didn¡¯t believe her, but she absolutely insisted that I try.¡±


    Zhang Fan took the box of medical patches and inspected the contents. He found that the patch¡¯s medicinal properties stemmed from safflower extract and musk. ¡°Ma¡¯am, these medical patches will be somewhat effective for improving blood cirction. However, it shouldn¡¯t have much effect on your shoulder periarthritis.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I didn¡¯t believe that it would be so miraculous. My neighbor made it sound so divine, but also said that one box costs more than 100 yuan.¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, you should continue your regr exercises and keep receiving massages from me. This medical patch shouldn¡¯t be of any use of you. Howe Shao Hua didn¡¯te with you today? Is she alright with letting youe here alone?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m almostpletely well, so of course she¡¯s alright with letting mee alone. She¡¯s working overtime today. It seems that her boss is checking up on everyone¡¯s work, so she¡¯s been really busy recently.¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan felt much better now. He had been worried that Shao Hua was avoiding him. Although there had been no romantic development between them, Zhang Fan had been quite proactive in finding topics to chat about every day while treating Shao Hua¡¯s mother.


    By the way, on the topic of medical patches, strange rumors had been spreading about them in China. Such rumors said that a person paralyzed for more than 10 years could suddenly stand up again after using a certain type of medical patch. Without even talking about the medical patch¡¯s effects, a person¡¯s muscles would atrophy severely after being paralyzed for more than 10 years. It would be impossible to stand up again without a long period of physical therapy. It wasn¡¯t like people were robots made out of metal.


    Many elderly people in China even believed such rumors that also imed that these medical patches would cure hundreds of different illnesses. If you had a cough, you were supposed to apply the patch on your throat. If you had a headache, you were supposed to apply the patch on your forehead. If you had a stomachache, you were supposed to apply the patch on your stomach.


    Many illnesses were simple illnesses that would automatically go away by themselves. However, some elderly people would believe that using two medical patches would help a cold to go away. Using a medical patch seemed far better than needing an injection or medication, and it seemed so effective!


    One box of these medical patches cost a bit more than 100 yuan. Wasting a little money wasn¡¯t that important, but potentially worsening an illness because of believing in a scam medical patch would be no small matter. Even though China¡¯s medical field had many problems, China had still sessfully improved its citizens¡¯ average lifespan from the thirties to the seventies in just several decades. This was all thanks to China¡¯s advances in the medical field 1 .


    The cardiovascr department was incredibly busy currently. It was now around the end of winter and the beginning of spring. This season was one where people would often catch colds or infections, which would then lead to a weakened heart. The patient rooms werepletely filled. There were even many patients without beds who could only stand or lie in the hallways.


    With so many patients, it would be easy for there to be a medical incident. Director Ren emphasized this on a daily basis in the departmental morning meetings. Everyone was also very tense because of this.


    Ye Jing was having a hard time with the workload recently. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Zhang Fan was helping her, she would have applied for vacation time already.


    Even though everyone was being so careful, a major medical incident urred with one of Ye Jing¡¯s patients. Ye Jing instantly copsed.

 Chapter 68: The insignificance of life

    <h4>Chapter 68: The insignificance of life</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    There was amon phrase in the cardiovascr department: ¡°My old patient ¡ª¡ª¡ª won¡¯t being again.¡± People in the department who heard this would never ask where the patient had gone. At most, they would fall silent for a while before eximing, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    This would sound strange to an outsider. Just what was all this? But, ¡°won¡¯t being again¡± actually meant that the patient had passed away, going to the world after death.


    Although Ye Jing wasn¡¯t very proactive in her work, she still treated her patients quite well. She was the patient type who always wore a smile. She was also chatty, so she loved to ask the patients about their families. This made her popr with the patients who were almost all elderly.


    Many of her patients would request her as their doctor again when they returned to the hospital. They would often chat with her when they were feeling better. It wasmon to see arge group of elderly men and women gathered around her.


    Director Ren really disliked seeing such scenes. She didn¡¯t want doctors to have a rtionship with the patients other than treatment. That could affect medical judgement. Ren Li was really simr to Ouyang Hong in this aspect: they were both serious and strict, and neither of them was chatty and smiling like Ye Jing.


    However, Ye Jing said, ¡°My motivation to continue at this job is because of all the old men and women so happily chatting with me. If even that gets taken away from me, what meaning would there be left in being a doctor? That would feel so icy and inhuman.¡±


    Basically, Ye Jing had a sense of aplishment.


    The patient rooms were incredibly full. Even the hallways were filled with hospital beds. The corridors were filled with patients and their family members. When it was time for the morning checkup on the patients, the corridors were so crowded that it was impossible to walk.


    Director Ren Li was furious at the cardiovascr department¡¯s daily morning meeting. ¡°With so many patients¡¯ family members around, it¡¯s impossible to even get to a patient in time for emergency treatment if there¡¯s a medical situation. How are we supposed to even work normally? Head nurse, from today onwards, double the number of nurses on duty and increase the care given to the patients. Kick out all of the patients¡¯ family members from the treatment area. For the seriously ill patients, they¡¯re only allowed one family member¡¯spany.¡±


    There truly was no helping things here. Chasu City Hospital was considered the best hospital in Chasu City, and everyone would rather be treated by the best hospital and doctors. Chasu City Hospital wasn¡¯t allowed to refuse any patients, and thus it became overcrowded.


    Increasing the amount of care that the patient received would also result in a corresponding increase in their medical fees. This type of fee wouldn¡¯t be paid for by medical insurance. Those who had worse financial situation might thus choose to leave Chasu City Hospital for a smaller and cheaper hospital for their treatment.


    Director Ren Li wasn¡¯t trying to be cruel. Things truly couldn¡¯t be helped. With so many people crowding the corridors, it would be really difficult to save a patient who needed emergency assistance. Even a single minute¡¯s dy might mean the difference between life and death in the cardiovascr department. That was why Ren Li could only raise prices.


    Patient #3 was a long-term patient. He wasn¡¯t considered old among the patients, as he was still in his early fifties. However, he had a long list of medical problems, including high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, chronic bronchitis, and diabetes, all chronic illnesses.


    Patient #3 had been Ye Jing¡¯s patient for quite a long period of time. He had periodically starteding to Chasu City Hospital for checkups starting seven or eight years ago. He was also really chatty, so he loved chatting with Ye Jing. Due to his pulmonary heart disease, he had breathing difficulties, and often needed to rely on a breathing mask. But, as long as he had breath, he would always want to talk.


    Some major snow started falling even though it was now the beginning of spring. The weather, which had been warming up, suddenly cooled down significantly. Patient #3¡¯s chronic illnesses all worsened because he caught a cold. He was now in the intensive care unit, and his family was notified that he was critically ill and at risk of passing away at any moment.


    Patient #3 had always been so lively, but this time, he seemed topletelyck energy, and he no longer even wanted to talk. He had a grayplexion that seemed to reek of the aura of death. His wife had such a worried expression.


    They had three children, two sons and one daughter. Their family¡¯s financial situation was in dire straits due to spending so much money on patient #3¡¯s medical fees over the past seven to eight years. Their younger son was in his thirties, and had finally found a girlfriend and was about to get married. The girlfriend had only one request: she wanted to have her own home to live in as she didn¡¯t want to live with inws.


    Both children and parents in this family had often worried before about marriage prospects. The elderly parents were especially worried to the point where they lost much sleep over it. Finally, a girl appeared who was willing to get married to their younger son. However, she wanted a house! This made the elderly parents worry even more, which worsened patient #3¡¯s illnesses.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, your husband needs an albumin and globulin injection. His protein level is too low. Your husband is beginning to suffer from edema,¡± Ye Jing told patient #3¡¯s wife after analyzing patient #3¡¯sboratory test results.


    Albumin was the main protein maintaining the body¡¯s osmotic pressure and body nutrition, while globulin was a protein that helped the immune system. These two proteins would be critically important in any clinical setting.


    These protein injections were also quite expensive¡ªone injection would cost more than 700 yuan. Many injections would be necessary for long-term treatment, and how many were needed would depend on the patient¡¯s specific condition and recovery status. With patient #3¡¯s condition, he would need to use these injections for at least five to six consecutive days.


    His wife¡¯s lips trembled as she said, ¡°I¡¯ll go call our children.¡±


    ¡°Hup! Hup!¡± Patient #3 spent a great deal of effort to wave his hand. He was having breathing difficulties. He meant that she shouldn¡¯t phone their children. However, he was already in such a severe condition. She didn¡¯t want to just watch him die on the hospital bed.


    His wife went up and adjusted his nket for him while saying, ¡°Alright, don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t phone them. We¡¯ll return home soon in a few days. Don¡¯t worry about a thing, as that will only make you worse. You can¡¯t be worrying. Just rest properly while I leave together with Doctor Ye.¡±


    After exiting his room, she looked at Ye Jing and seemed like she wanted to say something, but didn¡¯t say anything in the end. Ye Jing was also aware that patient #3¡¯s family¡¯s financial situation wasn¡¯t good, but there really wasn¡¯t anything she could do.


    Patient #3¡¯s wife hesitated for quite a long while as she looked at her husband through the ss window. She finally took out her cell phone in the end after all. ¡°Daughter, the doctor says that your father requires protein injections. He¡¯s already suffering from edema. Talk to your older brother about it, and maybe have your father take the injections for a few days first. It¡¯s so hard on me to see him in pain,¡± she said, and began to cry soundlessly.


    Later that afternoon, her daughter brought over 5000 yuan. ¡°Do the injections. We¡¯ll all keep thinking of ideas. There will always be a method avable. Later, let¡¯s have my younger brothere take your ce so that you can go home and rest. Father¡¯s already in the hospital, so we can¡¯t have you exhausting yourself as well.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine. Your younger brother just got an additional part-time job recently. He¡¯s probably really tired as well.¡±


    However, 5000 yuan would only be enough to pay for two days¡¯ worth of medical fees. What after that? The olddy was quite exhausted over the past few days as she had constantly remained at her husband¡¯s bedside. Her husband slept much better after the protein injections for the day. Without them, he would often wake up in the middle of the night due to breathing difficulties.


    Later that night, patient #3¡¯s wife fell asleep right by her husband¡¯s bedside. She was so exhausted that she was even snoring. At this moment, her husband suddenly opened his eyes. He gently caressed his wife¡¯s hair while looking at her for a long period of time. He felt that this woman who had been with him for his whole life had hardly ever gotten to experience a happy life. She had spent so much time taking care of him, making sure that he had the best care avable, while she was as skinny as a matchstick.


    ¡®I can¡¯t continue being a burden to them any longer. It¡¯s so difficult for her as well as our children,¡¯ patient #3 thought to himself as he gently got out of his hospital bed. He used all of his strength to put a jacket on his wife. This was the final thing that he could do for her. After that, he heaved a long sigh, and prayed that she could marry a much more skilled man in the next life. He hoped that he would no longer be a burden on her in their next lives.


    He then nced over onest time at his wife who was still asleep by his bedside as he whispered, ¡°Dear, I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± He had a calm and resolute expression as he got on a chair and opened the hospital window. This was the 20th floor of the hospital. The wind outside was quite strong!


    He calmly stepped outside the window.


    *Smack!* There was a muffled thud. He hadmitted suicide by walking out the 20th floor window!


    ¡°I justid down to sleep for a little while! Why couldn¡¯t he take it anymore? How am I supposed to live on? You¡¯re so heartless! My heart is in pieces!¡± His wife¡¯s cries seemed like they could move the heavens.


    Her children supported her. She had fainted several times already. Exhaustion from the past several daysbined with this tremendous shock caused her to copse. She and her husband had supported each other for their whole lives, but he suddenly ran away from everything at this junction, leaving nothing but loneliness and endless sadness for her.


    It was quite normal, incredibly normal for people to die at the hospital. However, this was the first time a patient had evermitted suicide by jumping out the window at Chasu City Hospital. The police, hospital¡¯s administrative department, government officials, logistics department, security, and superintendent all arrived.


    The patient¡¯s family didn¡¯t cause a ruckus, protest, or mourn in the cardiovascr department. They all left silently, without saying anything more. Patient #3¡¯s wife took her husband¡¯s corpse and belongings home quietly. They didn¡¯tin to the hospital one bit.


    However, Chasu City Hospital couldn¡¯t leave things just like that. Just why had patient #3 decided tomit suicide? All of the doctors and nurses on duty that night were temporarily suspended for the investigation. Ye Jing was also suspended as she was patient #3¡¯s primary doctor. The police asked Ye Jing and the doctors and nurses on duty questions in order to understand the situation. Then, Director Ren asked Ye Jing what patient #3 had talked about over the past few days, and if he had been behaving strangely. Patient #3¡¯s medical history was sealed so that the superintendent could inspect it.


    Next, the hospital administrative department director talked to Ye Jing. ¡°Did you hint at anything to the patient? Did you say anything to him that might make him want tomit suicide?¡±


    Finally, Superintendent Ouyang came to talk to Ye Jing. The superintendent severely scolded her, calling her useless ever since she joined the cardiovascr department.


    Ye Jing was constantly forced to write, write, and write countless reports on what¡¯d happened over the past few days. Ye Jing was constantly in tears as she wrote all the reports. All of the other doctors in the cardiovascr department sympathized with her, but there was nothing they could do at all.


    How was this incident going to be resolved? Who was at fault? Who was going to be punished? The answer was quite obvious. As the patient¡¯s primary doctor, Ye Jing would be severely punished at the very lightest. It was even possible that her medical license might be taken away from her.


    The hospital administrative department director also came to ask Zhang Fan about patient #3¡¯s treatment and if Doctor Ye had said or done anything improper to the patient. This entire incident was almostpletely unrted to Zhang Fan. Ye Jing was his teaching doctor, which meant that she was fully responsible for anything that happened, whether good or bad.


    Later that night, Zhang Fan rested on his bed in his apartment as he nced up at the lights outside his apartment window. He felt a wave of endless fatigue wash over him. Just why had all this happened?

 Chapter 69: Mega cleaning

    <h4>Chapter 69: Mega cleaning</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After the patient suicide incident, the hospital started reconstructing the outer walls and installing new ss windows. Luckily for the hospital, the patient¡¯s family had no interest in suing the hospital. The hospital also didn¡¯t punish Ye Jing with the maximum severity. They punished her on the premise that she had indeed tried her best to treat the patient.


    Superintendent Ouyang really hated Ye Jing¡¯s carefree attitude, and thus felt that this incident was a perfect opportunity to viciously deal with her. Ye Jing had half a year of her bonuses taken away, while all the doctors and nurses on duty that night had three months of their bonuses taken away.


    All of these people were also required to write deep self-reflections. Most of the doctors and nurses worked so hard all for the sake of the little bonus money they got. Still, this was already the best possible result. If the patient¡¯s family had wanted a reckoning, the punishment would have been far more severe.


    Two weeks passed.


    Zhang Fan swiftly improved his internal medicine skills in the cardiovascr department. He was basically capable of being an independent resident doctor of internal medicine now. After Ye Jing finished writing her self-reflections, she applied for the maximum allotted amount of vacation time she had, saying that she would resign if her vacation wasn¡¯t approved. Superintendent Ouyang gritted her teeth in extreme anger. She approved the vacation only because she knew how hard it was to sessfully raise a capable attending physician cardiologist. Had this been a mere resident physician who dared to ask for vacation time right after causing such an incident, Superintendent Ouyang would have long since isted that person to force them to resign on their own.


    Ye Jing was now on vacation, but she still had several patients who were hospitalized. Director Ren Li was about to give those patients over to other doctors, but when she checked on the patients¡¯ situation, she found that all of them were in good condition, and could soon leave the hospital.


    Director Ren Li started taking an interest in Zhang Fan. Although there were more female than male doctors in the cardiovascr department, men still had an advantage over women in this field due to better strength and stamina. It was known to everyone that Zhang Fan had already passed his medical license examination. He would truly be allowed to be apletely independent doctor once his medical license arrived in March.


    An unexpected test! Director Ren Li suddenly held an unannounced test for the three rotation doctors. She personally came up with all the questions for this internal medical exam. The questions ranged from basic to practical, and from simple toplex. There were 20 questions in total. 10 questions only needed short answers, while the other 10 questions required much lengthier ones.


    The three rotation doctors were allpletely caught off guard by the unexpected test. They had suddenly been called over to the director¡¯s office, and were immediately told to take a test upon arrival.


    Zhang Fan had grinded internal medicine textbooks so many times already, including the foundational basics. While he hadn¡¯t exactly memorized everything, he was now knowledgeable enough to use what he¡¯d learned.


    Director Ren Li had been a doctorate degree graduate student whose major was cardiology, and she had now been the director of the cardiovascr department for a bit more than three years. She was highly skilled with the questions she asked. The first three questions tested the rotation doctors on their basic skills, while the following 17 were all about practical skills using examples of real situations. It would be easy to fall into her traps on the test questions.


    Zhang Fan had studied quite solidly over the past two weeks. Despite this, there were still several questions he wasn¡¯t 100% confident about. This wasn¡¯t because Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t hardworking. Ren Li was simply that amazing at cardiology. She knew exactly what weaknesses newer doctors would have in cardiology. This test would be an excellent assessment of how excellent and hardworking a new doctor was.


    Ren Li gave the three rotation doctors their grades and assessments immediately after they finished the tests. She at least let them save a little face as she informed each rotation doctor individually. Otherwise, things would have been truly awkward for them.


    The two female rotation doctors received their assessments before Zhang Fan did. One did alright, while the other female doctor came out of the director¡¯s office while crying.


    When Zhang Fan entered the director¡¯s office, Ren Li immediately asked, ¡°What¡¯s the biggest difference between internal medicine and surgery?¡±


    Zhang Fan was quite confused to hear this. It wasmon sense that internal medicine and surgery were really different medical fields. However, what was the biggest difference supposed to be? Zhang Fan thought it over for a while before he replied, ¡°In internal medicine, most treatments are palliative treatments, while most surgeries treat the foundational cause of the problem.¡±


    Ren Li nodded as she then asked, ¡°Are you interested in working in internal medicine? Don¡¯t be happy yet, as internal medicine might not even recruit you. I¡¯d just like to know your own interests.¡±


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t happy even in the slightest. He truly had no interest at all in internal medicine. Having to think for so long over a patient¡¯s illness and what medicine to use seemed like such a waste of time to him. He far preferred to be direct. Plus, he didn¡¯t enjoy the fact that almost all internal medicine patients were elderly.


    ¡°I¡¯ve never considered it before. I¡¯ve always worked in surgery, and I never worked in internal medicine back when I was an intern,¡± Zhang Fan answered politely with an indirect refusal here, indicating that he wasn¡¯t interested in internal medicine.


    Ren Li looked over Zhang Fan, and then said, ¡°Alright, go and continue your work then. You¡¯re temporarily in charge of Doctor Ye¡¯s previous patients. Feel free to help them with hospital discharge procedures if their condition improves enough to leave the hospital.¡±


    Actually, Zhang Fan had done a good job on Ren Li¡¯s impromptu exam. He reached the standards that she wanted. Not to mention, he was a male doctor, and the cardiovascr department could use more male doctors for heavy work. However, Zhang Fan clearly had no interest in joining the cardiovascr department. Ren Li wasn¡¯t the type who would force someone to work for her against their will. The cardiovascr department wasn¡¯t thatcking in personnel.


    On Friday, Superintendent Ouyang joined the cardiovascr department¡¯s morning meeting, a rare urrence on Fridays. After the morning meeting ended, Superintendent Ouyang told the doctors and head nurse to stay behind for another meeting.


    ¡°I received a notification from my own superiors. This weekend, a high-ranked government leader ising here for a heart health checkup. We must be well-prepared. Nothing unexpected can be allowed to ur. We can¡¯t give the government official a bad impression of our hospital,¡± Superintendent Ouyang told everyone. She then added, ¡°This weekend, none of our doctors will be taking the day shifts off. Every single doctor will be on duty for the day shifts. Head nurse, make sure that there¡¯s as many highly experienced nurses on duty as possible for the day shifts. Make sure that everything is absolutely sterile and clean. We must all bring out our very best attitudes to treat the government leader.¡±


    This government leader was almost about to retire. He was here for a regr heart health checkup. Previously, he¡¯d always gone to Beijing for his heart exams, but now that he was almost about to retire, there was no need to keep his health problems a secret anymore. Thus, he had his secretary notify the Bureau of Public Health as well as Superintendent Ouyang that he woulde this weekend.


    The cardiovascr department already had many patients to begin with. Now that it was known that they would have to treat a government leader this weekend, there was such a hubbub in the department.


    The cardiovascr department hired outside cleaning help to clean the entire department. All water cups and books that were typically left around outside were put away. Any doctors whose white doctor¡¯s coats were dirty received a brand-new coat. Previously, all the patient rooms had two beds per room as it was important for cardiovascr department patients to have quiet. However, due to the uing arrival of the government leader, a third bed was added to every single patient room, and all the patients in the corridors were stuffed into the rooms. All patients who weren¡¯t in too severe a condition were discharged from the hospital.


    Even every single ss window was scrubbed clean. About the only thing that wasn¡¯t done was giving the walls a fresh coat of paint.


    The government leader ended up arriving on Sunday afternoon. He was apanied by the director of the Bureau of Public Health, Superintendent Ouyang, and Chasu City Hospital¡¯s vice superintendents. They all arrived at the cardiovascr department in such arge group.


    Director Ren Li brought out all the department doctors to greet the leaders in unison. The government leader turned out to be a member of the Standing Committee, which meant that he was really high-ranking.


    The government leader gave a short and simple speech, recognizing the hard work of the hospital¡¯s leaders, along with praising the medical level of Chasu City Hospital¡¯s doctors. He even shook hands with every single doctor. Director Ren Li then personally performed all the necessary heart examinations for him, including electrocardiogram, cardiac treadmill test, and every other small heart test possible.


    The government leader didn¡¯t have a severe problem with his heart. All he had was some slight arrhythmia. Ren Li looked over the Beijing hospital¡¯s proposed treatment n for the government leader, and didn¡¯t modify it one bit. The previously proposed treatment n was quite excellent, and needed no modifications at all.


    All of this took about an hour and a half. After the government leader¡¯s heart exams were over, Superintendent Ouyang personally apanied him out of the hospital.


    The government leader had required nothing more than a simple checkup, yet his pending arrival had caused the entire cardiovascr department to be tense for two whole days. All the doctors and nurses in the department had been incredibly busy as if they had to prepare for war. Did they haveints? Of course they did. But, would they dare toin? Of course not. The moment any of themined, it was likely that Director Ren Li and Superintendent Ouyang would learn of theints.


    Zhang Fan had truly gone through a lot recently. If it weren¡¯t for his System¡¯s buffs to his stamina, he would have copsed from fatigue long ago. This was also because Kuake City Hospital¡¯s director of general surgery had been giving Zhang Fan several appendectomies and gall dder surgeries to perform.


    Kuake City Hospital¡¯s director of general surgery had been in his position for quite a long while. Since Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t an independent doctor yet, the director would pay him only a regr amount for each surgery, a lot less than what Shi Lei paid Zhang Fan. Still, the director helped put Zhang Fan in touch with several other directors of general surgery at other small city hospitals.


    Zhang Fan thus had to go to other city hospitals to help with surgeries once every three, four days on average. He was incredibly busy with work at the cardiovascr department, he still needed to study medical textbooks at night, and he was asionally driving to other city hospitals to perform surgeries. Although this helped to improve his ie by a decent amount, Zhang Fan had gotten noticeably skinnier.


    Li Xiao¡¯s third massage treatment schedule was also about to begin. When her first two massage treatments were finished, Li Xiao had especially gone back to her previous bigger and better city hospital to have another checkup on her back. She then had the datapared from before and after the massage treatments. The results were quite nice! There was evidence that her back was being restored to proper alignment.


    Her doctor was really curious, and kept asking Li Xiao what type of treatment she had received. Of course, Li Xiao refused to tell her doctor. She considered Zhang Fan her secret weapon.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s massage treatment for Shao Hua¡¯s mother also ended. The effects were wonderful. Shao Hua¡¯s mother tried to give Zhang Fan a red packet after the treatment ended, but Zhang Fan absolutely refused to take it. However, he found it a difficult problem to think of how he could see Shao Hua again in the future now that her mother was cured.

 Chapter 70: A man needs his own home! Money is the most important!

    <h4>Chapter 70: A man needs his own home! Money is the most important!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan gradually discharged the patients that Ye Jing had left behind. None of them had any major problems, and they all only required ordinary treatment. There were no difficult cases. Zhang Fan finished his rotation in the cardiovascr department right after discharging hisst patient.


    Ren Li didn¡¯t try to give Zhang Fan a hard time. She signed off on his rotation, giving him a passing assessment. Zhang Fan felt exhausted after finally transferring out of the cardiovascr department. Not only were the patients¡¯ treatments far moreplex here, cardiovascr patients were also constantly at high risk. Zhang Fan had never been so tense before in any general surgery or orthopedic surgery department. Not to mention, there was that major suicide incident which had left Zhang Fan in a state of confusion for several days.


    This time, the hospital¡¯s administrative department was unexpectedly highly generous for once. All the rotation doctors were given three days of vacation¡ªthis time a true vacation that they could use however they pleased.


    Li Hui immediately came over to find Zhang Fan. He nned to go visit the provincial capital over the three-day vacation, but was too scared to go to the provincial capital by himself, which was why he wanted to drag Zhang Fan along.


    However, Zhang Fan waspletely uninterested in touring a bigger city. He felt that it was meaningless. Not to mention, he didn¡¯t want to spend the little money he had on hand right now. Even if he went there, he felt like all he could do there was to gaze at the tall skyscrapers and eat some noodles, thene back all depressed at seeing others¡¯ wealth.


    Li Hui didn¡¯t dare to go by himself if Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t going, so he tried to convince Zhang Fan to go for quite a while before he finally gave up. Zhang Fan absolutely refused to budge, so Li Hui finally left, depressedly giving up on his idea to visit the provincial capital. Li Hui and Wang Sha were nowpletely a thing of the past. ording to Chen Qifa, Wang Sha was even looking at potential houses to purchase for her new wedding home.


    Just a while ago, that brat Li Hui had been all heartbroken over Wang Sha breaking up with him, but now, he was all lively again. He truly was quick to forget what was good. It really would be truly difficult to change his personality. Wang Sha had seen through his essence, and knew that Li Hui was unreliable. That was why she got engaged so quickly to somebody else. Still, she did feel quite sad about the seven to eight years¡¯ worth of time together with him that went down the drain.


    However, when seeing how Li Hui currently acted, there wasn¡¯t much of a pity after all. If Wang Sha got married to him, they would likely argue every day. Li Hui was way too much of a cker who loved to y around. He was actually quite smart, and had good grades on all his medical exams. He just loved ying too much.


    Wang Qian had also recently been phoning Zhang Fan, telling him that he shoulde over for dinner sometime. However, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t gone a single time. Although Wang Qian really did treat him quite excellently, it was clear that her husband didn¡¯t want to have anything to do with him. This made it too awkward for Zhang Fan to go visit her again. He didn¡¯t want to sow discord in someone else¡¯s family.


    Her husband Jiang Yi didn¡¯t have anything in particr against Zhang Fan. It was just that Jiang Yi was a high-ranking government official. At his level, he truly wouldn¡¯t care about some ordinary low-ranking doctor. Although Wang Qian alwaysined about her back pain, he wouldn¡¯t be able to feel it. He actually felt that Wang Qian was just being spoiled.


    Not to mention, there was the matter of Zhang Fan previously asking for help to get Batu promoted right before his arrest incident. So, even though Jiang Yi felt that Zhang Fan was indeed a skilled doctor, he also felt that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t as simple a person as Wang Qian made him out to be. Jiang Yi felt that it was fine to simply pay for medical treatment, but there was no need to get too close to a doctor. For someone as high-ranking as Jiang Yi, he could obtain the hospital¡¯s best doctors just by calling the superintendent. There was no need for him to get close to an ordinary doctor.


    Actually, Zhang Fan had no interest in using connections to get promoted. He didn¡¯t want to suck up to anyone. He felt that hecked emotional intelligence, and that it would be easier for him to get promoted purely through his skills. Not to mention, there was his cheat-like System helping him. Thus, he didn¡¯t want to busy himself with anything like factions or being a sycophant. He had spent four years as a food seller back in college to support himself through medical school. He hated the idea of having to relive that time when he had to debase himself to everyone.


    The weather gradually became warmer. Li Xiao¡¯s real estate development business became busy again, unlike how free she was in the winter. The fact that her back was truly recovering greatly elevated her opinion of Zhang Fan.


    Li Xiao¡¯s business was huge, and was involved in all areas of the border province. Recently, her assistant reminded her that it was almost time for her third round of massage treatment. At the time, Zhang Fan had mentioned an appropriate approximate timeframe, and Li Xiao¡¯s assistant had recorded this.


    Li Xiao had given Zhang Fan 30,000 yuan each time for the first and second massage treatments. Although she¡¯d also loaned Zhang Fan a car, that was mostly for her own convenience so that Zhang Fan could easilye to treat her. When Zhang Fan had previously tried to return the car to her, she had refused to take it back, because a single car was nothing to her. As long as her back was cured fully, one car would be no big deal at all.


    Back then, Li Xiao had yet to receive another back checkup from another doctor. When she returned to her original doctor and learned of the surprisingly excellent results, even her doctor had been really astonished.


    Li Xiao looked at her uing schedule, and then told her assistant, ¡°Make an appointment with Doctor Zhang sometime soon. Ask him when he¡¯s free. I want to invite him to a meal.¡±


    ¡°What restaurant should I invite him to?¡±


    Li Xiao thought it over for a moment before replying, ¡°I think that Doctor Zhang prefers food with lighter taste. Let¡¯s hire a chef toe cook at my house.¡±


    ¡°Alright,¡± the assistant replied, somewhat confused. She had never witnessed President Li inviting anyone other than her own family members to her own home for a meal before. Li Xiao¡¯s business and background were quite powerful in Chasu City. There would be very few people in Chasu City that she would need to personally invite.


    Li Xiao viewed Zhang Fan as a type of insurance. It wasmon that the richer a person was, the more attention they would pay to personal health. Li Xiao was a businesswoman, not a government official like Jiang Yi. Her way of thinking was different. As long as someone was useful to her, she would definitely be willing to spend money to maintain a good rtionship with them. She would be quite happy if Zhang Fan had any requests she could help him with.


    Li Xiao¡¯s assistant checked Li Xiao¡¯s free days, and then called Zhang Fan to arrange a time for a meal. Coincidentally, Zhang Fan had just received three vacation days, so the timing was quite good for him.


    Zhang Fan arrivedter that night at Li Xiao¡¯s ce for a meal. The chef she hired was quite excellent. Li Xiao had a feast prepared just for Zhang Fan. But, he wouldn¡¯t drink alcohol, and didn¡¯t know what to chat about with Li Xiao at all other than her back¡¯s condition.


    Li Xiao was a veteran businesswoman with almost two decades of experience. She definitely wouldn¡¯t let the atmosphere be awkward, as she was a skilled conversationalist. ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you living at the hospital dormitories for doctors who are still single?¡±


    ¡°No, Leader Kang has an apartment in Chasu City that¡¯s close by to Chasu City Hospital. She loaned the apartment to me.¡± It would be inappropriate for him to address Kang Hua as ¡°Sister Kang¡± here. It was mostly Wang Qian who kept insisting that he address Kang Hua that way. However, Zhang Fan paid great attention to status, especially after he learned of Li Xiao¡¯s identity. He didn¡¯t want to cause trouble for anyone because of improper title usage.


    ¡°Oh! It¡¯s still someone else¡¯s property in the end. A man should eventually have his own home to start a family. You know that I just happen to be a real estate developer. I won¡¯t give you one for free, but I do have some houses in this district. I¡¯ll have someone show you tomorrow. If you like, I¡¯ll sell a house to you for base price at zero profit.¡± Li Xiao instantly understood that Zhang Fan and Kang Hua were likely closely associated when she heard that he was living in Kang Hua¡¯s apartment.


    Li Xiao¡¯s business had also been quite sessful even before her brother-inw became a high-ranked government official. She had experienced countless ordeals along the way in her life, which was why she really understood people like Zhang Fan who were from ordinary families.


    If she gave him a house for free, without even considering whether Zhang Fan would ept it or not, that would be harming him. Human greed was limitless. If Zhang Fan was unable to contain his greed, then giving him a free house as a gift would harm him. Li Xiao certainly didn¡¯t want to do that. She had seen all sorts of people after sessfully raising her business to such arge scale. Human greed was something that gradually grew after tasting sweet desserts.


    The district that Li Xiao lived in counted as a high-ss one in Chasu City. She was already giving Zhang Fan a lot of face by offering to sell him a house here at base price. That would be a difference of more than 100,000 yuan from the going market price.


    This was definitely a good district, with excellent lighting, new buildings, and cleaner air. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have any money right now. He had wired all the money he previously saved up to his parents so that they would no longer have to work for others. His parents had used the money to open up a small supermarket.


    Neither did Zhang Fan dare to spend his bonuses. His younger sister Zhang Jingshu was about to take the college entrance examination this year. Her grades were excellent, so he needed to prepare tuition money for her college. Zhang Fan truly hadn¡¯t considered purchasing a house before.


    ¡°Oh! Thank you, Sister Li. I¡¯m not in a rush to purchase a house right now.¡± Zhang Fan was too embarrassed to say that he had no money.


    Of course, Li Xiao was such an experienced businesswoman that she could immediately tell that Zhang Fan had no money. ¡°You¡¯ve only started working for a few years. It¡¯s already quite an aplishment that you¡¯re not spending any of your parents¡¯ money. I won¡¯t say anything else. If you really do like a house of mine, go take out a loan. I¡¯ll go talk to the bank so that your loan¡¯s interest isn¡¯t too high.¡±


    Zhang Fan would have zero problems with working hard at surgeries all night or even a construction job. However, taking out a loan, especially for several hundred thousand yuan, was more than enough to scare him to death.


    Although Zhang Fan had his Medical System now, he had just entered working society not long ago. He wasn¡¯t used to handling suchrge amounts of money. Basically, he still viewed himself as half a student. For the time being, he was still unable to ept the idea.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, forget it. I¡¯ll think about it in a few years. At that time, if Sister Li still has extra houses, I¡¯ll definitelye to find you.¡±


    ¡°Haha, oh you, you want to take advantage even though youck courage? Still, this is also fine. Slow and steady is the reliable type. Actually, a loan isn¡¯t such a big deal. You¡¯ll only have to return about 2000 yuan per month. Plus, you have really good job security as a doctor, which is why you shouldn¡¯t worry. Why don¡¯t you go learn more about getting a loan?¡±


    Zhang Fan really did pay attention to this. He knew that housing prices were on the rise, and that purchasing a house early would help him save a lot of money. Not to mention, Li Xiao¡¯s district was truly excellent, and Chasu City had a nice climate with no sandstorms.


    This was a regr city with four distinct seasons. Having his parentse here after his younger sister went to college seemed like a good idea. Since Li Xiao told him to go learn more about loans, that was what Zhang Fan intended to do. Shao Hua worked at a bank, didn¡¯t she?


    Zhang Fan felt that he now had a good excuse to go talk to Shao Hua.

 Chapter 71: Buy immediately

    <h4>Chapter 71: Buy immediately</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Since Zhang Fan had a three-day vacation, he cleaned his apartment, and then visited the bank. Last night before he left Li Xiao¡¯s ce, she had her assistant give Zhang Fan another three stacks of money, a total of another 30,000 yuan. Li Xiao said, ¡°This is the treatment fee I¡¯m giving you for the third round of massage treatment. If you buy a house from me, I won¡¯t give you anything else. If you don¡¯t, we can talk about it then.¡±


    Zhang Fan felt rather awkward about taking the money since Li Xiao was loaning him a car for free, and had just paid for such a nice meal for him. Still, when Zhang Fan left, Li Xiao¡¯s assistant had already put all the money into a bag and forced him to ept it as he left.


    Back when Zhang Fan was still poor, he would even hug the 30,000 yuan to himself as he slept. By now, he was experienced enough to treat the money normally.


    In the morning, after the bank opened up for business, Zhang Fan headed for the bank. He hesitated for quite a while, but he did call Shao Hua in the end. ¡°Shao Hua, are you busy? There¡¯s something I¡¯d like to consult you on.¡±


    Previously, when Zhang Fan was giving Shao Hua¡¯s mother a massage treatment, he would always find conversation topics to talk about with Shao Hua. She was no idiot, and knew that he was romantically interested in her. However, there was the issue that Zhang Fan was supposed to be Shao Hua¡¯s good friend Jia Suyue¡¯s marriage prospect, which was why Shao Hua was resistant to his advances. If it weren¡¯t for her mother¡¯s treatment, she definitely would have refused to interact with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m currently at work. What¡¯s the matter?¡± Shao Hua didn¡¯t tell Zhang Fan if she was busy or not busy. If he was trying to invite her to a meal, she would definitely say that she didn¡¯t have time.


    ¡°It¡¯s like this, I¡¯d like to learn more about taking out a loan. How exactly does it work?¡±


    Shao Hua just happened to be the bank¡¯s loan ount manager. She was in charge of issuing and collecting on loans, and there was a set amount of loans she was expected to issue each month. Upon hearing that Zhang Fan had actual business to discuss, she immediately said, ¡°Where are you? How about youe over to my bank? I¡¯ll exin things to you here.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m at the front door of your bank right now.¡±


    ¡°Please wait a moment.¡± Shao Hua immediately went down to receive Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, pleasee in.¡± Since this was Shao Hua¡¯s workce, and Zhang Fan was here on official business, Shao Hua did everything with proper etiquette.


    Shao Hua brought Zhang Fan to her office and invited him to take a seat. She then asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, what do you need a loan for?¡± Since Zhang Fan was a doctor, the bank would consider him an excellent customer for a loan.


    ¡°It¡¯s like this. My friend has a house she¡¯s selling. She rmended that I buy it, but I don¡¯t have enough money. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here to ask about taking out a loan. However, I haven¡¯t decided yet if I want to take out a loan or not.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s heart felt icy at seeing how Shao Hua was all only about official business.


    Although Zhang Fan said that he wasn¡¯t certain about taking out a loan, Shao Hua wasn¡¯t disappointed. She didn¡¯t consider it that important to make sure that he took out a loan for her bank¡¯s requirements. She simply wanted to help Zhang Fan as her mother would still be suffering from shoulder and arm pain if not for his massages.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine. Let me exin how loans work to you.¡± Shao Hua did her best to exin how a home loan worked using easynguage.


    Zhang Fan was still hesitant after hearing the home loan exnation. Seeing this, Shao Hua asked, ¡°Which district is the home in? Howrge is it, and how much money does it cost per square meter?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s in Jinghuajiayuan District. She has some houses ranging from 120 square meters to 140 square meters. One square meter costs a bit over 1000 yuan.¡± Li Xiao¡¯s assistant had given the data on Li Xiao¡¯s houses to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°What is your friend¡¯s job? She has so many houses for sale, and at such a cheap price? You need to watch out for being scammed. The housing price in Jinghuajiayuan District is far more than that. It¡¯s one of the highest-ss districts in Chasu City. That¡¯s why you need to be careful about scams.¡±


    Although Shao Hua didn¡¯t know Zhang Fan very well, she was an ethical bank employee. She felt that this friend of Zhang Fan¡¯s sounded quite unreliable, which was why she gave Zhang Fan a warning about scams.


    ¡°Oh, my friend is the real estate developer for that entire district. She learned that I don¡¯t have a home of my own yet, so she said she would sell a house to me at base price. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a scam,¡± Zhang Fan exined.


    ¡°Oh! Really?¡± Shao Hua didn¡¯t really believe this. An ordinary doctor was acquainted with a real estate developer, and the developer was even willing to sell a house at base price to him? That sounded really unlikely. Shao Hua felt that either Zhang Fan had been scammed, or that he hade here just to brag. Shao Hua looked at Zhang Fan with a strange expression.


    At this moment, Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone rang. ¡°Zhang Fan, are you here at my bank?¡±


    This phone call was from Wang Qian, who also worked at the same bank as Shao Hua. Although she had arrived ratherte to work, nobody was ranked higher than her here to care. Thus, she was in no hurry to arrive to work on time. When she arrived at the bank, she saw a rather familiar Jeep Grand Cherokee in the parking lot, and then checked and saw that it really was Zhang Fan¡¯s car. That was why she phoned Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Sister Wang, I¡¯m currently here at your bank on some business. I¡¯m currently at...¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know where Shao Hua¡¯s office was in the bank.


    ¡°Customer ount service department,¡± Shao Hua informed him.


    ¡°Wait for me, I¡¯ming.¡± After the phone call ended, the sound of high heels could soon be heard. Wang Qian entered Shao Hua¡¯s office. She immediately smiled when she saw Zhang Fan, asking, ¡°What are you here for? Howe you didn¡¯t call me?¡±


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua both stood up. ¡°Greetings, Director Wang.¡±


    Wang Qian nodded in response. She was in a very high position at the bank, with a special status. In fact, she even held more influence than the bank¡¯s branch manager.


    ¡°Sister Wang, I¡¯m here to learn about loans,¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°A loan? What for?¡±


    ¡°Sister Li Xiao has several houses, and asked if I wanted to buy one from her. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here to ask about a home loan.¡±


    Wang Qian immediately asked, ¡°A house in Jinghuajiayuan District?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    As they all talked, the manager of the customer ount service department also arrived. He had noticed Wang Qian entering Shao Hua¡¯s office, so he hurriedly came over to greet Wang Qian.


    Wang Qian chuckled when she heard this. ¡°What are you hesitating about, then? I¡¯ll arrange it so that you have a loan with really low interest. Go ahead and buy a house. After you finish getting everything in order, invite your parents toe live with you. You¡¯ll finally have a home of your own.¡±


    ¡°I still haven¡¯t decided if I want to buy a house or not.¡±


    Wang Qian pulled Zhang Fan over while secretly whispering into his ear, ¡°What are you hesitating about, foolish little bro of mine? Even if you don¡¯t buy a house there, they¡¯ll sell out really quickly. Don¡¯t you know that many people want to live in that district of Chasu City? This is Li Xiao¡¯s way of thanking you.¡±


    Meanwhile, the manager of the customer ount service department was asking Shao Hua about what was going on. He was Shao Hua¡¯s direct boss, while Wang Qian was ranked even higher than he. After he understood the situation, Wang Qian told him, ¡°Little Cui, give my little bro here one of the lowest-interest loans you can. I¡¯ll be going upstairs now; I¡¯ll be back down hereter.¡± She knew that it would be inconvenient for Shao Hua and Manager Cui to work with her around.


    ¡°Yes, Director Wang. Rest assured,¡± Manager Cui hurriedly responded with a smile.


    After Wang Qian went upstairs, Manager Cui said to Zhang Fan, ¡°Mr. Zhang, how about youe to my office? I can personally help you with obtaining a good loan.¡± Manager Cui now understood the situation as he had heard everything from Shao Hua.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to trouble you like that. I¡¯m already acquainted with Shao Hua, so let¡¯s have her help me with the loan.¡±


    Manager Cui nced at Shao Hua, and responded, ¡°Okay. Feel free toe talk to me if you have any questions.¡±


    Shao Hua watched Manager Cui leave her office before saying, ¡°I really couldn¡¯t tell. You¡¯re acquainted with so many high-ranking people. You even know our Director Wang.¡± Shao Hua was actually quite happy because Zhang Fan had asked for her to help with his loan rather than her manager boss.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that, it¡¯s just....¡± Zhang Fan scratched his head, not knowing how to exin.


    However, Shao Hua immediately said, ¡°I was just saying it casually. There¡¯s no need to exin to me. I was previously worried that somebody was scamming you, but since Director Wang is telling you to hurry and buy, it seems that it¡¯s real. Shall I help you with the paperwork for obtaining a loan right now?¡±


    ¡°I still haven¡¯t decided yet. I¡¯m feeling a bit panicky about taking out such arge loan. Also, my younger sister will be taking her college entrance examination soon. I need to save money for her college tuition,¡± Zhang Fan told her truthfully.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine. What¡¯s your current monthly ie?¡± Seeing how hesitant Zhang Fan was, Shao Hua started asking about his financial situation. When he told her, Shao Hua found to her surprise that Zhang Fan really had quite a good ie despite having worked for only about a year and a half.


    ¡°You should buy immediately. You¡¯ll regret it if you miss the opportunity to buy such a house. Besides, your ie is more than enough to support your younger sister through college,¡± Shao Hua informed Zhang Fan.

 Chapter 72: Parasite extermination squad

    <h4>Chapter 72: Parasite extermination squad</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Shao Hua did her best to convince Zhang Fan to buy a house. Chasu City¡¯s housing prices had been rising rapidly over the past few years, and she knew that Jinghuajiayuan was truly an excellent district. Zhang Fan finally made up his mind to buy a house!


    Due to Director Wang Qian¡¯s involvement, Zhang Fan¡¯s loan was approved incredibly quickly. Zhang Fan instantly incurred a debt of more than 100,000 yuan.


    Spring was now here. All the animals became lively again as it was mating season. Zhang Fan was transferred to internal medicine¡¯s gastrointestinal department.


    Right when he was rotated here, he didn¡¯t even receive a teaching doctor before the gastrointestinal department¡¯s doctors were ordered to go treat the rural areas. In spring, all sorts of parasites would start reproducing inrge numbers on the ins. The government ordered Chasu City Hospital to send out medical teams to the ins to help the nomads get rid of intestinal parasites and prevent gues from urring.


    Well, the directors would never go and personally do such work. The attending physicians led the rotation doctors to various rural areas. Zhang Fan was put in a team of four people that was sent to Sumutai Vige.


    Zhang Fan was of course quite familiar with Sumutai Vige. Although it was spring, it was still really cold here. The nomads hadn¡¯t changed from their winter ins to here¡¯s yet. The ins were filled with the stench of sheep. All the nomads were still keeping as warm as possible, for it still seemed like winter.


    Although the doctors were sent here for the purpose of getting rid of intestinal parasites, the nomads wouldn¡¯t care about that. They would instantlye over inrge groups to get treated upon hearing that city doctors were here to temporarily visit their rural vige.


    Munk was still the superintendent of Sumutai Health Center. He passionately weed the city doctors. He was quite familiar with Zhang Fan, and warmly embraced him in a bear hug. Munk, who was a big and buff Mongolian man, seemed like a mountain crushing Zhang Fan who was like a tiny chicken inparison.


    Quite a few of the nomads were also acquainted with Zhang Fan from his previous work at treating them. The parents of the child that Zhang Fan previously saved here even ughtered a youngmb for Zhang Fan, inviting him to their personal tent and passionately giving him a warm wee.


    Doctor Hu Zengyang, a veteran attending physician and gastroenterologist who was the leader of the four-person team, was quite curious what was going on. He was typically sent to the nomadic districts to eliminate intestinal parasites every year, but had never been weed so warmly before. Typically, the local health center would give them a regr wee. Never had he been invited to the personal tent of a nomad¡¯s family before.


    Doctor Hu was even more astonished at what happened next.


    The local Buddhist monk came over with arge group of people. The nomads here were all really devout Buddhists, so many of them even kneeled on the ground in front of the Buddhist monk in order to receive a touch on the head from him.


    The other doctors were all astonished as the Buddhist monk came up to and embraced Zhang Fan. Although the monk didn¡¯t know how to speak any Chinese, it was quite easy to tell from his expression that he was delighted to see Zhang Fan.


    This had only been a small weing party, but the Buddhist monk¡¯s arrival turned it into a major party. More and more nomads arrived at Sumutai Health Center, bringing mutton, cured meat, oil, and horsemilk wine.


    Soon, the nomads began to sing and dance. The city doctors were paid special attention to. The nomads were the type to be quite friendly to any guests, and they were all open and direct. The Buddhist monk sat down next to Zhang Fan, and not a single nomad came over to disturb them.


    However, the other three doctors didn¡¯t have the same treatment. They were forced to drink and dance. Although horsemilk wine had low alcohol content, there were far too many nomads, so the other three doctors soon becamepletely drunk.


    On the next day, Hu Zengyang was especially curious as hemented to Zhang Fan, ¡°You seem to be quite popr here.¡±


    Zhang Fan then gave a simple exnation of how he had previously worked here. Hu Zengyang and the other two doctors were really surprised as they didn¡¯t expect Zhang Fan to have such an experience. Although Sumutai Vige technically belonged to Chasu City, the ins were too far away, and it was rare toe out here without specific reason. Thus, the other doctors didn¡¯t have a good understanding of the nomadic districts.


    Sumutai Health Center was filled with nomads, especially the elderly. Typically, the health center was only run by Munk and a few other people. They didn¡¯t know how to treat many illnesses, and would just randomly give treatment before having the nomads return home. This ce was quite far away from the main city. Anyone who got sick here would simply sleep it off for a few days as long as it wasn¡¯t something major.


    Since there were patients, the doctors had to see them. Most of them had chronic illnesses rted to internal medicine. Hu Zengyang was the main doctor, while the other two doctors were also rotation doctors who tested the patients¡¯ blood pressure and gave them physical checkups. This was no problem at all for the rotation doctors, and they were also able to identify all themon chronic illnesses. This was the benefit of Ouyang Hong¡¯s new rotation policy. The doctors indeed improved their general knowledge. Although the other two rotation doctors weren¡¯t specialized in internal medicine, they still had enough practical knowledge to treat themon illnesses.


    High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, chronic bronchitis, and other such chronic illnesses weremon enough that even Sumutai Health Center had the equipment necessary to check up on and treat these illnesses.


    Once one group of nomads left, another would arrive; news spread slowly out on the ins. Only on the third day did the nomads arriving for treatment finally decrease in number. Everyone heaved sighs of relief. Although they were all exhausted from constantly treating the nomads, the doctors all had smiles. The nomads were honest, and led simple lifestyles. This helped the city doctors to truly rxpared to their own tense lives in the city.


    Not having to care about so-called sess orparing yourselves to others in society was also a type of enjoyment for those in the medical field. The nomad patients believed everything that the doctors told them. This was unlike regr patients, who would sometimes doubt or even argue with their doctors. The doctors truly felt aplished as they enjoyed this.


    Munk prepared some hand-grabbed mutton for the doctors. Here in the nomadic district, mutton was incrediblymon, but the nomads typically refrained from eating it. If it wasn¡¯t for the city doctors¡¯ arrival, they typically wouldn¡¯t ughter the livestock at this time of the year. Actually, the nomads wouldn¡¯t eat meat every day. They would just eat meat some of the time, typically less than people in the city. Nomads who ate meat every day would only appear in television dramas.


    Just as Zhang Fan and the others were about to eat, the Buddhist monk brought over a group of people carrying a man who¡¯d copsed.


    ¡°What happened?¡± Munk inquired.


    ¡°Mutu drank wine yesterday, and then drank wine again today. His stomach really started hurting badly this afternoon. The monk told us that the doctor here is really skilled and can treat him.¡±


    The nomads spoke in Mongolian. Zhang Fan and the other doctors couldn¡¯t understand this at all. However, even with thenguage barrier, all illnesses spoke in the samenguage. The patient had a paleplexion, was unconscious, and was bleeding from the mouth. Zhang Fan could immediately tell that the patient had a digestive system problem in the upper gastrointestinal tract.


    Munk turned to look at Zhang Fan. The other doctors didn¡¯t know anything about Zhang Fan, but Munk knew just how skilled Zhang Fan was. Since the team leader Hu Zengyang was a gastroenterologist, he was also able to identify the problem, although he was unable to treat it due to being an internal medicine doctor.


    ¡°You should take him to a hospital in the city immediately for surgery. All of us here are internal medicine doctors,¡± Hu Zengyang advised Munk.


    ¡°Zhang Fan can do the surgery! He¡¯s skilled!¡± Munk pointed at Zhang Fan.


    Hu Zengyang nced at Zhang Fan before saying, ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous. This patient has already entered a state of shock. Not to mention, this health center doesn¡¯t have a blood supply. This patient is suffering from massive bleeding in the digestive tract. There still might be a chance for him if you rush him to the hospital, but there will be no chance at all if he doesn¡¯t receive treatment soon.¡±


    Hu Zengyang didn¡¯t know how to perform surgery, as he was an internal medicine doctor. He also didn¡¯t know anything about Zhang Fan¡¯s skills, so the medical advice he gave was what he considered the best possible way to help the patient.


    Munk nced pitifully over in Zhang Fan¡¯s direction. The roads were slippery in early spring due to the snow just melting. If this patient was shaken by tremors all the way to the city, that would likely be too much for him. Not only that, this patient happened to be a rtive of Munk¡¯s.


    Zhang Fan thought for only a moment before he pulled Hu Zengyang to the side. ¡°Doctor Hu, you can also tell that this patient requires immediate surgery. There likely won¡¯t be any hope at all for him if he has to suffer on the entire trip to the city hospital. The medical equipment here is sufficient for surgery, and Superintendent Munk knows how to administer anesthesia. Let¡¯s perform the surgery for the patient right here! I can do it as long as I have a surgical assistant.¡±


    Hu Zengyang took a long look at Zhang Fan before saying, ¡°Are you really certain? We¡¯re just here as a parasite extermination squad; as long as you start the surgery, you¡¯ll have to take responsibility. A doctor should seek practical results, not try and be a hero in every situation.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m certain. I¡¯ll take responsibility if a medical incident urs,¡± Zhang Fan said in a serious tone.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll go ask the other two rotation doctors for you to see if one of them is willing to be your surgical assistant. Let me tell you right now, if neither of them is willing to help you, you can¡¯t force them. I understand that you want to help out here because you¡¯re really familiar with the locals.¡±

 Chapter 73: Team

    <h4>Chapter 73: Team</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Munk immediately went to prepare for the surgery when he heard Hu Zengyang¡¯s words. There were only a few staff members of Sumutai Health Center, so everyone knew what they needed to do.


    Hu Zengyang immediately started regretting what he¡¯d just said. If a medical incident truly urred, he would also be med for it as he was the leading doctor here. But now, he was no longer allowed to retract his words. Arge crowd of nomads was blocking the door to Sumutai Health Center. If he tried to go back on his word, it might be difficult for him to even leave.


    ¡®I hope that it will seed.¡¯ Hu Zengyang could only mentally sigh to himself as he talked things over with the other two rotation doctors.


    One of the rotation doctors was Wang Zipeng, who needed no convincing at all as he immediately started preparing. Wang Zipeng had been with Zhang Fan together in two different department rotations, so he was quite confident in Zhang Fan¡¯s skill.


    ¡°First, determine the patient¡¯s blood type. Open up an intravenous line and resolve the patient¡¯s shock.¡± Zhang Fan immediately began issuingmands. The other doctors started acting on thosemands, including Hu Zengyang. This was how life-saving surgical operations were supposed to be, with the primary surgeon issuingmands and the other doctors assisting him. After determining who the primary surgeon would be, the real work would begin. Unless the primary surgeon made a major mistake, the other surgical assistant doctors typically wouldn¡¯t say anything against the primary surgeon¡¯s chosen treatment method.


    ¡°The patient has type O 1 blood, RH positive.¡± One of the health center¡¯s doctors knew how to check blood type. He also added, ¡°Doctor Zhang, we don¡¯t have any blood supply.¡±


    Zhang Fan knew that the health centercked medical supplies, and so already expected this. Fortunately, he was the same blood type as the patient, so he offered, ¡°I¡¯m also type O blood. Here, draw 40s of blood from me.¡±


    The majority of nomads here had never been to an official hospital before in their lives. Naturally, this meant that very few of them knew what blood type they were. This was a responsibility that Zhang Fan took on himself. It wasn¡¯t the other doctors¡¯ responsibility to donate their own blood, so Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t ask them.


    ¡°I¡¯m getting old, so I don¡¯t think I can handle donating 40s of blood. Draw 20s from me; I¡¯m also the same blood type as the patient. Since we¡¯re all a medical team, let¡¯s all do our best,¡± Hu Zengyang told the health center¡¯s nurse.


    Hu Zengyang then spoke to Munk. ¡°We need a minimum of 100s of blood. Let¡¯s immediately start checking the nomads¡¯ blood types for potential donors.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re only capable of simple blood tests here, we can¡¯t do any other moreplex blood tests at all!¡± Munk felt rather conflicted.


    ¡°Draw my blood, it¡¯s also the same type. 40s from me. I just had a physical checkup recently. I¡¯m in perfect health.¡± The other rotation doctor volunteered at this time. ¡°Although I¡¯m against the idea of performing surgery here, I can only go along with the decision now that it¡¯s been made.¡± This doctor had been rotated through the surgical departments before. He knew the risks of surgery. Sumutai Health Center was incapable of performing anything more than the simplest of blood tests, so there was no helping it.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s body was strengthened by his System, so donating 40s of blood was absolutely no problem for him. However, the other rotation doctor was really skinny, so he started bing dizzy after the blood donation! He also felt sick! But, there was no time to care about his condition. He would be fine after a little rest. He could only ept his condition as he was a doctor.


    The surgery began with Wang Zipeng as the primary surgical assistant. The temperature was still quite low in early spring, but Wang Zipeng was sweating bullets. He was so tense! He had only been the secondary or tertiary surgical assistant before.


    As the primary surgical assistant, Wang Zipeng was unable to meet Zhang Fan¡¯s requirements in many areas. The surgery started with opening up the posterior sheath of the rectus abdominis, then the parietal peritoneum so that Zhang Fan could explore the abdominal cavity. ¡°There¡¯s a stomach perforation that¡¯s still bleeding. Prepare iced salt water!¡± Zhang Fan ordered Munk.


    ¡°The refrigerator here is broken! I haven¡¯t had time to fix it yet.¡± Munk¡¯s face reddened from embarrassment.


    ¡°Oh! Let¡¯s just rinse it with salt water, then.¡± Zhang Fan nced at Munk, not knowing what to say.


    Zhang Fan closed the wound with sutures, and then covered the wound with the omentum majus. He rinsed once again, and confirmed that there was no more bleeding before sorting the gauze bandages and closing the abdomen incision.


    Hu Zengyang, who remained outside the operating room, was incredibly nervous. He felt more nervous than if he himself were performing the surgery. He kept ming himself for not stopping Zhang Fan while also hoping that the surgery would seed. The other rotation doctor, Doctor Li, was resting on a bed while receiving intravenous injections. He was in poor physical condition, and the health center¡¯s nurse was inexperienced, so she had drawn his blood too quickly.


    More and more nomads gathered outside the health center. The nomads were all Mongolian, and shared the same ancestors. Hu Zengyang didn¡¯t understand any Mongolian, so his hands even began to tremble as the nomads kept increasing in number. ¡®If this patient¡¯s surgery doesn¡¯t go well, and if this mob swarms up, we¡¯ll probably all die here! Yikes!¡¯ Hu Zengyang¡¯s hands became sweaty and cold as he imagined what could go wrong. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he was sitting in a chair, he probably would have copsed already.


    While surgeries were simple to describe, they weren¡¯t simple at all to perform. Wang Zipeng had zero experience with gastrointestinal surgery. Zhang Fan had to teach him in great detail about many things that he needed to do.


    Still, the patient was quite lucky today because he had the mostmon blood type of all, and three of the doctors had the same blood type. Otherwise, there would have been no way to replenish his blood and deal with his state of shock. Zhang Fan finished the surgical sutures for closing up the abdomen. The patient was no longer in urgent condition now.


    Since Zhang Fan was no longer under pressure, he nced at the now stable patient before saying to Munk, ¡°Old Munk, this ce must be jinxed. I always meet with serious incidents here whenever Ie.¡±


    ¡°Ridiculous! This ce has excellent fengshui! Even Genghis Khan has been here before, that¡¯s how good this ce is! Will you being back here again this summer?¡±


    ¡°What, does your family need your help with shearing the wool again?¡± Zhang Fan joked with Munk.


    ¡°Haha.¡± Munk also felt relieved now that the surgery was over.


    ¡°Okay. Old Munk, you¡¯ll have to take good care of the patient over the next few days. The surgery was highly sessful, so let¡¯s not have any problems with the patient¡¯s postoperative care. You absolutely must watch his stomach tube. Don¡¯t allow him to secretly remove it.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll break his hand if he dares to remove it! Hurry and go rest a while. I¡¯m truly grateful to you, performing a surgery right after donating blood.¡±


    Munk and the nurse wheeled the patient out of the operating room. Hu Zengyang was already trembling to the point of no longer being able to stand when he saw Munk leaving the operating room with a smile. With so many burly nomads standing around, and being unable tomunicate with them, Hu Zengyang had been incredibly tense.


    ¡°The city doctors saved Mutu¡¯s life! The city doctors also personally donated blood to him! They are our best friends! Let us wee the city doctors with the best party we can!¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Although the nomads were quite noisy, none of the doctors could understand their Mongolian. Still, Hu Zengyang could tell that they all seemed to be quite happy. When he saw Zhang Fan and Wang Zipeng leaving the operating room, Hu Zengyang said, ¡°Hurry and pull me up, my legs are trembling too much to stand. How was the surgery? No incident will ur?¡±


    ¡°There were no problems. Doctor Zhang did an excellent job. The patient isn¡¯t bleeding at all anymore,¡± Wang Zipeng replied excitedly. This was the first major surgery that he had been the primary surgical assistant for.


    ¡°That¡¯s good, then. Sigh! I really am getting old,¡± Hu Zengyang eximed.


    He had been under the impression that he was only supposed toe here for some parasite extermination, yet he was almost scared to death. Luckily, the end result was good.


    Later that night, the entire nomadic group came over. The wide ins helped to create the nomads¡¯ open and direct personalities. They all sang drinking songs and hung snow-white hada silk around the doctors¡¯ necks.


    The party had only mutton for food. The oldest nomad among them used a small knife to cut the first piece of mutton, giving it to Hu Zengyang. ¡°Dear friends from far away, please taste the mutton from the ins.¡±


    The nomads treated the city doctors in the friendliest fashion possible because they considered the doctors their friends from far away.


    Hu Zengyang became drunk, and embraced Munk while dancing with him. Meanwhile, Wang Zipeng keptughing foolishly. They no longer felt like strangers here. Even though it wasn¡¯t possible tomunicate, that was no problem, as they could drink alcohol together! It was a fun night party! Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was the first to get drunk, so he knew nothing about what happened at the party afterwards.

 Chapter 74: Too old to be a doctor

    <h4>Chapter 74: Too old to be a doctor</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    One week passed quite rapidly for the doctors. Zhang Fan and the otherspleted their parasite extermination mission, and prepared to return to Chasu City. The weather was now really hot, so it was impossible for Chasu City Hospital¡¯s ambnces to reach the nomadic district.


    While the medical team hadn¡¯t brought much medical equipment with them, Sumutai Vige was more than 100 kilometers away from Chasu City. How were they supposed to return? Walk? With Doctor Li¡¯s poor physical condition and being lean like a beanpole, he would probably die on the way.


    Zhang Fan talked this over with Munk, who waved his hand, saying, ¡°Such a minor matter. Of course there will be a way to leave the nomadic district.¡± Munk then left to call for some other nomads.


    Some timeter, a dozen men brought over more than 20 horses. ¡°Pick some horses! Feel free to ride any that you like!¡± Munk spoke quite magnanimously, but Zhang Fan and the other doctors were quite surprised by this offer.


    None of the doctors knew how to ride a horse. Since it wasn¡¯t winter, it wouldn¡¯t be possible for the horses to pull a sled for the doctors like how Zhang Fan previously came here during winter. ¡°That¡¯s no problem at all. We can help you get on the horses. It¡¯s fine as long as you sit still. They¡¯re all female horses; they¡¯re really obedient. We can have Bayin, D, and the other nomads ride other horses to lead your horses.¡±


    ¡°Old Munk, I don¡¯t think this will work. These horses are too big for us. Do you have any donkeys?¡± Zhang Fan had some previous experience riding on donkeys. Horses here in the border province were all therge and tall type that looked quite mighty.


    ¡°Haha, where would you find a donkey out in the ins? Rx, you won¡¯t fall off.¡± Munk chuckled as he saw how nervous Zhang Fan and the other doctors were.


    Several strong men helped the doctors up onto the horses. Zhang Fan and the other doctors grabbed on to the saddles, while Bayin and the other nomads rode other horses while leading the reins of the doctors¡¯ horses as they slowly proceeded. Riding a horse for a long period of time was torturous for the doctors, who all had no experience with horses.


    The saddles jostled and made their butts, legs, and backs sore. Zhang Fan even started feeling like he wanted to get off and walk. The path was difficult to travel, and an ambnce finally arrived to pick them up three hourster.


    Zhang Fan and the other doctors¡¯ bodies were all stiff from the ride. Their legs were stuck apart too. Bayin then took a lot of meat off their horses¡¯ backs. ¡°We arrive safe, there¡¯s a car, so we leave now. Take meat back with you.¡± Bayin¡¯s Chinese wasn¡¯t very fluent, but he had an incredibly warm and friendly expression.


    Hu Zengyang hurriedly replied, ¡°We¡¯ve already eaten so well thanks to your hospitality. We really can¡¯t take anything more from you, that would be wrong of us.¡±


    ¡°No, Munk told us to give it to you.¡± The burly Mongolian nomads stuffed lots of mutton, beef, and horse meat into the ambnce. Luckily, the ambnce was therger IVECO brand. A smaller ambnce wouldn¡¯t have been able to contain all of the meat.


    After cing the meat in the ambnce, the nomads all hugged Zhang Fan and the other doctors before disappearing swiftly into the distance on the horses. ¡°They¡¯re real men,¡± Hu Zengyangmented while rubbing his butt.


    The gastrointestinal department was the secondrgest department under internal medicine. They had many patients. The director was Wang Yonghong, an olddy who was retiring soon. She basically didn¡¯t manage the department¡¯s affairs anymore, and was only waiting for her retirement.


    There were three vice directors of the gastrointestinal department who were all waiting for their chance to be the next director. Ouyang Hong had just been promoted to the superintendent, and she had yet to reveal any hints whom she would choose for the next department director, so all three vice directors worked incredibly hard. However, this made things difficult for the lower-ranking doctors in the department. The three vice directors would all have different requests, and it was hard to follow all three¡¯s orders.


    Hu Zengyang was a veteran attending physician with good status in the department. He felt brotherly kinship with Zhang Fan after working in the ins for a week together with him, so he directly asked Director Wang to assign Zhang Fan to his team.


    There were three rotation doctors here, including Zhang Fan, two male doctors, and one female doctor. Hu Zengyang had a female patient who just passed 40 years old recently. She had cirrhosis of the liver, which then led to esophageal varices. She often coughed up blood, and was severely anemic.


    Former superintendent Huang Yun had suppressed the internal medicine departments of Chasu City Hospital for the past 10 years. Apart from Ouyang Hong who managed to forcefully develop her cardiovascr department, the other internal medicine departments had received very little development. Now that Huang Yun had stepped down as superintendent, the internal medicine departments were finally getting their chance.


    The new superintendent Ouyang Hong greatly encouraged the internal medicine departments to adopt new technologies. She also greatly supported the doctors going out to study new programs, along with paying for experts toe to the hospital. As if it was apetition, the gastrointestinal department¡¯s three vice departments constantly invited expert doctors over.


    No conservative treatment would possibly work on Hu Zengyang¡¯s patient who had esophageal varices caused by cirrhosis. Zhao Cheng, the most veteran of the three vice directors, invited an expert over to perform endoscopic band ligation surgery for the patient. The provincial hospital had an old expert who was rumored to be highly skilled at performing this type of surgery. Zhao Cheng reported this, and received Ouyang Hong¡¯s agreement and funding, so he contacted the expert.


    This expert doctor from the provincial hospital had actually retired more than five years ago. Zhang Fan silently shook his head when he saw the doctor. The expert doctor was so old that he couldn¡¯t even walk steadily anymore. How was he supposed to perform the surgery? Zhao Cheng had wanted to show off that he was a veteran who had many connections, but he didn¡¯t expect that the expert doctor was so old.


    With the expert doctor already here, it was difficult for Zhao Cheng to cancel it. The other two vice directors were now just waiting to watch a travesty!


    Hu Zengyang tried to convince Zhao Cheng to simply give the old expert doctor a consultation fee foring over, and to only perform a checkup on the patient rather than performing the endoscopic band ligation surgery. It was quite obvious to everyone that the expert doctor was now too old to perform a surgery safely; a medical incident might ur. However, Zhao Cheng refused to listen to Hu Zengyang, and gritted his teeth, insisting that the expert doctor perform the surgery.


    There was no helping it. Although this patient technically belonged to Hu Zengyang, a higher-ranked doctor was taking over and making the treatment decision. Hu Zengyang couldn¡¯t do anything about it at all. This was just how any hospital would be like. The only exception would have been if this patient was Hu Zengyang¡¯s family member.


    Zhao Cheng also invited over doctors from the general surgery department as a backup failsafe in case something went wrong.


    Zhao Quanping, the director of general surgery, brought his disciple over. It just happened to be the weekend. Normally, he would be busy with patient services elsewhere. Zhao Quanping also shook his head upon seeing the situation. However, he didn¡¯t have the authority to interfere with an internal medicine department¡¯s decisions.


    ¡°You should leave the operating room before the surgery begins so that you have no responsibility. This is ridiculous. It will be a miracle if no medical incident urs,¡± Zhao Quanping secretly whispered to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    The elderly expert doctor was experienced in his techniques. Although he was experienced, he was still getting too old to be a doctor. Even if he could charge a very high fee for his services, he still needed to be qualified enough to receive such a fee.


    Things became bad after the endoscope entered the esophagus. The elderly expert doctor¡¯s hands trembled severely, and the patient was also bleeding severely, which affected his field of vision. Although Zhang Fan¡¯s System still hadn¡¯t opened up any internal medicine courses yet, endoscopic band ligation was a type of regr general surgery that the gastrointestinal department of internal medicine also sometimes used, so Zhang Fan understood this surgery thanks to his System.


    Zhang Fan shook his head to himself as he observed the surgery from outside the operating room. ¡®You didn¡¯t even drain the blood cleanly, which will obstruct your vision severely. You started ligation even in such a state? Could you be any more unreliable?¡¯ The elderly expert doctor¡¯s hands trembled as he performed ligation despite having his vision obscured by the patient¡¯s blood. Heavens! He was performing ligation blindly!


    Zhao Quanping told his general surgeon disciple, ¡°Prepare for surgery.¡± Zhao Quanping left while shaking his head as he also prepared for surgery.


    The patient entered a state of shock due to severe blood loss before the endoscopic band ligation surgery was anywhere near finished. ¡°Give the patient octreotide and a blood transfusion!¡± Zhao Cheng now started panicking. Over the next 10 or so minutes, the patient was given a blood transfusion of several hundreds and several doses of octreotide. Money was now being spent like it was water.


    ¡°Take her to the general surgery department¡¯s operating room. No conservative treatment will help this patient anymore,¡± Director Zhao Quanping of general surgery said.


    The patient¡¯s family members were absolutely stunned as they were informed of the current situation, and signed the necessary paperwork for the emergency surgery. An expert doctor was supposed to treat the patient, but now she was in such a state instead? Her state of shock was sessfully dealt with, but she was still continuing to bleed.


    In the general surgery department¡¯s operating room, Zhao Quanping acted as the primary surgeon with Zhang Fan as his primary surgical assistant. ¡°The gastrointestinal department is so reckless. It¡¯s lucky that this patient is still rtively young. If she had been a bit older, she definitely would have died today from that medical malpractice.¡±


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Zhang Fan also felt quite helpless.


    This surgery to save the patient¡¯s life was a major surgery which required venous shunt and splenectomy, and took more than two hours toplete. Zhang Fan returned to the gastrointestinal department after hepleted his assistant work on the surgery. There was a strange atmosphere in the department, and he noticed that Hu Zengyang wasn¡¯t around.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Doctor Hu?¡± Zhang Fan asked the female rotation doctor.


    She looked around at the other department doctors before secretly whispering to Zhang Fan, ¡°He was summoned by the superintendent. Vice Director Zhao was also summoned.¡±


    While Zhang Fan had been busy with the surgery to save the patient¡¯s life, someone unknown had called the superintendent and informed her of what happened. Ouyang Hong was absolutely furious, and immediately summoned Zhao Cheng and Hu Zengyang to her office.

 Chapter 75: Medical malpractice

    <h4>Chapter 75: Medical malpractice</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Ouyang Hong was extremely angered. She had just sessfully defeated the surgeon vice superintendent for the superintendent position, but now the gastrointestinal department of internal medicine caused such a major medical incident for her. Not only that, she had issued her approval for hiring this expert doctor, which made her even more furious.


    ¡°Is this your skill level? Why didn¡¯t you stop the expert doctor before he began the surgery? Just what are you getting paid for? Whose responsibility would it have been if he¡¯d killed the patient today? Yours? Or mine?¡± Ouyang Hong directly pointed her finger at Zhao Cheng while angrily scolding him. ¡°What expert doctor? Bullsh*t! Say it, what benefits did he give you? You invited someone with half a foot in the grave toe perform surgery? Just what were you thinking? Say it!¡±


    Ouyang Hong thunderously scolded Zhao Cheng right in front of Hu Zengyang. Zhao Cheng was truly good at concealing his true feelings as he didn¡¯t say a single word. Meanwhile, Hu Zengyang¡¯s face was alreadypletely red out of embarrassment even though the superintendent¡¯s anger wasn¡¯t directed at him.


    ¡°Superintendent, please listen to me exin. It really was just an ident.¡± Zhao Cheng went up to the front to try and exin after seeing a lull in Ouyang Hong¡¯s temper.


    ¡°I refuse to listen. The patient is still in the operating room. The patient¡¯s family won¡¯t care if it¡¯s an ident. Things might still be alright if the patient is fine, but if something happens to her, I¡¯m holding you fully responsible. Don¡¯t think that I can¡¯t do anything to you.¡± Ouyang Hong¡¯s voice became shrill.


    Ouyang Hong¡¯s main intention in having Hu Zengyang here was to have him be a witness. Hu Zengyang was a lower-ranking doctor, while Zhao Cheng was ranked higher as well as a vice director of the gastrointestinal department. The so-called expert doctor had also been invited by Zhao Cheng.


    Ouyang Hong was so angry that she continuously scolded Zhao Cheng for two hours straight without stop. Hu Zengyang was incredibly impressed with both Ouyang Hong and Zhao Cheng. One was really able to scold, while the other was really able to take the scolding. There wasn¡¯t even a respite from the scolding in two hours, and Zhao Cheng even poured tea for Ouyang Hong during the scolding. Meanwhile, the spectator Hu Zengyang almost felt like he couldn¡¯t take it anymore.


    ¡°Superintendent, the surgery to save the patient¡¯s life is now over. The results were good, and her life was saved. But, what should we do about the problems thate afterward? My general surgery department can only do this much. The patient¡¯s family is already beginning toin.¡± Director Zhao Quanping of general surgery called Ouyang Hong at this time.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± A hospital wouldn¡¯t be afraid of a patient dying or a patient not paying up medical fees. A hospital would only be afraid of patients¡¯ families¡¯ints. The hospital would be even more afraid ofints if the hospital was in the wrong.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, as I just finished the surgery. I heard the patient¡¯s family members shouting that our hospital doesn¡¯t care about patients¡¯ lives.¡± None of this was the fault of the general surgery department, so Zhao Quanping didn¡¯t want to get even the slightest bit involved. He knew that it would be endless as long as he got involved.


    Logically speaking, the patient really did require endoscopic band ligation surgery. However, inviting such an elderly doctor to perform the surgery had truly been ridiculous. The expert doctor¡¯s fee along with the emergency surgery fee for saving the patient¡¯s life afterwards would all add up to several tens of thousands of yuan. Zhao Quanping was a department director, so he was quite clear on all the trouble here.


    Ouyang Hong knew that she wouldn¡¯t be able to make Zhao Quanping take any responsibility and face the patient¡¯s family. ¡°Thank you for your hard work, please go ahead and rest now.¡± She then hung up the call. It was simply that the surgical departments weren¡¯t truly a part of her faction. Zhao Quanping hadn¡¯t even tried to learn more about the overall situation. Instead, he had instantly phoned her. Ouyang Hong knew quite clearly that this was because he didn¡¯t want any responsibility.


    ¡°Go now, what are you just standing around for?¡± Ouyang Hong told Zhao Cheng.


    ¡°Go where?¡± Zhao Cheng didn¡¯t understand.


    ¡°Go wipe your own *ss!¡± Ouyang Hong really wanted to hit him. Hu Zengyang almostughed out loud at hearing this.


    Normally, even with a failed surgery, it would be the end after the sessful emergency surgery to save the patient¡¯s life. What would ordinary people know about surgery? If the doctor said the patient required surgery, then that was that. If the doctor said that certain medical fees were required, the patient¡¯s family would simply pay. They wouldn¡¯t dare not to listen.


    Why was the familyining? That was because someone in the know had given them advice. Someone unknown from the gastrointestinal department had secretly informed the patient¡¯s family that they should go and make a ruckus,ining that the hospital didn¡¯t care about human lives and that the invited expert doctor was a scammer.


    With an ill patient and the hospital, the ill patient would be the weak one. However, the patient would no longer be the weak one after the surgery. What would the patient be afraid of after the surgery wasplete? It wasn¡¯t like the hospital was the police station.


    Ordinary civilians would also have their own smarts. The patient¡¯s entire family was from a rural vige. However, a benefit of rural viges was that it would be easy to summon people to your cause. The patient¡¯s husband had returned to his hometown vige, and summoned many of the vigers over. In such rural viges in China, as long as someone was normal and liked enough, everyone would definitelye to help out with matters like this.


    Several hundred vigers came over and clogged up the entire general surgery department where the patient currently was. They didn¡¯t interfere with the doctors¡¯ work, but kept verballyining. Most of them just gossiped. The other patients¡¯ family members also came over to see what was going on. ¡°What¡¯s happening, what¡¯s happening? Tell me!¡± People would forever be gossipy and curious.


    Ouyang Hong felt a headache when she rushed over to the general surgery department and saw literally hundreds of people. With so many people, if anyone tried to incite something, it would be easy for something catastrophic to ur with so many patients in the department. ¡®Our security department is so f*cking useless!¡¯ Ouyang Hong was even more enraged.


    Although she was so furious, she didn¡¯t allow her anger to show one bit on her face. This was the progress she had made in her decade of sparring against former superintendent Huang Yun. ¡°Who are the patient¡¯s family members? I am the superintendent of Chasu City Hospital. I¡¯ll take responsibility for anything that happens here. Anyone not rted to a patient must immediately leave the hospital. Otherwise, you shall bear the consequences.¡±


    Ouyang Hong spoke in a severe tone, and she had a powerful aura. She sessfully scared most of the vigersing here to help out¡ªthey were just honest farmers. ¡°We aren¡¯t unrted, we¡¯re all rtives.¡± There were some among the vigers who were smart and reacted fast.


    ¡°Okay, the patient¡¯s family members shoulde discuss things in my office. Let¡¯s not bother the other patients.¡± Ouyang Hong was still able to speak with confidence since the patient hadn¡¯t died.


    Muchter, the hospital¡¯s security guards finally arrived. Ouyang Hong ignored the security guards as she led a group of people to her office. Ouyang Hong wouldn¡¯t be afraid as long as there wasn¡¯t such a gigantic horde in the department. In her office, if something went wrong, the police station happened to be right next door to the hospital. It would be simple to deal with this smaller amount of people with a single phone call.


    ¡°Tell me. What¡¯s going on?¡± Ouyang Hong spoke after everyone sat down. Representing the hospital were Superintendent Ouyang Hong, Zhao Cheng, Hu Zengyang, and Director Zhao Quanping of general surgery. Since even Ouyang Hong was present for the meeting with the patient¡¯s family, Zhao Quanping had toe as well.


    ¡°My wife was perfectly fine before starting the endoscopic band ligation surgery. But, she almost died there! What bullsh*t vice director do you have here!? He swore that there would be absolutely no danger! F*ck him!¡± The patient¡¯s husband loudly cussed while pointing directly at Zhao Cheng.


    *Bam!* Ouyang Hong loudly mmed her fist on the table and stood up. While she could scold Zhao Cheng however she pleased, she couldn¡¯t allow an outsider to do the same. All good leaders of Chinese hospitals had the same habit: they would be protective of their own. The right and wrong of hospital employees could only be determined by the government or an official third-party organization¡¯s inspection, but nobody else.


    ¡°If there¡¯s anything of importance, then speak of that instead of cussing at others. Do you see what¡¯s next door to our hospital? That¡¯s a police station. I¡¯m here to discuss any problems you may have, not here to listen to you behave so vulgarly.¡±


    Women could be quite scary when they were being forceful. The patient¡¯s entire family was stunned by Ouyang Hong.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care. At any rate, someone told me that you guys don¡¯t care about human lives, and invited a scammer to randomly perform surgery. Show us the surgery¡¯s recording if you dare.¡± When the patient¡¯s husband said these words, Ouyang Hong and Director Zhao Quanping exchanged nces. It was now 100% obvious that there was a traitor in the gastrointestinal department.


    Zhao Cheng angrily gritted his teeth. It was extremely obvious that the traitor had to be one of the two other vice directors in his department. It wouldn¡¯t be easy to determine which one, but it definitely had to be one of them.


    Of course, the surgical recording couldn¡¯t be viewed because of all the blood. Evidence of medical malpractice would be extremely obvious if the recording were shown to any other hospital. Ouyang Hong could no longer speak so forcefully after this.


    ¡°We still need to investigate this matter.¡± After a long talk, Ouyang Hong finally temporarily dismissed the patient¡¯s family members.


    ¡°What should we do? The patient¡¯s family wants an answer by tomorrow. What am I even supposed to tell them? You caused this incident, so you tell me.¡± Ouyang Hong pointed directly at Zhao Cheng.


    ¡°Someone from our department must have told them¡ª¡±


    Zhao Cheng was then interrupted by Ouyang Hong. ¡°I don¡¯t care who told them, just say what you think can be done now.¡±


    After that, Ouyang Hong directly ignored Zhao Cheng, and called the hospital administration department director to summon all the vice superintendents and department directors immediately for an emergency meeting. Nobody was allowed to be absent without an excellent reason.

 Chapter 76: Ruckus

    <h4>Chapter 76: Ruckus</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Chinese people were much simpler back in 2010. Large-scaleints against a hospital were extremely rare in the border province. The patient¡¯s husband had invited over all his friends and rtives to help himself work up the courage toin. He wouldn¡¯t have thought ofining at all if it hadn¡¯t been for the advice he¡¯d received.


    Although Ouyang Hong took a severe attitude, she softened up significantly afterwards. The husband instantly realized from this that the hospital was indeed at fault. Otherwise, the superintendent of a ss A hospital would be able to totally suppress him. An ordinarymoner like him wasn¡¯t able to challenge a hospital, but everyone had friends.


    The husband used what friends and connections he had to contact reporters and awyer. If the hospital dared to take a hard-line approach against him tomorrow, he would sue the hospital and make this into an even bigger incident. He had already spent a significant amount of money on his wife¡¯s medical fees over the years, and the current medical incident cost even more.


    Ouyang Hong¡¯s meeting with the three vice superintendents and the department directors began. In a passionate tone, the surgeon vice superintendent imed, ¡°Not treating human lives responsibly and toying with a patient¡¯s life? We are Chasu City¡¯srgest hospital, not some tiny rural hospital! We can¡¯t just act as we please. We absolutely must be responsible for the patient and her family. We absolutely must severely punish those responsible!¡±


    The surgeon vice superintendent was simply here to watch the show as he wouldn¡¯t care if this became a major incident. In fact, if this became a major incident, it would even cause trouble for the superintendent.


    The pediatrics vice superintendent, who was surnamed Song, was rtively inexperienced, and she offered a rtively neutral opinion. ¡°The most important thing right now is to assuage the patient and her family¡¯s dissatisfaction. As long as they don¡¯t request anything unreasonable, it should be alright topensate them appropriately.¡±


    The third vice superintendent was from logistics, and he understood very little about hospital administration. At a hospital, where skills were the most important, he actually had less influence than the department directors despite being higher in rank as a vice superintendent. However, he had to at least offer his opinion in this meeting. ¡°I agree with Vice Superintendent Song. Give them appropriatepensation; quieting down this incident as quickly as possible would be for the best.¡±


    Ouyang Hong then nced at the department directors, and said, ¡°Are there any other opinions?¡± She also wanted to deal with this incident as quickly as possible. The more time passed, the more ideas the gastrointestinal department traitor might give the patient¡¯s family, sabotaging the hospital. Therger this incident became, the worse it would be for Ouyang Hong.


    ¡°Since nobody has any other opinions, then we shall discuss thepensation for the patient¡¯s family.¡± In the border province, several tens of thousands of yuan would be a gigantic expense for any normal family. However, that amount of money would be nothing more than spare change for a ss A hospital.


    Ouyang Hong was a skilled leader. She didn¡¯t want to have an antagonistic rtionship with the surgeon vice superintendent, and believed that development of a ss A hospital couldn¡¯t be done sessfully by solely focusing on internal medicine or surgery. They needed to be developed together. Additionally, since she had already won against the surgeon vice superintendent in thepetition to be the superintendent, she was confident that she could tame him.


    The next day, the patient¡¯s family arrived with their rtive who was awyer to discuss the matter ofpensation in the superintendent¡¯s office. Chasu City Hospital agreed to three conditions. First, the hospital wouldpensate the patient for all of the medical fees stemming from this incident, including the expert doctor¡¯s treatment fee. Second, the hospital wouldpensate the patient for loss of wages for her extended hospital stay. Third, the hospital wouldpensate the patient¡¯s family another 30,000 yuan.


    Both sides were satisfied with this agreement. The patient¡¯s husband was satisfied because he knew that asking for more would be impossible. The hospital was no charitable organization. If the hospital truly took a hard-line approach, it would be quite difficult for him even if he caused arge ruckus and sued the hospital.


    The hospital was quite satisfied because this incident was resolved before it could be any bigger. Now, it would be time to punish those responsible. Ouyang Hong was definitely not a magnanimous person who would forgive and forget. First, she demoted Zhao Cheng from his position of vice director, and took away his bonuses for an entire year. He was also transferred to one of the hospital¡¯s associated clinics.


    Ouyang Hong then cleaned out the gastrointestinal department. It was quite obvious that one of the other two vice directors of the department had been advising the patient¡¯s family. Although it was unknown who had been the traitor, Ouyang Hong didn¡¯t care. She punished both other vice directors together¡ªthey were both demoted. One was sent to an affiliated clinic just like Zhao Cheng, while the other was assigned to the endoscopy operating room, and would no longer be given any administrative duties in the department.


    Why were the punishments for the other two former vice directors so severe? This was all because of Zhao Cheng. Since one of the vice directors had backstabbed Zhao Cheng and the entire hospital, he felt incredibly aggrieved. Zhao Cheng knew that it would be impossible for him to dream about bing the gastrointestinal department¡¯s next director anymore. He understood the other two vice directors quite well as they had all been coworkers in the same department for more than a decade. He definitely didn¡¯t want one of those two bastards to be the director when he himself could no longer!


    Zhao Cheng started going through the old ount books. He knew exactly when, how much, and how many illicit kickbacks the other two vice directors had taken before. Zhao Cheng then contacted the gastrointestinal department¡¯s representative in the hospital administrative department, forcing the representative to turn all the gastrointestinal ount records to him. Otherwise, he would report the department to the government for corruption.


    Either the gastrointestinal department representative was truly scared, or he intentionally wanted to strike a blow against the other two vice directors for some reason. At any rate, Zhao Cheng sessfully obtained the detailed ount books of the other two vice directors.


    Since Zhao Cheng knew that he no longer had a chance at bing director, he left a copy of the ount books for himself, and then turned them in to Ouyang Hong. Basically, Zhao Cheng ruined the other two vice directors¡¯ chances by showing the evidence of their corruption to Ouyang Hong. However, Zhao Cheng only dared to show the ount books to the superintendent. He didn¡¯t actually dare to show the ount books to the government, which would start an investigation. This was because Zhao Cheng was also corrupt himself, having taken many illegal kickbacks of his own.


    Ouyang Hong trembled with anger when she learned of all this, unable to even speak. She waved her hand, indicating that Zhao Cheng should get the hell out. Ouyang Hong had originally wanted to settle things as quietly as possible because she had approved the endoscopy band ligation surgery for the patient in the first ce. Making too much of a big deal would be the equivalent of pping her own face. She didn¡¯t expect that Zhao Cheng would spoil her ns on everything.


    ¡°It will be toxic to leave any of them around!¡± Thus, Ouyang Hong ended up demoting all three vice directors. ¡°I¡¯m going to advertise a high-sry job opening for gastrointestinal department director at a ss A hospital. Hmph! I refuse to believe that we can¡¯t fill that job position without those vice directors!¡± Ouyang Hong spoke in a vicious tone at next Monday¡¯s hospital meeting.


    The conclusion of this incident was that everyone at the hospital lost out in the end. Zhao Cheng silently left for his new demoted position at the clinic. He would have no good future there, so it was likely that he would resign after just a few more months. As he was still a former vice director at a ss A hospital, it would be easy enough for him to find a job elsewhere with his credentials.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s life entered a routine. He mainly worked the day shifts, and only took the night shift when he was scheduled for it. Otherwise, he would return to his apartment. After his day shifts were over, he would go give Li Xiao a massage. He also visited the sports school once every two weeks to give the children checkups. He had also been making some progress with Shao Hua¡ªshe would now asionally respond to his text messages.


    Zhang Fan was in no hurry. He figured they could slowly learn more about each other as they were still young.


    Zhang Fan had purchased his new home for the price of 170,000 yuan. He did some research, and found out that he would easily be able to sell it for over 270,000 yuan at market price. This meant that he had received more than 100,000 yuan by being able to purchase the house at base price from Li Xiao. Zhang Fan felt really awkward about this.


    When he mentioned this to Li Xiao, she simply chuckled. ¡°I told you to buy one of therger homes from me, but you were unwilling to spend that much money. Are you regretting it now?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not regretting anything. I¡¯m already feeling like I¡¯ve received too much from you.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to be like that. I asked my original doctor about the cost of surgery for my back, and was told that it would be far more than 100,000 yuan. And even without regards to the money, isn¡¯t it worth 100,000 yuan to be able to skip the pain of surgery? Feel reassured about living in that house, it¡¯s what you deserve.¡± Li Xiao was highly satisfied with Zhang Fan¡¯s attitude. She felt that he hadn¡¯t gotten greedy just because of the gift.


    Obviously, Zhang Fan was still delighted to have his own home. Chinese people were obsessed with the notion of owning a home, just as if they would die without one.


    The house was roughcast and still unfinished. Zhang Fan had no intention of hiring anyone to design it, as he didn¡¯t want to spend the money to do so.


    In that case, how was he going to finish renovating the home? The answer was quite simple. He would copy designs from other homes, and keep everything he felt was practical while eliminating everything he felt was useless. After he made his own design, he asked about home design and renovation prices, and found that it would cost him 60,000 yuan at the very minimum.


    After hearing this, Zhang Fan stopped having any thoughts about renovating the home for now. He was in no hurry to finish the home regardless, as he had an apartment he could live in.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s work in the gastrointestinal department was slightly easier than in the cardiovascr department. Although he had to literally interact with patients¡¯ feces on a daily basis, at the very least the gastrointestinal department¡¯s patients weren¡¯t at risk of dying at any moment.


    In the cardiovascr department, you had to be constantly vignt during the night shift. However, such vignce was unnecessary in the gastrointestinal department. As long as there were no patients with major bleeding or cirrhosis with esophageal varices, then it would be alright to sleep for the entire night shift. Patients whose stomachs hurt really badly could simply be taken over to the general surgery department.

 Chapter 77: The hell with that!

    <h4>Chapter 77: The hell with that!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan had a much easier time now in the gastrointestinal department. All three vice directors had been demoted and transferred, but Director Wang Yonghong still didn¡¯t know about any of this! Quite miraculous, really. She spent every day out at clinics, and had a lot of free time. This basically meant that nobody was in charge at the gastrointestinal department. The hospital administrative department allowed Hu Zengyang to temporarily assume a leadership role in the department. Meanwhile, the hospital was currently doing its best to headhunt personnel for the empty leadership positions in the department.


    The general surgery director at Kuake City Hospital was quite passionate about introducing all the other general surgery directors in nearby smaller hospitals to Zhang Fan. The director was still slow withparoscopic surgeries, so he learned this more difficult surgery technique from Zhang Fan.


    Other surgeries that they received from other hospitals went much faster. Zhang Fan gave half of the money he received over to the general surgery director, which made thetter quite happy. Even for the surgeries that the general surgery director already knew how to do, other hospitals wouldn¡¯t give him anywhere near the amount of money that Zhang Fan couldmand. So, of course the director was happy to get more money.


    On average, one surgery would pay a fee of 1000 yuan. Zhang Fan would take 500 yuan, and give the rest to the director and anyone else involved to share. Although Zhang Fan also reallycked money as he needed to pay back his home loan each month, this was money that he had to give away. Why would others call him over otherwise? He still didn¡¯t have good connections. Helping so many different hospitals with their surgeries was all for the sake of improving his reputation. Luckily, Zhang Fan was still young and cheaper to hire than more veteran doctors, and he was filled with energy.


    Zhang Fan visited other hospitals once per week on average to help with their surgeries. This helped him to pay back the money he owed on the home loan.


    Li Hui was rather sly, and somehow learned that Zhang Fan was also working for other hospitals.


    ¡°You¡¯re inhuman! Even though we¡¯re both rotation doctors now, I can¡¯t even receive any bonuses, while you¡¯re already making extra ie. This is unfair, incredibly unfair! Treat me to a really good meal, otherwise I¡¯m going to report you to Chasu City Hospital for working at other hospitals.¡± Li Hui acted like a hoodlum in Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment.


    Li Hui and Li Liang shared the same love of eating barbequed meat. Zhang Fan was different. Although he would be okay with eating barbequed meat on asion, eating it too often would make him tired of it. However, treating Li Hui meant that barbequed meat absolutely had to be on the menu. As Li Hui put it: ¡°You don¡¯t like eating one of Mao Zedong¡¯s favorite foods? You¡¯re so anti-Communist!¡±


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go. We haven¡¯t chatted for a while, so let¡¯s chat as we eat.¡± Zhang Fan and Li Hui went to a Sichuan restaurant. The two of them had a good rtionship even back at Kuake City Hospital, and now their rtionship was even closer in the new Chasu City Hospital that they joined together. Li Hui had a natural jokester personality, and never acted pretentious or hid what he was thinking. It was easy for Zhang Fan to get along with Li Hui.


    The Sichuan restaurant was right behind the hospital. Many young doctors woulde here to eat, although the food would be too greasy for the patients. Today, there were many people at the restaurant, including several of the new female doctors. Li Hui¡¯s eyes glistened as he whispered to Zhang Fan, ¡°Look, beautiful women! Why don¡¯t we try sitting together with them?¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored him as he felt that Li Hui was being too shameless. ¡°If you want to go, go by yourself. Won¡¯t you be humiliated if they don¡¯t agree to let you sit with them? You¡¯ll still have to see them at the hospital.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re so boring. It¡¯s all about the fun of seeing if they agree or not. Forget it, then; you¡¯re destined to be single for all your life.¡± Li Hui rolled his eyes as he viciously ordered some of the most expensive dishes on the menu.


    ¡°Can you at least be reasonable? You already ordered barbequed meat, yet you¡¯re also ordering braised pork? Will you be able to finish all that food?¡±


    ¡°I can hardly ever get you to treat me even once per year; so what if I order some extra dishes? If I can¡¯t finish the food, I¡¯ll take it back with me. It¡¯ll make for another great meal after microwaving!¡±


    ¡°Alright, you¡¯re so shameless that even demons would be afraid.¡± Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t enjoy spending so much money on treating Li Hui, who wasn¡¯t even the type to be grateful. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Zhang Fan wanted to ask Li Hui something, he definitely wouldn¡¯t have treated him to a meal. Zhang Fan was quite a miser.


    The food arrived quickly. Although Li Hui¡¯s ie at Chasu City Hospital was significantly better than at Kuake City Hospital, he spent all of his sry on trying to hook up with women at bars; thus, he hardly ever had a good meal. In fact, Li Hui would often be unable to afford anything but instant noodles near the end of a month.


    Li Hui instantly grabbed all the meat he could. He was starving, and appeared quite unseemly as he ate ravenously.


    ¡°You dare to try and sit together with the female doctors with such table manners? Aren¡¯t you afraid of scaring them off?¡± Zhang Fan was unable to take more than a few bites of the meat. It was too greasy for him.


    ¡°What do you know? Those who can eat can work hard, understand? Meat alone is too greasy, so have some beer.¡±


    ¡°Forget it, you¡¯ll probably get gout if you drink any more alcohol. You should drink some tea instead; it¡¯ll also help with the grease.¡±


    ¡°I can tell that you¡¯re in a special realm of your own with how miserly you are. Just look at you. Although you smoke, you never buy any smokes of your own, and stop smoking whenever you have no more smokes that others gifted you. You also can¡¯t drink alcohol, because you get drunk instantly. Neither do you have any interest in women. What meaning is there to your life?¡± Li Hui started insulting Zhang Fan since thetter refused to pay for beer and would only purchase tea.


    Li Hui was truly penniless at the moment. He would be starving if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that doctors could eat for great discounts at the hospital cafeteria. Li Hui was the typical person who lived from paycheck to paycheck, and would spend lots of money at the beginning of the month and live like a pauper at the end of the month.


    ¡°Haha. Hurry and eat your fill. I have something to ask you about.¡± Zhang Fan ignored Li Hui as arguing would only make Li Hui talk even more.


    ¡°Go ahead and ask.¡± Li Hui felt a sense of superiority at being able to answer something for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°It¡¯s like this, there¡¯s a woman that I¡¯ve fallen in love with, but she mostly ignores me. What should I do?¡±


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help it. He had barely made any progress with Shao Hua as he had almost zero experience with romance. He truly had no idea what to do, so he decided to ask Li Hui since he had to treat him to a meal anyways.


    ¡°Is she beautiful? What department is she in? Is she a doctor or a nurse?¡± Li Hui¡¯s eyes lit up as this was his favorite type of topic.


    ¡°She¡¯s not from our hospital.¡±


    ¡°Tsk! With how much of a wooden block you are, it would be strange for her not to be from our hospital. If she¡¯s not from our hospital, I¡¯ll pay for this meal today.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s none of your business where she¡¯s from. Just let me finish what I¡¯m saying.¡± Zhang Fan ignored Li Hui again. So what if she wasn¡¯t from their hospital? It wasn¡¯t like Li Hui could actually bring out any money to pay for the meal.


    ¡°Say it, then.¡±


    ¡°I keep texting her, but she doesn¡¯t respond very often. What should I do?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s simple. Use money, throw lots of money at her. Tell her that you love her, and that as long as she bes your girlfriend, she¡¯ll have plenty of money to spend.¡±


    ¡°Could you be a little more normal!¡± Zhang Fan truly regretted treating Li Hui to a meal. He felt that he couldn¡¯t have a serious discussion with such a thing.


    ¡°Then tell me which department she¡¯s from. Maybe I¡¯ve seen her before, and maybe I even like her as well. I won¡¯t have a chance with her if I help give you ideas.¡±


    ¡°Just hurry and eat. Get the hell out after you¡¯re finished eating.¡±


    ¡°Just who could she be? Tell me! Even if I actually do like her, I¡¯ll sacrifice myself and give her to you. We¡¯re bros, after all, right? Tell me!¡± Li Hui even stopped eating because he was so curious.


    ¡°Gee, thank you. Hurry and finish eating already. I¡¯m already full. Are you going to eat or not? If not, I¡¯m going to leave.¡± After seeing that Li Hui would bepletely unreliable for love advice, Zhang Fan stopped talking about Shao Hua, which made Li Hui feel like he had an itch he absolutely had to scratch. Li Hui packed up all the remaining food, and kept following Zhang Fan around.


    ¡°Just who is she? We came here together, you know? Doesn¡¯t that make me half a parent to you? I need to watch out for you!¡±


    ¡°Get the hell out. I need to go back to work.¡± Zhang Fan refused to say anything more. Li Hui was unable to convince him otherwise.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s meet up again tomorrow over a meal.¡±


    ¡°The hell with that!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have any sisters, haha, but you do have a younger sister, hahaha!¡± Li Hui kept teasing Zhang Fan while running away as Zhang Fan made a motion like he would hit him.


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Zhang Fan shook his head while smiling wryly as he went back to the gastrointestinal department.


    Hu Zengyang had the most patients out of anyone. However, he was also the doctor who was the slowest withputers. He typed with only one finger at a time. Writing medical reports took him forever. He still hadn¡¯t finishedst week¡¯s medical reports. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he was a veteran doctor, the three former vice directors would have been angry with him every day for this.


    Hu Zengyang had a nice and pleasant personality. He treated everyone well, and seemed like the schrly type. He got along well with Zhang Fan, and they would have fun chatting together whenever they were on the same shift.


    Hu Zengyang was already slow withputers, so he became even slower if he was chatting with Zhang Fan. It would bemon for Hu Zengyang not to finish a single medical report during an entire night shift. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was far faster at typing. Talking wouldn¡¯t affect his lightning-fast typing speed at all.

 Chapter 78: Wash your mouth 20 times

    <h4>Chapter 78: Wash your mouth 20 times</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    At any local hospital, no matter if it was a ss A hospital or not, the doctors basically did nothing but basic work. Conducting research and so on would mostly be nothing more than empty talk. The doctors would be busy every day with clinical treatment, writing medical reports, and performing surgeries. Where would they find time to conduct research? Besides, resources would be limited for lower-ranked doctors. The hospital would only say that they supported personal research, but do nothing more than that.


    Hu Zengyang had some personal understanding of intestinal amebiasis. He had written several theses on this topic. However, due to resource limitations, he wasn¡¯t able to receive enough patients with intestinal amebiasis, so he could only try and learn more by himself. Still, Hu Zengyang was quite proud that his theses were often quoted by others.


    This was the sore ce of the Chinese medical field. Anyone who wasn¡¯t in a provincial level hospital or better would be nothing more than someone who repeated the exact same work day after day, year after year. There would be nothing new for them, and they were unable to innovate anything.


    It would be nice if someone still managed to research something new sessfully in such conditions, but if you failed in your research, endless amounts of insults and sarcasm would ceaselessly swarm you until you drowned. If you instead got ustomed to your work, that would be much safer as nobody would scold you orugh at you. That was why only the true elites among regr doctors would be sessful. They were able to handle the pressure and ignore the insults and sarcasm.


    The weather slowly became hotter as springs were quite short in Chasu City. It wasmon to find that the peach flowers had suddenly bloomed after much rain and snow.


    Zhang Fan would always go jogging for more than one hour every day before his day shift as long as he didn¡¯t work the night shift on the previous night. Although Zhang Fan¡¯s body was strengthened by his System, he still felt that getting actual exercise was quite important. How was a doctor supposed to treat others if he wasn¡¯t healthy himself? Zhang Fan would run around the entire hospital for two fullps every day to work up some sweat and then take a shower. This filled him with energy every day.


    In Chasu City, ethnic minorities were actually moremon than ethnic Han Chinese. If you wanted to eat Chinese breakfast such as deep-fried dough sticks and soybean milk, you would have to go to the faraway Kaifa District. Han Chinese people were moremon there. Meanwhile, the breakfast options around the hospital were all mutton buns or beef buns, milk tea, and other greasy foods. The fat content of these foods was rather high.


    Zhang Fan purchased a small electric pot, and would cook some porridge every morning before he went out for his jog. The porridge would be ready by the time he returned. He had a tasty breakfast every morning with porridge, steamed twisted rolls, and salted vegetables. He truly couldn¡¯t bring himself to eat meat early in the morning. Zhang Fan always arrived to work 30 minutes before his shift to read some medical books.


    This morning, right when Zhang Fan arrived at the hospital, he saw a middle-aged woman copse while holding her left breast. A young boy about five or six years old was holding on to her hand. He was loudly crying, ¡°Mommy! Mommy!¡±


    Although there was still 30 minutes until Zhang Fan¡¯s scheduled work shift, it was this woman¡¯s luck that she copsed at the hospital entrance where Zhang Fan saw her.


    Zhang Fan immediately dashed over to the woman¡¯s side. Two nurses also noticed the situation and rushed over.


    Zhang Fan instantly saw that the woman was in a bad condition. Her teeth were clenched tightly, and she was salivating. Her left hand was held over her heart, and she was in obvious pain. Zhang Fan checked her carotid artery while shouting, ¡°Wake up, wake up, friend!


    ¡°Hurry! Help mey her t on the ground. Go call for someone from the cardiovascr department.¡±


    When Zhang Fan checked the carotid artery, he discovered that the woman no longer had a pulse, so he immediately gave an order to the two nurses. After lying the patient t on the ground, Zhang Fan swiftly cleared out all liquid from her mouth so that her breathing could remain unobstructed. Zhang Fan¡¯s preliminary analysis was that the woman¡¯s heart had suddenly entered cardiac arrest. There would be only an extremely short timeframe to save a cardiac arrest patient. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to wait.


    Both nurses were still students who were only interns. One ran off to the cardiovascr department, while the other stood around, not knowing what to do. Zhang Fan kneeled on the ground, and began to give chestpressions to the patient.


    ¡°Hurry and give her CPR!¡± he shouted at the remaining nurse.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to give CPR!¡± the nurse responded timidly.


    ¡°Heavens!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to care about the patient¡¯s drool and froth. He hurriedly wiped it off, and performed CPR for the patient. Meanwhile, the patient¡¯s child was crying uproariously. ¡°Hey, console her son!¡± This was already a tense situation, and the little boy¡¯s crying was only making Zhang Fan frustrated.


    ¡°Take care of the child,¡± Zhang Fan said when his mouth was free. A cardiac arrest patient¡¯s brain would be permanently damaged if they didn¡¯t receive effective treatment within four to five minutes. Any longer than that, and the cardiac arrest patient would simply die. Thanks to Zhang Fan¡¯s typical exercise routine and the training he did in his System simtions, his cardiacpressions were quite standard, with regr force.


    More and more people gathered around, with several doctors arriving. They immediately started helping Zhang Fan to save the patient. This cardiac arrest patient was truly lucky. Zhang Fan¡¯s treatment had been effective. After a round of chestpressions, her pulse reappeared.


    A cardiologist arrived while running with an emergency treatment kit. Zhang Fan got up since a more professional doctor in the field had arrived. The patient¡¯s young son was already exhausted from all his crying. He embraced the nurse while pitifully looking at his mother, who was still on the ground.


    ¡°Hurry and take her to the emergency department! She has ventricr fibrition, and is at risk of cardiac arrest again! Everyone, help!¡± Everyone helped to put the patient on a stretcher as the cardiologist took the patient away.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s pants were nowpletely covered in mud from kneeling on the ground. He no longer had the time to change clothes before his work shift, so he went to a bathroom and washed his mouth. It had been an emergency situation, with no gauze bandages around, so he had performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the patient.


    Later on the same day, right when Zhang Fan was about to go on lunch break, Director Ren Li from the cardiovascr department phoned him. ¡°Zhang Fan, were you the one who saved the patient from this morning? Did you perform CPR on her?¡±


    Ren Li¡¯s tone was quite severe. Zhang Fan¡¯s heart skipped a beat as he wondered, ¡®Did something bad happen?¡¯


    ¡°Yes, it was me. I happened to meet her while I was on my way to work this morning. She copsed right in front of me. When I checked her carotid artery, I discovered that she no longer had a pulse. There was no time to bring her in for emergency treatment, so I immediately had an intern nurse who was there go and notify the cardiovascr department. The emergency treatment I gave the patient was effective at the time. Her pulse returned within three minutes.¡±


    He needed to exin the situation clearly. Although the patient¡¯s life had been saved sessfully, that was what the doctor was supposed to do. If the doctor failed, or if negative side effects appeared, the hospital would face questions. It would be quite troublesome if the patient¡¯s family members were unreasonable. But, as a doctor, you would have to save the patient no matter how troublesome it was.


    ¡°It¡¯s not the time to talk about that right now. Hurry ande over to our cardiovascr department! Hurry!¡± Ren Li urged him toe over.


    ¡®What¡¯s going on?¡¯ Zhang Fan was really confused, but he rushed over to the cardiovascr department.


    ¡°Director Ren, you wanted to see me?¡±


    ¡°Are there any open wounds on your lips or in your mouth?¡±


    ¡°The patient had HIV?¡± Zhang Fan instantly understood.


    ¡°No, the patient was HBV (hepatitis B) positive.¡± Ren Li looked directly at Zhang Fan as she said this.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think there are any open wounds.¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but touch his own lips. Right after that, he ignored Ren Li and instantly ran off to the bathroom, where Zhang Fan carefully checked to see if he had any open wounds on his lips or in his mouth.


    Luckily, there weren¡¯t any open wounds. Zhang Fan left the bathroom 30 minutester after washing his mouth more than 20 times.


    All the cardiologists in the department felt sympathy for Zhang Fan rather thanughing at him. ¡°I¡¯ve already reported this matter to the infectious diseases department. Go have a blood test done. If necessary, immediately go receive an HBV immunoglobulin injection. We just received the patient¡¯s blood test results now. I immediately notified you and the infectious diseases department,¡± Ren Li told him.


    ¡°Is the patient alright?¡± Zhang Fan had no open wounds, and he had always received his vines on time, so he wasn¡¯t particrly worried about receiving the hepatitis B virus. Since he was already here in the cardiovascr department, he figured he would ask about the patient¡¯s condition. Otherwise, he would keep wondering.


    ¡°Her life was saved because of your treatment. She¡¯s now hospitalized for observation. Zhang Fan, this is what you are!¡± Ren Li shed him a big thumbs up.


    ¡°That¡¯s good, then. I¡¯ll go to the infectious diseases department for a blood test now.¡± It wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan was that concerned about everyone; it was his professional work ethic. He really would keep wondering if he didn¡¯t know what happened to a patient he¡¯d treated.


    Several people from the infectious diseases department ran into Zhang Fan while he was in the elevator. Almost as if they were kidnapping him, they brought him to the infectious diseases department for testing. His blood test results soon came out. He was quite lucky, for the result was HbsAb (+), meaning that he was protected against the hepatitis B virus. There was no need for any further treatment for him.


    The director of the infectious diseases department patted Zhang Fan on the shoulder. ¡°Nice job, young man. You didn¡¯t tremble at all. I brought several people over to bring you because I was worried that you would be so scared that you couldn¡¯t walk.¡± Although this was a joke, it was only half a joke. Outsiders wouldn¡¯t be able to understand the helpless feelings in it.

 Chapter 79: Time to pay what he owes

    <h4>Chapter 79: Time to pay what he owes</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    One month of time passed quite easily for Zhang Fan in the gastrointestinal department. The incident where he almost became infected with hepatitis B didn¡¯t cause even a tiny ripple in the hospital, as this was far too ordinary.


    Such an incident wouldn¡¯t be surprising at all in a hospital. Originally, Zhang Fan had thought that maybe he would receive a bonus as constion for the scare, but when the result came out that he was fine, the infectious diseases department director simply left.


    Still, Li Hui dide over to console Zhang Fan. ¡°Why would you pick a middle-aged married woman to kiss?¡±


    ¡°Get the hell out, and crawl on all fours! I¡¯m really frustrated right now.¡±


    ¡°I just came over to see how you were. If you¡¯re so angry, you¡¯re probably fine. I¡¯m leaving, then.¡±


    Every day was routine for Zhang Fan as he worked. Chasu City Hospital had many rules which were quite strictly enforced. Back in the much smaller Kuake City Hospital, the superintendent was in charge of all the rules. Although the superintendent was also in charge of all the rules here at Chasu City Hospital, everyone had to obey the rules far more strictly as too many people were watching you to make sure the rules were being followed.


    Zhang Fan really missed Kuake City Hospital. He felt that if such an incident had urred at Kuake City Hospital, the former superintendent Batu definitely would have written him a check, saying, ¡°Here, have 5000 yuan to spend as you like.¡± At Chasu City Hospital, Li Hui was the only person who even came to check on him after this incident. Not a single other person had even asked him about it. Zhang Fan was now missing home. With his emotions going through such turmoil recently, he suddenly missed his family.


    When Zhang Fan finished his rotation in the gastrointestinal department, nobody could sign off on his paperwork, because the director wasn¡¯t around, and all three vice directors had been demoted. Well, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really care either way.


    Hu Zengyang invited Zhang Fan to a meal of beef ribs.


    ¡°Bro, you¡¯re truly suited for surgery. Sigh! Back when Huang Yun was still just a vice superintendent, he didn¡¯t approve of me already. He said that I was too slow. Otherwise, I would be a surgeon today as well.¡±


    ¡°Brother Hu, aren¡¯t things fine for you in the internal medicine gastrointestinal department? Apart from the absentee director, you¡¯re now ranking #1 in the department. You¡¯re still not satisfied?¡± Zhang Fan teased Hu Zengyang as they ate. They had a good rtionship with each other, so they both spoke quite casually.


    ¡°Sigh! I¡¯m almost 40 years old, but I¡¯m still personally writing my medical reports. Just look at the surgical departments. What veteran attending physician there still has to personally write their medical reports?¡±


    ¡°You probably started taking kickbacks in your very first year as an attending physician. Just try asking any surgeon if they can start taking kickbacks for themselves without working for five or six years first. I bet you came to internal medicine for money. Don¡¯t me everything on former superintendent Huang Yun.¡±


    ¡°Haha, you little brat. What you say is indeed true. Still, Huang Yun really didn¡¯t approve of me. It¡¯s also true that heined that I was too slow.¡±


    In internal medicine, the beginning of work would be easy, while it would get more difficult near the end. As long as you weren¡¯t the director, even if you were scheduled to retire tomorrow, you would still have to take care of your patients and write medical reports, analyzing the patient¡¯s condition to the best of your ability. In surgery, the beginning of work would be quite difficult. You would need to cultivate a good rtionship with your teaching doctor. Otherwise, it would be far too slow for anyone to learn surgical techniques by themselves. But, after you became an attending physician who could independently perform surgeriester on, you would no longer need to write your own medical reports. Plenty of resident doctors would be willing to write the medical reports for the surgeon attending physicians.


    Zhang Fan had been saving his money for two months now. With his sry plus the money from working for other hospitals, he had a decent amount saved up. Zhang Fan visited some hardware stores, and checked the prices of building materials, simultaneously inquiring into what it would cost to hire someone for home renovation services. He was now prepared to finish renovation of his unfinished house.


    While normal people would typically finish renovating the home in one go, Zhang Fan had no such intention. He would do things slowly, one step at a time, just like how ants would move home for winter. Two months¡¯ worth of ie would be enough to renovate the bathrooms in the house. He would renovate some this month, some more next month, and so on. He would also directly go to hire individuals rather than go to a renovationpany. That would save him some money.


    Although the hospital hadn¡¯t praised or rewarded Zhang Fan for finishing his rotation in the gastrointestinal department, he was the only rotation doctor who was given three full days of vacation. However, when Zhang Fan received his next rotation assignment, he almost wanted to cry! He was assigned to orthopedic surgery department #2, his previous orthopedic surgery department #1¡¯s biggestpetitor! Zhang Fan had antagonized the entire orthopedic department #2 with how overboard he¡¯d gone in staying in the emergency department and taking every emergency patient he could. What went around woulde around.


    It was now time for him to pay what he owed to orthopedic department #2. He had taken as many patients as he possibly could back then in order to maximize the number of surgeries he could grind. He¡¯d never expected that he would one day be transferred to orthopedic department #2.


    At the time, the doctors in orthopedic department #2 really hated Zhang Fan. This was only natural since he was reducing their ie by taking so many patients for himself. However, he had no choice but to go there. Zhang Fan felt conflicted for quite a while, but then decided to stop thinking about it. He would finish his three-day vacation first.


    He just happened to talk to the director of general surgery at Kuake City Hospital. They had received severalmissions for gall dder surgeries, so they were going to go together to finish them all in one day. Then, Zhang Fan would go and visit Kuake City. He hadn¡¯t seen Chen Qifa and Li Liang in quite a while, so he wanted to visit them. Kuake City Hospital had been performing very few surgeries recently, so Zhang Fan wanted to see how things were. Kuake City was now basically Zhang Fan¡¯s backup base.


    The third round of massage treatments for Li Xiao was intermittent rather than on a daily basis, so Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to inform her this time that he was going to Kuake City. Zhang Fan simply drove his car to Chark City to perform the gall dder surgeries there.


    He stayed in Chark City for the night because that city was too far away from Kuake City, and he didn¡¯t want to drivete at night unless it was absolutely necessary.


    The next morning, when Zhang Fan arrived in Kuake City, he found that Chen Qifa had his wife cook a good meal for Zhang Fan. Chen Qifa knew that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t very fond of restaurant food, which was why he and Li Liang treated Zhang Fan at home. The rtionship between them all was rather messy as Chen Qifa called Zhang Fan teacher, Li Liang called Chen Qifa teacher, while Li Liang called Zhang Fan brother.


    ¡°Teacher, back when I didn¡¯t have a medical license, I hoped to receive as few patients as possible, but now that I have a medical license, patients aren¡¯ting at all. We haven¡¯t performed any surgeries at Kuake City Hospital for almost two weeks now! Sigh!¡± Chen Qifained about his frustrations to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yeah, transportation is easier than ever. It¡¯s so easy to take a bus to a bigger city¡ªit will take only slightly more than an hour. We¡¯re losing too many patients to bigger city hospitals,¡± Li Liang interjected.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t Kuake City Hospital not supposed to transfer surgery patients to other hospitals unless absolutely necessary?¡± Zhang Fan asked, confused.


    ¡°Sigh! That Zou Pingshan doesn¡¯t care at all. He¡¯s almost about to retire, so he¡¯s daring to take all the illicit money he can. He¡¯ll charge 300 yuan to transfer a patient to another hospital. No matter what type of surgery it is, he¡¯ll sign the paperwork for a hospital transfer as long as he gets paid. He¡¯s been transferring every single one of our surgery patients away because other hospitals are paying him to.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that too outrageous of him? The superintendent really dares to act so brazenly?¡± Zhang Fan was quite mystified.


    ¡°Of course he does. All of us in surgical department #1 have nothing to do every day.¡±


    ¡°Shi Lei isn¡¯t doing anything at all?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. It¡¯s impossible to know what Shi Lei is thinking. He¡¯s the type to never show his real thoughts. I¡¯ve known him for more than 10 years. He¡¯s been like this since young; he¡¯s really ambitious.¡± There was nothing that Zhang Fan could do about Zou Pingshan wanting to make some extra illicit money before retirement. The superintendent had plenty of ways to abuse his authority. As long as the governmental higher-ups didn¡¯t care, this small amount of illicit money wouldn¡¯t cause any trouble.


    ¡°If either of you two want to join a study program, just tell me. As long as Kuake City Hospital agrees, I¡¯ll arrange it for you right away. It will be no problem for me to get you into a study program at Chasu City Hospital¡¯s orthopedic department #1.¡± Zhang Fan saw how helpless Chen Qifa and Li Liang were feeling, so he gave them this idea.


    ¡°Okay, Teacher. I¡¯ll see how things are for a while longer. If things truly aren¡¯t working here anymore, I¡¯ll have Li Liang go first after he gets his medical license. I¡¯ll go after he finishes his study program. I can¡¯t just leave nobody capable of surgery in the department here.¡±


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s orthopedic department #2 also learned that Zhang Fan was being assigned to their department. Although Zhang Fan had been in orthopedic department #1, the operating rooms were shared by both departments. Everyone in orthopedic department #2 knew that this neer named Zhang Fan had been personally brought over to Chasu City Hospital by Director Gao Shijun, and that Zhang Fan was ridiculously skilled at surgery. It was easy to tell that Gao Shijun¡¯s recruitment requirements had been customized so that only Zhang Fan would get the job opening. Plus, the attending physicians in Zhang Fan¡¯s team, Li Hongtu and Cui Pingjun, weren¡¯t the type to do much work. Basically, it was obvious that they were there to sign off on everything and take responsibility, protecting Zhang Fan¡¯s future.


    Orthopedic department #2¡¯s director was Wang Dehua, who was Gao Shijun¡¯s senior and disciple under the same teacher. However, Wang Dehua was far more skilled than he and Gao Shijun¡¯s fellow junior under the same teacher, Cui Pingjun. Wang Dehua was highly skilled at both joints and spine surgery. After the previous orthopedic department director retired, Wang Dehua and Gao Shijun were now the best orthopedic surgeons of Chasu City Hospital. However, Wang Dehua had a few advantages over Gao Shijun¡ªWang Dehua was in better physical shape, and was more skilled in all areas, while Gao Shijun was in poorer physical condition, and specialized more in spine surgeries. Back in the day, former superintendent Huang Yun had really approved of Wang Dehua¡¯s abilities, and established orthopedic department #2, split off from orthopedic department #1, just for Wang Dehua.


    Although orthopedic department #2 had only been split off a few years ago, they were just as well developed as orthopedic department #1. Not only that, Wang Dehua personally taught just about every doctor in his department, so it was quite easy for him to manage orthopedic department #2. Back in the day, he had constantlypeted against Gao Shijun. Although he didn¡¯t have a bad rtionship with Gao Shijun, he was the ultrapetitive type who just had topete over everything.


    Back when Zhang Fan was monopolizing all the emergency department patients by staying there at all times, Wang Dehua had been quite angered. However, his anger wasn¡¯t because of Zhang Fan¡¯s actions, but rather because none of the young doctors in his department were as hardworking as Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I hear that Gao Shijun¡¯s best disciple is joining our department?¡± Wang Dehua and the others in his department were all under the mistaken impression that Zhang Fan had learned all of his skills from Gao Shijun. Out of all the younger doctors in orthopedic department #1, it was indeed true that Zhang Fan could be considered the most skilled doctor among them.


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s so hard on himself, he even practically lived in the emergency department.¡± The vice director of orthopedic department #2 was Chen Qi. He was a loyal follower of Wang Dehua, and had joined orthopedic department #2 with Wang Dehua right when it was formed.


    ¡°Haha, he¡¯s really hardworking. What do you think, will Gao Shijun faint out of anger if we keep that young brat in our department?¡±


    ¡°Haha, he definitely will, though I think it will be difficult to keep Zhang Fan in our department.¡± Chen Qi couldn¡¯t help butugh at imagining Gao Shijun fainting from anger.


    ¡°Since Zhang Fan ising, let¡¯s not make things difficult for him. Let¡¯s observe his skills first. We shouldn¡¯t just listen to all those exaggerated rumors. Who knows what his actual skills are like?¡±


    ¡°I bet that he really is quite skilled. Zhang Fan has taken over all of the joints surgeries in their department. On his team are Li Hongtu and Cui Pingjun. Li Hongtu is in very poor physical condition, while Cui Pingjun is azy cker. Zhang Fan is the real team leader despite not being so in name.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s test his abilities first. Luo Jin and Yuan Tao are still unable to independently perform joints surgeries. The younger doctors in our department are feeling severely aggrieved because of Zhang Fan¡¯s previous patient monopolization. Tell them that they¡¯re not to bully Zhang Fan. We must win against Zhang Fan with our medical skills, fair and square, rather than through bullying him.¡± Luo Jin and Yuan Tao were two attending physicians in orthopedic department #2, and were more skilled than the other attending physicians.

 Chapter 80: You’re not the director

    <h4>Chapter 80: You¡¯re not the director</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zou Pingshan was retiring soon. He had promised Shi Lei that he would rmend thetter to the Kuake City Communist Party Committee for the next superintendent. Shi Lei didn¡¯t believe Zou Pingshan¡¯s words at all, but he didn¡¯t dare to antagonize him. Zou Pingshan was leaving soon, and it would be difficult for him to say a good word for Shi Lei, but it would be far too easy for him to say bad things about him instead. That was why Shi Lei didn¡¯t want to cause any trouble for Zou Pingshan at this point in time. Besides, Shi Lei was also making his own moves. He had already visited several of Kuake City¡¯s leaders. He justcked connections with someone ranked higher, so Shi Lei wanted to make some time to visit Chasu City to go find Zhang Fan.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan visited his new home, which was an apartment on the 26th floor of a 27-floor building. There were two elevators and four apartments per floor. It was a pretty nice apartment, and this was one of the best districts in Chasu City, with a nice environment. When Zhang Fan purchased this apartment, Li Xiao even gave him a free parking spot. She was quite generous 1 .


    Zhang Fan hired two handymen who seemed honest, and also happened to be from the same hometown as Zhang Fan. Not only did Zhang Fan pay them, he also gave a carton of smokes to each of them, hoping that they would do a good job on the renovations.


    The doctors in orthopedic department #2 were younger on average than the doctors in orthopedic department #1 as orthopedic department #2 had only been split off a few years ago. Not to mention, the director here wasn¡¯t that old yet, and was willing to teach neers. Vice Director Chen Qi was also a veteran doctor.


    Orthopedic department #2 was on the second floor of the surgery building. The better floors had already been taken, so this new department could only settle for the second floor. Chasu City Hospital had manyrge trees on its premises. While this was fine in winter, you wouldn¡¯t be able to see anything but tree leaves out of the second floor windows in summer. Not only that, there was an extremely high number of invading flies and mosquitoes, even to the point where nobody would dare open the windows. Plus, no sunlight reached through the tree leaves, so it always seemed gloomy here!


    Right when Zhang Fan arrived at the door to enter orthopedic department #2, he saw Wang Yanan. She had both her hands in her doctor¡¯s coat¡¯s pockets, and was wearing a surgical mask. She acted just like how a director would, constantly telling the other rotation doctors how to change the patients¡¯ medicine. She had gained a mega amount of experience under Zhang Fan¡¯s tutge in orthopedic department #1. Something as basic as changing medicine was something that she was now incredibly familiar with.


    Wang Yanan had been showing off in orthopedic department #2. On her very first day here, she showed precise surgical movements as she made incisions, connected bones, and inserted metal tes without making a single mistake. Attending physicians Luo Jin and Yuan Tao from orthopedic department #2 were incredibly astonished. It was extremely rare for female doctors to be familiar with orthopedic surgery. Such an experienced female doctor like Wang Yanan would be the equivalent of a legend. Not a single other rotation doctor could even sew surgical sutures properly.


    Rotating through different departments was also a chance for everyone to get to know each other better. The departments would better understand the new doctors, and the new doctors would better understand the different departments. After Wang Yananpleted her surgery, Luo Jin told the other rotation doctors, ¡°Wang Yanan will be your team leader from now on. Whenever I¡¯m not around, Wang Yanan will be in charge of helping all of you to support the patients.¡±


    Women would always receive special treatment in surgical departments because the great majority of surgeons were men. Since Wang Yanan had above-average looks, and was also highly skilled, so of course she received even more special treatment.


    Luo Jin had even previouslymented to Vice Director Chen Qi, ¡°Hey, let¡¯s get at least one female doctor into our department. We¡¯re all a bunch of men that stay in such a dark and gloomy department every day, it¡¯s making me feel depressed. Wouldn¡¯t everyone feel much livelier with a female doctor around?¡±


    Chen Qi knew somewhat about Wang Yanan¡¯s background. Chasu City was still a small city by Chinese standards, and Wang Yanan came from a medical background, which was why Chen Qi knew.


    ¡°You should just go and properly find yourself a girlfriend. Stop being so picky. Just look at Yuan Tao, his child is three years old already.¡± Chen Qi nced at Luo Jin.


    ¡°Sigh! Sigh! Please give it a rest. This topic gives me such a headache. I¡¯ll go crazy if you say any more, which means that there won¡¯t be enough people to do all the work.¡± Luo Jin hated peoplementing on his being still single more than anything. Even though Chen Qi was the vice director, Luo Jin still rebutted him in a manner that was neither too blunt nor polite.


    Zhang Fan chuckled after seeing how Wang Yanan was now. Several months had passed since he first met her. This young woman who would previously eat dumplings while working and secretly cry due to fatigue had already started being a teacher to other new doctors.


    ¡°Zhang Fan!¡± Wang Yanan turned around and saw Zhang Fan. She shouted out a greeting as she was really happy to see him. She walked swiftly up to him, saying, ¡°Howe you arrived just now? The hospital administrative department said that you were almost infected with hepatitis B, are you alright?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m the lucky type. How are you? Were your rotations in internal medicine alright?¡±


    ¡°Not alright at all, I felt so frustrated. I still need to go through rotations for another entire year. Only after I get my medical license will I be able to choose my own department.¡±


    ¡°The practical skills portion of the medical license exam ising up again in a few months. How¡¯s your studying going?¡±


    ¡°There should be no problem at all. Let¡¯s be in the same medical team again in this department!¡±


    ¡°Hey, it¡¯s not like I can decide!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯ll join whatever medical team you get assigned to. I already have a spot for me in orthopedic department #1 regardless. I can basically do whatever I want while I¡¯m being rotated through the other departments,¡± Wang Yanan stated.


    ¡°Haha!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what else to say. It was quite a different situation for Wang Yanan, who had connections, so she could choose whatever department she wanted. Meanwhile, Wang Zipeng was still trying his very best to impress the various department directors!


    The director of orthopedic department #2 wasn¡¯t here right now. Zhang Fan handed his rotation paperwork to Vice Director Chen Qi. ¡°Hey! It¡¯s the prince of the emergency department!¡± Chen Qi didn¡¯t even get a chance to speak when Luo Jin spoke up first.


    ¡°Haha! Hello, Doctor Luo.¡± Zhang Fan chuckled awkwardly.


    ¡°I say, you directly doubled the number of surgeries in orthopedic department #1 by yourself. You must do the same in our department!¡± Although the director had told everyone that they weren¡¯t allowed to bully Zhang Fan, thetter had still indirectly caused everyone in orthopedic department #2 to lose a significant amount of ie for several months. It was only natural that the doctors would still hold a grudge.


    ¡°That won¡¯t be a problem at all as long as I get to perform surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about Luo Jin¡¯s attitude. Zhang Fan only cared about how many surgeries he could perform.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Luo Jin didn¡¯t know what else to say after this. It wasn¡¯t like he could criticize Zhang Fan for being hardworking.


    ¡°Haha, just look at you, howe you¡¯re not saying anything else? Dr. Zhang¡¯s work ethic is impable,¡± Chen Qi scolded Luo Jin lightly. Then, Chen Qi asked the other attending physicians in the department, ¡°Which team currentlycks personnel? Who among you will lead Dr. Zhang now that he¡¯s in our department?¡±


    The attending physicians, who were only here to watch and gossip, all left. Not a single person replied. Lead Zhang Fan? Forget it! The two attending physicians in orthopedic department #1 had been awed by Zhang Fan to the point where they didn¡¯t even dare to be in the same joints surgery team as him, choosing spines instead. All of these attending physicians were at roughly the same medical level. Wouldn¡¯t they just p themselves in the face by trying to lead Zhang Fan?


    It would be much easier not to lead him. Not only did Zhang Fan not require any teaching for surgery, perhaps he was even more skilled than the attending physicians. The attending physicians would also feel awkward about making such a skilled doctor do the menial work such as changing medicine, writing medical reports, or obtainingboratory analyses for them.


    Chen Qi waited for quite a while, but received zero responses. ¡°Haha!¡± Chen Qi also knew that none of the department doctors had the face tomand Zhang Fan. Chen Qi nced at Zhang Fan for a moment before saying, ¡°Anyways, your medical license is almost about to arrive. How about you lead several rotation doctors for your own medical team, and Director Wang Dehua and I will observe how you do?¡±


    Chen Qi tried to test Zhang Fan with this. He also really wanted to know what Zhang Fan¡¯s skills were actually like. Anyone whocked ability would never dare to lead a medical team, as it would be far too humiliating if they failed a surgery.


    ¡°Sure, just assign me any rotation doctors you want. I don¡¯t know who¡¯s already in a team or not.¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t even the slightest bit afraid of leading his own team. However, he didn¡¯t ask for anyone specific regarding the rotation doctors. The rotation doctors were supposed to be led by the various attending physicians. It was already quite surprising that Zhang Fan was allowed to lead a team of his own. If he asked for someone, and took someone else¡¯s student in the process, that would mean antagonizing others for no good reason.


    Although Zhang Fan had monopolized the emergency department¡¯s patients by practically living there, angering the entire orthopedic department #2, that still wasn¡¯t at the level of a personal grudge. At most, this would count aspetition between departments. But, if he stole others¡¯ students, that would elevate things to a personal grudge.


    At this time, Wang Yanan also walked into the room. She hurriedly said, ¡°Vice Director Chen, let me join Zhang Fan¡¯s team. He taught me back in orthopedic department #1.¡±


    Chen Qi nced in her direction, and again didn¡¯t even get to speak when Luo Jin unhappily spoke up first¡ªWang Yanan was in his team. ¡°That can¡¯t be allowed. This is orthopedic department #2, not #1. Besides, if you leave my team, my team won¡¯t have enough people.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not like you¡¯re the director.¡± Wang Yanan even rolled her eyes at Luo Jin. ¡°Oh!¡± Luo Jin retreated. He felt too awkward about arguing with a young woman. However, if Wang Yanan had been a male doctor, Luo Jin absolutely wouldn¡¯t have let this matter rest today.


    Chen Qi chuckled, and said, ¡°Let¡¯s not worry about matters of orthopedic department #1 or #2. If you want to be in a team with Zhang Fan, sure. Actually, our department is more flexible than orthopedic department #1. You¡¯ll learn that after staying here for a while. There¡¯s still several new rotation doctors, so, Luo Jin, you can pick one of them. If there¡¯s none avable, then I¡¯ll give you someone from my team.¡± Wang Yanan¡¯s uncle was quite powerful and influential, which was why Wang Yanan could get away with so much.


    ¡°Alright,¡± Luo Jin answered unwillingly. He also realized that he had been too rash. He already noticed what was going on when Chen Qi spoke up. Although Chen Qi was typically smiling, even he wasn¡¯t usually this easy on anyone. Besides, now that Chen Qi had made an official decision, no matter how unwilling Luo Jin was, he still had to give the vice director face.


    Wang Yanan didn¡¯t notice one bit that she had angered someone else, and happily went over to stand by Zhang Fan¡¯s side. Zhang Fan was both moved and angry. ¡®Wang Yanan is so spoiled!¡¯ he thought to himself.


    Zhang Fan was from an average family that was always on the verge of financial struggle. All these years of such a life crafted his personality of wanting to avoid conflict as much as possible. He felt that only those with nothing to do would go looking for conflict.


    This could be illustrated with a simple example about the benefits of Zhang Fan¡¯s personality. Li Hui was lively and extrovertedpared to the taciturn Zhang Fan. However, without regards to their medical skills, both at Kuake City Hospital and Chasu City Hospital, many people liked Zhang Fan more than Li Hui because Zhang Fan didn¡¯t try to start any conflicts at all.


    Li Hui was the type who loved to object to what others said. This was because he was indeed quite knowledgeable, but also because of his personality. If he kept arguing over something minor with others constantly, people would naturally stop wanting to talk to him. People slowly distanced themselves from Li Hui. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was the exact opposite. As long as it wasn¡¯t about personal benefits, he would chat about anything, whatever you liked.


    There was no right or wrong about personality, but there were certain personalities that would indeed have it easier in life. Having a forceful personality wouldmand more attention, while overly unique personalities would be moremonly disliked. If you were an ordinary person, you would need have the realization that you were ordinary. While society was flexible, it would also be more epting of those who were also flexible. People were social creatures, after all. It would be best to be more flexible in your personality unless you were someone powerful.


    Everyone left after Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team was established.


    Yuan Tao walked over to Luo Jin, and secretly whispered, ¡°What¡¯s going on with Vice Director Chen? Is it because of Zhang Fan?¡±


    He and Luo Jin had been good partners ever since they joined the hospital together. They now had excellent tacit cooperation. What Yuan Tao meant was that Chen Qi was being unusually appeasing today, and that it might be due to giving face to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know for sure, but I don¡¯t think so. I think it might be because of that young woman.¡± Skilled doctors typically weren¡¯t stupid. Luo Jin could already tell that something was going on.


    ¡°Oh! Let¡¯s see, then!¡± Yuan Tao nced at Wang Yanan without saying anything else. What he meant was that they should just wait and see! Two new resident doctors would always have a time where they needed to request help from others¡ªno matter how skilled they were.


    Wang Yanan had been overly forceful, which was why Zhang Fan had been angry. Her personality didn¡¯t fit with Zhang Fan¡¯s outlook on life. However, it wasn¡¯t like Wang Yanan had said anything wrong. Zhang Fan shook his head, and then said, ¡°Vice Director Chen, whichputer and whose ount should I and Wang Yanan use?¡±


    Every doctor with a medical license would have a personal hospitalputer ount, from which they would manage their patients. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have one yet, and of course neither did Wang Yanan. They would need to borrow other official doctors¡¯ ounts; otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t even be able to write medical reports.


    Chen Qi nced at the several unupiedputers in the department. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s words reminded everyone else of Wang Yanan¡¯s earlier remark, instantly causing all theputers to be taken immediately! This was the petty revenge for Wang Yanan¡¯s forceful personality which had antagonized others.


    Thus, Chen Qi replied, ¡°You can just use Director Wang Dehua¡¯s ount. He doesn¡¯t lead any medical teams. Just use any freeputer that you see.¡± But, whatputer would ever be free! Sheesh! These few words would cause major trouble.


    Still, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything to Wang Yanan. Since she was showing her support for him, then he would simply ept the trouble that came along with her.

 Chapter 81: Legal now

    <h4>Chapter 81: Legal now</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Orthopedic department #2 didn¡¯t have different teams for joints and spines. The medical teams simply took turns receiving patients. They would then perform the necessary surgery for the patient, without the ability to choose from them. The director and vice director would personally take care of the difficult surgeries. Meanwhile, the attending physicians took turns for the regr surgeries.


    Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan still didn¡¯t have any patients of their own. It wasn¡¯t their turn to receive patients yet, so they simply read some medical textbooks while waiting in the department. The other rotation doctors were busy with changing patients¡¯ medicine, filling out paperwork, and so on. However, nobody gave any orders to Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan, which made the other rotation doctors really envious.


    Near the end of today¡¯s day shift, the hospital administration department phoned Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, pleasee over to the administration department.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t ask what it was about. He simply went there after telling Wang Yanan where he was going.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, please have a seat.¡± The director of the administration department warmly weed him. When Zhang Fan arrived, he saw that Li Hui as well as several other young doctors who had just joined the hospitalst year were also here.


    ¡°Thank you, Director.¡± Zhang Fan sat down next to Li Hui.


    ¡°Okay, everyone¡¯s here now. You¡¯re all excellent doctors who are the youngest members on staff. Today, your medical licenses have arrived at the hospital. I¡¯m here to congratte each and every one of you. From today onwards, you¡¯ll be real doctors with actual medical license and the ability to write prescriptions. This is a power that the government has given you, as well as a responsibility and duty. I won¡¯t say much else. Everyone, please value this power of yours as you continue working in the medical field, and seriously carry out your responsibility and duty. Also, please remember to be cautious, cautious, and once again cautious when performing your work.¡±


    The director of the administrative department had a serious expression. The young doctors also treated this seriously. After the director was finished speaking, a member of the administrative department brought over a copy of their medical licenses to sign. Each young doctor signed their license in turn, leaving a copy of their signature behind. In their future work, this would be the original copy of their medical license that other institutions would inspect to make sure everything was valid.


    Li Hui registered himself for internal medicine. Zhang Fan unhesitatingly registered himself for surgery. The young doctors who¡¯d just obtained their medical licenses were all delighted as they left the administrative department. They had spent five years on undergraduate studies and two years on medical internship. These seven years of hard work had all been for the sake of obtaining this medical license.


    Although they were just beginning their careers as doctors, they were already in the medical field. ¡°Hey, if this was the ancient times, we would be considered fellow disciples. Let¡¯s all eat dinner together. Although we usually see each other around, we don¡¯t know each other very well. Let¡¯s count tonight as a graduation party and get to know each other better so that we can all take care of each other,¡± Wang Hong, a female doctor in gynecology, suggested. She was a Communist Party member, as well as the Secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of Chasu City Hospital. She seemed like the type skilled in politics.


    Everyone else agreed. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything, because Li Hui agreed for him. ¡°The two of us arrived one yearter than everyone else, but we all count as graduating in the same year. We¡¯ve long since wanted to join an organization, but never had an opportunity. Secretary Wang, your rmendation is wonderful! You¡¯re so considerate of us!¡± Although Wang Hong¡¯s looks were only average, she had the aura of a professional career woman. Li Hui was the type who would instantly start showing off to any able woman.


    Zhang Fan could only exim over how he finally had his medical license. Although the exam results had been posted long ago, he still felt something about finally obtaining his license. He probably never would havee here to the border province if he¡¯d already had a medical license back then right after graduation. That might have also resulted in him not obtaining his Medical System. Zhang Fan had now lived away from home for two years, and truly entered the working society. This helped him to swiftly mature. He probably gained more than he lost.


    Wang Yanan was really envious as she looked over Zhang Fan¡¯s medical license. ¡°You¡¯ve finally obtained your license! Hey, let me take a picture. I¡¯m going to show it off on WeChat moments to brag to my ssmates.¡± Wang Yanan insisted on taking a picture of Zhang Fan together with his medical license.


    Later that day after the work shift was over, Li Hui obtained some perfume from who knew where, and sprayed it all over himself. The smell was so strong that it even reached the second floor from the first!


    ¡°Is this some sort of herbal lotion perfume? Even herbal lotions aren¡¯t so pungent,¡± Zhang Fanmented on Li Hui¡¯s smell.


    ¡°What do you know? This is cologne, a type of perfume for men! Cologne! You¡¯ve never heard of it?¡±


    ¡°Sure, whatever you say.¡± Zhang Fan held his nose as he stepped away from Li Hui. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know anything about perfume or cologne. He felt that Li Hui either have been scammed, or used way too much perfume¡ªthe smell was way too strong.


    Wang Hong had reserved seats at a good restaurant named Fat Little Sheep. This was a very popr and well-known restaurant that specialized in instant-boiled and Mongolian mutton. The newly licensed doctors all met up together at the hospital entrance and went to the restaurant together.


    Wang Hong didn¡¯t only organize this dinner for the sake of everyone getting to know each other better. She was a bit more experienced than the others in social affairs. She had been the student council president back in college, someone extremely active in everything. Still, she had been unused to how things were in the hospital for the first six months after she joined. The hospital was different from a school, after all. Being active wouldn¡¯t matter here, and people would even gossip about you. Skills were more important.


    After suffering two small losses, Wang Hong started working harder, and received the recognition of the other doctors in the gynecology department. She also participated extremely proactively in all sorts of various hospital activities, showing off her talent in front of the leaders. She had obtained the position of Secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of Chasu City Hospital due to former superintendent Huang Yun¡¯s retirement.


    Although the Communist Youth League Committee was an important organization, it was far too difficult for such an organization to get much done at a workce where skills were the most important. Doctors and nurses would already be quite busy. It would be quite difficult to get any doctors to attend an event unless there were benefits involved. Wang Hong didn¡¯t have the authority to order other doctors to participate. Earlier this spring, she had wanted to organize a tree-nting activity for the doctors, but not a single person signed up, so she could only give up.


    Doctors wouldn¡¯t care about such events at all. Although they were all educated, few would be Communist Party members. The great majority of doctors would be uninterested in politics, so they viewed such things quite lightly. Most doctors who joined the Communist Party only did so due to various circumstances. Very few doctors were actually proactively interested in politics.


    Wang Hong had originally wanted to make use of these new doctors for organized Communist Party events. This would at least be much better than her having an empty Secretary title. Work would have to be aplished slowly, step by step. After she had her position of Secretary for several years, she would possibly be able to enter a leadership position at the hospital. Basically, this was a shortcut.


    Wang Hong was the magnanimous type who made sure that nobody felt left out. Everyone enjoyed the mutton hot pot. The young male doctors who had just joined working society would quite easily be attracted to such a mature female doctor their age. During this meal, several male doctors already became attracted to Wang Hong¡ªLi Hui included.


    Zhang Fan faintly felt that Wang Hong was simr to Kang Hua. Although Wang Hong was obviously more inexperienced, perhaps she would be just like Kang Hua 10 years down the road.


    ¡°I absolutely will conquer her.¡± Li Hui waved his fist after the dinner was finished and everyone else had left.


    Zhang Fan knew that Li Hui was referring to Wang Hong. Although Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t looking down on Li Hui, he felt that Li Hui was still so childish. It seemed likely that Wang Hong would easily be able tomand Li Hui around but only tell him that ¡°You¡¯re a nice person, but...¡±ter. That was the type of woman she was. She would only be naturally attracted to the strong. Normal people would only be able to interact with her seriously as if she was a buddha.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even attempt to convince Li Hui to give up on Wang Hong. He felt that it was time for Li Hui to suffer a little. Li Hui¡¯s little smarts and sweet mouth would only be able to fool young and inexperienced women. Wang Hong would be a natural counter to someone like Li Hui.


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you saying anything? Could it be that the woman you mentioned falling in love with is actually Wang Hong? Let me say first that we mustpete fairly. No underhanded tricks allowed!¡±


    ¡°Such as?¡± Zhang Fan was rather curious. Just what exactly was Li Hui thinking he would even do?


    ¡°Do you even need to mention it? Such as telling her about Wang Sha!¡± Li Hui felt rather embarrassed, but still said it out loud in the end. It seemed that he was truly attracted to Wang Hong.


    ¡°I only discovered today that you¡¯re even less than a thing. The word fickle describes you perfectly. Still, someone like Wang Hong isn¡¯t suitable for you. You would far prefer a woman who¡¯s silly and sweet.¡± Zhang Fan took the opportunity to lecture Li Hui, but didn¡¯t care whether Li Hui actually listened or not.


    ¡°The hell do you know? Starting from tomorrow, just watch! As long as you don¡¯t interfere, it¡¯ll only take me one month! I¡¯ll conquer her in just one month! If I fail, I¡¯ll treat you to meals for one month straight!¡±


    ¡°No need. Just don¡¯t interfere with my own affairs.¡±

 Chapter 82: Pitfalls! Pitfalls! Pitfalls!

    <h4>Chapter 82: Pitfalls! Pitfalls! Pitfalls!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It was now Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan¡¯s turn to receive a patient from Vice Director Chen Qi. An old retired government employee was suffering from a deformed right knee joint. Chen Qi had spent much time on finally seeding in convincing him to get a knee recement surgery.


    At the current time in China, knee recement surgery was one level higher in difficulty than hip recement surgery. Although Chen Qi was the vice director of orthopedic department #2, Director Wang Dehua had yet to allow Chen Qi to be the primary surgeon for any knee recement surgery, hip recement surgery, or lumbar surgery.


    Wang Dehua and Chen Qi had a good rtionship with each other. However, it was typical for directors to reserve certain types of difficult and well-paying surgeries for themselves without letting anyone else do them. Chen Qi was about the same age as Wang Dehua, and simrly skilled. He was looking for an opportunity to make a breakthrough. Chen Qi saw such an opportunity in Zhang Fan¡¯s arrival at the department.


    ording to departmental legends, Zhang Fan had seeded in being the primary surgeon for a hip recement surgery in orthopedic department #1, scaring the two attending physicians there so much that they didn¡¯t dare to join the joints team with Zhang Fan. In that case, if Zhang Fan was able to sessfully perform a knee recement surgery, then Wang Dehua would no longer have any excuse to object to Chen Qi¡¯s performing simr surgeries. Chen Qi didn¡¯t want to sour his good rtionship with Wang Dehua; however, there was far too much potential money to be made on these major surgeries, which made him really itching to try something.


    Gao Shijun had Li Qiong as his personal medical equipment supplier. Wang Dehua¡¯s personal medical equipment supplier was named Niu Hailing. Both these merchants were capable of supplying provincial quality medical equipment. Meanwhile, despite Chen Qi having merely an extra ¡°vice¡± in his title, the medical equipment suppliers he could ess were far lower in level. Previously, when Chen Qi¡¯s son went on a vacation overseas, his medical equipment supplier had been quite unwilling to pay for the ne tickets. This was all because he didn¡¯t bring enough benefits to the merchant.


    This patient was an elderly man from before Mao Zedong¡¯s generation. He was already more than 90 years old. Less than 30 people in Chasu City were his age. He was still quite spirited despite his age. However, his knee joints had started deteriorating over the past two years, and he was no longer able to walk. Only then did his physical condition start to gradually worsen. His family ended up agreeing to the knee recement surgery to help him live a few years longer.


    The old patient had three sons and three daughters. His wife had passed away long ago. His three sons-inw and daughters-inw all stayed at home full-time to take care of him. Why were they so filial? There was only one reason. The old man¡¯s ie was too high.


    He received more than 10,000 yuan per month as a pension after retirement. Not only that¡ªas such an old government employee, the government would pay for all of his medical expenses. Not only did his sons-inws and daughters-inws suck up to him, even his next-door neighbors needed to kiss his ass. It would be no problem for him to write off more than 100,000 yuan in medical expenses each month.


    The old man¡¯s son brought his medical information to orthopedic department #2. ¡°May I ask who is Doctor Zhang Fan?¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s me.¡± Zhang Fan took the medical information. Whoa! The old man had directly requested a VIP patient room. Zhang Fan would need to go to the VIP section to treat the old man.


    ¡°My father¡¯s age is quite advanced. It¡¯s inconvenient for him to stay in the regr patient rooms. We¡¯ll be troubling Dr. Zhang to go over there.¡± The patient¡¯s son spoke quite politely.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go over right now to give him a checkup and prepare him for the surgery. How about you go to see him first? I¡¯ll be right over.¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡±


    Zhang Fan knew that he had received a knee recement surgery patient. He was really itching to perform surgery as he hadn¡¯t gotten to properly do so in several months. ¡°Wang Yanan,e with me. We¡¯re going over to the VIP section for our new patient.¡±


    ¡°What patient?¡±


    ¡°A surgery patient.¡±


    ¡°Won¡¯t it be troublesome if the patient is in the VIP section? We¡¯re going to have to go over there every day.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go already. Is there any use in saying such things?¡± Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan walked over from the surgical department to the VIP patients¡¯ section.


    When Zhang Fan arrived, he saw a spirited old man sitting in a wheelchair in thergest room of the VIP section. Several women were cleaning his bed for him. ¡®Such an extravagant VIP room still needs cleaning? He really knows how to enjoy his life,¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself.


    ¡°Oh, the doctor¡¯s here. Pleasee in. Vice Director Chen hasn¡¯t arrived yet?¡± one woman asked; she saw that Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan were rather young.


    ¡°We¡ª¡± Wang Yanan was about to say something when Zhang Fan instantly interrupted her. He knew that anyone capable of staying in this best VIP room would be either rich or powerful. He didn¡¯t want to stir up any trouble for himself.


    ¡°We¡¯re here for a preliminary checkup. The directors wille to personally check on you afterwards,¡± Zhang Fan casually stated. He then pulled Wang Yanan into the room while pinching her arm.


    Wang Yanan nced at Zhang Fan, but didn¡¯t say anything. She liked to always say what she thought, but she also knew that she couldn¡¯t afford to truly anger Zhang Fan, as that would mean she wouldn¡¯t get any chances to actually practice surgery.


    The old patient had a somewhat poor hearing due to his advanced age. Zhang Fan performed a basic checkup, and found that the patient¡¯s heart, blood pressure, and other measurements were all alright. However, the patient¡¯s right knee joint was severely distorted to the point of almost being turned inside-out. The patient¡¯s male rtives were all quite polite. However, the female rtives all had rather arrogant and unfriendly attitudes upon seeing how young Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan were.


    Zhang Fan immediately pulled Wang Yanan out of the room after finishing the checkup.


    ¡°Could you have some more guts to stand up for yourself? Just listen to those women chattering about us as if we can¡¯t hear them!¡± Wang Yananined.


    ¡°So what? Are we supposed to argue with them? Have some patience, okay? We don¡¯t have to lower ourselves to their level. Woman, sometimes being foolish is better. If you¡¯rebative on a daily basis, you¡¯ll age really quickly.¡±


    ¡°Hmph!¡±


    When Chen Qi saw Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan return to orthopedic department #2, he intentionally spoke up in a loud voice in front of everyone. ¡°Doctor Zhang, how is it, the patient¡¯s in good health for the surgery, right? Since you¡¯re in an independent medical team now, do you think you can guarantee sess for this surgery? Pick a doctor you¡¯d like to be your primary surgical assistant. I¡¯ll give you anyone you want. Even if you want Director Wang to be your assistant, I¡¯ll go talk to him about it.¡± Chen Qi spoke rather vaguely because he wanted to attract the interest of the other doctors in the department.


    ¡°Haha, the patient¡¯s overall health is alright. Vice Director Chen, how about you assist me with the surgery? You can also decide the secondary and tertiary surgical assistants.¡±


    ¡°Oh my, neers really don¡¯t know fear. Alright, an old guy like me will act as your primary surgical assistant this one time. I¡¯ll also arrange for the other personnel. I¡¯d like to see Doctor Zhang¡¯s skills for myself.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s words were exactly what Chen Qi wanted to hear.


    Chen Qi really hoped that Zhang Fan could seed with this surgery. He arranged for himself to be the primary surgical assistant, with Yuan Tao and Luo Jin being the secondary and tertiary surgical assistants, respectively. Chen Qi wasn¡¯t afraid of Wang Dehua¡¯s displeasure, since Director Wang had already told him to test Zhang Fan¡¯s skills. If Zhang Fan truly was able to seed at performing knee recement surgery, then all the doctors in the department would start rebelling if Director Wang still didn¡¯t allow other doctors to perform such surgeries.


    ¡°Hey, look! A resident doctor from orthopedic department #1 is already capable of performing knee recement surgery, yet Director Wang is still monopolizing all such surgeries for himself?¡± Wang Dehua would no longer be able to maintain a stable position as director unless he allowed other doctors to perform these surgeries. However, even if he did allow other doctors to do so, he would start by only allowing the most experienced doctors. This would of course mean Chen Qi, as the vice director was the second most experienced doctor in the department after the director.


    It was all a well thought out scheme by Chen Qi.


    During the next day¡¯s morning meeting, Wang Dehua didn¡¯t speak for quite a long while as he kept looking at the surgical preparation report for the old patient. Finally, he spoke up in a tone that sounded like he was simply having a normal discussion. ¡°Isn¡¯t this surgery a bit too major for Zhang Fan?¡±


    Chen Qi hid all signs of his scheme quite well as he responded with a friendly chuckle. ¡°There should be no problem. I especially went to ask Li Hongtu from orthopedic department #1. He says that the young brat is especially skilled at joint recement surgeries. If you don¡¯t feel assured about his skills, you can observe and take over the surgery at any time if he¡¯s ipetent, and I¡¯ll be your primary surgical assistant.¡± Chen Qi was doing his best to make his involvement in this surgery set in stone. ¡°Besides, if Zhang Fan fails at this surgery, Gao Shijun will no longer be able to strut around so proudly and brag to everyone how amazing Zhang Fan is, as if Old Gao is the best person in the world for spotting talent! If his greatest disciple can¡¯t even seed at a surgery in orthopedic department #2, Old Gao will be nothing more than a joke!¡±


    ¡°Okay! Let¡¯s do it like that, then. I¡¯ll personally observe tomorrow¡¯s surgery, and if he¡¯s ipetent, I¡¯ll kick him off and take over the surgery.¡± Wang Dehua did feel slightly pained about using his own monopolized surgery type to test a resident doctor¡¯s skills. However, he was still willing to let Zhang Fan try so that Gao Shijun could potentially lose face as Wang Dehua hadpeted with Gao Shijun for his entire career. Chen Qi had taken advantage of it as he knew quite well how ultrapetitive Wang Dehua was, thus digging a pitfall for the director.

 Chapter 83: Getting old

    <h4>Chapter 83: Getting old</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Wang Dehua reluctantly agreed to allow Zhang Fan to perform the knee recement surgery which he typically monopolized. Sometimes, always trying topete with others would cause yourself to suffer.


    Chen Qi hurriedly went to finalize all of the pre-surgery preparations and left immediately as he was afraid that Wang Dehua would change his mind.


    In less than 10 minutes, Chen Qi spread the news through the entire orthopedic department #2 that Zhang Fan would be the primary surgeon the following day for a knee recement surgery. Although everything in the department still seemed quiet, all the doctors¡ªboth high-ranking and low-ranking¡ªwere waiting to observe the situation.


    Back in orthopedic department #1, Gao Shijun had just be the director recently, and he still had many conflicts with his main rival. That was why Zhang Fan¡¯s first surgery being a major hip recement surgery hadn¡¯t caused much ruckus at the time. However, orthopedic department #2 was different as Wang Dehua had personally taught all the attending physicians here. Thus, orthopedic department #2 was able to maintain a bnce where everybody obeyed orders and did what they were supposed to.


    But today, things were different. A resident doctor from orthopedic department #1 was already about to begin a knee recement surgery. Did that mean that orthopedic department #2 was too rigid and inflexible, or that the attending physicians in orthopedic department #2 were unskilled? Everyone would have a sense of danger, worrying about more skilled juniors taking their ce. Such a thing would be quitemonce at a hospital, where skills were the most important. It was also quite cruel. Sometimes, even an older veteran doctor would have to bow to and obey someone who was seven or eight years younger just because thetter was a department director.


    Maybe some doctors didn¡¯t need to care too much about the superintendent. However, every doctor absolutely had to care about the department director. The director would be your direct boss, beingpletely in charge of how much money you could receive. Chasu City Hospital was arge hospital, so the department directors were almost all the oldest in their department. Very few doctors were older than their department directors. The ones who were older were typically the doctors who didn¡¯t have much sense of presence.


    The cruelty of thepetition for the position of director at arge ss A hospital couldn¡¯t be experienced until you were of a certain age. This was the pity of reaching middle age. If you didn¡¯t work your hardest, you might get pushed out and isted, and even if you worked your hardest, you still might end up injured all over, silently leaving or hiding in a corner, never making another sound again as if you were nothing but a visitor, quietly observing the rise of a new generation.


    On the next morning, orthopedic department #2¡¯s daily morning meeting had a severely depressed atmosphere. Discussions here were typically lively, but not today. Everyone discussed their surgery arrangements and ns as tersely as possible. They were all waiting for Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery to begin.


    Meanwhile, Wang Dehua couldn¡¯t be bothered to care about this right now, as he was feeling mysteriously frustrated today. Every single doctor was present today for the meeting without a single absence. Wang Dehua felt frustrated by this for an unknown reason, extremely frustrated.


    Zhang Fan began the knee recement surgery. It would be impossible to stop an already arranged surgery in normal circumstances. Firstly, various hospital departments would have all prepared for the surgery already, and secondly, it would be impossible to exin it to the patient and family members. Thus, Wang Dehua washed his hands and then folded his arms without saying a word. He observed Zhang Fan being incredibly precise in his disinfecting despite his young age.


    The more precise Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were, the more uneasy Wang Dehua became. ¡®Could it be that I¡¯m jealous?¡¯ Wang Dehua then couldn¡¯t help but shake his head. ¡®No, I don¡¯t think I would be jealous of such a young brat. How old could he possibly even be? I must be getting tired. I¡¯ve been director for three years now, but haven¡¯t taken even a single vacation day! It¡¯s about time that I took some time off!¡¯


    Zhang Fan had finished the preparations for surgery. However, Wang Dehua seemed to be in a daze as he sat on the anesthesiologist¡¯s chair, so Chen Qi called out, ¡°Director Wang, let¡¯s begin.¡±


    ¡°Oh, sure, let¡¯s begin.¡± Wang Dehua hurriedly went over to the primary surgical assistant¡¯s position, which he had taken for himself from Chen Qi. He was extremely unused to being the primary surgical assistant as he hadn¡¯t worked in this position for so many years already. He was far more used to being the primary surgeon.


    The knee was one of thergest and mostplex joints in the human body. There was a phrase that the legs would age faster than the person themselves. This phrase was actually referring to the knees.


    Why was a knee recement surgery so difficult? That was because the knee would need to withstand the body¡¯s weight. Many factors would have to be taken into consideration when reconstructing a knee joint.


    First would be the amount of force used. If improper force was used on the knee during incision, the body would tilt, leading to spinal deformity appearing after a period of time in this improper posture. Second, the angle was also critically important. Both the external and internal rotation angles had to be considered. Even a millimeter¡¯s worth of miscalction might cause serious injury to the patient.


    Anyone who wasn¡¯t highly familiar with knee surgery wouldn¡¯t even be able to finish the simplest pre-surgery preparations. It would take several days for anyone to memorize all the necessary force requirements and angles. But as for familiarity, Zhang Fan was actually even more familiar with all knee surgery requirements whenpared to Director Wang Dehua. This was because Zhang Fan could practice surgery in his System any time that he wanted. He had simted knee surgeries so many times that he was more than skilled enough to handle a real knee surgery.


    Zhang Fan inserted the intramedury guide into the medury cavity, aligned the intramedury guide with the femur, measured the space inside, and installed the external rotation device. He then cut the bone, tested, and installed the artificial knee joint, which was followed by him checking the knee joint force tolerance, steadiness, and ability to extend. Zhang Fan then washed and cleaned the joint before using bone cement to fix the artificial joint in ce. After this was yet another inspection.


    The old patient¡¯s medical expenses were fully covered by the government. Thus, only the best of the best imported medical equipment that Chasu City Hospital had ess to was being used for his surgery. Zhang Fan found imported medical equipment extremely easy to use, and enjoyed the feeling a lot.


    The surgery was highly sessful, and Wang Dehua¡¯s forehead was covered in sweat¡ªhe was truly astounded by Zhang Fan. When the surgery began, he had been constantly staring at Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical scalpel, and was prepared to shout ¡°Stop!¡± at any moment that Zhang Fan showed any sign of even a tiny mistake.


    However, contrary to his expectations, Zhang Fan performed every minute action from start to finish even better than Wang Dehua could. Wang Dehua could tell that Zhang Fan was even more familiar with knee joint surgery than he was, just as if he had been practicing on a daily basis. Zhang Fan¡¯s scalpel excellently slid past muscles, avoided major blood vessels, and softly cut through the ligament with clean incisions. His positioning, force, angles, and everything else was incredibly well-practiced, perfect to the point where not a single mistake could be found.


    Not only could the Wang Dehua from 10 years ago notpare, he knew that he couldn¡¯t evenpare to Zhang Fan with his current skill level. Zhang Fan was just that amazing with his well-practiced, perfect knee joint surgery movements. Wang Dehua opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but found that his mouth was incredibly dry. He could only mechanically follow Zhang Fan¡¯s movements and passively assist him.


    Chen Qi, who was no longer participating in this surgery, instead stood on a small chair behind Zhang Fan¡¯s back as an observer. Thus, he had an even clearer view than Wang Dehua did. Chen Qi saw everything with perfect rity, more than any of the three surgical assistants could.


    Although Chen Qi had been Wang Dehua¡¯s primary surgical assistant for hundreds of knee joint surgeries before, he could tell that Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were lighter, swifter, and more perfect than even Wang Dehua¡¯s movements. ¡®This Zhang Fan must be a demon! How old can he even be? He¡¯s already so amazing at his young age?¡¯ Chen Qi was truly astonished. However, he wasn¡¯t worried at all about Zhang Fan bing a future threat andpetitor, as Zhang Fan was far too young still¡ªby the time that Zhang Fan reached attending physician rank, Chen Qi would have already retired.


    Chen Qi was different from Wang Dehua, who only cared aboutpeting with others. Chen Qi had left orthopedic department #1 to join Wang Dehua in orthopedic department #2 solely for personal benefits¡ªin other words, so that he could obtain more money. He never would have followed Wang Dehua if it weren¡¯t for the fact that he could be the vice director.


    Inparison, Wang Dehua cared more about medical skills. Zhang Fan¡¯s exquisite medical skills hit Wang Dehua with the impact of a nuclear bomb, destroying all pride he had in his own medical skills that he had worked so hard for half his life to obtain.


    The biggest difference between Wang Dehua and Gao Shijun was open-minded tolerance. Back when Gao Shijun had met Zhang Fan for the first time, Gao Shijun had been equally astonished. However, Gao Shijun¡¯s first reaction was an endless wave of admiration for Zhang Fan¡¯s talent.


    The surgery was very sessful, yet the atmosphere was extremely heavy, with not a single person talking. Zhang Fan was self-absorbed in the pleasure of finally being able to perform surgery again. Wang Dehua was self-absorbed in his endless self-pity and loathing. Meanwhile, Chen Qi wisely kept his mouth shut. He definitely wouldn¡¯t say a single word at this time, as he understood Wang Dehua quite well. Wang Dehua was extremely prideful, but all that pride would turn upon and hurt him now.


    At the same time, Yuan Tao and Luo Jin were too scared to say anything. Was Zhang Fan really just a resident doctor? Was he really just a new rotation doctor? Although there were legends about how amazing he was, this seemed too ridiculously amazing! His movements were so well-practiced that there wasn¡¯t a single pause, and his techniques were exquisite to reaching the realm of godliness!


    It was now time for sewing the surgical sutures at the end of the surgery. Wang Dehua let out a big sigh as if he had just been released from hell. ¡°Sigh! I¡¯m tired, I¡¯ll be leaving first!¡±


    At this moment, although Wang Dehua was only 50 years old, he dragged himself out of the operating room unsteadily and crookedly as if he was a far older man. Chen Qi followed after him.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, how about I sew the surgical sutures for you?¡± Yuan Tao finally spoke up after the director and vice director left the operating room. It didn¡¯t seem appropriate to address Zhang Fan as Little Zhang, but he would lose too much face by calling him Teacher Zhang.


    Outside the operating room, Wang Dehua supported himself against a wall as he remarked, ¡°We¡¯re getting old! When I saw how his hands didn¡¯t slow down or tremble one bit when holding the scalpel, I realized that I¡¯m getting old. I intend to take some vacation time. Please take charge of the department for the time being, thank you!¡±


    Chen Qi, who was behind him, opened his mouth, but was unable to say a single word. He had achieved his objective, yet he couldn¡¯t feel happy about it at all as he saw how wretched his long-time coworker, boss, and friend was!

 Chapter 84: Study program for Li Liang

    <h4>Chapter 84: Study program for Li Liang</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After the knee recement surgery ended, Zhang Fan simply typed the medical report on theputer in the operating room so that he wouldn¡¯t have to return to orthopedic department #2 andpete over a vacatedputer. There really was arge difference between performing surgeries by himself in his System and performing surgeries in real life. In his System, he was able to perform surgery as quickly as he wanted, along with having the System¡¯s programmed surgical assistants show him any ce that he wanted in the patient¡¯s body almost instantly.


    But in reality, the surgical assistants were quite human. The primary surgeon and primary surgical assistant would need to get used to each other. But in the System, Zhang Fan had a perfect practice tform, with conditions and programmed assistants that were absolutely perfect.


    Due to the old patient¡¯s advanced age, he would need to spend a night in ICU. When Zhang Fan returned to orthopedic department #2, the old man¡¯s eldest son was waiting for him. ¡°Doctor Zhang, the surgery is over? How¡¯s my father doing? Where are the two directors?¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be bothered to exin that he had actually been the primary surgeon, rather than the director or vice director. He simply smiled, and said, ¡°I think the directors are in a meeting. Is there anything I can help you with? I¡¯m the primary doctor in charge of your father¡¯s care. Feel free to discuss anything rted to his surgery with me. If I¡¯m unable to take care of it on my own, I¡¯ll report it to the directors.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not much, just...¡±


    ¡°Rx, feel free to say whatever you like. It¡¯s my job to take care of your worries as well.¡±


    The old man¡¯s son looked around and only spoke after seeing that nobody was around to listen. ¡°Could you please use only the best medicine? Both directors also know about my father¡¯s circumstances.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a problem. The directors have already given themand, rest assured.¡± Zhang Fan managed to get rid of the old man¡¯s son after a few words. Actually, the most appropriate medicine would always be the best for a patient, not the most expensive medicine. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to have to exin this to the patient¡¯s son, as he still needed to finish writing the post-surgery record. Wang Yanan hadn¡¯t been allowed to participate in this surgery, so she was really pouting. Thus, he couldn¡¯t count on her helping him to write the post-surgery record.


    After Wang Dehua finished with the surgery and told Chen Qi that he was going to take a vacation, he really did act immediately, instantly going to find Superintendent Ouyang and requesting vacation time. Chen Qi had no regrets, as his son was getting older and needing more money, so he wanted to make as much money as possible. Chen Qi was also 50 years old, the final golden period for a surgeon before his physical abilities would decline. He wouldn¡¯t have any more opportunities to make additional money after this.


    The medical equipment used in this surgery had all been of the very highest quality, which meant that there were also significant kickbacks. Chen Qi gave Zhang Fan half of the kickbacks. Since Wang Dehua was now on vacation, it meant that Chen Qi now had the authority to decide such matters.


    As for why Chen Qi gave Zhang Fan half, that was because he still needed Zhang Fan¡¯s help. Although Chen Qi had participated in major surgeries hundreds¡ªeven thousands¡ªof times before, that had only been as the primary surgical assistant under Wang Dehua. No matter how many times one watched surgery, personally performing surgery would always be different. Thus, Chen Qi wanted another experienced surgeon by his side to help him out. Since Wang Dehua was now on vacation leave, this meant that only Zhang Fan could fill in this role.


    Chen Qi had already figured out what he wanted to do. For any future major surgeries like joint recement surgery, he would arrange for himself to be the primary surgeon, and Zhang Fan would be his primary surgical assistant. He would also share the kickbacks with Zhang Fan equally. Chen Qi fully intended to take advantage of Wang Dehua¡¯s vacation time to personally perform as many major surgeries as possible with Zhang Fan¡¯s assistance. This would mean that Wang Dehua would no longer be able to suppress him when he returned from vacation.


    Chen Qi had spent much hard work on crafting his schemes. In Chinese work society, there was no right or wrong about this.


    There was a hugemotion in orthopedic department #2. The two attending physicians Yuan Tao and Luo Jin had incredibly dark expressions when they returned to the department after assisting in the surgery. All of the other attending physicians had been waiting to hear the results. Yuan Tao and Luo Jin returned before Zhang Fan did as thetter was still busy in the operating room with writing the medical report at this time.


    ¡°How were things? Did Director Wang get angry at the youngster?¡± an attending physician asked.


    What everyone expected was that Wang Dehua would get angry at the inexperienced Zhang Fan for ipetent surgical techniques, and kick Zhang Fan off the surgery. That seemed like the obvious result. This was because knee recement surgeries were so difficult that not a single attending physician in orthopedic department #2 had sufficient knowledge to be the primary surgeon for such a surgery. Only the director and vice director were experienced enough with knee recement surgeries.


    ¡°No. Director Wang didn¡¯t say a single word from start to finish. I¡¯m in a really bad mood right now. I¡¯ll only say one thing. Zhang Fan is incredibly skilled, even to the point where hepletely suppresses me.¡± Luo Jin then took off his white doctor¡¯s coat and instantly left the department.


    The other doctors then all looked at Yuan Tao, who only nodded. He also took off his doctor¡¯s coat and left the department. Luo Jin had left to return home and stew in his frustration. However, Yuan Tao was different as he had left because he wanted to find a way to improve himself further. How was he going to improve himself? A study program! He wanted to go study at an evenrger hospital. This would mean that he needed to find someone to convince Superintendent Ouyang to let him go on a study program. As for who could do that... Yuan Tao naturally needed to go find a high-ranking government official.


    The two most skilled attending physicians in orthopedic department #2 had been absolutely suppressed by Zhang Fan¡¯s skills. Luo Jin and Yuan Tao had seemed so wretched. Some doctors in the department felt delight at their condition, while others felt sympathy. However, most simply watched coldly without a care. If Wang Dehua didn¡¯t do anything soon, the morale and unity in orthopedic department #2 would soon be critically low.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know a single thing about any of this, and even if he did, there would be nothing he could do. People would always be selfish. Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be able to abandon his own chances at improving his status for the sake of everyone else¡¯s feelings and benefits. Moreover, even if he did know, Zhang Fan would work even harder to perform as many surgeries as he possibly could. Resources would forever be limited at a hospital. If you didn¡¯t work hard and fight for resources, you would never have a chance. You couldn¡¯t rely on others¡¯ pity.


    Chen Qi immediately gave Zhang Fan the medical equipment kickbacks on the day following the surgery. Normally, this would have needed to wait for a month as Wang Dehua¡¯s medical equipment supplier Niu Hailing preferred to settle the ount once a month. However, Chen Qi was in urgent need of money right now, so he absolutely insisted on getting paid immediately. Since Wang Dehua was on vacation leave, Chen Qi was fully in charge, so the merchant could only pay him immediately.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, yesterday you really showed me what skill really is. I can only describe you like this.¡± Chen Qi shed Zhang Fan a big thumbs-up.


    ¡°Vice Director Chen, you¡¯re joking with me again.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re humble, far too humble. This is the pay for your hard work yesterday. Please take it. I learned much from observing your surgery yesterday. If there¡¯s another joint recement surgery soon, please give me some pointers, Doctor Zhang.¡±


    ¡°Haha, Vice Director, you¡¯re making me feel awkward here.¡± Zhang Fan squeezed the envelope while trying to guess how much money was inside. He barely even heard Chen Qi¡¯s words as he was only thinking about the money.


    Chen Qi didn¡¯t really have any other way apart from sharing the money with Zhang Fan. He wanted to practice and improve himself at major, difficult surgeries as quickly as possible as he wouldn¡¯t have a chance to do so anymore if Wang Dehua regained his confidence and returned from vacation. Thus, Chen Qi was prepared to act as shameless as he needed to be. He then said, ¡°Sorry to trouble you with extra work while the director is on vacation. You might have to perform some extra surgeries. Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯ll definitely be paid well for your hard work.¡±


    Thest sentence was the only one that Zhang Fan heard clearly. ¡°Rest assured, I¡¯ll work on any surgery that you want me to.¡±


    ¡°Haha! Alright, then.¡± Chen Qi immediately knew how he should deal with someone like Zhang Fan as he patted thetter on the shoulder. This was because Zhang Fan¡¯s eyes had obviously lit up at the mention of money, while he stared at nothing but the money envelope in his hands, unfocused on the conversation.


    After Zhang Fan finished his work shift, he counted the money he received from the knee recement surgery. It was a significant amount! With just a little more, he would be able to pay for finishing the kitchen renovations in his new unfinished house.


    Li Xiao¡¯s third massage treatment was more than half finished now. The effects were quite obviously excellent. She barely had any more back pain these days. She now highly valued Zhang Fan¡¯s medical advice and heeded everything he told her to do. If Zhang Fan told her to keep up a training regimen for her back, she adamantly persisted at exercising. Her previous experience with back pain made Li Xiao pay extra attention to her personal health.


    ¡°Have you started renovating your new home?¡± Li Xiao had Zhang Fan drink tea together with her at her home after today¡¯s massage treatment.


    ¡°Yeah! I¡¯ve started.¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t tell good tea from bad tea. He felt that all tea tasted the same.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t even mention anything to me. I could have my ownpany¡¯s construction team do the renovation for you as they¡¯re professionals, after all. They¡¯re capable of renovating it in any style you want.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need, as I¡¯m not in a rush to move in. Slow renovation is fine to me. I¡¯d feel bad about always troubling you.¡±


    ¡°Haha! You, you¡¯re a little too mature. Youck youthful passion. You don¡¯t need to be so reserved with me. That Jeep Grand Cherokee I previously gave you isn¡¯t a new car. How about I give you a brand-new car as a present? What type of car do you like? I heard from Wang Qian that you¡¯re really fond of cars.¡±


    ¡°You truly don¡¯t need to do so. It¡¯s not much use for me to have a car. I¡¯m at the hospital every day, and almost never go out,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly refused. He felt that he had already received so much by being able to purchase an apartment home at base price, and that it would be too much if he also received a brand-new car.


    ¡°How could you say that it¡¯s no use? If you don¡¯t want the new car, then let¡¯s deal with the paperwork for me to legally give the Jeep Grand Cherokee to you as a gift. Don¡¯t refuse this, as there¡¯s still things that I want to request from you in the future.¡±


    Just as Zhang Fan and Li Xiao were chatting, Chen Qifa phoned Zhang Fan at this time. ¡°Teacher Zhang, are you busy right now? I¡¯m intending on sending Li Liang to your hospital for a study program. Due to Superintendent Zou¡¯s corruption, we haven¡¯t received a single surgery patient in the past month.¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go make the arrangements for him tomorrow. Have hime over to Chasu City.¡±

 Chapter 85: Has spring arrived?

    <h4>Chapter 85: Has spring arrived?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Li Liang¡¯s father personally brought his son over to Chasu City. He was extremely proud of his son for sessfully obtaining a job at a hospital where the current department director valued Li Liang to the point of sending him on a study program to therger Chasu City Hospital after just one year.


    ¡°My dear son, I never thought that you would mature so much in just one year. I was worried that you wouldn¡¯t seed at the hospital. Hahaha, my son will be Doctor Li in the future! Should I give some wine and smokes to the directors and other higher-ranked doctors at the hospital you¡¯re going to so that they¡¯ll take extra good care of you?¡±


    ¡°No need. My previous coworker helped arrange this study program for me. You won¡¯t need to worry about a thing with him around.¡±


    ¡°That Zhang Fan? The youngster who was previously at Kuake City Hospital? How old is he?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s the same age as me.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s that skilled?¡± Li Liang¡¯s father didn¡¯t really believe it. Even if Zhang Fan was considered skilled in Kuake City Hospital, Li Liang¡¯s father felt that it was only because Kuake City Hospital was a tiny hospital. It would take someone truly incredible to be considered skilled at the muchrger Chasu City Hospital. How could someone as young as Zhang Fan be so skilled?


    ¡°Yeah, he is. Chasu City Hospital customized the orthopedic surgeon job requirements just to recruit him. Not only that, Zhang Fan isn¡¯t from around here. He came here all by himself, with no connections, yet he obtained the status he has today purely with his skills. Of course he¡¯s amazing.¡±


    ¡°You sure make him sound amazing. Is he reliable?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s a nice guy who treats me well.¡±


    ¡°Then make sure to keep close to him. Don¡¯t be stingy. Highly skilled people like him are often a bit arrogant. Maybe they look down on you at first, but as long as you work hard at cultivating a good rtionship, they¡¯ll be good friends over time. Also, those who are highly skilled typically aren¡¯t schemers, but they¡¯re difficult to interact with at first due to their pride.¡± Li Liang¡¯s father had been a minor government official for all his life. However, he was highly experienced with Chinese social customs. He tried his very best to teach his son his personal experience gained over the years, which he would never share with an outsider.


    ¡°Zhang Fan¡¯s not like that at all. He¡¯s quite easy to talk to. He¡¯s also very friendly and experienced in all areas.¡± Li Liang knew Zhang Fan¡¯s personality, but didn¡¯t say too much to his father.


    Li Liang¡¯s father brought Li Liang all the way to Chasu City Hospital¡¯s entrance in his Jetta car. He owned a house in Chasu City, so Li Liang would have a ce to live.


    Zhang Fan had been waiting at the hospital entrance for quite a while. Li Liang was slightly introverted, but he had an excellent trait¡ªhe was very good at following orders. Previously at Kuake City Hospital, Li Liang would always instantly carry out anymand that Zhang Fan gave him to the very best of his abilities. Although Li Liang wasn¡¯t skilled with words, he was hardworking and capable. After Zhang Fan left Kuake City Hospital, Chen Qifa also really liked Li Liang, which was why Director Chen rmended Li Liang for improving his skills through a study program. There was nothing that fellow new doctor Yang Chengming could do but watch in jealousy.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, I¡¯m here. This is my father.¡±


    ¡°Oh, hello, sir.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, hello, hello! You really are a doctor at arge hospital. Even your aura seems like that of a professional.¡± Li Liang¡¯s father chuckled.


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re being too polite, sir. Let¡¯s all eat a meal together first. The hospital has already arranged a dormitory for Li Liang. I¡¯ll show you afterwards.¡±


    Zhang Fan had taken care of the study program for Li Liang immediately the day after Chen Qifa phoned him. Zhang Fan went to Gao Shijun¡¯s office and talked it over with him. It was easy for thetter to take care of as he was a department director. Gao Shijun also asked out of curiosity what had happened to Wang Dehua.


    Wang Dehua had been the director of orthopedic department #2 for three years now¡ªever since its establishment. He had never taken a single vacation before, yet he had suddenly taken the maximum amount of vacation time allowed. Since Wang Dehua hadpeted with Gao Shijun for their entire careers, it was only natural for Gao Shijun to be curious what was going on. But, since Gao Shijun was a director, he felt embarrassed about potentially being seen gossiping about such a topic. However, he didn¡¯t feel as reserved in front of Zhang Fan, because he viewed Zhang Fan to be on the same level.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! Director Wang only said that he was tired after the surgery that day! After that, I heard from Vice Director Chen that Director Wang will be temporarily taking a long vacation.¡± Zhang Fan was quite mystified about it all.


    ¡°Oh, you! It¡¯s nice that you¡¯re so focused on your work. Continue working hard.¡± Gao Shijun originally wanted to say something to Zhang Fan about paying more attention to things other than work, but then felt that there was nothing wrong with what Zhang Fan was doing. Zhang Fan was highly skilled and talented. That wasn¡¯t his fault! Was he supposed to hide his skills?


    Li Hongtu was assigned to be Li Liang¡¯s teaching doctor. After Zhang Fan was rotated out of orthopedic department #1, Li Hongtu received another two attending physicians under him. Li Hongtu was a nice guy, and dared to let his subordinate attending physicians go all out. Zhang Fan felt reassured leaving Li Liang to Li Hongtu. Li Liang¡¯s study program opportunity here wouldst six months, so he needed to learn actual skills. A teacher who wasn¡¯t daring enough to let a student actually do anything would only assign the student to write medical reports and change patients¡¯ medicine. However, the student would barely learn anything in such a case.


    Li Liang¡¯s father had originally wanted his son to live in the family home at Chasu City, but when Li Liang heard that Zhang Fan had a dorm room prepared, he refused to go live in the house. Living at the hospital would be more convenient, and as Zhang Fan put it, if he wanted to learn something here, then he would need to work his hardest for the next six months, so he might as well live, eat, and sleep at the hospital, without leaving at all.


    Li Liang¡¯s father opened his mouth and wanted to say something when he heard what Zhang Fan said about not even leaving the hospital for six months consecutively. Wouldn¡¯t that make his precious son fatigued to death? If only he had known that being a doctor was so tiring, he wouldn¡¯t have forced his son to study medicine.


    Li Liang¡¯s father had arrived with great excitement, but left depressed. He could only endure the sourness in his heart as he ate a meal with Li Liang and Zhang Fan before returning home. As he drove back home, he even muttered to himself, ¡°Is my son here on a study program or to be imprisoned? He can¡¯t even return home or live at the family house? Just what is all this?¡±


    Li Liang¡¯s father was truly someone who only saw the wondrous reputation of the doctor profession without seeing how hard doctors worked.


    After Li Liang and Zhang Fan saw off Li Liang¡¯s father, they chatted while walking on the street after their meal.


    ¡°Are you intending on bing an orthopedic surgeon in the future? Or will you be choosing a different medical field? Kuake City Hospital was too small andcked many departments, so you couldn¡¯t experience everything. You should first work in orthopedic department #1 for a while and then think about your options,¡± Zhang Fan rmended.


    ¡°Okay, Brother Zhang. Actually, I really do like orthopedic surgery. To be honest, I don¡¯t like general surgery that much. I can¡¯t figure out how to perform ligation deep inside the patient¡¯s body.¡±


    ¡°I suppose so. Having a job you enjoy is more important than the money. The doctors in orthopedic department #1 are all quite nice. You don¡¯t need to worry about anything. Tell me if you have any problems, since I¡¯m more familiar with things here than you are.¡±


    ¡°Alright. Even before I came here, Teacher Chen told me to ask you first if I have any problems whatsoever.¡±


    Zhang Fan showed Li Liang to his dormitory, which was a dormitory for intern doctors behind the internal medicine building. It wasn¡¯t the time of the year for the hospital to be receiving new intern doctors yet, so this dormitory was quite empty right now. Li Liang didn¡¯t even have a roommate at this time.


    Zhang Fan had originally wanted to stay in the emergency department whenever he wasn¡¯t on a work shift, like how he¡¯d previously done in orthopedic department #1. However, the doctors in orthopedic department #2 didn¡¯t cooperate. As long as it wasn¡¯t Zhang Fan¡¯s scheduled work shift, the doctors would keep protesting and not allow Zhang Fan to perform any emergency surgeries. Thus, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t do anything about it. It wasn¡¯t like he could bring the emergency patients to orthopedic department #1.


    Wang Yanan got incredibly angry over this for Zhang Fan¡¯s sake, feeling that it was really unfair. Zhang Fan tried to appease her by saying, ¡°It¡¯s nice of them if they let us perform emergency surgeries, but it¡¯s normal for them to take the surgeries they can. There¡¯s no need to get angry. We can take things slowly.¡± Although Wang Yanan¡¯s way of thinking was rather childish, Zhang Fan felt warm in his heart.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s very existence was giving far too much pressure to the doctors in orthopedic department #2. Even the doctors who were previously toozy to want to work on emergency surgeries were rushing to take as many as they could. They all wanted the extra practice. Zhang Fan was now being held up as a departmental role model for everyone. If the other doctors didn¡¯t show how hard working they could be, they wouldn¡¯t even have a chance at future promotions in this department.


    Li Xiao¡¯s assistant had remembered quite well that Li Xiao wanted to legally gift the Jeep Grand Cherokee to Zhang Fan. She arranged a time to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles together with Zhang Fan and dealt with the paperwork to legally gift him the car. Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t want this car, but he was forced to ept it. First, he didn¡¯t want to owe such a big favor, and second, this car was too much of a gas guzzler. Although the first car that he drove was a Toyota Cruiser Prado, which was also an SUV, the Jeep Grand Cherokee had an even worse rate of gas consumption.


    Zhang Fan was off from work on this weekend. Since he was unable to obtain more surgeries by hanging out in the emergency department, he figured he might as well invite Li Liang and Wang Yanan and treat them to a meal.


    Previously, it was always Chen Qifa or Li Liang who arranged and paid for every meal whenever Zhang Fan visited Kuake City. It would be wrong of him not to treat Li Liang to a meal now that thetter hade to Chasu City. Wang Yanan had also been following Zhang Fan for several months now, and she took care of much of the menial work for him, so it was time to properly thank her.


    Before, when Zhang Fan didn¡¯t actually own the Jeep Grand Cherokee, he had been too embarrassed to show it off, but now that it was officially his, he felt like he no longer had to hide its existence. He picked up Li Liang and Wang Yanan in this car, preparing to take them to a hot pot restaurant. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t actually that fond of beef and mutton, but he felt they were alright in hot pot.


    ¡°Hmph! You¡¯re finally willing to treat me to a meal? Such a rare event! I have a driver¡¯s license now as well, so how about letting me driveter?¡± Wang Yanan greeted Li Liang when she got on the car, and then started showing off her new driver¡¯s license which she¡¯d obtained recently.


    Wang Yanan had obtained her license after the previous parasite extermination in rural areas. Although she didn¡¯t have a car of her own, she would often borrow her father¡¯s car for practice.


    Fatty Li Liang typically didn¡¯t talk much to begin with, and now spoke even less around Wang Yanan, who was the gant type. While Wang Yanan kept constantly chattering, Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone rang. It was a phone call from Shao Hua.


    Previously, Zhang Fan¡¯s massage treatment for Shao Hua¡¯s mother had been excellently effective. Shao Hua¡¯s mother tried to give him a treatment fee, but Zhang Fan absolutely refused to take any money. This way, Shao Hua would owe him a favor that she needed to return. Since it was the weekend and Shao Hua was off from work, she brought along Jia Suyue and intended to treat Zhang Fan to a meal.


    ¡°Why treat him to a meal? There¡¯s plenty of other men out there who will be happier to see us. There¡¯s no need to treat him!¡± Jia Suyue wasn¡¯t happy with the idea of seeing Zhang Fan again. To her, he seemed to be quite arrogant despite still only being a low-ranking doctor. The main reason still was of course that Zhang Fan¡¯s attitude was quite cold towards her.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just go treat him to a meal. It¡¯s not like you have anything else to do. Just pretend to be mute while you¡¯re there. You don¡¯t have to talk to him.¡± Shao Hua pulled on Jia Suyue¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Could it really be that you¡¯ve fallen in love with someone as dark-skinned as him!?¡± Jia Suyue stared suspiciously at Shao Hua, and saw that thetter¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change at all. Jia Suyue then said, ¡°Let me tell you, he¡¯s so arrogant. He¡¯s not your type.¡±


    Arrogant people like Jia Suyue hated seeing other people¡¯s arrogance!


    ¡°I¡¯m saying it now, I¡¯m going to call him.¡±


    ¡°Fine, I really can¡¯t handle you.¡±


    When Zhang Fan saw on the caller ID that the call was from Shao Hua, he hurriedly stopped his car by the roadside. ¡°Hello! What happened?¡± Shao Hua hadn¡¯t called Zhang Fan a single time except for the first time when arranging for her mother to meet him. Zhang Fan thus thought that maybe someone in her family was ill again.


    ¡°Hello, Doctor Zhang. Nothing much is going on today. Are you free? I¡¯d like to treat you to a meal. I¡¯m really grateful to you for helping ease my mother¡¯s pain. I feel bad about not properly thanking you after so long.¡±


    Zhang Fan was absolutely overjoyed to hear this. He hurriedly answered, ¡°No, you¡¯re really too polite. Where are you right now? I¡¯ll hurry over immediately.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even dare to politely refuse as would be the norm in Chinese etiquette 1 , as he was afraid that Shao Hua would treat his words seriously.


    He then looked at the two people still on his car, and whom he now viewed as unnecessary luggage. However, he did feel that getting rid of them right now would be too rude of him. Thus, he gritted his teeth, and said, ¡°Um, I have two friends with me right now. Is it alright with you if theye?¡±


    ¡°Sure. It¡¯s more fun with more people. Jia Suyue is with me as well.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡± Jia Suyue! Zhang Fan felt such a headache at hearing she would also be present.


    Zhang Fan then hung up and told Wang Yanan and Li Liang, ¡°A friend of mine is treating me to a meal today. How about all of us eat together?¡±


    Li Liang had no objections, but Wang Yanan became slightly unhappy. ¡°What¡¯s with this? You¡¯re just trying to get out of treating me to a meal!¡±


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯ve promised to treat you, so don¡¯t be unhappy. You can pick a ce next time and eat all you want, and if we receive any simple surgeries over the next few days, you can be the primary surgeon, and I¡¯ll be your surgical assistant.¡±


    ¡°Okay then, I guess I can force myself to ept that.¡± Wang Yanan¡¯s smile was so big, yet she was still iming to force herself.


    Li Liang suddenly spoke up at this time. ¡°Brother Zhang, is your friend female?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! She¡¯s a female friend of mine.¡±


    ¡°Your girlfriend?¡± Wang Yanan instantly became interested in this topic.


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°It would be strange if you didn¡¯t like her. No wonder you¡¯re being so generous in promising to treat me to anything I want next time. Rest assured, since you¡¯ve promised to be so generous, I¡¯ll definitely praise you to the heavens in front of her. But in exchange, you must let me be the primary surgeon for more surgeries in the future.¡±


    Shao Hua had reserved a private room at a chain hot pot restaurant. The food¡¯s taste here was average, but the service and environment were both considered good. The restaurant wasn¡¯t too far away, and Zhang Fan arrived after only slightly more than 10 minutes.


    Shao Hua and Jia Suyue were already waiting at the restaurant. When Zhang Fan¡¯s group entered the private room, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get a chance for introductions when Shao Hua, Jia Suyue, and Wang Yanan all hugged each other. ¡°Yanan! I haven¡¯t seen you in so many years! I thought that you went to somewhere in central China.¡±


    ¡°Nah, I came back here right after graduating from medical school. How about the two of you? I missed you two so much! I haven¡¯t seen either of you since high school graduation.¡±


    Zhang Fan and Li Liang watched the old friends catch up. It turned out that Shao Hua, Jia Suyue, and Wang Yanan had all been high school students together. Back then, instant messengers like QQ weren¡¯t widespread yet. Since Wang Yanan went to a college in a different city from the other two, they had gradually lost contact with each other. Although Shao Hua and Jia Suyue only had a normal friend rtionship with Wang Yanan in high school, they all now better understood the value of high school friendship now that they had matured into adults. The three were all really excited at this unexpected high school reunion.


    Zhang Fan and Li Liang were ignored for quite a while. Only after the three women had finished catching up did Shao Hua awkwardly say, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, I just didn¡¯t expect to meet an old ssmate of mine. I really need to thank you, Zhang Fan. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t know when I would meet Yanan again.¡± Shao Hua then said to Li Liang, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for impolitely ignoring you.¡±


    ¡°Oh, so Zhang Fan was talking about you?¡± Wang Yanan spoke with surprise before Zhang Fan and Li Liang could respond. She also kept winking to Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s face instantly went deep red rather than bright red as he was rtively dark-skinned for a Chinese person! Jia Suyue didn¡¯t understand what was going on as she asked, ¡°What do you mean? And howe you¡¯re together with him?¡±


    Wang Yanan saw how awkward Zhang Fan was feeling, so she chuckled, but didn¡¯t say anything else to tease Zhang Fan. She told Jia Suyue, ¡°He¡¯s my teaching doctor. After making me do all his work for quite a while, he was going to treat me and Li Liang to a meal today, but Shao Hua just called him, so he immediately rushed over here. This guy here is Li Liang, Doctor Li, a surgeon from Kuake City.¡±


    Wang Yanan was really giving a lot of face to Zhang Fan with her words. Zhang Fan was smiling so much that he felt like even his sweat pores were smiling.


    ¡°He?! He¡¯s your teaching doctor!?¡± Jia Suyue was shocked to hear this. She knew about Zhang Fan¡¯s background since he was her marriage candidate. Thus, she knew that Zhang Fan had graduated in the same year as herself and Shao Hua. Meanwhile, Wang Yanan had graduated one yearter. A difference of one year meant that he could be a teaching doctor? That seemed like such acking qualification to be a teaching doctor!


    ¡°You probably don¡¯t know how amazing Zhang Fan is at the hospital. When we went to assist Kuake City Hospital, the entire hospital staff, even including the hospital superintendent, came out to greet him! Just ask Li Liang if you don¡¯t believe me. They used to work at Kuake City Hospital together. Zhang Fan then took the hospital recruitment exam and got a job at Chasu City Hospital. It¡¯s said that the hospital even customized the job requirements so that only he could receive the job opening.¡±


    Zhang Fan now made up his mind. He would definitely help Wang Yanan to be an independent and skilled doctor in orthopedic department #1! She was helping him out so much here, even more than a brother would!


    ¡°Really?¡± Jia Suyue didn¡¯t really believe this.


    Shao Hua was quite surprised. In her eyes, Zhang Fan was extraordinarily reliable, and had good connections. Well, she was mostly surprised because he was still a fairly fresh graduate, so this was really good for a recent graduate.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat as we chat. You must all be hungry. You men can order whatever you like. We can eat anything here. Yanan, can you eat spicy food? I remember that you were especially fond of spicy food back in high school. How about now?¡± Shao Hua invited the men to start ordering food.


    ¡°It¡¯s all okay with me, I can eat anything on the menu here,¡± Wang Yanan answered.


    Zhang Fan tried to refuse, but Shao Hua absolutely insisted on Zhang Fan ordering food. Since it was only a hot pot, constant polite refusals would be too awkward, so Zhang Fan and Li Liang started ordering food.


    Meanwhile, the three women started chatting with each other about old times again. Zhang Fan ordered two meat dishes and several vegetable dishes. Li Liang seemed to bepletely unfocused as he randomly pointed around on the menu.


    Zhang Fan told Shao Hua, ¡°I¡¯ve already ordered these. Do you want to add anything else?¡±


    Shao Hua checked his order list, and said, ¡°Let¡¯s add some meat dishes. There¡¯s five of us, so two meat dishes won¡¯t be enough. Oh, do you guys drink white wine?¡±


    Zhang Fan hurriedly shook his head. At that time, Wang Yanan said, ¡°He still needs to drive us back.¡±


    ¡°Oh, okay then. It would be quite boring for Li Liang to drink white wine by himself. Let¡¯s order four beers, then. Today, I¡¯m thanking Zhang Fan for treating my mother, celebrating meeting a new friend, Li Liang, and also celebrating a reunion with my old ssmate. So, let¡¯s drink a little. Will that be alright?¡± Shao Hua then nced at Li Liang and the others.


    Li Liang was rather awkward. It wasn¡¯t that he was shy, but rather that he had be romantically interested in Wang Yanan. He preferred the gant type like Wang Yanan. Earlier, he was unsure of the rtionship between Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan, so Li Liang had been rather out of it. But when he saw that Zhang Fan was interested in Shao Hua instead, Li Liang finally felt that spring had arrived for himself!

 Chapter 86: Would you be my girlfriend?

    <h4>Chapter 86: Would you be my girlfriend?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Women would often be quite chatty in each other¡¯spany. Shao Hua, Jia Suyue, and Wang Yanan didn¡¯t stop talking even for a single moment. They chatted about their teachers, ssmates, and their own personal situations.


    ¡°Did you know that our ssmate Zhang Jiehua has gotten married already?¡±


    ¡°Really? She got married so young?¡±


    ¡°She already has a kid. Her husband is a foreman. She¡¯s now the wife of someone rich!¡±


    ¡°How¡¯s our old head teacher doing? I heard that he¡¯s be the director of teaching and research at the school now?¡±


    Shao Hua took some time to tell Zhang Fan and Li Liang, ¡°Hey, you guys eat some more.¡±


    The women were having great fun chatting during this meal. Zhang Fan and Li Liang clinked their teacups together in tacit agreement, feeling that women weren¡¯t scary because they were chatty, but rather because they kept saying phrases like ¡°Really!¡±, ¡°No way!¡±, and ¡°What a pity!¡±


    After the meal was over, the three women insisted on going out to karaoke. Since they were old ssmates who hadn¡¯t seen each other in many years, they wanted to relive their youth that had left them for so long already after all beginning their own careers. It was rare for them to be so rxed and carefree.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, let¡¯s go to Q Karaoke. That¡¯s the karaoke bar that orthopedic department #1 treated usst time. It¡¯s quite nice there, they have a good environment.¡± Orthopedic department #1¡¯s medical equipment supplier had previously paid for the department to have a meal and sing karaoke there. It was a rtively high-ss karaoke bar in Chasu City.


    When time came to pay for the hot pot, Zhang Fan already took out his money, but Shao Hua refused to let him pay. It was awkward for Zhang Fan to say anything, so he was going to let Shao Hua pay. However, Wang Yanan pulled on Shao Hua, saying, ¡°He¡¯s got a pretty good ie. Don¡¯t worry about him. One meal like this won¡¯t make him go broke.¡±


    ¡°This has nothing to do with ie. I¡¯m paying for this meal to thank him for treating my mother.¡±


    Wang Yanan forcefully dragged Shao Hua away, not letting her pay. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. You¡¯ll have plenty of chancester, so just let him pay this time.¡±


    ¡°That Zhang Fan is super stingy, yet he¡¯s actually offering to pay today,¡± Jia Suyuemented from next to Wang Yanan.


    ¡°Eh? So this means that you also know Zhang Fan, and you¡¯ve even eaten with him before?¡± Wang Yanan was quite surprised.


    ¡°Oh! You must not know that~~~¡± Jia Suyue began chattering about how she got acquainted with Zhang Fan and about his stinginess. She especially emphasized how angry he could make her and how much of a miser he was.


    Li Liang was too embarrassed to walk closer to the women, so he waited for Zhang Fan at the restaurant¡¯s entrance. ¡°Bro, you just paid for the meal, and I didn¡¯t join in because Shao Hua also wanted to try and pay for the meal. Let me pay for the karaoke. Otherwise, I won¡¯t feel right.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean, you pay? Have I ever paid for anything in Kuake City? You don¡¯t need to worry about paying for anything, since you¡¯re visiting me. Just have fun tonight. Think of it as preparation for the next half year¡¯s worth of hard work.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    By the time that Zhang Fan drove his car out of the parking lot to pick up the women, the three women were allughing by the roadside.


    They were currently chatting about Zhang Fan. ¡°Did you know that the first sentence he said when he saw me was, ¡®I¡¯ve already eaten¡¯? Heavens, I was so angry back then! If it wasn¡¯t for me being a ssydy, I would have already hit him in the face with my purse! Everyone always treats me to at least 50 to 100 yuan¡¯s worth of food, but he actually strongly emphasized that he already ate right when he saw me!¡± Jia Suyue wasn¡¯t ndering Zhang Fan here, as he had indeed behaved this way.


    Wang Yanan and Shao Hua wereughing really hard at this. ¡°That¡¯s hrious! Zhang Fan actually has such a side to him? He acts so serious in the hospital, and always lectures me as if he¡¯s my dad,¡± Wang Yanan remarked. ¡°Actually, Zhang Fan really is quite skilled, and he has a good status in the department. He¡¯ll definitely have a bright future. Right now, you still have a chance with him,¡± Wang Yanan intentionallymented to Jia Suyue.


    ¡°Forget it! Even if he bes the future Chairman of China, I still won¡¯t be interested in him. But, I think it¡¯s quite obvious that he¡¯s interested in Shao Hua. I wonder if he¡¯ll also tell you, ¡®I¡¯ve already eaten¡¯?¡±


    ¡°Hahaha!¡± The three women startedughing again.


    Zhang Fan arrived at this time. ¡°What are you allughing about? Let¡¯s get on the car.¡±


    Shao Hua actually hadn¡¯t paid that much attention to Zhang Fan¡¯s physical appearance before. Even though she had seen him several times already, he hadn¡¯t left her with a deep impression. This was primarily because Zhang Fan¡¯s appearance was too ordinary. When Shao Hua got on Zhang Fan¡¯s car, she took a long nce at Zhang Fan, and said, ¡°He really is dark-skinned!¡±


    After getting on the car, the three women couldn¡¯t help but break out intoughter again at seeing Zhang Fan. They couldn¡¯t stop theirughter at all. Zhang Fan also chuckled, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on that¡¯s so funny?¡±


    Actually, this wasn¡¯t really that hrious. It was just that the three women had all drunk some alcohol, and they were really excited and happy about meeting as former ssmates. Joking about Zhang Fan was just their way of having fun together.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, let¡¯s go.¡± Shao Hua waved her hand to signal that it was nothing. Without her own realizing it, she was talking more and more to Zhang Fan in quite an easy manner.


    Zhang Fan had rarelye to karaoke before. He had only visited with the entire department with all the doctors. Several young women stood together in a row and all bowed to greet the guests after Zhang Fan parked his car and arrived at the karaoke. There was a lot of warm wee from all the karaoke employees as Zhang Fan went to their private room. He really couldn¡¯t get used to such a scene. In fact, he felt as if his hair was standing on ends from seeing so many people bow to him and greet him so.


    They only reserved a small room as there were only five of them. Jia Suyue was especially fond of karaoke, so she was familiar with how things worked. ¡°What would you guys like to drink? Do you want more beer?¡± inquired Jia Suyue.


    ¡°No,¡± Shao Hua and Wang Yanan answered simultaneously. Shao Hua then turned to look at Li Liang. ¡°You haven¡¯t drunk much, so how about we order some bottles of beer for you?¡±


    ¡°Si¡ª no need.¡± Li Liang almost even called her sister-inw! He could tell that Zhang Fan was extremely serious about Shao Hua, but with Zhang Fan¡¯s personality of only caring about medicine, it was definite that he wouldn¡¯t participate in this. Not only did he not know how to sing, he barely even spoke at meals.


    Thus, their group ordered a few fruits and sodas. The three women first teamed up together to sing a song from their high school days. They even hugged each other as they sang together.


    To be honest, when rating the three women¡¯s looks, Zhang Fan had to admit that Jia Suyue was the prettiest among them, while Shao Hua and Wang Yanan were on par with each other. As for their auras, all three women were different. Jia Suyue seemed like a high-ssdy, Shao Hua seemed to Zhang Fan like the type of woman who was more logical than emotional, and he viewed Wang Yanan as the carefree, hardworking, manly type.


    After the three women finished their song, they all clinked their sses together. Although it was only soda, they didn¡¯t clink together with Zhang Fan or Li Liang, as this was only about their friendship between ssmates.


    After the group song, it was now time for individual songs. Jia Suyue had a good singing voice, and even knew how to sing English songs quite well. Wang Yanan intentionally went over to sing together with Li Liang in order to create a chance for Zhang Fan to be together with Shao Hua.


    ¡°Have some water.¡± Zhang Fan had ordered some bottled water at an unknown time.


    ¡°Thank you. Howe you¡¯re not singing?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t really know how to sing. It¡¯s nice to listen to you all sing, though. Have you been busy with work?¡±


    ¡°Work is alright. Actually, Jia Suyue really is quite nice. She just has a little temper.¡± Women are truly such miraculous creatures! (Author¡¯s note: please take a good look at your own wife, girlfriend, or female friends, and think about it for yourself.)


    ¡°Oh! We¡¯re the type who met each other too early. It¡¯s likely that Jia Suyue and I would have a better rtionship if we met each other 10 years in the future instead. How¡¯s your mother been doingtely?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s doing quite well now, thank you.¡±


    Jia Suyue finally gave up her microphone after finishing three songs. She insisted on dancing together with Wang Yanan. ¡°Shao Hua, sing Tick Tock for us! I really love hearing you sing that one!¡± [TL note: Tick Tock: https://.youtube/watch?v=mCMS6I6MsiM]


    But at this moment, The End of the Earth started ying on the karaoke program. [TL note: The End of the Earth: https://.youtube/watch?v=FDeRzYjRGvY ]


    ¡°Li Liang, hurry and change the song to Tick Tock!¡±


    ¡°This is Brother Zhang¡¯s favorite song,¡± Li Liang told Jia Suyue.


    ¡°The End of the Earth is also a pretty good song. I haven¡¯t danced together with you for so long,¡± Wang Yanan said as she pulled Jia Suyue into a dance.


    Shao Hua chuckled as shemented to Zhang Fan, ¡°Haha, you should sing this one. I¡¯d like to hear how you sing.¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really listen to many songs back in college. He didn¡¯t have the time, money, or mood. But, someone sitting close to him on the train had been listening to The End of the Earth when Zhang Fan just arrived at the border province. Zhang Fan had fallen in love with this song back then.


    Zhang Fan truly felt like this song was filled with his own emotions as he had just left college back then, and waspletely lost in confusion regarding the future as he traveled thousands of kilometers by himself. To be honest, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t brought anything but his courage to Kuake City.


    Well, nothing would ever go too poorly as long as you put your heart into it. ¡°Not bad,¡± Jia Suyue said to Wang Yanan about Zhang Fan¡¯s singing. Both Jia Suyue and Wang Yanan were tall and slender. Li Liang was almost staring with his mouth agape as he watched them dance together.


    Shao Hua sang the next song, Angel¡¯s Wings. [TL note: Angel¡¯s Wings: https://.youtube/watch?v=KTDRldlT_0w] It was now Zhang Fan¡¯s turn to stare with his mouth wide agape. Her warm voice melted away all his nervousness and anxiety in his heart. Although Zhang Fan had his System and medical license, Zhang Fan had constantly been tense, and never truly enjoyed himself out here. At this moment, a voice in his heart spoke to him: ¡°I like Shao Hua.¡±


    After karaoke was finished, Zhang Fan drove each of the women to their homes. Shao Hua¡¯s home was the closest, so hers was the first stop. After Shao Hua got off the car, Zhang Fan hesitated for a moment, and then decisively got off the car and chased after Shao Hua.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Jia Suyue looked at Wang Yanan.


    ¡°You take a guess!¡± Wang Yanan had a big smile on her face.


    ¡°Brother Zhang is truly being serious.¡±


    ¡°Would you be willing to go out with me, and be my girlfriend?¡± Shao Hua turned around because she heard footsteps behind her, and was instantly greeted with this from Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh!¡± This was too sudden for her. Although Shao Hua knew already that Zhang Fan was romantically interested in her, this really was too sudden.


    ¡°No need to worry, there¡¯s no need to rush. You can take time to think things over slowly. I just wanted to say that out loud, otherwise I¡¯d feel so pent up. I¡¯m leaving now. Please rest well.¡± Zhang Fan immediately turned around and ran away right after saying this. He was too scared to hear a rejection from Shao Hua.


    (Author¡¯s note: hey, who hasn¡¯t had a first love before? Who hasn¡¯t been young before? When you¡¯re middle-aged with a beer belly, it will be impossible for you to rediscover your previous purity and past self. Do you know where your first love is today? Do you still miss her sometimes? So, please don¡¯tugh at Zhang Fan.)

 Chapter 87: Don’t you leave!

    <h4>Chapter 87: Don¡¯t you leave!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was still quite nervous when he got back to his car. He didn¡¯t even say a single word as he drove off at high speed. Meanwhile, the two women still on the car had both gotten tired. Maybe they were thinking about their own things as neither of them asked him any questions. Zhang Fan simply drove them back to their ces, and then returned to his apartment. He did nothing but stare at his cell phone. He was afraid of receiving a message from Shao Hua, but he was also afraid of not receiving any messages from her. He hazily went to sleep in such a manner.


    Sometimes, Zhang Fan would be quite free, and sometimes, many things woulde for him in session. A phone call woke Zhang Fan up in the middle of this night. He saw that the call was from Director Chang, from Chark City Hospital. Chark City was one of the cities the farthest away from the bigger Chasu City¡ªit was more than 200 kilometers away. Chark City was also high above the sea level, and had a low poption (for a Chinese city). Zhang Fan had only visited Chark City once so far. By the by, Kang Hua was currently the second-highest ranking politician in Chark City.


    Chark City Hospital¡¯s medical equipment was the best in of all the surrounding cities. This was because Chark City Hospital was the partner hospital of the best hospital in Serpentmouth City, a major hospital in a major city. Several million yuan in donated assistance would be nothing to such a major hospital.


    However, Chark City¡¯s environment was far too terrible. Even in the hottest period of summer, snowfall might suddenly appear. It wasmon for hail, rainstorms, and snowstorms to all ur on the same day in Chark City. Most people in Chark City were public officials, with a minority beingborers.


    Chark City was directly adjacent to the neighboring country. Thus, the border patrol was in charge of Chark City¡¯s security. Chark City Hospital consisted of only one five-story building. There was one level each for internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and gynecology, while the first floor was for hospital administration and clinical visits. There would be slightly more people in Chark City during the summer, with outsider merchantsing to gather mountain herbs and nts. There were also a few good restaurants in the center of Chark City. But in winter, most residents of Chark City would go to the much bigger Chasu City, making Chark City resemble a ghost town.


    Chark City Hospital had very few people in its surgical department. There were only four doctors in total, one director and three vice directors. It couldn¡¯t be helped. The director and vice directors all had the ability to take kickbacks, and no one would be willing to give up anything to each other, so they simply decided to all share the kickback money equally.


    These four surgeons typically only dealt with ordinary small injuries. Patients with more serious injuries would be brought by their family members to the bigger Chasu City instead. The only surgeries that Chark City Hospital typically received would be emergency surgeries, the type that people wouldn¡¯t dare to bring the patient to the hospital in their own car.


    Sometimes, there was no helping it that seriously injured patients had to be brought to Chark City Hospital, as the hospital at least had ambnces, doctors, and nurses. This was because even if a seriously injured patient was brought to the bigger Chasu City at the maximum speed possible, it might be already toote by that time, and they would pass away. Chark City was just too far away from Chasu City. Not only that, the road between the two cities was mountainous, with many steep cliffs. Things would be better during summer, with a few major bus lines running the route, but in winter, there was usually only military traffic on this road.


    Typically only directors or vice directors would be hired to do surgical work at other hospitals. Such doctors would always be getting older in years. With such a long distance, and bad driving conditions, very few people would be willing to go even for 2000 yuan, much less 1000 yuan.


    Previously, Director Chang of Chark City Hospital¡¯s surgical department tried inviting Zhang Fan once before. Ever since then, he remembered Zhang Fan¡¯s name. Zhang Fan arrived swiftly, did a good job with the surgery, and, most importantly, he would even split his surgery fee with the four Chark City Hospital surgeons.


    This was quite a good thing for them as they all liked having more money. Thus, the four surgeons all became more hardworking than before. Previously, they would instantly send away any patients whose injuries were even slightly serious to Chasu City Hospital, without even a single look, but now, the surgeons here were bing passionate abouting up with ideas to keep the patients here to schedule several surgical appointments together for Zhang Fan to perform.


    Zhang Fan would give the doctors 500 yuan for each surgery, so with four or five such surgeries for Zhang Fan here, the doctors would earn more than even their bonuses. Thus, Zhang Fan working here as hired outside help even served to indirectly improve these surgeons¡¯ quality of service.


    ¡°Hello, Director Chang. What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, we received an emergency patient, a man in his mid-forties. He fell and injured himself after drinking too much. Earlier this morning, he was still fine, but he suddenly went into a state of shock in the middle of the night. ording to the ultrasound, he has abdominal bleeding. Our preliminary diagnosis is that he has a ruptured spleen. Would you like toe take a look? The patient¡¯s family is well-to-do, and has already requested that we invite an outside expert. They¡¯ll be willing to pay the extra fee.¡±


    (Author¡¯s note: Helping out other hospitals with their surgeries is simr to writing a webnovel. You can¡¯t just stop updating chapters, and you can¡¯t just easily refuse other hospitals¡¯ requests.)


    Zhang Fan checked the time, and saw that it was slightly past 3 am. Even if he left immediately, it would take him three hours to arrive in Chark City. ¡°Director Chang, give the patient fluid injections to correct his electrolyte disturbances from shock. I¡¯ll head out immediately.¡±


    ¡°Alright, Doctor Zhang. The pre-surgery preparations are already beginning.¡± Director Chang¡¯s tone became really happy upon hearing Zhang Fan¡¯s agreement. Normally, no doctor from a big hospital would actually agree toe in such a situation.


    Zhang Fan washed his face with some cold water, and sent a text message to Vice Director Chen Qi that he would likely bete to work today as it would be basically impossible for him to return this morning. Today was Monday, and it wasn¡¯t his and Wang Yanan¡¯s turn to receive new patients, so it wouldn¡¯t be a problem for him to bete.


    (Author¡¯s note: It would be best if you only became a surgeon if you have a strong body and powerful mental fortitude. Otherwise, you might be finished after just a few years. The best result would be that your spirit is weakened and you be someone irrelevant in the department. And if your luck isn¡¯t good, then ~~~~)


    Zhang Fan took a bun and a milk box with him before heading out. He needed to replenish his energy as he would likely need to perform surgery instantly upon arrival, meaning that he had no time to eat. Not to mention, exploratory surgeries like this one would be even more time-consuming.


    Zhang Fan arrived at Chark City Hospital around six o¡¯clock in the morning. This hospital was quite spacious, with plenty of parking spaces. Zhang Fan immediately ran towards the operating room after he finished parking the car. ¡°Director Chang!¡± he shouted out for the director.


    All four of Chark City Hospital¡¯s surgeons were present in the operating room. They hurriedly stood up and greeted Zhang Fan. Since all of them could receive some money from this surgery, none of them were willing to miss out on this chance.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, have some water. Let me inform you of the situation. Here¡¯s the ultrasound, take a look.¡± Director Chang showed Zhang Fan the ultrasound, while a nurse poured a cup of water for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Thank you!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, it¡¯s like this. The patient was brought here to our emergency department yesterday in the afternoon for some light abdominal pain. Later in the night, he went into shock, with no pulse after rehydration.


    ¡°It¡¯s a spleen rupture. Where are the patient¡¯s other information sheets?¡± Zhang Fan understood the situation after checking all of the patient¡¯s medical data sheets. He asked Director Chang, ¡°What does the patient¡¯s family say?¡±


    ¡°The patient¡¯s family says to perform exploratory surgery to identity the problem, and that it¡¯s okay to surgically remove the spleen. They¡¯ve already signed the paperwork.¡±


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s begin the surgery, then.¡± This surgery wasn¡¯t difficult at all for Zhang Fan. He was easily able to discover the source of bleeding after opening up the abdomen, determine the severity of the bleeding, and surgically treat the patient appropriately!


    Although this all sounded quite simple, it typically couldn¡¯t possibly be aplished without a minimum of more than 10 years of surgical experience after graduating from medical school. Not only that, the experience would have toe from a hospital that was ss B or better. Otherwise, you¡¯d barely get to ess any surgeries, and you wouldn¡¯t gain any experience.


    Why did the three vice directors of Chark City Hospital¡¯s surgical department not leave here? Either because they werezy as they didn¡¯t need to work hard here, or due to their family. Additionally, now that they were older, it would be impossible for them to leave. All that was left was to maybe help out at private clinics after retirement. Right now, none of them dared to leave, because they weren¡¯t skilled surgeons, so they didn¡¯t have the courage to.


    Normally, the primary surgeon for a surgery would need to check up on the patient after the surgery, as well as meet the patient¡¯s family.


    Previously, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have a medical license, so other official doctors would talk to the patients¡¯ families in his stead. But, he now had a medical license, so he met with the patient¡¯s family for the first time ever.


    ¡°This is Doctor Zhang from Chasu City Hospital. He¡¯s incredibly skilled. Things might have been dangerous today if not for him,¡± Director Chang introduced Zhang Fan in such a manner. Director Chang intentionally exaggerated the degree of danger in order to get more money out of the patient¡¯s family.


    The patient was a low-ranking government official who oversaw Chark City¡¯s government-owned forest. In other ces, the government-owned forests would typically be unprofitable, but for some unknown reason, overseeing the forest here was a particrly popr job.


    This was a small city where everyone knew each other. The family was polite to Zhang Fan. After Zhang Fan finished checking up on the patient, the patient¡¯s older cousin suddenly spoke up right when he was about to leave.


    ¡°My younger cousin only came to Chark City Hospital for a minor stomachache, but after several hours of treatment, not only did he not get better, he even got worse! You then told us in the middle of the night that he¡¯s in danger and absolutely requires surgery from an expert? We agreed to this, but such a youngster came? Do you think that we¡¯re easy to fool!?¡±


    The patient¡¯s older cousin was quite unhappy because of how young Zhang Fan was.


    Director Chang and the other three vice directors of Chark City Hospital were all unskilled surgeons, so they didn¡¯t receive much respect. The patient¡¯s older cousin wasn¡¯t intentionally trying to start a fight, as he just wanted toin that the hospital hadn¡¯t diagnosed his younger cousin correctlyst afternoon, which ended up with a big scare in the middle of the night, and now that the invited expert doctor seemed like nothing more than a fresh graduate, the patient¡¯s cousin was quite unhappy.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t scared of trouble, but he was annoyed. Meanwhile, Director Chang lost a lot of face from this. The emergency department had received this patient, so the surgical department¡¯s doctors hadn¡¯t been the ones to diagnose the patient. Not to mention, the patient was in a shared patient room with other patients and their family members, who could hear all of this.


    No matter what, Director Chang was still a director, so he angrily retorted, ¡°I told you to transfer him to Chasu City Hospital when we received him, but you refused. He took a turn for the worse in the middle of the night, so we instantly contacted a skilled doctor from a bigger hospital, and spent so much time to stabilize his condition and save his life. Now that he¡¯s no longer in any danger, you¡¯re unhappy? Then don¡¯te to our hospital if you dare!¡±


    Director Chang¡¯s words made the patient¡¯s other family members unhappy now.


    ¡°What the hell? You don¡¯t have any skills apart from knowing how to ask for money!!¡± a female family member retorted.


    ¡°You try saying that again!!¡± Director Chang was bing enraged.


    The patient had many family members in the room around him. They all surrounded Director Chang and Zhang Fan, starting to push and shove the two doctors. When Zhang Fan saw that the situation was bing this way, he hurriedly spoke to the first displeased family member. ¡°Hey, let¡¯s all talk nicely. If you¡¯re dissatisfied with the treatment, you can get a medical opinion from a third party. May I ask your rtionship with the patient?¡±


    ¡°None of your business!¡± But then, the older cousin felt that he should at least say his rtionship, so he answered in a vicious tone, ¡°I¡¯m his older cousin. This isn¡¯t the end of things!¡± He then immediately started making a call on his cell phone.


    Although Director Chang was an unskilled surgeon, he had been at Chark City Hospital for many years already. Many people would ask for his help to transfer hospitals or for a preliminary diagnosis. He also had quite a temper. ¡°Get the hell out if you don¡¯t want to stay here! You think you have problems?¡±


    ¡®Whoa! What¡¯s with this Director Chang¡¯s personality?¡¯ Zhang Fan felt quite helpless about the situation. He wasn¡¯t well acquainted with Director Chang, after all.


    Not long after, Chark City Hospital¡¯s superintendent arrived. The patient¡¯s older cousin was a ranking leader on Chark City Communist Party Committee, which meant that the superintendent absolutely had toe.


    ¡°Superintendent Chen, it¡¯s not that we¡¯re being unreasonable. Just look at the way your doctors talk to us. So vulgar! He actually told us to get the hell out!! Is this his personal hospital? You owe us an exnation!¡±


    Actually, this entire matter could have been easily resolved by exining things to the patient¡¯s family properly. However, Director Chang had ruined things due to his bad temper.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go to my office to discuss things. We shouldn¡¯t talk here, as it will affect the other patients,¡± Superintendent Chen said.


    ¡°The hospital must apologize to us! Not only that, I suspect that this so-called expert doctor is a scammer! He can¡¯t be allowed to leave until my cousin fully recovers! If my cousin doesn¡¯t recover, well, I¡¯m quite familiar with the police in Chark City.¡±


    Actually, the patient¡¯s older cousin wasn¡¯t even suspicious of Zhang Fan¡¯s identity. However, he had to start some trouble for the sake of his own face.


    It would take the patient a minimum of one week to make a full recovery. Was Zhang Fan really supposed to stay here in Chark City Hospital all that time?


    He wasn¡¯t in a rush for now, as he waited to see what Chark City Hospital¡¯s Superintendent Chen would say.


    ¡°Director Chang, you should know that you¡¯re in the wrong here. We are a hospital, which means we must be responsible for our patients. How about you apologize to the patient and his family? Doctor Zhang, you see how the situation is, so how about you stay behind here to observe the patient¡¯s recovery for a few days?¡± Superintendent Chen weighed the pros and cons, and felt that it would obviously be beneficial for him to favor the government official¡¯s family over his subordinate and a low-ranking guest doctor.


    ¡°An apology? Dream on! I did nothing wrong whatsoever. If I did, then tell the police toe arrest me!¡± Director Chang then mmed the door and left the patient room. It would be impossible to fire him over this matter, as he was a well-entrenched director. Not to mention, the patient¡¯s surgery had already beenpleted sessfully, so Director Chang had nothing to be afraid of. Thus, he left immediately.


    ¡°Just look at that! What¡¯s with that attitude? How could he possibly be a doctor? Chark City Hospital¡¯s medical level is so low because of too many people like him!¡± The patient¡¯s older cousin was angered to the point where his face became bright red.


    Although Director Chang had left, it would be impossible for Zhang Fan to leave so easily. He had performed the surgery on the patient, so he needed to resolve this incident. ¡°Your younger cousin had a ruptured spleen. He went into shock in the middle of the night. It¡¯s all written down in the medical report, as well as in the medical recordings. If you have any doubts, feel free to get a medical opinion from a neutral third party. I¡¯ll be happy to cooperate at any time as I personally performed the surgery. I wouldn¡¯t have evene here if it weren¡¯t for Chark City Hospital¡¯s invitation. The patient can recover with just normal postoperative care. I¡¯ll be more than happy to return here if there¡¯s any problems afterwards. It¡¯s unrealistic to ask for me to stay here all this time.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care. It¡¯s not like we invited you,¡± the patient¡¯s cousin retorted.


    Superintendent Chen nced at Zhang Fan, and then said, ¡°How about I phone your hospital¡¯s Superintendent Ouyang and ask her to give you a few days of vacation leave?¡±


    Zhang Fan now became somewhat angry because he felt that he was being bullied. He asked the patient¡¯s older cousin, ¡°Must you insist on making me stay here? What if I leave anyways?¡±


    ¡°You won¡¯t be able to leave. I have plenty of friends and family outside. You should consider things carefully. I don¡¯t want you to end up getting hurt.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Could I ask what ce you work at?¡± Zhang Fan sighed helplessly.


    ¡°I¡¯m on Chark City¡¯s Communist Party Committee.¡±


    Zhang Fan then ignored the patient¡¯s older cousin, took out his cell phone, and made a phone call to Tang Jingjing. He didn¡¯t like to trouble others, but the patient¡¯s cousin and the superintendent here were simply trying to bully him because he looked so young.


    ¡°Sister Tang...¡±


    Zhang Fan exined the situation to Tang Jingjing, who immediately told him, ¡°Give your phone to the patient¡¯s cousin. Stay safe, and don¡¯t be confrontational with them. Leader Kang is still asleep. I¡¯ll report this immediately to her when she wakes up.¡± It was still early in the morning.


    ¡°No need to tell Leader Kang, Sister Tang. If you can take care of this by yourself, then please help me out. If you can¡¯t deal with this, then let¡¯s tell Leader Kang.¡±


    Zhang Fan then tried to hand his cell phone to the patient¡¯s older cousin, who said, ¡°What, what do you think you¡¯re doing? You think you¡¯re in the right here? I¡¯m not going to take a call from anyone. I don¡¯t care who it is. You¡¯re going to take responsibility for all this until my cousin has fully recovered.¡±


    ¡°Okay, you just wait for me, then! I¡¯ll be over at Chark City Hospital as soon as I can!¡± Tang Jingjing then hung up the phone call after hearing that the patient¡¯s cousin refused to talk to her.


    Superintendent Chen then started to try and assuage Zhang Fan¡¯s feelings. As the hospital leader, he had far too many people¡¯s feelings to consider. Although it was slightlyte, he didn¡¯t want to antagonize Zhang Fanpletely, either. ¡°Actually, the surgery¡¯s already finished, and the patient¡¯s no longer in any danger. Our hospital ispletely capable of postoperative care for the patient, don¡¯t you agree, Doctor Zhang?¡±


    Superintendent Chen then smiled awkwardly when he saw that Zhang Fan ignored him.


    Zhang Fan sat down in a chair, closed his eyes, and rested. He had been woken up at three o¡¯clock in the morning, had driven for three hours across 200 kilometers to rush here as fast as he could, and then performed immediate surgery for the patient. But after the surgery, meeting with this annoying incident really made him tired.

 Chapter 88: Call the police!

    <h4>Chapter 88: Call the police!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Tang Jingjing arrived at Chark City Hospital in less than 20 minutes by driving Kang Hua¡¯s car. She text messaged Kang Hua, and found that thetter had already woken up. Kang Hua told Tang Jingjing to go and rescue Zhang Fan. It wouldn¡¯t be convenient for Kang Hua to personally go, but Tang Jingjing would be able to represent her.


    The patient¡¯s older cousin¡¯s anger was greatly reduced after he saw how calm Zhang Fan was. Since the patient¡¯s cousin was a leader on a City Communist Committee, he wasn¡¯t exactly dumb.


    Superintendent Chen watched the patient¡¯s cousin and Zhang Fan silently sit in his office. Both Zhang Fan and the patient¡¯s cousin ignored the superintendent. The room was dead silent until Tang Jingjing finally arrived in the superintendent¡¯s office. When she opened the door, she first looked over Zhang Fan, and asked him, ¡°Are you alright? Were you injured?¡±


    ¡°Sister Tang, I¡¯m perfectly fine.¡± Zhang Fan stood up to greet Tang Jingjing.


    ¡°Director Tang!¡± The patient¡¯s older cousin and the superintendent both rather awkwardly stood up to greet Tang Jingjing. They recognized her as the current Chark City Leader Kang Hua¡¯s personal assistant.


    ¡°I heard that you¡¯re trying to uwfully detain Doctor Zhang? Leader Kang already knows about the situation. She told me to ask you, isn¡¯t this an official Communist Party hospital? Aren¡¯t you all Communist Party members? Don¡¯t you know thews at all? What right do you have to detain another person?¡± Tang Jingjing spoke in a severe tone without giving any face.


    The patient¡¯s cousin hurriedly stepped forward, and said, ¡°Director Tang, it¡¯s a misunderstanding, it¡¯s all just a misunderstanding. Please listen to my exnation.¡±


    ¡°No need. I¡¯m not the city leader, so I don¡¯t have the right to listen to your exnation. Will it be alright if I take Doctor Zhang with me right now? If there¡¯s any problem with his surgical treatment, you can ask for medical assistance from Chasu City Hospital, or you can call the police.¡±


    ¡°Yes, of course! We really didn¡¯t try to uwfully detain Doctor Zhang at all! It¡¯s all just a small misunderstanding.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to say the same thing I did before. The patient¡¯s surgery waspleted sessfully, and he¡¯s no longer in any danger. If you have any doubts at all, please obtain a medical opinion from a neutral third party. Also, I have another thing to add. Please pay me for my surgery,¡± Zhang Fan said to the patient¡¯s cousin and the superintendent. He was addressing thest part to the superintendent. Usually, the hospital was responsible in name for paying invited guest doctors, but the money would actuallye from the patient¡¯s family.


    ¡°Please wait a moment, Doctor Zhang. Please wait just a little while. I¡¯ll head over to our hospital¡¯s finance department immediately.¡± Superintendent Chen was feeling rather helpless since he had obviously supported the wrong side in this incident. He was truly regretting how he hadn¡¯t known that this Doctor Zhang had connections at higher level!


    ¡°Sister Tang, could I ask you to wait a little while for me? I must receive my surgery fee. I worked hard all throughout the wee hours of the morning. I can¡¯t do that for free.¡±


    With Zhang Fan¡¯sment, the originally tense atmosphere eased up slightly. ¡°Yeah, agreed. We must properly thank Doctor Zhang. We were the ones who were stupid earlier,¡± the patient¡¯s cousin hurriedly stated.


    ¡°No need for that. Chark City Hospital just needs to send Doctor Zhang¡¯s payment to Leader Kang¡¯s office. Let¡¯s go, as Leader Kang is waiting for you,¡± Tang Jingjing said with a stern expression. Since she represented Kang Hua right now, she didn¡¯t need to give face to anyone else.


    Zhang Fan and Tang Jingjing then left Chark City Hospital, and thetter got on Zhang Fan¡¯s car. After getting on, she immediately asked, ¡°There¡¯s no problem with the surgery, right?¡±


    ¡°Rx, from the diagnosis and treatment all the way to the medical report, there¡¯s no problem whatsoever. Besides, the patient is no longer in any danger.¡±


    Tang Jingjing definitely had some skills of her own, being able to be the City Leader¡¯s personal secretary and assistant. Right when she arrived at the hospital, she had used the patient¡¯s cousin of uwful detainment, which could make even the unreasonable sound reasonable had Zhang Fan been in the wrong, with how much she scared the patient¡¯s cousin.


    ¡°That¡¯s good, then. Sheesh, you. Remembering to ask for money even at such a moment?¡± Tang Jingjingughed and teased Zhang Fan.


    ¡°That¡¯s what I deserve! Sigh! I¡¯m definitely noting back to this hospital anymore. This Director Chang here really caused so much trouble for me. There shouldn¡¯t even have been an incident at all. All he needed to do was properly exin the patient¡¯s medical trouble to the patient¡¯s family, yet he managed to make things so that nobody was satisfied. I¡¯m really thankful to you for helping me out today.¡±


    ¡°Why thank me? You should thank the person waiting for you in her office. Leader Kang was worried that you would get hurt, so she told me to first bring you back with me no matter what the situation was. But, since the patient is fine and the surgery was sessful, there definitely won¡¯t be any trouble at all. What do you want to do about things? I¡¯ll go tell Leader Kang.¡± Tang Jingjing had a mischievous tone as she wanted to see Zhang Fan¡¯s attitude.


    ¡°Haha, I absolutely must thank you, troubling you so early in the morning. Actually, I¡¯m not that angry. It¡¯s just that the superintendent and surgical director at this hospital here are so inept. They don¡¯t even try to think about how to resolve an incident. The superintendent just tries to push responsibility onto others, while the director just lets his temper get the better of him.¡±


    ¡°Haha, you seem quite incredible now. Other hospitals are even hiring you as a guest doctor? You must be making lots of extra money.¡± Tang Jingjing knew what to do now since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to do anything else about this.


    ¡°It¡¯s all money earned from hard work, sigh!¡±


    ¡°Rx, I won¡¯t try to borrow money from you.¡±


    As they chatted, they arrived at the government administration building. When Zhang Fan entered Kang Hua¡¯s office, she immediately said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re alright. I wasn¡¯t as worried anymore after Little Tang called me and said that you were fine. It wouldn¡¯t have been convenient for me to go, otherwise I would have gone immediately.¡±


    Kang Hua understood quite well how important Li Xiao was after thetter helped Kang Hua get promoted. Kang Hua also understood quite well that Li Xiao viewed Zhang Fan with great importance. Not only had Li Xiao gifted Zhang Fan a car, Kang Hua even heard through Wang Qian that that Li Xiao had sold Zhang Fan a home at base price for zero profit.


    ¡°Thank you, Leader Kang. I¡¯m sorry to trouble you so early in the morning.¡± This was the first time that Zhang Fan had contacted Kang Hua since her promotion, so he was feeling a little awkward. He wouldn¡¯t have wanted to trouble her if it wasn¡¯t for how unreasonable the patient¡¯s cousin was being.


    ¡°Just look at you, so polite. How¡¯s President Li been recoveringtely? Help me call out President Li the next time that I¡¯m in Chasu City. I¡¯ll treat you guys to a meal.¡± Kang Hua wasn¡¯t the type to help others for free. She immediately issued a small request to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh, President Li has been recovering quite well. I¡¯ll go and ask her when I return. I¡¯ll call Secretary Tang if she has time.¡± Zhang Fan was feeling even more awkward now.


    ¡°Alright then. There¡¯s no rush. Still, we should all get together when we¡¯re all free. We haven¡¯t eaten together in so long. Are you busy at Chasu City Hospital? It seems that you¡¯ve already be an expert doctor, being hired at other hospitals as a guest doctor.¡±


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s because Chark City is really far away, so Chasu City Hospital¡¯s directors are unwilling toe here.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s already incredible that others are inviting you to perform surgery elsewhere. This means you¡¯re receiving recognition within the field! You probably haven¡¯t eaten yet, right? Let¡¯s have Little Tang take you out for breakfast. You should then have a good rest, and sleep before you go back to Chasu City. I won¡¯t agree to you driving while fatigued.¡± Although Kang Hua¡¯s words were friendly, Zhang Fan still felt a sense of distance from her.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be leaving with Secretary Tang, then. Thank you, Leader Kang.¡± Zhang Fan expressed his thanks once again, and then went over to Tang Jingjing¡¯s office.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go eat breakfast. The government administration building¡¯s cafeteria is quite excellent.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s wait a moment, I¡¯ll rest here for a moment.¡± Zhang Fan wanted to leave only after he got his money. He had only asked to be off for the morning shift at Chasu City Hospital today. His cell phone was also out of battery charge by now, so he wanted to rush back to Chasu City.


    ¡°Sigh! I¡¯m scared of how much of a miser you are! Let¡¯s have some tea, then. Rx, they¡¯ll definitely bring you the money here in time for you to have breakfast.¡±


    With Tang Jingjing saying this, Zhang Fan became too embarrassed to stay here and wait for his money to arrive. Thus, he went to the cafeteria to eat together with Tang Jingjing. Right when he arrived at the cafeteria, Superintendent Chen and the patient¡¯s cousin hastily arrived.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, just look at the mess that Director Chang caused today. It¡¯s all his fault. Please forgive him.¡± Superintendent Chen handed Zhang Fan an envelope. Zhang Fan felt the envelope, and could tell that there was more than 1000 yuan inside. There were no legal standards for surgery fees, and epting this envelope of money for his official surgery fee wouldn¡¯t be considered illegal at all. Thus, Zhang Fan instantly took the envelope.


    ¡°Feel free to call me if anything happens to the patient. I performed the surgery, so I¡¯ll take responsibility for everything.¡± Zhang Fan then ignored the two men as he was in a hurry to go back to Chasu City.


    ¡°Director Tang, um...¡± The patient¡¯s cousin expectantly and pitifully looked towards Tang Jingjing.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang is quite nice, and doesn¡¯t wish to press charges. Otherwise, you¡¯d be charged with false imprisonment at the very minimum. Leader Kang is also taking this situation seriously, but since you seem to have a good attitude, she¡¯s willing to forget about it. Just behave in the future.¡± Kang Hua had previously told Tang Jingjing that if Zhang Fan was in the wrong, she was to do her best to try and mediate the situation. But, since Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t in the wrong, she really wanted to extort this patient¡¯s cousin who was a Chark City Communist Party Committee leader. That was how to increase her and Kang Hua¡¯s authority.


    Since Zhang Fan had now received his money, he didn¡¯t even eat breakfast as he said goodbye to Tang Jingjing. He asked her to tell Kang Hua that he was leaving as he didn¡¯t want to personally go greet Kang Hua again.


    Meanwhile,ter at Chasu City Hospital, on the afternoon of the same day...


    Zhang Fan had yet to arrive for his afternoon work shift. His cell phone was unreachable. Thus, Wang Yanan was somewhat confused. ¡°That Zhang Fan, he hasn¡¯t taken a single vacation ever since he joined this hospital. Could it be that his love confession yesterday was rejected?¡± She kept feeling like this might be the case, so she immediately phoned Shao Hua.


    ¡°Did Zhang Fan give you a love confession yesterday?¡±


    ¡°Not really, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Shao Hua was also rather confused. She didn¡¯t think that this was something that Wang Yanan should be concerned about.


    ¡°I guess that means you rejected him, then. Zhang Fan hasn¡¯te in to work at all today. This has never happened even once before. Could it be that he¡¯s depressed?¡± Although Wang Yanan was a bit gossipy, she really was concerned about his sake.


    Shao Hua had a much steadier personality than Wang Yanan¡¯s. Also, Shao Hua hadn¡¯t finished thinking about what type of rtionship she wanted with Zhang Fan. She hadn¡¯t even gotten the chance to ept or refuse hisst night¡¯s request to go out with him and be his girlfriend. ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s what¡¯s happening. Could it be that he¡¯s ill? Have you tried calling him?¡±


    ¡°I have! His cell phone won¡¯t even pick up! I¡¯m going over to his ce to take a look right now. If he¡¯s not there, and he still doesn¡¯t show up by the time that his scheduled work shift is over, I¡¯m going to report him as missing to the police.¡±


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯lle over to look for him as well.¡± Shao Hua was now breaking out into a cold sweat. Wang Yanan had exaggerated things so much that she felt obliged to go and check on Zhang Fan even as just a normal friend. ¡®Why is he so unreliable! I did like him a little!¡¯


    Although Zhang Fan had woken up at three o¡¯clock in the morning, he wasn¡¯t too tired due to the System strengthening his body. It wasn¡¯t a problem for him to drive as long as he drove a little slower than usual. He arrived at Chasu City Hospital right before his scheduled work shift should have been over. When he arrived at the entrance, he saw Wang Yanan, Shao Hua, and Li Liang together, about to hail a taxi.


    ¡°Where are you guys going? What¡¯s happening?¡±


    ¡°You dare to ask!? You were unreachable by phone for the whole day, and nobody knew where you were. We thought that that you were missing! We were about to go to the police station to file a missing person report!¡± Wang Yanan angrily scolded Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Are you the type who never turns on his cell phone when outside?¡± Shao Hua was also a bit angry. She wasn¡¯t that worried at first, but she also became rather worried because of how Wang Yanan acted.


    Li Liang opened his mouth, but didn¡¯t say anything in the end. Zhang Fan was incredibly moved. He had been by himself here in the border province for two years, and there were finally people who cared about him. ¡°I was performing a surgery at Chark City Hospital. I left in the middle of the night, and some things happened, so my cell phone ran out of battery. I¡¯m truly sorry.¡±


    ¡°So you were making extra money outside again! I was wrong to have worried about you!¡± Wang Yanan was quite angry, primarily because Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t taken her for a surgery, and because she felt like she wasted her entire day worrying.


    ¡°Hey, shouldn¡¯t you be happy that he¡¯s alright? It¡¯s good that he¡¯s alright. I¡¯ll be leaving now, then.¡± Shao Hua smiled at Wang Yanan. Shao Hua heaved a sigh of relief that Zhang Fan was alright and had been doing something proper.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be in such a hurry! Since you¡¯re all here, and it¡¯s dinnertime, let¡¯s all eat dinner together. I haven¡¯t eaten anything all day.¡± Zhang Fan started to pretend to be pitiful.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, then. He must have earned a lot of money today. Let¡¯s go eat something expensive! Let¡¯s go to W Restaurant for seafood buffet!¡± Wang Yanan hurriedly agreed as she was still quite angry.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be going. I still need to finish writing my medical reports.¡± Li Liang was about to run away as he could see sparks flying.


    ¡°Don¡¯t run off, we¡¯re all going. After running around all day to look for him, we absolutely must make him treat us to a meal!¡± Wang Yanan pulled on Li Liang, not letting him leave.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just eat somewhere close instead. He hasn¡¯t eaten anything all day, after all,¡± Shao Hua suggested.


    ¡°Oh my! And you say you¡ª¡± Wang Yanan didn¡¯t get a chance to finish her sentence, as Shao Hua covered her mouth. Zhang Fan had picked correctly as Shao Hua was quite a kind girl with a good upbringing.


    Superintendent Chen had really wanted to calm either Zhang Fan¡¯s or Chark City Leader Kang Hua¡¯s anger as he had actually stuffed 5000 yuan inside the envelope for Zhang Fan! The patient¡¯s cousin had also originally prepared 5000 yuan, but it wouldn¡¯t have been good for him to be seen giving it to Zhang Fan in the government administration building¡¯s cafeteria, and when he saw that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t seem too angry, the patient¡¯s cousin changed his mind, and didn¡¯t give Zhang Fan any money in the end at all.


    W Restaurant was located in a high-ss mall in Chasu City. This was a ce with many different stores and fun activities. There was a well-known seafood buffet here which was ridiculously expensive, at 260 yuan per person.


    Wang Yanan was quite calcting. Zhang Fan paying for the four of them here would be slightly more than 1000 yuan, which she figured would cleanly deal with the money that she thought he earned today. Otherwise, she¡¯d feel so aggrieved over having worried about him for nothing! Since W Restaurant was really expensive, Shao Hua didn¡¯t want to go. To put things nicely, she was just a normal friend to Zhang Fan. To put things bluntly, she had only gotten acquainted with him recently.


    Wang Yanan refused to let Shao Hua leave. She secretly whispered to her, ¡°If you¡¯re going to reject him, then go ahead and leave today. But if you still haven¡¯t figured out your answer, then don¡¯t leave. Besides, even though he just started working recently, he really does have a good ie. You see that car of his? There¡¯s not many of that brand in Chasu City! We should take advantage of him whenever we can.¡±


    Shao Hua couldn¡¯t helping as Wang Yanan wouldn¡¯t let her leave. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan truly wanted to treat them to a good meal. Since they had truly worried about him, he felt that even spending all 5000 yuan that he earned today would be worthwhile.


    It was extremely profitable for the restaurant to have the two women eating there. They were mostly finished after just one te of sushi and two desserts. Zhang Fan and Li Liang did most of the eating. Fatty Li Liang was quite a big eater, and Zhang Fan was also a tremendous eater ever since gaining his System. The two of them spent two full hours eating, without stopping for even a moment. Shao Hua was truly astonished by the end. ¡°You must have been starving after not having eaten all day!¡±


    ¡°Brother Zhang, which city did you go to? What happened that took you the entire day?¡± Li Liang asked as he ate. The two women also looked over in interest. They had been too busy being angry earlier, and had forgotten to ask.


    ¡°Sigh! It¡¯s a long story.¡± Zhang Fan summarized what happened today the best he could. However, he didn¡¯t mention anything about Tang Jingjing and Kang Hua, since he felt there was no need now that everything was resolved.


    ¡°Take me with you the next time that there¡¯s a surgery. Otherwise...¡± Wang Yanan raised her fists and made a threatening pose.


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± Li Liang looked over at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I¡¯m perfectly fine, just look!¡± Zhang Fan nced over in Shao Hua¡¯s direction.


    ¡°You still haven¡¯t rested ever since three o¡¯clock in the morning?¡± Shao Hua asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m not that tired!¡± Zhang Fan felt like his heart was melting into sweet honey because Shao Hua was concerned about him.


    After they finished eating at the buffet, Wang Yanan intentionally pulled away Li Liang, hailing a taxi together with him in order to create an opportunity for Zhang Fan to have alone time together with Shao Hua while taking her home. Zhang Fan checked the time, and said, ¡°It¡¯s still early tonight. How about we go out somewhere? Is that alright?¡±


    ¡°You should go back and rest first. You must be tired after a long day.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m honestly alright. I slept earlyst night, so I¡¯m really not tired.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to give up on this opportunity to be alone together with Shao Hua.

 Chapter 89: Waterfall

    <h4>Chapter 89: Waterfall</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t drive too quickly, so there was a light breezeing through the open car windows. It was now sunset, and golden light was reflected on the river. Zhang Fan kept thinking to himself on how to start a conversation. ¡®Should I ask if she¡¯s been busy with work? No, this isn¡¯t special at all. What about asking her if she ate to her full? That sounds rather foolish. Ask her if her mother is alright? I¡¯ve already asked her that.¡¯


    ¡°You¡¯re already being invited to other hospitals to perform surgery just two years after you graduated? You must have been an excellent student before.¡± Shao Hua started the conversation instead as the atmosphere was getting a little awkward in the car. She had waited for quite a while with Zhang Fan saying nothing for all this time.


    No matter how shameless Zhang Fan was, he still wouldn¡¯t dare to call himself an excellent student. In the past, his studies were only barely passable due to always being busy trying to earn tuition money. With his current knowledge, perhaps he counted as an excellent student, but Shao Hua was asking about before. ¡°No, I¡¯m not an excellent student. It¡¯s just that I previously went to Bluebird City for a study program at their hospital. The hospital there was reallyrge and well-equipped, and I got many chances to practice and improve.¡±


    ¡°Ah, is Bluebird City beautiful? I¡¯ve never been there before.¡± Shao Hua was currently gazing at Chasu River, which was right outside the car window. Zhang Fan snuck a look at her, and felt that Shao Hua looked especially beautiful with a faint glow from the sunset illuminating her face.


    ¡°Beautiful, really beautiful.¡±


    Shao Hua turned around and slightly red at Zhang Fan. He hurriedly and awkwardly returned to looking in front of him. Then, he hurriedly said, ¡°Still, the ocean over there isn¡¯t quite blue. Maybe it¡¯s because of the Yellow River entering the ocean there. It¡¯s not deep blue at all. Thank you for today.¡± Zhang Fan finally said what he really wanted to the most at the end.


    ¡°No need for thanks. Do you often go out to perform surgeries elsewhere? Are you really busy?¡±


    ¡°Not really. It¡¯s just on asion. I¡¯m not super busy. It¡¯s just that some days are busier than others. It¡¯s not like patients can notify us beforehand that they¡¯re going to get sick. Patients might also arrive at any hour of the day.¡± Zhang Fan slowly drove the car down a riverside road.


    ¡°Why did youe to this border province? Where are you originally from?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! My college loosened their recruitment restrictions, so we had too many undergraduate students. The local area was unable to provide enough jobs, since there were about three times as many students as usual. Thus, my college signed the extra students up for the government¡¯s western rural area support program. That¡¯s how I came here. I¡¯m originally from a small city in S Province.¡±


    ¡°How long have you been away from home? You don¡¯t intend to try and get sent back there?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been gone for two years. I¡¯m preparing to visit home this May as my younger sister is taking her college entrance examination. I want to go see her, otherwise I won¡¯t feel reassured. Since hospital employees don¡¯t count as government employees, I can¡¯t just get myself sent anywhere I please. Besides, I don¡¯t intend to leave here just yet.¡±


    ¡°What about the future?¡±


    ¡°The future? Maybe I¡¯ll go check out some bigger hospitals once I get promoted to the rank of attending physician, and see if they have better medical treatments. Who knows?¡± Zhang Fan felt like eximing over his limited options. Right now, he couldn¡¯t leave here even if he wanted to. His younger sister was going to college soon, and his ie here was pretty good. He needed to financially support her.


    ¡°Do you think that this ce is too small? Are you unwilling to stay here? Actually, I really like it here. It¡¯s not overpopted, and there are four distinct seasons. There¡¯s also not that much pressure. I can still do whatever I like after getting off from work. It¡¯s not like being super busy every day in a big city. Although people in bigger cities make more money, it¡¯s too suffocating there.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Chasu City is a nice ce. I was rather unsatisfied when I first graduated. I felt that my tuition money had been wasted as I wasn¡¯t able to get a good job right after graduation. But, over the past two years, I¡¯ve learned that my decision toe here was correct. It¡¯s bad for young people to be too rxed. Our parents are getting older, and we¡¯ll be having children in a few years. No matter who you are or where you are, pressure will alwayse uninvited. My family¡¯s financial situation isn¡¯t very good, as both of my parents are blue-cor workers. Not only that, my younger sister is going to college soon. Her grades are excellent.¡±


    Shao Hua, who had been looking out the car window, suddenly turned her head and faced Zhang Fan directly for the first time since getting on his car. ¡°I really couldn¡¯t tell that you were the type to think about things so far in the future. I heard from Jia Suyue that you¡¯re particrly popr at the hospital? You also don¡¯t look like someone whose family has a poor financial situation. You already have a car and a house. You count as someone sessful!¡±


    Women of the same age would typically be more mature than men, both physically and mentally. Understanding someone would be about more than just what was on the surface. You would also need to understand his way of thinking, as well as worldview.


    Shao Hua was slowly learning about Zhang Fan¡¯s worldview through their conversation, and understood that he wanted to be prepared for the distant future. Since Zhang Fan had a car and even already purchased a home, he seemed like the type whose family was really rich. Shao Hua had been subconsciously on guard against him.


    They were both adults. It wasn¡¯t that being rich was a bad thing, but rather that those who were rich would have more choices. Maybe Zhang Fan would get bored of her and suddenly decide that he was interested in another woman, for example. They were both working adults who had long passed the age where they could make decisions so easily.


    ¡°Haha! That¡¯s really not the case. I gave some massage treatments to the president of arge real estatepany. She felt that my massages were really effective, so she gave me a house and car as her treatment fee. But, I had to take out a loan for the house, which she sold to me at base price. You know about that part already. My family¡¯s financial situation is truly ordinary. I almost wasn¡¯t able toe up with enough tuition money for myst year of college,¡± Zhang Fan told her honestly.


    ¡°You really charge such a high treatment fee! You didn¡¯t even take any treatment fees for treating my mother. Did you think that we offered you too little? My parents both work at a farm, and I¡¯ve only been working at an ordinary job for two years. We¡¯re just an average family. We don¡¯t have a house and car to give to you.¡± Shao Hua then stared at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Of course not! How could I possibly take money from your mother?¡± Obviously, Zhang Fan would refuse to take any money. That was because he wanted Shao Hua!


    ¡°Alright, please take me home now. It¡¯s gettingte. You also must be tired from working such a long day. You should go to sleep early as you still need to go to work tomorrow.¡± Shao Hua had achieved her objective of learning more about Zhang Fan, so she now wanted to go home. This was the way that she had been raised by her family.


    ¡°Okay, then.¡± Zhang Fan agreed since he saw that Shao Hua seemed quite insistent on going home. When they were almost at her home, Zhang Fan suddenly said awkwardly, ¡°Um, so, would you be willing to be my girlfriend then?¡± Zhang Fan had finally realized during the drive that Shao Hua was trying to learn more about him! Since she had learned more about him, he felt that he might as well ask directly what she thought.


    ¡°Have you really considered things yourself?¡± Shao Hua smiled in response to Zhang Fan. She then said, ¡°Do you really understand me? Come ask me again when you¡¯re absolutely certain. Right now, you¡¯re just asking on an impulse.¡±


    After dropping her off, Shao Hua then stood by the roadside and watched as Zhang Fan drove off.


    ¡°Why do you say that I haven¡¯t considered things yet? How am I being impulsive?!¡± Zhang Fan mumbled to himself in his car. But, to be honest, Shao Hua really was more mature and logical in her thinking than Zhang Fan was.


    When Zhang Fan returned to his apartment, he hurriedly took out his cell phone and texted Shao Hua. ¡°I¡¯ve returned safely to my apartment.¡±


    Shao Hua had told him before he left to message her when he got back safely.


    Not long after, Shao Hua texted him back. ¡°That¡¯s good. You should hurry and rest. A waterfall is ferocious and fast, but won¡¯tst long. I¡¯m not in a rush. Let¡¯s talk about things after you¡¯ve truly considered everything. There¡¯s no need to reply to my message. Have a good night, and rest well.¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even think much as he was soon summoned to the realm of sleep due to his fatigue. The next morning, he went for a jog before work as was his routine. When he arrived at work, he greeted Vice Director Chen.


    A patient requiring a major hip recement surgery had arrived this month. Chen Qi had finally managed to act as the primary surgeon for the first time ever on such a surgery with Zhang Fan¡¯s assistance. Thus, he was now treating Zhang Fan incredibly politely.


    Yesterday, Wang Yanan forcefully obtained a patient with a fractured corbone from Yuan Tao. Yuan Tao had secretly investigated her and learned about Wang Yanan¡¯s backing, so he didn¡¯t mind one bit that she had rather forcefully taken the patient from him.


    The patient¡¯s corbone had an oblique fracture which only required a metal te. It would be quite simple. Wang Yanan wanted to personally act as the primary surgeon for once.

 Chapter 90: Wang Yanan’s first surgery

    <h4>Chapter 90: Wang Yanan¡¯s first surgery</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Wang Yanan was behaving ridiculously subservient to Zhang Fan at work, preparing tea for him, and worrying if he was too cold or too warm, reaching the point where Zhang Fan felt chills running down his spine.


    ¡°Just say it, what do you want? I¡¯ll definitely agree to anything I can, but if it¡¯s something I can¡¯t do, you won¡¯t be able to convince me even if you burn incense sticks for me.¡± Zhang Fan decided to ask directly as he couldn¡¯t take her behavior anymore.


    ¡°I treat you well, don¡¯t I? You want Shao Hua to be your girlfriend, so I said so many good things about you in front of her. And yesterday, Shao Hua insisted on leaving, but I forced her toe to the buffet with us. So, you¡¯d better pay me back today!¡±


    ¡°Just what do you need? I¡¯m already so scared. If you want to borrow my car, I really must refuse. I need to be responsible to you and your family! It¡¯s not that I¡¯m unwilling!¡± Zhang Fan was under the impression that Wang Yanan wanted to borrow his car, but she was quite inept at driving, and Zhang Fan was really afraid that she would crash his car.


    ¡°Stop talking about such useless things. I wouldn¡¯te ask you if I wanted to borrow a car anyways. Yesterday, I took a corbone fracture patient. So, will you let me be the primary surgeon today or not?¡± Wang Yanan ran out of patience for pretending to be subservient, and instantly returned to using her typical forceful tone.


    ¡°Is that the tone you take when making a request?¡± Zhang Fan teased her.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to call Shao Hua right now! I¡¯m going to tell her that you were doing this and that with a nurse...!¡± Wang Yanan became angered by Zhang Fan¡¯s teasing. She had prepared for so long already to be the primary surgeon on a surgery, and her nerves were fully tense, unable to handle the teasing.


    ¡°Alright, I agree to your being the primary surgeon for this surgery. However, you must let me take a look at the patient¡¯s CT scan first. If the corbone is shattered too severely, then you should let me take this one, and you can do the next one instead. Where did you obtain this patient from, anyways? It¡¯s not our turn yet to receive new patients.¡±


    ¡°Here¡¯s the CT scan. It¡¯s a really easy surgery with no shattered bones! It¡¯s just an oblique fracture. I can do it!¡± Wang Yanan pitifully looked at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Okay, yeah, this patient¡¯s bone fracture isn¡¯t severe at all. Let me remind you, the lung is right underneath. It¡¯s very easy to identally injure the lung if you aren¡¯t careful. You absolutely must be careful!¡± Zhang Fan really emphasized this.


    ¡°I know. I¡¯ve already assisted you on so many surgeries.¡± Wang Yanan¡¯s tone became much friendlier. Although she was still feeling impatient, she knew that it was necessary to listen to Zhang Fan. This was how important ranking was in surgery. If a lower-ranking doctor didn¡¯t dare to listen and rebelled, then the higher-ranking doctor could easily take them off the surgery!


    The surgical department¡¯s head nurse patrolled the hallways and observed the various operating rooms. This was her personal territory. She guarded it as closely as if she was a mother lion. If anyone was even the slightest bit off in maintaining a sterile environment, she would go over and force them to go over the basics of sterilization.


    Zhang Fan stood by the operating table with his arms folded as he observed Wang Yanan¡¯s movements. Her disinfecting, medical draping, and so on were all quite standardized, with no problems at all. ording to the CT scan, the patient had a simple fracture, so Wang Yanan cut into the skin along the fracture.


    Zhang Fan had medical drapes on hand, and gently held on to the patient¡¯s skin so that he could easily clean up blood at any time and better assist the primary surgeon in making incisions.


    The skin around the corbone would always be quite thin. Wang Yanan soon reached the fractured location. Although the CT scan indicated that the fracture wasn¡¯t severe, things were quite different after opening up the skin. There were extremely tiny bone fragments, alone with bleeding and extravasated blood. Wang Yanan became slightly panicky.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything. This was a test of Wang Yanan¡¯s own knowledge and understanding of surgery and surgical reconstruction. As the primary surgeon, she should know how to organize everything herself. Wang Yanan drained the extravasated blood, stopped the bleeding, cleaned up the bone fragments, and connected the bone fracture. Although her movements weren¡¯t well-practiced, they were quite good already for her experience level.


    This was the difference between being a surgical assistant and the primary surgeon. The surgical assistant would only need to follow the primary surgeon¡¯s actions. The assistant¡¯s main role was to help out and improve the primary surgeon¡¯s vision. Basically, the assistant would act as a second pair of hands for the primary surgeon. The assistant wasn¡¯t required to think, but rather to just follow the primary surgeon¡¯s actions.


    Meanwhile, the primary surgeon would need to pay close attention to every part of the surgery. Textbook surgeries would all be quite standardized, but there were far too many patients whose problems could only be generally categorized out there. Every single surgery would always be slightly different. Thus, the surgery would depend on the surgeon¡¯s skill and experience. Being able to find the blood vessels you were looking amongst severe injuries would rely on having a deep understanding of the human body.


    For a bone fracture, do you affix the near end or far end of the fracture first? Surgical textbooks would all have differing opinions. This would be a matter of experience. Newbies would require teaching doctors to slowly impart their experience. Only by umting sufficient experience could a new doctor stand on their own atst. This was how to improve clinical medical techniques.


    The nurse handling the medical equipment was really bored¡ªthis surgery was really slow! This was because Wang Yanan was a new doctor. Obviously, she couldn¡¯tpare in speed to the more experienced doctors. Firstly, she was proceeding carefully with the surgery, and secondly, shecked confidence in herself.


    Wang Yanan kept ncing over at Zhang Fan, wanting to have his reassurance. However, Zhang Fan kept silent for the entire time as she hadn¡¯t made any mistakes. As long as Wang Yanan could seed in her first surgery, things would be much easier for her afterwards. Her mental state would improve greatly as long as she seeded without any help whatsoever for her first surgery.


    It was now time to affix the metal te to the bone. This was the part that Zhang Fan was the most worried about. Not being careful here could result in identally puncturing the lung. As Wang Yanan bored holes into the bone to affix the metal te, Zhang Fan ced his osteotomy scalpel underneath the corbone just in case Wang Yanan was unable to properly control her electric drill. The scalpel would serve to protect the lung from being pierced.


    After Wang Yanan finished affixing the metal te, Zhang Fan touched the bone fracture and found that it had been properly set. He heaved a long sigh of relief. Watching over a surgery for someone inexperienced was far more tiresome than personally performing surgery. His nerves had been constantly tense.


    There had been a medical incident in the gynecology department just a few days ago. A rotation doctor had been sewing up a female patient¡¯s stomach after the patient had a caesarean section. However, this patient had been rather chubby, and the rotation doctor didn¡¯t use the proper amount of force. This caused the surgical sewing needle toe loose in the needle holder, and the patient¡¯s muscle contractions caused theyers of fat to also contract. In just an instant, the needle became lost in the fatty lipids.


    The doctors immediately contacted the orthopedic surgery departments and used a c-arm x-ray machine for quite a while before discovering the needle. The rotation doctor¡¯s teaching doctor then had to absorb radiation from the x-ray machine for more than half an hour before he managed to sessfully remove the needle from the patient¡¯s body. The director of the gynecology department was absolutely furious, scolding the teaching doctor severely in front of all the other gynecology department doctors and nurses. Meanwhile, the rotation doctor wasn¡¯t held responsible at all. The teaching doctor was unable to say a single word back. The mistake of the rotation doctor was the teaching doctor¡¯s responsibility!


    ¡°Zhang Fan, did I do alright?¡± Wang Yanan was incredibly nervous because Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t said anything. She truly did love surgery, and also truly wanted others¡¯ recognition of the fact that she wasn¡¯t here only because of her connections.


    ¡°Not bad! Not bad at all! In fact, you did better than I did when I performed my first surgery. You justck confidence. Go and study your textbooks some more, and memorize all the details about human anatomy. That way, you won¡¯t be as hesitant as you were today.¡±


    ¡°I understand! I¡¯ll do my very best!¡± Wang Yanan was delighted to receive Zhang Fan¡¯s praise. She now felt that she hadn¡¯t wasted herst half a year¡¯s worth of hard work. Although she was really excited, she knew that she still needed to suppress her emotions as the surgery hadn¡¯t finished yet.


    ¡°Little Yi, use your cell phone camera to take a picture of the patient¡¯s corbone. This is Wang Yanan¡¯s first ever surgery, so we should have a picture tomemorate it.¡±


    Luckily for Wang Yanan, she was wearing a surgical mask and cap right now. Her face instantly flushed red!


    ¡°Sheesh, could the teaching doctor and disciple here please do things faster? There¡¯s a tibiofibr fracture patient scheduled for the next surgery in this operating room. Xue Fei has already been here several times to see if we¡¯re done yet. Since this was only a simple corbone fracture surgery, it was scheduled first, but you¡¯ve taken much longer than even a hip bone fracture surgery!¡±


    Ever since Zhang Fan had rejected Little Yi¡¯s advances, she was somewhat unhappy with him, and would always use sharp words. Typically, it was impossible for her to find any problems with his surgeries, but since Wang Yanan was a newbie doctor, Little Yi startedining about her slow pace.


    ¡°Just hurry and take a picture of the corbone. If Xue Fei is in a hurry, tell him toein to me.¡± Zhang Fan wanted his disciple to have no regrets about her first surgery ever. Besides, Zhang Fan now had a medical license. He was no longer the same rotation doctor everyone outranked. He would need to stand up for himself when it was necessary. Otherwise, some people would just take advantage of him.

 Chapter 91: His liver hurts!

    <h4>Chapter 91: His liver hurts!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan both finished their rotation in orthopedic department #2. Ever since Wang Yanan had sessfullypleted her first ever surgery, she had been in really high spirits. She didn¡¯t want to ever be rotated into an internal medicine department again, so she made her uncle, the head of Chasu City¡¯s Bureau of Health, talk to Superintendent Ouyang and get her directly assigned back to orthopedic department #1.


    Since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have a powerful uncle like Wang Yanan, he could only continue his rotations. When he received his paperwork from the hospital administration department, he saw that he had been assigned to the dermatology department. He was happy with this as he could still perform surgeries here. Right now, Zhang Fan¡¯s most important goal was to continue leveling his system.


    Once again, the hospital gave all the rotation doctors three days of vacation. Li Hui finally appeared again after not having bothered Zhang Fan for so long. He appeared to be quite proud of himself. Zhang Fan was somewhat mystified as he recalled how Li Hui had sworn to ¡°conquer¡± the female doctor Wang Hong within a month.


    ¡®No way, could it be that I was wrong? Wang Hong was so easily scammed by such a bastard?¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself.


    ¡°How are things? Did you manage to conquer Wang Hong like you imed?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°Almost, I¡¯m almost about to seed!¡± imed Li Hui shamelessly. He wasn¡¯t even close, actually. In fact, he had made zero romantic progress whatsoever with Wang Hong. She was treating him as nothing more than someone who was willing to perform heavybor for free for her sake. Wang Hong intended to establish a young doctors club, and applied for an empty room from the hospital. The hospital gave her an old, abandoned warehouse that she could use for her proposed club activities. However, this warehouse was filled with all sorts of random rubbish that needed to be cleaned out first. Thus, Li Hui had been dragged over to help Wang Hong clean up the warehouse after work every day recently.


    ¡°Really?¡± Zhang Fan was rather doubtful of Li Hui¡¯s im.


    ¡°Of course! It¡¯s only natural because I¡¯m a grandmaster at these things! In the past month, Wang Hong¡¯s been voluntarily contacting me every day after work!¡± This was technically true, but Li Hui was gritting his teeth as he said it.


    ¡°So you¡¯re here to brag to me?¡±


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not it. Since I¡¯ve helped Wang Hong with a little something over the past few days, she¡¯s insisting on treating me to a meal. However, the restaurant is a little far from the hospital. It¡¯s N Restaurant in the suburbs. I figured that you would have nothing to do on this little vacation, so you shoulde along as well.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going. I¡¯m busy.¡±


    ¡°Juste with me! Are you going to just watch as I lose Wang Hong!?¡± Li Hui¡¯s strength was that he could be incredibly shameless!


    ¡°What does it have to do with me? If you want to go, just go. Stop acting like a hoodlum here. I refuse to go.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have a car? It¡¯s so embarrassing for me to show up by taking a taxi. If you don¡¯t go, I really won¡¯t have a chance with her! There are several other doctors pursuing Wang Hong! We¡¯re bros, aren¡¯t we!? Bro!¡± Li Hui had almost ripped Zhang Fan¡¯s sleeve with how hard he was tugging on thetter¡¯s shirt.


    ¡°Sigh! But she¡¯s treating you to a meal, so why would I invite myself?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s treating many young doctors from our hospital. Juste, we¡¯re all coworkers.¡±


    In the end, Zhang Fan was unable to refuse due to how shamelessly Li Hui was acting. N Restaurant in the suburbs wasn¡¯t actually that far by car. Li Hui made a call to Wang Hong as Zhang Fan drove towards the restaurant. Li Hui wanted Zhang Fan to go and pick Wang Hong up, but then learned that she had left for the restaurant already.


    ¡°It¡¯s all your fault, being so slow! She¡¯s left for the restaurant already!¡±


    ¡°Okay, so I¡¯ll just go back to my ce, then?¡± Zhang Fan was quite displeased. He felt that the thing known as Li Hui was so troublesome.


    ¡°Bro, I¡¯m the one in the wrong!¡±


    Wang Hong had picked a really nice restaurant with a great environment. There was a small pond and garden in front of N Restaurant, with some nice green trees. Several doctors had already arrived before Zhang Fan and Li Hui. They were currently ying poker at a table under the trees¡¯ shade.


    After greeting the other young doctors, Zhang Fan simply stood by the side and watched them y cards. Meanwhile, Li Hui looked around everywhere for Wang Hong. After being unable to find her, he nudged one of the doctors who arrived before him, and asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Wang Hong? Didn¡¯t she arrive yet?¡±


    ¡°I heard that she went to some ce nearby to obtain some fish for everyone.¡±


    Li Hui wasn¡¯t familiar with the suburbs of Chasu City. Otherwise, he really would have shamelessly chased after Wang Hong.


    Not long after, Wang Hong arrived, stepping out of the passenger side of a ck Buick. Li Hui was just about to step forward to receive her when he saw a young man only slightly older than he was step out from the driver¡¯s side.


    This young man took out arge ck stic bag from the Buick¡¯s trunk, and then walked towards everyone while holding Wang Hong¡¯s hand with his other hand. Li Hui felt like he was seeing nothing but ck. He might have even fainted if it weren¡¯t for the fact that he was leaning against a tree.


    Li Hui had worked quite hard for an entire month, cleaning the warehouse, due to Wang Hong acting ambiguously with him and making him feel like he had a chance. Li Hui had even spent a great deal of time on sprucing up his appearance today. He was wearing a suit and tie, had sprayed cologne on himself, and even waxed his hair. Li Hui had prepared himself to make a love confession in front of everyone today. He even nned out all the words in the confession already as he dreamed about how he would seed in obtaining his love in public.


    ¡°He¡¯s probably her cousin or something, right?¡± Li Hui said in an unwilling tone as he asked Zhang Fan. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was actually enjoying Li Hui¡¯s troubles. Zhang Fan felt that a thing like Li Hui couldn¡¯t be pitied one bit in matters of romance.


    ¡°Have you ever seen cousins behaving so intimately with each other? Anyone who¡¯s not an idiot should be able to tell that they¡¯re a couple.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t hold back one bit with his words.


    ¡°Hello and wee, everyone. Allow me to introduce my boyfriend Chen Zerui to everyone. He¡¯s a member of Chasu City Communist Party Committee. There¡¯s too many people here for me to introduce everyone to him, so I¡¯ll let everyone get acquainted with him as we eat together.¡± Wang Hong had a big smile as she introduced her boyfriend to everyone.


    ¡°So he¡¯s not her cousin after all!¡± Li Hui was in a bit of a daze.


    Zhang Fan ignored him. Meanwhile, Wang Hong¡¯s boyfriend, Chen Zerui, spoke up. ¡°Everyone here is an expert doctor from Chasu City Hospital. I¡¯m the only one who doesn¡¯t know anything about medicine, which makes me quite nervous. I¡¯m treating everyone to some Russian coldwater fish today to help me get acquainted with everyone.¡± Chen Zerui was quite a skilled speaker who spoke very politely.


    ¡°No need to be so polite with us. Wang Hong is truly fortunate. Brother Chen, let me help hold the fish for you. We¡¯re all truly fortunate today as this fish can¡¯t be bought even with money. Brother Chen is truly so skilled,¡± a doctor said. He was probably acquainted or even good friends with Chen Zerui already.


    ¡°Not at all. These fish were simply a gift from a friend.¡±


    ¡°What are you going to say for yourself? You dressed yourself up like a fancy flower, but she¡¯spletely ignoring you. You dare to im that you can conquer her within one month? Haven¡¯t you done nothing but embarrass yourself?¡± Zhang Fan took advantage of the situation to make fun of Li Hui.


    ¡°Get the hell out! I don¡¯t want to talk to you right now.¡± Li Hui was in a rather foul mood. He had finally realized that Wang Hong had taken advantage of him for an entire month, making him do so much work for her. He could only feel that he had truly been an idiot indeed as he had done all of the work voluntarily, chasing after Wang Hong everywhere.


    Wang Hong and Chen Zerui had gotten acquainted with each other recently at a Chasu City Communist Party Committee meeting. Their rtionship progressed quite rapidly as they were both romantically interested in each other. Wang Hong also felt that Li Hui and the other doctors pursuing her were useless to her now as the warehouse she received for the clubroom had finally been cleaned up. Thus, Wang Hong was using today to nominally thank the doctors and treat them all to a meal, but actually also to let all the doctors know that she was already taken.


    Having Chen Zeruie here to meet everyone was to make things irrefutable so that all the doctors could understand the situation without a doubt. This would mean that the doctors could no longer pursue her, and would have to behave around her.


    No matter what type of person Li Hui was, this was quite a severe p in the face to him. Not only had his feelings been scammed, he also felt that his intelligence was being looked down upon! For once, Li Hui didn¡¯t drink a single drop of alcohol today. He needed no convincing from Zhang Fan on this. It was because he didn¡¯t want to embarrass himself any further. Li Hui ate nothing but the most expensive food here as Wang Hong was treating them.


    Zhang Fan figured that this would deal a severe blow to Li Hui that might even make thetter slightly more mature.


    ¡®Hahaha! He actually tried to dream that Chen Zerui was only Wang Hong¡¯s cousin!¡¯ Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but constantlyugh as he recalled this.


    Chen Zerui was quite an eloquent speaker as he went around making conversation with the doctors. He was even better with words than Wang Hong was. He didn¡¯t ignore anyone, and whenever someone else spoke, he appeared to be really attentive, making the speaker feel like he really valued their words.


    ¡°Do you see that? Compared to him, we¡¯re nothing but children!¡± Zhang Fan whispered to Li Hui, who didn¡¯t respond. It was quite obvious that not only was Chen Zerui generous with his money, he was truly skilled.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s next words made Li Hui so angry that even his liver hurt. ¡°I told you before that only women who are silly and sweet are suitable for you, but you refused to believe me!¡±


    If it weren¡¯t for there being many people around, Li Hui really would have wanted to smash his te of food into Zhang Fan¡¯s face. It was so rude to insult someone directly to the face like this in China. How could Zhang Fan just insult him like that?

 Chapter 92: Beautiful female patient, but!

    <h4>Chapter 92: Beautiful female patient, but!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan had an enjoyable time eating the expensive Russian coldwater fish banquet. Although he also had to listen to some awkward ttery from a few of the other doctors, he didn¡¯t really care, as those doctors didn¡¯t have much to do with him. Since Li Hui¡¯s face and liver both hurt, he didn¡¯t say a single word during the meal.


    As Zhang Fan drove Li Hui home, he no longer said anything to taunt Li Hui. Since it was only them now, he was afraid that Li Hui would fly into a rage!


    For the three-day vacation from the hospital, the second day was a Saturday. Zhang Fan had already arranged a date with Shao Hua. She told Zhang Fan that she would be okay with going out on dates and getting to know each other better, but only if she was allowed to take turns with him paying for meals together.


    Zhang Fan had no objections to this, as he was quite happy already that she agreed to go out on a date with him. Shao Hua told Zhang Fan that he didn¡¯t have to drive. They just had a simple meal together followed by a walk around a park. The two of them were slowly spending more time together and getting to know each other better.


    Later that day, Zhang Fan received a call from his hired handymen that they had finished renovating the bathroom in his new house. The work seemed to be quite good, or at least, Zhang Fan was unable to find any problems. After happily paying the handymen, Zhang Fan then went to the store to purchase kitchen utensils.


    He used this as an excuse to call out Shao Hua yet again, asking her to help him pick kitchen utensils. They spent the rest of the day running between various stores,paring brands and prices. Shao Hua was quite tired by the end. Zhang Fan immediately took Shao Hua home with his car after they had dinner together. She was so tired that she even fell asleep in his car on the way.


    At Chasu City Hospital, the dermatology department was actually in charge of both dermatology and burn injuries. The department director was a female doctor named Gulnazar. She was renowned for being a doctor skilled at helping patients recover from burn injuries. The dermatology department was a small department, with only four doctors in total. Director Gulnazar didn¡¯t have fixed work shifts. When Zhang Fan arrived in the dermatology department, the other doctors were overjoyed because he had a medical license. This meant that he could work night shifts by himself. The few doctors here originally had to work night shifts every other day, which was really exhausting for them.


    For Zhang Fan¡¯s day shifts, he worked directly under Director Gulnazar. For his night shifts, he was allowed to work alone. Work in the dermatology department could be described as both easy and difficult. There were more than 3,000 basic types of skin diseases. You would have to memorize all 3000+ of these in order to be a master dermatologist. Most skin problems could be diagnosed with the naked eye, while those which couldn¡¯t could only be diagnosed through skin tests, as the naked eye wouldn¡¯t be of any help.


    However, this was only basic dermatology. Understanding more would be quite difficult, with topics such as immunology, biochemistry, gics, cells, and so on involved. It would be impossible for most ordinary people!


    There was an advantage to the dermatology department being small. The few doctors here had quite a friendly rtionship with each other. They all helped each other out, just as if they were family. They had been coworkers for more than a decade already, and it even arrived at the point where they would miss each other if they didn¡¯t see each other for a long period of time, just like family would.


    This was different from bigger hospital departments, where there was plenty of backstabbing and scheming due topetition over benefits and resources.


    Director Gulnazar was out most of the time, receiving patients at her clinic. The other three doctors took the work shifts in regr turns.


    On his first day here, Zhang Fan was unable to even diagnose a skin problem as simple as e. Dermatology was rather specialized, so this department was different from other departments, where Zhang Fan could learn more general knowledge. However, he didn¡¯t want to waste his rotation here, so he started learning.


    If he wanted to understand dermatology, he would have to study. On his first day, Zhang Fan studied everything he could about dermatology, starting at seven a.m. and not finishing until three in the morning. He only stopped once to eat lunch, and didn¡¯t even eat dinner.


    Zhang Fan was so fatigued that he didn¡¯t even feel hungry. He instantly fell asleep without even washing up. He had spent the entire day trying to understand and memorize. There were far too many pictures of skin diseases in the textbook for him to remember. Not only that, there were so many skin diseases which would look simr to each other. He would easily misremember things if he didn¡¯t actively learn as he memorized!


    Even his dreams were about prominent and te-shaped papules, along with psoriasis. He woke up and found that he was drenched in sweat. He was overworking his brain.


    Work in the dermatology department was rtively easypared to other departments. This was because Chasu City wasn¡¯t highly industrialized, so very few patients would arrive with major burn injuries. Moremon would be patients who had identally scalded themselves with boiling water. Thus, there weren¡¯t many patients staying in this department, and they also had rtively few emergency surgeries to perform.


    Only after one week passed did Zhang Fan gain a slightly better understanding of dermatology. The pictures of skin diseases in the textbooks would only be the most ssical examples of the disease. However, not all patients¡¯ problems would exactly match the textbook pictures in real life. You would still need to be able to diagnose correctly through experience in being able to tell simr-looking skin diseases apart.


    Since Zhang Fan had a lot of free time in the dermatology department, he invited Shao Hua out quite often on dates. One time, they even ran into Jia Suyue coincidentally while outside. She looked at Zhang Fan with a condescending expression that seemed to say, ¡°You dare to romantically pursue my friend Shao Hua?¡± Jia Suyue felt that love was something that should be deeply romantic, and that her boyfriend should be a prince on a white horse!


    Shao Hua had been quite open, and told Jia Suyue long ago that she was going to allow Zhang Fan to try and romantically pursue her. Jia Suyue no longer tried to intentionally antagonize Zhang Fan anymore out of consideration for her good friend Shao Hua. The three of them were even able to eat a meal peacefully together.


    It was now Friday, almost the weekend again. Zhang Fan arranged with Shao Hua to eat hot pot together after his work shift. His house¡¯s kitchen renovation had been finished, and he already invited Shao Hua before to look at his kitchen. Shao Hua had good taste, and picked out many kitchen utensils and appliances which were practical yet also beautiful for his kitchen. Thus, Zhang Fan used the excuse of thanking her to invite her for a hot pot. Currently, the two of them were slightly more than friends. Shao Hua would also chat with Zhang Fan about whatever aggrievances she had at work.


    Just as Zhang Fan and Director Gulnazar were about to finish their work shift for today, a female patient who appeared to be in her early 20s arrived at their department. This patient was beautiful, incredibly beautiful! She had fair white skin,rge eyes, a high nose bridge, and sexy lips, and was slender and curvaceous. She was wearing a suit with a ck pleated skirt, light purple stockings, and ck low heels.


    She was so beautiful! Director Gulnazar was rather chubby and tall, and seemed just like a man inparison to this beautiful woman. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but take a few extra looks.


    Although Director Gulnazar was tall and chubby, she had a really nice personality. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t have been possible for her dermatology department to have such a warm and family-like atmosphere.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Can we help you with anything?¡± Director Gulnazar was in a hurry to get off her work shift and go home. The beautiful woman just stood there for quite a while without saying anything, so Director Gulnazar spoke first.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± the beautiful woman spoke in a low voice.


    ¡°Where are you feeling unwell?¡±


    The beautiful woman didn¡¯t say anything, but she nced over at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh! An inconvenient ce.¡± Director Gulnazar instantly understood. She then said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there¡¯s no men or women here. There¡¯s only doctors and patients. Just say where you¡¯re feeling ufortable. There¡¯s nothing to worry about.¡±


    There was no helping it, so the beautiful woman got up, closed the door to the dermatology department, sat down again, and said, ¡°There¡¯s something growing on me down there that¡¯s really ufortable. Please take a look for me and tell me how to treat it.¡±


    ¡°Alright. There¡¯s a patient room here with a curtain that you can change behind. Go ahead and take off your pants and underwear. We¡¯ll be there in a minute.¡± Director Gulnazar then prepared herself by putting on her surgical mask, cap, and gloves. Many skin diseases were infectious, so it would be important for a dermatologist to protect themselves.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t move, as he felt quite awkward. While he had seen many naked female patients before, they had always been under anesthesia, already prepared for surgery. This was the first time that he would be seeing a naked female patient who was still awake, which was too awkward for him. He also didn¡¯t want to make the beautiful woman feel awkward.


    However, Director Gulnazar wouldn¡¯t agree to let Zhang Fan sit this one out. ¡°Doctor Zhang, we doctors are like the patients¡¯ parents. There is no matter if we¡¯re male or female.¡± Director Gulnazar spoke strangely ented Chinese as she was a Uighur Muslim. However, her words were absolutely correct.


    Zhang Fan thus also put on his medical clothing to protect against infection and followed Director Gulnazar into the patient room to check the patient¡¯s condition. The moment that he saw the naked female patient waiting inside, he felt absolutely zero excitement or lust, but rather terror and disgust that made him want to run away as quickly as possible.


    The beautiful woman was on the patient examining table with her butt raised and legs slightly spread apart. She had removed all of her lower body clothing already and ced it in a small pile by her ck low heels. Her snow-white, long, and slender legs were covered densely with flesh-colored warts. These warts weren¡¯trge, about the size of three matchstick tips on average, but what was scary was how many there were, in a ridiculously dense manner on the beautiful woman¡¯s legs.


    Not only would someone with trypophobia be terrified, even Zhang Fan was really disgusted. Director Gulnazar was instantly able to identify the patient¡¯s problem. She pointed at the patient¡¯s warts and told Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor Zhang, touch that area through your gloves. This way, you will never forget about this disease again in your life. Go!¡±


    ¡®I feel like a demon is calling out to me!¡¯ Zhang Fan did his best to refrain from throwing up the noodles he had for lunch, as he staggered over towards the patient.

 Chapter 93: Come, enoki mushrooms!

    <h4>Chapter 93: Come, enoki mushrooms!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    [WARNING: this chapter is as straightforward as medicine often has to be, so this editor feels that people with weaker stomach should skip it or just skim through. It¡¯s rather unpleasant. Also, don¡¯t read it when you eat... You¡¯ve been warned.]


    To be honest, Zhang Fan felt that this scene was even more disgusting than the first time that he saw a cadaver in the dissection room. That cadaver hadn¡¯t terrified him so much, or made him constantly tremble like he was now.


    Well, he would have to touch the warts regardless. This was a mental block that he would have to ovee by gritting his teeth. Zhang Fan gently touched the warts with only a thinyer of medical gloves on his hands. There was an especially dense concentration of warts around the beautiful woman¡¯s vulva and anus. The closer that Zhang Fan got, the clearer he could see them. He felt as if his own face was beginning to grow such warts.


    He gritted his teeth and touched the warts, and was able to feel even through the gloves that the warts were moist. ¡°Doctor Zhang, please describe the patient¡¯s condition.¡±


    ¡°The patient¡¯s warts are hairy, tough, and don¡¯t cause her pain upon contact. They cause obvious itchiness, and there are evident scratch marks.¡± Zhang Fan had to bend over to touch the warts. Basically, his face was pressed almost right up against the beautiful woman¡¯s butt. He was so close that he could feel her body warmth. He gritted his teeth as he finished reporting the results of his inspection.


    Well, Zhang Fan became numb after reaching the peak of his disgust. He got ustomed to things after three minutes into the inspection. Although his face still felt like all his hair was standing on ends, he was able to tolerate the feeling. After Zhang Fan finished inspecting the patient¡¯s warts, Director Gulnazar asked the patient for her age and name. Zhang Fan felt that the patient had given a fake name, as the beautiful woman had taken quite a while to respond to such a simple question.


    ¡°You should check yourself in for hospitalization. Your condition requires surgical treatment,¡± Director Gulnazar rmended to the patient.


    ¡°I can¡¯t treat it simply by taking some medicine?¡±


    ¡°That won¡¯t have any effect!¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll think about it.¡± The beautiful woman then left the dermatology department. Zhang Fan instantly rushed to disinfect and wash his hands. Director Gulnazar also washed her hands.


    She chuckled, and said to Zhang Fan, ¡°How are you feeling, Doctor Zhang? Did that leave you with a deep impression? You¡¯re pretty good as you sessfully finished the inspection without vomiting! Great fortitude!¡± She gave Zhang Fan a big thumbs up, but this caused some disinfectant on her hands to ssh onto Zhang Fan¡¯s face.


    Zhang Fan was no longer able to take things anymore, as he already felt like his face was itching, yet he didn¡¯t dare to scratch himself. He didn¡¯t know if Director Gulnazar had sshed him on purpose, but Zhang Fan immediately stuffed his entire head into a medical alcohol container normally meant for soaking one¡¯s hands in. Hepletely drenched himself in medical alcohol! He choked and coughed for the next half an hour, but finally felt that he was clean.


    Gulnazar kept chuckling as she watched Zhang Fan¡¯s antics. When he was finished, she said, ¡°Doctor Zhang, that patient had genital warts. Go and read more textbooks, and think about what you just witnessed. This is a disease that you¡¯ll never forget in your life. Feel free to leave for this work shift now. I¡¯ll write the medical report for this patient.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even try to politely refuse as he immediately took off his white doctor¡¯s coat and left.


    Genital warts were a type of infection caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) typically concentrated around the anus. Genital warts would be mostmon among younger people from 18 to 50 years of age. Genital warts would typicallyst from two weeks to eight months, with an average incubation period of three months. This was one of the mostmon STDs, typically transmitted through ordinary vaginal or anal intercourse.


    Zhang Fan¡¯splexion was rather unwell after all this. He had forcefully withstood his difort, and soaked himself in medical alcohol. It would be strange if he was still well. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he had a dinner date with Shao Hua, he definitely would abandon any arrangement with anyone else tonight.


    Shao Hua was quite considerate of Zhang Fan as they would always eat together at a restaurant near Chasu City Hospital. They would then go for a walk together after the meal, and Zhang Fan would take her home. Shao Hua wasn¡¯t a very big eater, but she would eat slightly more at hot pots.


    This time, Shao Hua had already arrived for more than 30 minutes by the time that Zhang Fan finally reached the hot pot restaurant. She noticed that hisplexion was unwell after he hurried into the restaurant, so she asked him, ¡°What¡¯s the matter, are you feeling unwell?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s just that today I met with something disgusting that¡¯s giving me some stomach problems.¡±


    Shao Hua was quite curious about what that could be, but Zhang Fan waved his hand. ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s too disgusting to talk about. Neither of us will want to eat tonight anymore if I tell you. Have you already ordered the food?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I have. What would you like to eat? How about ordering a few more dishes?¡± Shao Hua handed the menu to Zhang Fan, but he didn¡¯t take it. Instead, he said, ¡°I truly apologize for tonight. I originally wanted to have a nice hot pot meal together with you, and invite the Kitchen God. But right now, I truly have no appetite.¡±


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s alright. You can just watch me eat tonight, then. I never thought that you would be the superstitious type, wanting to invite a god over after your kitchen renovation was finished.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Forget about believing in other gods, it¡¯s really important to believe in the Kitchen God. Otherwise, you won¡¯t have any food to eat.¡± Although Zhang Fan¡¯s joke wasn¡¯t very funny, it actually represented another step of progress in their rtionship.


    Zhang Fan truly didn¡¯t have much of an appetite. He only ate a little from the hot pot, along with drinking some of an iced sports drink to slightly fill his stomach. He only ate a few vegetables as he couldn¡¯t stomach meat right now.


    When they were almost finished with the meal, a server arrived, and told them, ¡°Dear guests, our store is holding a free promotion today. Here are two free dishes, tofu and enoki mushrooms. Please enjoy.¡±


    Zhang Fan, who had previously suppressed his feelings of disgust, suddenly turned around to see the enoki mushrooms which were densely packed on a small dish. The mushroom heads greatly resembled the warts he¡¯d seen earlier today. Since Zhang Fan was sitting and the server was standing, the te of enoki mushrooms was exactly at eye level for Zhang Fan, directly in front of him.


    At this moment, he couldn¡¯t help but recall checking the beautiful female patient¡¯s condition. This all seemed so simr! This was the same distance, shape, and density! Ptui! Zhang Fan instantly vomited. He was no longer able to suppress himself. Due to the gas from the sports drink he had earlier, he vomited with the force of a fire hydrant.


    The server was really astonished. He felt that such a reaction was quite unnecessary for the ordinary words he said! His ck pants became stained with green vomit.


    Shao Hua was incredibly worried. ¡°What happened? Let¡¯s hurry and get you to the hospital!¡±


    Zhang Fan was so embarrassed that he didn¡¯t even dare to raise his face. Shao Hua ced 300 yuan onto the table. Although the hot pot meal had cost only slightly more than 100 yuan, the extra was to make up for Zhang Fan vomiting all over the server.


    Zhang Fan felt better after he left the restaurant. He no longer needed Shao Hua to physically support him. ¡°What happened to you today? You really should exin what you saw today that caused you to throw up like that.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t say it. It¡¯s better for me to vomit alone than for you to vomit as well!¡± But, the more that Zhang Fan said this, the more curious Shao Hua became. She was incredibly stubborn. That was how she had managed to obtain the #1 rank on her test scores.


    ¡°Just tell me. I want to hear how disgusting it can be so that I better understand a doctor¡¯s difficulties.¡±


    ¡°Are you certain you want to hear?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m certain!¡±


    ¡°Fine then. You forced me to tell you.¡±


    Zhang Fan sat down together on a park bench with Shao Hua, and told her the full story of the female patient from earlier this afternoon. Shao Hua was able to tolerate the story! She managed to listen to the whole story. Although she was frowning constantly, she didn¡¯t tell Zhang Fan to stop.


    But when Zhang Fan said, ¡°The moment that I turned around, I thought that those genital warts were in a te right in front of me!¡±, this sentence caused Shao Hua to vomit as well! She kept smacking Zhang Fan in the arm as she threw up.


    Other passersby looked on in curiosity at the young pair. An old manmented to his wife, ¡°Look, thatdy has definitely gotten pregnant! It¡¯s probably a boy, otherwise she wouldn¡¯t be vomiting so forcefully!¡±


    With this mess, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were no longer able to properly take a walk together. Zhang Fan immediately drove Shao Hua back home without saying a single word. He was afraid that either one of them would vomit again.


    This incident actually managed to improve their rtionship. Shao Hua started asionally visiting Zhang Fan¡¯s house under renovation when he was busy at work to check up on the renovation.

 Chapter 94: Shameless Zhang Fan

    <h4>Chapter 94: Shameless Zhang Fan</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    When Zhang Fan brought Shao Hua home, she invited him inside simply out of politeness. However, Zhang Fan acted incredibly shameless here and actually followed Shao Hua in! He felt that he couldn¡¯t act too shy; otherwise, he would never have a chance. Shao Hua felt really awkward!


    Shao Hua¡¯s family was an ordinary family. Much of their furniture was rather old. The only really modern piece of furniture was a treadmill.


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents were both home. They were quite astonished to see their daughter bring a man home.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang! Pleasee in and have a rest. This is Doctor Zhang from Chasu City Hospital. He¡¯s the one who helped treat my arm pain,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother greeted Zhang Fan while introducing him to her husband.


    ¡°Please have a seat. Go pour a ss of water for Doctor Zhang. Hua, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father greeted Zhang Fan, but he noticed his daughter hurriedly going into her room, so he asked Zhang Fan about this with some confusion.


    ¡°Hello, sir and ma¡¯am. Shao Hua¡¯s feeling slightly unwell,¡± Zhang Fan said rather awkwardly. It was too awkward for him to tell her parents the truth. It wasn¡¯t like he could just say, ¡°Oh, I told your daughter about something really disgusting, so she vomited!¡±


    ¡°Oh, you go check on our daughter, then. I¡¯ll pour a ss of water for Doctor Zhang,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father said to his wife.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, sir. I can pour some water for myself. No need to mind me.¡± Zhang Fan was insistent on treating himself rather than letting his future inws do any work for him. Shao Hua¡¯s father was rather mystified as he watched Zhang Fan scurry around, thinking, ¡®What¡¯s going on?¡¯


    Shao Hua had never brought any man home before. This was the first time! ¡®He looks rather energetic, and he has a good job, but he¡¯s getting overly familiar with us on the first meeting. I also don¡¯t know if he has good moral character yet. Sigh! My daughter is growing up!¡¯ Shao Hua¡¯s father thought to himself as he nced in the direction of Shao Hua¡¯s bedroom. He sat down, feeling like he was growing older.


    Back in Shao Hua¡¯s bedroom, Shao Hua was looking for a new set of clothes to change into when her mother came into the room. ¡°Hua, what¡¯s the matter? You look like you¡¯re in such a rush, and yourplexion seems unwell. Howe that Doctor Zhang came to visit us?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s just a friend. He told me a medical joke from his hospital that made me vomit. Look, some vomit even got on my clothes. I really want to get changed.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why does it sound so messy to me? Are you in a romantic rtionship with Doctor Zhang? He does seem like a friendly and nice guy who¡¯s always smiling. Where is he from? How many family members does he have?¡±


    ¡°You should hurry and get out now. I¡¯m going to change my clothes.¡± Shao Hua pushed her mother out of her room, and then sat down on her bed with clothes in hand, not knowing what to do. She never expected that Zhang Fan would be so shameless as to actually take her up on her casual invitation toe in. Although the two of them had really improved their rtionship recently, she felt that it wasn¡¯t to the point where it was time for him to meet her parents. ¡®Sigh! He¡¯s so shameless!¡¯ Shao Hua could only mentallyin.


    ¡°Would you like a smoke? Smoking is bad for your health.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father had figured things out by now, so he was no longer smiling. Even his tone was somewhat unfriendly.


    Zhang Fan rarely purchased smokes for himself. He would only smoke asionally, and he didn¡¯t view himself as addicted to smoking. He had no intention to smoke here originally, but when Shao Hua¡¯s father offered, he hurriedly took a smoke for himself.


    ¡°Sir, I rarely smoke, and I can¡¯t tell if a cigarette is good or not.¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly picked up the lighter on the table and lit the smoke for Shao Hua¡¯s father before lighting his own smoke.


    ¡°It¡¯s best if you don¡¯t smoke. Smoking is not good for you in any way.¡± Both men then fell silent.


    At this time, Shao Hua¡¯s mother was pushed out of Shao Hua¡¯s room by thetter. Shao Hua¡¯s father looked over at his wife, who said, ¡°Everything¡¯s fine. Doctor Zhang, please have some water. Have you been busy with work recently?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father felt much better on hearing that his daughter was fine, so he continued to silently smoke.


    ¡°I still haven¡¯t properly thanked you forst time. I was going to have Hua invite you to our home for a good meal,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother said to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t been that busy recently, ma¡¯am. Treating you is part of my job.¡±


    ¡°Oh, are you ssmates with Shao Hua? I never heard her mention you before.¡±


    ¡°No, we weren¡¯t ssmates. We got acquainted with each other through Jia Suyue.¡±


    ¡°Oh, Suyue! Is your family from Chasu City?¡± Shao Hua came out from her room at this moment before Zhang Fan could respond. She red at Zhang Fan before saying, ¡°You should hurry up and go home. There¡¯s such a smell on your clothes.¡± Shao Hua hadn¡¯t thought of how to exin things to her parents, but she wanted to hurry and kick Zhang Fan out of her home.


    ¡°Why be in such a hurry? Sit down for a while longer. I¡¯ll pour some lemonade for everyone. It just so happens that my husband has neck problems, so could Doctor Zhang take a look?¡± Zhang Fan had stood up already, but Shao Hua¡¯s mother dragged him back to his seat.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father was somewhat unwilling, but he couldn¡¯t do anything, as his wife was signaling him. Thus, he said, ¡°It¡¯s an old problem. You might as well take a look.¡± However, he really wasn¡¯t happy about it. This was the difference between Shao Hua¡¯s father and mother.


    Both of Shao Hua¡¯s parents were blue-cor workers on a farm. Their jobs were tough and involved a great deal of physicalbor, even though much of the work on the farm had now been mechanized. They both had many minor ailments from all their work. Shao Hua¡¯s parents had only gotten slightly better recently due to her finishing university and joining the workforce, which reduced the family¡¯s expenses and increased the family¡¯s ie.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother pulled her into the kitchen as Zhang Fan performed a simple neck checkup for Shao Hua¡¯s father. ¡°Sir, your neck muscles are slightly stiff. Please allow me to perform a muscle loosening massage for you, and rx yourself.¡±


    ¡°Just what is going on? Don¡¯t think of your mom as being gossipy. You¡¯re an adult, and it¡¯s time for you to find someone. As long as he has good character, we won¡¯t object,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother asked her daughter.


    ¡°I just got acquainted with him a while back. He asked if I would be his girlfriend. Right now, we¡¯re just getting to know each other better. An ident of sorts urred today, so I politely invited him in when he dropped me off here, but I never expected for him to actually follow me in so shamelessly!¡±


    ¡°What do you mean, so shamelessly? Would he dare toe in if you were truly unwilling? We don¡¯t care if your future husband is rich or not. We only want you to be happy. The most important thing about your future husband is his moral character. You must be able to judge him well. Hurry and bring him some lemonade. Just what joke could he have told you that made you vomit!¡±


    Zhang Fan gave Shao Hua¡¯s father a neck massage. Soon after, Shao Hua¡¯s father felt that his neck¡¯s condition had greatly improved. This slightly improved his mood. ¡°Go ahead and drink some lemonade. My neck feels much better now.¡±


    ¡°Your neck problems were caused by long-term work over time. Just one or two massages won¡¯t be very effective. A long-term massage treatment will be required.¡±


    Zhang Fan was about to offer toe over to give Shao Hua¡¯s father a neck massage every day when Shao Hua interrupted him. ¡°Hurry and drink some lemonade, and go home after that.¡±


    Shao Hua was rather embarrassed. She didn¡¯t think that Zhang Fan would use such a shameless tactic. If she didn¡¯t kick him out right now, she felt that he would definitely schedule toe over on a daily basis!


    Zhang Fan felt that the atmosphere in Shao Hua¡¯s home was quitefortable. Although Shao Hua¡¯s father didn¡¯t seem to be too weing of him, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind at all. He felt that this was how a family should be. He didn¡¯t want to leave!


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents went with Zhang Fan to the front door, while Shao Hua brought Zhang Fan to his car. ¡°I never expected that you would be so shameless. I haven¡¯t even agreed to be your girlfriend yet, but you¡¯re already trying to suck up to my parents? Just how am I supposed to exin things to my parents now?¡±


    ¡°Haha, just tell them the truth.¡± Zhang Fan kept chuckling foolishly.


    ¡°The hell with that! You should hurry and leave now. Be careful while driving. Go and take a long shower, you really smell.¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be leaving now. How about Ie over tomorrow to give your father a massage? I haven¡¯t been that busy recently. I have nothing to do after my work shift.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough out of you. I¡¯ll have my parents go visit you tomorrow instead.¡±

 Chapter 95: Losing sleep

    <h4>Chapter 95: Losing sleep</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    When Shao Hua returned home after seeing Zhang Fan off, her parents were waiting for her in the living room. Both of them were looking at Shao Hua, making her really embarrassed. She had never seen her parents looking at her in such a way before.


    ¡°Hua,e tell mom about what¡¯s going on.¡± Her parents seemed as if they were prepared to go to war. When Shao Hua was younger, they were always worried about her injuring herself due to clumsiness, and now that she was older, they constantly worried about her getting scammed. Although Zhang Fan seemed like an alright guy, it would always be impossible to know what a person was truly like just based on a first impression. Of course her parents would be worried.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father kept silently smoking. It was awkward for him to speak about his daughter¡¯s matters, but he was just as worried as his wife.


    ¡°Stop smoking so much in front of us. Do you want us to die from secondhand smoke?¡± his wife chided him.


    ¡°Mom, Zhang Fan is the marriage candidate that a head nurse at his hospital introduced to Jia Suyue. However, the two of them don¡¯t get along with each other, and Zhang Fan really made Jia Suyue angry. So, she called me over to help her out, but the result...!¡± Shao Hua was unable to say the rest.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t they get along? Zhang Fan seems pretty nice, and Jia Suyue is quite pretty?¡±


    ¡°Maybe they¡¯re just ipatible. Even now, they¡¯re still not getting along with each other.¡±


    ¡°This Zhang Fan isn¡¯t a gentleman, not getting along with a woman!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s fathermented.


    ¡°It¡¯s not really about Zhang Fan, it¡¯s that Jia Suyue is rather angry, and keeps insulting him.¡±


    ¡°Suyue can be a bit spoiled. But, since he was introduced to her as a marriage candidate, it seems that Zhang Fan must be doing well at his hospital. Little Wang who lives on the 4th floor is a nurse at Chasu City Hospital, right? I¡¯ll try and learn some more about Zhang Fan from her. Also, be more polite in the future. Just look at you, you basically chased him out today. What will he think?¡± said Shao Hua¡¯s mother.


    ¡°What can he think? If he can¡¯t even take this much, we should get rid of him as early as possible. I¡¯ve hardly ever scolded either of you in my entire life, but I don¡¯t want my Hua to suffer in the future,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father said.


    ¡°Haha, you old rascal. Still, your father is right, Hua. If Zhang Fan isn¡¯t the type who can forget and forgive, you¡¯ll suffer in your marriage.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I understand. So far, he seems alright. One of my ssmates is his coworker. She really worships him.¡±


    ¡°Your ssmate is a woman? You need to watch out. Don¡¯t be foolish. Also, the more excellent he is, the more you need to observe him. We don¡¯t ask that you marry someone rich, we only want you to have a happy and peaceful life.¡±


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was smiling foolishly as he returned to his apartment. He had sessfully introduced himself to Shao Hua¡¯s parents! He felt that it was really effective. After the first time, he would have an excuse to often go in to visit.


    While Shao Hua¡¯s entire family was rather anxious due to Zhang Fan¡¯s visit, he was incredibly overjoyed. He even began to n how to make Shao Hua¡¯s parents ept him as quickly as possible. He really didn¡¯t want to be single anymore. It was easier when he was super busy with work, but now that he had more free time, he really did feel lonely.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother was a nice person who had a good rtionship with her neighbors. The woman surnamed Wang living upstairs just happened to be a veteran nurse from the surgical departments¡¯ operating rooms. Nurse Wang typically got along quite well with Shao Hua¡¯s mother.


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re asking me about Zhang Fan, that Doctor Zhang? He¡¯s really amazing and hardworking. He¡¯s a new surgeon who joined our hospital recently. Out of all the neers, he¡¯s the most amazing of them all. All the orthopedic surgery departments and general surgery departments are fighting over him, trying to recruit him. He¡¯s also quite nice, and has a smile for everyone. Many of the younger nurses like him as well. He¡¯s in a romantic rtionship with Hua now?¡±


    ¡°We still haven¡¯t checked their birthtimepatibility 1 yet. You must keep it a secret.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother was both happy and worried after learning all this from Nurse Wang. She hoped that Zhang Fan would be excellent, but he sounded too excellent. She knew that youngsters of the current generation were different from her generation, and would often be fickle and prone to temptations!


    ¡°Dear husband, what do you think about that Zhang Fan?¡± Later that night, neither of Shao Hua¡¯s parents was able to fall asleep.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯ve only met him once, what am I supposed to think? What did you hear about him from our upstairs neighbor?¡±


    ¡°Nurse Wang says that he¡¯s excellent and quite popr, with many nurses interested in him. We¡¯re just an ordinary family, and he¡¯s not even interested in a beauty like Suyue who¡¯s from a richer family. Do you think that... he might lose interest in our Hua after some time...?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine if he loses interest. We don¡¯t have any requirements of our future son-inw except that he can make Hua happy. It¡¯s fine even if they lead an ordinary life. Besides, our Hua isn¡¯tcking in any way. If he loses interest in her, it¡¯s his loss. Make sure to tell Hua that she can¡¯t be too fickle as a girl.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Shao Hua was also unable to fall asleep easily that night. Zhang Fan had given her a good impression. He seemed to be reliable and hardworking. She didn¡¯t feel any worries or pressure from being together with Zhang Fan. Everything felt quite natural and peaceful. In fact, the matter between Zhang Fan and Jia Suyue even gave her some confidence and reassurance.


    Not only was Jia Suyue admittedly more beautiful than she was, Jia Suyue was from a much richer and more powerful family. In China, no matter if you were male or female, it would normally bemon to choose the person from a better family as you would need to eat and live. Shao Hua had seen countless couples bitterly bicker and lose their love for each other over money, or parents and children who loathed each other because of money, all because of her job at the bank. She had allowed Zhang Fan to enter her home precisely because she wanted Zhang Fan to understand that her family was quite ordinary, so if he wanted to regret things, he should regret as early as possible and stop pursuing her before she invested too many feelings into him. This way, she wouldn¡¯t be heartbroken even if he gave up on pursuing her.


    Zhang Fan slept especially well that night, without even having a single dream. When he arrived at the dermatology department the next morning, the other doctors there chuckled when they saw him, as Director Gulnazar had already told them about Zhang Fan¡¯s first experience with genital warts.


    The other dermatologists were all veteran doctors. They weren¡¯t making fun of Zhang Fan, but rather being nostalgic about how they themselves had also been neers in the past.


    The dermatology department didn¡¯t have many patients today. Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t want to perform outpatient services today due to yesterday¡¯s traumatic experience. He wanted to give himself a break.


    It was almost time for the yearly medical license examination. Chasu City Hospital organized some training sessions for the intern doctors. Although Zhang Fan had passed with an incredibly high scorest year, the overall pass rate for Chasu City Hospital¡¯s intern doctors had been somewhat low. Superintendent Ouyang was quite displeased that as a ss A Hospital, Chasu City Hospital hadn¡¯t been the top overall rank for intern doctors¡¯ grades in the area.


    Thus, for this year, Superintendent Ouyang ordered the veteran doctors to give training sessions to the intern doctors for the medical license examination. Zhang Fan was also ordered to participate in training the intern doctors. Although he was only a young doctor, he could give advice on the test as he had taken it onlyst year.


    Actually, any student who had finished college already would already be an expert test taker. Not passing the medical license examination meant that one¡¯s foundations still weren¡¯t good enough, and that more studying was required. Superintendent Ouyang simply wanted to stimte everyone by having Zhang Fan be their teacher. If he could get a score of more than 500 points, yet they still couldn¡¯t muster the 360 points required to pass the exam, then that would be rather embarrassing.


    Zhang Fan started preparing after he received the order from the hospital administration department. Although he was supposed to be the intern doctors¡¯ tutor, it was likely that he would be asked professional-level questions. He would be far too embarrassed if he couldn¡¯t answer a question.


    Time passed quite swiftly. It was now almost May. Zhang Fan nned on requesting some vacation time during May as he hadn¡¯t returned home for two years now. His younger sister Zhang Jingshu was going to take the college entrance examination soon, so he wanted to visit home and give her some moral support. His younger sister was an outstanding student who ranked at the very top in all her sses. As long as she performed normally on the college entrance examination, it would be quite simple for her to get recruited by a top-level college.


    Zhang Fan temporarily stopped renovating his new home. He currently had about 50,000 yuan which he was saving as his younger sister¡¯s tuition money, as well as new items for college such as a cell phone,ptop, new clothes, and so on. He didn¡¯t want her to seem too poor when attending college. Zhang Fan knew already that society judged you more by your clothes than your actual ability.


    Zhang Fan intended on requesting vacation as soon as he finished his rotation in the dermatology department. With all his saved up, never used vacation days, he would be able to take a vacation for approximately three weeks. If it wasn¡¯t approved, he would go ask Li Xiao to help get his vacation request approved. Zhang Fan really missed home.


    He also nned on telling Shao Hua about his uing vacation. He figured it would be great if Shao Hua would be willing to visit his old home together with him, which would make his parents really happy. They would be overjoyed to see that their son was doing quite well, with a healthy body, good job, and even a girlfriend! After all, Zhang Fan¡¯s parents were getting old!

 Chapter 96: Observing one’s character after being drunk

    <h4>Chapter 96: Observing one¡¯s character after being drunk</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Although Shao Hua¡¯s father was rather reluctant, his wife forcefully dragged him over to Chasu City Hospital at nighttime for neck massage treatment. Zhang Fan had long since been prepared for this, and Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s neck¡¯s condition improved greatly after just a few massage treatments.


    Zhang Fan had called head nurse Liao Juan beforehand to have her prepare and clean up a patient room in orthopedic department #1 for his use. Although he hadn¡¯t seeded with Jia Suyue, this wasn¡¯t Zhang Fan¡¯s problem. He had given plenty of face to Liao Juan by agreeing to go out and meet Jia Suyue for those times, so Liao Juan was quite satisfied. With just a single phone call, Liao Juan immediately ordered an intern nurse under her to clean up a patient room.


    At Chinese workces, rtionships were all about giving face to each other, gradually improving the rtionship over time. Unless you were the boss, nobody would be willing to help you for free.


    This was all the more so between doctors and nurses. To be quite honest, they were actually twopletely different groups. The differences between the two groups would be even more obvious in bigger hospitals.


    Let¡¯s talk about American nurses, for example. In America, a greater percentage of nurses than the general poption would either be Asian-American or African-American. Why did white people not like to be nurses? It wasn¡¯t like being a nurse was a low-paying job. However, the job of a nurse was extremely tiring, dirty, and even dangerous. Those with other options avable definitely wouldn¡¯t want to be a nurse.


    As for Chinese nurses, perhaps there would be quite a number of pretty nurses, but nobody rich would be a nurse. What pampered girl from a rich family would be willing to do this job? Those who were nurses would only be one due to their circumstances. In China, it was evenmonce for the patient¡¯s family to beat up a doctor or nurse for an improperly ced injection that caused too much pain. Things had only improved in recent years asws became better enforced, giving nurses a slightly better sense of safety. In the past, there was nothing they could do about being beaten up, especially if the other party had some type of authority!


    Respect wasn¡¯t about just verbal respect. More important would be one¡¯s actions. Liao Juan didn¡¯t leave work after her shift was over. She waited around for Zhang Fan because she was curious whom he was treating privately.


    Zhang Fan rarely asked for favors. If he was asking for her help, then this person he was treating had to be quite special. This was why she was quite curious. [Author¡¯s note: women are really, really, curious creatures, after all.]


    Zhang Fan personally brought Shao Hua and both her parents all the way from the hospital entrance to orthopedic department #1. Many colleagues who saw him asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, what are you doing? Doctor Zhang, are they your parents?¡±


    Those who knew him better or were closer to him would instead ask, ¡°Are they your inws?¡±


    Being able to joke around like that meant that his coworkers were close to him. Shao Hua¡¯s parents were quite surprised. As they had been in working society for several decades already, they could tell that everyone got along well with Zhang Fan. When they arrived in orthopedic department #1, Liao Juan could instantly tell due to her many years of experience from ying matchmaker that Zhang Fan was incredibly serious about this rtionship. He was constantly apanying Shao Hua¡¯s parents, staying by their side to open doors for them and prevent anyone else from running into them, and behaving in other sycophantic ways.


    ¡°Hey! Doctor Zhang, when are you going to treat me to a meal?¡±


    ¡°Haha, nice joke, Head Nurse.¡± Zhang Fan simply chuckled as introductions would be too awkward at this time. ¡°I¡¯m going to treat my uncle here, so I¡¯ll be troubling you today, Head Nurse.¡±


    ¡°Just look at what you¡¯re saying. It¡¯s no trouble at all. Hurry and do your treatment.¡± Liao Juan secretly observed Shao Hua¡¯s parents as she said this. Shao Hua¡¯s parents wore ordinary clothing. Although Shao Hua had a nice aura about her, they were just an ordinary family. Theparison with Jia Suyue¡¯s family would be obvious.


    ¡®I wonder if Zhang Fan is unlucky, or if Jia Suyue is the unlucky one. Sigh! Such a pity. They¡¯re still young.¡¯ Liao Juan felt that Zhang Fan and Jia Suyue would make an excellent pairing. Zhang Fan had outstanding skills, so if he had the backing of Jia Suyue¡¯s family, it seemed likely that he could even be a hospital superintendent in the future.


    ¡°Little Zhang, you get along quite well with your coworkers.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing special. Ma¡¯am, please have a seat on this chair as I treat your husband.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, no need to mind me. I¡¯ve been sitting down all day, and standing a bit won¡¯t affect me.¡±


    Zhang Fan always paid detailed attention to each of his patients, from Shao Hua¡¯s father to everyone else. He felt that he needed to do so for all the paying patients. This was professionalism, as well as basic morality.


    ¡°Little Zhang, how old are your parents? Are they in a good physical condition? Are you an only child?¡±


    ¡°My parents are both 55 years old. Their condition is alright. I also have a younger sister who¡¯s going to take her college entrance examination this year.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s good. Are your parents retired?¡±


    ¡°Haha, they quit factory work a few years ago because it wasn¡¯t going well. Right now, they¡¯ve opened up a small supermarket where they live.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s pretty good. People can¡¯t be idle. Just look at us, retiring not long ago, but now we have these little aches and pains in our bodies.¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, you and your husband both visually appear to be alright. How about both of youe to the hospital tomorrow morning on empty stomachs? That way, I can give both of you a full checkup with the hospital¡¯s equipment. It would be best for both of you to receive periodic checkups at your age.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about that some other time. One of our rtives is getting married soon, and things will be quite busy.¡±


    It was indeed the truth that a rtive was getting married, but it was also an excuse. Even if Shao Hua¡¯s parents came for a full checkup, they would have to talk it over with Shao Hua first. It would be quite inappropriate if they troubled Zhang Fan so much without establishing a proper rtionship.


    After the massage treatment concluded, Shao Hua¡¯s parents were about to go back home, but Zhang Fan absolutely refused to let them leave. ¡°It¡¯s dinnertime now, so please eat before you leave. There¡¯s several excellent restaurants near the hospital.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need. I still have to go home and cook for Shao Hua,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother said.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, Ma¡¯am. I¡¯ve already texted Shao Hua. She¡¯ll meet us at a restaurant after she finishes her work shift.¡±


    Nobody would object to free presents like being treated to a meal. Since Zhang Fan was the one offering, Shao Hua¡¯s parents didn¡¯t feel that awkward. Shao Hua¡¯s mother exchanged nces with her husband as she agreed, ¡°Alright then.¡±


    Although Shao Hua¡¯s father didn¡¯t have a happy expression for the entire night so far, he also agreed to have a meal together.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t choose a big brand restaurant. There were no such major restaurants close to the hospital, and Shao Hua¡¯s parents were ordinary folk who wouldn¡¯t mind such a thing. Not long after they arrived at the restaurant, Shao Hua arrived as well. ¡°Little Zhang absolutely insisted on us having a meal together, so~~!¡± Her mother exined in such a manner to Shao Hua.


    ¡°You really are so shameless,¡± Shao Hua whispered to Zhang Fan as she sat down.


    Zhang Fan pretended not to hear her. Shao Hua took charge of ordering food for everyone as her parents were unwilling to order with Zhang Fan treating. Zhang Fan had no idea what Shao Hua¡¯s parents liked to eat, so he was happy to have Shao Hua do the ordering. She ordered five dishes and one soup.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father was the type who liked to drink alcohol with his meals, although not too much, just one ss. But since this was their first time eating together, it wouldn¡¯t be proper for there to be no alcohol. Zhang Fan offered, ¡°Sir, how about a drink?¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father hesitated for a moment, nced at his wife, and then said, ¡°I¡¯ll have just a little.¡±


    The alcohol here in the border province had a special property: the taste was quite crisp, and if you drank an entire ss in one go, you would really feel it running down your throat.


    There was a phrase that a person would show their true character when drunk. It was unknown how true this really was, but Shao Hua¡¯s father was a firm believer in this theory. That was the main reason why he agreed to having a drink. He wasn¡¯t that much of an alcoholic.


    When the dishes arrived, Zhang Fan poured a ss for Shao Hua¡¯s father. Neither of the two women drank. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t pour any alcohol for himself.


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you pouring any for yourself?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father asked.


    ¡°Sir, my alcohol tolerance is really low. I rarely drink.¡±


    ¡°Pour some for yourself and have some drink with me.¡±


    There was no helping it, so Zhang Fan poured a ss for himself. He figured he might as well just drink. So what if he got drunk?


    ¡°Have some food first. It¡¯s bad for you to drink on an empty stomach.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother put some food on Zhang Fan¡¯s te.


    Zhang Fan had now been working for two years. Although he had drunk alcohol before a few times, he had always been knocked unconscious by the alcohol quite early every time. Thus, he actually knew very little about Chinese drinking etiquette.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father waited for quite a while, but still didn¡¯t see Zhang Fan offering to toast him as would be the norm for a junior. Since he wanted to observe Zhang Fan after being drunk, he voluntarily raised his ss, and said, ¡°Come, Doctor Zhang, let us drink a ss together. Thank you for treating my neck.¡±


    No matter how excellent Zhang Fan was, Shao Hua¡¯s father couldn¡¯t feel good about it. Although he indeed hoped for his daughter to mature and have her own happy family, when the prospect was put before him, he felt nothing but a sour reluctance to let his daughter go in his heart.


    ¡°A toast to you, sir.¡± Zhang Fan raised his ss and clinked it slightly lower than Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s ss as a sign of deference. He at least knew this much of Chinese drinking etiquette.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s alcohol tolerance had yet to improve one bit. He was just naturally the type who couldn¡¯t handle alcohol at all. He already started feeling dizzy after just the first ss. Some people would be more talkative after drinking, while others would be quieter. Zhang Fan was the type who would be dizzy.


    Shao Hua nced at Zhang Fan, and saw that he seemed to be shaking slightly. However, he had only imbibed a single ss of white wine 1 , which even she could handle, so she didn¡¯t think much of it. Still, she did switch Zhang Fan¡¯s wine ss for a cup of warm tea.


    However, her action made her father quite unhappy. His daughter was acting close to someone else right in front of him? Of course he wouldn¡¯t be happy about it! Thus, he lifted up his wine ss again for another toast. However, Shao Hua¡¯s mother interrupted him. ¡°Drink a bit slower. We¡¯ve barely eaten any food yet. Why be in such a hurry?¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother was afraid that Zhang Fan would think that Shao Hua¡¯s father was an alcoholic.


    ¡°Men must be able to drink without bing an alcoholic. Doctor Zhang and I should have a few more drinks together.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father nced directly at Zhang Fan without listening to his wife. Since Shao Hua¡¯s parents had been married for many years already, Shao Hua¡¯s mother immediately understood his intention was to test what Zhang Fan would be like when drunk, so she stopped trying to convince him to slow down with the drinking.


    So after a few sses of white wine, Zhang Fan fell unconscious. His head ttered against the table as he fainted,pletely drunk.


    Shao Hua shook Zhang Fan¡¯s arm, and lightly called out, ¡°Zhang Fan? Zhang Fan?¡±


    ¡°Oh! He¡¯s drunk already?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was about to insist on another round of drinks, but could only raise his ss to his wife.


    ¡°Is he alright? How about we take him to the hospital?¡± Shao Hua was rather worried. While she knew that her father was really good at holding his alcohol, she had never seen someone get drunk so quickly before.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father looked over Zhang Fan, and said, ¡°Haha, he¡¯s fine! He¡¯s just drunk. Look at him drooling!¡±


    ¡°Just look at you. I don¡¯t know what I should say. What are we supposed to do now?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s motherined.


    ¡°Sigh! I originally wanted to see how he would behave when drunk, but this was the result? What else can we do? We¡¯ll just help take him to our home, and he¡¯ll be fine after he sleeps it off.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s all we can do. We¡¯ll have to take him home since he¡¯s this drunk. Shao Hua, hail a taxi. Your father and I will carry him.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s family was unable to do something like putting the drunk Zhang Fan at the hospital or bringing him back to his own ce to sleep it off. That would seem too impolite.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s brain was too sensitive to alcohol, reaching the point where he had zero awareness of what was going on around him while unconscious. Luckily, at least he didn¡¯t vomit!

 Chapter 97: Patient runs off without paying!

    <h4>Chapter 97: Patient runs off without paying!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Back at Shao Hua¡¯s home, there was an issue of where to let the drunk Zhang Fan sleep. There were only two bedrooms. It would obviously be quite inappropriate to let him sleep in Shao Hua¡¯s bedroom, and letting him sleep in the living room would also be rude. Shao Hua¡¯s mother said to her husband, ¡°You sleep in the living room, and I¡¯ll sleep together with Hua tonight.¡±


    ¡°Just let him sleep it off for a while. He barely drank anything, so maybe he¡¯ll be awake soon. I never thought that he would have such low alcohol tolerance, haha!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was actually quite enjoying the situation now.


    ¡°You still dare tough!¡±


    Shao Hua wetted her personal towel and wiped Zhang Fan¡¯s face with it. She also ced a cup of water on the bedside table for when he woke up. ¡°Sigh! He¡¯s such a fool!¡± She recalled her first meeting with Zhang Fan. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Zhang Fan. Zhang from Zhang Fei, Fan from the Chinese character for ordinary.


    ¡°Would you be willing to be my girlfriend?


    ¡°Beautiful, really beautiful.¡±


    Shao Hua sat by Zhang Fan¡¯s side and chuckled foolishly as she recalled his stupid behavior. Not long after, she heard her father coughing extremely loudly in an obviously intentional manner. Shao Hua smiled helplessly and left her parents¡¯ bedroom. Her parents were currently watching TV in the living room, but were actually more focused on listening to what was going on in their bedroom.


    ¡°Rx, our bed is pretty big. He won¡¯t fall out from it.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯sment made her entire face go red, and Shao Hua¡¯s mother shoved her husband slightly. ¡°Properly watch your TV. If you won¡¯t watch TV, then go out for a walk.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father indeed got up to go out for a walk, leaving mother and daughter alone for some conversation time. After he left, Shao Hua¡¯s mother said to Shao Hua, ¡°If the two of you want to have a rtionship, then properly go out with him as his girlfriend and take care of each other. It¡¯s probably not easy for Zhang Fan, being out here by himself. But as you¡¯re a girl, you can¡¯t have sex with him so easily.¡±


    ¡°Mom!¡±


    ¡°Haha, I believe in my Hua. But, I also know that women are naturally soft-hearted and easily fall prey to sweet words. Unless you¡¯re at the point of marriage, you absolutely can¡¯t give yourself so easily, which will make others look down on you.¡±


    These were the worries of a parent. Marriage was simr to a gamble, and the most worried would be the parents. Oftentimes, the potential sess of a marriage would truly be unpredictable.


    Zhang Fan woke up at 11 pm, right when Shao Hua and her parents had finished washing up and were preparing to go to sleep. Zhang Fan¡¯s metabolism had already cleared out the alcohol from his system. That was just how his body was. Although he would get drunk swiftly, he would also swiftly wake up afterwards.


    He shook his head, checked the time, and walked out of the master bedroom. Shao Hua heard noises from the master bedroom and hurriedly exited the bathroom. She had just finished a shower, and her hair was still wet. Zhang Fan paused in astonishment upon seeing her clean face and suddenly blinkingrge eyes.


    ¡°Are you alright now? Have some water.¡± Shao Hua felt really embarrassed about how Zhang Fan kept staring at her, so she hurriedly pushed him away slightly.


    ¡°I, I¡¯m fine! Um, how about I leave now?¡± Actually, he didn¡¯t really want to leave. He was definitely shameless enough to stay.


    ¡°Little Zhang, you¡¯ve woken up? You barely got a chance to eat dinner. Let me cook some noodles for you. Have some food, otherwise it¡¯ll be bad for your stomach.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother also arrived.


    ¡°No need to trouble yourself like that, Ma¡¯am. I¡¯ll just go back home and eat there. I¡¯m so sorry about today.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. As long as you¡¯re not an alcoholic and you don¡¯t have a temper when drunk, the way you are is fine. There¡¯s nothing wrong with falling asleep when drunk. Let my wife cook some noodles for you.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father now had a much friendlier expression.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother cooked a bowl of noodles for Zhang Fan. The noodles contained two eggs, along with some meat and vegetables. Zhang Fan ravenously devoured it all, not leaving even a single drop of soup. But after he finished eating, he was forced to leave. Shao Hua¡¯s family only had two bedrooms, after all. Where was he supposed to sleep? Shao Hua hurriedly put on a jacket as she walked together with Zhang Fan outside.


    ¡°Be careful going back home. You should just take a taxi. Text me when you safely arrive.¡± Shao Hua watched Zhang Fan leave before she went back upstairs into the apartment building. Zhang Fan¡¯s irregr actions had indeed sessfully helped the rtionship progress rapidly.


    Zhang Fan felt that this night was particrly beautiful, filled with stars everywhere. The advantage of being in a smaller and more rural area in China would be having less pollution. Since Zhang Fan was in a great mood, everything seemed wonderful to him. Even the ordinary trash cans on the roadside seemed rather exquisite to him.


    Early next morning, an emergency patient arrived at the dermatology department. It was a girl who was about 18 or 19 years old. She had been drinking together with her friends at night, but in the next morning, when everyone woke up from their hangovers, she had an argument with a female friend of hers that became a physical altercation. A sharp weapon injured her face.


    A group of youngsters who had dyed hair had brought her to the hospital. Her friends then all scattered. The young woman kept crying constantly. Blood had already soaked through the white paper towels pressed against her head. The blood slowly dripped as she constantly cried, ¡°My looks are ruined! My looks are ruined!¡±


    Normally, the emergency department would treat such an injury if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that it was on the girl¡¯s face. Usually, the dermatology department wouldn¡¯t even be called, but since the injury was on the face, the emergency department¡¯s simple sutures would usually leave a scar behind that would seem like arge worm on the girl¡¯s face as the scar deepened in color due to pigmentation.


    Zhang Fan was the first to arrive early in the morning, so he epted the emergency patient. ¡°Youngdy, please don¡¯t cry. Where¡¯s your family at?¡± A surgery would usually require a family member¡¯s signature.


    ¡°They¡¯re not in Chasu City!¡±


    ¡°Where are they?¡±


    ¡°In Bluebird City!¡±


    ¡°Would you like to file a police report regarding your injury?¡±


    ¡°No! No need.¡±


    Since there were no family members to sign for the young woman, she had to sign the paperwork herself. She was a student at a vocational school in Chasu City. She usually loved to party, and her friends were the really unreliable sort.


    A surgery like the one she required would typically involve local anesthesia, which would have average effects. Sewing the sutures would also have to bepleted quickly, otherwise the injury would start to swell. Sewing the injury after it began to swell would cause more obvious scarring. The sh injury on the girl¡¯s face was about four centimeters long. Zhang Fan began by disinfecting and cleaning her injury. He even discovered a small shard of ss in her wound. Since anesthesia couldn¡¯t be applied during this process, the girl was in such pain that she constantly trembled.


    The anesthesia medication being used was Lidocaine. A veteran dermatologist, attending physician Qimig, arrived at this time. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re quite skilled with your hands. Have you ever done cosmetic sutures before?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve done them countless times.¡±


    ¡°Alright, you go ahead and be in charge of this surgery. I¡¯ll be your surgical assistant.¡±


    Although the young woman was in pain, with tears in her eyes, she still didn¡¯t forget to say, ¡°Brother, please make me look beautiful again when sewing me up! Wahhh!¡± She was both in pain and feeling sad for herself, and could barely even catch her breath.


    ¡°Stop crying! Just look at yourself, panting like that. How are we supposed to sew you up? If you keep crying, we¡¯ll sew arge bump for you, and make you look like a cow!¡± Doctor Qimig intentionally tried to scare her. Since being nice didn¡¯t seem to work, he decided to try and pretend to be a bad guy. Otherwise, the patient would only constantly cry and tremble, which would make the sewing far more difficult.


    The type of suture the patient received was also known as a mattress suture. It was a sewing style where the thread was mostly threaded through the skinyers rather than the epidermis so that as little scarring as possible would remain on the skin¡¯s surface. The thread being used was also absorbable suture thread.


    Speaking of absorbable suture threads, they were really quite expensive because of patents despite just being simple threads. A regr absorbable suture thread of about 50 centimeters long would cost a bit over 700 yuan. For the highest-quality absorbable suture threads, the cost would even surpass 10,000 yuan. However, regr hospitals like Chasu City Hospital would rarely import such suture threads. It would mostly only be cosmetic surgeons who would import the highest-quality absorbable suture threads. The effects of such suture threads would be different for every person.


    The young woman had been injured more than three hours before she finally arrived at the hospital. All she had with her was her student ID and her cell phone. She had no money on her!


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want the young woman to suffer permanent scarring in the future, which was why he had performed the skin wound closure surgery for her as quickly as possible. He didn¡¯t need to go to one of the operating rooms for this, as the dermatology department had its own room for performing surgical sutures.


    The young woman had promised nicely that she would immediately have her parents bring money to the hospital after her surgery waspleted to pay for her hospital fees. Zhang Fan was inexperienced, so he immediately started the surgery for her after hearing this. After he finished the surgery sessfully, he told the young woman to go wait for him in a patient room while he wrote the medical report.


    When Zhang Fan finished the medical report, he checked the patient room, and found that it was empty! He asked a nurse, and was told that the young woman was supposedly making a phone call outside. But, when Zhang Fan searched around, he couldn¡¯t find her at all! Zhang Fan could only stand still with mouth agape. Doctor Qimig saw him at this time, and looked all around before asking Zhang Fan, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°That young woman didn¡¯t pay her medical fees, or get her shots. She ran off before even getting a tetanus shot. What are we supposed to do if something happens to her?!¡±


    ¡°It should be fine. Her wound wasn¡¯t deep. It was just a sh injury caused by a beer bottle, so it should be fine. I was under the impression that she had paid her medical fees already. Let¡¯s get going. There¡¯s no need to try and look for her anymore. Let¡¯s check how much her medical fees were.¡±


    They returned to the dermatology department and calcted the young woman¡¯s medical fees, which amounted to a bit more than 3000 yuan. Director Gulnazar learned of the matter of the patient who ran away without paying when she came in for work at noon. She told Zhang Fan and Doctor Qimig, ¡°No need to worry about the patient¡¯s medical fee. I¡¯ll pay for it by using the dermatology department¡¯s medical equipment kickback fees. The department will pay for 70%, Doctor Qimig will pay for 20% as the attending physician, and Doctor Zhang will pay for 10% for epting the patient. Although it¡¯s not anyone¡¯s fault that the patient ran off without paying, you still need to remember to register patients properly first before performing surgery. These are the hospital¡¯s rules, so we should obey them. The hospital¡¯s rules are there to make you responsible for the patient as well as to protect you doctors.¡±


    Zhang Fan adamantly insisted on paying an additional 20%, not allowing Doctor Qimig to pay for his mistake. He believed that he deserved to bear the full brunt of his own mistake. In China, there would be countless patients arriving at hospitals every day. The doctors would refuse to treat them unless the patients paid first. Thus, the patients would often feel that the doctors were ckhearted. This really couldn¡¯t be helped. Just like the patients, the doctors also needed to work hard in order to make a living. A doctor would easily go broke just by meeting three patients who ran off without paying their medical bills in one day.


    Although, if such incidents happened too much, the hospital could also apply for governmental financial assistance.

 Chapter 98: Friends

    <h4>Chapter 98: Friends</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan personally paid off 30% of the young woman¡¯s medical fees. He figured that he couldn¡¯t count on her actually returning to pay her debt. His life still had to go on, so he decided to think optimistically. Zhang Fan had even more confidence now in pursuing Shao Hua since her parents weren¡¯t opposed to him. Half an hour before he got off his work shift, he arranged a date with her.


    Eating meals together, watching a movie together, going out for shopping together, and so on. There were plenty of ces for young people to go out on dates. Zhang Fan finished his work shift, washed up, and was about to leave when Li Hui suddenly arrived in the dermatology department, looking for him for the first time in a long while.


    ¡°Come, eat a meal together with me. Honestly, you didn¡¯t even tell me that Li Liang has alsoe to our Chasu City Hospital on a study program? I only found out today when I coincidentally ran into him this morning. Today, I¡¯m treating him to a meal, and you¡¯reing along as well.¡±


    Li Hui had be a more steadfast person after the Wang Hong boyfriend reveal incident. He had matured a little, and no longer went out trying to pick up girls at bars every night. Although the Wang Hong incident hadn¡¯t given Li Hui that much pain, he had thought about many matters as he was quite proud of his own intelligence. He hated the feeling of being toyed with like an idiot. Still, this wasn¡¯t anyone else¡¯s fault. He had done everything for Wang Hong of his own volition, so he deserved his embarrassment in the end.


    ¡°You guys can eat by yourselves. I have something else to do, so I won¡¯t be going.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re making extra money by working for another hospital again?¡± Li Hui blocked Zhang Fan¡¯s path and refused to allow thetter to leave.


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not it. Hurry and let me go. I have a prior arrangement. I really am busy.¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re not working at another job for extra money, why the hell would you be busy? You¡¯re just a hermit. Whom do you even know? I¡¯m not going to let you leave until you tell me.¡±


    Li Hui hadn¡¯t suffered enough from the Wang Hong incident. His personality of being a shameless dog was foundationally ingrained in him still. Thus, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind giving Li Hui another huge impact. ¡°Listen up well. I¡¯m in a romantic rtionship now, so I¡¯m going out on a date. Do you understand? Nobody cares to have a third wheel on a date, so get out of my way.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just making crap up. You, in a romantic rtionship? Yeah, probably with another man! Someone like you in a romantic rtionship!? Don¡¯t say that I¡¯m looking down on you, but if you dare, bring her out and show me, and I¡¯ll treat you to a meal.¡±


    ¡°Do you have the money? I bet you¡¯re just trying to freeload a meal off of me instead.¡±


    ¡°Hmph, you¡¯re the condescending one! Pick any restaurant that you like¡ªas long as the average price per person is under 100 yuan. Eat anything that you want there.¡±


    ¡°Haha, I really am impressed with you.¡± Zhang Fan could only chuckle helplessly. He knew that unless he introduced Shao Hua to Li Hui today, Li Hui truly would shamelessly prevent Zhang Fan from leaving.


    Zhang Fan and Li Hui were from the same province, and had joined Chasu City Hospital together. Although they typically didn¡¯t talk to each other that often, they still had a good rtionship with each other. Previously, when Zhang Fan had endangered himself by getting exposed to a Hepatitis B carrier, Li Hui had instantlye to check up on him, even though Li Hui¡¯s words at the time could be somewhat nasty.


    Zhang Fan took out his cell phone as he wanted to talk about it with Shao Hua first. He felt that he should respect her opinion on this matter. Although Li Hui was his friend, Shao Hua was still at the level of being uncertain whether she wanted to get more involved with Zhang Fan¡¯s life or not, which was why he definitely wanted to talk things over with her.


    ¡°Shao Hua, are you off of your work shift yet? It¡¯s like this, a guy from the same hometown as myself, who¡¯s also working at the hospital and tested in together with me, suddenly wants to treat us to a meal when he heard from me that I¡¯m in a romantic rtionship. What do you think~¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s in a romantic rtionship with you? I still haven¡¯t officially agreed to be your girlfriend yet. How many people will be there? I¡¯m almost done with my work shift.¡±


    ¡°Haha, then just wait at your bank. I¡¯lle and pick you up. It will be a grand meal tonight.¡± Shao Hua agreed to go. Zhang Fan hung up the call, and told Li Hui, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Do you have enough money on you? If not, go withdraw some more.¡±


    ¡°Just look at what a henpecked boyfriend you are. You just started a rtionship, and you¡¯re already asking her permission for everything? You¡¯re so useless. Let¡¯s go, then. It couldn¡¯t have been easy for you, being single for more than 20 years. I¡¯ll be generous today. Who¡¯s the girl who made it so that you¡¯re no longer single? Just what atrocious sins must she havemitted in her previous life to get together with you in this one?¡± Li Hui¡¯s personality was simply like this, saying rather nasty words even though he was offering to pay in order to celebrate Zhang Fan no longer being single.


    Zhang Fan drove his car and picked up Li Liang as well as it would be inconvenient to take a taxi with so many people. Li Hui was about to ride shotgun, but Zhang Fan pouted, and said, ¡°Get in the back, that seat¡¯s reserved.¡±


    ¡°Fine, fine, fine! I¡¯ll give face to you today. I really want to see what girl makes you so serious about her.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s workce wasn¡¯t that close to the hospital, nor was it that far. It was only the year 2010, so there weren¡¯t that many cars on the road in a smaller rural city. It took less than 10 minutes to arrive as there was no traffic jam.


    ¡°I was originally going to treat you to wee you here, since I didn¡¯t even know that you arrived. But, this then happened, please don¡¯t mind,¡± Li Hui said to Li Liang as they sat in the back together.


    ¡°No need to be so polite with me. Work at Chasu City Hospital is so busy, so I was thinking that I¡¯d greet you right before I had to go back to Kuake City, and we could eat a meal then.¡± Li Liang and Li Hui weren¡¯t actually that familiar with each other. Without Zhang Fan, they would only be at a casual acquaintance level, and would simply say hello to each other in the hallways.


    The weather was now getting hotter. Chasu City became even more beautiful than in winter. Everyone¡¯s clothes became bright and colorful instead of the drab grays and browns of winter.


    ¡°Sigh! Even Zhang Fan has a girlfriend now! The world is so unfair~!¡± Li Hui began to exim to himself as he looked at the people outside.


    ¡°What¡¯s unfair about the world? You can chase after Wang Hong, but I¡¯m not allowed to have a girlfriend?¡± Zhang Fan was quite angry with Li Hui¡¯sments. ¡°It¡¯s not like I¡¯m a cripple orcking a limb.¡± Thus, Zhang Fan intentionally mentioned Wang Hong to hurt Li Hui.


    ¡°F*ck! A good person is supposed to act with kindness. You¡¯re already someone with a girlfriend, yet you still won¡¯t allow me toin?¡±


    Silence would be impossible with Li Hui around. If you ignored him, he would chatter you to death. Only by hitting him where it hurt would it be possible to slow him down.


    Shao Hua came out of the bank right when Zhang Fan arrived at the bank¡¯s entrance. She was wearing a dotted shirt with a jean jacket on top and light form-fitting jeans for her pants. She seemed fashionable, beautiful, and fresh.


    Shao Hua smiled, waved, and walked over when she saw Zhang Fan¡¯s car. As she walked over, Li Hui muttered, ¡°No way! She¡¯s so beautiful! She must be an actress that you hired!¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored Li Hui and hurriedly got off the car to greet Shao Hua and take her purse while telling her, ¡°Sorry about my terrible friend.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Am I the type that you must hide?¡± Shao Hua joked with him.


    ¡°Haha!¡± Zhang Fan chuckled foolishly while trying to take Shao Hua¡¯s hand, but she cleverly managed to dodge him.


    When she got on his car, Zhang Fan did some introductions. ¡°This is Li Hui, a doctor of internal medicine. You¡¯re already acquainted with Li Liang. Guys, this is Shao Hua, my girlfriend.¡± Shao Hua gave a sidelong nce at Zhang Fan, but didn¡¯t deny it in front of his friends. She knew that men all really cared about face in front of their friends.


    ¡°Hello, nice to meet you, please take good care of me!¡± Li Hui shamelessly proffered his hand for a handshake with Shao Hua, but Zhang Fan battered his hand away.


    ¡°Haha, nice to meet you,¡± Shao Hua said before turning to Li Liang. ¡°Hello again, Li Liang. We meet again.¡±


    The four went to a Hunan cuisine restaurant which was pretty good. Zhang Fan said that they could just eat whatever, but Li Hui refused. Li Hui insisted that since he was the one treating, everyone had to order the best food. ¡°Zhang Fan, we¡¯re the only two here who are from the same hometown. I¡¯m like half a parent to you, so with you bringing along your future wife, I must take good care of her.¡±


    Zhang Fan was quite moved at first, but then his feelings of being moved werepletely shattered by Li Hui¡¯ster ridiculous words.


    The four ate and chatted together in a friendly atmosphere. However, it was no joke to say that doctors always needed to be ready to get called in. Not only were they forbidden from turning off their cell phones, they weren¡¯t allowed to drink alcohol when they were on call.


    Everyone was enjoying the meal when Zhang Fan suddenly received a phone call from Director Gulnazar. ¡°Doctor Zhang, where are you? Hurry ande back to the dermatology department for a surgery.¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be there immediately.¡± Everyone put down their chopsticks when they heard Zhang Fan receiving this call.


    ¡°You guys finish eating first. I need to go back to the hospital. Shao Hua, you¡¯ll have to go back by yourself after eating. I won¡¯t be able to drive you back.¡±


    ¡°Alright, hurry and go back to the hospital.¡± Zhang Fan already left the restaurant before Shao Hua even finished her sentence.


    The atmosphere copsed after Zhang Fan left. Shao Hua asked, ¡°Are doctors¡¯ lives always this busy?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s just him. He¡¯s a top-ss doctor who¡¯s viewed with great importance everywhere he goes. For a doctor like myself, nobody would call me in even for an emergency patient,¡± Li Huimented sardonically about himself.


    ¡°Yeah, Brother Zhang is really amazing. He¡¯s highly valued everywhere he goes,¡± Li Liang added.


    That was the power of friendship. No matter what you were really like, your friends would endlessly exaggerate your strengths for you.

 Chapter 99: Please maintain this weakness

    <h4>Chapter 99: Please maintain this weakness</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    When Zhang Fan arrived at the dermatology department for the sudden surgery call, he saw a middle-aged woman moaning in pain. Her forehead was covered in sweat, and it could be seen that she was forcefully withstanding her pain. A man was silently holding her hand. Zhang Fan presumed that he was probably her husband. Judging by their clothing, they weren¡¯t well off. In fact, the man¡¯s pants were even beginning to grow mold. However, it seemed that the husband and wife had a really good rtionship with each other. The man seemed to be just as emotionally pained as the woman was in physical pain. Even Zhang Fan could tell.


    Director Gulnazar was currently on the phone, arranging for an operating room. Doctor Qimig exined the situation to Zhang Fan. The man and woman were from another province, and had opened up a small restaurant in Chasu City. They would wake up at 4 am every morning and not go to sleep until 11 pm at night. Thus, fatigue kept umting, and today, the woman identally spilled boiling water on her foot.


    She was in a panic, and immediately took off her shoe and sock, which caused her skin to peel off together with her clothes. Not only that, her husband applied soy sauce to her foot as a home remedy, which caused even more damage to her injury. The most pitiful part was that since they weren¡¯t locals, their medical insurance wouldn¡¯t cover their medical fees, as they counted as travelers. It was unknown whether their insurance would even cover it if they returned to their hometown province, and right now, the female patient¡¯s situation was that she needed skin grafting immediately. This would trante to a significant surgery fee. The female patient personally requested that surgery wouldn¡¯t be necessary, and that only basic treatment was all she wanted. However, her husband adamantly insisted on having a skin graft surgery performed. The wife didn¡¯t want to spend money, while the husband cared more about his wife¡¯s condition.


    Zhang Fan went over to check the patient¡¯s condition. Her foot was burned on about 33% of its surface area, but not too deeply. However, since she had taken her sock off too quickly, there were several deep punctate wounds caused by the skin tearing off together with the sock.


    [Author¡¯s note: allow me to bber on a little about burn injuries. In normal situations where you identally scald or burn yourself, please don¡¯t immediately take off the clothing on the affected area, because your skin will have already started sticking to your clothing. If you take off your clothing, that will cause additional damage to your skin, which will be actually more severe than the original burn injury. The best normal response is to wash the burned area withrge amounts of cold tap water, letting the water take away the heat from the burned area, which will prevent additional injury. You definitely mustn¡¯t apply soy sauce or toothpaste as home remedies suggest! Not only are those useless, it¡¯s very easy to cause an infection by using them!]


    ¡°The patient¡¯s injury definitely requires skin graft surgery. Please obtain the surgery fee as quickly as you can. Her surgery has been scheduled to take ce in half an hour. Doctor Qimig, Doctor Zhang, please inform the patient¡¯s family of the details of the surgery and have them sign the paperwork,¡± Director Gulnazar said to the patient¡¯s family and the doctors once she finished her phone call.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhang Fan responded.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go gather money right now. How much more money do we still need?¡± the patient¡¯s husband asked.


    ¡°You should prepare another 15,000 yuan. You¡¯ve already paid 5,000 yuan.¡±


    ¡°Doctor, could we please n-not do the surgery? I-it¡¯s too expensive.¡± The female patient gritted her teeth and bore the pain as she spoke with some stutter due to the pain.


    ¡°Rx, it¡¯ll all be fine. Don¡¯t worry about the money. As long as you recover, we can still make more money in the future. Doctors, I¡¯ll be counting on you. I¡¯m going to make some phone calls and gather the money right now,¡± said the patient¡¯s husband.


    ¡°If you can¡¯t gather enough money, it¡¯s fine as long as you can gather about 8,000 or 9,000 yuan for now. Let¡¯s just do the surgery first, and you can slowly pay the restter.¡± Director Gulnazar was tall and chubby, but she actually had an incredibly soft heart. Although she often emphasized to the other dermatologists that they had to obey the hospital¡¯s official regtions, she often vited the regtions herself. [Author¡¯s note: such doctors are really so precious. Please, I wish that there will be more kind doctors out there, although I also realize that it may be difficult to be like this.]


    Half an hourter, the patient¡¯s husband came running back in while drenched in sweat. He showed Director Gulnazar a proof of payment from the hospital¡¯s finance department that he had paid another 10,000 yuan. ¡°Doctor, I gathered 10,000 yuan! That¡¯s enough for the surgery, the surgery!¡± Although he was quite worried about his wife, he was also excited.


    Was 10,000 yuan a lot of money? For some, it wouldn¡¯t even cover the cost of a single meal, but for an ordinary Chinese family struggling to stay afloat from poverty, this would be no small amount 1 . Maybe some people wouldn¡¯t understand such financial hardship. It would often be that a person could only watch but do nothing as their family member struggled in pain.


    ¡°Start writing the medical report. Penicillin will be used as the antibiotic. The patient will also receive glucose, salt water, and vitamin b6,¡± Director Gulnazar told Zhang Fan. These were all basically the cheapest medical supplies. Many ss A hospitals no longer even used penicillin for various reasons. Well, a 60-cent penicillin drug was injected into the burn injury patient¡¯s body.


    The patient was brought to the operating room where she received anesthesia. After that was disinfection. Removing the soy sauce that had been applied to her foot would be necessary. Since the outeryer of skin had been burned off, the soy sauce had directly prated into the muscleyer.


    ¡°Sigh! Doctor Zhang, you absolutely need to be careful here and be thorough with the disinfecting. Otherwise, the skin graft will fail if there¡¯s any infection.¡±


    ¡°Alright!¡± Zhang Fan replied affirmatively.


    Meanwhile, Shao Hua had just finished dinner, and was walking around outside by herself. Before, she didn¡¯t have much understanding of the profession of doctor. Ever since Zhang Fan entered her life, she now understood it more. Zhang Fan¡¯s vomit and his disgusting experience that also made her vomit, the fact that he would need to go to another city in the middle of the night to perform surgery, or that he would suddenly be called away during the middle of a meal, none of this would be easy.


    The skin graft surgery began. First would be choosing a location to graft skin from. The mostmon would be to choose skin from the inner thigh. The skin there would be thick enough and possess good malleability and abundant blood vessels. Thus, this location was considered one of the best to graft skin from.


    Most people probably had never seen a dermatome before in their life. Perhaps they wouldn¡¯t even know the word dermatome, which referred to a special surgical knife used for skin graft surgery. A dermatome would have a special shape suitable for producing thin slices of skin from a donor area. For the patient¡¯s type of medium-area burn injury, it would be best to use whole skin grafting. Fractional skin grafting would be unlikely to seed. Fractional skin grafting meant cutting off small parts of skin to individually ce on the injured location.


    Zhang Fan was quite swift and well-practiced with his movements. Director Gulnazar was the primary surgeon for this surgery, with Doctor Qimig as her primary surgical assistant and Zhang Fan as the secondary surgical assistant. However, Zhang Fan gradually took over the responsibilities of the primary surgical assistant instead as the operation went on. His assistance helped Director Gulnazar even more than Doctor Qimig¡¯s did, despite thetter being a veteran dermatologist.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, when are you going to decide on choosing a department?¡± Director Gulnazar asked when the surgery was almost over.


    This was her first time working on a surgery together with Zhang Fan, but she was highly satisfied with his skills. His movements were excellently standardized and well-practiced. She figured that he had worked on many skin graft surgeries before.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know yet. Sigh! There¡¯s still many more departments that I need to be rotated through.¡±


    ¡°How about I ask Superintendent Ouyang to keep you in the dermatology department? All of us doctors in this department are getting old. No youngsters have joined our department for many years already. If you join this department, you¡¯ll easily be the department director after all of us retire in a few years.¡±


    ¡°Haha, future Director Zhang, you¡¯ll have to treat us to a meal then!¡± Doctor Qimig joked around. He had a teasing tone, not a jealous one. The dermatology department really did have a friendly, familial atmosphere.


    Director Gulnazar had been especially satisfied with Zhang Fan¡¯s attitude in how he gritted his teeth andpleted the checkup for the patient with genital warts the other day. Such tolerance would be necessary in order to treat every patient properly with kindness. Although skills could be developed, attitude and mindset would be truly difficult to change.


    ¡°Haha.¡± Zhang Fan chuckled foolishly without saying anything else. To be quite honest, he felt that the dermatology department was too small and couldn¡¯t satisfy him. However, it would be rude to directly refuse Director Gulnazar, and he didn¡¯t want to lie, so all he could do was act silly.


    The skin graft surgery waspleted quite sessfully. However, this surgery was only the first step in treatment for a burn injury. Medicine changing and postoperative care would also be vital. If anything at all went wrong, and the skin graft became infected, the graft would likely end in failure. The patient¡¯s diet was also critically important as there would be severe protein loss after a burn injury.


    The patient¡¯s husband had constantly been staring at the operating room¡¯s door, without sitting down for a single moment. The surgery hadsted for several hours, yet he stood there for all this time. He and his wife had traveled thousands of kilometers to arrive here, working hard and getting through difficulties together. Their financial situation had slowly improved here, and things were looking up for them. Yet, his wife suffered such a painful ident at such a time.


    He felt so much distress, and really wanted to take her ce. The more he thought about it, the more he regretted things. Obviously, it would be quite fatiguing for both of them to maintain a work schedule like they did, from 4 am to 11 pm. But, regret would be useless now. He could only hope that the doctors would do their best on the surgery for his wife. He prayed to all the Buddhas that he knew. He felt so helpless. All he could do now was pray.


    After the surgery ended, Doctor Qimig told the husband and wife what they needed to watch out for during the postoperative care. Zhang Fan witnessed the patient¡¯s husband¡¯s hands trembling as thetter brought out a red packet, which made Zhang Fan really want to burst into tears. This scene really reminded him of when his own father had been in the hospital! He felt that his mother had probably been just like this patient¡¯s husband 1 !


    Was Zhang Fan weak? Not at all! Hopefully he would always be able to maintain this weakness!

 Chapter 100: Author’s thanks to the readers!

    <h4>Chapter 100: Author¡¯s thanks to the readers!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    [WATCH OUT: THIS IS NOT AN ACTUAL CHAPTER, NO NEED TO UNLOCK IT.]


    Every time I felt hurt, it was always my readers who gave me motivation.


    ¡°There¡¯s not many authors out there. Even if his Chinese isn¡¯t good, everyone please forgive him!¡±


    ¡°Author, can¡¯t you tell the difference between buy and sell?¡±


    ¡°Hey bro, your punctuation is terrible. I feel like smashing my cell phone!¡±


    Here, allow me to solemnly swear that Qidian¡¯s system is difficult to use. It¡¯s not my fault! As for everything else, allow me to maintain my silence!


    Writing truly is difficult. It can¡¯t be too ridiculous, but it also can¡¯t be too in. Some veteran readers especially joined my QQ group just in order to tell me to update faster! I just want to say, ¡°Didn¡¯t you join this group in order to brag?¡±


    ¡°How many chapters today?¡±


    ¡°Two chapters, bro!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re so small and impotent!¡±


    My face is covered in tears. I¡¯m already middle-aged, and am probably the unlucky type who will meet a breeze when peeing and end up peeing on my own shoes. Could some words please be left unsaid!


    Haha! It¡¯s the most blessed thing of all to write a novel and see people read it! And whenever I don¡¯t feel like writing, there¡¯s still so many readers cheering me on and supporting me! It makes me feel warm even in winter!


    Finally, I¡¯d like to thank all my readers, but space is limited, and I can¡¯t write all the names here! If your name is difficult to write, has too many strange symbols, if you almost never post, if you have an ugly avatar, if your name is too long, please don¡¯t me me if your name doesn¡¯t appear here, it¡¯s really not my fault!!!


    Snow in the Evening, Thousand Flower Ind, Abbot in the Deep Mountain, Enlightenment, I¡¯m Ugly and Don¡¯t Read Books, Tibetan Bookworm, Steal Your Heart, XXXiaoqio, Big Kui, Who Said I Don¡¯t Believe Him?, Rumors from Gold City, Pitter Patter~Sea1958, Cool_Dude, Lonely Star, thank you all for your support! There¡¯s far too many names for me to write, but thank you all!


    Oh, by the way, Enlightenment is a female reader, and she¡¯s really beautiful! For real! I¡¯m not lying, even though I¡¯ve never seen her before!


    And finally, I would like to thank my wife, and say to her, ¡°Dear wife, this list of thanks isn¡¯t done by order of importance!¡±

 Chapter 101: Shamelessly taking any opportunity!

    <h4>Chapter 101: Shamelessly taking any opportunity!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fanpleted the three surgeries swiftly. They were two gall dder surgeries and one appendectomy. Actually, Carte City Hospital¡¯s doctors were quite capable of performing these surgeries through open surgeries. However, the patients refused. They didn¡¯t want to have themselves cut open in open surgeries when there was the newer and less damaging to the bodyparoscopic technique. However, the study of how to performparoscopic operations hadn¡¯t spread yet in Carte City and the other nearby smaller cities around Chasu City. Thus, Zhang Fan enjoyed a good demand for his services. He received a total of 3,000 yuan for performing the three surgeries.


    Zhang Fan gave 1,500 yuan to Carte City Hospital¡¯s doctors, and then gave another 500 yuan to Wang Yanan, who refused the money. She was even confused, and asked, ¡°Why are you giving money to the doctors here when you did all the work?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll grow wrinkles if you keep worrying about everything! Understand?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to exin things to her. How to cultivate rtionships with others wasn¡¯t something exined so easily. Since Wang Yanan was from a really well-off family, it would be difficult for her to understand such things, so Zhang Fan felt that there was no need for him to exin anything.


    ¡°Just know that you must take this money. If anything happens to any of the three patients, you¡¯ll also have to take responsibility, after all.¡± Zhang Fan instead used a scare tactic on Wang Yanan.


    ¡°Oh! Fine then. Still, you¡¯re making some nice extra ie here!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s ie was slowly umting from these surgery side jobs. Of course, instantly striking it rich would be nothing but a dream. Still, this was quite a decent amount of money to Wang Yanan. Her current sry was just slightly more than 1,000 yuan per month as she still didn¡¯t have a medical license yet, and without a license, she wouldn¡¯t be given any bonuses etc. However, since she was from a well-to-do family, she didn¡¯t care too much about her sry.


    It was a bit after 1 pm by the time that Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan finished the surgeries. Shao Hua and Jia Suyue had yet to eat lunch as they were waiting for them. Carte City was renowned for having especially delicious Xinjiang style pit meat, which was made from young tender fattymb and special spices and cooked in a pit. This pit meat would be especially crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, with a fragrant aroma spreading everywhere the moment you bit into it.


    Even Zhang Fan, who wasn¡¯t very fond of mutton, ate several pieces of the Xinjiang style pit meat. This restaurant was rtively small, but was filled with people. The restaurant was only open for a few hours, from 12 at noon to 2:30 pm, its closing time. Jia Suyue had been here several times before on her previous visits to Carte City. Being familiar with this ce, she had gotten into line to wait quite early. She ordered enough food for everyone, so Zhang Fan got to eat right when he arrived. After the Xinjiang style pit meat, everyone drank some special brick tea that really warmed their stomachs.


    The primeval forest wasn¡¯t very far away from Carte City, just a few kilometers away. They soon arrived there by car. Carte City was at a slightly higher elevation than Chasu City, and had a cooler climate. The forest mostly had conifers, with only a few broadleaf trees.


    The forest¡¯s air in spring tasted sweet. It felt especially nice to walk on the forest path. Everyone felt really rxed, and the three women chatted quite happily with each other.


    Zhang Fan acted as their photographer. He used a camera that Jia Suyue had prepared beforehand to constantly take pictures of the rest. He also had Wang Yanan take a picture of him and Shao Hua together under a gigantic tree. Shao Hua was slightly embarrassed about this in front of her two friends.


    Actually, Carte City wasn¡¯t veryrge, and could be toured in a single afternoon. All it had was this primeval forest. There was nothing noteworthy to tour in Carte City itself. The poption here was also rather small. However, since they had already reserved hotel rooms here, they decided to treat this as a short one-day vacation.


    After dinner, the three women were tired, so everyone returned to the hotel to wash up and rest. Zhang Fan had a room all to himself, while the three women shared a hotel room. Jia Suyue was the first to take a shower, so Shao Hua and Wang Yanan came over to chat with Zhang Fan while waiting to use the shower.


    The three of them decided to y some cards. Both women were rather inexperienced at card games, while Zhang Fan was an expert, so he soon got bored. After some time passed, Wang Yanan stood up, and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to take my shower now. You two have fun.¡± She then ran off.


    Shao Hua tried to leave as well, but Zhang Fan pulled on her to stay.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be like that! This isn¡¯t good!¡± Shao Hua said as her face instantly went bright red; this was the first time that Zhang Fan had held her hand like this.


    ¡°Haha, I just wanted to talk to you alone about something.¡±


    ¡°Okay, let go of my hand first, and sit down over there.¡± Shao Hua pointed at a mini sofa beside the bed in the hotel room.


    ¡°Alright.¡± However, Zhang Fan was unwilling to let go of her hand.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be going, then.¡± Shao Hua was getting slightly angry. She didn¡¯t consider herself to be an easy girl, nor did she want to leave Zhang Fan with any impression that she would be an easy girl, and most of all, she didn¡¯t want her friends to look down on her.


    Zhang Fan hurriedly let go of her hand and properly sat down. Shao Hua sat down on another mini sofa.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Shao Hua asked after she regained control of her emotions.


    ¡°It¡¯s almost May 1st, International Labor Day. I wanted to take advantage of the vacation starting with this holiday to visit my home. I haven¡¯t been home for almost two years now.¡±


    ¡°Are both your parents well? I recall that your younger sister is about to take her college entrance examination soon, right?¡±


    ¡°My parents are both doing well. Yeah, my younger sister is taking her college entrance exam soon. That¡¯s why I want to go see her. Otherwise, I won¡¯t feel reassured.¡±


    ¡°Oh! How about I give you a suggestion, then?¡±


    ¡°Sure. Please go ahead.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s like this. Even if you use all your vacation time, at most you¡¯ll have about a month, right? This means that you¡¯ll be leaving your hometown at the end of May, right before your sister is about to take her exam. That will probably affect her mood. My suggestion is, why not wait until the end of May to take your vacation instead? This way, you¡¯ll be able to be by your sister¡¯s side as she¡¯s taking the exam. What do you think?¡±


    Zhang Fan thought about it and felt that it was a great idea. He had only been considering returning around May 1st to take advantage of China¡¯s International Labor Day vacation 1 , without considering whether or not he would be with his sister when she took the exam.


    ¡°Yep, your idea is better than mine. Thank you so much!¡± Zhang Fan really wanted to hold Shao Hua¡¯s hand again.


    Shao Hua could tell that it was almost as if stars were sparkling in Zhang Fan¡¯s eyes. She hurriedly got up, and said, ¡°I¡¯ll be going back to take my shower now. You should shower as well and properly rest. You¡¯ve been busy all day.¡±


    She then immediately opened the hotel room door, but when she did so, Jia Suyue and Wang Yanan both fell in! Jia Suyue nced at Shao Hua, and said, ¡°Oh! We¡¯re here to y the Double Rise card game with you two!¡±


    It was so obvious that the two women had been eavesdropping instead! Shao Hua turned around and nced at Zhang Fan, who understood as well that the other two women had been eavesdropping.


    Later that night, Jia Suyue and Wang Yanan pincered Shao Hua between them while interrogating her. ¡°What did the two of you do? If you don¡¯t tell us, we¡¯re going to torture you with our life-threatening tickle techniques!¡±


    ¡°You already heard everything, so what am I supposed to say?¡± Shao Hua wasn¡¯t the type who would give in easily.


    ¡°Did you really think that we could hear you clearly through a door? We only heard muffled discussion about something something May 1st,¡± Wang Yanan told her.


    ¡°Haha! Didn¡¯t the two of you im that you wanted to y Double Rise with us?¡±


    ¡°Ha! She¡¯s just trying to get information out of you,¡± Jia Suyue said, and began to tickle Shao Hua. The threedies messed around for a bit until Shao Hua told the other two, ¡°Zhang Fan ns on visiting his home in May since his younger sister is taking the college entrance examination~¡±


    ¡°Did the two of you really not do anything else in his hotel room?¡±


    The three of them started messing around again.


    ¡°Alright, alright, let¡¯s stop ying around. Zhang Fan¡¯s been busy for an entire day. Let¡¯s not bother him with our noise,¡± Shao Hua said.


    ¡°Sheesh! You forget your friends when you have a boyfriend! But if he doesn¡¯t leave for May 1st, we can go visit a ce like Bluebird City together with him driving for us. It¡¯s getting hotter, so it¡¯s time to buy some summer clothing!¡± Jia Suyue eximed.


    ¡°You should take a ne there by yourself. He¡¯s really busy. He might even have to work over the holiday, don¡¯t you agree, Yanan?¡±


    ¡°Actually, probably not. He¡¯s really quite free at the hospital. No surgical departments even treat him as an ordinary resident doctor, unlike me whom everyone orders around. I also want to go visit Bluebird City. I haven¡¯t been there ever since graduation!¡± So what if Zhang Fan was Wang Yanan¡¯s teaching doctor? She instantly sold him out to her friends! ¡°And did you know? Zhang Fan is such a schemer. He received 3,000 yuan as payment for the three surgeries today, yet he gave 1,500 yuan to Carte City Hospital¡¯s doctors, and then gave me 500 yuan as well, leaving himself with only 1,000 yuan. He¡¯s under the impression that I don¡¯t know what he¡¯s up to, but he¡¯s obviously just waiting for bigger fish! Shao Hua, you¡¯d better watch him carefully in the future. He really does make a lot of money.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that really is a lot! Even if he only got 1,000 yuan in one day, that¡¯s 30,000 yuan in a single month! Hua, I¡¯ll be counting on you to support me in the future!¡± Jia Suyue stuffed her face into Shao Hua¡¯s chest as she said this.


    ¡°Sigh!¡±


    On the next day, everyone returned to Chasu City. Zhang Fan came over to Shao Hua¡¯s home to eat a meal together. He purchased many ingredients from the supermarket, such as meat, eggs, rice, noodles, and so on. Shao Hua waspletely unable to stop him.


    ¡°Just look at you, are you trying to forcefully insert yourself into my family? Who out there acts like you?¡± Shao Hua said rather helplessly.


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯m still young, and these groceries can be rather heavy. I¡¯ll buy these thingster, which means that your parents won¡¯t have to be so tired in the future.¡± Indeed, Zhang Fan was absolutely nning on inserting himself into Shao Hua¡¯s family!


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents were actually quite happy to receive all these food ingredients as a present. To them, this meant that the two youngsters hadn¡¯t wasted their money on useless things, and were instead more practical.


    The meal consisted of beef noodles apanied by some vegetables and tomatoes 1 . The noodles were light in taste, which Zhang Fan definitely preferred. He ended up eating more noodles than Shao Hua and her parentsbined.


    ¡°This is how food is supposed to be eaten. Just look at the two of you, you eat as much as a sparrow would. I don¡¯t even feel like cooking for you two anymore,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mothermented to her husband and daughter before turning around to Zhang Fan. ¡°If you¡¯re not busy after work, feel free toe have a meal with us anytime. Just make sure to call us beforehand. I can cook anything that you want. It¡¯s bad for you to always eat at the hospital cafeteria.¡±


    ¡°Okay! Understood, Ma¡¯am. I¡¯lle over whenever I have time. Your food was really delicious!¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father frustratedly smoked a cigarette while ncing at Zhang Fan and thinking to himself, ¡®This youngster is truly so shameless! He takes any opportunity he¡¯s given!¡¯

 Chapter 102: Vacation planning

    <h4>Chapter 102: Vacation nning</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was truly trying hard to join Shao Hua¡¯s family. Right when he got off from work, he would first give Shao Hua¡¯s mother a phone call, and then he would go to pick up Shao Hua from her workce. After this continued for a week, Shao Hua¡¯s mother began to call Zhang Fan as well to ask him what he wanted to eat for dinner. This made Shao Hua rather displeased¡ªpreviously, her mother would always ask her what she wanted to eat, but now that her mother was asking Zhang Fan what he wanted instead, she felt that she was no longer being spoiled!


    Chasu City Hospital began its training sessions for the intern doctors to help them pass the medical licensing exam. These training sessions were scheduled tost slightly more than a month. Superintendent Ouyang started with a speech, which was followed by speeches from the vice superintendents. Basically, they all said the same thing: the intern doctors absolutely had to pass the medical licensing exam. Any intern doctor who failed to pass the exam for two years in a row would be instantly fired, with no exceptions. Although Superintendent Ouyang had also mentioned that she would fire intern doctors who failed to pass the exam within two years when she just had been promoted to superintendent, nobody had taken her seriously at the time. But this time, the superintendent and vice superintendents were all announcing this together, which gave a tremendous amount of pressure to the intern doctors who had failed the medical licensing exam in the previous year.


    Originally, an attending physician from the cardiology department was scheduled to give the first ss to the intern doctors. However, the cardiology department suddenly received an emergency patient in dire condition, so Superintendent Ouyang allowed the attending physician to leave. Zhang Fan was supposed to teach the second ss, which would basically be his advice to the intern doctors on how to pass the exam. The first ss was supposed to be on the basics of giving patients physical examinations. Well, there was no helping it. All the young intern doctors hade to the training session, but the first ss¡¯s teacher had to suddenly leave, so Zhang Fan was suddenly asked to take over the first ss as well.


    Superintendent Ouyang announced, ¡°Let us have the top-ranking student fromst year¡¯s medical license exam say a few words.¡±


    After she said this, the head of the hospital administrative department directly handed the microphone to Zhang Fan. Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t prepared himself to teach a ss on the basics of physical examinations, this topic was simple enough, so teaching it would be no problem at all for him.


    He confidently walked up to the front, nodded slightly at the superintendent and vice superintendents, and said, ¡°The leaders view the training for the young doctors with great importance. Since they¡¯re sending me out first, please allow me to demonstrate the basics of physical examination as well as the standardized movements for the exam. Let us all learn together.¡±


    Zhang Fan then began his ss. He walked over to the side of a previously prepared anatomy model and began to demonstrate the basics of physical examination.


    Meanwhile, as Superintendent Ouyang watched Zhang Fan give his ss, shemented to the surgeon vice superintendent, ¡°His logic is clear and his movements are well standardized. I¡¯ve heard that Little Zhang is considered an excellent talent in the surgery departments?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. He¡¯s pretty good at both orthopedic and general surgery. In the orthopedic surgery departments, he¡¯s on the level of the doctors with the second-highest certification. In the general surgery departments, he¡¯s on the level of veteran attending physicians. He really is a talented surgeon.¡± The surgeon vice superintendent¡¯s rtionship with Superintendent Ouyang had recently improved quite a bit.


    Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s management philosophy was that she would leave management of specialized fields to the professionals. Thus, she allowed the surgeon vice superintendent to bepletely in charge of the surgery departments. He was granted full control over all decisions regarding medical equipment and medicine. However, he would also be held fully responsible if any problems arose. This was why he was now fearfully respectful and obedient to Superintendent Ouyang.


    After Zhang Fan finished his demonstration on how to perform a physical examination, Superintendent Ouyang immediately started pping her hands. She then stated, ¡°If all of you can reach Doctor Zhang¡¯s level, it¡¯ll be quite easy for everyone to pass the exam!¡±


    Now that Zhang Fan was finished with the demonstration, it was time for him to test the students individually on their abilities in giving physical examinations. Since all of the intern doctors had already finished their undergraduate studies at a medical school at the minimum, it would really be quite bad if they weren¡¯t even able to perform a simple physical examination.


    However, the hospital¡¯s recruitment wasn¡¯t irond in its requirements. There were those who had gotten recruited by using connections. This simple test instantly exposed those doctors. There was a certain female doctor who had difficulty with something as basic as locating the thyroid nd. Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s expression darkened; she was acquainted with this female doctor. Ouyang Hong herself had been the one who allowed this female doctor to join the hospital!


    After the individual tests for the intern doctors finished, Superintendent Ouyang announced, ¡°Anyone who failed to pass the patient physical examination test just now shall have all of their sry and bonuses for this month deducted. And if those doctors still can¡¯t pass the patient physical examination test after one month, there¡¯s no need for them to remain as doctors anymore. The hospital is no ce to ck off and just get by. cking off will only lead to major medical incidents, which will probably harm both you as well as the patient.¡±


    There were a few doctors who hadn¡¯t managed to pass the patient physical examination test that Zhang Fan administered. Their expressions were all ashen as they realized that Superintendent Ouyang was absolutely serious. Medical knowledge wasn¡¯t something that could be acquired overnight. Regr study and umtion were absolutely necessary. If a simple physical examination was already too difficult for you, there were far more difficult questions in the medical field. In real life medical situations, there would always be countless sudden and unexpected situations. If you didn¡¯t umte knowledge regrly, and only tried cramming in thest month, it was truly unlikely that you could pass the medical license exam.


    After Zhang Fan finished teaching, he received a phone call from Shao Hua right when he returned to the dermatology department. ¡°Are you busy right now?¡±


    ¡°I just finished teaching a ss. I¡¯m not busy right now, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve even started teaching sses! You really are amazing. I have some good news for you. My bank is giving all of us employees a valuable gift. We¡¯re allowed to choose either a cell phone, aputer, or a single-lens reflex camera. They¡¯re all worth just slightly less than 5000 yuan. I saw that the men¡¯s cell phone looked pretty nice. How about I pick that for you, and you¡¯ll get something nice for free?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s bank really did have good benefits for its employees. Shao Hua had previously noticed that Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone was so worn that its color was fading. So, she wanted to get a new cell phone for him, but was worried that he would lose face, so she said it in a joking manner.


    ¡°Don¡¯t, cell phones are so useless. All you can do with them is make phone calls. I think that you should choose the single-lens reflex camera. We can do something like photographyter in the future.¡± Zhang Fan had been influenced by Li Hongtu from orthopedic department #1. Li Hongtu really loved to go around everywhere and take photos whenever he had some vacation time, which seemed rather interesting to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°The camera that my bank is offering to us is a camera for beginners. Also, do you know that really good lenses for these cameras are very expensive?¡± Shao Hua spoke in a tiny voice. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t understand anything about cameras, but Shao Hua did.


    ¡°Oh! Forget it, then. You should pick theputer.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    But, in the end, Shao Hua still chose the single-lens reflex camera. After interacting with Zhang Fan for all this time, she had learned already that he basically didn¡¯t have any hobbies. However, since he seemed to enjoy photography, it seemed alright to also buy a nice lens for him to y around with. It wasn¡¯t like life was only about work, after all.


    Zhang Fan had now almost finished with his rotation in the dermatology department. Director Gulnazar said that she would treat Zhang Fan to a meal. He had really melded quite well with the dermatology department in this one month. All of the other dermatologists had a good opinion of him. Here in the border province, everyone was more passionate and friendly, especially the ethnic minorities; the dermatologists were mostly exactly ethnic minorities.


    It was now almost May 1st, International Labor Day. Superintendent Ouyang approved a seven-day vacation for Zhang Fan because he had done an especially good job with teaching the intern doctors. He wouldn¡¯t even need to be on call for these seven days. He was allowed to y as he pleased!


    Zhang Fan honestly would have had no idea how to use these seven days if he had still been single.


    During that night at dinner, Zhang Fan told Shao Hua¡¯s mom, ¡°Ma¡¯am, I have a seven-day vacation starting May 1st. How about we all go out together somewhere? Although I¡¯ve been here in this province for two years already, I really haven¡¯t been to many ces here.¡± Since Zhang Fan had decided already that he would pursue Shao Hua seriously, he felt that he should also ept Shao Hua¡¯s family. He figured that her parents didn¡¯t have a very high sry, so it was unlikely that they went out often on family vacations.


    ¡°Sheesh! There¡¯re way too many people everywhere because they¡¯re all on vacation. Taking buses and taxis will also be inconvenient, so let¡¯s just forget it. How about you and Shao Hua go have fun somece nearby? I¡¯m sure that both of you are tired from always working,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother suggested.


    Shao Hua was especially delighted to hear this. She was really happy and moved that Zhang Fan had thought to invite her parents out on vacation. She secretly held Zhang Fan¡¯s hand under the table and told her parents, ¡°I also have a seven-day vacation for May 1st. Since Zhang Fan¡¯s inviting us, why don¡¯t we all go somewhere together for once? Mom, Dad, you¡¯re getting older now, so if you don¡¯t take the chance to go on vacation, you might not be able to enjoy vacations like this in the future anymore.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go out on a family vacation then, since Little Zhang is inviting us,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father eximed in a decisive tone.


    ¡°Where do you two want to go? And how about you, Zhang Fan?¡± Shao Hua asked.


    ¡°You guys decide. We¡¯ll go wherever you two youngsters want to go,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother replied.


    Zhang Fan was slightly hesitant as he suggested, ¡°How about Kanas Lake?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t Kanas Lake slightly far away? Isn¡¯t it a bitte to be buying tickets at this time?¡± Shao Hua turned on herputer and began to search for online information about Kanas Lake.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I can drive everyone there; my car is big enough. We also have plenty of time. Let¡¯s just have fun as we travel. I¡¯m just worried that Sir and Ma¡¯am might not be able to handle the trip.¡±


    ¡°Not a problem, how old do you think we are? We¡¯re still quite young!¡±


    Since a vacation had now been nned, Shao Hua began making all the preparations. Zhang Fan had originally believed that all they needed to bring were some clothes and instant noodles, but he really learned a lot when he saw Shao Hua¡¯s list of everything to bring!

 Chapter 103: Embracing without letting go

    <h4>Chapter 103: Embracing without letting go</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    China was trulyrge. Even the border province had a ridiculous area. Chasu City was approximately 1000 kilometers away from Kanas Lake. Shao Hua already began preparing as the vacation would be soon. There was only one more week until the seven-day May 1st vacation.


    ording to what Shao Hua found on the inte, it would even asionally snow over at Kanas Lake in May. They would need to bring warm clothing, then. They also needed sneakers for mountain climbing. However, Shao Hua¡¯s parents hadn¡¯t gone on vacation for many years already. They only had leather shoes. Zhang Fan also only had leather shoes. He rarely wore sneakers. He typically wore either his work shoes or leather shoes with a shiny finish.


    Shao Hua also wanted to prepare some food to store in the car in case of unexpected situations such as a major traffic jam, which was somethingmon near vacation sites. Since they were going on this vacation, Shao Hua wanted to be as prepared as possible. She said, ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s not eat at home today. Let¡¯s go eat somewhere outside so that we can go shopping afterwards and buy some clothes and shoes for all of you. There¡¯s only a few days before we leave.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s too necessary?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother didn¡¯t want to say anything too forceful, since Zhang Fan was still technically an outsider. She didn¡¯t want Zhang Fan to think that she was too miserly.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, Ma¡¯am,¡± Zhang Fan spoke up as well. Although Shao Hua¡¯s ie was quite decent at her bank, her parents had gotten ustomed to a in lifestyle, and didn¡¯t like to spend money frivolously.


    There were quite a fewrge malls in Chasu City. Zhang Fan parked the car, while Shao Hua and her parents went into the mall first. While separated from them, he took advantage of being alone by purchasing a 3,000 yuan gift card for this mall. Shao Hua definitely wouldn¡¯t ept any cash from him, so he could only spend it in this indirect manner.


    Not only did Shao Hua purchase new shoes, shirts, and pants for her parents, she also bought Zhang Fan aplete outfit from head to toe. Zhang Fan was quite obedient, and let her choose whatever she wanted with zero objections.


    Although it all seemed like a lot of clothing, the total cost wasn¡¯t that high. Shao Hua hadn¡¯t picked very expensive clothing for her parents, as they would be unwilling to wear it. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about the price, as he was willing to wear anything that Shao Hua picked out for him.


    When it was time to pay for everything, Zhang Fan brought out the gift card he¡¯d previously purchased, and remarked, ¡°Oh, by the way, this is a gift card that my hospital gave to me. There¡¯s 3,000 yuan on it. It¡¯ll be wasted if we don¡¯t spend it, because the gift card will expire.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents were still upstairs in the shopping mall. It was only Shao Hua and Zhang Fan together while paying. Shao Hua didn¡¯t want to spend Zhang Fan¡¯s money. She nced at him, and said, ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me. You just purchased this gift card when you arrived. Did you really think that I didn¡¯t notice? Just keep it for yourself. Buy some things for your family for your visit home.¡±


    ¡°Please take the money, it¡¯s not like I¡¯ll go broke. Since you know the truth already, then allow me to say this. I can¡¯t guarantee you a high-ss lifestyle or anything like that if you stay with me, but what I can promise you is that your parents are just like my parents. This money is to support them in their old age. Please take it.¡±


    Shao Hua was incredibly moved to hear this. Her eyes reddened as she voluntarily squeezed Zhang Fan¡¯s hands. She choked up as she said, ¡°I¡¯m the only child of my family. I¡¯m truly happy that you can treat my parents this way.¡±


    ¡°Sir, Miss!¡± The two of them still wanted to flirt with each other, but the mall¡¯s cashier interrupted them because there were plenty of others standing behind them in line, waiting to pay.


    Thus, Zhang Fan handed his gift card over to the cashier. This time, Shao Hua truly was moved. It wasn¡¯t just about money, as Shao Hua¡¯s ie was also alright, and she could afford all the clothing purchased today. Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t said any other sweet words, his words had already warmed her heart so much. Everyone would have parents. No matter if you were a son or daughter, it wasn¡¯t like you jumped out of a rock. There was a saying that children would take care of you in old age, but wouldn¡¯t you also get old even if you had no children?


    The May 1st seven-day vacation week arrived. Zhang Fan set out together with Shao Hua¡¯s family at five in the morning. There weren¡¯t many cars on the road at this time. Shao Hua rode in the passenger seat and acted as the tour guide as she held a map in her hand and acted all serious. Actually, she didn¡¯t even know how to read this map. However, Zhang Fan did know the way to Kanas Lake.


    The distance between Chasu City and Kanas Lake was more than 1,000 kilometers. It would indeed be possible to reach Kanas Lake in a single day if Zhang Fan focused only on driving, but they were traveling for a vacation, not to arrive as fast as possible. Their first stop was Shiyou City, the richest city here in the border province. Although this city suffered from severe pollution, it was also really beautiful. The residents¡¯ average ie was quite high here. Zhang Fan could tell from everyone¡¯s appearance and energetic expression that they seemed to be happy and peaceful.


    On the next day, they reached Burqin City. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were both young, so they were fine with the long-distance drive so far, but Shao Hua¡¯s parents were getting a bit tired. Burqin City was a ssic example of a tourist hotspot. There would be a huge number of tourists here in summer, but this city would be empty after the holiday ended. Many businesses would leave together with the tourists, leaving Burqin City quite empty afterwards.


    The locals weren¡¯t very satisfied with this sort of situation. They had a real headache about the summer tourism, but they wouldn¡¯t be able to support themselves without making some money off the tourists. They would raise their prices greatly when it was tourist season. For example, even a simple bowl of noodles would cost as much as 60 yuan 1 !


    Zhang Fan drove all over Burqin City to look for a hotel. It wasn¡¯t that there weren¡¯t any hotels, but rather that there were too many of them. Burqin City was filled with hotels and restaurants. However, the hotel prices were truly outrageous. It cost 800 yuan per night for a single 30-square-meter room that didn¡¯t evene with a bathroom. There was only a bed and two chairs in such a room. The hotel owner wouldn¡¯t really care if you stayed or not.


    In the end, Zhang Fan finally found a slightly better hotel and paid for two rooms there. Zhang Fan roomed together with Shao Hua¡¯s father, while the two women shared the other room. They then went to a restaurant together. They found the restaurant¡¯s prices just as ridiculous, but there was no helping it, as this was tourist season!


    Although the hotel and food prices were ridiculous, the scenery here was truly beautiful. Siberianrches, Siberian firs, Siberian spruces, and Siberian pines could be seen everywhere. They all had deep green needles and metallic ck trunks. The scenery here was quite different from southern China¡¯s which would have much more slender trees.


    The scenery here gave off a powerful metallic impression. There were also snow-covered mountain peaks visible in the distance. The nearby scenery consisted ofrge patches of straight and tall dark trees that reached high up into the clouds.


    There was also a blue-greenke nearby. As the cold wind blew past, this ce really did seem like a fairy realm. Peak tourist season would only arrive after June, so there weren¡¯t too many tourists currently.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s family stayed in this scenic location for two days and one night. They truly didn¡¯t want to leave. Next to the forest was a in, which had countless tiny streams upon it along with so many sheep that they all seemed like clouds. There were also plenty wildflowers coloring thendscape. The cold breeze blowing down from the snowy mountainsbined with the fragrance of the trees, flowers, and nts to make one feel as if they had broken free from the worries of the world.


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents were walking by a small stream off in the distance, and Zhang Fan and Shao Hua held hands while walking down a forest path.


    ¡°I really don¡¯t want to go back. It would be so great to live a nomadic life here!¡± Shao Huamented as she gazed at a flock of sheep in the distance.


    ¡°Oh! Haha, you¡¯ll only feel endlessly isted out here after the sense of freshness is gone. Although a nomad¡¯s life seems peaceful and free, it¡¯s actually filled with hardship. Without regards to anything else, just a single big rainstorm or snowstorm might cause both your livestock and yourself to be in danger.¡±


    ¡°You wooden block!¡± Shao Hua pouted andined about Zhang Fan because he had pulled her back to reality from her fantasy. At this time, a hare suddenly dashed out of the forest. This forest hare was no small white rabbit, but was ratherrge and gray.


    This hare ran right over Shao Hua¡¯s foot! Shao Hua was so surprised that she even screamed out of fear. She also nudged herself really close to Zhang Fan, who took advantage of the situation to embrace her.


    ¡°I think that was a big bad gray wolf!¡± Zhang Fan whispered to her as he enjoyed the sensation of her warmth and softness.


    ¡°You fool!¡± Shao Hua lightly pushed Zhang Fan.


    They then lightly kissed each other! The taste was so alluring! They both got addicted to this endless sweetness.


    Shao Hua ended up twisting Zhang Fan¡¯s arm slightly to get his attention. She shyly said, ¡°You fool, I almost suffocated because I couldn¡¯t breathe! Let¡¯s go back already, otherwise my parents will start worrying about us.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, okay!¡± Although Zhang Fan said this, he kept holding onto Shao Hua in his embrace without letting go.


    He really wanted to stay like this with her forever!

 Chapter 104: Cough! Cough! Cough!

    <h4>Chapter 104: Cough! Cough! Cough!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s family really enjoyed their vacation together. Shao Hua¡¯s parents indeed had fun, and Zhang Fan was really delighted because his rtionship with Shao Hua had improved even further.


    When he returned to the hospital, he was rotated to the respiratory department. Cough, cough, cough! He heard an endless amount of coughing the moment that he opened the door to the department.


    ...Actually, since the weather was turning warm, the respiratory department had much fewer patients in this season. If this had beente fall, winter, or early spring, the respiratory department would be absolutely filled to the brim with patients.


    The respiratory department was arge department. Many older patients would often have toe stay here. The director of the respiratory department was named Jumabieke. He was a young man in his thirties, and was also the only doctor in all of Chasu City Hospital who had studied overseas before. Back when China had a SARS breakout, Jumabieke had been studying in Beijing. He risked his life together with other doctors there, traveling to the most seriously infected locations.


    When the SARS outbreak ended, the border province rewarded Jumabieke by sending him to study abroad in Ennd. When he returned, he could have easily gone to Bluebird City, but he refused, instead insisting on returning to his hometown: Chasu City.


    At that time, he had been promoted to attending physician just before the SARS outbreak. Since he was still too young, it wouldn¡¯t have been appropriate to reward him with the position of superintendent. Thus, he was promoted to being the respiratory department¡¯s director. The previous director of the respiratory department could only aggrievedly be transferred to be the director of the geriatrics department.


    Due to Jumabieke¡¯s personal experience, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s respiratory department was quite renowned in the border province. Not only that, since Jumabieke was of Kazakh ethnicity, many rich and powerful Kazakh people would alsoe visit to have Jumabieke treat them.


    Director Jumabieke was young, experienced studying abroad in Ennd, and had excellent future prospects in front of him. Thus, he managed his subordinate doctors extremely strictly. Not only was he strict about proper medical treatment for patients, he even managed doctors¡¯ attire quite strictly. All the male doctors of the department were required to wear dress shirts and ties, while the female doctors were forbidden from anything more than light makeup. Sweatpants, flip-flops, and all other casual attire were forbidden.


    Older veteran doctors of the respiratory department truly didn¡¯t enjoy working here. Not only did the director manage everything really strictly, there was basically no hope for the veteran doctors of this department to get promoted. The two doctors with the second-highest level certification could only sit at theirputers and type medical reports themselves.


    But for the younger doctors, they considered the respiratory department excellent. Since Director Jumabieke was quite famous in the area, he received an incredibly high number of patients. Not only that, Jumabieke wasn¡¯t at all satisfied with only being a department director. He had his sights set on even higher positions. Thus, he was quite generous to the lower-ranking doctors. He didn¡¯t personally take most kickbacks in the department. Li Hui¡¯s current goal was to get assigned to the respiratory department after his rotations were finished. Even while working temporarily in other departments, he would oftene visit the respiratory department in order to make Director Jumabieke remember him.


    Zhang Fan joined the respiratory department one weekter than the other rotation doctors because Superintendent Ouyang had especially given him a seven-day May 1st vacation free of being on call as a reward for his previous teaching. Hence, all of the veteran doctors of the department had already received student doctors, and there was only one veteran doctor left without a student doctor. Zhang Fan was assigned to Zhu Qianqian, a young female doctor who had only recently been promoted to attending physician herself. Zhu Qianqian had a wiry figure.


    After the respiratory department¡¯s morning meeting were arterial blood gas tests for the patients. Here in the respiratory department, almost all the patients would have their arterial blood taken, and it was more than once for some patients. The nurses of this department were thus really busy. The head nurse of the respiratory department had mentioned this to Director Jumabieke, who thusmanded that the rotation doctors should take over the duty of drawing the patients¡¯ arterial blood.


    There were quite a few rotation doctors who weren¡¯t skilled enough to draw arterial blood by themselves. They would have to ask the nurses for help. The nurses were willing to help the doctors who had better emotional intelligence and thus got along better with the nurses, but the doctors with lower emotional intelligence weren¡¯t well liked, so no nurse would help them. A few months ago, Wang Yanan had spent a rotation in the respiratory department. It was really easy for her to draw arterial blood. Several male rotation doctors were unable to perform this task, and they all asked her to do it for them. She was more than happy to do so under one condition. Every time that she helped draw blood for someone, that person would have to write a medical report for her.


    Zhang Fan started getting ustomed to the daily routine of the respiratory department. He would have to inspect the color of patients¡¯ phlegm, ask patients about their symptoms, draw patients¡¯ blood, write medical reports, offer medical advice, and check up on patients staying in the department. Luckily for him, since he already had his medical license, the other doctors and nurses gave him face. At the very least, they wouldn¡¯t just order him about.


    Although the weather was warmer now in early May, the respiratory department¡¯s patient rooms were stillpletely filled. Zhu Qianqian was in charge of slightly more than 20 patients. Checking up on all the patients would take more than an hour. Zhang Fan would need to record the wetness or dryness of their coughs, their wheezing rales, and respiratory sounds.


    There were also tasks such as checking on the patients¡¯ antibiotic medication, sputum cultures, and so on. There really was a lot of different types of small tasks in the respiratory department. Not to mention, the patients¡¯ lungs weren¡¯t good, and they struggled with breathing difficulties, so it wasmon for the patients to have a bad temper. There were many elderly men and women hospitalized in the respiratory department who had hair-trigger tempers that would go off at the slightest provocation. It wasmon for them to curse at the nurses to the point of causing thetter to cry.


    Patience would be required when dealing with such patients. Even the slightest hint of impatience or an improper exnation from the doctor would result in the patient¡¯s temper ring up. Also, most of the older patients in the respiratory department were on the skinnier side. Why was it? Theycked the lung power to expel their phlegm. Chubbier people would have stronger lung power and more powerful coughs. Since respiratory diseases usually had a big toll on the body, most patients in the respiratory department were on the skinnier side.


    Zhu Qianqian had a toddler who was just slightly older than one year old. Thus, she had significant child-rearing expenses, especially because she also had high requirements. She wanted to feed baby form to her child until six years old. However, she distrusted the safety of Chinese baby form, so she only purchased imported German baby form, which she viewed as the safest for some reason. Zhu Qianqian was especially hardworking because of this. She actually had more patients than any other doctor in the respiratory department.


    It was likely that Zhang Fan was the only person who could grind more work than her! Zhu Qianqian often voluntarily worked overtime, and would write medical reports until eight or nine p.m., having her husband pick her up from work then. During her night shifts, she would often have to pull all-nighters writing medical reports. Since she had many patients, it wasmon that she would make small mistakes in the medical reports that she would then have to fix. Her medical reports were often rejected for these mistakes, so she would then have to revise them again. Hence, Zhu Qianqian was especially happy to receive Zhang Fan as a student doctor at first. However, when she heard a little more about him from the other rotation doctors, she could no longer be as happy.


    First of all, Zhang Fan already had a medical license. Basically, this meant that if Zhu Qianqian acted too overbearing towards him, he could simply refuse to do the work. Even Director Jumabieke of the respiratory department wouldn¡¯t be able to hold too much sway over Zhang Fan. He had plenty of other departments he could choose to work in instead of the respiratory department.


    Not to mention, Zhang Fan was known to be really wanted by the surgical departments. This meant that he would care even less about what the director and doctors of an internal medicine department like the respiratory department thought. Basically, she would bepletely unable to exert any authority over Zhang Fan, and would instead have to spoil him in order to make him work for her.


    Zhu Qianqian was working on the day that Zhang Fan first arrived in the respiratory department. She had more than 30 medical reports to finish as those were her aplishments from the past week. She truly was working her hardest.


    After Zhang Fan finished his first day¡¯s work in the respiratory department, Shao Hua called and offered to bring some dinner over to him, but Zhang Fan refused. He didn¡¯t want to trouble her, not to mention that it would be easy to get infected by something in the respiratory department. So, he didn¡¯t allow her toe.


    Zhu Qianqian had a smile as she asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, what are you eating for dinner tonight?¡±


    She was the type who wanted others to work for her without paying them anything in return. For typical rotation or intern doctors, it would bemon for their teaching doctor to at least pay for a meal. This would be more than enough to have the student doctor work properly because none of the student doctors would have a high ie. They would all be grateful.


    However, Zhu Qianqian would never do such a thing as pay for a meal for a student doctor, because she was the type who wanted to save as much money as possible for herself. Well, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know about Zhu Qianqian¡¯s personality, so he said, ¡°I don¡¯t know yet. Doctor Zhu, what are your ns for dinner?¡±


    ¡°I brought a rice pf from home. How about this, you don¡¯t need to go out to a restaurant. Not only will that be a waste of time, restaurant food isn¡¯t clean. How about you eat my rice pf? I usually don¡¯t eat dinner.¡±


    ¡°It wouldn¡¯t be proper for me to eat your dinner. I¡¯m already used to eating dinner outside.¡±


    ¡°I really don¡¯t like to eat dinner at night, honest. It would be a waste of good food. Please don¡¯t think that my food is dirty! Rx! My husband disinfects our home every day! I have a young toddler, so we pay special attention to cleanliness. Rest assured and eat it.¡± Zhu Qianqian didn¡¯t allow Zhang Fan to refuse as she brought out an especially small lunchbox.


    Zhang Fan was unable to refuse with how direct she was. Although Zhu Qianqian was miserly about money, she really was willing to work hard. She even washed her chopsticks for Zhang Fan while also bringing him some napkins and pouring him a cup of hot water, which made him feel rather awkward.


    ¡°Have a taste. This rice pf is really good. My husband even took sses on how to make it. It will taste just as good as any restaurant¡¯s.¡±


    Actually, the taste was just average. This Uzbek-style palov cooking style for pfs was rather greasy, and the rice had gotten cold already, so it was difficult to determine how tasty it might have originally been. Also, the food had been prepared for the skinny Zhu Qianqian, so there wasn¡¯t much to begin with. Zhang Fan finished in just a few bites.


    ¡°Was it good?¡±


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t bad!¡±


    Zhang Fan was about to go and wash the lunchbox, but Zhu Qianqian grabbed it and washed it first.

 Chapter 105: Picked up a treasure?

    <h4>Chapter 105: Picked up a treasure?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Medical reports in internal medicine could really reflect a doctor¡¯s medical abilities. The doctor¡¯s analysis of an illness, thoughts on what medicine to use, and so on would all be recorded in the medical report for others to read as well. Zhang Fan¡¯s foundational knowledge of internal medicine was only average. In fact, he had only really started umting a foundation when he was first rotated into an internal medicine department. Now that he was in another internal medicine department, he definitely wouldn¡¯t let go of this chance to study from such arge number of medical reports.


    Zhang Fan sat in front of theputer for three consecutive hours without getting up a single time. Meanwhile, Zhu Qianqian had gone to the bathroom once and poured water for Zhang Fan twice.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, there¡¯s no hurry. You just have to finish all the medical reports by tonight, but if you really can¡¯t finish, it¡¯s fine to just finish them tomorrow. Have some coffee that my husband especially purchased for me. It¡¯s quite tasty.¡±


    Zhu Qianqian was absolutely delighted because Zhang Fan was such a hard worker. In fact, he was even more hardworking than she was. She felt as if she had picked up a treasure! Since he was so hardworking, Zhu Qianqian even acted quite magnanimous (by her standards). She made coffee for him, constantly brought him water, washed fruits for him, and so on.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t bored with these medical reports even in the slightest. He started carefully studying andparing the medical reports, learning much knowledge and experience from them. Previously, when he was in the cardiovascr department of internal medicine, his teaching doctor Ye Jing had far fewer medical reports, so he hadn¡¯t learned anywhere near as much.


    Cardiologist Ye Jing was the type who was satisfied with doing as little work as possible. She preferred to have as few patients as possible, and to always get off work on time. This was in direct contrast to the hardworking pulmonologist Zhu Qianqian¡¯s personality.


    ¡°Doctor Zhu, why wasn¡¯t this patient given a respiratory stimnt?¡± Zhang Fan asked while pointing at a patient¡¯s medical record.


    ¡°Ah, this patient? I asked Director Jumabieke about it at the time. He said that this patient¡¯s lungs are already weakening, and that using a respiratory stimnt would only worsen the patient¡¯s carbon dioxide retention.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t even know how strict our department director is. My medical reports would already count as excellent medical reports in other departments. In your surgery departments, medical reports are all about copy and paste. That won¡¯t work for us. Director Jumabieke will refuse to approve our medical reports unless we write some personal analysis. Sigh~! Such a waste of my time.¡±


    Zhang Fan felt as if he was breaking out in a cold sweat from listening to Zhu Qianqian¡¯sints. ¡®She really is so shameless. She makes quite a lot of typos in her medical reports that I¡¯m fixing for her, yet sheins about the director being strict? Also, no matter how simple a surgical medical report is, all records of each surgery are unique and must be typed up. If you were a webnovel author, you would be cursed to death!¡¯ He didn¡¯t even know how to verbally respond to this.


    Still, Zhu Qianqian was truly hardworking. She had by far the most patients out of every single pulmonologist, with more than double the number of patients of the doctor with the fewest patients. Average doctors would at most take care of around eight patients simultaneously because they wouldn¡¯t have the energy to care for more at once. Luckily, Director Jumabieke was incredibly strict, and liked to personally check up on the patients himself. Otherwise, there would have definitely been problems with how aggressively Zhu Qianqian took patients.


    Director Jumabieke couldn¡¯t really say anything about Zhu Qianqian¡¯s behavior. Was he supposed to criticize her for working hard and taking care of more patients? It wasn¡¯t like he could forbid her from taking patients.


    Zhu Qianqian was just like Doraemon, constantly snacking on something.


    There were many infectious diseases in the respiratory department, so Zhu Qianqian was constantly washing her hands. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really like to eat snacks, and was enthralled by reading all these medical reports, so he didn¡¯t want to lose time by getting up to wash his hands. But, he constantly heard Zhu Qianqian snacking away as if she was a mouse. Actually, it would have been quite easy for him to just fix her medical reports as there were standard formats for the medical reports. But, actually studying and learning from them would require concentration. Zhang Fan was quite annoyed by her snacking sounds. ¡®No wonder she said that she doesn¡¯t eat dinner! With how she constantly snacks, of course she won¡¯t be hungry at night!¡¯


    It really couldn¡¯t be helped. But, honestly, Zhang Fan really would have gone elsewhere to finish the medical reports if it weren¡¯t for the fact that he needed to learn more about respiratory basics from Zhu Qianqian.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, there¡¯s no need to be so careful with the medical reports. You just need to look them over briefly and fix them up. They¡¯re all in the same format. Just make sure that the patient medication is correct. Oh, and fix any typos that you see, along with whatever sections were marked wrong by the director as the reason for rejecting my medical report.¡±


    Zhu Qianqian was also fixing her own medical reports on anotherputer together with Zhang Fan. She would finish fixing three medical reports before Zhang Fan had finished a single one. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t left hisputer at all, she would have felt that Zhang Fan had been cking off.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. This is only the second internal medicine department I¡¯ve been in. Doctor Zhu, your medical reports are useful for my studies.¡± Zhang Fan ignored her suggestion to go faster. If all he did was fix her medical reports without actually learning from them, all of this would be meaningless. It wasn¡¯t like he was fixing her medical reports just for the sake of fixing them. If he didn¡¯t gain anything at all, of course he wouldn¡¯t be willing to spend any all-nighters here!


    Although Zhu Qianqian had a lot of work due to all the patients she had, she really was a fast worker. She was also a really fast typer who almost never used her mouse. She skillfully used all sorts of keyboard shortcuts to swiftly copy, paste, modify, and rearrange her medical reports.


    ¡°You should learn how to use these keyboard shortcuts. They¡¯ll really improve your speed. I learned all this from my many years of experience. Compared to using a mouse, using keyboard shortcuts will save you three minutes per medical report on average. Just think about it, with 30 medical reports, you can save 90 minutes! And if you finish the medical reports earlier, you¡¯ll also be able to rest earlier.¡±


    Zhu Qianqian was really quite extreme in her shortcutting. ¡®Are you supposed to be a professional typist or a pulmonologist?¡¯ Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but wonder inwardly.


    ¡°Doctor Zhu, patient #33 is having breathing difficulties. He¡¯s pressed the bell to summon assistance. I checked his condition. His oxygen saturation level is a little low.¡± A nurse entered the doctors¡¯ resting area and called Zhu Qianqian.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go check his condition. Maybe phlegm has blocked his air passage. Doctor Zhang, you can stay here and continue fixing the medical reports,¡± Zhu Qianqian said as she got up and grabbed her stethoscope.


    However, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯te here just for the sake of writing medical reports for Zhu Qianqian. He wanted to actually learn during his rotation. Naturally, he would refuse to be left out during an emergency situation like this one.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯ll go check things out as well.¡± Zhang Fan also got up and grabbed his stethoscope as he said this, causing Zhu Qianqian to pout.


    Patient #33 was an elderly man in his 70s. He had smoked for more than 50 years already, resulting in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary heart disease, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol. This time, he had been hospitalized due to being infected after catching a cold.


    ¡°That Doctor Chen in charge of you is so irresponsible. You have so much phlegm, yet he didn¡¯t even prescribe you some Ambroxol to break up your phlegm, letting you breathe phlegm all night long. So much trouble!¡± Zhu Qianqianined.


    She didn¡¯t speak very loudly, but she still spoke intentionally loud enough so that the old patient could hear her. He got so angry that he mmed his hand against his hospital bed. His face had gottenpletely red with anger under his hospital face mask.


    ¡°Sir, please don¡¯t be angry. I¡¯ll have a talk to the director tomorrow and have him properly scold Doctor Chen.¡± Zhu Qianqian was quite sly, and instantly managed to calm down the old patient with a single sentence. The old patient¡¯s daughter next to him also had a really dissatisfied expression, but what could she do? Her father was in great difort, but she didn¡¯t dare to talk back to the doctors. She was afraid that if she angered the doctors, the doctors would stall and cause her father to suffer more.


    The old patient felt slightly better after some sputum aspiration. He was even able to fall asleep again.


    ¡°Tomorrow, go ask the respiratory department head nurse for a heavy face mask like mine. Your standard-issue face mask won¡¯t work here. There¡¯s an extremely high number of infectious diseases in the respiratory department. You need to protect yourself against infection,¡± Zhu Qianqian informed Zhang Fan after they finished treating the old patient.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go get one tomorrow.¡± Zhang Fan then asked a question he had been wondering about regarding the old patient. ¡°Why didn¡¯t the doctor in charge of this patient prescribe oxygen therapy to begin with? And why did you instantly prescribe a low-flow oxygen therapy the moment that you were called to check this patient for the night shift?¡±


    ¡°Because oxygen therapy is mostly useless for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Giving him oxygen therapy is mostly just a cebo effect for him. For patients like him, he¡¯llin and give you trouble all night long if you don¡¯t act like you¡¯re doing something for him. Giving him some oxygen therapy is to make him feel better,¡± Zhu Qianqian said quite proudly.


    For this night shift, neither Zhu Qianqian nor Zhang Fan slept for the entire night. Zhang Fan had plenty of energy due to his System strengthening his body, while Zhu Qianqian was filled with motivation due to her one year old toddler who drank imported milk form. They finished Zhu Qianqian¡¯s thirtyish medical reports by the next morning.


    ¡°Sigh! I¡¯m so exhausted that I can¡¯t even stand up straight! Doctor Zhang, how about I treat you to some meat buns from my home after we perform the daily morning checkup for the patients? We¡¯ve both been busy all night. I never eat the meat buns from outside, especially not from the meat bun stall that¡¯s set up right in front of our hospital. I¡¯ve seen that meat bun merchant wipe his snot with his hand and then grab meat buns without washing his hands several times already!¡±


    ¡°Oh! Really?¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t even the slightest bit about to copse from working all night, but he almost copsed from hearing Zhu Qianqian¡¯sment because he would buy meat buns from that particr stall on almost a daily basis! ¡°No need to treat me, but thank you, Doctor Zhu.¡±

 Chapter 106: Money is the best motivator!

    <h4>Chapter 106: Money is the best motivator!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Pulmonologist Zhu Qianqian¡¯s only goal in life was to make lots and lots of money. Because of this, she was ridiculously miserly. In other departments, as long as the rotation doctors properly worked hard, the teaching doctor would at least reward them with small amounts of money. The teaching doctor paying for meals and drinks would be consideredmonce. Everyone knew that the new intern doctors had to work hard while receiving only meager sries. The teaching doctors paying for the intern doctors¡¯ food and drink equaled their recognition and eptance of the intern doctors.


    Zhu Qianqian didn¡¯t care about any of this at all. She felt that it was only natural for the rotation doctors to have to work their hardest for very little in return. She believed that it was their fault for not having medical licenses!


    Although Zhang Fan was one of the few rotation doctors who had a medical license, he didn¡¯t mind any of this. He felt that in any profession, one should abide by the profession¡¯s social norms (unless you were the big boss who could set the social norms yourself).


    There were many Chinese southerners who came all the way out to western China to do business in Chasu City. There was an especially high number of Chinese from W Province, Henan Province, or Sichuan Province here in the border province. The W Province people typically had high-ss businesses, such as transporting rare resources from the border province back to ind China, where the resources would be processed and made into goods that were sold back in the border province.


    Henan people had monopolized the food sales and recycling industries in the border province. As long as one Henan person was able to sessfully start a business here, it would take only a few years for an entire vige of Henan people to slowlye over. They also all worked together in an especially unified manner. There were many of them who didn¡¯t even know how to speak Mandarin Chinese 1 , although they were extremely proficient in the Henan dialect.


    The Sichuan people were experts in opening up all sorts of restaurants, including hot pot, regr fried dishes, fast food, and so on. Their restaurants¡¯s food was considered far more delicious than the locals¡¯ restaurants¡¯. They were also really hardworking, and would often start working early in the morning. Meanwhile, the locals preferred to sleep in untilte in the morning. By that time, the Sichuan restaurants had already done a lot of business.


    China was constantly improving as a country. Without regards to other industries, China¡¯s improvements in the medical field were quite evident. In every city,rge new buildings were being constructed for hospitals every day. The most advanced medical equipment was also constantly being purchased.


    Additionally, due to the previous SARS outbreak incident of China, the Chinese government began to greatly support infectious diseases hospitals. Previously, regr hospitals would have to ept patients with any type of infectious disease, but that was no longer allowed ever since the SARS incident. Any infectious disease that the Chinese government designated as ss A or ss B would have to be reported to the government, and the patient could only be treated at a specially designated infectious diseases hospital. [TL/N: see http://.wpro.who.int/china/topics/infectious_diseases/en/ for China¡¯s ssification of infectious diseases influenced by the SARS outbreak of 2003.]


    On Friday night, Zhu Qianqian and Zhang Fan were working the night shift together when a Chinese southerner from W Province came to the respiratory department for treatment. This man was a business owner. Zhu Qianqian especially loved receiving patients who came in after the regr day shift because nobody would fight over such patients with her, nor would the director tell her that she had too many patients and that she had to give the patient to another fellow doctor, as the director didn¡¯t work night shifts.


    ¡°Hello, doctor. I¡¯ve been feeling rather hot recently, and I also keep coughing. My phlegm also sometimes contains blood.¡±


    This southerner spoke heavily ented Mandarin Chinese. It was somewhat difficult to understand his words.


    ¡°Let me listen to your respiratory sounds. Please have a seat. Rest assured, since you¡¯re at a hospital, we doctors will help you with your illness. Please raise your shirt.¡± This southerner wore high-ss clothing. Everything he had, including his wallet, was from a well-known name brand. Zhu Qianqian¡¯s eyes were basically sparkling. This was her favorite type of patient: someone who didn¡¯t have local medical insurance and was also really rich. This meant that the patient would choose the most expensive and best medical services.


    However, Zhu Qianqian became slightly hesitant after she finished listening to the man¡¯s respiratory sounds. She then asked in detail about his medical problems, which only made her more hesitant when she heard the results. The patient had low fevers, fatigue, and a poor appetite. She also tapped on the patient¡¯s chest and could hear from the sounds that he was suffering from pleural effusion. With her checkup and the man¡¯s self-identified medical problems, it became quite obvious to Zhu Qianqian just what illness this man suffered from.


    It seemed apparent that this southerner also knew quite well himself that he was suffering from a ss B infectious disease, one which was supposed to be reported to the government and mandated that he go to an infectious diseases hospital. He was quite well ustomed to doctors¡¯ social customs as he instantly handed a red packet to Zhu Qianqian along with giving Zhang Fan two boxes of smokes. Zhang Fan tried to refuse, but Zhu Qianqian stuffed the smokes into Zhang Fan¡¯s pocket.


    ¡°Just take these smokes,¡± Zhu Qianqian told him. ¡°Even if you¡¯re not a smoker, you can always give them away to someone else to make friends with them!¡± She then squeezed the red packet before telling the southerner, ¡°You probably realize already that your disease is difficult to deal with, really difficult. It¡¯s quite troublesome for me.¡±


    What this actually meant was that Zhu Qianqian felt that she hadn¡¯t received enough money from the red packet. She could tell from feeling through the envelope that there had been approximately 500 yuan inside. She would be taking quite a risk by epting this patient, and since this patient obviously seemed to be rich, Zhu Qianqian really wanted to take as much as she could from him.


    ¡°Haha, rest assured, I¡¯ll properly thank you again after I fully recover.¡± The man brought out another red packet and handed it to Zhu Qianqian. He understood the Chinese medical society¡¯s unwritten customs quite well. Since Zhang Fan was only an intern doctor in the respiratory department, he only gave him two boxes of smokes, and focused most of the bribes only on Zhu Qianqian.


    ¡°Alright then. Since that¡¯s the case, I¡¯ll ept you as a patient, especially because you¡¯re an outsider who¡¯s probably unfamiliar with the other hospitals in Chasu City. However, you have to stay in a private, individual room, and your treatment fee will be rather expensive. Do you have medical insurance?¡±


    ¡°Yes, but it only works for my home province. I won¡¯t be able to use it here!¡±


    ¡°Then don¡¯t use it. Your life is the most important. You¡¯ll have everything as long as you fully recover, don¡¯t you agree?¡± Zhu Qianqian was already putting on her heavy face mask.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Money isn¡¯t something that can be taken with me to the afterlife. Money will be no issue at all.¡± The southerner was quite generous. In fact, the smokes he gave to Zhang Fan were in fancy wooden boxes. Zhang Fan had never seen such a thing before. When Zhang Fan first started working, Li Hui had lured him into trying out smoking. However, Zhang Fan had never purchased any smokes for himself before, as he only smoked when smokes were gifted to him.


    There was a VIP patient room in the respiratory department, which was arge room with extravagant furnishings. In the past, you would have to have high status in order to stay here. However, regtions started tightening and social norms changed, so this VIP room was changed so that anyone with money could stay here. Just the room fee alone would cost a bit more than 300 yuan per night. It would be the equivalent of staying at a high-ss hotel in Chasu City.


    The southerner didn¡¯tin even one bit as he epted all of Zhu Qianqian¡¯s arrangements for him. He was especially cooperative. Zhu Qianqian was absolutely delighted as well¡ªher ie from this one patient would be equal to her average ie from 10 patientsbined.


    Zhang Fan finished the paperwork for the patient¡¯s preliminary checkup. Zhu Qianqian secretly removed the X-rays from the paperwork, and reminded Zhang Fan, ¡°This patient is rather special. Whenever you¡¯re giving him a checkup, remember to wear your heavy face mask.¡±


    Zhang Fan was no idiot. He could identify from the patient¡¯s symptoms that the southerner man was actually a sufferer of tuberculosis, which China had designated as a ss B infectious disease! Of course he would be extra careful about his own health around this patient.


    Still, Zhang Fan was somewhat mystified. Director Jumabieke of the respiratory department was the type who liked to personally check up on the patients every day. It would be impossible for the director to miss the fact that there was now a patient staying in the special VIP room of the department. He had no idea what Zhu Qianqian was thinking. He felt that she was behaving far too recklessly, and that she was treating the hospital¡¯s regtions as nothing more than a joke.


    Unfortunately, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t really say anything about Zhu Qianqian¡¯s actions. To put it nicely, he was still only a rotation doctor. To put it bluntly, he was basically here just to do menial work in the respiratory department. At least he already had his medical license. Ordinary rotation doctors who didn¡¯t have a medical license would have to do anything they were ordered to. Anyone who had objections would be at risk of losing their job!


    ¡°I¡¯ll personally write the medical report for this patient. You don¡¯t need to do anything. You must be tired from the past few days of work. You can go home today now since there¡¯s no more medical reports to write. Oh, and I¡¯m giving you the weekend off. You won¡¯t need toe here tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.¡±


    Zhu Qianqian was giving Zhang Fan some time off so that she could personally deal with all the matters rted to the tuberculosis patient. Zhang Fan was more than happy to take this time to rest as he had learned much from his first week in the respiratory department. He wanted to study his medical textbooks, which would help him to absorb even more knowledge. As for whatever shady business Zhu Qianqian was up to, he didn¡¯t want to get involved. He didn¡¯t have the power to do so, nor did he want to stick his nose into someone else¡¯s business.


    He had been too busy over the past few days, so he hadn¡¯t even visited Shao Hua¡¯s home. Since he was free this weekend, Zhang Fan purchased some fruits and went over to Shao Hua¡¯s family.


    After taking a family vacation together with Shao Hua¡¯s family, Shao Hua¡¯s father now had a much friendlier attitude towards Zhang Fan. He no longer showed such unfriendly expressions. In fact, every time that Zhang Fan came over to visit, he would insist that Zhang Fan should y Chinese chess against him.


    Zhang Fan had no interest in games which weren¡¯t yed for money. He far preferred to gamble money on card games! However, Shao Hua¡¯s father was bored with nothing to do at home, and he refused to allow Zhang Fan to go help out in the kitchen. ¡°You¡¯re a surgeon. Your hands are precious. If you identally burn or cut yourself, it¡¯ll be such a loss if that prevents you from performing surgery for someone who needs it.¡±


    As for ying Chinese chess, Shao Hua¡¯s father didn¡¯t need Zhang Fan to go easy on him. In fact, Zhang Fan was quite unskilled at ying Chinese chess. He only knew the basic rules, such as how the knight and bishop were supposed to move. It was quitemon for Shao Hua¡¯s father to achieve such overwhelming domination that Zhang Fan had no pieces apart from his king remaining. Yet, Shao Hua¡¯s father didn¡¯t at all mind that Zhang Fan was terrible at Chinese chess. He even derived great fun from it. It was often that he made Zhang Fan y Chinese chess against him for more than an hour at a time, which truly brought pain to Zhang Fan.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father was actually using this as a way to observe Zhang Fan¡¯s patience and character. He wanted to see if Zhang Fan would get angry or impatient. This was all for the sake of his daughter.


    Shao Hua and her mother finally finished cooking tonight¡¯s meal, rescuing Zhang Fan from his torture. Shao Hua saw how Zhang Fan looked like he wanted to die, so she secretly squeezed his hand, instantly causing him to be energetic again.


    Ever since they previously kissed in the forest, Shao Hua had avoided giving Zhang Fan any chances to have intimate contact with her. She would only asionally peck Zhang Fan on the cheek before swiftly running away.

 Chapter 107: Silly girl

    <h4>Chapter 107: Silly girl</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    On the weekend, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were holding hands while out on a date together. However, they just happened to run into Wang Qian, who spotted them. Nowadays, Shao Hua was willing to allow Zhang Fan to hold her hand.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, Shao Hua!¡± Wang Qian had a knowing smile as she stood across the street while looking at the two of them. Oh! Shao Hua immediately shook off Zhang Fan¡¯s hand. She crossed the street, and said, ¡°Hello, Director Wang.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s face had be bright red.


    ¡°Haha, I was wondering why Zhang Fan hadn¡¯te to visit me in so long. So he was in a rtionship! He really has such great taste. He picked the prettiest flower in our bank!¡± Wang Qian joked around.


    ¡°Haha! Sister Wang, you were also out shopping?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t feel awkward at all. He felt that there was nothing to be embarrassed about regarding love.


    ¡°I was bored, so I came out for a little walk. Come with me, I¡¯ll treat the young couple to a meal. I don¡¯t usually talk much to Shao Hua at the bank, but from now on, I¡¯m going to have to get closer to her. Zhang Fan was the one who cured my back pain.¡± Wang Qian had a rather unique and high position in the bank. She was also quite self-disciplined as she typically stayed in her office, reading newspapers and sipping tea. She almost never participated in the bank¡¯s daily affairs.


    ¡°Director Wang!¡± Shao Hua was really embarrassed with how Wang Qian referred to her and Zhang Fan as a young couple.


    ¡°Call me ¡®sister¡¯ from now on, both at the bank and outside. Before, I always thought that you were excellent, Shao Hua. Zhang Fan, you need to treat her well in the future. Definitely don¡¯t do wrong by her!¡±


    ¡°No problem, Sister Wang. How about the two of us treat you to a meal instead?¡± Zhang Fan chuckled.


    ¡°No need. You still haven¡¯t gotten married yet. Now that you have a girlfriend, you need to save money. There will be plenty of things to spend money on in the future. I have some meal coupons here, so let¡¯s go eat some seafood.¡± Zhang Fan figured that Wang Qian had already forgotten who gave her the meal coupons.


    This border province was very far away from the sea, so any even somewhat fresh seafood would be really expensive. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua had only eaten seafood once together; it was back when Wang Yanan took advantage of Zhang Fan and made him treat everyone to a seafood buffet. Normally, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s spending was quite average. They would just go to ordinary restaurants and order a few dishes, and ever since Zhang Fan shamelessly started joining Shao Hua¡¯s family for meals, they ate out at restaurants even less.


    Zhang Fan had also eaten seafood buffet a few times back at Bluebird City, but he rarely ate seafood here because not only was the seafood usually not fresh, it would be prohibitively expensive. Wang Qian was paying for a seafood buffet today, so Zhang Fan focused only on crabs, lobsters, and the other expensive seafood.


    Shao Hua and Wang Qian weren¡¯t big eaters. It wasn¡¯t long before they were full.


    Wang Qian drank some hot milk tea as she asked Shao Hua, ¡°When did the two of you start dating?¡±


    Shao Hua was helping Zhang Fan peel some shrimp. When she heard this question, she answered, ¡°Not long.¡± However, at the same time, Zhang Fan continued stuffing his mouth while replying, ¡°Several months already!¡±


    ¡°What do you mean!! It¡¯s only been two months!¡±


    ¡°Haha, out of all the young people I know, both you and Zhang Fan are outstanding. Since you¡¯re dating each other now, get along properly with each other without wronging the other. Feel free toe find me if there¡¯s anything at all. I really do like both of you.¡± Wang Qian was truly satisfied with how Zhang Fan had cured her back pain. She wouldn¡¯t have treated Shao Hua so well if it weren¡¯t for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, when will you visit your home? You¡¯ve been here in the border province for two years now, right?¡± Wang Qian asked Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Almost. It¡¯ll be two years exactly in this October. I¡¯m going to visit home next month since my younger sister is about to take the college entrance examination. I won¡¯t feel reassured unless I go.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s time that you visited home. Come visit me before you leave. Are you taking Shao Hua with you?¡±


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯d like to take her back with me!¡± Zhang Fan had a foolish smile as he looked at Shao Hua.


    ¡°What!? I don¡¯t have enough vacation days, and besides~¡± Shao Hua spoke in a tiny voice as her face reddened.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a problem. I¡¯ll talk to your boss about it. Feel free to go together with him.¡± Wang Qian was truly acting as a powerful support for Zhang Fan, helping him say and do everything. All that was left for him was to convince Shao Hua to go back with him.


    After the meal was over, Wang Qian went home, while Zhang Fan held onto Shao Hua¡¯s hand as they slowly walked around together.


    ¡°Oh you!! You say everything out loud! You almost embarrassed me to death!¡± Shao Huained to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Not a problem. Everyone will find out sooner orter. Sister Wang is pretty nice. She¡¯s a really friendly person. I also think that her rmendation for you toe along with me to visit my family is a good one. How about you consider it?¡±


    ¡°Consider? No way!¡± Shao Hua was unable to just follow him to visit his family when nothing was for certain yet.


    ¡°Honest. My parents are getting old, and I live so far away from them now. It will make my parents feel reassured if youe along with me to visit them.¡± Zhang Fan was quite sly. He knew that Shao Hua was softhearted, so he went with emotional appeal.


    ¡°Oh! Let me think about it. What are you thinking?¡± Shao Hua asked.


    ¡°About taking you back with me for my home visit?¡±


    ¡°Not that, I¡¯m talking about the future.¡± Shao Hua twisted Zhang Fan¡¯s arm.


    ¡°The wife goes where the husband goes. Just follow me wherever I go,¡± Zhang Fan said while holding on to Shao Hua¡¯s hand.


    ¡°I¡¯m the only child in my family. I won¡¯t go far away from them. If... If you really do want to leave Chasu City, let¡¯s just forget about us,¡± Shao Hua spoke slowly but resolutely.


    ¡°Tsk, are youcking confidence in me that much?¡± Zhang Fan asked while directly looking at Shao Hua.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that. I¡¯m just worried. You truly are quite excellent. In just two years here, just look, without regard to anything else, you¡¯ve already gotten acquainted with more people than someone like me who grew up here. I can sense that Chasu City won¡¯t be able to keep you. I¡¯ve truly thought about us for a long, long time,¡± Shao Hua stated as her eyes reddened.


    Humans were emotional creatures. As Shao Hua and Zhang Fan spent time together, she indeed had more and more feelings for him. She also liked Zhang Fan. Although Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t very romantic, he made her feel safe, giving her a feeling that he could truly be relied upon.


    ¡°What are you worried about, silly girl? Your family aren¡¯t locals of this border province, either. Besides, even if I leave Chasu City in the future, all I have to do is bring your parents along with me. As long as we work hard together, everything will improve.¡±


    This was a man¡¯s responsibility. Although having sex would be easy, you would also need to take the ording responsibility. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the type to run away from his responsibilities. He had already made up his mind. Once his financial condition was good enough, he would definitely take Shao Hua and her parents with him. No matter how difficult the future was, he would never wrong Shao Hua. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the type who would easily fall in love, but once he did, he would be quite serious about it.


    Shao Hua was quite motivated by Zhang Fan¡¯s words. She secretly resolved herself to continue improving so that she wouldn¡¯t be a burden for him. But first, she still needed to ask her parents¡¯ opinion. What would she do if her parents weren¡¯t willing to move away from Chasu City?


    Zhang Fan already had an idea how to convince Shao Hua¡¯s parents to leave Chasu City. He would gradually get into their good graces by visiting often, and then find excuses such as better education, better medical resources, better climate, and so on to bring Shao Hua¡¯s parents along with him.


    Actually, Shao Hua¡¯s parents were also quite worried about the issue of Zhang Fan leaving Chasu City in the future. He was here all by himself, with no rtives in the border province. He could leave Chasu City quite easily. What were they supposed to do about that? Zhang Fan seemed to be truly excellent, with a good temperament, excellent patience, and filial piety for the elderly. Otherwise, Shao Hua¡¯s father would have long since started strongly objecting.


    ¡°You need to have a good talk with our Hua, and tell her to think about things. While everything seems quite beautiful during the honeymoon period of romance, they¡¯re going to be living daily life together as well. Have Hua ask Zhang Fan about his ns for the future. Sigh!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father told his wife in a worried tone.


    ¡°Yeah! But, no matter if she chooses Zhang Fan or someone else in the end, we won¡¯t allow ourselves to be a burden for Hua in the future. At the very least, both of us have some retirement pension. If we can¡¯t take care of ourselves anymore, we can go to a retirement home. It¡¯s fine as long as Hua is happy. Don¡¯t worry too much, because I can tell that Little Zhang is someone with big ns. He doesn¡¯t seem like the type who lives one day at a time. Our Hua wouldn¡¯t be interested in someone like that. Hua has always been excellent ever since young.¡±


    On Monday morning¡¯s daily round of patient checkups, Zhu Qianqian went early in the morning to Director Jumabieke¡¯s office!


    ¡°Director, it¡¯s like this. I received a patient over the weekend who I thought had a lung infection. I asked him to do an X-ray, but he refused. I only received the blood test today. He has tuberculosis.¡± Zhu Qianqian knew that the director liked to hear English, so she spoke the words ¡°X-ray¡± and ¡°tuberculosis¡± in English.

 Chapter 108: Zhu Qianqian knows what’s good for her?

    <h4>Chapter 108: Zhu Qianqian knows what¡¯s good for her?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Director Jumabieke remained silent for quite a while. He checked the patient¡¯s medical information and saw that the patient was in the respiratory department¡¯s VIP patient room. Not to mention, the doctor was Zhu Qianqian, who he knew quite well to be rather greedy. Director Jumabieke was no idiot. Was Zhu Qianqian really so incapable that she couldn¡¯t even diagnose tuberculosis in a patient correctly? He refused to believe that.


    ¡°He¡¯s already been treated here for three days. Some of the checkups were onlypleted this morning. Director, you see~¡± Zhu Qianqian pretended to act pitiful.


    ¡°Since you¡¯ve already epted him as a patient, the patient will surely cause a ruckus if you kick him out now. However, Doctor Zhu, I can let it go this time, but there will be no more exceptions. Inform your patient that he¡¯s not to go around anywhere. Hurry and drain his pleural effusion. Immediately have him leave the hospital when his treatment is finished.¡± Director Jumabieke tossed the patient¡¯s medical information sheets onto his table.


    Zhu Qianqian hurriedly nodded and bowed while speaking in a tone that sounded like she was a spoiled child. ¡°Rest assured, Director. This definitely won¡¯t happen again. This was only an unexpected assurance. I know already that you¡¯re the best.¡±


    She then left the director¡¯s office, absolutely delighted.


    As long as she managed to persuade the director of the respiratory department, nobody else would care about what she was doing if she didn¡¯t let anyone else know that she had a patient with tuberculosis. She indeed knew how to treat tuberculosis, anyways.


    The W Province southerner had been in the border province for seven to eight years already. He had made great profits each year, and would always return to his hometown province for the holidays. But, he somehow caught tuberculosis. He had already confirmed for certain in a smaller city hospital that he had tuberculosis. That hospital had given him the paperwork to transfer to a tuberculosis specialty infectious diseases hospital.


    However, he refused to go to an infectious diseases hospital! He felt that it would be such a joke! What if he got infected with something even worse there? For someone rich like him, it would be quite easy to get into a ss A hospital. It would just depend on whether the doctor he met knew what was good for them or not. In the end, the doctor he met was Zhu Qianqian. But, did she actually know what was good for her or not?


    The tuberculosis patient was extremely cooperative with all of Zhu Qianqian¡¯s orders. He didn¡¯t try to stir up any trouble. Zhu Qianqian had told him not to leave the VIP patient room at all, and so he hadn¡¯t taken a single step out. Even all his food would be delivered to him from the hospital cafeteria.


    Tuberculosis was an illness that would abuse the weak and fear the strong. If a person who was infected with tuberculosis had a strong body and immune system, the tuberculosis would simply remain dormant without spreading. However, the moment that the host¡¯s body started having problems and the immune system weakened, the tuberculosis would instantly start behaving arrogantly, revealing itself to be an annoyingly sticky chronic illness that was impossible to fully treat with medication alone. It was often that the tuberculosis would keep showing up with recurring attacks.


    Not only that, medicine¡¯s effects on tuberculosis would only keep weakening as the tuberculosis bacterium was capable of evolving to be immune to the antibiotics! Many tuberculosis strains were alreadypletely immune to or greatly resistant against medicines from just 10 to 20 years ago.


    Zhu Qianqian protected herself against tuberculosis quite meticulously. She wore twoyers of heavy face masks, which made Zhang Fan wonder if she would feel suffocated, and every time that she finished treating the tuberculosis patient, she would always disinfect herself and wash up with great caution, making sure not to miss a single spot.


    For the morning patient checkups, Director Jumabieke personally led the department¡¯s doctors and head nurse in checking up on all the patients himself.


    ¡°Stop the antibiotics for patient #18. It¡¯s been two weeks already. Any more antibiotics will probably lead to mold growth. I¡¯ve emphasized so many times that antibiotics must be used reasonably, reasonably! You can¡¯t just use antibiotics as much as you please. Antibiotics aren¡¯t almighty.¡± Director Jumabieke would point out any incorrect treatments after checking up on each patient. However, he was the type who gave face to his subordinate doctors as he would only correct them after leaving the patient¡¯s room, not letting the patients hear it.


    During the director¡¯s patient checkup time, the patients weren¡¯t allowed to have family members with them, as that would interfere with the checkup process. Only those patients in critical condition would be allowed a single family member, and even then, the family member would be restricted to only staying in that patient¡¯s room.


    ¡°Director Jumabieke, I understand about not overusing antibiotics. However, the patient still had a bit of a cough, which was why I hesitated and kept using them.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid of the coughing. You need to also rely on and trust your own diagnosis. This stethoscope is your best weapon. You must use it well. When I was studying in Ennd, rather than MRIs or some otherrge medical equipment, the stethoscope was considered a pulmonologist¡¯s best friend,¡± Director Jumabieke said as he lifted up his stethoscope to demonstrate to the lower-ranked doctors. This was another habit of Jumabieke¡¯s. He often liked to talk about his experiences from studying abroad in Ennd.


    At the end of the patient checkups, only the special VIP room remained. Director Jumabieke said, ¡°Alright, everyone can go do their own work now. Change the medical reports that need to be changed, and proactively modify the medical advice you give to the patients while using medicine reasonably.¡± He then turned around to leave.


    However, this confused the respiratory department¡¯s head nurse. Wasn¡¯t there still the VIP patient room to check up on? She hurriedly chased after Director Jumabieke, and said, ¡°Director, there¡¯s still one more patient. Doctor Zhu epted this patient on Friday night.¡±


    ¡°I know. She decided on her own to ept that patient, and has already been treating him for three days. What else am I supposed to say by now? Tell all your nurses to protect themselves well. It¡¯s not convenient for me to go check on that patient, either,¡± Director Jumabieke told the head nurse.


    ¡°Is it tuberculosis?¡± the head nurse asked in a tiny whisper.


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Okay, understood!¡±


    ¡°Also, don¡¯t let others know about what Doctor Zhu did. We¡¯re all coworkers in the same department. Gossip would be bad. I¡¯ll have to trouble you nurses after work for a while. Try to maintain ultraviolet disinfection every day until that special patient leaves.¡±


    The head nurse was filled with worries for her staff as she returned to nurses¡¯ working area. She stood at the doorway, pped her hands, and announced, ¡°Everyone,e over for a moment. Stop what you¡¯re currently doing even if you have work right now. There¡¯s something I need to tell you all.¡±


    Zhang Fan was somewhat confused. He felt that Zhu Qianqian really had to be quite sly as she dared to brazenly break hospital regtions right in front of the director. Actually, Director Jumabieke was mostly helpless, unable to do anything about this. Normally, Zhu Qianqian was a serious and obedient surbordinate. Her only fault was that she was really greedy. However, he needed hardworking subordinates like her, so to him, something like this was only a minor issue.


    Zhang Fan shook his head as he felt that it wasn¡¯t his role to worry about the tuberculosis patient¡¯s matter. Neither could he say anything, as anything he said would be useless!


    The W province southerner had arge amount of pleural effusion buildup. After chest X-rays and ultrasounds were taken, it was now time for thoracentesis in order to remove the pleural effusion.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you surgeons should be better at a procedure like thoracentesis. We doctors of internal medicine are worse with our hands than you surgeons. Not to mention, you men have better physical strength and stamina than us women.¡± Although Zhu Qianqian was capable of performing thoracentesis, she really didn¡¯t want to do it for the patient. She wanted to try and see if she could force Zhang Fan to perform the thoracentesis for the tuberculosis patient instead.


    Zhang Fan could only smile helplessly. This Doctor Zhu was really so direct! She didn¡¯t participate in any gossip in the respiratory department at all. As long as nobody tried to steal her patients or affect her ie, she would be as quiet as a robot in the department. All she would do was write her medical reports. She also rarely conversed or gossiped with the other doctors.


    But, if someone tried to steal one of her patients, then she would erupt like a volcano. She could be incredibly vicious. She was incredibly domineering towards the other rotation doctors, especially as most of them didn¡¯t have medical licenses. When dealing with Zhang Fan, she instead tried to manipte him with her words. She felt that Zhang Fan probably wouldn¡¯t lower himself to argue with a woman.


    Still, it was doubtful if Zhang Fan could even win an argument against her. There was this incident where a patient¡¯s family member came to see her in order to obtain a copy of his rtive¡¯s medical report. Zhu Qianqian was quite busy at the time, and told the family member to wait a while. This made the man really unhappy, and he pointed at Zhu Qianqian while cussing at her. Zhu Qianqian responded with a furious eruption.


    Although Zhu Qianqian was rather skinny, she contained the power of a nuclear bomb in her body. She angrily cussed at the man all the way from her office to the hallways of the respiratory department. The man got even angrier as well, and was about to hit her, but he was prevented from doing so by the presence of hospital security guards. Thus, he could only take Zhu Qianqian¡¯s cussing helplessly.


    As for the thoracentesis procedure for removing pleural effusion, it couldn¡¯t be done too quickly. The pleural effusion could only be drained slowly because draining it too quickly would cause low blood pressure and hypovolemia, easily leading to shock.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you busy? If you have time, we should have a meal together. A doctor as young as you probably has a bright future ahead of him.¡± The tuberculosis patient chatted with Zhang Fan who was only half paying attention.


    It wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan actually wanted to chat with him. Zhang Fan just wanted to understand more about the patient¡¯s condition through thetter¡¯s tone because it would be impossible to observe the patient¡¯s expression only from behind.

 Chapter 109: Emergency military request

    <h4>Chapter 109: Emergency military request</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The W Province southerner was quite skilled at socializing. Every time that Zhu Qianqian and Zhang Fan were on the night shift, he would send over some small gifts, such as fruits, milk boxes, and so on. He didn¡¯t miss sending small gifts on even a single shift.


    Although Zhu Qianqian wouldin about these small gifts, saying that none of the gifts were worth anything, having them was still better than not receiving anything at all. She really did pay special attention to the tuberculosis patient, and often reminded Zhang Fan to go check on his condition. ¡°Doctor Zhang, although you¡¯ll be in a surgical department in the future, and I know that you¡¯re just going through the motions here in our internal medicine department, it will be helpful for you to have experience taking care of VIP patients.¡±


    Zhu Qianqian was quite a smart individual. It was just unfortunate that she didn¡¯t use her smarts properly!


    Even without her telling him so, Zhang Fan would have periodically checked up on the tuberculosis patient regardless.


    Every night back at his apartment, Zhang Fan would study seriously. He wanted to have a serious future in the medical field, and felt that he needed to improve his foundation. How was he supposed to do that? Through the medical textbooks. Only bypletely understanding all the content in every medical textbook would he truly solidify his foundation. Zhang Fan was actually studying for the amount he should have done back in medical college.


    Hisck of foundation only hurt him after he truly started working. What was he supposed to do about falling behind due to not studying seriously enough in medical school? All he could do was study with his grinding method, reading the medical textbooks over and over again.


    On this night, Superintendent Ouyang was woken up by a phone call in the middle of the night. ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, I am the leader of Chasu City Communist Party Committee. I¡¯ll cut to the chase. There¡¯s two seriously injured patients who are on their way to Chasu City Hospital right now. You must summon all the best doctors in your hospital and save these two patients¡¯ lives. This is a political task.¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang broke out in a cold sweat after the phone call was over. This phone call hade through on her secret private cell phone number, which only her higher-ranked political bosses knew. Even her family members didn¡¯t know about the existence of Ouyang Hong¡¯s secret phone number.


    Ouyang Hong didn¡¯t dare to waste any time. She immediately called to check who was currently the highest-ranked hospital administrator in charge at Chasu City Hospital for tonight. Luckily for her, the person in charge tonight was the director of the logistics department. ¡°Immediately call every single department director and doctor with the second highest-level certification. Tell them all to gather at the hospital. For anyone who doesn¡¯t pick up their phone, send an ambnce to their address to pick them up. Also, call the head nurse of every single department and tell them all toe to work at the hospital immediately. You absolutely must hurry!¡±


    Since Ouyang Hong didn¡¯t dare to waste any time, she even had her husband drive her to Chasu City Hospital. That was how sensitive being issued a political task from her higher-ups was. She usually had a personal driver take her, but she couldn¡¯t afford to wait for her driver to be summoned now. By the time that Superintendent Ouyang arrived at Chasu City Hospital, almost every single department director had already arrived. Most of the head nurses of each department had also arrived already.


    Most of the department directors were rtively older. Almost all of the directors lived on the hospital grounds in the hospital¡¯s apartments for them and their families, which made summoning them quite easy. Superintendent Ouyang told the surgeon vice superintendent, ¡°Our political higher-ups called and said that two seriously injured patients will soon arrive for us. It¡¯s likely that they¡¯ll require surgery. Check to see if all the surgical directors are present or not.¡±


    ¡°Director Gao Shijun and Director Wang Dehua from our two orthopedic surgery departments are both absent. They¡¯re both currently in Bluebird City, attending a Hong Kong expert surgeon¡¯s charity conference.¡±


    ¡°What terrible timing! Are the two vice directors present?¡±


    ¡°Yes, both of them are present!¡±


    ¡°I really hope that the two patients don¡¯t require emergency orthopedic surgery.¡±


    Soon after, the sound of sirens could be heard. When everyone looked outside the hospital¡¯s windows, they saw police cars leading the way, followed by military armored cars.


    In the dark night, this procession seemed just like a long dragon whose body was on fire. The hospital had already prepared arge empty clearing for this procession¡¯s arrival. Superintendent Ouyang stood on the stairs of the emergency department with a microphone, and spoke to it in a sharp tone. ¡°Open all the doors! Every department, be fully prepared! Check our emergency treatment medical supplies onest time! All departments, be ready to potentially receive our patients! I must emphasize that I will personally fire anyone who dares to tarnish our hospital¡¯s reputation!¡±


    It took seven to eight minutes for the procession of police cars, ambnces, and military armored vehicles to fully finish arriving at the hospital. A number of infantry troops jumped out of the armored vehicles. They smelled as if they had juste from a battlefield. Two stretchers were slowly lifted out of an armored vehicle.


    The first stretcher had a man with a serious expression who wore a military uniform. However, he had already passed away before reaching the hospital. The second stretcher waspletely covered in blood. An army medic held onto an IV drip for the second patient while shouting, ¡°Hurry! The patient took a bullet to the neck! He no longer has any blood pressure!¡±


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s department directors acted as the emergency treatment doctors. The younger doctors assisted in pushing the surviving patient into the emergency treatment room. Various types of medical equipment and medication were swiftly prepared in an organized manner.


    ¡°Who¡¯s the leader here?¡± A middle-aged man wearing a military uniform descended from an army green military SUV. His emotions couldn¡¯t be discerned from his expression, but he gave off a really cold aura, and he had eyes that seemed like they would devour you.


    ¡°I¡¯m the superintendent of Chasu City Hospital.¡± Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t know the military rank of this man or how to address him. Her voice trembled slightly as she was a bit cowed by his aura.


    The military man nced at her, and said, ¡°Of the two seriously injured patients, one already passed away before we could bring him here. You absolutely must save the life of the other patient, no matter what methods you have to use.¡±


    ¡°Yes, we¡¯ll do our very best!¡±


    ¡°You absolutely must save him! I don¡¯t care what methods you have to use. Do you hear me? You absolutely must!¡± the military man spoke in a very loud voice. Superintendent Ouyang was quite taken aback. Not long after, the city leader of Chasu City also arrived.


    Superintendent Ouyang entered the emergency treatment room, and asked the directors, ¡°How¡¯s the situation?¡±


    Zhao Quanping, the director of general surgery, and Ren Li, the director of the cardiovascr department, were acting as the lead doctors here, with the other department directors as their assistants.


    The director of the neurosurgery department was the one who answered Ouyang Hong. ¡°The patient has a bullet lodged between the seventh cervical vertebra and the first thoracic vertebra. The bullet just happens to be pressuring the arteries and medu oblongata. The force from the bullet¡¯s pration probably damaged the arteries already, and it¡¯s now stuck at a spot that managed to stop the bleeding. It¡¯s also difficult to determine the amount of damage to the medu oblongata.¡±


    ¡°So you¡¯re saying that the bullet can¡¯t be removed?¡±


    ¡°That will depend on the opinion of our orthopedic surgeons.¡±


    Li Hongtu had arrived to represent orthopedic department #1, while Chen Qi had arrived to represent orthopedic department #2. Li Hongtu silently shook his head, while Chen Qi said, ¡°The problem is that the impact from the bullet has damaged and pressured the medu oblongata. If we don¡¯t remove the bullet, the tissue will swell from edema, and the patient¡¯s breathing will only constantly weaken until he suffocates.¡±


    ¡°Then what should we do?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked immediately.


    ¡°We need an expert orthopedic surgeon. There might still be hope for the patient as long as the bullet can be removed without damaging the medu oblongata any further while also repairing the arteries.¡±


    ¡°With the patient¡¯s current condition, will he have any hope if we take him to Bluebird City?¡±


    ¡°I estimate that the patient canst at most another 40 minutes. Unless the bullet is removed, it will be difficult for him to...¡±


    Meanwhile, outside the emergency treatment room, the city leader of Chasu City was talking to the middle-aged military man. ¡°What happened? How was he injured?¡±


    ¡°Talking about that is meaningless right now. It all depends on his luck now! Please strongly emphasize once more to the leader of this hospital that his life absolutely must be saved. I¡¯ve already notified my leader. He¡¯s already sending the patient¡¯s sister over. She will probably arrive before it¡¯s light outside.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡± The city leader then whispered a few things to his secretary.


    The city leader¡¯s secretary then summoned Superintendent Ouyang from the emergency treatment room.


    ¡°City Leader!¡± Superintendent Ouyang was feeling incredibly anxious. If only this surgery had any guarantee to seed, she would be quite happy for all these leaders to be here. But, this surgery would be too difficult. Both orthopedic department directors were coincidentally out of town, and neither of the orthopedic vice directors even dared to attempt this highly difficult surgery.


    Ouyang Hong didn¡¯t get another chance to say anything, as the city leader spoke first. ¡°No matter if you invite an expert doctor, transfer the patient to another hospital, or have surgery performed here, you absolutely must preserve this patient¡¯s life. You don¡¯t need to tell me the medical details, because I don¡¯t have as much medical knowledge as you.¡± The city leader had a really serious expression.


    Ouyang Hong felt really bitter inside. ording to orthopedic vice director Chen Qi¡¯s estimate, the patient would onlyst for another 40 minutes in his current condition. It was now the middle of the night. There was no time to summon any expert doctors from Bluebird City. Ouyang Hong went inside the emergency treatment room, and told Li Hongtu and Chen Qi, ¡°Our bosses have given an absolutemand. You can¡¯t just try your best. You absolutely must save this patient¡¯s life. Tell me what conditions you need. As long as you¡¯re willing to attempt the surgery, I¡¯ll agree to any conditions that you request as long as it¡¯s within my power.¡±


    There was no helping it. Ouyang Hong could only hope that someone would be willing to try for the sake of a big reward. While the other doctors could simply go to other hospitals if they lost their job here, things were different for Superintendent Ouyang. If she lost her job as superintendent here, it would be impossible for her to be the superintendent of another ss A hospital elsewhere.

 Chapter 110: Challenge the god of death

    <h4>Chapter 110: Challenge the god of death</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    By now, everyone could tell that the injured patient definitely had some type of special status. However, the high difficulty of the surgery required for the patient would be no joke. Even if the position of hospital superintendent was offered as reward for sess, it still would be impossible for the orthopedic vice directors to aplish this surgery.


    The orthopedic vice directors and the director of neurosurgery all fell silent. Ouyang Hong had now given up hope on being able to save the patient. She mentally prepared herself to face her bosses¡¯ fury or potentially even being fired from her position of superintendent. But just as she turned around to leave, orthopedic surgeon Li Hongtu suddenly spoke up.


    ¡°If there¡¯s no other way, how about we ask Zhang Fan? I feel that he¡¯s already reached the peak of orthopedic surgery. In fact, I¡¯m even a little insufficient as his surgical assistant.¡± Li Hongtu was truly the nice person type. At a moment like this, nobody else dared to say anything, because they would have to take responsibility.


    ¡°Contact Zhang Fan immediately!¡± Superintendent Ouyang ordered the director of the hospital administrative department.


    Actually, Zhang Fan had already been woken up by all the sirens and ruckus at the hospital. His apartment was quite close to the hospital, and he could tell that something major was going on there. He had already put on his clothes and was walking towards the hospital.


    Zhang Fan saw many military cars, police cars, and military personnel when he arrived at the hospital. He could also smell the scent of smoke that seemed like it came from a battlefield. At this moment, his cell phone rang. Zhang Fan saw from the caller ID that the call was from the director of the hospital administration department.


    ¡°Hello, Director?¡±


    ¡°Where are you? Hurry ande to the hospital right now. There¡¯s an emergency.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m already at the hospital entrance.¡±


    ¡°Excellent. Hurry and run!¡±


    The director of the hospital administrator hung up, and then happily told Superintendent Ouyang, ¡°Doctor Zhang is already at the hospital entrance.¡±


    However, Ouyang Hong¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change one bit. Since even the veteran orthopedic vice directors weren¡¯t confident that they could sessfully aplish this orthopedic surgery for the patient, she felt that putting her hopes on a fresh rotation doctor would be nothing more than a joke.


    ¡°Hurry, check the patient¡¯s condition immediately! Is there any hope left?¡± Right when Zhang Fan arrived at the emergency department, the emergency department¡¯s head nurse immediately dragged him into the emergency treatment room, while Li Hongtu handed Zhang Fan the patient¡¯s CT scan and MRI images.


    After two minutes of checking the patient¡¯s medical information, Zhang Fan said, ¡°It will be difficult!¡± Ouyang Hong¡¯s disappointed expression changed to an expression containing some anger. ¡°What percent chance do you think you have to seed?¡±


    ¡°10%. The medu oblongata is considered a taboo location for surgeons to interfere with. Luckily, the shattered bone absorbed most of the impact from the bullet. It¡¯s likely that edema has already started appearing. When the edema surpasses a certain level, the patient might die at any moment. And if anything at all goes wrong with the surgery... There¡¯s almost zero room for mistakes in this surgery. We can¡¯t afford even a single mistake,¡± Zhang Fan said after some consideration.


    Ouyang Hong felt her hopes suddenly reviving. A 10% chance was already quite high when considering the fact that neither orthopedic vice director dared to ept this surgery. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan had pointed out the dangers of this surgery the moment that he arrived, and even indicated that there was a low sess rate, which meant that he at least had a low guarantee, which was better than none.


    ¡°You must take responsibility for your words. Keep in mind that this is no game!¡± Ouyang Hong informed him with a steely expression.


    ¡°I understand. I¡¯ll take responsibility,¡± Zhang Fan said while directly facing Superintendent Ouyang.


    Time was of the essence here. Nobody dared to waste any time. Superintendent Ouyang said, ¡°Immediately draft up the surgery n. I¡¯ll go report to my superiors.¡± Ouyang Hong then left the room. Xue Fei, who happened to be on night duty tonight, took advantage of her momentary absence to secretlye up to Zhang Fan and squeeze his arm twice, whispering to him, ¡°It really will be highly difficult. Be careful!¡±


    This was friendship, true friendship. Xue Fei was risking antagonizing Superintendent Ouyang for the sake of reminding Zhang Fan. Xue Fei had observed the entire incident so far from the sidelines. He understood quite well that perhaps everything would go excellent for Zhang Fan if thetter sessfullypleted the surgery, but that there would be dire consequences too heavy to bear for an ordinary civilian doctor should Zhang Fan fail the surgery on someone with such a special status.


    ¡°Thank you, Brother Xue!¡± Zhang Fan whispered back to Xue Fei.


    Zhang Fan felt that it was his responsibility as a doctor to try his best to save this patient. If he didn¡¯t have his System, he wouldn¡¯t speak up or try anything, but since he had his System, no matter who the patient was, as long as the patient was right before him, Zhang Fan would simply treat him as a patient who needed his best treatment. Zhang Fan would try his very best for the sake of any patient, even if there was only a 1% chance of sess.


    The moment that Zhang Fan gained his Medical System, he would only proceed forward on the path of medicine while never retreating! He would hot-bloodedly charge forward! Since the heavens had given him such a miraculous opportunity with his System, he would be willing to challenge even the god of death for the sake of the patient¡¯s life.


    ¡°I¡¯ll act as your surgical assistant!¡± Li Hongtu volunteered.


    ¡°Count me in as well.¡± Yu Bin, the director of the neurosurgery department, also volunteered.


    ¡°Me too.¡± Chen Qi joined in the volunteering.


    This was just like how others would dare to follow in a time of crisis as long as someone stepped up first. The three volunteering to be Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistants were all some of the best surgeons in Chasu City Hospital. For the younger doctors with lower ranking, even if they dared to try, they wouldn¡¯t be given the opportunity. However, Zhang Fan had left Li Hongtu and Chen Qi with far too deep of an impression back when he was in their orthopedic departments. They both felt that Zhang Fan¡¯s orthopedic surgery techniques were already the best in all of Chasu City.


    Meanwhile, right outside the emergency treatment room, Ouyang Hong was reporting the situation to the military leader and the city leader. ¡°There¡¯s only a 10% chance to save the patient. There¡¯s also not much time left. It¡¯s estimated that the patient only has 40 minutes left in his current condition. The more time passes before starting the surgery, the lower the chance to save him.¡± Superintendent Ouyang spoke quite swiftly and simply while expressing all the important points.


    The two leaders hesitated, but knew that there wasn¡¯t much time left to discuss it with anyone else right now. The middle-aged military man gritted his teeth, and said, ¡°Do it.¡± He paused for a moment, and then spoke in a tone as if this was ast-ditch effort. ¡°Immediately start the surgery.¡±


    The city leader didn¡¯t say anything to Ouyang Hong, but he nodded when Superintendent Ouyang looked in his direction.


    The surgery for the patient thus began. The director of the anesthesiology department personally administered anesthesia for the patient. All of the nurses in the operating room were the most skilled head nurses at the hospital. Since this surgery would involve the medu oblongata, neurosurgery director Yu Bin acted as the primary surgical assistant. The secondary surgical assistant was Li Hongtu, and the tertiary surgical assistant was Chen Qi.


    Ouyang Hong was the leader of the surgery¡¯s backup support team. The surgeon vice superintendent was the vice leader of the support team. Cardiology department director Ren Li, respiratory department director Jumabieke, the director of the neurovascr surgery department, and the director of the medical imaging department were also on standby right outside the emergency operating room should they be needed.


    Zhang Fan made an incision around the bullet¡¯s point of entry. He adjusted the aspirator to minimum output, and also nned for everything he could think of that might happen. He gently moved aside shattered bone with his ophthalmic forceps and took things as slowly as possible.


    ¡°Breathing rate, heart rate, blood pressure!¡± Zhang Fan also had to constantly check on and ask for the patient¡¯s vitals as he carefully performed the surgery.


    ¡°Breathing rate 16, heart rate 63, blood pressure 80/50 mmHg,¡± the director of the anesthesiology department told him.


    ¡°They¡¯re all dangerously low.¡± Zhang Fan now had a better grasp on the patient¡¯s exact condition. Zhang Fan then asked, ¡°What¡¯s the lowest possible value for blood pressure?¡±


    ¡°Any lower will cause the patient to go into shock, and the infusions won¡¯t be able to keep up. Let me discuss it with the cardiology director.¡± The head nurse in charge of the operating room left and asked cardiology director Ren Li toe inside.


    The blood pressure started lowering. Ren Li told Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor Zhang, it can¡¯t go any lower than this. You also can¡¯t maintain this for very long, otherwise the infusions won¡¯t be able to keep up, and the patient will start getting blood clots and reperfusion injury.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    At this time, Zhang Fan had finally finished clearing away the shattered bone fragments that he could see. His left hand solidly held onto the aspirator in order to affix the bullet in ce. His hand didn¡¯t tremble one bit. However, Zhang Fan and primary surgical assistant Yu Bin were bothpletely covered in sweat due to how incredibly tense they were.


    If Zhang Fan¡¯s left hand trembled even slightly right now, the bullet might slide forward or to the left or right by a few millimeters, which would likely result in the patient¡¯s death. The aspirator was just a stic soft tube that was really light. Yu Bin held onto it with both hands. Although he wasn¡¯t able to remain as motionless as Zhang Fan could due to thetter having assistance from his System, Yu Bin did his very best to prevent the aspirator from moving as much as possible.


    The doctors¡¯ coats werepletely drenched in sweat. Although the operating room was air conditioned, it was of no use. The doctors¡¯ body temperature was beyond the point of being cooled by air conditioning due to all the adrenaline they had right now.


    ¡°Hemostatic cotton, 1/5, twoyer gripping.¡± Zhang Fan currently only had his right hand free. He could only request medical equipment by telling the nurses.


    He reached out his hand and instantly received what he had just requested. He then gently inserted the hemostatic cotton to stop the patient¡¯s bleeding.


    ¡°Sutures. Fine thread, small needle. Shorten the thread.¡± Zhang Fan began sewing sutures to repair the arteries.


    His surgical assistants were so nervous that they barely dared to breathe. They gently stopped the bleeding as Zhang Fan continued to sew. Zhang Fan slowly and gently moved the bullet as the hemostatic cotton continued forward to prevent bleeding. A single person¡¯s hand shaking slightly here would likely cause the surgery to instantly fail and the patient to die.

 Chapter 111: The orthopedic surgeon student of a general surgery expert!

    <h4>Chapter 111: The orthopedic surgeon student of a general surgery expert!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Time gradually passed. Pressure was relieved from the medu oblongata, and Zhang Fan cleared away the bone fragments. Now, as long as Zhang Fan didn¡¯t allow the bullet and the bone fragments to damage the medu oblongata, the patient¡¯s chances for survival would be greatly increased. All that was left was to slowly repair the patient¡¯s arteries.


    However, the patient¡¯s arteries were seriously damaged. Not only that, Zhang Fan only had one free hand as he didn¡¯t dare to hand over the bullet he was holding onto with his left hand to anyone else. He could only take things very slowly.


    Outside the emergency operating room, Ouyang Hong constantly reported on the current situation to the leaders every 10 minutes. Four hourster, the patient¡¯s sister arrived.


    The middle-aged military leader had yet to leave. He remained outside the emergency operating room¡¯s door for all this time. The city leader went outside to receive the patient¡¯s sister.


    The patient¡¯s sister appeared to be slightly past thirty. She arrived together with three men who all seemed to be doctors¡ªthe three men were all holding onto cases of medical equipment.


    The patient¡¯s sister had a frosty expression. She only nodded at the city leader who greeted her. She only spoke for the first time when she arrived right outside the emergency operating room. ¡°How is my younger brother doing?¡±


    Ouyang Hong was called out of the emergency operating room by the middle-aged military leader. The woman repeated her question, and the military leader turned to look at Superintendent Ouyang. Even the city leader was standing to the side. Ouyang Hong could tell that this woman had a very special status. She answered the woman¡¯s question without any hesitation by saying, ¡°He¡¯s currently in the middle of surgery. It¡¯s really likely that he can be saved.¡±


    ¡°Please go inside and confirm the situation. If it¡¯s necessary, please take over the surgery,¡± the patient¡¯s sister spoke to the three doctors who came along with her.


    Without wasting any time, one of the three doctors directly told Superintendent Ouyang, ¡°I am Guo Shubin, the director of the orthopedics spine surgery department at Shuitanzi Hospital.¡±


    Shuitanzi Hospital was well known as one of the best hospitals in Beijing, and even all of China! The director of such an orthopedics department would also be considered one of the best orthopedic surgeons in all of China, much better than anyone at a mere ss A Hospital in a border province!


    ¡°Please enter!¡± Superintendent Ouyang invited him inside in a serious tone.


    The three guest doctors entered the operating room. The other two happened to be the directors of neurovascr surgery and anesthesiology in their respective hospitals. All three doctors were considered top ss in all of China. When they entered the operating room, they first checked the patient¡¯s CT scans and MRI images. The two surgical directors both instantly started frowning.


    ¡°The situation is probably still optimistic. Otherwise, the patient wouldn¡¯t havested so long,¡± guest doctor Director Liang of neurovascr surgery whispered to Guo Shubin.


    ¡°Let¡¯s first observe the surgery.¡± The two guest directors stepped up onto surgical stools to observe the ongoing surgery.


    Zhang Fan was currently fully focused on the needle holder for the aspirator. He didn¡¯t notice whatsoever that some more people had entered the operating room.


    The field of vision for the surgery was quite clear. Zhang Fan¡¯s dissections were quite purposeful, and he did an excellent job of clearing away bone fragments. He also did an excellent job of protecting the nervous system. He was currently working on repairing the blood vessels. Guo Shubin was quite surprised to see Zhang Fan¡¯s excellent techniques because of how evidently young thetter appeared to be.


    Guo Shubin nodded at Director Liang. Both of them went to wash their hands and disinfect themselves. ¡°The primary surgeon is quite amazing. There should be no problem as long as things continue this way. Let us go and help him. The surgical assistants¡¯ clothes are already drenched in sweat. They must be under significant pressure.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    It would be impossible to rece Zhang Fan at this critical time. The two guest doctors could only rece two of the surgical assistants.


    Primary surgical assistant, Director Yu Bin of neurosurgery, turned around, only to suddenly see Director Liang, whom he recognized as the director of neurovascr surgery at the hospital he¡¯d previously studied at. Yu Bin wanted to address Director Liang as ¡®teacher¡¯, but felt that he had no right to do so. Yu Bin was also worried about distracting Zhang Fan, so he simply nodded as he allowed Director Liang to take his ce.


    Director Liang whispered, ¡°Let me take your ce. You should go rest a while.¡± In just an instant, Director Liang and Guo Shubin became Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistants.


    Zhang Fan was still fully focused on slowly repairing the patient¡¯s blood vessels. He didn¡¯t even notice that his surgical assistants had been swapped out.


    Zhang Fan kept repeating the same words. ¡°Surgical scissors, ligation, hemostatic cotton.¡± One of the head nurses kept gently wiping away Zhang Fan¡¯s sweat.


    Director Liang and Director Guo were truly astonished as they assisted Zhang Fan for the surgery. With their skill level, they could instantly tell that the surgery had been done extremely cleanly, with a high level of skill. Zhang Fan had done an especially good job of protecting the patient¡¯s tissueyers.


    Director Liang and Director Guo exchanged nces, and could both tell that the other was just as astonished.


    ¡°Prepare for the bullet¡¯s removal!¡± Zhang Fan announced as the guest doctor anesthesiology director also took the ce of Chasu City¡¯s anesthesiology director. ¡°Blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate?¡±


    ¡°Blood pressure is 90/60, heart rate 80, breathing rate 18,¡± answered the guest doctor anesthesiology director.


    ¡°Immediately lower the blood pressure!¡±


    The guest doctor anesthesiology director didn¡¯t need to first discuss anything with the cardiology director. He directly started using the necessary medicine as he had also been constantly observing the progress of the surgery.


    ¡°Blood pressure is now 70/50. This level can be maintained,¡± the guest doctor anesthesiology director immediately reported to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Director Yu, prepare more hemostatic cotton. This blood pressure is still too high. If any bleeding urs at all, immediately use the hemostatic cotton to stop it. Remember to be gentle, you must be gentle! Recently repaired blood vessels are incredibly fragile.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Director Liang didn¡¯t waste any words, mind how Zhang Fan was ordering him around, nor mind that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even notice that he wasn¡¯t Director Yu Bin.


    ....Although it had been more than a decade already since anyone had ordered him around like this.


    Zhang Fan began to remove the bullet. He progressed so slowly that it was almost impossible to see him move. Zhang Fan held his breath and did his very best to prevent his hand from shaking.


    This was the final step. If anything unexpected urred, all the previous hard work would be wasted.


    Removing the bullet took somewhere between 10 and 20 seconds, but it felt to Zhang Fan as if several centuries had passed. He finally sessfully removed the bullet. He was nowpletely drenched in sweat. Things had been truly fortunate. The repaired blood vessels didn¡¯t bleed, nor was the medu oblongata damaged.


    The surgery was a sess! Zhang Fan ced the bullet down on a te and let out a huge sigh. ¡°Begin the spine fixation,¡± he said. But when he turned around, he finally noticed that his surgical assistants had been changed out for some people he didn¡¯t recognize!


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan was quite surprised by this development!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, this is Director Liang, the neurovascr surgery department director from Zhongyong Hospital,¡± Director Yu Bin hurriedly introduced.


    ¡°Oh! Oh! Nice to meet you, Director Liang.¡±


    Zhang Fan was a bit too surprised to digest the information right now, and before he could do so, Director Liang said, ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re really amazing. Director Guo from Shuitanzi Hospital and myself have truly learned much from you.¡±


    Even though Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t acquainted with the two directors, he was truly astounded by the names of hospitals they came from¡ªthose were two of the best hospitals in China!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, let¡¯s begin. Allow us to witness your spine fixation. If you¡¯re too tired from the earlier surgical work, you can also feel free to leave it to me,¡± Guo Shubin offered.


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯m fine. Let¡¯s begin, then.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say much else. He was quite selfish about performing surgeries himself because of wanting to grind experience for his System. He would never be willing to give up his surgery to another! Besides, the remaining part of the surgery would be far easier.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, who was your medical professor?¡± Guo Shubin had now taken over the position of primary surgical assistant for this part rted to the spine. He felt that such a young expert must have been carefully taught and raised by an older veteran doctor. Otherwise, it should have been impossible for someone as young as Zhang Fan toplete this highly difficult surgery. Although there were plenty of talented people out there, it would be impossible for them to improve so quickly without an outstanding teacher.


    ¡°I learned a little from Superintendent Lu of Bluebird City Hospital.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to tell others about his System, so he could only pretend that he gained his skills elsewhere. Although Shuitanzi Hospital was an amazing hospital, Superintendent Lu also had considerable skill himself!


    ¡°Oh! So old Lu is beginning to teach orthopedic surgery!¡± Guo Shubin almost broke a tooth with how hard he was gritting his teeth. He knew that Zhang Fan was just spouting a rubbish excuse. Guo Shubin knew that Superintendent Lu had been an expert general surgeon, so at most Zhang Fan could have learned top-level general surgery techniques from Superintendent Lu, not orthopedic surgery techniques!


    ¡°Haha! Old Guo, won¡¯t you figure everything out if you just take Doctor Zhang back with you?¡± Director Liang joked around. He was the type who enjoyed watching a good show. He also felt that it was impossible for such a skilled young doctor to have no outstanding teacher behind him. If Guo Shubin took Zhang Fan with him, Director Liang figured he could watch a good show since he guessed that Zhang Fan¡¯s teacher had to be about on the same level as Guo Shubin.


    ¡°I have several doctorate degree students who aren¡¯t bad at all. Besides, I don¡¯t have the time to teach someone else¡¯s student.¡± Although Guo Shubin was saying this, he still constantly stared at Zhang Fan with great desire. As long as Zhang Fan showed any signs of being willing to go with him, Guo Shubin would instantly take Zhang Fan back with him to Shuitanzi Hospital. Guo Shubin had already reached the pinnacle of the Chinese medical field in surgery, so now his greatest wish was to sessfully teach a student who was even more amazing than he was. It would take someone magnanimous to be able to think this way.


    But right now, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to immediately go to one of the best hospitals in China. Here at Chasu City Hospital, a ss A Hospital in the border province, it was already extremely difficult for him as an orthopedic surgeon to get approved to perform general surgeries. If he went to one of the best hospitals in China and still acted that way, he figured it would be no different from pping others directly in the face. Even someone like Director Guo wouldn¡¯t be able to protect him then.


    Spine fixation, sewing the sutures, and putting on the neck brace were allpleted. The surgery was nowpletely finished!

 Chapter 112: Competing over recruiting Zhang Fan

    <h4>Chapter 112: Competing over recruiting Zhang Fan</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The surgery had been sessful. However, there was still some risk to the patient remaining. But, since the surgery had been done so excellently, the risk would be greatly reduced.


    Ouyang Hong had left the emergency operating room already to report to the leaders. Meanwhile, Guo Shubin was still unwilling to let a talent like Zhang Fan go. A head nurse was currently helping Zhang Fan to wipe away all of his sweat. Guo Shubin remarked, ¡°The conditions here are socking. For a difficult surgery like this, my Shuitanzi Hospital is capable of having three teams of doctors taking turns with each other on the surgery. Not only that, we have such difficult surgeries almost on a monthly basis.¡± Guo Shubin was actually exaggerating! But, he knew quite well that only the most difficult surgeries and most talentedpanions would attract such a talented doctor.


    However, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t tempted by Guo Shubin¡¯s offer toe to Shuitanzi Hospital at all. Zhang Fan had already nned his future path quite clearly. ¡°Director Guo, is it possible to finish both graduate and doctorate medical studies in just two years?¡±


    ¡°I doubt it!¡± Guo Shubin was rather surprised at this question. What was going on? ¡®If Zhang Fan is in a hurry to graduate, there could only be one reason. He mustck money!¡¯ Guo Shubin thought to himself.


    ¡°Even if our Shuitanzi Hospital doesn¡¯t offer the highest sries in all of China, we surely rank in the top three. If you be my personal graduate student, I can even give you financial assistance,¡± Guo Shubin continued in his efforts to persuade Zhang Fan toe with him.


    ¡°Actually, you¡¯re already skilled enough at orthopedic surgery to be fully independent. There¡¯s no need for you to study orthopedic surgery any further. Even if you continue your studies in this field, there won¡¯t be much room for improvement left for you. The ceiling for orthopedic surgery is quite low, but things are different in neurovascr surgery. Right now, you¡¯re just a beginner at neurovascr surgery. There will be tremendous challenges for you in the future. How about it? If you dare,e follow me. I will guarantee that you¡¯ll have an exciting life from now on, with every day being different.¡± Director Liang suddenly made his offer as well. He could tell by now that perhaps Zhang Fan¡¯s teacher was only a genius citizen who didn¡¯t have high standing. Otherwise, Zhang Fan would never have asked a question indicating that he had trouble with securing a master¡¯s and doctorate degree.


    ¡°Howe you¡¯re everywhere that I am, Old Liang! Just how much could Zhang Fan possibly know about neurovascr surgery? He¡¯ll have to start learning from the basics! But since he already has such a good foundation in orthopedic surgery, he should improve even further bying with me! Besides, Old Liang, even you yourself don¡¯t understand all neurovascr surgeriespletely yet! You im that every day will be different? Don¡¯t you mean that every patient¡¯s problem is different!?¡±


    Even now, humans had only managed to crack a small percentage of the mysteries andplexities of the brain. There was still a long, long path to go until the brain was fully understood.


    ¡°That¡¯s why it¡¯s a challenge. Isn¡¯t it boring to study something that¡¯s already been fully figured out? Doctor Zhang, how old are you? You look quite young. How many years have you been in orthopedic surgery?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m 24 years old. I¡¯m still just a rotation doctor!¡±


    Guo Shubin still wanted to say something, but it was now time to wheel the patient out of the operating room! He needed to go inform the patient¡¯s sister of the patient¡¯s condition, so he stopped saying anything else for the time being as he and Director Liang left the operating room together.


    Director Liang stopped in the door to the operating room as he said to Zhang Fan, ¡°Remember my words! You must broaden your horizons, and not just limit yourself to a field that¡¯s already been fully developed. Only by developing the unknown will you have the most exciting life.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s get going already. Why are you so talkative today? Zhang Fan is an orthopedic surgeon, not a neurovascr surgeon like you.¡± But if it weren¡¯t for the fact that Guo Shubin needed to go inform the patient¡¯s sister of her brother¡¯s condition, he definitely would have debated Director Liang nonstop right here.


    Ouyang Hong had already reported to the leaders during the spine fixation portion of the surgery. ¡°Leaders, the surgery has been sessful. As long as the patient makes it past tonight, the rest will only be the postoperative care recovery period.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for all your hard work. What resources do you need from us?¡± Only now did the patient¡¯s older sister have a slightly friendlier expression. Although her attitude was now also friendlier, she still acted with an aura of her being high up above others. But now that the surgery had been sessful, Ouyang Hong was no longer afraid of anything. She felt like she was Superwoman!


    ¡°As we are the best hospital in all of Chasu City, of course we will do our very best to save the life of every patient even if our conditions here are difficult, with only simple medical equipment and not even a standalone building for our emergency department. However, our doctors are the very best doctors, so no worries! Everything will be alright!¡±


    Resources? The patient¡¯s sister wanted to offer resources? Then Ouyang Hong would definitely ask for plenty of resources as the price for making her worry so much in the middle of the night, and also since the woman was taking such a high and mighty attitude by offering them!


    If the woman had been one of Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s direct bosses, Ouyang Hong instead would have actedpletely subservient. However, even the city leader was acting respectful around this woman, so Ouyang Hong figured that the woman wasn¡¯t the type to care about her attitude or anything about her. Ouyang Hong knew that it was unlikely for her to be able to obtain any personal benefits, but it would be great even if she could just obtain something for Chasu City Hospital!


    The city leader and the middle-aged military leader also heaved sighs of relief. The military man was especially relieved because he wouldn¡¯t have known what to do if he had let his boss¡¯s son 1 die here on a mission.


    At this moment, Director Guo and Director Liang exited the operating room, while the guest doctor anesthesiology director watched over and brought the patient to the intensive care unit.


    Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s words could only let the patient¡¯s sister heave a sigh of relief, but she wasn¡¯t actually truly reassured. Guo Shubin didn¡¯t even wait for the woman to speak as he first said, ¡°The surgery was a sess. After the patient gets through this day, he¡¯ll bepletely out of danger by tomorrow. The doctors here are incredibly skilled. They managed to independentlyplete the surgery without our assistance. I¡¯m truly impressed!¡± Guo Shubin wasn¡¯t the type to steal others¡¯ credit, as he looked down upon such behavior.


    The city leader had a pleased expression, while Superintendent Ouyang became really excited. Just earlier, Ouyang Hong had thought that this incident would be a great disaster for her, but now it had be a great aplishment. This was quite a roller coaster of emotions for her.


    The middle-aged military leader still had much work to attend to, so he whispered something to the patient¡¯s sister, and then left, leaving only a few soldiers behind. Since the invited top-level doctors had also confirmed that the surgery had been sessful, the woman now felt reassured.


    ¡°Thank you all for your hard work. I will have to trouble you three guest doctors for one more day. I would also like to take my younger brother back with me to Beijing tomorrow. Would that be possible?¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang wanted to say something, but the city leader stopped her with a gesture.


    ¡°It depends on how well the patient recovers by tomorrow, but it¡¯s likely that he can be moved,¡± Director Liang said after some consideration.


    The woman finally smiled upon hearing this news. She told the city leader, ¡°Sorry for all the trouble, Mr. Zhao. Pleasee visit my family when you have some free time. My father really misses hisrades who are in the border province.¡±


    ¡°Okay, sure! We also really miss our leader.¡±


    Zhang Fan and his original surgical assistants were allpletely out of energy now that the surgery had concluded. The surgery had been incredibly difficult, after all. With the patient safely brought over to the intensive care unit, Zhang Fan and his three surgical assistants all copsed against the wall of the operating room.


    ¡°My hands are so numb. I¡¯mpletely drenched in sweat! I was so nervous for the surgery. My legs were going soft on me when you were removing the bullet. If it weren¡¯t for me forcefully telling myself to withstand it, I really wouldn¡¯t have been able to keep standing. I¡¯m getting old!¡± Chen Qi raised his head as he spoke towards the astralmp which had already been turned off.


    ¡°Haha! Doctor Zhang, I studied previously at Zhongyong Hospital. Allow me to say something selfish. I¡¯m so jealous of you, I really am! Director Liang is someone who rarely acts so close with others,¡± said neurosurgery director Yu Bin.


    ¡°Director Gao Shijun will be so heartbroken, haha!¡± Li Hongtu also felt that Zhang Fan would leave now. Having a choice between going to one of the two best hospitals in all of China was unimaginable for a ce like the border province.


    ¡°But I still haven¡¯t finished my rotations yet!¡±


    That was the end of the conversation! The other three doctors all received massive critical hits! Some of China¡¯s best doctors had just been impressed with Zhang Fan¡¯s skills when they acted as his surgical assistants, and invited him to their hospitals. Yet, Zhang Fan¡¯s only response was that he still wanted to finish his rotations. The others no longer had the energy to say anything else, as they were truly exhausted.


    No patient family members would be allowed in the ICU, so the city leader and Superintendent Ouyang constantly apanied the patient¡¯s sister. Director Guo, Director Liang, and the guest doctor anesthesiology director had all been led by the city leader¡¯s secretary to a prepared ce for them to rest as they had all flown to Chasu City in the middle of the night.


    ¡°I would like to personally thank the doctors who performed surgery on my younger brother. Superintendent, please arrange this for me,¡± the woman told Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll arrange for it right now. It¡¯s what we should have done for your brother regardless.¡±


    A few minutester in the superintendent¡¯s office, the woman bowed to Zhang Fan and the three doctors who had been his surgical assistants. ¡°Thank you all for your hard work!¡±


    Zhang Fan, Li Hongtu, and the others weren¡¯t really surprised by this, because they had been thanked by plenty of family members who bowed to them before.


    However, the city leader and Superintendent Ouyang were so surprised that their mouths were hanging wide agape. Someone as prideful and high in status as this woman was actually bowing to regr doctors? They didn¡¯t understand the despair that she¡¯d felt when she heard the news that the only young man in her family was on the verge of death. So what if she was at the peak of Chinese society! Her young brother was considered the hope of her family, the one who carried on the dreams of the family¡¯s ancestors! In the heavily patriarchal Chinese society, not having a male descendant would be the equivalent of having no hope, and thus having nothing!


    ¡°It¡¯s what we should have done. There¡¯s no need to behave so formally with us, and even if you want to give your thanks, you should thank Doctor Zhang. We were nothing more than his assistants,¡± Chen Qi spoke first as he was the most eloquent among the doctors.


    ¡°Vice Director Chen, it would have been impossible for me to aplish this surgery alone!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly stated.


    ¡°My younger brother owes his life to all of you.¡± After saying this, the patient¡¯s older sister then nced over at Chasu City¡¯s city leader. ¡°Mr. Zhao, what do you say?¡±


    Since she wasn¡¯t actually someone who had jurisdiction here in the border province, it would be inconvenient for her to do certain things as that would be considered too overbearing in regards to the local authority.


    City Leader Zhao said, ¡°All of you are excellent employees of Chasu City Hospital, fighting against disease every day. I¡¯m quite grateful that you¡¯re all working your hardest for the sake of the people. Superintendent Ouyang, since they¡¯ve achieved something so great, they should be rewarded. Otherwise, your employees will lose morale!¡± He tossed the responsibility of rewarding the doctors onto Superintendent Ouyang because he didn¡¯t know how the doctors should be rewarded.


    Ouyang Hong was really delighted. Although there was still some risk remaining to the patient, even the invited top-level guest doctors had said that the patient¡¯s condition would be good enough to be flown to Beijing tomorrow, so there was likely little danger left. This would be the best timing for her to make her own request!


    ¡°Although our doctors are all quite hardworking, this is still just a border province. I would like to send them out on study programs to other hospitals.¡±


    ¡°Alright, which hospitals? I can help contact them for you.¡± Superintendent Ouyang also knew quite clearly that although the woman was offering her thanks, she still needed to have limits with her requests. Otherwise, she would be acting shamelessly.


    ¡°You doctors should say where you would like to go study at!¡± Superintendent Ouyang smiled at Zhang Fan and the other doctors.


    The other three doctors all simultaneously nced at Zhang Fan. Currently, Zhang Fan¡¯s foundational medical knowledge still wasn¡¯tpletely solid. Once his foundation was absolutely solid, that would be when he truly started soaring in his career. He felt no need to be in a hurry to go out on a study program. Although his System was strong, Zhang Fan still wanted to learn things on his own. Otherwise, he would be nothing more than a puppet to his System, not a doctor!

 Chapter 113: You want money?

    <h4>Chapter 113: You want money?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°Let me think about it. I still haven¡¯t thought about what hospital I would like to go study at!¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t say that he didn¡¯t actually want to go on a study program, because that would make it impossible for the other three doctors to make their requests. He could only use this excuse instead.


    ¡°Alright, there¡¯s no rush. How about you three, then?¡± Ouyang Hong asked the other three doctors.


    ¡°I want to go to Shuitanzi Hospital! I want to join their orthopedic spine surgery department. I request that I be allowed to participate in surgeries every day there!¡± Chen Qi requested. Most doctors who went on study programs to better hospitals would only be able to observe the surgeries there and then write the medical reports for the doctors. And at the best hospitals, there might not even be a chance to write the medical reports, because there would be plenty of other doctors there on study programs, doctorate degree doctors, master¡¯s degree doctors, and intern doctors fighting over the opportunity to even write the medical report.


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s no problem.¡± The woman chuckled. Superintendent Ouyang red at Chen Qi, thinking to herself, ¡®This shameless bastard!¡¯


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go to Zhongyong Hospital. My request is the same as Vice Director Chen¡¯s, haha!¡± Yu Bin requested.


    ¡°I¡¯ll also go to Shuitanzi Hospital, to study arthroscopy,¡± Li Hongtu requested.


    ¡°That¡¯s no problem. I¡¯m truly grateful to you all. I will arrange the study programs for you doctors after I return to Beijing. Mr. Zhao, I would like to talk to this doctor individually, is that alright?¡± The woman looked at the city leader.


    ¡°Sure, of course. Superintendent Ouyang, please arrange it.¡±


    The patient¡¯s sister could easily tell at a nce that Zhang Fan had no interest in going on a study program¡ªshe was an expert in psychology. It was obvious to her from Zhang Fan¡¯s expression. So, she would agree to any other request that Zhang Fan had instead as long as it wasn¡¯t too overboard. She was the type who wouldn¡¯t treat such a lifesaving favor lightly. Not to mention, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t only saved her younger brother, he had saved her entire family¡¯s hopes and dreams.


    She knew that people¡¯s desires in society typically boiled down to either money or power. Most people who desired to climb higher would do so for the sake of one or both of these.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, it¡¯s just the two of us now. You may speak freely. I will definitely do anything within my power for your sake.¡±


    Zhang Fan truly didn¡¯t know what he should request of her. However, he also didn¡¯t want to let go of this opportunity. He felt that the heavens wouldn¡¯t spare him if he didn¡¯t take advantage of a rich and powerful person.


    ¡°Yeah! It¡¯s what I should have done for your brother¡¯s sake. I¡¯m not interested in going on a study program, but I really haven¡¯t considered what I want yet.¡± He figured that he would have plenty of opportunities to go on study programs in the future as he was still young, and if worse came to worst, he could always go back to Bluebird City Hospital and talk to its Superintendent Lu. Superintendent Lu was quite well respected as well.


    ¡°Haha, but you¡¯re still too young. It¡¯s inconceivable for you to be a hospital superintendent.¡± The woman chuckled. She was under the mistaken impression that Zhang Fan wanted more power.


    ¡°No! No! I never even dreamed of something like being a superintendent, nor am I the type who¡¯s good at such a job.¡± Zhang Fan became rather panicky; he felt that Superintendent Ouyang would eat him alive if she heard such a thing!


    ¡°Oh! That¡¯s easy then. I understand. I¡¯ll be troubling you for one more day to take care of my younger brother while he¡¯s here.¡± The woman, with her psychology expertise, now believed that Zhang Fan simply wanted a cash gift.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was rather surprised. He hadn¡¯t even thought of what he wanted yet, so what had the woman understood?


    Inside the intensive care unit, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s directors of cardiology, respiratory, neurosurgery, neurovascr surgery, orthopedic surgery, and so on were all personally working on the care of this one patient for the entire day that he was still here. This was because this patient was being treated as a literal hero who had almost died in the service of the country!


    ¡°All vitals are stable!¡± The nurses would report on the patient¡¯s vitals to the doctors once every half an hour.


    Superintendent Ouyang constantly apanied the patient¡¯s sister all this time. City Leader Zhao also tried to stay with the patient¡¯s sister, but she didn¡¯t agree.


    Zhang Fan was exhausted after getting up in the middle of the night to perform surgery. He sent Shao Hua a quick text before instantly falling asleep. Whatever thoughts of rewards or praise couldn¡¯t even slow down the grasp of sleep calling out to him.


    Superintendent Ouyang was also really tired as she had been woken up in the middle of the night as well. However, she was filled with excitement, and didn¡¯t feel sleepy at all. She felt that this was an excellent opportunity for Chasu City Hospital to receive the funding to construct a new independent building for its emergency department. Things from as small as receiving more personnel to major ones like receiving more funding for an additional building could all be considered benefits for the hospital that could be gained from sessfullypleting this political task.


    On the second day, the patient¡¯s condition seemed to be quite stable. Guest doctors Director Guo and Director Liang had a discussion with each other, and agreed that it would be alright to transfer the patient to Beijing. This was also because Beijing¡¯s hospitals were of even higher quality, with the most advanced medical equipment and medicine, which would help the patient to recover faster after surgery.


    Before the patient¡¯s sister left, she met with Zhang Fan privately one more time. ¡°Doctor Zhang, I truly am so grateful to you. There¡¯s not much more I can say. When my brother fully recovers, I¡¯ll also have him personally visit you to thank you for saving his life. Please ept this bank card. This is something heartfelt from me and my family.¡± What she left unsaid was that if there were any negative aftereffects from the surgery, this was all the thanks that Zhang Fan would receive, and that he wouldn¡¯t receive anything else afterwards if that happened.


    Zhang Fan refused once only because it was Chinese etiquette to do so, and then hurriedly took the bank card. He felt that it probably contained at least 50,000 yuan inside, which meant that he could have more renovations done on his house! Besides, he figured that a sum like 50,000 yuan would be nothing more than pocket change for someone like her.


    Guo Shubin couldn¡¯t bring himself to let go of a talent like Zhang Fan. ¡°Sigh! It¡¯s really such a pity for you to stay here. Honestly, talent like yours doesn¡¯te by easily. I hope that you won¡¯t be seduced by the benefits before you. The world is really big. Here, take my cell phone number. I will wait two years for you! I hope that you will change your mind and contact me as soon as possible.¡±


    Chasu City Hospital sent several of its best nurses together with emergency medication and medical equipment on the ne that took the injured patient to Beijing.


    Now that the patient had finally left, City Leader Zhao and Superintendent Ouyang both felt tremendous relief. Although there was a tremendous amount of benefit to be had from a political task like this one, there was also tremendous risk. But now that the patient was on the ne, they were no longer in any danger, because even if something happened to the patient afterward, it would no longer be their responsibility. So, they only had the benefits to look forward to!


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, well done, truly well done,¡± City Leader Zhao said to Ouyang Hong before he left.


    Superintendent Ouyang carefully sent off City Leader Zhao. She was really excited and delighted as she watched his car disappear off into the distance. After today, she would truly be the undisputed ruler of Chasu City Hospital.


    Superintendent Ouyang still couldn¡¯t rest yet. She had to have a talk with Zhang Fan as his medical skills were incredibly high, which meant that keeping him as a rotation doctor would be a bit of a waste.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯ve truly aplished a great thing. Chasu City Hospital will reward you, as will I. Our hospital is constructing new apartments for our employees next year, and I¡¯ve already reserved one just for you beforehand. Also, you can end your rotations now. Which department would you like to be assigned to? I¡¯ll let you join any one that you want.¡± Ouyang Hong wasn¡¯t concerned about whatever the patient¡¯s sister had rewarded Zhang Fan with.


    ¡°Thank you, Superintendent Ouyang. However, I would like to finish my rotations first in the various departments. All the rotations through these different departments have been such a great help in improving my medical skills. I truly love this rotation system that you put in ce. I think that I¡¯ll have a better understanding of which department I would like to go to after I truly finish my rotations.¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang was even more delighted to hear this praise for her system. ¡°Okay. No wonder you¡¯re so skilled, Doctor Zhang. Only you can truly understand the effort I put into this rotation system for doctors. If there¡¯s anything you need at all in the future, please feel free toe directly talk to me. Also, feel free to take the next few days off from work so that you can properly get some good rest.¡±


    ¡°Okay! Thank you, Superintendent Ouyang.¡±


    But when Zhang Fan left the superintendent¡¯s office, he realized that he didn¡¯t know where to go. Since the superintendent had just told him to take time off and rest, it would obviously be inappropriate for him to return to the respiratory department, even though Zhu Qianqian was incredibly eager for Zhang Fan to return and write medical reports for her. Most ordinary doctors at Chasu City Hospital still had no idea of what just happened over the past two days.


    It was now currently midday, which meant that Shao Hua was still at work, with no time to apany him. Zhang Fan suddenly recalled the bank card that he had received from the patient¡¯s sister. Yesterday, he had been busy helping to take care of the patient, and hadn¡¯t had the time to check it out yet.


    Zhang Fan happily decided to go check how much money was on the card. If there was 50,000 yuan as he surmised, he would immediately go to pay for finishing the remaining renovations of his house. He felt awkward about still living in the apartment that Kang Hua had loaned to him when he had a ce of his own that he could live in.


    There was an ATM right at the hospital entrance. Zhang Fan inserted the bank card and typed the passcode, which the patient¡¯s sister had told him was 000000. Zhang Fan was absolutely stunned when he saw the number disyed in the bank card¡¯s ount on the ATM screen. This bank card contained 300,000 yuan 1 !


    *Gulp!* Zhang Fan swallowed quite a bit of saliva. He was rich, truly rich now! He no longer had to act so miserly! He immediately took the bank card out of the ATM and ran at top speed to Shao Hua¡¯s bank. He really wanted to share this joy with the person he was closest to, which was Shao Hua. He no longer cared if she was busy with work right now or not.


    Shao Hua was rather confused when she saw a somewhat crazed Zhang Fan arrive in front of her. Normally, Zhang Fan was the steady and reliable type, and almost never showed such powerful emotions. Although she was mystified, she could also tell from Zhang Fan¡¯s expression that something good had happened.


    Shao Hua chuckled, and asked, ¡°What happened?¡± She didn¡¯t have any customers at the moment, and was in her own office together with a really excited Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I¡¯m rich! Rich!¡±


    ¡°What? Rich? Did your hospital issue you arge bonus?¡±


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s not it, what happened yesterday was~¡± Zhang Fan summarized everything regarding the military patient¡¯s emergency surgery.


    ¡°Really now!¡± Shao Hua was also quite happy for Zhang Fan¡¯s sake. 300,000 yuan was truly a lot of money in China of the year 2010.

 Chapter 114: Reminisce

    <h4>Chapter 114: Reminisce</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was given a few days of vacation time to rest after that major surgery, but he couldn¡¯t go to find Shao Hua every day, because she still had to go to work. So instead, he went to the home furnishings store. He wanted to spend another 50,000 yuan toplete the renovation of his unfinished home as it had been stalled for a while.


    It was almost time for Zhang Fan to return to his hometown. He would discuss things with his parents then. He would be delighted if they agreed toe back to Chasu City with him, but if they didn¡¯t want toe, he would purchase a new home for his parents in their hometown.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s family¡¯s home was in a tiny and old factory mining district. Not only was their apartment home small, it also had terrible instion. Although it was still alright in summer, it would be so cold in winter! If there was a powerful gust, the entire stairwell would be filled with the sounds of wind!


    Not only that, the factory mining district was far away from downtown, making many things inconvenient. For instance, if one of his parents had some ache or pain, there was no pharmacy anywhere nearby to go purchase medicine at. Still, since Zhang Fan¡¯s family wasn¡¯t well off, they could only make do. Back in Zhang Fan¡¯s parents¡¯ generation, many businesses had copsed, causing many employees to lose their jobs. While Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what his parents had felt, it had truly left him with a deep impression which was impossible to forget. At the time, his entire family had felt helpless, with no idea what might happen to them in the future. This was the primary factor shaping Zhang Fan¡¯s personality, and the reason why he always wanted more money and a better sense of safety.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s parents had been factory employees for most of their lives, but then they were suddenly fired. The future seemed so dark back then. They tried to find other jobs, but nobody wanted to hire them, because they were so old already. They wanted to start their own business, but they had no money to do so, nor did they have any special skills. The only lucky part among all this misfortune was that Zhang Fan obtained his System and started working. [Author¡¯s note: let us all reminisce together if you have been through simr difficult times before.]


    Zhang Fan felt that it would be the best if his parents were willing toe to Chasu City. He was just worried that he wouldn¡¯t be able to convince them. His parents¡¯ way of thinking was quite simple. They wanted to avoid giving any trouble to their son, and as long as their son was living happily, they would forget about their own pains and troubles.


    Here in the border province, most residences had floor heating. Zhang Fan intended to only do basic renovation in the living room and bedroom as he felt there was no need to spend too much money on these.


    The sofa that Shao Hua¡¯s family owned was quite old. Many parts of the sofa, including the armrest, were rather tattered. Zhang Fan shopped around for a while, and then went over to Shao Hua¡¯s family. He was going to bring Shao Hua¡¯s parents along to look at sofas. Zhang Fan nned on purchasing a ratherrge sofa for them so that he could also asionally sleep over at Shao Hua¡¯s ce!


    In the afternoon, Zhang Fan took Shao Hua¡¯s parents out to visit a furniture store. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything about buying a sofa for them, instead saying that they were only there to take a look. ¡°Sir, what do you think of this sofa?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not bad, but it does seem a little old-fashioned.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was under the impression that Zhang Fan wanted to buy a sofa for his own new home, so he tried to give advice on what style he thought a youngster would prefer.


    ¡°What do you think, Ma¡¯am?¡± Actually, Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s opinion didn¡¯t matter. In matters like these, only Shao Hua¡¯s mother¡¯s opinion mattered.


    ¡°It¡¯s pretty good. It can even double as a bed. That¡¯s nice!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother tried touching and sitting on the sofa.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll take this one then. I¡¯ll go pay for it right now,¡± Zhang Fan said.


    ¡°Eh? Little Zhang, have you finished renovating your ce? Didn¡¯t I hear from Shao Hua that you only finished with the kitchen?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother asked in some confusion.


    ¡°I¡¯m putting this sofa at your ce first. The furniture store might mark up its price in a few days if I don¡¯t purchase it now!¡± Zhang Fan gave this excuse and left.


    ¡°Eh!? No, wait!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother finally realized what was going on. She tried to stop Zhang Fan, but he had already left. She nced at her husband, and asked, ¡°What are we supposed to do?¡±


    ¡°What can we even do? You can tell as well, right? He¡¯s got so many ideas of his own! If he wants to buy this sofa for us, then let him buy it. It¡¯s fine as long as he¡¯s truly sincere... sigh!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father didn¡¯t even know if he was happy about this or not. He touched his cigarettes and felt like having a smoke.


    Later that night, when Shao Hua returned home, she saw to her surprise that her family sofa was sitting out on the street for bulk trash disposal. When she went upstairs to her apartment, she saw Zhang Fan scratching his head while ying Chinese chess against her father. She also noticed a veryrge brand-new sofa sitting in the living room.


    Shao Hua greeted them and went back to her room to put her things down. Zhang Fan hurriedly got up and went to Shao Hua¡¯s room as well.


    ¡°This will make my parents feel really awkward,¡± Shao Hua told him.


    ¡°Not at all. Your parents really liked it. Don¡¯t overthink things, and don¡¯t separate the finances too clearly. If we¡¯re all going to be one family, then everything will be shared. A family isn¡¯t like the bank that you work at.¡± For once, Zhang Fan actually scolded Shao Hua.


    ¡°You have so many excuses. Hurry and get out. I¡¯m going to change out of my bank uniform.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Your father beat me up for an entire afternoon in Chinese chess already. I feel such a headache from all that Chinese chess!¡±


    ¡°You deserve it. Get out already.¡± Shao Hua pushed Zhang Fan out of her room, but thetter took advantage of an opening and swiftly kissed her before leaving her room.


    ¡°Sir, Shao Hua¡¯s here now. Let me help set the table for dinner. Shall we stop ying for now?¡±


    ¡°No need for you to help out, you¡¯re a guest. All you have to do is wait for the food to be ready. Let¡¯s continue ying.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father continued to abuse Zhang Fan in Chinese chess.


    Zhang Fan returned to his work at the respiratory department after taking three vacation days. Director Jumabieke knew quite clearly that Superintendent Ouyang had rewarded Zhang Fan with some rest time for his aplishment with the military emergency patient¡¯s surgery as he had also been present. He even greeted Zhang Fan after the departmental morning meeting. However, Zhu Qianqian was quite furious. She even reported to Director Jumabieke that Zhang Fan was skipping out on work for the past three days, but Director Jumabieke didn¡¯t say anything apart from ¡°Oh, Zhang Fan is doing other things in the hospital right now.¡± Zhu Qianqian thought to herself, ¡®What other things could a mere rotation doctor possibly be doing in the hospital! He probably just gave Jumabieke a gift to overlook his skipping work!¡¯


    Well, Zhu Qianqian couldn¡¯t really do anything, since Director Jumabieke refused to say anything to Zhang Fan. Although Zhu Qianqian was in a terrible mood about it, she didn¡¯t dare to say anything to Zhang Fan, either, because she was afraid of making him unhappy, potentially meaning that he would outright refuse to do any work for her. Since Zhang Fan seemed to have Director Jumabieke¡¯s special favor (in her mind), she decided to just tolerate it.


    The W Province southerner¡¯s pleural effusion had beenpletely drained. His tuberculosis treatment had been quite effective. It was almost time to end his treatment and have him leave the hospital. Zhu Qianqian personally wrote theplete medical report on this patient, without letting Zhang Fan touch a single portion. What she wrote was that her preliminary diagnosis had been a lung infection, but thatter tests had determined the patient to have tuberculosis!


    Zhu Qianqian was quite sly in everything she did. She knew that what she did was illegal, but she also knew how to avoid the hospital and the Bureau of Health¡¯s inspections.


    Zhu Qianqian had umted quite arge number of medical reports over the past three days with Zhang Fan absent. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything, and immediately began to work. He was on duty today for both day shift and night shift, meaning that he would be working for 24 hours consecutively.


    Zhu Qianqian summoned the W Province southerner to her office. She wanted to get some extra money from him.


    ¡°Your illness was truly difficult to deal with, but you should¡¯ve been able to feel it for yourself as well over the past few days that it¡¯s much better already. I even had a surgical specialist drain the pleural effusion for you. My other patients don¡¯t receive such special treatment.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Doctor Zhu, for all your hard work in treating me.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be happy just yet. Tuberculosis is an illness that often recurs, and this time, I broke thew in order to help treat you. I can¡¯t do that for you again. This time, I risked my job just to treat you.¡± Zhu Qianqian was saying all this just in order to get more money from the tuberculosis patient.


    ¡°I know, I know. You must have been quite worried. Please take this aspensation.¡± The southerner directly handed 500 yuan in cash to Zhu Qianqian. However, he now had an ugly expression. He had already given Zhu Qianqian multiple red packets before his tuberculosis treatment, as per Chinese doctors¡¯ social customs. Yet, Zhu Qianqian was breaking Chinese etiquette now by asking for even more money after the treatment was over. This was outrageous greed on her part.


    Zhu Qianqian didn¡¯t care one bit whether the patient was happy or not. She took her money and happily went to go fill out the paperwork for the tuberculosis patient to leave the hospital. She was going to release him tomorrow. ¡°Take this medicine with you and make sure to take it on time. Make sure to get checked up regrly afterwards at a hospital. You can just go to clinics for this, no need toe find me.¡±


    On the next day, the southerner asked in detail about how often he needed to take his medication and how often he should get checked up before leaving. Zhu Qianqian had infuriated the southerner with herck of proper etiquette when he had observed proper etiquette for the entire treatment¡¯s duration. He had been a businessman for many years now, and knew quite well about the proper way to do things. Besides, it wasn¡¯t like Zhu Qianqian was the only pulmonologist out there that he could see, so he intended to teach Zhu Qianqian a vicious lesson.


    Orthopedic department #1¡¯s Director Gao Shijun finally returned to the hospital from the conference he was attending. He immediately learned about the recent military request surgery incident, and hurriedly summoned Zhang Fan to his office. ¡°I heard that you¡¯re leaving to pursue a master¡¯s degree graduate program?¡±


    ¡°Not at all! Whom did you hear that from?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind whom I heard it from. My opinion is, if you really do want to improve your academic credentials in the future, you should at least wait about one more year before you go. Wait for your rotations to be over and for you to join my orthopedic department. I¡¯ll allow you to be your own team leader here. You have incredible potential for development in the future. However, you shouldn¡¯t take the standard path. It will be far better for you to have experience leading your own medical team before you start to pursue a master¡¯s degree graduate program. Please think about it yourself.¡±


    ¡°Alright, thank you, Director. See youter, then.¡±


    ¡°Yep, see you. Study more textbooks. I also want to see just how far you can go in the future.¡±

 Chapter 115: Patient’s revenge

    <h4>Chapter 115: Patient¡¯s revenge</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The W Province southerner reported Zhu Qianqian and Zhang Fan to the hospital administrative department. He had a detailed record of how much money Zhu Qianqian had taken from him, along with a detailed list of his gifts. He even included the two boxes of smokes that he had given to Zhang Fan. One box was worth 100 yuan, so that was 200 yuan in total. The hospital administrative department¡¯s director had a dark expression from seeing all this.


    Although the southerner spoke Mandarin Chinese with a heavy ent, the director could still understand his insults quite clearly. ¡°This is a ce of extortion, this is no hospital!¡±


    ¡°Let me go confirm all this.¡±


    ¡°No need to confirm. I even have sound recordings from yesterday night of your doctor extorting more money from me. If you don¡¯t deal with this properly for me, I¡¯ll go report this to the media! I can¡¯t believe it, daring to ask for red packet bribes!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± The hospital administration director broke out in a cold sweat. He wasn¡¯t afraid of patients who had conflicts with the hospital, as he could simply resolve them, but getting a patient conflict reported in the news would be no small matter. ¡°Please, drink some water. Let me report this matter to my boss. Rest assured, we¡¯ll definitely properly deal with this matter for you.¡±


    The hospital administration director had originally wanted to try and smooth things over himself. Typically, with patient conflicts, the locals wouldn¡¯t make too much of a big deal of things. As long as they felt like they had regained face, nobody would stir up too much trouble.


    This was the first time that the hospital administration director had met a patient who directly threatened to report the incident to the news. That was why the director hurriedly went to go inform Superintendent Ouyang. When he finished exining the situation, Superintendent Ouyang mmed her fist on her desk in anger. ¡°Go summon Zhu Qianqian and Jumabieke to my office.¡± She didn¡¯t tell the hospital administration director to summon Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan had just achieved a major aplishment for the hospital, so he was spared from Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s wrath. Besides, she knew that he was only a rotation doctor, so his involvement in this matter was minor. She would simply have a few words with him in private.


    Not long after, Director Jumabieke arrived together with Zhu Qianqian in Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s office with a dark expression. The hospital administration director wanted to leave, but Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t allow him to do so.


    ¡°What exactly is going on!? Just how are you managing your department!?¡± Superintendent Ouyang first directed her anger towards Director Jumabieke.


    Since Director Jumabieke had studied abroad in Ennd before, he was rather arrogant, and sometimes didn¡¯t really listen to Superintendent Ouyang. Not only that, he actually managed the respiratory department strictly and excellently, with not a single problem showing up. In addition, he had high emotional intelligence, and was generous to his subordinate doctors. His respiratory department was a very popr department for doctors to want to join. This all gave Director Jumabieke a great deal of authority.


    Now, Superintendent Ouyang finally had her chance. She wouldn¡¯t be named Ouyang if she didn¡¯t at least make Director Jumabieke pay a little here!


    ¡°It¡¯s all my fault. I didn¡¯t manage things strictly enough, and didn¡¯t discover the problem in time. I ept whatever punishment I¡¯m given,¡± Director Jumabieke apologized to Superintendent Ouyang. While on the way to her office, he had already asked Zhu Qianqian about all the details of what exactly had happened with the tuberculosis patient.


    Director Jumabieke wasn¡¯t afraid of anything happening to him. First of all, the patient had been sessfully treated, so there was no medical incident to worry about. Secondly, he hadn¡¯t personally been involved in taking bribes one bit. This meant that Superintendent Ouyang could at most only lecture him a little. It would be impossible to fire him from his position of director for this. Also, if he imed that it was all his fault and took the me on behalf of Zhu Qianqian, his subordinate doctors would all soon learn about this.


    Director Jumabieke wouldn¡¯t actually be punished for this, and it wouldn¡¯t cost him anything to have Superintendent Ouyang lecture him a little. He could even gain even more poprity and approval from his subordinate doctors through this. It all seemed like such a great deal to him!


    Superintendent Ouyang could only turn all of her anger onto Zhu Qianqian. ¡°You! What¡¯s the matter with you? Are you so poor that your family is about to copse? If you¡¯re in such dire financial straits, don¡¯t you know that you can apply for financial assistance from the hospital? Our hospital takes care of all our employees. We also have various organizations and the Communist Party taking care of us. With how brazen and shameless your behavior was, how are others going to judge our hospital now?¡± Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s words were incredibly harsh¡ªshe was truly furious.


    Zhu Qianqian had been a doctor for many years already, yet she had never met a patient like the tuberculosis patient who took revenge on her for her greed. The tuberculosis patient¡¯s revenge left her absolutely stunned.


    Zhu Qianqian¡¯s tears constantly poured out as Superintendent Ouyang lectured her. What could she even say? She couldn¡¯t say anything to defend herself, because even if she sessfully treated the tuberculosis patient, it was ethically wrong, illegal, and corrupt to be epting red packet bribes. Normally, very few citizens would report such a thing, and the government would simply turn a blind eye. However, if anyone did report it and make a big deal, it would turn into a huge amount of trouble.


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, I¡¯m the most to me since I was unable to properly supervise my subordinate. Since it¡¯s my fault, please allow me to personally discuss things with the patient. I will definitely resolve this situation to everyone¡¯s satisfaction, and will absolutely not allow it to affect the hospital,¡± Director Jumabieke offered.


    ¡°What if your discussion with the patient ends in failure?¡± Superintendent Ouyang immediately asked.


    ¡°If I fail to reach an agreement with the patient, feel free to do as you please, Superintendent.¡± Director Jumabieke was now angry as well. Superintendent Ouyang scolding Zhu Qianqian so harshly right in front of himself and the hospital administration director was also a p in the face to him, the equivalent of saying that he was poor at managing his department. He had to stand up and do something.


    ¡°Alright, then go discuss things with the patient. We can talk again after that.¡± Superintendent Ouyang waved her hand and agreed to having Director Jumabieke negotiate with the tuberculosis patient.


    After Director Jumabieke and Zhu Qianqian left the superintendent¡¯s office, Zhu Qianqian¡¯s face was covered in tears as she said, ¡°Director!¡±


    She was so choked up that she was unable to say anything else.


    ¡°Why cry! You have me to cover for you. This has probably left you with a really good lesson. Work more properly in the future! Go wash your face and go to work.¡± Director Jumabieke had been in his position of director for several years now. He was quite experienced at how to talk to and deal with various different people from across different social strata.


    What could even an outsider businessman actually do here in the border province? Director Jumabieke wasn¡¯t worried at all, because he knew that the tuberculosis patient could only scare his subordinate doctor Zhu Qianqian at most.


    The W Province southerner was quite rxed, having tea and smoking in the hospital administration department office. ¡®Humph, it was so easy to deal with that doctor,¡¯ he thought to himself.


    Director Jumabieke entered the hospital administration office. He had already asked the hospital administration director to tell everyone else in the department to leave, so Director Jumabieke and the southerner were now alone in the office.


    ¡°How are you feeling now? Do you still have any fever? You no longer have a cough, right? And your chest shouldn¡¯t hurt anymore!¡± Director Jumabieke greeted the southerner.


    The southerner was in no mood to use friendly etiquette like before. He simply nodded slightly, and said, ¡°I¡¯m alright now.¡±


    ¡°Our doctors truly put their best efforts into every patient¡¯s care. As for you, you already paid your medical fees. Now, our doctor was in the wrong, and we admit this. We will refund yourplete medical fees in double, thuspensating you for the same amount that you originally paid. Will this be alright with you?¡±


    ¡°Of course not. I demand a personal apology, and emotional distresspensation in addition to refunding my medical fees.¡±


    ¡°Haha! Why go to such extremes? If you do that, how are our doctors supposed to stay at this hospital still? Do you really want to ruin my doctor sopletely for a single small mistake of hers? Yes, she¡¯s in the wrong, but don¡¯t you think there¡¯s no need for her to suffer from such tremendous and severe consequences?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not something I need to worry about. If she isn¡¯t taught a lesson, she¡¯ll forever think that we patients are easy to take advantage of.¡±


    ¡°Must you be like this?¡± Director Jumabieke stopped smiling.


    ¡°I must.¡±


    ¡°Alright, then. I¡¯ve heard that you¡¯re in the leather business here in our border province? You know, I¡¯m a local from Chasu City. I have several rtives who work with livestock out on pastures. I also have some friends who are in charge of livestock quarantine inspections. Also, you should know already that your tuberculosis illness is an infectious disease. If you really want to go to such extremes, do you really think that you¡¯ll still be able to freely do business and make money in our border province? You should really know when to stop. I¡¯ve already said everything I need to. I don¡¯t care if you¡¯re recording me or not. There¡¯s this phrase that you Chinese Han people like to say that I really approve of. ¡®You must show restraint in dealing with others, for you may meet them in the future again.¡¯¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± The southerner dropped his cigarette in surprise from hearing all this.


    Director Jumabieke directly got up and left after saying this, without even waiting to hear a response. He met with the hospital administration director outside the office.


    ¡°How were things?¡±


    ¡°Everything is alright now. I¡¯m sorry for the trouble. Little Zhu is still young, and doesn¡¯t know the rules. I will properly educate her myself. It¡¯s not easy for any attending physician. You were once a doctor yourself, so you know how it is. We should protect them whenever we can.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m more than willing to, but what are we going to do if the patient in our office refuses to let things go?¡±


    ¡°I believe that he will. He¡¯s quite a reasonable person,¡± Director Jumabiekemented as he chuckled and left.


    The hospital administration director was rather confused. But, it was as Director Jumabieke predicted. The southerner had truly been cowed into submission by Director Jumabieke!


    In the end, as the hospital promised, all of the tuberculosis patient¡¯s medical fees were refunded to him in double. All of the red packet money was also returned in double, and the small gifts such as food and drink was calcted for its worth and returned in double as well. Luckily for Zhang Fan, he hadn¡¯t opened either box of smokes yet, so he simply had to return those.


    Zhu Qianqian was ordered to write a self-reflection. She would be issued zero bonuses for the next six months. She wouldn¡¯t be allowed to be selected for any hospital awards or study programs for the next three years, either.


    The entire respiratory department¡¯s bonuses for the month were deducted as punishment for the department not only daring to ept a patient with a ss B infectious disease, but also not reporting it to the hospital. As Jumabieke was the director, his bonuses were deducted for the next three months as punishment, and he would need to give a self-reflection speech before the hospital leadership.


    Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s punishment to everyone for this incident could be considered incredibly severe. Zhu Qianqian had truly learned an unforgettable lesson that she would never forget, and with such a big ruckus, the entire hospital learned that Zhu Qianqian was the main culprit responsible for the entire respiratory department being punished. Although almost every doctor had taken red packet bribes before, this was something that couldn¡¯t see the light of day. It wasn¡¯t something that could be publicly discussed.


    Superintendent Ouyang also privately lectured Zhang Fan¡ªjust a little. ¡°Pay more attention to your actions. Was it really necessary for you to take two boxes of smokes from that patient? Just look at how that patient insulted you afterwards!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s face was bright red from embarrassment. However, Superintendent Ouyang had already given a lot of face to Zhang Fan as she was fully capable of scolding Zhang Fan far more harshly.

 Chapter 116: Single

    <h4>Chapter 116: Single</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan had quite an awkward time in hisst several days in the respiratory department. There wasn¡¯t much he could say about who was in the right or wrong.


    It was now the end of May. Zhang Fan¡¯s younger sister would soon be taking her college entrance examination. Zhang Fan was preparing to take vacation time to visit home.


    Zhang Fan had been eating dinner at Shao Hua¡¯s home quite often now. The food was delicious, and the nutrition was bnced! The previously skinny Zhang Fan was gaining more weight now. Although he could also eat his fill at the hospital cafeteria previously, the food wasn¡¯t nearly as delicious. It could only fill his stomach. But at Shao Hua¡¯s home, he was able to eat dumplings, buns, noodles, rice, and so on. Shao Hua¡¯s family definitely wouldn¡¯t let him eat the same thing within a week. In addition, Shao Hua and her mother both remembered Zhang Fan¡¯s favorite foods.


    After dinner, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua took a walk outside together. ¡°It¡¯s the end of May, and I¡¯m going to visit my hometown soon. Have you considered things?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°Oh! I don¡¯t know!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s face was red as she looked down at her feet. ¡°Do you want me to go with you?¡±


    ¡°Of course, I want you toe with me so much! I think that my parents would be overjoyed to meet you!¡±


    ¡°I think that it¡¯s more you that would be overjoyed!¡± Shao Hua had actually already discussed this topic with her parents. Although her parents had agreed that she could go, her mother had privately lectured Shao Hua yet again about the importance of not having sex before marriage for the sake of remaining pure!


    ¡°Yeah! Of course I¡¯d be overjoyed!¡± Zhang Fan wanted to embrace Shao Hua out on the street, but she escaped his clutches.


    ¡°Walk properly. I still have serious matters to discuss with you,¡± Shao Hua told him.


    ¡°Okay. Say it.¡±


    ¡°Will you always treat me this well in the future as well?¡± Shao Hua asked while directly looking at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yes, I will.¡±


    ¡°What about when I¡¯m old and no longer so beautiful?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t pursue you because of how beautiful you were or not!¡± Well, Zhang Fan said the wrong thing here, so Shao Hua started hunting him down.


    The two of them messed around for a bit. Then, Zhang Fan said, ¡°My family¡¯s financial situation isn¡¯t so good, but since I was lucky enough to earn such a nice sum of money, I¡¯m going to discuss things with them after my younger sister finishes taking her college entrance examination. I¡¯m going to invite my parents toe live with me in Chasu City since this is an urban area rather than the poor part of town where they live back home.¡±


    ¡°Yes, you should do that. You need to hurry up and finish renovating your new home so that your parents can live in a new home, then,¡± Shao Hua told him.


    ¡°It might be difficult. It¡¯s likely that they won¡¯t want toe here.¡±


    ¡°Then what will you do?¡± Shao Hua asked worriedly.


    ¡°I was thinking that if my parents don¡¯t want toe to Chasu City, then I¡¯ll use the 300,000 yuan that I received to purchase a new home for them in our hometown. Is that alright with you?¡± Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t gotten married to Shao Hua yet, he felt that such a major decision was something he should discuss with her.


    ¡°Will that be enough money? I heard that it¡¯s not cheap to purchase a home in ind China. I¡¯ve saved up approximately 50,000 yuan over the past two years of working. I¡¯ll transfer that money to your ount when you go visit your parents.¡±


    ¡°Rich girl!¡±


    ¡°You dare to make fun of me!¡± Shao Hua began to tickle Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Thank you for the offer! But, it shouldn¡¯t be that expensive to purchase a home in my hometown!¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you just say that we shouldn¡¯t separate our finances so clearly, and that money should be shared? Why suddenly act so polite with me?¡±


    ¡°Haha! Then I¡¯ll happily ept your money. Also, I want to drive all the way back to my hometown, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine with me, but I don¡¯t think I can get as much vacation time as you. How about this? I¡¯lle back earlier by ne. But, I¡¯m worried about you driving back by yourself,¡± Shao Hua said.


    ¡°Vacation time for you isn¡¯t a problem at all. Just go talk to Sister Wang.¡±


    ¡°It isn¡¯t good to trouble others!¡±


    ¡°Rx. It¡¯s just as simple as issuing amand for her.¡±


    Shao Hua returned home and discussed the matter of visiting Zhang Fan¡¯s parents with her own parents in more detail. Her parents both agreed to let Shao Hua go, and told her to mind her etiquette so that she would give Zhang Fan¡¯s parents a good first impression.


    Since it was now decided that she would visit Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown, and that they would travel there by car, Shao Hua began all the preparations for the food and drink on the road trip, where to stop at, and so on. Zhang Fan had no thoughts about any of this whatsoever. He figured that they could just stop wherever they wanted along the way. This was probably a difference between a man¡¯s and woman¡¯s way of thinking.


    It would be considered good manners to go visit Wang Qian at her home to ask her to help out. Before visiting Wang Qian, Zhang Fan first went to the hospital administration department to request vacation time. Zhang Fan was requesting a long vacation of 15 days by using all of his previously unused vacation timebined, but such long vacation required the personal approval of the superintendent. So, the hospital administration director brought Zhang Fan over to Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s office.


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re nning on going back to visit home?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked.


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s been two years since Ist returned. My younger sister is taking her college entrance examination soon, so I want to visit her.¡±


    ¡°Okay, go ahead. 15 days doesn¡¯t seem like enough. How about I approve you for a full month of vacation instead? Properly spend some time with your family,¡± Superintendent Ouyang said quite generously.


    ¡°Thank you, Superintendent.¡± Zhang Fan was really delighted by the oue.


    Actually, Superintendent Ouyang was so generous with giving him vacation time not only because of Zhang Fan¡¯s recent aplishment with the emergency military patient surgery, but also because she had coincidentally run into Li Xiao at the Chasu City Communist Party Committee government building yesterday. Li Xiao had even especially inquired how Zhang Fan was doing. This was why Superintendent Ouyang had given him so much vacation time.


    After Shao Hua got off from work, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua prepared to go visit Wang Qian¡¯s home together. They passed by a supermarket, where Shao Hua purchased some fruits. Zhang Fan told her not to buy anything else, because he felt that Wang Qian wouldn¡¯tck for anything, so fresh fruits would make the best gifts.


    Wang Qian typically left her work post in the bank quite early. She had already finished making several dishes at her home as Zhang Fan had called her in the morning to let her know that they wereing over. ¡°It¡¯s fine to just visit. There was no need to bring me any gifts! Just take these fruits back with you as they¡¯ll go bad if left here at my ce. There¡¯s only me and my husband, and he¡¯s hardly home. It will take me three days to eat a single apple,¡± Wang Qian halfined as she invited Shao Hua and Zhang Fan inside.


    ¡°Sister Wang, what delicious food have you made today? Braised fish? I can smell it right from the doorway!¡± Zhang Fan nced in the direction of the kitchen.


    ¡°Oh! You have such a great nose! Yesterday, someone gave me some Russian coldwater fish, so I braised it. Have a taste in a bit! Please have a seat first. Let me go check on the fish.¡±


    Shao Hua followed Wang Qian into the kitchen to help out. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t join them, and instead poured some tea for himself. Ever since Zhang Fan had met Wang Qian¡¯s husband over New Year¡¯s, Zhang Fan stoppeding here so often. Wang Qian also knew the reason why. There was no need for exnation. That was just how people were. It would take a while for Wang Qian¡¯s husband, Old Jiang, to ept Zhang Fan. Forcing him wouldn¡¯t be good, so things would have to be taken slowly.


    Wang Qian was quite happy as she ate and chatted together with the young couple. Normally, she actually skipped dinner.


    Zhang Fan had zero alcohol tolerance, so he didn¡¯t drink. Wang Qian and Shao Hua had some red wine for themselves.


    ¡°Sister Wang, the hospital specially gave me an entire month of vacation time so that I can visit home. I¡¯m nning on taking Shao Hua to visit my hometown together with me, but I¡¯ll have to trouble you to help her get as much vacation time from the bank. Otherwise, Shao Hua won¡¯t be able to request so many vacation days.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re preparing to go together?¡± Wang Qian chuckled.


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Shao Hua was so embarrassed that she lowered her facepletely to her bowl as she ate!


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go talk to her boss about it tomorrow. How many months of vacation does she need?¡±


    ¡°Just one month!¡± Zhang Fan was quite stunned. Could it be that Wang Qian was easily capable of giving Shao Hua even several months of vacation?


    ¡°Alright. Wait before you leave, I have some gifts for you.¡±


    After dinner, Wang Qian handed Zhang Fan tworge bags filled with presents from her. ¡°This isn¡¯t much, it¡¯s just some smokes and wine. Say hello to your parents from me.¡±


    When Zhang Fan returned to his apartment and checked the gifts, wow! They were all top-ss smokes and wine. Since Zhang Fan¡¯s father didn¡¯t drink alcohol, Zhang Fan only took two bottles of wine and half the smokes, and prepared to give the rest to Shao Hua¡¯s father.


    ¡°These are gifts for your parents. This isn¡¯t proper,¡± Shao Hua hurriedly tried to refuse.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing improper at all. They were given to me, so I can decide what to do with them. Hurry and take this bag of smokes, I can¡¯t carry any more.¡± Zhang Fan forced Shao Hua to take her portion of the smokes and wine before leaving. Since he was leaving the border province soon for an entire month, he would need to greet and inform many people about this, which was why he couldn¡¯t waste any time.


    He needed to tell Li Xiao, Kang Hua, Chen Qifa, Director Gao Shijun, Li Hui, Li Liang, and Wang Yanan. He also needed to personally visit Li Xiao and Gao Shijun as just calling and informing them over the phone would be considered impolite since he was closer to them.


    Li Xiao also gave Zhang Fan some presents of deer antlers and caterpir fungi when she learned that he was returning to his hometown. Her back pain was nowpletely cured. When she went for a checkup, she was informed that her slipped spine disc had already returned to its proper location, which truly made her overjoyed.


    Gao Shijun didn¡¯t say too much. He just told Zhang Fan to be careful while driving.


    Zhang Fan simply exchanged greetings and temporary goodbyes with Chen Qifa and Kang Hua over the phone.


    When Li Hui learned that Zhang Fan was driving his girlfriend to visit his hometown together, Li Hui felt so much pain due to jealousy!


    This was because back when Li Hui and Zhang Fan had arrived in the border province together, Li Hui had a girlfriend, and Zhang Fan had been single! But two yearster, Zhang Fan was taking a girlfriend home with him, yet Li Hui was now single! Although Li Hui had tried to find a new girlfriend ever since his breakup, either he felt that the girl wasn¡¯t good enough for him, or the girl would feel that he wasn¡¯t good enough for her!


    Li Hui was so lonely now!

 Chapter 117: Journey

    <h4>Chapter 117: Journey</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua left for their road trip to Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown early in the morning. Shao Hua¡¯s parents kept giving them lots of advice before they left, such as...


    ¡°Don¡¯t drive toote at night just for the sake of getting there a little faster. Make sure to drive slowly. Also, pick the bigger hotels, and don¡¯t worry about the cost.¡±


    After leaving, Shao Hua¡¯s eyes were a bit red as she watched her parents¡¯ figures gradually shrink as they waved to her.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, we¡¯ll be back here in a month,¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°Other than when I was in college, I¡¯ve never been apart from my parents for so long before. I¡¯m not really ustomed to this feeling.¡±


    ¡°The baby bird that grows up needs to leave the parents¡¯ nest~!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the baby bird!¡±


    Zhang Fan still needed to visit Chasu City Hospital before he left. When Chen Qifa learned that Zhang Fan was returning home, he especially sent some dried snow lotus and safflowers on the fastest delivery service avable so that his gift to Zhang Fan could arrive from Kuake City on time. Zhang Fan was really moved. While the dried flowers weren¡¯t expensive, the thought behind the gift truly moved Zhang Fan.


    Li Liang and Li Hui were waiting at Chasu City Hospital¡¯s entrance. Li Liang secretly stuffed 1000 yuan in cash into Zhang Fan¡¯s hand. ¡°Bro, I¡¯ve been too busy recently, without even a chance to leave the hospital. I didn¡¯t have a chance to prepare a gift for you because of this. Just take the money. Otherwise, you¡¯re not seeing me as a friend!¡±


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but take the money from Li Liang! Meanwhile, Li Hui waspletely heartbroken. He also wanted to return home, and have a girlfriend to show off. However, time could never turn back. His ex-girlfriend Wang Sha had already married someone else, and she was living a peaceful and happy life! Maybe it was only human nature to know what was truly precious after losing it.


    Li Hui had a bitter expression as he watched Zhang Fan and Shao Hua depart.


    The drive from Chasu City to Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown city was approximately 1,700 kilometers. Zhang Fan was incredibly happy as he drove on a major highway. This counted as him returning to his hometown a very sessful man.


    There were snowy mountains in the distance, grassy ins with no end in sight, flocks of sheep, and young shepherd girls!


    There was also a clear blue sky, an arrow-straight highway, clear blueke water, and a verdant forest.


    For the first stop, Zhang Fan chose Raptor City. Since Zhang Fan¡¯s younger sister was taking the college entrance examination soon, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua didn¡¯t n on touring the city. They would instead take more time visiting the scenic locations on their return road trip.


    Raptor City had more people and cars than Chasu City. There were many flea markets here, and lots of border province specialties such as pit meat that couldn¡¯t be found in Chasu City could be purchased here.


    Shao Hua helped Zhang Fan to pick several Uighur style scarves, capes, and so on for his rtives. Although these gifts weren¡¯t worth much money, they would be representing that he hadn¡¯t forgotten about his family.


    His rtives had helped to raise Zhang Fan¡¯s tuition money for the first year of college. Although he had slowly returned the money during college, he couldn¡¯t just forget about their willingness to help him out.


    The people of Raptor City truly loved to eat dried fruits. There were so many varieties of dried fruits here that Zhang Fan felt that Raptor City ranked #1 in all of China for dried fruits.


    Without mentioning anything else, just something as simple as raisins would have more than 20 different varieties. Not only that, these raisin varieties weren¡¯t cheap! Zhang Fan had thought that local specialties would be cheaper, but the dried fruit sellers were especially forceful! ¡°Buy it if you like it, but if you don¡¯t want anything, get out! Don¡¯t get in the way of my doing business!¡±


    Zhang Fan could only think to himself, ¡®Are people in Raptor City all so rich?¡¯


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t very tired despite driving all day because of his excitement at soon being able to visit home. Since Shao Hua had attended college in Raptor City, the two of them walked around her college in the evening. They stood under arge Paulownia tree while watching the current college students walking around. ¡°I haven¡¯t returned to my college in so long! I feel like I¡¯m getting old!¡± Shao Huamented.


    Zhang Fan reached out and squeezed Shao Hua¡¯s nose. ¡°You¡¯re not old at all! Your face is still filled with cogen!¡± Zhang Fan even began to drool as he said this.


    ¡°You fool!¡±


    Later that night, the two of them stayed in separate hotel rooms. Zhang Fan said that they should stay in the same hotel room together for the sake of Shao Hua¡¯s safety, but Shao Hua ignored his ¡°concern¡±! So, Zhang Fan could only go to sleep while hugging his pillow.


    On the next day, the two of them set out on the road trip again after eating breakfast. Zhang Fan put on the sunsses that Shao Hua specially purchased for him, yed Dang¡¯s songs, and drove at a really fast pace down the highway!


    White windmills, the sounds of scriptures being chanted, and the Lazikou that the Red Army passed by before!


    The wind was really strong! It truly was so strong! The cross wind was really noticeable as Zhang Fan drove so fast down the highway.


    For lunch, they stopped at a service area and stretched their legs. Zhang Fan suggested that they have some instant noodles, but Shao Hua didn¡¯t want to, as she didn¡¯t like eating instant noodles. Zhang Fan then suggested that they find a restaurant along the highway, but Shao Hua disagreed, as she had already prepared pancakes, cucumbers, preserved vegetables, and preserved duck eggs!


    Shao Hua really did pay far more attention to detail than Zhang Fan did. Back at Raptor City, Shao Hua had purchased some fruits and washed them. She had also brought along a small fruit knife, so she sliced an apple and an orange into small pieces and kept feeding Zhang Fan as he drove.


    At nighttime, they had already reached S Province, Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown province. This province was an important defensive location in ancient northwestern China, with majestic castle walls that went across the Gobi Desert, and an important defensive location for the X River 1 . The cities along the X River had well developed tourism industries. Many people from all around China woulde here every year for tourism.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t that tired after the two days of driving so far, but Shao Hua was getting fatigued. Being on the road for more than 10 hours for the past two days consecutively made her face rather pale. Although Zhang Fan was in a hurry to reach home, he also felt bad for Shao Hua, so he decided that they should rest here for an entire day.


    However, Shao Hua knew what it was like to feel homesick, so she disagreed. She wanted Zhang Fan to get home one day earlier so that he could have one extra day to spend with his family.


    The scenery in S Province was more earthen brown and yellowpared to the green of the border province. The eating habits were also quite simr. Although carbohydrates were the primary food type prefered here, pfs were also popr in the border province. The border province also had a bigger selection of local products.


    Zhang Fan swore to the heavens that he wouldn¡¯t do anything improper, and finally got Shao Hua to agree to let him give her a massage before she went to sleep.


    Although she was beautiful and alluring, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the type to take advantage of others, especially when Shao Hua had been willing to follow him for thousands of kilometers out here. Shao Hua had already fallen asleep by the end of the massage. Zhang Fan quietly covered her with a nket, closed the door to her hotel room, and went back to his own hotel room to sleep.

 Chapter 118: Home, and Little Rock!

    <h4>Chapter 118: Home, and Little Rock!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    On the third day of the road trip, Zhang Fan drove all along the X River. There were five cities in session as if they were a series of pearls on a ne. These five cities were all really important cities in S Province, and had changed ownership several times over the centuries. In the end, Chinese Han culture reigned here, and this ce became one of China¡¯s most famous vacation spots.


    For lunch, they stopped at a service area along the highway to eat something. The next stop would be Lan City, Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown. He became more and more excited, while Shao Hua became more and more worried!


    Perhaps this would always be quitemon for anyone meeting their romantic partner¡¯s parents for the first time. Would the other person¡¯s parents be easy to get along with? Would you be epted by their parents?


    Zhang Fan held onto Shao Hua¡¯s hand as they slowly walked together around the service area.


    The weather wasn¡¯t very cooperative about setting the mood. On the first time that Zhang Fan took Shao Hua to his hometown, they met with a sandstorm that covered the entire sky in sand. Although Chasu City was farther northwest, there were far more trees there as water was more plentiful, with many birds and flowers. Sandstorms were never seen there.


    ¡°No wonder you¡¯re a bit dark-skinned. It¡¯s only normal to be dark-skinned from being blown by this type of wind all day every day!¡± Shao Hua spoke in quite a sympathetic tone as she nced at all the sand in the sky.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like this happens every day. Maybe this is a cold air front from Siberia! It even brought nutrition from the desert, which is why thend here is especially fertile~!¡± Zhang Fan was no longer able to make anything else up. He felt that this sky filled with sand was a bit too much for him to handle on his first time bringing his girlfriend home!


    ¡°Haha! Continue! You¡¯re not even embarrassed?¡± Shao Hua had fun squeezing Zhang Fan¡¯s cheeks. She then said, ¡°Sigh! I really don¡¯t know how you managed to grow so tall. If you were slightly shorter, I¡¯d be taller than you!¡±


    ¡°Ridiculous! Let¡¯spare!¡± Zhang Fan was about to embrace Shao Hua who was right across from him, but Shao Hua managed to escape.


    Zhang Fan drove south through Wushaoling and its numerous mountain tunnels until he finally reached the outskirts of Lan City.


    ¡°We¡¯re almost there!¡± Zhang Fan muttered to himself. Two years ago, he had been uneasy as he left here for the border province, but now, he was returning with a girlfriend. He kept ncing at all the familiar scenery around him, which he had dreamed of countless times already over the past two years.


    ¡°The Yindaruqin Great Hydraulic Engineering Project,¡± Zhang Fan introduced the cement canal in midair 1 to Shao Hua. ¡°This is thergest canal in all of Asia. The first time that I ever saw a foreigner was because he came here to help fix this canal. He was really rich as he gave me one U.S. dor after asking for some directions!¡±


    ¡°Oh, you pitiful baby!¡±


    ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t it important that he gave me U.S. currency!?¡±


    ¡°Haha, there are plenty of foreigners in the border province. There used to be so many in the import/export business. But, the foreigners then slowly decreased in number. A lot of Chinese people whocked morals would trade only the lowest-quality goods to the foreigners to scam them. The end result was that the foreigners refused to do business with Chinese people anymore.¡±


    100 kilometerster. ¡°We¡¯re here at the Yellow River! I grew up right along the Yellow River! The water here is much cleaner now!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s eyes were getting rather wet. At this moment, the radio started ying a famous song by Fei Xiang, ¡°Clouds of My Hometown¡±.


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re home now, so you should be happier! Your family will surely want to see you being happy,¡± Shao Hua told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yeah, I know. I just couldn¡¯t help myself. Shao Hua, thank you foring with me. For real! I truly want to make my parents happy and not worry about me.¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I understand! Didn¡¯t Ie with you without hesitation regardless of what might happen? I just wonder if your parents and younger sister will like me or not.¡±


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re the best person in the world! Nobody else is better than you! They¡¯ll definitely love you!¡±


    Zhang Fan crossed the Yellow River. There were still two more days left before his younger sister would take the annual college entrance examination. She was currently at home studying, making some final cramming sessions. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents knew that he was bringing his girlfriend along, so they had long since cleaned up the entire house, and even thrown out some hoarded items that they hadn¡¯t been willing to throw away before.


    Back when Zhang Fan¡¯s younger sister was born, Zhang Fan¡¯s parents were the most sessful in life. But after that sess, there had been nothing but failure, with each year being worse than the previous.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s mother wasn¡¯t ssified as an official employee, but rather the family member of an employee. She had also paid arge fine to the government for giving birth to Zhang Fan¡¯s younger sister 1 . But at the time, the factory that Zhang Fan¡¯s parents worked at was still rather profitable, and his younger sister received much better treatment that he had at birth. Zhang Fan had been named by his paternal grandfather, but his parents spent two yuan on hiring a seer who worked near the Iron Bridge on the Yellow River toe up with his younger sister¡¯s name, Zhang Jingshu!


    Later that night, as the sunset was reflected on the waters of the Yellow River and scattered over mountains and rivers, Zhang Fan reached his home. He finally reached his home by driving on a sand-encrusted road. His father was at the entrance of the neighborhood, constantly pacing around, continuously looking at the street in the distance.


    Zhang Fan stuck his head outside the car window while looking at his father¡¯s slightly hunchbacked figure, and shouted, ¡°Dad!¡±


    ¡°Ah! Little Rock!¡± Zhang Fan had been born here. Back when he was born, the midwife had announced right after his birth that ¡°It¡¯s a dark-skinned little boy who¡¯s as heavy as a little rock!¡± Ever since then, his family had addressed him as Little Rock!


    Zhang Fan parked his car, and instantly jumped off to grab his father¡¯s hand. ¡°Dad! I¡¯ve returned. I also brought Shao Hua back with me.¡±


    Shao Hua was incredibly nervous as she shyly got off from the passenger side and greeted Zhang Fan¡¯s father with a ¡°Hello, Sir!¡±.


    ¡°Okay, okay, okay! You must be exhausted, dear girl. We¡¯ve been waiting for you to arrive since noon. My wife has already finished cooking noodles for you guys. Hurry ande in. Here, let me help you with that!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s father took the bag that Shao Hua was holding.


    Zhang Fan started taking many things out from his car¡¯s trunk. There were big bags as well as small bags. Some had been gifts from friends, and Zhang Fan and Shao Hua had also purchased many things in Raptor City. Zhang Fan¡¯s family lived on the first floor of an apartment. They had transformed the window facing the neighborhood into a small door, opening up their own small supermarket in their home.


    Inside the home, Zhang Fan¡¯s mother was busy cooking many, many delicious things in the kitchen.


    Zhang Jingshu was in the small bedroom. Although she was having her college entrance examination soon, she couldn¡¯t concentrate on studying at all. Her older brother was returning! He was supposed to be returning today, but it was already evening, so why wasn¡¯t he here yet!? She had constantly been listening for his arrival.


    Then, there was the sound of the front door opening. ¡°Brother is here!¡± Zhang Jingshu put down the pen in her hand and ran out of her room.


    ¡°Bro!¡± Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t even put down his things when his younger sister pounced on him.


    ¡°Little Rock!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother exited the kitchen. She immediately started tearing up, and used her apron to wipe her eyes.


    ¡°This is Little Rock¡¯s girlfriend. Hurry and prepare some water for her to wash up after such a long journey. Hurry and get off your brother, how old do you think you are already!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s father hurriedly pulled Zhang Jingshu off of Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Dear girl! You must be exhausted. You seem so elegant. Hurry ande wash up, you must have suffered much wind and sand on the way. How is your family doing?¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother held Shao Hua¡¯s hand and started making conversation.


    ¡°Sister-inw! You¡¯re so beautiful!¡± Zhang Jingshu acted quite familiar with Shao Hua, greeting thetter while holding onto Shao Hua¡¯s other hand.


    ¡°Hello, Ma¡¯am. Jingshu, you¡¯re also quite beautiful.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s nervousness waspletely erased by this. She felt that Zhang Fan¡¯s family was truly nice, with no sense of being distant or picky with her. They were warm and kind. Also, her potential future sister-inw seemed to be easy to get along with.


    ¡°Mom! I¡¯m back.¡± Zhang Jingshu took Shao Hua to the restroom to wash up from the journey, while Zhang Fan greeted his mom.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re back. My son has really grown. Are you used to things out there in the border province? You must have had a hard time!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother wiped away her remaining tears and came closer to have a good look at her own son.


    ¡°Stop crying! What difficulties could he possibly have! Don¡¯t you see that he¡¯s gotten significantly fatter? This brat¡¯s not bad, he hasn¡¯t done bad at all¡ªhe has a car to drive back and a girlfriend to show us. What difficulties would he have? He¡¯s more skilled than I am.¡± Although Zhang Fan¡¯s father was happy, his voice was also slightly choked up.


    ¡°You want to lecture me? Aren¡¯t you the same? Hurry, don¡¯t let Shao Hua see how you¡¯re about to cry. Little Rock, go wash up as well. It¡¯s almost time to eat dinner.¡±


    ¡°Sister-inw, this is a brand-new towel and new slippers that we prepared for you. Are you tired? I was really happy when my brother phoned us and said that he was bringing you along. You¡¯re even prettier than I imagined!¡± Zhang Jingshu followed Shao Hua around like a little bee.


    Zhang Jingshu had good emotional intelligence, and knew that she shouldn¡¯t make Shao Hua feel ufortable on her first visit to Zhang Fan¡¯s home.

 Chapter 119: Good appetite!

    <h4>Chapter 119: Good appetite!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    There was a custom in Zhang Fan¡¯s native northwestern province that one should eat noodles when returning home, and eat dumplings when leaving home. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s mother was worried that Shao Hua wouldn¡¯t like the northwestern style noodles, so she also cooked some rice just in case.


    The entire table was covered in dishes, ranging from barbequed meat to fish, from fresh vegetables to enoki mushrooms! Zhang Fan¡¯s parents had gone all the way to the downtown supermarket to purchase countless ingredients in preparation for his return.


    Zero alcohol tolerance was a gic trait in Zhang Fan¡¯s family. His father had about the same alcohol tolerance as he did. But, today was the perfect atmosphere for some alcohol. Zhang Fan¡¯s father had especially purchased red wine, white wine, and drinks for his son¡¯s return!


    Shao Hua actually did enjoy eating noodles. Although noodles were incrediblymon in northwest China, the truly best noodles were in S Province and the next-door Shaanxi Province. Their noodles would be smooth as silk and incredibly long. They would be delicious when paired with eggs, diced meat, carrots, diced potatoes, and so on.


    Although the border province¡¯s fried noodles weren¡¯t bad, either, theycked a sense of elegance in noodle cuisine.


    ¡°Eat, have some more, dear girl. Eat more of anything that you like. Ah, you can¡¯t reach this one, let me give you some.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother continuously put more and more food on Shao Hua¡¯s te, worried that Shao Hua was hungry.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, you¡¯re a doctor now, so I won¡¯t make you drink. I¡¯m going to drink a little today. Shao Hua, do you drink white wine?¡±


    ¡°Sir, I don¡¯t drink white wine!¡±


    ¡°Have some red wine then. I can¡¯t drink alcohol. Could you apany my parents for a little drink?¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll drink a ss of red wine together with your parents.¡± Shao Hua didn¡¯t act reserved at all.


    Everyone chatted and ate, telling various jokes and funny stories from the past. Laughter could constantly be heard at the table.


    1700 kilometers away, at Shao Hua¡¯s home. ¡°We received a text that Hua and Zhang Fan have safely arrived. But, is Hua used to how things are there? Is Zhang Fan¡¯s family easy to get along with? Are they satisfied with our Hua?¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents sat across from each other. Although it was dinnertime, neither of them had any appetite.


    ¡°My Hua is so excellent. There couldn¡¯t possibly be anything to be picky about with her! There¡¯s still an entire month left, sigh!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father sighed. Both of her parents were truly worried with their daughter so far away from them!


    Meanwhile, back at Zhang Fan¡¯s home...


    ¡°How are your studies going? Shao Hua and I traveled more than 1,000 kilometers here to cheer you on. You can¡¯t just let us down.¡±


    ¡°Of course I won¡¯t let you down. The two of you can just wait for my good news. While I can¡¯t guarantee my getting into Tsinghua or Beijing University, I should be able to get into any other university.¡±


    ¡°Okay! Good, you¡¯re spirited. Good luck! You¡¯re smarter than I am,¡± said Zhang Fan.


    Shao Hua chuckled as she listened to the siblings¡¯ conversation.


    ¡°Little Rock did bad on his college entrance examination because his father got fired that year!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother exined.


    ¡°Why talk about such things? Isn¡¯t he doing quite well now?¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s father mildlyined.


    ¡°No, my studies weren¡¯t good to begin with. We shouldn¡¯t look for excuses!¡±


    After dinner, there was the issue of where everyone was going to sleep. Zhang Jingshu was taking the college entrance exam soon, so her resting habits couldn¡¯t be disturbed. Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment home was quite simr inyout to Shao Hua¡¯s apartment home. Both apartments had only two bedrooms. Fortunately, Zhang Fan and Zhang Jingshu had been many years apart in age, so they could sleep in the same room back when they were growing up.


    Shao Hua tried to go to the kitchen to help clean up after dinner, but Zhang Fan¡¯s mother pushed her out. ¡°You¡¯ve been riding in a car for several days. You should properly rest. Dear girl, think of this as your home. Don¡¯t act reserved here. Go and have a chat with them.¡±


    Zhang Fan¡¯s father smoked one of the top-quality smokes that his son had gifted him. He was incredibly happy as he saw how reliable his son seemed to be now. ¡®This brat, he¡¯s always had his own ideas ever since young. He¡¯s finally matured!¡¯


    ¡°Have a taste, these are soft pears from northwestern China. We froze them in the refrigerator just for you two,¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s father said when Shao Hua sat down by Zhang Fan¡¯s side.


    Zhang Jingshu was now concentrating on studying in her small bedroom. She now felt reassured since her brother had returned. Her college entrance examination was in two days. Over the past two years, Zhang Fan had wired her 1,000 yuan for living expenses every single month. She didn¡¯t have to worry about her tuition or living expenses like her older brother had, so she was rather fortunate! And now that their parents had opened up a small supermarket in their home, their standard of living had also greatly improved. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents no longer needed to work part-time jobs at various ces.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s mother finished washing dishes and came out to sit on the sofa as well. She started chatting with Shao Hua in a low voice. This was because the apartment home was rather old and poorly insted. Any slightly louder voices would disturb Zhang Jingshu during her studying, which was why everyone spoke in small voices. ¡°Shao Hua, we purchased some new pajamas for you that we ced in the closet of the master bedroom. I was worried that the pajamas would be too big, but you¡¯re actually pretty tall, so they should be just right. My husband and I will go over to Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle¡¯s home to sleep tonight. You should take a shower and rest early. You must be really tired from the past few days on the road. Feel free to sleep in the master bedroom and make Zhang Fan sleep in the living room. Please don¡¯t mind that our apartment is a little small.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind at all, Ma¡¯am. My home isn¡¯t thatrge, either. Is it really alright for you to go live with rtives? How about...¡± However, Shao Hua really wasn¡¯t able to say anything else. This was her first time visiting Zhang Fan¡¯s home, and it wouldn¡¯t really be proper to ask them to go stay at a hotel.


    ¡°Haha, I could tell at first nce that you¡¯re a good girl. You¡¯re beautiful and have a good heart. It¡¯s fine. His uncle¡¯s home is in the neighboring district. Their child doesn¡¯t live with them right now. They were going to visit today, but I figured that it was your first time here, and that you¡¯d be really tired after the road trip, so I told Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle not toe over until tomorrow. You guys can take a tour around here tomorrow. Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle treated him really well back when Zhang Fan was little. Now that Zhang Fan¡¯s brought back such a beautiful girlfriend, his uncle will be so happy!¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am!¡± Shao Hua was getting rather embarrassed from Zhang Fan¡¯s mother¡¯s praise. This old apartment counted as just barely habitable. It really was getting rather old as it had been constructed back in the generation of Soviet assistance 1 .


    Later that night, Shao Hua received the master bedroom after her shower. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents were doing their very best to make sure she felt like they valued her feelings since she had traveled more than 1,000 kilometers together with Zhang Fan toe here. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents knew what it was like for other parents as well. They didn¡¯t want Shao Hua to feel aggrieved over anything.


    Shao Hua rested in the master bedroom and called her parents. ¡°Mom, have you guys eaten yet?¡±


    ¡°Yes, we have. How are things? Is everything alright?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother asked rather worriedly.


    ¡°Yeah! Everything is great. Zhang Fan¡¯s family is really nice. They also treat me really well. No need to worry. I¡¯ll be back in a month.¡±


    ¡°Yep, we¡¯re not worried. Um, um, you¡¯re not sleeping in the same room as Zhang Fan, are you?¡±


    ¡°Mom! Of course not!¡±


    ¡°Indeed, you must remember not to be too easy. Make sure to be hardworking there, helping out with cooking food and so on. It¡¯s important to do unto others as you would have others do unto you. If they¡¯re good to you, you should also be good to them.¡±


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan had already fallen asleep on the sofa in the living room. The familiar sensation of home really helped him fall to sleep. He didn¡¯t have a single dream all night. Zhang Jingshu slept in her own room, the small bedroom.


    In Lan City, it would be inconceivable not to try a bowl of beef noodles, as it represented so many locals¡¯ biggest nostalgia about home. There would be plenty of people with luggage at noodle restaurants because they were travelers either about to leave home or those who just returned home.


    Shao Hua wasn¡¯t ustomed to eating such arge bowl of noodles early in the morning. The bowl was evenrger than her face! Beef, eggs, and other really filling foods so early in the morning? But, Zhang Fan and Zhang Jingshu slurped it all down. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t leave even a single drop of soup, and was still hungry after his first bowl.


    ¡°How about I share some of my beef noodles with you? I really can¡¯t eat all of this. You guys have such excellent appetite, eating such arge bowl of noodles early in the morning!¡± Shao Hua was quite surprised to see therge crowd in the noodle restaurant.


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s the local custom. It¡¯s fine as long as you get used to it. You really won¡¯t eat it? Then I¡¯ll just take your entire serving. How about I purchase some milk and bread for you somewhere else instead?¡±


    ¡°No need, I¡¯ll just have some of this beef noodle soup. This soup really is great, even better than the beef noodles in the border province.¡±


    ¡°Sister-inw, what do you typically eat in the morning?¡±


    ¡°Milk tea, pancakes, preserved vegetables, and so on. When you¡¯re done with your college entrance exam, how about youe have fun with us in the border province?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s have her focus on her exam first, without thinking about other things.¡± Zhang Fan interrupted this topic of conversation. After breakfast, Zhang Fan dropped his younger sister off at home, and then prepared to take Shao Hua to meet all of his rtives.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s parents had long since returned already. They were helping to arrange Zhang Fan¡¯s prepared gifts. This would be for uncle A¡¯s family, this would be for uncle B¡¯s family, this would be for the aunt¡¯s family... and since Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle-inw was a smoker, he should give him some smokes. But, these smokes were so expensive and high-quality, so how about he went to purchase some cheaper ones instead?


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t annoyed by his mother¡¯s nagging even in the slightest. This was the feeling of family.

 Chapter 120: Melon! So sweet!

    <h4>Chapter 120: Melon! So sweet!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan had arge number of rtives. He had to go visit them all. He wouldn¡¯t have been able to attend college without their financial support. Now that he had a girlfriend and a better life, he absolutely had to go and thank them for their previous help!


    ¡°Little Rock¡¯s be sessful. His parents will have a good time in the future!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s aunt and uncle stood at the door as they watched Zhang Fan and Shao Hua leave after a visit.


    ¡°Yeah, how long has it even been? He already has a car and a girlfriend. My younger sister is finally seeing her time now. Jingshu¡¯s grades are so excellent. Her children are both so wonderful,¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s aunt eximed.


    ¡°Are you tired? You¡¯re probably not used to this. That¡¯s how things are here,¡± Zhang Fan said to Shao Hua on his car.


    ¡°I¡¯m not tired. Your rtives are all quite nice. Just look, you¡¯ve already received so many red packets from them. The only thing I¡¯m not quite used to is that every meal here seems to have meat in it, with hardly any vegetables.¡±


    ¡°Silly girl, everyone is treating you as an honored guest. That¡¯s why they¡¯re all serving meat. Usually, we eat plenty of vegetables here as well. Alright, today¡¯s mission isplete. You should rest well for these two days. After my sister finishes her college entrance exam, I¡¯ll take you to tour the city.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Do you need to go meet up with your former ssmates? Will it be convenient for you to take me? If it¡¯s not convenient, I can stay at your home together with Jingshu.¡± Shao Hua smiled mischievously.


    ¡°No such thing! The ssmates and friends I got along really well with have all gone to other ces. I¡¯m only passing acquaintances with the ones who stayed behind here, and rarely contact them.¡± Zhang Fan was too embarrassed to tell her the truth¡ªonly the best students would typically remain here. Since he had been a below average student, of course he didn¡¯t know them well! Not only that, since he had been so busy with making money to pay for tuition during college, he wasn¡¯t very well acquainted with his ssmates.


    Two days passed by quite quickly. It was now time for Zhang Jingshu to take her college entrance examination. She wasn¡¯t nervous at all, and was in fact quite calm. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s parents were incredibly nervous. For Lan City, the testing location just happened to be at Zhang Jingshu¡¯s high school. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua drove Zhang Jingshu to the exam location super early. Zhang Jingshu didn¡¯t allow her parents toe!


    Before Zhang Jingshu went inside, Zhang Fan held her hand and told her, ¡°Jingshu, rx your mind. Even if you don¡¯t do well, there¡¯s no problem at all. I¡¯ll take care of you. Don¡¯t feel any pressure.¡±


    ¡°Yep, no problem, Brother. I don¡¯t feel any pressure. I¡¯ve been eating and sleeping well over the past two years. I¡¯m always ranked in the top three in my school for grades. Just wait for my good news. You and Sister-inw should go back now. It will be really hot soon.¡±


    ¡°No need to mind us. Go now! Good luck!¡±


    ¡°Jingshu! Good luck! Your brother and I will be waiting for your good news. Good luck!¡±


    Shao Hua nced at the front entrance of Zhang Jingshu¡¯s high school as she went in. Shao Hua eximed, ¡°I¡¯m so envious of Jingshu. She has such a nice brother. When I was younger, I really wished for an older brother as well.¡±


    ¡°Haha, Jingshu¡¯s grades are so good. She should be able to get a good score!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t hear what Shao Hua said, as he was only thinking about his sister right now. Although he told her not to be nervous, he was actually really nervous himself.


    In China, the annual college entrance examination was one of the most important turning points in a person¡¯s life. This would be the easiest and fairest way up for amoner¡ªto do good on this exam and get into an excellent college.


    Yes, you might also seed without having an excellent starting point¡ªif you worked and fought hard enough. However, those who seeded in such a way would best know the difficulties and bitterness involved. That was why the annual college entrance examination was so important formoners.


    Zhang Fan drove Shao Hua all around Lan City. They also took a look at the newly constructed buildings, but didn¡¯t ask about the price. They simply drove around the city with no particr goal. ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much. Jingshu should be fine. Besides, even if you worry, it won¡¯t do any good. You should just properly look at the new buildings. I feel like this ce is pretty nice. The nearby districts are all fully developed. It should be quite convenient for your parents toe live here,¡± Shao Hua told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just look for now. I haven¡¯t even talked to my parents yet. I don¡¯t know what they¡¯ll think. Sigh, I doubt that they¡¯ll be willing toe back to Chasu City with us, and even if I buy a new home for them, I¡¯m not going to tell them until I pay the deposit.¡±


    Zhang Fan had reserved a hotel near Zhang Jingshu¡¯s high school long ago. Zhang Jingshu had a really happy expression as she exited, so Zhang Fan felt more reassured. They all ate lunch together and immediately went to the hotel to rest for a while. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to ask how she had done on the test, but Zhang Jingshu told Shao Hua, ¡°Sister-inw, the questions this year were really easy. I think that I can get around 130 points in Chinese 1 .¡±


    ¡°Really? Jingshu, you¡¯re amazing. Keep this up, and do a good job on the math exam this afternoon.¡±


    ¡°Yep, indeed. Don¡¯t think about the Chinese exam from this morning anymore. Rest well at the hotel after lunch; Shao Hua can apany you. I¡¯ll go walk around outside. Rx and have a good nap. We¡¯ll wake you up when it¡¯s time for the afternoon portion of the exam.¡± Zhang Fan had been listening to the conversation. He felt even better when he heard Jingshu saying that she had done well.


    Later that afternoon, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua took Jingshu back to her high school testing center again. Not long after Jingshu went inside, they heard someone near the high school entrance shouting, ¡°Hurry and call an ambnce!¡±


    Zhang Fan was particrly sensitive to the word ¡°ambnce¡±. He turned around, and faintly saw the figure of someone who¡¯d copsed on the ground in the middle of a crowd.


    ¡°Let me go take a look,¡± Zhang Fan told Shao Hua.


    ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll apany you.¡±


    ¡°She was perfectly fine just now. How could this suddenly happen?!¡± a middle-aged woman who seemed to be acquainted with the patient said.


    Zhang Fan went over and saw that a middle-aged woman had copsed on the ground. She waspletely unconscious and was twitching all over while frothing at the mouth. Her eyes were also rolled upwards. This woman required immediate medical attention; otherwise, she would be in grave danger.


    ¡°Please let me through, I¡¯m a doctor. Hurry! It¡¯s such a hot day, so please keep your distance. Who knows who she is? Hurry and contact her family members!¡±


    It was a hot day, and it was the day of the annual college entrance examination. This woman who¡¯d copsed on the ground was having an epileptic seizure. Her teeth were tightly clenched, and there was blood among the white froth that she was spewing.


    ¡°This is bad. She might have bitten her tongue,¡± said Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t worry about how dirty the ground was right now. He kneeled by the copsed woman¡¯s side and told Shao Hua, ¡°Go find some popsicle sticks for me.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Right when Shao Hua turned around, a nearby middle-aged man who ran a stall selling cold confectionaries said, ¡°Young man, how many popsicle sticks do you need?¡±


    ¡°Five!¡±


    ¡°Here are five sticks from ice cream bars. Hurry, take them.¡±


    During these few sentences, Zhang Fan was already opening up the patient¡¯s mouth while holding on to her lower jaw. He also tilted her head as he was worried that blood and saliva might cause her to suffocate.


    ¡°Luckily, she only bit a little portion of her tongue. Put all five sticks together and hand them to me.¡±


    The middle-aged man swiftly handed the popsicle sticks to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan ced the sticks between the woman¡¯s teeth as she was currently grinding them. Compared to the teeth roots, the sticks were slightly thicker andrger, but wouldn¡¯t be hard enough to break the woman¡¯s teeth.


    Not long after, the ambnce arrived. A doctor and two nurses got out from the ambnce. The doctor nced at the patient on the ground, and then immediately told the nurses, ¡°I need a medical gag! Hurry, the patient has epilepsy. We can¡¯t let her suffocate to death.¡±


    He then asked Zhang Fan, ¡°Are you her family member? It seems that she often has seizures, and you must be used to dealing with them?¡±


    The male doctor was unable to see the patient¡¯s mouth and face clearly, because her face was tilted. However, he felt that Zhang Fan seemed rather professional about all this, so he asked this question in passing.


    ¡°A medical gag won¡¯t be necessary. I already put a bite pad in her mouth. Hurry and take her to the hospital.¡±


    ¡°You already did all that?¡± The doctor was rather confused! Zhang Fan had been able to open up the mouth of an epileptic without a medical gag? That sounded ridiculous! He ignored Zhang Fan, and bent over to check on the patient himself.


    ¡°Oh! Bring the stretcher! A medical gag won¡¯t be necessary! It¡¯s already been dealt with. Dear family member, you shoulde along in the ambnce as well,¡± the doctor said to Zhang Fan after issuing some moremands to the nurses.


    ¡°I¡¯m a doctor who¡¯s on vacation. I just happened to deal with this as I passed by. I¡¯m not her family member.¡±


    ¡°You opened her mouth with your bare hands?¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°Now¡¯s not a good time to chat. If you have the time,e find me at the emergency department of Lan City Hospital. My name is Yang Shuheng. Please remember toe find me!¡±


    The ambnce shed its lights and sirens, and drove off with the epileptic patient. The nearby parents waiting for their children to finish the college entrance examination had heard the conversation between Zhang Fan and Doctor Yang, and they kept praising him. The confectionery selling middle-aged man gave two bottles with water to Zhang Fan, saying, ¡°Not bad at all, young man. You¡¯re skilled and have a good heart. Let me treat you to some water.¡±


    Zhang Fan took one bottled water and handed the other to Shao Hua. ¡°Thank you! I just happened to be passing by.¡± Zhang Fan really had gotten a bit thirsty from all this.


    ¡°Sigh! Your passing by might have saved a life.¡±


    ¡°I know, I know!¡± Others in the crowd agreed.


    ¡°Young man, here, use this wet wipe to clean your pants. Look at your brand-new jeans, they¡¯ve gotten so dirty. You really are such a nice person.¡± A woman who seemed like a parent handed Zhang Fan a packet of wet wipes.


    ¡°Thank you!¡±


    Before he could say anything else, another person handed Zhang Fan two pieces of melon. ¡°These are melons from the south, they¡¯re really sweet! Just look at all that sweat on you. Hurry and have some. That woman you treated is the mother of one of my daughter¡¯s ssmates. Sigh, her daughter owes so much to you. How would she have been able to calmly take the exam otherwise~!¡±


    There was no helping it. Zhang Fan was unable to remain here. He constantly thanked everyone for their gifts as he pulled Shao Hua out of the crowd.


    ¡°I¡¯m so proud of you!¡± Shao Hua grabbed Zhang Fan and voluntarily kissed him for the first time ever in a ce with nobody around!


    It tasted sweet, just like melon!

 Chapter 121: Buying a new home

    <h4>Chapter 121: Buying a new home</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Back when Zhang Fan took his college entrance exam, he was supposed to predict his own score, and fill in his desired major and college for applications. Then, he would wait for his exam grade and the college eptance letters. But in Zhang Jingshu¡¯s time, the system had been updated slightly. You would first wait for your exam results, and then fill in your desired major and colleges for your applications. This reduced the amount of unpredictability.


    Zhang Jingshu was now finished with her examination. While waiting for grades, they weren¡¯t really in the mood for other things, so Zhang Fan took Shao Hua and Jingshu out around Lan City every day. But, Lan City was just like every other city, except that it was slightly bigger, with better districts.


    Jingshu hadn¡¯t gotten any chances to go out on vacation before due to her family¡¯s poor financial condition while she was growing up. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua took her to the nearby Shaanxi province on vacation. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents refused to go, so they could only set out as the three of them. They went to see the Terracotta Army, Mount Hua, the ce where Concubine Yang showered, and so on. Shao Hua also purchased several sets of clothing for Jingshu as thetter typically wore her high school uniform. Jingshu hardly had any fashionable clothes at all. She had actually saved all the money that Zhang Fan sent her as if she was a little squirrel!


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mention anything to his parents about buying a home for them here or theming to Chasu City. It wasn¡¯t the time yet.


    The college entrance examination grades were finally announced. Jingshu truly was a top-ss student. Her score was 670, although it still might not be enough for her to go to Tsinghua or Beijing University 1 .


    Zhang Fan¡¯s parents only knew that Jingshu had gotten a high score, but had no idea which colleges to rmend her to apply to. Zhang Fan checked the average score requirements per college, and rather reluctantly said, ¡°Couldn¡¯t you have done just a little better? If only you could have gone to Tsinghua or Beijing University! Sigh! Your score is just slightly below their requirements, sigh!¡±


    ¡°You should be satisfied already. Go and secretly chuckle in your bedroom? Why pretend like this? Jingshu¡¯s score is really amazing already. Although it might be difficult for her to go to Tsinghua or Beijing University, Jingshu really can pick any college that she wants apart from these two.¡± Shao Hua pushed Zhang Fan away and embraced his sister.


    ¡°Haha, sigh, I won¡¯t say anything about there being zero hope, but it seems like so much of a pity not to apply for Beijing or Tsinghua University. But if you apply for them, it¡¯s still so worrisome. Sigh! Jingshu, how about you just apply for Beijing University anyways? And if they really don¡¯t ept you, you could just try again next year and retake the college entrance exam. How about it 1 ?¡±


    ¡°Should we listen to your brother?¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother asked her daughter.


    ¡°Let¡¯s forget it. I already did better than my average this year. I might not even do as well next year. I heard that our province¡¯s S University has a talented student recruitment n, where students with more than 600 points on the college entrance exam can enter special sses. How about I go attend S University like my brother did?¡± Jingshu didn¡¯t mention one additional thing: that S University would be willing to provide her with full schrship for her grades!


    ¡°Alright, I can instantly tell what you¡¯re thinking from that look in your eyes. Now that your exam result is out, let me also tell our parents and you about my ns,¡± Zhang Fan said after ring at Jingshu.


    ¡°Say things properly! Why be so mean to Jingshu?¡± Shao Hua truly liked Jingshu. Thetter was considerate and kind, and understood the hardships of adults. Jingshu really seemed like a nice girl.


    ¡°It¡¯s like this. I¡¯ve been doing quite well in the border province, and have some money of my own now. I made all of the money properly. Shao Hua can testify for me. Jingshu, pick a good college. You don¡¯t need to worry one bit about the college tuition. I want you all toe back to Chasu City together with me and Shao Hua. I also have a home there that¡¯s almost finished with its renovations.¡±


    ¡°That won¡¯t do. It¡¯s fine as long as you and Shao Hua are living well. No need to mind us. We¡¯ll be able to collect our government retirement pensions soon. The supermarket¡¯s business is also doing quite well. When you have children, your mom can go over there to help you take care of the baby. Besides, you guys also have your own lives to worry about. How could we possibly let you pay for all of Jingshu¡¯s expenses?¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s parents were worried that Shao Hua would be unwilling.


    ¡°Sir and Ma¡¯am, although it¡¯s not my ce to get involved in your family affairs, please still allow me to speak. Both of you are getting older. It¡¯s Zhang Fan¡¯s and my responsibility to take care of our elders. Besides, who else is supposed to pay for Jingshu¡¯s tuition expenses if not her older brother?¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s words caused Zhang Fan¡¯s parents to fall silent. They were the type who were willing to argue with their son, but not their potential daughter-inw.


    ¡°Look at you guys worrying. I really do have a good ie right now, along with a home and a car. This isn¡¯t something that you need to hurry and decide on. We¡¯ll still be here for quite a while. Dad, you and Mom should talk things over. For today, let¡¯s just think about what college Jingshu should attend.¡±


    ¡°Brother, I want to study finance!¡±


    ¡°Yep, that¡¯s a good major. But where will you go to study it?¡±


    ¡°For economy and trade, how about going to Shanghai University? Arge city like Shanghai will also be useful for Jingshu to develop herself in the future. Jingshu, all you need to worry about are your studies. Your brother is right, we¡¯ll take care of everything else for you, so there¡¯s no need for you to worry about anything else. Since you¡¯re so smart, you should work hard at studying. If I could have obtained such a high score back on my college entrance exam, I probably could have woken myself up with myughter while dreaming!¡± Shao Hua made a joke at the end to rx the atmosphere. Otherwise, it would seem as if Jingshu had actually failed the exam with how tense everyone was.


    ¡°Is the finance major at Shanghai University strong?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°What do you think? Shanghai is an economic hub of China, and Shanghai University is a top-ranking college. Of course its finance major will be good!¡± Although Zhang Fan was now an expert on medical matters, he was only slightly more knowledgeable than his parents on other matters.


    ¡°Jingshu, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay with me, just...¡±


    ¡°No need for any ¡®just...¡¯. Pick the best school that you can. Go there and ask about the professors. Pick the best professors that you can. Don¡¯t worry about anything else.¡± Zhang Fan settled matters with this! In the end, Jingshu applied for Shanghai University as her primary choice.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s parents were unwilling to go to Chasu City. They didn¡¯t want to be a burden on Zhang Fan and Shao Hua. Plus, their little supermarket was slightly profitable, so they didn¡¯t want to give it up.


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t do anything about this. It wasn¡¯t like he could force his parents to leave. In that case, he decided to purchase a new home for them. He really didn¡¯t want his parents to live in such an old apartment anymore. Jingshu would soon be gone for college. Both of his parents¡¯ bodies had minor problems. It would be difficult for them to even go out and buy medicine in this poor part of town with not a single pharmacy nearby.


    Zhang Fan, Shao Hua, and Jingshu toured all of Lan City together. Jingshu had a better understanding of Lan City than Zhang Fan did. She knew quite well which ces were better to live in. In the end, they chose a home that was 90 square meters. This home had a good surrounding environment, and was close to the nearest hospital and supermarket. This home cost 2,300 yuan per square meter, for a total price of 207,000 yuan 1 !


    Zhang Fan had already made Jingshu secretly take the family register and their parents¡¯ identification cards.


    He didn¡¯t hesitate at all. He simply discussed it a little with Shao Hua and Jingshu, and then paid the full price for the home in full without taking out a loan. This new apartment home was on the 13th floor, with elevators. The benefit of paying off the price in full was that there was a free parking spot as an additional gift! This was only possible because Lan City was still a smaller city. This wouldn¡¯t at all be possible in the biggest cities.


    Next up was renovating the new apartment. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents didn¡¯t know anything about renovation, and he was scared that they would be scammed, so he signed a contract with a proper and well-known renovationpany for simple renovation. The total cost for renovation was 60,000 yuan.


    Back at Zhang Fan¡¯s parents¡¯ apartment home, Shao Hua handed over the documents for the new apartment home in Zhang Fan¡¯s parents name. Zhang Fan and Jingshu didn¡¯t dare to give them the documents, as they were scared of their father¡¯s anger. But with Shao Hua giving the documents over, he would have to bear it even if he got angry.


    ¡°Sir, Ma¡¯am, if you¡¯re unwilling to go to Chasu City, we won¡¯t feel reassured, because the environment here truly isn¡¯t good. Just look, there¡¯s not even a single doctor¡¯s clinic nearby here. Both Zhang Fan and Zhang Jingshu will be thousands of kilometers away soon in the future. In order to let them be able to work and attend school without any worries, we decided on our own to purchase a new apartment home for you. The money¡¯s already been paid in full, and a renovation contract has been signed already. We¡¯ll be leaving in a few days, so at that time, you¡¯ll have to go over there every day to watch over the renovation!¡±


    ¡°This! Just how much did all this cost? Both of you have only started working recently!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother said with great worry.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, you should understand your son best. He¡¯s truly skilled, so rest assured. You must properly watch over the renovation. Otherwise, there might be some ces that break or some ufortable ces right after you move in.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all so expensive! You spent more than 260,000 yuan!¡±


    ¡°The apartment home was slightly more than 200,000 yuan, and they even gave us a free parking spot. When more people live in that area, you can rent the parking spot to someone else for a good price. The renovation cost 60,000 yuan,¡± said Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I know how to read the prices on the paperwork! You didn¡¯t even discuss anything with us. Why spend 60,000 yuan on the renovation!? Your uncle could have done a proper job for just 20,000 yuan!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s father scolded him.


    ¡°Our uncle isn¡¯t even capable of making a cab with doors that close properly. Of course he can¡¯t do a good job! Besides, all the money has already been paid. There¡¯s a little bit of distance between here and the new apartment home, so I¡¯ll buy an electric scooter for you tomorrow for convenience.¡±


    ¡°No need. I¡¯ll ride a bike, which is good exercise.¡±


    This was the conversation between an adult son and aging father. The former was already making his own decisions, while thetter was unwilling to admit to getting old! Things would have been different had Jingshu been the one talking, as Zhang Fan¡¯s father favored his daughter. He never scolded Jingshu over anything, and listened to everything she said.


    But, Zhang Fan¡¯s mother favored her son more. Even though her daughter was truly excellent as well, she constantlyined while spoiling Zhang Fan severely. Zhang Fan¡¯s mother would never scold him!


    Zhang Fan felt quite rxed now that this had been aplished. He still had 90,000 yuan remaining in his bank ount. This included the 50,000 yuan from Shao Hua that she had gifted him.


    It was now finally time to leave Lan City and return to Chasu City. Since there was still quite some time before Jingshu needed to go start her studies at Shanghai University, Zhang Fan talked it over with his family and took Jingshu with him back to Chasu City. He wanted to let her have some fun there.


    Besides, this way, Jingshu would pass by Lan City again while on her way to Shanghai University.

 Chapter 122: Return to Chasu City

    <h4>Chapter 122: Return to Chasu City</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was now leaving to go back to Chasu City. His parents really didn¡¯t want to see him go, but there was no helping it. Zhang Fan¡¯s mother wiped away her tears as she watched Zhang Fan¡¯s car disappear off into the distance.


    ¡°You¡¯re so stubborn! I¡¯m going over to live with them once Little Rock has a child. At that time, you can stay here by yourself!¡± said Zhang Fan¡¯s mother to her husband.


    ¡°What do you know? You have more hair than sense! They¡¯re not even married yet. Why should we go over there and get in their way? If they don¡¯t return this year for New Year¡¯s, after Jingshu goes to Shanghai University, we¡¯ll go over there to Chasu City to stay a few days, and meet Shao Hua¡¯s parents as well as discuss the matter of their marriage. Sigh! This little brat!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s father grumbled.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Little Rock? Isn¡¯t it nice that he purchased a new home for us to live in? When would I ever get to live in a new home just by staying with you? I¡¯ve had enough of living in this poorly insted apartment!¡±


    ¡°Just look at you, I didn¡¯t say that it wasn¡¯t a good thing. Why be like this!¡±


    ¡°Make your own meal for lunch! I¡¯m going to check out the new apartment home!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother threw down her apron and was about to leave.


    ¡°You should take the bike. It¡¯s quite a distance.¡±


    ¡°Mind your own business! I¡¯m taking the bus!¡±


    Zhang Fan crossed the Yellow River and went through the Wushaoling tunnels again. For his first stop, Zhang Fan stopped at Wei City. This time, Zhang Fan intended to take a full week on the road so that they could go to all of the nice scenic locations and tourist spots in the area, letting Shao Hua and his sister properly have some fun before he returned to Chasu City. Over thest couple weeks, they had been so busy, preparing for the college entrance exam and then buying a new home.


    There weren¡¯t that many tourist spots in the northwest. Everyone was a northwesterner, so there wasn¡¯t anything much different about the people. The biggest tourist spot that shouldn¡¯t be missed was Mogao Grottoes. It was a rare cultural gem in the Gobi Desert.


    There was a tremendous amount of cave art in the Mogao Grottoes, which included all sorts of stories from Buddhist scriptures, mountain and river scenes, drawings of pagodas, buildings, and other structures, drawings of flowers and nature, drawings of various Buddhas, along with drawings of the Chinese people hard at work and so on.


    This was artistic work involving more than 1500 years of history, from the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the Qing Dynasty, showing cultures from different times and how they changed over the years. It was all quite grand and beautiful. Among all the cave art, you could even discover how ancient Chinese artists had used elements from Iranian, Indian, Greek, and other countries¡¯ art in their own art, leaving behind evidence of Chinese civilization and art¡¯s development. The cave art from different generations would have different drawing styles.


    The tickets for entering weren¡¯t cheap! There were also countless tourists. There were also foreign tourists, along with tourists from Taiwan and Hong Kong. Zhang Fan immediately started regretting how much he had paid. He felt that he didn¡¯t really understand anything he saw here as he knew very little about Buddhism.


    However, Shao Hua and Jingshu viewed everything with great interest. They followed their tour guide for the entire way. It probably wasn¡¯t an easy job being a tour guide for the Mogai Grottoes, as the tour guide had to constantly talk on such a hot day in the desert. This job would easily make one¡¯s throat go hoarse.


    On the third day of the road trip, Zhang Fan arrived in Shanshan City. The cantaloupes here were the sweetest and best in all of China. Very few non-northwesterners would know about this ce. The melons truly were so sweet. Jingshu ate so many that her lips cracked the next day, and she almost cried from the pain.


    However, Shanshan City was too small, so they only ate some cantaloupes and didn¡¯t stay long here. Zhang Fan continued driving west. In the afternoon, they reached a city which was famous for its grapes. Although it wasn¡¯t the right season for grapes yet, Zhang Fan felt it would be regrettable not to go take a look.


    On the fourth day, Zhang Fan returned to Raptor City. Jingshu was astonished to see quite a few foreigners with blonde hair and high nose bridges, feeling as if they were in another country. They also visited Mount Tianshan along with Tianshan Heavenly Lake.


    Shao Hua purchased several things for Jingshu in Raptor City. ¡°You¡¯re going to college soon, and Raptor City is a big city where you can find almost anything, so it¡¯s best to prepare these for you here. This way, you won¡¯t becking anything when you go.¡±


    Shao Hua purchased a newptop and cell phone for Jingshu. Although Jingshu was currently using an Apple iphone that had been a gift from Wang Qian, Shao Hua purchased the newest edition iphone for Jingshu, so Jingshu¡¯s iphone became Zhang Fan¡¯s new phone instead. Shao Hua also purchased a new suitcase and bookbag for Jingshu.


    The two women went shopping for the entire day. They already had a good rtionship, and it improved even further after today. ¡°Sister-inw! Sister-inw!¡± Jingshu was getting really close to Shao Hua.


    The group then went to Sayram Lake, which was rumored to be tears shed in the mortal realm by the gods! It was a rather unique scenic location as two different provinces¡¯ governments both imed to have administrative privileges here.


    Sayram Lake¡¯s water was blue, dark blue, and deep blue. The sky had zero pollution here, and theke water was absolutely clean. Resting on the grass by thekeside and inhaling the fresh scent would make you feel like you were in a fairy realm. In the morning, mist would cover theke, and if you shouted, echoe would constantly reverberate, making you feel like you were alone in the world!


    The group then arrived in Chasu City. ¡°Sister-inw, this ce is so beautiful. It doesn¡¯t seem like we¡¯re in the northwest at all. It seems more like Switzend, which I¡¯ve only seen in pictures.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s beautiful, right? There¡¯re even more beautiful ces. Take a rest for two days now that we¡¯ve arrived. If your brother doesn¡¯t have the time, I¡¯ll take you to see even more beautiful ces. The grassy ins here is just like what you can see in paintings,¡± Shao Hua told Jingshu.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua had returned. Zhang Fan had driven a lot slower on the return trip, so none of them was that tired this time. Shao Hua¡¯s parents had long since reserved a restaurant to wee Jingshu. Although Jingshu was only a teenaged girl, Shao Hua¡¯s parents still viewed her arrival with great importance because this was the first time that a rtive of Zhang Fan wasing over to visit.


    Jingshu was quite polite during the meal. However, she kept referring to Shao Hua as ¡°sister-inw¡±, which made Shao Hua¡¯s father feel a mysterious wrenching pain in his heart. Jingshu was also quite a foodie who had a much bigger appetite than Shao Hua. She really enjoyed all the food here.


    S Province and the border province were both in the northwest, and S Province didn¡¯t really have any local specialties. Zhang Fan simply purchased some lily flowers for Shao Hua¡¯s parents, along with some local smokes and wines from S Province.


    Later that night, Zhang Fan was going to have Jingshu stay in his apartment with him, but Shao Hua stopped that idea. ¡°You need to work during the day. It won¡¯t do for Jingshu to be by herself for all that time. She shoulde live at my ce instead. She can stay in my room. This weekend, I¡¯ll take Jingshu to visit Swan Lake. If you don¡¯t have the time to join us, I¡¯ll sign us up for a tour group.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be able to ask for any more vacation time anytime soon. He and Shao Hua would also need to help send off Jingshu when she started attending collegeter.


    Zhang Fan was going to rest for two days and then go back to work, and since he had returned to Chasu City, he needed to tell all his friends. He had purchased many dried lilies to gift to everyone. They weren¡¯t very expensive, but represented that Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t forgotten about anyone. Li Xiao was coincidentally in Raptor City at this time, so he wasn¡¯t able to give her any lilies.


    It turned out that Wang Qian wasn¡¯t at home right now, either. She had gone out on a vacation together with some friends. Zhang Fan found himself with arge number of lilies that he wasn¡¯t able to give away! Since Chen Qifa had gone to the trouble of sending him so many gifts all the way from Kuake City previously, Zhang Fan wanted to personally go to Kuake City and thank Chen Qifater.


    Meanwhile at Kuake City Hospital, Superintendent Zou¡¯s rule was almost over as he was retiring soon, but due to his uing retirement, Superintendent Zou was now acting more brazenly than ever. He even began to ept bribes for the doctors¡¯ study programs cements, causing everyone in the hospital to curse him.


    The only part Superintendent Zou was smarter about than the previous Superintendent Batu was that Superintendent Zou wouldn¡¯t take any major bribes. All the money he took would be in small amounts. Although his behavior was quite shameless, it was also quite safe for him. It was also the superintendent¡¯s right to determine which doctors got to go on what study programs. Thus, even if others hadints, they could onlyin without being able to do anything about it.


    Chen Qifa was quite depressed about staying at Kuake City Hospital. He hadn¡¯t managed to obtain a spot to go on a study program to Bluebird City Hospital. ¡°Teacher Zhang, do you think that I should leave Kuake City? If things really aren¡¯t going to work out here, should I think about going somewhere else to work? It¡¯s really impossible to do anything here. Superintendent Zou has sent every single surgical patient of ours to other hospitals for so many months now. He only sends the doctors who give him gifts out on study programs. Anyone who doesn¡¯t gift him anything won¡¯t have any hope of going on a study program at all. Even the director of general surgery was unable to go. He was so angry that he had a huge argument with Superintendent Zou.¡±


    ¡°Do you have anywhere else to go first? If you can¡¯t stand things there anymore, you should think of what else you can do. Also, when is Superintendent Zou retiring?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s retiring sometimeter this year. I¡¯m getting older as well, and I¡¯m still only a resident doctor now, so I feel awkward about job hunting. I want to maybe try a private hospital, but I can¡¯t make up my mind.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll also help look out for job opportunities for you. What about Vice Superintendent Shi Lei? He isn¡¯t doing anything at all?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. He¡¯s been traveling to Chasu City every day for some reason. Just a few days ago, he also asked me to help contact you!¡±


    ¡°We can talk about this next time!¡±


    Quite a lot of personnel had quit working at Kuake City Hospital over the past few months due to Superintendent Zou¡¯s rampant mismanagement. This included the other medical students Guo Qiliang, Juma Bieke, and Wang Sha, who had all joined Kuake City Hospital together with Zhang Fan and Li Hui when they first arrived. Although Kuake City Hospital hired many new intern doctors to make up for the loss of personnel, the loss of the more experienced doctors couldn¡¯t possibly be made up for by any number of intern doctors.

 Chapter 123: Drip!

    <h4>Chapter 123: Drip!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After Zhang Fan took hisst two rest days, he reported back to work at the hospital administration department. The neers at the hospital administration department were really envious of him. They had never seen such a young doctor get approved for an entire month-long vacation that wasn¡¯t a marriage and honeymoon vacation before.


    Urology! Zhang Fan was rotated to the urology department. The urology department of Chasu City Hospital seemed like it was only for old men. More than 80% of the patients here had some type of problem with their prostate. The department was filled with old men patients who held urine bags while running around. For prostate problems, there usually wouldn¡¯t be much issue dealing with these problems as long as the urine could be urinated.


    The old patients in this department really couldn¡¯t stay still. Zhang Fan saw that the corridors were filled with old men in patient clothes, grabbing their urine bags while chatting with each other. Zhang Fan felt that this scene seemed as if they were all holding bird cages while in a park together! If only the urine bags were actually birds, this really would be just like a park!


    Maybe some men would be able to pee for 10 meters despite a headwind, or have sex 10 times in a single night while they were young, making them feel like they were on top of the world and better than other men! But, such men shouldn¡¯t be happy too early. You would have to pay for such abilitiester in life, around 60 or 70 years old. The more sexually proficient a man was, the more severe his prostate problems would beter on in life. Maybe a man would be able to maintain an erection for half an hour easily when young, but your prostate wouldter rebel against you, making itmon for you to have to pee for more than an hour at a time.


    The more sexually proficient a man was, the more problems he would have as he got older. This was all rted to the male testosterone hormone. Of course, it was also rted to one¡¯s personal habits. Sitting down for too long at a time, or always holding in your pee for too long would be two such factors that would worsen your urology system¡¯s condition.


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s urology department had very few female patients because female patients with urology problems would mostly go to the gynecology department instead.


    The urology department director was Li Jianguo, a veteran doctor who had joined the hospital at the same time as Superintendent Ouyang. Back when the two of them were younger, Li Jianguo had even been Ouyang Hong¡¯s boyfriend. However, the two of themter split up for an unknown reason. Nowadays, Director Li Jianguo felt really awkward around Superintendent Ouyang. He would always avoid any staff meetings involving Superintendent Ouyang as much as possible. Still, he was a loyal supporter of Superintendent Ouyang. The urology department would definitely carry out anymand that Superintendent Ouyang gave.


    Since the urology department had only recently been split off from the general surgery department, there were three vice directors who were all only one or two years apart in age from each other. Each vice director would do their own things in the department. Of the three vice directors, Vice Director Wang and Vice Director Chen had a particrly acrimonious rtionship. They would often fight over and steal each other¡¯s patients. However, Director Li Jianguo didn¡¯t care at all. As long as no problems arose for him, he was the type who was quite happy to see his subordinate doctors fight each other.


    The lower-ranking doctors still didn¡¯t know anything about how Zhang Fan had saved the military patient from before yet, but all the directors knew about it as they had been present that night.


    Knowing about Zhang Fan¡¯s achievement, Li Jianguo was quite courteous to Zhang Fan when thetter reported in at his director¡¯s office with the urology department assignment. Li Jianguo didn¡¯t act high and mighty like how a typical director would when talking to a resident doctor.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯ve finally arrived in our urology department! How about it? Would you like to lead your personal medical team, or follow another doctor? Let me tell you beforehand that I don¡¯t personally manage patients, and I rarely participate in surgeries. I heard from the other departments that it¡¯s usually the department director who teaches you. Would you like to perform house calls together with me?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll do whatever Director Li says. I¡¯m just a neer here, so I¡¯ll simply go along with whatever you have me do.¡±


    ¡°Haha! Oh you! You¡¯re craftier than a monkey! It seems that you want to do things by yourself. Okay, it¡¯s fine since you have a medical license now. Feel free to have your own medical team while being in charge of your own patients. There¡¯s currently four rotation doctors in the department, and I can only give you one. You might be a little tired with only one person in your team, but I can¡¯t give you anyone else, as my subordinate doctors will be unhappy.¡±


    Director Li Jianguo spoke quite nicely, and was also quite generous to Zhang Fan. The director was truly giving much face to Zhang Fan by allowing a resident doctor to start a medical team of his own with only one rotation doctor.


    ¡°Alright, Director. I¡¯ll follow your arrangements.¡± Zhang Fan was delighted that he would be allowed to independently determine his own surgeries here.


    Later that morning, in the departmental morning meeting, Director Li Jianguo announced it to the doctors and head nurse. ¡°Previously, three of our four rotation doctors were assigned to our department¡¯s three attending physicians. Doctor Zhang had some other things to do, so he arrivedte by a few days. Still, Doctor Zhang already has his medical license, and is a highly skilled surgeon. Ourst rotation doctor will be assigned to Doctor Zhang. Doctor Zhang will be starting his own medical team, and will be assigned under Vice Director Wang. So, Vice Director Wang, please take good care of him.¡±


    Vice Director Wang¡¯s full name was Wang Zongkui. He was the youngest of the three vice directors, and was also rather reserved and introverted, which was why Director Li Jianguo had assigned Zhang Fan under him.


    ¡°Okay, Director, not a problem,¡± Vice Director Wang replied. He then told Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor Zhang, feel free to ask me about any patients that you aren¡¯t sure about. No need to be reserved.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    The other vice directors didn¡¯t really react to this. However, the attending physicians were rather unhappy. An extra medical team meant extrapetition for patients, and another person to share the bonuses with. As for regr rotation doctors, they only needed to be awarded some money if they did a good job, and they would get nothing if they did poorly. Zhang Fan was technically a rotation doctor as well, but he was directly allowed to have his own medical team, which made the attending physicians really dissatisfied!


    But since the department director hadmanded so, the lower-ranking doctors didn¡¯t dare to object¡ªon the surface, that was. However, there would be many problems in private. The attending physicians couldn¡¯t ept how Zhang Fan was only a mere rotation doctor with the rank of resident doctor. They had all been promoted to attending physician before being allowed to have their own medical teams. Why was it that Zhang Fan was given such special treatment in their department? Shouldn¡¯t a rotation doctor simply be writing medical reports and changing patients¡¯ medicine? This was attracting far too much attention!


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about such things at all. He didn¡¯t care what others thought of him. Either they would get used to him, or they wouldn¡¯t. He would do his best whenever teamwork was necessary, but if the others didn¡¯t want to properly work together, then whatever. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t counting on the other doctors to actually be able to help him with anything.


    There were four other rotation doctors, two men and two women. Since there were only three attending physicians in the department, there had been one extra rotation doctor who wasn¡¯t assigned yet. Intern doctor Wang Zipeng, whom Zhang Fan had first met in the gastrointestinal department, was also currently in the urology department on rotation. Wang Zipeng really wanted to be under Zhang Fan, but this wasn¡¯t up to him.


    In the end, Zhang Fan received a female rotation doctor. This young woman dressed beautifully, wore light makeup, and had an aura signaling that she wouldn¡¯t give in to pressure easily around her. Thest was the reason why none of the three attending physicians had wanted her for their teams.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care either way. He was already quite pleased that he was allowed to have his own medical team.


    The female rotation doctor¡¯s name was Lu Shuyan. Zhang Fan was quite astounded when he chatted with her. He learned that she had been a master¡¯s degree gynecology major student. Superintendent Ouyang had recruited her for Chasu City Hospital. She definitely would be going to the gynecology department in the future, anding to the urology department was only for the sake of the mandatory rotations. She was also one year older than Zhang Fan.


    This definitely made it difficult to order her around. Lu Shuyan also already had her medical license and higher academic qualifications than Zhang Fan did. Lu Shuyan didn¡¯t care either way, as she was mostly here in the urology department to go through the motions.


    ¡°Zhang Fan! What connections do you have that are so amazing? You¡¯re allowed to have your own medical team right when you entered the department? Did you see how angry the other attending physicians were? Their mouths werepletely distorted!¡± After the daily morning checkup on the patients, since Lu Shuyan and Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have any patients of their own yet, she started chatting with Zhang Fan!


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what to say. He felt like it would sound like he was bragging too much if he honestly told her that it was because he was incredibly skilled!


    On the very first day that Zhang Fan was here, he was assigned to work both the day and night shift. Since he and Lu Shuyan had zero patients, thetter went home for the night shift. Still, there would be many emergency treatment requests for the urology department during the night. Many old men were often too embarrassed to say that they had trouble peeing. Only when they really had to go at night would they tell their family members.


    The emergency department doctors were highly familiar with Zhang Fan by now. ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you here to observe us at work again?¡± Doctor Li from the emergency department joked with Zhang Fan. In the hospital, there were very few doctors who willingly joined the emergency department. Most of them had been forcefully assigned there by the hospital leadership.


    ¡°Doctor Li, you¡¯re being too polite. I came here instantly when you phoned me, yet you¡¯re saying that I¡¯m here to watch you work. Be less shameless!¡± Zhang Fan also joked around.


    ¡°I was unable to insert this catheter. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t have troubled you. Could you take a look?¡± Doctor Li from the emergency department had tried to insert a catheter for an old man for quite a while, but failed. The old patient had gotten angry, so Doctor Li could only phone the urology department.


    Zhang Fan felt his head going numb right from the moment that he entered the patient¡¯s treatment room. The old patient was angrily ring and obviously on the verge of exploding in anger. Zhang Fan felt even more of a headache when he saw what was on the treatment cart. Even a catheter guidewire had been used.


    A catheter guidewire would be a simple metal wire. There were different sizes of guidewires, but the basic function of the guidewire was to help insert the catheter into the urethra. ¡°How many times did you try to insert the catheter?¡±


    ¡°Three times. For thest time, I also used the guidewire, but I failed to insert it! The old patient is quite uncooperative. Not only that, he has a bad temper, and keeps ring at me,¡± Doctor Li secretly whispered to Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan took a look. Of course the patient would be irritated. His dder was asrge as a ball, incredibly round. Doctor Li had also tried for more than half an hour to insert a catheter but kept failing, so the patient¡¯s dder was painful and swollen. The patient obviously really wanted to pee. If it wasn¡¯t for still wanting to have help with peeing, it seemed likely that the old man would start hitting the doctors with how angry he obviously was.


    ¡°Sir, the catheter will probably no longer work for you. Fisttion will be necessary,¡± Zhang Fan informed the patient.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care whether it¡¯s called fisttion or whatever! Just hurry up and release my pee! Sheesh! I want to go so badly!¡± The old man¡¯s wife was standing right by his side, but she didn¡¯t dare to say anything, probably because he had cursed at her before.


    The patient now had urethral edema due to Doctor Li¡¯s failed attempts to insert a catheter. It was now impossible even for Zhang Fan to insert a catheter. ¡°Prepare for fisttion!¡± Zhang Fan said to Doctor Li.


    The emergency department nurses prepared the necessary resources and medical equipment for fisttion not long after.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, watch out. This old patient¡¯s temper is really bad. In the short time I was working on him, he cursed at his wife many times. It¡¯s also partly Doctor Li¡¯s fault. He kept failing to insert the catheter, but wouldn¡¯t call for assistance, making the patient suffer,¡± an emergency department nurse whispered to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Understood, thank you.¡±


    Local anesthesia began. Lidocaine was applied around the dder area. Zhang Fan then made an incision, used the ostomy apparatus to create a fist inserted in the urethra to help drain the urine. Zhang Fan released half the urine and then turned off the catheter switch. ¡°Hey! Hey! Young man, why did you turn it off? I still have a lot of urine, I really want to release it all!¡±


    ¡°Sir, it¡¯s not good for you to release too much at once. Let¡¯s release the rest after waiting a while. Also, your prostate is in severe condition. I rmend surgery. Otherwise, you¡¯ll have the same problem of being unable to pee again.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t we just do it like this? Why must we have a surgery?¡±


    ¡°The urine bag can¡¯t be left like this for too long in your body. You¡¯ll get an infection.¡±


    ¡°Ridiculous! Let¡¯s talk about itter.¡± The old man was more energetic now that he had been able to release half of his urine. He had an incrediblybative tone.


    ¡°Oh! You also need toe back here to regrly change your medicine. Otherwise, it¡¯s really easy for you to get infected.¡±


    ¡°Got it. I¡¯lle find you tomorrow! I really wanted to go to the bathroom.¡± After saying this, the old man took his wife with him and left.


    The old man really did return on the second day. He didn¡¯t even ask for the director or any other urologist, and asked only for Zhang Fan. However, Zhang Fan had already finished his day shift and gone home. Zhang Fan could only return to the urology department after work hours.


    ¡°I even told you that I would return, but you got off work without even waiting for me! That¡¯s no good, young man.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right, sir! How about you sign the paperwork for hospitalization? After a checkup, you should have a prostate surgery.¡±

 Chapter 124: So it was you!

    <h4>Chapter 124: So it was you!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Although Lu Shuyan was here only to go through the motions, and she also had a master¡¯s degree, she didn¡¯t act prideful at all. Truly, people couldn¡¯t be judged based on appearances. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even need to ask her to help fill out the paperwork for the old man¡¯s surgery, as she did it all without asking.


    The urology department¡¯s other attending physicians all saw that Zhang Fan had epted the old man as a patient who required a prostatectomy, which was a surgery to remove all or part of the prostate nd. Thus, the attending physicians all wanted to see what Zhang Fan would do.


    A prostatectomy wasn¡¯t considered a very difficult urology surgery. However, it would be impossible to perform a prostatectomy without at least several years of experience in urology. A newbie doctor would be unable to control the necessary strength properly. Just using even slightly too much strength would easily result in prating the prostate.


    If Zhang Fan didn¡¯t personally perform the prostatectomy, and instead asked Vice Director Wang Zongkui, whom he was assigned to, to help perform the surgery, then the attending physicians would all beginining. ¡°He can¡¯t even perform a basic urology surgery, so why does he get to lead his own medical team?¡± Actually, the most important part to them was that they didn¡¯t think that Zhang Fan deserved to split the department¡¯s bonuses with them.


    Zhang Fan performed a regr checkup on the old man, followed by a finger rectal examination. This was an examination that very few doctors were willing to perform, because it required the doctor to insert their finger into the patient¡¯s rectum to feel the prostate. In China, this was really unpopr with both doctors and patients, so finger rectal examinations were performed less and less now. However, Zhang Fan was unwilling to let go of even a single chance to grind his surgical experience for his System. He also felt that this type of inspection would help him learn new things.


    Vice Director Wang was also waiting for Zhang Fan to request his assistance. A rotation doctor who wasn¡¯t a urology specialist wouldn¡¯t even be able to handle endoscopes properly, much less perform urology surgeries. However, Director Li had especially told Vice Director Wang to take good care of Zhang Fan. Not to mention, Zhang Fan did indeed have his medical license, so everyone was curious what would happen.


    Lu Shuyan had three previous years of experience studying at a provincial level ss A hospital. She told Zhang Fan, ¡°You¡¯re attracting far too much attention. Just look at how nobody is saying a single thing, and how they¡¯re all waiting to watch your surgery. Do you have any guarantee of being able to perform it? If not, don¡¯t force yourself. The medical field is all about the umtion of experience as you grow older. Don¡¯t be embarrassed not to know how to perform a surgery. If you don¡¯t know how to perform a prostatectomy, feel free to talk to Vice Director Wang.¡±


    Lu Shuyan was being nice enough to remind Zhang Fan because they were both young doctors who had recently joined the hospital. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have said anything.


    ¡°I think I can do it! I studied before at Bluebird City Hospital!¡± Zhang Fan used his typical excuse for why he knew how to perform so many surgeries.


    ¡°So it was you! Should I hit you or thank you?¡±


    ¡°Eh?¡± Zhang Fan was confused.


    ¡°My ex-boyfriend graduated with a master¡¯s degree in orthopedic spine surgery. He was going to sign up for orthopedic surgery here, but then saw the recruitment conditions, and was unable toe here. In the end, he went to southern China. He asked me to go to southern China with him, but I refused because my parents are here. Then we broke up!¡±


    ¡°Oh! You¡¯re an excellent woman, so you can find another boyfriend easily! No worries!¡± Zhang Fan was focused on practicing how to perform prostatectomies in his System right now, and wasn¡¯t paying much attention to what she was saying. His answer was quite half-hearted.


    ¡°I¡¯m turning into an old maid!¡±


    Later that afternoon, the old patient¡¯s checkup results all came back as normal. Zhang Fan reported his surgical n to Director Li, who looked over the surgical n, and asked, ¡°How is it? Can you guarantee that you can aplish this surgery? Do you need me to be in the operating room as backup?¡±


    ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be any problems. Director, if you¡¯re not busy, feel free to be my backup. That¡¯ll give me more confidence!¡±


    ¡°Ha! With you saying that it won¡¯t be a problem at all, it actually confuses me even more. You even know how to perform urology surgeries? You¡¯re really not a simple man at all!¡±


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s all thanks to Director Li giving me a chance to perform urology surgery. Otherwise, it would be useless even though I know how to perform urology surgeries.¡±


    ¡°Stop kissing my a*ss. How about youe to our urology department after you finish your rotations? The attending physicians here are almost about to be promoted to having second-highest level certifications. If youe here, how about I give you the position of head resident doctor?¡±


    ¡°Oh! You¡¯ll have to ask Superintendent Ouyang about that. I can¡¯t decide such things.¡±


    ¡°Oh, forget it then! Go prepare for the surgery!¡± Li Jianguo instantly retreated. Before, he had been the carefree type, but ever since Ouyang Hong became the superintendent, he felt truly awkward as his ex-girlfriend was now his boss as well as married to someone else! He wanted to avoid even talking about Ouyang Hong, much less see her!


    Zhang Fan handed over the surgical n which had Director Li¡¯s signature of approval over to Vice Director Wang Zongkui. ¡°Oh, go ahead and prepare for the surgery, then. It will be the first scheduled surgery for tomorrow morning. I¡¯ll alsoe over and observe.¡± Although Wang Zongkui didn¡¯t say anything else, he actually was quite worried since Zhang Fan was just a rotation doctor. Director Li had also told him to specially take care of Zhang Fan, but if Zhang Fan caused a medical incident, he would also be held responsible as Zhang Fan was under his charge.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll go start the medical report.¡±


    ¡°Okay, go work on what you need to.¡±


    Zhang Fan began writing the medical report. ¡°You¡¯re really going to personally perform the surgery?¡± Lu Shuyan asked as she looked over Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical n.


    ¡°Yeah! You¡¯re also joining in for this surgery as my surgical assistant.¡±


    ¡°Sure. I¡¯m also quite curious.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s there to be curious about!¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°Of course I¡¯m curious! Back when I was at the provincial hospital, even a master¡¯s degree student would only be able to independently perform the easiest and most basic surgeries. My ex-boyfriend was an excellent student, but even he was only able to do the simple bone fixations. I heard that you were also a team leader in the orthopedic surgery department, which is why I¡¯m truly curious.¡±


    ¡°Oh! Okay!¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to do any of the work such as having the patient¡¯s family sign the paperwork, giving them medical advice, and so on, as Lu Shuyan did all of that for him without even needing to ask her. Well, since the two of them only had the old man as their only patient so far, there wasn¡¯t much other work to do.


    Arge group of the old man¡¯s rtives arrived. He had four sons and three daughters. Although the old man had a really strange and bad temper, his children seemed to be much more considerate and easier to get along with. They all tried to volunteer to pay for the old man¡¯s hospital fees. Judging from their clothing and appearances, the entire family seemed to be quite well off.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, please pay extra attention to his care, and forgive him for his bad temper. It¡¯s because he used to be the head warden at a prison. Although he¡¯s retired for many years now, he still hasn¡¯t changed his temper from that time. This is a little something just for you. Please ept it.¡± One of the old man¡¯s sons handed Zhang Fan a red packet.


    However, Zhang Fan had learned a really good lesson from the W Province southerner. Zhang Fan felt that he should properly follow the rules and regtions; otherwise, a major problem would happen sooner orter. ¡°There¡¯s truly no need for this. Your family has already paid the hospital fees. Taking proper care of your father is something we should do regardless. I truly can¡¯t ept this.¡±


    The patient¡¯s family sincerely tried to give him a red packet, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to ept it! Zhang Fan¡¯s attitude remained adamant even after several attempts to convince him. When the family saw that he truly wasn¡¯t epting any red packets, they went back home. Right after the patient¡¯s family all left Zhang Fan¡¯s office in the urology department, Lu Shuyanmented, ¡°I never would have expected that you¡¯re someone who¡¯s so upstanding even though you¡¯re in the doctor profession. Besides, it doesn¡¯t seem like the patient¡¯s family is poor at all. That amount of money shouldn¡¯t put their family in any hardship. Why didn¡¯t you take it?¡±


    Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t dared to ept the red packet, but it was also inconvenient for him to tell Lu Shuyan about what had happened in the respiratory department. It wasn¡¯t like the W Province southerner had been poor, right? The issue wasn¡¯t whether the patient was well off or not. It was simply wrong to ept red packet bribes to begin with. There was no need to ept bribes, and if another patient who used Zhang Fan of being a dirty doctor who only worked for bribes appeared, Zhang Fan would lose too much face to stay at Chasu City Hospital anymore.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m particrly upstanding,¡± Zhang Fan said as he continued writing the medical report.


    ¡°Then what was the reason?¡± Lu Shuyan asked.


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯ll go check on the patient!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know how to reply. He decided to ignore her as he didn¡¯t want to exin the previous respiratory department incident!


    Later that afternoon, when Zhang Fan was almost done with his work shift, the director of the medical imaging department came to find Zhang Fan. One of the prison head warden¡¯s sons just happened to be ssmates with the medical imaging department director. Since Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t epted any money, the patient¡¯s family was rather worried, so they asked a ssmate to help them out. When the medical imaging department director heard that the primary surgeon for the surgery would be Zhang Fan, he said, ¡°Rx, that youngster is a really amazing doctor. I¡¯ll go talk to him. Maybe your father spoke too harshly and angered him!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you off work yet? How about we eat dinner together?¡± The medical imaging director stopped Zhang Fan in a stairway.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on, Director Zhao? Please just tell me directly, there¡¯s no need to be reserved with me.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing much. You recently epted an elderly male patient who has a bad temper, right? His son happens to be a high school ssmate of mine. His family would like to express their thanks and invite you to a meal today.¡± Director Zhao didn¡¯t mention anything about money or bribes. At a hospital, it wasmon for everyone to pretend not to know anything about such things.


    ¡°Oh! There really is no need. I apologize, Director Zhao, I don¡¯t think I can go today. My younger sister just recently came to visit me, and even if you don¡¯t tell me to, I would do my best for any patient, not to mention a patient who¡¯s your friend¡¯s father. Rest assured, I¡¯ll do my very best.¡±


    ¡°Haha! I really am quite reassured with you as the surgeon. Are you sure you won¡¯te to the meal? How about you bring your younger sister with you?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s honestly no need, Director Zhao! I¡¯ll ept their sincere feelings. Tell the family that there really isn¡¯t any need.¡±


    ¡°Alright then. Let¡¯s wait for after the surgery is over.¡± Director Zhao also knew about the incident with the respiratory department, so he didn¡¯t try and force Zhang Fan.


    However, Zhang Fan¡¯s action of refusing to ept a red packet caused some minor confusion and misunderstanding for the patient¡¯s family. The old man¡¯s children all knew quite well that their father¡¯s temper was quite terrible. Previously, the old man had been hospitalized in the cardiology department, but when he returned to his doctor there, the doctor refused to see him, and told him to go find another doctor instead. It was because the old man had cursed at the doctor too much!

 Chapter 125: Amazing!

    <h4>Chapter 125: Amazing!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan¡¯s scheduled prostatectomy was the first scheduled surgery of the day. The urology department had a special endoscopic surgery room of its own where the department nurses took turns being the operating room nurses. Prostatectomy involved electrosurgical excision, which required arge amount of rinsing solution. The floor would bepletely wet by the end of an electrosurgical excision surgery. Also, the doctor would need to wear a special waterproof stic surgical outfit.


    Vice Director Wang Zongkui and all three attending physicians in the urology department came over to watch Zhang Fan¡¯s first urological surgery. Wang Zongkui was here because he was worried that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be able to aplish the surgery, while the attending physicians were here to watch Zhang Fan make a joke of himself. If Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even know how to use the endoscopes properly, he wouldn¡¯t even need to start on the urological surgery! The attending physicians wouldugh at Zhang Fan until he died!


    The surgery began. Some nurses helped support the old man as he walked into the endoscopic surgery operating room. The old man saw that there were quite a lot of doctors in the room, so hemented, ¡°What, none of you have ever seen an old man¡¯s penis before?¡±


    ¡°Oh! Sir, they¡¯re all my higher-ranking doctors. They¡¯re here to observe as part of the surgery¡¯s rules.¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t really exin, so he made something up to fool the old patient.


    ¡°Ah! You need to work much harder! Why are all of them ranked higher than you!¡± the old man responded. His attitude and tone were just like an old policeman¡¯s. He definitely still had the same attitude as when he had been the head prison warden. Those who didn¡¯t know what was going on would probably think that Zhang Fan had once been a prisoner in his prison!


    The anesthesiologist began the anesthesia. Zhang Fan washed his hands and disinfected, then installed the endoscopes, and started operating the electrotome (an electric cutting instrument used in electrosurgery). The other doctors all watched Zhang Fan¡¯s every movement closely.


    Actually, Zhang Fan had never used endoscopes in real life before. However, he had practiced more urological surgeries in his System than any of the attending physicians in the department already. This was because back when Zhang Fan was rotated into the internal medicine departments, he would always mentally enter his System and practice surgeries to help wake himself up whenever he got tired from studying medical textbooks.


    Zhang Fan proceeded with the surgery slowly and steadily. Although his surgical assistant Lu Shuyan was a master¡¯s degree student, she had her master¡¯s degree in gynecology, not urology. She wasn¡¯t very familiar with some of the equipment used for urological surgery. Zhang Fan was in no hurry, so he exined each and every piece of urological equipment that she didn¡¯t understand how to use to her. Although he was nominally exining things for Lu Shuyan, he also intentionally spoke in a loud voice so that the other doctors could all hear that he knew what every piece of urological surgery equipment was.


    Zhang Fan guided the endoscope into the urethra to provide himself with excellent vision. Rinsing and electroexcision began. The prostate seemed just like a piece of tofu under the endoscopic mirror, though this piece of ¡°tofu¡± would have some toughness to it. Zhang Fan started cutting off the prostate in a really gentle manner together with the rinsing!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were quite precise. He gently removed the prostateyer byyer. It all seemed quite simple as all he needed to do was cut with the electrotome. However, it would be impossible to control the strength required for this precisely without several years of experience.


    The other three urology attending physicians had all been in urology for several years before performing their first prostatectomies. When they watched Zhang Fan¡¯s movements, whoa! Was this Zhang Fan really just a resident doctor? To be quite honest, none of the three attending physicians were as skilled as Zhang Fan in controlling the proper strength so precisely.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were far too well practiced. There were no problems whatsoever. Every single cut he made was almost the exact same thickness. This was the best evidence of his skill. As Vice Director Wang Zongkui watched the surgery, hemented, ¡°This is what surgery truly is!¡±


    It would have been fine if he hadn¡¯t said anything, but hisment made the three attending physicians rather embarrassed.


    Two of the attending physicians slowly started leaving the operating room. ¡°How ridiculous. He¡¯s too amazing. Did you guys notice that his cuts are made with almost identical strength every time? Even our Director Li isn¡¯t that amazing, right?¡± remarked attending physician Chen Xinyuan. He was a veteran attending physician who found Zhang Fan¡¯s skills to be inconceivable.


    ¡°Sigh! What time warp in the future did he arrive from? If he joins our urology department in the future, he¡¯ll instantly have a medical team of his own, sigh! It took so many years for us before we could have our own teams! Yet, he can already lead a team as a rotation doctor. Truly, that old phrase was so correctparing yourself to others can anger you to death!¡± Thesements were from the youngest attending physician in the department, whose name was Heimduller. He had only gotten married recently, so he wanted to make more money. That was why he was worried about Zhang Fan being newpetition!


    ¡°With Zhang Fan¡¯s skills, there¡¯s nothing we can do if he decides to join our department. Did you see how Director Li was acting around Zhang Fan? Director Li was so polite and smiling so much! When have you ever seen our director being so polite to us before? So, young man! Don¡¯t even think about causing any trouble, as Zhang Fan won¡¯t be afraid!¡±


    ¡°Sigh! I hope that he decides to join a different surgical department, then! There¡¯s not much to be had in our department to begin with, so if a wolf joins us... Sigh! There¡¯s so muchpetition out there, and life is hard!¡± Heimduller said rather depressedly.


    The two doctors were no longer in a mood to chat. Both of them went to prepare for their own surgeries which were scheduled after Zhang Fan¡¯s. Since Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were so precise and swift, it seemed likely that he would be finished soon.


    Vice Director Wang Zongkui also saw that Zhang Fan was almost finished with the surgery. However, thest parts of the prostatectomy would be the most dangerous for the patient. If the doctor wasn¡¯t careful with controlling the strength used on the electrotome, it would be quite easy to prate the prostate and injure the patient. If Zhang Fan seemed like he was going to cut any further, Vice Director Wang was prepared to speak up and stop the surgery. However, he was worried for nothing, because Zhang Fan finished the final cut with zero problems. Zhang Fan then said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯m going to remove the endoscope now.¡±


    Vice Director Wang folded his arms and praised Zhang Fan, ¡°Not bad at all, Doctor Zhang! Your movements are well-practiced! Are you intending on joining our urology department in the future? Once your rotations are finished, you¡¯ll be able to instantly be independent if you join our department.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still quite early for me. There¡¯s still many departments that I haven¡¯t been rotated through yet. Director Wang, should I write the medical report like normal?¡±


    It was a habit of lower-ranking doctors to address vice directors as ¡°Director¡± whenever the director wasn¡¯t around.


    ¡°Yes, normal is fine. Remember to use hemostatic medicine in a timely manner. Pay close attention to the patient for three days following the surgery.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    The surgery was now over. Lu Shuyan helped Zhang Fan to take off his special stic surgical clothing. ¡°You really are amazing. You probably didn¡¯t see the attending physicians¡¯ expressions, as you were busy with the surgery. They had such ashen faces! You really scared them! Still, it felt really good. I just slightly prettied myself up and put on some light makeup, but none of them actually wanted to take and teach me! Just who do they think they are!¡± Lu Shuyan was rather displeased that none of the attending physicians had selected her.


    ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating! Aren¡¯t you in a new medical team now? It¡¯s not like either of us are ranking higher than the other. In our team, we can discuss everything. I¡¯ll go give the patient medical advice and you can write the medical report, or would you prefer to do things the other way around?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! You¡¯re a sly one! You¡¯re already giving themands, so do I have a choice? I¡¯ll go write the medical report. Just when can I finally finish the rotations? I honestly don¡¯t want to keep being rotated anymore. In front of you, my three years as a master¡¯s degree student are just like nothing. I can¡¯t feel superior at all!¡±


    ¡°Haha, when you¡¯re in the gynecology department, feel free to show off as much as you want to me! I¡¯ll definitely call you ¡®Teacher¡¯ when I see you!¡±


    ¡°Damn you! I won¡¯t write medical reports for you if you keep making fun of me!¡± Lu Shuyanughed as she yfully shoved Zhang Fan.


    The other urology department attending physicians now had slightly less hostile expressions to show Zhang Fan now that he had finished his first urological surgery. It wasn¡¯t nearly as bad as on the first day that he¡¯d joined. Although they still weren¡¯t very friendly, they would at least nod and greet him upon seeing him in the hallways. If Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have any actual skills despite being assigned to lead his own medical team right when he joined the department, the attending physicians would steal everyst one of his patients!


    After the old man patient returned to his patient room to rest, his oldest son came over to find Zhang Fan. Yesterday, the son¡¯s ssmate, who was the medical imaging director, had told him about Zhang Fan refusing to eat a meal together with the patient¡¯s family.


    The patient¡¯s son was truly worried. He knew that most normal people would be unable to deal with his father¡¯s bad temper. His father would treat everyone as if they were prisoners due to his former job as head prison warden. This made the patient¡¯s son really worried that his father had made Zhang Fan angry.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang! You must be tired after the surgery! Would today be convenient for you? I¡¯d like to invite you to eat a meal together with my family. We¡¯ll be troubling you often again in the future, so we¡¯ll really feel bad if we don¡¯t at least treat you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, there¡¯s truly no need. The medical imaging director already talked to me and let me know that my patient is his friend¡¯s father. There¡¯s truly no need to be so polite with me. I¡¯ll definitely do the best I can for your father. No need to eat a meal together. Please feel free to talk to me if there¡¯s anything at all.¡± Zhang Fan also spoke quite politely.


    Later when Zhang Fan got off of his work shift, the patient¡¯s children were waiting for him at the hospital entrance. Without saying anything, they stuffed a ck bag filled with two cartons of smokes into his hand, and then instantly left.


    There were too many people at the hospital entrance, so Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything. He decided to simply ept the smokes as it seemed obvious that the patient¡¯s children wouldn¡¯t feel reassured if he didn¡¯t take anything. However, Zhang Fan intended to pay for the value of the smokes and put it towards the patient¡¯s hospital fees.

 Chapter 126: The P of VIP

    <h4>Chapter 126: The P of VIP</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan¡¯s patients gradually increased in number in the urology department. The other attending physicians didn¡¯t try to steal his patients, as Zhang Fan had already shown off his skills. Lu Shuyan was a great help to Zhang Fan. He would have needed to do far too much and work overnight every single day if he¡¯d been all by himself.


    Zhang Jingshu had nothing to do during the days. She was really bored waiting by herself while Zhang Fan and Shao Hua went to work. Zhang Fan thus signed his younger sister up for driving school so that she could obtain a driver¡¯s license afterwards. It felt like cars had suddenly increased in number in Chasu City over the past year. He felt that driving was a useful skill in life that his sister should learn early on, especially when she had nothing to do right now.


    At night, whenever Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t working a night shift, he would take Shao Hua and Jingshu to find restaurants which had delicious food. Jingshu truly was such a foodie. She enjoyed eating pit meat and barbequed mutton so much that her mouth was thered in grease. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were unable to eat as much meat as her. Jingshu didn¡¯t even mind how hot it was in summer as she ate all the meat she could.


    The urology department received a patient with a kidney stone problem. Dr. Heimduller and his vice director superior performed a sessful renal lithotripsy for this patient. It was now thest day for the patient¡¯s hospitalization before being discharged, but a medical incident urred on thest night at 3:00 a.m. before he was supposed to leave the hospital.


    Zhang Fan and Lu Shuyan were both working the night shift together on this night. Since they had more patients now for their medical team, Lu Shuyan also had to start working night shifts to finish writing all the medical reports, but it was always sote by the time she finished her work that she would simply sleep in the nurses¡¯ resting area.


    Since it was 3:00 a.m., it was quite normal for everyone to be asleep. Zhang Fan and Lu Shuyan had both gone to sleep just a little while ago. They had so many patients now that it was a lot of work to finish all the patients¡¯ paperwork, medical reports, changing the patients¡¯ medicine, and so on by themselves. They also had two surgeries scheduled for the morning.


    Right after they fell asleep, a nurse knocked and woke both of them up. ¡°Doctor Zhang, hurry and check on patient #15! His urine contains a significant amount of blood!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly put on his doctor¡¯s coat and left the doctors¡¯ resting area.


    Patient #15 was a man in his mid-thirties, and Dr. Heimduller¡¯s kidney stone patient. Zhang Fan hurriedly arrived and saw that there was already more than 300 mL of the patient¡¯s blood in a basin. Since this patient wasn¡¯t Zhang Fan¡¯s patient, he didn¡¯t know the patient¡¯s specific circumstances. Zhang Fan hurriedly performed a basic checkup, and then swiftly read the patient¡¯s medical information next to the patient¡¯s bed.


    ¡®This is bad,¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself. ¡®There¡¯s internal bleeding in his kidney. It¡¯s likely that a blood vessel ruptured inside the kidney.¡¯


    ¡°Hurry and phone Dr. Heimduller! Tell him that patient #15 is urinating blood,¡± Zhang Fan told Lu Shuyan. He then informed patient #15¡¯s wife who had been staying by the patient¡¯s side about the situation. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. My diagnosis is that a blood vessel has ruptured. This requires emergency surgery. I will prepare the paperwork right now. I need you to sign it for the surgery.¡±


    The patient¡¯s wife¡¯s face had gone incredibly pale after seeing how much blood her husband was urinating. She stood therepletely still, not knowing what to do. Her lips were trembling severely.


    Zhang Fan left the patient¡¯s room, and told the nurse, ¡°Fluid infusion! The patient needs hemostatic medicine. Add it to the medical report.¡±


    Zhang Fan then called the director of the medical imaging department. Although there wasn¡¯t a high amount of bleeding, internal bleeding in the kidney couldn¡¯t be resolved through medication alone. Interventional embolization would be required.


    The medical imaging director was also one of the directors who lived in an apartment on the hospital grounds, so he would be able to swiftly arrive. After Zhang Fan phoned the director, he then felt that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly phoned Vice Director Wang Zongkui. Whenever a patient had a medical incident, the proper protocol would have been to first report it to the higher-ranking doctor in the same department. Zhang Fan directly calling the medical imaging director was slightly improper.


    When Wang Zongkui heard what was going on, he hurriedly said, ¡°Immediately call the medical imaging director and have interventional embolization prepared. I¡¯ll be there soon. You should start on the preparations for the surgery.¡±


    Dr. Heimduller lived slightly farther away than the directors, but also managed to arrive at the same time as Wang Zongkui. Zhang Fan and Lu Shuyan had already finished the pre-surgery preparations at this time.


    Dr. Heimduller and Vice Director Wang were both able to instantly tell that Zhang Fan¡¯s initial diagnosis had been correct. It was likely that a small blood vessel in the patient¡¯s kidney had ruptured.


    ¡°The medical imaging director just called, saying that they finished preparing for interventional embolization! He told us to bring the patient over,¡± the nurse on duty informed the doctors.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s bring the patient over. All the necessary paperwork for the surgery has already been signed. Lu Shuyan, you stay here on duty in the urology department. We¡¯re going over there with the patient,¡± Vice Director Wang said, and then went back home to go and sleep. With subordinate doctors and nurses watching over everything, he wasn¡¯t very worried.


    In the hospital¡¯s intervention room, Heimduller was really impressed with and grateful to Zhang Fan. Heimduller had actually met with a simr situation back when he first joined the urology department. At the time, he mistakenly believed that his patient was only having some simple bleeding, and didn¡¯t pay it much mind, but that patient ended up going into shock, and almost died if not for immediate treatment.


    ¡°Thank you so much, Brother Zhang.¡±


    Although this was something that Zhang Fan was supposed to do, he dealt with it in a timely manner, made the phone calls to all the correct people such as the higher-ranked doctor and the relevant medical department, along with dealing with all the necessary surgery paperwork. Everything had been done properly and well.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. No need to be so polite with me. It¡¯s what I should do. Still, you managed to arrive so quickly.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! I really should learn how to drive and buy a car. It really is so difficult to get here in the middle of the night. I waited for so long before I finally managed to hail a taxi. I also rushed the driver so much that he got angry!¡±


    The kidney stone patient was alright. Since the bleeding had been discovered in a timely manner, the emergency surgery was sessful. Over the next few days, Zhang Fan slowly became a part of the urology department. The doctors here were all middle-aged men who hadn¡¯t been happy with the favoritism that their director showed Zhang Fan, and Zhang Fan really was a bit too young. But, as time passed, everyone became more epting of Zhang Fan due to his professionalism, skills, and being easy to get along with.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, this is for the hemostatic medicine (kickbacks). You used two bottles yesterday, so here¡¯s 8 yuan for you.¡± Heimduller tried to give Zhang Fan some money, but Zhang Fan smiled wryly, and replied, ¡°Brother, you¡¯re really looking down on me here! Just keep that money. Why bothering over just for this? That¡¯s no good!¡±


    ¡°Sigh! It¡¯s because I still don¡¯t know you very well yet! ...Okay, I got it, I¡¯ll treat you to some mutton in a few days when we¡¯re both off from work.¡±


    Although the urology department¡¯s Director Li would always go out to his own clinic and for house calls after the daily department morning meeting as if he waspletely unconcerned about his own department, actually, Director Li had assigned all the department¡¯s managing duties to many people already.


    The three vice directors and three attending physicians all had a share of the medicine and medical equipment fee kickbacks. This way, not only would Director Li have little work to do, the others wouldn¡¯t be able to me him for anything rted to money. The other doctors would also keep an eye on each other this way!


    Although this seemed quite nice, with Director Li having very little responsibility, perhaps it was precisely because of his personality that he was never going to have a rank higher than department director. Chinese medical society was truly so contradictory.


    On Friday, Dr. Heimduller received a new patient who had severe hydronephrosis in his left kidney. Conservative treatment was already impossible for a kidney in such condition. The only and best possible treatment method was the surgical removal of the entire left kidney.


    Normally, a patient who came in on a Friday would have to wait until Monday or Wednesday for the surgery. This was because there were many types of checkups that couldn¡¯t be performed at the hospital on weekends. However, this patient had a distant rtive who was a member of Chasu City Communist Party Committee. This patient was the ssical type who wasn¡¯t worried about anything at all before being unwell, but felt like something should be done as quickly as possible after learning about the problem. The patient¡¯s distant rtive counted as a minor government official.


    Due to the minor government official¡¯s connections, a section chief from the Bureau of Health ended up specially making a phone call to Director Li of the urology department. Basically, the message was that Director Li should hurry and perform the surgery right away over the weekend.


    Normally, Director Li Jianguo would never prematurely perform a surgery. He felt that performing a surgery without even havingpleted all the necessary and proper checkups was nothing more than a joke! That would be highly risky, something that he would never do with his incredibly cautious personality. However, this Bureau of Health section chief did have some real authority, and was a candidate for promotion in the future. This was why Director Li made an exception and ordered his subordinate doctors to just do the few checkups they could.


    Since this was at the urging of the director, Dr. Heimduller personally apanied the patient for all the checkups. An attending physician like him ran around everywhere after the patient, sweating profusely as if he was a personal nurse. He had to personally ask the various departments to speed up the standard checkups to get the results as quickly as possible. However, there were some specialized checkups for which the results would take an entire day or more. It would be impossible to rush those!


    Director Li Jianguo checked the results of the basic checkups for the patient. The patient¡¯s vitals were all normal, and he had no chronic illnesses, nor was the patient¡¯s age very high. Thus, Director Li said, ¡°Let¡¯s do this, then. Arrange this surgery for tomorrow morning. Dr. Heimduller and Dr. Zhang,e early in the morning for some overtime. Be my surgical assistants for this surgery.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Director,¡± Zhang Fan replied.

 Chapter 127: Swift hand!

    <h4>Chapter 127: Swift hand!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Originally, Zhang Fan had been off from work on Saturday morning, so he had wanted to apany his sister to Bayinbrook Grasnd. But now, he would have to cancel his ns due to being called in for overtime on the weekend surgery.


    Bayinbrook Grasnd was a mountain basin within the Tian mountain range. Snowy mountains surrounded this location which was at 2,500 meters above sea level. The total area of Bayinbrook Grasnd was about 23,835 square kilometers, making it just slightly smaller than Ordos Grasnd in Inner Mongolia. In the Mongoliannguage, Bayinbrook meant ¡°abundant spring water¡±. This grasnd was t and had abundant water and nt life. It was a ssical example of a meadow grasnd, as well as one of the border province¡¯s most important locations for animal husbandry. Not only was this ce like a fairy realm surrounded by snowy mountains, it also had the winding Kaidu River, along with the alluring Swan Lake.


    During the early periods of the Ming and the Qing Dynasty, the Yuletus River Basin was primarily an area filled with nomadic tribes. During the 39th year of Qianlong¡¯s reign (1774), Qianlong invited Ubashi Khan to lead his Torghut people to settle here.


    That aside.


    The nephrectomy began on Saturday morning. The male patient wasn¡¯t that old, and had good vitals. Heimduller purchased some meat buns and treated Zhang Fan as well as the director to breakfast as this patient was Heimduller¡¯s. Although it was the director¡¯smand to have Zhang Fane assist in this Saturday surgery for overtime work, Heimduller still purchased some food to thank Zhang Fan. Heimduller even informed Zhang Fan not to eat breakfast beforehand as he was treating him. After the three doctors finished eating their meat bun breakfast, they entered the operating room. Since the patient¡¯s family had good connections in Chasu City, Director Li even personally reassured the patient¡¯s family that everything would be alright with this surgery. Normally, speaking to the patient¡¯s family would be instead done by the doctor in charge of the patient. The director almost never personally did such a thing.


    Inside the operating room, the patient was prepared for the surgery, and the anesthesia and disinfecting began. Director Li Jianguo was the primary surgeon. He chose to begin with a standard incision and surgical procedure as every patient¡¯s individual situation and kidney location would be slightly different. He cut open the fascia around the kidney and used various waist incisions to reach the kidney fascia before separating the fascia and making another small incision and opening up the kidney fascia. He also paid attention to avoid injuring the patient¡¯s peritoneum.


    Heimduller was the primary surgical assistant, and Zhang Fan was the secondary surgical assistant. A nephrectomy wasn¡¯t that difficult for a veteran doctor like Director Li Jianguo. Zhang Fan was alsopletely fine with the difficulty level. However, a nephrectomy was still slightly difficult for Heimduller. But, since a nephrectomy would be considered a major urological surgery, Director Li didn¡¯t let the rotation doctor Zhang Fan be the primary surgeon or primary surgical assistant.


    Li Jianguo slowly revealed the kidney by using his fingers to separate the fascia around the kidney. He started from the kidney¡¯s back and convex surface before moving on to the upper, lower, and front portions of the kidney. Then, he followed the ureter to the renal hilus, separating the kidney from the renal pedicle.


    Li Jianguo was a skilled urological surgeon. He had many years of experience and a very cautious personality, so his surgical style seemed particrly clean. He was in no hurry whatsoever to finish the surgery. He took everything slowly, one step at a time. His style was particrly solid as he made sure to stop every single point of bleeding, no matter how small. He was especially careful.


    Zhang Fan also learned a lot from watching Li Jianguo perform surgery. So far, Li Jianguo was by far the most cautious primary surgeon that Zhang Fan had ever seen before. Not only that, Li Jianguo was very precise and detailed in his movements.


    Li Jianguo began separating the ureter from the lumbar segment, wrapping the ureter in gauze while lifting it up and doing his best to maintain downward separation. He used two hemostats on the lowest point of separation to pinch the ureter, and then cut the ureter at the point in between the two hemostats. Li Jianguo then used cotton balls drenched in pure phenol, 75% alcohol, and saline solution to perform disinfecting before performing ligation and transfixion on the ureter.


    The nephrectomy entered thetter stages. The first part of the surgery would be for the purpose of isting the kidney, while theter part was about dealing with the kidney¡¯s blood vessels, carefully separating the fatty tissue in the renal hilus, revealing the kidney¡¯s arteries and veins. A pair of kidney pedicle mps or curved hemostats would then be used to pinch the kidney¡¯s blood vessels as the surgeon cut the blood vessel between the two hemostats and removed the diseased kidney.


    However, an incident urred at this time!


    Since this patient and his family were in a great hurry to have the surgery performed, even to the point of even having a higher-ranking government official personally speak to Director Li, there wasn¡¯t anything that Li Jianguo could do other than hurriedly begin the surgery on the patient as requested.


    There were several typical pre-surgery checkups that hadn¡¯t been done because of that. Li Jianguo was the extra cautious type to begin with during his surgeries. He was afraid of any problems appearing. Still, no matter how cautious he was, an incident still urred.


    It turned out that the patient¡¯s kidney had a mutation. His kidney had an extra kidney blood vessel which even happened to be an artery. Although this mutated artery wasn¡¯t very thick, it wasn¡¯t thin, either. Since it was a mutated artery which shouldn¡¯t have been there¡ªbeing on the side of the nephridial pit at that¡ªLi Jianguo hadn¡¯t noticed its existence. He cut through the renal pedicle, and was about to remove the diseased kidney.


    But as a result, he also cut through the mutated artery, causing blood to suddenly spurt! The mutated artery just happened to be directly facing Heimduller. The blood pressure was significant, and blood spurted all over Heimduller¡¯s face. Heimduller was too stunned to react.


    ¡®The blood vessels were properly ligated already, so just where is this artery blooding from?¡¯ thought Heimduller to himself. Additionally, with blood spurting directly in his face, Heimduller reflexively closed his eyes, and forgot to assist primary surgeon Li Jianguo!


    Li Jianguo was still holding onto the pair of hemostats which were mping the other kidney blood vessels to prevent them from bleeding, so he didn¡¯t have any free hands to prevent the mutated artery from bleeding. Li Jianguo instantly broke out in a cold sweat as his mental voice shouted, ¡®It¡¯s all over! This is going to be a huge medical incident today!¡¯


    This type of crisis would test a surgical assistant¡¯s skills more than anything. However, Heimduller was in a state of confusion, never expecting blood to suddenly cover his face! Also, blood had the trait of bing stickier the moment that it cooled. It became difficult for Heimduller to even open his eyes. Li Jianguo was incredibly anxious, but there really wasn¡¯t anything he could do, as he didn¡¯t dare to let go of the hemostats in his hands. That would only cause even more bleeding! So, he could only shout, ¡°Zhang Fan! Zhang Fan! Hurry and find the bleeding blood vessel!¡±


    It would be impossible to use an aspirator to drain all of this blood, as arteries in the kidney had great blood pressure and high volume of blood flow. In just a few short seconds, the spurting blood filled the entire nephridial pit.


    As Li Jianguo loudly shouted for Zhang Fan, thetter didn¡¯t waste a single second of time. He immediately blocked the nephridial pit with his hand.


    ¡°Hurry and wipe Heimduller¡¯s face!¡± Zhang Fan told the operating room nurse while stemming the bleeding with his hand. He was standing in a poor position to assist the surgery as he was only the secondary surgical assistant. This was all he could do from his position. The rest would still need to rely on the primary surgical assistant.


    Zhang Fan then told the anesthesiologist, ¡°Hurry and lower the blood pressure.¡± Zhang Fan sessfully stemmed the flow of bleeding.


    Li Jianguo was currently at maximum tension level. He hurriedly told the anesthesiologist, ¡°Yes! Okay! That¡¯s right! Hurry and lower the blood pressure!¡±


    Heimduller had gone intoplete despair the moment that blood blinded his eyes. Luckily, Zhang Fan was the secondary surgical assistant for today. Had the secondary surgical assistant been a regr rotation doctor, major trouble would have urred. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s reactions were far too quick. He had already taken the appropriate countermeasures without Li Jianguo even needing to direct him.


    Zhang Fan had swiftly, urately, and instantly stopped the bleeding with his hand, but Heimduller was still in a state of confusion even after the nurse finished wiping the blood off his face. He ended up saying the first thing that entered his mind without even thinking about it. ¡°Did you not mp the renal pedicle properly?¡±


    Li Jianguo felt like he was about to erupt in anger. Heimduller was still in a state of confusion instead of immediately searching for the blood vessel that was the source of the bleeding at this time? ¡°Stop wasting time! Are you blind!? Where did I not properly use the hemostats? This is obviously caused by a mutated blood vessel. Hurry!¡±


    Li Jianguo¡¯s tone was incredibly severe. Heimduller hadn¡¯t been afraid of the blood, but he became afraid of his boss¡¯s tone. Heimduller paused for a moment, and then realized that he had said something majorly wrong. His words had been implying that Li Jianguo hadn¡¯t properly performed the surgery with enough caution! This was the biggest danger of performing surgery on a patient who hadn¡¯t gone through all of the proper checkups. However, the me for failing a surgery would still squarely fall upon the doctors, disregarding whether the surgery had to be started without the proper checkups. The higher-ranking government leader wouldn¡¯t care that it was due to his order to rush things.


    ¡°Blood transfusion, correct the patient¡¯s state of shock, and increase the fluid speed.¡± Zhang Fan ignored the emotions of the other two doctors as he began to givemands to the operating nurse.


    Not only had the blood spurted all over Heimduller¡¯s face, even the operating room¡¯s walls had blood spurts on them.


    The operating room nurse was in a state of panic over the unexpected situation, but with Zhang Fan¡¯smands, she knew what she had to do. As long as she had orders to follow, she would no longer be so panicked.


    The blood pressure lowered, which slowed the rate of bleeding. Heimduller immediately began ligation on the mutated artery. There was now an extremely tense atmosphere within the operating room. Li Jianguo had a dark expression and spoke in an icy tone. Heimduller regretted his own behavior so much that he really wanted to p himself hard.

 Chapter 128: Ma Wentao

    <h4>Chapter 128: Ma Wentao</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The nephrectomy continued. Heimduller was finally able toplete his task, releasing Li Jianguo¡¯s hands as he used an aspirator to drain blood while searching for the mutated blood vessel.


    ¡°I found it!¡± Heimduller eximed rather excitedly.


    ¡°Do you think I¡¯m blind? Do you need to say it out loud!?¡± Li Jianguo retorted angrily.


    Heimduller¡¯s face reddened out of embarrassment. He didn¡¯t dare to say anything. Heimduller¡¯s previous thoughtless exmation had really infuriated Li Jianguo.


    Li Jianguo was the extra cautious type to begin with. This patient was also special due to having connections that Li Jianguo viewed as important. If Heimduller¡¯s thoughtless remark which implied that Li Jianguo hadn¡¯t performed the surgery properly was spread by anyone, the patient¡¯s family wouldn¡¯t know any better, and would definitely cause trouble for Li Jianguo. This was why Li Jianguo was so furious right now.


    Now that the mutated blood vessel had been located, things were no longer so bad. Ligation and transfixion were performed to stop the bleeding, and then the patient¡¯s abdomen was sewn up. The surgery was nowplete.


    Heimduller was rather depressed. He knew that he had severely angered the department director today, which meant that he wouldn¡¯t have an easy time in the department anymore.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, Brother Heimduller. Today¡¯s surgery was rather rushed. The director is in a bad mood now, but his mood will improve in a few days. He wouldn¡¯t possibly keep a grudge over one sentence, would he?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Brother Zhang, thank you so much for today. It¡¯s all thanks to you that no major medical incident urred. I was in a state of shock at the time, and couldn¡¯t react. I need to keep a low profile for the time being and make it past this period when Director Li is in a bad mood. He¡¯s the type to really hold grudges. I¡¯m so worried!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine! Director Li wouldn¡¯t mind something like that from a subordinate attending physician!¡±


    ¡°I really hope so! Brother Zhang, let me treat you to lunch. You¡¯ve been busy all morning.¡±


    ¡°No need. I still have something else to do. No need to mind me. I¡¯ll be leaving now.¡±


    Heimduller remained to exin the necessities of postoperative care to the patient¡¯s family.


    Shao Hua and Jingshu were out touring Bayinbrook Grasnd, so Zhang Fan took some dried lilies and went over to visit Li Xiao.


    These lilies weren¡¯t worth much money at all back when Zhang Fan was younger. Not many people ate lilies back then. The people of Lan City would maybe put a few lilies into their porridge at most. But starting from an unknown time, people in southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong suddenly poprized eating lilies. This caused the price of lilies in Lan City to multiply several times over. Previously, nobody was interested in eating lilies, but now, normal people couldn¡¯t afford to eat them.


    Yesterday, Li Xiao had called Zhang Fan to invite him over for lunch at her ce today. Ever since Li Xiao¡¯s back had been cured, she would call Zhang Fan almost every week and invite him over to a meal, but since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have much free time, he rarely went.


    Li Xiao now viewed exercising with great importance. She would only work for two hours straight before getting up and performing the exercises that Zhang Fan had taught her. Perhaps due to the exercises or her good care for herself, Li Xiao¡¯splexion had been improving more and more recently. She seemed to be glowing.


    Previously, Li Xiao had a bad temper due to her back pain, but now that her back pain was gone, she was such a happy person. When Li Xiao visited Raptor City recently, her older sister who lived there was incredibly astonished to see her like that.


    Her older sister was also quite concerned about her. Li Xiao had always been single due to a romantic problem when she was younger. No matter how much her sister tried to convince her, Li Xiao was unwilling to try finding a boyfriend again. Li Xiao told her older sister about her back treatment massages, but her sister didn¡¯t pay much attention. However, Li Xiao¡¯s nephew, Ma Wentao, paid close attention to this.


    Ma Wentao was a rather unique individual. Li Xiao¡¯s brother-inw was an incredibly high-ranking government official in the border province. However, Li Xiao¡¯s nephew had no interest whatsoever in politics. Li Xiao¡¯s brother-inw had slowly climbed through the ranks, starting from minor government official.


    Ma Wentao¡¯s father only became a high-ranking government official when Ma Wentao was in middle school. Since Ma Wentao¡¯s father was always busy with work, he didn¡¯t pay much attention to his son¡¯s upbringing.


    As Ma Wentao¡¯s father¡¯s governmental position kept increasing in status, more and more sycophants started appearing around Ma Wentao. In high school, Ma Wentao would always get into fights, be a yboy, and even join gangs. He would do everything that he was forbidden from doing. In the end, Ma Wentao¡¯s father was forced to send him studying abroad, and now that Ma Wentao was older, he had matured a lot, and kept a far lower profile.


    Ma Wentao had studied abroad in Ennd, then America, and then Europe. In the end, he somehow managed to graduate with a master¡¯s degree in business management from a business graduate school in Europe. Ma Wentao then worked for several years at a Fortune Global 500pany, and rose to the impressive rank of district manager. But then, for some unknown reason, he resigned from his job.


    Ma Wentao then had fun vacationing around the entire world while constantly having a stream of different girlfriends by his side. The longest rtionship he had with a girlfriendsted for only half a year. Ma Wentao came from a powerful family, and he was even quite handsome. Even without mentioning his family, just being as handsome as he was would attract quite a number of women! There was no helping it. Perhaps part of his yboy personality could be med on his handsomeness.


    However, maybe Ma Wentao had gotten tired of his yboyish,vish vacationing lifestyle, or maybe he wanted to settle down. He had now returned to China for half a year already, and no longer associated with the same people he used to. Ma Wentao would now either always stay at home or go to various ces to look around. His father wanted Ma Wentao to enter politics, but he refused. His father was unable to force him to do so.


    Ma Wentao had been unprepared for how his father had gone from minor government official to high-ranking government leader back when he was still in school. All sorts of people with various motives surrounded Ma Wentao back then, turning him into a ssical example of a spoiled rich boy. However, Ma Wentao slowly changed due to studying abroad for several years.


    This was due to several factors. Ma Wentao didn¡¯t have a bad personality to begin with, and his family had indeed tried their best to bring him up well. Also, Ma Wentao¡¯s father had decided to go hard on his son while sending him abroad. No matter if Ma Wentao became sessful or not, his father wanted him to first be a sessful person. Ma Wentao¡¯s father only provided him with enough money for school expenses, and refused to provide even one cent extra. This made Ma Wentao experience working society. His father¡¯s n had indeed seeded, for Ma Wentao seeded quite well on his own.


    Ma Wentao had wanted to start apany of his own after he worked for several years at the Fortune Global 500pany, but his father only wanted him to join the political world. Ma Wentao refused, so his father became angry, and refused to provide him with any financial support at all. His father¡¯s goal was to have Ma Wentao experience failure due to insufficient capital, and then admit defeat and join him in the political world.


    However, Ma Wentao was quite stubborn!


    Ma Wentao still had some cash saved up from his previous job at the Fortune Global 500pany. Plus, his mother would secretly give him some money as well, which was roughly enough for him to start his own business. Even if he didn¡¯t have enough money, he still had Li Xiao, his really rich aunt!


    Ma Wentao had been quite interested in Zhang Fan¡¯s supposed medical skill level. This was because Ma Wentao felt that the Chinese medical field had great business potential. It was currently 2010 in China. The private hospital industry was quite undeveloped, while many Fujianese 1 were running unlicensed private clinics and hospitals. A truly powerful private hospital industry had yet to appear.


    Ma Wentao wanted to gather a group of highly skilled doctors to help him break into this industry.


    His several years of living abroad, along with his experience, had already shaved off much of the spoiled rich boy part of him. Thanks to his previously working at a Fortune Global 500pany as a district manager, he was quite adept at both management and judgement. Ma Wentao believed that China¡¯s future was with the citizens, not with the government. If he did a good job in the business industry, he felt that it wouldn¡¯t be any worse than joining the government at all.


    In China, private hospitals typically took various shortcuts. There were incredibly few private hospitals which werepletely independent and looking to develop all by themselves. Most sessful private hospitals would usually be associated with a public hospital, contracted to research organizations, or be contract hospitals.


    Private hospitals whichcked experts with sufficient medical skills would then focus on providing services of only a single type, such as andrology, gynecology, proctology, hand and foot surgery, and so on. These would all be major medical fields where medical incidents were rare. Or, the private hospitals would specialize in department specialties that were unpopr in the major public hospitals. There were also private hospitals which specialized in some embarrassing or humiliating diseases that patients would find difficult to talk about.


    The lowest-level private hospitals would basically have just a group of retired doctors who wouldn¡¯t do anything but give patients physical examinations! They offered nothing apart from physicals! This would have almost zero risk. The main ie for such hospitals came from scamming patients into performing ridiculously expensive checkups that were mostly useless anyway.


    There were very fewrge and sessful private hospitals in China. But, were hospitals profitable? They definitely were! To use Chasu City in the border province as an example, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s profit would definitely rank in the top three of all businesses in Chasu City.


    In order for a hospital to be sessful, having good doctors and nurses would absolutely be necessary, but inparison, doctors were slightly more important. This was why Ma Wentao was already preparing to find a group of highly skilled doctors.


    Ma Wentao had followed Li Xiao to Chasu City instead of staying in Raptor City with his mother. He came here because he felt like Chasu City was a good ce to start his nned hospital business. He also came here in order to meet Zhang Fan as his aunt Li Xiao had praised him to the heavens. Ma Wentao didn¡¯t quite believe how skilled Zhang Fan was, as he felt that his aunt was exaggerating, but he did believe that this Zhang Fan fellow at least had to have some skills.

 Chapter 129: Communication

    <h4>Chapter 129: Communication</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Later that day, Zhang Fan arrived with his dried lilies at Li Xiao¡¯s home. Li Xiao had already hired a chef toe to her home to cook several of Zhang Fan¡¯s favorite dishes.


    ¡°Sigh! You even specially brought some things for me all the way from your hometown so far away. Thank you so much. Hurry ande in! My nephew is here visiting me today as well. Here, let me introduce you to each other.¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you!¡± said Ma Wentao.


    ¡°Nice to meet you!¡± said Zhang Fan as he shook Ma Wentao¡¯s hand.


    Li Xiao pointed at Zhang Fan and introduced the two to each other. ¡°This is Doctor Zhang. He was the one who fixed my spine. Wentao,st time I saw you in Hong Kong, I almost listened to you and had a surgery, but look, I¡¯ve fully recovered now without any need for surgery. Doctor Zhang, this is my nephew, Ma Wentao. He only recently returned to China.¡±


    Ma Wentao was slightly disappointed after seeing Zhang Fan due to how obviously young Zhang Fan was. Ma Wentao¡¯s experience was that there were no renowned doctors who were younger than 40 years old. He had even been to the royal hospital in Ennd before. Doctors who were Zhang Fan¡¯s age there were still in school. However, Ma Wentao also knew that his aunt really did have bad back problems before.


    In fact, it was even an orthopedic spine surgery specialist from the English royal hospital who diagnosed his aunt as absolutely requiring spine surgery. This was why Ma Wentao still remained polite with Zhang Fan. Due to Ma Wentao¡¯s social status, he was someone who couldn¡¯t be bothered to be polite with anyone he deemed useless to him. That was because it wouldn¡¯t be necessary for him to be polite with useless people!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you from a family of doctors?¡± Ma Wentao asked. His aunt Li Xiao had already informed him of what she knew regarding Zhang Fan¡¯s experience level, and thus Ma Wentao figured that Zhang Fan had to have obtained his knowledge through a family inheritance; otherwise, it would be inexplicable with his young age.


    ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Oh, your rehabilitative massaging techniques are really amazing, then. My aunt was diagnosed by an expert doctor from Ennd back when she was visiting Hong Kong. The expert doctor said that she would absolutely require surgery.¡±


    ¡°Haha, maybe that doctor just wanted to make some money in surgical fees!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to discuss anything about his rehabilitative massage techniques. It wasn¡¯t like he had stolen them! There was no need for him to give an exnation.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you a physical therapy specialist?¡± Ma Wentao didn¡¯t mind how Zhang Fan didn¡¯t exin the origin of his skills. Ma Wentao had met many highly skilled people before, and such people typically had rather unique personalities. He had even met some experts with rather strange personal habits!


    ¡°I¡¯m not certain what I¡¯ll specialize in yet, as I¡¯m still in the middle of rotating between different departments,¡± replied Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh!¡± It was difficult to continue the conversation now. Ma Wentao was looking for highly skilled doctors, but this Zhang Fan fellow was still just a rotation doctor! Yet, Zhang Fan had also seeded in curing his aunt¡¯s back! This Zhang Fan seemed so contradictory!


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s chat as we eat! I specially hired a Sibe chef today so that the two of you can enjoy some Sibe cuisine.¡± Li Xiao had the two men join her for lunch. With Li Xiao joining in on the conversation, the conversation between Zhang Fan and Ma Wentao also proceeded more smoothly.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you also able to treat other people who have the same protruding disc problem as me?¡± Li Xiao inquired.


    ¡°It depends on how badly the disc is protruding,¡± Zhang Fan answered.


    ¡°Oh! So basically, anyone whose condition is less severe than my aunt¡¯s can be treated, right?¡± Ma Wentao asked.


    ¡°Yeah! You could say that. However, the specifics still differ from patient to patient.¡±


    After lunch, Li Xiao had her assistant apany Zhang Fan until he left her neighborhood.


    ¡°Aunt Li, please help me find out how many expert department directors are about to retire from Chasu City Hospital. I want to open up my own private hospital in Chasu City first, and gain some experience.¡±


    ¡°Sure, since it¡¯s for serious business. Try talking properly to your father. He¡¯s not young anymore. What will you do if he gets health problems due to anger? So, how much money are you going to invest in starting a hospital here?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m only going to invest three or four million yuan to begin. This is my first foray into the medical field, after all. But, I truly am confident in this industry. Personal health will be the best market of all in the future. My dad, sigh!¡± Ma Wentao eximed. This was the fortune of someone who had been born into a rich and powerful family. Even his first business startup for ¡°practice¡± and ¡°gaining experience¡± would be self-funded with several million yuan.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll help ask for you.¡±


    Li Xiao phoned Superintendent Ouyang. For someone as high in status as Li Xiao, she didn¡¯t need to speak in a roundabout manner with Superintendent Ouyang. She just went with the direct approach. ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, are you busy? I have a quick question. How many expert department directors are about to retire from Chasu City Hospital?¡±


    ¡°Oh, only the director of the gastrointestinal department is about to retire soon. It will take several years before any of our other directors retire.¡±


    At this moment, Ma Wentao swiftly told his aunt, ¡°Also ask her who was the doctor who saved Qin Nuo. That¡¯s the emergency military patient from two months ago.¡±


    ¡°Oh, Superintendent Ouyang, one more quick question. There was an emergency military patient from two months back. Who was the doctor who saved him? The patient¡¯s name was Qin Nuo.¡±


    ¡°That was our Doctor Zhang, known as Zhang Fan.¡±


    ¡°Okay, thank you!¡±


    Ma Wentao was incredulous when he heard this! ¡°Zhang Fan was the one who saved Qin Nuo? Is this for real!? How could this be!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Although Li Xiao was a rich and powerful merchant, she only did business in the border province. She didn¡¯t know about the powerful people in Beijing.


    ¡°Qin Nuo is the only son of the Qin Family. He was seriously injured in a gun battle against enemies of China in the border province. Even now, he¡¯s still hospitalized at the People¡¯s Liberation Army General Hospital in Beijing. However, he¡¯s making a good recovery. My father somehow managed to use some connections to arrange dates for me with Qin Rongyu, the daughter of the Qin Family. Last time, when she came to the border province to check on her brother¡¯s condition, it was my father who supplied her with a helicopter to fly here directly.¡±


    ¡°That Qin Family?¡± Li Xiao asked while pointing upwards, implying she was wondering if it was the immensely powerful Qin Family that she was thinking of.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Qin Nuo¡¯s situation was incredibly bad back then. I was in Beijing at the time. It¡¯s said that Qin Nuo would have died without the border province doctor¡¯s treatment. Sigh! I thought that I could recruit this Doctor Zhang simply by giving him a high sry. I never expected that he has such excellent luck and skills. The Qin Family owes him a significant favor!¡±


    Li Xiao wasn¡¯t concerned too much about the other things, but she really did pay a great deal of attention to her nephew Ma Wentao¡¯s romantic prospects. Even though Ma Wentao had started dating girls way back in middle school, he was now in his thirties, without even a serious rtionship at the moment. Li Xiao¡¯s older sister and and brother-inw were incredibly anxious, wanting their son to get married.


    ¡°How old is the daughter of the Qin Family? Have you made any progress with her?¡±


    ¡°Qin Rongyu is the exact same age as me. Sigh! She¡¯s an incredibly skilled woman. I think it would count as a political marriage if we got married. There¡¯s no such thing as romantic progress or whatever with her. It would depend on the results of our parents¡¯ negotiation. I suppose I¡¯m going to be sold like a product!¡± Ma Wentao spoke in a rather lonely tone.


    ¡°What are you saying! With social status like yours, I admit that marriage might not be up to your free will. But, people always get along better with each other as they slowly learn more about each other. The daughter of the Qin Family should obviously be an excellent woman. What do you have to be unsatisfied about?¡±


    ¡°Aunt Li, let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. Anyways, do you know much about this Zhang Fan? I can tell from his demeanor and words that he¡¯s the steady and reliable type. He¡¯s from a regr family background, am I correct?¡±


    ¡°I do know quite a lot about him. He knows his boundaries, he¡¯s not unsophisticated, and he¡¯s also very cautious. He never says more than he needs to. Up until now, he¡¯s never requested anything of me for treating my back. He never contacts me unless I contact him first. I can infer that he¡¯s from a poor family. I sold him an unfinished apartment home for cheap, at base price. My assistant told me that he¡¯s been renovating it slowly, a little bit at a time.¡±


    ¡°Aunt Li, make sure to spend effort to get close to this Doctor Zhang. ording to the expert doctors in Beijing, even the average Beijing doctor wouldn¡¯t have been able to sessfully aplish the surgery that saved Qin Nuo¡¯s life. I truly underestimated Zhang Fan! Sigh!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s no problem at all. I get along really well with Zhang Fan!¡±


    ¡°It seems that I¡¯ll have to pay him arge amount of money. If I can recruit Doctor Zhang, my future path will probably be a bit easier. Aunt Li, do you have an appropriate ce for me to invest in and construct a new hospital at? Please help me find such a location. I¡¯m going back to the bigger Raptor City to recruit some expert doctors for my hospital. Chasu City is still a bit small, andcks enough talented personnel!¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Li Xiao agreed.


    Although Ma Wentao was also capable of establishing a hospital in Raptor City, he knew about his father¡¯s temper. His father would definitely interfere with his hospital as Raptor City was their hometown city. Ma Wentao¡¯s own rtionships with people in Raptor City were also ratherplex. Although he would receive a lot of help, there would also be a lot of trouble. But, if he started his hospital in Chasu City instead, he would be far enough away from all this, and he could still make use of his father¡¯s name as a high-ranking government official¡¯s, so the local government in Chasu City wouldn¡¯t give him any trouble. Chasu City Communist Party Committee was too low-ranking to even dare to trouble him.


    After Zhang Fan left Li Xiao¡¯s ce, he didn¡¯t go to visit Shao Hua, as Shao Hua was still touring Bayinbrook Grasnds together with Jingshu. Instead, Zhang Fan went directly back to his apartment. Since he had just taken one month¡¯s vacation to go visit his hometown, he hadn¡¯t studied properly during the past month. He wanted to start studying again as learning about medicine was like rowing against the current. If a doctor didn¡¯t work hard at learning, one day that doctor would be a person like Director Nuar of Kuake City Hospital, someone who only worked perfunctorily!

 Chapter 130: How to get along with others!

    <h4>Chapter 130: How to get along with others!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The doctors and nurses of the urology hadpletely epted Zhang Fan now. Everyone in the department learned about what had happened during the nephrectomy by the next day. The operating room nurse told the other urology department nurses, and then the urology department nurses told the urology department doctors. It didn¡¯t take long for everyone in the department to learn all the details.


    The operating room nurse described in great detail how Dr. Heimduller, Director Li, and Zhang Fan had acted during the surgery. Lu Shuyan became even more impressed with Zhang Fan. Thetter didn¡¯t even need to ask her to do anything, as Lu Shuyan would take care of all the menial work rted to patients on her own volition now.


    The renovations on Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment home reached the main stages. Zhang Fan felt that it was useless to simply have Shao Hua¡¯s money sitting around doing nothing in his bank ount, so he discussed it with Shao Hua and used the money to pay for the remaining renovations. Shao Hua didn¡¯t have high requirements for the renovations. As long as things were clean and orderly, she didn¡¯t have any particr preference about the style.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to watch over the renovation, so this became Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s job. Her father went over to watch the renovation process every day as if this was his new work.


    Shao Hua and Zhang Fan¡¯s rtionship was now set in stone. All that was needed was to wait for Zhang Fan¡¯s and Shao Hua¡¯s parents to meet each other. Both sides¡¯ parents were quite satisfied with their child¡¯s partner. Shao Hua¡¯s mother kept ordering her daughter to bring food to Zhang Fan at work. Although Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t usually a picky eater, Shao Hua¡¯s mother could already tell that he would eat more of the foods he really liked and eat less of foods he didn¡¯t like. Shao Hua¡¯s mother also noticed that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t like to eat out at restaurants that much.


    Shao Hua and Jingshu had a lot of fun ying together. They took countless pictures of their fun times. Their rtionship also improved even more. Shao Hua really doted on this future sister-inw of hers. Jingshu was such a nice and considerate girl who was so easy to spoil!


    Ever since Shao Hua and Zhang Fan had discussed their future together, Shao Hua started working even harder. Her life in the border province had been too peaceful and rxed. The housing prices weren¡¯t high here, and she didn¡¯t have much pressure. Shao Hua had rxed herself a bit ever since starting her job at the bank.


    But, Shao Hua was a strong-willed girl who always strove to improve. She vowed not to be a burden on Zhang Fan after learning what he thought of their future. Nowadays, when Shao Hua got off from work, she would also study. Shao Hua wanted to take the licensing examination to be an ountant. No matter what happened in the future, she definitely wanted to have her own job which could support herself. She wasn¡¯t the type to just let Zhang Fan pay for everything. In her opinion, both of them should fight hard together for the sake of the family!


    Now that the urology department had epted Zhang Fan, he started acting quite shamelessly. He addressed all the doctors as ¡°Brother¡±, and asked them all for any surgeries possible when they had too many for them to handle.


    Zhang Fan had figured things out. He felt that he should perform as many surgeries as possible while still being a rotation doctor. Once he was permanently assigned to a department, it would be far more difficult for him to obtain different types of surgeries from other departments.


    The urology surgeons really felt helpless about this Zhang Fan! All he wanted was to perform surgeries. He didn¡¯t ask for any of the associated benefits. He would even record every surgery he did under the other doctors instead. He never asked to record the surgeries as his own, which meant that he was basically working for free.


    Since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want anything apart from doing the surgeries, this meant that the others owed him favors! Zhang Fan basically performed every single emergency surgery that the urology department received. Lu Shuyan was incredibly impressed with Zhang Fan. She now felt like she understood why Zhang Fan was so incredibly skilled¡ªit was because he was so hardworking! Even she was bing quite knowledgeable in the basics of urology due to working under him, although she was from the gynecology major!


    Not only was Zhang Fan hardworking at performing surgeries, he went through his medical textbooks so much that they became quite worn. His textbooks were also filled with his personal notes. Just the notes alone would be more than enough to create another full textbook. Zhang Fan used red pen for his personal understanding, and circled important points in ck while using a blue pen for points of caution. He really spent a lot of effort on his notes.


    ¡°It¡¯s really such a pity that you don¡¯t have a master¡¯s degree with how amazing you are,¡± Lu Shuyan said as she chatted with him as they wrote medical reports together.


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush. Although academics are really important, practical clinical experience is also really important. Additionally, there¡¯s not much ie to be had from studying to be a graduate student, which is why I¡¯m not in a hurry now.¡±


    ¡°Hey! You really are a fine example of the ssical phrase, men of noble character are keen on wealth.¡±


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯m not quite like that!¡± Zhang Hua¡¯s face instantly reddened from embarrassment. To tell the truth, if it weren¡¯t for the lesson that he¡¯d learned from the W Province southerner, he probably would have been less ethical about his desire for money.


    The W Province southerner reporting Zhu Qianqian for corruption and Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s scolding afterwards had helped Zhang Fan to learn the standards by which he should act. Although there was nothing wrong with loving money, he had to obtain it properly. There was no need for him to get angrily cursed at by others for the sake of a tiny bit more money. It wasn¡¯t like he couldn¡¯t survive without that extra little amount of money!


    The doctors in the urology department became really envious of Zhang Fan because his status kept improving within the department. The more veteran nurses would often order around the rotation doctors, but they kept addressing Zhang Fan ¡°Teacher Zhang¡±!


    Zhang Fan almost never had to do any menial work such as changing patients¡¯ medicine or filling out paperwork. Lu Shuyan did everything for him and listened to everything he said even though she had higher academic qualification with a master¡¯s degree.


    The head nurse of the urology department treated him extremely good as well. She treated him like he was a veteran doctor of the department. Whenever there was something heavy such as some medical equipment to move, she would never ask for Zhang Fan¡¯s help. Even if nobody but Zhang Fan was around, she still wouldn¡¯t ask for Zhang Fan¡¯s help.


    The head prison warden patient had recovered fully, and was about to leave the hospital. He no longer needed to stand and pee for half an hour, waiting for his urine to slowly trickle out! His mood improved greatly now that he no longer had such a problem. Zhang Fan tried to give the old patient his medical advice, such as what to watch out for after leaving the hospital, but the old man refused to listen. ¡°Just tell the medical advice to my wife. If there¡¯s any problem, I¡¯m going toe find you!¡±


    Zhang Fan felt rather helpless¡ªthe old patient was quite the domineering type. Later that day, when Zhang Fan got off work, the old man¡¯s eldest son absolutely insisted on dragging Zhang Fan and Lu Shuyan to a dinner for them. He wasn¡¯t allowed to refuse. The medical imaging director was also going, so Zhang Fan was forced into joining this dinner.


    The head prison warden¡¯s children all also worked as police or in the courts. The eldest son had previously been a police officer, but he resigned, and now instead focused on renovations and construction for police departments. Although the old man¡¯s children weren¡¯t extremely rich, they were still quite well off, living significantly better than the Chinese national average.


    Today¡¯s dinner was organized by the head prison warden¡¯s eldest son. Director Zhao of the medical imaging department would also be there. The dinner was a rtively expensive one, with good smokes, good wine, and expensive dishes.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, Doctor Lu, we really want to thank the two of you. We know that our father¡¯s temper is bad. You must have suffered over the past few days.¡±


    ¡°Treating him is what we should do. Your father is quite direct, saying everything he thinks. I really like people like him. He¡¯s still young in spirit! Besides, since he¡¯s an elder, we youngsters should do our best to understand him. There¡¯s truly no need for you to do all this for us,¡± Zhang Fan said.


    ¡°Haha, look! This is an elite doctor from our hospital. What did I say? I told you that Doctor Zhang and Doctor Lu are truly excellent. Now do you feel reassured?¡± Director Zhao chuckled.


    ¡°Sigh! My father really has made me worry so much over the years. His temper has antagonized so many people. Last year, he was hospitalized in the cardiology department. He cursed at his female doctor and nurse so much that they broke out in tears. This time, I suppose he liked Doctor Zhang, so he didn¡¯t get too angry.¡±


    Sigh! Zhang Fan actually did have his difficulties with the old man¡¯s temper, but just couldn¡¯t say them out loud. The old man¡¯s tone was far too harsh. Due to his former job as head prison warden, he spoke to everyone as if they were prisoners facing interrogation. This time, it was likely that he didn¡¯t dare to get too angry, because he still wanted help with being able to pee.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a drinker, so the dinner didn¡¯tst very long. Since the guest of honor didn¡¯t drink, it wasn¡¯t like the others could drink as much as they wanted. As Zhang Fan was leaving, the old man¡¯s eldest son tried to give Zhang Fan a gift card to a shopping mall. Zhang Fan absolutely refused to take it. Lu Shuyan had wanted to take a gift card which was also offered to her, but she was unable to take it since Zhang Fan was refusing so adamantly.


    The restaurant they ate at was rather close to the hospital, so Zhang Fan and Lu Shuyan walked back to the hospital together. ¡°With how adamantly you refuse to take anything, others working with you might have objections. It doesn¡¯t matter to me that much, but have you considered it? If you keep behaving like this, who will be willing to be your assistant or work with you? This is just how our medical society is. Sometimes, it might actually be better for you not to be so upstanding.¡±


    Zhang Fan was rendered speechless for quite a long period of time. He remained silent all the way to the hospital entrance, where he finally said, ¡°Thank you. I will consider what you said. I understand that if I want to seed in life, I must first seed in how to get along with others!¡±

 Chapter 131: Zhang Fan shamelessly takes all surgeries!

    <h4>Chapter 131: Zhang Fan shamelessly takes all surgeries!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan thought for quite a long while about Lu Shuyan¡¯s words. Zhang Fan was no longer a student who had just recently entered society. He had already experienced how cruel society could be back in college. His past two years of working at hospitals made him experience even more about theplexities of human social rtionships.


    The Chinese medical field was such that your coworkers bothpeted and cooperated with you. Although there waspetition, there would be slightly more cooperation. Although those with the best medical skills would be kings, if you didn¡¯t have a good rtionship with your coworkers, you would be isted, which would be quite troublesome. It was impossible to perform surgery all by yourself. That would be just like a character in a novel!


    ¡°I¡¯ll just take things slowly!¡± Zhang Fan heaved a big sigh. He had wanted to return to his apartment and study, but now he was no longer in the mood to do so. He instead decided to go and practice performing more surgeries in his System, letting fatigue chase away all these bothersome issues.


    The urology department was nicknamed the ¡°gutter¡± department by the other doctors. It wasmon for the urology department to receive many emergency treatment patients. Many of the urologists would refuse to eat animal kidneys.


    ¡°If I eat animal kidneys, I¡¯ll remember the kidneys I had to remove during surgery. That¡¯s why I¡¯ve never eaten animal kidneys again ever since I joined the urology department! Especially the bigger kidneys that are barbequed and still have some blood, I absolutely can¡¯t stand them! They way they look on the metal skewers makes me feel like I¡¯m trying to eat the kidneys I removed during surgery! It¡¯s impossible for me to eat them!¡± Heimduller told Zhang Fan.


    In the urology department, the current most major type of surgery would be kidney transnt surgery, but since Chasu City Hospital¡¯s urologists didn¡¯t have enough skill for this major type of surgery, kidney transnts would typically be performed by inviting expert doctors from bigger cities. Also, there were very few kidney donors here in the border province. It wasmon for there to be zero donors for several years in a row. Additionally, the urologists here didn¡¯t know how to do postoperative care for kidney transnt patients. The most important reason was because kidney transnt surgeries were far too rare here. Director Li also had no interest in developing this field, so the urology department of Chasu City Hospital remained as just an ordinary department.


    Zhang Fan made up his mind that he absolutely wouldn¡¯t request to be assigned to the urology department in the future. He understood that a public hospital¡¯s development partially depended on how much the government supported it, along with the superintendent¡¯s talent. If the hospital was run by a mediocre superintendent who only cared about personal profit, such as Superintendent Zou of Kuake City Hospital, the hospital¡¯s overall medical level would rapidly decrease over just a few years, with the example being how many doctors at Kuake City Hospital had resigned already due to Superintendent Zou¡¯s corruption and mismanagement.


    It would be the same for a hospital department. The superintendent was in charge of everything overall, but the director would be responsible for the detailed day-to-day operations of the department. If the department director had no interest in development, the entire department¡¯s development potential would be throttled by the director. The only possible exception would be if a person with more medical skills than the director appeared. However, in real life, such situations would be incredibly rare, and with Li Jianguo¡¯s incredibly cautious personality, it was unlikely that he would ever develop the urology department very much during his reign as department director.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s current goal was to grind as many surgeries as possible. This way, even if his System suddenly disappeared one day, he would still possess the skills he learned from his System. Zhang Fan was the type who didn¡¯t dare to only rely on his System. He was paranoid that it might disappear on him one day, just like how it had suddenly appeared. He felt that only improving his personal skills would be the most reliable choice.


    ¡°Include Zhang Fan when calcting this month¡¯s bonuses. For his allotment, give him as much as an attending physician,¡± Director Li specially told the head nurse of the urology department after the previous nephrectomy surgery. The head nurse was really surprised to hear this, but she had no objections. That was because the director was still in charge of deciding matters like the department bonuses.


    Li Jianguo also intended to share the other departmental kickbacks with Zhang Fan. This was his way of paying back Zhang Fan for thetter¡¯s excellent, precise, and timely movements during the nephrectomy. Not only had Zhang Fan saved the patient¡¯s life, he also managed to prevent Li Jianguo¡¯s reputation from being ruined.


    A surgeon would be just like a martial arts cultivator. You couldn¡¯t allow your cultivation to be broken even once. If you lost even once, all of your previous aplishments would be useless, especially in smaller and more rural locations. People wouldn¡¯t remember your past achievements. They would only say things such as ¡°Li Jianguo is so unskilled. He killed a patient on his operating table! That was such a pitiful scene! Li Jianguo doesn¡¯t even know how to see an artery, and just cut without even looking, killing his patient!¡±.


    Real examples of such things were reallymonce! That was why Li Jianguo was especially grateful to Zhang Fan. Although Li Jianguo didn¡¯t say anything to Zhang Fan, he really was grateful in his heart. That was why he decided to repay Zhang Fan in this manner by using money.


    Shao Hua and Jingshu spent two entire days having fun in Bayinbrook Grasnds. They took countless pictures. Jingshu was just like her older brother in that she had zero experience riding horses. That was why she especially took many pictures of herself riding horses on the grasnds. Jingshu¡¯s smile was especially brilliant. She had sessfully been epted by Shanghai University. She had no pressure right now, which was why she could truly enjoy herself, and with her older brother financially supporting her, she didn¡¯t have to consider things such as asking her teacher to allow her to wear an old school uniform instead of purchasing a new school uniform.


    For Zhang Fan¡¯s final 10 days in the urology department, he behaved truly shamelessly. No matter if it was an emergency surgery or not, he would participate in every single one. He didn¡¯t care any more since he only had 10 days left in this department. It wasn¡¯t like the other urologists could say anything to him about it. Since Heimduller had a much closer rtionship to Zhang Fan ever since the nephrectomy incident, Heimduller simply gave all of his surgeries over to Zhang Fan.


    Heimduller did find all of this rather strange. ¡°Is something wrong with that Zhang Fan? Why is he so obsessed with performing surgeries? He¡¯s already participated in 80% of our department¡¯s total surgeries this month, and he¡¯s even the primary surgeon for 50% of the total surgeries. Doesn¡¯t he get tired from working so much?¡±


    Still, Heimduller was quite happy to have no work to do, with Zhang Fan doing all of his work for him. Heimduller spent his newfound free time simply chatting with other doctors in the department.


    ¡°Love for one¡¯s work is the best teacher. When you were a rotation doctor, you didn¡¯t even know how to sew slightly moreplex sutures. Zhang Fan is already capable of being a team leader as a rotation doctor. That¡¯s the difference between you two.¡± Li Jianguo just happened to walk in and hear Heimduller¡¯sment about Zhang Fan, and took this opportunity to lecture Heimduller! Li Jianguo had been bullying Heimduller quite a bit over the past few days. Heimduller was now like a mouse who saw a cat whenever he saw Director Li.


    10 dayster, it was now time for Zhang Fan to leave the urology department. Li Jianguo especially hosted a departmental farewell party for him. After one month in the urology department, the doctors here had rejected him, then epted him, and then felt helpless about his workaholism. He had truly left the urology department with a deep impression. Now that Zhang Fan was leaving, the attending physicians came to an agreement amongst themselves that they would definitely make him drunk at this party!


    Lu Shuyan had also left the urology department with an excellent impression. She had been the primary surgical assistant for the majority of Zhang Fan¡¯s ridiculous number of surgeries. The doctors could only sigh and exim, ¡°Youngsters these days are so talented!¡±


    It was quite easy for the attending physicians to make Zhang Fan drunk. He becamepletely drunk after just three sses of white wine! The attending physicians felt zero sense of aplishment from this! This dinner party was evidence of his friendship with the urology department!


    Wang Qian also returned from her vacation at this time. Zhang Fan, Shao Hua, and Zhang Jingshu all went to visit her to give their thanks.


    When Wang Qian learned about Jingshu¡¯s high score on the college entrance examination, she was so surprised that her mouth was wide agape. ¡°You siblings are truly so excellent. One¡¯s more amazing than the other. I¡¯d really like to know how your parents raised you to be so amazing and excellent.¡±


    ¡°Haha, there¡¯s not much to learn about, Sister Wang. I was raised quite simply. If I didn¡¯t listen, my father would beat me with a leather belt. It was impossible for me to run away. But, my younger sister received much better treatment. My father didn¡¯t touch even a finger on her. I even wondered if I really was his son,¡± Zhang Fan joked with Wang Qian.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Boys need to be raised more strictly. Otherwise, they¡¯re far too naughty. Sigh, I¡¯d be happy if my son was half as excellent as the two of you! I went out on vacation this time because he angered me so much!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, he¡¯s just a teenager. He¡¯ll mature as he grows older! Actually, I was quite disobedient when I was younger as well. I got into plenty of fights and would often y hooky. Only when I was older did I understand my parents¡¯ hardships in raising me!¡± Zhang Fan tried to console Wang Qian.


    Wang Qian wasn¡¯t actually counting on Zhang Fan to help give her ideas on parenting. She was simply venting. If Zhang Fan had taken things seriously and really tried to give her parenting ideas, he would have been rather silly. As the old saying went, ¡°The best son is always one¡¯s own son.¡± There was nothing wrong with this phrase at all. While a person couldin about their own son all they wanted, anyone else who said negative things about their son would receive instant bacsh, unless they were a true friend!

 Chapter 132: Pediatrics

    <h4>Chapter 132: Pediatrics</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After dinner, Wang Qian walked with Zhang Fan¡¯s group out the door. Evenings in Chasu City during summer were particrly beautiful. It was currently almost 10 p.m., but the setting sun had only reached the foot of the mountains. The world seemed so beautiful with the illumination of the setting sun, a nice cool breeze, the fragrance of flowers, chirping of birds, and smiles of those dear to you!


    Jingshu held on to one of Zhang Fan¡¯s arms, while Shao Hua held on to his other arm. The three of them walked together on the wide roads in Kaifa District where Wang Qian lived. There were few people and few cars out on the roads at this time of night. Zhang Fan felt incredibly blissful as he listened to his younger sister chatter on.


    As usual, Zhang Fan received a three-day vacation after his rotation ended. He used all three days to have fun together with his sister. When his vacation ended, Zhang Fan received his new assignment from the hospital administration department. He was assigned to pediatrics! This seemed like a hellish department to him!


    Zhang Fan really was afraid of pediatrics. The children here were too young tomunicate what they needed. They didn¡¯t know how to say where they were ufortable, and since children¡¯s organs weren¡¯tpletely developed yet, pediatricians had to take many more precautions with their patients.


    In China, there was incredibly strong social pressure to have children. If you were already married but still childless, not only would both sides¡¯ parents and rtives pressure you to have children, even the neighbors next door and your friends would tell you that it was wrong to have no children. In China, having children was at the level of a responsibility and duty.


    Children represented hope, future, and flourishment. Everyone knew how important children were. However, things were different in Chinese medical society. China was extremelycking in pediatricians.


    There were many reasons for this. The first and most important reason was that pediatrics was highly difficult. It would be extremely important to have careful observation skills in pediatrics. However, this would be impossible to obtain without at least seven or eight years of experience in pediatrics.


    Secondly, pediatrics was tiring. Not only was pediatrics physically tiring, it would be mentally demanding as well. The majority of hospital departments would be really quiet. If any patient or their family members spoke even slightly too loud, the nurses would scold them severely. ¡°This is a hospital! Other people need to rest!¡± But, the pediatrics department would always be noisier than a flea market. There would always be the regr sound of crying!


    Thirdly, pediatricians had lower ie than other doctors. This was because the doctors¡¯ kickbacks from pediatric medicine were much lower. Pediatric medicine was far cheaper, usually at about 25% the price of adult medicine.


    Fourthly, it wasmon for there to bemunication problems with parents who didn¡¯t understand what was going on. Both the pediatrics department and emergency departments would always be on the brink of outright warfare with the parents. Chinese parents would often be in a bloodthirsty state of mind when their children were in pain or ill. It wasmon that a fight would erupt just because a parent thought you looked at them wrong.


    There was a joke that doctors told which went like this: two doctors met each other for the first time and had a chat.


    Doctor A asked, ¡°What department are you in?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m in the emergency department! How about you?¡±


    ¡°Pediatrics!¡±


    And then, the two doctors hugged each other and cried!


    That was the current situation of China¡¯s medical field. There were very few doctors who would voluntarily join the pediatrics department. Most had been forced to join pediatrics by their bosses, causing many doctors to cry.


    Chasu City had two ss A hospitals. One was Chasu City Hospital, while the other was Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital. Thetter had only been promoted to being a ss A hospitalst year. However, Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital didn¡¯t have enough doctors with specialties to cover all departments. This hospital actuallycked both a pediatrics and gynecology department!


    Chasu City also had some smaller hospitals which focused only on pediatrics or gynecology. Although such hospitals focused on only one specialty, anyone who had children or female rtives who were in even slightly serious condition would instead prefer to take their rtives to Chasu City Hospital instead, for Chasu City Hospital was the biggest and best hospital in all of Chasu City.


    So, the #1 preferred ce to go find a pediatrician in Chasu City was still at Chasu City Hospital. This meant that the pediatrics department here was often overflowing. Chasu City Hospital provided an independent three-story building to the pediatrics department in order to express how much importance they ced on the future flowers of China, but Zhang Fan privately felt like the hospital just wanted to iste the pediatrics department because it was far too noisy!


    The pediatrics department was split up into three smaller departments: newborns, pediatric urgent care, and general pediatrics.


    The director of the entire pediatrics department was Tang Liuhong. She was a calm woman who had a stern expression, but whenever she was facing young children, she would instead seem like a gentle and kind Buddha.


    Tang Hongliu had be the pediatrics director when she was in her thirties. She had previously studied pediatrics at Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai. The pediatrics director at Ruijin Hospital had really wanted to keep her there. It was likely she would have stayed there if it weren¡¯t for her mother having fallen gravely ill, so she returned to Chasu City instead.


    Tang Hongliu had now been the pediatrics director of Chasu City Hospital for more than 10 years already. With so many sessful years, she was quite renowned in the local area. However, she still went to work just like normal every day. She didn¡¯t even attempt to get any further promotions. She did her best at being the pediatrics director. Over the years, the pediatrics department became one of the most unique departments in the hospital.


    Director Tang¡¯s principle was to avoid using medicine whenever possible. She preferred to use physical methods to resolve the young patients¡¯ problems. Strangely, she had an amazing talent for being able to calm down children who were crying or throwing tantrums for no apparent reason just by a few touches or squeezes. The children would even smile andugh instead of cry!


    Doctors constantly came and went in the three pediatrics departments. The pediatrics department would truly test the doctors in their medical skills as well as patience!


    When Zhang Fan brought his rotation paperwork to the pediatrics department, he felt as if he had suddenly stepped behind enemy lines. He was surrounded by sounds of children crying and screaming. ¡°Wahh! Wahh! Wahh!¡±


    Director Tang didn¡¯t need to personally deal with assigning rotation doctors. There was a different doctor who was in charge of all the rotation doctors, as well as being a pediatrician. When this doctor saw Zhang Fan¡¯s paperwork, she didn¡¯t waste any time, and immediately told Zhang Fan to go find attending physician He Fang, who would be Zhang Fan¡¯s teaching doctor!


    Attending physician He Fang was a female doctor in her thirties. She had recently returned from maternity leave, and was in the general pediatrics department. When Zhang Fan located He Fang, she was currently eating an additional meal. Since she had to breastfeed her child, she often felt hungry.


    ¡°I apologize, Doctor Zhang. Please wait for me for a moment while I go wash my hands. I just had some cake!¡± He Fang was somewhat embarrassed to be seen by Zhang Fan like this. She felt embarrassed that she was seen eating cake at work when it wasn¡¯t even mealtime!


    ¡°Not a problem! No problem at all.¡± Zhang Fan chuckled. He then sat down and waited for He Fang.


    There were eight doctors in the general pediatrics department. Three were male doctors, and the other five were female doctors. Much like the hospital¡¯s other departments, everyone was busy.


    ¡°Head nurse, stop the medicine for patient #8. I forgot to stop it this morning!¡±


    ¡°Who has extraboratory test result sheets? I need several sheets, I¡¯m out!¡±


    ¡°Doctor, why is my son still coughing? He¡¯s already been hospitalized for an entire day!¡±


    People who didn¡¯t have enough mental fortitude would easily suffer a breakdown from listening to such a mor all day long, but in addition to listening to all this, the pediatricians also needed to treat the children¡¯s illnesses and problems, as well as deal with all sorts of parents!


    After He Fang returned from washing her hands, she told Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯ll be troubling you for the next month. Still, I don¡¯t have that many patients currently. The two of us should be fine with the workload. Oh, I need to tell you that I must return home during lunchtime for one hour every day. I¡¯ll be counting on you if you¡¯re working during that time.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. There shouldn¡¯t be a problem unless there¡¯s some special situation.¡± Out of all of Zhang Fan¡¯s courses, his pediatrics had been the worst 1 . Zhang Fan was somewhat afraid! He was even a bit slow to reply! He had already been working for two years already, and this was his first time showing hesitation at work!


    ¡°No problem. I¡¯ll tell the emergency pediatrics doctors about you. Rest assured, you¡¯ll get used to things here in just a few days.¡±


    Zhang Fan¡¯s physique was that of a surgeon. He also had rtively dark skin, so he would likely scare into crying even the children who weren¡¯t crying to begin with.


    He Fang was quite polite to Zhang Fan because she needed to go home every day to breastfeed.


    ¡°Wahh! Wahh! Wahh!¡± Zhang Fan listened to such sounds for the entire day on his first day in pediatrics. His ears were ringing so much. Concentrating on work for such a long period of time in such a noisy environment while also diagnosing patients was truly so difficult!


    Later that night, Zhang Fan seemed rather unfocused as he ate dinner with Shao Hua and Jingshu.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You seem so tired today! Did you have more surgeries than usual?¡± Hua asked out of curiosity.


    Jingshu also looked with worry at her brother.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do any surgeries today!¡±


    ¡°What happened, then?¡±


    ¡°I was rotated to the pediatrics department! Even now, my ears are still vibrating!¡±


    ¡°Oh! Aren¡¯t you exaggerating a bit?¡±


    ¡°What? What did you say? I can¡¯t hear you!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to beat you up!¡±


    ¡°Cough! Cough! Cough!¡±

 Chapter 133: Daily life in pediatrics

    <h4>Chapter 133: Daily life in pediatrics</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Luckily for Zhang Fan, he had been rotated to the pediatrics department in summer. The pediatrics department would have far more patients in winter, the season for illnesses. But even though it wasn¡¯t the peak season right now, there were still so many children who came for treatment.


    He Fang had graduated from medical school in Rock City. She had also cried back in the day as she had been forced into pediatrics. But after several years here, she became truly impressed with Director Tang Liuhong¡¯s medical skills and way of treating others. He Fang did her best to learn from the director, and calmly concentrated on her work. After several years, He Fang was now one of the top pediatricians among the younger doctors in the department.


    Originally, He Fang was going to be sent out on a study program, but that had been dyed due to her recent pregnancy.


    For Chasu City in summer, the mostmon problem that children came to the pediatrics department for was diarrhea. So many children alling up to the doctor with lean and haggard looks was really heartbreaking.


    Children¡¯s immune systems were weaker that adults¡¯. Children also wouldn¡¯t know as well how to defend themselves against bing ill. If their parents didn¡¯t pay attention, children would often stuff themselves to the point of overeating. And since China currently had a one child policy, most families spoiled their only child far too much. Parents would be afraid of their children not eating good enough and not growing up properly, so they would constantly feed their children, which would weaken the children¡¯s stomachs. More illnesses was thus the result of having all those extra vitamins!


    Zhang Fan was now working together with He Fang. She was a really nice person. Since she needed to breastfeed her child, her husband would bring her all of her meals from home. Shao Hua¡¯s father was now busy overseeing the new apartment home¡¯s renovation, Jingshu was learning how to drive a car at driving school, and Shao Hua had to work. Zhang Fan no longer asked for his food to be delivered to him, as that would be too much work for Shao Hua¡¯s mother.


    Whenever He Fang and Zhang Fan worked the same shift together, He Fang would always ask her husband to bring an extra meal just for Zhang Fan. He felt awkward about eating it, and the food wasn¡¯t really to his taste. However, He Fang knew that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a local from the border province. All the veteran doctors had previously been newbie rotation doctors before as well. No matter what, she always made sure to bring extra food for Zhang Fan.


    The food that He Fang¡¯s husband prepared for her was extra nutritious as she was a breastfeeding mother! This made Zhang Fan really feel awkward about eating it. He Fang¡¯s husband would sit down next to them and watch in satisfaction as Zhang Fan and He Fang ate. He felt that only by having a good appetite would his wife produce breast milk, and be able to properly feed their pudgy son all the breast milk he wanted!


    Later this afternoon, a patient from a smaller city arrived. The patient was a six-month-old boy. One week ago, he started having diarrhea for no apparent reason. He had stool which was loose and yellow. He would poop for six to seven times per day, or even up to 10 times a day at most. The stool was often apanied by sticky fluids, and traces of blood. However, the stool was only loose but not watery. There was no purulent discharge, no obvious stench, no out of the ordinary crying, no vomiting, no fever, and no abdominal distension.


    The local city hospital had already treated the boy for an entire week, but nothing improved. The parents then took their son to a women¡¯s and children¡¯s hospital. The doctor there looked over the local city hospital¡¯s treatment and found that the local city hospital had already used all of the correctmonly prescribed medication for young children¡¯s diarrhea. The doctor didn¡¯t know what else to do, and didn¡¯t even let the child stay at the hospital, instead simply telling the parents that they should take their son to the pediatrics department of Chasu City Hospital.


    All checkups on the child came back normal, except for the minor amount of bleeding in the child¡¯s stool. Zhang Fan looked at the young child. The child didn¡¯t even have the energy to cry anymore. His lips were slightly dry, and he was waving his arms around, looking for his mommy! His eyes had also lost the shining luster that they should have had.


    Zhang Fan also checked the medical information and saw that the local city hospital had indeed used all of the proper medication for treating diarrhea in young children. Nothing else seemed to be out of the ordinary. Just what could this be? Zhang Fan did his best to think about how to diagnose this. Although he had also read through pediatrics textbooks many times before, the textbooks would only provide him with the foundational basics. Zhang Fan was still extremelycking in actual experience regarding pediatrics.


    ¡°Let¡¯s keep him here at our hospital for observation for the time being. You should stop breastfeeding your son,¡± He Fang informed the mother. He Fang then told Zhang Fan, ¡°Provide the child with some fluid infusion to make up for the fluids that he¡¯s lost. No other medication will be needed for the time being. Also, prescribe amino acid milk form for the child.¡±


    The young boy¡¯s parents were especially anxious, since their son had already been having diarrhea for more than a week by now. Their local hospital had been helpless to cure it, and even the women and children¡¯s hospital wasn¡¯t able to do anything. But now that they were at Chasu City Hospital, the doctor didn¡¯t even prescribe any medicine? The parents were now speaking with anger in their voices. ¡°Doctor! Our son has already been suffering from diarrhea for more than a week. Could you please have one of your experts take a look? This can¡¯t go on for any longer!¡±


    The mother¡¯s eyes were really red, and the father¡¯s face was bright red from anger. Their emotions were running really high. Doctor He Fang, who was a mother now, really empathized with what they were feeling. This was why she didn¡¯t mind the parents¡¯ tone. ¡°No need to worry. Your son¡¯s issue is rtively minor. He has allergic proctocolitis. This will likely heal on its own as long as you stop breastfeeding and change to feeding him amino acid milk form, which is hypoallergenic. He probably also won¡¯t be able to drink milk in the future.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been breastfeeding my son ever since he was born! He¡¯s already six months old, and this has never happened before! I think that you misdiagnosed him!¡± The mother felt that this doctor had misdiagnosed her son.


    ¡°Please trust in me. I have more professional knowledge than you do. I¡¯m also a mother as well. You should hurry and have your son hospitalized here for observation for two days. Your son should soon stop having diarrhea once he switches to amino acid milk form.¡± He Fang spoke in a normal tone, without slowing or hurrying. She gave off a sense of strength, that she was knowledgeable and experienced. Her words managed to calm the parents¡¯ anxiety.


    Zhang Fan nodded to himself as he watched from the side. He Fang¡¯s tone, attitude, and bodynguage all gave the parents a subconscious feeling of guarantee and reassurance. Although He Fang hadn¡¯t made any verbal promises, she managed to calm down the highly emotional parents with her tone.


    Zhang Fan kept reying He Fang¡¯s words, tone, and even speed at which she said her words. This was another facet of medical skills. Often times, a doctor and patient would have a poor rtionship due to how they spoke to each other, rather than a misdiagnosis or other medical reasons.


    Typically, two family members woulde with a child for treatment on average. Some even had three family members with them. There were even those whose entire families came to see the doctor with the child.


    Zhang Fan finally finished writing the medical reports for the day at 1 am. He was now reading through an encyclopedia that He Fang owned. This encyclopedia contained all pediatric illnesses.


    Zhang Fan was no longer satisfied with only learning knowledge from textbooks. There were far too many seriously ill children at Chasu City Hospital, since this hospital was thergest and best hospital in the local area. Zhang Fan was incredibly busy every day during his first week in pediatrics. There was far too much knowledge that he still needed to learn.


    Although he was only in the general pediatrics department, children ranging in age from three months old to thirteen years old would alle to this department. The newborns department was for those younger than three months.


    There were some parents who would even drag their children to see the doctor for minor things such as their child having a poor appetite today or for something as simple as grinding teeth at night. This only added on to the pediatricians¡¯ workload.


    It was nowte in the night, and finally quiet in the pediatrics department. Zhang Fan and He Fang were working the night shift together. He Fang had already gone to rest. Zhang Fan intended on studying his textbooks for another hour before sleeping. He didn¡¯t need as much sleep due to the System strengthening his body.


    Nurses were still walking around in the hallways, as they were busy taking temperatures, changing IV drips, and so on. The nurses in the pediatrics department would typically be rather young. Slightly older nurses would be unable to handle the workload, especially during the night shifts. A flowery young woman would often look like she had suddenly aged by five years after a single night shift in pediatrics!


    ¡°ng!¡± The door to the pediatrics department was suddenly pushed open with great force. Zhang Fan turned around and saw six adults carrying a young boy. ¡°Doctor, hurry! Our son has a high fever, and is even beginning to twitch! Hurry!¡±


    He Fang instantly got out of bed. For night shifts, the doctors would only be able to take small naps. Uninterrupted sleep was something that they could only fantasize about.


    Zhang Fan touched the boy¡¯s forehead. It was burning to the touch. The young boy was also constantly twitching.


    ¡°How long has the child been twitching for?¡± He Fang inquired.


    ¡°Ten or so minutes. This afternoon, he had a high fever, and we gave him some fever medicine. But now, he¡¯s suddenly started burning up again in the middle of the night. Please hurry and think of something, doctor!¡± The child¡¯s mother was crying as she said this.


    ¡°Intramuscr injection of phenobarbital sodium. Take his blood for a fast blood test. Rectally administer paracetamol. Use physical means to lower his temperature. Give him low-flow oxygen delivery.¡± He Fang immediately began to issue medicalmands. She then told the child¡¯s parents, ¡°You should immediately begin the hospitalization procedures. Your son¡¯s breathing is rather hurried. Hospitalization will be required for treatment.¡± As she said this, Zhang Fan had already begun filling in the necessary paperwork.


    Half an hourter, the blood test came back with the results. The young boy¡¯s level of white blood cells and neutrophils were elevated.


    ¡°It¡¯s an infection! Antibiotics will be necessary. I will go inform the parents about their son¡¯s condition. You write the medical report,¡± He Fang told Zhang Fan.


    One hourter, the young boy¡¯s body temperature was now under control. He rested on a hospital bed while receiving an IV drip. Young children didn¡¯t know how to fake being sick. Painful was painful,fortable wasfortable. Some timeter, the boy¡¯s body temperature returned to normal, and he became more energetic. His parents had gotten rather exhausted since they had stayed up through the middle of the night.


    But at this moment, the IV drip¡¯s needle suddenly became disced, causing the boy to cry loudly in pain as the needle hurt him.


    In the general pediatrics department for night shifts, there would typically be one veteran nurse on duty together with two young nurses. The veteran nurse was currently treating a child patient in another patient room.


    Little Li, a neer nurse, was called by the parents into their young son¡¯s room.

 Chapter 134: A strong body can’t compare to violence

    <h4>Chapter 134: A strong body can¡¯tpare to violence</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The young boy was more energetic now that his temperature had returned to normal. He instantly started struggling and crying in pain due to the disced needle hurting him. His parents were urging the young nurse Little Li to hurry up, so she was slightly nervous and failed to insert the IV drip needle properly into the boy¡¯s arm.


    The boy started crying even more loudly. Little Li used disinfectant-covered cotton to swab the injection point and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I will have to try injecting the needle again, because it didn¡¯t workst time. Please help hold on tighter to your son.¡±


    ¡°Go call your head nurse and have her inject the needle instead,¡± said an older male family member of the little boy. Since there weren¡¯t enough patient beds, He Fang had arranged for the boy and his entire family of six adults to stay in the emergency department for the time being. They would be given a patient room in the actual pediatrics department itself once a patient left in the morning.


    ¡°It¡¯s the middle of the night. Where am I supposed to find the head nurse?¡± Little Li talked back as she disinfected the boy¡¯s arm, preparing to inject the needle again to continue the IV drip.


    However, perhaps because the nurse had replied with a slight attitude, which made the father feel disrespected, the boy¡¯s father roughly pushed Little Li away as she was in the middle of trying to inject the needle.


    Little Li waspletely unprepared against this unexpected attack. She was instantly pushed down to the ground. Her head hit a medical supply cart on her way down. The emergency department¡¯s medical supply carts were all of high quality, having welded iron frames. The supply carts had to be thick and sturdy because they needed to be able to withstand having medical supplies and equipment on them while often being pushed at high speeds in order to reach patients who required emergency treatment.


    *Bam!* Little Li hit her head against a sharp corner on the medical supply cart, which caused bleeding on her head. She also felt dizzy and saw nothing but stars. She also tasted blood in her mouth. The medicine and equipment on the supply cart were also knocked onto the ground.


    Since it waste at night and everything was quiet, the sound of the everything being knocked onto the ground seemed especially noisy. Zhang Fan and the veteran nurse who was in another patient¡¯s room together both heard the mor. ¡°What happened? Did something fall?¡± Zhang Fan asked the veteran nurse.


    At this moment, they heard an angry voiceing from the emergency department room. ¡°Stop pretending! Hurry and get up!¡±


    ¡°This is bad!¡± The veteran nurse hurriedly ran towards the emergency department room. Zhang Fan ran right after her.


    The moment that they arrived, they saw the nurse Little Li copsed on the ground, with her head bleeding. Zhang Fan immediately kneeled by her side and performed a quick checkup. The injury wasn¡¯t too serious, but Little Li had been stunned by the impact!


    ¡°How can you just hit her!¡± The veteran nurse had a severe expression and tone. Little Li was her student. She felt that Little Li was really nice, obedient, and hardworking.


    ¡°What¡¯s this about us hitting people? She¡¯s unskilled at her job, so we lectured her a little, and sheid down and pretended to be dead! She hit herself! Just look at what she did to our little baby!¡± The young boy¡¯s grandma was quite smart, and came up with an excuse to avoid responsibility!


    ¡°I didn¡¯t!¡± whispered Little Li to Zhang Fan. Little Li was so aggrieved by the nder that tears starteding out of her eyes. Zhang Fan was currently holding onto her head and wrapping her injury in some gaze.


    ¡°What¡¯s this about you not hitting yourself! You want to y dead like a dog? I swear I¡¯ll hit you in the face!¡± The child patient¡¯s father was a strong man. He had one hand akimbo, and he was pointing at the young nurse with his other hand and cursing her!


    ¡°Talk nicely! Just what do you want!¡± Zhang Fan felt that this was too much, so he said that to the father as he bandaged Little Li¡¯s wound. There were no security cameras in the emergency department. There were no witnesses here except for the patient¡¯s family members. Calling the police would be useless!


    After Zhang Fan said this, the patient¡¯s family¡¯s tempers receded slightly. However, the veteran nurse looked at her apprentice copsed on the ground, then nced over at the patient¡¯s family, and couldn¡¯t help her anger as shemented, ¡°Shameless!¡±


    Zhang Fan heard a p as he was still wrapping the young nurse¡¯s injury! When he turned around, he saw that the child¡¯s father had pped the old nurse! ¡°That¡¯s what you get for fucking with us!¡± shouted the father. He was about to hit the old nurse again! Zhang Fan swiftly put down the young nurse, stood up, and grabbed the father¡¯s arm.


    ¡°Call the police!¡± Zhang Fan turned around and told the old nurse.


    ¡°Sure, call the police! Go ahead, I¡¯m going to make you call the police!¡± When the muscr father heard how Zhang Fan was saying to call the police, he directly used his other free hand to punch Zhang Fan directly in the face!


    Zhang Fan was stunned by the throbbing sensation on his face! The child¡¯s father truly had a violent temper. When he saw how Zhang Fan didn¡¯t respond after taking a punch to the face, he thought that Zhang Fan was afraid. And since he had already attacked him, he decided to give him some more punches! He had been really frustrated over the past few days due to his son¡¯s condition, and really wanted to vent!


    Zhang Fan was simply too surprised to react! The old nurse saw that the situation was worsening, so she tried to drag Zhang Fan away. However, the child¡¯s father felt that the doctor and two nurses were either elderly or weak, and quite easy to bully, so he chased after them to hit them even more!


    Zhang Fan now hit back. He had gotten angry at the father¡¯s ridiculous and unrelenting behavior. Although he wasn¡¯t a skilled fighter, he had plenty of strength, and he had an excellent understanding of the human body. He turned around and delivered an urate and powerful kick right to the father¡¯s kneecap. The tremendous force on this important joint instantly knocked over the muscr father, depriving him of the ability to attack others! But since the patient¡¯s father already had such a personality, it turned out that his own father was even worse! The child¡¯s grandfather saw his son losing, so he picked up a chair and started bashing Zhang Fan with it!


    The grandmother was no weakling, either. She kept screaming while trying to scratch Zhang Fan¡¯s face!


    There was now too much of a ruckus. The other young nurse not in the room right now had heard themotion and already called for hospital security. Several hospital security guards arrived.


    The security guards pulled apart the people in the fight. The police had arrived as well. But, the police were useless! Although the child¡¯s grandparents weren¡¯t even injured in the slightest, they were already lying on the ground, pretending to be injured! Well, they would have to take the patient¡¯s family to the police station first to record their statements! Zhang Fan was really depressed about everything. Just what was all this!


    Superintendent Ouyang was shocked to hear the news on the next morning! Patients actually dared to hit her doctor and nurses right in the hospital! After Superintendent Ouyang heard the entire story about what happened, she went to Chasu City Communist Party Committee toin. She wanted the local government leaders to pressure the police.


    However, the patient¡¯s family members were no nice people. The paternal grandparents were both hospitalized at Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital. They loudly proimed that the doctor from Chasu City Hospital had beat them up. Zhang Fan swore up and down that the truth was he had only kicked the muscr father once. He hadn¡¯t even touched either of the grandparents!


    This family had a lot of rtives and friends. A huge gang of people came and shouted about how they would beat up Zhang Fan. This was because the other two hospital staff members involved in this incident were both female nurses, and only Zhang Fan had fought back.


    Superintendent Ouyang was infuriated! ¡°I haven¡¯t even gone to give them trouble yet, yet they dare toe and stir up trouble here!¡±


    ¡°Go! Arm yourselves with weapons, and properly guard the pediatrics department. If you dare to allow a single member of that patient¡¯s family or their friends to enter the pediatrics department, I¡¯ll have you fired!¡± Superintendent Ouyang issued such amand to the director of hospital security.


    ¡°What if they dare to attack us?¡±


    ¡°They dare to attack you? What, are all of your security guards¡¯ hands tied or something? I¡¯ll also contact the police station right now for additional backup.¡±


    Actually, the patient¡¯s family wasn¡¯t here to start yet another fight. They just felt that they should stir this up into a big incident and pressure the hospital intopromising with them and paying thempensation. However, they had overthought things.


    Superintendent Ouyang had quite a hard-nosed personality to begin with. Not to mention, this incident wasn¡¯t the hospital¡¯s fault at all. Compromise would be impossible for someone like her.


    This was the year 2010. Security cameras and other types of electronic surveince weren¡¯tmonce yet. This made it difficult for the police to gather any concrete evidence. It was a he-said she-said situation. The patient¡¯s family wanted to discuss things with the hospital¡¯s leader. However, Superintendent Ouyang directly refused. As was typical for Chinese police, they just wanted the trouble to go away without actually solving the problem at hand. They dered that both sides would simply be responsible for their own medical fees. If the parties were dissatisfied with this, they could take it to court.


    ¡°If they dare to sue us, let them try! Tell the patient¡¯s family that if they dare to harass our doctors or nurses, I¡¯ll never let them go!¡± Superintendent Ouyang dered her position quite clearly to the hospital administration director.


    Although she was quite dissatisfied with the police¡¯s verdict, there wasn¡¯t anything else that she could do. The police couldn¡¯t do anything to the patient¡¯s family as the elderly and the very young were involved. The police were afraid of losing reputation and face.


    Superintendent Ouyang gave the injured nurse Little Li a month of vacation. Chasu City Hospital would pay for her medical bills rted to this incident.


    Zhang Fan was also given a week¡¯s worth of vacation. This was because Superintendent Ouyang was worried that the patient¡¯s family would try and take revenge on Zhang Fan for this incident.


    Zhang Fan was in a really bad mood! Although he hadn¡¯t been injured by the patient¡¯s family, he was still in a bad mood. He was shocked by how terrible some people could be! He really couldn¡¯t continue in pediatrics anymore. Superintendent Ouyang told Zhang Fan, ¡°Go and have a good rest. There¡¯s no need for you to go through the pediatrics department anymore. After your week¡¯s vacation, go rotate to another department instead. Don¡¯t dwell too long on this incident. This is just how patients can be sometimes. You¡¯ll meet people like them sooner orter! Think of this as a trial!¡±


    It was as if Zhang Fan was the one in the wrong, as he needed to hide from others!v

 Chapter 135: Gynecology and obstetrics

    <h4>Chapter 135: Gynecology and obstetrics</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan stopped thinking about the pediatrics department incident on the very next day. Even the government couldn¡¯t do anything about shameless people like that, so what could an ordinary doctor like himself do! He decided to treat it as if he had been bitten by a wild dog, and rest for the time being!


    Zhang Fan learned a good lesson. It was the first time he had ever met with such a patient¡¯s family in his two years of work so far.


    Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t wanted to talk about what happened, but he was forced to as he couldn¡¯t exin away the sudden week of vacation he received. As he ate at Shao Hua¡¯s home, both of Shao Hua¡¯s parentsined about such wicked parents, while Shao Hua held Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and looked at him in worry, afraid that he was still feeling down. His sister Jingshu was also really angry about what happened to him.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to go and check on the renovations to his apartment home. Shao Hua¡¯s father was quite bored and actually enjoyed chatting with the home renovators. That was why he was actually quite happy to go there every day to watch over the renovation.


    Jingshu¡¯s official letter of eptance to Shanghai University arrived at Lan City. She would be attending Shanghai University¡¯s branch in Minhang District. For her first year, she would only be taking general studies courses. She would only select a major starting from her second year of college.


    It was now time to think about helping Jingshu reach Shanghai. She needed to be there by September for the start of school. Although there was still slightly more than a month, preparations would need to be made beforehand. Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have the time to help. He had discovered just howcking he was still in overall medical knowledge due to his short stay in the pediatrics department.


    ¡°You should just focus on your work. Jingshu asked me, my mom, and your mom to help bring her to Shanghai together. I¡¯ll also take both your mom and my mom to tour Shanghai,¡± Shao Hua told Zhang Fan as they discussed this matter.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine, but you¡¯ll have to go to Lan City first, then.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s no problem at all. No need for you to worry. I¡¯ll definitely bring Jingshu to her college before school starts, and safely bring both our mothers back.¡±


    ¡°Haha! You¡¯re the best!¡±


    Li Xiao found an excellent location for Ma Wentao to establish his nned hospital at: a three-story building next door to Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital. This empty building had previously been a hotel. However, there had been some problems with the hotel¡¯s investors, so the property was now avable for rent. This was a wonderful location because of its proximity to the women¡¯s and children¡¯s hospital!


    When Li Xiao told this to Ma Wentao, he immediately said, ¡°Wonderful, this location is so amazing, Aunt Li! It really is so great! Just directly rent it for me. I¡¯lle back to Chasu City in a few days with the hospital design blueprints!¡±


    Why did Ma Wentao want to start a hospital in a rtively smaller city first? He was no idiot. It wasn¡¯t like his own money had grown on trees. Although opening up a hospital was for the sake of practice, he still didn¡¯t want to lose money. Of course he would be happy to earn more money. And since he was properly working in business, his father wouldn¡¯t even be able to find an excuse to object. Properly and legally earning money was something that anyone could be proud of.


    His aunt Li Xiao helped him deal with all the necessary paperwork for starting a hospital, as well as the hospital renovation. Ma Wentao had already nned things out. He would start by purchasing only the mostmon medical equipment for checkups. As for more specific medical equipment such as blood test equipment, electrocardiograms, microscopes for examining urine and stool samples and so on, and all other neededboratory test results, he would simply coborate with a public hospital.


    Since Ma Wentao had money, none of this would be a problem for him! He had already nned out how to develop his hospital after hiring the necessary number of expert doctors. As long as his hospital was profitable, and he managed to raise some expert doctors loyal to him, everything would go well.


    Ma Wentao had truly gotten lucky with this location. Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital had medical equipment equal in quality to Chasu City Hospital¡¯s. This was because the Chinese government had been majorly supporting the development of women and children¡¯s medical facilities in the past few years, which was how Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital had such good medical equipment.


    Zhang Fan felt much better after one week of vacation time and rest. The patient¡¯s family also left the hospital alone after seeing that Superintendent Ouyang refused topromise with them or give them anything. They couldn¡¯t handle wasting their time anymore at the hospital with no benefits obtained!


    Chasu City Hospital was quiteplete in all of its department types. It was just that not all departments would be of the same size. The four major departments were internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, and pediatrics. All other departments would be subcategories under these four major departments.


    The previous gynecology department director of Chasu City Hospital had used her connections to be the superintendent of Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital. The current Chasu City Hospital gynecology director was Cheng Hong, an expert doctor that Superintendent Ouyang had personally invited from the border province¡¯s provincial capital hospital. Cheng Hong had no hope of bing department director in the provincial hospital, as she only had a master¡¯s degree, and there were plenty of doctorate degree students at the provincial hospital who were also expert doctors. Cheng Hong had some conversations with Superintendent Ouyang and agreed toe over to Chasu City to be a department director here.


    The more skilled doctors might not all want to be hospital superintendents, but they would definitely want to be at least department director. This was a matter of authority. Without regards to the benefits associated with the director¡¯s position, skilled doctors would want to show off what they could really do by having the final authority to determine the surgery or treatment n for a patient.


    In Chasu City Hospital, there was only the gynecology department. There was no individual department for obstetrics, so obstetrics was also done in the gynecology department. The current policy in the gynecology department was that its doctors would spend six months focusing on gynecology and the other six months focusing on obstetrics. But for night shifts, there would usually only be one doctor on duty, and that doctor would be responsible for both gynecology and obstetrics. Typically, obstetrics would receive a lot more emergency treatment patients than gynecology.


    Chasu City was in a nomadic district. Most nomads didn¡¯t have the habit ofing in for regr checkups during pregnancy. They would only go to smaller local city hospitals when they were almost about to give birth. However, the smaller city hospitals would often send such patients over to Chasu City Hospital.


    Director Cheng Hong was quite skilled and rtively well-known in the area. Just her name alone was able to totally suppress Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital. Many patients woulde to Chasu City Hospital just because of Director Cheng¡¯s reputation.


    Not long after China¡¯s official name became the People¡¯s Republic of China in 1949, there was an incident in the border province where Chinese citizens illegally crossed the border and joined other countries¡¯ citizenships. Without going into the specifics of this incident, over all these years, many people who were originally Chinese citizens had be citizens of H Country.


    However, these new H Country citizens would often still have parents or siblings still remaining in China. China¡¯s development constantly improved after 1949. Many of the new H Country citizens thus wanted to return, but no longer had the chance.


    H Country¡¯s society and economy was a mirror of Russia¡¯s. There was a tremendous difference between the rich and the poor, with many oligarchs. Although H Country¡¯s hospitals would treat its citizens for free, H Country¡¯s hospital¡¯s doctors¡¯ medical abilities were truly terrible. Many rich H Country citizens would instead cross the border ande to China¡¯s border province for treatment.


    Chasu City was adjacent to H Country¡¯s border. This meant that many H Country citizens woulde visit Chasu City Hospital for their illnesses. The female patient Reyihan was once such H Country citizen who was formerly a Chinese citizen back in the day. Nowadays, Reyihan worked in the gem business in H Country.


    H Country had abundant mining resources. Chinese people loved gems of various colors. Reyihan¡¯s siblings were all still in China. She often sold H Country¡¯s gems to people in the border province, and then she would bring the border province¡¯s agricultural and light industry products back to H Country. Over the years, she had be nouveau riche from her import-export business.


    Reyihan had gone for a checkup at a hospital in H Country due to menorrhagia, or excessive menstrual bleeding. The H Country doctor had discovered during the checkup that Reyihan had a uterine myoma. The H Country doctor rmended a hysterectomy, a surgical procedure to remove the entire uterus. Reyihan was incredibly scared of this, and hurriedly came over to Chasu City Hospital to have Director Cheng Hong personally take a look at her situation.


    The cause of uterine myomas was still currently unknown. All that was known was that it might be rted to cell mutation in the myometrium, sex hormones,plex interactions between local growth factors and ovarian functions, hormone metabolism as controlled and regted by the higher nervous system. It was likely that the activities of the nervous system were rted to the pathogenesis of myoma. Myomas were mostmon in women of childbearing age who had either lost their partner to death or divorce, or who hadcking sex lives. A long period of acking sex life was also a potential contributing factor to causing uterine myomas. At any rate, uterine myomas most likely developed as a result of many different factorsbined.


    ¡°Why do you wish to keep your uterus?¡± Director Cheng Hong asked as she looked over Reyihan¡¯s medical information.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be a woman anymore without a room to house children in!¡± Reyihan looked at Cheng Hong with an expression of disbelief.


    ¡°Alright, we can keep your uterus for you. You couldn¡¯t have this surgery done in H Country?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! H country¡¯s doctors are so irresponsible. One of my employees broke his bone in a car ident, and went to get metal tes. But, the hospital and doctors there said that he would require amputation! They weren¡¯t even capable of setting his bone! That¡¯s so scary!¡±


    ¡°Haha, okay then! Go ahead and fill out the paperwork for hospitalization. We¡¯ll prepare a surgery for you.¡±


    ¡°Alright! Thank you, Director Cheng!¡± Reyihan then left while swishing her chubby butt around.


    There were far too many patients simr to Reyihan who woulde to Chasu City Hospital from H Country! Many years ago, they looked down on the new China, but now they were really envious! The doctors would love patients like Reyihan the most, because they were rich and wouldn¡¯t be paying with medical insurance.


    Besides, anyone who could afford to cross the border in order to have their problem treated would be someone at least financially well off. To quote such people, they preferred to use whatever was best, and money was no objection.

 Chapter 136: Crying sounds so wonderful!

    <h4>Chapter 136: Crying sounds so wonderful!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was rotated to the gynecology department. There were only two male doctors in this entire department. All other doctors were female.


    The gynecology department was also looked down upon in Chasu City Hospital.


    The surgical departments would im that gynecology was an internal medicine department. The internal medicine departments would im that gynecology was a surgical department.


    There was a rotation doctor whose first rotation was in the gynecology department. He learned some sutures there. For his second rotation, he went to general surgery. The doctors in general surgeryughed at him for so long because of his problems with sewing sutures! That was just how condescension in the hospital was.


    The gynecology department had its own small operating room. Most smaller surgeries would be performed here, rather than in the shared operating rooms. The smell of blood was quite heavy here. In fact, the smell of blood here was different from the regr smell of blood, as the smell of blood was far heavier.


    The female doctors in gynecology were typically physically stronger than female doctors in other departments. Many of them were quite manly. This was because obstetrics required physical strength. Women with weaker bodies wouldn¡¯t be able to handle the job.


    The female doctors in this department also had loud voices. Right when Zhang Fan entered the department, he heard a female doctor shouting loudly, ¡°Hurry, gauze!¡±


    Gynecology and obstetrics was a department with serious responsibilities. If any medical incident urred, it wasmon that there would be two lives lost, both mother¡¯s and child¡¯s. China¡¯s government was cing more and more importance on pregnant women and newborns. In most normal departments, even if the patient died, the department wouldn¡¯t need to report it to the hospital leadership unless the patient had died due to a medical incident. But, things were different in the gynecology and obstetrics department. If a pregnant woman died, that would be a major incident. Not only would the department have to report it to the hospital leadership, the hospital would also have to make a report to the Bureau of Health. In addition, the gynecology and obstetrics department often had a high rate of patient disputes.


    A newborn would need to exit its mother¡¯s body and suddenly change environments. From pregnancy to childbirth, all sorts of hormones in the mother¡¯s body would be elevated. There would be too many biological changes to list. It truly could be said that mothers giving birth would need to crawl through the gates of hell in order to survive. There were far too many changes in the body as well as unpredictable urrences.


    No matter how careful the doctor was, it would still be possible for a medical incident to ur. The mother and child both dying would obviously be a tremendous shock and cmity to any family. This was why the doctors in the gynecology and obstetrics department were under tremendous pressure. After being under such pressure for too long, very few doctors in this department would have good tempers. They weren¡¯t naturally like this to begin with. This was a helpless side effect of the situation! Please understand how it is for them.


    Zhang Fan was assigned to Xiao Hong, a middle-aged female attending physician. She had a thick and strong body. She also spoke, acted, and walked especially quickly. Shao Hong was currently on duty for half a year in obstetrics.


    The crying sounds in pediatrics were still tolerable. At most, the children crying there would make you slightly frustrated. However, the crying and screaming in obstetrics were truly heartrending.


    On Zhang Fan¡¯s very first day in gynecology and obstetrics, which was a full day shiftbined with a night shift, he experienced how hard it was for mothers. Shao Hong¡¯s patient #9 was a pregnant woman who was 28 years old. She had been inbor pains for two days now, but still didn¡¯t show signs of going intobor. She was in such pain that she constantly sweated.


    Her husband was all in tears from watching his wife like this. However, this pregnant woman was quite strong. Since the position of the fetus, the fetus¡¯s health, and everything else was quite good, the pregnant woman absolutely insisted on a natural childbirth.


    The woman was all by herself on her bed in the delivery room. She was in such pain that she kept twisting and turning. The delivery room was a room for expectant pregnant women who were giving birth soon. Family members weren¡¯t allowed in. The doctors and nurses were all quite busy and didn¡¯t have the time tofort her. Only a nurse woulde by periodically to checkup on the women here.


    Patient #9 kept gritting her teeth and moaning from the pain. Her husband brought her some food and pulled the curtain around her bed.


    ¡°Liping, how about we just do a C-section? I feel like I¡¯m about to die myself, seeing you in so much pain. Honestly, let¡¯s just do a C-section!¡±


    ¡°No! I¡¯m really fine! Naturally born babies will have a stronger sense of direction, and it¡¯s harder for them to get pneumonia. I¡¯ll definitely have a natural birth!¡± Although she was saying this, she was grabbing on to her husband¡¯s hand with everything she had.


    ¡°Liping!¡± The husband was crying soundlessly.


    ¡°Stop crying! Wait, the baby ising out, he¡¯sing out!¡± The pregnant woman hurriedly told her husband. She could feel a pushing sensation.


    ¡°Doctor! Hurry!¡± The husband stood up in such a hurry that he even spilled the food he brought all over the floor.


    ¡°What are you shouting for! Get out!¡± Shao Hong knew with just one look that the pregnant woman was about to get birth, so she ordered the husband out. However, patient #9¡¯s husband really didn¡¯t want to leave. He was in such pain from seeing his wife in such difort.


    ¡°Did you not hear me? Get out!¡± Shao Hong raised her voice several levels and directly pushed the patient¡¯s husband outside the delivery room.


    ¡°Use more strength! Use more strength! Hurry! Hold your breath, and push down! That¡¯s right! Just like that! You can do it! Hurry!¡± The nurse midwife helped the pregnant woman with the delivery. Zhang Fan stood by the side while watching and waiting to assist. He felt his heart clenching up as this was too painful to behold, with how much pain the pregnant woman was in.


    The pregnant woman was in such pain that she kept shaking her head. Even so, she did her best to not move her lower body. She was no superwoman. This was simply the power of motherly love.


    ¡°Feed the patient some chocte and a Red Bull energy drink. She¡¯s almost out of energy,¡± Shao Hong told Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan hurriedly opened up a can of Red Bull and fed a chocte bar to the pregnant woman. She was no longer in as much pain for the moment. Her tears and sweat all mingled together. When she saw Zhang Fan bringing her chocte and an energy drink, she took advantage of thispse in pain to really eat and drink up. Thebination of Red Bull and Dove chocte was so sweet!


    Some timeter, the patient started hurting again. ¡°You can do it, push down, clench your anus, and hold your breath! Hurry, you can do it, the baby¡¯s head is showing, hurry, use more strength, hurry! If you don¡¯t use strength, the baby willck oxygen! Hurry!¡± Shao Hong and the nurse midwife¡¯s voices were really loud and strict-sounding!


    The pregnant woman used all of the strength she had. ¡°Ahhh!¡± It was unknown whether the pregnant woman was celebrating the end of her pain or whether it was thest of her strength. She shouted once, and sessfully gave birth to her child!


    Zhang Fan felt his hairs all standing up on end! He also had goosebumps all over. He helped to clear the newborn¡¯s airway, cut the umbilical cord, and pped the baby¡¯s butt. The baby started crying! ¡°Wahh! Wahh! Wahh!¡± There was a clear crying sound! Zhang Fan felt for the first time ever that the sound of crying was so wonderful.


    A child¡¯s birthday would be the mother¡¯s day of pain!


    ¡°Doctor! Is it a boy or a girl?¡± The patient looked towards Zhang Fan. He was about to tell her the answer, when Shao Hong interjected, ¡°Shut up! No matter if it¡¯s a boy or girl, it¡¯s your child! Now¡¯s not the time for you to be worrying about such things!¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately shut up as well instead of saying anything! The patient was still waiting for her centa to be ejected. The baby was also quite busy as well, as it was necessary to take the baby¡¯s weight, footprints, and so on. Since this had been a natural birth, the baby¡¯s head seemed like a lollipop. Zhang Fan felt that the newborn seemed really ugly!


    A ray of sunlight now illuminated the delivery room! It was now daylight! The patient had sessfully survived the ordeal of childbirth! She was now quietly sleeping, with her baby next to her. The father and both sets of grandparents all quietly surrounded the mother and child, without making a single sound. However, all of them had blissful smiles! Gynecology and obstetrics was just such a wondrous department. Pregnant women waiting for childbirth might not actually give birth for quite a while. But, then several might all suddenly give birth all at once. Right after sessfully delivering this baby, another two expectant mothers were about to give birth. This was a night shift, so there were only three nurse midwives on duty. That wasn¡¯t enough! There was no helping it, so attending physician Shao Hong acted as a nurse midwife, while Zhang Fan acted as her nurse assistant.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, stimte the patient¡¯s breasts.¡± Zhang Fan put on light stic gloves and averted his gaze as he kept ying with a pregnant female patient¡¯s breasts. The reason why he had to stimte the patient¡¯s breasts was to help her produce progestins, a hormone which would be useful in expediting the baby¡¯s birth.


    The patient kept shouting, resting, eating chocte, drinking Red Bull, and then repeating this process! For women who had longer processes of childbirth, they would almost always bepletely drained of energy at the end of the process.


    Television dramas definitely weren¡¯t exaggerating how pale women could be after giving birth. In real life, it would be even worse than what television dramas would show you. The women would often havepletely messy hair, lipspletely drained of blood, and bepletely listless.


    In modern society, pregnant women had better nutrition and would move less than before. However, this would actually make difficult deliveries moremon than before. In the past, it would be considered miracle news for a baby to weigh four kilograms at birth. Nowadays, four-kilogram newborns could be found everywhere!


    Zhang Fan was having a hard time already after his first night shift in gynecology and obstetrics. This was far too painful for him. It really would require a heart of steel for a doctor to be able tost long in such an environment.


    Sometimes, having empathy wouldn¡¯t always be a good thing. When a pregnant patient ran out of energy, talking nicely to her would be useless. Orders given in a severe tone would actually be the most effective.


    ¡°Hurry! Use more strength!¡± Shouting that loudly could shock the pregnant patient into using a little more strength.


    Sessfully delivering a baby would obviously be wonderful news for any family. It was only natural for the families to want to thank the doctors.


    In other departments, it was strictly forbidden for doctors to openly receive any gifts. However, Chasu City Hospital didn¡¯t regte the gynecology department in this matter strictly at all. It was quitemon that the gynecology department would always have plenty of fruits, milk, and other gifts of food from the patients¡¯ families!


    Some sophisticated families would gift the doctors with eggs wrapped in red paper. There were also superstitious families who would insist on having the doctor in charge of the childbirth give a nickname to the child three days after the birth. The superstition was that obstetricians had powerful energy that could help keep the newborn safe from illness.


    Zhang Fan still couldn¡¯t leave even though it was now morning and the end of his night shift. The gynecology and pediatrics departmentsbined were doing a major checkup on all patients in unison, with both department directors acting together. This was a major event with a huge number of people.


    Zhang Fan had bravely fought for the sake of protecting the nurses in the pediatrics department. Although he hadn¡¯t won, just his courage was enough for the entire pediatrics department to be really friendly towards him.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, it¡¯s my birthday tomorrow. Come sing karaoke, and remember to buy me a birthday present!¡± This was from a young resident doctor who was just permanently assigned to pediatrics.


    ¡°Hero Zhang, what¡¯s the matter? You look so tired. That¡¯s not like you at all.¡± Pediatrics director Tang Liuhong joked with Zhang Fan when she saw that he seemed a bit fatigued.


    ¡°Haha, hello, Director. It¡¯s just that I was up all night for a night shift!¡± Zhang Fan chuckled as he responded. He thought that he would get some sympathy, but instead, Director Tang told him, ¡°You¡¯re already like this after just one night shift? You need to exercise more! It¡¯s bad for you to be so weak at your young age!¡±


    The directors¡¯ checkups hadn¡¯t even started yet, but the pediatrics doctors were already joking around with Zhang Fan. Lu Shuyan was incredibly jealous as she watched this. She had permanently joined the gynecology department now, having finished with her rotations. Although the gynecology and pediatrics departments usually did their checkups together, everything was usually quite serious. It was extraordinarily rare to see such a joking atmosphere.


    ¡°You¡¯re pretty good! You¡¯re so popr with others everywhere you go! How about you settle down here and get yourself assigned to gynecology? If we team up together, we¡¯ll definitely be the best team in gynecology!¡±


    ¡°Hey! Teacher Lu! I really didn¡¯t expect to see you here!¡± Lu Shuyan was currently in gynecology, while Zhang Fan was in the obstetrics section of gynecology. This was why the two of them hadn¡¯t met each other yet after both leaving the urology department to join gynecology. Zhang Fan felt awkward about directly refusing her, which was why he intentionally changed the subject!


    ¡°Damn you!¡± Lu Shuyan was the one who felt awkward now. Although she had a master¡¯s degree, she was still only a resident doctor. Zhang Fan addressing her as ¡°Teacher¡± made her feel way too awkward.


    Although Zhang Fan was absolutely exhausted after a full day and night shift, today was the weekly Monday major departmental checkup on all the patients. Any doctor who was still capable of moving was absolutely required to follow the directors for this departmental checkup.


    The point inmon between gynecology and pediatrics was children, especially the newborns. This was why the most importance for this dual department checkup was ced on the newborns. Every single room, every single pregnant woman, and every single newborn child was checked up upon.


    The departmental checkup finally finished at two pm. Everyone hurriedly returned to their departments. It still wasn¡¯t time for them to eat yet, as the major checkup took up far too much time. There was still so much work left undone.


    There was arge group of patients and their family members gathered in the gynecology department. They either needed discharge paperwork, have their medicine changed, or so on. It would be quite a bit past three p.m. before all of this was finally finished. If a doctor was really starving, all he or she could do was eat some chocte really fast!


    All of this work was supposed to be done by the resident and rotation doctors! Zhang Fan finally finished all this work and went back to his apartment to take a shower. He then fell asleep on his bed in less than five minutes! Before Zhang Fan went to sleep, he texted Shao Hua saying, ¡°I won¡¯t be at your ce for dinner tonight. No need to wait for me, I need to sleep!¡±


    Jingshu obtained her driver¡¯s license sessfully. Her driving was quite steady, although she still didn¡¯t dare to drive long distances yet. Still, she wouldn¡¯t have any problems driving in Chasu City. Every time that Shao Hua got off work, if she had nothing to do, Jingshu would drive Shao Hua and the two women would go out having fun together. Although Shao Hua was also busy with her studying to be an ountant, Zhang Fan was far too busy to apany Jingshu, so Shao Hua was the only one who could apany Jingshu. Besides, Jingshu could only stay for a few more days in Chasu City.


    The gynecology department was run by a group of female doctors who were quite manlike. It could be said that there was little difference between day and night here. What would a doctor be most afraid of? They would be most afraid of being called in to work.


    Most ordinary people could enjoy their sleep and turn off their cell phones. That would be impossible for doctors! Doctors would have to put on their clothes while answering their cell phones even if it was in the middle of the night! The call would never be for anything good. There would only be one thing: ¡°Hurry over, there¡¯s an emergency patient.¡±


    The hospital wouldn¡¯t care even if you were currently in the middle of having sex, or if you were feeling tired. An emergency patient would require you toe over instantly! Any doctor who had worked for more than two years already would be especially sensitive to their cell phone ringing. Just the ringtone was capable of causing them to tense up.


    A sudden cell phone ring would instantly cause the doctor¡¯s adrenaline to raise and heartbeat to rapidly increase!


    There was a certain joke that doctors told. An injured doctor went into shock, and using medicine on him was quite ineffective. While the other doctors were feeling helpless, the superintendent dered, ¡°Sound the rms! Call his cell phone! There¡¯s a patient that he still needs to save. It¡¯s not time for him to die yet!¡± As a result, the doctor in shock woke up!


    Each profession would have their own pains. You wouldn¡¯t know unless you were in that profession.


    The renovation on Zhang Fan¡¯s new apartment home was almost at an end now, with Shao Hua¡¯s father watching over the renovation. Shao Hua¡¯s father felt like he still wanted to watch more, because he was quite bored and had so much fun chatting with the renovation workers! The renovation on the new apartment home that Zhang Fan purchased for his parents in Lan City was almostpleted now as well, as there were only simple renovations there, which was why things had been so quick.


    Shao Hua had already decided for certain that she would take both her own mother and Zhang Fan¡¯s mother together to send Jingshu off to college. She had already purchased the necessary ne tickets. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to go, and he felt rather bad about letting his sister go without him. However, he did feel reassured since Shao Hua was going. Shao Hua was indeed stronger than Zhang Fan in many areas.


    Li Liang finished his six month study program at Chasu City Hospital. His time here had been so fulfilling as well as tiring! Although he was still unable to aplish difficult orthopedic surgeries, he no longer had any problems with handling simple internal fixations. Li Liang really didn¡¯t want to leave, but he had to. There was no helping it, as he didn¡¯t have an official job at Chasu City Hospital.


    Zhang Fan treated Li Liang to a meal. Shao Hua, Wang Yanan, and Li Hui also attended. The fatty Li Liang¡¯s round face had be slightly skinnier after half a year of hard work. He was quite a capable worker. Although he wasn¡¯t nearly as ridiculously hardworking as Zhang Fan had been, the doctors in orthopedic department #1 had plenty of praise for him.


    Although Li Liang wasn¡¯t very handsome, he had good emotional intelligence. He was already on texting terms with Wang Yanan now. Although this didn¡¯t count as much progress in their rtionship, this was still an important first step.


    Li Hui was also much better now than he was before. He had started a rtionship with a high school biology teacher. Still, it was only the beginning for now.


    The atmosphere at Li Liang¡¯s farewell dinner was quite nice. There was no sadness of separation. Li Liang was quite open-minded. No matter if it was work or finding a girlfriend, he had to have his own abilities first. As long as he worked hard enough, he would have no regrets!

 Chapter 137: Girls, please treat yourselves well

    <h4>Chapter 137: Girls, please treat yourselves well</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Li Liang went back to Kuake City. He intended on working hard at studying so that he could take Chasu City Hospital¡¯s recruitment exam again. However, his luck was poor, and his chances wouldn¡¯t be good, because it was now the time of year for master¡¯s degree students to graduate, and Chasu City Hospital would be targeting such students for recruitment!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s work in obstetrics was quite repetitive. It was all about natural births and C-sections. During the day, things would be easier, as most pregnant women who wanted natural births had already done all the necessary pregnancy checkups. The position of their fetuses, their fetal health, size, and so on would all be quite good. There would also be many nurse midwives on duty during the day.


    The main work for the doctors was performing C-sections. Although Zhang Fan was still unable to ess gynecology courses in his System, he wasn¡¯t scared of C-sections one bit due to all the experience he had with general surgeries in his System already.


    For the C-sections, Shao Hong would be the primary surgeon, with Zhang Fan as her surgical assistant. All C-sections were mostly quite simr. Shao Hong felt that her surgical work was quite easy with Zhang Fan as her surgical assistant. After a few days of being a surgical assistant, Zhang Fan already felt like he had nothing more to learn about obstetrics surgeries.


    Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t gone through any gynecology or obstetrics in his System, he already had his own understanding of surgery. He truly was beginning to umte his own foundation. Even as he watched obstetrics surgeries, he would be able to clearly imagine the 3D interior of the human body.


    He could clearly imagine every angle, nook, and cranny! This was the result of an increase in his medical skills after he performed a certain number of surgeries. It would be impossible for typical surgeons to have such mental imaging without at least 20 years of experience. Although obstetrics was now ssified under gynecology, just one or two decades ago, many general surgeons would also work part-time in obstetrics. Obstetrics also counted as a type of general surgery.


    Shao Hong was quite skilled at performing C-section surgeries. After Zhang Fan assisted her for a few times, he felt like he could probably do C-section surgeries himself as well.


    It was quite unlikely that Zhang Fan would be allowed to be the primary surgeon for a C-section surgery. There would be far too much responsibility and risk. Not being careful enough could easily cause both the mother and unborn child to die. So, as long as Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been permanently assigned to gynecology and obstetrics, it would only be a dream for him to be able to work as a primary surgeon on obstetrics surgeries.


    Lu Shuyan was currently in gynecology. Since she had a master¡¯s degree, the other doctors in the department felt too awkward about teaching her. The gynecology director Cheng Hong was the only exception. Actually, there wasn¡¯t much to teach. In Lu Shuyan¡¯s three years as a graduate student, she mainly learned about gynecologic oncology. Although she hadn¡¯t been able to perform many obstetrics surgeries at the provincial hospital, she had a solid foundation.


    Since Lu Shuyan just joined Chasu City Hospital recently, others here didn¡¯t know much about her yet. Although she was now permanently assigned to gynecology and obstetrics, there would still be a period of learning more about each other. Director Cheng Hong¡¯s intention was to lead Lu Shuyan for half a year before having her independently work by herself.


    Gynecology¡¯s operating rooms were connected to the operating rooms for obstetrics. Lu Shuyan would alsoe over sometimes to visit Zhang Fan. She figured that Zhang Fan probably wouldn¡¯t be so outstanding in gynecology and obstetrics! This was the main reason why she would alwayse to the obstetrics operating rooms to watch him when she had some free time. But every time she saw him, Zhang Fan was the surgical assistant! Lu Shuyan was thus unable to determine his skill level!


    On Thursday morning, Zhang Fan was on day shift duty without a surgery to work on. Shao Hong had worked the previous night shift, so she had gone home to rest already. Zhang Fan was called over to the operating room to help out, but then it turned out that his help was no longer necessary. But since Zhang Fan had already arrived at the operating room and was in his surgeon¡¯s garb, he intended on joining at least one surgery. Otherwise, he felt like he would be losing out!


    Lu Shuyan was also hanging around the operating room with nothing to do. ¡°Teacher Lu, why are you so free today? Don¡¯t you have any surgeries?¡± Zhang Fan joked around with her.


    ¡°Damn you! Today, Director Cheng went out to give a checkup to a government leader¡¯s daughter-inw. This means that I don¡¯t have any work to do! How about you, why don¡¯t have any surgeries?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have any surgeries I can work on. All the other medical teams have enough people and don¡¯tck for surgical assistants!¡± Zhang Fan told Lu Shuyan.


    The two of them observed a C-section surgery together. At this moment, the phone in the operating rooms rang. The nurse on duty took the call. ¡°Alright, let me ask,¡± she said. ¡°There¡¯s a patient who just arrived with major bleeding due to ectopic pregnancy.


    ¡°Hurry and call Shao Hong! All of us are currently busy with our own surgeries. There¡¯s nobody free!¡± Vice Director Rouziguli replied to the nurse. The vice director directly ignored both Zhang Fan and Lu Shuyan, since thetter two had just both recently joined the department. Surgery for major bleeding due to ectopic pregnancy was highly likely to result in the death of the patient, which was why the vice director didn¡¯t dare to have one of them take the surgery.


    ¡°There¡¯s not enough time to wait for Shao Hong to get here! The patient is already in shock.¡±


    ¡°Director Rouziguli, allow me to take the surgery. I¡¯ve performed surgery for major bleeding due to ectopic pregnancy at the provincial hospital before,¡± Lu Shuyan offered.


    ¡°Are you certain?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m certain!¡±


    ¡°Who will be your surgical assistant?¡±


    ¡°I will!¡± Zhang Fan dered.


    There were many doctors in the gynecology and obstetrics department. Vice Director Rouziguli didn¡¯t know Zhang Fan very well. But right now, there was nothing else she could do, because she and all the other doctors were currently busy with their own surgeries. ¡°You guys start on the surgery then. I¡¯ll be right over to assist you after I¡¯m done with my C-section surgery.¡±


    There was no other way! It wasn¡¯t like the vice director could simply abandon the pregnant woman on her own operating table just to take this ectopic pregnancy surgery!


    The ectopic pregnancy patient with major bleeding was a sixteen-year-old girl. She had fallen in love with a ssmate and had sex with him without understanding what the consequences would be, as Chinacked sex education. The end result was that she had an ectopic pregnancy. And as time passed and the ectopic pregnancy developed, this caused major internal bleeding.


    The teenaged girl was already in a state of medical shock. Her pulse was already absent by the time she arrived in the operating room. All the other people in the operating room looked at Lu Shuyan, waiting for her to give themands.


    Lu Shuyan had indeed performed ectopic pregnancy surgery before at the provincial hospital. However, at that time, her teaching doctor had been watching her, ready to step in if anything went wrong. This time, she would be performing the surgery by herself. Not only that, the patient¡¯s condition was incredibly urgent, and everyone was waiting on her. Lu Shuyan became so nervous that her mind went nk.


    Lu Shuyan was too nervous to react despite how urgent the situation was. The nurse assigned to the ectopic pregnancy surgery was a veteran nurse. When she saw how Lu Shuyan was, she loudly shouted, ¡°Hurry and go summon the vice director!¡±


    The more urgent the situation became, the more Lu Shuyan¡¯s mind went nk! And right now, there wasn¡¯t even enough time to summon the vice director over, and this would also likely interfere with the vice director¡¯s ongoing surgery. Zhang Fan immediately took over. ¡°Listen to me, start blood transfusion. Administer dexamethasone via IV. Open up both passages and prepare for the surgery to begin. I¡¯ll be the primary surgeon!¡± As long as there was a doctor givingmands, the nurses wouldn¡¯t be anxious. No matter how urgent the situation, the nurses would be able to follow orders, because they had gone through countless amounts of training for this.


    Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t practiced any gynecology courses in his System, he was already a master of general surgery. He would even be capable of writing an anatomy textbook with his knowledge. He wasn¡¯t worried at all.


    Zhang Fan had a medical license, and he was currently in gynecology, so the nurse had to listen to hismands. ¡°It¡¯s fine, just follow after me. Skilles from practice and experience. Be my surgical assistant today.¡± Zhang Fan pulled on Lu Shuyan, whose face was now ashen pale.


    Lu Shuyan had been a graduate student for three years, and an undergraduate student for five years. Yet, she made such a mistake at this type of critical moment. Lu Shuyan couldn¡¯t forgive herself.


    Actually, this really wasn¡¯t her fault. Lu Shuyan had been a student for eight years, so during all this time, she always had a teaching doctor. No matter what happened, the teaching doctor would be there as her support. But now that she was suddenly independent unexpectedly, she was just like a young bird who was thrown out of the nest. It was only natural that she would panic.


    The surgery began. Lu Shuyan did her best to not cry as she assisted Zhang Fan.


    ¡°What¡¯s the patient¡¯s blood pressure?¡±


    ¡°80/50 mmHg!¡±


    ¡°Epinephrinebined with dopamine! Open both passages to expand colloid capacity!¡±


    Zhang Fan made an incision and began to drain the blood. He swiftly located the fallopian tubes. He used oval forceps to pinch the point of bleeding in order to control the bleeding. The moment that Zhang Fan located and stopped the point of bleeding, Lu Shuyan heaved a sigh of relief. If the point of bleeding hadn¡¯t been swiftly located, it would have been highly likely for this teenaged girl to die on the operating table today.


    Major bleeding due to ectopic pregnancy was far too dangerous. Even a single minute extra might result in death.


    ¡°It will be impossible to preserve the patient¡¯s fallopian tube on this side! Sigh, she¡¯s still so young. Sigh~¡± Zhang Fan was unable to say anything more.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, the blood pressure is now stable. The surgery can be continued.¡±


    Zhang Fan was just about to continue when Vice Director Rouziguli arrived. She was also incredibly anxious. She immediately came over as quickly as possible, running at top speed without even taking off her gloves the moment that she finished her C-section surgery in the operating room next door.


    ¡°I¡¯ve already used oval forceps to pinch the point of bleeding,¡± Zhang Fan replied. Vice Director Rouziguli was rather stunned in disbelief. She was quite astonished when she took a look at the patient and saw that this was indeed the case. ¡°Not bad at all!¡± Vice Director Rouziguli then went to go disinfect herself and change her surgical garb in preparation to join the surgery herself.


    Vice Director Rouziguli hadn¡¯t expected Zhang Fan to be so quick for the surgery. ording to her calctions, for average newbie gynecology and obstetrics doctors, they should have just made an incision to look for the point of bleeding. But when she arrived, there were already forceps pinching the point of bleeding!


    Lu Shuyan was about to break out into tears. But, this was in the middle of a surgery. Zhang Fan had no time tofort or console her right now. Lu Shuyan would have to ovee her mental block by herself.


    ¡®I really hope that this incident doesn¡¯t be a mental roadblock for her!¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself.


    Vice Director Rouziguli didn¡¯t take the position of primary surgeon after she joined the surgery. She simply joined in as the secondary surgical assistant. ¡°Nice! Good job! Truly a good job! I never thought that the two of you could do so well! I ran here as quickly as I could the moment that I finished the C-section next door. I was worried that I wouldn¡¯t get here in time!¡± Vice Director Rouziguli had been really afraid that a medical incident would ur under the hands of two newbie doctors.


    After the surgery was finished, Zhang Fan wanted to go console Lu Shuyan after he changed out of his surgical garb. However, he was unable to find her! When he called her cell phone, nobody picked up!


    Lu Shuyan was currently hiding in a corner of the women¡¯s locker room, crying soundlessly. She was clearly capable of performing this surgery. Why had her mind gonepletely nk at such a critical moment!? Why couldn¡¯t she have swiftly issuedmands like Zhang Fan could? Why!? Why!?


    She was regretful, angry, and sad! She wasn¡¯t regretful or angry because she felt that she couldn¡¯tpare to Zhang Fan, but rather because she felt like she wasn¡¯t doing right by her eight years of hard work and studying, with so many long nights spent on learning gynecology and obstetrics!


    The main thing was that she was still mentallyparing herself to Zhang Fan. For normal master¡¯s degree graduate students whocked practical experience, they would still need to have a teaching doctor for another half a year after they started working for real. This was the difference between school and work. During school, no matter what you did or were like, you would always have a teacher!


    Vice Director Rouziguli changed her clothes and was about to leave the women¡¯s locker room when she suddenly noticed Lu Shuyan crying in the corner. The pudgy Rouziguli looked over Lu Shuyan whose eyes were red and swollen. Rouziguli walked over and sat down next to Lu Shuyan on the ground. She held Lu Shuyan¡¯s shoulder and told her, ¡°You¡¯re pretty good. It¡¯s already quite impressive that you were brave enough to volunteer and take responsibility for the surgery. Back when I was studying in Raptor City, there were many doctorate degree students who couldn¡¯t even recognize all the medical equipment correctly.¡±


    ¡°But, I feel like I was so useless today! And there was almost a major medical incident because of me!¡±


    ¡°Haha! Everyone¡¯s had a first time before! It will get better in the future. Go wash your face and clean yourself up. Once you stand up again, you¡¯ll still be a powerful woman! Although that Zhang Fan is quick with his hands, his foundations aren¡¯t anythingpared to yours at all. Don¡¯t be depressed! Trust me, in half a year, you¡¯ll definitely be far above him in skill!¡±


    Rouziguli patted Lu Shuyan on the shoulder and brought her out of the women¡¯s locker room. Every veteran doctor had previously been a newbie doctor before. Rouziguli understood Lu Shuyan¡¯s troubles quite well!


    Outside the operating room, the teenaged patient¡¯s parents were angry, worried, and humiliated! What were they supposed to do with their daughter who had gotten pregnant at such a young age!? In China, a young and unwed pregnancy could easily cause a family to drown in a torrential wave of malicious gossip.


    ¡°Just how did you watch her! She¡¯s already be like this at her young age, so what are we going to do in the future! All you know how to do is y mahjong, mahjong, and more mahjong every day! It¡¯s your fault for her not learning anything proper!¡± The angry father was currently ming the girl¡¯s mother.


    ¡°How I watched her! You dare to say such a thing? You always go on business trips for several months at a time! What am I supposed to do! You think you¡¯re in the right? I was there to take care of your parents when they were ill! Where were you!? And where were you when our daughter was sick!? Have you ever even cared for her!? You me me for ying mahjong? If you¡¯re so skilled, then don¡¯t marry me! We can get a divorce right away!¡±


    ¡°Stop arguing! If you want to argue with each other, go outside! These are the operating rooms! Have some dignity and respect!¡± A nurse who passed by scolded both parents, causing them to quiet down.


    The father was grabbing at his hair while kneeling in a corner. It was unknown what he was now thinking. The mother kept wiping away her tears!


    There would be many factors involved in ectopic pregnancies. However, there would be a much higher chance of ectopic pregnancy for girls who hadn¡¯t reached adult age yet. Girls, please learn how to protect yourself, and treat yourselves well!

 Chapter 138: Silly child, why won’t you cry!

    <h4>Chapter 138: Silly child, why won¡¯t you cry!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan¡¯s work in gynecology and obstetrics helped him to understand how difficult it was for women to give birth. In modern day China, very few people would actually experience life-and-death situations. Yet, every woman who was a mother would have experienced such a life-and-death situation already. Only mothers would truly understand the difficulties involved!


    Renovation was nowpleted on Zhang Fan¡¯s new apartment home. However, the apartment still wasn¡¯t ready for living in yet, because the smell of fresh paint was still too strong. The windows were being left open all day, every day to help dissipate the scent. Zhang Fan intended on having Shao Hua¡¯s parents move in, as their apartment was rather old and small.


    They were all parents, and there was no need to separate parents into yours or mine. Zhang Fan had previously told Shao Hua, ¡°Your parents are just like my parents!¡± He was the type who would do what he said!


    Still, he would need to first discuss this matter with Shao Hua, and then talk about it with Shao Hua¡¯s mother, before finally telling Shao Hua¡¯s father. Although Shao Hua¡¯s mother was usually in charge of everything in the family, something major like this would still require Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s approval.


    Ma Wentao had already begun renovations on his new hospital. He hired three retired department directors from the border province¡¯s provincial capital. These three doctors had been the directors of endocrinology, Chinese medicine, and respiratory departments. Ma Wentao had also made arrangements already with the gastrointestinal department director of Chasu City Hospital toe work for him after retiring from Chasu City Hospital.


    Ma Wentao justcked a surgeon. Since Ma Wentao was just starting his hospital, he didn¡¯t n on having aplete set of all hospital departments. For surgery, he felt it would be fine to simply have a hand and foot surgery department. His goal was to recruit Zhang Fan. He figured that it would be quite simple to hire Zhang Fan, as it would only be a matter of money and giving him some stock option ownership in the hospital. He felt that a regr doctor like Zhang Fan could at most make only 10,000 yuan per month at a public hospital.


    Ma Wentao¡¯s main expenditures were on the hospital¡¯s renovations and purchasing medical equipment. The doctors and nurses¡¯ sries would be paid once per month, and all their sriesbined wasn¡¯t much to Ma Wentao, just a bit over 100,000 yuan per month. He felt that the hospital shouldn¡¯t be renovated to look extravagant. Many private hospitals would have incredibly extravagant renovations, but actually, the great majority of patients at any hospital would be ordinary people. An extravagant hospital would mean that ordinarymoners wouldn¡¯t even think abouting there to get treated. Ma Wentao thus felt that the hospital simply had to look professional. For this, he even asked the superintendent of the next door Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital to help him design the hospital blueprints. Of course, he gave her a good consultant¡¯s fee, as Ma Wentao was quite skilled at keeping others happy with him!


    Zhang Fan really hated working in obstetrics. He had to listen to pregnant women screaming every day. He always felt as if he was the one giving birth! But, he had no choice since he was the one who chose to remain as a rotation doctor! He could only bear things and continue working!


    Later that night, Shao Hong brought some dinner for Zhang Fan. The dinner was Naren horsemeat, which meant horsemeat, noodles, onions, green peppers, and so on all mixed together. The taste was quite good.


    ¡°Have some extra. There¡¯s several women who are about to give birth soon. We¡¯ll probably be up all night again,¡± Shao Hong told Zhang Fan as she ate.


    ¡°Okay, thanks!¡±


    ¡°A few days ago, were you the primary surgeon who saved a teenaged girl who had major bleeding from ectopic pregnancy?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, after my previous night shift, I was about to leave the department, but then I was dragged to help out in the operating rooms that day!¡±


    ¡°Vice Director Rouziguli is praising you to the heavens. She¡¯s even telling Director Cheng to request that you be permanently assigned to gynecology and obstetrics! Director Cheng told me about this yesterday, and wanted to ask for your opinion! We in gynecology and obstetrics reallyck male doctors like you. Our department also has a really good ie. Just look, our patient rooms arepletely full every single day!¡±


    ¡°Oh! Doctor Shao, I¡¯m sorry. I truly don¡¯t think I¡¯m fit for gynecology and obstetrics. I feel like I¡¯ve beenpletely exhausted from the past month working here. I think I would get depression if I really was permanently assigned to gynecology!¡± In other departments, Zhang Fan had given vague refusals out of politeness, but he didn¡¯t dare to be vague with gynecology, as he truly didn¡¯t want to work here permanently.


    ¡°Oh! Director Cheng and I both guessed that you wouldn¡¯t be willing to join our gynecology department. That¡¯s why the director didn¡¯t personally ask you, and had me ask instead. It¡¯s very rare for men to willinglye to gynecology. Not to mention, you¡¯re quite an excellent doctor. Actually, this department is quite nice. There¡¯s quite a sense of aplishment from seeing new lives being born every day.¡± Shao Hong continued to try and convince Zhang Fan to join this department.


    Zhang Fan made up his mind that he absolutely wouldn¡¯te to the gynecology and obstetrics department, no matter how much he was praised.


    Well, there wasn¡¯t anything that Shao Hong could do since Zhang Fan was unwilling to join the gynecology department. Zhang Fan was quite excellent, and there would surely be many departments wanting to recruit him. In such a situation, it wouldn¡¯t be up to the department. It would depend on Zhang Fan¡¯s own intentions. This was a two-way street, as the departments could choose recruits, and recruits could also choose their own departments!


    It was now 11 p.m., and the unborn babies in the pregnant patients¡¯ bellies all started rebelling, wanting toe out at the same time. There weren¡¯t enough nurse midwives to deal with all the pending childbirths, so Shao Hong also went over to deliver a child.


    Just as Shao Hong¡¯s patient was going through cervical dtion and was about to giver birth, a nurse midwife assisting in another childbirth shouted, ¡°Doctor Shao, hurry over! There¡¯s something wrong with this child!¡± However, Shao Hong had no free time to go over at all, as her patient¡¯s child was alreadying through the birth canal. ¡°Zhang Fan! Hurry and go check things out!¡±


    Zhang Fan ran over to see a newborn with the umbilical cord already cut. The nurse hurriedly told him, ¡°There¡¯s a heartbeat, but no signs of breathing.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything as he instantly ran over while taking off the surgical mask on his face. He put the newborn t on its back, and used his finger to clear out the newborn¡¯s mouth. This would be necessary in order to remove all foreign objects from the newborn¡¯s mouth.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to care about the vernix caseosa, meconium, or amniotic fluid as he instantly opened his mouth, covering the newborn¡¯s nose and mouth! Zhang Fan performed artificial respiration on the baby!


    The baby¡¯s mother was lying on the obstetric table and crying soundlessly. She didn¡¯t dare to make a sound for fear that it would distract the doctor! She had worked so hard on giving birth to this baby, but the baby wasn¡¯t breathing at birth! The mother felt as if knives were stabbing at her heart with how much this hurt.


    ¡°My baby! I still haven¡¯t even seen you yet! You must hold on! Mommy is willing to exchange her life for yours! You must hold on!¡± The mother didn¡¯t dare to open her eyes. Her tears were now streaming down her cheeks and dripping onto the obstetric table which was already covered in sweat!


    It took at most one minute for the baby to be able to breathe on its own. Zhang Fan had sessfully saved the baby¡¯s life! Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even have the time to rinse out the bitter taste in his mouth as he picked up the baby and pped it on the butt.


    Finally! The baby started crying! ¡°Wahh! Wahh! Wahh!¡± This loud sound of crying caused Zhang Fan and the nurse to heave sighs of relief. They had been so tense during the resuscitation for the baby. When Zhang Fan picked up the baby to p it on the butt, he felt like his heart was in his throat. If the baby didn¡¯t cry, that would mean the baby was dead, with no more chances left!


    The child¡¯s mother opened her eyes, and struggled to raise her head to see her own child. ¡°Crying! My baby is crying! My baby has been saved!¡± The mother who had forcefully stopped herself from making any sounds now started crying for real. Although she was crying, her expression was blissful!


    ¡°Stop crying! You can¡¯t allow yourself to be overly emotional right now. Here! Hurry and look at your child. Your baby is really healthy, and gave us such a good scare!¡± The nurse held the child while standing next to the young mother.


    It was as if a light switch had been flipped. The mother instantly stopped crying. She opened her eyes which were bleary with tears, and smiled at her baby! ¡°Baby! I¡¯m your mommy!¡±


    Maybe mother and child would always have an invisible connection. The baby pursed its lips and searched for its mother¡¯s scent upon hearing her voice!


    ¡°Okay, now you¡¯ve seen for yourself that your baby is safe! You can¡¯t allow yourself to be emotional. Rx yourself and cooperate with the treatment. Take a deep breath!¡± The nurse had been so nervous that she was drenched in sweat. However, the nurse still couldn¡¯t rest. She had to console the patient who just gave birth, perform checkups on the baby, and prepare for suturing the incision from episiotomy.


    ¡°After the checkups are finished, take the baby to the neonatal ICU!¡± Zhang Fan told this to the nurse while sticking out his tongue.


    There was such a bitter taste in his mouth now. At the time, the situation had been too urgent, so Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t thought about anything, but now that everything was fine, he felt so bad in his mouth. There had been as well as meconium on the baby¡¯s face. Not only did Zhang Fan feel a bitter taste, it also felt quite oily, as if he had bitten off a candle.


    The temperature in his mouth wasn¡¯t at the level that would be inside the mother¡¯s womb, so the vernix caseosa wouldn¡¯t melt. He had to wash his mouth out with hot water! Zhang Fan rinsed his mouth several times, but still felt a strange taste!


    Zhang Fan went back to the delivery room that Shao Hong was in. He told her, ¡°I seeded in saving the baby. The baby¡¯s already been sent to neonatal ICU.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good. I just finished here as well. Wait for me to finish with the sutures. Little Li,e over and wipe the patient for me. I didn¡¯t notice just now, but she excreted a little near the anus!¡±


    When Zhang Fan heard this, he took a look and saw that Shao Hong¡¯s patient had actually excreted some feces while using her strength to push out her baby.


    The nurse on duty in this delivery room wiped away the feces andmented, ¡°Sigh, I was listening to Zhang Fan saving the baby next door, and didn¡¯t notice these feces. I wonder if any feces got on the child¡¯s body!¡±


    Thisment caused Zhang Fan to vomit! He instantly vomited all of the Naren horsemeat he ate earlier!


    The nurse was quite perplexed by this! What was with this young doctor? He couldn¡¯t even handle some ordinary feces?

 Chapter 139: Going off to college!

    <h4>Chapter 139: Going off to college!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan felt much better after vomiting all the Naren horsemeat that he ate. Maybe he had eaten too much!


    Shao Hong understood quite well why Zhang Fan had vomited. She smiled and told the nurse to bring Zhang Fan a can of Red Bull. Veteran doctors had been through the same things as newbies. Zhang Fan¡¯s behavior wouldn¡¯t be made fun of here. The veteran doctors would be able to understand what it was like for newbie doctors.


    After Zhang Fan sessfully saved the baby, the mother absolutely insisted on having her husband thank Zhang Fan. When Zhang Fan got off from work today, the baby¡¯s father was at the hospital entrance, waiting for Zhang Fan. He insisted on giving Zhang Fan a red packet.


    Zhang Fan absolutely refused the red packet, so there was nothing that the baby¡¯s father could do. But on the next day, the father brought milk, fruits, and eggs to the gynecology and obstetrics department for Zhang Fan. The parents were truly grateful to him. There was no way to refuse the gifts this time. The gynecology department typically wouldn¡¯t ept red packets, but edibles such as milk and eggs were eptable. They would be ced in the department, and anyone that was hungry could eat them.


    Three dayster, the baby that Zhang Fan saved was about to leave the hospital. Before the baby¡¯s parents left, they specially invited Zhang Fan to visit the child again! In just a short three days, the child¡¯s face seemed to bloom. The baby no longer resembled a tiny rat like how when it was still a newborn. Zhang Fan gently caressed the baby¡¯s face.


    ¡°This is the child that I saved!¡± Zhang Fan indeed felt quite a sense of aplishment in his heart as he felt the child¡¯s warmth and watched the child sleep so sweetly!


    ¡°Even if I must vomit up my organs, I would still definitely perform artificial respiration for a baby again if I meet with a simr situation,¡± Zhang Fan thought to himself as he watched the happy family leave. What was a doctor? This was a doctor! A doctor would always bravely charge forward when faced with pain and illness!


    If Zhang Fan had failed to save the child, this family definitely wouldn¡¯t be like this today. They would obviously be incredibly downcast instead! Zhang Fan was truly happy! He was happy for the sake of this child, for the child¡¯s family, and for himself!


    At Shao Hua¡¯s home, Jingshu was pretty much finished with gathering and packing up her things. Shao Hua had purchased the ne tickets long ago. Tomorrow morning, they would first fly to Raptor City, then to Lan City, and finally a direct flight to Shanghai after taking along Zhang Fan¡¯s mother.


    Jingshu didn¡¯t really want to go without her older brother. Zhang Fan was seven years older than Zhang Jingshu. He really doted on his younger sister. He recalled how she would pull on his sleeves when she was much younger, shouting about wanting some candy. But now, she had grown up, and was almost as tall as Shao Hua.


    Zhang Fan had previously gone to the factory to steal iron and coal. He was also unwilling to eat snacks for himself, preferring to save money to buy snacks for his younger sister. Not, she had suddenly grown up.


    Now, Zhang Jingshu had grown up and was going to college!


    Next morning, at Chasu City¡¯s airport, Jingshu was teary-eyed as she said, ¡°Brother! I¡¯m leaving! I¡¯lle visit you over the holidays!¡±


    ¡°Go now, you¡¯re an adult now that you¡¯re in college. Stop always crying. Work hard at studying in school, and make sure to take good care of yourself. Don¡¯t worry about money. You can see for yourself. Your older brother has a home and car already, so I don¡¯t need the money that you save. If you want to make me feel reassured, then treat yourself more generously, instead of being so stingy to yourself. Listen to Shao Hua on the trip. Make sure to call me often.¡± Zhang Fan was quite a naggy chatterbox.


    ¡°Alright, that¡¯s enough. Jingshu is quite a good girl. I¡¯ll definitely personally look over her school and make all the necessary arrangements beforeing back to report to you. Hurry now. If you waste any more time, we¡¯ll miss the flight!¡± Shao Hua said.


    ¡°Brother!¡± Jingshu jumped into Zhang Fan¡¯s arms and started crying for real now that she was about to leave!


    ¡°Go, go now! You¡¯re all grown up now, Little Jingshu!¡± Zhang Fan felt even worse about this goodbye than when he had left his own hometown! For some reason, even though he should be happy for his sister, he had this indescribable sense of sadness.


    Only when Jingshu and Shao Hua were no longer visible did Zhang Fan secretly wipe away his own tears and go back to his car.


    Jingshu, Shao Hua, and Shao Hua¡¯s mother arrived in Lan City by noon. Since this was the first visit by Shao Hua¡¯s mother, Zhang Fan¡¯s parents personally reserved a hotel and restaurant already for them.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were happily in love with each other. Neither set of parents had anyints. Although Zhang Fan¡¯s family¡¯s financial situation was only average, Zhang Fan himself was quite amazing, so Shao Hua¡¯s mother had no objections. On the next day, Zhang Fan¡¯s father drove the women to the airport for a flight to Shanghai.


    Originally, he had wanted to buy something for his daughter, but then he saw that his daughter had already brought countless things from the border province, so he felt reassured. He truly doted on his only daughter. As Jingshu was leaving to board the flight, he secretly stuffed a bit more than 1,000 yuan into her pocket while nobody else was watching.


    This money was from his secret stash. Normally, he didn¡¯t want to spend it, but he was ridiculously generous to his daughter. He watched the three women boarding the flight. Zhang Fan¡¯s father was much more stoic than his son, as he didn¡¯t cry. Everyone in their neighborhood would be envious of and praise his daughter for being able to attend Shanghai University!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s father went home right after the flight took off. Whenever he met someone in his neighborhood, he would dere, ¡°I just sent off my daughter on a ne to Shanghai to attend Shanghai University!¡±


    It was currently September, the month for the best weather in Shanghai.


    The wind would often send breezes over the eastern sea.


    Walking around Shanghai University¡¯s grounds, there seemed to be a faint taste of sweetness in the air. It might have also been the grass, as the grass which had just been restored had a unique sweet scent that would make people want to take several deep breaths savoring this bliss from the end of summer and beginning of autumn.


    When looking up at the sky, there would be blue sky and white clouds, and very fresh air. It wouldn¡¯t be extremely hot like the 40 degrees Celsius of summer, nor would it be misty, wet, and cold like Shanghai would be famous forter in winter. It would be quitefortable in September.


    While Jingshu would be attending Shanghai University¡¯s branch in Minhang District, they were currently touring the main university, since Shanghai University was far too famous in China.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother and Zhang Fan¡¯s mother got along quite well. Both mothers were highly satisfied with Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s rtionship. After Shao Hua got everything settled for Jingshu at thetter¡¯s dormitory, she then took both parents for a tour around Shanghai whichsted for two weeks. It was thanks to Wang Qian that Shao Hua could have this much vacation time. Normally, this wouldn¡¯t have been possible.


    After Jingshu left, it was almost time for Zhang Fan to leave the gynecology and obstetrics department. It was now mostly a season of free time for farmers in the border province. People here didn¡¯t nt cotton, so the farmers would have a lot of free time after the summer harvest. They would either go work at other jobs, or go treat their problems at hospitals.


    Several smaller hospitals contacted Zhang Fan as they had too many patients for them to handle. Zhang Fan started working for other hospitals again. He had very little time on the weekends for resting.


    For most ordinary merchants, it would be quite difficult for them to obtain the necessary licenses to allow them to legally start a private hospital. You would need licenses from the local taxation bureau, Bureau of Industry and Commerce, the Bureau of Fire Prevention, and the Bureau of Health. Licenses from thest two would be especially difficult to obtain.


    Since hospitals were a business that would affect countless people¡¯s safety, the Bureau of Fire Prevention had incredibly strict standards for fire safety. It truly would be difficult to obtain a license from them. But for someone of Ma Wentao¡¯s standing, as long as the quality was indeed good, nobody gave him any trouble at all. He sessfully obtained all necessary licenses without a single problem.


    Ma Wentao had already finished negotiating the specifics of how to coborate with Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital, with how the profits would be split, what would be coborated on, and so on. He was now just waiting for the renovations to be finished so that he could open up his new hospital.


    Ma Wentao already had all the necessary experts of internal medicine. He justcked a skilled surgeon for his nned department of hand and foot surgery. Zhang Fan was constantly working at other hospitals or working overtime at Chasu City Hospital. He was so busy that it was impossible to find him. Ma Wentao had originally wanted to personally pay a visit to Zhang Fan with a gift, but this n failed. In the end, he could only ask his aunt Li Xiao to arrange a time to meet with Zhang Fan.


    Since Li Xiao was asking to meet him, Zhang Fan had to make time no matter how busy he was. This time, the meeting took ce at a hotel, the only hotel in all of Chasu City with a star ranking, rather than at Li Xiao¡¯s room. Li Xiao, Ma Wentao, and Zhang Fan met in a private room. Since it was only the three of them, this made the private hotel room seem quiterge.


    For doctors, as long as they had no interest inter joining government jobs, they truly didn¡¯t need to pay attention to those with high social status. It wasn¡¯t like the doctors would need anything from such people.


    Zhang Fan was this type of person who didn¡¯t have any needs. ¡®No matter how great your social status, I¡¯m just a mere doctor!¡¯ This was why he always spoke to and treated Ma Wentao as an equal. If a career politician like Kang Hua had known about this, she would have really wanted to take his ce and show him proper etiquette towards those with high social status!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, have a taste of some famous tea from Xihu. It¡¯s the best to drink in midsummer!¡± After they ate a meal together, Li Xiao left. This was because Ma Wentao had been worried that Zhang Fan would feel too awkward to ept any direct offers of cash to work for him if Li Xiao was still present.


    ¡°Okay! Thank you. President Ma, if you have anything to ask, please tell me directly. I must go to Teca City in a bit.¡± Zhang Fan did at least address Ma Wentao with the same title that he did with Li Xiao in more formal situations.


    ¡°To Teca City?¡±


    ¡°I have someparoscopic surgeries to perform there!¡± Zhang Fan told him the truth.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you an orthopedic surgeon?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, as I haven¡¯t been permanently assigned to a department!¡±


    ¡°Oh! I see.¡± Ma Wentao figured that the amount he had been nning to pay Zhang Fan needed to be increased now. ¡°It¡¯s like this, Doctor Zhang. I just started a small hospital adjacent to Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital. This is only the beginning. I n to expand my hospital to be one of the best in the entire border province within the next five years. Right now, I justck an especially skilled surgeon. I would like for you to be that surgeon for me. I will give you 5% stock ownership of my hospital, along with a sry of 50,000 yuan per month.¡±


    Ma Wentao knew quite well that when negotiating with people that didn¡¯t have good economic backgrounds, he needed to convince them on the first offer, rather than haggling. It wasmon that problems would appear if he hesitated or went low with the first offer. However, Zhang Fan shook his head without even thinking about Ma Wentao¡¯s offer.


    Ma Wentao¡¯s expression went dark before Zhang Fan could even say anything. ¡°Doctor Zhang, it¡¯s not good to be too greedy. Honestly, this hospital will be able to develop far beyond your imagination.¡±


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s not it! I¡¯m really not trying to be greedy and ask for more. It¡¯s just that I¡¯ve never even considered working for a private hospital before. I¡¯m just a low-ranking rotation doctor. Won¡¯t others in the medical fieldugh you to death if someone likes me bes the head surgeon at your hospital?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re truly not interested? If I had to guess, you won¡¯t be able to make that much money even with ten years of your current iebined.¡± Ma Wentao¡¯s expression became a lot more pleasant when he heard that it wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan wanted more money.


    ¡°It truly isn¡¯t a matter of ie. You don¡¯t understand what it¡¯s like to be a doctor. Things must be taken slowly, step by step. Rushing won¡¯t do any good. But if you still don¡¯t have any good candidates for a skilled surgeon for your hospital, I can help you out!¡± Zhang Fan was still quite motivated at the prospect of earning extra money on the side, though!


    ¡°How will you help me?¡±


    ¡°You see, you probably won¡¯t have very many surgery patients since it¡¯s a new hospital. You also won¡¯t have any surgery patients who require very major surgeries, do you agree? But, you still haven¡¯t managed to hire an expert surgeon. Don¡¯t worry about it! As long as there¡¯s a surgery, feel free to call me. We can then arrange a time for me toe over and perform the surgery! Rx! My asking price isn¡¯t very high, I only charge half of what the experts do!¡±


    ¡®Oh! So this brat had such an intention in mind!¡¯ Ma Wentao cursed in his mind. ¡°Haha, that¡¯s fine as well. But, you truly won¡¯t consider my offer?¡±


    ¡°You really do need to invite a higher-ranking doctor to be the director of your surgical department. Otherwise, others willugh at you!¡±


    Ma Wentao was rather baffled. Why was an ordinary doctor not moved at all by such truly excellent conditions he was offering to Zhang Fan?


    Well, this was because Ma Wentao didn¡¯t actually understand doctors or the medical profession. For true doctors who had graduated from medical school, they would all have their own ambitions and expectations. It was just that life and work would gradually grind away at their ambitions and expectations.


    However, such doctors would still keep their original intentions in mind. But if you took a look at all the illegal unlicensed Fujianese private hospitals running amok in China, not a single doctor working at such a hospital would actually have graduated from a proper medical school!


    After experiencing countless amounts of hard work in medical school and then finally managing to obtain a medical license, if that doctor still went for working at a job which illegally added extra costs to surgical fees, then that doctor truly wouldn¡¯t have done right by the decade or so of hard work that he or she had done!

 Chapter 140: Girls need to have older brothers!

    <h4>Chapter 140: Girls need to have older brothers!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It was now autumn. Although summers and early autumn would always be quite hot in Chasu City, there were snowy mountains which acted as a big air conditioner nearby. There would always be rainfall after just a few days of hot weather.


    Shao Hua had yet to return. She was still showing her mother and Zhang Fan¡¯s mother around Shanghai. The farmers all around this area now had more money in their pockets since the summer harvest had beenpleted. They started going to the hospital and paying to resolve their medical issues. Before, Zhang Fan would visit smaller cities once every two weeks on average, but now, he had to go weekly.


    Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t actually considered Ma Wentao¡¯s words seriously. This was because Zhang Fan didn¡¯t believe one bit in Ma Wentao¡¯s offer of 5% stock ownership and 50,000 yuan per month sry. It was far too difficult to start a sessful private hospital in China. It would be impossible without an incredible amount of capital as backup, which Ma Wentao indeed possessed (but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know this). Normal private hospitals could only remain small hospitals, or rely on scamming others! Plus, the unlicensed Fujianese hospitals running amok had already broken too manyws. They made it so that Chinese people didn¡¯t trust in private hospitals. So, it would be far too difficult to establish an excellent reputation as a private hospital.


    Besides, Zhang Fan¡¯s biggest goal was to grind as many surgeries as he possibly could to level up his System. He was fine as long as he had enough money to spend. He didn¡¯t want to be a ve to money. As always, Zhang Fan received a three-day vacation after he finished his rotation in the gynecology department.


    It was now almost time for the annual medical license exam in September. Wang Yanan was incredibly nervous. Although she imed that her studies for the exam were going well, nobody would be able to guarantee that they could pass the medical license exam!


    Li Hui finally had an official rtionship and even engagement now. His girlfriend was Yang Yuanyuan, a high school biology teacher from Chasu City. She was really tall and stocky, but also had nice skin and a gentle voice. Her looks were average overall. Li Hui was the slender type, so he seemed like a child when they embraced. He felt quite helpless about their rtionship¡ªhe had only wanted to y around with her, but Yang Yuanyuan became pregnant!


    Yang Yuanyuan had many brothers in her family. They invited Li Hui over to discuss his future together with Yang Yuanyuan. Li Hui was so scared that he literally peed his pants. He even went to the hospital to do a pregnancy checkup for Yang Yuanyuan. As Li Hui put it, he had yed with stocks too much, and identally be apany owner instead of investor!


    On the veryst day that Zhang Fan was in the gynecology and obstetrics department, he coincidentally saw Li Hui bringing his girlfriend in for a pregnancy checkup. Zhang Fan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Li Hui prevented him from doing so and spoke first. ¡°Don¡¯t leave after your work shift is over. We¡¯ll treat you to a meal. We¡¯re off to do a pregnancy checkup now!¡±


    The biology teacher was quite polite. Although she didn¡¯t say anything, she smiled in greeting at Zhang Fan.


    This time, they didn¡¯t eat together at a Sichuan cuisine restaurant, because the food there would be too spicy for Li Hui¡¯s pregnant girlfriend. Li Hui instead treated Zhang Fan to a meal at a porridge restaurant. Li Hui arrived right after the pregnancy checkup was finished, while Zhang Fan arrived when he finished his work shift.


    ¡°Come over here, let me introduce the two of you to each other. This is Zhang Fan, my good friend who¡¯s from the same province as me. He¡¯s a future surgical director in the making. This is my girlfriend, Yang Yuanyuan. She¡¯s a high school biology teacher. Zhang Fan, don¡¯t mind that we¡¯re at such a restaurant. She¡¯s pregnant, so she can¡¯t be around oil and smoke, so let¡¯s all have some porridge together.¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you!¡± Zhang Fan greeted Yang Yuanyuan before speaking to Li Hui. ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m alright with eating anything. Besides, it¡¯s our first meeting, so I should be treating the two of you. Howe I haven¡¯t even heard a single thing about the two of you? The first thing I learned was that you¡¯re already getting a pregnancy checkup for her!¡±


    ¡°Everyone is busy, so I didn¡¯t want to trouble you. I was going to notify everyone for our marriage instead, but we didn¡¯t expect to get lucky! We¡¯re preparing for our uing marriage which will be in November.¡± Li Hui didn¡¯t seem particrly happy or unhappy, although he did seem to have suddenly matured a lot.


    ¡°Oh, oh! Allow me to offer my congrattions, then. Have you already reserved a hotel for the wedding party?¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t really ask about other things, so he could only ask about these surface-level topics.


    ¡°Yes, we¡¯ve reserved J Hotel. Li Hui often talks about you. He says that you¡¯re his only friend here. A while back, we had some misunderstandings with my family, which is why he didn¡¯t tell you about us. Please don¡¯t mind.¡± Yang Yuanyuan was quite eloquent and intelligent. She managed to erase all the awkwardness instantly.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay. I don¡¯t mind either way. I simply wish for your happiness.¡±


    Yang Yuanyuan sessfully had someone as lively as Li Hui on an incredibly tight leash. Li Hui acted really considerate to her, and even seemed like a proper husband already. After the meal was over, Zhang Fan watched Li Hui carefully supporting his pregnant girlfriend as the couple left the restaurant together. Zhang Fan could only exim how things had changed over the past two years. Youth was now being transformed into daily life!


    What had actually happened between Li Hui and Yang Yuanyuan? Actually, the answer was quite simple. An old nurse from the gastrointestinal department had yed matchmaker for the two. Li Hui then used his typical yboy behavior and pickup lines to get Yang Yuanyuan to have sex with him as quickly as he could.


    However, it turned out that Yang Yuanyuan was no idiot. She was three years older than Li Hui, and had already experienced several failed rtionships. She had also seen plenty of conflicts between wives and mothers-inw in her own family, so she knew what she didn¡¯t want. Yang Yuanyuan was in a hurry to get married due to wanting not to be one of China¡¯s ¡°leftover women¡±, and since she was a teacher, she wasn¡¯t at all afraid of people like Li Hui who spoke big butcked courage.


    So as the rtionship progressed, Yang Yuanyuan became pregnant. Li Hui had wanted Yang Yuanyuan to get an abortion, but then she introduced him to her older brothers, who were all big and burly. Li Hui had been so intimidated that he peed his pants! It was thus decided that Li Hui and Yang Yuanyuan would be engaged and then get married in November.


    Yang Yuanyuan¡¯s family really doted on her because she was the youngest daughter. She would be receiving an apartment home as well as a car as part of her dowry. The Yang Family¡¯s only request was that Li Hui treat Yang Yuanyuan well. Otherwise... her older brothers¡¯ muscles weren¡¯t only for show.


    In smaller cities like Chasu City, women wouldn¡¯t have high requirements for their husbands. They didn¡¯t need the potential husband to be very rich or handsome. As long as the man had a proper job, came from a normal family, wasn¡¯t a cheater, and wasn¡¯t addicted to gambling or drugs, the women would make do with whatever husband they had. There would rarely be much romance in such marriages, but these marriages would also be steady.


    Many members of the group of intern doctors who had arrived at the border province to join Kuake City Hospital together with Zhang Fan were no longer working as doctors. Several had changed jobs to be government officials and so on. Although the profession of doctor seemed quite amazing, only those who really were doctors would understand the difficulties of this profession.


    Chasu City Hospital hired a dozen or so new intern doctors. All of the new hires had master¡¯s degrees. In just two years, the ss A Hospital in the border province was no longer hiring undergraduate students as intern doctors, which was why Li Liang was out of luck. Although none of the master¡¯s degree students had graduated from top-level colleges, this was how the medical field was changing. Academic qualifications were bing more and more important.


    Large hospitals in China were just like siphons. Large hospitals would siphon all the patients as well as best doctors. Doctors who gained some experience at smaller hospitals would always end up leaving for other provinces or bigger hospitals. Patients would also flock to the biggest city hospitals in tremendous numbers.


    Smaller city hospitals in China were slowly beginning to shrivel due to therge hospitals¡¯ siphoning phenomenon. It was alsomon for some city hospitals to send even surgeries and patients that the hospital was capable of performing or treating to the bigger city hospital. Superintendent Zou of Kuake City Hospital was just one such example among many as he could make some money for himself every time he transferred a patient over. This meant that the big city hospitals became extremely overfilled, and the doctors became extremely overloaded with work.


    Vige hospitals had shriveled even more severely. Most vige hospitals no longer even had a surgery department or gynecology and obstetrics department. In fact, most vige hospitals would describe themselves as being equivalent to pharmacies!


    Lines became longer and longer at big city hospitals. The patients were anxious. The doctors were frustrated. Patient disputes became more and moremon. Of course, there had also been patient disputes in the past, but patient disputes had be exponentially moremon over the past few years! China was currently sending a great deal of government support to important hospitals, city hospitals¡¯ emergency departments, as well as pediatrics departments.


    Meanwhile, smaller city hospitals and vige hospitals were shriveling severely. Transportation had be far more convenient than before. It was also so easy now to find information on the inte. Everyone would prefer to go to the biggest and best hospital in the area if they could. This caused the smaller hospitals to reach a development bottleneck. How was China going to solve this problem and develop the medical field in the future? This would be a major issue.


    The medical field¡¯s academic requirements were bing ever higher. However, fewer and fewer fresh graduates were going to the small cities and viges. By now, students who only had undergraduate medical school academic qualifications were no longer allowed in clinical departments. As for the ss A Hospitals? The departments at these hospitals were actually really busy treating mostlymon problems and illnesses, performing a level of work that should have originally beenmon at smaller hospitals instead.


    In Chasu City Hospital¡¯s general surgery department, by far the mostmon surgeries they performed were appendectomies and gall dder surgeries. The respiratory department here dealt withmon colds far more than with anything else. Additionally, the housing prices around Chasu City Hospital had grown significantly over the years without anyone realizing.


    All of this had happened imperceptibly. It was just like the boom of cars in China. Suddenly, the streets of China were filled with personal cars, and everyone wanted to buy one even if they didn¡¯t actually need it. The end result was that parking spots became rare, and traffic jams weremonce.


    Arguments and fights could be seen every day on the streets!


    Zhang Fan used two out of his three days of vacation to help Li Hui clean up the new apartment home that thetter would be living in with his fianc¨¦e. This apartment home was in Kaifa District. Although it wasn¡¯t veryrge, it was still a nice ce. Maybe Li Hui¡¯s previous wild lifestyle had ground away his wild tendencies as he had epted his uing marriage!


    Li Hui and Zhang Fan took a break from cleaning as they smoked together on the veranda. ¡°After I get married, I want to apply to permanently get assigned to a department. I don¡¯t want to go through rotations anymore. Chasu City Hospital is constantly receiving more and more patients, and the new intern doctors all have master¡¯s degrees. You should hurry and consider what department you want to join as well. The more you stall, the morepetition and pressure there will be. Both of us have really weak academic qualifications.¡± Li Hui sighed as he gazed at the stars from the veranda.


    ¡°Yeah! I think I¡¯m almost done! Have you decided what department you¡¯ll join?¡±


    ¡°The respiratory department. Director Jumabieke has already agreed to recruit me. However, it shouldn¡¯t be difficult for you to get assigned to any department that you want at all.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good for you. The respiratory department is a good one. You¡¯re starting a family now, so you need to behave yourself. You¡¯re getting older, and don¡¯t have the time to y around anymore. Since you¡¯re going to be a husband and father, you need to learn to be responsible~!¡±


    ¡°Sigh! I just want to tell you what I really think. What I regret most in life is how I treated Wang Sha. Nothing else matters! I truly regret what I did back then! Seven years! We spent seven years of youth together!¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need. She¡¯s living well now for herself, so you should value what you have now as well!¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Both of them fell silent. You wouldn¡¯t be able to tame a wild horse without grassy ins! Just let the past be gone with the wind!

 Chapter 141: Traffic accident!

    <h4>Chapter 141: Traffic ident!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The vice director of neurovascr surgery at Chasu City Hospital was named Wang Weiping. He was a graduate from a well-respected college. Wang Weiping had worked hard as a doctor for all his life, and was scheduled to retire next year. Although he didn¡¯t really want to, his years were catching up to him¡ªhe was already 59 years old.


    Wang Weiping was the really nice and friendly type who was always willing to take work shifts for others if they had anything else they needed to do instead. As Wang Weiping put it, ¡°I only have a year left before my retirement. I want to do as much as I can before then!¡±


    He was a veteran doctor and all-around nice guy who had a good reputation with both his patients and coworkers. Wang Weiping would always happily help out anyone who needed help. Over the years, he had gained many friends, and had excellent rtionships with his coworkers.


    Although he was now too old to personally perform surgery on patients, he was the teaching doctor for several younger doctors. Sometimes, he would still need to take over in special circumstances.


    The weather was quite hot. Many people would have barbeques and drink beer outside in such weather. This meant that there were many drunkards. At five a.m., Wang Weiping was woken up by a phone call. A cerebral infarction patient in the neurovascr surgery department was in bad condition, so one of Wang Weiping¡¯s subordinate doctors had phoned him.


    Wang Weiping was worried about the quality of his wife¡¯s sleep since she was just as old as he was. He even changed his clothes in the living room instead of the bedroom, but didn¡¯t realize that his wife had already been woken up by the phone call.


    ¡°Sigh! He has to work overtime at such a time yet again!¡± She sighed as she checked the time.


    Wang Weiping left his residence, got on his bicycle, and biked towards the hospital! As he was crossing an intersection, a motorcycle suddenly zoomed out from the side!


    The motorcycle operator didn¡¯t notice the old man on the bike until it was toote! The motorcycle crashed into the bicycle!


    The motorcycle also fell over from the impact! Wang Weiping was instantly knocked unconscious! The motorcycle operator was a young man. There was also a young woman seated behind him as his passenger. Both of them were rather drunk after partying all night. Although there was some blood on them, neither of them were seriously injured. The drunk motorcycle operator was scared out of his drunkenness when he saw the old man who had copsed on the ground from the collision!


    The young man called for an ambnce! When the emergency treatment doctor arrived at the ident scene, he discovered to his surprise that the ident victim was Vice Director Wang Weiping from the same hospital!


    The doctor looked around, but found nobody around at all. The motorcycle operator and passenger had run off, not wanting to take responsibility for their crime!


    The ambnce¡¯s sirens sounded especially piercing since it was early in the morning. Vice Director Wang Weiping from Chasu City Hospital had been injured in a traffic ident! The emergency department immediately reported this to the hospital administration department, which then reported it to Superintendent Ouyang.


    Superintendent Ouyang immediately got out of her bed and went to the hospital. Wang Weiping¡¯s condition was quite bad. He had received a powerful impact that caused a pelvic fracture and major bleeding. He was already in medical shock! Also, he had road rash all over his face, with bleeding and severe swollenness.


    Superintendent Ouyang had a steely expression as she gave themand to save his life! The police also arrived. It would be the police¡¯s job to catch the culprit responsible for the traffic ident, while saving Wang Weiping¡¯s life would be the hospital¡¯s job! Both orthopedic surgery directors, the neurosurgery director, and cardiology director had all arrived, and were ready for work at a moment¡¯s notice.


    At such a moment, everyone would feel bad for their fellow coworker! Even if they couldn¡¯t be of any help, simply standing outside the emergency treatment room would also be a type of strength! More and more doctors learned about what happened to Vice Director Wang Weiping. Even though it wasn¡¯t time for the doctors¡¯ day shifts to begin yet, almost all the doctors of Chasu City Hospital had already arrived at the emergency department. Anyone who didn¡¯t arrive and show support at such a time would be burying their career as a doctor here!


    There was pure silence. Not a single person chatted idly. All the doctors had solemn expressions! The patient in the emergency treatment room was their coworker, their teacher, their fellow doctor who had been injured due to being called in for overtime for an emergency patient¡¯s sake!


    ¡°He will absolutely require immediate surgery!¡± Orthopedic surgery department #1¡¯s Director Gao Shijun and orthopedic department #2¡¯s Director Wang Dehua both agreed on this assessment as they reported to Superintendent Ouyang.


    Wang Weiping¡¯s wife also heard that her husband had been seriously injured in a traffic ident. Since she already had high blood pressure for many years already, she instantly fainted from the news. The other doctors were afraid that she would suffer even more problems if she received too much stimtion, so they used sedatives on her. She was now sleeping in the cardiology department.


    Wang Weiping only had one child, a son. However, his son was currently in southern China, and wouldn¡¯t be able toe here that quickly. Performing surgery in China would always require a signature from someone in the family! But, this surgery was highly risky. Nobody else in Wang Weiping¡¯s family had the courage to take responsibility and sign for the surgery.


    Superintendent Ouyang had a steely expression as she dered, ¡°Prepare to begin the surgery. I will personally sign the surgery agreement paperwork! We can¡¯t disappoint our Vice Director Wang! Comrades from orthopedic surgery, please do your very best and cooperate together!¡±


    No ordinary patient would ever have two department directors simultaneously working on their surgery. However, that was precisely the situation at hand. Which orthopedic director would be the one to perform the surgery for Wang Weiping? Both of them really wanted to perform the surgery for the sake of their coworker! For the sake of all the time that they had spent together! It was also difficult for Superintendent Ouyang to choose a primary surgeon.


    But, who would be the primary surgeon? The primary surgeon would also need to sign the surgery paperwork! Both Director Gao Shijun and Director Wang Dehua took out their pens, trying to sign the paperwork. Both of them refused to budge for the other. Both directors were also of roughly equal skill level in orthopedic surgery. If this issue wasn¡¯t dealt with well, one of the two directors would lose a serious amount of face, and face was incredibly important to higher-ranking doctors such as department directors. Yet, time was of the essence for the patient right now.


    At this time, Superintendent Ouyang disyed her own style and political skills. She mmed her fist on her table and dered, ¡°Both of you shall be surgical assistants! The primary surgeon shall be Zhang Fan! Zhang Fan!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here!¡± The doctors parted to make way for Zhang Fan. Everyone was now looking at him as he swiftly walked over. Zhang Fan had arrived long ago because he also knew that it was important to show his support in such a situation!


    ¡°Our Vice Director Wang Weiping is in grave danger right now due to a pelvic fracture with major bleeding. He¡¯s already in medical shock! Do you have the confidence that you can save him!¡±


    ¡°I do!¡±


    ¡°Say it loudly.¡±


    ¡°I DO!¡± Zhang Fan spoke in a much louder voice.


    ¡°You begin the surgery. Director Gao and Director Wang will be your surgical assistants. Directors, allow our young doctor here to grow by using you as stepping stones! Vice Director Wang who¡¯s the patient will also be happy to see this!¡± Superintendent Ouyang stood on a tform as she announced this. She managed to turn this tragic scene into a hot-blooded scene of passion.


    Zhang Fan originally only had some fame in the surgical departments, but with this, hepletely became famous throughout the entire hospital. The superintendent was giving such an important task to him. Two department directors were acting as his surgical assistants. How could he possibly be just an ordinary doctor?


    In such a situation, if a doctor didn¡¯t have some skills, they wouldn¡¯t even dare to step forward, much less perform this surgery!


    ¡°The surgery will soon begin. Comrades, the patient is an old doctor who¡¯s worked at our hospital for more than half of his life. He¡¯s contributed so much to the hospital! Comrades, I expect that he will require a significant amount of blood for transfusion. All of you who are capable of donating blood, go do the checkups immediately and prepare to donate blood! I will be the first to donate blood! This is no order or request, but rather something we can all do for a fellow coworker to show our appreciation!¡±


    The hospital was always short on blood. It was quitemon that the doctors would have to donate blood whenever there was an emergency!


    There was now a long line of doctors, and an equally long line of nurses withdrew their blood! Superintendent Ouyang was the first to donate blood, just as she had promised.


    The director of theboratory department tried to refuse her donating blood since Superintendent Ouyang was getting old, and because this director was also quite smart about trying to suck up to her. However, Superintendent Ouyang ordered the director to take her blood! Thus, he had to take her blood, but he then took the opportunity to be the second person to donate blood!


    On this morning, there were countless doctors as well as nurses all donating blood. This was the power of being a good person! Although Wang Weiping wasn¡¯t someone every single person loved, the great majority of doctors and nurses who knew him had great respect for him. His work attitude and way of treating others set an excellent example for others.


    Wang Weiping always had a smile for everyone, no matter if he was talking to a high-ranking doctor or low-ranking nurse! He was always the super approachable type who tried his best to help anyone who asked him for it. He had umted a great amount of good reputation over the years, which helped him immensely today.


    With such a tremendousmotion at the hospital, the media got wind of what was going on as well. Reporters kept interviewing and taking pictures of all the doctors and nurses who held their arms after donating blood! Of course, the most important person to focus on was Superintendent Ouyang. Her personal style and how she managed the hospital had nowpletely overwritten everyone¡¯s memories from the previous Superintendent Huang Yun¡¯s time.


    Superintendent Ouyang spoke in a sonorous and forceful tone as she was interviewed by the reporters. She didn¡¯t mention anything about the traffic ident, instead focusing on Vice Director Wang Weiping¡¯s contributions, work ethic, and approachability. She also talked about how the hospital would do its very best to save him, along with how great the Communist Party and Chinese government were. She was simply speaking formalities, but she was using them highly skillfully.


    Wang Weiping¡¯s wife was given much attention and care. Her husband¡¯s traffic ident had shocked her far too much.


    Wang Weiping¡¯s son had already gotten on a ne heading to the border province. Over the phone, he formally agreed to give Superintendent Ouyang the power to make life-and-death decisions for his father as necessary. But even if he hadn¡¯t, with Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s personality, she would have taken the responsibility regardless.


    Hospitals were a rather unique workce. Typically, everyonepeted with each other, and there would be all sorts of secret scheming and bad rtionships, but whenever such an incident urred, everyone would be especially unified. They would all do their very best and contribute however they could, such as by donating blood. They would all say the same things to outsiders as they helped each other get through this difficult time.

 Chapter 142: Surgery!

    <h4>Chapter 142: Surgery!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to worry about what was going on outside of the emergency operating room. What he needed to do now was to do a good job on the surgery and save Wang Weiping¡¯s life. However, Zhang Fan felt awkward about issuingmands to the two orthopedic directors. Gao Shijun noticed this, so he said, ¡°Now¡¯s not the time to be polite with us. Let¡¯s start immediately. Right now, the two of us are your subordinate doctors.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! Old Gao is absolutely correct,¡± Wang Dehua agreed.


    ¡°I apologize beforehand then, Directors! Director Gao, wash your hands and disinfect. Director Wang and myself will adjust the patient¡¯s position. I also ask for the cardiology director to be on standby for consultation. It¡¯s possible that her expertise might also be necessary.¡± Zhang Fan began issuing themands since both directors were cooperative. To give an analogy, performing surgery actually would be quite simr to fighting a war. First, you would need to determine who was themanding general. The general would issue orders that the subordinates would then follow. The general needed to have a clear way of thinking, and it was strictly forbidden for the subordinates to carry out their own ideas without approval.


    The general¡¯smands needed to be logical and urate. Otherwise, the subordinate soldiers would rebel. It was the same for surgeons. Every order needed to be clear and purposeful. This was because several nurses and doctors would be waiting for yourmand to start the next step.


    The two directors disinfected and did medical draping, work typically done by resident doctors. This couldn¡¯t be helped. It was the primary surgeon who had the right to think about how to perform surgery on the patient. The primary surgeon would also need to check the X-rays, CT scans, and MRI scans. The surgical assistants would thus be in charge of the more menial work. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t afford to worry about such things right now, as he carefully considered what to do as he looked over Wang Weiping¡¯s medical information.


    The surgery began. The pelvis was actually a closed and sturdy ring of bone, which consisted of the ilium, ischium, and pubis. Since the pelvis was really sturdy, it wouldn¡¯t fracture easily unless it was subjected to great force.


    Wang Weiping¡¯s pelvic fracture was quite severe. His pubis had beenpletely separated from the pelvis. The tuber sacrale and sacrospinous ligament had been shattered. The sacroiliac joint had beenpletely dislocated. This disced portion of the pelvis had moved towards the front of Wang Weiping¡¯s body.


    ¡°We must first locate the points of bleeding. There must be arge amount of damage to the blood vessels in the pelvic cavity,¡± Zhang Fan stated.


    He organized how the surgery should be done in a clear and logical manner. Director Gao Shijun and Director Wang Dehua weren¡¯t surprised by this at all. Although this was a serious surgery, it wouldn¡¯t be that difficult for someone like Zhang Fan, who had already shown his amazing skills at performing hip recement and knee recement surgeries. The main issue in this surgery was that time was of the essence!


    Once the primary surgeon set the strategy, the surgical assistants would have to cooperate to the fullest. For any surgery, the primary surgeon would be like a king. There were some surgeons who had especially bad tempers. They would curse at others or even throw things at others when they were the primary surgeon. Lower-ranking doctors wouldn¡¯t even want to work together with such primary surgeons. Well, there were still plenty of primary surgeons who acted like that regardless. Maybe it was because they had been bullied too much by other primary surgeons, so once they became primary surgeons themselves, they started acting the same way in order to vent!


    Zhang Fan chose to make his first incision from the rear. He sliced through the fascia in the gluteus maximus, and then carefully separated the fascia, ensuring that the muscle tissue in the gluteus maximus wasn¡¯t damaged as he did so. Since there was fascia inside the gluteus maximus at intervals of 5-10 millimeters, Zhang Fan had to be especially careful with fascia separation in order to preserve the tissue structure and damage the fascia and muscle as little as possible.


    Zhang Fan was extremely careful to preserve the fascia as much as he could during fascia separation so that the patient Wang Weiping could recover as well as possible. He stopped when he located the point where the gluteus maximus was connected to the sacral bone. He then cut off the gluteus maximus¡¯s connection points on the aponeurosis of thoracolumbar fascia, ilium, posterior superior iliac spine, and all the damaged fascia in order.


    Cutting off all the gluteus maximus¡¯s connections points was to make it easier to repair the gluteus maximus after the surgery wasplete. Zhang Fan maintained a sufficient amount of tendon at the connection points. He then cut off the gluteus maximus at the gluteal crest.


    The surgery proceeded slowly. The operating room nurse constantly had to wipe sweat off of the three surgeons¡¯ foreheads. None of the three surgeons said a single word. The two surgical assistants were able to nonverballymunicate with their expressions! They were both highly experienced orthopedic surgeons who knew what they needed to do.


    Zhang Fan was just as skilled as the directors. The two directors easily understood what he was going to do. However, Zhang Fan had the advantage of being able to practice a tremendous number of surgeries. He was able to proceed incredibly swiftly with the surgery.


    It was quite easy to tell Zhang Fan¡¯s expertise. He barely even needed to think or hesitate as he swiftly cut through and separated blood vessels and nerves. Zhang Fan felt as if he could mentally see a 3-D image of every single structure in the human body right before him. The two directors also did their very best in assisting Zhang Fan for the sake of their own respective reputation.


    The benefit of such extreme concentration was that the surgery proceeded faster than normal. Zhang Fan discovered the point of bleeding after he entered the pelvic cavity. ¡°The internal iliac artery!¡± Zhang Fan eximed. The two directors also saw the same sight for themselves!


    Dealing with arteries in the pelvic cavity was incredibly difficult! It would be impossible to repair arteries here in most cases. However, leaving embolisms here would cause the lower body¡¯s muscles or hip muscles to begin shriveling!


    Zhang Fan slightly hesitated here even though he hadn¡¯t slowed down one bit during this surgery before. The two directors were also thinking to themselves what they would have done if they were the primary surgeon for today!


    ¡°What¡¯s the blood pressure?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    The anesthesiology department director was acting as the anesthesiologist for this surgery. ¡°Doctor Zhang, it¡¯s 85/50 mmHg, heart rate 60.¡±


    ¡°No good!¡± Zhang Fan had wanted to repair the internal iliac artery, but the patient¡¯s vitals wouldn¡¯t support his doing so. He could only give up on repairing this artery!


    ¡°Ligation!¡± Zhang Fan dered. Repairing this artery wouldn¡¯t work. Gao Shijun and Wang Dehua both understood. Gao Shijun had originally been prepared to try and convince Zhang Fan to give up on repairing this artery, but Zhang Fan had instantlye to the conclusion of ligation by himself. Gao Shijun felt that Zhang Fan was still quite calm in the heat of the moment, a true surgical genius.


    Wang Dehua became incredibly envious of Gao Shijun as this surgery went on. He had alwayspeted with Gao Shijun ever since they joined Chasu City Hospital at the same time. They had always been equals, even all the way to their positions as director. Nobody had ever truly won or lost between them. But now, Gao Shijun had raised a demonic disciple whose skills overwhelmingly surpassed all other orthopedic surgeons at the hospital apart from the two directors¡¯ skills.


    Wang Dehua was so envious that he would have already cursed out loud if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he was in the middle of a surgery! He was the ultrapetitive type who had always been proud of his own skills, but now that he was getting old, his rival Gao Shijun finally had something to be prouder about.


    Although describing the surgery was quick, the three surgeons had already operated on Wang Weiping for four hours now. They did their best to repair what arteries and veins that they could. In many ces, the two directors¡¯ surgical methods would have caused some damage to the blood vessels, but Zhang Fan¡¯s techniques were far too exquisite. He managed to cleverly avoid making any damage at all.


    Gao Shijun kept nodding in approval. Although he didn¡¯t say anything, he had such a proud look in his eyes as he looked over at Wang Dehua.


    Wang Weiping¡¯s vitals were now stabilized. He was no longer bleeding. Wang Dehua indicated with a gesture for the operating room nurse to wipe his sweat. He then said, ¡°Doctor Zhang, your techniques don¡¯t seem like they¡¯re from the same school as us. Old Gao and I were taught by the same teacher, but your techniques don¡¯t look that simr!¡± Wang Dehua was unwilling to submit, and wanted to say something because Gao Shijun¡¯s expression really made him dissatisfied.


    ¡°Back when I was in orthopedic departments #1 and #2, I often watched the two of you perform surgeries. I would then carefully consider things for myself, so I managed to obtain my own ideas.¡± Zhang Fan was no longer working so swiftly. Wang Weiping was no longer in any danger.


    ¡°The philosophy of our orthopedic department #1 is to bravely create new techniques. Doctor Zhang has done a good job here, but you can¡¯t be too proud, and must set even higher standards for yourself. When you join my department, I¡¯ll set every Tuesday as a day of learning in our department. At that time, everyone can discuss their own ideas and what they¡¯ve learned!¡± Gao Shijun had a joyous tone.


    Gao Shijun and Wang Dehua hadpeted for their entire careers without a clear winner, but now, Gao Shijun had the advantage with such a disciple. He really wanted to show off and anger Wang Dehua a little.


    Wang Dehua thought to himself, ¡®Ridiculous! If people really could learn their own personal surgical techniques just by watching a few surgeries, there would be no need for experienced doctors like myself, and I could simply retire!¡¯ He rolled his eyes and red at Gao Shijun before saying, ¡°Don¡¯t be so proud just yet. At this rate, I figure that Doctor Zhang will be leaving Chasu City Hospital sooner orter!¡±


    ¡®Hmph, you can be proud for now, but let¡¯s see how you¡¯re going to show off after Zhang Fan leaves!¡¯ Wang Dehua felt much better after having such a thought.


    ¡°No matter where he goes, his teacher will still be me, Gao Shijun, not someone surnamed Wang. In the future, whenever people mention Zhang Fan, they¡¯ll also mention me. I did aplish something!¡±


    Gao Shijun and Wang Dehua kept verbally sparring each other, which made Zhang Fan rather annoyed. He felt that the two directors were just like women with how much they argued with each other. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t understand how lucky it was to have such a professional rival! The rivals would spur each other on to constantly improve. If Gao Shijun and Wang Dehua hadn¡¯t met each other, it was a definite that neither of them would have been as skilled as they were today.


    ¡°The bone isn¡¯t severely shattered. Let¡¯s begin fixation!¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t able to take it anymore, so he stopped the two from arguing! He was the primary surgeon today and had this right.


    The surgery was sessful in the end, and Wang Weiping¡¯s vitals had stabilized. This made the tense atmosphere in the operating room instantly ease up.


    The anesthesiology director made a joke, saying, ¡°You two old farts, hurry and do as many surgeries as you can now. The future will belong to Doctor Zhang. This generation doesn¡¯t belong to us anymore!¡± The anesthesiology director had joined Chasu City Hospital at the same time as the two orthopedic directors!


    The two directors both sighed when they heard this. They exchanged nces and both noticed that the other was starting to grow some strands of white hair.


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s no longer our time!¡± Gao Shijun said softly to himself.


    It was impossible for anyone to avoid growing old and dying, surgeons included. Surgeons would only have a few decades of golden time to perform surgeries. Once that time passed, they would gradually start losing their ability as vision, stamina, and other such traits became worse with age.


    The operating room¡¯s head nurse had been the primary nurse on duty for this surgery. She already knew about Zhang Fan¡¯s status due to having assisted in many of his surgeries before. She lightly wiped away some sweat on Zhang Fan¡¯s head, and said, ¡°Doctor Zhang, how much time do you estimate is left before you¡¯repletely finished? It¡¯s already past lunchtime. The superintendent told me to ask you what you guys would like to eat. The hospital will pay for your meal today. We nurses also get to benefit because of you!¡±


    ¡°Haha, anything is fine with me. You¡¯ll have to ask the leaders. I¡¯m just a low-ranking grunt. I¡¯ll eat whatever you guys eat.¡± In the operating room, apart from Zhang Fan and an assisting nurse, all of the others were leaders of their departments!


    The assisting nurse secretlyughed, but she didn¡¯t dare to joke around with the leaders like this. Although the head nurse seemed like a nice woman, she could be quite vicious when dealing with subordinates.


    ¡°Hand-grabbed mutton? Or maybe steak?¡± said the anesthesiology director.


    ¡°Okay! Since our boss is being so generous to us today, let¡¯s have some steak! It¡¯s a rare opportunity for the superintendent to treat us. Besides, Superintendent Ouyang is beginning to show more and more obvious favoritism for her old department, the internal medicine, by giving them more resources. Our bonuses are also beginning to decrease. We should have a talk with the superintendent soon,¡± Wang Dehua said to Gao Shijun.


    ¡°Yeah, we really must talk with her. Our subordinate doctors are filled withints!¡±


    This wasn¡¯t something that Zhang Fan needed to worry about. In fact, he hadn¡¯t even heard their discussion, as he was fully concentrating on finishing the surgery!


    Fixation! Sutures! Ligation! The surgery waspleted! The anesthesiology director and nurses took the patient to ICU. Zhang Fan stretched his sore legs, and then turned around, only to see that both Gao Shijun and Wang Dehua were already sitting down, resting against the wall, without regards to their status!


    They had gotten old!

 Chapter 143: Circumcision

    <h4>Chapter 143: Circumcision</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The surgery was now finished. Vice Director Wang Weiping¡¯s life had been saved. His recovery would now depend on the postoperative care. However, postoperative care for bone fractures with severe damage would be quite difficult.


    The most severe problem would be fat embolism syndrome, which was a disruption to blood supply caused by fat globules entering the bloodstream, amon consequence of trauma such as bone fractures. In other locations, fat embolism syndrome could cause a cerebral embolism or pulmonary embolism. Thisplication could be fatal. Fat embolism syndrome also wasn¡¯t that easy to defend against.


    Other potential problems were hypostatic pneumonia, ischemic necrosis, osteoarticr necrosis, and so on. These were all potential consequences from the severe pelvic fracture. The true treatment for the patient would only begin after the surgery waspleted.


    Now that the surgery wasplete, someone needed to report to Superintendent Ouyang. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to go. Meanwhile, both directors were still resting, so Zhang Fan pulled over a chair and sat down to wait since the surgery was finished.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, how about you go and change out of your surgical garb? The superintendent and the others are all waiting for you outside!¡± The head nurse told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh! My legs are a little numb. Let me rest for a while!¡± Zhang Fan nced at the two directors as he replied to the head nurse. If he went out at this time, he would doubtlessly receive so much glory, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to have all this attention. Before performing the surgery, everyone would be highly unified. However, things would be quite different now that the surgery had been sessful. There would be plenty of people who would be envious, jealous, or even hate him. That was why Zhang Fan wanted the two directors to get the attention instead!


    This was a negative trait of Chinese people. While the Chinese could band together and make it through any difficulty, they had far more trouble with sharing wealth and status! Chinese people would forever scheme against and backstab each other! At any rate, they were unable to peacefully share wealth and status together!


    After everyone rested for a while, Zhang Fan followed the two directors out of the operating room. Zhang Fan quietly followed behind them without saying anything or showing signs of excitement. Gao Shijun and Wang Dehua nodded to each other upon seeing this. Zhang Fan¡¯s behavior was much better than their own back in the day. His personality¡ªcalm and steady at all times¡ªwas the best type for achieving great things in the future as a surgeon!


    Outside the operating room, in the doctors¡¯rge resting area, Superintendent Ouyang led a huge group of people to start pping their hands the moment that the three doctors appeared. There were countless shes from cameras as well.


    The head nurse of the operating room had already reported to Superintendent Ouyang when the surgery was almost finished. Superintendent Ouyang then swiftly gathered up all the doctors and nurses, and then brought reporters as well to meet the three surgeons in the spacious doctors¡¯ resting area.


    Such arge-scale wee had never urred before within Chasu City Hospital. The three surgeons were all rather shy in front of the cameras, no matter their age!


    Superintendent Ouyang was incredibly skilled at stirring up good publicity! She told a story of Wang Weiping being the perfect doctor who was injured while working overtime to try and save a patient. The entire hospital then turned up to help out and support Wang Weiping. The surgeons worked hard and seeded at saving him! The hospital leadership had even been the first to help donate blood to save him! What a perfect story this was!


    Chasu City Hospital under Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s leadership was able to absolutely suppress Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital, the only other ss A hospital in the city. This wasn¡¯t merely because Chasu City Hospital had better medical equipment. Superintendent Ouyang was far more skilled than the superintendent of Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital!


    Gao Shijun went with the superintendent to talk to the reporters. Zhang Fan was too young, and Wang Dehua had a bad habit of always wanting to contradict others, which was why Superintendent picked Gao Shijun to go with her.


    Zhang Fan finished his rotation in the gynecology and obstetrics department. He was now truly famous within the hospital. People would always greet him everywhere that he went! Previously, others would at most nod at him in greeting, but now they would stop and chat a little with him. Actually, it wasn¡¯t that they wanted to obtain anything from him. This was simply how people were. They would flock to those who had status.


    Superintendent Ouyang became more and more satisfied with Zhang Fan. He was skilled, had a steady personality, and was especially respectful towards his higher-ups! If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he was too young, Zhang Fan would already be Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s ideal orthopedic department director!


    The hospital administration department director personally poured a cup of water for Zhang Fan in this department. Zhang Fan was really scared by this! Although the hospital administration department was really protective of the hospital¡¯s doctors when dealing with outsiders, internally this department would often be punishing the doctors, especially the younger doctors.


    ¡°Director! This isn¡¯t appropriate! Allow me to do it myself!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly stood up and grabbed the water kettle.


    ¡°No, I should do this for you! Have a seat! You might not know that Wang Weiping was my ssmate, although he¡¯s three years older than me. Although we¡¯re getting old now, the younger generation is maturing. You¡¯re the best among the younger generation. I should be serving you!¡±


    Zhang Fan felt rather awkward after hearing this. ¡°It¡¯s all because my teachers gave me opportunities!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s also the result of your own hard work. A few months ago, I heard that there was a time when you took every single surgery possible from the emergency department. The heavens favor the hardworking! Continue as you are!¡±


    ¡°Yes, Director, I will.¡±


    ¡°Here is your paperwork for finishing the rotation in the gynecology department. Have a drink of water and then go to the superintendent¡¯s office. The superintendent wants to speak to you; she¡¯s been waiting for you ever since this morning.¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to waste time, since the superintendent was waiting for him. He only drank two sips of water before taking his paperwork and going to the superintendent¡¯s office.


    Zhang Fan knocked on the door. ¡°Come in!¡± said Ouyong Hong.


    ¡°Superintendent, you were looking for me?¡±


    ¡°Haha! Have a seat! Nice, you¡¯re not being proud or hasty! Prepare yourself to go to the rural area!¡± Superintendent Ouyang smiled as she said so.


    ¡°Rural area?¡± Zhang Fan was rather confused.


    ¡°Our city is choosing the 10 most excellent youths of Chasu City. The medical field will have only one slot to nominate a candidate! If you want to obtain this slot, you must have experience treating ruralmunities. That¡¯s why you¡¯re going to a rural area starting tomorrow for one week.¡±


    ¡°That long? In a small vige or the nomadic area?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really want to go. There would be far fewer patients for him there. He felt like it would be far too much a waste of his time, doing nothing there every day.


    ¡°Haha! You¡¯re still young! Do you know how important this award is? Go, your rotations aren¡¯t that urgent. I know that you love to perform surgeries, but there will be plenty of opportunities for you to perform surgeries in the future, and this is a one-time opportunity that you can¡¯t afford to miss!¡±


    Although Superintendent Ouyang made it sound easy, she had actually spent a great deal of effort on obtaining one slot for the 10 excellent youths of Chasu City award. Once she had obtained the slot, many people tried to contact her about it, including the Chasu City Communist Party Committee, women¡¯s organizations, organizations for the disabled, and so on. Although some of these were smaller organizations, they could still be quite powerful. Ouyang Hong had withstood significant pressure in order to save this slot for Zhang Fan. She intended on crafting Zhang Fan into a shining example of the young doctors at Chasu City Hospital!


    Compared to other workces, fewer doctors paid attention to such things, but this was an opportunity that didn¡¯t matter who you were and whether you were male or female. Such a chance to get recognized by the government would potentially lead to a great career opportunity! If Zhang Fan really did understand what this award represented, he would refuse to go, because he didn¡¯t care about his career opportunities!


    Shao Hua had just returned from Shanghai, yet Zhang Fan was now being sent off to a rural area. Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with this, there was nothing that could be done. Back when Shao Hua was taking Jingshu to Shanghai, Zhang Fan had already given his bank card over to Shao Hua. Although he hadn¡¯t discussed the matter of moving into the new apartment home with her yet, he felt that this was something he should do. Older people deserved to live infort. Since he had the ability to, he wanted to help Shao Hua¡¯s parents do so.


    The rural location that Zhang Fan was sent to was deep in the ins, with many people of H Country ethnicity. Two other people were sent together with Zhang Fan: a female teacher who was a graduate student working at the Bureau of Education and a Uighur Muslim young man who worked at the Animal Husbandry Bureau.


    Chasu City Communist Party Committee sent a car to take them to the ins. However, Zhang Fan drove his own car instead. He still wanted to busy himself with work. He figured that he would have very little work to do in the rural area, and with his car, he would be able to visit other hospitals to take a few surgeries instead.


    In autumn, the nomadic district was lush with nt life and water. The cows and sheep were gaining fat. The nomads had begun to cut the grass and sell off their livestock in preparation for winter.


    This ce had only a very small nomadic tribe. No matter what the government tried to tell them, they would refuse to go to the government¡¯s chosen location for them to reside during winter.


    One of the leaders from Chasu City Communist Party Committee was dissatisfied with how Zhang Fan chose to drive his own car, but there was nothing that the minor government official could do. He wasn¡¯t Zhang Fan¡¯s direct boss, so his words wouldn¡¯t have much of an impact! However, he didin in the car for the others to hear how Zhang Fancked a sense of sharedmunity and glory, and that Chasu City Hospital had chosen a bad candidate for the 10 excellent youths of Chasu City award!


    Anyone who was able to participate in this wouldn¡¯t be an idiot. Even if they didn¡¯t have strong backgrounds, they would be quite intelligent. They all remained silent and pretended not to hear the minor government official! Everyone was quite clear on who was likely more important between a minor government official and a young man who was able to receive a slot for such an important award.


    The nomadic tribe that Zhang Fan was sent to take care of was quite small, with only 40ish people. There were plenty of elderly and children among the tribe. The Uighur Muslim young man from the Animal Husbandry Bureau was named Maimaiti. Actually, his name was far longer than that, so that was only the abbreviation! The female teacher from the Bureau of Education was named Tan Jie.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s job was to give the nomads checkups and treat their medical problems. Tan Jie¡¯s job was to convince the nomads to send their children to receive schooling. Maimaiti¡¯s job was to help treat the nomads¡¯ livestock¡¯s diseases and give the nomads advice on how to raise livestock.


    The nomads were friendly towards the visitors. They were especially happy and warmly weed Zhang Fan¡¯s group since they were a doctor, teacher, and veterinarian. It just happened to be that they arrived at a time for circumcising the children!


    Circumcision was actually a type ofing-of-age ceremony in the border province. The older nomads or religious elders would circumcise boys who were around 10 years old.


    The family¡¯s friends and rtives would alle over from distant locations to send their blessings to the boy. The boy¡¯s family would also hold a party for all the guests, including Zhang Fan¡¯s group. Everyone sat around in a circle on the ins while singing a song of blessing and dancing joyously. After that was the main character of today¡¯s ceremony, young Bng! His family dressed him in a rather unique nomadic style.


    Zhang Fan had never seen such a ceremony before. He was really curious about it! An old man was shaking a bowl containing peppers, oil, and some other ingredients that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t recognize. The old man also sang a song in anguage that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t understand as he poured wine onto the ground, thanking the heavens!


    After this part of the ceremony was finished, the old man then brought out a sharp and shiny knife for the final part of the ceremony! The boy who was about to be circumcised was really nervous! His face waspletely red.


    The old man cleansed himself with the ingredients in the bowl and then started wielding the knife. Zhang Fan subconsciously closed his legs tight. ¡®They¡¯re not even using anesthesia for the circumcision!¡¯


    It seemed that the old man was experienced in performing circumcision. Several adults held down the boy as he cried and screamed while the circumcision waspleted. It truly hurt an incredible amount! Zhang Fan was so scared that his face went pale. This was truly horrifying! Zhang Fan was truly afraid because he understood how painful circumcision would be without any anesthesia!


    ¡°It¡¯s a hot day, won¡¯t the boy get infected? Will the boy hurt so much that he goes into shock?¡± Zhang Fan secretly asked Maimaiti.


    ¡°No, the nomads have their own secret techniques. They¡¯ve done this for so many years already, and have never gotten infected! We nomadic people are really courageous!¡± Maimaiti said quite proudly.


    Zhang Fan and the other two all spent their first night out on the ins in a tent. Although it was really hot during the day, it was far colder at night.


    On the next day, the three all began to do their own work. Zhang Fan had brought along a stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and some basicmon medicines with him.


    Food in the nomadic district was quite simplistic. The nomads¡¯ dietcked green vegetables. Most of their food was created from animal fats and milk. The majority of the older nomads thus had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other such chronic illnesses. Since this ce was far away from the cities, the nomads had almost never been properly treated before.


    However, 40ish nomads couldn¡¯t evenpare to the average number of clinical visits in a single day. Zhang Fan finished all of his work on the first morning, prescribing necessary medications to the nomads. This government-sponsored activity would be just like a band-aid. Once Zhang Fan and the other two left in a week and the nomads used up the medicine given to them, the nomads would still return to their regr lifestyle. This activity would barely have any effect. The circumcised boy had his legs somewhat syed as he ran like a crab, chasing after his friends!


    It wasn¡¯t that the nomads didn¡¯t want to improve their lives. The ins here was just too far away from the cities. They wouldn¡¯t be able to go for regr checkups. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t able to do anything about this, so all he could do was treat them the best he could.


    On the morning of the third day, Zhang Fan was helping Maimaiti give vination shots to the livestock when he received a call from Li Liang. ¡°Brother Zhang, Director Chen Qifa had a big argument with Superintendent Zou! Director Chen¡¯s been suspended from work! He intends to resign, and I don¡¯t want to work at Kuake City Hospital any longer, either! Could you help us obtain a job of some sort at the emergency department or any other department in Chasu City Hospital?¡±


    ¡°What happened?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°It¡¯s difficult to exin in just a few words over the phone. We¡¯ll go over to Chasu City to find you. Are you free today?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t! I¡¯lle to find you instead. I¡¯m currently in a rural area. I can be in Kuake City by this afternoon.¡±

 Chapter 144: Whistleblowing

    <h4>Chapter 144: Whistleblowing</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It was past two p.m. by the time that Zhang Fan arrived in Kuake City. ¡°What happened?¡± Zhang Fan asked Chen Qifa who was obviously rather frustrated. Chen Qifa¡¯s wife also looked quite worried.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, you¡¯re here! I reported Superintendent Zou to the authorities, but the government returned my whistleblower letter to the hospital! I then had a big argument with Superintendent Zou,¡± Chen Qifa said rather dejectedly with his head held low.


    ¡°What exactly happened?¡± Zhang Fan asked with some confusion.


    ¡°Superintendent Zou keeps selling patients off to other hospitals. Yesterday, a corbone fracture patient arrived. We could have performed surgery for the patient. However, Superintendent Zou sent both anesthesiologists out on study programs, so we had no anesthesiologists, and couldn¡¯t perform surgery. The patient then left. I was so angry that I reported Superintendent Zou.¡±


    ¡°Haha, how did you report him?¡± Zhang Fan felt that this was rather funny as Chen Qifa seemed rather childish.


    ¡°I wrote that he was selling patients to other hospitals!¡± Chen Qifa felt rather aggrieved.


    ¡°You wrote your own name on the whistleblower report?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I really don¡¯t want to work at Kuake City Hospital any longer. There¡¯s no meaning at all in staying here. I haven¡¯t gotten to perform a single surgery in more than half a year.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re certain?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°Yeah. If I really can¡¯t find a job here, I¡¯ll go to ind China. I¡¯ve heard that there¡¯s more chances there!¡± Chen Qifa was rather worried as his son was still in school. Having zero surgeries meant that he could only receive a base sry with no bonuses. His wife was a stay-at-home mom with no ie, so of course he was worried.


    ¡°Forget it, no need to go to ind China. I have a job you can go work at. However, it¡¯s at a private hospital. Are you willing to go?¡±


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll listen to you. If the job doesn¡¯t work out, then we can talk again. Superintendent Zou has suspended me anyways!¡± Chen Qifa said dejectedly.


    ¡°Then go organize what you need to, and I¡¯ll ask more about this job. It¡¯s in Chasu City. You can go first to see if the job works for you or not. If the job works, you can ask Li Liang if he¡¯s willing to go there as well.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t stay in Kuake City for very long. He still needed to stay in the rural area; otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t be able to exin things to Superintendent Ouyang.


    Ma Wentao¡¯s new hospital was finally finished with its renovations. Since the superintendent of Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital was the construction consultant, the new hospital was quite simr to the Women and Children¡¯s Hospital in style. Not only that, a hallway was constructed to connect the two hospitals. The superintendent definitely wanted more than just money for her consulting services.


    Ma Wentao hired a number of recently graduated medical students as intern doctors working under the expert doctors that he hired. For the head nurse, he hired an experienced head nurse who had retired from a smaller city hospital.


    It was difficult for him to find a surgeon. Younger surgeons would either be inexperienced or be the elites in their hospital, with a great future ahead of them. They wouldn¡¯t give up on their current jobs easily, and here in the border province, people valued a proper job far more than a million.


    One million yuan versus a proper job. Most people would choose the proper job, not the money. This was why Ma Wentao was having a difficult time hiring a skilled surgeon. He couldn¡¯t exactly go ask his father for help regarding this matter, as he would lose far too much face.


    Ma Wentao was watching construction workers move out thest of their equipment when Zhang Fan drove his car up and parked at the hospital entrance at this time. Ma Wentao, who didn¡¯t know that the car belonged to Zhang Fan, came out and pointed at the car while shouting, ¡°Park farther away! Can¡¯t you see that we¡¯re moving things?¡±


    ¡°President Ma! It seems that you¡¯ll soon be open for business!¡± Zhang Fan chuckled as he got off his car while taking off his sunsses, and greeting Ma Wentao.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang! Please,e in. Sorry about how messy things are here. Let¡¯s go to my office and have a tea while we chat.¡± Ma Wentao was quite happy that Zhang Fan hade to visit his hospital. Maybe he would even be able to recruit Zhang Fan if thetter came a few more times!


    Ma Wentao¡¯s office wasn¡¯t veryrge. It was furnished quite simply, with only a desk,puter, sofa for guests, tea set, and so on. It definitely seemed like starting a business was difficult.


    ¡°Come, have a taste. This is Tie Guanyin tea. I¡¯ve changed to drinking this brand. Please have a taste.¡±


    ¡°Why are you drinking Tie Guanyin tea? Is there something special about it?¡± Zhang Fan asked in some confusion.


    ¡°You must be a stranger to tea! The Fujianese all drink nothing but Tie Guanyin tea in their hospitals! It¡¯s said that the hospital will definitely be popr if you drink Tie Guanyin tea.¡± Ma Wentao intentionally lowered himself to joke around with Zhang Fan.


    One wanted to recruit the other, while the other had a request to make. This was the best that the two had gotten along so far. They kept chatting on about various things. But, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t take it any more by the time that he had finished three cups of tea. He had originally wanted Ma Wentao to speak first, but thetter kept going on and on about everything but the topic ofcking surgeons.


    In negotiation, the one who had to ask first would be in a weaker position. Zhang Fan had originally wanted to make Ma Wentao ask first so that he could obtain more for Chen Qifa¡¯s sake. However, Ma Wentao wasn¡¯t saying anything at all.


    No matter what, Ma Wentao was someone who had traveled to several different western countries, and was experienced in business affairs as well as being born into an affluent family who held great power in politics. He was far too familiar with business dealings. The moment that Zhang Fan got out of his car and greeted him, he knew that Zhang Fan had something to request of him. Ma Wentao decided right then and there that he wouldn¡¯t mention any serious business at all today, and only made small talk.


    Zhang Fan could only directly state his intention. ¡°President Ma, how goes your search for a surgeon?¡±


    ¡°Oh, weren¡¯t you uninterested? It can¡¯t be helped, so I found another surgeon. I¡¯m currently in discussion with him, but it should be done in a few days... But if you want toe instead, I¡¯ll quit talking to him since I feel that you¡¯re more appropriate.¡± Ma Wentao told a big fat lie here as he had no luck whatsoever with finding a surgeon as of yet.


    ¡°Oh! Forget it then.¡± Zhang Fan immediately gave up. He had taken a look at this hospital as he came in. There was only one surgical department, with all other departments being internal medicine. He felt that such a small hospital would be unable to support too many surgeons. He didn¡¯t want to trouble Ma Wentao if thetter had already found a surgeon, which was why Zhang Fan intended to try helping Chen Qifa find a job at a different hospital instead now.


    But before Zhang Fan could even get up, Ma Wentao told him to remain seated. Ma Wentao smiled wryly, and remarked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re far too skilled. Not only are you skilled at surgery, you¡¯re also skilled at seeing through others. No wonder my Aunt Li praises you so much. Let me tell you the truth. I still have no candidates for the position of surgeon at my hospital. So, are you interested?¡±


    Ma Wentao was under the mistaken impression that Zhang Fan had seen through him. Zhang Fan honestly hadn¡¯t noticed anything at all! However, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a total idiot. Although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really understand what Ma Wentao was talking about, he definitely understood that apparently Ma Wentao still didn¡¯t have a surgeon yet.


    ¡°Forget about me since I¡¯m not interested for the time being. But, ever since you told me about itst time, I started paying attention because President Li really does treat me well. I have a friend from a smaller city who¡¯s slightly more than 10 years older than me. He¡¯s currently the surgical director of that city hospital. He¡¯s quite reliable, and won¡¯t have any trouble performing any regr orthopedic surgeries. He¡¯s been thinking about leaving his city recently. Would you like to contact him?¡± Zhang Fan said everything that he should without saying anything that he shouldn¡¯t. He was closer to Chen Qifa than Ma Wentao, with Chen Qifa always addressing him as teacher, so of course Zhang Fan wanted to help Chen Qifa obtain as much as possible.


    ¡°Okay! Then, how about I meet him tomorrow?¡± Ma Wentao said after only a short time of thinking.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll tell him toe find you tomorrow.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t spend any more time here after this discussion was over. Shao Hua was waiting for him at her home!


    Shanghai was an economic hub of China. There was no need to describe how flourishing this well-known city was. When Shao Hua returned from Shanghai, it was as if she had moved back from there. She brought countless things with her, especially clothing.


    She purchased a suit, leather shoes, and tie for Zhang Fan! She had also purchased a wallet for him. All the things that she purchased for Zhang Fan would be more than enough to fill an entire suitcase. She also purchased some clothes for her father, but they were mostly sweaters and so on.


    Shao Hua made Zhang Fan try on clothes for quite a long while. She felt a sweet feeling in her heart as she saw how her chosen clothes made Zhang Fan seem more handsome. Men were born to conquer the world, while women were born to conquer men. A woman would be sessful if she could change a man!


    Zhang Fan was used to being told what to do by his parents ever since young. Perhaps his future wife would need to constantly tell him what to do after they got married! There was nothing right or wrong about this. Everyone would have a different most appropriate partner!


    On the next day, Chen Qifa paid a visit to Chasu City. Zhang Fan notified Superintendent Ouyang beforehand that he was going to Chasu City instead of staying in the rural area today. He wanted to apany Chen Qifa to visit Ma Wentao.


    This time, Ma Wentao had a different attitude. He actedpletely like a boss.


    ¡°Director Chen, why are you leaving your current workce?¡± Ma Wentao asked after greeting Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa.


    ¡°My superintendent is selling off patients to other hospitals, so my surgical department has zero surgeries to perform. I really can¡¯t stay there any longer!¡± Chen Qifa answered directly and honestly. He was now middle-aged and had a family to support. This made him really want to keep a job in the nearby area. If he truly had to move to ind China, that would mean moving his wife and son as well, along with a lot of other troublesome issues.


    ¡°Oh, I see. Director Chen, what types of orthopedic surgeries do you do at your original hospital?¡±


    ¡°Fixation for the four limbs, and simple surgical procedures for the hands and feet.¡±


    ¡°Although my hospital will also perform major orthopedic surgeries, I also intend to develop some high-level hand and foot surgical procedures, such as limb rentation. Director Chen, have you ever researched these fields before?¡±


    ¡°No, as our hospital didn¡¯t have such equipment. We¡¯ve never developed these fields.¡± Chen Qifa felt like there wasn¡¯t much hope for him getting hired here anymore. He became somewhat dejected again.


    ¡°Oh, I see. Director Chen, what requirements do you have for your sry?¡±


    On the way here, Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa had only discussed the matter of sry without talking about anything else. However, Zhang Fan was a recently graduated young doctor, and Chen Qifa had stayed at Kuake City Hospital for many years already. Neither of them had much experience with interviews.


    Ma Wentao instantly understood Chen Qifa¡¯s current situation from his answer to the first question. Chen Qifa had nowhere to go! Of course there would be no good result possible from having a conflict with one¡¯s boss! Ma Wentao was thus prepared to lower the sry he offered!


    Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa had agreed that thetter should ask for 15,000 yuan per month as sry. But after these questions, both of them had lost all their confidence. Chen Qifa nced at Zhang Fan, gritted his teeth, and said, ¡°10,000 yuan per month!¡±


    At Kuake City Hospital, Chen Qifa would be able to obtain at least 7,000-8,000 yuan per month with medical equipment and medicine kickbacks. If he changed jobs but still only got that much as base sry, that would be a poor deal.


    Zhang Fan spoke up at this time. ¡°How about this, President Ma? I¡¯ll do the limb rentation surgeries in the future. As long as the number of surgeries increases, I¡¯ll do my best to have Director Chen be able to independently perform limb rentation surgery within six months. Limb rentation is actually just a minor category of orthopedic surgery, and it will be quite easy to find doctors who can perform this surgery. However, it¡¯s far more difficult for you to find experienced doctors like Director Chen, not to mention how he¡¯s a director who has more than 10 years of work experience. His sry should be 12,000, and you also need to pay his insurance!¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll give you face and do as you say. But for now, I can only give him 10,000 yuan per month, no more. Also, there needs to be a trial period of one month! We can discuss again after Director Chen can independently perform limb rentation surgery!¡± This time, Ma Wentao dominated Zhang Fan in negotiation.


    ¡°Old Chen, what do you think?¡± Zhang Fan turned around to ask for Chen Qifa¡¯s opinion.


    ¡°It works for me, but I don¡¯t have anywhere to live in Chasu City. Also, my wife and child~¡± Although Chen Qifa was nominally speaking to Zhang Fan, he was looking directly at Ma Wentao. This was simply how Chen Qifa¡¯s personality was. He wanted to get as many benefits as he possibly could.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that. I have several dormitories for my doctors. I¡¯ll give you an apartment to live in.¡± Ma Wentao smiled as he had prepared this for his doctors already.


    Chen Qifa was really delighted as he agreed to work here. Rent in Chasu City typically cost 700-800 yuan per month. That would be enough for two months of living expenses for his son!

 Chapter 145: How to run a hospital

    <h4>Chapter 145: How to run a hospital</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan felt reassured after he sessfully helped Chen Qifa find a job. This was how people were. Rtionships would improve over time.


    Zhang Fan had gotten really close to Chen Qifa with time. Although Chen Qifa was rather stingy, he was still a nice person at heart. A middle-aged man like him being stingy was because he had a family and responsibilities! He was a reliable family man!


    One week passed. Zhang Fan finished his one week stay in the rural area, and was rotated to the cardiothoracic surgery department when he returned.


    In northwestern China, most hospitals¡¯ cardiothoracic surgery departments mostly performed basic thoracic surgeries. Heart surgeries were quite underdeveloped. Young doctors also didn¡¯t like joining the cardiothoracic surgery department. Cardiothoracic surgeries were extremelyplex. Even the border province¡¯s provincial hospital was only mediocre at offering heart surgery services, so of course smaller hospitals would have it worse!


    This department didn¡¯t have any development potential, which meant that people were unwilling to join it. Not only that, it would be especially difficult to get promoted in this department. In Chasu City Hospital, the cardiothoracic surgery department was one of the smallest surgical departments. There was only one director, two attending physicians, and two resident doctors in this department. There wasn¡¯t even a vice director.


    The doctors in this department were quite carefree. They would steal corbone fracture patients from orthopedic surgery departments, while the orthopedic surgery departments would steal rib fracture patients from them. However, the orthopedic surgeons wouldn¡¯t take thoracic disease patients even if such patients were offered to them! Liu Boyan was the director of the cardiothoracic surgery department. The two attending physicians under him were still incapable of independently performing thoracic surgeries, which meant that Liu Boyan basically performed every single surgery in the department personally.


    Zhang Fan was now famous in the hospital. Director Liu even came up and shook Zhang Fan¡¯s hand! It was as if the two were connected at the hands! Zhang Fan had to take the hand since the director wanted to shake hands! Zhang Fan felt really awkward 1 about this!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you see, there¡¯s not many surgeries or patients in our department. We can¡¯tpare to orthopedic surgery, general surgery, and other such departments. For the first week, just get ustomed to our department. You can independently work by yourself. Feel free to directly take corbone fracture or rib bone fracture surgery patients without informing me. Those ravenous wolves in the orthopedic department are so greedy! They won¡¯t even let go of chances to take rib bone fracture patients!¡± After Director Liu said this, he then told his other subordinate doctors about Zhang Fan, and then left to perform outpatient services. Still, the director felt that the corbone was also part of the ribcage! Since Zhang Fan was originally from the orthopedic department to begin with, it was as if the director was indirectly cursing at him!


    There were only 10 patients in the department, and all of them were almost finished with their treatment. Zhang Fan had nothing to do, so he brought out his textbooks and started studying. The two attending physicians in the cardiothoracic department were leading the other rotation doctors in changing medicine. Zhang Fan felt too awkward about offering to do such work as it would only make everyone feel awkward.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to do any work in the first week apart from getting ustomed to the department. This was because Zhang Fan had performed far too excellently. Two directors had been assigned to be his surgical assistants at the superintendent¡¯s personalmand. Although it was in order to help both directors save face, no ordinary person would have possibly been chosen by the superintendent in that time of crisis. This was why the doctors and nurses in the cardiothoracic department were very polite and respectful towards Zhang Fan. However, there was still a slight sense of distance between them. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind this, as he figured that the sense of distance would disappear once everyone got used to each other.


    Later that night, Zhang Fan visited Shao Hua¡¯s home. Ever since Shao Hua had taken Jingshu and both their mothers to Shanghai, Shao Hua¡¯s mother was now treating Zhang Fan as her daughter¡¯s fianc¨¦, although they weren¡¯t formally engaged. She would always make Zhang Fan¡¯s favorite foods. Although Shao Hua¡¯s cooking skills were currently only average, she would always make food that had an exquisite appearance! It was just that she was slow at cooking because she spent too much time focusing on the food¡¯s appearance. It would often take her more than two hours to cook a meal!


    After dinner, Zhang Fan had a discussion with Shao Hua in her bedroom. Before, she wouldn¡¯t let Zhang Fan into her bedroom, but Zhang Fan was the shameless type who would constantly try to get in regardless. After a while, Shao Hua gave up and simply let him in!


    ¡°I need to talk to you about something. You see, the new apartment¡¯s renovations are done. How about you find a time to talk to your parents about moving!¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°I want to have your parents move into that apartment behind the hospital. This apartment is far too old. It¡¯s not that good of a ce to live in.¡±


    ¡°That won¡¯t do!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s eyes were reddening with tears because she was so touched by Zhang Fan¡¯s offer.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing that won¡¯t do. Your parents should enjoy themselves. That apartment has elevators unlike this ce which only has stairs. It¡¯s also much closer to supermarkets and so on. The only bad part is that it¡¯s a bit farther away from your workce. How about you learn how to drive and also get a driver¡¯s license? I don¡¯t use my car very much. At most, I just drive to other cities¡¯ hospitals to help them perform surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan was lying on Shao Hua¡¯s bed while talking to the ceiling rather than looking at Shao Hua.


    Shao Hua gently snuggled up against Zhang Fan, and softly replied, ¡°Okay! But if you let my parents live in that apartment, where will you live? Besides, that apartment should have been for your parents!¡±


    ¡°The hospital is building new apartments for its employees soon. The superintendent has already promised one for me. Besides, your parents are my parents. It doesn¡¯t matter which set of parents lives there. I can just stay in my current apartment for the time being, and if things don¡¯t work out, I can move here. Your parents are getting older. An apartment with an elevator will be more convenient for them. Besides, that apartment is on a higher floor, which means better lighting and sunshine. Getting more sun will be good for their bodies.¡±


    Zhang Fan had been staring at the ceiling, and hadn¡¯t been paying attention to Shao Hua. When he turned around, he saw that Shao Hua¡¯s face was covered in tears. He opened his mouth to say something, but Shao Hua suddenly kissed him! Zhang Fan touched Shao Hua¡¯s skinny waist and slowly moved his hands down.


    ¡°Cough! Cough! Cough!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father sounded almost as if he was dying with his exaggerated fake coughing! Shao Hua¡¯s face was bright red as she pushed Zhang Fan out of her room. There was no helping it. Zhang Fan syed his legs and walked like a crab, pretending that his legs were numb as he moved out of Shao Hua¡¯s room.


    ¡°Come, Zhang Fan, y some Chinese chess with me.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was unhappy because Zhang Fan had stayed in his daughter¡¯s room for too long. He wanted to bully Zhang Fan some more in Chinese chess.


    After dinner, Zhang Fan went over to see how Chen Qifa¡¯s preparations for moving were. Before, Chen Qifa lived in Kuake City, so they would only asionally talk to each other on the phone, but now, Chen Qifa was moving to Chasu City, so it would be far easier to see each other.


    Shao Hua pulled her mother into her room after Zhang Fan left. She needed to first talk to her mother about moving into Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment before trying to convince her father. Otherwise, her father would worry about face and refuse.


    ¡°Mom, you know how Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment right behind the hospital is finished with its renovations? Since that apartment has elevators and ours doesn¡¯t, Zhang Fan wants you and Dad to move to that apartment.¡±


    ¡°How could that possibly work? That apartment is going to be the wedding home for the two of you. It would be ridiculous for your father and I to move there. Besides, Zhang Fan¡¯s parents...¡±


    ¡°The hospital is constructing new apartments for their employees. Zhang Fan said that there will be one for him. Since his new apartment has elevators, he said that it will be much easier for you and Dad. I¡¯m truly happy that he feels this way. Mom, I feel so blissful right now!¡±


    ¡°My daughter¡¯s luck is so good! Zhang Fan is a good person. Not only is he dutiful, he¡¯s also really filial. Just look at how he treats his younger sister. You have to remember to treat his family well in the future.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother held on to her daughter as the two chatted on Shao Hua¡¯s bed.


    ¡°Then will you and Dad move there or not?¡±


    ¡°The two of you haven¡¯t even gotten married yet. How are we supposed to move in just like that? It wouldn¡¯t be proper. Besides, you also need to consider your dad¡¯s feelings, right?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll talk it over with Zhang Fan some more, then. I bet that he has an idea to convince Dad. Don¡¯t look at how foolish he seems sometimes, he¡¯s actually quite a schemer!¡±


    ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying! It¡¯s called quiet and steady.¡±


    Chen Qifa¡¯s wife was a stay-at-home mom who didn¡¯t have a job. She simply took care of the housework. Since her son was attending a boarding school in Chasu City for high school, she now had a lot more free time and much less work to do. This time, her husband had found a new job and even apartment in Chasu City without mentioning anything to her beforehand. She was somewhat worried that he was going to work for a private hospital, since Chinese people had different opinions of public and private hospitals. Most ordinary Chinese people would feel that private hospitals were unreliable.


    However, she wasn¡¯t too worried, because her husband now had a medical license. She just felt like it was a pity that Chen Qifa had given up on his job at Kuake City Hospital. His current status at Kuake City Hospital was that Superintendent Zou had suspended him, telling him to go study. Chen Qifa simply stopped going to the hospital without handing in an official resignation. That was how it was!


    The apartment that Ma Wentao gave to Chen Qifa wasn¡¯t thatrge, at about 60 square meters. Chen Qifa¡¯s wife had already cleaned the ce up and started cooking a meal. Her son would being by every day for lunch and dinner since they were living in Chasu City now.


    ¡°How is it, is the private hospital a reliable ce to work at?¡± Zhang Fan asked Chen Qifa out of concern.


    ¡°It¡¯s not bad. Although I haven¡¯t had any surgeries to perform yet, there are many peopleing in for checkups. There¡¯s police, judges, all sorts of government officials, and so on inrge numbers,¡± Chen Qifa said. Meanwhile, his wife poured a cup of tea for Zhang Fan, and then went out because she knew that the two men wanted to have a discussion.


    ¡°Oh! What¡¯s with this? Is Ma Wentao intending on opening up a physical examination center?¡± Zhang Fan asked in some confusion.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. All of the necessary operating rooms, C-arm X-ray machines, and other necessary medical equipment has been prepared already.¡±


    ¡°Then let¡¯s wait and see for a while longer. If there¡¯s any general surgeries that need to be done, ept them and call me. I¡¯ll find time toe over and perform them,¡± Zhang Fan told Chen Qifa.


    ¡°Sure thing, Teacher Zhang. Oh, Li Liang wants to resign from Kuake City Hospital, but I told him to wait because we still don¡¯t know what the situation at this private hospital is like yet.¡±


    ¡°Yep, that¡¯s the idea. Let¡¯s wait and see for a bit first. It would be troublesome if there¡¯s not enough patients and this private hospital goes bankrupt within a few months.¡± Zhang Fan also had a poor opinion of private hospitals. He had no idea how to run a hospital or how rich Ma Wentao was. He just felt that it would be incredibly difficult for a private hospital to seed.


    As for Ma Wentao, none of this would be a big deal. What did a hospital¡¯s reputation depend on? Word of mouth. Advertisements would only affect a minority, and not really be effective.


    Hence, he had a discussion with City Leader Zhao of Chasu City. It was arranged for all of Chasu City¡¯s government organizations¡¯ employees to have their physical checkups performed at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital, which was why Chen Qifa had seen so many government officials getting their checkups done there. Ma Wentao was confident that after this wave of checkups finished, his hospital¡¯s business would definitely improve.


    Also, Ma Wentao¡¯s doctors of internal medicine were all previously department directors at either the provincial hospital or bigger city hospitals. Just one of these directors would be one of the most elite doctors at any smaller hospital in Chasu City, but Ma Wentao had four such doctors! Also, the medical equipment that Ma Wentao purchased was all the newest and of the best quality, matching that of Chasu City Hospital. It would only be natural for his hospital to have good business.


    As for his surgical department, his n was to start with only a hand and foot surgery department, and then slowly raise his own expert doctors loyal to him.


    Chasu City had abundant resources, with arge number of coal mines, precious metal mines, and so on. Previously, these mines were nationally owned and operated, but over time, they somehow became privately owned enterprises. Of course, the rich owners of these mines were intimately connected to the government.


    It wasmon for idents to ur in the mining industry. Major idents would cause deaths. Minor idents would cause all sorts of hand, foot, or limb injuries. The mines¡¯ owners didn¡¯tck money at all. As long as none of the workers died, which would be a major incident, the owners wouldn¡¯t even bat an eye at having to pay hundreds of thousands of yuan inpensation for the mine workers¡¯ hospital fees.


    Although Ma Wentao wasn¡¯t able to do much for the mine owners, he still had a discussion with them. If the mine owners didn¡¯t send their injured employees to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital and he learned of it, he would stir up trouble for the mine owners.


    Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital thus got off to a solid start. With the government employees of Chasu City alling here to have their checkups done, that would already recoup his hospital startup costs. Although the ordinary citizens would curse dirty politicians every day, it was still the politicians who controlled society.


    [Author¡¯s note: Have you ever seen before how an unknown hotel or restaurant suddenly became extremely popr overnight? What do you think the reason would be? Do you think it would be that easy? Haha, of course not! Think about the reason for yourself. I won¡¯t say much else.]


    Ma Wentao¡¯s hired department directors were all real expert doctors. Ma Wentao had no intentions of scamming anyone who came to his hospital. Many government employees had slowly noticed the benefits of having checkups done at his hospital as these expert doctors were highly skilled at identifying the patients¡¯ problems. This slowly helped Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital to obtain repeat customers. In modern society, as people lived longer, there would be far more people with all sorts of minor health problems, chronic illnesses, and various diseases. The health industry would forever have customers! Ma Wentao¡¯s strategy for running his hospital had been quite good. Although he wasn¡¯t familiar with the medical field at all, he was an expert in business, psychology, and management. As long as his overall direction for leading the hospital was correct and he didn¡¯t act ridiculously, his hospital wouldn¡¯t do poorly.

 Chapter 146: Trade of requests (Please quit smoking!)

    <h4>Chapter 146: Trade of requests (Please quit smoking!)</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan began his work as an independent doctor in the cardiothoracic department. The work here was far less than in most other departments. The department¡¯s nurses had plenty of free time to sit around and chat with each other. Zhang Fan also had a lot of free time, so he just studied his medical textbooks. As a doctor, learning about medicine would take an entire life. It would be vitally important to study whenever one had free time.


    Things in this department were quite fair. There would sometimes be busy periods which meant higher ie, and there¡¯d be slow periods with less ie. The cardiothoracic department was really popr with older nurses because there were fewer patients in this department. Night shifts here would be far easier to deal with. However, doctors were unwilling to join this department.


    Zhang Fan received his first cardiothoracic patientter this night at around eight pm. The ambnce brought a male patient in his 60s who suddenly had breathing difficulties and was coughing. The patient was first brought over to the cardiology department.


    Ye Jing, Zhang Fan¡¯s previous teaching doctor from the cardiology department, was the first doctor to check on the patient¡¯s condition. She checked the old man¡¯s heart, and found no problems apart from a slightly elevated heartrate. However, when she used her stethoscope to listen to the old man¡¯s chest on the left side, she couldn¡¯t hear any sounds of breathing at all. When she tapped on his chest, she heard tympanic sounds.


    ¡°Hurry and immediately call the cardiothoracic department! Have one of their doctorse over to treat this patient!¡± Ye Jing told a nurse.


    There was a regtion in Chasu City Hospital that a doctor already in the hospital absolutely had to arrive within five minutes of being summoned to treat an emergency patient. However, the hospital¡¯s internal medicine and surgery departments were in different buildings. Zhang Fan would need to run all the way there with his stethoscope while passing through several hallways and the hospital grounds. Seeing doctors running at full speed was an incrediblymon scene within the hospital. Other doctors and nurses who weren¡¯t in a big hurry would always make way when they saw this.


    Ouyang Hong enforced the five-minute rule incredibly strictly after she became the superintendent. Anyone who waste would have their bonuses deducted. When Zhang Fan finally arrived after running all the way, Ye Jing was really surprised to see Zhang Fan as the representative for the cardiothoracic department, but now wasn¡¯t the time for the two to catch up. Back when Ye Jing had her incident with her patient whomitted suicide due to financial trouble, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t said anything negative to her at all. Ye Jing was quite grateful to Zhang Fan for this.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, hurry ande take a look. It¡¯s spontaneous pneumothorax. I already asked the patient; he¡¯s never injured his chest before!¡±


    Zhang Fan smiled at Ye Jing, and then immediately assumed a serious expression. Any emergency patient would typically be in great pain. If the doctor was all smiles while treating the patient, it wasmon for the patient or their family members to misunderstand and be enraged.


    Zhang Fan swiftly performed a checkup for the old man, and noticed that the patient¡¯s breathing difficulties were bing more severe. ¡°This is bad! He requires immediate surgery. Immediately transfer the patient to the cardiothoracic department for surgery. Bring the patient¡¯s belongings there as well,¡± Zhang Fan told a cardiology department nurse.


    ¡°Okay, hurry over there. Contact me after it¡¯s finished,¡± Ye Jing said to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯m leaving now.¡± Zhang Fan and the nurse ran together as they pushed the patient¡¯s gurney over towards the surgical department building. As he ran, he phoned the cardiothoracic department director. Although the call was answered, it was the director¡¯s wife who picked up. ¡°He¡¯spletely drunk!¡±


    Zhang Fan instantly hung up the phone, and then called Tang Xiong, an attending physician in the cardiothoracic department. Tang Xiong was from Hunan Province. His ancestor hade here to the border province as part of Zuo Zongtang¡¯s army, fighting against the Russians and settling hereter. Tang Xiong didn¡¯t seem like he was originally from southern China at all, and had a really big beard.


    ¡°Brother Tang, hurry, there¡¯s an emergency patient with a ruptured pulmonary bu. He¡¯s already having severe breathing difficulties and requires immediate surgery. Come over immediately!¡±


    Tang Xiong didn¡¯t waste any time with words. Actually, he was about to have sex with his wife and was already naked, yet a phone call came, summoning him to treat an emergency patient, so he had to go. He left as his wife gritted her teeth in anger.


    The operating room had already been prepared for Zhang Fan. Back in the time beforeparoscopes were invented, having a rupture pulmonary bu would require a major surgery as it was necessary to open up the patient¡¯s chest! Now that there wereparoscopes, this type of surgery wasn¡¯t as difficult as before, although it still wasn¡¯t an easy one. Tang Xiong had only recently been promoted to attending physician. He was still incapable of performingparoscopic surgery in the chest.


    This was why it was so hard for doctors in the cardiothoracic department. In general surgery, a doctor would be able to master aparoscopic appendix surgery in one year, and master aparoscopic gall dder surgery within three to four years, but in cardiothoracic surgery, opening up the chest would allow you to clearly see the beating heart and all the major arteries and veins in theparoscopic mirrors. If the surgeon¡¯s hand shook even slightly and identally broke any major vein or artery in the chest, that would instantly end the patient¡¯s life, without even a chance to try to save the patient.


    The margin of error allowed in the abdomen would be quite a bit higher. This was why the cardiothoracic department in all hospitals in rural northwestern China hadn¡¯t been developed. There were also very few doctors willing to learn because of the high difficulty and risk involved. Additionally, there were also very few patients. For most people who had heart problems requiring surgery, as long as the patient¡¯s family had an even slightly alright financial condition, they would always go to the provincial hospital, and not even consider the local ss A hospital for heart surgery.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, there¡¯s no use even if you call for me. I¡¯m not capable of performing this surgery,¡± Tang Xiong said when he arrived. He saw that the director wasn¡¯t around, and asked about him, only to learn that the director waspletely drunk!


    Tang Xiong was stunned. He would have been fine if he hadn¡¯te, but it would be really troublesome for him now that he arrived if the patient died, as he would have to take responsibility! Although he was now anxious, he hadn¡¯t gotten angry with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I¡¯ll perform the surgery. Can you act as my surgical assistant and hold theparoscope?¡± Zhang Fan said as he checked the patient¡¯s X-rays.


    Tang Xiong audibly swallowed his saliva as he responded, ¡°No, this isn¡¯t something that can be joked with. Um! Are you really capable of performing ruptured pulmonary buparoscopic surgery?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s not a big deal. This patient¡¯s ruptured pulmonary bu is near the edge. It¡¯s really easy to deal with. All I have to do is enter the lung and separate the bu from the lung. Who¡¯s the medical equipment supplier for this department?¡±


    Tang Xiong calmed down a bit after Zhang Fan said all this. Since Zhang Fan even knew about medical equipment suppliers, he had to have performed quite a number of surgeries. Also, like every doctor at the hospital, Tang Xiong knew about how the superintendent had chosen Zhang Fan to be the surgeon who saved Vice Director Wang Weiping¡¯s life. He figured that Zhang Fan would be a reliable surgeon.


    ¡°I¡¯ll contact the supplier immediately. It won¡¯t affect your surgery. What type of medical equipment would you like to use? Chinese or imported?¡± Tang Xiong asked since he wouldn¡¯t have the right to decide, as he wasn¡¯t the primary surgeon.


    ¡°I¡¯ll use whatever type you guys typically use. You¡¯re more ustomed to things in this department than I am.¡± Zhang Fan left the decision up to Tang Xiong. What this really meant was that since Tang Xiong was willing to risk his own career by assisting Zhang Fan for the surgery, Zhang Fan would need to give Tang Xiong some benefits via medical equipment kickbacks. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Tang Xiong to be willing toe when summoned next time!


    Tang Xiong acted quite swiftly with Zhang Fan saying this as he understood what Zhang Fan was offering him! Tang Xiong voluntarily did all the more menial work like filling out the necessary paperwork and informing the patient about the surgery. ¡°Doctor Zhang, everything is ready!¡±


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s begin the surgery!¡± Zhang Fan led the way into the operating room.


    Thanks to scientific advancements, surgeries had be more simplified and easier than before. In the past, ruptured pulmonary bu surgery would require opening up the chest, cutting off the ruptured pulmonary bu, and then carefully sewing up that portion of the lung. The surgery would take a minimum of five to six hours. But now, there was a device known as apro-clip, a clip applier which was capable of delivering absorbable clips for surgical procedures. The surgeon now only needed to use thepro-clip on the ruptured pulmonary bu. Clip! Clip! The device sounded nice, and would cause minimal damage to the patient¡¯s body. Thepro-clip also shortened the surgery time by several hours. However, this was all aplished with the power of money. A single clip would cost 3,000 yuan! It was often that several clips would be necessary.


    Tang Xiong held theparoscope and watched Zhang Fan operate thepro-clip as thetter began to remove the ruptured pulmonary bu. Before the surgery began, Tang Xiong hadn¡¯t been very worried, but now that he was looking at the patient¡¯s beating heart and throbbing arteries and veins, he was beginning to break out in a cold sweat due to nervousness.


    Tang Xiong secretly peeked at Zhang Fan, who was concentrating on the surgery. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t seem like the reckless type to him. Well, now that the surgery had already begun, it would be impossible to stop it. Theparoscopic mirror was already in the chest cavity! It wasn¡¯t like Tang Xiong was capable of performing this surgery, so all he could do was do his best as the surgical assistant. Yet, if a medical incident urred here, Tang Xiong would be primarily held responsible despite the fact that Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon. This was all because Tang Xiong was the higher-ranking doctor as an attending physician!


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t paying attention to what Tang Xiong was doing at all. Zhang Fan was the type who wouldn¡¯t care about anything other than the surgery once it began. Zhang Fan focused on alternating his forceps while removing lung tissue. The old man¡¯s lung was no longer pink. It was more dark red, with all sorts of ck and gray spots inside.


    ¡°The mirror is slightly too high. Be careful of the nearby artery as you lower it slightly. Yes, that¡¯s good!¡± Zhang Fan directed Tang Xiong to provide him with better vision.


    Zhang Fan finished with tissue separation and began the clipping. Tang Xiong was far more reassured regarding the surgery by now. Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were extremely well-practiced. His tissue separation movements had been soft, gentle, urate, and incredibly swift. Inparison, cardiothoracic Director Liu would always take his time while often scolding his surgical assistants!


    Zhang Fan began the clipping. Clip! Clip! Clip! Clip! He used four clips in total, meaning a medical equipment fee of 12,000 yuan. Tang Xiong broke out into an incredibly big smile. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he was wearing a surgical mask, it would be possible to even see his mrs!


    After the clipping was over, Zhang Fan gently cut off the ruptured pulmonary bu, and said to the nurse, ¡°Specimen bag.¡± He then ced the cut off tissue into the specimen bag. After that, he told Tang Xiong, ¡°Doctor Tang, this patient will count as yours. I¡¯ll leave the pathological examination to you.¡±


    ¡°How could I possibly ept that? You were the one who epted and treated him, so he should be recorded as your patient! Otherwise, I¡¯ll refuse to help you in the future!¡± Tang Xiong was quite adamant. He was someone who wanted face. He had already received quite a lot of money via medical equipment kickbacks on this patient, so he wouldn¡¯t feel right about officially taking the patient away. This was why he was so insistent.


    ¡°Alright then, Brother Tang. Sorry to trouble you today. You should hurry home now. Your wife is probably waiting for you!¡± Zhang Fan was just making small talk to be polite, but Tang Xiong¡¯s face reddened as he and his wife had just been about to have sex before he was summoned here!


    ¡°Okay, okay, okay! I¡¯ll go home right now. Sorry to trouble you with the rest of the work!¡± Tang Xiong replied while hurriedly changing out of his surgical garb. ¡°Sigh! I¡¯m going to have to deal with an angry tiger when I go home. My back really hurts! I need to make some time to have a Chinese medicine doctor treat my back!¡±


    Zhang Fan began to write the medical report and deal with the rest of the work. This old man was a local from Chasu City. He had several children, who somehow managed to find out Zhang Fan¡¯s connection to Shao Hua and contact Shao Hua¡¯s father.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father had been a farm employee for his entire life. It was quite rare for anyone toe to him with a request. This time, the farm¡¯s government secretary brought the patient¡¯s family to his home to make a request of him. Shao Hua¡¯s father gained so much face that it seemed as if his expression had be blindingly radiant. The farm¡¯s government secretary, one of the highest-ranking people at the farm, personally came over to make a request. Shao Hua¡¯s father barely even heard the request before instantly agreeing!


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother was so angry that she was trembling, but she couldn¡¯t say anything with so many people around. Once the secretary and the patient¡¯s family left, she scolded her husband. ¡°Why are you just going around promising things to other people? What do you mean, it¡¯ll be no problem? Why are you making trouble for Zhang Fan? How will Zhang Fan look at you and our Hua?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it should be a big deal. I¡¯ll try asking him. We can forget about it if it¡¯s no good.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father instantly cooled down from his moment of passion. That was right, his daughter¡¯s happiness was more important than anything. He didn¡¯t want to do anything that would make things difficult for his daughter.


    Later that night at dinner, Shao Hua¡¯s father was having a really difficult time making his request. That was because he had been recently bullying Zhang Fan quite badly in Chinese chess. It was quite often that Zhang Fan had no pieces but his king remaining against a powerful army!


    When dinner was almost over, Shao Hua¡¯s mother stepped on Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s foot under the table.


    ¡°Um, Zhang Fan, is it simple for doctors like you to pay some extra attention to a patient and tell the nurses to arrange a room with few others for him? Or would it be troublesome?¡±


    Zhang Fan instantly understood that Shao Hua¡¯s father had a request to make of him¡ªafter all, Shao Hua¡¯s father normally never asked Zhang Fan anything about his work at the hospital. Zhang Fan thought it over for only a moment before replying, ¡°It¡¯s not that difficult. What¡¯s the matter, Sir?¡±


    ¡°The friend of a coworker of mine is one of your patients in the hospital. He wants to ask you to take special care of his friend and to also talk to the nurses. My coworker¡¯s friend is getting old. The patient¡¯s children are also worried about him.¡±


    ¡°Sure, no problem!¡± Zhang Fan stated. ¡°However, I also have a request for you that I wanted to talk to you about.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother and father both paused in surprise. He really knew how to find a good timing! They were prepared for an instant refusal, but not an exchange of requests!


    Shao Hua nced at Zhang Fan. Although she believed that he wasn¡¯t the type to be greedy and only do favors for the sake of other favors, she really was surprised by him today. Shao Hua bit down on her chopsticks as she waited for what Zhang Fan would say next. She didn¡¯t stop him, because she trusted him.

 Chapter 147: Agreed!

    <h4>Chapter 147: Agreed!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan hurriedly spoke first, saying, ¡°I just have one simple request. Sir and Ma¡¯am, please move to my new apartment that just got finished with its renovations! I shouldn¡¯t have been the one to say this, but I heard from Shao Hua that you didn¡¯t really want to move, so I take this opportunity to say it. Both of you are getting older, and we have the financial ability to take care of you. Please livefortably while you can. I wouldn¡¯t be saying this if I didn¡¯t have the ability to take care of you. Besides, Shao Hua is your only daughter. You deserve to live in a new ce.¡±


    It was so silent after this that you could hear a needle drop!


    After Zhang Fan said this, his status within the Shao Family was now solidified. Shao Hua¡¯s father would no longer be able to bully Zhang Fan every day in Chinese chess.


    [Author¡¯s note: I don¡¯t know what it¡¯s like in other countries, but this is how it is in China. A fianc¨¦ would be like half a son. If this fianc¨¦ was capable and could take care of his fianc¨¦e¡¯s parents, then he would be treated as the head of the household. This wasn¡¯t something only in name! This was how things were in life. If you were considered to be the most reliable, it also typically meant that you had the heaviest responsibility!]


    Originally, after Shao Hua talked to her mother about moving, she then told Zhang Fan that since a fianc¨¦ was different from a son, her parents felt really awkward about moving into his apartment. This was especially so for her father as he felt like he wouldn¡¯t be able to move into Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment, because it¡¯d mean a loss of face.


    Zhang Fan thus took today¡¯s opportunity to speak in an incredibly frank manner. Otherwise, this matter might really have to be set aside. Since Zhang Fan also had parents of his own, he could understand Shao Hua¡¯s feelings and why it was difficult for Shao Hua¡¯s parents.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother wasn¡¯t even able to react to Zhang Fan¡¯s words at first. He almost never spoke so directly. Typically, he seemed like the gentlemanly type. As for Shao Hua¡¯s father, he took a drink of wine from his winess and then exchanged nces with Shao Hua¡¯s mother. Things were different depending on whether Shao Hua was asking them or Zhang Fan was asking them.


    If Shao Hua was the one asking them to move, her parents could easily find reasons or excuses to reject the request. However, this wouldn¡¯t do if Zhang Fan was the one making the request. Shao Hua¡¯s parents would need to give a clear answer to him on moving. They would also need to consider his feelings! Chinese society was so difficult to navigate! Rtionships were soplex!


    ¡°We¡¯re getting old and bing a burden to you. I truly don¡¯t feel good about this!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father said.


    ¡°What do you mean? If you move there, I¡¯ll be able to eat Ma¡¯am¡¯s cooking even while I¡¯m working at the hospital. Go ahead and move! There are elevators at that apartment, after all. It¡¯s also a higher floor, which is good to live on.¡±


    ¡°Then...¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother nced at her husband. This was a major decision that would require his agreement. Zhang Fan was being incredibly direct, which was breaking typical Chinese etiquette, and likely making it difficult on Shao Hua¡¯s father. Was Shao Hua¡¯s father supposed to get angry? He wasn¡¯t, since Zhang Fan was offering to do something so nice. But, if he didn¡¯t get angry, what was he supposed to do about how forceful and direct Zhang Fan was acting today?


    ¡°Dad, you should move. Your always mention how your legs ache. Of course your legs would ache because we live on the fourth floor in this apartment and have to climb the stairs every day. All you have to do is go easy on Zhang Fan in Chinese chess in the future!¡± Shao Hua acted spoiled to her father. She also wanted her parents to move over to Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment. Besides, since Zhang Fan was directly making the request, it would really make him feel awkward if her father ended up rejecting the request.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father took a big gulp of wine. Exhaling an alcoholic breath, he said, ¡°Fine, we¡¯ll move! My wife and I really thank you for your heartfelt intentions!¡±


    Shao Hua instantly broke out into a big smile. She had been worried that her father would find it difficult to ept. Chinese men in the northwest wouldmonly be somewhat of male chauvinists. They would consider it as really losing face if they had to live in a son-inw¡¯s home.


    Although the apartment¡¯s renovations wereplete, the apartment was stillpletely empty, with no furniture or anything else. Shao Hua¡¯s parents refused to take any money from Zhang Fan. They intended to use some of their savings umted over the years to buy new furniture!


    If this apartment had been their own, they definitely would have purchased cheaper furniture, but since this apartment was Zhang Fan¡¯s, that wouldn¡¯t do. They had to buy better furniture for the sake of face! The furniture had to look good! Shao Hua would deal with buying the furniture, and Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t need to worry about a thing!


    On the next day, cardiothoracic Director Liu looked over the ruptured pulmonary bu patient that Zhang Fan performed surgery on for an incredibly long period of time in silence. He found that the surgery had been performed perfectly and that the clipped locations were excellent.


    At the end of the department¡¯s daily morning meeting, Director Liu announced to the other doctors, ¡°Last night, Doctor Zhang and Doctor Tang did an excellent job on performing an emergency surgery. Doctor Zhang¡¯s share of bonuses from our department will be equivalent to an attending physician¡¯s. I believe that nobody will have objections? Also, from now on, I¡¯ll be in charge ofing over for emergency surgeries for three nights per week, and Doctor Zhang will be in charge ofing over for four nights per week. Is that alright with you, Doctor Zhang?¡±


    ¡°Not a problem, it¡¯s what he deserves!¡± Tang Xiong agreed. The other doctors didn¡¯t say anything. They didn¡¯t dare to object to the director¡¯s order, as that would mean going against their boss. Zhang Fan also nodded in agreement.


    Director Liu was highly fatigued. He was the only doctor in the department who was capable of independently performing cardiothoracic surgeries. At first, he had been really happy about this as this meant his ie would be very high, but patients would alwayse, not caring about day or night, not caring if he was resting or not. Director Liu became stuck at the hospital seven days a week with very little rest time. Although his ie was excellent, he really was bing quite fatigued as this had gone on for several years already. Now that Zhang Fan had been temporarily rotated to his department, he immediately took this opportunity to give Zhang Fan some of his workload.


    After the morning departmental meeting was over, it was now time to check up on the patients. ¡°Let¡¯s have Doctor Zhang lead you guys in checking up on the patients today. Tang Xiong, help me perform outpatient services. I¡¯m a little tired today!¡±


    Last night, Director Liu had a fun night out with friends and drank too much alcohol. He woke up this morning with a bad hangover, and was still suffering. Luckily, he found that Zhang Fan was highly skilled at cardiothoracic surgery, so he figured that it would be no problem at all to leave checking up on the patients to Zhang Fan.


    After Zhang Fan checked up on the patients, he talked to the department¡¯s head nurse and had yesterday¡¯s ruptured pulmonary bu patient transferred to a private patient room. There were very few patients in the cardiothoracic department, so there were many empty patient rooms, which meant it was easy to do. This would have been much more difficult to do in the bigger departments where all the patient rooms were forever full.


    The majority of cardiothoracic patients in the department were patients with lung problems as patients with heart problems preferred to go to the better provincial hospital. The patients often had to rest on their beds with closed chest drainage systems attached to them, relying on gravity in order to create a pressure gradient by which air and fluid would leave the chest. Zhang Fan only gave the patients a cursory checkup. He was only a mere resident doctor who was here on rotation. He didn¡¯t dare to do too much which might offend the attending physicians!


    The director was giving him face by letting him lead the checkups. The director could also not give him face by telling him to only write medical reports. Besides, records of the patient checkups needed to be kept. If the checkup was done by a resident doctor, but the doctor in charge of the patient was an attending physician, the hospital auditor wouldugh to death! That was why Zhang Fan only hurriedly gave the patients a cursory checkup before beginning to deal with his own patient.


    Giving face was a mutual process. Since Zhang Fan was giving face to the cardiothoracic department doctors, the doctors also gave him face. The director¡¯s actions only represented the director. The director also couldn¡¯t go too overboard, or he wouldn¡¯t be able to lead the department anymore.


    Shao Hua was really delighted that her father had agreed to move. She took her parents out shopping for new electronics and furniture. They would need to purchase a new television and new refrigerator. Their television was really old, had a small screen, and was ridiculously heavy, while their refrigerator sounded as loud as a tractor in the middle of the night.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother had prepared 50,000 yuan for purchasing new electronics and furniture, but when she saw how Shao Hua was acting, it seemed that 50,000 yuan wouldn¡¯t be enough! Shao Hua¡¯s mother felt some pain as she said to her daughter, ¡°How about we pick some cheaper things instead? The ones you picked are a little expensive!¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s just buy these! Zhang Fan is even willing to spend more than 100,000 yuan on an apartment for you, so we have to pick appropriate furniture that will fit the apartment. Just buy it!¡±


    Although Director Liu had dered that he would be on call for three nights per week for any emergency patients, when it really came time for him to be on call, he changed his mind.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you married?¡± Director Liu asked.


    ¡°Not yet, Director.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s good then! I¡¯m a little tired from the past few days. Could you help me by being on call instead of me? Remember, you absolutely can¡¯t drink alcohol while you¡¯re on call. Although you don¡¯t need to stay at the hospital, your cell phone absolutely must remain on, and you can¡¯t drink alcohol!¡± Director Liu tossed his work over to Zhang Fan!


    ¡°Sure thing, Director Liu!¡±


    Maybe Director Liu had been far too fatigued over the past few years from being the only capable cardiothoracic surgeon in the department. He started letting Zhang Fan be on call all seven nights of the week for emergency patients. Zhang Fan was more than happy to do this as his favorite thing to do in the world was to perform surgeries. He wanted to do as many different types of surgeries as possible while he was still a rotation doctor as he figured he wouldn¡¯t have many chances to perform other departments¡¯ surgeries once he was permanently assigned to a department.


    Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital received its first patient who required surgery! The patient had a fractured humerus (upper arm) bone. The patient was a coal mine worker who was brought here due to Ma Wentao¡¯s arrangement with the mine owners. In the mines, the heaviest mining equipment would weigh at least several tons. This mine worker had identally been seriously injured by such heavy mining equipment.


    When the ambnce brought the patient to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital, his legs started bing wobbly. He slightly regretted starting a hospital now. So far since Ma Wentao opened his hospital, he had only seen patients here for internal medicine and the government employees here for checkups.


    Although those people might not all necessarily be rich, they would at least dress cleanly. Their problems which required internal medicine would typically be chronic illnesses that couldn¡¯t be seen on the surface. The doctors that Ma Wentao hired as department directors were also real experts. They had gotten ustomed to seeing all sorts of major illnesses, and wouldn¡¯t be flustered by anything that they saw. They were steady and reliable.


    The patient had been injured by an overturned mining cart. He was actually quite lucky already. Only his arm had been smashed. He would have died if he had been standing just two steps forward. A mining cartbined with the coal inside would weigh several tons. That would be more than enough smash any person into a ttened meat pancake with a direct hit!


    The patient was in such pain that he no longer had any strength. Dark red blood had already soaked through his work uniform. Someone had tied the upper part of his arm with a shoce. If the patient kept his eyes and mouth closed, he would look just like a ck rock lying on the ground due to all the coal that he worked with staining him ck. It would be difficult to tell that he was human.


    Ma Wentao peed his pants when he saw the appearance of the coal miner who was brought to the main hallway of his hospital! He could only support himself against the wall because his legs were so wobbly. Meanwhile, the doctor in charge at the surgical department was merely an intern doctor who had recently graduated from medical school. The intern doctor was also panicking, and didn¡¯t know what to do. Luckily, the head nurse of the surgical department was experienced. She brought the patient to the emergency treatment room, and told the intern doctor, ¡°Hurry and call the surgical department director. Why are you just standing still! Hurry!¡±


    Very few experienced nurses from proper hospitals would have tiny voices. The only nurses who might have tiny voices would be the ones in charge of giving medical advice to the patients! Ma Wentao also regained his senses when he heard the nurse¡¯s urgent tone. He was the first to take out his cell phone and call Chen Qifa. ¡°Chen Qifa, hurry, there¡¯s an emergency surgery patient.¡±


    Ma Wentao¡¯s apartments for his hospital employees were in a nearby district. Chen Qifa was currently eating a meal, but he immediately left his food behind and ran over as fast as he could when he heard how Ma Wentao¡¯s voice was trembling.


    Chen Qifa hurried into the hospital. On the way, he had been extremely worried. He would be able to show his skills if the emergency surgery patient required hand or foot surgery! But as for other types of surgeries, even if Zhang Fan was willing toe over and help, what if Zhang Fan was currently busy with his own work? Emergency patients would need to be operated on within a short time period. If the hospital was unable to ept its first ever surgery patient for an operation, his boss Ma Wentao would surely be furious.


    But when Chen Qifa saw that the patient had a humerus bone fracture, he was no longer afraid. His anxious heartbeat calmed down. Chen Qifa then turned to look at his boss Ma Wentao, whose face was incredibly pale! Ma Wentao was currently supporting himself against the front desk counter and averting his gaze, not daring to look at the patient!


    ¡°Go into the emergency treatment room and call the anesthesiologist. Hurry! Just what are you all doing! Immediately remove that shoce. Otherwise, it might lead to necrosis due tock of blood flow. Prepare soap and water to wash the wound with. The injury is far too dirty. Start the IV drip in the foot. You, go and have blood prepared for blood transfusion!¡± Chen Qifa began issuing orders from where he stood in the hospital¡¯s main hall.


    The doctors and nurses that Ma Wentao hired had all gone through the necessary professional training. Although they were unable to treat this particr patient, they all knew what they should and needed to do as long as someone wasmanding them. Chen Qifa¡¯s words instantly calmed down the panic in the hospital and changed everything to be tense yet orderly.


    Ma Wentao¡¯s condition only slightly improved after the patient was taken to the emergency treatment room. Chen Qifa didn¡¯t waste any time, and immediately went to the emergency treatment room as well. Ma Wentao¡¯s hand trembled severely as he looked at the blood and coal dust remaining on the ground!


    What was a miserable tragedy to behold? This was a miserable tragedy to behold. Any coal mine workers who were seriously injured while working would be a miserable sight to see.


    There was a certain saying among coal mine workers. ¡°In life, never borrow or loan money from others. In death, never wear white!¡± This was because the mine workers knew that their job was dangerous. It was possible that they might nevere out of the mine again one day. That was why they typically wouldn¡¯t borrow or loan money, and since they always worked with coal, their bodies were quite ckened, which was why they would rarely wear white clothing.


    Ma Wentao slowly walked into his own office. His hand was trembling so much that he was unable to even hold his teacup properly!


    ¡°Could it be that I was wrong?¡± he muttered to himself. Ma Wentao had been born as a rich kid who had never seen such a bloody sight before. The coal mine worker¡¯s gruesome serious injury had given him far too much of a visual impact. Ma Wentao was an incredibly stubborn person, yet even he was now beginning to have doubts about the business he chose to start. That was how much of an impact he had received.


    The mine manager, ountant, and several other mine workers had brought the injured mine worker to the hospital. Typically, private mines would have some cash on hand in order to deal with unexpected situations, such as someone trying to stir up trouble or an unannounced government inspection. Cash was more useful than anything else in such situations!


    A mine worker being seriously injured was also one such unexpected situation. *Bam!* Several thick wads of Chinese yuan bills were suddenly ced at the hospital¡¯s fee collection window. ¡°Will 60,000 yuan be enough?¡±


    The young woman working at the fee collection window had never seen such a situation before. ¡°It¡¯s sufficient! It¡¯s not sufficient! I don¡¯t know!¡± The surgery hadn¡¯t even started yet. A young and inexperienced employee like her had no idea how much money would be enough for the surgery!


    ¡°ountant Wang, that¡¯s enough. It¡¯s probably sufficient. Call the owner. Tell him that we brought the injured employee to the hospital that he asked for!¡± The mine manager was in a bad mood. Previously, the mine would always send injured employees over to Chasu City Hospital. He felt that sending an injured employee to a new private hospital instead was reckless disregard for the workers¡¯ lives!


    However, the mine manager¡¯s boss, the mine owner, had given an absolutemand. The mine manager was ordered to bring all injured employees to this private hospital first, and only take injured employees to Chasu City Hospital if the private hospital refused to ept the patient!

 Chapter 148: Chen Qifa loves money

    <h4>Chapter 148: Chen Qifa loves money</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Ma Wentao kept thinking about things while sitting in his office and feeling that he had been wrong. ¡®That was truly disgraceful of myself. I forgot how I should behave because I was too shocked by that traumatic injury!¡¯ Ma Wentao pped himself on the head because he was really dissatisfied with his own behavior.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, my hospital received its first surgery patient. Could youe over and take a look? Yes, Director Chen is already working on the patient in the emergency treatment room!¡± Ma Wentao hurriedly gave Zhang Fan a phone call¡ªhe hadn¡¯t seen Chen Qifa¡¯s skills yet and was worried, while he knew that Zhang Fan was incredibly skilled.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything, and simply came over. Although he was currently on call, he didn¡¯t need to stay at the hospital. However, he had been nning on taking a walk together with Shao Hua. He had been so busy recently that he didn¡¯t have much time to be together with Shao Hua.


    Zhang Fan drove over to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. When he arrived, he saw that Ma Wentao¡¯s face was quite pale, just as if he had suffered from frostbite. ¡°Go take a look. It seems that the surgery¡¯s not going well.¡± Ma Wentao was feeling really afraid and angry right now. He wasn¡¯t afraid that the patient was going to die, but rather of the injured patient¡¯s appearance from earlier. As for his anger, that was because he was angry at the low skill level of the intern doctor he hired.


    The operating room nurse was quite experienced. She also happened to be Ma Wentao¡¯s loyal informant. Not long after the surgery started, she secretly told Ma Wentao, ¡°This Doctor Chen¡¯s alright. His skills aren¡¯t bad at all. However, the recent graduate intern doctor is really terrible. He¡¯s not even capable of tying surgical knots properly. It¡¯s basically the equivalent of Doctor Chen having to perform the surgery by himself, which is impossible. Doctor Chen is so anxious that he¡¯s sweating profusely!¡±


    Luckily, Ma Wentao had already called for Zhang Fan toe over. Zhang Fan changed into surgical garb and entered the emergency treatment room. The moment that he saw how the surgery was proceeding, Zhang Fan mentally cursed at Ma Wentao. ¡®That bastard must be unwilling to pay a little extra sry. This intern doctor is clearly someone who didn¡¯t do any proper learning at an actual hospital before!¡¯


    Chen Qifa was sweating profusely. He constantly needed to teach the intern doctor what he needed to do as the surgical assistant every step of the way. Additionally, the humerus fracture was a crush injury. The young intern doctor became really nervous, and as a result, more incapable. He actually used his own hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead instead of letting the operating room nurse do it for him! Chen Qifa was forced to pause the surgery as he told the intern doctor to wash his hands again and disinfect!


    Zhang Fan arrived at this time. He washed his hands, disinfected himself, and joined the surgery. ¡°Hurry, the surgery¡¯s been taking too long. Be careful of necrosis from infection!¡± Chen Qifa immediately knew what this meant when Zhang Fan said this. ¡°Doctor Li, you can go take a rest now. Doctor Zhang will perform this surgery together with me.¡±


    The intern doctor left the surgery at top speed, just as if he was running away. He cared about face far too much. Actually, the intern doctor could have stayed for the surgery if he insisted. Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa wouldn¡¯t have been able to do anything about it then. They would also need to give the young Doctor Li opportunities to practice and improve. The intern doctor actually leaving when told to meant that he had lost this chance to practice and improve!


    ¡°You be the primary surgeon, and I¡¯ll be your surgical assistant. We need to hurry. Show your skills as a surgical department director! Although this humerus bone was shattered rather severely, it shouldn¡¯t be difficult for you!¡± Zhang Fan said to Chen Qifa. The intern doctor leaving didn¡¯t affect anyone else in the emergency treatment room one bit. Zhang Fan was giving face to Chen Qifa here. He really wanted Chen Qifa¡¯s first surgery at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital to be sessful!


    The surgery was finally able to properly begin now that Chen Qifa wasn¡¯t held back by an ipetent surgical assistant. The two doctors worked together to drain the blood, provide clear vision for the surgery, stop the bleeding, and connect the bone. The two of them had excellent cooperation.


    Chen Qifa had excellent practical skills due to all his years of experience. He just didn¡¯t have the book smarts necessary to pass the medical licensing exam until Zhang Fan¡¯s arrival. Of course, Zhang Fan¡¯s skills were superb thanks to his System too!


    Additionally, Chen Qifa had more experience with limb fractures than any other type of surgery. Several years ago, there were fewer roads leading from Kuake City to therger Chasu City. People also trusted in Kuake City Hospital more at that time. Chen Qifa had done most of the work in Kuake City Hospital¡¯s orthopedic department at that time, yet he had the lowest ie out of all the doctors in the department. This was all because he didn¡¯t have a medical license! His bitter hard work back then had now be valuable experience.


    Maybe some people would ask, was it that others were better in their studies than Chen Qifa? That would be a difficult question to answer. Those in the border province would receive better treatment. Score requirements here in the border province were much lower than in ind China due to the Chinese government¡¯s affirmative action program for minorities. So, in the end, it was indeed Chen Qifa¡¯s fault for being poor at his studies! It wasn¡¯t the government¡¯s fault! There would be several hundred Han Chinese people studying to be doctors every year as well, but it wasn¡¯t like the government could take care of them, either!


    Going from the biceps to the triceps, the bone fracture was gradually exposed. Chen Qifa skillfully avoided the musculospiral nerve and began connecting the bone. The greatest advantage of internal fixation was that it could restore the bone to how it originally was, while closed reduction (a procedure to set a broken bone without cutting the skin open) wouldn¡¯t be able to do this.


    However, the disadvantage of internal fixation was that it would cause more damage to the muscles and blood vessels around the broken bone. Infection would forever be the greatest enemy for orthopedic surgeons. Any serious infection would cause the surgery to fail as it would be necessary to remove the metal te used for internal fixation. This was why keeping a sterile environment was highly important in orthopedic surgery.


    Some orthopedic surgery directors who had bad tempers would instantly be infuriated and tell a doctor to get the hell out of the surgery if they saw a doctor doing something that was even slightly bad for maintaining a sterile environment.


    Today, Zhang Fan hade over especially in order to give face to Chen Qifa. When the surgery was almost over, Zhang Fanmented, ¡°Director Chen, you did a wonderful job on this surgery. You aligned the bone beautifully.¡±


    ¡°Haha!¡± Chen Qifa was unustomed to praise from Zhang Fan, so heughed in confusion! Sigh! He was still too much of the honest and direct type. However, there was an advantage to such a personality as well. At least, Zhang Fan would definitelye over as soon as he could to help Chen Qifa whenever thetter needed help.


    The patient¡¯s wife had arrived by the time that the surgery was over. She was a pretty woman who didn¡¯t mind how dirty the patient¡¯s face was from coal dust as she leaned over to kiss him. ¡°You really scared me! What will our baby and I do if something happens to you!¡± She was all teary-eyed while speaking in a Shanxi Province dialect.


    ¡°Okay, okay, the patient is fine now. Please don¡¯t be overly emotional. How about you go purchase a cloth towel to wipe his face?¡± The operating room nurse told the patient¡¯s wife.


    ¡°Okay!¡± The patient¡¯s wife¡¯s face was now covered in tears and coal dust as she nodded.


    This particr coal mine owner was more generous than most owners. He left two mine workers behind to apany the patient, and also treated the patient quite well. The mine owner paid for all of the patient¡¯s hospital fees as well as paying the regr sry to the patient while he was hospitalized. If this was a government job, such treatment would typically be for someone at the level of a section chief, which was really good.


    Shanxi Province was a rather special ce in China. It was famous for producing many pretty women, but they would all go to Beijing. The men of Shanxi Province somehow often went to be coal miners. In many ces in China, the highly skilled coal mine workers were almost all from Shanxi Province. This was especially more so for the extremely dangerous jobs that also required really high skills and experience. Such employees were almost always from Shanxi Province!


    This patient was a mining explosives expert that the mine owner had especially invited over from Shanxi Province. The patient¡¯s sry was 20,000 yuan per month, which would be considered a very high sry in China of 2010! However, his job was also extremely dangerous. It was possible that one day he might identally bury himself in the mine. Basically, he was risking his life for the sake of money. It was unknown how much money he could make before he died!


    Chen Qifa was able to stand tall now that the surgery waspleted. Although he needed Zhang Fan¡¯s assistance toplete the surgery in the end, this was Ma Wentao¡¯s fault, not Chen Qifa¡¯s. Ma Wentao knew too little about the medical field, and hired an intern doctor who was too ipetent to be a surgical assistant! Now that this surgery wasplete, Ma Wentao would have to properly address Chen Qifa as Director Chen because Chen Qifa had now proved his abilities.


    Ma Wentao was now feeling much better now that he had rested in his office for a bit during the surgery.


    ¡°Here, have a smoke!¡± Ma Wentao actually rarely smoked himself, but he offered Zhang Fan a cigarette as the two sat in his office.


    ¡°I quit smoking already!¡± Zhang Fan shook his head. He had decided to quit smoking when he saw what it could do to the ruptured pulmonary bu patient he had performed surgery on recently.


    ¡°Sigh! My father says that people who are capable of quitting smoking are the scariest people out there. That¡¯s because someone who¡¯s stubborn enough to quit smoking will have astonishing willpower, sufficient to aplish anything that he wants!¡±


    ¡°Haha! I¡¯ll interpret that as praise, President Ma!¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t smoke, then have some tea!¡± Ma Wentao extinguished the cigarette that he had just lit up.


    ¡°You need to pay more attention to whom you hire! For something as important as surgery, the intern doctor you hired didn¡¯t even know how to tie the surgical knots properly! Director Chen was so anxious that he was about to cry!¡±


    ¡°Well, it was because I didn¡¯t have a surgical director at the time! I thought that Doctor Li fellow was quite nice and obedient when I interviewed him! But okay! I admit that I was wrong, so let¡¯s not talk about him any longer. I¡¯ve already fired him. From now on, I¡¯ll give Director Chen the power to hire whoever he likes as surgical assistants. Oh, and this is your payment, just as I promised to you before.¡± Ma Wentao took out an envelope from his desk.


    ¡°How much?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t act reserved.


    ¡°2000 yuan!¡±


    ¡°I told you before, I only take half of what other expert doctors would charge!¡± Zhang Fan took 1000 yuan and returned the rest of the money to Ma Wentao. He then said, ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll be leaving now. Feel free to call me if anything happens again!¡±


    Why did he only take half of the money offered to him? Zhang Fan felt that people should live up to their promises. Many people might think that this wasn¡¯t necessary, and that it was fine just to make money in this superficial society without needing to worry about sincerity or honor.


    However, as the old saying went, the good would be rewarded, while the wicked would receive just desserts. Don¡¯t believe it? Just look up above at the heavens. Right now, Ma Wentao needed Zhang Fan¡¯s help, so even if Zhang Fan asked for 10,000 yuan, Ma Wentao would be willing to give that much. There would still be much cooperation between them in the future, so neither of them could go too overboard with their behavior. Zhang Fan took his 1,000 yuan and went to go find Chen Qifa. Back when Zhang Fan had recently graduated, he had been really poor and needed money, but now that he was making a steady and good ie, he viewed the issue of money quite lightly.


    Ma Wentao smiled as he recalled how Zhang Fan had returned half of the money. His judgement was that Zhang Fan had truly been sincere.


    ¡°He¡¯s got good character!¡± Ma Wentao said to himself. His father had taught him ever since young how to judge other people¡¯s character. This was his father¡¯s greatest secret to rising in power and managing others: the ability to judge and find out a person¡¯s true nature.


    ¡°Take this 500 yuan!¡± Zhang Fan brought Chen Qifa to an isted room and hurriedly stuffed the money into Chen Qifa¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang! Aren¡¯t you pping me in the face with this? I don¡¯t want this money!¡± Chen Qifa¡¯s face reddened!


    ¡°Stop refusing. This is my rule. Hurry and take it!¡± Zhang Fan was really direct with Chen Qifa. When dealing with someone like Chen Qifa, being direct would be the most effective. ¡°Pay extra attention to whether any patients who require general surgery arrive here at this hospital. I looked and saw that the operating rooms here are quite well-equipped with medical equipment. There¡¯s evenparoscopes.¡±


    ¡°Got it, Teacher! Are you intending on bing a general surgeon in the future? I think that you have a better future as an orthopedic surgeon.¡± Chen Qifa was worried that Zhang Fan would go down a different path. Being a doctor was a deep pitfall in how much you would have to study. General surgery had the deepest pitfall of all! Chen Qifa felt that Zhang Fan was really skilled, but also that people¡¯s energy would have limits!


    ¡°Haha! Don¡¯t worry about me! Just take good care of your patient! I¡¯ll be leaving now. Call me if anything happens. In a few days, Shao Hua and I will treat you and your wife to a meal. Since you must have many things to do right after moving here, I stopped Shao Hua from bothering you until now.¡±


    ¡°We should be the ones treating you!¡± Sometimes, Chen Qifa would be really insistent, so Zhang Fan didn¡¯t argue with him on this one.


    Zhang Fan was actually quite happy to see Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital starting to receive surgeries. This was because Zhang Fan found it far more convenient to take extra work at another hospital in Chasu City rather than driving for hours to other cities. Zhang Fan would forever be happy with having an extra ce to grind surgeries at.


    The injured coal mine worker¡¯s injury was ssified as an industrial injury. This meant that he wouldn¡¯t be able to use his personal medical insurance.


    The surgery fee, medical equipment fee, medicine fee, and postoperative care fee all added up to more than 50,000 yuan. Ma Wentao¡¯s heart which had felt chills at the sight of the mine worker¡¯s injury camepletely alive again. This was an incredible amount of revenue! Truly an incredible amount of money! Just one or two such surgery patients per month would be more than enough to pay off all of his monthly expenses from running the hospital. Any other surgeries after that would be pure profit, not just revenue!


    Now that Ma Wentao was motivated again, he started taking action. Ma Wentao started by showing his support for Chen Qifa. He held a hospital administration conference where he officially dered that Chen Qifa was now the director of the surgical department in the hospital. He also increased Chen Qifa¡¯s monthly sry by 700 yuan¡ª500 extra yuan for managing the surgical department and hiring new surgical assistants, and 200 yuan for Chen Qifa¡¯s cell phone bill. Additionally, Ma Wentao hired Chen Qifa¡¯s wife to be the personal chef for the department directors, at a sry of slightly more than 2,000 yuan per month. All of this was mere pennies to someone as rich as Ma Wentao, but these pennies made Chen Qifa incredibly loyal to him!

 Chapter 149: Sadness

    <h4>Chapter 149: Sadness</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The best season to tour the border province would be autumn. This was the season of fragrant melons, all sorts of grapes, and so on. Back when Zhang Fan was living in S Province, he only knew about horse breast grapes 1, but he now understood that there were countless different types of grapes only after he came to the border province.


    The cantaloupes and pears were incredibly sweet. The pomegranates were more troublesome to eat, so most people simply crushed the pomegranates into juice. There would also be an incredible number of figs and peaches. Actually, the pears that the border province sold to ind China weren¡¯t the best pears. The best pears would be sold to Europe in exchange for euros.


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents were both farm workers. The farm they worked at had a gigantic vineyard. Every autumn, Shao Hua¡¯s father would purchase some wine grapes from the farm and make his own red wine.


    Chasu City was still a rtively small citypared to the big cities of China. There was less pressure here, and the standard of living was better than average. People here wouldn¡¯t need to consider whether or not they had earned enough money for the mortgage every day. Actually, the border province was renowned in China for having a much higher than average lifespan. What would help you live a long life? Eating vitamins and minerals like Westerners would tell you to would actually be useless! The most important factors for living a long life would be a good mentality and good habits.


    Shao Hua finally finished purchasing all of the necessary new furniture for moving into Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment. However, the apartment still wasn¡¯t ready for moving in after all of the new furniture was ced in it. No matter how cheap or expensive the furniture, the apartment would need to be aired out first. Otherwise, all sorts of chemicals from the new furniture would enter your body. Humans were just like mini vacuum cleaners, after all! Inhaling these chemicals would cause all sorts of chronic illnesses.


    It wasmon for there to be zero surgery patients for many days in a row in the cardiothoracic department, but any surgeries that did arrive would often be major surgeries, such as for lung cancer! Lung cancer was the mostmon type of cancer among men. Pollution in China, dust and fine particles in factories, and smoking were all important factors that could contribute to developing lung cancer.


    Some people were the carefree type and couldugh in the face of death! Meanwhile, others were incredibly scared of diseases. Maybe a person would catch a minor disease that shouldn¡¯t have been a problem at all, but the person would literally scare themselves to death from worrying too much! Why did cebo effects sometimes work in medicine? Mentality was truly important!


    What was cancer? Without talking about cells or various other factors, to describe it in the simplestyman¡¯s words, cancer would be what happened after inmmation developed. If an inmmation wasn¡¯t cured for a long period of time, it would then stimte the body and then suddenly transform into cancer.


    Maybe a person would have a lot of rotten teeth, but would feel that it was fine as long as the teeth didn¡¯t hurt! Stimting the mouth too much like this would likely cause tongue cancer. Such problems would always be considered minor things in daily life not worth paying attention to. However, terrible consequences would always await.


    As China developed, Chinese people¡¯s quality of life began to greatly increase. The most obvious example of this was how government employees and majorpanies¡¯ employees would have free physical checkups paid for by the government! Although the checkups could only be performed at the government¡¯s chosen hospital, this was still better than not having free checkups!


    Liu Wenli was an advanced mathematics teacher for a high school in Chasu City. He was in his early 40s, already bald, and wore thick eyesses. He often squinted his eyes while talking, which made others feel like he was sleepy. However, he was truly skilled at teaching math. He had even taught two students who participated in the international Math Olympiad contest.


    In a smaller city like Chasu City, such a teacher would truly be revered. Countless parents would try and ce their children into his math ss. The parents of children already in his math ss would always try to think of ways to get him to pay extra attention to their children.


    Liu Wenli was quite a responsible teacher. His high school¡¯s system was such that he would teach the same group of students for three years consecutively at a time 1. Over the years, Liu Wenli had sessfully taught countless students who went on to attend top-level colleges. The more glory that he obtained, the more pressure there would be. Some people would bravely face the pressure and rise to even higher heights, while others would be crushed to death by their own glory!


    Liu Wenli was an incredibly hard worker who often stayed up extremelyte into the night, preparing his lessons for his students. For his normal routine, he would go to sleep at three a.m. while waking up at six a.m. every day, sleeping only for three hours per day. He was also a smoker and coffee drinker, relying on those to stimte his central nervous system. Over many years of working like this, he was nowpletely bald, always had dark bags under his eyes, and his body was in very poor condition despite only being in his early 40s!


    Chinese teachers often had poor lungs to begin with due to all the chalk dust they would usually have to inhale. Liu Wenli also always stayed upte, and was a smoker as well. As a result, a major problem was discovered with his body when he came for a checkup at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. Although Ma Wentao had used his government connections to send as many people as possible to his hospital for checkups, Ma Wentao had no intention of scamming anyone. His hospital wouldn¡¯t make anything up on the physical examination report, nor would his hospital do anything such as draw blood then throw it away without even testing it, which some illegal unlicensed Chinese private hospitals would do, giving Chinese private hospitals a bad reputation.


    For every checkup, Ma Wentao¡¯s doctors would properly perform the physical examination and say whatever the results were without making anything up. The respiratory department director at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital instantly knew that something major was wrong with Liu Wentao¡¯s lungs when he saw the physical examination report for this patient.


    ¡°The nature of this problem has yet to be determined. Please get a professional clinical opinion,¡± he typed on the report.


    ¡°There¡¯s a little problem with your lungs. However, our hospital¡¯s medical equipment isn¡¯t very good, and we can¡¯t determine it clearly. You should get a medical opinion from Chasu City Hospital, and show them your scans,¡± the respiratory director spoke in a roundabout manner while giving Liu Wenli his scans.


    China hadws which clearly stated that the patient had the right to know their own condition. However, social customs in China were far too deeply ingrained despite what thew said. In most cases where a patient had a severe problem, the doctor actually wouldn¡¯t tell the patient the truth about what was wrong with them. The doctor would instead only inform the patient¡¯s family members, or tell the patient to go get a second opinion at a better hospital!


    Liu Wenli had been feeling really ufortable recently. He alwayscked energy,cked appetite, and often coughed. As he was an outstanding advanced mathematics teacher, he was highly intelligent! He instantly understood from hearing the respiratory director¡¯s words that something had to be seriously wrong with his body.


    Liu Wenli went by himself to Chasu City Hospital without saying anything to his family. He went to the cardiothoracic department. When cardiothoracic Director Liu saw Liu Wenli¡¯s scans, he said, ¡°You should hospitalize yourself! This will require surgery!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Liu, just what problem do I have with my lungs?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a tumor which is in a bit of a troublesome spot. This will absolutely require surgery. You should hurry and prepare for it, and have your family help you with the paperwork for surgery.¡± Director Liu Boyan also spoke in quite a roundabout manner. Although both men were surnamed Liu, they weren¡¯t actually rted. Liu was simply amonst name in China.


    Liu Wenli immediately knew that this was bad. ¡°Doctor, just tell me directly. Is it cancer? Do I still have a chance? How much longer can I live?¡±


    ¡°Oh! Pathological tests haven¡¯t been done yet, so I can¡¯t say conclusively that it¡¯s lung cancer. You shouldn¡¯t just imagine things by yourself. Don¡¯t worry, and just receive treatment at our hospital!¡± Director Liu was forced to admit, in the Chinese roundabout manner, to Liu Wenli that it was likely lung cancer. He only did so because the patient was asking him so directly!


    ¡°Alright, I understand!¡± Liu Wenli¡¯s reply sounded rather lonely. He already seemed old for his age to begin with, but now he seemed especially pale and zombie-like!


    Death! Was death scary? Of course it was scary! Liu Wenli didn¡¯t want to leave his son who was almost 10 years old, his aging parents, and his wife who was getting skinny with worry! He also didn¡¯t want to leave his current batch of students who were currently in their third andst year of high school!


    Liu Wenli went over to his son¡¯s elementary school, hid behind a tree, and secretly watched his son who was having fun running around. ¡°You need to hurry and grow up! Daddy won¡¯t be able to apany you anymore! Daddy won¡¯t be able to watch you grow up! You need to be mature! You need to understand your mom!¡±


    Liu Wenli went out shopping and went wild with spending money, buying the newest LCD t screen TV that his father wanted but didn¡¯t want to spend the money for, a new wheelchair for his mother, and lots of new clothes for his wife. What good would money be at the end of life? Money would be nothing more than some paper! He felt that money wouldn¡¯t be able to bring him health or life!


    In his math ss, the students were currently quietly self-studying. He had spent three years with these students! Liu Wenli had a very good understanding of these students¡¯ personalities and abilities after three years. The pudgy boy sitting in the farthest back row loved to eat snacks and y video games. With some strict management, it would be possible for him to get into an alright college.


    The pretty girl sitting in the front row was a student talented enough to get into Beijing University or Tsinghua University, the two best universities in all of China.


    ¡®All of you, work hard! Try your very best! Your teacher is leaving soon! I won¡¯t be able to watch over you!


    ¡®I¡¯m so sorry!¡¯

 Chapter 150: Surgery

    <h4>Chapter 150: Surgery</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Liu Wenli decided to cry! He felt like there was nothing else he could do about lung cancer. He stood by the side of Chasu River as endless tears streamed down his cheeks while he watched the river pour past him. He recalled memories from as much as 20 years ago as if they happened yesterday!


    ¡®Just what should I do!¡¯ He kept shouting that in his heart! He was as helpless as an old man now. He had been ambitious when he was a teenager; he had been courageous as a young man. However, he was now just like an old man despite only being in his early 40s. He had crippled himself with his own negative mentality!


    His wife finally noticed that something seemed to be off about him! Although Liu Wenli waspletely bald with only a few hairs remaining, he would alwaysb what few hairs he had neatly before going out. He liked to say, ¡°As a teacher, one should present a proper appearance!¡±


    But over the past few days, he no longer cared so much about his appearance. It also seemed like he was forcing himself to smile. Additionally, even though he usually didn¡¯t have much patience for their son, he was now capable of silently watching his son for more than an hour at a time!


    ¡®Something must be wrong!¡¯ Liu Wenli¡¯s wife was also a teacher who worked at an elementary school. Although she could be naggy, she was a kind person! Later that night, when she and her husband were in bed together, she slowly nudged up to him and touched his face only to find that his face was covered in tears!


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Could you please tell me about it?¡± She didn¡¯t turn on the light, because she knew that men hated having others see them at their weakest. This was amon problem to all men, no matter their age or status!


    Ten or so minutester, Liu Wenli finally said, ¡°There¡¯s something in my lungs! It doesn¡¯t seem to be very good. If, if! If I die before you, feel free to find another husband! You¡¯re still young! It¡¯s just that our son will suffer!¡±


    ¡°Rest assured, everything will be alright. Let¡¯s go to Chasu City Hospital tomorrow and make certain. If the diagnosis is confirmed, we can go to Beijing or to Shanghai! We can go to a major hospital in a big city. We can sell our home. Everything will be fine, don¡¯t be afraid!¡± Liu Wenli¡¯s wife cradled her husband¡¯s head in her embrace as she spoke gently with a calm tone. Yet she also had a steely will!


    ording to Chinese myth, back when Goddess Nuwa created humans, she had been quite fair. Women were given weaker bodies but strong hearts, while men had strong bodies but much weaker hearts!


    Men would typically go crazy or be depressed when faced with such cmities. As for women? They would silently proceed onward while bearing with the pain and difficulties! Women would bravely face the cmity! Sometimes, men truly couldn¡¯tpare to women!


    On the next day, Liu Wenli¡¯s wife went to Chasu City Hospital and asked cardiothoracic Director Liu about her husband¡¯s situation. They were currently speaking in the director¡¯s office.


    ¡°Director Liu, are you absolutely certain of the lung cancer diagnosis?¡±


    ¡°In order to be absolutely certain, a biopsy and tumor marker test will be required. The biopsy will be the most reliable method. It¡¯s really difficult to diagnose with certainty just with his MRI scan alone. Look here, although the outline is clear, it¡¯s already spreading into leaflets. Not only that, the density is uneven. No matter if this is a benign or malignant tumor, it will absolutely need to be removed by surgery, and the faster the better!¡±


    ¡°Alright. Thank you for your hard work! I¡¯ll discuss things with my family!¡± After leaving Director Liu¡¯s office, Liu Wenli¡¯s wife immediately started using all the connections she possibly could.


    China was a country where having connections would make things far easier for you! Teachers would have better connections than most average people, as they could talk to their students¡¯ parents, their own ssmates, as well as rtives! Liu Wenli asked if anyone was familiar with the leader of Chasu City Hospital or cardiothoracic Director Liu! She mass texted many people, and several people started moving.


    One of Liu Wenli¡¯s current students had a father who was a mid-ranking employee of the Bureau of Health. The father was very familiar with Director Liu, and assisted with inviting Director Liu out for a meal for the same night.


    Liu Wenli¡¯s older cousin was a section chief at the Bureau of Industry and Commerce. He was the one who hosted the meal to treat Director Liu Boyan.


    ¡°As for his tumor, it¡¯s not that I couldn¡¯t exin clearly at the time, it¡¯s that it¡¯s truly impossible to be certain. Based on radiography, his tumor is irregr. It looks like a malignant tumor, but it also has many traits of benign tumors. That¡¯s why it would be best for him to have surgery!¡±


    ¡°Allow me to ask something direct. Please don¡¯t get angry, Director Liu. Honestly, it¡¯s not easy for anyone to find out that someone in their family has cancer. My younger cousin¡¯s family feels like the sky has copsed on them,¡± Liu Wenli¡¯s older cousin said while lowering his winess in deference to the director.


    ¡°Please ask what you like, you don¡¯t need to be so formal with me!¡± Director Liu hurriedly sat up and clinked his winess against the cousin¡¯s! The older cousin was from the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, and there was also someone from the Bureau of Health at the dinner, so Director Liu needed to give them face, even if they were only middle managers rather than the leaders.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go ahead and ask. What hospital in China is best at performing this type of lung cancer surgery? I intend on taking my cousin to ind China to get treated. You understand, since Chasu City is a small ce.¡±


    ¡°Okay! Then let me tell you the truth. It would be better for you to have your cousin treated at Chasu City Hospital. You have more connections here, so doing things will be much easier. Instead of moving your cousin, you should hire an expert doctor toe over to Chasu City Hospital. You¡¯ll be able to hire an expert doctor from almost anywhere. But if you go to a major city, I dare say that it would be considered good if you could find an expert doctor who has free time in their schedule within half a year! Additionally, you wouldn¡¯t even know for certain which doctor the hospital there will arrange for your cousin¡¯s surgery. You can contact an expert doctor, and the doctor can fly over this weekend to perform the surgery at Chasu City Hospital. It will also be more convenient for you to watch over your cousin!¡± Director Liu gave them the best advice he could!


    Actually, Director Liu was also capable of performing surgery to remove a lung cancer tumor. However, it was clear that the patient¡¯s family wanted only the best care possible for Liu Wenli, to the extent of even inviting Director Liu to a meal. Thus, Director Liu gave such advice to the patient¡¯s family instead. He figured it would be best to make them happy.


    The advice that Director Liu gave them would be the most effective for families with slightly above average financial conditions. This would save the most time and spend the least amount of money while still being able to hire a high-level expert doctor. But as for the incredibly rich or politicians, this wouldn¡¯t be necessary, because they would have special connections of their own! Finally, as for the poor, they could only hope that the local doctors were skilled enough to treat them!


    In order to hire an expert doctor, the doctor would almost always be from either Beijing or Shanghai! The cost would be respectable, at about 30,000 yuan, not including the roundtrip airfare and hotel costs for the expert doctor.


    Zhang Fan looked over Liu Wenli¡¯s MRI scans and felt that there was no need to invite an expert doctor. He was quite capable of performing this surgery! However, Liu Wenli¡¯s family refused to trust in the local doctors, so Zhang Fan decided to not do anything. It wasn¡¯t like he was a merchant trying to make a sale.


    Director Liu contacted the cardiothoracic department director of Zhongyong Hospital in Beijing. This director had previously been the department director even back when Director Liu was a student studying at Zhongyong Hospital. This director no longer performed surgeries as much in Beijing because his subordinates had already be skillful doctors. He would only work for five days a week at Zhongyong Hospital, with three days working as an expert consultant, one day working to treat regr patients, and one day in the cardiothoracic surgical department to advise doctors on surgeries.


    On the weekend, this expert doctor would often fly all over China to various provincial hospitals and cancer hospitals to perform surgeries and then fly back to Beijing by Monday. For someone like him, he was already a VIP airline customer!


    Liu Wenli¡¯s school also ced great importance on his illness. The school¡¯s Communist Party organization and student organizations all sent members to see how he was doing. There were also countless students and students¡¯ parents who came over. So many flower baskets were arranged in Liu Wenli¡¯s patient room! It was as if the hospital had be a flower shop.


    The expert doctor arrived on the weekend! Liu Wenli¡¯s older cousin borrowed a Mercedes Benz from one of his clients to pick up the expert doctor from the airport and drive him to Chasu City Hospital. When the expert doctor arrived, Zhang Fan took a look to see if he was one of the previous expert doctors from the emergency military patient surgery. Nope, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t recognize this doctor!


    The cardiothoracic expert surgeon wore in clothing and a small backpack. He chuckled as he patted Director Liu on the back! ¡°Not bad, Little Liu from back in the day has already be a director! Not bad at all!¡± Director Liu who typically acted somewhat proud seemed just like a young student! Director Liu really respected this expert doctor!


    It wasn¡¯t like the expert doctor¡¯s arrival would bring him any benefits, whether they be financial or other types. Why was Director Liu still so respectful? This was a trait of those working in a field where skill was highly important. Director Liu wouldn¡¯t act so humble even for the sake of the government leader of the border province! However, Director Liu¡¯s dream was to be a renowned name in the field, just like this expert doctor! Well, it was only his dream, not his actual goal!


    Who would join the surgery together with the expert doctor? Of course Director Liu would participate in the surgery, as he was the department director. This meant he would definitely take the position of primary surgical assistant. Who would be the secondary surgical assistant, then? The doctors in the cardiothoracic department were usually rather carefree. They rarely fought over anything other than the asional patient with the orthopedic departments. The orthopedic department doctors were far too aggressive about taking patients!


    But, today was different. This expert doctor was renowned as one of the best cardiothoracic surgeons in the entire world, not just China. Although it wouldn¡¯t be possible to learn much from just participating in a single surgery together with him, it would be considered an honor to participate in the same surgery as someone renowned as a world-ss surgeon.


    The attending physicians reallypeted with each other for the position of secondary surgical assistant. There was a tense atmosphere in the department. Yet, Director Liu had been the department director for many years now, and knew how to calm things down. He couldn¡¯t allow the department to remain in such a state just because of a single surgery. Small departments should have friendly atmospheres instead!


    ¡°Stop arguing with each other! Look at all of you good for nothings! This patient is Zhang Fan¡¯s, so stop arguing!¡± Actually, Liu Wenli hadn¡¯t been assigned to any specific doctor yet by the director. However, he didn¡¯t want to be seen as favoring any specific doctor in the department, so he decided to give this opportunity to Zhang Fan instead, as Zhang Fan was only temporarily in the department!


    Everyone had pitiful expressions as they looked towards Zhang Fan. Tang Xiong said, ¡°Brother Zhang, you¡¯re not destined for our cardiothoracic department. How about you give this opportunity to me? I¡¯ll treat you to a great meal tomorrow!¡±


    Director Liu immediately left after announcing that the position of secondary surgical assistant would be Zhang Fan¡¯s. This was Director Liu¡¯s way of tossing the trouble over to Zhang Fan. But, Zhang Fan would never let go of the opportunity to perform surgery together with such a renowned expert doctor!


    Actually, lung cancer tumor removal surgery wasn¡¯t that difficult. The difficult parts would be removing the lesion and dealing with the lymph nds around the mediastinum. Then, the tissue would need to swiftly be brought over to the pathology department for a pathological examination to see if it was a malignant or benign lesion.


    For such a renowned expert doctor toe to a local hospital for a surgery, theboratory departments in the hospital would need to keep extra staff on duty for overtime. Any checkups or tests that the expert doctor required would need to swiftly bepleted. There was no logic or reason to this. This was the rule of how things were!


    The surgery to remove the tumor from Liu Wenli¡¯s body began. Zhang Fan washed his hands, disinfected, and did the medical draping, all parts of the pre-surgery procedures. The expert doctor was quite friendly. Despite his status, he was quite polite to both Director Liu and Zhang Fan. He truly seemed like a gentlemanly schr.


    The expert doctor was extremely careful and detailed during the surgery. He was being paid a great deal of money and felt that his work needed to deserve the money. He personally acted as the primary surgeon for the entire duration of the surgery. He slowly separated the tissue, slowly stopped the bleeding, and remained unhurried throughout the entire surgery. ¡°Slow is quick!¡± Zhang Fan finally understood why the director of general surgery at Bluebird City Hospital always said this phrase back when he was studying there!


    ¡°Take this and swiftly perform a pathological test on it.¡± The expert doctor removed the lesion!


    ¡°Teacher, what do you think it is? Is it a malignant lesion?¡± Director Liu asked the expert doctor as they waited for the results of the pathological tests. For this type of test, the surgical assistants only needed to hold theparoscopic mirrors. It wouldn¡¯t be possible for the assistants to show off any skills. All that was needed from the surgical assistants was that they had steady hands and could follow the primary surgeon¡¯s steps with the mirrors.


    ¡°It¡¯s difficult to say. It¡¯s not a ssical example. Even if it¡¯s not malignant, it still won¡¯t be that good, because the lesion has already be leaflet-shaped.


    ¡°Teacher, what would you like to eat? It¡¯s so rare for you toe to Chasu City, so how about eating some of the local specialties?¡± After talking serious business, it was now time for small talk. Since Director Liu was the one who had invited the expert doctor here, he had to properly y the part of good host.


    ¡°Sure, the guest does as the host says. I can eat whatever you guys eat. After this surgery is finished, I still need to rush over to the nearby Raptor City. I also have a patient there that I¡¯m scheduled to see.¡±

 Chapter 151: Meal

    <h4>Chapter 151: Meal</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The result of the pathological examination arrived! The result was fortune among misfortune. The lesion was between benign and malignant, and had high tumor differentiation. The expert doctor that Director Liu invited was the type who favored conservative treatment. The moment that the pathological test reported the lesion as cancerous, no matter what the tumor differentiation degree was, the expert doctor cleared out all of the lymph nds in the nearby area.


    Although this would cause quite a lot of damage to the body, this was the safe path! There was a more aggressive school of thought that the cancerous site didn¡¯t need to be cleaned out, instead waiting to observe the situation, or use radiotherapy and chemotherapy instead. The benefit of this was that there would be less damage to the body, but the downside was that it would be easier for the cancer to rpse!


    If you were the type who favored conservative treatment, but your department director was the type who favored aggressive treatment, then you would feel great pain from being in such a department. This was why so many doctors wouldpete over the position of department director. The fight between different medical treatment styles was just like how Confucius murdered his rival Shao Zhengmao. The fight between different medical schools of thought would be quite cruel, often only having bitter resolutions. It wasmon for a department to end up with only doctors of the same medical school of thought in the end, as doctors with other beliefs would end up leaving. That would then make everyone in the department much happier!


    The expert doctor began to clean out the lymph nds. He was very careful and detailed, going from down to up, then from up to down. He cleared out every single one that he possibly could. Typically, he would only start performing surgery at this stage of the surgery back at Zhongyong Hospital in Beijing. His disciples would do the earlier work for him. But here, since he was being paid a handsome amount of money, he personally performed all this work out of professional pride.


    The surgery finished. The anesthesiologist and operating room nurse took the patient Liu Wenli to the ICU. Director Liu took Zhang Fan and all the other doctors in the department to a meal treating the expert doctor. Of course, the patient¡¯s family was responsible for paying for this meal, but they wouldn¡¯t be joining this meal!


    The expert doctor abstained from drinking alcohol. He simply ate some of the border province¡¯s special mutton, beef, and horsemeat dishes along with some vegetables. Not long after, Director Liu hurriedly drove the expert doctor to the airport as thetter needed to rush to Raptor City. The car was yet another Mercedes Benz that the patient¡¯s family had borrowed.


    The expert doctor had now left. The surgery was over, but the patient¡¯s family didn¡¯t even get a chance to thank the expert doctor. He hadn¡¯t even met any of the patient¡¯s family. He had performed far too many surgeries in his life, so dealing with the patients was already his daily routine. He didn¡¯t need to think about dealing with the patient¡¯s family members!


    As the expert doctor was leaving, Zhang Fan took the opportunity to ask a single question. ¡°Teacher, what should we do for this patient¡¯s postoperative care?¡±


    ¡°He can be discharged from the hospital soon! Just wait and observe. No special treatment is necessary.¡± This was the benefit of conservative treatment. Although there was arge amount of damage to the body, the cancer had been cleanly removed. There was no fear of rpsing! There was no need for chemotherapy! This was also the expert doctor¡¯s self-confidence in his own handiwork.


    Zhang Fan had already seen during the surgery how skilled the expert was, along with the expert¡¯s mentality. The expert¡¯s mentality was still beyond Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level. The expert doctor had been far too steady! He took everything step by step,pletely unhurried. It would be impossible to aplish this without an experienced mentality! This was what Zhang Fancked. There were always those out there who one could learn from.


    Liu Wenli¡¯s wife was truly a strong woman. When the nurse came out to tell her as quickly as possible that her husband had carcinoma in situ, meaning that the cancer hadn¡¯t spread, all the other family members besides her started crying! They were crying tears of joy! Liu Wenli¡¯s wife wiped away her own tears and hurriedly thanked the nurse and started preparing red packets!


    The expert doctor had now left. The postoperative care would need to be done by the local doctors. Although the expert doctor had been invited here by Director Liu, overall speaking, the patient¡¯s family¡¯s actions meant that they looked down on the local doctors here. Liu Wenli¡¯s wife had plenty of preparations ready in order to ease such awkwardness! She truly was emotionally intelligent! Maybe this was because she was an elementary school teacher!


    Liu Wenli was quite lucky and survived! After three days of observation in ICU, he was then moved to a regr patient room in the cardiothoracic department. His son and wife constantly stayed by his side. They didn¡¯t dare to allow Liu Wenli¡¯s parents toe over, because he looked too pitiful with so many tubes stuck in him. They were worried that his parents would be anxious at the sight.


    Liu Wenli still couldn¡¯t speak because he had a breathing tube! He caressed his son¡¯s face and held onto his wife¡¯s hand. He felt that being alive was so wonderful! He would be able to see the rising sun again. He would be able to continue apanying his wife and son. He would be able to take care of his parents in their old age! This all seemed truly wonderful!


    Since Zhang Fan was assigned to be Liu Wenli¡¯s primary doctor, he paid special attention to him as this surgery counted as a major surgery. Zhang Fan checked up on Liu Wenli three times per day, not missing a single time. Liu Wenli gradually recovered to the point where he could talk again, walk again, and then be discharged.


    Liu Wenli had truly been lucky! The cancer had been discovered quite early, so the treatment was effective. If just six more months had passed without the cancer being discovered, the end result wouldn¡¯t have been anywhere nearly so wonderful. When Liu Wenli was discharged, Zhang Fan grabbed his hand and asked, ¡°You¡¯ve had a life-and-death experience. Did the god of death say anything to you?¡±


    ¡°The god of death told me to stop smoking!¡±


    ¡°Haha! It¡¯s good that you understand!¡± Zhang Fan watched the balding Liu Wenli leave the hospital. Liu Wenli was a middle-aged man with lots of responsibilities. Did he dare to die? Of course not! In that case, he would protect himself! He would only do as he pleased once he was done with his responsibilities! Men would forever be children at heart!


    Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital¡¯s business slowly became better and better. The doctors he hired had good attitudes. There were also short lines at his hospital. Ma Wentao was really ambitious and started cing even more importance on how he managed his hospital. His small hospital was quite orderly under his management, which was abination of western and Chinese management styles. He had his own personal management style which seemed to work pretty good so far.


    Li Liang became dejected! He truly felt like there was no future for him! In just one short year, Chasu City Hospital no longer hired medical students who only had undergraduate degrees. Only those with master¡¯s degrees and above would be epted! Undergraduate students were no longer wanted! Li Liang¡¯s father was a minor government official who only had connections in Kuake City, so there would be no way that his father could help him get into Chasu City Hospital or be a graduate student.


    ¡°What¡¯s up? What¡¯s wrong?¡± Chen Qifa greeted Li Liang who had called him out for a meeting.


    ¡°Director Chen, I came here to Chasu City today to look at Chasu City Hospital¡¯s recruitment exam requirements. But, they¡¯re not even recruiting undergraduate students anymore!¡± Li Liang was about to cry. The fatty had worked hard for the past year, but the end result was that he wouldn¡¯t even be given a chance.


    ¡°Sigh! Take things slow, take things slow.¡± Chen Qifa patted Li Liang on the shoulder. He didn¡¯t know how he should console Li Liang. Kuake City Hospital¡¯s current state was that there were absolutely zero surgery patients to treat. Maybe that would make it a good hospital for doctors who wanted to have an easy time in old age, but it would waste the abilities of anyone young! Three years would be more than enough to make someone as young as Li Liangpletely waste away!


    ¡°You should go and rest for now, because your spirit and energy are socking. I¡¯ll call for Teacher Zhang toe overter tonight. The three of us can have a good conversation and see if there are any ideas.¡±


    Li Liang was now dealing with the consequences of the exact same situation that had helped Zhang Fan back then. The colleges had really expanded admission during Zhang Fan¡¯s time, so now the hospitals were only recruiting graduate students.


    As a certain joke went, a certain workce needed to hire someone to tend to a furnace. This workce was only willing to recruit a graduate student who had majored in thermodynamics, because the workce said that a thermodynamics graduate student would know how to save on using coal in the furnace!


    Later that afternoon, Zhang Fan came over. Li Liang exined the situation. There was nothing that Zhang Fan could do about helping him get a job at Chasu City Hospital, because those were the hospital¡¯s rules. He was still just a low-ranking doctor and didn¡¯t have the power to change the rules. Meanwhile, Superintendent Zou had truly made a big mess of Kuake City Hospital. Even if a new superintendent was appointed, it would take at least several years for Kuake City Hospital to recover.


    How many ¡°several years¡± would a person have to wait around? It would be unrealistic to expect Li Liang to stay at Kuake City Hospital and continue working hard! Adults who had graduated and joined the work force already couldn¡¯t joke like that! Everyone would understand that you could only seed by following the crowd.


    Currently, China was spending a great deal of effort on developing important hospitals. A resident doctor who stayed behind in the orthopedic department of a tiny city hospital wouldn¡¯t even be able to begin developing the hospital¡¯s department!


    ¡°What do you intend to do? You should decide while you¡¯re still young,¡± Zhang Fan asked as he talked with Li Liang and Chen Qifa.


    ¡°No matter what, I don¡¯t want to stay at Kuake City Hospital! Brother Zhang, help me out here. What should I do?¡± Li Liang knew that hecked knowledge. But, there were plenty of people with more knowledge than him! He wasn¡¯t embarrassed one bit!


    ¡°You¡¯re still young. It would be such a pity for you to join a private hospital. How about you go study and be a graduate student? This is how the medical field is bing. Maybe I¡¯ll go get a master¡¯s degree as well!¡±


    ¡°Oh! Forget about studying. It was so hard for me to graduate and get my medical license. I¡¯d rather die than go back to school. I truly hate the idea. I just want to properly work in orthopedic surgery!¡± Li Liang hurriedly shook his hand. He knew that he wasn¡¯t the type who could be a good student. Rather than wasting time, he preferred to make more money by working at what he already knew!


    ¡°Then how about you work under Old Chen at the private hospital?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I just don¡¯t know how his new boss is?¡±


    ¡°Old Chen, you know more than I do about him. What do you think?¡± Zhang Fan asked Chen Qifa.


    ¡°Hmm. How should I say it? President Ma is someone with ambitions. I think that he has a really huge goal. For now, things seem to be alright at his hospital.¡±


    ¡°Okay. You should first talk things out with your family. If your family agrees, I¡¯lle have a discussion with President Ma! You¡¯re a doctor with a medical license. You can also independently perform the basic orthopedic surgeries. Your ie shouldn¡¯t be too low,¡± Zhang Fan told Li Liang.


    ¡°Thank you, Brother Zhang.¡±


    ¡°Why be so polite with me? Perfect, since you¡¯re here, Shao Hua is going to treat you guys to a meal tonight. How about hot pot? We can have a lively meal. What restaurant do you want to go to? I¡¯ll go make a reservation right now.¡±


    ¡°Forget about me. I haven¡¯t been in good condition recently. I don¡¯t want to negatively affect everyone¡¯s mood.¡±


    ¡°Stop spouting rubbish! Wang Yanan is also going! So are you going or not?¡±


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯ll go! Director Chen, let¡¯s hurry, I¡¯ll go wash my face!¡±


    ¡°Haha!¡± Li Liang was still young! There was still something more important than work to him! That would be women!


    This was the first time that Shao Hua was formally treating Zhang Fan¡¯s friends to a meal with the status of being his girlfriend. Originally, she had wanted to only invite Chen Qifa and his wife, but then she thought about it some more and decided to invite all of his friends instead as a way to formally introduce herself to all of Zhang Fan¡¯s friends. This meant that there would be a significant number of people at this meal.


    Attending physicians Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu from orthopedic department #1, Su Jing from the thyroid and mammary nd department, rotation doctor Wang Zipeng, Hu Zengyang from the gastrointestinal department, Tang Xiong from the cardiothoracic surgery department, Wang Yanan, Li Hui and his girlfriend, and Shao Hua¡¯s best friend Jia Suyue were alling to this meal. Zhang Fan hesitated for quite a while before also inviting Tang Jingjing as well. He had moved to Chasu City almost one year ago. Although he rarely saw Tang Jingjing, he would still asionally keep in touch via text message. Tang Jingjing just coincidentally happened to be studying in Chasu City now, as she had been promoted!


    These were all the younger coworkers and friends that Zhang Fan was closer to. He chose a chain hot pot restaurant focused on mutton, and reserved arge private room. Apart from Chen Qifa and his wife, everyone else was on the younger side. They soon all became familiar with each other.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were now in a steady rtionship after more than half a year. Jia Suyue was really astonished by this result. She kept feeling like Zhang Fan was too rustic and uncouth for her best friend Shao Hua. However, since Shao Hua was willing, Jia Suyue didn¡¯t say anything about it.


    Tang Jingjing had been promoted due to several years of working hard as Kang Hua¡¯s secretary. She was now the vice director of the Economic and Trade Bureau, which was an excellent job that also suited her major. Tang Jingjing now had a bright future ahead of her. She knew about Zhang Fan¡¯s abilities and also wanted to intentionally cultivate a good rtionship with him. Originally, she had an invitation to another meal at the same time, but she immediately canceled going to that meal the moment that she received a call from Zhang Fan.


    As the female host, Shao Hua toasted everyone. She acted naturally and gracefully, and was far more skilled at socialmunication than Zhang Fan. Although Zhang Fan was alright at socialmunication in private scenarios, it would be quite difficult and awkward for him to do something like give a speech to everyone.


    The meal was quite lively and had an excellent atmosphere. Wang Yanan was now severely bullying Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu in orthopedic department #1! Wang Yanan was a pretty woman. She also had an uncle who was the director of the Bureau of Health in Chasu City. She took full advantage of these and often stole patients from the two attending physicians. She didn¡¯t do this for the sake of money, but rather in order to improve her surgical techniques. Her techniques were still somewhat rough. She couldn¡¯t perform surgeries as smoothly as Zhang Fan could.


    Xue Fei and Zhou Chengfu took advantage of this meal to try and make Wang Yanan drink lots and lots of alcohol. Li Liang no longer had any chance of joining Chasu City Hospital, so now he became far more courageous and drank a lot of alcohol on behalf of Wang Yanan. However, it was unknown if there would be any result between the two of them.


    Li Hui was now far steadier of a person. He seemed to suddenly mature now that he would soon be a father. From start to finish, he took good care of his girlfriend and didn¡¯t drink a single drop of alcohol.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s alumni Su Jing kept holding onto Shao Hua¡¯s hand. Su Jing really liked her junior, and this like extended to Shao Hua. Su Jing treated Shao Hua really well.


    Although Chen Qifa was the oldest person in the room, he forever acted as Zhang Fan¡¯s shadow. He would always drink alcohol on behalf of anyone who wanted to toast Zhang Fan! If Zhang Fan toasted someone else, Chen Qifa would drink on behalf of Zhang Fan! Chen Qifa was truly paying back Zhang Fan as much as possible even though Zhang Fan had only helped him on the side. Chen Qifa didn¡¯t care about his age and took excellent care of Zhang Fan!


    At the end of the meal, Zhang Fan toasted Chen Qifa and had his only ss of wine today! Zhang Fan was truly moved by how his first disciple was! This was the perseverance of a man! Zhang Fan felt that this deserved a toast!

 Chapter 152: Marriage

    <h4>Chapter 152: Marriage</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After the meal, Chen Qifa, Li Liang, and Xue Fei were now drunk. Wang Yanan was also beginning to feel dizzy. Still, everyone was really happy. The atmosphere was quite good.


    Although Li Liang was drunk, he still kept insisting on taking Wang Yanan home as he grabbed onto her purse and refused to let go. He was the ssical type who would be more daring when drunk, doing what he normally would never dare to do. He didn¡¯t care about the potential consequences. There was no helping it.


    In the end, Chen Qifa was too drunk to drive, so his wife had to drive him home. The other drunk people also got rides with those who weren¡¯t drunk.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua took Li Liang and Wang Yanan to their respective homes. After dropping off Wang Yanan, Li Liang seemed to wake up a bit. He was walking steadier. However, he remained really silent!


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, do you think I¡¯ll still have a chance with Wang Yanan if I go work at the private hospital?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not drunk?¡± Shao Hua asked in some confusion.


    ¡°He got drunk, but he probably woke up a bit by now!¡± Zhang Fan chuckled.


    Li Liang¡¯s question was understandable. He worked at a smaller city hospital, while Wang Yanan worked at the best city hospital in the local area. Li Liang was also someone whocked self-confidence. Normally, he would never dare to act like this. Since he was drinking alcohol, he pretended to be drunker than he really was so that he could sort of half-confess his love to Wang Yanan!


    ¡°No matter what, just try your hardest. If things really don¡¯t work out, pretend that it doesn¡¯t matter! Pretend that you¡¯ve forgotten about her!¡± Zhang Fan said while looking at the lights in the distance.


    ¡°It sounds as if you have experience with such things!¡± Shao Hua pinched Zhang Fan¡¯s arm.


    ¡°Haha! I need to give Li Liang advice, right? I need to sound more passionate, otherwise he might give up! Li Liang was already getting afraid the moment that he saw Wang Yanan¡¯s apartment! Am I right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I¡¯ll see how things go, sigh! I¡¯m fine now. Brother Zhang, Shao Hua, you guys can go back without me. I¡¯ll take a taxi the rest of the way!¡± Li Liang didn¡¯t give Zhang Fan a chance to speak as he instantly left.


    Li Liang truly was in a bad mood today. He had no more hope ofnding a job at Chasu City Hospital. When he saw today the luxurious ce that Wang Yanan lived in, he felt even sadder! He had just turned 20 recently, but he felt really bad for himself today! He had so much energy, but had nowhere to use it! He hated how things were! He hated how he hadn¡¯t studied properly while he was in college! He hated why he hadn¡¯t worked harder before! Was it possible to turn time back by one year? That would be impossible! Could he really do what Zhang Fan said to, pretending that things didn¡¯t matter and pretending to forget about Wang Yanan?


    After Liu Wenli was discharged, Zhang Fan was also finished with his rotation in the cardiothoracic surgery department. Director Liu really didn¡¯t want to let Zhang Fan go. He felt so happy now that there was someone else who could finally share the responsibility of being on call at night with him! He was unwilling to hand Zhang Fan the rotation paperwork and held onto the papers for quite a long while.


    ¡°How about you stay here for another month? There¡¯re many things you haven¡¯t learned yet. We didn¡¯t even receive a single heart surgery patient this month. Honestly, there¡¯s many challenging things to learn in this department. Most young people don¡¯t have the courage to join this department. You¡¯re sort of good enough, so how about it?¡±


    ¡°Director Liu, I¡¯m officially going to join orthopedic department #1! You¡¯ll have to ask Director Gao and Superintendent Ouyang!¡± Zhang Fan could only bring out Gao Shijun to block Director Liu¡¯s directness.


    ¡°Orthopedic surgeries and surgeons are too rough and don¡¯t require skill. It¡¯s such a pity that you¡¯ve chosen orthopedic surgery! Sigh, it¡¯s all because orthopedic surgery has good ie! I won¡¯t stop you from making money, but if you ever change your mind in the future and decide that you don¡¯t want to do orthopedic surgery anymore, feel free toe find me, and I¡¯ll ask the superintendent to assign you to my department!¡± Director Liu was under the impression that Zhang Fan was young and hungry for money.


    ¡°Alright, Director Liu, I¡¯ll be leaving now!¡± Zhang Fan took his rotation paperwork and left. After one month here in the cardiothoracic department, there was no longer a sense of distance between him and the other doctors. Director Liu also truly liked Zhang Fan. Unfortunately for the director, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t interested in this department!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s next department was the neurosurgery department! This was the surgical department developed the worst in all of northwestern China! It could be said that the brain was the single mostplex organ in the human body. It could be described as incredibly fragile, forcking oxygen for just a few minutes would cause irreparable damage to the brain or even cause the person to die! But, the brain could also be described as tough, for the brain would still be able to barely manage to maintain basic life functions even with 25% of its total area damaged.


    In neurosurgery, unless you had a doctorate degree in this profession, you would only be able to use alreadymon knowledge to treat diseases that were well known. Yet, it would bemon for the doctors to find it difficult to deal with diseases that deviated even slightly from what the textbooks said. China was already reaching the top of the world in orthopedic surgery, general surgery, and even heart surgery, yet China was far behind in performing brain surgery.


    Most Chinese medical textbooks on neurosurgery would contain mostly direct trantions of foreign theses. In order to truly have an excellent understanding of neurosurgery, one would first need to be able to understand the originalnguage edition of the neurosurgery textbooks. Even the most urate of trantions would have the trantor¡¯s subjective consciousness affecting the trantion. It would be quite difficult to obtain the essence of high-level knowledge through reading only a trantion.


    Although Chinese doctors were plenty skilled at reading Chinese textbooks, the same couldn¡¯t be said for their English skills. Additionally, medical textbooks on neurosurgery and neurovascr surgery would always have lots of ridiculously long and esoteric vocabry. Some such words would also require analysis in order to understand them. It would be considered fast for a Chinese doctor to be able to finish reading an English neurosurgery textbook in three to four years.


    It was only natural for master-level orthopedic surgeons to have an excellent understanding of force in physics. As for master-level neurosurgeons, they would need to understand not only force, but also electrophysiology and proxemics. The first basic-level ss on galvanic skin responses would be more than enough to convince 70% of medical students to give up on this field.


    In the medical field, there was a saying that the experts with the best mastery of neural theory could be found in the dissection rooms of all the colleges. However, theory and clinical treatment were far too different. Just because you understood neural theory didn¡¯t mean that you would be able to treat a neurosurgery patient. Actual situations during clinical treatment were far tooplex. Sometimes, an injury that reached one millimeter too deep might be fatal. One millimeter of difference might be the difference between life and death.


    As always, Zhang Fan was given three days of vacation after his rotation in cardiothoracic surgery was finished. However, he wouldn¡¯t be able to deal with his own matters, because his friend Li Hui was getting married. He needed to get married soon because his girlfriend would soon start showing a baby belly. In northwestern China, it was still socially uneptable to get pregnant before marriage. All the negative gossip would be bad for Li Hui¡¯s girlfriend. Moreover, since she was a teacher, she would need to pay even more attention to keeping a good reputation. That was why Li Hui arranged for the marriage date to be set in October.


    Li Hui already asked for marriage leave from Chasu City Hospital. He had a medical license now, and was almost finished with his rotations in internal medicine. He applied to the hospital administration department to be permanently assigned to the respiratory department when he returned. The respiratory department was also willing to ept him. All that was needed was the superintendent¡¯s signature, which likely wouldn¡¯t be a problem.


    Originally, Li Hui had wanted Zhang Fan to be his best man. However, there was a certain custom in the border province. When the groom went to the bride¡¯s home to receive his bride, the bride¡¯s family would make trouble for the groom. Blocking the groom until he gave them red packets would only be a minor issue. The biggest difficulty would be that all the family members would force the groom to drink alcohol. This was why most people here in the border province would find someone with tremendous alcohol tolerance as the best man in order for him to take all the drinks in their stead.


    Zhang Fan was someone who could bepletely drunk from just three sses of wine. This meant that he couldn¡¯t be counted on as the best man! Not only that, Zhang Fan was also frightened like how Li Hui had been when he saw the bride¡¯s incredibly muscr older brothers. He felt like he would die if all of them tried to force him to drink! Zhang Fan instantly refused Li Hui¡¯s invitation to be his best man. In the end, Zhang Fan¡¯s job was to drive his Jeep Grand Cherokee at the forefront with the cameraman on his car, acting as a camera truck for the wedding ceremony!


    Li Hui¡¯s parents had long since arrived in the border province from S Province already. The bride¡¯s apartment included in the dowry was pretty nice. Although Li Hui didn¡¯t have much money at all, it didn¡¯t matter, as the bride¡¯s dowry was truly plentiful. Just the dowry¡¯s worth alone meant that Li Hui didn¡¯t need to spend money on purchasing new electronics and furniture for the apartment.


    Li Hui¡¯s new wife had several older brothers who all had good jobs. Since the only girl in the family was getting married, each of the older brothers gave her 20,000 yuan as a wedding present. Her parents also paid for a new apartment and new car. Li Hui instantly reached middle-ss economic status from this marriage alone!


    The bride was a high school biology teacher. Ever since college, she had learned about how to manage naughty children. To her, Li Hui was simply a bigger version of a naughty student. Ever since the beginning of their romance, she had Li Huipletely under her thumb.


    What was a sessful woman? A sessful woman wasn¡¯t about her job or status, as that would be a powerful woman instead. A sessful woman was a woman who could sessfully change her man. Although there wasn¡¯t anything such as who would be subordinate in a marriage in modern China, a family would always have someone who was obviously in charge of major decisions and worrying about the small things. If a family was unclear on who was in charge, then that would be terrible as there would surely be fights every day!


    Li Hui¡¯s wedding venue would be at J Hotel. The border province was a ce where many ethnic minorities gathered, and the owner of the hotel happened to be a Uighur Muslim. Since Li Hui wasn¡¯t from the border province, he didn¡¯t have any rtives here, so not many of his rtives were attending. Those in attendance were mostly coworkers from Chasu City Hospital. All of them were doctors of internal medicine or rotation doctors, apart from Zhang Fan.


    Director Jumabieke of the respiratory department was the one who would officiate the wedding. He was especially energetic while wearing his suit and tie. Director Jumabieke loved activities where he could have good publicity. Li Hui had asked Director Jumabieke to officiate the wedding after Superintendent Ouyang signed off on his permanent department assignation, and Director Jumabieke had instantly agreed.


    Only mid-level leaders of the hospital came to attend Li Hui¡¯s wedding. The hospital administration director, chairman of the hospital trade union, and hospital general affairs department director were in attendance. Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t personallye, but she did send the chairman of the hospital trade union to attend with a small money present on her behalf.


    Li Hui¡¯s ex-girlfriend Wang Sha, who was still in Kuake City, had Li Liang bring a gift of 2,000 yuan for Li Hui¡¯s wedding. In 2010, the average wedding gift money amount was only 100 yuan, so 2,000 yuan was considered an astonishing amount! However, this money from Wang Sha also represented the end of anything between them, and that they would have nothing to do with each other from now on. Just let the past be blown away by the wind!


    Here in the border province, marriage ceremonies were a big deal and incredibly lively. The hotel had a special band and dancers just for marriage performances. The band and dancers entered the ceremony halfway through, and the dancers started dancing with the wedding guests as everyone wished the newlyweds happiness.


    Of course, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were present at Li Hui¡¯s wedding. Shao Hua looked at the bride who was wearing a white wedding veil. Shao Hua held onto Zhang Fan¡¯s arm, and told him, ¡°This is the day when a woman¡¯s at her most brilliant! She¡¯s a princess for today! Her life will definitely be wonderful in the future.¡±


    ¡°Yes, she¡¯ll have a wonderful future, but how can you tell?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you see how all her older brothers are helping her toast the guests? With Li Hui¡¯s stick figure, he wouldn¡¯t dare not to be obedient! Sigh, it¡¯s a pity that I don¡¯t have any brothers.¡±


    ¡°Oh! There¡¯s no need. I¡¯ll treat you excellently without the need for any brothers-inw to whip me into shape, I promise!¡±

 Chapter 153: Husband and wife

    <h4>Chapter 153: Husband and wife</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Neurosurgery director Yu Bin was still out on a study program due to the previous emergency military patient surgery achievement. Qin Rongyu had kept her word and acted swiftly. Although her younger brother Qin Nuo was still hospitalized, she had arranged for study programs for the three surgical assistants for her brother¡¯s surgery. Neurosurgery director Yu Bin, orthopedic department #1 vice director Li Hongtu, and orthopedic department #2 vice director Chen Qi were all currently studying under some of the best experts in all of China. The three all had a tremendous number of surgeries to perform. How much they learned from the study program would depend on themselves. For surgery, the teacher could only lead the student into the threshold, but the rest would depend on the students themselves to learn on their own.


    Li Hui didn¡¯t go out on vacation anywhere during his marriage leave. He stayed at home and took good care of his pregnant wife. Since his assignation to the respiratory department was approved by Superintendent Ouyang already, he would permanently join the respiratory department right after his marriage leave was finished.


    Zhang Fan was still in no hurry to get permanently assigned to a department, He wasn¡¯t worried at all that hisck of a master¡¯s degree would cause no departments to want him. With his current medical skills in orthopedic surgery alone, not only would graduate students not be able to match him, it was likely that even an orthopedic director from a ss A hospital in the provincial hospital wouldn¡¯t be able topare to him. Zhang Fan was in no panic because he was confident in his skills. He felt that rotations were a good use of his time, as he could learn more about overall medicine. He could learn and understand many things that weren¡¯t written in the textbooks as he went through these rotations.


    Shao Hua also started working hard. She purchased many textbooks on ounting, as there was arge difference between ounting for the financial industry and business ounting. Shao Hua truly was impressive. She had good foundations from her college and was able to learn much from just studying the textbooks by herself.


    Since director Yu Bin was out on a study program, vice director Liu Zhaoyun was in charge in the neurosurgery department. He was a local from the border province who was the son of farm workers who came here in the army. His ancestors were originally from southern China. Liu Zhaoyun had graduated from Suzhou Medical College. Back when he graduated, he looked down upon the local city hospitals in Suzhou and came back instead to his hometown of Chasu City. But over the past few decades, even the small city hospitals in Suzhou had developed beyond what a ss A hospital like Chasu City Hospital could hope for.


    Liu Zhaoyun had many former ssmates who had remained behind in the cities of Jiangsu Province around Suzhou. Many of them were eventually sent abroad by their hospitals to continue their studies. There were even some who obtained doctorate degrees from the royal hospital in Ennd. This was all due to the difference in development between Suzhou and the border province.


    It was unknown whether Liu Zhaoyun regretted his decision toe back to the border province or not. He no longer had the chance to be at the top of the medical field. He was simply an ordinary doctor now who treated patients and performed surgeries. He would wait for retirement and then take care of his grandchildren in his old age. Meanwhile, many of his former ssmates were now shining stars of the medical field. He no longer even had the chance to participate in the same events as them! Nor would the hosts of such events think of a minor hospital from the border province. Even if they recalled such a hospital, they wouldn¡¯t invite him!


    Without talking about contributions to the medical field, Liu Zhaoyun definitely regretted things with regards to his medical abilities. As for contributions, he wouldn¡¯t be any less significant than his former ssmates with how much he worked here in the border province. He had several decades of experience working as a doctor already, and had saved countless lives.


    The neurosurgery department of Chasu City Hospital was one of the smaller surgical departments, although it was stillrger than the cardiothoracic department. This was because neurosurgery was far too difficult. However, director Yu Bin highly valued developed everyone¡¯s medical skills and dared to let the lower-ranking doctors take surgeries, so the neurosurgery department¡¯s development was still alright. There were three doctors with the second-highest level certification, along with four attending physicians. Director Yu Bin and vice director Liu Zhaoyun even both had the highest-level certification in neurosurgery.


    Liu Zhaoyun personally greeted Zhang Fan when thetter arrived in the neurosurgery department with his paperwork. All the surgical department doctors were highly familiar with Zhang Fan by now ever since he saved vice director Wang Weiping.


    ¡°Please have a seat, Doctor Zhang. Back when Director Yu left on the study program, he already told me that I should personally teach you while you¡¯re on rotation in the neurosurgery department. You don¡¯t need to write medical reports or help change the patients¡¯ medicine. Just perform outpatient services together with me and join my surgeries. If you¡¯re confident that you can perform a particr neurosurgery, feel free to ask me to let you be the primary surgeon.¡± Liu Zhaoyun brought Zhang Fan to his vice director¡¯s office.


    ¡°Okay, Director Liu. I¡¯ll listen to what you say.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t work night shifts here. Once you get ustomed to our department, you can work independently and take your own patients. Independently managing patients is the fastest way for a young doctor to improve. You need to swiftly get used to work here in neurosurgery.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    The neurosurgery department had someone who had recently been permanently assigned here. Xia Huadong, a miraculous person who had just finished his master¡¯s degree. As an undergraduate, his major had been traditional Chinese medicine. However, as a graduate student, he somehow started taking the neurosurgery major at a college in the border province. Ever since then, his path became ever more distant from traditional Chinese medicine!


    Xia Huadong¡¯s girlfriend had been hired from Chasu City¡¯s China Banking Regtory Commissionst year. This was why he immediately came to Chasu City right after graduation, for the sake of being with his girlfriend. Since he was a master¡¯s degree student with a neurosurgery major, which Chasu City incrediblycked, Chasu City Hospital even gave Xia Huadong 100,000 yuan as a resettlement allowance. Xia Huadong was also highly emotionally intelligent. He was really respectful towards the older doctors in the department and soon got along well with everyone here.


    On Monday¡¯s daily morning meeting, Liu Zhaoyun arranged the daily work schedule for the department and then took Zhang Fan and Xia Huadong to perform outpatient services. Both youngsters were incredible. One was someone who had already proved to be outstanding in orthopedic surgery, while the other was a master¡¯s degree student. None of the other doctors in the department would be experienced enough to teach them.


    Neurosurgery knowledge was far too vast andplex. Zhang Fan currently only had ess to level 1 neurosurgery courses in his System. He would need a lot more experience in order to ess the more difficult level 2 courses. His current skill level in neurosurgery would be equal to a vice director at a ss A hospital. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s advantage was that he had practiced a tremendous number of surgeries in his System. Experience was highly important in the field of surgery. Since he had even performed neurosurgery for several thousand times already in his System, he would definitely be amazing.


    The majority of neurosurgery patients were elderly. It was cold in the border province, so people here often ate food high in fat content along with food that was high in sodium. This meant that cardiovascr and cerebrovascr diseases were especiallymon. As China improved its overall medical system, there would be more and more elderly people. Additionally, since many people in northwestern China loved to drink alcohol, there were quite a number of people who would die unexpectedly of cardiovascr or cerebrovascr disease.


    It didn¡¯t matter if you had high blood pressure. Nobody at a meal would care about such a thing. There were also many people who would emphasize how they couldn¡¯t drink alcohol before a meal started due to having high blood pressure. But when the meal really started, there would be tons of people forcing you to drink alcohol, as this was the social custom in China. They would refuse to allow you to not drink alcohol.


    One week passed. Zhang Fan got ustomed to work in the neurosurgery department and started independently taking his own patients. People in the border province were quite fierce. Sometimes, just a verbal disagreement would start a fight. It wasmon for people to suffer skull injuries with lots of bleeding from these fights.


    The winner of the fight would have to go to jail and receive education along with paying the loser¡¯s medical expenses. The loser would have to suffer at the hospital. Zhang Fan¡¯s first neurosurgery patient was someone who had lost in a fight.


    The patient was quite young. He was only about twenty years old, the most hot-blooded age. He had been fighting as one against three at a bar without being at a disadvantage, which meant he was an incredible fighter. But in the end, he had been knocked unconscious by a beer bottle.


    He came over with a ck eye and nosebleed to Chasu City Hospital. However, he was quite lucky, as he only had a slight fracture of the anterior cranial fossa, which was a light skull injury. After one night of observation at the hospital, Zhang Fan told the patient that he could go home and rest there instead.


    However, the patient refused. He insisted that he had a bad headache, and that he wanted to be hospitalized. Zhang Fan rechecked the patient¡¯s X-rays and CT scans and confirmed once again that the patient had only a light skull injury.


    When Zhang Fan asked how the patient received the injury, he could only exim how incredibly sturdy this patient¡¯s skull must be. The young man had only been knocked unconscious for a few minutes by such a violent blow. Not only that, checkups on his nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid hade back aspletely normal, with no side effects. Since the patient was only lightly injured, normally in such a scenario the doctor would only have to give a bit of medical advice and then discharge the patient.


    However, this patient absolutely insisted on staying at the hospital. ¡°Your injury isn¡¯t at the standard which requires hospitalization. Even if you stay here, there¡¯s nothing I can do to treat you,¡± Zhang Fan exined to the patient, not knowing whether tough or cry.


    ¡°Bro, just let me stay here at the hospital! I¡¯ll just take whatever medicine is the most expensive, and feel free to give me whatever checkups are the most expensive! I really do have a headache! If you won¡¯t take me as a patient, I¡¯ll go stay in your office!¡± The young man was quite shameless in trying to stick by Zhang Fan¡¯s side.


    Zhang Fan could pretty much guess that this patient just wanted to fake the severity of his injuries as much as possible in order to obtain more money from the other parties in the fight. It would be quite difficult to deal with such patients. Additionally, headaches were subjective, and couldn¡¯t be detected by any checkups or scans. If the patient said that he had a headache, there was nothing the doctor could do to prove or disprove it. Not only that, the doctor would also have to write the im of having a headache into the medical report.


    In that case, Zhang Fan simply took the patient in. The patient brought over a bag of bananas which were almostpletely ck to Zhang Fan as a gift, which Zhang Fan absolutely refused. The patient didn¡¯t even feel awkward about this as he sat on a chair in Zhang Fan¡¯s office and continued chatting with him. The patient insisted that Zhang Fan give him checkups from head to toe, and to perform every single possible hospital checkup on him.


    His most shameless request of all was that the hospital should even check his sperm count! That was absolutely ridiculous to the point where Zhang Fan ignored him. Yet, the patient kept addressing him as ¡°Bro,¡±¡±Bro¡± all the time, not letting him work in peace.


    ¡°No matter what you call me, it¡¯s a no. At most, I can give you checkups rted to your skull injury. I truly can¡¯t authorize any other types of checkups. Besides, it was just a fight. Why would you need a protein injection?¡±


    ¡°Bro, you probably didn¡¯t know, but they stomped on my penis during the fight. Even now, my penis is swollen! If you don¡¯t believe me, I can take my pants off and show you right now! I still haven¡¯t gotten married yet, so are you going to take responsibility if something happens to my penis?¡±


    ¡°Even if they did stomp on it, a checkup won¡¯t be necessary. All that¡¯s needed is an ultrasound. Don¡¯t even think about getting any protein. I won¡¯t authorize it for you. This is ridiculous.¡±


    ¡°Rest assured, the cops caught all of the guys responsible for attacking me. They won¡¯t get away with this! They¡¯ll be paying for the medical fees! Just give me the protein injections, and I won¡¯t actually take them. I¡¯ll go sell them off outside, and we can split the profit! I¡¯ll take 40%, you can have 60%!


    ¡°Okay Bro, you can have 70%! I really can¡¯t give you any more!¡± the patient tried to bribe Zhang Fan again some timeter.


    Zhang Fan was truly rendered speechless. This patient was obviously an unreasonable troublemaker. Zhang Fan decided to stop being nice. Otherwise, there would be no end to this. ¡°If you keep spouting rubbish and acting ridiculously, I¡¯m going to kick you out of the hospital!¡± Zhang Fan warned the patient severely.


    ¡°Fine, fine, fine! So you¡¯re a high and mighty clean guy, I understand! Still, Bro, at least give me that ultrasound or whatever it¡¯s called. My penis really is swollen!¡±


    ¡°Hurry and go back to rest in your patient room already!¡± Zhang Fan was running out of patience!


    This was the first time he had ever met such a patient. Zhang Fan truly didn¡¯t know what to say. The parents of the other three young men who fought against him all arrived at the hospital. Since their sons were all locked in jail, the three sets of parents saw to the patient¡¯s every want and need, hoping that he wouldn¡¯t file charges so that the incident could be privately resolved.


    There were several patients in the neurosurgery department who were in severe condition. The patient in worst condition had already been in aa for an entire week. He was solely being kept alive by nutrient solution. This patient¡¯s medical fees cost more than 6,000 yuan on a daily basis. His family wouldn¡¯t be able to support his medical fees for much longer. It was likely that they would soon give up on treating him. For such a patient, it would be really difficult to determine when the patient might wake up only based on the patient¡¯s vitals.


    The patient might never wake up again. The patient also might wake up on the very next morning. The patient and his family could only wait every day in such agony with the unknown. The patient was also in great pain. Over the past week, if it wasn¡¯t for his family working hard at turning his body around for massages, he would have long since started having bedsores already. The medical fees would have been even more expensive if special nurses were required for this instead of the patient¡¯s family doing it themselves!


    The patient¡¯s family was also in great pain. Not only was there the great financial drain every day, it would require two strong men to flip the patient over and massage him every day. Those who were older wouldn¡¯t have the necessary strength to turn him over. Not only that, the doctor in charge was unable to tell them when the patient might wake up again, or if he would even ever wake up again. Even a family in healthy financial condition would go bankrupt if such medical feessted for two months straight.


    ¡°If you want to continue the treatment, you should prepare to sell your home!¡± Those were the words of the attending physician in charge of this patient. As the attending physician looked at the patient¡¯s family members who were getting skinny with worry, he found himself unable to tell the patient¡¯s family to give up.


    But, what could even be done? The patient¡¯s family barely had any money left after paying for a week of such expensive medical bills already. The only way to continue treating the patient was indeed to sell their home. The patient¡¯s wife cried to the point where her internal organs hurt as she covered her mouth! She could only think about her husband¡¯sughter and their son who was still unmarried!


    Even though she was crying, she couldn¡¯t cry in front of her son. Her son was having a hard time as well. The son was a handyman, just a normal job with a normal sry. Of course he wouldn¡¯t have much money. As the patient¡¯s wife looked at her son¡¯s callused hands, she told heratose husband, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry that I must do this. You go ahead first, and once our son gets married, I¡¯lle to see you right away. You must walk slowly and wait for me, as I¡¯ll be following after you. We won¡¯t feel cold as long as we¡¯re in the afterlife together! You always seemed so healthy, so why did this suddenly happen?


    ¡°Doctor, we give up on the treatment. Pull his tubes! For real! Pull his tubes! It¡¯s all my fault! Dear husband! Just me me!¡± The patient¡¯s wife was crying so much now that she had to support herself against the patient¡¯s bed. She could barely breathe due to too much crying.


    But no matter how much pain she was in, she was the one who had to sign the paperwork to officially give up on medically treating her husband. Her hands trembled severely as she signed her name, writing that she was the patient¡¯s wife. She had been together with her husband ever since young. This incident had shattered her heart and given her heartrending pain. She felt as if she was the one personally responsible for cutting off all hope that he mighte alive again. She was the one who killed him!


    The doctor and nurses began to remove all sorts of tubes from the patient while also removing his breathing mask. The patient¡¯s old wife used her dry lips to gently kiss her husband on the forehead. Her tears dripped down onto his gaunt face. ¡°It won¡¯t hurt! Just bear with it! It will be over quite fast! If you want to hate someone, then hate me!¡± One tear got stuck in the patient¡¯s lofty cheekbones!


    ¡°Wahh! Wahh! Wahh!¡± The olddy embraced her husband and cried! Her husband¡¯s heartbeat finally stopped! The electrocardiogram showed only a straight line that signified the end of life! There were no ifs; there were no redos! There was now only the old wife who had fainted on the floor, and the son who still didn¡¯t know what happened as he worked overtime, trying to make more money!


    On Zhang Fan¡¯s second ever night shift in the neurosurgery department, an emergency call came in for the nurses¡¯ station!

 Chapter 154: Human hearts can be so evil!

    <h4>Chapter 154: Human hearts can be so evil!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, hurry! There¡¯s an emergency patient requiring your treatment! It¡¯s of extreme urgency level!¡± a nurse shouted loudly to Zhang Fan. Ever since Ouyang Hong became the superintendent, she had massively overhauled the way that emergency treatment worked in Chasu City Hospital. The ¡°extreme urgency¡± level meant that the patient¡¯s life was in dire danger. No matter how far away the doctor currently was from the emergency department, they were absolutely required to arrive within three minutes.


    Zhang Fan immediately grabbed his stethoscope and started running. There was a special elevator for doctors and a special elevator for surgeries in the surgical department. You would have to swipe your doctor ID in order to use these elevators. The surgical department building was also approximately 200 meters away from the emergency department. Zhang Fan ran at top speed after exiting the elevator. His white doctor¡¯s coat had such friction that it made audible sounds as he ran.


    Many people surrounded the entrance to the emergency treatment room. These people were all looking through the ss windows of the emergency treatment room. ¡°Let me through!¡± Zhang Fan shouted in a really loud voice because he was in such a hurry. The group of people turned around to see a doctor, so they hurriedly made way.


    Little Wang, the emergency department doctor on duty, immediately gave the patient¡¯s CT scan to Zhang Fan when he saw him arrive. Little Wang then swiftly exined the patient¡¯s condition. ¡°He was already unconscious upon arrival. The CT scan indicates that he has a cerebral hemorrhage. He¡¯s been unconscious for about half an hour.¡±


    Zhang Fan¡¯s heart skipped a beat when he saw the CT scan! The situation was incredibly severe. ¡°Hurry, give him 250 ml of mannitol by intravenous injection immediately. Give him 60 mg of furosemide within the next 15 minutes by intravenous injection.¡± The moment that Zhang Fan arrived, this meant he was in charge of the emergency treatment room. His words would be absolutemands. The emergency treatment room nurses immediately began taking action. ¡°Where¡¯s his family?¡±


    ¡°Outside,¡± Little Wang hurriedly told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Supply the patient with as much oxygen as possible!¡± Zhang Fan gave anothermand to Little Wang before he exited the emergency treatment room. Zhang Fan was incredibly anxious because the patient had far too much cerebral bleeding. This might cause a cerebral herniation at any moment. The consequences would be far too frightening if a cerebral herniation urred. A cerebral herniation would mean almost no chance of recovery.


    Right now, no cerebral herniation had urred as of yet. However, it was impossible for Zhang Fan to guarantee that one wouldn¡¯t appear. In fact, it was possible that a cerebral herniation would soon take ce! That was why he needed to immediately open the skull and reduce the pressure on the brain. Time was extremely precious. This patient¡¯s life was highly likely to be determined by a margin of just a few minutes.


    Zhang Fan stood at the entrance of the emergency operating room and extremely quickly spoke, ¡°Family of this patient, this patient requires immediate surgery. Any direct rtive, please prepare to sign the surgery paperwork!¡±


    ¡°No! We¡¯re going to Raptor City! This ce is no good! My brother-inw will die if he has surgery performed here!¡± a man who appeared to be around 30 years old loudly refused.


    Zhang Fan was rather confused to see this! With the patient¡¯s current condition, not only was he not likely to survive until reaching Raptor City, it was unlikely that he would even manage to make it out of Chasu City alive without surgical treatment.


    What exactly was the situation? It happened to be that this patient was a very rich businessman whose name was Dai Wengang. He was a real estate tycoon who was worth more than 100 million yuan. Dai Wengang was originally from Jiangsu Province, and hade to the border province together with the people from his vige to make a living here. He had worked incredibly hard and suffered through many difficulties. He slowly expanded his business by slowly working on renovation and construction for others at first.


    Currently, he and Li Xiao had many business dealings. Both of them counted as some of the top merchants in all of Chasu City. Dai Wengang was currently in his 40s. It could be said that he was a smart and talented man. Although he had earned much money, he also had many problems with his body. He had high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and high blood sugar, the three highs of medicine. Since Dai Wengang had earned his money in the border province, he also found a beautiful wife from the border province.


    Dai Wengang had gotten married reallyte. His son was still only in elementary school. Over the past few years, Dai Wengang¡¯s physical condition had constantly worsened, so he had his older brother from Jiangsu Province and his wife¡¯s younger brother join his ownpany and be vice presidents.


    Although Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother was his blood-rted brother, that couldn¡¯tpare to pillow talk. Slowly, Dai Wengang¡¯s brother-inw gained more and more power at hispany. Dai Wengang¡¯s brother-inw also often ndered Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother in front of Dai Wengang, constantly talking bad about the older brother. Dai Wengang had personally built up his own business empire from nothing, so of course he understood the dirty things involved in business with ndering one¡¯s rivals. Unfortunately, Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother was uneducated and illiterate. That was why Dai Wengang sometimes had to rely on his brother-inw.


    Dai Wengang¡¯s wife was the oldest child in the family. Ever since she got married to Dai Wengang, her family¡¯s life was immensely improved. Her parents would always nag her to take good care of her younger brother.


    Earlier today, Dai Wengang had drunk a lot of alcohol because he was at an important meal, discussing a highly important project with some of his coborators. He then went to hispany. After he returned home, he felt a bad headache and lots of difort. He believed it to be his high blood pressure, so he took some high blood pressure medication and then went to sleep.


    Dai Wengang¡¯s wife was a stay-at-home mom. After she put their son to sleep, she returned to their bedroom to discover that her husband was snoring ridiculously loudly and smelled badly of alcohol. Although Dai Wengang typically snored as well, he never snored this loudly before.


    ¡°Here, let¡¯s change your pillow. This pillow might be a little high,¡± she said to Dai Wengang as he slept. She was about to change the pillow, but then discovered that Dai Wengang had vomited. She hurriedly turned on the light and saw that something seemed to be wrong about the situation. ¡°Old Dai! Old Dai!¡± Dai Wengang didn¡¯t react at all, although his snores got even louder.


    His wife cried and screamed while calling for an ambnce. She also hurriedly arranged for a babysitter and called all her rtives and friends. In Dai Wengang¡¯spany, his older brother was the leader of one faction, while his brother-inw was the leader of the other faction. Neither faction was able to do anything to the other. However, the members of Dai Wengang¡¯s brother¡¯s faction were all from their old vige in rural Jiangsu. They were all uneducated and illiterate, which was why they were the weaker faction.


    When the brother-inw saw Dai Wengang¡¯s current condition, he immediately consulted a doctor friend that he knew. This was the reason why he had loudly objected to Dai Wengang getting treated here. He actually wanted Dai Wengang to die!


    Although Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother was uneducated and illiterate, he knew human nature. He knew that Dai Wengang¡¯s brother-inw was truly a bastard who often illegally filled his own pockets and liked to stir up trouble. If it weren¡¯t for Dai Wengang always telling his brother to leave his brother-inw alone, the brother would have long since dealt with this bastard of a brother-inw already.


    ¡°Shut up! Do you think that a thing like you matters? You have no right to have a say in this!¡± Right after Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother cursed at the brother-inw, he immediately told Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor, what do you still need? Please hurry. You have to save my younger brother!¡± Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother was incredibly worried! He forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart.


    ¡°Sister! Sister, crying is useless. Hurry and say something! The hospital here wouldn¡¯t possibly know how to perform a brain surgery like this. We need to hurry! Use thepany¡¯s business van. This way, my brother-inw can lie down t as we hurry over to Raptor City¡¯s best hospital. My brother-inw will surely die if he gets surgery here!¡± The brother-inw pretended to be really worried while shouting at his sister.


    Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother truly became anxious with this. Although the patient was his blood-rted younger brother, the hospital would never perform surgery on Dai Wengang unless his wife agreed 1.


    ¡°Sister-inw! That¡¯s your husband inside there! The father of your son! You should know quite well what type of person your younger brother is, right? He just wants to misappropriate your wealth. You definitely can¡¯t believe what he says. If your husband really dies here, your ingrate of a younger brother will immediately kick you and your son out of the family even though you¡¯ll be a widow!¡±


    ¡°Sister! Sister! I would never do such a thing! Believe me! I swear to the heavens that if I¡¯m lying, I shall be struck by thunder! I¡¯ll call our parents over right now. Even if you don¡¯t trust me, you¡¯ll trust our parents, right?¡± The brother-inw¡¯s expression was bing somewhat vicious.


    Money could motivate people to do incredibly evil things! Working for his brother-inw and working for himself were two very different things. The brother-inw was an incredibly viinous person who felt that this was a perfect opportunity. As long as his brother-inw Dai Wengang really died here, well, his older sister was a stay-at-home mom, his nephew was a young child who didn¡¯t know anything yet, and Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother was uneducated and illiterate. He would be in full control of Dai Wengang¡¯spany and money which was worth several hundred million yuan.


    He would seed as long as he was able to convince his sister not to have surgery performed here, because the doctor friend told him already that in such a situation, Dai Wengang absolutely required immediate surgery.


    ¡°Sister-inw, I beg you, as long as you promise to have the surgery performed, I¡¯ll leave immediately and quit thepany. I only have this one brother. I¡¯m begging you!¡± Tears were now streaming down the face of Dai Wengang¡¯s brother.


    Dai Wengang¡¯s wife was purely a stay-at-home mom. Apart from being really beautiful, she actually had no skills at all. She never had to deal with anything major in her life. Dai Wengang was the type who would never say a word to his wife or son about his difficulties no matter how much hardship or bitterness he experienced during work.


    Over all these years, Dai Wengang had protected his wife so well that she had lost all understanding of how society was, along with a corresponding decrease in her decision-making ability! Right now, her mind waspletely nk! She felt absolute despair about what she should do. She had no idea what to choose. She felt like both her younger brother and brother-inw were correct! Just what should she do?


    ¡°Dad, Mom, hurry over to Chasu City Hospital. My brother-inw is severely ill and needs to go to Raptor City for a surgery. You need to hurry here to watch over my sister!¡± The brother-inw took advantage of a lull to call his parents.


    Zhang Fan could roughly guess at what was going on after seeing all of this. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the patient¡¯s situation was dire and every minute was critical, he would really want to stay on the sidelines and watch how things yed out. He had only heard about such conflicts within rich families before, but never seen one for himself!


    But, there was no time left. No matter what, the patient in the emergency treatment room was his patient. No matter if the patient was a millionaire or an ordinarymoner, Zhang Fan would treat all of his patients equally. He thus spoke up at this time.


    ¡°Quiet down! This is the hospital, not your home. Lower your voice. If you dare to speak loudly again, I¡¯ll have security kick you out!¡± Zhang Fan said in an incredibly severe tone.


    ¡°Hurry! Are you going to approve the surgery or not? If you don¡¯t agree to the surgery, your man is going to die!¡± he then shouted at the patient¡¯s wife, who currently copsed on the ground, not knowing what to do.


    Zhang Fan intentionally spoke in the border province¡¯s ent as he loudly shouted at the woman. This was in order to give her a reminder and have her subconsciously choose to have the surgery performed. There was no helping it. Zhang Fan was doing this for the sake of saving the patient¡¯s life!


    ¡°Yes! Do the surgery right now! I¡¯m begging you, doctor, you must save him! I wouldn¡¯t know how to live on without him!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s loud and rough-sounding ented voice stimted Dai Wengang¡¯s wife. She suddenly jerked as if she had just woken up, and started crying while tugging on Zhang Fan¡¯s doctor¡¯s coat.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about anything else. He only heard that she had agreed! Zhang Fan immediately turned around and told the emergency department doctor Little Wang, ¡°Immediately begin the preparations for surgery. You take care of the paperwork! Remember to get two signatures, one from the wife and one from the patient¡¯s older brother!¡± Zhang Fan decided to get an extra signature just in case!


    Dai Wengang was wheeled into the elevator reserved for surgeries. The brother-inw was incredibly angry and pulled on Zhang Fan, refusing to let him go. ¡°You don¡¯t care about people¡¯s lives! Can you really take such responsibility? I¡¯m going toin to your superintendent! I¡¯m going to report you, and sue you until you¡¯re bankrupt, and¡ª¡±


    The brother-inw didn¡¯t get a chance to finish, because Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother knocked him over with a single punch. ¡°You¡¯re a beast who doesn¡¯t deserve to be wearing human skin!¡± The older brother then shouted at Zhang Fan¡¯s back as thetter rapidly left to go perform the surgery, ¡°Doctor, please! You must save my brother¡¯s life! I¡¯ll kowtow to you!¡±


    As the doors to the surgical elevator gradually closed, Zhang Fan saw that the patient¡¯s brother was already kneeling and kowtowing to him with tears all over his face! There was no more time left, so Zhang Fan did his very best to calm down and be as still as water. Earlier in the emergency treatment room, when he saw the patient¡¯s CT scan, he had already told a nurse to notify neurosurgery vice director Liu Zhaoyun!


    The nurses and anesthesiologist were already prepared for the surgery in the operating room. ¡°Anesthesia!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, will you be performing this surgery by yourself?¡± the anesthesiologist asked.


    ¡°Start the anesthesia first. Other doctors from my neurosurgery department will soon be arriving. Hurry, there¡¯s not much time left. It will truly be troublesome if a cerebral herniation appears.¡±


    Liu Zhaoyun and Xia Huadong arrived in the operating room one after the other. Zhang Fan had already begun the disinfecting process.


    ¡°This is troublesome!¡± Xia Huadong muttered to himself before Liu Zhaoyun could even say anything. Xia Huadong¡¯s assessment was correct. His three years of experience as a graduate student had indeed given him such judgement ability.


    Liu Zhaoyun red at Xia Huadong, and told him, ¡°What, does that mean we¡¯re not going to help him? Go wash your hands!¡±


    At the operating table, Liu Zhaoyun asked Zhang Fan, ¡°Shall I be the primary surgeon for this patient? You¡¯re still young!¡±


    This was a highly dangerous surgery where the patient was at great risk of dying. Neurosurgery director Yu Bin constantly sang Zhang Fan¡¯s praises, and vice director Liu Zhaoyun had also been present for both of Zhang Fan¡¯s achievements for the emergency military patient and vice director Wang Weiping! It wasn¡¯t that Liu Zhaoyun was looking down on Zhang Fan¡¯s abilities. Rather, he was trying to protect Zhang Fan! This was an old bird¡¯s way of protecting a young bird before the young bird finally took flight!


    ¡°Thank you, Director, but allow me to be the primary surgeon! I saw the patient¡¯s CT scan before you did, so I had more time to mentally prepare!¡± Zhang Fan spoke quite politely, but it was still easy for everyone to tell that this was only an excuse! Zhang Fan was far too selfish about performing surgeries. He would never give up a surgery to anyone else! This was also the aura of a primary surgeon! He would always be willing to perform surgery!


    Footnotes:


    Ch 154 Footnote 1


    TL/N: In China, thew states that the spouse¡¯s opinion trumps all other opinions, including that of parents and blood-rted siblings. This means that in this scenario, if Dai Wengang¡¯s wife refuses to allow the surgery to be performed, the hospital will be unable to perform the surgery for the patient, no matter how much the patient¡¯s older brother wants it. It would be the same even if the patient¡¯s parents were here.

 Chapter 155: Slap!

    <h4>Chapter 155: p!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The surgery began. The brother-inw was truly furious as he waited outside the operating room. He really wanted Dai Wengang to die. With Dai Wengang¡¯s typical temper and forceful methods, if his life was saved, the brother-inw knew that he would end up either dead or crippled. What person who had made a fortune from nothing would possibly be soft-hearted?


    Still, the brother-inw was at least the vice president of apany worth several hundred million yuan. He knew plenty of local government leaders. Although it was nowte at night, he couldn¡¯t be bothered with that right now. He tried calling everyone he could from Chasu City Communist Party Committee and in the Chasu City government.


    However, the higher-ranking government leaders wouldn¡¯t care one bit about an internal family conflict. The Communist Party still ruled, and the Communist Party still ran the public hospitals. Even the most daring of doctors wouldn¡¯t dare to toy with people¡¯s lives. No matter how much you tried to bribe a doctor to kill a patient, most doctors would refuse. Who would be willing to risk their entire career for the sake of some money?


    Although the brother-inw was apany vice president, the extra ¡°vice¡± word meant that he didn¡¯t have enough authority. The secretaries of the higher-ranking government leaders ignored him, and wouldn¡¯t even put his calls through. There wasn¡¯t anything that he could do. In the end, he tried everyone he could, and finally contacted one of the vice directors of the Bureau of Health while thetter was at home. ¡°I¡¯ll give you 500,000 yuan. Immediately stop the surgery. Even if you lose your position as vice director because of this, it¡¯s still worth it because you¡¯re retiring next year. Hurry! I¡¯ll give you five minutes to consider.¡±


    ¡°I want 10 million yuan instead!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re being way too greedy. One million yuan. That¡¯s my final offer. Will you go or not?!¡± The brother-inw¡¯s vicious tone made the vice director somewhat scared! The vice director thought about it, and decided against haggling any more!


    ¡°Okay! But you need to pay me first.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll wire you 100,000 yuan right now! I¡¯ll write you an IOU for the rest. Hurry! There¡¯s no time left!¡± The two came to an agreement. This vice director who was retiring soon was willing to be the brother-inw¡¯s hired sword for the sake of money, attacking whomever thetter wanted!


    The vice director first called Superintendent Ouyang, who said that she would immediately go to the hospital once she heard of the situation. Actually, Superintendent Ouyang had no interest in listening to the vice director¡¯smand to stop the surgery. The Bureau of Health only had the ability to supervise the hospital, but not to actually directly interfere. Not only that, Superintendent Ouyang was higher-ranking than the vice director of the Bureau of Health.


    Superintendent Ouyang was actually busy watching a television show! She called the hospital to ask the directors on duty about what exactly was going on. She then turned off her regr cell phone! Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t care one bit about government officials whose ranks were too low. So what if the patient was a millionaire? As long as her hospital wasn¡¯t doing anything illegal, they would simply treat the patient as normal. Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t care one bit about anything else. She simply continued watching her television show.


    Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t respond to the vice director, so he called her number again, only to find that her cell phone had been turned off! There was no helping it, so the vice director decided to personally go to the hospital. He figured that it was a great deal for him to earn 100,000 yuan simply by causing a little trouble. Although he deemed it unlikely that he could actually get the full one million yuan and actually stop the surgery, it was a great deal for him to make 100,000 yuan out of nowhere. He also figured that he would be quite safe. Who at the hospital would even know that he was a vice director of the Bureau of Health? And even if he got punished, at most he would lose his position as the vice director. He was going to retire next year regardless! The vice director made up his mind. He wouldn¡¯t count on making the one million yuan, but he had already secured 100,000 yuan for himself!


    ¡°Who¡¯s in charge here? Get out here for me!¡± The vice director and brother-inw were acting like clowns in front of the operating room! But actually, the vice director would never dare to try and intrude into the operating room. He¡¯d already nned out how he would do things on the way here. At most, he would shout some things outside the operating room. It would be best if everyone ignored him! He would never intrude into the operating room, because he still wanted to protect himself! He didn¡¯t want to get charged with a serious crime, after all!


    Even now, the brother-inw was hoping that the surgery would fail or that the vice director would be able to stop the surgery! However, the brother-inw was thinking of things too simply. It would be impossible to stop a surgery after it began, unless an earthquake caused the entire surgical department building to copse! He also thought too simply of the vice director, who was a veteran government official that could toy with him as if he was a three-year-old child. Although the vice director was acting viciously, he actually wouldn¡¯t be willing to take even one more step forward!


    Typically, there weren¡¯t any doctors or nurses in front of the operating rooms, because they would all be quite busy inside. There would be many patients¡¯ family members waiting outside the operating rooms instead. Many patients¡¯ family members became enraged after seeing the brother-inw and vice director behaving so brazenly. These patients¡¯ family members all had family inside the operating rooms right now, undergoing surgery or giving birth to babies. With how loud these two were being, what if they distracted the doctors inside?


    ¡°Shut up! Get the hell out of here, do you hear me?¡± One patient¡¯s family member stood up! Right after that, several other family members also stood up and gathered round. ¡°This is no ce for you to be noisy! Get out!¡±


    The patient¡¯s family members wouldn¡¯t care who you were! ¡°Are you leaving or not? If you don¡¯t leave, I¡¯m going to hit you!¡±


    It wasmon for men in northwestern China to instantly start fights over verbal disputes. Of course they would hit someone if they said they would!


    ¡°Yes! I¡¯ll leave! We¡¯ll leave right now!¡± the vice director hurriedly said. There were far too many patients¡¯ family members waiting outside the operating rooms. He didn¡¯t want to actually receive a beating from some burly man! He was far too old to fight back!


    Outside the surgical department, the brother-inw finally understood that the vice director wasn¡¯t serious about helping him at all! He said, ¡°Give my money back to me! You¡¯re not worth even a single fart! Some vice director you are!¡±


    ¡°Why are you cursing at me? You saw for yourself, I called the hospital superintendent for you, and I even came here to the hospital. It¡¯s not that I haven¡¯t tried to help you. Both you and I have ¡®vice¡¯ in our titles. Even if you¡¯re a vice president, it still means that you¡¯re working for someone else. The higher-ups in charge won¡¯t care about what you think! I think we should just let things go here!¡±


    ¡°Give my money back!¡±


    ¡°How can you not live up to your word? I did everything that you requested. It¡¯s not my fault that it didn¡¯t seed. I¡¯m not going to give your money back! You think that I would try to cause trouble for nothing?¡±


    ¡°F*ck! You dogsh*t!¡±


    ¡°Little brat!¡±


    The vice director and brother-inw started physically fighting each other! However, the vice director was old and had a weak body, while the brother-inw lived an easy and idle lifestyle. Their fight was more like a street fight between women as they grabbed each other¡¯s hair and tried to choke each other¡¯s necks!


    There was no need to break up the fight. 10 minutester, both of them simultaneously stopped fighting andy down while panting like dogs in midsummer. Both of them werepletely out of energy to fight! The brother-inw panted heavily while dering, ¡°Just you wait!¡±


    The vice director wasn¡¯t worried one bit about his threat! While continuing to sit on the ground, he said, ¡°Dear grandson, this granddaddy will wait for you, you p*ssy-licking bastard!¡± The vice director was highly pleased with himself as he watched the brother-inw leave. He felt that he had earned 100,000 yuan simply by having a fight with the person who paid him!


    Inside the operating room, Zhang Fan, Liu Zhaoyun, and Xia Huadong were highly tense as they worked on the surgery, with no knowledge of what had happened outside. Liu Zhaoyun was assisting Zhang Fan with opening up the patient¡¯s skull, while Xia Huadong stood to the side with the aspirator. Xia Huadong kept feeling like cold sweat was running through his heart as he watched the ongoing surgery. ¡®Zhang Fan is actually the primary surgeon!? Zhang Fan is actually the primary surgeon!? He¡¯s actually the primary surgeon for such a highly difficult surgery!?¡¯


    However, he only thought this to himself, without being able to say it out loud!


    ¡°Bleeding from the middle cerebral artery!¡± These were Zhang Fan¡¯s first words after opening up the patient¡¯s skull. The fact that this artery was bleeding meant that it was highly possible that the patient might die here on the operating table!


    ¡°Continue the surgery!¡± Liu Zhaoyun also felt his heart get heavier when he heard this news. However, his tone remained calm and steady!


    Although Xia Huadong was a master¡¯s degree student in neurosurgery, he still didn¡¯t have much actual surgical experience yet. However, he had a really deep impression regarding how important bleeding from the middle cerebral artery was, because his teaching neurosurgeon had failed to save a patient in the same condition, and that patient had died on the operating table. That patient¡¯s family had refused to forgive his teaching doctor and caused a hugemotion!


    ¡°The surgery paperwork has already been properly signed, right?¡± Although it might not be really appropriate for Xia Huadong to say this at such a time, he still asked this question. This was because of his conscience! He didn¡¯t want his coworkers to be held responsible if possible. Not all people were the type who wanted to see fellow coworkers suffer!


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s been signed!¡±


    Zhang Fan slowly searched for the foramen spinosum in the middle cranial fossa. Brain surgeries were nothing like ordinary appendix surgeries. For appendix surgeries, even if you couldn¡¯t locate the appendix, you could look around in the stomach until you located the appendix. However, the brain was a lot different. The surgeon would have to be careful to the extreme. If the surgeon identally injured any portion of the brain, the patient might suffer from negative side effects or might even never wake up again!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s back was nowpletely soaked with sweat, all the way through his surgical garb. How thick was surgical garb? It would have thickness equivalent to typical curtains during winter. This surgery was simply far too dangerous! Xia Huadong was only the secondary surgical assistant, but even he constantly sweated rivers! This was because he understood the surgery that was going on. He knew what Zhang Fan needed to do, and also knew about the potential consequences if the surgeon did anything even slightly wrong!


    Outside the operating room, the brother-inw returned to greet his sister, father, and mother. ¡°Sister!¡± With how things were now, he could only try to get into his sister¡¯s good graces. However, Dai Wengang¡¯s wife red at him as if he was a wolf. When he went up to her, she viciously pped her younger brother in the face, even though she had never even argued with him before over anything! p!

 Chapter 156: Nurses’ resting area!

    <h4>Chapter 156: Nurses¡¯ resting area!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°Sister, I did it for yours and brother-inw¡¯s sake! Think about it, Chasu City is a small ce, so just what will you do if the worst happens!¡±


    ¡°Leave!¡± Dai Wengang¡¯s wife closed her eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks.


    ¡°Dad, Mom! Please, tell my sister that I truly don¡¯t have bad intentions!¡± The brother-inw knew what his sister meant. She wanted him to leave forever and never appear in front of Dai Wengang again. Although she didn¡¯t know how hard her husband had it at work, she knew how vicious he could be to his enemies.


    ¡°What¡¯s with you, dear daughter? If there¡¯s something you siblings must say to each other, say it properly. Don¡¯t scare him! He¡¯s still young and doesn¡¯t understand how things are. It¡¯s not easy for him!¡± The brother-inw¡¯s mother was really unhappy to see how her son¡¯s face was now red from the earlier p. Her heart really hurt because she favored her son, but she did her best to tolerate her displeasure and plead with her daughter.


    ¡°Young? Doesn¡¯t understand how things are? Not easy for him? So things are easy for me? I understand how things are?¡± Dai Wengang¡¯s wife felt such coldness in her heart from how her family was! So icy!


    ¡°Let¡¯s go home without her! Just look at who you think you are! You think we¡¯ll starve to death without you? Don¡¯t call me Dad in the future! I no longer have a daughter like you! You can¡¯t even tell good from bad! Your husband is dying, but do you think that¡¯s my son¡¯s fault!? We¡¯re leaving!¡± her father dered.


    The brother-inw didn¡¯t dare to leave! He didn¡¯t have the courage to! He kept imagining Dai Wengang¡¯s furious expression in his mind!


    ¡°Leave! Go as far away as you can. I hope that he¡¯ll go easy for the sake of our son...¡± Dai Wengang¡¯s wife was unable to say anything else. Her family was now finished. She didn¡¯t have the face to say anything else!


    Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother had summoned many people over. He wanted to be on guard against Dai Wengang¡¯s wife and brother-inw! If his brother never woke up again, he was prepared tomit murder!


    Dai Wengang and his brother had already begun to travel all over China back when most people were simply content to work a steady job. They were daring enough to start their own business and face things head on, so of course they wouldn¡¯t be simple people!


    Inside the operating room, Zhang Fan was using a pressure te to gently pressure the skull. He used saline solution to slowly rinse away the blood clots. Some parts of the bleeding brain tissue were beginning to erode already. Blood cirction to some other parts of the brain tissue had already be noticeably poor. Zhang Fan and Liu Zhaoyun slowly and steadily dealt with the blood clots. Things were no longer as urgent. Since the pressure on the brain had been removed, at least a cerebral herniation would no longer happen!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s techniques were incredibly gentle. More than three hours had passed so far since the start of the surgery, but he still didn¡¯t feel any fatigue due to the System strengthening his body. However, Liu Zhaoyun was bing fatigued. Yet, he still had to persist! The patient was still at risk of dying. He needed to continue working to save the patient! No matter how tired you were, you would still need to persist if you were a doctor!


    ¡°Give me some glucose! I¡¯m getting a little dizzy!¡± Liu Zhaoyun was now having difficulty standing. He had been tense and fully focused under the astralmp for the past three hours. He was also on a diet, and hadn¡¯t eaten any dinner. This also contributed to why he was so fatigued right now.


    ¡°Director, open your mouth. I¡¯ll feed you.¡± The operating room nurse opened up a bottle of glucose with a bottle opener. She gently pulled down Liu Zhaoyun¡¯s surgical mask. Liu Zhaoyun tilted his head so that the nurse could feed him the glucose. He couldn¡¯t move right now or let go of his surgical retractors!


    The surgery reached the deepest parts of the brain. Zhang Fan went slowly with clearing out all the blood clots before stopping the bleeding. The brain was extremely sensitive to foreign objects. Any tiny skull fragments or hairs that entered the brain would be highly likely to cause a brain abscess. Zhang Fan was especially careful, and didn¡¯t let go of a single point of bleeding. Every time that he entered deep into the brain, he would confirm that the brain tissue was alright. The surgery was incredibly slow.


    The bleeding was now stopped. The patient¡¯s breathing had be steady now. Dai Wengang¡¯s vitals were now stable.


    Thest part of the surgery was to repair the endocranium. This was in order to prevent infections and epilepsy.


    The surgery finished! Zhang Fan turned around to have the operating room nurse wipe his sweat. His disposable surgical cap waspletely soaked through as if it was a towel. The nurse carefully wiped away all of his sweat and swiftly changed his surgical cap for him!


    Zhang Fan stretched his back which had been slightly bent over for too long. He calmly told Liu Zhaoyun, ¡°Director Liu, it¡¯s finished. The patient has been saved.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s finished. We seeded.¡± Both of them were especially calm. Zhang Fan was intentionally suppressing his excitement, while Liu Zhaoyun had seen far too many patients in life-and-death situations before, which was why he no longer had so much excitement.


    Xia Huadong didn¡¯t have nearly so much experience. He had also participated for the entire duration of the surgery, which he knew was incredibly dangerous for the patient. The highly risky surgery had now seeded! The moment that Zhang Fan said it was finished, Xia Huadong was so excited that both his hands trembled. He gave Zhang Fan a big thumbs up! ¡°Zhang Fan! You¡¯re amazing!¡±


    It was past four a.m. when the surgery finally finished. However, the news that Dai Wengang had a cerebral hemorrhage and was receiving a surgery at Chasu City Hospital had spread through all of Chasu City¡¯s high-ss society as he was one of the richest and most powerful merchants in the city. Li Xiao also learned of this news.


    Businessmen would often have many debts as well as loans with others, especially when the businessman was at such a high level. Dai Wengang indeed had many debts to others as well as loans he gave to others. In fact, Li Xiao had just loaned 10 million yuan to Dai Wengang¡¯spany. If Dai Wengang really died here, then she would have to try and rely on the courts to get her money back, but it would be difficult to say how much she could actually get back.


    Countless high-ss cars, including Mercedes Benzes, BMWs, Land Rovers, and so on gathered at Chasu City Hospital even though it was the wee hours of the morning. Li Xiao also personally arrived because she wanted to know about Dai Wengang¡¯s condition as soon as possible so that she could n for what to do. She called Zhang Fan, intending on asking him about Dai Wengang¡¯s ongoing surgery, but his cell phone was turned off! She then called Superintendent Ouyang, but Ouyang Hong¡¯s cell phone was also turned off due to not wanting to be bothered again by that vice director of the Bureau of Health!


    Superintendent Ouyang also had a secret cell phone number that only the highest-ranking government leaders of Chasu City knew about. Even the rich and powerful of Chasu City didn¡¯t know of this number¡¯s existence. This was the difference between politicians and the rich. However, the rich would still have their own methods. Soon, some doctors and nurses kepting in and out of Zhang Fan¡¯s operating room.


    They whispered a few things to the anesthesiologist or operating room nurse and then quietly left the operating room.


    ¡°Who¡¯s the primary surgeon? Director Yu Bin or vice director Liu Zhaoyun?¡±


    ¡°The primary surgeon is Zhang Fan?¡±


    ¡°Is he an expert doctor from Raptor City?¡±


    ¡°No, he¡¯s a young doctor from Chasu City Hospital who¡¯s recently been showing amazing skills!¡±


    ¡°Will Dai Wengang be saved?¡±


    ¡°Apparently, he will survive. The surgery was really sessful!¡±


    Those who owed Dai Wengang money could only go back in disappointment! Meanwhile, Dai Wengang¡¯s debtors were really delighted. Li Xiao also learned the same information as the other rich people of Chasu City.


    ¡°No wonder I couldn¡¯t reach Zhang Fan. Let¡¯s go now! We¡¯ll learn more about the specific situationter this morning. Call Doctor Zhang¡¯s cell phone once every 20 minutes,¡± Li Xiao ordered her personal assistant.


    The surgery was now over, but the patient was actually still in danger. Fever, gastrointestinal bleeding, pulmonary edema, and so on were all problems which might ur after such a surgery. The greatest danger of all would be if the patient continued to have internal cerebral bleeding. All of these could possibly be fatal, which was why the doctors couldn¡¯t rx and still needed to pay close attention to the patient.


    At the ICU, Zhang Fan told the doctor on duty, ¡°I¡¯ll be troubling you to pay extra attention to this patient because his surgery was so serious. There¡¯s considerable damage to his body, so aftereffects might appear at any moment. Please pay close attention. Apart from the regr postoperative care medicine, I think we should also give him dexamethasone!¡±


    ¡°Alright, Doctor Zhang, I understand,¡± said the ICU doctor, but actually, he would have to ask his director before administering dexamethasone. No matter how amazing Zhang Fan was, he was a surgeon, not an ICU doctor. Zhang Fan suddenly realized that he had overstepped his boundaries, so he smiled awkwardly and hurriedly left.


    The moment that he turned on his cell phone, he received a call from Li Xiao¡¯s assistant. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯ve finally turned on your phone. Please wait a moment. My boss wishes to speak to you.¡±


    Zhang Fan checked the time. It was now six am. ¡®Could it be that Li Xiao is having back problems again? I really doubt she should have them anymore,¡¯ Zhang Fan thought confusedly.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re finished with your surgery?¡± Li Xiao¡¯s voice was still sleepy as she had just been woken up by her assistant.


    ¡°Yeah, Sister Li.¡±


    ¡°Will Dai Wengang be able to survive?¡± Li Xiao directly asked what she was the most concerned about.


    ¡°He should be alright as long as he makes it past today. What¡¯s the matter, Sister Li?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! I have business dealings with him! You should hurry and get some rest while you can. I advise you to turn off your cell phone again. I wager that there¡¯s many more people who want to ask you about Dai Wengang,¡± Li Xiao rmended to him.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Although Zhang Fan was still rather confused, he decided to turn off his cell phone. He figured there would be no harm in listening to this advice.


    Liu Zhaoyun and Xia Huadong didn¡¯t go back to their homes. It was now morning, and they would have to start the next day shift soon. They were both now sleeping in the doctors¡¯ resting area, although they wouldn¡¯t be able to sleep for long.


    Zhang Fan still couldn¡¯t go to sleep yet. Dai Wengang was his patient, which meant he needed to go talk to the patient¡¯s family and report to them on Dai Wengang¡¯s condition.


    Dai Wengang¡¯s wife had finally figured out what was going on earlier. She realized that her younger brother must have been tempted by Dai Wengang¡¯s wealth and wanted to cause her husband to die by not receiving surgery in time. She also knew that everyone had seen her own hesitant behavior of not being able to instantlye to a decision. Dai Wengang would definitely learn of all this when he recovered. Her hesitation would be seen as a crime in his eyes!


    Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother was already ring at her with an icy expression, and over the past few years, she could also sense that Dai Wengang had other women outside. Maybe Dai Wengang even had children with those other women, although she didn¡¯t mind such a thing. She didn¡¯t have the ability to mind such things, after all. Right now, she wasn¡¯t worried about anything other than her son! She felt that a son without a mother would be the most pitiful.


    She really understood how her husband was since she had been his wife for many years already. He was vicious to himself and even more vicious to others. Her younger brother had gone to such an extreme, so there would be no possible reconciliation. She now had an ashen expression. Even the most expensive makeup wouldn¡¯t be able to cover up the aura of death around her. Her heart had died!


    Zhang Fan arrived in the hallway outside the operating rooms from the ICU unit entrance. Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother immediately came over the moment that he saw Zhang Fan. There were many people behind the older brother. These people were all from their old hometown vige in Jiangsu Province. There wasn¡¯t a single person from the border province in his faction!


    ¡°Doctor!¡± Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother wanted to be able to tell the results just from looking at Zhang Fan¡¯s face. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s expression was as calm as water, with not even a ripple. Zhang Fan was currently practicing how to always remain as calm as water due to the influence of the top-level cardiothoracic surgeon from before. Although that expert doctor hadn¡¯t been very emotional, his surgery techniques were exquisite, which would allow him to save more people. No matter how emotional one was, that wouldn¡¯t help at all in saving patients. This was a hospital, not a retirement home. It would be important not to be emotional when it wasn¡¯t necessary.


    Although this sounded cruel, this was how things were. True expert doctors would almost never have any rtionship beyond that of doctor and patient with their patients. Zhang Fan was also slowly figuring this out for himself.


    ¡°The surgery is nowplete. The bleeding has stopped and all the blood clots have been cleared. However, the patient is still in danger. Unexpected consequences from the surgery might still ur and cause his death. This is the danger notification paperwork. Please sign it.¡±


    ¡°What do you need us to still do?¡± Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother inquired. He was no longer worried that someone would try and stop the surgery, since the surgery was now over. He decided to let Dai Wengang decide what to do with his wife and brother-inw.


    ¡°Just pay the medical fees and patiently wait. Patients¡¯ family members aren¡¯t allowed in the intensive care unit. Please just wait.¡±


    ¡°Alright, thank you! Sorry to trouble you so much. My younger brother will surely show his gratitude when he¡¯s awake!¡±


    ¡°No need!¡± Zhang Fan left right after saying this. He was also a bit fatigued by now, and needed to rest. There would still be a major weekly patient checkup in the morning. If he wasted any more time here, he wouldn¡¯t be able to get any rest for this entire night!


    But when Zhang Fan returned to the neurosurgery department¡¯s doctors¡¯ resting area, the only beds were already taken by Liu Zhaoyun and Xia Huadong, who were sleeping deeply. Zhang Fan was about to go find an empty patient room to make do for a while when the nurse on duty called out to him. ¡°Doctor Zhang, how about you go sleep for a while in the nurses¡¯ resting area?

 Chapter 157: Flashy!

    <h4>Chapter 157: shy!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really want to go to the nurses¡¯ resting area, as he would feel too awkward, but the nurse was being really passionate and friendly, so he wouldn¡¯t be giving face to her if he refused. Zhang Fan thus forced himself to enter the nurses¡¯ resting area which was usually for women only. The nurses¡¯ resting area was cleaner than the doctors¡¯ resting area, and also had a nice faint fragrance. Zhang Fan decided to make do and rest for a while here. However, he then discovered that even the pillows here were scented. Zhang Fan really couldn¡¯t take this, and was unable to sleep a single wink all morning.


    For the neurosurgery department¡¯s daily morning meeting, Liu Zhaoyun was having a difficult time with his fatigue as he had barely gotten any sleep all night. He only sat there listlessly. Zhang Fan and Xia Huadong were in slightly better condition despite the all-nighter since they were much younger. After Liu Zhaoyun arranged the department¡¯s work for the day, he needed to first talk to the rich people waiting outside the department for news about Dai Wengang before starting the patient checkups. This was all because of the power of money.


    Zhang Fan had only been in Chasu City for a year. He had no idea who any of the rich people were, and didn¡¯t really care. After the patient checkups ended, Zhang Fan went over to the intensive care unit department. Although there were ICU doctors and nurses on duty 24 hours a day there, Zhang Fan still couldn¡¯t rest assured. He had to see the patient Dai Wengang for himself. Dai Wengang was doing pretty good. His vitals were all stable, and he didn¡¯t have a fever. Luckiest of all, he didn¡¯t suffer from epilepsy, which was one of the mostmon side effects of brain injuries.


    Zhang Fan returned to his apartment and texted Shao Hua that he was going to sleep. However, he didn¡¯t dare to turn off his cell phone as he slept, because Dai Wengang was still at risk. A phone call mighte for him at any moment. Regardless, Zhang Fan slept! It really felt nice to finally sleep in his own bed after such a tense night. This was bliss to him,fortably sleeping in his bed with the curtains closed after an all-nighter of hard work!


    Li Liang resigned from Kuake City Hospital. He had to because he saw no hope there at all. His family also supported him. It wasn¡¯t like his family needed Li Liang to financially support them. They said he only needed to find a job that he liked.


    Ma Wentao was paying extra attention to surgery ever since he saw how much profit surgery could bring him. Money could always make people go crazy!


    Why did it seem like many surgeries at hospitals didn¡¯t make money? That was because the hospital would have lots of expenses with medical equipment, medicine, rent, construction, and so on. The Chinese government had paid for all of this in public hospitals, so the hospital would need to pay the government some money back every month. There were also many surgeries that didn¡¯t use much medicine or medical equipment, which meant that the doctors wouldn¡¯t be able to receive much in kickbacks, so the doctors would be unwilling to perform such surgeries.


    For instance, limb rentation surgery. Reattaching a single severed finger would cost the patient approximately 7000-8000 yuan for the surgery fee. However, the doctor would only be paid a base amount of 20 yuan for performing one surgery along with bonuses. This meant that the doctor would only earn about 100 yuan for performing a limb rentation surgery, because this type of surgery used almost no medical equipment. Not only that, limb rentation surgeries were really long¡ªit wasmon for such a surgery to take a minimum of three to four hours. And most importantly of all, more than 90% of limb rentation surgery patients woulde in for emergency treatment. The doctor would also need to worry for quite a long while after the surgery about the patient¡¯s condition. This was why few doctors would be willing to perform limb rentation surgery.


    This was why the market for limb rentation surgery was left to private hospitals instead of public hospitals. Ma Wentao¡¯s way of improving business for his hospital was rather shy, but his methods were indeed effective.


    Chen Qifa brought Li Liang over to meet Ma Wentao, who offered to hire Li Liang for 5,000 yuan per month as sry. Li Liang instantly turned around to leave, but Ma Wentao stopped him. Ma Wentao now knew that those who were connected to Zhang Fan would at least be alright in skill level. In the end, he and Li Liang agreed upon a base sry of 5,000 yuan per month, but Li Liang would also earn 3% of the surgery fee, and Chen Qifa would earn 5% of the surgery fee. Li Liang was also given an apartment to live in for free while he worked for Ma Wentao.


    Ma Wentao had to n for how to improve his hospital¡¯s market share. Although the mine owners and government were willing to give face to Ma Wentao, the city hospitals and their doctors would never give him any face. Not only was he just a second-generation rich kid, it wouldn¡¯t be of any use even if he was the first generation. There were far too many shady dealings involved in all of this. What could be done about things that power couldn¡¯t affect? Open the path by using money!


    Ma Wentao¡¯s employees began searching all throughout city hospitals, smaller vige hospitals, and even private clinics. They searched every type of facility that had medical treatment. Ma Wentao¡¯s employees told the doctors at these facilities that they could receive 30% of the total surgery fee for sending any limb rentation surgery patient to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. Ma Wentao promised to pay in full the moment that the patient was discharged.


    This was crazy! The surgeons all over Chasu City went crazy with this opportunity from Ma Wentao. The great majority of hospitals really disliked having to take limb rentation surgeries. Now that a new hospital was even willing to pay them to give their limb rentation surgery patients away, every single doctor paid especially close attention to see if they could find any limb rentation surgery patients.


    The first limb rentation surgery patient soon arrived at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital! He was a young man who was about 20 years old. This afternoon, he had been cutting grass to feed the livestock that his family owned when he identally cut off three fingers on his left hand. He was brought to a local city hospital. The doctor who received him at that hospital immediately transferred the patient to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital due to the 30% total surgery fee promise.


    A bit more than two hours had passed since the ident by the time that the patient was brought to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. Limb rentation surgeries could be considered somewhat difficult. Not only would limb rentation surgeries take several hours to perform, if the surgeon¡¯s techniques weren¡¯t good enough, it would be unlikely for the fingers to be sessfully reattached, and even if the surgeon could reattach the fingers, the fingers might no longer be movable if the surgeon wasn¡¯t skilled enough at reattachment.


    Human fingers weren¡¯t like nts. They wouldn¡¯t regrow after being cut off. Limb rentation surgery was a type of microsurgery. There would be tools and medical equipment necessary for performing this type of microsurgery. First, a microscope that could change from anywhere between 6x to 30x magnification would be required. The microscope would also need to be able to maintain clear vision when changing magnification without needing to adjust the focal vision. Two sets of mirrors would also be required, one each for the surgeon and surgical assistant, in addition to a cold light source.


    Zhang Fan had a good sleep, then went over to Shao Hua¡¯s home and had dinner there. Shao Hua¡¯s father no longer forced Zhang Fan to y Chinese chess with him, which really relieved Zhang Fan. More rtives such as Shao Hua¡¯s aunts would alsoe over whenever Zhang Fan was present to say hi to him.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were just about to go out for a walk together after dinner when Zhang Fan received a phone call from Ma Wentao. ¡°Doctor Zhang, where are you? Hurry over as fast as you can! A major surgery has arrived. You¡¯ll need to personally take this surgery.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m currently at my girlfriend¡¯s home. What surgery is it?¡±


    ¡°The patient identally cut off three of his own fingers! He¡¯s already in our operating room. Give me your current address. I¡¯lle pick you up.¡± Zhang Fan told Ma Wentao the address and then smiled apologetically at Shao Hua.


    ¡°How about I walk with you to the entrance of our neighborhood, then? You need to pay more attention to yourself. Don¡¯t overwork yourself. You just had an all-nighter yesterday, and now you¡¯re being called in for another major emergency surgery. There¡¯s no need to work so hard. Our sriesbined are more than enough already to support us well!¡± Shao Hua felt bad for Zhang Fan as she straightened his shirt for him.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m still young! I also love to perform surgeries. Rest assured, I¡¯ll definitely rest when I¡¯m tired. It¡¯s just that I¡¯m sorry that I don¡¯t have time to spend with you. I¡¯ve been so busy recently that I barely get to apany you!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll have plenty of time in the future. There¡¯s no worry. Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll walk with you to the neighborhood entrance.¡±


    Chasu City wasn¡¯t thatrge. It was only a few minutes as they stood at the neighborhood entrance before Ma Wentao arrived. He personally drove his Mercedes Benz in order to pick up Zhang Fan. The Mercedes Benz was box-shaped and seemed a bit like a matchbox on wheels!


    ¡°How is it? Are you satisfied that I¡¯m your personal driver?¡± Ma Wentao was beginning to joke around with Zhang Fan after bing more familiar with him.


    ¡°Does the patient have a cut injury or crush injury?¡± Zhang Fan ignored Ma Wentao¡¯s joke, and only cared about the surgery.


    ¡°ording to Director Chen, it¡¯s a cut injury. I didn¡¯t dare to look at the patient. He came with his hand already wrapped in gauze. A local city hospital already gave him preliminary treatment.¡± Ma Wentao pouted because Zhang Fan was so boring.


    There were countless people in the border province who wanted to be friends with someone as rich and influential as Ma Wentao. However, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t giving him any face at all, which made him feel rather defeated. ¡®Could it be that my father¡¯s position still isn¡¯t high-ranking enough?¡¯


    Ma Wentao¡¯s father was already one of the highest-ranking government officials in the entire border province. However, Zhang Fan actually had no clue about this!


    Chen Qifa and Li Liang had already begun the disinfecting by the time that Zhang Fan arrived in the operating room. Zhang Fan took a look at the patient¡¯s cut off fingers. Things were actually quite lucky! The fingers had cut injuries with clean cuts. The cut off fingers had also been preserved well by the local city hospital.


    Special techniques were needed in order to properly preserve cut off fingers for reattachment. A small, dry, and refrigerated environment would be the best. However, the cut off fingers definitely couldn¡¯t be allowed toe into direct contact with ice, as that would cause frostbite to the fingers. The fingers also couldn¡¯t be soaked in any liquids at all. Fingers were different from preserved vegetables!


    The three cut off fingers had already been marked and ced in a refrigerator specially set to four degrees Celsius. For reattaching cut off fingers, every second and minute would be critical. The more time passed, the lower the sess rate would be for sessful reattachment. As time passed, the muscle tissue in the nearby area would release arge amount of potassium, myoglobin, peptides, and other toxic substances into the bloodstream, causing the entire body to have symptoms of poisoning.


    Zhang Fan washed his hands and disinfected. He put on surgical garb and joined the operating table. He directly began the surgery without saying anything. ¡°Injury cleaning!¡± Zhang Fan simply announced. Chen Qifa and Li Liang were quite ustomed to Zhang Fan¡¯s habits during surgery. He would never say anything unnecessary, and what words he said were always short and to the point.


    Zhang Fan began to clean the injury. During this process, he already located the blood vessels, nerves, and muscle tendons that he needed to repair. For limb rentation surgery, the first step would be to affix the broken bone, and adjust the ossature as necessary based on the degree of injury. This step was critically important. If the skeletal framework wasn¡¯t adjusted properly to match the cut off fingers, this would affect the recovery of all other tissue in the area. Additionally, this surgery needed to be performed swiftly because there were three cut off fingers, not just one!


    Each finger would count as an individual surgery. When choosing which finger to save first, the one with the lightest injury would always be picked. This was because the principle of limb rentation when several fingers were severed was to always first save the fingers that were easiest to save and repair. As for bone fixation, the public hospitals would typically use finger metal tes. Meanwhile, the private hospitals typically used Kirschner wires or steel wires. Chinese private hospitals were actually ahead of Chinese public hospitals in this field.


    Zhang Fan acted quite swiftly. For a cut injury like this, he instantly connected two interconnecting Kirschner wires by using an electric drill. Finger bones were t bones, so the surgeon would need to be extremely careful with the electric drill. Using just slightly too much force would easily shatter the finger bones!


    For tendon sutures, the surgeon would need to pick only the tendons with the most important functions to repair. The others didn¡¯t need to be sutured. To exin this surgery simply, the surgeon was racing against time with the cells which were beginning to decay. Whoever was faster would be the ¡°winner¡±.


    Blood vessel sutures were by far different from tendon sutures as blood vessels were way more fragile. The surgeon could pinch the bones and tendons, but blood vessels didn¡¯t work this way. Blood vessels would cause lots of trouble for the body if the inside of a blood vessel was damaged. Even if you sutured a blood vessel, it might still be a dead blood vessel. Why was this? If the inside of a blood vessel was damaged, it would automatically block the damaged part by itself. This was why suturing and repairing blood vessels was rather time-consuming! Bone fixation and tendon suturing could be performed with the naked eye, but blood vessel repairing could only take ce with the assistance of a microscope.


    The final part of limb rentation surgery would be nerve sutures. Zhang Fan¡¯s System was truly powerful. It would be impossible for any normal doctor to be able to sessfully perform nerve sutures without a minimum of five years of work experience in microsurgery. However, Zhang Fan was someone who was willing to grind for an incredible amount through his System¡¯s training. He had already performed microsurgery countless times! The number of microsurgeries he performed already would probably be more than enough to qualify him to be the vice director of the microsurgery department in a ss A Hospital here in the border province! Zhang Fan¡¯s experience with such a number of surgeries was the best evidence of his dedication to grinding.


    Zhang Fan, Chen Qifa, and Li Liang finished reattaching the first finger. However, this was only the first step as two more fingers remained. Chen Qifa¡¯s eyes were already beginning to hurt after he worked as the primary surgical assistant on the first finger surgery. Microsurgeries were too hard on the eyes. He was getting old. Was this cruel? Surgery was indeed such a cruel field. Older surgeons would always see their abilities begin to decline.


    Chen Qifa truly felt pained as he asked Li Liang to be the primary surgical assistant starting on the second surgery. At this time, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t spare any time to console Chen Qifa, because there were still two more fingers to reattach. The surgeries continued. There was also no time right now to exin postoperative care for limb rentation surgery to them. He would first finish the surgeries before talking to them.


    A bit more than three hourster, all three finger reattachment surgeries were now finished. This surgery had beenpleted while sitting on stools. Zhang Fan had his head lowered for almost the entire duration of all the hours spent performing surgery. Now that the surgery was finally over, he stretched his really sore neck.


    ¡°You must pay close attention to changing the medicine on time. You absolutely can¡¯t let the injuries be infected. Make sure not to identally burn the patient¡¯s skin with the sidemp. The injured fingers must remain at a higher level than the heart. The patient is strictly forbidden from smoking. Nobody is allowed to smoke in the patient¡¯s room, either. The repaired blood vessels are quite tiny. It will be bad if they go into convulsions!¡± Zhang Fan gave Li Liang a detailed exnation on how to perform postoperative care for the limb rentation surgery patient.


    Zhang Fan then took off his surgical garb. He was in no hurry to go talk to Ma Wentao yet. He pulled on Chen Qifa as both sat together on the ground of the operating room. Chen Qifa was really dejected. Zhang Fan wanted to console him, but didn¡¯t know what to say.

 Chapter 158: The food of the rich comes from the bones of the poor

    <h4>Chapter 158: The food of the riches from the bones of the poor</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, I¡¯m fine! I¡¯m just acting spoiled. Before, I didn¡¯t have a medical license, so I had to suppress myself so much. I could only take it even if others bullied me. But now that I have a medical license, my body can¡¯t keep up!¡± Although Chen Qifa said that he was fine, only he knew the bitterness in his heart. He knew that his golden age to perform surgeries had already passed.


    Time would never wait for anyone. Chen Qifa was beginning to get old.


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t say anything. All he could do was apany Chen Qifa in silence. This matter would require Chen Qifa to improve his mentality by himself. Others wouldn¡¯t be of much help.


    Although it was now past 11 p.m., Ma Wentao was still waiting in his office for Zhang Fan to finish the surgery. It wasn¡¯t that he was worried, but rather that he needed to wait to discuss things with Zhang Fan. Ma Wentao wouldn¡¯t be able to offer Zhang Fan the same amount of money asst time. Ma Wentao was charging 10,000 yuan for each surgery for one finger, which meant that the three finger surgeries for this patient would cost 30,000 yuan! The more money surgeries brought in, the more Ma Wentao valued Zhang Fan.


    If Ma Wentao only gave Zhang Fan 1,000 yuan for this surgery, he figured that Zhang Fan would likely block his phone number. Ma Wentao drank some tea while wondering to himself how much money he should give Zhang Fan for this time. As Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital¡¯s business slowly improved, he kept feeling prouder and prouder of his original decision to open a hospital. He was confident that he had taken the correct path. He was also extremely proud of his own ability in judging others¡¯ character and talent.


    As long as he continued to run his hospital well in his own style, it would slowly develop, and he would one day rise to the top of the Chinese business field. Ma Wentao became more and more excited as he imagined all this!


    Zhang Fan finally arrived at Ma Wentao¡¯s office. Ma Wentao hurriedly had Zhang Fan take a seat and rest while pouring some tea for him.


    ¡°Right now, there¡¯s still not enough surgeries here. You need to improve on attracting surgery patients. Once the number of surgeries increases, I¡¯ll be able to teach Director Chen and Li Liang to be able to independently perform limb rentation surgeries!¡± Zhang Fan said while sipping on his tea. For this type of surgery, just one sess would be enough for others to hear about the reputation of Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. This hospital would surely start receiving more and more limb rentation surgery patients in the future.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll make sure that my employees often visit the local hospitals to ask them for limb rentation surgery patients. Here¡¯s your surgery fee for today. Also, you don¡¯t need to give any portion of this money to Director Chen and Li Liang. I¡¯ve already negotiated their portion of the surgery fee with them. This is just for you,¡± Ma Wentao said proudly to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh! How did you know that I split my money with Director Chenst time?¡± Zhang Fan was rather confused.


    ¡°Look at the ceiling. I installed many security cameras inside my hospital. This is so that my security room employees can notify the doctors immediately if anything happens to any of the patients. This is the newest and most advanced technology!¡±


    ¡°Are you certain that it¡¯s not in order to invade our privacy or spy on us doctors? Let me tell you, don¡¯t do that. Everyone won¡¯t like that.¡± Zhang Fan was speaking quite directly since he was now familiar with Ma Wentao.


    ¡°I¡¯m not that dirty!¡± Ma Wentao said angrily.


    ¡°Alright, I won¡¯t mention this anymore! I¡¯m leaving now.¡± After Zhang Fan left Ma Wentao¡¯s office, he checked and saw that he had received 3,000 yuan for the surgery. Although Ma Wentao had already given Chen Qifa and Li Liang their portions of the surgery fee, Zhang Fan still wanted to share his money with them. He went over to find the two, but this time, both absolutely refused to take any money from him.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, President Ma has already given us our own portions of the surgery fee. There¡¯s truly no need for you to give us anything!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, Brother Zhang. Please put your money away. This isn¡¯t Kuake City. There¡¯s no need to do this.¡±


    ¡°Alright then. I¡¯ll be leaving now. Pay close attention to things here and call me if there¡¯s anything.¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help it.


    Three dayster, Dai Wengang was able to leave the intensive care unit and undergo transfer to a patient room in the neurosurgery department. He recovered quite well and showed constant improvement on a daily basis. However, he did have quite an obvious aftereffect from the brain damage. His mouth was now crooked, and the left side of his body was now paralyzed. Still, he had managed to survive, which was the fortunate part among all this misfortune.


    Zhang Fan told Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother that constant massages would be critically important because massages could help the patient¡¯s blood cirction and aid in recovery. Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother immediately hired two masseuses who would take turns in massaging Dai Wengang once every two hours. This was easy to afford because Dai Wengang was really rich.


    Dai Wengang was also able to talk again now, although his words were a bit unclear due to his now crooked mouth. ¡°Doctor Zang! Wunt to eet? Delishoos!¡± Dai Wengang was currently eating lobster when Zhang Fan checked up on him this morning. He was asking, ¡°Doctor Zhang, want to eat? Delicious!¡±


    Since Dai Wengang had high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and high blood sugar, Zhang Fan had informed him that he couldn¡¯t eat any red meat after the surgery, but Dai Wengang loved to eat meat, so his older brother had lots of fresh seafood flown directly to Chasu City instead!


    Zhang Fan chuckled and shook his head before performing a regr checkup on Dai Wengang. Although Dai Wengang¡¯s left side was still paralyzed, his muscles were slowly recovering as well. Ever since Dai Wengang recovered the ability to speak, Zhang Fan had never seen his wife or the brazen brother-inw again. Dai Wengang had made them disappear forever!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s new apartment was nowpletely ready for moving in. It was on a high floor with good sunlight. The furniture that Shao Hua chose was all in burgundy color. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind whatever color, and was fine with anything as long as her parents would be happy with it. Shao Hua¡¯s mother had felt that this furniture was too expensive when buying it, but when she moved in, she no longer felt so, because the furniture really looked nice.


    Although Zhang Fan was really busy, he always took the time to go to the sports school to perform checkups on the students once every two weeks. He had a busy life and a high-pressure job. Anyone who lived such a lifestyle would be in trouble without a hobby. Rxing was something absolutely necessary in between work. Zhang Fan found it quite rxing to watch the children of the sports school run around.


    He would unconsciously smile foolishly at the sight. This was the best rxation for him. He didn¡¯t need to think about surgeries or mentally practice surgeries in his System. He could clear his mind. He didn¡¯t need to think about a single thing. He could just idly watch the monkey-like children y around and train in sports.


    Everyone would have their own method of rxing. Zhang Fan¡¯s method of rxing was quite suitable for people like him who had to maintain high concentration for most of the time. While most people could achieve emptying their mind for a few minutes, very few people would be able to maintain an empty mind for half an hour. This process would be simr to how veteran monks would meditate.


    Zhang Fan felt especially rxed after this afternoon of checking up on the sports school students was finished. As he was leaving, the sports teacher Wu Yanchao came up to Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, do you have any free time soon? One of my seniors would like you to treat his knee.¡±


    ¡°Sure thing. Call me when hees. What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s an old injury. My senior was formerly a professional basketball yer. It¡¯s hard to find a professional sports medicine doctor here in the border province, however, Guli has recovered quite excellently since the time that you performed knee surgery on her. That¡¯s why I rmended to my senior that hee find you.¡±


    ¡°Sure, no problem.¡±


    Dai Wengang was discharged from Chasu City Hospital. He needed physical therapy in order to recover from his paralysis, but Chasu City Hospital¡¯s medical equipment was too simple, andcked the equipment for many physical therapy treatments. Zhang Fan also didn¡¯t have the time to provide Dai Wengang with intensive one-on-one physical therapy. Dai Wengang was going to ind China to have physical therapy done. Physical therapy would take a long time. It was likely that it would take at least several years with his half-paralyzed condition.


    After Dai Wengang was discharged, he tried to invite Zhang Fan to a meal, but thetter refused. Zhang Fan felt that there wouldn¡¯t be any meaning to it. Dai Wengang had paid his medical fees properly, and Zhang Fan had treated him properly and sessfully. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to get involved too deeply with his patients.


    Dai Wengang truly wanted to thank Zhang Fan even though he was unable to invite him to a meal. Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother had seen how Zhang Fan acted. If it weren¡¯t for how insistent Zhang Fan had been towards Dai Wengang¡¯s wife, Dai Wengang would likely have died without receiving surgery in time. While Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind, Dai Wengang really minded.


    In the end, he managed to invite Zhang Fan to a meal through Li Xiao. Zhang Fan had to give face to Li Xiao as this was a friendship he had established back when he was still an unknown doctor.


    The meal took ce at a high-ss restaurant. Dai Wengang and his older brother acted as the hosts, while Li Xiao was also present. When Zhang Fan arrived, Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother was at the restaurant entrance, waiting for him. Zhang Fan felt awkward about making a middle-aged man wait for him like this.


    Zhang Fan hurriedly parked his car, greeted Dai Wengang¡¯s brother, and entered the restaurant.


    ¡°Doctor Zang, tank you so moch for sawing my life! Dis is a smoll token of my tanks.¡± As the saying went, those who were crippled still enjoyed walking. Although Dai Wengang¡¯s mouth was now crooked and his tongue didn¡¯t work so well anymore, he really loved to talk a lot still. This was also because Zhang Fan had told him that he needed lots of practice to be able to talk normally again.


    Li Xiao was also really happy. If Dai Wengang had really died, she would have likely lost a lot of money since she had just loaned 10 million yuan to Dai Wengang¡¯spany. This time, Zhang Fan had indirectly helped her as well.


    ¡°Alright! Doctor Zhang is usually really busy. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that I got acquainted with him a long time ago, I doubt that even I could have sessfully invited him.¡±


    Li Xiao exined this because she knew that people like Dai Wengang would really care about face, especially when the other party had lower social status. Li Xiao didn¡¯t want Zhang Fan to antagonize someone without even realizing it, so she was protecting him.


    ¡°I truly am busy! Besides, I only did what I was supposed to. You¡¯re being too polite. If my Superintendent Ouyang learned that I¡¯m here at this meal today, I¡¯ll get scolded again!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Doctor Zhang, rest assured, she won¡¯t find out!¡± Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother chuckled.


    Since Zhang Fan hade already, he didn¡¯t hold back with the eating. The restaurant¡¯s food was quite good and included a lot of specialties from the border province. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a drinker, and Dai Wengang couldn¡¯t drink alcohol after his surgery, so the main topic of conversation during the meal was how Dai Wengang could improve his recovery.


    After the meal was over, Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother handed Zhang Fan a bank card. ¡°Doctor Zhang, there¡¯s some money in this card. Please ept it if you¡¯re willing to give face to me and my brother!¡±


    ¡°Sigh! This really won¡¯t do! It¡¯s not an issue of giving face. This is something wrong. It makes me feel awkward. Last time, I only took two boxes of smokes, but my superintendent scolded me so severely. I truly can¡¯t take this.¡± Zhang Fan adamantly refused.


    Li Xiao saw that things were bing awkward. Dai Wengang truly did want to repay Zhang Fan for saving his life, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to take anything. She watched Zhang Fan and Dai Wengang¡¯s older brother push the bank card around on the table for a while, and then suggested, ¡°Forget about the bank card. Isn¡¯t Doctor Zhang¡¯s car getting old? How about you trade in his car and give him a new car? I recall that you have a brand-new Toyota FJ Cruiser?¡±


    After saying that, Li Xiao then told Zhang Fan, ¡°Just rest assured about driving that new car. If you don¡¯t feel secure about it, I can have the car officially registered under mypany¡¯s ownership instead.¡±


    Zhang Fan still didn¡¯t really want to do this, but Li Xiao saw this, and dered, ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll make the decision here. Register that new FJ Cruiser under mypany¡¯s ownership. You guys can take Zhang Fan¡¯s car.¡±


    Li Xiao understood Dai Wengang¡¯s intentions as well as why Zhang Fan was having difficulty epting it. This was just a car to her. She could deal with things this way so that neither side would feel so awkward, letting everyone be friends. Otherwise, it would definitely be difficult for Zhang Fan and Dai Wengang to see each other again!

 Chapter 159: Having a virtuous wife will mean less disasters for the husband

    <h4>Chapter 159: Having a virtuous wife will mean less disasters for the husband</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Later, Zhang Fan and Li Xiao had a chat in thetter¡¯s office. ¡°Doctor Zhang, maybe you think that a new car is too valuable to ept it, but to Dai Wengang, his life is far more valuable than a car. Besides, this car won¡¯t even be in your name. Just think of it as me loaning it to you. I think that you¡¯re bing a little too careful these days!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t know what to say. Since he had obtained so many benefits from Li Xiao before, he felt awkward about saying anything against her. Besides, Li Xiao already had her personal assistant begin working on the paperwork to transfer the car ownership already. What else could he even say?


    ¡°I heard from my nephew Ma Wentao that his new hospital¡¯s business has been going well, and that it¡¯s thanks to your assistance. I really must thank you!¡±


    ¡°Sister Li, you¡¯re being too polite. President Ma is quite skilled at running his own hospital. I only go over there on asion to help with surgeries, and I even get paid. I should be the one thanking you and President Ma!¡±


    ¡°Haha! This is good! We can help each other.¡± Not long after, Li Xiao¡¯s assistant knocked on the door and came in with two document bags. ¡°President Li, I finished what you requested!¡±


    ¡°How about you simply take both cars? I heard that you have a girlfriend now? You can use one car and give the other to your girlfriend! This will also save me some trouble. Dai Wengang surely doesn¡¯t need your car,¡± Li Xiao said while sipping on some tea.


    ¡°That truly won¡¯t be necessary! I¡¯m already quite satisfied with receiving a new car. I would feel so awkward. Sister Li, when do you have some free time? My girlfriend and I will treat you to a meal.¡±


    ¡°Sure, how about this weekend? But let me treat you to a meal instead!¡±


    The two of them then kept politely offering to treat each other for a while before Zhang Fan took his new car¡¯s keys and left. This Toyota FJ Cruiser was a bitrger than his previous Jeep Grand Cherokee. The FJ Cruiser waspletely brand-new, and even the stic wrapping on the dashboard still hadn¡¯t been removed yet. Although his car was now bigger and newer, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t excited even in the slightest. He viewed cars as nothing more than tools. With a toy as miraculous as his System, Zhang Fan found it difficult to be interested in anything else!


    Although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t feel like this was a big deal, he needed to exin what happened to Shao Hua. He felt that mutual respect was important. Additionally, women would really care about small details!


    ¡°Oh! This is too much. Besides, will there be trouble if you get a new car like this? Last year, my bank sent us on a trip to the prison to learn about the consequences of illegal behavior! I was truly shocked by what I saw there! I¡¯ll be happy as long as we¡¯re healthy and happy!¡± Shao Hua was quite worried as she sat in the new car together with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Rest assured, I understand how it is. Nothing bad will happen to us because of this. Thank you for worrying. I truly have such good taste in women. I picked you at first sight! Sigh, the most important thing for a man is to find the right wife. Having a virtuous wife will mean less disasters for the husband. Having virtuous children will make the parents feel easy. These Chinese ssical sayings are so correct!¡± Zhang Fan proudly said to Shao Hua.


    ¡°I never expected that you would be so shameless. You¡¯re not even embarrassed, saying such things. Let me squeeze that shameless face of yours!¡± The two of them messed around for a little while in Zhang Fan¡¯s new car. Since it was now summer, Shao Hua was wearing only light clothing. Zhang Fan was bing ever more daring with his hands!


    Shao Hua¡¯s face reddened as she immediately slid away from Zhang Fan¡¯s leg. ¡°No, we¡¯re still not married yet! Just wait a little longer!¡±


    Shao Hua averted her gaze and didn¡¯t dare to look at Zhang Fan directly, because he was already noticeably erect, with quite a noticeable tent in his pants!


    ¡°Oh. Maybe I ate too much mutton over the past few days! I should eat less mutton in summer!¡± Although Zhang Fan said this, he kept trying to touch Shao Hua¡¯s body!


    What was smooth and fragrant? Those who were single definitely wouldn¡¯t know!


    Chasu City Hospital officially started the construction of new buildings for the emergency department and pediatrics center due to receiving additional funding ever since sessfully treating the emergency military patient. The construction sounds every day were quite loud, and bothered the older patients at the hospital. They often took their walking sticks andined while waving the sticks at the nurses. However, there really was no helping it. It was summer, so it would be too hot if the patients didn¡¯t open the windows, while it would be too noisy with the windows open. Many older patients from the hospital¡¯s respiratory department transferred over to Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital because it was too noisy here.


    It was rumored that the Chinese government had given the hospital several hundred million yuan for the construction this time. Superintendent Ouyang was especially delighted. She was constantly wearing a yellow construction worker¡¯s safety cap while giving orders to the construction workers. The blueprints had already been finished, yet she was givingmands. Maybe the construction workers were just humoring her!


    Zhang Fan received a phone call from sports teacher Wu Yanchao on Friday. ¡°Doctor Zhang, do you have free time tomorrow? Can my senior and Ie see you tomorrow for you to check his knee injury?¡±


    ¡°Sure thing, Teacher Wu. Just call me before youe tomorrow.¡±


    Wu Yanchao¡¯s senior was named Wang Yongyong. He had been a point guard on the border province¡¯s professional basketball team before. Wang Yongyong was forced to retire due to a knee injury, and was now working at a high school as a physical eduction teacher. He would also still asionally work as the coach for point guards on the border province¡¯s basketball team.


    Back when his knee joint was injured, due to various reasons, he only had a ster cast put on for three months without undergoing surgery. After that, well, he was no longer able to y professional basketball after having his cast removed. He could only retire from basketball in silence.


    Last time that Wu Yanchao visited Raptor City, he happened to chat with his senior Wang Yongyong about thetter¡¯s knee injury. Wu Yanchao then rmended Zhang Fan. Although Wang Yongyong no longer needed to y basketball, his knee would always give him a lot of pain if he stressed it even slightly. This was what suddenly made him want to take a weekend off toe visit Chasu City so that Zhang Fan could take a look at his knee.


    On Saturday, Zhang Fan waited for Wu Yanchao and Wang Yongyong in the neurosurgery department. When Wu Yanchao led Wang Yongyong into the neurosurgery department, Wang Yongyong immediately started cursing in his mind. ¡®Wu Yanchao is so old already, yet still so unreliable! He actually rmended a brain surgeon to me for my knee! Damn it! Something must be wrong with me for listening to him!¡¯


    Although Wu Yanchao was also rather confused as to why Zhang Fan was in the neurosurgery department, he felt too awkward to ask. The atmosphere became really awkward. Wang Yongyong had a dark expression and didn¡¯t say anything. Zhang Fan instantly realized what was going on when he saw Wu Yanchao¡¯s awkward expression.


    ¡°Haha! I can see that you mostly ce your weight on your left leg. It seems that your right leg has had pain problems for quite a long time already. But if you stand like this for too long, not only will your legs have problems, problems will even happen to your spine. Let¡¯s sit down and talk.¡± Zhang Fan decided to begin showing his skills. Actually, he really liked people who showed their emotions, happy or unhappy, directly on their faces. Such people were simpler to deal with. Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t need to be on guard against them. The truly scary people were those who could stab you in the back while smiling in a friendly manner, such as the W Province southerner that he met in the respiratory department and who taught him such a good lesson about not epting bribes!


    The tension in the atmosphere eased a bit after Wu Yanchao and Wang Yongyong sat down. Wang Yongyong also felt slightly awkward about his earlier attitude, and said, ¡°I never did anything about my injury ever since I received it. This time, I asked my junior to introduce me to you, Doctor Zhang. I¡¯ll be troubling you!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s no trouble at all. Let me take a look at your MRI scans.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind at all.


    ¡°At the time, I was still young. I just had a ster cast for a few months after I was injured, and didn¡¯t have surgery performed. Now that I¡¯m older, I keep feeling like the pain is bing worse and worse,¡± Wang Yongyong said as he showed his previous MRI scans to Zhang Fan. Wang Yongyong thought to himself, ¡®I might as well have a checkup since I¡¯m here already. A doctor from Chasu City Hospital probably at least won¡¯t lie to me!¡¯


    Zhang Fan frowned when he saw the MRI scans. He then asked, ¡°Do you always feel like you can¡¯t stand steadily? Do you always feel bone-piercing chills in your knee when there¡¯s cold weather?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! That¡¯s what it¡¯s like,¡± Wang Yongyong said.


    ¡°You injured your medial coteral ligament as well as the meniscus back then. The long period of wearing a cast caused ossification of the coteral ligament. Your current pain is due to the ossified ligament rubbing against the joint capsule. After ossification, the ligament will be less flexible, which is why you¡¯ll have more trouble standing steadily,¡± Zhang Fan exined to Wang Yongyong while pointing at the MRI scans.


    ¡°Yeah. What should I do then?¡± Wang Yongyong asked. Zhang Fan¡¯s diagnosis waspletely identical to the diagnosis of the orthopedic surgeon from the provincial hospital that Wang Yongyong went to. Wang Yongyong now felt that at least Zhang Fan indeed knew what he was talking about!


    ¡°I rmend surgery by extracting a muscle tendon and using that to rece your ossified ligament,¡± Zhang Fan told Wang Yongyong. This was different from the medical advice that Wang Yongyong had received from the orthopedic surgeon at the provincial hospital. That orthopedic surgeon had told Wang Yongyong to take more calcium and some pain medication, and that surgery wasn¡¯t necessary!


    Blood flow in the articr cavity wouldn¡¯t be very good, and Wang Yongyong was now in his early 40s, so he would no longer have as much physical activity as before. The orthopedic surgeon was of the opinion that Wang Yongyong could simply bear with the pain and that performing surgery might not actually improve his condition, so it wasn¡¯t worth it.


    However, Zhang Fan¡¯s opinion was that Wang Yongyong should have surgery performed immediately. A person¡¯s legs would always wear out first before other joints. If Wang Yongyong didn¡¯t have surgery performed now, the likelihood of a surgery on his knee seeding would only get lower and lower as he got older. That was why he should choose to have surgery performed now while he was still rtively younger.


    Wang Yongyong immediately furrowed his eyebrows when he heard this. He had already mentally prepared himself that surgery would be necessary. However, Zhang Fan was far too young. He also believed Zhang Fan to be a neurosurgeon. Wang Yongyong didn¡¯t feel safe about having a neurosurgeon perform knee surgery on him.


    ¡°Let me think about it some more!¡± Wang Yongyong said.


    ¡°Okay! It¡¯s best for you to do this surgery as young as possible,¡± Zhang Fan told him. Wu Yanchao and Wang Yongyong then left, while Zhang Fan went over to Shao Hua¡¯s home. It wasn¡¯t like Zhang Fan could force the patient to have surgery performed if the patient didn¡¯t want to.


    Before, Wang Yongyong hadn¡¯t considered surgery, but now he really was thinking about it after Zhang Fan¡¯s rmendation. He started asking his former basketball teammates about knee surgery information. His previous teammates were now all over China, so it was quite easy for him to learn this type of information. Since they were all basketball yers, there were several who had knee injuries before.


    For the past several weeks, Zhang Fan had been busy either working overtime or at other hospitals. He didn¡¯t get much time to properly apany Shao Hua. This weekend, he was off from work, so Zhang Fan drove Shao Hua and her parents to the mountains.


    In autumn, the mountains nearby Chasu City would have lots of golden and red tree leaves. While the leaves would be golden or red on the surface, the backs would have silvery-white threads. An autumn breeze blowing by would show you the three colors of gold, red, and silverbined, which was a beautiful sight. The wildflowers in the forest would bloom with their final beauty and fragrance before the winter came!


    There were various small hotels set up in the forest. They were all run by people of H Country ethnicity. In summer, this was a great ce to avoid the heat. However, there would be fewer tourists in autumn because the temperature would be quite low in the mountains at night.


    Zhang Fan brought Shao Hua¡¯s family here to eat mutton. Mutton would taste best in the border province at this time. Thembs born in this year would already have their fat in autumn. They would have plenty of fat as well as lean meat, and the meat wouldn¡¯t taste greasy. Muttonbined with garlic and wild vegetables from the mountain would really taste wonderful.


    The H Country ethnic people were quite simple. Very few of them would try to scam others. However, Chinese Han people were far more wicked. There were some who would bring counterfeit money, go to the nomadic district, and purchase as much livestock as they possibly could. The nomads had worked hard for an entire year and received nothing but useless paper in the end. They wouldn¡¯t even know how to start crying!


    Zhang Fan stood by the side as he watched the H Country ethnic nomads ughter a sheep. It truly seemed like artistry. The small knives in their hands moved rhythmically in unison with their breathing while sliding across joints and tendons. This was what it meant to dismember an ox as skillfully as a butcher! Zhang Fan was quite charmed by the sight. Just when would he be able to be this familiar with a surgical knife? He would have to practice far more! He still hadn¡¯t grinded enough!


    There was arge pot of meat for dinner. One sheep was cut up into sevenrge pieces, with no small pieces. Sichuan peppers werebined with various local spices and wild mushrooms from the forest. The peppers had already been dried and were no longer so spicy, but kept a rather unique aroma. Whenbined with the mushrooms¡¯ aroma, this mutton smelled amazing before it was even taken out of the pot.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s family all sat around a table together in a wooden hut as they ate the tender mutton and enjoyed the hot soup. This tasted amazing! It was now autumn, and the mountain was getting colder, making it even more enjoyable.


    Zhang Fan spent the entire weekend mountain climbing and eating mutton together with Shao Hua¡¯s family.

 Chapter 160: A phone call from Kang Hua!

    <h4>Chapter 160: A phone call from Kang Hua!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan finished his rotation in the neurosurgery department. All of the patients he managed had now been discharged, including the previous patient who had been hospitalized after losing a one against three fight. The other three men¡¯s parents paid him 30,000 yuan inpensation before he finally reluctantly left the hospital. Before he left, he even tried to ask for Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone number. ¡°Bro, take care of me next time I have a problem!¡±


    ¡°Just go properly work at a job and stop trying to cause trouble. This time, you were really lucky. Things might not go so well next time!¡± Zhang Fan tried his best to give the patient honest advice.


    Although he hadn¡¯t been friendly with this patient even once, the patient had constantly addressed him as ¡°Bro¡±, being really respectful to Zhang Fan. Nobody would mind manners. This was why Zhang Fan tried to give him advice when he left the hospital, no matter if it was effective or not. If the patient continued acting in the same way, he would suffer majorly sooner orter.


    Zhang Fan was then rotated to the oncological department. This department was nicknamed the ¡°final¡± department because many patients¡¯ lives would end here. Work pressure wasn¡¯t actually that high in this department, because most patients¡¯ family members had already signed agreements indicating they understood that the patients had a high chance of dying. Although the oncology department had good ie and wasn¡¯t very tiring to work in, it still wasn¡¯t very popr with younger doctors to join.


    The oncological department would have to deal with death on a daily basis. Even those who weren¡¯t very emotional would still be affected if they saw death every day. This was why very few people voluntarily chose to join the oncology department. Zhang Fan looked over his rotation paperwork for quite a while. He also really didn¡¯t want to go to this department.


    In northwestern China, the oncological department was basically a department that cared for patients in their final moments. Oncological departments here almost never received any development or invented new treatments.


    Zhang Fan could avoid going to the oncological department if he really wanted. He didn¡¯t even need to ask Superintendent Ouyang. He simply had to ask the hospital administration director. However, Zhang Fan hesitated for a long while before finally deciding to go to the oncological department for rotation. He felt that he would eventually have to face death again, and that avoiding it would be no solution.


    The oncological department was on the easternmost side of the hospital, on the first floor. The hospital morgue was also right behind it.


    Earlier this spring, a female intern doctor who came to the oncological department had been so scared that she cried for an entire night.


    Her teaching doctor was a male doctor, so she slept by herself in a patient room at night for a night shift. It was quitemon for intern and rotation doctors to have to catch some sleep in patient rooms.


    She wasn¡¯t the brave type at all. Three patients had passed away in the oncological department earlier that day. She went to sleep with an anxious heart, and while she was feeling hazy, she suddenly heard what she imagined to be a young child crying right on the windowsill!


    The intern doctor was so scared that she covered her head with her doctor¡¯s coat and cried for an entire night! On the next day, her eyes werepletely swollen as she quit her intern doctor job!


    Actually, what she heard had been a wild cat in heat!


    The director of the oncological department was a middle-aged woman named Anar who was in her 40s. She was neither pudgy nor skinny. She spoke rather gently and with the border province¡¯s ent. The doctors in this department were also the calm type, unlike other departments¡¯ doctors who were often hasty and impatient.


    Even as Zhang Fan stood outside the oncological department, he felt as if an aura of defeat suffused this entire ce. The patients and their family members in this department all had distant expressions of having given up already. They were merely waiting for death, giving the department a suffocating atmosphere.


    The doctors and nurses in this department were quite different from those in other departments who would all be hurried and strict. Here, the doctors and nurses were all rather calm and quiet. They were simr to the director, speaking softly and unhurriedly.


    When Zhang Fan gave his rotation paperwork to Director Anar, she smiled, and told him, ¡°Doctor Zhang, our department¡¯s work is mostly on writing medical reports. It¡¯s not that busy in other areas. You may need to learn about certain medications that we use in this department for chemotherapy, although we don¡¯t have many chemotherapy patients. Most of the time, patients who require chemotherapy are taken by other departments instead. You won¡¯t need a teaching doctor in this department. Just get ustomed to things for the first week. Since you have a medical license, would it be alright for you to work independently starting next week?¡±


    ¡°Sure, Director Anar.¡±


    ¡°Alright then. Take this first week to get used to our work. The work in our department is actually quite simple!¡±


    There were six doctors in this department, four men and two women, along with two other rotation doctors. The department had plenty of personnel, which meant that there wasn¡¯t even much work for Zhang Fan to do even though he wanted to help out. In the oncological department, discussions about patients¡¯ deaths were incredibly simple. There was very little to even discuss.


    Compared to other departments, the mostmon work in the oncological department was actually writing death certificates. The oncological department would need to issue one on almost a daily basis.


    Zhang Fan heard one doctor tell a rotation doctor, ¡°Come take the electrocardiogram away from patient #5¡¯s room. He just passed away!¡±


    The other two rotation doctors had teaching doctors, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t, because he had a medical license already. Besides, he was now quite famous in the hospital. That was why there was no need to give him a teaching doctor. Plus, the oncological department figured that he wasn¡¯t destined to stay in their department.


    Zhang Fan was bored with nothing to do, so he flipped through the oncological department¡¯s medical reports. Liver cancer, lung cancer, rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, bone cancer, and all sorts of cancers in thete stages could be found in the medical reports here. These patients had all been summoned by the god of death. At most, the patients¡¯ family members could only try their best to satisfy the patients¡¯ final requests.


    The unique trait of this department was that there would be an especially high number of patients¡¯ friends and family membersing to visit the patients in this department. The doctors and nurses here wouldn¡¯t stop such a thing. These would be the final meetings between patients and their friends and family. All the patients in this department would realize already that their condition was incredibly dire.


    People would have all sorts of different attitudes when at death¡¯s door. There were those who were optimistic, while others despaired. It would be really ufortable to watch a patient look at you with such a despairing expression. Zhang Fan was unable to read any more after going through just a few medical reports.


    Zhang Fan suddenly received a phone call from Kang Hua, whom he hadn¡¯t talked to for quite a long while¡ªnot since the incident at Chark City Hospital. Ever since that unpleasant incident there, Zhang Fan had immediately blocked the phone number of Chark City Hospital¡¯s surgical department director.


    At most, Zhang Fan would send Kang Hua a text message whenever there was a holiday to wish her well. He almost never talked to her otherwise. However, he was still currently living in her apartment which she loaned to him. Although he had mentioned the idea of moving out to her before, Kang Hua hadn¡¯t agreed. She even called him to ask if there was anything that dissatisfied him about the apartment. Since she was being so direct, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything else.


    Kang Hua was quite a powerful woman. She was a skilled politician who could instantly grab on to even a small opportunity. Tang Jingjing had worked as her secretary for many years. Kang Hua gave her a good job as the vice director of the Economic and Trade Bureau in Chasu City as a reward for her service. Kang Hua¡¯s new secretary was the daughter of a certain government official. Thanks to this government official¡¯s support, Kang Hua started changing out the Bureau of Health members in Chark City since she was now the City Leader there. Kang Hua reced arge number of people in Chark City Hospital and Chark City¡¯s Bureau of Health, promoting those who were skilled and able. The surgical director that had a conflict with Zhang Fan was fired.


    However, Chark City Hospital was in terrible condition to begin with. It had already been in bad decline for several years, so all the highly skilled doctors had already left. Although its internal medicine doctors were still barely passable, there wasn¡¯t even a single capable surgeon left in the entire surgical department. All the surgeons were old and waiting for retirement. Not only that, they would also have manyints.


    Kang Hua had hired a vice director of general surgery from another city to be the new surgical director at Chark City Hospital. She promoted a new superintendent from Chark City Hospital¡¯s original directors. Although the new surgical director she hired was quite capable, he only knew how to perform the easiest surgeries of gall dder surgeries and appendectomies. He didn¡¯t even know how to perform the slightly moreplex thyroid nd surgeries. There was no helping it. Conditions in Chark City were poor. It wouldn¡¯t be possible to attract truly talented doctors here.


    Kang Hua changed out the personnel of Chark City Hospital. However, the hospital was still doing poorly. Other government officials under her kept constantlyining. Basically, they said that she was wasting money without anything to show for it. Kang Hua was having difficulty with sessfully reviving the hospital. But, she couldn¡¯t retreat from this. That was why she recalled Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you busytely? If you have the time,e to Chark City and see me! I bet you¡¯ve almost forgotten about me!¡±


    ¡°Oh, hello, Leader Kang! I¡¯m not that busy, but I was worried that you would be busy, which is why I haven¡¯t bothered you.¡± Zhang Fan was quite perplexed at how warm and friendly Kang Hua suddenly sounded after such a long period of no contact.


    ¡°Thene visit me in Chark City tomorrow. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal. I heard from Sister Wang that you have a girlfriend now. Bring her with you tomorrow and I¡¯ll treat you both.¡±


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯d definitely bring my girlfriend to visit you if it was the weekend, but she needs to go to work tomorrow. Leader Kang, what do you need? Feel free to ask me directly.¡± Zhang Fan knew that Kang Hua definitely had something she needed from him. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t contact him and be so friendly for no reason.


    ¡°Ah! Then I won¡¯t act reserved. Come to Chark City tomorrow. We¡¯ll talk in person.¡±


    The phone call then ended. Zhang Fan had no idea why she insisted that he go visit her in Chark City.

 Chapter 161: Goosebumps

    <h4>Chapter 161: Goosebumps</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It was unknown whether it was Li Xiao¡¯s idea or her personal assistant¡¯s idea, but Zhang Fan¡¯s new Toyota FJ Cruiser had a full tank of gas when he received it. Although this was a good car, it was also a gas guzzler. Chark City was the farthest city belonging to the bigger Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction. There was no highway between the two cities. Although there was a provincial road, the road was extremely mountainous and difficult to traverse.


    In autumn, rain would be abundant. When Zhang Fan almost reached Chark City, a nearby ce had flooded the highway. The smaller cars could only stop by the roadside and wait for the water to recede. Zhang Fan¡¯s car had a higher chassis and stronger horsepower than most, so he was able to drive over the water. However, the new car no longer looked like a new car after this. Zhang Fan kept trembling out of pain for the sake of his new car. Since he had been born into a poor family, he really loved everything that he owned, especially since this was a car.


    Chark City¡¯s government building was right next to the building for Chark City Communist Party Committee. These two tall buildings stood tall in Chark City which had very few tall buildings, so they were especially noticeable. Zhang Fan parked his car and called Kang Hua to let her know that he had arrived. Since she was a City Leader, it would be inappropriate for him to just go in unannounced. He also knew that Kang Hua had a new secretary whom he didn¡¯t know, so he couldn¡¯t go through Tang Jingjing anymore.


    Kang Hua told Zhang Fan to directlye to her office. Earlier this morning, Zhang Fan had mentioned that he would be going out to oncological department director Anar. She knew that he wasn¡¯t interested in staying in oncology, so she didn¡¯t make things difficult for Zhang Fan.


    Why did rotation doctors have low status in the hospital, where even experienced nurses could scold them? The main reason was that they didn¡¯t have medical licenses! Not having a medical license meant that they couldn¡¯t be counted as official doctors yet. At most, they could only be called intern doctors. China¡¯s medical system¡¯s rules were quite cruel for intern doctors.


    Zhang Fan knocked on the door to Kang Hua¡¯s office. A young woman who seemed to be particrly icy opened the door. She had white skin,rge eyes, a tall nose bridge, thin lips, and shiny lip gloss. She was rtively tall and wore a suit.


    ¡°You must be Doctor Zhang! Leader Kang is waiting inside for you.¡± Her voice was also incredibly icy! She had even more of a politician¡¯s aura than Kang Hua did. Zhang Fan smiled and nodded before entering.


    Zhang Fan had tried already to change his habit of always smiling when greeting others, but he was unable to change it. This was a problematic habit that he had picked up due to being a food seller for so long back in college. Kang Hua¡¯s office was actually two connected rooms. Zhang Hua figured that the outer room was the office for this icy secretary.


    When he went to the inner room, Kang Hua warmly greeted Zhang Fan as she got up. Zhang Fan instantly knew from her attitude that she had something to request of him. ¡°Little Wei, don¡¯t give him the usual tea for guests. Let Doctor Zhang have a taste of my personal Maojian green tea instead.¡± Kang Hua saw that her secretary Wei Wei was making tea as she chatted with Zhang Fan, so she mentioned this to Wei Wei.


    Wei Wei¡¯s uncle was a leader of Chasu City Communist Party Committee. He had a good rtionship with Li Xiao, who had spent quite a lot of effort to help Kang Hua obtain her current position and promotion. Now, Kang Hua and Wei Wei¡¯s uncle counted as being part of the same political faction due to their connection with Li Xiao. They also happened to have very simr political beliefs.


    After Wei Wei graduated from college, she then entered a Communist Party graduate school. There, she became a psychology major graduate student. After she graduated with a master¡¯s degree, she didn¡¯t want to stay at the school. It just so happened that Kang Hua and Wei Wei¡¯s uncle met each other at this time, so her uncle told her to go along and work as Kang Hua¡¯s secretary.


    Wei Wei was a highly ambitious woman. Otherwise, a woman like her from such a political family would never work for someone else as a secretary.


    Wei Wei ced a cup of tea in front of Zhang Fan, and lightly said, ¡°Please go ahead, Doctor Zhang!¡± She then brought Kang Hua¡¯s cup from her desk table over to the table in front of the sofa where Kang Hua was currently sitting across from Zhang Fan on another sofa. If Wei Wei was at home, she was the type who wouldn¡¯t even bother with cleaning up after she spilled some water, as servants would do that for her, but as a secretary, Wei Wei had to learn how to properly pour tea and serve others well and gracefully!


    Wei Wei was going to go back to her office to work on some paperwork when Kang Hua called out to her. ¡°Little Wei, stay here and listen to our conversation. Feel free to contact Doctor Zhang directly if there¡¯s anything in the future.¡±


    Wei Wei thus sat down and took out a pen and notebook to make notes for this conversation. After Zhang Fan drank some tea, Kang Hua said, ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯ll just say it directly. The situation at Chark City Hospital is really bad. The surgical department ispletely incapable of performing anything other than the simplest surgeries. This is making it difficult for the people of Chark City to get treated for their medical problems, and giving me a great deal of pressure as I¡¯m the City Leader of Chark City. It¡¯s my responsibility to do a good job at improving Chark City Hospital. However, Chark City is too far away from the bigger Chasu City. The older expert doctors are all unwilling to drive so far toe here to work on surgeries. I can only ask you now. You don¡¯t need toe here every day. We can do things just like before, intentionally scheduling several elective surgeries on the same day so that you can find one day every once in a while toe over and treat them. I¡¯d also like to trouble you sometimes if there¡¯s an emergency surgery patient who needs you toe over immediately.¡±


    Zhang Fan thought about it for a moment, and then said, ¡°Leader Kang, I¡¯m worried that I might be on a work shift at the time. I¡¯m also worried that since there¡¯s considerable distance between the two cities, I might not be able to get here on time to save some emergency surgery patients!¡± Zhang Fan loved to perform surgeries, but he still needed to consider his primary job at Chasu City Hospital.


    ¡°No need to worry about that. As long as you agree, I¡¯ll go discuss things with Superintendent Ouyang. It shouldn¡¯t be a problem. Since Chark City¡¯s poption is low, there shouldn¡¯t be that many emergency surgery patients who need you. Besides, you¡¯re young, skilled, and filled with energy. You¡¯re the best candidate for what I have in mind,¡± Kang Hua informed him.


    Zhang Fan was weighing the pros and cons of this when Kang Hua said, ¡°Chark City can also give you a special payment contract. I can also negotiate and pay for your travel expenses here along with your surgery fees.¡±


    ¡°Okay then! Leader Kang, I was just worried about my work at Chasu City Hospital. Surgery fees and so on aren¡¯t a big deal to me,¡± Zhang Fan replied.


    ¡°I have no objections to giving you the fee that expert doctors from Chasu City Hospital would normallymand. Little Wei will give you a bank card with some gas money on it in a bit. You need to do well here! Chark City Hospital has been unable to resolve the medical problems of Chark City¡¯s popce. I¡¯ve already lost a lot of sleep because of this!¡± Kang Hua even made sure to pat Zhang Fan on the arm in a friendly manner as she said this.


    Kang Hua truly was worried about the state of Chark City Hospital. She had underestimated the medical field. She had believed that changing out the old ipetent people at the hospital for fresh blood would improve things, but the surgical department of Chark City Hospital still remained ipetent. The Chark City Communist Party Committee Secretary, the director of the Bureau of Health in Chark City, and other such government officials were all talking about this as a political blemish on her career now.


    If Kang Hua had done things slowly, there wouldn¡¯t have been as much of a problem. However, she had been too forceful. She had been in a hurry to consolidate her power and show the effects of her policies, so she¡¯d invited quite a bit of bacsh from other government officials.


    Zhang Fan happily agreed to help Kang Hua because he would be able to perform more surgeries as well as get paid. That was all he wanted!


    After Zhang Fan agreed, Kang Hua left the rest of the work to her secretary Wei Wei. She told Wei Wei to take Zhang Fan to show him around Chark City Hospital. There was a new superintendent here now, along with a new surgical director. The previous surgical director who had a conflict with Zhang Fan had been so angry at being removed from his position that he resigned and opened up his own clinic instead!


    Wei Wei had been really astonished as she listened to the conversation in Kang Hua¡¯s office. Over the past few months, she had been really impressed with her boss Kang Hua. She felt that it would be no exaggeration to call Kang Hua a woman of steel. However, Wei Wei was quite confused about how friendly Kang Hua had been towards Zhang Fan. When Wei Wei went out of the government building together with Zhang Fan and saw his muddy FJ Cruiser, she became even more curious about Zhang Fan!


    ¡®He¡¯s still quite young, so he must have only been working for a few years. He always greets others with a smile, which means that he has an ordinary upbringing. However, Kang Hua is so friendly with him. He also drives a really nice car. This all seems so contradictory,¡¯ Wei Wei thought to herself.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, here¡¯s a bank card with some gas money. Please give me your cell phone number so that I can contact you in the future.¡±


    Zhang Fan happily took the bank card and took out his bright pink Apple iphone 4 with flower stickers attached all over it. His phone had previously belonged to his sister Zhang Jingshu. She had given it to him when Shao Hua previously purchased a newer phone for her. Zhang Fan used this phone to dial Wei Wei¡¯s cell phone number, but Wei Wei saw this and misunderstood! Wei Wei got goosebumps all over as she recalled how intimately Kang Hua had been patting Zhang Fan on the arm! Wei Wei misunderstood that Kang Hua had to be financing Zhang Fan as her lover!

 Chapter 162: You’re not from the Bureau of Health

    <h4>Chapter 162: You¡¯re not from the Bureau of Health</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    At Chark City Hospital, the new superintendent warmly greeted Zhang Fan and Wei Wei in his office. Wei Wei informed him of Kang Hua¡¯s decision to have Zhang Fan starting to Chark City Hospital on asion to perform surgeries. Since this was amand from Kang Hua, the superintendent didn¡¯t mind one bit what rank Zhang Fan was as a doctor. He was the type who valued staying in his direct boss¡¯s good graces even more than obeying thew.


    Zhang Fan offered to take Wei Wei back to the government office on his way back to Chasu City, since it would also be along the way. However, Wei Wei refused as she didn¡¯t want to be with Kang Hua¡¯s supposed lover!


    Zhang Fan was rather confused. ¡®What¡¯s with her?¡¯ he wondered to himself. However, he paid it no mind.


    A rather special patient arrived for the oncological department. This patient had primary carcinoma of the liver. Although his family¡¯s financial condition was only average, he had a rtive who was a highly influential member of Chasu City Political Consultative Conference. This rtive didn¡¯t have any power of his own, but he would easily be able to see the leader of Chasu City Communist Party Committee.


    This patient was also a distant rtive of Director Anar¡¯s. This was why he came to the oncological department. Although he had orthotopic liver cancer, the tumor wasn¡¯t small at all. His tumor had a diameter of five centimeters.


    The patient¡¯s name was Ai Shanjiang. He was in his mid-40s and had been an alcoholic for many years already. Although this tumor wasn¡¯t small, it could still be surgically removed. However, it just happened to be in the exact center of the liver, with tumor thrombus urring.


    Director Zhao Quanping of general surgery checked the patient¡¯s medical information and rmended surgery. Since Ai Shanjiang was a rtive of Director Anar¡¯s, she felt that she should invite an expert doctor for the surgery, so she invited Professor Chang from a tumor hospital.


    Normally, it would be Chasu City Hospital¡¯s surgical departments that should decide such things rather than the oncological department. However, since Director Anar had already invited Professor Chang, Zhao Quanping couldn¡¯t say anything. This was because the general surgery department would typically invite an expert doctor from Dee University Affiliated Hospital to perform any liver cancer surgeries, since the general surgery director of Dee University Affiliated Hospital¡¯s surgical department happened to be Zhao Quanping¡¯s teacher. The general surgery department had never invited Professor Chang from the tumor hospital before.


    When Zhang Fan arrived back at the oncological department from Chark City, he saw that there were a lot of people in the department. Superintendent Ouyang, the hospital administration director, the general surgery director, hepatobiliary department director, and many other doctors as well as the oncological department¡¯s doctors were all gathered around a projector and discussing a single patient¡¯s medical information.


    Normally, Superintendent Ouyang would never personallye for such things. First of all, she was an internal medicine cardiology specialist, not an oncology or general surgery specialist. Secondly, she was the superintendent, which meant that she almost never woulde participate in discussions about a single patient¡¯s treatment.


    Why had shee today? It was because of the patient¡¯s special connections. The patient¡¯s rtive had talked to the leader of Chasu City Communist Party Committee, who told Superintendent Ouyang several times to take extra good care of the patient Ai Shanjiang.


    Zhang Fan cranked his neck to take a look at the patient¡¯s medical information. He saw a moderatelyrge liver cancer tumor on the CT scan. At this time, he heard the invited Professor Chang insulting general surgery director Zhao Quanping and hepatobiliary director Zhao Hun.


    ¡°Just how can this surgery even be performed? The tumor is sorge already, and it¡¯s in the exact center of the liver, and on top of that, there¡¯s already tumor thrombus. Just how much of the liver tissue will need to be removed? There¡¯s also a major blood vessel right there. How are you going to deal with that? You might as well give him a liver transnt instead! I don¡¯t think even the general surgery director of Dee University Affiliated Hospital would dare to perform this surgery! Although this is a lower-level hospital, can you at least be a little more professional!?¡± Professor Chang¡¯s voice was filled with dripping sarcasm.


    Normally, hired expert doctors who came to work at another hospital would be quite polite to the local doctors. That was because the local hospital was helping the hired doctor to earn extra money. Then, why was Professor Chang insulting the two Director Zhaos so badly? The reason was because Chasu City Hospital had never invited him even once before.


    Professor Chang felt that he lost face from this. Hence, he was incredibly rude now that he had the chance toe here for the first time. He didn¡¯t give even the slightest bit of face as he directly insulted general surgery director Zhao and hepatobiliary director Zhao. Since this all took ce in front of so many doctors, both Zhaos felt really awkward!


    Not only was it that way for the two directors, even Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s face was now red with anger. If it weren¡¯t for Superintendent Ouyang being present, all of the surgeons would have left already. Although Professor Chang was a professor, it wasn¡¯t like he was the teacher of any of these doctors here.


    Although Superintendent Ouyang was furious, she still gritted her teeth and stood there with a steely expression. She didn¡¯t say anything, but she had gotten truly angry! This was pure and utter humiliation. However, she had to tolerate it no matter how angry she got, because of the Chasu City Communist Party Committee leader¡¯s request which he made for several times that she take excellent care of this patient. Superintendent Ouyang also knew that if she left right now, all the other surgeons here would instantly leave as well!


    ¡°Let me say it once again. Remember well not to make such a low-level mistake ever again!¡± Professor Chang knew quite well that he would never be invited to Chasu City to perform tumor surgeries again with how rude he was being today, so he decided to make himself happy and say all he wanted! He didn¡¯t care if he wouldn¡¯t ever be invited again, because Chasu City Hospital had never invited him before in the first ce.


    Why had Chasu City Hospital never invited him before? There were many reasons. The main reason was that Professor Chang was a graduate of the workers, peasants, and soldiers¡¯ generation and had the reputation of having a bad temper and loving to severely scold lower-ranking doctors. That was why Chasu City Hospital had never invited him before.


    Director Anar of oncology was an internal medicine doctor. She didn¡¯t know about any of this. She had studied before at the tumor hospital, which was why she used her connections there to invite Professor Chang.


    Professor Chang was incredibly rude and insulting. Director Zhao Quanping was no longer able to take it anymore. He turned around and saw that Superintendent Ouyang had an incredibly angry and steely expression. He figured that the superintendent would devour him and the other Director Zhao if he didn¡¯t say anything right here.


    ¡°There are plenty of examples of sessfully removing tumors from the center of the liver before. There are also plenty of examples of sessfully removing tumors evenrger than this one. Other doctors have already written theses on this topic. How can this possibly count as making a low-level mistake that goes againstmon sense?¡± Zhao Quanping did his very best to resist his urge to angrily shout back as he defended himself.


    ¡°Were you the one who wrote such a thesis? What level of hospital do you think such doctors would be working at? What level of hospital is a small hospital like this? Your way of thinking is so wrong. You don¡¯t have any sense of responsibility at all. You¡¯re just experimenting with human lives! Do you even have any sense of professionalism as a doctor?¡± Professor Chang was the first to start shouting angrily!


    This was because he had never performed such a surgery himself, either. Professor Chang was from thergest tumor hospital in the entire border province. He figured that a local ss A Hospital wouldn¡¯t possibly have the ability to perform this surgery, which was why he had the confidence to act like this.


    Professor Chang shouted so much that spit flew out from his mouth. He wiped his mouth and then shouted, ¡°Do you know how many times others have experimented on animals with this type of surgery before? Do you have the data? Have you observed such a surgery before?¡±


    ¡°Director Chang, then in your opinion, how should we treat this patient?¡± Superintendent Ouyang spoke up at this time. As the superintendent, there were many things she needed to consider, such as pressure from those ranking higher than her in the government as well as the feelings of her subordinates. If she allowed Professor Chang to say any more, she knew that both Director Zhaos would likely quit working on this patient out of anger.


    ¡°We¡¯re here in the border province. Especially for you low-level hospitals, don¡¯t even dream of doing what you can¡¯t do. Just do interventional embolization. You probably don¡¯t even have anyser or refrigeration equipment here. Embolization will be the only possible method here. There would have been far more methods avable at my tumor hospital,¡± Professor Chang dered proudly.


    ¡°How long will the patient be able to survive after the interventional embolization?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked while gritting her teeth.


    ¡°That¡¯s difficult to say. If he¡¯s lucky and lives a bit longer, two to three years, or a little longer than that.¡±


    Not a single doctor from Chasu City Hospital had a pleasant expression right now. Professor Chang had been far too rude. But, what could they do? He was a highly skilled doctor. No matter how rude he was, everyone was forced to listen to him.


    Superintendent Ouyang was unable to make the primary decision regarding the patient¡¯s treatment here. She would need to discuss things with the patient¡¯s family members as well as report to the leader of Chasu City Communist Party Committee. She took two deep breaths in order to suppress the anger in her heart and somehow squeeze out a forced smile at Professor Chang. ¡°Sorry to trouble you for today, Professor Chang. Let us all have a meal together. You can then rest for a while. If the family agrees, could you please perform the surgery tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t have the time to waste here. I still need to go to another hospital to perform surgery there tomorrow. Damn it, you guys didn¡¯t even discuss whether to perform surgery or not before inviting me here? Isn¡¯t this aplete waste of my time?¡±


    It became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Not a single person spoke because Professor Chang¡¯s words were far too maddening. He was acting so arrogantly and speaking as if every single doctor here was worthless. Actually, Chasu City Hospital had several doctors who knew how to perform interventional embolization. Superintendent Ouyang had been trying to give Professor Chang a way to back off slightly, but he refused and didn¡¯t give any face at all!


    ¡°Interventional embolism is only a palliative surgery. It will be difficult for the patient to survive for long after interventional embolism. For someone as young as this patient, he should receive a surgery topletely remove his tumor,¡± said Zhang Fan from outside the crowd of doctors. He was no longer able to tolerate listening to this Professor Chang whom he didn¡¯t know.


    The doctors standing around the patient¡¯s medical information had all been busy listening to Professor Chang¡¯s insults, so none of them had noticed Zhang Fan¡¯s arrival. Zhang Fan¡¯s words instantly pierced through the heavy atmosphere as everyone turned around to look at him.


    Superintendent Ouyang had almost been about to explode with fury when she heard these words, because such words would obviously be a direct challenge to Professor Chang. Even the two Director Zhaos had fallen silent already, unable to say anything! Superintendent Ouyang had been about to viciously scold whoever caused more trouble until she noticed that it was Zhang Fan, so she swallowed her words!


    Superintendent Ouyang was highly fond of Zhang Fan ever since he sessfully performed several critical surgeries. She also knew that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the type to speak up for no reason. Before anyone else could speak, Superintendent Ouyang spoke in a normal voice, ¡°If you have a guarantee, then speak. If you don¡¯t have any guarantee, then get out!¡±


    This patient was far too special due to his connections! Superintendent Ouyang was saying this in order to protect the young doctor Zhang Fan.


    Professor Chang looked to see who spoke, and was so angered that heughed. Even the veteran department directors of Chasu City Hospital had been rendered unable to talk back to him due to his scolding. He figured that this young-seeming doctor was probably a recent graduate who had dared to speak out of turn due to reckless youth. Professor Chang was still a professor. Even though he loved to argue and scold others, he wouldn¡¯t target such a youngster, because that wouldn¡¯t be befitting of his status and he would lose face!


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, I feel like you¡¯re managing this ce poorly for a ss A hospital! How about I ask my hospital¡¯s hospital administration department to let you send someone to learn from them so that you can learn how a major hospital like mine will properly do management!¡± Professor Chang¡¯s voice had an incredibly sarcastic tone.


    Superintendent Ouyang was no longer able to tolerate this. She was about to say something when Zhang Fan stepped forward and gently tugged on her doctor¡¯s coat. Zhang Fan then said to Professor Chang, ¡°There¡¯s no need for you to criticize our superintendent¡¯s management ability. Maybe you¡¯ll have the right to do so if you be a superintendent yourself. Right now, we¡¯re discussing this patient¡¯s particr situation. Our general surgery director¡¯s suggestion to surgically remove the tumorpletely is the best solution. Even if you don¡¯t know how to perform such a surgery, it doesn¡¯t mean that others don¡¯t know how to perform it!¡±


    ¡°Hmph!¡± Professor Chang couldn¡¯t be bothered with Zhang Fan! If the superintendent or a director had said such a thing, Professor Chang would have instantly retorted, but as for a low-ranking doctor like Zhang Fan, Professor Chang simply ignored him. ¡°If you guys aren¡¯t going to have interventional embolism performed for the patient, then pay for my consultation fee and purchase an airne ticket for me. I¡¯ll be leaving right now.¡±


    ¡°Only you would perform an interventional embolism surgery. We¡¯ll be doingplete surgical removal of the tumor,¡± Zhang Fan stated.


    Director Zhao Quanping of general surgery turned to look at Zhang Fan without saying anything. Zhao Quanping would support anything that Zhang Fan said right now. He would be happy as long as Professor Chang could be angered into leaving. Zhao Quanping could always ask for a professor from Dee University Affiliated Hospital toe perform the surgery!


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, should I be phoning your bosses and informing them that the management at a ss A hospital is so terrible?¡± Since Professor Chang was a professor at a provincial tumor hospital, it wasn¡¯t strange for him to know some government leaders.


    ¡°It¡¯s your business whether you phone them or not. However, we will definitely remove the tumorpletely! So what if we¡¯re a small ss A hospital? Does that mean that our doctors must be worse than your doctors? I don¡¯t think that¡¯s the case?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t insult Professor Chang¡¯s hospital, sticking only to insulting Professor Chang¡¯s skills.


    This really infuriated Professor Chang. ¡°Just what department are you from? Do you even have a medical license yet? Can you even understand this CT scan? This is a hospital, not a supermarket. You¡¯ll have to pay a price for spouting such rubbish. Do you understand!? Who¡¯s your teaching doctor? Just how did they teach you?¡±


    Zhang Fan recalled a famous retort and used it here. ¡°It¡¯s not like you¡¯re from the Bureau of Health. You think it¡¯s any of your business?¡±

 Chapter 163: What a braggart! Keep bragging! I’ll watch to see you fail!

    <h4>Chapter 163: What a braggart! Keep bragging! I¡¯ll watch to see you fail!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was young and just a resident doctor. He didn¡¯t need to mind his status like how Superintendent Ouyang and the directors would. Not only that, Zhang Fan really did have the ability to perform this surgery.


    Professor Chang wasn¡¯t able to win a war of words against Zhang Fan, so he started trying to scare Zhang Fan instead. ¡°Young man, don¡¯t make it so that you¡¯re unable to stay in the medical field just for the sake of getting into your leaders¡¯ good graces.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, just talk about the surgery! You must have ss rather than only talking! It¡¯s not good to make others look bad!¡± Superintendent Ouyang finally felt like she could vent some of her anger. Although she was nominally lecturing Zhang Fan, everyone present knew that herments were actually aimed at Professor Chang. Earlier, since Superintendent Ouyang had still wanted to rely on Professor Chang for the surgery, she was forced to tolerate his behavior. But now that Zhang Fan was talking like this, she understood that Zhang Fan had to have a guarantee of being able to perform the surgery!


    Professor Chang suddenly felt like something was off about the situation, but he was unable to figure out what it was.


    ¡°You have the guts to say such things? Does that mean you can actually perform such a surgery?¡± Professor Chang said condescendingly.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to keep talking to Professor Chang. All Zhang Fan wanted in the first ce was to say a few words to help his coworkers and Superintendent Ouyang vent their anger. He ignored Professor Chang and spoke directly to Superintendent Ouyang and the others. ¡°Superintendent, directors. If there¡¯s no problems with the patient¡¯s pre-surgery checkups, let¡¯s prepare for the tumor removal surgery tomorrow. The surgery will take a long time, so there¡¯s not enough time to do it today.¡±


    ¡°Do you have a guarantee?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked again.


    ¡°Yes. My teacher was the one who invented this technique for tumor removal!¡± Zhang Fan stated.


    ¡°Hahahaha!¡± Professor Changughed out loud while everyone else was still being astonished. Everyone turned to look at him again because hisughing was far too sardonic.


    ¡°Brag! Keeping bragging! You probably don¡¯t even know who invented this surgical technique! Why not im that Qiu Fazu is your teacher instead! Oh man! This is so funny!¡± Professor Chang felt that it was really funny. This was because he knew that Superintendent Lu of Bluebird City University Hospital, the surgeon who pioneered Chinese surgical removal of liver tumors, hadn¡¯t personally taught any graduate students for countless years already. If Zhang Fan really was Superintendent Lu¡¯s disciple, then he would at least have to be a doctorate degree student. Would any doctorate degree students realisticallye out here to such a small hospital in the border province? [TL note: Qiu Fazu is a real person, and considered the father of modern Chinese surgery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiu_Fazu However, Superintendent Lu is a fictional character.]


    Zhang Fan nced at Professor Chang, but ignored him. Instead, Zhang Fan continued to speak to Superintendent Ouyang. ¡°Back when I was studying at Bluebird City University Hospital, Superintendent Lu and the others just started using this technique in clinical treatment. I was lucky enough to perform a few of these surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan was telling a lie here in order to make it sound usible why he would know how to perform such a surgery. While it was indeed true that Superintendent Lu had started using this technique in clinical treatment at the time that Zhang Fan arrived at Bluebird City University Hospital, Zhang Fan had been busy grinding orthopedic surgery back then.


    Only after he leveled up orthopedic surgery was he able to ess general surgery courses in his System. Although Zhang Fan had never done tumor removal surgery in real life before, he had already practiced it in his System for over 100 times already.


    He was saying all this in order to give Superintendent Ouyang and the other Chasu City Hospital doctors more confidence. Otherwise, Superintendent Ouyang would never dare to actually allow him to perform this surgery.


    ¡°This is no time to be joking around!¡± Superintendent Ouyang said with a serious expression.


    ¡°I¡¯m not joking!¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t have much of a guarantee, then you really don¡¯t need to perform this surgery. I can apply to have this patient transferred to a different hospital,¡± Superintendent Ouyang said once again. She was being extra cautious because this would be a highly difficult surgery that even most expert doctors such as Professor Chang from the provincial tumor hospital would be unable to perform. She was worried that Zhang Fan was being reckless.


    ¡°You might as well just transfer the patient. Don¡¯t think that you¡¯re an expert already just because you learned a few things from your teacher. Young man, you need to do only the things you can do. This is only a small local hospital, after all.¡±


    Zhang Fan would never miss an opportunity to level up his general surgery experience in his System. The more challenging the surgery, the more experience it would give him, and the more interest Zhang Fan would have in performing it. Zhang Fan had been an ordinary person before receiving the System. Now that he had something as powerful as the Medical System with him, it would be false to say that he didn¡¯t feel a sense of superiority. However, since Zhang Fan was the paranoid type who didn¡¯t know if the System wouldn¡¯t suddenly disappear on him one day, he had intentionally suppressed this sense of superiority and worked his hardest on grinding as many surgeries as he possibly could. Actually, he felt even more a sense ofck of security that the System might disappearpared to the sense of superiority. Zhang Fan¡¯s emotions over the past two years could be described as an emotional roller coaster.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level still wasn¡¯t good enough to go out into the world by himself. He could only stay here and continue working hard while grinding as many surgeries as possible. What would he do if he went to one of the best hospitals in China right now, but the System suddenly disappeared and Zhang Fan¡¯s own skills weren¡¯t good enough? That was why Zhang Fan had previously refused Guo Shubin¡¯s offer toe work under him at Shuitanzi Hospital, one of the most renowned hospitals in all of China. Zhang Fan was clear that talent-wise, he was only an ordinary person without his System. There were plenty of geniuses out there far smarter than he was. Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t even count as above average without his System.


    Right now, he could only work his hardest on improving his foundations with the assistance of his System. Once his personal skill level achieved a certain realm, he would be able to go anywhere he wanted!


    ¡°You truly have a guarantee?¡± Superintendent Ouyang hated others looking down on her more than anything. Back in the day, the former Superintendent Huang had suppressed the internal medicine departments, yet she developed her cardiology department while withstanding his pressure. The then-director Ouyang Hong had sessfully developed her cardiology department so well that Chasu City Hospital was ranked in the top three in the border province for cardiology. Now that Professor Chang kept calling her hospital a low-level local hospital and her staff ipetent, she was incredibly furious.


    ¡°I truly do.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s tone was firm and confident.


    Superintendent Ouyang took a long look at Zhang Fan and saw that his expression was resolute. ¡°Compete all the necessary pre-surgery checkups for the patient and notify theboratory department that they mustplete all of the patient¡¯s checkups even if they must work overtime all night. You talk to the patient¡¯s family members and obtain a signature on the surgery paperwork. Prepare for the surgery to begin at eight a.m. tomorrow morning. All departments will be working together and all department directors will be on standby so that they may assist this surgery.¡± Superintendent Ouyang gave those orders to the hospital administration director, and then instantly left without even ncing at Professor Chang.


    Although she was still worried, she felt much better!


    Originally, Professor Chang was going to leave, but he decided to stay after this. He wanted to watch how the braggart would be shown up. If the surgery scheduled for tomorrow morning failed, Professor Chang intended on making this into a big incident.


    Some timeter in the superintendent¡¯s office, Superintendent Ouyang had the surgeon vice superintendent, hospital administration director, general surgery director, hepatobiliary director, and Zhang Fan present in front of her.


    ¡°You¡¯ve really performed this type of surgery before? How was your sess rate?¡± hepatobiliary director Zhao Jun inquired.


    ¡°I¡¯ve performed it twice. Both were sessful.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to im any more than this, as others wouldn¡¯t believe him then. It wasn¡¯t like liver tumor removal surgeries would be thatmon. This was far different from performing appendectomies!


    ¡°I¡¯ve read Superintendent Lu¡¯s thesis on liver tumor removal surgery before. When he started using this technique for clinical treatment, the first patient¡¯s age was older than our current patient¡¯s. This will be more difficult. Are you certain you can do it?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m certain!¡±


    Both surgical directors were veteran general surgeons. They knew quite well that this liver tumor removal surgery would be extremely difficult because of all of the patient¡¯s specific conditions. That was why they kept asking Zhang Fan for confirmation so many times.


    Superintendent Ouyang made up her mind to allow Zhang Fan to perform the surgery. She really trusted him ever since he performed the emergency military patient surgery and the surgery for vice director Wang Weiping sessfully.


    Since Zhang Fan was so confident, Superintendent Ouyang was willing to let him perform the surgery.


    ¡°Has Professor Chang left?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked the hospital administration director.


    ¡°No, he hasn¡¯t!¡±


    ¡°Make sure to arrange food and board for him. Even if he has no ss, we must show ss ourselves!¡± She then told the surgeon vice superintendent, ¡°Immediately contact the director of the hepatobiliary tumor department in Dee University Affiliated Hospital. Have him immediately take a ne to Chasu City. We¡¯ll pay him double his usual consultation fee.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang then exined things just for Zhang Fan¡¯s sake. ¡°You¡¯ll be the primary surgeon tomorrow. Rest well for tonight. It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t trust you. This is a major surgery, so we must be extra prepared. It¡¯s best if the surgery seeds! If there¡¯s any difficulty during the surgery, we won¡¯t be able to count on Professor Chang.¡±


    ¡°Superintendent, I understand! This is also to protect me,¡± Zhang Fan said. Well, whether it was for his protection or not, he needed to say this because it would be the polite thing to say!

 Chapter 164: Guess I’ll hold the mirrors

    <h4>Chapter 164: Guess I¡¯ll hold the mirrors</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    On the next day, Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon, Zhao Quanping was the primary surgical assistant, and Zhao Jun was the secondary surgical assistant. Li Jingjin, a professor from Dee University Affiliated Hospital, was also in the operating room on standby. Even Li Jingjin didn¡¯t have much confidence in being able to perform such a difficult liver cancer tumor removal surgery. Although he was here as an invited expert consultant, he also didn¡¯t have much confidence that Zhang Fan would be able to sessfully aplish the surgery. However, he didn¡¯t say it out loud. He decided to just watch and see how things went! Professor Chang came to watch the surgery as well. Although they were both expert professors of tumor surgery, the two professors didn¡¯t have a good rtionship with each other. Since they were on the same level of expertise and also from the same area, this meant that they would often have topete with each other for the few jobs there were for their tumor surgery expertise. It would be no mistake to say that those in the same medical field would often hate each other.


    Well, neither of them felt too awkward from just standing near to each other. The two of them stood on opposite sides of the operating room. Although neither professor talked to the other, neither of them believed that Zhang Fan could seed at this surgery. For such a young doctor to perform such a highly difficult and technical surgery seemed like such a joke to them.


    Both professors were only here as consultants. As long as they didn¡¯t personally participate in the surgery, they wouldn¡¯t have any responsibility. They were both here only to watch the show, so they didn¡¯t care if there was an incident. Chasu City Hospital was insisting on having the surgery performed, so Li Jingjin didn¡¯t say anything!


    The surgery began. Zhang Fan chose to begin with a standard incision. For this type of surgery, the incision would need to berge rather than small. Although smaller incisions might seem like they would to less damage to the body, the vision would be unclear, which would cause even more damage to the internal organs in the end. The electrotome easily sliced through the skin and stopped the bleeding in a sh!


    Zhang Fan entered the abdomen and began determining the size and area of the tumor. He needed to understand if the tumor had truly invaded the porta hepatis and the major blood vessels. This tumor truly wasn¡¯t small. Its leaves had spread through a significant portion of the liver. Li Jingjin and Professor Chang also saw howrge the liver was while standing by the sides. They simultaneously shook their heads. This tumor was toorge. It was likely that it had already invaded the major blood vessels! One slight misstep would cause hepatic failure!


    Zhang Fan gently searched with his hand. The tumor tissue had grown swiftly and aggressively. It had damaged arge amount of the liver tissue and structure. On the surface, there was a light membrane that would easily break. This patient¡¯s tumor had already invaded the major blood vessels. Moving it even slightly too much would likely result in major bleeding and copse of the blood vessels.


    Zhang Fan slowly separated the hepatorenal ligament and cut the deltoid ligament. This surgery was far more difficult than typical hepatobiliary surgeries. Any movement that was slightly too much would instantly result in major bleeding. This was why Zhang Fan had to be extremely careful with every single movement! ¡°Wrap in gauze,¡± Zhang Fan stated simply. Zhao Jun immediately wrapped the liver in gauze and held it with both hands. Zhang Fan separated the coronary ligament for the final ligament. Now, all the ligaments securing the liver in ce had been separated. The secondary surgical assistant would need to remain in a bent over position and ensure that the liver didn¡¯t move.


    Zhao Jun was bending his back for this. He was a director already, yet he was acting as a surgical assistant for a resident doctor and doing what a resident doctor would normally do instead. However, Zhao Jun had zeroints about this. This was teamwork. This was what being a doctor was about. This was the trait of working at a ce where skills reigned supreme. Only those with the best skills would get to lead.


    The surgical knife slowly slid past the liver capsule. Hemostatic forceps slowly entered the liver tissue as it was separated at the margo anterior hepatis. The forceps could only enter slowly. The timing would be quite critical. The surgeon absolutely had to be extremely urate and be highly familiar with anatomy. Otherwise, if even a single blood vessel was missed, it would be incredibly difficult to stop the bleeding.


    Vena cava, short hepatic vein, and so on all had ligation performed. The liver had a double blood supply system that was especiallyplex. It wouldn¡¯t be possible to perform ligation on all veins leading to other liver lobes, as the liber lobes would die of oxygen starvation by the end of the surgery. After Zhang Fan confirmed that all the ligation wasplete, he gently let go of the hemostatic forceps. The left and right liver lobes were already going pale, but now they recovered some color. This meant that the blood was flowing between the two liver lobes.


    The middle liver lobe was located in far too critical a position. The hilum of the liver was close to the inferior vena cava. Three liver veins passed through the middle liver lobe. There would be far too much bleeding if surgery was performed here because of the abundant blood supply andplex tissue structure, which exponentially increased the surgery¡¯s difficulty.


    It would be critical to determine which veins and arteries required ligation as well as which veins and arteries would be kept open to provide blood flow. It would truly be impossible to differentiate these without a minimum of a decade of experience with liver surgery. That was just how difficult surgery was. It would be far too difficult without a teacher. This was why a tumor in the middle of the liver would be especially difficult to remove. Without arge number of patients to help a surgeon gain experience, it would be impossible to gain the necessary skill level. A surgeon would need both an excellent teacher and arge number of patients.


    As Zhang Fan finished ligation, stopped the bleeding, and the left and right liver lobes recovered their color, both Li Jingjin and Professor Chang felt that this was far too inconceivable. Zhang Fan was clearly so young, yet his skills were already so well practiced. Both professors were experts who instantly knew that this young doctor was quite amazing just by watching him.


    Time slowly passed. Four hours had now passed since the start of the surgery. All of this time had been used to prepare for the tumor¡¯s removal. Now was the final step. Zhang Fan used a hot salt water bag to cover the liver and then began cutting out the cancerous tissue. Cancer grew too quickly, so the outside cancer cells had yet to mature. The internal cancer cells had already died due tocking nutrition. A human body¡¯s normal nutritional level would never be able to satisfy cancer cell growth. Invasion, pration, nting, and so on. Cancer cells had far too many ways to spread. It was truly scary.


    Zhang Fanpletely removed the five-centimeter cancerous tissue. He applied pressure to the wounded and bleeding tissue, then injected chemotherapeutic drugs through the omental vein in order to kill any cancer cells that entered the bloodstream. Finally, he covered the liver with the free greater omentum p and performed ligation and fixation.


    The surgery had been a sess. Zhang Fan had cleaned out the area around the cancer tissue quite cleanly. The moment that he surgically removed the cancerous liver tissue and ced it in the tissue disk, Li Jingjin eximed, ¡°Such precise liver tumor removal! Amazing! I¡¯ve learned so much!¡±


    Professor Chang had secretly left already when he saw Zhang Fan sessfully removing all of the cancer tissue without major bleeding urring and with the patient¡¯s vitals stable. Professor Chang didn¡¯t even have the face to request his consultation fee or ne ticket fee! He made up his mind to nevere to Chasu City again! This seemed too ridiculous to him. Even a random resident doctor was capable of performing such a surgery?


    Nobody cared about the fact that Professor Chang had left. The Chasu City Hospital directors were still waiting outside the operating room on standby. They ignored him as he left. He had received hiseuppance far too quickly!


    The surgery continued. Zhang Fan inserted drainage tubes while the medical equipment nurse counted the gauze. After the gauze was counted, it was time to close the abdomen. The surgery finally finished after more than six hours. Zhang Fan started giving medical advice. ¡°After the surgery, the patient is forbidden from eating for three days. He needs blood transfusions and protein along with low-flow oxygen.¡±


    Zhao Quanping heard this and responded, ¡°Understood!¡± The anesthesiologist and a nurse took the patient to the ICU. The other nurses in the operating rooms hurriedly helped the three surgeons to take off their surgical garb.


    Were the surgeons tired? Of course they would be tired. They all had to stand there in a fixed position for more than six hours. Only robots wouldn¡¯t be fatigued. The moment that Zhang Fan had his surgical garb removed, Professor Li from Dee University Affiliated Hospital came up to him and shook his hand. ¡°Director Zhang, amazing! Such precise liver tumor removal! Your movements are so precise, it¡¯s so amazing!¡±


    It truly wouldn¡¯t be easy for a professor of a provincial hospital to say someone else was amazing and on a director¡¯s level.


    ¡°Thank you! Please teach me as well in the future!¡± Zhang Fan was quite polite. He was the type who would respond with politeness to others who were polite.


    It still wasn¡¯t time to rest. In the doctors¡¯ resting area, all the directors and Professor Li started discussing the patient¡¯s postoperative care. An extremely specific and medically professional care n would be required for any patient who had such a major surgery. Otherwise, the patient might die of infection even if the surgery seeded!


    Superintendent Ouyang personally led the discussion that all directors participated in. Soon, a care n was created and given to the nursing department. The general head nurse would personally be in charge.


    Only Superintendent Ouyang, the surgical directors, Zhang Fan, and Professor Li Jingjin now remained. Professor Li eximed, ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, truly amazing. Your hospital¡¯s liver tumor surgery has already improved more than ours, congrattions.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not easy to develop a local hospital. I¡¯ll have to ask Professor Li for more support in the future!¡± Superintendent Ouyang had a delighted expression! Although Professor Chang left, the surgery had been a sess! Superintendent Ouyang was happy just recalling how Professor Chang had slunk off in defeat. If it wasn¡¯t for how inappropriate it would be, she would haveughed out loud!


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, I have a suggestion. Could I say it here?¡± Professor Li mentioned to the happy Superintendent Ouyang.


    She was someone quite experienced. She instantly knew what Professor Li wanted to ask, so she immediately responded with, ¡°There¡¯s nothing that you can¡¯t ask. You¡¯re an expert professor from a higher-level hospital. Please teach us lower-level hospitals with any advice that you may have. It¡¯s truly so difficult for us to raise a skilled doctor. The local hospitals here are remote and it¡¯s difficult to keep talented doctors. It really makes things so hard on us! I¡¯ve mentioned my difficulties so many times to the Chasu City Communist Party Committee. The siphoning effect that higher-level hospitals have on us is far too much pressure.¡±


    Professor Li was unable to ask what he wanted! Her meaning was quite clear. He could mention anything that he wanted, unless he wanted to take Zhang Fan away! Superintendent Ouyang was even using the Chasu City Communist Party Committee as a shield!


    ¡°Haha, right, right, right, it¡¯s not easy to develop the hospitals here in the border province. It¡¯s actually the same for us. The siphoning effect that big cities have on us give us even more pressure. Many doctorate degree doctors immediately go to the south after graduation. I didn¡¯t have any other meaning. I just wanted to invite Director Zhang to our hospital to perform a few surgeries and give us a few sses. His precise liver tumor removal is too amazing. I can even say that you¡¯re #1 in the entire border province when ites to liver tumor removal!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re being too polite. He¡¯s still young, so don¡¯t praise him too much! Doctor Zhang is just a resident doctor. People willugh if he goes to a provincial hospital to teach. We¡¯re not the type to hoard our own. How about this, Professor Li? If you have this type of special patient in the future, feel free to bring them to our hospital. We can learn together. It¡¯s so difficult for us local hospitals. Weck doctors andck such patients even more. The provincial hospitals have so many more patients and the doctors are highly skilled. We can help support each other as sister hospitals. Even if we can¡¯t be sister hospitals, our departments can mutually cooperate. How about it? As long as there¡¯s an appropriate patient, our hospital will definitely cooperate fully. What medical equipment do you need? Please say it. Anything that our hospital doesn¡¯t have, I¡¯ll go apply for it right now!¡± Superintendent Ouyang managed to refuse Professor Li¡¯s idea.


    ¡®What a joke! Trying to steal my talented doctor in front of me?¡¯ Superintendent Ouyang proudly looked at Professor Li, who could only smile wryly while shaking his head before turning to look at Zhang Fan.


    ¡®What a pity!¡¯ Professor Li thought to himself.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang is still only a resident doctor?¡± He was unwilling to give up.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right, Professor Li. I just obtained my medical license recently.¡±


    ¡°I think that Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s rmendation is excellent, although I have another suggestion. I can¡¯t be in charge of deciding on sister hospitals, but I can be in charge of departmental cooperation. We can perform our surgeries in Chasu City, but the assistants must all be from my department. We can develop together. What do you say, Superintendent Ouyang?¡± Since Professor Li¡¯s n to recruit Zhang Fan had failed, he immediately changed to a n to develop his own doctors.


    He would be worried that his doctors might jump ship to other hospitals if they went to study in ind China, but he felt quite safe about Chasu City!

 Chapter 165: Compensation

    <h4>Chapter 165: Compensation</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was young and just a resident doctor. He didn¡¯t need to mind his status like how Superintendent Ouyang and the directors would. Not only that, Zhang Fan really did have the ability to perform this surgery.


    Professor Chang wasn¡¯t able to win a war of words against Zhang Fan, so he started trying to scare Zhang Fan instead. ¡°Young man, don¡¯t make it so that you¡¯re unable to stay in the medical field just for the sake of getting into your leaders¡¯ good graces.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, just talk about the surgery! You must have ss rather than only talking! It¡¯s not good to make others look bad!¡± Superintendent Ouyang finally felt like she could vent some of her anger. Although she was nominally lecturing Zhang Fan, everyone present knew that herments were actually aimed at Professor Chang. Earlier, since Superintendent Ouyang had still wanted to rely on Professor Chang for the surgery, she was forced to tolerate his behavior. But now that Zhang Fan was talking like this, she understood that Zhang Fan had to have a guarantee of being able to perform the surgery!


    Professor Chang suddenly felt like something was off about the situation, but he was unable to figure out what it was.


    ¡°You have the guts to say such things? Does that mean you can actually perform such a surgery?¡± Professor Chang said condescendingly.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to keep talking to Professor Chang. All Zhang Fan wanted in the first ce was to say a few words to help his coworkers and Superintendent Ouyang vent their anger. He ignored Professor Chang and spoke directly to Superintendent Ouyang and the others. ¡°Superintendent, directors. If there¡¯s no problems with the patient¡¯s pre-surgery checkups, let¡¯s prepare for the tumor removal surgery tomorrow. The surgery will take a long time, so there¡¯s not enough time to do it today.¡±


    ¡°Do you have a guarantee?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked again.


    ¡°Yes. My teacher was the one who invented this technique for tumor removal!¡± Zhang Fan stated.


    ¡°Hahahaha!¡± Professor Changughed out loud while everyone else was still being astonished. Everyone turned to look at him again because hisughing was far too sardonic.


    ¡°Brag! Keeping bragging! You probably don¡¯t even know who invented this surgical technique! Why not im that Qiu Fazu is your teacher instead! Oh man! This is so funny!¡± Professor Chang felt that it was really funny. This was because he knew that Superintendent Lu of Bluebird City University Hospital, the surgeon who pioneered Chinese surgical removal of liver tumors, hadn¡¯t personally taught any graduate students for countless years already. If Zhang Fan really was Superintendent Lu¡¯s disciple, then he would at least have to be a doctorate degree student. Would any doctorate degree students realisticallye out here to such a small hospital in the border province? [TL note: Qiu Fazu is a real person, and considered the father of modern Chinese surgery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiu_Fazu However, Superintendent Lu is a fictional character.]


    Zhang Fan nced at Professor Chang, but ignored him. Instead, Zhang Fan continued to speak to Superintendent Ouyang. ¡°Back when I was studying at Bluebird City University Hospital, Superintendent Lu and the others just started using this technique in clinical treatment. I was lucky enough to perform a few of these surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan was telling a lie here in order to make it sound usible why he would know how to perform such a surgery. While it was indeed true that Superintendent Lu had started using this technique in clinical treatment at the time that Zhang Fan arrived at Bluebird City University Hospital, Zhang Fan had been busy grinding orthopedic surgery back then.


    Only after he leveled up orthopedic surgery was he able to ess general surgery courses in his System. Although Zhang Fan had never done tumor removal surgery in real life before, he had already practiced it in his System for over 100 times already.


    He was saying all this in order to give Superintendent Ouyang and the other Chasu City Hospital doctors more confidence. Otherwise, Superintendent Ouyang would never dare to actually allow him to perform this surgery.


    ¡°This is no time to be joking around!¡± Superintendent Ouyang said with a serious expression.


    ¡°I¡¯m not joking!¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t have much of a guarantee, then you really don¡¯t need to perform this surgery. I can apply to have this patient transferred to a different hospital,¡± Superintendent Ouyang said once again. She was being extra cautious because this would be a highly difficult surgery that even most expert doctors such as Professor Chang from the provincial tumor hospital would be unable to perform. She was worried that Zhang Fan was being reckless.


    ¡°You might as well just transfer the patient. Don¡¯t think that you¡¯re an expert already just because you learned a few things from your teacher. Young man, you need to do only the things you can do. This is only a small local hospital, after all.¡±


    Zhang Fan would never miss an opportunity to level up his general surgery experience in his System. The more challenging the surgery, the more experience it would give him, and the more interest Zhang Fan would have in performing it. Zhang Fan had been an ordinary person before receiving the System. Now that he had something as powerful as the Medical System with him, it would be false to say that he didn¡¯t feel a sense of superiority. However, since Zhang Fan was the paranoid type who didn¡¯t know if the System wouldn¡¯t suddenly disappear on him one day, he had intentionally suppressed this sense of superiority and worked his hardest on grinding as many surgeries as he possibly could. Actually, he felt even more a sense ofck of security that the System might disappearpared to the sense of superiority. Zhang Fan¡¯s emotions over the past two years could be described as an emotional roller coaster.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level still wasn¡¯t good enough to go out into the world by himself. He could only stay here and continue working hard while grinding as many surgeries as possible. What would he do if he went to one of the best hospitals in China right now, but the System suddenly disappeared and Zhang Fan¡¯s own skills weren¡¯t good enough? That was why Zhang Fan had previously refused Guo Shubin¡¯s offer toe work under him at Shuitanzi Hospital, one of the most renowned hospitals in all of China. Zhang Fan was clear that talent-wise, he was only an ordinary person without his System. There were plenty of geniuses out there far smarter than he was. Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t even count as above average without his System.


    Right now, he could only work his hardest on improving his foundations with the assistance of his System. Once his personal skill level achieved a certain realm, he would be able to go anywhere he wanted!

 Chapter 166: Benefits

    <h4>Chapter 166: Benefits</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The weather suddenly got much colder. A storm of rainbined with snow made all the roads in Chasu City be muddy. The tree leaves started turning yellow and falling from the trees. Autumn was now ending.


    Previously, Zhang Fan paid very little attention to his clothing. Shao Hua now had one new hobbypared to before she started dating him: dressing up Zhang Fan!


    Shao Hua no longer allowed him to wear much of his old clothing. Since Zhang Fan paid very little attention to clothing, very few of his clothing matched each other well. She would take him shopping where he felt like the stores were filled with way too many jackets of different colors. Winters in Chasu City were too cold. Zhang Fan often needed to go out in the middle of the night for emergency surgeries, so down-filled jackets wouldn¡¯t be warm enough. He needed a thick leather jacket.


    Zhang Fan looked at himself in the mirror. A brown leather jacket, jeans, and work shoes. This looked good on him. However, he didn¡¯t really want to buy this. It was too expensive! This set of clothing would cost a bit more than 4,000 yuan, which was truly expensive.


    Shao Hua was personally unwilling to wear clothes that were too expensive. However, she had much stricter requirements for Zhang Fan. ¡°I¡¯m just an ordinary bank employee. Every day, I have to wear the bank uniform, so it¡¯s fine for me to just wear a jacket on top. Besides, I don¡¯t go out with others that much. However, it¡¯s different for you. It¡¯s really important for men to give off a sharp aura. If you wear just a random assortment of clothes every day, you won¡¯t look sharp at all. Besides, if you wear better clothing, it¡¯ll also give me face.¡±


    ¡°Then you should also buy some clothes for yourself to give me face.¡± Zhang Fan had said something stupid! Shao Hua immediately responded by trying to bite Zhang Fan. In the end, Zhang Fan felt warm in his heart when he exited the mall. He couldn¡¯t exin it clearly or what bliss or love were supposed to be, but this was how he felt. It was a faint and warm feeling that was like a warm current running through his heart.


    Compared to regr surgeons, Zhang Fan¡¯s skills were far too all-epassing. He was basically a surgeon who was vice director level in every single type of surgery. Zhang Fan now monopolized all the surgeries at smaller city hospitals in the nearby area. He was capable of performing all sorts of general and orthopedic surgeries. Although he had obtained some fame within Chasu City Hospital, he was still young. There were many things in the departments that Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t deal with just yet.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s name now appeared on the lists of all the major medical equipment suppliers since he had monopolized all the surgeries in the nearby area. Although the smaller city hospitals couldn¡¯tpare in number of surgeries to Chasu City Hospital, all of them added up together would still amount to arge number of surgeries. This would represent benefits. This was a market. The medical equipment merchants ruled this market.


    It would be impossible for a medical equipment merchant to ess any city level hospital without a governmental leader of some sort as backup and support. Medical equipment was also categorized between imported and Chinese, and the doctors would have to use the medical equipment after it was brought to the hospital. How were the merchants supposed to convince the doctors to use their equipment?


    The boss of the medical equipment supplypany would be responsible for securing business with the hospital. The salesmen would be in charge of negotiating with the department directors and doctors. An excellent salesman would be able to make it so that a department director viewed him or her as part of their family.


    This type of job would take ce over a long period of time. Countless days would have to be spent maintaining a rtionship. Once a doctor was promoted to attending physician, as long as the doctor had some skills in their field, medical equipment suppliers¡¯ representatives would try and contact the doctor and negotiate an agreement, gambling on the doctor¡¯s future sess.


    Medical equipment suppliers would start contacting attending physicians and heavily invest in vice directors. As for department directors, especially when it came to department directors of major departments inrger hospitals, thepetition for the director¡¯s business could be quite cruel. Not only were the doctors themselvespeting against each other for position of director, there were also many other factors involved here.


    First of all, you would need to be one of the best in skill level in the department to be considered for director. Next would be thepetition for who had more outside resources and power. Although Zhang Fan was only a resident doctor currently, not even promoted to attending physician yet, he was already showing his skills in the medical field. Li Qiong, who was Gao Shijun¡¯s personal medical equipment supplier, intended on contacting Zhang Fan even though he was only a resident doctor.


    Li Qiong had many different brands under her management. She had been in her business for more than ten years already and was now deeply involved with Chasu City Hospital¡¯s internal workings. It would be incredibly simple for her to learn of Zhang Fan¡¯s movements now that she was interested in him.


    For instance, Zhang Fan needed to perform a bone fracture internal fixation surgery at Chark City Hospital tomorrow. He would give part of his surgery fee to the doctors there, which was why the local doctors would happily gather patients for him. For smaller city hospitals, they typically wouldn¡¯t have enough medical equipment on hand. Instead, the department director or doctor in charge of the patient would call the medical equipment supplier one day before the scheduled surgery, and the supplier would deliver the medical equipment so that it could be disinfected and used for the surgery on the following day.


    Because of this, Li Qiong would learn one day ahead of time where Zhang Fan was going whenever he had an orthopedic surgery. After Zhang Fan finished the surgery at Chark City Hospital, he saw Li Qiong when he walked over to his car.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you returning to Chasu City? How about giving me a ride?¡± Li Qiong smiled like a blooming flower. She was highly skilled at dressing herself up. She appeared mature yet also seductive. Even her bodynguage and words seemed like they could allure someone.


    ¡°Oh! President Li! Yeah, are you going back to Chasu City? Feel free to get on my car.¡± Zhang Fan had previously met Li Qiong through Gao Shijun.


    She got on his car and they headed back to Chasu City. ¡°Doctor Zhang, did youe here to perform a surgery?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re truly amazing. I¡¯m really impressed with you, so young and highly skilled. You really are incredible! When I was younger, my dream was to be a doctor, but I was too stupid! I didn¡¯t have the chance.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a job. It¡¯s also not as good as you think it is.¡±


    ¡°You save people from dying. It¡¯s quite divine! Doctor Zhang, surely there must be many girls interested in you with how excellent you are.¡±¡±


    ¡°Haha! I¡¯m almost about to get married.¡± Zhang Fan felt that something was off. He sensed that Li Qiong¡¯s tone contained something that sounded like she was intentionally trying to get close to him. She reminded him of himself back when he was a food seller, trying to get into all of his ssmates¡¯ good graces in order to improve his food sales. Zhang Fan started being on guard against Li Qiong. However, he had still underestimated her. For someone like her who was a highly sessful medical equipment supplier, she would have been crushed by herpetition long ago if she didn¡¯t have high intelligence as well as high emotional intelligence.


    ¡°Really now! It seems that Doctor Zhang must have caused many women¡¯s hearts to suffer. Doctor Zhang, what district did you buy an apartment in then?¡± Li Qiong asked with an expression of exaggerated surprise.


    ¡°Oh, Qinghua District.¡±


    ¡°Really? That¡¯s wonderful. I also have an apartment in Qinghua District. What a coincidence. Doctor Zhang, I think I¡¯m only a few years older than you?¡±


    ¡°I suppose. You look quite young, President Li.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re quite the tterer. We¡¯re friends from now on then, how about it?¡±


    ¡°Oh! Haha, sure! We¡¯ll be friends!¡± Zhang Fan agreed to whatever she said without actually being serious about it.


    ¡°It¡¯s settled then. Don¡¯t be reserved with me if you need anything in the future. For instance, if you need to buy something for your home, or heavy work like installing some electronics or assembling furniture, let me know. I¡¯ll definitely have it taken care of excellently for you.¡±


    ¡°Thank you the, President Li.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, do you have other business in Chasu City today? Since we coincidentally met today, let¡¯s eat dinner together? Could you please give me face?¡± Li Qiong suddenly changed her tone to sound pitiful rather than generous. She was skilled at instantly changing her tone.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m truly sorry. I already have ns to eat dinner with my girlfriend tonight. I¡¯m so sorry.¡± Zhang Fan directly refused. He was quite clear that he was only an ordinary person and that this dinner would probably involve things above his level to handle. Right now, he already had a good ie, so he didn¡¯t want to get involved in more things. His greatest goal was only to grind as many surgeries as he possibly could.


    ¡°Next time then. It¡¯s such a pity!¡± Li Qiong wasn¡¯t in any hurry even though Zhang Fan was being difficult to establish a rtionship with. She would have been more worried if she had been able to sessfully conquer him on the very first time. To her, the more difficult a person was to establish a rtionship with, the safer that person would be. People who were able to resist temptation would be able to achieve greater things. This was why she wasn¡¯t impatient!


    Zhang Fan arrived in Chasu City. Li Qiong got off his car before he arrived at the hospital, because she knew that with her status, it wouldn¡¯t be good for other doctors to see her together with Zhang Fan. She got off his car immediately upon arriving in Chasu City. She was highly satisfied with Zhang Fan on her first time trying to contact him. He seemed to be the steady and cautious type!

 Chapter 167: Viagra

    <h4>Chapter 167: Viagra</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Physical education teacher Wang Yongyong asked many of his friends and learned quite a bit about knee surgery. He also learned some about Zhang Fan as well. Although Zhang Fan was still a young doctor, he was quite famous in Chasu City Hospital. Wang Yongyong also made a trip to go visit Guli. Wang Yongyong was a former professional athlete and could tell that Guli didn¡¯t seem to suffer any negative side effects from her previous major knee injury. Her knee joint was quite flexible and sturdy even after the surgery.


    Wang Yongyong thus made up his mind to ask Zhang Fan to perform knee surgery on him. Sports medicine surgeries would always be more difficult than regr surgeries as they needed to be more precise. Although Wang Yongyong figured it might be better for him to go to a bigger city for this surgery, that would be more expensive. He had retired from being a professional basketball yer early in his career, which was why he hadn¡¯t made much money from that. He had also spent quite a bit of money on cultivating connections so that he couldnd his job as a physical education teacher.


    Personal fitness was bing ever more popr. However, it was because of the pain in his knee that Wang Yongyong had been unable to work any side jobs for extra ie. His son was growing up and his parents were growing old. He needed money for many things. His apartment was also a little too small for his family now, yet the housing prices had risen severely over the past few years. He was under significant pressure. He wouldn¡¯t be able to handle things much longer without extra ie from a side job.


    He asked one of his former basketball teammates who had previously undergone a simr surgery in Suzhou. His teammate told him that hiring the expert doctor already would cost a bit more than 30,000 yuan, and that he would also have to wait his turn. Although Wang Yongyong didn¡¯t know just how good Zhang Fan was, he figured that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be too shabby after seeing Guli¡¯s healthy knee. Wang Yongyong knew that normally, with a severe knee injury like Guli¡¯s, the person would usually be forced to retire from professional sports. Yet, Guli was still able to continue high-level training even today.


    Zhang Fan just returned to Shao Hua¡¯s ce and didn¡¯t even have the time to get changed yet when he received a call from Wu Yanchao. ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you working today?¡±


    ¡°Teacher Wu! I¡¯m resting today. What¡¯s up?¡± Zhang Fan took the call while changing his clothes. Shao Hua¡¯s mother had already brought him a cup of water. Zhang Fan had to work in surgery for far too long every day, so he didn¡¯t dare to drink much water because he didn¡¯t want to have to go to the bathroom in the middle of performing surgery. Over time, he got into the habit of drinking very little water, so his lips were always dry and cracked. Shao Hua then started supervising Zhang Fan¡¯s water intake. Sometimes, when Shao Hua was busy studying ounting, her mother would help supervise Zhang Fan¡¯s water intake.


    ¡°It¡¯s like this. My senior would like to invite you to a meal. He¡¯s already reserved the restaurant. Please, we ask that you must attend,¡± Wu Yanchao told him.


    ¡°There¡¯s really no need to be so polite with me. Feel free to say anything directly to me. There¡¯s no need for such formalities. It¡¯s not like we just met each other. You should know how I am!¡± Zhang Fan said as he took a big gulp of water. The water temperature was just perfect. He had to drink all the water because Shao Hua¡¯s mother was standing right in front of him and waiting.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing so formal, as it¡¯s just an ordinary meal. Since the restaurant¡¯s already been reserved, and it¡¯s just a regr restaurant, just think of it as a meeting between us friends.¡± Wu Yanchao kept insisting that Zhang Fane. Wu Yanchao and Wang Yongyong had already been in working society for many years. Although they couldn¡¯t afford money gifts, they still wanted to express their intentions.


    There was no helping it. Zhang Fan would have to go, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t be giving them face with how direct they were being with inviting him. Well, he figured he might as well go since he knew them already and they seemed to be alright. ¡°Okay then, which restaurant? I¡¯ll definitely arrive there for dinner tonight. I just returned from another city and need to rest a little while,¡± Zhang Fan said.


    ¡°Okay, sure thing, no rush! There¡¯s no hurry! It¡¯s still early now. Please rest up how you like,¡± Wu Yanchao replied. Wang Yongyong was currently next to him and heard Zhang Fan¡¯s reply. Wang Yongyong became really happy as one meal wouldn¡¯t cost him that much money! Still, being able to invite a doctor out for a meal meant this was friendship.


    ¡°What? You need to go out again?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother asked out of concern. Shao Hua¡¯s father also nced over in this direction while wearing reading sses.


    ¡°A physical education teacher wants to treat me to a meal. He probably wants me to perform surgery on him.¡±


    ¡°Then go ahead. It¡¯s good for you to know more teachers. They¡¯ll be able to take good care of your children once you and Shao Hua have children!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother eximed.


    ¡°Oh! Haha.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what he should reply with.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, don¡¯t give me any more smokes in the future. The ones you give me don¡¯t taste good. Mine taste better. You¡¯ve been out and busy for the whole day. Hurry ande have some rest on the sofa.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father knew that the smokes Zhang Fan gave him were expensive, but he was unable toin about the price, so he could only find an excuse.


    ¡°It¡¯s already quite good that you have free smokes already. Stopining to Zhang Fan. He¡¯s been busy all day!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother didn¡¯t know about the price of the smokes, so she scolded her husband.


    ¡°Go away! Go make dinner or something. You don¡¯t understand us men¡¯s business.¡±


    Shao Hua was currently studying in her bedroom. She walked out when she heard Zhang Fan¡¯s voice. ¡°Are you going out for a meal? You don¡¯t like restaurant food, so how about eating some here first?¡± Shao Hua said as she took Zhang Fan¡¯s jacket and hung it up.


    ¡°That¡¯s ridiculous. Eating before going out to a meal? That will make others feel like their food is bad! Sigh, it¡¯s just that Little Zhang¡¯s alcohol tolerance is quite worrisome. You always get drunk before any serious discussion.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father had been a farm worker while young. Back then, he could easily down one pint of alcohol. At his current age, he could even down half a pint of alcohol when happy. However, his alcohol tolerance was the only thing he could brag about!


    ¡°How about you go with Zhang Fan then! What generation is it now? Still talking about alcohol tolerance?¡± Shao Hua interrupted her father. Her father didn¡¯t talk back, although he hmphed. He then picked up a newspaper with an unknown date and flipped through it.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard that American ginseng can help improve the immune system. I¡¯m truly worried that your body won¡¯t be able to handle how much work you¡¯re doing. How about I go to the pharmacy to buy some American ginseng for you tomorrow?¡± Shao Hua sat down on the sofa¡¯s arm and gave Zhang Fan a head massage as he rested on the small one-person sofa.


    Zhang Fan was getting slightly tired as well. He had driven for four hundred kilometers today, to and from Chark City, along with performing several surgeries. On his drive back, he also had to concentrate and be on guard against Li Qiong, so he was indeed fatigued.


    Although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t open his eyes when he heard Shao Hua say this, he smiled. ¡°There¡¯s no use. Even the best supplements are still medicines. Every medicine is 30% poison. There¡¯s no need to eat such things. As long as I get a shower and sleep well, I¡¯ll be lively again tomorrow.¡±


    Although Shao Hua¡¯s father was flipping through his newspaper, his ears were still paying close attention to their conversation. Older people were often quite interested in their own children¡¯s matters.


    ¡°Eat some deer antlers. I have an old friend who¡¯s raising deer on the farm. I¡¯ve heard that those deer antlers are especially effective. Those deer are half wild and half raised. You probably can¡¯t buy such real products in the pharmacies,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father said while putting down his newspaper and taking off his reading sses.


    ¡°What do you think?¡± Shao Hua didn¡¯t understand such things, so she asked Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan had to sit up and reply to Shao Hua¡¯s father. ¡°Sir, no need about the deer antlers. It¡¯s fine for the elderly to eat some, but I still don¡¯t need them for the time being.¡± [Author¡¯s note: In China, it¡¯s believed that deer antlers have a simr effect to Viagra.]


    It would be a joke all around town if Shao Hua¡¯s father seriously spoke to his friend saying that he wanted to buy deer antlers for his future son-inw!


    ¡°I suppose so. Rest well then. I¡¯ll go get some eggs for you at the farm tomorrow from the hens. You really must be tired today. Sigh! You almost drive as much as our farm¡¯s truck driver. But, even he would drive a few hundred kilometers per day at most. He would refuse to drive any more than that. Not only do you need to drive, you also need to perform surgery.¡± Zhang Fan was forced to listen to Shao Hua¡¯s father making conversation.


    ¡°Hurry ande peel some garlic while I make some fish soup. Hurry over so that Shao Hua and Zhang Fan can have some rest. What are you prattling about? How can a truck driver possiblypare to Zhang Fan!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother was unable to take listening to this anymore, so she shouted for her husband from the kitchen.


    ¡°You need help with food for just a few people? You¡¯re getting worse in your old age!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s fatherined unhappily. Last time, when the farm¡¯s secretary asked for his help, Zhang Fan had taken care of it on the very next day. Shao Hua¡¯s father now really loved to chat with Zhang Fan about the old times. Zhang Fan would never talk back and always seemed like he was interested. This made Shao Hua¡¯s father really want to talk.


    Shao Hua or Shao Hua¡¯s mother would always impatiently leave or talk back to him.


    Shao Hua pulled Zhang Fan down and continued massaging his head. Actually, she was just massaging and squeezing randomly without any actual knowledge of how to perform massages. Although Zhang Fan had his eyes closed, he knew that Shao Hua was looking directly at him! He reached his arm out and gently put it around Shao Hua¡¯s waist. A few minutester, he fell asleep!


    Shao Hua gently got up and covered his body with a small nket. She checked the time and saw that there was still plenty of time until dinner, so she secretly went to the kitchen.


    ¡°He¡¯s asleep?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother secretly asked while peeking at Zhang Fan on the sofa.


    ¡°Yeah. He instantly fell asleep. He must be really tired today.¡±


    ¡°Of course he would be tired. He had to drive several hundred kilometers as well as perform surgery. You should try and convince him to work less. Right now, he¡¯s still young so he doesn¡¯t feel anything, but he¡¯ll really suffer in the future when he¡¯s older.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll talk to him sometime about it.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about! You two know nothing!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s fatherined while peeling garlic. ¡°Old Wang¡¯s son in our district is also working at the hospital, you know? Before, he would always ignore me, but now he always gives me a smoke and greets me upon seeing me. That¡¯s why, understand? That¡¯s Zhang Fan gaining face at the hospital! Someone smart enough to have so much face at the hospital needs you women to remind him? What a joke!¡±


    ¡°Do you care about face or do you only care about the smokes!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother red at him.


    ¡°You know nothing! Men achieve everything through hard work. Have you ever seen any sessful person who didn¡¯t work hard? Still, it¡¯s important to remind Little Zhang to watch out for his body!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was purely bored.


    ¡°Just go out and have a walk!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother chased her husband out. ¡°Your father is nagging more and more as he gets older. You and Zhang Fan still haven¡¯t had sex yet, right?¡±


    ¡°Mom!¡± Shao Hua squealed out of embarrassment.


    ¡°Sigh! My daughter is getting older and will get married soon! How about you two hurry and get your marriage license? Look at him, he¡¯s always so busy. It must be hard for him to be by himself in Chasu City.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s training himself!¡± Shao Hua didn¡¯t dare to mention anything else. She was worried that her parents would worry. She really understood Zhang Fan now after such a long period of going out with him. Although he seemed ordinary, he had quite a prideful heart filled with ambition.


    Ever since the previous dinner with all his friends, Shao Hua would asionally contact Zhang Fan¡¯s alumni Su Jing or Wang Yanan and the others for small gatherings. Shao Hua was slowly learning about Zhang Fan¡¯s aplishments at the hospital


    Right now, she was working hard as well. Loving someone didn¡¯t mean only counting on the other to give everything. Rather, it should be about mutual support. The prerequisite for this was that she couldn¡¯t be too far behind him. Otherwise, she would be a burden. A marriage of pity would be quite sad!


    Zhang Fan slept for about half an hour before he woke up and checked the time. There was still plenty of time until dinner. He got up and washed his face. He could already smell the fish soup from the kitchen!

 Chapter 168: Three drunk men

    <h4>Chapter 168: Three drunk men</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan had a bowl of fish soup after he washed his face. The fish soup had sometro, salt, and oil to give it a really good taste. After he finished the fish soup, he gave Shao Hua¡¯s mother a big thumbs up. ¡°Ma¡¯am, just with this soup alone, you could open up a restaurant and make lots of money.¡±


    Zhang Fan usually didn¡¯t say much, but every time he did say something, people would really agree. He was pretty skilled at praising others!


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother was so happy to hear this that even her wrinkles showed more. ¡°If you like it, then I¡¯ll make it for you every day! I¡¯ll have my husband go to the farm tomorrow and catch some chickens. You don¡¯t like eating beef or mutton, so have some more chicken soup.¡±


    Shao Hua became quite happy as well when seeing her mother happy. Zhang Fan was quite good to her parents. He was filial, never argued with them, and did things in quite a roundabout manner, which made her parents feel reallyfortable. Even if he wanted to convince her parents about something, he would guide them in a roundabout manner and be deferential! He would never have a direct conflict with her parents.


    It was now about time for Zhang Fan to leave to go to the dinner that Wang Yongyong had reserved for him. The restaurant was a bit far, so he had to drive.


    Chasu City¡¯s weather was different from ind China¡¯s. After the first snow here, the mountains would be covered in snow, and the weather would continue to remain cold until next year¡¯s spring.


    The Tianshan Mountains were nearby. Chasu City happened to be located in a depression among the Tianshan Mountains. Since the snowy mountains helped to ease Chasu City¡¯s climate, Chasu City was probably the city with the best climate in the entire border province. In summer, it would be humid with lots of rain, while winters here would have much snow. In spring, there would be no sandstorms, and in autumn, there was plenty of fragrant fruits. This ce had really nice weather. However, the border province¡¯s climate wouldn¡¯t be anywhere nearly so pleasant in other cities.


    For example, the nearby bigger city, Raptor City. There, winters were freezing, while summers were scorching. The pollution there was also really severe. People wouldn¡¯t even be able to see the sun in winter, because of all the smog covering the sky in Raptor City. This made the people in Raptor City particrly pale! Things were even more extreme in the southern part of the border province. How hot could summers get there? Even flies and mosquitoes wouldn¡¯t be able to survive. Spring sandstorms were capable of burying people alive. Winters were extremely frigid. Yet, this ce was an abundant producer of grapes and cotton. Although there was also cotton in Chasu City, the cotton here couldn¡¯t even bepared to the cotton from southern China. Chasu City¡¯s cotton was much shorter! There was even a certain area in southern China that could grow especially long cotton. Every year during the cotton harvest, this area would directly sell cotton to the military instead of selling on the market.


    The military would have plenty of squadrons in colder areas of China. They had high requirements of their winter wear for climbing ice and trekking through snow. That was why this special cotton was for military use only. The southern part of the border province had a terrible environment, yet it was critically important strategically. It could be called the throat of going westward. Not only would the Chinese government always send talented people from various areas toe support this ce, even the northern cities of the border province would send people to support the southern part of the border province.


    As China was developing, this southern area of the border province was sure to be filled with conflicts. Every year, many people who came here to support this area would die here. Why was that? It was for the sake of China¡¯s development. The neighboring countries in the area were future trading partners for China to make money from. Of course this border area would be highly valued. Those who made early moves to do business here meant that some would need to pay and some would need to sacrifice! Such people who came here to support the border province while abandoning their wives and children were China¡¯s true nameless heroes! Please respect the heroes who died in the undeveloped southern region of the border province!


    Chasu City¡¯s fall was about to make way for winter. More people were now out on the streets. The people of the border province were generous and friendly to guests. However, one of their weaknesses was that they loved to drink alcohol. Maybe it was because of the cold winter? It would be amon sight to see drunk men frozen to death on the streets in winter! Although Sichuan¡¯s wine was popr in all of maind China, their business wasn¡¯t as good in the border province. That was because the wine here was even stronger, just as direct and strong as the people of the border province! It was said that even the border province¡¯s beer would be enough to kill someone!


    Wu Yanchao and Wang Yongyong were smoking as they waited for Zhang Fan at the restaurant¡¯s entrance. Men here in the border province were rtively simple. To them, right was right, and wrong was wrong. When Zhang Fan arrived, Wang Yongyong first punished himself by drinking three sses of wine which was more than 50% alcohol before the food even arrived. Zhang Fan felt his legs going soft at the sight.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I apologize for my behavior towards you in our first meeting. I¡¯m a coarse guy who was in sports school ever since young. I joined the professional basketball team afterwards. I never had much proper schooling, so I don¡¯t know the right etiquette. Please don¡¯t mind.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s no problem, honestly. It¡¯s nothing at all. If I minded, I wouldn¡¯t havee today. Let¡¯s talk slowly. By the way, I really can¡¯t drink alcohol. Otherwise, I¡¯d surely drink three sses with you. That¡¯s so bold and forthright.¡±


    ¡°Haha, do as you like, Doctor Zhang.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat, let¡¯s eat. We¡¯re quite lucky today. There¡¯re horse intestines as well as venison. The nomads just brought over fresh meat today. Doctor Zhang, have a taste. You¡¯re not a local from the border province, so are you ustomed to eating such things?¡± Wu Yanchao turned the circr ss tter on the table and put food on Zhang Fan¡¯s te.


    ¡°I¡¯m used to it, of course I¡¯m used to it. I¡¯m also from the northwest. Actually, there¡¯s no need to be so polite with me. Even if Coach Wang doesn¡¯t know me well, you should know me by now, Teacher Wu.¡±


    ¡°I did tell him, but my senior absolutely insisted on apologizing to you! I told him already that Doctor Zhang is a real man, not someone who would hold a grudge over little things. Now you feel much better, right?¡± Wu Yanchao chuckled at his senior Wang Yongyong.


    ¡°Yes, I feel quite assured now! Please enjoy this food! Have a taste, Doctor Zhang.¡± The three of them chatted as they ate. Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang before all the food arrived. He saw from the caller ID that the call was from Ma Wentao.


    ¡®Could it be that there¡¯s a surgery?¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, where are you right now? I¡¯ll treat you to a meal.¡± Ma Wentao told him on the phone. He was actually quite pitiful in a way. While he did have a few friends in Raptor City, he basically had no friends at all here in Chasu City. The only ¡°friends¡± he had here were the type who had requests to make of his father. Now that Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital business was running smoothly, he was beginning to feel lonely.


    His aunt Li Xiao was currently in Raptor City, and he didn¡¯t want to eat by himself. Out of everyone he knew in Chasu City, Zhang Fan was the only person who didn¡¯t try to suck up to him. This made Zhang Fan the only person he could have a normal conversation with. That was why Ma Wentao wanted to have a meal with Zhang Fan.


    Humans were such strange creatures. Ma Wentao wasn¡¯t interested in those who were interested in him, and was instead interested in the one person who had no interest in him.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like today¡¯s a holiday or anything, so why would you invite me to a meal? Besides, I¡¯m already eating a meal right now with some friends.¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be bothered dealing with Ma Wentao if there was no surgery. He felt that Ma Wentao was too proud and elite for him.


    ¡°What friends of yours?¡±


    Originally, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to say it, but he figured that he still needed to go to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital to grind more surgeries. ¡°Two sports coaches.¡±


    ¡°Where are you? How about Ie join you guys? Will that be convenient?¡± Ma Wentao really was feeling too bored and lonely. When he heard that the others with Zhang Fan were two sports coaches, he kept asking if he could join in without caring about face. If anyone who knew Ma Wentao saw this scene, they would surely be astonished!


    ¡°A friend of mine also wants toe over. Would that be...¡± Zhang Fan felt rather awkward.


    ¡°Tell him to hurry ande. It¡¯s more lively with more people,¡± Wang Yongyong immediately answered.


    ¡°Horse meat is excellent for making new friends! Didn¡¯t you know?¡±


    Some timeter, Ma Wentao soon arrived in his Mercedes Benz. In the border province, his type of SUV would be the best car to have, because the roads would ice over during winter, and smaller cars wouldn¡¯t be able to traverse the slightly hillier roads.


    Ma Wentao parked his car and brought out two boxes of regr smokes as well as a pack of wine which cost about 200 yuan. Ma Wentao wasn¡¯t the type who would interrupt someone else¡¯s meal whileing empty-handed. Actually, with his status, he should have been bringing much higher-quality smokes and wine, but he had gained much experience overseas and knew how to interact with more ordinary people. It wasn¡¯t like he was joining this meal in order to make everything awkward, so there was no need for him to show off.


    Zhang Fan did the introductions for everyone. He didn¡¯t mention anything about Ma Wentao being a hospital owner, and only said that Ma Wentao was his friend. At first, the atmosphere cooled down a bit since someone the two sports coaches weren¡¯t acquainted with had arrived, but the atmosphere soon livened up again because it turned out that Ma Wentao was a big basketball fan. As someone from the border province, it was fine not to be a sports fan, but you absolutely had to be a basketball fan, because only the border province¡¯s basketball team was one of the best teams in northwestern China!


    It just so happened that Wang Yongyong had been on the border province¡¯s professional basketball team in its most glorious generation. Everyone got along well with each other. Ma Wentao even began to drink despite normally paying lots of attention to his health. Wu Yanchao and Wang Yongyong were both from sports backgrounds, so they had strong bodies and could drink alcohol as if it was water. Ma Wentao was really happy today as well. He could chat about his interests and didn¡¯t even need to be on guard that the sports coaches wanted anything from him. He let loose for himself after being lonely for so many years!


    The two sports coaches really let loose with drinking alcohol, leading Ma Wentao to follow them. Ma Wentao wasn¡¯t really happy that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t drink, but thetter had made up his mind that he absolutely wouldn¡¯t drink today. No matter how much Ma Wentao tried to pressure him, Zhang Fan refused to drink.


    After so much drinking, the two sports coaches and Ma Wentao all became really drunk. Ma Wentao was the first to get drunk as he was slender and usually led a sedentary lifestyle. Of course he wouldn¡¯t be able topare to the sports coaches who had strong and muscr bodies. After conquering Ma Wentao, the two sports coaches then began topete with each other. They finished the entire six-pack of wine that Ma Wentao had brought! Even so, the three of them held on to each other and insisted on continuing.


    It was now two a.m. in the morning, yet the three of them were still messing around. Usually, these middle-aged men would really suppress themselves, but they could act even wilder than younger men when letting loose.


    ¡°If you want to work at any school, juste find me! I can arrange it for you, it¡¯s so easy!¡± Ma Wentao imed while patting himself on the chest. Actually, he really wasn¡¯t bragging here, as it was quite true for him!


    ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for my knee injury back then, maybe I would be an NBA coach today! I had a 100% shooting ratio for my 3-pointers!¡± Wang Yongyong imed.


    ¡°Mike Tyson¡¯s boxing techniques are no good. He doesn¡¯t have a good coach. If only I could coach him, we¡¯d be able to conquer the entire world together!¡± Wu Yanchao imed.


    Zhang Fan really regretted things now. The three drunk men spouted all sorts of ridiculous rubbish. At this time, Zhang Fan really wished that he himself had gotten drunk as well! The three drunk men refused to leave as they continued to brag about ridiculous things to each other. Although it sounded like they were having a fun conversation, Zhang Fan was listening carefully and could tell that none of the sentences actually had anything to do with each other!


    Zhang Fan felt like his head was about to explode from listening to all this rambling. In 2010, designated driver services hadn¡¯t taken off in China yet. Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t know what to do with the three drunk men!


    At two thirty a.m., the restaurant¡¯s owner came over. He was a dark-skinned man of H Country ethnicity, who was as muscr as a professional wrestler would be. Although he had such a muscr appearance, he was really friendly and even bowed as he spoke in ented Chinese to Zhang Fan. ¡°Dear friend, there will be plenty of opportunities to get together in the future. You see, even the eagles are returning to their nests. All parties must end sometime. How about we end things here now?¡±


    The restaurant owner was being really polite, which made Zhang Fan feel quite awkward. He also saw that the waitresses were constantly yawning.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, owner. They¡¯re allpletely drunk.¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s drunk! Let¡¯s continue drinking! Anyone who quits drinking is my grandson!¡± Ma Wentao shouted while vomiting lots of digested meat on himself.


    Zhang Fan ignored the drunk Ma Wentao and asked the restaurant owner, ¡°Is there a hotel near here?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s one right next door.¡±


    ¡°Could you please help me carry them over to the hotel? Look at how ridiculously drunk they are. It¡¯s impossible for me alone.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± The restaurant owner was also quite tired as it was getting incrediblyte. He also really wanted thesest guests to leave. Luckily, he was really strong. He supported both sports coaches by himself, while Zhang Fan did his best to suppress his disgust as he supported Ma Wentao, who smelled really bad after vomiting on himself.


    Luckily, the hotel had one free room left. The restaurant owner helped put the three men down as Zhang Fan paid for the restaurant bill as well as hotel bill. Zhang Fan simply tossed all three men onto the big bed and put a nket over them before returning to his own apartment.

 Chapter 169: Won’t lose social status just from a few drinks

    <h4>Chapter 169: Won¡¯t lose social status just from a few drinks</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The three drunk men snored so much that they prevented the couple in the hotel room next door from having a good weekend. It was already noon by the time that they woke up. Ma Wentao felt slightly embarrassed, but the two sports coaches weren¡¯t embarrassed at all. They chatted with Ma Wentao to ease his awkwardness.


    When Ma Wentao learned that Wang Yongyong wanted to have Zhang Fan perform knee surgery on him, Ma Wentao worked hard at trying to convince Wang Yongyong to have the surgery performed at his hospital. Ma Wentao nned things out already. He would charge Wang Yongyong nothing at all for the surgery fee, but Wang Yongyong would have to participate in advertisements for his hospital. Although Wang Yongyong wasn¡¯t someone famous, he had still been a professional basketball yer, and the border province¡¯s basketball team was far too famous here in the border province.


    Although Wang Yongyong enjoyed saving money on meals, he didn¡¯t dare to save too much money on the surgery fee. He felt thatrger hospitals would have better medical equipment and checkups than a private hospital would. But actually, for normal checkups, there would be very little difference in getting checkups done at arge hospital or small hospital.


    ¡°What are you afraid of! You don¡¯t understand these things anyways. Let¡¯s go talk to Doctor Zhang and have him decide,¡± Wu Yanchao told Wang Yongyong. Men from northwestern China weren¡¯t good at giving direct refusals. Not to mention, they had all just drunk togetherst night, so that made a refusal even harder.


    Although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t get back home to sleep until past three a.m.st night, he still woke up at six am. This was a habit of his by now¡ªhe¡¯d always get up early. He then went for his daily morning jog. Right now, he didn¡¯t need to manage any patients in the oncological department or even participate in their morning patient checkups.


    This morning, Shao Hua¡¯s mother cooked eight-treasure porridge for breakfast. It was quite warm and delicious. Zhang Fan felt that nothing couldpare to it in terms of nutrition.


    Ma Wentao dragged the two coaches over to his hospital. He needed to change his clothes here after vomiting all over himselfst night. The three then had some milk tea together at the hospital¡¯s cafeteria. None of them had any appetite for breakfast due to drinking too muchst night.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, where are you right now?¡± Ma Wentao called Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m home right now. Are all of you awake now?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Don¡¯t mention it again. That was so embarrassing! I actually threw up all over myself! Come over to my hospital. We¡¯re currently having tea in my office. We can have a chat here.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhang Fan immediately knew that Ma Wentao intended on having Wang Yongyong get the surgery done at his hospital. Ma Wentao worked incredibly hard at trying to convince Wang Yongyong because he saw hope for his hospital to be even more sessful. He didn¡¯t want to let go of this opportunity for Wang Yongyong¡¯s surgery.


    Zhang Fan would be the critical deciding factor in letting Wang Yongyong feel reassured about having the surgery performed here. Ma Wentao¡¯s words would only be minorly effective without help.


    After drinking milk tea, Ma Wentao showed the two sports coaches around his hospital. Ma Wentao then started showing off the expert doctors at his hospital at the area with the doctors¡¯ self-introduction posters.


    ¡°Brother Wang, take a look at these expert doctors. I invited them all from Raptor City. They¡¯re all top-level expert doctors of internal medicine. As for my surgical department, I didn¡¯t invite a doctor from Raptor City, because Doctor Zhang is so skilled. He equals the best surgical directors in Raptor City.¡± Ma Wentao had be familiar with the two sports coaches due to the drinkingst night.


    Wang Yongyong looked over the doctors¡¯ self-introduction posters. When he was looking at the respiratory department director¡¯s poster, he asked, ¡°President Ma, are these expert doctors actually working here at this hospital full-time, or are they only here asionally for consultations?¡± Wang Yongyong was acquainted with the respiratory director from Raptor City because his mother-inw had chronic bronchitis and often had to visit this respiratory director.


    ¡°Since their families aren¡¯t in Chasu City, they only work here full-time for 15 days per month, and rest at their homes in Raptor City for the remainder of the time as they¡¯re all getting older.¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Wang Yongyong felt more reassured now. He knew that it would take at least some actual ability in order to sessfully invite the Raptor City respiratory director over. He didn¡¯t feel that this would be a scam just to fool him out of some money now.


    The three of them chatted while drinking tea together in Ma Wentao¡¯s office. This time, Ma Wentao really started showing off his wealth. Sometimes, showing off wealth would be one of the most direct and useful methods for disying your power.


    Ordinary people wouldn¡¯t be able to tell even if they were drinking a cup of tea that cost 50,000 yuan, so for ordinary people, it was more than enough to show off wine, smokes, and his Mercedes Benz car. Ma Wentao brought out some top-quality Moutai wine and cigars as he said, ¡°I had too much to drinkst night. I have such a hangover today. It feels as if someone took an axe to my head. I can¡¯t even touch my own hair. I¡¯m really impressed with both of you for your alcohol tolerance. Let¡¯s have some hangover wine together, otherwise, my headache will be too much.¡±


    He maintained his cigars in quite a sophisticated fashion. They were kept in an anti-moisture box, along with a small knife and custom matches just to match the cigars. The two sports coaches were awed by the sight. Wu Yanchao and Wang Yongyong were now feeling rather awkward. Economic status was a crucial factor in determining social status in China, after all. Both sports coaches were just ordinary people making ordinary sries. Now that they realized Ma Wentao was the owner of a hospital, they no longer acted so familiarly with him. This was because of the difference in social and economic status!


    When Zhang Fan arrived, Ma Wentao¡¯s office was filled with smoke as everyone was smoking. He smelled it the moment that he opened the door. ¡°You guys are too much. You¡¯re not even afraid of asphyxiation in here!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, ah, sorry, I got drunkst night. Originally, I should have been the one to treat you, but...¡± Wang Yongyong hurriedly stood up and greeted Zhang Fan. The other two also stood up and greeted him.


    ¡°It¡¯s no big deal. It¡¯s all the same. It seems like you¡¯re all awake now, so why are you all drinking again!¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t even feel embarrassed saying that after abandoning usst night in that hotel? I felt like I stunk so much when I woke up this morning. I have to use these smokes to help cover the smell. This is hangover wine, and we¡¯re only having two drinks. Otherwise, I¡¯ll feel so bad!¡± Ma Wentao told him.


    Zhang Fan opened up the office window and waited for the smell of smoke to dissipate before sitting down, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s up today?¡±


    ¡°Brother Wang wants to have a knee surgery. I told him to have it done at my hospital, but he¡¯s a bit worried, so you talk to him about it,¡± Ma Wentao mentioned.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m worried, it¡¯s that I don¡¯t understand how things work!¡± Wang Yongyong¡¯s face reddened as he wanted to save face.


    ¡°Oh, sure, although I¡¯m not very clear on how medical insurance works myself. The medical equipment here is really good. The surgical mirrors are all imported from Japan, and are of even better quality than Chasu City Hospital¡¯s. Coach Wang, you¡¯re certain now that you would like to have surgery?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I was thinking that I could go work as a personal coach or something for others as a side job once my knee is better. Right now, my knee is giving me major problems. It¡¯s always so painful if I move it even slightly too much.¡±


    ¡°Personal coach! You should have told me earlier. I can set you up with several business owners right now. You¡¯re a former professional basketball yer, so you¡¯re definitely better for this than any random guy,¡± Ma Wentao eximed.


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush! No rush! We can wait until after I recover from my surgery!¡± Wang Yongyong hurriedly stopped Ma Wentao.


    ¡°Rest assured, there¡¯s no trouble at all. Don¡¯t worry about medical insurance or anything like that. You can have the surgery here for free.¡±


    ¡°That won¡¯t do!¡± Wang Yongyong was incredibly astonished!


    ¡°Haha! However, after Brother Wang¡¯s surgery is finished, you¡¯ll have to participate in some advertisements for me for free!¡± Ma Wentao told him right after.


    ¡°Me? Advertisements? I¡¯d definitely be willing to help out in any way I can, but I can¡¯t do advertisements. It¡¯s not like I¡¯m famous. I don¡¯t want to negatively affect your business!¡± Wang Yongyong said, embarrassed.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a problem at all, Brother Wang. Just rest assured and have the surgery here!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine to do it here. Your surgery will count as a type of minimally invasive surgery that¡¯s only a small surgery. It can be done here at President Ma¡¯s hospital. If you¡¯ve decided on having surgery performed, let¡¯s have all the checkups done properly first. Although it¡¯s only a minimally invasive surgery, it¡¯s still a surgery. All the necessary checkups should be done. Also, your family¡¯s signature will be required. That¡¯s absolutely necessary,¡± Zhang Fan told him.


    The more someone was acquainted with him, the more he needed to pay attention to such matters. Otherwise, he would be losing a friend if anything happened!


    ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll be troubling you and President Ma, then!¡± Wang Yongyong agreed after some slight consideration.

 Chapter 170: Aunt who keeps up with the times

    <h4>Chapter 170: Aunt who keeps up with the times</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan intended on going back to apany Shao Hua some since he finally had a free weekend for once. He also wanted to take Shao Hua and her family to the farm!


    Since Zhang Fan had paid for the mealst night, Wang Yongyong kept insisting on treating Zhang Fan to another meal. It took Zhang Fan a lot of talking before he finally convinced the coach otherwise. Wang Yongyong had considerable hand strength, so his grip on Zhang Fan had been too strong!


    Shao Hua¡¯s father had two younger sisters. The older sister was a teacher at the farm¡¯s elementary school for employees¡¯ children, while the younger sister was an employee of the local tax bureau. The younger sister enjoyed the best conditions out of the three siblings.


    The older sister was quite a wondrous person. She was born in China and had participated in plenty of Communist Party organizations ever since young. However, she started going down the wrong path after joining working society.


    She ended up joining Falun Gong as well as simr cults. The school principal talked to her about it. The leader of the farm talked to her about it. She had a good attitude about it, but refused to change.


    She then started square dancing, going to school for the elderly, and so on. A few years ago, she almost went south to join a scam group. Shao Hua¡¯s uncle managed to stop her in the end. The school principal no longer let her teach sses and had her manage the school¡¯s finances instead. This was basically the equivalent of letting her have a dead-end, do-nothing job. What finances would an elementary school on the farm even have to manage? There were only run-down tables and chairs. What could possibly be managed about those? Shao Hua¡¯s aunt became even more bored with no sses to teach. She was almost about to retire now, but then started selling fake health products.


    Shao Hua had previously told Zhang Fan about her aunt¡¯s life. Zhang Fan had been especially astonished. An olddy from the border province had managed to keep up with everything bad that had been popr in China right when such things started. Information wasn¡¯t as easy toe by in her generation, so just how had she learned about such things? Not only that, she was always a local leader of such illicit activities every time!


    When she was younger, participating in such illicit activities would only mean that her family had to waste some money on her, but now that she was older, she joined some sort of scam health product selling chain and really harmed her family.


    Not only would she eat those fake health products, she also tried to convince her husband, son, and daughter-inw to eat them¡ªa ssic method of multi-level marketing scams. Her entire family knew of her problems and also knew that it would be impossible to convince her otherwise, so they left her alone. Not a single person in her family would eat her supposed health products.


    Currently, she would only eat breakfast. For lunch and dinner, she only ate those health products. Not only did she spend her entire sry on buying these health products, she even secretly borrowed money from all sorts of friends and rtives. When the debtors came asking for money, only then did her family discover that she was more than 200,000 yuan in debt!


    The family sold everything they could in order to pay back her debts. But after this, she became ill! She had spent far too long not eating properly along with eating too many fake health products containing unknown chemicals, which caused her to be ill.


    The daughter-inw even wanted a divorce over this matter, since Shao Hua¡¯s aunt had caused way too much trouble. There was no helping it¡ªeven though the daughter-inw had originally been a virtuous and good wife.


    Shao Hua¡¯s uncle was the wife-fearing type who was unable to control his own wife. He could only sigh at home every day. Luckily, he also had a job, which provided at least some security for his family!


    When Shao Hua¡¯s youngest aunt graduated from high school, Shao Hua¡¯s father had spent some money on connections to get his youngest sister into the finance department of the farm to learn ounting. One year, the local tax bureau hadcked personnel, and somehow the youngest aunt had managed to get hired there. Ever since then, her luck had been quite good. Her family life was peaceful, happy, and healthy. The only non-peaceful part was that Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt¡¯s husband was rather snobbish. He also worked at the tax bureau, and he looked down on his older brother-inw and sister-inw. Not to mention, his sister-inw was far too active in so many illicit activities, so he looked down on her even more.


    Back in the day, the farm built some apartments for its employees in Chasu City, but the farm employees all felt that it would be inconvenient toe to the farm all the way from Chasu City, because it would be too far away, so nobody purchased these apartments. However, Shao Hua¡¯s mother had great foresight and forcefully purchased an apartment in Chasu City despite her family¡¯s objections. At the time, everyone had thought that such an apartment would be useless, but Shao Hua¡¯s mother was proven to have great foresight several yearster.


    First of all, Shao Hua went to school in Chasu City ever since young. As for Shao Hua¡¯s aunts¡¯ children, they went to the farm¡¯s elementary school, and then the local middle school. In the end, they didn¡¯t even manage to sessfully get into high school, much less college. Meanwhile, Shao Hua sessfully went to high school, then college, then graduated sessfully, and was hired by a bank. In her family, Shao Hua was the one in her generation who had the best job and ie now.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother had purchased this apartment in Chasu City for the sake of Shao Hua back then. This had proven to be a sessful investment!


    Not only that, housing prices in Chasu City constantly increased, while fewer and fewer people now lived on the farm. The best education and medical facilities were all in the city. Who would still want to live on the farm now? Only a few years had passed, but the price had increased by an incredible amount if you wanted to purchase an apartment in Chasu City now.


    Previously, when Zhang Fan and Shao Hua weren¡¯t official yet, Shao Hua¡¯s parents hadn¡¯t dared to tell their rtives about Shao Hua¡¯s rtionship, but the rtionship had now progressed to the point where only getting married was left, so this was no longer a secret. Zhang Fan had met Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt once so far, although he had yet to meet the older aunt or either of her uncles 1.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father kept nagging every day about going to the farm to buy some chickens. Actually, his true wish was to go see how the older of his two younger sisters was doing. Originally, it should have been fine to just openly visit his sister. However, Shao Hua¡¯s father had secretly loaned a lot of money to Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt back in the day. Right when Shao Hua was about to graduate from college, Shao Hua¡¯s mother had wanted to spend some money on establishing some connections so that her daughter could find a good job. However, it turned out that there was no money left!


    Not only had Shao Hua¡¯s mother scolded her husband severely over this, she even went over to Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt¡¯s ce and had a huge argument with the older aunt. Even someone as gentle as Shao Hua¡¯s mother had be truly infuriated. It was only natural for all mothers to be so defensive when it came to their own children. Luckily, Shao Hua was mature and a hard worker. She managed to get a job at the bank through her own merits. Otherwise, Shao Hua¡¯s mother would probably hold an even bigger grudge against Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt.


    Due to this argument, the two families were now quite distant from each other! Shao Hua¡¯s mother never visited the older aunt¡¯s family even once after that. Shao Hua¡¯s mother kept worrying more and more. What if her daughter hadn¡¯t managed to get a job at the bank due to her own skills? What if they had needed that money to establish connections so Shao Hua could get a good job? The money that Shao Hua¡¯s father gave to his sister was impossible to get back. What would have happened then?


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother could tolerate other matters, but she would neverpromise on anything regarding Shao Hua. Although Shao Hua¡¯s father nagged every day, Shao Hua¡¯s mother refused to have anything to do with the older aunt!


    Only after Shao Hua had a good job and a boyfriend that her mother was highly satisfied with did that anger slowly diminish.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father was using the excuse of buying chickens from the farm to take his entire family to visit his sister. Over the years, Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt¡¯s body was bing worse and worse. She now had high blood pressure, diabetes, and her vision was also getting worse!


    The farm was in terrible decline. There were almost zero young people working on the farm. While some still worked here, even more had left the farm. Here in the border province, a few decades ago, people had been proud to call themselves farm employees, but now, being known as a farm worker was something negative for exactly one reason: they would be poor!


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents still had some former coworkers still at the farm. When Zhang Fan arrived at the farm in his new car, the farm workers saw that it was Shao Hua¡¯s family. The farm workers with a closer rtionship to them came up, while the ones who didn¡¯t know them as well still watched from a distance.


    No matter if they were envious of Shao Hua¡¯s family or not, China indeed owed these people who sacrificed their youth and children a great debt! Just a few years ago, some people had wanted to eliminate this strange farm organization that wasn¡¯t exactly military or civilian run.


    However, a major incident then urred. More importance was gradually ced upon the farms again. However, the farm employees were already heartbroken. They were far more willing to work elsewhere instead of on the farm. In the end, people in the future were really impressed with the person whose face was printed on the face of the Chinese yuan! Mao Zedong had such amazing foresight! He really was like half a god with how far his foresight was!


    While the farm did have cars, the best car on the farm belonged to the farm leader, and it was only a Santana, an ordinary car that many people could afford. When Zhang Fan drove hisrge SUV onto the farm, all of Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s former coworkers were astonished. Everyone everywhere would always be the same.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father brought out the good smokes that Zhang Fan had given him before. Usually, he didn¡¯t want to smoke such expensive smokes, but right now, he gave them out for free to everyone as if the smokes were only water. Today, he was filled with energy and had a bright expression despite getting older already.


    After chatting with some friends that he was really close to, Shao Hua¡¯s father stalled for time and didn¡¯t want to leave. Shao Hua¡¯s mother knew what he was thinking, so she sighed, and said, ¡°Today, I¡¯m giving face to Zhang Fan. Otherwise, I would never go to visit your sister Shao Ping ever again.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all in the past, it¡¯s all in the past. Just look, we¡¯re doing so well now. Look towards the future, the future!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father tried to get into his wife¡¯s good graces by saying this.

 Chapter 171: Free time, and soon

    <h4>Chapter 171: Free time, and soon</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt had gotten married to someone from the neighboring farm. Land was spacious in the border province. The distance from one farm to the next would only be about 10 kilometers or so. Since this was the first time that Shao Hua¡¯s parents were bringing their future son-inw here, no matter what, they would need to give face to Zhang Fan. They purchased many presents. Zhang Fan tried to pay for them, but Shao Hua¡¯s mother prevented him from doing so.


    Milk, eight-treasure porridge, some low-sugar fruits, and some snacks for Shao Hua¡¯s cousin¡¯s child were all purchased as gifts. The major argument was only between the older generation. Shao Hua¡¯s cousin treated Shao Hua pretty well. Back when Shao Hua was in college, her cousin who worked in Raptor City had even sent her some money. Although the money wasn¡¯t much, as it had only been a few hundred yuan in total, a farm-educated worker who went out to work wouldn¡¯t have been able to make much money to begin with.


    Shao Hua had always remembered this favor. She would often secretly go to visit her older aunt¡¯s family. The older aunt¡¯s family had finally financially recovered slowly over the years. Previously, the older aunt had caused too much trouble for their family and they had lost all their money.


    The older aunt¡¯s family was especially happy that her older brother was visiting them together with the future son-inw. They insisted on ughtering chickens and sheep to treat them.


    Only when Shao Hua¡¯s mother saw how they treated Zhang Fan so well did her expression improve slightly. She was even able to say a few words to Shao Ping, the older aunt.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, would you like to have a smoke, even though it¡¯s bad for your health?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s cousin was only four years older than Zhang Fan. However, he appeared to be much older due to the pressures of life.


    ¡°Cousin, I don¡¯t smoke. Thank you for the offer!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you don¡¯t smoke!¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s cousin¡¯s wife was from the same province as Zhang Fan, although she was from a city farther south. She was a hardworking woman. She was especially happy to find out that her husband¡¯s cousin¡¯s future husband was from the same province as her. It wouldn¡¯t be easy to find someone from the same ce thousands of kilometers away in the border province.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t eat very much of the chicken or mutton, but he ate three full bowls of the minced pork noodles that the cousin¡¯s wife made. Even the best foods wouldn¡¯t be able topare to the taste of home. This was the same taste of minced pork noodles from his hometown, which made him feel really nostalgic!


    Seeing Zhang Fan¡¯s voracious appetite, Shao Hua secretly became determined to ask her cousin¡¯s wife how to cook these minced pork noodles. Normally, only people from northwestern China would be able to make noodles with such a taste. Shao Hua¡¯s parents didn¡¯t truly count as northwesterners, because they were actually descendants of those from southern China.


    Halfway through the meal, someone came over to shout for Shao Hua¡¯s cousin and his wife. Someone was constructing a pigsty at the farm, and Shao Hua¡¯s cousin was a farm construction worker. The cousin and his wife hurriedly ate what food they had left in their bowls. The cousin¡¯s daily sry was 150 yuan per day, while his wife was paid 100 yuan per day. They would have to start work right when the sun rose, and only finished when the sun started setting. Only the farm leader would be able to work for a mere eight hours on the farm!


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Brother. It¡¯s getting colder, so there won¡¯t be any time to do work if I don¡¯t hurry. Stay here for tonight, and we can have a few drinks when I get off work tonight. You can eat whatever you want for lunch.¡± The cousin didn¡¯t get a chance to chat for long, cause the person waiting at the door impatiently shouted for him again.


    The cousin had a four-year-old daughter who kept pulling on her mother¡¯s pants, not wanting her to go.


    ¡°Go eat some of the delicious things that your aunt bought for you. Mommy will be back in a little bit.¡±


    ¡°No! I don¡¯t want to eat it. I¡¯m full!¡± The young girl¡¯s parents would always have to set out before it was even fully light out, and they would onlye home after it becamepletely dark. She wouldn¡¯t even be awake by the time that they left, and she would be asleep already by the time that they got back from work. But as a four-year-old, this was the age when she would really want to stick by her parents¡¯ side.


    Due to her daughter¡¯s request, plus meeting someone from her hometown, the cousin¡¯s wife couldn¡¯t help but let some bitter tears pour down from her eyes. She had been living a well-to-do lifestyle with a happy family until their prosperous life was ruined by her mother-inw¡¯s belief in scam health products. Whom could she even me? She could only me her own luck for being poor!


    Although the cousin¡¯s wife¡¯s life had much more hardship ever since her mother-inw spent the entire family¡¯s savings, she still wanted to be the best host she could be. She and her husband had prepared many presents for Shao Hua and Zhang Fan, including a bag of flour that they ground themselves, two ughtered chickens, and half a sheep! This was family. Although they had conflicts with each other, the blood-rted kinship would be impossible to ignore.


    Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt had constantly been smiling ever since she saw Shao Hua and Zhang Fan. ¡°Hello, Doctor! Doctors are always on call for work! In the future, treat our Hua well. Just look at how beautiful she is!¡±


    Before they left, Shao Hua¡¯s father secretly ced 1,000 yuan under his teacup for his sister. Although Shao Hua¡¯s mother saw this, she pretended she hadn¡¯t seen anything.


    Shao Hua also openly gave her older aunt 1,000 yuan. ¡°Aunt, take this money and buy whatever you want to eat with it. But, you absolutely can¡¯t buy health products anymore.¡±


    Even now, the older aunt was still a devout believer in these so-called health products that were actually a scam. The scammers were truly skilled at brainwashing the elderly!


    ¡°I don¡¯t need your money. I have my own sry. Here, let me give Zhang Fan a red packet.¡± Giving red packets to first-time visitors was a custom in these parts. Zhang Fan politely refused once before taking the red packet. Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt and uncle held on to their granddaughter and watched Zhang Fan¡¯s car disappear off into the distance!


    On the way back, Shao Hua¡¯s father had a sad expression. Apart from the granddaughter, everyone else in his younger sister¡¯s family had rather old and tattered clothing. He felt that the older of his two younger sisters had aged so much since thest time he saw her. He felt so bad about this!


    ¡°Zhang Fan, how about I pay for my aunt¡¯s medical fees? As you can see, my cousin and his wife have trouble with supporting their family.¡± Shao Hua also felt bad about seeing how sad her father was. However, she wasn¡¯t single anymore, so she would have to discuss a decision like this with Zhang Fan.


    Before Zhang Fan could even say anything, Shao Hua¡¯s father said, ¡°That¡¯s nothing at all! It¡¯s all your aunt¡¯s fault!¡± He then turned around to look outside the car window.


    The atmosphere in the car was rather depressed. Nobody said a thing. Some timeter, Zhang Fan finally broke the silence. ¡°I do have a small business opportunity that I think I can introduce to your cousin and his wife.¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re both honest people. How could they possibly do any business?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father had a good understanding of his nephew and nephew¡¯s wife. They were filial, honest, and hard workers, but theycked special skills.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother pushed her husband and interrupted, ¡°Let Zhang Fan finish speaking!¡±


    Zhang Fan smiled as he spoke, ¡°Haha, it¡¯s alright. Yes, he¡¯s right, but they should be fine if they open up a small food-selling stand in the hospital, right?¡±


    This was Zhang Fan¡¯s original job to begin with, after all. Zhang Fan had already observed for quite a long while already. There was an empty small stand next to the surgical department which had remained empty for quite a long while already. Originally, Zhang Fan had wanted his parents to set up a food stand there, but his parents had decided againsting!


    ¡°Would that make things difficult for you? Forget about it if it would. At most, we can give Hua¡¯s aunt some more money each year,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother said. Although Shao Hua¡¯s aunt¡¯s family wasn¡¯t in good financial condition, she definitely wouldn¡¯t allow Zhang Fan to be troubled over this, since people were selfish, after all.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, would it be difficult for you?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father had an expectant look on his face.


    ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be that difficult, because the stand outside the hospital¡¯s surgical department has been empty and unused for so long. I¡¯ll ask about it tomorrow at work.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s wonderful!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was so excited that he grabbed Zhang Fan¡¯s hand! Shao Hua secretly put her hand on Zhang Fan¡¯s other hand too.


    Wang Yongyong¡¯s wife arrived at Chasu City from Raptor Cityter on the same day. Although she didn¡¯t really understand why her husband insisted on having surgery in Chasu City, she was unable to convince him otherwise. All she could do was sign the surgery paperwork.


    There was one advantage to private hospitals: the checkups wouldn¡¯t take much time. At a ss A public hospital like Chasu City Hospital, even though getting a diagnosis might only take three minutes, it would bemon for you to have to wait in line for three hours or more!


    Zhang Fan went to work on Monday. The oncological department was doing its weekly major patient checkup. However, there weren¡¯t many things to check up on in the oncological department. Additionally, Director Anar wasn¡¯t paying much attention to the department recently. The patient checkups ended in a mere 20 minutes in a rather rushed manner.


    Since there was nothing to do in the oncological department, Zhang Fan went over to the general surgery department to take a look at Ai Shanjiang, the liver tumor surgery patient he¡¯d previously operated on.


    Zhang Fan felt far more energetic when he arrived at the surgical department building. The oncological department had far too depressing of an atmosphere.


    ¡°Director Zhang, are you here to observe us?¡± Xue Fei joked around when he saw Zhang Fan in the elevator.


    ¡°Brother, don¡¯t joke around like that! Why is your face so swollen? Did your wife explode in anger?¡± Zhang Fan joked with Xue Fei.


    Xue Fei was really bad at mahjong, yet he still loved to y it and lose money! His wife had tried to scold him or even cause a ruckus at home, but none of that worked on him. Now, she no longer tried to be reasonable. Any time that she learned of him ying mahjong, she would resort to violence! Xue Fei often let his wife beat his face until it became swollen because he always felt guilty about losing money.


    The liver tumor surgery patient was recovering quite nicely. All of his numbers were quite stable. Director Zhao Quanping was currently leading the general surgeons in checking up on the patients. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to disturb them, so he only slipped secretly to see how things were and talked a little to the patient before leaving. Zhang Fan felt more reassured now that he saw the patient was recovering well.


    Zhang Fan then went to Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s office. This was the first time he had ever gone to her office of his own volition.


    In order to ept one¡¯s partner, you would have to ept their entire family. Zhang Fan intended on asking for Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s help for the sake of Shao Hua. He felt that men should help out their own women whenever the woman needed help.


    It was Monday, so there were many people waiting in a long line to see the superintendent. There were medical equipment suppliers and representatives who needed the superintendent¡¯s signature on various paperwork, as well as directors and non-medical employees of the hospital who needed to report their weekly work.


    There were still quite a few people when Zhang Fan arrived. Although the line didn¡¯t seem very orderly, it was still obvious who arrived in what order.


    Zhang Fan hesitated on whether he should wait in line here or not when the hospital administration director exited the superintendent¡¯s office. ¡°Doctor Zhang?¡± He was quite confused to see Zhang Fan here. Doctors would typically be quite busy on Monday and would almost nevere to look for the superintendent.


    Zhang Fan smiled awkwardly as he said, ¡°I have a private matter to discuss with the superintendent,¡±


    ¡°Oh! You can go in first. Immediately go do the patient checkups when you¡¯re done.¡± The hospital administration director instantly brought Zhang Fan into the superintendent¡¯s office. This was the advantage of being someone skilled! The hospital administration director would have done this even for any doctor who was slightly skilled in some area, because the hospital administration department was supposed to be the lead department for looking after all the doctors.


    ¡°Zhang Fan?¡± Superintendent Ouyang was also confused. She hadn¡¯t summoned him!


    ¡°Superintendent, there¡¯s a small matter that I would like to trouble you with! It¡¯s difficult for me to say!¡± Zhang Fan had been feeling quite confident when he arrived, but his face started burning up out of embarrassment when he really did see Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Haha, it really must be a small matter if it makes our Doctor Zhang feel awkward. You¡¯re a strange one. You never report major matters to me, but you do remember to report the small ones!¡± Superintendent Ouyang still held a small grudge over how Zhang Fan was secretly working at other hospitals. This was how her personality was. No matter if you were in the right or not, she preferred to first use the stick and then use the carrot in order to better manage her subordinates!


    ¡°Have a seat! No need to keep standing. My neck won¡¯t be able to take it if I have to keep looking up at you!¡± Superintendent Ouyang stated.


    ¡°Um! Superintendent...¡± Zhang Fan was quite hesitant on what to say, mainly because he still hadn¡¯te up with how to ask her yet. The hospital administration director had pushed him in before he was ready.


    ¡°How about you sit down by the side and think about it some more? I¡¯m quite busy. There¡¯s many people waiting in line for my signature.¡± This was her preferential treatment for such a skilled doctor. Superintendent Ouyang would have long since kicked out a normal doctor by now.


    ¡°The empty stand next to the surgical department has been out of business for quite a long while. I would like to let my family¡¯s rtive use it.¡± Zhang Fan decided to just directly say it!


    ¡°Oh! You had such intentions for it? What rtive of yours?¡± Superintendent Ouyang put down her pen and smiled at the young man in front of her.


    ¡®This fellow really does think about so many things!¡¯ she thought to herself. Still, she was quite happy that Zhang Fan had something to ask of her. The more he asked of her, the more obedient he would have to be to her. In her mind, she was already treating Zhang Fan as equal to a director in status.


    ¡°My girlfriend¡¯s cousin!¡±


    ¡°Will this be reliable or not? What if you break up with your girlfriend in a few days? Should I let her cousin continue using the stand or not?¡± Superintendent Ouyang actually made a joke!


    ¡°It¡¯s reliable! Reliable! I¡¯m nning on getting married when the hospital¡¯s apartment for me is ready!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly said.


    ¡°You really do remember so many details! Okay, but I must tell you first that if anything unexpected happens, I¡¯ll immediately be reiming this stand!¡± Superintendent Ouyang meant many things with her words, but Zhang Fan would have to slowly figure those out on his own.


    ¡°Sure, Superintendent, just rest assured!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care so much right now. He just wanted to hurriedly get her approval.


    ¡°Here. Give this slip of paper to the hospital general affairs director.¡± Superintendent Ouyang swiftly wrote something down and handed a slip of paper to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Thank you. In that case, I¡¯ll be leaving then, Superintendent?¡±


    ¡°See youter!¡±


    At the hospital general affairs department, the director stared in surprise at the slip of paper for quite a long while. There were many people interested in the unused stand by the surgical department, and Superintendent Ouyang had yet to allow anyone to use it yet. It would be easy to make a significant ie from setting up a food stand at a ss A Hospital¡¯s surgical department. You could also sell drinks, instant noodles, tissues, and so on in addition to food there.


    ¡°Okay, Doctor Zhang. I¡¯ll notify the security department in a bit and tell them to unlock that ce when they have the time.¡± Although the general affairs director didn¡¯t know what connections Zhang Fan had used, the director would have to follow the superintendent¡¯s orders. The general affairs department¡¯s job was exactly like its name suggested: taking care of the hospital¡¯s general affairs. Thus, the general affairs director didn¡¯t know very much about the actual doctors at the hospital. Zhang Fan was also still a rtively new doctor at this hospital too.


    ¡°Thank you, Director. I¡¯ll be troubling you.¡± Zhang Fan brought out two boxes of top-level Zhonghua smokes and tossed them into the director¡¯s desk drawer.


    ¡°What is this for? We¡¯re all at the same hospital. This won¡¯t do. This won¡¯t do!¡± The director tried to return the smokes to Zhang Fan, but thetter adamantly refused.


    ¡°It¡¯s just my heartfelt gratitude. I¡¯ll still be troubling you in the future!¡±


    ¡°Sigh! You young man. Alright, go busy yourself with your work then. I¡¯ll immediately have some people clean up that stand. It hasn¡¯t been used for so long, so even the paint is chipping!¡±


    The two boxes of smokes were a private gift, while the paint and work hours put into the stand belonged to the hospital. Without regards to whether this was right or wrong, this was simply how Chinese society was.


    Zhang Fan rushed over to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital after this. Wang Yongyong¡¯s checkups had now beenpleted, while Li Liang had secured the necessary signatures from Wang Yongyong¡¯s wife. All of the necessary medical equipment had also been prepared!


    Wang Yongyong¡¯s wife was already quite worried about her husband¡¯s scheduled surgery. When she saw that someone as obviously young as Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon, she almost had a heart attack!

 Chapter 172: Advantage

    <h4>Chapter 172: Advantage</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Normally in the medical field, any doctor who was known as an ¡°expert¡± would have to be 40 years old at minimum. This was why Wang Yongyong¡¯s wife almost copsed when she saw how young the doctor at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital was for her husband¡¯s surgery. She was a stay-at-home mom with no job, so everything in the family depended on Wang Yongyong¡¯s ie. If something happened to him, the family would be finished.


    However, there wasn¡¯t anything that she could do. Wang Yongyong insisted on having the surgery here. His wife couldn¡¯t do anything but worry. Today, Wang Yongyong was the only surgery scheduled at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. She sat all by herself under the dim lighting of the corridor outside the operating room, helplessly crying to herself.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan had his eyes closed as he sat down in a corner of the operating room. It wasn¡¯t that he was sleeping. He was actually constructing a mental image of Wang Yongyong¡¯s knee based on what he had seen in the scans. Li Liang would do all of the other pre-surgery preparations for him even if Zhang Fan wanted to do them.


    Wang Yongyong¡¯s knee injury was an old injury. The greatest difficulty about this type of surgery would be dealing with scar tissue and vascr remodeling that might cause unclear connections in the tissue. The knee joint was quite narrow internally, so scar tissue formed here would expand and pressure the knee joint, causing pain. Since the knee joint¡¯s blood supply wasn¡¯t very good, the pain would only get worse and worse.


    Disinfection, washing hands, and maintaining a sterile environment were allpleted, as these were the basics of all surgeries. The anesthesia began. Zhang Fan adjusted the medical equipment and then began the surgery. This knee surgery would be far more difficult than the surgery he¡¯d performed on Guli¡¯s knee.


    Firstly, this was an old injury. Secondly, Wang Yongyong wasn¡¯t that young anymore. Guli had been a teenage girl still in her growth period. Her body would automatically grow new tissue to rece the injured tissue over time. There was less damage to her body due to using arthroscopes, and she had also recovered faster after the surgery since she was younger.


    Zhang Fan started the surgery by choosing a muscle tendon which he would need to cut into the shape and length of a ligament by using his scalpel. This was surgical work that required precision. The surgeon would need to patiently take things slowly. Being too hasty would usually result in cutting the tendon too short and wasting it. This job usually couldn¡¯t be done by surgeons who were still unmarried, as they would be more impatient!


    Zhang Fan slowly cut at the tendon while holding on to the mirror. In order to help the knee joint be flexible again, this tendon needed to be sturdy enough to get ustomed to torque and be able to absorb at least minor impacts as well as immediately act as a buffer.


    The knee joint was a type of hinge joint which was highly scientific, the result of the human body¡¯s evolution. When the knee joint was stretched straight, it would be affected by the knee¡¯s locking mechanism, which limited how much the knee could twist. This function would help the human body to remain stable while standing. Without this locking mechanism, a standing person would twist left and right upon receiving even the lightest impact!


    Wang Yongyong had formerly been a professional basketball yer, which meant that he moved his knee far more than ordinary people would. His knee had also often suffered more powerful twists and forces than ordinary knees would. The result was that not only was his ligament damaged, even his meniscus was damaged.


    Wang Yongyong¡¯s current knee pain was because of patellofemoral joint misalignment. The goal of Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery was to fix this damaged structure which had changed shape due to the old injury.


    There was a significant amount of damage, fixing which required an incredibly good understanding of knee joint mechanics as well as sports medicine. This was why sports medicine doctors could be good orthopedic surgeons, but not all orthopedic surgeons would be good sports medicine doctors.


    Sports medicine was specialized treatment for a specialized group of patients. Not only would sports medicine doctors need to help their patients recover regr functions, the patients would often expect that they could recover fully and be highlypetitive in sports again. This meant that there truly were high requirements for sports medicine doctors.


    The truly amazing sports medicine doctors were almost all in America. Sports medicine surgeries¡¯ primary focus was to reduce damage to the body as much as possible, since no matter how wonderful the surgery, it might still be impossible to help a patient to regain 100% functionality like before.


    The sports medicine doctor would usually also have to consider the patient¡¯s profession. Only a highly skilled sports medicine doctor would dare to treat a professional athlete with a contract worth 10 million or more dors. This was because the sports medicine doctor couldn¡¯t only deal with the athlete patient¡¯s pain through the surgery. The doctor would also have to guarantee the athlete¡¯s long-term career, which would be truly difficult.


    Zhang Fan began to repair and adjust Wang Yongyong¡¯s knee joint. Due to Wang Yongyong¡¯s weight, Zhang Fan decided to thicken his ligament. Wang Yongyong no longer needed to keep up a professional amount of exercise, but his weight had increased. Also, due to his knee pain over the years, his knee joint had gradually changed shape somewhat.


    This surgery would really depend on the doctor¡¯s foundational knowledge of evidence-based medicine. Although China¡¯s medical abilities were rapidly catching up to the west¡¯s, China was still far behind in developing evidence-based medicine.


    In all of China, most evidence-based medicine was practiced only part-time. Why was this? Evidence-based medicine would take far too much time and money. Not only that, it wouldn¡¯t have any effects in the short term. Evidence-based medicine requiredrge amounts of time andrge numbers of patients to establish scientific case records. The doctor would need to keep checking on a patient¡¯s condition countless times over many years. The doctor might even need to keep checking on the patient until the patient died.


    Since China¡¯s society was still focused mainly on money right now, very few people would be willing to abandon their chance at earning more money and work in this field that required selflessness. Evidence-based medicine wouldn¡¯t have any short-term benefits, but it was actually incredibly important for treating patients with chronic illnesses.


    For instance, Wang Yongyong¡¯s surgery. Should the surgeon thicken or reduce the ligament? Which method would help him to recover more function in his knee? In order to establish a strong system of evidence-based medicine, the national government would need to support its development. A single doctor or single hospital trying to do evidence-based medicine would be nothing more than a drop in the bucket.


    Any second-highest level certification orthopedic surgeon at any ss A hospital would be able to sessfully perform knee surgery on Wang Yongyong and help him no longer feel any pain. However, ordinary orthopedic surgeons would be unable to help his knee recover to the point where he could actively get involved in sports again.


    Zhang Fan thus had a tremendous advantage because of his System. The medical treatment of the future highly valued evidence-based medicine. Zhang Fan¡¯s System already contained countless highly sessful examples of surgery with only the best results and methods for him to study from.


    Zhang Fan went quite slowly in performing this surgery. There was a difference between knowing how to do this surgery and knowing how to do it well. It would even be impossible to do it knowing how if you didn¡¯t have a tremendous amount of practice.


    Zhang Fan had grinded surgeries in his System for two years already, yet there were still many surgery types that he wasn¡¯t that familiar with. This was because the medical field was trulyplex.


    Surgical assistant Li Liang only watched Zhang Fan¡¯s electrotome slowly cutting away without understanding what thetter was doing. The knee joint was far tooplex. It was beyond Li Liang¡¯s level. If Gao Shijun had been Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistant today instead, he definitely would have started discussing with Zhang Fan why he was doing the cuts he was.


    When it came to repairing ligaments, the medical field still currently had controversy and debate whether or not using suture augmentation for the posterior cruciate ligament was beneficial or not for the patient. However, the future had already proved that suture augmentation was definitely superior. This was Zhang Fan¡¯s advantage. He had the medical knowledge of countless geniuses from the future due to his System!


    Although Zhang Fan performed the surgery slowly, the surgery was really sessful. Li Liang finished thest amount of work with stopping the bleeding, pressure dressing, and stering a cast. ¡°Brother Zhang, this surgery was far tooplex. I didn¡¯t understand a single thing you did today. I only saw you cutting and cutting, sewing and sewing, but really didn¡¯t understand at all.¡±


    ¡°Yeah! For this surgery, you must first create a mental image of the knee joint¡¯s structure, and then understand the patient¡¯s typical habits on how he applies pressure to his knee. It really is rather difficult. Take things slowly! Don¡¯t be in a hurry.¡± There really was no good way for Zhang Fan to exin things. Others didn¡¯t have the System that he did, so they would only be able to slowly learn over time through their own hard work.


    Normally, if a 20-year-old intern doctor like Li Liang worked really hard and got hired by arge ss A hospital, he would be able to perform this type of surgery at around 35 years old. Although he wouldn¡¯t be able to achieve Zhang Fan¡¯s current skill level even then, he would be able to help the patient recover normal functionality in the knee. However, for a doctor to achieve Zhang Fan¡¯s current skill level in the year 2010, only the doctors at the very best hospitals in China would be able to aplish the same feat of helping the knee to regain full functionality for heavy involvement in sports. Only the doctors that the top hospitals spent plenty of resources on developing would have this skill level. Additionally, the doctor would need to be at minimum 50 years old in order to have the experience necessary to reach this skill level. That was how powerful Zhang Fan¡¯s System was!


    The medical field was just that cruel. Any surgeon would be getting old by the time that his skills were so excellently developed. Although geniuses in other fields could easily establish themselves as experts at the age of around 30, that would be impossible in the medical field. A 30-year-old doctor would still only be starting out.


    Doctors at major hospitals who were so fatigued that they slept on the floor of an operating room after surgery weren¡¯t just doing it for show. They were actually quite pitiful and deserved sympathy, but others not in their profession wouldn¡¯t know.


    The public rtions photos that hospitals would disy about their doctors were only the tip of the iceberg. Currently, China¡¯s medical system had plenty of problems, lots of corruption, lots of wrongdoing, and so on. But, was that something that the doctors could do anything about? You shouldn¡¯t deny how hardworking and studious the doctors were because of factors that the doctors couldn¡¯t change. They truly had it hard.


    Was the outbreak of SARS infection in China scary? Those not in the medical field only knew that getting infected would be fatal. However, the doctors who went to go treat the SARS outbreak knew that they were at high risk of dying just by going to treat the outbreak. So many doctors wrote their wills and then courageously entered the quarantined districts. Were they afraid of the SARS? Only idiots wouldn¡¯t be afraid of SARS.


    After the SARS outbreak was finished, the doctors who entered the quarantined districts to treat the outbreak were rewarded by having 10 bonus points added to their children¡¯s college entrance examinations. These 10 points were highly precious! These points had been obtained using the doctors¡¯ lives.


    Not a single doctor back then had quit the doctor profession, saying that they wouldn¡¯t go! Not a single one! Who would be willing to risk death, if not the doctors? It wouldn¡¯t be easy for anyone in such a special profession. Many things would be unknown to those not in the field.

 Chapter 173: Man’s pride

    <h4>Chapter 173: Man¡¯s pride</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Wang Yongyong was brought out of the operating room. Wu Yanchao came over to see him together with Wang Yongyong¡¯s wife. She had kept scaring herself as she waited outside the operating room, getting more and more scared due to her imagination. Her eyes were quite swollen from all her crying. She could barely open her eyes anymore. Wang Yongyong was everything to her!


    Ma Wentao had already begun preparations for advertisements involving Wang Yongyong. It would be normal for Ma Wentao to seed due to being so hardworking as well as having a rich and powerful father. Ma Wentao¡¯s strategy was to dominate the market in all the small viges around Chasu City.


    Although this strategy seemed quite in and ordinary, Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital had only been established a few months ago. He had already managed to monopolize all limb rentation surgeries in the cities and viges around Chasu City. Ma Wentao was indeed quite adept at business strategy. There would be very few limb rentation surgery type injuries in the bigger cities. Such injuries would mostly ur in the rural viges or in certain industries.


    What were the major industries in Chasu City? Apart from China¡¯s four major industries, there were only the privately owned mines. Although the border province was remote, there were plenty of private hospitals, with advertisements aplenty for andrology, gynecology, and so on.


    Those private hospitals actually had their own unique specialties. In private hospitals, andrology was actually a euphemism for treating sexually transmitted diseases, while gynecology was a euphemism for abortion. They would also have rather strange standards for their medical fees, reaching the point where most ordinary people wouldn¡¯t be able to understand them. Some private hospitals were even worse. They would advertise something like ¡°Circumcision is painless!¡± and that they would use general anesthesia during the entire surgery. While it was true that the patient wouldn¡¯t feel a thing during the circumcision itself, there would still be a tremendous amount of pain after the surgery was over and the anesthesia wore off! This was truly outrageously false advertising!


    Currently, Ma Wentao¡¯s excellent management had already led his hospital far ahead of these types of private hospitals. Although they were all private hospitals, their goals were different, so their development was different as well.


    Ma Wentao intended on establishing an excellent reputation for his hospital through properly good service so that he would have repeat customers. Meanwhile, those andrology and gynecology private hospitals only cared about getting each customer once only! Luckily for such private hospitals, China¡¯s poption was incrediblyrge, which was how they were able to stay in business. Such private hospitals would have long since gone bankrupt in any normal country with a much smaller poption. Who would dare toe to such a hospital again when they added additional fees in the middle of the surgery!?


    Zhang Fan gave Wang Yongyong¡¯s wife and Wu Yanchao some basic medical advice about postoperative care and then left. Ma Wentao was bing more and more familiar with Zhang Fan now. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t ever request anything of him, nor did Zhang Fan care too much about him. Not only that, for Zhang Fan was highly skilled at surgery. That was why Ma Wentao felt that Zhang Fan was the only person in all of Chasu City that he could talk to! Ma Wentao was just too paranoid because he had seen far too many people who only wanted to get close to him because of his rich and powerful father! Basically, something was wrong with his head now due to his upbringing¡¯s circumstances!


    ¡°You see, the surgery is finished now. I don¡¯t intend to charge Wang Yongyong any money for the surgery. He can be a living advertisement for me. Although he won¡¯t be as effective as an NBA yer, there¡¯s still not that many retired professional basketball yers in the border province!¡± Ma Wentao was quite proud of himself. He was also the type who really loved to show off his aplishments to others.


    ¡°Just pay me already. I still need to go back and eat.¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be bothered to care. He and Ma Wentao were interested in totally different things. Ma Wentao¡¯s main goal was to be a leading figure in the business industry, while Zhang Fan¡¯s main goal was to improve his surgical skills. That was why Zhang Fan had no interest in Ma Wentao¡¯s aplishments.


    ¡°Boring! Such a boring person actually has a girlfriend?¡± Although Ma Wentao was muttering this, slightly unhappy with Zhang Fan¡¯s attitude, he still acted swiftly and tossed an envelope with money over to Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan instantly felt that the money contained within the envelope was much more than usual.


    ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Zhang Fan would definitely always ask for what belonged to him, but he would never take anything that he shouldn¡¯t, especially when it came to surgeries. He had already suffered too much due to the lesson from the W Province southerner.


    Ma Wentao, who seemed to be quite filled with energy, said, ¡°This is your payment for performing the surgery. As long as Wang Yongyong recovers well after the surgery, in the future, you¡¯ll always be paid 10,000 yuan for this type of surgery, just like today!¡±


    Zhang Fan was really surprised by this! He didn¡¯t understand how surgical fees actually worked. Very few people would require such high-level sports medicine surgeries. Chasu City was just a rtively small city in all of China, after all. Zhang Fan¡¯s horizons were quite limited. Other than how to perform surgeries, he didn¡¯t know about much. He was just the son of an ordinary family. His System greatly improved his surgical skills, but the System didn¡¯t teach him anything else apart from surgery. He would have to learn everything else on his own.


    Meanwhile, Ma Wentao was quite different. He had traveled to most of the highly developed countries in the west before already. He was also highly intelligent and had an excellent upbringing thanks to his father. His father was the leader of the entire border province, so of course his son wouldn¡¯t be someone so simple.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t worry about such things. He didn¡¯t understand Ma Wentao, nor did Ma Wentao understand him. However, this wouldn¡¯t affect the fact that they could cooperate. Ma Wentao was arrogant and spoiled, but he wasn¡¯t a bad person. He was actually quite principled for a rich second-generation individual. He wanted to prove himself to his own father: prove that he could be sessful on his own. Ma Wentao was already in his 30s, yet he was still behaving childishly. In this way, he even had a rather innocent heart.


    In Ma Wentao¡¯s eyes, Zhang Fan seemed to be really rustic. Ma Wentao felt that Zhang Fan¡¯s clothes were rustic, and that even his very aura seemed rustic. However, Ma Wentao also saw that Zhang Fan was highly principled. Although Zhang Fan would always ask for what belonged to him, he would never take anything more that his own share. Sometimes, Zhang Fan could be really generous with his money, while at other times, Zhang Fan could be ridiculously stingy. In Ma Wentao¡¯s mind, Zhang Fan was someone worthy enough to be his friend. However, this Zhang Fan fellow was just too dense, and always ignored his friendly invitations!


    Zhang Fan took the money and was about to leave when Ma Wentao hurriedly stopped him. ¡°Can¡¯t you at least stay and chat a little instead of just taking the payment and leaving? Even if you only spend 5,000 yuan, half of this payment, you¡¯ll be able to find the highest-level girls to apany you!¡±


    ¡°Haha! Be careful of getting AIDS!¡± Zhang Fan joked without actually smiling.


    ¡°Fine, you¡¯re amazing, you¡¯re my granddaddy. It¡¯s like this. I intend to start doing advertisements with Wang Yongyong after he recovers. Not only will I be doing advertisements in Chasu City, I¡¯ll also be doing advertisements in Raptor City. What advantages do you have? Tell me. You¡¯re the primary surgeon here, after all. This way, I can list your advantages on the advertisement!¡±


    Zhang Fan sat down and thought about this for quite a while, yet he couldn¡¯t think of any advantages that he had at all. ¡®My System? Ha, I absolutely can¡¯t tell others about that. My academic qualifications? Right now, ss A Hospitals aren¡¯t even hiring intern doctors who only have undergraduate degrees like mine anymore. My age? My surgical skill level? That¡¯s even more ridiculous. Having good surgical skills sounds so incredibly vague. Besides, whether someone is good at surgery or not isn¡¯t something that should be said by oneself.¡¯ Zhang Fan thought for a long while, but truly couldn¡¯te up with his own advantages for an advertisement.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have any advantages!¡± Zhang Fan said in a small voice.


    ¡°Sigh! I thought about it as well, but you truly don¡¯t have any advantages. Just look at how dark your skin is. If we take a picture only of your face, others will probably think that it¡¯s a ck-and-white photograph!¡± Ma Wentao finally found an opportunity to insult Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Damn you!¡± Zhang Fan left while giving Ma Wentao the middle finger. Ma Wentaoughed uproariously at his own joke as Zhang Fan left. Imperceptibly, the two of them were getting more familiar with each other.


    Zhang Fan returned to Chasu City Hospital in the afternoon. He saw that the stand outside the surgical department now looked brand new, with new paint and new ss windows. Right when he entered the hospital, the security guard at the front entrance stopped him.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang! This is the key to that stand. My boss told me to give this to you!¡± The security guard was rather envious as he looked at Zhang Fan.


    The doctors hadn¡¯t paid much attention to the unused stand by the surgical department. However, others would definitely realize that the stand by the surgical department was an excellent business opportunity.


    ¡°Thank you!¡±


    Zhang Fan had nothing to do in the oncological department still. Well, the oncological department mostly just took care of patients in their final moments. Patients who actually required chemotherapy or radiotherapy and could be treated would all be stolen away by other departments.


    Later that night during dinner, Shao Hua¡¯s father was quite eager to hear good news from Zhang Fan regarding Shao Hua¡¯s cousin¡¯s business opportunity. ¡°Sir, Ma¡¯am, I talked to my hospital¡¯s superintendent this morning. She agreed. You can have Cousin go to the hospital to pay the rental fee for the stand any time now.¡±


    ¡°Really? Wonderful, wonderful!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was delighted!


    ¡°However, you need to tell Cousin and his wife that they absolutely can¡¯t sell any fake products. They also need to obtain all the necessary and proper licenses. Only a proper store can run for a long time there. They also need to maintain a good rtionship with the hospital¡¯s security guards,¡± Zhang Fan added.


    ¡°Was this difficult for you? Thank you so much,¡± Shao Hua said to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Not at all. It¡¯s just a small matter! It¡¯s what I should do.¡± Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have told Shao Hua even if it had been difficult. This was a man¡¯s pride! Although it might soundughable, this was something he took pride in as a man!

 Chapter 174: Young female doctor, you’re still inexperienced

    <h4>Chapter 174: Young female doctor, you¡¯re still inexperienced</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It was scary how much people could ck off. When Zhang Fan had just graduated, he biked all over the provincial capital of S Province in search of a job. But just two yearster, he refused to go anywhere without a car.


    Zhang Fan first went to Chasu City Hospital in the morning. At noon, he went to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital to go check how Wang Yongyong was doing. It turned out that Wang Yongyong was recovering quite nicely. The swelling in his knee was already beginning to decrease.


    Shao Hua¡¯s cousin¡¯s food stand began operating. Its business was quite good. The cousin¡¯s wife¡¯s good cooking skills were put to use. In the morning, she would steam arge number of meat buns to sell during the day. Since her food was clean and she put plenty of meat in her buns, the doctors and nurses all liked to purchase food from her. Both the cousin and his wife¡¯s expressions brightened more and more each day. In China, money would make the world go round. Life would be really difficult without enough money.


    Normally, the cousin¡¯s wife would run the food stand, while the cousin would go work some part-time jobs outside. Both of them were nice people.


    Zhang Fan was really busy. Shao Hua was also quite busy herself. It wasmon for the bank to request her to work overtime. Shao Hua¡¯s cousin took over all physical work that needed to be done for the family¡ªhe absolutely insisted. This was how it was between rtives. Helping each other out would help everyone be closer and closer to each other.


    Meanwhile, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s gastrointestinal department wasn¡¯t doing well. The previous director had retired and then been recruited by Ma Wentao. The hospital hired a new director from elsewhere, but the new director didn¡¯t really care about his work here. The gastrointestinal department was slowly losing patients.


    A hospital department¡¯s overall abilities could be determined by public opinion. After just a few patient problems, the gastrointestinal department¡¯s reputation became rather poor, and this department also received numerousints.


    Superintendent Ouyang couldn¡¯t do anything about this for the time being. There were no doctors in the gastrointestinal department skilled enough yet to be the new director. As for hiring another doctor from outside to rece the new gastrointestinal director who didn¡¯t care about his work quality here, either the candidate doctors would feel that the conditions here weren¡¯t good enough, or their abilities wouldn¡¯t be good enough.


    The newly hired gastrointestinal director had recently been in many discussions with Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital because this hospital had already offered to give him the position of vice superintendent as long as he went there instead. Right now, the new gastrointestinal director was using this as a negotiation chip to threaten Superintendent Ouyang. She had to increase his sry or give him a promotion. Otherwise, he would leave.


    Even the superintendent of a hospital wouldn¡¯t be able to decide by herself who could be the vice superintendent of a hospital, nor was Superintendent Ouyang able to just increase his sry. What was she supposed to tell the other directors? If one director was paid far more than the other directors, that would make all the others startining. Since Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t agree to the new gastrointestinal director¡¯s demands, he started stalling and only going through the motions with his work here. He had also agreed upon specific conditions with Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital already.


    A rather unique female patient arrived on Tuesday for the gastrointestinal department. She had constantly been vomiting and feeling dizzy for the past three days before she had herself hospitalized.


    What made her so unique was that every single checkup performed on her showed that everything should have been perfectly normal. Yet, she still felt really unwell and constantly vomited and felt dizzy. The attending physician who received this patient had no idea how to treat her. He gave a preliminary diagnosis that this might be electrolyte imbnce. The attending physician then reported the patient¡¯s condition to the hospital administration department and requested consultation from the entire hospital.


    This request was of arger scale than normal. Usually, departments would consult each other on certain patients, but this entire hospital consultation request meant that experts from all departments were being asked to diagnose and treat the patient. Such a high-level request was something the superintendent would need to personally approve. If the request was approved, the hospital administration department would then need to arrange a time for all the expert doctors of the hospital to gather together for a discussion on the patient¡¯s circumstances.


    Superintendent Ouyang was an internal medicine expert herself. She felt that this patient¡¯s condition really was quite strange after she personally checked the patient¡¯s medical information. Every single checkup came back saying that the patient was perfectly normal, yet it was a fact that the patient was constantly vomiting at the hospital.


    On Tuesday afternoon, expert doctors from various departments gathered together at the gastrointestinal department for an entire hospital consultation meeting regarding this patient¡¯s condition. However, all of the doctors were quite confused by the end of the meeting. None of them were able to discover any abnormalities with the patient. No matter how much they discussed things, they were unable toe up with any good way to treat her.


    ¡°How about we invite an expert doctor from Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital? We need to help the patient,¡± rmended the new gastrointestinal director. He was simply watching the show and didn¡¯t care if there was a major incident. Since he already had a good new job lined up, he didn¡¯t even view himself as an employee of Chasu City Hospital any longer.


    Chasu City Hospital had always suppressed Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital ever since the two hospitals had been constructed. Only thetter hospital would ever invite expert doctors from the former. Superintendent Ouyang would lose too much face if she had to invite a doctor from Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital.


    However, there really was no good method to treat this patient at the moment. Superintendent Ouyang had a dark expression. Although lower-level hospitals would also receive patients with difficult or rare illnesses, the overall number of such illnesses would still be low.


    The new gastrointestinal director had previously been a gastrointestinal vice director at the provincial hospital. Even he couldn¡¯t tell what was wrong with the patient. However, he already had a n. He intended on taking this patient to Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital where he would contact his former coworker at the provincial hospital toe help diagnose this patient so that he could leave an excellent first impression at Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital.


    Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t want to do this, so the new gastrointestinal director tried to force her into it by using words. ¡°It¡¯s not strange for there to be some mysterious illnesses which are difficult to diagnose. Even the provincial hospital will have some cases which are difficult to determine. However, we can¡¯t just shut ourselves off from the world. No matter what, even if only for the sake of the patient¡¯s health, we must gather ideas from others as well.¡±


    His words sounded so wonderful and proper that even Superintendent Ouyang was unable to counter them. It wasn¡¯t like she could say, ¡°No, I won¡¯t allow myself to lose so much face!¡± Nor could she say something that could be construed as looking down on Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital¡¯s doctors. Just as she was having difficulty deciding what to do, the hospital administration director received a phone call and exited the meeting. Superintendent Ouyang watched him leave, and then said, ¡°Let us discuss some more. Maybe there¡¯s something we missed.¡±


    ¡°Haha!¡± The new gastrointestinal director¡¯sughter was filled with dripping sarcasm!


    Unlike at other jobs, there was no rule about turning one¡¯s cell phone off at a meeting between the higher-ups of the hospital. That was because of the nature of hospitals. It might be that a patient might suddenly have an emergency which would require an expert doctor¡¯s immediate attention. That was why no director would ever have their cell phone turned off.


    The gastrointestinal director¡¯s sarcasticughter was a direct p in the face to all of Chasu City Hospital¡¯s doctors. Sometimes, certain people really would be so brazen with tangible benefits and money influencing them.


    The hospital administration director finished with his phone call, came back in, and smiled while whispering something to Superintendent Ouyang. She turned to look at the hospital administration director, who nodded confidently at her.


    Superintendent Ouyang then spoke to the new gastrointestinal director. ¡°There¡¯s no need to invite a doctor from another hospital to diagnose this patient. Chasu City Hospital is already the best hospital in all of Chasu City. The patient has already been urately diagnosed. As for you, even though you¡¯re an expert from the provincial hospital, you¡¯re not even trying to diagnose the patient, but rather only think about asking for help from others. I think that you¡¯re not suitable for working at our hospital. From now on, your work contract with us is ended!¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang had been unable to vent her anger because nobody had been able to urately diagnose this patient. Now that this matter was taken care of, Superintendent Ouyang wasn¡¯t afraid even if the new gastrointestinal director tried to report her to Chasu City Communist Party Committee. She¡¯d thus spoken in an adamant and forceful tone.


    The newly hired gastrointestinal director had been hired under a program to hire talented individuals which other hospitals in Chasu City didn¡¯t have. The new gastrointestinal director had been causing trouble because he had wanted Superintendent Ouyang to release him from his work contract so that he could go work at Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital. But now, it was no longer the case of him looking down on Chasu City Hospital. He had suddenly been fired! Even if he went to Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital and received his position as vice superintendent there, he could never hope to be promoted any more than that in the future. That was because a fired expert doctor would no longer be viewed as an expert doctor!


    ¡°May I go meet the expert doctor who sessfully diagnosed this patient?¡± The new gastrointestinal director already knew that the expert doctors of Chasu City Hospital had already been gathered here for this consultation meeting. He felt that it was impossible for the expert doctors here not to be able topare to the lower-ranking doctors! That was why he wasn¡¯t worried that this was all just an act put on by Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Sure!¡± Superintendent Ouyang said condescendingly.


    A while earlier, what happened was...


    Zhang Fan returned to the oncological department and discovered that Director Anar wasn¡¯t present. ¡°Why are things so slow today? Where¡¯s the director?¡± he asked a rotation doctor.


    Since Zhang Fan had been working at another hospital earlier this morning, he at least had to notify the director when he came back.


    ¡°Boss, Director Anar is currently participating in an entire hospital consultation meeting!¡± Zhang Fan had a rather special position among the rotation doctors. They viewed him as an abnormal specimen.


    ¡°Haha, jokes or not, don¡¯t refer to me like that! Which patient in which department has such a serious problem that requires an entire hospital consultation meeting?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really mind the joke that much. If he minded such things, he would be exhausted to death.


    ¡°A patient from the gastrointestinal department! Zhang Fan, since you¡¯re usually not busy, how about helping me out?¡± This rotation doctor was a female doctor who had graduated one yearter than Zhang Fan had. However, she had joined Chasu City Hospital in the same year as Zhang Fan. She was rather pretty and was one of the more popr intern doctors.


    Today, the other doctors in the oncological department were rather busy. This rotation doctor was the only one who was rather free, which was why Zhang Fan had asked her about the director¡¯s whereabouts. However, she then kept trying to get him to do things for her sake. Zhang Fan really regretted speaking to her.


    ¡°Oh! I don¡¯t really know if I¡¯m good enough to help you out!¡±


    ¡°Look at what a coward you are. I have too many medical reports to write. I was just resting a little. See, even my fingers are getting swollen. Could you help me write a few medical reports?¡± she said, cing her fingers in front of Zhang Fan¡¯s face. Her fingers were slender, white, and had a pleasant faint fragrance. She also had a cute expression and watery big eyes. No wonder there were many male doctors interested in her.


    However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to be writing medical reports for her. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he¡¯d had such a difficult time in college, along with his two years of experience after graduation, maybe he would have been seduced by her, but he had seen far too many people who were far smarter than she was over the past two years. The rotation doctor was still inexperienced.


    ¡°Oh! I just remembered that I forgot something!¡± This was a terrible excuse, but it was also the best excuse that Zhang Fan could think of that would convince this female intern doctor to stop trying to seduce him in the future.


    Zhang Fan then went over to the gastrointestinal department since he was curious about the patient who required an entire hospital consultation meeting. Currently, his friend Hu Zengyang was one of the lead doctors in the department as the new gastrointestinal director was even stranger than the previous director. Right now, Hu Zengyang was the lead doctor for all of the major scheduled patient checkups.


    Zhang Fan chuckled while asking, ¡°Brother Hu, isn¡¯t there an entire hospital consultation meeting? Howe you¡¯re not participating?¡±


    He could only joke around like this because he had a friendly rtionship with Hu Zengyang. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have dared to crack this joke. At the very least, one would have to have the second-highest level certification in order to join the entire hospital consultation meeting. Hu Zengyang was only an attending physician.


    ¡°Yeah! I already offered my opinion! The superintendent felt that I was correct!¡±


    ¡°Who the hell would believe you!¡±


    ¡°You little brat, you clearly knew already that I¡¯m not high-ranking enough to participate in that meeting, yet you¡¯re still teasing me. Howe you¡¯re here in the gastrointestinal department?¡±


    ¡°I missed you!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re bing ever slyer! Where¡¯s that good and honest Zhang Fan from before? Man, how long has it been since west saw each other?¡± Although they worked at the same hospital, they were both really busy. It had indeed been a really long time since theyst saw each other.


    ¡°I was busy! Which patient is the reason for such a major meeting today?¡± Zhang Fan got to serious business and stopped joking around.


    ¡°A patient who keeps vomiting! All of her checkupse back as normal, but she still continuously vomits,¡± Hu Zengyang informed him.


    ¡°That¡¯s strange! Brother Hu, show her to me so that I can learn, ok?¡±


    ¡°Wait a moment for me. I need to print some papers first. Here, you can take a look at her medical information in the meantime,¡± Hu Zengyang told him.


    Zhang Fan sat down and started looking through the patient¡¯s medical information. The patient was a woman who was 45 years old. She was an office worker who hadn¡¯t been seriously injured or ill recently, nor did she have any chronic illnesses. ording to her own answers to the hospital¡¯s standard questions, she didn¡¯t drink alcohol, didn¡¯t smoke, didn¡¯t do drugs, and didn¡¯t have any family history of inherited diseases.


    Zhang Fan then looked through the results of the patient¡¯s checkups. Her blood was normal. Her biochemistry, chest X-rays, and brain CT scans all seemed perfectly normal. Zhang Fan was unable to tell what was wrong, since he had yet to meet the patient.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go meet the patient. I hear that a young brat like you is now being treated like a director?¡± Hu Zengyang teased Zhang Fan along the way.


    ¡°What do you mean, like a director?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t understand.


    ¡°Stop pretending. The whole hospital knows already that you don¡¯t need to do anything or write medical reports in the oncological department. Isn¡¯t that treating you like a director?¡±


    ¡°Oh! Look at what you¡¯re saying!¡± Zhang Fan felt rather helpless about this. There would always be others who were envious. However, only ordinary people wouldn¡¯t receive envy from others. Zhang Fan simply ignored the envy of others and continued doing what he should do.


    ¡°This is the patient in question. Take a look. She keeps vomiting intermittently,¡± Hu Zengyang said while pointing at a female patient who was in a private patient room.


    Since this patient was special to the point of requiring an entire hospital consultation meeting, and also because the patient¡¯s family had asked for it, she had been given an individual room of her own. Zhang Fan went into the patient¡¯s room and immediately saw that the patient and her husband both had unpleasant expressions.


    The patient and her husband were both government employees of Chasu City. The husband worked at the Bureau of Education, while the patient herself worked at the China Disabled Persons Federation. Although neither of them were high-ranking members of these government organizations, Chasu City wasn¡¯t veryrge, and it was easy enough for them to at least find some connections. The patient had already been hospitalized at Chasu City Hospital for several days with no sign of any improvement. When they asked her doctor, the attending physician wasn¡¯t even able to tell her what was wrong with her. The patient and her husband had yet to even see the gastrointestinal directore talk to them, which was why they were both in a foul mood.


    ¡°This is Doctor Zhang from our surgical department. He¡¯s here to diagnose you,¡± Hu Zengyang introduced Zhang Fan to the patient.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to trouble you. We¡¯ve already contacted Dee University Affiliated Hospital. We¡¯re transferring there tomorrow.¡± The patient¡¯s husband had an unfriendly tone.


    ¡°It¡¯s no trouble at all. It¡¯s what we should do.¡± Zhang Fan pretended not to understand. He even smiled at the patient and her family.


    As the saying went, it would be more difficult to be angry with someone who was smiling. Since the patient and her husband both worked in Chasu City, they didn¡¯t want to antagonize the doctors at Chasu City Hospital too much. ¡°Alright, let him take a look then! Even your surgical directors weren¡¯t able to diagnose what¡¯s wrong with my wife.¡±


    This was amon problem for educated Chinese people. Even if they were really angry, they would still really care about face. Even though the patient and her husband really didn¡¯t want to, they could only let Zhang Fan give her another checkup for the sake of face.


    On the way here, Zhang Fan had been keeping his hands warm in his pockets. This was his way of being professional as a doctor. There were many possible reasons for vomiting, but the mostmon reasons would be rted either to the digestive tract or the brain. Zhang Fan started checking the patient from her stomach.


    He found that there was nothing wrong with the patient¡¯s liver, gall dder, kidney, or spleen. Her stomach was soft, and she didn¡¯t feel any pain from him exerting some pressure on the stomach. Nor did she feel any rebound tenderness.


    ¡°Have you eaten anything rather special recently, such as mushrooms?¡± Zhang Fan asked the patient.


    ¡°Nope!¡±


    Zhang Fan then began to check the patient¡¯s nerve reflexes around her brain. All of her nerves responded normally. In that case, just what could the reason be for her vomiting?


    ¡°What situations will make your vomiting worse?¡± Zhang Fan asked the patient.


    ¡°I feel really bad when I get a bit tired during work. I¡¯ll even feel so dizzy that I can¡¯t stand.¡±


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, what is your job? What hobbies do you have?¡± Zhang Fan asked while smiling, even though he already knew her job from her medical information. He had a really friendly attitude and sincere tone. Since he was speaking so gently, the patient even began cooperating with him without realizing it despite her previous foul mood. Zhang Fan was already bing a mature doctor who was gaining skill at talking to patients.


    Zhang Fan understood why the patient and her husband would be so upset. It would be normal for anyone to be angry and anxious if the doctor was unable to properly tell them what was wrong. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be angry with the patients for their attitude in such circumstances.


    ¡°I¡¯m an office worker. I don¡¯t really have any hobbies.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the nature of your work? What do you usually do when you¡¯re resting at home?¡±


    ¡°Ah, I mainly deal with paperwork. At home, I mostly do some sewing and so on.¡±


    ¡°Oh! Has the patient had an X-ray done on the neck and spine yet?¡± Zhang Fan asked Hu Zengyang.


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Zhang Fan had a serious attitude. The patient and her husband were satisfied with this, and wouldn¡¯tin even if he was unable to diagnose her. The patient¡¯s husband took out the neck and spine X-ray from a table drawer in the private patient room. ¡°The X-rays are here!¡±


    Zhang Fan looked over the neck and spine X-ray, and was still unable to find any problems. ¡°This is really strange!¡±


    Zhang Fan then told the patient, ¡°Ma¡¯am, please lie down t on your stomach so that I can check your spine.¡±


    Zhang Fan then began to check her spine. When he touched her fourth cervical vertebra, he made a sound of astonishment. ¡°Eh!?¡±


    Zhang Fan¡¯s ability to diagnose and rehabilitate orthopedic injuries had improved ever since he leveled up orthopedic surgery in his System.


    For level 1 orthopedic surgery courses in his System, Zhang Fan had only been able to learn aboutmon orthopedic problems. After leveling up to level 2, the orthopedic surgery courses in his System became far more specialized. Although this wasn¡¯t the highest level of orthopedic surgery courses avable in the System, these courses were already quite specialized. The System from the future had rather precise settings for these medical courses. The System required that the doctor host master every single course in level 2 before it would open up level 3 orthopedic surgery courses.


    Right now, Zhang Fan had made the most progress in orthopedic surgery in his System! This was mainly because general surgery was far too deep! Zhang Fan had yet to master everything in general surgery, because there was far too much to learn!

 Chapter 175: Alpaca stampede!

    <h4>Chapter 175: Alpaca stampede!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The spine was a rtively long and slender lever that would help to bnce the head¡¯s weight. Since the spine joints were also flexible themselves, the cervical vertebrae were the part of the spine with the greatest movement ability, which also meant that their stability would be slightly weaker inparison. That was why the cervical vertebrae were the easiest part of the spine to injure. It also wouldn¡¯t be wise to just massage the cervical vertebrae unless the doctor already knew specific treatment techniques.


    This was because the cervical vertebrae were far too important. To exin simply, the spinal cord¡¯s functions included helping to control your breathing, your body temperature, and so on. Many important nerves for maintaining your basic functions would all pass through them. Thus, not only was the spinal cord critically important, it was also rather fragile. If the doctor didn¡¯t use the proper amount of force during the massage, a medical incident might ur. Such a medical incident urring would mean that there wouldn¡¯t even be enough time to try and save the patient, as the patient would instantly die or be paralyzed!


    When Zhang Fan touched the C4 vertebrae, he could sense the patient¡¯s neck muscles beginning to tighten.


    ¡°Does this hurt?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°No, but I do think I feel a little dizzy when you press there,¡± the patient said without much confidence.


    ¡°I¡¯ll press there again, so try and see if you sense anything.¡±


    Zhang Fan pushed on the C4 vertebrae again. The patient had no reaction. Zhang Fan continued his checkup, and didn¡¯t find anything wrong with the patient¡¯s neck. ¡°Brother Hu, I think the patient¡¯s problem is somewhere near the C4 vertebrae.¡±


    Zhang Fan then asked the patient, ¡°Ma¡¯am, could I ask you to try lowering your head and trying the checkup again?¡±


    The patient lowered her head. Zhang Fan put some pressure on her C4 vertebrae. The patient then said, ¡°Whoa! No, I feel dizzy and really bad!¡± Zhang Fan then slowly stopped pressuring her C4 vertebrae, and told her, ¡°Ma¡¯am, raise your head slowly now.¡±


    As the patient slowly raised her head, Zhang Fan informed her, ¡°The inferior longitudinal fasciculus has grown thicker topensate for the fact that you often need to lower your head as you work! As time passes or if there¡¯s too much pressure, the thickened portion will pressure your arteries and cause your brain to temporarilyck blood, along with dizziness and vomiting, but if you only lower your head a little or if there¡¯s not much pressure, that won¡¯t cause any symptoms.¡±


    ¡°Are you certain?¡± Hu Zengyang felt that this was almost inconceivable.


    ¡°I¡¯m certain. The symptoms match what I found from my checkup,¡± Zhang Fan stated.


    ¡®I¡¯ve never even heard of this condition!¡¯ Hu Zengyang thought to himself. He then asked, ¡°How should we treat the patient?¡±


    ¡°There are two methods. The first is to use surgery to cut off the thickened portion and permanently cure the patient. However, this will be rather risky. The second method is to use massages to adjust the cervical spine¡¯s angle so that the thickened portion will move slightly away from the arteries. This angle adjustment doesn¡¯t need to be big, and it can cure the patient¡¯s condition. However, the patient will need to refrain from lowering her head too much at work. Otherwise, she¡¯ll have a rpse.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to have surgery!¡± The patient didn¡¯t really understand most of Zhang Fan¡¯s exnation. However, she definitely knew what the word surgery meant, so she hurriedly waved her hand in refusal.


    ¡°Alright then. Ma¡¯am, allow me to perform a neck adjustment massage for you. Let¡¯s see if it works!¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Actually, the patient didn¡¯t know that there would also be significant risk with a massage.


    Zhang Fan asked the patient to get into supine position. He stood straight in front of her, had the patient adjust her neck to an angle between 45 and 90 degrees, and slowly ced his thumb and palm on the patient¡¯s cheek. He slowly rotated his index finger and then started pressuring the upper cervical spine. He also turned the patient¡¯s head, massaged, extended her neck backwards, performedteral flexion, and adjusted her neck by a rather small angle.


    The patient¡¯s cervical vertebrae were in normal condition. However, the thickening of the inferior longitudinal fasciculus was quite rare to see. The symptoms would also disappear if the afflicted person kept their neck straight for a period of time. It wasn¡¯t that strange for Chasu City Hospital¡¯s doctors to be unable to diagnose this. For this particr condition, only highly experienced spine experts would be able to diagnose it. It truly wouldn¡¯t be possible for normal doctors.


    Half an hourter, Zhang Fan finished the neck adjustment massage treatment. Zhang Fan wiped away the sweat on his head as he told the patient, ¡°Ma¡¯am, try getting up and walking a few steps! See if you¡¯re still feeling terrible or dizzy.¡±


    This treatment was quite tiring for Zhang Fan. Using too little strength wouldn¡¯t have any effect, while using too much strength would mean injuring the patient. Zhang Fan thus had to adjust his own muscles¡¯ output to match the patient¡¯s neck¡¯s resistance. He also needed to constantly maintain the same level of force on the patient¡¯s neck to help her neck adjust. This truly wouldn¡¯t be easy.


    ¡°I feel much better. I no longer feel dizzy or that I want to vomit! I¡¯m starving! I¡¯ve been vomiting so much over the past few days that it felt like I was about to spit up my intestines. I finally have some appetite now!¡± the patient said delightedly.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, don¡¯t be so happy just yet. This is only the first step. Your massage treatment still requires a long period of time. Right now, it¡¯s only a temporary improvement. You might start feeling dizzy or vomit again by tonight,¡± Zhang Fan told the patient.


    ¡°Then what should I do, Doctor?¡± The patient became quite worried. She was really scared of her own constant vomiting. It was far too ufortable!


    ¡°The rehabilitative massaging needs to be continued for a period of time. Once your muscles and bones fix themselves into the new position, your condition will permanently improve. However, the treatment will take a long period of time. You must mentally prepare yourself,¡± Zhang Fan exined.


    When Zhang Fan finished the massage treatment, Hu Zengyang saw that the patient¡¯s condition had improved noticeably. This meant that Zhang Fan¡¯s diagnosis had been correct and that the treatment was effective. Since Hu Zengyang knew that this patient¡¯s unknown condition had be a major matter, he immediately went out to go call the hospital administration director at this time.


    ¡°No worries. I¡¯m not afraid of a long treatment. Take your time in treating me. I¡¯m not in a rush. Thank you!¡± The patient then turned around to look at her husband.


    These minor government officials would often be the sensitive type who paid close attention to detail. Since this doctor had managed to correctly diagnose and treat her when so many other doctors hadn¡¯t been able to do anything, they really wanted to get into this doctor¡¯s good graces.


    The patient¡¯s husband understood what his wife meant. He instantly started stuffing milk boxes, gift boxes, and so on into Zhang Fan¡¯s hands.


    Superintendent Ouyang and the other doctors arrived while Zhang Fan was trying to politely refuse the gifts. Zhang Fan became incredibly embarrassed when the door opened unexpectedly as he had reflexively taken the gifts right at this exact moment. He then turned around to see Superintendent Ouyang and all the top doctors of the hospital looking at him!


    Superintendent Ouyang had originally been smiling, but her expression instantly changed when she saw Zhang Fan holding gifts that obviously were from the patient. However, this wasn¡¯t the time to be scolding Zhang Fan. Superintendent Ouyang red daggers at him. Her intention was obvious: ¡®Just you wait!¡¯


    Some of the doctors behind Superintendent Ouyang smiled knowingly at seeing this young doctor¡¯s awkwardness! What was bad luck? This was bad luck! Zhang Fan was caught red-handed by the big boss of the hospital.


    Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t say anything. Zhang Fan also couldn¡¯t exin. At this moment, the hospital administration director spoke up. ¡°What, you¡¯re still not going to put those down? Do you want me to hold onto them for you?¡±


    Zhang Fan also knew that this wasn¡¯t the time to exin. He hurriedly put the gifts down by the wall as a gigantic alpaca stampede paraded through his mind. To make an analogy, he felt as if yellowish mud had gotten onto his pants. Even if it wasn¡¯t actually sh*t, others would think that it was sh*t on his pants!


    Hu Zengyang also felt rather awkward. He hadn¡¯t expected such a situation, so he had an apologetic look as he nced in Zhang Fan¡¯s direction!


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about the patient¡¯s condition!¡± Superintendent Ouyang spoke to Zhang Fan after he put the gifts down. She intended to give the rebellious gastrointestinal director a vicious p in the face, which was why she was temporarily sparing Zhang Fan. However, she would definitely take advantage of this to pressure Zhang Fanter. This was simply her leadership style. Despite countless tempests, the top doctors would all stay by her side. As for doctors who weren¡¯t top-level, she wouldn¡¯t need to bother with them.


    The internal medicine directors still didn¡¯t know Zhang Fan very well. However, all the surgical directors were highly familiar with Zhang Fan by now. This was especially so for the urology director. He was quite happy to see Zhang Fan in such an awkward state. He was the happiest of all, not because he wasughing at Zhang Fan¡¯s misfortune, but rather because he felt like he finally found apanion. He was happy because he no longer felt alone in his awkwardness since the superintendent was his ex-girlfriend! He felt far too much pressure from being a director under her!

 Chapter 176: The special nature of doctors

    <h4>Chapter 176: The special nature of doctors</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°The patient felt dizzy, unwell, and vomited for three days before hospitalizing herself here. After aplete series of checkups, nothing was apparently wrong with her anywhere. Attending physician Hu Zengyang and I performed a detailed physical checkup for the patient together. We coincidentally discovered that when the patient lowers her head, the muscles near her C4 vertebrae will tense up and cause her dizziness and difort. ording to these symptoms, the diagnosis is quite clear. The patient is suffering because her inferior longitudinal fasciculus has grown thicker.¡±


    At a hospital, those with the best skills would be king. Although Zhang Fan said things in quite a roundabout manner, iming coincidence and doing it together with Hu Zengyang, which gave face to everyone else, this was still a matter of who had more professional knowledge. Yet, having a good attitude would also be important.


    After Zhang Fan finished exining the process that led to his diagnosis, the new gastrointestinal director immediately objected due to wanting to cause trouble. ¡°Don¡¯t just spout rubbish. This patient doesn¡¯t have the symptoms of oxygen deprivation in the brain. Her X-rays show that her cervical vertebrae aren¡¯t abnormal in even the slightest. Do you really even understand this?¡±


    ¡°How can this be rubbish? The patient¡¯s symptoms and condition both match the diagnosis of thickening of the inferior longitudinal fasciculus.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what was going on with the new gastrointestinal director. However, Zhang Fan would normally respect higher-ranking doctors, so he still spoke quite politely.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, rest assured in saying anything that you think. Gastrointestinal Director Chen is no longer a doctor at our hospital,¡± Superintendent Ouyang told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh! This is actually quite simple. The patient¡¯s inferior longitudinal fasciculus has moved slightly to the leftpared to most people. She often works for long periods of time with her head lowered due to deskwork. Although this didn¡¯t cause her cervical vertebrae to change form, her inferior longitudinal fasciculus haspensated by thickening itself. If this isn¡¯t fixed for her in time, it¡¯s likely that her cervical vertebrae will also be deformed in the future.¡±


    ¡°Your ims are utter garbage. The images don¡¯t support this at all. What do you even understand? You think that it will thicken just because you said it thickened?¡± the gastrointestinal director retorted.


    ¡°First of all, there was no MRI scan performed on this patient¡¯s neck. There was only an X-ray. You think that the inferior longitudinal fasciculus can be seen on an X-ray? How are we supposed to provide evidence if we can¡¯t see it? Secondly, with only this small amount of thickening, it¡¯s likely that someone like you won¡¯t be able to detect it even if you had an MRI scan. That¡¯s because you¡¯re not knowledgeable enough.¡± Zhang Fan became angered since the gastrointestinal director was continually being so rude to him. Still, Zhang Fan¡¯s words were absolutely correct. Only the best experts on the spine would be able to discern this thickening of the inferior longitudinal fasciculus.


    ¡°What a joke! What would a meager resident doctor like you understand?¡± The gastrointestinal director then went over to the patient, and imed, ¡°I¡¯m the gastrointestinal director of Dee University Affiliated Hospital. I feel that your condition requires more advanced checkups, and I can help you contact Dee University Affiliated Hospital for the most advanced medical checkups around.¡±


    As he said this, he felt that the patient would gratefully agree immediately as Dee University Affiliated Hospital was a provincial hospital which was renowned in the border province.


    ¡°Oh! There¡¯s no need for that. Chasu City Hospital¡¯s medical level is pretty good.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s first massage treatment for the patient had obviously been effective. The patient was no idiot. She knew better than anyone else if the treatment worked or not. That was why she instantly refused this whatever director¡¯s rmendation without even hearing him out.


    Superintendent Ouyang and the other Chasu City Hospital doctors all smiled when they heard this patient¡¯s response. The patient was being far too great by causing the rebellious gastrointestinal director to lose face.


    ¡°Oh! Are you really certain? Your condition seems quite severe. You shouldn¡¯t let things get any worse. You¡¯ll really regret it if a minor problem bes a major problem in the future!¡± Although the gastrointestinal director was unable to personally diagnose what was wrong with this patient, he could only continue with what he was already doing since he had burned bridges with Chasu City Hospital already.


    ¡°We also have every checkup that¡¯s avable at the provincial hospitals. We can give you moreplete checkups in a bit!¡± the hospital administration director offered to the patient.


    The patient and her husband became rather confused. ¡®What¡¯s going on? Why are so many doctors fighting over us?¡¯ The husband and wife exchanged nces, and could both tell that the other was rather perplexed.


    They were now somewhat shaken by the director¡¯s words. They were just ordinary people who had never been viewed with such great importance before. They were getting a little scared.


    ¡°How do you feel right now? Maybe we should go to Raptor City after all?¡± the husband doubtingly asked his wife.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡± The patient no longer had any confidence.


    ¡°You see, don¡¯t be misled by the doctors here. You really should go to Dee University Affiliated Hospital in Raptor City.¡± The rebellious gastrointestinal director felt really proud of himself for being able to suppress an entire hospital all by himself!


    Actually, this wasn¡¯t because he was amazing or anything like that. This was simply the issue ofpetition between higher-level hospitals and lower-level hospitals in China. This was something that the Chinese medical field truly felt a headache about. Patients no longer trusted in the lower-level hospitals. Anyone who had even a slightly more serious illness would go to visit a provincial hospital, or even go to Beijing or Shanghai. The end result was that thergest and best hospitals in China werepletely overcrowded and busy with performing the most basic work, which caused dissatisfaction to both patients and the doctors there.


    [Author¡¯s note: Whose fault is all this? This author doesn¡¯t know!]


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if you want to go to a higher-level hospital as they¡¯re more professional. I won¡¯t force you to get treated here. However, let¡¯s just say this. How many times on average do you vomit per day since you started feeling unwell?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t try to stop the patient from going to another hospital, since he felt this would only make the patient more suspicious if he did so.


    ¡°About 20 or more times per day!¡± the patient answered after she thought about it.


    ¡°Right now, there¡¯s two methods avable to verify the diagnosis. The first is to immediately have an MRI scan done on your neck. But, even if we do this, I think that a certain person wouldn¡¯t be able to understand it. Although that person was previously a doctor from a higher-level hospital, I bet that person couldn¡¯t handle things there anymore, so he came here instead to just make do.¡±


    The gastrointestinal director wanted to respond to this insult, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t give him a chance as he continued, ¡°The second might take a little more time, but it will be a really good way to verify it. It¡¯s currently three p.m. right now. With your average amount of vomiting, that means you¡¯ll vomit approximately once per hour. Let¡¯s time things starting right now. If you vomit before ten p.m. tonight, I¡¯ll personally pay for your trip to Raptor City.¡±


    Zhang Fan was absolutely confident in himself. He had grinded with his System for two years already. What use would that have been if he couldn¡¯t have at least this much confidence now? He might as well quit being a doctor if he couldn¡¯t be confident about this! Since this director had been so directly rude to him several times already, calling his diagnosis rubbish, Zhang Fan no longer treated him politely or tried to give him any face.


    The patient was now really confused about what was going on. However, she did know one thing: that Zhang Fan¡¯s treatment for her had really been effective.


    ¡°How about we wait for two days? If I still keep vomiting after two days, let¡¯s go to Raptor City then,¡± the patient told her husband.


    ¡°How can you possibly wait around when you¡¯re sick! Are you educated or not!?¡± The gastrointestinal director wasn¡¯t being careful with his words any more due to his anger. Well, of course he would be impatient for the patient to leave Chasu City Hospital. It would bepletely different for him if he was fired from here vs. suppressing the entire hospital on his way out. He could no longer return to the provincial hospital after quitting his job there toe here. If his reputation becamepletely ruined, how was he supposed to survive at his next job at Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital?


    ¡°Hey! Just who do you think you are? Did I invite you toe treat me? Just what is your job? Who¡¯s your leader? Do you have any ss? What the hell, you think you¡¯re educated just because you¡¯re wearing a doctor¡¯s coat? You look more like a cook to me!¡±


    The patient was quite angry now as well. She had been really annoyed over the past few days due to all her vomiting. Now, someone wasughing at her for not having an education? This really was a sore point for her as she only had a high school education. In the current day and age, even undergraduate college students weren¡¯t considered that valuable anymore. She already felt rather inferior at her workce due to only having a high school education. Now, even a doctor wasughing at her when she came to get treated? Of course she wouldn¡¯t be able to stand for this!


    Ordinary people wouldn¡¯t be able to stand up to a middle-aged woman who exploded in anger. The gastrointestinal director¡¯s face went yellow from being called a cook instead of a doctor in front of everyone like this.


    ¡°If you dare to spout any more rubbish, I¡¯ll sue you!¡± The patient then smiled at Zhang Fan. ¡°I can feel for myself that I really do feel much better. Previously, I would always feel dizzy if I became even slightly emotional. That felt really good right now!¡± Not only was the gastrointestinal director really scared, even her husband had been really scared by her outburst just now!


    ¡°Just how did you cure her?¡± The gastrointestinal director still felt unwilling about all of this. He could now tell that the patient was truly feeling better. Just earlier this morning, she had still been obviously in a weak state. Yet, she now seemed so lively and energetic in her anger! She didn¡¯t seem to be ill at all! The gastrointestinal director had really lost a lot of face!


    Zhang Fan was about to speak up, but Superintendent Ouyang spoke first. ¡°That¡¯s a matter for our own hospital. There¡¯s no need for you to concern yourself. Please leave now. I¡¯ll send your paperwork over to human resources immediately!¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang would neverpromise with the gastrointestinal director even if this meant the copse of the gastrointestinal department. She had an incredibly steely and upromising personality! He had overthought things. It now seemed likely that the gastrointestinal director wouldn¡¯t be able to sessfully go to his new job at Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital! Superintendent Ouyang wouldn¡¯t be herself anymore if she was the type topromise so easily.


    Later in the superintendent¡¯s office, Ouyang Hong pointed at the sofa across from her desk and told Zhang Fan, ¡°Sit!¡±


    Zhang Fan sat down and wanted to exin about the gifts from earlier, but Superintendent Ouyang waved her hand, indicating that it wasn¡¯t necessary. ¡°That¡¯s only something minor, so I won¡¯t say too much on it. However, you must know that you¡¯re no longer just an ordinary doctor. Your progress definitely won¡¯t stop here. How far you can go down this path in the future will depend on your own self-discipline. Right now, your skills onlyck experience. If you can achieve self-discipline that others can¡¯t, I believe that you¡¯ll one day be at the top of China¡¯s medical field.¡±


    ¡°Understood, Superintendent!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t intend on exining anymore. He also understood what it was like for her. It wouldn¡¯t be easy for the superintendent of a ss A hospital to pay so much attention to raising him. This hospital wouldn¡¯t belong to her personally, either. Although skills made king at a hospital, it wasn¡¯t like the hospital would be unable to function with one person less. Superintendent Ouyang was a woman who had sessfully developed her cardiology department into a top three cardiology department in the entire border province despite the previous superintendent suppressing the internal medicine departments. She was definitely someone incredible!


    To make a simple analogy, when Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon, if his surgical assistant didn¡¯t follow him and had his own thoughts instead, it would be impossible toplete the surgery. The hospital was an organization with rules that needed to be followed.


    The superintendent was giving him face by only scolding him a little. The superintendent could alsopletely stop a doctor from receiving any surgeries. The doctor wouldn¡¯t be able to do anything about this. The doctor would also be unable to win anywsuits against the superintendent for this. Any organization would always need to protect its own rules first. The rules couldn¡¯t be changed just for the sake of one genius, unless the genius was capable of overturning the entire system. If you didn¡¯t follow the rules, nobody would listen to you, and you would be isted. People wouldn¡¯t even trust you then. This was even more so the case for China¡¯s medical system, which was mostly run by the government. If you were that amazing, just try to go against the system. What do you think would happen?


    No matter how amazing you were, as long as you wanted to work for a system, no matter what else, you had to obey orders. If someone lectured you today, but you felt that you were amazing and quit your job as a doctor here, what about tomorrow then? What if you met an even stricter boss next time?


    Yes, a doctor could go to a private hospital and earn lots and lots of money. However, for someone like Zhang Fan who had his System, money was no longer the most important. In the healthcare system, no matter how much of a genius or how amazing you were, it would be impossible to aplish anything without an organization¡¯s support. For instance, for cancer drugs, maybe Pfizer would suddenly dere one day that they wouldn¡¯t sell to China anymore. Yes, China was a powerful country, but what would they be able to do about this?


    The future medical system valued individualized difference more and more. However, such a goal and dream could only be realized at a national-scale organization. Without regards to whether you made a name for yourself or not, you would first have to be able to make it in this organization. If you couldn¡¯t even seed in this organization, how would you possibly be able to develop?


    Such organizations would be about grinding away people¡¯s individual will, unless you were the head of such an organization. If you were unable to obey such an organization, then you could simply leave the public hospitals and go work at a private hospital or open up your own clinic! If you were the boss of your own clinic, you could set whatever hours you wanted, or even go to sleep instead of going to work. Nobody would care! So, in order to seed in any organization, you would first have to be able to follow the rules. If Zhang Fan had really been such an ambitious type though, he wouldn¡¯t havee to the border province in the first ce. He would have instead gone to southern China!


    Also, different leaders would have different philosophies for leading their organization. Superintendent Batu of Kuake City Hospital mostly led by offering benefits to his subordinates. This was because Kuake City Hospital was quite a small hospital. However, Chasu City Hospital was muchrger, and had all sorts of people in it. Each leader would have their own individual style.


    Superintendent Ouyang was a woman of steel. No matter what, she was now the superintendent. Reasonable or not, this was simply her management style. She preferred to use the stick first and then give a carrot. She would never let her subordinatespletely rx. She wanted her subordinates to be obedient to her. This was simply her method. There was nothing right or wrong about it. There would only be methods useful or not when leading an organization.


    ¡°Okay! You have a good attitude. You¡¯re still young and have a long path ahead of you. I¡¯ve seen geniuses before, but how many geniuses will truly be able to shine brightly? That¡¯s why right now, you not only need to keep improving your medical skills, you also need to establish a proper worldview. Read more ssics by famous people. Although it might sound exaggerated, it might help you out. Also, the 10 excellent youths of Chasu City nominees have all been chosen. You¡¯re the only one from the medical system. Remember not to lose what¡¯s more important for the sake of something minor!¡± Superintendent Ouyang stood up for her final sentence.


    ¡°Understood, Superintendent!¡± Zhang Fan also stood up. He then ruined the serious atmosphere by asking, ¡°Just what exactly is this award about?¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang almost wanted to throw her teacup at him. ¡°Glory! Do you understand? This is a great glory. It¡¯s Chasu City Communist Party Committee, Chasu City Hospital, and the popce all giving you their recognition. Do you feel that this glory isn¡¯t as important as some gift boxes of milk?¡± She was now being quite direct with him.


    Zhang Fan immediately admitted his wrongs! The more economically developed a ce was in China, the less influence the government would have. However, things were different in the border province. People here would have a strong sense of glory and discipline. If there was a major snowstorm, adults and children together would participate in sweeping snow off the streets. When the cotton was ready, all students from fourth graders all the way to college students would absolutely have to participate in cotton picking. They would need to pick a certain weight of cotton every day. Maybe some people would snort and say that this was foolish, so...


    Then let¡¯s talk about the militia here in the border province. No actual military troops could be allowed here within 500 kilometers of the border. There were only some armed police, but they wouldn¡¯t be permitted to carry guns. This was the agreement that China had signed with the neighboring countries here. Actually, there would be plenty of dirty things between any country¡¯s agreements. Whenever a major incident happened, what would happen if there weren¡¯t enough military forces? Sending troops from other ces wouldn¡¯t do, as that would cause too much of a loss of face for China! China was still a major country of the world!


    With onemand, the border province would be filled with people wearing green military uniforms with no insignia and equipped with no gunpowder weapons. Everyone would instead be armed with shovels. They would arrive on the streets inrge pickup trucks. It would be quite easy to suddenly summon an army of 100,000 or even several million with the Chinese poption. If there really was war, the weapons would be issued to everyone. These people were normally farm workers or employees of various businesses. Normally, they would just be ordinary citizens. However, they would actually go participate in military training every year at a certain time. This was real military training with real bullets, where people would die each year!


    The border province was a special ce due to being on the border. Thus, obedience and discipline were enforced even more here. The hospitals would also really ce great importance on discipline and doctors¡¯ obedience. Discipline and obedience couldn¡¯t be described as having ss. Such concepts were products of powerful authority to begin with. However, it would be impossible for hospitals not to care about discipline and obedience. If such things weren¡¯t cared about, then doctors would instantly start running away the moment that they encountered a gue!


    Why did China still keep military hospitals around? These military hospitals were the final defense line for the Chinese citizens¡¯ health, or for China itself! If there was a critical moment, the military hospital employees were willing to sacrifice themselves at any time! You¡¯d better believe it! This wasn¡¯t trying to be contradictory or anything like that. The doctor profession was far too special. If you couldn¡¯t take even the slightest grievance, then you should quit immediately as a patient would easily anger you to death!

 Chapter 177: Realm of geniuses

    <h4>Chapter 177: Realm of geniuses</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan finally finished his rotation in the depressing oncological department. Director Anar respectfully sent off Zhang Fan, since she would always think of Superintendent Ouyang whenever she saw him, and thus start to worry about her director position. Zhang Fan had felt far too suffocated in the oncological department as patients there were mostly resigned to death already.


    Zhang Fan was then rotated to the endocrinology department. This department was far too difficult, and would make many medical students quit for an easier department. Those who weren¡¯t good enough in their studies wouldn¡¯t be able to handle this department at all. The basic concepts in this department weren¡¯t very direct, which made things difficult for medical students who were poor at studies. Hormones would easily confuse medical students. The different types of hormones, their usages, hormonal systems, and so on were all very high level. Much knowledge would also be the unclear type in theboratory.


    Thus, you could imagine how difficult it would be to work in this department. However, this department did have its strengths. Inparison to other departments, this department would receive fewer emergency patients. The patients here would also progress more slowly in their illnesses.


    Chasu City Hospital was still only a local ss A hospital, so endocrinology and metabolic diseases were ssified together in the same department. There were only two male doctors in this entire department. All other doctors were female, and most of the female doctors were young and married already. The two male doctors were really pitiful! They would have to readjust their experience regarding women since they were working in an environment where young and married women were the majority.


    The female doctors in the endocrinology department were also quite pretty. Maybe they had better knowledge on how to take good care of themselves!


    Zhang Fan trembled when he received his rotation paperwork from the hospital administration director. Endocrinology was one of his weakest subjects in internal medicine. It was truly difficult. If you only tried to get only the basics, perhaps you would be able to understand those in just three months. However, truly understanding endocrinology theories would be far too difficult!


    Growth factor, G protein-coupled receptors, secondary messenger, dephosphortion, and so on would all be examples of vocabry that you would need to study for quite a long period of time in the endocrinology department. Such vocabry was only a tiny subsection of endocrinology.


    There was a certain phrase in the medical field. Biochemistry was difficult, but internal chemistry was biochemistry¡¯s daddy! No matter if it was in arge or small hospital, endocrinology almost always belonged to the realm of female geniuses. It would take a very long time for a doctor to be an experienced endocrinologist. Even in internal medicine, endocrinology was a department that required longer time than usual to gain sufficient experience.


    The director of the endocrinology department was named Dilibaer. She was a beautiful and unmarried woman who had joined Chasu City Hospital in the same year as Superintendent Ouyang. It was said that her father was previously a high-ranking government official of Chasu City. It was unknown why she had remained single for all this time. She was the type who only cared about her work, although she only focused on developing her own endocrinology department and not the entire hospital.


    Back in Dilibaer¡¯s generation, there had been very few students who went to study abroad. However, she counted as half a foreign exchange student, since she had studied in the former Soviet Union. She then hurriedly returned to China when her studies there were only halfplete. That was because the Soviet Union copsed! Although she had only finished half her studies there, Dilibaer already counted as a top-level talent back in her generation.


    She joined Chasu City Hospital after she returned. At any rate, that time was filled with things that couldn¡¯t be said to be right or wrong. First, her father lost his position, and then he regained his government position and obtained even more. However, only a little less than two years after regaining power, he passed away due to a heart attack. Maybe she saw past life through all this as she hurriedly finished her romance and remained single ever since then.


    She was focused on work as well as single, so she managed her department incredibly strictly. She would have to personally approve anyone who wanted to permanently join the endocrinology department. If a rotation doctor wanted to stay in the endocrinology department, the doctor would need to first have a solid foundation as well as a cautious attitude. The doctor would also need to have their own personal understanding when answering her random questions that she would ask them while checking up on the patients. Additionally, her questions wouldn¡¯t only be about endocrinology. She would ask questions regarding all of internal medicine.


    Most new intern male doctors weren¡¯t the steady and reliable type. They would typically want to have some more fun in order to make up for their difficult years in medical school now that they were finally getting paid. However, Director Dilibaer really hated people who were frivolous, which was why this department had so few male doctors. Li Hui had felt really suffocated when temporarily rotated here before. The entire department¡¯s atmosphere didn¡¯t suit his personality at all!


    Thus, the endocrinology department was one where women ruled. Also, Director Dilibaer had many childhood friends who were now government leaders. Several doctors in the endocrinology department were now the personal health consultants for these government leaders. This meant that the endocrinology department was able to send doctors out on study programs far more often than other departments. Typically, the doctor would make an agreement with the government leader, who would then mention it to Chasu City Hospital.


    Director Dilibaer had previously fallen in love with someone she shouldn¡¯t have. This was why she especially hated frivolous men. Li Hui had almost suffocated to death in this department. When he learned that Zhang Fan was being transferred to endocrinology, he called Zhang Fan and said, ¡°Remember, don¡¯t say a single word if you don¡¯t need to in that department. And if you don¡¯t know something, just directly say that you don¡¯t know it. If you get anything wrong, that cold-blooded goddess of destruction running the department will make you feel so embarrassed. She won¡¯t give you any face at all.¡±


    Li Hui¡¯s personality had changed greatly after he got married. He was now a ssical example of a family man. The young man who used to do whatever he pleased had now matured! He had also been permanently assigned to the respiratory department, which had also been his final goal as a department.


    Director Dilibaer had a very good rtionship with Superintendent Ouyang. It was said that she was the one who¡¯d set up the connections for Superintendent Ouyang to be Chasu City Leader Zhao¡¯s personal doctor. However, this was only a rumor that the surgeons whispered about. Surgeons would be a bit disadvantaged whenpared to internal medicine doctors for bing personal health consultants for the government leaders. Maybe this was the surgeons¡¯ way of expressing their envy!


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t immediately go to the endocrinology department, because he needed to go to Chasu City¡¯s award ceremony for the top 10 youths of Chasu City award this Friday. Superintendent Ouyang had already informed him that he had to appear in the best possible manner, since Zhang Fan was representing every young person in Chasu City¡¯s medical field. This was a heavy responsibility!


    This news had already spread throughout Chasu City Hospital as if arge stone had been tossed into a pond, causing countless ripples. Zhang Fan received endless congrattory phone calls. For someone interested in career promotions, this award would be an excellent pedestal as it was a city-level honor. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have any interest in such things. He was really annoyed by all the congrattory phone calls he was receiving.


    Shao Hua was also really happy to learn about Zhang Fan receiving this award. Although she also didn¡¯t know what this award would be useful for, she felt that it definitely wouldn¡¯t be a bad thing for her boyfriend to be dered one of the top 10 youths of Chasu City.


    Zhang Fan was the type who would normally spend only five yuan on getting a haircut. However, Shao Hua pressured him into spending 200 yuan on a haircut for the first time in his life. She had the barber give him a hairstyle design.


    ¡°The haircuts that cost 200 yuan and five yuan seem about the same to me!¡± Zhang Fanmented while looking at himself in the mirror after the haircut.


    ¡°How can they possibly be the same? Look at how spirited you look now. Instead of a skilled doctor, you now look more like an idol. How about I ask Jia Suyue to put some makeup on you?¡±


    ¡°Forget it. I¡¯m a man, so why should I put on makeup?¡± Jia Suyue wasing over to see Shao Hua far less ever since Shao Hua and Zhang Fan started going steady. However, the friendship between the two girls was still as strong as ever.


    Shao Hua forced Zhang Fan to wear a suit, tie, shiny leather shoes, hair wax, and even skin cream. Zhang Fan felt really awkward as he looked at himself in the mirror.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Shao Hua noticed that Zhang Fan seemed to be somewhat off.


    ¡°I was in a bit of a daze just now. I suddenly saw myself from when I first gradated from college in the mirror!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t feel any pressure. No matter what, you¡¯re always the best man in my mind!¡± Shao Hua touched Zhang Fan¡¯s cheek and gently kissed him!

 Chapter 178: Men get out! Women come in!

    <h4>Chapter 178: Men get out! Womene in!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Not entering a department immediately would require the rotation doctor to mention this to the hospital administration director. This was because all of the rotation doctors who weren¡¯t permanently assigned to a department yet were under the jurisdiction of the hospital administration department. If any problems urred during rotation, the hospital administration department would also take care of it.


    Zhang Fan was going to join an award ceremony, which was a major public event. The hospital administration director simply gave Zhang Fan three days of vacation. This was the preferential treatment for someone so skilled.


    On Friday afternoon, the biggest auditorium owned by the government in Chasu City was crowded and noisy, with all sorts of banners and gs covering the entire hall. This auditorium was rather old. It had been constructed in the era of Soviet support. The hall¡¯s name was called the Friendship Hall! The construction style was also Soviet, showing off a wild roughness.


    The award recipients would need to first report to the Chasu City Communist Party Committee. They were from all sorts of different fields, with many different systems involved. Since all of the award recipients were young men and women, their workces would send plenty of people to fill up this auditorium as their leaders would lose face otherwise.


    This auditorium was trulyrge. It would be no problem to seat 1,000 people here. Chasu City Hospital also sent personnel here. Arge group of nurses who had originally been off work today were ordered to attend today. This made them filled withints!


    Such an award ceremony would require rehearsal beforehand due to how formal it was. Apart from the leaders, everyone else would need to rehearse. The award recipients needed to learn how to properly receive the award, how to shake hands, and so on. The minor official from Chasu City Communist Party Committee even made sure to tell them that they weren¡¯t to speak to the government leaders unless a government leader spoke to them first.


    There were about 20 or so people here to receive the awards. Not only were there awards for the 10 excellent youths of Chasu City, who were all civilians, it turned out that there were also awards for excellent youths from the military! Zhang Fan was put second tost in line for the rehearsal. To his right was a muscr man wearing a police uniform, while to his left was an icy and beautiful woman who worked in customs.


    Zhang Fan was getting really annoyed because they were forced to rehearse many times. He felt that it was ridiculous that so much emphasis on formality was being ced on an award ceremony. Even more annoying to him was that the muscr guy on his right kept trying to make conversation with him. The muscr guy¡¯s objective was obvious. He just wanted to attract the attention of the beautiful woman from customs on Zhang Fan¡¯s other side. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that everyone had been assigned to fixed positions, this policeman who was still single definitely would have asked to switch spots with Zhang Fan already.


    ¡°Bro, which workce are you from? We police don¡¯t have the freedom to wear a suit like you can for this type of ceremony. Have you gotten married yet? I¡¯m still single! But, my workce has already given me an apartment!¡± It seemed like this muscr policeman had been single for far too long already. He didn¡¯t even care that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t respond, and seemed like he would tell Zhang Fan about his entire family history soon at this rate.


    Zhang Fan turned around slightly to nce at the beautiful woman from customs sitting next to him. If she wasn¡¯t an idiot, then she should probably understand this muscr policeman¡¯s intentions as well. However, she kept an icy expression on her face and didn¡¯t seem to be interested in the conversation at all.


    Zhang Fan was unable to bear being the third wheel in this conversation any longer. He felt that police were respectable, while those who were still single were pitiable. Zhang Fan thus decided to help him out a little. ¡°Oh! My uniform doesn¡¯t look that good to be wearing it to such a ce. It¡¯s not like you and this femalerade. Both of you look quite heroic in your uniforms. Both of you should be in the same system, right?¡±


    The woman from customs was also wearing her uniform, which was how Zhang Fan had known she worked in customs. Zhang Fan had established a conversation topic for them, so the rest would depend on the muscr policeman himself. The policeman who was still single had such a grateful expression. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that this ce and time wouldn¡¯t be appropriate, he probably would have hugged Zhang Fan in gratitude.


    ¡°We¡¯re not from the same system, but customs and police are very close to each other. Comrade, what city do you work in?¡± the policeman asked the customs woman.


    ¡°Chark City.¡±


    She had a beautiful voice as well, but she replied quite tersely while furrowing her eyebrows!


    ¡°Wonderful. I¡¯m from Chakur City. We¡¯re not far away from each other!¡± Zhang Fan almostughed out loud on hearing this. Chark City was the farthest small city under therger Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction, while Chakur City was in the exact opposite direction. There would be almost 500 kilometers of distance between these two cities!


    For every three sentences that the muscr policeman asked, the customs woman would only reply with a few words. However, Zhang Fan was now free. They had rehearsed many times already, so the rehearsals were finally finished. They were now just waiting for the leaders. Zhang Fan was so bored that he even mentally entered his System and started practicing surgery.


    He was about to join the internal secretion department. Since he hadn¡¯t been able to activate internal medicine courses yet, he was unable to practice this subject. However, thyroid surgery under the topic of general surgery would be rted to internal secretion, so Zhang Fan began to practice thyroid surgery. Although he had practiced this type of surgery before, he hadn¡¯t practiced it very muchpared to other surgeries.


    Back when Zhang Fan had first received his System, he had been paranoid that the System would vanish on him one day. Rather than being a generalist, he had wanted to be a specialist. That was why he practiced orthopedic surgeries more than any other type of surgeries in his System. Later, when he was able to activate general surgery courses, he mostly practiced surgeries on the major organs. He didn¡¯t spend much time yet on practicing these surgeries for more minor organs.


    General surgeries were quite rough and direct. For already diagnosed problems, such problems would be surgically treated. For undiagnosed problems, the surgeon would simply open up the abdomen to inspect how things were. When looking through medical reports in general surgery, it wasmon to see a question mark after the doctor¡¯s preliminary diagnosis, meaning that the diagnosis was uncertain. This was because the organs in the abdomen were far tooplex. It would be quite difficult to be certain of a diagnosis without opening up the abdomen.


    Although it would seem obvious if a patient had pain in the McBurney¡¯s point of the appendix, doctors would stillmonly write acute appendicitis? with the question mark in their preliminary diagnosis. This way of writing a preliminary diagnosis had be popr recently. Was it that the diagnosis techniques had regressed, or had the doctors¡¯ overall abilities regressed?


    Thyroid surgeries weren¡¯t that difficult. However, thyroid surgeries had some risk associated with injuring the patient. As much as 0.5% of the time, the recurrentryngeal nerve would be injured. The recurrentryngeal nerve was responsible for controlling the muscles for the vocal cords. A light injury to this nerve would cause the patient¡¯s voice to be raspy, while a more severe injury could even cause suffocation. This nerve was far too fragile. Having even some slight bleeding pressure this nerve might cause a person¡¯s voice to be raspy.


    ¡°What workce are you from?¡± The woman from customs was getting really annoyed by the policeman, so she wanted to drag Zhang Fan down with her. She asked twice, but Zhang Fan seemed as if he was ignoring her, since he was busy practicing thyroid surgery in his System.


    ¡®You¡¯re just pretending to ignore me!¡¯ She gritted her teeth in anger. But since the policeman who was single was being far too persistent, the woman from customs asked her question again while elbowing Zhang Fan in the arm.


    ¡°Are you asking me?¡± Zhang Fan asked uncertainly.


    ¡°Yeah, what workce are you from?¡± She didn¡¯t say anything else, as she was trying to change the topic. The policeman was even trying to ask for her address by now!


    ¡°Oh! I work at a hospital. The nature of my work is quite different from either of you. As for you two, your work is quite simr.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to deal with the policeman, either. The policeman was far too chatty for Zhang Fan. Thus, Zhang Fan tried to change the topic back to the two of them.


    Due to the special nature of the award ceremony, the beautiful woman was unable to do anything. Normally, she probably would have gotten angry and long since left already. She had white skin, a slender and tall figure, and light makeup along with a face filled with cogen. Her neck seemed like a swan¡¯s, without any trace of cosmetic surgery. She was really prideful, yet she was able to appear here at this award ceremony as a recipient. From all this, Zhang Fan analyzed that this woman probably was 25 years old or younger, and that either her father or mother was quite powerful, rather than her being here due to her own aplishments.


    Zhang Fan then turned to look at the muscr policeman. This fellow¡¯s face was weather-beaten. There were also obvious sunburn and frostbite marks left behind his ears. He also had a really passionate attitude and innocent eyes. For a policeman like this to be able to join the excellent youths of Chasu City award, he definitely had to have achieved something grand. Zhang Fan was quite worried about the policeman¡¯s money should he try and romance the woman from customs.


    Zhang Fan wanted to convince the guy to give up, but then nced at the policeman¡¯s very muscr body and expression that seemed like he was going in heat. Zhang Fan remained quiet and didn¡¯t say anything, because he didn¡¯t want to receive a beating!


    This award ceremony was rather high in level. The leader of the entire Chasu City Communist Party Committee personally came to this award ceremony. This high-ranking leader gave a speech for more than 40 minutes. After that, various other leaders gave speeches as well. The award recipients had to sit down and wait as they listened to the leaders¡¯ speeches. The leaders were quite eloquent and skilled at talking about nothing for such a long period of time. They all said basically just one thing: that young people needed to ask for a smaller sry and be more selfless!


    The policeman, whose name Zhang Fan learned was Zhu Bing, finally fell silent now that the leaders were giving speeches. Zhang Fan sneaked a nce at the woman from customs next to him, but she only red at him! Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care, as he had a girlfriend already.


    Finally, the leaders ended their speeches, and the award presentations began. The youths raised their heads and stood up straight as they were illuminated under the lights, showing off a solemn atmosphere.


    There was even special music being yed to create an atmosphere where everyone couldn¡¯t help but feel serious. When it came to Zhang Fan¡¯s turn to receive the award from the leader of Chasu City Communist Party Committee, he felt that themittee leader¡¯s hand was quite softpared to most men¡¯s hands which would be harder and more callused.


    ¡°You¡¯ve worked hard!¡± themittee leader told each of the young award recipients.


    ¡°Leader, you¡¯ve also worked hard!¡± This sentence hadn¡¯t been part of the rehearsal. However, the first award recipient said it, so everyone else also said it. Perhaps the leader really liked hearing this!


    Zhang Fan received his award, which was a certificate, along with a bonus of 5,000 yuan. However, this reward money would be sent to his workce only after the end of the award ceremony.


    The award ceremony was now finished. Three days of preparation had been made beforehand for a short process thatsted only a few seconds. Such extravagance! As everyone gradually left, the policeman Zhu Bin hurriedly stopped Zhang Fan and the woman from customs. ¡°It¡¯s fate that brought us all together. How about the three of us eat a meal together?¡±


    Of course Zhu Bin would be in such a hurry. It would be unlikely for him to ever meet the beautiful woman from customs again if he missed this opportunity!


    ¡°The two of you can go eat together instead. Forget about me!¡± Zhang Fan was only thinking about returning to his apartment and grinding thyroid surgeries some more. That was because he knew already that Director Dilibaer of the internal secretion department was really strict, and that she would often test the rotation doctors. It would be too awkward for him if he was spotted flipping through a medical textbook in a patient¡¯s room instead.


    ¡°Do you know me?¡± The woman from customs was truly angry now. She was no longer tolerating things now that the award ceremony was over. The police guy was as annoying as a fly, while this so-called doctor fellow was not only dense, but he kept bringing her into the conversation. That was why she red at him after hearing Zhang Fan¡¯s words.


    Zhang Fan was zombified by her reaction. Even he could tell that she had gotten really angry now! At this moment, Tang Jingjing arrived and walked over. ¡°Doctor Zhang, not bad! You¡¯re an outstanding youth of Chasu City! You should be treating me!¡±


    ¡°Sister Tang!¡± Zhang Fan no longer felt awkward as he hurriedly greeted Tang Jingjing. Ever since Tang Jingjing stopped working as Kang Hua¡¯s secretary, she now dressed even more conservatively than before. She appeared as if she was past 30 years old already despite only being in her 20s!


    ¡°Sister Tang!¡± the woman from customs eximed inconceivably upon seeing Tang Jingjing.


    ¡°Lu Renjia!¡± Tang Jingjing was even more surprised to see the daughter of the second-highest ranked member of the General Office of the CPC Chasu City Committee here.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Tang Jingjing nced at the group consisting of Zhang Fan, Zhu Bing, and Lu Renjia.


    ¡°We¡¯re discussing how we can better dedicate ourselves to others!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly mentioned.


    ¡°What?! These two wanted to invite me out to a meal.¡± Lu Renjia was no longer so angry, since Zhang Fan was the acquaintance of an acquaintance. However, she still held a small grudge as she revealed Zhang Fan¡¯s little lie.


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang, that¡¯s not good.¡± Tang Jingjing chuckled wickedly. However, she didn¡¯t say anything about why this wouldn¡¯t be good. Leaving face for others by leaving certain things unsaid was a calcted maneuver. Tang Jingjing was well on her way to bing a skilled politician herself!


    Tang Jingjing was quite lucky as she was already the vice director of the Economic and Trade Bureau of Chasu City. A while back, Lu Renjia¡¯s father had introduced his nephew who worked in finance to Tang Jingjing. Lu Renjia had also been there for that first meeting.


    ¡°Haha, let¡¯s forget it since Sister Tang discovered me. You guys keep chatting, and I¡¯ll be leaving now!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t give any exnation, as he was in a hurry to go home and grind surgeries.


    ¡°What, you¡¯re unwilling to pay for a meal now that I¡¯m here?¡± Tang Jingjing pretended to be angry. Only now did she seem like the young woman she actually was. Being a politician would truly be such a trial!


    ¡°Oh! No, it¡¯s that I just wanted to invite you by yourself! Now I guess we¡¯ll all have to eat together.¡± The policeman Zhu Bing was unable to express himself well anymore.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, Bro! You don¡¯t want me to pay for the meal, do you?¡± Zhang Fan said on purpose. He figured he might as well encourage Zhu Bing, but thetter had already started giving up! It was unknown if Zhang Fan was actually helping or harming him!


    Zhang Fan drove everyone around. Zhu Bing remainedpletely silent on the car! Even he was feeling pressure now. Zhu Bing could tell that Tang Jingjing had to be a decently high-ranking government official. Zhang Fan¡¯s car, the new Toyota FJ Cruiser, was also giving Zhu Bing a significant amount of pressure. Even Zhu Bing¡¯s boss, the police captain, only drove a Land Cruiser. During the award ceremony, they had all merely been excellent youths of Chasu City, but outside of the award ceremony, the cruel reality informed Zhu Bing that Zhang Fan was also a wealthy person!


    ¡°It seems like you doctors must receive plenty of red packets. You can actually afford a car that costs over one million yuan.¡± Lu Renjia was still young and inexperienced. She didn¡¯t realize that words like hers would easily anger others.


    ¡°I just take 1,000 yuan per day. It¡¯s enough for me! Haha, what would you three like to eat?¡± Zhang Fan changed the topic.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat hot pot! That will be livelier. What do you think, Renjia?¡± Tang Jingjing suggested.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s eat hot pot. I haven¡¯t eaten hot pot for so long that I can taste it in my mouth already.¡±


    Hot pot? They then decided on the Little Plump Sheep restaurant. Although this restaurant¡¯s food tasted average, it had a good environment.


    The weather was getting colder. There was a thinyer of ice on the road. Although Zhang Fan and others all drove slower for this reason, Zhang Fan still witnessed several car idents on the way to the restaurant.


    Zhang Fan parked his car at the restaurant. The two women got off and were chatting about something to themselves. Zhang Fan and Zhu Bing walked behind them. Right when they arrived at the entrance of the Little Plump Sheep restaurant, they heard a shrill scream. ¡°Aaah!!!¡±


    Zhang Fan saw a woman who had tripped over, along with an olddy next to her who was trying to support her in standing up again. Zhang Fan was still stunned and hadn¡¯t reacted, while Zhu Bing instantly dashed forward. This was the difference between professional training and a civilian.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Zhu Bing asked as he ran up.


    ¡°My belly! Belly!¡± The woman who tripped was incredibly nervous as she pointed at her stomach. Zhang Fan and the two women also arrived at this time. Zhang Fan instantly felt a sinking feeling in his heart when he saw the scene!


    The woman who tripped was pregnant. Judging by her stomach¡¯s condition, she was probably about to give birth soon. Not only that, there was already red on her legs! ¡°No, it really hurts! My Child! Aaah! It¡¯sing out!¡± The woman¡¯s face was going incredibly pale due to pain as she screamed out loud in fear.


    Zhu Bing had originally been about to support her, but now he no longer knew what to do in such a situation. Lu Renjia was too scared to even react. Tang Jingjing hurriedly asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, shall I call for an ambnce to take her to the hospital?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no time. The roads are clogged and slippery. There¡¯s probably not enough time to go to the hospital. Instead, call Chasu City Hospital and tell them to send someone here.¡± Zhang Fan looked around for somewhere warm as the temperature was far too low outside, which would be detrimental to the pregnant woman. He saw many bystanders who had gathered around to see what was going on, so Zhang Fan loudly dered, ¡°I¡¯m a doctor from Chasu City Hospital. Some of you mene help me out and lift this pregnant woman into the hot pot restaurant!¡±


    Several men stepped up when they heard that Zhang Fan was a doctor. Without worrying about the pregnant woman¡¯s blood getting on them, they all helped to lift the pregnant woman into the hot pot restaurant.


    ¡°Hey! Hey! Hey, what are you all doing?¡± Zhang Fanmanded the men to put the pregnant woman into a private dining room in the hot pot restaurant. The female manager of the restaurant had never seen anyone lifting someone into the restaurant for a meal before. She also saw that the woman was bleeding, so the manager stood in front of the private room and spoke in a really loud voice while not allowing anyone to enter.


    ¡°There¡¯s no time to exin. I¡¯m sorry. Zhu Bing, you deal with this for me. Sister Tang, go find some hot water and clean towels. You must hurry. Remove the table¡¯s ss turntable and ce the pregnant woman on the table,¡± Zhang Fan issuedmands to everyone. He then turned around to the spectator crowd. ¡°Are any of you nurses? If there aren¡¯t any nurses, some women who have experience with childbirth pleasee into this room. All other men, get out of this room!¡±


    The men who had helped lift the pregnant women into the room all exited the room. Several middle-aged women who were willing to help out came into the room! There were still plenty of people willing to help others in society. ¡°Ladies, please assist me the best you can.¡±


    At this moment, outside the restaurant¡¯s private room, Zhu Bing loudly dered, ¡°I¡¯m a policeman. There¡¯s a pregnant woman who¡¯s about to give birth inside this room! This is my police ID.¡± Zhu Bing showed his police ID to the restaurant manager.


    ¡°I¡¯m not someone unreasonable. But, this is a hot pot restaurant! Giving birth, sigh! Why am I so unlucky!¡± The restaurant manager had a depressed expression. The restaurant patrons all stopped eating and also gathered around to watch what was going on!


    ¡°This is an emergency. If this had been summer, we definitely wouldn¡¯t havee here today, but the temperature outside is so low. We¡¯re so sorry! If there¡¯s any losses...¡± Zhu Bing was unable to continue speaking or take responsibility. For such arge restaurant, of course the restaurant would incur significant losses for today!


    ¡°I truly don¡¯t mind taking losses for one day. Anyone would be willing to help out in such a situation. But you see, with such a bigmotion, what if others are superstitious and view our restaurant as taboo in the future? How are we still supposed to do business! I need to immediately call the restaurant owner. I don¡¯t even dare to look at your police ID!¡± The restaurant manager didn¡¯t leave, but called the restaurant owner as she stood in the doorway.

 Chapter 179: Little Plump Sheep Hospital

    <h4>Chapter 179: Little Plump Sheep Hospital</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhu Bing was so muscr that he seemed like a bear. He was someone who had withstood the most scorching days as well as frigid winds, along with being in several gunfights before. However, he truly felt awkward right now, and didn¡¯t know what to do. He stood there without knowing if he should retract his arm showing his police ID or not. He understood that the restaurant would still want to do business. Was he supposed to ruin the restaurant due to Chinese social taboos in order to save a life? Was he in the wrong? But, he also kept hearing the pregnant woman screaming at the top of her lungs inside the restaurant¡¯s private room. Zhu Bing felt for the first time in his life that he had absolutely no idea what to do.


    Although Tang Jingjing had been promoted rather quickly from secretary, just the personal secretary position alone would bring along many trials. No dumb person would be able to work for long as a secretary, as the secretary would need to understand their boss¡¯s temper, personality, likes, way of doing things, and so on. Tang Jingjingmanded the restaurant servers to bring hot water and clean basins. The young female servers all had depressed expressions. The female restaurant manager who was still in a call with the restaurant owner had an expression as if she wanted to cry as she waved her hand in a gesture that the servers should do as Tang Jingjingmanded.


    The restaurant manager was still softhearted in the end. Her wave of the hand gave Tang Jingjing a sudden sh of inspiration. Tang Jingjing wasn¡¯t an emotional woman. No emotional woman would possibly seed at being a good politician.


    ¡°Little Lu, immediately call your father and tell him the current situation. Tell him that apart from you, two other excellent youths of Chasu City are also present,¡± Tang Jingjing told Lu Renjia.


    Some people were born to be politicians. Tang Jingjing instantly discovered an excellent opportunity here! The coarse policeman Zhu Bing was still busy trying to mentally calcte the restaurant¡¯s losses, while Lu Renjia was still too stunned to do anything. As for Zhang Fan, he was busy trying to think of how he could encourage the pregnant woman!


    Lu Renjia started calling her dad. This was the first time that Lu Renjia had ever seen such a scene, with a pregnant woman screaming in pain, many bystanders gossiping with each other, and Tang Jingjingmanding everyone. Lu Renjia was so scared that she didn¡¯t know what to do. Her voice carried a hint of tears as she talked to her dad on the phone. ¡°Dad! I¡¯m at Little Plump Sheep restaurant right now. There¡¯s a pregnant woman who¡¯s about to give birth. She¡¯s bleeding! Sister Tang told me to call you!¡±


    When Tang Jingjing heard Lu Renjia¡¯s incoherent talk, she immediately grabbed her cell phone, saying, ¡°Mr. Lu, three award recipients who just finished participating in Chasu City¡¯s 10 excellent youths award are currently trying their best to save the life of a pregnant woman who had unexpectedplications at the Little Plump Sheep restaurant. The restaurant owner is really kind and generous.¡±


    Tang Jingjing and Lu Renjia¡¯s father were both veteran politicians. Lu Renjia¡¯s father immediately knew what Tang Jingjing meant from this, and immediately reported this situation to the secretary of Chasu City CPC (Communist Party Committee, from now on abbreviated as CPC due to how often this phrase appears). The secretary took charge of giving overallmands while Lu Renjia¡¯s father contacted the Chasu City CPC¡¯s publicity department. Lu Renjia¡¯s father told Chasu City¡¯s TV stations to immediately send reporters over to the scene for interviews. He then phoned Chasu City Hospital as well as the traffic police in charge of helping manage traffic in the icy conditions today. Lu Renjia¡¯s father told them to make sure the roads were kept clear so that the ambnce could arrive as quickly as possible!


    Since the 10 excellent youths of Chasu City award had just been given out today, if three of the excellent youths did such a good deed immediately afterward, a politician like Lu Renjia¡¯s father definitely wouldn¡¯t let go of such a great opportunity for good publicity.


    After these phone calls, it was as if all of Chasu City began to move. Traffic cops took over all the roads leading from Chasu City Hospital to the Little Plump Sheep restaurant. Police motorcycles with shing sirens drove by as they used loudspeakers to clear these streets. ¡°Park to the side! Park to the side!¡±


    Originally, Chasu City Hospital had only sent one emergency doctor and a nurse in the first ambnce when Tang Jingjing first called the hospital, but after Lu Renjia¡¯s father called, Chasu City Hospital immediately sent a second ambnce with an obstetrician, a nurse midwife, and another nurse! The ambnce rushed towards the restaurant with sirens ring.


    This child who was soon about to be born was quite fortunate. Even a city leader typically wouldn¡¯t receive such treatment. This was an abundant disy of power!


    This pregnant woman could be described as both lucky and unlucky. She wasn¡¯t expected to give birth for another 10 or so days. However, she started going into prematurebor due to tripping on the slippery iced-over road, yet she luckily met Zhang Fan. Otherwise, she probably would have been in major trouble today.


    The pregnant woman was now lying on the big round table in the restaurant¡¯s private room. Several women helped to take off her pants. Zhang Fan swiftly soaked the restaurant¡¯s degreasing cotton in soap water to clean thebia majora,bia minora, and mons pubis. After cleaning the pregnant woman¡¯s vagina, since the restaurant had no medical grade disinfectant on hand, Zhang Fan could only use the restaurant¡¯s regr-use iodine disinfectant for disinfection. It would at least be better than having no disinfectant at all. He then prepared to help deliver the baby.


    The weather had just recently be cold. Few cars out on the streets had changed to their winter anti-skip tires, so there were many idents out on the roads. Even the ambnces weren¡¯t able to get here quickly. However, the television stations were much closer to the Little Plump Sheep restaurant, so reporters arrived before the ambnces did.


    The owner of Little Plump Sheep also arrived. She was a pudgy woman with a sharp glint of intelligence in her eyes. When she arrived and saw the huge crowd as well as reporters, she knew that no matter what she said, this child was destined to be born in her restaurant.


    In that case, how could she turn something viewed as bad luck in Chinese society into good luck? [TL note: a person bleeding anywhere is considered massively bad luck in Chinese culture.] She would have to rely on everyone¡¯sments to transform this into a good thing. She first called the newspapers about this. Then, she ordered all of the restaurant employees to fully cooperate. The restaurant owner stood on a chair and spoke in a loud and clear voice. Since she was wearing bright red, appeared to be someone obviously well-to-do, and spoke so confidently, all attention became focused on her.


    ¡°Go raise the temperature in the restaurant! We can¡¯t have the baby getting cold. Little Li, go prepare more brand-new towels, the type that we¡¯ve reserved for our customers, the most expensive type. Little Wang, go prepare white wine with high alcohol content. The doctor might need it! All customers who are present at my restaurant today shall have their bills cleared! Everyone shall eat for free today in celebration of the youngest ever customer of my restaurant! I wager that this young customer is the youngest customer at any hot pot restaurant in all of China! Congrattions! We were lucky enough to get affected by his good luck as well!¡±


    Why had this restaurant owner been sessful? This was the reason. Her loud voice covered up all themotion. The restaurant employees began to move in an orderly fashion at hermand. Her voice was capable of making others feel passionate about what they were doing.


    ¡°Nice! A hero among women!¡± shouted someone unknown suddenly. The restaurant¡¯s customers had originally been quite displeased at having their meals interrupted, yet they suddenly became passionate about what was going on. This was due to the restaurant owner¡¯s skillful eloquence! If this had been an era of war instead, she would definitely have be a great female military leader!


    *Click, click, click!* The reporters started taking pictures of and recording her, showing her figure and voice for even more to see.


    The rest all happened naturally. The reporters began interviewing people and filming. Tang Jingjing, the stunned Zhu Bing and Lu Renjia, and the restaurant owner were the reporters¡¯ main focus for the interviews.


    Meanwhile, inside the restaurant¡¯s private room that was substituting as an operating room, Zhang Fan was hesitating as he held on to a vegetable knife. This was the most hesitant that he had ever been about performing any surgery. The pregnant woman¡¯s perineum was too tight and would definitely tear, yet Zhang Fan only had a vegetable knife. Even though this was a brand-new vegetable knife, it was a vegetable knife, not a surgical knife! Should he even dare to cut into the patient with a vegetable knife that hadn¡¯t been disinfected with medical-grade disinfectant? If he didn¡¯t cut into the patient, either her perineum would tear or her child would be injured. Not only that, there was no anesthesia on hand. Zhang Fan really felt helpless.


    ¡°Doctor, I can¡¯t! I can¡¯t hold on any longer!¡± The pregnant woman was in great pain and nervousness due to her unborn child¡¯s active movement. She felt like she was about to die.


    ¡°What are you saying!? You haven¡¯t even given birth yet. Is this how you act as a mother!? Shut up!¡± This was a critical moment, so Zhang Fan adopted a hard attitude.


    The pregnant woman had gone out shopping together with her mother. They had wanted to buy a few things for the uing baby, as well as give her some exercise. Yet, this was the end result.


    The pregnant woman¡¯s mother was crying countless tears as she called her son-inw and her husband. ¡°Hurry ande over here! Little Li tripped and fell, causing her to go into prematurebor. Hurry ande!¡±


    ¡± Mom 1 ! Which hospital are you at? I¡¯ll be there immediately.¡±


    ¡°Little Plump Sheep! Little Plump Sheep hot pot restaurant, hurry ande!¡±


    She then hung up and called her husband. ¡°Dear husband, Little Li tripped and went into prematurebor. She¡¯s bleeding.¡±


    ¡°Where are you? Just how were you watching over her!¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t want this, either! We¡¯re at Little Plump Sheep! Little Plump Sheep hot pot restaurant!¡±


    Luckily, there was only one Little Plump Sheep restaurant in Chasu City. It was also rtively well-known.


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was sweating bullets as he faced the patient¡¯s perineum which was really swollen!


    ¡®This is so f*cking ridiculous!¡¯ Zhang felt like he was about to explode!

 Chapter 180: Ambulance siren

    <h4>Chapter 180: Ambnce siren</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was so nervous that even his feet were sweating! It would be no exaggeration to say that one death would lead to the death of another. Any incident that urred here would be something major. But as a doctor, should he act at this time or not? This really needed his analysis and consideration!


    If he didn¡¯t make ateral incision, it was likely that the patient¡¯s perineum would tear and cause major bleeding, also bringing great harm to her baby. But if he made ateral incision, the fact that he was using a vegetable knife which hadn¡¯t been medically disinfected would definitely cause the patient to be infected. There was also no anesthesia, so the degree of pain might cause the pregnant woman to go into shock! This was truly a difficult problem. Just as Zhang Fan was about to make up his mind, he heard a sound that he used to loathe: the sound of an ambnce!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hands lost their energy as he said something to the other women in the room that they didn¡¯t understand. ¡°This is the most wondrous music in the world!¡±


    Outside, the restaurant owner was already beginning to issue red packets. Although she was rich, she wouldn¡¯t be powerful enough to invite over a television station that was a sub-provincial government unit. Since the television station was here today, this was a great chance for her restaurant. She definitely wanted these people to talk more positive things about her restaurant in the news!


    ¡°Please make way. Hurry! Please make way!¡± There was far too much of a crowd when the first ambnce arrived with the emergency doctor, nurse, and ambnce driver carrying a stretcher.


    When they entered the restaurant¡¯s private room, they saw Zhang Fan sweating profusely while wearing a suit and holding a vegetable knife. He was facing a pregnant woman who was lying on therge round table of the hot pot restaurant. Emergency doctor Little Li almostughed out loud at the sight. This just seemed to be such a mismatch! ¡°Doctor Zhang, did we arrive perfectly on time?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve never missed you so much before!¡± Zhang Fan eximed as he began to put on his gloves. They were both veterans. Although an emergency doctor like Little Li wouldn¡¯t know how to deliver a baby, Zhang Fan was present. Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t said to take the patient to the hospital, and he was the first doctor to see the patient. Zhang Fan was quite famous in the emergency department as well as the surgical department by now.


    The nurse and Little Li both began to assist Zhang Fan. The ambnce driver left because he saw that he wasn¡¯t required to lift a stretcher anymore.


    ¡°Diluted Lidocaine! Give me a sharp knife! Open the vein channels!¡± Zhang Fan began to issuemands. He put on a one-time use surgical outfit and ced his right hand against the pregnant woman¡¯s vagina. He used his left hand to pressure the unborn child¡¯s head as the patient underwent contractions, guiding the fetus¡¯ head to slowly descend.


    Now that Zhang Fan had the proper medication, disinfection, and assistants, not to mention the baby and the pregnant woman both seemed to be alright, everything truly went well. It was as if the heavens were assisting this mother and child. Although Zhang Fan had yet to open up his gynecology courses in his System, he hadn¡¯t wasted his one month in the gynecology and obstetrics department. He had observed plenty of childbirths and was quite familiar with this by now. Although this was Zhang Fan¡¯s first time ever to personally deliver a baby, it was no problem for him.


    The baby¡¯s head started emerging. Zhang Fan used his left hand to pressure the baby¡¯s nose down to the cheek, squeezing out the amniotic fluid and mucus from the baby¡¯s nose and mouth. Zhang Fan then assisted with external rotation so that the baby¡¯s shoulders would simultaneously emerge. He then held on to the baby¡¯s neck and raised it slightly as the baby¡¯s shoulders slowly emerged from the patient¡¯s vagina.


    The baby was finallypletely born. There was no aspirator, so it wouldn¡¯t be possible to drain the amniotic fluid from the deeper parts of the baby¡¯s oral cavity, but luckily, this was a natural birth, which meant that there wasn¡¯t much amniotic fluid. Zhang Fan gently pped the baby¡¯s feet. ¡°Please start crying! I truly don¡¯t want to have to taste amniotic fluid and meconium again!¡±


    Zhang Fan truly prayed that this wouldn¡¯t happen again!


    The red baby started crying. ¡°Wahh! Wahh! Wahh!¡±


    Everyone outside the restaurant¡¯s private room suddenly fell silent for three seconds when they heard this crying. They then all started pping their hands. The pregnant woman¡¯s husband had also arrived by this time. This crying sound finally calmed down his nervous heart. He sat down on the ground with no energy left as he wiped away some liquid from his face. Even he didn¡¯t know if that was sweat or tears.


    The reporters and cameramen captured everyone¡¯s expressions. At this moment, the second ambnce arrived as well. The obstetrician ran at full speed to the restaurant¡¯s private room, but then saw the baby in Zhang Fan¡¯s hands. The female obstetrician then turned to check the female patient¡¯s condition and heaved a sigh of relief.


    ¡°You¡¯re such a natural at obstetrics. You can deliver a baby even while eating hot pot? Come, join our gynecology and obstetrics department!¡± the obstetrician told Zhang Fan as she began putting on a one-time-use surgical garb as well.


    ¡°Haha! I¡¯m wearing a suit underneath this today. It¡¯s so inconvenient. I¡¯ll leave the rest up to you,¡± Zhang Fan told the obstetrician.


    ¡°Sure, go ahead. I¡¯ll wait for the centa to be discharged. It¡¯s such a pity about your suit!¡± The obstetrician looked at Zhang Fan¡¯s suit under his one-time-use surgical attire. The suit waspletely stained with amniotic fluid and blood, especially with the arms beingpletely soaked.


    When Zhang Fan exited the restaurant¡¯s private room, the restaurant¡¯s guests, the patient¡¯s family members, the reporters, the restaurant owner and employees, and the spectators who¡¯d helped out all quieted down as they looked expectantly at Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan smiled at everyone, and gently announced, ¡°Mother and child are both safe!¡± Camera shes instantly lit up everywhere as countless people started apuding him.


    ¡°Thank you, thank you, thank you!¡± The patient¡¯s husband and parents grabbed Zhang Fan¡¯s hands and kept thanking him profusely.


    The still stunned Zhu Bing and Lu Renjia stood together and nced at each other before both revealing smiles.


    ¡°You should give a nickname to the child!¡± said the patient¡¯s mother.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, nickname the child!¡± the spectators also shouted in approval.


    ¡°Oh! Um, I¡¯m really bad at giving names!¡± Zhang Fan felt really awkward. He hadn¡¯t even considered such a thing before. He had no clue what to do all of a sudden.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. You¡¯re the person who saved both mother and child. You definitely must give the child a nickname.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not my work alone. I wouldn¡¯t have been able to do it without everyone¡¯s assistance today. How about we alle up with a name together?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re our representative! Juste up with a nickname. No need to be humble.¡± The plump restaurant owner chuckled.


    ¡°That¡¯s right! That¡¯s right! Come up with a nickname!¡±


    ¡°Oh! Um, um, um, let¡¯s just nickname the child Little Plump Sheep! This restaurant is a lucky location for this child!¡± Zhang Fan chuckled awkwardly.


    ¡°Haha!¡± The child¡¯s family members had inscrutable expressions. However, people whoughed easily in the crowd already startedughing out loud at this nickname.


    ¡°Very good nickname! Not only is this ce a lucky location for this child, this child is also a lucky star for my restaurant. I shall give this child a permanent VIP card. From now on, whenever this childes to eat at my restaurant, the meal will be free! This child shall be the most venerated guest at my restaurant!¡± the restaurant owner loudly dered. She then announced to all the people present, ¡°Everyone here, please register your names at the front desk. From now on, anyone who was here today will have a permanent 20% discount when eating here!¡±


    ¡°Nice! Thank you, owner!¡±


    ¡°Haha, you shouldn¡¯t be thanking me, you should be thanking our Little Plump Sheep instead!¡±


    Oh! Zhang Fan felt like something was off about all this.


    The TV stations still hadn¡¯t finished their mission here yet. They had already interviewed Lu Renjia, Zhu Bing, Zhang Fan, and Tang Jingjing by now. It was a definite that interviews with most of the general popce would be deleted before making it to the television. It was likely that only these four interviews would make the cut. However, thanks to the restaurant owner¡¯s numerous red packets, the TV stations would definitely make sure to mention Little Plump Sheep restaurant¡¯s name many times. The reporters were all thinking about how to write this article now.


    Since both ambnces had arrived by now, along with a professional obstetrician and nurse midwife, Zhang Fan no longer needed to do anything. He adamantly refused to ept any red packets from the patient¡¯s family members! He then escaped the hot pot restaurant together with Tang Jingjing and the others in his original group.


    Tang Jingjing chuckled as she asked the three others, ¡°What should we do? We can¡¯t eat at Little Plump Sheep today anymore! So what then?¡±


    Zhu Bing was no longer busy being stunned, since he no longer needed to worry aboutpensating the restaurant. ¡°How about we go eat at E Restaurant instead? We really should celebrate today!¡±


    ¡°Another hot pot restaurant!? I don¡¯t dare to eat hot pot anymore!¡± Lu Renjia was rather nervous about this idea.


    ¡°How about you all go eat without me? Just look at me. I really need to change my clothes.¡± Zhang Fan pointed at all the blood on his suit.


    ¡°We must drink some wine tonight after what just happened. Go change your clothes. We¡¯ll wait for you at E Restaurant,¡± Tang Jingjing told him.

 Chapter 181: Stunned!

    <h4>Chapter 181: Stunned!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan went back to his apartment and changed his clothes. He then phoned Shao Hua, since she also knew that he was going to the excellent youths of Chasu City award ceremony today. It was likely that she was waiting for his good news.


    ¡°Have your parents eaten already?¡± Zhang Fan asked Shao Hua.


    ¡°They had ate lunch, so they didn¡¯t have appetite for dinner and went out for a walk instead. I was waiting for you. Is the ceremony over? Did you have to go on stage to give a speech?¡± Shao Hua giggled at her own joke.


    ¡°Nope, since I¡¯m not high-ranking enough to give a speech. No need for you to cook dinner. How abouting out to eat dinner with us?¡± Zhang Fan also exined what had happened today.


    ¡°Are you alright? Are you tired?¡± Shao Hua asked out of concern.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m not tired at all. Everything was pretty sessful. How about Ie pick you up? You can also meet some new friends.¡±


    ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll be waiting for you at the neighborhood entrance then.¡±


    ¡°Alright, but I think it¡¯ll take me about 20 or so minutes to get there. Don¡¯te out too early. It¡¯s really cold.¡± Zhang Fan then took a shower and put on some normal clothes before heading out. He really wasn¡¯t ustomed to wearing a suit and tie.


    When Zhu Bing met Shao Hua, his originally extinguished mes of passion suddenly became ignited again. E Restaurant¡¯s food was extremely spicy, which helped to set a nice atmosphere for the five young people¡¯s meal. After the unexpected incident at the previous hot pot restaurant, Lu Renjia had calmed down significantly and didn¡¯t act so arrogantly anymore. She also had plenty of smiles for Zhu Bing. They counted asrades who had experienced a battle together now! However, it was unknown what the result of a romance between an ordinary policeman who could only work hard and the daughter of a high-ranking government official would be. One could only hope that it would end well!


    On Monday morning, when Zhang Fan went to the endocrinology department, he didn¡¯t even get a chance to report in to the director, as the hospital administration department summoned him. It turned out that yesterday, the pregnant woman he had helped hade over with all her friends and family, arge group of more than 100 people, to parade around, making music and drumming as they gave a silk banner to Chasu City Hospital.


    They had made a ratherrgemotion. In fact, they even hired a band to start ying music all the way from downtown to Chasu City Hospital.


    The child¡¯s father was a young and uing elite at the post office. In order to express his utmost gratitude, he even invited the leader of the post office toe thank the hospital.


    Although there had been no prior notification, the leader of Chasu City¡¯s main post office would have equal ranking to Superintendent Ouyang. Just for this alone, Superintendent Ouyang personally stood at the hospital entrance to receive the crowd.


    Such things were Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s favorite activities. The hospital had a publicity department. Zhang Fan was made to take countless pictures together with the silk banner as if he was a trained monkey. Some people were born leaders, while some people were naturally unsuited for leadership positions.


    Zhang Fan was able to easily converse with any patient or their family members. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t afraid of even the most difficult surgery or most difficult family members. However, Zhang Fan truly wasn¡¯t used to facing this type of event with all its glory. He was even really shy as if he had been discovered while doing something he shouldn¡¯t have. This was amon problem for those who were highly skilled! Being the superintendent or some high management position would be beyond him.


    Superintendent Ouyang could tell that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t acting as naturally as normal. She was happy, yet also disappointed. Superintendent Ouyang really liked Zhang Fan. She nned on retiring in five years. It would be quite difficult for her to find and groom someone to take over her superintendent position, and Zhang Fan was amazingly skilled. Although Chasu City was rather small, she felt that it would be quite nice if Zhang Fan could take over her position in the future as this would also help to make Zhang Fan stay in Chasu City.


    Why was China still able to remain united despite so many internal fractures over the years? It was because of this national way of Confucian thinking. Without regards to whether this was good or bad, such a way of thinking would always affect the Chinese way of life, especially for the educated who worked for the government.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s medical abilities were already outstanding. If he could get ustomed to politics, he would definitely be the best possible candidate to be the next superintendent in her mind. There would be hope for him with her and Li Xiao¡¯s assistance. But after seeing Zhang Fan today, Superintendent Ouyang truly understood how Zhang Fan was. He was purely someone with medical skills. He would bepletely unsuited for any political positions such as superintendent!


    She was happy because Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t lost himself in the glory. She was disappointed because she felt that Chasu City Hospital wouldn¡¯t be able to retain a talent like Zhang Fan in the long run, since the greatest advantage of being able to offer him the superintendent position here was no longer possible. How else was Chasu City Hospital supposed to keep such an outstanding talent here?


    Maybe some people would ask, was it normal for a superintendent to consider Zhang Fan as her sessor? Of course it was. Even the chairman of China would want to cultivate his sessor. As long as you lived in China, if you didn¡¯t cultivate connections at work, it would be difficult for you to even obtain a private patient room after retirement. Superintendent Ouyang was also observing to see if Zhang Fan was the type who knew to repay favors or not. However, this was all no longer necessary, as Zhang Fan was unsuitable to be a superintendent!


    This was a problem with Chinese politics. Most leaders would still be courageous in fighting when they were middle-aged. However, older leaders would all start either grooming a sessor or trying to think of ways to embezzle even more money right before retirement. The closer to retirement, the more brazen they would be. Why was this? Theycked a sense of security about theirst decades of life. Since even politicians were like this, it was the same for ordinarymoners. They allcked a sense of security. Why did peoplemonly be more miserly and loved grandchildren more in old age? Because ofck of a sense of security.


    By the end of the patient¡¯s parade of gratitude, the glory belonged entirely to the hospital. This was the deficiency of someone like Zhang Fan who only had medical skills. Although his medical skills were overwhelming, he would be toyed with like a child whenever it came to anything political!


    Zhang Fan went to the endocrinology department afterwards. Director Dilibaer was the type who didn¡¯t care who you were. She wouldn¡¯t give face to anyone who didn¡¯t have a serious attitude or study properly.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, surgery and internal medicine are different. I¡¯ve read through countless surgical medical reports before. To be honest, if they had to write under my rules, not a single one of those medical reports would pass. Their records are simple to the point of being barebones. I hope that you won¡¯t bring such a habit to internal medicine. I do know that you¡¯re incredibly skilled at surgery. But, what type of hospital is this? This is only a small hospital in the border province. The outside world is huge. I hope that some small achievements won¡¯t limit your worldview. An excellent surgeon shouldn¡¯t only be an expert at surgery. He should also be a master of internal medicine!¡±


    ¡°Yes, Director Dilibaer, I understand!¡± Zhang Fan nodded in eptance, since she was right.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think that I¡¯m being too overbearing. I don¡¯t wish for someone with such medical talent to fade into obscurity in the end!¡± Something shone in Director Dilibaer¡¯s eyes as she looked directly at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I understand, Director. I¡¯ll definitely live up to your expectations,¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°It¡¯s not about my expectations. You should live up to your own potential. At your current age, it¡¯s the best time to establish your foundation. You should know what you need to be doing! If you think that my words are logical, then go do it. If you think that I¡¯m wrong, feel free to ignore me.


    ¡°This is the newest endocrinology publication. I¡¯ll be asking questions about it next week during the major weekly patient checkups.¡± Director Dilibaer then handed Zhang Fan an incredibly thick textbook. He was rather stunned!


    In any workce where skills were the more important, you would often meet older people who were normally very nice, but could be quite heartless when it came to work. They would also have incredibly strict requirements for those they viewed as talented. Why was this? This was amon problem to those with skills. These people were different from politicians! For China¡¯s medical abilities to improve so rapidly, these older doctors who were so strict without giving face were really important.


    How strict had Qiu Fazu been with his students back in the day? His disciples had been capable of reading medical textbooks written in German, back in that generation! At that time, China didn¡¯t even have a systemized way of studying western medical texts. Qiu Fazu had relied on incredible strictness to raise extremely capable disciples who became aplished surgeons in southern China. Even now, if you went to ask all the best hospitals in southern China, their top surgeons would almost always have some sort of intimate connection to Qiu Fazu.


    Zhang Fan left with the thick medical textbook! This textbook was incredibly heavy. He figured that he would have to grind it until he shriveled!

 Chapter 182: Diabetes

    <h4>Chapter 182: Diabetes</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Local development would greatly affect the medical field. For instance, just look at the surgical textbooks. For the first five editions, the editors were mostly military doctors. Starting from the sixth edition and onwards, doctors from Beijing and Shanghai became moremon as the editors. The more recent the edition, the more doctors from Beijing and Shanghai there would be. The editors of such surgical textbooks could be called some of the best Chinese doctors in their respective fields. Since the best doctors were concentrated so densely in only two cities, it wasn¡¯t strange at all for patients to also gather together in only those two cities. This caused all sorts of difficulties for everyone. It became more difficult to get treated, and it also became harder to work as a doctor! Such problems would then explode on the doctors working on the frontlines to treat everyone!


    Zhang Fan was stunned even further when he actually looked at the endocrinology textbook that Director Dilibaer had given to him. This textbook was written purely in English, with not a single word in Chinese! There were two countries that were the best in the world at endocrinology: America and Germany, with America being slightly better. It would be far too difficult to study this field. Endocrinology was sort of like thebination of various major modern fields. It would be impossible to fully understand this textbook within one week without ridiculous grinding. There was also amon trait of all medical textbooks: most vocabry would be ridiculously long, or use ridiculously simple abbreviations. The abbreviations were so simple that even Google would have trouble finding them!


    What could Zhang Fan do? He would have to grind to the point of exhaustion. Zhang Fan mentioned this to Shao Hua as he would be eating something right after work every day and then returning to his apartment to grind and study, since there wasn¡¯t much time left. However, Shao Hua didn¡¯t agree, because she was worried that Zhang Fan would ruin his body. She insisted that Zhang Fan return to her home for a proper dinner every night.


    In order to properly understand this endocrinology textbook, you would first have to write an index of notes. There were two main types of internal secretion in endocrinology. The first type was internal secretion that was independent from other organs, such as the pineal nd, pituitary nd, thyroid nd, and so on. The other type was internal secretion as part of an organ, such as the pancreatic islets, the ovaries or testes¡¯ sex hormone cells, and so on.


    There would then be further categorization based on the type of hormone. Was the hormone a protein or abination of amino acids and peptide bonds? These hormones all had their own target organs. The hormones would have different effects afterbining with the target organ.


    Just the categorization would be quiteplex, from function to structure to effect. This would all be just the beginning of the basics. Zhang Fan would then have to trante all these terms from Chinese into English. Memorizing all of this vocabry in English would only be the first step.


    If Director Dilibaer had instead given him an entry-level textbook, Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have needed to categorize things in so much detail. Entry-level medical textbooks were a bit simpler, after all. It wouldn¡¯t have been as difficult for him to finish preparing it in a week. However, Director Dilibaer had given him the most recent publication!


    Zhang Fan really became slightly arrogant after everything went so sessfully for him during the past two years! This counted as a bucket of cold water that was suddenly poured on him, helping topletely wake him up!


    Since Shao Hua also needed to study for her ounting exam, the two of them simply studied together in Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment. Each had their own room with a light. There was only the sound of flipping through pages and writing notes. At 11 p.m., Zhang Fan drove Shao Hua home and kissed her before returning to his apartment to continue the grinding.


    First, he needed to understand the English text. There were far, far too many words that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know. He could only use the dictionary and search online. It took him three full days before he finally finished reading the entire medical textbook. Thankfully, this textbook wasn¡¯t actually that thick. Otherwise, Zhang Fan truly would have died. Studying was somewhat simr to rushing into a war. One would need courage as well as endurance, being able to adamantly persist and march forward.


    Afterpleting the trantion, Zhang Fan now needed to fully understand the contents of the textbook. In order to understand the theses in this endocrinology textbook, he would have to go through arge number of other texts as well. Anyone who was capable of writing a thesis for the most recent endocrinology textbook would be someone highly aplished in the field already. In order to understand what they wrote, Zhang Fan needed to first understand the base logic, functions, andposition before thinking about understanding it all!


    Once again, Zhang Fan studied his basics, with chemistry, organic chemistry, histology and embryology, biochemistry, immunology, and so on. Having a goal in studying these texts was indeed quite different. Zhang Fan once again learned many things after he finished studying these basics again.


    It was now five a.m., so Zhang Fan¡¯s brain was going numb. He absolutely had to sleep as he still needed to go to work soon. He entered a deep sleep less than 20 seconds after he hit the bed. Even though Zhang Fan normally would always get up at six a.m., this time he was so tired that he didn¡¯t get up until 7:40 a.m., when he finally washed his face and ate some breakfast that Shao Hua¡¯s mother had prepared for him before going to work.


    The mostmon chronic illness in endocrinology was diabetes. In China, some minor government officials had been the first to get this type of chronic disease as they had been some of the first to benefit from China¡¯s improvements.


    China¡¯s economy had improved. Such minor government officials had eaten and drunk as they pleased for just a few years, causing problems for their bodies. By the time that they started paying attention to their health, ordinarymoners had just started learning about what diabetes was. Many people who newly became rich would often spend a lot of money on food. Eating as much meat as they pleased together with a diet high in sugar and fat caused China to be the country with the most diabetics already after just a few years.


    How scary was diabetes? International medical organizations ranked it as the #3 most major non-infectious chronic disease, ranked only after cardiovascr disease and tumors.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s teaching doctor was a young woman who just passed 30 years old not long ago. Her name was Ren Lina. She was beautiful and had a matching beautiful aura and incredibly sweet voice. A government leader had noticed her back when she joined the endocrinology department. She then became that government leader¡¯s daughter-inw.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, we typically deal with all of the patients¡¯ medical advice in the morning and write the medical reports in the afternoon. We also typically do all patient discharging together. There¡¯s nothing else that¡¯s special or needs to be mentioned.¡±


    ¡°Alright, Doctor Ren, I understand,¡± Zhang Fan said as he nodded.


    There were two types of diabetes patients. Type 1 diabetes patients were rtively rare. Most patients would have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes was a result ofplex inherited factors as well as environmental factors. The scary part of diabetes was that it would disturb the metabolism and cause other organs to be unwell. Diabetics would often have problems with their kidneys, cardiovascr system, eyes, as well as often getting infections.


    Currently, the goal of treating diabetes was to maintain a state of bnce and to try to prevent other such problems from urring. For a diabetic who was sessfully treated, they might live an ordinary and healthy life for the rest of their entire life. For a diabetic who wasn¡¯t sessfully treated, or if their condition was serious, all the organs would start having problems. The patient¡¯s vision would be unclear, the heart would be weak, the skin wouldn¡¯t heal itself from injuries, and so on. It would be quite painful.


    The mostmon symptoms of diabetes were also rtively easy to understand. If you often ate, often drank, and often peed, while your weight was lessening, please immediately go to get checked at a doctor! This could be very important if you eat a lot, drink a lot, and pee a lot without getting any fatter at all!


    In the surgical departments, doctors would only be afraid of two types of patients. The first would be patients who had infectious diseases that could be transmitted by blood. The second would be a patient with diabetes. A patient with diabetes meant that any injury wouldn¡¯t easily heal and would be especially likely to be infected.


    Diabetes was a serious enough problem that it could cause any doctor to copse. Diabetic foot ulcers and deep tissue damage from infections couldn¡¯t be treated with antibiotics. A patient in severe condition could only have a limb get amputated!


    Doctor Ren Lina had 20ish patients. Most of them were middle-aged or older. One of her patients was of rather special status because he was a section chief in Chasu City¡¯s Bureau of Finance.

 Chapter 183: Human body is difficult!

    <h4>Chapter 183: Human body is difficult!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Ren Lina¡¯s special patient was in his mid-40s. He had small eyes and a brandy nose, and was just slightly over 1.7 meters tall, but he weighed almost 100 kg. He would often need to hold his stomach while standing to pee. Although his position wasn¡¯t that high, he really did hold quite a lot of authority. It was said that even the city leader of a smaller city often came to visit him. Normally, he went to work early in the morning, and would thene to the hospital after 10 a.m. to begin his treatment.


    There was an incredible number of peopleing to see him. Without even mentioning anything else, just the nurse¡¯s station was already filled with gift boxes. Normal people would buy some boxes of milk or cans of porridge as gifts, but when visiting such a leader, it would be important to bring flowers as well as all sorts of supplements. There were gold, silver, and partner brands, all sorts of the most expensive supplements in the market, along with plenty of scam supplements, side by side.


    The section chief was from Shanxi Province, and he really loved to eat noodles. However, noodles had high starch content and would make it difficult to control the blood sugar. Doctor Ren Lina advised him to eat less noodles. He heard from someone else that the flour from the border province had higher sugar and starch content than normal due to having more sunlight, which was why he wouldn¡¯t eat flour from the border province. He specially went to the trouble of paying for flour to be shipped to him from ind China.


    Although this patient had quite a bit of authority, he was really polite to the doctors and nurses, and his pudgy face seemed to be naturally suited for smiling. It wasn¡¯t easy to tell that he was actually a leader. However, he had a personal driver serving him, and his patient room seemed almost like his office. There were so many people literally waiting in line to see him to report to him or meet him.


    When Zhang Fan and Ren Lina checked on this patient, he was currently in the middle of a phone call. When he saw the doctors arriving, he immediately told the other person on the phone, ¡°Let¡¯s stop talking for now. My leaders areing.¡± He then immediately hung up the call and smiled while standing up to greet them.


    This would easily leave others with a very good first impression. ¡°Leader Ren, oh my, I can¡¯t take this anymore, my arm is so swollen from receiving IV drips every day. Is this a new doctor? He looks so energetic.¡± The section chief could also tell that Zhang Fan was just a rotation doctor. However, he still smiled and nodded in greeting at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You¡¯re the one who¡¯s actually the leader. You always joke around with us doctors. However, I still need to lecture you.¡± Ren Lina chuckled while talking to the section chief.


    ¡°Oh my, just look at what you¡¯re saying. Feel free to scold me. I¡¯ll definitely work harder on what I haven¡¯t been able to do.¡± The section chief had the two doctors sit down. His patient room was a VIP room which came with a second office room that included a sofa, office desk, and so on.


    ¡°I saw you sneaking out yesterday to smoke again. Your cirction and nervous system are already having some problems due to your high blood sugar. You¡¯re already feeling numb in your hands and feet, yet you¡¯re still smoking. I also heard from the nurses that many of the people visiting you are also smoking in your patient room. This truly won¡¯t be good for your recovery. You only have one body. No matter how busy you are with work, you have to pay attention to your body.¡±


    ¡°Right, right, right. We¡¯re all just rough men who don¡¯t have any culture or knowledge. We don¡¯t understand such things. I¡¯ll definitely pay attention, I¡¯ll pay attention. I¡¯ve been having so many blood sugar tests every day that it feels like my fingers are falling off. Dear leader, can you think of anything to help me?¡±


    ¡°Then properly cooperate with our treatment. Eat less carbohydrates in the future and eat more vegetables and high-protein foods. With one meal of buns or noodles, you¡¯ll be wasting several days¡¯ worth of my medical treatment,¡± Ren Linained.


    ¡°Haha! You¡¯re truly a divine doctor. You can even tell what I¡¯ve been eating! Amazing, amazing!¡± The section chief was using rather exaggerated words, but his face didn¡¯t at all indicate that he was just saying ttery.


    Zhang Fan almostughed out loud at seeing the section chief¡¯s sight. The section chief was all smiles and so polite while sitting surrounded by flower baskets, making him seem like a buddha in a flower garden.


    Such a sight was only possible in an internal medicine department. In the surgical departments, especially general surgery, flower baskets were strictly forbidden. This was because there had previously been a patient with an allergy to flower pollen. Someone came to visit the patient and brought him a flower basket. The patient who had just finished surgery a few days ago sneezed so much that his sutures were broken! Previous superintendent Huang Yun then set a rule that flower baskets were forbidden in all the surgical departments.


    Ren Lina gave the section chief a physical checkup and chatted with him for a while longer before leaving.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, this patient is a government leader. Don¡¯t watch just how friendly and nice he appears to be. You really must pay attention to your own behavior as well,¡± Ren Lina told Zhang Fan. It would be his matter whether he listened to her advice or not. It was already quite nice of her that she was advising him of this.


    There were two main groups of people who had diabetes in the endocrinology department. The first group were the government leaders from when China¡¯s economy first started rapidly developing. Now, these leaders were getting older and had higher positions, but were receiving payback for eating and drinking as they pleased. They were forced to take an injection with every meal! The private patient rooms were mostly filled with this type of patient.


    The second main group of patients with diabetes were those who had recently left poverty to be somewhat well-to-do. They would start eating a lot of food with much higher fat and sugar content, causing them to get diabetes in just a few years.


    As for the regr middle ss, there actually weren¡¯t that many patients with diabetes. This might have to do with their normal eating habits.


    There were five rotation doctors currently in the endocrinology department. Three of the female rotation doctors wanted to be permanently assigned here because this department was also known as the hospital¡¯s ¡°Mistress Department¡±. There were more female doctors than male doctors here. This department also received a high number of patients with special status or lots of money, so there really was quite a good chance for the young female doctors to get noticed and hook up with someone rich or powerful. Moreover, inparison to the respiratory department, gastrointestinal department, and so on, the endocrinology department was far cleaner. In the respiratory department, you would need to work with patients¡¯ phlegm every day, while the gastrointestinal department would see you working with vomit or feces on a daily basis! The endocrinology department was also less tiring and less stressful to work in. These factorsbined to make many young female doctors want to join this department.


    How were they to join this department? They would have to study hard. Director Dilibaer¡¯s position in Chasu City Hospital was rather special. Both the former and current superintendent were really respectful to her. This meant that as long as you had the director¡¯s approval, you would be able to join the endocrinology department. Otherwise, it would be difficult to join this department even if you had the superintendent¡¯s help.


    With many women in this department, there was also a lot of drama. Since many of the female doctors were also married to those with status or money, they couldn¡¯t help butpare themselves to one another. Even though the conditions in the endocrinology department were quite nice, the atmosphere wasn¡¯t very friendly.


    In other departments, the doctors would scheme against each other for the sake of receiving more patients, all for the sake of money. Yet, things were a bit more special in this department. Doctors here wouldn¡¯t really care about money. They were actually quite generous. They would even issue some bonus money to the rotation doctors, although not very much. Still, for the rotation doctors, it was quite nice already that they were receiving anything.


    Where did the conflicts in this department arise from? Because of trying to keep up with the Joneses. Basically, the female doctors werepeting inparing their husbands or lovers. If one female doctor took a vacation in Thand, then another female doctor would have to take a vacation to Mysia the next day.


    If one female doctor spent 500 yuan on a haircut, then another female doctor would be doing a full beauty and health care routine in a few days. In a way, the endocrinology department was the department that was most up-to-date with currently popr trends. For instance, if there was a newest version of an Apple iphone out, it would take only a few days for all the female doctors in the endocrinology department to possess one. Thus, ordinary doctors wouldn¡¯t be able to stay in this department in the end.


    Although the female doctors weren¡¯t intentionally trying to look down on ordinary doctors, the female doctors¡¯ conversations, clothing, and so on would be too much for doctors from ordinary families to handle. ¡°Oh my! Today¡¯s purse is quite nice. My husband¡¯s rtive visited America and went to the trouble of bringing a purse back for me. It¡¯s just a little toorge.¡± The female doctors would then show off Louis Vuitton or other ridiculously expensive brand name purses.


    There were also some who had cleverer ways of showing off. ¡°Help take a look at my finger. Why is it so red?¡± The end result was that the other party would notice that there was actually arge diamond ring on her finger.


    The two male doctors in the department almost never said anything. Even though the female doctorspeted with each other on a daily basis, if one of the two male doctors dared to start an argument with a female doctor, the female doctors would definitely band together and absolutely dominate the male doctor. That was why it was much better for them to remain silent.


    Later this afternoon, Zhang Fan and the other rotation doctors began to write medical reports. Although this work was rather boring, it really would test a doctor¡¯s way of thinking on treating a disease. However, China had far too many patients, so writing medical reports had instead be a burden upon the doctors! If you went to look for a doctor, they would always be busy writing a medical report instead of researching or thinking about how to treat a difficult illness!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I heard that you¡¯re quite skilled in surgery? Last time, when Vice Director Wang from our hospital had an ident, the two orthopedic directors were arguing over who could be the primary surgeon, but they both lost to you! Isn¡¯t that what happened?¡± This question came from a female second-highest level certification doctor in the department, surnamed Chen. She was slightly older and had thin lips and high cheekbones. This was the difficult part of being an internal medicine doctor. As long as you weren¡¯t the director, no matter how high-ranking you were, you would still have to write medical reports.


    ¡°Haha, not at all.¡± Zhang Fan had no interest in making conversation with her. He was trying to think about how to properly write this medical report.


    ¡°Do you think that Doctor Ren is sexy and beautiful?¡± Maybe it was something innate to older women to tease younger men.


    ¡°What? Doctor Chen, could it be that you¡¯re interested in our Doctor Zhang? However, I bet he prefers the younger type.¡± Doctor Ren Lina was really beautiful and spoke nicely, but she actually wasn¡¯t that easy to handle. Otherwise, how could she have dominated her rtionship with a yboy son of a government leader despite being just an ordinary doctor? It would be difficult to even get married into a government leader¡¯s family without some actual abilities and relying only on a pretty face.


    Since Doctor Chen wasn¡¯t respecting her by making such a joke, Doctor Ren instantly retorted by calling Doctor Chen old. For these female doctors who all had husbands with status or money, unless their husbands happened to be good friends, it would be rare for the female doctors to be friends with each other. The female doctors couldn¡¯t even keep up a normal friendly coworker rtionship with each other.


    ¡°Okay, yeah!¡± Zhang Fan was stuck in the middle of all this. No matter what they said to each other, he simply responded with that one sentence. Zhang Fan was different from Li Hui. Why had Li Hui felt such pain from being in this department? It was because Li Hui had wanted to show off to all the women. Yet, it turned out that the women in this department were all far more experienced and managed to learn everything about him instead in just a few days. It wouldn¡¯t feel good at all for Li Hui, as he would feel like he had been stripped naked!


    These female doctors were far too mature, just as if they were fully ripe peaches. This sensation would easily lure a young man¡¯s hormones into bing overactive, producing even more hormones. No wonder Li Hui had been so easy to tease. He hadn¡¯t been able to control himself, especially since he was no longer a virgin. He was constantly hard down there around so many attractive female doctors!


    However, things were different from Zhang Fan. It wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t understand such things, but rather that he had a lot more pressure. Ever since he had received his System, he had finally been able to regain all the face that he had lost ever since college! He no longer needed to knock on everyone¡¯s doors, smiling while offering to sell them food. He was someone who had to kneel for so many years already, yet was finally able to stand up straight.


    To use a pretentious phrase, it wasn¡¯t that he couldn¡¯t, it was that he didn¡¯t want to. Director Dilibaer had already given him an English textbook to test his abilities. He would stand up and challenge this even if he hadn¡¯t opened up internal medicine courses in his System yet! Only with loss would one know what was most precious. Zhang Fan really valued his face now that he had finally regained it. He had already lost so much face before! He no longer wanted to lose it anymore.


    Since Zhang Fan was so boring, the female doctors were unable to tease him in any way. This didn¡¯t mean that they would actually try to bully or prank him. They would simply suppress a male doctor in experience and wisdom gained with age so that the male doctor would say something wrong that would then be a joke constantly used by the female doctors. Even now, Li Hui would always give any female endocrinologist a wide berth. It was unknown why he had lost so much face with the endocrinologists.


    The other two rotation doctors weren¡¯t interested in this department. Although Zhang Fan was also uninterested in this department, he wanted to learn more knowledge while he was still here. He felt that Director Dilibaer was correct. In order to fly, one would have to cultivate internal energy.


    The feeling of sess was just as addictive as the most powerful drug in the world. Right now, ordinary general surgeries and simple bone fixations no longer gave Zhang Fan any sense of aplishment, yet he still needed to perform a tremendous number of surgeries due to his System¡¯s forceful requirements even without this sense of aplishment.


    Over the past few days, Zhang Fan filled his mind with English vocabry regarding all sorts of factors and so on. Although Zhang Fan¡¯s English skills were poor, he had still graduated from a proper medical college. He did at least have some foundation in English already. He would also lose too much face if he told others that his English skills were poor.


    Zhang Fan got truly absorbed in studying English. He would even practice vocabry while walking. Even when he was peeing in the bathroom, he would think about the process of water converting to urine in English.


    The current Zhang Fan had somewhat returned to the state from when he¡¯d first obtained his System. He was focused on using everyst bit of his free time to grind and study. In such a condition, Zhang Fan seemed to be quite like a wooden block. Over the past few days, all the female doctors in the department lost interest in Zhang Fan because there were plenty of other young men trying to show off in front of them.


    The other male rotation doctor was unable to handle the female doctors. He even foolishly told them how his first kiss went and about his first visit to an hourly hotel to have sex with another woman. These middle-aged women were far too scary. There was nothing that they didn¡¯t dare to talk about.


    Women were quite special. They would be shy while still unripe. They would be alluring when mature. However, they would be quite scary after blossoming and bearing fruit. If such scary women all gathered together, that would be terrifying! It was only due to their status as doctors that they held back slightly! Otherwise, it would be even more terrifying.


    Five days had now passed since Director Dilibaer had given Zhang Fan the English textbook. He was unable to even fully understand the first thesis so far. This was far too difficult. He needed to search through many other textbooks, but in a small city like Chasu City, it would be impossible to find many medical texts. For the first time ever, Zhang Fan felt that a small city was inconvenient!


    Zhang Fan spent all his free time in his apartment, grinding English skills. If one time wouldn¡¯t work, he would try twice more. Regardless, he did his very best to understand and learn the fundamental workings of endocrinology. As long as he understood the fundamentals, then everything else would solve itself. However, the fundamentals were the most difficult. There were far too many academic theories and viewpoints on this subject. There were many hormones whose uses hadn¡¯t beenpletely confirmed yet. This was yet another reason for the high difficulty of endocrinology.


    The other rotation doctors in the department were also secretlypeting with each other. Suchpetition wasn¡¯t necessary in surgical departments, because it would be easy to determine a rotation doctor¡¯s skills within three days. However, things were different in internal medicine. Any doctor who studied properly could learn about all the proper medication to use for patients within just a few days. How were they supposed to determine who was more skilled, since rotation doctors wouldn¡¯t be put in charge of their own patients yet? They would use the Monday weekly major patient checkup as Director Dilibaer would always ask difficult questions. This was the true venue ofpetition for the young internal medicine doctors who had skills.


    It would be useless to im that one had a good understanding of all of internal medicine! Truly skilled internal medicine doctors would bepeting in the basics. For example, when treating a cold or fever, there would only be a few types of medications to treat pain, fever, act as antihistamines, and so on. In fact, it would be possible to even train a middle schooler for a week to the point where the middle schooler could skillfully treat sneezes, colds, and fevers.


    How could a truly excellent doctor express themselves? A truly excellent doctor was someone who needed to truly understand the reasons for the disease. That would be a properly good doctor. As long as the doctor was highly familiar with the disease¡¯s system and workings, then no matter what changed about the disease within various individual patients, the doctor would always be able to tell due to experience.


    This was the truly difficult part. It would be harder than hard to truly understand the systems of such diseases. Five years of hard work during college wouldn¡¯t even be enough to get started. After getting started, it would be even harder to grow one¡¯s foundation. You would have to treat several thousand patients before growing your own foundation!


    Life was difficult, but the human body was more difficult!

 Chapter 184: Micro vs. macro, my legs hurt!

    <h4>Chapter 184: Micro vs. macro, my legs hurt!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    No matter how much Zhang Fan grinded, his weakness in Englishnguage department was still exposed. He had studied hard by himself over the past two years, but there really was a difference between being self-taught and having a teacher. Back at college, he could ask the teacher if there was anything that he didn¡¯t understand. This wouldn¡¯t be possible when teaching yourself. You would have to think of answers by yourself. However, self-study did have its advantage of giving you a much deeper personal understanding.


    As for Zhang Fan¡¯s English? Hecked the environment to practice English in. He also hadn¡¯t cared much about English before. His sesses over the past two years now had cold water poured on by Director Dilibaer. Yes, an ordinary college student graduate who managed to obtain his own house and car just two years after graduation should probably be proud of himself. But, was Zhang Fan ordinary? He wasn¡¯t ordinary at all. That was why Zhang Fan now immediately discarded his arrogance that was beginning to sprout. There was still a long path ahead of him!


    Endocrinology was far tooplex. Each illness would have a research direction. Endocrinology was an organized yet also scattered department. In the respiratory, gastrointestinal, or cardiology department, they would all have logical and interconnected information, focused on only a few organs. However, things were different in endocrinology. It wasmon that hormones would jump all over the ce. Every organ and internal secretion nd would have their own unique system and functions. If described this way, it could even be said that there should be a unique department for every single organ.


    Although the medical textbook that Director Dilibaer gave Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a textbook from a top-level brand, it still contained high-level professional endocrinology knowledge. Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t have the time to finish grinding it. Language would be a big barrier for him to truly master medicine. He spent almost half his time on trantion alone, not leaving him with much time left to actually learn and understand. Thanks to his experience this time with a foreign medical textbook, Zhang Fan finally became determined to master English!


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua finally took some time together this weekend to go out for three or four hours. ¡°You¡¯re working too hard. Usually, you don¡¯t drink coffee or tea, but when I went over to your apartment yesterday, I discovered that most of the coffee and tea leaves I purchased for you were gone! This truly won¡¯t do. You¡¯re a doctor. You should understand this as well.¡±


    ¡°Time is rather limited. This textbook is entirely in English. There really is no helping it! Sigh! I really regret things now!¡±


    ¡°What do you regret?¡±


    Zhang Fan sessfully changed Shao Hua¡¯s focus. He also knew that this wasn¡¯t good, but what was he supposed to do? This wasn¡¯t a matter ofpeting with others. This was Zhang Fan working on improving himself!


    ¡°Back in college, my school had an elective course, Medical English. I intentionally avoided that ss. But now, I can¡¯t even find any highly professional medical texts on endocrinology in Chinese. All of this medical English vocabry is so ridiculous. Sometimes, there¡¯s only two words I don¡¯t understand in a paragraph, but I¡¯m unable to find the corresponding trantion for these words!¡±


    ¡°Then what will you do?¡± Shao Hua snuggled up in Zhang Fan¡¯s embrace. The weather was now colder, which helped the two of them be even more intimate with each other. Nowadays, Shao Hua was even somewhat willing to allow Zhang Fan to touch her a little. Ahem, ahem! Imagine the rest by yourself, readers!


    ¡°There really is no good method apart from slowly researching information by myself. How about you? How are your studies going? Don¡¯t give yourself too much pressure. Take the exam if you can, but forget about it if you can¡¯t pass. I¡¯m confident in my own ability to take care of our family.¡± Zhang Fan inhaled Shao Hua¡¯s fragrance as he said this. She smelled like faintvender today.


    Maybe the television would usually talk about Hond or Find when mentioningvender as those countries hadrge patches of especially beautifulvender. However, that was actually the high technical ability of the cameramen. The trulyrge-scalevender patches could be found right in Chasu City. There were thousands and thousands of acres ofvender nted in Chasu City. Every year when thevender blossomed, a blue-purple flower meadow could be seen with fresh breezes blowing past, making thevender seem like a sea of flowers. A woman who wore a light-yellow straw hat while standing in this flower sea would seem especially beautiful! Shao Hua had such a picture of herself which made her look absolutely gorgeous. She and the sceneryplemented each other perfectly. This was the border province¡¯s woman and scenery!


    Although thevender oils and fragrances from ind China might have scamponent chemicals, Chasu City¡¯svender oils and fragrances were quite good. The neighboring -stan countries near Chasu City were big users ofvender perfume. Most of Chasu City¡¯svender oil and fragrance would be directly exported to other countries after being produced.


    Since China¡¯s national strength had also increased a lot recently, merchants now had far more confidence in doing business abroad. Chasu City¡¯svender products even conquered the market in the five -stan suffix countries, kicking out Russia¡¯svender business! This wouldn¡¯t have been something people would have dared to even imagine before!


    In the ind of any country, you wouldn¡¯t be able to sense your own country¡¯s power, but in a border province, you would be able to understand just how powerful your own country was. Large amounts of products were exported from the ports here, while the five -stan suffix countries could only exchange for Chinese products with their mining resources.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know very much about the import-export business, but he did know at least a little about medical products. The five -stan suffix countries imported even the most basic glucose saline from China. This wasn¡¯t because they weren¡¯t able to produce it, but rather because China¡¯s products were so cheap! China was slowly developing, but its economy was developing faster than its culture!


    The women of Chasu City would often usevender products, including pillows, nkets, perfume bags, and so on. The most miraculous part was that there was a certain ethnicity in Chasu City which would even treat guests by offering them pollen.


    The first time that Zhang Fan ate pollen, he had thought that it was sesame due to the simr appearance. You would eat the pollen by dabbing a bun in oil and then the pollen. However, pollen¡¯s taste was quite different from sesame¡¯s. It would have a flowery fragrance that was especially delicious the more you chewed.


    ¡°Rest assured, there won¡¯t be much pressure for me. I¡¯m just casually flipping through these books so that I can maintain my professional knowledge and math mind. There shouldn¡¯t be any problem for me to take the ounting exam next year!¡± Shao Hua said rather proudly.


    Yes, studying was something where hard work and your studying method were really important. However, there really were some people who were naturally more talented at studying, so they would have superb efficiency. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have much talent for studying, but he was willing to work hard and grind!


    Zhang Fan rested for all of Saturday afternoon, which finished off his weekend, since he had an appointment in another city to go perform surgery on Sunday. This time, he didn¡¯t need to go to the farther cities, and was going to closer cities instead. Typically, the elective surgeries he performed were allparotomies.


    In the past, the smaller city hospitals were capable of performing appendix surgery, gall dder surgery, and so on. But now thatparoscopes had bemonce, the surgical departments of smaller city hospitals basically had no more surgeries to perform. If a patient heard that they needed to perform open surgery, the patient would instantly leave and refuse to be treated at the small city hospital.


    Zhang Fan performed three surgeries on Sunday morning. It was a bit past two p.m. by the time that he finished. He didn¡¯t drink even a single drop of water since he woke up. Zhang Fan hurried back to Chasu City, since Wang Yongyong was being discharged from Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital today. He had recovered quite well since he was still rtively younger, only in his mid-40s. He still had plenty of energy. Zhang Fan needed to go tell him about necessary precautions for postoperative recovery and give him one final checkup since an athlete¡¯s injury would be different from a normal person¡¯s injury, being more severe.


    Although Wang Yongyong was still unable to put any pressure on his knee, the swelling had already disappeared. He sat in a wheelchair as he thanked Zhang Fan and Ma Wentao. Right now still wasn¡¯t the time for him to participate in advertisements for Ma Wentao in exchange for the free surgery fee. However, Ma Wentao had taken plenty of ¡°before¡± pictures already as he nned on doing a ¡°before¡± and ¡°after¡±parison advertisement of Wang Yongyong. This was an advertising technique he had learned studying abroad.


    On Monday, the endocrinology department¡¯s major weekly patient checkup began. All doctors, intern, rotation, official, and so on, were led by the director and second-highest level certification doctors in checking up on the patients. This was the time that the smartest doctors looked forward to, while the doctors who were poor at studying would really fear it. Therge group of doctors checked each patient one by one.


    ¡°Patient #6 is a young man who is 22 years old. He had to urinate excessively for an unknown reason, so he came to get treated at our emergency department. He was then transferred to our endocrinology department. After giving himplete checkups, the preliminary diagnosis is that this patient has diabetes insipidus,¡± the doctor in charge of patient #6 exined the patient¡¯s situation to all the other doctors.


    ¡°Wang Xiaoyan, go give this patient a physical checkup.¡± Director Dilibaer was beginning her tests for doctors. Wang Xiaoyan had graduated with an undergraduate degree from Tianjin Medical University. For an unknown reason, she hadn¡¯t continued her master¡¯s degree studies there. However, her foundations were really solid. Not only that, her medical license examination score had only been lower than Zhang Fan¡¯s by about 50 pointsst year.


    When giving patients physical checkups, it would be highly important to do everything in the proper order. A physical checkup without any order would easily miss something important as well as cause more hardship for the patient. However, the physical checkup would also need to be adjusted depending on the patient¡¯s specific circumstances rather than following the instructions written in a textbook letter-by-letter.


    Wang Xiaoyan¡¯s movements were highly skilled. She kept reporting as she checked up on the patient. ¡°The patient¡¯s pupils are normal with no sign of anything unusual. There is no sign of swollen lymph nodes in his neck. Nothing appears to be wrong with his heart. No sign of rebound tenderness in the patient¡¯s stomach. Nothing appears to be wrong with his legs.¡± Her physical examination for the patient ended after approximately five minutes.


    Director Dilibaer nodded in approval because Wang Xiaoyan¡¯s physical checkup for the patient had been highly standard, with no problems at all. Wang Xiaoyan proudly nced over at Zhang Fan as she walked back to the group. This wasn¡¯t a challenge, but just apetition of skill and one¡¯s own confidence.


    ¡°Which part of the body is in charge of the body¡¯s thirst center?¡± Director Dilibaer suddenly turned to ask a male rotation doctor. This doctor wasn¡¯t prepared to be asked such a question, especially a question about such an obscure topic which usually wouldn¡¯t appear on the exam.


    However, this was a hospital. The doctors needed to face humans, not machines. A single misstep on a problem might cause irreparable harm to a patient. Human bodies were aplete system. No matter how obscure the information, doctors would always need to try their best to learn and understand as much about the human body as possible. It might be that one day, such knowledge would be useful for a patient with a rare condition.


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯m sorry. I don¡¯t know.¡± The male rotation doctor gave up on answering the question.


    Director Dilibaer was slightly nicer than Superintendent Ouyang who would severely scold someone for not knowing. Director Dilibaer was instead the type who would simply ignore any lower-ranking doctor that she didn¡¯t approve of.


    ¡°Okay, just make sure to study properly,¡± Director Dilibaer said quite simply. She didn¡¯t lecture the male rotation doctor or punish him in any way. However, the male rotation doctor felt even worse than if he had been punished! These young doctors had all graduated with undergraduate degrees. They would all want to receive attention and care from the higher-ranking doctors.


    Failures at work would be quite different from failures at school. If you failed in school, you could try again with makeup tests! At work, failing once might result in permanently losing an opportunity. This male rotation doctor wouldn¡¯t have another chance to be rotated into endocrinology again, so if he failed, he would have to fail early!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, could you answer my earlier question?¡± Director Dilibaer turned to test Zhang Fan.


    ¡°The hypothmus in the brain is in charge of the thirst center.¡±


    ¡°What is the nature of the patient¡¯s urine? How should we treat him?¡±


    ¡°The patient¡¯s urine is hypotonic. Give him fluid infusion and an antidiuretic. If it¡¯s necessary, perhaps also hormonal treatment.¡±


    ¡°What are the current theories on primary diabetes insipidus?¡± Director Dilibaer continued to test him. This was actually a highly difficult question. Not only would it be difficult for a rotation doctor, even an attending physician in the urology department might not be able to answer this question if that doctor didn¡¯t study properly.


    This was the greatest difficulty of internal medicine. The causes of many illnesses were still unclear. The expert doctors of various major hospitals would then write their own inferences, or theories, on these illnesses.


    The doctors treating the patients would then give treatments ording to the expert doctors¡¯ way of thinking. The expert doctors¡¯ theories were only called theories because they were still uncertain, and there was no guarantee that all patients would be the same even with the same illness.


    In science¡¯s other fields, one would be able to slowly research and determine each and every little difference. However, there would be no such thing possible in clinical medicine. The doctor would have to treat the patient sessfully. There was no time to do such research.


    Then what could the doctors do? That would depend on the doctors¡¯ own abilities. The doctors would have to prescribe medication ording to the experts¡¯ theories while determining which of the theories the patient¡¯s symptoms matched. Although an experienced doctor might still not be able to identify the reason behind the illness, they would be able to treat the illness ording to the symptoms. However, it would normally take over a decade for a doctor to gain such experience in treating illnesses that would start for still unknown reasons.


    ¡°Professor Jerome P. Kassirer from the Massachusetts Medical Society has mentioned three theories. Expert Chinese doctors have categorized his theories in more detail, and they¡¯re now known as the three conditions and five uses of primary diabetes insipidus. Currently, the prevailing theory is that primary diabetes insipidus is caused by ack of AVP #3, an antidiuretic hormone,¡± Zhang Fan answered.


    Zhang Fan had grinded for an entire week to gain such knowledge. Not only would regr internal medicine textbooks not have such knowledge, even regr master¡¯s degree students¡¯ textbooks wouldn¡¯t contain this information, since this was about the theoretical more than practical clinical experience.


    ¡°Just listen to that English ent of yours. Your pronunciation is so terrible. I¡¯d almost think that you were speaking Russian if I didn¡¯t listen closely to the professor¡¯s name,¡± Director Dilibaermented. Although she was criticizing Zhang Fan, she said this with a smile. She could tell how hardworking he had been with this. It was a definite that Zhang Fan would have skipped over this knowledge unless he studied the whole textbook that she gave him seriously, since this knowledge was on something quite minor.


    Wang Xiaoyan bit her lips after Zhang Fan finished saying all this, because even she didn¡¯t know this one. Director Dilibaer wasn¡¯t favoring Zhang Fan. Rather, she really did want to test him because Zhang Fan was bing quite famous in the hospital among all the directors.


    Director Dilibaer continued asking questions to all the intern and rotation doctors as the patient checkups continued. The intern and rotation doctors didn¡¯t feel too much pressure, because Director Dilibaer was the nicer type who wouldn¡¯t scold them even if they were unable to answer the questions. However, the younger doctors still hadn¡¯t realized that this was actually a great opportunity for them! It would be of great help for their securing work in the future if they did a good job here. Any intern doctor who gave up on working in the bigger Raptor City toe to Chasu City instead meant that they would likely have to work in Chasu City in the future.


    The most pressure was on the three female rotation doctors who wanted to get permanently assigned to endocrinology. They wouldn¡¯t have many opportunities to get assigned here, and they would lose the few opportunities they had if they didn¡¯t grab onto them. There were only a few such critical steps in any person¡¯s life. However, missing the right step might cause a person¡¯s future path to be far more difficult.


    The morning thus passed. Zhang Fan and the three female rotation doctors really felt like time passed incredibly slowly. Director Dilibaer¡¯s questions were far too difficult. Not only did answering them require a tremendous amount of foundational knowledge, she also required you to have your own way of thinking about the problems.


    What personal ways of thinking could a new rotation doctor who¡¯d worked for only two years even have? However, the veteran Director Dilibaer was quite capable of determining how serious a doctor had been about a question from even the shortest remarks.


    The questions were really difficult. Zhang Fan and the others did their best to answer. Even so, they had to give many vague answers. Endocrinology was just that difficult.


    The final checkup on thest patient finished. Director Dilibaer stood at the end of the department as numerous other doctors of all types surrounded her. It was time to finish the major weekly patient checkup.


    ¡°In our endocrinology department, the mostmon patient problem is diabetes. Insulin has an intimate connection to diabetes. Who would like to give us a lesson on the pancreas today? Let us all learn together. But if you don¡¯t have confidence, don¡¯t offer to do it,¡± Director Dilibaer announced while standing in the middle of everyone. It was obvious that she was fanning the mes here.


    The major weekly patient checkup hadsted for several hours already. Zhang Fan and Wang Xiaoyan were the rotation doctors who performed the best¡ªneither of them made any major mistakes. They were on par with each other.


    Wang Xiaoyan had a strong personality. She was good at her studies and also highlypetitive. Since she was an internal medicine specialist, she absolutely wanted to defeat Zhang Fan here since she knew that he was a surgical specialist. This wasn¡¯t because she had anything against Zhang Fan. This was simply herpetitive spirit and desire to be the best among the rotation doctors. If a group of internal medicine rotation doctors were all suppressed by a surgeon instead, she wouldn¡¯t be able to handle it due to her pride.


    ¡°Director, allow me!¡± Wang Xiaoyan stood up after ncing over at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Okay! Then let us all listen to Doctor Wang talking about the pancreas.¡± Normally, Director Dilibaer addressed Wang Xiaoyan as Little Wang, but starting from today, she addressed thetter as Doctor Wang. This was because Director Dilibaer had already given Wang Xiaoyan her recognition, which equaled the assurance that thetter would have a spot in the endocrinology department! This was the specialty of a workce where skills ruled. Skills would guarantee you a position.


    When Director Dilibaer let Wang Xiaoyan take her central position, she nced over at Zhang Fan. His personality was rather contradictory. He would be able to bring out endless courage whenever he couldn¡¯t retreat, but normally he also didn¡¯t like to stand out. This was simply his personality, with nothing right or wrong about it.


    Director Dilibaer¡¯s question was quite broad. What was the pancreas? It would probably take more than an entire day for a highly knowledgeable endocrinologist to finish talking about it. Wang Xiaoyan was more than capable of talking about it for more than two hours if she had to. However, that would obviously take too much of everyone¡¯s time, so she would need to identify only the crucial points to talk about. What did Wang Xiaoyan choose to focus on? The biochemistry, pathology, and physiology of the pancreas.


    ¡°The pancreas is aplex yet simple organ. The pancreas¡¯s main cells areposed of the Langerhans cells...¡± 20 minutester, Wang Xiaoyan finished describing the pathology and physiology of the pancreas in details. It was due to her high abilities that she was able to clearly exin the pancreas¡¯s functions and structure in such detail.


    ¡°Not bad at all. It¡¯s quite summarized, but it does show us how the pancreas works. Pretty good job,¡± Director Dilibaer remarked before ncing at Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, how about you also tell us about the pancreas, and share your own personal understanding of this organ?¡±


    Wang Xiaoyan nced at Zhang Fan with an expectant and challenging look in her eyes. She also wanted to hear Zhang Fan¡¯s talk on the pancreas, especially since she had already finished discussing the basics of the pancreas. What else could Zhang Fan even say?


    ¡®Could it be that he¡¯s just going to repeat what I already said?¡¯ Wang Xiaoyan was rather proud of herself. She was still young, after all.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t know what else he could say. Wang Xiaoyan had already done a very good job at talking about the pancreas. Zhang Fan was about to speak up and say ¡°Doctor Wang has already done an excellent and thorough job¡± when he saw Director Dilibaer¡¯s expectant expression and Wang Xiaoyan¡¯s expression of challenge.


    Zhang Fan gritted his teeth and went to the center to give a talk to all the other endocrinologists. When he passed by Wang Xiaoyan as she gave him the position, she whispered to him, ¡°Don¡¯t just repeat what I said already.¡±


    Zhang Fan ignored her. He couldn¡¯t be bothered with someone like her! Besides, Zhang Fan had no intention of repeating her words to begin with. Since he had taken this on already, he wouldn¡¯t feel like a real man if he didn¡¯t at least show some skills!


    ¡°Doctor Wang did a great job and helped me learn much about the pancreas. Doctor Wang has a thorough micro understanding of the pancreas, and there¡¯s very little I can add on to that, so allow me to discuss the macro understanding of the pancreas,¡± Zhang Fan announced.


    The other doctors didn¡¯t really think much of Zhang Fan¡¯s words, but Wang Xiaoyan felt an unpleasant taste in her mouth. ¡®He¡¯s actually saying that my field of vision is too narrow!¡¯ This was the trait of her being a study nerd. She would always be able to over-interpret things. As for whether Zhang Fan actually meant that or not, shall we leave that up to the imagination?


    Director Dilibaer was quite interested as she waited for Zhang Fan¡¯s talk. However, some of the intern doctors and rotation doctors were already bing impatient for a rather simple reason. Some of the knowledge that Wang Xiaoyan had talked about was stuff that they didn¡¯t understand!


    ¡°The pancreas is deep within the abdomen. It¡¯s impossible to touch it through the skin. It¡¯s connected to the duodenum, and its end stretches to the left and is located close to the spleen.¡±


    ¡®Who doesn¡¯t know about anatomy by now!?¡¯ Wang Xiaoyan was rather disappointed. This was the contradictory world of a study nerd that ordinary people wouldn¡¯t understand. She looked forward to an excellent performance by Zhang Fan, but also didn¡¯t want him to surpass her.


    After a simple introduction, Zhang Fan began to describe in great detail the anatomy of the pancreas. He talked about normal blood vessel routing as well as blood vessel abnormalities. He then talked about the pancreatic duct opening and abnormal conditions that could ur in the pancreatic duct and bile duct, discussing all this in great detail.


    Not only was Wang Xiaoyan surprised, even Director Dilibaer was impressed. Zhang Fan¡¯s descriptions were far too detailed. He was able to verbally describe the condition of the pancreas from its normal structure to various abnormal conditions. Zhang Fan was able to make use of almost every pancreas-rted thesis he had ever read before because he was far too familiar with anatomy by now.


    Of course he would be so familiar, because he had grinded general surgery for more than one year already in his System. Zhang Fan was more than skilled enough to be a college professor and give anatomy courses to medical students now.


    Not only did Zhang Fan talk about regr functions and appearances, he then continued to talk about various special conditions of certain pancreatic diseases and how to treat them.


    The best way to treat most pancreatic problems would be surgery as taking medicine would be useless for treating an already established organ. Zhang Fan thus began to show off his own skills here. He was unable to stop himself since he rarely went all out to show off.


    Wang Xiaoyan had indeed done an excellent job with her talk about the pancreas. Zhang Fan had indeed felt like he benefited much after grinding endocrinology for one week. This was why he couldn¡¯t hold himself back anymore. He wanted tobine the knowledge he learned through his System with his own understanding and speak about it all.


    As he continued speaking, fewer and fewer doctors in the group were able to understand him. Finally, when Zhang Fan reached the point of saying ¡°There are three types of surgical removal techniques for removing diseased tumors from the pancreas. The first type is...¡±, even Director Dilibaer was no longer able to understand him. Such a pancreatic tumor removal surgery¡¯s difficulty was actually far too high. Even very few doctors in Beijing would be able to aplish such a surgery, much less in Chasu City.


    Zhang Fan kept talking on and on. He was excited, far too excited. This was the first time that he was verbally expressing his learned knowledge gained from the System. All of his previously hazy knowledge suddenly seemed to take form and be visible to him.


    This was self-improvement to another realm. This improvement was even better than with his System¡¯s assistance, since the human brain¡¯s strongest point was fuzzy thinking, a type of thinking method that was highly suitable for exploring unknown knowledge.


    Once foundations were solid to a certain extent, the quality would rise and improve. Zhang Fan¡¯s understanding of the pancreas was now on par with the top experts.


    Zhang Fan forgot the time because he was so absorbed in talking about the pancreas. More than two hours had passed since he began to talk. Even his teaching doctor Ren Lina, who had many years of training in standing all the time, was having difficulty standing now.


    Although nobody was able to understand what Zhang Fan was saying, they could tell that he wasn¡¯t just spouting rubbish. The educated doctors all respected knowledge. Not a single person interrupted him. If only an expert pancreas surgeon could have been present to hear him, the expert surely would have been incredibly astonished.


    Finally, Zhang Fan finished at the two-and-a-half-hour mark. He then suddenly noticed the time and awkwardly smiled at everyone.


    All the other doctors, Director Dilibaer included, had awkward expressions as well, because they hadn¡¯t understood! Director Dilibaer coughed and cleared her throat before saying, ¡°Good job. Doctor Zhang has a solid foundation in surgery, although he got slightly sidetracked. Pay more attention in the future. Alright, everyone is dismissed.¡±


    Director Dilibaer then returned to her office and instantly sat down on her sofa while rubbing her legs. ¡°Sigh! My legs! I¡¯m getting old!¡±

 Chapter 185: Tears streaming down

    <h4>Chapter 185: Tears streaming down</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The female doctors of the endocrinology department no longer tried to tease Zhang Fan. Since his skills were now so noticeably high that others would have to raise their heads to look at him, even if his coworkers didn¡¯t worship him, they would at least give him a certain amount of respect. Zhang Fan was currently in such a situation.


    Even when the female doctors teased the other rotation doctors, they wouldn¡¯t mention anything about Zhang Fan. His teaching doctor Ren Lina was also really polite to him now. She had felt that it was only natural for him to help out with the work in the department when he was first rotated here. Now, she felt rather awkward about that, and no longer let Zhang Fan do some of the smaller tasks. Ren Lina noticed that Zhang Fan liked to read over medical reports, so she started doing minor things like helping the patients with their paperwork, obtaining the patients¡¯ experimental data results, talking to the patients¡¯ family members, and so on. She didn¡¯t even mention it to Zhang Fan.


    Respect came from actual strength. Although the female doctors didn¡¯t have anything they needed from him, they now gave him some respect. This was the nature of a workce where skills ruled. As long as you were alright as a person, you really would have it much easier if you were one of the most skilled people at your workce. The bosses would treat you well, and your coworkers would raise you on a pedestal. In such an environment, it would usually take at least 10x someone¡¯s current sry in order to be headhunted away by anotherpany.


    Director Dilibaer¡¯s medical techniques favored the Soviet style. There was nothing right or wrong about this. China had also learned many medical techniques from the former Soviet Union back in the day, separating the various medical fields into independent fields and schools. However, over the past few decades, the weaknesses of the Soviet system were exposed more and more.


    Medical students graduated with knowledge only about their respective major. After working for a few years as an intern doctor and getting permanently assigned to a department, a doctor would only know how to treat illnesses rted to their own department. There was a certain joke in the medical field that went like this: a ss A hospital organized its doctors to go out and treat themunity¡¯s problems, with all sorts of expert doctors from all the departments in attendance. What was the mostmon illness in themunity? Themon cold. Apart from the respiratory department doctors being able to treat the colds, the expert doctors from other departments didn¡¯t even know how to treat themon cold! Although this joke was somewhat exaggerated, it wasn¡¯t very far from the truth.


    Currently, China was now beginning to rbine the different medical fields and schools. However, such medical schools had already been independent for several decades, so they would havepletely ipatible systems and ways of doing things. There would also be problems with human resources and politics. If the principal of one school became a vice principal instead after two medical schoolsbined, that would be a demotion in name, which would cause a lot of trouble. There was also a lot of obstruction from the leaders of these medical schools. Although China¡¯s overall situation was forcing the schools tobine now, there were still many problems withbining the medical schools. The consequences could only be handed down to the students.


    Work in the endocrinology department continued as usual; there were plenty of patients who needed the doctors¡¯ help as always.


    Later on this day, the general surgery director of Dee University Affiliated Hospital in Raptor City called Chasu City Hospital, telling them that a patient with a typical example of having tworge tumors in the center of the liver would being over for liver tumor removal surgery this weekend, and that Chasu City Hospital should make the necessary preparations. This was all due to Professor Li Jingjin¡¯s arrangement with Zhang Fan to have liver tumor removal surgeries performed in Chasu City Hospital ever since he came overst time and witnessed Zhang Fan¡¯s skills.


    This caused Chasu City Hospital to gain a lot of face. Superintendent Ouyang had been really worried during the first time that Zhang Fan performed liver tumor removal surgery, but now it was time for her to really show off. It would be quite like her to take advantage of a provincial hospital like Dee University Affiliated Hospital asking a smaller hospital like Chasu City Hospital for assistance.


    Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t even report this to the Bureau of Health. Instead, she directly reported this manner to City Leader Zhao of Chasu City, who then ordered the Bureau of Health to fully cooperate. Well, what type of cooperation was necessary?


    First, the Bureau of Health issued an official announcement to all public hospitals located within Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction that on this weekend Chasu City Hospital would be performing a highly difficult surgery, and that all hospitals had to send their general surgery director and several doctors toe observe the surgery.


    Superintendent Ouyang then filled the hallways of Chasu City Hospital with endless promations about this uing surgery so that all patients would instantly be able to learn about this.


    ¡°Just look, Chasu City Hospital is so amazing now. Even expert doctors from Dee University Affiliated Hospital areing to study here,¡± went one conversation between two patients.


    Chasu City Hospital had gained so much face! The superintendent of Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital smashed his teacup in anger. ¡°That Superintendent Ouyang is going so overboard! Does she care even one bit about our medical industry¡¯s unwritten rules!? She¡¯s not giving any face to any other hospital at all!¡±


    Normally, public hospitals would rarely do much advertising, yet Superintendent Ouyang was doing all of this, which transmitted an obvious message to all other hospitals in Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction. She was dering that Chasu City Hospital was the absolute best hospital in all of Chasu City!


    This type of advertising would actually be most effective on those who understood the medical industry best, which meant the doctors themselves. After all the doctors from the smaller city hospitals finished observing Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery this weekend, they would definitely rmend to any of their friends or rtives that they go visit Chasu City Hospital for any problems.


    The rebellious gastrointestinal director surnamed Chen was forced to go to ind China. Director Chen had worked at Dee University Affiliated Hospital prior to this for several decades and risen to the position of vice director there, but in the end, he got fired by Superintendent Ouyang and was thus unable to go to his nned job of bing vice superintendent at Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital, as he had lost far too much face. This was the consequence of him looking down on Chasu City Hospital. Director Chen would only be able to work for some money in the future. The days of him being respected for his high skills or being able to obtain a high position were over.


    At the time, Li Jingjin¡¯s conditions for Dee University Affiliated Hospital sending its patients over was that DUA Hospital would be fully in charge of the patient, and that all of the surgical assistants also had to be doctors from DUA Hospital. So, on Chasu City Hospital¡¯s end, the only one who really needed to prepare was Zhang Fan. However, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s general surgery director Zhao Quanping definitely wouldn¡¯t let go of this opportunity to learn. Even DUA Hospital¡¯s professor wasing here to study and learn from Zhang Fan, so Zhao Quanping didn¡¯t feel like he would lose any face by doing the same.


    In China, the southeastern area bordering the ocean would have the highest rate of liver tumors. Over the past few years, the border province had also been rapidly increasing in the number of liver tumor patients. Atoxin was the primary culprit behind this.


    Atoxins were a type of toxin produced by decaying peanuts, melons, and so on. As a reminder, if you eat a spoiled melon and taste something bitter in your mouth, immediately rinse your mouth out with water! Also, please remember that you absolutely can¡¯t swallow this water, and you must spit it out!


    It had been quite difficult for Li Jingjin to bring the patient over to Chasu City for the surgery. The patient didn¡¯t really understand why he should have the surgery performed in a smaller city hospital instead of in Raptor City, which was the provincial capital of the border province. Professor Li told the patient the truth that there was a doctor in Chasu City who was amazing at performing this specific type of surgery. The patient didn¡¯t really believe this, nor did he really want to go to a smaller city hospital to have the surgery done.


    First of all, it would be inconvenient. The patient would need lots of postoperative care after the surgery. His family would need to rent an apartment or something simr in Chasu City then. At any rate, the patient had lots of excuses for not wanting to go. This was just a strange trait of Chinese society¡¯s medical problems. If Professor Li had instead contacted a major hospital in Beijing, then the patient¡¯s family never would have mentioned anything.


    However, the patient¡¯s demands weren¡¯t any problem for Professor Li. This type of liver tumor removal surgery forrge tumors in the center of the liver was already one of the most difficult types of liver surgery. The only more difficult type of liver surgery would be liver transnt surgery. However, for liver transnts, not only would there be a really high cost for the surgery, it would also be extremely difficult to find a liver donor. So, at the provincial hospital, such a liver tumor removal surgery would really be one of the most useful as well as difficult surgeries, which was why Professor Li was trying so hard to learn the surgery from Zhang Fan. Professor Li instantly resolved all of the patient¡¯s family¡¯s issues with a single phone call.


    The medical equipment supplier merchants for the provincial hospital would organize some academic conferences every year. Although the invited professors wouldn¡¯t do any advertising for them, the medical equipment suppliers would do their own advertising as plenty of those in the medical field would attend a conference hosted by someone like the general surgery director of a provincial hospital!


    The medical equipment supplier merchants would pay the money to host the entire academic conference. They didn¡¯t ask for much other than that they be allowed to arrange things for the academic conference. Professor Li had a talk with Superintendent Ouyang about this, and thetter instantly agreed. Such academic conferences and what they represented were things that everyone in the field understood. With the medical equipment supplier merchants arranging the conference, they would also bring some of their own products to show off, as well as give small gifts to everyone attending the conference, since anyoneing to such an academic conference would be a potential customer for them. Not to mention, the people attending such academic conferences would need to leave their phone numbers and hospital information.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to worry about any of this. Nor would he.


    Those who excelled in studying were excellent because they would always courageously keep moving forward upon learning of their own insufficiencies. As Zhang Fan was writing a medical report, he suddenly noticed someone beside him. He turned around to see Wang Xiaoyan standing next to him with a conflicted expression.


    ¡°What is it, Doctor Wang?¡± Zhang Fan was somewhat confused to see her.


    ¡°Um, during the major weekly patient checkup fromst time, could I ask where you learned the knowledge that you discussed with everyone? I would also like to learn such knowledge. Ah, don¡¯t worry about it if it¡¯s inconvenient for you.¡± Wang Xiaoyan was really polite and reserved now. Her earlierpetitive spirit had vanished. She now seemed more like a shy girl!


    ¡°Oh! Here¡¯s the most recent endocrinology textbook. Feel free to take a look. However, you need to return it to me before our work shift is over because I¡¯m not done with it yet. This textbook also isn¡¯t mine. As for the anatomy and surgical knowledge, I learned all that before while I was in a study program at Bluebird City University Hospital.¡± Zhang Fan did his best toe up with excuses to exin away his knowledge since there would actually be quite a lot of knowledge he knew which wasn¡¯t in the textbook.


    ¡°Oh! Thank you so much!¡± Wang Xiaoyan¡¯s eyes shone brightly since she felt like she had discovered a way to improve herself. She took Zhang Fan¡¯s endocrinology textbook and instantly started studying it right there.


    Zhang Fan observed Wang Xiaoyan as he continued writing his medical report, for he wanted to know how someone like her who was actually good at studying would go about reading this textbook. Wang Xiaoyan also didn¡¯t have any English dictionary or electronic trantion device with her. One hourter, Zhang Fan felt a tremendous impact from observing her studying.


    Zhang Fan was rather bad at English, so he received a huge impact. From start to finish, Wang Xiaoyan hadn¡¯t needed any help with understanding the English at all. Although she wasn¡¯t that fast at reading through the essays in the textbook, her reading speed was much faster than Zhang Fan¡¯s. Not only that, she kept writing her own notes as she studied the textbook. Zhang Fan used the excuse of getting water to go over and take a peek at her notes. His heart started twitching rapidly as he received yet another brutal impact. This was because even Wang Xiaoyan¡¯s notes werepletely in English! Additionally, her handwriting was beautiful!


    This was the difference between them! What could he do? Zhang Fan could only grind. Besides, since Wang Xiaoyan was willing to ask him about how to further study medical knowledge, he could ask her about how to study English!


    When the work shift ended, Wang Xiaoyan returned the textbook to Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, could you please loan that textbook to me tomorrow as well? I didn¡¯t have enough time to finish reading it today.¡±


    ¡°Sure, no problem.¡± Wang Xiaoyan had actually finished half of the textbook in just a single afternoon, which made Zhang Fan feel rather helpless. He then asked, ¡°Doctor Wang, how would I go about rapidly improving my medical English?¡±


    ¡°Hmm! I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any method to rapidly improve. First, you need to study medical vocabry and improve your overall vocabry level. Things should improve after that.¡±


    ¡°However, there¡¯s many words that I can¡¯t find trantions for, even on the search engines,¡± Zhang Fan said unwillingly.


    ¡°Many English medical vocabry are actually Latin abbreviations, which is why you won¡¯t be able to find them!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t hear the rest of what she said, because he was seeing ck before his eyes! This was so difficult!


    Zhang Fan was depressed as he got off from work. He had just discovered a new way to improve his medical techniques¡ªstudying foreignnguage texts. Just as he was about to charge forward, he also discovered that this new method required him to climb over a tremendously tall mountain by the name Mt. English! There was no use in trying to rush. He would have to take things slowly!


    The weather was bing colder and colder. Back when Zhang Fan was still single, he never wore any scarves, gloves, hats, and so on. He would simply put his hands in his pockets, retreat his head more into his jacket, and let things be.


    After he started going out with Shao Hua, she would deal with all of that for him. Zhang Fan used to dress quite casually, but now he dressed quite sharply thanks to Shao Hua.


    Just one of his clothing items would be worth more than several of Shao Hua¡¯s clothing items. She was unwilling to spend that much on herself, but she was really generous to Zhang Fan. He really didn¡¯t have high requirements at all for eating and clothes. If the food was delicious, he would simply eat more. He was fine as long as his clothing was clean. But, the clothes would indeed make the appearance. Zhang Fan now seemed far more like a schr!


    Although the border province wasn¡¯t the coldest ce in China, there would still be significant snow here, including blizzards, when nobody would be able to go outside. Zhang Fan had already met with two such blizzards here. That was why all the cars would change to snow tires that were specially equipped with anti-slip factor in winters here. Even so, there would still be more car idents in winter.


    Zhang Fan wanted to spend more time on grinding his English skills, but at this time, he was called to help with more and more orthopedic surgeries at other hospitals, leaving him incredibly busy.


    For the winter solstice, many Chinese Han people would burn paper money as an offering to their deceased rtives. At Shao Hua¡¯s family, her mother made dumplings as it was a tradition to eat dumplings on the winter solstice in order to prevent one¡¯s ears from freezing. This was a tradition passed down through the generations.


    A bit past seven in the evening, when Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s family were about to happily start eating dumplings together, Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang. He immediately picked up when he saw from the caller ID that it was the hospital administration department. Calling him at such a time surely meant that there was an emergency patient that he needed to treat.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, hurry! Come as fast as you possibly can to the hospital now.¡±


    ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll be there immediately.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s heart instantly clenched nervously when she heard this phone call. She couldn¡¯t help but worry! This was all because of the special nature of Zhang Fan¡¯s profession.


    ¡°I need to leave now. Something happened!¡± Zhang Fan put on his gloves and was about to leave.


    ¡°Be careful, and drive slowly!¡± Shao Hua hurried after Zhang Fan to remind him.


    ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°How about you take some dumplings with you? You haven¡¯t eaten a single thing yet!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother came chasing after him while carrying a te of dumplings which were still giving off steam.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have the time!¡± Zhang Fan had already left!


    With Zhang Fan leaving in such a hurry, the originally lively atmosphere was dampened. Shao Hua was worried about Zhang Fan and didn¡¯t have much of an appetite.


    ¡°Sigh! What is all this! We can¡¯t even eat a meal in peace,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mothermented to herself.


    ¡°What are you saying? This is his work, his responsibility! Since we¡¯re all going to be family, we need to be mentally prepared.¡± Although Shao Hua¡¯s father appeared to be telling this to his wife, he was actually saying it to Shao Hua.


    Here in winter, when snow extended past the mountains, certain dark sides of society would start rearing their heads. None of the small countries on China¡¯s border were rich. Not only that, these small countries were the site of three major countries¡¯ infighting andpetition, as China, Russia, and America would all constantly stir up trouble there. The small countries¡¯ own governments were quite weak to begin with, so the meddling of all the bigger countries sent things into even further chaos.


    What came with that was crime! The neighboring countries were quite chaotic. Weapons and drugs were quite easily obtainable there. Even some small tribes would have many military-grade weapons. The world wasn¡¯t peaceful, and human lives weren¡¯t worth much money. Some people in these countries would choose risky paths for themselves.


    These chaotic countries would then target the closest and richest ce to them: China! The police in the border province would even have a different name from regr police in ind China, as police here were also known as border security! It wasmon for there to be many policemen in ind China who had worked their whole lives as a policeman without shooting a gun a single time before. But here in the border province, even a gun might not be enough for protection if there was an incident.


    Back when China was poorer, others would ignore the country, but now that China had gotten slightly richer, plenty of spies, sex traffickers, drug dealers, and so on started crossing the border,ing to China. There was even a certain saying in China that the three cities with the most foreign spies were Beijing, Dalian, and Raptor City, the capital of the border province.


    There were many organized crime groups from various different countries in Raptor City. Whenever a criminal organization angered China too much, the organization would lie low for a period of time. It was also rare for the criminal organizations to do anything major in the summer.


    However, in winters, the criminal organizations would often arm themselves with guns as they smuggled illegal items into China using rather well-hidden routes. Seeding in smuggling even once could give a tribe enough money to eat and drink well for three whole years. If they failed several times in session, then this tribe would no longer exist, as the men would all be dead and the women would be taken away by other criminal organizations. As for the children? They would be orphans or even worse.


    This time, Sumu City¡¯s border security had been out patrolling when they encountered a small tribe that didn¡¯t have many men. The tribe had 10 or so people who were all engaging in criminal activity. They were also armed with assault rifles and grenades. For such a small tribe, they were going all out and gambling everything they had on this illegal smuggling. If they didn¡¯t seed here, they wouldn¡¯t have any future. Yet, they had still been discovered by China¡¯s border security.


    The criminals immediately opened fire! Modern-day weapons would be heartless and strike with tremendous power. After the end of the gunfight, the border security lost an unknown number of people. However, six of them were seriously injured. The local city hospital of Sumu City was unable to treat such serious injuries.


    The border security policemen counted directly as part of the military. The military thus contacted the leaders of the border province, who then issued amand to Chasu City as the closest medium-sized city. City Leader Zhao of Chasu City then issued amand to Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Right now, there¡¯s a group of injured patients with special status that are being rushed to Kuake City Hospital under Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction. Superintendent Ouyang, you¡¯re to lead a team of the very best doctors from your hospital and bring all necessary medical equipment and supplies for emergency treatment and head out to Kuake City Hospital at absolute top speed. Chasu City¡¯s military police will ensure that the road between the two cities is kept clear for your sake,¡± the city leader¡¯s secretary said in a raspy voice!


    Kuake City just happened to be halfway between Chasu City and Sumu City. In order to let the injured border security police get the best treatment as quickly as possible, it was decided that Sumu City¡¯s medical personnel would apany the injured patients to Kuake City.


    Superintendent Zou of Kuake City Hospital also received themand that his hospital was to treat the injured patients. He immediately copsed on his chair after receiving this phone call. This was supposed to be his final year right before retirement, yet such an incident urred at this time, which really caught him unprepared.


    Superintendent Zou had been embezzling small amounts of money from Kuake City Hospital for countless times. Normally, as long as nobody ranking higher than him cared to investigate, he would be able to get away with doing all of this. However, the problem was that all of the doctors in the surgical department of Kuake City Hospital whose skills were even slightly above average had resigned already due to how he always gave surgery patients over to other hospitals in exchange for some money. Currently, Kuake City Hospital¡¯s surgical department only had intern doctors left, and those intern doctors wouldn¡¯t be able to handle even the simplest appendix surgeries. It was obvious that these soon-to-arrive military patients would likely require surgery. Since they wereing to Kuake City Hospital, this would be his responsibility, and likely a critical problem for him that he wouldn¡¯t be able to deal with! His corruption would also likely be exposed!


    When Zhang Fan rushed over to Chasu City Hospital, the hospital entrance was already blockaded by the military police. The police cars were shining with sirens, while military police wielding visible guns patrolled around with serious expressions. There were also some military police who were moving equipment around on the cars.


    The moment that Zhang Fan arrived, the surgeon vice superintendent brought him to a military police car. All of the military police cars were Leopard SUVs (a Chinese car brand). Here in the border province, only four-wheel drive SUVs would be of any use during the winter.


    Four others were already sitting in this car. The driver was a military policeman, while the other three were Zhang Fan¡¯s coworkers. He saw nurse Chen Yun, who was the most skilled nurse who worked in the operating rooms, along with the vice director of general surgery as well as the director of the intensive care unit.


    The military policeman driver had a severe expression. He looked only forward and didn¡¯t even turn around to nce at Zhang Fan. Since Zhang Fan had just arrived, he didn¡¯t know what was going on. He also didn¡¯t dare to ask anything in such an atmosphere, so he only looked at his three coworkers.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about anything unnecessary. You should hurry and rest a little on the way so that you have the energy to save the emergency patients,¡± the vice director of general surgery said with a serious expression. Actually, he also knew very little about what was going on.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan was unable to nap or rest, because he had yet to eat dinner. His stomach was rumbling! Just as he was thinking about how to forget his hunger, someone spoke in the military policeman driver¡¯s walkie-talkie. ¡°Prepare to head out. We¡¯re going to District #323. Turn on your police sirens! We¡¯re heading out at full speed!¡±


    The military policeman driver started the car. The military police had already blockaded the entire road leading from Chasu City to Kuake City, forbidding any ordinary traffic from using this road. The military policeman was able to drive down the entire road at an extremely quick speed. Zhang Fan had only dared to drive at such a speed in the middle of the night before when going to other hospitals for surgeries. Zhang Fan was unable to see anything when he looked out the window because it was getting quite dark already. He then looked at the odometer and saw that the driver was going at a speed of 110 km/h!


    ¡®Something really major must have happened!¡¯ The car drove on at a high speed down the empty road, surrounded only by other military police cars and sirens. At this moment, Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s voice spoke up on the walkie-talkie for all to hear.


    ¡°Comrades, this is Ouyang Hong. Not long ago, an enemy terrorist organization violently attacked our country¡¯s border security personnel. Currently, there are sixrades from border security who are seriously injured. We have raised you just for such critical moments. Everyone, please take this opportunity to rest up as we will be needed soon. Ourrades working in border security have done an excellent job. Now it¡¯s our turn!¡±


    The coworkers from the hospitalmunicated with each other nonverbally through their eyes. They then all closed their eyes to rest. Since their eyes were closed, none of them noticed that tears were now streaming down the military policeman driver¡¯s cheeks!

 Chapter 186: Freezing Superintendent Ouyang

    <h4>Chapter 186: Freezing Superintendent Ouyang</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The leader of Kuake City CPC arrived at Kuake City Hospital. But, before he could even say anything, Superintendent Zou suddenly fainted right in front of him! The Kuake City CPC leader was almost scared witless by this! For such a thing to ur at such a time? While other people might not know about the potential consequences, the Kuake City CPC leader knew them quite well! Not to mention, the hospital was a special workce that required professional knowledge. It would be impossible for an outsider to sessfully takemand.


    The Kuake City CPC leader had a dark expression, but was unable to even vent his anger! ¡°Where is the hospital secretary?¡± he asked in a grim tone. That was all he could do!


    ¡°His wife answered the phone, saying that he¡¯spletely drunk!¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s the vice superintendent?¡±


    ¡°Reporting in. I am Vice Superintendent Shi Lei of Kuake City Hospital.¡± Shi Lei was also incredibly nervous. Why? Because he was more than smart enough to tell that Superintendent Zou was just pretending to have fainted¡ªSuperintendent Zou¡¯s current physical condition didn¡¯t match the medical condition of someone who had fainted for real. Shi Lei knew that there would be great potential risk as well as great potential reward in stepping up here, since he didn¡¯t even know what was going on. However, Shi Lei decided to take a gamble! This was because he wasn¡¯t young anymore, and wouldn¡¯t have many chances at further promotions!


    ¡°Immediately organize the doctors and nurses to prepare anything necessary to treat the emergency patients. There¡¯s some patients with special status who areing to our Kuake City Hospital. Everything needs to be prepared fast! Let me know immediately if there¡¯s anything you need.¡± The Kuake City CPC leader swiftly issued orders. His heart was about to explode before Shi Lei stood up, but now he was feeling slightly better about the situation.


    ¡°Regarding that, there¡¯s nothing that we need. All of us employees of the hospital will surely make all the best and necessary preparations. Rest assured, Leader!¡± Shi Lei instantly felt far more reassured when he heard that this incident was about saving emergency patients. He had originally been rather worried about what this could have been about, but now he wasn¡¯t worried at all. He was quite smart, after all! He couldn¡¯t guarantee anything in other matters, but he wasn¡¯t scared at all of trying to save emergency patients. He wouldn¡¯t even be afraid of trying to save an emperor. This was because he was the vice superintendent, which meant that he would barely have to take responsibility at all. Besides, Kuake City Hospital¡¯s medical level was well known, so it couldn¡¯t be helped if the patients died, and it would be considered really lucky if the patients lived! However, Shi Lei did have all the nurses, doctors, and logistics personnel begin preparing all the necessary medical supplies and equipment. He also made them check things more than 10 times over. As long as there was no problem with the medical supplies and equipment, maybe the heavens would favor him and the emergency patients could be saved. Shi Lei would then be able to take the credit!


    ¡®Haha! That Old Zou is now going to be ruined!¡¯ Shi Lei felt great joy in his heart, but he didn¡¯t even spare a single nce for Superintendent Zou who was still pretending to moan and fake being unconscious.


    The Kuake City CPC leader sat in a car at the hospital entrance and watched the doctors and nurses busily running about. ¡®I wonder if it will be of use?¡¯ he thought to himself.


    He had been informed by his bosses that he had to personally lead the efforts in organizing Kuake City Hospital to help save the emergency patients. That was why he really wanted to stomp on Superintendent Zou¡¯s body when he saw how thetter had fainted!


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s doctors arrived at Kuake City Hospital slightly before the injured patients did. This was because the road between these two cities was slightly easier to traverse. The military policemen were also highly skilled drivers. They all parked in orderly fashion by the roadside, leaving the main road clear so that their injuredrades could arrive without dy.


    However, one car did park in front of Kuake City Hospital¡¯s main building as the Chasu City Hospital doctors got off their respective military police cars. While the Chasu City Hospital doctors were still wondering what they should do, the car parked in front of the hospital main building turned on a floodlight. Superintendent Ouyang then stood up on top of the car with a military policeman¡¯s assistance. ¡°Everyone, please pay attention. I am Ouyang Hong, the superintendent of Chasu City Hospital. For the time being, I shall be temporarily taking charge of Kuake City Hospital. Everyone, please obey mymands. I will be calling out a list of names. Anyone who I call, pleasee up here.¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang used a loudspeaker from the military police car. The cold breeze from the wintry night was strong enough to blow her somewhat whitening hair all over the ce. ¡°Surgery personnel from Kuake City Hospital, please stand in a line to my left. Wang Qingqing from Chasu City Hospital, please bring your operating room nurses and stand together in the same line as them.¡±


    Several nurses and anesthesiologists then walked out from the crowd and stood together in a line to her left.


    ¡°General surgery doctors, please stand in the second line. Orthopedic surgeons, please stand in the third line. Neurosurgery, fourth line. Cardiothoracic, fifth line. ICU, sixth line. Cardiovascr, respiratory, and gastrointestinal, seventh line.¡± Superintendent Ouyang organized everyone in an orderly fashion, with not a single trace of chaos. All the white-d doctors and nurses got into orderly lines while standing in the chilly wind. This all had such a serious atmosphere!


    ¡°Who is the person in charge of Kuake City Hospital?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked.


    ¡°I am!¡± Shi Lei responded in a loud voice.


    ¡°Immediately ensure that all relevant medicalboratory departments are prepared and on standby. Turn on all necessary machines for checkups and warm up the machines that need pre-warming.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I will now inform you of the current situation. Soon, six brave warriors who were injured in the line of duty will be arriving here at Kuake City Hospital. We must all do our very best for them. Right now, allow me to confirm the medical teams.¡± Normally, the person with the highest governmental rank would be the person in charge of issuingmands. However, things would be different for saving patients as this would require professional expertise. Even if Chasu City CPC¡¯s leader was here today, he would still need to let Superintendent Ouyang take charge of everything here!


    ¡°For the expert doctor team in charge of saving the patients: I, Ouyang Hong, will be the leader. The vice leaders will be Zhao Quanping, Gao Shijun, Zhao Jun, Ren Li, Yu Bing, and Li Jianguo.¡± Superintendent Ouyang then hesitated for a moment before adding, ¡°Along with Zhang Fan and anesthesiology director Nuartu.¡±


    After announcing this, Superintendent Ouyang then turned to look at the vice city leader and military police captain, who were standing before the car she was standing on top of. The vice city leader said, ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, we will fully cooperate with you. Feel free to issue yourmands.¡± The vice city leader here was just here to support Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Please issue yourmands!¡± the military police captain loudly dered.


    Superintendent Ouyang nodded as she patted her hair that was being blown everywhere. Although her hands were already freezing to the point of going numb, that didn¡¯t interfere with her clear thinking at all. ¡°I immediatelymand all those whose names I didn¡¯t call to wait in their corresponding hospital department. Military policerades, please take charge of Kuake City Hospital¡¯s elevators. Kuake City Hospital doctors, please assuage the patients currently in the hospital, and tell them not toe out into the hallways, and especially not to use the elevators which are so critical for saving the patients¡¯ lives.¡±


    The moment she said this, the military police captain sent out several small squads of fully armed military police to all of the elevators in Kuake City Hospital, ensuring that the elevators would be immediately ready for the injured patients¡¯ imminent arrival. The Kuake City Hospital doctors also saw that they weren¡¯t necessary anymore, so they returned to the hospital to assuage their own patients.


    ¡°I must emphasize once again! We must do our very best. This is our responsibility! This is our natural responsibility as medical personnel! Our warriors have already bled to protect us. Their lives are in danger. It¡¯s now time to test our skills. Everyone, please set aside all unnecessary thoughts here. Saving peoplees first and foremost! Otherwise, the country and heavens won¡¯t ept us!¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang was filled with a powerful aura as she spoke in a forceful tone. She was worried that there would be arguing over rank, face, or who would get to be the primary surgeon, which might cause the seriously injured patients to lose precious time necessary for saving them. That was why she especially emphasized this.


    ¡°Operating room doctors, go to the operating rooms now. Everyone else, wait in the main hall on standby. The main expert doctor team,e meet me for a discussion.¡± A military policeman then supported Superintendent Ouyang as she got off from the roof of the military police car. She was so cold from standing in the winter breeze that her lips were turning pale.


    ¡°In a bit, you six surgical directors will choose your own medical teams. Make sure that there¡¯s one surgical director per medical team, and do your very best. I won¡¯t need to say anything else about how to save the patients. You¡¯re all veteran doctors who don¡¯t need me to say anything else.¡± Right after Superintendent Ouyang said this, the sound of sirens could be heard.


    ¡°They¡¯re here! Get ready,¡± Superintendent Ouyang dered as she watched the sirens shing in the distance.


    Stretchers, ambnces, emergency medical supplies, and so on were all waiting at the hospital entrance. The military police cars had been parked in an orderly fashion on the sides. They all suddenly turned on their floodlights to illuminate the way! A cold breeze blew past as Zhang Fan stood in the expert doctors team together with the six surgical directors. He felt as if he could smell the scent of blood in the wind.


    Three ambnces arrived together with some IVECO cars that had been modified into medical cars. All of the drivers were military policemen who drove really quickly. Right after arriving, the first ambnce opened its doors and a female doctor from Sumu City loudly shouted, ¡°Hurry! The patient is already showing cyanosis!¡±


    With this, the cardiothoracic and respiratory directors immediately went over to check on this patient.


    A doctor from the second ambnce then shouted, ¡°Hurry, this patient is going into shock! I can no longer measure his blood pressure! He has major bleeding from his right leg!¡± The orthopedic director went to see this patient.


    ¡°Over here! This warrior¡¯s intestines areing out!¡± The general surgery director went over to this patient.


    This was only the beginning!

 Chapter 187: Multiple severe injuries

    <h4>Chapter 187: Multiple severe injuries</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°Hurry! This patient is bleeding from both the chest and abdomen! He¡¯s already unconscious!¡± This was the most seriously injured patient of the six injured border security patients! He had serious injuries in both his chest and abdomen. Having multiple injuries like this would be incredibly dangerous. Even a few minutes might be enough for multiple different organs to start failing.


    Only the neurosurgery director Yu Bing and urology director Li Jianguo from Chasu City Hospital still didn¡¯t have patients yet. Zhang Fan unhesitatingly rushed over to this patient. Yu Bing and Li Jianguo both stopped going over when they saw Zhang Fan running first. Both of them had realized that Zhang Fan was more skilled than them at this type of surgery!


    The disadvantage of Zhang Fan still being young now showed itself. He had no subordinates of his own. The other leading surgeons for each of the military patients were all either directors or vice directors. They would have their own personnel as the elites of their respective department would definitely follow after and assist them. Originally, Zhang Fan had been standing at the forefront of the orthopedic department doctors, but Superintendent Ouyang instead summoned him over to the expert doctor team at thest minute. This made things a little awkward!


    Although Zhang Fan had left Kuake City Hospital for almost one year already, his legend was still resounding here! Never underestimate the influence that someone truly skilled would have on a hospital! Additionally, Zhang Fan seemed to be shining even more brilliantly now. He was even skilled enough to be named a member of Chasu City Hospital¡¯s expert doctor team! Zhang Fan¡¯s former coworkers who recognized him all felt really proud!


    ¡°Tu Xun! Ye Bo! Ainur! Hurry over!¡± Tu Xun had been his coworker in surgical department #2 of Kuake City Hospital, while Ye Bo and Ainur were doctors in surgical department #1. Although Zhang Fan was no longer an employee of Kuake City Hospital, his words were still effective. The three swiftly went over to him.


    For such an emergency surgery, just one expert doctor would be sufficient. However, the doctor would need many assistants. Otherwise, the doctor wouldn¡¯t be able to deal with all of the work by themselves. Zhang Fan had summoned the three over with the thought that these three would act as his surgical assistants when the surgery to save the emergency military patient began.


    The injured patient was very young. Zhang Fan estimated that he was only about 20 years old. His eyes were tightly closed, and his face was incredibly pale. Although Sumu City Hospital had already given him preliminary treatment, Zhang Fan knew that things were really bad because the patient¡¯s clothes were incredibly tattered, and his body was covered in blood! Zhang Fan checked the patient¡¯s neck pulse. Luckily, the patient was still alive and had a pulse.


    ¡°Is the patient¡¯s blood type known for blood transfusion?¡± Zhang Fan asked in a loud voice.


    ¡°Yes!¡± A military doctor handed the patient¡¯s information over to Zhang Fan. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to go through it right now, so he immediately dered, ¡°Start blood transfusion. Dexamethasone IV drip. Open the vein channels.¡±


    For the border security members, it wasmon that their blood type would be on file already. This was precisely in case such an incident urred.


    Zhang Fan swiftly checked the patient¡¯s injuries as he issued hismands. The nurse from Sumu City Hospital who was in the medical car with this patient was so nervous that her teeth were chattering. Zhang Fan immediately could tell that he wouldn¡¯t be able to learn anything from her.


    As he swiftly checked the patient¡¯s condition, Zhang Fan¡¯s heart only felt heavier and heavier. The patient¡¯s chest bleeding was due to pneumothorax, or a copsed lung. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t even sense any signs of breathing from the left lung anymore! Things were even worse in the patient¡¯s abdomen. The blood oozing there had a really light color. This meant that digestive fluid had started leaking out in a significant amount.


    ¡°Hurry to the operating room!¡± Right after the blood transfusion began for this young warrior, four of his fellow border securityrades lifted up the stretcher and swiftly dashed into Kuake City Hospital, running towards the elevator. These four were a small team whose actions were all highly coordinated. They were so swift while carrying the stretcher that no patient gurney was needed to wheel the patient.


    Apart from the doctors¡¯ voices, there wasn¡¯t even a single other bit of sound in this entire area. The military police who didn¡¯t have specific tasks to carry out simply silently watched and observed everything with serious expressions. The entire atmosphere seemed so solemn!


    Shi Lei¡¯s preparations for the emergency patients had been quiteplete. He had brought out all usable medical equipment, no matter if it was new or old. Although the atmosphere was tense, it wasn¡¯t chaotic at all. Each surgical director from Chasu City Hospital led a medical team. For such a high-level emergency treatment operation, it really would have been far too difficult for Kuake City Hospital to do anything by themselves at all.


    Kuake City Hospital only had three operating rooms. Luckily, the operating rooms were ratherrge, so there was more than enough space for two operating tables per operating room. They just needed their own astralmps.


    The operating room and medical equipment nurses began to prepare. There was no helping it, as Kuake City Hospital was a small city hospital. In fact, things had already improved in this decade. Just less than 10 years ago, Kuake City Hospital only had one operating room.


    The patient had already fallen unconscious due to severe pain. Zhang Fan shared an operating room with Director Zhao Quanping as they both worked on their respective patients. There was no helping this. Zhang Fan immediately started his surgery.


    ¡°What¡¯s the blood pressure, pulse, and breathing rate?¡± The anesthesiologist was from Kuake City Hospital. He and Zhang Fan were quite familiar with each other. Since this patient and situation had been rather special, the doctor from Sumu City Hospital had thickly covered the patient¡¯s injuries in manyyers of gauze. Even so, blood was already beginning to soak through the gauze.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, um, could you do the disinfecting? I, I don¡¯t think I can!¡± Tu Xun spoke up even though he really hated losing face! This was because he was afraid! Normal doctors really wouldn¡¯t dare to disinfect such injuries. That was because they wouldn¡¯t know if there were arteries or veins underneath the gauze bandages. If there was a major artery underneath the gauze and the doctor did anything incorrectly, then there wouldn¡¯t even be any need to perform surgery on the patient, as the patient could immediately die just from this.


    Zhang Fan finished disinfecting, and then asked the anesthesiologist, ¡°Blood pressure?¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I can¡¯t detect the patient¡¯s blood pressure. His heartbeat is incredibly weak.¡±


    ¡°Administer cardiac stimnt!¡±


    This surgery was far too dangerous. It was a ssical example of serious injuries in both the chest and abdomen. Both those areas had been prated by a bullet. Judging from the patient¡¯s situation, it seemed that the abdomen injury was more serious. Gun injuries needed to be dealt with as quickly as possible. This would be just like a race against the god of death to see who was quicker! This was why Zhang Fan had immediately ordered that the patient needed to be brought to the operating room without even performing anything more than a cursory checkup on him. There was no time. Checkups would only waste precious time for the patient.


    Zhang Fan took the primary surgeon position. He didn¡¯t need to discuss anything with others as he immediately opened up the patient¡¯s chest to search for the bullet¡¯s trajectory in the body. Luckily, he was able to discover it right away. The bullet had prated the left lung, and then gone right past the heart and major arteries to enter the abdomen. Had the bullet lodged just slightly more to the left, this border security military policeman wouldn¡¯t have even been alive right now. Zhang Fan had to immediately stop the bleeding!


    ¡°Hemostats, wound packing gauze.¡± Zhang Fan then used hemostats to pinch the injured lung. With this, the patient¡¯s lung finally started to show signs of breathing again. For a patient with multiple severe injuries, the doctor would need to determine the nature of the injuries, and then choose the most important one to work on first. If the injuries weren¡¯t identified clearly, performing surgery would be far too reckless. Not only would that not save the patient, surgery might only make the patient die even faster if the injuries weren¡¯t identified clearly.


    Zhang Fan continued searching in the patient¡¯s body along the trajectory of the bullet. He made an especiallyrge incision in the patient¡¯s body. When looking under the astralmp, it seemed as if he had sliced open the patient¡¯s entire chest! Zhang Fan¡¯s heart skipped a beat when he entered the abdomen, because he discovered that the patient¡¯s spleen, left kidney, and a portion of the small intestine had also been prated by the bullet!


    The patient¡¯s kidney would be unsalvageable. It would have to be surgically removed. Zhang Fan directly inserted a hemostat at the point of bleeding. After some slight calction, he pinched a veryrge group of tissue. Approximately 10 secondster, the abdomen no longer bled so much. Since this kidney had to be given up on regardless, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t hesitate. ¡°Make arge gauze bundle for wound packing and stopping the bleeding.¡±


    There was far too much damage to the abdomen. It would be no exaggeration to say that the patient¡¯s organs were in utter chaos. Modern-day weapons were far too powerful. All the body¡¯s tissue that this single bullet touched would need to be surgically removed. That was because this tissue had already died. Not cutting the tissue out would mean that it would be a source of infection.


    After the wound packing and stopping the bleeding, Zhang Fan began to deal with the chest injury. The heart and lungs were connected. If something happened to the lungs, problems would soon appear in the heart. It would only be a matter of time. Zhang Fan changed his gloves as he began to surgically operate on the patient¡¯s chest.


    ¡°Properly hold the retractors! Provide me with more vision. Ainur, if you can¡¯t do it, then get out!¡± Zhang Fan was so anxious that he became angry. This was his first time ever to get angry at one of his surgical assistants.


    At such a time, nobody cared about his tone. Even if they did care or resent him for it, it could only be dealt with after the surgery as things were too critical right now!


    Zhang Fan needed to cut off the left inferior lung lobe. He made his movements as swift as possible. He didn¡¯t dare to take things slowly, and had to use maximum concentration. The atmosphere in the operating room was so suffocating that people felt actual physical pressure. Even the nurses in the operating room were fully tense!


    Zhang Fan was able to calm down slightly after he sessfully removed the part of the lung that had already died.

 Chapter 188: Goodbye, Brother!

    <h4>Chapter 188: Goodbye, Brother!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The spleen was the most easily injured organ in the abdomen. It would also bleed massively if it was damaged. When saving patients with multiple serious injuries, the proper strategy would be to save the patient¡¯s life as the first priority, and to preserve the organs only after. When Zhang Fan reached the abdomen, he already knew that the patient¡¯s spleen and left kidney were unsalvageable.


    This was really difficult and cruel! Would you want to be alive but missing a kidney and spleen? This border security military policeman patient was only about 20 years old or so, yet he would be handicapped for the rest of his life, with pain apanying him forevermore. Right now, all Zhang Fan could do was to try to save the warrior¡¯s life as well as reduce the amount of pain he would feel afterwards.


    First, Zhang Fan needed to perform ligation on the splenic artery in order to lessen the bleeding. This would allow therge amount of blood in the spleen to circte back into the patient¡¯s body, bing the best form of self-transfusion. In order to do this, Zhang Fan first cut open the gastrocolic ligament and gastrosplenic ligament, and then performed ligation on the blood vessels in the ligaments before entering the lesser omentum cavity and exposing the pancreas.


    He came into contact with the palpitating splenic artery on the pancreas, and selected a portion of the splenic artery at the junction of the pancreatic head and tail where he cut into the retroperitoneum and used forceps to carefully separate the splenic artery and ligate it with thick threads. Two threads would be necessary to ligate the splenic artery, and it couldn¡¯t be ligated too tightly. Closing the blood vessel was all that was necessary, and tearing the blood vessel walls had to be avoided. Additionally, the doctor would need to carefully avoid damaging the splenic vein which ran parallel to the splenic artery.


    Ye Bo was the only doctor who was even slightly of help to Zhang Fan in this surgery. Tu Xun and Ainur, the other two surgical assistants, were incapable of doing anything other than holding the surgical retractors.


    Meanwhile, as Zhang Fan continued his emergency surgery, Zhao Quanping who was performing surgery in the same operating room suddenly shouted, ¡°Hurry! IV drip! Administer Cednid! Hurry!¡± It was obvious from the tone that Zhao Quanping was feeling quite anxious and helpless.


    ¡°Director Zhao, it¡¯s no good! The medicine isn¡¯t having any apparent effect!¡± said the anesthesiologist.


    ¡°Electro cardioversion!¡±


    Loud sounds then came from the fibritor. Zhao Quanping looked at the patient¡¯s screen expectantly as he really wanted this warrior¡¯s heart to start beating again, but in the end, his patient couldn¡¯t be saved! Zhao Quanping could only tightly clench his hands.


    ¡°Please send him off!¡± Zhao Quanping whispered in a soft voice. His patient¡¯s injuries had been far too severe. The border security military policeman¡¯s luck had been too poor. A bullet had damaged his abdomen severely. What was even more cruel was that the bullet hadn¡¯t been immediately fatal. Instead, this warrior had to suffer tremendous pain before finally passing away.


    Zhao Quanping finished sewing up the patient¡¯s injuries as a nurse gently wiped away the traces of blood on the patient¡¯s face and helped to straighten the incredibly tattered border security uniform. The patient was then lifted up onto a gurney. A white cloth was then draped over him before he was slowly pushed out of the operating room.


    However, this still wasn¡¯t the time to be mourning. There was still another surgery and patient waiting to be saved.


    Zhao Quanping calmed himself down and set aside his feeling of defeat as he came over to ask Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor Zhang, how are things going?¡±


    Zhao Quanping¡¯s meaning was quite obvious. Did Zhang Fan need his help? Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t even a member of the general surgery department, yet his skills were equal to general surgery director Zhao Quanping¡¯s. Asking if Zhang Fan needed his help was a sign that Zhao Quanping respected Zhang Fan as a doctor equal in status to himself.


    ¡°There¡¯s far too much bleeding. I just finished ligating the splenic artery. I haven¡¯t dealt with the kidney yet. Please hurry ande help me.¡± Zhang Fan could get angry and shout at his assistants, but he wouldn¡¯t be able to tell someone who hadn¡¯t been in the surgery that his surgical assistants were ipetent, as that would be going far too overboard and would be considered humiliation!


    Still, it was a fact that Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistants were unable to follow his movements orplement him very well. Zhao Quanping changed into new surgical attire and joined Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery. With him assisting, things became much different. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to tell him what to do everywhere like he had to with Kuake City Hospital¡¯s doctors. Zhao Quanping performed excellently with holding the surgical retractors, draining the blood, forceps, ligation, and so on. He and Zhang Fan worked together especially well with tacit cooperation. The speed of the surgery greatly increased as Zhang Fan cut out the spleen, cut out the left kidney, and cleaned the abdomen.


    This was all due to the overwhelming might of modern-day weaponry. Just getting brushed by the bullet would cause all touched organs topletely die and rot. There was also severe damage to the patient¡¯s intestine. Zhang Fan was forced to cut off quite a long part thereof.


    ¡°Sigh! This patient won¡¯t even be able to enjoy eating a full meal in the future! It¡¯s such a pity!¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but make such a sadment after he removed the damaged intestine portion.


    ¡°At least he¡¯s still alive. The patient that I just operated on had his entire abdomen turned into meat mush. Although it didn¡¯t seem like he had arge injury or much bleeding, everything in his abdomen hadpletely turned into mush. Sigh! He was so young. I think even my son is only slightly older than he was, yet he was already fighting on the battlefield to protect our country, while my useless son is still yingputer games every day! My son doesn¡¯t even know how to support himself yet!¡± Zhao Quanping could only exim at how things were. He was getting older. As he thought about the warrior who sacrificed himself that he just operated on, he couldn¡¯t help but think of his own son.


    In the end, only three of the six emergency military patients were sessfully saved. The saved ones included Zhang Fan¡¯s patient, orthopedic director Gao Shijun¡¯s patient, whose leg was injured by a grenade and had to be amputated, and a patient who was shot in the upper part of his chest. Thest patient had been quite lucky as the bullet had prated through the apex of the lung and into the shoulder de, shattering the patient¡¯s shoulder severely. Although this patient¡¯s injuries were serious, they weren¡¯t actually fatal.


    Zhang Fan felt especially frustrated as he looked at the patients¡¯ injuries which came from guns and grenades. For gun injuries, on the surface the patient would only appear to have a tiny injury the size of a small coin. Internally, however, the size of the damaged area would be bigger than a watermelon. These types of injuries were far too difficult to deal with as there would be severe bleeding, and the organs would start failing rapidly. There were some bullets that had evenpletely smashed the patients¡¯ organs. Saving three of the six patients had only been possible because all of the best surgical experts of Chasu City Hospital had all been sent here. Otherwise, the result would have been far worse!


    Kuake City Hospital had set aside two empty patient rooms to ce all of the emergency treatment medical supplies and equipment into. The three warriors who were luckily able to survive their serious injuries wouldn¡¯t be able to leave Kuake City Hospital just yet. They would have to stay here for postoperative care and observation.


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s doctors and nurses were taking charge of these patients. The patients would have someone apanying them for 24 hours a day.


    Chasu City CPC¡¯s leader especially told Superintendent Ouyang, ¡°It¡¯s really precious to have people willing to sacrifice themselves in an era of peace. They¡¯ve already done everything that heroes should. We can¡¯t have our heroes cry after they bleed. I don¡¯t understand the medical profession, but let me stress that you must help them recover no matter the price. Feel free to directly contact me about any difficulties. Chasu City CPC will fully cooperate!¡±


    This had been a sudden incident. The higher-ranking leaders of the military police had yet to arrive, so Chasu City CPC¡¯s leader was in charge here!


    Three gurneys covered in white cloth were neatly disyed side-by-side in therge main hall of Kuake City Hospital. The young warriors on these gurneys had now gone to an eternal rest. The doctors had tried their very best, but were unable to take their lives back from the god of death.


    The military police captain, who was a man that looked like he was made of iron, started crying as if he was a young child. They were all his soldiers. Just yesterday, they had all been eating a meal and training together in a lively manner, yet three of them were now cold and icy, gone forever.


    ¡°Get up! You three need to get up! If you¡¯re real men, then get up!¡± His voice was filled with bitter sobbing.


    These warriors of steel would usually bleed without crying. However, that was only because they hadn¡¯t been hurt enough in their hearts. Past memories of fun times together or sweating together during training shed through all of the warriors¡¯ minds as tears started streaming down all the border security military policemen¡¯s cheeks. These military personnel who typically had such solemn expressions were defending the chaotic border with their blood and sweat, all for the sake of letting people be able to freely and peacefully go out and about on the streets.


    It was over, all over now for these three border security members! Uniformed military policemen and uniformed doctors stood by the sides of these three gurneys as they saw off these heroes.


    ¡°Brothers! Have a safe trip!¡± The military policeman captain took off his hat and bowed to the three gurneys. He had cried so much that he had basically lost all his energy. He also really regretted things as he had personally trained these warriors! Normal people wouldn¡¯t be able to understand the pain in his heart. However, there was no medicine in the world that could help one with regret! Sending someone to the battlefield and then having to bury him was something that only military personnel would understand!


    The three who survived would receivepensation money for their permanent injuries. However, they would have to bear chronic pain for the rest of their lives, as well as tackle problems with re-entering society, which would be a non-physical pain that they would also need to bear.


    Were illegal drugs scary? Indeed. Illegal drugs wouldn¡¯t only fuel the problem of addiction. Far too many evil consequences would apany illegal drugs, such as AIDS, social instability, and so on.


    The absolutely beautiful cities in the border province also had tremendous numbers of people with AIDS! Why was this? It was all brought by the neighboring chaotic countries, through theirrge amounts of smuggling and sex trafficking. It was also fairlymon for those in the neighboring countries to learn how to speak Chinese for easiermunication. Once AIDs started spreading, it would spread through all sorts of channels at an astonishing pace. Illegal drugs and AIDS thus became dark clouds looming over this beautiful paradise.


    Superintendent Zou woke up and stopped pretending to be unconscious after this incident was all over. However, he was finished! Right after the surgeries for the emergency military patients finished, Kuake City CPC¡¯s leader gave the order that Superintendent Zou was fired from his position as leader of Kuake City Hospital. In his ce, Shi Lei was promoted to being the new superintendent. Shi Lei, the former orthopedic surgeon, was now in a fully political and administrative position,pletely saying goodbye to having to rely on his medical skills.


    The directors of Chasu City Hospital¡¯s ICU, respiratory department, general surgery department, and orthopedic surgery department each left behind one doctor from their respective departments who would be in charge of continuing to look after the three lucky survivors. The other doctors all hurriedly returned to Chasu City because they would still need to go to work as usual the next morning. No matter who died, it wouldn¡¯t stop the sun from rising the next day or other patients from needing their help.


    Zhang Fan and Zhao Quanping happened to ride in the same military policeman¡¯s car on the way back. Silence reigned for a long time in the car before Zhao Quanping gently broke the silence. ¡°What will their parents do?¡±


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Zhang Fan could only listlessly look outside the car window. Such violent injuries were truly too shocking to behold. Zhang Fan had grown up knowing only peace. He had been truly astonished by the extent of the border security military policemen¡¯s injuries.


    He and Zhao Quanping could only chat about this a little in the car now, because before everyone got on the military police cars to go back to Chasu City, Superintendent Ouyang had given everyone themand that they weren¡¯t to tell anyone else about this incident. This was out of worry that ordinary citizens would panic if they learned that a major shoot-out had urred so close to them.


    Life returned to its ordinary calmness. Zhang Fan began to work hard at studying English. Although he had tested for Level 4 English during college before, he had yet to ever touch English again since his final examination. He really had forgotten most of his English, so he would need to start over from the beginning again.


    On the weekend, general surgery director Professor Li of Dee University Affiliated Hospital brought his medical team and patient to Chasu City Hospital as promised. Chasu City Hospital¡¯s doors, buildings, and hallways werepletely covered in advertising, making full use of Dee University Affiliated Hospital¡¯s reputation as a provincial hospital in order to improve Chasu City Hospital¡¯s standing.


    Li Jingjin saw so many such advertisements on the way that his expression darkened. He felt that Superintendent Ouyang was taking way too much advantage of the situation without caring about giving face to Dee University Affiliated Hospital. However, there was nothing he could do about this, as he was the one who wanted toe and learn here.


    Things were slightly better in the hospital¡¯s conference room as the medical equipment supplier merchants were in charge of arranging things here. Everything for the conference was arranged rather extravagantly. All of the bottled water was imported. A 200 yuan shopping mall gift card was prepared for every single doctor attending this academic conference. The medical equipment supplier merchant in charge of hosting this conference was a young and highly skilled person. No other exnation would be necessary.


    The medical equipment supplier merchant had truly been willing to spend a lot of money on these potential customers. Many doctors had arrived for this academic conference to view the liver tumor removal surgery. Several hundred people all sat down in therge conference room at Chasu City Hospital.


    Cameras and microphones were adjusted as Superintendent Ouyang personally hosted and began the conference. ¡°Fellow experts and doctors, I wee you all to Chasu City Hospital. I represent everyone who works here at Chasu City Hospital in warmly weing you here today. Today, a doctor at our hospital is fortunate enough to work in a surgery together with a professor from Dee University Affiliated Hospital. Everyone, please give them your advice and criticism after you observe the surgery.¡± Superintendent Ouyang was feeling quite proud. Of course she would be very happy! The previous superintendent Huang Yun had worked in surgery for all his life, yet he had never been able to aplish anything grand for the hospital. Meanwhile, just look at her, and that was despite being on the job for less than a year so far!


    Inside the operating room, pre-surgery preparations were still being made. Professor Li¡¯s doctorate degree students would be in charge of doing this work. Professor Li joked with Zhang Fan, saying, ¡°When I return to Raptor City, I think I¡¯ll be scolded. Your Superintendent Ouyang is really too amazing.¡±


    What could Zhang Fan even say about this? He found himself unable to reply. However, the Chasu City Hospital anesthesiology director responded first. ¡°Would the superintendent of DUA Hospital even be willing to scold you? I heard that you were invited to Beijing for a surgery a few days ago. Here in the border province, you¡¯re this in general surgery.¡± The anesthesiology director gave Professor Li a big thumbs-up.


    ¡°Hey! This is embarrassing. Do you know what surgery I went to perform in Beijing?¡± Professor Li had an awkward expression.


    ¡°What was it?¡± Zhang Fan was also curious. He had wanted to help with the pre-surgery preparations, but Li Jingjin wouldn¡¯t let him.


    ¡°A leader in the border province with rather special status somehow managed to get hepatic hydatid tapeworms. I was the one who personally diagnosed him. I rmended to him at the time that he should have surgery performed, and he said he would consider it. One weekter, Old Chen from Zhongyong Hospital in Beijing called me, telling me that there was a tapeworm surgery that I should fly over to perform. Although we¡¯re just a border province hospital, honestly, we¡¯re probably the best in the whole world, not just China, at performing tapeworm surgeries.¡±


    The anesthesiology director nodded, and asked, ¡°And then?¡±


    ¡°And then things were so awkward! I hurriedly flew over to Beijing, and hey! Wasn¡¯t that a familiar face? I would be operating on the same leader that I had diagnosed and made a rmendation to. He felt really awkward as well since we saw each other again thousands of kilometers away in Beijing. Sigh!¡±


    As they chatted while waiting for the pre-surgery preparations to bepleted, the two doctorate degree students that hade along with Professor Li became rather unhappy. The two of them barely ever had to do such menial tasks at Dee University Affiliated Hospital anymore. Yet, they now had to do work normally done by a resident doctor here at a smaller city hospital. What seemed the silliest to them was that the primary surgeon was a young doctor who appeared to be even younger than they were.


    These two doctorate degree students had already worked hard at the provincial hospital, a higher-level medical field, for seven or eight years already. They really didn¡¯t believe that a regr young doctor in a smaller city in the border province would be able to aplish such a difficult surgery. That would gopletely against all of the hard work they had to put in over more than a decade already.


    The doctorate degree students had spent five years as undergrads, three years as master¡¯s degree students, and two years as doctorate degree students. As for Zhang Fan? He appeared so young that he likely only had an undergraduate degree at most. Yet, Zhang Fan was sitting there and chatting with their professor as an equal. Not only that, it seemed like their professor was trying to get into Zhang Fan¡¯s good graces! Didn¡¯t this seem like they had studied so hard over a decade for nothing?


    Only the elites of the elites would be able toe with their teacher to perform such a critically important surgery. Although there were also plenty of doctorate degree medical students out there, there were many of them who wouldn¡¯t even be able to recognize all of the medical equipment.


    Although the two doctorate degree students were dissatisfied, their teacher was right there. No matter how dissatisfied they were, they wouldn¡¯t express it. They decided to simply watch the surgery. For doctorate degree students who were still in their studies, their teacher¡¯s words would be thew.


    The surgery began. Zhang Fan took the primary surgeon position after anesthesia was finished. Zhang Fan truly was bing more and more amazing. Here in a ss A hospital, even the operating room head nurse would rush over to help him put on surgical garb, which was quite something. Normally, even the department directors wouldn¡¯t receive such treatment from the head nurse.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, what type of incision will you begin with today?¡± Professor Li inquired. Zhang Fan was too much the silent type who wouldn¡¯t say anything to you unless he was asked. This made Professor Li slightly sad as he had been a professor for many years already. He really was a bit embarrassed to have to raise questions with a doctor who was much younger than he was!


    Actually, this was all because of Zhang Fan¡¯s personality. He felt that he was still just a low-ranking doctor, so it would be quite awkward to try and teach a professor about a surgery. That was all there was to it. There was no salvaging Zhang Fan!


    ¡°Let¡¯s use a standard incision. Professor Li, shall we begin the surgery?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°Begin, begin!¡± This was a really awkward conversation where both felt awkward.


    ¡°Turn on the microphones and cameras! Connect to the conference room!¡± Chasu City Hospital¡¯s technical department personnel started disying what was happening in the operating room to all the doctors waiting in the conference room.


    ¡°Alright, the surgery is beginning now. Everyone, please take good care of our doctor!¡± Superintendent Ouyang put down her microphone and sat down on her seat.


    When the video feed began, many doctors watching the surgery in progress made audible sounds of surprise. They had thought originally that perhaps the general surgery director of Chasu City Hospital would be performing this surgery. Yet, it turned out to be a doctor that they didn¡¯t recognize. This doctor appeared to be very obviously young, which made the other doctors incredibly astonished. These surprised doctors were mostly all doctors from other hospitals in Chasu City.


    The doctors from smaller cities within Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction were also really surprised, because they never expected that the Doctor Zhang they invited so often because he would always share the surgery fees with them was actually capable of such a high-level surgery. Some of them couldn¡¯t help but say out loud, ¡°Zhang Fan! Doctor Zhang!¡± Plenty of doctors in the area recognized him as Zhang Fan had already be rtively well-known in the area around Chasu City.


    In just one short year, Zhang Fan had made a name for himself in the smaller cities around Chasu City. Although this was also thanks to his System¡¯s assistance, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to gain so much reputation for himself without his willingness to grind as well as sacrificing a part of the profits he made to share with others.


    Because of the doctors who recognized him spreading the information, soon all the doctors present at the conference learned that the primary surgeon for today was named Zhang Fan!


    The surgery had begun. Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were incredibly swift. He was already highly familiar with this type of surgery due to having practiced it many times in his System. Professor Li had also mimicked Zhang Fan¡¯s movements during the previousrge liver tumor removal surgery many times by himself at night after work already. This was because Professor Li was the genius type who constantly strived to improve further. How could a genius rise to reach the peak of a specific medical field? It would be impossible to do this with talent alone, as hard work and the desire to improve would also be necessary!


    While Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were really swift, Professor Li was right there, matching him in speed. The two doctorate degree students were indeed highly skilled as well. As surgical assistants, they provided nearly perfect vision with the surgical retractors. They were so skilled as surgical assistants that they were almost as good as Zhang Fan¡¯s System¡¯s perfect AI-controlled surgical assistants for simted surgery practice.


    Since this was an educational surgery which was being recorded and observed by many other doctors, there was almost nomunication between those in the room. The entire process was silent. For doctors of their level, there was no need formunication. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even need to tell the others what they should be doing.


    Zhang Fan slowed down once he entered the patient¡¯s abdomen. He couldn¡¯t be hasty here in the abdomen. As expert general surgeons would often say, ¡°Slow is quick¡±. Zhang Fan slowly began to perform ligation to stop the bleeding.


    The head nurse of the operating room even acted as Zhang Fan¡¯s personal nurse! In the conference room, when the surgery reached the patient¡¯s abdomen and all the doctors saw the tremendous tumor on the screen, they couldn¡¯t help but exim. The patient¡¯s tumor really was toorge, and was located in the exact center of the liver. Not only would none of the doctors present be capable of performing such a surgery, they would all agree that this would be a ssical example of a surgery case that could be written into any surgery textbook as ¡°impossible to aplish¡±!


    But then, their worldview was about to be overturned. This was the deficiency of doctors here in the remote border province. The ssical ideas that they worshiped might be outdated, but they wouldn¡¯t even realize it!


    ¡°It will be really difficult for the patient to even be able to live through this surgery, honestly! This Professor Li is acting quite ridiculously,¡± the general surgery director of another hospital in Chasu City remarked to another general surgery director.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s that ridiculous. Do you really think that Superintendent Ouyang would make this into such a big deal unless she had a great guarantee of sess? I don¡¯t know about the sess rate of this surgery, but I do know that she¡¯s an amazing character. There definitely won¡¯t be any problem,¡± the other general surgery director responded.


    Zhang Fan slowly peeled away the tissue and slowly stopped the bleeding. The scary part of a tumor was that it would have unclear connections with the tissue. In order to surgically remove a tumor which had a one-centimeter radius, the surgeon would need to cut out at minimum a five-centimeter radius of tissue around the tumor or more.


    Zhang Fan was someone who only had average talent and intelligence if not for his System. But now, he was finally at the peak of surgical skill in Chasu City. This surgery would be his way of proving himself.


    Back when he had just graduated, he felt nothing but helplessness. He had even been jealous of others who had been born with better parents than him. He had to ride a bike everywhere in search of a job. Finally, his hard work over the past two years after receiving his System had paid off. Right here, right now for this surgery, Zhang Fan was by far at the extreme forefront of all others in his age group as he concentrated fully on this surgery.


    The heavens would favor the hardworking. As long as you were willing to work hard enough, even if you started in a mud ditch or rainstorm, you would be able to crawl out sooner orter and see the rainbow. No need to wait! No need to rely on others! If the person you relied on suddenly copsed, then you would copse as well. Only personal strength would be true strength.


    The two doctorate degree students assisting in the surgery were having some slight difficulty breathing. They knew who had invented this surgical technique, and how highly technical and difficult this surgical technique would be.


    Today, right here and now in Chasu City Hospital, a minor resident doctor gave them a lesson that they would never forget. What was precision surgery? What was the most urate type of liver tumor removal surgery? Professor Li experienced this better than anyone else. Last time, he had only observed Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery from the side. This time, he was directly working as Zhang Fan¡¯s assistant. Was this type of surgery difficult? It really was! It would likely take Professor Li another 10 or more times of working as an assistant on this type of surgery before he could master it enough to independently perform it by himself.


    This was because the tumor was far toorge, and located in the exact center of the liver. Just one small ident would easily cause liver failure or lead to unsessful removal of the tumor by not having removed enough of the cancerous tissue. For such a surgery, there would be no second chances if you failed. If you failed, either the patient would die, or the cancerous tumor tissue would spread too much to be able to safely remove it!


    Zhang Fan finally spoke slowly after he made the final cut.

 Chapter 189: Hard to understand, but sounds amazing?

    <h4>Chapter 189: Hard to understand, but sounds amazing?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°The patient¡¯s tumor has started spreading!¡±


    ¡°It didn¡¯t show on the CT scan!¡± Professor Li was so shocked that his hair was beginning to stand on ends.


    ¡°The tumor¡¯s membrane has already been broken!¡± When Zhang Fan cut into the liver, he discovered that there was a small hole in the tumor membrane. This was why tumors would be so disgusting to fight against. As long as there was even a little hole, it would easily transfer to another location. Not to mention, this hole had likely only appeared right after the CT scan was finished!


    If the tumor really did transfer itself, then this surgery would be a ssical example of having performed a perfect surgery but still ending with the patient¡¯s death!


    ¡°Shall we clear the lymph nodes in the area?¡± Professor Li asked hesitantly. This was what was so scary about cancer. It would be impossible to ascertain if the tumor had transferred itself or not. The only solution would be to cut out all suspicious tissue. That would mean no longer having to worry about tumorous tissue. However, the downside would be that this would also cut away much of the organ¡¯s basic function. If anything unexpected happened, nothing couldpensate for the missing liver tissue. Additionally, the liver was an especiallyplex organ with abundant blood supply connecting everywhere, along with being responsible for its own internal secretions and helping the body to detoxify. Something bad happening to the liver might also cause brain problems!


    Zhang Fan considered it for a moment before he gently ced the tumor into the specimen te, and said, ¡°Let¡¯s clear them all!¡± He was also quite worried. Nobody would be able to make a guarantee in such a scenario. Having more damage to the patient¡¯s liver was still better than the patient dying!


    The doctors observing the surgery in the conference room were somewhat confused. That was because the video feed allowing them to watch the surgery only showed images but no sound, so they weren¡¯t able to hear Zhang Fan and Professor Li¡¯s conversation. Just earlier, Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical techniques had astounded all of the spectating doctors. The patient¡¯s vitals had still remained incredibly stable even as such a gigantic tumor was removed. Everyone had been astonished yet again when they saw the tremendous tumor removedpletely.


    However, they didn¡¯t know that Zhang Fan and Professor Li were currently grappling with a difficult decision! In the end, Zhang Fan made up his mind to continue with the surgery!


    Zhang Fan turned to ask the anesthesiologist, ¡°What¡¯s the patient¡¯s blood pressure and breathing rate?¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, 90/70 mmhg, breathing rate 20!¡± answered the anesthesiology director.


    ¡°Lower the blood pressure! Lower it as much as you possibly can!¡± Zhang Fanmanded.


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Reducing the blood pressure would lessen the bleeding. However, there would also be obvious downsides to this. All of the major organs might start failing at any moment due to not receiving enough blood. This was just like dancing on top of a thin wire. If one danced well, it would be considered beautiful. If one didn¡¯t dance well, then a life would be lost.


    Zhang Fan continued the surgery and began to clear out the lymph nodes. Professor Li no longer worried when he saw that Zhang Fan had decided to continue. Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon for this surgery, after all. His decision was also taking the safest route here.


    Almost none of the spectating doctors noticed that a problem had urred with the surgery. That was because it was unlikely for doctors like them, who typically performed more basic surgeries, to meet with such aplex surgery in their entire life. Zhang Fan cleared out every lymph node that he possibly could around the porta hepatis. He did his very best to clean things as thoroughly as possible so that all possibilities of the tumor transferring itself would be eliminated. After this surgery concluded, Zhang Fan told Professor Li, ¡°When the patient recovers from the surgery, I rmend radiotherapy!¡±


    After the sessful removal of a liver tumor, there would always be arge chance of the tumor rpsing within five years. There would be an evenrger chance of rpsing in such a situation where it was suspected that the tumor might transfer itself. The sess rate forpletely eliminating the liver tumor for five years wasn¡¯t that high. This was something that doctors were helpless about. No matter how skilled the doctor, there would always be matters beyond the doctor¡¯s control. This was why the medical field was so difficult. Even if a doctor trained for thousands of times, a specific illness could have more than 10,000 variations. This would test a doctor¡¯s overall skill level. Over the recent few years, China had also discovered that this was a problem with average Chinese doctors. Too many Chinese doctors only knew how to treat illnesses rted to their specific department, without being able to look at the bigger overall picture of the patient¡¯s health.


    Now that the surgery was finished, Zhang Fan would need to go make a speech at the academic conference. Although a small hole had appeared in the tumor, meaning that there was risk of the tumor transferring itself and causing a rpse, this liver tumor removal surgery would definitely be far more effective than any radiotherapy could. It would also be far better than liver transnt surgery! However, this surgery justcked perfection.


    This was the first time that Zhang Fan had ever given a speech at an academic conference! Of course he would be nervous. Originally, Zhang Fan had wanted to have Professor Li give the speech instead, but Professor Li absolutely refused. Professor Li didn¡¯t want to lose face by stealing someone else¡¯s credit! Professor Li¡¯s two doctorate degree students enviously looked over at Zhang Fan. Not only was Zhang Fan incredibly skilled, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s superintendent had been willing to set up an entire academic conference with him at the center. The two doctorate degree students were truly envious of such preferential treatment!


    Only the person giving the speech at the academic conference would be famous. After this academic conference concluded, it was certain that all general surgery departments in Chasu City and the smaller cities under its jurisdiction would treat Zhang Fan as the #1 liver surgeon in the entire area! A doctor¡¯s fame would always start from his reputation being spread by other doctors.


    ¡°Leaders, teachers, fellow doctors, thank you all for taking the time toe today despite your busy schedules to attend this liver tumor removal surgery academic conference at our Chasu City Hospital today. Allow me to discuss the specific way of thinking and how to perform this surgery!¡± Zhang Fan spoke up in quite a humble manner. The conference hall had originally been noisy as the doctors were all discussing with each other, but everyone quieted down. Although the doctors were really astonished with the surgery they just witnessed, very few of them had actually understood it. Now that Zhang Fan was about to exin the surgery to them, all of the general surgeons in the crowd would definitely listen. Even though it wouldn¡¯t be possible to learn how to perform this particr type ofrge liver tumor removal surgery just by listening to Zhang Fan¡¯s exnation once, it would still help the doctors to really improve at performing liver surgeries.


    ¡°The liver is thergest and most important digestive organ in the body. It weighs approximately 1.5 kilograms on average. It¡¯s also thergest organ in the body apart from skin. The majority of the liver is protected by the ribs. Only a small portion of the liver can be touched through the skin under the sternum.¡± Zhang Fan gave a simple introduction of the liver before starting on the main topic.


    ¡°The sess rate of patients surviving after liver tumor removal surgery isn¡¯t high. The death rate within five years of such a surgery is as high as 60%. Why is this number so high? Here, I must mention a term known as the hepatic sinusoid!¡± Zhang Fan then turned around to look for a ckboard, but there was none prepared in the conference room.


    The major district manager for therge medical equipment supplier merchant in charge of hosting this academic conference was highly skilled at reading what others wanted. With just a hint of hesitation from Zhang Fan and him turning around to look for something, she immediately discerned that there was a problem. She then secretly came up to him, and asked, ¡°Director Zhang, do you have any requests?¡±


    ¡°Do you have something like a ckboard? I¡¯d like to write some things down.¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t trying to act pretentious. He really did want to write down and speak about his own experience and way of thinking. Actually, he didn¡¯t realize that this was a sign that his skill level had reached another realm! As the saying went, knowledge should be shared. It would be almost impossible to reach the peak of a medical field without being willing to share with others.


    Superintendent Ouyang also heard Zhang Fan¡¯s request for a ckboard. She waved her hand and immediately had some employees of the hospital general affairs department carry over therge ckboard that was typically ced in the hospital¡¯s main hall. Howrge was this ckboard? It was about seven or eight meters long and two meters tall! It was a gigantic ckboard from a previous generation!


    Zhang Fan started drawing on the massive ckboard with a piece of chalk. Sometimes, it would be easier to express medical knowledge with drawings. This was why famous Chinese author Lu Xun wasn¡¯t able to finish studying medicine properly. He was too busy writing, and didn¡¯t know how to draw!


    Zhang Fan used red chalk and blue chalk to draw an anatomical model of hepatic lobules. Almost all of the doctors present for the academic conference were surgeons with at least some experience. Zhang Fan¡¯s anatomical drawing immediately made many doctors¡¯ faces redden because Zhang Fan¡¯s drawing was far better than what they could do.


    Zhang Fan began to discuss the central venules. ¡°The liver has three main channels: the interlobr artery, interlobr vein, and interlobr bile duct. The interlobr vein and bile duct then enter the hepatic sinusoid and into the inferior vena cava. The main difficulty in performing liver tumor removal surgery is that the liver¡¯s blood vessels are incredibly abundant and spread out in all directions. The tumor is capable of using the bloodstream to enter the brain, intestines, stomach, or even uterus.¡±


    Zhang Fan¡¯s tempo became quicker and quicker as he familiarized himself with speaking about the liver. He was basically reviewing the information he had learned through his System. Speaking about it all helped him to gain an even better understanding of his own knowledge regarding the liver. ¡°The bile duct within Glisson¡¯s capsule is also a potential ce that¡¯s easy to miss. I¡¯ve looked through all of the evidence-based medical data on liver tumors from the past 10 years. This location is definitely the single most easily missed spot for us liver surgeons.¡± This data actually came from his System, which was why Zhang Fan was so confident about it. However, he had just delivered a critical hit to all the doctors in the conference room. Without even mentioning his im of looking through 10 years of data, even gathering so much data would be difficult. Not to mention, China ced very little emphasis on evidence-based medicine currently.


    As Zhang Fan continued talking about the liver tumor removal surgery, the topic became more and more difficult. When he began to discuss the surgical technique used to remove the tumor, only 20% of doctors in the conference room could still understand him. Although Zhang Fan gave a highly detailed and technical exnation about how to perform such a surgery, it really wasn¡¯t easy for the doctors to understand him, as they hadn¡¯t been in ssrooms for too long already. Doctors at lower-level hospitals would emphasize clinical experience over foundational knowledge. That was why even though China had a tremendous number of hospitals and doctors, it would be very difficult for any doctor to be highly aplished at a lower-level hospital. In order to obtain more than just basic medical knowledge, you would need to be at a higher-level hospital with ess to more support and higher-level knowledge.


    Meanwhile, Professor Li and his two doctorate degree students concentrated fully on listening to Zhang Fan¡¯s every word. Although they¡¯d already known what he was discussing, nobody had ever systematically categorized the knowledge for them to leave only the most practical and best knowledge behind. This was truly elite medical knowledge that actually came from Zhang Fan¡¯s futuristic System!


    ¡°When a tumor invades the porta hepatis¡¯s blood supply system, our current treatment method is to use interventional embolism, a type of palliative care! I have an idea. Why not perform liver tumor removal surgery instead? Although there will be great damage to the patient¡¯s body, this will greatly improve the patient¡¯s chances. After the portal vein is cleared, I believe that the five-year patient survival rate for liver tumor removal surgery can be increased by an entire 30%!¡±


    At this point in Zhang Fan¡¯s lecture, Professor Li raised his hand to ask a question. Here at Chasu City Hospital, he acted as if he was still a student in school, properly raising his hand to ask a question because this was his way of respecting and desiring knowledge. This was because Professor Li had never even considered Zhang Fan¡¯s method, or dared to think about it before. Zhang Fan¡¯s method was too difficult!


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, may I ask a question? For such arge blood vessel, how would you go about guaranteeing that the organs won¡¯t fail? Also, how do you prevent the liver tumor cells from spreading?¡± Professor Li asked in a really polite tone.


    Zhang Fan was now in thinking mode, so he didn¡¯t pay any attention to Professor Li¡¯s tone. However, the other doctors and medical supply merchants all noticed it. For someone of Professor Li¡¯s status to address another doctor as ¡°teacher¡±... Zhang Fan was probably the only person in the border province who had such an honor. This was something really incredible!


    ¡°First use embolism in arge area, then swiftly rece the portal vein with the radial artery and sew the blood vessel under a microscope. After ensuring that the blood vessel¡¯s function is retained, start the clearing.¡±


    ¡°Do you have experimental data? And, how can you guarantee swift suturing? Fiber sutures take too much time. How long will it take for the embolized liver to begin failing?¡± Professor Li asked several more questions. These questions were all pointing at the critical points.


    Zhang Fan had also personally considered such questions by himself for quite a long period of time. After a tremendous amount of training in his System along with his own knowledge, Zhang Fan now had ideas of his own.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have experimental data, but I¡¯m capable of swiftly performing sutures!¡± Although he didn¡¯t have any data to back him up, Zhang Fan spoke with great confidence. That was the evidence of skill. He managed to shock Professor Li with this one sentence. ¡°I¡¯m capable!¡±


    ¡®A general surgeon is actually capable of performing fiber sutures on blood vessels, and on top of that, at an extremely high speed?¡¯ Professor Li thought to himself that this was all so inconceivable. He didn¡¯t know that Zhang Fan had actually started out as an orthopedic surgeon, not a general surgeon. Zhang Fan had incredibly high ability for performing liver surgery. With Zhang Fan¡¯s young age, Professor Li surmised that Zhang Fan must have spent all his free time on studying the liver. If that was the case, just how did he also learn how to swiftly perform fiber sutures on blood vessels?!


    Zhang Fan continued giving his lecture on liver tumor removal surgery. He became more and more excited as he continued talking.


    The major district manager for the host medical equipment supplier merchant began to call her boss. ¡°President Yun, today¡¯s academic conference was a great sess. I also discovered an incredibly skilled young doctor today. Not only was he the primary surgeon today, he¡¯s also giving a surgical lecture. Although I don¡¯t understand the lecture, I can sense that he¡¯s already conquered Professor Li! I would like to ask for you toe personally speak with this doctor since he¡¯s still so young.¡±


    ¡°How old is he?¡± a young-sounding female voice said on the other end of the district manager¡¯s phone.


    ¡°He looks to be in his early 20s. At the very most, he can only be 25. I¡¯ll ask more about the specifics!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re absolutely certain that he¡¯s already conquered Professor Li?¡±


    ¡°Yes. If you don¡¯t feel assured, you can try asking Professor Li yourself in a roundabout manner.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I got it!¡± The phone call ended here. A young woman surnamed Yun, who was currently far away in Beijing, went deep into thought. She had first entered the market in the border province when the higher-ups of the border province were changed.


    There were only certain limited types of medical equipment. Foreign medical equipment supplier merchants were also quite sly. No matter how much money you had, they wouldn¡¯t allow you to represent them unless you had some actual authority. If you had a great deal of authority, they would be willing to make you a major district manager without even requesting a fee for franchising. The district would be drawn quite clearly and switched out once every few years. Many older people would leave, and many new people would join. If you paid close attention to a top-level medical equipment supply merchant¡¯s business movements, you would also be able to see a little bit about politics.


    No matter how amazing the medical equipment supplier merchant, they would still need customers. There would only be a limited number of top-level doctors in any province. For a merchant to obtain a strong foothold in the medical equipment market of any province, political support would be the most important, followed by support from the expert doctors. This was a maxim of the trade.


    Finally, the academic conference ended. Zhang Fan let out a long andfortable breath as he said, ¡°This is my meager personal understanding of liver tumors. Please, don¡¯t hesitate to criticize and teach me.¡±


    His words caused the entire conference hall to cool down! Well, of course it would. This was no researchboratory, nor was this a provincial hospital. The great majority of doctors here were from cities even smaller than Chasu City. Most doctors here weren¡¯t able to understand the contents of Zhang Fan¡¯s lecture. It wasn¡¯t that they weren¡¯t hardworking, but that they didn¡¯t have the conditions to even begin to understand such a topic.


    After about 20 seconds ofplete silence, Professor Li stood up and started leading the apuse! Superintendent Ouyang also immediately stood up and started pping. Although, to be honest, she had no longer been able to understand Zhang Fan¡¯s lecture about halfway through, as she was an internal medicine specialist and not a surgeon, that didn¡¯t affect one bit how proud she was right now!


    Everyone started pping, although most doctors were still rather confused regarding what Zhang Fan had even talked about.


    The academic conference thus ended. The medical equipment supplier merchants immediately started busying themselves with inviting the doctors here to banquets afterward. Meanwhile, Professor Li brought Zhang Fan over to a teahouse as the two of them had a talk!

 Chapter 190: Major district manager and country bumpkin doctor

    <h4>Chapter 190: Major district manager and country bumpkin doctor</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Ever since some unknown time, many more teahouses started popping up in Chasu City. They would have extravagant decorations, and were considered high-ss. Of course, this meant that they were fairly expensive. Even one kettle of their cheapest tea would cost 80 yuan. Supposedly, such tea leaves were gathered from the cliffs, and were limited in quantity. The female tea servers were also highly skilled at making small talk with the customers. They would also show off their skills in music and dance while trying to sell the teahouse¡¯s confectioneries to the customers!


    Most doctors who were even slightly skilled and had worked for several years already would all have the problem of not liking restaurant food, no matter if the restaurant wasrge or small. That was because the doctors had seen far too many illnesses brought about as a result of eating dirty food in China. It wasmon for urologists not to eat kidneys, hepatobiliary surgeons not to drink alcohol, and pulmonologists not to smoke!


    The female tea server finished making their tea and left the private room. Professor Li then sipped on his tea as he said, ¡°20 years ago, I was among the first group of doctors from the border province who received the opportunity to go study medicine in Japan. The first group was also thest group to receive this opportunity. At the time, Japan¡¯s medical field influenced me tremendously. Japan¡¯s medical environment and medical skills all seemed to be so advanced and high-tech.¡±


    Zhang Fan silently sipped on his tea as he listened to Professor Li reminiscing about the past. This was a topic that Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t expected to hear.


    ¡°Can you imagine what I felt the first time that I entered a Japanese hospital¡¯s operating room and saw that the operating bed was fully automatic? I felt bitter, sweet, and sour all mixed together, and I wasn¡¯t able to say it out loud! Japan¡¯s medicine focuses on being systematic. They¡¯ve truly learned the best from Chinese philosophy. A Japanese doctor will be in charge of eight patients at the very most. The doctor will also personally be in charge of all checkups and treatments for their patients from start to finish. As for us Chinese? Today we learn from Russia¡¯s style, and tomorrow we try to learn from America¡¯s style. Although we¡¯re also making progress, whenpared to the Japanese, we¡¯ve lost sight of ourselves. It¡¯s the same for our doctors and patients. It¡¯s as if we¡¯re all mechanized parts of a production line. There¡¯s nothing special or anything unique at all!¡± Professor Li then looked directly at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because China¡¯s poption is toorge?¡± Zhang Fan suggested.


    ¡°No! It¡¯s a problem of ideas and way of thinking. Last month, I went to go study in Beijing, and heard that the government is changing the national medical system yet again. This time, it will majorly affect all hospital and doctors, especially the younger doctors.¡±


    ¡°What, are they going to make young doctors go back to school?¡± Zhang Fan asked out of curiosity. He had no interest in Japanese medicine, since he felt that Japan was too far away!


    ¡°Apparently, the government is going to require that doctors have several years of professional training before they can truly enter a clinical environment,¡± Professor Li imed.


    ¡°The average age for graduating from medical school is 24 years old. Add on three or four years of professional training, and a doctor will almost be 30 years old by then! Such a long path!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s something that¡¯s going to happen. One of my coworkers from back in the day went back to Japan to get a doctorate degree there. I¡¯m still in contact with him. Did you know? Even normal Japanese hospitals will have their own research projects. But what about our hospitals in China? Just how many hospitals truly even do medical research?¡±


    ¡°Oh! I don¡¯t know,¡± Zhang Fan answered.


    ¡°China invests plenty of money in our hospitals. However, actual research results of our own will only appear once every few years or less. Most of our research is simply repeating foreign countries¡¯ already proven research results. Why is this? First, research isn¡¯t easy. Second, our medical environment is quite limiting. Colleges and hospitals have mostly beenpletely separated. Tell me, does your hospital have any research projects?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. It probably does.¡±


    ¡°Ridiculous! I can guarantee that Chasu City Hospital doesn¡¯t have any ongoing research projects. Or, even if there is a research project, it¡¯s only a copy of someone else¡¯s already researched technology or technique, and the hospital is just using it to diddle the higher-ups for some research funding. Even if Chasu City CPC is sometimes willing to give Chasu City Hospital funding to construct new buildings, they would never give any funding to the hospital for research. As for you? You¡¯re so young and talented. You¡¯re still filled with energy and ideas at your age. If you go to a superrge, top-level hospital, the internal dissension there will make it difficult for you to concentrate on your work. Smaller city hospitals won¡¯t support any unique ideas of your own. For instance, your ideas about reconstructing the portal vein will only remain as ideas unless you have an animal experimentationboratory. Right now, you still have innovative ideas and the energy to act on them, but several yearster, due to the influence of your environment, all you¡¯ll be at most is Director Zhang of the surgical department at a medium-sized hospital like Chasu City Hospital! This is no exaggeration.¡± Professor Li then sipped slowly on his tea as he observed Zhang Fan¡¯s reaction.


    ¡®Is this youngster the type who always conceals his feelings? I¡¯ve said so much already, but he isn¡¯t reacting at all.¡¯ Professor Li was a bit confused on why Zhang Fan didn¡¯t seem to react whatsoever.


    ¡°Oh, is internal discord really bad at the superrge hospitals?¡± Zhang Fan was the only one who knew that he had the Medical System. He definitely didn¡¯t want to waste it. The medical field was something so all-epassing. Since he had received such a chance from the heavens, he definitely wouldn¡¯t allow himself to remain a low-ranking doctor forever.


    ¡®Is that what¡¯s most important here!?¡¯ Professor Limented in his mind. However, he still answered, ¡°At thergest hospitals, there¡¯s a lot of shing between different ways of thinking. Maybe you don¡¯t know, but the conflict between different ideologies can be quite cruel. You¡¯re still so young. There¡¯s no need for you to get involved in such things too early. Actually, a provincial level hospital like Dee University Affiliated Hospital would be the most suitable for you. Just look at me. I¡¯m currently a medical professor at Dee University, as well as the general surgery director of DUA Hospital. If youe to DUA Hospital, you¡¯ll have free use of experimentalboratories and research funding!¡± Professor Li was now beginning to exaggerate while trying to recruit Zhang Fan. Although it would be simple enough to let Zhang Fan use an experimentalboratory, iming that research funding was ample was just a big scam!


    ¡°Oh! Professor Li, I haven¡¯t thought about such things quite yet. Thank you for the offer!¡± Zhang Fan awkwardly refused in a polite manner.


    ¡°Sigh! I just can¡¯t figure out what could possibly make you remain working here!¡± What Professor Li didn¡¯t know was that Zhang Fan had already monopolized all of the surgeries in the smaller cities under Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction. Zhang Fan was thus able to practice many different surgeries of all different types. If Zhang Fan went to the provincial hospital, he would likely be limited to a specific department¡¯s type of surgeries only, and would lose this opportunity to grind all surgery types at once.


    ¡°Haha!¡± Zhang Fan was unable to exin this, so he could onlyugh.


    ¡°How about this? As for that portal vein reconstruction theory of yours, I¡¯ll start a research project on the topic, and you can take some time toe to Dee University toe experiment on animals first. Once you have the experimental data to prove your theory, maybe your theory can be put into actual use for clinical medicine. If you seed, it¡¯s possible that the liver tumor surgery textbooks will have a technique with your name on it in the future!¡± Professor Li decided to try for the next best option when he was unable to recruit Zhang Fan. Professor Li was the type who always wanted to further improve. That would be impossible at his current level without a high-level research project.


    ¡°Is that really alright?¡± Zhang Fan asked after a moment of consideration.


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s alright. Just wait for my good news. I¡¯ll go set up the research project for you.¡±


    Their conversation ended there. Professor Li didn¡¯t have the time to attend any banquets hosted by the medical equipment supplier merchants afterwards. He flew back to Raptor City together with his two doctorate degree students, along with a youngster from the medical equipment supplier merchant. Basically, the youngster was in charge of seeing to Professor Li¡¯s needs; it was a way for the merchant to keep a good rtionship with Professor Li.


    Zhang Fan now truly became famous in the local area after this liver tumor surgery observation academic conference. Before, he¡¯d only had some fame in the smaller city hospitals around Chasu City, but now he was gaining fame also in Chasu City¡¯s other hospitals.


    In the past, he had to sneak around when working at other hospitals, but now he had the superintendent¡¯s official permission to work there. Chasu City¡¯s other hospitals were now preparing to invite Zhang Fan to work on surgeries as well. In Chasu City, there were only two ss A hospitals, Chasu City Hospital and Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital. However, there were countless patients, so many patients would also choose to go to slightly smaller hospitals in Chasu City. When those smaller hospitals met with difficult surgeries, they would typically invite an expert doctor from Raptor City toe perform the surgery.


    But now, it was likely that they would first ask Zhang Fan for the more difficult general surgeries. Zhang Fan was young and gaining fame. He also had no conflicts with the doctors of these hospitals, and charged some of the cheapest prices around for his services. Besides, there would always be a difference in price between a local expert doctor and an expert doctor who was renowned in the entire province. Expert doctors from provincial hospitals would simplye work for some money and instantly leave afterwards. It wouldn¡¯t really be possible to establish longsting friendly rtionships with them. Things would be different instead if the invited doctor was from the same city. Thus, Zhang Fan¡¯s market for working at other hospitals to perform surgery was expanding greatly due to this academic conference.


    However, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s mainpetitor, Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital, would still be inviting Raptor City¡¯s doctors no matter what. They would never invite Zhang Fan. This was because their superintendent would feel like he would lose too much face if he had to invite a doctor from Chasu City Hospital. Since the patients would be paying the bill for inviting the doctor regardless, it didn¡¯t matter to the hospital so much where the invited doctor came from.


    There was something quite unique about the medical industry in China. The leaders really liked to see equalization. For two hospitals of roughly equal level, they would be expected to pay roughly the same in ie tax every year. However, if there was a huge difference in ie between two equal-level hospitals, then the superintendent of the hospital which did poorly would be considered ipetent and likely to be fired. Equal-level hospitals would also be issued about the same amount in government funding. This was why lower-level hospitals had very little motivation to research their own projects, unless the research project had highly expensive resource costs that they could ask to be sponsored by the government.


    For instance, coronary stents were a fairly new technology that had now entered the international medical field. Coronary stents had slowly spread even to the smallest city hospitals. But, would you really dare to perform a percutaneous coronary intervention with a coronary stent unless your hospital had a strong and knowledgeable cardiothoracic surgery department? Even if the patients had no idea what coronary stents were, the leaders would obviously understand the high difficulty of using them. Yet, because coronary stents had a high cost to them, many Chinese hospitals would establish ¡°percutaneous coronary intervention¡± departments without even having a cardiothoracic surgery department just to obtain more money by iming to need coronary stents.


    China¡¯s medical equipment supply industry was just getting started. The medical equipment merchants were basically the middlemen betweenpanies that made medical equipment and the hospitals. These merchants would have rather rough ways of doing business, directly using power and benefits to do business. Although this could bring nice short-term effects, this wasn¡¯t good as a longsting method of doing business, not to mention the illegal factors involved. This all led to those in the medical field not daring to openly discuss the topic of medical equipment, as there was far too much illicit money involved.


    Meanwhile, the mega foreign pharmaceuticalpanies had far better business tactics. They typically wouldn¡¯t use illegal money to get their way. Instead, their products were simply too good. For instance, maybe other countries andpanies could try and imitate and make generic brands of insulin or anti-cancer drugs, but the effects wouldn¡¯t be as good. Some generic brands were actually less than 40% effectivepared to the original.


    Additionally, they would im to be investing in academics in order to secure control over department directors and expert doctors. At most, they would only treat ordinary doctors to a free meal. But for the department directors and expert doctors, the foreign pharmaceuticalpanies would organize international academic conferences and study programs. For instance, in order to convince a hospital to buy theirpany¡¯s coronary stents, the foreign medicalpany would help the hospital to train and raise expert coronary surgeons for free.


    Zhongyong Hospital, one of the very best hospitals in all of China, had very limited opportunities for study programs there. Otherwise, doctors from all over China would want toe there, which would make it impossible for Zhongyong Hospital to handle the numbers. It would be quite difficult for a local hospital to arrange a study program at Zhongyong Hospital. In that case, how was one supposed to try and get into a study program at Zhongyong Hospital? You would have to find a district manager at an international medical equipment supplier. It would be quite easy for them to arrange a study program at the department and hospital that you wanted.


    The foreign pharmaceuticalpanies would also host all sorts of academic conferences. They could be quite arrogant sometimes as people wouldn¡¯t have any choice but to use their medicine. They would use these academic conferences by inviting expert doctors to perform experiments and write theses. Both sides would benefit here in a win-win situation. The foreign pharmaceuticalpanies were also strong in more than one way. They could create high-end medicine, and possessed arge amount of resources for drug production.


    The foreign pharmaceuticalpanies would use patents to monopolize their high-end medicine. They would then artificially jack up the price on the base resources required to make their medicines to make it harder for generics. This would also make it harder for the patients, and allow thepanies topletely control the medical market.


    In the year 2010, if you had cancer, especially if the cancer was in a major organ, you would probably have no choice other to wait for death unless you were really rich. The most effective cancer drugs and cancer therapy would cost more than 100,000 yuan. What ordinary families would have so much money on hand?


    To the foreign mega pharmaceuticalpanies, profits that criminal organizations could gain from illegal drugs were absolutely nothing inparison to the profits that they could gain from their own perfectly legal drugs.


    Currently, China didn¡¯t have the technology and research required to produce its own high-end drugs. China wasn¡¯t even capable of making simr generics. China could only produce the basic and ordinary medicine. China¡¯s pharmaceuticalpanies would alsopete to the death, pressuring each other with prices. Due to such intense infighting, China¡¯s pharmaceuticalpanies had developed for many years already, yet had much less ie on average than even health supplementpanies. This was such a ridiculous joke!


    Zhang Fan headed to Shao Hua¡¯s ce after he split up from Professor Li. However, the major district manager who worked for the medical equipment supply merchant surnamed Yun, who hosted the liver tumor surgery academic conference, found Zhang Fan at the entrance to Shao Hua¡¯s home¡¯s neighborhood. This female district manager had already received her boss¡¯s orders that she should first try and contact Zhang Fan. President Yun would then soon fly over to the border province and meet Zhang Fan herself.


    ¡°Oh my! Teacher Zhang! You¡¯ve already performed such a difficult surgery this morning, yet you wouldn¡¯t evene when we invited you to a meal. Was there something we did that dissatisfied you? You must tell me right away. I can have it changed immediately to your satisfaction! Please allow me to make it up to you.¡± This major district manager was incredibly skilled. In her boss¡¯spany, she waspletely put in charge of managing all sales in Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Tibet Autonomous Region, and the border province. Her ie was more than eight times that of Zhang Fan. But even so, she spoke with such a humble attitude that Zhang Fan felt too awkward to refuse her.


    In the medical equipment profession, there was a certain saying. When a doctor was no longer annoyed by you, you would be able to discuss business with the doctor! How would a medical equipment district manager manage to make a doctor not annoyed with them? No matter what the weather was like, go meet the doctor every day. There would be no need to discuss business. Simply greet the doctor and inquire how they were doing. At first, most doctors would be really annoyed to hear that someone was working for a medical equipment merchant, and wouldn¡¯t even talk to you. However, that was nothing to be afraid of. It wasn¡¯t like doctors would be violent. The medical equipment district manager would need to be patient. Perhaps it would take one month, two months, one year, or two years. In the end, the doctor would be unable to take it. The original feeling of annoyance would change into ¡°Just say it, what do you need?¡±. That would mean that the district manager had sessfully be the doctor¡¯s friend. The rest would depend on the district manager¡¯s emotional intelligence. Think about the rest by yourself!


    This major district manager was named Yang Lu. She was from Jiangsu province, and had worked in the medical equipment industry for more than 10 years now. Jiangsu was a major province for the medical equipment industry. Although she was just in her early 30s, Zhang Fan had still been a student back when she started working. Yang Lu was highly skilled at dealing with and talking to doctors like Zhang Fan, who were highly skilled, but not good with social graces.


    Since she was a woman and acted so humble, Zhang Fan found himself unable to say much in response. ¡°Um, I really was tired today. I¡¯m so sorry! My apologies, my apologies.¡± Zhang Fan was still young and na?ve. He was being run around in circles by the far more experienced Yang Lu.


    ¡°We were the ones who were inconsiderate, honest! Sigh, Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m so sorry that you didn¡¯t even get to eat a good meal. I¡¯m someone who¡¯s quite shameless. I would like to ask you for help yet again. I have some medical textbooks and a set of Bayer brand medical equipment. These are trial products that ourpany is loaning to highly skilled doctors like you. Make sure to tell me immediately about any thoughts or problems about this medical equipment. Advice from a skilled doctor like you is the most valuable. I¡¯m being shameless here in taking advantage of you.¡±


    ¡°This really won¡¯t do.¡± Earlier today, Zhang Fan had been using the Bayer brand medical equipment provided by the medical equipment merchant. Bayer was a German pharmaceuticalpany and one of thergest pharmaceuticalpanies in the world. Zhang Fan had felt that the Bayer medical equipment was especially easy to use. He nced at the medical equipment that Yang Lu was offering, but didn¡¯t dare to ask for it!


    ¡°Oh my! My dear Doctor Zhang, rest assured, this isn¡¯t a gift for you. This is only on loan to you. We¡¯ll still need to take it back afterwards. Besides, this set of medical equipment hasn¡¯t been mass-produced yet. It¡¯s only a sample! There¡¯s not even an official price for it!¡± Yang Lu instantly knew that Zhang Fan was tempted from seeing the change in his expression as she had talked to well over 5,000 doctors in her career so far!


    ¡°Um, this probably isn¡¯t a good idea?¡± Zhang Fan was quite shaken. Just as a musician would be tempted by a high-quality instrument and a soldier would be tempted by an excellent gun, a surgeon would love a set of personal medical equipment that was excellent for use. Just as the ancient saying went, good tools were a prerequisite to sess!


    ¡°It really is just a trial product. If you feel like it¡¯s not good to use, you can return it to us at any time. Here¡¯s a form that you need to fill out to use it. We¡¯ll still need to take back this set of medical equipment afterwards. Doctor Zhang, you absolutely can¡¯t lose any of it, otherwise I¡¯ll have topensate for it! Doctors who are only average in ability wouldn¡¯t even receive this chance to give us rmendations on the medical equipment, since our products are all products from super international pharmaceuticalpanies. You know, Professor Li really loves to use our medical equipment!¡± Yang Lu pretended to be all pitiful as she brought out a really formal-looking form that said ¡°Trial Use Medical Equipment Loan Agreement¡±.


    Zhang Fan felt that this was alright, since it would only be loaned to him. The form even had a bold warning that said if the doctor lost or broke the equipment, the doctor would have to pay the price of the medical equipment.


    This was actually amon tactic used by the foreign pharmaceuticalpanies. They actually had no intention of charging any money for this medical equipment. They would even be in charge of maintaining the medical equipment as well as updating the doctor with newer medical equipment. As long as the doctor maintained their skills, they would be provided with private medical equipment which wasn¡¯t mass-produced. Each set of private medical equipment would have its own production serial numbers. In a way, this was the doctors¡¯ academic identity code!


    This business tactic was quite low-key and had nothing illegal about it. However, many Chinese merchants wouldn¡¯t be willing to use such low-key tactics. Instead, they would arrogantly do as they pleased in their own market, with all sorts of underhanded and illegal business tactics. They would always be captured by the police eventually and investigated! This was far too deep of a field! Even the author doesn¡¯t understand it!


    Zhang Fan carefully checked over the form and didn¡¯t find any problems, so he signed and agreed. The Bayer medical equipment truly was excellent to use. He had found it so easy to perform surgery with it earlier today. Yang Lu gave him the medical equipment which was stored in a case that was roughly the size of threeptops. Even though the case wasn¡¯t particrlyrge, the price of this medical equipment was actually extremely high. If Zhang Fan really had to buy this medical equipment, with his current ie, it would take him an entire year before he would able to pay the price.


    Yang Lu had a bright smile as she gave Zhang Fan the medical equipment after he signed the medical equipment loan agreement form. Zhang Fan checked the weight, only to find that it wasn¡¯t that light at all. ¡°Doctor Zhang, I won¡¯t bother you any longer. Here is a little present that we give to all medical equipment trial users. This gift isn¡¯t for free. When you return the medical equipment, you must offer your effective rmendations regarding the equipment!¡±


    As she said this, she ced a small box on top of the medical equipment case, and then left without saying another word or turning around.


    Zhang Fan wanted to return the present, but she had said already that this was something additional. Zhang Fan lightly shook the box and found that it was rather light. He figured that what was inside probably wasn¡¯t worth much money.


    Zhang Fan finally returned to Shao Hua¡¯s home, where her parents were currently making chicken soup for Zhang Fan. He had been too busy, and was really starving.


    Every day, Shao Hua¡¯s parents would do their very best to cook different delicious foods for Zhang Fan. He was a big eater, but he would never gain any weight. In fact, since he had recently spent so much time to grind the English medical textbook, he had actually lost weight. This made Shao Hua¡¯s mother feel really bad for him!


    ¡°Hurry over! Zhang Fan, take a look, this is a watermelon that the farm¡¯s secretary gave us. This is a high-tech product on the farm. It¡¯s said that it¡¯s not like the other watermelons. It tastes especially sweet and has no harmful contents. They¡¯re usually sold overseas when they¡¯re ripe!¡± Since Zhang Fan had helped out once before, the farm secretary had remembered it and brought over many watermelons in the name ofing to visit Shao Hua¡¯s father, an old employee. These winter watermelons were quiterge¡ªeven for a watermelon!


    Shao Hua came out of the study upon hearing themotion. She took off her sses, which she rarely wore, although she was slightly near-sighted. She told Zhang Fan, ¡°Hurry and wash your hands. Look at how tired you are. Your lips are so dry and cracked. You must have not had any water at all today again! You really can¡¯t keep doing this.¡± She dragged Zhang Fan into the bathroom and made him wash his hands. Zhang Fan really enjoyed this sort of nagging. To him, this was the sensation of family.

 Chapter 191: We’re all different!

    <h4>Chapter 191: We¡¯re all different!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Shao Hua¡¯s father no longer tried to bully Zhang Fan in Chinese chess. There was no need for such a thing. Zhang Fan was always exhausted whening here after work. Zhang Fan also had more and more authority in the family now. Although he usually remained quiet, he was really reliable with his words as well as deeds. He wasn¡¯t reckless like how young people usually tended to be.


    After Zhang Fan washed his hands and face, Shao Hua applied some skin lotion on him. Usually, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t like to do such things, as he couldn¡¯t be bothered, but now that he had a girlfriend, his quality of life had elevated greatly. He was no longer single!


    Before going back to the living room, Zhang Fan took this chance to secretly kiss Shao Hua on the mouth. He had been so busy for the past while, and hadn¡¯t been able to apany Shao Hua out for quite a long while already. Zhang Fan felt rather bad about this. Shao Hua never asked anything of him. She was already acting like his wife. Every single piece of clothing that Zhang Fan owned was something that Shao Hua had purchased for him. Shao Hua would also do things such as change the nkets to thick nkets in winter and light nkets in summer. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have to worry about a thing. He had never even considered switching nkets ording to the weather before.


    ¡°Annoying! Be careful that my dad will see you! Annoying! You made my hair messy again.¡± Shao Hua lightly pushed away Zhang Fan. She also wished that he could apany her more, but this was the nature of his work. What else could be done? What she could do was not put any burden on Zhang Fan, so that he didn¡¯t need to concentrate on smaller matters. She was worried that if he had to concentrate too much on other things, he might make a mistake while treating a patient, which would be bad!


    ¡°Zhang Fan, are you hungry? If you¡¯re not hungry yet, have some watermelon first!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was quite proud. Although the farm secretary had given the watermelon for Zhang Fan¡¯s sake, it had been in the name ofing to visit him!


    ¡°Yes, Zhang Fan, have some watermelon first. Let me make one more vegetable dish.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother also came out of the kitchen.


    ¡°Okay. Ma¡¯am, no need to busy yourself. Let¡¯s all eat some watermelon together. You can make the vegetable dishter!¡± Originally, Zhang Fan was going to the kitchen to get a knife to cut the watermelon, but Shao Hua¡¯s mother did so first. ¡°Hurry and rest up on the sofa. I heard from Mr. Zhao in our apartment that you often need to stand for several hours in a row while performing surgery. That¡¯s truly such hard work. It¡¯s even longer than any standing punishment for children! Even a teacher will only punish a student for one ss period!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother chatted on for a while before turning back to go into the kitchen when she saw that her husband seemed to want to say something.


    ¡°My mother really loves to hear gossip about the hospital now. Before, all she knew was that there was internal medicine and surgery, but now she even knows when there are surgeries scheduled at the hospitals!¡± Shao Huamented while chuckling.


    ¡°She¡¯s concerned about me!¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s just trying to show off!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s fatherined in a small voice while looking in the kitchen¡¯s direction.


    ¡°What is this? It¡¯s sorge, and you put it on the sofa.¡± Shao Hua asked Zhang Fan about the case on the sofa.


    ¡°Oh, this is medical equipment that a merchant loaned to me. There¡¯s also a small additional gift.¡± Zhang Fan handed the small gift box to Shao Hua. He then carefully opened up the medical equipment case.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father also looked over because he was curious. When Zhang Fan opened up the case, he found that the case had been designed quite scientifically in a staircase style. Even though the case didn¡¯t seemrge, it really could contain many things after being opened up.


    ¡°No wonder it was so heavy,¡± Zhang Fan muttered to himself.


    On the uppermostyer was a stethoscope which waspletely ck. Although it appeared ordinary, Zhang Fan felt that it had to be expensive when he held onto it. It really felt too good. It was likely made out of some high-quality material. Behind the stethoscope, on the uppermostyer, were some small andmon items of medical equipment, such as a stopwatch, ruler, and so on.


    The secondyer was more special. There were all sorts of surgical knives and forcepsrge and small. They were all low-gloss. Zhang Fan picked some up and felt their weight. The weight was extremely appropriate for him. There were even protective goggles included.


    On the thirdyer, meanwhile, there was an electrotome.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father nced over the medical equipment, and said, ¡°This case is really high-tech. It didn¡¯t lookrge, but it actually contained so many things.¡± He wanted to go and touch the electrotome, but then he thought of something as he instead touched his own neck!


    ¡°Sir, feel free to pick it up. This isn¡¯t light at all.¡± Zhang Fan noticed this, but pretended not to see. He didn¡¯t know what medical equipment Shao Hua¡¯s father wanted to see, so he gave the entire case over to him.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother also came over and saw all theplex medical equipment, so shemented, ¡°A surgery requires so many different things? No wonder there¡¯s stories of how careless doctors sometimes forget their medical equipment in a patient¡¯s stomach. Isn¡¯t this way too much?¡±


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s alright.¡± Zhang Fan chuckled without exining anything. Shao Hua¡¯s mother didn¡¯t require an exnation, as she was simply making ament.


    Although Shao Hua¡¯s father took the case of medical equipment, he decided against touching anything inside. ¡°It is quite heavy indeed.¡± He then lightly ced the case on the table, and even especially on the center of the table. He definitely wouldn¡¯t be so careful with it all if it wasn¡¯t medical equipment! In a way, this was an ordinary person¡¯s respect for the doctor profession!


    ¡°You should hurry and put this stuff away! It looks scary!¡± Shao Hua said as she saw only scissors and knives.


    ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying. It¡¯s all lifesaving medical equipment. ording to the ancient customs, this entire case is something you could burn incense to!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father was dissatisfied with his daughter¡¯s tone.


    ¡°Hurry ande eat some watermelon! It really looks nice. The inside is quite red. I wonder if it¡¯s sweet or not!¡±


    Even if winter watermelons could be really sweet, one wouldn¡¯t be able to enjoy them as much as in summer, since watermelons were much more suitable for eating in that hottest season. ¡°Sigh! We don¡¯t have enough people in our family. We can¡¯t even finish a single watermelon!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father sighed. Few of his former coworkers still yed Chinese chess. Instead, they were all busy apanying grandchildren! Shao Hua¡¯s father also wanted a grandchild, but he was too embarrassed to say that out loud.


    ¡°You have so many problems.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother rolled her eyes at him before saying, ¡°What¡¯s this little box? Don¡¯t get any watermelon juice on it.¡±


    ¡°Oh, this is an additional little gift. Open it up and see what¡¯s inside.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really care about this, because the box was so light.


    ¡°Lipstick!¡± Shao Hua opened up the box to discover two tubes of lipstick inside!


    ¡°Oh! That¡¯s perfect, you can use it!¡± Zhang Fan now had zero interest in this!


    ¡°This lipstick doesn¡¯t seem to be cheap!¡± Shao Hua said as she checked the lipstick.


    ¡°How expensive could it even be?¡± Zhang Fan understood nothing about lipstick, hence his question.


    ¡°This is Dior lipstick. One lipstick probably costs several hundred yuan! Let me go check the price on the inte. If it¡¯s more than 100 yuan, let¡¯s give it back to them. There¡¯s no need to ept something so expensive.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhang Fan agreed.


    Shao Hua ran back to her room and searched for the lipstick on the inte for quite a while. ¡°This particr type doesn¡¯t exist!¡± Shao Hua said as she turned the lipstick around and around after checking on the inte.


    ¡°Could it be fake?¡± Zhang Fan mentioned the first thing on his mind.


    ¡°Let me go ask Jia Suyue. She¡¯ll definitely know!¡±


    ¡°Oh! Okay!¡±


    Shao Hua and Jia Suyue were best friends. However, their different family and financial circumstances caused the two of them to have different outlooks on spending money. Shao Hua was more simr to Zhang Fan. Both of them believed in spending money practically. Meanwhile, as Jia Suyue had grown up in a rich family, she wanted only the best, no matter if it was in life or in romance.


    Recently, she finally got a boyfriend. Apparently, he was the son of a small mine¡¯s owner. He had just returned from studying abroad. Jia Suyue had invited Shao Hua many times to meet her boyfriend, but Shao Hua had been busy studying ounting recently and hadn¡¯t had the time. Thus, Shao Hua and Jia Suyue hadn¡¯t seen each other for a long time already. Since Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t busy today, Shao Hua wanted to go see her best friend Jia Suyue. She and Jia Suyue had grown up together as childhood friends, after all.


    ¡°Yueyue, are you busy today? How about Zhang Fan and I treat you and your prince to a meal?¡±


    ¡°Sure! Sure! I was going to get angry at you! It¡¯s been so long since Ist saw you!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been busy studying, as you know. I¡¯ll treat you to a really good meal today!¡±


    ¡°Western food?¡±


    ¡°Hot pot!¡±


    ¡°Stingy.¡±


    Here in Chasu City, a medium-sized city in the border province that would be considered a small city elsewhere in China, Jia Suyue¡¯s conditions could be considered as the cream of the crop. However, Jia Suyue preferred to stay at home all day without trying to get a boyfriend or going out with other friends. This made her parents really worried. They tried to introduce so many outstanding youths to her, but not a single attempt seeded!


    This was simply a cultural trait of China. Chinese parents would ce a great deal of emphasis on their children¡¯s marriage. If their children didn¡¯t get married and have children in a timely manner, the parents would feel as if there was something missing.


    Jia Suyue¡¯s father had a meal together with a small mine owner a while back. The two men discussed their children during the meal. When Jia Suyue¡¯s father heard that the other party¡¯s son happened to be single and had just returned from studying abroad in Ennd, the two fathers immediately agreed to set up their children together on a date.


    The small mine owner¡¯s business could be described as medium-sized. In Chasu City, he would also be considered to be amongst those with the highest level of ie. After bing rich, he had a peaceful divorce with his original wife, and then got married to a female actress in Chasu City¡¯s drama troupe. He then had a sonte in life with the actress.


    No mine owner would be a good person considering the nature of how they made their money. However, his son really had too much of a kind and gentle personality. Thus, the mine owner didn¡¯t count on his son being able to inherit his mining business. He felt that it was unlikely his son would be able to maintain it, and that it might even bring catastrophe upon his son. He had made plenty of money already, so he brought his son back from Ennd and spent some money on obtaining a government position for his son.


    Jia Suyue¡¯s boyfriend was named Le Jie. He had studied art appraisal in Ennd. His personality and looks were both simr to his mother¡¯s¡ªhe was tall, handsome, and especially gentle. Jia Suyue fell in love with Le Jie at first sight, for she viewed him as the prince that she had been dreaming about.


    Le Jie¡¯s aura, speech, and behavior were all gentlemanly. Ever since young, he had always been the obedient type because his father was really domineering. Le Jie and Jia Suyue officially entered a boyfriend/girlfriend rtionship with each other after going out on a few dates.


    Shao Hua told her parents where she was going, and then headed out with Zhang Fan. ¡°Jia Suyue is in a rtionship now! Don¡¯t you argue with her over anything today!¡± Shao Hua especially made sure to tell Zhang Fan this in the car.


    ¡°Of course not! I definitely won¡¯t try to anger her!¡± Zhang Fan was actually wondering what type of brave man would be able to handle the spoiled princess Jia Suyue!


    The restaurant they chose was a newly opened buffet-style hot pot restaurant. It was fairly expensive, but it was still cheaper than western food would be in China. Shao Hua had chosen this ce because this was her first time inviting her best friend¡¯s boyfriend over to a meal.


    ¡°Hua!¡± Jia Suyue seemed even more beautiful than before due to the influence of love. She saw Shao Hua from far away and swiftly came up to hug thetter. Jia Suyue then said, ¡°I was getting angry at you!¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay! I know I was in the wrong. Hurry and introduce us!¡± Shao Hua looked at the young man who was standing next to Jia Suyue.


    ¡°Le Jie! This is my best friend, Shao Hua. This is Zhang Fan, Shao Hua¡¯s boyfriend.¡±


    Shao Hua looked Le Jie over. He was about the same height as Zhang Fan. Le Jie had a nice aura about him, although his aura seemed rather soft.


    Zhang Fan offered his hand to Le Jie for a handshake. The four then entered the hot pot restaurant together. Shao Hua secretly whispered to Jia Suyue, ¡°He¡¯s so handsome! I bet you¡¯re feeling pressure now. His skin is probably whiter than yours!¡± Shao Hua joked with her best friend.


    ¡°Heehee! Yeah, I¡¯m even starting to use his skin care face masks. They¡¯re really effective. I¡¯ll introduce those products to youter!¡±


    Le Jie had a rich upbringing as well as time spent studying in Ennd. He was also someone who really loved art and seemed so gentlemanly. He didn¡¯t talk much, and simply silently sat there while listening to the two women chatting with each other. He and Zhang Fan had very little inmon to talk about. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t understand Le Jie¡¯s preferred topics, while Le Jie wasn¡¯t interested in Zhang Fan¡¯s preferred topics.


    Not long after they all sat down, they heard someone saying, ¡°Doctor Zhang!¡± The voice sounded really happy to see him! Zhang Fan turned around, and saw to his pleasant surprise that Zhu Bing and Lu Renjia had also arrived here for a meal.


    Zhu Bing had been the one to call out to Zhang Fan. They had just recently worked together to save a pregnant woman at another hot pot restaurant a while back. When that incident made the news, both Zhu Bing and Lu Renjia had been rewarded by their bosses. However, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t received any special reward, because his job as a doctor was already to save lives.


    ¡°Section Chief Lu!¡± Jia Suyue was also acquainted with Lu Renjia. Jia Suyue¡¯s father also had a good rtionship with Lu Renjia¡¯s father, although the two women themselves were only at an acquaintance level of friendship.


    Shao Hua, Lu Renjia, and Jia Suyue chatted a little with each other. Zhang Fan then suggested, ¡°Let¡¯s all eat together. It¡¯s also livelier to eat hot pot with more people.¡± Zhang Fan really liked Zhu Bing.


    ¡°Is that alright?¡± Lu Renjia asked.


    ¡°Of course it is. Since we¡¯re friends already, let¡¯s eat together,¡± Shao Hua answered.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s eat together?¡± Lu Renjia looked over at Zhu Bing. The two of them were still at the stage of getting to know each other. Zhu Bing was an excellent policeman. He managed to notice just from a few clues that Lu Renjia was currently single. What was the advantage of him being a policeman? He was willing to be shameless and patient. After quite a lot of effort on his part, he had finally seeded in being able to invite Lu Renjia out for a meal together, just the two of them. Since the two of them worked in different cities that were several hundred kilometers apart, they typically didn¡¯t have much time to spend together. Zhu Bing was now traveling the roads so much just for his chances to see her!


    The three men sat together on one side of the booth, while the three women sat together on the other side. No matter their birth status, all the young people present here counted as outstanding youths. The atmosphere was also quite nice with so many people.


    The three women all had different styles. Jia Suyue was coquettish, Lu Renjia was icy and haughty, while Shao Hua was the honor student type. Although none of the three were outstanding beauties, they were all good-looking enough to attract attention. Meanwhile, the three men also had different styles. Le Jie seemed soft and gentlemanly, Zhu Bing seemed wild and rough, and Zhang Fan seemed to be steady and reliable.


    The three women mostly discussed beauty and makeup products with each other. Of the three men, Zhu Bing and Zhang Fan were the only ones who talked, while Le Jie mostly listened! Zhu Bing was really talkative, and told Le Jie about the previous hot pot restaurant pregnant woman incident. Maybe Zhu Bing was really bored with his usual policeman life, for he was really excited as he talked about this incident.


    After the meal was over, Jia Suyue rmended that they all go to karaoke together. This was simply how human interactions and making friends in society was like. Nobody would be able to get away from human interactions. No matter if you were rich or poor, cutting yourself off from the society would be unhealthy!


    Jia Suyue loved to sing. She was also pretty skilled at singing. Shao Hua had no interest in karaoke, but she also had nothing against it. Lu Renjia was more special as she rarely came to such an entertainment venue. She usually went to more private clubs instead.


    Jia Suyue was really in her element here at the karaoke ce. She knew how to sing every song on their list. It seemed like such a pity that she didn¡¯t try to be an idol. Zhu Bing drank some beer, Le Jie drank dry red wine, the three women drank iced wine, and Zhang Fan drank water! Since everyone but Zhang Fan was now drinking, the atmosphere became even livelier.


    Pretty women would always attract attention anywhere that they went. Lu Renjia needed to go to the bathroom. Zhu Bing wanted to follow her, but Lu Renjia didn¡¯t allow him to do so, as she was embarrassed! However, Zhu Bing knew that ces like a karaoke bar would have too many people of all sorts around.


    Zhu Bing smoked a cigarette outside of their karaoke room as he watched Lu Renjia head to the bathroom. After Lu Renjia finished using the bathroom and started washing her hands at the shared sinks which were outside the bathroom, an incident urred. This was because Lu Renjia¡¯s aura was aplete mismatch for the karaoke bar, which caused her to attract even more attention than usual.


    A young man who had his sleeves rolled up to reveal a tattoo bumped his crotch against Lu Renjia¡¯s butt as she was washing her hands. Her attractive and curvaceous figure had caused this hoodlum who was quite drunk to only start thinking with the lower half of his body.


    Lu Renjia noticed what he did, and instantly turned around and pped him. ¡°You bastard!¡±


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re spicy! I like your type,¡± replied the tattooed hoodlum in a flirtatious manner as he licked his lips.


    Lu Renjia almost vomited at seeing this because of how disgusted she was. She immediately turned to leave, but the hoodlum grabbed her wrist. Lu Renjia was about to p him with her other hand again, but she was only an average weak woman. She was unable to fight off this man who had nefarious intentions!


    ¡°You smell good!¡± The tattooed man put his face closer to Lu Renjia¡¯s face as he squinted and sniffed.


    ¡°Hurry and let go of me, you bastard!¡±


    Although it was rather noisy in the karaoke bar, Zhu Bing had been paying close attention to the bathroom area. He faintly heard that something seemed to be wrong, so he hurriedly ran over. When he saw a tattooed man trying to molest Lu Renjia, Zhu Bing¡¯s eyes almost popped out in anger. He swiftly ran over and used a lightning fast kick to instantly knock over the hoodlum right next to the sink. Zhu Bing truly put a lot of strength into his kick, reaching the point where the tattooed hoodlum was unable to stand up again.


    ¡°Hurry and leave!¡± Zhu Bing immediately pulled Lu Renjia away. Although Zhu Bing wasn¡¯t afraid of trouble, he was afraid for Lu Renjia¡¯s sake! Hoodlums like these would either be drunkards or high on illegal drugs. Zhu Bing wasn¡¯t in his police uniform at the moment, so he knew that he would be unable to scare other hoodlums off.


    Unfortunately for them, as they were walking off, they ran into several more people dressed in the same way as the previous hoodlum. Zhu Bing swiftly pulled Lu Renjia away, but before they could walk far, they immediately heard angry shouts and the sound of chasing from behind them. ¡°Hurry back to the karaoke room and call the police! No matter what, don¡¯te out of the private room! Hurry!¡± Zhu Bing then pushed Lu Renjia away.


    He then turned around to face the gang of hoodlums!

 Chapter 192: Sorry, I need to go perform a surgery!

    <h4>Chapter 192: Sorry, I need to go perform a surgery!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    When it came to street fights, youngsters who weren¡¯t even 20 years old yet or strong middle-aged men past 40 would actually be the scariest opponents. The first type would still be immature and unable to control themselves. They would likely cause serious injury to others in a fight by identally using too much force. However, the second type was scarier, because those middle-aged men past 40 years old would have experienced many dark things in society already. They would have darker hearts and care less about society, not caring about what happened to themselves or others. That was why this second type of person having a fight would usually end in a major incident, since they would always attack fatal spots in the most violent and direct manner!


    This was easy to tell just by looking at people who were injured and hospitalized after fights. Fight injuries between young people would appear quite vicious, with a swollen face, ck eye, or blood all over the body, but those would actually only be lighter superficial injuries.


    Meanwhile, fights between older middle-aged men would have fewer superficial injuries in the end. However, the injured locations were often quite fatal. Older men would have a lot more fighting experience, even if their bodies weren¡¯t as strong as younger people¡¯s bodies. When fighting, it would be no ident at all if such a person killed another during a fight, because they would know exactly where to aim to cause maximum damage!


    Zhu Bing was a policeman. He had to participate in martial arts training on almost a weekly basis. About four or five hoodlums came after him. In normal circumstances, these hoodlums wouldn¡¯t be enough to deal with Zhu Bing, as even if he couldn¡¯t win, he would be able to run away. However, today he couldn¡¯t run away, because his goddess was behind him! He had also drunk several beers already, so his movements were a bit slower than normal.


    The hoodlums didn¡¯t talk, but they were quite vicious. They immediately started attacking Zhu Bing without saying a word. The fightsted just under a minute. Zhu Bing managed to knock over several of the hoodlums with his punches and kicks. However, the hoodlums still greatly outnumbered him. The first hoodlum who had been molesting Lu Renjia and then knocked over by Zhu Bing¡¯s lightning kick had recovered. He took advantage of an opening while Zhu Bing was busy fighting his friends and stabbed his dagger into the left side of Zhu Bing¡¯s chest, aiming straight for the heart! He and his friends then immediately ran away without even looking at the results! To them, Zhu Bing¡¯s life didn¡¯t matter at all. The most important thing to them was to immediately run away from the scene of the crime!


    Lu Renjia hurriedly ran into the karaoke room. She was panting heavily. As she ran, she started to phone her father¡¯s personal secretary. When she entered the karaoke room, she immediately said, ¡°Zhang Fan, someone tried to molest me. He and his gang are trying to attack Zhu Bing right now. Hurry and go help Zhu Bing.¡± She then spoke into her phone to the secretary, ¡°We¡¯re at Scenic Kingdom Karaoke. Hurry! There¡¯s many of them.¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately exited the karaoke room when he heard this. Although Zhang Fan¡¯s fighting skills were only average, he figured he could try to mediate the fight. The women also followed after Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan swiftly walked out of the karaoke room. By this time, Zhu Bing had already copsed in the karaoke bar¡¯s hallway with a visible pool of fresh blood spreading out from around him. Several of the karaoke bar¡¯s servers and various other customers were standing around Zhu Bing, shouting for others or making phone calls. These people all knew that it would be dangerous to just try and move someone with a serious injury since they had often been in entertainment venues before.


    Zhang Fan saw that something seemed to be wrong, so he hurriedly ran over. Lu Renjia saw Zhu Bing at this time as well. She screamed his name at the top of her lungs.


    Zhang Fan went over and instantly saw a dagger buried in the left side of Zhu Bing¡¯s chest. There was already a significant amount of blood.


    ¡°Damn!¡± Zhang Fan immediately became nervous. The left side of the chest housed the heart as well as major blood vessels and a lung. These were all vitally important. If one of these was struck, then there wouldn¡¯t even be a chance to save him! Every single minute would be critical.


    Shao Hua¡¯s and Jia Suyue¡¯s face was going pale. Lu Renjia was so scared that she didn¡¯t know what to do anymore. She kept muttering, ¡°How could this have happened! How could this have happened!¡±


    Le Jie stood next to Jia Suyue. His face was also incredibly pale as he watched what was going on. Someone like him with a rich upbringing and proper lifestyle had never seen something like this before.


    Zhang Fan immediately checked the pulse in Zhu Bing¡¯s neck. ¡°Heavens! He still has a pulse!¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t bother right now about all the blood as he immediately kneeled by Zhu Bing¡¯s side, tore off Zhu Bing¡¯s clothes, and shouted towards Shao Hua and the other women, ¡°Call for an ambnce immediately!¡±


    When it came to such knife injuries, it would be dangerous to remove the dagger. It would also be dangerous to let the dagger keep moving. He couldn¡¯t count on Jia Suyue or Lu Renjia for any help here, as both of them were too scared by what they saw. Shao Hua was doing better, but only slightly. Her hand trembled so much that she had trouble dialing for an ambnce on her phone! Although Le Jie was a man, he wasn¡¯t very brave. His mouth was now so dry that he was unable to speak. He felt as if his tongue had fallen down into his stomach. A new friend that he had just been eating and drinking with was lying in a pool of blood a few minutester. This all seemed so scary!


    In the end, Shao Hua managed to sessfully call 120 1and stutter out the karaoke bar¡¯s address! Zhang Fan immediately began emergency treatment for Zhu Bing. For a knife injury like this, the first step would be to stop the bleeding and close the lung injury.


    Zhang Fan swiftly removed Zhu Bing¡¯s clothes. The dagger was incredibly sharp. It had stabbed directly into the left side of his chest, in between the rib bones. Large amounts of blood with air bubbles were pouring out from his injury. Not only that, Zhu Bing was beginning to choke as he kept coughing out blood from his mouth.


    There was no other good method avable, so Zhang Fan stopped the bleeding by cing his hand on the injury. He then told the karaoke bar employees to immediately go find scissors and clean towels for him. However, not a single person would listen to him.


    ¡°Hurry! If he dies here, all of you will be to me as well.¡± However, Zhang Fan¡¯s words were unable to scare any of the onlookers into moving. The onlookers were all either ordinary employees of the karaoke bar, or the karaoke bar¡¯s other customers. They were all the type who wouldn¡¯t care about such a major incident. Only the karaoke bar¡¯s boss would care, but the boss wasn¡¯t present. In the end, the karaoke bar manager was the only one who hurriedly went to find what Zhang Fan requested.


    As for the others? They had seen far too many simr incidents before. They were all on the lowest rungs of society. They would prefer to hide from such incidents rather than get involved in any way. If the victim here had died, then they would be able to help out a little because a murder case would mean that the perpetrator would likely be executed or severely punished. But if the victim didn¡¯t die? Well, who could guarantee that the perpetrator didn¡¯t have some friends among the onlookers? What if the gang of hoodlums came back to take revenge on those who helped out? The people here at the karaoke bar knew that it was likely for criminal organizations to appear here. Not only that, the karaoke bar manager had told the employees before they were hired to try their best to avoid getting involved in fights between customers here. This was part ofmon scene in China; people would often be cold-blooded since they didn¡¯t want to get involved andnd in trouble.


    The karaoke bar manager ran quickly and brought several clean towels and a pair of scissors. ¡°Could you please cut those towels into long strips for me?¡± Zhang Fan requested as he continued to block Zhu Bing¡¯s injury with his hand while clearing out the blood from Zhu Bing¡¯s mouth. Currently, Zhu Bing was only semi-conscious.


    The karaoke bar manager was someone who had seen major incidents before. He also knelt next to Zhu Bing and started swiftly cutting up the towels while also saying, ¡°Bro, are you this person¡¯s friend? It seems that you understand some medical treatment? I¡¯ve already called the police, so don¡¯t be so worried!¡± For incidents like this, the manager would always call the police first, and only call for an ambnce second.


    ¡°I¡¯m a surgeon from Chasu City Hospital.¡± Zhang Fan had to exin this to the karaoke bar manager, who was trying to determine Zhang Fan¡¯s identity. If Zhang Fan didn¡¯t exin things clearly, it was likely that the karaoke bar manager wouldn¡¯t actually give the cut towel strips to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Hurry ande help me. Should we cut all of the towels?¡± Only now did the karaoke bar manager order his employees toe and assist upon confirming that Zhang Fan was a doctor.


    ¡°Yes, cut them all into connected long strips.¡±


    Since the employees were all helping out now, the process took only a few minutes toplete. ¡°Bro,e help support my friend. Have his back slightly leave the ground. You absolutely must be gentle and steady,¡± Zhang Fan asked the karaoke bar manager. None of the other people were willing toe forward and get involved, so the manager was the only person he could rely on.


    Jia Suyue and the other women had recovered slightly by now as well. Jia Suyue lightly pushed Le Jie, who was standing next to her. Although she didn¡¯t say it out loud, her meaning was obvious. She wanted Le Jie to go and help Zhang Fan. Le Jie also wanted to help out, but his legs had lost all energy, and he was unable to take even a single step. Although Lu Renjia and Shao Hua¡¯s faces were still pale with fright, they had also recovered a bit by now, and immediately went up to go help Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan had been especially worried that the dagger had stabbed the heart or a major blood vessel. However, even though the dagger had clearly stabbed into the 4th intercostal space, Zhu Bing¡¯s pulse was still quite strong and he kept coughing.


    Zhang Fan touched the area slightly and instantly learned the reason why. He had been so scared for Zhu Bing that he had been breaking out in a cold sweat before this. Zhang Fan used the towel cloth strips as makeshift bandages around Zhu Bing¡¯s injury, finally finishing up with a knot on Zhu Bing¡¯s chest before heaving a long sigh of relief.


    Not long after, a man who appeared to be in histe 30s arrived together with a group of policemen. ¡°Brother Weijun!¡± Lu Renjia finally started crying uncontrobly as she grabbed on to the middle-aged man¡¯s arm.


    ¡°Jiajia, let¡¯s not cry. Hurry and get on the car to go to the hospital.¡± This middle-aged man was Zhang Weijun, Lu Renjia¡¯s father¡¯s personal secretary. That was his first response to Lu Renjia, whose hands were all bloody from helping Zhang Fan with Zhu Bing. Zhang Weijun was under the impression that Lu Renjia had been injured.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. Hurry and help Zhu Bing! He did it for my sake! For my sake!!¡±


    Not long after, the ambnce arrived as well. When Chasu City Hospital¡¯s emergency doctor saw that Zhang Fan was here, he immediately asked, ¡°What happened, Doctor Zhang?¡±


    ¡°The patient was stabbed in the left side of the chest and requires immediate surgery. First put on a mask and open up the vein channels and administer intramuscr injection of morphine.¡± Zhang Fan immediately spoke to the policemen after that. ¡°Hurry ande help out here by lifting the patient up onto the stretcher.¡±


    With Lu Renjia, who was the daughter of a politician, present, the policemen were highly cooperative. Zhang Weijun went over to the side to make a phone call.


    Zhang Fan got onto the ambnce as well, not caring that his clothes were now covered in Zhu Bing¡¯s blood. Before he got on the ambnce, he told Shao Hua, ¡°Sorry! I need to go perform surgery now. You should hurry home! Definitely be careful on the way back!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine. No need to worry about me. You should be careful yourself!¡±


    The ambnce then turned on its sirens as it left!

 Chapter 193: The heavens are watching!

    <h4>Chapter 193: The heavens are watching!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    In the ambnce, Zhang Fan told the nurse, ¡°Fluid infusion. Inject 1000 ml of crystalloid solution, and 400 ml of hydroxyethyl starch.¡± Zhang Fan was now well known within Chasu City Hospital. Whenever it came to a surgery, all normal doctors who weren¡¯t a department director would automatically allow him to be in charge. This was all the more so for emergency treatment. It would be just like thew of the jungle, where the strong ruled. In a way, an emergency treatment was actually just another type of battlefield!


    After Zhang Fan issued his orders to the nurse, he then instantly called the hospital administration director. ¡°Director, it¡¯s me, Zhang Fan. I have a cardiothoracic patient who requires immediate surgery. He¡¯s already in a state of shock. We¡¯re currently on the way, and will arrive at the hospital in approximately five minutes!¡±


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll notify the operating rooms to start preparing immediately. Do you need anything else?¡¯


    ¡°No.¡±


    The hospital administration director then was about to go report this to Superintendent Ouyang, but she just happened to arrive at his department.


    Lu Renjia had constantly cried while calling her father and telling him what happened. Although her sobbing made it difficult tomunicate, he could understand the main point, which was that Zhu Bing had been stabbed by someone in order to protect her!


    Lu Renjia¡¯s father felt really aggrieved at hearing what his daughter had gone through, but he still needed to console her. ¡°Rest assured. No need to cry. I¡¯ll call Chasu City Hospital and make sure that everything will be fine. You should go home first. Just look at how much you¡¯re crying. Listen to me!¡±


    ¡°No! I¡¯m going to the hospital right now. Dad, I¡¯m begging you,e to the hospital as well! I¡¯m afraid!¡± Lu Renjia truly was afraid. She was someone who had grown up spoiled, yet the man trying to romance her had now been stabbed by someone who tried to molest her. Even now, she didn¡¯t dare to look at Zhu Bing¡¯s blood which still remained on the ground!


    ¡°Hand the phone to my secretary Little Zhang,¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father said after a moment of thought.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, my father wants to speak to you.¡± Lu Renjia was crying so much that her eyes were really swollen now. Zhang Weijun had worked as Lu Renjia¡¯s father¡¯s secretary for many years now, yet he had never seen her crying so much before.


    ¡°Leader!¡± Zhang Weijun took Lu Renjia¡¯s cell phone.


    ¡°You¡¯re certain that Jiajia isn¡¯t injured?¡±


    ¡°Yes, she¡¯s uninjured!¡±


    ¡°Stay right there at the scene of the crime and do your best to assist the police in being able to capture these murderers as quickly as possible. They¡¯re far too much of a threat to the general public. You absolutely must be on guard. If it¡¯s necessary, shooting them to death when capturing them is permitted. Consider this an order from me.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I understand! I definitely won¡¯t allow any of them to escape.¡±


    ¡°Alright. Also, send two people to apany Jiajia to the hospital. I¡¯ll also go to the hospital soon!¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father was preparing to go to the hospital because he really doted on his only daughter. His rtionship with his wife was somewhat frosty, so his daughter was his only soft spot.


    As Lu Renjia¡¯s father headed out, he also phoned Superintendent Ouyang. ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, just now, a terrible ambush on a policeman urred. The patient will soon arrive at your hospital. I hope that the hospital will do its very best to save him. I¡¯m already on my way to the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Leader. I¡¯ll start the preparations immediately. Our staff will surely do our best to save the patient.¡± Superintendent Ouyang immediately went to the hospital administration department after the call finished. She didn¡¯t even have the time to think, because she had to ce great importance on this matter as Lu Renjia¡¯s father was the leader of Chasu City CPC.


    ¡°Hurry, there¡¯s an emergency patient who will arrive soon. Immediately open the emergency channel. Notify the expert doctors that they must arrive within two minutes. Those who can¡¯t arrive must at least send a second-highest level certification doctor to go in their stead!¡± Superintendent Ouyang spoke incredibly rapidly to the hospital administration director.


    ¡°Yes!¡± At such a time, the hospital administration director had no time to tell Superintendent Ouyang about Zhang Fan¡¯s matter. It was rare for the hospital to require the entire hospital¡¯s expert doctor staff for a patient. The superintendent personally issuing such amand meant that this would be no small matter, so all other matters would have to be set aside.


    The most important task for the hospital administration director right now was to have his employees notify all the department directors to be prepared, and then notify the ambnces to transfer any new emergency patients to other hospitals instead as the entire hospital would be working on this policeman emergency patient!


    Most ordinary people would be quite unfamiliar with a term such as emergencymand as they would feel that such a term was from the previous century. Actually, this term was still quitemonly used in special workces such as the hospital. Although the hospital also wouldn¡¯t use this term very often, the moment that the superintendent issued an emergencymand, all of the hospital staff had to immediately carry out themand as quickly as possible. Nobody would be exempt. Anyone who couldn¡¯t carry out themand had to have a reasonable exnation; otherwise, they would be in trouble. A warning would be issued if it was a light punishment, but if someone caused a major loss to the hospital, then consequences would be far more severe. A light punishment in that case would be getting fired. A severe punishment would be having one¡¯s medical license revoked, or even going to jail. The higher-ups could take away your entire way of living because you didn¡¯t deserve it!


    A staff member was watching over the surgery use elevator now. The doors were all opened, and security guards maintained order in the hospital lobby, ensuring that the path would be clear. The patients in the hospital wondered what was going on today because they saw so many older doctors all running in the same direction! That would be the emergency treatment room!


    In modern day, most adults were capable of driving cars. However, most ordinary people wouldn¡¯t be capable of driving an ambnce. The current situation was that the emergency doctor rode shotgun with a loudspeaker and kept shouting ¡°Make way! Make way! Get to the side! Get to the side!¡± to the other cars in the traffic. The ambnce driver was concentrating fully while swiftly changing gears, elerating, changingnes, making sudden turns, and even driving down thenes with opposite traffic. The shing sirens caused all other cars to make way.


    ¡°Hurry!¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but urge for more speed as he saw Zhu Bing¡¯s condition. The ambnce was basically flying. Even though it was currently rush hour as everyone was getting off from work, the ambnce really was flying at a pace of more than 100 km/hour.


    Chasu City Hospital was thergest hospital in Chasu City. There would almost always be a policeman at the entrance to guide traffic during rush hour, but today, there were at least five or six policemen, so the traffic conditions were quite good. The ambnce immediately drove over to the emergency treatment rooms. Arge group of young doctors and nurses were waiting for them.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, is this the patient?¡± The emergency department director was a bit confused!


    ¡°Yes!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know about any other emergency patients, but right now, Zhu Bing was in urgent condition requiring immediate treatment!


    There was no time to perform any checkups or give a diagnosis. None of this would be necessary, because Zhang Fan was in the ambnce. He was still covered in blood as he jumped off the ambnce, and said, ¡°Take him to the operating room immediately. He has a traumatic injury from getting stabbed in the left side of the chest. He¡¯s probably lost more than 800 mL of blood already. He still has a pulse in his major blood vessels.¡±


    ¡°Hurry! Get in the elevator.¡± The other doctors all made way when Zhang Fan exined the situation. The cardiology director, cardiothoracic director, Zhang Fan, and several veteran nurses from the emergency department held on to Zhu Bing¡¯s IV drip as they entered the surgery use elevator.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± asked cardiothoracic Director Liu because all he could see was that Zhu Bing was bandaged tightly in cloth strips with the hilt of a knife still sticking out from his chest.


    ¡°This person is a policeman. Some hoodlums stabbed him in the left side of the chest. I was there at the time,¡± Zhang Fan exined.


    ¡°He was stabbed in such a location? Could it be that the injury isn¡¯t deep?¡± cardiology Director Ren could tell that the knife had stabbed directly into the 4th intercostal space. This was where the heart would be located for most people. That was why Director Ren was wondering about the patient¡¯s condition.


    Normally, there would be no chance to even save a patient who was stabbed in such a location. Getting stabbed right in the heart would usually mean instant death. There were also many major blood vessels located here. Any of them being damaged would also mean extremely low chances of saving the patient.


    Suddenly, both directors¡¯ eyes lit up as they looked at Zhang Fan, and asked, ¡°Could it be?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! He¡¯s truly lucky!¡± Zhang Fan said with some slight relief.


    Lu Renjia also arrived at the hospital together with Shao Hua and two policemen apanying her. Zhang Fan had already taken Zhu Bing to the operating room. The pitiful Lu Renjia still had her hands covered in blood and tears streaming down her face as she asked the emergency doctor, ¡°Zhu Bing! Where¡¯s Zhu Bing?¡± She was almost about to copse!


    ¡°That¡¯s an emergency patient who was just brought in with a chest injury,¡± exined an apanying policeman as he saw that the emergency doctor was rather confused.


    ¡°Oh! That patient¡¯s already been brought to the operating room.¡±


    Lu Renjia then instantly ran towards the operating rooms. Shao Hua and the two policemen hurriedly followed after her. Right when Lu Renjia entered the elevator, her father arrived as well together with many others, including the director of the Bureau of Health, Chasu City CPC secretary, and even Chasu City¡¯s chief of police. Superintendent Ouyang greeted them all at the front entrance of the hospital.


    ¡°How is the injured policeman?¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father asked while furrowing his eyebrows.


    ¡°He¡¯s seriously injured. He was stabbed in the left side of the chest, and might not make it!¡± Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t know much about the patient¡¯s condition yet. However, she was a cardiology expert, and knew that it was highly dangerous for anyone to get stabbed in the left side of the chest, so she told Lu Renjia¡¯s father her honest assessment based on experience.


    Lu Renjia¡¯s father wasn¡¯t in a hurry to go to the operating room after hearing this. He turned around to tell the chief of police, ¡°You absolutely must capture this gang of criminals. Not only is this to do good for the general public, it¡¯s also for the sake of our policemen working on the frontlines. These criminals are far too brazen. They must be punished in order to appease everyone.¡±


    ¡°Yes! We¡¯ve already spread a dra through the entire city. They won¡¯t be able to escape. Also, there¡¯s something I must report to you, Leader.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Judging from the security cameras in the karaoke bar, one of the hoodlums in the gang is actually a smuggler on the most wanted list. Our policeman Zhu Bing and Chief Lu Renjia valiantly fought against these criminals, expressing the excellence of us public servants. Should we try and make publicity from this?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s of no urgency right now. Have you already notified policeman Zhu Bing¡¯s family?¡±


    ¡°Zhu Bing is an orphan. His father died while fighting against drug smugglers. His mother was unable to handle the shock and passed away one yearter. Policeman Zhu was taken care of by the government and the leaders, and entered police academy with excellent grades. He became a policeman after graduation and achieved many sesses, being awarded as a top 10 excellent youth of Chasu City recently.¡± The chief of police introduced Zhu Bing¡¯s personal history to Lu Renjia¡¯s father.


    ¡°What?!¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father was astounded by this! After a moment of surprise, he then told Superintendent Ouyang, ¡°Immediately contact the provincial hospital. I¡¯ll report things to the secretary immediately. You absolutely must save this patient. If it¡¯s necessary, you can use a military helicopter to invite an expert doctor over. This policeman is the descendant of a hero. We can¡¯t have our heroes passing away with such regrets! Otherwise, this will be a great disservice.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Superintendent Ouyang immediately contacted the cardiothoracic director of Dee University Affiliated Hospital. Such high-level doctors would always have a special cell phone that was always turned on. Even the high-level doctors¡¯ family members wouldn¡¯t call this number normally.


    ¡°Secretary!¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father reported the situation to the Chasu City CPC secretary, who then contacted the military leader in the area. As long as there was even a sliver of a chance, they were going to try and save Zhu Bing¡¯s life.


    Lu Renjia¡¯s father felt tears begin to stream out from his eyes when he arrived at the operating room to see his daughter kneeling in front of the operating room door while clutching her legs and still being covered in blood.


    ¡°Jiajia!¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father gently called out to his daughter.


    ¡°Dad!¡± Lu Renjia cried while looking at her father.

 Chapter 194: Humble Superintendent Ouyang

    <h4>Chapter 194: Humble Superintendent Ouyang</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°No need to cry! Your dad can take care of everything. Look at you, even your eyes are swollen. You¡¯re not hurt anywhere, are you?¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father hugged his daughter, feeling bad for her. His daughter had stopped relying on him ever since high school. She was quite the independent type, but today she had been so scared! Lu Renjia¡¯s father really felt such pain in his heart from this.


    ¡°I just finished going to the bathroom and was washing my hands when a hoodlum tried to molest me. Zhu Bing knocked him down and told me to immediately go back to the private karaoke room. When I came back out again, he was already lying in his own blood! Waaah! Waaah! Waaah!¡± Lu Renjia was finally able to talk about the sadness in her heart, although she had nobody to talk to about her regret!


    Inside the operating room, cardiothoracic Director Liu asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang, will you be the primary surgeon, or shall I?¡±


    Zhang Fan had a serious expression as he answered, ¡°Director Liu, please allow me to do this surgery. This person is my friend. I was also present when he was stabbed. I¡¯d feel so bad if I didn¡¯t do something for him.¡±


    ¡°Alright, you¡¯ll be the primary surgeon, then. I¡¯ll be your surgical assistant.¡± Director Liu nodded in agreement. There was no helping it. He wouldn¡¯t have asked any other doctor in the hospital regarding cardiothoracic surgery, but Zhang Fan was different. Zhang Fan was just as skilled as he was in cardiothoracic surgery, and Zhang Fan even had steadier hands because he was younger.


    The surgery began. For this type of surgery, the doctor would typically enter the chest through the fifth rib, especially in an emergency. Opening up the chest would be more important than worrying about bleeding. Luckily, Zhu Bing just happened to be a situs inversus totalis, meaning that he had the rare medical condition where his internal organs werepletely reversed from a normal person¡¯s, transposed from left to right. Normally, the heart would always be on the left¡ªthis was justmon sense already. Organ reversal was rare already, but Zhu Bing was the rarest type where every single organ in his body was reversed like a mirror, which had odds of less than 0.01%.


    Zhu Bing had been the descendant of a police hero. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been even epted into the police force with his body¡¯s condition, as he would have been eliminated already by the physical checkups.


    Zhang Fan eliminated the blood clots after opening up the chest and then located the point of bleeding. Although the bleeding didn¡¯te from a major blood vessel, this blood vessel wasn¡¯t minor, either. Zhang Fan swiftly pressured with his fingers while telling the anesthesiologist and operating room nurse, ¡°Increase the rate of fluid infusion. Directly administer dexamethasone.¡±


    He then began to deal with the bleeding. Such a blood vessel could be reced by one of many other blood vessels. There was no need for connection, nor was there any time for connection, since the intercostal artery and internal thoracic artery were also bleeding. After Zhang Fan sewed up the bleeding vessel in the chest, he asked, ¡°How are the patient¡¯s vitals?¡±


    The anesthesiologist immediately replied, ¡°His vitals were undetectable just now, but they¡¯ve just returned. 80/50 mmhg. His vitals will probably improve more with this fluid infusion.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t waste any words. He immediately began to sew the intercostal artery and internal thoracic artery. The human body was truly so advanced. If a blood vessel was sewn up and ligated, the other blood vessels in the area would take its ce in providing blood supply. However, the bleeding still continued even after Zhang Fan finished sewing these blood vessels, because this was arge interpulmonary vessel. Although the bleeding had now reduced significantly, there was still constant bleeding.


    Zhang Fan now hesitated because he didn¡¯t want to have to surgically remove a lobe from Zhu Bing¡¯s lung. Zhu Bing was still so young. He was also a policeman. If this lung lobe could be preserved, then Zhu Bing would be able to recover fully after surgery, with nothing more than a surgical scar to show for it. But if this lung lobe had to be removed, Zhu Bing would likely no longer be able to remain a policeman, since he would be unable to keep up with the physical exertion required!


    Cardiothoracic Director Liu who was acting as Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistant noticed that Zhang Fan had paused during the surgery. ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Doctor Zhang? Is there a problem?¡±


    When Director Liu asked this, the anesthesiologist hurriedly checked the monitors, and said, ¡°Doctor Zhang, the blood pressure is rising. It¡¯s now 100/60 mmhg, and the breathing rate and heartbeat have steadied.¡±


    ¡°No, Director Liu, it¡¯s just that I was thinking about whether to remove this lung lobe or not,¡± Zhang Fan told Director Liu.


    ¡°Although you¡¯ve already performed ligation, you can see that it¡¯s still bleeding. It¡¯ll be impossible to preserve this lung lobe.¡±


    ¡°But if I remove the lung lobe, this patient will no longer be able to remain a policeman,¡± Zhang Fan said with pity.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, this patient is incredibly lucky already. Why think about such a matter? Let¡¯s remove the lobe!¡± Director Liu had zero hesitation.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s remove it then!¡± Zhang Fan said with pity. At this moment, the head nurse of the operating rooms arrived. She nced at the nurse in the operating room, who nodded to the head nurse. The meaning was obvious. The surgery had been sessful and the patient was saved!


    The head nurse then stood behind Zhang Fan¡¯s back and gently pressed up against him while ncing at the surgery¡¯s progress. Her scent of a young woman was quite obvious. Also, everyone in the operating room would need to wear surgical attire, which was quite light!


    She then whispered into Zhang Fan¡¯s ear, ¡°How is it, Doctor Zhang? The superintendent and other leaders are waiting outside for the news. They¡¯ve also already contacted a professor from Dee University. Will there be a need to have the professor fly here? Still, I think that you and Director Liu have no problems, right?¡±


    This was her treatment of a highly skilled doctor. The head nurse had great emotional intelligence. She took advantage of what she had without losing a single thing for it! This type of light seduction wasn¡¯t obvious, but would still make people have some thoughts about her. But if you treated her flirtation seriously, then you would be overthinking things. A young woman with high emotional intelligence like her really loved to act ambiguously and try and charm you without ever treating you seriously! Only those middle-aged and older men would understand and be able to control themselves in such situations. An older man would smile in understanding and joke, saying ¡°Head nurse, you¡¯ve gotten fatter!¡± and end things there.


    However, Zhang Fan was still young and na?ve. He hadn¡¯t been nervous about the surgery, but he started sweating profusely just because the head nurse had pressed herself against his back. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even respond for quite a long while to the head nurse¡¯s question, so Director Liu answered, ¡°Doctor Zhang is someone who always endeavors to improve. Still, the patient should be fine now. There¡¯s no need to invite a professor from Dee University. What do you say, Doctor Zhang?¡±


    ¡°Yes, there¡¯s no need,¡± Zhang Fan answered in a low voice.


    ¡°Haha. I knew that you¡¯re an amazing youngster,¡± the head nurse said while gently patting Zhang Fan on the back before leaving the operating room.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, there¡¯s honestly no need to worry about things. This lung lobe absolutely must be removed. The human body has great ability topensate. As long as the patient doesn¡¯t do vigorous exercise in the future, it won¡¯t be a major problem.¡± Director Liu was under the impression that Zhang Fan was still worried about cutting out the lung lobe.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s cut it then!¡± Zhang Fan said in a bit of an unnatural voice.


    He opened up a diagonal incision and adjusted the lung lobe to reveal the inferior lobar pulmonary artery. Because the basr (dorsal) and lingual arteries typically originated from the left pulmonary trunk at the same level, ligation and cutting off the basr artery¡¯s connection would be necessary to perform first. The other basic arteries would be separated from the inferior lingual artery, followed by ligation and suturing before cutting it off. This would be followed by ligation and cutting off the inferior pulmonary ligament. After that, Zhang Fan needed to push aside the mediastinal pleura, separate the inferior pulmonary vein, ligate, sew, and cut that vein. Then, he would need to separate the lower lobar bronchus, then cut and suture the dorsal bronchus before dealing with the basr bronchus.


    Such a surgery wasn¡¯t difficult at all for Zhang Fan. As long as the patient¡¯s shock was dealt with, nothing else would be an issue. Thus, he was no longer in a hurry. If a patient was in shock, the doctor would need to act swiftly as there would be no time to afford slow movements. If there was too much bleeding and the doctor didn¡¯t act fast enough, the shock would change to having many organs start to fail. Even the gods wouldn¡¯t be able to save the patient then.


    But once the patient¡¯s state of shock improved, then the doctor would need to slow down and be cautious. Laymen might think that those who performed surgery quicker were more skilled doctors, but this wasn¡¯t actually the case.


    For a simple analogy, maybe a vige doctor could finish an appendectomy in just 15 minutes, while a doctor from a ss A hospital would take more than half an hour to finish the same procedure. Who was the more skilled doctor?


    The goal of surgery was to treat a problem, not to finish a race. As long as the patient¡¯s life wasn¡¯t in imminent danger, then being extra, extra, extra cautious would be far more important. Finishing an appendectomy in only 15 minutes would mean that the doctor absolutely hadn¡¯t properly separated the tissueyers when entering the body, nor would the doctor have properly sewed things back together. Although 15 minutes would seem to be really quick, it would actually be quite bad for the patient afterwards as the patient¡¯s tissue structure would be chaotic. If anything happened in that area of the patient¡¯s body again, no doctor would dare to touch it!


    Performing surgery was far different from mowing thewn. If you cut certain tissue, it wouldn¡¯t regrow. If you messed up with cutting the grass, then you could say it was a mere ident, but idents would be uneptable in surgery!


    Zhang Fan slowly worked on the surgery. Thanks to technological advances, many surgeries were now much easier to perform than before. In the past, removing a lung lobe would require slowly suturing everything back together afterwards. To give an analogy, it would be like trying to sew up a balloon. If the doctor didn¡¯t sew things carefully enough, the balloon would leak, which meant that the surgery had failed. That would require opening up the chest again for yet another surgery! If that really happened, not only would the hospital deal with you, the patient¡¯s family would want to devour you!


    Things were far easier today due to the invention of the surgical stapler. The surgical stapler was excellent for helping in tissue closure. The only downside was that it was rather expensive. Just one staple would cost 3,000 yuan! Chinese-made staples would be slightly cheaper, at only slightly above 1,000 yuan. However, Chinese-made staples were inferior in quality. The staples were more likely to be dislodged if only a minor amount of tissue had been closed. While the imported staples were more expensive, they wouldn¡¯t be dislodged unless the tissue itself was severely impacted. The expense was also due to their high quality. Zhang Fan ended up using eight staples after removing the lung lobe.


    Outside the operating room, the head nurse removed her surgical mask and smiled while telling Superintendent Ouyang, ¡°Reporting to the superintendent, Doctor Zhang and Director Liu said that there¡¯s no need to trouble an expert from Dee University. The patient is no longer in danger. Such a surgery isn¡¯t difficult for our hospital!


    Although many high-ranking leaders were standing around outside the operating room right now, the head nurse didn¡¯t even nce at them as she only reported to and looked at Superintendent Ouyang! Even though the head nurse¡¯s medical skills were only average, she was highly skilled at social graces, which was why she had always remained as the head nurse. She knew that social hierarchy was also more important than actual skills at certain times. Everyone was a part of society, and humans were the ones who made society. The logic of society would often be far moreplicated than the logic of science. There were far too many wicked people in the world. Those who were highly skilled would often have lower emotional intelligence, so they could only grind their skills even more. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t make it in society. How ridiculous was that!


    Superintendent Ouyang was astonished to hear this. She heard already that the patient had been stabbed in the left side of the chest at the 4th intercostal space by a dagger, yet the patient had still been saved? This overturned all of the medical knowledge that she knew. ¡°Really!?¡± Even her question was rather hesitant. She then immediately asked, ¡°Who was the primary surgeon?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Superintendent. When I entered the operating room, the patient¡¯s blood pressure had already been restored to 120/70 mmhg, and his vitals were steady. The primary surgeon was Doctor Zhang, and Director Liu was the primary surgical assistant. Doctor Zhang and Director Liu personally assured me that the patient would be alright.¡±


    ¡°Alright! You have all worked hard. I represent Chasu City CPC in thanking you all. Excellent work by ourrades in the medical field. Superintendent Ouyang, you¡¯re really skilled! You¡¯re not arrogant at all. The hospital was able to even save a patient in such great danger. I must celebrate this. However, I must also scold Superintendent for being too humble! Honestly, when you said that the patient¡¯s life was in danger, I was so worried! Still, this is good, as it means that our doctors and hospital aren¡¯t prideful or overconfident.¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father was really happy for the sake of his daughter. With his daughter¡¯s personality, if Zhu Bing died here, it was likely that she would be scarred by the incident for the rest of her life.


    ¡°Thank you, Leader! We still haven¡¯t done enough yet. We¡¯ll always keep improving.¡± Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s face reddened because she had embarrassed herself so much with a mistaken guess on the patient¡¯s oue even though she had worked in cardiology for her entire life.


    Lu Renjia came from a rich political family and was really prideful. She was also someone who understood social graces. She knew that this wasn¡¯t the time for her to be hugging her father and asking to be consoled, nor was this the time for her to be standing out. Once she heard the head nurse confirm that Zhu Bing would be saved, her eyes misted up and she lost all her energy. This was a symptom of the adrenaline in her body decreasing.


    Shao Hua went over to gently hug her at this moment and pat her on the head. The two of them shed tears together. Shao Hua slowly said, ¡°It¡¯s alright now. You can rest assured. Zhu Bing is fine!¡±


    ¡°Shao Hua!¡± There were too many people here, so Lu Renjia could only secretly cry in Shao Hua¡¯s embrace. Lu Renjia was really sad as well as really happy! This was the best result that could be hoped for.


    The leaders no longer needed to stay here now that the result of the operation was known. They left only a few policemen behind. Lu Renjia¡¯s father had other work to attend to, so he could no longer apany his daughter. He patted her on the back as he brought his group to the hospital¡¯s conference room.


    He first needed to report things to the Chasu City CPC secretary, for the secretary was also really concerned about this matter. The local military was also paying close attention. ¡°Secretary, our doctorrades sessfully saved the life of our excellent policeman. The policeman is no longer in any danger. Yes, it¡¯s certain now!¡±


    ¡°Excellent! This is wonderful! Such great news to hear. No need for you toe here. You should stay at the hospital to take charge of hunting down the culprits. You absolutely must not let them escape!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father¡¯s expression changed after hanging up the phone call. His expression became frightfully chilling. ¡°Police Chief Chen, inform me of the current progress on capturing the culprits. The secretary is paying close attention to this incident. It will depend on you if we can have something proper to tell the citizens or not.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Leader. Currently, we¡¯ve already captured two members of the hoodlum gang. We¡¯re still searching for three more. Those three have already entered the area under border security¡¯s jurisdiction. I¡¯ve alreadymunicated with border security and given them Leader¡¯smand that they are to shoot to kill if necessary.¡±


    ¡°I will be remaining here to takemand. If we don¡¯t get them today, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll have the face to return to Chasu City CPC. It¡¯s the same for all of you.¡±


    The hospital conference room thus became the temporary office for the leadership for capturing the culprits who attacked Zhu Bing. Phone calls constantly rang in this room.


    The police chief received a phone call, and then reported it to Lu Renjia¡¯s father. ¡°We have been urgently interrogating the two suspects that have already been captured. We learned of their past criminal deeds. Not only are they smugglers, they¡¯ve even murdered before.¡±


    ¡°Notify your subordinates that they¡¯re to immediately execute those scum! No need for hesitation! We can¡¯t allow the general public and our hardworking policemen to be injured again for the sake of some scum.¡± Lu Renjia¡¯s father had a steely expression as he simply ordered for the culprits to be executed without due process.


    Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t have anything to do with the group focused on capturing those who¡¯d stabbed Zhu Bing, nor did she even know about it. Right now, she was really curious and wanted to know just why her hospital¡¯s surgical department was so amazing. Very few people in all of China would dare to make a guarantee about such a highly difficult surgery for saving someone who had been stabbed in the left side of the chest at such a critical location. Superintendent Ouyang washed her hands and put on proper surgical attire before entering the operating room.


    Zhang Fan and Director Liu were still in the middle of performing surgery. Although surgeries were quick to describe in only a few sentences, they would still take a long time to perform. The surgeons would need to take care of every single point of bleeding, not to mention that this was a major surgery.


    Superintendent Ouyang silently entered the operating room without saying a word. As she was an internal medicine specialist, she rarely came to the operating rooms, but she still knew the rules in the operating rooms quite well. She knew that she shouldn¡¯t say anything which might distract the doctors.


    Currently, Director Liu and the anesthesiologist were chatting, while Zhang Fan silently worked on the surgery.


    ¡°Old Chen, I heard that you recently bought a new car? Do you even know how to drive a car at your age?¡± joked Director Liu.


    ¡°Sigh, I regretted it immediately after buying it. Although driving it is no problem, finding a ce to park is far too difficult. If I return home even slightlyte at night, there¡¯s nowhere to park at all. I really wish I could carry my car on my back.¡±


    ¡°Now you¡¯re just being spoiled. If there¡¯s nowhere to park your car where you live, let me drive it every day instead. There¡¯s plenty of parking spaces where I live. I cane pick you up every morning and take you back home every night.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just stingy.¡± At this moment, the anesthesiologist saw Superintendent Ouyang. ¡°Super¡ª¡±


    The anesthesiologist didn¡¯t get a chance to finish as Superintendent Ouyang raised her hand, indicating that he didn¡¯t need to say anything more. Superintendent Ouyang now felt reassured to see the rxed atmosphere inside the operating room, for this meant the patient was alright. She felt even more reassured after checking the patient¡¯s vitals on the monitor.


    ¡°What exactly happened?¡± She walked over to look directly at Zhang Fan, asking him the question only after she was certain that he¡¯d spotted her. Although Superintendent Ouyang wasn¡¯t a surgeon herself, she was a cardiology expert. Her question was referring to how the patient had survived an injury in such a location that would almost always be fatal.


    ¡°This Officer Zhu is a situs inversus totalis. His heart is on the right side. Otherwise, he probably would have been in grave danger today!¡± Zhang Fan answered as he continued to work on the surgery. At this time, the surgery was almost finished. He was working on the closed drainage.

 Chapter 195: New high-speed railway

    <h4>Chapter 195: New high-speed railway</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Superintendent Ouyang immediately understood after hearing that the patient was a situs inversus totalis. She then said, ¡°Good job! You¡¯ve all worked hard.¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang immediately left the operating room after that. She was slightly embarrassed at having made a mistake due to a blind spot in her way of thinking!


    The hoodlums being hunted down for Zhu Bing¡¯s stabbing were all the really vicious type. They had grown up together since childhood as sons of miners. Compared to regr families, they actually enjoyed slightly better conditions while growing up. They also understood the importance of money ever since young. Since the mines were government-owned and controlled back in the day, the management was quitex. These hoodlums would always go to the mine and steal some metal to sell off and make money, using their illicit money to support their lifestyle.


    This was the border province, where all sorts of shady characters would gather. Since these hoodlums always had to fence their stolen goods, they became acquainted with many smugglers. Although fencing was a dirty business, it was something low profile which could actually bring tremendous profits. There would be plenty of fencers who were quite powerful in criminal society. Once the hoodlumsmitted their first murder, they became even wilder!


    Maybe the hoodlums could still act brazenly while the government didn¡¯t have its attention on them, but the government bing serious would be noughing matter. If you tried to resist arrest, well, border security would be different from ordinary policemen. The border security immediately fired their semi-automatic weapons on the three remaining hoodlums who resisted arrest, instantly killing the hoodlums and riddling their bodies with holes.


    In many industries, there would always be people making organizations to use violence to dominate the market, especially in industries that couldn¡¯t see the light of day. For instance, in the Chinese medical field, there was an illicit job known as medical ticket scalping. Since China¡¯s poption was sorge, most ordinary people would need to get tickets from the hospital to await their turn to see a doctor. This ticket might be for an appointment that was several weeks or even several monthster. The medical ticket scalpers would also get tickets, even though they didn¡¯t need to see a doctor, and resell their tickets for ridiculously marked up prices. Even though a ticket only cost a few hundred yuan, they would resell the tickets for several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan. They didn¡¯t care about Chinesews at all, as they would only be locked up in prison for a few days before being set free again. These medical ticket scalpers were just like leeches who took advantage of real patients!


    Zhang Fan finally finished with the surgery. Zhu Bing¡¯s chances of survival had been improved by the fact that he was in excellent physical shape due to the demanding physical training he had undergone as a policeman in the border province. Someone slightly older or weaker than he was would still have likely died today. The anesthesiologist and nurse took him to the ICU as patients who had undergone such major surgery would need to stay for a few days in the ICU due to the significant amount of blood loss.


    Zhang Fan left the operating room and saw Shao Hua and Lu Renjia waiting outside. ¡°It¡¯s alright now. You¡¯ll be able to see Zhu Bing again in a few days!¡±


    Lu Renjia¡¯s emotions had calmed down by now, but tears started flowing out again when she saw Zhang Fan. ¡°He got stabbed for my sake! I feel so bad!¡±


    It would be no mistake to say that women were made of water. [Author¡¯s note: everyone, please treasure any woman who¡¯s willing to cry for your sake. If that woman no longer cares enough to cry for you one day, then it¡¯ll be toote for you to regret things.]


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s really alright now. Rest assured. There¡¯s no need for you to stay here, and the ICU doesn¡¯t allow even family members to enter. How about Shao Hua and I take you home?¡± Zhang Fan offered.


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Modern technology was bing ever more advanced. Most people would feel that they were now in a generation where information was easily obtained. They could stay at home and still instantly learn about what had happened halfway around the world. However, this was actually just information control. Although it seemed like you could learn anything, there would actually be very little practical information, unless you were a genius who was highly capable of analyzing everything with just a few clues. Otherwise, the information being offered to you could only be used to pass the time. The truly useful or hidden information would only be known to a few.


    Those who had truly useful information channels might still not know what dimir Putin did today or what Jack Ma said today, but such a person would definitely know about uing government policy changes that would affect them. Ma Wentao was someone with well-connected information channels.


    China was under major development. The coastal regions had already been developed, with countless mega oil rigs being constructed on the sea. Those who were interested in the South China Sea¡¯s military affairs would surely understand. After developing southern China, it was now time for western China¡¯s development. Or, more urately, developing the border province, since this ce was the connection between China and many neighboring countries. In order to develop this ce, transportation woulde first and foremost, just as China had been doing for many past decades.


    Ma Wentao came to visit Zhang Fan, and immediately told him, ¡°A high-speed railway line is going to be constructed in the border province!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good! It¡¯ll be easier to visit home!¡± Zhang Fan was quite happy to hear this. This was an ordinary person¡¯s way of thinking. Don¡¯t look down on him, for most ordinary people would be the same. Most people wouldn¡¯t be able to see the major things behind the scenes.


    ¡°You¡¯re so useless!¡± Ma Wentao rolled his eyes; he indeed looked down on Zhang Fan for this.


    ¡°Do you have any business with me at all? If not, I still need to study.¡± Zhang Fan had no patience for Ma Wentao¡¯s games. He felt that Ma Wentao really loved to act pretentiously.


    ¡°Sigh! The heavens are truly fair. They bestowed you with incredibly skillful hands, but not much understanding.¡±


    ¡°I really will be leaving!¡± Zhang Fan acted like he was going to leave.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to open up a hospital.¡± Ma Wentao stopped Zhang Fan from leaving while saying this.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you already open up a hospital?¡±


    ¡°You think this is called a hospital? It¡¯s just a slightlyrge clinic at best.¡± Ma Wentao had tasted sweet profits from the medical industry over the past several months. Although his business still couldn¡¯t be called veryrge yet, his ambition was burning brightly.


    ¡°Then go ahead and open a new hospital.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s be partners! I¡¯ll be the major stockholder, and you can be the second-inmand!¡± Ma Wentao suggested to Zhang Fan. Over the past few months, Ma Wentao could clearly tell that Zhang Fan was truly a high-level genius talent. Ma Wentao definitely didn¡¯t want to lose Zhang Fan. Additionally, Ma Wentao was making progress with the daughter of the Qin Family. Perhaps the two of them would be getting engaged soon.


    ¡°Howrge of a hospital do you want to open? I don¡¯t have any money. Even if I did, I wouldn¡¯t invest in you. You don¡¯t understand anything at all. If your new hospital loses money, that¡¯s all money that I¡¯ve earned through hard work and sweat.¡± Zhang Fan had zero interest in this. Although it seemed to him like Ma Wentao did have some power, Zhang Fan really felt that Ma Wentao was unreliable. Just opening up a new hospital like that, whenever he wanted? That seemed to be even more unreliable than Zhang Fan¡¯s friend Li Hui! What was a hospital? That was a ce where people would die. One medical incident that wasn¡¯t dealt with well could cause three years of hard work to go down the drain!


    This was the difference in understanding of business. Zhang Fan was someone ordinary. For ordinary people, they wouldn¡¯t think about observing a business for a period of a year. They also wouldn¡¯t dare to take risks, fearing to lose what they had. Zhang Fan¡¯s impression of Ma Wentao was that thetter was absolutely reckless! Zhang Fan was just too young to understand how money and power really worked in economics and society.


    ¡°Rx, I have no interest in what money you have. What I mean is that I¡¯ll provide the funding, and you provide the skills. We can establish a medium-sized general hospital together.¡±


    ¡°Forget about getting me involved. Feel free to open up that new hospital of yours, and I can continue working for you. Call me over if there¡¯s any surgeries you can¡¯t take of, and just pay me as usual. Being in charge? I don¡¯t have such ability.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s greatest advantage was that he knew his own abilities. He would only do what he was capable of. He felt that it was too ridiculous for him to even think about being in charge of managing a hospital.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s suggestion would actually be quite good for most businessmen. It was also quite cheap to hire Zhang Fan. However, Ma Wentao had no intention of remaining an ordinary businessman. He was incredibly ambitious.


    ¡°Listen to me. Let me give a block of wood like you a proper lesson.¡± Ma Wentao poured some aged Puer tea for Zhang Fan, and then said, ¡°The border province is being developed now. A high-speed railway line will go from ind China to the border province, and then this high-speed railway line will extend all the way to Europe. It¡¯s been decided that this high-speed railway line will pass right through Chasu City. Right now, thend prices in this area are so cheap that it might as well be free. But once the high-speed railway station here opens up, all of the real estate will skyrocket in price. As long as you¡¯re willing to help me, this hospital will definitely be one of the top hospitals in the border province. This will be our starting point!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to quit my job at a public hospital. I would have long since gone to southern China already if I cared about money. You should stop wasting your time on trying to convince me!¡± Zhang Fan waspletely unmoved.


    ¡°Have you ever considered before about how certain you are that you can stay here forever?¡± Ma Wentao still didn¡¯t give up and continued trying to persuade Zhang Fan.


    ¡°What about it?¡±


    ¡°Just look at how you are currently. You go everywhere to so many other hospitals to perform surgeries. You might not be able to guarantee your own financial freedom even 10 years down the road. Not having financial freedom will limit you in everything. But if you have financial freedom, you¡¯ll be able to do what you want to do. Besides, my new hospital won¡¯t merely be a starting point. Once my hospitals spread all over China, you¡¯ll be able to do and research whatever you want. My new hospital will be your greatest secure tform. Just think about it!¡± Ma Wentao¡¯sst point finally hit Zhang Fan right in the heart.


    Zhang Fan really hadn¡¯t thought much about his financial freedom before. To him, having plenty of money to eat what he wanted every day as well as owning his own home was more than enough financial freedom for him. However, Ma Wentao¡¯s proposal that Zhang Fan could research whatever he wanted instantly caused Zhang Fan to stop and think.


    ¡®He¡¯s right! In the future, no matter how things develop, the public hospital will still be a public hospital with the same medical system. Nothing will change just because of me. Even if I have my Medical System, I¡¯ll still be restrained by China¡¯s medical system. How can I change things? Ma Wentao¡¯s method might actually be a good method,¡¯ Zhang Fan thought to himself. He remained silent for quite a while, but Ma Wentao was in no hurry. Ma Wentao felt that he had now convinced Zhang Fan, so he casually sipped on some tea.


    ¡°You¡¯re doing this for the sake of money, while I¡¯m doing things for the sake of my own interests and ideals. I feel that we won¡¯t be able to walk together down the same path in the end,¡± Zhang Fan said after much consideration.


    ¡°Ridiculous. What¡¯s this about the sake of money? Am I someone whocks money? If I really wanted money, would I be in this business? I have to worry so much every day about each surgery! This is about business, understand!? Business!¡± Ma Wentao was bing really emotional here because he felt that he was being looked down on. Well, his worldview was that of someone who had been born into a rich family, so an ordinary person like Zhang Fan would never understand him.


    ¡°Alright then, business. For the new hospital, who will listen to whom? If I have to listen to your orders, I absolutely won¡¯t agree. Continuing things like this is quite nice for me. I¡¯ll do the surgeries that I¡¯m willing to do, and I¡¯ll refuse the surgeries that I don¡¯t want to do. It¡¯s quite free for me like this.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re quite arrogant, asking for so much. For matters regarding the hospital, of course I¡¯ll be in charge. But, you can be in charge of all medical decisions!¡± Ma Wentao rolled his eyes so much that they were starting to hurt.


    ¡°Will you agree if I insist on doing something that has tremendous expenditures with no profit to be seen?¡±


    ¡°Are you an idiot?¡±


    ¡°Answer the question!¡±


    ¡°If there¡¯s tremendous expenditures, there will definitely be great results. Even if it fails in the end, it can only be said that the technology wasn¡¯t ready or that the way of thinking was mistaken. I¡¯ll definitely listen to you on anything medical. Also, allow me to emphasize one more time that I¡¯m not doing this for the sake of money. I¡¯m doing this for the sake of business!¡± Ma Wentao acted humbler for the first time as he spoke seriously.


    ¡°I will retain the right to back out at any time. You can¡¯t use any conditions to threaten me!


    ¡°Don¡¯t value yourself too much. I¡¯m more worried that when my business expands greatly in the future, it¡¯ll be too hard to kick you out!¡± Ma Wentao was actuallyughing uproariously in his mind! Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know a thing about running a hospital, but Ma Wentao did. What was medical treatment? Medical treatment was about practical application of medical research, so medical skills would always be king. Having talented medical personnel would be more important than anything else for a hospital.


    ¡°Alright, so how do you intend on establishing your new hospital? I really don¡¯t have any money!¡± Zhang Fanmented.


    ¡°Stop wasting my time about money. Come take a look at this blueprint.¡±


    ¡°What blueprint is this?¡±


    ¡°The blueprint for Chasu City¡¯s high-speed railway station.¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t surprised at all by this, because he didn¡¯t understand what this meant! If Ma Wentao had instead showed this blueprint to a real estate developer, that real estate developer would probably faint out of delirious bliss, because the real estate developer would easily be able to multiply their fortune by several dozen times over!


    ¡°I¡¯m preparing to purchase several hundred acres ofnd in this area to open up a new hospital that will serve the all the cities surrounding Chasu City as well as the neighboring -stan suffix countries. I want to make this into one of the greatest medical centers of the border province, since this ce is sorge.¡±


    ¡°Oh! How much money would that take? Do you know how much money just one MRI scanner costs? Do you know how much money the government sent us to construct Chasu City Hospital¡¯s new pediatrics building and emergency treatment center? I think that I should back out of this now.¡± Zhang Fan was scared off by Ma Wentao¡¯s incredible ambition.


    ¡°Sigh! I really want to open up your head to look at what¡¯s inside. It¡¯s probably nothing but mush in there! You don¡¯t need to worry about any of these things. Your current job is to start contacting and cultivating your own medical personnel. Let me emphasize that they must be talented. Leave everything else to me. Right now, what I need to do is to purchase as muchnd as possible before this high-speed railway project is officially announced. I also need to make a visit to Beijing. It will be impossible for me to aplish everything by myself, so I need to find more coboration partners. For the time being, pay extra attention to my hospital. Chen Qifa and Li Liang still aren¡¯t good enough to take care of everything by themselves.¡±


    ¡°Oh! Alright.¡± Zhang Fan was still rather hesitant. He kept feeling like Ma Wentao¡¯s n was rather unreliable.


    ¡°Rest assured, any more partners I bring in will be from my own share of the stock. I won¡¯t let you lose out on anything, honest!¡± Ma Wentao was under the impression that Zhang Fan was worried about his share of the new hospital¡¯s stocks. Actually, he had overestimated Zhang Fan, for thetter actually had no idea how things like stocks worked, and also had no interest in such things. Zhang Fan was only moved by one thing: the idea that he would be able to do what he wanted here.


    There were some people who were truly talented, yet they would always try to do all sorts of illicit things, make political connections, and so on. There would always be people like that. There were also people who truly wanted to do business. There were all sorts of people in the world!


    Ma Wentao flew over to Beijing. He was more serious about his hospital business than anything else he had ever done in the past few years. He had evenpromised with his father for the sake of his hospital business. Ma Wentao was willing to get engaged to the Qin Family or whatever other family as long as he was allowed to do what he wanted.


    Ma Wentao left his current hospital to Zhang Fan and carried his ambitions over to Beijing. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was stuck with a lot of hard work. This was his first time ever having to learn anything regarding hospital management. Even though Ma Wentao had many connections here in the border province, the hospital still needed to be run properly.


    Today, Zhang Fan had to go to a meeting at the Bureau of Health, and on the next day, he had to go have a discussion at the Health Insurance Bureau. The day after that, he had to have a meeting with some mine owners. Additionally, Zhang Fan still needed to go to work at Chasu City Hospital every day. After one week passed, Zhang Fan found himself really missing Ma Wentao. However, Zhang Fan had promised to Ma Wentao that he would take care of thetter¡¯s hospital, and he was the type to keep his promises. This meant that he had skipped quite a lot of work at the endocrinology department, which made Director Dilibaer rather unhappy.


    If it weren¡¯t for how Zhang Fan had given such an expert lesson on the pancreas during that weeklyrge-scale patient checkup, which had astounded everyone, Director Dilibaer would have long since kicked Zhang Fan out of the endocrinology department.


    Still, Director Dilibaer was rather angry that Zhang Fan was always either running off to the surgical departments to check up on the patients there, or skipping out on being at Chasu City Hospital entirely. She wouldn¡¯t have even cared if this had been another rotation doctor, as she could simply forbid that doctor from joining the endocrinology department. But as for Zhang Fan, she really wanted to see him mature and grow. Director Dilibaer was part of the generation where everyone really worked hard. She also had a well-to-do upbringing, which made her feel like she had the responsibility to pressure Zhang Fan to take the correct path to even greater heights.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯ve been rather busy recently!¡± Director Dilibaer finally grabbed a chance to get Zhang Fan into her director¡¯s office for a discussion. Currently, even Zhang Fan¡¯s teaching doctor Ren Lina felt too awkward to lecture him about how he was skipping out on work. This was because it turned out that Zhang Fan knew even more than she did. Besides, everyone in the hospital now knew that Zhang Fan was an incredible surgeon, good to the point where he monopolized all work at other hospitals, even stealing away the other directors¡¯ work. It was truly difficult for Ren Lina to do anything to such a rotation doctor like Zhang Fan.


    ¡°My apologies. I really have been rather busy recently,¡± Zhang Fan answered Director Dilibaer honestly.


    ¡°I understand! I¡¯ve been young myself as well. But sometimes, the money you see right in front of you might be a stone that you trip over and slow down your rate of progress. Everyone now knows that you¡¯re amazingly skilled, so they¡¯re willing to hire you to work on surgeries at other hospitals. However, think about where we are. We¡¯re in a medium-sized city in the border province, the most remote part of China. Your abilities won¡¯t be considered anything at all in a major city. You¡¯re still young. You can¡¯t allow money to blind you. You still have a long, long path ahead of you.¡±


    Zhang Fan felt rather helpless hearing all this. He knew that Director Dilibaer had good intentions, so he could only lower his head and respond, ¡°I understand, Director. I will pay attention.¡±


    ¡°Yes. I¡¯m not trying to forbid you from taking work at other hospitals. What I mean is that you shouldn¡¯t treat such work as your main job. Your primary focus right now should be to solidify your foundations. Don¡¯t think that I¡¯m being too old and naggy. How about this. It¡¯s unseemly for you to run around everywhere every day. Your teaching doctor doesn¡¯t have the ability to manage you. I¡¯ll personally be your teaching doctor and you can directly manage your own patients.¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s my fault. It has nothing to do with my teaching doctor. I will self-reflect,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly answered.


    ¡°This is simply a fact. Your teaching doctor doesn¡¯t have the ability to teach you. There¡¯s a special patienting tomorrow. I¡¯ll give her to you. If you can manage her properly as your patient, then you can graduate from the endocrinology department. If you can¡¯t manage her properly, then you¡¯ll be staying in this department. I won¡¯t allow you to go to a surgical department otherwise!¡± Director Dilibaerughed at her own threat, but Zhang Fan felt only pity for himself.

 Chapter 196: Old and Young

    <h4>Chapter 196: Old and Young</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhu Bing recovered nicely over the days. Since the leaders viewed him with importance, he was enjoying treatment a government official would. He had a private room and policemen to apany him.


    Lu Renjia came over every day to visit Zhu Bing as well, even though she didn¡¯t know how to cook. There were also lots of people who came to try and make a connection with Zhu Bing. He received so many presents that his patient room was unable to contain them all. This was all due to Lu Renjia¡¯s appearance, as she was the daughter of a politician. Many perceptive people noticed this. The result was that many high-ranking individuals all came to visit Zhu Bing.


    Lu Renjia and Zhu Bing were truly grateful to Zhang Fan. It was likely that Zhu Bing would have died, and Lu Renjia would¡¯ve regretted things for the rest of her life, if Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been there. Cardiothoracic Director Liu already told the ICU doctor in charge of Zhu Bing that any change in the patient¡¯s condition had to be reported to Zhang Fan! Although Zhang Fan¡¯s status in the surgical departments was unshakable now, he really wanted to cry when he thought about the patient that endocrinology Director Dilibaer had given to him.


    This so-called graduation exam patient that he had to take care of was incredibly difficult. His patient was a woman who had previously been a model. She was about 1.8 meters tall, with beautiful hair, an alluring figure, elegant gait, mesmerizing curves, and pretty smile. However, that was all only in the past.


    She now looked almost unrecognizably different. Due to a problem with a boyfriend, the young woman suddenly gave up on taking good care of herself. She quit being a model and became a hermit at home 1who ate as much and as unhealthily as she wanted. Three yearster, this formerly young and sexy woman transformed into someone far pudgier who weighed more than 100 kg.


    When she sat down, she would seem like a mountain of flesh. Her formerly pretty round face had now transformed into a bun. Although her hair was still beautiful, she now gave off an oily appearance.


    This female patient had finally decided to improve her condition and stop being like this. However, she had gotten addicted to eating whatever and however much she wanted. It wasn¡¯t that easy for her to lose weight, and with her body mass, it would be dangerous for her to lose weight without doing it scientifically, because her body had already gotten ustomed to her current weight. A suddenrge change would definitely cause problems with her organs.


    There were plenty of advertisements out there about weight loss medicine. There were also plenty ofpanies focused on weight loss. They would im to have the most scientific weight loss methods out there, demanding as much money as they possibly could from people by taking advantage of their desire to lose weight. As for how safe or healthy such weight loss methods actually were? Well, thepanies wouldn¡¯t care.


    Losing weight properly would be especially more important for those who were considered obese. Someone obese shouldn¡¯t just try to diet and change what they ate so easily. That was because when dieting, the body would first start burning up your protein, not your fat. You would lose arge amount of protein first, but your weight wouldn¡¯t decrease. Losing so much protein would cause all sorts of problems, such as swelling, a weak heart, and so on.


    Only after burning up most of the protein would the organs start burning up fat in order to preserve themselves. Arge amount of dposed fat would then enter the liver. However, the liver wouldn¡¯t be able to metabolize all of this fat, so the fat would then transform into fatty liver, which shouldn¡¯t be underestimated. The continuation of fatty liver would be cirrhosis. Without even considering the possibility of liver tumors, just cirrhosis alone would be painful enough to make people want to die.


    Without even discussing jaundice or hepatic encephalopathy, just when talking about the vascr system, the liver was an organ for internal secretion as well as a highly important link of the vascr system.


    What was fatty liver cirrhosis? Your soft liver would be filled with fat particles which would then block all the hepatic lobules. With the veins here blocked, the esophageal veins would then transform into esophageal varices, leading to spitting up arge amount of blood, a symptom of one¡¯s esophageal veins rupturing. This could be fatal. Thus, it was vitally important to lose weight in a scientific manner. Losing weight recklessly wouldn¡¯t be good for one¡¯s body at all.


    It was basically inborn for women to love beauty. Young women would especially often pay attention to their own figure and image. They would be the most sensitive to weight loss advertisements. There were quite a few women who wanted to lose weight even though their weight was perfectly normal. As a result, such women would diet and cause havoc within their bodies. Anorexia, bulimia, and so on would often ensue. These eating disorders weren¡¯t just physical illnesses anymore. They were also mental roadblocks that could develop into more severe mental illness. This would be noughing matter at all; there were plenty of real-life examples.


    The human body had two types of fat, also known as brown fat and white fat. The difference between the two was that brown fat could be found in the entire body. Brown fat also contained far more mitochondria, and was abundant in blood vessels. It would be under the control of the autonomic nervous system. Brown fat would also contain uncoupling proteins. To exin things simply, the nervous system could help us to burn brown fat, but that wouldn¡¯t be possible for white fat.


    Although it seemed simple to treat obesity, the willpower required for someone to conquer obesity would be the equivalent of what it would take to quit smoking. Therapeutic intervention would be required to help the patient improve their eating habits, exercise more, and increase physical activity. Although this all sounded simple, few people in modern society were actually capable of keeping such things up for long.


    The correct thing to do would be to eat less calories, less fatty products, and eat only an appropriate amount of protein and carbohydrates. But as the ssical saying went, what the doctor told you not to eat would all be delicious, while what the doctor told you the eat would be foods you didn¡¯t enjoy.


    The person who named this former model had to have been a grandmaster prophet, because her name was Tang Yuan! Yuan in Chinese meant round, and Tang Yuan indeed became round, really round!


    Treating this patient¡¯s obesity truly wouldn¡¯t be simple. This was because during the day, Tang Yuan would grit her teeth and im to want to lose weight, but at night, she would secretly eat junk food under the nkets as if she was a pudgy mouse. Her favorite foods were anything oily, fried, or high in sugar!


    In order to treat her obesity, it would be necessary to first instill an adamant will in her. As for how to do this? Zhang Fan had no idea. Humans could be soplex! He really had no idea how to even start. This was different from performing a surgery. In surgery, he could simply remove anything that was bad. However, this wasn¡¯t something that he could surgically remove. In that case, he could only use the inest of ideas. He lectured his patient three times per day for half an hour each time on the dangers of obesity, telling her over and over again what she should be eating!


    When Zhang Fan started managing this patient, he created a nutritional and reasonable diet for her. His diet reduced Tang Yuan¡¯s oil, salt, and sugar intake. He also told Tang Yuan to drink as much water as possible without drinking any beverages. These were the main principles of how to properly diet. As for more specific things, the diet would need to still satisfy the body¡¯s basic nutritional needs. The calorie intake would also need to be lower than the amount of calories burned per day, so that part of the fat in the body would be consumed. This was the most scientific method of losing weight. Starving oneself truly wouldn¡¯t be a good idea at all.


    The size and type of the food was also really important. When dieting, it would help to eatrge food that actually contained little energy. This would be easy to understand with some simple numbers. One gram of fat would provide 9,000 calories of energy. Meanwhile, one gram of protein or one gram of carbohydrates would only provide 4,000 calories of energy. Eating two broiled chicken legs would have significantly reduced caloric intakepared to eating two fried chicken legs. Most vegetables and fruits were also quiterge but would contain very little energy.


    Zhang Fan prepared the perfect nutritional diet for Tang Yuan that would help her to healthily lose weight gradually. However, three dayster, when he weighed Tang Yuan, he discovered that her weight hadn¡¯t changed even one bit. Zhang Fan nced over at Director Dilibaer, but she pridefully ignored him and went out for consultations without saying a single thing. Zhang Fan was left at a loss for what to do. His patient Tang Yuan was also feeling bad. She had quite a dejected expression.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, am I unsalvageable?¡±


    ¡°No! Your condition is nothing at all. I¡¯ve seen others who are far heavier than you!¡±


    Maybe Tang Yuan had heard many such simr constions before. She wasn¡¯t happy to hear this at all. She fell silent and lowered her head while returning to her patient room. Zhang Fan felt quite helpless as he watched what seemed like a mountain of flesh walk away.


    Just what could he do? The simpler treatments werepletely ineffective because Tang Yuan was unable to stick to the diet and exercise n. Repeated failed treatments to cure her obesity had also caused Tang Yuan to lose most of her confidence in herself. What should Zhang Fan do here? His System still hadn¡¯t opened up internal medicine courses to him. Chasu City also didn¡¯t have anyrge libraries. It would be hard for him to even find a research thesis on the topic. Zhang Fan could only sigh as he took a rest on the sofa. This was the first time that he had feltpletely helpless to treat a patient.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother asked her daughter because she was wondering why Zhang Fan seemed to be so down.


    ¡°He¡¯s worried about one of his patients!¡± Shao Hua answered.


    The more that Zhang Fan thought about it, the more he was unable toe up with any ideas. He wasn¡¯t afraid that Director Dilibaer would actually force him to remain in the endocrinology department. It was that he was a doctor. If he didn¡¯t properly think about how he could help his patient, he felt that he would do wrong by his white doctor¡¯s coat.


    He thought some more and then sat up. He then told Shao Hua and her mother who were both in the kitchen, ¡°Ma¡¯am, no need to make any food for me. I¡¯m going out.¡±


    ¡°You should leave after you eat! The food¡¯s almost ready,¡± Shao Hua said while exiting the kitchen.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright. I don¡¯t have an appetite. I¡¯m leaving now to go talk to someone!¡± Zhang Fan put on his jacket and left right after this.


    Who was he going to talk to? Of course, Director Dilibaer. He figured that the person testing him had to have the answer. He didn¡¯t contact her, and instead directly drove his car to her home.


    Chasu City was quite white in winter. The snow would only melt in spring of the next year. It was as if there were walls made of snow on the streetsides with how high the snow piled up.


    Director Dilibaer didn¡¯t live on the hospital grounds like many other directors did. This was because she was originally from Chasu City to begin with. Her family had been here in the border province for many generations already. She lived in her ancestors¡¯ family home, which was a small dwelling with blue walls. Many trees were nted outside the home, while tworge and thick trees were nted at the entrance.


    Zhang Fan parked his car at the home¡¯s entrance. He could faintly see that lights were still turned on inside the home. Just as he was about to use his cell phone to call Director Dilibaer, the door suddenly opened. A middle-aged woman who was rather plump stood there, blocking the front entrance.


    ¡°Who yer lookin fer?¡± The middle-aged woman¡¯s Chinese was rather ented.


    ¡°Does Director Dilibaer happen to live here?¡± Zhang Fan asked politely.


    ¡°Yes, she does. Yer name is Zang Wan?¡±


    ¡°Oh! It¡¯s Zhang Fan!¡± Zhang Fan could only awkwardly correct his name!


    ¡°Hurry ande in! My aunt is waiting fer ya!¡±


    Actually, Director Dilibaer had been waiting all day for Zhang Fan to visit her, ever since the morning patient checkups. However, he hadn¡¯t arrived even by the time that the day shift was over. Finally, he arrived just as she was about to disappointedly give up on him.


    ¡°You can leave us be. He¡¯s probably in no mood to eat or drink.¡± Director Dilibaer had her niece leave them before saying to Zhang Fan, ¡°No matter how I look at you, it doesn¡¯t seem like you¡¯re the really intelligent type. Yet, based on your professional performance, you should be a genius. Why is there such a discrepancy?¡±


    ¡°I wanted to research things by myself.¡± Zhang Fan could only exin things in such an awkward manner. It felt bad for him to directly hear that he wasn¡¯t smart, but there was no helping it. His own intelligence really was just average, after all. His knowledge all came from his System that nobody else knew about.


    ¡°Haha, I suppose so. You wouldn¡¯t be able to aplish what you have already without the desire to research and understand. Then tell me, what have you thought of now?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Normal treatments are alreadypletely ineffective for Tang Yuan. It also seems that she¡¯s lost all faith in a normal obesity treatment. I kept thinking about it over and over again for any idea that I could use. In the end, I felt like since she¡¯s still so young, it¡¯s necessary to rapidly help her be thinner so that she can reenter society. That¡¯s why I would like to perform a simple gastrosty surgery on her, which will greatly reduce her food intake.¡±


    Director Dilibaer had been drinking some water, but she almost spat out her water when she heard this. ¡°Is this the end result that you came over to tell me at nighttime after thinking about it for an entire day?¡±


    Zhang Fan awkwardly nodded.


    ¡°Sigh! Why are surgeons always so simple-minded? Although your medical skills are indeed amazing for a more basic hospital like ours, you stillck overall medical knowledge. This is my assessment of you after observing you for quite a while. I don¡¯t wish to understand why your medical knowledge has be so skewed towards surgery. Today, simply allow an olddy like me to give you a good lesson on internal medicine.¡± Although Director Dilibaer was from an ethnic minority, her father had been a high-ranking city official. She was also highly educated, and hadpletely assimted into Chinese culture. In fact, she viewed things such as teacher-disciple rtionships even more seriously than many Chinese would.


    She wouldn¡¯t teach anyone her abilities easily. She had been waiting and observing to see if Zhang Fan had theprehension ability and character necessary to receive her skills. However, she waited all day and observed for so long, only to receive Zhang Fan who was strangely unlike any other!


    Director Dilibaer had already said so much. She waited for quite a while, but Zhang Fan was still confused.


    ¡°Are you not willing to learn?¡±


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯m willing! I¡¯m willing! Teacher, please have some tea!¡± Zhang Fan finally understood that Director Dilibaer was someone who really valued ceremony. What she meant was that he should address her as teacher in order to receive this lesson. Although Director Dilibaer was somewhat dissatisfied with how Zhang Fan was like a block of wood, there was no helping it. She could only work with what she had. Zhang Fan still counted as rather excellent among the younger doctors. Unfortunately, she knew that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t interested in internal medicine. Even his medical way of thinking was bing rather heavily biased towards surgery. This all made Director Dilibaer feel rather helpless!


    ¡°Back when I was studying in the former Soviet Union, I was lucky enough to study under a medical professor there. At that time...¡± Director Dilibaer slowly started telling Zhang Fan about her past.


    Sparks kept flying out from her home¡¯s firece. The olddy and young man sat next to the firece on this wintry night until deep into the night. The olddy taught the young man everything that she knew about internal medicine. The young man focused fully on her every word.


    Time slowly passed by. Director Dilibaer¡¯s niece looked in on them through the window several times. She saw that the two had been talking for this entire time, and that the young man was continuously taking notes.


    ¡°Let¡¯s end things here for tonight! I¡¯m getting tired!¡± Director Dilibaer was rather fatigued. She had just taught Zhang Fan for a bit more than three hours tonight. This brought her much mental fatigue. The questions that Zhang Fan liked to ask her were far too strange. Zhang Fan had incredibly excellent understanding of anatomy, yet his knowledge regarding all sorts of endocrinology factors was only halfplete. Yet, he was somehow able to make up for hisck of knowledge here with an astonishing amount of surgical knowledge and a surgical way of thinking.


    So, for this night, Director Dilibaer had basically been trying to reestablish Zhang Fan¡¯s overall medical way of thinking by giving him proper knowledge of internal medicine.


    ¡°Um, how about I give you a massage? My massage techniques are actually really good!¡± Zhang Fan felt rather awkward about having an olderdy sit straight for several hours while teaching him. He really did want to do something for Director Dilibaer who had been willing to help and teach him so much.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. You should hurry and go back home now. It¡¯s getting quitete. Be careful on the road. If you still want to hear an olddy like me nag you, then feel free toe visit me again tomorrow. Once you truly have some medical treatment ideas for your patient Tang Yuan, you¡¯ll count as having aplete medical way of thinking of you own. See youter!¡±


    Zhang Fan slowly left Director Dilibaer¡¯s home. He then stood there at the entrance and raised his head to look at the bright starry sky. He stretched his back afterwards. Zhang Fan was finally gaining the knowledge he had missed during college because he hadn¡¯t properly studied back then.

 Chapter 197: Losing weight

    <h4>Chapter 197: Losing weight</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The next day was quite sunny andfortable with the winter sun. If you closed your eyes and took a deep breath, you would be able to sense the sun itself! It would really befortable to sit back in a reclining chair and soak in the sun. However, this was something that Zhang Fan could only dream of. He learned a great deal about internal medicine and internal medicine¡¯s way of thinking under Director Dilibaer¡¯s tutge over the next several days. This was something that he couldn¡¯t possibly learn by himself. This was all experience umted by countless doctors before him.


    The human body was an amalgamation to begin with. Using only one medical branch¡¯s way of thinking would definitely be wrong. Many Chinese surgery textbooks would write that surgical treatment was rmended after a conservative internal medicine treatment failed! But what about now?


    Diagnosing a patient wasn¡¯t only about the patient. It would also be about the doctor¡¯s cultivation. If the doctor was able to grab onto rare opportunities, they would definitely improve at a rapid pace. But if the doctor had no thoughts about improving or didn¡¯t care about being a doctor, then that doctor would be doing nothing more than going through the motions, treating the job of doctor as nothing more than a way to make some money or even make political connections.


    Zhang Fan used what he learned on Tang Yuan. His first step was to go to the hospital and have a nurse wake up the sleeping Tang Yuan at six o¡¯clock in the morning every single day, before the sky was even light. No matter how much Tang Yuanined or protested, Zhang Fan used abination of praise and threats to force Tang Yuan to jog together with him.


    Zhang Fan originally had the habit of jogging a few times around the hospital every morning to begin with. Now, he was taking this former model with him on his jog as she bounced around with great difficulty. For someone obese, they would really loathe jogging. Tang Yuan panted heavily while breathing in the cold air. She said to Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor Zhang, please spare me. I¡¯ll give up on losing weight. I¡¯ll just stay like this, honest! I can¡¯t run anymore! Just kill me!¡±


    Tang Yuan truly felt great difort. She felt like her lungs and throat were on fire, and that her heart was beating so much that it would jump out of her throat. Her legs were also going soft. She felt like she would die right here if she ran another step.


    ¡°Just look, you¡¯ll reach the end by walking another 500 meters. Think about it, you¡¯ll be able to return to the modeling stage again as long as you work just a little bit harder. You can wear beautiful clothes and be the center of attention with countless people cheering you on. Come on! Let¡¯s go!¡± Zhang Fan kept encouraging Tang Yuan.


    ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll keep going!¡± Tang Yuan did her best to continue onward through her tears and snot. She was moved by Zhang Fan¡¯s dedication to her, and now wanted to finish exercising even if her lungs burned.


    This type of exercise couldn¡¯t be done blindly. There had to be a scientific basis for it. Firstly, it was important to move more. Humans had evolved for hundreds of thousands of years already. The earliest humans had been ustomed to a hunting and farming lifestyle. This was why human genes had many inherited traits suitable for physical work. But as for modern society, physical work was something that most ordinary people would prefer to avoid. Many people would have desk jobs that were tiring in their own way. People wouldn¡¯t want to move a finger after getting off from work. However, this would often cause problems for the body as this went on for a long period of time.


    This was why Zhang Fan was forcing Tang Yuan to change her lifestyle. First, he needed to help her improve her stamina. Improving stamina would be the prerequisite to improving her health. Every morning, he made her apany him on his daily morning jog. At noon, Zhang Fan made her help the nurses by running to pick up medicine. At night, Zhang Fan would invite Shao Hua over to take a walk together with Tang Yuan. At any rate, Zhang Fan was doing his very best to increase Tang Yuan¡¯s physical activity so that she could lose weight. Zhang Fan was able to use what he had learned from Director Dilibaer. Actually, it wouldn¡¯t usually be that easy for a young doctor to find such a cooperative patient.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s exercise n for Tang Yuan was only medium-level in difficulty, but he kept gradually increasing the amount of exercise. What counted as medium-level exercise? You could simply count the heartrate. Medium-level exercise would cause the heartrate to reach between 100 and 120 beats per minute.


    Losing weight needed to be done properly. The correct way to lose weight would be tobine a healthy diet together with exercise. It would be unscientific to lose weight just by exercise alone. It would also be bad for your body to try and lose weight only by dieting.


    If you only tried to diet, although this could indeed help you to lose weight, not only would you be losing fat, you would also be losing muscle tissue. Your body weight would slowly stop decreasing after reaching a certain point if you only relied on dieting. After reaching that point, you would only be able to lose further weight by eating less.


    This would be a vicious cycle that would greatly harm the body.


    What you ate while dieting would also be really important. Many people would hold the mistaken belief that they should limit their grains intake. Grains would contain a lot of starch, which was helpful for maintaining the blood sugar. This would help prevent blood sugar from rising rapidly after eating, as well as help prevent low blood sugar from urring when hungry.


    How would one maintain a proper diet, then? It would be quite simple. Use proper proportions, and try to avoid eating fatty meats. Obtain your protein from lean meats, fish, and other higher-quality protein sources. You should also decrease the total amount of food that you eat.


    Tang Yuan and Zhang Fan were now both able to work hard at maintaining her diet and exercise. Zhang Fan kept a record of Tang Yuan¡¯s change in weight on a daily basis, along with her heart rate, breathing rate, and so on. Zhang Fan was personally in charge of everything rted to Tang Yuan. Director Dilibaer even gave him no other work to do in the endocrinology department. Thus, helping Tang Yuan lose weight became Zhang Fan¡¯s only current job.


    Surgery was all about taking things slowly at first and rapidly afterwards. Everything before and during the surgery had to be done cautiously and slowly, but after the surgery, everything would need to be done swiftly to help the patient recover as fast as possible. Meanwhile, internal medicine was different. Internal medicine was about being systematic, and looking at the overall system, especially when it came to endocrinology. One body system would often be connected to numerous other body systems. The doctor would need to consider countless factors.


    Zhu Bing was discharged from the hospital. He had a long scar left behind on his chest. He was no longer able to work as a policeman, even though he loved the job so much. But due to his family history, achievements, and Lu Renjia¡¯s father¡¯s influence, the police chief promoted him to be the second-inmand of the police¡¯s economic investigation team, which was a less physically demanding position. Additionally, the leader of this team was retiring next year, so Zhu Bing would likely be the economic investigation team leader then. Although Lu Renjia¡¯s father still wasn¡¯t quite satisfied with having Zhu Bing as his future son-inw, his daughter already showed she had the attitude that she would refuse to get married to anyone else, so there was nothing that Lu Renjia¡¯s father could do about it.


    Ma Wentao returned from Beijing with arge amount of capital that he had raised from investors there. He also officially became engaged to Qin Rongyu, the daughter of the Qin Family. Ma Wentao himself didn¡¯t even know the details of the engagement, because it had all been arranged by the family elders on both sides. All he knew was that he was scheduled to officially get married to Qin Rongyu early next year.


    Qin Rongyu greatly supported Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital business n. At the Qin Family¡¯s level, they no longer desired money. They would only consider what could possibly further increase their overall power and influence. It was obvious to imagine how influential arge private hospital chain that spread all over China could be.


    Ma Wentao began to purchase arge amount ofnd in Chasu City. He also drafted a stock agreement with Zhang Fan. ording to the contract, Zhang Fan would be a 20% shareholder in Ma Wentao¡¯s new hospital. Zhang Fan would also have the right to make all medical decisions. The rest would depend on Ma Wentao¡¯s own management abilities.


    Even though Ma Wentao¡¯s father was one of the highest-ranking politicians in the entire border province, Ma Wentao knew that he couldn¡¯t hoard all the profits for himself. He understood well that he needed to grease the palms of various government officials here and there. He gave stock options to these people as well. However, these stock options were for their positions, not for the people themselves. If someone else took the government position, then the stock option would be for that person. Such people all understood this.


    Ma Wentao also kept urging Zhang Fan, ¡°Our new hospital is almost about to get started. But what about the employees? It¡¯s not like we can hire part-time or temporary workers!¡±


    ¡°Then what should we do?¡±


    ¡°Do I really need to teach you? I think I gave you too much with 20% of the stocks!¡± Ma Wentao felt like he was about to explode.


    ¡°No need for you to worry. Once your new hospital is ready, I will definitely have medical personnel to staff the hospital for you,¡± Zhang Fan stated confidently.


    ¡°Alright. I hope that you¡¯re not just blowing empty air!¡±

 Chapter 198: Headhunting

    <h4>Chapter 198: Headhunting</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Since Zhang Fan had promised Ma Wentao to help recruit medical staff for thetter¡¯s hospital, he would try his best to live up to the promise. However, hiring talented medical staff really wouldn¡¯t be that easy. While there were plenty of fresh graduates avable to hire, it would take at least five years for a fresh graduate to gain enough experience to be able to independently work by themselves. Even then, they would only be able to deal with patients who hadmon illnesses. A doctor with only five years of experience wouldn¡¯t be able to handle a patient who had a rare illness or was in a severe condition.


    In order to find enough medical staff for an entirely new hospital, there would be several methods. The first method would be to recruit the leading medical staff, such as hiring the directors of each department. Then, the directors could help recruit ordinary doctors to staff their respective departments. The advantage of this method would be quite obvious. The hospital departments would be able to open as soon as there was a department director. The disadvantage would also be quite obvious. The hospital boss would be restrained by the department directors. If the directors could no longer be satisfied by their current sries, then they would simply leave, causing their respective hospital departments to entirely shut down again.


    A second method for finding medical staff would be to establish a coboration agreement with a nearby public hospital. The advantage of this was that the new hospital could also treat various patients together with the public hospital. The disadvantage here was again quite obvious. If you didn¡¯t have good enough conditions or didn¡¯t offer enough benefits, the agreement could fall through at any time. Such an agreement usually wouldn¡¯t even rely on contracts, as it would be more about a verbal agreement with the public hospital¡¯s superintendent.


    A third method would be to use mergers. The hospital could spend some money and use connections to buy out nearby smaller hospitals, such as a mine hospital specialized in treating mine workers, or a smaller school¡¯s hospital and so on. This would allow the new hospital to obtain all the staff of the smaller hospitals. The advantage of this would be that the medical staff would all know what to do already. The disadvantage of this was that medical staff at smaller hospitals would only know how to treat the moremon illnesses.


    The best method of all would be to raise one¡¯s own doctors. This would cost the most money as well as time, and had the highest rate of failure. However, this method would usually bring about the best results. As long as one¡¯s own doctors became skilled enough to be independent, it would be highly difficult for other hospitals to poach a doctor that you¡¯d personally raised.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s method of recruiting medical staff for Ma Wentao¡¯s new hospital was quite simple. He decided to ask the doctors at the smaller hospitals that he was invited over for surgeries to.


    The reasons for doctors to remain at smaller hospitals would be quite simple. One, maybe the doctor¡¯s academic qualifications weren¡¯t good enough. Two, maybe the doctor didn¡¯t have good enough medical skills. Three, because of family-rted matters.


    There was severe urban migration in modern China. Those who were even slightly skilled wouldn¡¯t want to stay in viges and smaller cities. They would want to go to bigger cities for better opportunities.


    This caused higher-quality medical treatment and education to be more and more centered only inrger cities. Just a few decades ago, just about every vige would have its own elementary school, but now, things had regressed to the point where there was on average only one elementary school for more than a dozen viges. The teachers at such vige schools wouldn¡¯t even care that much about the quality of their teaching. Instead, the vige school teachers would mostly think about how they could get transferred to a bigger city. So, this was all a chance.


    Well, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t someone who had the mind to worry about national affairs. He simply wanted to ask the smaller city hospitals¡¯ doctors to see if they were interested.


    For Zhang Fan¡¯s first stop, of course he would go to Kuake City Hospital. Zhang Fan paid Kuake City Hospital a visit, fully intending on poaching doctors from the new Superintendent Shi Lei. Former Superintendent Zou had pretended to be unconscious during a time of crisis in order to avoid responsibility, so he was fired, and Shi Lei unexpectedly received the superintendent¡¯s position. In just a few weeks since bing superintendent, the formerly skinny surgeon had be noticeably plumper. This was all due to the benefits brought about by his new position. Zhang Fan barely dared to believe someone as cautious as Shi Lei had transformed into someone so frank!


    Kuake City Hospital had also happened to invite Zhang Fan over this weekend to perform a surgery. Former Superintendent Zou had really been a strange one. Even though he was a superintendent, he only cared about embezzling as much money in small amounts as he possibly could. It wasn¡¯t like a hospital was a ce to scam others. A hospital would rely on reputation in order to make money, not authority!


    ¡°Director Zhang, haha! It¡¯s been such a long time since youst came here for a surgery! Tonight, you must get drunk with me before you leave. We¡¯re both originally from Kuake City Hospital¡¯s surgical department #2. In the future, you must help me out. Don¡¯t worry about getting paid. I definitely will make sure to treat you well.¡± Shi Lei summoned Zhang Fan over to his superintendent¡¯s office after Zhang Fan finished the surgery that he came over to do. The two of them were now chatting together.


    Shi Lei originally was someone who smoked a brand of cigarettes that only cost 10 yuan, but now he had changed to smoking 30 yuan cigarettes. He tossed a cigarette over to Zhang Fan. Since Zhang Fan was here with a request to make, Zhang Fan epted.


    ¡°Superintendent Shi, the entire hospital seems different now that you¡¯re in charge. It¡¯s all because of your skills!¡± Zhang Fan praised Shi Lei a bit while lighting up the cigarette. Zhang Fan already knew who he wanted to headhunt at Kuake City Hospital: Ye Bo from surgical department #2, Wang Sha from pediatrics, who was also Li Hui¡¯s ex-girlfriend, and the director of surgical department #1.


    Ye Bo and Wang Sha definitely wouldn¡¯t stay for much longer at Kuake City Hospital. Both of them were married to someone else now. Ye Bo¡¯s wife and Wang Sha would need to think about having children soon. Once their children were older, the parents would definitely be trying to go to the bigger Chasu City. Both Ye Bo¡¯s and Wang Sha¡¯s academic qualifications were good enough. They were also definitely both hardworking. Meanwhile, the director of surgical department #1 was in a period of his life where he reallycked money. Kuake City Hospital wouldn¡¯t be enough to support him. Rather than letting him be poached by another hospital, Zhang Fan figured he might as well do it himself.


    ¡°Sigh! You really do know what to say. Back when Superintendent Batu was around, he treated you as his favorite. He wouldn¡¯t allow anyone else to say a bad thing about you. When Old Zou came here, you tested into Chasu City Hospital. Now that your old bro is in charge here, how about youe help me out? I¡¯ll directly make you the vice superintendent.¡± Shi Lei was trying to establish a firmer connection with Zhang Fan here. The two of them were both originally part of Batu¡¯s faction. Shi Lei now had to develop Kuake City Hospital, which wouldn¡¯t be possible without a highly skilled surgeon¡¯s help.


    As for offering Zhang Fan the position of vice superintendent? Shi Lei was simply saying it for show. Even the superintendent wouldn¡¯t have the authority to determine who could be vice superintendent, as that was a matter for the city¡¯s Communist Party Committee. Shi Lei also knew that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t being back, so it was just a small joke.


    ¡°You¡¯re just joking with me! Sigh, if only I had your skills, bro. I only know how to perform surgery. Administration work is for the really smart people!¡± Zhang Fan was speaking in a rather roundabout manner. He felt that it wasn¡¯t time to reveal his real intention quite yet.


    ¡°I know that Kuake City Hospital¡¯s medical level is too low to keep a dragon like you around. But honestly, you should help me out. You know that Chen Qifa has left already together with his disciple Li Liang. Surgical department #2¡¯s orthopedics ispletely useless now. The remaining doctors are incapable of even doing simple limb fixation. All the staff still remaining are really worried. You have to help me out with some ideas here.¡±


    ¡°I do have ideas, but it will depend on what you think, bro.¡±Read the next chapter on our


    ¡°Tell me first. I¡¯m listening.¡± Shi Lei was quite smart, and made no promises beforehand. Additionally, he knew already that Chen Qifa and Li Liang were closely connected to Zhang Fan. Shi Lei instantly knew that Zhang Fan¡¯s idea was probably nothing good for him.


    ¡°Just look, the recent graduates from my group have either left already or are getting married and having children soon already. It will probably happen by next year. Kuake City Hospital is also in a period where many people are quitting, don¡¯t you agree?¡±


    ¡°You think people can leave so easily without me releasing their documents?¡± Shi Lei sat up straight while saying this. This was something that he had to view with great importance as the new superintendent. Those from Zhang Fan¡¯s original group who still remained had already be skilled enough to be independent elites in their respective departments. Although one of them leaving wouldn¡¯t be enough for a department to close down entirely, it would still really hurt 1.


    ¡°Bro, that¡¯s just an empty threat. Such documents aren¡¯t needed if they go to work for a private hospital instead. Besides, if they really do go to a higher-level hospital, do you really think that you¡¯d be able to just hold on to their documents forever?¡±


    ¡°Then go ahead and say what you¡¯re thinking.¡±


    ¡°This year, Kuake City Hospital will hire arge number of people and train them. If you hire 20 people, probably at least five or six will stay here permanently, right?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°Yes, but the number of training spots at each hospital is limited. Even Chasu City Hospital will have a limited number of spots, so there¡¯s even fewer training spots open in smaller hospitals,¡± Shi Lei said while thinking about what Zhang Fan actually wanted. However, he would never believe that Zhang Fan was truly thinking about something that would help him out.


    Although Shi Lei and Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been coworkers in the same surgical department for long, Shi Lei understood Zhang Fan quite well. Shi Lei knew that Zhang Fan was the type of person who waspletely obsessed only with surgery. Back at Kuake City Hospital, it was the more skilled personnel who had been on good terms with Zhang Fan!


    ¡°I¡¯ll help you deal with the training!¡± Zhang Fan offered.


    ¡°You¡¯re not here to try and scam your old bro, are you? Will that personnel reallye back to me if I give them over to you? I bet that none of them will be returning. Let¡¯s just forget about it! You might as well just take your surgery fee and go back to Chasu City now! I¡¯ll invite you over again next time there¡¯s a surgery for you!¡± Shi Lei decided to stop this conversation right here!


    ¡°Superintendent Shi, please sit down and listen to me finish.¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll give you face, Director Zhang. But, don¡¯t even think about trying to poach my personnel!¡±


    ¡°Just think about it. If they really want to leave, can you really stop them? You can¡¯t stop them at all. At most, you can make it more difficult for them to leave. As for me, I¡¯m really not trying to poach future personnel that you train for Kuake City Hospital. Do you know about the private hospital that Chen Qifa currently works at?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ve heard of it. It¡¯s the one right next door to Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital, right? Though I really am curious. Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital really is willing to be so generous in sharing medical equipment and resources with that hospital?¡± Shi Lei even edged closer to Zhang Fan. Shi Lei was someone whose curiosity far exceeded his professionalism.


    ¡°Bro, you¡¯re a leader now as well. Do you really need me to exin something so simple?¡±


    ¡°Oh! I understand, I understand!¡± Shi Lei then pointed upwards, indicating that it was about some type of agreement between those in charge at the respective hospitals.


    ¡°You see, bro, that private hospital that Chen Qifa works at has almost exclusively expert doctors invited over from Raptor City. Those doctors are real experts in their fields. Even in Raptor City, they¡¯d be the teaching doctors to doctorate and master¡¯s degree students. Right now, this new private hospital isn¡¯t that famous yet. You can take advantage of this before they be famous and immediately send people to study programs there. Kuake City Hospital has so many young and inexperienced doctors now. You could send three doctors per department, and at least some doctors will definitely learn plenty and be skilled themselves!¡±


    ¡°But, the problem is that my doctors might note back to Kuake City Hospital afterwards,¡± Shi Lei said while furrowing his eyebrows.


    ¡°You know about the current trend in China¡¯s medical field, right? Hospitals are requiring more and more from doctors¡¯ academic qualifications. Chasu City Hospital no longer even hires undergraduate medical students anymore. Besides, the private hospital that Chen Qifa works at can¡¯t afford to hire so many people. Where else are your doctors going to go if not back to Kuake City Hospital?¡±


    ¡°They might go to other private hospitals or slightlyrger hospitals in Chasu City,¡± Shi Lei answered rather unwillingly.


    ¡°Even you¡¯re not believing what you¡¯re saying here. Go work at a Fujianese private hospital? Here as locals in the border province? How embarrassing would that be? They definitely wouldn¡¯t go to a private hospital. Additionally, the other hospitals in Chasu City have clear recruitment requirements. They¡¯re not even hiring doctors lower in rank than attending physician right now. So, where do you think your doctors can even go?¡±


    ¡°I suppose so. Then say it. You¡¯ve been talking for quite a while, so what do you want?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯d like to take three people from Kuake City Hospital to work with me!¡±


    ¡°Ye Bo and Director Yu? Who else?¡± Shi Lei correctly guessed two out of the three.


    ¡°Wang Sha!¡±


    ¡°Hey! You really are quite vicious! You just want me to close this hospital, don¡¯t you!¡± Shi Lei inhaled a cold breath.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need them to go with me right now. It can be a gradual process. First, I¡¯ll help you to set up study programs at the private hospital. Once your personnel is well trained, then you can let them leave. At that time, you better keep your word and let them go without a fight!¡±


    ¡°Just what are you up to? You¡¯re working at so many different hospitals for surgery that all of Chasu City¡¯s medical society knows who you are by now. Additionally, you¡¯re even beginning to headhunt doctors? What, are you going to start your own hospital? I¡¯m really wondering how a youngster like you can have such deep thoughts!¡±


    ¡°Haha! You¡¯re overthinking things, bro. I¡¯m just helping someone else out here, and earning some money through hard work!¡±


    Shi Lei instantly understood after Zhang Fan said that. ¡°You¡¯re bing a stockholder in a new hospital because of your skills?¡±


    ¡°Yep!¡± Zhang Fan had to exin things clearly to Shi Lei. Otherwise, Shi Lei could hold on to his employees¡¯ documents and refuse to let them leave, which would be rather troublesome.


    ¡°That¡¯s really quite something! You only graduated a few years ago, but now you¡¯re famous and rich! I truly am so envious. Okay, I¡¯ll agree to what you say, but I do have a small request!¡±


    ¡°Please don¡¯t make things difficult for me, bro!¡± Zhang Fan was now someone who had the right to haggle with Shi Lei.


    ¡°Just look at what you¡¯re saying. Have I ever made things difficult for you before, from the time that you were at Kuake City Hospital, all the way to when you left for Chasu City Hospital? I¡¯ve always been taking good care of you, right? I¡¯m even paying a surgery fee to you based on the highest payment scale today. You should be happy. My request really is a small matter. I¡¯d just like for you to invite the real boss of the private hospital that Chen Qifa works at for a meal sometime with me. I¡¯ll host and pay for the meal, and we can finalize things then.¡±


    ¡°Not a problem. That¡¯s easy to do. Feel free to call me at any time that you¡¯reing to Chasu City. I¡¯ll treat you as long as I¡¯m not at work!¡±


    ¡°Brothers like us don¡¯t need to worry about such things. Alright. Feel free to go talk to the three that you want to recruit. Whether or not you can convince them to go with you will depend on your own abilities!¡±

 Chapter 199: Respectable elder!

    <h4>Chapter 199: Respectable elder!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The weekend would always pass by so quickly. It was already Sunday night despite very little having happened on the weekend.


    Ma Wentao¡¯s new hospital had yet to open. Zhang Fan was in no hurry about this. He figured that such a thing had to be taken slowly.


    Shao Hua had also been incredibly busy over the past few days. Her best friend Jia Suyue was crying every day at home. Jia Suyue¡¯s parents couldn¡¯t do anything about it, so they kept calling Shao Hua over to console her. Jia Suyue was rather angry at her boyfriend Le Jie after the incident where Zhu Bing was stabbed, since Le Jie had been too paralyzed to even try and help.


    This was simply human nature. When someone else was rough and brave, maybe the person would prefer a smart and gentlemanly type. Butter on, the person would then prefer the rough and brave type in a different situation. People would never be satisfied.


    ¡°I just scolded him a little and walked off while pretending to be angry. But, Le Jie didn¡¯t even try to console me. He kept the same expression even from start to finish, without even a sign of a reaction! Three dayster, I couldn¡¯t help but go look for him, but then I discovered that he was having coffee with another woman!¡±


    ¡°Oh! Did you go up to him and p him?¡± Shao Hua worriedly looked at Jia Suyue¡¯s face, but saw no signs that thetter had gotten into a fight.


    ¡°No. I just secretly left!¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! Hua, have you ever had an argument with Zhang Fan?¡±


    ¡°Not yet. He¡¯s always incredibly busy every day, so he¡¯s super fatigued when hees back home. He just lies down on the sofa and does nothing at all, as if he¡¯s andlord. Sometimes, I do get angry at him. But, I feel like I shouldn¡¯t get angry at him whenever I see how exhausted he is!¡± Shao Hua answered gently while caressing Jia Suyue¡¯s hair.


    ¡°Hua, what do you think? Should we women strive for our ideal love? Or should we women simply make do and get married and have children with a so-so man?¡± Jia Suyue asked as her eyes reddened.


    ¡°Of course we women should strive for ideal love. But, Yueyue, have ever thought about how love will always have to face daily life? What will you do then? The countless matters of daily life can be so stressful. How can we still strive for our ideals then? I¡¯ve also dreamed of holding hands with Zhang Fan while taking walks outside, going to view peach flowers in spring, walking in the forest with him in summer, picking grapes in autumn, and curling up in hisp like a kitten in winter. But right now, even having the time to chat with him is an extravagance.¡±


    ¡°Do you regret things?¡± Jia Suyue asked.


    ¡°What is there to regret? Although Zhang Fan isn¡¯t romantic, and he¡¯s a bit dense, he feels really reliable. My dad¡¯s always sighed so much about not having a son. Ever since Zhang Fan starteding over to my family¡¯s ce, my dad¡¯s attitude has been so different,¡± Shao Hua said rather proudly.


    ¡°Then what do you think I should do? I really do like Le Jie!¡±


    ¡°Only you can decide this, because you¡¯re the one who will be spending the rest of your life with him. But, look at the current situation. It seems that Le Jie doesn¡¯t care all that much about you. You really must consider things carefully. Otherwise, you really will regret things after marriage.¡±


    ¡°Hua, I want to leave Chasu City now!¡± Jia Suyue said rather pitifully.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough. Don¡¯t say things like that. If you leave here, you won¡¯t even be able to support yourself. Your parents will also be really worried. Come, let¡¯s wash your face! Is my young and beautiful Yueyue really afraid of such a small setback? You should clean yourself up, stand in front of Le Jie, and loudly tell him to get the hell out of your life!¡±


    ¡°Hahaha!¡± Jia Suyue was amused by Shao Hua¡¯s suggestion!


    Tang Yuan was now at the most difficult stage of losing weight. She had lost an obvious amount of it by now. However, she kept feeling hungrier and hungrier. Her bad eating habits gained over the past three years threatened to take over her yet again. She was no longer able to control her mouth. Sometimes, just emphasizing self-discipline wouldn¡¯t be enough, as not all people would have enough self-discipline.


    Zhang Fan observed this for two days before deciding to treat Tang Yuan with some medicine. In internal medicine, the important part was prevention, not treatment. But due to various factors, hospitals were the opposite of this, focusing far more on treatment than prevention.


    Television would have plenty of weight loss productmercials. There were alsorge weight loss hospitals that seemed magnificent, but they wouldn¡¯t even have a proper or professional health lecture avable. Instead, they would hold all sorts of sses on so-called health foods, health equipment, medical equipment, and so on. They would scam away many older people¡¯s retirement money, in addition to causing them more physical problems.


    The endocrinology department received such an older patient who had been scammed. This patient was even a fairly high-ranked government leader. A group of scammers from another province hade to Chasu City and reserved the most expensive suite in Chasu City¡¯s best hotel as their workce. These scammers then sent out advertisements to older people at retirement homes and treatment centers. The scammers imed to have invited an expert doctor from Beijing to speciallye over to Chasu City to treat retired government leaders. However, this treatment would only be avable for government leaders who had sufficient ranking. Otherwise, the doctor wouldn¡¯t even treat you.


    This instantly helped the scammers to gain great poprity. Government leaders would really care about hierarchy amongst themselves. Those who were lower in rank would definitely try to gift more money to the ¡°expert doctor¡± in order to receive treatment as a way of gaining face. There were even some who imed to have an illness even though they were perfectly well in order to have the expert doctor see them.


    In just one short week, the scammers sessfully obtained several million yuan. They then immediately ran off with the money. Several yearster, this scammer group was finally captured in another province. Only then did everyone learn that this had been one of their higher-level scams. Their low-level scam was aimed at ordinary older people, luring gullible older people with an offer of free eggs and then brainwashing them!


    If only local hospitals would organizerge-scale lectures on how to take care of your personal health by expert doctors on a regr basis, surely such scams would greatly decrease in number! However, nobody cared to do such a thing. Thus, the Chinese people would waste several billion yuan per year on treatments and health products that they didn¡¯t actually need.


    Tang Yuan was no longer able to maintain her diet, but Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t allow his previous hard work to go to waste. Thus, he started a level two preventative measure for Tang Yuan. He prescribed a weight loss medicine for Tang Yuan. This weight loss medicine would only be used to treat patients with obesity rather than being used to try and make anyone beautiful.


    This medicine was Orlistat, a weight loss medicine with rather minimal known side effects. Orlistat would promote weight loss by decreasing the amount of dietary fat absorbed in your intestines, doing so by inhibiting lipase, an enzyme found in the digestive tract. Although Orlistat was one of the weight loss medicines with the fewest side effects, one unfortunate side effect it did have was that you would have to poop more often.


    ¡°Tang Yuan, I¡¯m prescribing this medicine for you today. However, this will be your final chance to be treated through internal medicine. If you¡¯re still unable to control yourself, I¡¯ll have to meet you at the surgical department next time.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯ll definitely listen to you! I absolutely won¡¯t secretly eat anything again! I won¡¯t secretly eat anything even if I starve to death!¡± promised Tang Yuan.


    ¡°I hope so!¡±


    An entire arduous month then passed. Tang Yuan found it quite difficult, but Zhang Fan found it even more difficult. The two of them finally overcame Tang Yuan¡¯s poor dietary habits together. Tang Yuan¡¯s weight was finally decreasing steadily again.


    ¡°Thank you, Doctor Zhang. I might really have died of obesity without you.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating. Any other doctor would help you as well. You absolutely must continue to maintain your diet and exercise after you leave the hospital. I¡¯ll even go support you the next time that you¡¯re on stage as a model! I¡¯ll be able to brag that I know you! Good luck.¡±


    ¡°Thank you!¡± Tang Yuan hugged Zhang Fan with tears in her eyes. Zhang Fan stood at the entrance of the endocrinology department as he watched the still round Tang Yuan walk off, albeit she now had much lighter footsteps than when she first arrived.


    ¡°How were things? Did you learn anything?¡± Director Dilibaer suddenly appeared right next to Zhang Fan as if she was a ghost.


    ¡°Oh, Teacher! Yes, I¡¯ve learned so many things.¡±


    ¡°Have you ever considered fully focusing on internal medicine?¡±


    ¡°Not for the time being! I feel that my personality isn¡¯t suited for internal medicine!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly made his attitude clear.


    ¡°Sigh! That¡¯s such a pity. You can go now. You¡¯ve officially graduated from the endocrinology department! I hope that you¡¯ll have a bright path ahead of you!¡±


    ¡°Thank you!¡± Zhang Fan decided to imitate Tang Yuan as he hugged this lonely old woman. Director Dilibaer was someone who acted cold but actually had a warm heart. Her own difficulties in life hadn¡¯t wiped away the kindness in her heart!


    She was a respectable elder!

 Chapter 200: The importance of safety measures!

    <h4>Chapter 200: The importance of safety measures!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t allow himself to be defeated by the endocrinology department. He sessfully conquered an English medical textbook that no ordinary rotation doctor would have been able to handle. You would only receive respect and eptance for having actual skills and working incredibly hard.


    Workces where skills were the most important would be rtively simple. Although some people at such a workce would have a bad temper, very few would try to intentionally target someone who was known to be highly skilled. However, if a highly skilled person was instead at a Chinese workce that was more focused on ideology, bullies would instantlye out from everywhere to teach you not to stand out and attract too much attention to yourself!


    Zhang Fan finally finished his rotation in the endocrinology department in winter when there was already lots of snowfall. In addition to the endocrinology department, he had now been through three other major internal medicine departments.


    The cardiology department had truly taught then-still-newbie Zhang Fan just how tense medical work could be. The fragility of human life was fully on disy in the cardiology department where multiple patients might die in a single night. That was where he really experienced how difficult the job of doctor was.


    The respiratory department had showed him a choking feeling. Cough! Cough! Cough! There were skinny old men who constantly coughed up phlegm to the point where their face would go pale. They would greedily try and inhale every bit of oxygen that they could. The flu season was just like a harvester that would harvest countless older people who wouldn¡¯t make it past winter.


    The gastroenterology department was the internal medicine department in charge of the most organs. In a way, this department also showed the change in Chinese lifestyle. In the past, virus type cirrhosis of the liver had been moremon, but now, it was far moremon for cirrhosis to be caused by alcoholism. Plenty of elite workers in various job fields would work quite hard, but pay little attention to their body, and thus end up as a patient in the gastroenterology department.


    Zhang Fan was now rotated to a rather special department, the ICU department. ICU stood for intensive care unit, which meant that this department was focused on special care for patients in severe condition. In this department, the cost of care would be equal to the medicine fees. This could help you to imagine how hard the work was for the doctors and nurses in this department.


    In Chasu City Hospital, the ICU department was connected to the operating rooms. Any patients in serious condition or who had undergone a major surgery would be sent here.


    The ICU department was the most modernized department in the hospital. Although this department was a new one that had been developed for less than 30 years, rapid and obvious improvements were being made. The most advanced medical equipment,bined with personalized treatment and care, really would have the effect of helping to revive patients who were on the brink of death. However, there would still be one problem with this department. The medical fees for staying here were really high! Out of all the hospital departments, the ICU department was one of the most expensive for patients to stay in.


    In the ICU department, you would have medical equipment monitoring you 24/7 and personalized treatment and care. This would cost arge amount on a daily basis. For an average patient, it would cost more than 10,000 yuan per day to stay here. Additionally, this was only the cost for average patients in ICU, meaning that patients in even more severe condition would have to pay additional fees.


    The ICU department didn¡¯t have many doctors. There were also few older doctors in this department because the ICU department was one of the newest major departments in Chasu City Hospital, meaning itcked a solid foundation. Many modern medical technologies still hadn¡¯t been developed for use at Chasu City Hospital yet.


    The director of the ICU department was named Lin Long. In Chinese, Long meant dragon, which was quite a domineering name, but in reality, Director Lin was a middle-aged man in his 40s who was rather short. He also had a mild temper and was the quiet type. He would often stand in the middle of the ICU department and say in a gentle and slow tone, ¡°You must be careful and pay attention. This department is the final battleground for the hospital. If we¡¯re unable to protect them, then there will be no more hope for the patients!¡±


    Due to the special nature of the patients in the ICU departments, doctors in this department weren¡¯t individually in charge of different patients like how things would be in other departments. All the patients would be dealt with and overseen by all doctors together. For instance, if you were the doctor in charge for a 24-hour shift today, then you would be the primary doctor for all patients in the ICU department today.


    What did it mean to be the primary doctor in charge of all the patients in the ICU department? For today¡¯s shift, you would need to be in charge of all the patients¡¯ medical records, death reports, discharge paperwork, or hospitalization paperwork. If you were unlucky, maybe you would meet with three deaths, three ICU patients being discharged, and three new ICU patients being hospitalized during your 24-hour shift. Congrattions then! You wouldn¡¯t be able to even dream about getting any sleep for the entire 24 hours. If something suddenly happened to a patient, and the patient required immediate emergency treatment, then congrattions, you would probably need to work overtime for another eight hours on top of the 24-hour shift.


    Laborws? Unions? Such things would only be for other countries, not for a Chinese hospital. In China, the unions¡¯ greatest responsibilities would be to issue some new shoes to nurses on International Nurses Day, issue some cooking oil and noodles on New Year¡¯s, and the trade union leader would attend a marriage and represent the hospital in congratting any doctor or nurse who got married. That was all that medical unions in China did. You wanted overtime pay? Or human rights? So, you wanted to be fired, then? If you didn¡¯t want the job, then get the hell out! There would be countless young fresh graduates waiting in line for your job every year!


    The hospital administration department even called Zhang Fan to discuss his rotation now that he was finished with the endocrinology department. As Zhang Fan¡¯s status in Chasu City Hospital was constantly rising, it was now at the point where the vice director of the hospital administration department, who was in charge of rotations, would personally discuss Zhang Fan¡¯s rotation with him.


    This was because Zhang Fan¡¯s situation was too unique. Such a thing hadn¡¯t happened in Chasu City Hospital for so long already. Normally, departments would say that theycked personnel and needed more rotation doctors, but Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be sent in such a situation. That was because Zhang Fan might suddenly be needed for some surgery, and by now, ordinary doctors didn¡¯t dare to act as Zhang Fan¡¯s teaching doctor anymore.


    Zhang Fan had given a two-and-a-half-hour lecture on the pancreas in the endocrinology department. This instantly gave him a great deal of status in the internal medicine departments. Zhang Fan had to be truly skilled in order to give a lecture to so many smart individuals for so long. So, by now, Zhang Fan would be allowed to choose his own department rather than end with any department choosing Zhang Fan.


    However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about which department he was rotated to. He figured that he would need to learn and rotate through everything regardless, so the order wouldn¡¯t matter. The hospital administration department vice director thought about it for quite a while before cing Zhang Fan in the ICU department, which was a department with a rtively higher number of rotation doctors.


    The ICU department would forever be bright as the lights were permanently turned on here. Including the ICU department director, there were currently seven doctors permanently assigned here, and more than 20 nurses. All of the nurses were rtively young. This was because it would really be difficult for any nurse over 30 years old to handle the work in the ICU department in addition to trying to raise children or take care of elders. The ICU department was also the department with the highest rate of having nurses resign. If a nurse reached a certain age and was unable to get transferred to a different department, the nurse would only be able to resign and quietly leave as if she had never been here!


    Although those with official positions and those without had the same work and sry, there was still arge difference between the two. Previously, hospitals would still have some official positions for nurses, but official positions were bing more and more precious these days, and hospitals would rarely have official positions for nursing care. As time went on, this industry was bing less and less attractive, just like how America was perpetually short of nurses. There were also so many African-Americans and Asian-Americans working as nurses there! Maybe the nursing industry would one day be reced by robot nurses once robots were advanced enough.


    As always, Zhang Fan received a three-day vacation before his next rotation. He used this time to rest since he had been incredibly busy recently. Wang Yongyong¡¯s postoperative care had taken up much of his time. That was because Zhang Fan needed to personally check up on Wang Yongyong throughout the entire process. A professional athlete¡¯s body would be too different from a normal person¡¯s, so special sports medicine knowledge would be needed.


    Zhang Fan also had lots of work performing surgeries at other hospitals in the smaller cities around Chasu City. The surgical directors of Chasu City Hospital no longer tried topete with Zhang Fan about getting extra work. Zhang Fan had already monopolized the entire surgery market in Chasu City. Before, the directors had more surgeries due to being more well-known, but now, the directors barely had any leftover surgeries to perform. Zhang Fan was still young. He was capable of performing five or six surgeries per day quite easily on his days off. The surgical directors were all older, and wouldn¡¯t have the stamina to perform that many surgeries in a single day. Not only that, Zhang Fan would always split his surgery fee with the local hospital¡¯s doctors. Of course this would make him a more popr choice.


    Even with the help of his System, Zhang Fan would need to asionally rest. Otherwise, he would be far too fatigued. Even robots needed to stop and recharge, after all. Not to mention, Zhang Fan had a mere physical body.


    Zhang Fan also had a weekend in addition to his three-day vacation. After dealing with various small matters on the first two days, he took a long sleep for the first time in two years, sleeping more than 10 hours in one go.


    Shao Hua was also off from work on the weekend. She rmended that they go skiing. Chasu city had many natural snowy mountains. It was said that only some slight work would be needed to meet international skiing standards. The snow here waspletely natural, not artificial. It would be no problem to fill entire mountain valleys with all the snow in the mountains during winter.


    It would be more fun to ski with more people. Shao Hua invited Jia Suyue and Wang Yanan, while Zhang Fan brought Li Liang along.


    Jia Suyue was still in a bad mood recently. She finally officially broke up with Le Jie in the end, so she was rather downcast. Shao Hua really wanted to help Jia Suyue cheer up.


    Wang Yanan was currently doing alright in orthopedic department #1. However, orthopedic surgery was a department which really required physical stamina. Wang Yanan was having some slight difficulty on this front. Her current rtionship with Li Liang was rather ambiguous at the moment.


    The nearest skiing ce was still quite some distance away, so Zhang Fan drove everyone in his car. On the way, the women started chatting with each other, which helped Jia Suyue to temporarily forget her pain from heartbreak.


    ¡°Bro, is President Ma about to do something major with his hospital?¡± Li Liang inquired. He knew quite well about Zhang Fan¡¯s rtionship with Ma Wentao.


    ¡°You really do know a lot! He¡¯s preparing to add more employees to his hospital and slowly increase the scale of his business. President Ma is quite ambitious.¡± Zhang Fan knew that it wouldn¡¯t be proper to spill Ma Wentao¡¯s business ns on opening a second hospital to Li Liang.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, when are you going to choose a department to join permanently? The medical license exam results for this year should be out soon. I bet that many new doctors will want to join the orthopedic departments. There are also many graduate students sticking around the orthopedic directors every day. You need to pay more attention to this. Don¡¯t wait only to find that you can¡¯t enter the orthopedic departments; there is only a limited number of positions,¡± Wang Yanan told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll pay more attention.¡± Actually, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about this at all, but he was grateful for Wang Yanan¡¯s good intentions.


    Everyone had fun chatting together. They then arrived at the skiing ce in the mountains. Here in the border province, the skiing ce was quite simple. They simply constructed an electric chairlift for transporting customers up the mountain on a mountain slope with lots of snow. A few areas were then marked for skiing. The skiing ce then hired some nomads who didn¡¯t have work to do during winter as coaches and employees. There was also arge tent at the foot of the mountain where they served the Chinese dish ¡°big te of chicken¡± for 300 yuan. This would be quite profitable during winter.


    This skiing ce required only a low investment and brought decent profit, and since it was located in the mountainous area, it would easily dodge government inspections. For small businesses like this, the government wouldn¡¯t be bothered to care. Onlyrger businesses would attract the government¡¯s attention. Withoutmenting on whether this was good or bad, government inspections would at least help make these types of ces safer.


    Younger people in the border province were often expert skiers. This was because there were far too many mountainous slopes to ski on. It would bemon for them to be skilled at other simr winter sports like ice climbing due to growing up in such a snowy environment.


    However, Zhang Fan was different. Although he was also from northwestern China, his hometown would never have such major snowfall. This was his first time to ever try skiing. He didn¡¯t dare to go to the very top of the mountain and ski down at lightning speed like the others. He instead chose to get off halfway on the mountain and slide down slowly.


    Although skiing appeared to be smooth and easy, it was quite difficult when trying it for himself. Zhang Fan constantly tripped and fell even when starting from halfway on the mountain. After a while, he gave up and exchanged his skis for a sled. He felt that it was too embarrassing for him to ski. There were even some elementary school girls on the mountain slope who were better skiers than he was.


    Zhang Fan decided to simply act as a photographer and take pictures for everyone else. When Shao Hua saw that Zhang Fan was no longer skiing, she also exchanged for a sled to apany Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You should go have fun. I have no interest in this, but you shouldn¡¯t pass up on having fun just because of me, especially since we rarely get to go out like this,¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°Not at all. I¡¯m really happy whenever I¡¯m by your side.¡±


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but pull Shao Hua into his embrace when he heard this.


    ¡°Hurry and let me go! Others can see us here! It¡¯s annoying!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s face was rather red from the winter chill. Zhang Fan really wanted to bite down!


    There were several hundred people on the mountain slope. Many of them were expert skiers. There were also plenty of children. The younger children were having lots of fun screaming and yelling while sliding down the mountain slope in old car tires. At Zhang Fan¡¯s current skill level, that was all he was capable of. However, only young children were sliding down in car tires, so he was too embarrassed to try this!


    At this moment, the chairlift suddenly stopped working with a loud boom! Many people on the chairlift fell off. Since everyone was wearing thick clothes for winter, and they also had skis on, it was rather difficult for them to get up from the snow. A lot of crying and screaming could now be heard.


    This mountain¡¯s slope was somewhat steep. The chairlift also wasn¡¯t very wide. It would be difficult to go and help the injured skiers. At this time, a woman ran out from the chairlift¡¯s generator room while screaming, ¡°Save him! Save him! Bayan was electrocuted! Someone hurry ande!¡±


    Bayan was a temporary electrician who worked at this ski ce, operating the chairlift. However, he had never undergone professional training before. Due to making a mistake with the controls, he had identally electrocuted himself.


    Zhang Fan immediately rushed over to the generator room when he heard this. Meanwhile, the younger people who had fallen off the chairlift were already beginning to stand up. They started to help out the others who were still stuck in the snow.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the power source? Where¡¯s the main power source? Hurry and turn off the electricity!¡± Zhang Fan shouted as he ran.


    Many people would suffer electrocution every year. When treating electrocution patients, the most urgent thing would be to first turn off the source of electricity, or to use something with electric instion to help the victim be removed from the electric source. Otherwise, those trying to help the electrocution patient might also suffer electrocution as well.


    Electrocution injuries were highlyplex. The amount of damage to the body would depend on factors such as the voltage, type of current, strength of the current, frequency, how long the person was in contact with the electricity, where the electric current passed through in the body, the environment in which the person was electrocuted, and so on. In most households, low-frequency electric currents would easily cause ventricr fibrition, which would be extremely dangerous. That was why it would always be important to remain careful around electric outlets in your home.


    Every year, electricpanies would organize professional emergency training sessions for their employees on how to treat electrocution victims. Due to this repeating itself over the years, electricpanies had finally managed to surpass hospitals in expertise on treating electrocution. This was because the hospitals would typically only have the emergency department and a few other relevant departments with the professional knowledge necessary to speedily and urately save electrocution patients.


    Treating electrocution wouldn¡¯t be as simple as using the same treatment for all patients. You would have to customize the treatment based on the environment. It would always be especially important to first confirm if there was still electricity in the environment before trying to save an electrocution victim. It would be highly dangerous for you to try saving someone if you didn¡¯t have proper training regarding electrocution!


    Zhang Fan kept shouting to turn off the power as he ran over. In the distance, someone who appeared to be a manager at the ski ce shouted back, ¡°The power is off already! It¡¯s off already!¡±


    Shao Hua ran closely after Zhang Fan towards the generator room. She couldn¡¯t rest assured. Although she didn¡¯t know anything about electrocution, as she had gone to college before, of course she would understand the dangers involved with electric leakage. Zhang Fan had already run off, and it would be impossible to stop him. Still, people would always be selfish! There was nothing wrong with reflexively wanting to protect something you loved.


    However, the nature of Zhang Fan¡¯s job meant that he would never allow himself to retreat. If Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been a doctor, maybe he wouldn¡¯t have tried to save this person. There would be nothing wrong with that. But as a doctor, with a patient in danger right in front of him and requiring professional treatment, if he didn¡¯t stand up here at this time, he felt that he wouldn¡¯t deserve the job title of doctor.


    Although Chinese society had many problems regarding doctors currently, that would still only involve a small portion of doctors. Doctors were still a respectable group. You shouldn¡¯t deny the efforts of a majority just because of a minority.


    Zhang Fan did his best to run at top speed, but it was rather difficult to run in the snow. Zhang Fan tripped several times even though there was only a short 200 meters to the generator room. However, he couldn¡¯t care about this anymore, because he saw that a woman was crying while holding on to the electrocuted electrician.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hands were injured by tree branches in the snow. Lots of snow also entered his boots. Zhang Fan rolled around on the ground while crawling, and finally wretchedly made it to the patient¡¯s side. He kept panting as he told the woman, ¡°Hurry andy him down t!¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± The woman didn¡¯t actually react because she was too busy being shocked.


    ¡°Lay him t! I need to save him. I¡¯m a doctor.¡±


    ¡°Oh! A doctor! Doctor, please save him!¡± The woman¡¯s eyes filled with tears as she pitifully looked at Zhang Fan while crying after she put the man t on the ground.


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Zhang Fan was too anxious right now to have the time to exin things properly to her.


    In the distance, Li Liang and Wang Yanan had also noticed Zhang Fan running towards the generator room. The two of them hurried over to help out as well. Li Liang was a man, so he soon left Wang Yanan quite a distance behind him. Every second would matter when saving someone. Li Liang couldn¡¯t care about letting Wang Yanan keep up right now.


    For this type of emergency treatment, it would be necessary to ce the patient on a t surface. That was because of the major force required in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. If the patient was on an incline of even five centimeters, it would often happen that the resuscitation would break some of the patient¡¯s rib bones. Thus, if the patient wasn¡¯t on a t surface, a broken rib bone might then prate the lung. The patient who was already in danger would then be in an even worse condition.


    ¡°Hurry and call the hospital!¡± Zhang Fan shouted to Shao Hua in the distance running after him as he kneeled by the patient¡¯s side and performed cardiacpressions.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s tone was extremely urgent. This made Shao Hua really anxious as well. This was how lovers were. Their feelings would be connected. Although Shao Hua didn¡¯t know how much danger the patient was in, she could sense the anxiety in Zhang Fan¡¯s voice.


    Shao Hua¡¯s voice sounded like she was about to cry as she shouted back to Zhang Fan, ¡°There¡¯s no cell phone signal here!¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Zhang Fan felt like he was about to copse.


    This patient had been electrocuted on his right hand, which was already ckening. His right hand¡¯s middle finger seemed like it was carbonizing. At such a location, Zhang Fan would only be able to perform basic pulmonary resuscitation. This was probably payback from the heavens for not properly following the government¡¯s safety measures regarding electricity. This would be no joke!


    ¡°How are things?¡± Li Liang overtook Shao Hua and arrived at Zhang Fan¡¯s side first while panting heavily.


    ¡°First perform pulmonary resuscitation, 30 to 1. I¡¯ll press first, then we¡¯ll switch!¡± Zhang Fan swiftly performed cardiacpressions.


    Pulmonary resuscitation was extremely tiring physically. You would have to maintain your speed as well as force and frequency. Normal youngsters wouldn¡¯t be able to do this. Most youngsters would hurriedly start but immediately lose stamina after just threepressions.


    Proper training would be necessary. If young people had to undergo pulmonary resuscitation training every year, then perhaps many people¡¯s lives would be saved each year.

 Chapter 201: Electrocution is painful

    <h4>Chapter 201: Electrocution is painful</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    What was pulmonary resuscitation? To exin simply, you would need to establish a cycle and restart the heart which had temporarily stopped so that blood could be delivered to the entire body again. The vital organs, especially the heart and kidney, would be highly sensitive tock of blood and oxygen. If an effective cycle couldn¡¯t be established fast enough, even if the patient¡¯s life was saved, there would be many severe aftereffects.


    ¡°Shao Hua, hurry and find the person who¡¯s in charge here. Have them think of a method to contact the hospital,¡± Zhang Fan told Shao Hua when she ran over to his side. Although this was winter, Zhang Fan was already beginning to sweat all over from his physical exertion in the ice and snow.


    ¡°Alright.¡± Shao Hua then immediately started running off towards the crowd of people which was beginning to rush over. ¡°Hurry and contact the hospital! Your employee was electrocuted!¡± Shao Hua shouted towards the people who were rushing over.


    ¡°Bayan!¡± The employees of this ski ce were all from the same tribe. Many of them were rtives with each other. That was why many of them started gathering here.


    ¡°Don¡¯t get too close. Please spread out. We¡¯re currently in the process of saving him,¡± Li Liang hurriedly told the people who were surrounding them.


    The group of people kept talking about all sorts of things. ¡°This is bad! Bayan won¡¯t make it! We can¡¯t let the boss run away!¡±


    ¡°We should immediately notify Bayan¡¯s father!¡±


    The boss of the ski ce was also running over here in the distance. He was so scared by the sight of Bayan on the ground and Bayan¡¯s wife who was crying next to him that his face went incredibly pale. Even his words were almost a stutter. ¡°What! What happened here?¡±


    ¡°He was electrocuted. You should immediately call for an ambnce,¡± Shao Hua hurriedly exined.


    ¡°There¡¯s no cell phone signal here. We¡¯ll have to get off the mountain first,¡± the boss said with a bitter taste in his mouth. Back when he had established this ski ce, he had intentionally chosen this remote location with no cell phone signal in order to avoid government inspections. However, there had been no such incident so far. The boss really regretted things so much that he wanted to smash his own chest!


    ¡°Find a car! Find a truck and ce the patient in the truck bed. We¡¯ll work on saving him while taking him to the hospital. Wang Yanan, you take my car first and drive down the mountain. Immediately contact the hospital as soon as you have a cell phone signal. Do you think you can handle driving my car?¡± Zhang Fan asked Wang Yanan.


    ¡°Rest assured, it¡¯s no problem,¡± Wang Yanan confirmed.


    When the boss heard this, he hurriedly had his employees drive over therge truck belonging to the ski ce. The chestpressions absolutely couldn¡¯t be stopped during the entire process. Everyone worked together to ce the patient on a wooden board and lift him up onto the truck bed. Zhang Fan, Li Liang, and several muscr men took turns giving the patient chestpressions in the truck bed.


    For emergency treatment, how would you determine the chestpressions? This would be quite simple. First, you needed to check whether the patient still had a heartbeat or not. This could be done by touching the major arteries to sense for a pulse. If you didn¡¯t know where the major arteries were, then the simplest way would be to lift up the patient¡¯s shirt and ce your ear against the patient¡¯s heart to listen if there was a heartbeat or not.


    You would also need to ensure that the respiratory tract was kept clear. The best ce to press on would be along the sternum. As for the specific location if you didn¡¯t know what the sternum was? For men, press in between the breasts, slightly to the left. This would be the fastest way of finding the correct location if you didn¡¯t have professional knowledge.


    The most effective chestpressions would require force that made the breastbones sink four to five centimeters. The best speed would need to reach 100 times per minute. Additionally, the patient would require constant artificial respiration while receiving chestpressions.


    What counted as the chestpressions being effective? Touch the patient¡¯s arteries and try sensing for a pulse. If the chestpressions were effective, the pulse would be restored.


    The winter wind was frigid in the border province. It would be quite easy for the temperature to reach below -30 degrees Celsius here. At such a temperature, even the water particles in the air would be frozen. The wind would be especially dry and cold. Due to the speed of the truck, the winter wind felt like knives cutting across Zhang Fan and the other men¡¯s faces and hands. In just a few minutes, the parts of their skin which didn¡¯t have any covering no longer felt like their own.


    Luckily, there were many people around to help out. Zhang Fan directed them on the proper way to perform chestpressions as they all took tuns. Bayan was covered warmly all over. In such an environment, not ensuring the patient¡¯s warmth would often cause frostbite in a short time. The patient¡¯s body would already be in bad condition due to the electrocution. If severe frostbite also urred, the patient would likely then require amputation of several limbs.


    Bayan¡¯s wife kneeled in the corner of the truck bed. She seemed just like a lostmb. She was anxious, afraid, and worried as she looked at her husband. Her tears constantly flowed down her face. She was afraid, incredibly afraid. She bit her sleeve, not daring to cry out loud. Their child was only three years old. If her husband Bayan really passed away here, she didn¡¯t even dare to imagine what she would do in the future.


    ¡°Divine Buddha up in the heavens! I¡¯m willing to exchange half of my lifespan in order to have Bayan recover!¡± The helpless wife could only pray like so as she watched the men constantly give her husband chestpressions.


    Wang Yanan drove ahead of the big truck. Since she was driving Zhang Fan¡¯s four-wheel drive SUV, her speed was much faster in the snow. Shao Hua and Jia Suyue rode with her and constantly tried their cell phones in the backseat.


    ¡°There¡¯s a signal now!¡± Shao Hua said, delighted.


    ¡°We need an ambnce! We¡¯re in Wumutai Vige. There¡¯s an electrocution patient here who needs saving. We¡¯re almost out of the mountain district now!¡± Shao Hua hurriedly exined the situation.


    ¡°Give me your cell phone and let me exin things.¡± As Wang Yanan was a doctor, she had better professional knowledge on how to swiftly arrange things with the hospital. ¡°I am Wang Yanan from the orthopedic surgery department of Chasu City Hospital. We¡¯re almost about to reach the provincial highway. Have an ambnce wait for us at the provincial highway exit leading to Wumutai Vige.¡±


    Wang Yanan turned on the car¡¯s shers and led the way. The truck following after increased its speed.


    Finally, everyone could see purple shing sirens. The ambnce¡¯s emergency treatment personnel were already waiting outside the ambnce. When seeing this, the emotional Jia Suyue immediately had tears begin to flow down from her eyes. ¡°He can finally be saved! They¡¯re here! They¡¯re here!¡±


    Wang Yanan parked the car and hurriedly jumped off to tell the emergency doctor Little Li, ¡°Stretcher! Zhang Fan has constantly been giving chestpressions to the electrocution victim. The patient can probably still be saved.¡±


    All of the muscr men were exhausted by now after taking turns giving chestpressions for more than 20 minutes. If it hadn¡¯t been for the fact that there were many people to help out, along with a skilled doctor on the scene, the patient Bayan definitely would have died today.


    ¡°It¡¯s effective!¡± Zhang Fan constantly checked the patient¡¯s pulse. Everyone opened up the truck bed as the muscr men carried the wooden board with the patient. Zhang Fan still continued to give chestpressions. Although the patient had a pulse, chestpressions would still be necessary.


    In the ambnce, Little Li took over and continued working on chestpressions. Zhang Fan¡¯s hands were frozen numb, so he put his hands under his armpits to warm them. Back when he was fully tense, he hadn¡¯t felt anything, but now that he was able to rest slightly, he suddenly felt how frozen and numb his hands and ears were.


    The emergency treatment still didn¡¯t count as a sess quite yet. Although Zhang Fan was warming his hands, he still needed to move his mouth as he was the first doctor on the scene, which meant he would know best how to treat this patient. ¡°Administer one mg of epinephrine and 40U vasopressin. Give him a simple respirator. Open up both sides¡¯ vein channels and inject atropine, calcium chloride, and sodium bicarbonate.¡± Although it was rather narrow inside the ambnce, the emergency doctor and nurse were ustomed to having to treat patients in severe condition. Their movements were incredibly swift as they followed Zhang Fan¡¯smands.


    Li Liang didn¡¯t get on the ambnce with them, as there wasn¡¯t enough space. Not to mention, he would no longer be needed. He got on Zhang Fan¡¯s car. Shao Hua also burst into tears upon seeing Li Liang¡¯s condition.


    Over the past 20+ minutes of trying to save the patient, Li Liang had been subjected to such cold that his lips were turning purple. He had sweated a lot during the emergency treatment, but the cold wind only made him feel even colder through his soaked jacket. He kept trembling as he held on to a cup of hot water as he took off his shoes. He really wanted to stuff his feet into his mouth with how cold they were. Wang Yanan turned the heating in the car up to the maximum. A few minuteter, water started pouring out from Li Liang¡¯s ears. This was a sign that they had suffered a frost injury.


    ¡°It¡¯s so cold! My hands and feet don¡¯t feel like they belong to me anymore!¡± Li Liang said while shivering and sipping hot water.


    Shao Hua knew that Zhang Fan was in the same condition as Li Liang. She felt really bad for Zhang Fan as she nervously squeezed her own hands, pressing her nails into her skin. Zhang Fan had to go save a patient even with himself in such a condition. This was responsibility. This was a doctor¡¯s responsibility. Shao Hua felt like her heart was bleeding blood as she looked at the ambnce drive off in the distance. She regretted, really regretted having Zhang Fane ski with her. She felt bad for her lover.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, a self-sufficient cycle has been established! The blood pressure is also rising!¡± said the nurse on the ambnce.


    Zhang Fan was finally able to heave a sigh of relief. ¡°Directly take this patient to the ICU. The treatment afterwards will still be rather troublesome.¡± The patient¡¯s life was no longer in danger. Zhang Fan finally felt the piercing pain in his ears, fingers, and toes. It felt like his extremities were burning!


    However, his heart was absolutely delighted while celebrating warmly. He understood how important a young man would be to his family. Not only had Zhang Fan saved a person, he had saved the entire family! Zhang Fan didn¡¯t regret a thing!

 Chapter 202: Almost! Who invented the phone?

    <h4>Chapter 202: Almost! Who invented the phone?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    In modern society, the power of money was now well known amongst ordinary Chinese people. No matter if a Chinese person was as young as six years old or as old as 80+, they would all know the importance of money. Not to mention, in China, you would have to first pay money in order to receive hospital treatment.


    The ski ce¡¯s boss had no chance to even try and run. The nomads he had hired were no idiots. They would immediately call the police if the boss tried to run. It would be quite simple to arrest him as he had no proper documents or licenses for the entire ski ce.


    In a remote ce like the mountains, if you were lucky, you might be able to make several years of good money with something like this illicit ski ce. You could then use this money to make government connections. Maybe you would be able to elevate your wealth greatly after several years. But, if you were unlucky and an incident urred, then you would likely lose all of the money you made. The police immediately shut down the ski ce and took the boss into custody.


    At any Chinese hospital, patients who were able to stay in the ICU department for a long period of time would almost always be one of the following: someone rich, a government leader, or someone injured while doing something for the public good. This was because the ICU department was truly expensive to stay in. The daily cost would typically be more than 10,000 yuan.


    Human bodies wereplex systems. The copse of any internal system could easily cause serious problems for the body. Electrophysiology was an important part of the human body which still wasn¡¯t fully understood.


    Bayan¡¯s life had been saved. However, the following treatment would still be really important. He would need a medically precise treatment for his recovery in order to prevent many possible negative aftereffects.


    The ambnce would take any patient to the emergency department for the necessary treatment to save their life. However, for a patient to go to the ICU department, the patient would need to either pay the hospitalization fee or have a government leader¡¯s approval. The government leader would need to be higher in rank than the hospital superintendent. The ski ce boss¡¯s family paid 100,000 yuan to start with for the patient¡¯s medical fees. These medical fees couldn¡¯t be paid for by medical insurance, because this was an ident on the job. The insurance wouldn¡¯t pay for this.


    Since it was the weekend, only one doctor, attending physician Huang Wenzhi, was on duty today. Zhang Fan brought the patient to the ICU department and exined the situation to Huang Wenzhi.


    For an electrocution patient, it would be critical to maintain their breathing capabilities. Due to having received pulmonary resuscitation, it would be necessary to check that no rib bones had identally been broken, and that he didn¡¯t have pneumothorax or pulmonary edema.


    Luckily, Bayan was still young. His rib bones were healthy and flexible. None of these possible aftereffects happened to him. However, the troublesome part was that even though his pulse had returned, he was still unable to breathe by himself without assistance.


    Lack of oxygen in the body was incredibly dangerous. Just a few minutes ofcking oxygen would cause the brain to die. Bayan was put on a respirator, yet this was only the first step. After ensuring a cycle of oxygen, the doctor would also need to ensure the oxygen cycle¡¯s stability.


    Keeping the cycle stable was the prerequisite to all other recovery treatment. Even though the chestpressions that Zhang Fan and the others had performed on the way to the hospital had helped to restore Bayan¡¯s internal cycle and pulse, this wouldn¡¯t be the end. The electrocution had messed up the electrophysiology of Bayan¡¯s body. It was possible that his heart might stop or suffer from heart fibritions. It would be necessary to strictly check his electrocardiogram, arterial pressure, central venous pressure, and urine.


    Medicine could be used to maintain a stable cycle for Bayan. However, it wouldn¡¯t be possible to only rely on medicine. It would be best to stop using medicine as quickly as possible. Just as how humans could bezy, the organs also had azy side to them. If the organs were supported by medicine for a long period of time, they would also bezy and stop wanting to perform their original functions.


    The first ce to focus on when the oxygen cycle copsed would be the brain. Second would be the kidneys. Kidney failure was one of the mostmon reasons for electrocution recovery to fail. While the heart was part of electrophysiology, the kidney was part of chemical physiology. It would be vital to monitor the acidity and various macromolecules in the kidney.


    Many patients and their family members wouldn¡¯t understand why it would be necessary to draw blood and test urine and feces for something like a serious cold. Actually, this would be a preventative mechanism. Many small illnesses would cause some special biochemical reactions which would then lead to a series of bad reactions. The small problems could easily be major problems that would then be fatal.


    Zhang Fan helped Huang Wenzhi to deal with Bayan. Although Huang Wenzhi was the only doctor on duty today, there were many nurses. Six ICU department nurses were walking around swiftly while caring for the ICU patients.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t bad. The patient¡¯s numbers are normal. There¡¯s also no obvious change in his pupils. It¡¯s lucky that you soon arrived to help him, and that you maintained his internal cycle. Otherwise, this patient definitely would have died,¡± Huang Wenzhi told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Still, we need to continue observing him and see if he makes it past tonight. It will be bad if ischemia reperfusion injury urs,¡± Zhang Fan answered while nodding.


    Zhang Fan was quite familiar with the ICU doctors. This was because many of his surgery patients would need to spend one or two days in the ICU department. Zhang Fan would oftene to the ICU department to check up on his patients after finishing his current department¡¯s daily work. That was why he was acquainted with the doctors and nurses here.


    ¡°Yes, indeed. How about you take my night shift for tonight? I hear that you¡¯re transferring to our ICU department next week?¡± Huang Wenzhi joked with Zhang Fan. Since the patient Bayan was now in stable condition, both of them were no longer as tense.


    ¡°I truly can¡¯t do it tonight. My girlfriend is waiting for me outside. I¡¯ll be troubling you tonight, Brother Huang.¡±


    ¡°I was just joking. No need to take me seriously. When did you get a girlfriend? You moved quite quickly!¡±


    ¡°Alright, Brother Huang. I¡¯ll be leaving this patient to you. I¡¯m leaving now, and I¡¯ll report in to you tomorrow!¡± Zhang Fan joked, acting as if Huang Wenzhi was the director of the ICU department!


    ¡°You little brat, hurry and go already!¡± Huang Wenzhi returned to the ICU department after watching Zhang Fan walk off.


    Work in the ICU department was really boring. You would endlessly need to concentrate on watching numbers on countless monitors. The nurses were also really busy. All of the ICU patients were in severe condition and would need special care. If a patient didn¡¯t have bedsores, but started having bedsores in the ICU department, that would be ssified as a medical incident. It would be impossible for the young nurses in this department to get any sleep at all on the night shifts here. It would bemon to seem like you aged by two or three years after a single night shift!


    Zhang Fan returned to his car and reported to the others on Bayan¡¯s condition. He saw that it seemed like Shao Hua had been crying, so he asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°She was so worried about you that she was crying,¡± Jia Suyue answered instead. If this had been a few months ago, she definitely would have tried to insult Zhang Fan, but she understood Zhang Fan a bit better after being through two incidents with him together now. She now gave face to him, and no longer made fun of him.


    Shao Hua¡¯s face reddened because of what Jia Suyue said. Shao Hua was rather embarrassed. Since there were several others here, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t really say anything. He turned and saw that Jia Suyue¡¯s eyes were also rather red.


    ¡°Then howe your eyes are red as well?¡± Zhang Fan immediately regretted asking this right after he did so. He knew that this was inappropriate to ask! But, there was no helping it now. Instead of waiting for Jia Suyue to reply, he immediately talked to Li Liang instead. ¡°Both of us should go to the emergency department and treat ourselves. Otherwise, frostbite scarring will appear on our ears.¡±


    ¡°I already brought over some iodophor and absorbent cotton. There¡¯s really no other way. Let¡¯s disinfect both of you. Our Yueyue is quite emotional. She was so moved that she started crying when she saw the ambnce,¡± said Wang Yanan as she started disinfecting Zhang Fan and Li Liang.


    She performed some simple disinfection. Although Zhang Fan and Li Liang¡¯s ears really itched, they absolutely couldn¡¯t scratch them right now. Otherwise, the injured ears would scar permanently from the scratching.


    Zhang Fan then drove everyone else home. Just as he and Shao Hua were about to return to Shao Hua¡¯s ce, they received a phone call from her parents. It turned out that Shao Hua¡¯s aunt¡¯s child was getting married tomorrow. Shao Hua¡¯s parents went over to that neighboring city for today. Since this was something that had been arranged long ago, Shao Hua¡¯s parents didn¡¯t want to trouble Zhang Fan and Shao Hua. That was why Shao Hua¡¯s parents only notified them right before leaving.


    Zhang Fan had been really anxious today with all the chestpressions. He then felt great relief after the patient had been sessfully stabilized. After these roller coaster emotions were over, he now felt really hungry.


    Zhang Fan, who was about to drool, said, ¡°Let¡¯s go eat the big te of chicken dish! We should also eat some noodles on top with the spicy chicken. I¡¯m starving!¡±


    ¡°Okay! Let¡¯s go, then. I¡¯m also really hungry. Today, when I saw how Li Liang was, I kept thinking that you would be in the same condition. I felt so bad for you, really!¡± Only now as she rode shotgun did Shao Hua slowly start to confide in Zhang Fan as to why she had been crying.


    ¡°There¡¯s no helping it! What else can we do since we met with such an incident?¡± Zhang Fan replied gently while caressing Shao Hua¡¯s face.


    ¡°Why is it that incidents always ur when we¡¯re out together?¡± Shao Hua held onto Zhang Fan¡¯s hand which caressed her face. She gently tilted her face against Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and enjoyed his warmth.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that incidents always ur when we¡¯re out together. It¡¯s because I¡¯m a doctor. If I hadn¡¯t be a doctor, I wouldn¡¯t have gone over there to see what happened or tried to save him. There were several hundred visitors at the ski ce today. Believe me, probably more than half of them don¡¯t even know what happened there today.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. But, you need to promise me that you need to take care of yourself in the future while saving others.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I will.¡± Actually, this was a pure white lie. When saving others, doctors would also be under the effect of adrenaline. At such a time, a doctor would be just like Superman, bravely charging forward. Such adrenaline-charged situations would often happen outside of the hospital.


    The doctors wouldn¡¯t feel as much adrenaline when they were actually working at the hospital. Maybe this was because of human nature. When nobody else could help, and only you could save someone, then it would only be natural to be hot-blooded. At the very least, it would bring out the courage in someone. If a doctor was still cowardly when someone else¡¯s life was in danger, then that doctor already lost the most important qualification to be a doctor.


    Every day, everywhere, it would bemon for people to have medical emergencies on nes or trains. At such a time, as long as the ne or train had a doctor on board, even if the doctor hated their own job, as long as they still had a doctor¡¯s heart, the doctor would definitely still stand up and volunteer to help. At such a time, even if the doctor was already ustomed to seeing death, the doctor would definitely be under the effects of adrenaline. That would be just like trying to arm wrestle with the god of death. Not just anyone could do this! That was why the job of doctor held so much appeal. Doctors would often talk about having a sense of aplishment. Saving others would be the greatest sense of aplishment in this job!


    Here in the border province, big te of chicken was one of the renowned dishes. Special spicy peppers were used, inbination with tomatoes which had received plenty of sun. The chef would then cook the chicken rather simply, giving it a delicious vor.


    After eating the chicken, you would then ce thick noodles on top of the remaining chicken juices. That would be absolutely delicious.


    That still wouldn¡¯t be the end. You should also enjoy a ss of honey-fermented kvass at the end. It would really fill your belly and make you sofortable. You could then belch 1 to your pleasure, so satisfied that you wouldn¡¯t even trade your experience for immortality.


    The people of the border province were rather honest, and not that good at doing business. There was an old joke about big te of chicken here, regarding a group of physical education teachers who were still single. They decided to save some money by only ordering one serving of big te of chicken.


    The group of more than 10 physical education teachers ordered only one serving of big te of chicken, but they asked for more than 30 bowls of noodles in total. This was a specialty of restaurants here in the border province. You could always ask for more noodles, which would always be free. As long as you were shameless enough to keep asking, the restaurant would always keep giving you more free noodles until you were full, for no additional charge no matter how many noodles you asked for.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua went back home after eating as Zhang Fan¡¯s ears were still leaking water from his frostbite injury. Shao Hua sat down at her home and carefully looked over Zhang Fan¡¯s frozen ears.


    She carefully touched his ear, and asked, ¡°Does it hurt?¡±


    ¡°No, but it really itches!¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but embrace Shao Hua as he inhaled his girlfriend¡¯s faint flowery scent.


    ¡°Stop messing around. You¡¯re injured.¡± For once, Shao Hua didn¡¯t resist. If this was a normal time, she would never even give Zhang Fan a chance to act perverted with her.


    Zhang Fan felt like he was about to explode down there! He took off his pants, and was about to do something with Shao Hua when his cell phone suddenly rang!


    Should he answer his phone or not? After fighting with himself for three seconds, Zhang Fan smiled awkwardly at Shao Hua, put on his pants, and answered his cell phone.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, hurry ande! My wife had a miscarriage!¡± Li Hui was on the other end of the call. He was crying so much that his words were somewhat unclear.


    ¡°What happened?¡± Zhang Fan asked in some confusion. Hearing a man like Li Hui cry like this instantly calmed down Zhang Fan¡¯s libido. Even his erect member started going down!


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! I was busy at work today when my wife¡¯s mother called me, saying that my wife was bleeding!¡± Li Hui spoke rather helplessly. Here in Chasu City, Zhang Fan was his only friend.


    Li Hui was at his weakest right now. He called Zhang Fan because he really needed someone to console him. Li Hui had been about to be a father, but now something unexpected urred!


    ¡°Where are you right now?¡± Zhang Fan asked while finishing putting on his pants. Shao Hua was no longer in a passionate fervor anymore, either. Her face was bright red in embarrassment as she covered herself with her nket while curiously listening to Zhang Fan¡¯s half of the conversation.


    ¡°I¡¯m at the entrance to the gynecology department. I don¡¯t know what I can even do right now. I don¡¯t know!¡± Li Hui was bing incoherent.


    ¡°Okay! Wait for me. I¡¯ll be there as soon as I can.¡±


    Zhang Fan hung up and then awkwardly exined to Shao Hua, ¡°Li Hui said that his wife had a miscarriage. He¡¯s crying so much and really wants me toe over.¡± Although he was saying this to Shao Hua, Zhang Fan felt so awkward that he didn¡¯t dare to look her in the eyes.


    ¡°Then you should hurry and go. Do you need me toe along as well?¡±


    ¡°No, no need! Um, you should rest well, rest well! I¡¯ll be leaving now!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly escaped. He really wanted to smash his cell phone to pieces!


    Shao Huaid on the bed as her lips arched upward while watching Zhang Fan panickily run away. Her smile became bigger and bigger, until finally she couldn¡¯t help butugh out loud!


    Women would always be suchplex creatures.

 Chapter 203: Law of the jungle

    <h4>Chapter 203: Law of the jungle</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Was life cruel? Life would be incredibly cruel. Actually, anyone who was born into this world would already be incredibly lucky because it meant that they had already grabbed onto the most important opportunity of all,peting with countless other unborn siblings for the right to be born. After that, it would be a long and difficult process in the womb and growing up to reach adulthood! There would be countless dangers and difficulties along the way. Yet, you had bravely surpassed such difficulties already! So, you shouldn¡¯t feel that anything else was that difficult! That was because you were already the winner amongst several billionpetitors trying to be born!


    The principle of babies was actually thew of the jungle, survival of the fittest. With so many scientific developments, there were now many outside factors which would try to influence this process. Whether this was a good or bad thing? It would be difficult to say.


    For instance, if there was a problem with an unborn child, and both parents were still young and had a good chance of a future pregnancy, and the doctor knew the parents quite well, the doctor would typically rmend against trying to save the baby. Things would be left up to heaven¡¯s will instead. Although this might sound harsh and difficult to ept, it might actually be the best choice.


    Li Hui was three years older than Zhang Fan. He had been rather naughty while growing up, and had poor grades. He failed his first college entrance examination, but that finally motivated him to start working hard at studying. Li Hui¡¯s wife was also three years older than he was. Now that she was bleeding for no apparent reason, her family became really anxious. This was because she was already in her 30s, so she wouldn¡¯t have many more opportunities for pregnancy. As the old saying went, it would be best to have children while still young. This was actually quite logical!


    A group of people was standing outside the gynecology department when Zhang Fan arrived. This was because Li Hui¡¯s wife had many older brothers. It was really cold in Chasu City during winter. Almost all of them were wearing leather jackets. Although nobody was saying anything, it appeared obvious that the atmosphere here wasn¡¯t very good.


    Li Hui was dejectedly crouching in a corner. As the husband, he was the most worried of all. This was only natural!


    ¡°What happened?¡± Zhang Fan walked up and patted Li Hui on the shoulder.


    ¡°Old Wang told me that my child¡¯s development isn¡¯t going well. The gynecology director also arrived. She just went inside,¡± Li Hui said rather dejectedly. He now seemed to be someonepletely different from his usual youthful and exuberant self. Old Wang was an attending physician in the gynecology department. Since Li Hui was a resident doctor of Chasu City Hospital, Old Wang felt that she should pay extra attention to this. She gave Li Hui quite a lot of face by even informing the gynecology director of what had happened. The gynecology director then personally came from her own home to carefully check on the situation.


    ¡°Oh, let¡¯s just wait for the news then. I don¡¯t think there will be any problems.¡± It was awkward for Zhang Fan to ask the specifics right now. And for such a thing, Zhang Fan could only give Li Hui a little constion. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t do anything to help him.


    ¡°I¡¯m too much of a bastard. Her bleeding might be because I smoke and drink. Otherwise, why would she suddenly start bleeding for no reason!¡± Li Hui was ming himself for this. Now that this had happened, he would only get a chance to regret things if the heavens gave him one.


    ¡°Why talk about such useless things right now? You should raise your spirits. While you may be feeling bad, your wife will be feeling even worse. What will others think of you upon seeing you like this? As a man, even if you want to cry, you should swallow your tears. The person who needs consoling the most right now is actually your wife!¡± Zhang Fan was rather angry after seeing how Li Hui was behaving. Although Zhang Fan also sympathized with him, Zhang Fan felt that now wasn¡¯t the time to be looking for a reason. Even if Li Hui found it, what could be done about it?


    Gynecology Director Chen Hong was at the top of the field in gynecology and obstetrics in all of Chasu City. She soon exited the examination room. Li Hui¡¯s wife¡¯s brothers all instantly swarmed her. However, they felt that it would be inappropriate for them to speak up first, so they gave the chance to speak first to Li Hui, since Li Hui was also a doctor at Chasu City Hospital.


    ¡°Director Chen!¡± Li Hui pitifully waited for Chen Hong¡¯s diagnosis. Zhang Fan stood right next to Li Hui. Director Chen nodded to Zhang Fan before she told Li Hui, ¡°The cervix hasn¡¯t opened. The fetal membrane isn¡¯t broken. There¡¯s no significant difference between uterine size and menstrual cycle.¡±


    These were all good news. Li Hui felt slightly reassured and his tense shoulders loosened up slightly since he also understood medicine.


    ¡°However, the fetus is indeed slightly underdeveloped. This time, what happened was a miscarriage warning sign. It¡¯s possible to continue with this pregnancy if she gets some good rest. However, there will be some risk with the pregnancy. It¡¯s also difficult to say if the fetus can catch up to normal development level or not. You should think things over properly and discuss with your family what to do.¡±


    Chen Hong then went back inside to wash her hands. Li Hui¡¯s brothers-inw all looked directly at him. It would be up to Li Hui to decide whether to try and keep this unborn child or not.


    Li Hui nkly stared at his brothers-inw before turning around to look at Zhang Fan. Li Hui then grabbed onto his hair and started crouching in the corner again. This was such a difficult decision for him!


    If he chose to keep the baby, it would indeed be possible to continue with the pregnancy with modern medical technology. However, the director¡¯s statement that the fetus was underdeveloped was critically important! It would be good if the fetus could catch up in development by itself, but what if it didn¡¯t?


    For fetal development, it would be critically important for the fetus to meet normal development standards. Otherwise, the child would typically be born with some sort of defect or underdeveloped organ. In theter stages, since underdevelopment would usually mean missing a critical period of hormonal secretion, it would bemon for deformities to appear.


    If Li Hui chose against keeping the baby, then that would be simple. Some medicine would be used to perform an abortion and clean out his wife¡¯s uterus. His wife would then be able to soon return home after some simple observation. All of this would be really simple. However, Li Hui felt too pained to make this decision. Not to mention, his wife would soon pass the best childbearing age. He really didn¡¯t dare to imagine if something bad urred again!


    ¡°How about we try and keep the baby?¡± After several minutes of frustration, Li Hui raised his head and looked at everyone else. In China, only the husband would have the right to make such a decision due to thew. Although Li Hui¡¯s wife¡¯s brothers were all right here, ording to Chinesew, the opinions of direct rtives, even siblings and parents, were all irrelevantpared to the opinion of the husband.


    Li Hui¡¯s wife¡¯s brothers all sighed, with none of them saying anything. Li Hui then turned to look at Zhang Fan. He knew that Zhang Fan was highly skilled, so he really wanted to hear Zhang Fan¡¯s rmendation. Zhang Fan mulled things over before saying, ¡°It¡¯s like this. Director Chen has already exined everything quite clearly. You should also be able to understand what she means. You should first go and console your wife. Once both of you emotionally calm down, the two of you should then have a good talk. It¡¯s not urgent to decide right now whether you¡¯ll keep the baby or not.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! That¡¯s right! There¡¯s no rush! No rush!¡± The wife¡¯s brothers all agreed.


    Li Hui¡¯s wife¡¯s brothers were all really muscr. They lifted Li Hui¡¯s wife from the examination room to the patient room. Li Hui followed after them. Before he left, he thanked Zhang Fan with tears still in his eyes. Zhang Fan felt rather helpless about all this. Although he wanted to help, there was nothing he could do.


    Zhang Fan reported to work at the ICU department on the next day. Director Lin Long had interacted with Zhang Fan many times before. The two were quite familiar with each other and already on good terms, so they would speak directly with each other.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, there¡¯s no need for anyone here to be your teaching doctor. Take a few days to get used to things in our department. After that, you can independently take shifts by yourself.¡±


    ¡°You should still find someone to be my teaching doctor!¡± Zhang Fan said out of politeness.


    ¡°No need for that! You don¡¯t have to be polite with me. Just observe and get ustomed to things here. Whenever you¡¯re the primary doctor on duty, I¡¯ll also assign a rotation doctor under you. Otherwise, you might suddenly get called to perform a surgery one day. That would mean trying to find someone to suddenly cover your shift.¡±


    ¡°Oh! Sorry for the trouble, Director Lin!¡± Zhang Fan awkwardly scratched his head.


    ¡°It¡¯s no trouble at all. Only an expert like you wouldn¡¯t want toe to the ICU department. Most normal fresh graduates are trying their hardest to get assigned here permanently!¡± Lin Long dered proudly.


    Actually, the ICU department wasn¡¯t all that popr with new doctors. This was mostly because there were now more and more medical students, especially those who were graduate students with a master¡¯s degree. The hospital departments were now bing pickier about recruiting new doctors. Although the undergraduate students could still manage to join the hospital through various channels, it would be quite troublesome for them if no hospital department at all wanted to hire them after their rotations finished.


    Undergraduate students were different from graduate students. It wasmon for graduate students to already have a department that they would be permanently assigned to the moment that they signed a work contract with a local ss A hospital. Meanwhile, if no department was willing to recruit an undergraduate student after the end of rotations, then the undergraduate doctor could only ept whatever department the hospital wanted them to join.


    The influence of connections in Chinese hospitals was extremely obvious. If you had connections, then you didn¡¯t have to worry so much about your work. You could simply spend some money on joining the department that you wanted to. But if you had no connections, and still didn¡¯t work hard or do a good job, then at the end of rotations, the hospital leadership would typically assign you to either a really unpopr department or a department with really difficult work.


    For example, for two undergraduate doctors who entered Chasu City Hospital in the same year, one might be sent to the infectious diseases department, while the other was sent to a major department. In just a few years... for example five yearster, there would be an obvious difference between the two doctors! There would be a tremendous difference in ie, connections, and aplishments, with the doctor in the major department having major advantages.


    The ICU department of Chasu City Hospital wasn¡¯t actually considered a major department. This was because this department was still far too young. The work in this department also relied heavily on medical equipment inparison to work in other departments. This meant that achieving major aplishments would be far more difficult in this department. It would be quite difficult to aplish anything with all this medical equipment around unless you were at least a doctorate degree student!


    Although work in the ICU department was tiring, the work here was still far easier inparison to work in the emergency department or infectious diseases department. This was why any rotation doctor who hadn¡¯t managed to get recruited by a major department would work their hardest in here. They were forced to by their situation. If they didn¡¯t work hard here, they would be assigned to either the infectious diseases department or emergency department. Getting transferred out of those departments would be almost impossible, unless a major physical problem urred with their body! Or, they would have to try to find a job at another hospital! Otherwise, they would be stuck in such a department until retirement.


    Since Zhang Fan was so familiar with the ICU department, he greeted the other doctors, and then immediately went to go check up on Bayan, who was currently in alright condition. However, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t just rest assured. For electrocution injury, cardiac electric disturbance would be a highlymon aftereffect. Thus, it couldn¡¯t be said that Bayan was no longer in any danger.


    Also, two of Bayan¡¯s fingers on his right hand had been carbonized by the electrocution. Once his condition waspletely stabilized, then immediate surgery would be required to amputate the dead fingers. Bayan actually counted as being quite lucky. Yes, he had lost two fingers, but at least he still had his life.


    Patients in the ICU department would all be in severe condition. There were all sorts of them, such asatose patients, patients with organ failure, patients who required all sorts of tubes to be stuck in them, and so on. At any rate, such patients needed constant care and supervision. Obviously, this meant that they would often be in a highly dangerous health situation.


    Additionally, the patients who were in the ICU department were all patients who didn¡¯t want to give up yet, or their family members didn¡¯t want to give up on them yet. If a patient was in severe condition and conservative treatment would be ineffective, the doctor would typically rmend to the patient and their family to either transfer to the ICU department, or to give up entirely and wait for death!


    In such a situation, the patient¡¯s family would either give up on treatment and sign an agreement indicating their understanding that death was highly likely, and wait for the patient¡¯s death in a regr patient room, or simply take the patient home with them and wait for death, or pay and send the patient to the ICU department.


    The scariest part of working in the ICU department was that emergency treatment would often be required. It was said that right when the ICU department was established in Chasu City Hospital, there was immediately an incident where six different patients all required emergency treatment simultaneously! That was quite scary to think about.


    It would also be difficult for patients in the ICU department to see their family members. Visitation hours were limited to only 30 minutes in the morning. Family members were typically forbidden from visiting during all other times. Thus, if a patient died, even if the doctor had warned the patient¡¯s family about the likelihood of death beforehand, there would still be many people who couldn¡¯t ept that the patient had died. Communication between doctors and the patient¡¯s family was quite difficult in the ICU department.


    Zhang Fan got ustomed to the ICU department¡¯s work after just three days. Just as how there were more expensive private rooms amongst ordinary patient rooms, the ICU department was no exception. There was a VIP room which was separated from other ICU department patient rooms with ss. No ordinary person would be able to afford to stay here, as the cost was exorbitant. Also, the VIP room would have a nurse watching over the patient here 24/7, focused only on the VIP room.


    Li Hui and his wife talked many times over several days. The two of them gritted their teeth and decided to keep the baby. Although keeping the baby sounded quite nice, the process required would actually be incredibly difficult. Li Hui¡¯s wife would be required to stay at the hospital for medical treatment. She would need to eat, drink, pee, and excrete all from her hospital bed. This might sound nice if you felt that she didn¡¯t have to do anything, but it would actually be quite torturous. It would be quite difficult for any ordinary person to remain stuck in bed for 48 hours straight. Not to mention, Li Hui¡¯s wife would have to remain in the hospital bed for bedrest all the way until her fetus was healthy. It was so difficult to be a woman!


    In less than one week¡¯s time, Zhang Fan saw several patients in the ICU department pass away. Money wouldn¡¯t be capable of solving every health problem. However, no patient who didn¡¯t have money would even be able to afford staying in the ICU department. There was one nurse in the ICU department whose only job was to collect the hospital fees from every patient every day. Every morning, Zhang Fan would hear her saying to another patient something like this: ¡°Patient #9, very little money is left in your ount. You need to hurry and pay up, otherwise you won¡¯t be able to continue your treatment in the ICU department!¡±


    The atmosphere in the ICU department was quite tense as the patients were in severe condition and at risk of dying. The doctors and nurses here could only try to resolve the tension by themselves by telling jokes to each other while they were free, chatting about gossip, and resting whenever they could. The eight-hour shifts in this department were far too hard. It was alsomon that a doctor would have to work lots of overtime if a patient suddenly required emergency treatment.


    The money bonuses for nurses in the ICU department were higher than in any other department. However, it could be said that the nurses here were exchanging youth for money. The head nurse of the ICU department was a young woman who liked to tell the most brazen of jokes as a way of dealing with the pressure of working here. She also really loved to tease Zhang Fan because everyone could tell that Zhang Fan was a highly skilled doctor with great potential.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang,e give this old sister a leg massage. I¡¯ve always heard that orthopedic surgeons have great hand strength. I want to try for myself.¡± The ICU department head nurse had a seductive look even though she was wearing a surgical mask. Zhang Fan could imagine her fiery lips.


    ¡°Head nurse, usually the doctors in charge of massaging on television shows are named Little Li, Little An, and so on!¡±mented a slightly older nurse.


    ¡°Haha! How do you know that Doctor Zhang is or isn¡¯t small? Have you tried him already?¡±


    ¡°Oh! Sisters, could we please have a regr conversation? We¡¯re all in the medical field. Such a joke is rather boring!¡± Zhang Fan said rather helplessly. There was really no helping it. The rotation doctors had taken over all of the doctors¡¯ workstationputers as they had to write medical reports. Zhang Fan felt too awkward to try and fight over aputer with them, so instead he was borrowing aputer at the nurses¡¯ workstation to look over medical reports.


    ¡°Haha! He¡¯s embarrassed. Doctor Zhang, I hear that you have a girlfriend?¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°Is she beautiful? Is she as pretty as our Little Cheng?¡± Little Cheng was a nurse in the ICU department who was especially beautiful. She had an excellent figure and amazing looks. Also, it seemed that she was a rtive of the head nurse.


    Zhang Fan felt too awkward to answer. Little Cheng was nearby, filling out a temperature chart! Although she was working on paperwork, she was actually paying attention to this conversation and listening as well. Little Cheng herself would be too embarrassed to joke around so directly like this, but of course she would still want to listen when the topic was about herself!


    ¡°Um, both my girlfriend and Little Cheng have their advantages! They¡¯re equals!¡± Zhang Fan answered rather vaguely. The nurses in this department really were quite direct with their jokes. The head nurse wasn¡¯t a doctor, so she was able to naturally suppress the younger doctors in this way.


    ¡°You probably haven¡¯t even seen what¡¯s out there. How about you break up with your girlfriend and romance our Little Cheng instead!¡±


    ¡°Um, head nurse, I¡¯ll be busying myself with work now!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly escaped. Actually, the head nurse would only tease someone like Zhang Fan with such jokes. It would already be quite something for the head nurse to politely speak with the other rotation doctors.


    The head nurse could only make such jokes in order to ease the heavy atmosphere of the ICU department. Otherwise, the suffocating nature of working here would easily crush all the personnel.


    During the second week of Zhang Fan¡¯s rotation in the ICU department, a rather special patient arrived!

 Chapter 204: New orthopedics department

    <h4>Chapter 204: New orthopedics department</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan started independently working shifts in the ICU department. A rotation doctor named Tong Lili was assigned under him. Tong Lili was a young woman who had graduated from the Sichuan University. She was the same age as Wang Yanan. Tong Lili and other rotation doctors around her age would soon be seeing their medical license exam resultse out for this year.


    Wang Yanan had a guarantee of being able to join the orthopedics department. However, other rotation doctors wouldn¡¯t have the excellent connections that she did. Any rotation doctor who didn¡¯t have a medical license yet would only be able to work their hardest and hope to attract the attention of a department director.


    This was the tragedy of clinical medicine in China. Medical college would take at minimum five years. You would have to wait one year after graduation before you would be allowed to take the medical license exam. It would take another year after that to obtain the medical license. Basically, for the next two years after graduation, a new doctor would barely have any rights at all. Additionally, new doctors would have very low ie and almost no sense of security. It was highly possible for a new doctor to be fired if they showed too much ipetency.


    Moreover, undergraduate students were worth less and less for hospitals now. Graduate school recruitment was up, but the businesses weren¡¯t able to hire so many graduate students. This problem was slowly extending even to the ss A hospitals. Things were slightly better for Zhang Fan¡¯s group, but Tong Lili¡¯s group wasn¡¯t anywhere near as lucky. Many graduate students joined Chasu City Hospital earlier this September. These graduate students all majored in the major departments¡¯ specialties. This was because even graduate students weren¡¯t worth much to the provincial hospital anymore. The provincial hospital was already beginning to only hire doctorate degree students!


    Tong Lili¡¯s group of rotation doctors, who all joined at around the same time, truly worked the hardest, hardest, and hardest they possibly could. When Lin Long asked the rotation doctors in the ICU department who was willing to be assigned under Zhang Fan, several male rotation doctors were interested in the idea, but before any of them could make up his mind, Tong Lili instantly volunteered herself. ¡°Director Lin, I¡¯ll follow Teacher Zhang!¡±


    The other rotation doctors had various different opinions, such as that Zhang Fan was only a mere rotation doctor as well, with no right to teach them, feeling too awkward, or being too scared of leaving their current teaching doctor and making the teaching doctor angry, which was why the other rotation doctors had been hesitating. However, Tong Lili was different.


    Several graduate students had already joined the internal medicine departments¡¯ major departments. Tong Lili had no powerful rtives, and her family¡¯s financial condition was only average. She had relied on her test scores to get recruited by Chasu City Hospital. However, she was worried about being assigned to a highly difficult or marginalized department. That was why Tong Lili decided to gamble here.


    Chances would always be for the prepared. Tong Lili didn¡¯t even dare to consider the thyroid and mammary nd department. That department was known as the flower garden for government leaders, who would often choose the women there. However, there was another department which was quite suitable for women. That would be the microsurgery department, which Chasu City Hospital had only recently established. Nowadays, everyone in Chasu City Hospital knew that Zhang Fan was on the level of directors in orthopedic surgery skill. Tong Lili decided to make a sacrifice here. She would sacrifice the chance to follow Director Lin of the ICU department¡ªDirector Lin was rather ordinary. She would instead follow the amazing surgeon Zhang Fan! Tong Lili didn¡¯t care what either man¡¯s character was like. This was about her own workce survival!


    Tong Lili wasn¡¯t bad-looking at all. However, she did have some freckles, which made her feel that she had a small imperfection, and that she would be beautiful otherwise.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, I¡¯ll be relying on you in the future. Should I bow to you?¡± After the patient checkups, Zhang Fan was about to go to the orthopedic department to arrange a surgery for Bayan when Tong Lili said this to him with a half-joking, half-serious attitude.


    ¡°Oh! You¡¯re being too polite with me. You can directly address me by name or call me Doctor Zhang. We joined the hospital in the same year. No need to be so formal.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll call you Zhang Fan when nobody else is around, and I¡¯ll call you Teacher Zhang when others are around. Does that work?¡±


    Zhang Fan was unable to look Tong Lili in the eyes as she kept trying to blink cutely. He hurriedly turned around and left.


    ¡°Do what you like!¡± Zhang Fan answered as he walked off. He needed to arrange the finger amputation surgery for Bayan today. Bayan had recovered quite well, but it would be impossible to preserve the two carbonized fingers on his right hand.


    The orthopedic surgery departments were really doing well at Chasu City Hospital. This was because vice director Li Hongtu of orthopedic department #1 and vice director Chen Qi of orthopedic department #2 had both returned from their half-year study program at Shuitanzi Hospital, one of the best hospitals in all of China. During this half a year, Li Hongtu had been unable to resist Chen Qi¡¯s pleading, and agreed to establish an orthopedic department #3 with him.


    The half-year study program caused Chen Qi to gain enough skills to lead an entire department of his own. Not only that, Chen Qi was extremely astute. Director Gao Shijun of orthopedic department #1 was a specialist on joints. Director Wang of orthopedic department #2 was a specialist on the spine. Thus, Chen Qi decided to focus on traumatic injuries and orthopedic microsurgery. During his study program, not only did Chen Qi periodically report to Superintendent Ouyang on what he learned during the study program, he even specially introduced the major developments in the orthopedic surgery department of Shuitanzi Hospital to Superintendent Ouyang.


    Chen Qi had sessfully gained much knowledge from the study program. He and Li Hongtu swore their fealty to Superintendent Ouyang, who finally agreed to create an orthopedic department #3 which would be focused on orthopedic microsurgery. This caused a bigmotion among everyone. The new graduate students in the orthopedic departments who weren¡¯t doing well originally, as well as orthopedic surgeons who had a good rtionship with Chen Qi, were now all thinking about joining the new orthopedic department #3. This was because a brand-new hospital department would be like starting a new kingdom. The earlier you joined, the more authority you would have, meaning more chances and more benefits.


    Chen Qi¡¯s strength was that he was highly astute. He knew that Zhang Fan was incredibly skilled, young, and greatly favored by Superintendent Ouyang. Although Chen Qi really wanted to recruit Zhang Fan for his new orthopedic department #3, Chen Qi didn¡¯t even try to make a move. This was because Chen Qi had already realized that Superintendent Ouyang would likely get personally involved if Zhang Fan was to be permanently assigned to a department.


    Before, the two orthopedic departments had a rtionship like America and the Soviet Union did during the cold war. The two orthopedic departments would constantly fight each other for patients. Superintendent Ouyang had gotten angry multiple times over this, but even she couldn¡¯t do anything about it, as patients equaled money, which was forever the biggest motivator for the doctors. However, orthopedic department #3 was soon to be established. This would mean an era of three kingdoms instead. Superintendent Ouyang had agreed to establish yet another orthopedic department mainly in order to bnce out the orthopedic departments rather than continuing the conflict.


    Orthopedic department #3 would be established, but the total number of personnel in orthopedic surgery wouldn¡¯t change. This meant that Chen Qi would need to rely on his own ability in seeing how many people he was able to recruit for his department from the other two departments. Normally, Chen Qi acted quite nicely to others, and rarely got angry. He indeed had a good rtionship with most of the other doctors. He had also secretly promised several doctors that he wanted to recruit some good conditions. Including Li Hongtu, Chen Qi would start with almost 10 doctors in his department.


    Superintendent Ouyang was quite pleased with this. The two orthopedic departments in Chasu City Hospital were extremelyrge. Both orthopedic departments were also extremely prone to going over budget. Superintendent Ouyang was delighted at this opportunity to cut the orthopedic departments down to size.


    Superintendent Ouyang summoned all orthopedic surgery department personnel for a small meeting. ¡°Starting next year, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s new emergency treatment center will be finished. We must be ready for the new building rather than making the new building wait for us when it¡¯s finished. That¡¯s why I¡¯m going to establish a new and temporary emergency department, separate from the current emergency department,¡± Superintendent Ouyang announced while drinking some water. She nced at the leaders of the orthopedic surgery departments, but none of them had any reaction to this.


    Superintendent Ouyang then continued, ¡°The future emergency treatment center will have multidimensional capabilities. Not only will it be able to send out ambnces, all emergency surgeries will be performed right there in the emergency treatment center.¡± These words caused noticeable changes in all the orthopedic surgeons¡¯ expressions.


    Of course the orthopedic surgeons would be noticeably affected. Traumatic injuries and bone fractures were the mostmon types of surgeries in orthopedic surgery, so if all such surgeries were done at the emergency treatment center in the future, all orthopedic surgeons who weren¡¯t at director or vice director rank would likely no longer have any surgeries to perform. This was because if traumatic injury and bone fracture surgeries no longer went to the orthopedic surgery departments, all that would be left were major surgeries on the joints or on the spine. The less experienced doctors wouldn¡¯t be able to handle such surgeries. That would leave the regr orthopedic surgeons with zero ie, so of course they would be concerned!


    Superintendent Ouyang finally smiled as she looked at the surprise on the other doctors¡¯ faces. ¡®Go ahead and keep acting up! Let me see just how you all can act up once the new emergency treatment center finishes construction!¡¯ thought Superintendent Ouyang to herself.


    She drank some more water to clear her throat before announcing, ¡°My n for the new emergency treatment center is for the various attending physicians and lower-ranking physicians to take turns on shifts in the emergency treatment center to treat patients there. The regr patient rooms in the orthopedic surgery departments will no longer ept emergency patients in the future. That¡¯s why I¡¯m taking this opportunity to confirm the three different orthopedic departments¡¯ main focuses to specialize in. Hospital administration director, please announce this for me.¡±


    The hospital administration director then announced, ¡°After a hospital leadership conference on this matter, it has been decided that orthopedic department #1 will focus mainly on the joints and joints-rted problems. Orthopedic department #2 will focus mainly on the spine and spine-rted problems. Orthopedic department #3 will focus mainly on orthopedic microsurgery and pediatric orthopedics.¡±


    After the hospital administration director announced this, Superintendent Ouyang nced at the three orthopedic directors (as Chen Qi was being promoted to director), and said, ¡°Anyone who has an opinion about this cane discuss it with me in private. The hospital administration department will arrange for your three departments to take turns from now on with traumatic injury patients. I don¡¯t want to see any more fighting over patients from now on!¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang settled matters with that.


    Since Bayan¡¯s finger amputation surgery counted as orthopedic microsurgery, Zhang Fan took Tong Lili over to the new orthopedic department #3 to arrange this surgery. No matter how many orthopedic departments there were, Zhang Fan would forever be at home with orthopedic surgery. All three orthopedic department directors really liked Zhang Fan. Also, Zhang Fan was officially registered as an orthopedic surgeon of Chasu City Hospital ording to his work contract. That was why Zhang Fan went to orthopedic department #3 as if he was returning home!

 Chapter 205: Alcohol tolerance

    <h4>Chapter 205: Alcohol tolerance</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Although Chen Qi was a vice director who was now promoted to director, he viewed Zhang Fan with gratitude as if Zhang Fan was half a teacher to him. It had been because of Zhang Fan that Chen Qi received the study program opportunity. Chen Qi had been on many study programs before, and had even gotten to go to Shuitanzi Hospital once before, but most of those study programs had him doing nothing but interning and observing. However, this recent study program was no internship. Chen Qi really did get to personally perform surgery together with some of China¡¯s most skilled surgeons. This study program truly helped Chen Qi to achieve a higher level of skill himself.


    Chen Qi had already been a doctor for most of his life. At his level, he wouldn¡¯t have many chances for further improvement. Yet, he had been able to achieve a higher level of medical skill thanks to Zhang Fan. Chen Qi was just as grateful to Zhang Fan as the simrly named Chen Qifa of Kuake City Hospital, although the two Chens were neither rted nor acquainted.


    Perhaps Chen Qi¡¯s gratitude would fade over time¡ªthis was simply human nature. Regardless, Chen Qi¡¯s gratitude was at its peak right now. Moreover, as long as Zhang Fan maintained his amazing skill level, it might be that Chen Qi would be more and more grateful. But if Zhang Fan slowly became nothing more than an ordinary doctor, then the gratitude would likely disappear. This was all simply human nature!


    ¡°Director Chen! You¡¯re looking quite good! The climate in Beijing must have been so suitable to live in! You¡¯ve gotten so much whiter!¡± Zhang Fan joked with Chen Qi in thetter¡¯s new director¡¯s office.


    When Tong Lili saw how casual Zhang Fan was being with Chen Qi, she felt that she had absolutely made the correct choice to follow Zhang Fan. ¡®I gambled correctly!¡¯ she thought to herself while secretly clenching her fist. This ordinary girl was taking an uncertain path for the sake of her future!


    ¡°That¡¯s not funny! The pollution in Beijing was so bad that I almost choked to death! Still, I really did be whiter¡ªI barely saw the sun at all in my half a year spent there. I was nning on inviting you to a meal after I stopped being busy over these few days with the new department, but you came to see me today. You absolutely must eat a meal with me tonight. Who might this be, by the way?¡± Chen Qi wanted to say some things to Zhang Fan privately, but he didn¡¯t know who this young rotation doctor next to Zhang Fan was.


    ¡°Hello, Director Chen. I¡¯m Teacher Zhang¡¯s disciple!¡± Tong Lili said while ncing at Zhang Fan. She was really worried and afraid inside that Zhang Fan would deny this! She felt that this was her final opportunity to join a major department!


    ¡°Haha!¡± Zhang Fan chuckled without saying anything else. He saw how Tong Lili was trembling slightly. He pitied her as he understood what she had to be feeling right now¡ªhe had previously been in a simr position to her before he obtained his System. He felt that he might as well help her out now that they had met each other.


    ¡°Oh! Haha! You must be quite excellent. Please have a seat while I say some things to your teacher.¡± Since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t deny that Tong Lili was his student, Chen Qi felt awkward about making her leave. Otherwise, with the great difference in rank between a director and a rotation doctor, all it would take was one sentence: ¡°You can leave now!¡±.


    ¡°This is a local specialty that I brought back from Beijing. Since I came back in a hurry, I simply purchased it at the supermarket right in front of Shuitanzi Hospital! Although this isn¡¯t worth much, my intentions are worth something! Please don¡¯tugh at me!¡± Chen Qi chuckled while handing a Beijing local specialty to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Sigh! It¡¯s so nice of you to think of me even though you traveled so far. Thank you, Director Chen.¡± Zhang Fan epted the gift, which was some candy and cake from Beijing. Although it wasn¡¯t much, it really did represent Chen Qi¡¯s gratitude.


    ¡°How are things for you? I hear that you¡¯re still intending on continuing with your rotations? Let me say, the military patient you treated that allowed this study program is in this type of condition now!¡± Chen Qi gave Zhang Fan a big thumbs up.


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Zhang Fan nodded in understanding.


    ¡°I probably don¡¯t need to worry, as you¡¯ve likely made up your mind already. I won¡¯t try to convince you, but how about it? Want to help me out in my new department? It¡¯s a new department, so weck experts.¡±


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    ¡°That¡¯s enough, Director Chen. No need to try to fool me. I bet that you¡¯ve already managed to recruit at least 50 doctors, if not 100! Just keepughing to yourself! I came here today to visit you as I missed you since we haven¡¯t seen each other in so long, but also because I have an electrocution patient in the ICU department who needs finger amputation surgery. This is my gift to you for establishing your new department!¡±


    ¡°Really? Thank you so much! This gift is better than anything else. Orthopedic departments #1 and #2 have beenpeting in trying to take as many surgeries as they possibly could. They just want to see me left with nothing!¡± Chen Qi imed rather angrily. Although Superintendent Ouyang had held a conference, saying that the hospital administration department would be in charge of letting the three orthopedic departments take turns with traumatic injury and bone fracture patients, there was still a lot of underhanded stuff going on behind the scenes, determining which department received patients!


    ¡°I¡¯ll transfer the electrocution patient to you tomorrow. How about you finish up with the work regarding your new department¡¯s establishment? It¡¯s just a small surgery anyways. Doctor Tong and I will be able to do it. Let us borrow one of your operating rooms.¡± Zhang Fan would never let go of an opportunity to perform surgery.


    ¡°Sure! Not a problem, not a problem!¡± Chen Qi agreed with a chuckle.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving then!¡± Zhang Fan got up to leave.


    ¡°Sure! You must be busy with your own work. Don¡¯t be in a hurry to leave tonight. I¡¯ll invite some old bros for a meal together. You definitely have toe!¡± Chen Qi hurriedly said thest part when he saw that Zhang Fan was about to speak up. Chen Qi truly did want to thank Zhang Fan as well as establish a closer rtionship with him. The rtionships between middle-aged men could be quiteplex.


    After Zhang Fan left orthopedic department #3, Tong Lili nced over at Zhang Fan several times while walking after him. She kept wanting to say something but stopping herself. Finally, she spoke up when they almost reached the hospital¡¯s main lobby. ¡°Teacher Zhang, are you angry? I just¡­¡±


    She was unable to say anymore. Her delight at making it into medical college and then sessfully being hired by Chasu City Hospital had all been ground away by her one year of work so far as a rotation doctor and her worries about being able to find a good department to get permanently assigned to. Tong Lili, who was from an ordinary family, was quite anxious because she was seeing many other rotation doctors at ease after getting permanently assigned to a department!


    ¡°It¡¯s fine! What, you¡¯re interested in surgery?¡± Zhang Fan smiled, for he felt that the world would be a nicer ce if everyone was more generous with each other!


    ¡°Yeah! I¡¯d like to join the microsurgery department!¡± Tong Lili secretly dug into the palm of her hand with her fingernails in her pocket. She felt something akin to embarrassment. She felt really ufortable with what she was saying because she felt that she was being really shameless. This was something that couldn¡¯t be helped about maturing in Chinese society. People would always slowly lose their purity due to society and work pressure.


    ¡°Surgery isn¡¯t easy! Just look at Wang Yanan in orthopedic department #1. She¡¯s almost at the point of crying over all the work she has!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t even have the chance to cry if I wanted! Thank you, Doctor Zhang. I don¡¯t have any connections, so I can only rely on myself. But, rest assured, I definitely won¡¯t disappoint you!¡± Tong Lili¡¯s tone rose slightly by a few octaves at first before she hurriedly lowered her tone again while looking pitifully at Zhang Fan. Well, it was only human nature for her to have been jealous!


    Back in the ICU department, Zhang Fan told Director Lin about arranging the finger amputation surgery for the patient Bayan. Director Lin instantly agreed to the matter. ¡°No need to bother me with such a thing in the future! You can decide on your own.¡±


    Director Lin was really frustrated. The ICU department had gone over budget on medicine recently. Superintendent Ouyang had already scolded him severely about this, so Director Lin was anxious about being in trouble.


    Later, after the work shift ended, Tong Lili kept stalling, and seemed like she didn¡¯t want to leave. Zhang Fan immediately knew what she wanted. ¡°Come along and have a free meal,¡± he offered.


    ¡°Yay!¡± Tong Lili finally seemed youthful again. Work as a rotation doctor was far too suffocating for her. She felt like she had been transforming from a young woman into a resentful wife!


    Zhang Fan had no idea how many people would be at the dinner. He texted Shao Hua that he wouldn¡¯t be visiting her ce for dinner tonight. He then drove his car to go and pick up Chen Qi. Since Chen Qi was giving him face, Zhang Fan had to give face to Chen Qi in return. Otherwise, Zhang Fan would be viewed as really rude. This was simply how Chinese society was.


    Chen Qi got on Zhang Fan¡¯s car, andmented, ¡°Howe you¡¯re driving? You just want to escape from having to drink alcohol! Rest assured, I¡¯ll call for someone else to drive you if you get drunk.¡± Chen Qi then noticed that Tong Lili was also on Zhang Fan¡¯s car, so he said, ¡°It looks like Teacher Zhang really has taken you in as a disciple. How about it, would you be interested in joining my orthopedic department #3?¡± Chen Qi didn¡¯t want to mention anything about the microsurgery department at Chasu City Hospital. This was just something normal at Chasu City Hospital that the departments would look down on each other!


    ¡°I¡¯ll listen to what Teacher Zhang says! I also haven¡¯t been through a rotation in orthopedic department #3 yet. I¡¯m worried that I¡¯ll cause Teacher Zhang to lose face!¡±


    ¡°Just look at this! Young women these days are so devious. Whenpared to us back then, we were nothing but idiots!¡± Chen Qi joked to Zhang Fan while riding shotgun in Zhang Fan¡¯s car.


    The joke about her made it difficult for Tong Lili to answer, but Zhang Fan responded, ¡°If you¡¯re an idiot, then probably the only person who isn¡¯t an idiot at the hospital is the superintendent! Also, I really can¡¯t drink alcohol, bro. I¡¯m the type who gets drunk with just a single ss!¡±


    ¡°Haha! You¡¯re such a jokester. What you said basically meant that I have the ability to be superintendent! Rest assured, if you don¡¯t want to drink, then you don¡¯t have to drink!¡±


    ¡°Haha! I wouldn¡¯t dare!¡± Zhang Fan was quite happy to be friends with another surgeon.


    ¡°Drive outside of Chasu City. Do you know where Clear Water Vi is?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! I¡¯ve never been there!¡±


    ¡°Oh, you! Allow me to lecture you a little as your elder. You can¡¯t just always focus on work, you know. You also need to make friends. Friends are made by helping each other out. Today, I¡¯ll introduce some people to you! They¡¯re all old connections of mine. They can also help you out in the future!¡±


    Clear Water Vi was a vi restaurant that wasn¡¯t very open to the general public. Most ordinary people wouldn¡¯t even know about this ce. It was located rather far away from Chasu City itself. Normal people wouldn¡¯te eat here. Only those who felt that they belonged to upper ss woulde eat here.


    Although it was winter, the temperature in the vi restaurant was quitefortable. Chen Qi acted as the host for tonight¡¯s dinner, but the person paying for tonight¡¯s meal would actually be a merchant who also did business with the medical field. Chen Qi had recently gotten acquainted with this merchant. Although the merchant didn¡¯t personallye, he sent an employee of hispany over here to be in charge of running errands for Chen Qi.


    This dinner with people of higher status technically wasn¡¯t that suitable for people as young as Zhang Fan and Tong Lili, who also had ordinary upbringing. For the dinner, 10 people sat around a table for 20. All of Chen Qi¡¯s other guests were middle-aged men. They were quite curious about the two youngsters that Chen Qi had brought with him, but they didn¡¯t act too surprised about it.


    These people were all socially experienced. They all knew that Chen Qi wouldn¡¯t invite two youngsters to this meal for no reason.


    Chen Qi put on a bright smile and gave a fist bump to the people who had already arrived. ¡°I¡¯m truly so sorry. I invited all of you to a meal, yet I¡¯m the one who waste. I¡¯ve been so busy recently, to the point where I even arrived herete. I¡¯ll punish myself by drinking three cups of alcohol. You all can watch. I¡¯ll be a dog if I spill even a drop!¡±


    ¡°Haha! I¡¯ll act as the alcohol overseer. Old Chen here always tries toe up with excuses or run away, so what¡¯s going on tonight!?¡± a middle-aged man with a stocky appearancemented.


    ¡°Ridiculous. When have I ever been like that? Here, let me introduce everyone. This is Zhang Fan, Doctor Zhang, an orthopedic surgery expert at our Chasu City Hospital. You old fellows need to cultivate a good rtionship with him. Maybe you¡¯ll suddenly need his emergency treatment one day!¡± Chen Qi gently pulled on Zhang Fan¡¯s arm as he introduced everyone.


    Chen Qi didn¡¯t forget about Tong Lili, either. Since she hade, then he would need to properly y the part of host. ¡°Thisdy here is our Doctor Zhang¡¯s disciple, Doctor Tong. What do you think? Isn¡¯t she beautiful? She¡¯s the flower of our school!¡± Tong Lili¡¯s face blushed so red from hearing these words that she felt like her face was about to start bleeding. As a fresh graduate, she was highly unustomed to such a scenario.


    ¡°This is Captain Xi Qiang, the captain of the traffic police team. In the future, feel free toe find him if there¡¯s anything wrong with your car at all. He¡¯ll take care of it for you with no problems. Old Xi, Doctor Zhang is the most excellent doctor that I have ever met.¡± Chen Qi began to introduce everyone around the table.


    ¡°Bro, feel free to ask him for anything that you need in the future,¡± Chen Qi gave a serious introduction to Zhang Fan.


    As Xi Qiang was a police team captain, he could immediately infer from this that the young person present at this meal was no ordinary person. Thus, Xi Qiang stood up to shake hands with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Thank you! Thank you, Captain Xi!¡± Zhang Fan answered politely.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t mind that I have only a minor government ranking, just call me bro in the future!


    ¡°Brother Xi!¡±


    ¡°Alright!¡± Although Xi Qiang had a wild and rough appearance as the captain of a police team, he was actually really intelligent and sly!


    ¡°This is Wang Ming, an elite from Chasu City¡¯s Bureau of Education. He¡¯s almost about to be the vice director at that bureau! Feel free toe find Brother Wang when your children are about to go to school. It won¡¯t be any problem for him to arrange any school for you!¡±


    ¡°Haha, look at what you¡¯re saying! But, feel free to contact me if there¡¯s anything in the future, young man. We can call each other even if there¡¯s no business. I really like to talk to youngsters like you. Old Chen and I have been acquainted for a bit over 20 years now. I¡¯ve never seen him bring someone over to make friends with all of us before!¡± As Wang Ming was in the Bureau of Education, he was quite well-spoken. He managed to praise Zhang Fan and Chen Qi simultaneously!


    The people present at this dinner were all mid-level leaders in their various fields. The lowest-ranking person was a city plumbing section chief. Although having a plumbing job sounded mundane, he actually had immense power.


    ¡°This is the Water Dragon King! He¡¯s Old Yang, or Yang Guojun. If you have some money and can afford to purchase several hundred acres ofnd, you¡¯ll be able to improve your ie significantly if you have a good rtionship with Chief Yang!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t listen to how Old Chen teases me. Young man, feel free toe have fun in the vige if you have the opportunity. There¡¯s not much out in the viges, but the beef and mutton is delicious! It¡¯s such a heavenly experience for your mouth!¡±


    Meals for middle-aged Chinese men would always be quite simr. At first, they would chat, and during the middle of the meal, they would all make each other drink alcohol. The end of the meal would always be quite chaotic. Although the men all drank quite a bit of alcohol, no matter what they said or joked around with, none of them would go overboard. This was truly a test of their alcohol tolerance!


    Even though this was the first meeting, Chen Qi didn¡¯t allow anyone else to force Zhang Fan to drink. Upon seeing Chen Qi¡¯s way of treating Zhang Fan, everyone else became even politer towards thetter. This was all about giving face! Today, Chen Qi wanted to elevate Zhang Fan¡¯s status by giving thetter lots of face!


    Women in the border province were typically capable drinkers. Even though Tong Lili was slender, she had good alcohol tolerance. She clinked sses with every man present. Although men would often be perverts, since the men gathered here were roughly all of equal ranking, they instead all restrained themselves and pretended to act properly.


    Zhang Fan exchanged his phone number with everyone at the meal. After the meal ended, Xi Qiang watched Zhang Fan drive off in his Toyota FJ Cruiser, and then told the others, ¡°That car is definitely Dai Wengang¡¯s car. I even used some connections in order to get that license te number for him. Thest three numbers are 333 1, which is why I¡¯m absolutely certain. Just who is this youngster? Old Chen takes such good care of him, and he¡¯s also driving Dai Wengang¡¯s car?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I can¡¯t tell, but he seems to be really steady and reliable, unlike a rich second-generation son!¡±


    In any society, you would have to obey the society¡¯s rules. If you didn¡¯t have the power to challenge that society¡¯s rules, you would definitely be crushed and heartlessly cast aside. China was a society where connections mattered more than anything. These mid-ranking leaders would be capable of wasting more than a month of your time if they didn¡¯t like you but you wanted something from them. This was no exaggeration!


    Back at the ICU department, Zhang Fan studied, while Tong Lili immediately volunteered to write all the medical reports for the patients as Zhang Fan was the doctor in charge of all ICU department patients today. Tong Lili was someone who paid great attention to detail. She already learned Zhang Fan¡¯s habits, preferences, what he liked to eat, and so on. For lunch, she even brought Zhang Fan some vegetable rice pf that she made herself in her cute pink lunchbox. She absolutely insisted on his eating it, and used tears to get her way when Zhang Fan tried to refuse.


    Later that night, just as Zhang Fan was about to end his night shift, the phone in the ICU department rang. This was a special red telephone that only the superintendent and hospital administration director could call. The other departments all had regr white telephones instead!


    The ICU head nurse immediately put down the paperwork she was working on, and ran to take the call.


    ¡°This is Superintendent Ouyang. Tell Director Lin to immediately rush over to the emergency department!¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± The head nurse hung up, and immediately approached Director Lin, who was about to start the next day shift in ce of Zhang Fan, and said, ¡°Director, hurry! The superintendent is telling you to rush over to the emergency department. It¡¯s a patient!¡±


    Lin Long grabbed his stethoscope while saying, ¡°What¡¯s the issue with the patient?¡±


    ¡°She didn¡¯t say! She only told you to hurry!¡±


    Zhang Fan was now unable to leave even though his night shift was supposed to end here. That was because Director Lin who was about to take his shift now had to go to the emergency department.


    Normally, a person who was ill would want to get treated, unless there was a special reason. Today¡¯s patient indeed had a rather special reason.


    This patient was Kuake City¡¯s city secretary. Over the past few years on the job, he had greatly expanded the tourism industry in Kuake City as well as helped nomads settle here. Kuake City originally had the single worst economy out of the smaller cities around Chasu City, but now Kuake City¡¯s economy was ranked #2 out of all of Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction cities. The Kuake City city secretary was indeed a highly skilled government leader.


    Helping the nomads to settle here also significantly decreased the number of nomads who were smuggling. Due to this, even a leader of the border province had met with him to praise him before. The Kuake City city secretary was in his early 40s, the prime of his life.


    However, the Kuake City city secretary was in a government meeting at Chasu City earlier this morning. At the time, he felt that his left shoulder was feeling rather painful. However, this government meeting was far too important. He told himself to persist on through the meeting!


    But in the middle of this meeting, he felt that the pain was be more and more severe. The pain grew to the point where he was unable to even open his mouth. He then cked out and fell off from his chair.


    The government meeting had to be paused. Luckily for him, Superintendent Ouyang had also been present at this meeting!

 Chapter 206: Unavoidable

    <h4>Chapter 206: Unavoidable</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It would only be normal to want to get treated to avoid illness. Obviously, it would be wrong if you were feeling unwell but didn¡¯t get treated scientifically. The Kuake City city secretary was the type who didn¡¯t believe in normal hospital treatment. Instead, he would eat rehmannia root year-round. It was said that some doctor of traditional Chinese medicine had prescribed that to him.


    The city secretary fell to the floor with a loud thud that everyone heard. The person sitting next to him believed that he had to have fallen asleep during the government meeting. This person awkwardlyughed, and said, ¡°Hurry and get up! Chasu City city secretary¡¯s expression is darkening!¡±


    However, there was no reaction, so this person tried to pull up the Kuake City city secretary. He then noticed that the unconscious city secretary had his teeth tightly clenched and a pale expression. Others also noticed that something was wrong.


    ¡°Leader! He seems to have fainted!¡±


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, hurry and take a look.¡± The city leader of Chasu City called for Superintendent Ouyang by name. Although she was a hospital superintendent, her government ranking wasn¡¯t that high, so she could only sit in the far back for this meeting. Superintendent Ouyang swiftly walked to the front and saw Secretary Zhao of Kuake City unconscious on the ground.


    She immediately felt that something must be wrong. When she touched him, she said, ¡°This is bad! It¡¯s probably a heart attack. There¡¯s no time. Immediately take him to the hospital.¡± Right after she said this, Superintendent Ouyang began to perform pulmonary resuscitation for Secretary Zhao.


    The government leaders who were present for the government meeting were really scared by this sight. Most of them were men who were middle-aged or older. Many of these politicians would have simr health problems. Quite a few of them had scared expressions as they thought about their own condition. The Chasu City city leader¡¯s personal secretary immediately contacted Chasu City Hospital. There was also a personal doctor on duty here, who was immediately called over to assist Superintendent Ouyang.


    Heart attacks were also known as myocardial infarctions. Basically, heart attacks would be caused by a blockage in one of the arteries that supplied blood to the heart, which would then lead to the death of a part of the heart muscle fromcking blood and oxygen. The warning signs for a heart attack would be pain behind the sternum or numb pain around your left arm and shoulder. You definitely would need to go to the hospital to check your own condition in such a scenario. Even if you ended up wasting your time and money for the checkup, it would still be critically important!


    Heart attacks were incredibly dangerous. They were moremon in Europe and America, which was why many hospitals there would give free training sessions on how to treat people who suddenly had heart attacks in public. This was because far too many people in Europe and America would die of heart attacks.


    Back in the 1970s and 1980s, China didn¡¯t have very many people who suffered heart attacks. Those who did were usually people with high social status. Over the past decade or so, heart attacks had gradually increased in China.


    Heart attacks would be far moremon in people who didn¡¯t get very much physical exercise. The primary medical reason behind heart attacks would usually be coronary atherosclerosis, which was a buildup of que inside the artery walls. Most of the time, the atherosclerosis would be unstable, and eventually form a blockade. There would be many possible causes of this. The mostmon cause for ordinary people would be to eat too much, especially too many fatty foods, which would then increase the blood fat and blood viscosity, making it harder for blood to move through the arteries. Other reasons for atherosclerosis included obesity or being overly emotional.


    The personal doctor took over the chestpressions for Superintendent Ouyang, who then used her stethoscope to listen to Secretary Zhao¡¯s chest. She heard only dry rales. She then furrowed her eyebrows and turned to Chasu City¡¯s city leader, who was also surnamed Zhao, saying, ¡°It¡¯s a sudden heart attack. A significant part of the heart has died.¡±


    ¡°Just try your best to save him! Little Wang, go notify Secretary Zhao¡¯s family.¡± City Leader Zhao could only say this. His subordinate had a medical incident during work time, which meant that he would need to take responsibility for his subordinate. He would need to have a reasonable exnation for his own higher-ups as well as Secretary Zhao¡¯s family.


    Right after this, some security guards and younger government leaders carried a stretcher over. ¡°You must constantly continue with the chestpressions! Thepressions must continue until we reach the hospital!¡± Superintendent Ouyang told the young men.


    A government business van took Secretary Zhao and swiftly drove towards the hospital. The government meeting had to be canceled with such an incident. Chasu City Leader Zhao and Chasu City city secretary, the two highest-ranking leaders of the meeting, had a quick discussion with each other. The Chasu City city secretary then brought arge group of people over to Chasu City Hospital.


    Superintendent Ouyang already notified the hospital while still on the way. She first notified the hospital administration department. She then specially called ICU department director Lin Long over. Superintendent Ouyang could tell with just one look that this Secretary Zhao¡¯s life was in grave danger today. That was why she immediately nned on sending Secretary Zhao to the ICU department¡¯s VIP patient room. Sending Secretary Zhao to the regr cardiology department would already be meaningless.


    The government meeting was held at a location that was slightly more than 10 minutes away from Chasu City Hospital by car. For most illnesses, 10 minutes wouldn¡¯t be very long, but for a heart attack patient, 10 minutes would mean missing the golden timeframe for treating the patient. This was because reviving the heart after more than 10 minutes had passed would mean that it was no longer possible to perform interventional thrombolysis, which was a procedure using a catheter which could rapidly break up a blood clot and restore blood flow as well as preserve valve function.


    Interventional thrombolysis was one of the best and most effective methods to treat heart attacks. However, Secretary Zhao just happened to be someone who hated hospitals and preferred traditional Chinese medicine. Unlike the other government leaders who would get annual checkups at the hospital, Secretary Zhao never went to the hospital, which meant that his medical data wasn¡¯t avable. Another few highly precious minutes would have to be wasted as his medical data was determined. Although Secretary Zhao was a highly skilled and capable government leader, and was still fairly young, being in his early 40s, he would no longer have any further chance at promotion due to his own habit of hating regr hospitals, which was now costing him dearly.


    Superintendent Ouyang was a cardiology expert. Her diagnosis of Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition was extremely urate. Since it would take a bit more than 10 minutes to arrive at the hospital, plus nobody else other than her was able to give the patient effective chestpressions, Secretary Zhao would definitely miss the golden timeframe for treating a heart attack.


    The government business van directly drove up to the ambnce station for the emergency treatment rooms. Various expert doctors were already waiting there. Superintendent Ouyang would count as being the first treatment doctor.


    ¡°Hurry, help and support me.¡± Superintendent Ouyang was in her early 50s, so her body wasn¡¯t as good as it used to be. Although there were younger men helping to give chestpressions to the patient along the way, Superintendent Ouyang couldn¡¯t help but keep taking over the chestpressions, because she saw that nobody else was capable of performing chestpressions urately enough. Although it had only been slightly more than 10 minutes to arrive here, Superintendent Ouyang was alreadypletely out of energy as giving chestpressions was heavy physical work that was a bit too much for someone of her age to bear.


    She had adamantly persisted in giving as many chestpressions as she could not because the patient was a government leader, but rather because she was a doctor. Although she was the hospital superintendent, she was also a doctor first and foremost!


    As the patient was lifted off the van on a stretcher, the emergency department head nurse supported Superintendent Ouyang off the van.


    ¡°It¡¯s a sudden heart attack. Deal with it immediately!¡± Although Superintendent Ouyang waspletely out of energy, reaching the point where she could only stand with the head nurse¡¯s support, her first words were still about the patient¡¯s condition.


    That was all she needed to say. Everyone else was quite experienced, and knew what they should do without needing to be told. The doctors began their tense yet orderly work on saving the patient.


    However, too much time had passed before the patient had been able to arrive at the hospital. Additionally, those other than Superintendent Ouyang had been unable to give the patient effective and standardized chestpressions. Only Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s chestpressions had been effective. The others¡¯ chestpressions had beenpletely useless. This was bad news for the patient.


    The patient was ced on a respirator as his vein channels were opened. His state of shock was improved, but he now suffered an even more severe injury. The heart attack had led to ack of blood and oxygen in the brain, which had caused a cerebral infarction, which was death of tissue in the brain due tock of oxygen.


    The brain was an organ which was highly sensitive tocking blood and oxygen. Just a few minutes ofcking blood and oxygen would cause permanent and irreversible damage.


    Kuake City CPC¡¯s leader also arrived some time afterwards. ¡°What¡¯s Secretary Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s current condition?¡± he inquired.


    ¡°He suffered a heart attack, which then subsequently led to brain damage. He¡¯s in extremely bad condition. There¡¯s also a very poor chance of him recovering,¡± answered Superintendent Ouyang. She had recovered slightly by now, but was still rather weak.


    ¡°Do your very best to save him. Zhao Xiangdong must have been tired from too much work! We absolutely have to do everything we can to save such an excellent coworker of ours, no matter the price!¡± The Kuake City CPC leader was saying this because he had to express such an attitude.


    Secretary Zhao¡¯s family also arrived. His family was rather ordinary, so it was quite amazing for them to have managed to produce a small city¡¯s government leader. It could be said that Zhao Xiangdong was the hope of his entire family. All sorts of his friends and rtives immediately heard the news of his heart attack and swarmed the hospital.


    Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s wife was an employee of Kuake City¡¯s Bureau of Health. She was at work, but she immediately rushed over when she heard the news. She copsed when she saw that her husband was hospitalized with many tubes stuck in him.


    ¡°Old Zhao! What happened to you!?¡± Tears poured out unstoppably from her eyes as she kneeled by Secretary Zhao¡¯s bedside. Nobody was able to stop her as she cried.


    Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s parents also arrived. They both had white hair already. Their hands trembled as they touched their son¡¯s face, while tears dripped down from their eyes.


    ¡°Comrade Zhao Xiangdong is an excellent government employee. We will definitely do our very best to save him. Right now, we shouldn¡¯t get in the way of the doctors¡¯ work,¡± said the Chasu City city secretary.


    ¡°Secretary! You must help me! You must save Old Zhao!¡± Secretary Zhao¡¯s wife woke up slightly and turned to hug the other city secretary¡¯s leg.


    ¡°Rest assured, we¡¯ll definitely do our best to save him.¡± The city secretary couldn¡¯t really say anything else. The others around him hurriedly helped support Secretary Zhao¡¯s wife to stand up again.


    ¡°If Chasu City Hospital¡¯s medical level isn¡¯t high enough, then invite expert doctors. Invite the most famous expert doctors of all. Please notify me if there¡¯s any difficulties. I can invite them officially through the government. We must treat our governmentrade well for everyone¡¯s sake!¡± the Chasu City city secretary said with strong emphasis to Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Understood.¡±


    Zhao Xiangdong was ced in the ICU department¡¯s VIP room. He was now in a deepa. His life was only being supported by a respirator and all sorts of medications along with a nutrient IV drip. Deproteinized calf blood extract, edaravone, albumin, and all sorts of expensive medicine were constantly being injected into his body.


    There were so many people waiting on news of Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition in the ICU department that they filled two entire floors. This was a total of more than 100 people. They were all Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s rtives and friends. By noon, even more people had arrived to see him as many government employees from Kuake City had alsoe to visit him.


    These government people were all trying to find out information on Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s condition for the sake of their own opportunities. They constantly used what connections they could to try and learn about Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition. Although Chasu City Leader Zhao had ordered Superintendent Ouyang to enact a gag order, it would be impossible to keep such a thing quiet.


    In just three short days, the huge crowds instantly disappeared. After the 100-plus people waited around for three days, most of them were able to get the news about Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition that they wanted. Now, only Secretary Zhao¡¯s closest rtives remained at the hospital. They were the only ones who were truly heartbroken about his condition.


    Superintendent Ouyang wasmanded by her government bosses to hire expert doctors from the biggest hospitals toe over and treat Secretary Zhao. For government leaders who were in severe condition, even having the local hospital try their best or the government¡¯s support would no longer be as important. The most important thing would be having enough money to hire only the best doctors.


    The average cost for hiring a professor-level doctor would be 40,000 yuan. Connections would also be required in order to hire such a doctor. Chasu City Hospital hired expert doctors from all over China, north and south. Countless expert doctors who specialized in either the brain or the heart were invited over to treat Secretary Zhao. However, Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition was so severe that not a single doctor was able to help him. Still, everyone had to go through the motions.


    One week passed. Secretary Zhao¡¯s family¡¯s emotions went from hopeful, to despairing, to calm. Only they would understand the sourness that they were feeling now. They no longer tried to hope that Secretary Zhao would be able to maintain his government position. It would be considered extremely lucky already if he was even able to wake up again.


    The two-week mark arrived. More than 700,000 yuan in medical fees had already been spent for Secretary Zhao¡¯s sake now. Countless expert doctors had been hired toe over and treat him to no avail. The medical reports that all the doctors wrote added up to be even thicker than a medical textbook. Yet, all of these medical reports were basically useless. Zhao Xiangdong remainedatose, with his life only supported by the respirator.


    One month passed. More than 1,000,000 yuan had now been spent in medical fees for Secretary Zhao¡¯s sake, yet there was still no effect. Even though there were so many peopleing to visit Secretary Zhao at first, nobody wasing now other than his closest family members.


    Chasu City Hospital had tried its very best, doing everything that they possibly could. However, there was still no hope in sight for Secretary Zhao to recover.


    A leader from Chasu City CPC arrived to discuss matters with Secretary Zhao¡¯s family. In the end, his family chose to give up on Secretary Zhao¡¯s treatment. Too much money had been spent already. Even with calcting all the medical checkup, equipment, and care fees, just hiring so many expert doctors toe over would be a tremendous amount. Additionally, more and more negative side effects were starting to appear in Secretary Zhao¡¯s body, meaning that more and more medicine was required to treat him as well. Chasu City CPC also chose to give up on him.


    Secretary Zhao¡¯s family epted apromise. Secretary Zhao¡¯s son who was still currently in college would be assured a government position after graduation.


    On the day that Secretary Zhao¡¯s life support was cut off, there were no crowds at all, unlike when Secretary Zhao was hospitalized. Only the doctors and Secretary Zhao¡¯s close family were by his side.


    Zhang Fan was also present. Cutting off life support would cause endless pain for the patient¡¯s family. Cutting off life support would also test the doctor¡¯s personality. Originally, Secretary Zhao had a rather squarish face, but after beingatose for a full month, his face had shrunk and be round, with very protruding cheekbones and a pointy chin.


    ¡°Xiangdong! Please have a safe trip to the next world. You¡¯ll no longer have to suffer here. My Xiangdong!¡± Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s wife kept crying as she made the final preparations for Zhao Xiangdong to be removed from life support. She wiped clean his broken-down body. The ICU doctors and nurses silently watched.


    ¡°Doctors, please begin!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you do it!¡± Director Lin told Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan was here today because it was his turn to be on a work shift. Zhang Fan slowly walked over to the patient Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s side and reached towards the respirator. At this moment, Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s wife suddenly grabbed Zhang Fan¡¯s hand. ¡°Doctor, is there truly no more chance?¡±


    Over the past month, this previously beautiful woman seemed like she had aged by 10 years. Her tears were now dry because she had cried far too much!


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± Zhang Fan answered in a small voice.


    Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s wife let go of Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and stared rather dazedly at Zhao Xiangdong, her husband!


    When Zhang Fan removed the respirator, he saw some tears. Tears were slowly dripping down from Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s eyes!


    Zhang Fan had quit smoking for quite some time already. Yet, for once, he asked for a cigarette from Lin Long in thetter¡¯s director¡¯s office.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Are you feeling bad about what happened?¡± Lin Long inquired.


    ¡°That¡¯s not exactly it. I just feel like I¡¯m really, really helpless,¡± Zhang Fan said rather dejectedly.


    ¡°Everything for you has been going too well. You haven¡¯t experienced enough yet. Just look at the other rotation doctors. None of them will feel as sad as you do. Do you know why?¡± asked Director Lin.


    Zhang Fan shook his head.


    ¡°It¡¯s because they all already understand how cruel the job of doctor can be. The tremendous pressure they¡¯re under has caused them to no longer be able to pity others. In the past, nobody was willing to join the ICU department, but now, everyone wants toe here. This is all because of work pressure. However, things have been different for you. You¡¯ve achieved so much incredible sess at this hospital. I don¡¯t know whether it¡¯s a good or bad thing for you to still feel pity for patients. However, I do know that your attitude is quite precious,¡± Director Lin eximed.


    ¡°Then should I pity or not pity the patients?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°You should maintain your true self,¡± Director Lin answered.


    This would only be a minor episode in Zhang Fan¡¯s life and part of his regr work at the hospital. Life and work would still continue onward without stopping.


    Wang Yongyong came over to visit. His recovery after knee surgery had gone quite well. He had already rested for more than two months, and no longer felt any pain. His advertisements were now being shown all over the border province. Even though he had never been famous as a professional basketball yer, he had now achieved fame due to his knee surgery.


    Many of his former teammates suddenly contacted him. ¡°Old Wang, you¡¯re incredible. You¡¯re even being shown on television. How is it, was that surgery actually reliable or not?¡±


    ¡°Would I dare to participate in such an advertisement if it wasn¡¯t reliable? Am I that sort of person? If you don¡¯t believe it, juste visit me and watch me perform a shuttle run for you.¡±


    ¡°It really is effective?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Ma Wentao had chosen quite correctly when he waived Wang Yongyong¡¯s surgery fee in exchange for Wang Yongyong participating for free in advertisements for him!

 Chapter 207: Moving

    <h4>Chapter 207: Moving</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It would only be normal to want to get treated to avoid illness. Obviously, it would be wrong if you were feeling unwell but didn¡¯t get treated scientifically. The Kuake City city secretary was the type who didn¡¯t believe in normal hospital treatment. Instead, he would eat rehmannia root year-round. It was said that some doctor of traditional Chinese medicine had prescribed that to him.


    The city secretary fell to the floor with a loud thud that everyone heard. The person sitting next to him believed that he must have fallen asleep during the government meeting. This person awkwardlyughed and said, ¡°Hurry and get up! Chasu City city secretary¡¯s expression is darkening!¡± However, there was no reaction, so this person tried to pull up the Kuake City city secretary. He then noticed that the unconscious city secretary had his teeth tightly clenched and a pale expression. Others also noticed that something was wrong.


    ¡°Leader! He seems to have fainted!¡±


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, hurry and take a look.¡± The city leader of Chasu City called for Superintendent Ouyang by name. Although she was a hospital superintendent, her government ranking wasn¡¯t that high, so she could only sit in the far back for this meeting. Superintendent Ouyang swiftly walked to the front and saw Secretary Zhao of Kuake City unconscious on the ground. She immediately felt that something must be wrong. When she touched him, she said, ¡°This is bad! It¡¯s probably a heart attack. There¡¯s no time. Immediately take him to the hospital.¡± Right after she said this, Superintendent Ouyang began to perform pulmonary resuscitation for Secretary Zhao.


    The government leaders who were present for the government meeting were really scared by this sight. Most of them were men who were middle-aged or older. Many of these politicians would have simr health problems. Quite a few of them had scared expressions as they thought about their own condition. The Chasu City city leader¡¯s personal secretary immediately contacted Chasu City Hospital. There was also a personal doctor on duty here, who was immediately called over to assist Superintendent Ouyang.


    Heart attacks were also known as myocardial infarctions. Basically, heart attacks would be caused by a blockage in one of the arteries that supplied blood to the heart, which would then lead to the death of a part of the heart muscle fromcking blood and oxygen. The warning signs for a heart attack would be pain behind the sternum or numb pain around your left arm and shoulder. You definitely would need to go to the hospital to check your own condition in such a scenario. Even if you ended up wasting your time and money for the checkup, it would still be critically important!


    Heart attacks were incredibly dangerous. They were moremon in Europe and America, which was why many hospitals there would give free training sessions on how to treat people who suddenly had heart attacks in public. This was because far too many people in Europe and America would die of heart attacks.


    Back in the 1970s and 1980s, China didn¡¯t have very many people who suffered heart attacks. Those who did were usually people with high social status. Over the past decade or so, heart attacks had gradually increased in China.


    Heart attacks would be far moremon in people who didn¡¯t get very much physical exercise. The primary medical reason behind heart attacks would usually be coronary atherosclerosis, which was a buildup of que inside the artery walls. Most of the time, the atherosclerosis would be unstable and eventually form a blockade. There would be many possible causes of this. The mostmon cause for ordinary people would be to eat too much, especially too many fatty foods, which would then increase the blood fat and blood viscosity, making it harder for blood to move through the arteries. Other reasons for atherosclerosis included obesity or being overly emotional.


    The personal doctor took over the chestpressions for Superintendent Ouyang, who then used her stethoscope to listen to Secretary Zhao¡¯s chest. She heard only dry rales. She then furrowed her eyebrows and told Chasu City¡¯s city leader, who was also surnamed Zhao, ¡°It¡¯s a sudden heart attack. A significant area in the heart has died.¡±


    ¡°Just try your best to save him! Little Wang, go notify Secretary Zhao¡¯s family.¡± City Leader Zhao could only say this. His subordinate had a medical incident during work time, which meant that he would need to take responsibility for his subordinate. He would need to have a reasonable exnation for his own higher-ups as well as Secretary Zhao¡¯s family.


    Right after this, some security guards and younger government leaders carried a stretcher over. ¡°You must constantly continue with the chestpressions! Thepressions must continue until we reach the hospital!¡± Superintendent Ouyang told the young men.


    A government business van took Secretary Zhao and swiftly drove towards the hospital. The government meeting had to be canceled with such an incident. Chasu City Leader Zhao and Chasu City city secretary, the two highest-ranking leaders of the meeting, had a quick discussion with each other. The Chasu City city secretary then brought arge group of people over to Chasu City Hospital.


    Superintendent Ouyang already notified the hospital while still on the way. She first notified the hospital administration department. She then specially called ICU department director Lin Long over. Superintendent Ouyang could tell with just one look that this Secretary Zhao¡¯s life was in grave danger today. That was why she immediately nned on sending Secretary Zhao to the ICU department¡¯s VIP patient room. Sending Secretary Zhao to the regr cardiology department would already be meaningless.


    The government meeting was held at a location that was slightly more than ten minutes away from Chasu City Hospital by car. For most illnesses, ten minutes wouldn¡¯t be very long. But for a heart attack patient, ten minutes would mean missing the golden timeframe for treating the patient. This was because reviving the heart after more than ten minutes had passed would mean that it was no longer possible to perform interventional thrombolysis, which was a procedure using a catheter which could rapidly break up a blood clot and restore blood flow as well as preserve valve function.


    Interventional thrombolysis was one of the best and most effective methods to treat heart attacks. However, Secretary Zhao just happened to be someone who hated hospitals and preferred traditional Chinese medicine. Unlike other government leaders who would get annual checkups at the hospital, Secretary Zhao never went to the hospital, which meant that his medical data wasn¡¯t avable. Another few highly precious minutes would have to be wasted as his medical data was determined. Although Secretary Zhao was a highly skilled and capable government leader, and was still fairly young, being in his early 40s, he would no longer have any further chance at promotion due to his own habit of hating regr hospitals, which was now costing him dearly.


    Superintendent Ouyang was a cardiology expert. Her diagnosis on Secretary Zhao was extremely urate. Since it would take a bit more than ten minutes to arrive at the hospital, plus nobody else other than her was able to give the patient effective chestpressions, Secretary Zhao would definitely miss the golden timeframe for treating a heart attack.


    The government business van directly drove up to the ambnce station for the emergency treatment rooms. Various expert doctors were already waiting there. Superintendent Ouyang would count as being the first treatment doctor.


    ¡°Hurry, help and support me.¡± Superintendent Ouyang was in her early 50s, so her body wasn¡¯t as good as it used to be. Although there were younger men helping to give chestpressions to the patient along the way, Superintendent Ouyang couldn¡¯t help but keep taking over the chestpressions because she saw that nobody else was capable of performing chestpressions urately enough. Although it had only been slightly more than ten minutes to arrive here, Superintendent Ouyang was alreadypletely out of energy as giving chestpressions was heavy physical work that was a bit too much for someone of her age to bear.


    She had adamantly persisted in giving as many chestpressions as she could not because the patient was a government leader, but rather because she was a doctor. Although she was the hospital superintendent, she was also a doctor first and foremost!


    As the patient was lifted off the van on a stretcher, the emergency department head nurse supported Superintendent Ouyang off the van.


    ¡°It¡¯s a sudden heart attack. Deal with it immediately!¡± Although Superintendent Ouyang waspletely out of energy, to the point where she could only stand with the head nurse¡¯s support, her first words were still about the patient¡¯s condition.


    That was all she needed to say. Everyone else was quite experienced and knew what they should do without needing to be told. The doctors began their tense yet orderly work on saving the patient.


    However, too much time had passed before the patient had been able to arrive at the hospital. Additionally, those other than Superintendent Ouyang had been unable to give the patient effective and standardized chestpressions. Only Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s chestpressions had been effective. The others¡¯ chestpressions had beenpletely useless. This was bad news for the patient.


    The patient was ced on a respirator as his vein channels were opened. His state of shock was improved, but he now suffered an even more severe injury. The heart attack had led to ack of blood and oxygen in the brain, which had caused a cerebral infarction, which was death of tissue in the brain due tock of oxygen.


    The brain was an organ which was highly sensitive tocking blood and oxygen. Just a few minutes ofcking blood and oxygen would cause permanent and irreversible damage.


    Kuake City CPC¡¯s leader also arrived some time afterwards. ¡°What¡¯s Secretary Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s current condition?¡± he inquired.


    ¡°He suffered a heart attack, which then subsequently led to brain damage. He¡¯s in extremely bad condition. There¡¯s also a very poor chance of him recovering,¡± answered Superintendent Ouyang. She had recovered slightly by now, but was still rather weak.


    ¡°Do your very best to save him. Zhao Xiangdong must have been tired from too much work! We absolutely have to do everything we can to save such an excellent coworker of ours, no matter the price!¡± The Kuake City CPC leader was saying this because he had to express such an attitude.


    Secretary Zhao¡¯s family also arrived. His family was rather ordinary, so it was quite amazing for them to have managed to produce a small city¡¯s government leader. It could be said that Zhao Xiangdong was the hope of his entire family. All sorts of his friends and rtives immediately heard the news of his heart attack and swarmed the hospital.


    Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s wife was an employee of Kuake City¡¯s Bureau of Health. She was at work, but she immediately rushed over when she heard the news. She copsed when she saw that her husband was hospitalized with many tubes stuck in him.


    ¡°Old Zhao! What happened to you!?¡± Tears poured out unstoppably from her eyes as she kneeled by Secretary Zhao¡¯s bedside. Nobody was able to stop her as she cried.


    Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s parents also arrived. They both had white hair already. Their hands trembled as they touched their son¡¯s face, while tears dripped down from their eyes.


    ¡°Comrade Zhao Xiangdong is an excellent government employee. We will definitely do our very best to save him. Right now, we shouldn¡¯t get in the way of the doctors¡¯ work,¡± said the Chasu City city secretary.


    ¡°Secretary! You must help me! You must save Old Zhao!¡± Secretary Zhao¡¯s wife woke up slightly and turned to hug the other city secretary¡¯s leg.


    ¡°Rest assured, we¡¯ll definitely do our best to save him.¡± The city secretary couldn¡¯t really say anything else. The others around him hurriedly helped support Secretary Zhao¡¯s wife to stand up again.


    ¡°If Chasu City Hospital¡¯s medical level isn¡¯t high enough, then invite expert doctors. Invite the most famous expert doctors of all. Please notify me if there¡¯s any difficulties. I can invite them officially through the government. We must treat our governmentrade well for everyone¡¯s sake!¡± the Chasu City city secretary strongly emphasized to Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Understood.¡±


    Zhao Xiangdong was ced in the ICU department¡¯s VIP room. He was now in a deepa. His life was only being supported by a respirator and all sorts of medications along with a nutrient IV drip. Deproteinized calf blood extract, edaravone, albumin, and all sorts of expensive medicines were constantly being injected into his body.


    There were so many people waiting on news of Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition in the ICU department that they filled two entire floors. This was a total of more than 100 people. They were all Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s rtives and friends. By noon, even more people had arrived to see him, as many government employees from Kuake City had alsoe to visit him.


    These government people were all trying to find out information on Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s condition for the sake of their own opportunities. They constantly used what connections they could to try and learn about Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition. Although Chasu City Leader Zhao had ordered Superintendent Ouyang to enact a gag order, it would be impossible to keep such a thing quiet.


    In just three short days, the huge crowds instantly disappeared. After the hundred-plus people waited around for three days, most of them were able to get the news about Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition that they wanted. Now, only Secretary Zhao¡¯s closest rtives remained at the hospital. They were the only ones who were truly heartbroken about his condition.


    Superintendent Ouyang wasmanded by her government bosses to hire expert doctors from the biggest hospitals toe over and treat Secretary Zhao. For government leaders who were in severe condition, even having the local hospital try their best or the government¡¯s support would no longer be as important. The most important thing would be having enough money to hire only the best doctors.


    The average cost for hiring a professor-level doctor would be 40,000 yuan. Connections would also be required in order to hire such a doctor. Chasu City Hospital hired expert doctors from all over China, north and south. Countless expert doctors who specialized in either the brain or the heart were invited over to treat Secretary Zhao. However, Secretary Zhao¡¯s condition was so severe that not a single doctor was able to help him. Still, everyone had to go through the motions.


    One week passed. Secretary Zhao¡¯s family¡¯s emotions went from hopeful, to despairing, to calm. Only they would understand the sourness that they were feeling now. They no longer tried to hope that Secretary Zhao would be able to maintain his government position. It would be considered extremely lucky already if he was even able to wake up again.


    The two-week mark arrived. More than 700,000 yuan in medical fees had already been spent for Secretary Zhao¡¯s sake now. Countless expert doctors had been hired toe over and treat him to no avail. The medical reports that all the doctors wrote added up to be even thicker than a medical textbook. Yet, all of these medical reports were basically useless. Zhao Xiangdong remainedatose, with his life only supported by the respirator.


    One month passed. More than one million yuan had now been spent in medical fees for Secretary Zhao¡¯s sake. Yet, there was still no effect. Even though there were so many peopleing to visit Secretary Zhao at first, nobody at all wasing now other than his closest family members.


    Chasu City Hospital had tried its very best, doing everything that they possibly could. However, there was still no hope in sight for Secretary Zhao to recover.


    A leader from Chasu City CPC arrived to discuss matters with Secretary Zhao¡¯s family. In the end, his family chose to give up on Secretary Zhao¡¯s treatment. Too much money had been spent already. Even with calcting all the medical checkup, equipment, and care fees, just hiring so many expert doctors toe over would be a tremendous amount. Additionally, more and more negative side effects were starting to appear in Secretary Zhao¡¯s body, meaning that more and more medicine was required to treat him as well. Chasu City CPC also chose to give up on him.


    Secretary Zhao¡¯s family epted apromise. Secretary Zhao¡¯s son who was still currently in college would be assured a government position after college graduation.


    On the day that Secretary Zhao¡¯s life support was cut off, there were no crowds at all, unlike when Secretary Zhao was hospitalized. Only the doctors and Secretary Zhao¡¯s close family were by his side.


    Zhang Fan was also present. Cutting off life support would cause endless pain for the patient¡¯s family. Cutting off life support would also test the doctor¡¯s personality. Originally, Secretary Zhao had a rather squarish face, but after beingatose for a full month, his face had shrunk and be round with very protruding cheekbones and a pointy chin.


    ¡°Xiangdong! Please have a safe trip to the next world. You¡¯ll no longer have to suffer here. My Xiangdong!¡± Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s wife kept crying as she made the final preparations for Zhao Xiangdong to be removed from life support. She wiped clean his broken-down body. The ICU doctors and nurses silently watched.


    ¡°Doctors, please begin!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you do it!¡± Director Lin told Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan was here today because it was his turn to be on a work shift. Zhang Fan slowly walked over to the patient Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s side and reached towards the respirator. At this moment, Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s wife suddenly grabbed Zhang Fan¡¯s hand. ¡°Doctor, is there truly no more chance?¡±


    Over the past month, this previously beautiful woman seemed like she had aged by ten years. Her tears were now dry because she had cried far too much!


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± Zhang Fan answered in a small voice.


    Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s wife let go of Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and stared rather dazedly at Zhao Xiangdong, her husband!


    When Zhang Fan removed the respirator, he saw some tears. Tears were slowly dripping down from Zhao Xiangdong¡¯s eyes!


    Zhang Fan had quit smoking for quite some time already. Yet, for once, he asked for a cigarette from Lin Long in thetter¡¯s director¡¯s office.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Are you feeling bad about what happened?¡± Lin Long inquired.


    ¡°That¡¯s not exactly it. I just feel like I¡¯m really, really helpless,¡± Zhang Fan said rather dejectedly.


    ¡°Everything for you has been going too well. You haven¡¯t experienced enough yet. Just look at the other rotation doctors. None of them will feel as sad as you do. Do you know why?¡± asked Director Lin.


    Zhang Fan shook his head.


    ¡°It¡¯s because they all already understand how cruel the job of doctor can be. The tremendous pressure they¡¯re under has caused them to no longer be able to pity others. In the past, nobody was willing to join the ICU department, but now, everyone wants toe here. This is all because of work pressure. However, things have been different for you. You¡¯ve achieved so much incredible sess at this hospital. I don¡¯t know whether it¡¯s a good or bad thing for you to still feel pity for patients. However, I do know that your attitude is quite precious,¡± Director Lin eximed.


    ¡°Then should I pity or not pity the patients?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°You should maintain your true self,¡± Director Lin answered.


    This would only be a minor episode in Zhang Fan¡¯s life and part of his regr work at the hospital. Life and work would still continue onward without stopping.


    Wang Yongyong came over to visit. His recovery after knee surgery had gone quite well. He had already rested for more than two months and no longer felt any pain. His advertisements were now being shown all over the border province. Even though he had never been famous as a professional basketball yer, he had now achieved fame due to his knee surgery.


    Many of his former teammates suddenly contacted him. ¡°Old Wang, you¡¯re incredible. You¡¯re even being shown on television. How is it, was that surgery actually reliable or not?¡±


    ¡°Would I dare to participate in such an advertisement if it wasn¡¯t reliable? Am I that sort of person? If you don¡¯t believe it, juste visit me and watch me perform a shuttle run for you.¡±


    ¡°It really is effective?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Ma Wentao had chosen quite correctly when he waived Wang Yongyong¡¯s surgery fee in exchange for Wang Yongyong participating for free in advertisements for him!

 Chapter 208: Pressure

    <h4>Chapter 208: Pressure</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Those who were popr would often face more trouble. Before, Zhang Fan had been only known in the surgical departments of Chasu City Hospital as an excellent surgeon, but as Zhang Fan continued to disy his amazing medical skills now, more and more people in Chasu City Hospital knew about him now.


    The older doctors would give Zhang Fan a certain amount of respect. The younger doctors would feel something more unique about him, with various feelings ranging from admiration to jealousy. However, there was no helping this in the medical field. One¡¯s medical skills would be more important than anything. Zhang Fan was the type to keep a low profile, but news of his abilities would still spread.


    Back when young people were still students, attraction between men and women was rtively simpler. People would mostmonly be attracted to those who seemed cool and/or beautiful. However, things were now different in working society. Although physical appearance was still important, other factors would gradually be more important. The older one became, the more important those other factors would be. These factors included one¡¯s job, abilities, future potential, and so on.


    Zhang Fan was now at the very forefront of those in his generation. More and more people had their attention on him. This was especially so for doctors in the medical field. As Zhang Fan increased his skills and reputation, more and more people woulde into contact with him.


    Shao Hua was feeling pressured by this. Although the female doctors that she just met spoke really politely, Shao Hua understood what they were trying to imply to her. But, just what could she do about it? Was she supposed to tie Zhang Fan to her side, or make him stop being so excellent?


    Marriages wouldn¡¯t be maintained by feelings alone. Those who felt that love would triumph over all were far too na?ve. Feelings would slowly be ground down by the hassles of daily life. Only working hard together so that both could keep up with the other and putting in effort together would be the correct way to maintain a rtionship. Only relying on one side or being maintained by one side¡¯s pity was something sad and pitiable!


    Shao Hua had be significantly drunk. On the way home, she let Zhang Fan support her. This was the first time that she had ever behaved so intimately with Zhang Fan in public.


    ¡°I want to ask, will you leave me one day if a woman who¡¯s more beautiful and outstanding than I am tries to romance you?¡± the drunken Shao Hua asked while looking directly at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Ridiculous. You¡¯re the most beautiful and outstanding woman out there.¡± Zhang Fan lovingly caressed Shao Hua¡¯s face, and then said, ¡°Don¡¯t drink alcohol again in the future. It was my mistake today. I should have prevented you from drinking to all those toasts.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯ll listen to you and stop drinking in the future. But, what if a woman who can help you in your job appears? For instance, what if she¡¯s the daughter of an important government leader? Not only is she beautiful, she can even help you get promoted?¡± Shao Hua was quite cute and silly when drunk!


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s impossible, because it¡¯s unnecessary. I can walk this path by myself. Why must I kneel to others?¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s aura suddenly magnified. While Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be so certain on other matters, he wouldn¡¯t be afraid of anything work-rted as long as he could finish improving his skills just in case this mysterious Medical System suddenly disappeared one day! That was why he spoke with such confidence!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s confidence also gave Shao Hua quite some motivation. ¡°Hmph! I¡¯ll also work hard! Maybe you¡¯ll need to rely on me to financially support you in the future!¡± Shao Hua acted spoiled.


    ¡°Good. I really like it when you¡¯re like this.¡± Zhang Fan took advantage of the opportunity to kiss Shao Hua¡¯s red lips.


    ¡°Annoying~!¡±


    ¡°Sigh! If it wasn¡¯t for Li Hui¡¯s phone call, I¡¯d be a real man already by now!¡±


    ¡°Haha! Look at what you¡¯re saying? Do you really think that you¡¯d only be a real man after having sex?¡±


    ¡°Yes! That¡¯s what I believe!¡± Zhang Fan pretended to be serious about this.


    ¡°What the hell is that!¡± Shao Hua rolled her eyes at Zhang Fan. She then felt embarrassed as she recalled how they almost had sex on that day!


    Zhang Fan was almost about to start drooling as he said, ¡°Girl! Then when are you going to help me be a real man? I¡¯ve been looking forward to this for so long!¡±


    ¡°Dream on. You¡¯ve already missed your opportunity. Also, you¡¯re so ugly down there! Haha!¡± Shao Hua suddenly let go of Zhang Fan and drunkenly started running forward whileughing out loud.


    ¡°You dare tough at me?¡± Zhang Fan chuckled while chasing after her.


    Shao Hua now felt slightly more reassured after his guarantee. However, this was only slight reassurance. Although she had let everything develop naturally so far, she really was feeling concrete pressure now.


    Competition over resources would be everywhere in society. Those who didn¡¯t work hard would only be able to await generosity from others. No matter what, someone who worked their hardest would at least be standing on their personal path, even if they had regrets!


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents had cleaned up the old apartmentpletely. ¡°Oh my! You¡¯ve been drinking! Look at how drunk you are! You should hurry and get some rest,¡± said Shao Hua¡¯s mother when she saw how dazed her daughter was.


    ¡°Sigh! It¡¯s all my fault. I didn¡¯t pay attention, so my hospital coworkers made her drink a bit too much,¡± Zhang Fan told Shao Hua¡¯s mother rather awkwardly.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright. I¡¯ll be fine after getting some sleep,¡± Shao Hua remarked.


    Shao Huay down in her bed. Although she was feeling dizzy, she was unable to fall asleep for quite some time. She kept recalling what the female doctors had said. It would bemon for young people to constantly worry about losing what they had. Not to mention, this was Shao Hua¡¯s first time ever having a boyfriend.


    Wang Yongyong¡¯s advertisement was quite effective. After he fully recovered from the surgery, he went back to Raptor City, and got a job at the biggest and best fitness gym in the city as a personal trainer. Since Wang Yongyong was a former professional athlete, the job of personal trainer was quite easy for him. His former teammates were now also tempted to get surgeries done at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital.


    On this weekend, three former professional athletes had now confirmed that they would do surgeries at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. Two of them needed knee joint surgery, while the third required ankle joint surgery. All of these were old injuries. Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa confirmed the times for the surgeries, and then started making preparations.


    Ma Wentao was quite satisfied with Chen Qifa¡¯s medical abilities. Chen Qifa was now Director Chen of the surgical department. Ma Wentao was already letting him be independently in charge of many things.


    The smaller the organ or part of the body, the fewer doctors there would be who focused on researching such a specialty. There were two main reasons for this. First, it would be more difficult to make a major aplishment, and second, there wouldn¡¯t be enough benefits. Laparoscopy had developed incredibly rapidly for the abdomen, uterus, and so on. For many different surgery types,paroscopic surgery had already reced the outdated technique of open surgery. However, for a smaller joint like the ankle,paroscopy development had been extremely slow.


    This wasn¡¯t becauseparoscopy wouldn¡¯t help the ankle, but rather because very few doctors would research this specific part of the body. This was even more so in western China, where overall medical skills were weaker. It would be highly difficult to find an ankle specialist doctor here.


    It would be simple to understand the basics ofparoscopic ankle surgery. However, achieving a master¡¯s level in it would be highly difficult. The ankle would need to bear the weight of the body as well as help maintain flexibility while strenuously exercising. Thus, this small joint needed to be sturdy yet flexible. The ankle was a small yetplex joint.


    Wang Yongyong¡¯s former teammate who had the ankle joint injury was younger than he was. The teammate had been a point guard just like Wang Yongyong. However, when the teammate retired from ying professional basketball, he stopped exercising, and became rather obese. This only served to worsen his old ankle injury.


    The teammate had visited many different hospitals and expert doctors in Raptor City already. All the doctors told him the exact same thing: he would first need to lose weight. After losing weight, it might be possible that his ankle pain would be reduced, but there was no guarantee.


    The teammate saw Wang Yongyong¡¯s advertisement, and got the idea of having a surgery. Since he was a physical education teacher who was free over winter break, he decided to pay a visit to Chasu City. Zhang Fan gave him a detailed checkup, and also felt that it would be highly difficult to treat this patient. The patient¡¯s condition was already affecting his daily life. Although it would be possible to treat his ankle with surgery, the patient¡¯s body weight was way too heavy. The patient would still continue to feel ankle pain if he didn¡¯t swiftly lose weight after the surgery.


    ¡°I can perform ankle surgery for you, which should greatly reduce your pain or even cause it topletely disappear. However, if you still don¡¯t lose any weight, I estimate that your ankle pain will reappear and even worsen within half a year,¡± Zhang Fan informed Wang Yongyong¡¯s teammate.


    ¡°What if I don¡¯t have the surgery?¡±


    ¡°If you choose not to have the surgery, and your weight remains the same, your ankle pain will only keep increasing because this joint is no longer capable of bearing the burden of your body.¡±


    ¡°Then should I first lose weight or first have this surgery?¡±


    ¡°You can have the surgery first. Once you¡¯re able to walk again, you absolutely must start losing weight immediately,¡± Zhang Fan told him while looking at the patient¡¯s MRI scans.

 Chapter 209: No shortcuts in gaining skills

    <h4>Chapter 209: No shortcuts in gaining skills</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Major paths in life would be simple yet also require great concentration. Zhang Fan was extremely addicted to grinding in his System, just as if it was an illegal drug. His attitude towards the System constantly evolved. At first, he was confused. Then, he was worried that the System might disappear at any moment. Zhang Fan then learned some orthopedic surgery knowledge, and activated general surgery courses in his System.


    Now, Zhang Fan was focused more and more on improving his overall medical abilities. He was no longer as anxious as before. He now had a girlfriend, home, and car. His life was now stable. He no longer needed to worry about daily life or finances.


    Zhang Fan had an ordinary life ever since young. Maybe that was why he didn¡¯t have high requirements for his financial condition. Zhang Fan was more than satisfied with what he already had. All that remained for him was to follow his original dream.


    Although Zhang Fan was currently unable to ess new courses in his System, he constantly grinded the ones that he already could. The best way to improve one¡¯s medical skills would be to endlessly practice and learn. As the days passed, the umtion of water droplets would be enough to make a sprout grow into a tall tree.


    Shao Hua was also working hard at studying. She was the type who was good at studying to begin with. Zhang Fan was really proud of her!


    As humans evolved from crawling on hands and feet to bing bipedal, the ankle joint was basically an erged version of the wrist joint. Without mentioning theplex nerves here, just the bone structure of the ankle joint was already highlyplex.


    Wang Yongyong¡¯s former teammate decided to go ahead with an ankle surgery in the end. The chronic pain in his ankle was too much for him to bear.


    Private hospitals loved performing this type of surgery. First of all, this type of surgery would use very little medical equipment. Additionally, very little medicine would be required during and after the surgery. Apart from paying the doctors, the rest of the surgery fee would be pure profit. The kickbacks at Chinese public hospitals was why nobody performed research or worked on surgeries for smaller body parts.


    The ankle joint was far too small. Normally, several incisions would be required for the surgeon to be able to properly see the ankle injury. Not only that, there was far too little room for the surgeon to move around in here. The number one problem with ankle surgery was that the medical equipment would break inside the ankle joint! That was evidence of how difficult ankle joint surgery could be.


    Professional athletes would often have better connections than ordinary people would. The more famous the athlete, the better the connections they would have. Wang Yongyong¡¯s former teammate had a detailed investigation done on Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital before deciding to go ahead with the surgery. The moment that he heard that Ma Wentao was actually the son of the leader of the border province, he felt really reassured about going ahead with the surgery.


    That was just how people were. Although many people would really look down on young and rich second-generation individuals, they would also unwittingly follow the young and rich second-generation individuals! The teammate never would have decided on the surgery so quickly if the private hospital had been owned by a regr merchant instead. In a way, Ma Wentao¡¯s social status was an advantage!


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to worry about pre-surgery checkups, informing the patient¡¯s family about the surgery, or getting the signatures for the necessary paperwork. Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital¡¯s surgical department was running quite smoothly with several doctors to do the work now. Not only were these doctors Ma Wentao¡¯s surgeons, they had also been recruited by Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan knew in good detail about all these doctors that he recruited, from their moral character to their medical abilities. Currently, Li Liang wanted to learn more about arthroscopies, so Li Liang was assigned to be the surgical assistant for all surgeries that used arthroscopes.


    ¡°For this surgery, you absolutely must be careful because the space is so small. It¡¯s easy to identally injure the cartge in the ankle joint. That¡¯s why it¡¯s necessary to be extremely knowledgeable on the tissue structure here.¡± Zhang Fan taught Li Liang as they made the pre-surgery preparations.


    Li Liang had only average talent, but he had the good trait of being willing to work hard. Back at Kuake City Hospital, Li Liang had practiced tying surgical knots so much that he filled the metal railings of the hospital dormitory bed with ck knots. Over just one night, he used a total of five boxes of string. He was the type who tried to make up forck of talent with hard work. This was simply how the medical field was!


    The surgery began. Epidural anesthesia would be used for this type of surgery. Zhang Fan properly tied the hemostatic balloon to the leg and began. Normally, Zhang Fan would speak very little while performing surgery, and avoid words as much as he could.


    This was both in order to help maintain a sterile environment as well as because of his personality. However, he had to start talking during this surgery because Zhang Fan was also trying to teach Li Liang, so he had to exin things as he went along.


    ¡°For this type of surgery, an anterteral incision is the mostmon. It will be located at the external end of the ankle joint line, along the peroneus tertius and extensor digitorum longus. You must remember to be extra careful because this ce is also the end point of the superficial peroneal nerve,¡± Zhang Fan said after he finished inserting the mirror into the ankle joint.


    Although Li Liang had studied this topic multiple times before the surgery, he was still dazed when Zhang Fan began to teach him. The textbook exnations were quite basic and simple. Li Liang would have to find higher-level medical textbooks to study from in order to be able to understand Zhang Fan¡¯s teachings!


    For ankle arthroscopy, in order to make the surgery more convenient, a joint retractor would usually be used. Zhang Fan slowly cleaned out the old ankle injury with the arthroscope providing vision for him. He performed synovectomy along with clearing out some bone spurs. The difficult part about treating such old injuries was that the recovery process would be highly difficult. In order topletely eliminate the patient¡¯s pain, a lot of adjustments would have to be made within the joint.


    Arthroscopic surgeries would be highly difficult because they weren¡¯t very simr in nature. The surgeon would absolutely need to be extremely familiar with the specific part of the body that they were performing surgery on. There was very little space in the ankle joint. Even with the arthroscopic mirror¡¯s support, the surgeon would still need to know what tissue this ce was, what district that area was, what tissue was in the surrounding areas, and so on. The surgeon would also need to know the best way to adjust all of the tissue here.


    Even higher-level treatment would also require analysis of the patient¡¯s usual walking pattern. The doctor would need to provide as individualized treatment as possible for the best treatment. This was something that China currently sorelycked. There were just far too many Chinese patients. It could be said that Chinese doctors were incredible at performing all of the basic surgeries thanks to this. However, it would be incredibly difficult for Chinese doctors to make any progress on the more difficult surgeries.


    There was a certain story about a doctorate degree medical student from New Zending to study in China on an exchange program. When he arrived, even an ordinary Chinese resident doctor was more skilled than he was at performing basic gall dder surgery. However, just look at what happened to the two doctors 10 years down the road. The Chinese resident doctor was still performing the same basic gall dder surgeries, while the New Zend doctor was starting to research liver transnts! This was the difference caused by different medical systems. In English, the doctor was supposed to mean a qualified practitioner of medicine, someone with good general medical knowledge. Meanwhile, Chinese doctors became simr to assembly line workers instead due to the issue of China having enormous poption.


    Chinese doctors would often have to repeat the most basic surgeries on a daily basis. How were they supposed to elevate their overall skills like this? At most, the Chinese doctor could easily be an expert in a specific type of basic surgery. However, most Chinese doctors wouldck the conditions necessary to research and learn more about the more difficult surgeries. Once the golden period for a surgeon¡¯s learning passed, then the doctor would be nothing more than a surgery-performing assembly line worker.


    Zhang Fan slowly repaired the old injury while continuing to exin things to Li Liang. ¡°You absolutely must be careful here. There¡¯s an especially high concentration of nerves, blood vessels, and tendons at this location. You must avoid them during the surgery.¡± Zhang Fan was being quite verbose today because there truly was a high number of things that a surgeon would need to be careful about during this type of surgery.


    Li Liang really wished that he could record this entire surgery and lecture. To be honest, he was only able to learn and understand about 10% of what Zhang Fan was teaching him. Li Liang wasn¡¯t even depressed about this, because he had gotten used to it already. Every time that he assisted on a new type of surgery, he would need to study by himself for a long period of time before he would even be able to make use of what Zhang Fan taught him.


    For ankle joint surgeries, there were currently two main prevailing theories. The first theory was that the injury shouldn¡¯t be sewn up after the surgery so that the blood and fluid inside the articr cavity could drain out naturally. The surgical incision would then be allowed to heal naturally. However, Zhang Fan would never do this, as he was supremely confident in his own surgical skills now. He chose the second method: to simply ce a drainage strip before suturing the incision.


    After the surgery, Zhang Fan applied pressure dressing to the patient¡¯s shin. ¡°Loosen the pressure dressing after two days,¡± Zhang Fan told Li Liang regarding the postoperative care.


    The surgery had been sessful. After the surgery finished, Zhang Fan went to Ma Wentao¡¯s office because thetter had something to talk to him about again.

 Chapter 210: Dragon and snake

    <h4>Chapter 210: Dragon and snake</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan¡¯s impression of Ma Wentao recently was that thetter was like a man on fire. To Zhang Fan, it seemed that Ma Wentao did everything hurriedly and casually. However, Ma Wentao seemed quite different today. It was as if he was withering!


    ¡°Could it really be that you¡¯re worried to such an extent about how much you¡¯re paying me?¡± Zhang Fan joked when he saw how Ma Wentao was.


    ¡°Damn you! Would Ick that little amount of money? Here, take the surgery fee for today!¡± Ma Wentao immediately tossed an envelope of money over to Zhang Fan, who put it away and then prepared to leave. Zhang Fan had no interest at all in what Ma Wentao¡¯s affairs might be.


    ¡°Hey! You¡¯re so cold and uncaring! We¡¯re supposed to be partners now, aren¡¯t we? Shouldn¡¯t you at least pretend to care? You¡¯re really too much, trying to run away right after taking the money!¡± Ma Wentao really was a bit frustrated with Zhang Fan¡¯s attitude!


    ¡°What can I even help you with? I don¡¯t think I could possibly do anything about something that would worry you. If I ask, it would probably only annoy you even more, which is why I didn¡¯t ask! Go ahead and stew in your own frustrations. I¡¯ll be leaving now. I still need to finish cleaning up because I just did some moving!¡± Zhang Fan stood at the doorway because he truly had no interest in talking to Ma Wentao about thetter¡¯s worries.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you leave. Sit down. This matter is rted to you!¡± Ma Wentao pointed at the sofa while ordering Zhang Fan to stay.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Zhang Fan was rather confused.


    ¡°The dragon is about to arrive!¡± Ma Wentao said something with no exnation at all while even lighting a cigarette for the sake of acting mysterious.


    ¡°Stop wasting time and just say it clearly!¡± Zhang Fan would never have any patience for Ma Wentao¡¯s antics whenever Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have a request to make.


    ¡°Cough! Cough! Cough!¡± Ma Wentao was so frustrated by Zhang Fan that he choked in anger; he had just wanted to set the atmosphere! ¡°You¡¯re such a barbarian! Someone¡¯sing who wants to be a major stockholder in our new hospital!¡± Ma Wentao was truly frustrated!


    ¡°What, you don¡¯t want them to join?¡±


    ¡°Ridiculous! I don¡¯tck money, so why would I want her to join?¡± Ma Wentao was quite angry.


    ¡°You can¡¯t stop her? Didn¡¯t you bragst time when drunk about how there wasn¡¯t anything you couldn¡¯t take care of in the border province?¡±


    ¡°You already realize that I was only bragging while drunk, so why try and p me in the face with that?¡±


    ¡°Fine, fine, fine, let¡¯s talk properly.¡± Zhang Fan noticed that Ma Wentao really was getting angry, so he hurriedly agreed. He felt that Ma Wentao was just like a wild horse. Dealing with him would require proper restraint.


    ¡°She¡¯s not someone from the border province. She¡¯s actually from Beijing. Her father will probably be the next leader of the border province,¡± Ma Wentao said rather dejectedly.


    ¡°There¡¯s no more hope for your family?¡± Zhang Fan asked just for the sake of appearances. He really had no interest in this topic at all!


    ¡°My father is getting old. He¡¯ll serve one more term at most before he retires. I¡¯m confused myself as well. Just how did she learn about my unassuming little hospital? She called me yesterday, and has already arrived in Chasu City today. She insists on treating you and me to a meal to discuss the matter of bing a stockholder. This really is a cmity out of nowhere.¡±


    ¡°If you want to let her be a stockholder, then let her. If you don¡¯t want to, then don¡¯t let her. Just refuse. What do you have to worry about?¡± Zhang Fan had no good ideas. Someone as young as him didn¡¯t really understand such things.


    ¡°If I want to just develop in Chasu City, of course I could just refuse her, and she wouldn¡¯t be able to do anything to me! But if I want to develop nationally, I¡¯ll need topromise with countless people. Only though endlesspromise will development be possible,¡± Ma Wentao exined.


    ¡°Oh! Then...¡± Zhang Fan fell silent.


    ¡°Just say it. We can be honest with each other. My ultimate goal is business. Your goal isn¡¯t money, so we won¡¯t have any conflicts with each other. You can say anything that you want without minding my feelings. Besides, have you ever cared about my feelings before!?¡± Ma Wentao ended up being the one trying to guide Zhang Fan in the end with how hesitant thetter was.


    ¡°If you can¡¯t resist her, and your hospital bes something that I no longer want to work for, I¡¯ll instantly leave without asking for a single cent. You have a great dream, but so do I. I feel that it¡¯s meaningless to distract myself because of money!¡± Zhang Fan spoke with a serious expression!


    ¡°Yeah, rest assured. I said before that this new hospital¡¯s medical development will have you at the very core! But, you said that you¡¯re not doing this for money, so that means you don¡¯t need any surgery fees in the future whenever you¡¯re working here, isn¡¯t that right?¡± At first, Ma Wentao was being serious, but then he started joking around!


    ¡°It¡¯s not like youck the money that you¡¯re paying me! Fine then! If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯m leaving.¡± Zhang Fan felt that he could leave now.


    ¡°Not yet. She¡¯s inviting us to a banquet! Yes, that¡¯s right, you and me. She¡¯s already investigated us thoroughly!¡± Ma Wentao exined to the confused Zhang Fan.


    What powerful individual would make Ma Wentao so concerned? This woman was Nie Shasha, the boss of the medical equipmentpany that Yang Lu worked for! Yang Lu was the district manager who gave Zhang Fan a personal set of Bayer medical equipment after the live tumor surgery.


    Nie Shasha¡¯s ancestors had been in the military. Her father entered politics after leaving the military, but still had a militaristic aura to his politics. He was incredibly forceful! He was rotating around the various border provinces of China, and would soon being to this border province. He had great ambitions, and managed his children incredibly strictly.


    Nie Shasha¡¯s mother had been an army doctor. Nie Shasha was highly familiar with hospitals due to growing up in the army hospital. Nie Shasha also didn¡¯t have an antagonistic rtionship with her father like the one Ma Wentao had with his. Ma Wentao was purely starting up his hospital business as a way of refusing to join politics like his father!


    Although Nie Shasha was still in her twenties, she had plenty of ns already. She opened up her own medical research facility which focused on creating imitation foreign medical equipment. A certain metal te had a hole in the center? Then she would develop a metal te with a hole slightly off to the side to avoid patent problems. She made plenty of money this way without causing any trouble for her family!


    Yang Lu had reported Zhang Fan¡¯s situation to Nie Shasha, who viewed this with great importance. She was highly interested in the medical field, and was quite knowledgeable regarding China¡¯s expert doctors. She did some investigating, and even found out that Zhang Fan had studied at Bluebird City University Hospital. She contacted Superintendent Lu there, who angrily discussed Zhang Fan with her for quite a while because he really felt that Zhang Fan was wasting his genius. The conclusion she made was that Zhang Fan was a genius!


    Nie Shasha then especially paid a visit to Qin Nuo, the only son of the Qin Family, who was the emergency military patient that Zhang Fan had previously saved. She brought along an expert orthopedic surgeon and expert neurosurgeon in order to check Qin Nuo¡¯s condition. Both expert doctors had a very high opinion of the doctor who performed the surgery for Qin Nuo.


    Nie Shasha was definitely highly interested in Zhang Fan. Although her father was quite powerful, it would be wise for a dragon to avoid tangling with a local power. She had her own ideas. She would share part of her benefits with the Qin Family in order to have them speak to Ma Wentao.


    Actually, arge portion of Ma Wentao¡¯s capital came from his fianc¨¦e Qin Rongyu. Nie Shasha¡¯s method made it impossible for Ma Wentao to refuse. Besides, Nie Shasha was saying such polite things, such as that she only wanted some extra spending money without being interested in anything else.


    This was why Ma Wentao was so worried. Any business would have its difficulties when it was first developing. Right now, he was just getting started.


    They would all meet for a meal at thergest hotel in Chasu City. Ma Wentao drove his Mercedes Benz there, only to find that Nie Shasha and another woman were already waiting at the hotel entrance for them. She was really acting so humble here, perfect to the point where noints could be voiced!


    Ma Wentao hurriedly parked his car and went up to greet them. Zhang Fan was quite confused again because he recognized the other woman with Nie Shasha!

 Chapter 211: Roundabout!

    <h4>Chapter 211: Roundabout!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The two women had different auras about them. Nie Shasha was youthful and pretty, but also seemed like an elite. It was easy to tell that she wasn¡¯t someone who was easy to get along with. She had short hair, and was approximately 1.65 meters tall. She also wore light makeup together with a ck leather jacket and pants. Her shoes were dark red. She wasn¡¯t the type who would attract much attention, but upon closer look, she seemed like a small wild horse.


    The other woman was someone that Zhang Fan had previously met. She was Qin Rongyu, who had a different aura about her. She seemed to be the generous and overly serious type. Since she was already in her 30s, she was wearing a drab grayrge jacket. However, Zhang Fan felt as if she was simr to Superintendent Ouyang!


    Ma Wentao and Zhang Fan swiftly walked up to the two women. Before they could say anything, Qin Rongyu smiled and spoke first. ¡°Long time no see, Doctor Zhang. We meet again.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Miss Qin!¡± Right after Zhang Fan said this, she immediately reached out her hand for a handshake.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that we would meet so soon again after ourst meeting. Thank you so much for performing surgery on my younger brother. He¡¯s recovering quite well. I¡¯ll make sure that he personallyes to thank you after he leaves the hospital!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re being too polite. It¡¯s good as long as he¡¯s recovering. There¡¯s no need for this!¡± Zhang Fan felt rather awkward about this. He had also not expected to see her so quickly again after he took the previous payment from her. He still wasn¡¯t ustomed to this! He was still the easily embarrassed type!


    ¡°What, aren¡¯t you going to introduce us, Sister Qin?¡± Nie Shasha suddenly said as she smiled while standing to the side. Nie Shasha¡¯s voice was clear, and carried an obvious Beijing ent. Although she and Qin Rongyu were in a coborative partnership, things between women wouldn¡¯t be that simple. Besides, they were both ambitious businesswomen. The two of them had beenpeting with each other even while simply standing there!


    ¡°Haha, sure!¡± Qin Rongyu nced at Nie Shasha. Qin Rongyu¡¯s slightly arched lips revealed that she was in fact quite pleased right now. This was because Nie Shasha had acted quite forcefully so far with her, which made her rather ufortable, but Nie Shasha finally adopted a humbler attitude here in front of this hotel.


    ¡°This is Zhang Fan, the Doctor Zhang who performed surgery for my younger brother!¡± Qin Rongyu then introduced Nie Shasha to Zhang Fan. ¡°This is Nie Shasha, or President Nie. The two of you will surely interact often with each other in the future. She¡¯s a woman, so she might have a bit of a temper sometimes. Doctor Zhang, please don¡¯t pay it any heed!¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you! Judging from your ent, you must be from northwestern China, Doctor Zhang?¡± Nie Shasha ignored Qin Rongyu¡¯s veiled insult, and reached out her hand for a handshake. She had investigated everything there was to know about Zhang Fan already. She was pointing out Zhang Fan¡¯s background in order to steal the initiative back from Qin Rongyu again. Maybe normal people would think that such small wars of words were boring, but for people like these two women, they would enjoypetition amongst equals more than anything.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m from the northwest!¡± Zhang Fan was far less awkward when facing Nie Shasha¡ªhe had never taken anything from her before, which was why he wouldn¡¯t feel awkward!


    ¡°Let¡¯s go inside the hotel first. It¡¯s a bit cold standing around outside,¡± said Ma Wentao. This was because he could tell from Nie Shasha¡¯s expression that she was highly interested in Zhang Fan. Although Ma Wentao had had nothing but nice discussions with Nie Shasha so far, he understood quite well that she was filled with schemes. He was worried that Zhang Fan might fall for one of her schemes!


    Nie Shasha smiled and let go of Zhang Fan¡¯s hand after the handshake. She was young and quite intelligent, and liked to have fun. Many men were trying to romance her. It was quite easy for her to toy with such youngsters. Since Nie Shasha was beautiful and came from an excellent family, even outstanding youngsters would try their best to romance her. That was why Ma Wentao was a bit worried.


    Qin Rongyu gently pulled on Ma Wentao¡¯s arm and walked in the front. Nie Shasha and Zhang Fan walked together after them. ¡°Doctor Zhang, are you going to focus on general surgery in the future?¡± Although Superintendent Lu¡¯s attitude towards him had been one of anger at wasting his talent, Nie Shasha felt that Zhang Fan probably counted as Superintendent Lu¡¯s disciple, which was why she asked this.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know that Nie Shasha already knew almost everything there was to know about him already. ¡°I still haven¡¯t decided yet. I¡¯ll decide things as theye!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right. You should probably think such things through first. Doctor Zhang, have you considered going to work in Beijing before?¡± Nie Shasha was highly curious about Zhang Fan. He was someone who had barely managed to graduate from medical college, yet he had suddenly be an expert surgeon after only a bit more than a year of working. This could only be exined that he was an incredible genius! Although Nie Shasha also understood that he had to be very hardworking, the field of medicine wasn¡¯t something that could be conquered with only hard work!


    ¡°I still haven¡¯t considered it, but I¡¯ll be going there sooner orter. It¡¯s only natural for me to want to see the rising Chinese g and the capital of our country.¡±


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang is quite interesting!¡± Nie Shasha smiled like a blooming flower.


    Their private room in the restaurant wasn¡¯t veryrge. However, it also wasn¡¯t a small room if there were only to be four people.


    Zhang Fan saw Yang Lu in front of the private room. He voluntarily greeted Yang Lu. ¡°Hello, Manager Yang!¡±


    He really liked the personal set of surgical equipment that she had given to him. That was why his greeting truly came from the heart.


    ¡°Hello, Doctor Zhang! Please enter!¡± Since the big boss of herpany was here, Yang Lu acted like the professional business elite that she was. She didn¡¯t act too subserviently or arrogantly, while maintaining a friendly passion. Ma Wentao felt like he discovered something through the way that the two interacted with each other.


    Although Ma Wentao had yet to discuss business specifics with Nie Shasha yet, he made up his mind that no matter how many stock options he had to sacrifice, he could never allow her to take Zhang Fan away from him. Zhang Fan was at the very core of Ma Wentao¡¯s future business n. Zhang Fan would be his new hospital¡¯s greatest appeal. That was why Ma Wentao was willing to sacrifice anything else in negotiation in exchange for Zhang Fan!


    ¡°It¡¯s not lively enough here with so few people. How about I send someone to pick up your girlfriend and bring her here?¡± Ma Wentao offered to Zhang Fan. Ma Wentao¡¯s expression seemed to be incredibly serious for once as he said this!


    Ma Wentao¡¯s impression of Zhang Fan was that thetter was a youngster who had barely seen any of the world before. He felt that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t very greedy for either money or power. However, Ma Wentao had once been Zhang Fan¡¯s age before. He was worried that someone as young as Zhang Fan might be seduced by Nie Shasha¡¯s good looks and fall head over heels in love with her.


    ¡°She¡¯s still busy studying. Not to mention, I didn¡¯t tell her beforehand that she would be invited. Let¡¯s just forget about it!¡± Zhang Fan knew that Shao Hua had been rather tired from studying recently. The ounting examination was also rather difficult, with many topics ranging from basic theory to relevant Chinesews. You would need to be excellent at math as well as have an excellent memory in order to pass the ounting examination.


    ¡°Oh! Then forget about it!¡± Ma Wentao had already achieved his objective as he had simply wanted to bring up Shao Hua¡¯s name to remind Zhang Fan not to cheat on his girlfriend!


    ¡°It¡¯s just a simple meal that probably won¡¯t take up too much time. How about I have Manager Yang go pick up your girlfriend?¡± Nie Shasha offered to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°There¡¯s truly no need. Not only did I not tell her beforehand, it would be best if I don¡¯t interrupt her ns that she made already,¡± Zhang Fan answered seriously.


    Zhang Fan personally found meals to talk about business like this one incredibly boring. That was why he wanted even less to waste Shao Hua¡¯s time like this.


    The food began to arrive. The hostess Nie Shasha began to hand out tes and cups to everyone. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a drinker, and none of the women tried to force him to drink.


    The meal ended quite quickly. Everyone moved to another private room after dinner was over. Zhang Fan was bing very impatient by now.


    ¡®What is there to say for today? Can¡¯t we just directly say it!? Being so vague and roundabout is ridiculous!¡¯ Zhang Fan was bing frustrated.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, what type of tea do you like to drink? Oolong tea? Melon slice green tea?¡± Nie Shesha spoke up in a gentle tone.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like drinking tea. Just in and regr water is fine for me.¡±


    ¡°Haha!¡± Ma Wentao couldn¡¯t help butugh out loud at hearing his. He now felt reassured because he understood Zhang Fan already. He knew that Zhang Fan had be impatient.

 Chapter 212: Weapon

    <h4>Chapter 212: Weapon</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Although Zhang Fan was bing impatient, Nie Shasha didn¡¯t mind it at all. She had met far too many medical geniuses before. Zhang Fan¡¯s impatience counted as nothingpared to some of their tempers. She had even seen expert doctors mming their fist on the table in front of her father before. That was why her expression didn¡¯t flicker at all as she continued to maintain a polite smile. ¡°Oh my, it seems that I must have been impolite somewhere to make Doctor Zhang angry. Please don¡¯t mind. Let me know immediately, and I¡¯ll pay more attention next time. Allow me to drink this tea in ce of wine to apologize to you!¡±


    Zhang Fan felt awkward because of how polite and nice she was being. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing. I really don¡¯t drink much tea. Please do as you like. No need to mind me.¡± Since she was being so polite and sounded so sincere, this really helped to calm down Zhang Fan¡¯s impatience. This was because Nie Shasha was highly skilled at dealing with others!


    ¡°Let¡¯s have some Tie Guanyin tea, then!¡± Ma Wentao hurriedly took over. Since Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a tea drinker, Nie Shasha decided against performing any sort of tea ceremony. Instead, a server arrived to poured the tea for them, and then left the room.


    Qin Rongyu then said, ¡°This new hospital in Chasu City will have construction start next spring. President Nie, what are your ns regarding bing a stockholder?¡±


    Due to her father, Nie Shasha had already given part of the market in northeast China over to Qin Rongyu. The two women had different goals and philosophies. Although Nie Shasha also highly valued the basic medical market, she was still more interested in the medical equipment business. However, researching medical equipment turned out to be more difficult than she had thought, which was why she was still searching for new opportunities. Meanwhile, Qin Rongyu and Ma Wentao had morepatible goals. Qin Rongyu wanted to gain more power and influence through establishing a powerful hospital chain in all of China, while Ma Wentao wanted to have his hospitals be the #1 hospital business chain in China.


    No matter if it was research or a hospital business, there would be something inmon for both of them¡ªhighly skilled medical personnel.


    ¡°I would like to be a 20% shareholder. In the future, if you open up additional hospitals, I reserve the right to be one of the first shareholders as well,¡± Nie Shasha stated while putting down her teacup.


    Something like this was a pure exchange of benefits. This would be unavoidable for development.


    ¡°Let me say that since I¡¯ve already confirmed my partnership with Doctor Zhang beforehand, Doctor Zhang will be in charge of all medical decisions in the future.¡± Ma Wentao truly hoped that Nie Shasha wouldn¡¯t want to get involved.


    ¡°That¡¯s only natural. Professional decisions require professionals to make. However, I do have a small request! Could Doctor Zhang use only mypany¡¯s medical equipment in the future?¡±


    ¡°No. I would need to first determine the patient¡¯s condition before making such a decision. I truly can¡¯t do this.¡± Zhang Fan immediately objected because he knew that agreeing to this would be quite troublesome in the future. No matter what the patient¡¯s situation was, if he was forced to use Nie Shasha¡¯s medical equipment, he would be a surgical merchant, not a doctor.


    ¡°Haha, then in that case, if the conditions are appropriate, could Doctor Zhang use mypany¡¯s medical equipment then?¡±


    ¡°As long as the conditions are appropriate and the patient agrees, then yes.¡±


    ¡°Alright then. Thank you, Doctor Zhang. I¡¯ll have Manager Yang contact you regarding the details.¡±


    Although Zhang Fan currently seemed to be quite excellent and perhaps a genius, there was still a long time left in the future. Nie Shasha didn¡¯t feel that it was time yet to gamble heavily on him. She was in no hurry at the moment. She wanted to observe Zhang Fan¡¯s future development potential.


    The rest of the details didn¡¯t need to be discussed here at this meal. The lower-level managers would take care of that for them.


    Zhang Fan was about to finish his rotation in the ICU department. During this month, Zhang Fan had witnessed just about every type of organ failure there was. The human body was just like a dam. Once a leak appeared in the dam, it would cost a tremendous amount in order to stop the leak and prevent it from growing.


    Zhang Fan finished his final shift, and was about to leave. Tong Lili also finished her rotation in the ICU department at the same time. Due to her apparent connection with Zhang Fan, Chen Qi gave Zhang Fan a lot of face by requesting the hospital administration department that Tong Lili be assigned to his orthopedic department #3. As for whether or not Tong Lili would be able to stay in orthopedic department #3? That would depend on her own hard work.


    After finishing this night shift, Zhang Fan and Tong Lili had one day off to rest before they would need to receive their next assignment from the hospital administration department.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, let me treat you to breakfast! I know a restaurant that has amazing breakfast!¡± Tong Lili offered as she waited at the department entrance, having finished changing already.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I really can¡¯t today. We just moved, and haven¡¯t finished cleaning up. I need to go back and help out.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just breakfast. It won¡¯t take too much of your time. Are you worried that Shao Hua will be jealous?¡± Tong Lili began to use her little schemes. She wanted to taunt Zhang Fan into going to breakfast with her.


    ¡°Yes, you¡¯re so smart! You even realize this already!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Tong Lili was rendered speechless. She could try to taunt him into going with her, but she wouldn¡¯t be able to make fun of him for not going. This was a matter of trying not to be overly rude.


    ¡°Alright, you should hurry and go rest at home. There are dark circles under your eyes already. We¡¯ve been busy all night,¡± Zhang Fan told Tong Lili.


    ¡°No! I...¡± Tong Lili was about to act spoiled, but Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang at this time. Tong Lili lost all her courage that she¡¯d just managed to work up!


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, we¡¯re about to receive a patient who identally cut off his entire hand! I can¡¯t do this surgery!¡± The phone call was from Chen Qifa.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll soon be over there.¡± Zhang Fan then hung up, and told Tong Lili, ¡°See, it¡¯s good that I didn¡¯t agree to go to breakfast with you. Otherwise, I¡¯d have to break my promise to eat with you!¡± Zhang Fan immediately started leaving.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, could you please take me? I want to go see as well!¡± Tong Lili acted pitiful and helpless as she looked right at Zhang Fan.


    It was often that the best weapon to deal with a man would be a woman¡¯s weakness. But if even acting weak and using tears couldn¡¯t move the man, then everything else would likely be useless as well.


    ¡°Hey! If you¡¯re not tired, you should just go home! Don¡¯t cry if you see what it¡¯s like when youe with me!¡± Zhang Fan told Tong Lili.


    ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate me! I¡¯m really amazing!¡± Tong Lili, who had almost been about to cry now, waved her fist andughed at Zhang Fan.


    He could only mentally shake his head. ¡®Could it be that women are all born actresses?¡¯ he wondered to himself.


    Zhang Fan needed to get to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital as quickly as he possibly could. Time would be of the essence for a patient who had identally cut off their own hand. Just a few minutes would exponentially increase the danger and risk of failure.


    Zhang Fan drove his car at top speed. The hospital guard on duty today at Chasu City Hospital saw that he was driving a luxury car and had a beautiful woman apanying him. He jealously eximed, ¡°Damn it! All the good ones are already taken by pigs!¡±


    The Soviet Union had been the first to develop limb rentation surgery. The Soviet Union was also the best at performing limb rentation surgery, yet the Soviet Union had split up into many different countries in the end. The Soviet Union¡¯s former glorious medical system had copsed as well, falling from the peak down to the very bottom. This was good evidence that a medical system would be useless without a powerful country to back it up!


    China had truly carried on with the Soviet Union¡¯s limb rentation surgery techniques. However, the strange part was that limb rentation surgery was quite underdeveloped at regr public hospitals, yet China was world-ss in performing limb rentation surgery.


    This was all because of personal benefits. Limb rentation surgeries were extremely time-consuming and required a lot of personnel. Even surgery to reattach a single finger would take over an hour under a microscope, not to mention it would be far longer for bigger parts of the body. As for the medical equipment such a surgery would use up? It would only require a few threads and one or two Kirschner wires. At a public hospital, the doctor would only receive 30 yuan for performing this surgery which might take two or three hours. Not only that, more than 90% of limb rentation surgeries were emergency surgeries. That was why very few doctors at public hospitals in China were willing to study this surgical technique¡ªthe doctors would need to worry about making a living!

 Chapter 213: The difficulties of having a hand cut off

    <h4>Chapter 213: The difficulties of having a hand cut off</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan drove as fast as the wind, which was helped by the fact that few cars were currently on the road. Zhang Fan hurriedly took Tong Lili to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. On the way, Tong Lili had been rather curious which hospital Zhang Fan was going to perform surgery at. A young rotation doctor like her still didn¡¯t know much about medical society.


    When Zhang Fan arrived at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital, some of the new younger doctors working there were waiting for him at the entrance due to Chen Qifa¡¯smand.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, everything has been prepared. We¡¯re just waiting for the patient to arrive now,¡± Chen Qifa, who hurriedly stood up, told Zhang Fan when thetter arrived at the operating room.


    ¡°Alright. This is Doctor Tong. She would also like to participate in this surgery,¡± Zhang Fan exined to Chen Qifa while pointing at Tong Lili. Zhang Fan then went over to Ma Wentao¡¯s office.


    Zhang Fan had just finished a 24-hour work shift. It would be obvious that he was tired. Zhang Fan thus went to go drink some coffee. The hand reattachment surgery he was about to perform would require extreme precision. It would fail with even the slightestpse of attention. That was why Zhang Fan needed to use caffeine to stimte his brain.


    Ma Wentao wasn¡¯t in his office, but Zhang Fan was quite familiar with it, knowing where to find the coffee machine. He took four packets of instant coffee, and made two mugs of coffee with two packets apiece as just one packet of coffee wouldn¡¯t be strong enough.


    ¡°Here, have some coffee. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if you get sleepy during the surgery. You still have time to regret it and back out now if you want,¡± Zhang Fan said to Tong Lili. Actually, he wasn¡¯t worried what Tong Lili would do at all at all, because he only needed one surgical assistant for this particr surgery. Zhang Fan simply wanted to make Tong Lili experience what microsurgery was truly like today.


    ¡°Rest assured, I definitely won¡¯t back down!¡± Tong Lili was acting a little prideful!


    Tong Lili already had a quick chat with Chen Qifa while Zhang Fan was preparing the coffee. Chen Qifa was really appreciative that a young female doctor like her was willing to even beg toe and join a surgery. He felt that her spirit was admirable. Ever since Chen Qifa obtained his medical license, he was bing a nicer person. He was already bing more like an elder.


    The patient was an electric welder. Maybe it was because today was cold and his hand slipped, or maybe it was a problem with his machinery, but he identally cut off his own left handpletely with his machinery.


    His family immediately took him to the local city hospital, which provided emergency treatment to stop the bleeding as well as preservation for the cut off hand. The patient was then immediately sent to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. At such a time, the patient and his family would ce all of their hopes on the doctors. They would go to any hospital that the doctors told them to!


    Ma Wentao had sessfully used money to dominate the market for limb rentation surgeries by offering other hospitals a cut of the surgery fee for sending him limb rentation patients. This managed to help his hospital¡¯s orthopedic microsurgery gain some fame. All of the local city hospitals in the area now knew of this. They would always rmend Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital for any limb rentation patient, which really helped to boost Ma Wentao¡¯s business.


    After several months of training and self-study, Chen Qifa was now capable of independently performing the easier finger reattachment surgeries. He was still unable to perform any limb rentation surgeries which were slightly moreplex. Besides, reattachment surgery for an entire hand would be many times more difficult than reattaching a finger.


    Limb rentation and finger reattachment surgery techniques were quite well developed already. The sess rate was quite good already as well. But as for reattaching a hand? To put it bluntly, Zhang Fan was the only person in all of Chasu City who was capable of performing such a surgery! The hand was filled with an extremely abundant number of muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. Not to mention, the two most advanced and evolved portions of the human body were the brain and the hand. Hand reattachment surgery would be one of the higher-difficulty surgeries under the microsurgery category.


    China was doing well economically. Most hospitals would haveplete sets of medical equipment already. For vige level hospitals, it was normal to have all necessary regr medical equipment. In slightly more well-to-do viges, it wouldn¡¯t even be strange for a vige hospital to have CT scanners. Although northwestern China was still slightly underdevelopedpared to the rest of China, every hospital would at least have ambnces.


    The sound of the ambnce siren was getting ever closer. ¡°Be prepared. The patient is almost here,¡± said Zhang Fan as he stood at the ambnce station. He had already finished changing into surgical attire.


    When the ambnce door opened, a woman who appeared to be in her 50s carried a young man in his 20s off the ambnce. Much of the woman¡¯s front body was covered in blood trails.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be in such a hurry! No need to rush! Be careful not to trip! We have stretchers,¡± the ambnce¡¯s nurse hurriedly cautioned the woman.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m strong enough to carry him. A stretcher would be too slow.¡± The woman¡¯s face was red from the exertion, but her steps were quite steady.


    ¡°Hurry and help her!¡± Zhang Fan immediately eximed¡ªif the woman identally dropped the patient, the patient would be even more seriously injured!


    The doctors and nurses hurriedly went up and helped the woman to carry the patient into the hospital. Zhang Fan saw that the patient¡¯s condition was still alright. He wasn¡¯t unconscious, and the local city hospital had already given him pain medication. However, time was of the essence for hand reattachment surgery.


    Zhang Fan said to Chen Qifa, ¡°Hurry and get the patient¡¯s family to sign the surgery paperwork. Bring the patient to the operating room immediately.¡±


    The older woman was the patient¡¯s mother. The patient¡¯s father had died a long time ago. The mother and son ran a small business together where they made iron windows and iron doors. The mother was under a significant amount of pressure since her only child had now received such a serious injury, and her husband had died young. But, what could she even do? No matter how difficult things were, all she could do was grit her teeth and persevere.


    ¡°Allow me to speak bluntly with a summary. You can read over the specifics for yourself. I just need to tell you two things. First, this surgery might fail. There is no guarantee. Not only that, there¡¯s no guarantee that we will be able to restore functionality to his hand even if the reattachment is sessful. Second, you need to immediately pay the surgery fee because we¡¯re starting very soon,¡± Chen Qifa said very quickly, and immediately gave the surgery paperwork to the mother.


    The mother didn¡¯t really have any other choice, since her son was in such a condition already. She immediately signed the paperwork, and then asked, ¡°Doctor, how much is required for the surgery fee?¡±


    ¡°Pay 30,000 yuan first. The rest will depend on his recovery after the surgery.¡±


    ¡°I only have 20,000 yuan. Please, start the surgery, and I¡¯ll think of some method for the rest of the money!¡± The mother was quite anxious. She looked at Chen Qifa with a pleading expression.


    ¡°Alright. Try your best to get the money!¡± This was enough for the surgery fee, but postoperative care would also be really important.


    Tears kept dripping from the mother¡¯s eyes. She did her best to restrain them as she said, ¡°Doctor, please do your best! My son is still young. Don¡¯t let him be handicapped! Please! I¡¯m begging you!¡±


    ¡°Rest assured, we¡¯ll do our best to save your son. We¡¯re parents as well. You should hurry and go now! I need to join the surgery.¡± Chen Qifa tried to console the mother a little. Everyone would have some empathy. However, due to the outrageous behavior of illegal Fujianese private hospitals, the reputation of all other Chinese private hospitals suffered immensely!


    If it wasn¡¯t for Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital which specialized in microsurgeries for limb rentation surgery, then this patient would have only been able to go to a public hospital today. However, very few local hospitals would have a department capable of performing limb rentation surgery. He would thus have to go to the provincial capital for his surgery.


    That was a distance of several hundred kilometers. In order to take a ne there, the airline would require all sorts of paperwork from the hospital, which would likely take more than a day toplete. As for going to the provincial capital by car? That would take about seven or eight hours. It would be far toote to perform the hand reattachment surgery then!


    Human hands were different from nts. The hand wouldn¡¯t regrow after being cut off. If it wasn¡¯t for the Fujianese private hospitals¡¯ behavior, perhaps China¡¯s private hospital industry could have developed healthily and really helped China¡¯s medical system!


    There was a time limit for effectiveness with limb rentation surgeries. There would be no hope at all if the time limit was passed! The limb would lose all function even if it was reattached sessfully.


    The surgery began. Three sterile tables were ced in the operating room. One held the cut off hand, one held the medical equipment for cleaning the injury, and one held the medical equipment for the hand reattachment surgery. The two different types of medical equipment absolutely had to be separated. Otherwise, it might be that the surgery would seed, but the hand would be infected and die!

 Chapter 214: The female doctor who was convinced to give up!

    <h4>Chapter 214: The female doctor who was convinced to give up!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon for the surgery, with Chen Qifa as his surgical assistant. The patient was ced on the operating table, while Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa stood across from each other on opposite sides of the patient. The medical equipment nurse and table were also across from the patient. There was no room for a third doctor!


    What could be done then? Tong Lili could only stand to the left of Zhang Fan. There wasn¡¯t even any space for a stool for her to stand on. She would have to stand in order to participate in the surgery.


    The anesthesiologist asked Zhang Fan what type of anesthesia to use because this surgery would take quite a long time toplete. Zhang Fan suggested general anesthesia instead of local anesthesia. In surgery, especially orthopedic surgery, cleaning the injury was incredibly important. It was a basic rule of surgery topletely clear away any tissue that had been infected or was dead already. Clearing away tissue couldn¡¯t be done casually.


    The surgeon would need to carefully study the patient¡¯s X-ray before the surgery, and then determine how much tissue to clear away and how much to shorten the bone based on the hand¡¯s specific circumstances.


    The hand which had been cut offpletely seemed just like a flesh-colored lump. It had no color to it due tocking blood! If you ced it on the ground, it would be difficult to differentiate it from a rubber doll¡¯s hand!


    Due to technological advances in surgery, a medical equipment nurse was bing ever more important. It would take at least one or two years of training for a medical equipment nurse to be skilled enough to help in surgeries. Although surgeons would only work on their specialty type of surgeries, medical equipment nurses would have to work on all types of surgeries. This meant that medical equipment nurses needed to be highly familiar with all the names and usages of every medical equipment type as well as the steps in all types of surgery.


    This was because the medical equipment nurse would need to prepare the necessary medical equipment for various steps of the surgery. It would be bad for the nurse if she was unfamiliar with the surgery¡¯s steps and didn¡¯t have the proper medical equipment right away. Some doctors who had a bad temper would even throw the medical equipment onto the ground!


    Older and more experienced medical equipment nurses would instantly be able to tell the skill level of the doctor. This was why younger surgeons would always intentionally try to get into the good graces of older nurses. This was because the older nurses might start bad rumors about them otherwise.


    Two doctors would need to simultaneously clean the injury for a hand reattachment surgery. This was all in order to save time because time was extremely critical. Cleaning the injury would need to be done at an anatomical level. While cleaning the injury, it would also be necessary to locate the relevant nerves and blood vessels for the next step of the surgery.


    The primary surgeon would need to figure out the steps even for something as seemingly simple as cleaning the injury. The order of what you cleaned would be critically important. To make an analogy, this would be as important as having a proper battle formation in war.


    The most important muscle structure in the hand was the thenar eminence group. The thenar was a muscle that only humans possessed. While goris were the closest gic rtives to humans, our hairy cousins didn¡¯t have the thenar eminence. The thenar eminence was something that had evolved due to our ancestors¡¯ use of the hands. What was the thenar eminence? In simple terms, that would be the fleshy portion between your thumb and index finger.


    After cleaning the muscles, next would be the bones. For the bones inside the hand, the metacarpophngeal joints were by far the most important. These joints were the biggest priority to preserve.


    Zhang Fan had his head lowered as he worked on the surgery together with Chen Qifa. Tong Lili¡¯s work was to maintain clear vision for the surgery. Basically, all she did was hold the surgical retractors and wipe blood. Every surgeon would have to start out like this, only observing the surgery, typically as the third or fourth surgical assistant. After bing experienced in holding the surgical retractors, wiping blood, using the aspirator to drain blood, and watching a type of surgery several dozen times, the surgeon would then slowly work their way up to secondary surgical assistant, primary surgical assistant, and so on.


    During this timeframe, doctors would slowly disy differing levels of skill. Surgery was a job that required both talent and hard work. Some doctors would intentionally practice surgery techniques at home. For instance, forparoscopies, maybe a doctor would continuously practice with two simr-sized bars at home. This doctor would then be far more skilled in one year than another doctor who didn¡¯t do extra practice at home. This was the result of difference in work ethic.


    If you paid close attention, many surgeons wouldmonly have the habit of constantly ying with something in their hands. This wasn¡¯t a habit simply out of boredom. Many of them were actually practicing surgical techniques.


    After cleaning the injury, it would be necessary to repair and affix the broken bone. This was something foundational. Only after affixing the bone would it be possible to restore other functions. If the bones weren¡¯t affixed properly, even slight movement would cause a blood vessel which was just repaired to snap again!


    After dealing with the bone fracture, next would be repairing the muscles. If some part of the body was identally cut off, the best possible scenario that surgeon could hope for was that a very sharp implement had done the cutting, because that would make it much easier to perform limb rentation surgery. But if the body part had instead been cut off due to a crush injury, that would be extremely troublesome. It would be highly likely that reattachment would no longer be possible, and that amputation was the only possible result.


    Muscle repair would depend on the blood vessels. Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa began this work under the microscope. The thicker veins needed to match up exactly in order to reestablish a blood cycle. Artery repair would depend on the situation. The radial ulnar artery was one artery that was rtively easier to perform end to end anastomosis on.


    identally cutting off one¡¯s hand was a known injury type that would ur around certain types of machinery. The sess rate for hand reattachment surgery was the lowest out of all limb rentation surgeries. This was because of how difficult it would be to reestablish the blood cycle.


    If the arteria digitalis palmarismunis was shattered near the metacarpophngeal joints, then that would be really troublesome. The primary surgeon would need to take extra care repairing the arteria digitalis palmarismunis. This was because this vital hand artery could only have arterial anastomosis with only one finger. If the surgeon didn¡¯t repair things properly, it would be possible for one finger tock blood supply, which would mean an improper blood cycle that would then usually lead to negative aftereffects.


    In order to help the cut off hand be restored to its best possible function, it would be vitally important to repair every single broken nerve, no matter if it was located in the wrist or palm.


    The surgery proceeded very slowly. Since everything was done under a microscope, Tong Lili found that watching the surgery was incredibly boring. She had no idea what part of the surgery Zhang Fan was performing, because she was unable to see anything. She basically had no clue what was going on.


    Additionally, the surgery had been going on for more than two hours by now. Tong Lili was already highly fatigued due to just having finished her final 24-hour work shift in the ICU department. Now, she had just remained standing for more than two hours, so her legs and feet were going numb. She was almost unable to remain standing. She had only stood so long by gritting her teeth and using willpower.


    Zhang Fan actually was quite quick at performing surgery. Even so, more than three hours had passed since the surgery¡¯s beginning before he finally finished repairing every nerve. The remaining steps of the surgery would be much simpler. Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa even started talking to each other.


    ¡°Pay some extra attention to this patient today, especially the blood cirction in his hand,¡± Zhang Fan said to Chen Qifa.


    ¡°Alright, I will do so, Teacher Zhang.¡± Chen Qifa nodded in agreement.


    ¡°Give the patient the standard antibiotics,¡± Zhang Fan said next.


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    Zhang Fan wanted to see if Tong Lili was still focused on the surgery or not, so he suddenly asked, ¡°Doctor Tong, what is the mostmon majorplication for limb rentation surgery?¡±


    ¡°Um! Infection and necrosis?¡± Tong Lili answered rather uncertainly. She had been standing for more than three hours now. Due to the fact that she found the surgery to be incredibly boring, she was already beginning to daydream a little. This was because she truly wouldn¡¯t be able to remain standing anymore if she didn¡¯t distract herself. Because of this, she was unable to correctly answer Zhang Fan¡¯s unexpected question.


    ¡°It¡¯s actually vascrpromise, which is why surgery patients like this one absolutely can¡¯t be allowed to be in an environment with any smoke or smokers. If vascrpromise urs, antispasmodic drugs will be required. If antispasmodic drugs are still ineffective, then a second surgery will be required!¡± Zhang Fan exined to Tong Lili.


    Zhang Fan then finally finished the hand reattachment surgery. He bandaged the patient¡¯s hand properly, and then stretched his back.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go! It¡¯s finished now,¡± said Zhang Fan as he saw that Tong Lili was still standing by the operating table.


    ¡°My legs are numb! I don¡¯t think I can move!¡± Tong Lili sounded like she was about to cry. This wasn¡¯t because of the pain in her legs, but rather because she felt like she couldn¡¯t get ustomed to this type of work. Not only did she find surgery to be incredibly boring, she also felt that it took far too long.


    She was sad, disappointed, and ming herself. To be honest, it would truly be difficult for a physically weak woman to perform such a high-level surgery like this one unless she truly loved microsurgery. Wang Yanan was a special exception because she really loved surgery, which gave her a great deal of motivation. However, Tong Lili was someone who had only tried to join a surgical department so that she wouldn¡¯t be assigned to one of the hardest or most unimportant departments to work in.


    Life was indeed cruel. If she couldn¡¯t get ustomed to or perform surgical work, then she would only be able to leave the surgical departments. Nopromise would be possible. The hospital wasn¡¯t a ce wherepromises would be permitted for work!


    Tong Lili had great difficulty in walking away with the nurse¡¯s support. The moment that she exited the operating room, her tears that she held back for so long finally poured down onto her blue surgeon¡¯s mask.


    She far preferred having expectations to this despair! Tong Lili was unable to find any meaning to her working in surgery! She felt truly dejected! She felt as if a knife was stabbing her in the heart with the pain she felt!

 Chapter 215: A dark cloud upon humanity

    <h4>Chapter 215: A dark cloud upon humanity</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    On this dry wintry day, Tong Lili was finally able to return home and rest under her own nket after working for more than 30 hours in a row without sleep. Although she felt all sorts of dissatisfaction and unwillingness, her eyes would no longer open after bing red and swollen from crying. She was far too tired.


    Zhang Fan was also really tired. The 24-hour work shift plus having to concentrate for several more hours afterwards to perform surgery also made him feel rather dizzy. He closed the curtains in his apartment and took a hot shower. Thanks to the heating system, he didn¡¯t feel cold in his apartment at all. The chilly air outside didn¡¯t prate his apartment.


    Winters in the border province were truly freezing. Currently, it was below -30 degrees Celsius. Any water particles in the air would instantly freeze into frost. The dry and cold temperature was also the best type of environment for viruses to grow in.


    Whenever it was really dry, problems would often ur with the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. The skin and mucous membrane were the first defense lines that human bodies had against illnesses. The dry and cold weather would cause viruses to run rampant.


    The flu sounded rather weak inparison to HIV, hepatis B, and so on. The flu might seem just like their weakly cousin who wasn¡¯t threatening at all.


    However, influenza had always apanied humanity, and evolved together with humans. An astronomical number of humans had died because of the flu over the years. The strongest influenza pandemic of all time urred in 1918. More than 100,000,000 people died, ravaging much of Europe.


    The 1918 flu pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, would attack all people indiscriminately. For most diseases, it would only be the young and the elderly who were at risk, or maybe men or women would be more likely to be affected, but that wasn¡¯t the case with Spanish flu. No matter your age, how rich you were, or whether you were male or female, it would infect anyone. Although science was developing rapidly, the flu was also evolving. Even though humanity was now capable of standing on the moon, humanity had yet to discover a method topletely eradicate the flu.


    Many people might look down on traditional Chinese medicine in modern times. However, it was precisely because of traditional Chinese medicine that the flu wasn¡¯t so virulent in China. But in modern society, life had be more quick-paced, and nobody was now willing to patiently wait for a slow treatment.


    With pressure from life and society, ordinary people now felt that they should be able to be cured on the second day right after bing ill. They no longer epted the idea that amon cold would require treatment for an entire month. In many jobs, every day of not working would represent not having ie. Many ordinary people wouldn¡¯t be able to afford this.


    The beginning of flu symptoms wouldn¡¯t be much different from the symptoms of an ordinary cold. The true differences would appear two to three days after the onset of symptoms. Only then would the flu show off its true might. Typically, this would start with a high fever of more than 39 degrees Celsius.


    After that, you would start feeling all sorts of difort, such as feeling cold, headache,ck of energy, sore muscles, sore throat, and so on. If this was an ordinary flu virus, it would usually take approximately one week for your body to defeat the virus by itself. Only then would the flu symptoms slowly go away. And if your body couldn¡¯t defeat the flu virus, then a secondary infection or bacterial pneumonia would likely soon ur. If you didn¡¯t control the illness effectively then, only death would await. Not only that, you would be just like a living biological weapon as you were also a source of infection.


    The main way by which the flu would spread would be through the air as well as saliva. The flu virus was capable of spreading as you talked, coughed, sneezed, and so on, flying out together with secretions from your respiratory tract. The scariest part about the flu virus was that it was capable of staying in the air for approximately 30 minutes.


    Anywhere that many people gathered, a single sneeze from someone infected with the flu might infect everyone else within a radius of several dozen meters. This was no joke orughing matter. Older Chinese people would probably all remember the SARS epidemic that had made all of China so tense. Back then, no matter big or small, all windows were constantly open. This was because only by having excellent venttion would it be possible to reduce the amount of infection, especially in enclosed areas.


    The flu felt quite simple. It was only a virus. But actually, the flu was incrediblyplex and powerful. The flu was strong to the point where China even established a monitoring system for the flu. This was the onlymon illness that China focused so seriously on, even reaching the point where the entire medical system of China was being used to monitor this illness.


    Influenza was a type of an RNA virus. It possessed many types of core polymerase proteins. Even now, scientists still hadn¡¯t figured out theplete nature of the influenza virus. Not only that, the influenza virus was quite adept at mutating itself. When two different viruses simultaneously infected the same cell, the virus genes would then rbine themselves. It was often that a medicine which had previously been effective in treating this flu strain would suddenly lose effect after the mutation.


    This was why the flu was so scary. Most of the time, ordinary treatment would treat problems without treating the underlying cause. What did this mean? It meant that treatment would focus on eliminating the patient¡¯s difort by lowering fever temperatures, stopping the coughing, and eliminating the pain. However, none of this would affect the virus itself very much.


    The flu virus had low heat tolerance, and ordinary disinfection methods would easily destroy it. However, heat and disinfection would no longer work once the flu virus was inside a human body. It wasn¡¯t like you could burn the human patient! It really would be highly important to often wash your hands carefully every day in order to prevent yourself from getting infected.


    The first two to three days after infection would be when the flu virus was the most infectious. However, this was also the time when people would pay the least attention to it. If one person got sick and didn¡¯t pay it much attention, it wasmon that they would infect their entire family. Please don¡¯t feel that it would be a sign of your love to lie next to your beloved one when they were sick. This author doesn¡¯t know whether it¡¯s a sign of love or not, but I do know that it means you¡¯re an idiot.


    Winter would always be an explosive season for the flu. Anyone who wasn¡¯t ill yet that had family members with cold symptoms should put on a surgical mask in order to maintain his own health. Only then would you be able to properly care for ill family members!


    Back when Chasu City Hospital was being run by Superintendent Huang Yun, his rotation doctor system was that doctors who wanted to be in a surgical department would only be rotated through the various surgical departments, while doctors who wanted to be in internal medicine would only be rotated through internal medicine departments. Although this did have its own benefits, the doctor wouldn¡¯t learn as much general knowledge. Meanwhile, Superintendent Ouyang changed the rotation doctor system to forcefully make young doctors rotate through every type of department.


    Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s rotation doctor system seemed to be quite harsh for young doctors. This was because being a rotation doctor wouldst two years. For these two years, the young rotation doctors would have very low ie, no status, and no sense of security. But, as long as the doctor made it past the two years of being a rotation doctor, they would be able to experience the benefit of rotation¡ªhaving better general knowledge. Medical treatment would require general knowledge to begin with, yet over the past several decades, China had forsaken its roots in treating the foundation, instead learning the foreign methods of treating the head when there was a headache, treating the foot when the foot hurt, and so on. The downsides of this were now bing apparent. China was now beginning to value general medical knowledge again instead of overly specialized knowledge.


    Superintendent Ouyang was a superintendent who knew this quite well for a hospital leader in 2010. In fact, her rotation system showed its tremendous advantages right here and now.


    A ssical flu epidemic explosively arrived in Chasu City, and Chasu City Hospital¡¯s respiratory department, cardiology department, and pediatrics department were filled to the brim with patients. Not only was adding more beds impossible, even patients who could only manage obtaining a bed in a hallway would already be those well-connected. The list of people waiting for hospitalization was incredibly long. Based on typical waiting times, these people would all likely have to wait until next year before they would finally receive an open spot for flu treatment.


    What could be done? What was the hospital supposed to do about the flu epidemic when there was no more space for patients? The higher-level government leaders kept calling Superintendent Ouyang, and endlessly urged her to think of something! The hospital was supposed to be responsible for thinking of an idea!


    Superintendent Ouyang had the entirety of Chasu City Hospital¡¯s logistical staff clear out the main hallway of Chasu City Hospital. Although she was able to add a lot more space and hospital beds here, what was she supposed to do about the doctors and nurses required to treat the influx of patients? Where was she supposed to find so many professional doctors and nurses?


    Superintendent Ouyang had an idea. She gave themand that all doctors and nurses who were currently on vacation, no matter if they were on marriage leave or sick leave, they were all required toe back to work as long as the doctor or nurse was still capable of walking!


    Superintendent Ouyang was a strong and capable hospital leader who led with an iron fist!

 Chapter 216: Scary near-death experience

    <h4>Chapter 216: Scary near-death experience</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The government leaders sent a leader who was in charge of medical matters to stay at the hospital. Luckily, it was currently winter vacation for the schools, so the students were all at home. Otherwise, the flu epidemic would have been even more severe. It was almost New Year¡¯s, so the streets should have been quite bustling, yet all the shopping malls were quite empty as everyone was staying at home due to the flu epidemic instead.


    The other hospitals in and around Chasu City didn¡¯t have enough medical personnel to deal with therge influx of patients with the flu. Not only that, the patients didn¡¯t think that they could trust the smaller hospitals, so they all gathered at Chasu City Hospital.


    A flu prevention team was established with a government leader in charge of health as the team leader. This team¡¯s job would be to arrange for other relevant government branches to assist with the hospital¡¯s work. The vice team leader was Superintendent Ouyang, who was in charge of overseeing Chasu City Hospital¡¯s medical treatment. Other smaller squadron leaders included the leaders of the Bureau of Health, Quarantine Bureau, and so on.


    Being a team leader or squadron leader really wouldn¡¯t be easy. If you did your job well, it would be considered only natural, but if the flu epidemic couldn¡¯t be controlled, these leaders would be the first to take the me. Exceptional measures would be required in exceptional times. This was quite effective for Chasu City.


    At Superintendent Ouyang¡¯smand, regr clinical treatment was stopped, and other ordinary patients were transferred to other hospitals. Chasu City Hospital would no longer ept non-flu patients apart from emergencies. Additionally, all doctors who were lower in rank than attending physician would be joining the temporary flu prevention team.


    The benefits of the rotation doctor system soon showed. The rotation doctors didn¡¯t need additional training or to learn anything. They were immediately able to help treat the flu. Patient beds were arranged in an orderly fashion in the main hallway of the hospital. Patients who were in severe condition were brought to the ICU department, patients who were older and in weaker condition were brought to the respiratory department, and the youngest patients were brought to the pediatrics department.


    China would always mobilize a government meeting whenever something major urred, but unlike during most other government meetings, all of the leaders were sitting down in a circle, while Superintendent Ouyang was the only one who remained standing up on stage.


    ¡°Comrades, a severe flu has struck us. There¡¯s a tremendous number of patients, and the epidemic is severe to the point where we can¡¯t afford to wait around. Asrades fighting for the sake of health, now is the time for us to be at the forefront. At such a time, there¡¯s no possible reason to back out, unless you¡¯re willing to abandon your job! I think that there won¡¯t be a single person who runs away in this time of crisis here. From today onwards, nobody will have a single day of vacation, unless you have copsed!¡± Superintendent Ouyang spoke in an ice-cold tone. She didn¡¯t try to sound motivational at all. At such a time, there was no logic or reason to use here.


    This was the special nature of health care. Normally, Superintendent Ouyang was someone who was highly protective of her own. Everyone already knew about her personality. Sometimes, Superintendent Ouyang could be unreasonably overprotective. This was because she was someone who had worked her way up from being the lowest-ranking doctor before. She knew how difficult it could be in this job.


    But at this moment, it was time for her to be using a butcher knife. Were there people who wanted to retreat from the flu epidemic? Of course there would be. It was only human nature to be afraid. Many private clinics and hospitals had already closed down during this flu epidemic. The staff there preferred to rest at home instead of treating patients. It wasn¡¯t like anything could be done about that, could there? However, things would be different at a public hospital.


    ¡°Hospital general affairs department, begin issuing the equipment,¡± Superintendent Ouyang calmly told the general affairs director as she looked at all the doctors and nurses below the stage.


    What did equipment refer to here? That would be surgical masks. Everyone had to wear thick surgical masks. Any doctor in the ICU department was also issued protective goggles. Everyone wore suffocating, heavy surgical masks instead of the typical blue one-time-use surgical masks as they went about work in the hospital.


    After Zhang Fan rested for one day, he was assigned to the respiratory department again in his confusion. The respiratory department was currently receiving patients who were in bad condition, but not bad enough to be hospitalized in the ICU department.


    Respirators and monitoring equipment were at the ready. Every doctor had a bottle of hand sanitizer with them in order to disinfect themselves at any moment. The rotation doctors and resident doctors all gathered together. Each resident doctor would be in charge of managing five to six patients. The rotation doctors who didn¡¯t have a medical license yet would be in charge of running errands for the other doctors.


    Since Zhang Fan already had his medical license, he needed to be independently in charge of his patients. At such a time, no matter if you had connections or not, or if you were feeling unwell, you would absolutely have to be part of the medical team, unless you had copsed as well due to the flu.


    Wang Yanan, Wang Zipeng, Tong Lili, Lu Shuyan, and other such young doctors all had to work directly to clinically treat the patients, just like Zhang Fan was. Zhang Fan was assigned three elderly patients and two young adult patients.


    The high fevers caused by this flu strain were quite vicious. The fevers reached 39 degrees Celsius on average. Any adult who reached such a temperature would basically be withering. If the virus¡¯s development couldn¡¯t be contained, then the patient¡¯s symptoms would only worsen even further.


    The flu virus began to harvest the lives of the weak and elderly. In just one day, six patients in the respiratory department passed away due toplications from the flu. The human body was in a way simr to dominoes. If just one organ failed, it would usually lead to a chain reaction with many other organs failing as well.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, your patient #9 is starting to suffocate!¡± A nurse in the respiratory department loudly called out for Zhang Fan. His patient #9 was a skinny old man who would always have to hospitalize himself in the respiratory department every winter. This year had been no exception.


    Zhang Fan swiftly ran over to patient #9¡¯s room, where he immediately could tell that this was a major problem. The old man had been running a high fever due to the flu. His throat was really swollen, and he had a lot of phlegm, reaching the point where his respiratory tract actually became blocked.


    ¡°Hurry, give me the sputum aspirator!¡± Zhang Fan said to the nurse standing nearby. Since the patient was suffocating, he was struggling severely, and was unable to cooperate with sputum aspiration.


    ¡°Don¡¯t struggle! Hurry and open your mouth so that we can drain the phlegm for you. Listen to us!¡± the young nurse nervously shouted at the patient.


    However, the patient was in no condition to cooperate right now. He violently struggled and shook his bed as he tried to find an appropriate position from which he could breathe precious air.


    Zhang Fan saw that the patient¡¯s face was bing ever paler, so he immediately stated, ¡°This is no good. Prepared for an incision. Hurry! I need more people to help hold him down.¡± As the head nurse of the respiratory department heard this, she hurriedly brought several nurses over. Currently, all other doctors were busy with their own patients, so only nurses were avable to help Zhang Fan.


    The patient was having extreme breathing difficulties by now. He was on the verge of suffocating to death. Zhang Fan needed to perform a tracheotomy. Time was far too critical here, so there was no time at all to contact the patient¡¯s family for permission to begin the surgery or to sign any paperwork.


    Zhang Fan administered lidocaine to the patient while telling the respiratory department head nurse, ¡°Hurry and take the other patients out of the room.¡±


    Due to the flu epidemic, there weren¡¯t enough medical personnel to go around. Meanwhile, this patient room was supposed to only have three patient beds, but an extra two patient beds had been squeezed in for the epidemic. Five patients were currently in this patient room meant for only three. They were all elderly patients who had difficulties moving.


    Moving the other patients was a slow process, but Zhang Fan¡¯s patient #9 didn¡¯t have any time to wait around for them to leave. Any further stalling would surely cause him to suffocate to death. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be bothered about any patient who still hadn¡¯t left yet. Several nurses helped him to forcibly press down the patient as if the patient was a pig about to be ughtered. Zhang Fan swiftly pinched the thyroid cartge with his left hand, and cut open the skin, tissue, and muscle, reaching to the windpipe.


    After Zhang Fan made sure that he was touching the tracheal wall, he used his surgical knife to directly cut open the windpipe and swiftly insert a tracheal tube. Zhang Fan was incredibly swift at performing this surgery. He used only about 30 seconds, which was extremely fast.


    But as for the patient, 30 seconds would seem like an eternity, or as if it was several centuries. He felt nothing but pure suffocation on top of all the nurses forcibly holding him down. Such difort had caused him to despair!


    The elderly patient finally showed signs of being able to breathe normally again. The nurses let go of his limbs. The old man tightly grabbed onto Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical outfit, not wanting to let go after that brush with the feeling of suffocating to death. Tears kept streaming down the old man¡¯s face due to his extreme tension. He wasn¡¯t actually crying. The tears were because he had been so scared! Actually, this old man was quite resolute already. Not only would tearse out of a patient who was suffocating to death, it was quitemon that the patient would even pee and poop as well.


    What was one of the scariest feelings in the world? Still having a clear consciousness while also clearly sensing yourself suffocating to death. That was just far too scary. Anyone who had experienced death approaching them while their consciousness was perfectly clear would never forget the experience for the rest of their life.


    ¡°How are you?¡± Zhang Fan asked the patient.


    ¡°Huff! Puff!¡± The sound of heavy breathing could be heard through the tracheal tube as the old man nodded. He kept grabbing on to Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical attire as if he was a young child. His legs were bent and curled up under him. He was truly afraid. At this moment, he was at his weakest. Due to the tracheal tube in him right now, he was unable to speak. Just as Zhang Fan was about to sew things back up, another old man on the next bed over who hadn¡¯t managed to leave in time suddenly fainted!


    ¡°Hurry and check that patient¡¯s condition! I¡¯ll do the sewing by myself!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly told the nurses.


    The nurses who had just finished suppressing Zhang Fan¡¯s patient then turned to help the patient who had fainted!


    ¡°Call for another doctor! I can¡¯t deal with him right now!¡± Zhang Fan was sweating profusely. With so many medical emergencies, his hands which were always so steady actually started shaking slightly!


    An elderly patient fainting would be no simple matter. It might be that the patient would never wake up again!

 Chapter 217: Heavens!

    <h4>Chapter 217: Heavens!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Humans were curious creatures. The more afraid they were, the more they would want to look at something in order to understand it. Normally, a tracheotomy wouldn¡¯t have so much visual impact. However, this was an emergency. Several nurses were doing their very best to push down patient #9. Basically, the young female nurses seemed as if they were crawling on top of the old man.


    Additionally, the patient was suffocating, so he was unable to verbalize anything. He was also struggling mightily. This scene seemed like something out of an old movie with no sound. Both sides were locked in a vicious fight. The nurses weren¡¯t saying anything, because they were doing their best to suppress the patient.


    Patient #8 and patient #9 were both long-term patients. They also had simr problems with their lungs. They knew each other as they would always see each other in the respiratory department every year. Patient #8 saw patient #9¡¯s sudden pain, and thought about his own illness. He felt as if he could sense everything for himself, giving him bitter pain and endless sorrow.


    When Zhang Fan finished the tracheotomy, patient #8 saw that Zhang Fan¡¯s hands were covered in blood, and that patient #9 now had a white tube stuck into his neck. Not only that, there was a ck hole at the end of the tube that seemed to have the magic power to make patient #8 dizzy. He felt his heart beating violently to the point where it would jump out of his chest. He walked forward one step, and then fainted!


    Patient #8¡¯s lungs were in poor condition to begin with. There was a certain saying in the medical field that if your lungs were doing poorly, your heart would also be in poor condition. Currently, patient #8 also had the flu, and had a fever for three days already. He was already in really weak condition. With this sudden stimtion, his heart went into a state of sinus tachycardia, and he fainted due not to receiving enough blood in his brain!


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan still had to affix the tracheal tube for his patient #9. If the tracheal tube identally slipped, then blood would enter the patient¡¯s lungs. With the old man¡¯s current condition where he might suffocate without the tracheal tube, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to take any risks. He swiftly sewed things up while also paying close attention to patient #8¡¯s condition. Zhang Fan was doing his best to multitask.


    The head nurse of the respiratory department stood at the entrance of the patient room and shouted at the top of her lungs, ¡°Hurry! We need a doctor! Patient #8 has fainted! Hurry!¡±


    A rotation doctor who was at the nurses¡¯ station hurriedly ran over.


    When the rotation doctor saw that the patient had fainted and was on the ground, he wanted to go and help the patient off the ground since he was young andcked experience. But, Zhang Fan saw that this patient probably had a heart problem, so he hurriedly prevented the rotation doctor from helping the patient off the ground when he saw thetter doing so. ¡°Don¡¯t move him! First, help the patient to lie t on the ground.¡± Zhang Fan then acted even swifter to finish sewing things up for patient #9. He really was rushing. He had never injured himself while sewing sutures before, yet today, he identally pricked himself twice!


    In such a situation, it would be dangerous to first help the patient up off the ground. It was more important to first diagnose what the problem was. If it really was a problem with the heart, having the patient lie t on the ground would be the safest¡ªif the patient was helped off the ground, that would add to the heart¡¯s burden and only make things worse.


    Of course, the more one rushed, the more one would be prone to mistakes. However, this situation was truly urgent, so Zhang Fan had to rush! He finally finished affixing the tracheal tube, and then immediately went to check on the unconscious patient #8¡¯s condition without even taking off his surgical gloves.


    ¡°Hurry and bring over a gurney!¡± he told the head nurse. ¡°Go, and take away all of the other patients in this room,¡± he then told the other nurses. Zhang Fan was really afraid that another patient would faint.


    ¡°What should we do about patient #9?¡± a young nurse inquired.


    ¡°Bring him to the care station!¡± Zhang Fan answered without even raising his head.


    ¡°Make way! Make way!¡± The head nurse ran at top speed while pushing the gurney. The narrow corridor was filled with additional beds to hold extra patients, shoes, water bottles, other nurses who were administering shots, doctors performing checkups, and so on, yet the head nurse who was in her 40s still seemed to fly down the hallway.


    Her foot mmed against a metal bed railing as she ran, yet she didn¡¯t react at all. She continued to run at full speed as if such a powerful impact didn¡¯t even happen to her own foot.


    ¡°Hurry! Make way!¡±


    The head nurse did her best to run at top speed for the final dozen meters. ¡°Zhang, here!¡± She was panting so heavily that she wasn¡¯t even able to speakplete sentences.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to worry about her right now. He pulled out the electrocardiogram from the middle of the gurney, and then forcefully pushed the patient onto the gurney. *Beep! Beep! Beep!* The electrocardiogram started showing the patient¡¯s heart radiograph.


    Zhang Fan felt slightly reassured to see that it was only sinus tachycardia. ¡°Administer lidocaine by IV injection, along with esmolol at 25/mg per min.¡± After giving thismand, Zhang Fan calmed down slightly as he had the rotation doctor and nurses help lift the patient onto the bed.


    The nurses swiftly began to treat the patient and administer the medicine. After that, patient #8 gradually woke up again. The moment that he opened his eyes, both he and the head nurse simultaneously eximed, ¡°Heavens!¡±


    When the head nurse saw that the patient had woken up, only then did she feel that her foot was in great pain. Earlier, she couldn¡¯t be bothered to worry about herself due to having to save the patient, but now that she saw that he was alright, she suddenly felt great pain and swollenness in her foot.


    As for patient #8, his exmation was probably due to the earlier sight of Zhang Fan performing surgery that had caused him to faint originally.


    ¡°Sir, how are you feeling?¡± Zhang Fan asked in a gentle voice.


    ¡°Not well. I feel as if I¡¯ve been sucked into a ck hole. Even now, I¡¯m still feeling panicky.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. That¡¯s nothing more than a tracheal tube. You¡¯re such a coward!¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t allow the patient to continue thinking about that scene, so he could only try to think of a method to lure the patient into thinking about other things instead.


    ¡°Of course I would be afraid! I¡ª¡±


    ¡°Such a small matter! You¡¯re not even afraid of receiving injections in your butt, so why be afraid of anything else? Let me tell you, your illness is more than half cured now. After such a shock, your body produced arge number of hormones that will help your body. I think that you¡¯ll be able to leave the hospital tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Really? I suppose so! I do feel like I¡¯m much lighter now! Hey! How miraculous!¡± The patient was delighted to hear that he could leave the hospital tomorrow.


    ¡°This is science!¡± Zhang Fan was actually just spouting rubbish here!


    Today¡¯s matter was truly dangerous. The respiratory department was older than other departments, so itcked curtains to maintain privacy between patients in the same room. Not a single moment could be spared when trying to save the patient who was suffocating, and personnel had beencking, so the other patients couldn¡¯t be moved in time, leading to this incident.


    Luckily, it was only sinus tachycardia. If the patient had suffered a heart failure instead, all of the doctors and nurses present would have been severely punished. There would be no excuses. The hospital wouldn¡¯t care about the fact that the patient room wasn¡¯t modern enough to have curtains.


    The hospital would definitely me the doctors and nurses by saying, ¡°You were the ones who scared the patient to death!¡±


    Zhang Fan and a slightly older nurse helped to support the head nurse out of the patient room as they all wiped away their sweat. The younger rotation doctor and nurses didn¡¯t know about how dangerous this had been for their careers, but Zhang Fan and the older nurses definitely understood.


    The head nurse said, ¡°It was such a close call today! We almost scared another patient to death by saving a patient! Sigh, I feel like I¡¯m about to copse. Ouch! My foot is in such great pain. Zhang Fan, help take a look for me. I think that I can finally get some rest!¡±


    She was implying that she had a bone fracture, which would allow her to be relieved of duty from the flu epidemic work. The head nurse sat down in the doctors¡¯ resting area and took off her shoe. Zhang Fan saw nothing but blood red. He furrowed his eyebrows, but didn¡¯t say anything. They were both in the medical field. He didn¡¯t need to say anything to console her.


    The head nurse stuffed her head into the other nurse¡¯s embrace. She wasn¡¯t afraid, but rather was in pain, extreme pain. It was impossible to remove the sock because it had gotten stuck to the injury.


    ¡°Head nurse, bear with the pain for a moment. When I tell you to prepare, take a deep breath.¡± Zhang Fan saw that the head nurse¡¯s big toenail was violently broken.


    He could only remove the sock by using scissors. There was no other way. There was no need for anesthesia, as it would only take a moment. Zhang Fan then gently pulled on the edge of the sock, pulling off the portion where the sock was stuck to the toenail and foot tissue. This caused the head nurse to moan in pain.


    ¡°Head nurse, prepare yourself!¡± As he said this, Zhang Fan swiftly tugged and then cut off the rest of the sock with his scissors. ¡°Ok, I¡¯m going to disinfect and wrap this up for you now.¡±


    ¡°Ouch! Heavens, you damned brat, I didn¡¯t even get to mentally prepare myself yet!¡± The head nurse gently pped Zhang Fan as tears appeared in her eyes.


    This was actually a sign that they were close to each other. She understood that Zhang Fan had been intentionally trying to distract her. But even so, it still really hurt when he removed the sock attached to her blood!

 Chapter 218: Instant fame

    <h4>Chapter 218: Instant fame</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It seemed like things had a good oue, since both patients were fine in the end.


    However, that wasn¡¯t the case at all! The hospital administration department wouldn¡¯t let things go that easily. Although nobody had died, which meant that no report needed to be made to the Bureau of Health, this still counted as a medical incident. The administration wouldn¡¯t care about the specific circumstances. The administration would only punish you severely so that you wouldn¡¯t easily forget. Was the hospital or the hospital administration department being too severe? Not at all, because this was about human lives. No mistake would be allowed, whether it be major or minor!


    In this flu epidemic, the majority of patients had virus-type colds. Only a small minority had germ-type colds. While antibiotics could be used for the germ-type colds, colds caused by the flu virus were far scarier.


    This was due to the fact that there was no highly effective medicine against the flu virus. People would have to rely on their own immune system to resist the flu. Foreign antiviral medicine would only be most effective during the first two days that someone got infected with the flu. However, most people would still be at home during the first two days, not having hospitalized themselves yet. Those who came to the hospital were almost always on their third or fourth day of the flu already. Besides, how were ordinary people supposed to know how to fight against the flu?


    As the flu epidemic went on, Director Yang Guangwei of Chasu City Hospital¡¯s traditional Chinese medicine department came to talk to Superintendent Ouyang. Here in northwestern China, medicine wasn¡¯t as developed even in modern days. Additionally, there was less poption here, so the northwest had produced fewer famous doctors. With the past several decades of no progress, the Chinese medicine department was incredibly marginalized in Chasu City Hospital.


    There were only two doctors in the traditional Chinese medicine department under the director. These two doctors would take turns providing clinical treatment. As for the old director, he had actually been rehired after retirement. Why was such an ancient medicine branch unable to produce enough doctors to fill a normal department? Who knows?


    Yang Guangwei was from a family of traditional Chinese medicine doctors, which was quite rare in the northwest. He had been studying tuberculosis for his whole life. He was the first in China to mention that tuberculosis and diabetes were connected. But, due tocking conditions, that was all he could do. He didn¡¯t have the conditions necessary to perform higher-level research. Although he was getting quite old now, he was still continuously learning, and paid close attention to the field of Chinese medicine.


    He was quite worried about the flu epidemic this time as he was indeed a caring doctor. He worried more about this matter than most youngsters would. He was easily able to talk to leaders as well as deal with civilian questions.


    ¡°Superintendent, take a look at this report.¡± Yang Guangwei brought a one-year-old magazine to Superintendent Ouyang. Although Superintendent Ouyang was incredibly busy due to the flu epidemic, she had to be polite to Director Yang as thetter had worked hard at the hospital for his entire life. She had to respect that.


    ¡°Director Yang, you should pay attention to your health as well. This flu epidemic is far too vicious. The hospital is basically like a gue area now,¡± Superintendent Ouyangmented while preparing to only pretend to look at the magazine. That was because Director Yang was too much of an academic who could bber on endlessly.


    However, Superintendent Ouyang was instantly drawn to the magazine¡¯s report when she took a look. Very few people would even read a magazine about Chinese medicinebined with the effects of western medicine, but Superintendent Ouyang saw a report on evidence-based medicine that China had done for H1N1.


    Back in 2009, H1N1 had been running rampant. Thergest hospitals in China had done some simple tests on various antiviral medicines. Although the experimental data wasn¡¯t enough to be absolutely certain, 1000 times wasn¡¯t a low number at all.


    ording to the report, lianhua qingwen capsules were far more effective against influenza than oseltamivir. Without regards to anything else, just based on price alone, oseltamivir was nine times more expensive than lianhua qingwen. Not only that, oseltamivir was also really short on supply.


    Superintendent Ouyang put down the report, and asked Director Yang, ¡°Shall we try it?¡±


    ¡°Yes, we should. Let¡¯s add lianhua qingwen as a medicine in addition to the basic treatment. We can¡¯t just continue with the basic treatment. We must be responsible towards our patients.¡± Director Yang began to give a lecture. He really loved to bber as he was getting old.


    Superintendent Ouyang hurriedly stopped him. ¡°Director Yang, let¡¯s talk about such thingster. Is your body still doing alright?¡±


    ¡°Yes! No problem at all. Please give me any mission that you like.¡± Director Yang stood up straight even though he was getting slightly hunchbacked already.


    ¡°Due to the high number of patients and especially infectious nature of this flu epidemic, as you have ample amounts of Chinese medicine knowledge, I would like to ask you to help gather data on the patients¡¯ recovery with lianhua qingwen if we start to use it on arge scale.¡±


    ¡°Not a problem! I¡¯ll definitely do my best!¡±


    ¡°The prerequisite is that you must protect yourself. You¡¯re someone irreceable at our hospital.¡±


    ¡°Not worries. I¡¯ve been a doctor for all my life. This tiny flu won¡¯t be able to defeat me.¡±


    Treatment and medicine would always go together. An excellent doctor would also have to be an excellent pharmacist. However, due to modern categorization, doctors now only knew some basics about medicine. Director Yang was more old-school, and he was an expert on both treatment and medicine.


    Chasu City Hospital began to use lianhua qingwen on arge-scale basis to treat the flu. Director Yang led younger doctors in constantly gathering data on the patients¡¯ recovery.


    Gathering data was a veryplex process. It wasn¡¯t as simple as seeing how well the patients recovered. Instead, the doctors would have to take detailed measurements of the patients¡¯ temperature, breathing, heart rate, and so on inparison to patients that didn¡¯t take the lianhua qingwen medication.


    From morning to night, Director Yang worked hard constantly for three days in a row. After this time, some younger and stronger flu patients were already showing obvious signs of improvement. Based on the data so far, lianhua qingwen¡¯s effects were definitely far better than oseltamivir¡¯s at dealing with the flu symptoms.


    This was effective! Everyone in Chasu City Hospital could heave a slight sigh of relief. A doctor would always feel sad about having no effective methods or techniques to deal with an illness while being only able to watch the patient fight against the illness by themselves.


    Soon, patients kept being discharged inrge numbers. Gradually, no more patients remained in the hospital¡¯s main hallway. Only some patients in serious condition remained. One weekter, on Monday morning, Superintendent Ouyang happily announced that the period of exceptional measures was over, and that all doctors could return to their own departments or vacation.


    The governmental higher-ups soon issued rewards as well. It would make everyone lose morale if no reward was issued in such a situation. For a workce like a hospital, since everyone worked in a team, there would rarely be individual awards for only a single person as everyone had helped out. It would also be bad to have individual awards as that would make it harder for others to develop as everyone was supposed to be a team.


    Every hospital staff member was awarded 1,000 yuan as bonus money! Chasu City Hospital was also issued a goldmemorative badge.


    Director Yang didn¡¯t participate in the award ceremony. Although he hadn¡¯t caught the flu in the end, he had worked extremely hard, which was a bit much for him as he was almost 70 years old already. Now that all the flu epidemic patients had left, Director Yang gave a thick stack of data on the flu patients to Superintendent Ouyang before slowly trudging home. He only wanted to sleep for as long as he possibly could!


    After the award ceremony, it was now time to self-reflect and find problems. In the medical system, self-reflections were required to be especially severe. This wasn¡¯t only about correcting mistakes.


    The strictness of medicine was all in order to ensure that no mistakes which would lead to medical incidents were made.


    The hospital administrator director had a stern expression as he spoke to Zhang Fan and the other rotation doctors and nurses from the respiratory department. ¡°What mistakes did you make! All of you, tell me by yourselves! Doctors go first.¡±


    Everyone looked at Zhang Fan when it was his turn. He had to think his very best if he had made any mistakes at all during this time. However, he was absolutely confident that he hadn¡¯t made a single medical mistake!


    ¡°I should have stood in between patient #8 and patient #9 so that patient #8 wouldn¡¯t have been able to watch me perform surgery.¡± There was no helping it. This was the only problem that Zhang Fan could identify with his own work!


    Everyone else also self-reflected on their own mistakes! This was the medical field, a really strict field of work that required extra caution. Was this going overboard? Not at all, because experience could only be gained this way!


    Lianhua qingwen became a famous medication due to this incident! Traditional Chinese medicine wasn¡¯t such a garbage many people thought it was! Chinese people had just forgotten how to use it properly!

 Chapter 219: Fortune tellers

    <h4>Chapter 219: Fortune tellers</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The hospital administration director scolded the respiratory department doctors and nurses severely. He especially scolded Zhang Fan more than anyone else. The other rotation doctor from the patient fainting incident wasn¡¯t scolded much at all. One of the main jobs of the hospital administration director was to discover the doctors¡¯ mistakes and stop such mistakes from happening again before any medical incident was caused. A hospital administration director would have to be an expert doctor themselves. Otherwise, if you didn¡¯t understand how treatment worked, you wouldn¡¯t even be able to identify the mistakes or say what was wrong even if there was a mistake!


    If you couldn¡¯t even point out what was wrong, how would you be able to convince others? Based on your position alone? That would be ridiculous! You would have to have actual skills in order to make everyone ept your leadership. After everyone else left, the hospital administration director had Zhang Fan remain behind.


    ¡°Sit down and have some tea with me. We¡¯ve all been so busy during the flu epidemic. Not only was the hospital overflowing with patients, even my own family all came down with a cold. If this flu epidemic hadn¡¯t ended when it did, I might have copsed as well,¡± said the director as he poured some tea for Zhang Fan.


    Normally, the hospital administration director would only personally pour tea for doctors who were at vice director rank or above. Zhang Fan was a special exception.


    ¡°Thank you, Director.¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly got up and took the tea.


    ¡°Sheesh, that really was so dangerous on that day. What if the patient had a heart failure instead? If a doctor scared a patient to death, it would instantly be headline news!¡± The hospital administration director was still rather scared about what might have happened with the fainted patient.


    ¡°I really couldn¡¯t help it at the time. Patient #9 was suffocating to death, while patient #8 wasn¡¯t able to be moved in time, since his legs were in poor condition.¡±


    ¡°I know. I scolded you as a way of protecting you. I wouldn¡¯t have even bothered to scold you if I hadn¡¯t liked you. It¡¯s almost New Year¡¯s. What¡¯s your n? Are you returning home? If you¡¯re not returning home, I have a little task for you.¡± The hospital administration director began to y his little schemes.


    In China, it was amon tradition to return home for New Year¡¯s. It would only be natural for people to be homesick. They would want to return to their hometown after a year of working hard, no matter how difficult or how long the journey. This was supposed to be the time for family gatherings.


    This would be even more so the case for recent college graduates working in another province like Zhang Fan. They would miss home even more. However, the hospital administration director also knew that Zhang Fan loved to perform surgeries and do research, which was why he set a little trap for Zhang Fan.


    Actually, even if he didn¡¯t set a trap, Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t return home this year for New Year¡¯s regardless. Everyone had just finished moving. Shao Hua¡¯s family¡¯s friends and rtives all knew about Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s rtionship by now. Shao Hua¡¯s parents wanted to invite all their friends and family to a big meal for New Year¡¯s. Surprisingly, Zhang Fan¡¯s younger sister also wanted toe visit here for New Year¡¯s.


    Due to Zhang Fan, his family¡¯s financial condition had significantly improved. They didn¡¯tck for money now, and they even had a new apartment to live in. His sister Zhang Jingshu also missed Shao Hua. Nowadays, Shao Hua was the one who wired Zhang Jingshu¡¯s living expenses to thetter every month, so the two of them often talked to each other over the phone. Zhang Jingshu would only call Zhang Fan on asion, and he often wouldn¡¯t pick up, because he was either sleeping after a 24-hour work shift or in the middle of performing surgery. Zhang Jingshu also understood this, and didn¡¯t want to disturb her older brother¡¯s rest.


    Originally, Zhang Fan had wanted to invite his parents over to the border province for New Year¡¯s, along with finally getting officially engaged to Shao Hua. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s mother sought the advice of some fortune teller from somewhere, and he told her that this current year wasn¡¯t a fortuitous one to be getting married. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents had a discussion, and felt that it would be best to avoid having the engagement this year, which was why they decided against Zhang Fan¡¯s n.


    Zhang Fan felt rather helpless about all this. There was nothing he could do about his parents being superstitious. They were refusing toe to the border province. Since Zhang Jingshu wasing to the border province, they nned on going on a vacation together with some of their old coworkers.


    Zhang Fan felt that their vacation n sounded quite unreliable. He wanted to stop them from going. However, his father said something that rendered Zhang Fan speechless. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you letting me go? It¡¯s not like I¡¯m spending your money!¡±


    His parents¡¯ vacation n seemed quite strange to Zhang Fan. They would have a seven-day trip in Beijing, and they would go by train and leave by ne. The price for this vacation was quite cheap, at 2,300 yuan per person, with food and board included. Zhang Fan felt that this was highly likely to be a scam. He was worried that his parents would end up being drawn into a scam group.


    ¡°Mom, haven¡¯t I given you enough spending money? You should change to using a slightly more proper travel agency. Besides, why would you want to visit Beijing during New Year¡¯s? It will be ridiculously cold.¡±


    ¡°Little Rock, no need to worry about us. All of us going on the vacation together are old men and women, so what is there to fear? Besides, this travel agency is quite proper. Auntie Li who lives on the 5th floor of our old apartment went on this tour before. You just need to take good care of yourself and your younger sister. She¡¯s bing more and more rebellious, so you need to lecture her. After we return from this trip, we¡¯ll clean up over here and go over there to watch your future baby for you!¡±


    Zhang Fan felt more reassured because his mother was more reliable than his father. He felt that it was likely to be safer since someone else had gone on this tour before.


    ¡°Be careful while you¡¯re outside. Don¡¯t be worried about saving money.¡±


    ¡°I know. My Little Rock has grown up and knows to dote on me now. Make sure to send my greetings to Shao Hua¡¯s family. That fortune teller is really urate. The Chen Family¡¯s new wife became pregnant. It was all because of the fortune teller¡¯s urate readings!¡±


    Zhang Fan helplessly hung up the call. No wonder why his hometown province had such arge test tube baby center with very poor business. There were too many fortune tellers!


    ¡°Director, please tell me what the task is. I won¡¯t return home if there¡¯s a task. You rarely ask for anything, so of course I must give you face,¡± Zhang Fan answered the hospital administration director with a pretend serious expression. Zhang Fan was slowly getting ustomed to putting his real feelings aside and wearing a mask. Was this evidence that he was maturing due to Chinese society? Heh!


    ¡°You youngster, you¡¯re getting smarter every day. Still, your words do make me happy.¡± The hospital administration director was really delighted to hear Zhang Fan¡¯s words. He even got up from his seat and walked over to the sofa that Zhang Fan was sitting on to pat thetter on the shoulder. ¡°It¡¯s like this. The proctology department director is getting married! He asked for a marriage leave. Since this is his second marriage, he¡¯s not publicizing it, and is intending on secretly going on a honeymoon.¡±


    The hospital administration director had a rather wicked smile as he said this! He was actually quite the gossipy type.


    ¡°Oh, I see. What do you need, then?¡± Zhang Fan asked. The proctology department director was in his early 40s. For some reason, he got a divorce from his first wife, and then got married to a much younger woman. Since he was a director, he was a bit too embarrassed to invite his coworkers to such a wedding, so instead he chose to go on a private honeymoon vacation.


    ¡°Since the proctology department was only recently established as separate department, the doctors in that department still aren¡¯t capable of the difficult work by themselves. I was thinking that since you¡¯re still a rotation doctor, how about you rotate to the proctology department next month and take on their most difficult work?¡±


    ¡°Director, how long will I be required to work there? Don¡¯t permanently assign me to the proctology department afterwards!¡± Zhang Fan intentionally exaggerated when he said this.


    ¡°It¡¯s impossible even if you want to permanently stay in the proctology department. Superintendent Ouyang would never agree. It should be only for about a month. How about it? Are you familiar with proctology? Don¡¯t say that you can¡¯t do it in front of a proctology patient. At that time, even I will lose face, not just you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a problem. Then, about the other doctors in the proctology department...¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want the other doctors in the proctology department to resent him just for the sake of one month¡¯s time working there.


    ¡°Sigh! Nobody wants to join the proctology department. There¡¯re only a few resident doctors. It will take at least three years before any of them are experienced enough to get promoted to attending physician. Basically, with the proctology department director on vacation, this department will basically shut down if you don¡¯t go there!¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go since you value me so much, Director.¡± Zhang Fan no longer worried once he heard that there were only resident doctors. He wouldn¡¯t need to pay so much attention to other things, since they would all be equal in rank. He would simply let his skills speak for himself.


    ¡°Okay then. Take two days off to rest. I¡¯ll then give you a phone call and bring you to your next rotation. The youngest ever department director at our hospital is about to be born! Haha!¡± The hospital administration director found his own joke really funny.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know how to respond to this joke.


    Zhang Fan really was quite tired as he had had far too many patients recently. He still had several medical reports to finish. It was almost New Year¡¯s, and home cleanup wasn¡¯t done yet, so Zhang Fan offered to help. However, Shao Hua¡¯s parents instantly refused. They knew quite well about the flu epidemic and how busy the hospital must have been.


    Shao Hua was also now at a critical moment. She had been constantly studying for her ounting exam. She was also the prideful type as she wanted to conquer the ounting exam in just one year. This would require lots of hard work and studyingte into the night on a daily basis.

 Chapter 220 Generous, so generous!

    <h4>Chapter 220 Generous, so generous!</h4>


    Although Zhang Fan¡¯s new apartment which Shao Hua¡¯s parents were living in already had brand-new furniture as well as everything old brought over from Shao Hua¡¯s parents¡¯ old ce, some small things still needed to be purchased. Over the past week, Zhang Fan had been incredibly busy due to the flu epidemic. Shao Hua had also been going out very little recently as she was busy with studying. Finally, since Zhang Fan was off for this weekend, the two of them decided to go out shopping as well as have a little date for themselves instead of eating at home.


    Since the flu epidemic had ended, the streets were gradually bing lively again. There were still snowkes falling down, so Chasu City was enveloped in ice and snow. Since it was almost New Year¡¯s, many stores even built cute snowmen in front of their stores.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua held hands as they took a walk together. Shao Hua would only show her childish side to Zhang Fan. She kept asking Zhang Fan to take pictures of her standing next to a snowman, while at other times she would stuff a snowball down his neck while he wasn¡¯t paying attention. Those who were single would never understand the joys of having a lover.


    What would be the most fun after one became an adult? That would have to be the period of new romance. A couple would always get along best before the humdrum of daily life came into the rtionship. Once the affairs of daily life took over, some people who deeply loved each other would start to deeply resent their significant other instead. Maybe this was just how human nature and life was!


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua needed to buy things such as lights and decorative essories since Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment was muchrger than Shao Hua¡¯s parents¡¯ old apartment. The new ce also had much better natural lighting. It felt like the new apartment deserved to have something better. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua went all over arge shopping mall as Shao Hua constantlypared this item to that item, searching for the best deal.


    There was a great difference between men and women when it came to shopping. A woman would oftenpare many, many different items and then haggle with the store owner in an argumentative fashion for 15 minutes for the sake of two yuan. Although Shao Hua wasn¡¯t the argumentative type, she would never go easy on others. She would definitely save even one yuan if she possibly could.


    Meanwhile, men were different. Zhang Fan would never have bothered with haggling even back in college when he was really poor. He would at most pick something that looked adequate to him, with no apparent problems. He would then instantly buy it. This was so direct! Or, maybe this was so foolish!


    For the entire morning, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua went through the whole shopping mall three times over. It was likely that all the store owners learned both their faces through this!


    Zhang Fan was the type who would still have plenty of energy to perform another surgery after a 24-hour work shift. However, shopping was far harder on him than any surgery could be. He was truly fatigued after shopping with Shao Hua. Zhang Fan felt like his hair was standing up on ends when she told him that she also wanted to buy a porcin doll¡ªhe was far too tired.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go! This will be thest one. We absolutely must buy a porcin doll,¡± Shao Hua said while acting spoiled, pulling on Zhang Fan¡¯s arm.


    ¡°Honestly, my legs are beginning to cramp. Porcin dolls are so boring. How about I go back and make a doll for you out of mud?¡± Zhang Fan began to act spoiled as well because he truly didn¡¯t want to walk any more.


    ¡°Come with me. I¡¯ll tell you what the porcin doll is for,¡± Shao Hua whispered mysteriously into Zhang Fan¡¯s ear while draping herself over his body.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even surrender against her warm and fragrant breath, soft hands, or the subtle sensation of her lips against his ears. This was because he truly was too tired from shopping. ¡°Tell me what it¡¯s for first.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s to ce in our bedroom when we get married. My mom says that we absolutely must have one! We must also ce it in the room for a while before we get married,¡± Shao Hua whispered into his ear while still draping herself on his body. Her face became red from embarrassment before she even finished speaking


    ¡°Oh! Let¡¯s hurry and purchase several porcin dolls, then.¡± This was far too good of a reason. Zhang Fan now wanted to go buy several even if it meant his legs would break.


    Finally, the two of them discovered a porcin doll specialty store in a street corner. The porcin dolls were quite cute. The boy dolls were naked. The girl dolls wore red cloth coverings. They seemed to be quite lively. The dolls were about the size of chicken eggs.


    ¡°Yes, this is it!¡± Shao Hua was so happy that she jumped up and down while pulling on Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Owner, how much are you selling these for?¡± Zhang Fan yed with a porcin doll while looking at it closely. It seemed to be made with great detail.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have a set price for them. Pick the ones that you like, and then just give me a little something as thanks!¡± The store owner was a middle-aged woman who was quite skilled at doing business.


    She was almost a grandmaster already at running her small business. After seeing Zhang Fan¡¯s clothes and appearance, she figured him to be either a government employee, teacher, or doctor. Although he wouldn¡¯t be really rich, he would have a decent sry, and judging by her two customers¡¯ age, they were probably thinking of getting married soon. That was why she didn¡¯t mention any price, instead telling them to pay what they wanted!


    ¡°How many should we pick?¡± Zhang Fan secretly asked Shao Hua.


    ¡°What do you think!¡± Shao Hua was really feeling embarrassed now. The store owner¡¯s sly eyes made her feel really awkward. Shao Hua would never haggle on purchasing something with such an important meaning. This was because of Chinese superstitions.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s pick four. Two boys and two girls,¡± Zhang Fan said while choosing four porcin dolls.


    ¡°Oh my! Such a lucky youngdy. Most people don¡¯t dare to choose so many dolls. Children are so expensive to raise these days. But, just look, this young man is so generous, and doesn¡¯t hesitate at all. To be honest, I¡¯ve already been in business here for almost 10 years, but this is the first time that I¡¯ve seen such a generous man. You¡¯re really lucky, young woman!¡± The store owner, who wore bright red lipstick, kept praising Zhang Fan over and over. Not only did she praise him, she even gave Shao Hua a big thumbs up with her thumb that had purple nail polish on it. She had likely practiced such sentences hundreds of times already as her expression and tone were far too convincing!


    The store owner was truly a veteran merchant. Zhang Fan originally was nning to only give her 100 yuan for the four porcin dolls, but now he gave her an extra 100 yuan. Everyone would love to hear nice things about themselves, after all. Not to mention, the store owner truly was experienced at such things.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua happily finished their shopping trip, taking the four cute porcin dolls with them. Shao Hua held onto the four dolls with both hands as she lifted them all before Zhang Fan while asking, ¡°Which one do you like the most?¡±.


    ¡°I like all of them!¡± Zhang Fan was bing ever smarter due to Shao Hua¡¯s training. He knew that if he didn¡¯t answer this question properly, he would likely gain a new small bruise on his arm!


    ¡°Then how about we have twins in the future?¡± Shao Hua whispered to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Okay! Yes, yes, yes!¡± Zhang Fan nodded happily.


    ¡°Idiot! I won¡¯t give birth to them for you, so you can give birth yourself!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s sweetughter really made Zhang Fan feel so sweet in his heart. He felt that love was sweeter than even honey, that love was sweeter than anything else in the world!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s car wasrge and capable of carrying many things. The two of them had done a lot of shopping, yet the car¡¯s trunk still had room left. This car truly was useful.


    Compared to how strict she could be about buying things, Shao Hua wasn¡¯t nearly as picky when it came to eating. She was fine as long as the food was clean. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan had be pickier about eating at restaurants over the past year. Here in winter, when snow was everywhere, eating something slightly spicy and with soup would be the best and most delicious, as well as a specialty of Chasu City.


    After dinner, Zhang Fan drove home with Shao Hua. They then had to ce everything in the home properly. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to do anything. No matter how he arranged things, Shao Hua would always feel that it was inappropriate, but then she would arrange things herself in the same way that Zhang Fan had!


    Shao Hua¡¯s older cousin¡¯s business was also doing pretty well at the hospital. Due to the flu epidemic, small stalls and restaurants in Chasu City had lost a lot of business. However, the older cousin and his wife had been incredibly busy running the food stand at the hospital during the epidemic. They didn¡¯t even have the time to eat. Not only were they unable to cook enough meat buns, they were so busy that they could only sell in buns. There were far too many customers due to the huge influx of patients and their family members at Chasu City Hospital. Of course their business would be incredible!


    Shao Hua¡¯s older cousin was the type to repay favors that he owed. After the flu epidemic passed, he went over to the farm, and then brought Shao Hua¡¯s family a sheep, several ughtered chickens, and some venison!

 Chapter 221: Elders’ wisdom

    <h4>Chapter 221: Elders¡¯ wisdom</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Shao Hua¡¯s cousin left immediately after leaving the food behind. His ie was now much better than before due to the improved business. His wife was also really hardworking. She would typically get up at three a.m. in order to start making meat buns and ordinary buns. Their food was clean and proper, so their business was excellent. In fact, the bun stand in front of the hospital where the bun seller always wiped his snot on his hands and then touched the buns had already gone out of business.


    Since they now had better ie, they began to value their child¡¯s education more. This was due to Zhang Fan and Shao Hua being excellent examples as the two of them were college graduates. The cousin and his wife now understood that it would be necessary to have a good education in order to have a better life, and good education would mean being good at studying. Thus, their young child¡¯s life became a nightmare.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t like to eat meat all by itself, but he did enjoy rice pfs, which was why Shao Hua¡¯s mother made the fresh sheep meat into a rice pfbined with onions. Zhang Fan ate tworge bowls of the sheep rice pf. This was a problem of his. He would always eat an enormous amount of whatever he loved while avoiding anything that he didn¡¯t like! He ate more than Shao Hua¡¯s entire familybined!


    After dinner, Shao Hua¡¯s parents forced the young couple to go out on a walk. Zhang Fan was busy every day with performing surgeries and treating patients, while Shao Hua would always do nothing but study whenever she got home from work. Neither of them had it easy. Shao Hua¡¯s parents didn¡¯t want them to have to do something extra like dishwashing.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go take a walk at Chasu River! We can watch the setting sun!¡± Shao Hua stuffed her hand into Zhang Fan¡¯s jacket pocket as she walked right next to him.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t the wind too strong today? It¡¯s the middle of winter!¡± He felt that men had been ustomed to hunting ever since ancient times, but men weren¡¯t able to outrun wild animals, which was why they habitually waited to ambush the animals instead. This was why men gically didn¡¯t like to walk. This wasn¡¯tziness! It was science, Zhang Fan thought to himself!


    ¡°I suppose so. Yes, the wind¡¯s rather strong today. You can go back by yourself, then! I¡¯ll go by myself.¡± Shao Hua held her head up high as she walked forward while mentally counting to three. If Zhang Fan still didn¡¯t try to catch up to her by the time that she reached three, she would definitely turn around and hunt him down.


    Zhang Fan pretended to be nervous as he chased after her. ¡°Yes, we definitely must go. Even if I must run across knives or through a sea of fire, I¡¯ll apany you!¡± Zhang Fan then puffed out his chest as he walked towards the river against the wind! He acted as if he was a samurai warrior!


    ¡°Haha, look at you act!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s little act made Shao Huaugh. The two of them walked slowly by the river. Although it was a bit windy, the wind wasn¡¯t that chilly. The winter sunset wasn¡¯t as blinding as it would be in summer. Shao Hua leaned into Zhang Fan¡¯s embrace.


    ¡°Do you still remember what we talked about the first time that we were by the riverside?¡± Shao Hua asked.


    ¡°Of course!¡± Actually, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t remember at all. This wasn¡¯t because he was a scumbag, but rather a difference between men and women. Men would rarely remember such small details, while women would particrly care about such things. Maybe this was a difference between the genders!


    Luckily for Zhang Fan, Shao Hua didn¡¯t ask what they had talked about. Instead, she gazed at the slowly setting sun before turning around, raising her head slightly, and standing on her tiptoes while gently kissing Zhang Fan¡¯s forehead.


    Zhang Fan was rather confused by Shao Hua¡¯s rather serious kiss!


    ¡°Today is the one-year anniversary of when you decided to romance me!¡± Shao Hua smiled while gently using her hand to block Zhang Fan¡¯s mouth as he was about to speak.


    Zhang Fan was truly surprised by this. Heavens! It had been one year already! He was rather disappointed in himself for forgetting this.


    ¡°Let me tell you, I truly am so fortunate. Over the past year, I¡¯ve felt like I¡¯m the luckiest and happiest woman in the world, especially whenever I see how cool you are while saving patients. Although I also sometimes get angry or worried inside, still, you¡¯ll always be the coolest and handsomest man in my mind!¡±


    Zhang Fan gently embraced Shao Hua. He felt that it was truly fortunate to have someone who loved you.


    Shao Hua gently lowered her head onto his chest. ¡°Ever since the past year, you¡¯ve gradually entered and became a part of my life. You also moved my parents with your sincerity. You used your actions to show me how you can be my support. Zhang Fan!¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Zhang Fan was still in a foolish state of confusion as he had gotten lost in his pride! He was too busy savoring the kiss from earlier to react.


    ¡°I love you!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s dark ck eyes looked directly at Zhang Fan. He had somewhat ignored the fact that she had long eyshes, a high nosebridge, and white skin. He was somewhat of an introvert, so he had never expressed his love for Shao Hua so directly before.


    This sudden direct love confession from her hit him in the softest portion of his heart. At this moment, Zhang Fan felt no lust at all, and only pure love.


    ¡°I love you. I must be a kapok next to you, standing with you as trees together. Our roots will tightly grasp each other underground, while our leaves willbine amongst the clouds.¡± Shao Hua passionately recited a ssical love poem to him. Zhang Fan was tremendously moved by this, even to the extent where he couldn¡¯t find words for how moved he was.


    ¡°Fan, I¡¯m willing to be with you until the end of my life. Are you willing to apany me into old age?¡±


    ¡°I am!¡±


    Shao Hua gently kissed Zhang Fan on the lips!


    Meanwhile, Shao Hua¡¯s parents were also busy back home. Shao Hua¡¯s mother was washing the dishes, while Shao Hua¡¯s father was wiping down the furniture. ¡°Old man, just look at Shao Hua¡¯s cousin and his wife. They still need to rent a home. Since we¡¯re not using our old apartment anymore, how about we let them move into it?¡±


    Although Shao Hua¡¯s mother didn¡¯t like Shao Hua¡¯s aunt very much, she still felt pity for these two independent children. Shao Hua¡¯s mother was the softhearted type.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father put down the rag that he was wiping the furniture with, and said to his wife, ¡°The older you get, the less you understand!¡±


    ¡°You damned old man, what are you saying that I don¡¯t understand?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother didn¡¯t get it.


    ¡°Oh, you. Yes, it¡¯s good to help others. Zhang Fan already helped them to find a much better job. They owe him a huge favor already. Giving them anything else will be too much. Without even mentioning things like potential jealousy, we¡¯re still currently living in Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment. If you want to be technical about it, we¡¯re already relying on our future son-inw to survive,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father stated as he drank some water before speaking again. ¡°Originally, I wouldn¡¯t have wanted to move no matter what, but I couldn¡¯t win against you two women and Zhang Fan. Besides, Zhang Fan is an excellent young man. Not only is he hardworking, he¡¯s such a good person. He never gets angry. He always speaks gently and politely. Someone like him who has no connections in Chasu City can do so well at Chasu City Hospital. Have you ever considered the reason for this?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother really couldn¡¯te up with an answer.


    ¡°See, you¡¯re not thinking for Shao Hua¡¯s sake now. Since we¡¯re currently living in Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment, Shao Hua will have to humble herself to Zhang Fan, you understand? And in the future, if somethinges up about our family, especially anything major, we¡¯ll have to talk about it with Zhang Fan first. This is a matter of respect. How old are we already? We can¡¯t treat him as a child. For instance, about our old apartment, even if we let it sit there unused, we can¡¯t just loan it to our rtives. That¡¯s something troublesome. What if my nephew tells me that he wants to buy it from me after living in it? What do we do then? How much is an appropriate price to sell it for? If we ask for too much, my nephew won¡¯t like it, and if we ask for too little, what if Zhang Fan doesn¡¯t like it?¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father sat down as he continued, ¡°Besides, in the worst-case scenario, while we¡¯re still alive, Shao Hua and Zhang Fan will still be able to go out and have fun because we can take care of their children. Once we¡¯re dead, they won¡¯t be able to go anywhere. They¡¯ll be the two living together in the future, which is why we should think about such things now since Zhang Fan is now around. Even teeth sometimes fight with the tongue. If we¡¯re not careful or if we¡¯re inconsiderate, it will only make things hard for Shao Hua.¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother responded contemtively.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t to say that Zhang Fan isn¡¯t doing the right thing. As we¡¯re elders, we must first think of things from his standpoint. If you don¡¯t believe me, just watch. That brat Zhang Fan definitely isn¡¯t someone so kind. Right now, he¡¯s slowly making us rely on him for everything. Once we reach the point where we rely on him for everything, that¡¯s when he¡¯ll use his ultimate move!¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother no longer believed this. ¡°You¡¯re making it sound so mystical. You think this is some movie?¡±


    ¡°Who do you think I am? I can see three moves ahead when ying Chinese chess, but you think I can¡¯t tell this much?¡±


    ¡°Then what can you even tell? Just say it!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother was now looking down on her husband. What he said at first sounded quite reasonable, but thest part was just purely for show. She knew what her own husband was like.


    ¡°That¡¯s difficult to say!¡± He was indeed just making things up.


    ¡°You probably just want to ck off and not do any work again! You probably want to go have fun ying Chinese chess against Old Yu! Let me tell you, things are still so messy here, so go ahead and have fun if you want me to tire to death! You probably just can¡¯t stand seeing me anymore!¡±


    ¡°Just look at you! You old woman, you¡¯re so unreasonable. When did I say that I didn¡¯t want to do any work?¡±


    ¡°Then hurry and go wipe down the cab. Stop standing here in the kitchen and bbering with me. Go already!¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father unhappily picked up the rag and continued wiping, while Shao Hua¡¯s mother thought about what he¡¯d said.


    ¡°Yes, in order to have a daily life together, we must learn to think from another¡¯s standpoint. For us three to gather together here! He!¡± She suddenly seemed to think of something, but uncertainly shook her head, and went back to washing dishes!

 Chapter 222: Life

    <h4>Chapter 222: Life</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The shadows were quite long since it was winter. Zhang Fan and Shao Hua held hands as they walked down the street. The atmosphere between them was gentle and sweet. Zhang Fan had be more introverted due to the pressure he had while in college and the sudden arrival of his System after graduating from college. If it weren¡¯t for Shao Hua¡¯s care and love over the past year, Zhang Fan definitely wouldn¡¯t have been able to maintain a calm attitude like he could now.


    Shao Hua¡¯s passionate love confession suddenly made Zhang Fan feel as if he was a hero who could save the world. Women would forever be one of the greatest motivators for men. As a ssical saying went, a sessful man would always have a woman silently supporting him from behind.


    Zhang Fan wore far better clothing after he entered a serious rtionship with Shao Hua. She helped him to dress quite sharply. Whenever it was cold, she would make him wear warmer clothes, and if his hair grew too long, she would remind him to cut his hair. Zhang Fan was really busy, and he wasn¡¯t the type who would care about such things by himself.


    This was just how men were. Few men would pay much attention to the details. Most would be quite casual. Zhang Fan had long since started giving all of his sry over to Shao Hua, including his ie from working at other hospitals. This was because he wasn¡¯t good at managing his own money. In the past, back when he was poorer, he didn¡¯t even have a wallet. He would simply stuff whatever cash he had into his own pants pockets as he would never have much money. This would actually make his pockets really bulge, as if he was quite rich!


    Shao Hua specially purchased a ck wallet for him. Once a week, she would organize the money in his wallet neatly ording to the bills¡¯ value. She needed to do this weekly since the bills in Zhang Fan¡¯s wallet would always be a mess after just one week.


    Although these were just minor details, they really improved Zhang Fan¡¯s quality of life.


    Currently, Zhang Fan was neither skinny nor fat. Due to his daily exercise regimen, he was fairly strong physically. Physical fitness would basically be a requirement to perform surgery as a surgeon wouldn¡¯tst without it. Shao Hua used her own taste as well as Zhang Fan¡¯s preferred style to prepare clothes for him every day. As for his shoes, she also chose veryfortable and fitting shoes for him. Nowadays, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even know what size clothing he wore, because he didn¡¯t need to worry about any of these things.


    What more could Zhang Fan possibly ask for with a girlfriend like this!


    This was simply how life was. Two people would support each other while gradually taking the same path. Only a in life would help take love to the next level. Having love without daily life would be nothing more than hormonal passion. Once the hormones faded, nothing but chicken feathers would be left behind.


    Zhang Fan faced the wind while holding onto Shao Hua¡¯s soft, small hand. Despite the cold wind on his face, he felt nothing but fire burning in his heart.


    ¡°Um...¡± Zhang Fan felt rather awkward about what he was about to say, which was why he was rather hesitant. ¡°Um, uh, about proposing! Do I need a diamond ring and friends as witnesses!?¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s face actually became bright red for once after he said this!


    ¡°Silly fool, I¡¯ll be satisfied as long as you¡¯ll forever have me in your heart!¡± Shao Hua really understood Zhang Fan by now. While she didn¡¯t know how much more Zhang Fan could develop his career in the future, she knew quite well that Zhang Fan was a bit of a wooden block regarding love.


    He wasn¡¯t the type who had managed to woo her by being romantic to begin with. She felt that there was no need to force him to do things that would please her. This was also something about him that Shao Hua felt quite reassured about. Humans would always beplex creatures. Many women would want their future man to be really romantic when they didn¡¯t have a boyfriend yet, but once they had a boyfriend, they would want their own man to forever be the dense type.


    ¡°Only I can open up your world of love. Please keep it closed at all other times that I¡¯m not around!¡± This was probably what most women thought.


    ¡°Then, do you prefer a gold ring or a tinum ring?¡± Zhang Fan still kept worrying about this topic. No matter how dense he was about love, even he knew that this was really important to most women.


    ¡°Haha! Then you should say it first. Which would you pick for me if you were the one to choose?¡± Shao Hua started joking around because she loved to tease him. This wasn¡¯t because of Zhang Fan being foolish. He would simply say whatever was on his mind to Shao Hua since he was still young. Zhang Fan would learn after getting married to Shao Hua and being trained for several more years that the way you spoke to your lover was actually really important as well!


    ¡°Hmm, I actually don¡¯t think that tinum is very valuable. Isn¡¯t it just a titanium alloy? There¡¯s plenty of metal tes at our hospital which are made of titanium alloy. Gold is much different. Just look, all rich bosses will have arge gold chain!¡±


    ¡°Haha! I¡¯m going tough to death because of you! My silly!¡± Shao Hua then grabbed Zhang Fan and kissed him yet again. ¡°Is it that you¡¯ll seem to be quite capable if I wear arge gold ring? Is that it?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not it. Look at the streets. So many people are wearing gold.¡±


    ¡°Those are middle-aged women! For someone as young and beautiful as myself, I should be wearing a thin tinum ne, along with a small tinum band diamond ring. People will instantly see that I¡¯m a smart woman who¡¯s also married. Do you understand?¡± Shao Hua walked backwards while facing Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan held his hand out so that she wouldn¡¯t trip and fall.


    ¡°Oh! You¡¯re right. You know so much,¡± Zhang Fan agreed while also trying to kiss Shao Hua. *Smooch!* Shao Hua kissed him.


    ¡°Jingshu will being over in a few days. Do you have any free time? I want to show her around.¡± Zhang Jingshu and Shao Hua were bing ever closer to each other. Shao Hua paid lots of attention to Jingshu. She worried about thetter¡¯s food, clothes, studying, love, and so on. Before, Zhang Fan only wired Jingshu 1,000 yuan per month as living expenses, but now that Shao Hua was in charge of money management, she sent Jingshu 1,500 yuan per month instead. Not only that, Shao Hua would constantly mail small things over to Jingshu.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I will. How should I say it? The director of the proctology department went on a vacation, so I have to fill in.¡± Since the atmosphere was so wonderful, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really want to ruin the atmosphere by bringing up the topic of proctology.


    ¡°Oh! Proctology? Isn¡¯t that the department that specializes in treating hemorrhoids?¡±


    ¡°Erm! I suppose you¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡°Heavens! Then, you¡¯ll have to wash your hands 10 times right when you get home.¡±


    ¡°Oh, um, I wear gloves during work, you know?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not listening! I¡¯m not listening! Don¡¯t say anymore! Do you really want to make me vomit again with your descriptions of work? Then, what should we do since you don¡¯t have any free time? It¡¯s rare for Jingshu to have a vacation. It¡¯s not like she should just spend her vacation here at our home.¡±


    ¡°Then what can we do?¡±


    ¡°Are your parents certain that they¡¯re noting to visit the border province this year?¡± Shao Hua thought about it.


    ¡°Sigh! They were scammed by some fortune teller. They really believe those things,¡± Zhang Fan said rather dejectedly.


    ¡°It¡¯s no big deal. We should let our elders do as they like. It¡¯s not like this is something major. If they¡¯re noting, how about I take Jingshu to visit Thand? Jingshu¡¯s already an adult, but she¡¯s barely gone to have fun anywhere before. Our finances are alright, so we should have her see more of the world.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with vacationing in China? Going to visit another country? Is Thand safe for two women like you?¡± Zhang Fan had never visited any other country before. All he knew about other countries came from television, which always showed either war or violence. This gave him the impression that other countries weren¡¯t very safe.


    ¡°Haha! Don¡¯t look down on us women. I¡¯ve already visited Thand once before. It¡¯s a pity that you don¡¯t have the time. It would have been really nice if we could all go together! It¡¯s so peaceful there. The fruit there tastes wonderful. It¡¯s not like things here. Our bananas taste like carrots!¡±


    ¡°Oh, let¡¯s see then.¡± Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t want to let them go. He was quite worried about letting two women go on vacation in another country.


    ¡°I¡¯ve decided. Yep, I¡¯m taking Jingshu to Thand. Rest assured, I¡¯ll sign up for one of thergest and safest travel agencies in China! I really like it when you care about me like this! Come! Little brat, let this queen kiss you!¡±

 Chapter 223: Jingshu’s arrival!

    <h4>Chapter 223: Jingshu¡¯s arrival!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Winters in the border province were truly wintry. Snow would fly everywhere in this world of white. People would always look forward to spring¡¯s arrival. Lots of people would slowly pour out of the major cities to return back home.


    Zhang Fan was much older than his sister Jingshu, yet the two of them had a really good rtionship with each other. Back when Zhang Fan was younger, his father would often chase him to beat him whenever he got in trouble. Jingshu was the only one who could save him in such situations. Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be able to count on his mother. It would be quite good already if she didn¡¯t try to catch him as well! The saying that dads would spoil their daughters was definitely true in Zhang Fan¡¯s family¡¯s case.


    Zhang Fan also really doted on his younger sister. He would always remember to bring delicious foods for her. Their parents supported Jingshu¡¯sing to visit Zhang Fan in the border province. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents would feel reassured because Jingshu would be able to tell them how their eldest son was doing.


    Jingshu had now finished half a year of college. She no longer seemed to be so young and inexperienced. She was bing more mature. She knew that her older brother was working hard for the sake of her and the family all the way out here in the border province, and that it wasn¡¯t easy for her to have her current life. Over the past half year, Jingshu had constantly been only in the dormitory, cafeteria, ssrooms, and library at her college. She was bing an outstanding student.


    Famous colleges like Shanghai University would always gather top students from all over the nation. Jingshu felt significant pressure from this. Although she was already trying her best to study, her current grades were only ranked top 10 in her ss. This was already a great improvement over when she¡¯d first entered college, but she still wasn¡¯t satisfied with this.


    She had many ssmates who didn¡¯t seem to study much usually, but those ssmates would always do excellently on the tests. These were the legendary geniuses!


    She was originally going to take a train to the border province, but Shao Hua ended up purchasing ne tickets for Jingshu already. The ne would fly directly to Raptor City, and then she would take a second flight to Chasu City. ¡°Jingshu, you absolutely must remember the flight time. Do you need me and your brother toe help you at Raptor City? If your brother doesn¡¯t have the time, then I¡¯ll go pick you up myself!¡±


    ¡°No need, Sister-inw. I¡¯m an adult now. I won¡¯t get lost.¡± Jingshu and Shaohua often chatted over the phone like this.


    ¡°Sigh! When your brother learned that you were going to take a ne, he started checking the calendar every day. He¡¯s quite worried that you won¡¯t be able to find the ne to Chasu City, because you have to change gates at the airport!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m an adult, no need to worry. Sister-inw, my parents prepared some lilies for you and my brother. Do you need anything else? I¡¯ll bring it for you when I arrive.¡±


    ¡°No need. You don¡¯t need to bring anything with you for such a long trip. Besides, we can buy everything here as well. It¡¯s fine as long as you sessfully arrive.¡±


    Jingshu wouldn¡¯t be going home after spending the New Year¡¯s with her brother. She would simply go back to school. Her parents were doing well regardless. Theirplexions had obviously improved over the past half a year.


    Since Jingshu wasn¡¯ting back, her parents were organizing their own luggage for their own vacation. Back when they had been much younger, their workce had purchased two cars from the south. When Zhang Fan¡¯s father went to pick up the cars, he took his wife out around once, but then they never went out of the city again.


    Their family didn¡¯t have any major expenses at all now. Zhang Fan had purchased a new apartment for them. He also paid for Jingshu¡¯s tuition, and would constantly wire money back to his parents. Although he often told Shao Hua that there was no need to wire money, because his parents had their own money, it wasn¡¯t of much use. Shao Hua would always wire money quite early whenever there was a holiday or vacation.


    Many of the older men and women in Zhang Fan¡¯s parents¡¯ neighborhood would be going on this vacation to Beijing. Originally, Zhang Fan¡¯s parents didn¡¯t really want to go. However, they then heard rumors that Zhang Fan¡¯s ie in the border province wasn¡¯t very good, that he was only doing average, that the new apartment he purchased for them had only been purchased with a loan, and that he would slink back defeatedly to his hometown after just a few years.


    This really infuriated Zhang Fan¡¯s mother. Although she didn¡¯t personally hear who said this, she was able to guess. It would be those who were jealous of how Zhang Fan¡¯s parents had been able to open up their own little store with Zhang Fan¡¯s financial assistance. Thus, Zhang Fan¡¯s parent signed up to go on this vacation through the travel agency while the prices were still cheap. This was all for the sake of gaining face for their son.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s new apartment in the border province was muchrger than Shao Hua¡¯s parents¡¯ old apartment. Originally, Shao Hua¡¯s mother had prepared a very expensive one-person bed in the study for him, but right after they moved in, the flu epidemic urred. Zhang Fan had been incredibly busy during this time. He was always really fatigued after finishing work. He was also worried that he would himself be infected, and then infect Shao Hua¡¯s family, which was why he had yet to sleep in this bed a single time as of yet.


    Now, Jingshu wasing, so she would be sleeping in this bed. Shao Hua¡¯s parents both really loved her as she was obedient and nice. Jingshu brought over a small suitcase of her belongings as well as a carton of lilies as she took a ne to the border province.


    China truly was sorge. Just its northwestern portion was already iparablyrge. It would take three hours to fly from Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown Lan City to Raptor City, even though both cities were in northwestern China. There would be plenty of clouds and mist as you looked outside the ne¡¯s window while flying towards the beautiful border province.


    You would have to pass through the Qilian Mountains and enter the Tianshan Mountains before the ne would slowly descend.


    After passing through the Tianshan Mountains and river valleys, you would then arrive at Chasu City. Zhang Fan drove his car and brought Shao Hua along so that the two of them could pick up Jingshu from the airport. Since Chasu City was a rtively smaller city by China¡¯s standards, the airport didn¡¯t have multiple terminals. There was only one.


    ¡°Jingshu!¡± Shao Hua immediately spotted Jingshu the moment that thetter got off the ne.


    ¡°Sister-inw!¡± Jingshu jumped into Shao Hua¡¯s arms. ¡°Yeah! You¡¯re growing ever more beautiful!¡±


    ¡°Not at all!¡±


    ¡°Cough! Cough! Cough!¡± This time, Zhang Fan copied Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s tactic of pretending like he was about to cough to death.


    ¡°Brother!¡± Jingshu immediately then jumped onto Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Hurry and get off. How old are you already?¡± When Zhang Fan¡¯s parents weren¡¯t around, Zhang Fan would be just like a parent to Jingshu. He had gotten ustomed to being a parental figure for her.


    ¡°Did you miss me!?¡± Jingshu didn¡¯t care about getting off from her brother. She missed him too much.


    ¡°I did! You must be tired from the flight. Let¡¯s go home together. Shao Hua¡¯s mother cooked lots and lots of delicious things. It¡¯s all food that you love to eat.¡± Zhang Fan lovingly hugged his own sister. She had now grown up. Her past baby fat had nowpletely disappeared. Herrge eyes shone with the light of intelligence.


    ¡°I¡¯m not tired at all. It was just rather boring. Sister-inw, the flight attendants here are so beautiful. I¡¯m so envious of their figures. I think I should go on a diet.¡± After Jingshu finished cuddling with her brother, she held onto Shao Hua¡¯s hand with one hand, and held onto Zhang Fan¡¯s hand with her other hand as they walked out of the airport together.


    ¡°You¡¯re still so young. You¡¯re still growing up. Why are you being ridiculous and going on a diet? Now¡¯s the time for you to eat and drink and run as much as you want. Properly eat your food.¡±


    ¡°Heavens! Sister-inw, what happened to my brother? Howe he¡¯s be just like my father in the half a year that I didn¡¯t see him? I don¡¯t think he was like this before!¡±


    ¡°What, you¡¯re not used to it? That¡¯s because our little Jingshu has grown up, so a certain someone now feels that he¡¯s getting old! He¡¯s trying to act like an elder!¡± The two women instantly banded together against Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s Toyota Cruiser was quite practical in the border province. Even the taxis would stop providing service when there wasrge snowfall here, yet Zhang Fan¡¯s car didn¡¯t have a single problem.


    Shao Hua¡¯s parents had long since prepared lots and lots of delicious food. Originally, they had nned on going out to a restaurant, but there was too much snowfall for that today, which made things inconvenient. Thus, they simply brought out the delicious food they¡¯d wanted to save for New Year¡¯s to treat Zhang Jingshu with it.


    Everyone sat around the table. The atmosphere was passionate and joyous. Since Jingshu had visited once before, she was already acquainted with Shao Hua¡¯s parents. Even though Jingshu had just shouted about dieting, when she began to eat, the matter of the diet was instantly tossed aside to somewhere unknown.


    There were an incredible number of expensive dishes on the table tonight, even if everyone¡¯s living standards had improved due to Zhang Fan. Both Zhang Fan and Shao Hua weren¡¯t big meat eaters, but Jingshu was a major meat eater.


    Her little mouth could keep eating endlessly. ¡°Here, have some horse intestines. This one is venison. I broiled it using the fatty meat. Here, try some wind-dried beef. Hurry and try this one as well. This is a rare meat that you usually can¡¯t even buy.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother gave an entire coldwater fish head to Jingshu. Shao Hua was the type who normally ate as much as a cat would, which made her mother really nag. Shao Hua¡¯s mother was quite delighted to see Jingshu having such a great appetite!


    There was only one coldwater fish to begin with at the dinner. The main meat of the coldwater fish would be on the fish head. ¡°Sister-inw, you¡¯re so fortunate. Your mother¡¯s cooking is so delicious!¡± Jingshu didn¡¯t forget to praise others while she ate. Compared to Zhang Fan, she was far smarter and flexible. Zhang Fan had been forced to be flexible by his circumstances, not because he was naturally like that. Jingshu was naturally more flexible and extroverted than Zhang Fan was.


    Winter was now here. Spring wouldn¡¯t be far behind!


    The light inside the home reflected off of the snowkes outside the window which were observing the happy people inside. The snowkes then slowly drifted off into the distance.


    A fall of seasonable snow was a promise of a fruitful year. The next year would surely be a good year!

 Chapter 224: Motherly sister-in-law

    <h4>Chapter 224: Motherly sister-inw</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Although a room had been prepared for Jingshu¡¯s arrival, she instead chose to stay in the same room as Shao Hua. This wasn¡¯t anything for Zhang Fan to worry about, though.


    ¡°Sister-inw, you¡¯re so white! Your figure is also so excellent! Just look at howrge your breasts are!¡± Jingshu now understood far more things after half a year of college life.


    ¡°Heavens, are you in a romantic rtionship now? Be careful, or your brother will get a heart attack! Although he won¡¯t say it in front of you, he¡¯ll often ask me what you¡¯re up to. Tell me, are you in a romantic rtionship?¡±


    ¡°Of course not. There aren¡¯t many boys studying the same major as me. The few boys that are in this major are all really feminine. You don¡¯t even know. There¡¯s this boy in my ss that actually knows more about skin care than I do. He cares a lot about using specific lip balms during specific weather conditions.¡±


    ¡°What, you don¡¯t like that type?¡± Shao Hua inquired.


    ¡°Of course not. If I get a boyfriend, I want someone like my brother! A man who¡¯s really capable! I don¡¯t want any young sprout or a mommy¡¯s boy!¡±


    ¡°Heavens, you even understand this already? It seems that little Jingshu has really grown up. Actually, although your brother is slightly dark-skinned, his looks are alright. I¡¯m just curious. Why do you two siblings have such a great difference in skin color? You¡¯re so white. Just take a look at your brother, though.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s probably because of the sun! Maybe he got too much sunlight while younger, so it¡¯s toote now!¡± Jingshu snuggled in Shao Hua¡¯s embrace.


    ¡°Jingshu, tell me about when your brother was younger,¡± Shao Hua said as she embraced Jingshu.


    ¡°Hmm, my brother? How should I say it? Ever since young, he was always the stubborn and prideful type. Back then, our family wasn¡¯t well off, so he would follow some older boys and search everywhere for scrap metal in the factories to secretly sell off. He would then save his money, and use it to buy delicious things for me. Once, the men working in the factory caught him stealing and brought him home. My father whipped him with a leather belt for more than two hours, but he refused to admit his wrongs. He didn¡¯t say a single word. My mom cried over this incident!¡±


    ¡°But right now, I can¡¯t sense his stubbornness at all. He¡¯s quite easy to talk to. He always has a smile for everyone,¡± Shao Hua remarked.


    ¡°That¡¯s probably due to his experiences during college. When he was in college, he barely returned home at all, even though the distance was quite small. He also never asked for any money from us. My mom often cried over this. He really is quite prideful. I¡¯m different. I can suck up to him for an entire day for the sake of him buying me some ice cream. As for him? He¡¯d rather drool than ask for anything from our parents.¡±


    ¡°Why¡¯s that?¡± Shao Hua was quite astonished to hear this.


    ¡°It¡¯s because he¡¯s the eldest son. He always voluntarily ces so much pressure on himself. Sister-inw, I¡¯m truly thankful to you. I think that my brother would have had a far more difficult time over the past two years if it weren¡¯t for you. He never knows to take care of himself. He¡¯s unwilling to eat well or spend any money on himself. Did you know that he wired me more than 10,000 yuan in his very first year of working? At the time, I wondered if he starved himself every day while working.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all in the past now. Just look at your brother now. He¡¯s doing quite well!¡± Shao Hua gently wiped away Jingshu¡¯s tears.


    ¡°Yeah! It¡¯s all in the past. Things will be better and better.¡± Both of them slowly fell asleep.


    Zhang Fan also stayed and slept in the study that had originally been prepared for him to begin with, even though he had nned on returning to the apartment that Kang Hua had loaned to him.


    Since Zhang Fan was forgoing his New Year¡¯s vacation, Chasu City Hospital gave him a few days of vacation time for now. The proctology department director would be going on his honeymoon vacation next week, which was why the hospital administration department wasn¡¯t in that much of a hurry for Zhang Fan to be at work. The hospital leadership already trusted Zhang Fan immensely. If Zhang Fan said that he would be fine practicing proctology at a director¡¯s level, then the leadership believed him.


    Although Jingshu was growing up, she was still young and na?ve. Even though she received plenty of money for living expenses, it seemed likely that she had saved most of it¡ªShao Hua discovered that Jingshu was still wearing the underwear that Shao Hua had purchased and mailed to her during earlier this summer. Shao Hua really doted on her younger future sister-inw because of how considerate thetter was.


    On the next morning, Zhang Fan got up quite early in order to go exercising. He had gotten addicted to his daily exercise routine. He would always go for a morning jog every single day as long as he hadn¡¯t worked an overtime or night shift on the previous day. By the time that he finished with his exercise, Shao Hua¡¯s mother had cooked several more delicious dishes. Shao Hua¡¯s parents had also gotten up quite early to go to the open market. The open markets here in the border province would have many local specialties that couldn¡¯t be found elsewhere other than the weekend markets.


    ¡°Have some more food, Jingshu. I love cooking for you. It makes me so happy to watch you eat. You¡¯re not like Shao Hua at all. She only eats two bites per meal. I might as well not even cook for her!¡±


    ¡°Yes, thank you, Ma¡¯am. It¡¯s because your food is so delicious! Sister-inw is probably just afraid of bing fat due to eating too much.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid of getting fat. Just look out on the streets. Who looks like she does?¡±


    ¡°Hurry and eat already. Why talk so much so early in the morning?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father wasn¡¯t able to take it anymore, as he also wasn¡¯t the type who could eat very much. Shao Hua was like her father in this.


    After breakfast, Zhang Fan wanted to go to the study and read some medical textbooks, but Shao Hua made him go out together with her as she wanted to buy some clothes for Jingshu. They went to W Mall, which was thergest mega mall in all of Chasu City. This mall was the highest-ss mall with the most expensive products in Chasu City.


    Shao Hua would only rarely take Zhang Fan here, except on special holiday asions or if Zhang Fan needed to do something like attend an academic conference, as the prices here were rather high. Shao Hua would also nevere here by herself to purchase anything.


    However, she was really generous towards Jingshu. Shao Hua the sister-inw was acting like a mother towards thetter. Zhang Fan was acting like a father towards his sister, and he wasn¡¯t the only one who had taken up a parent role.


    ¡°Go look around by yourself. Wait for us on the second floor,¡± Shao Huamanded Zhang Fan, who didn¡¯t even realize what this was about. Still, he obediently found a bench to sit down on. Zhang Fan was more than happy to have some free time to himself as he felt that all malls were boring and the same.


    Shao Hua and Jingshu slowly looked around the mall. Shao Hua was quite intelligent about these things. Although she wanted to buy some new underwear for Jingshu, it wouldn¡¯t be possible to directly go to the lingerie store. Jingshu wasn¡¯t a little girl anymore. She would get embarrassed.


    ¡°This one¡¯s pretty good. Try it on,¡± Shao Hua said as she handed some spring clothing to Jingshu.


    ¡°No need, Sister-inw. I have plenty of clothes already.¡±


    ¡°Listen to me, hurry and try it. I¡¯ll tell you some good news in a bit. Be a good girl! Hurry and try it.¡±


    After quite some time, Shao Hua managed to buy several sets of clothes as well as underwear for Jingshu. Shao Hua could tell that Jingshu didn¡¯t want to spend money on herself, because thetter¡¯s clothing had already started to shrink from repeatedundering.


    ¡°Tsk, tsk. I barely even dare to send you back to college like this. You look way too beautiful after dressing up. I¡¯d be so happy if your brother was even half as white as you,¡±mented Shao Hua. The current Jingshu was quite a beautiful young woman with her white skin, orange fur jacket, cotton winter skirt, and gray leather shoes.


    ¡°Sister-inw!¡± Jingshu was getting rather embarrassed to hear this.


    ¡°In a few days, I¡¯ll be taking my New Year¡¯s vacation leave. I¡¯ll take you to have fun in Thand then. How about it? Are you happy to hear that?¡±


    ¡°I really am! But, how about we just forget it, Sister-inw? It¡¯s not easy for the two of you to make money.¡± Jingshu was delighted for a moment, but then she recalled how difficult it had to be for her brother, so she instead tried to convince Shao Hua not to go.


    ¡°It¡¯s not easy for me to make money, aye. My mouth is always so dry at the end of the day with how much talking I have to do for my job. But, your brother¡¯s current ie really is amazing now. A single trip to Thand won¡¯t hurt him very much. Besides, isn¡¯t the point of him making money to help his family livefortably?¡±


    ¡°Then is my brother going? He¡¯s never been to Thand before, either.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! I don¡¯t think your brother will be able to go.¡±

 Chapter 225: Former classmates

    <h4>Chapter 225: Former ssmates</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Anyone¡¯s life would be filled with countless potholes that they would trip over. They would have to crawl back up again and continue proceeding forward regardless. Nobody would be able to have it good for every single day of their whole life. People would need to adamantly persist onward and continuously mature through hardship.


    Now that the flu epidemic in Chasu City was over, more people started returning. Plenty of former ssmates, friends, and rtives would see each other again after one year.


    Not many of Shao Hua¡¯s former ssmates had remained behind in Chasu City. Jia Suyue was the person that Shao Hua was the closest to. After that, due to Zhang Fan¡¯s connection, Shao Hua also started interacting more with her former ssmate Wang Yanan. As time passed, Shao Hua gradually drifted apart from her other former ssmates.


    Friendship over a lifetime could often be described as a strange curved graph. As a teenager, it would bemon to have many friends¡ªyour ssmates would be friends. As time slowly passed, a person in their 20s would usually only be close to around four, five people. A person in their 30s would usually be close to even fewer as family and work pressure made friend rtionships ever moreplex. After entering their 60s and retirement, the number of friends would slowly increase again.


    Previous childhood friends would slowly gather together again. Meanwhile, people in their 20s were still youthful and energetic. They still weren¡¯t socially experienced enough. They would often be the type to want to let everyone around them know about even the slightest aplishment so that all their friends could p and cheer. This was simply a normal mentality.


    There would be far too many gatherings around New Year¡¯s. This was especially more so for Shao Hua, Jia Suyue, and Wang Yanan, three women from their ss who had remained here in Chasu City. They were rtively beautiful to begin with, so several of their former ssmates who were interested in them back in the day but had gone to other cities kept summoning them over for ss reunions.


    ¡°I refuse to go anymore! Who does he think he is? What¡¯s so incredible about working for a foreignpany?¡± Jia Suyue, Wang Yanan, Shao Hua, and Jingshu were currently eating hot pot together at a restaurant.


    Women typically weren¡¯t big eaters. However, they really loved to eat hot pot. They could chat together while eating, which they really enjoyed. However, the atmosphere was a bit awkward today because Jia Suyue had be really angry over all of the ss reunion meetings over the past few days.


    So many of their former ssmates, no matter how well or poorly they were doing, especially other women, looked down on the three of them who had stayed behind in their hometown. Plus, all three women were rtively beautiful, which made other women ostracize them even more.


    ¡°No need to mind such things. Why mind it so much? If you like them, you can chat a bit more, and if you don¡¯t feel anything, then just nod your head. Whypare with others?¡± Shao Hua kept putting meat on Jingshu¡¯s te. Since this was a meeting for the four women, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t go. Instead, he stayed at home and ate with Shao Hua¡¯s parents.


    ¡°Just look, Wang Hongmei used to be such a normal person. But now? Look at how arrogant she is! Isn¡¯t she just working in Beijing? What¡¯s incredible about that? Oh, her boyfriend purchased a home that cost 3,000,000 yuan in Beijing! Oh, they¡¯re nning on getting married in the Maldives next year, and we muste and participate? Heavens! I can¡¯t listen to any more of this.¡± Jia Suyue exaggerated her ssmate Wang Hongmei¡¯s expression at the time.


    ¡°Haha, Yueyue, it¡¯s such a pity that you didn¡¯t be an actress. Just look at what a good imitation you¡¯re doing!¡± Wang Yananughed so much that she almost spat out her drink.


    Jia Suyue pointed at herself while eximing, ¡°I¡¯m so angry! Jingshu, study properly and stay in Shanghai. If anyone tries to show off in front of me in the future, I¡¯ll just say, is that so! I have a sister who¡¯s in Shanghai. Her house isn¡¯t very big. She can just shower in her own swimming pool, something like that. I¡¯ll make them really angry!¡±


    ¡°Haha! Oh, you!¡±


    Jingshu had a sweet mouth and really knew what to say. The three older women all really liked her. Jia Suyue and Wang Yanan treated Jingshu quite well also because of giving face to Zhang Fan and Shao Hua. Jingshu didn¡¯t have much to say about the main topic of conversation between the other three women who were already in the workforce, since she was only in her first year of college.


    ¡°By the way, Wang Hongmei is inviting us to a meal tomorrow. Are you all going?¡± Jia Suyue inquired.


    ¡°Of course! It¡¯s always nice to get a free meal!¡± Wang Yanan answered.


    ¡°You¡¯re the only one who can take it. Eating a meal from her will equal listening to her brag for half the day. She just wants us to listen. It¡¯s not like I¡¯m so poor that I can¡¯t afford my own meal.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s all go. We haven¡¯t seen her in many years. At most, we can pretend not to hear her. We¡¯re going mostly in order to meet our other ssmates,¡± Shao Hua said.


    ¡°Tomorrow, have your Zhang Fan drive us in his luxury car! He can stop right in front of the restaurant while we wait on his car for Wang Hongmei. We can all get off the car together when she arrives. Let¡¯s see if she still shows off then!¡±


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s enough. Is that really necessary? She¡¯s the one spending money to treat us to a meal, yet you¡¯re trying to anger her so much!¡±


    ¡°I really don¡¯t like how arrogant she is. Who knows what she¡¯s really doing in Beijing? Besides, we¡¯re all ssmates, so is there such a need to show off!?¡± Jia Suyue was still rather angry. This was because she used to be the center of attention among the ssmates, but now everyone had matured. They no longer focused mainly on beauty, but rather overall abilities instead. Or, to be even more direct, some would simply look at whether someone else was useful to them or not!


    ¡°Actually, she¡¯s still a nice person. Everyone has their own little faults,¡± Shao Hua said as she poured drinks for everyone.


    ¡°You¡¯re the only nice person around. I think that you¡¯re bing more and more like your Zhang Fan. You smile at everyone.¡±


    ¡°Well, Shao Hua doesn¡¯t like showing off. Otherwise, she could probably suppress everyone easily by showing Zhang Fan,¡± Wang Yanan mumbled while eating some meat. She knew quite well just how amazing he was, but she also knew that Zhang Fan was the type who liked to keep a low profile. Other people who liked to show off would have long since done so already in his ce.


    ¡°Just look at what you¡¯re saying. How is Zhang Fan supposed to suppress others? With his dark face?¡± Shao Huamented.


    ¡°Teehee!¡± Jia Suyue chuckled at this without saying anything. Shao Hua had gotten acquainted with Zhang Fan through her. He had fallen in love with her best friend Shao Hua at first sight. Meanwhile, Jia Suyue was now single again after recently breaking up with Le Jie over his cowardice during the incident where Zhu Bing was stabbed. Although Jia Suyue didn¡¯t really regret it, she still felt something indescribable at hearing others praise Zhang Fan, who had originally been her marriage candidate.


    Women¡¯s hearts were the mostplex thing in the world. Sometimes, they could be incredibly simple, yet at other times, they could be deeper than the ocean.


    It was now New Year¡¯s, so there were many pre-New Year¡¯s official meetings. This type of meeting was different from ordinary gatherings to meet friends and rtives. These official meetings were all about variouspanies greeting highly useful or highly influential people.


    In just two years, Zhang Fan had gone from a recent graduate to an expert doctor of Chasu City Hospital. Some people now viewed Zhang Fan as having some influence. At the very least, for most smaller city hospitals¡¯ superintendents¡¯ name lists, Zhang Fan was on the list of names of people to send gifts to.


    Superintendent Shi Lei of Kuake City Hospital had long since given orders to his hospital general affairs department director. Zhang Fan¡¯s New Year gifts were to be of the highest level. Chark City Hospital under Kang Hua¡¯s jurisdiction valued Zhang Fan even more. They called him beforehand, and then had a van filled with goods bring all the gifts to his home. This was simply how Chinese society worked. Who knew when it might be necessary to use a connection to a skilled doctor like Zhang Fan? Besides, they were all sending him gifts using public funds, so why not!

 Chapter 226: The director changing his wife

    <h4>Chapter 226: The director changing his wife</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The most obvious result of China¡¯s development was that the people¡¯s standard of living was improved. Meat and fish were no longer rare like they used to be. Although there were still more extravagant foods out there, most ordinary families wouldn¡¯t feel any pressure from buying a sheep to ughter for New Year¡¯s.


    In northwestern China, the diet was typically rich in fat and calories. Since it was also New Year¡¯s, everyone was eating much more than normal with all the gatherings going on. People weren¡¯t paying attention to how much they ate. This was the main cause of so many stomach problems during New Year¡¯s.


    There was one more week until it was New Year¡¯s. Chasu City Hospital currently had far fewer patients than normal. Since there was also major snowfall recently, the humidity was rising, which meant that there were fewer patients who had colds. Some patients who had elective surgeries or chronic illnesses would also return home at this time, so the medical staff could have it slightly easier over New Year¡¯s and get some more rest.


    The proctology director shyly took his young and beautiful new wife out on their nned honeymoon vacation. He probably felt really happy as he was on the beach as a middle-aged man in his 40s with a beautiful woman 20 or so years younger, acting all lovey-dovey!


    Since he was now on vacation, this meant it was Zhang Fan¡¯s turn to be the acting proctology director. The hospital administration director personally brought Zhang Fan over to the proctology department. With the proctology director getting a new wife, the doctors under him were filled withints because the proctology director had gotten a younger and prettier wife, which meant that he needed lots of money. The proctology director had really tried his hardest toe up with more ways to obtain money no matter what!


    Originally, the proctology department¡¯s doctors already had rtively low ie among the doctors of Chasu City Hospital due to this department using less medical equipment than others. The doctors would need to rely on the number of patients and some medicine to improve their ie. However, the director changed the medical equipment fee allocation, even if he didn¡¯t ask for gifts for his wedding. Before, the director would take half of the medical equipment fees for every patient, split with the lower-ranking doctors. This was barely passable as he was the director.


    But since he wanted more money for his new marriage, his lower-ranking doctors became truly unfortunate. The director changed the medical equipment fee allocation to 30/70 instead. Of course, the 70% part belonged to the director. The lower-ranking doctors were really angry, but they didn¡¯t dare toin. None of them were capable of performing the more difficult proctology surgeries. They still needed to stay in this department for a job, so they could only listen to the director.


    Due to all this, the doctors in the proctology department weren¡¯t very motivated. They would always pass on any patients that they possibly could. The proctology department usually wouldn¡¯t take a single emergency patient, or any patients at all whenever the director wasn¡¯t present.


    To rify something, in a hospital, there would be a medical portion and a non-medical portion. Everyone¡¯s sry would be calcted ording to their official job title and how many years they had worked at the hospital. This difference wouldn¡¯t be veryrge between doctors.


    The biggest difference would be regarding the bonuses. The non-medical portion of the hospital would issue overall bonuses for the entire hospital. The base bonus would be approximately 700-800 yuan. The rotation doctors could also receive the base bonus.


    Meanwhile, medical departments¡¯ bonuses would depend on the number of patients and the types of treatment. Although some departments had good overall ie ording to the hospital¡¯s ounting, those departments might have much less ie for the doctorspared to other departments. This was due to the doctors¡¯ illicit ie from medicine and medical equipment.


    For instance, the proctology department was one such department where the department¡¯s overall ie for the hospital was good, but the doctors wouldn¡¯t receive much money. This was because proctology would use up very little medical equipment. The doctors would only be paid 30 yuan per surgery. Right now, the proctology director was also taking as much money as he could, so the lower-ranking doctors began to silently rebel. They felt that even if they did zero work for an entire month, they would still be able to receive the base bonus. Even if they did work, they wouldn¡¯t obtain much money, so why should they obtain work?


    Also, private hospitals were rather unique. Allow this author to exin things for everyone. You wouldn¡¯t be able to find this information on baidu, because baidu would be in cahoots with them.


    There were three main types of private hospitals. Thergest type was the Fujianese private hospitals. They didn¡¯t open up private hospitals that would treat everything. Their private hospitals mainly dealt in andrology, gynecology, infertility, and dermatology. This would have low risk, good ie, and patients who were easy to scam.


    There was a certain cruel joke. A doctor who worked at a Fujianese private hospital in gynecology and obstetrics saw a middle school aged couplee and pay for an abortion by using New Year¡¯s red packet money. After the abortion was over, the couple then held hands while putting on their backpacks and going back to school! The doctor immediately rushed home and checked his own middle school aged daughter¡¯s New Year¡¯s money to see if it was still there or not!


    This was something that wouldn¡¯t happen at a public hospital. Abortions counted as a type of surgery, and any type of surgery at a Chinese public hospital would require a direct rtive¡¯s signature of approval. If the person getting the surgery was underage, then the parent or guardian¡¯s signature would be required, which was why such a thing would rarely happen at a public hospital.


    The second type of private hospital was for hand and foot surgery, usually involving limb rentation. This surgical department hadn¡¯t developed nationally, because many years of experience would be required for a doctor of this specialty to mature. It wouldn¡¯t be easy to make quick money. Normally, some private hospitals that had umted a decent reputation and skill level would be in this field. Nobody would dare to go without the hospital having a decent reputation first. If a doctor wasn¡¯t skilled enough, every time they performed limb rentation surgery, it would fail. Nobody would go in such a situation.


    The third type of private hospital was for proctology. Although it might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that nine out of 10 men had hemorrhoids, it wouldn¡¯t be by much. Doctors at the public hospitals didn¡¯t like to deal with all the hemorrhoids. This also wouldn¡¯t be very popr with therger hospitals¡¯ directors. A skilled doctor would usually at most end up bing the director of their department. An incredibly skilled director might get further promoted to vice superintendent. But if you wanted to be the superintendent of a ss A hospital, that would require far more.


    Besides, have you ever heard of a superintendent or vice superintendent of a ss A hospital being from the proctology department? Of course not! That was why it wasmon for some proctology directors to take their disciples and open up their own private proctology hospitals. Since they weren¡¯t able to be the superintendent at a public hospital, then they would be the superintendent of their own hospital instead!


    Chasu City had a rather unique private proctology hospital that had been started by a former proctology director from Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital. He had left Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital to start his own private hospital. Not only did he perform proctology surgeries at his hospital, he also performed many services from traditional Chinese medicine, such as massages, medical baths, steaming, and so on. This private hospital¡¯s business was alright. Due to Ma Wentao¡¯s new private hospital¡¯s sudden appearance, other private hospitals were also learning from his strategies.


    This proctology private hospital used Ma Wentao¡¯s technique of paying doctors from public hospitals for surgery referrals. Each patient would be worth 500 yuan in the doctor¡¯s pocket. This was another reason why the proctologists weren¡¯t willing to work hard. The proctologists would send almost all of the patients to the proctology private hospital instead as long as it wasn¡¯t an emergency patient or if the proctology director wasn¡¯t around.


    To describe the typical situation at Chinese hospitals, most doctors who worked at ss A hospitals would still wish to improve their medical skills through surgeries or other means. As long as the doctors¡¯ bosses weren¡¯t too ridiculous, the doctors would normally work hard to study and learn, hoping that they could be highly skilled themselves. That was because these doctors had a better and higher-level workce, which was why they would still have expectations for the future.


    Meanwhile, doctors at small or medium-sized public hospitals would send away far more patients. They would feel that performing surgeries would barely have any benefits, being paid at about 30 yuan per surgery. These doctors would thus waste the government¡¯s money that was being paid to them as they were waiting just for retirement or to find another job at a private hospital or clinic! Since the Chinese government didn¡¯t ce any importance on developing proctology departments, it wasmon for the proctology department in most smaller hospitals to be quite inactive. This also gave the proctologists very little hope. They would only try to take it easy with work.


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s hospital administration director brought Zhang Fan to the proctology department and introduced him to everyone. ¡°For the time being, Doctor Zhang shall be in charge of daily work in the proctology department. Head nurse, you¡¯re the most veteran person here, so help Doctor Zhang out. Please let him know about anything that he doesn¡¯t know about.¡±


    The hospital administration director then left after this rather short introduction as even the hospital administration department didn¡¯t really value the proctology department.


    Zhang Fan immediately noticed that something seemed to be off about the atmosphere in the proctology department as the doctors in this department weren¡¯t busy at all. They also seemed to mostly ignore the hospital administration director, along with all having an aura of defeatism.


    The head nurse of the proctology department was still rather warm and friendly. This was because anyone in any surgical department would already know of Zhang Fan by now.

 Chapter 227: New, but not tender

    <h4>Chapter 227: New, but not tender</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    It had actually been Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s decision to have Zhang Fan be the acting proctology director. She still hadn¡¯t given up on raising Zhang Fan to be the future superintendent of Chasu City Hospital.


    What would count as sessful for a doctor? Bing the superintendent of a ss A hospital would already be considered incredible. Anything higher would be a national-level expert doctor. Superintendent Ouyang already had no chance to go any higher, due to her own limitations and outside factors. For a female doctor in the border province, she could already be considered extremely sessful.


    Inheritance was an important reason for why humans had been able to rule Earth for so long, no matter if it was gic inheritance or inheritance of ideals. Superintendent Ouyang wanted to pass on her own medical ideals so that Chasu City Hospital would develop even better after her retirement. This was why she was currently searching for her ideal candidate to take her position after she retired.


    Currently, the two people she had the best opinion of as her potential sessor were the cardiology director and Zhang Fan.


    The cardiology director had evident advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that she was a veteran doctor who was highly skilled and had a master¡¯s degree. The disadvantage was that she wouldck too much influence over the surgical departments. For any hospital, especially general hospitals, the internal medicine departments and surgical departments were alwayspeting with each other for more influence and power. This was because power would represent benefits and resources. A department director could try their very best to develop their department, but a superintendent couldn¡¯t be seen as too obviously biased, as the superintendent was supposed to be neutral¡ªat least in name.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s disadvantage was really obvious. He was really young and still rtively inexperienced. However, he also had obvious advantages. He was an expert surgeon. Even the internal medicine departments that Zhang Fan had been rotated into had good opinions of him. Not to mention, he was a man. Even though gender equality was improving in China, men still had obvious advantages in society over women. Superintendent Ouyang knew this quite clearly, especially after havingpeted with former Superintendent Huang for half her life.


    The director of a department couldn¡¯t only be highly skilled in one specific medical field. The director would also need to be highly intelligent, have good emotional intelligence, and be skilled at management. Without good emotional intelligence, it wouldn¡¯t be possible for the director to represent the department well in talking to the higher-ups as well as certain special patients. Without good intelligence, the director would be unable to suppress the lower-ranking doctors with their skills.


    Without good management skills, the director wouldn¡¯t be able to unify the department¡¯s personnel. In such a scenario, the department would then be a battlefield. The doctors and nurses would fight over bonuses. The doctors would also fight amongst themselves for resources. Without being able to deal with such things, the department¡¯s work might stall if it was a small problem, or incidents might keep urring if this was a major problem.


    The proctology department was only a second-rate department in Chasu City Hospital rather than arge department. That was why Superintendent Ouyang felt reassured in letting Zhang Fan try and be the acting director. If this had been arge department instead, such as any of the three orthopedic departments, Superintendent Ouyang wouldn¡¯t have dared to let someone as young as Zhang Fan try to lead the department even though his medical skill level was already equivalent to Director Gao Shijun¡¯s.


    Although the hospital administration director had left already, the proctology head nurse was actually his spy. She would immediately call the hospital administration department the moment that any problems appeared. Basically, this was a test that Superintendent Ouyang set up to determine Zhang Fan¡¯s management skills.


    Zhang Fan was still too ridiculously young to be a director. Why was Superintendent Ouyang so willing to try him out? This was because of the generation issue. During Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s generation, the Cultural Revolution had created ack of skilled doctors. Back when Ouyang Hong was young, something like a hierarchical medical system was nothing more than a joke. This was because many highly skilled doctors had been killed off. This was why Ouyang Hong and many others like her had to take management positions. This was also why she felt reassured in letting Zhang Fan try. She believed that Zhang Fan was truly outstanding but needed more experience. Without letting him try to experience management, it would be impossible to determine whether he would be capable of management or not.


    Zhang Fan became the acting proctology director on his very first day in the proctology department. Although the lower-ranking doctors were all resident doctors, with no attending physicians, would they ept this? It would be ridiculous to think that they would easily ept this.


    No matter what, even if you relied on connections to get into a local ss A hospital, the people here would still be the most skilled locals in their respective medical fields. Without enough skill to conquer these people, it would be difficult to make them even pay at least lip service to you. Making them truly obedient and respect you would of course be even more difficult.


    Zhang Fan decided to start things off with a departmental meeting. Normally, for a new director, the best method would be to show off their own skills before having individual discussions with the doctors. That would be the most effective, but only for veteran directors, especially a director who had been promoted from within the department. That would be so since this director would already know a great deal about the department personnel, so individual discussions would thus be more effective.


    Zhang Fan waspletely new to the proctology department. He would only be acting director for the period of one month, which definitely wasn¡¯t enough time for him to slowly get to know all the doctors and conquer them that way. Thus, Zhang Fan could only use forceful means.


    Luckily for him, there were no veteran doctors in the proctology department. It would have been more difficult for him if there had been even one attending physician. The hospital management ranking chain was simr to militarymand. In any special circumstances, all lower-ranking doctors had to obey the higher-ranking doctors. If they disobeyed, then the lower-ranking doctors could only hope that no incident urred. If an incident urred, the magnitude of the incident would determine if they could still remain in the field of medicine or not!


    No nurses were present for the doctors¡¯ meeting in the proctology department office, not even the head nurse. Although she didn¡¯t feel reassured about this meeting, even she couldn¡¯t do anything about it. As long as Zhang Fan didn¡¯t invite her to the meeting, she didn¡¯t have the right to attend. However, the hospital administration director had told her countless times to keep an eye on how Zhang Fan was doing. She was worried that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be able to suppress the other doctors, and that an argument would break out, so she secretly stood at the door to the department office and pressed her ear against the door to listen.


    ¡°Haha, everyone should know me already, so I won¡¯t introduce myself. If there¡¯s anyone who doesn¡¯t know met yet, we can get to know each other privatelyter. There¡¯s no need for us to talk about formal rules here, because there is no higher-ranking doctor in this department in the first ce. We¡¯re all resident doctors here, so let¡¯s just temporarily set aside anything from before,¡± Zhang Fan said with a smile.


    He then put on a more serious expression as he nced at the other doctors as he continued to speak. ¡°Now that the director is on vacation, this is an opportunity for everyone. What opportunity is that? I think that everyone should understand even if I don¡¯t say it directly. I¡¯m only here to help out for the time being. There¡¯s almost no chance that I¡¯ll be permanently assigned to this department in the future. I won¡¯t be managing most things, nor will I care about some rules from before. For this one month, we¡¯re all brothers that are fighting for the same cause. There will be no higher or lower rank among us. All of our profits (illicit ie) will be split equally ording to the number of surgeries. The most important thing is, the hospital will definitely ask me some questions before I finish my rotation in this department since the director here isn¡¯t that young anymore. Anyone who has any thoughts or problems cane talk to me individually after this meeting. I¡¯ll also be working together with everyone as normal for the work shifts. I¡¯ll be putting up the work schedule in a bit. Let¡¯s all start work!¡±


    Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t have any other methods avable to him. For any medical field, it would be impossible to work alone, especially in the surgical departments. No matter how amazingly skilled you were as an individual, you still wouldn¡¯t be able to aplish a single thing without a surgical assistant who was willing to hold the surgical retractors for you. Actually, it would have been quite simple for Zhang Fan to simply make do for his one month here, but Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t willing to do that. That was why he first wanted to motivate all the doctors in this department. As for what happened after one month? He wouldn¡¯t worry about that anymore once the proctology director returned from vacation.


    Not many doctors were willing to work in the proctology department to begin with. This department was one of the few that didn¡¯t have a vice director. By opportunity, Zhang Fan was referring to the position of vice director. The resident doctors in the proctology department were all simrly experienced. If one of them managed to be the first to im the position of vice director, the other doctors probably wouldn¡¯t have many opportunities left. That was why Zhang Fan was using money and authority to motivate these doctors.


    That was his carrot. Meanwhile, he was also using his future report to the hospital at the end of his rotation as a big stick. If the hospital learned that certain doctors were unmotivated, that would really make things difficult for the doctors in question. This way, Zhang Fan had both parts of the stick and carrot motivational method. He wasn¡¯t worried one bit about the proctology surgeries. He was waiting for his first chance to perform surgery here. Once he performed his first surgery here, he figured that everything else would be no problem.


    Zhang Fan suddenly opened the door to the proctology department when he finished his speech since he wanted to give himself a mighty aura of wind blowing around him. However, he instantly saw the proctology head nurse smiling awkwardly at him behind the door, along with her seemingly innocent eyes blinking at him.


    ¡°Head nurse,e with me.¡± Zhang Fan immediately broke the awkward tension. He didn¡¯t want to have his image ruined immediately right after establishing an aura of leadership.


    In the director¡¯s office, the head nurse gave Zhang Fan a big thumbs-up. ¡°You¡¯re quite young, but you¡¯re such a schemer. Old Li from the respiratory department was praising you so much, saying that you¡¯re so honest. In my opinion, she¡¯d probably help you count the money even if you betrayed and sold her off!¡±


    The Old Li that the proctology head nurse referred to was the head nurse of the respiratory department. The nurses were different from doctors. Compared to doctors, as long as the nurses weren¡¯tpeting over the position of head nurse or nursing director, they were highly unified as a group. This was because nurses were rtively weaker than doctors in rank in the medical system. Doctors had plenty of room for future promotions. Meanwhile, nurses had far fewer promotion opportunities avable to them.


    That was why nurses who joined the hospital in the same year would always be in the same social circle. They would look out for and help each other. This was quite simple for them. Meanwhile, doctors from different departments would rarely interact with each other unless they were good friends. The nurses were different in that nurses of the same age would almost always have a good rtionship with each other. Most of the time, when a patient was in urgent trouble, it would be better to find a nurse that you knew rather than a doctor from another department.


    ¡°Sister, there¡¯s no helping it. I was forced into this. What else can I do? I¡¯ll be relying on you for this month. Please take good care of me, especially if there¡¯s anything that I don¡¯t do well enough!¡± Zhang Fan eximed as he had the head nurse sit down on the sofa in the director¡¯s office, which temporarily belonged to him.


    ¡°Rx, I learned about youing to proctology long ago. Old Li even made sure to tell me to take good care of you thest time that we met up. She said that you¡¯re like a younger brother to her. It¡¯s hard to tell that you¡¯re so well-liked.¡±


    ¡°Ah! I¡¯m embarrassed! It¡¯s all thanks to the head nurses taking good care of me.¡± Zhang Fan was really grateful to the head nurse of the respiratory department now. Thanks to this connection, he felt that the proctology head nurse would definitely help him far more than she would have otherwise.


    ¡°Alright, you go ahead and work now. If there¡¯s anything that you don¡¯t know, feel free to ask me. I¡¯ll be leaving now,¡± the head nurse said.


    ¡°No need, head nurse, have a seat first. Let me make some tea for you. Have a taste of the tea, and then we can talk a little.¡±


    Although the head nurse refused as it was polite to do so in Chinese etiquette, Zhang Fan still personally made some tea, and brought it to the head nurse with both hands.


    ¡°Have some tea, head nurse.¡± He was really being polite to her now, so the head nurse hurriedly got up and took the tea.


    ¡°Oh my, Zhang Fan, I really couldn¡¯t tell. You know so much. You¡¯re making me so nervous. Honestly, you¡¯re quite young, but have so many schemes in you.¡±


    ¡°Please don¡¯t joke with me like that. I truly am asking you to teach me. This is a matter of etiquette. Please enjoy your tea. Are the doctors in this department married yet?¡±


    ¡°Two of them are married, while three of them are still unmarried and single.¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s rtively more skilled?¡±


    ¡°Hmm, let me think about it. Little Wang is slightly more skilled, since he joined this department one year earlier than all the others. The other doctors should all be on about the same level.¡±


    ¡°Oh! How are the doctors¡¯ rtionships with each other?¡±


    ¡°Heh! Our department really is aughingstock because of this. Before, everyone fought so much, trying to steal patients. Nobody would listen to anyone else. But ever since the director started taking more money for his marriage, nobody wanted any patients at all. Just look. Our department is so empty. The doctors and nurses have so much free time.¡±

 Chapter 228: Zhang Fan’s first outpatient service

    <h4>Chapter 228: Zhang Fan¡¯s first outpatient service</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    People would often think of the proctology department as a ce to only treat hemorrhoids. This wasn¡¯t actually the case. The proctology department was focused on treating all diseases rted to thest part of the digestive system. In proctology, there were still many diseases which had causes that weren¡¯t fully understood yet. Since the causes were still unknown, prevention would be highly difficult.


    To give an example using hemorrhoids which many people were familiar with, there were currently two main prevailing theories for the formation of hemorrhoids. To exin the first theory simply, the blood vessels in the hemorrhoids would be obstructed from things such as sitting down for too long, constipation, gestation, an erged prostate, arge pelvic tumor, and so on. These all might cause the veins in the rectum to be obstructed.


    There were plenty who didn¡¯t support this theory, but they were also unable to provide evidence against it. Meanwhile, another prevailing theory from western medicine, exined in a simplified manner, was that it was rted to anal contractions during bowel movements, and various other reasons.


    Since the exact cause of hemorrhoids was unknown, it would be quite difficult to prevent them entirely. As doctors would put it, arge number of poor habits and lifestyle choices could all potentially cause hemorrhoids.


    Without discussing other matters about the proctology director, his medical skills were actually quite good. He had developed numerous proctology surgeries for the department. Amongst local hospitals in the area, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s proctology department was actually above average in skill level because of him. However, due to the problem of him taking more money for his marriage, he caused his proctology department doctors tock any motivation.


    Since the director wasn¡¯t here, only Zhang Fan himself could go and perform outpatient services. This was actually his very first time performing outpatient services, and it would be as a proctologist. He brought a water bottle and a nurse with him to the hospital¡¯s outpatient clinic.


    In proctology, the number of young patients was roughly equal to the number of old patients, and since proctology would require inspection of a rather private area, it was more convenient for Zhang Fan to bring along a female nurse to help him with the female patients.


    The head nurse of the outpatient clinic smiled and greeted Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re here to perform outpatient services?¡±


    ¡°Yes, head nurse.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll prepare a sign with your name on it then.¡±


    ¡°Alright, thank you, head nurse,¡± Zhang Fan answered politely.


    When he turned the corner, he ran into Xue Fei from orthopedic department #1. In the orthopedic departments, Xue Fei had the best rtionship with Zhang Fan. He was also the type who really valued friendship. Back when Zhang Fan was treating the injured military patient Qin Nuo, Xue Fei had risked incurring Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s wrath by specially reminding Zhang Fan about the risks involved with performing surgery on someone with a special status like Qin Nuo. Zhang Fan was quite grateful to Xue Fei for this.


    However, Xue Fei was the type who was unreliable with his work. His medical skills were only average despite being an attending physician. He was far less skilled than fellow attending physician Zhou Chengfu. Back before Zhang Fan monopolized all of the surgeries in the surrounding area, Zhou Chengfu would also asionally take surgeries at other hospitals. Meanwhile, Xue Fei spent all of his free time ying mahjong instead.


    ¡°What, Director Zhang is formally starting work today?¡± Xue Feimented. Everyone in the surgical departments knew about how Zhang Fan was bing the acting director of the proctology department for one month. Since all surgical departments were in the samerge building, news would spread very quickly.


    ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m performing outpatient services today. What, are you also on outpatient service duty today?¡± Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be bothered with being serious about Xue Fei¡¯s joke that he was the director. The more serious someone was with him, the more he would joke around. Rather, he would stop joking around if Zhang Fan just admitted that he was the ¡°director¡±.


    ¡°I call you fat and you start panting? Isn¡¯t it just looking at anuses all day? Why are you acting so proud?¡± Xue Fei gave Zhang Fan a thumbs down while looking down on him.


    ¡°Heh, don¡¯t you look down on this. I¡¯ll wait for the day that you get hemorrhoids due to ying too much mahjong. I¡¯ll definitely give you a thumb examination when you do.¡±


    ¡°Ptui! Ptui! Ptui! You jinxer, you¡¯re the one who will get hemorrhoids! Okay, I¡¯ll be serious now. Are youing to the orthopedic department in the future or not? I¡¯m still counting on you covering for me. You won¡¯t really be interested in the position of proctology director, will you?¡±


    Xue Fei was now having a hard time in orthopedic department #1. Due to the new addition of orthopedic department #3, all three orthopedic departments were doing their very best to perform as many surgeries as they possibly could. However, Xue Fei¡¯s medical abilities were only average, and he was unable to perform many of the more difficult surgeries. Orthopedic department #1¡¯s Director Gao Shijun was quite dissatisfied with him because of this.


    ¡°Bro, you¡¯ll have to do the best you can by yourself. I¡¯m performing outpatient services now.¡± Zhang Fan went to the outpatient service section for proctology.


    Xue Fei¡¯s thinking that Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t possibly be a director right now was what most doctors shared. Although Zhang Fan was indeed highly skilled, it seemed inconceivable that he would be made an actual department director with his young age.


    The nurse that Zhang Fan brought with him was named Chen Xiaoli. She was a young woman who had a two-year-old child. She was one of the most skilled nurses amongst the proctology department¡¯s nurses, which was why the proctology head nurse had intentionally assigned her toe along with Zhang Fan on his first day of performing outpatient services.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s first patient was someone that he was already acquainted with. The patient was Old Yu, who had been one of Shao Hua¡¯s neighbors back at her parents¡¯ old apartment. Old Yu was in his 60s. He was one of Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s Chinese chess buddies. He and Shao Hua¡¯s father would often argue with each other and reconcile right away. They would even miss each other after not seeing each other for a few days. Zhang Fan had met Old Yu several times already whenever thetter came over to y Chinese chess. They knew each other by sight.


    Old Yu had been feeling rather ufortable over the past few days. Since the difort was about his butt, he felt too embarrassed to tell his children about it. So, he came here to get treated while only bringing his wife with him. When he came to the proctology outpatient services section and saw that Zhang Fan was the doctor here, he became excited as the doctor was someone he already knew. Old Yu started smiling, but then he started feeling awkward again.


    ¡°Sir,e in! Why stand there at the door?¡± Zhang Fan saw that his first patient was standing at the door, hesitating abouting in. Zhang Fan found the situation rather funny because the patient was someone he knew, but he did his best not tough out loud.


    ¡°Sigh! Doctor Zhang, so you¡¯re in the proctology department?¡±


    ¡°Yes, sir.¡±


    ¡°Weren¡¯t you a surgeon?¡±


    ¡°Proctology is a type of surgical department. How are you? Where are you feeling ufortable?¡± Zhang Fan knew that he couldn¡¯t allow himself to be pulled into Old Yu¡¯s conversation. Older people were typically really chatty. It would probably take all morning and even part of the afternoon before Old Yu would talk about his problem if he was allowed to speak as he wanted.


    ¡°It¡¯s not much at all. I¡¯ve just been coughing a lot recently.¡± Old Yu really became embarrassed about being asked so directly. Due to his embarrassment, he started describing his own symptoms really vaguely.


    However, his wife could no longer take it anymore. ¡°The doctor is busy! This isn¡¯t a ce for you to y Chinese chess. Doctor Zhang, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on with my husband, but he keeps coughing for no apparent reason, and sometimes when he coughs, part of his intestine will fall out from his butt! Just say it directly! You¡¯re so old already, yet you¡¯re still feeling embarrassed!?¡± Old Yu¡¯s wife instantly exined everything.


    ¡°Oh, so that¡¯s what¡¯s going on. Sir, how long have you been coughing for? Do you have any fever? Do you have any phlegm, or any other symptoms?¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m quite fine. I just keep coughing for no apparent reason. My throat doesn¡¯t even itch. I just can¡¯t help but keep coughing.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see¡ª¡± Right as Zhang Fan said this, Old Yu began to cough. Zhang Fan immediately could discern from the cough that this wasn¡¯t an irritable cough. This sounded more like a reflex cough caused by abdominal pressure, because this cough sounded really low, and wasn¡¯t sessive.


    ¡°I think it came out again!¡± Old Yu¡¯s face became bright red. He acted as if he was a young boy who had done something wrong as he lowered his eyes and didn¡¯t dare to look directly at Zhang Fan or his wife.


    ¡°Your intestine came out again?¡± His wife had a really loud voice. She was also the dense type who didn¡¯t notice her husband¡¯s current feelings. ¡°Why make such a ruckus! It¡¯s not like you¡¯reying eggs. If it came out, then it came out! Why shout about it!¡± Old Yu became so humiliated from this that he also became somewhat angry.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, sir. No need to worry. Could you please crawl up onto the examination table? I¡¯ll examine things for you.¡±


    The nurse Chen Xiaoli assisted Old Yu up onto the examination table as Zhang Fan put on his gloves.


    ¡°Youngdy, you can go out after drawing the curtain around the table!¡± Old Yu told the nurse.


    ¡°Yes, sir.¡± The nurse closed the curtain around the examination table and left.


    ¡°Sir, could you please take off your pants?¡±


    Old Yu was getting older, so moving around wasn¡¯t that convenient for him. His wife had to assist in taking off his pants. When Zhang Fan took a look, whoa! A wad of meat was sticking out from the anus! It really resembled a meatball ced right in the middle of the butt!


    This type of problem was truly awkward. When using some force during a bowel movement, the rectum woulde out from the body, and then it would return to the body again after the bowel movement was finished. This would be a problem over time. Using too much force, such as with a cough, would cause rectal prpse. Sometimes, a person might even have to hold their own anus while walking. Otherwise, the rectum would fall out!


    Sessful surgical treatment for rectal prpse would obviously be the best result. If rectal prpse wasn¡¯t treated in time, the rectum would be swollen and likely strangle its own tissue to death. This truly was such an awkward problem to have.

 Chapter 229: Old people and health scams!

    <h4>Chapter 229: Old people and health scams!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    When Zhang Fan saw this, he didn¡¯t touch it. Instead, he told Old Yu, ¡°Sir, try to use some strength and see if you can retract it back inside of you.¡± Old Yu did his best to use some strength upon hearing this. Zhang Fan could see the muscles around his anus contracting visibly. The portion of the rectum which dangled outside slowly retracted itself back into his body. Old Yu¡¯s wife covered her mouth when she witnessed such a strange sight. She wanted tough, but also felt that it would be inappropriate to do so. Still, the scene she just saw really made her want tough!


    ¡°Sir, it went back in. Since you¡¯ve taken your pants off already, allow me to give you an examination,¡± Zhang Fan said as he stepped forward. He was going to give Old Yu a digital rectal exam.


    What exactly did a digital rectal exam feel like? To use medical vocabry, it wouldn¡¯t sound like much. The doctor would wear gloves, apply lubricant, and gently insert their finger into the anus and rectum. That was it. It could be described in just this one sentence.


    As for the doctor¡¯s own sensation? That would truly be wondrous. The anus would have significant sphincter strength. The rectum¡¯s internal temperature would also be higher than the skin¡¯s temperature.


    When Zhang Fan gently stuck his lubricated finger into Old Yu¡¯s anus, thetter became nervous. This caused Old Yu to reflexively tighten his sphincter muscles.


    ¡°Sir, rx. The more nervous you are, the worse it will feel! This will be over soon.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Although Old Yu agreed, he was unable to rx his muscles. With the sphincter muscles all tensed up, Zhang Fan felt as if his finger was being tightly clenched by an old toothlessdy, and as the sphincter muscles retracted, there was even a force sucking Zhang Fan¡¯s finger deeper in! The soft intestinal walls gently caressed Zhang Fan¡¯s finger. He felt that this was strangelyfortable!


    Zhang Fan gently retracted his finger. He then used his other hand that hadn¡¯t entered the anus to pat Old Yu on the waist. ¡°Alright, sir, you can slowly get up and put on your pants now.¡±


    Zhang Fan threw away the glove, washed his hands, and sat down to wait for Old Yu to finish putting on his pants. ¡°Sir, it looks like your current condition can still be treated by a conservative method. If that still doesn¡¯t work, surgery will be required.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t do any surgery!¡± Old Yu didn¡¯t even understand what a conservative method was referring to, but he instantly red and refused any thought of surgery.


    ¡°Let the doctor finish speaking first! Why are you in such a rush!¡± Old Yu¡¯s wife pushed her own husband.


    ¡°Do you often have constipation?¡± Zhang Fan inquired while beginning to write the medical report.


    ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ve often had constipation since I was young. Sigh, sometimes I have to stay on the toilet for more than half an hour. My legs always go so numb that I can¡¯t even stand.¡±


    ¡°Have you ever had treatment for your constipation?¡±


    ¡°Why would I go see a doctor just for some constipation? Never!¡±


    ¡°Sir, your current condition is likely rted to your constipation. The fact that you¡¯re constantly constipated means that you will have abnormal abdominal pressure which has caused your rectum to prpse. Let me prescribe you some medication to treat constipation. Try taking this at home.¡±


    ¡°Even his intestines areing out. Will taking medicine really be enough? If not, just go ahead with the surgery. It¡¯s really scary how his intestines are falling out with a single sneeze or cough!¡± Old Yu¡¯s wife eximed rather worriedly.


    ¡°If you want a surgery, then you have one done on yourself. I refuse to get a surgery!¡± Old Yu red angrily. He couldn¡¯t see for himself what was happening, so he didn¡¯t think that it was a big deal. However, his wife had seen for herself just what rectal prpse looked like.


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush. First try the constipation medicine. If it¡¯s ineffective, then we can talk about surgery.¡± Zhang Fan chuckled. He felt that the old patient was just like a young child in some ways.


    People shouldn¡¯tugh at rectal prpse. Back when people ate more coarser grains and performed more physical work, rectal prpse was far rarer as it was usually caused by too much physical pressure on the anus. But, just look at how people were today in the current age.


    It might bemon for someone to smoke a cigarette and y on their cell phone while in the bathroom in the morning for quite a long while, especially if it was the weekend. Maybe this would feel reallyfortable, but this was actually quite damaging to the anus. Doing this for long periods of time would often cause hemorrhoids and rectal prpse. If you needed to poop, it would be best for you to simply finish within three to five minutes.


    The increase in finer grains in our diet was also an important factor in causing constipation. It would be important for our health to continue eating an appropriate amount of coarser grains. Fiber was something that most people should understand was important already.


    Zhang Fan finished the examination and medical report. Old Yu seemed all hesitant as he held on to his copy of the medical report.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter, sir? Please feel free to tell me,¡± Zhang Fan asked as he saw Old Yu¡¯s expression.


    ¡°Um, Doctor Zhang, please don¡¯t tell your father-inw about this matter. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to face him!¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay, okay, rest assured. I¡¯ll definitely keep this a secret.¡±


    Old Yu and his wife finally left. Zhang Fan and the nurse couldn¡¯t help but finally break out intoughter.


    For Zhang Fan¡¯s morning outpatient services for proctology, the majority of patients had hemorrhoids. Most of the patients were simr in that they were in jobs that required either long periods of sitting or long periods of standing, such as driver, teacher, government employee, and so on. Some patients had onlye because they were in significant pain, while others hade because they had noticed fecal bleeding. Zhang Fan received several patients this morning who required surgery.


    When Zhang Fan returned to the proctology department, he checked the situation with epting patients for surgery. The overall situation was alright. The proctologists were fairly cooperative in going about their jobs as they should.


    Shao Hua had prepared everything necessary for her and Jingshu¡¯s trip to Thand already. Zhang Fan was still really worried, but he asked several friends who had visited Thand before, and they all told him that it would be quite safe when traveling there through a travel agency.


    ¡°How many days are you going to Thand for?¡± Zhang Fan asked as he watched the two women pack their things.


    ¡°10 days. What, do you want toe along as well?¡± Shao Hua inquired as she continued to pack.


    Zhang Fan only pouted and didn¡¯t respond. ¡°Did you already finish preparing everything? Do you still need to buy anything?¡±


    ¡°This is just seasonal clothing. There¡¯s not much else to pack and take along. Hurry and get out of my room. You¡¯re in the way!¡±


    Zhang Fan felt rather helpless about all this. He couldn¡¯t do anything about Shao Hua taking his younger sister out to see the world, even though he couldn¡¯t rest assured. It was his own fault for being a countryside hick who had never seen the world.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s parents were currently on their own trip in Beijing, having booked it through a very cheap travel agency. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents immediately regretteding on this trip on the very second day. Winter wasn¡¯t peak vacation season in Beijing. The weather wasn¡¯t very pleasant, and the smog was severe.


    The worst problem was with the food. The travel agency had promised that the fee would cover all food and hotel expenses. However, the hotel they stayed at was tiny and moldy. That wasn¡¯t even the worst problem. Shao Hua¡¯s parents were really starving after just two days of eating the three meals offered here. Zhang Fan¡¯s mother, who didn¡¯t have a big appetite to begin with, now found herself starving as well.


    It wasn¡¯t that the food was bad. It was that there wasn¡¯t enough food offered to everyone. 10 people would be seated at a single table. Although everyone in the tour group was elderly, there was still arge number of them. There was plenty of rice for everyone, but the rice was the cheapest and coarsest kind. There were also only four dishes per table, even though there were 10 seated at each table. The dishes also weren¡¯t veryrge. The dishes were fried potato strips, boiled cabbage, fried tomatoes and eggs, and pickled vegetables and meat. The meat was only a tiny amount of ground meat that could barely be found.


    The group of elderly people would follow the tour guide and walk for more than 10 kilometers each day. This was arge amount of exercise for them, plus they were barely getting enough food. After just two days, everyone was starving. The four dishes would disappear almost instantly. They would even finish all of the coarse rice every time.


    It wasmon for elderly people not to be willing to spend money, especially if they were only of average financial means. As Zhang Fan¡¯s parentsy down on the hard wood bed in the tiny hotel, Zhang Fan¡¯s fatherined, ¡°Sigh! This is torture! Right now, all I can think about every day is meat, fatty barbequed meat, and stewed meatballs!¡±


    ¡°How about we go out and eat something by ourselves? Just look at you, you¡¯re drooling. Hurry and wipe it,¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s mother told him. She had eaten three entire bowls of nothing but in coarse rice at thest meal.


    ¡°Forget it. We can just put up with this for a few more days. After we return home, we¡¯ll have a major feast for three days! I¡¯m never going out on vacation again. What type of vacation is this? This is nothing but torture!¡±


    Over the seven-day Beijing vacation trip, the travel agency brought the group of elderly people to visit the Great Wall, Fragrant Hills Park, Tiananmen Square, and all of the proper tourist spots in Beijing. The travel agency intentionally made it so that the elderly group all received a great deal of exercise. The elderly people were all really fatigued each night when they returned to the hotel.


    On the second tost day, the travel agency finally revealed their ultimate move and goal. The female tour guide brought out a waistband that supposedly could cure all your illnesses and improve your constitution. She spoke quite eloquently as she sessfully scammed this elderly group. Most importantly of all, this waistband could improve your appetite and increase your lifespan! It would be excellent to use it for both yourself as well as gift it to friends and family!


    ¡°This waistband is excellent at relieving everyone¡¯s fatigue and improving your appetite. All of you will receive a waistband to use for one day for free. We¡¯ll be taking the waistbands back afterwards. Since our time together is almost over, the president of the waistbandpany is going to treat everyone to a meal and shower.¡±


    This meal was much better than the meals before. At the very least, there was some meat present at the meal. After the meal was over, the travel agency personnel also had the elderly group experience the culture of Beijing with amunal bath!


    On the next morning, the female tour guide began to scam talk the elderly group again. She kept saying how their fatigue had to be gone, how the food had to have tasted so delicious, and so on all due to the waistband. People would easily go along with the crowd, especially older people. They all started spending their money that they wouldn¡¯t easily part with just for the sake of eating some better food. They all purchased these waistbands, which cost 3,300 yuan apiece!


    Almost all of the elderly people in this tour group purchased a waistband. There was a mysterious atmosphere present. It was as if anyone who didn¡¯t purchase one would be in the wrong. The travel agency personnel were truly skilled at creating such an atmosphere!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s mother also purchased a waistband. She was unwilling to spend so much money to buy two, as she figured that she and her husband could share one!


    Sigh! It really would be easy for the elderly to fall victim to scams, so please watch out!

 Chapter 230: Beautiful female patients with different styles!

    <h4>Chapter 230: Beautiful female patients with different styles!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Chasu City was quite beautiful early in the morning. The silvery city¡¯s beauty would be entuated by the clear blue sky that seemed like a sapphire.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to rest even though he had just worked a night shift. One of the benefits of working a night shift in the proctology department was that this department had much fewer emergency patients than most other departments. It was normal for night shift doctors in the proctology department to actually be able to sleep.


    This morning, Zhang Fan was driving his girlfriend and younger sister to the airport while being filled with anxiety. There was no travel agency which organized tours to Thand in Chasu City, so it was necessary for the two women to first fly to Raptor City. Only there would they be able to meet up with a travel agency that would arrange their trip to Thand.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk to any strangers. Don¡¯t eat anything that wasn¡¯t prepared for you by the travel agency. Don¡¯t get into any conflicts with anyone. If any problems happen at all, first try to think of a method to get a taxi to take you to the Chinese embassy!¡± Zhang Fan constantly nagged the two women. He really was quite worried. He had known nothing but Chinese society ever since he was born. He had never been to any other country before, so he didn¡¯t know what the outside world was really like. This was simply human nature. People would always be more afraid and worried about an unfamiliar and unknown environment than they actually needed to be.


    ¡°Also, Jingshu, you absolutely must listen to Shao Hua. You can¡¯t be selfish,¡± Zhang Fan added.


    ¡°Brother, I know.¡± Jingshu was feeling quite helpless. She exchanged nces with Shao Hua, and could tell that thetter was also feeling quite helpless. This was the first time that Shao Hua had ever seen Zhang Fan being so naggy before.


    ¡°Was your brother like this before?¡± Shao Hua secretly whispered to Jingshu as they sat together in the back of Zhang Fan¡¯s car.


    ¡°Not at all. This is the first time that I¡¯m beginning to feel like my brother is annoying. Is he already entering menopause? You¡¯ll be really unlucky then, Sister-inw, hahaha!¡±


    ¡°What are youughing about? We¡¯re almost at the airport. Hurry and check to see if you¡¯ve forgotten anything, such as your wallet or ID card.¡±


    Finally, the two women left on their flight to Raptor City. Zhang Fan felt as if his heart was dangling over a cliff. He hated this feeling of not being in control.


    It was now winter vacation and almost New Year¡¯s. Many people who worked in other ces and students who went to other cities had now returned to Chasu City. More people were now out and about on the streets.


    The medical license examination results for this year had nowe out for Wang Yanan¡¯s generation of intern doctors. This time, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s intern did quite well overall. There were only three intern doctors who didn¡¯t pass the medical license examination. Wang Yanan got more than 400 points on her exam1.


    Although Wang Yanan¡¯s score wasn¡¯t as ridiculous as Zhang Fan¡¯s score of over 500, her score was still quite good already. She was already the prideful type to begin with. Now, she was able to hold her pretty little face up even higher.


    If there was only one man amongst a group of women, then this man usually wouldn¡¯t have a very good time.


    But if there was only one woman amongst a group of men, and this woman was rather pretty and had a good family background, then things would be quite different for herpared to the only man amongst a group of women. No matter if this only woman was married or not, all of the men would either obviously or secretly spoil her. If this woman had good emotional intelligence, then she could really feel quitefortable in such a work environment.


    Wang Yanan was currently in this type of situation. As she gained more work experience, her arrogant personality had been reduced significantly. Now, she would sweetly address others as ¡°brother¡± or ¡°teacher¡±. Xue Fei felt as if his bones would melt just from hearing her voice, even though he was already married. Although the doctors would still fight with her for surgeries, orthopedic department #1 had fully epted her by now. The younger male doctors would also really pay attention to her. Wang Yanan was now like the unofficial vice director of orthopedic department #1.


    Rotation doctor Wang Zipeng barely managed to pass the medical license examination. Maybe it was because he had started an early romance in middle school whichsted even now, causing his score to lower. Now, he was panicking a bit due to the exam score being quite important for determining which department he would permanently be assigned to in the future. The medical license examination score was a representation of how good you were at your studies.


    One month after the medical license examination scores came out, Wang Zipeng was rotated into the proctology department. He was quite dejected because he had been rotated into many departments by now, but not a single department director had been willing to permanently take him in. Additionally, there wererge numbers of graduate students joining Chasu City Hospital now, so he was feeling significant pressure as one of thest undergraduate students who had managed to join the hospital.


    ¡°Bro, whom should I work under?¡± Wang Zipeng had eaten several meals with Zhang Fan and Li Liang before. That was why Wang Zipeng imitated Li Liang in addressing Zhang Fan as brother.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You look so listless. Did you have an argument with your girlfriend?¡± Zhang Fan was currently in the proctology director¡¯s office. He looked with curiosity at Wang Zipeng who had somehow managed to keep a sessful romantic rtionship ever since middle school.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s because of my medical license examination score.¡±


    ¡°Did you pass?¡±


    ¡°I barely passed! This is quite troublesome for me. Although I managed to pass, my score¡¯s not good at all. This will make it hard on me to get permanently assigned to a department. The hospital won¡¯t assign me to the radiology department, will it? I really don¡¯t want to work with radiation!¡±


    ¡°Just do your best. You can work under Doctor Wang in the proctology department. Don¡¯t feel too much pressure about getting permanently assigned to a department. Think about things by yourself.¡± Zhang Fan was unable to help Wang Zipeng with this matter. He could only try to console thetter.


    The most experienced proctologist in the department was Wang Yanchao, who was also known as Doctor Wang. He had just gotten married two years ago, and now had a newborn, so he was under significant financial pressure. That was why he was the doctor who supported Zhang Fan the most as Zhang Fan took as many patients as possible for the proctology department, and Zhang Fan didn¡¯t try to take unfair cuts of the doctors¡¯ illicit ie from surgeries, medicine, and so on. Doctor Wang thus already became the most obedient doctor in the department regardless of what Zhang Fan said. Not only that, Wang Yanchao was the one who had the most hope to be the vice director of the proctology department, so he worked seriously and hard.


    Modern Chinese society was more epting of gay rtionships than before. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what it was like in the past, but people wouldn¡¯t make as big of a deal as before over two men or two women being in a rtionship. People would just typically nce at such a couple for a moment longer.


    While Zhang Fan was on a shift in the proctology department, Lu Shuyan from gynecology gave him a call. ¡°Zhang Fan, where are you right now?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m on a work shift. What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Oh! I thought that you wouldn¡¯t work anymore now that you¡¯re a director. Hurry over to the gynecology department. I have a patient that requires a proctologist¡¯s treatment!¡± Lu Shuyan made a quick joke before getting to serious business.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhang Fan brought Wang Zipeng with him as his assistant to the gynecology department. Wang Zipeng wanted to stay in a surgical department, but his exam score wasn¡¯t very good. Thus, the proctology department seemed to him like it would be his best chance at getting permanently assigned to a surgical department. Wang Zipeng was truly living at the hospital now while almost never returning home. He stayed in the proctology department at all hours of the day.


    Lu Shuyan was currently on a shift in the gynecology department. She was a graduate student with a master¡¯s degree. She had been rotated through various departments, and then worked under the gynecology director for three months. Now, she was able to independently work her own shifts.


    When Zhang Fan arrived, he saw that Lu Shuyan had an expression as if she was constipated. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? I¡¯m here to see a patient, right? Howe you have such an expression?¡± Zhang Fan even checked to see if something was wrong with his attire, but he didn¡¯t notice any problems!


    ¡°It¡¯s not about me. Go and check the patient. I don¡¯t think that our gynecology department can help her.¡±


    ¡°What patient could it be!¡± Zhang Fan muttered to himself as he entered the patient examination room.


    When he entered, he first saw a really handsome looking woman. She had a crew cut, upward nting eyes, a round face, and thin lips. She was also wearing Korean style ck leather pants and a ck leather jacket, and seemed like the heroic and manly type. Meanwhile, there was another woman who was currently bent over with her butt up on the examination table. She was wearing a white fur jacket, long slick boots that reached all the way up to her knees, gray safety pants, and a gray miniskirt.


    Although she was bent over on the examination table, she was currently facing Zhang Fan as he entered. She was beautiful, incredibly seductively beautiful. Just her red lips would easily cause a man to lust after her! Her eyes seemed so alluring that any man couldn¡¯t help but get lost in her gaze!


    She had already taken off her safety pants and miniskirt, which were now bunched up around her ankles. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that a blue medical disposable towel was currently draped over her butt, this scene really would seem pornographic. This female patient was far too beautiful, even to the point where most men could fall in love at first sight.


    ¡°Why have so many people suddenlye in? Not only that, they¡¯re men?¡± the manly-seeming woman suddenly spoke up. Zhang Fan turned around and now noticed that she was also wearing silver-colored earrings that seemed like they were made out of tinum!


    ¡°These two are doctors from our proctology department. Our gynecology department is unable to treat this problem, which is why I invited them over to help in the treatment,¡± Lu Shuyan exined to the two women.


    ¡°Then could we have only one male doctor perform the examination instead? Two men is too much. I won¡¯t be able to take it!¡± said the woman who was bent over on the examination table. Her voice was incredibly soft and sweet-sounding!


    Lu Shuyan couldn¡¯t help but ede to the patient¡¯s request. Lu Shuyan looked at Zhang Fan and Wang Zipeng.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving then!¡± Wang Zipeng was aware enough that he should leave things to Zhang Fan.

 Chapter 231: Professionalism and self-restraint

    <h4>Chapter 231: Professionalism and self-restraint</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    In the past, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t pay much attention to clothing and appearance. But ever since he started a rtionship with Shao Hua, he gradually learned more about this topic. Zhang Fan was certain after seeing the two women¡¯s appearance and healthy skin that both of them were likely from well-to-do families.


    He could also detect a simr perfume scent to the type of perfume that Jia Suyue liked to use. ording to what Shao Hua had told him before, Jia Suyue¡¯s perfume would cost several thousand yuan for just one bottle. Zhang Fan had a deep impression of this because his nose was slightly sensitive to fragrances. Additionally, Zhang Fan had seen the exact same white fur jacket before at W Mall that the female patient bent over on the examination table was currently wearing. The mall¡¯s price for this jacket had been more than 30,000 yuan.


    These two women were rtively young. Both appeared to be in their early 20s, which meant that they had likely just graduated from college, or were still college students. Zhang Fan and Lu Shuyan seemed far more ordinary inparison!


    Human desires were incrediblyplex. People at different levels of society would have different desires. Having desires was perfectly normal as well as unavoidable, as having desires was part of human nature. Even monks would have desires, so of course ordinary people would have desires as well. However, not being able to control one¡¯s desires properly could be quite troublesome.


    The rich merchant Li Xiao had taught Zhang Fan that those who were greatly sessful would always require great self-discipline. In order to be sessful, one would have to be able to control their own desires, no matter if that desire was greed, lust, or something else. That was because the road to sess was simr to a path of ascetism. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the highly intelligent type, but he understood what sess was. That was why he had always been slowly training himself in self-control.


    ¡°What exactly is the matter?¡± Zhang Fan asked the patients after Wang Zipeng left the patient examination room.


    ¡°Bring out that thing of yours and show Doctor Zhang.¡± Lu Shuyan¡¯s face reddened as she said this to the manly-seeming woman.


    ¡°Oh! This is it.¡± The manly-seeming ck leather jacketed woman swiftly brought out something pink from her jacket pocket. Her movements seemed just like a television cop¡¯s smooth moves when whipping out a gun!


    Zhang Fan reached out his hand to take a closer look, but then he reflexively took his hand back when he saw what it was! The pink rubber object was shaped like a lowercase letter h. There was an obvious break at one portion. Zhang Fan was knowledgeable enough to identify this item as a dildo.


    ¡°Was this originally shaped like a capital H letter?¡± Zhang Fan asked while pointing at the pink dildo, rather than taking it.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right, it was shaped like a capital H. We didn¡¯t really know how to use it, so part of it broke off and got stuck in Little Jing¡¯s...¡± The manly-appearing woman finally acted embarrassed!


    Zhang Fan nced at the ck leather jacketed woman¡¯s crotch and hips, and then looked over at the bent over woman on the examination table. He suddenly had a realization that the two women must have been using the dildo for a lesbian rtionship. The patient who was bent over had a curvaceous figure and was obviously the feminine type. She already had a rtively wide pelvis. Meanwhile, the manly-seeming woman was really skinny, and had a small pelvis. Maybe due to the difference in their sizes, perhaps the manly-seeming woman had been too excited or used too much force or something, causing the dildo to snap off in the feminine patient¡¯s anus!


    Zhang Fan noticed that there was something liquid on the dildo. He had to ask, ¡°What is this liquid?¡± Since it was likely rted to the portion of the dildo stuck in the patient¡¯s anus, he had to ask for the sake of the patient¡¯s health.


    ¡°Lubricant!¡±


    Zhang Fan understood. He turned around out of awkwardness as he was still young. A middle-aged male doctor likely wouldn¡¯t have been ruffled, but Zhang Fan was still young and inexperienced!


    Lu Shuyan had been standing slightly behind him. When Zhang Fan suddenly turned around, this caused him to look directly at Lu Shuyan from a close distance. Lu Shuyan¡¯s face was already so red that it seemed like her entire face was filled with blood. She was already feeling extreme awkwardness from the patient¡¯s situation. No matter how awkward she was feeling, Zhang Fan still had to speak up. ¡°Doctor Lu, have you already taken an erect abdominal x-ray for the patient?¡±


    ¡°No, since she doesn¡¯t want to go!¡± Lu Shuyan lowered her head. She was incredibly embarrassed, just as if she was the one with a broken dildo stuck inside her anus!


    ¡°An erect abdominal x-ray will be required for this. Also, although I see that this item is soft, the portion that¡¯s broken off is still rtively hard. Are both of you certain that it¡¯s currently stuck inside the anus?¡± Zhang Fan spoke as he started putting on some surgical gloves. His awkwardness had now passed¡ªhe was only thinking about the proper treatment now, which helped to wash away all his awkwardness!


    ¡°I¡¯m certain! It was too slippery. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t have gone in like that. Who knew that this would be of such low quality!¡± The ck leather jacketed woman startedining about the dildo¡¯s low quality to herself.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t ask anything else. What had happened was rather obvious. It wasn¡¯t like he could ask ¡°Just how did you two get it in there?¡±. That would make him into a pervert! No matter how strange or perverted the patients were, that would never be a reason for the doctor to be a pervert. Even if a doctor couldn¡¯t pity every single patient, the doctor would still have to have at least basic professionalism! Otherwise, the doctor should take off their white doctor¡¯s coat rather than tainting the profession!


    ¡°I am Doctor Zhang, a proctologist. I will give you a simple examination right now. If I determine that it¡¯s necessary, you really must go get an erect abdominal x-ray,¡± Zhang Fan said to the patient who was bent over on the examination table.


    ¡°Doctor, could I please not get the x-ray? I¡¯m begging you, please just help get it out of me.¡± The female patient was also feeling embarrassment!


    ¡°Let me first give you the examination. If it¡¯s necessary, the x-ray will still be absolutely required. This is because I am taking medical responsibility for your well-being. For now, please rx yourself.


    ¡°Biopsy forceps, medicinal liquid paraffin, overhead light,¡± Zhang Fan then said to Lu Shuyan, whose face was still red. He was speaking in a serious tone. Back in the urology department, Zhang Fan had been Lu Shuyan¡¯s teaching doctor, so when he adopted such a serious tone, Lu Shuyan finally entered a state of mind that was suitable for working again.


    Lu Shuyan swiftly prepared the necessary medical equipment and ced it on a medical equipment cart that she pushed over. ¡°Do you need my assistance?¡± offered Lu Shuyan.


    ¡°Yeah. Put on a pair of gloves as well and observe for now. It would be best if I can remove it with just my hand. If not, we¡¯ll have to think of some other method.¡±


    Zhang Fan started disinfecting all around the patient¡¯s butt, with the anus as the center of disinfection. After the disinfecting waspleted, he did the medical draping. With this, the patient¡¯s naked butt which had originally been extremely alluring was now transformed into a professional pre-surgical condition. There was nothing sexy or pornographic about this. There was only professionalism and seriousness.


    For a normal rectal examination, the family members and friends would be asked to leave. However, today¡¯s situation was rather unique. Thus, Zhang Fan decided to pretend that the patient¡¯s girlfriend wasn¡¯t in the room. Since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything about the other woman¡¯s presence, of course Lu Shuyan wouldn¡¯t say anything, either!


    This was because Lu Shuyan had gotten ustomed to working as Zhang Fan¡¯s subordinate already. During their two months of working together in urology and gynecology, Zhang Fan had given her an endless amount of pressure. His medical skills surpassed hers immensely. Although Lu Shuyan was a master¡¯s degree student, she voluntarily worked as Zhang Fan¡¯s subordinate. In a more normal situation, since Lu Shuyan had obtained her medical license before Zhang Fan had, and since she was working in the more important gynecology department, she should have been Zhang Fan¡¯s senior.


    Well, this was the characteristic of working in a ce where skills were king. Since skills mattered the most, everyone would understand their own proper position! This was quite simple. This wasn¡¯t about departments or factions. Skills determined everything. Really simple and direct!


    Zhang Fan assisted the female patient to change into a rather unique position before the anus and butt disinfection. She was now positioned lying on her left side, with her left leg extended straight and her right leg mostly tucked in. This was a standard position that would help a doctor in examining the anus, as well as a position that would help a doctor in extracting foreign objects from the anus.


    Zhang Fan gently applied some medicinal liquid paraffin on his gloved finger, and then gently massaged with it around the patient¡¯s anus. Zhang Fan mentally shook his head as he saw the patient¡¯s anus closer up. There was so much swelling around the patient¡¯s vagina and anus that it was close to reaching a state of edema. ¡®Doesn¡¯t doing this hurt?¡¯ Zhang Fan wondered to himself. He then took a nce at the pink h-shaped broken dildo which was now in a specimen dish. He couldn¡¯t help but contract his own anus!

 Chapter 232: Snip!

    <h4>Chapter 232: Snip!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan shook his head as he told the patient, ¡°Rx, and don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m just going to inspect just where exactly the object is right now.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Zhang Fan gently inserted his lubricated finger into the patient¡¯s anus. ¡°Okay, I can feel it. The problem is that the object¡¯s fracture is still somewhat sharp,¡± Zhang Fan told Lu Shuyan as he performed the digital rectal examination.


    ¡°Then what should we do?¡± Lu Shuyan inquired.


    ¡°Let me think!¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to stimte the anus and the surrounding tissue too much, because there was already swelling. If the swelling became even worse due to additional stimtion, that would make things more troublesome.


    Normally, the human body¡¯s intestines and soft tissue would still have a certain degree of hardness and flexibility. It wouldn¡¯t be anything to worry about even if something such as a soft rubber dildo became stuck inside the anus. However, things would be really different and problematic if there was also swelling¡ªthat would cause the tissue to thicken and the cell walls to be thinner. This would also lower the hardness and flexibility of the tissue.


    So, in order to remove a foreign object from the anus, it would be necessary to first expand the anus, and then remove the foreign object by using tissue forceps. Additionally, in this type of scenario where the foreign object was fractured, the fractured portion couldn¡¯t be allowed to touch the nearby swollen intestinal tissue.


    ¡°Firstly, I can confirm that there is indeed a foreign object in the intestine. Secondly, this object has an obvious fracture which might injure the intestinal walls. Thirdly, this foreign object might enter the sigmoid colon due to intestinal contractions. Fourthly, there is a possibility that attempting to remove the object from the anus will end in failure as the object enters the sigmoid colon due to intestinal contractions. If the object enters the sigmoid colon, it will no longer be possible to remove the object without using surgery. That will mean that an open surgery will be required in order to squeeze the object out of the intestine!¡± Zhang Fan informed the two women about his diagnosis. The truth was that there really was a possibility that it might not be possible to retrieve the broken dildo from the anus. Additionally, the intestine would constantly contract, and as time went on, nobody would be able to make guarantees about what might happen.


    ¡°I refuse to have surgery! I¡¯ll be so ugly with a scar left behind on my stomach! No surgery!¡± The beautiful woman on the examination table started panicking. Tears started pouring out unstoppably, messing up her originally pretty face.


    ¡°Then what should we do now?¡± The ck leather jacketed woman also started panicking.


    ¡°I will prepare the surgery agreement paperwork now. Both of you should sign it,¡± Zhang Fan told them.


    ¡°I refuse! No! NO!!!¡± The female patient was truly exploding now. She started screaming at a very high octave. Zhang Fan¡¯s ears really hurt. The beautiful patient¡¯s face now became rather indistinguishable.


    She had been using many different colors of makeup. Due to all her tears and emotional turmoil, ck and red mixed together with her tears,rge eyes, exaggerated expression, and otherplex colors. Zhang Fan suddenly felt as if he was watching aical clown on television when he saw her current face.


    ¡°Don¡¯t scream. If you keep screaming, when your abdominal pressure contracts, that will only absorb the object deeper into your intestine, making it impossible to retrieve,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly told the patient while she was catching her breath. She had been screaming far too loudly about not wanting surgery!


    ¡°But I truly don¡¯t want to have surgery~!¡± The patient¡¯s voice was now far quieter after she heard this. She whimpered as tears kept streaming down from her darkened eyes.


    ¡°Right now, it¡¯s not at the level of a surgery. However, this counts as an invasive treatment method that has the possibility of injury or further unintended consequences, which is why it must be treated simrly to a surgery with agreement paperwork. Understood?¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡±


    It was likely that the two women hadn¡¯t really understood what Zhang Fan just said. Zhang Fan whispered to Lu Shuyan, ¡°Watch over them and make sure that nothing happens! I¡¯m going to go print an agreement form.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Lu Shuyan whispered back in agreement after ncing at Zhang Fan. In China, any patient who entered a hospital and was epted by a doctor for treatment would enter into a so-called unofficial medical contract with the doctor. China¡¯s government ced a great deal of importance on this medical contract. If anything at all happened to the patient during this time, the doctor and the hospital wouldn¡¯t be able to avoid responsibility. This was why Zhang Fan had to be extra careful.


    To give a simple example, if the female patient suddenly fell off of the examination table and died for some reason while Zhang Fan was busy printing the agreement form, then the doctor would be held 80% responsible. If there were zero witnesses, then things would be even worse for the doctor. That was why the profession of doctor was such that the older the doctor became, the more cautious they would be.


    Zhang Fan told Wang Zipeng about the situation and critical points. Thetter then went to the gynecology department office to print out the necessary paperwork. For the time being, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to go back and face the patient. He simply leaned against the wall and emptied his mind. Earlier, he had felt that the situation was slightly awkward and funny, but now that he thought things over more carefully, he felt that the patient must indeed be feeling really ufortable.


    ¡°Bro, it¡¯s ready.¡± Wang Zipeng brought the agreement form to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll be going in again now. You can go back to the proctology department to rest for a while if you want. It¡¯s not like there¡¯s anything for you to do here.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, Bro. You should hurry with your work.¡± This was the misfortune of Wang Zipeng not doing well on his medical license examination. He really regretted not studying harder!


    Zhang Fan then went back into the patient examination room. Lu Shuyan nced at Zhang Fan, but didn¡¯t say anything. Humans were reallyplex creatures. Those who wanted to reach the top would definitely never submit to all the rules and those above them, yet the majority of people would also involuntarily draw closer to those who were strong or above them.


    ¡°This requires the patient¡¯s signature as well as a family member¡¯s signature.¡± Zhang Fan handed a pen and the agreement form to the patient who was still on the examination table.


    The patient mumbledints under her breath as she signed it. Zhang Fan then nced at her signature before asking her, ¡°What about the family member¡¯s signature?¡±


    ¡°Can she sign it? She¡¯s my friend.¡± The patient referred to the manly-looking woman.


    ¡°Yes. Then you should sign this form as well.¡± Since this counted as an emergency checkup, the requirements weren¡¯t that strict. If a real surgery had been required, then a friend¡¯s signature wouldn¡¯t have been allowed.


    ¡°Right here?¡± The ck leather jacketed woman pointed at a part of the form.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    She swiftly signed her signature.


    ¡°Prepare lidocaine and a rectal spreader,¡± Zhang Fan told Lu Shuyan.


    ¡°We don¡¯t have any rectal spreaders in the gynecology department!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll have Doctor Wang bring one over from the proctology department, then.¡±


    Some timeter, Wang Zipeng arrived with a rectal spreader. Zhang Fan told the female patient, ¡°I¡¯m about to attempt to remove the foreign object from you now. It might be a bit ufortable. Please bear with it. If you really can¡¯t take it anymore, then tell me, but you absolutely can¡¯t move around. Do you understand?¡±


    ¡°Understood! Doctor, please take things as slowly as you can! I know that this will be painful.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhang Fan almost broke out intoughter even though he had been doing his best to keep serious.


    After diluting the lidocaine, Zhang Fan prepared to begin the local anesthesia. ¡°Doctor, you absolutely must be gentle!¡± The female patient¡¯s beautiful face was currently ruined by all her tears. Right now, she looked more like a panda!


    ¡°Yes, of course,¡± Zhang Fan agreed. He then turned to the ck leather jacketed woman. ¡°Could you please help support her a little?¡±


    Zhang Fan began local anesthesia with lidocaine around the anus. How could this pain be described? At any rate, this was a really ufortable type of pain, especially since the anesthetized area was quite a sensitive ce to begin with. The female patient was definitely feeling quite a bit of difort.


    After the anesthesia took effect, Zhang Fan told Lu Shuyan, ¡°When I finish expanding the anus, help support the rectal spreader.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Zhang Fan slowly entered the patient¡¯s anus with his finger. He did his best to stimte her intestines as little as possible in order to prevent any edema from urring.


    ¡°Support the rectal spreader,¡± Zhang Fan told Lu Shuyan as he adjusted the overhead light to look inside the patient¡¯s anus.


    ¡®This damned dildo is even the glow-in-the-dark type!¡¯ Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but mentally curse at what he saw! Luckily, the dildo was also covered in many small bumps and spirals, which gave it a great deal of friction. Otherwise, since it had a sharper shape in front and rounder shape behind, it would have easily entered the sigmoid colon with intestinal contractions.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡± Zhang Fan told the patient in a really stern voice.


    The female patient was feeling rather ufortable with her anus being spread open by the rectal spreader. This was only natural. However, the broken-off dildo was cylindrical in shape, and was also lubricated. It wouldn¡¯t be that easy to grab it with the forceps. If the patient kept moving around, that would make it impossible for Zhang Fan to grab the dildo with the forceps, which was why he used an especially stern tone.


    Zhang Fan slowly used the tissue forceps to try grabbing on to the dildo. However, it was too slippery, so he was unable to grab it sessfully with the forceps. ¡°Doctor Lu, press below the patient¡¯s dder and squeeze down towards the intestines. Your movements absolutely must be gentle and slow as you apply pressure.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Lu Shuyan used one hand to hold the rectal spreader and her other hand to slowly apply pressure below the patient¡¯s dder.


    ¡°Ack!¡± The patient couldn¡¯t help but utter a strange sound as she continued to lie on the examination table.


    The patient actually started peeing from the pressure around her dder! Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t be bothered with this right now. He took advantage of the pressure on the dildo to swiftly and urately pinch the dildo at the fractured location with the forceps.


    Zhang Fan slowly moved the dildo. The female patient was feeling great difort due to Lu Shuyan applying pressure below her dder, having the rectal spreader forcefully spread open her anus, and also with Zhang Fan having one hand against her thigh for self-support. Of course the patient would be in great difort. This probably wasn¡¯t even much different from torture!


    Zhang Fan slowly moved the dildo. The broken off portion was neitherrge nor small. It was just slightly smaller than the intestine¡¯s diameter. Entering would be easy, while exiting would be really difficult. Additionally, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to use too much force pinching the dildo, as it was made out of soft rubber. He was afraid that he would identally break it. When it came to removing a foreign object from the intestine, it could only be attempted once or twice within a short period of time. Attempting any more than that would stimte the intestine too much and possibly cause the swelling to worsen.


    Zhang Fan slowly moved the dildo. When it was about to reach the rectus venous plexus, Zhang Fan suddenly loudly shouted, ¡°Rx your muscles, hurry! Rx them as if you¡¯re on the toilet! Act as if you¡¯re about to poop!¡±


    The female patient couldn¡¯t even be bothered about her difort anymore, as Zhang Fan¡¯s tone was far too severe. He sounded as if he was about to hit her. She was scared of what would happen to her if she didn¡¯t obey him.


    Zhang Fan slowly moved the dildo. Finally, the dildo reached the anus, which was the narrowest portion that it would need to go through. Zhang Fan was now breaking out into a nervous sweat because he knew that if his hand shook even slightly, the dildo would directly drop back into the intestine.


    Zhang Fan slowly moved the dildo. At the moment that it was about to emerge, Zhang Fan used his other free gloved hand to swiftly grab onto the broken part of the dildo.


    The dildo was cylindrical, as well as covered in lubricant, digestive fluid, and other viscous liquid. The dildo was also rather stic. He almost didn¡¯t manage to grab onto it. At that moment, Zhang Fan began to drip cold sweat.


    The dildo was soft. When he tried to forcefully grab it, it actually seemed like it was about to retreat back into the intestine. There wasn¡¯t enough friction, since Zhang Fan was wearing gloves. Upon seeing that the dildo was about to fall back into the intestine, Zhang Fan used every single bit of energy he possessed to forcefully grab onto the dildo.


    Zhang Fan squeezed with such force that he actually ttened the broken rubber dildo. He didn¡¯t dare to let go or move his hand. He was afraid that if he moved, the dildo would slip and fall back in again.


    ¡°Needle holder!¡± Zhang Fan felt as if all of his goosebumps were now out. He was so stressed that even his voice was much lower than usual.


    ¡°Here.¡± Although Lu Shuyan was unable to see what was going on from her position, she could tell how tense and careful Zhang Fan was right now. Lu Shuyan held onto the rectal spreader with one hand while she slowly handed the needle holder to Zhang Fan with her other hand.


    *Clip!*

 Chapter 233: Unwritten rules?

    <h4>Chapter 233: Unwritten rules?</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan finally allowed his fingers to loosen their grip when the needle holder¡¯s clicking sound was heard. His fingers were really sore already.


    ¡°It almost fell back in!¡± Zhang Fan remarked to Lu Shuyan, still scared by what might have happened.


    Zhang Fan took a look at the dildo portion that he had removed. There were already traces of blood on it. Also, due to the rectal spreader, the patient¡¯s anus was slightly torn. ¡°You should hospitalize yourself and have some more detailed checkups to see if any fragments remain. Also, you have severe swelling as well as a slight anal tear. If any fragments are stuck to your intestinal walls, those fragments could cause intestinal inmmation.¡±


    ¡°Doctor, can we not do the hospitalization?¡± The female patient weakly pulled on the ck leather jacketed woman. The patient had a pitiful expression since she had truly been in great difort, and also because Zhang Fan had used such a loud and severe tone with her. She was a bit afraid of Zhang Fan now, and didn¡¯t dare to talk to him, which was why she had her girlfriend say it for her instead.


    ¡°We can¡¯t force you to hospitalize yourself. I¡¯ve given you all of the proper medical advice that I should. You two can decide for yourselves. Dr. Lu, I¡¯ll be going back to the proctology department now. Could you collect the medical fee from them?¡± Zhang Fan then immediately left the gynecology department. It wasn¡¯t like the hospital was a prison. If the patient didn¡¯t want to be hospitalized, then there wasn¡¯t anything that he could do. All he could do was give them the proper medical advice.


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    Zhang Fan put on some gloves as he took the rectal spreader and went back to the proctology department with Wang Zipeng. For this type of reusable medical equipment, it would be necessary to disinfect it afterwards. There was a special department in the hospital that focused on this, so Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to worry about it. He only needed to hand the rectal spreader to a nurse.


    It was now the end of winter. Although it wasn¡¯t as cold as a few weeks before, it definitely wasn¡¯t warm. Since it was around New Year¡¯s, all sorts of businesses were having numerous meetings. The government leaders from nearby smaller cities all gathered at Chasu City.


    Since Shao Hua and Jingshu were currently in Thand, Zhang Fan constantly checked Shao Hua¡¯s updates on QQ whenever he had free time. He saw many beautiful pictures of the two women wearing light summer clothing and floppy straw hats.


    Jingshu was eatingrge mangos,rge crabs, andrge lobsters. She was smiling so much in the pictures that Zhang Fan could barely see her eyes. Zhang Fan was happy that they were happy. Wasn¡¯t that how it was supposed to be? Seeing the happiness of those close to you would also make oneself happy.


    If you were highly skilled, then you would be able to care about more people. If you weren¡¯t skilled enough, then you would have to care about fewer people. That was just how cruel society was. You would have to make such a cruel choice.


    The proctology department was now receiving more and more patients. Zhang Fan was doing a good job as the acting proctology director. Superintendent Ouyang was highly satisfied with his performance.


    Since Shao Hua was currently in Thand with Jingshu, Shao Hua¡¯s parents focused fully on cooking for Zhang Fan as well as taking care of him.


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    Zhang Fan loved to eat noodles which were cooked in the style of his hometown. Shao Hua¡¯s mother especially went to learn how to cook in this style from Shao Hua¡¯s cousin¡¯s wife as thetter was from the same ce as Zhang Fan. Although Shao Hua¡¯s mother was still unable to cook these noodles with an authentic hometown taste, Zhang Fan was still incredibly moved that she was willing to go so far for him. Most families would already have their eating habits set in stone. However, Shao Hua¡¯s parents didn¡¯t have anyints about eating noodles that they weren¡¯t used to eating. They truly cared so much about him!


    Now that the department¡¯s work had entered a proper cycle, it would be rather difficult to change things back to how they were. The more experienced resident doctors were really cooperative under Zhang Fan¡¯s leadership. This was because Zhang Fan had loosened the previous director¡¯s way of allocating illicit ie. The more that one worked, the more ie one would have. This was rather fair, so the department¡¯s doctors became highly motivated again in just two weeks. This was the power of money.


    Since everyone was working normally in the department, Zhang Fan suddenly had more free time. This was the difference between him and other people.


    Some people would be really busy when they were the director. Back when Zhang Fan had just joined the proctology department, the other young doctors would only address him as Doctor Zhang. But now, only the younger doctors who were more easily embarrassed would address him as Doctor Zhang. The more veteran doctors would directly address him as Director Zhang.


    Zhang Fan felt helpless about how he was being addressed. He was indeed the acting director, so it wasn¡¯t like he could tell them not to call him director, yet it made him feel rather awkward to hear himself being referred to as director.


    In the end, Zhang Fan¡¯s female patient from the dildo incident finally decided to hospitalize herself. When she and her girlfriend learned that Zhang Fan was the proctology director, they were so astonished that their mouths went wide agape.


    ¡°I was really lucky to have a director treat me. Otherwise, this would have been troublesome. Let¡¯s see if you still dare to act recklessly with me in the future!¡± In the patient room, the beautiful white-d woman was embracing the ck leather jacketed woman. The white-d patient was acting spoiled to her girlfriend. Well, they had a private room with only the two of them inside. An older person who hadn¡¯t seen much of the world would likely get rectal prpse from seeing this sight!


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    Winter would always be a peak season for going to hospitals in the border province. This was because winter would always bring about the most illnesses, and also because people had received their ie for their year and wanted to spend it.


    Since China had a government medical insurance system that helped pay for treatment, more and more patients were going to hospitals even in the smaller cities. Zhang Fan would often go work for other hospitals to perform surgeries there after he got off from work at Chasu City Hospital.


    Every city was different. Every hospital was different. Of course, every doctor was also different. In the smaller cities around Chasu City Hospital, there was only a single city hospital that had a general surgery director who was capable of independently performingparoscopic appendectomy. The other hospitals were incapable of performing this type of surgery, mainly because the doctors didn¡¯t want to learn it.


    Zhang Fan had quite a good ie due to also working at other hospitals. That was why he didn¡¯t care very much about the typical illicit ie that most doctors had. Meanwhile, Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital¡¯s business was improving even more. Everything was developing well for his hospital.


    Typically, Shao Hua¡¯s parents would go to the supermarket to buy some food to treat friends and rtives with over New Year¡¯s. However, this year was different because of Zhang Fan. Shao Hua¡¯s parents even took a ride to the farm to buy many products for New Year¡¯s, just as if they were afraid that Zhang Fan and Jingshu would suffer without these things.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, you should tell me if there¡¯s anything that you want to go buy. It would be so bad if you identally slipped and fell in winter,¡± Zhang Fan told Shao Hua¡¯s mother when he returned from work and saw that the apartment was just like a warehouse with how much food was piled all over.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. We just treated it as getting some exercise. You¡¯ve been busy all day, so hurry and get some rest. Let me pour some water for you. Look at how dry your lips are again. When Shao Hua left, she especially told me that I need to make sure that you drink plenty of water. Here, let me add some honey to this water for you. Back when I was younger, I would drink so much water every day,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother said to Zhang Fan.


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    Shao Hua¡¯s mother really was treating Zhang Fan like her own son now. She would be happy as long as Zhang Fan was happy. She would feel pained upon seeing Zhang Fane home with fatigue from work. That was why she never let Zhang Fan do anything at home. She even shined Zhang Fan¡¯s leather shoes for him.


    The doctors in Zhang Fan¡¯s generational group had now finished one full year of rotations in Chasu City Hospital. Several of them were now beginning to apply for permanent departmental assignment. These doctors had all reached agreements with various department directors. The remaining doctors who hadn¡¯t been contacted by a department director or who hadn¡¯t obtained a medical license yet could only continue with their rotations.


    Zhang Fan was in no hurry to finish with his rotations. He wanted to rotate through many different departments first so that he could perform as many general surgeries as possible. In his System, he first needed to finish leveling general surgery before he could activate new types of courses. However, general surgery required an incredible amount of experience to level up. Zhang Fan felt a headache with how much experience he would need.


    Since the proctology department¡¯s acting director was trying to obtain as many surgery patients as possible, the lower-ranking doctors would of course be influenced by the acting director. Zhang Fan was doing this because he wanted to level up his surgery experience. He brought every single proctological surgery patient possible over to the proctology department.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s having spent several months waiting around in the emergency department to take every surgery he possibly could previously had been quite useful for him. The emergency department director and doctors all had a good impression of him. Zhang Fan would still often go to visit the emergency department. Not only that, Zhang Fan also treated the entire emergency department staff to a New Year¡¯s meal in the name of the proctology department.


    Although this meal wasn¡¯t worth much money, this was about Zhang Fan showing his respect and deference to the emergency department. All he wanted was that any intestine rted surgery would be brought over to the proctology department. The emergency department would have to send these emergency patients to some department regardless, so why not to Zhang Fan? Due to the emergency department¡¯s good rtionship with Zhang Fan, they indeed sent most intestine surgery patients over to the proctology department.


    Due to Zhang Fan¡¯s policy where everyone would earn money equal to how much they worked, everyone in the proctological department worked very hard on the high number of patients and surgeries. They received appendectomies, intestinal obstructions, intestinal polyps, and so on. Zhang Fan shamelessly stole every single patient whose problem was rted to the intestines that he possibly could.


    Before, back when Zhang Fan was only stealing patients for himself, the influence wouldn¡¯t be quite obvious. The other department directors would simply smile and ignore him. But now, things were different as Zhang Fan¡¯s patient stealing had greatly elevated in scale.


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    The entire proctology department was working actively at stealing patients under the lead of acting director Zhang Fan. The general surgery director Zhao Quanping was infuriated by this. However, he didn¡¯t dare to say something like ¡°try to steal stomach surgery patients as well if you dare,¡± because he knew that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t find those surgeries difficult at all. Thus, he wasn¡¯t able to taunt Zhang Fan in such a manner.


    Zhao Quanping could only watch as his general surgery department received less and less surgeries every day. Over the past two weeks, the general surgery department had received a total of zero appendectomies and intestinal obstructions. He was unable to leave this alone anymore. He didn¡¯t directly go to talk to Zhang Fan, because thetter was too young. If Zhang Fan had been of the same rank as him, then Zhao Quanping definitely would have had a direct confrontation. However, Zhang Fan was still only a resident doctor. It would sound bad for Zhao Quanping¡¯s reputation if he went to directly confront Zhang Fan. A department director needed to confront a resident doctor over the issue of stealing patients? Zhao Quanping would lose too much face.


    Zhao Quanping couldn¡¯t go talk to the emergency department, either, since the emergency department wasn¡¯t subordinate to his general surgery department. Zhao Quanping could onlye talk to the superintendent.


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, Zhang Fan doesn¡¯t really understand the medical system of the hospital. I rmend that we send him to a special ss just for him so that he can learn how things are supposed to work. This will protect him, and it¡¯s also the responsibility of the hospital,¡± Zhao Quanping said to Superintendent Ouyang. He truly was feeling helpless about Zhang Fan.


    ¡°What happened?¡± Superintendent Ouyang looked in confusion at general surgery director Zhao Quanping. The general surgery department was one of thergest departments in Chasu City Hospital. Even the regr vice superintendents of the hospital didn¡¯t have it as good as him in terms of ie.


    ¡°Zhang Fan has gone far too overboard. Right now, the more than 30 doctors in my department are far too bored with how much free time they have every day. Meanwhile, the few doctors in their proctology department are incredibly overworked. A medical incident will easily ur this way.¡±


    ¡°Eh? Zhang Fan is stealing patients?¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Zhao Quanping felt rather embarrassed that he needed toin about a resident doctor when he was a director. His face was starting to burn up.


    ¡°That¡¯s strange. Did Zhang Fan start living in the emergency department again?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked in some confusion.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that extreme. However, he especially sends two nurses over to the emergency department to wait around while he¡¯s performing outpatient services. The nurses will bring any patient with an intestinal problem to their department. The emergency department just allows them to do this. Actually, it¡¯s not a big deal even if they steal some patients, but the proctology department doesn¡¯t even have a single attending physician. If a medical incident really urs, it will be easy for the patient to sue, so...¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Indeed, but as the higher-ranking doctors, we can¡¯t deal too much of a blow against the younger doctors¡¯ motivation to work hard. How about you send a second-highest level certification doctor to their department as a doctor on loan? I¡¯ll then lecture Zhang Fan about it.¡± Actually, Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t care at all that Zhang Fan was stealing patients. The general surgery department was far toorge, while the proctology department was really weak. She would be delighted if Zhang Fan could really help develop the proctology department.


    ¡°That might not be good, will it? Then what should we do?¡±


    ¡°No amount of gold or silver medals canpare to reputation. The doctors in the general surgery department have had it easy for far too long. It¡¯s time that they had a sense of danger. I¡¯m not going to get involved in this matter. Just send a second-highest level certification doctor over to their department as a doctor on loan.¡± Superintendent Ouyang then pretended to look down at some documents on her desk. She was incredibly delighted inside!


    This was all because Zhang Fan was the obedient type, or at least he acted obedient whenever Superintendent Ouyang was scolding him. If any other doctor had tried such a major amount of patient stealing, that would have counted as disturbing the regr order of the hospital. However, this didn¡¯t count when Zhang Fan did it. This wasn¡¯t because he was highly skilled. The more important part was that he was obedient. This was an unwritten rule of how Chinese workce society was.


    What were the unwritten rules? These were the unwritten rules. People would always have to obey them in the workce. What do you think the unwritten rules were? Think about it by yourself!

 Chapter 234: Constantly learning!

    <h4>Chapter 234: Constantly learning!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Superintendent Ouyang was being obviously biased. She was even telling general surgery director Zhao Quanping to send a second-highest level certification doctor over to help the enemy. Zhao Quanping was so angry that even his heart hurt, but what could he do?


    There was nothing that he could do. No ordinary surgery would be too difficult for Zhang Fan. Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t shown off any major general surgeries yet, the fact that he could perform liver tumor removal surgery at a level where even the general surgery director of Raptor City¡¯s Dee University Affiliated Hospital wanted toe learn from him, it was likely that Zhang Fan would also be skilled at the major and difficult general surgeries.


    As Zhao Quanping walked back to his own director¡¯s office, he mulled over the superintendent¡¯s words. He calmed down and felt that she was actually correct. The doctors in the general surgery department were far toocent. It was about time to make them feel a sense of loss.


    All of the doctors and nurses in the proctology department were quite happy with all of their newfound work. Only by having patients would the medical staff have more bonuses. Who wouldn¡¯t want more bonus money? The head nurse seemed like she was on fire every day at work as she said in rapid session things like: ¡°Who¡¯s in charge of patient #17? He¡¯s smoking in his room! The doctor in charge needs to go scold him. Patient #33 is about to be discharged. Hurry and clean things up. We need to make room for the next patient.¡± This was all because she was so energized. The head nurse¡¯s energy state would be representative of the other nurses¡¯ motivation and energy. With how things were, everyone in the proctology department would earn significantly increased ie.


    Although everyone was really fatigued at the end of each day, they were still really happy. Nobody liked to work in a department that the entire hospital looked down on. People would want face.


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    Zhang Fan¡¯s status was imperceptibly and slowly rising. Before, when most doctors from other departments saw Zhang Fan, the younger doctors would address him as Doctor Zhang, while the older doctors would simply nod. Also, few of the staff in the medicalboratory departments would recognize Zhang Fan.


    But now, so many people would address him as Director Zhang. Respect came from power. This saying was absolutely correct! Before, Zhang Fan would always get embarrassed whenever others praised him. Zhang Fan would even exin to the other party that he was unworthy of such praise. Actually, others were simply praising him out of politeness, so Zhang Fan¡¯s exnation was going rather overboard. But now, Zhang Fan was getting older and bing more experienced in dealing with Chinese society.


    He would nod when it was necessary, he would speak when it was necessary, and he would stand and chat with someone when it was necessary. Maybe he was maturing! If you didn¡¯t mature and understand how Chinese society worked, things would only be harder and more ufortable for you since everyone here was a part of Chinese society. Maturing and understanding how Chinese society worked would help everyone save time!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s parents finally returned from their Beijing vacation. They immediately cooked a meal of barbequed meat the moment that they returned home. They were both starving due to eating mostly only coarse rice over the past week. Zhang Fan¡¯s mother was someone who usually could only eat a small bowl of beef noodles, but she was eating threerge bowls of nothing but coarse rice over the past few days!


    ¡°I almost starved to death!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s fathermented to his rtives. Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle had also been preparing to go visit Beijing through the travel agency. Beijing was filled with smog, and locals there looked down on outsiders. However, Chinese people would still have special feelings for Beijing as it was the capital. This was even more so for people of Zhang Fan¡¯s parents¡¯ generation.


    A Chinese person could curse Shanghai or Hong Kong or Taiwan, but no Chinese person would be allowed to curse Beijing. Otherwise, older people would likely start an argument with you. Although the older people had all gone through the same generational events, Beijing¡¯s importance had been imprinted on them during their youth.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that serious, is it? Could it be that you couldn¡¯t even eat anything?¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s uncle remarked in astonishment.


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    ¡°While they did provide us with three meals per day, breakfast was nothing more than porridge with in buns and pickled vegetables. For lunch, more than 10 of us would be seated at a single table that had only four dishes which were each the size of my hand. How much food do you think those dishes could contain? During thest few days, my wife would eat threerge bowls of nothing but rice at each meal. Moreover, it was the coarsest type of rice. You think we starved or not? So, you absolutely mustn¡¯t sign up with this travel agency,¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s father told him while enjoying arge bite of fatty meat.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s father then said, ¡°Look, this is a waistband we purchased which cost us more than 3,000 yuan. We used it for only three days so far, but you see, this waistband is already falling apart. They¡¯re such a group of scammers. Yesterday, I brought this waistband over to the travel agency. Guess what they told me? They said that the waistband sellers are unaffiliated with theirpany, so if we want a refund, we would have to go back to Beijing and find them ourselves! Sigh, we really were scammed big time!¡±


    Human nature really wasn¡¯t that good. Many elderly people from this neighborhood had gone on the same vacation with the same travel agency already. However, why were there still so many who were getting scammed? One reason was because this travel agency really did have many shills working for them. The other reason was because the scammed were feeling jealous. ¡°Since I¡¯ve already been scammed, it¡¯s not fair that you weren¡¯t scammed yet! I won¡¯t tell you anything!¡± They would think in such a manner.


    Additionally, most people here in Zhang Fan¡¯s parents¡¯ neighborhood were already retired. They would have only a meager pension while maybe also working part-time for a little extra money. But now, Zhang Fan¡¯s family had even opened up a little store, as well as purchased a new apartment in the central part of town. Others were jealous of their newfound wealth!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s parents had originally been slightly unwilling to give up on their old neighborhood until now. They finally made the decision to sell their old apartment here after New Year¡¯s. That was because it wasn¡¯t only their family that got scammed. Almost every single elderly person in this neighborhood had fallen for the exact same scam! The people in this neighborhood were the ssical type where the poorer they were, the more they would want to make others even poorer than them!


    Still, Zhang Fan¡¯s parents didn¡¯t mention anything about this to him. They felt that it had to be difficult already for their son to be out all alone in a different province. Not only that, his job was important for saving lives. Thus, Zhang Fan¡¯s mother would always only say that she was doing well and eating well and having fun every time that Zhang Fan called her. Basically, nothing at all was wrong with her life ording to herself! She would never mention how starving she had been on the Beijing trip. This was simply how his parents were! They were the type who would only report about good news, and never trouble their precious son unless it was really necessary!


    Since Shao Hua was currently in Thand together with Jingshu, Zhang Fan would either go work at another hospital after his work shift ore right back home after work and study. He would split his studying by reading medical textbooks for one hour before switching to studying English for one hour by memorizing vocabry, reading English medical articles, and learning English grammar.


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    Zhang Fan would seem to be as unmoving as a statue when he was reading medical textbooks. At most, he would asionally flip a page as he read the medical textbook andbined the knowledge within with his work experience. He found it quite fun to ponder difficult medical problems.


    However, Zhang Fan would seem like a monkey in a zoo when it was his time to study English. He would constantly scratch his head or touch his face in between flipping pages. He would also constantly check the English textbook to see how many pages were still remaining. He found English to be truly difficult. It wasmon for one word to have many different meanings at different times, which seemed really ridiculous to him. There was also grammar such as past tense or past participle which didn¡¯t exist in Chinese. English grammar really gave Zhang Fan such a headache. However, he still had to learn English. No matter if he had to crawl or kneel, the mountain known as English was one he absolutely had to climb. Otherwise, his medical skills would forever be limited. The Chinese medical field simply wasn¡¯t as well developed or skilled as foreign medical fields!


    Zhang Fan felt a significant amount of pressure from the English he was learning, even though he didn¡¯t need to take any tests or use any English during his normal work. Zhang Fan¡¯s current level of English would be more than enough for any regr doctor. In fact, his current English level could already be considered outstanding here in the border province.


    However, Zhang Fan had be far more ambitious due to receiving his System. He wanted to go see what world-ss medical treatment was like. He also wanted to stand at the very peak of the medical world andpete with top-level medical professionals.


    Zhang Fan wanted even more to research all sorts of illnesses that were still major problems for humanity. Not only would he have to open up more courses in his System for this, he would also have to absorb more professional medical knowledge. How was he supposed to do this? He would first have to conquer the tremendous mountain known as English. English would be his greatest tool and weapon. How was he supposed to conquer anything without any tools or weapons?


    ¡°Zhang Fan, you should take a rest. Look at you, you¡¯ve been studying for several hours already. I purchased a small melon for you that I just washed. You need to eat more fruits and drink more water. Also, have some chicken soup in a bit. Shao Hua¡¯s cousin just brought over a chicken. I broiled it for an entire day with some root of hairy asiabell. It should taste pretty good.¡±


    Although Shao Hua wasn¡¯t home right now, her parents were really satisfied with how Zhang Fan would immediatelye home after work and start studying after he ate dinner. This meant that Zhang Fan was treating this ce as his own home as well!


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 Chapter 235: Doctors’ ecosystem

    <h4>Chapter 235: Doctors¡¯ ecosystem</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The west wind was blowing as it brought the sounds of mortals¡¯ worries. A ce like a hospital would usually have daily urrences of either great joy or great sadness. Joy at newborn life or sadness from final parting would repeat here every day.


    From an outsider¡¯s perspective, maybe they would think that the doctors and nurses working at a Chinese hospital wouldck emotion and bepletely numb to everything already. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t ustomed to how others thought like this when he first started working as a doctor, but now he became used to it after working as a doctor for two years. The most important thing for a doctor would be to maintain your original sense of self. As long as a doctor could sessfully treat illnesses, then that would be the best doctor around.


    This was a hospital, not a ce for having fun. Patients were here to get their illnesses treated, not to make friends. Zhang Fan slowly learned and understood that the core of a hospital was to treat illnesses. Being friendly wouldn¡¯t be as useful as having excellent medical skills.


    The most major type of surgery in the proctology department was for rectal cancer. This type of cancer was rtively moremon in northwestern China. The scary part about rectal cancer was that just about anyone could get it. Still, medical schrs were slowly unraveling the mysteries behind rectal cancer as the medical field developed.


    Even people in the prime of their youth might suddenlye down with rectal cancer. If that person was the breadwinner for their family, this could cause dire financial straits for the entire family! Not only that, quality of life would be quite low right after the surgery. For someone in the prime of their youth, it would be no different from torture to constantly smell like their own feces.


    Before, the general surgery department of Chasu City Hospital would usually take care of rectal cancer surgeries, but now that Zhang Fan had be the acting proctology director, he was quite forceful about stealing all proctological surgery patients that he possibly could. The other proctologists in his department were really cooperative! They all wanted to finally have a chance to show off! Even pigs would be able to fly if given enough assistance. That was how things currently were in the proctology department. Everyone had been given a major boost due to Zhang Fan¡¯s arrival.


    Zhang Fan held a departmental meeting on Monday. ¡°Comrades, we¡¯ve had arge number of patients over the past two weeks, but there¡¯s also quite a few problems, such as not changing medicine in time, having a poor attitude towards the patients, and so on. I won¡¯t call anyone out by name, as I figure everyone probably didn¡¯t mean it. That¡¯s why I¡¯m talking about everything together. Treating patients is serious business. There¡¯s no such thing as a small incident. I hope that simr problems won¡¯t ur in the future. The gods above are watching us. Please pay more attention to this. Let¡¯s begin work!¡±


    The weekly Monday morning departmental meeting was highly important. This was wherest week¡¯s work would be summarized and the current week¡¯s work arranged. Anyone who had work ns would announce them here, and any problems would be quashed. That was why the weekly Monday morning departmental meeting was so important for any hospital department. This was also why most people wouldn¡¯t be able to find any department directors or expert doctors if they went to get treated on Monday morning.


    Zhang Fan now typically brought two nurses and a rotation doctor with him to perform outpatient services. Since Zhang Fan was still young, he pretended to be na?ve and not know the unwritten rules as he openly stole patients from the general surgery department. It was unknown what other departments thought of this, but the doctors in orthopedic departments #2 and #3 trembled on seeing how forceful Zhang Fan was.


    Nobody was able to surpass Zhang Fan in medical skills. The hospital leadership also valued him greatly. Graduate students who had newly joined the orthopedic departments had despairing expressions as they learned about Zhang Fan. Although they were of simr age, Zhang Fan was so incredibly outstanding. Any graduate student who didn¡¯t leave Chasu City Hospital would likely find themselves in Zhang Fan¡¯s shadow for the rest of their life! They had originally felt that having a master¡¯s degree had given them an advantage against theirpetition, but Zhang Fan had far too much more of an advantage.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know about such things, nor was there a need for him to care about such things. Back when he¡¯d joined Chasu City Hospital, he had needed to keep a low profile since he had yet to establish his reputation. But now, things were different. Zhang Fan was now extremely well known within Chasu City Hospital. He was so skilled that even the general surgery director would have to give Zhang Fan a certain amount of respect. This was all because of Zhang Fan¡¯s strength.


    For Zhang Fan¡¯s outpatient services today, right before he started work, a cardiology department nurse named Chen Yan came to find him. Excellent nurses in the cardiology department like her all had the same fiery aura around them! This was due to the nature of their work. ¡°Zhang Fan, could you help treat my older cousin?¡±


    Chen Yan and Zhang Fan had a good rtionship back when Zhang Fan was in the cardiology department. She had taken good care of him back when he first started his rotation there. This was why the two of them still kept in contact with each other even though Zhang Fan was no longer a part of the cardiology department.


    ¡°Your older cousin? Sure, bring them in. There¡¯s no need to tell me beforehand. This isn¡¯t like you,¡± Zhang Fan said while chuckling.


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯m worried. You¡¯re already a director. There¡¯s no need for you to give face to a little nurse like me. It doesn¡¯t matter to me if I lose face, but I can¡¯t lose face in front of my family, you know?¡± Chen Yan chuckled as well. Actually, this was a matter of respect. Although it wouldn¡¯t have made much of a difference to simply bring her cousin in, it would be better to at least greet Zhang Fan first beforehand!


    ¡°Just look at what you¡¯re saying. Hurry and bring them in.¡±


    ¡°This is Doctor Zhang, the proctology director. Cousin, feel free to tell him about where you¡¯re feeling ufortable. Director Zhang, I¡¯ll be going back to work now. Call me if there¡¯s anything.¡± Chen Yan then left while giving Zhang Fan a mischievous wink.


    ¡°How are you? Where are you feeling ufortable?¡± Zhang Fan asked the patient while looking him over. Observational skills would be highly important for any doctor. First, the doctor would need to determine the patient¡¯s overall health. Second, the doctor would need to determine the patient¡¯s energy state. Third, the doctor would need to determine the patient¡¯s state of mind. Thus, any excellent doctor would also be an expert at reading faces.


    ¡°I¡¯ve recently had some bleeding in my feces. Also, I keep having to poop a lot more than usual. I always feel like I haven¡¯t finished pooping and keep wanting to go to the restroom,¡± said Chen Yan¡¯s cousin. He was currently 43 years old. Hisplexion was poor, and he seemed to becking in energy. However, Zhang Fan also judged that his overall nutrition was alright as he was slightly pudgy. Additionally, the patient¡¯s appearance and clothing made it seem like his financial condition was slightly above average.


    ¡°Are you feeling unwell anywhere else?¡± Zhang Fan asked while beginning to write the medical report. Writing medical reports for outpatient services would usually be just about the preliminary diagnosis. Although these medical reports were simpler, it would usually still take 100+ words to write one. With 50 or more patients per day on average that Zhang Fan treated for outpatient services, this was a lot of words that he had to write.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡±


    ¡°Do you have a fever? Are you feeling difort that makes you want to vomit? How is your appetite? Are you sleeping well?¡±


    ¡°I have no problems with any of these. All of these are fine.¡±


    ¡°About how many times do you need to poop per day? Is it a lot each time? Do you feel any pain around your anus?¡± Zhang Fan continued to ask questions.


    ¡°I probably have to poop about five or six times per day. It¡¯s not very much each time. I just always feel like I need to go to the bathroom. I don¡¯t feel any pain, though. It¡¯s just that I feel like I need to go to the bathroom way too much,¡± Chen Yan¡¯s cousin answered with some embarrassment.


    ¡°Are your feces solid?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think they are. Every time, it¡¯s just only a little bit!¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately felt that something was wrong. ¡°Is it that you never feel the typical relief after you finish pooping?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°How long has this been going on for?¡±


    ¡°About two months.¡±


    ¡°Oh! Doctor Wang, please bring the patient over to the examination table and help him prepare. A digital rectal exam will be necessary,¡± Zhang Fan told his assistant, who was rotation doctor Wang Zipeng.


    ¡°Alright. Pleasee with me, take off your belt and pants, and bend over on the examination table,¡± Wang Zipeng informed the patient while also preparing the necessary items for the examination.


    While Chen Yan¡¯s cousin prepared for the examination, Zhang Fan immediately performed consultation for yet another patient. This was because he would have to treat a significant number of patients for outpatient services every day. He also had surgeries to perform in the afternoon. If he didn¡¯t hurry and finish with all the patients here, then that would affect his surgeries in the afternoon.


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 Chapter 236: The plight of those in the Chinese medical field

    <h4>Chapter 236: The plight of those in the Chinese medical field</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After Zhang Fan finished treating his current patient, he finished that patient¡¯s medical report and told him to go to the medicalboratory department for an examination. Zhang Fan then went over to the examination table to check on Chen Yan¡¯s cousin, whose name was Chen Yun.


    ¡°Chen Yun, I¡¯m going to give you an examination. No need for you to be nervous. Just rx.¡± Zhang Fan then exined what a digital rectal exam would entail as he put on his gloves.


    ¡°Yes, alright, Doctor Zhang. I¡¯m not nervous.¡± Although Chen Yun was iming not to be nervous, judging from how much he was clenching his butt, it was obvious that he was incredibly nervous.


    Although the clinic had heating for winter, the front door was kept wide open in order to project a weing aura for patients. Thus, Zhang Fan¡¯s hands were rather icy, especially since he constantly had to write medical reports. Zhang Fan rubbed his own hands together as he chatted with Chen Yun in order to help thetter calm down. ¡°So, Chen Yan is your first cousin?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. She¡¯s my uncle¡¯s daughter. She¡¯s quite excellent about her work and with how she treats our family¡¯s elders,¡± Chen Yun praised his cousin out of habit. This was because his family was really worried about Chen Yan finding a marriage partner. She was the type who didn¡¯t want to be with a man whose condition wasn¡¯t good enough, but the men who had sufficiently good situation wouldn¡¯t be interested in her.


    Zhang Fan finished preparing for the digital rectal exam. He then applied some medicinal liquid paraffin to his gloves, and told Chen Yun, ¡°I¡¯m now going to insert my finger into your rectum for a simple examination. No need to be nervous. Here, take a deep breath and rx yourself. Yes, that¡¯s right, rx yourself like this.¡±


    Zhang Fan slowly inserted his finger into the patient¡¯s rectum as he spoke. Digital rectal examinations were actually extremely important for checking intestinal health, even if this was only a standard and simple examination. It would actually be quite effective. However, due to the tremendous number of Chinese patients, many doctors would be too busy, or due to various other reasons, many doctors would end up abandoning this examination and instead directly have a colonoscopy done for the patient. It would be too difficult for this author to exin all the shadowy things behind this, but this author is certain that any proctologist who suspects that a patient might have an intestinal problem but doesn¡¯t perform a digital rectal examination is an irresponsible doctor!


    Zhang Fan slowly performed the digital rectal examination. Just how would this normally feel? Actually, every examination for a healthy patient would give the doctor afortable feeling.


    The human body was quite miraculous. The heartbeat would be a steady rhythm. A doctor listening to a patient¡¯s heartbeat with a stethoscope might not be listening to a wonderful song, but the regr beat would give you afortable feeling. Even if you asked an ordinary person who wasn¡¯t a doctor to listen to the normal sounds of breathing in the lungs, that would also be reallyfortable. The gentle sounds of breathing would be like a clear breeze in the mountains.


    However, anything irregr would cause the sounds to be magnified. Even ayman would realize that there was a problem since the sound and frequency would make anyone feel ufortable.


    It was the same for the digital rectal exam. When sticking one¡¯s finger inside the rectum, it would feel as if your finger was being enveloped in something tight and rubbery. Your finger would be swallowed up in something tight, but not ufortably so. As you constantly caressed the intestinal walls, it would feel warm but not scorching hot, as if you were next to afortable heater. The doctor would feel quitefortable.


    However, if anything was wrong with the patient¡¯s health, then the doctor would experience an indescribable difort. Sometimes, the doctor would even feel a strong sense of rejection. Even if the doctor was a professional who treated such diseases every day, there were still some diseases that would cause the human body to feel a strong sensation of rejection. Perhaps this was a gic fear of danger.


    Zhang Fan slowly twisted his finger and constantly touched the ces within his reach. The patient was bent over and couldn¡¯t see Zhang Fan¡¯s expression, but the assistant Wang Zipeng was standing right next to him. When Wang Zipeng saw that Zhang Fan was frowning, he immediately understood that there was a major problem.


    ¡®This is really troublesome!¡¯ thought Zhang Fan to himself as this patient was Chen Yan¡¯s cousin. Zhang Fan had touched something hard and bumpy inside the intestine.


    A normal healthy person¡¯s intestine would feel soft and smooth, just like silk. Even when touching the rectal venous plexus, that would still be afortable sensation. However, this foreign object would be quite different.


    The worst reaction would be from various tumors. Malignant tumors would feel as if they were actively trying to attack your finger when you came into contact with them.


    Zhang Fan slowly withdrew his finger after having finished the digital rectal examination. He looked at his finger and saw that there were traces of blood and pus. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t allow his expression or tone to show anything as he told Chen Yun, ¡°Okay, the examination is now over. Look at how nervous you are. You¡¯re already such a strong adult. You can get up now and put on your pants.¡±


    After that, Zhang Fan took off his gloves, washed his hands, and then sat down as he told Wang Zipeng, ¡°Order a colonoscopy for this patient. Tell them that it¡¯s extremely urgent.¡±


    Chen Yun finished putting on his pants and came over at this time, so he heard what Zhang Fan just said. Zhang Fan thus exined by saying, ¡°Since you¡¯re Chen Yan¡¯s cousin, we¡¯re helping you to get the checkup before everyone else so you don¡¯t have to wait in line. Think of it as a benefit of being rted to someone at the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Haha, thank you! Thanks, Director Zhang! Um, let me go to the restroom first before doing that whatever following examination. I really want to go again. Sigh!¡± Chen Yun was quite polite with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Okay, go ahead!¡±


    After the patient left, Zhang Fan ordered Wang Zipeng, ¡°Check to make sure that he really did leave.¡±


    When Wang Zipeng exited to follow after the patient, Zhang Fan immediately took out his cell phone and called Chen Yan. ¡°Chen Yan, are you busy right now? If not, you shoulde over right now.¡±


    Since Zhang Fan and Chen Yan had a good rtionship, he had to exin things clearly to her. Chen Yan¡¯s heart instantly skipped a beat when she heard this. As she was also in the medical field, she knew that it definitely wouldn¡¯t be good news for Zhang Fan to ask her toe over right now. He wouldn¡¯t have even called for any normal medical problem. If it was a slightly more serious medical problem, he would have exined over the phone. But, simply asking her toe over without exining anything at all on the phone meant that there was an extremely serious problem1.


    Those in the Chinese medical field would know this quite well. Chen Yan almost burst into tears as she thought of this. ¡®I really hope that my cousin doesn¡¯t have the worst possible scenario!¡¯ Tears couldn¡¯t help but start falling out of her eyes at this. Her cousin¡¯s cute son was only a few years old! This wasn¡¯t that she was scaring herself. It was because of her understanding of the Chinese medical field as well as Zhang Fan.


    The cardiology head nurse saw that Chen Yan started crying right after receiving a phone call. The head nurse hurriedly asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°My cousin was feeling unwell, so I asked Zhang Fan to give him an examination. But now, Zhang Fan is asking me toe over so he can tell me something.¡±


    The head nurse would have been able to reassure Chen Yan if this had been any other young doctor who called her over instead. The head nurse would have said, ¡°Have another veteran doctor check things again. Maybe it¡¯s nothing at all.¡± But since Zhang Fan had performed the examination, there was nothing the cardiology head nurse could say, as Zhang Fan was alreadymonly known to have top-level medical skills in the hospital.


    ¡°What exactly did Doctor Zhang tell you?¡± This was all that the head nurse could say.


    ¡°He asked if I was busy or not, and that I shoulde over immediately if I¡¯m not busy.¡± Chen Yan covered her mouth, but tears kept dripping down from her face.


    ¡°Why cry? Will crying be of any use? Come with me, I¡¯ll apany you. If I find out that this brat Zhang Fan was just trying to scare you, just watch what I¡¯ll do to him. Let¡¯s go.¡± The head nurse was just like a mother hen who protected Chen Yan as they went over to Zhang Fan¡¯s proctology department section in outpatient services together.


    This was the plight of those who worked in the medical field. They would be the first to know if their rtives came down with a serious disease. They would also feel the most pressure as they understood how serious things were, while the family member might not know. They would have to make almost all of the important decisions, thus cing all the pressure solely on them.


    No matter if this was fair or not, this was simply how the Chinese medical field was!


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 Chapter 237: You must stand even if you receive a heavy blow!

    <h4>Chapter 237: You must stand even if you receive a heavy blow!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was busy diagnosing patients at the proctology department¡¯s outpatient services section while his assistant Wang Zipeng helped with the paperwork and maintaining order amongst the patients.


    [Author¡¯s note: There were many peopleining about how Chinese people didn¡¯t have manners, and that waiting in line to get treated was like having a fistfight all around the doctor, with no etiquette or ss, not even respecting basic privacy rights. But in this author¡¯s opinion, such people have no right toin. China¡¯s poption is incrediblyrge. China¡¯s medical field only recently started developing. China¡¯s current medical level with only such a short period of development and such tremendous poption was something to be proud of! As for the issue of so many patients crowding around the doctor, that wasn¡¯t the fault of Chinese people not having ss. This is a problem with enforcing regtions, not the patients¡¯ fault.]


    The cardiology head nurse brought Chen Yan over to Zhang Fan¡¯s outpatient services office. She waited for Zhang Fan to finish dealing with his current patient before saying, ¡°Just look at what a scare you¡¯ve given to our Little Yan. You didn¡¯t even exin anything. Just what exactly is going on?¡±


    Zhang Fan nced at Chen Yan before also ncing over at Wang Zipeng. Thetter was smart enough to know that he should immediately leave. In this type of situation, it was the norm to first tell the family, who would then discuss things with the doctor before deciding whether to tell the patient or not. There were some people who would immediately copse upon receiving such bad news if they had a weak mentality, so that was also something to watch out for.


    ¡°The situation isn¡¯t very good. I felt several bumpy and hard nodules. He¡¯s currently getting a colonoscopy. I really hope that my diagnosis is wrong! Let¡¯s wait for the colonoscopy results first, but Little Yan, I think that you should probably notify his family. You won¡¯t be able to carry this responsibility by yourself.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll notify my uncle and the others right now. Zhang Fan, is it really that bad?¡± In normal situations, the doctor wouldn¡¯t say so much without seeing the actual results of the checkup first. This was because many cancer signs were actually quite simr to inmmation symptoms. However, Zhang Fan had practiced touching countless simr things in his System before. That was why he was absolutely certain that Chen Yan¡¯s cousin Chen Yun had rectal cancer.


    ¡°Yes, it probably is that bad. Go wash your face now. Don¡¯t let your cousin feel bad.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Chen Yan went to the restroom to wash her face.


    The head nurse watched Chen Yan leave before she asked, ¡°You¡¯re absolutely certain?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m quite certain! Let¡¯s wait for the colonoscopy results.¡± Zhang Fan then checked the time on the cell phone, and remarked, ¡°The results are probably almost out now. Let me call and ask the pathology department.


    ¡°I am Zhang Fan from the proctology department. Hello! Yes, I¡¯d like to ask about a male patient who¡¯s 43 years old. He had a colonoscopy about an hour ago. Have his resultse out yet?¡±


    ¡°Yes, the results are out. He has rectal cancer caused by ulcerative colitis. This is only the result for a fast checkup. Absolutely ascertaining it will still require a few days.¡±


    ¡°Alright, thank you.¡±


    Chen Yan returned from the restroom at this time. Zhang Fan nodded at her, and informed her, ¡°The fast checkup results are out now. Your cousin has rectal cancer caused by ulcerative colitis. He should be hospitalized. After the detailed checkups are over, he should have surgery as quickly as possible.¡±


    ¡°Okay! Understood.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll be leaving now, then,¡± the head nurse told Zhang Fan as she supported Chen Yan.


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    For rectal cancer, there were theoretical as well as known causes. To exin simply, there were both uncertain as well as certain factors that might lead to rectal cancer.


    The uncertain factor was that eating too much fat would elevate your chances of getting rectal cancer. To be really direct, basically, eating too much fatty meat might cause you to get rectal cancer. Although this sounded really strange and inconceivable, America, Europe, and Japan had already performed much research on this topic.


    Maybe many Chinese people would look down on Japan for having a medical system that borrowed much from China¡¯s, but Japan¡¯s medical system had indeed truly absorbed the best essence from both China and the west, making the Japanese medical system truly their own and unique. The Japanese had already confirmed that there was a concrete link between too much fat intake and one¡¯s chances of getting rectal cancer. Although there was arge amount of data to support this conclusion, even now, the exact cause and reason for this was still unknown. Just why would too much fat elevate your risk of getting rectal cancer? Doctors still didn¡¯t know!


    Still, it was currently known that lowering caloric intake, increasing fiber intake, and getting an appropriate number of vitamins and minerals would all be beneficial for your body. It would actually be especially important to avoid eating smoked meats. Humans really were such contradictory creatures. The best-tasting foods were all bad for you, while the foods that people disliked the most were always the most beneficial ones.


    Meanwhile, the certain factor in rectal cancer was inherited gics! This was something that science had determined was a major definite already. If you had a family history of rectal cancer, then you would have about a 95% chance of getting rectal cancer yourself because the gene for rectal cancer was a dominant gene! This really was quite scary indeed.


    That was why in China, it wasmon for some older people to first ask about if the other party¡¯s family had any history of illness or misfortune rather than ask about wealth when regarding their children¡¯s marriage candidates! This was a simplified version of eugenics. The ancient Chinese people had such wisdom!


    [Author¡¯s note: this is something that we Chinese people should learn and preserve! European people were still naked and having sex out in the wild when our ancestors were already figuring out eugenics1!]


    Chen Yun arrived with a rather downcast expression. He was a vice section chief who worked at the Quality Supervision Bureau. Although he hadn¡¯t received the medical checkup report, he was already middle-aged and knew quite well how things worked in China. When the pathology department doctor told him that his family member shoulde pick up the report instead, Chen Yun was already able to guess that the result had to be quite bad for him.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m here. They won¡¯t give me the medical checkup report. They insisted that a family member of mine pick it up instead.¡± Chen Yun was incredibly depressed right now. Who wouldn¡¯t be afraid of death? It was normal to be afraid of death.


    ¡°Yeah. You probably drank too much alcohol and ate too much meat. You likely won¡¯t have any chances to eat and drink as much as you like anymore. Let me take a look at the colonoscopy report,¡± Zhang Fan answered him in an intentionally lighthearted manner. Zhang Fan thenmented, ¡°Hmm, it shouldn¡¯t be a big issue. Still, a small surgery will be required for this. You should hospitalize yourself and get all the necessary detailed checkups. Normally, you probably don¡¯t pay much attention to your health. You can get some rest now during your hospitalization.¡±


    ¡°Hey! Doctor Zhang, I know that you have good intentions for me. However, I¡¯m not young anymore, and I understand how things work. Please tell me the truth. I can ept it. If I know earlier, I can also better prepare. Rest assured, I¡¯ll be fully cooperative. I have a good job and a beautiful family. I don¡¯t want to die yet!¡± Tears were appearing in Chen Yun¡¯s eyes now. Yet, he still had a bitter smile on his face. That was right, a smile! His smile represented his will to live on. Although this smile wasn¡¯t pretty at all, it was still a smile! The smile represented life!


    ¡°Okay! You have rectal cancer caused by ulcerative colitis. It¡¯s unknown whether the cancer will transfer or spread, which is why it¡¯s best to perform detailed checkups and prepare for surgery as quickly as possible.¡± Zhang Fan thought things over slightly before deciding to tell Chen Yun the truth. There was no helping it. Chen Yun already knew how the medical society worked. If Zhang Fan didn¡¯t exin things, that might only give the patient more pressure and stress, which was why he decided to tell Chen Yun the truth.


    ¡°Okay! Thank you for telling me. What should I do now? My son is still so young.¡± Chen Yun felt as if someone had given him a vicious blow when he heard this. However, this vicious blow didn¡¯t seed in knocking him over. He still remained standing with great difficulty because he still had his own hopes for the future!


    ¡°Hospitalize yourself and adjust your own mentality. Remain confident in yourself. Leave the rest to us. Rest assured, we¡¯ll help you get through this difficult spot in your life,¡± Zhang Fan stated in an adamant tone. This was in order to give the patient as much support as he possibly could. Perhaps the doctor¡¯s support could be the source of hope for a patient to live on.


    ¡°Alright, thank you.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Wang, take Chen Yun and help him with the hospitalization paperwork. Tell the head nurse to prepare a private patient room for him, and help him finish with all of the pre-surgery detailed checkups.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Wang Zipeng nodded and took Chen Yun with him. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t feel a single thing from this, as there were still countless patients waiting to be treated by him. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to exim over a single patient.


    This was how Chinese doctors were! They weren¡¯t robots, but they had to have hearts of steel!


    Chinese doctors couldn¡¯t afford to exim over each and every patient¡¯s circumstances!

 Chapter 238: Nice words feel warm and fuzzy

    <h4>Chapter 238: Nice words feel warm and fuzzy</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    For rectal cancer, if it was only about the difficulty of this type of tumor surgery, it actually wouldn¡¯t count as one of the more difficult ones among cancer surgeries for major organs. However, why was it that many ordinary hospitals would be incapable of performing rectal cancer surgery?


    The main difficulty would be regarding the anus. The scary part about cancer was that it could spread and transfer. When performing any cancer surgery, it would be critically important to clear everything that was even suspected of harboring the possibility to allow the cancer to spread and transfer. Yet, this was far more difficult in rectal cancer due to the anus.


    Doing everything cleanly was critically important in cancer surgery. Although the anus didn¡¯t really seem significant, it would actually have a veryrge influence on a person¡¯s quality of life. No matter how exquisitely skilled a doctor was, or how excellently constructed an artificial anus was, the artificial anus would neverpare to the natural anus. For example, anastomosis infection would be incredibly troublesome to deal with. Also, the human body had its own ability to clean the anus. As long as a person was reasonably hygienic, the anus wouldn¡¯t have much of a bad smell. However, that wouldn¡¯t be the case with an artificial anus. No matter how you made an artificial anus, it would always smell of feces. Not only that, artificial anuses weren¡¯t very convenient, since the anastomosis would be at the abdomen. Just try to imagine how inconvenient it would be!


    Thus, the most difficult part of rectal cancer surgery was in nning on how to preserve the anus if at all possible.


    For an ordinary person, as long as you were slightly active, you would have at least a minor amount of influence in a small city. However, that ordinary person would barely have any influence at all outside their hometown. Additionally, Chinese medical society was a rather closed loop. Unless you were in the medical field yourself, or had a very high level of influence, you wouldn¡¯t even know who the best medical professionals in the field were.


    Due to various benefits involved, everyone would say different things about who the best medical professionals were. The various major hospitals would all have their own areas of influence. Simply speaking, a provincial hospital¡¯s expert doctors in various fields would typically monopolize the most major surgeries, with ordinary hospitals barely receiving such surgeries.


    In northern China, the major surgeries would be taken care of by the Beijing hospitals. In northwestern China, it would be the hospitals in Sichuan and Shaanxi which had the greatest influence. For southern China, it would be Shanghai¡¯s hospitals. The various earliest military hospitals were also doing quite well. But ever since the 1990s, the military hospitals on average were now only considered very good. Only a few military hospitals were still top-ss.


    Also, there was arge difference in the medical systems of port cities and maind cities in China. Although the port city hospitals weren¡¯t veryrge, they often had excellent medical abilities. There was also severe privatization going on there. There would be a severe difference in quality of medical treatment based on how much money you had.


    Wang Zipeng helped the patient Chen Yun with the relevant detailed checkups and paperwork. The proctology department started making the pre-surgery preparations.


    Chen Yun¡¯s family also started making their own preparations. First of all, they were checking to see if they should have his rectal cancer surgery performed here at Chasu City Hospital or not. Everyone knew that therger the hospital was, the higher the hospital¡¯s level of medical abilities would be. Chen Yun was the breadwinner of his family. His family couldn¡¯t afford to let just anyone perform his rectal cancer surgery. Thus, the Chen Family used all of their resources to try and learn more about rectal cancer surgeons.


    However, the Chen Family soon found out that it was highly difficult for them to obtain any useful information about rectal cancer surgeons. Everyone would tell them different answers about who the best rectal cancer surgeons were. Actually, there wouldn¡¯t be arge difference in skill for the top-level doctors. To exin simply, if there were many people who rmended a doctor for their abilities, it was likely that the doctor would probably be skilled enough. And for some medical fields, such as gastrointestinal medicine, there would be no mistaking that Guangzhou Province would have the most highly skilled gastroenterologists in all of China.


    This was all because people in southern China liked to eat foods that weren¡¯t fully cooked. This caused an especially high number of stomach problems for them. Just like in northwestern China which had many stomach problems due to the high fat diet here, southern China also had a season for an explosive amount of stomach problems. However, why was it that Guangzhou¡¯s hospitals weren¡¯t that famous? There was a certain exnation for this.


    The medical field was actually a very stable job field to work in. However, Guangzhou was a bit different from other ces in China. The turnover rate for doctors in Guangzhou was incredibly high. The people of Guangzhou were the type who loved to do the most for themselves that they possibly could. Once a Guangzhou doctor¡¯s skill reached a certain level and they saw no more chance of personal development at the hospital, then it wasmon for the doctor to quit and go travel to somewhere else, even as far away as Africa, for further development and better ie.


    Chen Yun¡¯s family contacted their rtives in Raptor City, and contacted an expert general surgeon there through them. However, the expert general surgeon immediately refused toe when he heard that the patient was in Chasu City. The top-level medical social circle of the border province was only sorge. There would basically be no secrets about anything major that had happened. Chasu City Hospital had previously caused the incredibly rude Professor Chang to lose so much face over the liver tumor removal surgery. As a result, Professor Chang was no longer even able to keep his head held up high in Raptor City¡¯s hospitals. In the end, Professor Chang departed from the border province to work elsewhere instead!


    When doctors went to work or help at other hospitals, they most certainly didn¡¯t want their face to be pped during this process. Since there was already a super expert doctor at Chasu City Hospital, very few doctors from other hospitals would be willing toe here now. Not only would they be considered trying to steal work from the super expert doctor, there was also risk that they would have their face pped. That would be such a bad deal!


    Chen Yun¡¯s family had a rtive who was a teacher at Dee University. Although the teacher wasn¡¯t a high-ranking or famous professor, the teacher still at least had some connections at Dee University. The teacher thus used his connections to ask about why the expert general surgeon had refused toe to Chasu City.


    ¡°Chasu City Hospital¡¯s doctor won¡¯t have any problem with performing this surgery. If I¡¯m invited to go there, that won¡¯t be giving their doctor any face. There¡¯s no need!¡± The teacher finally heard the reason when he tried to invite Dee University¡¯s vice principal toe to Chasu City. The teacher then told this to Chen Yun¡¯s family, which made the family really happy and worried simultaneously!


    They were happy because there was a super expert doctor at Chasu City Hospital, which meant that they didn¡¯t need to run around looking for an expert doctor anymore. They were worried that they might not be able to invite this expert doctor to perform the surgery, as the smaller a ce was, the more rules there would usually be! This was quitemonce in China. For this, the Chen Family could only rely on the nurse Chen Yan to try and figure out who this super expert doctor was. Her discovery was that the clues all pointed towards Zhang Fan!


    Originally, Chen Yan had thought that the expert doctor might have been referring to the general surgery director. This result made her really delighted. It wasn¡¯t that the general surgery director Zhao Quanping was difficult to talk to, but rather that Zhang Fan was incredibly easy to talk to. Not only that, she also had a good rtionship with Zhang Fan already. Still, since she had a formal request to make of him, she would have to go through all of the formalities, even if she and Zhang Fan were coworkers at the same hospital!


    Nowadays, more and more people had their own personal vehicles. Zhang Fan no longer tried to hide his ownership of a high-ss car anymore due to this, as it was obviously more convenient for him to simply drive. When Zhang Fan left the hospital today after his work shift, Chen Yan waved to him as she had been waiting for him at the hospital entrance!


    ¡°Are you going home now?¡± Chen Yan inquired. Her eyes were rather red and swollen from crying. She had a really good rtionship with her older cousin, and had been crying together with the family members after learning about the rectal cancer diagnosis. Thus, her voice was also rather raspy.


    ¡°Yeah. You should also pay attention to your own health. Make sure to get aggressive treatment if you fall ill. Where are you going? I¡¯ll give you a ride!¡± Zhang Fan tried to console Chen Yan.


    ¡°Thank you!¡± Chen Yan had originally prepared some words to say to him, but she was no longer able to say them when Zhang Fan tried his best to console her. She had to suppress her desire to cry again as she simply asked, ¡°Who are you going to have perform my cousin¡¯s surgery?¡±


    ¡°I will!¡± Zhang Fan said without even thinking.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s answer made Chen Yan absolutely certain now that he was indeed the expert doctor that people had been referring to. This was because there was only one possible reason for a resident doctor to be so confident as to take such a major surgery. Zhang Fan was absolutely certain of his own medical skills!


    ¡°I don¡¯t even know how I should thank you. I just purchased two cartons of smokes for you. This is really so much trouble for you, Director Zhang, but please save my cousin,¡± Chen Yan said to Zhang Fan while being all teary-eyed.


    ¡°Just look at you, why cry? Do you really need to be like this since we¡¯re already good friends? That¡¯s looking down on me. Rest assured, I¡¯ll definitely do my very best. How else am I supposed to face you again in the future! Hurry and take these smokes back. Right now is a time when your family really needs money. If you¡¯re in financial trouble because of your cousin¡¯s surgery, just let me know. I also have some savings myself,¡± Zhang Fan said as he parked his car, handed a tissue to Chen Yan, and kept consoling her.


    ¡°Okay, thank you!¡±


    ¡°Hey! Just look at you now. Do you still remember my first day in the cardiology department? You were just like an older sister who took such good care of me. What about you now? You¡¯re being so distant from me! Just rest assured. Shall I take you home?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Yeah! I can get off your car here. If you bring me back to the hospital like this, others will think that you were bullying me, which will be bad for your reputation! I know that you¡¯re a really good person! I¡¯ll be leaving now, and thank you!¡±


    Sometimes, nice words could make you feel warm inside for a really long time!

 Chapter 239: Asking for support

    <h4>Chapter 239: Asking for support</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was going to act as the primary surgeon for a rectal cancer surgery! This news spread like a whirlwind through all of Chasu City Hospital. Some passionate individuals even spread detailed information about this to ces outside of the hospital.


    Although many people already knew about how Zhang Fan had performed highly difficult surgeries in the orthopedic department, a lot of them were still pretending not to know. Only when Zhang Fan sessfully performed the highly difficult liver tumor removal surgery for arge liver tumor in the exact center of the liver, excellent to the point where the Dee University Affiliated Hospital professor brought disciples over to learn from him, did people start directly paying attention to him. When Zhang Fan became the acting proctology director, people started paying a great deal of attention to him.


    Now, Zhang Fan was about to perform the most major type of surgery in proctology. This was considered quite incredible. Many people started advertising for Zhang Fan¡¯s sake, doing their best to spread news about this uing surgery everywhere. Even if Zhang Fan became an academician 1today, doing this wouldn¡¯t bring them any direct benefits. However, they still tirelessly advertised for Zhang Fan¡¯s sake. Basically, Zhang Fan already had a good reputation which had earned him loyal fans.


    Actually, it would be the same in any job field. For people whose skills were inferior, it was amon process to be suppressed, and then ignore the skilled individual before finally choosing to follow after the skilled person. Many people would automatically be the skilled person¡¯s followers after realizing that their own skills were far inferior. It was simply amon trait for the weak to follow the strong. To describe what was happening in a rather amazing but shameless manner, Zhang Fan had basically conquered all of Chasu City Hospital.


    40% of the credit for this belonged to the System, 40% of the credit belonged to Zhang Fan¡¯s hard work, and the remaining 20% of the credit belonged to Zhang Fan¡¯s way of treating others as well as luck. Maybe many people would think that Zhang Fan counted as nothing without his Medical System. Indeed, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t have achieved what he had so far without the System. However, his hard work and character couldn¡¯t be denied. Especially when in certain special job fields, if you started at the lowest level, the way you interacted with others would actually be more important than any amount of talent or hard work.


    The System was just like a person¡¯s talent. There were plenty of people out there who were highly talented. However, very few such people would aplish great things in the end! Thus, talent, hard work, character, and luck were all important factors in bing highly sessful.


    Rectal cancer surgery was difficult to the point where Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be able to aplish this by himself with only ordinary surgical assistants. None of the resident doctors in the proctological department were capable of assisting in such a difficult surgery. Since it was impossible for Zhang Fan to perform surgery alone, what could he do? It was quite simple. He would ask Superintendent Ouyang!


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, are you busy?¡± Zhang Fan had a smile as he stood at the doorway to her office. He simply stuck his head in without actually entering. Since he was young, he would take advantage of it by acting young. No actual director would dare to act like this, as they would be too embarrassed to do so, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care. To him, Superintendent Ouyang was both the boss and an elder. He felt that acting deferential to an elder wasn¡¯t embarrassing at all.


    ¡°Director Zhang, haha! Pleasee in.¡± Superintendent Ouyang nced at Zhang Fan through her eyesses. Although she had a serious expression, the smile appearing at the corners of her mouth betrayed her real attitude towards him.


    ¡°Haha! Superintendent, you¡¯re joking with me again!¡± Zhang Fan closed the office door and walked up to Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Have a seat! Why remain standing? Don¡¯t you know that my neck isn¡¯t in a good condition? Not bad at all, it¡¯s not easy to remain humble. I was worried that a fake director like you would start to think that you¡¯re a real director.¡±


    After Zhang Fan sat down, Superintendent Ouyang actually even poured a cup of water for him. Although it was simply a one-time-use disposable cup with some bottled water, this was still really rare for someone of the superintendent¡¯s standing to do.


    ¡°Superintendent, allow me, allow me!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly went over to try and offer to help.


    ¡°Just have a seat. I¡¯ve been sitting down for too long, so I decided to get some water for you along the way.¡± Superintendent Ouyang made him sit down. She didn¡¯t return to herrge personal chair, but instead sat down on the guest sofa next to the other guest sofa that Zhang Fan was sitting on in her office.


    ¡°What¡¯s up? Do you want to get permanently assigned to a department? Have you really be enamored with proctology?¡± Superintendent Ouyang wasn¡¯t the type who would praise others. This was simply how she was. She would always try her best to teach her heartfelt intentions to the people that she viewed as important.


    Zhang Fan finally understood what the urology director must have felt with Superintendent Ouyang being his ex-girlfriend. Superintendent Ouyang spoke in a slightly sarcastic tone. She was forceful, intelligent, and also had a sharp tongue!


    ¡°No, of course you would have to decide on permanently assigning me to a department! I came here today simply to report on my current work to you.¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly exined what he was here for. Nobody would be immune to Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s sharp tongue.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Do you not have enough patient beds in your department? Previously, the proctology department was always so empty. You managed to fill things to the brim after just two weeks. Should I be praising you or scolding you?¡± Superintendent Ouyang was more than skilled enough to judge from his attitude when standing at her doorway that Zhang Fan hadn¡¯te to see her about anything rted to himself. She knew that it would be about his department¡¯s work. Still, it was in Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s nature to give Zhang Fan a small blow at such a time!


    Still, the way that she would give small blows was highly skilled and practiced. Superintendent Ouyang wouldn¡¯t directly state things by herself. She would make the person think about things by themselves. Was stealing patients correct or not? You would have to improve by thinking things over by yourself. This was her leadership style, and what a true leader was! If you felt that a leader should be really direct, then you still needed more improvement yourself, says this author!


    ¡°T-that¡¯s not it! There are just enough patient beds in our department. I can¡¯t ept any more patients. Any more patients will likely lead to a medical incident,¡± Zhang Fan answered after some slight consideration.


    ¡°Good, your head is still quite clear. I¡¯ll feel reassured, then. The proctology department isn¡¯t veryrge, but it¡¯s still a full andplete department. This is a rare opportunity for you. Don¡¯t just focus on surgeries. Only by developing yourself in every aspect will you do right by your hard work and our care and protection for you. Say it, what do you need from me today?¡± This ended Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s lecture!


    Zhang Fan was breaking out into a cold sweat. He felt just like a defenseless little child in front of Superintendent Ouyang. Not only that, she was saying things for his own good. Not acting sincere and contemtive would be doing wrong by her own good intentions. This was simply Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s leadership style and personal aura. She would suppress you with her forcefulness and restrict you with gratitude. Anyone who was the type who wouldn¡¯t forget a favor would instantly be bound by her restraints.


    ¡°Um, cardiology nurse Chen Yan¡¯s older cousin has rectal cancer. He¡¯s currently a patient in the proctology department. All of the pre-surgery checkups have beenpleted. However, the proctology department doesn¡¯t have many doctors, and there aren¡¯t any veteran doctors. I¡¯m a little worried!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything so direct such as the proctologists being incapable of being his surgical assistant. That would be considered too rude and unnecessary.


    ¡°Chen Yan? Okay, I know her. The rectal cancer diagnosis has been absolutely confirmed?¡± Superintendent Ouyang was originally from the cardiology department, so she knew who the nurse Chen Yan was.


    ¡°Yes, the fast checkup and standard examination both support this diagnosis.¡± Zhang Fan felt much less pressure talking about professional medicine.


    ¡°Have you alreadye up with a surgery n?¡± Superintendent Ouyang inquired.


    ¡°Yes, but since the surgery n will be a bit difficult, that¡¯s why I would like to ask for you to look it over.¡±


    ¡°Why ask me to look it over? I don¡¯t have the professional knowledge necessary regarding surgeries.¡± Superintendent Ouyang thought about things for a moment before saying, ¡°Let¡¯s do this, then. We can have a small meeting in the conference room in a bit. I¡¯ll also summon the surgeon vice superintendent. You can prepare your surgery n some more in the meantime. You¡¯re certain that there¡¯s no problem?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked once more for confirmation.


    ¡°There are no problems. It¡¯s just that the difficulty of this surgery is greater than most others.¡±


    ¡°How difficult is it?¡±


    ¡°I looked through our hospital¡¯s past surgery records and medical reports. Our hospital has never performed this type of surgery before.¡±


    ¡°How much of a guarantee do you have?¡±


    ¡°Around 80%. If I can¡¯t finish the type of surgery that I want, then I¡¯ll perform the standard surgery, which shouldn¡¯t have much risk,¡± Zhang Fan exined.


    ¡°Alright, okay! You make your preparations. I¡¯ll start contacting the others for you.¡± Superintendent Ouyang then left her office!


    She really was the fiery type who would act swiftly despite getting older in years!

 Chapter 240: Pre-surgery preparation

    <h4>Chapter 240: Pre-surgery preparation</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Any highly difficult surgery would require the support of multiple different hospital departments. Superintendent Ouyang wouldn¡¯t directly give orders regarding this, as she wasn¡¯t a surgeon. She preferred to leave professional details up to the professionals themselves. If this matter had been rted to cardiology or internal medicine, Superintendent Ouyang would have instead instantly made the decision herself as she was knowledgeable in such topics and confident that she could make the correct decision.


    However, she didn¡¯t have such professional knowledge about surgery. Although Superintendent Ouyang really trusted Zhang Fan, this wasn¡¯t a special emergency surgery, so there was no need to take such risks. Chasu City Hospital had a vice superintendent who was in charge of surgery. Superintendent Ouyang simply needed to express her attitude. It was actually really important not to pretend that you understood something that you actually didn¡¯t in the medical field.


    There was a small office in the hospital that was especially for the hospital leadership to have meetings. This was Zhang Fan¡¯s first time in the office. He sat at the very end of the table as he listened to Superintendent Ouyang start the meeting.


    ¡°Comrades, a department¡¯s development depends on bothrades as well as young people with ambition. Today, I¡¯m quite relieved that no matter what, even if they¡¯re not mature yet, the youngsters in our hospital are growing up. Our proctology department¡¯s acting director has given us a tough question today. It¡¯s rectal cancer surgery! This should have originally been a proctology surgery, but for various reasons, the general surgery department has always performed this surgery instead. Now, I¡¯d like to ask, is there still a need for the proctology department to exist then? Let us set that matter aside for the time being as we take a look at our young acting director¡¯s surgery n. All of you are experts, so let us take a look and be his teachers who ask him questions!¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang then told Zhang Fan, ¡°Go ahead and begin.¡±


    The three vice superintendents of the hospital, the hospital secretary, the general surgery director, and the three vice directors of general surgery were the others present at this meeting. Zhang Fan was no longer afraid of meeting with hospital leadership, due to all the training that Superintendent Ouyang had given him over the past year.


    ¡°Leaders, the proctology department has received a 43-year-old male patient who is a ssical rectal cancer patient. After a preliminary diagnosis followed by more detailed checkups after hospitalization, it¡¯s absolutely confirmed that he has rectal cancer.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t waste any time with getting to the main topic.


    ¡°How are the patient¡¯s vitals and nutritional state?¡± the surgeon vice superintendent asked after Zhang Fan introduced the basics.


    ¡°They¡¯re alright. He¡¯s ready to undergo surgery.¡±


    ¡°What is your n for this surgery?¡± asked general surgery director Zhao Quanping.


    ¡°Reconstruction. Not only will I perform anal reconstruction, I also intend on performing urinary tract reconstruction! My analysis of the patient¡¯s PET-CT scan and MRI scan is that the patient¡¯s tumor has already been confirmed to have invaded the pelvic cavity.¡±


    ¡°In that case, this surgery will truly be incredibly major. This will be several times more difficult than an ordinary rectal cancer surgery,¡±mented general surgery director Zhao Quanping.


    In Chasu City Hospital¡¯s general surgery department, there truly were many talented doctors. The three vice directors and the director were all roughly equal in skill level.


    Normally, none of the vice directors would really listen to each other or to the general surgery director. However, they suddenly discovered that the world had changed around them. Things were already at the point where a resident doctor could so easily discuss the reconstruction of the anus and urinary tract, the two most important final portions of the digestive system? The three vice directors nced at each other, and could tell that each felt this was inconceivable. This highly difficult rectal cancer surgery wouldn¡¯t only be about general surgery and proctology, as urology would also be involved. If the patient had been female, then gynecology would have been involved as well.


    That was why highly difficult surgeries were usually the work of various departments working together. But right now, a youngster who seemed like he was in his early 20s was confidently speaking about such a topic. His expression was resolute, and his tone was filled with confidence. This gave the vice directors an immense amount of pressure, especially because he was so young!


    The general surgery director proudly looked at his three vice director subordinates who were always so rebellious. He felt really satisfied at this sight!


    It wasn¡¯t that he was satisfied that Zhang Fan was pping their faces, but rather because this particr type of rectal surgery was incredibly difficult. General surgery director Zhao Quanping knew that the proctologists in the proctology department were still quite inexperienced, which meant that his opinion would definitely be sought regarding such a highly difficult surgery. Zhao Quanping also knew that Zhang Fan¡¯s personality was that thetter wouldn¡¯t care about anything at all as long as he was allowed to be the primary surgeon. This meant that Zhao Quanping would get to pick all of the remaining surgeons for this surgery. This was a chance for him to finally do something about his three rebellious vice director subordinates!


    ¡°It will be somewhat difficult, but there won¡¯t be any problem!¡± Zhang Fan spoke quite confidently to the hospital leadership and expert doctors. He wasn¡¯t facing the patient¡¯s family right now, and now was the time to show off. Otherwise, if he didn¡¯t even show any self-confidence, how were others supposed to support him?


    ¡°Vice Superintendent Wang, what do you think?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked the surgeon vice superintendent.


    ¡°If this surgery seeds, this will elevate our hospital¡¯s proctological treatment by more than just one level. Although it will be difficult, I trust in our doctors, so I agree to this surgery!¡± The surgeon vice superintendent had agreed!


    ¡°I agree as well,¡± said the hospital secretary when Superintendent Ouyang looked at him. The hospital secretary¡¯s status was rather weak since he was a government official who didn¡¯t know anything at all about medicine, especially since Superintendent Ouyang was a powerful leader.


    Basically, the hospital secretary¡¯s only job was to be a rubber stamper. He felt really aggrieved with his job. For instance, during this medical conference, he couldn¡¯t really understand a single thing about the proposed surgery, so he had no idea what was going on! Yet, he was still forced to participate in this meeting! So, he would say that it was a good idea if he saw that everyone else was saying good, and vice versa!


    ¡°What about the doctors who will work on the surgery?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Since I¡¯m rather young, and this surgery will take quite a long time, I¡¯ll shamelessly ask for the position of primary surgeon. I leave the leaders to decide everything else,¡± Zhang Fan imed while pretending to be embarrassed about making such a request. Although it sounded like he was taking care of others¡¯ feelings, the general surgery vice directors still felt rather ufortable!


    ¡°Director Zhao, what do you think?¡± Superintendent Ouyang nodded because she was quite satisfied with how Zhang Fan knew not to ask for too much.


    Zhao Quanping felt so sweet inside as if he had just drunk honey, but he did his best to refrain from smiling. ¡°Doctor Zhang has nned this surgery quite excellently. I shall shamelessly request to be the primary surgical assistant in hope that I can help Doctor Zhang.¡± Zhao Quanping then nced at the three vice directors sitting next to him while raising his eyebrows! ¡°As for the secondary surgical assistant, I rmend that the urology department chooses a doctor since this surgery also involves urology,¡± Director Zhao humbly spoke to Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Alright. Tell this to the urology director after the meeting,¡± Superintendent Ouyang told the hospital administration director, who was also present at this meeting.


    ¡°As for the third surgical assistant, I rmend Vice Director Chen.¡± Director Zhao ignored the pleading gazes from the other two vice directors, and chose a vice director who had a slightly better rtionship with him. Although one surgery wouldn¡¯t represent much, being able to participate in such a highly difficult surgery was recognition of one¡¯s skills by the hospital leadership. Director Zhao intended to kill two birds with one stone here. He could already foresee the vice directors¡¯ rebellious alliance against him shattering!


    ¡°Director Zhao is highly experienced in this matter,¡± agreed the hospital administration vice superintendent.


    ¡°Alright, it¡¯s settled, then. You members of the surgery should have a meeting amongst yourselves to discuss the surgery in more detail. The entire hospital will support you fully and be your shield. Bravely dare to try something new, but also proceed with utmost caution. This meeting is adjourned.¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang left after saying this. Everyone else then left in order ording to highest ranking within the hospital, so the hospital secretary left first after her, followed by the vice superintendents.


    ¡°Director Zhang, Old Chen, let¡¯s all go to my office now. We should also call Old Director Li of urology. I have some good tea in my office. Let us discuss the surgery while drinking tea together. This surgery will make new history in our hospital,¡± said Director Zhao.


    The other two vice directors of general surgery left with grim expressions. ¡°What¡¯s the director so proud of? It¡¯s not like he¡¯s the primary surgeon!¡± one vice directormented to the other vice director.


    ¡°Sigh! The times have really changed.¡± The other vice director¡¯s tone sounded really lonely.


    ¡°I know! Just how old could this Zhang Fan even be?¡±


    ¡°Sigh!¡±


    Those who understood you the best would be your coworkers rather than your friends!

 Chapter 241: Cutting out the entire anus

    <h4>Chapter 241: Cutting out the entire anus</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After1 Zhang Fan gave the hospital his surgery n, he wouldn¡¯t actually have to worry about the rest of the preparations. Meanwhile, general surgery director Zhao Quanping was more passionate than anyone about this nned rectal cancer surgery. He checked the patient¡¯s medical information over and over again, and kept making the surgeons in this surgery discuss it many times over. These medical discussions would actually need to be recorded in the medical report as this was the exchange of ideas between the highest-level doctors in the hospital. These types of medical discussions would actually be the best for producing new ideas.


    However, for such a high-level medical discussion, even attending physicians weren¡¯t allowed to participate, not to mention any resident doctor apart from Zhang Fan. Who was supposed to record the discussion in the medical report here? Oftentimes, the rules were only followed to the letter, but not to the spirit. Thus, medical reports slowly became filled with copy and paste, not involving the doctors¡¯ thoughts at all. Thus, whenever the surgery departments did weekly patient checkups, the director would usually only look at the patient¡¯s medical information sheets rather than the medical report because the medical report wouldn¡¯t really show anything useful.


    The rectal cancer surgery was scheduled for Saturday morning. In China, it was quitemonce already for most people to be off from work on the weekend. However, doctor was a profession in which they would forever have to go to work on Saturday as well. At most, maybe they would be allowed to end their work shift slightly earlier on Saturday afternoon.


    The surgery was intentionally scheduled for Saturday so that the various departments would be able to fully assist. That was because there was too much normal daily work as many surgeries were scheduled at this time of year.


    The rectal cancer surgery began. When treating rectal cancer, surgery was currently the only method that could foundationally treat the cancer. Rectal cancer surgery was especially cruel on the body, and even more so if the cancer had already transferred to the pelvic cavity like in this patient¡¯s scenario.


    The patient Chen Yun was arranged into the lithotomy position for surgery. That was the medical term for this position. How to describe it inymen¡¯s terms? Basically, think of the position that you would sit down on a toilet. Then, rotate that position until the patient was on their back. That would be the lithotomy position.


    Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon. General surgery director Zhao Quanping was the primary surgical assistant. Director Li of urology was the secondary surgical assistant. Vice Director Chen of general surgery was the third surgical assistant. This truly was a medical team of elites. For such a highly difficult surgery, a surgical assistant would have to do far more than just hold the surgical retractors and drain blood. The surgical assistant would have to be capable of fixing any problems independently. At a critical moment, it might also be necessary for a surgical assistant to take over the primary surgeon¡¯s position. That was why all of the surgical assistants seriously studied this rectal cancer surgery n together.


    One of the more veteran resident doctor proctologists was in charge of disinfection. Zhang Fan had wanted to personally take care of the disinfection, but Zhao Quanping refused to allow him. ¡°Rectal cancer surgery isn¡¯t a verymon surgery. The younger doctors aren¡¯t able to personally participate in such a highly difficult surgery, but at least you should let one watch and learn the steps. You can¡¯t monopolize everything. Here, have a seat for now. You¡¯ll be standing for quite a long period of time afterwards.¡±


    Due to modern technological advances, many surgeries had already been greatly reduced in time. In the 21st century, any surgery which took more than four hours like this one would basically be a mega high difficulty surgery.


    Outside the operating room, Chen Yun¡¯s young son was in his mother¡¯s embrace. He was sucking on his own finger and his eyes blinked innocently at his mother¡¯s tear-streaked face. He was far too young to understand anything. However, Chen Yun¡¯s parents had both already copsed. This was too much of a blow for the two older people to bear. They had originally been healthy, but they soon became bedridden after hearing Chen Yun¡¯s diagnosis of rectal cancer.


    ¡°Mommy, don¡¯t cry! I will behave! I won¡¯t ask for candy! Mommy, don¡¯t cry!¡± Chen Yun¡¯s son eximed.


    ¡°Yeah! Mommy won¡¯t cry! I won¡¯t cry! Daddy will get well! He will be out soon! Yeah!¡± Tears still kept streaming out from Chen Yun¡¯s wife¡¯s eyes. Meanwhile, Chen Yan no longer had the mind to cry. Since this surgery was incredibly long, many nurses from different departments would be helping out. Although the nurses wouldn¡¯t be able to help with the actual surgery, this was their way of expressing their desire to help out.


    Soon after, Chen Yan received news from within the operating room. ¡°Yan, the disinfection has begun! Don¡¯t worry, Zhang Fan looks incredibly calm. He seems to be really confident!¡± She learned this from the other nurses in the operating room.


    Rectal cancer surgery disinfection would be different from normal disinfection for orthopedic surgery. Most of the time, orthopedic surgeries were clean surgeries. However, rectal cancer surgery was a type of clean-contaminated surgery. Thus, disinfection standards had to be even higher. It would be absolutely correct to say that maintaining a sterile environment for surgery was critical for life. It was only the invention of various antibiotics that greatly helped surgery to develop.


    To start a rectal cancer surgery, it would be necessary to first use arge amount of distilled water to wash the rectum and perineal region. Then, merthite tincture would be used to disinfect the perineal skin and perineal mucous membrane. There were only a few established surgery techniques, which were all named after westerners.


    Why was rectal cancer surgery so cruel? To give a simple exnation, it was cruel because of how much the surgeon would need to cut off. Starting from the sigmoid colon in the abdomen, the entire rectum, inferior mesenteric artery, all of the lymph nds in the area, the levator ani muscles, ischioanal fossa, anus, and a 5-centimeter diameter circle of skin around the anus would all have to be cut off1!


    Just reading these words might not be enough to fully experience how cruel this surgery was. So, to exin even further, once this surgery reached the point where the surgeon had cut off all of these portions, if you looked directly at the patient at this time, you would see that there was nothing other than arge hole where the patient¡¯s anus had previously been. This hole would be evenrger than a standard bowl that you would eat with. Even scarier was that every single organ within this hole had been removed!


    If you looked at the patient from a bird¡¯s-eye view of the abdomen, you would see that everything here had been dug out of the patient!


    Zhang Fan made an incision in the center of the side of the abdomen with his scalpel. He entered the patient¡¯s body while dissecting the tissue in order. When entering the abdomen, the doctor would always have to explore the area for themselves first. No matter how advanced modern medical equipment was now, the surgeon¡¯s eyes and hands¡¯ sense of touch was still forever the best firsthand information.


    ¡°There are no nodules in the liver,¡± Zhang Fan informed the other doctors of the situation while exploring the abdomen. Every single doctor would have their own personal style. Although Zhang Fan was pretending to be Bluebird City University Hospital¡¯s Superintendent Lu¡¯s disciple, he had only learned one thing there: slow was quick! He learned that it was critically important to check everything in great detail, and even more so to be as careful as possible with performing surgery.


    ¡°There are no evident abnormalities in the upper part of the abdomen for the time being,¡± Zhang Fan announced as he continued with the next portion of the surgery.


    ¡°Saltwater gauze,¡± Zhang Fan requested in a gentle voice.


    The medical equipment nurse working on this surgery was concentrating fully on Zhang Fan. It wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan was difficult to deal with or that he had a bad temper, but rather because Zhang Fan was also the type to fully concentrate on the surgery. He would avoid speaking whenever it wasn¡¯t necessary. Thus, any nurse who didn¡¯t concentrate fully would easily miss what he said and slow down his tempo.


    The medical equipment nurse handed him the requested medical equipment. When handing over medical equipment, it was highly important to make sure that everything followed the proper process. To exin simply, the medical equipment nurse could only let go after confirming for certain that the doctor had grabbed onto the medical equipment properly. How was this supposed to be confirmed? The medical equipment nurse would have to hand the equipment over while her own hand touched the doctor¡¯s so that the sense of touch ensured a smooth delivery!


    Zhang Fan slowly cut away and dissected. Time passed by slowly as well. Two hours had now passed since the beginning of the surgery. Zhang Fan had now cleanly separated everything around the cancerous rectum. Primary surgical assistant Zhao Quanping gently held the rectum, while Zhang Fan used an electrotome to slowly cut it out of the body.


    Outside the operating room, Chen Yun¡¯s young son had sweetly fallen asleep in his mother¡¯s embrace. He had a smile on his face as he dreamed about his fathering home from work and giving him a lollipop. Chen Yun¡¯s wife had evident tear streaks on her face, but she was already out of tears. She really had worried so much already. She reflexively hugged her son while her eyes listlessly watched the operating room¡¯s ¡°surgery in progress¡± green-lit sign.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hands were quite steady as he cut away the tumor and cleared all of the connecting lymph nodes.


    This was general surgery Vice Director Chen¡¯s first time working on a surgery together with Zhang Fan. Vice Director Chen worked as seriously as he possibly could.


    Not only did Zhang Fan¡¯s skills shock him, Vice Director Chen felt as if he had received a sh of sudden inspiration. It was as if he was a window which had been covered by a curtain for a long period of time, and Zhang Fan had suddenly helped to open the curtain for him, allowing him to see far clearer than before. This was the charisma of surgery. A true expert would help you to view another realm. This was also why teachers and disciples were considered to be so important in the field of surgery.


    Four hours had now passed since the beginning of the rectal cancer surgery. The nurses were switching with each other in shifts for the surgery so that they could get some food and rest. However, the surgeons all had to remain standing. For this highly difficult surgery, Zhao Quanping had to request some glucose to help keep his energy up. After he finished drinking the glucose, he looked with great envy at Zhang Fan. Zhao Quanping wasn¡¯t envious of Zhang Fan¡¯s outstanding medical skills, but rather of thetter¡¯s youth andck of fatigue.


    Zhang Fan finished cleaning out the entire rectum. Was that the end of the surgery? Not at all. That was only the first step. It would still be necessary to deal with the urology system inside the pelvic cavity slowly step by step. This was why the urology director had been invited to participate in this surgery.


    At the urology portion of the surgery, urology Director Li was about to speak up, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even slow down as he continued with the surgery. His hands were as steady as ever. He showed no intentions of wanting to step aside from the position of primary surgeon!


    Director Li wasn¡¯t unhappy about this at all. This surgery was so difficult that even he was unsure if he would be able to independently finish it. He was only astonished and impressed that Zhang Fan was able to perform the urology portion of this surgery without even having to slow down. This wasplete suppression by Zhang Fan¡¯s medical skills. With his medical skills being so overwhelmingly amazing, other doctors who also had great medical abilities would only admire him, and not be jealous.


    At such a time, nobody would try and sabotage the surgery. They all did their very best to help out. Even if they weren¡¯t the primary surgeon, they would still do their job properly and full-heartedly. At such a time, the doctors didn¡¯t have their typical shes, schemes, or conflicts about glory and benefits.


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 Chapter 242: The desire to live!

    <h4>Chapter 242: The desire to live!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Every single skill-based job would have a barrier to entry. This barrier would be of different difficulty level depending on the job. The plight of the people in the medical field was that this barrier would be different depending on the person. For people who viewed being a doctor as nothing more than a job to make some money, it would actually be quite easy. They only needed to work hard for the first seven to eight years and obtain a medical license. Then, they could easily get by while being nothing more than a doctor in a small clinic and mostly treated themon cold.


    But if you truly wanted to be a good doctor, then you would be quite pitiful. No matter if it was internal medicine or surgery, it wasmon for new knowledge to rece old knowledge before you even mastered it. People who were young would often want to challenge themselves, learn, and fight as hard as they could. But when they finally had enough experience and knowledge as a doctor, they would be old already. This was the problem of skilled nerds.


    If you stayed at home all day to watch anime and y video games, that wouldn¡¯t make you into a skilled nerd. That was only an otaku. If you took a look at any ss B or higher-level hospital, for the resident doctors there, just take a look at their personal medical textbooks. Any resident doctor who didn¡¯t have at least two or three tattered textbooks from how much page-flipping they had to do wouldn¡¯t be a hardworking doctor. This was why doctors had no free time to interact with those not from the medical field.


    This would be even more so for surgeons. If you wanted to be an aplished surgeon, then you would need to grind and learn an incredible amount of knowledge. You would need to learn everything there was to know about anatomy and pathology regarding your specific surgery department¡¯s part of the human body. You would need to learn to the point of memorization. You would need to be capable of envisioning the body part¡¯s nerves, blood vessels, and 3D image all in your mind.


    Although this sounded quite simple, it would take a countless amount of time to umte such knowledge. Any regr doctor who¡¯d aplished this would at least be in their 30s to 40s already. Yet, this still wouldn¡¯t be enough. Doctors would still have to constantly learn. Human bodies weren¡¯t widely avable for you to study surgery with. It wasn¡¯t like humans were animals or cars.


    That was why hospital leadership would always feel conflicted. They would urgently desire for the younger and more inexperienced doctors to gain enough experience to be independent, yet the leadership also wouldn¡¯t dare to allow the inexperienced doctors do things by themselves. Thus, the hospital leadership could only have the veteran doctors slowly teach the younger doctors by working on surgeries together. At the hospital, you would have to work hard, learn as much as you could, and experience gradually being promoted from intern doctor to resident doctor and then attending physician before you finally had enough skills to bepletely mature. Such a doctor would almost always be past 40 already.


    That was also a doctor who had experienced sess through their entire life. If a doctor failed the medical license examination for one or two years, or if their foundational medical skills were still insufficient when being assigned to a department, then it would take even longer for the doctor to mature. That was why the hospital was also a ce where interpersonal rtionships were really important. Office culture would be magnified even more here. To give an example of what might happen if you got along poorly with others: maybe you would be highly skilled at performing appendectomies already, but you would find that you would never receive any opportunities to work on intestinal obstruction surgeries. Why was this? It would be because others considered you to be the type to never learn. Once a doctor realized this, their precious youth would have passed already!


    Zhang Fan had the tremendous advantage of his System. Due to his System as well as his own hard work, he was slowly breaking free from office culture suppression. He was now viewed as a genius. Once a genius had showed his skills, then there would be almost no more difficulties for him in this environment. Nobody would be an idiot. Once they saw that the genius couldn¡¯t be suppressed, then why not help them to reach even greater heights?


    That was how things currently were for Zhang Fan in Chasu City Hospital. When the rectal cancer surgery reached the urology portion, the urology director could only watch as Zhang Fan began the urology portion without even saying anything to him, the urology director. Not only did the urology director not be angry by this disrespect, he even did his very best to assist Zhang Fan, being worried about bing a burden!


    This was all the result of Zhang Fan having worked so hard for the past two years.


    Zhang Fan finished removing the tumor. The surgery now proceeded more quickly after this. Since Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t talking at all, nobody else really talked, either. This was all about personal style. Since the primary surgeon wasn¡¯t the talkative type, the others felt too awkward to talk.


    Zhang Fan cleaned the blood vessels, nerves, and lymph nodes with extreme care. Since three expert doctors were assisting him, they provided him with wonderful vision for the surgery. If you watched this surgery from bird¡¯s-eye view, you wouldn¡¯t feel like this was a bloody scene at all. Of course, there would still be a lot of red. The muscles were bright red, a stark contrast against the white fat. To give a vivid analogy, the patient currently seemed like a pig which had been drained of blood. The pig had been cut open in the abdomen, not seeming much different from therge pieces of pork you would see in the meat section of the supermarket.


    Zhang Fan finished cutting out the dder and reconstructing the ureter.


    ¡°Let¡¯s begin constructing the artificial passages!¡± Zhang Fan announced gently.


    It was as if a light switch had been flipped. When Zhang Fan said this, the dead silent atmosphere in the operating room suddenly came alive again.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, should we wait for the lymphatic disease examination? Logically speaking, you probably cleared enough, but shall we wait a little while longer?¡± asked the general surgery director.


    ¡°No need to wait. I touched the tissue already and ascertained that there¡¯s no problem. It¡¯s healthy tissue,¡± Zhang Fan answered while continuing to perform the surgery.


    Any other young doctor who dared to say that to the veteran doctors here would have instantly been kicked off the surgery. However, nobody was even surprised that Zhang Fan would say something like this. This was the preferential treatment that he was receiving because everyone thought he was a genius. No genius like him had ever appeared at Chasu City Hospital before!


    ¡°Director Zhang, how about youe to our urology department? I¡¯m getting old, so if youe to our department, I can help you for a few years and then I¡¯ll retire! The urology department is still bigger than the proctology department, and also has better developmental potential,¡± urology Director Li offered while smiling. Although he didn¡¯t know if Zhang Fan would actuallye to urology, it wouldn¡¯t cost him anything to say nice words like this.


    Zhang Fan nced over momentarily at Director Li. ¡°Director Li, no need to be humble. You¡¯re still capable of working for another 20 years!¡±


    ¡°Director Li probably learned some new type of mental spirit!¡± Vice Director Chen of general surgery made a rather veiled joke about Director Li. This was actually poking fun at Director Li since his ex-girlfriend was Superintendent Ouyang. Vice Director Chen could only do this because they were around the same age and rank. Otherwise, Director Li definitely would have gotten furious.


    ¡°Damn you, stop spouting rubbish. You guys in general surgery just wait. Once Director Zhang teaches a disciple or two, there probably won¡¯t be any work left for all of you in general surgery.¡±


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s perfectly fine. As long as Zhang Fan wants to start his own general surgery department, I¡¯ll definitely be the first to jump over and work under him.¡±


    ¡°Then will you be in charge of patient checkups, or will it be Director Zhang?¡± Director Li chuckled.


    Actually, Vice Director Chen was intentionally saying that he would go work under Zhang Fan so that general surgery Director Zhao could hear it. Vice Director Chen was implying: ¡°I have no interest in your director position, but don¡¯t suppress me too much, otherwise I¡¯ll jump ship to go work somewhere else!¡±


    ¡°Jump ship? Dream on! I¡¯m preparing to hand over the major general surgeries to you. There¡¯s no chance for you to ck off,¡± Director Zhao, too, spoke up at this time. In just a few short sentences, they came to an unspoken agreement.


    ¡°Haha.¡± Zhang Fanughed rather meaninglessly. He actually understood what they were really saying, but he didn¡¯t want to get involved. There was no need. He felt that his current status in the hospital was best for him.


    Rectal cancer surgery was incredibly cruel because the anus couldn¡¯t be preserved, and the dder also had to be cut out of the body. This meant that you would lose the two most important exit passages in your body.


    Those who were older might have a slightly easier time and still manage to live on. That was because they would have already gotten ustomed to all sorts of inconveniences brought about by an aging and weakening body. Constructing artificial passages for the urinary tract and anus might even help relieve pain from the prostate in men.


    However, this surgery was far too cruel for a youthful person who experienced such things even before old age. What was one supposed to do about peeing and pooping without an anus, dder, or ureter? They would have to rely on artificial passages constructed on the sides of the abdomen, slightly above and inside the hipbone. One side would be for peeing, and the other side would be for pooping.


    Rectal cancer surgery was indeed effective for saving lives. This surgery type also had a very high survival rate for five years after the surgery. However, the situation was such that usually it would help lengthen the lives of those who were already old, but actually shorten the lives of those who were young to begin with!


    Life really would be inconvenient afterwards with the artificial anus constantly smelling like feces. Living like this was usually too torturous for someone younger whose other organs were still very healthy. It wasmon that many young people would start losing their will to live within one or two years after undergoing rectal cancer surgery. They would slowly lose the desire to live, leading to slowly cutting themselves off from society.


    Humans were social creatures. The result of cutting oneself off from society would usually lead to other illnesses that might then cause death. This was all because younger people couldn¡¯t get ustomed to the inconveniences of living with an artificial urinary tract and artificial anus.


    Thus, the most important way to help young people who had undergone rectal cancer surgery would be to have a strong support system from the person¡¯s family, hospital, and psychologist. Although this sounded quite simple, it would be really, really difficult to pull off. Most normal young people would still have an incredible amount of trouble adjusting to life after rectal cancer surgery.


    The rectal cancer surgery was now almost finished. The three older surgical assistants constantly adjusted their positions and massaged their sore limbs. They also stopped chatting, since Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the talkative type, and also because they were truly tired.


    More than six hours after the surgery began, the rectal cancer surgery finally concluded!

 Chapter 243: Ma Wentao is quitting

    <h4>Chapter 243: Ma Wentao is quitting</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Outside the operating room, Chen Yan was the first to receive the good news that the surgery was a sess. ¡°Cousin-inw, don¡¯t cry anymore. The surgery is over, and the result was good. The rest will depend on us to take care of Chen Yun. Now¡¯s not the time to be weak.¡±


    ¡°Yeah! As long as he¡¯s still alive. I don¡¯t even dare to imagine what it will be like without him in our family. As long as he¡¯s still alive, even if he¡¯s paralyzed, I¡¯m willing to assist him for the rest of our lives. Yan, please thank the doctors for me. I don¡¯t know what I should be doing. Take this money. Don¡¯t be stingy about treating them to a meal. You absolutely must thank the surgeons,¡± Chen Yun¡¯s wife said while giving her a bank card.


    ¡°No need to mind such a thing. I¡¯ll take care of all this. There¡¯s probably no need for something like a meal. The primary surgeon has a good rtionship with me. I need to change into my nurse¡¯s uniform, and then I¡¯ll go to the ICU to check on how my cousin is doing,¡± Chen Yan answered.


    ¡°Can Ie as well!?¡± Chen Yun¡¯s wife had a really expectant expression as she hugged her son who was currently fast asleep. She also wanted to go see her own husband who had just suffered so much.


    ¡°No. The ICU won¡¯t allow you to enter. It¡¯ll be fine with just me checking up on him. Organize your emotions. The daysing will be the hardest.¡±


    The anesthesiologist and operating room nurse brought the patient Chen Yun over to the ICU. Zhang Fan¡¯s physical abilities were being buffed by his System, so he hadn¡¯t felt anything during the surgery which hadsted for more than six hours, all while standing without a moment to rest. But now that the surgery was finished, Zhang Fan suddenly felt as if his legs had been injected with lead. Since things were so hard on him already, he could imagine how much harder it would have been for his three surgical assistants, who were all much older than he was.


    The three much older surgeons were currently sitting down against the wall and smoking in the doctors¡¯ resting area while chatting about meaningless things. There were chairs in the doctors¡¯ resting area, but they instead chose to sit down on the ground against the wall, as stretching their legs out while smoking was the mostfortable position for them. Smoking was actually forbidden in the hospital. However, the hospital would usually turn a blind eye to doctors smoking in their resting area. The surgeons were truly exhausted.


    However, Zhang Fan and the other three men all had satisfied and delighted expressions. It felt really, really special to seed at such a surgery. Such a sense of aplishment couldn¡¯t be brought by money or authority. To describe this feeling in words, it was just like something warm flowing into the heart, while a faint sense of excitement shed in the brain.


    This sense of aplishment would bring about self-discipline and pride. Countless doctors all around the world would shout about how tiring their job was. However, the great majority of doctors still wouldn¡¯t give up on their job for a different job of equivalent pay. The job of doctor just had such a special attractive quality to it.


    Since Zhang Fan was basically cheating with his System buffing his physical body, and he was also much younger than the other three doctors, Zhang Fan managed to recover after only about 10 minutes of rest. ¡°My dear three leaders, shall we go get some food? With the current time, we might as well count this meal as both lunch and dinner.¡±


    ¡°No. All I want right now is to sleep,¡± said Director Li while continuing to smoke.


    ¡°I¡¯m also not interested.¡± Vice Director Chen had his eyes closed. Since it was the weekend, fewer doctors were on duty at the hospital. The four of them were currently the only ones in the doctors¡¯ resting area right now. Vice Director Chen wanted to immediately sleep here.


    ¡°Being young is so nice. I¡¯m not hungry at all right now. Feel free to go by yourself.¡± Director Zhao was also really fatigued. Instead of leaning with his back against the wall like the other two surgeons, he was already spread out on the ground, as if he didn¡¯t have any bones in his body. He didn¡¯t seem like an expert doctor at all right now!


    Although the three older men weren¡¯t feeling hungry right now, Zhang Fan was really starving. He immediately rushed out to go and find something to eat. He didn¡¯t want to trouble Shao Hua¡¯s parents to make food for him, so he simply ordered three dishes at a Sichuan cuisine restaurant right behind the hospital. He scarfed all the food down ravenously.


    It wasmon for many surgeons to have stomach problems, since surgeons would often be unable to eat meals at normal times. This was an unfortunate and unavoidable problem with the profession.


    It would be impossible for a hospital department director to not have tricks up their sleeve and some spies of their own. Originally, the proctology director intended on having a fun honeymoon with his new wife for two whole months. However, his spy in the proctology department called him and told him about how Zhang Fan had organized such a major proctology surgery for the department. The proctology director was no longer in the mood to stay out and have fun. He figured that he would no longer have anything to do by the time that he returned if he really stayed out for two months.


    Three days after the rectal cancer surgery, the proctology director suddenly canceled the rest of his vacation and returned to work at the hospital even though he had only taken slightly more than two weeks of his nned vacation! Since the proctology director had returned, Zhang Fan was now freed from the proctology department.


    The hospital administration director asked Zhang Fan if he wanted to finish his rotation in proctology right away, or if he wanted to stay for a full month in the proctology department. Zhang Fan chose to immediately finish his rotation, as there was nothing else meaningful to do here. The proctology director had rushed back to work without finishing even half of his nned vacation. Zhang Fan understood that this meant the proctology director felt his position was threatened. Since it was almost New Year¡¯s, Zhang Fan wanted to take some time off to rest so that he could properly apany his younger sister Jingshu.


    Zhang Fan decided to go ahead and use his New Year¡¯s vacation time. Since Zhang Fan was unmarried, and his hometown was more than 300 kilometers away, he was allotted seven days of vacation time per year. New Year¡¯s vacation time was another seven days as well, so Zhang Fan could use all of this vacation time for abined 14 days.


    Well, only someone like Zhang Fan who had special status at the hospital would actually be permitted to take such a long 14-day vacation. A young resident doctor or rotation doctor would only be able to dream about their vacation days, without actually being able to take such a long vacation! They would lose their job otherwise!


    From what this author has seen, women usually liked to buy some things which they really loved at the time of purchasing, but might never touch again in their life.


    Shao Hua and Jingshu were like this as well. When they went to Thand, they had only brought a singlerge suitcase with them. However, they returned with threerge suitcases! They brought backtex pillows, veryrge-brimmed straw hats, all sorts of dried fruits from Thand, and many essories.


    Zhang Fan finally felt reassured now that Shao Hua and Jingshu had finally returned from Thand. Zhang Fan really did give himself some rest time for real on this vacation. Zhang Fan was currently sitting in the middle of the sofa while Shao Hua and Jingshu both snuggled up to him on his left and right side respectively. They were showing off what they had brought back on their trip to him.


    ¡°Look! I bought this jade ring for you!¡± Shao Hua purchased a really green ring for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°It looks pretty nice, just like a ss marble!¡± Zhang Fan simply gave it a nce. He had no interest in such a thing. Besides, as a surgeon, he couldn¡¯t wear jewelry on his hands. How was he supposed to perform surgery with that on his hand?


    ¡°You have good taste. This jade ring cost 800 or so yuan. Apparently, it¡¯s some type of special ss. Just look, look, it¡¯s so beautiful!¡± Shao Hua and Jingshu were really cute and silly to have spent 800 yuan at a tourist hotspot on some so-called special ss.


    Zhang Fan really wasn¡¯t ustomed to having so much free time. Although he wanted to sleep in, he would always automatically wake up early in the morning! He would then go out for his daily morning jog, study his medical textbooks, and then go out shopping together with Shao Hua and Jingshu.


    For doctors, especially surgeons, they would usually care a lot about their reputation. Although something like reputation seemed rather ethereal, there were indeed those who dreamed every day of bing famous. Yet, no matter what they did, they couldn¡¯t be well-known at all.


    Zhang Fan was starting to be famous in Chasu City now. Various government employees at certain bureaus started learning that Zhang Fan was highly skilled, since they would have good information channels. Through the government employees, the average citizen would also slowly learn about who the most skilled doctors in town were.


    In the past, Zhang Fan would receive very few phone calls on his cell phone. At most, Shao Hua, Chen Qifa, and his other friends and coworkers would call him. They all knew that Zhang Fan was really busy, so they rarely called him. But now, Zhang Fan was really starting to hate the invention known as the cell phone!


    Although he was on vacation, he couldn¡¯t turn off his cell phone. Zhang Fan had already reported to the hospital when applying for his vacation that he wouldn¡¯t be leaving Chasu City. This was the special nature of working for the hospital inparison to other jobs. As long as you were still in the same city as the hospital, you wouldn¡¯t be allowed to turn off your cell phone. The hospital might summon you over at any moment, interrupting the doctor¡¯s vacation.


    While the hospital didn¡¯t contact Zhang Fan for anything major during his vacation, many people now started calling Zhang Fan through their connections to have him treat them. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t refuse a single one. Firstly, Zhang Fan loved to grind experience for his System. Secondly, this was simply how Zhang Fan was. He would help everyone who needed it. While he could indeed refuse, that didn¡¯t fit with his personality. Besides, he figured that he should broaden his connections in society, rather than cut them off.


    Some people would luckily be born into incredibly wealthy families. However, obviously most people wouldn¡¯t be so lucky. If you wanted to have a good life or achieve a certain standard in sess, you would have to work hard unless you were born lucky.


    It was about to be New Year¡¯s, but Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have a chance to rest anymore. For a certain reason, Ma Wentao was now quitting his hospital business! This suddenly happened without any warning beforehand at all.


    Ma Wentao gave Zhang Fan a phone call. ¡°Sorry! I¡¯m leaving!¡±


    ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t know! There¡¯s no hope anymore for starting my new hospital! I would like to transfer legal ownership of my current hospital over to you. If you don¡¯t want it, then I¡¯m just going to close that hospital!¡±


    ¡°What!?¡± Zhang Fan was incredibly astonished to hear this!


    ¡°Think it over. I¡¯lle meet you in three days!¡±


    That was all that Ma Wentao said. Zhang Fan held onto his cell phone while sitting down on the sofa. He was absolutely stunned by this!


    ¡°What is it? Were you called to perform a surgery?¡± Shao Hua was concerned because she noticed that Zhang Fan seemed to be petrified.


    ¡°That¡¯s not it!¡±

 Chapter 244: Shamelessly asking to borrow money!

    <h4>Chapter 244: Shamelessly asking to borrow money!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Later on the same day, Zhang Fan, Chen Qifa, Li Liang, and several of the doctors that Zhang Fan had recruited to Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital all sat down together to talk for a very long time. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t hide this from the others. He absolutely wasn¡¯t the type to do so. This would affect the others¡¯ very livelihoods. He felt that it would be really immoral to hide things from them! The others had been doing well at this hospital, but were all thunderstruck to receive this news out of the blue.


    Opportunities were fewer in smaller ces. Since these doctors had already left the public hospital system, it would be quite difficult for them to return. Not only that, they also looked down upon other private hospitals which often had many illegal operations!


    ¡°Are we really going to have to leave here?¡± Chen Qifa asked with a rather nk expression.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, how about you just buy the hospital? We¡¯re all willing to work under you!¡± Li Liang eximed.


    Chen Qifa¡¯s expression had originally been listless, but he was suddenly revitalized when he heard this suggestion. ¡°Yeah, yeah, Teacher Zhang, just buy the hospital. We¡¯ll work under you.¡±


    The other doctors also looked at Zhang Fan with hope in their eyes. Zhang Fan had recruited all of them to work at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. Since things had nowe to this, he had to give them a proper answer. Even if none of them said anything about things to Zhang Fan, he would still give them a proper answer. However, the biggest problem here was money! Although Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital didn¡¯t seem to be very big, its cost and upkeep would be astronomical for Zhang Fan¡¯s current economic status!


    ¡°But, the money...¡± Zhang Fan felt really terrible inside. All of these doctors needed to work and support themselves and their families. Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t want to see this current situation. Nor had he ever expected this to happen. As the saying went, if your support copsed, then you would copse as well.


    ¡°As long as we¡¯re all still here, there¡¯s nothing to be afraid of. We can alle up with the money together. Teacher Zhang, please lead us!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Teacher Zhang!¡±


    ¡°We can alle up with money together! You wouldn¡¯t be worse than the original boss at running the hospital!¡±


    ¡°What if we end up losing money?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°At most, we¡¯ll move to Raptor City or go to ind China. It¡¯s not like we¡¯ll starve to death, you know?¡± Chen Qifa had now cleared his mind. ¡°Besides, we justck someone to lead the hospital. This might even actually be a chance to realize our dreams! Teacher Zhang, lead us!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll have to speak to President Ma first. However, all of you can rest assured. No matter what, I was the one who brought all of you here. I will definitely take care of you all.¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, don¡¯t feel too much pressure. We¡¯re doctors. It¡¯s easy for us to find a job!¡± Doctor Lin from the general surgery department of Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital smiled as he said this to Zhang Fan.


    Others were enjoying New Year¡¯s, but Zhang Fan would have to start running around trying to borrow money during this time.


    And so, Zhang Fan started asking to borrow money from everyone else. No matter what Ma Wentao¡¯s reason for quitting was, Zhang Fan had now decided to purchase his hospital. In that case, he would need a lot of money in order to do this. Zhang Fan was quite confident in his own medical abilities. He wasn¡¯t afraid that he wouldn¡¯t be able to return the money. Thus, Zhang Fan returned to being just like his old food seller days. He shamelessly asked for money from everyone.


    Why was this? He was doing this for his own dreams, as well as for the sake of all these people who he had recruited. These other doctors had all joined Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital because of him. Although Zhang Fan could indeed not care about them and just leave things alone, he wasn¡¯t that type of person!


    ¡°Director Gao, please loan me some money. I need to tell you beforehand that I probably won¡¯t be able to return the money to you within the next few years.¡± Zhang Fan awkwardly made his request to Director Gao Shijun in thetter¡¯s director¡¯s office.


    ¡°Is 100,000 yuan enough? If you still need more, you¡¯ll have to wait. I¡¯ll also have to borrow money through my connections for you then.¡± Gao Shijun didn¡¯t even ask the reason why Zhang Fan needed money. He simply told Zhang Fan how much money he could loan him.


    ¡°That¡¯s more than enough. But, Director Gao, I won¡¯t be able to return the money anytime soon.¡± Zhang Fan felt tumultuous emotions in his heart. Was he feeling bad? He was really moved, truly moved! 100,000 yuan was no small amount of money. Yet, Gao Shijun hadn¡¯t even asked what he needed the money for.


    ¡°Yeah. I don¡¯t have any major expenses that I need to pay. However, I need to tell you clearly that when ites to money, enough is enough. Don¡¯t get addicted to money. Don¡¯t be a ve to money!¡± Gao Shijun did his best to seriously lecture Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yes, I understand.¡± Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t intended to borrow so much from Director Gao in the first ce. Zhang Fan¡¯s n had been to try and borrow 50,000-60,000 yuan from each director and vice director that he knew and had a decent rtionship with. He never expected that Director Gao would immediately loan him 100,000 yuan just like that!


    Later, in orthopedic department #2, Director Wang Dehua looked at Zhang Fan with curiosity. ¡°What exactly are you here for today? You¡¯re the type who never visits unless there¡¯s something you want.¡± Director Wang poured some water for Zhang Fan as he said this. Although Director Wang wasn¡¯t the type who would say nice words, and he had a poor temper, he was a frank and honest man.


    ¡°Director Wang, I¡¯m here to borrow money.¡±


    ¡°Borrow money?¡± Director Wang was quite surprised by this!


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Zhang Fan was rather embarrassed. None of the directors asked him what he needed the money for. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t intend to exin. Besides, the directors were all quite smart, with good emotional intelligence. They judged based on who was asking, not what the matter was about. If they were willing to loan money, then they would instantly say it. If they weren¡¯t willing to loan money, then they would be direct about it as well.


    ¡°How much do you need?¡± Director Wang looked at Zhang Fan rather sardonically. ¡®I wonder what this young brat is up to!¡¯


    ¡°Around 50,000 to 60,000 yuan.¡± This was the rtionship between skilled doctors. It really was quite simple! Zhang Fan made his request quite clearly and left it up to Director Wang to decide. Since Zhang Fan was still young, he could get away with acting shamelessly like this!


    ¡°Alright, I can loan you 60,000 yuan. When will you return it?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! I don¡¯t think that I¡¯ll be able to return it in the next few years,¡± Zhang Fan said rather embarrassedly.


    ¡°Ok then! I¡¯m going to watch you little brat and see what you do!¡±


    Zhang Fan went and asked every single director and vice director in the surgical departments to borrow money, without leaving a single one out. As they were either directors or vice directors, most of them didn¡¯t have much financial burden to worry about. Zhang Fan shamelessly asked almost all of them. Half a dayter, Zhang Fan managed to borrow a total of 800,000 yuan in total. He now owed them all a heavy favor. He had only been able to borrow so much money because of the status that he had worked so hard for in his one year of working at Chasu City Hospital.


    Zhang Fan then started visiting the internal medicine department directors to ask them for money as well. He first visited cardiology director Ren Li. He really was doing his very best to get as much money as possible as he repeated his request.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll loan you the money. I¡¯m not in a hurry. You can return the money any time that you can afford to. Did something happen to your family? Don¡¯t bear things by yourself. If things are really serious, you can say it. The hospital might be able to help you.¡± Ren Li was really worried about why Zhang Fan was borrowing money.


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not it. It¡¯s just a little ident. I¡¯m just shamelessly asking for money.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good, then. It¡¯s good as long as your family is alright.¡±


    Two dayster, Zhang Fan had managed to borrow a total of approximately 1,200,000 yuan. The only directors and vice directors he didn¡¯t ask were the ones he didn¡¯t know very well and the ones who had financial problems themselves. He had been too embarrassed to ask those who he didn¡¯t know well.


    This amount of money still wasn¡¯t enough. Yet, Superintendent Ouyang soon learned that he was going around asking to borrow money from everyone.


    ¡°Where are you right now? Immediatelye to my office.¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately felt a headache from receiving Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s phone call. He knew that she would learn of his actions sooner orter. However, he hadn¡¯t expected that she would learn what was going on in just two days.


    ¡°Are you gambling?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked with an incredibly icy expression. She knew that Zhang Fan had borrowed money already from every single director and vice director that he knew. Superintendent Ouyang was really worried that Zhang Fan would go down a wrong path with such a gigantic sum of money.


    ¡°I¡¯m not-¡±


    ¡°You still deny it? I already know what you¡¯re doing! Just tell me the truth! Let me see if you¡¯re still salvageable or not! Just how much of a high-interest loan did you take out?¡± Superintendent Ouyang immediately interrupted him!


    ¡°It really isn¡¯t because of a high-interest loan!¡± Zhang Fan could only smile wryly in his mind. Superintendent Ouyang was being quite severe with him, but he felt really warm in his heart because she cared about him.


    ¡°Then there¡¯s still saving you. Tell me what¡¯s going on. Sit down and slowly tell me the whole story.¡± Only now did Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s expression soften just a little bit.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to buy a hospital!¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s mouth was wide agape for quite a long period of time. She had considered many possible reasons why Zhang Fan would want to borrow so much money, but she had never expected to hear this!

 Chapter 245: President Shao!

    <h4>Chapter 245: President Shao!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Previously, when Zhang Fan told Shao Hua about how he wanted to buy Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital, she had also been really astonished at first. Still, she calmed down really quickly, and soon went to find the bank card hidden in their home with their savings. ¡°No matter what, you need to pay attention to your health. Don¡¯t pressure yourself too much. We¡¯re already livingfortably. I¡¯m quite satisfied with what we have already. If this is your dream, I support you fully.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t that Shao Hua hadn¡¯t considered that Zhang Fan might fail in running a hospital. Still, she supported him regardless! She wasn¡¯t afraid of having to start all over again from the very beginning if the hospital failed! She was willing as long as Zhang Fan was willing.


    Zhang Fan became even more determined to purchase Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital after receiving Shao Hua¡¯s support.


    ¡°You think that you¡¯re skilled enough to go earn big money now?¡± Superintendent Ouyang finally recovered from her shock. Although her expression hadn¡¯t changed, she was clenching her fists so tightly that her fingers were going white. She had to do her best to suppress her anger.


    ¡°No¡ª¡±


    ¡°What no? You¡¯ve been blinded by money. Just look at yourself over the past year. I even helped you out with your working at other hospitals in order to protect you. However, I didn¡¯t expect that you would be so skilled that you would monopolize the entire surgery market around this area with just a little help from me! I was wondering why you didn¡¯t go to Raptor City or Bluebird City with your skills. So this was the reason. Go do what you like. I¡¯ll be waiting for your resignation letter.¡±


    ¡°Superintendent, it¡¯s really not like that.¡± Superintendent Ouyang was speaking so quickly that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get a chance to exin himself. She was far too disappointed in Zhang Fan. She really loved his talent, so she hated seeing him go down the wrong path!


    ¡°If you¡¯re not being blinded by money, then what¡¯s your reason? Do you think that being the superintendent of your own hospital will be really cool?¡± Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s anger calmed down slightly. However, her words were still quite piercing! She kept asking Zhang Fan questions in a really harsh tone. She had truly been angered by Zhang Fan.


    In this current generation, especially at a public ss A hospital, private hospitals would be viewed as the equivalent of nothing more than a scam. Public hospitals wouldn¡¯t even view private hospitals as worthy of being called hospitals.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that. Do you know President Li Xiao?¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly spoke as he felt that Superintendent Ouyang was about to devour him.


    ¡°Yes!¡± Superintendent Ouyang responded expressionlessly and aloofly.


    ¡°Her nephew owns a hospital. Since our hospital doesn¡¯t have a microsurgery department, and he wanted to focus on this type of treatment, he invited me over to perform surgery there. I felt that it was quite good because it can make up for the weakness of our public hospital. That was why I helped him recruit several doctors.¡± Zhang Fan snuck a nce at Superintendent Ouyang. Currently, she still had quite a dark expression.


    ¡°So, you and your followers are going to kick out her nephew and do things yourself? Have you checkmated him already? You and your group will refuse to work unless he sells the hospital to you?¡± That would be a typical Chinese business development. Superintendent Ouyang was now running out of patience. This was an issue of moral character and principle for her. She no longer had any interest in talking with Zhang Fan! She didn¡¯t care anymore!


    Superintendent Ouyang felt that it was fine to like money. Who didn¡¯t like money? But, she wasn¡¯t the type to even talk to anyone who did things she considered immoral for the sake of money.


    ¡°No, he¡¯s the one who¡¯s leaving us behind. Originally, we had a nice agreement to develop things properly and expand the hospital business all over China and even to the neighboring countries. But just recently, he suddenly told me that he¡¯s quitting the hospital business and that he would transfer legal ownership of his hospital to me. He said that he¡¯s going to close down his hospital if I don¡¯t want it.¡±


    ¡°Then let him close down his hospital! Just what ridiculous things are you thinking about instead of properly going to work every day? Expanding a hospital business even to other countries? Are you actually awake or just daydreaming?¡± Superintendent Ouyang was so angry that she evenughed. Still, her anger did dissipate significantly now that Zhang Fan had exined things.


    ¡°It¡¯s because the public hospitals don¡¯t focus on microsurgery!¡± Zhang Fan said in a low voice.


    ¡°Hey! So is that my fault?¡± Superintendent Ouyang raised her voice several octaves. However, she wasn¡¯t actually angry.


    ¡°No, I just wanted a little sense of aplishment! Originally, even if he closed his hospital, it wouldn¡¯t have much to do with me. However, I recruited many doctors for him. They¡¯re all from the neighboring cities. If his hospital closes, they¡¯ll all have to take their entire families and leave Chasu City because they look down on working at other private hospitals. All of them came to this private hospital because of me. I feel like I¡¯ll regret it for the rest of my life if I don¡¯t do something for them.¡±


    ¡°Even a bank will have debts that it¡¯s unable to recover, not to mention a situation like this. If the private hospital didn¡¯t offer them a high enough sry, they wouldn¡¯t have been willing toe even if you begged their grandparents. When they wanted this extra money, they should have considered the risk of the private hospital going bankrupt. There¡¯s no such thing as something that¡¯s forever a good thing in the world. There¡¯s no need for you to carry this burden on your shoulders.¡± Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s tone was now far gentler. She was now taking on the role of an elder and lecturing Zhang Fan.


    ¡°But, I really can¡¯t bear to see them like this. It¡¯s not something I can do. I keep feeling like I really owe them.¡±


    She now felt assured about Zhang Fan. Who hadn¡¯t been young and overly passionate before? Superintendent Ouyang now intended to exin all the downsides of this to the little youngster and destroy his unrealistic dream.


    ¡°I know. I¡¯ve also considered it. I won¡¯t be greedy. I¡¯ll only have the hospital do hand and foot surgery. None of the biggest hospitals in Chasu City are willing to focus on this type of surgery. I think that the hospital should be able to survive in the market this way.¡±


    ¡°Hmm! I suppose. But, have you considered what might happen if another hospital also decides to work hard at conquering this market share? For example, our orthopedic department #3!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s impossible. This type of surgery is too tiring for any public hospital to develop. Besides, it would be impossible for you to give surgeons a percent of the surgery fee here at a public hospital!¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t afraid to speak directly about what he learned so far regarding hospital management.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan indeed managed to render Superintendent Ouyang speechless here. It was indeed true that doctors would only be paid a tiny fixed sum of only around 30 yuan per surgery at a public hospital. This was simply the government policy. But, what if a doctor decided to leave their public hospital job of their own free will? It was indeed true that public hospitals weren¡¯t able to help doctors with this matter of ie. Nor would a public hospital be able to satisfy doctors by making them feel like they weren¡¯t wasting their time by performing hand and foot surgery. That was why it was naturally impossible for public hospitals to develop this type of surgery.


    ¡°Then are you intending on quitting your job here to focus on this specific type of surgery?¡±


    ¡°No, I just want to have a ce where I can have the right to do whatever I want!¡± Zhang Fan said what was really in his heart because of Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s care for him.


    ¡°Then maybe I should let you be the superintendent here instead! You¡¯re speaking as if Chasu City Hospital is a prison that¡¯s restraining you! You really want to run your own hospital? You won¡¯t be able to do it. Why not recruit those doctors of yours to Chasu City Hospital instead? Although they won¡¯t have official positions, I can help them out a little with regards to money. That way, you also won¡¯t need to owe such a heavy debt to everyone. Just what will you even do if the hospital you run goes bankrupt!¡± Superintendent Ouyang began toe up with ideas.


    ¡°Superintendent, just help me out here. I really do want to do something for them. You also know that if you help them out with money, as time goes on, this definitely won¡¯tst.¡± If Superintendent Ouyang showed preference towards Zhang Fan¡¯s recruited doctors for anything financial, the other doctors in the hospital would soon rebel!


    ¡°Yeah. Oh, you. Why can¡¯t you just behave! Why must you have such ambition!¡± Superintendent Ouyang was really feeling a headache now. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t doing this for the sake of money or power. He only wanted to realize his own impractical dream. Was that wrong? He was trying to do something that an ordinary person wouldn¡¯t dare to or care about. Superintendent Ouyang suddenly became a little envious of Zhang Fan¡¯s attitude, dream, and willingness to take responsibility.


    ¡°I can¡¯t help you with much. At most, I can help you a little with the relevant government agencies in charge of managing hospitals. But, don¡¯t you even think about going to y at your hand and foot surgeries or whatever there. Properlye to work here, and remember, don¡¯t waste your talent!¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Superintendent. Thank you, Superintendent.¡± Zhang Fan became excited, truly excited. If Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t agree to this, it really would be impossible for him. He bowed to Superintendent Ouyang as he said this, and then he began to leave her office.


    ¡°Wait a moment. How much money do you stillck?¡± Superintendent Ouyang could only mentally exim as she watched Zhang Fan¡¯s young figure about to leave. As she was someone who had worked her way up from the lowest-ranking doctor, she knew how things were. She had also been someone who had helplesslypromised countless times in the past!


    ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡±


    ¡°What? You don¡¯t know?¡± Superintendent Ouyang rubbed her own forehead in exasperation and waved her hand. ¡°You can go now. I bet that you¡¯re going to be really poor for the next few years!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s such a fool! Sigh! It¡¯s so nice to be young.¡± Superintendent Ouyang couldn¡¯t help butugh as she said this to herself after Zhang Fan left. She now felt a lot better since she knew that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t quitting his work at the public hospital or doing something improper with his money. Was the 1,200,000 yuan that he borrowed a lot of money? For Zhang Fan, this really wouldn¡¯t be that much. He could make it back in just a few years with all of his surgeries at other hospitals, regr sry, and other ie! Even if he failed at running the hospital, it would be alright. It would be part of his experience in life. Superintendent Ouyang thus decided against forbidding him to buy his own hospital when she thought of this.


    Zhang Fan met with Ma Wentao in a small private room at a small restaurant. Ma Wentao seemed to be incredibly fatigued. His beard was scraggly and unkept. He wasn¡¯t well-dressed and cleanly shaven like he always was. He instantly downed half of the really cheap wine in front of him as he sat down across from Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan had so many questions to ask, but he was unable to ask anymore after seeing how wretched Ma Wentao appeared. Zhang Fan could only silently pour some more wine for his soon to be ex-business partner.


    ¡°You don¡¯t want any?¡± Ma Wentao looked at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I¡¯d really like to drink with you, but you also know that I¡¯m incapable of drinking any alcohol at all without gettingpletely drunk. I¡¯d be unable to discuss serious business with you then. So, there really is no other way?¡± Zhang Fan asked in a soft voice.


    ¡°There isn¡¯t!¡±


    ¡°How much money do you need to sell your hospital to me?¡±


    ¡°How much do you have?¡±


    ¡°I managed to get about 1,200,000 yuan. I might be able to get a little more, but not much more!¡±


    ¡°Heh, I couldn¡¯t tell that you were so poor. I thought that you¡¯d be able to get at least several million yuan!¡± Ma Wentao teased Zhang Fan. As Ma Wentao sat there, he felt envious of Zhang Fan for the first time ever.


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Zhang Fan could tell from Ma Wentao¡¯s tone just how unwilling thetter was to give up. Normally, Zhang Fan would have made fun of him before leaving, but today, Zhang Fan felt like his words were all stuck in his throat!


    ¡°Fine, just give me 200,000 yuan! Everything will be up to you in the future. I¡¯m leaving now. I¡¯ve already paid the rent on the hospital for the next three years, Bro. I¡¯m leaving!¡± Tears streamed down Ma Wentao¡¯s cheeks as he said this!


    ¡°You should just take all of the 1,200,000 yuan! That would make me feel better.¡±


    ¡°Do Ick money!? Am I someone whocks money!? Money is my son! You understand!? Money is my son! Bro, please treat my hospital well!¡±


    Zhang Fan and Ma Wentao soon finished the legal paperwork for transferring the hospital ownership over. Instead of taking ownership himself, Zhang Fan had Shao Hua¡¯s father, whose name was Shao Guodong, officially be the owner of the hospital! Shao Guodong was now the official boss of this hospital!


    Although Zhang Fan still had 1,000,000 yuan left over from the money he borrowed, he didn¡¯t return this money. That was because he would need to use it all for running the hospital. In the past, Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital had an agreement to borrow the neighboring Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital¡¯s medical equipment, but that agreement was no longer in effect. Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital refused to loan their equipment to Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital even if he paid them!


    The expert doctors from Raptor City who worked at Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital for two weeks per month also left. Zhang Fan was unable to afford paying their sries. Additionally, Zhang Fan had to greatly reduce the hospital¡¯s services offered. He eliminated every single internal medicine department. He even eliminated the general surgery department. It wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to provide such services, but rather that his hospital didn¡¯t have enough medical equipment.


    The hospital¡¯s doctors also provided their own money to invest in the hospital and be shareholders. Chen Qifa and most of the other doctors all put up 100,000 yuan each. Li Liang was able to put up 300,000 yuan. When Li Liang¡¯s father heard that Zhang Fan would be leading this hospital now, he immediately gave his son the money that he had been saving for Li Liang to buy a home with in the future.

 Chapter 246: Valuable advice from elders

    <h4>Chapter 246: Valuable advice from elders</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan decided to purchase Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital. Back at Shao Hua¡¯s home, although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to give her parents any pressure, her parents would surely pay attention to such a major matter. Although Shao Hua¡¯s parents didn¡¯t mention their worries at nighttime when they saw him, they definitely weren¡¯t acting as casually as they used to. Suddenly running a hospital which would cost more than a million yuan? This was way too sudden. Shao Hua¡¯s parents had a hard time epting this.


    Although they treated Zhang Fan just like a son, for some things, there would still be a difference between a son-inw and a son. Not to mention, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua still hadn¡¯t gotten married yet!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s original n was to ask one of his rtives to be the legal owner of the hospital. However, Shao Hua¡¯s father heard this, and suddenly interjected, ¡°Don¡¯t count on any of your rtives for this. I¡¯ll be this legal representative and owner or whatever for your hospital! I¡¯m getting old already, so I have nothing to worry about.¡±


    ¡°Dad!¡± Shao Hua was a bit dissatisfied with this. It wasmon for young people to feel that older people couldn¡¯t keep up with the times.


    However, Zhang Fan¡¯s eyes lit up at this suggestion. Still, Zhang Fan told Shao Hua¡¯s father, ¡°Sir, the legal owner of the hospital will have to take legal responsibility.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m someone with half a foot in the grave already. What do I have to be afraid of? Besides, you don¡¯t have many people that you know here. You probably won¡¯t feel assured with anyone else. I can at least help you watch things at the hospital.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Listen to your father. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that your father had a poor temper, he would likely be a retired government official by now!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother told Zhang Fan and Shao Hua.


    ¡°Why are you bringing this up again? This is such old history.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father red at his wife. This was one of his biggest heartaches. Even if it was his wife, he didn¡¯t want her to mention it.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother knew that she couldn¡¯t help out, so she kept muttering as she left.


    ¡°That¡¯s how it will be, then. I¡¯ll help watch over the hospital for you. I don¡¯t understand anything about medicine, but it will be no problem for me to be a doorman,¡± said Shao Hua¡¯s father.


    ¡°Dad!¡± Shao Hua pulled on her father¡¯s arm. Originally, she had already prepared herself to be the legal owner and representative of the hospital. This was because Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t possibly be the actual legal owner and representative, because the Bureau of Health wouldn¡¯t allow him to do so.


    ¡°Yeah. I can¡¯t help you much because of my age, but since we¡¯re mentioning this topic, the three of us should properly discuss things. Although I don¡¯t know much about this, I¡¯ve already listened to a lot from you. Three ordinary people can beat Zhuge Liang, isn¡¯t that how the saying goes? Let¡¯s talk things over properly. What are your current ns?¡±


    ¡°I intend to focus on hand and foot surgery, which is an area that no public hospital likes to work on. I¡¯ll also add some sports medicine since the hospital has already had some sess with sports medicine advertisements,¡± Zhang Fan said after a moment of thought.


    ¡°You can make the decisions for such things. Do whatever you like with regards to professional matters. You don¡¯t need to listen to others¡¯ opinions. I think that you should already know what to do. What about how to run your business, then? You have so many stockholders in your hospital now. Are you still going to use the previous sry system or something else?¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I¡¯ll pay out stock dividends ording to shares held at the end of year, and keep paying sries as normal.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to have to tell Shao Hua to keep some of her own money if that¡¯s what you¡¯re nning. You definitely won¡¯t be able to seed like this. Since your hospital is staffed by your friends and coworkers, the most likely scenario is that everyone starts hating each other in the end,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father stated seriously.


    Most of the time, Zhang Fan¡¯s impression of Shao Hua¡¯s father was that thetter was a rather stubborn retired old man who would often y Chinese chess. Shao Hua¡¯s father would also passionately go over to help any friend or neighbor who needed something. However, Shao Hua¡¯s father had never shown off any major abilities or foresight before. Zhang Fan thus didn¡¯t really understand what Shao Hua¡¯s father meant here.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think that will happen. There¡¯s plenty of patients to go around. Besides, the hospital already has a steady customer base,¡± Zhang Fan said in some confusion. He was still too young to really understand what Shao Hua¡¯s father meant.


    ¡°I¡¯m not talking about ack of customers. Let¡¯s just talk about supermarkets or restaurants as an example. Just look at what you can find outside. Why are there good businesses and bad businesses? Besides, your hospital is run as a partnership since everyone has contributed. It will definitely fail unless you have a reasonable system,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father said confidently.


    ¡°Why act so mysterious? Just tell him what you know already.¡± Although Shao Hua¡¯s mother was in the kitchen, she was still listening in on the conversation due to her concern.


    ¡°Hey! If you¡¯re bored, just go sit on the sofa. Stop messing around!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father felt that the aura he had just built up just vanished due to his wife.


    ¡°Dad, please just tell me. We don¡¯t understand. Zhang Fan is actually quite worried as well.¡± Shao Hua pulled on her father¡¯s arm. He was satisfied by this as he felt like his past glory had returned to him.


    ¡°When doing business, selling services is different from eating a meal together with your friends. There are benefits involved here. As long as benefits are involved, if there isn¡¯t a reasonable system, then great trouble will appear as time goes on. Without saying anything else, while your hospital¡¯s former President Ma could use his system, you can¡¯t use his system. Why is that? Let me exin to you.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father drank some tea and lit up a cigarette.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father spoke again after spitting out so much smoke that it covered his face. It seemed as if he was reminiscing. ¡°Back in the day, the farm we worked at was the most amazing farm around here. It had thergest machinery and most knowledgeable people. Everyone worked hard to improve things together. However, the glorious timested for only a few years before things started going downhill. The downhill slide only continued faster and faster until things copsed in the end.


    ¡°Why would this happen? It¡¯s actually all because of benefits. At first, everyone was united and worked hard together. However, those who worked more and those who worked less were paid the same. As time went on, who wouldn¡¯t have some selfish thoughts? People started taking things from the farm to use in their own homes. The leaders also started enjoying much better foods. A nice farm became a ce where everyone was only worried about themselves all the time.¡±


    ¡°What does this have to do with the hospital?¡± Shao Hua asked in confusion.


    ¡°Don¡¯t interrupt. Please continue, Sir.¡± Zhang Fan was beginning to understand.


    ¡°Human hearts will always fall to temptation. Especially in a partnership like yours, who does more work and who does less work, who gets more money and who gets less money, a proper system needs to be established from the very beginning so that everyone understands who gets what. Business is business. Friends are friends. You must draw the line clearly. If you don¡¯t, you won¡¯t have anything at all in the end. All the money will be lost, and your former friends will be your worst enemies.¡±


    ¡°What do you think I should do, then?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°First of all, I agree with how you¡¯re having your doctors all invest in the hospital and be stockholders. You have quite some ambition yourself, managing to raise 1,000,000 yuan to invest into the hospital. That¡¯s very good. If people aren¡¯t willing to make sacrifices, then they won¡¯t be able to gain anything. You invested more than anyone, and you¡¯re also highly skilled. You¡¯ve definitely gained the right of leadership in this hospital.


    ¡°Why is it that I¡¯m saying that I agree with how you had your doctors invest in the hospital? There are several reasons for that. Firstly, the hospital is a ce where skills matter. Without something concrete tying them here, trying to count on friendship or face isn¡¯t reliable. Everyone needs to eat and support themselves. That¡¯s why the most solid way to keep them here is through benefits. But, if you keep using the same old system as before, it won¡¯t work.¡±


    Zhang Fan poured a fresh cup of water for Shao Hua¡¯s father as he listened seriously to thetter¡¯s words.


    The more that Shao Hua¡¯s father spoke, the more spirited he became. ¡°Since we¡¯re going to run this business, we must run it properly. We can¡¯t be vague about anything. Otherwise, we won¡¯t even know how we died. To start with, we don¡¯t have much capital. We can¡¯t possiblypare to President Ma in this. He can use his vast personal wealth, but we can¡¯t. We can only use future expectations to give everyone confidence. The first step you must do is reduce everyone¡¯s sry to standard market value.¡±


    ¡°What if everyone is unwilling to take the sry cut?¡± Shao Hua inquired.


    ¡°There will definitely be those who are dissatisfied. But, that¡¯s nothing to worry about as long as most of the doctors still stay on. Why is it that I agree with having the doctors be stockholders? It¡¯s actually quite good. Although they¡¯re regr employees, they¡¯ll all feel like they¡¯re the bosses. However, there can only be one person making the final decisions in the end. That will be you. You need to absolutely make sure of this.


    ¡°It¡¯s also absolutely necessary to lower everyone¡¯s sries to market value. Firstly, this will reduce the pressure on your capital. Secondly, this will give them room for development. You can reduce their sries, but you can also raise their bonuses. The bonuses will correspond directly to their work. As for dividends, there¡¯s no need to do them once a year. At first, start out with issuing dividends once per month. Once the hospital¡¯s business is on a proper track, then it will be no problem to only issue dividends once per year or even once every two years.¡±


    ¡°What if others disagree?¡± Shao Hua asked rather naively.


    ¡°It¡¯s quite simple. Just let them leave! As long as most people stay on, including the most talented individuals, will it be that hard to hire new people? Letting the doctors be stockholders will really make them treat this hospital as their own. That will motivate them and improve their work efficiency. Lowering their sry but raising their bonuses will show them the benefits of working hard for extra money. You absolutely can¡¯t have people receiving the same sry for different amounts of work! For the early monthly dividend, the amount has to be higher than the standard bank interest. This way, everyone will have motivation. Also, you need to exin clearly to everyone who bes a stockholder that it won¡¯t be that easy for them to leave as easily as they want! There will always be risks involved together with benefits. You can¡¯t be the one to take on all the risks by yourself. That will no longer be a business, that¡¯s just charity!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan broke out in a cold sweat after hearing all this. This was quite different from his food seller days of selling instant noodles. Even a small hospital would be a workce with several dozen employees. So many things would be involved in running a hospital. Only now did Zhang Fan realize that this wouldn¡¯t be simple at all!


    Shao Hua¡¯s father had a proud expression as he saw how Zhang Fan had been awed by him!


    ¡°How should we start things, then?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°That¡¯s simple. Start with an internal meeting. Do as Mao Zedong has taught us to. First talk about the difficulties, which will scare off those who aren¡¯t resolute. People who are easily shaken are the scariest type to have around. When things are going well, they¡¯ll want to put a brake on development, and when things aren¡¯t going well, they¡¯ll be the first to rebel.


    ¡°After that, unify everyone¡¯s way of thinking. This is actually quite simr to how you perform a surgery. There needs to be only one leading way of thinking. No matter if it¡¯s business or government, it¡¯s never the guests who get to eat first. Why is that? No matter which idea prevails in the end, there¡¯s always only one idea that will suppress the others. You must unify everyone under the same goal.


    ¡°After that is the simplest part. Create your own system that must be enforced quite strictly. For example, how much money will you earn for each surgery? How much money will another doctor earn for each surgery? Everything must be written down clearly and in great detail.


    ¡°The final part is the most difficult, as well as our greatest weakness. We¡¯ll have to contact various government bureaus in charge of different types of approval for your hospital. I don¡¯t have the ability to help you here!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s energy finally receded a bit here.


    ¡°Sir, just look at what you¡¯re saying. You¡¯re already so amazing. It¡¯s as if a fog has been lifted from around my eyes. I finally have some ideas on how to run the hospital now. I¡¯ll think about how to contact the government.¡±


    ¡°Actually, there¡¯s a shortcut for this. If we don¡¯t have connections, then we¡¯ll use the method avable for those without connections.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father had a rather sly smile.


    ¡°Dad!¡± Shao Hua was dissatisfied with him.


    ¡°Sigh! Daughters will always leave the family after growing up!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father could tell that his daughter was dissatisfied with him, but there was no helping it. ¡°This method is to hire a retired government official and give them a position in the hospital. Have this retired government official go contact other government officials. It would be best if this retired government official had some actual power. For some things, there¡¯s really a huge difference between having and not having connections.


    ¡°Besides, no matter if it¡¯s a hospital or supermarket, you¡¯re selling something, which means it¡¯s a business. You can¡¯t have everything be stale or friendly. This isn¡¯t a retirement home. You need to havepetition and elimination. Only by having worries will you be alive. Those who are too content will die.¡±


    ¡°Yes! I understand.¡± Zhang Fan was quite mystified inside. ¡®I could never tell that Shao Hua¡¯s father was someone so amazing!¡¯


    Later that night, when both of Shao Hua¡¯s parents went to bed, Shao Hua¡¯s mother worriedly asked, ¡°Just what do you think of Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it will seed!¡±


    ¡°Then you¡¯re not trying to stop him? You¡¯re even helping hime up with ideas!¡±


    ¡°Although I don¡¯t think it will seed, that doesn¡¯t mean that it has no chance at all.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother didn¡¯t understand, so Shao Hua¡¯s father exined.


    ¡°Firstly, that Zhang Fan, he mostly thinks about his surgeries. Even though he¡¯s spending so much money now on his own hospital business, he¡¯s still unwilling to leave his job at the public hospital. This means that he¡¯s not doing this for the sake of money. Secondly, it will take time for people to get used to working together. As long as they can survive the first year, then the hospital business will be stable. Thirdly, that little brat Zhang Fan is getting harder and harder for me to see through. He¡¯s just so daring. Where does all his confidencee from!¡±


    ¡°Sigh! With you saying this, I¡¯m getting even more worried. Will this be good or bad for us all?¡±


    ¡°What can we do about it? A path that we¡¯ve chosen is one that we must finish, no matter if there¡¯sughter or tears. Our daughter was the one who chose Zhang Fan! He can¡¯t let us rest assured at all. What¡¯s wrong with having a in and simple life? Shao Hua had to choose a troublemaker like this!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you say that to Shao Hua.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not stupid! Since she chose him, then we¡¯ll just do our very best to think of ideas to help him! Sigh, I won¡¯t be able to rest well in my old age!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re probably secretly snickering. You being the legal owner and representative of the hospital is probably the equivalent of a government bureau section chief!¡±


    ¡°Section chief? Just go to sleep! You should just think about what food to make for tomorrow!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father no longer wanted to continue this conversation!


    Zhang Fan was quite worried as he sat around with Chen Qifa and Li Liang for a discussion with only the three of them. He considered the other two to be his core team for the hospital. They were currently discussing the issues that they needed to deal with.


    The first problem was that there were no veteran doctors who had held a medical license for many years already. Since Ma Wentao had left, the expert doctors and directors from Raptor City had also left the hospital. To be honest, it wouldn¡¯t be possible to hire them on only a regr sry. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t afford to hire them back on the higher sries they wanted.


    ¡°It won¡¯t be possible to perform any surgeries without a single veteran doctor. The Bureau of Health would instantly shut us down,¡± Zhang Fan stated.


    ¡°Bro, how about you invite an expert from Chasu City Hospital?¡± Li Liang suggested.


    ¡°That would probably be too much trouble. I have a candidate in mind,¡± Chen Qifa mentioned as his eyes lit up.


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Zhang Fan questioningly looked over.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, do you still remember Director Nuar?¡±


    ¡°How could I possibly forget him? Nuar, you say? He¡¯s now retired and resting at home. I don¡¯t think he would be interested ining to Chasu City?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯ll definitelye. We don¡¯t need him to do any actual work. He just needs to sign his name on all our surgeries. His son is a bit of a wastrel. His meager retirement pension is probably gone instantly on the day that he receives it. Just give him some money, and he won¡¯t even have to do any real work here, so he¡¯ll definitelye,¡± Chen Qifa stated confidently.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s contact him immediately. Shall I or will you?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°Teacher, you should be the one to contact him. You¡¯re the one who¡¯s going to be in charge of the hospital, after all. Also, Li Liang, when at the hospital, don¡¯t address Zhang Fan as Bro anymore. Call him Director or Superintendent.¡± Chen Qifa was telling both Li Liang and Zhang Fan that in the future, Zhang Fan needed to pay attention to elevating his own status! This was the world of adults. There was no fairy tale world here. There would only be those of higher rank who would suppress those of lower rank!


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll pay attention in the future,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly spoke before Li Liang could.


    ¡°Also, next up will be about each department¡¯s work. I¡¯d like to split things up into two or three different teams,¡± Zhang Fan added.


    ¡°Why split up into different teams?¡± Li Liang didn¡¯t understand, as he was still young and hadn¡¯t worked for long at a public hospital like Kuake City Hospital.


    ¡°Yes, I was going to suggest to you as well. Splitting up into teams is a must. Otherwise, everyone will just be doing no work while waiting for their sry within three months. Also, Teacher, you must split up the teams so that the teams are all equal in skill. It would be best if there are three teams instead of two. There will be too many people in a team if there¡¯s only two teams. If we do a good job, other ces will definitely try to headhunt from us. It¡¯s not a big deal if they headhunt one or two people, but what¡¯s scary is if they poach an entire team. That would be really troublesome for us. That¡¯s why it¡¯s better for us to separate them into smaller teams. As long as they¡¯repeting with each other, it will make it more difficult for them to want to rebel!¡±


    It was quite correct to say that older people would be slyer. Chen Qifa had worked at Kuake City Hospital for several decades already. He knew quite well about all the shady things at a hospital. Chen Qifa was truly treating Zhang Fan as his teacher; otherwise, he never would have exined such things.


    ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s what I think as well!¡± Actually, this was all Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s idea. Zhang Fan was simply borrowing the idea.


    ¡°After determining personnel assignments, there¡¯s also sry. With the doctors¡¯ current sries at this private hospital, it would give me too much pressure to keep paying everyone the same sry. I want to lower the base sry and raise the bonuses, and also add monthly stock dividends. What do you two think?¡± Zhang Fan mentioned another one of Shao Hua¡¯s father¡¯s ideas.


    ¡°We can do that. Otherwise, there won¡¯t be any pressure on everyone.¡± Li Liang supported whatever Zhang Fan said without even thinking about it. He really trusted Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be the one to say this at the meeting with everyone. Either myself or Li Liang should say it. You¡¯re the one who invested the most into the hospital, followed by Li Liang. You can¡¯t be the one to say it, as that will be a bit too much,¡± Chen Qifa told him.


    ¡°I¡¯ll say it!¡± Li Liang immediately volunteered.


    ¡°How will you say it? Think about it by yourself and practice it several times. Tell me when you¡¯re ready, and I¡¯ll listen to your words.¡± Although Chen Qifa was Zhang Fan¡¯s disciple, Li Liang was actually Chen Qifa¡¯s disciple. That was why Chen Qifa would adopt the tone of an elder with Li Liang. Still, one of Li Liang¡¯s good qualities was that he was willing to learn from others.


    ¡°Also, we need someone who specializes in interacting with government officials. I really don¡¯t have any idea who should do this.¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t from this area. It really would be difficult for him.


    ¡°Yeah, this is our weakness.¡± Chen Qifa and Li Liang also fell silent as they contemted.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do this for the time being. You can be in charge of government contacts for now. Once I find a more appropriate person, then you can focus fully on clinical treatment,¡± Zhang Fan told Chen Qifa.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯m just worried that I won¡¯t be able to do a good enough job!¡±


    Chen Qifa then spoke up again after some thought. ¡°Right now, our hospital only has a C-arm X-ray,puted radiography, and ultrasound. We have no other major medical equipment. This is also a big problem.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve already contacted someone about this matter. It shouldn¡¯t be a problem,¡± said Zhang Fan.


    What had happened here? Yesterday, Zhang Fan contacted Li Qiong, who was Director Gao Shijun¡¯s medical equipment supplier, as he wasn¡¯t very well acquainted with any other medical equipment supplier.


    Li Qiong had been really angry that Zhang Fan was the type who never cared about medical equipment one bit. Yet, there was nothing she could do about it.


    But when she received a call from Zhang Fan, she immediately took a ne flight from Raptor City to Chasu City. While others might not know how important a talent like Zhang Fan would be, she knew quite clearly the importance of a talented doctor. Even if Zhang Fan only wanted her to buy some toothpaste for him, she would still personally fly over to do it for Zhang Fan right now.


    ¡°Director Zhang, I¡¯ve been waiting all this time for you to summon me. You finally called me!¡± Li Qiong was wearing a suit, making herself appear quite professional. Her aura instantly transformed from coquettish to professional with this attire as she was really skilled at dressing herself up.


    ¡°You¡¯re being too polite! This time, I have a request to make of you!¡± Zhang Fan acted quite humble since he was the one who wanted something from her.


    ¡°Oh my, Director Zhang, this is too much. No need to be so polite with me. You can just call me Little Li.¡±


    ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll be direct and say everything. It¡¯s like this. I purchased a hospital, and right now itcks some medical equipment,¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s good. What medical equipment would you like?¡± Li Qiong immediately started losing interest. Typically, private hospitals only wanted older and cheaper medical equipment that was already outdated in order to save on the costs.


    ¡°I would like the most modernputed radiography technology and biochemical analyzer. I also need routine blood test and ultrasonography equipment, along with some smaller things. Do you have these in stock?¡± Zhang Fan was also a little sly himself. He wanted to see what he could get!


    ¡°Hey! No wonder Director Zhang wasn¡¯t interested in me before. So you were actually really rich! All of this together won¡¯t be cheap,¡± Li Qiong looked with astonishment at Zhang Fan. Without mentioning anything else, thetestputed radiography technology would cost 2,000,000 yuan to start with! The newest biochemical analyzer would cost at least 3,000,000 yuan. Remember, these were only the starting prices! The prices wouldn¡¯t lower much even for a private hospital.


    This was the plight of China. Major medical equipment was too expensive, and always came from other countries. Only the Chinese government would purchase Chinese-made medical equipment and issue it to hospitals. If the government gave money to a hospital for purchasing medical equipment, the hospital would never purchase Chinese-made medical equipment. If the hospital had a lot of money, it would choose European or American medical equipment. If the hospital had a medium amount of money, then it would choose Japanese medical equipment. If the hospital didn¡¯t have much money, then it would choose Korean medical equipment. If the hospital didn¡¯t have enough money, only then would it wait for the government to issue it Chinese-made medical equipment!


    Normally, private hospitals would purchase used medical equipment that was no longer the newest edition. This would be much cheaper, and the medical equipment was usually still of good quality and quite usable. The price would depend on one¡¯s own connections and abilities. There was far too much involved in the medical equipment business!


    ¡°Do you have them in stock or not?¡± Zhang Fan asked with a chuckle.


    ¡°Yes, I do. I have both Chinese-made and imported. I have both high-end and low-end medical equipment,¡± Li Qiong told him.


    ¡°Will it be alright if I buy them via loan from you?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°A loan! Um, that would make things difficult, Director Zhang.¡± Li Qiong¡¯s expression of excitement was instantly wiped away as she started frowning. All of this medical equipment would be really expensive. What would happen if Zhang Fan was unable to finish paying back the loan? Even if she devoured him for his entire worth, that still wouldn¡¯t be anywhere close to being enough to paying back the loan. That was why Li Qiong instantly refused.


    ¡°How about this, if a loan won¡¯t work, then we can enter a partnership.¡± Zhang Fan tried another one of his little schemes. Today, he was here to absolutely conquer Li Qiong.


    ¡°What type of partnership? Actually, Director Zhang, with your current skill level, as long as you properly work hard, you¡¯ll be able to make plenty of money in just a few years. Why worry so much about running your own hospital, when there¡¯s the danger of losing all your money?¡± Li Qiong tried to guide Zhang Fan down her own preferred path for him.


    ¡°Hey, how could I possibly lose money? If I don¡¯t make money, I¡¯ll write my own name backwards from now on!¡± Although Zhang Fan was actually unsure of how well his hospital would do, when in front of Li Qiong, he knew he had to appear as confident as possible in order to convince her into agreeing to sell him the medical equipment on loan. ¡°I also heard from Director Gao that you do everything great in all areas, President Li. That¡¯s why I came to find you. If it¡¯s impossible for you, I¡¯ll go talk to someone else instead. I¡¯ll stop troubling you.¡± Zhang Fan began to use the threat of going to someone else instead as a haggling technique.


    ¡°Director Zhang, it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to, but selling to you on loan really is impossible.¡±


    ¡°Really impossible?¡±


    ¡°Really impossible.¡± Li Qiong really regretted personallying here now. If only she had known, she would have made one of her sales managerse here instead.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do a partnership. Sell the medical equipment to me on loan. We can discuss how to split the profits. Don¡¯t refuse yet, and listen to what I have to say,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly said as he noticed that Li Qiong was furrowing her eyebrows in displeasure. ¡°Currently, just about all patients pay their medical fees with the national medical insurance. Because their medical fees are all paid for with insurance, public hospitals don¡¯t have a lot of power regarding purchasing medical equipment. You probably also have a lot ofpetition. Additionally, this type of medical equipment is something that will be outdated within only three to four years.¡±


    ¡°Of course not!¡± Li Qiong eximed.


    ¡°Then just say if you have a lot ofpetition or not! How many biochemical analyzers can you even sell in an entire year? My bet is that you only sell one on average every two or three years, am I right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡°You see? And if a hospital wants to purchase medical equipment, they¡¯ll only want the newest medical equipment. They definitely won¡¯t want something that¡¯s two or three years old, even if it¡¯s never been used. So, each year that you can¡¯t sell off a major piece of medical equipment, it will lose a lot of value. Not only that, you probably have to pay for its storage and maintenance. Won¡¯t that also cost money? You might as well sell it to me on loan instead. Not only will that reduce your own upkeep, it can even bring economic benefits to you. I¡¯ve already invested more than 1,000,000 yuan in my own hospital. Do you think that I¡¯d really be willing to see all my money go down the drain?¡±


    ¡°Let me go make a phone call. Please excuse me!¡± Li Qiong went to go call her higher-ups. She wasn¡¯t actually the highest-ranking person in the medical equipmentpany she worked for.


    ¡°That¡¯s what¡¯s going on,¡± Li Qiong said on the phone after exining the current situation. ¡°Also, this Doctor Zhang is the most skilled doctor in all of Chasu City. Even expert doctors from Raptor Citye to learn from him.¡±


    ¡°You should first go and confirm the condition of his hospital. If his hospital seems to be alright, then this could actually work. We do have several sets of medical equipment in storage that we¡¯re currently unable to sell. Although the big hospitals would probably have no interest, such medical equipment would already be considered really good for a private hospital.¡±


    ¡°Understood!¡±


    Li Qiong then went to go take a tour of Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital. After she finished looking around, she felt that she could indeed make money here.


    ¡°Superintendent Zhang, your hospital is too small! Not only that, you only provide such a limited amount of treatment types. You also don¡¯t have arge number of peopleing in for physical examinations. This would be far too slow for paying off the loan.¡±


    Zhang Fan immediately could tell that there was hope that she would agree! He understood that havingints meant that there was actual interest.


    ¡°Although this hospital isn¡¯t veryrge, arge hospital wouldn¡¯t be interested in the medical equipment you have in stock, don¡¯t you agree? Besides, why would weck patientsing in for checkups? Just think about it. In the entire area around Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction, we¡¯re the only hospital around that focuses on hand and foot surgery, so of course we won¡¯tck patients. Besides, giving physical examinations isn¡¯t our main service. As long as we properly perform hand and foot surgeries here, that will definitely attract arge number of patients. How about it? You can enter a partnership with my hospital while it¡¯s just getting started. That will give you a good opportunity to negotiate your share of the profits. There won¡¯t be such a chance again once my hospital properly gets going.¡±


    ¡°Mypany wants to be a stockholder in your hospital. We want that rather than just taking a portion of your profits. We¡¯ll directly use our medical equipment to be a stockholder in your hospital. We¡¯ll take care of all of the medical equipment maintenance for you. We can also provide you with basic medical equipment and medicine. You can definitely feel reassured with us.¡± Li Qiong began her own attack.


    ¡°That won¡¯t be possible. What basic medical equipment would hand and foot surgery even use? At most, just some Kirschner wires. There¡¯s even less medicine that we need. We only need somemon antibiotics, not much medicine other than that. Besides, if you want to be a stockholder, what percent of the stocks do you want? You also know already that for hand and foot surgery, the doctors are the most important. The medical equipment isn¡¯t actually that important. I¡¯m only doing this in order to elevate the status of my hospital. In my opinion, there doesn¡¯t even need to be anything more than a single C-arm X-ray.¡±


    ¡°Haha, Superintendent Zhang, I never expected that you wouldn¡¯t be simple at all. Let¡¯s all just be direct with each other. We¡¯re both in the medical field. I won¡¯t be able to fool you, and you can¡¯t scam me. We want to be a stockholder. Otherwise, this discussion won¡¯t continue.¡±


    Zhang Fan was actually still too inexperienced. For this type of negotiation, he should have invited at least one more medical equipment merchant. This way, Li Qiong would have been more pressured, and would be forced to lower her demands as she would have apetitor.


    ¡°How much percent stock do you want?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve finished looking over your hospital. Your main expenses are probably just rent and paying everyone¡¯s sries. I also calcted the value of your current medical equipment. At most, it¡¯s worth 3,000,000 yuan. Adding on hospital renovations and rent, the entire hospital is worth 4,000,000 yuan at most,¡± Li Qiong said with a smile as she looked at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s more than that. You sell new medical equipment, so you know how it is. Back when we purchased everything, it cost us at least 6,000,000 yuan.¡± Zhang Fan was breaking out in a cold sweat because Li Qiong¡¯s analysis had been far too urate.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll count your hospital¡¯s value as 6,000,000 yuan, then. I can equip your hospital with 6,000,000 yuan¡¯s worth of medical equipment. In exchange, ourpany bes a 50% stockholder of your hospital.¡± Now that Li Qiong had begun her attack, she wouldn¡¯t rest until she obtained results.


    ¡°Forget it, then. I¡¯ll consider thinking of some other method.¡± Zhang Fan instantly refused. He was thinking that perhaps he should try contacting orthopedic department #2 Director Wang Dehua¡¯s medical equipment merchant instead.


    ¡°40%. I can¡¯t go for any less than that.¡± Li Qiong started panicking since Zhang Fan was threatening to leave.


    ¡°10%. I don¡¯t need the 6,000,000 yuan¡¯s worth of medical equipment that you offered me. I won¡¯t even have any ce to put it all. I only need the medical equipment that I requested for. Also, you¡¯ll only have the dividends and the right to look through our finances. I¡¯ll still be in charge of everything else!¡± Zhang Fan was now standing up already. He didn¡¯t have much time. He couldn¡¯t afford to keep his hospital closed for a long period of time. Otherwise, his employees would lose all confidence, and the hospital would also lose all of its patients.


    ¡°Superintendent Zhang, even for just the medical equipment that you requested, you also wanted the most modern versions. 10% is way too little for that much value of medical equipment. Not to mention, you still want full management rights, so we won¡¯t feel secure at all. There¡¯s no need for you to rush. We can talk things over slowly.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have the free time right now. 15% at the very most. That¡¯s my limit. Feel free to call me if you agree to this. There won¡¯t be a chance for us to coborate anymore by this time tomorrow. I¡¯ll be leaving now.¡± Zhang Fan really did immediately leave after this. He hade to a realization that his hospital was the only hand and foot surgery specialization hospital in the entire area around Chasu City, but there would be plenty of medical equipment merchants other than thepany that Li Qiong worked for.


    The end result was that the boss of Li Qiong¡¯spany arrived in Chasu City before it was even noon in order to personally talk to Zhang Fan, who refused to budge on how much stock he would offer. In the end, they signed a contract agreement that Zhang Fan would give up 18% of his hospital¡¯s stocks in exchange for the medical equipment. Zhang Fan would retain all management rights. The medical equipment merchant wasn¡¯t actually that interested in the hospital itself. They were doing this as an investment in Zhang Fan, valuing his potential.


    After Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital became Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, not every doctor working there was confident that Zhang Fan would be able to properly run the hospital. While everyone knew that Zhang Fan was highly skilled, some were of the opinion that it would take more than just medical skills to properly run a hospital. Three of the doctors previously working for Ma Wentao resigned, although it was at least on friendly terms.


    Chen Qifa had been absolutely correct regarding former Director Nuar. When Zhang Fan called Nuar, thetter instantly agreed toe be the hospital¡¯s veteran doctor in name who would rubber stamp every surgery. After retirement, Nuar had really withered. He was no longer an alcoholic. When he met with Zhang Fan, he wasn¡¯t as direct as he used to be. He seemed just like a scared old man. This was all due to the passing of time. Reality was just like a knife, cutting down someone who used to be department director into someone like this!


    Zhang Fan finally finished all of the work he needed in order to start up his hospital. His hospital now officially opened for business!

 Chapter 247: Medicine isn’t candy

    <h4>Chapter 247: Medicine isn¡¯t candy</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The Spring Festival was almost here. All across China, the weather started warming up. However, things were different in Chasu City. The temperature was still quite cold here. Although the snow here wasn¡¯t at the level of blizzards, there was still significant snow.


    Although there was a lot of snowfall, that wouldn¡¯t stop people from wanting to celebrate, as the Spring Festival was thergest holiday in China. The entire road in front of Chasu City Hospital¡¯s entrance was now filled with stalls selling various things. This was also a local custom. Normally, if you opened up a stall here, even if you were only trying to sell yams, city officials would instantly chase you away.


    There were also many meetings in Chasu City. Many business owners would gather at Chasu City as it was thergest city in the area with jurisdiction over the other cities. Over the recent years, European and American culture had invaded Chinese culture severely, shattering much of Chinese culture. To give a simple example, it was nowmon that only eating a meal together for a business meeting wouldn¡¯t be enough. They would also go to a sex salon together afterwards.


    However, it was normal that the business owners would be older. Sometimes, they wouldn¡¯t be able to perform as they wanted at the sex salon. In the past few years, they would use various mystical medicines and oils from India as male performance enhancing drugs. However, those Indian medicines were really damaging the body and would make you dependent on them. Additionally, using the Indian medicine too much would make the penispletely useless in the end.


    Yet, things suddenly became miraculous when a heart medication was discovered to also be a good male performance enhancing drug. News of this swiftly spread everywhere. Of course, no average person would be able to afford this.


    Back when this drug was only a heart medication, its price was only 10 yuan for a single tablet. Of course, that was really cheap. But the moment that the heart medication underwent rebranding as a male performance enhancing drug, since this particr drug had minimal side effects and wasn¡¯t addictive, its price suddenly skyrocketed. One tablet of this medicine from Europe or America would now cost 300-400 yuan.


    There were many, many Chinese business owners who were so pudgy that they wouldn¡¯t even be able to see their own penis anymore. For them, this new medication was just like a lifesaver. It soon became popr in China. They were wealthy and wanted to indulge in lust, but their bodies were getting old and weak, so they hadn¡¯t been able to indulge as they wanted. This miracle drug called sildenafil citrate,monly known as Viagra, had now arrived in China. Viagra had been invented for use as a cardiovascr drug. But, how many people really used it as a heart medication now? Viagra became immensely popr in China. Those without power and influence weren¡¯t even able to purchase real Viagra. The Chinese market became flooded with countless counterfeit Viagra products.


    Since it was around the time of the Spring Festival, the business owners started rxing themselves in indulgence after working hard for the year. Wang Congzhong was a man from Fujian Province who had moved to the border province in order to find work. He was smart, hardworking, perceptive, and generous to others. One year, he suddenly managed to be really rich.


    He owned a chain supermarket that opened up many stores in Chasu City. Since he managed them well with good techniques, he even gave W Mall, the biggest luxury mall in Chasu City, quite a hard time. That wasn¡¯t all that Wang Congzhong did. He even entered the driving school industry. He had immense capital to back him up, which helped him to sessfully monopolize the entire driving school market in the border province.


    Someone as rich as him would be no ordinary business owner. He could basically get anything that he wanted. However, when it came to age and your body, such things wouldn¡¯t care how rich or powerful you were. If your body didn¡¯t want to work, then it simply wouldn¡¯t.


    Wang Congzhong was a sex addict. It could be said that Viagra had saved his favorite and only hobby. His female personal secretary (who was his mistress) became more and more obedient, and his wife and other mistresses were happier with his performance as well. Wang Congzhong felt that he truly was sessful in life. He indulged himself by having sex on a daily basis. It should also be mentioned that his fetish was to do it with several women at once.


    Since it was around the Spring Festival, Wang Congzhong needed to invite others for a meal, alcohol, and sex salon afterwards. He hadn¡¯t gone to a sex salon for many years already due to his member¡¯s previously declining performance. Since he currently had many mistresses, he was using a great deal of Viagra.


    Since Wang Congzhong was partying for the Spring Festival and drank some alcohol, he decided to take four tablets of Viagra at once. After that, in the middle of having sex, something suddenly happened. His heart started beating rapidly and he had breathing difficulties.


    The women he was with were really scared by this. Although these sex workers had seen many strange things before from their customers, they had never seen a customer who had suddenly copsed on them. Wang Congzhong¡¯s face was now bright red and going pale due to breathing difficulties. His lips werepletely pale, and he was gasping for air. Was this really the same man who had been like a tiger in bed with them?


    ¡°Help!¡± The women¡¯s screams echoed throughout the high-ss hotel that they were in.


    Wang Congzhong was lifted up into the ambncepletely naked without even sparing time to put clothes on him, with only a bath towel to cover him. The high-ss hotel¡¯s manager was so scared by what happened that he went pale as well. Even though he also had connections that had helped him to obtain his position of hotel manager at a high-ss hotel, such a major incident urring at the hotel would likely be med on him, especially if the major personage died. The hotel manager knew that he would likely be fired and kicked out before the Spring Festival was even over if Wang Congzhong died!


    The business owner Wang Congzhong wasn¡¯t a simple man at all. He had bank loans totaling several hundred million yuan. Even selling all of his businesses wouldn¡¯t be enough to repay the bank loans. With his copse, even if others didn¡¯t care, the various banks¡¯ bank managers instantly started panicking. Within just 30 minutes, many Audis and other high-ss cars arrived at Chasu City Hospital¡¯s parking lot.


    Although Zhang Fan was no longer a member of the proctology department, he had a good rtionship with Chen Yan. Tonight, Chen Yan¡¯s cousin was feeling a bit ufortable, so Chen Yan called Zhang Fan.


    When Zhang Fan heard this, he would go over instantly no matter how busy he was. This was a surgery that he had performed. He was the type to take responsibility to the end.


    ¡°Yan, it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s just some slight inmmation around the artificial passage. I¡¯ll tell the others about it. This can be solved by changing the medicine more often.¡±


    ¡°Thank you. I¡¯m so sorry to call you overte at night.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. No need to be polite with me. Just look at how you¡¯re withering from anxiety. Pay attention to getting rest. I¡¯ll be leaving now. Call me if there¡¯s anything. No need to feel awkward about it,¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll see you off!¡± Chen Yan walked Zhang Fan over to the main hallway.


    ¡°You should go back inside! It¡¯s cold outside, and you¡¯re not wearing much. Don¡¯t catch a cold.¡± After Chen Yan went back inside the cardiology department, Zhang Fan started walking to the parking lot to his car. But, when he walked past the emergency department, he saw cardiology department director Ren Li.


    ¡°Director Ren, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Since Zhang Fan had borrowed money from her, he would speak humbly. He felt that he owed her. Since the cardiology director was here at the emergency department, it was obvious that there was only one thing she could be doing.


    ¡°Ah, Zhang Fan. Perfect. Hurry and change into surgical attire. There¡¯s a patient who¡¯s almost here. Superintendent Ouyang ising as well and almost here. Apparently, it¡¯s a patient with rather special status.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhang Fan swiftly went to go change his clothes. Since Director Ren was asking him, then he would definitely help out. He was also curious what type of patient would being in today.


    Originally, Superintendent Ouyang wouldn¡¯t care even about a powerful businessman who needed to be hospitalized at Chasu City Hospital, unless the businessman had a personal connection with her. However, Wang Congzhong was far too powerful. Even as he was on his way in the ambnce, the major banks¡¯ managers immediately reported things to their higher-ups, and then the banks¡¯ higher-ups used their own connections. Thus, Superintendent Ouyang was forced toe over to the hospital at nighttime from her home.


    Ever since Ouyang Hong¡¯s promotion to superintendent, she was now too busy to deal with her previous expertise (cardiology) as she had to manage the entire hospital. Thus, usually she would takemand while the directors did the work. When Zhang Fan finished changing into surgical attire, whoa, he saw that the cardiology director, cardiothoracic director, and ICU director were all here.


    Not long after, Superintendent Ouyang arrived as well. She nced at Zhang Fan, but ignored him. Zhang Fan knew that she was still angry at him, so he didn¡¯t go up to greet her.


    ¡°Let me exin the situation to you all. A business owner from our city used too much male performance enhancing medication, which has caused him to have breathing difficulties. He¡¯s currently in an ambnce on the way to our hospital. The higher-ups notified us that we must save his life no matter what, so everyone...¡± Superintendent Ouyang was unable to continue because she felt that this business owner was a bastard who got what he deserved.


    Not all orders would be carried out with great motivation and faithfulness. If today¡¯s patient had instead been a hero who had gotten injured for the sake of rescuing others, then Superintendent Ouyang wouldn¡¯t even have needed to give a speech to motivate her subordinate doctors. But, how was she supposed to motivate everyone in this current situation?


    The directors were all veteran doctors. They immediately understood the situation. Superintendent Ouyang was unable to speak up and tell them what to do due to the ridiculousness of Wang Congzhong¡¯s problem. After hesitating for more then 10 seconds, she finally said, ¡°No matter what, we¡¯re doctors, and this is a hospital. I must emphasize that no matter who the patient is, or what problem they have, we must try our best to save them. This is our job and responsibility.¡±


    After saying that, even Superintendent Ouyang herself felt that what she was saying was rather meaningless. She then simply stood at the entrance of the emergency department and waited for the patient¡¯s arrival.


    Zhang Fan did his best to stand behind the others. He didn¡¯t want to get scolded by Superintendent Ouyang again while she was still angry at him. Zhang Fan was now someone who had enough of a reputation to want to save face.


    The ambnce arrived with its wailing sirens and lights on.


    The moment that the ambnce door opened, the ambnce¡¯s nurse and emergency doctor immediately pushed out the patient on a gurney. At this moment, due to wheeling down the ambnce on an incline, the bath towel covering the naked Wang Congzhong suddenly fell off!


    ¡°Sss!¡± Superintendent Ouyang inhaled a cold breath while gritting her teeth so hard that they hurt.

 Chapter 248: Clash of two powerful women!

    <h4>Chapter 248: sh of two powerful women!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Everyone saw the patient Wang Congzhong¡¯s naked penis, which was still fully erect due to the effects of Viagra!


    ¡°Hurry! His heart is failing!¡± Superintendent Ouyang and cardiology director Ren Li hurriedly said simultaneously as Superintendent Ouyang made way. Nothing else needed to be said here, as heart failure was an incrediblymon sight at the hospital. It was just that the patient¡¯s current appearance was ratherical. This should have been a rather serious situation, but it became rather hard to be serious about it!


    Since the patient was male and naked, Zhang Fan and several other young male doctors hurriedly went over to cover the patient. In the distance, some young female nurses from the emergency department were actually covering their mouths and snickering! The emergency department director red at them, but that was useless. Not only were the nurses snickering, even many female doctors had their mouths arching upwards. This type of situation was just too rare!


    The heart was a simple yet alsoplex organ in the human body. It could be described quite simply as having four cavities and four doors. How to describe this? The four cavities were connected and would act just like the engine of a car. The cavities would continuously use systolic and diastolic pressure to constantly push out and receive blood.


    There were two cycles in this, one major and one minor. The minor cycle was the cycle of blood between the heart and lungs. Blood which was filled with carbon dioxide would be changed here into blood filled with oxygen, which would then be transferred back to the heart.


    The major cycle would transfer this oxygen-filled blood to various parts of the body, switching it out the carbon dioxide-filled blood which would then be retracted. That was how simple things were. It was quite simr to the way that cars worked. If you connected the car¡¯s exhaust to the engine, then it would literally work in the same way.


    As forplexity, the heart was also trulyplex. Heart disease was actually only an abbreviation. Its true medical term would be cardiovascr circtory disease. As per the name, two different systems were included.


    The heart was just like a house. It had rooms, passages, and electric circuits. The heart¡¯s orderly muscr contractions would manage the electric circuits. If any part of the cycle had a problem, it would soon affect the passages. If the passages had a problem, that would also cause a problem with the electric circuits. It would all be a chain reaction.


    The heart and lungs were connected. If the heart had a problem, the lungs would soon have a problem as well. Normal people wouldn¡¯t be able to identify heart problems. The first symptom of heart problems would actually be a lung problem: breathing difficulties!


    If the lungs had a problem, then your fragile brain would start going nk. Too much carbon dioxide buildup in the brain would be the equivalent of bing drunk. You would enter a state of confusion. Your body would automatically take steps to protect the fragile brain by tightening all blood vessels in the body and sending as much oxygen to the brain as possible.


    However, this would make all of your other organs unhappy. Your kidney would be the first to rebel. It would slow down production of urine, which would also mean eliminating less toxins from your body which would then start building up. This would be followed by problems appearing in your other organs.


    This was the basic process of organ failure in the human body stemming from heart failure. For other illnesses, normally the organs would start failing quite slowly, which was why there was plenty of time for doctors to slowly treat and prevent this process from urring.


    But if a major problem appeared in either the heart or the brain, especially the heart, that would lead to rapid organ failure. If you still couldn¡¯t prevent organ failure by the time that the kidney started failing, then there would be no chance left! Even if you sessfully saved the patient after that, there would be many incredibly bad negative aftereffects.


    That was why cardiac rescue needed to be as swift as possible. Saving other organs could be measured in hours, but saving the heart needed to be measured in seconds. As long as a certain amount of time passed, there would be incredibly severe and irreparable damage to the body.


    The patient Wang Congzhong suffered heart failure as a result of improperly using too much Viagra. Right now, the doctors couldn¡¯t let his still stiff erection bother them right now. It was more important to first save his life!


    Although the hospital only did targeted treatment of illnesses, not people, humans wereplex social creatures. Oftentimes, people would add a title on top of a name. For example, Wang Congzhong was also known as President Wang as he was the president of his ownpany!


    Such people would be just like spiders, with countless threads of connections to many other powerful people. Indeed, many powerful people followed the ambnce to Chasu City Hospital.


    Two women arrived. One was in her mid-30s, while the other appeared to have just turned 50. The younger woman said to the older woman, ¡°Sister, hurry and take a look! Just what exactly happened? Just what will I do if he dies? Sister, hurry!¡±


    ¡°What are you afraid of? He won¡¯t die! And even if he dies, what of it! He deserves it for having so many women outside! Look at you, I allowed you to live with us as his mistress, but is this how you managed him?¡±


    ¡°Sister, it¡¯s my mistake! It¡¯s my mistake, okay!¡± The younger woman really did look like a fresh flower with morning dew. She seemed so tender even at her age! No ordinary family would be able to afford keeping her around! She was a true beauty as well as Wang Congzhong¡¯s mistress who lived with him and his wife in a rather strange rtionship.


    The older woman was known as President Li. She was Wang Congzhong¡¯s wife. She had a squarish face, and crow¡¯s feet wrinkles were already appearing on her face. Her eyes were round and her nose was reallyrge. She couldn¡¯t be described as a beauty, but she did seem rather heroic. She had a frosty expression. Wang Congzhong¡¯spany¡¯s subordinates were really respectful towards her. ¡°President Li!¡± They all greeted her with nods.


    Several bank leaders were waiting at the hospital already. They hurriedly came over to greet her.


    ¡°Dear leaders, please rest assured. Even if Old Wang doesn¡¯t make it, there¡¯s still me. I¡¯ll definitely pay back the loans. Please give us some time to ourselves at this moment and consider our friendship.¡±


    ¡°As long as President Li is alright, we won¡¯t be in any rush!¡± Sometimes, so-called coteral would be nothing more than a joke. Wang Congzhong¡¯spany wasn¡¯t worth the massive amount of money that he had taken out as a loan.


    Meanwhile, inside the emergency department, the doctors were busily trying to save Wang Congzhong in the operating room. Cardiology director Ren Li was the primary physician. She constantly gave medicalmands. ¡°ce the patient in a sitting position with legs dangling. Give him oxygen through a breathing mask. BiPAP oxygen (BiPAP is a type of dual oxygen therapy machine), and monitor all his vitals!¡±


    Director Ren spoke swiftly and calmly. She was the only one who was speaking in the operating room. Even Superintendent Ouyang silently stood to the side! This was Ren Li¡¯s battlefield!


    Normally, an emergency treatment would have one doctor, several nurses, and one nurse whose only job was to record everything that happened. The medical report would have to be written in shorthand here. Everything that happened would have to be marked down to the minute. For instance, in this specific circumstance, every word that the cardiology director said would have to be recorded down to the minute that she said it.


    Sometimes, those not in the medical field might think that Chinese doctors might not try their very best to save a patient unless the doctor was bribed. Such people were actually erroneously informed. As long as there was a surgery and the patient was on the operating table, no matter what rank the doctor was, and whether or not the doctor had received gifts, the doctor wouldn¡¯t dare to act recklessly.


    Thew and hospital regtions were noughing matter. If a patient died and the family members tried to sue, then the medical report would immediately be sealed. Only higher-ups who came to investigate would be allowed to see the sealed medical report. Basically, the nurse in charge of writing the medical report was the equivalent of a police officer watching over the doctor¡¯s every move. Sometimes, the doctor would feel quite helpless. Patients¡¯ illnesses weren¡¯t easily solved like a yes or no question. It would also be about the amount of medicine that the doctor used, and which specific medicines to choose. Many doctors would often feel conflicted about this. Using a certain medicine might help save the patient, or it might cause the patient to die even faster. What medicine and how much medicine to use would depend on a doctor¡¯s courage and professional knowledge.


    ¡°Morphine, 5mg intravenous injection. Furosemide, 40mg intravenous injection. Finish it within two minutes. Nurse, keep track of the time!¡± Director Ren continued to speak calmly. The medical report nurse behind her rapidly recorded Ren Li¡¯s medicalmands.


    The doctors all stood to the side and listened to Ren Li¡¯s medicalmands as they observed the patient¡¯s condition. If the medicine couldn¡¯t treat the patient effectively, then it would be time for the nurses to back down and be reced by the doctors.


    That wouldn¡¯t be a good thing for the patient at all. If the nurses were unable to help the patient, then a crueler treatment would begin. Why were nurses known as white-d angels? That description was absolutely correct as most nursing treatments were noninvasive. However, if doctors had to treat the patient, that would typically be the start of something bloody. For instance, if the patient couldn¡¯t be saved with medicine alone, the doctors would have to perform surgery. Using intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation to assist the cardiopulmonary system would be rather bloody.


    Superintendent Ouyang expressionlessly watched the patient¡¯s condition. Laymen wouldn¡¯t know only by looking whether the patient was improving or not, but there was actually a rather simple observation method: see if the patient was urinating or not!


    The human body would always automatically focus on first protecting the brain. If the body¡¯s condition began to improve, blood would then start flowing towards the kidney again. This meant that the kidney would start the filtration process again and begin to produce urine!


    From start to finish, Superintendent Ouyang had said only one word during the treatment process. This was because Ren Li was even more skilled than she was in cardiology, so she would never interrupt Ren Li. Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s only word had been ¡°Inject!¡±, said with a dark expression because a young nurse had been rather hesitant while holding on to the patient¡¯s erect penis.


    The patient Wang Congzhong¡¯s current condition could be described as almost being in a state of medical shock. Just a little more would put him in a state of shock.


    As those in the operating room worked hard at trying to save the patient, someone gently knocked on the door to the emergency department.


    Superintendent Ouyang turned around and saw that a low-ranking employee from the Bureau of Health had arrived. The low-ranking employee waved his hand at Superintendent Ouyang in greeting.


    The emergency department, especially the operating rooms, was supposed to be a ce where you couldn¡¯t enter unless you were specifically invited. Things would always be tense and serious here. Normally, people wouldn¡¯t dare to enter by themselves.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s tone was rather harsh. She felt that it was incredibly rude to be bothering her at this time.


    ¡°President Li would like to hear about President Wang¡¯s condition,¡± the low-ranking Bureau of Health employee hurriedly told her. He didn¡¯t dare to be disrespectful to Superintendent Ouyang. There was a possibility that she might transfer to be the leader of the Bureau of Health one day.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care what president wants to know. There¡¯s no time right now. We¡¯re busy trying to save the patient!¡± Superintendent Ouyang hated this type of person to begin with. Besides, a business president with enough power to order around someone from the Bureau of Health? Superintendent Ouyang wasn¡¯t the type to give face to such people.


    ¡°Are you the superintendent of this hospital? Aren¡¯t you an arrogant one!¡± President Li appeared at this time. She gently pushed aside the low-ranking employee.


    ¡°Whether I¡¯m arrogant or not isn¡¯t something that you have the right to care about.¡± Superintendent Ouyang nced at President Li, but then turned around, about to enter the operating room.


    ¡°Stop right there! Exin to me clearly just what¡¯s going on with my husband. If you don¡¯t tell me, you¡¯d better believe that I¡¯ll go to the Chinese People¡¯s Political Consultative Conference and to Chasu City Communist Party Committee to issue officialints about you!¡±


    ¡°Haha, you don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on with your own man? Don¡¯t try and show off your fangs here. This is a hospital. If you want toin, then goin!¡± Superintendent Ouyang was the steely type who wouldn¡¯t care about such threats.


    ¡°This is a hospital? This is a doctor? All of you look, I just wanted to simply ask about the situation, but look at her attitude! Is there anyw here!? Is anyone going to care!?¡± President Li was quite angry to begin with. She was angry at how her husband was such a phnderer, she was angry at the bank leaders for being shameless vultures, and now shepletely exploded in anger since Superintendent Ouyang wasn¡¯t giving her any face at all.


    President Li wasn¡¯t a simple woman. Together with her husband, the two of them had sessfully created a business empire. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that she was infertile, it was likely that Wang Congzhong wouldn¡¯t have even dared to keep mistresses around. She would have broken his penis for that. Since she was equal in power to Wang Congzhong in theirpany, herpany subordinates and even government leaders were all really respectful and polite to her all the time.


    Right now, no matter what happened to her husband, President Li needed a pretext to start some trouble with the government which would ease the pressure on her to return her husband¡¯s loans. Perhaps in her heart, she even actually wanted to cause trouble so that the hospital wouldn¡¯t want to save Wang Congzhong! Although some people said that all money was the same, that was actually wrong. When a person had enough money to a certain extent, the money could be transformed into power.


    For certain people, power would be just as addictive as an illegal drug.


    ¡°Is this how you treat the patient¡¯s family!? We pay so much in taxes every year, just to receive such treatment? You must give me an exnation, otherwise you¡¯ll never hear the end of this!¡±


    ¡°President Li, please calm down. President Wang is still receiving emergency treatment!¡± A bank manager stepped up to try and calm President Li down.


    Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t want to argue with President Li in the emergency department, since they were right outside the operating room. She didn¡¯t want to affect the doctors and nurses inside.


    However, President Li wasn¡¯t finished. ¡°Why would I calm down? A person like her can be the hospital superintendent? What hope is there for this hospital, then? If my husband dies here today, can any of you take responsibility? Trash! This hospital is trash!¡±


    ¡°Security! Come and push her out! If you want to file a formalint, go do it right now!¡± Superintendent Ouyang was instantly infuriated by President Li¡¯sments. She gave her order to the hospital¡¯s security guards with an icy expression.


    Hospital security, especially in the border province, was an official position at the hospital. The majority of hospital security guards had formerly been in the military. They would still keep up with their exercises. The security guards wouldn¡¯t care if the person was the president of somepany. They immediately pushed President Li out of the emergency department.


    This was actually a matter of time being of the essence. The hospital was busy trying to save the patient. No matter what the patient¡¯s current situation was like right now, the hospital couldn¡¯t possibly spare the time to exin the situation to the patient¡¯s family. Either the patient was still alive, dead, or in need of a family member¡¯s signature.


    Normally, ordinary family members wouldn¡¯t ask at such a critical time, because they understood this. However, President Li wanted to know as quickly as possible so she could make the appropriate preparations regarding the bank lenders. She also felt that she had a high status and deserved to be treated with respect after bing ustomed to how everyone acted around her.


    Meanwhile, Superintendent Ouyang was the type who really disliked those who were really rich and arrogant. Moreover, she felt that her time could be better used overseeing the emergency treatment, which was why she wasn¡¯t polite with President Li at all.


    Oftentimes, especially in special circumstances, only the hospital superintendent would be allowed to make certain decisions. For instance, if there was a special circumstance regarding a special patient, such as needing to take a risk with a medicine that might not have any guarantee, whether to use this medicine or not would be a decision that only the superintendent could make. That was why any hospital which had a superintendent who wasn¡¯t a doctor would basically be finished. If you weren¡¯t able to handle the responsibility, then you wouldn¡¯t have the corresponding authority. The lower-ranking doctors would all ignore a superintendent who didn¡¯t have any professional medical knowledge.


    Although the hospital security guards were pushing President Li out of the emergency department, it was also a type of dragging her away. Superintendent Ouyangpletely ignored the bank leaders as she returned to the emergency department.


    President Li was absolutely infuriated. Her originally exquisite curly hair was now in a mess because of how much she was shaking her own head in anger. ¡°Are all of you wooden blocks? You¡¯re nothing more than blocks of wood standing there? Can¡¯t you see that I¡¯m being abused? Hit them! I¡¯ll take responsibility for any incident that urs!¡±


    Several bodyguards and mid-level elites from President Li and President Wang¡¯spany hade along with her. They immediately attacked the hospital security guards. The bodyguards and mid-level elites allpletely depended on President Li and President Wang for their sries. Besides, they weren¡¯t afraid of fighting hospital security guards. If they had been ordered to fight a Chinese mafia gang instead, then perhaps they would have considered things first.


    Both sides¡¯ personnel started a chaotic battle. While things were urgent inside the emergency department as everyone tried to save the patient Wang Congzhong¡¯s life, fisticuffs were being thrown about everywhere outside.


    ¡°Superintendent~¡± The hospital¡¯s director of security arrived and secretly whispered about the situation to Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Go make a phone call and gather all the male doctors in the hospital. I can¡¯t believe it. She thinks she¡¯s incredible just because she¡¯s rich?¡± Superintendent Ouyang exited the emergency department without letting herself affect the emergency treatment.


    Not long after, all of the male doctors working at Chasu City Hospital were gathered in front of the emergency department. Superintendent Ouyang had seen plenty of things after living through even the Cultural Revolution. She was a steely woman to begin with. She wasn¡¯t the type to be afraid of anything!


    ¡°All of you men, take off your doctor¡¯s coats and join in. Kick all of them out of the hospital for me. This isn¡¯t the ce for these hoodlums to cause a ruckus. Equip yourselves with shovels from the warehouse.¡± Superintendent Ouyang shouted these orders while standing up on a podium with a loudspeaker. All the male doctors gathered in an orderly procession in front of her, protecting their superintendent who was usually the type to really protect her hospital staff.


    The bank leaders and the employee from the Bureau of Health almost fainted at seeing all this. Superintendent Ouyang was far too fiery. Was she really a woman? Since none of them were the direct bosses of either party involved, it wasn¡¯t like they could stop either side. They immediately started making phone calls. If a major incident really urred today, none of them would dare to take responsibility.


    The riot squad and the police all arrived amongst this majormotion! Although the scene appeared like it was quite vicious, there were actually barely any injuries at all. Although the bodyguards and security guards were fighting, it wasn¡¯t like any of them actually had grudges against each other. They were mostly just acting for the sake of appearing to fight for their leaders. As for thepany¡¯s mid-level elites, they really were quite incapable fighters in reality. Most of them barely had much muscle, so how much fighting could they actually do?


    The riot squad arrived at the time that the male doctors had all gathered. The police immediately separated the two groups.


    ¡°Sodium nitroprusside, 5 ug/kg/min. Second vein channel, nitroglycerin, 10 ug/kg/min. Watch the blood pressure. Dopamine, 2 ug/kg/min.¡± None of the shouting outside affected the doctors inside one bit. At this moment, even if knives and blood were drawn outside, that still wouldn¡¯t affect them, because saving the patient was their most important job and mission right now.


    ¡°Ridiculous!¡± The leader of the Bureau of Health arrived. He was so furious that even his lips trembled.


    Superintendent Ouyang was highly skilled and capable. Not only that, she was also the personal doctor for Chasu City¡¯s City Leader.


    Meanwhile, President Li was a major taxpayer. Neither of the two would be easy for him to deal with.


    The leader of the Bureau of Health was angry because he couldn¡¯t do anything to either of the two women!

 Chapter 249: Special department

    <h4>Chapter 249: Special department</h4>


    Love.


    For normal people, as time passed, love would slowly be an intimate affection. Perhaps one¡¯s lover would be an intimate person who was closer to you than your own siblings. Perhaps it would be the familiarity between the left hand and the right hand. But once irregr factors became involved in love, then things would be trulyplex. Irregr factors would be power, money, and so on.


    President Li¡¯s way of thinking was unknown. Maybe she was venting her frustrations on Superintendent Ouyang, or maybe she had some other objective in mind. Ordinary people wouldn¡¯t be privy to her thoughts.


    Wang Congzhong was quite lucky. His life was saved. Immediately after waking up, his first words were ¡°Can I still have sex?¡±.


    Ridiculous. This whole thing was just so ridiculous. There was no way to really say who was in the right or wrong. The government could only hand out fines to deal with this incident. Since Wang Congzhong was still alive, the banks¡¯ higher-ups now felt reassured. The government officials also felt reassured. Everyone acted as if the fight at the hospital hadn¡¯t happened at all. It was quietly forgotten. The government had originally prepared some bonus money for the hospital as a reward, but that money was retracted!


    Since it was around New Year¡¯s, most businesses gave vacation time to their employees. However, the hospital could only let the doctors and nurses take vacations in shifts. Not only that, they still might be called back in at any moment. Still, the hospital no longer scheduled any elective surgeries during this time.


    Yet, there wouldn¡¯t be any fewer emergency surgeries during this time. New Year¡¯s was amon time for numerous stomach problems to explosively appear.


    Zhang Fan was only able to rest for a few days before his vacation was interrupted by Chasu City Hospital. This was because a female doctor in the infectious diseases department had gotten pregnant. She was crying and making a ruckus while demanding to be transferred to a different department.


    The scene was rather tragic. The female doctor held her belly which wasn¡¯t showing yet while crying endless tears at the hospital administration department. ¡°When I joined the hospital, my leader promised me that I would only have to stay for half a year, saying something like the infectious diseases department reallycked personnel. I also understand that the leaders have hardships of their own, so I went to the infectious diseases department without saying anything. But, I¡¯ve now stayed for six years here. Can the hospital please understand my hardships now?¡±


    She was truly heartbroken. She kept stuttering because of all her crying. ¡°Over the past six years, because I¡¯m in the infectious diseases department, every single boyfriend that I¡¯ve ever had has broken up with me or won¡¯t even give me a chance. They didn¡¯t even want to kiss me, because I¡¯m an infectious diseases doctor!¡± Judging by her expression, it was obvious that all of this had truly hurt her heart.


    ¡°I finally managed to get one man to stay. Now that I¡¯m pregnant, my husband is telling me to either change hospital departments or to resign. It¡¯s not easy for me! Waah! Waah! Waah!¡±


    The hospital administration director couldn¡¯t do anything about this. He was unable to say anything that could convince the pregnant female doctor otherwise, as she kept crying and panting for breath. ¡°How about you take some time off for now? You¡¯re now a pir of your department. The department can¡¯t do without you!¡± the hospital administration director spoke in a soft tone. At this time, he could only try and console her and let her vent her anger that had piled up over the years.


    ¡°Director, please spare me from the infectious diseases department! Do you really want me and my husband to get divorced!?¡± Since she was saying things to such an extent, the hospital administration director really couldn¡¯t say much else.


    ¡°Please, stop crying for now and wipe your tears. You have an unborn child, so you must calm down and not be too excited. Let¡¯s do this. Have some rest for now as I report this matter to the higher-ups. Rest assured, I¡¯ll definitely give you a satisfactory response.¡±


    The hospital administration director finally convinced the female doctor to leave the hospital administration department. However, this left the infectious diseases department with insufficient personnel. The hospital administration director considered all his options, but felt rather helpless. The medical license exam results had onlye out recently, so the rotation doctors for this year had yet to receive their medical licenses. This meant that most of the rotation doctors were unable to independently take shifts on their own. However, the hospital administration director suddenly recalled that Zhang Fan was free with nothing to do at the hospital.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, what are you up to?¡± The hospital administration director phoned Zhang Fan. What else would Zhang Fan be doing? He was incredibly busy with running his new hospital. Previously, it had seemed so easy to him when Ma Wentao was running the hospital, but there was nothing but trouble ever since Zhang Fan purchased the hospital. One day, this government bureau woulde for an inspection. Another day, some other government bureau woulde for some type of examination. On yet another day, the Health Insurance Bureau suddenly rescinded approval of medical insurance to be used at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital. At any rate, there were all sorts of troublesome issues with the government every day.


    ¡°Oh, Director, I¡¯m busy with personal matters.¡± Zhang Fan was trying to say that he was too busy toe!


    ¡°Oh, I see. Alright then, set your personal matters aside for the time being. Our hospital¡¯s infectious diseases department doesn¡¯t have enough staff to open for the time being. Hurry and start a rotation in the infectious diseases department so that they can remain open!¡± The hospital administration director didn¡¯t care one bit about Zhang Fan¡¯s personal matters. He felt that someone as young as Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have any important personal matters to begin with!


    ¡°Eh! Director, I really do have my own affairs. I¡¯m still on vacation¡ª¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even get a chance to finish as the hospital administration director immediately interrupted him. ¡°Are you working at hospitals again? You little brat, let me tell you, enough is enough. I won¡¯t ept any discussion on this topic. Immediatelye back to the hospital! After this busy period is over, I¡¯ll give you the rest of your vacation days!¡±


    Sigh! Zhang Fan really couldn¡¯t do anything about this. Would he really receive the rest of his vacation days? That was nothing more than a lie. The hospital administration director was using the issue of Zhang Fan working at other hospitals to pressure him! Since Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have any choice but to go, he left his hospital¡¯s management to Chen Qifa for the time being as he returned to working at Chasu City Hospital.


    The infectious diseases department was truly the most unpopr department at any hospital. Nobody was willing to work here. The Chinese government had truly spent a great deal of effort on controlling infectious diseases. The national motto was that prevention was stronger than treatment. Older Chinese folk all knew about Chinese epidemic prevention stations. Younger Chinese people all knew about the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Establishing these ces would cost just as much money as establishing a hospital.


    Although there were epidemic prevention stations, hospitals still had to establish their own infectious diseases departments. China ssified infectious diseases into three different sses: A, B, and C. Normally, when a person became sick, their first reaction would be to go to the hospital rather than an epidemic prevention station. The main job of epidemic prevention stations was to support hospitals in management and treatment. If there was a major infectious disease going around, the epidemic prevention stations would start to take the leading role as hospitals took the support role.


    Why was it that no doctors were willing to work in this department? It was quite simple. Infectious diseases were far too vicious. The main trait of infectious diseases was obvious because of the name. Infectious diseases would infect others quite easily. That wasn¡¯t all. Even worse was that many infectious diseases would have incubation periods. Basically, there were those who were carrying an infectious disease without realizing it due to having no symptoms yet. Such people could still infect you, and it would be impossible to tell from physical appearance alone whether a person carried an infectious disease or not.


    To give a simple example, the poorer a ce was in China, the moremon tuberculosis would be. Richer ces wouldn¡¯t be able to have it easy, either. The richer a ce was, the moremon AIDS would be! As medical treatment advanced, antibiotics had been leveled up repeatedly over the years with countless new editions. For example, there were already four different generations of cephalosporins. However, the main medicine for treating tuberculosis were isoniazid and rifampin. These two main tuberculosis medicines hadn¡¯t changed over countless years already. Not only that, the tuberculosis medicine could only treat the symptoms but not the underlying cause. Once someone got tuberculosis, they would have it for the rest of their entire life. Tuberculosis would often rear its ugly head again if your body was in poor condition!


    AIDS was even scarier. With current medical technology and equipment, it was still impossible to detect AIDS until antibodies to the virus were present in the bloodstream. Simply speaking, there would be a period of time after a person was infected with AIDS. It would be impossible for the hospital to detect AIDS until the body started producing antibodies. Modern techniques could only check for the anti-AIDS antibodies rather than directly detect HIV itself. Was this scary? This was incredibly scary. Thus, this author rmends that you stay far away from illegal drugs and that you should practice safe sex! This would be really important!


    Most other doctors in other departments would typically wear a light blue-colored one-time-use facial mask. However, doctors in the infectious diseases department would have to wear a really thick facial mask during all seasons of the year. This was because many infectious diseases were capable of spreading by air or flying saliva particles.


    The respiratory tract, digestive tract, blood, direct contact, saliva, and vertical transmission were the primary methods by which infectious diseases spread. Digestive tract transmission would be especially infectious, easily infectingrge groups at once, such as at a school, a workce cafeteria, and other such ces where many people would eat together.


    Shanghai was a top-level city in China with all sorts of the most modern facilities and equipment. However, during the 1990s, an incredibly serious hepatitis A outbreak had urred in Shanghai. All the people from the nearby area should know about it. Blood ms were popr at the time. Since blood ms were unclean and contained viruses, they caused several tens of thousands of people in Shanghai to suffer from hepatitis A, jaundice, stomachaches, and so on.


    This wasn¡¯t just a few dozen or a few hundred. It was several tens of thousands of people! For several tens of thousands of people in a mega city like Shanghai to simultaneously fall sick, without mentioning anything else, the panic alone would be enough to kill people!


    These were actually some rtively gentler and softer infectious diseases. More explosive infectious diseases would be just like a magician¡¯s curse. For instance, the only two diseases that China ssified as the most dangerous ss A infectious diseases, cholera and bubonic gue.


    To put it quite bluntly, these two diseases were capable of destroying entire countries! In China, as long as either of these two diseases were discovered anywhere, thew was that it had to reported to the relevant agencies immediately within two hours. Not only that, the patient would have to be forcefully quarantined as soon as possible. What did forceful mean? No matter if you wanted to or not, you would be forced to enter quarantine. For instance, if a patient with cholera was discovered at Chasu City Hospital, then the entire infectious diseases department would be sealed off, and armed military police would stand guard. If the patient couldn¡¯t be sessfully treated, then they could only die in the infectious diseases department. Nobody would want to meet with such a situation. If you did, then the rest would only depend on your own luck! The forceful quarantine would include even the medical personnel! The patient who had such an infectious disease was incredibly unlucky. What about the medical personnel, then? Were they also unlucky?


    It was alsomon knowledge by now that infectious diseases could also spread by blood transmission. However, with current medical technology, it was actually impossible to identify many infectious diseases through the blood! So, even though blood transfusions could save lives, there would also be quite a bit of risk!


    Direct contact would also be quite dangerous. For example, anthrax almost caused some western countries and Japan to shut down their postal systems. Countless anthrax incidents in the mail had happened in western countries back in the day. You would immediately be infected the moment that you opened the mail! This was directly ssified as a terrorist attack! Many sexually transmitted diseases would also be spread by direct contact, such as syphilis and condyloma acuminatum, which was also known as genital warts!


    Women would be far more courageous after bing mothers. The female infectious diseases doctor who became pregnant had originally been a really soft and weak type of woman. However, she absolutely refused to continue working in the infectious diseases department now that she was pregnant.


    This wasn¡¯t her fault at all. The hospital administration director had been unable to scold her in any way. It was human nature to want to avoid infectious diseases!


    There was no helping it. No matter how busy Zhang Fan was, he still had to go to work.


    The infectious diseases department almost seemed as if it didn¡¯t belong to Chasu City Hospital. It had its own independent building far away from the main hospital buildings. There were even tall walls around the infectious diseases building.


    Not only that, the walls around the infectious diseases building had electrified wires running over the walls. Normally, the electricity was turned off, but when it was necessary, the infectious diseases building could literally be transformed into a prison. All of the windows in this building were equipped with thick steel bars. The third floor of the infectious diseases building mostly consisted of single-person patient rooms. The doctors and nurses¡¯ work area and offices were on the first floor, right at the entrance. Their offices¡¯ safety features wereparable to the hospital ounting department¡¯s security.


    The infectious diseases department director was Yu Hai, a man in his mid-40s. He had transferred here from an epidemic prevention station. He could have originally be a department director at the epidemic prevention station, but he had a conflict with the boss of the epidemic prevention station. He then used connections toe over to Chasu City Hospital. Although he was a department director here, the infectious diseases department was severely marginalized at Chasu City Hospital. Due to his previous conflict with the boss of the epidemic prevention station, Yu Hai was nowadays someone who kept a very low profile. He was the calm type who was nice to everyone.


    There were originally only two attending physicians in the infectious diseases department. The female attending physician had gotten pregnant and quit this department, so now there was only one male attending physician whose name was Yang Tao. He was in his 30s and still unmarried. He really loved to go out and have fun. He was mahjong buddies with Xue Fei from orthopedic department #1. Both of them were actually pretty bad at mahjong. Most of the time, they lost all of their ie on the mahjong table.


    There were also four resident doctors here. There was a certain trait about the infectious diseases department. Although it wouldn¡¯t be so for older doctors, any younger doctor who was transferred here would usuallye because of either getting scammed by their boss or getting kicked here for making mistakes. For instance, Yang Tao had been kicked out of the respiratory department and transferred to infectious diseases for skipping work to go y mahjong too many times.


    As for the resident doctors in this department, they were quite pitiful as well. They were either those who had failed the medical license examination for several times, finally only passing when they were older and getting sent here because theycked any sort of connections, or those who had only barely got a passing grade on the medical licensing examination.


    Although the overall situation for the doctors wasn¡¯t very good, at least the infectious diseases department had a friendly working environment. There wasn¡¯t severe hierarchical ranking where the director was far above the others here. Everything was done via group discussions. This type of friendly working environment would be really hard to find at a Chinese hospital. The hospital management would simply turn a blind eye to this. Otherwise, if Chasu City Hospital tried to enforce regtions more strictly here, it was likely that the infectious diseases doctors would simply quit and try to find jobs at private hospitals instead!


    Yu Hai was very polite to Zhang Fan when thetter reported in for work. Yu Hai first gave Zhang Fan a personal set of medical equipment, facial masks, and hand sanitizer. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you absolutely must make sure to protect yourself properly. We¡¯re a rather special department. I¡¯m sure you understand, so I won¡¯t need to go into detail. With your skill level, you don¡¯t need to learn anything about this department. You can just start independently working your own shifts by yourself. If there¡¯s anything that you don¡¯t understand, feel free to ask me or any other doctor here.¡±


    What could Zhang Fan even say! Zhang Fan could only obediently start working here. It was really hot inside, and he had to wear a heavy facial mask. It was really ufortable.


    There were very few patients currently in the infectious diseases department. There were only three patients in total. However, the three patients couldn¡¯t be underestimated at all. The disinfection standards for the infectious diseases department were stricter than in any other department. The disinfection would carried out as strictly as in an operating room.


    The ultravioletmps¡¯ strength, blood samples, and physical checkups would all be checked at set periods of time. The protocols had to be followed with extreme adherence. That was because if any protocol wasn¡¯t followed properly, it was likely that a major medical incident would ur due to the nature of this department.

 Chapter 250: One king and three queens will result in death!

    <h4>Chapter 250: One king and three queens will result in death!</h4>


    There were very few patients in the infectious diseases department. Plus, it was almost New Year¡¯s. There were actually more doctors and nurses than patients. This would actually be a good thing. It would be for the best if things continued this way. Things would be even better if all hospitals no longer had any patients rather than being filled to the brim! This wasn¡¯t about business! This author hopes that nobody in the world has to be sick, and that all medicine only needs to gather dust.


    At the end of the morning patient checkups, all the other infectious diseases doctors went home after dealing with their patients since they weren¡¯t on duty for today. Zhang Fan was scheduled for a 24-hour work shift today. Luckily, the infectious diseases department wouldn¡¯t have any emergency surgeries to deal with. So, it wasn¡¯t a big deal for only a single doctor to be on duty.


    Right after Zhang Fan finished the afternoon checkups on the few patients in the department, a strangebination of people arrived in the department. A rather handsome young man came into the department, followed by three young women who were pulling on each other. None of them appeared to be very old. They all looked to be in the 18-20 age range.


    The young man had a nice appearance. He had a cool hairstyle, white skin, slightly slender eyes, and a high nose bridge. However, he did seem to be slightlycking in energy, and he mostly ignored the three women behind him.


    The three young women behind him all appeared to be around the same age as well. However, they were wearing really heavy makeup that covered up their youthfulness. They had dark circles drawn with makeup around their eyes. Those who didn¡¯t realize it was makeup would likely misunderstand that they had been hit by someone. They also had really bright red lipstick and colorful dyed hair.


    ¡°Doctor, I¡¯m here for hospitalization!¡± The young man had a pleasant voice. Zhang Fan was currently typing the patients¡¯ medical reports on aputer. He raised his head, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Let me look at your hospitalization paperwork.¡±


    Zhang Fan had originally been under the impression that only the young man needed to be hospitalized. Zhang Fan was then about to ask the three young women to leave since this was the infectious diseases department, after all. However, it turned out that all four of them needed to be hospitalized for the exact same reason: hepatitis B!


    At a city hospital¡¯s infectious diseases department, they would mostly only receive viral hepatitis patients. Patients with tuberculosis, typhoid, dysentery, and so on would usually be transferred to an infectious diseases hospital. After Zhang Fan looked over the patients¡¯ medical information, he asked a nurse to arrange patient rooms for the four patients.


    As for hepatitis B, maybe many people would think that it wasn¡¯t really much of an infectious disease. Actually, this disease was truly troublesome. Most of the cases of cirrhosis early on in China had all been due to hepatitis transforming into cirrhosis. The next stage after cirrhosis would be liver cancer. That would be fatal! Meanwhile, in the western part of the world, cirrhosis was moremonly caused by alcoholism.


    As for hepatitis B, it was actually different from hepatitis A. This disease was rather troublesome. First, it would be necessary to exin the liver¡¯s functions. The liver would mostly transform nutrition into a substance that the body was capable of absorbing, along with providing detoxification and bile secretion. All of the protein in the blood was created by the liver. If your liver was in poor condition, then your body would start losing weight and your appetite would becking. A more severe consequence would be bleeding!


    How to describe hepatitis B? To exin simply, there were two main types: one which was strongly infectious, and one which was slightly less infectious. How could hepatitis B spread to another? That would be by blood and body fluids. Those would make excellent carriers for the hepatitis B virus, which was capable of surviving for a very long period of time in the blood serum!


    When Zhang Fan checked the patients¡¯ medical information, ¡°Oh my, it¡¯s HBsAg+, HBeAg+, anti-HBc+, the most infectious type of hepatitis B.¡± After seeing this, Zhang Fan told the nurses, ¡°All four patients have the most infectious type of hepatitis B. Be careful and protect yourselves!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± all the nurses in the department responded. Zhang Fan brought pen and paper with him to the patient room to ask the young man about his condition. In other departments, usually the patient would be summoned over to the doctor¡¯s office to tell the doctor about their condition. However, that wouldn¡¯t do in the infectious diseases department. The doctor would have to visit the patient¡¯s room instead.


    ¡°What reason made youe get a checkup for hospitalization this time?¡± Zhang Fan asked the young man.


    ¡°Hmm, I kept feeling tired andcking appetite. I also kept getting fevers. My girlfriends all have the same symptoms. My friend told me that my symptoms sounded like AIDS. He told me that in the worst-case scenario, my entire body would rot and I would die. That sounded too scary, so I hurriedly came here for a checkup. The doctor who diagnosed me told me that this isn¡¯t AIDS, but I searched on baidu and found that this hepatitis B thing is simr to AIDS. Doctor, tell me, is this hepatitis B AIDS or not?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not AIDS. How long have you been having your symptoms for?¡±


    ¡°About half a year. Doctor, if this isn¡¯t AIDS, then can I not hospitalize myself then?¡±


    ¡°Oh! So you were scared by AIDS intoing here to get checked,¡± Zhang Fan said through his heavy facial mask. ¡°Although hepatitis B isn¡¯t AIDS, it¡¯s equally fatal if it¡¯s allowed to develop unchecked. What¡¯s your current job? How old are you? Do you have any family history of illnesses?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m a frencer. I¡¯m 21 years old. My family members are quite healthy.¡± When the young man heard that it wasn¡¯t AIDS, it was as if he came alive. He became far more energetic, and he started speaking rather glibly.


    ¡°You should lie down. I¡¯ll give you a physical examination. Pull up your shirt.¡±


    When the young man pulled up his shirt, Zhang Fan¡¯s first impression was that he was really skinny. Zhang Fan could see his ribs quite clearly. The young man had a Buddha tattooed on his stomach. The Buddha¡¯s mouth was on the bellybutton! When his belly was bulging, the Buddha would appear to be smiling. If he tucked in his stomach, the Buddha would appear unhappy. It really was a miraculous tattoo! Since the patient had a tattoo, Zhang Fan took a closer look. The patient¡¯s stomach was filled with spider angiomas. Zhang Fan could only inwardly sigh and shake his head. The patient¡¯s ignorance was truly scary! With a light touch, Zhang Fan could tell that the patient¡¯s liver was really swollen. Zhang Fan checked the patient¡¯s eyes and found icteric sclera.


    ¡°You should rest here and hospitalize yourself. Your disease is already in very severe condition.¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s voice lowered significantly. The patient¡¯s liver was so severely swollen despite his young age!


    ¡°Doctor, can you also have my girlfriends stay in the same patient room as me? We can even take care of each other this way!¡± The young man didn¡¯t even realize that he already had half a foot in the grave. He was asking Zhang Fan a really na?ve question.


    ¡°No. This is a hospital! You should properly focus on recuperating!¡±


    Zhang Fan then left the young man¡¯s patient room so that he could check up on the other three female patients who hade together with him.


    When Zhang Fan opened the door to the next patient room, his eyes almost popped out in surprise. The nurse had arranged for two of the women to share a patient room, and gave the third woman a patient room to herself. Since all three of the female patients had the same hepatitis B strain, the nurse didn¡¯t think that this would matter.


    However, when Zhang Fan opened the door to the patient room, he saw that the two women were currently fighting! They were grabbing onto each other¡¯s hair and ripping each other¡¯s clothes! The were locked in battle when Zhang Fan entered!


    The patients hadn¡¯t received their hospital gowns yet. Both young women were very simrly dressed. They both had dyed hair, dark circles drawn with makeup around their eyes, white and ck long knee socks, and extra thick sponge shoes. Both of them continued to fight each other after Zhang Fan came in. They had ripped each other¡¯s clothes so much that both were revealing their ck underwear!


    ¡°Let go of each other immediately! Otherwise, I¡¯m going to call the police!¡± Zhang Fan told them while also shouting for a nurse. He was a man, after all. If he went in the patient room right now without a nurse present, it would be difficult for him to exin things afterwards. After two years of work, Zhang Fan had learned how to protect himself! He knew that it would be best for him to avoid getting involved in unnecessary trouble.


    The nurse also immediately became worried when she arrived and saw the situation. ¡°Let go of each other, do you hear me!¡± This nurse was pudgy and middle-aged. She had a sharp voice and severe tone.


    The two young women finally reacted to the nurse. When Zhang Fan had shouted at them, both had ignored him.


    ¡°Make her let go first!¡±


    ¡°You let go first!¡±


    ¡°Both of you let go together! I¡¯m going to count 1, 2, 3. Do you hear me!? Otherwise, I¡¯m calling the police!¡± The pudgy nurse grabbed both young women and pulled them apart.


    Both young women simultaneously let go of each other.


    ¡°B*tch!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the b*tch!¡±


    What exactly was happening here? It turned out that none of these young people were from the border province. They were a host and three hostesses working at a certain karaoke bar. The rtionship between them was ratherplex. The young man was a bit of a yboy. All three young women were simultaneously his girlfriends.


    They would keep getting together and breaking up with each other repeatedly. Their rtionships were unsteady. Maybe it was because they were still young, or maybe it was due to the nature of their job. Anyways, the young man would go out with this woman today, and with another woman on the next day. All four of them had rather unique views on love. Since the young man had a slightly feminine appearance and was rather beautiful, he could be described as either handsome or having a feminine beauty. Maybe that was why the three young women were simultaneouslypeting for him. Today, one of the young women would be the victor, and tomorrow, another young woman would be the victor. That was what was going on.


    Recently, the four of them all started showing the same symptoms, which wereter identified to be hepatitis B. The young man had been the first to show the symptoms. His symptoms were also the most severe. One of his friends who had at least some knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases had convinced him toe get checked at the hospital. His three girlfriends also decided to get checked together with him.


    The three women originally had a stable romantic triangle rtionship. The nurse hadn¡¯t expected that separating the three would immediately lead to a fight.


    ¡°Are you going to properly stay at the hospital or not? If not, then leave! I¡¯ll give you all onest chance. If I see you fighting with each other again, I¡¯ll immediately kick you out of the hospital.¡± The oldest nurse in the infectious diseases department pretended to be really strict with them. These four patients were all adults. They should be taking responsibility for their own actions. The nurse was worried that they would injure each other while fighting at the hospital.


    In the end, the only solution was to give all three young women private patient rooms of their own. Luckily, the infectious diseases department had many empty patient rooms.


    No matter what the patients were like, Zhang Fan would still properly perform his work of asking about their condition and giving them physical checkups. He checked all three young women individually, with a female nurse to assist him.


    The three young women had all sorts of confusing markings on their bodies. These three young women really could be described as being highly unique. After two years of working, Zhang Fan finally felt like he had witnessed what youthful confusion was.


    The three young women had all sorts of cigarette burn marks, tattoos, letterings, and cut wounds on their bodies. It was as if their bodies were broken wooden boards rather than belonging to themselves. Zhang Fan was repulsed, as well as feeling pity for the three young women!


    The checkups¡¯ results weren¡¯t very good for the patients, especially for the young man. His organs were already beginning to fail. He had led an extremely wild lifestyle due to his youth, but he hadn¡¯t expected that his body was already half broken on the inside. His body would copse on him soon!


    The young man indulged in arge amount of casual sex, he drank lots of alcohol, and he slept during the day and was active at night. Judging by his mentality and how he was easily excitable, Zhang Fan felt that it was likely that he also dabbled in an illegal drug such as marijuana or ecstasy.


    ¡°You should have the four patients get more detailed checkups. The young man¡¯s condition is especially bad. All of you need to be especially careful and pay close attention to these patients,¡± Zhang Fan especially told the nurses.


    He asked the four youngsters about their family members. For all four, they either had no family or their family members were in ind China. Was it due to society or because of themselves that they didn¡¯t value their bodies at all? Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know. He didn¡¯t understand!


    Things were so bad for the young man¡¯s health that he basically had no future at all left to him. In the future, the young man wouldn¡¯t even be able to guarantee basic health anymore. Zhang Fan could only shake his head in pity as he wrote the medical reports and ordered more detailed checkups for the patients.

 Chapter 251: Do what you are capable of

    <h4>Chapter 251: Do what you are capable of</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan was truly rendered speechless when he performed the daily morning patient checkup. Although the hospital was no jail, most normal people would clean things up to wait for the doctor¡¯s daily morning checkup. However, these four patients were truly different.


    Not only was the young man still fast asleep at the time of the scheduled morning checkup, another young woman, who wasn¡¯t one of the three female patients, was sleeping in his bed with him!


    ¡°What¡¯s with this?¡± Zhang Fan asked a nurse with dissatisfaction. Chasu City Hospital wasn¡¯t a mega hospital. There wouldn¡¯t be enough staff to have a nurse constantly apanying every patient. Still, this was the infectious diseases department, so it normally wasn¡¯t rmended to have visitors staying over the night.


    The young nurse hurriedly answered, ¡°Yesterday, thisdy came over to visit. She said that she would leave in just a little bit, but...!¡±


    Zhang Fan truly didn¡¯t know what to say. The infectious diseases department was clearlybeled on the entrance with veryrge lettering. Yet, it was as if these young people were illiterate.


    ¡°Wake them up!¡± Zhang Fan told the nurse as he went to go check up on the other patients first. To these young people who liked to be active at night, they would always be most tired early in the morning. Their biological clocks would already be in chaos. Their messy hair dyed in several different colors made them seem like demons!


    Pitiful! What was pitiful? As the saying went, heaven¡¯s actions could be deemed pitiful, but one¡¯s own foolish actions would lead to death. It was naturalw for people to get old, be ill, and die. Medical technology hadn¡¯t advanced to the point where people would stop dying of old age. Thus, illnesses would alwayse visit every single person in their lifetime.


    Getting ill was unavoidable. To describe this using idealism, this was a trial that the heavens sent to humans. If you didn¡¯t care enough to manage or improve your condition, then you would be foolish. Was it that China wasn¡¯t doing enough to spreadmon knowledge regarding infectious diseases? Did these young people know nothing but AIDS? Did they think that hepatitis B wouldn¡¯t be fatal?


    Morning checkups in the infectious diseases department involved drawing blood on an empty stomach as well as taking urine and feces samples for various checkups. Zhang Fan just finished the checkups when the young nurse came to tell him, ¡°Doctor Zhang, those four patients of yours have run out of money on their ounts. When I went to talk to them about their medical fees, it seemed like they were having some difficulties.¡±


    This was something rather ridiculous about Chinese society. Whenever a patient owed medical fees, the nurse¡¯s telling them to pay up would sometimes result in the patient or their family members arguing with the nurse. Meanwhile, if a doctor went to ask for the medical fees instead, unless the patient was truly having financial difficulties, they would usually obey and pay up. That was just how ridiculous it was!


    Seeing how awkward the young nurse felt, Zhang Fan knew that the youngsters were giving her trouble.


    ¡°How much money did you pay for hospitalization fees yesterday? Howe it¡¯s all gone before any treatment even started?¡±


    ¡°I know, Bro. I¡¯m confused as well. I paid 2,000 yuan yesterday. Howe it¡¯s all gone before anything was even done!¡± The young man had just finished cleaning himself up. The young woman fromst night had already vanished! Completely disappeared! She vanished as if she was a Bloody Mary!


    ¡°Where¡¯s the young woman from earlier? Did the two of you have sex?¡± Zhang Fan asked directly.


    ¡°Hey! Bro, that¡¯s so rude of you to ask. She¡¯s my girlfriend!¡±


    The more than Zhang Fan interacted with the young man, the more he felt thetter seemed demonic! Zhang Fan became really angry when he heard this!


    ¡°Say it! Where did she go! Do you realize that your disease is infectious? Hurry and call her toe over here! She needs to get a hepatitis B immunoglobulin injection!¡± This wasn¡¯t about Zhang Fan minding things that weren¡¯t his own business. This was his care for others as a doctor!


    ¡°Bro, don¡¯t be angry. I bet that she was the one who gave me this disease in the first ce! Let¡¯s just talk about my treatment instead! I feel rather bad! I want to vomit!¡± Unfortunately, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t force this unreasonable patient to tell him the fourth girlfriend¡¯s contact information!


    ¡°You paid 2,000 yuan for the four of you. That¡¯s only 500 yuan per person, which isn¡¯t even enough for the checkup fees. You should hurry and pay the medical fees. Also, don¡¯t have anyone stay with you overnight anymore. You¡¯re only harming yourself as well as others!¡±


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯ll go get some money.¡± The young man didn¡¯t object, but it also seemed like he didn¡¯t really listen to Zhang Fan¡¯s medical advice.


    ¡°Where¡¯s your medical insurance card?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°What medical insurance card?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s something that lets you receive treatments for free at the hospital. Doesn¡¯t your karaoke bar workce buy insurance for you?¡±


    ¡°No, they pay our sry on a daily basis. They¡¯ve never owed me any money!¡±


    ¡°Fine! Go! Hurry and pay your medical fees so that we can start your treatment as soon as possible. If it¡¯s at all possible, you should ask your direct rtives to alsoe here!¡± Zhang Fan said in a depressed tone.


    Were there many such people in China? Indeed, there still were. China had developed a national medical insurance program immensely, yet such people seemed as if they were living under rocks, not knowing about any of this! Maybe they were stuck in their own little worlds! After Zhang Fan got off from work today, while he wasn¡¯t physically tired, he was really mentally drained! It wasn¡¯t like he was a block of wood!


    Zhang Fan took a hot shower, which helped him to somewhat calm down from that awkward feeling he had. While he didn¡¯t have any special feelings towards these patients, their behavior still made him ufortable!


    Ma Wentao had established a proper foundational start for his hospital. Although Ma Wentao had now sold his hospital to Zhang Fan, the prior¡¯s influence could still be seen. Currently, Zhang Fan was somehow managing to maintain the hospital despite its expenses. They were still receiving the same number of surgery patients. However, there were no longer any internal medicine patients or peopleing in for physical examinations. Perhaps this was all because Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the money to keep additional departments open like Ma Wentao.


    Over the Spring Festival, things would always be busy in China. On the day before the Spring Festival, everyone was eating together with their families, but not Zhang Fan. He spent his Spring Festival at his hospital due to two surgeries that his hospital received.


    One surgery patient was a middle-aged woman who had identally slipped with her hand while she was cutting meat. She cut off her own left hand¡¯s index finger, middle finger, and ring finger!


    The other surgery patient was a young child who had injured his fingers with firecrackers. His thumb and index finger were seriously injured.


    Both patients were brought to Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital as his hospital was already well known in Chasu City as a good hospital for hand and foot surgery. This was also because the public hospitals didn¡¯t focus on this type of surgery, especially limb rentation surgery. Only Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital specialized in limb rentation surgery.


    The two patients arrived one soon after another, with the middle-aged woman arriving first. Zhang Fan¡¯s doctors who had originally been at home celebrating the Spring Festival had to hurry over as well.


    Li Liang was already capable of performing finger reattachment surgery for the simpler clean slice injuries. This was no problem for him, although the more difficult crush injuries were still beyond his ability to deal with.


    Nuar was also now an employee of Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital. After Nuar retired, he really experienced the bitterness ofcking money. He was nowpletely different from back when he¡¯d been surgery Director Nuar of Kuake City Hospital. Now, he would never drink alcohol during work time. Since he was the only doctor at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital who had held a medical license for many years, and he was also Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery director in name, Chen Qifa especially gave Nuar an office of his own.


    Song Bing was a doctor that Zhang Fan had personally recruited from a smaller city hospital. Song Bing was an orthopedic surgeon who had just turned 30 years old. He had graduated from a trade school rather than a college, and had only obtained his medical license a few years ago, which was why he was working at a smaller city hospital. Still, his movements were quite good, and he had talent. Song Bing worked quite well together with Li Liang. By the time that Zhang Fan arrived at his hospital, the two of them had already started working on the finger reattachment surgery for the middle-aged woman. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t get involved in the surgery, and simply stood behind them to observe.


    ¡®Very good!¡¯ Zhang Fan mentally praised them. It seemed that Li Liang had practiced significantly by himself. His movements were quite good by now. Song Bing¡¯s movements were also very good. Inparison, Chen Qifa wasn¡¯t capable of performing such microsurgery, since he was getting older.


    ¡°Teacher, you should go back home and enjoy the Spring Festival. This is a clean slice injury. It won¡¯t be difficult for them, so you can rest assured,¡± Chen Qifa secretly whispered to Zhang Fan while standing behind him.


    ¡°You should be the one to go home instead. I¡¯ll watch things here. It¡¯s the Spring Festival, so you should apany your wife and son.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. My bratty son did well on his tests this year. He long since got his red packets from me. He¡¯s probably ying video games right now. He¡¯d be happier if I didn¡¯t return home. My wife has also gotten ustomed to this!¡±


    Just as the two of them were both trying to convince the other to leave, the phone in the operating room rang. Chen Qifa picked it up. ¡°Hello? What is it? Okay, I¡¯ll be there immediately!¡±


    Zhang Fan turned to look at him. It was obvious from the half that he could hear that another patient had arrived!


    ¡°Teacher, neither of us will be able to leave. It¡¯s a six-year-old child patient. His fingers were injured by a firecracker. He just arrived.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± As Zhang Fan left, he told Li Liang and Song Bing, ¡°Doctor Li, Doctor Song, you must pay attention to repairing the blood vessels. Sew as many as you possibly can.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Director Zhang!¡±


    Zhang Fan had given up on all services other than surgery for his hospital. However, hand and foot surgery here was slowly bing more and more professional. Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital was entering a proper path. It didn¡¯t have to rely on connections to pull government employees here for physical examinations. Hospitals would have to rely on reputation more than connections in the end!


    In China, regtions against firecrackers had be ever more severe. Firecrackers had now bepletely banned in China. Some might feel that this would detract from the festive atmosphere of holidays, but actually, Zhang Fan highly agreed with thisw.


    Firecrackers were far too dangerous. Ordinary people might not know, but in China¡¯s hospitals¡¯ emergency departments, the mostmon emergency patients during every year¡¯s Spring Festival were alwaysing with stomach problems and firecracker injuries.


    A light injury would be injured skin. A severe injury could see even fingers being blown off, permanent blindness, and so on. Getting into such an ident for the sake of a so-called festive atmosphere would never be worth it. The person would have to live with endless regret for the rest of their life.


    There were also cases of naughty children tossing firecrackers into fermentation tanks or old sewers. In such enclosed areas withrge amounts of mmable gasses, this would be no different from tossing a bomb. If the bomb was ignited, it would be quite lucky if the naughty child could even survive, much less enjoy the Spring Festival.


    Another reason why China had banned firecrackers was for pollution. Although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know anything about pollution, he did know that firecrackers were far too dangerous.


    At Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s main hallway, he saw a man carrying a young child, while a woman was holding the child¡¯s right hand with cotton from home. The young boy had likely been extremely frightened by the incident. There were many tear streaks on his face, and his expression was one of terror. He seemed really pitiful! His grandparents were also behind him.


    Even though it was colder than -20 degrees Celsius outside right now, the child¡¯s parents were dressed only in pajamas. They also had bare feet d only in slippers. At such a time, they didn¡¯t even feel the cold, as they were only thinking about their son¡¯s hand!


    ¡°Doctor! Our son¡¯s fingers were injured by an explosion!¡± When the child¡¯s father saw Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa, he hurriedly rushed over while carrying his son. ¡°Doctors, I¡¯m begging you, please preserve our son¡¯s fingers!¡± It seemed likely that he had already visited other hospitals!


    In the year 2010 in the border province, to put it bluntly, if it wasn¡¯t for Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital, this young child as well as the middle-aged woman who was undergoing surgery right now would likely permanently lose their fingers. This was all because so few hospitals focused on this specialization. In that scenario, if a hospital had to take in such a patient but was unable to perform limb rentation surgery for them, there would only be one cruel result possible. The medical term for what would happen afterwards was simple and well-known: amputation!


    This really would be quite cruel. Not only would the person¡¯s future life be filled with inconveniences, they would also be handicapped!


    If Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t received his Medical System, he would have been nothing more than an ordinary resident doctor who could only perform the most basic surgeries at this time, but he now had incredible medical abilities. He wanted to do as much as he possibly could!


    This wasn¡¯t arrogance. As the Chinese saying went, do what you are capable of! This would help grind Zhang Fan¡¯s microsurgery experience in his System, and also help so many people. Of course he would be happy to do it!


    Fingers weren¡¯t like nt leaves. A cut off finger wouldn¡¯t regrow by itself!


    ¡°Hurry and carry him in. We¡¯ll immediately check his condition!¡± Zhang Fan brought the boy¡¯s father into the examination room.


    There wasn¡¯t any more evident bleeding. However, the cotton had gotten stuck together with the blood, thus sticking to the injury. Zhang Fan put on some gloves and swiftly used saline solution to soak the cotton so that he could slowly clean the injury.


    After removing the cotton and seeing the injury, Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa both inhaled cold breaths!

 Chapter 252: Exploding right in the hand!

    <h4>Chapter 252: Exploding right in the hand!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa really couldn¡¯t help but inhale cold breaths when they saw the young boy¡¯s injured fingers. The skin on his right hand¡¯s thumb and index finger¡¯s fingertips seemed just like a ck blooming chrysanthemum, with the fingers beingpletely open. To describe more directly, all of the skin on the fingertips had been shattered by the explosion, exposing injured red muscles beneath. After clearing away the cotton covering the fingers, the fingers began to bleed again!


    As Zhang Fan checked the injury, the boy cried extremely loudly in pain. The boy¡¯s father tightly hugged his son while holding the boy¡¯s other hand. Tears streamed down the boy¡¯s mom¡¯s cheeks as she helped to hold the boy¡¯s injured hand and prevent him from moving too much.


    ¡°Did your son set off a firecracker or a sting cap?! Why is this injury so severe?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°We were busy making dinner. We weren¡¯t paying attention, and our son grabbed a firecracker and lit it.¡± The boy¡¯s mother wasn¡¯t capable of coherent speech at the moment, so the father exined as his eyes reddened. Although Zhang Fan was as gentle as he possibly could, the fingers would always have one of the densest concentrations of pain nerve sensors in the body. Mothers would always feel connected to their children. With the young boy crying in such extreme pain, of course she would also feel extremely terrible.


    If this had been an adult in the same situation, the injury wouldn¡¯t have been as severe. Young children would have thinner skin than adults. The boy had caused the firecracker to explode as he was holding it in his hand. This had actually been a rtively weak firecracker. A more powerful firecracker would have been capable ofpletely destroying his fingers!


    In microsurgery, this type of injury had its own categorization, known as destructive injuries! Slice injuries with clean slices weren¡¯t that difficult to perform limb rentation on. For instance, one was the surgery that Li Liang and Song Bing were working on. Although it seemed really scary that the middle-aged woman had identally cut off three of her own fingers, as long as she received treatment fast enough, the chance of sessfully reattaching her fingers and regaining functionality would be very high. Normally, approximately 80% functionality could be restored to the cut off fingers.


    However, this boy¡¯s injury was far more severe than the middle-aged woman¡¯s. Even though only his fingertips had been injured, his skin had already been destroyed, and his muscles had also been injured deeply and severely. Even white bone was already visible. Not only that, this was his right hand¡¯s thumb and index finger. Without any skin, it would be impossible to preserve these two fingertips.


    It was easily imaginable just how hard life would be without a fully functional thumb and index finger. Not having a thumb would even allow this boy to directly obtain a disability card in the future. Yet, this boy was still only six years old. The rest of his life would be much darker if his fingertips couldn¡¯t be preserved!


    Although the child was crying in extreme pain as Zhang Fan checked his fingers, the child¡¯s parents and the grandparents waiting outside didn¡¯t try to stop Zhang Fan at all. Crying and pain were nothing to them as long as the child¡¯s fingers could be preserved!


    Zhang Fan examined the child¡¯s fingers. He was already drawing a n to preserve these fingers in his mind. Although the child¡¯s injury was very severe, it was still treatable due to the assistance Zhang Fan received from his System.


    ¡°Doctor, I¡¯m begging you! The Chinese medicine hospital that I went to told me that only this hospital is capable of saving my son¡¯s fingers. I¡¯m begging you! You must save his fingers!¡± When the mother saw that Zhang Fan was remaining silent for quite a while, she mentally broke down. The tears that she had been suppressing were suddenly all unleashed as if a dam had broken, pouring out like a flood.


    ¡°Awoo! Awoo!¡± Her crying sounded like that of a mother shewolf in despair. Her trembling hands were covered in lots of blood from her son! Although the child¡¯s father didn¡¯t cry out loud, tears were also trickling down his reddened eyes, falling onto his son in his embrace.


    Chen Qifa wanted to say something, but he had no guarantee of being able to sessfully perform this surgery at all. He opened his mouth, but was unable to say anything in the end, so he looked at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°It¡¯s possible to save his fingers!¡± Zhang Fan dered. He then told Chen Qifa, ¡°Prepare for surgery.¡±


    When Zhang Fan said that it was possible to save his fingers, the boy¡¯s mother felt as if she was hearing an angel¡¯s voice. All of the tension left her body as she sat down on the ground, her body going soft all over. When she had visited the Chinese medicine hospital, the doctors there had told her that they would have to amputate the boy¡¯s fingers if they were to treat him. She felt as if her entire world had turned gray then, feeling only despair and helplessness!


    Luckily, Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital had done plenty of advertising with other hospitals ever since Ma Wentao started the practice. Sales managers from the hospital had gone countless times to every possible city hospital, Chinese medicine hospital, and other hospitals in the area. If the Chinese medicine hospital hadn¡¯t given this family a referral to Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, then not only would this family¡¯s current Spring Festival have been ruined, it was likely that they would never celebrate the Spring Festival again, as it would be nothing more than a terrible memory!


    The boy¡¯s injury no longer counted as a normal injury, as it would be ssified as multiple trauma. The powerful explosion from the firecracker hadn¡¯t only shattered the skin and injured the muscle. The explosion had also caused burn injury and necrosis to the nearby skin. That was how horrible and severe this injury was.


    Chen Qifa suddenly became reinvigorated when Zhang Fan said ¡°It¡¯s possible to save his fingers!¡± and to ¡°Prepare for surgery.¡± Chen Qifa immediately began giving orders quite swiftly. ¡°Why cry? Now¡¯s not the time to cry! Hurry ande sign the surgery agreement and pay the surgery fee so that we can prepare the surgery. Someone, push the C-arm X-ray to operating room #2! Hurry!¡± He acted as if he was the head nurse, busying himself.


    The parents now felt as if a dark cloud had been removed from over them. They looked at Zhang Fan with expressions filled with gratitude. Zhang Fan exited the examination room and prepared to go into the operating room. The grandparents waiting outside didn¡¯t dare to bother Zhang Fan, but their teary eyes were filled with expectations, their frozen lips were trembling, and they had pitiful expressions. They seemed so old with their white hair!


    Zhang Fan turned around after he passed the grandparents, and suddenly said, ¡°Please rest assured, it will be alright!¡±


    Everyone would have empathy. It was just that as time went on and people grew older, some people¡¯s empathy would fade as the heart hardened!


    Inside the operating room, the head nurse was gently consoling the young boy! This was an advantage that women had. If Zhang Fan tried to console this child instead, it was likely that the boy would just cry even more. Why was this? Maybe it was because Zhang Fan had dark skin!


    The child didn¡¯t dare to cry too loudly, maybe because he was now separated from his parents and was afraid. Still, he curled himself up into a ball, and his limbs were trembling in fear. He seemed just like an injured fawn facing a horde of hungry lions!


    ¡°So pitiful!¡± Chen Qifa nced at the boy. Perhaps Chen Qifa was thinking of his own son when he said this.


    Zhang Fan nced at the child, but didn¡¯t say anything. The anesthesia then began. If the skin hadn¡¯t been damaged, then the surgery could have began with just local anesthesia followed by cleaning the injury. It would have been an incredibly simple surgery. However, since the skin was damaged, this alone would elevate the surgery¡¯s difficulty by several levels.


    After anesthesia was finished, Zhang Fan began to clean the injury. The child¡¯s injury was basically the equivalent of a firearm injury as far as cleaning was concerned.


    Zhang Fan used arge amount of isotonic saline solution to rinse the wound. He had to first wash away the broken tiny fragments of flesh in the injury. He then used his scalpel to gently remove the remaining gunpowder particles all around the injury.


    ¡°Tourniquet!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t apply a tourniquet until he was done cleaning the injury. This was because he needed to know which ces were still bleeding and which ces already had dead tissue.


    For this surgery, Chen Qifa acted as Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistant. The surgery proceeded in an orderly manner. The surgery would only affect a very small portion of the body. However, the fingertips were far too important despite their small size. It wouldn¡¯t have been this troublesome even if the child had exploded the firecracker on the palm instead. At most, that would just require a skin graft. However, most normal skin grafting wouldn¡¯t work for the fingertips. Blood supply would always be poorer at the end of any limb. After the explosion, the blood cirction system here would be destroyed. The skin wouldn¡¯t live even after a skin graft.


    The most important prerequisite for this surgery was to clean the injury. It was absolutely critical for the cleaning to be as thorough as possible. After that would be eliminating all of the dead tissue. Any dead tissue that wasn¡¯t eliminated cleanly would be trouble down the road as a source of infection. Basically, it would be the equivalent of leaving dead and rotten flesh buried in your body.


    Dealing with all this was only the first step. The following was the most important part of all. How was this surgery supposed to be performed? With no blood vessels and no skin left due to the explosion, no ordinary surgery would be able to deal with this situation.


    Since the patient was a young child, Zhang Fan chose to use a cross-arm skin p surgery. What exactly did this mean? A surgical p would be chosen from the child¡¯s contrteral upper arm or forearm. What exactly was the surgical p? That would be a portion of the skin with blood supply, including the fat, tissue, and cirction system underneath.


    To exin more simply, the surgeon would find a corresponding location on the arm, and cut open a portion of the skin there where the muscle was thicker. This entire section of skin, including muscle and blood vessels, would be used to repair thepletely destroyed portion in the hand.


    This surgical p portion would need to be sewed together with the child¡¯s fingertip. Literally, the child¡¯s fingers would be sewed into the arm. This was because the surgical p portion had yet to be detached from its original location. Sewing the child¡¯s fingers into the surgical p would allow this location¡¯s blood vessels to provide blood supply to the fingertips. The doctor would then wait for the transnted location to regrow blood vessels before separating the two locations again.


    After this surgery wasplete, the child would look like his fingers were literally connected to his arm, with two fingers inside the arm.


    Since the patient was a young child, Zhang Fan made sure to be extremely thorough with his work. A young child would continuously be growing. If the surgery wasn¡¯t done well, or the surgical p¡¯s location wasn¡¯t chosen well, that would directly affect the child¡¯s future growth and functionality.


    Surgical p designs required great precision in choosing the location. Doctors who had rougher techniques still might be able to preserve the fingers with a cross-arm skin p surgery, but the regrown finger skin would be incredibly ugly if the surgical p location wasn¡¯t chosen well. It would look as if wads of meat were growing on the fingers if the surgical p was chosen poorly.


    Why was it that some doctors would be unable to choose the surgical p location with precision? That was because this type of surgery was rtively rare, which meant doctors wouldck experience. It wasn¡¯t because the doctor wasn¡¯t careful enough. But for Zhang Fan, choosing the proper surgical p location wasn¡¯t difficult at all, due to how much he had already practiced this in his System before.


    He slowly opened up the deep fascia in the child¡¯s contrteral upper arm, stopped the bleeding, and then gentlybined the child¡¯s injury with the surgical p. This surgery was truly just like sewing a tiny flower. The injured location was far too small. Zhang Fan had his head lowered, so his head covered the entire injury and nobody else was even able to see what he was doing. Chen Qifa had his back bent over while draining blood and wiping the injury.


    The surgical p¡¯s tissue was connected to the injured location¡¯s tissue. This would act as a channel to protect the child¡¯s injury, allowing it to revive. After finishing the connections, Zhang Fan swiftly sewed everything back together, directly burying the two injured fingers into the left upper arm.


    Before wrapping everything up, it looked as if the child was making an ¡°OK¡± emoji sign with his right hand. However, his index finger and thumb were now surgically embedded into his left arm¡¯s flesh.


    Although this was a difficult surgery, Zhang Fan¡¯s speed was still far faster than Li Liang and Song Bing working on the other far simpler finger reattachment surgery. As Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa began the pressure dressing, Li Liang and Song Bing were still working on reattaching the third of the woman¡¯s three cut off fingers!


    Zhang Fan gently inserted cotton between the injured hand and the left arm. He then affixed everything using rubberized fabric. He tied things up for the child in a beautiful triangr sling, letting the right arm dangle.


    This surgery wasn¡¯t finished yet. After two to three weeks, the injured location would revive. That would be the time to separate the fingers from the arm. Although this was a long period of time, and would be rtively ufortable as well, this was still better than having the child¡¯s family finish the Spring Festival with no hope at all!


    Zhang Fan stretched his back at the end of the surgery. It had taken a bit more than two hours. ¡°After this, you absolutely must tell the parents to properly watch over their child. The child is still young and doesn¡¯t understand many things yet. If he identally pulls too hard, he might break the attachment. That will ruin everything. The doctor ced in charge of monitoring this child will also need to pay close attention to the attachment¡¯s stability.¡±


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll personally manage this child as my patient. Teacher Zhang, you should return home as early as you can. It¡¯s almost 11 at night already.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush. Let¡¯s wait for Li Liang and Song Bing to finish their surgery. We can all eat a Spring Festival dinner together afterwards. Do you have anything prepared?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I already prepared many frozen dumplings here for the doctors and nurses. We can have a little party for ourselves afterwards!¡±


    Outside the operating rooms, the boy¡¯s family and the middle-aged woman¡¯s family were quietly waiting. Both families felt simrly anxious and worried. The sounds of firecrackers in the distance seemed so annoying and ear-piercing to them right now!


    Meanwhile, at Chen Qifa¡¯s home, his wife and son were looking outside the window. It was alreadypletely dark outside. ¡°Let¡¯s just eat! Your father is probably performing another surgery! Sigh, he never gets any time to rest.¡±


    At Shao Hua¡¯s home, Jingshu was bored while watching a Spring Festival show on TV. Shao Hua¡¯s father was repeatedly looking out the window at the neighborhood.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just eat! I don¡¯t think he will be able toe. We should eat without waiting for him. Here, Jingshu, let me pour a drink for you.¡± Shao Hua forced herself to smile.


    Why didn¡¯t they call Zhang Fan? The answer was quite simple. If the doctor was performing a surgery, their family members typically wouldn¡¯t call unless there was something major! Only the doctor called home first.


    Everyone else was celebrating the Spring Festival in China, but doctors and simr specialists were still performing their jobs as normal.


    Spring wasing!

 Chapter 253: Planning for the long term

    <h4>Chapter 253: nning for the long term</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital only had simple patient rooms and operating rooms. There was no ICU department at his hospital. After the patients finished with their surgeries, they would directly go to their patient room. Usually, the anesthesiologist and nurse would bring the patient over to the patient room right after the surgery. However, since the child¡¯s surgery was rather special, Chen Qifa personally brought the child patient over to the patient room. Chen Qifa really loved to escort patients because he felt really proud when receiving the family members¡¯ gratitude!


    The child patient was slowly brought out of the operating room on a gurney.


    ¡°My son!¡± Mothers would forever pay the most attention to their children. The mother who was originally so listless suddenly became reinvigorated when she saw her son. She swiftly rushed over.


    ¡°Be careful, be careful! Okay, the surgery was very sessful.¡± Chen Qifa acted just like a mother hen, protecting the child patient and not allowing the mother to rush over. ¡°Go! Go! Don¡¯t block the entrance to the operating rooms. There¡¯s still another ongoing surgery inside.¡±


    ¡°Doctor, is my mother¡¯s surgery almost finished?¡± A young girl who was wearing new clothing for the Spring Festival looked pitifully at Chen Qifa. Her mother had gone in for surgery first, yet the child patient¡¯s surgery was already finished without any sign of her mothering out yet. She was already anxious to begin with, so now she became even more worried.


    ¡°Rest assured, it¡¯s almost done. She¡¯ll be out soon!¡± Chen Qifa consoled the middle-aged woman¡¯s daughter as he continued to escort the child patient to a patient room.


    Due to Chen Qifa¡¯s attitude, the child¡¯s parents surrounded his bed and looked at their son. The young boy was still really weak. He had been frightened, truly tremendously frightened by this whole ordeal. Although the surgery was now finished, he reallycked energy, both mentally and physically. His lips were dry, and he looked expectantly at his mother, wanting to return to her embrace, but he didn¡¯t dare to say anything, because the scary doctor was at his side. The scary doctor would give him injections!


    ¡°Your son was quite lucky today. His fingers have been preserved. This surgery is just like nting a tree. His fingers were nted inside his arm for regrowth. It will take approximately two to three weeks, and then his fingers wille alive again,¡± Chen Qifa exined to the parents who focused on his every word. ¡°Right now, the fingers were just nted in the arm, and they¡¯re still really weak. Additionally, your son is young and doesn¡¯t understand much yet. As parents, you absolutely must watch over him closely, and not allow him to pull his fingers out of his arm! For the next few weeks, make sure that he eats only in foods! Alright, you should hurry back home and put on some warm clothes. Don¡¯t catch a cold at this time. He still needs you to take care of him.¡± Chen Qifa then started to leave.


    The child¡¯s father was really anxious. This was great fortune among misfortune. Back when he heard that his son¡¯s fingers might have to be amputated at the Chinese medicine hospital, he felt as if his heart had been struck by lightning. He really wanted to be the one to suffer the pain instead of his son!


    Now, the surgery was over, and the fingers had been preserved! It was as if the father¡¯s emotions had taken a roller coaster ride. He went from a valley to the peak! ¡°Doctor, thank you, thank you~! We¡¯ve truly troubled you sote at night. Here¡¯s some money, buy some food with it, eat something, eat whatever you like.¡± Hisst sentence barely made sense, but his expression was extremely grateful.


    Chen Qifa really loved this¡ªthe patients¡¯ gratitude, not money. At this moment, Chen Qifa felt like he was really grand as he pushed aside the father¡¯s money with a serious expression, and said, ¡°This is what we should do. However, I must still scold you. You absolutely must watch your son properly. He¡¯s still young and doesn¡¯t understand much, but what about you adults? Don¡¯t you understand what¡¯s dangerous? You understand, right? Alright, thank you for your intentions, but please keep your money.¡±


    Chen Qifa puffed out his chest proudly as he left while takingrge steps. The wind in the hallway gently lifted the corner of Chen Qifa¡¯s white doctor¡¯s jacket. He walked quite swiftly and resolutely!


    If Chen Qifa had still been working at Kuake City Hospital, he would have secretly taken the money. Why wasn¡¯t he taking the money anymore? The surgery fee at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital was roughly the same as it would be at a city hospital. But at Kuake City Hospital, Chen Qifa would get paid only 30 yuan for working overtime on this surgery during the Spring Festival. If the superintendent was in a good mood, then maybe he would receive a little extra as a bonus.


    But at Zhang Fan¡¯s private hospital, Chen Qifa would get paid a bit over 1,000 yuan for this surgery! This wouldn¡¯t even have to depend on Zhang Fan¡¯s mood! This was Zhang Fan¡¯s management philosophy. Everyone would earn money together. The surgeons would be paid a percent of the surgery fee. It couldn¡¯t be seen right now, but this was just like nting a slow seed which would definitely grow up into a mighty tree one day. This was a better n for the long term.


    Inside the operating room, Li Liang was currently working on surgically reattaching the middle-aged woman¡¯s third and final cut off finger. Li Liang felt really strange inside right now. When performing surgery, he really wanted Zhang Fan to stand behind him so that Zhang Fan would give him recognition. However, Li Liang was also worried that he would do a poor job and disappoint Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan saw that Li Liang was acting slightly unnatural, so he patted thetter on the back. ¡°Pretty good, your movements are quite standard already. It looks like you¡¯ve put in plenty of hard work, so I can rest assured. You can do the rest by yourself.¡±


    After saying this, Zhang Fan then told the anesthesiologist and nurses, ¡°Thank you for your hard work during the holiday today. We can all eat some dumplings together afterwards. I¡¯ll go cook them right now!¡±


    ¡°Okay, Boss! Make sure to cook them fully!¡± The anesthesiologist chuckled as he joked with Zhang Fan. For this type of surgery, the anesthesiologist¡¯s job was really simple. All he had to do was asionally check the electrocardiogram. There wasn¡¯t much else for him to do.


    The medical equipment nurse and operating room nurse simply smiled at each other without saying anything. Actually, this simple conversation would reflect the food chain at the hospital. Since Zhang Fan was far too powerful, the doctors didn¡¯t dare to make any jokes at Zhang Fan¡¯s expense.


    The anesthesiologist was in a slightly better position because no matter how skilled Zhang Fan was, it wasn¡¯t like Zhang Fan could lecture him on how to perform anesthesia! This was the trait of a workce where skills mattered.


    It took more than six hours before the surgery on the middle-aged woman was finally finished. Thankfully, due to the strength of China¡¯s national medical insurance program, the entire surgery fee would be covered by insurance. Even though it was only three fingers, the surgery fee and postoperative care treatment fee would add up to at least 50,000-60,000 yuan. This would be a tremendous expense for any normal family if it wasn¡¯t for insurance.


    If it weren¡¯t for China¡¯s national medical insurance, then the patient might have chosen amputation instead! It wasn¡¯t about being stingy. Most ordinary families just wouldn¡¯t be able to afford such a major unexpected expense!


    By the way, when mentioning Chinese medical insurance, this author must really criticize certain private hospitals. It really was quite terrible. The medical insurance money was supposed to be money for saving lives. However, some private hospitals would take advantage of this and advertise in really rural viges that checkups were free, and that the vigers could even get free meals and drinks!


    Whenever it wasn¡¯t harvest time, the private hospital would then sendrge buses to bring all of the farmers who had medical insurance over to their hospital for all sorts of checkups¡ªevery type of checkup possible. The private hospital would also fake medical reports, fake prescriptions, and then scam the government out of all this medical insurance money. Evil scammers would alwayse up with ways to make money!


    Zhang Fan and the others at his hospital ate an abundant feast together. There were all sorts of frozen dumplings with various meats and many different brands of sausages. Everyone put several desks together to create arge table. They were using one-time-use chopsticks as well as one-time-use paper cups.


    It all tasted really good! Really, really good!


    Li Liang kept devouring dumplings without even chewing. He had eaten lunch rather early so that he would have more room in his stomach for the Spring Festival dinner, yet he had been called over to perform a surgery instead. Thus, he hadn¡¯t gotten to eat for more than 12 hours already. He was starving!


    Spring Festival meant that the southern flowers would already start blooming. Yet, Chasu City was still covered in snow. The nomadic district was even colder since it was at a higher elevation.


    On television, if you saw a nomad having a cool appearance while running around on the ins, maybe you would be envious of how cool he looked. However, that would be nothing more than television. Nomads typically didn¡¯t live in fixed locations, as they needed to herd their livestock and seek fresh grass. This wasn¡¯t much trouble in summer, as they could simply live in tents anywhere, but that wouldn¡¯t do for winter. Here in the area around Chasu City, it wasn¡¯t umon for the temperature to be as low as -40 degrees Celsius. No tent would possibly be capable of dealing with the powerful wintry winds. Nomads had it quite difficult in winter.


    Since tents couldn¡¯t be relied on, and it wasn¡¯t like the nomads could spend a lot of money to construct houses, they could only dig a winter home for themselves. What was that like? Basically, they would diagonally dig deep into the dirt, just like a rat would. If they wanted to exit this winter underground nest after some major snowfall, they would have to dig their way out first! These winter nests were the nomads¡¯ special technique for surviving the frigid winters.


    The nomadic district actuallycked mmable materials more than anything. Things were better in the summer as they could simply rely on the sun. In winter, they would typically rely on dried cow dung that they had prepared during the summer.


    By the time that it was almost spring, the nomads would be close to running out of all the cow dung that they had saved up. They would start reducing their cow dung use by as much as possible. They would stop boiling their milk, for instance.


    In the cities, as knowledge about how to stay healthy constantly improved and was taught in schools, most people would pay attention to staying healthy and maintaining reasonable cleanliness. However, that wasn¡¯t possible in a ce like that nomadic district!


    Ake was a young nomad man who was in his mid-20s. Early this morning, he herded his sheep up onto the mountains. He was really thirsty and hungry, but he didn¡¯t want to use cow dung to heat up the milk today, as the cow dung was almost out. He decided to directly drink the freshly squeezed milk. It was really warm and delicious! Ake drank until his belly was full and he burped. He then continued riding his horse as he herded some sheep which had almost gotten separated from the pack. This would be amon breakfast for most nomads during the winter.


    The snowy mountains, flocks of sheep, and incredibly wide snowy ins were beautiful, truly beautiful. However, it would really be a trial on any city dweller to live here. There would also be endless istion and ack of all sorts of resources, which would be a real test of your mentality.


    Any person who was used to life in a city would likely go insane just because of how silent the mountains were, without even mentioning anything else!


    Two dayster, Ake became ill! His throat hurt, hecked energy, hecked appetite, and he had a fever.


    ¡°This is bad! Ake¡¯s forehead is really hot. We must go to a hospital!¡± Ake¡¯s father rubbed Ake¡¯s forehead while saying this to Ake¡¯s brothers.


    Going to a hospital would be no simple matter for the nomads. The straight-line distance from where they were at to the hospital would only be about 90 kilometers. However, they were currently deep in the Tianshan Mountains. They would need to go around many mountains. The real distance that they would have to travel was more than 400 kilometers. Not only that, there were no roads and no cars. They could only ride their horses.


    Two of Ake¡¯s older brothers tied Ake to a horse and set out. They needed to rush and get to a rtive¡¯s pasture on the first night. Otherwise, staying out in the open in the mountains during winter would be more than enough to freeze the three brothers to death!


    ¡°Ake! Are you alright?¡± Ake¡¯s older brother kept asking him while pulling on the reins of Ake¡¯s horse.


    ¡°I¡¯m okay!¡± Ake responded listlessly. He was feeling ufortable, really ufortable all over!


    They rushed as much as they could. On the third day after setting out, they finally arrived at a small vige. This vige was really small, and only had a poption of a few hundred. This was a vige where some nomad families would spend the winter. The government had intentionally spent some resources to help construct a vige here. This vige also had a health center.


    ¡°He¡¯s burning up with a 40 degrees 1 fever!¡± The doctor at the health center checked Ake¡¯s temperature and hurriedly tried to lower the fever, but his efforts weren¡¯t very effective. ¡°Hurry and send him to the nearest city hospital!¡± Things were better in the vige. There were cars as well as medicine. However, the health center¡¯s doctor was unable to diagnose Ake¡¯s problem. Still, he did his best to treat Ake¡¯s symptoms.


    There were very few doctors still on duty at the nearest small city hospital since it was the Spring Festival. The emergency department doctor on duty didn¡¯t even have a medical license. When he saw Ake, he immediately said, ¡°Hurry and take him to Chasu City Hospital! His condition is too severe for us to help him!¡±

 Chapter 254: One glance, 30 seconds!

    <h4>Chapter 254: One nce, 30 seconds!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Modernization brought along countless conveniences, such as supermarkets and restaurants which were open 24 hours a day, or lights which would forever be turned on at nighttime. These were all evidence of a modernized country¡¯s advancement.


    Even in China¡¯s rural viges, arge number of paved roads had been constructed. Dirt roads which would always turn extremely muddy in the rain were now a thing of the past. Highways were everywhere. Even though there was a distance of more than 100 kilometers from the small city hospital to the bigger Chasu City, the ambnce was able to swiftly go down the highway!


    Although there was a speed limit on the highway, in China, special vehicles like ambnces didn¡¯t have to obey the speed limit. The ambnces that China¡¯s government issued to smaller city hospitals were all of good quality and hadplete medical equipment! Somerge-scale ambnces were even capable of acting as mobile tforms in which some emergency surgeries could be performed.


    It took only 40ish minutes for the ambnce to arrive at Chasu City Hospital. What an amazing speed! However, the three nomads who were used to riding horses all became carsick! They were all really strong and muscr, yet all three of them vomited! They vomited lots of white milk all over the ambnce. It smelled like it was half fermented. Plus, there was heating inside the ambnce. The emergency nurse in the ambnce really wanted to cut off her nose!


    Everything in China would slow down during the Spring Festival. Supermarkets and restaurants would be closed. The government would also be shut down. Every family would be enjoying the festive atmosphere as the Spring Festival was the biggest holiday in all of China.


    On the third day of the Spring Festival, Zhang Fan was working a 24-hour shift at the infectious diseases department. Still, he would be paid extra for overtime during the holiday! His sry would be twice the normal amount. Although Chinesew stipted that people be paid 3x the regr sry for overtime work during any holiday, people who really expected that would be na?ve.


    Normally, Chasu City Hospital would always be really busy, but during this time, there were incredibly few patients. All of the doctors were taking turns resting. The hospital had also stopped providing outpatient services during this time. All elective surgeries would be scheduled for after the Spring Festival was over. However, the emergency department¡¯s lights would forever be on.


    In the emergency department, there was a special machine at the front desk that would beep extremely loudly whenever an ambnce was about to arrive with an emergency patient. The emergency department¡¯s doctors and nurses were currently eating lunch, but they all gathered together and simultaneously put down their chopsticks when they heard this beeping. They put on their caps and face masks in order to prepare to receive the patient.


    This author doesn¡¯t know about other industries, but in the medical field, the hospital superintendent and department director were highly important positions. While the Chinese government was indeed greatly supporting hospitals¡¯ development, if there was a problem with the hospital leadership, then the government¡¯s money would likely go to waste.


    The hospital and its departments would also depend on the department members to all work hard together. But, if the path was chosen wrongly by the hospital leadership, then either all efforts would be wasted, or things would be really inefficient.


    The emergency department at a major hospital would be a treatment center thatbined diagnosis and treatment. Some emergency surgeries would directly be performed in the emergency department. If the emergency department was led by a powerful director, then that director would be capable of monopolizing many traumatic injury orthopedic surgeries and general surgeries.


    However, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s emergency department director had originally been a pediatrician. She was unable to obtain the position of pediatrics director, being unable topete sessfully with the current pediatrics director. Thus, she moved over to take the position of emergency department director that nobody else wanted. Pediatrics usually focused more on internal medicine specialties. There would be very few professional pediatric surgeons.


    This was the weakness of older doctors in China¡¯s medical system. The older doctors weren¡¯t well developed in an overall manner. The emergency department director still had a pediatrician¡¯s way of thinking even though she now led the emergency department. China¡¯s government was greatly supporting the development of emergency treatment, but Chasu City Hospital¡¯s emergency department hadn¡¯t developed any surgeries at all. The most major surgical treatment they could provide was sewing sutures. If the injury was too severe or too deep, the emergency department would simply send the patient to the relevant department. This meant that its efficiency at providing immediate and emergency treatment for patients where every second mattered would be really low.


    The only real specialty that the emergency department had under her leadership was performing gastricvage, also known as stomach pumping.


    Back before the 1990s, anyone who drank an insecticide tomit suicide wouldn¡¯t need to be brought to the hospital. They would die before any treatment was possible! Pesticides in China back then were all really strong. For example, dichlorvos, also known as DDVP insecticide, would kill you within three steps if you drank it! It would be impossible for anyone to save you.


    Nowadays, there were more regtions on insecticides, so insecticides were now weaker than before. To be quite blunt, if you drank an insecticide in the year 2010, you likely wouldn¡¯t die right away, but you would be in great pain. You would be brought over to the hospital for stomach pumping.


    If the insecticide was a weak acid or somepound that wouldn¡¯t react with alkali, then it would be really painful for you. Soap water would be used! The hospital¡¯s soap water wouldn¡¯t be anything grand. It would be the samemon type of soap that people would wash clothes with. After dissolving the soap water, it would directly be forcibly injected into the stomach in arge amount in order to induce powerful vomiting. You would feel as if you were vomiting up your gall dder. Stomach pumping would be as painful as torture.


    Normally, those who tried tomit suicide by insecticide would be housewives. After being saved by stomach pumping once, they would no longer try to drink insecticide again, because stomach pumping was far too painful. It would make them never want to see soap again in their lives!


    Ake was brought to the emergency department. His emergency routine blood test showed no abnormalities. He had already received basic treatment at the smaller city hospital.


    Many illnesses, especially stomach problems, would greatly resemble each other. If the routine tests didn¡¯te back with a positive identification, then it really would be difficult to diagnose the patient¡¯s problem.


    If a doctor was capable of diagnosing a rare disease that wasn¡¯t seen often, then either this doctor had recently diagnosed someone with simr symptoms, or the doctor had previously experienced the same disease themselves before! The rarest situation of all was that the doctor was truly amazing. Normally, a doctor would require some time in order to urately diagnose an illness.


    Relying on symptoms? Many illnesses would have incredibly simr symptoms. For instance, if you had a fever, maybe you would take some standard fever medicine at home, and a smaller hospital would give you some antibiotics. All of this would actually interfere with being able to urately diagnose the true problem. Without practical clinical experience, even a doctorate degree student looking at their textbook would be unable to urately diagnose your problem.


    Ake was currently in such a situation! Still, the emergency department had its own way of dealing with this. Since they were unable to identify his problem, they would simply summon doctors from other hospital departments over to diagnose the patient!


    Since it was the Spring Festival holiday, none of the department directors and veteran doctors were on duty, unless the department was really tiny andcked personnel. When the emergency department summoned other departments¡¯ doctors over for a consultation, only young doctors arrived! Young doctors would be made to work overtime over the veteran doctors who would instead enjoy their holiday. Well, this was simply how any workce was. Those who were younger and less experienced would always be made to do more work.


    The doctors from the respiratory department and general surgery department looked over the patient for quite a while, but were unable to identify the patient¡¯s problem. A physical examination for the patient had determined that Ake¡¯s fever was at 40 degrees Celsius, and that he had some skin macules on his body. However, his pulse and blood pressure were quite normal. This really puzzled the young doctors. What illness could this possibly be? Other checkup results wouldn¡¯t be out so swiftly.


    What could be done? It was quite simple. The emergency department would summon more doctors from other departments over! It was the Spring Festival, so most of the doctors were quite free right now. Since the emergency department was busy, they wanted to make other doctors busy as well! Come! Discuss the patient¡¯s condition together! None of the directors were around, but the young generation of doctors all gathered at the emergency department.


    Although China¡¯s medical system wasn¡¯t the best in the world, China indeed controlled infectious diseases quite strictly. The younger doctors had only seen infectious diseases in textbooks before. However, textbooks would only show the most ssical examples of infectious diseases. For doctors who had never seen such an infectious disease in real life before, they would be incapable of urately diagnosing the infectious disease. Not being able to identify the disease meant that it would be impossible to treat it. Although diseases seemed like they should be simple to identify, the human body was incrediblyplex, and there were far, far too many simr illnesses. With current medical knowledge, it was still impossible topletely urately diagnose all illnesses. Oftentimes, only treating the symptoms would be possible.


    Now then, why must infectious diseases be controlled severely?


    To give an example: cholera! China ssified only two infectious diseases as the most dangerous ss A infectious diseases. Those would be cholera and bubonic gue. How vicious was cholera? It would be caused by the vibrio cholerae bacteria. This bacteria was far too powerful. Normal bacteria that entered the stomach would be killed by stomach acid, yet the vibrio cholerae bacteria wasn¡¯t afraid of stomach acid at all.


    The cholera bacteria would pass through the stomach and into the intestines, where it would directly start causing the intestines to spasm and convulse, making the cholera victim start having violent diarrhea and vomiting. How violent was the vomiting? To describe it very bluntly, it was as if you were spewing your vomit all over the ce. Not only that, your vomit was already digested food that came from your intestines! This was different from how normal vomit would be stomach contents.


    As for the violent diarrhea, it would be so severe that it would be impossible for you to control. For cholera patients, it would be no exaggeration to say that two buckets would be required by the patient bed. One bucket would be used for vomit, and another bucket would be ced right under the butt! The diarrhea would be extremely watery, and after a while, you would literally start to poop nothing but water. All of this water wasing from your body!


    Just describing this process might not be enough to sufficiently realize how powerful cholera was. Cholera was tremendously powerful. A cholera patient would suffer immense dehydration. How ridiculous was this dehydration? A person who weighed 50 kilograms would lose literally more than 25 kilograms of weight in water in just a single day! This was no exaggeration at all! Cholera was capable of killing within just hours!


    Was this scary? Even scarier was that there was no medicine which would directly be effective against cholera. To exin simply, even if a cholera patient was brought to the hospital, the hospital would only be capable of helping you rehydrate. The hospital would have to help you rehydrate as quickly as possible. This was just like a race to see who was faster. If the cholera patient lost water through diarrhea at a faster rate than they could be rehydrated, then there would be no saving them. It would really depend on the patient themselves. They would be lucky to survive! If the cholera patient wasn¡¯t lucky and died, they would instantly be cremated! The family members wouldn¡¯t even be allowed to see the cholera victim onest time!


    Another frightening thing about cholera was that it was extremely infectious. If even one instance of cholera appeared anywhere, the first step would be to control the water source in that location. This was because cholera could swiftly pollute a water source. Cholera would spread through food and water. If proper precautions weren¡¯t taken, then cholera would spread in arge area and also kill arge number of people. This was the scariness of a ss A infectious disease!


    The infectious diseases department was its own independent department. However, medical knowledge was universal to all departments. Zhang Fan had a personal habit that whenever he was rotated to a new department: he would always grind and learn the main illnesses relevant to this department, even if his System hadn¡¯t opened up specific courses rted to the department yet. This was all a part of his quest to always learn more knowledge. It was only natural that he would be so highly skilled with how hard he worked after gaining his System!


    Since the emergency department was now summoning doctors from all departments over to diagnose the patient, of course Zhang Fan would go as well. But since the infectious diseases department was far away from the other hospital buildings in the most distant corner of the hospital ground, he was thest to arrive. When he arrived, other young doctors were chatting among themselves about the patient¡¯s condition, but not a single one of them was able to say that they could urately diagnose the patient¡¯s illness.


    ¡°Everyone, make way, and allow our Director Zhang to take a look!¡± a graduate student doctor who had just arrived this year spoke up. He sounded like he was praising Zhang Fan, but his tone was rather unnatural, making it obvious that he was trying to give Zhang Fan a hard time. He was probably jealous of Zhang Fan!


    The current Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t bother to care about others like this young doctor. That was because Zhang Fan already knew that he was far above them in skill level, so there wasn¡¯t much meaning in caring what a young doctor said. It wasn¡¯t like all the young doctors were like this one. There were too many others out there in the world for Zhang Fan to have the time to care.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, here, take a look! The respiratory department won¡¯t take him, nor will the gastrointestinal department ept him. However, the patient¡¯s really burning up with a high fever. We in the emergency department don¡¯t know what to do at all. If there¡¯s no other way, I¡¯ll have to call the emergency department director!¡± Doctor Li from the emergency department hurriedly gave the patient¡¯s medical information over to Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan checked the patient¡¯s temperature, the nurse¡¯s records of the patient¡¯s vitals, and then pulled open Ake¡¯s clothes. Zhang Fan used one hand to check Ake¡¯s pulse, while he used his other hand to look at Ake¡¯s chest.


    In just 30 seconds, a short 30 seconds, Zhang Fan told Doctor Li, ¡°Report this to the Bureau of Health! This is a ss B infectious disease!¡± His announcement caused all of the other doctors to reflexively take three steps back!


    ¡°Are you really certain? Don¡¯t just make things up. Theb test results haven¡¯t evene back yet. Yet, you¡¯re that certain of your diagnosis? Reporting this means that this won¡¯t be a small matter at all. The entire hospital will be affected,¡± said the graduate student doctor from earlier. He was rather unhappy because of how Zhang Fan had ignored him.


    Zhang Fan turned around angrily because this graduate student was testing his limits. Zhang Fan threw the patient¡¯s medical information sheets right at him. ¡°This is typhoid fever! The symptoms are skin macules! A rtively normal pulse! And a high fever! Just how did you even manage to graduate medical school!?¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t waste any more time with the graduate student doctor as he turned around to tell Doctor Li, ¡°Perform a Widal test! (A Widal test is a test to determine typhoid fever.) Blood culture! Immediately bring the patient to the infectious diseases department!¡±


    ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll make the preparations right now. Brother Zhang, will you report this to the Bureau of Health, or should I?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the first doctor here to receive this patient. If you don¡¯t want to, then I¡¯ll go report it.¡±


    ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying. I was just worried about stealing your credit. I¡¯m not like some certain people. Okay, I¡¯ll go report it right now!¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re amazing!¡±


    ¡°I know! He identified the problem instantly!¡±


    Zhang Fan was now receiving a lot of praise from the other young doctors. The graduate student doctor from earlier felt really awkward as he held on to the patient¡¯s medical information sheets! Although Zhang Fan had said only a few words to him, those few words had given him a serious impact! He really regretted challenging Zhang Fan in front of so many people now!

 Chapter 255: Monkey blood makes sex more stimulating!

    <h4>Chapter 255: Monkey blood makes sex more stimting!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Ake was transferred over to the infectious diseases department. Zhang Fan already began to prescribe treatment and ordered a quarantine without even waiting for theb results toe out. Although typhoid fever was an illness that would disy itself all over the body, it mostly spread through fecal transmission.


    If this had been a ss A infectious disease like cholera or bubonic gue, then the entire area under Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction would have been quarantined. Even though this was only typhoid, a ss B infectious disease, this still had to be reported to the relevant higher-up bureaus.


    Even though it was the Spring Festival, when the Center for Disease Control and Prevention learned of the report of typhoid, they immediately sent someone to confirm the situation. Right after that, they traveled over to the ce where Ake lived! With this report of the infectious disease, the hospital leadership had toe from home as well. They had toe as this was no joking matter.


    China really did control infectious diseases quite severely. Everyone would have to take responsibility. If the hospital didn¡¯t properly quarantine the infected patient, then all of the doctors who were on duty, the department director, the vice superintendent in charge of this department, and the superintendent would be punished. A light punishment would be getting fired and losing their medical licenses. A severe punishment would be additionally getting punished with arrest and prison time!


    A significant number of people who came into contact with Ake now had to be quarantined. First and foremost, Ake¡¯s two older brothers were also quarantined. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention would deal with the remaining work in suppressing the typhoid fever. They would even be assisted by the police!


    Infectious diseases were truly scary not only because they were infectious, but also because the majority of infectious diseases would have incubation periods. There were also many infected people who would have mild to no symptoms at all. It would be impossible to know that you were actually infected without a test. This allbined made infectious diseases so scary. There would be disease carriers who infected others without even knowing it!


    Typhoid¡¯s incubation period couldst anywhere from three days all the way up to 60 days! Ake was now delirious due to his high fever. Zhang Fan immediately prescribed medicine for Ake as he was extremely confident in his diagnosis. He didn¡¯t need to wait for the officialb test results to confirm it.


    As for Zhang Fan¡¯s four hepatitis B patients, the young man who was in the most severe condition suddenly vanished! He disappeared without telling anyone that he was going to leave¡ªnot even his three hospitalized girlfriends. When Zhang Fan performed morning patient checkups, he discovered that the young man was missing. The young man didn¡¯t appear again for the entire day, or the day after that. Zhang Fan then asked the young man¡¯s three girlfriends, but it turned out that none of the three girlfriends knew anything about the young man other than his name and cell phone number. They tried to call him, but his cell phone was turned off. It was as if hepletely vanished into thin air!


    The young man¡¯s liver was already swollen. Not long after, symptoms such as abdominal dropsy, splenomegaly, and esophageal varices would soon start appearing due to his severe hepatitis B! But, what could even be done? It was impossible to find him!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s Spring Festival was really busy! This was simply the trait of the infectious diseases department. When things were slow, there would only be two or three patients, and the doctors would have lots of free time. When things were busy, even everyone in the department wouldn¡¯t be enough, and the hospital would have to send additional personnel to support them!


    Since Zhang Fan was really busy, he could only have Shao Hua¡¯s father, Shao Hua, and Chen Qifa work together on running his hospital. Luckily, his hospital only focused on performing hand and foot limb rentation surgery, and there were only two possible results: either the limb could be reattached or it couldn¡¯t. There wasn¡¯t much else involved.


    Starting a new year was quite difficult, as Chinese ancestors would say. That was because during this time, not only would you need to help your family to eat better food and wear newer clothes after working hard for an entire year, you would also need to calcte the past year¡¯s expenses, which was why things were difficult.


    Some people also had it hard in modern day society. When normal people were preparing for the Spring Festival, these people would hide themselves everywhere, waiting for the first day before the Spring Festival before they dared to return home for a few days. Such people were those who owed debts!


    For normal debts, if the creditor was unable to collect by the time of the Spring Festival, the creditor wouldn¡¯t normally send anyone to try and collect money during the Spring Festival. At the very least, the creditor would wait until the Spring Festival was over. This was simply a custom, an unwritten rule that was followed by legal creditors. However, there was one type of debt that was an exception: gambling debts!


    China was undergoing rapid development and major urbanization. China¡¯s government made liberal use of eminent domain, which helped many ordinary families instantly be really rich in a single night, no longer being justmoners. This wealth woulde far too quickly and suddenly. Most people weren¡¯t prepared to handle such wealth. The end result was that some people started behaving really strangely!


    Obtaining several hundreds of thousands of yuan, or even several million yuan or more would suddenly make an entire family no longer need to worry about money. An entire vige might suddenly be really rich instead of being just normal. These people had yet to learn how to properly manage their wealth, so some strange behaviors would ur.


    They would buy cars, especially luxury cars. They would buy houses, especiallyrge houses in the center of the city. They would buy clothes, especially international brands. Such reactions were understandable. As long as such people managed to make it past the early period of wanting to enjoy themselves and not having a sense of security, they would be able to return to leading normal lives.


    However, anyone who came into contact with illegal drugs or gambling would usually end up far worse than before they got rich because of eminent domain. It would be impossible for most people to return to the normal lifestyle they had had before.


    Losing everything and bing penniless in a single night was quite amon sight among the families who made it rich from eminent domain. It would still be fine if they lost all their money, as the newfound wealth would pay for it all. However, in most such scenarios, not only did they lose all their money, they also racked up heavy debts.


    China had been greatly developing the border province over the past few years. There were now many young people with name-brand items on the streets of Chasu City. They didn¡¯t have proper jobs, yet they lived quite luxuriously, going to really expensive ces and spending money as if it grew on trees. These people were relying on gambling to fund their lives of luxury.


    On the 5th day of the Spring Festival, the police brought a patient named Chen Feng to Zhang Fan¡¯s private hospital. Chen Feng¡¯s entire left hand had been sliced off by a sharp weapon. He was a ssical example of someone who instantly became rich from eminent domain. The Chinese government had paid him 3,000,000 yuan for his property. Not only did he lose all of this money through gambling in just a single month, he even now owed many high-interest loans. He tried to hide everywhere from the loan sharks, but today, they finally caught up to him.


    Normal people typically wouldn¡¯t know much about how these things worked, as normal people would know that gambling and illegal drugs were bad, so they would automatically stay away from such things.


    However, over the recent years, many criminals started moving around to the areas where the government was using eminent domain. These criminals would establish illegal gambling dens there. The criminals were really clever, even to the point where the government would find it impossible to suppress them without major effort and resources.


    The criminals would rent a house in a upper-ss neighborhood. The rent would usually cost around 1,000 yuan per day! The gambling den would be set up in this perfectly ordinary house in a nice neighborhood. The gambling den would only operate for at most three days before it would change locations in order to avoid getting caught.


    The people who came here to gamble didn¡¯t need to bring any cash with them. The criminal organizations running the gambling dens had already done plenty of investigative work on the gamblers. The criminals were very clear on how much money the gamblers had earned from eminent domain, how valuable their assets were, and so on.


    The criminals were extremely well organized. There were those who were in charge of finding new ces to rent, being lookouts, handing out loans, and so on. The criminals operated on a strict system. The gamblers were all those who had recently struck it rich. They were basically nothing more thanmbs to be ughtered by the criminals.


    The criminals wouldn¡¯t even stop at taking all of the gamblers¡¯ money that they had. The criminals would then issue high-interest loans to the gamblers, which would then ruin the gamblers¡¯ livespletely. The criminals were vicious and willing to use any method necessary to get their money back! The normal tactic was to use intimidation. The criminals would start intimidating the gambler¡¯s family and friends, disturbing the gambler¡¯s daily life.


    More vicious criminals would organize some people who had special diseases toe visit the gambler and ask for the owed money. The most vicious criminals would cut off your hands or feet, or even kill you, if you owed too much money!


    Chen Feng had previously been a long-haul truck driver. Anyone who was capable of being a long-haul truck driver through the 1980s and 1990s in China would be no nice person. After he received his money from eminent domain, he sold off his truck and became a nouveau riche. Chen Feng was really bored every day with nothing to do since he wasn¡¯t working anymore, so criminals sessfully lured him into gambling.


    Chen Feng lost all 3,000,000 yuan that he¡¯d received, and also owed a 1,000,000 loan on top of that. He had been hiding for more than half a year now. Finally, the criminal organization¡¯s debt collectors cornered him. Chen Feng didn¡¯t waste any words as he picked up a knife and immediately started fighting. Although he was by himself, he managed to seriously injure many of the debt collectors. In the end, the debt collectors managed to slice off his hand. The debt collectors hadn¡¯t expected that Chen Feng would have such a fiery temper. They were all a group of people with special illnesses, which was normal in criminal society to make it harder on the debtor¡¯s family.


    The police arrived as this was a major incident. Some managed to escape, while others were captured. Although Chen Feng had his hand sliced off, he had also seriously injured many of the debt collectors. The injured debt collectors were all brought to Chasu City Hospital.


    Chen Feng had likely fought with everything he had. As just one person, he managed to injure six debt collectors. The debt collectors¡¯ injuries were all either on the face or on the neck. Chen Feng had been aiming for fatal spots to sh at.


    It was the 5th day of the Spring Festival, so most of the doctors weren¡¯t back on duty yet. Chasu City Hospital only had one doctor on duty in the emergency department today. He became so busy from this sudden influx of patients that he felt like his back would break. Just as he was busy suturing and performing a checkup for one patient, another patient with severe blood loss was determined to have AIDS!


    The AIDS debt collector patient was really skinny, just like a stick. It seemed as if even a slightly strong breeze would blow him away. He was also the one with the most severe injuries. Even his skull was showing through his knife injury on the head!


    Truly, Chinese citizens should be grateful to the government for giving ordinary citizens a peaceful environment to live in. Most people could live in peace without knowing about such things. The Chinese government strongly suppressed gambling. However, many people felt that gambling was no big deal. Yet, Chen Feng¡¯s incident was only a small example, with countless simr other stories out there. Gambling and illegal drugs really did ruin countless families.


    A hospital would be a ce where many incidents would ur. There would be patients with normal illnesses and special illnesses, as well as plenty of these patients who had been injured in a fight. The doctor¡¯s job was to save all such patients, no matter what they were brought in for.


    But when it came to AIDS, to be quite honest, there was still a lot of fear and prejudice. A medicine that could cure AIDS had yet to be invented. When the emergency department doctor learned that he had such an AIDS patient, his hands actually began to tremble in fear! He immediately contacted Superintendent Ouyang, who was at her own home!


    ¡°Superintendent, Superintendent! There¡¯s an AIDS patient in the emergency department! His blood spurted onto my body!¡±


    ¡°Did it get into your eyes!?¡± Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s voice was so sharp that it almost broke the doctor¡¯s eardrums.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. I was wearing sses! But it got all over my body!¡± The emergency department doctor was so worried that he was almost about to cry!


    ¡°You¡¯re absolutely certain?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m certain! I was wearing gloves!¡± The emergency department doctor began trembling all over in fear now. If it weren¡¯t for the patient¡¯s blood loss, which required a blood transfusion, no blood test would have been done on the patient. In that case, nobody would have even known that he had AIDS.


    ¡°I¡¯ming to the hospital right now. Make sure to be extremely careful! Tell the nurses as well that they absolutely must be careful!¡±


    Was this emergency department doctor a coward? Maybe that was so!


    Superintendent Ouyang arrived, but even she couldn¡¯t do too much. She could only immediately do her best to console the emergency department doctor and the emergency department nurses. There really would be a big difference between knowing and not knowing beforehand that a patient had AIDS.


    Even so, they would still have to treat the patient simply because he was a patient! He received a blood transfusion and treatment for his injuries. He was then transferred to the infectious diseases department! The patient was coughing and had a fever! He also had a lung disease!


    In the early days of AIDS, it was known as a disease for the rich. It was well known now that AIDS originated from Africa. There was a certain story about AIDS in the Chinese medical field.


    It was said that the members of a certain tribe in Africa liked to all live together and openly have sex. Every night with a full moon, the tribe members would all get naked and have wild sex. Not only that, they liked to use what they viewed as mystical oils.


    This particr African tribe really liked to ughter monkeys and drip monkey blood on the male members¡¯ penises. They believed that this would have miraculous effects!


    Since this tribe like to have wild and open sex with everyone, it was normal for children to be born without ever knowing who the father was. By the way, the incubation period for AIDS could really vary in length. In some people, it would be as short as one or two years. In others, AIDS might have an incubation of 10 years or even longer.


    And then, one day, the rich people in Europe and America suddenly felt like adventuring in Africa. These rich Europeans and Americans felt like their livescked stimtion, so they wanted to have some fun in Africa. To them, ck women who seemed really primitive were really stimting and lots of fun!


    Thus, the rich Europeans and Americans became infected with AIDS. After they had their fun, they returned to Europe and America and continued having fun there. AIDS thus started slowly spreading all over the entire world. In 1981, America identified its first patient of AIDS, while China reported its first ever case of AIDS in 1985.


    By the year 2002, there were 70 million known AIDS patients in the entire world. The number of people known to have died of AIDS by this time was 20 million. For Asia, AIDS was especiallymon in southeast Asia, especially Thand, followed by Japan!


    Although AIDS technically had three different methods by which it could spread, its primary infection method was still through sexual transmission. Men, you shouldn¡¯t just have casual sex or hook up with a prostitute just because she left a name card behind in a hotel.


    You would regret it endlessly if you became infected with AIDS. Not only would you have destroyed yourself, you might even destroy your own family. The scariest part about AIDS was that there was still no cure.


    And yes, while there was indeed treatment for AIDS, it was really expensive. Were you really rich? If not, then protect yourself well! This disease would be noughing matter! AIDS wouldn¡¯t be that far away from your life!

 Chapter 256: Friends and relatives

    <h4>Chapter 256: Friends and rtives</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan finally had a chance to rest now. He didn¡¯t have any special surgeries to perform at his hospital now. This time, he could rest until it was time to normally go back to work.


    Zhang Fan had experienced so many happy things over the past year. First of all, Jingshu got into a good college. Zhang Fan was happier about his younger sister getting into a good college than if it had been himself. He was really proud that his younger sister was going to such a good college!


    Zhang Fan had also confirmed his rtionship with Shao Hua. The two of them felt that they were more and more appropriate for each other as time went on. After so long together, the two of them had yet to even get into a single argument. Additionally, both sides¡¯ parents were the really reasonable and understanding type, which made Zhang Fan and Shao Hua both really relieved.


    Without mentioning anything else, when Zhang Fan wanted to buy his own hospital, both of Shao Hua¡¯s parents had brought out their life savings to help him invest in his hospital. Not only that, they didn¡¯t mind the risk as Shao Hua¡¯s father volunteered to be the legal owner of Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, which would mean taking responsibility. The hospital was no supermarket. Having legal responsibility would incur real risk. If there was a major medical incident, the police would firste for the legal owner of the hospital rather than the doctors!


    Another happy matter was where everyone now lived. Both sides¡¯ parents now had a new apartment to live in. Of course, the new apartment had better lighting and was more convenient to live in. After both sides¡¯ parents worked hard for their entire lives, they would be able to enjoy themselves in their old age!


    Lastly, the mysterious System that Zhang Fan obtained had yet to disappear. Thanks to his System¡¯s assistance, Zhang Fan had been grinding and gained so much knowledge that he was at the peak of all doctors in the local area! Even if the System disappeared right now, Zhang Fan would at least have the knowledge necessary to continue to support himself and the people he loved!


    Although a week of the Spring Festival had passed already, China¡¯s custom was that the Spring Festival wouldst for 15 days. It was now time for family gatherings. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have any family here in the border province, but Shao Hua had plenty of rtives.


    In the past, Shao Hua¡¯s family members would only celebrate the Spring Festival quite simply. The younger ones in the family would go around visiting the elders for the holiday. Ever since Zhang Fan helped Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt¡¯s son and the son¡¯s wife to start their own food stand at the hospital, their lives had greatly improved.


    Shao Hua¡¯s older cousin gave Shao Hua¡¯s family a lot of chicken, duck, and goat meat that his family had raised. Shao Hua¡¯s mother tried to give him money, but he refused. He was still grateful to Zhang Fan for having helped him so much!


    The past few days had been really busy for Zhang Fan and Shao Hua. Both Shao Hua¡¯s father and Shao Hua kept going to Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital every day to watch things when he wasn¡¯t there. Although they didn¡¯t know anything about medicine, they didn¡¯t feel reassured staying at home with such an expensive hospital being a major business for their family. They were really worried that something might happen!


    Now, whenever Shao Hua¡¯s parents heard the sound of an ambnce, both of them would look out the window in Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s direction. Although his hospital wasn¡¯t visible from here, they still couldn¡¯t help but keep looking in that direction! This was simply how they were. They didn¡¯t say it usually, but they were always concerned about their daughter and what their daughter worried about!


    Since Shao Hua¡¯s older aunt¡¯s family situation had improved, the younger aunt was happy as well. Although Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw would mutter a bit, he wouldn¡¯t say anything bad. Since his rtives were doing better, at least they would no longere to bother him, so he sort of also counted as being happy!


    Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt was about to retire. She had the best job out of everyone in the family in her generation, working at the taxation bureau. She thought about how if it weren¡¯t for her older brother and older sister¡¯s hard work, it¡¯d have been unlikely for her to have such a good job. So, this year, she reserved a room at a hotel to treat her extended family to a good meal.


    She had discussed this with Shao Hua beforehand. While Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw slightly looked down on his older sister-inw and brother-inw, he had a much better opinion of Shao Hua.


    Shao Hua and his son were less than two years apart in age. Shao Hua managed to get into Chasu City¡¯s best high school based on her excellent test scores. He had to spend money on connections to get his son into the same high school. Shao Hua got into college, while his son spent every day outside ying. Still, even though Shao Hua¡¯s younger cousin wasn¡¯t good at his studies, he was quite obedient to whatever Shao Hua said. Back when they were both still in high school, Shao Hua would often invite her younger cousin over for a meal.


    Since Shao Hua¡¯s cousin really couldn¡¯t seed here after graduating high school, he was shipped off to France. Apparently, he studied some major called luxury management over there. The tuition was rather expensive. He spent six years there to finish his undergraduate studies. After graduating from the French college, he stayed for a year in Beijing, and now he was back in Chasu City for the Spring Festival.


    Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw had very low requirements for his son. As long as his son didn¡¯t do anything improper or illegal, that was fine with him! This was the only attitude that the uncle-inw could really have after all these years. Maybe he wanted his son to be something more, but realized that would be impossible!


    ¡°Shao Hua, look! I bought some perfume, lipstick, and scarves for you! I spent quite a bit of money on these. I wanted toe find you even before the Spring Festival, but I was a bit too busy.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s younger cousin had a nice appearance, although his clothes didn¡¯t seem that great. Even though it was really cold, he was wearing jeans with holes in them, military shoes, and no socks!


    ¡°You probably just were busy finding a girlfriend!¡± Shao Hua joked with her cousin while holding on to Zhang Fan¡¯s arm.


    ¡°This must be my cousin-inw! Hey! I could tell right away! You look so reliable! Cousin-inw, does your hospital have that type of bone?¡±


    ¡°Haha, nice to meet you! What bone do you mean?¡± The younger ones arrived at the hotel first. The older folk wereing a bitter. Shao Hua¡¯s cousin hadn¡¯t been home for several days already. Shao Hua had to call him to get him toe today to this family gathering!


    ¡°A human spine bone. You should get me one!¡± He whispered to Zhang Fan as they walked together.


    ¡°Oh! What do you need this for? The hospital really doesn¡¯t have this type of thing around.¡±


    ¡°You really don¡¯t have any? Sigh, this is really popr in the literary and art circle of Beijing!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going on about the literary and art circle? You¡¯re not even afraid of getting ill from wearing pants with holes in them in winter?¡± Shao Hua didn¡¯t hear the part about the spine bone, but she did hear theter part, which was why she made fun of her cousin a little.


    ¡°Cousin, howe you¡¯re just like my mom, sigh! If you have the time, you should have cousin-inw take you out to have some fun! You¡¯ve be foolish from staying in a small city!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s cousin the ran off after making fun of Shao Hua!


    ¡°That little brat!¡± Shao Hua was so angry that her mouth became twisted!


    ¡°Actually, your cousin is right. How about we find some free time to go out together?¡±


    ¡°Anyone who listens to what he has to say will be an idiot for half a day. You think that he¡¯s smart for wearing those pants with holes? You!!¡± Of course Shao Hua wanted to go out and have fun with Zhang Fan, but she couldn¡¯t right now!


    She was busy with preparing for the ounting exam and managing Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s finances. Zhang Fan was even busier as he constantly had to travel between Chasu City Hospital and his hospital, in addition to still working at other hospitals on asion. It would be quite satisfying to them already just to be able to get a good weekend¡¯s rest!


    Shao Hua¡¯s older uncle-inw, younger uncle-inw, and father sat together with Zhang Fan, her older cousin, and her younger cousin at one table. All of the women sat together at the other table. Jingshu was also invited. The atmosphere was lively as everyone¡¯s situation was constantly improving. Life was wonderful and happy for them all, which was why the atmosphere was quite nice.


    Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw didn¡¯t have a condescending expression for his older sister-inw and brother-inw like before. When it came to rtives, if one always needed others to help you, without being able to help others in return, the rtionship would change after a long period of time! So, no matter what, it would always be most important to properly live one¡¯s own family life.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t an alcohol drinker. As for the older men, none of them were big drinkers other than Shao Hua¡¯s father. The women, meanwhile, gossiped about family affairs. ¡°Hua, when are you going to get engaged? I think that this Little Zhang is pretty nice. He¡¯s quite polite and respectful,¡± Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt secretly whispered to Shao Hua.


    ¡°We were originally going to get engaged over New Year¡¯s, but something came up for Zhang Fan¡¯s parents, so the engagement was postponed until next year.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt hugged her, and eximed, ¡°Hua is growing up and even getting married soon. You¡¯re the only girl in the family. I don¡¯t have anything good to give you, but I do have this, which your grandma left to me back in the day. Your older aunt was quite jealous for so long because of this. She didn¡¯t speak to me for many years. Now, I¡¯m giving it to you!¡±


    As she said this, she brought out a very old bracelet which seemed like it was made out of silver. There was also severe oxidation on the bracelet, but its decorative emblem was still rather exquisite.


    ¡°Aunt, you should leave this for your son¡¯s future wife!¡±


    ¡°Hah! His wife probably hasn¡¯t even been born yet!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt really was a nice person. Shao Hua¡¯s younger cousin was quite lucky to have such parents!


    The women chatted about their topics. Since the men weren¡¯t drinking alcohol, and they hadn¡¯t gotten along quite as well in previous years, there wasn¡¯t much for them to chat about. So, Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw dered that they should y cards!


    Shao Hua¡¯s father and Shao Hua¡¯s two uncles-inw began to y cards. Shao Hua¡¯s older cousin helped to pour tea and water for everyone. Shao Hua¡¯s younger cousin was busy text messaging on his cell phone.


    Zhang Fan was rather bored. He wasn¡¯t very familiar with the men here, and there wasn¡¯t much for him to talk about, so he simply stood behind the older men and watched them y cards. Shao Hua¡¯s father was really unskilled at ying cards. He was only good at Chinese chess. When it came to cards, he was far behind Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw in skill level as thetter often cked off during worktime to y cards!


    ¡°How about you try?¡± Nobody would enjoy a game that they were constantly losing. Shao Hua¡¯s father handed his cards over to Zhang Fan. Currently, Shao Hua was chatting with her younger cousin, while Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt came over. Although Shao Hua¡¯s older uncle-inw also often yed cards at his workce, his family situation had just started improving, and he was breaking out in a cold sweat from how much he had lost! Although they weren¡¯t ying for big money, Shao Hua¡¯s older uncle-inw had been poor for most of his life, so he felt pained at losing this money.


    ¡°Here, Brother-inw, I¡¯m going to y as well! I want to win a little money from Little Zhang!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt said to her brother-inw.


    ¡°How much are you all ying for?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt inquired.


    ¡°One yuan, with doubles!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw stated.


    ¡°Let¡¯s raise it to 10 yuan. Today, I¡¯m going to win some money from Doctor Zhang. Little Zhang, who manages the money in your household?¡±


    ¡°Aunt, I always give my money to the secretary!¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s good. Listen to the secretary. She¡¯ll lead you well.¡± Everyone then chuckled!


    Zhang Fan began to y cards with Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw and younger aunt. If this had been mahjong instead, he would have probably lost, but he was highly skilled at ying cards! Some timeter, the husband and wife had lost a bit more than 300 yuan together. Shao Hua¡¯s younger uncle-inw tossed down his cards, and eximed, ¡°You have a good brain! Your memory is excellent, and you¡¯re quite daring. I can¡¯t beat you!¡±


    ¡°Little Zhang, we¡¯re just ying casually for fun over the Spring Festival. You absolutely can¡¯t get addicted to this!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s younger aunt was rather worried because she felt that Zhang Fan was really professional at ying cards.


    ¡°He¡¯s usually so busy that even a dog can¡¯t keep up with him. Of course he won¡¯t have the time to y this. But, I really didn¡¯t know that you actually had such an ability!¡± Shao Hua was embracing Jingshu while standing behind Zhang Fan andughing.


    ¡°It¡¯s just luck, good luck. I was lucky today, and everyone went easy on me.¡±


    ¡°Really? Jingshu, tell me the truth!¡±


    ¡°My older brother really loved to y cards ever since he was young. One year, he won all the Spring Festival red packet money from all our rtives. My father almost broke his legs for that. He beat him far too much, to the point where my brother was bedridden for two weeks!¡± Jingshu had long since joined Shao Hua¡¯s faction!


    ¡°Really!? Good, I was just worried that he didn¡¯t have any hobbies. If he loves to y cards, he can try ying bridge! I heard that it¡¯s very good exercise for the brain!¡± Shao Hua was rather worried about how it seemed like he didn¡¯t have any hobbies. She also felt quite safe that he wouldn¡¯t get addicted to gambling!


    ¡°I don¡¯t have the time to y cards!¡± Zhang Fan almost felt like crying!


    After meeting up with rtives, there would also be many meetings with friends at this time of year. Tang Jingjing came over to visit Zhang Fan. Even Zhu Bing and Lu Renjia came over to visit. However, Zhang Fan was either at Chasu City Hospital or his hospital each time, and missed seeing them all. Shao Hua had received all of Zhang Fan¡¯s friends instead.


    Since Zhang Fan and Shao Hua now had some free time over the next few days, the two discussed with each other and decided to invite all their friends over for one big meal. Zhang Fan really didn¡¯t have the time to treat them all individually!

 Chapter 257: Mutton and tapeworms

    <h4>Chapter 257: Mutton and tapeworms</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Asking someone to a meal three days beforehand would be an invitation, two days beforehand would be summoning them, and on the same day would be dragging them. China was a country in which etiquette was highly important. The fewer people a ce had, the more rules there would be. Meanwhile, the younger the average poption was, and the more urbanized the city, the fewer rules there would be. This wasn¡¯t necessarily good or bad. As for status, no need to mention such a thing, as it wouldn¡¯t be meaningful.


    The border province was a ce where Chinese people from all over would gather. There were southerners, northerners... people from everywhere in China. Having too many rules slowly transformed into not having many special rules. Zhang Fan was slightly traditional, but Shao Hua was much better than him.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a meeting between friends having a meal together. Why have so many rules? You¡¯re such a stickler! Besides, you don¡¯t have the time to invite them several days in advance!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right. Then I¡¯ll call and drag them over! What should we eat?¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t that adamant about sticking to traditions as long as it wasn¡¯t about a foundational value. Besides, the family wasn¡¯t a ce where logic and reason was most important!


    ¡°Mutton hot pot! I don¡¯t know if other restaurants will even be open at this time.¡±


    Zhang Fan invited Tang Jingjing, Zhu Bing, Lu Renjia, Li Liang, Li Hui, Wang Yanan, Lu Shuyan, and Shao Hua¡¯s best friend, Jia Suyue. He also invited Chen Qifa and his wife, but Chen Qifa was worried about Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, and refused toe. Chen Qifa truly was doing his very best to help Zhang Fan, worrying as much as he possibly could.


    Back at Kuake City Hospital, Chen Qifa had been the type who didn¡¯t care about anything! Now, he knew every corner of Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital. Back in the day, Zhang Fan had helped the middle-aged Chen Qifa out of sympathy, and now Chen Qifa had be Zhang Fan¡¯s right-hand man. Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital really didck someone who knew the field and was highly invested in the hospital. Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have possibly been able to run his hospital by himself! Still, Chen Qifa did have his weaknesses. He didn¡¯t know management, and he was sometimes too stingy, missing something bigger because he wanted to save money too much.


    For example, gauze. Normally, the hospital¡¯s gauze would be purchased from a specific medical equipment merchant. Chen Qifa felt that there was no need for this. He actually asked the nurses to buy gauze rolls, and they all worked together on disinfecting and making their own gauze strips! Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even know whether tough or cry. This wasn¡¯t actually an issue of money. The Bureau of Health had mandated that gauze be purchased from specific merchants. Otherwise, the Bureau of Health could easily shut you down! It wasn¡¯t worth it to invite such trouble for the sake of saving a little money! That was why Zhang Fan had constantly been searching for someone who could interact with the government for him on behalf of his hospital.


    This person needed to be someone that Zhang Fan could trust, as well as have connections with the government. It really wasn¡¯t easy for Zhang Fan to find such a person!


    The people dragged over to the hot pot meal were all those who had a good rtionship with Zhang Fan or Shao Hua. This was how people were. It would be difficult for anyone to find more than three friends who weren¡¯t connected to various benefits. The more powerful you were, the fewer true friends you would have! Maybe that was the price of sess!


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua were the hosts. Since they hadn¡¯t invited their friends beforehand, they stood in front of the hot pot restaurant to wait for their friends! It seemed rather strange for them to stand at the entrance as if they were the restaurant servers, waiting to greet others!


    Zhu Bing and Lu Renjia were the first to arrive. The policeman Zhu Bing had now changed jobs to be a financial crime investigator. Zhu Bing had previously been as muscr and sturdy as a bull, but over the past several months, he had also gained a slight amount of fat.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, it¡¯s harder to see you than it is to meet with our chief of police!¡± Zhu Bing was still as passionate and direct as always. Zhang Fan reached his hand out for a handshake, but Zhu Bing batted the hand aside and instead went for a bear hug!


    ¡°Oof! You¡¯re strangling me! Can Director Lu really handle your toughness?¡±


    Zhang Fan even took the opportunity to make a joke about Lu Renjia. Since Zhang Fan counted as the person who had introduced the two of them to each other, he was able to make such a joke!


    ¡°Damn you! It¡¯s said that doctors and policemen are all hoodlums. Shao Hua, you really need to manage him properly. He even tried to set us up with each other the first time that he met us!¡± Lu Renjia actually evenughed as she said this! She and Zhu Bing had truly been through a lot in order to be with each other.


    From getting acquainted, to the incident where Zhu Bing was stabbed, and Lu Renjia¡¯s father strongly disagreeing to this rtionship. It was truly difficult for Zhu Bing and Lu Renjia to finally reach this step in their rtionship! They had both given it their all.


    ¡°It¡¯s rather cold outside, so you two should go in first. I¡¯m still waiting for several friends. Shao Hua, you should apany them inside first, and open up a bottle of wine for Officer Zhu!¡± Zhang Fan said.


    ¡°I¡¯ve quit drinking! The twodies should go in first. I¡¯ll wait here with you!¡± Zhu Bing told him.


    ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll go inside then. Come, Jiajia, let¡¯s go in together.¡± Shao Hua brought Lu Renjia inside the restaurant.


    ¡°Do you have any smokes? Give me one if you do.¡± Zhu Bing suddenly stopped smiling and put on a really serious expression. Zhang Fan had purchased several boxes of smokes as gifts since he was the host of this meal, so he handed Zhu Bing a cigarette.


    ¡°Howe you¡¯ve quit drinking? Is it because you want to have children?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, pretty much.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a good thing. Then, why is your face all crumpled up like a mop?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m a little hesitant!¡±


    ¡°Ridiculous. There¡¯s probably so many other men out there who are interested in Director Lu. You¡¯re actually being hesitant?¡±


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not it. I¡¯m thinking about whether to tell you something or not. It would count as me breaking the rules!¡±


    ¡°If you can say it, then say it. If you can¡¯t, then don¡¯t. I¡¯m not curious!¡± Zhang Fan held the greatest secret of all that he had never told anyone¡ªhis System. That was why he really understood about others¡¯ secrets and wouldn¡¯t force them to tell him.


    ¡°I¡¯d feel that I¡¯m really doing you wrong if I don¡¯t tell you!¡± Zhu Bing felt really conflicted as he smoked!


    ¡°Just look at you, how big could this matter even be? Do you need to borrow money? How much? I¡¯ll help you get as much as I can.¡± Zhang Fan had no idea what Zhu Bing was referring to. It seemed like it wasn¡¯t a small matter at all, but Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t just directly refuse, so he gave Zhu Bing an excuse to speak up!


    ¡°Heh!¡± Zhu Bing inhaled arge amount of smoke, and then said, ¡°If, if you have any issues regarding medical kickbacks, deal with them as quickly as possible. That¡¯s all. Only you need to know about this.¡± Zhu Bing was a financial crimes investigator, so he was warning Zhang Fan of an uing crackdown on doctors¡¯ illicit kickbacks!


    Zhang Fan paused in surprise for a moment, but waspletely unconcerned. Over the past two years, he had truly taken very little in kickbacks. Besides, the government cracking down on kickbacks would happen every year. He had never paid this any attention before. When Zhu Bing saw how Zhang Fan didn¡¯t seem to care at all, he wanted to say something more, but didn¡¯t in the end.


    ¡°Smoke one with me! If I¡¯m smoking by myself, Jiajia will lecture me again when shees out of the restaurant. If you smoke together with me, I can say that you made me smoke with you!¡± Although Zhu Bing was as muscr as a bear, he was still scared of his girlfriend. It was almostical. Zhang Fan pointed at him, and said, ¡°Okay, fine! All heroes surrender to their women! Just look at how weak you¡¯re acting! I¡¯ll smoke one with you.¡±


    Some timeter, everyone else arrived as well at varying times. Zhang Fan, Li Hui, Li Liang, and Zhu Bing all smoked together in front of the hot pot restaurant, chatting before going in.


    ¡°Where¡¯s your wife? Howe she¡¯s not here?¡± Zhang Fan asked Li Hui, who hade by himself. Although the two of them both worked for Chasu City Hospital, they were usually too busy to even get to see each other. At most, they would asionally keep in touch by phone.


    ¡°Her pregnancy has been going well after the previous scare. I didn¡¯t dare to bring her out on such a cold day.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good, then. Alright, let¡¯s all go into the restaurant.¡± Zhang Fan invited all of the other smoking men into the restaurant. These friends were basically his closest friends over the past two years.


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t an alcohol drinker. Zhu Bing had quit drinking alcohol in order to be healthier for having children. Li Hui also didn¡¯t want to drink, as he needed to return home and care for his pregnant wife. Li Liang felt that it would be too boring for him to drink by himself, so all four men decided to simply drink sodas instead.


    As people interacted and lived together with each other for a long period of time, both would influence each other. For instance, Zhang Fan previously had never paid any attention to the clothes he wore, but ever since living together with Shao Hua, he slowly began to pay more attention to his appearance. This had all been due to Shao Hua¡¯s training.


    Shao Hua had also learned much from Zhang Fan, although the reason was unknown. Still, she would naturally pick up some of his habits. For instance, when eating hot pot, Zhang Fan would absolutely insist on letting the meat boil for three full minutes before eating it. Shao Hua picked up the same habit!


    ¡°Hua, don¡¯t you feel like the meat is a little overcooked like this?¡± Jia Suyue noticed this and made ament about it to Shao Hua.


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯ve never really noticed. I think Zhang Fan eats his meat the same way. Do you feel that it¡¯s overcooked?¡± Shao Hua turned to look at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh my! There¡¯s the saying that a woman who gets pregnant will be foolish for three years. You¡¯ve already be foolish without even getting pregnant! Haha!¡± Jia Suyue joked.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to tickle you!¡± Shao Hua threatened her best friend.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, why don¡¯t you tell us the reason for boiling your meat for so long? We can all learn as well!¡± Tang Jingjing said while smiling. Out of everyone here, she was the oldest, and she also had the highest government position. Although she wasn¡¯t the direct boss of anyone here, her status was still known to the others. There were still certain social rules that had to be followed.


    ¡°Sure, there¡¯s a reason, but I¡¯m the host today. If I say it, I¡¯m afraid that you¡¯ll say that I¡¯m stingy.¡±


    ¡°You really are stingy to begin with,¡±mented Wang Yanan, whose mouth was really greasy from how fast she was eating. Still, she didn¡¯t forget to make fun of Zhang Fan for his famous stinginess. She even asked for backup from a helper. ¡°Isn¡¯t that right, Li Liang?¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Li Liang nced at Zhang Fan, but gritted his teeth and agreed with Wang Yanan!


    ¡°Haha, we should all forget it for now. I¡¯ll tell everyone after the meal.¡±


    ¡°You might as well tell us now,¡± insisted Jia Suyue.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, help us all to learn more knowledge,¡± Lu Renjia chimed in as well.


    ¡°Alright, since you all insist, then I¡¯ll exin things right now. Shao Hua, hurry and take a few extra bites and drink something while you can!¡± Zhang Fan told Shao Hua. He then wiped his mouth, sat up straight, and started exining. ¡°This is all actually a matter of probability.¡±


    ¡°Hurry and say it already! Stop making us wait!¡± Jia Suyue urged him.


    ¡°For this matter, I think that Li Liang, Doctor Lu, and Yanan have all forgotten as well. By the way, where we currently live counts as the nomadic district, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right,¡± Tang Jingjing answered. She knew the government¡¯s ssifications quite clearly.


    ¡°The livestock in the nomadic district are different from livestock raised in captivity. Nomadic livestock will eat natural grass, and their meat will taste better and fresher than farm-raised livestock,¡± Zhang Fan exined after drinking some tea. ¡°Although the meat tastes better, it will also have more parasites!¡±


    ¡°So what? Most parasites will directly be killed off by stomach acid and eosinophils. Don¡¯t you try to fool us!¡± Wang Yanan eximed, although her stomach was already beginning to feel ufortable from this topic.


    Lu Shuyan¡¯s face was beginning turn slightly pale.


    ¡°Then I won¡¯t say anymore!¡±


    ¡°Say it, say it, say it! You must say it! We¡¯re nning on having a child, so we must pay attention to our health. It¡¯s not just for our sakes, but also for the sake of our unborn child,¡± Zhu Bing hurriedly dered.


    ¡°Hey! Why are you saying everything?¡± Lu Renjia was slightly embarrassed!


    ¡°Alright, haha, then I¡¯ll say it. Everyone¡¯s just about finished eating anyways. Shao Hua, go pay for the meal!¡± Zhang Fan found a way to make Shao Hua leave so that she wouldn¡¯t hear what he was about to say next.


    ¡°Why are you in such a hurry? I¡¯ll pay for the meal.¡± Zhu Bing got up while insisting on paying. The others also started insisting on paying for the meal 1.


    ¡°Alright, it¡¯s just a meal. Does it really matter who pays? All of you sit down and finish listening to my story!¡± Zhang Fan made them all sit down as he continued exining things. ¡°As for parasites, stomach acid can¡¯t actually kill them. Only high temperature will kill them. For example, tapeworms can only be destroyedpletely after being boiled for three minutes. After a tapeworm dies, it¡¯s nothing more than extra protein. It might even taste better than the mutton!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s a tapeworm?¡± Lu Renjia asked naively out of curiosity¡ªshe truly didn¡¯t know.


    At this moment, Lu Shuyan hurriedly said, ¡°I need to go to the bathroom. Zhang Fan, wait to say it only after I leave!¡±


    Lu Shuyan hurriedly left. Lu Renjia still naively believed that the prior really needed to go to the bathroom! Meanwhile, Wang Yanan didn¡¯t react at all. She had a steelier stomach due to all the surgery she had performed!


    ¡°Have you ever seen the zombie movie ¡ª¡ª¡ª before?¡± Zhang Fan asked Lu Renjia.


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°In that zombie movie, there was a scene where many white and long sticky worms crawled out of the zombie¡¯s eyes. Those are tapeworms! If there¡¯s any white spots in the meat, they¡¯re probably tapeworm eggs!¡±


    ¡°Urgh!¡± Jia Suyue felt really unpleasant. She stood up, pped Zhang Fan on the shoulder, and headed to the bathroom!


    ¡°Is this for real? How should we watch out for this? Will it affect a pregnancy?¡± Although Lu Renjia also felt ufortable, she still forced herself to withstand it as she hurriedly checked the meat in her te. Tang Jingjing was chuckling as she listened to Zhang Fan¡¯s exnation.


    ¡°Yes, it will affect a pregnancy because tapeworms can be destructive towards a person¡¯s immune system. Still, parasites like tapeworms are really afraid of high temperatures!¡±


    ¡°Oh, alright, I¡¯ll definitely pay attention in the future!¡± Lu Renjia nced at the mutton still on her te and felt a bit disgusted. She no longer wanted to eat any more!


    ¡°Why did everyone stop eating?¡± Shao Hua came back from paying the bill. Apart from a few of the men who were still eating, all of the women had stopped eating.


    ¡°Your Zhang Fan started telling something disgusting in order to save on how much money he would have to pay for food today!¡± Wang Yanan chuckled while saying this.


    ¡°Hey! You all forced me to tell you!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s annoying like that. Let me tell you all, back when I first became acquainted with Zhang Fan, he made me vomit with a description of what he did at work. Doctors really do have it difficult! Don¡¯t you agree, Yanan?¡± Shao Hua asked.


    ¡°There¡¯s no helping it. It¡¯s the nature of the job.¡± Wang Yanan sighed. She truly was exhausted from working hard over the past year. For a woman to seed in an orthopedic surgery department, she would need to work far harder than any man!


    ¡°When are you going to get yourself permanently assigned to an apartment?¡± Wang Yanan then asked Zhang Fan. She then added, ¡°Could it be that you¡¯re not interested ining to the orthopedic surgery department anymore?¡±


    ¡°Me? Probably soon!¡± Zhang Fan answered vaguely as he ate his mutton which had been boiled fully for three minutes.


    In the past, everyone would have gone to something like karaoke after the meal. But now, they were getting older, and everyone was busier with their own affairs. They simply chatted a while longer before everyone went back to their own homes.


    ¡°Do you think that Yanan and Li Liang have any hope of being together with each other?¡± Shao Hua held onto Zhang Fan¡¯s arm as the two of them slowly walked back home.


    ¡°How should I know?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think that their chances are good!¡±


    ¡°That might not be the case! Women are really soft-hearted. Maybe Yanan will agree if Li Liang says some nice words!¡±


    ¡°What? Is this what you also thought about me back then?!¡± Shao Hua red while tickling Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You! You¡¯re different! You¡¯re really smart, virtuous, beautiful, and reasonable!¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll show you how reasonable I can be!¡± Shao Hua went over to squeeze the soft flesh on Zhang Fan¡¯s arm, so he immediately ran off.


    ¡°Haha!¡± Both of themughed together!

 Chapter 258: A new year

    <h4>Chapter 258: A new year</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    After 15 days, the Spring Festival was now over. People started going back to other provinces, returning to their jobs. They would be gone for one year. No matter how warm their home was, and how cold working far away from home was, they would still have to go. The farmers also needed to start fertilizing their fields for spring. Everyone out on the streets started walking far quicker inparison to the idleness of the holiday.


    There were plenty of office workers who had a bun in their mouth, cell phone in hand, and document bag in the other hand while chasing after a bus. They still hadn¡¯t fully recovered from the Spring Festival¡¯s atmosphere yet. Students, too, would have to start focusing on school again as the schools would soon start up again.


    Shao Hua prepared many things for Jingshu. ¡°You must take this as well as this. If this is too much, we can have it delivered!¡± Shao Hua had prepared too many things for Jingshu, even to the extent where Jingshu was unable to move the suitcases.


    ¡°Sister-inw, this is far too much! I can buy most of this at my college.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯d never believe you. Once you¡¯re back at college, you¡¯ll return to being unwilling to spend money on yourself. That¡¯s why I must prepare all of this for you. You can just leave all this here as you take your flight to Shanghai. I¡¯ll have all of this shipped over to your college,¡± Shao Hua said as she busily prepared everything.


    ¡°Sister-inw!¡± Jingshu acted a little bit spoiled as she embraced Shao Hua!


    ¡°Yes, what is it?¡±


    ¡°When are you and my brother going to get married?¡±


    ¡°Hey! You¡¯ll have to ask your brother for that.¡±


    ¡°Has he proposed to you yet?¡± The two women were in Shao Hua¡¯s room as they organized everything. Since there were some private things, it would be awkward for Zhang Fan to enter. He sat outside in the study, only half focusing on his medical textbooks as he asionally checked on what was going on inside Shao Hua¡¯s room.


    Jingshu took a ne back to Shanghai. At Chasu City¡¯s small airport, Zhang Fan watched the nepletely disappear in the sky before he left together with Shao Hua. Now that the Spring Festival was over, it was time to return to normal life. There would be many things this year as well.


    First up was the matter of Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s engagement. Zhang Fan, Shao Hua, and both sides¡¯ parents had a discussion and finally set Zhang Fan and Shao Hua¡¯s engagement date to be on October 1st, borrowing the celebratory mood as October 1st was also China¡¯s National Day!


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s new apartments for its employees had now beenpleted. All that was left was to assign apartments to the hospital staff. The apartment¡¯s neighborhood was rather nice. The price was also very cheap. Zhang Fan would definitely receive an apartment of his own, although what floor the apartment was on and other things would be uncertain since he was still young and inexperiencedpared to many doctors at the hospital.


    Next up was Shao Hua registering for the ounting examination. She intended to pass the ounting examination after just one year of preparation, which would really bring a significant amount of pressure. Although Shao Hua was excellent at her studies, and she also worked really hard, the ounting examination was considered to be one of China¡¯s four most difficult examinations. It really was highly difficult. Even though Zhang Fan kept telling her that there was no rush and that she could take things slowly, Shao Hua wouldn¡¯t listen. She absolutely insisted on being able to pass in her first year.


    There was also the matter of Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, which was no small matter at all. He had run it for a few months now. The hospital was already beginning to make a profit. However, it couldn¡¯t be continuously operated just like this. A hospital was an integrated organization, not some small food stand. There needed to be a professional manager. Right now, Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital had zeropetitors in Chasu City for limb rentation surgery, but as long as his hospital continued to remain popr, some other hospital would definitely step up topete with him.


    There were so many things to take care of that there was no time to rest. Everyone would have to constantly work hard in order to live a better life. Chasu City Hospital¡¯s new emergency center was now in the stage of internal renovations. For this new year, due to the construction of the new emergency center, Chasu City Hospital intended to hire arge number of new doctors. Of course, any new doctors would have to have a master¡¯s degree at minimum.


    Over the past year, Chasu City Hospital had developed incredibly swiftly under Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s leadership. Before, Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital, the only other ss A hospital in Chasu City, had been considered an equivalent to Chasu City Hospital. However, ever since Superintendent Ouyang had be the leader of Chasu City Hospitalst year, Chasu City Hospital had begun topletely suppress Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital.


    This wasn¡¯t because of traditional Chinese medicine being bad, but rather because the area around Chasu City in the border province didn¡¯t have any good traditional Chinese medicine specialists. Although Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital was supposedly a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, their treatments were far too simple.


    Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital only had an orthopedic surgery department and general surgery department for surgical departments. Their orthopedic department specialized in the local ethnic minorities¡¯ orthopedic treatment styles rather than traditional Chinese medicine treatment. It was simr for the other departments as well. Although the other departments were using traditional Chinese medicine treatments in name, they actually mainly still used western medicine treatment methods.


    Superintendent Ouyang described it as receiving the government¡¯s financial assistance while still prescribing cephalosporin to patients! Basically, Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital didn¡¯t have its own specialization at all. With how society was developing these days, no matter if it was a hospital or some other industry, unless you were able to monopolize the industry, it really wouldn¡¯t be easy to survive in the market unless you had some specialty of your own.


    Due to Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s absolute domination, Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital no longer had much of a future left in Chasu City. Not only did this hospitalck patients,cking patients meantcking resources, andcking resources meant that its doctors as well as hospital leadership were having a hard time. After many discussions involving various people, Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital decided to move! This entire hospital would move out of Chasu City and far away to a distant city, renaming itself. Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital¡¯s old location would be transformed into an ordinary health care center.


    This was all due to Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s might! She managed to sessfully lead Chasu City Hospital to the extent ofpletely beating Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital, which had still been an equal when Chasu City Hospital was under previous Superintendent Huang¡¯s leadership, into such utter submission that thetter was forced to run away to a faraway city! For any industry, bing the undisputed leader of the industry in the area would be greatly advantageous for attracting even more resources as well as talented individuals.


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s development was going excellently. This caused the neighborhoods close to the hospital to be more expensive to live in. Business owners and other rich individuals would always want to take good care of their lives. This was even more so for some retired individuals who were still powerful. They would really prefer to live close by to the best hospital in the area.


    There were severe regtions for assigning apartments to hospital personnel. Lots of people from all over were interested in the hospital¡¯s apartments. These people were willing to pay market value rather than the hospital¡¯s internal prices for the hospital¡¯s apartments. Superintendent Ouyang originally kept 10 apartments which she had intended to use as a way to establish connections, but too many people ended up contacting her over these 10 apartments.


    Superintendent Ouyang decided that she might as well sell all of them now. Those with connections would often learn things earlier than others. It wasmon that a local health expert might actually learn certain things earlier than some government officials since these experts would also have their own connections.


    By using these 10 apartments, Superintendent Ouyang established connections with various experts from all over, also establishing connections with the experts¡¯ own teachers, friends, and so on. This would help Superintendent Ouyang to learn even more important information as early as possible. Although such information would often only be rumors, sometimes rumors would actually be even more valuable than officially stamped documents.


    Assigning apartments depended on a points system, where how many years you worked, your official position at the hospital, and academic qualifications all added to the number of points you had. Doctors received 30 more points than nurses for free! After the veteran doctors all received their apartments, only the younger doctors remained. The younger doctors mostly all had simr points, but there were very few apartments remaining by this time.


    Most of the young doctors began to try and use whatever connections they could. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan waspletely unworried... even though Shao Hua was also bing anxious.


    ¡°How about you try and ask Sister Wang?¡± Shao Hua suggested.


    ¡°Why be so anxious? Rx! We don¡¯t need to contact anyone.¡±


    ¡°Alright! If we don¡¯t get an apartment, then we don¡¯t get one. We can still get married and live at my family¡¯s old apartment. Don¡¯t feel too much pressure. I¡¯m happy as long as I¡¯m together with you.¡± After Shao Hua saw how Zhang Fan was, she actually became the one to console him. She even kissed him on the mouth. That tasted really good!


    When time came for the younger doctors to receive the few apartments that were left, Superintendent Ouyang suddenly started adding more rules, such as adding extra points for having graduated from a top-ss university. Here in the border province, there were very few doctors who had graduated from top-ss universities, but Zhang Fan happened to be the only one who had as his medical college had been absorbed into a top-ss university, even though his medical college had only been average!


    Not only that, Superintendent Ouyang did something which favored Zhang Fan even more. She dered that any doctor who didn¡¯t have a medical license yet, no matter how old the doctor was, wouldn¡¯t be receiving an apartment. Additionally, bonus points would be awarded based on how well each doctor had scored on the medical license exam.


    With her new rules, heh! Zhang Fan¡¯s points surpassed all other resident doctors¡¯ points by far! Basically, after all the attending physicians, Zhang Fan would be the very first one who could choose his apartment. He didn¡¯t need to use connections at all. Superintendent Ouyang had made the rules, and nobody dared to cheat. This was the benefit of working at a ce where skills mattered. There were certain hard standards that needed to be reached. Everyone would know everyone¡¯s abilities.


    Zhang Fan received an apartment and started renovating it. Although he currently had a debt of more than 1,000,000 yuan, he wasn¡¯t worried at all, because his hospital was bing profitable. He was beginning to slowly pay back the money that he owed!


    On this day, Zhang Fan saw an old acquaintance and friend that he hadn¡¯t seen for quite a long while!

 Chapter 259: Just him is enough

    <h4>Chapter 259: Just him is enough</h4>


    Now that the Spring Festival was over, Chasu City Hospital became busy again. Many doctors, especially expert doctors, wouldn¡¯t want to see their coworkers at all during the holiday. Thus, the expert doctors almost all went out of town for the holiday as they had enough of work already. Zhang Fan could only go visit all of the directors and vice directors after they returned to work in order to greet them.


    After Zhang Fan purchased his hospital from Ma Wentao, his hospital¡¯s surgeries kept increasing in number. Things were getting on a proper track. His hospital¡¯s reputation was slowly spreading. Although Zhang Fan was able to fool certain people as the legal owner of his hospital was Shao Hua¡¯s father, those who were well-connected would never be fooled. Such people would have plentiful connections in Chasu City. Wanting to know who was really in charge of a private hospital would be only the matter of a single phone call to them. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the legal owner of his hospital, but those who had connections knew quite well just who was really running his hospital.


    Orthopedic surgery department #3¡¯s Director Chen Qi made some tea as he thought to himself, ¡®People really will get angry if theypare themselves to others. I¡¯m still struggling and fighting within Chasu City Hospital just in order to be a director. This youngster has already jumped out of this restraining circle entirely!¡¯


    ¡°Here, have a taste of this Tieguanyin tea. I found a new medical equipment merchant who brought this to me from the south. Have a taste,¡± Chen Qi offered to Zhang Fan. Medical equipment merchants would only be able to fool those who weren¡¯t in the medical field. Chen Qi was certain that other medical equipment merchants had long since contacted Zhang Fan before.


    ¡°Alright, thank you, Bro! This is the money that I previously borrowed from you. I won¡¯t be giving you any interest.¡± Zhang Fan was visiting Chen Qi both in order to greet thetter for the Spring Festival, as well as to return the money that he borrowed. Chen Qi¡¯s son was at the age where he really needed money. Since Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital was profitable, he decided not to owe money if at all possible, and hurriedly started paying back his debts.


    ¡°You little brat, look at how skilled you are. I was wondering why you were borrowing money from everyone. So, you had a hospital business of your own! How is it? How¡¯s business there?¡± Chen Qi chuckled while sitting down on a sofa next to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Pretty good, but it¡¯s really tiring!¡± Zhang Fan told him the truth while drinking tea. Zhang Fan really was exhausted.


    ¡°How are you going to make money without being tired? You shouldn¡¯t act spoiled. I don¡¯t have your abilities. Even at our Chasu City Hospital, I think there are probably less than three people who match you in ability.¡±


    ¡°Hey! You¡¯re praising me too much, Bro! It really is exhausting.¡± Zhang Fan and Chen Qi¡¯s rtionship was good enough to the point where they could be really direct with each other.


    ¡°Alright. You probably won¡¯t need me when ites to surgeries anyways. There¡¯s no rush about returning my money. If youck money, go ahead and make use of it. Let me know if you need help with the various government bureaus. Don¡¯t be shy with your old bro. I do have some influence.¡± Actually, Chen Qi wanted to invest and be a stockholder in Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, but felt too awkward to say it directly. Still, Chen Qi was in no hurry. He would mention it when the timing was good with Zhang Fan!


    ¡°Okay. Thanks, Bro. I don¡¯tck money anymore for the time being. I¡¯ll borrow money from you again if I¡¯m in need of money. I¡¯ll be leaving now!¡± Zhang Fan left after returning the money he had borrowed from Chen Qi. The orthopedic director was really filled with exmations as he watched Zhang Fan leave!


    Most directors at Chasu City Hospital were rather envious of how Zhang Fan now had his personal hospital. Gao Shijun was an exception. When Zhang Fan visited him for a Spring Festival greeting, he simply told thetter, ¡°You absolutely can¡¯t let your eyes be blinded by money! You want to develop in microsurgery? It¡¯s a bit of a pity!¡±


    ¡°Director Gao, rest assured that I won¡¯t be blinded. This is just my hobby!¡±


    ¡°Your hobby is quite expensive! It costs several million yuan!¡± Gao Shijun gave Zhang Fan a sidelong nce.


    Zhang Fan had no way of exining things to Director Gao. Zhang Fan¡¯s greatest secret was the existence of his System. Basically, as long as his System didn¡¯t disappear on him, Zhang Fan would never tell a single person about it! Even if he did tell someone, he figured that they wouldn¡¯t believe him, so why bother?


    Zhang Fan was actually interested in having the directors invest and be stockholders in his hospital. He was especially interested in having an internal specialist director invest in his hospital, but not a single director mentioned anything. Zhang Fan still wasn¡¯t powerful enough. He didn¡¯t have a solid foundation.


    Just as Zhang Fan was leaving the surgery department building, about to return to the infectious diseases department, he saw two policemen. These two policemen were escorting Batu, the former superintendent of Kuake City Hospital!


    One year and a half had passed. Batu now looked far older than before. Although Zhang Fan had tried to go visit Batu in jail several times, Batu had refused all visitors. Zhang Fan could only send some food as a gift and then return each time.


    Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t expected to suddenly meet Batu here at this time!


    ¡°Superintendent Batu!¡± Zhang Fan widened his eyes as he looked at the thinner and paler Batu whose back was more hunched over than before.


    ¡°Officer, this is a previous coworker of mine!¡± Batu¡¯s mouth arched upwards slightly in a smile when he saw Zhang Fan, but he felt worse than if he was crying. He had to exin to his escorting officers about who was greeting him.


    At this moment, the hospital administration director also arrived. ¡°Officer Li!¡± the hospital administrator greeted one of the officers.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, what, are you resting today?¡± Zhang Fan was wearing his white doctor¡¯s coat. The hospital administration director called him out intentionally. Basically, the hospital administration director meant: why was Zhang Fan just hanging around here instead of working?


    ¡°Director! This is my former leader!¡±


    Batu didn¡¯t dare to say anything. He could only sneak nces at Zhang Fan with his head lowered. Although Batu¡¯s mouth was arched upwards in a smile, there were also clear tears on his face! Was he regretting things? That was unknown!


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡± The hospital administration director then nced at Batu.


    Batu had behaved well in jail over the past year and a half. He had returned all of the illicit money that he was used of taking. He was even able to asionally treat other prisoners¡¯ minor illnesses in jail. Although Batu had previously been from the radiology department, he had been a hospital superintendent for 10 years. Of course he would have plenty of medical knowledge. Currently, Batu had severe diabetes, and he had also been diagnosed with tuberculosis while in jail. He really did have many medical problems now.


    Batu¡¯s family tried everything that they could think of. Apparently, it was now possible to get him released early from his two-year jail sentence for good behavior. Batu had been coughing violently to the point of coughing up blood recently, so the police had brought him to the hospital for a checkup.


    Zhang Fan saying this made his intention quite obvious¡ªhe wanted to personally treat this prisoner patient. The hospital administration director was quite astute, so he turned around and told the policemen, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s start with a checkup right now!¡±


    If Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t said anything, it was likely that Batu would have received a checkup here, and then immediately be transferred to an infectious diseases hospital for his tuberculosis afterwards.


    The policemen were also people. They would also need to often interact with the hospital, so they were quite polite to Zhang Fan and the hospital administration director. This also helped to improve Batu¡¯s treatment slightly.


    The policemen released Batu from his handcuffs. Since Batu was scheduled to be released from jail very soon, the policemen weren¡¯t afraid of him trying to make an escape. This also counted as giving face to Zhang Fan!


    ¡°You can have a short private conversation with the doctor,¡± a policeman said to Batu. The two policemen then stood over to the side. Zhang Fan was going to go buy some gifts, when he suddenly saw Wang Zipeing.


    ¡°Zipeng! Come over here.¡± Zhang Fan summoned Wang Zipeng over and gave thetter several hundred yuan. ¡°Hurry and buy two packs of good smokes. Run as fast as you can. Then buy another pack of smokes and something to drink. If this isn¡¯t enough money, pay for the rest and I¡¯ll pay you backter. Hurry!¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Wang Zipeng then ran to perform this errand!


    ¡°Superintendent Batu! How have you been!¡± There was much that Zhang Fan wanted to say, but he was unable to say much when he saw how Batu seemed much older with a hunched back while wearing a prison uniform!


    ¡°Haha, pretty good. You should hurry and leave. Oh, you! How could you just greet a prisoner like me in front of your leader? You¡¯re still young! You should hurry and go back to work!¡± Batu whispered to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine! I¡¯ll arrange it to personally give you your checkup.¡±


    ¡°No, just let everything be as it would be normally. Are you doing alright? You¡¯re here to see me, but I don¡¯t have the face to see you!¡± Batu stretched himself slightly. He really was happy to see Zhang Fan.


    Before they could chat for long, Wang Zipeng returned with two ck stic bags. ¡°Bro, here¡¯s two packs of Zhonghua smokes, and here are some drinks and another pack of smokes,¡± Wang Zipeng told Zhang Fan which bag was which.


    Zhang Fan took the bags, and told Batu, ¡°Wait here for a moment.¡± Zhang Fan then walked over to the two policemen, who were currently chatting with the hospital administration director.


    ¡°My dear two leaders, Batu was previously a coworker of mine. He took good care of me back then. This doesn¡¯t really mean anything other than my intentions. Please take good care of him in the future since he¡¯s getting older!¡± Zhang Fan then handed the ck stic bag with the high-quality Zhonghua smokes to the two policemen while also swiftly opening up the single pack of smokes and handing the cigarettes to the two along with the drinks.


    The two policemen epted the opened pack of smokes and the drinks, but they wouldn¡¯t ept the ck stic bag of smokes. ¡°Oh my, this won¡¯t do, Doctor. He¡¯s almost about to be released from jail. There¡¯s no need for you to do this!¡±


    ¡°Director, help me out. These are my intentions. It¡¯s just two packs of smokes, nothing else.¡±


    The hospital administration director nced at Zhang Fan. He really was moved by Zhang Fan¡¯s typical hard work, status, and dedication to friendship, so he spoke up. ¡°Officer Li, Officer Chen, go ahead and take it. It¡¯s just two packs of smokes, such a small matter. It¡¯s the heartfelt intentions of our doctor.¡± He then took the ck stic bag from Zhang Fan¡¯s hands and stuffed it into the hands of the slightly older Officer Li.


    Officer Li stopped refusing the gift, and said to Zhang Fan and the hospital administration director, ¡°Look at you, making such a big deal out of this! No need to be so polite with something that we should do already. In that case, thank you. Feel free to chat for a while longer. We have all day today, so there¡¯s no rush!¡±


    Zhang Fan called the infectious diseases director to let him know that he would beteing in to the department today. Zhang Fan then took Batu and Officer Chen to perform a checkup on Batu, while Officer Li went to go drink tea together with the hospital administration director.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu!¡± Right when Zhang Fan spoke up, Batu hurriedly told him, ¡°Call me Batu, just call me Batu!¡±


    ¡°I heard from the officers that you¡¯re almost about to be released. Is that right?¡± Zhang Fan found himself unable to address Batu as just Batu.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Batu said as something shone in his eyes while he secretly nced at Officer Chen behind him. Although Batu had been locked up in jail for more than a year now, his eyes were still highly skilled atmunicating nonverbally. Zhang Fan instantly understood what Batu meant. Batu was someone really intelligent who hadn¡¯t be foolish in jail. Zhang Fan was far too insufficientpared to an old veteran like Batu!


    ¡°Haha, yes, he¡¯s almost about to be released. He¡¯s been on good behavior.¡± Officer Chen chuckled. He also wanted to have a good rtionship with the doctors of Chasu City Hospital. His wife was pregnant, and she intended on having her birth at Chasu City Hospital, which was why Officer Chen was so friendly!


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s good, then!¡±


    After the checkup was finished, it was determined that Batu needed hospitalization. His blood sugar was very high, which also caused his tuberculosis to worsen. In the end, Batu¡¯s family helped him as much as they could with their connections, and it was decided that Batu could be released early from jail, one week from now.


    Batu was then hospitalized at an infectious diseases hospital during this time. After he was released from jail, he immediately called Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan brought Chen Qifa as they visited the infectious diseases hospital that Batu was at. Batu was resting in bed and squinting his eyes, greedily taking in the sun. Back when he was in prison, even getting sunlight had been an extravagance.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, how are you? You look quite energetic!¡± Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa entered Batu¡¯s hospital room with gifts.


    ¡°Hey! I¡¯m really happy that you guys came. You even brought gifts! Hurry and put on some facial masks! I have tuberculosis!¡± Batu was also really happy to see Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa. Although he appeared much older now, he did seem to be in good condition.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang! Thank you, thank you!¡± Batu¡¯s wife, who was wearing a facial mask, was very polite to Zhang Fan. She had really suffered over the past year. Her hair was already beginning to whiten!


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, this is Doctor Chen who used to also work at Kuake City Hospital. He heard that Superintendent Batu was hospitalized, so he hurried over to visit.¡±


    ¡°Please have a seat, have a seat. Sorry to trouble you, Doctor Chen!¡±


    ¡°No need to be polite! It¡¯s what I should do,¡± Chen Qifa said as he put down his present.


    ¡°You should go get some sun. You¡¯ve been so busy taking care of me all day,¡± Batu told his wife.


    ¡°Good stuff! Good stuff!¡± Batu held Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa¡¯s hands after his wife exited the room.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, you probably didn¡¯t know that my Teacher Zhang has now opened his own hospital.¡±


    ¡°Teacher Zhang? Oh, haha, I knew even back then that neither of you were ordinary. Especially you, Zhang Fan, you¡¯re already your own boss! This is good, it¡¯s better for you to have other side ie!¡± Batu was truly happy for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°How are you? How¡¯s the treatment going?¡± Zhang Fan asked as he and Chen Qifa sat down.


    ¡°I¡¯m doing much better now. This illness has basically cured itself now that I¡¯m free from jail. It¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    ¡°You should rest properly then. After you¡¯re released from the hospital, go out everywhere and rx yourself!¡±


    ¡°Hah! I won¡¯t being going out. I just want to stay at home. I don¡¯t want to go anywhere. How about you? Is everything going well for you in work and life? Have you gotten married yet?¡±


    ¡°Everything¡¯s going well. I¡¯m not married yet, but I do have a girlfriend now. Besides, of course I¡¯d notify you if I¡¯m getting married!¡±


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯ll definitelye to your wedding party. Old Chen, did you quit working at Kuake City Hospital?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. After you left, the hospital was in utter chaos for quite a long while. I discussed things with Teacher Zhang, and decided to resign!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s probably for the best. Kuake City Hospital was holding you back!¡±


    When Zhang Fan learned that Batu was soon going to be released from jail, he discussed things with Chen Qifa and the other doctor stockholders. They decided to ask Batu to be the business director for Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital. They couldn¡¯t let him be the superintendent, since Batu¡¯s criminal record would really look bad.


    Chen Qifa and the other doctors really supported this idea. None of the doctors were actually capable of managing the entire hospital. Shao Hua¡¯s father also supported finding someone professional to manage the hospital.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, you¡¯re not going to go out and rx yourself?¡±


    ¡°Hey! You little brat, if there¡¯s something, then tell me directly. Don¡¯t just beat around the bush with me.¡±


    ¡°Pleasee help me at my hospital! I¡¯m almost unable to handle things anymore!¡± Zhang Fan pleaded with Batu while grabbing his hands.


    ¡°You¡¯re not afraid that a convicted criminal like me who was arrested for corruption will ruin your hospital¡¯s reputation? You¡¯re not afraid that I¡¯ll embezzle money?¡± Batu chuckled.


    ¡°I trust you!¡±


    ¡°Your trust doesn¡¯t matter. In the future, don¡¯t call me Superintendent Batu anymore. If you respect me, then just address me as Bro. We can discuss this matter slowly once I leave the hospital. Don¡¯t be in a hurry. I know that you¡¯ve just started your hospital, so things will be very difficult for you. But, the start is also the most important time. Don¡¯t be in a rush! Take things slowly!¡±


    This was true experience. Batu had been quite sessful as a hospital superintendent for 10 years, which would require interacting with many government bureaus. Only someone with real skills would be able to hold on to the #1 position at a hospital, especially since the Kuake City Hospital was one of the top three highest revenue workces in Kuake City. Batu was really happy that Zhang Fan still remembered him. Batu didn¡¯tck money at all. Someone as veteran as him had long since made preparations just in case.


    The moment that Zhang Fan asked him, Batu made up his mind to help Zhang Fan out. There was only one reason. It was because Zhang Fan had been so loyal to him in his time of trouble. So, no matter what, he would help Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital out!


    Later, Batu¡¯s wife said to Batu, ¡°Yeah, Doctor Zhang is truly a nice person. After you were jailed, he was the only one who came to our home to visit me. As for the others, sigh!¡±


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯m quite satisfied. Just Zhang Fan is more than enough!¡± Batu was really energetic and in a happy mood because of how much Zhang Fan valued their friendship.

 Chapter 260: Life, death, and life being worse than death!

    <h4>Chapter 260: Life, death, and life being worse than death!</h4>


    All doctors and nurses in the infectious diseases department would always be super vignt while working. Even though they usually had very few patients to take care of, each patient would be more dangerous than the next. The danger of being exposed to an infectious disease would forever apany working in the infectious diseases department.


    Ordinary people would likely meet very few people who had AIDS in their lifetime. However, the doctors and nurses of this department had met far too many such patients. In this department, many patients¡¯ diseases would spread by blood transmission.


    Most of these patients would receive medicine through IV drips. Of course, needles were really sharp, and you would need to be extra careful around them. But, there was still the risk of identally puncturing yourself one day, especially for the nurses. This danger was far too real for them. It would have nothing to do with professional experience.


    This was why the turnover rate for nurses in the infectious diseases department was far higher than for nurses in any other department. If things continued like this, perhaps robots would have to rece nurses in the infectious diseases department one day. Maybe there would be no other choice. It wasn¡¯t like patients with infectious diseases could just be left alone without treatment!


    AIDS was a slow and fatal infectious disease which was caused by HIV. AIDS and HIV were basically just like brothers. Neither of the two brothers would be easy to deal with. Once one of these two <anno data-annotation-id=¡±ee4c07cd-1fbb-6087-d8e1-502dbe3a1dcd¡±>diseases </anno>passed the incubation period, it would be impossible to truly cure either one with modern medicine.


    To exin rather simply, they would destroy the human body¡¯s immune system.


    For most illnesses, the hospital¡¯s treatment would only target the symptoms, meaning that the goal was to relieve the patient¡¯s difort rather than to treat the underlying illness itself.


    To use a very simple example, let¡¯s take themon cold. For ordinary colds, no matter if you took medicine or not, you would actually recover at the same rate. Taking cold medicine would only relive your ufortable symptoms such as headache or congestion. What truly actually cured your cold would be certain cells and factors within your body.


    These cells and factors would be the human body¡¯s immune system. However, HIV would directly destroy these cells and factors, making it so that even a simple cold could be fatal. That was why HIV was so scary. Not only would HIV be capable of destroying the immune system, it could also cause a type of skin tumor.


    The AIDS debt collector patient currently in the infectious diseases department had a very ssical example of AIDS. Due to the nature of AIDS, none of the doctors wanted to care for this patient. They were all afraid of AIDS. They all had families and their own lives to worry about. None of them were willing to sacrifice themselves meaninglessly.


    Even government orders wouldn¡¯t have any effect here. It wasn¡¯t like the doctors could dress up like astronauts every time that they entered the department. Besides, Chasu City Hospital wasn¡¯t well off enough for such heavy protective equipment. So, the normal real situation in China was that people with infectious diseases such as AIDS would check themselves out of the hospital and basically wait for death. Whose fault was this?


    This AIDS patient no longer had anything to do with his family. His family no longer cared about him. This was also why it was so easy for people with certain infectious diseases to be involved with criminal organizations. His AIDS symptoms were incredibly evident and severe. Not only was he unable to walk now, even eating food was difficult for him. Since nobody wanted to care for him, they could only take turns. Basically, whoever was on work shift for the day would be the doctor in charge of him.


    This patient¡¯s situation was extremely terrible. First of all, there was his coughing. He had chronic coughing as well as a fever. He had breathing difficulties to the extent where cyanosis had appeared. There was also the issue of his head injury from Chen Feng stabbing him. The white bandages and ckening blood trails were in sharp contrast to his face which appeared purple fromck of oxygen. He sat on his bed with his head lowered as he tried his best to breathe. His loud sounds of having difficulty with breathing would really make others feel that death was approaching, especially at nighttime.


    His rattling breaths sounded just like the approaching footsteps of the death god.


    This patient was really skinny to begin with. On the second day of his hospitalization, he also started having diarrhea, which caused him to suddenly lose even more weight. All of his bones really showed through his skin. He seemed just like a starving refugee from Africa. His eyes were rolling until only eye whites were showing. It was obvious that he was in great pain!


    Even scarier was his skin. There wererge patches of scarlet or blueish skin lesions all over the patient¡¯s body. His skin was literally rotting and corroding all over. This was spreading unstoppably. His rotten flesh didn¡¯t actually bleed. Instead, murky pus slowly dripped out from his skin lesions, spattering onto his bedsheets with either red or yellow drops!


    He kept his mouth constantly wide open due to his breathing difficulties. Even a professional doctor who was used to seeing scary sights would be frightened by this appearance because this patient had severe oral candidiasis. It would be starkly visible due to his wide-open mouth.


    It appeared as if arge patch of white hairs were growing in his mouth, including many long ge. As he breathed, the long white ge would slowly wave, seeming as if they were body hairs on a demon, waving and trying to lure in the viewer.


    This AIDS patient literally resembled a demon!


    Zhang Fan was on a work shift today in the infectious department. When he entered the AIDS patient¡¯s patient room, a disgusting smell came right at him. This smell was sour and stinky, just like the smell of death. No, it truly was the smell of death. The human body would instinctively be highly repulsed by this smell. Any person would instinctively want to escape this ce! However, Zhang Fan was a doctor, so he had to stay.


    Even without getting into close contact with this AIDS patient, his lungs had alreadypletely rotted. Large numbers of germs would be in what was left of this patient¡¯s lungs. Due to the breakdown of the patient¡¯s immune system, it wouldn¡¯t be strange no matter what germs or viruses were currently inside his lungs!


    Zhang Fan was wearing two extremely heavy facial masks, to the point where he felt like he was about to suffocate. Even so, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to breathe too much. He was still afraid that some germs would prate the facial masks if he inhaled with too much force!


    ¡°How are you feeling? Is there anything that you would like to eat?¡± Zhang Fan asked gently.


    ¡°Hup! Hup!¡± The patient shook his head with great difficulty. His lungs were just like a broken sieve!


    ¡°Then rest well!¡± There wasn¡¯t much else that Zhang Fan could say. At this point, the AIDS patient would only painfully wait for death. His entire body was in pain. He was twitching all over as the AIDS virus was already attacking nerves all over his body. Right now, he didn¡¯t even have the strength tomit suicide if he wanted to!


    His eyes were protruding. His ashen-white eyes contained many white blotches. HIV hadn¡¯t spared even his eyes! He truly had it difficult. With great difficulty, he raised his right hand and nced at Zhang Fan. Murky tears dripped from his eyes. Even his tears would contain viruses!


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what the patient wanted to express as he gradually raised his right hand. In the end, the patient slowly made a gesture of smoking! He then nodded towards Zhang Fan. This was basically his final wish before death!


    If this had been an older doctor today, that doctor definitely wouldn¡¯t have wasted any time speaking to this patient. It wasn¡¯t that the doctor was cruel, but rather that it wouldn¡¯t be necessary. Asking and not asking wouldn¡¯t have a difference. Caring for someone right before death was supposed to be a matter for friends and rtives. Doctors were strangers in the end, after all.


    Zhang Fan nodded slightly at the patient¡¯s imploring expression. Was Zhang Fan sympathetic? Of course, as they were both human. This patient was still a living human! To Zhang Fan, what a doctor was supposed to do didn¡¯t matter when it came to the end of life. This was about human nature. Fulfilling this request would be simple. Zhang Fan decided to satisfy the patient. This would be a final bit of warmth for the patient during hisst bits of life!


    Zhang Fan exited the patient¡¯s room. He didn¡¯t necessarily feel bad, but rather that this was cruel. When it came to life and death, the patient¡¯s being alive was truly suffering worse than death. Maybe the patient¡¯s own actions had brought about his current situation, but no matter what he had done, he didn¡¯t deserve such a punishment!


    Zhang Fan took off his white doctor¡¯s coat and hung it on the back of the quarantine room. He then tossed his gloves, facial masks, and disposable shoes away into a container for medical waste. He washed his hands, disinfected his hands, and rubbed his hands as much as possible, yet he still felt as if the white ge from the patient¡¯s mouth were growing on his hands!


    ¡°Brother Cheng, give me a cigarette,¡± Zhang Fan asked an older resident doctor. Doctor Cheng was already in his 30s, yet was still only a resident doctor because he had failed his medical license examination several times before finally getting the medical license. He was a rather marginalized doctor who kept a very low profile.


    He kept such a low profile that it was often that he would be forgotten when another doctor got married! This was the world of adults, not a fairy tale.


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang, you smoke as well? I didn¡¯t know that. Here, let me light it up for you. Smoking is bad for your health!¡±


    ¡°Thanks, Brother Cheng, no need to light it up for me. I just need one cigarette! I only smoke on asion.¡± The border province was far too inept at running its own cigar factory. Its cigar factory actually went bankrupt! Arge cigarettepany from a major province then purchased the cigar factory. What a joke!


    ¡°That AIDS patient probably only has a few days left. How terrible!¡± Doctor Cheng eximed as he went over to his table to get a cigarette for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Pretty much. I just went in to check on him. He definitely only has a few days left. His entire body is rotting.¡±


    ¡°You really need to be careful. Don¡¯t go into his patient room unless it¡¯s really necessary. Sigh, it¡¯s all because of the fight. The person who stabbed him is really going to be in trouble!¡±


    ¡°Brother Cheng, how many of this type have you met before?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean? Patients with AIDS?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Not many, but also not few. Ever since I joined the infectious diseases department, I¡¯ve seen at least 10 such patients.¡±


    ¡°How many years have you been in this department?¡±


    ¡°About five years. There¡¯s been around 15 patients who have been diagnosed with HIV. They always leave immediately after the diagnosis. This is my first time seeing a patient who¡¯s actually staying in the department. Any patient who gets diagnosed with HIV will seemingly disappear from the world as if they¡¯re nothing more than steam in the air.¡±


    ¡°They won¡¯t receive treatment?¡±


    ¡°Ha! What treatment can we even give them? For HIV, the most important thing is antiviral therapy. All of the medicines used are biological agents. But at a hospital like ours, even using some cheap albumin requires the superintendent¡¯s signature. How would we possibly have such medicine? It¡¯s too high-level!¡±


    ¡°Oh. For this type of patient, what symptoms do they usually have when theye in for a diagnosis?¡±


    ¡°Fever, a low fever for a long period of time. Lymphedema, or repeated shingles outbreaks. I met one patient who kept repeatedly having shingles over and over. He wasn¡¯t able to get treated sessfully at a private clinic, which was why he came here. The neurovascr director was far too astute. He instantly knew that something was wrong with this patient, so he transferred the patient over to the infectious diseases department. He even called me beforehand to tell me to be careful. Back then, I was younger and didn¡¯t know what to be careful of.¡±


    Doctor Cheng lit a cigarette for himself and started smoking as he continued, ¡°That patient was a business owner. I could tell that he was really rich. He was also really good with social etiquette. He gave me some smokes, shook my hand, and was really polite. At that time, I had just received my medical license, and was really poor, and his smokes were excellent smokes, so I chatted a lot with him.¡±


    ¡°And then, his HIV was diagnosed?¡± Zhang Fan asked the obvious.


    ¡°Yeah. That patient didn¡¯tck money at all. He said that I should give him a full physical examination and check for everything possible. He probably had an idea of what he had, but felt too awkward to say it, so...¡±


    Doctor Cheng slowly spat out a cloud of smoke as he said, ¡°When I received the checkup report that said he had HIV, I almost cut off my own hand. Even though I knew in my head that HIV can¡¯t spread through something like a handshake, you have no idea how strong of a sense of rejection I felt back then. Sigh! I didn¡¯t sleep well for an entire week. I kept having bad dreams every night. The dream was always the same. I was waiting at theboratory to have my own blood drawn! Is that scary or what?¡±


    Zhang Fan took the cigarette, put on his facial masks, surgical cap, shoe covers, gloves, and special doctor¡¯s coat for the infectious diseases department, and returned to the AIDS patient¡¯s room to give the patient his requested cigarette.


    However, the AIDS patient no longer needed the cigarette! He would never need anything again!

 Chapter 261: There are no do overs in life

    <h4>Chapter 261: There are no do overs in life</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Everyone would have different lives of varying lengths. When Zhang Fan entered the AIDS patient¡¯s room again to give him a cigarette, the AIDS patient had already passed away! To the patient, this was a release from his pain! Although the patient was now dead, he still had a rather vicious expression even in death.


    The virus had already invaded his brain. His brainwaves had actually been rather chaotic during his weakness. With a weak body and chaotic brainwaves, he had died with an expression of utter fear. Maybe he had seen something terrifying while on the verge of life and death!


    The patient¡¯s face was already extremely gaunt. His eyes protruded, making them seem muchrger than normal! His entire face was distorted because of fear! In between his dry lips, white ge which resembled tentacles continued to wave! With the patient¡¯s fear before death, all of his muscles lost their original functions, causing him to both pee and poop himself!


    The patient hadn¡¯t eaten for many days already. He spurted feces which were yellow and contained blood! Zhang Fan pressed the bell in the patient¡¯s room. The nurse on duty arrived.


    ¡°He¡¯s passed away!¡± Zhang Fan informed the young nurse.


    The young nurse hid behind Zhang Fan when she saw the terrifying corpse on the bed. ¡°Why does this person have such a scary appearance! Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m afraid!¡± She grabbed onto Zhang Fan¡¯s sleeve. He could sense that her hands were trembling.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Go and call for all the other nurses. You won¡¯t be able to deal with this by yourself! Sigh!¡± Although the patient was now dead, there was still much work to be done. First of all, the nurses would need to clean up the bed and nket in a normal situation. However, in this specific situation, everything that the AIDS patient had tainted would need to be destroyed. Someone would have to be the ones to destroy these items, and that would be the young nurses in the department!


    The nurses would need to withstand incredible disgust and tremendous fear as they cleaned all of this up. This work was truly inhumane. These nurses were typically still in their early 20s, the age where they were pretty blooming flowers. Yet, they would have to withstand incredible repulsion, to an extent that ordinary people wouldn¡¯t even be capable of imagining. This was their work! Please treat these angels in white well!


    Whenever a patient died, the first thing would be to notify the director of the department. The infectious diseases director was currently performing outpatient services. If this had been any other department, where the patient died of some other normal illness, the director would have to be present if it was daytime in order to be in charge of handling certain things.


    However, the infectious diseases director simply said one thing regarding this patient. ¡°Notify the patient¡¯s family, and have the body cremated! Also, talk to the patient¡¯s family about the medical fees.¡±


    Zhang Fan was rather unlucky. The AIDS patient had died while he was the one on duty, so he was left in charge of the work regarding the patient¡¯s death. When this debt collector AIDS patient was hospitalized, Chen Feng¡¯s family had paid a small deposit. However, maybe they had consulted awyer as they now imed that Chen Feng¡¯s actions were only in self-defense, so Chen Feng shouldn¡¯t be responsible for this patient¡¯s medical fees. It would be impossible to obtain the patient¡¯s medical fees from them.


    The deposit hadn¡¯t been much to begin with. The AIDS patient had long since used up all of the deposited money for his medical fees. The deposit hadn¡¯t even been sufficient to pay for one checkup. Also, since the AIDS patient had been hospitalized because of a fight, medical insurance wouldn¡¯t pay for this.


    Since the AIDS patient had left his family¡¯s contact information when he was hospitalized, this meant that Zhang Fan would have to contact his family. This would be both about how to deal with the patient¡¯s corpse and to ask for the owed medical fees.


    This was the ridiculous way that China¡¯s medical system currently worked. If someone¡¯s patient owed medical fees, the hospital wouldn¡¯t take action themselves. The doctor who was in charge of the patient would be held responsible! If a patient owed medical fees, only the doctor could go ask for the fees! That was why Chinese doctors wouldn¡¯t dare to treat a patient or prescribe any medicine until the patient paid first! This wasn¡¯t the doctors¡¯ fault!


    There was a certain ridiculous true story! This story was about a small public hospital and its ordinary doctors. This small public hospital had 10 or so doctors, along with a superintendent and three vice superintendents. This hospital¡¯s surgery department received an emergency patient who required a certain surgery that the hospital¡¯s doctors were incapable of performing. Thus, this hospital had to invite an expert doctor over to perform the surgery.


    The patient ended up dying on the day right after the surgery! The patient¡¯s family was really angry and demandedpensation. The hospital was forced to paypensation. At that time, which was 2008, thepensation fee might not have seemed really high, as it was about 300,000 yuan. However, 300,000 yuan would be quite a lot of money back in 2008.


    The hospital was forced to paypensation as the patient¡¯s family made too much of a ruckus. After that, the hospital then decided to recoup its losses. Although none of the doctors from this hospital had been the primary surgeon from the surgery, the hospital still made them take responsibility as they had been assistants in the surgery. Not even the anesthesiologist and medical equipment nurse were able to avoid responsibility. It wasn¡¯t like this small public hospital had many patients to begin with.


    The superintendentmanded that all the doctors and nurses held responsible would have to go demand the money from the expert doctor who had performed the surgery! Otherwise, the doctors and nurses would all have to split the fee amongst themselves! All of these doctors and nurses would need to support themselves. The end result was that they all stopped going to work, and instead went to the expert doctor¡¯s department at the big hospital every day to wait for him!


    This really was such a heartrending story! Laws and so on wouldn¡¯t help ordinary people at all. Unless you were willing to lose your job at the hospital, the superintendent¡¯s word was thew!


    The ordinary doctors at such a small public hospital wouldn¡¯t have much skill. They would still need to rely on the hospital to support them until reaching retirement age! Still, pitiful people would have their own problems. Only having enough skills of your own would be the best for self-preservation. If these ordinary doctors had been skilled enough, they wouldn¡¯t have needed to invite an expert doctor over, and if the ordinary doctors had been skilled enough, the superintendent wouldn¡¯t have dared to give them so much trouble even if the patient had died after the surgery.


    Without any skills, the doctors wouldn¡¯t dare to act up! This meant that they would be easily bullied!


    Having the doctor urge the patient or the family for medical fees was an internal regtion. No matter how much the medical fees were, it wasn¡¯t like the doctor would want to pay it themselves! Zhang Fan called the patient¡¯s family, who agreed properly toe over soon, really soon, but the patient¡¯s family never arrived even after work was over.


    Normally, a dead patient would be brought to the hospital¡¯s morgue. However, an AIDS patient¡¯s body was basically the equivalent of a biological bomb. His corpse was simply left in his original patient room with the windows open and the heating turned off! The patient¡¯s pale and rotting face seemed even scarier under the moonlight¡¯s illumination!


    The patient¡¯s family finally arrived on the afternoon of the second day. Luckily, the weather was still rather cold. If this was summer instead, leaving an infectious disease patient¡¯s corpse in a patient room like this would really bring about an unimaginable stench.


    Zhang Fan was on night shift duty today, so he wouldn¡¯t be able to leave. He was also in charge of contacting the patient¡¯s family. Normally, the hospital would notify the Bureau of Civil Affairs and the police station if the patient¡¯s family didn¡¯te to im the body within three days. The government would then order for the patient¡¯s body to be cremated. However, nobody would dare to cremate the body until three days were up without the patient¡¯s family¡¯s permission. It would cause an incident if the patient¡¯s family was unreasonable!


    The patient¡¯s older brother finally arrived with a really displeased expression.


    ¡°Take a look at this paperwork. This is your younger brother¡¯s death certificate and cause of death. Please sign here. If you have no objections to what¡¯s dered, please sign it,¡± Zhang Fan said as he showed the patient¡¯s older brother the medical report.


    The patient¡¯s older brother rapidly signed his name. He had a dark expression and didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Alright, could you please pay the medical fees? This patient will be directly cremated. You won¡¯t be able to take his body home,¡± Zhang Fan told the patient¡¯s older brother.


    The older brother turned around to leave without saying a single word.


    ¡°Hey! Hey! Comrade, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly stopped the brother as it was his job to at least try and collect the medical fees.


    ¡°I¡¯m already giving face to the police bying in the first ce! I don¡¯t care about anything else at all! Do what you like! Go ask whoever caused him to be hospitalized for the medical fees! It has nothing to do with me!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan really couldn¡¯t do anything about this. It seemed that the patient had brought much grief to his family in life. His older brother was angrily gritting his teeth while shouting.


    ¡°Alright then. Just sign all the agreement paperwork for the cremation, please.¡±


    The patient¡¯s older brother immediately left after signing all the necessary paperwork rted to the patient¡¯s death. The older brother didn¡¯t even ask to take a nce at his younger brother¡¯s body. Still, there was nothing that a doctor would be able to do about this. This patient¡¯s family had actually been someone rtively cooperative, being willing toe sign the paperwork. Some patients¡¯ families would immediately hang up and refuse to even have anything to do with their deceased family member.


    The patient¡¯s death was reported to the department director, who would then report it to the hospital, who would then report it to the Bureau of Health, who would then report it to the government. Before the patient died, nobody would care, but now that the patient was dead, many people would get involved. The hospital wouldn¡¯t be able to do what it pleased with the patient¡¯s body, especially since this particr patient had an infectious disease.


    Chen Feng was still hospitalized as well. Yet, this entire incident was rather messy and ridiculous. In the end, the hospital could only write off the expense of the AIDS patient¡¯s medical fees as an unrecoverable expense.


    The police station sent a forensic examiner, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention also sent someone to deal with the patient¡¯s corpse. The infectious diseases department then began disinfection. This disinfection wasplete and incredibly strict. Zhang Fan no longer needed to worry about anything else.


    Now that the AIDS patient was gone, the atmosphere in the infectious diseases department lightened significantly. Back when the AIDS patient had still been alive, all of the doctors and nurses had been constantly tense every day. None of them had even chatted about regr gossip. Now, the young nurses became lively again. Their youth would be slowly ground to dust in the dark atmosphere of the infectious diseases department. If they didn¡¯t try to at least find some happy things to talk about, it would be truly difficult to imagine how they would be able tost.


    Batu recovered quite swiftly and was able to leave the hospital. This was the preciousness of freedom. Even though he was receiving the same treatment when he was free as when he was in jail, there was a huge difference in the treatment¡¯s effectiveness.


    Batu didn¡¯t take any time off to rest after leaving the hospital. Since he had no employment currently, he directly called Zhang Fan. Chen Qifa, Zhang Fan, Shao Hua, and Li Liang invited Batu to a nice meal as a rather bted get-out-of-jail party.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, how about it? Be the superintendent for our hospital,¡± Chen Qifa directly asked before Zhang Fan could even speak. Someone who didn¡¯t know the type of person that Chen Qifa was might think that he was being too rude towards the host, Zhang Fan.


    However, Zhang Fan understood Chen Qifa far too well. With what Chen Qifa had just directly asked, Batu wouldn¡¯t ask for the superintendent position even if he had wanted it. Besides, Batu was highly intelligent and had long since considered things already. Meanwhile, Chen Qifa was worried that Zhang Fan would feel too awkward to ask, which was why he had asked Batu instead.


    ¡°Haha, all that superintendent stuff is in the past now. I¡¯m only here to help Zhang Fan. Otherwise, I would have gone to ind China already. I¡¯m getting old! I no longer have ambition like before. Since Zhang Fan has such a high opinion of me, then I¡¯ll help him manage things a little. Once everything is on a proper track, I¡¯ll then retire.¡± Batu chuckled.


    ¡°Superintendent Batu, you see, since you¡¯re an expert in hospital management, I won¡¯t be reserved with you. I¡¯ll be giving you the position of hospital administration director,¡± Zhang Fan told him directly.


    ¡°Sure, no problem. I¡¯ll act as the bad guy for your hospital for a year. However, your hospital¡¯s structure really isn¡¯t easy to manage. All of the doctors who have some abilities are stockholders, haha!¡± Although Batu didn¡¯t state it directly, his meaning was quite obvious. He was worried that he wouldn¡¯t be able to manage ormand the doctors who held stocks in Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital!


    ¡°That¡¯s quite simple! Superintendent Batu! It¡¯s been so long since I¡¯ve received a good scolding from you. After you officially be the hospital administration director, find an opportunity to properly scold me in front of everyone. In fact, I actually miss your scoldings after not hearing them for so long!¡± Chen Qifa acted as if he was just joking around, but of course Zhang Fan understood just how much thought Chen Qifa had put into this.


    ¡°I know, I know! You should include me as well in the scolding!¡± Li Liang eximed.


    ¡°Old Chen!¡± Zhang Fan was almost unable to say anything as he held onto his chopsticks. Who wouldn¡¯t want face? This would be even more so for a man like Chen Qifa who had lost so much face for so long by not having a medical license. Now, Chen Qifa had finally managed to gain face, but was going to lose face again for the sake of Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital. While others might not understand the bitterness involved in all this, Zhang Fan understood quite well.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, I have to be the one to do this. Otherwise, we won¡¯t be able to show off Superintendent Batu¡¯s authority.¡±


    ¡°Thank you so much, Brother Qifa, Li Liang. Let me toast you both.¡± Shao Hua hurriedly toasted Chen Qifa and Li Liang because she saw how moved Zhang Fan was.


    Zhang Fan and Chen Qifa¡¯s rtionship really was rather ridiculous. Sometimes, it really wouldn¡¯t be convenient for Zhang Fan to thank Chen Qifa; otherwise, both would feel awkward. Shao Hua was quite smart to notice this. Chen Qifa and Li Liang happily drank to her toast!


    ¡°With such loyal subordinates and such a wonderful wife, it would be so wrong if your hospital doesn¡¯t seed!¡± Batu eximed with sincerity.


    Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been drunk for quite a long time already. But this time, he became really drunk. It was no exaggeration that he passed out after a mere three sses of wine. He immediately copsed under the table.


    Shao Hua and Li Liang supported the unconscious Zhang Fan, while Chen Qifa raised his winess and said to Batu, ¡°Superintendent Batu, this is the final ss. Allow me to thank you on behalf of my teacher!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re being too polite. I¡¯m also doing this for the sake of Superintendent Zhang! From now on, we¡¯ll be coworkers, so let¡¯s start things over! Director Chen, in the future you should be addressing me as Batu or Director Batu. Here, a toast!¡±


    ¡°Alright, Director Batu. Toast!¡±


    They confirmed everyone¡¯s rtionship to each other in the future quite simply. That was how simply and direct they were as men. They didn¡¯t even discuss the specifics of what Batu¡¯s sry as hospital administration director would be like. They were simply that casual.

 Chapter 262: Spring sandstorm

    <h4>Chapter 262: Spring sandstorm</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    A patient¡¯s hospital discharge or death would always lead to much paperwork, especially the necessary discussion regarding the patient¡¯s death. However, this patient was rather unique. There wasn¡¯t really anything much to discuss. Only a few short sentences were mentioned regarding the AIDS patient before this entire matter was considered over. This patient and his affairs would be slowly forgotten. Hopefully, the world after death didn¡¯t have HIV or any fatal diseases!


    In March, the local area seemed as if the entire world had changed. The temperature and humidity rapidly increased. Small rain showers suddenly arrived and irrigated everything. The tall mountains in the distance even started to appear rather green due to vegetation. Chasu City was located in marshnd among the Tianshan Mountains. This entire border province was a ce where water and vegetation were abundant.


    In one of the viges under Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction, there was a mountain valley which was surrounded by many hot springs. The temperature in this area was slightly higher than everywhere else. Every March, wild peach blossoms would always start blooming here. Many people who had stayed home during all of winter woulde here to view these early blooming peach blossoms. The peach blossoms here were probably the earliest bloomers in all of northwest China. Chinese people really should be grateful to Zuo Zongtang! They should be grateful to the countless soldiers from Hunan who died here! Without Zuo Zongtang and his army, this green pearl in the barren northwestern part of China probably wouldn¡¯t have been part of China!


    Zhang Fan finished his rotation in the infectious diseases department. Even though the infectious diseases department reallycked personnel, Superintendent Ouyang would never let Zhang Fan get permanently assigned here. However, the infectious diseases department still needed more personnel! Thus, Tong Lili was permanently assigned to the infectious diseases department by the hospital administration director! Her eyes were really red from crying when she heard this news!


    Tong Lili was the rotation doctor who had previously wanted to give up on surgery after she saw firsthand how hard it was in Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You¡¯re crying so much!¡± Zhang Fan asked out of concern when he saw her.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been permanently assigned to the infectious diseases department!¡± Tong Lili had her head lowered. Her voice was really low and raspy. She had lost hope for her future.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan waspletely unable to console her. What was he even supposed to say? ¡°Work your hardest?¡± That would be impossible to say. Everyone in the hospital knew that the infectious diseases department was the worst department to be assigned to. He could only pat Tong Lili on the shoulder and keep walking past her.


    Was Tong Lili unwilling to ept her fate? Of course she was. If she didn¡¯t want to stay in the infectious diseases department, there were only two options left for her. She could either get a master¡¯s degree, or get married to someone powerful. There was no other road left to her if she wanted to stay at Chasu City Hospital. Everyone had the right to choose their own path in life. There was nothing wrong with that. However, who would willingly go to work in the infectious diseases department? Only the heavens would know!


    All rotation doctors would need to go and report to the hospital administration department after their current rotation was finished so that they could be assigned to their next department. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s status was rather special. A staff member of the hospital administration department came quite early to discuss Zhang Fan¡¯s next department assignment with him due to the hospital administration director¡¯smand.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, do you need to rest for a few days?¡± The staff members in the hospital administration department weren¡¯t clinical doctors. They had graduated with degrees in either public health or preventive medicine. Although these staff members hadn¡¯t joined the government, anyone who was capable of joining the best hospital in the area would still have a certain degree of ability.


    ¡°Sorry to trouble you. If you don¡¯tck personnel, then I¡¯ll take a few days off to rest,¡± Zhang Fan told the staff member politely.


    ¡°Sure. How about you join the rheumatology department next week?¡± the staff member asked Zhang Fan. The staff member really was asking if Zhang Fan wanted to or not. This wasn¡¯t treatment that any other rotation doctor would receive.


    ¡°Sure! Thanks then!¡±


    ¡°No problem!¡±


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t actually so tired that he wanted to rest. Work in the infectious diseases department wasn¡¯t challenging at all. It was that he needed to start renovating his new apartment that the hospital gave him. After he finished renovating this apartment, his parents would be able toe to the border province earlier. He also needed a ce to live after getting married to Shao Hua!


    Last time, when Zhang Fan was renovating his own apartment, he had done one renovation at a time whenever he had the money. Now, his ie was much better, so he directly took Shao Hua with him to find someone to take care of all the renovations. Previously, Zhang Fan had just randomly picked renovations on his own. After the renovations were done, the apartment was just a simple residence, without even a design style.


    Zhang Fan intended to continue renovating his new apartment quite simply. This wasn¡¯t a matter of money. It was that most Chinese construction materials these days were mass-produced using too many chemicals which were bad for health. That was why Zhang Fan wanted to keep things as simple as possible when renovating!


    Jobs were all the same, as were levels. That was how things went in theory, but in reality, especially in smaller cities, things quite often didn¡¯t actually work this way. Therger the city, the more fair many things would be, but the smaller the city, the more that connections would really matter!


    For ordinary farmers, it would be likely that the previous eight generations of the family would all have been farmers or ordinary workers. If a farmer wanted to get treated for an illness, it really would be quite simple. They would go to the hospital, get diagnosed, and simply get treated by whatever random doctor was assigned to treat them.


    People who had some slightly more influence would use connections to find a rtively more famous doctor. Those who didn¡¯t have influence, but instead had money, would use a simr method. If a person had a lot of money, then they would have their own methods of getting treatment which were different from a poor person¡¯s method of getting treatment.


    Honestly, Chinese people really should be grateful for the Chinese government¡¯s great support and management of its medical system. No matter who the patient on the operating table was, the doctor had to take responsibility to the end. There wouldn¡¯t be a difference in treatment based on who was richer or poorer. In any surgical department, if the required surgery was a more difficult one, an expert doctor in the department would be the primary surgeon. Acting ridiculously would be impossible because of thew.


    However, if you wanted to choose a specific doctor from a specific hospital to perform surgery on you, that would require you to have connections or money. If you didn¡¯t have either, then you would only be able to let the medical system take care of you on its own.


    Hiking was an activity that had only recently started gaining poprity in China. Most ordinary people would at most maybe find a small forest to walk through around their city.


    However, a certain group of people in China found it fun to conquer various dangerous mountain peaks and barren deserts for fun. Although the people in this group weren¡¯t professional hikers, hiking suddenly became immensely popr in this social circle. That was because a super business owner from Hong Kong had started this hiking group.


    Normally, it would be quite difficult to establish a connection with someone like a super-rich business owner. You would only be able to get a connection by sharing a hobby. So, in this hiking group, even a rich business owner who was worth tens of millions of yuan would be nothing more than an ordinary member! No matter if the hiking group members truly loved hiking or not, they would always pay the membership fee every year.


    Near Chasu City¡¯s snowy mountains was a ratherplex primeval forest. This forest¡¯s environment wasplex because it contained cliffs,kes, rivers, and swamnd. However, it didn¡¯t have anyrge carnivores. There also weren¡¯t any special venomous snakes, as Chasu City wasn¡¯t a tropical area. Over time, a certain business owner in the border province discovered this to be an excellent ce for hiking.


    This business owner then contacted others and organized a group of rich hikers toe over for adventuring. Since these hikers were rich as well as non-professional, the business owner had chosen a ce for adventuring that looked rather dangerous but was actually rtively safe.


    Since these rich people wanted to hike, it also meant that they didn¡¯t want to be bothered by others. So, apart from hiring a few locals as guides, they ventured into the forest with only the people they came with.


    The nned hiking route through the forest was a bit more than 10 kilometers. The hiking route would also go over rivers, over mountains, and through the wilderness. Only rich people with lots of energy would enjoy such a hobby. Ordinary people wouldn¡¯t choose this as a method of having fun even if they were paid... if the pay was insufficient.


    No matter how you looked at it, city dwellers were weaklingspared to the wilderness. The really powerful Hong Kong business owner, who was in his mid-40s, the prime of his life, needed to go to the bathroom, so he left the hiking path that the guides had zed.


    Right when he walked over to arge tree, he suddenly fell into a deep pit! Thisrge pit had likely been dug by poachers trying to hunt wild deer. Unluckily for the business owner, this pit also had sharp wooden stakes, one of which pierced him right through the anus! In a way, the business owner was also quite lucky as he probably wouldn¡¯t have survived if he had fallen into the pit stomach-first!


    ¡°AAAAH!!!¡± The businessman¡¯s scream of pain sent a flock of birds flying in fear! The businessman¡¯s subordinates were quite skillful. They immediately went down and rescued him, cutting off the wooden stakes and carrying the rich man on a simple makeshift stretcher as they ran out of the forest.


    This location was close to China¡¯s border and far away from any major city. Even a rich man like this businessman wouldn¡¯t be able to do anything with money here. They could only leave the forest using the most primitive method: running. Some of the businessman¡¯s subordinates had basic medical knowledge, and knew that it would be dangerous to just pull out the wooden stake. Originally, they wanted to help bandage the businessman¡¯s injuries, but when they saw that the injured location was rather special, bandages wouldn¡¯t be required!


    These people really did have good hiking equipment. They were wearing highly durable clothing which shouldn¡¯t have been easily prated. However, due to the pull of gravity and how the businessman¡¯s body had reflexively tensed up during the fall, a wooden stake coincidentally managed to prate through his pants and directly into his anus. Luckily, the hiking pants really were of high quality and durability, which helped to cancel out arge portion of the impact. Otherwise, the businessman still would have instantly died.


    The border province business owner who had organized this hike really felt like he wanted to die. He had caused the most powerful businessman in the hiking group to be like this. Even though the border province businessman was also worth several tens of millions of yuan, he ran as fast as a marathon sprinter together with the makeshift stretcher, to the point where his face became red! His face was so pale that it almost seemed as if he was the one who was constantly bleeding.


    The local businessman first contacted a medical expert in Raptor City. The closest major city to this forest was Raptor City, which was still a whopping 800 kilometers away.


    ¡°Immediately take him to the local hospital,¡± the medical expert rmended.


    ¡°Can we instead transport him to Raptor City by helicopter?¡± the local businessman asked.


    ¡°That will probably be too difficult. It¡¯s likely that the patient has major bleeding. You should first take him to Chasu City Hospital.¡±


    The roads in this area weren¡¯t paved. The SUVs that the hiking group came in should have been able to drive super fast on these dirt roads, but they didn¡¯t dare to drive too fast with the Hong Kong businessman¡¯s condition.


    The local businessman from the border province, as well as the Hong Kong businessman¡¯s subordinates, started using every connection that they possibly could. If this powerful Hong Kong businessman died such a random death here, they would all be in serious trouble.


    They contacted Chasu City Hospital as well as experts in Raptor City.


    At this moment in spring, the sandstorms of the border province also arrived on schedule.


    The majority of locations in northwestern China would always be colored dirt-yellow in spring. Raptor City was no exception. Today, Raptor City was dark yellow. There was a tremendous sandstorm, reaching the extent where it seemed like dirt was raining from the sky. All nes were grounded!

 Chapter 263: The patient’s life or death doesn’t matter!

    <h4>Chapter 263: The patient¡¯s life or death doesn¡¯t matter!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Sandstorms in northwestern China during spring would truly be ferocious. Sand would fly everywhere in the sky. If the wind was on a stronger scale, then flying rocks would also be included. If you could see even five meters in such a dark sandstorm, that would be considered excellent visibility. It was also said that sandstorms which started near Beijing would fly all the way over the sea to Korea and Japan. That was how powerful these sandstorms were!


    Since it would be impossible to rely on expert doctors from a major city, then the hiking group could only rely on Chasu City Hospital! The Hong Kong businessman was from a powerful business family stretching back for many generations. Normally, someone with his financial status should have been just like a king. However, his family had a poor opinion of China back in the day, and focused only on following Ennd. But in the end, Ennd became weaker, and China became ever stronger. The government basically ignored this Hong Kong family, which mean that they wouldn¡¯t be considered important! So, although the Hong Kong businessman was really rich, here in maind China, he was just like any other rich person.


    If this businessman was from some other rich and powerful family instead, expert doctors probably would havee over even if it was raining swords down from the sky. That was just how things were in China. Still, the local businessman had quite some influence as well. He used his connections to contact Superintendent Ouyang.


    For this type of matter, the hospital didn¡¯t need to hold a hospital-wide meeting. It wasn¡¯t like treating this patient was a direct order from the government higher-ups. Superintendent Ouyang wouldn¡¯t so easily make things into a major affair. She sent out an ambnce and emergency doctor, and then had the hospital administration director contact expert doctors from general surgery, proctology, urology, orthopedic surgery, cardiology, and respiratory departments.


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, should I notify Zhang Fan?¡± Superintendent Ouyang¡¯smand had been to notify the expert doctors, but did Zhang Fan count as an expert doctor? He was really hard to ssify. His official job title was still a really low-ranking resident doctor in rotation, yet his medical skills were amazing. He really was ridiculous.


    ¡°Yes, of course summon him over! Are you just going to let him have free time to go work at other hospitals?¡± Superintendent Ouyang answered without even raising her head. She was giving face already by not mentioning Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital!


    ¡°Okay!¡± The hospital administration director chuckled as he left Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s office.


    In Chasu City Hospital, Zhang Fan was mostly renowned for orthopedic surgery, proctology, and liver tumor removal surgery. Although he was highly skilled at all other types of surgery as well, he hadn¡¯t gotten a chance to show off his skills in other areas yet, so nobody knew about his skills. This was because he had yet to have a chance to perform highly difficult surgeries in other fields.


    He was renowned in orthopedic surgery, proctology, and liver surgery because he already had such aplishments. How was a doctor¡¯s reputation supposed to spread? It wouldn¡¯t be due to their patients. Very few patients would actually understand much about medicine. It would be the hospital¡¯s other doctors and nurses who would spread a doctor¡¯s reputation. No matter howrge or what type of hospital it was, it would always be the same regarding this.


    Clinical doctors were different from those in other professions. Especially when it came to surgeons, they would have to possess actual skills. Things were slightly easier in internal medicine as perhaps you could gain some reputation by writing theses or researching a certain topic, but in surgery, reputation could only be gained through aplishments.


    Only surgical aplishments would matter for surgeons. Writing 500 theses wouldn¡¯t possiblypare to being able to perform one type of highly difficult surgery. Someone who wrote 500 theses could only be considered a schr, not an expert surgeon.


    China¡¯s expert surgeons who flew all over the country due to high demand were all those who had showed their experience and techniques within their department first, and then became renowned in their hospital. None of them had relied on theses to be famous. If they were at a good enough hospital capable of helping them reach greater heights, then people from elsewhere would start inviting the expert doctor. So, any surgeon¡¯s reputation would have to rely on those in the medical field to help support them.


    Maybe the department director at a provincial ss A hospital wouldn¡¯t be capable of performing certain highly difficult surgeries, but the director would still be a highly skilled observer. How good the invited expert doctor was at the surgery would be easy to discern. If the invited expert doctor wasn¡¯t good enough, then nobody would want to invite them again in the future. There were only a few expert surgeons who were considered good enough to be invited to fly all over the country. Every doctor from provincial level downwards would also soon learn if an expert surgeon wasn¡¯t skilled enough!


    Zhang Fan had his aplishments. If medical fields were organized into factions, then Zhang Fan had already conquered the factions of orthopedic surgery, proctology, and liver tumor removal surgery.


    If things were based on Zhang Fan¡¯s level of support, he actually had more support from the proctology department than the orthopedic surgery or general surgery department. First of all, orthopedic surgery and general surgery were both major departments at all hospitals. Sometimes, the directors of these departments would be even more powerful than a vice superintendent.


    Since these departments were powerful, there would also be more talented individuals and greaterpetition. Although these doctors all recognized Zhang Fan¡¯s talent, that didn¡¯t mean that they supported him. There could only be one director of each department. The lower-ranking doctors wouldn¡¯t have any hope of bing a director if Zhang Fan was around. So, in the general surgery and orthopedic surgery departments, only the directors really liked Zhang Fan. Meanwhile, things were the opposite in the proctology department. During Zhang Fan¡¯s two weeks there, he had gained the loyalty of all the proctologists in the department!


    The proctology director had cut his vacation short and hurriedly returned to his department. Since he reallycked money due to having just gotten married, he started severely reducing the lower-ranking proctologists¡¯ money again! Thus, the proctology department¡¯s situation was reversed from the general surgery department and orthopedic surgery department¡¯s situation. The proctology director was highly on guard against Zhang Fan, while the lower-ranking proctologists all supported Zhang Fan!


    When the ambnce met up with the hiking group¡¯s cars, the group hurriedly transferred the Hong Kong businessman over to the ambnce. Although the ambnce wasn¡¯t as expensive as the luxury cars in the group, the ambnce would have emergency treatment equipment! The ambnce then lit up its sirens! When emergency department Doctor Li saw the Hong Kong businessman¡¯s injury, he didn¡¯t dare to touch the injury!


    The patient had already gone into a state of shock! The patient¡¯s group included seven or eight luxury cars which were Jeep Wranglers, Mercedes Benzes, and so on. It seemed like the patient even had bodyguards. Doctor Li then turned to look at the patient¡¯s bulging abdomen! Doctor Li gave the patient some cardiotherapy and oxygen therapy, without daring to do anything else.


    To exin rather simply about emergency treatment, this would be aplex yet systematic treatment method. Time was often of the essence for patients in severe condition. This would really test a doctor¡¯s foundational skills.


    The emergency doctor would need to make certain decisions within a really short period of time. Oftentimes, it would be unclear what the proper treatment should be. Whether or not to use a certain medication, how much of it to use, and so on would be decisions that an emergency doctor would have to make, often in only 10 or so seconds. There wouldn¡¯t be any time to slowly consider.


    So, it would normally be attending physicians or even higher-ranked doctors who would be emergency doctors. Also, there was a problem with China¡¯s overall medical system. The great majority of doctors wouldn¡¯t dare to take or wouldn¡¯t volunteer for the responsibility of being an emergency doctor.


    For an illness, if the doctor didn¡¯t have a guarantee, then an ordinary doctor wouldn¡¯t dare to break away from standards to do anything else. If you saved the patient, it would be said that was what the doctor should have done in the first ce. If the doctor couldn¡¯t save the patient, then any nonstandard action or treatment would have to be discussed. Since medicalwsuits existed, maybe the doctor¡¯s attempt to save the patient¡¯s life would actually spell immense trouble for the doctor instead.


    That was why most doctors, especially the younger doctors, would follow medical standardization as much as possible. These emergency doctors would only treat problems that they were certain they could treat. They wouldn¡¯t treat anything that they weren¡¯t certain about withoutb results to back them up. No matter if the patient died or not, this would help the emergency doctor to avoid responsibility!


    This was also because the courts mostly focused on evidence. The doctor said that the patient had coronary heart disease, so the doctor gave the patient some heart medication, but then the patient ended up dying. Without the support of an ultrasound or electrocardiogram, just how could the doctor dere that the patient had heart disease? Why did you think that you could use heart medication? Just based on the symptoms alone? That would be nothing more than a joke!


    Doctor Li didn¡¯t dare to do anything. He dared even less to touch a patient like this, who was obviously quite powerful and influential. His medical skills were limited, so this was all he could do. Anything more? Sorry, the patient would have to wait for a more skilled doctor! Honestly, this plight of the Chinese medical system was truly terrible! It was a tremendous pity for both patients and doctors! Just how had this probleme about in the first ce?


    When emergency doctors all felt that they should do as little as possible in order to avoid making mistakes, and that doing as much as they could would only end up in them being med, then that was the end of this entire job field! Special circumstances and special illnesses would require doctors to bravely use scientific methods to try and treat things. Not treating the patient would certainly end in death. Treating the patient might end in life, or it might end in death. But when certain people blocked off this path which might end in life, those people had truly harmed a tremendous number of others!


    ¡°Treat him!¡± a bodyguard viciously roared at Doctor Li.


    ¡°This is all I can do! I don¡¯t dare to do anything else! I¡¯ve never treated this specific situation before!¡± Emergency department Doctor Li became afraid. This wasn¡¯t because he hadn¡¯t learned enough in medical school! This was more a problem with Chinese society!


    The bodyguard became so angry that he forcefully shoved Doctor Li, causing thetter¡¯s head to crash into the car window. *ng!* Doctor Li could only bear it! This was how difficult emergency doctors had it! Not only would they need to be experts in internal medicine and surgery, they would also need to know martial arts to defend themselves! Any emergency doctor who didn¡¯t know martial arts would be in danger!


    The emergency doctors could only bear with their situation! It was their own fault for bing doctors! It was their own fault for not having the ability to save others! It was their own fault for joining this field!


    The ambnce swiftly arrived at Chasu City Hospital. Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯te to receive this patient. She wouldn¡¯t personally receive any patient who wasn¡¯t at a certain level. Otherwise, she would have to constantly receive patients, and wouldn¡¯t be able to get any work done.


    The patient was brought to the emergency department. Whoa! His injury really seemed quite cruel. The patient could only beid on his side, with a nurse supporting him. Lying him t on his face would run the risk of suffocation, and his injury was on his anus, so he could only beid on his side.


    The patient¡¯s green hiking pants were now soaked in ck streaks of blood all over, even down to the ankles. The wooden stake was as thick as a child¡¯s arm, and was stuck deep inside the patient¡¯s anus. ck streaks of blood were still constantly dripping down the wooden stake!


    ¡°Hurry! His blood pressure can¡¯t be sensed any more! His pulse is constantly disappearing! His vein channels have already been opened, and cardiac stimnt has already been administered!¡± Doctor Li hurriedly shouted to the team of expert doctors waiting at the ready as he helped support the nurse as they hurriedly run with the patient. This was an emergency doctor! Doctor Li was actually a passable one!


    The emergency treatment to save the patient began!

 Chapter 264: Who will do it? I will!

    <h4>Chapter 264: Who will do it? I will!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Normally, when it came to trying to save an emergency patient, the patient¡¯s specific problem would determine which department was in charge of saving him. However, this patient obviously had multiple trauma. Seeing how the blood was ckening, it was likely that the wooden stake had prated through the rectum, entered the pelvic cavity, and damaged a major vein. Well, the patient¡¯s luck could have been worse. If a major artery had been damaged instead, with how long it had taken to transport him to Chasu City Hospital, he would have long since died from acute heart failure and blood loss!


    Fluid resuscitation was absolutely necessary for anyone who had suffered major blood loss. However, which type of fluid was best for resuscitation? The academic debates on this would never end! On principle, the fluid¡¯s electrolyte concentration needed to be simr to that of blood sma¡¯s, the osmotic pressure and osmlity needed to be simr to that of whole blood¡¯s, and it would be best to use the least amount of fluid possible to achieve the greatest amount of dtation and oxygen transportation. In the recent 20 years, academicians believed that crystalloid solutions were superior to colloid solutions for early fluid resuscitation. Crystalloid solutions included glucose and electrolytes, while colloid solutions included blood sma, blood sma substitutes, and whole blood.


    To exin quite simply, whenever a patient was in medical shock and needed emergency treatment, should the patient first receive a blood transfusion or equilibration solution infusion? There was much debate on this topic alone, not to mention countless other medical issues.


    When it came to treating internal organ bleeding, the doctors would need to simultaneously save the patient from shock while also performing surgery and aggressively searching for the point of bleeding so that the bleeding could be stopped. Only by stopping the bleeding would there be hope of saving the patient¡¯s life.


    Since Superintendent Ouyang wasn¡¯t present, there was now controversy on how to proceed with surgery for this patient. Normally, the proctology director wasn¡¯t the type to participate in such things. He was the type who preferred to do as little as he possibly could. Normally, the general surgery director would be happy to take such surgeries, so the proctology director was quite satisfied with only having to deal with hemorrhoids.


    But, ever since Zhang Fan performed such a major rectal cancer surgery, the proctology director was no longer able to have things so easy anymore. He had lost almost all of his authority due to Zhang Fan. It would be really difficult for him in the future if he didn¡¯t regain some face. Others were already beginning to say that he was only at the level of cutting some butts!


    That was too much for the proctology director to bear. He still hoped for additional ie from the lower-ranking proctologists to help him support his new pretty and young wife.


    ¡°Prepare for surgery!¡± announced the proctology director as he looked over the patient in emergency treatment. He had nned it out in his mind already. After entering the abdomen, he would only perform the proctology-rted portion of the surgery.


    However, the proctology director was left in an awkward position when the general surgery director and urology director didn¡¯t say anything! Nobody was willing to help him with this surgery. The hospital administration director noticed that things weren¡¯t going well, so he hurriedly contacted Superintendent Ouyang. Since the directors were all at the same level, and would often ignore each other, it really wouldn¡¯t be possible to order around the arrogant directors without a powerful higher-ranking leader.


    As Chasu City Hospital was doing its best to treat the Hong Kong businessman patient and prepare for surgery, his family members back in Hong Kong were in utter chaos. They were all using every single connection that they could. However, there really was little that they could do since the injured businessman was currently all the way on the other side of China.


    The family wasrge, as was the family business. This meant that there would be many things going on inside. There were those in the family who wanted him to live, those who wanted him to die, and those who wanted him to be in a half-dead state! This wasn¡¯t strange at all. Too much money would tempt people¡¯s hearts towards evil! If this was a smaller family with a regr business, everyone definitely would have tried their best to only use connections to save the patient instead.


    The patient¡¯s bodyguards¡¯ cell phones constantly rang. The border province businessman¡¯s cell phone also constantly rang. Things were incredibly messy. The injured Hong Kong businessman¡¯s family members were fighting each other! They were fighting over his surgery and a possible transfer of hospitals! For someone as powerful as this Hong Kong businessman, even his wife might not be able to decide by herself regarding his surgery!


    Superintendent Ouyang finished a phone call with her government higher-up. The government higher-up had also talked to her about this businessman. The higher-up didn¡¯t give her any direct order, and simply told her to ¡°do her best¡±. This was the higher-up¡¯s attitude. Governmental higher-ups would be really specific with their wording depending on the attitude that they wanted to express. The attitude could range from ¡°absolutely¡±, to ¡°you must¡±, down to ¡°do your best¡±, which would each represent differing degrees of how important this issue was to the government higher-up.


    When Superintendent Ouyang came into the emergency department, the previously silent department directors finally became willing to speak again.


    ¡°What¡¯s the n? Who will be in charge?¡± Superintendent Ouyang inquired. Due to the low amount of importance ced on this patient by the government higher-up, she would simply only care about the doctors¡¯ professionalism. She didn¡¯t want to give the doctors any pressure. She hadn¡¯t been told of the patient¡¯s identity yet.


    ¡°Superintendent, the patient has anorectal trauma, so allow me to be the primary surgeon! But, when considering the major bleeding, I would like to request assistance from other departments,¡± said the proctology director.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Superintendent Ouyang nced at him and agreed. She then told the general surgery director and urology director, ¡°Prepare for surgery.¡± She was able to decide things quite easily as she was the leader of the entire hospital.


    The proctology director wasn¡¯t influential, and his medical skills were only average. He hadn¡¯t been able to convince the general surgery director and urology director to help him. It was likely that they would simply send vice directors to help him. Still, that would be enough. Even though this type of surgery appeared to be really dangerous, as long as the abdomen was opened up and the point of bleeding was swiftly located, the rest wouldn¡¯t be all that difficult. The only requirement was that this be done as quickly as possible. This wasn¡¯t a highly difficult surgery which required cleaning out the lymph nodes, constructing an artificial passage, or so on.


    While they were busy discussing the surgery, the cardiology director was quite busy herself with preserving the patient¡¯s life. Only then would surgery be possible, after all. What was preserving this patient¡¯s life about? She would first have to protect his oxygen cycle!


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the gossipy type, so he wasn¡¯t at all curious about thepetition and infighting between the directors. He only cared about the patient¡¯s condition and how to save him.


    Cardiology Director Ren Li was an expert doctor who had previously worked at the provincial hospital, but hade to Chasu City Hospital instead due to infighting at the provincial hospital. Now, she was the undisputed #1 doctor at shock resuscitation in all of Chasu City Hospital. This was how skilled she was!


    There were methods and principles for early fluid resuscitation. Basically, be early, be swift, and adequate dtation were the critical points of saving someone from medical shock.


    Ren Li stood calmly in front of the patient¡¯s bed with her arms folded. She issued medicalmands without even needing to think about them. ¡°Establish four vein channels for fluid infusion. Swiftly inject 1500 mL of bnced salt solution, 500 mL of medium molecr dextran 70, and use an infusion pump to increase the rate of infusion.¡±


    Director Ren Li then checked the electrocardiogram, and immediatelymanded, ¡°Manual blood pressure measurement! Hurry!¡± The nurse was too busy with all of her work, so Zhang Fan went up and took the sphygmomanometer and immediately began to measure the patient¡¯s blood pressure. At this time, speed was more important than being gentlemanly and polite.


    ¡°70/30 mmHg. Pulse is weak,¡± Zhang Fan reported while taking the patient¡¯s blood pressure measurements.


    ¡°Blood transfusion. Swiftly infuse 300 mL of whole blood through the veins. Dexamethasone via IV!¡± Ren Li continued issuing medicalmands. She was doing her best! Her method was actually rather risky! A major medical incident might ur if she didn¡¯t control things well!


    This type of patient wouldn¡¯tck for money! More than 100,000 yuan was deposited on his behalf upon hospitalization! Truly a disy of his wealth.


    ¡°Blood pressure is rising. His pulse is still weak. The directors can begin surgery!¡± Zhang Fan told Ren Li.


    ¡°Alright. The rest will depend on you surgical departments,¡± Ren Li dered. Emergency treatment principles were quite simple. To use an analogy, it was like having a bowl with a fish in it, but there was a hole in the bottom of the bowl. In that case, water would need to be added to the bowl at a constant rate in order to maintain the fish¡¯s need for water. The water also couldn¡¯t be added too quickly, as the fish would fall out of the bowl! This bnce would need to be maintained until the surgeon was able to treat the patient and stop the bleeding.


    This was Ren Li¡¯s medical skill at work!


    A nurse swiftly pushed the gurney together with the IV drips out of the emergency department as she swiftly ran towards the surgery-use-only elevator. The proctology director also proudly followed after as he prepared to get on the surgery elevator.


    ¡°He¡¯s the primary surgeon?¡± said a woman in Cantonese as she blocked the proctology director¡¯s path. She appeared to be a personal assistant.


    ¡°Eh?¡± The proctology director didn¡¯t understand Cantonese.


    ¡°Who among you is the primary surgeon?¡± a bodyguard did the tranting. In Hong Kong, for the extremely powerful families, the personal assistants weren¡¯t always chosen for the sake of helping with the business. Old Hong Kong families which really favored Ennd often hated speaking Mandarin Chinese.1


    They would either speak in English or in Cantonese. They would view speaking English as a way of showing off their status.


    ¡°This patient is our CEO. He¡¯s worth more than four billion yuan. Are you certain that you have a guarantee of being able to perform surgery on him?¡± Who knew what this personal assistant¡¯s intentions were? Her question instantly caused the proctology director to stop in fear! Maybe this woman was working for part of the family that wanted the Hong Kong businessman to die!


    Although it was unknown how worried others in the Hong Kong businessman¡¯s party were about his fate, the border province businessman who had organized the hike was extremely worried. He would be held responsible for quite a lot of things here if the Hong Kong businessman were to die.


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, I¡¯m the secretary-general¡¯s friend. Please, you must help us! We¡¯ll definitely repay the favor!¡± the local businessman implored with Superintendent Ouyang. He was really scared right now. He knew that anyone who tried to scare the doctors at this time was basically trying to ruin the surgery!


    Superintendent Ouyang had been about to erupt, but she suppressed her anger when she looked at the local businessman. He was a tall man who was over 1.8 meters, yet he was bowing deeply with head lowered as he begged the older and shorter Superintendent Ouyang who was only a little more than 1.6 meters tall.


    Superintendent Ouyang nced at the proctology director, who was still standing there frozen. She said, ¡°Say it, loudly tell her your answer!¡± Superintendent Ouyang couldn¡¯t stand how the proctology director was too afraid to perform surgery after a single woman scared him!


    ¡°I! I!¡± The proctology director was unable to confidently reply that he could perform the surgery! He couldn¡¯t even form a coherent sentence! Superintendent Ouyang was infuriated at his cowardice! So what if this patient was rich!?


    People from Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s generation were rather contradictory. Nowadays in China, most of the richest and most powerful individuals were from her generation. However, it was also her generation who looked down on the rich and powerful the most!


    Superintendent Ouyang condescendingly red at the proctology director. She then turned around to look at the other doctors, who had all just exited the emergency department. ¡°Who has a guarantee of being able to perform this surgery? Stand up! Don¡¯t let others look down on us! I won¡¯t stand for losing face like this!¡±


    ¡°Me!¡± The urology director volunteered!


    ¡°Me!¡± The general surgery director volunteered!


    ¡°Me!¡± The urology vice director volunteered!


    ¡°Me!¡± The general surgery vice director volunteered!


    ¡°Superintendent! No need to trouble the directors. I can do it!¡± Zhang Fan loudly shouted from the edge of the crowd.


    ¡°Okay, you can do it then! Let¡¯s have our young doctor perform the surgery!¡± Superintendent Ouyang dered!


    When the border province businessman heard that the youngest doctor here would be performing the surgery, he lost all energy in his body! He copsed! He felt a stampede of alpacas1 parading through his mind!

 Chapter 265: Unintended impact

    <h4>Chapter 265: Unintended impact</h4>


    The surgery began. With Superintendent Ouyang so angry, the general surgery director and urology director both obediently participated in the surgery as Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistants. Although Superintendent Ouyang hadn¡¯t told them specifically to participate in the surgery, both did so in order to avoid her being angry at them.


    The proctology director felt really awkward now. It was difficult for him to proceed or leave here. He awkwardly rubbed his hands and nced at Superintendent Ouyang. Although he was a coward who had easily been frightened by someone else, he was still a department director and Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s subordinate, wasn¡¯t he?


    With a chilly expression, Superintendent Ouyang told him, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you going back to work? Why are you still standing here? You want me to issue you a reward?¡±


    ¡°Okay! Okay! Superintendent, I¡¯ll go back to performing outpatient services right now.¡± The proctology director wiped away the sweat on his forehead as he left. He was under significant pressure. He had lost everything he had in his divorce from his ex-wife for the sake of being with his younger and prettier new wife. The more he cared about something, the more he didn¡¯t dare to do too much!


    Superintendent Ouyang then turned around and told the local businessman, ¡°Wait for the news! Greet the secretary-general for me.¡± Superintendent Ouyang then immediately left. Shepletely ignored the other members of the Hong Kong businessman¡¯s party.


    The border province businessman had a dark expression. He didn¡¯t know anything about medicine, but he did know that the older a doctor was, the more experienced and skilled the doctor would be. Of course he would have a dark expression since Superintendent Ouyang had such a youngster be the primary surgeon. Normal people in such a situation would either think of a method to beg or be absolutely furious.


    Although this local businessman¡¯s expression was dark, he didn¡¯t say a thing. He was thinking of any method that he could use to improve the situation. He was thinking of who he could contact that could pressure Superintendent Ouyang, as well as nning for the worst. What would he do if Chasu City Hospital really did fail to save this Hong Kong businessman¡¯s life? How could he protect himself? Maybe this was the difference between the border province businessman and an ordinary person.


    Meanwhile, the doctors and nurses in the operating room were all tense. Anesthesiologists would dislike this type of patient the most as in addition to performing anesthesia, they would have to pay attention to the patient¡¯s vitals at all times.


    The surgery began. Zhang Fan and the two directors began the surgery in an orderly manner. For this type of surgery, as long as the abdominal organs weren¡¯t damaged, the surgery really would be quite simple. All that would be needed was to repair the anus. However, since the abdominal organs were also damaged, then the internal bleeding had to be stopped first before the traumatic injury could be dealt with.


    Zhang Fan cut open the abdomen and began exploring. For this surgery, speed was absolutely of the essence. The patient was already losing blood to begin with. Now, by cutting into the body, his blood loss would be even more severe, which was why speed was so important. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything as he swiftly entered eachyer of the body. The two directors were excellent surgical assistants for him. They were both at the level where entering the human body from the abdomen was like an action that was deeply imprinted in them!


    Abdominal exploration surgery required the surgeon to be swift, precise, and gentle. There were critical parts of the body that needed to be checked in a specific order in order to prevent missing anything. It was especially important to check certain well-concealed organs.


    After opening up the abdomen, what was inside would be used to determine what type of organ had been injured. After cutting open the peritoneum, if there was arge amount of abdominal bleeding, that meant that either parenchyma or a major blood vessel had been damaged. If there were gases or digested food in the abdomen, that meant the gastrointestinal tract had been damaged. If there was any bile-like liquid in the abdomen, that meant there was damage to the biliary system or the duodenum. If there was fecal liquid or a fecal smell, then that would indicate injury to the lower ileum or colon. If there was pee or the smell of pee, then that would mean damage to either the ureter or dder.


    When Zhang Fan opened up the lower abdomen, pee started directly pouring out! Pee mixed with blood directly started to pour out.


    Zhang Fan told the medical equipment nurse and anesthesiologist, ¡°Raise the blood pressure! Gauze! Get another one-time-use medical bedsheet!¡± Since the pressure in the abdomen had suddenly disappeared with the release of this fluid, that would sometimes cause blood pressure to rapidly decrease. Zhang Fan had to be on guard against this.


    ¡°This patient is really so unlucky. Not only did he get prated right in the anus by the wooden stake, the stake even broke a blood vessel and damaged his dder. Don¡¯t you agree that he¡¯s so unlucky?¡± general surgery Director Zhao Quanpingmented to urology Director Li.


    The lower-ranking doctors didn¡¯t really mind performing surgery together with Zhang Fan. He wasn¡¯t the talkative type during surgery, so nobody else would say anything during surgery. However, the higher-ranking doctors would always feel ufortable while performing surgery together with him. Not only was Zhang Fan ridiculously fast, he was always incredibly focused and would never say anything unnecessary! Even the doctors who liked to chat during surgery would feel rather awkward about talking because of this.


    ¡°This patient seems to be really rich. Why not do more fun things with his money? Why does he insist on running into a forest instead? Isn¡¯t this just looking for trouble for his anus? He probably won¡¯t be able to eat any spicy food for at least half a year!¡± Director Limented.


    ¡°Southern Chinese people don¡¯t like to eat spicy food!¡± Zhang Fan ended the two older directors¡¯ chatting right there. He hated it when others chatted during surgery. He had picked up the habit of beingpletely silent because of all his practicing surgery by himself in his System.


    Before, Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have the right to care about others chatting during the surgery, but the current Zhang Fan was more than skilled enough to be allowed to care!


    When dealing with internal organ damage, the principle was to ¡°first stop the bleeding, then fix the damage.¡± Therge amount of blood within the abdomen needed to be swiftly drained. Zhang Fan used his hand to clear the blood clot, and then he examined each parenchyma, one by one. Luckily, men had fewer organs in the pelvic cavity than women did!


    After the blood and pee in the pelvic cavity were drained cleanly, Zhang Fan gently flipped over the dder and located the bleeding vein! He immediately blocked the bleeding with his fingers! His finger finally blocked the blood which had been spurting like a water fountain!


    ¡°Hurry! Drain the blood!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s speed was ridiculously quick. The two directors had still been searching for the point of bleeding, while Zhang Fan had already stopped the bleeding with his fingers.


    General surgery Director Zhao swiftly drained the blood while Zhang Fan began the ligation. For this type of ligation, it would be a huge taboo to blindly perform ligation while there was still blood obscuring the vision.


    While Director Zhao was preparing gauze for pressure dressing, Zhang Fan already began to apply hemostatic forceps.


    ¡°Be careful! Blood vessels!¡± Director Zhao started panicking. He knew that blindly performing ligation would easily result in damaging perfectly healthy blood vessels because the tissue and blood cirction system were quite abundant in this area. Not only that,rge veins would be apanied side-by-side byrge arteries. Basically, the vein would be adjacent to an artery. The distance between them would usually only be a few millimeters.


    It was quitemon that a healthy blood vessel might identally be damaged even when the surgeon had a perfectly clear field of vision. Things would be far more dangerous during blind ligation! The moment that Zhang Fan applied hemostatic forceps, both directors broke out in a cold sweat!


    This was because both of them were highly knowledgeable regarding this location. If the hemostatic forceps identally damaged an artery, the patient would basically die instantly. It would be unimaginable to try and maintain the patient¡¯s blood pressure after damaging a major artery!


    With a clipping sound, Zhang Fan affixed the hemostatic forceps, and announced, ¡°Let¡¯s drain the blood!¡±


    ¡°You absolutely can¡¯t let go right now!¡± Director Zhao¡¯s hands were beginning to tremble. He then immediately told the medical equipment nurse, ¡°Hurry, go bring hemostatic cotton, arge amount of hemostatic cotton!¡±


    Zhang Fan was rather surprised to hear this! ¡°Why do we need hemostatic cotton?¡±


    ¡°You probably broke an artery with the way that you applied the hemostatic forceps! Why do you think we need hemostatic cotton!¡± Director Zhao was both really angry and anxious! He originally felt that Zhang Fan was really skilled and reliable at performing surgeries. He hadn¡¯t expected that Zhang Fan would make such a low-level mistake!


    ¡®Sigh! He¡¯s still too young!¡¯ Director Zhao felt that it was such a pity!


    ¡°Haha!¡± Zhang Fan chuckled and was about to say something, but Director Zhao interrupted him. ¡°You¡¯re stillughing? Get off the surgery! Properly self-reflect! Give me the hemostatic forceps!¡±


    Zhang Fan was still holding on to the hemostatic forceps. Director Zhao would have long since grabbed it out of his hands already if it weren¡¯t for the fact that the forceps were already affixed to a blood vessel. Director Zhao felt that Zhang Fan was acting ridiculously! This was a surgery! How could Zhang Fan just perform blind ligation before the blood was evenpletely drained!?


    This was actually a difference in skill level, all thanks to Zhang Fan¡¯s System! For normal experience gained during surgery, even a surgeon with experience performing more than 500 surgeries on this exact same location still wouldn¡¯t dare to perform blind ligation. Yet, Zhang Fan dared to perform blind ligation, even in locations where the blood vessels were even closer together! This was all because he had practiced so much in his System that he had memorized every blood vessel¡¯s location!


    Not a single other person in the world had the opportunity to practice like he could. Other surgeons would have to wait for patients with the right conditions to practice. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was capable of practicing any time that he wanted as long as he had the time and was willing to work hard! Of course his experience level would be tremendous!


    ¡°There absolutely won¡¯t be any bleeding! I definitely urately pinched the bleeding point without damaging any artery!¡± Zhang Fan had shown this skill of his in order to stop the bleeding as fast as possible!


    ¡°Ridiculous! Get off the surgery!¡± Director Zhao was truly furious!


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan was no longer in any hurry. There was nothing more to be worried about for this surgery now that the blood vessel had been ligated. ¡°Director Zhao, I really did stop the bleeding. I absolutely didn¡¯t damage an artery!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re refusing to get off the surgery!?¡± Director Zhao¡¯s face was bing pale with anger! He was so angry because he couldn¡¯t stand for any doctor treating the patient¡¯s life as a joke!


    Since it seemed that no ordinary method would calm down Director Zhao¡¯s anger here, Zhang Fan paused for a moment, and then dered, ¡°If an artery broke here today, I¡¯ll take full responsibility. Not only that, I¡¯ll never perform surgery again in my life!¡± Zhang Fan stated this quite formally and seriously in a solemn tone!


    ¡°Oh!¡± Director Zhao finally calmed down when he heard this. He knew Zhang Fan¡¯s medical skill level quite well. He had never witnessed Zhang Fan behaving rashly before! Director Zhao didn¡¯t want to destroy the career of such a promising excellent young doctor.


    ¡°What if Doctor Zhang sessfully performed ligation without injuring an artery?¡±mented urology Director Li. He was far calmer because he wasn¡¯t involved in the argument. He also had a different personality from Director Zhao.


    ¡°Haha, that will depend on Director Zhao, then!¡± Zhang Fan nced at Director Zhao and spoke again since someone else was supporting him.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Director Zhao¡¯s tone was still rather unfriendly, but his expression was already improving a little. His angry re had also softened a little.


    ¡°If I didn¡¯t injure a blood vessel today, then you¡¯ll have to open up all general surgeries to me in the future, along with exining the reason to the other doctors for me. Director Zhao will have to personally exin things to them on my behalf!¡± Zhang Fan eximed while taking needle and thread, preparing to begin the sutures!


    ¡°Oh!¡± Director Zhao was truly astonished. He kept staring at the hemostatic forceps. Zhang Fan had already finished cleaning the remaining blood in the area by now!


    ¡°Needle and thread!¡± Zhang Fan ignored Director Zhao and immediately began to suture the blood vessel. A momentter, Zhang Fan removed the hemostatic forceps and used gauze to gently dab the area. The gauze remainedpletely clean!


    Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been intentionally trying to make things difficult for Director Zhao. This was an excuse to calm thetter¡¯s anger! Zhang Fan was impressed with doctors like Director Zhao, who really cared about the patient¡¯s condition more than friendship between coworkers. It was really impressive how Director Zhao had been willing to get angry at such an outstanding youngster. As the saying went, never look down on hardworking youngsters! Not to mention, Zhang Fan had already shown his skills!


    A genius would be given special treatment in any workce. A genius who made a mistake would also be forgiven more easily. However, this was the medical field!


    If the general surgery director wasn¡¯t here working on this surgery today, and only the urology Director Li had been assisting Zhang Fan instead, even if Zhang Fan had broken the patient¡¯s blood vessel, the urology director wouldn¡¯t have gotten angry! He would have even helped to cover things up for Zhang Fan¡¯s sake! This was all because Zhang Fan was a genius! Director Li really did have a different personality from Director Zhao!


    So, even though Director Zhao had gotten angry at him, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind at all. He viewed doctors like Director Zhao as his role models. Although Director Zhao wasn¡¯t able to control his three vice directors of general surgery, his caring attitude towards patients made him a true doctor!


    After Zhang Fan finished swiftly suturing the blood vessel, he prepared to first repair the rectum, since the rectum was more contaminated than other ces. Repairing the rectum swiftly would also help to cut off potential infection!


    ¡°Metronidazole rinse!¡± Zhang Fan told the operating room nurse.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Director Zhao felt somewhat awkward, but he didn¡¯t regret his anger at all. He gently touched the ligated blood vessel, but didn¡¯t need to confirm anything, as there was already no more bleeding!


    ¡°Even though you didn¡¯t injure an artery today, what you did isn¡¯t something amazing at all. You only sped up the ligation process by a few seconds. Why didn¡¯t you wait for the blood to be drained so that you could have a clear field of vision for ligation? Of course you understand already the consequences of breaking an artery? Letting the vein bleed for a few more seconds versus breaking an artery. Which is riskier?¡± Director Zhao was a department director, so of course he would be skilled. Not only did he scold Zhang Fan, he also managed to dissolve the awkward atmosphere!


    Zhang Fan truly was unable to exin himself. Was he supposed to say that he was that confident in his own skills? If he really said something like this, Director Zhao would instantly try to kick him off the surgery again. This was performing surgery, not a dance performance!


    Urology Director Li spoke up here. ¡°Director Zhang definitely had a guarantee. Don¡¯t you see how he wasn¡¯t worried even the slightest? This is his skill. It¡¯s truly impressive!¡±


    ¡°Hmph!¡± Director Zhao was unable to say anything more! The surgery now proceeded far more smoothly after the bleeding was stopped. After rinsing with arge amount of metronidazole, the wooden stake could now be gently removed.


    The operating room nurse held on to the wooden stake with her gloved hand after it was removed. She stared at it in some astonishment, andmented, ¡°It¡¯s so thick!¡±


    ¡°Hahaha!¡± The urology director and the anesthesiologist bothughed out loud at this. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s pretty thick!¡±


    ¡°Annoying!¡± The operating room nurse¡¯s face reddened. She realized that she had said a double entendre.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, how about youe over to the general surgery department? I can give you full authority to pick any type of general surgery that you like!¡± Director Zhao tried for the second time to recruit Zhang Fan! After Zhang Fan showed off his skills this time, Director Zhao contemted his skills and was truly astonished! Incredibly astonished! Zhang Fan was far too skilled!


    ¡°Haha, I doubt that Director Gao would let him go so easily,¡± Director Li said rather tauntingly.


    ¡°Does it have anything to do with you? Why do you think you get to have a say!¡±


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re not even embarrassed in your old age!¡±


    Since the surgery was really sessful, the two directors were now much more rxed with their tones. Still, Director Zhao really was still rather afraid of the potential consequences. Zhang Fan¡¯s blind ligation had been far too scary. Had he been off even slightly to the left or the right, or if his hand had shaken just a little, he would have broken the internal iliac artery! Director Zhao nced over at Zhang Fan, feeling so many different conflicting emotions in his heart!


    Zhang Fan finished repairing the rectum. He examined the abdominal walls and didn¡¯t find any tearing. He then continued with the surgery. At this time, he needed to switch his gloves since the rectum had been a contaminated area, while the dder was rtively clean.


    The dder was quite easy to sew. The dder was rather stretchable, just like a basketball dder. Zhang Fan first sewed the inneryer, followed by the outeryer. There wasn¡¯t even much to pay attention to regarding sewing the dder. There wasn¡¯t any blood vessel or nerve that the surgeon would need to be careful about. The most important point was simply that there couldn¡¯t be any leak after the sewing was finished!


    Thest part of the surgery was to repair the anus! This was quite troublesome. Although the wooden stake was round rather than being a polygon, it had still torn the anus! Zhang Fan had to sew things up slowly. He sewed up the sphincter muscles!


    ¡°Dear Directors, which department should this patient be assigned to?¡±


    ¡°ce him in the general surgery department!¡± answered Director Zhao.


    Zhang Fan had actually originally wanted to ce the patient in the urology department as the urology department would have fewer patients. However, urology Director Li didn¡¯t want to take the patient, because he was afraid of his ex-girlfriend, Superintendent Ouyang!


    The surgery was now finished. As Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon, he had to take the wooden stake and go talk to the patient¡¯s retinue. Outside the operating room, the Hong Kong businessman¡¯s personal assistant, bodyguards, and the border province businessman were all waiting for the surgery¡¯s results. They were all ignoring each other!


    The local businessman had been really anxious before the surgery began. He tried calling everyone he could think of who might be able to pressure Superintendent Ouyang. He ended up calling Li Xiao!


    Li Xiao heard his worries, and immediately asked, ¡°The primary surgeon is Doctor Zhang, Zhang Fan?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I¡¯ve found out quite clearly that he¡¯s just a young doctor who joined Chasu City Hospital less than two years ago! Please save me, President Li! Hurry and help me think of something! Otherwise, I¡¯m dead for sure!¡±


    ¡°Rx, it won¡¯t be a problem at all. You can just wait assuredly!¡± Li Xiao was no longer worrying at all once she heard that Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon. She had a good rtionship with this local businessman, so she had originally intended to go to the hospital, but she sat back down again in her home after hearing that Zhang Fan would be performing this surgery.


    ¡°What is it?¡± the local businessman also could tell that something was up.


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang really is giving face to the secretary-general. That young doctor is the most skilled doctor in their hospital! The most skilled doctor! Understand?¡±


    ¡°Someone like him!? He¡¯s still so young!¡± The local businessman didn¡¯t believe this at all!


    ¡°That¡¯s right! He really is their most skilled doctor! Be polite to him when you meet him! He¡¯s really amazing!¡±


    Even after the local businessman hung up, he still didn¡¯t really believe this. He found it far too inconceivable that someone so young would be Chasu City Hospital¡¯s best doctor. The local businessman did know at least the very basics about how the medical field, after all.


    Thus, he decided to call Professor Chang, the professor who had lost a severe amount of face when he acted really rude at Chasu City Hospital!


    ¡°Professor Chang, do you know about Chasu City?¡±


    Professor Chang had long since moved far away to ind China in order to escape his humiliation. He trembled all over when he suddenly heard Chasu City being mentioned!


    ¡°Yes, what about it?¡±


    ¡°Do you know Doctor Zhang, Zhang Fan?¡±


    ¡°That little brat! Did he say something about himself being incredible and my skills being terrible!? I was just overconfident, do you understand!? I was merely overconfident!!¡± Professor Chang was so angry that he even started frothing at the mouth! He felt that he had already ran so far away to ind China, yet Zhang Fan was still trying to humiliate him!


    Professor Chang had identally taken an unintended impact!

 Chapter 266: Money can do so much!

    <h4>Chapter 266: Money can do so much!</h4>


    Oftentimes, there were many people out there who wanted to aplish so many things in life. However, the business of daily life and hardship of work would slowly grind away at their passionate hearts. Such people would gradually be those who would only go with the flow. If Superintendent Ouyang had to describe such people, she would say that they were really spoiled!


    People from Superintendent Ouyang and general surgery Director Zhao¡¯s generation were able to achieve sess despite all their difficulties because of the era they lived through, giving them an adamant heart that had been tempered by the times.


    Not all people from their generation were sessful. In fact, many of them had been ground down into blood by the difficulties of life. Still, inparison, there really was a high sess rate for those from their generation. Their generation was one that would create heroes. It really wouldn¡¯t be easy to be this generation¡¯s superiors or subordinates!


    The surgery was now over. Normally, for a surgery of this level, the patient wouldn¡¯t need to go to the ICU department for treatment. However, the Hong Kong businessman personally requested to be put into the ICU department. Regtions weren¡¯t as strict at smaller hospitals, so of course the hospital would be happy if the patient wanted to spend more money for better care! Thus, the patient was sent to the ICU department. Although money couldn¡¯t do everything, it really could do a lot. All the other patients in the ICU department were hoping to get out as soon as possible and return to a normal patient room so that they could have fewer expenses. Yet, to the Hong Kong businessman, spending 10,000 yuan per day in medical fees for the ICU department was nothing at all!


    Zhang Fan was in no hurry to go to his next rotation assignment, the rheumatology department. Since his work on the surgery today counted as overtime, he would be able to take one more day off for vacation. Right now, he was busy with renovating his new apartment. It wasn¡¯t like he could let Shao Hua¡¯s parents busily deal with all the work.


    Three days after the surgery, Zhang Fan was busy choosing some ceramic tiles when he was summoned back to the hospital. The Hong Kong businessman¡¯s family had arrived at Chasu City Hospital. When the border province businessman learned of Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level, he was so delighted that he burst into tears! The local businessman led the Hong Kong businessman¡¯s wife to Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s office.


    Normally, with Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s personality, she wouldn¡¯t meet with any businessman¡¯s wife or even father. Someone like her would only care about politics! However, the Hong Kong businessman and his wife were quite skilled at getting into her good graces.


    The Hong Kong businessman and his wife directly donated arge sum of money to Chasu City Hospital! They donated 50,000,000 yuan! Of course Superintendent Ouyang would ept this money! Her smile was as sweet as a baby¡¯s. Although donating such arge sum of money wouldn¡¯t be something so simple, and it would need to go through the government, since the Hong Kong businessman and his wife were willing to donate so much money, of course Superintendent Ouyang would treat them as VIP guests!


    ¡°You would like to meet the primary surgeon? Not a problem! I¡¯ll call him over right now!¡± Superintendent Ouyang immediately had the hospital administration director summon Zhang Fan over.


    ¡°This is Doctor Zhang from our hospital. He¡¯s the most skilled doctor from his generation! His surgeries are known for high precision and low damage!¡± Superintendent Ouyang introduced Zhang Fan to the Hong Kong businessman¡¯s wife, who was known as President Lin.


    ¡°Thank you, Doctor Zhang!¡± President Lin had a team of assistants with her. They were all wearing suits, ties, and really shiny leather shoes. All of them bowed to Zhang Fan in unison!


    ¡°No need for this, there really is no need. It¡¯s what we should have done.¡± Zhang Fan really hadn¡¯t expected such a formal thanks like this right after being summoned here.


    ¡°No need to be so polite with us. We¡¯re a public hospital here to serve the people, so of course we would serve you. It¡¯s what we should be doing.¡± Superintendent Ouyang hurriedly tried to convince President Lin to sit down.


    ¡°I understand that Communist Party regtions can be quite strict. Just money alone won¡¯t be able to express how grateful I am. Here is an invitation to study at Ennd¡¯s royal hospital for Doctor Zhang Fan. This slot is only avable for him alone. This invitation will be effective for three years! Please ept this!¡± President Lin handed a document to Zhang Fan, holding it with both her hands.


    Zhang Fan was really surprised by this! He nced at Superintendent Ouyang, not knowing if he should take it or not! Although China¡¯s medical system was developing quite rapidly, and almost catching up to the extent of medical systems in developed countries, China¡¯s best medical schools and hospitals still weren¡¯t receiving recognition in Europe and America.


    There would be far too many restrictions and limitations on someone who wanted to develop themselves in another country in the medical field, especially clinical medicine. These types of invitations were a type of small benefit that rich and powerful families in China had gained after making donations to major hospitals in the developed countries!


    ¡°Since President Lin is being so generous, why are you just standing there? Hurry and take it!¡± Superintendent Ouyang seemed as if she was worried that President Lin would change her mind, so she hurriedly took the invitation from President Lin¡¯s hands and gave it over to Zhang Fan. Superintendent Ouyang was delighted, truly delighted! Even her eyes sparkled with delight.Readtest chapters at


    After the patient¡¯s family and retinue left, Superintendent Ouyang rxed herself on arge sofa in her office as she slowly sipped on some tea. ¡°When do you intend to go to Ennd?¡± she asked Zhang Fan.


    ¡°This invitation is effective for three years. I¡¯m not in any hurry!¡±


    ¡°Howe?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t feel that going right now will be that useful to me. I still haven¡¯t finished learning everything from the doctors here, so I won¡¯t improve that much if I go over to Ennd. I want to wait until my foundations are more solid before I go to Ennd. That way, I¡¯ll be able to improve even more!¡±


    ¡°Alright. It¡¯s good that you think this way. Learning medicine is like trying to row upstream. Anyone who¡¯s not making progress will only backtrack. The prerequisite for improvement is to have an incredible foundation. You can¡¯t just focus on tiny benefits before you. Choose a higher location to stand so that you can gaze farther into the distance. I also want to see just how much you can achieve.¡± Superintendent Ouyang lectured Zhang Fan a little. She was still really dissatisfied with how Zhang Fan was now running his own private hospital. She didn¡¯t feel that private hospitals even deserved to be called hospitals! That was what she truly believed!


    ¡°Yes, thank you, Superintendent. I¡¯ll definitely pay attention.¡±


    At Chasu City Hospital, all of the department directors now treated Zhang Fan really respectfully, apart from Director Gao Shijun, who took the attitude of being Zhang Fan¡¯s teacher. Although Director Gao hadn¡¯t actually taught Zhang Fan that much, Zhang Fan had learned some basics of medical treatment from him, so Zhang Fan also recognized Director Gao as his teacher.


    Meanwhile, Superintendent Ouyang was another type entirely. She could focus on work when it was necessary, and protect her own when it was necessary, but when it came time to scold you, she could scold you as if you were her own grandson. After the scolding, you would even be grateful to her. This was all evidence that Superintendent Ouyang was a highly skilled leader.


    ¡°Alright then. I¡¯ve heard that you¡¯re already beginning to renovate the apartment that you received from the hospital?¡± After discussing official business, it was now time for gossip!


    ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m nning on getting married after the renovations areplete!¡± Zhang Fan told her rather awkwardly.


    ¡°That¡¯s good. Getting married early will help to steady the heart. Only by having responsibility will you be a man. Otherwise, no matter how old you are, you¡¯ll still only be a boy. When are you going to choose a department to be permanently assigned to?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s still a few departments that I haven¡¯t been rotated to yet. I¡¯d like to choose after I finish rotating through them all.¡±


    ¡°Which department do you want to go to? General surgery, orthopedic surgery, or maybe cardiothoracic surgery?¡±


    ¡°Superintendent, when will the new emergency treatment center be open?¡± Since Superintendent Ouyang was in a good mood today, Zhang Fan took advantage of this to ask something that only the higher-ups of the hospital would know.


    ¡°What, you have some idea about that? It doesn¡¯t matter even if you have ns for it. You¡¯re only a resident doctor. It¡¯s not like I can give you the director position for the new emergency treatment center!¡± Superintendent Ouyang always judged others by her own way of thinking. She was under the impression that Zhang Fan was interested in the director position for the new emergency treatment center!


    ¡°No! I¡¯m really not!¡± Zhang Fan was slightly anxious. He was still young and easily embarrassed. He didn¡¯t want the superintendent to mistake him for someone addicted to gaining higher status within the hospital! He was still too young!


    ¡°Why not? You should be interested in the director position! It¡¯s only normal! Stop thinking ridiculous things every day. This emergency center that¡¯s worth several hundred million yuan still can¡¯tpare to your flea hospital?¡± Superintendent Ouyang put down her teacup and sat up straight. She was prepared to scold Zhang Fan for daring not to develop down the path that she expected!


    ¡°It¡¯s not that. I¡¯m too young, so I understand that the new director won¡¯t possibly be me. I was just wondering if all emergency surgeries would be performed at this emergency center in the future, and if the surgical departments would no longer receive any emergency surgeries,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly told her. He felt that Superintendent Ouyang was far too scary when she had her back straightened like this. She seemed ready to go to war!


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s the n!¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t be the director, but could I go to the emergency center and be the chief resident doctor there?¡± Zhang Fan asked rather expectantly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it. Even if the emergency center will be performing emergency surgeries, they¡¯ll mostly be just the standard emergency surgeries. That won¡¯t help to raise your level at all. Hurry and finish your rotations so that you can be permanently assigned to a department! Improving your reputation should be done as early as possible. Right now, you need to improve your skill level rather than trying to be a jack of all trades!¡±


    Zhang Fan really felt like he wanted to cry. The amount of general surgery experience that his System required of him to level up was truly tremendous. The new emergency center would have been his best possible ce to grind surgical experience at, but Superintendent Ouyang wouldn¡¯t agree! Zhang Fan wanted to try some more to convince her, but Superintendent Ouyang became impatient and red at him! Zhang Fan immediately shut up and got up. ¡°Superintendent, I¡¯m sure you¡¯re busy, so I¡¯ll be leaving now!¡±


    ¡°Take good care of that invitation and don¡¯t lose it! Make sure to keep it in a safe spot at home!¡± Superintendent Ouyang smiled in relief to see how hurried Zhang Fan was to leave! She viewed him like her own child. No matter what, he was still respectful and obedient towards her!

 Chapter 267: Perverted disease!

    <h4>Chapter 267: Perverted disease!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The rheumatology department was a rather strange department. It wasn¡¯t that the doctors or nurses in this department were strange, but rather that the department¡¯s diseases were strange. It wouldn¡¯t be possible to understand rheumatism without having a doctorate degree or equivalent. However, you would only need an undergraduate degree in order to treat rheumatism. That was because the majority of rheumatism patients would only have their symptoms treated. Treating the foundational problem was far too much to ask for.


    Most rheumatology diseases were autoimmune diseases. Basically, the primary reason for rheumatism and its causes were still unclear! Regardless, your environment, lifestyle habits, and emotions might all be factors in getting rheumatism. The majority of rheumatism cases were difficult to cure!


    Older farmers, especially older women, had worked hard for their entire lives. Now that they were older and in better financial condition, they no longer needed to perform heavy work. It was time for them to enjoy their lives. Yet, when they got up in the morning, they would feel sore all over, with fingers as stiff as iron bars. Those who weren¡¯t in much pain had probably done much good in their previous life!


    Even if they went to the hospital for treatment, the doctor would at most be able to give them some pain medicine. That would then result in stomach pain after taking the medication for a few days. When they were in too much pain, they would search all over for scorpions, centipedes, and other so-called home remedies. Every year, there were countless Chinese people who would identally poison themselves to death while trying to cure their own rheumatism. However, what could really even be done about this? The hospitals couldn¡¯t cure the rheumatism!


    There were also young and beautiful women who might go on vacation to a beach andfortably enjoy sunbathing on the sand for several days. However, they might then suddenly have butterfly-shaped or round red spots start appearing on their face. Upon getting checked at a hospital, they would then learn that they had lupus erythematosus,monly referred to as simply lupus! The medical field would refer to lupus as the precursor to cancer!


    Maybe lupus was a pervert among diseases because it really favored young women! Lupus was also fond of visiting women who had already given birth to children! When women became pregnant, as well as after giving birth, their immune system would undergo massive internal changes. Maybe such massive changes would cause an opening for lupus to invade! Please treat your woman well if she was willing to give birth to a child for you! She was truly risking her life in order to do so!


    Receiving too much sunshine on your skin would cause your skin to peel off. Skin was the firstyer of protection for the human body. Once the skin became peeled off, the surface blood vessels would be exposed. Maybe that was how lupus would manage to invade the body.


    When under the sun, please remember to wear sunscreen! This wouldn¡¯t be about vanity. This was about self-protection!


    Maybe some people would say, ¡°But my grandfather never used sunscreen in his life, and went out every day to work in the fields with no problem!¡±


    Don¡¯t be stubborn! It would be best if you didn¡¯t get lupus, but lupus would be incurable if you got it. The majority of lupus patients would end up dying of kidney failure! So, if it was hot outside, please put on some sunscreen when going outside! It would be good for your health, and you can even be vain with it, so why not!


    During the time of the Opium War when China was under Europe¡¯s and America¡¯s control, a certain rather special event urred. Many of the newbie soldiers at a certain scouting outpost kept getting lupus. The medical experts kept investigating this matter and finally arrived at the theory that too much exposure to sunlight might lead to lupus.


    The new soldiers were unustomed to the UV rays in the ins. They would have to remain standing for long periods of time under the sun. In just two short days,rge patches of skin on their necks and faces would start to peel off. The unfortunate soldiers would then get lupus right afterwards!


    Still, overall speaking, women, especially young women, would moremonly get lupus. As for all rheumatic diseases, apart from gout, most rheumatic diseases would affect women moremonly than men.


    Rheumatic diseases were quitemon as well. These diseases were quite ridiculous and incredibly cruel. After getting a rheumatic disease, it wouldn¡¯t kill you very quickly. Instead, it would torture you slowly with many years of chronic pain, making you gradually lose your ability to move and be crippled before it would finally kill you!


    Taking medicine and receiving treatment over the years would only relieve the symptoms and slow down the speed of the rheumatic disease¡¯s development. That was all.


    The rheumatology department wasn¡¯t a ce for doctors who were bad at their studies. However, smart female doctors also wouldn¡¯t like this department. The smart female doctors far preferred the endocrinology department. Female doctors in the endocrinology department would be able to maintain a ssy aura of being cultured and knowledgeable while speaking about factors and receptors in endocrinology!


    Meanwhile, things wouldn¡¯t sound so high-ss in rheumatology. First of all, a majority of patients would be female. The smart female doctors would feel the pain of being female. Not to mention, most of the patients would be poor women living in hardship. Thus, most female doctors didn¡¯t like this department!


    Those who weren¡¯t good at studying also didn¡¯t like this department. The reason was quite obvious. You would have to exin the patient¡¯s condition to the patient. Rheumatology was all about antibodies, antigens,plements, chemokines, and so on. There were also many professional English vocabry words and abbreviations. It wasn¡¯t like a doctor could just make up nonsense when exining the disease. If the doctor met with a patient or patient¡¯s family member who was an expert in biology, that person would be able to expose an unknowledgeable doctor very quickly!


    That was why doctors who weren¡¯t good at studying really didn¡¯t want toe to the rheumatology department. It would be highly difficult to fully understand the diseases in this department. However, treating rheumatic diseases was incredibly simple. There were only a few basic principles: lessen the pain, use hormones, and use biological agents if hormones didn¡¯t work. If that still didn¡¯t work, then use hormones and biological agents simultaneously. If that still didn¡¯t work, then okay, just let the patient be discharged from the hospital and return home! Rheumatic diseases really were so simply dealt with! They were just like a nightmare to humanity!


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s rheumatology department had nine doctors, a majority of which were male. A trait of this department was that most of its doctors were really nearsighted from too much studying with textbooks. The doctors in this department could reallypare with the smart female doctors in endocrinology. If these two departments¡¯ doctors worked together to diagnose a patient, other departments¡¯ doctors would be really embarrassed!


    The smart male and female doctors would really show you how much different they were from you!


    The rheumatology department director was named Wu Wanghong. He was someone famous for his academic ability. He had a photographic memory, reaching the point where he was capable of telling you what page number a disease would be mentioned in a specific textbook! He was even more skilled at reading CT scans than the radiology director!


    Wu Wanghong was quite a genius in internal medicine. He hade from a poor family, so after he graduated from college, he had given up on his chance to get a master¡¯s degree despite his excellent grades, and moved all the way over to the border province. That was because sries in the border province were higher! This way, he would be able to help his family faster. He was from the generation in which colleges stopped helping their students to find jobs! Students now had to find their own jobs after graduation!


    He seemed to be the nice and schrly type. He always spoke slowly, and his hands always felt warm. He was a highly skilled and virtuous doctor of internal medicine. Maybe he was nice by nature, but he had cultivated the habit of keeping his hands warm intentionally. This was because he would often need to use his hands to examine patients. Keeping his hands warm would help the patients to be morefortable!


    Rather thanining about being born into a poor family, he actually gained open-mindedness!


    The youngest attending physician in the department was named Hu Jun. He appeared more like a martial artist than doctor. He was really strong and muscr, a stereotypical Chinese northwesterner. He had a reallyrge and scraggly beard. Looking at him from behind, people would definitely think that he was a chef rather than a doctor.


    Yet, a muscr guy like him really did have quite a lot of knowledge already regarding rheumatic diseases. He often wrote theses which were published in medical magazines. He was in his mid-30s already, but was still unmarried. Very few women would be able to talk with him about his favorite topic, especially in a smaller city like Chasu City. Hu Jun constantly went on and on about antibodies, antigens, and so on. Even the surgeons from the surgical departments wouldn¡¯t understand this, much less ordinary people.


    The smart female doctors in the endocrinology were mostly married already, so Hu Jun could only remain single. He didn¡¯t really have any other hobbies apart from being a super bookworm. He had so many books at home that he could start a library. He would always buy more books whenever he was paid his sry. He would buy any book that he liked, no matter how expensive it was! That was all that he did with his money!


    Zhang Fan transferred into the rheumatology department!

 Chapter 268: Depressing department

    <h4>Chapter 268: Depressing department</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The warm sun of spring was slowly increasing the temperature of the world. All sorts of construction projects started up again. The originally quiet Chasu City Hospital became really noisy due to construction of its new emergency center and pediatrics center, which also really annoyed the patients.


    In any hospital, pain would forever be the main topic. Only the obstetrics department would be rtively happier, with the more muscr doctors here having more chances at being happy than in other departments. That was because the obstetrics department would see the birth of human future and hope. Apart from the obstetrics department, the majority of departments would always have a heavy atmosphere.


    In the morning, Zhang Fan brought his rotation paperwork over to the rheumatology department. ¡°Doctor Zhang, wee! Have a seat! I heard that you¡¯re originally from orthopedic surgery?¡± Director Wu Wanghong spoke in a really polite way to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°When I was recruited to the hospital, I was recruited as an orthopedic surgeon.¡± Zhang Fan felt rather awkward. He was still only a mere resident doctor. It wasn¡¯t like he was originally from any department yet! Still, this was also evidence that Zhang Fan was bing famous in Chasu City Hospital. Even Director Wu, who paid very little attention to gossip, knew about Zhang Fan and was treating him as an equal.


    ¡°Oh, then we¡¯re sister professions. During your rotation here, try and familiarize yourself with our department. We¡¯ll have many opportunities to work together in the future. Doctor Zhang, take three days to get used to things here, and then you can independently be in charge of your own patients. How about it?¡±


    ¡°Alright, Director,¡± Zhang Fan agreed.


    What had Director Wu meant when he said that rheumatology and orthopedic surgery were sister professions? This was actually quite a heavy topic.


    The majority of rheumatic diseases would cause all sorts of damage to the limbs and joints. Once internal medicine was no longer able to use medicine to prevent the spread of rheumatic disease, only surgery would be avable in order to improve the patient¡¯s condition.


    Patients would still have hope when receiving surgery for a traumatic injury. As long as the patient was careful, they would recover after the surgery. It would simply be like a small trial in life since the traumatic injury wasn¡¯t an illness that would repeat itself. However, that wouldn¡¯t be the same for rheumatic diseases. Even a surgery wouldn¡¯t solve the problem! To give an analogy, surgery for a rheumatic disease was merely the equivalent of pouring a cup of cold water into a pot of boiling water.


    ¡°For the first three days, just follow Doctor Hu Jun and familiarize yourself with our department¡¯s work and personnel. Let¡¯s go now, it¡¯s time for the daily morning meeting.¡±


    Thus began Zhang Fan¡¯s work in the rheumatology department. When looking at medical reports in this department, they really would seem quite grand. The medical reports contained all sorts of numbers, English words¡ªeven though the report was written in Chinese, all sorts of factors, and so on. However, after looking through dozens of medical reports, Zhang Fan found that all the results were quite simr. No matter how detailed the medical report or how wonderful the analysis of the patient¡¯s condition, almost all of the treatments were the same: non-steroidal anti-inmmatory drugs to treat pain, hormones for anti-inmmation, and immunosuppressive medication! Patients who were in more severe condition would also have an orthopedic surgeon invited for diagnosis!


    ¡°This is Doctor Zhang. I believe that everyone should be familiar with him already. He¡¯s a surgeon. I won¡¯t be introducing everyone to him, as you can all slowly get acquainted with each other during work! Let¡¯s go to work,¡± Director Wu said simply as he left to perform outpatient services.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, let¡¯s go check on the patients together.¡± Hu Jun and Zhang Fan began checking up on the patients. ¡°My patient #3 has ankylosing spondylitis, while patient #8 has rheumatoid arthritis,¡± Hu Jun told Zhang Fan.


    After the patient checkups were over, next would be giving medical advice for the day, modifying medical reports, dealing withboratory examination paperwork, discharge paperwork, hospitalization paperwork, and so on. This was the daily work in an internal medicine department. Zhang Fan finished his first day in the rheumatology department, encountering nothing but the patients¡¯ moans of pain and the family members¡¯ expressions of sadness.


    Zhang Fan felt rather awkward in this department. How could he describe it? In surgical departments, even though the patient was sometimes in grave danger, at least the patient¡¯s family members still usually had a sliver of hope that as long as the surgery was sessful, the patient could recover. The other internal medicine departments were also different from the rheumatology department. Even if other departments weren¡¯t able to cure a patient of their problem, at least they would be able to improve the patient¡¯s quality of life.


    Even in the oncology department, although the air was also filled with sadness there, that type of sadness was one where people could vent.


    As for the rheumatology department? It seemed mostly like the atmosphere was filled with smog. It was as if the patients could only forever bear with the depressing pain. The patients¡¯ family members also had nk expressions of not knowing what the future would hold. This was basically torture, constant pain and torture!


    Three days went by in a sh. Zhang Fan began to independently take patients for rheumatology. As always, he was grinding as much as he possibly could in these three days. Every time that he entered a new department, if it was in a category that his System had yet to open up to him, Zhang Fan would definitely work his hardest to learn every single disease in the department.


    A tremendous amount of work would be required to learn all the diseases in any department. He would have to start from histology and embryology! This was how difficult the medical field was. In order to truly understand things, one would have to start from the cells or the binding of sperm and egg!


    When it came to basics, surgery was more difficult than internal medicine! This was a definite. It was useless even if you studied every medical textbook out there. At most, you would only be a schr. The foundations were really important in surgery, but clinical experience was even more important. A surgeon would need arge number of patients to practice on in order to improve. If you didn¡¯t work at a good hospital that could provide a tform for you, then a surgeon would be nothing more than an appendicitis surgeon despite working in surgery for their whole life!


    Zhang Fan had chosen surgery because he could practice surgeries endlessly in his System. His System didn¡¯t really require much from him apart that he perform a tremendously high number of surgeries in real life in order to grind experience. That was because there would be no end to ever grinding surgical experience. There would be a tremendous difference between a surgeon with 1,000 surgeries¡¯ worth of experience and a surgeon with only 100 surgeries¡¯ worth of experience.


    That was why Zhang Fan never had any free time at all. He used every single bit of free time he had to endlessly practice surgeries in his System. Was this boring? It was really boring and repetitive. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t find it boring at all. The fact that he loved surgery was his greatest motivator!


    ¡°Zhang Fan, could you please stop daydreaming? I¡¯m talking to you! With how you are, I¡¯m beginning to worry if you¡¯re getting Alzheimer¡¯s!¡± Shao Hua was getting rather angry. The two of them finally had some free time to be with each other, but as she talked to him, Zhang Fan started going off into a daze.


    ¡°Oh! Oh! I¡¯m listening, so please go on!¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly replied. Shao Hua was chatting about gossip rted to her bank job. Zhang Fan was really bored while listening to this, but he knew that it would be rude to interrupt her, so he took advantage of this time to enter his System and mentally practice more surgeries. However, this made Shao Hua really displeased with him.


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to say any more!¡± For once, Shao Hua was angry with him. She twisted her head and ignored Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re angry? Still, I feel like you¡¯re quite beautiful when you¡¯re angry. There¡¯s this special aura about you.¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly pulled Shao Hua¡¯s hand and began to smile while trying to make her happy.


    ¡°What type of special aura?¡± Shao Hua turned around. Although she was still frowning, her mouth was already beginning to curve upward.


    ¡°Yeah, just like a~¡±


    ¡°Annoying! Others will see us.¡±


    Zhang Fan was unable to make anything else up, so he simply grabbed Shao Hua and kissed her. Shao Hua¡¯s face reddened as she gently pushed Zhang Fan.


    After sharing a warm embrace, Shao Hua leaned against his chest and yed with his fingers. ¡°Your fingers are so long. I feel like even my fingers aren¡¯t as pretty as yours.¡±


    When Shao Hua said this, Zhang Fan took a close look at his hands. Only then did he discover that his fingers had actually undergone modification by his System. His fingers were really long, and there was an obvious bulge on his fingertips. Having bulging fingertips would increase the hand¡¯s sensitivity. These were hands that any surgeon would want to have!


    ¡°Oh, by the way, you¡¯re currently in the rheumatology department, is that right?¡± Shao Hua looked up at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yeah, what about it?¡±


    ¡°I have a female coworker who asked me this morning to help her out. She said that she wants to get treated at Chasu City Hospital, and asked if I could introduce an expert doctor to her.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Oh, it seems that she has something really troublesome. She said that she needed a rheumatology expert.¡±


    ¡°Sure, no problem. Bring her tomorrow morning to find me.¡± Zhang Fan then slowly touched a certain rather soft location with his hand, but Shao Hua pped his hand away!


    Zhang Fan was really able to rest assured about his private hospital now. Batu hadn¡¯t been a superintendent for 10 years for nothing. He was really familiar with all of the necessary government leaders to contact who would help keep the hospital running smoothly. He also knew whom to give gifts to, and what type of gifts to give!


    Batu was even more skilled at hospital management. He skillfully took care of everything within the hospital. Not only that, Batu was also really skilled at expanding Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s presence in the market.


    He contacted medical equipment merchants, medicine sales representatives, insurancepanies, taxipanies, and so on. Anyone who sent a patient to Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital for orthopedic traumatic injury or limb rentation surgery would be paid 100 yuan as thanks, no matter if the patient chose to get treated at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital or not. Batu also had Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s sales managers increase theirmunication with the local city hospitals¡¯ doctors from the emergency department and orthopedic surgery department.


    Batu split the doctors into three medical teams. The three teams would bepared to one another in overall ie, number of surgeries, and the patients¡¯ reviews, giving each team an overall score. The team ranking first each month would be awarded a bonus amount of money! There were plenty of patients, so the doctors¡¯ ie was quite nice. Everyone in the hospital was really motivated! As long as Zhang Fan had the time, he always had surgeries he could perform here! His surgery experience in his System was going up at a visible rate!


    On the next day, Zhang Fan received a phone call from Shao Hua after he finished dealing with his own patients. ¡°Zhang Fan, I¡¯m here with my coworker.¡±


    ¡°Juste directly to the rheumatology department! Our director just happens to be here today.¡± Zhang Fan hung up the call. Not long after, Shao Hua arrived with her coworker.


    Zhang Fan immediately sighed in his mind the moment that he saw Shao Hua¡¯s coworker. ¡®What a pity!¡¯ thought Zhang Fan to himself.

 Chapter 269: Can’t even compare to a beast

    <h4>Chapter 269: Can¡¯t evenpare to a beast</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Shao Hua¡¯s coworker was about the same height as her. However, the coworker¡¯s white face had two obvious butterfly-shaped red patches. Zhang Fan was quite certain what she had: systemic lupus erythematosus! Why had he sighed? That was because this disease was incurable!


    Any disease which had the word ¡°systemic¡± in its name would mean that it was truly troublesome to deal with. Lupus was a ssical example of a disease which would express itself all over the body. The disease was in the blood vessels, and it would show on the entire body. Since blood vessels were everywhere in the body, this meant that every single organ would be affected by this disease.


    This could affect the brain, causing epilepsy or a major change in personality. In the heart, it might cause verrucous hypersia. Other organs would all have their own problems associated with lupus as well. The kidney would be in the worst condition of all. The majority of patients with lupus would finally end up dying of kidney failure!


    ¡°Shao Hua!¡± Zhang Fan greeted his girlfriend.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, this is my coworker, Miss Wang.¡± When Shao Hua saw Zhang Fan in his white doctor¡¯s coat, she suddenly felt that he had a different aura while wearing a doctor¡¯s coat, and that he was rather attractive while wearing it!


    ¡°Ah. Hello, Miss Wang.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Doctor Zhang. I¡¯ll be troubling you today.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s coworker greeted him politely. She did her best to smile, although the smile was obviously forced.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, this is no trouble at all. Here, let me take you to our director. He can check things for you,¡± Zhang Fan told her while bringing her and Shao Hua to the director¡¯s office.


    The patient¡¯s name was Wang Yan. She was currently 28 years old. This was typically the age at which a woman was at her most charismatic. She would be mature and alluring.


    Wang Yan had just gotten married half a year ago. She went on vacation to a pacific ind recently. As she was from northwestern China, she had never seen the ocean before, and was really curious about it. She had fun wearing a bikini while she was there, while also enjoying some sunbathing. However, when she returned to China, she started to experience symmetrical swelling in both her hands. The pain was sometimes bad, while at other times it would disappear. She underwent a basic checkup, but no evident problems were found at that time, so she didn¡¯t pay it much attention back then. But, not long after, she started having a red rash on her face, oral ulcers, and constant fevers!


    Director Wu asked the patient for her medical history and performed a regr checkup for her. ¡°Sigh!¡± Wu Wanghong sighed as he told Wang Yan, ¡°You should hospitalize yourself.¡±


    ¡°Director, is this systemic lupus erythematosus?¡± Tears were now brewing in Wang Yan¡¯s eyes, on top of her pale cheeks with the red rash upon it. She really wished that the director would tell her that it wasn¡¯t lupus!


    ¡°I really hope not! You should first undergo the necessary examination. Don¡¯t feel too much pressure.¡±


    Wang Yan¡¯s tears directly started pouring out now. Her hands trembled as she brought out her cell phone. In fact, her hands trembled too much that she was unable to even urately type in her cell phone password! Shao Hua immediately hugged Wang Yan in a gentle embrace.


    ¡°Hua! Aaah! How could this happen to me! Why would this happen to me! Aaah!¡± Tears of bitterness covered Wang Yan¡¯s face. Shao Hua was an empathic woman, so when her coworker suddenly burst into tears, Shao Hua dripped tears as well. Although Shao Hua didn¡¯t actually know what lupus was, she still couldn¡¯t help but let her tears flow as well!


    ¡°Take her in as your patient. You should first try and console her. Don¡¯t feel too much pressure from this, either,¡± Director Wu secretly whispered to Zhang Fan before leaving the three alone in his office.


    Zhang Fan looked over at Shao Hua, whose eyes were clouded with tears as she apanied her coworker in crying. Shao Hua was being a bit silly! What could Zhang Fan even do? Zhang Fan gently pointed outside the door, indicating that he was leaving. He decided to first let Shao Hua help calm down her coworker¡¯s emotions.


    Lupus was a disease characterized by a 9:1 female to male ratio of disease incidence. Lupus was also one of the most vicious rheumatic diseases. Not only was it incurable, it could even cause miscarriages. Some female patients whose lupus seemed to improve to the point of no longer having any evident symptoms would sometimes want to have children. However, the lupus would then cause a miscarriage and give the women such a major impact.


    Lupus would bring pain all over your body, red rashes all over, sore joints, a feeling of disgust that would make you want to vomit, and so on. Still, at least there would be pain medication to treat these symptoms.


    It was truly heartbreaking how others would treat people who had lupus. Husbands would demand divorce, parents would cry endlessly, and many others would have a look of repulsion. This would be heartrending and truly pitiful for the patient. These sessive impacts would make any woman wilt even though she was at the best age to bloom! She might wiltpletely in a single night! Was this really her fault?


    Wang Yan cried! Wang Yan cried her heart out! This was an information society where anyone could look up information easily on the inte. Wang Yan had already researched her own symptoms and lupus on the inte! In the end, the diagnosis was indeed that she had lupus! Wang Yan wiped away her tears. No matter how difficult things were for her, she would still continue onward. She was an only child. For the sake of her parents, she couldn¡¯t die! She gritted her teeth, raised her head, and let her tears pour away! Any more tears would have to pour into her stomach!


    ¡°Hua, thank you! I caused you to cry as well.¡± Wang Yan stopped crying!


    ¡°That¡¯s no problem, Sister Wang. Zhang Fan¡¯s truly skilled. He¡¯ll be able to cure you. Please don¡¯t feel too bad.¡± Shao Hua seemed really cute with her misty eyes. She seemed just like a blooming flower with dewdrops! Her sympathy made her seem so beautiful!


    ¡°I believe that it can be cured. You should wipe away your tears! I need to make a phone call.¡± Wang Yan did her best to refrain from crying again. Some timeter, her husband arrived. Sigh!


    Zhang Fan epted Wang Yan as his patient and started the necessary examinations!


    When Zhang Fan returned hometer that night, he found that Shao Hua wasn¡¯t studying ounting, nor was she eating dinner. She was just sitting on the sofa with a nk expression. When Shao Hua¡¯s mom saw Zhang Fan, she secretly asked him, ¡°Did you two have an argument? Rest assured, I¡¯ll talk to her in a bit. She¡¯s a bit stubborn. She¡¯ll be better after a bit!¡±


    ¡°We didn¡¯t have an argument, Ma¡¯am. Her coworker is ill. I think that she¡¯s feeling bad because of this!¡±


    ¡°Oh! I see. No wonder she hasn¡¯t said a single word since returning home. I asked her what was going on, but she wouldn¡¯t respond. She only sat on the sofa without even moving!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go console her!¡±


    Zhang Fan gently sat down by Shao Hua¡¯s side. Shao Hua gently leaned into his embrace. ¡°Zhang Fan!¡± Shao Hua couldn¡¯t help that tears started flowing down again.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Zhang Fan was rather confused. He wondered if Shao Hua had be foolish from fright!


    ¡°If, I say if, if I got this same lupus disease, will you also just abandon me and not care about me anymore!?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s tears dripped down from her long eyshes as she gazed pitifully at Zhang Fan. She had also researched what lupus was on the inte when she returned to her bank for work!


    ¡°Ptui! Ptui! Ptui! Don¡¯t jinx things! First of all, you won¡¯t get this disease. Secondly, no matter in life or death, I¡¯ll always be in front to defend you!¡±


    ¡°Sheesh, what are you doing, talking about life and death! Do you want me to live or not!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother eximed. Although Zhang Fan had said that he didn¡¯t have an argument with Shao Hua, her mother still couldn¡¯t help but eavesdrop!


    ¡°Alright, Mom, I won¡¯t say anything more. I¡¯m hungry!¡± Shao Hua was now feeling slightly better. Now that she was an adult, there were some things that were awkward for her to say to her parents, so she could only ask her mother to leave.


    ¡°Just what exactly happened? I can sense that you¡¯re especially nervous.¡± Zhang Fan forcefully hugged Shao Hua, trying to give her a sense of safety with his strong arms.


    Shao Hua looked right at him, and said, ¡°This afternoon, when Sister Wang came back to the bank to take some sick leave, her face had a red p mark on it! I asked her what happened. She started crying so wretchedly when it was just the two of us! Her husband actually wanted a divorce when he learned that she had lupus! The two of them started arguing, and he even hit her. Zhang Fan, I¡¯m afraid! Will you treat me like this in the future?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s a beast, such a beast! Did she call the police?¡± Zhang Fan was really angry. He felt that such a man couldn¡¯t evenpare to a beast, to be able to hit a patient who was also his own wife like that!


    ¡°Sigh! I think that she probably didn¡¯t.¡±

 Chapter 270: Broom blown away by the wind

    <h4>Chapter 270: Broom blown away by the wind</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Since Shao Hua was still sad, Zhang Fan gave up on his original n of studying medical textbooks and instead took her out for a walk. Shao Hua leaned against Zhang Fan as they slowly walked out on the street. Since the weather was getting warmer, there were now more people out on the streets simply taking a walk after a meal. There were a lot more children out on the street now that it wasn¡¯t as cold as in wintertime. Young kids jumped and ran all over, while adult guardians trailed behind them.


    China was getting richer and its borders were opening up. Both good things and bad things starteding in. This was even more so for Chasu City of the border province as Chasu City was very close to the border. It had a lot of contact with those from other countries. Many bad things from other countries also started spreading here.


    At 4:00 a.m., arge group of youngsters was out on the road, riding their motorcycles with a raucous atmosphere. Lots of powerful motorcycles that usually wouldn¡¯t be seen during the day had all gathered together, along with all sorts of young men and women. These people were all really young. The atmosphere was filled with excitement. Upon closer inspection, there was also the scent of marijuana in the air!


    Marijuana wasn¡¯t verymon in ind China. However, since Chasu City was close to several -stan suffix countries, the bad habit of using marijuana hade over as well. It wasmon for these youngsters to bring out a marijuana joint and all share it when they gathered together. The youngsters believed that marijuana was harmless, non-addictive, and exciting. How pitiful their foolishness was!


    The youngsters were excited, really excited. They were on a road that was far away from the main city. Since it was 4:00 a.m., there was almost nobody on the road other than themselves. They revved up their powerful motorcycles¡¯ engines to the loudest, yed extremely loud and wild music, and all shook their heads together, going down this rebellious path!


    A dozen or so motorcycles all lined up together. Maybe the youngsters were trying to show off or something as a beautiful young woman was sitting behind each rider. However, even if they were trying to show off, nobody else was around at this time of night to see them! What a strange way of thinking.


    These youngsters were betting. They were betting on who among the motorcycle riders would be the fastest. Everyone else kept cheering and wageringrge amounts of money, throwing fistfuls of cash as if it was scrap paper onto the ground, where numerous shirts represented the riders.


    ¡°I bet on Tu Xun!¡±


    ¡°I bet on Wang Yue!¡±


    ¡°I bet on ¡ª¡ª¡ª!¡±


    The young men and women seemed like devils as they danced in the middle of the night on this road.


    A young woman tossed out her red underwear. When it slowlynded on the ground, the motorcyclists started their race as that had been the signal to start! The youngsters shouted loudly as the motorcycles¡¯ engines boomed. These powerful motorcycles, which had been smuggled into China, charged forward like rockets. Their bright headlights kept intersecting with each other as the motorcyclists raced.


    This really was so foolishly suicidal. Even if these youngsters wanted to race and gamble on the results, they shouldn¡¯t be using marijuana while doing so! These smuggled motorcycles were extremely powerful. Even some smaller cars wouldn¡¯t be as powerful as these motorcycles. It was quite easy to reach 100 km/h.


    This type of speed really was faster than the wind. It would be easy to cover more than 10 kilometers in just moments. They had secretly raced on this road many times already, so they were rather familiar with it. They would gather here at random rather than set times as what they were doing was illegal. The police weren¡¯t just for show. These youngsters would have been arrested instantly if they raced here every day.


    China was getting wealthier, so youngsters like these children of wealthy families started acting ridiculously. In contrast, there were also people who were leading lives of rtive poverty. In any city for tourism or more civilized city, the most important would be that the city¡¯s cleanliness reached a certain standard.


    This standard was really strict, reaching the point where no visible trash was supposed to be seen in any major street or small alleyway. This created a great demand for street sweepers. Since this was a major undertaking, the government gave the job of keeping the streets clean to various contractors. Each contractor would be responsible for keeping a certain section of the city clean.


    Being a city cleaning contractor wasn¡¯t something that just anyone could do, as the government gave quite a decent amount of money for this. Only those with power and influence would be able to be contractors. The contractors would then hire street sweepers!


    Old Yang was a widower. A contractor had hired him to be the street sweeper for Binhe Road, the name of the road that the young motorcyclists were on. Normally, most other street sweepers would start their road cleaning work at around 8:00 a.m.


    However, he was older, and didn¡¯t need much sleep. He usually went to sleep around 9:00 p.m. and would wake up at around 2:00 a.m. while sighing about how early he woke up. He would then get up as he wanted to finish sweeping Binhe Road as early as possible so that he could enjoy watching elderly women dancing in the park. He figured he might be able to even invite a nice olddy to dance with him if he was lucky sometimes. Old Yang was poor and old, and this was his only hobby left in life!


    This morning, he picked up his bright orange street sweeper uniform, which also had white stripes, but then paused for a moment and put it back down. Whenever he wore his uniform and went to the park, people would always look down on him. Normally, he could at least get a friendly dance in, but whenever he was in his uniform, it would be considered quite nice already if the old women didn¡¯t look down on him. It would be impossible for him to get a dance!


    Old Yang decided to instead put on a rather passable jacket as he ced hisrge broom on his wheelbarrow as he slowly set out. ¡°Sigh! The clouds are sorge tonight. They¡¯re even covering the moon entirely. I wonder if it will rain this morning. If it rains today, nobody is going to be dancing!¡± Old Yang talked to himself as he walked. He had been alone for many years already. He was so lonely that he had picked up the habit of talking to himself!


    Old Yang slowly walked down Binhe Road. Meanwhile, the young motorcyclists were zooming around at high speed. Every motorcyclist had a beautiful young woman tightly hanging on to him.


    These young women were wearing ck short leather clothing in the Korean style, with white cotton form-fitting underwear inside. They were all tightly clutching on to the motorcyclists! Marijuana, high speed, sex hormones, and money. All of this was too stimting! A motorcyclist who won the race would not only win lots of money, but also maybe get to have fun with the young woman behind him! Thus, the young motorcyclists all raced at top speed for the sake of money and excitement, not caring about their own lives!


    A certain teenaged girl riding behind a motorcyclist on a white motorcycle was still only in her third year of middle school. Her parents were fairly wealthy, but her parents were also on really bad terms with each other. This teenager was in her rebellious period, and her parents were unable to manage her, so they sent her off to a boarding school.


    However, the teenager then became acquainted with some older youths who really enjoyed getting tattoos, smoking, drinking alcohol, and having endless parties with lots of flirting and more going on. All of this seemed so incredibly stimting and interesting to her.


    Studying seemed so boring to her! She hated her stupid school uniform and stupid school! These leather jackets, mascara, marijuana, stimtion, loud shouts... all of this seemed so much more fun! These older men seemed far more skilled to her! The other male middle schoolers at her school who tried to flirt with her seemed just like little chicks to her. They were far too boring!


    ¡°F*ck! Who the hell put such arge rock in the middle of the road! Nutcase! Mentally retarded! This happens several times per month! F*ck your ancestors!¡±


    Someone had ced arge rock in the middle of Binhe Road! Old Yang was the street sweeper in charge of keeping all of Binhe Road clean from obstacles and trash. If someone saw such arge rock, then he would have part of his sry deducted. His sry was quite low to begin with! Old Yang cussed angrily at therge rock as he felt that it was really strange that several days per month, someone would have nothing better to do than ce arge rock in the middle of the road!


    The rock was sorge and heavy that Old Yang was incapable of moving it. However, he had already be experienced at dealing with this type of matter. He first lowered his wheelbarrow, and then slowly moved therge rock onto the wheelbarrow. Old Yang broke out into a sweat all over from the exertion!


    Although he viewed dancing with olddies as really important, he viewed his sry as more important. Otherwise, what would he even eat? He moved therge rock off the road, swept away all small stones and dirt from the road, wiped his sweat, and slowly continued down Binhe Road!


    ¡°Just what is this!!¡± Every month, there would be a few days when there was a particrly high amount of trash on Binhe Road. There would be chewing gum, cigarette butts, beer bottles, and even used condoms.


    Today was such a day as well! Old Yang had to constantly clear all of this trash away. Although this work wasn¡¯t very difficult, the requirements were really high. No trash at all was allowed to remain on the road. Binhe Road was only about two kilometers long, but cleaning all of it would still take a very long time.


    Since Old Yang was out here in the middle of the night, visibility was really poor. He faintly felt like there was something in the middle of the road. Since there wouldn¡¯t be any cars out on the road at this time of night, Old Yang decided to take a look at what it was, wheeling his wheelbarrow into the middle of the road!


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Old Yang discovered that the object was a toad that had been crushed into ground meat, sticking onto the road. A used condom had been thrown right on top of its corpse. Old Yang withstood his disgust as he slowly scraped the dead toad off of the roadside! This was really hard work for him as he kneeled in front of his wheelbarrow!


    ¡°F*ck, have sex if you want, but what did this toad do to you!?¡± Old Yang had a really dirty mouth. This was another habit of his because he was far too lonely!


    The blood, pressure from the motorcycle wheel, rubber, and protein all seemed tobine together to make an excellent glue, which was why it was so difficult for Old Yang to scrape off the toad¡¯s remains.


    Suddenly, he heard something like a car engine! Old Yang was sure that it was an engine of some sort. He tried his best to stand up, but he was rather old, and his legs were in poor shape, so he found himself unable to stand up suddenly after kneeling on the road for so long. Before he could get up, a motorcycle in the distance suddenly became visible!


    Old Yang¡¯s movements were rather slow due to advanced age! He waved his broom while loudly shouting, ¡°There¡¯s someone on the road! Watch out!¡±


    He wasn¡¯t in time! The motorcyclists were unable to stop in time by the time that they noticed Old Yang. More than 10 motorcycles were all chasing after one another. They all instantly arrived!

 Chapter 271: Scene of slaughter

    <h4>Chapter 271: Scene of ughter</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The motorcyclists racing at high speed finally discovered Old Yang in front of them, along with his trash wheelbarrow which was parked right in the middle of the road. For the 10+ motorcycles which raced each other, the ones in front were still able to avoid Old Yang, but that was impossible for the motorcycles in the middle and back of the pack.


    The motorcyclists tried to brake, but four heavy motorcycles crashed into Old Yang¡¯s trash wheelbarrow! Although they were braking, it was impossible for the motorcyclists to stop because of how fast they had been going. Actually, the motorcyclists had intentionally ced a veryrge rock at the entrance to Binhe Road in order to block off the road to other cars. They hadn¡¯t expected that they would meet Old Yang in the middle of the night without his bright street cleaner uniform on, all because Old Yang was in a hurry to try and get a dance in with some old women early in the morning!


    Well, such an ident happened because of unexpected coincidence. This ident was truly horrific. Although the other motorcycles had managed to avoid Old Yang, over to the side, two motorcycles scraped each other because of trying to avoid Old Yang. The two motorcycles seemed just like fragile potato chips as both motorcycles instantly fell apart!


    The four young men and young women on these two motorcycles were all tossed into a garden nearby the roadside. One of the young men had his leg cut off by the wheel of another motorcycle as he flew into the garden! His leg was cut off as easily as if a knife was slicing through tofu! His leg was instantly crushed into ground meat with bones!


    The four who were tossed into the garden didn¡¯t even make a single sound as they all instantly died! All that was left were motorcycle wheels rolling off into the distance while covered in blood.


    Meanwhile, Old Yang had his mouth wide open as he watched the first of the four motorcycles crash into his trash wheelbarrow. *CLANG!* A tremendous sound transmitted far in the air!


    Who knew if Old Yang¡¯s luck was good or bad today? Originally, he had simply wanted to finish his work early in the morning so that he could go dancing with some old women. However, he met with these motorcyclists who didn¡¯t care about their own lives. But, maybe he also had a little good luck, after all. His trash wheelbarrow was of excellent quality and extremely sturdy because street sweepers were often picked on. It had been welded out of iron tes which were the thickness of his arm. Additionally, there was also arge and heavy rock inside the wheelbarrow.


    Foul-smelling smoke, which was the scent of burning rubber, arose as the four motorcycles crashed into the trash wheelbarrow one by one. The impact was far too powerful. The trash wheelbarrow¡¯s iron handle directly prated Old Yang¡¯s stomach, sticking into his body like it was a porcupine quill, going in as easily as a candle would into a birthday cake. The trash wheelbarrow fell over onto Old Yang¡¯s chest. This powerful impact broke at least seven or eight of his rib bones! Not only that, these were all segmental fractures.


    One of the four motorcycles was now out of control due to having lost its rider. This motorcycle ran right over Old Yang¡¯s right leg. *Crack!* His right lower leg instantly snapped! Old Yang immediately fainted due to the swift and tremendous pain!


    Although Old Yang¡¯s trash wheelbarrow had fallen over and injured him, it also managed to protect him! His head and spine didn¡¯t suffer any serious impact! This was perhaps his small good fortune among great misfortune.


    For the first three motorcycles which crashed into the trash wheelbarrow, these motorcycles had all fallen over before the crash. The three young men and three young women were all squeezed together by inertia as these three motorcycles crashed into the trash wheelbarrow.


    The youngsters¡¯ fragile necks all exploded into bright red smithereens! Even though the young men were indeed wearing helmets, those helmets were all easily crushed as if they were paper due to how powerful this impact was.


    Bright red blood spurted like a gushing fountain, apanied by rising smoke from the motorcycles! White brain matter sttered all over the road, just as if a bowl of oatmeal had been poured everywhere!


    These six young lives all instantly became corpses! The only good part was that at least they hadn¡¯t felt much pain. Their brains and necks had been the first to shatter, which meant that they would probably no longer feel pain while dying.


    Following these three motorcycles was the white motorcycle with the teenaged middle school girl. She was really excited. This seemed so fun, way too fun to her! The loud motorcycle noises and amazing speed made her so excited! She felt like she was flying!


    The other three motorcycles had noticed Old Yang earlier, so they had also braked earlier. This white motorcycle had been the veryst motorcycle in the pack, so the rider didn¡¯t notice Old Yang until the distance was extremely close already. This rider wasn¡¯t very skilled at handling a motorcycle, and he immediately braked, causing him to flip over together with his white motorcycle. This motorcycle flipped over Old Yang and the trash wheelbarrow. As the motorcycle kept flipping, motorcycle parts and the rider¡¯s body parts kept being flung out in session. His hand, which still had a motorcycle glove on it, flew all the way into the branches of a tree by the roadside.


    The rider had braked way too suddenly. The teenaged girl behind him was tossed out as if she was a rag doll being thrown away by her master. She iled with all four limbs as she screamed. She truly was flying now! It was as if she was dancing in the air! *Ssh!* She was thrown directly into a dense clump of trees adjacent to a small pond from which water was usually drawn to water the roadside garden. The sound of the impact resembled what would happen if a broken box was dropped onto the ground. Her screaming suddenly stopped!


    Of the 10+ motorcycles, the rest were lucky enough to dodge everything sessfully and survive. All of this had happened in only an instant. The other youngsters didn¡¯t even have enough time to be shocked yet when it all ended.


    In total, six motorcycles had been involved in this ident. Only the teenaged girl on the final motorcycle had screamed. The other 11 riders on these six motorcycles had all remainedpletely silent as if they were gagged ves as they were crushed instantly into tiny scattered pieces.


    Some of the surviving youths cared only about protecting themselves from responsibility. They immediately drove off on their motorcycles without even giving this scene a second nce! After the first left, the rest realized that they should probably run away from this scene as well! In just a few seconds, all of the youths had escaped on their motorcycles, with not a single one staying behind.


    Still, at least one of the young women riding with a motorcyclist felt that it would be really immoral to do nothing at all. She ended up calling for an ambnce.


    ¡°Is this Chasu City Hospital? There¡¯s been an ident at Aqua Flower Garden on Binhe Road. People have died. Please hurry!¡± The young woman then ignored the operator¡¯s questions for her and immediately hung up.


    In China, ambnces were just like the police. As long as someone called to report something, they would have to move out, no matter if the report was real or fake! Even if hypothetically nine out of 10 reports were fake, they would still have to go for the one real report! Saving lives was more important than anything to the hospital! However, these youngsters were toying with their own lives. In the end, they caused a major incident. Regret wouldn¡¯t help the dead youngsters at all!


    On the ambnce, emergency department Doctor Li yawned as it was only slightly past 4 a.m. right now. This was the time of night when people would usually be the sleepiest. He had been rather busyst night. Since the weather was warming up, there were now more people going out at night to drink at bars, eating barbequed meat while downing a few beers.


    After drinking some alcohol, amon scenario would look like this: ¡°What are you looking at!¡± ¡°I¡¯m looking at you!¡± That would be followed by a fight, with fists, feet, and beer bottles flying everywhere. The fighters would finally wake up after receiving bloody injuries! The loser of the fight would usually have to be hospitalized, while the winner of the fight would be taken to the police station.


    Emergency doctors working on the ambnces would hate summer nights more than anything. There would be people who were injured in fights on almost a daily basis! It was also incrediblymon for some drunk men to be beaten really badly without getting any good attacks in on the other party. The drunk patient would then curse at the doctors and attack the nurses! This really wasn¡¯t rare at all.


    Normally in such a situation, if there were no policemen who apanied the patient, then the hospital would send a security guard! But even if the security guard could prevent the patient from getting physical, it wouldn¡¯t be possible to control the patient¡¯s mouth!


    There were all sorts of patients who would angrily curse or even issue threats. In fact, emergency doctors who worked on ambnces were the doctors with the highest rate of being injured by patient attacks on them. In China, the emergency department and pediatric department were the departments with the highest rate of angry patients causing incidents. Recently, the department of ophthalmology and otorhinryngology had also joined them with a simrly high rate of incidents! These departments would really be like battlefields!


    Hoodlums wouldn¡¯t care about getting into a fight with a doctor. At most, the hoodlum would be locked up in jail for a few days. It wasn¡¯t like the jail was a ce that the hoodlum hadn¡¯t experienced before. However, the doctor would have to deal with far more troublesome things. The doctor would have to constantly write reports and exin the situation to the higher-ups. It was truly ridiculous! That was why doctors would typically just bear with angry patients instead for as long as they could! Doctors truly had it difficult!


    The ambnce sped swiftly down the roads because it was very early in the morning at a time when even taxi drivers would be resting at home, so it took the ambnce only slightly more than 10 minutes to arrive at the scene of the ident. Doctor Li was incredibly astonished when he saw the ident scene! He had worked as an emergency doctor for several years already, so he had seen many bloody things before, yet this scene truly scared him.


    It was as if a ughter had urred! Broken limbs were scattered everywhere. A cut off female foot, still wearing a high heel, was directly in the middle of the road. Smoking and sparking motorcycle parts were everywhere. Under the ambnce lights¡¯ illumination, it seemed as if blood was flowing like a river on the road. White brain matter was also sttered everywhere! A blood-sttered flower bouquet from someone unknown was slowly fluttering because of the wind!


    ¡°Hurry! Make phone calls right away! Immediately make phone calls! Call the police! Call the hospital!¡± Doctor Li¡¯s voice was shaking.


    The ambnce driver was a retired soldier, yet even his hands shook as he hurriedly started making a phone call. The emergency department nurse¡¯s legs had gone soft. This scene was far too frightening to behold!

 Chapter 272: Never declining to shoulder responsibility

    <h4>Chapter 272: Never declining to shoulder responsibility</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    People in the border province, especially those who were older, had a really descriptive analogy for motorcycles. They referred to motorcycles as meat buns on wheels! The border province was sparsely poptedpared to the rest of China, sond was more spacious and more people used motorcycles back in the day. Chinese people in the border province also loved to drink alcohol. Shanghai¡¯s Xingfu 120 motorcycle brand had seen countless of its riders die over the years. Since these youngsters were driving at recklessly high speeds while also high on marijuana, it wasn¡¯t strange at all for them to have caused such a major ident.


    A second ambnce arrived from the hospital. Five police cars also arrived. Since this was such a major ident, it even gained the attention of Chasu City¡¯s highest-ranking government leaders. Chasu City¡¯s leader of the Bureau of Transportation also arrived. The emergency doctors searched for survivors, while the forensic doctors searched for the dead. Many of the policemen directly vomited upon seeing this scene. This scene was far too disgusting. It was likely that many of these people would be unable to eat meat for a while!


    ¡°Hurry! This person is still breathing and has a heartbeat! Carefully and slowly separate this motorcycle wheel and the trash wheelbarrow. Don¡¯t remove the wheel from this person¡¯s body!¡± A veteran attending physician from the emergency department was in charge here of saving whoever the survivors might be.


    ¡°There¡¯s another survivor here, Doctor! Hurry! She¡¯s still breathing!¡± A policeman discovered the middle school girl who was by the pondside. She had been truly lucky.


    Although she had been tossed from the motorcycle like a rag doll, she had crashed through a dense thicket of trees. These were all scenic trees, slightly more than one meter tall and really dense. This had helped to mitigate most of the impact, which was how she remained alive. Her condition was quite simr to Old Yang¡¯s.


    The iron wheelbarrow handle was sticking directly into Old Yang¡¯s abdomen. The iron handle had also split open from the impact while sticking in his abdomen. As for the teenaged girl, she was wearing a leather jacket and light cotton underwear in order to appear sexy. She hadn¡¯t even buttoned up the jacket, wanting to reveal more skin. As a result, the high speed at which she was tossed into the thicket of trees meant that tree branches had prated her abdomen as if they were sharp knives. The girl had been lucky, truly lucky, as none of the tree branches were very thick. Any slightly thicker tree branch would have killed her!


    Both her legs hadnded into the pond. Luckily, the water resistance had also helped to mitigate the impact. Even so, both of her legs were now broken withminuted fractures. Although she had been wearing a motorcycle helmet, the helmet was of shoddy quality, and it had shatteredpletely from the impact. The helmet¡¯s plexiss mask shattered to be sharp ss knives which all stuck themselves into her face! Although the tree branches had mitigated arge amount of the impact, she had still been thrown at far too great of a speed. After she broke through the dense tree thicket, she hadnded on the ground chest-first, causing her rib bones to shatter!


    The head emergency doctor at the scene immediately went over to check her pulse. ¡°Hurry! Stretcher, and raise her horizontally! You must be absolutely careful andy her t!¡± Old Yang and the teenaged girl were both taken to Chasu City Hospital in separate ambnces.


    Old Yang and the teenaged girl both had incredibly simr injuries. Both of them had a copsed chest, arge number of foreign objects prating into the abdomen, and shattered legs, although Old Yang had only his right leg shattered, while the teenaged girl had both her legs shattered.


    Also, the teenaged girl had one more injured locationpared to Old Yang. Her face was filled with ss shards! Luckily, none of the ss shards had gone into her eyes!


    This was such a gigantic ident! The scene was far too gory. All of Chasu City¡¯s highest-ranking government leaders were astonished and had their attention on this matter, so a great deal of importance was ced on dealing with this incident. Firstly, all police in the city were woken up, even though it was still very early in the morning. The hospital leadership were also all woken up, and they rushed to Chasu City Hospital.


    Since the government was cing great importance on this matter, everyone hurried as fast as they possibly could. The teenaged girl¡¯s family members were also notified. Old Yang was rather pitiful as he had no family to notify at all.


    At Chasu City Hospital, Superintendent Ouyang was informed that many people had been injured, and that many people had also died. She was worried that there wouldn¡¯t be enough doctors on duty, so she immediately ordered that every single surgeon of Chasu City Hospital gather at the hospital immediately for an emergency. It was as if she sounded a military horn to call for the start of battle. All of the surgeons, who lived all over, started hurrying to the hospital even though it was stillpletely dark out!


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± The wife of an attending physician in the cardiothoracic department drowsily noticed that her husband was putting on his clothes.


    ¡°There¡¯s been a major incident. The hospital is summoning all surgeons!¡± he swiftly exined to his wife as he finished putting his clothes on.


    ¡°Oh! Be careful on the way. How about I apany you? It¡¯s so dark out.¡± His drowsy wife instantly woke up! She was worried for her husband.


    ¡°Just go back to sleep!¡± The cardiothoracic surgeon immediately left without saying anything else as he had finished putting on his clothes!


    But, how was she supposed to sleep!? The doctor¡¯s wife just stared at the ceiling. Although she wasn¡¯t worried that something would happen to her husband, she was still unable to sleep! Simr scenes urred in many doctors¡¯ homes.


    Every member of the hospital administration department knew that Zhang Fan was a highly skilled surgeon, even though he was technically on rotation in an internal medicine department currently. He wouldn¡¯t possibly be left out for such an incident. Zhang Fan immediately started putting on his clothes after he received the phone call for him toe. When Shao Hua woke up from hearing him move around, she exited her bedroom to see that Zhang Fan was already going downstairs, having closed the door to the living room.


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Shao Hua could only gently sigh. She checked the time. It was currently 4:40 a.m.!


    All of the surgeons of Chasu City Hospital gathered in the main hallway of the emergency department. Although there were many doctors, none of them were talking. They all quietly waited on their chairs for the patients to arrive. Superintendent Ouyang and the surgeon vice superintendent stood at the entrance of the emergency department as they anxiously gazed at the hospital entrance!


    This was simply how the medical field was! Doctors would never wish for there to be many patients, but when they knew that patients would be arriving, they would hope that the patients could be brought to the hospital as early as possible. This field was simply that contradictory.


    Two ambnces arrived with wailing sirens. People who lived nearby the hospital hated hearing this sound. The sound of ambnce sirens would never stop for even a single day of the year. But, even if the nearby neighbors were annoyed, none of them would want to move far away from the hospital even if they had the opportunity!


    The government had only told Superintendent Ouyang that there were many injured as well as many dead, which was why she had summoned every single surgeon. However, only two patients arrived on the two ambnces. Superintendent Ouyang asked, ¡°Where are the other injured patients? Were they sent to other hospitals?¡±


    ¡°There are no other survivors at all. Every other person died!¡± one of the ambnce drivers told Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t have the time to exim or be shocked at this. Even though she wasn¡¯t an expert in surgery, she was the hospital superintendent. She needed to take charge of the emergency treatment for these patients.


    There was a certain medical principle when it came to saving patients. If a hospital¡¯s resources were limited, then it would first focus on saving those who were in a less serious condition over patients in severe condition. The hospital would also focus on saving younger people over older people. This principle was adopted in order to better save as many lives as possible.


    This wasn¡¯t for the sake of increasing the ratio of saved patients, as there was no such quota. This was simply a very cruel yet scientific method of saving people! If the patient in severe condition was treated first, this patient might not even be sessfully saved, and the patient in less serious condition might get to the point of being in serious condition because they had to wait! Meanwhile, younger people would have a greater chance of survival than older people!


    Of course, such choices would be unnecessary if the hospital had plenty of medical resources and personnel. Making choices on who to save would only be necessary in emergencies where there was no other choice. Making such choices would be really cruel for the patients. Who would get treated first or second wasn¡¯t only a matter of time. It might be the difference between life and death!


    Although there were only two patients, both of them were in incredibly severe condition. Both patients were moved to the emergency department as if they were copies of each other. With their injuries, it was a definite that they would have internal bleeding. It was likely that some organs were already beginning to fail.


    There was no time to even perform checkups on either of them. The doctors would need to first fix the patients¡¯ state of shock and preserve their breathing! Both patients hadplex multiple trauma. All of the surgical directors gathered director to discuss and prepare a n for surgery.


    Normal patients wouldn¡¯t require so much. All that would be needed was to begin a surgery on the operating table. However, these two patients were both in severe condition, and both also hadplex injuries. It would be very unwise to start surgery on them without a good n.


    Typically, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t someone who was very proactive. However, Zhang Fan was always willing to shoulder the responsibility about anything rted to patients who needed surgery. All of the surgical directors surrounded Zhang Fan! This was the best evidence of his skills and authority now.


    ¡°There¡¯s no time! You can decide what we should do!¡± Superintendent Ouyang delegated the authority to decide what should be done about the surgeries to Zhang Fan. Although the directors had already surrounded him, leaving him at the center, he would still need this type of official higher-ranking recognition! Zhang Fan was still only a resident doctor, after all!


    ¡°Both patients have incredibly difficult situations to deal with in the chest and abdomen. I, the cardiothoracic vice director, and a vice director from general surgery should perform surgery on the teenaged girl. Meanwhile, the cardiothoracic director, general surgery director, and an orthopedic surgery director should perform surgery for the older patient.¡± Zhang Fan immediately began to issuemands without even trying to refuse as would be polite to do ording to Chinese etiquette. There was no time to be wasted on polite refusals! Human lives were at stake!


    Superintendent Ouyang also had her reasons for choosing Zhang Fan to be in charge of deciding the surgeries. Currently, none of the other surgical directors would dispute the fact that Zhang Fan was the #1 doctor of Chasu City Hospital in general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and orthopedic surgery, which were the three types of surgery involved for these two patients. Additionally, the teenaged girl was the much younger patient, so she would have a greater chance to live. Zhang Fan had no selfish motives involved here at all. This was simply the medical principle on whom to save first!

 Chapter 273: Looked down upon for being too young

    <h4>Chapter 273: Looked down upon for being too young</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    For emergency treatment at the hospital, normally after one doctor spoke up, there would be several or even more than 10 nurses helping out. Although the surgery n was now confirmed, everyone could only perform basic emergency treatment for the teenaged girl, fixing the patient¡¯s shock while preparing for the surgery.


    Normally, it would be best in such a situation to perform surgery as quickly as possible. However, the patient¡¯s family hadn¡¯t arrived yet! In China, as long as there wasn¡¯t a patient¡¯s family member¡¯s official signature of approval on the surgery paperwork, no doctor, not even Superintendent Ouyang, would dare to start the surgery! This was because the hospital wouldn¡¯t get in trouble for the patient¡¯s death, but the hospital might get into trouble if the patient died after surgery! The majority of reasonable people would be really grateful to the hospital and doctors, but there were always certain special people who would want to start a medicalwsuit instead!


    And even if the patient was saved after the surgery, there were also some ingrates who would im that they hadn¡¯t consented to the surgery for the family member, and thus refuse to pay the hospital¡¯s medical fees! Thus, actual emergency treatment was quite different from how it really was supposed to be! Quite often, intern doctors and nurses who had just recently graduated wouldn¡¯t be ustomed to this!


    Still, things were much simpler for Old Yang. He was a widower with no children or rtives at all. In such a scenario, usually the workce would be contacted first, and if there was no set workce, only then could the hospital directly decide whether or not to perform surgery! China¡¯s medical system was indeed full of problems, but at the very least, the hospital could decide on the surgery if there were no family members to contact! The hospital could make the decision to perform surgery even if it knew it wasn¡¯t likely to get paid! But, for any patient who had family that could be contacted, the hospital would have to be extra careful about starting a surgery!


    These types of severe traumatic injuries would be very difficult to deal with. Sometimes, maybe the patient would appear alright on the surface, but the internal organs might have been shattered by the impact! To give an example, if the doctor needed to stick the liver with a needle, or remove some tissue with tissue forceps, that wouldn¡¯t be a big deal at all. The liver could automatically heal itself from such small injuries. However, the liver would be really afraid of such direct and powerful impacts. The liver was really fragile, so it would shatter easily. To give an analogy, it would be like squeezing instant noodles to pieces through a stic bag, with the stic bag representing the liver¡¯s membrane. This was probably why the liver was hidden inside the ribcage. Back when humans were evolving, it was likely that the ancient humans who didn¡¯t have their liver protected by the ribcage wouldn¡¯t even have the chance to spread their genes!


    Old Yang¡¯s boss was a small-time contractor. The contractor was so scared after receiving the phone call from the police that he literally peed his pants! Making money and surviving weren¡¯t easy. The contractor was really scared about the ident with more than 10 deaths. Even though the contractor wouldn¡¯t be held responsible for this ident at all when the government started to assign me, this contractor was the cowardly type who decided that he needed to immediately get out of the contracted street cleaning business.


    After it was confirmed that Old Yang had no family members, an obviously wealthy woman and a man with a strong aura arrived in the emergency department right before the surgery on Old Yang was about to begin.


    The wealthy woman immediately had a breakdown when she saw her daughter in such a bloody condition on the examination table. ¡°Yaya! Yaya! It¡¯s mom! What happened to you, Yaya!? Mom has done wrong by you!¡± As the woman cried and shouted, she tried to pounce on her daughter!


    ¡°Stop! Her life is in a great deal of danger right now. She needs immediate surgery. You should sign the surgery paperwork!¡± The operating room head nurse immediately stood in front of the mother and blocked her. The teenaged girl¡¯s rib bones had already been shattered into tiny pieces. If her mother recklessly pounced onto the girl and pressured the shattered bones, then the shattered bones would likely pierce into the heart and lungs, which would directly kill the teenaged girl! There would be no need for surgery then!


    The man with the strong aura ignored the woman. He directly headed for Superintendent Ouyang. This man was the teenaged girl¡¯s uncle, not father. This uncle was the vice president of thergest nationally ownedpany in Chasu City, so he had quite a high status. This nationally ownedpany was quiterge and powerful. Its president would have equal status to Chasu City¡¯s city leader.


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, this girl is my niece. Sigh! I¡¯ll really be troubling you!¡± The vice president had a really humble attitude. Right now, his niece¡¯s life was at stake. He didn¡¯t dare to act arrogantly here.


    ¡°Rest assured, Vice President Chen. We¡¯ll do our very best. You should immediately sign the paperwork as time is of the essence.¡± Superintendent Ouyang knew who he was, and was quite polite to him as well!


    ¡°Alright.¡± Vice President Chen pulled his sister away to go and sign the surgery paperwork. Old Yang had been pushed out of the emergency department and moved to an operating room by now. General surgery Director Zhao Quanping and the others for Old Yang¡¯s surgery were also preparing to go to the operating room. Vice President Chen noticed this, and spoke up. ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, Director Zhao isn¡¯t the one who will perform surgery for my niece?¡±


    ¡°Doctor Zhang will perform surgery for this girl! Rest assured, Doctor Zhang is really amazing.¡± Superintendent Ouyang pointed at Zhang Fan.


    As Vice President Chen was a leader from a powerfulpany, he had plenty of power and influence himself. Before he arrived at the hospital, he had long since learned that there were only two injured patients, who were his niece as well as a street cleaner. When Vice President Chen had entered the emergency department, he had taken a nce at both patients. He saw that Old Yang had a very bloody metal wheelbarrow handle stuck in his stomach. Meanwhile, he saw that his niece had lots of tree branches stuck in her stomach! From hisyman¡¯s point of view, he felt that Old Yang¡¯s condition seemed to be obviously more severe than his niece¡¯s condition!


    The tree branches still had young leaves attached to them. The teenaged girl¡¯s face was still covered with ss shards and blood! This wasn¡¯t because the doctors didn¡¯t want to clean her up, but rather that they didn¡¯t have the time to do so. They were focusing first and foremost on saving her life, so who would have the time to care about the ss shards on her face?


    General surgery Director Zhao Quanping was far more famous among Chasu City¡¯s ordinary citizenspared to Zhang Fan. The wealthy woman didn¡¯t recognize Director Zhao Quanping like her brother had, but she did know who Zhao Quanping was. In any small city, a famous doctor would be able to conquer a great share of the market. Anyone who was a friend or rtive of a famous doctor would be able to brag about it!


    The rich woman was also ayman who felt that Old Yang¡¯s condition was more severe than her daughter¡¯s. Additionally, she knew that her older brother was quite powerful. She had originally been fully focused on her daughter, but now she turned around to look at Zhang Fan, the doctor assigned to her daughter¡¯s surgery. She saw that Zhang Fan was really young, and that he seemed only a few years older than her daughter.


    The rich woman felt as if her mind had been struck by lightning! Her world was copsing! Was someone so young really capable of performing surgery? She didn¡¯t say anything to Zhang Fan, but she immediately turned around and kneeled in front of Superintendent Ouyang. ¡°Superintendent, Superintendent! I¡¯m begging you! Save my daughter Yaya! Superintendent! I¡¯m begging you! Let Director Zhao perform surgery on my Yaya! She¡¯s only a teenager!¡±


    This truly made Superintendent Ouyang feel awkward. She wouldn¡¯t care at all about patients¡¯ family members who argued, got angry, or even tried to threaten her, as Superintendent Ouyang was famous for a steely temperament. She was willing to take a hard-nosed approach with anyone who dared to act in such a manner with her. However, Superintendent Ouyang was still a woman. When she saw another woman crying so pitifully in front of her, Superintendent Ouyang felt pity as well. But even if she pitied the mother, it wasn¡¯t like Superintendent Ouyang could directly tell her that ¡°Zhang Fan is the best doctor in our hospital¡±, because she still needed to save face for the other directors.


    ¡°Rest assured and sign the surgery paperwork. Time is of the essence here. The faster that we get the surgery started, the better the chance for your daughter to survive. Doctor Zhang really is quite amazing!¡± It was quite rare for Superintendent Ouyang to patiently exin things to a patient¡¯s family member, but she did her best to do so this time.


    ¡°Superintendent! I¡¯m begging you! Let me kowtow to you!¡± The rich mother kowtowed several times, mming her head directly into the hard cement floor of the emergency department! Her head started bleeding from how hard she was kowtowing! Vice President Chen felt pained in his heart from watching this. He had a really good rtionship with his younger sister and niece. Meanwhile, that street cleaner was a total stranger to him, someone he wouldn¡¯t care about at all!


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, please help us out. Truly, please help us.¡± Vice President Chen had a really anxious expression! He was still speaking very nicely as of now. If Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t agree, he would then immediately try and find connections who might be able to pressure Superintendent Ouyang! This was because doctors, especially highly skilled doctors, would also be a precious resource. As Vice President Chen was rich and powerful, of course he would try and fight for such a precious resource for his niece¡¯s sake!


    Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t bothered by the patient¡¯s family members¡¯ concerns at all. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t feel that it was his fault for being such a young doctor. Besides, everyone would have parents. He understood their pain and worries. But, even though Old Yang¡¯s condition appeared more dangerous to theymen family members, Zhang Fan knew that the teenaged girl¡¯s condition was actually even more severe than Old Yang¡¯s condition. That was why Zhang Fan had asked that Director Zhao be the primary surgeon on Old Yang, while Zhang Fan would personally perform surgery on the teenaged girl.


    Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t know any of this, as she wasn¡¯t a surgical specialist. However, she understood Zhang Fan¡¯s skills and character. She knew that Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the type who would choose the easier surgery for himself, which meant that he definitely had his own n already on how to perform this surgery. Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t want to change Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery n!


    ¡°Superintendent Ouyang, please let Director Zhao perform surgery on my niece. This is our right as family members to choose the doctor. We¡¯ll pay all the necessary medical fees, no matter the cost. And no matter what the result is, the hospital won¡¯t be responsible.¡± Vice President Chen was bing slightly angry when he saw Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s hesitation. He was someone with high status, so he was ustomed to getting what he wanted. He started using a slightly tougher approach!


    ¡°Alright!¡± Superintendent Ouyang could no longer be concerned with Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery n now. The hospital would also have to respect the patient¡¯s family¡¯s decision!


    ¡°Zhang Fan! Hurry and go perform surgery for the older patient! This surgery will be given to Director Zhao!¡± Superintendent Ouyang told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan wanted to say something at this time, but then the rich mother turned around and started kowtowing to Zhang Fan! Although the rich mother didn¡¯t say anything, her intention was obvious. ¡®Please spare my daughter!¡¯


    Zhang Fan felt truly helpless as he watched the teenaged girl¡¯s mother whose face was now also covered in blood. He felt that this mother might be capable of something even more ridiculous if he insisted on performing surgery for the teenaged girl.


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Zhang Fan felt really helpless, but there really wasn¡¯t anything that he could do. The patient¡¯s family members were using both soft and hard approach! Zhang Fan felt that the only thing he could do was to finish Old Yang¡¯s surgery as quickly as possible so that he could go and help out Director Zhao and the others!


    The patient hadn¡¯t done anything wrong at all here. Zhang Fan could understand, no matter what the patient¡¯s family members were like. A life was at stake here. It wasn¡¯t wrong for the patient¡¯s family members to value her life. Besides, any doctor who didn¡¯t value life wouldn¡¯t be worthy of being called a doctor!


    Zhang Fan thus exited the emergency department and caught up to Director Zhao.


    ¡°Director Zhao, we¡¯re going to have to trade surgeries. The patient¡¯s family members don¡¯t want me performing surgery on her!¡± Zhang Fan told him.


    ¡°Sigh! Ridiculous! They¡¯re putting her life in danger!¡± Director Zhao also knew that such a thing wasn¡¯t something that the doctors could decide. The doctors would only be able to do their best on the surgeries that they were assigned to. There was no other way.

 Chapter 274: Whoa! The System knows how to talk!

    <h4>Chapter 274: Whoa! The System knows how to talk!</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The surgery preparations were finished quite quickly. Currently in the year 2011, China was one of the few countries in the world with enough government assistance to run a national medical insurance program for all its citizens. Although there were still many problems with the Chinese medical system, China was indeed seeing solid progress, development, and improvements. Nowadays, far fewer patients would refuse to pay their medical fees.


    Back in earlier days, when vige hospitals were still capable of performing caesarean sections and smaller city hospitals were still very good, many people who didn¡¯t have any money would directly leave their ill family member or child in the hospital and then leave! This was the slyness of ordinary citizens. This was a helpless type of slyness because they really didn¡¯t have any money.


    The vige hospital or small city hospital would then treat the patient, and even feed them! The patient¡¯s family members would then return after the treatment was over, bringing some wheat or flour to pay what they could for the medical fees! This wasn¡¯t an isted event at all. Such things were incrediblymon back then.


    But nowadays, in such situations, doctors wouldn¡¯t first consider treating the patients, but rather if somebody would try to sue them afterwards. It would be considered their job if the doctor sessfully treated the patient, but what if the doctor didn¡¯t seed? Doctors had be cowardly about helping patients because of the pressure from medicalwsuits!


    As urbanization became more widespread in China, ruralmunities started shrinking, so vige hospitals became just like abandoned temples with almost nobody inside therge buildings. Although medical incidents were really reduced in number at these ces, these hospitals were basically relegated to doing nothing more than appendectomies!


    Old Yang, the lonely old man who didn¡¯t even count as a temporary worker with his street cleaning job, had numerous metal bars from the split apart wheelbarrow handle stuck in his stomach as he was wheeled into the operating room. He really had a strange appearance like this. As the gurney was pushed into the operating room, the metal bars kept waving around in Old Yang¡¯s abdomen as if they were featherless chicken wings.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s expression immediately changed once he entered the operating room. Normally, he always had a smiling expression. He would always greet others with a smile that was rather humble. This was his habit that he picked up from his younger days of being a food seller. Even now, he was unable to change it.


    Still, this also had its benefits. Zhang Fan¡¯s smile helped his patients to be highly satisfied with him. ¡°Not only is Doctor Zhang talented as a doctor, he¡¯s also really nice! He¡¯s always smiling, which makes me feel so warm inside!¡±


    However, Zhang Fan¡¯s smile would immediately disappear upon entering the operating room. Although he was wearing a blue one-time-use surgical mask which concealed his mouth, his sharp expression was no longer that of someone who would smile at everyone. Such a Zhang Fan seemed just like a general on the battlefield who wouldn¡¯t stop until his knife had tasted blood!


    ¡°Increase the rate of blood transfusion! Administer cardiac stimnt! Correct the acidosis! Open three vein channels! Vasodtion! Potassium supplement!¡± Zhang Fan was now really amazing. He kept rattling off rapid medicalmands. He was the only one speaking in the operating room.


    Orthopedic surgery Director Gao and cardiothoracic surgery Director Liu stood by with hands folded, silently waiting for orders from Zhang Fan! The anesthesiologist and nurse swiftly carried out Zhang Fan¡¯smands.


    Anesthesiologists were a special type of doctor in the hospital. Anesthesiologists from earlier times had all been clinical doctors at first. Onlyter did anesthesiology be its own special medical subcategory.


    In hospitals, internal medicine doctors would typically look down on surgeons as the prior would feel that thetter were too coarse and only knew how to cut! Meanwhile, surgeons would look down on anesthesiologists, saying something like ¡°They don¡¯t understand anything other than analgesic sticks!¡±.


    In the operating room, the anesthesiologist and surgeons would have a coborative rtionship. The anesthesiologist wasn¡¯t subordinate to the surgeons, which was why most surgeons would be unable tomand the anesthesiologists.


    However, Zhang Fan was a special exception in Chasu City Hospital. His medical skills were far too amazing, reaching the point of him beginning to suppress everyone else. Moreover, Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t easy to deal with when he was in the operating room. He had a chilly expression and powerful aura that seemed like he had killing intent!


    No anesthesiologist from Chasu City Hospital would dare to go against Zhang Fan¡¯s medicalmands. Zhang Fan¡¯s achievements had been far too astonishing. Even the anesthesiology director would be incredibly respectful towards Zhang Fan while in an operating room. The anesthesiology director was respectful of Zhang Fan¡¯s medical skills! This was how the hospital was because skills really mattered here!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you can begin the surgery. The patient¡¯s vitals can support a surgery!¡± the anesthesiologist reported to Zhang Fan. The anesthesiologist had to take things very seriously due to the patient¡¯s severe condition. Normally, the anesthesiologist would only say a few words for normal surgeries. ¡°You can begin!¡± The anesthesiologist would then start writing the anesthesia records rather than being so serious and proper like right now!


    ¡°Disinfect!¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t the type who would waste any words. With his one word, the cardiothoracic director began disinfecting!


    Old Yang was really skinny, so his abdominal fatyer was also very light. When Zhang Fan gently opened up Old Yang¡¯s skin with his scalpel, he found that the yellow fatyer was so light that it barely counted as ayer! Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to use an abdominal retractor for this surgery. Just regr small surgical retractors were enough.


    Fat patients, especially patients who were fat and female, would be a nightmare for doctors to perform abdominal surgery on. Surgical incisions required precision and standardization. A surgical incision couldn¡¯t be done just anywhere on the abdomen.


    The surgical incision would need to be done byyers, gradually entering into the abdomen, cutting open the skin, satisfactorily stopping the bleeding, and then peeling away the fatyer. The fatyer also contained blood vessels, which meant it was also important to stop the bleeding here. After that would be the muscleyer. If the muscleyer didn¡¯t need to bepletely separated, then it would usually be separated with blunt dissection. To exin simply, this meant using the scalpel handle or the fingers to run along the muscle lines and opening up a hole! After that would be the peritoneum.


    All of this would be quite simr to slowly peeling an onion oneyer at a time. Only an unskilled surgeon would cut all the way to the abdomen in just one go. Not only would that be highly dangerous, it would also leave very negative aftereffects for the patient at the end of the surgery.


    Doctors would find it especially difficult to cut open the abdomen for patients who had thick abdominal fat. When opening up the skin, all of the yellow fat might even ruin the surgical incision as the fat would start pouring out as if it was yellow pudding!


    That wasn¡¯t even much. The most difficult part would be the thickness of the fat. If the fat had a thickness of five centimeters or more, it would be impossible to use regr surgical retractors. Abdominal retractors would have to be used.


    Previously at Chasu City Hospital, there was a rotation doctor in the gynecology and obstetrics department who was working on a caesarean section patient. The rotation doctor had volunteered to do the final suturing. However, the patient¡¯s fatyer had been too thick and slippery. Fat was a lipid, which meant it was also an excellent lubricant.


    The rotation doctor wasn¡¯t careful enough and identally dropped the needle into the fatyer! In just a short few seconds, as the patient¡¯s muscles contracted, the needle vanishedpletely into the fatyer! The teaching doctor had been so scared that his face wentpletely pale at that time! It had taken quite a long while for the teaching doctor to manage to find and remove the needle, even with the assistance of X-ray imaging!


    For the surgery on Old Yang, all three surgeons were experts, so the surgery began quite swiftly. But when Zhang Fan opened up the abdomen, cardiothoracic Director Liu almost vomited, even though thetter was such an experienced surgeon. The metal bars which prated into Old Yang¡¯s abdomen had directly prated into the intestines, making holes in both the small andrge intestine.


    The human body had evolved in a very scientific manner. The entire digestive system had many doors from start to finish. For instance, there was the cardia at the upper opening of the stomach where the esophagus entered. The cardia was basically a door responsible for preventing stomach acid from entering the esophagus. The opening from the stomach to the small intestine was known as the pylorus. The ileocecal valve was the door between the small intestine andrge intestine. All these doors would make it impossible for feces to travel upwards in the digestive system!


    The small intestine¡¯s contents would be digested food waiting to have its nutrients absorbed. Therge intestine¡¯s contents would simply be feces. Since the patient¡¯s intestines had been prated, contents from both intestines had poured out into the abdomen.


    Green chives, a difficult vegetable to digest, had filled the abdomen. The feces from therge intestine then tainted all of the chives yellow. It looked as if eggs were on top of the chives in the abdomen! A foul smell wafted over towards the surgeons!


    ¡°It seems that this patient must have eaten chives with eggsst night!¡± Director Liumented while forcing down his sense of disgust.


    ¡°These aren¡¯t eggs at all. Eggs aren¡¯t so pasty. This is probably actually fecal matter that¡¯s sticking to the chives!¡± Director Gao was also feeling ratherfortable!


    There was a way to decrease the sense of disgust, although there was no scientific basis for it. That would be to do your best to describe and talk about the disgusting thing in front of you, which would help to prevent you from vomiting. General surgeons were highly skilled at doing this!


    The stinky, fermenting smell resembled stale moldy tofu that had been rotten for many years already. The operating room nurse immediately had to run out of the operating room. She kept dry heaving as if she was a pregnant woman. The operating room head nurse arrived to rece her less than three minutester!


    ¡°Sigh! You guys are so disgusting. It was already so stinky, but you had to talk about chives, fried chives, chives and eggs, and so on. Our nurse Little Chen directly vomited outside!¡± There was no helping it. The operating room head nurse had toe rece the nurse Little Chen.


    ¡°Haha, she¡¯s still too young. As expected of the head nurse, you¡¯re not reacting at all.¡± Director Liu felt slightly awkward.


    ¡°I currently have rhinitis, so I can¡¯t smell anything~! I can¡¯t smell a thing!¡± The head nurse was feeling for the first time ever like her rhinitis was a good thing for her.


    Rinse! Constant rinsing! This surgery was highly difficult. Every single tear in the intestine needed to be sewed up one by one. Not only were Director Gao and Director Liu disgusted, Zhang Fan was having a hard time as well! The smell of the patient¡¯s feces was far too intense. The smell of operating room disinfectant wasn¡¯t able to suppress the fecal smell at all.


    The two directors constantly talked about disgusting things in order to help themselves suppress the urge to vomit. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t do anything at all. He couldn¡¯t join them, as he didn¡¯t want to let things get to the point where the medical equipment nurse and anesthesiologist also vomited. When Zhang Fan opened up the abdomen and smelled the stenching right at him, he had furiously squeezed his right hand¡¯s back with his left hand with such force that his right hand got bruised!


    Still, the sensation of disguststed only for about a minute or so for everyone. Human tolerance was quite strong. After tolerating the disgusting smell for a while, it would feel slightly better. At this time, even if the fecal chives were sshed onto the surgeons¡¯ faces, they probably wouldn¡¯t be disgusted anymore!


    ¡°Head nurse, metronidazole in saline solution rinse! 1,000 mL for now,¡± Zhang Fan told the head nurse.


    He rinsed, constantly rinsed. The greenish-yellow fecal matter was finally all rinsed away. ¡°Change gloves!¡±


    After Zhang Fan changed his gloves, he poured the saline solution into the abdomen and covered the intestines. He then told the head nurse, ¡°Let¡¯s insert nitrogen, head nurse.¡±


    ¡°You only know how to bully me!¡± the head nurse intentionally spoke in a flirtatious manner to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like Doctor Zhang is injecting nitrogen into you! This doesn¡¯t count as bullying!¡± Director Liu began to crack some slightly perverted jokes.


    ¡°Old fart!¡± The head nurse rolled her eyes at Director Liu. The directors would only dare to crack such a joke with the head nurse since they were of simr age. The directors would still need to save face with the younger nurses.


    There were far too many holes in the patient¡¯s intestines. Zhang Fan had to inspect which ces had holes as if he was filling up a balloon!


    How would he do this? That was rather simple! He would insert an air pump, simr to ones used for pumping air into car tires, into the patient¡¯s anus and then slowly inject air into the intestines.


    There wouldn¡¯t be too many negative aftereffects with this treatment method. The only thing was that the patient would often fart after this type of surgery. Someone with more severe aftereffects would constantly fart as if firecrackers were going off. Also, some patients would constantly hup after the surgery. The hups would have a fecal smell to them!


    ¡°Stop!¡± Zhang Fan saw a bubbling location, and then swiftly began to sew it up.


    ¡°Start!


    ¡°Stop!¡±


    This process kept repeating until Zhang Fan no longer found any bubbles in the intestines.


    ¡°Alright, head nurse, this part is finished now,¡± Zhang Fan told the head nurse after he was absolutely certain that he had repaired every hole in the patient¡¯s intestines.


    ¡°Sigh, this is so pitiful. His intestines are filled with holes!¡± Director Liumented sympathetically.


    ¡°This one¡¯s still better than the teenaged girl next door. The iron bars weren¡¯t that thick. Director Zhao is probably having an even harder time. Tree branches are worse than metal bars!¡± the head nursemented.


    The head nurse instantly caused the atmosphere in the operating room to be more depressing. She also realized her own mistake as she hurriedly wiped the surgeons¡¯ sweat with some gauze.


    Zhang Fan started closing up the abdomen now that he was finished with cleaning the abdomen. ¡°Doctor Wang, help me close the abdomen,¡± Zhang Fan told Doctor Wang, an attending physician from the cardiothoracic department who was also assisting in this surgery.


    ¡°Alright.¡±


    Normally, Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t let others take any part of his surgery. However, today was different. He wanted to finish this surgery as quickly as possible because he wanted to also help out with the even more difficult surgery on the teenaged girl in the adjacent operating room.


    No matter what the patient or their family members were like, none of that was important. Once a doctor put on their white doctor¡¯s coat, they would need to shut off their emotions and act only professionally. No matter who the patient was, no matter if they were rich or poor, no matter if they were young or old, the doctor would have to do their very best for them.


    The patient was cing tremendous trust in the doctor by leaving their life in the doctor¡¯s hands. Please value this type of trust! In this generation where money was considered so important, such trust was truly precious!


    Zhang Fan intended on leaving this surgery early if the patient¡¯s chest¡¯s condition wasn¡¯t too severe.


    Doctor Wang sewed all around the abdomen incision, while Zhang Fan, Director Gao, and Director Liu prepared to open up the patient¡¯s chest.


    Meanwhile, Director Zhao next door was truly having a difficult time. He felt his head going numb all over. When he opened up the teenaged girl¡¯s abdomen, what was inside wasn¡¯t as disgusting as in Zhang Fan¡¯s patient. This was because the girl hadn¡¯t eaten any dinnerst night. She had only drunk some beer. She also normally ate very little because she wanted to diet and be skinny, so her intestines were rather clean inside.


    Director Zhao¡¯s head was going numb because the girl¡¯s intestines were in incredibly terrible condition. Why had the head nursemented that tree branches were worse than metal bars? This was because metal bars were narrow and straight. Even if metal bars prated the body, they would only cause some small holes.


    Meanwhile, tree branches were far more troublesome to deal with. Many portions of the girl¡¯s intestines had beenpletely destroyed by the tree branches. Bleeding was already the least of her worries.


    The most troublesome thing right now was that her intestines were dying! Large portions of her intestines were dying. Her intestines were beginning to turn blue. This color change was evidence that the intestines were no longer able to receive blood flow.


    ¡°Little Li, go next door and see what step Zhang Fan and the others are at in their surgery.¡± Director Zhao didn¡¯t dare to take action here, so he told his operating room nurse to go check next door. This was because if he took standard surgical procedures with this girl¡¯s surgery, then it would be almost impossible to preserve much of her intestines. If Director Zhao performed standard surgery on her for her condition, then it would be a ssical example of a perfect surgery that still left the patient dead!


    Director Zhao didn¡¯t care about face or his status right now! He wanted Zhang Fan¡¯s help for the sake of the patient¡¯s life!


    ¡°Head nurse, Director Zhao told me to ask what step of the surgery Zhang Fan and the others are at,¡± the nurse Little Li asked the operating room head nurse in Zhang Fan¡¯s operating room.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter next door?¡± Zhang Fan immediately responded before the head nurse could even answer.


    ¡°There¡¯s incredibly severe damage in the intestines. Director Zhao wanted me toe over and ask about things.¡±


    Zhang Fan became even more worried than he originally was. This wasn¡¯t because Zhang Fan was arrogant. He was the type who would do anything that he knew he was capable of. Luckily for him, the heavens had sent him his System. Moreover, this was also about human life. He wanted to save as many people as he possibly could. This was because he was a doctor! Any true doctor would want to do this, whether or not they had a System like Zhang Fan did.


    After opening up Old Yang¡¯s chest, it turned out that he had been truly lucky. Only his rib bones had been shattered severely, while his heart and lungs were perfectly fine! This was good fortune among great misfortune!


    ¡°Directors, I¡¯ll be leaving this surgery for the one next door!¡± Zhang Fan stopped working on this surgery as he said this to Director Gao and Director Li.


    ¡°You should hurry! Director Zhao has probably met with great trouble!¡± Director Gao told him.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t waste any time as he immediately left. Right after exiting the operating room, he took off his surgical attire. This had been a clean-contaminated surgery, which meant that he needed to wash his hands and change into new surgical attire for the sake of maintaining a sterile environment. Right when Zhang Fan took off his gloves and put his hands on his clothes, his System, which had never said even a single word to Zhang Fan before, suddenly spoke!

 Chapter 275: Spring rain

    <h4>Chapter 275: Spring rain</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    [Surgery iplete! Host¡¯s hands are severely contaminated! This surgery will not count for host¡¯s surgical experience! Host, please strictly obey sterile operation standards!]


    While Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t absolutely perfect at performing surgery, he had never vited surgical standards or left a surgery before it was finished before. That was why he¡¯d never known that his System was so high-tech that it was even capable of calling out its host for improper surgery standards!


    Zhang Fan was truly astonished when he heard the System¡¯s voice speaking up in his mind as he was changing surgical attire! However, Zhang Fan no longer worried after he finished listening to the message. As long as his System wasn¡¯t leaving him because of this, he wouldn¡¯t care at all if he didn¡¯t gain surgical experience in his System for one surgery only.


    Zhang Fan loved grinding surgical experience, but he valued human lives even more. He could grind all the surgical experience that he wanted in the future! But, human lives would only have one chance! There were no do-overs in life.


    After Zhang Fan took off his surgical attire, he ran into the hands-washing area while wearing nothing but his scrubs. He absolutely needed to wash his hands since he had just been working on a clean-contaminated surgery.


    The abdomen was a highly important location in the human body which contained many organs. Several muscleyers were in front of the abdomen as protection. It was even more well protected from the back by the spine. This ce was obviously important.


    The human body¡¯s most fragile organs would always be protected by solid bones. The lungs, heart, and liver were protected by ribcage. The slightly more durable and slightly less important organs were protected by the greater omentum.


    If you opened up the abdomen and looked at it under the illumination of an astralmp, it would seem as if the abdomen was covered by a light yellow curtain. This was the greater omentum, also known as the omentum majus. It really resembled the yellow beaded curtains that many Chinese restaurants liked to hang at the entrance. Of course, the yellow of the greater omentum came from the color of fat!


    The majority of the digestive organs were protected by the greater omentum. Only a small portion of the stomach, part of the ascending colon, and some of the small intestine weren¡¯t covered by the greater omentum.


    The organs in the abdomen wouldn¡¯t grow just randomly. Everything had its set order.


    Since the intestines were covered and affixed by the greater omentum, lesser omentum, peritoneum, and ligaments, this would serve to keep the intestines in ce. There would be no risk of identally dropping your own intestines while you were vigorously exercising this way, nor would you spit up your intestines because of being upside-down!


    Although the Chinese ancestors didn¡¯t know about germs or viruses, they indeed knew that diseases would enter through the mouth. Every single bite of food, no matter how high-ss or clean your food was, would contain tremendous numbers of germs and viruses.


    After you chewed your food in your mouth, the food would then travel down the esophagus and into the stomach. The stomach wouldn¡¯t be responsible for absorbing nutrients. The stomach actually functioned like a mouth with no teeth as it would constantly grind down the food into a paste. The stomach acid would then kill germs as it was a powerful hydrochloric acid. If it wasn¡¯t for our powerful stomach acid, it was likely that just the germs and viruses from your ordinary daily food alone would be enough to kill you!


    The small intestine was the part which actually focused on absorbing nutrition. The liver would secrete bile, while the pancreas would secrete pancreatic juice, helping to guide the food into the small intestine.


    If you stretched out the small intestinepletely, it would actually be approximately six meters in length. The small intestine would be even longer in a fat person! That was because the small intestine was fully focused on absorbing nutrition.


    After the digested food had its nutrients and water absorbed, it would then move into therge intestine as feces. Therge intestine consisted of three major portions: the cecum, the colon, and the rectum.


    The small intestine was incredibly long, so it was winding and constantly twisting inside your body until it ended at the bottom of the right side of your abdomen. That was where it would connect to the ascending colon portion of therge intestine. This was also where the appendix was located.


    Therge intestine could only go upwards from here as it had to start in the lowest portion of the abdomen. It would crawl up to the liver, but then it would turn around and start going horizontally because of being blocked by the peritoneum. Therge intestine would then extend all the way across the abdomen, reaching the left side, then descending and reaching the rectum and anus.


    When looking at a patient¡¯s body from above, you would first see therge and thickrge intestine before seeing the small and slender small intestine! Food would contain arge amount of water at the time that it was transferred from the stomach to the small intestine. Since the small intestine had far too much work in absorbing arge amount of nutrition and some of the water, it wasn¡¯t able to be thick. The nutrition would then go to the liver through blood, while the water would go to the kidney, also through blood.


    At this time, the remaining food particles which had their nutrition absorbed would still seem like a pasty rice porridge. This paste would then slowly go around therge intestine, which had the job of absorbing as much water from this paste as possible. Since therge intestine did less work, it was much fatter all around. Therge intestine would always be surrounded by a thickyer of fat as if it was wearing a yellow jacket. This was an easy way to identify what was therge intestine and what was the small intestine.


    The absorbed water would also enter blood through therge intestine. This contaminated blood would then be returned to the liver and kidney for filtration. This was a basic exnation of the digestion process. Food would slowly dry up from its paste form in therge intestine before finally forming feces by the time it reached the sigmoid colon.


    Since therge intestine needed to absorb arge amount of water, therge intestine was actually just like a half-porous membrane which was really thin. The truly thick portion was the rectum, which was responsible for ejecting feces from the body, which meant that much muscle power would be required. It would be impossible to eject the feces without sufficient muscle strength. If you didn¡¯t have your sphincter muscles, you would have to remove feces from the rectum with your hands!


    By the way, people from Shaanxi really loved to eat pig intestines. They even had a special dish of pig intestines with lots of oil and fat! Although they felt that it tasted delicious, it really wouldn¡¯t smell good at all. No matter how much garlic or onions was used in this dish, it would always have a fecal smell to it!


    When Zhang Fan finished washing his hands and went to the operating room, causing its electric door to slowly open, Director Zhao almost burst into tears of happiness when he saw Zhang Fan arrive.


    This was simply how Director Zhao was now. In the past, before Zhang Fan arrived at Chasu City Hospital, Director Zhao had aplished countless highly difficult surgeries. But now, as long as the surgery was difficult, he would first think of Zhang Fan! He was beginning to rely on Zhang Fan! It was as if Zhang Fan was a spring rain that slowly but surely nourished and influenced Chasu City Hospital¡¯s surgical departments.


    Maybe it was because Director Zhao was getting older, or maybe it was because Zhang Fan was far too skilled, or maybe it was because Director Zhao was less daring as he got older. Regardless, Director Zhao was just like a young child who saw his mother! He expressed abundant emotions, including being aggrieved, reassured, and released!


    Director Zhao didn¡¯t even realize how much he was relying on Zhang Fan now. With such a state of mind, Director Zhao had now reached the peak of his surgical skill level. It would be extremely difficult for him to make any progress from now on! Perhaps this was Zhang Fan¡¯s fault!


    ¡°Is the damage severe?¡± Zhang Fan asked as he entered the operating room, where the anesthesiologist and operating room nurse both hurriedly helped Zhang Fan to put on his surgical attire. He had such an aura about him! Zhang Fan seemed just like a heroing to the rescue! Zhang Fan¡¯s arrival made the depressing atmosphere in this operating room suddenlye alive! The other doctors and nurses¡¯ eyes all became lively again.


    Before Zhang Fan arrived, Director Zhao had been constantly sighing, his surgical assistants had been extra cautious, and the anesthesiologist had been extremely worried. The atmosphere had been incredibly heavy. This was also why nurses and anesthesiologists typically didn¡¯t like being partnered with young doctors.


    Not only were young doctors slower, they were also more prone to making mistakes which resulted in medical incidents. If a medical incident urred, everyone present in the operating room would have to take responsibility!


    ¡°We managed to clean away all the tree branches, but the damage is really severe. So many blood vessels have beenpletely cut. There really is no helping it. Arge portion of her intestines have also been ruined. I don¡¯t even dare to fix things, since not doing it well will result in the intestine¡¯s death or obstruction!¡± Director Zhao exined the current situation to Zhang Fan while thetter was putting on the surgical attire.


    Meanwhile outside the operating room, Old Yang¡¯s contractor boss had also arrived in the emergency department. He really regretted getting into the contracted street sweeping business. 11 people had died, while two people had been seriously injured. Such a major ident would be extremely rare, urring only once every several years or more. Yet, this contractor boss had just happened to get involved. His uncle was a section chief at the Bureau of Sanitation. The simrly cowardly uncle had fainted in fear after hearing about this ident!

 Chapter 276: Difficult surgery

    <h4>Chapter 276: Difficult surgery</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan finished putting on his surgical attire with the help of the operating room nurse and anesthesiologist.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, is it too tight? Is this alright?¡± the operating room nurse gently asked him.


    ¡°This is fine, thank you,¡± Zhang Fan answered as he directly went up to the operating table.


    As Zhang Fan was putting on his surgical attire, Director Zhao automatically moved over to the primary surgical assistant¡¯s position. Vice Director Song, who was the primary surgical assistant, moved over to the secondary surgical assistant¡¯s position. The secondary surgical assistant became the third surgical assistant. There was no need for anyone to say anything. Everyone knew their own position. Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level was far too well known in Chasu City Hospital by now!


    Old Yang¡¯s intestines had many small holes poked into them by the metal bars, so they had been like a sieve. However, the teenaged girl¡¯s intestines were filled with muchrger holes. Zhang Fan furrowed his eyebrows when he stood at the primary surgeon¡¯s position and saw the patient¡¯s abdomen.


    The other doctors had already prepared an excellent field of vision for the surgery. Since the girl was still young, her intestines were pink and tender! However, such tender intestines were now filled with holes everywhere. Zhang Fan did a swift count and found six major visible holes. There was also a portion of the small intestine that had almost beenpletely severed!


    The intestines¡¯ blood supply was shaped like a fan. The fan¡¯s handle was located at the liver. Although blood vessels here were really abundant, damage which was too severe would still cause organ failure due to inability to receive blood.


    Outside the operating room, the contractor boss had a nk expression which was simr to the teenaged girl¡¯s mother¡¯s. Both of them appeared expressionless and tense, although they were different types of tense. Still, both of them simrly hoped that the patients in the operating room could be saved sessfully.


    Chasu City¡¯s traffic police started going crazy. City Leader Zhao became so angry that he even spat up blood. He ordered for roadblocks to be set up everywhere. The traffic police weren¡¯t checking for driving under the influence of alcohol or expired driver¡¯s licenses. Instead, the traffic police only checked motorcycles and electric scooters. The police then confiscated every single motorcycle and electric scooter that didn¡¯t have proper licensing and registration!


    Chasu City was a rtively small city in China. Like other small cities, families with cars were in the minority. Most people would get around using motorcycles or electric scooters. Originally, the traffic police simply turned a blind eye to this, but they no longer dared to ignore things now that City Leader Zhao had gotten angry to the point of spitting up blood.


    The ordinary citizens received quite a blow from this incident. No matter if their motorcycles and electric scooters were used for street races or not, they were all confiscated if theycked proper licensing and registration!


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan directly began the surgery even as he furrowed his eyebrows. Quite a while had already passed before the teenaged girl¡¯s surgery began. The longer that things took, the greater the chance that she would be infected.


    Due to modern antibiotics being prevalent everywhere, maybe ordinary people would think that infections weren¡¯t a big deal. However, infections after surgery were truly a majorplication. A less serious infection would dy the patient¡¯s recovery after the surgery, while a more serious infection might cause other problems in the patient¡¯s body or even be fatal.


    ¡°Director Zhao, we won¡¯t be able to do regr surgical repairing for this patient!¡± Zhang Fan said as he continued to investigate the girl¡¯s intestinal injuries. Just the visible injuries alone were already too severe for standard surgery to deal with.


    ¡°Okay, what¡¯s your n then?¡± Director Zhao could already guess.


    ¡°Directly sew the greater omentum onto the intestines, and use enteroanastomosis to fix the most important parts of the intestine,¡± Zhang Fan answered.


    ¡°With suchrge holes, even if we use the greater omentum to cover them, the intestine still might die!¡±


    The problem had been identified as intestinal damage in this situation. The foundational principle of surgery was to treat the problem. However, surgery ns also needed to adapt to the specific situation. Since this surgery was taking ce in the intestines, where the blood cycle was poor and germs were abundant, and also since intestinal pressure was rather high, performing intestinal repair or enteroanastomosis would easily result in an enterovesical fist or abnormal abdominal cavity residue that would easily be infected and lead to other problems.


    Not to mention, far too many portions of the patient¡¯s intestines had serious damage. Of course Director Zhao would be afraid. If standard surgical methods were used to repair the patient¡¯s intestines, it would still be likely that she would suddenly have an intestinal obstruction any time after the surgery.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine!¡± Zhang Fan already established his surgery n in his mind. This was why general surgery was so difficult. Many times, a surgery n that had been discussed before the surgery began would be unusable. The surgeon would need to rapidly establish a new surgery n after seeing what the situation was really like inside the patient!


    In orthopedic surgery, it was much simpler to establish a surgery n just from seeing the patient¡¯s X-rays and CT scans. More skilled doctors wouldn¡¯t even bring any unnecessary medical equipment. Orthopedic surgery was rather straightforward as the blood vessels and nerves usually weren¡¯t involved. The bones were rather simr to pieces of wood. It would be fine to simply install metal tes along the broken portion of bone!


    However, general surgery was far more difficult. There were organs on top of other organs. Some gases and liquids couldn¡¯t be seen from outside the body even with detailed examinations. Maybe before a surgery began, the doctor would think that the appendix had a problem, but then the patient was opened up and the appendix was fine! What to do then? Hahaha.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t exin his surgery n. There was no need to, as he was the primary surgeon, which meant that he had the right to decide. He had the skill level necessary to make Director Zhao willing to listen to him. Zhang Fan immediately began the surgery.


    He started on the jejunum and began to perform enteroanastomosis. There was no need to cut off any portion of the intestine here. He began to gently sew up the intestine.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were precise and urate. He was also sewing with a tiny absorbable needle. He gently passed his needle through the patient¡¯s intestines and gradually filled up the holes. His movements were really swift and beautiful. He connected the damaged portions as if they were two lovers kissing each other. Zhang Fan then sewed up the intestine so that the holes would be closed forever!


    ¡°Whoa!¡± Director Zhao inhaled a cold breath in surprise. ¡°Doctor Zhang, will this really be alright? What will happen to your sutures when intestinal peristalsis urs? What about gastric food retention? There will be an infection! If any digestive juice gathers here, the sutures will definitely fall apart!¡± Director Zhao had never even witnessed such a surgical technique before.


    ¡°There¡¯s a chance that there will be gastric food retention, but intestinal obstruction definitely won¡¯t ur. Enteroanastomosis will also cause less damage than cutting out the portions of the intestine that might die. She¡¯s just a teenager. How will she have a normal life after this if she loses too much of her intestine?¡±


    Director Zhao wanted to say more, but was unable to counter Zhang Fan with any evidence, as he didn¡¯t even fully understand the surgical technique that Zhang Fan was using. He could only do his best to assist Zhang Fan in the surgery. Performing surgery wasn¡¯t like having a business meeting where many different opinions were possible. In surgery, you could only either support the primary surgeon¡¯s decision or object to it!


    Zhang Fan had practiced performing surgery countless times in his System already. His techniques were truly exquisite. With the thread going through the needle holder, he swiftly worked all around the intestine. Zhang Fan made many enteroanastomosis connections in the patient¡¯s small intestine as if he was putting together a rubber tube.


    Requirements for intestinal suturing would be extremely high, especially since so many enteroanastomosis connections needed to be made. The surgeon couldn¡¯t allow any damage to ur on the intestine¡¯s insides while suturing, so the surgeon would need to turn the intestine inside-out while performing the sutures.


    Although the small intestine¡¯s digestive juice wasn¡¯t as strong as stomach acid, it would still be highly corrosive. Any damage to the small intestine¡¯s insides would likely cause chronic pain to the patient for the rest of their life, and as time went on, it would develop into an intestinal ulcer!


    Director Zhao still at least understood most of what Zhang Fan was doing. Vice Director Song, on the other hand, was rather confused. Although Vice Director Song was able to see Zhang Fan¡¯s every action quite clearly from his position where he held the surgical retractors, he couldn¡¯tprehend what Zhang Fan was doing. This was due to the difference in surgical skill level.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s technique was incredibly beautiful. When performing enteroanastomosis on the serosalyer of the jejunum or the pedicled seromuscr p, the intestine would indeed be shorter overall, but transverse sutures could be used in order to prevent intestinal stenosis.


    In order to aid the patient¡¯s recovery and prevent damage after the intestinal repair surgery, Zhang Fanpletely covered all the repaired portions with the greater omentum and did his best to sew using only the intestinal walls whenever possible. He performed duodenectomy antrum excision, and then repaired the jejunum¡¯s pedicled seromuscr p. He performed surgery extremely swiftly.


    However, this was truly a major and difficult surgery. Time was passing slowly. More than four hours had now passed since Zhang Fan started performing surgery on the teenaged girl. Director Gao and the other doctors had already finished performing surgery on Old Yang at this time. They came over to tell Zhang Fan that they finished their surgery sessfully, as well as to see if they needed to help him out.


    Even one intestinal injury in this surgery would be a highly difficult enteroanastomosis surgery under the categorization of general surgery. The patient had a very high number ofplex injuries, yet Zhang Fan didn¡¯t hesitate at all. He was incredibly swift.


    Normally, if a veteran attending physician could master even one enteroanastomosis technique and sessfully perform it, that surgeon would be able to proudly boast about it for at least half a year.


    However, not only was Zhang Fan capable of performingplex enteroanastomosis surgeries on so many different locations in different conditions, his handiwork was incredibly beautiful. Vice Director Song began to sweat as he watched Zhang Fan perform surgery. Vice Director Song felt that this was what a true genius was. Normally, it would take at least several decades for a regr doctor to master enteroanastomosis techniques through constant practicing. Yet, Zhang Fan was only a resident doctor who had joined Chasu City Hospital a year ago!


    Four hours had already passed since Zhang Fan took over the surgery. The four hours then became six hours, then eight hours, and then 10 hours. Zhang Fan finally finished repairing the patient¡¯s intestines at this time. He gently stretched his back as he had been standing at the operating table with back bent over for all this time. He couldn¡¯t move too much, because his disinfected hands weren¡¯t allowed to be raised over his shoulders or ced lower than his abdomen. Otherwise, his hands would count as having been contaminated!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, would you like some glucose?¡± The operating room head nurse had also arrived to assist in this surgery. The operating room nurse had been switched out multiple times already over the 10 hours. The current anesthesiologist was already the third one to join the surgery as they also took turns in shifts. However, the surgeons working at the operating table hadn¡¯t eaten anything at all in the past 10 hours. They hadn¡¯t even dared to drink any glucose!


    ¡°I¡¯ll pass for now! Maybeter.¡± Zhang Fan swallowed what little saliva he had remaining as he gently refused and shook his head. He didn¡¯t dare to drink anything as there was still a long way to go before the surgery on the teenaged girl was finished!


    He could still withstand his hunger, but thirst was far more difficult to deal with. Yet, no matter how hard it was to withstand thirst, Zhang Fan would only take a tiny sip of glucose and wet his lips and mouth slightly!


    Vice Director Song could no longer even feel his legs due to how long he had been standing up. He nced at the head nurse¡¯s stic glucose bottle, and asked, ¡°Please feed me just a little. Don¡¯t feed me too much, as I¡¯m afraid that I won¡¯t be able to resist going to the bathroom. Just feed me a little!¡±


    Even a vice director was acting so pitifully as if he was a hungry child, looking with such desire towards the glucose which actually tasted rather bad.


    Zhang Fan would absolutely have to finish this surgery from start to finish. Nobody could possibly rece him!


    ¡°Director Zhao, Vice Director Song, how about the two of you get some rest, and ask some other doctors to rece you? I¡¯m younger and have better stamina, after all,¡± Zhang Fan remarked to the directors because he saw how pitiful Vice Director Song looked.


    ¡°No! We¡¯re not even close to finished yet! I¡¯m still fine,¡± Director Zhao adamantly insisted.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine as well. I¡¯m just a little thirsty. This is probably the only time in my life that I¡¯ll ever meet with such aplex surgery. I¡¯ll absolutely regret it if I don¡¯t persist until the end! Come, Director Zhang, continue the surgery!¡± Vice Director Song said respectfully to Zhang Fan after he moistened his lips. If Zhang Fanpleted this surgery sessfully, he would truly have suppressed and conquered the entire general surgery department of Chasu City Hospital!


    Vice Director Song was a highly proud vice director of general surgery who wouldn¡¯t even be humble towards Director Zhao of general surgery. Yet, Vice Director Song was now voluntarily acting like a subordinate doctor towards Zhang Fan. This was all because of Vice Director Song¡¯s respect for Zhang Fan¡¯s skills!


    Was this that easy? It was really difficult to make a prideful man like Vice Director Song be respectful of another! In fact, he would even refer to Director Zhao as Old Zhao rather than by title! This was because Director Zhao¡¯s skills were only slightly better than his, instead of by arge margin like Zhang Fan¡¯s skill! This was how highly skilled people were. They were quite simple and stubborn, yet they would forever respect those who were even more skilled!


    ¡°Continue!¡± Zhang Fan nodded and continued working on the surgery. Right now, this surgery was only slightly more than half finished.


    Meanwhile, Old Yang had long since been brought over to the ICU department. His vitals were all stable. His contractor boss heaved a sigh of relief!


    At the same time, the teenaged girl¡¯s mother and uncle were incredibly anxious. More than 10 hours had passed already, so why hadn¡¯t the teenaged girle out yet from surgery?


    ¡°Brother, find someone to ask what¡¯s going on! Just what is going on with my daughter Yaya? I¡¯m worrying so much! My eyes keep twitching! Could it be that... Yaya! Yaya!¡± the mother then started crying again!


    ¡°I¡¯ll try and find out! Don¡¯t cry, as that won¡¯t do anything!¡±

 Chapter 277: Face like a demon’s and endless regret

    <h4>Chapter 277: Face like a demon¡¯s and endless regret</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    No matter if you were a doctor or patient, it would always good to be young. Being young meant infinite possibility and infinite hope. Although Zhang Fan was tired after performing surgery for more than 10 hours already, he was still capable of going on for another 10 hours.


    Meanwhile, Director Zhao and Vice Director Song were having a much harder time after working for 10 hours as both of them were already past 50 years of age. Both of them were no longer able to control their legs at all. They were only still standing up by relying on the leg bones! Both of them were very stubborn and unwilling to concede defeat to their age! In hospitals, especiallyrger hospitals, almost all of the most skilled doctors would always be the really stubborn type who hated giving up.


    The medical field was really ridiculous like this. Anyone who wasn¡¯t willing to be vicious to themselves would be unable to reach the highest level of medical skill.


    Zhang Fan finished the sutures and repairs in the patient¡¯s abdomen perfectly and beautifully. ¡°ce the drainage tube,¡± Zhang Fan told his surgical assistants after he finished his final confirmation that everything in the abdomen was alright now.


    With the teenaged girl¡¯s injuries, there was no need to bore a hole into her for cing a drainage tube, as her stomach was already filled with holes from the tree branches! In the future, it would be imusible for her to wear sexy clothing that revealed her stomach as she would have massive permanent scarring all over her stomach.


    The teenaged girl¡¯s abdomen injuries had been the most serious, which was why that was the first part of the surgery on her. However, she had truly been lucky. The tree branches had poked a trulyrge number of holes in her. If any of the tree branches had gone slightly upwards or diagonally, they would have prated the liver or kidney, which would have killed her instead. Maybe the heavens felt that she hadn¡¯tmitted much sin, so they gave her another chance while delivering a powerful p to her face.


    Now that the abdomen portion of the surgery wasplete, her life was no longer in danger, so the remaining part of the surgery wasn¡¯t as urgent. Zhang Fan began surgery on her chest in tandem with cardiothoracic Director Liu who also joined in the surgery at this time. Meanwhile, orthopedic surgery Director Gao, who had also joined in this surgery now, would perform surgery on both of the patient¡¯s shattered legs together with Vice Director Song and Director Zhao at the same time.


    Since the teenaged girl was in the third year of middle school, she was currently in the middle of puberty. Her secondary sex characteristics had already developed, but her chest had been copsed by the force of the impact from the ident. The motorcycle she was on had been going far too fast. Even though the tree branches helped to mitigate arge amount of the impact, her rib bones and both her legs had been shattered severely.


    Rib bones were originally small curved hollow bones, but the patient¡¯s rib bones had been smashed into three or four pieces each!


    ¡°Just what exactly was this patient doing to have suffered such severe injuries?¡± Director Gao remarked as he worked on putting the patient¡¯s leg bones together.


    Things were no longer urgent at all for the patient. Although her bones had been shattered severely, it would be possible to put them together again. When it came to reconnecting bone fractures, especially for internally affixed bones, it really would be quite simr to putting a jigsaw puzzle together. Director Gao was currently measuring arge piece of bone that had been separated in order to identify its proper position!


    ¡°I heard that she was participating in a motorcycle race on Binhe Road. Many youngsters were having a motorcycle race. They were driving far too quickly, and ended up crashing into a bystander, who was the old patient in the operating room next door. Six motorcycles and 12 youngsters were involved in the ident. Only this youngdy and the old man survived!¡± The operating head nurse immediately told the doctors about the gossip that she had heard already.


    ¡°Wow, the old man¡¯s really lucky to have survived!¡± the anesthesiologist eximed.


    ¡°Indeed, he is. It must not be easy for him if he¡¯s working as a street sweeper in the middle of the night! He didn¡¯t even have a single family member to sign paperwork for him at the hospital.¡± The operating room head nurse was in her mid-30s, yet she was doing her best to pretend to be silly and sweet! Her sess was obviously because of her own talents. Chasu City Hospital had over 1,000 nurses, yet she had been chosen to be the operating room head nurse for a reason.


    The rib bones were rtively fragilepared to other bones in the human body. Rib bones really could be described as being of shoddy qualitypared to other bones. Not only were rib bones not very hard, their bone density was light, and arge portion of rib bones would be trabecr bone, which was really porous.


    Surgery wasn¡¯t actually even necessary for ordinary rib bone fractures. They were capable of fixing themselves over time with only the help of a sling. Or, as long as the patient¡¯s skin wasn¡¯t allergic to it, duct tape could also help affix the rib bone from through the skin. However, that wouldn¡¯t work for the teenaged girl, because her rib bones had shattered far too severely.


    Director Gao was putting the leg bones together, while Zhang Fan started affixing metal tes in the patient¡¯s chest. Rib bone fixation was rather simple as the skin on the chest was rather thin, especially on a teenaged girl¡¯s chest. It would be quite easy to reach the rib bone right after opening up the skin.


    Zhang Fan affixed one metal te, then another, and then another. In the end, he affixed more than 10 metal tes on her rib bones. Metal tes for rib bones were quite simple. They would resemble many staplesbined together. The staple-shaped metal te would then solidly piece two shattered parts of rib bone together!


    Zhang Fan finished the chest surgery portion for the patient. However, the other doctors still hadn¡¯t finished surgery for the patient¡¯s legs. Director Zhao and Vice Director Song were only persisting through sheer stubbornness as they hadn¡¯t gotten any rest at all, which was harder on them as they were older.


    ¡°Directors, you should get some rest. It¡¯s already nighttime. We¡¯ve been working on this surgery for an entire day,¡± Zhang Fan told them.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine! Victory onlyes with persistence!¡± The two directors could no longer even sense their legs, but they were still being stubborn! That was just how they were!


    By this time, the teenaged girl¡¯s mother and uncle were in a state of shock from how long the surgery was taking. The mother still wanted to cry, but she was already out of tears. The uncle felt really awkward and didn¡¯t know what to do!


    Still, the girl¡¯s uncle, Vice President Chen, was a rtively powerful and influential figure in Chasu City. He managed to learn some more in just a little while. ¡°Sigh! We were wrong! We didn¡¯t understand Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s intentions!¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± the mother asked rather listlessly.


    ¡°The young doctor that we looked down upon was actually the best surgeon in all of Chasu City Hospital! Superintendent Ouyang had intentionally arranged the best doctor for our Yaya, but... Sigh!¡± Vice President Chen regretfully squeezed his own face which had be rather stiff from the long wait.


    ¡°Aaah!¡± The mother was already having a difficult time due to her daughter¡¯s condition. This news made her break down entirely. She softly leaned against the wall as she gradually sat down on the floor. Even though she was wearing clothes which indicated that she was obviously wealthy, she was now sitting on the floor outside the operating room in such a haphazard manner.


    ¡°Brother! Think of something! Have him perform surgery on Yaya!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s no use right now even if I was the president of mypany! Sigh! If only I had known!¡± Neither of the two knew that Zhang Fan had actually gone over to perform surgery on the teenaged girl regardless of their request for Director Zhao to perform the surgery!


    ¡°Yaya, why is life so hard on you!?¡± The mother felt like her heart was shattering!


    ¡°Stop crying! They¡¯re performing surgery inside! Do you have any sense at all!? If you want to cry, go as far away as you possibly can!¡± A young nurse emerged from the operating room and loudly scolded the mother! Out of all the nurses in the hospital, the operating room nurses would have the worst temper! The mother covered her mouth, but continued to cry soundlessly!


    Zhang Fan and the other doctors now finished repairing all the bones in the patient¡¯s legs. The veryst part of the surgery was to deal with the physical injuries on the patient¡¯s face as these were the lightest injuries. However, maybe these injuries would be worse than taking the patient¡¯s life away as like most teenaged girls, she really cared about her looks!


    Her skin had been cut open on her cheeks, chin, and all over her forehead. The red muscle under the skin was already exposed as if countless tiny mouths had sprouted on her face. Zhang Fan disinfected all of the damaged muscle which had been ruined by the sharp ss shards of her motorcycle helmet.


    No matter how Zhang Fan sewed things up, it would definitely leave permanent scars. Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t hesitated at all when it came to the patient¡¯s incredibly serious abdominal injuries, nor had he hesitated one bit when facing the patient¡¯s rib bones which had shattered into tiny fragments. Of course, he didn¡¯t slow down at all when dealing with the patient¡¯s shattered leg bones, either.


    Yet, Zhang Fan really hesitated over these numerous tiny injuries on the patient¡¯s face. What could he do about suturing these injuries up? Earlier, he was busy saving the patient¡¯s life, so he hadn¡¯t had the time to bother about her face. Now that her life was definitely saved, Zhang Fan felt really helpless about her face.


    This girl was probably only a few years younger than his own younger sister Jingshu. The patient was originally youthful and beautiful. How was she supposed to face life and other people now with a face filled with scars?


    ¡°Director Zhang, there¡¯s no helping it. Let¡¯s sew up the injuries immediately. Suturing the injuries faster might at least help the skin to heal with a slightly better appearance!¡± Vice Director Songmented because he saw how hesitant Zhang Fan was being.


    ¡°Sew! It¡¯s her own fault for doing what she did. She¡¯s quite lucky already to have survived! Use a small curved needle to sew things slowly!¡± Although Director Zhao sounded like he was being really harsh, the fact that he had chosen a small curved needle had already exposed the fact that he had a soft heart.


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Zhang Fan could only sigh. He really was helpless as a doctor here. No matter how amazing his medical skills were now, there was still a limit to what he could do!


    Zhang Fan could imagine already that this girl¡¯s face would resemble a demon¡¯s face in the future. Her future life would obviously be quite cruel just because of this alone. Maybe this was a p in the face that the heavens had delivered to her! What a vicious p it was!


    Finally, Zhang Fanpletely finished the surgery on the teenaged girl, approximately 16 hours after the beginning of this surgery.

 Chapter 278: Warm hand

    <h4>Chapter 278: Warm hand</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan and the other doctors had all been woken up a bit past 4:00 a.m. toe to the hospital and perform surgery. The surgery on the teenaged girl hadn¡¯t finished until past 9:00 p.m. on the same day. The doctors hadn¡¯t seen the light of day for all this time. Was this normal? It could be said that it wasmon for most Chinese surgeons to see no sun at all for at least 20 days of each month. For resident doctor ves at arge hospital, they usually wouldn¡¯t be able to see the sun for 10 months out of the year. This was no exaggeration. Chinese doctors would know this!


    The surgery was now over. The older doctors, especially Director Zhao and Vice Director Song who had gotten no rest at all, lost all of their energy. Since this was quitemon after a major surgery, the head nurse had long since already prepared two cots for them to sleep on right in the operating room.


    ¡°Director Zhang, how about I prepare a cot for you as well? You should take a small rest while I go prepare some food for everyone. The hospital has prepared dinner for all of you. The patient¡¯s family also paid for some Kentucky Fried Chicken. Which would you prefer?¡± The head nurse acted in a fawning manner towards Zhang Fan.


    Meanwhile, the operating room nurse helped the surgeons to take off their surgical attire. ¡°I¡¯ll eat Kentucky Fried Chicken! The hospital cafeteria food tastes really terrible,¡± Vice Director Songmented.


    ¡°I¡¯ll also eat some Kentucky Fried Chicken. Prepare a cot for Doctor Zhang. Let¡¯s all rest a while!¡± Director Zhao told the head nurse. The hospital cafeteria¡¯s food was prepared by a private contractor. The food¡¯s taste wasn¡¯t very good, although it was edible. The cafeteria contractor was someone incredible. He had maintained his control over the hospital¡¯s food throughout several different generations of hospital superintendents already!


    The doctors hadn¡¯t felt tired while performing the surgery, but now that it was over, the doctors were all like robots who had been unplugged. The men all listlesslyy together on the stic cement floor of the operating room. Their green scrubs were a contrast against the blue-colored floor. They ally together in a row and stretched themselves out as straight as possible, sying their limbs everywhere!


    Their legs were all so sore that they didn¡¯t even dare to touch them. Their feet felt as if they had fallen off. Their backs were really stiff. Standing for more than 10 hours in session was really hard already, even if you weren¡¯t doing anything at all. This was also part of why being a surgeon was reallybor-intensive work!


    The teenaged girl patient named Yaya suddenly became rather valuable after the surgery. The metal tes in her chest, the imported absorbable threads in her abdomen, and the metal tes in her legs all added up to be more than 100,000 yuan¡¯s worth of medical equipment. It was as if she was wearing all of her valuables!


    Outside the operating room, the girl¡¯s mother waspletely exhausted. She had been highly nervous for more than 10 hours already. All of the worry made her seem as if she had aged four or five years in a single night.


    Since the girl¡¯s uncle had been unable to seed in pressuring the hospital from above, Vice President Chen decided to go through the lower-ranking hospital personnel. Sessful people like him would often have amon trait of being persistent and unwilling to give up.


    The nationally ownedpany that he was vice president of had more than 100,000 employees. It wasn¡¯t strange for some of those employees to have a family member who worked at Chasu City Hospital. Vice President Chen had long since contacted a young nurse working in the operating rooms to be his contact. When the surgery ended, Little Li, his nurse contact, also came out of the operating room.


    ¡°Leader, the surgery is over now. Everything is alright. The surgery was really sessful.¡± Little Li had a bright smile!


    ¡°What about Yaya? Howe she¡¯s not out here yet then?¡± The girl¡¯s mother struggled to get up and hurriedly ran over to the young nurse¡¯s side. The girl¡¯s uncle also hurriedly came over.


    Many people hade over to visit as they had learned that thepany vice president¡¯s niece was involved in a serious ident that required surgery. They all acted like they had really concerned expressions!


    ¡°Yaya was taken to the ICU department. You¡¯ll be able to see her by tomorrow morning. There¡¯s no need for you to worry. Doctor Zhang Fan, Director Zhao, and the other doctors were all smiling andughing!¡±


    Yaya¡¯s mother couldn¡¯t help but feel awkward as she asked, ¡°Doctor Zhang?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Doctor Zhang performed the surgery for Yaya. He¡¯s currently the best surgeon in our entire surgical department! He¡¯s really amazing, and he¡¯s also quite nice!¡± Little Li was quite proud as she said this! All of the young nurses really liked Zhang Fan as he was really skilled as well as a nice doctor who never got angry with any of the nurses like some other doctors would.


    ¡®It¡¯s such a pity that he¡¯s already taken, sigh!¡¯ Little Li couldn¡¯t help but think this to herself.


    ¡°Oh!¡± The mother wanted to say something else, but her older brother interrupted her.


    ¡°Little Li, we¡¯ve truly troubled you this time, asking you toe here from your home sote at night. I¡¯m so sorry!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, Leader. This is nothing at all.¡± Little Li happened to have a rtive who worked at Vice President Chen¡¯spany.


    ¡°Thank you so much. I¡¯ll make sure to repay this favor I owe you. Little Li, do you think you could help me contact Doctor Zhang? I would like to treat him and the other surgeons to a meal,¡± said Vice President Chen.


    Originally, the vice president of such arge nationally ownedpany would never need to request an ordinary nurse to try and contact a doctor for him for a meal invitation. However, Vice President Chen hadn¡¯t recognized Zhang Fan¡¯s talent before the surgery, and had been rather rude to him. Vice President Chen didn¡¯t want others of the same social status as him to learn of such a thing, which was why he was making this request to an ordinary nurse like Little Li, when normally he would never give her a second nce!


    ¡°Alright, Leader, I¡¯ll go ask himter. I don¡¯t think it will be possible to invite him tonight, because all of the surgeons are really exhausted and resting in the operating room right now.¡±


    ¡°Okay! Okay! Let them decide the time for the meal. I¡¯ll treat them at any time!¡± Vice President Chen had really good emotional intelligence. He was the type who was capable of transforming a mistake or misunderstanding into an opportunity. Such skills were necessary in order for him to have reached his current position.


    He knew that he had probably offended Zhang Fan before the surgery. Perhaps he would need Zhang Fan¡¯s help again in the future, which was why Vice President Chen decided to be as respectful as he could this time and try and be friends with him! This was the difference between a leader like him and an ordinary person who might instead continue down the same path!


    The surgeons in the operating room rested for a while, but then had to get up. This wasn¡¯t because they didn¡¯t want to rest anymore, but rather because the head nurse had brought food for them.


    Zhang Fan was now like a ravenous tiger with how fast he was eating. He scarfed down a chicken leg from Kentucky Fried Chicken and half a cup of milk instantly. With him acting like this, Director Zhao who was both exhausted and starving also decided to start eating some chicken legs.


    ¡°Director Zhang, try and eat more slowly. There¡¯s plenty more. The patient¡¯s family members bought an enormous amount for everyone.¡± The head nurse stood behind Zhang Fan and gently patted his back as she spoke to him as if she was afraid that he would choke on his food!


    The surgeons¡¯ scrubs were quite light. The head nurse had just applied hand cream on her warm hands that she now ced on Zhang Fan¡¯s back. This indeed caused Zhang Fan to slow down the rapid pace at which he was eating.


    Zhang Fan now felt a warm sensation on his back as the head nurse gently patted him. A nice fragrance also entered Zhang Fan¡¯s nose. He felt slightlyfortable, as well as slightly strange! The operating room head nurse was a mature unmarried woman who really understood how young men were. She had really high emotional intelligence and liked to be ambiguously flirtatious but never take things to the next level, which had helped her to obtain her position.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t feel veryfortable after he filled himself. Although eating a little bit of Kentucky Fried Chicken¡¯s fast food was alright with him, he felt that such food was really oily when he consumed arge amount thereof.


    Zhang Fan finally turned on his cell phone and saw a text message from Shao Hua. ¡°Are you still busy? Call me after your surgery is over. I¡¯lle pick you up from the hospital! I love you!¡±


    Zhang Fan checked the time. It was now past 10:00 p.m., so he didn¡¯t want to call her, as he figured that Shao Hua might have gone to bed already. But, right when he put away his cell phone, he received another text message from her. ¡°Are you finished yet?¡±


    ¡°You still haven¡¯t gone to sleep yet? I just finished the surgery and ate a little something. I can return home by myself. No need for you toe pick me up,¡± Zhang Fan texted back.


    ¡°Haha, I figured that you would almost be finished with your surgery by now. I¡¯ve already left home. Just wait for me for a while. I¡¯m taking a taxi to the hospital right now.¡± Shao Hua felt really pained because her boyfriend had worked so hard for an entire day!


    Meanwhile, Zhang Fan hurriedly put away his cell phone and went to go take a hot shower. He then changed into his regr clothes.


    Zhang Fan went to tell Director Zhao, ¡°I¡¯ll be going back home now, Director Zhao. Tell the doctor in charge of watching over this surgery patient to absolutely watch over her drainage bag carefully. Call me immediately if there¡¯s any bleeding!¡±


    ¡°Alright. Hurry home and get some rest!¡±


    Zhang Fan was still worried that necrosis would appear in the patient¡¯s abdomen at any of the locations where he had sewn things up. He couldn¡¯t help but worry. The patient¡¯s life was at stake here, so he had to be absolutely careful!

 Chapter 279: Blissful Little Rock

    <h4>Chapter 279: Blissful Little Rock</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan swiftly took a hot shower. Although the operating rooms were eternally kept at a setfortable temperature, standing up for so long and the tense surgical operation had still naturally caused him to sweat.


    The operating rooms¡¯ showers were rather high-ss. Back when former Superintendent Huang was renovating the operating rooms, he paid for massaging shower heads from Hong Kong. This counted as a benefit of working as a surgeon for Chasu City Hospital¡ªformer Superintendent Huang had been a surgeon himself and favored the surgical departments. Back when the massaging shower heads were first installed, the internal medicine doctors had been really envious!


    Right when Zhang Fan exited the hospital, he just happened to spot Shao Hua getting out of a taxi.


    ¡°You even came to pick me up! Why didn¡¯t you just go to sleep earlier? You were probably quite busy yourself today.¡± Zhang Fan patted Shao Hua¡¯s face in pity.


    ¡°Why would I be tired? If I get tired from studying, I can always take a walk to refresh myself. You must be exhausted today, working on a surgery for so long. Let¡¯s go home. I¡¯ll even give you a massage,¡± Shao Hua said flirtatiously.


    ¡°Haha, okay! But, let¡¯s walk back home instead of taking the taxi. I¡¯ve been standing for the whole day. My legs still feel numb. My knees won¡¯t be able to take it if I don¡¯t walk a little!¡± Zhang Fan and Shao Hua thus walked together down the streets in this beginning of spring.


    The beginning of spring would usually be quite pleasant in Chasu City. A gentle warm breeze would usually blow, while green leaves were beginning to wave in the wind!


    Everything would feel like heaven as long as there was love. As they walked, Shao Hua leaned right into Zhang Fan, who felt so much bliss as he inhaled Shao Hua¡¯s faint fragrance. His bliss was like a fountain that kept flowing. People who were still single would never be able to understand this feeling of love.


    Early spring was normally when vegetation would return to life, but in northwestern China and northern China around Beijing, the sandstorms could be quite vicious. If you happened to sneeze during a sandstorm, you would find that you would no longer be able to close your mouth, because your mouth would be filled with sand and dirt! Luckily, Chasu City was one of the few ces in northwestern China that didn¡¯t experience sandstorms, truly making it an oasis.


    There were trees which were hundreds of years old that lined the roads of Chasu City. These trees had been nourished by blood! They blocked wind and rain for Chasu City¡¯s sake! People who had never visited the border province wouldn¡¯t know just howrge China was, and people who had never visited Chasu City would never know how beautiful the border province was.


    The Russians had managed to im the majority of this area filled with rivers and valleys. Otherwise, this entirend would¡¯ve belonged to China. This was the only ce in northwest China which had four distinct seasons and nice weather. Such a pity!


    ¡°Little Rock!¡± Shao Hua leaned into Zhang Fan¡¯s embrace as she addressed him by his mother¡¯s nickname for him. Her tone was sweet, really sweet. Zhang Fan grabbed Shao Hua¡¯s hand and kissed her face.


    ¡°You¡¯re getting naughtier and naughtier!¡±


    Shao Hua thenughed loudly because Zhang Fan tickled her!


    The two of them chased each other and messed around for a little while. Zhang Fan felt his fatigue being erased by his joyful emotions!


    ¡°Little Rock, let¡¯s stop messing around now. I can¡¯t run anymore! Please spare me, I¡¯m begging you!¡± Shao Hua grabbed Zhang Fan and kissed him on the lips.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be magnanimous enough to spare you!¡± Zhang Fan and Shao Hua continued to slowly walk down the street while tightly hanging on to each other.


    They had a safe and peaceful environment to live in. It didn¡¯t seem like this was the border province or China¡¯s border at all. This was all thanks to China¡¯s power. Truly, one wouldn¡¯t realize how powerful China was unless you came to visit China¡¯s border.


    ¡°Little Rock, the singer Dang ising. He¡¯s going to hold a concert in Chasu City next week,¡± Shao Hua told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Oh! Do you want to go to his concert? Go ahead. What day is the concert? I¡¯ll go with you if I¡¯m not working that day. If I¡¯m working, then you should go with Jia Suyue,¡± Zhang Fan said.


    ¡°Sigh! I¡¯m actually not that fond of his songs. Only older women like him! For instance, my mother. She didn¡¯t even know what concerts were before this. However, the older women in the neighborhood were all talking about going, so my mother mentioned itst night at dinner. I want to have my parents go listen to Dang¡¯s concert.¡±


    ¡°Sure! Let¡¯s buy tickets for them, then,¡± Zhang Fan remarked.


    ¡°There¡¯s no more tickets! It¡¯s only been three days since the concert was announced, but all the tickets are gone already,¡± Shao Hua said somewhat regretfully.


    ¡°Wow, he¡¯s really popr!¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I didn¡¯t expect that he would be so popr.¡±


    The two of them soon returned home as they chatted about daily life. This was their ordinary lifestyle which repeated itself every day. Although it was in, it was also really warm! This was one of the best ways of living life!


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother immediately greeted Zhang Fan and brought him some chicken soup when he returned. ¡°Oh my! You must be exhausted. Sheesh, the hospital didn¡¯t even try to find someone to rece you during the surgery. Even a robot would be tired from such a long day of work. Hurry and have some chicken soup, Zhang Fan. It just finished cooling. I put some wolfberry and codonopsis pilos in the soup for you. Have a taste.¡±


    ¡°Ha!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s fatherughed derisively when he heard his wife¡¯sment. He was currently reading through a newspaper.


    ¡°Did I say something wrong?¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother had already returned to the kitchen, but she came out and red at her husband upon hearing hisughter filled with derision.


    ¡°What do you even know? You think it¡¯s that easy to change doctors midway through a surgery? You know nothing at all. Zhang Fan is the primary surgeon, understand?¡± Actually, Shao Hua¡¯s father didn¡¯t know anything about surgery, either. However, there were a few nurses and doctors who lived in this neighborhood, so what little he did know was from gossiping with the other elderly men who lived here.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father had never paid any attention to medical things before, but since Zhang Fan was his future son-inw now, and also because he was now the official legal owner of Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, if only in name, he was paying more attention to this type of knowledge. He finally found an opportunity to brag to his wife.


    Shao Hua¡¯s father thenmented to Zhang Fan, ¡°Isn¡¯t that right, Zhang Fan?¡±


    Zhang Fan, who had only been watching the show, immediately avoided this question by picking up the bowl of chicken soup. ¡°Whoa! Wow! This soup tastes great!¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother was quite happy that he was praising her soup, so she ignored what her husband was saying. ¡°Let me bring you another bowl. Have some rice pf. It¡¯s vegetable rice pf today because I know that you don¡¯t like eating meat rice pfs. I put raisins, almonds, and walnuts into today¡¯s vegetable rice pf.¡±


    ¡°No need for the rice pf, Ma¡¯am. I¡¯ll eat it tomorrow morning as I¡¯m truly full. I stuffed myself with Kentucky Fried Chicken earlier. Even now, I¡¯m feeling like it was so greasy.¡±


    ¡°Why eat something like that? That¡¯s nothing but junk food. If you have overtime work in the future, I¡¯ll have my husband bring some food to you. Your body will copse on you if you don¡¯t eat well.¡±


    Originally, Shao Hua¡¯s father had been about to go visit a friend to go y Chinese chess, but since Zhang Fan had now returned, he decided against going out. He simply pretended to flip through his newspaper while sitting on the sofa while actually listening to everyone else¡¯s conversation, even if he didn¡¯t join in.


    Zhang Fan could finally rest for a little now. Shao Hua¡¯s parents had especially purchased a sofa that also doubled as a bed for him. Zhang Fan slept on that sofa, while Shao Hua¡¯s parents sat on the other sofa and watched television. Shao Hua sat by Zhang Fan¡¯s side and kept adjusting his head¡¯s position.


    At first, when the sofa was purchased, Zhang Fan felt rather awkward about sleeping there. Still, Shao Hua¡¯s mother always insisted every time, so Zhang Fan slowly got ustomed to it! Although the television was tuned to the local news channel, Zhang Fan was far too exhausted and easily entered dreand even with the television¡¯s sound.


    Shao Hua¡¯s mother pushed her husband. ¡°Hmm?¡± He looked at his wife in confusion.


    ¡°Turn the volume down. Look at Little Zhang. Sigh! Why is his job so tiring?¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father hurriedly turned down the television¡¯s sound, and then whispered to Shao Hua, ¡°Zhang Fan¡¯s apartment that he received from the hospital is now finished with the living room¡¯s renovations. Your mother and I will buy the furniture for you. When you have time, you should pick out the furniture that you want.¡±


    ¡°Oh~! It¡¯s already finished renovating? I forgot all about it because I was so busy studying ounting. No need for you to worry about the furniture. This will depend on Zhang Fan. I don¡¯t know what he will like. We can pay for the furniture by ourselves.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. You two should discuss things with each other. Don¡¯t make things hard on him. Look at Little Zhang, he¡¯s so exhausted!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother interrupted.


    ¡°I know!¡± Shao Hua was slightly jealous. Zhang Fan was so popr that her mother was even favoring him over her. Shao Hua pitifully rubbed Zhang Fan¡¯s face as hey fast asleep.


    Before Shao Hua could even put down her hand, Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang. Shao Hua was scared that she had identally caused Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone to ring. Zhang Fan instantly woke up as if he had received an electric shock as he sat up immediately.


    He took the call without even checking the caller ID. This was a habitmon to all doctors! Modern cell phones were basically devices that might summon a doctor over at any time!


    ¡°Hello?¡± Zhang Fan spoke to his cell phone.

 Chapter 280: Experienced Vice President Chen

    <h4>Chapter 280: Experienced Vice President Chen</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    ¡°Director Zhang! I¡¯m sorry to bother you. I¡¯m Chen Bin from Hua Corporation.¡± A rather familiar voice came from the other end of Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone. However, Zhang Fan really couldn¡¯t remember who this person was.


    ¡°Oh, hello!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s tone was rather hesitant because he couldn¡¯t recall.


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m Yaya¡¯s uncle. We met earlier this morning at the emergency department. Unfortunately, I was too rude to you earlier this morning. You were kind enough not to mind. I also heard that Yaya probably would have died if it weren¡¯t for you. I truly feel bad about how I treated you. I¡¯d like to formally apologize to you,¡± Vice President Chen exined on the phone.


    He was being really polite. It had been many years already since he was so polite to someone so young. Still, this was how it was because he was the family member of a patient. When the patient¡¯s life was in danger and had no other hope, it would be impossible to understand the patient¡¯s family members¡¯ feelings when a doctor saved the patient, unless you had experienced the same thing yourself.


    ¡°Oh! It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. I can understand. No need to feel bad. I simply did what I should have done as a doctor. No need for you to apologize.¡± Zhang Fan instantly recalled upon the mention of Yaya¡¯s name.


    ¡°Ha! I knew that Doctor Zhang was no ordinary person. I shamelessly called you regardless. Even if you got angry at me, it would make me feel better. With you saying this, I actually feel worse. Let¡¯s see, when do you have some free time? I absolutely must formally apologize to you. Otherwise, I¡¯ll regret it for the rest of my life.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s honestly alright. I don¡¯t mind at all,¡± Zhang Fan exined.


    The moment that Zhang Fan received a call, all of Shao Hua¡¯s family all stopped breathing as they were all worried that it was another emergency summons from the hospital!


    Not only would phone calls from the hospital be hard on the doctors, the doctors¡¯ family members would also be really sensitive to every phone call.


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang, I¡¯ll choose the date then as the elder. It¡¯s always best to never procrastinate. Tomorrow afternoon, after you finish your work shift, let¡¯s meet at J Hotel, where I¡¯ll have food and wine prepared for you. Honestly, I truly must properly thank a doctor like yourself. Rest assured, I¡¯m also inviting the other doctors.¡± Vice President Chen then immediately hung up without giving Zhang Fan a chance to respond.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Shao Hua asked as she could tell that it wasn¡¯t a phone call from the hospital.


    ¡°A patient¡¯s family member is insisting on treating me to a meal.¡± Zhang Fan felt rather ufortable because he had been woken up right after falling asleep! His heart was beating quickly! Shao Hua handed Zhang Fan a cup of cold tea.


    ¡°Oh. Is that person¡¯s financial situation alright? If they¡¯re poor, then you should refuse the meal. Surgeries are fairly expensive to begin with. Don¡¯t make things even harder for them,¡± Shao Hua told him.


    ¡°Yes, I know. Let¡¯s talk about it tomorrow. He also invited the other doctors from the surgery.¡±


    At this moment, an advertisement for Dang¡¯s concert showed on the television. ¡°Dang¡¯s voice, Dang¡¯s splendor! Witness him in Chasu City!¡±


    ¡°Sir and Ma¡¯am, I¡¯ll go find a ticket scalper for you tomorrow and buy two tickets. It should be possible to acquire tickets still,¡± Zhang Fan said to Shao Hua¡¯s parents. He felt that this was a rare opportunity as Shao Hua¡¯s parents didn¡¯t have any particr hobbies, and also because this was a small city with very few things to do.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have any interest. Besides, I¡¯ve heard that many people will be at the concert. I¡¯d rather watch on TV from home. You¡¯re so busy every day, so you shouldn¡¯t bother yourself with such a thing. Take advantage of this time to rest. No need to worry about us.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother felt rather awkward, so she immediately refused.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t say anything else. That was simply how Shao Hua¡¯s mother was. Even if she actually really liked the idea of going to the concert, she didn¡¯t want to make any trouble for him or Shao Hua.


    ¡°Mom, if you like it, then just go to the concert! There¡¯s nothing to be awkward about. Zhang Fan isn¡¯t an outsider,¡± Shao Hua told her mom.


    ¡°You silly child, who said that I¡¯m feeling awkward! I¡¯m going to cut some fruits for you.¡± Shao Hua¡¯s mother actually felt even more awkward with her daughter pointing it out.


    Zhang Fan smiled without saying anything. He figured that purchasing some tickets from a ticket scalper wouldn¡¯t be that hard. He checked the time and then called the ICU department of Chasu City Hospital.


    ¡°Hello! Is this the ICU department? I¡¯m Zhang Fan.¡±


    ¡°Oh, Doctor Zhang! What¡¯s the matter? Did you miss me?¡± a middle-aged ethnic minority woman answered the phone. Chinese people weren¡¯t ustomed to such intimate greetings, but the ethnic minorities, especially middle-aged nurses, really liked to adopt such a tone with younger male doctors whom they had a good rtionship with.


    ¡°Hey, Sister Guli. You¡¯re on duty again?¡± Zhang Fan smiled. Her friendly words made his heart feel warm inside.


    ¡°Sigh, it¡¯s not like I¡¯m the head nurse. Of course I have to work! Oh, wait, wait! You absolutely can¡¯t tell what I said to others. Otherwise, the head nurse will scold me again!¡±


    ¡°Haha, rest assured, my lips are sealed.¡± Zhang Fan then immediately asked, ¡°Sister Guli, how are the two surgery patients from today doing? Do they have much liquid in their drainage bags? Is there any blood?¡± Zhang Fan had to interrupt as Guli was the really talkative type who would probably go on for quite a long while!


    ¡°I just checked them both. Neither of them have much liquid. However, the older male patient has a slight fever. It¡¯s 38 degrees Celsius. The little girl is quite normal.¡±


    ¡°Oh, use physical methods to cool his temperature, then. Call me if his fever reaches 39 degrees. Have you eaten dinner yet? I¡¯ll bring some rice pf to you.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t worry upon hearing that Old Yang had a fever. It wasmon for patients to have a fever after such a major surgery due to the body¡¯s sensitivity.


    ¡°I already had some beef ribs for dinner. Brother, when are you going to be a director? Once you¡¯re the director of a department, how about Ie over to be your head nurse? I¡¯ll definitely listen to everything that you say.¡±


    ¡°Haha, alright, Sister Guli. I¡¯ll definitely contact you at that time. I¡¯ll be hanging up now.¡±


    This was the helplessness of a nurse, especially a nurse in a department where night shift work was quite heavy like the ICU department. It wasmon for a nurse to no longer be able to stand up straight after an exhausting night shift. For nurses who were already past 30 years old, things really would be more exhausting if they weren¡¯t the head nurse of the department. One night shift would exhaust them to the point of no longer having energy to speak.


    The next morning, Zhang Fan finished the morning patient checkups for his patients in the rheumatology department, and then hurriedly went over to the ICU department. The surgical department in charge of the patient in the ICU department would usually be responsible for the checkup after the surgery. Zhang Fan was the type who absolutely wouldn¡¯t rest assured unless he personally checked up on his own surgery patients.


    At the ICU department, Zhang Fan checked Old Yang and Yaya¡¯s vitals, inspected their bandages to see if any blood was seeping through, and squeezed their drainage bags to check if everything was flowing well.


    Both patients¡¯ vitals were in good condition. Blood pressure and everything else were all normal. Old Yang appeared to be in better condition as his face had remained uninjured.


    However, Yaya¡¯s appearance was rather scary. Her originally pretty face was now covered with bandages all over, leaving only her swollen eyes exposed. Her chin was so swollen that it resembled a pig¡¯s chin. She would be in major pain from her injuries all over after she woke up!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I don¡¯t think that either of these two patients will be able to leave the ICU department by tomorrow,¡± said Director Lin of the ICU department as he noticed Zhang Fan¡¯s arrival.


    ¡°Alright. I also feel that they need a few extra days of observation.¡±


    ¡°Are you going to the dinnerter tonight?¡± Director Lin inquired.


    Zhang Fan immediately realized that Director Lin was referring to the dinner that Yaya¡¯s uncle had invited him to, and that Director Lin must have been invited as well.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know yet. I¡¯ll think about it after I finish today¡¯s work shift.¡±


    ¡°You should go to the meal. Just think of it as giving me face. This girl patient¡¯s uncle is also my wife¡¯s boss. Haha, my wife made several phone calls this morning.¡±


    ¡°Sure. Since Director Lin is asking, I¡¯ll definitely go,¡± Zhang Fan said with a smile.


    ¡°Thanks. Still, this Vice President Chen is pretty nice. He¡¯s the generous type.¡±


    Later that night, right after Zhang Fan finished his work shift, he received a phone call from Vice President Chen. ¡°Doctor Zhang, have you finished with work yet? I¡¯m at the hospital entrance.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! You¡¯re being so polite! There¡¯s no need for such trouble.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s what I should do.¡±


    Vice President Chen Bin was waiting for Zhang Fan in a ck Mercedes Benz which was parked 500 meters away from the hospital entrance.


    Vice President Chen had been unable to invite Superintendent Ouyang for the meal. Even hispany¡¯s president would have been unable to invite her sessfully. Still, he had sessfully invited Director Gao, Director Zhao, Vice Director Song, and the attending physicians from the cardiothoracic department and general surgery department who had worked as surgical assistants to this meal.


    However, Vice President Chen had sent drivers to pick up the other doctors. He only came to personally pick up Zhang Fan. Vice President Chen was quite skilled at making his guests feel like they were being picked up luxuriously!

 Chapter 281: Extravagant hope

    <h4>Chapter 281: Extravagant hope</h4>


    Society would always show you how practical it was. No matter how friendly or passionate you were, you would only be marginalized and struggle on the outskirts of society unless you had your own actual abilities.


    No matter what industry you were in, there would always be a society for it. No matter if youpeted or worked together with others, you would still be a part of that society. If you insisted on being independent without trying to join this society, then either you would have to be powerful enough topletely suppress this society, or the society would crush you. That was just how societies worked in China.


    No matter whatws there might be, China was still a country where society relied on connections. Chinese adults shouldn¡¯t have dreams about how warm or nice this world was. They would only be able to fight for their own path. It would be better to try and fail than regret not even having tried.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯m so sorry. I didn¡¯t recognize you. Sigh, what an embarrassment in my age!¡± Vice President Chen said as he shook hands with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Vice President Chen, you¡¯re being too polite. I can understand. Anyone in such a situation would be like this. No need for you to worry over it.¡±


    ¡°Haha! Nice and direct. I love interacting with people like you. Please get in the car!¡± Vice President Chen personally held open the Mercedes Benz¡¯ car door for Zhang Fan. Vice President Chen¡¯s driver was really surprised by what he saw!


    ¡°Vice President Chen, you should get on first! Sigh, no need to be so polite with me. You should get in first.¡±


    ¡°Phew, I came here today to apologize to you. Age doesn¡¯t matter here. Only friendship does. You should be first, you should be first.¡± The two of them politely got in the car together.


    Although Zhang Fan had always been driving nice cars ever since he learned how to drive, his cars still couldn¡¯tpare to a luxury car like Mercedes Benz. The Mercedes Benz was quite spacious andfortable inside. It was also quiet to the point where the engine¡¯s sound couldn¡¯t be heard.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you¡¯re really quite talented for your age. It¡¯s truly astonishing. Thank you so much for helping with Yaya¡¯s surgery this time. I didn¡¯t think that you wouldn¡¯t mind how I treated you. How rare!¡± Vice President Chen was still a bit afraid of what might have happened without Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s nothing much. Yaya has such a nice uncle.¡± Zhang Fan was no match at all for someone with far more social experience than him. He didn¡¯t even know how to respond to Vice President Chen¡¯s praise.


    ¡°Sigh! My younger sister¡¯s personality isn¡¯t very good. Although she¡¯s doing quite well financially, she¡¯s having problems getting along with her husband. Who else would care if not for me!¡± Vice President Chen sighed as his family had their own difficulties just like many other families.


    Yaya¡¯s parents had both originally been employees of a nationally owned corporation. Theyter resigned and started their own raw materials supplypany with assistance from Vice President Chen, who was Yaya¡¯s mother¡¯s older brother.


    Yaya¡¯s parents became rather wealthy themselves several years after starting their ownpany. However, Yaya¡¯s mother had a poor temper, which caused her marriage to break down. Yaya¡¯s father was unable to take her temper, so he went far away to ind China, although the two hadn¡¯t gotten divorced. Yaya also started to go down a wild path in life due to her family circumstances.


    Sometimes, having just the right amount of money would be better. Too much wealth all of a sudden wouldn¡¯t always be a good thing.


    J Hotel was the best hotel in all of Chasu City. The atmosphere at the dinner was quite nice. Everyone was having fun. Vice President Chen was excellent at setting the atmosphere. He was quite skilled at cracking jokes.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t drink any alcohol, but Vice President Chen didn¡¯t mind at all. He drank three sses of white wine in toast to Zhang Fan while thetter drank only soda. Vice President Chen was really talented at making others feelfortable!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone rang during the meal. ¡°Hello? Oh, you were able to buy them? Thank you. I¡¯m in the middle of a meal right now. I¡¯ll give you the money when I meet up with you. Sorry to have troubled you!¡±


    ¡°Bro, you¡¯re looking down on me if you think I need any money from you for this. Where are you right now? I¡¯lle bring the tickets to you!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m currently eating a meal at J Hotel! Have you eaten dinner yet? How about joining us?¡± Zhang Fan said rather awkwardly.


    ¡°No need, Bro. I¡¯ve already eaten dinner. I¡¯ll be there in 10 minutes. Just wait for me in front of the hotel.¡± The person speaking on the cell phone with Zhang Fan was the patient who had been hospitalized for a fight and tried to exaggerate the degree of his injuries in order to scam more money out of the other party¡¯s parents.


    It had been impossible for Zhang Fan to find a ticket scalper, since Chasu City was a rtively small city in China. Zhang Fan had no idea how to find tickets, so he tried to ask this former patient of his. Although this youngster had tried to exaggerate his injuries, he really liked Zhang Fan, and had asked for Zhang Fan¡¯s contact information before being discharged from the hospital.


    Although the two had never called each other before, they would always exchange holiday greetings by text message with each other. Zhang Fan figured that this youngster might be better acquainted with the locals here, which was why he decided to ask the youngster about getting some tickets to Dang¡¯s concert.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? You have a friend who¡¯sing over? Let¡¯s have the servers add another chair.¡± Vice President Chen was sitting next to Zhang Fan. General surgery Director Zhao was sitting at the seat of honor. Although this was a round table, Vice President Chen didn¡¯t give Zhang Fan the seat of honor, as he knew that would be rather inappropriate considering thetter¡¯s young age. Zhang Fan was sitting at the end as he was the youngest, while Vice President Chen sat next to him.


    ¡°No need for such trouble, Vice President Chen. My friend has already eaten dinner. I asked him to buy two concert tickets for me,¡± Zhang Fan exined.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Vice President Chen didn¡¯t delve more into this matter. Sometimeter, Zhang Fan¡¯s cell phone rang again. Zhang Fan nced at the caller ID, then excused himself from the room, and went to the hotel¡¯s entrance.


    The youngster still seemed to behave like a casual hoodlum. He was smoking while roaming around everywhere. His eyes lit up when he saw Zhang Fan. The youngster hurriedly came over while saying, ¡°Bro! Here¡¯s two tickets. The position¡¯s quite good as it¡¯s in the middle. You should have told me earlier. I could have gotten front row tickets for you then, but it¡¯s a bit toote for that now.¡±


    Zhang Fan took out his wallet as he said, ¡°I¡¯m already really grateful to you. Have you been doing well recently? You haven¡¯t gotten into any more fights, have you?¡±


    ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying! Am I someone who would get into fights? Bro, this is wrong of you. You¡¯re looking down on me if you give me money.¡± The youngster tried to refuse Zhang Fan¡¯s money, while Zhang Fan absolutely insisted otherwise.


    The two of them took quite a while with mutual refusals, reaching the point where Vice President Chen came out of the hotel to see what was going on. ¡°Doctor Zhang, is anything the matter?¡±


    ¡°Vice President Chen!¡± the youngster immediately shouted in a greeting and stood up straight as if he was reporting to a higher-up before Zhang Fan could even reply.


    ¡°You are?¡± Vice President Chen was rather confused.


    ¡°I¡¯m Little Wang, and I work as a security guard at yourpany!¡±


    ¡°Oh, so you¡¯re also Doctor Zhang¡¯s friend, nice. Would you like to eat with us?¡± Although Vice President Chen was nominally extending an invitation, his expression made it obvious that he only wanted the security guard Little Wang to leave.


    ¡°No, no. I won¡¯t bother you guys. Bro, I¡¯ll be leaving now. Vice President Chen, I¡¯m leaving now.¡± Little Wang then ran off without even looking back.


    ¡°Is he your friend?¡± Vice President Chen inquired.


    ¡°He¡¯s a former patient of mine. That¡¯s how we got acquainted.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Vice President Chen then looked at the concert tickets in Zhang Fan¡¯s hand, andmented, ¡°Doctor Zhang, you enjoy listening to music?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s for my girlfriend¡¯s parents. They really like Dang. I couldn¡¯t buy any tickets through proper channels, haha.¡±


    Back in the hotel¡¯s private room, the atmosphere was rather festive. Older men from the border province would often enjoy dancing and singing themselves.


    Director Zhao usually appeared to be very serious, but after drinking some alcohol, he began to sing a silly little local song about two mountain goats. He was actually quite good at singing.


    Normally, Director Zhao would be quite busy with studying and work as he was the general surgery director at a ss A hospital. Of course, he would also try and have fun whenever he did have free time. He really did know how to have fun. He was truly intelligent. He wouldn¡¯t be bad at anything!


    This meal was really enjoyable for everyone¡ªthere were no benefits involved, so the doctors didn¡¯t need to worry about anything.


    Near the end of the meal, Zhang Fan received a call from the rheumatology department.


    Attending physician Hu Jun was on night shift duty tonight. He told Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor Zhang, patient #9¡¯s condition seems to be rather poor. Do you want toe over and take a look?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s expression immediately changed even though he had just been smiling happily. The originally joyous atmosphere suddenly quieted down. All the doctors present were veteran doctors who could immediately tell that there had to be a problem with a patient.


    ¡°I suspect that it¡¯s severe symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus. The blood telets are really low. Moreover, the patient¡¯s emotions are rather unstable!¡±


    ¡°Alright, Brother Hu, I¡¯m on my way.¡± When Zhang Fan hung up, without even waiting for Zhang Fan to say anything, Director Zhao immediately asked him, ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°One of my patients has a little problem. I¡¯m sorry! My apologies, Vice President Chen. I have to leave now!¡±


    ¡°Sure! I¡¯ll have my driver take you to the hospital. We¡¯ll have plenty of opportunities to get together again in the future.¡± Vice President Chen apanied Zhang Fan outside.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s patient #9 was Shao Hua¡¯s coworker, Wang Yan! Zhang Fan was in no mood to appreciate the beautiful night sky tonight.


    Although Zhang Fan could deal with any severe traumatic injury that required a highly difficult surgery, he really had no method at all to treat lupus, as it was an incurable disease by modern medical standards.


    Hope would be too extravagant to have for a patient like Wang Yan who had lupus!

 Chapter 282: The greatest pity is losing hope

    <h4>Chapter 282: The greatest pity is losing hope</h4>


    One¡¯s emotions and living environment would be a great influence on any disease, especially autoimmune diseases. Although there was no data which could disy how important the emotions and living environment were, these factors would indeed affect the patient¡¯s desire to live as well as cooperation with treatment.


    An autoimmune disease would start spreading very swiftly once the patient lost the desire to live or lost hope for the future. Even medical treatment might be no longer effective in that scenario.


    After Wang Yan was diagnosed to have systemic lupus erythematosus, not only did her husband not console her, he even demanded a divorce. This only served to pour fuel on the fire, cutting off her hope for the future¡ªa truly heartless move by her husband.


    Wang Yan gazed listlessly at the hospital room¡¯s ceiling from her hospital bed. She no longer cared one bit about her body¡¯s condition. Although she did whatever the doctors told her to do, including taking medicine, she had no more will to live on at all.


    Her condition originally hadn¡¯t been severe, but then her lupus rapidly developed into severe symptoms. In the medical textbooks, it was listed that the #1 most important factor for treating systemic lupus erythematosus was to help the patient have an optimistic outlook. However, it was already quite good already that Wang Yan wasn¡¯t trying tomit suicide in her emotional state.


    Vice President Chen¡¯s driver brought Zhang Fan over to the hospital. He immediately started running after he got off the car. When he arrived in the rheumatology department, he immediately took a look at Wang Yan¡¯s current medical information sheets and inwardly eximed over how bad things were.


    Lupus was capable of affecting many organs in the body, but usually this could be kept under control. But right now, thrombocytopenic purpura was urring in her body.


    ¡°Things are looking bad. Cylindruria has also appeared!¡± Hu Jun eximed as he looked over Wang Yan¡¯s medical information sheets.


    ¡°The medicine also isn¡¯t having any apparent effect!¡± Zhang Fan sighed.


    ¡°I know. I checked your medical report on her already. The medicine you used for her ispletely correct. Methylprednisolone (a hormone), gamma globulin, vincristine, and danazol. Yet, her blood telets are still decreasing in number.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go take a look at her!¡± Zhang Fan put down the patient¡¯s medical information sheets and went to her patient room.


    Zhang Fan had especially arranged a single-person room for Wang Yan since her emotions were unstable, as well as because she was Shao Hua¡¯s acquaintance. When he entered Wang Yan¡¯s patient room, he immediately saw apletely listless woman with no signs of life.


    Her lips were so dry that they were bing chapped. She also had a nk expression. She didn¡¯t react even when Zhang Fan walked over to her patient bed. ¡°How are you feeling, Miss Wang?¡± Zhang Fan had to greet her in a soft voice.


    ¡°Oh, Doctor Zhang!¡± Wang Yan slowly turned her head and greeted him when she saw that it was Zhang Fan.


    At this moment, Zhang Fan noticed that her gums were bleeding. Her teeth roots were already stained red. Blood slowly dripped out because she had opened her mouth to speak! Not only that, blood which was almost ck started dripping out of her nose because she had raised her body to speak with Zhang Fan!


    This blood slowly dripped onto her bed! She seemed to notice this as she gently wiped it away with her hand, which smeared some of her nose blood onto her face and mouth.


    Wang Yan raised her head and gently smiled at the blood on the back of her hand. Zhang Fan actually felt a strong instinctive fear when he looked at Wang Yan who still had the red rash on her facebined with smeared blood and such a wretched smile, for he could sense the aura of death around her.


    ¡°Miss Wang, you shouldn¡¯t sit upright right now. Come, you should slowly lie down. I will give you a checkup. This disease really isn¡¯t that big of a deal. It will get better slowly as long as you take your medication on time.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to let her do any sudden movements!


    After Wang Yany down, Zhang Fan gave her a simple physical examination. He found thatrge patches of purpura had already appeared on her arms, chest, abdomen, and legs. This was a ssical symptom of having low blood telets.


    Having thrombocytopenic purpura was like having a ticking time bomb in one¡¯s body. A patient with such a condition might cause major internal bleeding inside their body with just a single sneeze! This really would be a frightening condition. It would be as if all the blood vessels in the body had been simultaneously exploded. Major bleeding would often be so vicious that no doctor could possibly save the patient in time.


    Zhang Fan slowly and gently assisted Wang Yan to lie back down on the bed after he finished the physical examination. When he left her patient room, he immediately told the nurses, ¡°Level one treatment for this patient. ssify her as being in critical condition. Contact her family members. Right now, no matter what, she¡¯s not allowed to get off her bed! Change her food to a semiliquid diet.¡±


    Both of her white-haired elderly parents arrived in less than half an hour. ¡°Doctor, we¡¯re Wang Yan¡¯s parents. What exactly happened to her!?¡±


    Wang Yan had left two phone numbers when she was hospitalized. One phone number was for her husband, while the other phone number was for her parents. But, when her husband picked up and heard that the hospital was calling him, he immediately hung up without saying a word. He then refused to pick up any more phone calls from the hospital!


    ¡°Please have a seat, Sir and Ma¡¯am. It¡¯s like this...¡± Zhang Fan hesitated because there really wouldn¡¯t be any good news at all. Wang Yan¡¯s current condition was incredibly severe. Things might get worse if her parents were unable to take the news!


    Wang Yan¡¯s father noticed Zhang Fan¡¯s hesitation, so he said, ¡°Doctor, please tell us. No matter what condition our daughter Yan is in, we can handle it. Just please save her! She¡¯s had such a hard time!¡±


    Murky tears started dripping from Wang Yan¡¯s parents¡¯ eyes. They were mentally prepared. Zhang Fan had no choice but to tell them since Wang Yan¡¯s husband had refused toe. Zhang Fan was helpless about the situation. He would have to tell them the truth, no matter how cruel.


    ¡°Alright, it¡¯s like this. Your daughter¡¯s current condition is quite grave. She might suddenly have major internal bleeding at any time. If that happens, then, then... there won¡¯t be any saving her. There¡¯s two treatment ns that are possible now. The first is to continue using internal medicine to treat her. However, this will be highly risky. The second treatment is to perform surgery on her. This will also have its risks, but it will be slightly less dangerous than using internal medicine. However, this will require a splenectomy, which is the surgical removal of the spleen. You should hurry and discuss things immediately with your daughter. Time is of the essence right now.¡±


    Normally, only a splenectomy would resolve the current situation since internal medicine treatments were no longer having any apparent effect. However, the human body was incrediblyplex. There were no absolutes. The patient and their family members would need to make the decision on their own after receiving the doctor¡¯s advice.


    Even if internal medicine wasn¡¯t effective today, that didn¡¯t mean that it wouldn¡¯t be effective tomorrow. Then again, it also still might not work tomorrow. The doctor¡¯s job was to exin the risks clearly to the patient and their family members. Zhang Fan really preferred to do the splenectomy, although the decision wasn¡¯t up to him. He simply felt that losing one¡¯s spleen would still be far better than dying.


    Currently, Wang Yan¡¯s condition was extremely dangerous. To give an analogy, her body was just like a balloon that was resting on top of a bed of needles. The balloon might explode at any moment from too much movement. Not only that, this type of explosion would be impossible to predict or prevent. Blood vessels were everywhere in the body, which meant that major internal bleeding might ur almost anywhere. Right now, Zhang Fan could only ask that she quietly lie on the bed and reduce her movement as much as possible in order to prevent the possibility of major internal bleeding!


    ¡°Doctor, please help us convince our daughter. She, she...¡± Originally, the parents had a teary expression, but now they suddenly seemed awkward for some reason.


    Zhang Fan felt like something was odd, but he had to tell them, ¡°This is a matter for the patient and their family members to discuss. My rmendation is to take the surgical treatment option. You should hurry and discuss things with your daughter. Come sign the paperwork after you¡¯re done discussing.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Alright.¡± The parents supported each other as they slowly made their way over to Wang Yan¡¯s patient room with difficulty. Zhang Fan felt that this was a little strange, but he didn¡¯t pay it any mind. He busied himself with preparing the surgery paperwork and contacting the operating rooms.


    Zhang Fan now had special authority. Normally, as he was currently in an internal medicine department, the patient would first need to be transferred to a surgical department, and the surgical director would make the decision regarding the surgery and contact the operating room.


    Just as Zhang Fan was printing the surgery paperwork from hisputer, he heard a loud crashing sound as ss shattered. He then heard Wang Yan¡¯s voice shouting in despair. ¡°Get out!¡±


    Her voice was really loud! Zhang Fan immediately got up and swiftly rushed over!

 Chapter 283: Cold world

    <h4>Chapter 283: Cold world</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    When Zhang Fan rapidly rushed over to the patient room, he first saw ss shards all over the floor, while Wang Yan¡¯s parents were standing by the bedside and supporting her. Wang Yan was currently looking out the window while forcefully pushing her parents.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move! Please don¡¯t move! Hurry and lie down, lie down!¡± Although Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t see Wang Yan¡¯s face from where he stood, he could tell that she was pushing forcefully right now. Zhang Fan was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat! This was extremely dangerous for the patient in her body¡¯s current condition!


    Zhang Fan immediately dashed over. When he saw her face, he immediately shouted, ¡°Nurse! Hurry! Immediately bring a gurney for emergency treatment! Hurry!¡±


    Thrombocytopenic purpura was a highly dangerous condition to begin with. The patient absolutely couldn¡¯t exert too much strength. In fact, not only would forceful pushing be dangerous, the patient wouldn¡¯t even be allowed to use too much strength when pooping. If the patient was constipated, the hospital would give them an enema. That was how serious thrombocytopenic purpura was.


    Currently, Wang Yan was spitting up arge amount of blood while pushing her parents away. Since her hair was messy and covered her face, and she had her head lowered, her parents hadn¡¯t even noticed. By the time that Zhang Fan saw this and called for the nurses, Wang Yan was already in severe condition.


    At this moment, no matter what had just happened here with her parents, the first priority was to save the patient! Zhang Fan needed to be swift as well as gentle. In Wang Yan¡¯s current condition, her body wouldn¡¯t be able to handle any major movements at all. Anything slightly forceful would easily cause additional internal bleeding in her body.


    The nurses of the rheumatology department moved slightly slower inparison to nurses in the major surgical departments, major internal medicine departments, and emergency department. That was because patients who required emergency treatment were quite rare in the rheumatology department, so the nurses¡¯ reactions weren¡¯t as well trained. They weren¡¯t at the level of being able to react instantly and unconsciously.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s shouting had been especially loud. The nurse at the nurse station hadn¡¯t even reacted yet, but Doctor Hu Jun hurriedly ran from the patient room he was in to the department¡¯s emergency treatment room while shouting, ¡°Hurry! Patient #9 probably has major bleeding!¡±


    Hu Jun was as muscr as a bear. He pushed a gurney at an incredibly high speed. He seemed just like an unstoppable truck as he flew. As he ran while pushing the gurney, he also shouted to a nurse who was changing medicine for another patient, ¡°Immediately call the director!¡±


    Zhang Fan swiftly supported Wang Yan¡¯s body and had her sit down while leaning forward. She absolutely couldn¡¯t lie down right now, because she had too much internal bleeding. If shey down, then her blood would enter the windpipe and cause intense coughing, which would only make things worse for her body.


    When Hu Jun entered Wang Yan¡¯s patient room, he saw that the floor was covered in dark red blood, and that Wang Yan¡¯s face was scarily white. He asked Zhang Fan, ¡°Rupture of a gastric fundus vein?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Give me a Sengstaken-kemore tube and prepare for blood transfusion.¡± The nurse had yet to arrive. There was no time to wait, so Hu Jun acted as a nurse and started bringing medical equipment to Zhang Fan.


    Wang Yan¡¯s parents were so scared by this scene that they both went pale. Both of them were also trembling so much that they could barely stand. ¡°What happened!? What happened here!? Yan, please don¡¯t be angry. We¡¯ll leave, we¡¯ll leave, alright? Please don¡¯t be angry! Yan!¡±


    Wang Yan¡¯s mother almost couldn¡¯t take it anymore at the sight of her daughter who was now spitting up mouthfuls of frothing blood. Wang Yan couldn¡¯t even keep her eyes open anymore.


    Wang Yan¡¯s parents were in the way as they were standing by the patient bed. ¡°Get out!¡± Zhang Fan shouted at them as he prepared the necessary medical equipment. He had no time to be polite right now.


    Time was far too precious right now. Moving just a little bit slowly would directly result in Wang Yan dying from major internal bleeding. Even a single second could spell the difference between life and death here.


    A nurse, whose name was Little Wang, also finally arrived. Zhang Fan immediately told the nurse, ¡°50 mL gas injection. Bring a nket and ce it behind the patient¡¯s back. Then, sit behind the patient so that you¡¯re supporting the patient. You absolutely must support her properly.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Little Wang was a weak woman. She was afraid that she wouldn¡¯t be able to support the patient properly just by sitting behind her. Little Wang agilely jumped up onto the bed like a monkey and used her shoulders to solidly support the patient!


    Meanwhile to the side, Zhang Fan grabbed Wang Yan¡¯s chin, gently tilted her head to the side, and loudly told her, ¡°You must persist! No matter what, there¡¯re still people who care about you in this world! You must persist! We won¡¯t give up on you! Hurry and open your eyes for me! Say something!¡±


    Zhang Fan¡¯s voice was really loud and ferocious. It was as if he was a roaring lion! Since the patient Wang Yan had no desire to live right now, it was likely that she would die right here if Zhang Fan didn¡¯t give her some forceful stimtion.


    Wang Yan slowly opened her eyes and mouth. This pitiful woman tried to say something through all the blood in her mouth, although Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what. He didn¡¯t have the time to bother with her emotions right now.


    ¡°Open your eyes, open your eyes! I¡¯m going to stick something into your nose right now. Persist! You must persist!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t slow down in his movements at all as he said this.


    He swiftly and gently used a cotton swab to clean Wang Yan¡¯s nose of blood. Zhang Fan then took the Sengstaken-kemore tube which had paraffin applied to it by the nurses already, and began to insert the tube into her nose until Zhang Fan gradually sensed it reaching her throat.


    ¡°Swallow your saliva, hurry! Swallow your saliva!¡± Although Wang Yan had no desire to live, she was quite cooperative. She was just like a zombie who was waiting for the reaper to take her to the next world.


    Since there was no other way, Zhang Fan directly used the stic Sengstaken-kemore tube to stimte her throat and make her dry heave. Zhang Fan¡¯s action was really dangerous. If he didn¡¯t do it well, or if his luck was poor, this would only make the patient die faster!


    However, Zhang Fan really had no other recourse. He wouldn¡¯t have taken such a risk if there had been any other way. Saving human lives was really important, but when a patient no longer had any desire to live on in this world, sometimes it wouldn¡¯t matter how skilled the doctor was.


    No living person would be able to resist their physical body¡¯s natural reaction to throat stimtion. ¡°Urk!¡± Right when she made a dry heaving movement, Zhang Fan swiftly inserted the Sengstake-kemore tube all the way down to her stomach by taking advantage of her swallowing movement!


    Normal doctors would also need to perform a suctioning movement when the tube reached the stomach to ascertain if the tube had really reached the stomach or not. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to do this. First, there was no time, and second, he was simply that confident! He had practiced this thousands of times in his System already. He figured that his System would self-destruct out of anger if he still couldn¡¯t guarantee standardized movements by then!


    He then began to inject gas into the tube.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, it¡¯s already 300!¡±


    ¡°Okay! Fixation,¡± Zhang Fan answered. He was sweating all over, but this wasn¡¯t because he was tired or hot. The sweat was all from fear. Zhang Fan had never seen such vicious spitting up of blood before!


    What was going on exactly? To exin simply, a major vein underneath the stomach had ruptured in the patient¡¯s body. At such a time, no surgery would possibly be fast enough, so this could only be treated with pressuring.


    The Sengstake-kemore tube was simr to a t balloon. After inserting the tube all the way to the stomach, the tube would then be inted, applying pressure to the gastric vein to stop the bleeding.


    Zhang Fan treated the patient while saying to the nurse, ¡°Blood pressure! Pulse! Begin taking measurements!¡± Due to the required emergency treatment, he didn¡¯t even have time to take basic measurements.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, 60/30 mmHg, 30 times per minute. Pulse is weak!¡± the nurse reported.


    ¡°Provide oxygen, open three vein channels, and prepare a central venous catheter. Dopamine, 200 ug/min. Sodium bicarbonate solution, 250 mL through the veins. Scopmine, 0.3mg through IV. Packed red blood cells, 500 kl! Dexamethasone via IV!¡± Zhang Fan had gotten ustomed to giving orders in the surgical departments. He immediately started issuing medicalmands without even asking for Hu Jun¡¯s opinion.


    Hu Jun had originally been about to speak up, but then he heard that Zhang Fan¡¯s medicalmands were highly urate and experienced. Thus, he went to help the nurses save the patient.


    This was what a doctor was. Since Zhang Fan had already taken over the emergency treatment, and he wasn¡¯t doing it wrong, then Hu Jun would start helping out withoutining!


    Even if he was filled with displeasure since he was the more veteran internal medicine doctor, he would still help out here. Even if he was angry and wanted to scold Zhang Fan, that would have to wait for after the emergency treatment was over.


    Right now, they could only cooperate!

 Chapter 284: Dam about to collapse

    <h4>Chapter 284: Dam about to copse</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    As advancements in technology were made, people gained an even better understanding of diseases through research, especially diseases regarding the major organs. In the 21st century, with breakthroughs in gic engineering, there was now hope for many diseases to be conquered forever.


    However, Zhang Fan was a pessimist. Even though he had his System, he was still a pessimist. The more he was grinding, the more pessimistic he became!


    Stem cell research had recently been developing quite rapidly. In southern China, especially among the rich people and middle-ss people around Hong Kong and Taiwan, many of them started preservingrge amounts of their own stem cells. Some also went abroad to other countries such as Korea to inject stem cells in order to slow down the process of aging.


    Was this effective? Only they would know. The human body was incredibly, incrediblyplex. Just a little bit more oxygen, or a little less oxygen, or a little bit more or little bit less of maic field intensity all might disturb artificially produced cells.


    What exactly were the organs or cells that were produced in aboratory? This author wouldn¡¯t know! Inserting such things into your body would carry indescribable risk!


    Even if science was one daypletely able to replicate the inside of the human body as well as create artificial organs which were identical and fully functional, Zhang Fan was still a pessimist.


    One¡¯s surgical skills could be improved. However, humanity¡¯s enemies were also advancing even as medical technology advanced. Germs and viruses were swiftly developing at a rate which wasn¡¯t any slower than human medical development. Earth was getting ever more crowded. People were now capable of traveling halfway across the world in a single day.


    More and more mega bacteria were being discovered every day. Humans were still being endlessly foolish. Meat was now being produced as a major industrial process. To describe it directly, all of this meat would be produced using hormones and antibiotics. Millions of chickens, cows, goats, and so on would be confined in a small amount of space.


    It wouldn¡¯t be possible to guarantee all these animals¡¯ survival without hormones and antibiotics! Arge amount of antibiotics would then enter the human body as people ate meat. The germs in the human body would then swiftly learn about how to deal with antibiotics.


    When vaycin became amonly used antibiotic even in smaller hospitals, and when colds weremon treated by antibiotics, humans were now beginning to approach an Armageddon. This was no exaggeration.


    If a super virus or bacteria suddenly explosively spread across the globe, the survival of the fittest would then ur for humanity.


    Humans had always been helping germs and viruses go through the survival of the fittest. The reverse would also be true once a certain environment and condition was reached. Germs and viruses would also be capable of making humans go through survival of the fittest, just like how the streets of Europe had been filled with people waiting for death during the ck gue.


    Europe¡¯s poption was constantly unable to increase, because their genes had already been tainted by viruses and germs. Their genes definitely contained factors that made them only care about enjoying the present1.


    Meanwhile, China¡¯s poption density had been far higher than Europe¡¯s during the same period of the ck gue. Why hadn¡¯t China lost so many people to the gue? Traditional Chinese medicine! For example, artemisinin, which was discovered by the Chinese pharmaceutical chemist Tu Youyou, was highly effective against many diseases, not just mria.


    Where had Tu Youyou obtained her inspiration from? nts. However, due to the development of major industries, more and more of the environment was constantly being destroyed. People would then try and forcibly raise nts out of their natural environment. Who knew if those nts would still retain their medicinal properties then?


    Science was now capable of producing ginseng that could grow thicker than a child¡¯s arm in just three years! However, this was more like a carrot than ginseng. Not only that, perhaps there would be problems with this carrot.


    After Zhang Fan ced the Sengstaken-kemore tube into Wang Yan¡¯s stomach, her blood pressure was also forcibly elevated by medication. Right now was a critical moment. If her blood telet level couldn¡¯t be effectively raised right now, it would be only a matter of time until her body copsed and she died.


    Before Wang Yan started having major internal bleeding, she still would have had some hope if she immediately received a splenectomy to cut out her spleen. However, surgery was no longer possible in her current condition. She could only rely on herself.


    ¡°What should we do?¡± Hu Jun asked Zhang Fan in a small voice as he furrowed his eyebrows. Even someone as highly knowledgeable as Hu Jun had no idea what to do here. What could even be done? The patient had no desire left at all to live. She only wanted to die. What could be done about that?


    The human body wasplex, trulyplex. For instance, so-called emotions were impossible to measure using concrete data, yet emotions would also be incredibly influential to the human body.


    For instance, if Wang Yan instead had a strong desire to live, it was likely that her body would start producing all sorts of hormones and antibodies, both known and unknown, which would then cooperate with the medicine and perhaps save her. But since she only wanted to die, her body was just like a leaking dam where the waters only grew higher and higher. The medicine would be unable to stop the dam from flooding sooner orter.


    ¡°Maintain her condition with medicine and continue observation. If, if there¡¯s any improvement at all, then perform a splenectomy. If there¡¯s no improvement, then... tell her family to prepare for her funeral!¡±


    At the patient room¡¯s entrance, Wang Yan¡¯s parents were both stered against the ss window on the door. They were crying soundlessly while looking at their daughter in the patient room.


    ¡°Yan! My precious daughter! I¡¯ve done wrong by you! Please forgive me! I¡¯m willing to die as long as you can live! Yan! My Yan!¡± Wang Yan¡¯s mother didn¡¯t even dare to cry or speak loudly. She had one hand on the ss window while she covered her mouth with her other hand.


    Her back was hunched over. She was incredibly worried. However, no amount of pain from her was capable of making Wang Yan have the desire to live.


    After giving the patient¡¯s family members a notification that the patient was in critical condition, next would be to tell them the necessary medical information so that the patient¡¯s family members could understand just why the patient was about to die. Sometimes, this really was too cruel.


    However, they had the right to know about the patient¡¯s condition. This information was just like a sharp knife that would cause anyone who didn¡¯t understand to then understand! Whether this was actually a good thing for the patient¡¯s family members to understand was unclear in some situations! Quite often, doctors would see many patients¡¯ family members who would immediately copse and go into critical condition themselves before the patient had even died. Did this make doctors indirect murderers?


    Sometimes, not understanding things as clearly would illustrate how ignorance could be bliss. Not knowing what was going on would mean not needing to withstand such pressure and pain.


    ¡°Sir, Ma¡¯am, pleasee over with me. I must tell you something.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about Wang Yan¡¯s family problems. That wasn¡¯t Zhang Fan¡¯s business, nor could he do anything about her family problems.


    Back when Wang Yan had been hospitalized, Shao Hua had told Zhang Fan that apparently Wang Yan¡¯s husband¡¯s family was really rich. Wang Yan also apparently had a younger brother whom her parents really spoiled. Regardless, her marriage and family affairs were about as bad as something from a television drama!


    ¡°Doctor, I¡¯m begging you. Save my Yan! She¡¯s still so young! Since she¡¯s spitting up blood, draw my blood to transfuse into her. I¡¯m her mother, so she¡¯ll definitely be able to receive my blood!¡±


    Wang Yan¡¯s mother¡¯s lips were now dry. Her face was covered in tears. She walked unsteadily towards Zhang Fan¡¯s doctor¡¯s office. She kept saying such things as she walked, and then she suddenly kneeled down before Zhang Fan when she was two meters from him.


    Wang Yan¡¯s mother directly kneeled and kowtowed. She now started crying loudly, venting her tears which might have contained regret. Her tears covered her nose and mouth.


    Wang Yan¡¯s father¡¯s face was also covered in tears. Large tears were sticking to his white beard. The tears even sparkled under the light¡¯s illumination! The sparkling tear then suddenly fell on the ground and vanished, just like how Wang Yan¡¯s forced smile vanished after she¡¯d been hospitalized!


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, please get up. You should first calm your emotions. I won¡¯t be able to work like this. I still need to hurry and treat Miss Wang, as well as observe her condition. We can¡¯t waste any time here.¡± Zhang Fan was feeling quite anxious, not because the patient¡¯s mother was kneeling to him, but rather because Wang Yan¡¯s parents were in a dangerous emotional state.


    Her parents were just like a tightly stretched string. This string might snap quite easily if they weren¡¯t calmed down properly! Zhang Fan hurriedly supported both her parents. He was unable to tell them about their daughter¡¯s condition at this time.


    This was difficult, truly difficult. Sometimes, this made things hard for the doctor on both sides. If the patient died before the doctor could inform the patient¡¯s family members about the patient¡¯s condition, both the family members and the higher-ranking doctors would be capable of devouring the doctor.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell about the patient¡¯s condition! Why didn¡¯t you obtain a proper signature on the patient¡¯s critical condition notice form? Why!? Why!?¡±


    But right now, Zhang Fan was unable to steel his heart and tell the patient¡¯s parents about her condition, because that would give the parents too much of a blow! Zhang Fan was unable to say it!


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, doesn¡¯t Miss Wang also have a younger brother?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°Sigh! Let¡¯s not talk about him. Please tell us what you have to. We can handle it.¡± Wang Yan¡¯s father sighed when he heard his son being mentioned. Both parents¡¯ emotions seemed to somewhat calm down now.


    The rheumatology department director arrived. The vice director and the two other attending physicians in the department also arrived.

 Chapter 285: Spring’s arrival with pear blossoms!

    <h4>Chapter 285: Spring¡¯s arrival with pear blossoms!</h4>


    Spring would always be the most pleasant season in Chasu City. Thezy sunshine shone through pear blossoms outside the window of Wang Yan¡¯s patient room and illuminated her body.


    The white pear blossoms seemed to glow with endless spring. A gentle andzy light went all over Wang Yan¡¯s ck hair and gently caressed her face. The red rash on her face seemed almost demonic!


    Even though spring sunshine was supposed to help everythinge back to life, this light didn¡¯t bring any signs of life to Wang Yan at all. This gentle sunlight on her face only made her red rash even more noticeable.


    The rheumatology department director arrived. The vice director and the two other attending physicians in the department also arrived. When rheumatology Director Wu Wanghong saw Zhang Fan¡¯s expression which indicated that thetter was having difficulty telling the patient¡¯s parents about the patient¡¯s medical condition, Director Wu directly epted the responsibility of informing the parents. ¡°Doctor Zhang, you and Vice Director Li and the others should go check on the patient. I¡¯ll discuss things with the patient¡¯s family.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Director!¡± Zhang Fan led the other doctors to Wang Yan¡¯s patient room. Although Wang Yan¡¯s life had been saved and the major internal bleeding had been stopped, she was still currently in a really bad condition.


    As Zhang Fan performed a checkup on her and also checked her medical information, Wang Yan simplyy there like an expressionless zombie, nkly staring at the beautiful white pear blossoms outside the window.


    ¡°The current medication isn¡¯t having any effect at all. Maybe we should try arge amount of hormonal therapy,¡± rheumatology Vice Director Limented to Zhang Fan as he furrowed his eyebrows outside the patient room after the simple checkup for Wang Yan was finished.


    ¡°But in this situation, won¡¯t too many hormones cause her to bleed again?¡± Zhang Fan asked because he was uncertain. There were far too many things to consider and bnce in internal medicine.


    This was even more so for patients who were in severe condition. Using medicine on them was far too difficult. Medicine might cause a reaction in the body which would then lead to the patient¡¯s death. Not using medicine would also mean that things were only a matter of time.


    Things were so difficult for doctors. It wouldn¡¯t be a legal problem for the doctors if the patient died from major internal bleeding or natural causes. However, if the patient instead died because of a reaction to medicine that was used, that could cause all sorts of legal problems for the doctors.


    Should the doctors use medicine or not? They would have to be extra careful!


    ¡°Let¡¯s have an internal meeting to discuss the patient¡¯s condition. We must hurry. Let¡¯s finalize a decision within half an hour,¡± announced Director Wu as Vice Director Li was frowning while looking at the patient¡¯s medical information. Director Wu had finished talking to the patient¡¯s parents already.


    Every single doctor of the rheumatology department arrived in the department¡¯s small conference room. The director, vice director, attending physicians, resident doctors, and rotation doctors were all present.


    Zhang Fan checked the time with the clock on the wall. It was necessary to record the time and everyone¡¯s opinions in the final medical report. For these types of major meetings involving the entire department, the doctor who was in charge of the patient would also be in charge of recording everything that was said.


    After everyone sat down, Director Wu nodded towards Zhang Fan, and dered, ¡°Let¡¯s begin the meeting. First, Doctor Zhang should give us a brief introduction.¡±


    ¡°Patient #9 was hospitalized on the 3rd of the month due to systemic lupus erythematosus which caused a high fever in her. She¡¯d already tried to take some medication before hospitalization, which was quite ineffective. When she was hospitalized, I asked about her medical history and learned that she had previously sunbathed directly under the sun approximately six months ago. After she was hospitalized, I gave her the standardized treatment for her lupus symptoms. However, the treatment was ineffective. On the afternoon of the 5th, the patient started havingrge patches of purpura appear on her body. ording to the standard blood test, her blood telets were rapidly decreasing in number. Today, after the patient¡¯s family members went to talk to her, the patient became extremely emotional, which caused a gastric vein under her stomach to rupture, leading to major internal bleeding. Attending physician Hu Jun and myself participated in providing emergency treatment to the patient. Currently, the patient¡¯s medical condition is stable, but there¡¯s still high risk of major internal bleeding or even death,¡± Zhang Fan summarized the patient¡¯s condition. He then sat down after ncing at the director.


    ¡°Alright. That¡¯s basically how things are. Time is of the essence here. Everyone should understand. Let us all directly state our opinion. Doctor Chen, you go first.¡±


    Chen Hong was a rotation doctor. She was the same age as Zhang Fan. For major meetings involving the entire department, usually the doctors would speak in the order from lowest to highest rank. The department director would then make the final decision.


    ¡°The patient¡¯s condition is currently stable. Although there¡¯s still risk of major internal bleeding, I think that we can continue observation. That¡¯s all for my opinion!¡± Chen Hong wasn¡¯t interested in being permanently assigned to the rheumatology department, so she didn¡¯t put much effort into her opinion.


    The doctors each gave their own opinion. There were basically two different opinions here. The first was to continue observation, while the second was to obtain the patient¡¯s family¡¯s consent and take a risk with medication. The difference in opinions reached the level of an argumentative debate when it reached the veteran doctors such as those with the second-highest level certification and the vice director.


    This wasn¡¯t a power struggle, yet was even fiercer than one. This was a battle between two different ways of thinking, or perhaps it could be described as a battle between ideologies.


    Modern medicine was making rapid advancements. However, there were still countless incurable diseases out there.


    As the saying went, when a person¡¯s life was nearing its end, some people would try their best to persist, while others would choose to give up instead; sometimes, some decisions would be unavoidable.


    None of these decisions would be right or wrong when it came to death. Nobody would have a guarantee when death was approaching. Doctors weren¡¯t gods. Nobody would be able to predict what might happen next.


    For a disease like lupus, although using a small amount of medicine on the patient was already proven ineffective, using more medicine might directly cause major bleeding and kill the patient. All of the highest-ranking doctors under the director had now finished speaking their opinions. Everyone thus turned to look at rheumatology Director Wu.


    Director Wu rarely smoked, yet today, he asked for a cigarette from the vice director, lit the cigarette, and inhaled deeply. He contemted the issue quite seriously while being surrounded by smoke.


    This was a truly difficult decision! It was incredibly difficult. Wait for death? Save the patient¡¯s life? Kill the patient? Countless possibilities kept floating around in his mind.


    He then asked for one more opinion! ¡°Doctor Zhang, what do you think?¡± Director Wu had noticed that Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t spoken his own opinion, as Zhang Fan had been busy recording everyone else¡¯s opinions.


    ¡°We should treat her with medicine. She¡¯s so young. She¡¯s not even 30 years old yet! Although it will be quite risky, I think that we should attempt to fight her disease!¡± Zhang Fan stated while also recording down his own opinion.


    Director Wu didn¡¯t say anything in response to this. He took another deep breath of smoke, then suddenly put out the cigarette, and stood up while announcing, ¡°Vice Director Li, you and Doctor Zhang should swiftly inform the patient¡¯s family of the patient¡¯s condition one more time and try your best to obtain their signature of consent as quickly as possible. Doctor Hu, prepare the medical equipment for treatment. Doctor Chen, report to the higher-ups of the hospital! We¡¯re going to use medicine, arge amount of hormones!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± All the doctors got up and prepared to carry out the director¡¯s orders. Having a director was really important for situations like this. Normally, the director¡¯s importance couldn¡¯t be seen, but it would be their decision to make in critical moments such as this.


    Such a decision was basically one with no redos. The patient would either live or die. There was no third option. It was likely that the pressure and risks involved with this would still follow a director even after their retirement.


    Right now, the director didn¡¯t have the time to be sad or empathetic, because the patient was still in a poor condition while waiting for his decision.


    The doctors finished all of the necessary preparations for treating Wang Yan, only to discover that they were now stalled by the final necessary requirement. They still required her husband¡¯s signature of approval! Finally, the hospital was able to get in contact with the husband, who said that he woulde to the hospital in half an hour!


    The hospital didn¡¯t dare to treat Wang Yan without her husband¡¯s signature of approval due to Chinesews. Wang Yan would have had a much easier time receiving treatment if she was a widow!


    The doctors all waited as time kept passing! Were they impatient? Not at all. Sometimes, the doctors could really do nothing but wait in hope when faced with a patient¡¯s potential death. Maybe the passing of time would help to cure the patient!

 Chapter 286: Handsomest guy

    <h4>Chapter 286: Handsomest guy</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    The ice and snow were melting, so the valley at the foot the Tianshan Mountains was beginning to turn green again with its vegetation. Birds were flying freely in the sky, while the nomads were bing active again in the ins. Children were also leaving their warm homes and happily ying outside in the streets again.


    A young man was hurriedly walking towards a small town because only there would he be able to find a car that could take him to a bigger city.


    ¡°Hey, Teacher Li! Where are you going?¡± A middle-aged nomad saw this young teacher, who had been sent here by the government to help teach the nomads, from a distance and greeted him loudly. The middle-aged nomad then rode his horse and passionately hurried over.


    ¡°Mr. Batar, I need to go into town,¡± the young teacher answered loudly. This young teacher had a scraggly beard, oily hair, vige clothes which had been washed so often that they were turning yellow, and winter shoes even though it was still spring.


    ¡°Come, up here, I¡¯ll bring you into town! The bazaar will be finished by the time that you can walk there!¡±


    ¡°Alright, thank you.¡± The young teacher immediately agreed and reached out his hand. The middle-aged nomad pulled the young teacher up onto the muscr horse in one go.


    Luckily, the horses in this area were quite strong. Otherwise, two adult men would definitely crush a horse under their weight!


    ¡°Hold on tight! Go! Go!¡± The horse began to gallop.


    Meanwhile, back at Chasu City Hospital, Wang Yan¡¯s husband finally arrived. He was really skinny. He wore a flowery shirt and had a gold chain around his neck. Although he didn¡¯t have a vicious expression like a gang member would, there was still an undeniable unpleasant aura about him that made others ufortable.


    He walked into the rheumatology department with a casual swagger. ¡°Could you be any more annoying? Calling me constantly, over and over again.¡± This thing known as Wang Yan¡¯s husband then went over to go flirt with a young nurse at the nurse station when he saw her.


    ¡°You¡¯re Wang Yan¡¯s husband?¡± Zhang Fan frowned as he went over to greet him. The doctors were all waiting for the husband¡¯s signature so that they could begin medical treatment on Wang Yan, yet this thing was still casually trying to flirt with a nurse.


    ¡°Yes, but also no!¡± Wang Yan¡¯s husband squinted at Zhang Fan and answered rather flippantly.


    ¡°Are you her husband or not? Stop wasting my time.¡± Zhang Fan was in a bad mood to begin with. His dark expression darkened even further. Zhang Fan had a strong body, severe expression, and severe tone. It seemed as if Zhang Fan was about to start a fight at any moment.


    Wang Yan¡¯s husband was scared by this. ¡°Yes, but I only came here to have Wang Yan sign the divorce agreement. Let me tell you, don¡¯t you dare act tough with me. What¡¯s with your attitude? I¡¯m thinking about suing you!¡±


    Zhang Fan was infuriated even further when he heard this thing¡¯s words. Zhang Fan was unable to suppress his anger anymore, and was about to punch Wang Yan¡¯s husband in the face, but he managed to stop because Director Wu suddenly called out to him. ¡°Doctor Zhang! You should go prepare!¡±


    Zhang Fan viciously red at Wang Yan¡¯s husband while leaving unwillingly. Before Zhang Fan left, he remarked to the other man, ¡°Are you really a man!?¡±


    Zhang Fan¡¯s aura was far too vicious. Wang Yan¡¯s husband was truly frightened. He was unable to even counter Zhang Fan¡¯s words.


    Director Wu frowned while saying, ¡°Come here and sign the consent form. No matter if you¡¯re getting divorced with her or not, right now, you¡¯re still her husband. The heavens are watching your actions. Don¡¯t go too overboard,¡± he told Wang Yan¡¯s husband while bringing him to Wang Yan¡¯s patient room.


    ¡°F*ck! How did she be a demon like this? Is she still human!?¡± Wang Yan¡¯s husband began to spout rubbish when he saw her current appearance.


    ¡°If you keep acting like this, I¡¯m going to call the police!¡± Director Wu was no longer able to tolerate Wang Yan¡¯s husband¡¯s behavior. Even if the patient here had been aplete stranger, there was no reason at all to talk like that.


    ¡°Fine, fine, fine! You guys are amazing, there¡¯s too many of you all, okay? Just give me the paperwork and I¡¯ll sign it. Let me tell you directly that I won¡¯t be paying any medical fees at all! I¡¯m getting a divorce from her!¡±


    ¡°Sign this!¡± Director Wu didn¡¯t want to speak even one unnecessary word to the patient¡¯s husband. This man was a true scumbag! Director Wu felt like he had gained a new understanding of the definition of scumbag.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll sign it! Besides, I have something for her to sign as well,¡± Wang Yan¡¯s husbandined as he signed the consent form for her treatment. He then brought out a piece of paper. ¡°Wang Yan, this is the divorce agreement, so sign it! Well, I also brought your seal, so here! All you need to do is press your fingerprint here!¡± He then grabbed Wang Yan¡¯s finger and pressed it on the fingerprint ink.


    ¡°You¡¯re such a beast, you¡¯re nothing more than a beast! I must have been blind! You brought so much harm to my daughter Yan! You¡¯re such a beast! I¡¯m not going to let you go!¡± Wang Yan¡¯s mother¡¯s face was covered in tears. She began to loudly curse Wang Yan¡¯s husband as tears of regret poured into her mouth. Her tears were bitter, truly bitter.


    ¡°F*ck off! I still haven¡¯t finished with you yet! What are you going to do about the money that your son owes me? How shameless can you be? I¡¯m going to hit you if you keep this up! You¡¯d better tell your son to bring me the money he owes me as fast as possible. Otherwise, I¡¯m going to find someone to kill him!¡± Wang Yan¡¯s husband cursed back as he finished pressing Wang Yan¡¯s finger onto the divorce agreement document.


    Wang Yan was just like a block of wood. She didn¡¯t react whatsoever to the heated argument or what her husband was doing with her finger. She was just like an easily controlled puppet, a zombie who was only temporarily living.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ve done what I should for you as we were previously husband and wife. I¡¯ve already burned all your clothes! That way you¡¯ll have something to wear when you die, haha!¡± Wang Yan¡¯s husband eximed.


    Zhang Fan was no longer able to take it anymore as he watched all of this from the entrance of the patient room. He went forward to go and beat up the patient¡¯s husband.


    The rheumatology department head nurse forcibly used her body to block Zhang Fan. ¡°Doctor Zhang, this is someone else¡¯s family affairs. Please don¡¯t bring trouble upon yourself. I¡¯m begging you, please endure this.¡±


    Zhang Fan was worried that he would identally injure the head nurse with his strength, so he could only allow the head nurse to push him up against the wall. However, his eyes were still filled with anger as he red at the patient¡¯s husband!


    At this moment, a man with a scraggly beard, haggard expression, and terrible stench of sweat suddenly made his way through the nurses and viciously punched Wang Yan¡¯s husband on the left side of the face! This punch had been quite powerful. Zhang Fan felt immense satisfaction from watching the punch as he felt like Wang Yan¡¯s husband was inhuman!


    This man was Teacher Li Xiaoyu, who had rushed over from the ins where he worked!


    ¡°Get the hell out! If you say even one more word, I¡¯m going to kill you! You can die together with my Yan!¡± Teacher Li then brought out a sharp butcher knife which was used on the ins to cut meat as he made his threat.


    Wang Yan¡¯s husband looked at Teacher Li¡¯s knife and thetter¡¯s incredibly vicious and distorted expression. He then swallowed down the dirty words he had been about to cuss with, not daring to say anything.


    Wang Yan¡¯s husband held the left side of his head and swiftly crawled up from the floor. He then hurried over to the patient room¡¯s entrance before he loudly started cursing, ¡°You two are a mother****** and a slut! You dare to cheat and have an affair on me? Just you wait! Don¡¯t you leave!¡± However, Wang Yan¡¯s husband hurriedly ran off when he saw that Teacher Li was about to chase after him!


    Teacher Li then slowly walked over to Wang Yan¡¯s side as he dropped his knife with a loud ng. This young man with a scraggly beard and stench of sweat then kneeled by her side as tears poured down his face.


    He held onto Wang Yan¡¯s withered hand and gently caressed her pale white demon-like face while crying to the extent where snot was running down his face!


    ¡°Yan, I¡¯m here, I¡¯m here now. Look at me, look at me! I¡¯m no longer weak! I no longer care about my pride! Yan, look at me, I¡¯m begging you, look at me! Look, I¡¯m here, I¡¯m here now!¡± Teacher Li cried like a young child would, bawling at the top of his lungs while kneeling by Wang Yan¡¯s bed.


    Zhang Fan was about to go up and stop him. He felt that Wang Yan¡¯s condition was far too dangerous, so he didn¡¯t dare to let her be emotional. However, Zhang Fan had only taken two steps when Director Wu grabbed him by his doctor¡¯s coat.


    Director Wu then waved his hand and had everyone slowly exit the patient¡¯s room.


    ¡°Director, she can¡¯t handle any emotional turmoil!¡± Zhang Fan anxiously said to Director Wu right outside the patient room.


    ¡°You¡¯re so coarse! Just wait! Pay close attention to the patient¡¯s expression. You¡¯re a born surgeon. But, only doctors of internal medicine are true doctors. You surgeons can only be called handymen who fix things!¡± Director Wu of rheumatology couldn¡¯t resist insulting Zhang Fan with some sarcasm!


    Why was this? It was because Director Wu was happy! He saw that the patient would have a chance at living now because of the young man kneeling at her bedside restoring her will to live on! Of course Director Wu would be happy! Doctors were also people, and they would have feelings as well. Although doctors would have to hide their own feelings most of the time, at this moment, even a veteran doctor like Director Wu couldn¡¯t help but feel joy.


    He wanted to see life, he wanted to see the patient live on!


    Tears slowly started falling down from Wang Yan¡¯s eyes. She slowly turned her head. She slowly began to smile. She slowly began to reach out towards Teacher Li with her other hand.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s mouth became wide agape in astonishment as he watched all this through the window of the patient room door. ¡°She¡¯s smiling, she has an expression now, she¡¯s actually showing a reaction!¡±


    ¡°Hahaha, just keep watching,¡± Director Wu told him proudly.


    ¡°Yan, I¡¯m here now, I really regret things so much! Over the past few years, I kept regretting so much, regretting why I cared so much about what other people said about us, regretting why I didn¡¯t insist on being together with you back then! I¡¯m here now, Yan, you must persist!¡±


    Wang Yan struggled up as she wiped away the tears of the young man in front of her who now seemed older than what his age really was. After two years out in the ins, with wind and sun beating down on him every day, he now appeared more like he was in middle age rather than his actual age of being in his 20s.


    Wang Yan smiled faintly as she gently told him, ¡°So you¡¯re here now. Don¡¯t cry now. I can¡¯t go on any longer! Let me be your wife in the next life. Remember to buy the reddest wedding dress for me that you can.¡±


    Teacher Li had a breakdown as he loudly shouted, ¡°No! Marry me and be my wife right now in this life! No! Yan, you must persist! I¡¯ll go buy you the reddest dress I can right now, right now!¡±


    ¡°Go in now!¡± Director Wu immediately entered the patient room again. Zhang Fan paused in surprise for a moment, but then followed him in.


    ¡°There¡¯s still saving you! Your condition is still treatable! We¡¯re going to inject arge amount of hormones into you. Can you still persist?¡± Director Wu asked Wang Yan.


    ¡°It¡¯s no use, it¡¯s no use!¡± Wang Yan was smiling, but she only looked at the man with the heavy stench of sweat kneeling next to her, without turning to look at the doctors.


    ¡°It will be of use! As long as you yourself can persist, the hormones will help increase your blood telets, and I¡¯ll immediately perform surgery on you. You¡¯ll definitely be able to live another several decades! The two of you can even have your own children!¡± Zhang Fan loudly dered.


    ¡°Yan, did you hear that? We can even have children! Yan, please persist, you must persist!¡± Teacher Li begged Wang Yan.


    ¡°Really?¡± Wang Yan finally turned to look at the doctors.


    ¡°For real! You¡¯ll definitely be able to live, as long as you can persist,¡± Director Wu told her gently.


    Director Wu didn¡¯t speak very loudly, but he did speak in an adamant tone!


    ¡°Okay!¡± Wang Yan finally agreed.


    ¡°Doctors, I¡¯m begging you, you must save Yan!¡± Teacher Li turned to beg the doctors.


    The doctors didn¡¯t have the time to focus on anything other than Wang Yan¡¯s medical treatment now, since all proper permission had finally been obtained. Director Wu turned to speak to the other doctors and nurses waiting right outside the patient room. ¡°It¡¯s time to inject the medication! Open two vein channels, high dose hormones for one channel, and blood telet transfusion for the other. Continue to observe the patient¡¯s condition afterwards. If there¡¯s no apparent bleeding, she will undergo splenectomy surgery to remove her swollen spleen.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± all of the doctors and nurses replied affirmatively.


    Everyone got busy and worked with a tense atmosphere. Although the patient¡¯s emotional state had now stabilized, her physical condition was still really severe.


    Wang Yan began to receive a hormonal infusion along with blood telet transfusion. Drip! Drip! Drip! The dripping liquid felt like a beating drum that kept striking the doctors and nurses¡¯ hearts! Many doctors and nurses all waited for their next orders in the silent patient room.


    If any internal bleeding happened at all within Wang Yan¡¯s body, it was highly unlikely that the doctors and nurses would be able to give her emergency treatment in time.


    Wang Yan had a big smile as she tightly held on to her lover¡¯s hand. ¡°Look at you. Just how long have you not shaved for? Once I¡¯m well again, I¡¯m definitely going to clean you up properly. Once my Li Xiaoyu is cleaned up nice and tidy, you¡¯ll be the handsomest man out in the street again!¡± Wang Yan then slowly closed her eyes with a smile still on her face!

 Chapter 287: Love filling the world

    <h4>Chapter 287: Love filling the world</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Wang Yan¡¯s blood pressure and heart rate kept rising. All the doctors and nurses stared at the electrocardiogram without even blinking. The doctors were able to better withstand this as their hearts were more hardened! Meanwhile, the nurses, especially the older head nurse, had many tears in their eyes.


    Maybe this scene touched something soft in the head nurse¡¯s heart as she covered her mouth with her hand, standing behind Zhang Fan, and started crying soundlessly after seeing that Wang Yan¡¯s vitals stabilized.


    ¡°It was effective!¡± Director Wu clenched his fist and roared in a low voice like a wolf with its mouth tied!


    Wang Yan was exhausted. There was finally a safe harbor for her to stop at now. Most of the medicinal liquids had already been infused into her. A healthy red flush slowly reappeared on her pale face. This red flush wasn¡¯t the sign of illness at all. It was as if a field which had remained dry for so long had finally received water again.


    Wang Yan¡¯s dead heart hade alive again. She did her best to persist despite the pain in her body and heart! She slept and slept for a long time! Dewdrops shone on the pear blossoms outside the window. Sunlight sparkled as it illuminated the dewdrops. The pear blossoms were gently waving in the wind. Spring had finally arrived!


    The doctors and nurses could now rest assured since more than half of the fluid infusion had finished. The most dangerous part would be at the start of fluid infusion. If the body was unable to withstand the medicine, then the worst would happen if there was major internal bleeding. It was possible that any major artery or vein would start to bleed.


    Director Wu gently waved his hand after seeing that the patient was able to handle the medicine. The doctors and nurses secretly trickled out.


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Director Wu heaved a long sigh of relief, and then told the other hospital personnel, ¡°Everyone¡¯s worked hard. Our hard work has been rewarded. The effects were excellent. However! Now¡¯s not the time to getcent. The patient¡¯s journey to recovery is just starting. Doctor Hu, Doctor Zhang, the two of you should pay close attention to patient #9. Once her vitals are stabilized, immediately begin preparing for a splenectomy and contact the surgical department. Her current situation is misleading. She¡¯ll still require surgical treatment.¡±


    ¡°Alright, Director.¡±


    Zhang Fan and Hu Jun were rather tired as they returned to the patient room. Although they had both stayed up all night, now still wasn¡¯t the time for them to rest. Back when emergency treatment was necessary, Zhang Fan would have the authority to directly start a surgery on the patient, but now that the patient was in regr condition instead, Zhang Fan would need to first notify the general surgery department. Hu Jun was originally only scheduled for a night shift, but he was unable to leave now as well.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, I¡¯ll go take a short nap in the doctors¡¯ resting area. Call me if there¡¯s anything. You should nap as well after you¡¯re finished!¡±


    Zhang Fan finished the medical report, and then snuck a look through the window in the patient room. Everything still seemed so wonderful for Wang Yan. Teacher Li was using his coarse hand to gently caress Wang Yan¡¯s hair. Her breathing was quite steady as her chest rose and fell with each breath.


    Sometimes, one¡¯s emotions could be just like a feather that could tip the scale. One step forward would lead to brightness, while one step backwards would lead to the abyss.


    No matter what had happened, as long as your heart was still willing to fight on despite any difficulty, then perhaps there would be a bright path waiting for you still.


    Diseases were typically the type that would bully the weak and fear the strong. If you acted weak towards a disease and onlyined about it, the disease would bully you to death. It would be best to grit your teeth instead and fight it head-on while maintaining a good attitude while facing it.


    Diseases were quite simr to guard dogs. If you were scared of a dog, it would take advantage of your weakness and try to attack you, but if you picked up a stone in your hand, the dog would then turn around and escape.


    What would act as your stone (weapon)? That would be your confidence and courage. Those who became furious were only reckless rather than being warriors.


    When faced with difficulty, gently wiping your face and saying ¡°This is nothing at all!¡± into the air was what would make you a true warrior.


    Zhang Fan was quite happy to see Wang Yan end like this. Who wouldn¡¯t like a happy ending? When Zhang Fan brought his medical report over to the nurse station, he saw that Hu Jun was being chased around by the head nurse instead of sleeping.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Zhang Fan asked a young nurse in confusion. The doctors in this department were the introverted type. They rarely joked around with the nurses, so what was going on today? Doctor Hu Jun, who had been single for longer than any other male doctor in the department, had actually provoked thebat helicopter head nurse!


    ¡°The head nurse was so moved from seeing patient #9 being saved by love that she started crying. Just as we were trying to console the head nurse, Doctor Hu came over.¡± The young nurse hurriedly came over to exin to Zhang Fan. She was quite talented at acting just like the head nurse and Hu Jun had in that situation.


    ¡°The head nurse¡¯s eyes were red from crying, and she couldn¡¯t stop her tears! Yet, Dr. Hu came over and directly asked her, ¡®Head nurse, give me my overtime pay. I want to go buy some new books!¡¯¡±


    The young nurse then yed the part of the head nurse, and replied, ¡°Wait a minute. Right now, I¡¯m unable to even stand because my legs are going soft.


    ¡°Why are you even crying? It¡¯s not like you¡¯ve never seen a patient being saved before!


    ¡°I¡¯m just feeling happy right now. This is crying because of happiness, okay?


    ¡°Did you recall something from the past?


    ¡°Yeah!


    ¡°Okay, you¡¯re definitely luckier than patient #9!¡±


    The young nurse then intentionally imitated how the head nurse had wiped away her tears while saying, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°You have such a temper that it could burn a house down when you get angry. What man would dare to bully you? Besides, with your body structure, it¡¯s not like any ordinary man will even be capable of bullying you! It¡¯s probably your husband who has to cry!¡± Hu Jun had originally meant that the head nurse was rather strong.


    However, Hu Jun had been single for far too long, and had no idea how to talk to woman. The head nurse was really angered by his words. She had originally been crying to the point of feeling weak all over, yet she instantly stood up again. ¡°You little brat! What are you saying about my body structure!? What about it!? What about it!? You dare to make fun of me for being fat!? Why do you think my husband has to cry!? You brat!¡± She then started chasing after Hu Jun.


    The young nurse giggled as she exined all this while imitating the scene all this time! Zhang Fan shook his head and smiled.


    At this time, the head nurse could be heard shouting from the direction of the staircase. ¡°Your overtime pay has been deducted!¡±


    After Zhang Fan finished his work shift, he contacted the general surgery department regarding Wang Yan¡¯s surgery, which would begin once her condition improved slightly. Wang Yan¡¯s condition would bepletely stabilized after the surgery as well as continuing to use the proper medication.


    When Zhang Fan returned home, he saw that Shao Hua¡¯s mother had a happy expression. She was humming a song as she made some food. ¡°Zhang Fan, you¡¯re finished with work? Sheesh, I told you that there was no need, yet you still especially asked a friend to help out. Honestly! That¡¯s so much trouble for others. You¡¯d better not do this again, as favors are difficult to return.¡±


    Zhang Fan was really confused by this.


    ¡°What happened?¡± he secretly whispered to Shao Hua.


    Before she could even reply, her father said, ¡°Last night, your friend especially sent over four concert tickets. Look, they¡¯re on the table right there. They¡¯re even some VIP tickets. Of course she would be happy!¡±


    Zhang Fan walked over and saw four VIP tickets on the table. Confused, he asked, ¡°Who sent these?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know? The person who brought the tickets said that you would know who did. He said that Vice President Chen told him to bring the tickets!¡± Shao Hua answered.


    ¡°Oh! I understand now.¡± Zhang Fan now figured things out. He then told Shao Hua, ¡°I¡¯m going to call him to give my thanks. These tickets were probably rather expensive. Look, they¡¯re even front row seats!¡±


    ¡°How about we return these tickets, then?¡± Shao Hua asked rather worriedly. She was worried that it would be difficult for Zhang Fan to owe a favor.


    ¡°No need. You don¡¯t have to worry about this. I¡¯ll deal with it.¡±


    Meanwhile, inside the rheumatology department, Wang Yan had slept for an entire day. At this moment, Teacher Li was slowly feeding her some rice porridge.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to drink anymore. I¡¯m full!¡±


    ¡°Good girl, have another two sips!¡±


    ¡°Two sips?¡±


    ¡°Yes, just two sips!¡±


    ¡°Okay, two sips it is then!¡±


    Wang Yan looked gently at this foolish man of hers. ¡°Why don¡¯t you find a woman who¡¯s younger, healthier, and prettier than me? I¡¯ll be a burden to you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m willing to be with you!¡±


    ¡°I really will be a burden to you!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m willing to be with you! You should hurry and rest while I wash the dishes. I¡¯ll then give you a massage! It¡¯s just a disease, there¡¯s nothing to be afraid of!¡±


    20 yearster in the ins, Wang Yan still had the same red rash on her face from lupus. However, this wasn¡¯t important, because she and her husband had just been given the award for being the most loving teachers in the border province!

 Chapter 288: All the rheumatism diseases

    <h4>Chapter 288: All the rheumatism diseases</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck | Editor: Kurisu


    Dang¡¯s concert in Chasu City began on Wednesday. This concert was the talk of the town in Chasu City for the past week, even if not everybody knew about it. It was quite incredible for a Chinese singer from ind China to sing songs in the style of the border province and conquer the hearts of the older folk here!


    Shao Hua originally hadn¡¯t wanted to go, but Vice President Chen had given them four VIP tickets, so she felt like not going was a waste of the tickets. Thus, she brought Jia Suyue along with her parents. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t go, as he didn¡¯t have the time.


    The concert venue was absolutely packed to the brim! Dang was able to ignite the passion in northwestern Chinese folk¡¯s hearts even though they were typically more introverted. Jia Suyue and Shao Hua shouted along to his singing so much that their throats became hoarse.


    Concerts were typically quite rare in smaller Chinese cities. Famous singers wouldn¡¯te because it wouldn¡¯t be worth it to them. Unknown singers also wouldn¡¯te, because it wouldn¡¯t be worth it to them, either! Finally, a famous singer hade to Chasu City, so everyone was really excited and passionate!


    Everyone waved glowing sticks as they screamed and roared. While Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know about what else might have happened at the concert, he heard from his policeman friend Zhu Bing that more than 300 people had lost their cell phones at the concert that night! More than 10 children had gotten lost as well!


    It was easy to imagine just how chaotic the scene must have been. In fact, the military police had to get involved! Maybe this was because the residents of a small city like Chasu City had never been to a concert before. Maybe this was also why superrge cities kept increasing in size, while smaller cities kept getting smaller!


    Daily life would still need to continue like normal after the moment of passion. On the next day, many people began their lives and jobs like normal with hoarse throats!


    The rheumatology department also became quite busy. The weather was pretending to be warm when it was still cool, yet beer, barbequed meat, and so on were all bing popr again! People were already beginning to eat lots of meat and drink lots of alcohol out on the streets at night after staying in all winter. After waking up from their alcohol on the second day, all of the fatter individuals gathered at the rheumatology department.


    They would stand while preferring one leg¡ªthe other leg hurt¡ªwhen they gathered at the rheumatology department.


    ¡°Doctor! It hurts so much!¡±


    ¡°Doctor, I¡¯ll never drink alcohol again!¡±


    ¡°Bro! I¡¯ll be a turtle if I ever eat meat again!¡± a fatty imed.


    Gout had been a rtively rare disease several decades ago in China. Only people who were fatter would typically get gout. But recently, as the standard of living went up, maybe people started eating a lot more due to the pressures of life, so average weight had gone up significantly.


    The most evident problem from having too much uric acid would be that the uric acid would gather in the metatarsophngeal joints in your toes and cause inmmation and pain. This pain would be really sore, in a way that was different from stabbing or pricking pain. It was a type of swollen pain that you wouldn¡¯t be able to touch.


    Today, Zhang Fan was performing outpatient services, while the director was in a meeting. Originally, Hu Jun was on duty for outpatient services today, but he had been single for far too long, causing the head nurse to drag him to marriage meetings. That was why Zhang Fan was performing outpatient services today instead of Hu Jun.


    The patients for rheumatology were two different extremes. They were typically either incredibly skinny, just like a twig, or so fat that they would need to walk sideways to get in through the door of the rheumatology department.


    This was no exaggeration. The skinny patients would seem like monkeys wearing clothes, while the fat patients would make the chairs creak with their weight!


    ¡°Doctor, do I have rheumatism!? My knee joints feel ice cold, and they also hurt a little.¡± Zhang Fan received a teenaged girl patient who was quite pretty! She had white skin, a short and pink down-filled jacket, a ck leather miniskirt, and light gray stockings along with brown snow boots.


    Herrge eyes were teary, while her parents behind her had anxious expressions.


    ¡°Here, hop on the bed first. I¡¯ll perform a checkup on you!¡±


    Zhang Fan performed a simple physical examination on the girl and found nothing wrong.


    However, he wouldn¡¯t be allowed to directly tell the patient and her family members that she was fine. Nowadays, hospitals ced a great deal of importance on checkups. If a doctor dared to say to a patient that they were perfectly fine with only a basic examination when more detailedboratory examinations hadn¡¯t been done yet, it was likely that the hospital administration would sue the doctor.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do the four checkups for rheumatology first!¡± Zhang Fan said as he filled out the necessaryb examination paperwork.


    ¡°Doctor, you should do a total physical examination instead! My daughter¡¯s still just a child!¡± said the teenaged girl¡¯s mother.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any need!¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. My workce will pay for it. All you have to do is write my name down!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan broke out in a sweat. ¡°First, have her do a blood test, and then take an X-ray of her knees!¡±


    Some timeter, the teenaged girl returned with theboratory examination results for the blood test and the X-ray. Zhang Fan took a look and found that everything was normal.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright. There¡¯s no problem with you at all,¡± Zhang Fan told the girl.


    ¡°Oh! It¡¯s good that there¡¯s no problem then. Does she need any medicine?¡± asked the girl¡¯s mother.


    ¡°No need. Make sure to stay warm after you go back,¡± Zhang Fan answered.


    The teenaged girl came alive when she heard that she was fine! Pouting, she retorted, ¡°I¡¯m wearing plenty!¡±


    Zhang Fan was currently writing the medical report. When he heard the girl¡¯s na?ve words, he really wanted to add the sentence ¡°Wear long pants¡± to the medical report!


    ¡°You should wear some thicker pants!¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°I told you that you weren¡¯t wearing enough. You¡¯re so stubborn. See, even the doctor is telling you that you¡¯re not wearing enough clothes, you foolish child, giving me nothing but trouble every day,¡± said the mother.


    Zhang Fan helplessly shook his head as he watched this family.


    ¡°Doctor, then what exactly is rheumatic inmmation like?¡± The girl¡¯s mother felt that she would be losing out aftering to visit the doctor if she didn¡¯t at least ask something, since her daughter was fine!


    Zhang Fan looked at her, and then exined, ¡°To exin with the knee joint as an example, rheumatic inmmation usually has symmetrical swelling, but the internal structure of the knee joint won¡¯t change. After that, a problem will appear with the heart valves. This is a ssical example of affecting the joints and then attacking the heart. Your knee joint will hurt, but the problem will also affect your heart.¡±


    ¡°What about rheumatoid arthritis? Is that the same~?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Since this patient had made an appointment, and there were no other patients afterwards, Zhang Fan decided to exin. ¡°Rheumatoid arthritis¡¯s main symptom is symmetrical stiffness in the hands in the morning. It¡¯s especially damaging to the joints.¡±


    ¡°Oh! Alright, thanks! Your attitude is so nice.¡± Zhang Fan was praised for being nice! The family left rather happily.


    Rheumatism was quite difficult to deal with. Some people wouldn¡¯t pay attention and would keep using cold water. It really would make a big difference to use warm water instead!


    When touching cold water, especially if it was already cold, the blood vessels would start to contract, followed by many powerful immune factor reactions. Maybe you would feel that your skin had been tough and fine for your whole life, but the moment that factors changed and rheumatic factors appeared for the first time, it would be over! Rheumatic factors would be impossible to cure! There was no effective medicine.


    Although this wasn¡¯t an absolute cause of rheumatism, this was a fairly evident cause. It wasmon for people who had worked as dishwashers for many years to get rheumatism!


    Just as Zhang Fan was about to get off work after lunch, someone familiar came to visit him! The fat hotel manager from a hotel in Kuake City came to see Zhang Fan, who was really surprised at the meeting.


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang! Long time no see! I really missed you!¡± The fatty swiftly walked over with a limp and grabbed Zhang Fan¡¯s hands for a strong handshake!


    ¡°Haha, what¡¯s going on?¡± Zhang Fan could guess from a nce.


    ¡°Hah! It¡¯s my gout. My uric acid is about to explode with how much pain it¡¯s giving me! I had toe to the hospital. Doctor Zhang, directly let me be hospitalized! Honestly, it¡¯s hurting so much that my waist is trembling. Putting on socks in the morning is the equivalent of torture!¡±


    Although the fatty hotel manager was saying that he really hurt, his meaty face and smiling expression made him seemical!


    ¡°Alright, then you can be hospitalized! I¡¯ll start the paperwork for you!¡±


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s drink two sses together when I¡¯m better!¡± said the fatty manager as he held onto Zhang Fan¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Oh! Alright, you won¡¯t be getting better!¡±


    ¡°Oh, oh, oh, right, right, right, I can¡¯t drink alcohol, I can¡¯t drink any alcohol, haha!¡±


    For this morning, Zhang Fan saw approximately 30 patients. He took two patients, one for gout and one for ankylosing spondylitis.


    Ankylosing spondylitis was quite famous in China, not because of the disease itself, but because some famous people had gotten this disease before.


    Over this morning that Zhang Fan worked outpatient services, he saw all of the main diseases in rheumatology, including rheumatism, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, and so on.

 Chapter 289: Another type of exercise

    <h4>Chapter 289: Another type of exercise</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck | Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan now had his own work and social circle after being in the province for slightly more than two years. He had started off really confused when he graduated, and then he started working hard at grinding experience once he received his System. Now, he had some aplishments of his own. Everything had been pretty sessful so far.


    Still, Zhang Fan continued to work hard and run straight ahead down this path. Now that he had finally gotten onto a proper path, he wouldn¡¯t allow himself to rx or bezy.


    Zhang Fan was no longer as unknowledgeable about how to take care of himself due to Shao Hua¡¯s training. She had disciplined him quite well. Although she didn¡¯t buy many clothes for him, all the clothes she did buy were rtively expensive.


    One of Zhang Fan¡¯s articles of clothing would be worth more than several of her own. This was no exaggeration at all. Shao Hua told Zhang Fan, ¡°Women¡¯s clothes need to be changed often because of what¡¯s popr at the time, so there¡¯s no need for my clothes to be expensive. However, it¡¯s different for men as they have to wearfortable and nice clothing, because you represent my face!¡±


    Society would always judge based on appearance more than character. Shao Hua understood this quite well after working at the bank. While Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care about his own appearance, she would definitely care.


    Men were forever children who would never grow up. They would forever view the world as a toy.


    Meanwhile, the best dolls for adult women would be men. A woman would be blissful if she loved a doll who was obedient and loved her. In that case, the woman would do everything for the man. For instance, Zhang Fan no longer had to worry about anything in his daily life.


    Every day when Zhang Fan woke up in the morning, there would already be clean and ironed clothing folded neatly waiting for him at the bedside prepared by Shao Hua. In the past, Zhang Fan prepared to wear ordinary shoes as they were easy to keep clean! He was fine with any clothing as long as it was clean. Ironing clothes or wearing matching clothes would be impossible for him.


    Now,plex problems such as what to wear in the morning and how to match his clothing had all been solved by him for Shao Hua every day already. Zhang Fan truly enjoyed this endless bliss.


    Recently, Jia Suyue was bing ever more frustrated. As she got older, her parents became more and more dissatisfied with how she preferred to stay at home and enjoy herself in her own little world.


    Her parents oftenpared her to Shao Hua! Sometimes, Jia Suyue would look at Shao Hua and Zhang Fan and envy them, even if she didn¡¯t really regret not getting together with Zhang Fan.


    This year, Jia Suyue finally got another boyfriend. However, this time her parents strongly disliked her current boyfriend, so she was really confused about what she should do in life. She decided to invite Shao Hua out for a meeting. The two best friends met at a caf¨¦ for a chat.


    ¡°Hua, when are you getting married to your Zhang Fan?¡±


    ¡°Probably soon. The new apartment is finished with renovations already. We¡¯re just waiting for his parents toe to the border province! How are you doing? I feel like you¡¯re worrying about something!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Hua, I have a boyfriend again!¡± Jia Suyue said somewhat embarrassedly as she grabbed Shao Hua¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Heavens! You didn¡¯t even tell me. Since when? Find some time to introduce him to me. Is he really handsome? Tell me how you two met!¡± Gossip was like inner nature to women. It was said that gossiping could help women relieve their stress!


    ¡°I only met him recently. But, my parents really don¡¯t like him. I¡¯m really confused about what to do. He treats me really well.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Weren¡¯t your parents always urging you to hurry and get married?¡± Shao Hua was confused.


    ¡°I met him at the gym. My mom nagged me every day to get out of the house, so I signed up for a gym membership. He works as a personal trainer at the gym. That¡¯s how we got to know each other!¡± Jia Suyue seemed somewhat depressed today instead of being her usual prideful self!


    ¡°Ah. What do you intend to do?¡± Shao Hua now understood.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! Does a marriage really have to be between two people of equal social status?¡± Jia Suyue felt really conflicted as she tightly gripped the coffee mug in her hand. She was from a rich family, while the personal trainer was just a normal man working at an ordinary job, which was why her family greatly objected.


    ¡°Sigh, I don¡¯t know, either. Still, I can tell you a story about my coworker.¡± Shao Hua then told Wang Yan¡¯s story to Jia Suyue.


    ¡°She¡¯s that pitiful?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, marriage isn¡¯t a joke at all! You must be extra cautious before deciding to marry!¡±


    Although the majority of rheumatic diseases were incurable, the rheumatology diseases could still be controlled with medicine, simr to chronic diseases or high blood pressure and diabetes.


    High blood pressure and diabetes were well researched and understood now. Even ordinary people would knowmon sense on how to prevent high blood pressure and diabetes these days. However, rheumatic diseases still weren¡¯t well understood, maybe due to less research on the topic. It was still unknown why many rheumatic diseases would ur. That was why prevention was basically impossible. However, the basics of prevention would be to avoid too much direct sunlight or harsh cold stimtion.


    The fatty hotel manager was in such pain that he could only grit his teeth. Zhang Fan checked his condition in the afternoon. The fatty hotel manager¡¯s body covered the hospital bedpletely. The flesh on his stomach draped all the way down to the bed and covered both edges!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you still haven¡¯t gone to rest yet?¡± The fatty struggled to get up when he saw Zhang Fan enter his room. However, since the hotel manager was too fat, he was unable to even get up very quickly.


    ¡°No need to get up, no need to get up. It¡¯s fine to just remain lying down. How are you, do you still hurt?¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly said when he saw how hard it was for the fatty hotel manager to get up.


    ¡°Much better! It doesn¡¯t hurt now, except for my big toe which feels really hot and swollen! When it¡¯s swollen, it keeps throbbing as if something inside wants to burst out.¡±


    ¡°Haha, let me see.¡± Zhang Fan chuckled and walked up to see that the fatty¡¯s big toe was red and swollen. The skin was stretched to such an extent that it was thin and shiny!


    Zhang Fan gently touched the big toe with the back of his hand. He could sense that the skin temperature was obviously rather high.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to need to lose weight. Otherwise, you¡¯re going to require surgery for this in the future,¡± Zhang Fan informed the hotel manager.


    ¡°No way! Doctor Zhang, don¡¯t scare me like that. My heart isn¡¯t very good!¡± the hotel manager exaggerated.


    ¡°I¡¯m not trying to scare you at all. You¡¯re already beginning to feel pain. If this continues, it will create a tophus. Not only will the tophus sink into your big toe joint, it will also create kidney stones. Also, you can see that your skin is getting really thin here. Once the inmmationsts for a long time and corrodes your skin more, it will be difficult for this part to recover if the skin breaks!¡±


    ¡°Then what should I do?¡± the hotel manager asked dejectedly.


    ¡°Lose weight! You absolutely must start watching what you eat. With your current weight, without even mentioning your gout, your knee joints won¡¯t be able to handle your weight for long! You¡¯ll get arthritis!¡±


    ¡°Sigh! I know! I live on the third floor. Just walking up all those steps makes my heart race at such a high speed! Let me tell you something that will make youugh. Whenever I want to have sex with my wife, she has to push away my belly fat while we do it! Sigh!¡±


    Zhang Fan originally had a friendly smile, but he almostughed out loud from this! Still, he could imagine that the fatty hotel manager was having a hard time in daily life because of how much fat was on his stomach.


    ¡°Alright, you can take it slowly with losing weight. However, you absolutely must watch what you eat. Otherwise, your gout will be even more severe.¡± Zhang Fan forced himself not tough out loud. Although the hotel manager had said that he couldugh, actuallyughing would still be a bit rude!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, what are the main taboos for my diet with regards to gout? Could you tell me?¡±


    ¡°Animal organs, seafood, barbeque, and beer. All of these are taboo!¡±


    ¡°Sheesh, I won¡¯t be able to live like this. I really love eating goat intestines!¡±


    After chatting a little, Zhang Fan returned to the department to write his medical report! Previously, gout had been categorized as a disease for the endocrinology department, but in recent years, expert internal medicine specialists had a discussion and recategorized it under rheumatology.


    This finally gave rheumatology a curable disease! The main reason for gout was actually a problem with uric acid metabolization. For various unclear reasons, uric acid would also sometimes increase in the body, although this was rarer.


    Another main cause of gout was being fat! Eating too many fatty foods would cause the body to be unable to metabolize it all. The sediment would then umte in a small joint or at the kidney, finally forming uric acid crystals!


    Treating gout was actually quite simple. In the past, gout was treated with colchicine, but this medicine had far too many negative side effects, such as vomiting, difort, and even kidney or liver damage. Colchicine was no longermonly used in clinical medicine for gout pain relief. Nonsteroidal anti-inmmatory drugs would be used instead.


    The basic cause of gout was high uric acid. There were two treatment methods for this. The first would be to increase the speed of excreting uric acid from the body, while the other was to suppress the production of uric acid. If the kidney already had kidney stones, then excretion medication could no longer be used, as excreting uric acid relied on the kidney, meaning that the kidney stones would only get worse if the excretion speed was sped up.


    Actually, gout could be summed up quite simply. If you didn¡¯t watch what you ate, and if you were overweight, then gout would definitelye for you! There was no escape!


    The fatty hotel manager also had his own difficulties. The hotel he worked at was the hotel chosen by Kuake City¡¯s government. He would often have to attend major meal meetings! However, he was unwilling to let go of his job, so he could only keeping to the hospital repeatedly to treat his health problems!


    Later that afternoon, when Zhang Fan was almost about to get off from work, the hotel manager¡¯s wife arrived. The hotel manager was around 40 years old, while his wife appeared much younger. Apparently, she had been one of the prettiest employees of the hotel before.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, sorry to trouble you. My husband¡¯s in so much pain. You must be having a hard time with him. You have to try and convince him to watch his health. He¡¯ll only listen to you. He never stops when I say anything.¡±


    ¡°Alright, rest assured, I¡¯ll definitely talk to him about it.¡± Zhang Fan chatted with her a little, and told her about her husband¡¯s condition before she left.


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help butugh out loud after she left... because of how thin she was! If the fatty hotel manager was arge and heavy truck, then the wife was a tiny sedan. ¡®This woman must really have a hard time with her husband in bed!¡¯ Zhang Fan also took a closer look at her arms because of what the hotel manager had mentioned about her pushing away his belly fat each time. It seemed like her arms were a bit thick!

 Chapter 290: Terrible tragedy

    <h4>Chapter 290: Terrible tragedy</h4>


    In China, the people of the border province were slightly more westernized since they often interacted with Russians who were more western than Asian.


    For instance, people here loved to eat steak, although they didn¡¯t have as many rules about it as in the west. Still, the western food restaurants were really popr in Chasu City. The restaurants¡¯ interiors would be decorated as if they really were in the west. Of course, the meals at these restaurants would be rather expensive.


    Also, the people of the border province really loved to buy on debt. Even those who only made 3,000 yuan per month would dare to go to the bank for a car loan.


    People from the border province, whenpared to people from ind China, really did only treat cars as a tool. They would go out on the weekend with family or a lover, either to the ins for a barbeque or to a primeval forest to pick mushrooms and wild vegetables, which would make them quite happy.


    Fishing and hiking were really popr activities in the border province. Chasu City was an old city with hundreds of years of history, even if it was a small city. Although Chasu City was old, Zhang Fan felt that its roads were quite good.


    The taxi industry wasn¡¯t very well developed here. In fact, fancy horse-drawn carriages for rent were moremon to see out in the streets. Housing prices were cheap here, and poption density was low, so people didn¡¯t have as much pressure. The tempo of life here was also rtively slow, which was why horse-drawn carriages were still popr. Chasu City¡¯s air was really clean, especially after the beginning of spring as various flowers would start blooming. There would always be a faint flower fragrance lingering in the air.


    However, it seemed as if the cars had suddenly really increased in number after the Spring Festival this year. The number of cars was on another level entirely. The streets were filled with the sounds of honking. Traffic jams became really bad. Trying to find a parking space was like fighting a war. A trip which only took 10 minutes previously would nowmonly take 40 minutes during rush hour.


    Zhang Fan also noticed something rather strange. Although northwestern Chinese people were really direct and had a bad temper, they would still be reasonable. When walking in the streets, people would of course bump into each other, but most of the time, no major argument would ur. Both sides were usually quite understanding. Even for waiting in lines, maybe because of themunal farms, people here were more orderly than people from ind China.


    However, once cars got involved, no matter if the driver was male or female, or how much education they had, or how high-ranking or lowly their job was, it seemed like most people would change. They would be really unreasonable and easy to anger.


    Maybe the car in front was driving slow, while the car in the adjacentne passed you by! It wasmon to hear curse words in the air! If there was an ident, then perhaps that would cause a fight out in the streets, which required police intervention to stop!


    Maybe it was cars which had changed people, or maybe it was people who changed cars. Regardless, it seemed like people¡¯s personalities were changing to be more impatient ever since cars became moremon.


    Zhang Fan now rarely drove. Not only were there terrible traffic jams, trying to find parking at the hospital was such a headache. Zhang Fan wished that he could carry his car up to the hospital department with him!


    The government couldn¡¯t do anything about the high number of cars. The city nners from 10 to 20 years ago had never expected that China would¡¯ve changed so much. The roads were rather narrow. Since Chasu City also wanted topete for being awarded as a nice city to live in, they also constructed many gardens on the already narrow roads. The roads which were originally fournes were narrowed down to twones.


    Fights in the streets could be seen every day because of cars! The worse the traffic jams became, the more arguments there were. People became ever more frustrated, leading to even more idents.


    The narrow and crowded streets could be described as being an indirect aplice or even killer for causing all these incidents.


    The Rural Electricity Bureau, located in between the city and rural viges, was a ce that most city dwellers were unfamiliar with. This was a special bureau that only existed in major agricultural provinces.


    This bureau didn¡¯t have many employees. Since it was far away from the city, the bureau had an apartment constructed for its employees right next to the workce. Tonight, as people got off work, there was the sharp sound of a child screaming in pain.


    Wang Congcong was a little boy who had just turned four recently. He was incredibly naughty as well as incredibly curious about everything. His parents were both employees of the Rural Electricity Bureau.


    He hadn¡¯t gone to kindergarten today, because he had a cold. Wang Congcong¡¯s mother thus asked her own parents to help take care of him for today. Wang Congcong¡¯s grandparents really doted on him.


    Wang Congcong¡¯s mother was really tired these days as she had to take care of her son and ensure that the rural viges had electricity, and also because it was currently nting season. She was getting somewhat skinny from her fatigue.


    Today, Wang Congcong¡¯s grandparents took him to the bazaar and purchased severalrge cow legs, some whole wheat, and beans so that they could cook some beef rice for their daughter and son-inw.


    Bazaars were a type of open market in the border province. Since bazaars were temporary, there were no highly professional meat cutting machines. The purchased cow legs were stillrge and uncut, so whoever purchased them would have to do additional work cutting the cow legs into smaller pieces.


    Later that night, Wang Congcong¡¯s grandfather started swinging an axe in order to cut through the bone in the cow legs. However, Wang Congcong¡¯s grandmother just happened to go to the bathroom at this time, so nobody was watching Wang Congcong as he sneaked over to grab a cow leg.


    As Wang Congcong¡¯s grandfather swung the axe, *shing!*, the cow leg bone was sliced together with Wang Congcong¡¯s tiny hand! The boy¡¯s entire hand was cut off from the wrist!


    Blood started spewing out as if a high-pressure water gun was being shot everywhere. The boy grabbed his injured right arm with his left hand due to the pain and cried extremely loudly. Blood spurted everywhere in the kitchen!


    The sliced off tiny hand was really pale! Its fingers were still twitching!


    ¡°Aaah!¡± The extreme pain caused Wang Congcong to cry so much! His lips were turning purple!


    ¡°Hand! My hand!!!¡± Wang Congcong was still only four. Even an adult wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand this pain! Wang Congcong¡¯s grandfather felt his vision going dark when he saw this sight!


    ¡°Hurry! Someone¡¯s dying! What are you doing!? Hurry ande!!¡± Wang Congcong¡¯s grandfather loudly called out to his wife while grabbing his grandson¡¯s wrist, hoping that he could stop the bleeding with his hand! However, he wasn¡¯t able to stop the bleeding at all. The tremendous blood pressure caused blood to keep spurting.


    Wang Congcong¡¯s grandmother had just finished going to the bathroom. She hadn¡¯t even pulled up her pants yet when she heard Wang Congcong¡¯s screaming and her husband¡¯s shouting. She hurriedly ran out of the bathroom, but since she hadn¡¯t pulled up her pants and due to rushing, she identally smacked her head against the bathroom door, causing blood to flow.


    This was truly trouble on top of trouble. She couldn¡¯t be bothered with the blood right now as she held her head and pulled up her pants while running out of the restroom. Her heart really clenched when she saw her grandson¡¯s cut off little hand and her husband covered in blood! She felt as if knives were stabbing her heart. She even let go of her head!


    Luckily, she had previously been a surgical nurse at a small city hospital. She thus understood basic emergency treatment. Without caring about anything else, she went over while taking off the leather belt around her pants!


    Although she was old and retired, she still had her former professional knowledge. She threw off her pants as she walked. While wearing her underwear, she directly used her leather belt to tie around a location four centimeters above her grandson¡¯s elbow. This action was correct. When needing to stop blood, no matter how much of an emergency it was, it would be absolutely vital not to use a thin rope or metal wire to tie the limb. While thinner objects were indeed capable of stopping the bleeding, the tying would be too tight and would easily cause necrosis because they were too thin!


    ¡°Call our daughter and her husband immediately! We need to immediately get a taxi!¡± she said as she ced her grandson¡¯s cut off tiny hand in a clean bottle!


    Both grandmother and grandfather were now covered in blood. Together, they carried their grandson while running as he kept vomiting! His face was turning pale!


    Everyone who got off from work now at the Rural Electricity Bureau saw that the grandparents were covered in blood. They then saw the incredibly shocking scene of the child¡¯s condition! People hurriedly came over to help them. Since they were all from the same workce, they all knew each other. One person who had a car immediately drove his car over to help out without even needing to be asked.


    Not long after, Wang Congcong¡¯s parents also arrived!

 Chapter 291: Korean cars vs. Chinese cars

    <h4>Chapter 291: Korean cars vs. Chinese cars</h4>


    Wang Congcong¡¯s mother felt like she was going insane! She had originally been having fun chatting with her husband, but when she saw her son¡¯s hand and how he kept vomiting, she transformed into a mother wolf!


    ¡°My Congcong! My Congcong! What happened, just what happened here!?¡± Her ponytail instantly came apart and became messy hair!


    ¡°My son! Give him to me!¡± Wang Congcong¡¯s father immediately grabbed his son from his father-inw. He couldn¡¯t be bothered right now to care about his attitude towards his father-inw! Both parents¡¯ world had immediately copsed. Congcong¡¯s father instantly became teary-eyed when he saw how his son was going unconscious with a pale face, with wrist still dripping blood.


    Tears kept flowing down Wang Congcong¡¯s father¡¯s face, but he didn¡¯t dare to cry out loud. ¡°My baby! My son! Daddy, daddy is here, daddy is here!¡±


    People of the border province were friendly and passionate. Those who really hated others to the point of wanting them to die were rare. Most coworkers would have a good rtionship. One coworker used his personal car to directly transport Wang Congcong and his parents.


    ¡°Hurry and get on the car!¡± At such a moment, the coworker only cared about saving the child, even though he was the type who would wipe his car clean instantly whenever it got even slightly muddy!


    ¡°Rest assured, he can still be saved.¡± Another coworker was riding along in the car on the passenger side seat. He was currently talking to the police and telling a dispatcher about the current situation.


    The Rural Electricity Bureau managed the electricity supply for the entire agricultural part of Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction. On average, there would be an employee who was injured by electricity due to an ident or improper handling of equipment once every two to three years. That was why the employees of the Rural Electricity Bureau were already highly familiar with who to contact for emergency treatment.


    The coworker was talking to the police rather than trying to call for an ambnce first, because calling for an ambnce was useless. The traffic jams were so bad that it would be impossible for an ambnce toe over quickly. He could only ask the police for help! After asking for help from the traffic police, only then did he call for an ambnce.


    Normally, most people would think that the police were really serious and severe while rarely being gentle. This really couldn¡¯t be helped due to the nature of their job. Being too gentle would diminish their authority.


    However, in such a situation, the police really were the defenders of ordinary citizens. The dispatcher immediately reported the situation to his higher-ups!


    While standing in front of therge screen showing the surveince of transportation in all of Chasu City, the chief of police announced in a serious tone to everyone, ¡°Attention, everyone. All units, this is headquarters, this is headquarters. A white Hyundai sedan with license te number FD325 is currently heading west on Rainforest Street towards a hand and foot surgery private hospital. There¡¯s a young child with a cut off hand in the car. I nowmand that every single intersection along the section of Rainforest Street to the hospital be manned by a police officer who must ensure that the street is clear for this car. Additional officers should be dispatched in order to escort this car all the way to the private hospital! This is to guarantee that the child can reach the hospital as quickly as possible. I repeat...¡±


    ¡°Understood!¡± x3


    Although it was currently rush hour as everyone was getting off of work, all intersections along Rainforest street suddenly became manned by police officers who blew their whistles while limiting all traffic.


    ¡°F*ck, what government leader is visiting here today!? These mother******* police, sh*t, they¡¯re not even letting us go outside!?¡± Some impatient drivers became angry and started cussing!


    Right as the car that Wang Congcong was in entered the main part of Chasu City, four police cars had already arrived to escort them. The police didn¡¯t get off their cars, but one police officer drove up, and asked, ¡°Is there an injured child in your car?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right!¡± the coworker on the passenger side answered excitedly. He hadn¡¯t expected that the police would arrive so swiftly.


    ¡°Alright, follow us! Let¡¯s go.¡± The police officer then spoke into his walkie-talkie, ¡°The car in question has been located. Turn on the sirens and ensure that the road is clear so that we can proceed at maximum speed!¡±


    All four police cars turned on their sirens. Everyone swiftly passed by each intersection. The coworker who was driving the Hyundai with Wang Congcong reflexively looked at his speedometer. He was now driving more than 100 km/h in the city.


    Over just a few minutes in the car, Wang Congcong¡¯s mother seemed just like a wilting flower as she had suddenly aged. She tightly held on to the bottle with Wang Congcong¡¯s tiny hand in it, while Wang Congcong¡¯s father¡¯s beard was wet with tears. However, his eyes had a resolute expression as he held on to his son.


    Wang Congcong was still twitching from the immense pain. The extreme pain, fear, and massive blood loss had caused him to greatly weaken after vomiting. He constantly drifted in and out of consciousness.


    Wang Congcong¡¯s grandparents followed behind the Hyundai in a taxi. The grandparents felt as if they wanted to die right now. Their lips and hands were trembling. They were still covered in blood. They wanted to cry, but had no tears left.


    Had they made a mistake? Whose fault was this? Honestly, watching a young child truly was a major responsibility! Such a heavy responsibility!


    Batu was helping to run Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital now. He was highly experienced at hospital administration to begin with as he was the former superintendent of Kuake City Hospital. Now that he had also experienced jail for a year and a half, he had be even more skilled at interacting with others. He simply observed everything for his first week after joining Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital.


    He observed the doctors, the hospital¡¯s environment, and also things outside the hospital. During Batu¡¯s second week as Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s hospital administration director, he found an opportunity with Chen Qifa to pretend to scold thetter to help cement Batu¡¯s authority.


    On Batu¡¯s third week, he started wielding the power of money everywhere. He donated two cars to the police station. All he asked for was a card which said that Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital was a coborative partner of the police station.


    Batu gave gifts to the ambnce dispatch center. He gave gifts to the leaders as well as the dispatchers. He didn¡¯t ask for anything at all in return. This was only to help get others acquainted with him.


    As for taxipanies, Batu would pay 200 yuan to any taxi driver who brought a patient to Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital.


    Batu personally visited all of the bigger hospitals in the area, getting in contact with their emergency departments and orthopedic surgery departments.


    He wasn¡¯t stingy with reporters, either. Batu spent money as if it grew on trees for the time being. Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital had originally been making a profit, but money suddenly became tight. Chen Qifa felt like his heart was breaking as he watched this.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t Batu¡¯s personal business. This isn¡¯t Kuake City Hospital! He doesn¡¯t care at all about spending your money. Just look at how generous he¡¯s being with others. He gave two Volkswagon Passats to the police station without even blinking! Look! Look! In just two weeks, he¡¯s already spent all of the profits that the hospital has made! Teacher Zhang, my heart hurts!¡±


    One¡¯s level would determine their ability of foresight. This saying was absolutely correct. If this had been one year ago, Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have understood Batu, but Zhang Fan had at least met all sorts of people in the past year. Zhang Fan no longer thought like a recently graduated student!


    Zhang Fan now really understood and supported Batu. How would one be able to make gains without being willing to make sacrifices? ¡°Old Chen, there¡¯s nothing to be afraid of. Have our doctors left? Do we have no more surgeries? That¡¯s not the case at all. What does that mean? It means our foundation is still there. Don¡¯t worry and look farther towards the future!¡±


    ¡°However, I still feel really bad! I can¡¯t bear to watch it! Just look, he spent more than 1,000,000 yuan, all of the hospital¡¯s money, in just two weeks!¡± Although Chen Qifa didn¡¯t like seeing all this money being spent, he hadn¡¯t mentioned his dissatisfaction to Batu. Instead, Chen Qifa came to find Zhang Fan. This was evidence of his maturity!Read more chapter on


    ¡°Rest assured, and just watch. This money will be well spent.¡±


    Although Li Liang didn¡¯t understand this, either, he had a father who had been a career government official. ¡°My son, although you¡¯re a shareholder in his hospital, you absolutely must follow your Brother Zhang well, and don¡¯t treat yourself like a stockholder. You¡¯re still his follower, just like before. Follow him in anything that he wants to do. You definitely shouldn¡¯t voice any objections to his way of managing the hospital. Even if you do have objections, you can only say them to your Brother Zhang in private.¡±


    ¡°What if we lose our money?¡±


    ¡°Silly son, this money isn¡¯t anything at all. In your job field, sigh! 300,000 yuan, no, even 3,000,000 yuan probably can¡¯t obtain your Brother Zhang¡¯s friendship. That¡¯s why you¡¯re so lucky! You got to know him when he was just starting out! I also want to see just how far you can go while following your Brother Zhang!¡±


    Batu kept spending money at a really fast pace. Zhang Fan gave his greatest support to Batu¡¯s actions. The end result was that in just a short few months, Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital received a massive increase in the number of patients.


    First of all, the taxi drivers majorly supported Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital now. It wasmon that patients who required emergency treatment wouldn¡¯t know which hospital to go to. The taxi driver would then rmend, ¡°Only this hand and foot surgery hospital will ept a patient with this type of injury. Other hospitals won¡¯t treat such an injury!¡±


    All sorts of indirect advertisements and product cement for Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital also kept appearing on the newspapers, in the radio, and on the local television stations.


    The local police station gave Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital a blue card which read: ¡°Police station¡¯s designated hospital¡±! Street hooligans thus didn¡¯t dare toe bother Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital.


    Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital saw that Chasu City Hospital had established a microsurgery department, so they also hurriedly sent doctors to big cities to study microsurgery. Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital then established a microsurgery department of their own.


    Of course, the doctors that Zhang Fan had trained were far more skilled than Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital¡¯s doctors who had only learned microsurgery recently. Moreover, Batu was really skilled at hospital administration. Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital dominated the microsurgery market over Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital and even Chasu City Hospital as well.


    Director Chen Qi of Chasu City Hospital¡¯s orthopedic surgery department #3, the microsurgery department, was quite happy that he didn¡¯t have any hand and foot surgery patients. Since he didn¡¯t have any patients, that meant he could openly steal patients from the other two orthopedic departments! Such waspetition at arger hospital.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital was now renowned amongst Chasu City¡¯s hospitals!


    Zhang Fan finished his work shift and stood in front of his car, hesitating on whether he should drive home or walk home. To be honest, walking home was faster than driving home nowadays.


    Just as Zhang Fan was thinking about this, Chen Qifa gave him a call. ¡°Teacher Zhang, a young child who had his hand cut off is on his way to your hospital.¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be there immediately!¡± Zhang Fan ran out of Chasu City Hospital, only to see that there was a terrible traffic jam. Driving would be impossible. Zhang Fan felt quite a headache at the sight. What could he do? He couldn¡¯t do anything about the traffic jam!


    He could only run. That was all that he could do!


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± Just as Zhang Fan began to sprint, Lu Shuyan from gynecology rode by on her motorcycle as she looked at him with curiosity.


    ¡°There¡¯s an emergency patient. Hurry and take me to the hand and foot surgery private hospital!¡± Zhang Fan said while panting as he jumped onto Lu Shuyan¡¯s motorcycle without saying another word.


    The motorcycle suddenly sunk a bit under his weight. Lu Shuyan seemed like a cool female rider as she was wearing an orange helmet, form-fitting jeans, and brown woolen boots.


    ¡°Sit steady and hold on tight.¡± Lu Shuyan didn¡¯t say anything else as she immediately sped up and nimbly maneuvered through the traffic jam.


    She was going quite quickly. Suddenly, someone ran out in front of her, causing her to hurriedly brake. Zhang Fan had originally been holding on to the tail end of the motorcycle, but he was pushed forward by the inertia. His hands iled around and grabbed onto Lu Shuyan¡¯s breasts!


    What a soft sensation!


    ¡°Sit steady!¡± Lu Shuyan said rather embarrassedly. She then continued at a high speed!


    Meanwhile, the Hyundai that Wang Congcong was in flew at a high speed thanks to the four police cars escorting it with sirens ring. The Hyundai sessfully passed through every intersection without having to stop!


    ¡°Are government leaders no longer using Chinese cars? They¡¯re riding in Korean cars instead? Some!¡± A man who was walking past the traffic policewoman at this intersection intentionally insulted the government.


    He wasn¡¯t afraid, because he wasn¡¯t driving in a car or riding a motorcycle! He felt that it was quite fun to make trouble for others in his boredom. The traffic policewoman turned to look at him, but she didn¡¯t say anything.


    No matter if he understood or not, no matter what the government was like, the policewoman would carry out her job! This couldn¡¯t be stopped with just a few insults!


    Please keep working hard!

 Chapter 292: Police car with a loudspeaker

    <h4>Chapter 292: Police car with a loudspeaker</h4>


    Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t expected that Lu Shuyan really would be quite skilled at operating a motorcycle. She was able to weave in and out of the traffic at quite a high speed. A bit more than 10 minutester, Lu Shuyan sessfully arrived at the hand and foot surgery hospital with Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan jumped off the motorcycle. He didn¡¯t have the time to talk to Lu Shuyan right now. He could only tell her, ¡°Thank you, I¡¯ll treat you to a meal sometime!¡± He then ran right into his hospital. Lu Shuyan was originally going to leave, but then she noticed that the doctors in this hospital seemed to be really polite to him, which piqued her curiosity.


    Lu Shuyan looked around and found a ce to park her motorcycle that it wouldn¡¯t be in the way. She took off her motorcycle helmet and held it as she slowly walked into Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital hadpletely changed under Batu¡¯s management. It now seemed really proper. The clean white walls of his hospital were covered with erged pictures of various hand and foot injuries and what to pay attention to.


    Types of injuries, how to treat them, postoperative recovery situations, and so on were all detailed on the walls. There was also a lot of text on the history of hand and foot surgery in Chasu City.


    Batu had found a professional reporter and paid him handsomely to write all this. The reporter was a skilled writer who made it sound like Chasu City¡¯s streets would be filled with people whocked either a hand or a foot if it wasn¡¯t for Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital.


    Although this was a bit of an exaggeration, Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital had indeed aplished quite a lot. Before this hand and foot surgery hospital started out as Ma Wentao¡¯s hospital, everyone in the area around Chasu City would only have two very clear choices about a cut off limb. They could either try and go to Raptor City for treatment, or they could choose amputation! However, Raptor City was about 750 kilometers away, and time was absolutely critical when it came to limb rentation surgery!


    Lu Shuyan slowly looked over the medical cases listed on the walls, while Zhang Fan had long since run into the doctors¡¯ work area. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    By now, Li Liang, Song Bing, and the other doctors working at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital had already gained a lot of skill in hand and foot surgery. They wouldn¡¯t need to call him for any ordinary surgery anymore.


    Although Zhang Fan would stille here to grind surgical experience whenever he had the time, he was receiving a lot fewer emergency surgery phone calls from them than before.


    ¡°The patient is a four-year-old boy. An adult identally cut off the boy¡¯s right hand at the wrist while trying to cut a cow bone. Since the patient is such a young child, and Li Liang and the others have yet to perform limb rentation surgery on young children before, I called you.¡±


    Chen Qifa no longer had to worry about hospital administration now that Batu was here. Chen Qifa now only focused on surgeries. Although Chen Qifa wasn¡¯t as skilled as Zhang Fan, he had still worked as a surgeon for a few decades already. Chen Qifa had good judgement regarding surgeries!


    He was highly urate at assessing which surgeries the doctors here were capable of doing, and which surgeries would require contacting Zhang Fan!


    ¡°Right!¡± Zhang Fan nodded. He then said, ¡°Has the necessary medical equipment been prepared for me already?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s go out and receive the patient.¡± Zhang Fan then led the doctors and nurses to his hospital¡¯s entrance. Zhang Fan walked at the very forefront and in the center. Everyone was silent except for the sound of footsteps as they swiftly went over to the entrance. A gurney and medical equipment had already been prepared.


    They all silently waited for the patient¡¯s arrival!


    ¡°Zhang Fan? This hospital? Oh!¡± Lu Shuyan secretly left Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, feeling like she had discovered something.


    Fatigue would alwayse after excitement in anything. Lu Shuyan¡¯s adrenaline had been elevated due to Zhang Fan urging her toe here for an emergency surgery. Now, she felt as if she had discovered a secret of Zhang Fan¡¯s that wasn¡¯t really a secret. She was a little tired now after her adrenaline faded. She slowly rode her motorcycle towards her home.


    Zhang Fan kept looking towards the road. Right now, it would be impossible to make him focus on anything other than the patient.


    Pediatric surgery, especially pediatric orthopedic surgery, was a type of independent surgery category of its own. Normally, general surgery and heart surgery for young children could be treated by the regr general surgery department and cardiothoracic surgery department.


    However, pediatric orthopedic surgery couldn¡¯t be treated by an ordinary orthopedic surgery department. Adult bones were already grown andplete, foundationally changing the quality of the bone.


    Meanwhile, pediatric orthopedic surgery was quiteplex. Children, especially really young children, were still developing quite rapidly. Their bone injuries would be highly difficult to deal with.


    If you simply believed that children¡¯s bones were just a smaller version of adult bones, then you would be massively mistaken. The pediatric orthopedic surgeon would need to consider the joint¡¯s epiphysis, the injury¡¯s potential consequences on future development, and so on. Meanwhile, an orthopedic surgeon working on an adult patient would only need to consider the bone¡¯s present condition.


    If a simple and basic orthopedic surgery was performed on a child using the same method as on an adult, maybe the surgeon would think that they had done a good job by setting everything back in proper position quite perfectly. However, the end result of such a way of thinking would be that the child¡¯s bones would be distorted six monthster.


    Why was this? It would be due to the doctor not considering the child¡¯s future bone development. Children¡¯s bones were still developing, which made pediatric orthopedic surgery far more difficult than orthopedic surgery for adults!


    A simple bone fracture was quite easy to analyze in an adult patient with only an X-ray. However, things wouldn¡¯t be the same for a bone fracture in a child. Only a veteran orthopedic surgeon would be able to analyze things.


    The separated bone, the bone which hadn¡¯t developed fully in hardness yet, and whether there really was a fracture or not would all be really difficult to determine on a child¡¯s X-ray. An inexperienced doctor would be really confused by a child¡¯s X-ray!


    Chen Qifa¡¯s decision to call Zhang Fan was really important. If this was a hand reattachment for an adult, with Li Liang and the other doctors¡¯ current skill level, it wouldn¡¯t be a problem at all. If Zhang Fan worked on such a surgery, the only difference would be the length of the surgery and that he would cause less damage to the patient in the end.


    However, there would be quite arge difference if Li Liang and the other doctors attempted to work on a young child¡¯s injury. It would likely affect that child for the rest of his life. This boy¡¯s life had just begun. He was still at the very beginning of his growth. Chen Qifa didn¡¯t want the surgery to affect the boy for the rest of his life with potential bone distortion!


    The police cars could now be seen in the distance, driving down the road. There had been four police cars to begin with, and now one more police car with a loudspeaker had joined them!


    The police cars¡¯ lights and sirens that kept shing were the best warning to all bystanders and cars to please get out of the way!


    Most people who saw a special vehicle like an ambnce, police car, or fire truck would automatically get out of the way or park on the side of the road.


    However, there were always a few people who felt like they were the ruler of the world while driving in a car. They would feel like the road belonged to them, so why should they have to make way?


    That was why having a loudspeaker on the police car was so important. This would be a race against time. The faster they were, the better the chance that the boy Wang Congcong could still have a happy future.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s personnel had long since been waiting at the entrance. The police cars in the distance soon arrived. The police cars finally stopped when the Hyundai being escorted by the police cars arrived at the hospital entrance. The police got out of their cars.


    The police didn¡¯t mind the blood as they assisted Wang Congcong¡¯s father in carrying his son out of the Hyundai. The young boy was now getting sleepy. This was a sign of shock from blood loss!


    ¡°Hurry andy him on the gurney! Support him well! Keep his injured limb raised up high!¡± Chen Qifa organized the nurses and younger doctors.


    Wang Congcong was ced on the gurney. Zhang Fan saw that the boy¡¯s arm was bloody and showing white bone! The boy¡¯s tiny and tender arm was incredibly swollen.


    Li Liang swiftly took the bottle with Wang Congcong¡¯s tiny hand from his mother. This tiny hand was pale, incredibly pale. It seemed just like a rubber doll¡¯s hand. How pitiful!


    Tears constantly flowed out of Wang Congcong¡¯s mother¡¯s eyes as she looked at Li Liang with a hopeful expression. She had endless things that she wanted to say to plead with the doctors and nurses in front of her, but she was afraid that it would waste time if she said anything, so she could only bite down hard on her lips and do her best to withstand everything as much as she could! Her lips started bleeding because of how much force she was biting with!


    Zhang Fan rxed himself ever so slightly when he saw the boy¡¯s injury. It was a slice injury, and the boy¡¯s hand had also been preserved properly, along with the injury being rtively recent. ¡°Immediately bring him to the operating room! Prepare for surgery. Prepare blood and open the vein channels to correct his shock! Hurry! Old Chen, you prepare the surgery agreement paperwork and inform the patient¡¯s family members about his condition.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time to console the patient¡¯s family. The more time passed after a limb was cut off, the more toxins that the cut off limb¡¯s cells would produce. This was why hospitals would no longer even attempt limb rentation if too much time passed since the incident, even if it was a clean slice injury.


    These toxins were quite deadly!

 Chapter 293: Black thread bracelet

    <h4>Chapter 293: ck thread bracelet</h4>


    The first sessful hand reattachment surgery in China had been aplished back when China¡¯s medical conditions and environment were still really poor. That was something amazing. One of the primary surgeons for that surgery was connected to Qiu Fazu, the father of modern Chinese surgery.


    Back then, China had yet to import even one slightly advanced medical microscope. Despite this, the medical geniuses of that generation had managed to seed at hand reattachment surgery. But after that, after a certain period of time, Chinese society became such that money was considered more important than anything. Limb rentation surgery swiftly went down a downhill slope in Chinese medical development, despite other Chinese medical fields rapidly advancing to catch up with the rest of the world. All of this was due to theck of benefits associated with limb rentation surgery for Chinese public hospitals.


    Wang Congcong was pushed into the operating room on his gurney. The doctors were all tense as they finished the pre-surgery preparations to correct his shock. Little Wang Congcong seemed to be really weak and withered.


    He no longer even had the energy to cry. His small face was incredibly pale. The strangers around him were all wearing green surgical attires, blue surgical caps, and blue face masks, which made them seem like monsters to him. The frightened young boy curled up into a ball as much as possible as if that would give him some slight sense of safety after being separated from his mother.


    Wang Congcong received fluid infusion to correct his shock. He was then given a sedative which knocked him unconscious. Meanwhile, Zhang Fan and Li Liang prepared the cut off hand for reattachment while the anesthesia for the boy was being prepared.


    ¡°Prepare Kirschner wires and bone nails. Metal tes can¡¯t be used for this surgery!¡± Zhang Fan told the medical equipment nurse as he disinfected the cut off tiny hand.


    ¡°Director Zhang, why aren¡¯t we using metal tes?¡± Li Liang didn¡¯t understand. He had stopped referring to Zhang Fan as ¡°Brother Zhang¡± ever since Chen Qifa had told him not to do it anymore.


    ¡°Metal te affixation is too damaging to the periosteum, especially in young children. It¡¯s best to avoid damaging the periosteum if at all possible,¡± Zhang Fan exined. There were many advantages to using metal tes in bone affixation. However, the greatest disadvantage to metal tes was the damage to the periosteum.


    The periosteum was a denseyer of vascr connective tissue enveloping the bones. It contained arge number of blood vessels and nerves. Damage to the periosteum would be permanent. It was far too difficult to repair any damaged nerves in the periosteum.


    Metal tes were all mass-produced. When using them, it would be absolutely necessary to ensure that the metal te and the bone were as close to each other as possible. If the two weren¡¯t close enough to each other, either the metal te would snap, or the bone fracture wouldn¡¯t be affixed securely enough.


    In order to ensure that the metal te and the bone were as close to each other as possible, the surgeon would have to use a bone scalpel to destroy the periosteum at that location. Meanwhile, Kirschner wires were far simpler. It would act in a way simr to knitting, where two intersecting straight lines would support and affix something. However, why were Kirschner wires used much lesspared to metal tes in Chinese surgeries now? The reason was quite simple. It was because Kirschner wires were much cheaper, which provided less benefits through kickbacks to the doctors!


    Zhang Fan finished cleaning and disinfecting the tiny cut off hand. He then told Li Liang, ¡°Flush this with heparin saline.¡± Zhang Fan held on to the tiny hand so that the broken portion was facing Li Liang. This tiny hand seemed almost just like a tiny pig foot, especially with the skin color being identical.


    Washing the broken portion with heparin saline was to help the remaining blood inside the hand to prevent intravascr coagtion. One of the key elements in whether a limb rentation surgery would be sessful or not was how high in quality the blood vessel reattachment was in ensuring that blood could smoothly flow again. The first step to ensuring all this was to rinse and preserve the remaining blood inside the limb.


    As Li Liang rinsed, Zhang Fan used ck threads to tie the blood vessels and nerves. He was marking them. For this type of surgery, not even one moment of time could be wasted.


    The anesthesia had been prepared by the time that Zhang Fan and Li Liang finished preparing the cut off hand. Zhang Fan and Li Liang then began the surgery.


    The medical equipment required for hand and foot surgery was quite simr to medical equipment for vascr surgery or ophthalmology rather than orthopedic surgery. The medical equipment was mostly tiny and exquisite, unlike in orthopedic surgery, which mostly used medical equipment simr to what a carpenter would use. Orthopedic surgery medical equipment would be hammers, saws, bone files, bone scalpels, and electrotomes! Carpenters would definitely be familiar with simr versions that weren¡¯t specialized for bones!


    Wang Congcong¡¯s father¡¯s older brother¡¯s family also worked at the Rural Electricity Bureau. Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle was a low-ranking manager, while Wang Congcong¡¯s parents were both ordinary employees. Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle was a nice person, but his wife was the type who often stirred up trouble.


    ¡°Sheesh! Just how were you watching the little boy? He¡¯s young and doesn¡¯t understand anything, but does that also mean that you don¡¯t understand anything? All of you in the family add up to about 200 collective years of experience, but you still couldn¡¯t even watch over a four-year-old boy properly!¡± Wang Congcong¡¯s aunt-inw spoke in a really sharp and usatory tone. Her words were truly heart-piercing!


    Wang Congcong¡¯s grandparents were both feeling really guilty already. Their hearts just about shattered when they heard this. They really felt pained regarding their grandson. They felt so much regret, but what could they even say? The grandparents didn¡¯t even have the right to cry. They were being viewed as viins! They felt so bad!


    Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle was also feeling really bad about the situation. He roared in a low voice at his wife. ¡°Shut up! If you¡¯re going to keep talking like this, just go home!¡±


    Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle then turned to his younger brother, and whispered, ¡°Do you have enough money with you? I brought my bank card. You absolutely must tell the doctors to use the best medicine and medical equipment. There¡¯s not enough time now, but you should have given the doctors some red packets before the surgery started. This is such a major incident, sigh! Who¡¯s the person in charge of this hospital? I¡¯ll go set things up with them.¡±


    Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle was interrupted when Chen Qifa arrived with the prepared surgery agreement form. ¡°Pleasee with me to the office and sign this paperwork.¡±


    Wang Congcong¡¯s father supported his wife as they trudged over to the office. Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle followed them as well. Wang Congcong¡¯s aunt-inw also immediately came with them because she didn¡¯t want her husband to give his family any money!


    Wang Congcong¡¯s grandparents were just like mannequins now. They had nk expressions as they looked at the ¡°Surgery in progress¡± green light on the operating room door.


    ¡°Here, and here. This is the difficulty level of the surgery and the dangers involved, along with potential side effects after the surgery. Please sign here!¡± Chen Qifa informed them about the surgery, and pointed at the ce for the family members to sign.


    Wang Congcong¡¯s parents were basically just likembs who would easily be taken advantage of. They wouldn¡¯t dare to resist or object to whatever price or demands the doctors named! They were afraid that their actions might affect the doctors in any way.


    ¡°Please remember to pay the necessary medical fee,¡± Chen Qifa told them.


    ¡°Director, about how much money will it be?¡± Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle asked. Wang Congcong¡¯s parents were already like zombies who would do anything that they were told to do. Their ability to think had already shut downpletely.


    ¡°Approximately 20,000 yuan!¡±


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go pay the medical fee right now.¡± Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle then went to go pay the medical fee. However, his wife started panicking and pulled on the back of his shirt, refusing to let go.


    Without saying anything, Wang Congcong¡¯s uncle pushed aside his wife¡¯s hand, and then went to go pay the medical fee. His wife felt like knives were stabbing into her heart from this. They were just an ordinary family. 20,000 yuan would be no small number for an ordinary family!


    Now, Wang Congcong¡¯s aunt-inw was just like a third zombie as she and Wang Congcong¡¯s parents woodenly walked out of the office.Visit web novel. live If You like manga ,ics


    Suddenly, the aunt-inw seemed like she came alive again with the desire to spew more insults. ¡°Just look at you, not only are you incapable of taking care of your son, what trashy hospital have you found here? Why didn¡¯t you go to a public hospital!?¡±


    Wang Congcong¡¯s parents still remained like zombies! They didn¡¯t respond at all, just as if they were deaf!


    However, Chen Qifa heard her words. ¡°Hey! Ma¡¯am, that¡¯s not something you should say. Trashy hospital? Go find out information for yourself. In all of Chasu City, if our hospital says that a limb rentation surgery is impossible, then no other hospital in the city will possibly take the patient! We¡¯re this at limb rentation surgery in Chasu City!¡± Chen Qifa shed a big thumbs up! He was really proud!


    Of course he would be proud. Previously, he had been a minor doctor at Kuake City Hospital who didn¡¯t even have a medical license. Now, he was the surgical director at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, which exceeded even Chasu City Hospital in skill level at limb rentation surgery. Chen Qifa had plenty to be proud of!


    Meanwhile in the operating room, Zhang Fan and Li Liang were swiftly and tensely proceeding with the surgery. ¡°When performing surgery on young children, it¡¯s critically important to consider the child¡¯s future development. The epiphyseal te is especially important. Don¡¯t touch it if at all possible,¡± Zhang Fan lectured Li Liang as they worked on the surgery.


    Doctor Song Bing acted as an operating room nurse. Li Liang and Song Bing would always work as Zhang Fan¡¯s surgical assistant or nurse whenever he was performing surgery. Both of them would never let go of any opportunity to watch and learn from Zhang Fan!


    Cleaning the injury was the first step in performing surgery on any traumatic injury. This step was highly important. Excellent cleaning would be the strongest foundation for any limb rentation.


    The muscles would be dull to stimtion around three to four hours after losing blood supply. Luckily, Wang Congcong had been brought over as soon as possible, so his condition was still alright.


    Limb rentation was about preserving aplete physical body as well as maintaining the reattached part¡¯s function.


    In order to preserve theplete physical body, the prerequisite would be proper bone affixation and blood vessel repair. The blood vessels absolutely needed to be sewn together very skillfully.


    As for preserving the body part¡¯s function, that would be about repairing the nervous system. To exin simply, the farther away a body part was from the heart, the greater the chances of sessful limb rentation. This was because the blood vessels and nerves would be smaller farther away from the heart. Basically, therger the blood vessels and nerves, the harder they would be to repair, and the harder it would be to restore functionality!


    Zhang Fan swiftly used heparin saline to rinse the blood vessels. Li Liang¡¯s current skill level as a surgical assistant was just barely passable enough to work as fast as Zhang Fan. Li Liang had worked hard at improving his own skills not to slow Zhang Fan down.


    Zhang Fan finished cleaning the injury and began to affix the bone fracture. The young boy¡¯s bone was pure white and as narrow as a chopstick.


    ¡°Sigh! Such a young child had to suffer so much,¡± Li Liangmented. He had already worked on countless limb rentation surgeries already, but even he couldn¡¯t help but feel pity for the young boy in this condition.


    A Kirschner wire was attached to the electrotome for the bone affixation process. Zhang Fan connected the ulna and radius and used a 30-degree angle as he gently pierced through the bone with the electrotome which spun at a high speed. These types of clean breaks were the easiest to affix.


    Zhang Fan then affixed the bone with intersecting Kirshner wires. His affixation was extremely exquisite. He didn¡¯t hesitate one bit. He didn¡¯t even have to slow down to ascertain anything. That was how well practiced and precise he was in his movements.


    Li Liang was unable to see this, as he was standing at the surgical assistant¡¯s position. However, Song Bing was able to see everything quite clearly as he was standing at the operating room nurse¡¯s position. He kept shouting in his mind, ¡®Wow! Wow! Wow! So that¡¯s how it¡¯s done! Oh! Why did he do it like this!?¡¯ Song Bing felt a constant mix of excitement and confusion. He was going to study all night again after finishing his work on this surgery!


    Zhang Fan finished affixing the bone fracture and muscle tendons. Next was the blood vessels. This part would require a microscope. The sess or failure of the surgery would depend on this critical part of the surgery. However, this surgery wasn¡¯t difficult at all for Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s movements were rather robotic. He had practiced countless times before in his System, giving his muscles perfect muscle memory which waspletely standardized in every movement on how to bnce gentleness and swiftness.


    Zhang Fan finished sewing up the nerves and then the skin. ¡°Okay!¡± he gently announced after finishing the surgery. Once he said this, it was as if the operating room had just unthawed from a deep freeze. Everyone came alive again.


    ¡°Director Zhang, are you tired? I¡¯ll feed you some glucose!¡± Song Bing acted sycophantically to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. You guys need to remember that you still can¡¯t rx at all yet. You absolutely must observe the reattached hand to see if there¡¯s any change in the skin or temperature.¡±


    ¡°Alright,¡± Li Liang and Song Bing replied and nodded simultaneously.


    Zhang Fan had sessfully reattached Wang Congcong¡¯s hand. However, there was an obvious difference in colors between the hand and the arm.


    The previously cut off hand had really pale skin. It seemed just like an artificial hand. However, this skin was now changing color again at a visible rate due to receiving blood flow once again. Proper skin color was being gradually restored.


    Around 15 secondster, as if it was magic, the hand¡¯s skin colorpletely returned to normal. The only visible difference was that there was a ck thread all around the severed location, just as if the young boy was wearing a ck silken bracelet which had been sewn into his wrist! The ck thread really did look quite nice and cute. At the very least, this ck thread looked far more pleasant than a bleeding stump which revealed white bone!


    ¡°For postoperative care, make sure to pay constant attention, especially within the first 24 hours after the surgery. You absolutely can¡¯t let down your guard,¡± Zhang Fan told the other two doctors.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Li Liang and Song Bing replied and nodded simultaneously.


    The surgery was now finished! Wang Congcong¡¯s hand had been sessfully saved. The surgery had taken a bit more than three hours.

 Chapter 294: Teacher Ouyang!

    <h4>Chapter 294: Teacher Ouyang!</h4>


    What was bliss? What was truly precious? Only by experiencing loss would one understand. Still, little Wang Congcong had only felt extreme pain when he lost his right hand. He was too young to realize the consequences of losing his hand.


    His parents, who had ashen expressions, had felt more pain than anyone else. They were apanied by Wang Congcong¡¯s grandparents who felt endless regret. Why had animals been able to pass on their genes for millions of years already? That would be due to the instinct to protect their young.


    Wang Congcong¡¯s family had copsed when his hand was cut off. If it hadn¡¯t been for Zhang Fan and his hand and foot surgery hospital today, then the best result possible for this family would¡¯ve been falling apart. Yes, that was already the best result.


    The worst possible result would be unimaginable. Perhaps something even more tragic would happen. Saving just one life would be something wonderful, not to mention saving an entire family.


    Now that the surgery was over, Zhang Fan, Li Liang, Song Bing, the anesthesiologist, and the operating room nurse all escorted little Wang Congcong out as if they were his bodyguards!


    All of them were smiling. Although their bodies were sore from standing up for several hours, they were all standing up really straight and proud right now. The doctors were feeling incredibly happy right now. This was the feeling of having achieved something.


    When a doctor acted like Superman and saved the patient when the patient and their family were in despair, the doctor would truly feel wonderful afterwards. If the feeling of happiness from achieving something could be ranked, doctors¡¯ feeling of happiness from saving patients could probably be ranked in the top three.


    That was the charisma of the doctor profession. Things were tense and stimting in this job. Doctors would see more blood and shattered body parts than anyone else, along with scenes that would cause a rise in adrenaline.


    A doctor would then use the skills that they had learned over the past decade or even several decades in order to save those who were on the verge of death. This was quite exciting to even imagine. However, the learning process to reach such a level of medical skill was far too harsh. It was like slowlymitting suicide!


    ¡°Congcong! My Congcong!¡± Parents would forever care about their children. When Wang Congcong exited the operating room, his parents were so excited and anxious that words wouldn¡¯t do the scene justice.


    Wang Congcong¡¯s family all saw that he was wearing a cast and that his right hand had been reattached to his arm. His mother cried endlessly at the sight. She was abination of happy, excited, and relieved. Wang Congcong¡¯s grandparents¡¯ hands trembled as tears flowed from their eyes when they saw how his hand was still slightly pale. They wanted to go up and hug him, but they were still feeling guilty about what had happened to him. The grandparents could only hesitantly stand by the side with tears dripping down as they looked at him! This incident was probably something that the family would never forget in their lives.


    Wang Congcong¡¯s father and uncle were doing slightly better. They hurriedly said to the doctors, ¡°Thank you for your hard work! Words can¡¯t express our gratitude! If the child¡¯s hand... It¡¯s truly unimaginable!¡± Everyone then escorted little Wang Congcong to his patient room.


    Batu had originally finished his work shift for today already. When he learned of the sessful surgery on the child, he didn¡¯te to the hospital, as he knew that wouldn¡¯t do anything. Instead, he went to go visit a government leader.


    Some timeter, Wang Congcong¡¯s patient room became filled with reporters and cameramen!


    ¡°Dear audience, this is the only hospital in all of Chasu City that¡¯s capable of performing limb rentation surgery. This afternoon, a child who¡¯s only four years old...¡±


    Batu had directly used every single connection that he possibly could! Having reporterse report on something on live television couldn¡¯t possibly be done with money alone. Batu had tried his hardest for Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s sake. This was all because he felt that Zhang Fan had been a true friend to him!


    Wang Congcong seemed like a young animal that had left his mother¡¯s side for too long as he curled up in his mother¡¯s embrace and grabbed his mother¡¯s clothing tightly with his left hand. He snuggled up against his mother¡¯s chest! Although his right hand was in a cast, it was now impossible to tell from the skin color that his right hand had previously been sliced off.


    Chen Qifa was incredibly happy as he stood in front of the reporters¡¯ cameras and kept exining what had happened. Basically, he went on and on about how dangerous the young child¡¯s situation had looked, how hard all the doctors at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital had worked, and how amazing everyone¡¯s skills were.


    Originally, Zhang Fan should have been the one to do this as he was the leader of the hospital, but he didn¡¯t want to appear in front of the cameras. It was inconvenient for Batu to appear on camera as he was an ex-convict, so surgical director Chen Qifa was the only one who could represent Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital.


    Chen Qifa had never been on television before. He was really, really excited. His words sounded rather strangely forceful when he first faced the cameras. However, he had a strong heart as a doctor, so he spoke more and more smoothly as time went on, and he wouldn¡¯t stop!


    After the surgery was finished, Zhang Fan informed Li Liang and the other doctors about the postoperative care procedures, and then secretly left to go home. He had already done everything that he could! He seemed really cool as he left without taking any credit!


    Zhang Fan was also feeling really happy right now. He was a normal person. He was just a young man in his early 20s. He felt like he had aplished something wonderful! He unhurriedly walked home while humming a random song. That was how happy he was. His happiness couldn¡¯t be described by words.


    ¡°Are you home?¡± Zhang Fan called Shao Hua.


    ¡°Yeah. Are you working overtime today? There¡¯s food waiting for you at home. Are you almost here? If you¡¯re almost here, I¡¯ll go heat it up for you so that you can eat as soon as you get home.¡± Shao Hua was currently studying ounting. She was already really ustomed to how Zhang Fan was never able to return home at a set time for dinner.


    ¡°Food? I¡¯m on my way right now. I miss you!¡± Zhang Fan suddenly eximed.


    ¡°Oh! Haha, I miss you as well! Hurry home!¡±


    Zhang Fan rarely showed much emotion like this. Although Shao Hua didn¡¯t know why Zhang Fan was in such a good mood, she was quite satisfied that he still remembered her while being so happy. Shao Hua was such an excellent and rare lover!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s home was a safe haven where he could go and relieve his fatigue. He started walking swiftly towards his home.


    Back in Wang Congcong¡¯s patient room, everyone, even his aunt-inw, had bright smiles. After the live interview finished, Chen Qifa informed Wang Congcong¡¯s parents that his right hand would mostly be unaffected, and that the right hand¡¯s functionality would be restored to almostpletely normal as the child grew up. This meant that his future life wouldn¡¯t be affected.


    Chen Qifa¡¯s words truly reassured the boy¡¯s family. They felt as if a dark cloud above them had suddenly transformed into a bright sky. They didn¡¯t mind the 20,000 yuan medical fee at all, even though it would give them a bit of financial hardship. They simply wanted Wang Congcong to be able to grow up healthily without any disability. That was all they wanted, which wasn¡¯t much.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s shadow elongated as he walked under the sunset on the street which had plenty of flower fragrance and bird song. The world seemed so wonderful to him right now. He hoped that this wouldst forever!


    Zhang Fan¡¯s rheumatology patients were slowly discharged. The fatty hotel manager from Kuake City was now in much better condition after medical treatment. He would have to manage his gout by himself by losing weight and watching what he ate. Gout was quite easy to deal with if a patient could simply do that. However, actually being able to lose weight and watch what one ate was quite difficult for countless people!


    Wang Yan was also discharged. Zhang Fan had performed a splenectomy for her right after her blood telets increased slightly. Wang Yan then adamantly insisted on immediately getting divorced. She didn¡¯t even ask for anything at all in the divorce. Wang Yan recovered quite swiftly due to her lover Teacher Li¡¯s excellent care for her. She finally got to taste what a sweet life was like after bitter hardship!


    Humans were truly strange creatures. Now that Wang Yan had experienced being on the brink of death, she valued her life far more than before. She now felt like she was the most fortunate woman in the world. Her life was filled with honey-like sweetness now!


    After all of Zhang Fan¡¯s rheumatology patients were discharged, that also concluded his rotation in the rheumatology department. Originally, there were still many more departments that he could be rotated into, but Superintendent Ouyang was no longer willing to let Zhang Fan continue to be a rotation doctor. Zhang Fan went to the hospital administration department to receive his next rotation assignment, only to be told that he should report to the superintendent¡¯s office.


    In Chasu City Hospital, there was a joke among all the doctors that the hospital secretary¡¯s office door was like a city gate that anyone could enter or exit, and that the hospital secretary was just a friendly greeter! People were indeed quite mean to others. The hospital secretary was weak and useless. Anyone could trample on him. So what if he was actually one of the highest-ranking leaders of the hospital?


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s hospital secretary, who was an older man, was far too pitiful because Superintendent Ouyang was far too powerful. All personnel of Chasu City Hospital viewed Superintendent Ouyang as a terrifying existence!


    Superintendent Ouyang had excellent professional knowledge. She was more skilled at internal medicine than most of the internal medicine directors. It would be impossible to even try and fool her regarding medical knowledge.


    She viewed incidents as they were rather than only treating incidents based on who was involved. Despite corruption beingmon, Superintendent Ouyang was actually a rtively fair leader. This helped to make everyone respect her authority.


    She had a really sharp tongue that could really pierce the heart. She wouldn¡¯t help anyone to save face.


    She was protective of her own staff, really overprotective. She would act like a mother wolf whenever she faced outsiders while protecting her employees. She was a respectable yet also scary olddy superintendent. Everyone in the hospital was both afraid of and respectful to her.


    Of course, Zhang Fan was the same.


    ¡°Enter!¡± Superintendent Ouyang announced when he knocked on her door. She would always put on her eyesses and focus directly on whoever entered her office.


    ¡°Superintendent, you were looking for me?¡± Zhang Fan greeted her with a smile as he closed the office door. He was wondering what he had done to displease her recently. He closed the office door so that nobody would hear anything when she scolded him! He was already experienced in this! Zhang Fan was now someone who cared about face!


    ¡°You¡¯ve finished your rotation?¡± Superintendent Ouyang put down the document in her hand. She also took off her eyesses and sat up straight while staring at Zhang Fan with a sharp expression.


    Zhang Fan trembled on the inside. He felt like he hadn¡¯t done anything! He was really confused. Superintendent Ouyang seemed like she was about to scold him!


    ¡°Yeah! I finished my rotation.¡±


    ¡°I heard that you¡¯ve recently taken a liking to being an ally of justice?¡±


    ¡°No?¡± Zhang Fan was even more confused by this question.


    ¡°What no? You almost attacked a patient¡¯s family member in the rheumatology department! You¡¯re still denying it? Do you still want to wear your white doctor¡¯s coat!? What¡¯s your job? Are you a policeman!? Are you a barbarian!?¡± Superintendent Ouyang even mmed her table!


    She was truly angry. Maybe some people would think that she was being too harsh, but this was actually no small matter at all. If the rheumatology department head nurse hadn¡¯t stopped Zhang Fan from attacking Wang Yan¡¯s husband back then...


    Even if Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t hit the other man very hard, the moment that Zhang Fan had attacked him, then Zhang Fan¡¯s career would¡¯ve truly been in danger. If the other party had insisted on suing him, then Zhang Fan would likely have been permanently banned from ever being a doctor again and lose his medical license.


    ¡°Superintendent, please don¡¯t be angry. I¡¯ll never act like that again.¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly admitted that he was at fault. He immediately went to go pick up the documents that Superintendent Ouyang had knocked off her table when she mmed it.


    ¡°Angry? No, my heart is in pain! Do you know that because of your moment of passion, you could have regreted things for the rest of your life if you had started an incident? What do you think our hospital¡¯s security guards and the police station next door are for? Are they mere decorations?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that, I just didn¡¯t remember them in the heat of the moment!¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯t remember? Your not remembering them might have resulted in someone sessfully kicking you out of this profession, do you understand? Just how did you learn medicalw which is necessary for the medical license exam? Just how did you get more than 500 points on the medical license exam? Did you cheat?¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang was forever someone who could hurt you where it hurt the most. When you made a mistake, she would be capable of using your greatest strength against you as a weapon!


    Zhang Fan lowered his head without saying anything. What could he even say? He had been rendered speechless by her scolding. Her words really hurt. Although her words hurt, they also showed sincere care for him.


    Zhang Fan was incredibly moved that the superintendent of a ss A hospital cared so much about a low-ranking doctor like himself.


    ¡°Do you remember now?¡±


    ¡°Superintendent, I remember! I¡¯ll never forget it again in my life!¡± Zhang Fan said as he hurriedly raised his head.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you remember. I¡¯m just afraid that you¡¯ll immediately forget again after leaving my office! You need to realize that you¡¯re a doctor. Your job is to save lives. Your greatest responsibility is to treat and save people. You¡¯re not an auntie on some local neighborhoodmittee. Although you were feeling a sense of justice in that heated moment, and you showed that you were a man, you have an even greater responsibility and justice waiting for you to aplish. Think about what¡¯s right and wrong by yourself!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Zhang Fan nodded in agreement. He was currently just like an obedient middle schooler who was receiving a lecture! He no longer seemed like the almighty doctor that others addressed as director even though he was only a resident doctor!


    ¡°Have a seat!¡± Superintendent Ouyang told him.


    Zhang Fan carefully sat down on the guest sofa. Superintendent Ouyang brought over some teacups. As she sat down, Zhang Fan hurriedly added more water to her teacup. This wasn¡¯t because he was particrly perceptive. Being able to perceive what others wanted was a basic required skill for resident doctors at a ss A hospital. If a resident doctor wanted a teaching doctor to truly teach them everything that the teaching doctor knew, then the resident doctor would first have to suck up to the teaching doctor.


    Otherwise, why should the teaching doctor teach you their skills for free? They had spent so much effort to obtain their own skills. Resident doctors were asmon and valuable as dogs. It wasn¡¯t like you were the only one!


    Chinese hospital and many other Chinese workces worked on a double regtion system where job position and job title were two different concepts that would both affect one¡¯s sry. Oftentimes, perhaps one¡¯s job position would be enough to suppress everything, but at hospitals, the job position and job title were definitely capable ofpeting with each other.


    Higher-ranking doctors, lower-ranking doctors, veteran doctors, and doctors who had worked for only a few years. The ranking system was quite clear.


    ¡°You should pour yourself a cup of water as well. You¡¯ve been working at Chasu City Hospital for a little over a year now, which isn¡¯t a short time. You¡¯ve rotated through many departments already. It¡¯s about time that you be permanently assigned to a department.¡±


    ¡°I still haven¡¯t finished rotating through every department! Neurovascr surgery department, nephrology department, emergency department¡ª¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang interrupted him. ¡°Hey! You seem like you¡¯re not in a hurry at all. All other rotation doctors want more than anything to be permanently assigned to a department, yet you only care about how many departments you still haven¡¯t been rotated into yet. You don¡¯t want to be permanently assigned to a department?¡± she asked Zhang Fan while looking directly at him and sipping her tea.


    ¡°No, of course not. It¡¯s all because I¡¯m listening to what you said! More rotations will help to solidify my foundations!¡± Actually, Zhang Fan just wanted to grind as many different types of experience for his System as possible. If he was permanently assigned to one department, then he would likely be unable to grind other types of experience anymore.


    ¡°Yes, I suppose that you¡¯re the only one among the rotation doctors who understands my intentions. The ones who still need to work hard don¡¯t want to work hard, while the one whose foundations are already incredibly solid is still dissatisfied. This is the difference between you and other rotation doctors. Regardless, it¡¯s time for you to finish rotations. More rotations won¡¯t be meaningful for you anymore. I¡¯ve asked many department directors about you already. Not a single one is dissatisfied with you. Would you be interested in internal medicine? For instance, the cardiology department?¡±


    Cardiology Director Ren Li had especially discussed the matter of Zhang Fan¡¯s permanent department assignation with Superintendent Ouyang before. Since Director Ren and Superintendent Ouyang were both from cardiology, they felt that Zhang Fan was potentially an excellent doctor of internal medicine, and that his talents would be wasted in surgery. Although Zhang Fan had made many aplishments in surgery already, to doctors of internal medicine, they would forever view surgeons as nothing more than handymen!


    Zhang Fan felt his hair standing up on ends when he heard this. Although he knew that internal medicine was really important, he truly loved surgery more. He felt that patients who had major bleeding, severely shattered bones, or a tumor which required excision were all far more appealing and could make him feel more aplished!


    ¡°Superintendent, um, this...¡± Zhang Fan started stuttering!


    ¡°Sigh! No need for you to say more. I can tell that you¡¯re obviously reluctant. Alright then, I won¡¯t force you. You can join a surgery department then. Let¡¯s go with the department that you were originally hired for, the orthopedic department. Take a few days off to rest and then go report to the orthopedic department!¡± Superintendent Ouyang was slightly disappointed. She had hoped that Zhang Fan would join an internal medicine department as she was from internal medicine as well!


    ¡°Superintendent, I would still like to rotate into the hematology department before I finish rotations,¡± Zhang Fan requested rather awkwardly.


    ¡°Hmm? Alright, you can rotate to the hematology department then.¡± Superintendent Ouyang then stood up as Zhang Fan made her exit. She told him, ¡°Remember, always think before you act! A doctor shouldn¡¯t be hot-blooded!¡±


    ¡°Yes! Superintendent, I¡¯m leaving now.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead!¡±

 Chapter 295: Vacations are just a lie!

    <h4>Chapter 295: Vacations are just a lie!</h4>


    Vacations and holidays were legally mandated in China. Yet, at Chinese hospitals, vacations were nothing more than a myth to the resident doctors and rotation doctors who were like dogs. The hospitals technically wouldn¡¯t force the lower-ranking doctors to work overtime on vacation and holiday days, but the higher-ranking doctors, department directors, and hospital administration director would all be watching the lower-ranking doctors¡¯ work attitude. The lower-ranking doctors would all ¡°voluntarily¡± choose to work overtime then! It was by their own choice, as nobody would force them. Of course, they could choose to not work overtime, but it was likely that they would then lose their job or be left out of promotion opportunities.


    The rotation doctor system at hospitals was simr to an employment fair for intern doctors. Both the doctor and the department would have the right to choose. You could choose a department, but the department would also have to choose you. Doctors who waited until the hospital assigned them to a department would be quite pitiful. These rotation doctors would be sent to the most marginalized departments with lots of internal conflicts and little ie or departments with the most difficult work. It would be extremely difficult for a doctor to get reassigned to a different department once they were permanently assigned to one. It wouldn¡¯t be possible to get reassigned without a special reason!


    In order to get epted into a department, first the rotation doctor would have to receive their teaching doctor¡¯s recognition, then the recognition of the medical team leader who would usually be a doctor with second-highest level certification, and finally the department director¡¯s recognition. Only then would the hospital allow you to join a department of your choice. It would require a foundational skill levelbined with constant hard work in order to receive everyone¡¯s recognition. If an intern doctor was alwayszy, then nobody would want them when it came time to be permanently assigned to a department!


    Although it was possible to get into a department by using connections, you would never be able to keep your head raised proudly, because the hospital was a workce where skills were king. Someone who used connections to get in the department wouldn¡¯t have a good time there. Others in the department would forever either openly or secretlyugh at you, as you wouldn¡¯t be considered their own kind. Even someone with good connections would still be disliked by the director for having used connections to get into the department.¡±readics on our webnovel.live¡±


    However, there were also special departments such as the thyroid and mammary nd department. At every Chinese hospital, this department would always be a mistress garden for government leaders. The doctors who were able to enter this department might only have average skills, while their connections would be far more amazing. At this type of department, it was likely that there were only one or two highly skilled doctors, while almost all the other doctors had used connections to join.


    That was why it wasmon for the thyroid and mammary nd department to be incapable of performing many of their surgeries, which would then be given over to doctors from general surgery.


    The weather was gradually getting warmer with spring¡¯s return. The farmers, nomads, and temporary farm workers all became busy. The entire year¡¯s harvest would depend on spring, so this was no time to be cking off. This led to fewer peopleing to the hospital to get treated. This was the only time of year when hospitals would have slightly fewer patients, giving the doctors a small break.


    Chasu City Hospital gave all rotation doctors three days of vacation during this time. Although it was supposedly vacation, it wasn¡¯t free at all. The hospital organized the young doctors to go tree nting.


    Desertification in northwestern China was really severe. In order to protect the vegetative cover, the Chinese government had ordered all workces to have their employees nt trees, the number of which would correspond to the size of the workce.


    Chasu City Hospital was the workce with the greatest number of employees in all of Chasu City if all the nurses who didn¡¯t have official positions were counted. Thus, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s tree nting task was quite significant. An entire hill at a vige under Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction belonged to Chasu City Hospital¡¯s area for tree nting. Several hundred doctors and nurses spread out on the hillside to nt trees, but the hill still seemed quite empty! This was quite arge hill.


    Shao Hua¡¯s bank also had the same tree nting task like everyone else. However, the bank was rich and willing to pay contractors to perform the tree nting task instead. Meanwhile, Superintendent Ouyang was really stingy with money, so she would never be willing to pay for contractors to help with this task.


    Thus, the young doctors and nurses had fun as they nted trees on the mountain. They found it fun toe out as they usually lived in the city for most of the year. Besides, they simply had to nt the young trees without caring if the trees actually survived sessfully or not. Even if all of the nted trees died, they would simply nt more next year!


    It had been a long time since Zhang Fan had been out in the wilderness. He felt that the fresh mountain air was reallyfortable.


    Chasu City was located in a valley at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. To the east was arge patch of primeval forest; to the west were ins and the -stan suffix countries. These ins were thergest ins in all of Asia.


    To the north were endless snow mountains. Snow could be seen on these mountains even in summer. These snow mountains acted as a mega air conditioner for Chasu City that would prevent the summers from getting too hot. There were oftenrge rainstorms that would wash away the heat of summer. These snow mountains also blocked off the spring sandstorms. This helped to make Chasu City reallyfortable to live in.


    To the south was another forest as well as some swamnd. Chasu City Hospital¡¯s assigned tree nting area was in the south. As Zhang Fan stood on top of the hill and gazed into the distance, he saw nothing but green now that winter had ended.


    The hills and forests here were different from those in Zhang Fan¡¯s hometown, which always had only the same dirt-yellow color! There would be nothing but endless dirt-yellow in his hometown.


    ¡°You¡¯re cking off! Come pull me up! My legs are going soft,¡± said Lu Shuyan, who climbed up toe chat with Zhang Fan when she saw that he was looking off into the distance at the top of the hill.


    ¡°You still haven¡¯t finished nting your trees?¡± Zhang Fan pulled Lu Shuyan up.


    ¡°The others were fighting over nting my share.¡± Lu Shuyan was a woman who was single as well as beautiful. Plenty of single men would fight over doing heavy work for her sake, so she didn¡¯t need to do anything.


    ¡°Haha! That must be nice.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what else to say.


    ¡°I heard that you¡¯re about to be permanently assigned to a department?¡± Lu Shuyan adjusted her hair as a slight breeze blew past while turning to smile at Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yeah, although I¡¯m still going to do onest rotation in the hematology department.¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t concerned about how she had learned this news about him. There were far too many information channels in the hospital. It would be far too easy for a beautiful woman like Lu Shuyan to learn something.


    ¡°What about after your final rotation?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll probably join the orthopedic surgery department! That was the official position that I was recruited for to begin with.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Lu Shuyan began to think about her ex-boyfriend when Zhang Fan mentioned orthopedic surgery as her ex-boyfriend had also been studying the same subject!


    Lu Shuyan remained silent for a moment, and then probed, ¡°The hand and foot surgery hospital is your base?¡± She was curious just like anyone would be.


    ¡°Pretty much, haha!¡± Zhang Fan felt that it was awkward to exin directly that he was actually the boss of his own hospital.


    ¡°Could you help me ask if they need gynecologists to help with any work there?¡± Lu Shuyan asked with some embarrassment.


    ¡°What, you¡¯re in need of money?¡± Zhang Fan turned to look at her.


    ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying. Who doesn¡¯t need money? I need to prepare my dowry. I¡¯ll be getting old if I don¡¯t marry soon!¡± Lu Shuyan nced over at Zhang Fan meaningfully.


    ¡°Oh, but I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be able to help you. The hand and foot surgery only has the one hand and foot surgery department, with no other departments at all.¡±


    ¡°Alright then, don¡¯t worry about it. How about you? When are you going to get married?¡± Lu Shuyan turned to look into the distance after asking Zhang Fan this question.


    ¡°Oh, the renovations on our new apartment are just about finished. I need to get engaged to my girlfriend first. My family is really traditional. I have to get engaged first,¡± Zhang Fan exined. But, before he could even finish, Lu Shuyan, who had been sitting next to him, suddenly got up and left without saying anything!


    She got up and left so suddenly that the dust she kicked up entered Zhang Fan¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Sigh! Is there a need for this?¡± Zhang Fan mumbled to himself as he watched Lu Shuyan walk off. Maybe Zhang Fan had hurt her feelings because his rtionship was going so well!


    The doctors¡¯ first day of ¡°vacation¡± was for nting trees. The second day was for learning Communist Party knowledge at a Communist Party school. The teachers here were really professional! They lectured about what the doctors could say, how to be motivated, discipline, and so on! Not only did the doctors have to listen to the lecture, they would have to write self-reflections on what they had learned and turn in their essays to the leader of the hospital¡¯s Communist Party branch.


    The third day of vacation was the only real day of vacation for the ve doctors! The doctors who had a boyfriend/girlfriend would spend the day with their significant other, while the doctors who were single went out to have fun in the city.


    ¡°Oh! A new restaurant opened here! Oh! A new supermarket opened there! Heavens, a beautiful woman!¡± The single male doctors were just like people who had just been released from prison. They drooled at every beautiful woman that they saw! The male doctors were really pitiful!


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua had originally nned on furniture shopping for their new apartment, but Jia Suyue and Wang Yanan contacted them and arranged to go view peach blossoms together instead. Chasu City¡¯s peach blossoms were really amazing. Since everybody just happened to have free time now, the others definitely wanted to drag Zhang Fan along with them because he had a car.


    Zhang Fan and Shao Hua could only give up on furniture shopping and instead go peach blossom viewing. The peaches of the border province were rather unique. They were different from other peaches. Back when Zhang Fan had first arrived in Raptor City, the capital of the border province, on his way to Kuake City, he had wanted to buy a peach because he was really thirsty.


    Zhang Fan knew that fruits would be more expensive in northwestern China, so he picked a t-looking peach and asked the fruit stall owner, ¡°How much for one of these peaches?¡±


    ¡°16 yuan!¡±


    ¡°How much?¡±


    ¡°16 yuan!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s already so t, yet you¡¯re asking for 16 [1]yuan!?


    The fruit stall owner almost wanted to beat Zhang Fan up for saying this.


    These border province peaches were known as Saturn peaches, or t peaches. They really were t, just as if they had been crushed. They also did taste quite good. Since dayssted longer here, and there was a great difference in temperature between day and night, all fruits from the border province were really sweet. Even locally grown tomatoes would be sweet.


    Spring in Chasu City was the season for peach blossoms. When spring truly covered thend, a patch of wild peach trees in the nearby Chark City would start to bloom. This was really beautiful! The peach trees extended for 10 kilometers. They would seem just like a pink wave of fire that was burning in the mountain valley. Any slight breeze would bring an aromatic fragrance. A sea of flowers would gently wave in the spring breeze!


    The mountain filled with peach blossoms was truly breathtaking to behold. The three women strolled unhurriedly through the peach tree forest. This was probably thergest wild peach forest in the entirety of northwestern China. The flowers were pretty, yet the women were even more beautiful. The flowers and Shao Hua entuated each other¡¯s beauty in the forest!


    On the way back, the three women all squished themselves together in the backseat as they chatted. Zhang Fan was only half listening as he drove. He felt like he heard something about the hematology department, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t ask anything. Wang Yanan was there anyways, so he didn¡¯t need to say anything.


    Thus ended the three days of vacation. Although it was nominally three days, only one day had been a real vacation. But, the hospital leadership would describe any day not working at the hospital as a day of vacation. Tree nting was a vacation, as was learning at the Communist Party school. No objections were allowed!


    Zhang Fan brought his paperwork from the hospital administration department to the final ever department that he would be rotated to¡ªthe hematology department. After he finished his rotation here, Zhang Fan would truly be a real doctor.


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s hematology department wasn¡¯t veryrge. This department had only recently started developing in the past few years. Before that, there had always only been only two or three people working in the hematology department. They would only do blood smears and so on, without providing actual treatment.


    This was because the hematology department would depend far too much on a hospital¡¯s high-tech medical equipment. It wasmon that only a few patients per year would require certain specific hematology tests. Yet, the medical equipment required for performing such hematology tests was really expensive. Additionally, special training was needed in order to properly learn how to operate such medical equipment. That was why Chasu City Hospital hadn¡¯t ced much importance previously on developing the hematology department.


    Due to the Chinese government recently giving great support to hospitals as well as Chinese production of medical equipment, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s hematology department finally started developing as well. Although public hospitals technically weren¡¯t for-profit businesses, the amount of money that a hospital received from the government would only be a fixed amount each year. If an expensive piece of medical equipment didn¡¯t provide sufficient benefits for the hospital, then the hospital leadership wouldn¡¯t be willing to purchase that type of medical equipment! That was a downside of modern Chinese public hospitals.


    No matter how difficult a high-level treatment was, once it started beingmonly used in clinical medicine, as long as it was quite influential or profitable, then it wouldn¡¯t take long before it became popr all over China.


    The easiest example would be percutaneous coronary intervention. Nowadays, not only were allrger city hospitals capable of performing this procedure, even most smaller city hospitals had developed this procedure, including hospitals which didn¡¯t even have a cardiothoracic surgery department. Yet, they would still dare to perform percutaneous coronary interventions. What could really be said about this?


    The basic departments which truly required research and development were left behind in the dust, such as the hematology department.


    In Chasu City Hospital, the hematology department was located adjacent to the dialysis department on the very top floor of the internal medicine building. The hematology department director was Li Qing, a woman in her mid-40s. She was really skinny, just like a twig. Her hands seemed just like withered branches due to how often she had to wash them with soap and disinfectant. There was no glow to her skin at all.


    Li Qing had originally been a nephrologist. She then obtained a master¡¯s degree in hematology from Dee University in Raptor City when she was 32 years old. After this, since her husband and child both lived in Chasu City, she came back here rather than stay in Raptor City.


    Former Superintendent Huang directly chose her to be the hematology department director. She was allowed to somewhat develop the hematology department as she liked, helping to finally grow the hematology department.


    However, the hematology department required far too much support from basic academical research. If a hospital¡¯s hematology department didn¡¯t have a high-level research field¡¯s support, then it would only be able to treat some basic diseases. Performing research on those would be too much to ask for.


    Chasu City Hospital¡¯s hematology department had six doctors, a majority of whom were female. The doctors in this department weren¡¯t very busy, as Chasu City had a low poption (for a Chinese City). Chasu City also hadn¡¯t been polluted by major industries yet, so the environment here was excellent, meaning that blood-rted diseases were quite rare.


    Director Li Qing looked over Zhang Fan¡¯s rotation paperwork, and smiled while saying, ¡°I heard from the superintendent that you especially requested to rotate to the hematology department? Still, I think that you¡¯ll regret your request. We don¡¯t have many patients in this department, so we haven¡¯t managed to develop very many treatments.¡±


    ¡°Of course not, Director. Our hematology department is at the top of Chasu City. I¡¯ll be able to learn so much while being here,¡± Zhang Fan said as he smiled in return. Although the director could say that her own department was insufficient, he wouldn¡¯t be able to say the same.


    The director saying her own department was insufficient would be considered humble, but Zhang Fan would be brainless if he said the same thing!


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang is really smart. Not only are you skilled at surgery, you¡¯re also so skilled with words. Alright, I won¡¯t say anything else for now. Today¡¯s morning meeting has already adjourned. You can first get ustomed to how things are in our department for today. I¡¯ll introduce everyone to you tomorrow morning.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Director!¡±


    Director Li Qing then went to go perform outpatient services. The other doctors and nurses in the department all smiled and nodded at him. Zhang Fan was no simple rotation doctor anymore. There were thousands of people working at Chasu City Hospital, and almost all of them knew who he was by now.


    The hematology department and dialysis department each took up half of the top floor of the internal medicine building. The hematology department had two patient rooms for special patients, but they were currently unused. There were also few patients in the regr patient rooms. Zhang Fan took a quick tour of the department, and then began to read the department¡¯s medical reports, which was his standard way of learning the work in a new department.


    Director Li hadn¡¯t arranged for him to work under anyone. The other doctors wouldn¡¯t ask Zhang Fan to do any work for them. The other doctors all knew that Zhang Fan was a special exception, so they were really polite to him.


    Zhang Fan began his rotation in the hematology department. This would be his final rotation ever!


    [1] TL/N: average price for regr peaches is about six yuan for an entire kilogram of peaches, so 16 yuan for a single peach would be considered exorbitant.

 Chapter 296: Three blood vessel brothers

    <h4>Chapter 296: Three blood vessel brothers</h4>


    Zhang Fan read over countless medical reports on his first morning in the hematology department. He almost finished the entirety of thest two years¡¯ worth of medical reports in hematology.


    The other doctors in the department, particrly the rotation doctors, were really curious what Zhang Fan was doing. They were really envious of how fellow rotation doctor Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have to do any work at all. However, they then saw that Zhang Fan was sitting at aputer for an entire morning without even moving. They were really impressed by this! They kept sneaking nces to see exactly what Zhang Fan was doing.


    This was simply human nature. Nobody would be curious about what someone unknown was doing. However, they would all wonder what someone well-known was doing. This was just far toomon. Maybe it was human nature to admire the strong?


    The majority of patients in Chasu City Hospital¡¯s hematology department had anemia. There were all sorts of different types of anemia. These patients were mostly younger women. There were also a few patients who had purpura for various reasons. The cause of the purpura would be unknown even by the time that such a patient was either discharged or even died.


    The biggest trait of the hematology department was that most diagnoses were uncertain. The preliminary diagnosis written on medical report would always have a question mark at the end. Even the final diagnosis would still have a question mark. This wasn¡¯t because of any particr rule. These were real question marks because the patient¡¯s vitals and the avableboratory examinations didn¡¯t support any currently known diagnosis.


    A medical report which didn¡¯t have a confirmed diagnosis would be considered a failure. However, there really was no helping it. Doctors in the hematology department could only make their best guesses! This wasn¡¯t because hematologists were irresponsible. Countless basic blood diseases were impossible to diagnose. They also had unknown causes.


    Graduate student Zang Bing was a rotation doctor currently in the hematology department. He had a master¡¯s degree in nephrology. Graduate students would have it much easierpared to undergraduate student rotation doctors. Graduate students would only need to rotate through a few departments which were rted to their main field of study.


    Graduate students would have already signed a contract with the hospital when they were hired about what department they would be permanently assigned to in the end. That was why graduate student rotation doctors felt significantly less pressure. Not only that, graduate students were still considered quite valuable in the year 2011 in China. The hospital would even pay for their housing expenses, which reduced their financial pressure as well.


    Zang Bing was really energetic. He was writing a medical report on theputer next to Zhang Fan¡¯s. When Zang Bing saw how Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t moved for the entire morning, he couldn¡¯t help but exim, ¡°Doctor Zhang, this won¡¯t do with how you¡¯re acting. You¡¯re giving us so much pressure. You see, before you joined the department, the rotation doctors were still chatting andughing. But since you haven¡¯t moved for the entire morning, we don¡¯t dare to get up, either!¡±


    ¡°Oh! Isn¡¯t that a bit of an exaggeration? I¡¯ve never studied hematology before. I¡¯m also not a graduate student. That¡¯s why I was so absosrbed in my studying. The diseases in this department are trulyplex.¡±


    ¡°Hey! You¡¯re overestimating us graduate students. To be honest with you, having three extra years as a graduate student is just working as a ve at arge hospital for three years. There¡¯s nothing grand about it. As for the diseases in the hematology department, I think that even doctorate degree students would have trouble, much less graduate students!¡± Zang Bing kept typing his medical report while also chatting with Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan studied the hematology department¡¯s diseases for the entire morning. He roughly categorized them into three different types, based on diseases for red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood telets, which were known as the three blood vessel brothers. The most important cells in the blood were these three types. Of course, there were also other cells in the blood, but these three were understood the best. The other types of blood cells still hadn¡¯t been researched enough to be understood well!


    Blood was everywhere in the human body. Blood circtory system was incrediblyplex. Describing how blood worked in detail would be at the length of a thesis. Not only would normal people not understand such a thesis, even a doctor who wasn¡¯t a hematologist likely wouldn¡¯t understand it, so let¡¯s just go with a simplified exnation of blood.


    Red blood cells were just like shipping workers inside the body. They would transport oxygen to every part of the body, and then take away the carbon dioxide.


    White blood cells were like the defenders of the human body. They would attack and kill any invading germs or viruses.


    The blood telets were like fixers. They would happily travel through all the blood vessels and then joyfully fix anything that had a problem with it.


    A certain king of Ennd had a certain gic disease from inbreeding. His blood coagtion factor had a problem, which meant that his blood wouldn¡¯t clot and he would have major bleeding if he wasn¡¯t careful! This was noughing matter at all. Blood not clotting properly meant that if your lover identally kissed you too hard during a moment of passion and caused your tongue to bleed, it would be possible to bleed to death just from such a minor injury! That was the scariness of having a blood coagtion factor problem.


    Anemia was actually caused by ack of red blood cells. If one¡¯s body didn¡¯t have enough red blood cells, then the body wouldck oxygen, leading to dizziness, an ufortable sensation, and difort in many parts of the body. There were many different types of anemia too.


    Young women were the most susceptible to anemia. A young woman who didn¡¯t eat enough, leading to insufficient nutrition, and a young woman who had heavy bleeding from periods were two of the mostmon anemia types. Treating anemia wasn¡¯t something that could be easily done just with some medicine. Treating anemia would be a very long and gradual process.


    For instance, if a young woman was anemic due to heavy bleeding from her period, and she didn¡¯t have any gynecological disease, then one of the best methods for treating her anemia would be to have her eat more animal livers, dark leafy greens, and tofu.


    On the next morning, the hematology department held its daily morning meeting where the department¡¯s work was arranged. Director Li Qing then pped her hands after arranging the work, and told all the hematology department personnel, ¡°I have something to tell everyone. This is Zhang Fan, Doctor Zhang. I think that everyone already knows who he is already. He¡¯s going to be on rotation in our department for one month.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, how about you say something?¡± Director Li Qing said to him slightly teasingly.


    Zhang Fan hurriedly smiled and waved his hand.


    ¡°Alright, since Doctor Zhang won¡¯t say anything, let¡¯s begin today¡¯s work. Ruan Yuan, you team up with Doctor Zhang.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Director!¡± Doctor Ruan replied in a clear voice. Ruan was a rtively rarest name in China. Ruan Yuan had just turned 30 years old. She had also just been promoted to attending physician. She had gotten married two years ago, but she didn¡¯t have any children yet. She was a hardworking and pretty woman. Her husband was a government secretary, although he wasn¡¯t a government leader¡¯s personal secretary.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, let us begin the patient checkups, then?¡±


    ¡°Sure, Doctor Ruan.¡±


    Since it wasn¡¯t Monday, there was no need to do a major departmental checkup on all the patients. The hematology department had fewer patients than most departments, so Ruan Yuan also had few patients. She only had three patients in total. Two of her patients had anaphctoid purpura, while one had anemia due to iron deficiency.


    Both patients with anaphctoid purpura had ssical examples of the disease. Purpura appeared all over their bodies, especially the back, thighs, and shins. It was as if they had dyed themselves purple.


    One anaphctoid purpura patient was an adult, while the other was a child. The adult patient was a 28-year-old small business owner from ind China. He was in the renovation business, and he did the work himself. Since the Spring Festival was now over, the government had stopped supplying heating[1], which meant that it was the busy period for renovation in Chasu City.


    He worked a little too hard on multiple renovation projects at once, causing problems to appear in his body.


    ¡°Doctor Ruan, what symptoms did the small business owner have that caused him to visit the hospital?¡±


    ¡°Him?¡± Ruan Yuan and Zhang Fan walked in the hallway towards her office as she recalled the symptoms. ¡°His family brought him over when I was on duty sometime in the middle ofst month. At that time, he had such a severe nosebleed that it kept bleeding through all the toilet paper stuffing his nose. He then started having a fever after he was hospitalized. It was almost impossible to detect any blood telets in his body at that time. I immediately categorized him as being in critical condition.¡±


    ¡°What about after that?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°After he was hospitalized, I prescribed antihemorrhagic medication for him, along with blood transfusion. Even after many different examinations, it was still impossible to find the specific cause of his condition. He had so many blood telets transfused into him, but his condition didn¡¯t improve at all.¡±


    With some fear with what had happened previously, Ruan Yuan then said, ¡°His family members were so angry with me, yet it was impossible to clearly diagnose him. His condition at the time was so severe that it would be impossible to transfer him to another hospital. He would never make it to Raptor City sessfully by car. A few jolts on the road would likely cause major internal bleeding for him. No flight attendant would possibly allow him to fly by ne with so much purpura all over his body. Thus, his family spent so much on medical fees every day, yet his condition wasn¡¯t improving at all.


    ¡°Everyone in our department treated him together for more than two weeks. Our Director Li already contacted an expert doctor from the provincial hospital. Just as the expert doctor was about toe over, the patient¡¯s condition started improving and his blood telets started gradually increasing.¡±


    ¡°What was the cause of his condition, then? Was that ever discovered in the end?¡± Zhang Fan then asked as they walked together.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing that can be confirmed for certain. However, the patient¡¯s family started treating me much better since his condition improved, and I was also able to ask the patient regarding his medical history.¡±


    Ruan Yuan then looked all around her before she whispered to Zhang Fan, ¡°I think his bleeding was actually caused by the nature of his work. He didn¡¯t wear any personal protective equipment at all while renovating. He worked with all sorts of paint, glue, and other chemicals, which is the most likely cause of his bleeding that had no apparent reason.¡±


    She then continued as if she was worried that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t believe her. ¡°Last year, a female coworker of my husband was in a hurry to move into her new home that had just finished renovating because she was past 30 years old already. She then got married and became pregnant. Can you guess what happened after?¡±


    ¡°What happened?¡± Zhang Fan asked. He wasn¡¯t interested in gossip here. He was interested in learning what had happened in a medical situation as a way to learn more experience.


    ¡°A few months after she got pregnant, one day, she suddenly started feeling pain in her abdomen while at work. Her coworkers hurriedly took her to the hospital. The checkup revealed that her fetus was deformed!¡±


    ¡°Sigh!¡±


    ¡°What happened was truly heartbreaking. Both husband and wife were getting older. They finally had a child, yet the fetus was deformed. Both of them cried so much in front of the gynecology and obstetrics department. That¡¯s why, honestly, it¡¯s better to just renovate as simply as possible! There are so many problems with Chinese renovationpanies nowadays! If you really want a new house, it¡¯s best to let it air out for at least half a year! An entire year would be better!¡± Ruan Yuan rmended to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°What about the child patient with anaphctoid purpura? What happened with him?¡±


    ¡°Oh, you mean that little fatty? Ha, his parents are too busy with work to take care of him. He¡¯s only in his second year of elementary school, yet he¡¯s already so fat that he can barely walk. His parents are so terrible. They only care about making money. They give their son 50 yuan every day for eating and drinking whatever he likes. The kid just eats food from outside every day. What does he even understand at his age? He always drinks soft drinks and he always buys all sorts of junk food from food stalls around his school whenever he¡¯s hungry.


    ¡°The end result was that either because of some dried tofu or fried spicy sticks that he ate for lunch, the boy didn¡¯t know which, he started having a fever and bing deliriouster that afternoon in ss. This was followed byrge patches of purpura appearing all over his body. When he was brought to the hospital, he looked just like a round meatball covered in purple dye. His head teacher was a really young woman who was so scared that she didn¡¯t even remember how to talk anymore.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I can see that he still has a little bit of purpura.¡±


    ¡°This is nothing at all. He¡¯s already recovered. You didn¡¯t see what he looked like on his first day here. That was truly a frightening sight.¡±


    Ruan Yuan and Zhang Fan arrived at her office as they chatted. They then saw Wang Yanan and Jia Suyue waiting for them there. The two women were really surprised to see Zhang Fan. Jia Suyue¡¯s face suddenly became bright red! She immediately pulled Wang Yanan with her and tried to leave!


    Wang Yanan was also feeling somewhat awkward! She directly asked Zhang Fan, ¡°Howe you¡¯re at the hematology department?¡±


    ¡°Why do you think? I¡¯m on rotation here. What are you two doing?¡± Zhang Fan asked in confusion.


    ¡°I¡¯ll talk to youter. I need to drag Jia Suyue back here first!¡± Wang Yanan then chased after Jia Suyue!


    ¡°Oh!¡±


    [1] TL/N: In China, heating is controlled by the government and shut off at a certain date each year.

 Chapter 297: Forcing someone to remain alive until death

    <h4>Chapter 297: Forcing someone to remain alive until death</h4>


    Not long after, Jia Suyue was brought back by Wang Yanan. Jia Suyue hadn¡¯t run very far away. She had actually only stood at the office entrance. Zhang Fan had to greet her since she was Shao Hua¡¯s best friend.


    ¡°Hello, are you feeling unwell?¡± Zhang Fan greeted Jia Suyue. Still, he turned to look at Wang Yanan to the side. Although Jia Suyue no longer insulted him, Zhang Fan still felt rather awkward around her whenever Shao Hua wasn¡¯t also around. Jia Suyue had verbally attacked him far too strongly before, giving him too deep of an impression.


    ¡°It¡¯s because of her per¡ª¡± Wang Yanan was about to exin what was going on when Jia Suyue¡¯s face reddened again, and she hurriedly covered Wang Yanan¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°You can¡¯t say it!¡± Jia Suyue really was getting slightly angry. Only an unmarried young woman like her would react like this. It was likely that a married young woman who already had a child would likely have exined what was going on three times over already by now.


    ¡°Alright, alright, I just happen to need to go out for a moment, haha!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s feelings were more important to Zhang Fan than anything else. He would have to be nice to her best friend. Zhang Fan was no idiot. It was easy enough for him to guess why Jia Suyue was so embarrassed.


    Jia Suyue hade to visit the hematology department together with Wang Yanan. It was almost certain that Jia Suyue was anemic. Moreover, Jia Suyue¡¯s skin was rather pale, as were her lips. She typically liked to stay at home, which meant that she probablycked exercise. Zhang Fan surmised that Jia Suyue probably also didn¡¯t eat very much. So, Zhang Fan simply told Doctor Ruan about Jia Suyue really quick, and then left her office.


    Zhang Fan actually had nothing to do, so he decided to pay a visit to Li Hui as he hadn¡¯t seen thetter in quite long already. Ever since Li Hui got married, it seemed as if he had changedpletely and be someone else. Li Hui no longer went out to bars. In fact, he had evenpletely stopped bothering Zhang Fan. It seemed like Li Hui had be the perfect husband.


    Li Liang had also once mentioned the change in Li Hui before. Li Liang¡¯s rtionship with Li Hui became closer now that both were in Chasu City.


    Li Hui¡¯s wife was a teacher. She was three years older than Li Hui, and she had great emotional intelligence. There was a really pleasant atmosphere in her home. Although she was pregnant, she rarely got angry. She would even act spoiled to Li Hui. ¡°Dear Husband, I¡¯m tired, just look, my feet are swollen!¡±


    Or, she would say, ¡°Dear Husband, you¡¯re the best! I¡¯m so fortunate!¡± She sessfully changed Li Hui into an adult! Apparently, Li Liang had learned such things when Li Hui got drunk with him one time. Zhang Fan almost spat with hisughter when he heard this. Li Hui had truly been conquered!


    Li Hui had already been permanently assigned to the respiratory department, which was in the same building as the hematology department since both were internal medicine departments. Zhang Fan simply went down a few levels to go visit the respiratory department.


    Meanwhile, after Wang Yanan saw that Zhang Fan had left, she said to Jia Suyue, ¡°Why are you feeling so embarrassed? Just look at you. You¡¯re actually acting shy!¡±


    ¡°Yanan!¡± Jia Suyue¡¯s face reddened even further. She wouldn¡¯t have been as embarrassed to see a male doctor that she didn¡¯t know, but she was quite familiar with Zhang Fan. Of course she would be embarrassed to tell him about period problems.


    ¡°Fine, fine, I won¡¯t say any more. Doctor Ruan is pretty skilled. I¡¯ll take you to go see her, then.¡±


    As Zhang Fan had guessed, Jia Suyue indeed had anemia. This was due to abination of factors. She didn¡¯t exercise very much. She didn¡¯t eat very much due to wanting to maintain her thin figure. Additionally, her recent periods were heavier than usual. This allbined to make her feel dizzy andcking energy.


    This morning, Jia Suyue came to Chasu City Hospital and asked her friend Wang Yanan to take her to the gynecology department. The gynecology director gave Jia Suyue a checkup, and then directly told her, ¡°You should go to the hematology department instead. Youngdy, it¡¯s no good for you not to properly eat your meals. You also need to exercise more. You¡¯re still so young!¡±


    There were many people waiting at the outpatient services section, and Wang Yanan didn¡¯t want to cut lines, so she brought Jia Suyue to the hematology department. Coincidentally, Zhang Fan was here on rotation as well. Maybe Jia Suyue had matured, or maybe it was because she had be quite familiar with Zhang Fan, but she was far less prideful with him now than before.


    Doctor Ruan checked Jia Suyue¡¯s medical examination results, and then prescribed some iron supplements for her. She told Jia Suyue to take the iron supplements on a daily basis ande backter for another checkup. Wang Yanan and Jia Suyue then left the hematology department together.


    ¡°You need to exercise more. Otherwise, even taking medication won¡¯t really help you!¡± Wang Yanan advised.


    ¡°Alright. Thank you, Yanan.¡± Jia Suyue intimately held on to Wang Yanan¡¯s arm. Jia Suyue had long and wavy hair, while Wang Yanan had short hair. Both of them disyed different types of female charisma. Everyone passing them by, no matter if they were doctors or patients, couldn¡¯t help but nce at them.


    This was especially so for Wang Yanan. She was wearing a clean white doctor¡¯s coat with her hands tucked into her pockets, along with soft t-soled shoes. She seemed really strong and steady, which was an aura that hade from working for more than a year in the physically demanding job of being a surgeon.


    ¡°Alright, I won¡¯t be seeing you off. I still need to go back and change my patients¡¯ medicine. You need to remember to take your iron supplements on time every day!¡± Wang Yanan told Jia Suyue while bringing thetter to the exit of the internal medicine building.


    ¡°Yeah, you should go back since I¡¯m sure you¡¯re busy. I also need to go to my job now.¡± Jia Suyue wasn¡¯t severely ill. The main problem was that she usually stayed at home without getting much exercise.


    Her appetite wasn¡¯t veryrge, since she wasn¡¯t exercising much. Thus, she became slightly anemic due to having a bit of a heavy period. Jia Suyue¡¯s anemia was the ssical type of anemia caused by iron deficiency.


    Anemia was an illness that would be caused by an insufficient number of red blood cells in the body. Iron was one of the main elements which would be used to create more red blood cells.


    To give a simple exnation of red blood cell growth for adults, the red blood cells would be born in the bone marrow. The red blood cells would grow until they were shaped simr to the number eight, which represented that the red blood cell had matured. The red blood cell would then jump out of the bone marrow and start working in the blood vessels. Red blood cells were like truck drivers who would constantly work in the transportation industry. The red blood cell would be old after around 100 days. It would no longer be capable of working. Such a red blood cell would then pass through the spleen and be devoured by the spleen¡¯s macrophage cells, ending the red blood cell¡¯s life of work.


    Red blood cells would be born in the marrow, work in the blood vessels, and buried in the spleen. The red blood cell¡¯sponents would then be reused in order to create new red blood cells. Normally, anyone who didn¡¯t have major blood loss or long-term bleeding wouldn¡¯t be anemic from iron deficiency.


    However, the iron element was one of the most difficult elements for the human body to absorb through food. If iron became deficient, then it would be quite difficult to swiftly increase the amount of iron to resolve dizziness and difort from anemia!


    Li Hui had just finished giving medical advice to a patient when Zhang Fan entered the respiratory department. Li Hui was really happy to see Zhang Fan. Although the two rarely met ever since Li Hui had got married, he was still quite happy to unexpectedly see Zhang Fan.


    Zhang Fan felt that Li Hui appeared rather strange when he saw him. Li Hui had previously been the type who was always really poor, reaching the point where there were holes in his socks, yet even then, he would always ensure that his hairstyle was really clean and neat.


    Yet today, Li Hui¡¯s hair was actually really messy. There were also faint dark circles around his eyes. It seemed as if Li Hui had suddenly aged 10 years.


    ¡°What happened to you?¡± Zhang Fan asked in some confusion.


    ¡°Nothing! I¡¯m perfectly fine!¡± Li Hui still held on to a medical report as he pulled Zhang Fan to the hallway. Li Hui hurriedly lit up a cigarette for himself. Zhang Fan took a nce and saw that the cigarette was the Red River brand, a really cheap brand that only cost three yuan.


    ¡°Are youcking money?¡±


    ¡°Hey! My wife is several months pregnant, and my parents aren¡¯t in the best condition, so I¡¯m trying to save as much as I possibly can.¡±


    ¡°Feel free to tell me if you need money.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I can grit my teeth and handle it. I¡¯m just a little sleepy!¡± Li Hui closed his eyes as he inhaled a deep breath of smoke.


    ¡°Is your wife not sleeping well at night?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not it. I¡¯m a bit fatigued because I¡¯m managing too many patients.¡±


    ¡°How many patients are you managing? Is respiratory Director Jumabieke that cruel to you?¡±


    ¡°No, I personally requested all these patients. I¡¯m managing more than 20 patients right now. I work overtime until 2 a.m. every single night. I have to work my hardest because I need money for everything. Sigh! I used to be so free!¡±


    ¡°You should rest a little!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I had too much fun before when I was younger. This probably counts as paying back what I owe! What about you? When are you getting married?¡±


    ¡°Probably soon!¡± Both men suddenly felt silent. The pressures of life felt like a rope that was tightening around them, not allowing them to easily breathe.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. What else can I do apart from work hard? Since I don¡¯t have any money, I¡¯ll just have to work even harder. Alright, let¡¯s end this chat here since I still have to go back and finish my medical reports. The faster I can finish them, the earlier I¡¯ll be able to return home. I¡¯ll go out with you sometime after I have the free time,¡± Li Hui said to Zhang Fan while throwing away his cigarette stub.


    ¡°Alright. Make sure to pay attention to taking care of yourself.¡± Zhang Fan saw that Li Hui seemed to have a slightly hunched back now. Zhang Fan suddenly really missed the slick and energetic youngster Li Hui from before. Had Li Hui matured and grown up? Maybe this was the price of maturity.


    Zhang Fan was slightly dejected as he returned to the hematology department. He felt as if he could see himself in Li Hui¡¯s shadow. But, before Zhang Fan could really ponder this much, the hematology department received a certain patient.


    This patient was a 68-year-old man. His three primary blood cells¡ªthe red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood telets¡ªhad all started decreasing for no apparent reason. The patient suddenly started bleeding from his gums, his legs started swelling, and he started feeling dizzy. This all started two weeks ago. He received treatment from his local city hospital, but his condition didn¡¯t improve, so he was transferred to Chasu City Hospital.


    Today was Doctor Ruan¡¯s turn to receive patients. When this elderly patient was hospitalized and Zhang Fan saw his medical information sheets, he could only feel extremely helpless inside.


    Zhang Fan had been grinding by studying hematology for several nights before entering the hematology department. Although he was no expert in hematology, he already knew the basics by now. The diseases in hematology were even more troublesome than in rheumatology or endocrinology. Hematology diseases would almost always affect the entire body.


    Hematology diseases were usually in the blood. However, the symptoms disyed in the organs would be impossible to urately diagnose. There wouldn¡¯t be much difference in medical equipment between arger city hospital like Chasu City Hospital and a smaller city hospital. Both hospitals could only do their best to treat the elderly patient¡¯s symptoms. This was all the hospitals could do because it was impossible to urately diagnose the problem.


    After this patient was hospitalized here, all sorts of examinations began on him. He kept pouting andining all the time. His old wife apanied him and kept massaging his legs while trying to convince him to ept the treatment. Zhang Fan listened a little and learned that the old patient no longer wanted to be treated, but his children were refusing to let him stop treatment.


    Later that afternoon, Director Li Qing finished performing outpatient services and returned to the hematology department. The patient¡¯s examination results hade out by now. Since this patient was rather special, all of the hematology department members gathered together for a discussion, yet they were unable to conclude anything even after quite a while.


    ¡°This patient has idiopathic malignant cell histiocytosis with bone marrow metastasis!¡± Zhang Fan suddenly announced as he looked over the patient¡¯s medical information.


    ¡°The symptoms do seem rather simr, but this illness is really rare. I¡¯ve never met even a single patient with this illness before. Are you certain?¡± Director Li asked him.


    ¡°We should do a bone marrow biopsy and confirm!¡± Zhang Fan answered.


    ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s do a bone marrow biopsy then so that we can confirm the diagnosis as quickly as possible.¡± Director Li nodded in agreement.


    Actually, Zhang Fan was already quite certain that the patient had idiopathic malignant cell histiocytosis with bone marrow metastasis. He had read through countless hematology disease publications over the past few days, and had a clear memory regarding this disease because it had left such a deep impression on him.


    Even though Zhang Fan was certain of his own diagnosis, there was still nothing that he could do. This disease was a highly difficult type of cancer that was impossible to treat by using any method. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy were all ineffective against it. This disease had no cure.


    ¡°Please stop torturing me. I¡¯m almost 70 years old already. Sigh!¡± The patient was filled withints when he had to get a bone marrow biopsy.


    A few dayster, theboratory examination results came back positive. Zhang Fan¡¯s diagnosis had been provenpletely urate. However, what could even be done for the patient¡¯s sake?


    The old patient had three sons, who all came to visit him in the hospital. The old patient had been a farmer for his whole life. He had sessfully raised all three sons into capable adults. The oldest son was a small business owner who sold home electronics. The second son was a teacher. The third son worked at a nationally owned enterprise. The family¡¯s overall financial condition was alright.


    ¡°Doctor, is there really no treating this disease? Will there be any hope if we try going to Beijing or Shanghai?¡± The oldest brother had always been the leader of the three brothers. He tried thinking of ideas for helping his father.


    ¡°Sigh. I¡¯m sorry to tell you that he won¡¯t be able to receive treatment for his condition no matter where he goes,¡± Director Li told the sons sympathetically.


    The oldest son¡¯s eyes became red and teary as he said, ¡°Then, what can we do to slow down the disease? Our father¡¯s worked hard for all his life. He hasn¡¯t gotten to enjoy much of his life! Doctor, please help us think of something!¡±


    ¡°All that can be done is to constantly give him blood transfusions, hormones, and albumin injections. How much time he has left is really difficult to say. Not only that, the medical fees required for treatment will be quite high.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine, Doctor. It¡¯s fine as long as our father can live a few extra days! What else should we pay attention to?¡±


    ¡°You should just let your father eat and drink whatever he wants. There¡¯s nothing that he needs to pay attention to anymore. Also, if he¡¯s in critical condition, should we attempt emergency treatment? If he requires emergency surgery, should we attempt it?¡±


    ¡°Let us discuss things with each other!¡± The three sons left rather dejectedly.


    Some timeter, they returned. ¡°Treat him with whatever medication you can! Sigh!¡±


    The medical fees were just like a slot machine that kept devouring arge amount of the patient¡¯s family¡¯s money. Albumin, blood sma, imported antihemorrhagic agents, and so on were all medication that would be priced in the tens of thousands of yuan!


    To treat or not to treat? In China, most of the time, the hospitals wouldn¡¯t directly interfere with the patient¡¯s family¡¯s decision to continue medical treatment or not. There were many families who would continue useless medical treatment all the way until the patient died.


    This was quite different from how medical systems worked in the west. To illustrate this with a story, there was once an old man who was a Canadian Chinese mega millionaire. He had a reallyte stage of cancer and was in really bad condition. At the Canadian hospital, the Canadian doctors refused to transfuse blood sma or even inject any albumin for him.


    The Canadian Chinese millionaire¡¯s final wish in life was to return to China and visit his roots. The Canadian hospital sent three doctors and two nurses to help take care of him on the ne which took him home. The Canadians believed that caring for an old patient and seeing that his dying wish came true was really important. The Canadians also believed that useless treatment was nothing more than a waste.


    The old patient at Chasu City Hospital remained hospitalized for one full week. This cost more than 70,000 yuan in medical fees. He was also getting weaker on a daily basis, which required more and more fluid infusion every day. The old patient¡¯s ashenplexion was really noticeable in the afternoon with the sunlight¡¯s illumination in the patient room.


    The old patient¡¯s wife went to the bathroom to dump the urine from his bedpan, while Zhang Fan gave the old patient a simple examination. The old patient had numerous stic tubes stuck into his body. He was in pain, extreme pain!


    After Zhang Fan finished his checkup, he was about to leave when the old patient suddenly grabbed his doctor¡¯s coat with a shriveled hand. Zhang Fan looked at the old patient in surprise.


    ¡°Let me die! I¡¯m begging you!¡±


    Zhang Fan was really stunned by this as he stood by the patient¡¯s bed. He understood. He understood why the old patient would make such a request. However, there really wasn¡¯t anything that Zhang Fan could do! Euthanasia was illegal in China. Thus, Zhang Fan waspletely helpless!


    The old patient saw Zhang Fan¡¯s expression of hesitation and helplessness, so he slowly let go of Zhang Fan¡¯s doctor¡¯s coat in disappointment. The old patient then slowly turned his head to look out the window. Zhang Fan exited the patient room awkwardly. Zhang Fan knew that he had no right to take action here!


    Forcibly keeping someone alive until their death. Was that really filial piety? Was it really that bad to give up at such a time? Zhang Fan looked back at the old man who was in such pain. For once, Zhang Fan wondered if he was doing something wrong.

 Chapter 298: Greatest pains in life

    <h4>Chapter 298: Greatest pains in life</h4>


    It would be impossible for anyone alive to avoid injury and illness in their lifetime. Anyone resolute wouldn¡¯t retreat in the face of illness. It might be difficult for them, but they would still bravely face the illness.


    Meanwhile, the old man patient¡¯s children weren¡¯t wrong for wanting to have him receive medical treatment. The one in the wrong was the damned illness. The children wanted to be filial, yet the parent didn¡¯t want to receive the medical treatment. This was probably one of the greatest pains in life.


    Even though the children knew that no hope or miracle would appear, they still couldn¡¯t help but wish for one toe. They hoped for pity from the heavens and that their father could be healthy again. However, reality was always cruel. Their father weakened every day.


    One day, he summoned his three sons to the hospital. The old man¡¯s grandson, granddaughter, and daughters-inw all came together as well. His wife also stood next to him while dripping tears. The old man was nowpletely refusing all medical treatment. He wouldn¡¯t ept no matter what. He personally pulled out the IV drip needle in him.


    ¡°Good boy! Good girl!¡± The old man was really weak. He could only sit up with the support of his nket. Even so, he held onto his grandson¡¯s and granddaughter¡¯s hand without letting go.


    He kept patting them. He was unwilling to be separated from them. How much he doted on his grandchildren was quite obvious to see.


    ¡°I want to return home. I want to get some sun. I want toy under the ck locust tree in our yard. Even if I die, I want to die at home. I know better than anyone about my own body. All of this fluid infusion every day is already useless for me. No need to cry. Why cry? I¡¯m already almost 70 years old. As Confucius said, a man seldom lives to be 70 years old. All of you are doing quite well. You¡¯ve gotten married and had children. My task is finished. I¡¯m more than satisfied!¡± The old man then paused for a moment to catch his breath after saying so much. His wife immediately went over to slowly pat him on the back.


    ¡°Dad! Rest a little while. Rest assured; this can be treated sessfully!¡± The oldest son forced down his tears while holding onto his father¡¯s arm.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you try to fool your father. Ever since young, you¡¯ve always pursed your lips whenever you¡¯re lying. You think I don¡¯t know? You¡¯re the oldest, so you always try to think about how to take care of the elderly and protect the younger ones. You¡¯re wonderful, truly. You had to suffer when you were younger. You didn¡¯t have anything to eat at the time. Your mother had no breast milk at all. You had to eat goat buns for the first 100 days of your life. You were really understanding ever since young. From now on, there¡¯s nothing that I have to worry about at all. All of you are so filial. I won¡¯t have to worry about your mother. Oldest son, listen to me and take me home.¡±


    ¡°Dad!¡± The oldest son was unable to take it anymore. He crouched on his father¡¯s skinny leg and couldn¡¯t help but cry loudly. This middle-aged man was heartbroken, truly heartbroken.


    ¡°Alright, you¡¯re in your 40s, you¡¯re almost 50 already. Why cry? Second son, I almost sold you off after you were born. Your older brother and your mother cried so pitifully, grabbing onto your tiny hands and refusing to let go. Sigh! It feels like it happened just yesterday. In the future, make sure to help out your older brother as much as you can. You would probably be a southerner today if it wasn¡¯t for your older brother!¡±


    ¡°Dad, I understand. Please rest for now!¡± The second son was unable to wipe away his tears cleanly as more kepting.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯ve rested enough. I don¡¯t want to rest anymore. Everyone is here today, so I¡¯m really happy. Third son, look at how unseemly you are. You can¡¯t evenpare to my grandson. Why are you crying like that? Out of the three sons, your mother and I spoiled you the most as you were the youngest. I¡¯ve beaten your oldest and second brothers before, but I¡¯ve never even touched you. I can¡¯t go on much longer, so you really must listen to your older and second brother in the future. Don¡¯t be foolish. They¡¯re not young anymore. You¡¯re the youngest, so help them out as much as you can.¡±


    The third son kneeled directly on the floor and held his father¡¯s feet. The third son¡¯s body twitched, and he was unable to even raise his head because of how much he was crying.


    ¡°Our daughters-inw are all so wonderful. You all are filial and respect your elders. Thank you for being with my sons. Allow me properly thank you for everything!¡± Although the old man was the father-inw to the daughters-inw, all three daughters-inw really respected him because of the way he did things. They were also heartbroken to see their father-inw in such a weak state.


    ¡°Dear Wife, let¡¯s go. Take me home!¡± The old man then let go of his grandson and grabbed onto his wife¡¯s hands with both hands.


    ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll go home, home.¡± The wife¡¯s toothless mouth was trembling, and her words contained endless unwillingness and sadness.


    The old man adamantly refused treatment, so his sons pushed him away on a wheelchair. At this moment, he suddenly seemed to be really energetic. Since he was Ruan Yuan and Zhang Fan¡¯s patient, the two doctors stood at the entrance and watched him leave.


    The old man greeted Doctor Ruan and Zhang Fan with an apology. ¡°Sorry to have troubled you guys. I¡¯ve been acting willfully over the past few days. Don¡¯t mind how I am. Especially you, Doctor Zhang. You¡¯re too soft-hearted. Still, I believe that you¡¯ll definitely be an outstanding doctor in the future. I¡¯m leaving now. I won¡¯t trouble you any longer!¡±


    ¡°Goodbye, Sir!¡± Doctor Ruan and Zhang Fan replied gently.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be seeing you ever again!¡± The old man waved his hand teasingly 1, and then slowly left. He left as happily as if he had fully recovered. He left the hospital which probably seemed like a prison to him. On the very next day, the old man¡¯s three sons came to the hospital while dressed in mourning attire to obtain a death certificate for him.


    The old man had now left this world. He truly never saw the doctors again, just like he said!


    This was only one small example of what would happen at any hospital. This old man was actually quite fortunate already. His sons were really filial. He had truly been able to die with no regrets. He left just like a withered leaf falling off a branch, softly and quietly.


    A few days after the old man passed a way, a young man arrived in the hematology department. He had dark skin, a shy smile, and a crew cut that made him look energetic.


    ¡°Doctor Ruan, I¡¯m here for my usual checkup.¡±


    ¡°Oh, haha, Little Yu is here. How are you? Have you been feeling well recently?¡± Doctor Ruan smiled at the young man in front of her.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve been feeling well.¡± The young man smiled rather shyly.


    This young man was a patient named Jiang Chunyu. He was currently in his third year of college. Five years ago, he had graduated from high school and been epted into a well-known college due to his excellent grades. He then worked hard at his studies while at college, but one day, his gums started bleeding as he brushed his teeth. This was followed by bleeding whenever he pooped.


    Jiang Chunyu didn¡¯t pay this any attention at the time. However, his symptoms got worse every day. He then started to lose his appetite. He was unable to eat or drink anything. He took a break from school and went home to rest for a few days, yet he still didn¡¯t show any signs of recovery at all. Moreover, dense little red dots began to appear all over his body.


    This made his family members really afraid with what was happening to him. They brought him to Chasu City Hospital for a checkup. The end result was devastating to their family. The doctor who diagnosed Jiang Chunyu whispered to his mother in a small voice that he had leukemia. Although the doctor had been whispering, Jiang Chunyu also heard the diagnosis.


    At the time, Jiang Chunyu had to support his mother who was about to copse. He had never thought that something as distant from him as cancer woulde for him. Why was he so unlucky?


    Jiang Chunyu knew the basics of what leukemia was due to having seen bald cancer patients on television before. He had also seen really young children with leukemia on television before, which really seemed so heartrending! But now, he was a leukemia patient as well! Jiang Chunyu could only grit his teeth back then while bitterness filled his heart.


    ¡®I just graduated from high school! I want to finish my college studies! Just why did this happen to me!? Why!?¡¯


    This was then followed by hospitalization, checkups, and withdrawing more than 10 tubes of blood from his body in a single day. The doctor put in charge of his care back then was Doctor Ruan. Jiang Chunyu constantly had blood drawn from his body. He also had to undergo bone marrow biopsies. That was painful, incredibly painful. Someone as young as him had to withstand pain and illness rare for his age.

 Chapter 299: End of Zhang Fan’s rotations!

    <h4>Chapter 299: End of Zhang Fan¡¯s rotations!</h4>


    Leukemia was truly such a heart-rending disease. It was incredibly difficult to deal with. Out of all the malignant cancer types, leukemia ranked #6 in death rate in China. However, leukemia also ranked #1 in death rate as a cancer which killed children and adults younger than age 35!


    That was the scariest part about leukemia. Young children who hadn¡¯t even grown up to mature yet would be forced to bear such tremendous pain so early in their life. The hematology department atrger hospitals would always be filled with bald young children. This was something truly heartbreaking and painful to behold.


    What exactly was leukemia? To exin it rather simply, when leukemia was first discovered, it mostly afflicted people who worked with or hade into contact with radiation before. Leukemia had been particrlymon in Japan after World War 2. Japan¡¯s leukemia research was at the top of the world because Japan had arge number of leukemia patients after World War 2 due to the nuclear bombs.


    After that, the next mostmon type of leukemia patient would be workers who hade into contact with various chemicals for a prolonged period of time. For instance, people who worked in shoe factories back in the early days. Making shoes required a certain chemical which contained benzene. Leukemia would also ur in constructionpany employees.


    There were also some special viruses which could cause leukemia. However, these specific viruses were unknown!


    Thest type of leukemia was inherited. These were all possible causes of leukemia.


    Normal people would be unable to avoid viruses and gic problems. It wasn¡¯t possible for one to choose their own genes. However, at least it would be possible to avoid radiation and chemical substances.


    For instance, when it came to home renovation, no matter what style or materials you used, it wouldn¡¯t be of any use at all. Chinese constructionpanies would use countless chemical glues and radioactive materials even though it was illegal. Would ayman possibly understand what was harmful or not? Of course not! In that case, the only answer was to renovate as simply as possible! Even now, leukemia¡¯s exact causes were unknown! Just which specific chemical would cause it? Sorry, that was unknown!


    Chemicals and radioactive substances were both capable of stimting the human body. Children¡¯s bodies would be especially sensitive to such stimtion. It would cause a change in the genes inside the body which would then lead to leukemia.


    Many people would think that leukemia was a type of white blood cell disease[1]. This would actually be a mistake. To exin simply, leukemia would be caused by a sudden change in one¡¯s genes, leading to hemopoietic malignant clones.


    Hemopoietic cells were basically the precursor to red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood telets in the blood vessels. Various factors would transform the hemopoietic cells into the other three types of cells. Leukemia would ur because of gic factors causingrge amounts of malignant cloning of the hemopoietic cells, meaning that the hemopoietic cells would excessively clone without maturing. These hemopoietic cells not maturing meant that they would be useless. Thisrge number of useless cells would take up living space meant for normal cells. Leukemia was actually a disease which would lower the number of all three main blood cell types.


    Why was leukemia so disgusting to deal with? First of all, it loved to bully children who were still young and weak. Secondly, it was a blood disease, which meant that it would affect the entire body. Leukemia was also highly difficult to detect in its early stages because it was located in the bone marrow and its symptoms weren¡¯t obvious. There was only one early symptom: chest pain! Some leukemia patients might not even experience this one symptom!


    The bone marrow was an organ for creating blood. The breastbone contained the bone marrow closest to the surface of the human body, which was why it would start feeling painful first. But, was it really possible to detect early leukemia? It would be almost impossible. By the time that the pain was noticeable enough, the leukemia would have already developed in the entire body, and even though the disease was in the bone marrow, the symptoms would be disyed elsewhere. There were many different types of leukemia which would have various different symptoms. For instance, gum bleeding, lymph node swelling, migraine, skin disease, or even testicle pain in men. It was possible for symptoms to appear anywhere in the body.


    This was also why leukemia absolutely required chemotherapy to treat. Chemotherapy would actually be a process of using various medications to kill all the cancerous cells which were spread throughout the entire body. The medicine wouldn¡¯t be able to differentiate between good cells and bad cells. It would kill both normal and abnormal cells, at most being slightly selective.


    Thanks to technological advancements, Novartis, an incredibly powerful pharmaceuticalpany, managed to create imatinib, a molecr targeted drug. What exactly were molecr targeted drugs? Such a drug would be capable of directly affecting the abnormal genes so that the cancerous cells would no longer be produced. This was a foundational cure.


    Although this imatinib drug was truly amazing, it was also tremendously expensive. One year¡¯s supply of European-produced imatinib for a patient would cost 300,000 yuan at minimum. That was only the cost for this one medication alone, not counting all other medical treatment fees and medicine costs. Since Novartis was really powerful, it had the ability to set its own prices. What did that mean? Novartis could sell its drugs for whatever prices it wanted in different countries. If people didn¡¯t want to purchase its drugs at those prices, then Novartis simply wouldn¡¯t sell anything at all!


    Although Chinese pharmaceuticalpanies were also capable of producing imatinib, this drug was something really high-level. The Chinese generic version¡¯s effectiveness was far less than Novartis¡¯s imatinib.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, please start on the paperwork for Little Yu so that he can receive a blood test examination,¡± Doctor Ruan told Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Sure thing. Here, young man, I¡¯ll get the paperwork started for you.¡±


    As Zhang Fan worked on the necessary paperwork, he asked Jiang Chunyu, ¡°Could I ask you to talk about your leukemia treatment?¡±


    Zhang Fan had been in the hematology department for over a week now, but he had yet to meet a leukemia patient. Now that he met a leukemia patient whose treatment was fairly sessful, Zhang Fan was really curious out of a desire to learn more medical knowledge.


    ¡°Alright. I don¡¯t know what I should say, so I suppose I should start from the beginning,¡± Jiang Chunyu answered after some slight hesitation. He had never talked about his leukemia treatment with anyone before over the past few years.


    Zhang Fan had Jiang Chunyu sit down as thetter recalled his memories.


    ¡°Back when I was diagnosed with leukemia for certain, I truly couldn¡¯t even imagine that I had leukemia. I didn¡¯t believe it at all. Why would I get leukemia? Could the doctor have made a misdiagnosis? However, the examination results and my symptoms all matched leukemia! It was the strain known as acute myelogenous leukemia! After I was hospitalized, I kept having endless amounts of blood being drawn from me. I then began chemotherapy.¡±


    Jiang Chunyu then paused for a moment, and smiled shyly before continuing, ¡°I used to have long hair, in a hairstyle simr to Liu Dehua¡¯s (a famous Chinese singer). Haha, my hair was really beautiful, but I was forced to change my hairstyle after chemotherapy. I then felt all sorts of difort and disgust. I vomited everything that I ate. I had no appetite at all. It was as if there was ayer of stic in my stomach that made me constantly vomit!


    ¡°The hematology department had a lot more patients back then. There were so many people with all sorts of blood diseases here. We would encourage and support each other. Although many of the people from that time passed away, those days truly helped me to feel so much warmth. They also helped me to really mature.


    ¡°During the most painful period of my chemotherapy, I would look at my parents who were sleeping on cots in my patient room every night. Honestly, sometimes, when I looked at the window, I truly wanted to jump out and end everything. Why suffer through so much pain? I was in pain, my parents were in pain, and I have an older brother as well as younger brother. It wouldn¡¯t make much of a difference if I wasn¡¯t around.¡±


    Zhang Fan looked strangely at this young man who still had a shy smile when he heard this. Although Jiang Chunyu seemed to be rather shy, his words contained endless suffering and experience!


    Jiang Chunyu noticed Zhang Fan¡¯s strange look, but continued to smile, and said, ¡°Maybe my parents also noticed how I was back then, which was why they kept such a close eye on me. They kept encouraging me so much. My mom would always say, ¡®Little Yu, just look at how much we¡¯re suffering here. You need to do your best. You have to be filial to us when we¡¯re old.¡¯ At that time, I was still young and didn¡¯t understand them. Plus, the chemotherapy was really painful, so I would always get really angry.


    ¡°My father also had a bad temper, but that year, his personality really changed. He became incredibly gentle. Even his words would be soft and slow. My older brother also donated bone marrow for my sake. Maybe the heavens felt that they were being too cruel to me as my chemotherapy results kept bing better and better.


    ¡°I was finally discharged from the hospital in the end. Just look, I¡¯m just like any other regr person now. My greatest wish now is to stay here after I graduate from college and be as filial to my parents as I can.¡± Jiang Chunyu smiled beautifully after saying this!


    ¡°You being able to healthily grow up is already the best way of being filial to your parents. Face whatever¡¯s in the future with courage. Don¡¯t think about anything else,¡± Zhang Fan told Jiang Chunyu while handing thetter the paperwork needed to get a blood test.


    ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m mature now. I won¡¯t make my parents sad. Thank you, Doctor Zhang. I¡¯m leaving now for my blood test.¡±


    ¡°Okay! You should go now.¡± Zhang Fan felt like his heart was really warm after hearing this story. He hoped that there would be no illness at all in the world! He hoped that youngsters like Jiang Chunyu could remain far away from demons like cancer!


    One month passed by quite swiftly. Zhang Fan finished his rotation in the hematology department. This was hisst time as a rotation doctor. Although Zhang Fan still had many regrets about not being able to do more rotations, this past year of rotations had truly helped him gain so much medical knowledge.


    Over the past year, Zhang Fan had seen various departments, diseases, and patients. There were patients who were cured, those who weren¡¯t, and also those who had died. These patients had helped to give Zhang Fan his own medical treatment philosophy. Although he had his System, the System was only a practice tool. Besides, a doctor would treat actual people, not mass-produced cars or furniture. Only treating actual people would help a new doctor to improve the most.


    No matter how skilled a doctor became in the future, their actual medical professionalism would be established in their first few years as a doctor. These new doctors who had just joined the field would be the most shocked and touched when they first faced life and death. As time passed by and the new doctors matured, their hearts would end up hardening to be like stone. This was the helplessness in being a Chinese doctor.


    Many excellent doctors would see far too much death over their medical career. No matter how shocking a patient¡¯s situation was, it would never be as shocking as the doctor¡¯s first contact with death. This was something irreceable. That was why the first few years would be so important to any doctor.


    These first few years would also be the most difficult for these doctors. They wouldn¡¯t have much ie. They would barely even have any so-called human rights. Yet, they would have to try and get married, have children, and get permanently assigned to a department. These were all really important. At any hospital, the new doctors would always have the most work and heaviest workload. Not only that, the patients wouldn¡¯t trust them. ¡°He¡¯s still so young! What would he even know? Get me a different doctor!¡± Yes, you could choose your own doctor, but sometimes, please consider things and give them a little, just a little bit of face! Being more polite and respectful wouldn¡¯t cost you anything!


    The intern doctors wouldn¡¯t be afraid of working hard. Sometimes, they would have to work for more than 20, or even 30 hours in a row. All rotation doctors would have to go through this. They didn¡¯t mind this, as they had chosen the doctor profession for themselves. However, the heart would forever hurt more than any fatigue. If you didn¡¯t give any face at all to the new doctors, did you ever consider that their way of thinking might be distorted in the future?


    Zhang Fan and the doctors from his year all finished their rotations together. Although there were some doctors who had managed to get permanently assigned to a department earlier than this, the remaining doctors who went through the proper process only finished now. Were they all happy? Yes, they were happy. Of course, there were also some who weren¡¯t happy. That would be those who hadn¡¯t done well on their medical license exam and those who hadn¡¯t performed well during rotation, meaning that they didn¡¯t get assigned to a department that they liked. Well, it was toote now!


    These young doctors were no longer immature after the trials of being a rotation doctor. They were now proper doctors. For once, Superintendent Ouyang was generous and treated them all to a big meal. This was the first batch of doctors who had been raised ording to her rotation doctor method. She would of course value these doctors more since they would have better foundational knowledge. Sometimes, being a doctor wouldn¡¯t require you to have very deep knowledge, but your knowledge would have to be epassing and general.


    Superintendent Ouyang paid for a big meal at J Hotel, which was a rtively nice hotel in Chasu City. Of course, Superintendent Ouyang wasn¡¯t willing to spend money at the highest-ss hotel in Chasu City. Still, she paid for reservations for threerge tables which would seat more than 20 people each. These three tables werepletely filled.


    Apart from a few of the hospital leaders, everyone else present at this meal was a rotation doctor. For once, Superintendent Ouyang toasted everyone with a ss of white wine. She almost never drank alcohol. Even if she had to eat a meal with a government leader who came to check on things at the hospital, Superintendent Ouyang still wouldn¡¯t drink alcohol. She was powerful enough not to have to drink alcohol.


    But today, she was wearing celebratory attire, and didn¡¯t have her typical frosty expression. She had a happy expression as she raised her ss, and said, ¡°All of you are the youngest generation at our hospital. You¡¯ve now made it past the rotation doctor stage. You¡¯ve experienced bitterness, sadness, happiness, helplessness, and fatigue. But now, all of you are the best. All of you have made it past this stage. Although your lives as doctors are just beginning, this experience of being a rotation doctor will be the foundation for your future medical path. I believe that nothing will be too difficult for you in the future, because you¡¯ve already made it past this most difficult stage. Why would you be afraid of anything else? Today, I represent the hospital in weing you all in formally bing doctors and members of the hospital. Come, raise your sses and drink your wine! Enjoy this meal! I hope that all of you will be even more amazing at your future positions. Please don¡¯t forget, pleases don¡¯t abandon the spirit and good habits that you cultivated as a rotation doctor! Come! Toast!¡±


    The young doctors all heaved sighs of relief on this night. No matter if they were in a good department or not, they had finally been permanently assigned to respective departments. They would no longer be like homeless dogs that didn¡¯t even have a feeling of belonging anywhere.


    Superintendent Ouyang secretly left after just three sses of wine. She knew that the young doctors would never be able to truly rx with her around. Since Superintendent Ouyang had left, the other vice superintendents of the hospital left as well. The only hospital leader remaining at the meal was the hospital secretary of Chasu City Hospital, who was forever the most powerless leader!


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t drink a single drop of alcohol in response to Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s toast of three sses. There was no helping it. Zhang Fan knew that he would likely fall unconscious before Superintendent Ouyang even left if he had. That was why he didn¡¯t drink at all.


    After Superintendent Ouyang left, the young doctors finally started releasing all their stress from this hard time of being a rotation doctor. They started singing and dancing. There was even one male doctor who absolutely insisted on dancing with the hospital secretary, who was an old man! The hospital secretary could only smile and apany them in their passion. Were the doctors really going wild? Yes, they were, but they had the right to! After making it past the rotation doctor stage, they would formally be doctors! Everyone would respect their hard work!


    This night of partying washed away all darkness in their hearts. Although they were now merely resident doctor ves instead of rotation doctor ves, at least they had a home now.


    This was the end of rotations for them all!


    [1] TL/N: in Chinese, leukemia is literally spelled as ¡°white blood¡± disease

 Chapter 300: The doctors’ permanent assignments

    <h4>Chapter 300: The doctors¡¯ permanent assignments</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Getting rest after work would be wise. Otherwise, the rotation doctor ves would copse sooner orter. Not only did the hospital generously treat all the former rotation doctors to a meal, the hospital even gave them all two days of vacation, which was really rare as this wasn¡¯t a weekend or holiday. Neither was there some activity that the doctors would be forced to participate in. This counted as a small benefit for them before they would permanently join their departments.


    Many of the former rotation doctors nned on using these two days of vacation to go shopping. They wanted to shop until they could no longer walk. That was because an endless amount of work would be waiting for them afterwards. Going out to a shopping mall then? That would be too much to even dream about. They wouldn¡¯t even have enough time to sleep!


    Zhang Fan was assigned to orthopedic department #1 in the end. The directors of orthopedic department #2, orthopedic department #3, general surgery, and neurosurgery had all personally asked Superintendent Ouyang to let Zhang Fan join their department. Superintendent Ouyang neither agreed nor rejected any of the directors at that time, because she hadn¡¯t decided which department to assign Zhang Fan to yet.


    She was having a hard timeing to a decision. As she was thinking over this matter, orthopedic department #1 Director Gao Shijun came to visit her.


    From what Superintendent Ouyang knew of Zhang Fan¡¯s current skill level, he seemed to be the best at orthopedic surgery. In fact, his orthopedic surgery skill level seemed to be even better than the orthopedic surgery directors¡¯ skill level. Superintendent Ouyang felt that Zhang Fan was slightly weaker at neurosurgery. As for general surgery? The general surgery department was already thergest department in all of Chasu City Hospital. This department would be perfectly fine even if Zhang Fan didn¡¯t go there. At most he would get to lead his own medical team in the general surgery department. However, the general surgeons would likely have objections to this. Superintendent Ouyang was the greatest beneficiary of the hospital¡¯s regtions, so she wasn¡¯t willing to just break the regtions easily!


    Although office politics were much simpler in the neurosurgery department, Chasu City Hospital¡¯s neurosurgery department was rtively weak in skill level. This wasn¡¯t only a problem for Chasu City Hospital. Neurosurgery was quite weak in the entirety of northwestern China! Superintendent Ouyang thus felt that there would be too many unknown variables if she let Zhang Fan go to the neurosurgery department. Maybe he would be able to really establish himself in the neurosurgery department due to less office politics there, but it might also drag him down and leave him as a nobody in a few years due to the lower overall skill level of the department.


    In the end, Superintendent Ouyang felt that only the orthopedic surgery department was most suitable for Zhang Fan. Of course, there were plenty of other surgical departments as well, but at any hospital, especially smaller hospitals, it would be far too difficult to be really aplished in a smaller hospital department. Only doctors in therge hospital departments could be well known. Surgical department medical equipment usually revolved around the two main surgical departments of general surgery and orthopedic surgery. The department of otorhinryngology was so pitiful that it didn¡¯t even have its own special surgeries. This department would also have to fight with the ophthalmology department over surgeries! That was why Superintendent Ouyang made up her mind to have Zhang Fan join an orthopedic department.


    Chasu City Hospital had three orthopedic departments. Superintendent Ouyang really didn¡¯t understand why surgeons fought over patients so much. If an internal medicine department such as her former cardiology department dared to fight over patients, then Director Jumabieke from the respiratory department would immediately go over to put a stop to it.


    Although Superintendent Ouyang had previously drawn up different categories of orthopedic surgery for the three orthopedic surgery departments to specialize in, the three orthopedic departments still fought each other severely. There were always doctors who wouldn¡¯t obey the rules once some time had passed. They would secretly take patients who weren¡¯t part of the orthopedic surgery category of their department but were still orthopedic surgery patients. Almost every orthopedic surgeon who performed outpatient services would break the rules like this.


    The secretive patient stealing then turned to open stealing. The three orthopedic departments¡¯ outpatient services sections were all right next to each other. However, any patient who required orthopedic surgery services would never be sent to another orthopedic surgery department once they entered one orthopedic surgery department¡¯s outpatient services section.


    The infighting did have its benefits. Suchpetition served to improve the doctors¡¯ overall attitude towards the patients and motivated the doctors. However, there were also significant downsides. Not only did the three orthopedic departments get along really poorly, all three orthopedic departments often went over the budget. They used so much medical equipment that the Health Insurance Bureau often fined the three departments.


    Why bother with having three separate orthopedic surgery departments if they didn¡¯t specialize in different categories? Although the doctors were fighting over patients all the time, none of the three orthopedic directors ever reported any of their doctors for doing so. It was as if they were all tightly wound up, waiting for their opponents to copse first.


    Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t understand why this was the case. Actually, this was due to a difference in gender. Surgery was dominated by men. These men were willing to be defeated, but they would never be willing to admit defeat. Whoever reported things to the superintendent first would be the first to admit defeat. The three orthopedic directors were all fellow disciples under the same previous orthopedic director who had been their teacher. These former ssmates were now having severe infighting!


    After Superintendent Ouyang had made up her mind to have Zhang Fan join the orthopedic surgery department, she had a headache about which of the three orthopedic surgery departments to assign him to. Orthopedic departments #1 and #2 were rtively well-established already, and had the most official positions. Orthopedic department #3 had just been established recently, and stillcked personnel. Additionally, orthopedic department #3¡¯s Director Chen Qi was the most obedient of the three orthopedic directors. Thus, Superintendent Ouyang had wanted to assign Zhang Fan to orthopedic department #3, but Director Gao of orthopedic department #1 also knew that the rotation doctors were being permanently assigned soon, so he came over to her office and wouldn¡¯t leave.


    Director Gao kept saying only one thing. He insisted that Zhang Fan go to orthopedic department #1.


    ¡°So, what you mean is that Zhang Fan¡¯s talent will be wasted in any other orthopedic department?¡± Superintendent Ouyang became slightly angry.


    ¡°Superintendent, I was the one who taught Zhang Fan. I understand him the best. Just look at me, I¡¯m not that young anymore. It¡¯s not very likely that my skill level will rise any further. However, Zhang Fan still has development potential. He¡¯s the extension of my own career. I¡¯ll definitely polish him excellently,¡± Director Gao eximed emotionally.


    ¡°Can¡¯t orthopedic department #2 or #3 polish him?¡± Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s tone was no longer that angry. She could understand Director Gao¡¯s feelings as they were both doctors.


    ¡°Superintendent, please, the other two departments definitely won¡¯t be as good for him as orthopedic department #1. You should understand better than anyone.¡± Director Gao even began to use Chinese honorifics.


    Superintendent Ouyang raised her head to look at Director Gao. This was his way of lowering his head to her. Only the surgical directors dared to go against Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s words in the hospital. Director Gao was among the disobedient directors, yet he actually lowered his head to her today. Superintendent Ouyang mulled things over while continuously popping her pen cap off and on, making a clicking sound.


    Finally, Superintendent Ouyang made up her mind. She put down her pen, and told Director Gao, ¡°Zhang Fan can go to orthopedic department #1, but I reserve the right to reassign him at any time. He¡¯s not an ordinary resident doctor, after all. Just look at the surgeries he¡¯s aplished in the past year. I don¡¯t need to mention his orthopedic surgeries. He¡¯s also shown significant skill for urology, proctology, general surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery. That¡¯s why I also want to see just how far he can go. If he doesn¡¯t improve much in orthopedic department #1, I will definitely reassign him. You also understand that talented individuals are really rare!¡±


    ¡°Alright, it will be as you say!¡± Director Gao stood up.


    Even if Zhang Fan became an academician in the future, would that benefit Director Gao and Superintendent Ouyang? They wouldn¡¯t benefit much at all. They were simply trying to give him the best development possible for the sake of the profession or perhaps their inheritance. A good teacher might not always meet a good disciple. An old doctor like Gao Shijun who really liked to research medicine had now met a talented disciple like Zhang Fan. It would be impossible for Gao Shijun to want to let go of Zhang Fan!


    And so, it was decided. Zhang Fan was permanently assigned to orthopedic department #1!


    Zhang Fan had two days of vacation. Since it wasn¡¯t a weekend, and the weekend wasing up soon, this counted as Zhang Fan¡¯s longest ever vacation which he hadn¡¯t requested. Shao Hua still needed to go to work at her bank, so she was unable to apany Zhang Fan during this time.


    Zhang Fan could only go out by himself. He was really unused to suddenly having several days off when it wasn¡¯t a holiday. Where should he even go? Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know. He really didn¡¯t have anywhere else to go apart from the hospital. Shao Hua had always prepared clothes and everything else for him, so Zhang Fan never had to worry about a thing.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital wasn¡¯t very busy right now, since it was the off-season for such injuries. Batu was more skilled than he was at management anyways, so Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to go there only to make things harder. As for watching things to make sure nothing improper was going on? Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to do that, either, because Chen Qifa was just like a loyal butler who would investigate even an extra piece of paper at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital. Besides, several of the doctors were shareholders, so there wasn¡¯t much to worry about.


    Zhang Fan kept driving in the streets. Without his even realizing it, he kept driving around Chasu City Hospital as if he was an abandoned puppy who could only circle around a familiar territory. This was the plight of rotation doctor ves and resident doctor ves. They would really be detached from society unless they often interacted with their own families!


    ¡°Brother Zhang, where are you right now? Are you busy at the moment? Several of us happened to coincidentally meet with each other at W Mall. We figured that we might as well all eat lunch together, so I called to ask if you were busy for lunch today or not. If you¡¯re not busy, how about eating lunch together with us? All of us are former rotation doctors out on these few days of vacation.¡± Wang Zipeng suddenly called Zhang Fan right when thetter was feeling so bored that he was about to go home and study medical textbooks.


    Wang Zipeng had been permanently assigned to the proctology department. Although this wasn¡¯t arge surgical department, this really was much better than he had expected. He had already been mentally preparing himself for one of the two worst departments, the infectious diseases department or the emergency department. Yet, he unexpectedly received such astonishingly wonderful news. Wang Zipeng was so happy that he intended to go spend some money on himself at W Mall, the biggest luxury mall in Chasu City.


    However, Wang Zipeng only had a bit more than 3,000 yuan in savings. He went around one time through W Mall, and instantly no longer wanted to spend money here. Things at W Mall were far too expensive. Wang Zipeng had originally wanted to buy a backpack, some clothes, and some shoes, but he found himself unwilling to pay the prices at W Mall.


    Since it was a weekday, and also the middle of the day, there were few people shopping at W Mall. Several rotation doctors all had had the same idea toe here, and met each other coincidentally. These doctors included the female doctors Wang Hong and Tong Lili, as well as three male former rotation doctors. Wang Hong had been permanently assigned to the gastroenterology department. She was really active in the hospital. She was already the leader Chasu City Hospital¡¯s Communist Youth League. She was also getting married soon to her government employee boyfriend. Wang Hong now seemed like a mature young woman. She was also wearing clothes in a mature style.


    Tong Lili had managed to use some connections, after all, as she hadn¡¯t been permanently assigned to the infectious diseases department as she had been told. Instead, she had been permanently assigned to the nephrology department. Tong Lili had done everything she possibly could in order to avoid the infectious diseases department.


    That was just how pragmatic Chinese society was. If one¡¯s skills weren¡¯t good enough, then they would have to work hard enough. If they didn¡¯t work hard enough, then they would need to have connections. No matter what, you would need to have something. Otherwise, you would only receive the worst of what was left over!


    As for the three male former rotation doctors, only one of them was assigned to a surgery department, the neurosurgery department. The other two were assigned to pediatrics and gynecology, respectively. All three of these young men were romantically interested in Tong Lili. They wouldn¡¯t dare to try romancing Wang Hong, especially since she already had a boyfriend.


    Right now, Tong Lili felt quite conflicted about the three male doctors pursuing her. One was handsome, but he was in a bad department. One was in a good department, but he was rather poor. One was in a good department and also well-to-do, but he was rather ugly. Tong Lili really didn¡¯t know who to choose among the three. She was really indecisive. Finally, the doctors all had a little vacation, so all three young men tried pursuing her simultaneously during this vacation. Tong Lili decided she might as well call Wang Hong to go to the mall together with her.


    ¡°Hey! Wang Zipeng, howe you¡¯re by yourself? Where¡¯s your childhood friend girlfriend?¡± Wang Hong saw Wang Zipeng from far away and greeted him. Wang Zipeng¡¯s childhood friend girlfriend often came to the hospital to see him. All the young doctors knew about this, which was why Wang Hong teased him with a small joke.


    ¡°Hello, Leader! My girlfriend is at work! Howe your leader isn¡¯t apanying you? Hello, beautiful Miss Tong! Hey! The three bros are racing each other again!¡± Wang Zipeng no longer felt any pressure now that he had been permanently assigned to the proctology department. He was really lively now. The young doctors were all really used to joking around with each other.


    ¡°Beat this brat up, his mouth is so wicked!¡± Wang Hong joked with the other three male doctors before Tong Lili could respond.


    ¡°Hey! Hey! Hey! I¡¯m wrong, I¡¯m wrong!¡± Wang Zipeng joked about not wanting to get beaten up by the others!


    ¡°You¡¯re in the wrong! You won¡¯t be let off so easily! You still don¡¯t understand what it means to be wrong! No matter what, you have to treat us to a meal in order to be forgiven!¡± Wang Hong immediately dominated the conversation. She was quite forceful, and spoke like she was a politician!


    ¡°Sigh! I¡¯m quite poor. It¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know. Just look, I went all around W Mall, but didn¡¯t buy even a single thing.¡± Wang Zipeng began toin. He didn¡¯t want to have to treat others to a meal for no reason! It wasn¡¯t like his money had grown on trees. He had properly worked quite hard for it!


    ¡°Stingy. Fine, I¡¯ll treat all of you to a meal instead.¡± Wang Hong rolled her eyes at him, and then said, ¡°It seems like the hospital is choosing one candidate for the excellent youths of Chasu City award again. Last year, Zhang Fan won the award from our hospital. This year, all of you need to help me!¡± These young doctors respected Zhang Fan¡¯s abilities, but they definitely wouldn¡¯t ever mention him if at all possible. It wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan was disliked, but rather that he was far too outstanding, reaching the point where all others his age were embarrassed to bepared to him.


    ¡°Not a problem!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯d help you even without you mentioning it!¡± said the others.


    ¡°Sigh! Anyways, since I mentioned Zhang Fan, what department has he been permanently assigned to?¡± Wang Hong was really interested in moving up in the hospital. That was why she also paid a lot of attention to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°The orthopedic surgery department, although it¡¯s unknown which of the three orthopedic departments he¡¯ll get assigned to. All of us have already received our permanent assignation paperwork, except for him. I heard that the hospital leadership is still discussing his assignment!¡± Wang Zipeng told about what gossip he knew.


    ¡°Hey! He¡¯s so amazing. The hospital leadership is even holding a conference to determine his department assignment!¡± the male doctor in gynecologymented in a slightly jealous tone. This was the doctor who was from a well-to-do family as well as in a good department. The gynecology department would have good ie.


    Tong Lili frowned slightly upon hearing this. Although she didn¡¯t say anything out loud, she thought to herself, ¡®This one is too narrow-minded! His jealousy is only going to cause him needless trouble.¡¯ Tong Lili eliminated him from among her suitors. She was older and more mature now. She was no longer rash like when she¡¯d been younger. Anyone would want to be cautious about something major like marriage!


    ¡°You can¡¯t just say that. He¡¯s got such obvious skills, after all.¡± Wang Zipeng felt like he was Zhang Fan¡¯s bro, so he automatically spoke in Zhang Fan¡¯s defense against the other male doctor.


    ¡°Alright, he probably long since knew already which department he would be assigned to. If he¡¯s not worrying about it, why should we? Honestly. Wang Zipeng, call Zhang Fan and ask him if he¡¯s busy or not. If he¡¯s not busy, tell him toe eat lunch with us. I¡¯ll treat him to a meal.¡± Wang Hong was really smart. She didn¡¯t care about any conflicts between the others, but she wanted to maintain a good rtionship with all of them.


    Wang Hong also wanted to cultivate a good rtionship with Zhang Fan¡ªeven if she did say to ¡°tell¡± him toe over, which could be construed as being slightly arrogant.


    She actually had Zhang Fan¡¯s phone number as well. So, why had she asked Wang Zipeng to call Zhang Fan instead? That was because she knew that Zhang Fan definitely wouldn¡¯t give her face ande to a meal invitation from her. She also didn¡¯t want to let everyone else see Zhang Fan rejecting her meal invitation, which was why she asked Wang Zipeng to invite him.


    She really didn¡¯t understand Zhang Fan. He was too special among others of the same age, especially among other male doctors. Not only was Zhang Fan amazingly skilled, he was also quite good at getting others to like him. Many directors praised both Zhang Fan¡¯s skills and character endlessly. Additionally, Zhang Fan was quite humble as well as calm. Most of all, Wang Hong didn¡¯t understand Zhang Fan¡¯s steadiness and reliability. He didn¡¯t seem like a young person at all. Even Wang Hong¡¯s boyfriend, who was several years older than her, would sometimes be a little arrogant without realizing it. However, Wang Hong saw none of that at all in Zhang Fan.


    That was why she felt like she had no guarantee with him, yet she still wanted to cultivate a good rtionship with him. That was just how people were. Nobody would care about you if you weren¡¯t outstanding and well-known, but if you were even the slightest bit outstanding or well-known, there would be countless others who didn¡¯t approve of you, insulted you, or wanted to suck up to you. As the saying went, one¡¯s worst enemies would always be others in the same job field! Although this sounded like a funny joke, middle-aged men who had crawled through the muddy pits of work before would feel sourness in their hearts!


    ¡°Is it convenient for you guys? If not, then forget it. You guys can eat without me.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really want to go. He was bing more and more of a hermit who cared only about medical skills.


    ¡°It¡¯s convenient, of course it¡¯s convenient. We¡¯ll wait for you. We¡¯re at the top level of W Mall. Brother Zhang, you should hurry. You¡¯re the only one we¡¯re waiting on. We¡¯re starving!¡± Wang Zipeng then hung up without waiting for Zhang Fan¡¯s reply.


    Wang Zipeng did at least understand Zhang Fan a little. If Wang Zipeng said any more, he knew that it was likely Zhang Fan would find an excuse not toe, but if Wang Zipeng instead just reported the location and then hung up, Zhang Fan would definitelye.


    Zhang Fan indeed started driving in the direction towards W Mall after the phone call since he felt like it couldn¡¯t be helped. It wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan had be unsocial, but rather that he simply wasn¡¯t interested in such things anymore.

 Chapter 301: Return of the king

    <h4>Chapter 301: Return of the king</h4>


    The top level of W Mall had many restaurants. The doctors didn¡¯t go anywhere expensive like a seafood buffet. Although Wang Hong was treating them, the others would feel too awkward about going to a restaurant that expensive. So, they chose a popr hot pot restaurant instead. The others had begun ordering food already by the time that Zhang Fan arrived.


    ¡°You¡¯ve finallye after trying to summon you for tens of thousands of times! Hurry, Director Zhang, you¡¯re the only one who hasn¡¯t ordered any food yet. What would you like? I¡¯ll help call a server over for you.¡± Wang Hong greeted Zhang Fan passionately.


    ¡°Thank you, thank you. There was a traffic jam on the way. I¡¯ll be fine with just a tomato hot pot,¡± Zhang Fan responded politely. He then greeted the others.


    ¡°Brother Zhang, sit here.¡± Wang Zipeng hurriedly got up and pulled a chair over for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°You should sit down. No need to be so polite with me. I can get a chair for myself. Howe all of you are here today?¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly stopped Wang ZIpeng.


    ¡°We finally get a chance to rest, so we decided toe here and see the world. Teacher Zhang, which department were you assigned to?¡± Tong Lili directly addressed Zhang Fan as Teacher Zhang.


    ¡°Hey! W Mall¡¯s prices are truly expensive. It really is only possible to look at things here. I really don¡¯t know what department I¡¯ve been assigned to yet. The hospital leadership hasn¡¯t notified me of anything other than telling me to go to the hospital administration department on Monday,¡± Zhang Fan exined to Tong Lili as he sat down. Tong Lili was greatly relieved now that she had been assigned to the nephrology department rather than the infectious diseases department. All of her previous depression had disappeared without a trace. She was quite energetic now that she was happy. It even seemed like the freckles on her face had decreased in number!


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, would you like spicy peppers and garlic? My guess is that the hospital leadership wants to ask you where you want to go,¡±mented the male doctor who had been assigned to the neurosurgery department. His family was rather poor, but he was the steady and reliable type, as well as an introvert.


    ¡°Hey, I can¡¯t handle you calling me teacher. We¡¯re all the same. You can just call me by name. I don¡¯t know what the hospital leadership is nning for me. As for you, I hear that you¡¯re going to be in neurosurgery? You¡¯ll have lots of hard work ahead of you.¡±


    ¡°Yeah! Haha.¡±


    ¡°Zhang Fan, you don¡¯t eat spicy peppers?¡± Wang Hong inquired.


    ¡°I do, but I can¡¯t handle too much spiciness.¡±


    ¡°Haha, how can a man say that he¡¯s incapable? You men should drink some white wine. Lili and I will just drink some red wine. We¡¯ve finally all finished with being rotation doctors. We should celebrate!¡± Wang Hong had truly matured.


    These young doctors who had just begun working a year ago had already begun automatically maintaining their own social circles. They were learning how to engage in verbal spars and wear masks while saying things they didn¡¯t believe. They were learning how to exchange various resources and benefits with each other.


    Maybe this was how maturity was in Chinese society. The older one was, the lonelier they would be. Older adults would have fewer friends! Over the course of the hot pot meal, everyone said countless useless things.


    Shao Hua also knew that Zhang Fan was no longer a rotation doctor. She especially purchased a David Attenborough handbag for him to celebrate his graduating from being a rotation doctor. After the two of them ate dinner together, they then took a walk down Binhe Road.


    ¡°Little Rock, my Little Rock is bing a formal doctor. Let me see if you¡¯re proud of yourself!¡± Shao Hua whispered sweetly into Zhang Fan¡¯s ear.


    She was intentionally blowing her breath into Zhang Fan¡¯s ear, which made him feel numb and soft all over as if a weak electric current was running through his body. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but move his hand towards a certain spot on Shao Hua¡¯s body.


    ¡°No! There¡¯s so many people around! Stinky Rock.¡±


    Zhang Fan squeezed his erection through his jeans.


    Shao Hua embarrassedly pped away Zhang Fan¡¯s hand. The two of them continued to walk slowly down by the riverside. Zhang Fan took a deep breath as he watched the pouring river, and eximed, ¡°It¡¯s been seven long years since I started going to medical school. Now, I can finally be properly addressed as Doctor Zhang!¡±


    ¡°Yes, you¡¯ve worked really hard! Here¡¯s your reward.¡± Shao Hua stood up on her tiptoes and gently kissed Zhang Fan.


    On Monday morning, Zhang Fan reported to the hospital administration department.


    ¡°Have a seat for a moment. Let me call Vice Superintendent Zhao. He¡¯ll take you to your department in a bit,¡± the hospital administration director greeted, smiling at Zhang Fan. Vice Superintendent Zhao was Chasu City Hospital¡¯s surgeon vice superintendent who was in charge of the surgical departments.


    Zhang Fan smiled and nodded without saying anything. He sat down on a chair in the hospital administration department. Right when he sat down, an employee of the hospital administration department poured a cup of water for Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, have some water.¡±


    ¡°Thank you!¡±


    Zhang Fan was truly being treated well at the hospital administration department.


    Although Zhang Fan was curious which department he would be assigned to, he managed to withstand his curiosity and refrained from asking.


    Vice Superintendent Zhao arrived quite quickly. Zhang Fan had only taken two sips of water.


    Zhang Fan and everyone else hurriedly stood up in response to the vice superintendent¡¯s arrival.


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang is here. You look quite energetic. I was told by Superintendent Ouyang to personally take you over to orthopedic department #1. We¡¯ll be relying on you in the future. We expect much out of you!¡± Vice Superintendent Zhao smiled while patting Zhang Fan on the shoulder.


    ¡°Thank you, Leader! I¡¯ll definitely work hard and live up to your expectations!¡± Zhang Fan directly addressed Vice Superintendent Zhao as Leader rather than by official title.


    ¡°Okay, good, I have a high opinion of you!¡± Vice Superintendent Zhao then told the hospital administration director, ¡°Let¡¯s go, then. We should leave right now. Orthopedic department #1 is probably waiting for us.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± The hospital administration director brought a notebook and pen with him.


    Zhang Fan was apanied by Vice Superintendent Zhao, the hospital administration director, and an employee of the hospital administration department. This was such a grand escort. Normal rotation doctors would simply go report to their new permanent department by themselves with their stamped paperwork. A doctor viewed as slightly more important might be apanied by an employee of the hospital administration department. However, a grand escort like Zhang Fan¡¯s had never appeared before in the history of Chasu City Hospital. It was likely that such a thing would never ur again. Zhang Fan was someone who was too incredible!


    ¡°Let¡¯s not get started on our work yet. Wait a little while!¡± Gao Shijun said to a doctor in orthopedic department #1 who was preparing to get started with his work. Director Gao didn¡¯t have to wait for long before he and the other members of orthopedic department #1 saw Zhang Fan arrive together with his escort. Wang Yanan was so happy to see Zhang Fan that she almost started jumping up and down.


    It was about time to start the department¡¯s work for the day, yet Zhang Fan still hadn¡¯t arrived here. Wang Yanan had felt that he must have been assigned to one of the other orthopedic departments instead, so she was truly happy to see him joining orthopedic department #1 after all.


    Wang Yanan had been in orthopedic department #1 for quite a while already. She was slowly losing her special treatment as the only female surgeon in the department. Others were beginning to give her a hard time about the more difficult surgeries. Although they wouldn¡¯t openly bully her, they would say things like ¡°A girl working in orthopedic surgery? Hah!¡±


    Wang Yanan knew that she had worked incredibly hard and withstood so much hardship over the past year. However, she still wasn¡¯t as skilled as the more veteran doctors in the department. What was she supposed to do about that? It wasn¡¯t like she could start an argument because of it. Any surgery that she wasn¡¯t capable of doing would always be stolen away by others.


    This was just how people were. At first, everyone else went easy on her because she was the only women working in a group of men. However, they would no longer go easy on her as time went on. The other doctors all needed to support themselves, which meant they all needed money.


    Wang Yanan could only do her best to tolerate how things were for her now. There was no helping it. This was the adult world. This was the medical society.


    Attending physician Xue Fei smiled happily when he saw Zhang Fan. Xue Fei got along really well with Zhang Fan, so of course he was happy that Zhang Fan wasing to orthopedic department #1. Xue Fei even secretly made funny faces at Zhang Fan when nobody else was watching!


    Zhou Chengfu was another attending physician who had joined Chasu City Hospital in the same year as Xue Fei. Zhou Chengfu was the most skilled attending physician in orthopedic department #1 now! He didn¡¯t have any previous conflicts with Zhang Fan, and their rtionship was alright, but he really didn¡¯t want Zhang Fan toe to orthopedic department #1. He felt that Zhang Fan¡¯s skills were far too scarily good! Not only that, the vice superintendent in charge of the surgical departments and the hospital administration director had both personally apanied Zhang Fan!


    The other attending physicians in the department were also surprised, but they didn¡¯t pay Zhang Fan much attention. They were more concerned with their own affairs. The doctors with second-highest level certification all had calm expressions as they nced over at Director Gao. They could only remain calm. Director Gao was highly skilled to begin with. He¡¯d already suppressed the doctors with second-highest level certification. Now, someone even younger and more amazing hade here. These older doctors¡¯ waves of ambition were slowly extinguished. They no longer felt any more hope!


    Meanwhile, there were also two graduate students who had recently joined orthopedic department #1. They felt all sorts of feelings inside. Back when they had been assigned to orthopedic department #1, only a hospital administration employee had apanied them, and that employee had only been going through the motions. Yet, this undergraduate student was receiving such amazing treatment. Not only did the hospital administration directore with him, even a vice superintendent hade with him as well. Moreover, Director Gao had even dyed the Monday morning¡¯s major checkup on the patients for this undergraduate student¡¯s sake.


    No matter how unwilling the graduate students were to ept this, they couldn¡¯t do anything about it at all. They had already signed contracts with the hospital, so they were stuck on this pirate ship. One of the graduate students had a really powerful sounding name. His name was Xu Xian, which meant ¡°wishing to be immortal¡±! His parents were truly strange, giving him such a name. Still, Xu Xian was quite good at studying. Since he was slightly older for a medical student, he wanted to start going to work and get married first before going back and studying for a doctorate degree.


    Xu Xian was slightly unhappy with Zhang Fan¡¯s preferential treatment, but he wasn¡¯t overly unhappy. ¡®No matter what this fellow¡¯s skills are, they¡¯ll soon be revealed!¡¯


    Director Gao stood up and greeted the Vice Superintendent while also nodding to the hospital administration director. Director Gao then told everyone, ¡°Before we start our work today, let us invite Vice Superintendent Zhao to speak a few words to us. Everyone, wee Vice Superintendent Zhao!¡± Director Gao was then the first to start pping.


    ¡°Haha, alright, I¡¯ll just say a few words. Orthopedic department #1! You all are a shining example for Chasu City Hospital. You¡¯ve obtained so much countless unforgettable glory for our hospital before. I¡¯m quite happy to see this since I¡¯m the vice superintendent in charge of the surgical departments. I¡¯ve seen Director Gao¡¯s responsibility and everyone¡¯s hard work for myself. Today, I brought along an excellent coworker for everyone. He¡¯s Zhang Fan, Doctor Zhang. I probably don¡¯t need to introduce him, haha!


    ¡°Director Gao, I¡¯m representing the hospital in leaving Doctor Zhang to you. Train him as you like! Doctor Zhang, this is where you¡¯ll be fighting from now on.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for your trouble, Vice Superintendent Zhao. Thank you for recognizing our department¡¯s work. We¡¯ll definitely keep improving in the future.¡± Director Gao then turned to say to the hospital administration director. ¡°Director Chen, please say a few words.¡±


    Hospital administration Director Chen hurriedly waved his hand. He was only here today to give Zhang Fan face. There was no need for him to speak.


    Director Gao saw this, and thus told Zhang Fan, ¡°You should say something.¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly waved his hand as well. He felt that things were already quite grand for today. If he went up there and said something, then he would be considered really arrogant!


    ¡°Alright, since that¡¯s the case, we won¡¯t disturb your work any longer. Feel free to have your meeting!¡± said Vice Superintendent Zhao. He then patted Zhang Fan on the shoulders again before leaving with the hospital administration director and the hospital administration employee. They were simply here to show off their attitude, the hospital leadership¡¯s attitude.


    This was to show how much they valued Zhang Fan; his aplishments as a rotation doctor were worthy of their attention! This was also to make a show to the higher-ranking doctors in the department. The meaning was quite obvious. ¡®Don¡¯t you dare to bully Zhang Fan. He¡¯s got our support!¡¯


    Superintendent Ouyang was overprotective like that. She was being incredibly obvious with her favoritism, without even trying to conceal it!


    Director Gao waited for the vice superintendent and the others to leave. He then smiled, and told everyone, ¡°Sit down, everyone have a seat. Zhang Fan, you should sit at your old position. You know everyone already, so there¡¯s no need for introductions. Oh, there are two new doctors who joined our department. They joined Chasu City Hospital half a yearter than you, but were permanently assigned here earlier than you were. You can get acquainted with each other after this. Now, we¡¯re going to begin our work for the day.¡±


    The doctors and nurses who had been on night shift duty now switched off with those on duty for today¡¯s day shift. After that, the nurses all headed out to perform their work. Orthopedic department #1¡¯s head nurse, Liao Juan, walked at the very back. Right before she left, she turned around and smiled at Director Gao while saying, ¡°Director, are we going to get together for a meal tonight?¡±


    Director Gao smiled, and replied, ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll have a meal together tonight. Please go reserve a hotel, head nurse.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Liao Juan then winked at Zhang Fan.


    The two graduate students were rather confused to see Zhang Fan being treated like this. The hospital leadership really valued him, and even the director and head nurse were treating Zhang Fan so! Just who was this Zhang Fan? The two graduate students exchanged nces and could both tell that the other was really astonished!


    ¡°I must say that our department is filled with talented individuals now. Doctor Zhang has been out on rotation for a year, but has finally returned now. All the medical teams are full, so Doctor Zhang can be in a medical team with me. I¡¯ll give you the second shift. You and...¡± Director Gao stopped for a moment as his attention was caught by someone.


    Wang Yanan was hurriedly waving her hand in an effort to attract Director Gao¡¯s attention. She was more mature now, and knew not to just suddenly stand up and interrupt. However, she really didn¡¯t want to let go of this opportunity to be teamed up again with Zhang Fan. Otherwise, it would be far too troublesome, and would raise too much attention if she tried to change the medical teams afterwards.


    Director Gao nced at Wang Yanan. He then smiled as he continued his previous sentence. ¡°...Xue Fei will be in a team together.¡±


    Director Gao then intentionally paused for a moment. Wang Yanan felt like she was about to cry!


    Then, Director Gao finally added, ¡°Yeah, Wang Yanan should join this medical team as well. That¡¯s how it will be. I will make adjustments if there¡¯s any issue in the future.¡± Director Gao then nced at everyone, and announced, ¡°Let¡¯s all work!¡±


    He then prepared to go to perform outpatient services. He had spent far too much time here today, so there was no time for him to lead a major patient checkup anymore.


    After Director Gao left, the original doctors from orthopedic department #1 who were slightly closer to Zhang Fan and the second-highest level certification doctors came over to pat Zhang Fan on the shoulder. The other doctors who only had a normal rtionship with him simply greeted him.


    Zhou Chengfu had thought things through already. He was going to transfer to orthopedic department #3. He wouldn¡¯t be able to aplish anything in this department now that Zhang Fan was here. However, he would still act nice towards Zhang Fan for the sake of face. ¡°Ha! Brother Zhang, I missed you so much! Come, give me a hug!¡± He then wrapped Zhang Fan in a bear hug.


    ¡°You probably just want him to take work shifts for you,¡± Xue Feimented. He really did want to hug Zhang Fan. Xue Fei felt that he was probably the closest to Zhang Fan out of everyone in this department, yet someone else stole the opportunity for a hug first. This was the difference between him and Zhou Chengfu. Xue Fei was slightly aggrieved.


    ¡°Ha, if I ever take another shift of yours so that you can fool your wife, then I¡¯m going to be this.¡± Zhou Chengfu made a turtle gesture 1.


    ¡°Hurry and leave already!¡± Xue Fei now felt too awkward to hug Zhang Fan. He simply pulled on Zhang Fan¡¯s hand while saying, ¡°Come, let me introduce the new doctors in our department to you.


    ¡°This is Xu Xian. He¡¯s both smart and strong. He¡¯s an orthopedic surgery master¡¯s degree major from Dee University. This is Li Yuze, another orthopedic surgery master¡¯s degree major from Dee University.¡±


    Zhang Fan smiled and shook hands with the two graduate student doctors.


    Right now, Wang Yanan acted just like a puppy as she followed after Zhang Fan. Although she didn¡¯t say anything, she had a really big smile. Everyone knew that she was incredibly delighted.


    Of course she was delighted. Now that Zhang Fan was here and she was teamed up with him, who would still dare to steal her patients or make fun of her?


    Zhang Fan turned around and saw that his female disciple was almost in tears with happiness. Although he would see her on asion and maybe even eat a meal with her from time to time, he smiled to see Wang Yanan in her white doctor¡¯s coat with such a smile. ¡°I¡¯m back. We can finally fight together again!¡±


    Wang Yanan wanted to respond with ¡°I thought you weren¡¯ting back!¡±, but before she could say anything, Xue Fei first replied, ¡°There¡¯s also me! We¡¯re all a team!¡±

 Chapter 302: Preparations

    <h4>Chapter 302: Preparations</h4>


    Many former rotation doctors had now been permanently assigned to various departments. Although it was Monday, a majority of hospital departments were preparing for departmental meals together afterwards in order to wee their new coworkers. Maybe this wasn¡¯t asmon in other professions, but in the medical profession, especially in surgical departments, teamwork was highly valued. Doctors would really value their assistants or helpers. Otherwise, even a super skilled doctor would be angered to death if they were assigned threepletely incapable surgical assistants.


    Meanwhile, a skilled surgical assistant wouldn¡¯t be much lower in skill level than a primary surgeon. A surgeon would need to maintain a good rtionship with their surgical assistants. This was why resident doctors were one step above rotation doctors in the hospital¡¯s hierarchy. Rotation doctors weren¡¯t necessarily going to remain in the department. That was why a department¡¯s doctors would always treat them as outsiders. The department¡¯s doctors wouldn¡¯t feel the need to maintain a good rtionship with rotation doctors. That was why many rotation doctors would feel quite awkward during rotation, feeling that they were outsiders. That was absolutely correct: they were indeed outsiders!


    Rotation doctors who became resident doctors after being permanently assigned to a department were different. Although resident doctors were still the older doctors¡¯petitors, the resident doctors would help the older doctors most of the time. The doctors could trade work shifts with each other, and they would also help each other in critical moments. This all required maintaining a good rtionship with each other. If a doctor wasn¡¯t good at getting along with others, then they wouldn¡¯t be able to seed no matter how highly skilled they were. It would be possible to be greatly sessful in many other job fields even if you worked alone, but working alone in the field of surgery was something absolutely impossible.


    It should be mentioned that of Qiu Fazu¡¯s four major disciples, the members of Old Huang¡¯s surgery medical team were now known as divine existences! Old Zhong, Old Hu, and the others also had super medical teams of their own. The leading doctors in these teams were all doctors who would be ranked top three in each of their provinces! These provinces would even be provinces which ranked at the top for medical skill!


    So, as long as a doctor became a resident doctor, and as long as the department had an alright atmosphere where the director was able to keep things under control without anything going overboard, resident doctors would feel a tremendous difference in treatmentpared to rotation doctors.


    Director Gao had given Zhang Fan his own medical team. Although Director Zhao was nominally in Zhang Fan¡¯s team as well as backup, he actually felt quite reassured leaving any orthopedic surgery to Zhang Fan. This was Director Gao¡¯s way of letting Zhang Fan polish his skills through surgery. Zhang Fan would also slowly polish his character and way of leading a medical team here. Director Gao was truly nning things meticulously for Zhang Fan¡¯s future. This wasn¡¯t for the sake of any fame or benefits. It was all because of admiration for Zhang Fan¡¯s talent. Zhang Fan truly was incredibly lucky. He had a teacher like Gao Shijun willing to help him with everything as much as possible in the critical early years. Director Gao would be able to help block off countless unnecessary troubles for Zhang Fan!


    Director Gao went to go perform outpatient services. Orthopedic department #1 began its regr work for the day.


    The three orthopedic departments constantly stole patients from each other. Even in the same department, the doctors would steal patients from each other. For example, if the doctor who first saw a patient that required knee recement surgery was incapable of performing the surgery, or if the lead doctor of that medical team didn¡¯t know how to perform knee recement surgery, then the other doctors in the department would go to war. The battles of intelligence and emotional intelligence would never end. Still, there was an imaginary line that the doctors would never cross.


    Wang Yanan¡¯s only remaining special right in orthopedic department #1 was that she had aputer that counted as hers. No other doctor would use herputer. Thus, Wang Yanan would keep many of her personal items¡ªsuch as books, water cups, and so on¡ªon that desk.


    Xue Fei was an attending physician, so he rarely wrote his own medical reports by now. Of course, ording to China¡¯s three-level hierarchical medical system, Xue Fei was ranking higher than resident doctors Zhang Fan and Wang Yanan. However, Xue Fei understood quite well that Director Gao had assigned him to Zhang Fan¡¯s team as Zhang Fan¡¯s assistant. There wasn¡¯t any substance to his ranking higher than Zhang Fan! Xue Fei knew quite well what his own position was.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, go ahead and sit here. It¡¯s not our turn to take patients today. There¡¯s also no surgeries scheduled for us today. Let me tell you, I was so pitiful when you¡¯re weren¡¯t around, the patients...¡± Wang Yanan pulled Zhang Fan over to the desk next to hers and began chatting about how much bullying she had received over the past year. Of course, she didn¡¯t mention a thing about when she bullied others.


    Wang Yanan would steal simpler surgeries from other doctors, while others would steal her more difficult surgeries. It was basically an even trade.


    Today was Zhou Chengfu¡¯s medical team¡¯s turn to ept new patients. Zhou Chengfu was feeling a severe amount of pressure. Two really amazing young doctors had recently joined orthopedic department #1. Zhou Chengfu could no longer see any future for himself.


    Of course, if Zhou Chengfu was content with remaining as a regr doctor, it would be no problem for him at all to have other amazing doctors in the department. He would have even been happy to have really skilled doctors around.


    However, Zhou Chengfu had the ambition of wanting to be a department director himself in the future. That meant Zhang Fan would be an insurmountable mountain when in the same department. Even without Zhang Fan around, the graduate student Xu Xian was also highly skilled. Not only was Xu Xian the steady and reliable type, his foundational knowledge was incredibly solid. He had practiced orthopedic surgery for three years at the provincial hospital. His orthopedic surgery skills were just about equal to Zhou Chengfu¡¯s. That was why Zhou Chengfu decided to give up on orthopedic department #1 and think about transferring to orthopedic department #3 after Zhang Fan joined as well.


    Although Zhang Fan was supposedly sitting down while listening to Wang Yananin about her hardships, he was actually in his System practicing surgeries. He had already finished enough orthopedic surgeries for his System¡¯s level 1 courses. He was already more than half finished with the traumatic injury and microsurgery experience requirements for level 2. That was the benefit of Zhang Fan having his own hand and foot surgery hospital. He figured that he would finish the experience requirements within half a year or so. He needed the most experience for joints surgery and spine surgery under orthopedic surgery. He had less than one-third of the required experience.


    He was far from even close topleting the experience requirement for general surgeries yet. The experience bars were mostly empty. Orthopedic surgery was quite simple, with only a few categories. Yet, there were countless categories under general surgery.


    Zhang Fan sighed as he exited his System. Wang Yanan was stillining about her hardships over the past year. She was really aggrieved with all her stress over the past year. She had worked her hardest to prove herself amongst a group of men. Now, she finally had someone she trusted by her side. Not only that, Zhang Fan was also her support. That was why Wang Yanan wasn¡¯t as icy as usual, and gossiped far more than she normally would.


    Zhang Fan was more worried about the surgery experience that he still needed to grind. Was he supposed to simply wait? Zhang Fan would never just wait. He used to have to worry about this and that, but now he was well-known and quite respected within the hospital. Things were different now that he was known well. There was no longer any need to hold back. Chasu City Hospital¡¯s orthopedic surgery departments were just like the warring states period. Everyone was fighting over patients. Zhang Fan would never just sit back.


    He would fight for himself as well!


    ¡°Xue Fei! Come over here! Let¡¯s have a little team meeting.¡± Zhang Fan ignored Wang Yanan who was still chattering. He exited his System and summoned Xue Fei over.


    ¡°A meeting? Should we invite Director Gao as well? He¡¯s still the team leader of this medical team in name!¡± Xue Fei was always a jokester. He could be quite shameless. Even though he and Zhou Chengfu had joined Chasu City Hospital at the same time, and the two even had the same teacher, Zhou Chengfu was far more skilled now. Zhou Chengfu was even ambitious enough to aim for the position of department director. Yet, Xue Fei was the type who didn¡¯t care about such things. He only wanted to have fun. There was no right or wrong with either man¡¯s preferred way of living. Everyone was different!


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s stop joking around now. Have you been losing badly at mahjong recently?¡± Zhang Fan inquired. There was no helping it. That was how medical teams at Chinese hospitals worked. There had to be an attending physician, second-highest level certification doctor, or a vice director/director leading the medical team.


    Xue Fei joining this team had advantages and disadvantages for Zhang Fan. The advantage was that Xue Fei was easy to get along with. He would be fine with either working or not working on any surgery. He would do whatever he was told.


    The disadvantage was that Xue Fei was too easygoing. If Director Gao and Zhang Fan weren¡¯t around, Xue Fei would definitely let other doctors steal away all their patients. That was why Zhang Fan could only rely on himself. Gao Shijun was the director, so he had lots of other work to do. He also couldn¡¯t be seen to be favoring Zhang Fan too much.


    ¡°Haha, why are you asking? Are you going to loan me money?¡±


    ¡°Be careful that I¡¯m going to tell on you to your wife,¡± Wang Yanan remarked. She was definitely Zhang Fan¡¯s staunch ally. Facing outsiders, the three members of Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team would be united. When it was just the three of them, she was Zhang Fan¡¯s disciple, so she would never allow Zhang Fan to suffer anything.


    ¡°You little brat, so ungrateful. I always help you out!¡±ined Xue Fei.


    ¡°You can barely even protect yourself!¡±


    ¡°Alright, alright! Let¡¯s not fight amongst ourselves. I have something to say, okay?¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly stopped the other two from arguing. Otherwise, the arguing would be endless!


    ¡°It¡¯s like this. I¡¯m thinking that since I was just permanently assigned here, I want to get back into shape. I want to get some extra patients, as many patients as we possibly can get.¡± Zhang Fan then nced at the other two.


    Wang Yanan had stars in her eyes. She truly loved surgery!


    Meanwhile, Xue Fei was more hesitant. He was muchzier. He would always run fastest when it was his turn to receive money, but would also hide faster than anyone when it was time to work!


    ¡°Brother Xue, you probably can¡¯t even afford mahjong that gambles 10 yuan each round anymore. You still don¡¯t want to work? Once you increase your number of surgeries, you can go y 20 yuan mahjong rounds instead!¡± Zhang Fan could only try and coax Xue Fei as if thetter was a young child.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll listen to you. However, I¡¯m not going to write any medical reports. I¡¯m already an attending physician. You two look around. What attending physician in our department will write their own medical reports?¡±


    ¡°Zhang Fan¡¯s already a primary surgeon, while you¡ª¡± Wang Yanan also didn¡¯t like writing medical reports. It was rare for any surgeon to enjoy writing medical reports.


    ¡°We¡¯ll split the earnings from each surgery 70/30. Whoever works on the surgery will receive 70%, while the person who writes the medical report will receive 30%. This rule will continue even if a rotation doctor joins our medical team.¡± Zhang Fan decided to immediately start making rules. Otherwise, it would be bad if people in his medical team constantly fought over small amounts of money.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that a bit too much money for the person writing the medical report? What about Director Gao¡¯s portion?¡± Xue Fei asked while secretly looking all around him.


    ¡°Director Gao probably won¡¯t want anything. Have you ever seen him lead a medical team before? It¡¯s not too much money for the person writing the medical report at all. If you¡¯re willing to write every single medical report for our whole team, I¡¯m even willing to give you 50% instead.¡± Zhang Fan understood Director Gao¡¯s intentions. Zhang Fan had be smarter and matured. He was no longer just a mere rotation doctor. If he wanted to go far down his path, although skills were important, knowing how to interact with others was even more important. Writing medical reports for Zhang Fan¡¯s team would definitely be a boring and difficult job with the high number of surgeries that Zhang Fan nned to do.


    ¡°Forget it! I won¡¯t write any medical reports. What are we going to do about Director Gao, then?¡± Xue Fei asked so many useless things.


    ¡°Then should we give half to Director Gao?¡± Zhang Fan asked intentionally.


    ¡°Let¡¯s forget about that. You can decide. However, let me remind you not to anger him if you really don¡¯t give him anything. Three regr doctors like us won¡¯t be able to handle a director¡¯s anger.¡± Although Xue Fei really liked money, he was a nice person as well. Normally, people wouldn¡¯t give such reminders.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I know what I¡¯m doing.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I agree with Zhang Fan.¡± Wang Yanan raised her hand.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to hit you!¡± Xue Fei made a funny face at Wang Yanan, which meant ¡®Your agreement means nothing!¡¯ This made Wang Yanan unhappy.


    ¡°Alright! Okay already!¡± Zhang Fan was really feeling a headache from this. His coworkers in orthopedic department #1 were different from his coworkers at his hand and foot surgery hospital. Zhang Fan was the undisputed ruler of his own hospital. Nobody there would dare to go against him. However, things were quite different here. Zhang Fan had to console the others and slowly train them!


    ¡°Stop arguing, you two. Especially you, Yanan. Study more medical textbooks and don¡¯t mind him. I¡¯m going to look around the department and see if I can get some surgeries.¡±


    ¡°I definitely won¡¯t argue with him.¡±


    ¡°Who would care about what you say!¡±


    Zhang Fan shook his head as he left. He first went to visit orthopedic department #2. He would need to greet the other orthopedic directors. Although orthopedic department #2¡¯s Director Wang Dehua was rather strict, he treated Zhang Fan quite well. Besides, Zhang Fan was going to start stealing patients, so he needed to pay a visit here and stop Director Wang from saying anything.


    ¡°Director, howe you¡¯re not performing surgery right now?¡± Zhang Fan joked after he entered Director Wang¡¯s office.


    ¡°You little brat. I have a meeting in a bit. What are you here for?¡± Director Wang was feeling rather displeased that Zhang Fan didn¡¯t get assigned to his orthopedic department #2, so his attitude towards Zhang Fan was a bit strange.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to see you since I¡¯ve been permanently assigned to a department.¡± Zhang Fan smiled, and then immediately poured some tea for Director Wang without even being asked to. Zhang Fan then poured some tea for himself. Director Wang¡¯s mouth arched upwards as he watched this. He was happy that Zhang Fan was still acting casually with him. Director Wang definitely would have been far more unpleasant to Zhang Fan if thetter acted formal with him. This was how rtionships worked. This was how to get along with others.


    ¡°It¡¯s as if you¡¯vee home. Say it, what business do you have with me?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s honestly nothing at all. I¡¯m just here to visit you. Director, I¡¯ve recently gained some understanding about the spine. Perhaps you could give me some guidance one day?¡± Without counting Zhang Fan, Director Gao was the #1 joints specialist in Chasu City Hospital, while Director Wang was the #1 spine specialist.


    ¡°Tsk! I immediately knew what you wanted the moment that you spoke up. What, you want to reach over to my specialty?¡± Director Wang had been a director for many years already. He instantly realized Zhang Fan¡¯s intention.


    ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying, Director! Would I dare without you saying anything? I really do have some understanding now. I¡¯d like to try and realize things, but I don¡¯t have a guarantee, so I¡¯m here to ask for help!¡± Zhang Fan sipped on his tea while his eyes spun around.


    Zhang Fan could only scam more surgeries by using a reasonable excuse. Director Wang was actually quite simr to Director Gao. Both of them really cared about medical skills.


    ¡°I can allow you toe over to orthopedic department #2 to perform spine surgeries, but you can¡¯t steal them away to orthopedic department #1. I won¡¯t budge on this. I didn¡¯t worry about this at all before you were assigned to orthopedic department #1, as Old Gao¡¯s subordinates aren¡¯t capable of the difficult spine surgeries. However, things are different now that you¡¯re around. I still have to protect my department and doctors, you know?¡± Director Wang didn¡¯t treat Zhang Fan as a resident doctor. Rather, he treated Zhang Fan as an equal.


    ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying. Even I won¡¯t be able to do such difficult spine surgeries. Director, please bring me to any such surgeries. Rest assured, I definitely won¡¯t steal any spine surgeries!¡± Zhang Fan spoke quite seriously. He only cared about grinding surgeries for experience in his System rather than the financial benefits involved. That was why he needed to properly speak to the other directors. Zhang Fan only cared about how many surgeries he could perform.


    ¡°You brat! Sigh! Fine, just don¡¯t bully the other doctors too much. What, Old Gao is letting you do as you please?¡±


    ¡°Haha, Director Gao is my backup doctor for my team.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s so sly.¡± Director Wang and Director Gao alwayspeted with each other.


    ¡°Director, you must be busy, so I¡¯ll be going back to work now. Your tea is quite exquisite!¡± Zhang Fan smiled as he got up.


    ¡°Little brat, you really know what to say. You can have it. I don¡¯t have much of this tea left. It¡¯s not possible to buy it in stores.¡± Director Wang seemed slightly unwilling as he tossed the jar containing the remaining tea leaves to Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Haha, then I won¡¯t be reserved. Bye, Director!¡± Zhang Fan left with the tea leaves.


    Director Wang smiled faintly as he watched Zhang Fan leave. Zhang Fan had respected him by greeting him first. It wasn¡¯t like Director Wang could really do anything if Zhang Fan started stealing surgeries! However, that would sour the rtionship between them if Zhang Fan did so without even greeting Director Wang first.


    Actually, Zhang Fan knew nothing at all about tea. He had simply felt that this tea smelled nice, without realizing that it was actually a nice tea after all. Director Wang had even felt slightly pained about giving the tea leaves to him. But, this way their rtionship would still be good.


    Director Chen Qi of orthopedic department #3 was also doing well. Although his department was supposed to be focusing on microsurgery and traumatic injuries, he wasn¡¯t able to develop microsurgery at all. Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital was already beginning to monopolize the microsurgery market in Chasu City. Moreover, Director Chen¡¯s subordinate doctors would endlesslyin about having to perform microsurgery. Still, the other orthopedic surgery types were doing well even without microsurgery development. Of course, this meant good ie. Director Chen was in charge of things in his department, so of course he was doing well for himself.


    ¡°Hey! How are you doing, Bro?¡± Zhang Fan entered to see that Director Chen just happened to be making tea. Orthopedic department #3 didn¡¯t do open surgeries on the joints or spine, so most surgeries wereparoscopic operations, leaving more free time for the director.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, hurry and have a seat. Taste this, it¡¯s Hongpao brand, a special kind of tea.¡±


    ¡°Brother Chen, how you doing? Have you had many patients in your department recently?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! Only small surgeries. What, you don¡¯t have any surgeries today?¡± Chen Qi thought things over and refrained from mentioning his patients. Zhang Fan being permanently assigned to orthopedic department #1 was like having a shark as apetitor. Of course Director Chen would be worried.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have any patients, since I was just assigned to a medical team today.¡± Zhang Fan took a sip of the tea.


    ¡°Sigh, things are bad in orthopedic department #3. We barely have any patients. Sigh!¡± Director Chen beganining.


    Zhang Fan had passed by orthopedic department #3, and seen that there were so many patients that the department had even needed to add extra beds. This wasn¡¯t barely any patients at all. Still, Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t exactly do anything about Director Chen¡¯s words.


    ¡°Haha, Brother Chen really knows how to joke with me. I won¡¯t say anything about standard surgeries, but I¡¯m intending to take all the emergency surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan went with the direct approach since Director Chen was so sly with words.


    ¡°You don¡¯t want to live anymore? Why are you working so ridiculously hard? Director Gao isn¡¯t retiring that soon, is he?¡± Chen Qi asked in confusion. He was of the opinion that others would be like him, interested in the position of department director.


    ¡°Haha, I just want to train my own skill level.¡±


    ¡°What, you have your own ideas?¡± Chen Qi pointed towards the ceiling. He was implicitly asking if Zhang Fan intended to leave here after improving his skills.


    ¡°I won¡¯t lie to you, Bro. Yes, I want to see more of the world after my skills are polished.¡±


    ¡°Sigh! You have such ambitions. Alright, I won¡¯t be a burden on you. Everyone can steal their own emergency surgeries. I won¡¯t say anything if we can¡¯t steal more than you. Let me tell you first, you¡¯d better not hold any grudge against me, as I have to take care of my department¡¯s doctors, you know?¡±


    ¡°Haha, look at what you¡¯re saying. I¡¯m simply here to tell you what I¡¯m getting up to. I should be the one asking you not to hold a grudge against me.¡±


    Zhang Fan then visited the emergency department after he left orthopedic department #3. Director Chen was quite sly. He would definitely be generous with loaning Zhang Fan money, but it wouldn¡¯t be possible at all to get him to support Zhang Fan¡¯s work if Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t in his department. Yet, things were different if Zhang Fan went with the direct approach. It would then be professionalpetition. Zhang Fan had also stated the reason. It would have nothing to do with personal conflicts.


    Of course, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to exin himself, but if Chen Qi was willing to lose face and goin to the superintendent that Zhang Fan was stealing patients, then that would make things harder on Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Director Zhang, you¡¯re here to observe us?¡± The emergency department usually had less work during the day. Doctor Li of the emergency department was currently chatting with a beautiful nurse. He smiled and greeted Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Director Li here is worrying about our unmarried nurses!¡± Doctor Li was still unmarried. He was indeed romantically interested in this nurse. However, he now felt rather embarrassed because of Zhang Fan¡¯s joke.


    ¡°Look at what rubbish you¡¯re spouting. Why are you here, is there something you need?


    ¡°Where¡¯s the emergency department director?¡±


    ¡°In her department office.¡±


    ¡°Director, are you busy?¡± Zhang Fan knocked on her office door, and then entered. She was currently looking over some paperwork.


    ¡°Not busy, not busy at all. Come, Doctor Zhang, have a seat. I heard that you¡¯ve been permanently assigned now? Haha, nobody likes the emergency department. I even personally went to Superintendent Ouyang and asked her for you, but she wasn¡¯t willing to send you to the emergency department.¡±


    ¡°Ha! The emergency department has too many patients of internal medicine. Maybe the superintendent felt that I wouldn¡¯t be able to handle everything,¡± Zhang Fanmented as he sat down on a chair.


    ¡°You young brat, you¡¯re so skilled with your words. What is it doay? Do you want me to mediate a fight?¡± The orthopedic departments were stealing patients from each other every day. The emergency department director figured that was probably why Zhang Fan was here today.


    ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying. It¡¯s like this. If you have the free time, I¡¯d like to treat you and everyone else in the emergency department to a meal. No matter what, you¡¯re my teacher, so I really want to properly thank you.¡±


    ¡°Haha, alright. Let¡¯s make it the day after tomorrow, then. You can invite everyone, but I¡¯ll pay for the meal. You¡¯re the first doctor who¡¯s volunteered to treat me to a meal. I¡¯m honored.¡±


    ¡°How could I possibly let you pay? That would be so rude of me. I¡¯ll tell you about the time after I reserve the hotel.¡±


    Zhang Fan ran to every single department that he needed to this morning, lowering his head to everyone and speaking nicely. He only had one objective: grinding as many surgeries as possible.


    Zhang Fan returned to orthopedic department #1 to discover that three rotation doctors had been assigned to the department for their current rotation. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t count on Xue Fei, since today wasn¡¯t their team¡¯s turn to take patients, so it was likely that Xue Fei had skipped out on work to go y mahjong. Wang Yanan was currently telling the other attending physicians about how her team stillcked personnel. However, she was a low-ranking doctor, and her skills weren¡¯t good enough yet, so she was unable to steal a rotation doctor for Zhang Fan¡¯s team.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, they¡¯re saying that our medical team doesn¡¯t need a rotation doctor.¡± Wang Yanan was still slightly foolish as she loudly announced this to Zhang Fan. Saying it so loudly was a bit in vition of social etiquette.


    Zhang Fan smiled, and replied, ¡°Haha, of course we need more personnel. We¡¯re both resident doctors, so our skills are limited. We need as much help as we can get. Of course we need more help.¡±


    There was no helping it. He had to get involved so that his medical team could gain another member to help out!


    Others calling themselves resident doctors would be considered humble. However, Zhang Fan calling himself a resident doctor was a face p. After he said this, the attending physicians who were all trying to steal a rotation doctor for themselves all felt too embarrassed to steal one from Zhang Fan anymore. There was no helping it. Zhang Fan¡¯s skills were far too amazing. Everybody had to respect his skills.


    Orthopedic department #1 had two vice directors. One was Cui Pingjun, who was another disciple under the same teacher as Gao Shijun. Cui Pingjun¡¯s personality was simr to Xue Fei¡¯s. Both really liked to just have fun. Cui Pingjun really liked to go fishing and take photographs. Even though he had the second-highest level certification and was also the vice director, he didn¡¯t care about office politics at all. He often led younger doctors in performing easier surgeries, and would asionally watch over things for Director Gao at critical moments.


    The other vice director was Wang Hao. He was four years younger than Director Gao, so even if he became director after Director Gao¡¯s retirement, it was likely that Wang Hao would soon retire as well by then. His surgery skill level was alright. He also really liked to be in charge of management, so usually Wang Hao was in charge of orthopedic department #1¡¯s paperwork, personnel arrangements, and so on.


    Wang Hao had originally intended on giving the rotation doctors to the others since Zhang Fan was a low-ranking doctor. However, Zhang Fan just happened toe back at this time, and even requested a rotation doctor so directly. Wang Hao thus had to treat this seriously.


    He knew that Zhang Fan¡¯s abilities were likely even better than Director Gao¡¯s. Still, Wang Hao couldn¡¯t be seen as doing too much for Zhang Fan, as thetter was only a resident doctor. Thus, he decided to simply say, ¡°Doctor Zhang¡¯s medical team has few people in it, so Doctor Li can join their medical team.¡± Doctor Li was a young woman who had just started working as an intern doctor this year.


    The other two rotation doctors were male doctors. This was Wang Hao¡¯s way of making things fair for everyone. Although he gave Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team an extra person, this rotation doctor was a female doctor who likely wouldn¡¯t be suited for surgery. This was all because of Zhang Fan¡¯sck of rank!


    Thus, Zhang Fan managed toy the groundwork necessary for all the surgeries he wanted to do. Next would be only one word: grinding!


    Zhang Fan had made all his preparations as if this was a battlefield or a race. He was going to run. He was going to run no matter if he had to run with a headwind or tailwind. He would run while gritting his teeth. He was doing this so that he wouldn¡¯t regret things no matter if he seeded or failed!

 Chapter 303: Zhang Fan is too scary

    <h4>Chapter 303: Zhang Fan is too scary</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan continued to study hard even though he was now formally a doctor. He would study together with Shao Hua whenever he had free time. She studied ounting, while Zhang Fan constantly practiced English speaking and vocabry. He would also take walks together with her. Shao Hua and her parents did all of the chores in the home. They would never let Zhang Fan be bothered by such trifling matters. In fact, Shao Hua¡¯s parents even argued much less with each other than before, not wanting to bother Zhang Fan.


    Every week, as long as Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t busy, he would always call his parents together with Shao Hua, as well as call his younger sister Jingshu. If Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have the time, Shao Hua would always call on behalf of him. Thus passed Zhang Fan¡¯s days, which were quite in, just like chicken soup. The vor was light but nutritious. Zhang Fan¡¯s chicken soup days were filled with bliss.


    It was now Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team¡¯s turn to ept patients for today. Two days ago, the emergency department had already sent them two patients even though it wasn¡¯t their turn. However, the emergency department had especially requested Zhang Fan, so the other doctors didn¡¯t say anything. One patient had a closed fracture of the corbone, while the other had a closed fracture of the ankle joint. Both patients were given one day to rest and recuperate so that the swelling could go down as well as for pre-surgery checkups. Thus, these two surgeries were scheduled for today.


    Zhang Fan was on a 24-hour work shift today. One person in his medical team would need to stay in the department for the entire day to be in charge of hospitalization and discharge paperwork. That was because patients might be sent over to them at any time from the outpatient services section.


    ¡°Yanan, Brother Xue, which one of you two will stay in the department today?¡±


    ¡°Me!¡± Xue Fei was more than happy not to have to do any surgeries. Working on surgeries for an entire 24-hour work shift would likely result in no longer being able to feel one¡¯s legs anymore.


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    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll work on the surgeries with Yanan then. Doctor Li, would you prefer to participate in the surgeries or write the medical reports today?¡± Zhang Fan asked the female rotation doctor who had been assigned to his team. Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team was basically custom-made for him as the attending physician ranked higher than him was thezy type, while resident doctor Wang Yanan was his disciple.


    Doctor Li hesitated for a moment, and then answered, ¡°I¡¯ll write the medical reports, Teacher Zhang.¡± She was shorter than Wang Yanan, and also on the weaker side. Thus, she didn¡¯t intend to join a surgical department in the first ce.


    Zhang Fan had originally wanted to do a 70/30 ie split for the surgeries vs. writing the medical reports. However, he then calcted it and found that it was rather high for just writing the medical reports. Xue Fei and Wang Yanan also objected to paying so much for the medical reports. In the end, Zhang Fan set the medical report payment at 30 yuan per medical reportpleted. Separate medical reports were required for hospitalization and discharging a patient, so young Doctor Li would be really busy.


    ¡°Alright. You can stay in the department and write the medical reports then. This is my cafeteria card. Buy anything that you like for lunch with it.¡± Zhang Fan handed Doctor Li his cafeteria card.


    ¡°I have my own card, Teacher Zhang. There¡¯s no need.¡± She felt rather awkward.


    ¡°Your money is yours. You¡¯re working in our team and for our sake, so it¡¯s only normal that we should pay for your meals. Don¡¯t be shy.¡± Zhang Fan handed his card to Wang Yanan, who unhesitatingly stuffed the cafeteria card into Doctor Li¡¯s white doctor¡¯s jacket¡¯s pocket.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be shy, take it! You don¡¯t have any bonus money, so you should save as much money as you can,¡± Wang Yanan told Doctor Li.


    ¡°Thank you!¡± Doctor Li replied with a red face.


    ¡°Okay! Begin the surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan entered the operating room.


    Xu Xian and Li Yuze, the two graduate students in the department, had been trying to learn what they could about Zhang Fan. But even though they learned of his reputation, they had never seen Zhang Fan in action before, so they didn¡¯t really believe Zhang Fan¡¯s reputation.


    Xu Xian and Li Yuze also had their own surgery to work on. Xu Xian made up his mind that once he finished with his surgery, he would go over to observe Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery.


    The ice and snow were beginning to melt as it was spring. Due to governmental support for the border province, many major construction projects were beginning with the spring thaw. In the past, most orthopedic injuries had been due to identally falling over, especially for older people who then fractured a bone. Although older people injuring themselves was stillmon, this type of orthopedic injury had already decreased to be only the third mostmon type of orthopedic injury.


    The number one mostmon type of orthopedic injury was due to car idents, especially in the city. Even though it wasn¡¯t possible to drive that quickly in the cities, a car ident would easily cause a shattered bone. The second mostmon type was due to an ident at work.


    All three orthopedic departments had their own operating rooms, although the anesthesiologists and operating room nurses were shared. Still, the operating room head nurse really favored Zhang Fan, so she would always arrange things especially quickly for him.


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    ¡°Hey, Zhang Fan, you¡¯ve finally escaped the internal medicine departments. Now that you¡¯ve been permanently assigned, you haven¡¯t even treated me to a meal?¡± The operating room head nurse greeted Zhang Fan from far away when she saw that he had changed into surgical attire and entered the operating room.


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    ¡°Hello, head nurse. As you know, I have many surgeries. I figured that I¡¯d treat all the operating room nurses to a meal during some weekend,¡± Zhang Fan responded with a smile. Although he was wearing a surgical mask, the head nurse still felt reallyfortable because she could tell from his eyes that he was smiling.


    ¡°What, who among my nurses have you fallen in love with? Tell me in secret. I¡¯ll definitely help you conquer her.¡± The head nurse then intentionally came over right next to Zhang Fan. The distance between them seemed like she was touching him, but there was still a tiny bit of distance. However, Zhang Fan could smell the fragrance on her body and see her white neck up close, and even saw a faint hint of her cleavage. It seemed like she was wearing a ck bra!


    ¡°Haha, I really haven¡¯t. I already have a girlfriend!¡± Zhang Fan took a small imperceptible step backwards! He really couldn¡¯t handle the head nurse! He could only be defeated by a mature woman like her who had high emotional intelligence. If he didn¡¯t retreat, the head nurse would surelyugh at him forever!


    ¡°It¡¯s not like you¡¯re married yet. Besides, those who are married might also get divorced. Honest, the girls working under me are all really nice. You should get some more experience while you¡¯re still unmarried. Otherwise, you¡¯ll regret things.¡±


    ¡°Zhang Fan!¡± Wang Yanan finished changing and exited the women¡¯s changing room. She went over to the operating room already, but saw that Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t arrived yet. She then came over to see that Zhang Fan was chatting with the head nurse, so she called out to him, which ended up rescuing Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Head nurse, I¡¯m going to a surgery now.¡± Zhang Fan was about to slink away along the wall.


    ¡°Haha, go! Your little disciple is getting jealous!¡± the head nurse said this as if she was a cat!


    ¡°Haha!¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t dare to reply anymore.


    He entered the operating room only to receive a re from Wang Yanan. ¡°You¡¯d better stay away from her. Otherwise, I¡¯ll definitely report you to Shao Hua.¡±


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    ¡°What are you even thinking? Hurry up and wash your hands and disinfect.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t care at all. Wang Yanan was too young to understand still, but Zhang Fan understood quite well. The head nurse definitely had no romantic interest in him. This was simply her way of interacting with others.


    ¡°Hmph! Do you think that she¡¯s only passionate towards you? She treats all the slightly more skilled doctors the same way. I¡¯ve seen it several times,¡± Wang Yanan whispered to Zhang Fan. She was whispering because the operating room nurse and anesthesiologist had already arrived. She really had matured. If this had been before, she would have said such things out loud!


    ¡°Keep bbering. Hurry and wash your hands. Otherwise, I¡¯m going to start without you.¡± Zhang Fan was unable to exin it as Wang Yanan still wouldn¡¯t understand. Although Wang Yanan was only one year younger than he was, Zhang Fan was mentally around a 40-year-old¡¯s age!


    Zhang Fan washed his hands, disinfected, and draped. In the operating room, everything required standardized movements. Nobody was allowed to talk loudly. This was in order not to bother others, and also because the louder one spoke, the more likely it was for spit to fly out from one¡¯s mouth and contaminate the surgery area.


    Handwashing would require washing all the way up to the elbows. After the handwashing was finished, the doctor would need to keep his hands and arms straight in the air in order to ensure they were sterile. Requirements were even higher for the doctor¡¯s hands. Rings, watches, and so on were all forbidden. If the doctor¡¯s hands had any open wounds, then the doctor would bepletely forbidden from performing surgery!


    There were usually threeyers to draping. The threeyers added together would be about four centimeters. The specialized drapes would cover the patient¡¯s entire body. Only the part of the body for the surgery would be revealed.


    The surgery began. The first patient was the one with a corbone fracture. This was easy, incredibly easy for the current Zhang Fan. There was zero difficulty in this surgery for him now. However, even if it wasn¡¯t difficult at all, Zhang Fan was still highly vignt. No matter how small or major the surgery, it would be important to treat them all the same. Otherwise, a medical incident would ur sooner orter.


    Wang Yanan wanted to perform the surgery, but she saw that the bone had been shattered severely, so she didn¡¯t request to be the primary surgeon.


    ¡°Here, touch this location. The corbone is slightly curved. Also, look at this broken portion. This is the most fragile part of the corbone. When you put a metal te here, you absolutely need to adjust the metal te¡¯s shape. Otherwise, it won¡¯t adhere tightly to the bone. In that scenario, either the metal te will break or the bone won¡¯t fix itself properly in a few months from now.¡±


    Zhang Fan kept exining the important points to Wang Yanan as he performed surgery. Firstly, Wang Yanan was really respectful towards him. Any teaching doctor would like such a student regardless of gender. Secondly, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua getting along so well was also thanks to Wang Yanan helping out at the beginning. Back then, Zhang Fan had said that he would definitely help Wang Yanan secure her position in orthopedic department #1. Thirdly, she truly was treating Zhang Fan as her teacher. This was a way of helping each other out!


    About half an hourter, the first surgery concluded sessfully and the anesthesia ended.


    The medical equipment nurse and operating room nurse hurriedly cleaned up the medical equipment and all the drapes on the ground. They then ced everything in a tube that led to a room for cleaning this equipment.


    The hospital had special employees who would clean up all the medical equipment used in operations. They were waiting behind that tube. They would take away all of the contaminated medical equipment.


    Around 15 minutester, the anesthesiologist announced, ¡°Let¡¯s wash our hands!¡± Wang Yanan washed her hands and disinfected.


    They were sent a constant stream of patients. Three car ident victims arrived with open fractures. There was also a construction worker who was injured at a work site with a foot fracture that was also an open fracture. Near the end of the work shift, yet another open fracture arrived.


    What was an open fracture vs. a closed fracture?


    This was quite simple. An open fracture would be an injury where the bone was showing. This type of injury would require surgery as quickly as possible in order to prevent osteomyelitis. The longer before a patient received injury, the higher the chance of osteomyelitis.


    Meanwhile, closed fractures were broken bones that didn¡¯t prate the skin. These usually required the swelling to go down before a surgery could begin. If there was too much swelling, the surgeon wouldn¡¯t be able to sew up the skin after the surgery! This would be even more so for ces where the skin was thin. The swelling would absolutely have to go down first. This was why some patients would only receive surgery around three to four days, or even a week, after being hospitalized. This wasn¡¯t because the doctor was waiting for a red packet. It truly wouldn¡¯t be possible to do the surgery!


    Wang Yanan began to have a hard time afterpleting four surgeries. She really was tired after working for the entire day. Her back and legs were really sore. She was getting slightly hunched over after the fourth surgery ended. However, there were still more patients. The emergency department had already called to tell them that a hip bone fracture patient was soon arriving.


    ¡°You should go get some rest and tell Xue Fei to join me,¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I can still go on.¡± Wang Yanan felt that she could still keep going because Zhang Fan was still persisting.


    ¡°Listen to me. Surgery isn¡¯t something that can be done by doing as much as possible in a single day. Go get some rest!¡±


    ¡°But why aren¡¯t you getting any rest?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m one year older than you. Hurry and go get some rest.¡± Zhang Fan definitely wouldn¡¯t say something like ¡°because I¡¯m a man.¡± Otherwise, Wang Yanan would absolutely refuse to leave.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go get some rest.¡±


    Meanwhile, the day shift had already ended in the department. ¡°Howe you haven¡¯t left yet?¡± Xue Fei was ying on his cell phone while eating a boxed lunch as he said this to Xu Xian, who still hadn¡¯t left.


    ¡°Ah, I¡¯m in no hurry. I still haven¡¯t finished writing my medical reports.¡± Xu Xian and Zhang Fan had both finished their surgeries at the same time. Xu Xian needed to write medical reports and offer medical advice to the patients, which was why he didn¡¯t have the time to observe Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery, even though he had really wanted to. There was an especially high number of patients today, so he was waiting for Zhang Fan to ask for his help so that he could go andpare himself to Zhang Fan.


    This was amon problem to those who were really smart. They would be unwilling to submit to others. There was nothing wrong with this. If you wanted to make progress, you would need to have an attitude and spirit that weren¡¯t submissive.


    Orthopedic department #1¡¯s nurse station didn¡¯t seem like it was time to get off work at all. There were so many patients today that the day shift¡¯s nurses were working overtime even though the night shift nurses had already arrived.


    The orthopedic department #1 head nurse Lian Juan didn¡¯t leave, either. There were too many new patients hospitalized today. She needed to watch over things, otherwise there would easily be an incident.


    ¡°Does patient #8 still have fluids? He rang his bell!¡± Liao Juanmanded the nurses from the nurse station.


    ¡°Head nurse, this patient has two sets of medicine. This set is vitamins. Please help me change it as there¡¯s too much for me to do alone!¡± a nurse requested.


    ¡°You only know how to order me around!¡± Although Liao Juan wasining, she still instantly went over to help change the medicine.


    ¡°Sigh! Xue Fei, your Zhang Fan really is like a maneki neko. He has so many patients when it¡¯s his shift,¡± Liao Juanmented to Xue Fei after she finished changing the medicine. She saw that he was idly eating his food while ying on his cell phone.


    ¡°Have you eaten yet? Come eat with me if you haven¡¯t,¡± Xue Fei offered.


    ¡°You¡¯re only calling me after you leave nothing but leftovers? There¡¯s no sincerity in your offer at all. We¡¯re ridiculously busy. None of us nurses have gotten to eat dinner yet. Go buy some Kentucky Fried Chicken for us.¡±


    Xue Fei was just about to find some excuse not to do anything when Wang Yanan dragged her leaden body into the department. ¡°Go to the operating room. There¡¯s yet another patient for us. It¡¯s a hip bone fracture.¡±


    ¡°Hey! Why is it so busy today?¡± Xue Fei remarked as he got up to go to the operating room. If he still didn¡¯t do any work now, that would really be considered shameless of him.


    Rotation doctor Little Li was both in pain and happy. No other department would give a rotation doctor any money for writing medical reports. That was work that you were supposed to do regardless! But in Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team, he paid her money as well as paid for her meals. It was just that there were so many medical reports. She had barely gotten up from her chair all day. Still, she was happy that she had earned over 100 yuan today already.


    Xu Xian nced at Wang Yanan, but didn¡¯t say anything. ¡®That¡¯s five surgeries you¡¯ve worked on. You probably won¡¯t be able to take any more even if you¡¯re as strong as a bull!¡¯


    Another car ident urred during rush hour. The ambnce brought over two more bone fracture patients. Then, it became 11:00 p.m., yet Zhang Fan was still busy performing surgeries. Xu Xian had been waiting in the department for all this time for Zhang Fan to ask for his help. The end result was that Wang Yanan had a meal, took a nap, and then returned to the operating room. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯te out at all.


    Xu Xian checked the time again. It was almost 1:00 a.m. now. Zhang Fan had been performing surgeries nonstop since about 9:00 a.m., which caused Xu Xian¡¯s face to pale. No matter what Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery skill level was like, Xu Xian could only admit that he didn¡¯t have as much stamina as Zhang Fan. Surgery, especially orthopedic surgery, was a physically demanding job!


    Meanwhile, Little Li who was writing medical reports no longer felt any happiness. She only felt pain!


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 Chapter 304: Third option

    <h4>Chapter 304: Third option</h4>


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    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    Zhang Fan worked his hardest during his first 24-hour work shift in orthopedic department #1 for the sake of awing others. Sometimes, it really would be difficult to makeparisons between surgeons, especially when it came to standard surgeries. Everyone would im that they were the best at performing surgeries. Highly difficult surgeries were of course much rarer and fewer in number, so the difficult surgeries wouldn¡¯t be encountered every day. So, Zhang Fan worked on so many surgeries in session as his way of showing off directly to everyone. He was coarsely announcing to the department that he had arrived!


    Doctors were schrs. It would be rare in any department or hospital for there to be vicious infighting to the point where things became incredibly direct, unless there was something critical on the line such as a vacant superintendent or director position. Normally,petition between doctors was more moderate. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to wait. He didn¡¯t want to waste his time on such a thing. That was why he used such a coarse method to dere his arrival!


    Zhang Fan had worked as the primary surgeon on seven surgeries in a row. He was already working with his third set of anesthesiologist, operating room nurse, and medical equipment nurse. His surgical assistant had been either Wang Yanan or Xue Fei for every surgery. Xue Fei was absolutely exhausted by the end of thest surgery. He immediately copsed on the ground of the operating room, and was unable to get up again!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, you must be really tired. Hurry and get some rest! Seven surgeries, that¡¯s really incredible!¡± a slightly older nurse eximed.


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    Zhang Fan had been waiting for her words. Wang Yanan and Xue Fei had alreadypletely copsed on the ground as if they had died. They were unwilling to even open their mouths, much less waste energy through speaking.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. This is nothing. I haven¡¯t performed surgery for so long. I still haven¡¯t had enough fun yet!¡± Zhang Fan said with augh. He then helped the nurses to clean up.


    Was he actually tired? Yes, he was exhausted, and had only been making things up. Right now, he was forcing himself to go on in order to act cool!


    ¡°Hey! Doctor Zhang, don¡¯t you move any more. We can clean this up by ourselves.¡± Another nurse hurriedly took away what Zhang Fan was holding.


    ¡°I¡¯m really not tired.¡± Zhang Fan smiled.


    ¡°Even if you¡¯re not tired, immediately get some rest, go to the bathroom, and so on!¡±


    Zhang Fan really wanted to make a snarkyment that nobody capable was here, but nobody would follow up on his joke anymore. The nurses had finished cleaning up and left already. Xue Fei and Wang Yanan were already both fast asleep on the ground!


    Although Zhang Fan felt that his pretentiousness hadn¡¯t been very effective, everyone in the surgical departments, especially the orthopedic departments, learned by the next day of a new rumor.Read more chapter at


    ¡°Have you heard? Zhang Fan performed seven surgeries in session yesterday! He even imed that he had just begun after he finished the seventh, asking if there were any more for him to do!¡±


    ¡°For real?¡±


    ¡°Did you hear?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Zhang Fan is intending on dominating the operating rooms!¡±


    ¡°Then what are we supposed to do? Heh! Not only is he skilled, he has as much stamina as a cow used for plowing the fields. Is he gonna let the rest of us make a living?¡±


    ...This was a conversation between two orthopedic surgeons.


    The next morning, Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team reported their work from the previous day at the daily morning meeting for the sake of those taking their shift. Zhang Fan began, ¡°43 patients originally. 11 were discharged, while 12 new patients were hospitalized. 10 surgeriespleted yesterday, including...¡±


    He needed to report about all the new patients, discharged patients, surgeries, and the patients¡¯ conditions in the morning as well as night.


    Did the patients feel any pain? Did they have a fever? How was the pain and fever dealt with? What medicine was used? Did the patients have bleeding? Did the bleeding soak through their gauze? All of this needed to be reported; this was the doctors¡¯ daily work.


    Maybe many people would think that surgeons would only perform surgeries on a daily basis, with nothing else to do, but that wasn¡¯t the case at all. Other than some veteran surgeons who had worked for many years already, surgeons would also have to observe the patients¡¯ condition and write medical reports. This would take just as much time as performing surgeries. That was why doctors were busy. They didn¡¯t have any choice but to be busy. For instance, medical reports were required to bepleted within a certain amount of time, especially now since all medical reports were typed onputers. A major medical report would need to bepleted within X hours. After this time passed, theputer system wouldn¡¯t even allow you to work on the medical report anymore. The doctor would then only be able to wait for being scolded and fined. The hospital leadership wouldn¡¯t care just how many surgeries the doctor had to perform that led to thete medical report.


    Zhang Fan reported on all the patients¡¯ condition. The other doctors in orthopedic department #1 were so astonished that their mouths were wide open. The other doctors on dutybined had only performed three surgeries, while Zhang Fan had personally performed the other seven. All the other doctors couldn¡¯t help but wonder if Zhang Fan was really human!


    Normally, if there were too many patients, then the other doctors would share the patients with other medical teams. However, Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team performed every single surgery without asking for a single bit of help. Of course the other doctors would be astonished!


    Director Gao spoke after Zhang Fan finished reporting. ¡°In the future, if there¡¯s a high number of surgery patients, ask for help if at all possible. Don¡¯t wear yourself out from fatigue.¡±


    ¡°Alright, Director!¡±


    After reporting on yesterday¡¯s patients would then be discussion of tomorrow¡¯s nned surgeries. Normally, for any surgery which wasn¡¯t an emergency surgery, the surgery would always need to be discussed with the entire department. What surgical method, what medical equipment was necessary, and so on would all need to be nned beforehand.


    ¡°Tomorrow it¡¯s our medical team¡¯s patient #16, who has an oblique fracture of the femur. Her checkups will bepleted today, and we n on scheduling her metal te internal fixation surgery for the femur tomorrow. We will use titanium alloy locking metal tes...¡± Zhou Chengfu began discussing a patient belonging to his medical team.


    Zhang Fan started frowning as he listened to this discussion as he disagreed with the proposed method.


    There was much debate in medical society regarding femur fracture surgeries. There were two main schools of thought due to the traits of the femur bone. This was also because the femur bone¡¯s nutrition and blood supply had two systems, one being the microcapiries crawling along the periosteum, and the other being the blood vessels within the bone marrow.


    Surgery was for the sake of helping to treat patients. However, any open treatment method would also cause damage to the body. Doctors were constantly trying their best to improve surgery methods in order to reduce the damage done to the body.


    For instance, there were two standard treatment methods for femur fractures. They were both internal fixation methods.


    The first was to use a metal te to affix the broken bone. The advantage of this method was that it was simple and direct. The downside was also quite obvious. It would damage arge amount of the periosteum. This fixation method was also overly firm. Bones weren¡¯t like wood, where firmer was better. Actually, a bone fracture would heal the best and fastest with a firm fixation that also allowed for the bone fracture to slightly move with less than two millimeters of freedom. Although this sounded contradictory, this was indeed the biological trait of how bone fractures healed.


    The other type of internal fixation was intramedury fixation. A hole would be opened up in the femur so that an intramedury nail could be inserted into the bone. The fracture would then be affixed at the distant end. The benefit of this was axial fixation. Not only would this barely damage the periosteum, it would evenplement the biological trait of how bone fractures healed. The downside to this was also rather obvious. This method would damage the blood supply system inside the bone marrow.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t prefer either method. He preferred to select the most appropriate method based on the patient¡¯s overall condition.


    Zhou Chengfu finished introducing the patient¡¯s condition and the surgery n. He then looked towards Director Gao. In any surgical department, the primary physician for the patient would first create the surgery n, and then the director would determine whether to go ahead with the surgery or not, when to do it, and who would perform it. The director was basically the final step of approval for any surgery.


    Director Gao nced at the X-ray from the projector, and then told everyone, ¡°Let¡¯s discuss this surgery. Everyone can state their own ideas.¡±


    At any hospital, especially the surgical departments, normally everyone would be friendly with each other and all cooperate during any surgery, but it was alsomon for people to get really angry during debates over surgical ns. This was even more so for different surgical methods with no absolute academic support for one type or the other.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll speak up first. I think that intramedury fixation would be better for this fixation. This patient is a woman in her 60s, so there will be too much damage to the periosteum with metal te fixation. It will be difficult for the patient to recover afterwards. Having to remove the metal te will cause a second round of damage to her body,¡± said a second-highest level certification doctor from another medical team.


    Currently, a resident doctor from Zhou Chengfu¡¯s medical team was recording everything that was discussed for this surgery n. Everyone¡¯s opinions would need to be recorded in the medical report.


    ¡°Yes, it will cause damage to the periosteum, but I doubt there will be a second round of damage. This patient is already in her 60s. Nowadays, the titanium alloy metal tes are already the antibacterial type. At her advanced age, there¡¯s no need to remove the metal te. Besides, is there no damage with intramedury fixation? The patient¡¯s not young anymore, and the bone will mainly rely on the bone marrow for blood supply, so metal te fixation will absolutely be better than intramedury fixation.¡±


    The doctors began to speak their differing opinions, going in turn by highest ranks first. Not all surgeries would have these discussions. However, any surgery type with no established superior surgical method would always spark heated debates about the surgery. This was an academic debate, as well as a fight for benefits. This would determine who had more influence within the department.


    By the time that the attending physicians and resident doctors could speak their opinions, all they had to do was support one side or the other. The doctors with either second-highest level certification or highest-level certification would have already expressed the advantages and downsides of both methods quite clearly. The resident doctors didn¡¯t need to say anything apart from which side they supported! In this type of situation, if the director wasn¡¯t skilled enough topletely suppress everyone, the department would then turn into a battlefield that had apleteck of unity.


    Orthopedic department #1 had five medical teams in total. Two medical teams supported metal te fixation, while the other two teams supported intramedury fixation. Thest team was Zhang Fan¡¯s new medical team. Finally, it was his team¡¯s members¡¯ turn to speak their opinions.


    ¡°Xue Fei.¡± Director Gao called for Xue Fei¡¯s opinion directly.


    ¡°I think that both will be alright!¡± Xue Fei was the type who didn¡¯t care either way. Still, what he said was technically correct. Indeed, both types of surgery were alright for the patient. There wasn¡¯t enough evidence to conclusively determine that one type of surgery was better than the other!


    ¡°Zhang Fan.¡± Director Gao gave Xue Fei a sidelong nce before naming Zhang Fan directly.


    Everyone turned to look at Zhang Fan in unison.


    The veteran doctors who had seen Zhang Fan¡¯s aplishments wanted to hear his opinion. Even though they knew that he wouldn¡¯t be able toe up with anything new, they still looked over in his direction. The younger doctors, especially Xu Xian who had recently joined the department, also wanted to hear Zhang Fan¡¯s opinion. Xu Xian personally felt that intramedury fixation was much better in this scenario, and he wanted to see if Zhang Fan would agree with him.


    However, Zhang Fan¡¯s reply shocked everyone. ¡°I feel that neither of the two surgery types are appropriate!¡±


    ¡°What? You want to try external fixation? Isn¡¯t that just ridiculous!?¡± A second-highest level certification doctor from Zhou Chengfu¡¯s medical team immediately became annoyed.


    External fixation was yet another fixation method. To exin simply, it would be like constructing a metal support outside a building. Bone fractures could also be affixed by this method. The obvious advantage was that this would give the body very little damage. However, the downsides were also really obvious. This method was highly unadaptable as well as prone to infection. Postoperative care for this method was also really difficult.


    Femur bone fractures weren¡¯t suitable for external fixation in the first ce. It would be impossible to use external fixation in this scenario. That was why this hasty second-highest level certification doctor had interrupted Zhang Fan. Although this was slightly rude, his feelings were understandable.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind. He simply smiled, and responded, ¡°Doctor Chen, do you think that external fixation is possible for this surgery?¡±


    Zhang Fan intended to dominate this department now that he was permanently assigned here. He wouldn¡¯t be able to dominate by being humble, especially when it came to academic debates. He would have to show his skills. Since this Doctor Chen had interrupted him, then Zhang Fan would remind him to use his brains first before trying to interrupt again in the future!


    ¡°Oh! That¡¯s obviously impossible.¡± Doctor Chen instantly lost his momentum. He broke out in a cold sweat at Zhang Fan¡¯s question. He realized that Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t mentioned anything at all about external fixation. ¡®Oof! I was too reckless,¡¯ Doctor Chen warned himself!


    ¡°Continue! Talk about the surgery,¡± Director Gao interrupted. He was expressionless, without showing joy or sadness while folding his arms. He also wanted to hear Zhang Fan¡¯s thoughts. To be honest, Director Gao also favored intramedury fixation for this particr surgery.


    Zhang Fan got up and lightly adjusted his white doctor¡¯s coat. He seemed just like a grandmaster from ancient times who was flinging theurels of his coat before going up on stage.


    A powerful aura seemed to appear around Zhang Fan. *Click!* Zhang Fan opened up a foldable stic ruler used for measuring bones and walked towards the projector.


    ¡°Everyone, please take a look here! The femur was fractured in the middle. This is an oblique fracture as well as an unstable fracture. However, the bone fracture didn¡¯t move too much from its original position. This is also a closed fracture. Whenbining the above factors with the patient¡¯s age, my opinion is to use intramedury fixation.¡±


    Right after Zhang Fan finished saying this, he heard many doctors condescendingly saying ¡°tsk¡±. Director Gao also furrowed his eyebrows, but then he thought things over and returned to being expressionless. Xu Xian was also slightly disappointed. He felt that Zhang Fan had disyed a powerful aura but said only meaningless things.


    ¡®I suppose that¡¯s all he can say!¡¯ Xu Xian thought to himself.


    Everyone had missed the fact that Zhang Fan¡¯s statement didn¡¯t fit the two mostmon methods of surgery for this type of femur fracture. Only Director Gao understood, but this type of surgery¡¯s difficulty was extremely hard.


    ¡°Closed intramedury fixation!¡± Zhang Fan announced.


    ¡°Closed intramedury fixation?¡± Someone couldn¡¯t help but repeat Zhang Fan¡¯s words questioningly. This surgical method only had one extra wordpared to the normal method. However, the difficulty would be multiplied exponentially! Only the doctors with second-highest level certification or higher would even understand how difficult this surgery was.


    The doctors with second-highest level certification all exchanged nces with doubt rather than shock. Meanwhile, the attending physicians and resident doctors who hadn¡¯t learned as much yet all had looks ofplete confusion. What even was closed intramedury fixation? For instance, Xue Fei didn¡¯t know!


    Closed intramedury fixation was actually quite simple to exin. This was directly affixing the fracture without cutting open the skin to reveal the fracture. The doctor would be doing everything blindly. This had far too high a requirement for the doctor¡¯s skill level. Additionally, this method was only normally used for rtively stable fractures. Yet, normal hospitals and doctors still wouldn¡¯t choose this method even for stable fractures.


    Even though this method would be the least damaging for the patient¡¯s body, it would be too dangerous for the doctor because the doctor was doing things blindly. A medical incident or the bone fracture not setting in a proper location would be far more likely to ur. Even a single millimeter¡¯s difference could ruin bone fracture fixation. If the fixation wasn¡¯t done properly, or if the fixation caused the bone fracture to move at an angle, that would cause the bone fracture to heal in a distorted shape, which would result in a medical incident. Once a medical incident urred, then nobody would care if the doctor had originally done this for the sake of the patient. Thus, this type of surgery wasn¡¯t seen at all in lower-level hospitals. Even in major hospitals, only directors would typically dare to use such a method.


    ¡°Bro, this is an oblique unstable fracture, not a stable fracture! Are you absolutely certain that you can guarantee everything would be restored to exact anatomical position?¡± another second-highest level certification doctor said in a tone which sounded regretful or helpless.


    This was the helpless part about being a doctor. Doctors wouldn¡¯t dare to attempt something new until their skills were good enough. They wouldn¡¯t dare to take the next step.


    ¡°Yes, I can!¡± Zhang Fan stated seriously in front of the projector while holding on to the bone ruler.


    ¡°Oh! You can.¡± The other second-highest level certification doctors all fell silent. This was because Zhang Fan¡¯s aplishments were too scary! They both believed and doubted whether Zhang Fan could aplish this. They felt really conflicted inside!


    The original secret whispers discussing the surgery n had all vanished. Everything becamepletely silent! The doctors didn¡¯t even exchange nces with each other. They all quietly looked at Director Gao, who looked straight at Zhang Fan.


    Finally, Director Gao spoke up. ¡°Have you used this method before?¡± Chasu City Hospital was considered a lower-level hospital. No matter how skilled someone was, the first question to ask for any special surgery was if the doctor had any experience with that method already! Major hospitals would have all sorts of insurance for doctors to dare and try new methods, but lower-level hospitals had to focus on safety first and foremost. What was a lower-level hospital? All hospitals in China which weren¡¯t ranked in the top 30 would be considered lower-level hospitals!


    That was the difference between lower-level hospitals and top-ranked hospitals. The top-ranked hospitals would have more modern medical equipment and doctors with better academic qualifications, and would be able to learn newer medical treatment methods at a quicker pace. Lower-level hospitals wouldn¡¯t even be able to dream about performing high-level research. Lower-level hospitals would only be able to treat moremon diseases.


    Did you want to take risks with something new? Without even mentioning the patient¡¯s family, the hospital would break the doctor¡¯s leg first!


    There were benefits and downsides to this. There was no right or wrong. However, there was something quite apparent about China¡¯s medical system. The heavy responsibility of researching had been left to the top-level hospitals, leading to a slowdown in medical advancements. Still, this really did serve to decrease the number of medical incidents. This awkwardly sounded like it was both good and bad for the patients.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve done it before!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s face didn¡¯t even redden from telling this white lie. Although he had never used this method in real life before, he had practiced it countless times in his System already. He had also practiced orthopedic surgery techniques far more than other types of surgery techniques before. This was what gave him his confidence and a guarantee!


    ¡°You¡¯re certain?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m certain!¡±


    Director Gao contemted and hesitated! It seemed as if several centuries had passed when it only took around a dozen seconds. He then turned around, and said, ¡°Doctor Chen, what do you think?¡±


    Although Director Gao was asking for an opinion, he was actually giving Doctor Chen a way to save face. Director Gao was already intending on letting Zhang Fan try!


    Everyone here understood what Director Gao really meant. Even if Doctor Chen disagreed, it wouldn¡¯t matter at all. Director Gao would still give the patient to Zhang Fan. If Doctor Chen disagreed, yet Zhang Fan still aplished the surgery sessfully, that would really make things difficult for Doctor Chen in the future!


    This was the might of a department director, and the authority that most doctors would want to have for themselves.


    ¡°This surgery is really difficult! I wouldn¡¯t have any guarantee at all, Director!¡± Doctor Chen could use a severe or casual tone with Zhang Fan, but Doctor Chen would have to be a lot more respectful with Gao Shijun.


    ¡°How about I work on this surgery together with Doctor Zhang?¡± Director Gao inquired. This way, he could protect Zhang Fan by forcibly taking charge of the surgery. Was there risk to this? Yes, a significant amount. If Zhang Fan was incapable of performing the treatment, or if a medical incident urred, then Director Gao would have a hard time or even lose his position as director.


    Still, Director Gao was willing to trust in Zhang Fan and give thetter an opportunity to improve his skills. This was because doctors cared more about skills than politics. As long as someone could prove their talent in a profession like doctor, then others would give such a doctor development opportunities. The difference would be in the degree of opportunity.


    Director Gao was truly helping Zhang Fan with everything possible. Director Gao was the epitome of a great doctor! He was taking on the risks himself so that the younger generation could make progress. There were so many doctors like him in the profession! These doctors would be the foundation of the Chinese medical system!


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll also help out!¡± Doctor Chen didn¡¯t try to add any insults or be a bystander. While academic theories could be debated, once a surgery n was established, then the rest would be all about cooperation. That was how an excellent hospital department would work!


    ¡°Okay! All non-emergency surgeries for tomorrow will be canceled! Everyone shall observe Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery!¡± Director Gao finally smiled. Since things were like this now, he decided to give Zhang Fan an even greater boost which might help thetter to fly even higher and earlier!


    All the doctors then turned to look towards Zhang Fan, who was smiling just as much as Director Gao as he made a loud clicking sound with his bone ruler!

 Chapter 305: Gentle sigh

    <h4>Chapter 305: Gentle sigh</h4>


    After the morning meeting ended, Director Gao led Zhang Fan and the others for the daily patient checkups. Normally, Director Gao would only take all the department¡¯s doctors for the weekly Monday major patient checkup. But now, not only was he the director of the department, he was also the medical team leader in name of Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team. That was why he needed to do patient checkups whenever he had time. This was due to China¡¯s three-tiered medical system!


    Of course, rotation doctor Little Li continued to ve over the medical reports. Yesterday night, she had to work overtime until almost 2:00 a.m., even if she didn¡¯t have to participate in the surgeries. She had to write every single medical report all by herself.


    When Little Li first joined Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team, she had a really good impression of him. Zhang Fan seemed really nice, and wasn¡¯t arrogant at all. However, her opinion of Zhang Fan was now theplete opposite after experiencing so much overtimest night.


    ¡°He¡¯s just a smiling schemer. He¡¯ll give you a little bit of money in exchange for vebor!¡± Little Li¡¯s eyes were sore, her back was stiff, and she almost copsed under the heavy weight of all the medical reports she printed yesterday. Her first 24-hour work shift in orthopedic department #1 made her want to quit already! This was how surgery was. It would be difficult to work in any surgical department without having good physical strength. A single overtime shift would make you copse!


    ¡°Director! You¡¯re here.¡± A patient¡¯s family member politely offered his hand for a handshake.


    ¡°Haha, yeah, checkups, we¡¯re doing patient checkups right now.¡± Director Gao was a bit confused. Who was this?


    ¡°I¡¯m Little Cheng from the Bureau of Finance. Last time, I was also there when our bureau chief treated you to a meal,¡± the patient¡¯s family member exined hurriedly upon seeing Director Gao¡¯s confusion.


    ¡°Oh! Little Cheng, I see. You¡¯re rted to this patient?¡±


    ¡°Yes, this is my mother. Some idiot crashed into her yesterday.¡±


    As the patient checkups continued, it turned out that many of the patients or their family knew who Director Gao was! This was due to his fame and glory from all his hard work in the area! Even if Director Gao didn¡¯t know who most of the people greeting him were, they knew who he was! His face was basically like his own name card, something quitemon in a smaller city of China.


    ¡°After the patient checkups are over, you should go back home and rest. You have a surgery to perform tomorrow. You absolutely must get proper rest,¡± Director Gao told Zhang Fan during a free period in between checking up on patients. He really understood and trusted in Zhang Fan¡¯s skills, which was why he didn¡¯t ask something like whether Zhang Fan had a guarantee of sess. Director Gao was more of the schrly type, unlike Superintendent Ouyang who was sharp with her words.


    ¡°Okay, Director,¡± replied Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, your patient #16 has a fever of 37.7 degrees. Shall we deal with it or not?¡± The nurses were also checking up on the patients together with the nurses. However, the doctors were checking from the head down, while the nurses were checking from the feet up. It was the opposite of the doctors¡¯ checkups. Orthopedic department #1 head nurse Liao Juan came over to make her presence known to Director Gao, Zhang Fan, and the others. Usually, she wouldn¡¯t need toe notify the doctors of such things, as the regr nurses would do it.


    ¡°Head nurse, physical cooling should be sufficient. I¡¯lle over and give medical advice in a bit.¡± Zhang Fan was about to enter a patient room when Liao Juan arrived, so he stopped. Director Gao also stopped because Zhang Fan had stopped.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go deal with it for you right now. Still, I must scold you. You really must care more about your own body. You worked on surgeries for an entire day. The director felt so much pain at seeing you like that. While you were in the operating room yesterday, Director Gao phoned me several times to ask about your situation,¡± Liao Juan said with a smile as she gently pushed Zhang Fan. She then left! She hade over to especially tell him this!


    This was just how people were. A good rtionship would be built up slowly over time through daily interaction, especially when there was a difference of status between two people. Many nurses who had both connections and experience wanted to rece Liao Juan as the head nurse of orthopedic department #1, but they were all unable to secure the position due to Director Gao. Nobody would have it easy. Without small daily interactions like this, Liao Juan wouldn¡¯t have secured her own position so well!


    ¡°Do you hear her? Pay more attention in the future and don¡¯t work so hard,¡± Director Gao said as a continuation.


    ¡°Okay, Director, I won¡¯t do it again in the future. There won¡¯t be any need!¡±


    ¡°Oh, you brat! What, did I say something wrong, Xue Fei?¡± Director Gao suddenly turned around! Director Gao and Zhang Fan had been walking together at the front. Originally, Zhang Fan¡¯s spot should have been Xue Fei¡¯s, but Xue Fei was more than happy to be more free, so he didn¡¯t want to stay in the front. Thus, Xue Fei had been walking together with Wang Yanan in the back while silently imitating Director Gao for Wang Yanan and Little Li. Yet, he was caught in the act by Director Gao!


    ¡°Yes, of course you¡¯re right, Director.¡± Xue Fei was so scared that he felt like his soul was about to leave his body. That was just how he was. He loved to y around and would never mature!


    Director Gao had taught many disciples already. Xue Fei was a strange one among his disciples. While Xue Fei was a nice person with good moral character, he really wasn¡¯t motivated at all. He would always ck off whenever possible, and would always choose ying mahjong over working overtime!


    ¡°Sigh!¡± Director Gao really couldn¡¯t do anything.


    Director Gao left after the patient checkups ended. Even though Director Gao had told Zhang Fan to go home and rest, Zhang Fan was unable to do so due to all the remaining work. Little Li was about to copse already. Xue Fei seemed like he was about to rip off his doctor¡¯s coat and leave.


    ¡°Brother Xue, don¡¯t be in a rush. Change the medicine! You take five patients, and I¡¯ll take five patients!¡±


    ¡°An attending physician like me has to change medicine?¡± Xue Fei was unhappy about this.


    ¡°Stopining. Wang Yanan helped me with almost all of the surgeries yesterday. She¡¯s still going to help Little Li write the medical reports and get theb result sheets today. There¡¯s a bunch of patients being discharged today as well. How about you go write medical reports instead?¡± Zhang Fan grabbed Xue Fei by the arm and refused to allow thetter to leave.


    ¡°Sigh! I have such a hard life! Fine, act like my ancestor!¡± Only Zhang Fan amongst all the resident doctors would dare to treat Xue Fei like this as Xue Fei was still an attending physician.


    Patient checkups, changing the medicine, talking with the patients¡¯ family members, and giving medical advice. That was how the morning passed. Counting yesterday¡¯s 24-hour shift, Zhang Fan had now been at the hospital for 28 hours consecutively. This was the standard work schedule for a doctor.


    Shao Hua was going crazy at home by the time that Zhang Fan returned at noon. Originally, the two of them had reserved an appointment to go purchase furniture together. Starting from 10:00 a.m., the furniture store had been constantly calling Shao Hua to inquire when she would being, yet Zhang Fan still hadn¡¯te back home yet. Shao Hua knew that Zhang Fan¡¯s work was special and that she shouldn¡¯t call him if there wasn¡¯t any emergency. Still, Zhang Fan was running quitete.


    Why was Shao Hua so anxious? It was because this furniture was supposed to be the new furniture for their engagement. Shao Hua had especially asked for the entire morning off from her work for this. But in the end, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯te. When she heard Zhang Fan opening the door, Shao Hua hurriedly pretended to be angry. Although she wasn¡¯t truly angry, she was still somewhat dissatisfied, so she wanted to scare Zhang Fan a little.


    However, she was no longer able to pretend to be angry when she saw him. Zhang Fan seemed as if he had aged 10 years over the past day of nonstop work. His footsteps were heavy and loud. His lips werepletely dry. It seemed like he was about to drop his bag.


    Shao Hua¡¯s heart truly hurt for him. She hurriedly went around the sofa and took his bag while supporting him and gently saying, ¡°You worked overtime on surgeries again? Get some rest while I prepare some chicken soup for you.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m a little tired!¡± This was the payback Zhang Fan received for acting so pretentious with working on so many surgeries. He was exhausted, truly exhausted. He didn¡¯t even have the energy to say a few extra words. He then fell over onto the sofa as if his bones had gone soft.


    In just a few minutes, Zhang Fan already fell asleep! Shao Hua had finished heating up food for him. Her parents had gone to the farm. ¡°Zhang Fan, hurry and eat something and then wash up before you go to sleep. I¡¯ll call my parents and tell them to return a bitter than normal. That way, you can get some quiet rest.¡±


    Zhang Fan recovered slightly and asked Shao Hua, ¡°It¡¯s fine. Howe you didn¡¯t go to work today?¡±


    ¡°Well, I guess that you must be really tired today...¡±


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯m so sorry. I truly apologize. How about we go this afternoon?¡± Zhang Fan finally remembered that they were supposed to go furniture shopping.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. You don¡¯t need to worry about it. Hurry and eat something. We can go purchase furniture anytime.¡± Shao Hua was almost about to cry. Why was Zhang Fan even busier now that he was no longer a rotation doctor?


    Zhang Fan ate a meal. Shao Hua prepared his pajamas and adjusted the shower water temperature for him. Zhang Fan took a short shower and then got into the bed that Shao Hua had made for him. Zhang Fan then fell asleep before Shao Hua could even close the curtains and bedroom door. She then gently closed the door with a sigh!

 Chapter 306: Not letting him sew

    <h4>Chapter 306: Not letting him sew</h4>


    Zhang Fan slept extremely well. He fell asleep around 1:00 p.m. and reached a deep state of sleep almost instantly. He slept all the way until 8:00 p.m. or so, reaching the point where he felt dizzy after finally waking up. Why had he slept so well? It was because he had performed too many surgeries, and also because his surgical assistants had been Wang Yanan, who was a young woman, or Xue Fei, who was rather unreliable.


    Zhang Fan basically did all the work for adjusting the metal tes¡¯ shape, piecing together the bones, operating the electrotome, and putting nails in. All of this work was simr to what a carpenter would do when assembling furniture. This was heavy physical work on top of not being able to walk around at all, so Zhang Fan used up much energy. There was also the problem of the hospital¡¯s food. Both lunch and dinner were boiled lettuce and boiled potatoes. There was no meat at all. There wasn¡¯t even much grease. This food was truly an exemry example of health food.


    However, this food was far too insufficient for doctors like Zhang Fan who had so much physical exertion. The calories gained from such food which had no fat or protein would be used up by adjusting two metal tes¡¯ shapes. Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t have been so tired if he had more high-quality food, as his System was capable of rapidly absorbing all of the energy from the food. Even the superintendent had been changed several times, yet the cafeteria food supplier couldn¡¯t be changed. This really was rather strange!


    Zhang Fan felt slightly better after he shook his head. He then got out of bed and exited the bedroom to see that Shao Hua¡¯s parents and Shao Hua were sitting on the sofa like wooden mannequins who weren¡¯t talking or even watching television.


    ¡°Howe you guys aren¡¯t watching TV?¡± Zhang Fanmented as he went to the bathroom.


    ¡°Shao Hua was afraid that we would wake you up!¡± Shao Hua¡¯s father pouted. He was slightly unhappy and acted like a tattling child. When Shao Hua called her parents and asked them toe homete, they had roamed around the farm for an entire afternoon with the food they gathered there until Shao Hua finally got home from work.


    When Shao Hua¡¯s parents returned home, Shao Hua¡¯s father wanted to watch the news on TV and said that he would turn the volume down really low. However, Shao Hua wouldn¡¯t agree to this at all. It wasn¡¯t that she was being unreasonable, but rather that she really felt pained about Zhang Fan¡¯s condition today, which was why she rejected her father¡¯s efforts to watch TV so directly. Now that Zhang Fan had woken up, Shao Hua¡¯s father started tattling.


    Zhang Fan cleaned himself up and exited the bathroom. He smiled and told Shao Hua¡¯s parents, ¡°I was rather tired today. I wouldn¡¯t have heard anything outside no matter what. Feel free to do what you like in the future if I¡¯m sleeping after working a night shift. It wouldn¡¯t wake me up even if you start singing at home.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not like you¡¯ll lose anything if you don¡¯t watch TV for a day. It¡¯s important to get good rest. You¡¯re working a job that affects human lives, so you absolutely must get proper rest. Let¡¯s eat dinner. You must be hungry. Today, we¡¯re having big te of chicken with noodles, one of your favorites. The chicken is from the farm. It has a great taste!¡± said Shao Hua¡¯s mother as she red at her husband.


    ¡°Really? I was wondering what the good smell was. Oh! By the way, someone gave me two bottles of Moutai wine. Sir, try it out and see if it¡¯s real or not!¡±


    ¡°Ha! You think he can actually discern if the wine¡¯s real Moutai wine or not?¡± remarked Shao Hua¡¯s mother as she left. Shao Hua¡¯s father almost fainted out of anger with his proudest skill being looked down upon.


    ¡°Of course I can detect the wine¡¯s quality! Let me tell you, I¡¯ve drunk more wine than you have water!¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father was about to chase after his wife to argue, so Zhang Fan hurriedly brought out the wine that orthopedic department #1¡¯s medicine supplier merchant had given him a few days ago during a departmental meal. ¡°Sir, check this out, this is the proper brand¡¯s wrapping, right?¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s father was just like a young child in his old age who needed to be appeased. He acted all serious as he looked over the wine several times over. ¡°Yeah! There¡¯s likely no problem!¡±


    ¡°Teehee!¡± Shao Hua almostughed out loud. Zhang Fan rolled his eyes at her, while she covered her mouth and stood up while holding in herughter. Shao Hua then said towards the kitchen, ¡°Mom, add some onions!¡± She then immediately went over to the kitchen where she started to secretlyugh together with her mother.


    ¡°They have more hair than sense,¡±mented Shao Hua¡¯s father. He then told Zhang Fan, ¡°You have a great future ahead of you, so you absolutely can¡¯t make a mistake because of alcohol. Actually, it¡¯s fine with me whatever I drink. I¡¯ll be happier than drinking any wine as long as you guys are healthy and safe.¡±


    ¡°Yes, rest assured, Sir, everything is fine.¡±


    ¡°Good, that¡¯s good. Okay, let¡¯s go eat. We¡¯re having a farm chicken today that we especially purchased at the farm. It¡¯s a small and tender chicken that¡¯s not even a year old yet.¡± He didn¡¯t say anything else, feeling that it was fine to remind Zhang Fan not to get involved with alcohol.


    Shao Hua¡¯s family¡¯s cuisine usually trended towards Zhejiang style, which was rtively sweet. They would even put sugar in their sunny-side-up eggs. However, Zhang Fan was from northwestern China, so he couldn¡¯t get ustomed to eating sweet foods at all.


    The first time that Shao Hua¡¯s mother cooked sweet sunny-side-up eggs, Zhang Fan had an expression as if he was taking some bitter medicine as he ate the eggs. Ever since then, Shao Hua¡¯s family almost never ate sweet foods anymore. Different types of noodles became the mostmon meal. Shao Hua¡¯s parents were truly being considerate of Zhang Fan¡¯s food preferences.


    The family all sat together and enjoyed a lively meal of big te of chicken with noodles. Zhang Fan had been starving. He ate more than double the amount of chicken, potatoes, and noodles than the other three peoplebined. After eating his full, Zhang Fan took a walk together with Shao Hua.


    The next morning, Zhang Fan got out of bed to find that Shao Hua¡¯s mother had already prepared his breakfast and set it on the table. Shao Hua¡¯s father treated his wife well, and the two got along well. He wouldn¡¯t allow her to do any heavy physical work at all. However, he absolutely refused to ever enter the kitchen. He also refused to let Zhang Fan enter the kitchen, even over Shao Hua¡¯s objections. Shao Hua¡¯s father imed, ¡°A man who stays in the kitchen will have his ambitions ground to dust!¡± Zhang Fan could only respect his chauvinist beliefs!


    Zhang Fan had a rather important surgery scheduled for today. Thus, he had told Shao Hua¡¯s motherst night that he wouldn¡¯t be drinking any milk nor eating any soy products or cured products this morning. Zhang Fan was afraid that he would get diarrhea. This was a small yet important detail for surgeons. Every single small detail was important because someone¡¯s life was at stake. Zhang Fan only had some porridge, one egg, and one bun before he went to work.


    All the doctors had arrived quite early today. Xue Fei didn¡¯t even go y mahjongst night because of how exhausted he was from the work that Zhang Fan forced on him. He instantly fell asleep when he came home, which made his wife really delighted. If this continued for half a year, maybe Xue Fei could even quit his mahjong addiction!


    There was only one difficult part about this surgery: ascertaining whether the bone fracture had reconnected in proper position or not. Not many people performed closed intramedury fixation surgeries these days. The reasons for this were hard to say. The mostmon type was still open surgery for fixation. Zhang Fan was quite lucky to have a director who was willing to risk letting him perform this surgery. A different director probably wouldn¡¯t have allowed it.


    When performing surgery blindly, one¡¯s sense of touch would be incredibly important. This was no exaggeration. It truly was possible to sense things through the skin. If a bone fracture was properly set in position, well experienced doctors would truly be able to sense it. However, such experience was truly difficult toe by. There wouldn¡¯t be that many patients for a doctor to practice on. Even if there were that many patients, the other doctors in the department wouldn¡¯t let you have that many patients, because more patients equaled more money.


    There was a difference between anatomical position and physiological position for bone fractures. The greatest advantage of open internal fixation was that anatomical position could be achieved. Basically, the fracture could be put together urately as if there hadn¡¯t been a fracture in the first ce. However, there would be arge amount of damage done with this method. Just about all of the nearby periosteum would be destroyed.


    Meanwhile, physiological position meant that the position wouldn¡¯t return to the exact same as it was before, but the function wouldn¡¯t be affected, and there would be no distortion.


    In the past, Chinese doctors had been incredibly skilled in this area. There were numerous orthopedic practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine who had their own family teachings. Several hundred years ago, even more than 1000 years ago, such doctors were already capable of fixing bone fractures to a physiological position with their bare hands through the skin. In modern times, medical advancements were improving every day, yet such techniques became extremely rare. Where did such techniques disappear to? Who knows!


    The patient had already been brought to the operating room. After the morning meeting, Director Gao led all of orthopedic department #1¡¯s doctors in an orderly fashion as they went to the operating room. Of course, Zhang Fan was at the very end of the procession. There was no helping it. He was the youngest as well as lowest-ranking doctor.


    Plenty of people in the three orthopedic departments learned that Zhang Fan was going to perform a closed internal medury fixation surgery. Many people gathered around with various different thoughts, such as wanting to improve themselves, curiosity, wanting to watch a show, and so on. Still, the operating room had limited space. Only the relevant personnel for the surgery and one to two doctors for observation could enter. Having too many people would make it impossible to maintain a sterile environment.


    Still, this wasn¡¯t a big problem. Chasu City Hospital¡¯s operating rooms had three levels. The lowest level had a monitor room that was specially for watching surgeries in process.


    ¡°Director, please allow me to at least raise the patient¡¯s legs and disinfect!¡± Xu Xian hurriedly asked Director Gao before they entered the operating room. Xu Xian was the type who really wanted to improve himself. Normal graduate students would feel like it was a loss of face to ask like this!


    Director Gao saw that Xu Xian had a sincere expression. ¡°Okay, you can participate as the third surgical assistant. Hurry and change into surgical attire.¡± Xu Xian immediately went over to the changing room. To be honest, he had only heard of closed intramedury fixation before, but never seen it. It was a surgery seen only in the textbooks.


    This surgery was simple to describe and observe. It wouldn¡¯t even look as difficult as open intramedury fixation. However, this surgery relied far too much on one¡¯s senses and knowledge. Slightly being off by even a little could cause a medical incident. Since the skin wasn¡¯t opened up for this operation, it really was difficult to perform the surgery blindly!


    Inside the operating room, the anesthesiologist, medical equipment nurse, and operating room nurse were all prepared for the doctors to arrive. Almost all of the orthopedic surgeons in the three departments were waiting in the monitor room to observe the surgery. Although nobody had especially notified orthopedic department #2 or #3, just about everyone came. Even the hospital administration department sent someone to observe. Although the hospital administration department didn¡¯t know how difficult this surgery was, as long as the surgery seeded, the hospital administration department would soon issue a report praising the sess of this surgical method used for the first time at Chasu City Hospital.


    Director Gao had nominally said that he would take the surgery, but in reality, Zhang Fan was still the primary surgeon. Two doctors with highest-level certification, Director Gao and Doctor Chen, were participating as the primary and secondary surgical assistants. There were also two resident doctors, Zhang Fan as the primary surgeon, and Xu Xian as the third surgical assistant. The anesthesiologist finished the anesthesia and indicated to the other doctors that they could begin. Xu Xian swiftly washed his hands and began disinfection. Zhang Fan had carefully reconfirmed the patient¡¯s X-ray right before starting the surgery. He had checked it onest time even though he had already memorized the X-ray.


    Director Gao and Doctor Chen silently stood to the side. There was very little that they could do to help out in this type of surgery. Director Gao had also made preparations that they would immediately begin open intramedury fixation if the blind surgery failed. Director Gao washed his hands and put on his surgical attire. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Don¡¯t feel any pressure. Even if something happens, we can just open up the leg and perform open intramedury fixation. It¡¯s nothing at all,¡± Director Gao said to Zhang Fan after thetter raised his scalpel.


    ¡°Yeah!¡± This was one of Zhang Fan¡¯s bad traits. He didn¡¯t like to say anything unnecessary at all during surgeries. He also didn¡¯t like it when others said anything. Thus, whenever Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon, there would always be a stiffling atmosphere in the operating room. The anesthesiologist and nurses wouldn¡¯t dare to say anything. This was a problem with Zhang Fan¡¯s aura.


    ¡°Begin.¡± Zhang Fan prepared to open up the skin. To exin this surgery, the femur was also known as the thigh bone. This patient¡¯s femur had broken in the middle, and the fracture hadn¡¯t moved too much. Right now, Zhang Fan was about to open up a tiny incision at the very top of the femur. This would be followed by using the electrotome to open up the bone so that a titanium alloy rod could be inserted into the incision. This titanium alloy rod had two holes in the bottom as well as top for cing screws in. Once the fixation was finished and the fracture was in proper position, then four screws would be inserted, ending the bone fracture fixation and surgery.


    That was how simple it was. However, 80-90% of orthopedic surgeons would be incapable of performing this simple surgery. Without even mentioning the blind surgery portion, just for the incision and fixation, doctors who were slightly less skilled might not even be able to locate the titanium alloy rod¡¯s holes for the screws!


    Zhang Fan opened up a small incision, and then used the electrotome to stop the bleeding. In the past, before electrotomes were invented, silk threads would be used instead to stop the bleeding.


    Zhang Fan was the primary surgeon. Director Gao held the aspirator to suction away the electrotome¡¯s smoke. Doctor Chen gently held on to the surgical retractors for opening up the skin. Xu Xian had nothing to do currently, so he just stood there and watched.


    ELectrotomes were actually quite simple. An electrotome would be simr to an electric iron. The human body had evolved to an amazing extent, so the surfaceyer of the skin basically had no major blood vessels at all. When opening up the skin, there wouldn¡¯t be much bleeding at the epidermis. Only when entering the fatyer and muscleyer would there be slightlyrger capiries. The electrotome would immediately cause electrocauterization and stop the bleeding.


    It would be more difficult to perform such a surgery due to the electrotome if you were hungry. Not only would this tool burn the blood vessels, it would also burn the fat. This would cause the fat to start smoking. Although the doctors would be wearing masks, there would be the fragrant smell of roasted meat. A doctor who was hungry would really be able to start drooling when smelling this scent.


    ¡°Electric drill,¡± Zhang Fan requested after he opened up a small incision and used his hands to separate the muscles, fascia, stop the bleeding, and expose the bone. The medical equipment nurse had long since prepared the electric drill already. She finished the drill¡¯s adjustments and steadily handed it to Zhang Fan.


    The electric drill screeched while piercing through solid bone as if it was tofu. Likely everyone had eatenrge bones before with bone marrow inside. This would be the red and soft portion of the bone, shaped like a beehive. When the electric drill broke through the bone, the bone would seem like coffee with milk added as white bone powder would mix together with the dark red of blood and white of bone marrow. This would all swiftly mix together and end up appearing like slightly whitish milk.


    Back in the early days, performing this type of surgery had been incredibly cruel as electric drills hadn¡¯t been invented yet. This type of surgery would require bone hammers and bone drills, making the doctor seem just like a butcher. Such tools would be used to forcibly smash an opening in the bone. Intramedury fixation in the early days was incredibly difficult. The femur bone wasn¡¯t in a clear cavity. There were helixes as well as trabece bone. This type of structure made the femur incredibly solid as well as being capable of creating blood.


    Thus, a small reamer would be inserted into the femur cavity for fixation. This reamer would be gradually inserted by using a bone hammer to smash it in. How much force was required for this? The patient would have to be tied down, yet their entire body would still shake!


    These reamers would be quite simr to triangr bays, although the reamers were heavier and duller. There were small, medium, andrge reamers which would keep expanding the bone marrow cavity. Just try to imagine using chopsticks to eat bone marrow. The principle was pretty much the same, although chopsticks would be unable to expand the bone marrow cavity. Chopsticks weren¡¯t as good for exerting force with, and there would be no hammer to smash the chopstick deeper into the cavity!


    When using a hammer to smash the reamer, that would cause red blood and white bone marrow to fly everywhere. It would be quite troublesome if the patient had a blood-transmitted disease and blood flew into the doctor¡¯s eyes! But now, thanks to modern medical advancements, reamers and hammers were no longer necessary. This type of surgery now seemed far more elegant.


    Zhang Fan gently inserted the bone nail after opening up the cavum medure. This was a slow process. No matter if the surgery portion was performed blindly or not, it would always be necessary topare to the X-ray to calcte the length. Things couldn¡¯t be long or short. The bone nail gradually descended.


    ¡°Rotate the lower portion of the femur outward by 10 degrees,¡± Zhang Fan told Director Gao and Doctor Chen as he held the bone nail with one hand and supported the femur¡¯s upper portion with his other hand.


    An excellent orthopedic surgeon would need to have an excellent sense of 3-D imaging and geometry. Doctors who weren¡¯t good at geometry would typically be forced to give up due to the difficulty of learning anatomy.


    Various angles in orthopedic surgery really weren¡¯t easy to control. Without even mentioning the operating table, when normally eating with two chopsticks, it was likely that very few people would be able to make an exact 10 degree angle with their chopsticks without using any measurement tools. Not to mention, this was a scenario with no clear vision.


    ¡°Stop! Rotate inward by two degrees and pull down very gently.¡± Zhang Fan wasmanding his surgical assistants for the bone fracture resetting. This surgery would be impossible for Zhang Fan alone if his surgical assistants were incapable. That was why a surgical team would be so important. Director Gao and Doctor Chen slowly rotated while Xu Xian held on to the patient¡¯s leg and slowly pulled downward.


    Why was it necessary to pull downward? This was to allow the bone fracture to be slightly separated. This force couldn¡¯t be too great or too small. Too much force would likely result in mispositioning the bone fracture. Too little force wouldn¡¯t separate the bone fracture.


    Zhang Fan gently touched the fracture with the bone nail. It was as if the nail was part of his hand. He could clearly envision the fracture¡¯s changes in his mind.


    This was his sharp sense gained from countless amounts of practice in his System. Director Gao had worked in orthopedic surgery for all his life, yet even his senses weren¡¯t as good as Zhang Fan¡¯s. This was the best evidence of how much grinding with surgeries Zhang Fan did in his system. *Click!* There was a gentle trembling that came from the sound of the bone being set in the correct ce.


    ¡°Okay, don¡¯t move, and maintain the patient¡¯s position.¡± Resetting a bone fracture might be affected by any small movement. Since this was an oblique fracture, a proper angle was required to reset the bone fracture. Right now, the patient¡¯s leg was being held in midair. Luckily, the patient was an old woman whose leg wasn¡¯t very heavy. If the patient was rather fat, then maintaining the leg in midair would make all three surgical assistants¡¯ muscles really sore.


    Maintaining a patient¡¯s leg in midair wasn¡¯t as simple as keeping it raised. The position needed to remain fixed throughout the entire surgery. The three surgical assistants needed to all apply a fixed amount of force. To exin simply, if a chopstick snapped and you wanted to tie it up again, in order to ensure that the chopstick¡¯s fracture was reset properly, force would be required to push it back into ce before the fracture could be tied. That was the principle behind this.


    The three surgical assistants would need to cooperate simultaneously for this while Zhang Fan issuedmands. Five minutes, then 10 minutes, and then 20 minutes passed in this position. It really would be difficult to maintain the same position for so long while exerting the same amount of force. Even though the patient was an old woman, her leg would still have some weight to it.


    Zhang Fan inserted the nail and aimed it slightly diagonally while slowly sliding it downwards. He dodged the fracture and slowly ced the nail along the bone. This process couldn¡¯t be hurried at all. Rushing would be impossible.


    Director Gao and Doctor Chen were both sweating visibly. Originally, there had only been one operating room nurse, but the head nurse sent a second nurse. Both operating room nurses gently wiped away the sweat for the two older doctors.


    ¡°Director Gao, should we lower the temperature in the operating room slightly?¡± the head nurse asked when she came in and saw that both older doctors were sweating profusely.


    ¡°N-no! Any lower, the patient, a cold!¡± Director Gao was unable to speak aplete sentence. He was afraid that speaking too much at once would cause tremors that would ruin the bone fracture reset.


    Zhang Fan rotated the bone nail into its final position. ¡°Resetplete. Scalpel!¡±


    The medical equipment nurse immediately handed the scalpel to Zhang Fan while making sure that the scalpel handle faced him and that the scalpel de faced herself. Zhang Fan took the scalpel and opened up another incision to prepare for inserting the screws. This was also something highly difficult. Even without performing it blindly, doctors with slightly less skill sometimes wouldn¡¯t be able to locate the screw holes even with clear vision.


    ¡°I¡¯m opening up an incision. You absolutely must maintain the same position,¡± Zhang Fan informed the three surgical assistants while holding the electric drill.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Xu Xian replied.


    Director Gao and Doctor Chen simply nodded.


    Zhang Fan made an incision as the electric drill whirred. His positioning was far too amazing. He opened up the bone to directly reveal the screw hole in the titanium alloy rod without needing to adjust his position even once. This was due to his amazing senses and skills.


    Xu Xian was absolutely stunned as he watched. He had figured that Zhang Fan would need to adjust a little to find the proper position of the screw hole since the rod had been inserted blindly. Even if the rod hadn¡¯t been inserted blindly, it was still quite rare to locate the screw hole on the very first attempt ording to the surgeries that Xu Xian had watched before.


    Zhang Fan then inserted the screw. ¡°Okay, Director, it¡¯s finished!¡± Zhang Fan already began to rinse in preparation for sewing things up.


    Director Gao secretly rubbed his hands which were really numb and sore as he told Zhang Fan, ¡°Should we re-examine things under the C-arm X-ray?¡±


    ¡°Indeed. There¡¯s no worry, and there¡¯s probably no problem, but we should check things out for assurance,¡± Doctor Chen agreed. They were saying this only because the primary surgeon had been Zhang Fan. If this had been any other resident doctor, the veteran doctors would have said, ¡°Go get the C-arm X-ray!¡± But with Zhang Fan, the veteran doctors sounded like they were discussing it with him.


    Back in the monitoring room, the orthopedic surgeons were really confused about what they had just watched. There wasn¡¯t much to watch for this surgery to begin with. Zhang Fan had only made two small incisions. The rest all depended on the primary surgeon¡¯s senses. Not only that, Zhang Fan was the type who acted like he was almostpletely mute whenever he was performing surgery. He would never say anything unnecessary. He hadn¡¯t exined anything at all about what he sensed. Only the other three doctors assisting him would be able to sense anything.


    The doctors in the monitoring room felt really conflicted. ¡°It¡¯s over already? What¡¯s with Zhang Fan? He didn¡¯t even mention anything about how he performed fixation or confirmed things, sigh! We wasted our time here! It was like watching a silent movie! I¡¯m leaving. I have medical reports to write.¡±


    ¡°Eh, shouldn¡¯t you wait to see the result from the C-arm X-ray?¡±


    ¡°What use is that? Don¡¯t you see how Zhang Fan is already preparing to start sewing? So what if we see the results? Does that mean you¡¯ll know how to do it? Honestly. I¡¯m leaving!¡± The doctors all started leaving with such thoughts.


    It wasn¡¯t that Zhang Fan was unwilling to exin, but this entire surgery had relied on the senses, something which would seem almost mystical. It would be impossible to describe using words. One could only try and experience it for themselves!


    A young nurse pushed over a C-arm X-ray. All the doctors and nurses stood behind the lead sheet and observed the results. When the results came out, the X-ray showed that the bone fracture had been reset in an excellent position.


    ¡°Amazing! Your analysis of the angles was so precise,¡± Doctor Chen said to Zhang Fan with a big thumbs up.


    ¡°Teacher Zhang, how did you judge the angles? In that situation, how were you able to determine that a rotation of 10 degrees was necessary?¡± Xu Xian was astonished as well, but he immediately asked to be taught. This was because he was the type who always strove to improve himself.


    ¡°Yes, please do tell us,¡± Director Gao agreed.


    ¡°Um, this, it¡¯s just my senses. Take a look at the original X-ray. Although the angle is slightlyrge, after a downward rotation, the muscles¡¯ internal rotation corrected the angle slightly. And since the patient is elderly, her muscles have already begun to loosen, so this angle should be around 10 to 12 degrees. When I was using the nail to sense things, I could sense that this point and that point were connected!¡± Zhang Fan exined while pointing at the original X-ray.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Xu Xian began to break out in a cold sweat. Zhang Fan could even sense such things?


    Xu Xian was about to ask another question when the anesthesiologist spoke up first. ¡°Hey! Howe you guys are chatting? Are you going to sew the patient up or not? Let me tell you, she¡¯s going to wake up soon as the anesthesia¡¯s wearing off!¡±


    ¡°Haha, let¡¯s talk about this afterwards. Finish the sewing first. Old Chen, let¡¯s get off the surgery now. This little brat ordered us around for so long. My hands are really sore. The rest can be left to them!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. You guys should hurry and go rest. Doctor Xu, you can go now as well. Leave the rest to me,¡± Zhang Fan stated.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. You should rest instead and leave the rest to me,¡± Xu Xian answered.


    Would Zhang Fan be the type to leave the work to others? That would never happen, as even sewing the sutures counted as surgical experience in his System. Thus, Zhang Fan would forever hog every single part of the surgery that he possibly could. In the end, Xu Xian wasn¡¯t even allowed to do the surgical sutures. He was already holding the needle and prepared to sew, yet Zhang Fan still stole the implements from him by saying, ¡°I think I cut open a small blood vessel when I made my incision. I¡¯ll sew things up. You wouldn¡¯t know the location!¡±


    ¡®Why is he so insistent on doing everything himself? He¡¯s not even letting me sew the sutures! Besides, damn it, what blood vessels would there even be at that location?¡¯ Xu Xian was really stunned!


    The surgery ended!

 Chapter 307: Requesting Zhang Fan

    <h4>Chapter 307: Requesting Zhang Fan</h4>


    Trantor: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu


    At any workce where skills were king, the people working there would have slightly simpler rtionships with each other. That was because there was a hard standard at such a workce known as skill level. Since everyone working there was in the same field, they would all know each other¡¯s skill levels.


    Although Zhang Fan had performed several special surgeries while he was a rotation doctor, not many people had paid attention, because he hadn¡¯t been permanently assigned to a department yet. However, things were different now that Zhang Fan was permanently assigned to orthopedic department #1. Zhang Fan¡¯s sessfulpletion of this closed intramedury fixation surgery was basically his way of establishing himself.


    Zhang Fan had sessfullypleted a surgery that none of the three orthopedic directors could! They all had known that Zhang Fan was amazing before, but they had no exact idea of how amazing he was. Now, however, they knew that Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level in orthopedic surgery was already better than any of the three orthopedic directors¡¯.


    Anyone who could be a doctor or nurse wouldn¡¯t be an idiot. Zhang Fan instantly attracted lots of attention overnight. Zhang Fan¡¯s current status would be the equivalent of a local mafia leader or a n leader in a xianxia novel!


    Xue Fei was even happier than Zhang Fan because of thetter establishing his status. Before, Xue Fei hadn¡¯t really cared what was going on around him, but now he had more patients, which directly led to a rise in his ie. Not only that, he didn¡¯t have to do much for the surgeries. Of course he would be happy. Xue Fei was on cloud nine every day.


    Thus began Zhang Fan¡¯s daily work. The hospital¡¯s outpatient services were separated into three types: normal services, expert doctor¡¯s services, and special needs services. Zhang Fan¡¯s skill level was excellent, but his official rank wascking, so he could only serve in the normal services section and charge three yuan per patient to see him. Most ordinary patients would gather during the morning. Things would slow down a lot more in the afternoon. The expert doctor¡¯s services section would always be busy whenever it was open. As for the special needs services, maybe that was the hospital¡¯s way of trying things out.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team was the team with by far the most patients. There was no helping it. The emergency department was both openly and secretly supporting him. Director Gao also favored him. There were also many people who sought him out for treatment. Since the weather was getting warmer, people were staying out more often, which meant more car idents. The construction sites also began work, so there were more orthopedic surgery patients than during winter.


    Vice Director Wang asked the hospital administration for several additional rotation doctors to help out in orthopedic department #1. Of course, these rotation doctors that came were all undergraduate students as graduate students wouldn¡¯te unless they had the correct master¡¯s degree specialty. This generation of undergraduate students was different from Zhang Fan¡¯s generation. Chasu City Hospital was no longer hiring undergraduate students. The requirement was now graduate student at the very minimum. Even so, there were still undergraduate students who had been hired due to connections.


    Three new rotation doctors arrived¡ªtwo men and one woman. Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team had the most patients. The other doctors in the department weren¡¯t able to say anything about it, but there were plenty who were unwilling to ept the situation, as patients equaled money. Yet, there was nothing they could do topete against Zhang Fan, because he worked far too hard. Even though Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team had the most patients, the vice director couldn¡¯t favor Zhang Fan¡¯s team, as that would cause rebellion from the other doctors.


    All three rotation doctors wanted to join Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team because Zhang Fan actually paid money to rotation doctor Little Li. Of course, the vice director would never agree to this. In the end, just likest time, Vice Director Wang gave Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team the female rotation doctor, whose name was Jiang Nini. She was a local from the border province. Apparently, an ancestor of hers had been a high-ranking member of the military during the Ming Dynasty. Her family had deep roots here, and was said to have been quite powerful back in the time right after the end of the Qing Dynasty.


    Jiang Nini¡¯s family was still quite powerful in the modern day. It seemed that she had rtives in just about every government system. She was mixed-blood and really tall for a Chinese woman, at around 1.72 meters. She hadrge eyes, thin lips, long hair which reached her shoulders, and white skin. It could be said that she was far prettier than the average woman.


    When Jiang Nini arrived in the department, every single man, Zhang Fan included, took a long look at her. It was difficult to conceal her beauty even though she wasn¡¯t wearing any makeup. She had a special aura around her as she wore a new white doctor¡¯s coat and stuck her hands in her coat pockets. Herrge blinking eyes seemed like they could speak.


    Xue Fei was stunned to the point of only being able to smile foolishly when he heard that Jiang Nini had been assigned to their medical team. He told her in a sycophantic manner, ¡°I¡¯ll lead you. Rest assured, I definitely won¡¯t let you work overtime with writing medical reports.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Teacher Xue. I¡¯m here to learn, so of course I should write medical reports. Nice to meet you, Zhang Fan, Doctor Wang, and Li Yunhua.¡± Jiang Nini greeted them in turn with a sweet voice. She was the type who would naturally be the center of attention in any crowd. Even Wang Yanan wasn¡¯t as pretty as she was.


    As a side note, Li Yunhua was the full name of rotation doctor Little Li.


    Xue Fei was going to suck up even more to her, but Wang Yanan became unhappy with him. Originally, they had been discussing how to handle the medical report workload. Little Li and Wang Yanan really weren¡¯t able to finish the medical reports by themselves. Zhang Fan said he would write medical reports as well, but Wang Yanan wouldn¡¯t agree. Thus, they were currently teaming up against Xue Fei. ¡°Look at how you¡¯re acting. I¡¯m going to call your wife if you keep acting like this!¡±


    ¡°Hey! You¡¯re being dishonorable here. What¡¯s wrong with me?¡± Xue Fei immediately stopped acting like an oaf after hearing this.


    ¡°Doctor Jiang, would you prefer to participate in surgeries or to write medical reports?¡± Wang Yanan asked. Very few women actually liked orthopedic surgery. Wang Yanan was a rare exception, which was why she asked.


    ¡°Doctor Wang, I can do anything that you want. Feel free to arrange the work for me. It would be better if I can participate in surgeries,¡± Jiang Nini answered with a smile.


    ¡°Alright, Zhang Fan, you arrange the work.¡±


    ¡°Brother Xue, pick one out of changing the patients¡¯ medicine, writing medical reports, and participating in surgeries. We¡¯ll pick after you.¡± Zhang Fan need to first deal with theziest member of his team. Otherwise, Xue Fei would refuse to do any work.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll change the patients¡¯ medicine. Let me say now that I¡¯m not going to do anything else apart from changing the patients¡¯ medicine!¡± Xue Fei immediately chose the easiest task for himself.


    ¡°You¡¯re sozy!¡± Wang Yanan sneered at him.


    ¡°Hey, it¡¯s what I deserve for being the oldest!¡±


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not argue. Little Li, you don¡¯t like participating in surgeries, so you can write medical reports instead. Little Jiang, when our team writes medical reports¡ª¡±


    Zhang Fan was interrupted by Jiang Nini as she chuckled. ¡°You pay 30 yuan for every medical report, is that right? All of us rotation doctors have heard about it already, which is why we all wanted to join your team.¡±


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s good, then. That¡¯s how things are here. Alright, you can join surgeries whenever it¡¯s not too busy, and you can write medical reports when it¡¯s busy since you¡¯re not interested in orthopedic surgery in the future.¡±


    ¡°Hey, you never know!¡± Jiang Nini answered with augh.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Zhang Fan broke out in a sweat. He felt like he couldn¡¯t understand women. He recalled from her paperwork that she was already chosen for the endocrinology department in the future! ¡°Alright, it¡¯s fine if you want to join surgeries.¡±


    ¡°Rotation doctors need to work overtime on night shifts as well. How about letting Little Jiang work night shifts with me?¡± Xue Fei started acting shameless again.


    Everyone else directly ignored him. Zhang Fan simply continued, ¡°We were really busy over the past few days. Little Li is really exhausted from working with the three of us. Let¡¯s do this. You two rotation doctors can work night shifts together with Doctor Wang. That should be more convenient as you¡¯re all women.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Wang Yanan was more and more obedient to Zhang Fan these days, as well as more and more protective of him. This was because Zhang Fan would let her be the primary surgeon for any easier traumatic injury surgeries. He would act as her primary surgical assistant, which really helped Wang Yanan to improve rapidly. Although she had observed many surgeries over the past year, nobody had taught her step by step. Now that Zhang Fan was here, Wang Yanan could feel her surgical skill level improving at a visible pace. She was quite energetic every day because of this.


    People who were really popr would always be busier. This saying was absolutely correct. As Zhang Fan¡¯s reputation spread in Chasu City Hospital, he also slowly became better known in Chasu City. More people starteding to him specifically to get treated.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, are you busy?¡± Zhang Fan received a phone call from Shao Hua. The people at her bank were slowly learning that her boyfriend was quite famous in Chasu City Hospital. Today, the bank¡¯s major ount manager came to find Shao Hua for this matter.


    ¡°I¡¯m not busy. I¡¯m currently having lunch. What¡¯s up? Have you eaten lunch yet?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve eaten. My bank¡¯s major ount manager would like to have you treat her rtive¡¯s son. Help set things up for her with me as the connection!¡± Shao Hua chuckled as she nced at the major ount manager who was standing right next to her. The major ount manager was a stocky middle-aged Mongolian woman named Baiyintibu.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? What¡¯s the disease?¡± Zhang Fan asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ll have Manager Bai exin to you.¡± Shao Hua handed her phone to Manager Bai.


    ¡°Hello, Doctor Zhang. Sorry to trouble you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, this is nothing. What¡¯s the matter with the child?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s like this. It¡¯s my younger sister¡¯s son. She and her family lives in the nomadic district. Recently, they noticed that one of her son¡¯s shoulders is high, while the other one is low. They had him checked at the local city hospital, which told them that it was a spinal deformity. That¡¯s why I¡¯m troubling you through Shao Hua.¡±


    ¡°How old is the child?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s six years old, almost seven already!¡±


    ¡°Alright. Please bring the child to the hospital. I¡¯ll check things out.¡± Zhang Fan felt that this was inconceivable that the parents hadn¡¯t noticed such a deformity until the child was almost seven years old.


    If this had happened in even a smaller city, this child¡¯s problem likely would have been discovered earlier. However, in the nomadic district, especially since the nomads didn¡¯t live at fixed locations, prenatal examinations, newborn health, and so on weren¡¯t very good, so many diseases would be discovered particrlyte.


    ¡°Alright, Doctor Zhang. I have the X-ray. Should I bring it to you right now?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no rush, since the child¡¯s not with you. Feel free to give the X-ray to Shao Hua. I¡¯ll be able to see it tonight.¡±


    ¡°Alright, Doctor Zhang. Thank you so much. When do you have free time? I¡¯ll treat you and Shao Hua to a meal. I have a really good rtionship with Shao Hua,¡± Manager Bai told him politely.


    Later that night, Zhang Fan returned home and saw the X-ray that Shao Hua brought to him. Zhang Fan immediatelymented, ¡°This is congenital scoliosis.¡±


    ¡°How is it? Is it severe?¡± Shao Hua was slightly worried as she looked at Zhang Fan. Actually, she was really worried about others specifically asking for Zhang Fan¡¯s treatment. It would be good if Zhang Fan could treat the patient sessfully, but what was he supposed to do if he couldn¡¯t treat the patient? That was why Shao Hua preferred that Zhang Fan remain ordinary so that nobody would especially ask him for treatment!


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s severe!¡±


    ¡°Will surgery be necessary?¡±


    ¡°Yep!¡± Zhang Fan was still examining the X-ray. He was already establishing a surgical n in his mind. This was all due to his addiction to surgeries.


    ¡°Is surgery absolutely required?¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Zhang Fan looked at Shao Hua with some confusion. This was the first time that someone had contacted Zhang Fan for treatment through Shao Hua. He noticed that Shao Hua seemed to be worried.


    ¡°I¡¯m worried that you won¡¯t be able to treat it sessfully!¡± Shao Hua said in a small voice. She wasn¡¯t afraid of losing face. She was more worried that something would happen to Zhang Fan. After being with Zhang Fan for so long, she now had a much better understanding of Zhang Fan¡¯s profession.


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s fine, rest assured.¡± Zhang Fan was unable to console her. He could only hope that as time passed, maybe Shao Hua would be more reassured or numb to this type of thing.


    ¡°Should I talk to Manager Bai about this tomorrow?¡± Shao Hua spoke softly while embracing Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Yeah. Tell her that she should have her sister bring the child to Chasu City Hospital as soon as possible.¡±


    On the next day, Zhang Fan performed surgeries all morning. However, his medical team had no patients that afternoon at all, since it wasn¡¯t their turn to receive patients. After he finished his surgeries, Zhang Fan immediately brought the child¡¯s X-ray over to orthopedic department #2¡¯s Director Wang.


    ¡°Director, are you busy?¡± He knocked on the door and entered to find that Director Wang was currently resting. Director Wang was slightly tired because he had also performed surgeries all morning.


    ¡°What is it? You¡¯re such a vicious little brat. Although everybody stole patients from each other before, nobody did things as viciously as you. You even monopolized every single bone fracture from the emergency department. Can you even finish all those surgeries? Make your own tea if you want as I don¡¯t feel like getting up.¡±


    Director Wang didn¡¯t get up, because he was too tired.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. How about you rest for now and I returnter?¡± Zhang Fan had already sat down before he said this. He did this on purpose. It wasn¡¯t like he had infinite free time. He wouldn¡¯t just wait for Director Wang to have a nap first.


    ¡°Fart already if you have anything to say!¡± Director Wang rested in his armchair with his eyes only open slightly as he gave Zhang Fan a sidelong nce.


    ¡°Haha, Director, take a look at this X-ray.¡± Zhang Fan smiled as he turned on the projector and showed Manager Bai¡¯s nephew¡¯s X-ray.


    ¡°Congenital spine deformity! Where did you find such a patient? This patient is in really severe condition!¡± Director Wang became interested in this as he came over.


    ¡°This patient¡¯s family contacted me. The boy is six, almost seven years old.¡±


    ¡°It won¡¯t be easy to do! How about trying brace therapy?¡± Director Wang suggested after studying the X-ray for quite a while.


    ¡°That probably won¡¯t be effective,¡± Zhang Fan said from the side.


    ¡°This truly won¡¯t be easy to treat!¡± Director Wang muttered to himself while bending in front of the X-ray. He then seemed to suddenly realize something as he stood up straight, and asked Zhang Fan, ¡°What, you want to perform surgery? You have a guarantee? This is a major surgery with a fairly high rate of failure.¡±


    ¡°Are you afraid?¡± Zhang Fan chuckled.


    ¡°Damn you! This is a person, not a toy. Of course I¡¯d be afraid.¡± Director Wang then began to study the X-ray again. ¡°This really won¡¯t be easy at all. Most normal orthopedic appliances won¡¯t fit in such a young child¡¯s body.¡±


    ¡°Director, I¡¯ll leave this X-ray here so that you can study it. We can discuss things together once the patient arrives.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t want to say too much, since the patient wasn¡¯t here right now. He decided to let Director Wang have some fun. Zhang Fan then immediately left right after. Director Wang had originally wanted to take a nap, but he became addicted to studying the X-ray instead!


    This was because Director Wang had figured out already that Zhang Fan had some method, which energized Director Wang¡¯spetitive streak. ¡°A brat like him can do it, so I should be able to do it as well!¡±


    It was unknown what caused congenital spine deformities. It might be rted to inherited genes, or it might be rted to the mother¡¯s condition during pregnancy. There was no obvious cause. However, there was one certain factor. The better the economy, the lessmon congenital spine deformities would be in the area. Perhaps congenital spine deformities were connected to nutrition, prenatal checkups, and a healthy immune system.


    The earlier that a congenital spine deformity was detected, the easier it would be to treat. However, it usually wasn¡¯t easy to detect congenital spine deformities early on. The symptoms were having shoulders of different heights and slight distortion for the chest bones. This wouldn¡¯t hurt or itch. Not only would young parents not notice, even younger doctors wouldn¡¯t be able to tell. There were two methods to treat congenital spine deformity: surgical treatment and non-surgical treatment.


    America was the best in the world at surgical treatment. However, the best congenital spine deformity experts in the world were Korean doctors. Maybe Korean doctors were naturally talented at correcting deformities, no matter if it was in the spine or rted to cosmetic surgery.


    The non-surgical treatment method was a little cruel. What did brace therapy mean? It would be like tying a wooden board to a young tree that had grown crooked as a way to force it to grow straight. The human spine worked the same way. High density fiber materials would be used to construct a brace simr to a turtle shell with two boards that were tightly tied to the young child¡¯s body. This would be incredibly ufortable. This would be the equivalent of forcing the spine to straighten.


    The child would need to wear this shell for more than 22 hours per day. The treatment would also take several years, which wasn¡¯t short at all. The treatment would be changed as the doctor made observations. The brace would be changed each year. The scariest part was that there was still a significant chance of failure. Basically, it was possible that a five-year-old child would be discovered to have congenital spine deformity, and then have to wear such a brace for five years, only to be told afterwards that the brace no longer worked and that a surgery would be necessary! That was how painful this was.

 Chapter 308: I’ll pay for all your meals

    <h4>Chapter 308: I¡¯ll pay for all your meals</h4>


    It would be unavoidable for anyone who worked at a hospital to see their rtives and friends ask for treatment. Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t a local from the border province, so this was lessmon for him, but as his fame increased, people who weren¡¯t acquainted with him started using various acquaintances to contact him.


    This was a good thing. This meant that Zhang Fan was receiving recognition from others. It wasn¡¯t like a doctor could be annoyed about this, because the doctor profession was supposed to be about treating patients in the first ce.


    If an ordinary person had a friend or rtive who worked at a ss A hospital, then that person would really take care of maintaining a good rtionship with the person who worked at the hospital. For ordinary people, a ss A hospital¡¯s doctor was also a type of resource. Knowing someone like that would be like having an extra insurance. Maybe such insurance would never be needed, but having it would still make one feel more reassured. Maybe this was about having a sense of safety.


    Zhang Fan had the weekend off. He had immensely sped up the tempo of all three orthopedic departments right after he was permanently assigned to orthopedic department #1. The three departments¡¯ medical teams were allpeting with each other to their utmost. If one team took 30 patients, then the other teams wouldn¡¯t rest, either. The hospital leadership wouldn¡¯t care about suchpetition as long as things were still under control, as the hospital leadership would be more than happy to see the doctors working hard.


    ¡°How is it, have you eaten your full yet? You¡¯ve been eating so much recently. Maybe you should go get a checkup?¡± Shao Hua asked worriedly as she watched Zhang Fan devouring meat with ravenous gulps.


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s fine. The more tired I am, the more I can eat. Sigh! At this rate, I probably won¡¯t make enough money to cover my food expenses anymore,¡± Zhang Fanmented as he continued to eat meat.


    Zhang Fan had been working far too hard recently. Not only did he work really hard at the department with taking as many patients as possible, he also studied English every day at home, and would always perform several surgeries in his System before going to sleep. This meant his energy consumption was tremendous. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that his System was capable of swiftly transforming food into energy, he probably would have copsed from fatigue already. Originally, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even like to eat goat meat, but now he was capable of eating several kilograms of goat meat during a single meal. His food intake was truly scary.


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s fine as long as you¡¯re alright. I¡¯m not afraid of you being a big eater. I¡¯ll pay for all your food!¡± Shao Hua said with a giggle.


    ¡°Yes, you¡¯re the best!¡± Zhang Fan went along with what she said.


    ¡°Slow down a little. Nobody¡¯s fighting over the food with you.¡± Shao Hua pitied him as she wiped away some soup that had spilled out of his mouth onto his cheek.


    Zhang Fan was finally able to rest for an afternoon on Saturday. Chinese doctors wouldn¡¯t possibly receive both days off for the weekend. Saturday morning would still require going to work like normal. The doctor would have to return again on Sunday morning for the daily patient checkups. Unless a doctor had zero patients, it would be impossible for the doctor to get out of doing the daily morning checkups.


    Basically, Chinese doctors would only get to rest on the afternoons in the weekend. If the doctor was unlucky and also had a weekend shift, then the doctor would have no time at all to rest for the whole week. No matter if a doctor was from internal medicine or a surgical department, they would all dislike having to work a night shift on Sunday more than anything.


    Not only would a doctor likely have to stay up for 24 hours straight in order to deal with any emergency patients who might arrive in the night, the next morning would be Monday morning, which meant the department would organize the major weekly patient checkup. Although the surgical departments¡¯ major weekly patient checkups would take slightly less time, Monday would have more surgeries scheduled than any other day. Doctors would be unable to go to sleep right after finishing the night shift. Nobody would care about your fatigue, because everyone had to go through the same thing. If you truly couldn¡¯t do the work like this, then the answer was quite simple. You would have to quit your job! That was just how cruel things were.


    ¡°You should have a nap this afternoon. You haven¡¯t rested well recently at all.¡± Shao Hua was full after eating just two small pieces of meat. However, Zhang Fan had been devouring meet for almost half an hour already. Shao Hua kept putting more noodles and vegetables on Zhang Fan¡¯s te so that he could eat more conveniently.


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to sleep. Since I have time today, we should hurry and go look at some furniture and settle on what furniture we want for ourselves in the future,¡± Zhang Fan said while chewing on some bone marrow.


    ¡°What about tomorrow? Are you going to have to work overtime tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing for the department tomorrow apart from the daily morning patient checkup. However, a special patient is going to arrive for me at my hand and foot surgery hospital,¡± Zhang Fan exined to Shao Hua.


    ¡°What patient? What¡¯s special about them?¡± Shao Hua inquired for the sake of inquiring. She was slightly disappointed that Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be able to apany her for the whole weekend, but she didn¡¯t allow herself to disy it, because she didn¡¯t want him to feel guilty. He was quite tired already, so she didn¡¯t want to pressure him any further. To her, love was about mutual understanding. Only one person giving while the other person only asked for things would cause the rtionship to fall apart sooner orter.


    ¡°Apparently, the patient is a foreign basketball yer.¡±


    ¡°Really? Little Rock, you¡¯re amazing! Your name is even known in other countries!¡± Shao Hua said as she caressed his ear. Normally, Shao Hua often grabbed Zhang Fan¡¯s ears whenever they were flirtatiously ying around with each other. Even though Zhang Fan¡¯s ears weren¡¯t veryrge, they were slightly stiff. As Shao Hua said, a man who had stiff ears wouldn¡¯t be obedient towards his wife, so Shao Hua would often squeeze Zhang Fan¡¯s ears, wanting to make his stiff ears slightly softer.


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s not it at all. Wang Yongyong introduced this patient to me. Apparently, it¡¯s a foreigner who came to China in order to make money ying in the Chinese Basketball Association,¡± Zhang Fan exined.


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s still really amazing. Little Rock, you need to be obedient and listen to me in the future.¡± Shao Hua didn¡¯t care that much about the professional details of Zhang Fan¡¯s work. She would always get bored after hearing about such things. She would then y with Zhang Fan¡¯s ears as if she was toying with a puppy. She would even use the same tone that she would with a puppy.


    ¡°Haha!¡± Zhang Fanughed foolishly as he ate more meat! His and Shao Hua¡¯s feelings for each other was just like a warm soup. Things weren¡¯t passionate between them, but there was a warmth to things.


    That afternoon, Zhang Fan and Shao Hua went furniture shopping since he finally had some free time. As the standard of living improved, people¡¯s belongings would improve as well. Back when China¡¯s government first opened up the borders again in 1978, the slightly richer families would start purchasing all sorts of European style furniture. Such furniture would seem really outdated by today¡¯s standards, but no ordinary family would have been able to afford such furniture back then.


    Zhang Fan¡¯s standard of living had improved significantly together with his finances. However, he still hadn¡¯t gained much of a so-called aura of being rich. His requirements for furniture weren¡¯t high at all. He only cared that the furniture had as few chemicals as possible. Some furniture stores would make ims about high-tech synthetic materials, nanomaterials, and so on, which Zhang Fan didn¡¯t understand at all. However, he did know that such Chinese materials contained a great deal of industrial glue which would emit gasses for even up to 10 years, not just one year. As a reminder, the first group of people to start getting leukemia on arge scale were people who worked all the time with such industrial glues. Any Chinese person who was getting married or had a small family would do best to renovate as simply as possible. Paint might smell bad, but glue would be fatal!


    ¡°Little Rock, I like that one!¡± Shao Hua whispered into Zhang Fan¡¯s ear. He took a look, and immediately replied, ¡°No. All that plywood is glued together. It¡¯s shoddy quality.¡±


    Shao Hua¡¯s strength was that she would never pretend to understand what she didn¡¯t. She also never argued back. ¡°Oh, okay!¡±


    Finally, they finished picking out their furniture. All of their furniture waspletely wooden. It was just regr pine wood produced locally rather than some local wood. The price wasn¡¯t expensive, and it would be much healthier than other Chinese-produced furniture. However, the color was rather heavy. It was deep red! Shao Hua pouted slightly. ¡°Why is your taste so simr to my father¡¯s? With such a set of furniture in our home, those visiting for the first time will think that our home is a temple!¡±


    ¡°Haha, it¡¯s fine. There¡¯s plenty of good lighting in our future home. Besides, this is healthy! It will be good for the baby once we have it!¡± Zhang Fan was willing topromise on matters apart from his family¡¯s health. Since he understood such things, he would definitely pay attention.


    Shao Hua embarrassedly pushed Zhang Fan slightly when she heard this. The furniture store¡¯s salesmen were chuckling as they watched this!

 Chapter 309: Eat what you need to replenish

    <h4>Chapter 309: Eat what you need to replenish</h4>


    Zhang Fan went early to the hospital on Sunday morning to check up on his patients. Normally, surgeries wouldn¡¯t be scheduled on the weekends, as the doctors weren¡¯t working full shifts. The only exceptions would be emergency surgeries and special surgeries which had been scheduled long ago. Xue Fei didn¡¯te, as he was cking off. He was truly exhausted due to how much work Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team had been doing. Xue Fei had imed that he would do nothing apart from changing the medicine, but he would also have to help with a surgery whenever it was busy, and Wang Yanan would definitely still force him into writing medical reports when there were too many for everyone to finish. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t call him, since it was finally the weekend.


    ¡°Sir, I¡¯m here to change the medicine for you. You¡¯re recovering quite well. Still, you¡¯re eating a bit too well recently. You¡¯re eating either pork legs or pork feet every day. There¡¯s no need for this,¡± Zhang Fan told an old man who had a leg fracture surgery recently.


    ¡°Sigh! Doctor Zhang, you don¡¯t understand here. As the old saying goes, you should eat what you need to replenish. You¡¯re still too young!¡± Actually, the old man had just wanted to eat his favorite foods. This was just how people were. Before the surgery, when he¡¯d still been in pain, he had been really obedient no matter what Zhang Fan told him, but now that the surgery was over and he no longer felt pain, he didn¡¯t listen to Zhang Fan at all anymore!


    After the patient checkups finished, Zhang Fan told Wang Yanan, ¡°I have something to do today. Could you change the medicine for the patients?¡±


    ¡°Sure, go ahead and do what you need to. You didn¡¯t have toe if you had something to do this morning! Don¡¯t you trust me to take care of things properly here?¡±


    ¡°Of course I trust you, but I truly can¡¯t feel reassured unless I see things for myself. Sigh, that¡¯s how it is in our profession. Alright, that¡¯s it for now, I¡¯m leaving.¡± Zhang Fan then told the two female rotation doctors, ¡°Thank you for your hard work!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing at all. Still, you should treat us to a meal,¡± Jiang Nini answered with a smile. Her smile was really beautiful. Zhang Fan didn¡¯t even dare to look at her.


    ¡°Haha!¡± Zhang Fan only chuckled as he left. He didn¡¯t dare to respond.


    ¡°Stingy!¡± Jiang Nini muttered to herself under her breath.


    There were currently many people at Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital. They were actually ck men, who were quite rare in the border province. Li Liang wasn¡¯t very short, but he seemed both short and weak inparison to these Africans. Zhang Fan was rendered slightly speechless at the sight.


    The ck men didn¡¯t seem all thatrge when watching them y basketball on television, but when they really stood in front of Zhang Fan, they seemed like a ck wall. Out of these ck men, the tallest and strongest among them was a professional basketball yer. Apparently, he had yed in the NBA for several years when he was younger. He was a bit older now, so he hade to China to make some money ying in the Chinese Basketball Association instead.


    Logically speaking, a professional basketball yer who had managed to y in the NBA for several years should have made an excellent ie. However, this fellow was extremely poor. ording to Wang Yongyong¡¯s friends who were still ying basketball, this ck basketball yer had already taken out loans on his sry all the way through next season. Even though this ck basketball yer had no money, he always had several other ck men around him who were like his brothers, so he would always keep spending money and borrowing money despite not having money. Saving money was impossible for him.


    This fellow also didn¡¯t take good care of his body. He ate and drank whatever he wanted, and also visited prostitutes and gambled. Apparently, the rich owner of the basketball team that signed him started regretting it just three months after the contract was signed. This was because the ck basketball yer was injured, so he was unable to y basketball. He was sidelined due to the injury.


    The injury wasn¡¯t severe. It was rather simr to Yao Ming¡¯s metatarsophngeal joint injury. Yet, this injury would prevent the ck basketball yer from ying. The rich team owner felt like he had suffered a severe loss. Giving up on this ck basketball yer would mean wasting the contracted payment, but not giving up on him would mean spending a tremendous amount on a surgery fee. Just as the rich team owner was hesitating on what to do, he heard from one of Wang Yongyong¡¯s friends about Zhang Fan.


    Wang Yongyong¡¯s friend was the drills coach for the rich owner¡¯s team. The coach was mainly in charge of the yers¡¯ physical condition. Since he was rather professional, and he liked his job, he started worrying about the owner¡¯s family¡¯s physical condition as well. One time, he happened to mention Zhang Fan to the owner while thetter was exercising. The rich owner paid attention and remembered Zhang Fan¡¯s name. Why was this? It was because Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery fee was cheap, yet the surgery was really effective. It was highly difficult to find a professional sports medicine doctor in China.


    The basketball team owner was really rich, but he was the first generation of his family to have been rich. He had started from nothing and worked really hard. He had purchased a basketball team for the sake of more profits and his name brand, but his money wouldn¡¯t grow on trees. He was unwilling to spend big money on a nationally acimed surgeon for the sake of an average basketball yer. Hence, he sent people to learn more about Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, which ended with these ck men all traveling to Chasu City.


    When Zhang Fan arrived at his hospital, he saw that several old men and women who had gotten up early in the morning to exercise or buy groceries were standing around. Chasu City was a small city. Even though Chasu City was on the border, and foreigners were rtivelymon, ck men were rare, especially ck men who wore such strange clothing. Thus, everyone gathered around to gawk.


    These ck men were all tall and strong. Moreover, they were wearing really colorful clothing and really exaggeratedlyrge gold chains. They also had earrings as well as nose rings and lip rings. The shiny rings hanging from their thick lips made it seem like two sausages had been linked together.


    Wang Yongyong counted as the middleman here. He hade as well. He saw Zhang Fan from far away and happily came over to give Zhang Fan a hug. Wang Yongyong was now doing much better than before. Not only had his knee pain been cured by Zhang Fan¡¯s surgery, he was now in good enough physical condition to work as a private fitness coach after work, which improved his ie. He now seemed a lot more energetic than before.


    ¡°Haha, Doctor Zhang, long time no see! I missed you so much!¡± Wang Yongyong hugged Zhang Fan in delight.


    ¡°Coach Wang, haha, how are you? How¡¯s your knee joint doing?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s great! I can even crouch deeply now!¡± Wang Yongyong exaggeratedly patted his knee.


    The two of them chatted a little before Wang Yongyong brought Zhang Fan in front of the group of ck men. A short woman was standing next to the ck men. She seemed just like a child when standing next to them. Wang Yongyong brought Zhang Fan over to her and did the introductions. ¡°This is Mrs. Wang. She¡¯s the manager. Mrs. Wang, this is Doctor Zhang, who will be the primary surgeon.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Doctor Zhang.¡± Mrs. Wang hadrge ck-rimmed eyesses and light makeup. She was wearing a professional suit and was quite polite.


    ¡°Hello, Manager Wang.¡± Zhang Fan smiled while shaking hands with her. Mrs. Wang then introduced the ck basketball yer to Zhang Fan. The ck basketball yer was quite friendly and shook hands with him. Zhang Fan was really astonished because the ck basketball yer¡¯s hand was reallyrge. Zhang Fan figured that the ck basketball yer¡¯s hand was at least 33%rger than his own.


    Mrs. Wang was the manager as well as the trantor. The ck men wouldn¡¯t understand a single word of Chinese without her tranting for them. Thus, she directly began to discuss business with Zhang Fan, Batu, and Chen Qifa. ¡°Doctor Zhang, can you estimate if he¡¯ll be able to y basketball again after the surgery? If he can still y, how long will he need for recovery?¡± She had long since checked the surgery fee already. Batu had originally wanted to haggle for the surgery fee, but she immediately brought out Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s price chart. It was normal for people like her to be sessful.


    ¡°That¡¯s difficult to say. Complete checkups must be done first. The specifics will also have to be determined after the surgery. It will depend on the patient¡¯s recovery after the surgery. I truly don¡¯t have any guarantee on when he will be able to start exercising or participate in vigorous activities.¡± Zhang Fan simply told the truth as it was.


    ¡°Is there any possibility that he¡¯ll never be able to y professional basketball again after the surgery?¡± Mrs. Wang inquired.


    ¡°That¡¯s difficult to say.¡±


    ¡°ording to your professional analysis, please at least estimate the possibility of this happening. If he really can¡¯t y professional basketball in the future, we definitely won¡¯t me you for that. Is that alright?¡± Mrs. Wang needed to report to her higher-ups, so she had to ask Zhang Fan for an estimate of this possibility. Business was business. What they focused on was different from what Zhang Fan focused on.


    ¡°Okay! Let¡¯s do this. First, we¡¯ll do all the necessary checkups. After that, I can give you a preliminary estimate.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ve already finished all the necessary checkups. Here¡¯s the MRIs, and here¡¯s the CT scans.¡± Mrs. Wang then brought out many checkups¡¯ results.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t mind. He took the scans and started investigating them together with Chen Qifa and Li Liang. Batu apanied Mrs. Wang and the ck men as they chatted.


    ¡°Surgery will be alright! But with his weight, it will likely take him half a year to fully recover,¡± Zhang Fan estimated after he finished checking the scans and the ck basketball yer¡¯s condition.


    ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll be troubling you then. Let¡¯s start the hospitalization procedures right away.¡± Mrs. Wang was really happy to hear this. An expert doctor in Raptor City had told her that the ck basketball yer wouldn¡¯t be able to y professional basketball again after the surgery. She had brought him over here as ast resort. Although Zhang Fan was really young, he was already bing rather famous in the area.


    Mrs. Wang then spoke some words to the ck basketball yer. Zhang Fan had worked hard at studying English, so he was able to understand some of what she said. Basically, she said something like ¡°This doctor is amazing, and he can help to treat you.¡± However, Zhang Fan had more difficulty understanding the ck basketball yer¡¯s response. The ck basketball yer said something like looking down on Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital for being too small!


    Zhang Fan frustratedly thought to himself, ¡®Foreigners have dialects just like us Chinese, and also have the same problem of judging by appearance!¡¯


    The ck basketball yer was far toorge. Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital¡¯s beds were way too small for him. He was unable to stretch himself t on the bed. What could be done about this? Batu began to negotiate with Mrs. Wang. ¡°Just look, we¡¯ll have to modify our patient rooms just for him. Not only is the bed not a good fit, we¡¯ll also have to modify many things in the operating room...¡±


    ¡°Haha, we can pay extra to purchase a new bed for his patient room. I think that needing to modify things in the operating room is an exaggeration. I¡¯ve already learned about this subject. At most, you¡¯ll only need to add an extrarge chair. Isn¡¯t that right, Director Batu?¡± Mrs. Wang asked with a smile.


    The two were equals at negotiation! Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to worry about any of this. He only needed to worry about the surgery. ¡°Li Liang, Song Bing,e over here. Let¡¯s discuss the surgery together.¡±

 Chapter 310: Take off her high heels

    <h4>Chapter 310: Take off her high heels</h4>


    Where was the first metatarsophngeal joint? It was actually quite simple: the point where the big toe was connected to the foot was where this joint was. On the hand, the thumb¡¯s functions were the most numerous and most important. It was the same for the big toe of the foot as this joint was a highly active one.


    People who injured the first metatarsophngeal joint were either fat or professional sports athletes. People who were fat would cause the joint to suffer too much pressure from the weight, while athletes would typically suffer sports-rted injuries. However, there was also one group of normal people who weren¡¯t overweight that would often injure this joint: women who really liked to wear high heels, especially the really tall high heels. Although such high heels would make them seem tall and beautiful, the tall high heels were really good at destroying the metatarsophngeal joints.


    This was because wearing high heels would increase the pressure on the metatarsophngeal joints and keep them extended in an unnatural position for long periods of time. The ligament between the metatarsals would be loose, the transverse arch would copse, and the metatarsals would sink. The ntar digital nerve was also located here, so too much pressure on this nerve could easily cause a neuroma as time went on. Additionally, since the heel was too tall, not only would it cause the transverse arch¡¯s copse and the metatarsals to sink, it would also pressure the arteria digitorum pedis artery located next to the ntar digital nerve, which could cause arterial lusion, leading tock of blood,ck of oxygen, and fibrosis in the ntar digital nerve.


    This was no exaggeration at all. The first metatarsophngeal joint was a highly important joint in the foot that would be quite difficult to treat after it was injured. Moreover, injuring this joint was actually a slow process urring over time. A sudden injury could still be treated with surgery, but a long-term injury would first damage and destroy the vascr bed and nerves in the feet before the bone would be damaged. Basically, when a woman started feeling pain from wearing high heels too much, she would have already severely damaged her joints and the nearby soft tissue and bone.


    If this problem was noticed and treated toote, then she would have permanent fiery pain in her toes for the rest of her life, along with a strong numbness on the bottom of her feet. It would be easy to imagine how ufortable this would feel. Even if this problem was discovered and treated early, it would still be highly troublesome.


    There were two treatment methods: surgical and non-surgical.


    The non-surgical method was to have the woman wear t shoes and ce something under her big toe to help it stretch as straight as possible. Just imagine how difficult it would be to forcefully straighten a bone which had be curved already. Not only would this be difficult, it would also be incredibly painful. Why would a woman feel pain if she wore high heels for an entire day? That was because her joints were beginning to distort from too much pressure for the whole day. Thus, if you love your woman, please take off her high heels!


    The ck basketball yer was hospitalized. He was more than two meters tall, and weighed well over 100 kilograms. Normal hospital beds would be far too small for him. There wasn¡¯t enough time to custom order arger bed for him, so he could only do his best to fit on the small hospital bed. Tworge chairs were added to the end of the bed so that the ck basketball yer could actually stretch himself t on the bed.


    The ck basketball yer had undergone many very detailed checkups already quite recently, so there was no need to undergo additional checkups. The surgery was scheduled immediately as that was what Mrs. Wang wanted. To her and the rich basketball team owner, time was money¡ªthe faster the ck basketball yer recovered, the earlier he would be able to start ying again.


    The metatarsophngeal joints were quite small joints in the human body. However, if these joints were injured, regr orthopedic surgeries would only be able to alleviate the symptoms and decrease the pain. Restoring them to normal condition would be asking for far too much. Many basketball yers would be forced to retire after injuring these joints.


    ¡°We¡¯ll use a dorsal incision and start repairing after the incision. Prepare for the surgery now. Old Chen, inform the patient about the procedure and obtain his signature of consent for everything.¡± Zhang Fan immediately made a surgical n.


    Chen Qifa seemed rather cute as he eximed, ¡°I, I don¡¯t know any English!¡±


    ¡°Haha, Mrs. Wang knows English, so you can just tell her and have her trante for you!¡±


    ¡°Right, right, right, I forgot about that!¡± Chen Qifa immediately went to go find Mrs. Wang. The ck basketball yer really didn¡¯t want to have surgery at such a trifling-seeming hospital, but he had no choice. He was already past peak performance age. It was already quite good for him that there was still someone willing to pay for his basketball skills, so he had to obey whatever the team owner said.


    The surgery began. The anesthesiologist added extra anesthesia due to the ck basketball yer¡¯s weight. ¡°Doctor Zhang, he¡¯s really thick and heavy, so I didn¡¯t dare to give too much extra anesthesia. That¡¯s why the anesthesia might not be very effective. If things really don¡¯t work, you can add some extra local anesthesia.¡± The anesthesiologist had never treated someone sorge before, so he was feeling unconfident.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhang Fan nced at the ck basketball yer¡¯s body, which really was sorge and thick. He was also so ck that he would seem invisible if the lights were turned off and he kept his eyes and mouth closed.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, do you think he¡¯s also ck underneath his skin?¡± Li Liangmented while grabbing onto the ck basketball yer¡¯srge toes.


    ¡°Probably not. The epidermis is likely ck, but everything under the epidermis is the same as us.¡± This was also Zhang Fan¡¯s first time to perform surgery for a ck person.


    ¡°Begin! The anesthesia is ready,¡± said the anesthesiologist.


    Li Liang began the disinfection and draping. Zhang Fan and Li Liang then began the surgery after everything was ready, while Song Bing acted as the operating room nurse. Zhang Fan sighed as he looked at the ck man¡¯s distorted toes. Although it seemed really cool to be a professional sports yer, ordinary people wouldn¡¯t understand the hardships that they went through.


    Although the ck man wasn¡¯t a first-rate basketball yer, his toes had be rather distorted due to his heavy training and exercise routine inbination with his heavy weight. Even though each of his toes was reallyrge and thick, they seemed like they were an old man¡¯s toes as they were really curved.


    ¡°Look here. His second and third toes have obviously been fractured several times. There¡¯s already beenpensation thickening,¡± Zhang Fan told Li Liang after observing the patient¡¯s toes.


    ¡°It¡¯s not easy for basketball yers to make money.¡± Li Liang separated the big toe, which had been rather difficult to do with how thick it was¡ªit was about as thick as a two-year-old child¡¯s wrist.


    ¡°Nobody has it easy. Who actually has it easy in life?¡± interjected the anesthesiologist.


    The surgery began as Zhang Fan used a small scalpel to gently open up the skin. This scalpel was incredibly sharp. In the early days, scalpels would be reused many times, but modern-day scalpels were single-use only. Although the modern scalpels were really sharp, they had low durability as they would be dull after being used to cut through skin just a few times.


    ¡°For this surgery, it¡¯s really important to decrease damage to the blood supply system. His injury has already damaged arge portion of the vascr bed. In order to allow him to continue vigorously exercising in the future, it will be necessary to preserve what¡¯s left of the blood supply system,¡± Zhang Fan exined while gently avoiding the dorsal artery and using the scalpel handle to separate the flexor hallucis brevis.


    In surgery, not all exposed areas would require a scalpel. For instance, the skin required a scalpel to be as sharp as possible, but in the muscleyers, the surgeon would usually use either their fingers or the scalpel handle for separation. Muscles would be even more important for professional athletes. It would indeed be possible for muscles to recover after being cut with a sharp object, but that would form scar tissue which would permanently affect power output and stamina afterwards.


    This was why functional joint surgeries for professional athletes were so hard to perform. If a normal person had such a joint injury, the surgeon would only need to restore functionality, correct the distortion, and eliminate the patient¡¯s pain since that person wouldn¡¯t need to push themselves to the very limit with vigorous exercise. As for some unimportant blood vessels? The surgeon would ligate whatever was possible without needing to pay special attention to the joint capsule. It would be alright to let things heal with scar tissue.


    However, if a surgeon gave a professional athlete the same treatment, although this would indeed remove their pain, it would also end their career as a professional athlete. This was why many professional teams would have their personal team orthopedic joints surgeons. Top-level orthopedic joints surgeons would be capable of damaging the body minimally while helping the joint recover.


    While Zhang Fan had only opened up Level 1 microsurgery courses in his System, which only taught him slightly more than half of the different types of microsurgery, Zhang Fan was far too much of a grinder who had already practiced the avable surgery types countless times in his System already. He already had a 3-D mental image of the metatarsophngeal joints mapped out in his mind.


    Zhang Fan slowly separated the inmed metatarsal tissue with his forceps and rinsed with saline solution. This surgery wasn¡¯t particrly dangerous, but had a very high requirement for the surgeon¡¯s knowledge of joints and precise movements.


    In surgery, movements needed to be as few as possible. For instance, when in the joint capsule, a curette could only be used once to clean out the inmed tissue as a second time would cause even more damage. This would be aplete test of a surgeon¡¯s overall ability in how well they could manage their movements.


    Zhang Fan began the repairs after cleaning out the inmed tissue. Such exquisite repairs would be impossible for ordinary doctors, along with being unnecessary. However, this would be really necessary for the professional athletes. In America, there were less than 20 top-level orthopedic joint surgeons. Moreover, the doctor¡¯s getting slightly older would make it impossible for them to perform such a surgery anymore, so the surgery fee was also really expensive.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, why are you moving diagonally for this repair?¡± Li Liang didn¡¯t understand, since the physiological position shouldn¡¯t have been diagonal. However, Zhang Fan didn¡¯t respond, as this was the most critical moment of the surgery which would determine its sess or failure.


    Zhang Fan held his breath as he did his very best to steady his hands while gently repairing. He made four movements in session before he finally heaved a long sigh of relief! He had finally managed to repair the distorted and scarred muscle.


    More than three hours had passed since the start of the surgery. This was how precision surgeries were; they really took a lot of time.


    Zhang Fan waited for his breathing to calm down before he told Li Liang, ¡°The diagonal movements are a consideration for his weight and job, that will make things more solid.¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Li Liang was still rather confused even with Zhang Fan¡¯s exnation as he hadn¡¯t performed enough surgeries to understand this.


    ¡°Electric drill, Kirshner wires,¡± Zhang Fan told the medical equipment nurse. Meanwhile, Song Bing was incredibly bored. This entire surgery had been performed under the microscope, so he couldn¡¯t see anything at all. Zhang Fan opened up small holes with the electric drill and used the Kirshner wires to solidly affix the joint.


    ¡°Create a cast. The cast must be maintained for four weeks. Even one day less won¡¯t do,¡± Zhang Fan informed Li Liang and Song Bing.


    ¡°Alright!¡± The surgery thus ended. Mrs. Wang and the ck basketball yer¡¯s ck friends had almost fallen asleep waiting outside the operating room! When Zhang Fan and the others spent a great deal of effort to somehow push the ck basketball yer out of the operating room, his ck friends surrounded him happily and kept chatting in English. Even though Zhang Fan had learned English for quite a while, he still couldn¡¯t understand what they said!


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, thank you for your hard work.¡± Mrs. Wang was looking expectantly at Zhang Fan.


    He knew what she meant as he removed his surgical mask and smiled. ¡°The damage was rather severe, but it¡¯s all been repaired sessfully. The rest will depend on his own body¡¯s recovery. We¡¯ll know more after four weeks. He should be able to start ying basketball again in the future.¡± Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t dared to guarantee anything before the surgery, but things were different now that the surgery was over.


    He was simply that confident in himself because of all the hard work and sweat that he had put in through his System!

 Chapter 311: Using connections already

    <h4>Chapter 311: Using connections already</h4>


    Zhang Fan kept performing surgeries which gradually raised his skill level. Sometimes, you would feel that you had prepared quite excellently already, but the results weren¡¯t what you expected. Maybe other professions would give you many extra chances, but that wouldn¡¯t be possible in the medical profession, as this job would be far too unforgiving of mistakes.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t have to worry about anything after the operation for the ck basketball yer. Everyone would fight over getting to do the work, making it seem like the doctors at Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital all felt a sense of danger regarding their jobs. This wasn¡¯t actually the case, as thepetition here was only at beginner level since the truepetition was regarding the medical system. As the saying went, it was easy to be in the system, yet also difficult to be in the system.


    It would be easy to be in the medical system as long as your requirements for the job weren¡¯t too high. It really would be easy for you to just make do in the system until retirement. Just do the job required of you and maintain a low profile. That would be an easy way to spend a life. It was also quite difficult to be in the medical system. Although society was bing ever freer, there were still far too many regtions which would restrict you in the medical system. There were also many highly intelligent people gathered together who would all cruellypete with each other with various schemes. It really wouldn¡¯t be easy to stand out in this medical system.


    Zhang Fan had been really fortunate to pass through the earlypetition period. The heavens had truly blessed him. If Zhang Fan had instead first gone to work at a major hospital in a major city with his System, his growth wouldn¡¯t have been anywhere nearly as amazing, as it was likely he would still be busy sewing sutures, doing rotations, and writing medical reports even now.


    Only here in the border province did Zhang Fan have a chance to show his talents. Since the snow was sealing off the mountain roads and patients were unable to go anywhere else, the patients would be happy with any doctor who could volunteer and save their life. The patients wouldn¡¯t have the ability toin about a doctor being young. It was also thanks to the government trying to raise the border province¡¯s medical ability that Zhang Fan then got to go to Bluebird City. Zhang Fan had been among the first to benefit from the government policy.


    Sess would always have something special about it when you started thinking on how it happened. It would be impossible to describe as sess was also highly dependent on coincidence. Still, you would no longer be young by the time that you could understand how special sess could be. You would only be able to reminisce about it.


    It was around 2:30 p.m. when the surgery finished, which was the normal lunchtime in the border province. Zhang Fan¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital was bing more and more famous. Although it was next to Chasu City Women and Children¡¯s Hospital, Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital was already bing more well-known than the women and children¡¯s hospital. People would always say that this street was where the hand and foot surgery hospital was located rather than where the women and children¡¯s hospital was. Additionally, due to all the business brought in by Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, lots of food stalls started popping up on the street as well. This originally quiet ce had be quite lively.


    Monday morning was the major patient checkups, which would be quite different between internal medicine departments and surgical departments. Internal medicine directors, especially the really smart ones, would ask questions about the very principles of the disease, from physiology and tissue culture to the patient¡¯s medical history. Meanwhile, things were much simpler in the surgical departments.


    ¡°This patient was hospitalized yesterday due to identally tripping and fracturing his femur bone.¡± This would be an example of what a resident doctor or attending physician would say.


    ¡°Finish the relevant checkups as quickly as possible. Arrange the surgery when the patient¡¯s vitals are stable,¡± the director would say.


    Things really were that simple. It wasn¡¯t that surgery didn¡¯t focus on the principles, but rather that it was impossible to focus on the principles. Most surgical problems were sudden problems, while most internal medicine problems were chronic problems. Sudden problems would have a beginning and an end, while chronic problems would usually only have a beginning. That was why it was so important to understand the principles in internal medicine so that the doctor could think of some method to prevent or slow down the progress of the diseases.


    If you wanted to find a surgeon, then you would have to talk to them as early as possible before they started working on a surgery. You would have to wait a long time after the surgeon entered the operating room. Shao Hua knew that Zhang Fan was busy, but she didn¡¯t know just how busy he was.


    Earlier this morning, her coworker Manager Baiyintibu hade to find her. Shao Hua finished the work she had at hand, and then brought Baiyintibu and her rtives over to Chasu City Hospital to find Zhang Fan. However, when she went to orthopedic department #1, she was only able to find some rtively young doctors, with nobody else around at all.


    ¡°Hello, could I ask if Zhang Fan is here?¡± Shao Hua happened to ask rotation doctor Little Li of Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team. Everyone else in Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team was currently working on a surgery.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang is in a surgery.¡± Little Li was really busy with writing medical reports, so she couldn¡¯t be bothered to answer in detail.


    ¡°Then could I ask around when he will be finished?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± This wasn¡¯t Little Li¡¯s fault for not being friendly and passionate. Dozens of people woulde looking for specific doctors every day, and on top of that, most people who came directly to the department were the type who used connections.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Shao Hua felt slightly awkward. She turned to tell Baiyintibu and thetter¡¯s sister, ¡°It¡¯s my fault. I didn¡¯t mention anything to Zhang Fan yesterday. Let me call him.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. We¡¯ll wait here. This isn¡¯t your fault at all, since I only told you this morning that we wanted toe to the hospital. No need to call him, as we can simply wait.¡±


    The doctors in the department were all so busy that they simply ignored them. Shao Hua felt too awkward to wait in the office area, so she and Baiyintibu¡¯s rtives sat on the chairs outside the department to wait.


    They waited for more than an hour, but Shao Hua didn¡¯t see a single doctor returning to the department, although she did see several patients being brought to the patient rooms after surgery. Shao Hua saw that Baiyintibu¡¯s young nephew was bing rather impatient, so she called Zhang Fan. This was the first time that she had ever called Zhang Fan while he was at work.


    ¡°Hello, Doctor Zhang is currently performing a surgery. Who might you be, and what business do you have with him?¡± The operating room nurse picked up his phone.


    Now that cell phones were incrediblymonce, the hospitals had tried to force doctors not to carry their cell phones with them during surgeries. However, this regtion had turned out to be impossible to enforce. In the end, the hospitals had topromise, and changed the rule so that a nurse had to answer any phone calls for the doctor during a surgery.


    ¡°Hello. Please tell Zhang Fan that this is Shao Hua, and that I have a patient that I¡¯d like for him to see.¡± Shao Hua broke out in a cold sweat. She hadn¡¯t expected that Zhang Fan would be so busy that he couldn¡¯t even answer his phone.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, someone named Shao Hua says that she has a patient that she¡¯d like for you to see,¡± the operating room nurse told Zhang Fan while holding on to his cell phone.


    ¡°Tell her to wait a while,¡± Zhang Fan answered without even raising his head. He didn¡¯t exin anything at all, since he was still performing surgery!


    Still, the operating room nurse answered Shao Hua in a much politer tone than earlier. ¡°Hello there. Doctor Zhang says that he can be out at noon. Please wait a while longer.¡± The nurse even went to the trouble of exining.


    ¡°Okay, thank you!¡± Shao Hua hung up and exined things to Baiyintibu. They then continued waiting in boredom.


    ¡°Doctors really are so busy. Just look, the doctors in this department haven¡¯t had any free time at all.¡± Baiyintibu was worried that Shao Hua would feel embarrassed, so she struck up a conversation. Actually, Shao Hua wasn¡¯t feeling embarrassed, nor was she feeling like she had lost face. Rather, she felt pained for Zhang Fan¡¯s sake, feeling that he was like a criminal who didn¡¯t have any freedom at all so early in the morning.


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s not easy being a doctor.¡±


    Currently, Zhang Fan, Wang Yanan, Xue Fei, and Jiang Nini were working on a humerus bone fracture surgery. Three doctors were originally sufficient for this surgery, but Jiang Nini also wanted to experience what a surgery was like, so there were now four doctors instead.


    After the operating room nurse finished the call with Shao Hua, since this nurse was a veteran nurse, she asked out of curiosity, ¡°Doctor Zhang, who is Shao Hua? I could hear from her voice that she¡¯s pretty young.¡±


    ¡°My girlfriend!¡±


    Wang Yanan interjected herself into the conversation. ¡°What about Shao Hua?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. She wants me to see her coworker¡¯s rtive¡¯s son.¡± Zhang Fan stopped talking after that short exnation as he continued to cautiously perform surgery. Normally, Zhang Fan was the type who would always smile, but he would seem like a very serious leader whenever he was performing surgery.


    Although Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t very talkative, he couldn¡¯t stop the others from gossiping. This was only a minor surgery, so the others felt really suppressed by Zhang Fan¡¯s atmosphere.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, you have a girlfriend?¡± Jiang Nini eximed in astonishment. Although she was covered by a surgical mask, it was easy to guess that her mouth was open in surprise.


    ¡°Haha, what, were you interested in our Zhang Fan?¡± Xue Fei really didn¡¯t like being on the same surgery as Zhang Fan, since it was far too boring with someone so silent.


    ¡°No, no, I was just curious,¡± Jiang Nini hurriedly exined.


    The more veteran doctors would be a bit more reserved with Zhang Fan and his aplishments, but all the new rotation doctors viewed Zhang Fan as their role model. Zhang Fan was a rotation doctor who had been amazingly skilled and made a reputation for himself not long after entering the hospital. Most importantly of all, he would always drive to and from work in a luxury car. Although cars were rtivelymon now, Zhang Fan drove the best car in the entire hospital.


    Since Zhang Fan was so outstanding, it was natural that attention would be on him, especially since young men and women of their age would be at a marriageable age. The young men and women would both be choosing their own partners.


    ¡°Haha! It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s not like he¡¯s gotten married yet!¡± Xue Fei was the oldest member of Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team, so with his experience, he could instantly tell that Jiang Nini had been emphasizing things too much, so he snickered at Zhang Fan.


    Even though Zhang Fan did hear their conversation, it didn¡¯t register with him at all, as he treated all of this as meaningless noise that wouldn¡¯t affect his performing surgery.


    Meanwhile, since Wang Yanan was Shao Hua¡¯s former ssmate, and the two had a very good rtionship, she immediately retorted, ¡°Zhang Fan and Shao Hua are preparing to get married soon.¡±


    ¡°But they¡¯re not married yet!¡± Xue Fei loved to argue with Wang Yanan. Jiang Nini kept silent as she held onto the surgical retractors.


    ¡°Stop the bleeding!¡± Zhang Fan raised his voice since he was getting annoyed.


    Zhang Fan immediately stopped Xue Fei and Wang Yanan¡¯s argument. The two of them were like mortal enemies who would always argue with each other every day. The patient¡¯s bleeding was stopped, followed by fixation and rinsing. For orthopedic surgery, especially when a major bone was fractured, the most major and severe aftereffect would be fat embolism. This was really severe and impossible to defend against. The doctor would only be able to rinse as a cebo effect. It was difficult to say whether this was actually effective or not.


    ¡°Cast.¡± Zhang Fan began to create a cast after the surgery and suturing was finished.


    ¡°You should leave first. Shao Hua¡¯s been waiting for you all morning,¡± Wang Yanan told him.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. A few extra minutes won¡¯t matter.¡± Zhang Fan personally finished the cast before he finally started taking off his surgical attire.


    This surgery was thest surgery of the day for Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team. Now that the surgery waspletely finished, Zhang Fan hurriedly left the operating room without even taking a shower. Xue Fei sardonically remarked, ¡°Weren¡¯t you in no hurry? Why are you running?¡±


    ¡°None of your business!¡± Zhang Fan answered as he exited. It was impossible to be serious with Xue Fei, although this also made it easy to interact with him. Zhang Fan returned to the department together with Wang Yanan and Jiang Nini. The two women had directly left because there were too many women waiting in line for the showers in the female changing rooms, as almost all of the operating room nurses were female.


    Shao Hua smiled and stood up when she saw Zhang Fan appear. Baiyintibu spotted a tale male doctor in the distance and realized that this was Shao Hua¡¯s boyfriend, so she stood up as well.


    ¡°Shao Hua, Manager Bai, I¡¯m sorry to have made you wait for so long,¡± Zhang Fan said with a smile as he nodded towards Manager Bai¡¯s older sister and nephew.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine, there¡¯s no rush. You should rest a while as you just finished a surgery,¡± Manager Bai replied politely.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need. Come, let us sit down and discuss things in my office.¡± Zhang Fan brought Shao Hua and the others into his office. Shao Hua really would have wanted to gently caress the marks left behind on Zhang Fan¡¯s face by his surgical mask if it weren¡¯t for the fact that others were around. That was how she was as a lover. She worried more about his hardships rather than gaining face.


    ¡°Where¡¯s your water bottle? I¡¯ll go pour some water for you,¡± Shao Hua remarked as she noticed that Zhang Fan¡¯s lips were really pale and dry.


    ¡°We have water. Please take a seat. Little Li, please bring some paper cups for me,¡± Zhang Fan requested. He only had to make such a request because Little Li had no interest in permanently joining a surgical department. Otherwise, a rotation doctor would have long since helped pour water for Zhang Fan¡¯s guests already. This was the pity of being a young intern doctor. They wouldck the ability to care about their own so-called pride as the intern doctor would have to ingratiate themselves first in order to learn actual skills and be liked by the teaching doctor.


    Wang Yanan and Jiang Nini also soon came over to Zhang Fan¡¯s office. ¡°Shao Hua! You didn¡¯t even tell us beforehand that you wereing. You must have waited all morning. What¡¯s with Zhang Fan? He didn¡¯t even exin to you that we usually can¡¯t leave during surgeries in the morning.¡± Wang Yanan passionately grabbed Shao Hua¡¯s hands and red at Zhang Fan for her good friend¡¯s sake.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Look at you, you have the same marks on your face as Zhang Fan from the surgical mask. Does it hurt?¡± Shao Hua felt awkward about asking Zhang Fan, but she could ask Wang Yanan instead. Wang Yanan¡¯s tender skin showed even more obvious markings than Zhang Fan¡¯s skin.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯ve gotten used to it. They¡¯re...?¡± Wang Yanan asked in a whisper as she nced at Baiyintibu and her rtives.


    ¡°They¡¯re here to receive Zhang Fan¡¯s treatment. I don¡¯t know the specifics,¡± Shao Hua answered in a whisper as well. They then gathered around Zhang Fan to watch Zhang Fan treating the child.


    Jiang Nini stood three meters away at theputer desk as she looked over Shao Hua. ¡®All she has is a nice aura!¡¯ Jiang Nini thought to herself.


    ¡°Who¡¯s this woman?¡± Little Li asked Jiang Nini because it seemed like Shao Hua was really familiar with Wang Yanan.


    ¡°Someone who used connections to see Zhang Fan!¡± Jiang Nini answered.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang is really amazing! People are even using connections to see him!¡± Little Li remarked.


    Baiyitibu was Mongolian. There were many ethnic minorities in the border province who would usually have their ownnguages which weren¡¯t Chinese. There were severalmonnguages in the border province. Mongolians were truly amazing at linguistics¡ªmany Mongolians were capable of speaking fluently in five or six localnguages quite easily. For instance, Batu was fluent in manynguages. Zhang Fan was really was really envious of Batu¡¯s linguistic ability. Zhang Fan had been in the border province for more than two years now, but was stillpletely unknowledgeable in the ethnic minorities¡¯nguages. He didn¡¯t have any natural talent for speakingnguages.


    Baiyintibu was stocky to the point where her bank uniform was almost about to burst, but she was still within normal limits. Meanwhile, Baiyintibu¡¯s older sister had a rather oily smell to her. The nomadic district wouldn¡¯tck food or clothing, but there was ack of water.


    ¡°Doctor Zhang, this is my nephew. Please take a look at him.¡± Baiyintibu pushed over a simrly oily young boy.


    The boy wasn¡¯t afraid at all. He widened his eyes with curiosity as he stared at Zhang Fan¡¯s stethoscope on thetter¡¯s chest. Zhang Fan observed the boy as the boy observed the stethoscope.


    It was quite obvious that the boy¡¯s shoulders were of uneven heights. ¡°Does this hurt?¡± Zhang Fan gently pushed the child¡¯s shoulder while observing his reaction. Children would be different from adults, especially young children like this around six or seven years of age. Children were often afraid of injections and medicine, so sometimes they would lie to the doctor, which was why it was highly important to watch a child¡¯s expression.


    ¡°Come over here and take off your clothes,¡± Zhang Fan requested. Baiyintibu and her older sister hurriedly helped the boy to take off his clothes.


    In the city, people would wear clothes ording to the season as spring and summer would have different seasonal clothing. However, that wouldn¡¯t be possible out in the ins. Even in June, it would be possible for there to be a sudden snowstorm, which was why Baiyintibu¡¯s nephew was wearing a lot of clothing. Baiyintibu and her sister seemed like they were peeling an onion for quite a long while before they managed to remove all of the boy¡¯s clothing.


    While standing behind the child, Zhang Fan extended his palms out like a fan and pressed them on the child¡¯s chest along the ribcage, with fingers connecting. To describe this, it would be simr to a position that a man would use when caressing his girlfriend¡¯s breasts from behind. ¡°Inhale! Exhale!¡± Zhang Fan sensed the changes in the child¡¯s chest as the boy breathed.


    ¡°Okay, put on your clothes, let¡¯s not catch a cold.¡± Zhang Fan then imperceptibly furrowed his eyebrows. The others didn¡¯t notice, but Shao Hua understood Zhang Fan far too well. She knew that his expression meant that this was rather troublesome.


    ¡°How is it, Doctor Zhang?¡± Baiyintibu and her sister asked Zhang Fan in a gentle voice.

 Chapter 312: Outside support

    <h4>Chapter 312: Outside support</h4>


    The world was filled with countless contradictions. For instance, the medical field counted as s type of service industry, which meant that the patient was God, the patient was a customer, and so on. No matter which Chinese hospital, they would all try and satisfy the patient/customer as there could be severe consequences otherwise.


    However, the medical field was also an industry where professional skills and experience was truly important. On top of that, lives were also at stake in this field. Oftentimes, doctors would need to make certain highly risky decisions. It really would be quite easy to satisfy the patient¡¯s every request, but sometimes that wouldn¡¯t be possible when making the necessary correct medical decision. How to resolve such a contradiction then? This would be really difficult.


    To give a simple example regarding a bone fracture surgery, if an orthopedic surgeon tried to satisfy a patient¡¯s request and affix the metal te as closely as possible so that it adhered directly to the bone, maybe the patient would be really satisfied after seeing his X-ray because it was as if the metal te was attached to the bone, but this would be nothing more than a ridiculous treatment.


    Metal te affixation usually wouldn¡¯t look pretty on the X-ray at all, because the surgeon was trying to decrease the damage to the periosteum by as much as possible. This would make the metal te look rather haphazard on the X-ray. Some patients didn¡¯t understand this, and if such patients had family members who also didn¡¯t understand and startedining, then this could be quite troublesome and start drama.


    There was a saying in the orthopedic department: ¡°Treatment is about treating people, not X-rays.¡± However, this was a contradiction that was unsolvable. There was currently no possible method to both have an excellent treatment and produce an excellent-appearing X-ray for the patient.


    Zhang Fan gave the child a simple physical examination, and then told Baiyintibu, ¡°Manager Bai, you should have the child hospitalized for more detailed checkups. Once all the necessary checkups areplete, we can start on the first step of treatment.¡±


    ¡°Is it really severe?¡± Baiyintibu and her older sister both looked at Zhang Fan in worry. Everyone would be the same. Parents would always hope that the problem was as small as possible, especially with regards to their own children.


    ¡°How should I say this? You should mentally prepare yourselves. This surgery isn¡¯t a small surgery. The postoperative recovery period is also incredibly long. This isn¡¯t any simple bone fracture or appendectomy. This will be a corrective surgery, which requires a lengthy period of time,¡± Zhang Fan exined to Baiyintibu and her sister.


    Meanwhile, the almost seven-year-old boy still didn¡¯t understand the severity of the situation as he put on his clothes. Since he had grown up in the ins ever since young, he was really curious about this ce known as a hospital that he was visiting for the first time. He was really curious about everything here which all seemed so strange. What attracted his attention the most was a skeleton model ced in the corner of Zhang Fan¡¯s office, along with all sorts of diagrams stered on the walls. He was too young to understand his mother and Aunt Baiyintibu¡¯s sadness and worry.


    Baiyintibu¡¯s sister asked her in Mongolian, ¡°What should we do? Should we find an older doctor and get a second opinion?¡±


    ¡°No, there¡¯s no need. I¡¯ve already asked around. He¡¯s the best doctor in all of Chasu City Hospital.¡± Baiyintibu then turned to look at Shao Hua, who understood what she meant.


    ¡°Zhang Fan, is it possible to avoid surgery? Or, would it be better to go to Raptor City instead?¡± Shao Hua helped to ask such things as Baiyintibu would find it inconvenient to ask so directly.


    Zhang Fan considered it for a moment, and then replied, ¡°It¡¯s extremely risky not to have surgery. The boy is still growing, so it would be best for him to receive corrective surgery as soon as possible. As for Raptor City, you can go there if you like, but I personally think that it won¡¯t be necessary.¡± The hospital was no jail. Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t force anyone to get a surgery if they didn¡¯t want to. Still, he really wanted to have an opportunity to work on this surgery.


    Zhang Fan had yet to work on a single corrective surgery in real life. Not only that, Chasu City Hospital had never aplished such a surgery before. Corrective surgeries were extremely difficult, and even more so on young children as all sorts of factors needed to be considered. Adult corrective surgeries were easier as all that was needed was to affix ording to the anatomical position for correction. However, that wouldn¡¯t do for young children, as they were constantly growing, which meant that their bones were still constantly changing. If the corrective surgery didn¡¯t fit the child¡¯s development pattern properly, then that would directly cause a medical incident.


    Moreover, spine corrective surgery was best done as early as possible. The spine was like the main support of a car or a house. Any problem that appeared in the spine would be immediately followed by various problems in nearby organs. Although it was still possible to change the spine back again at an older age, it would be impossible to do the same for other organs. A spine distortion would immediately start affecting the sternum, hip joint, and pelvic cavity. Basically, the spine would affect the entire body.


    ¡°We¡¯ll be troubling you, Doctor Zhang. Let¡¯s have him hospitalized then. We¡¯ll truly be troubling you,¡± Baiyintibu agreed after some further discussion with her sister.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, this is no trouble at all. Yanan, help them with the hospitalization paperwork.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll do it, I¡¯ll do it!¡± Jiang Nini hurriedly volunteered herself instead when she heard this. She then secretly observed Shao Hua for a while longer while dealing with the necessary paperwork.


    Zhang Fan didn¡¯t need to worry about a single thing rted to paperwork, whether it be hospitalization or necessary checkups. Shao Hua saw that there wasn¡¯t anything else for her to do here, so she told Baiyintibu, Zhang Fan, and Wang Yanan, ¡°I¡¯m going back to work now. Feel free to call me if there¡¯s anything else.


    ¡°Thank you!¡± Baiyintibu was really emotional as she grabbed onto Shao Hua¡¯s hand.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m leaving now!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll take you,¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly offered to Shao Hua.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to see me off. You should hurry and go have some lunch,¡± Shao Hua said as she helped Zhang Fan to straighten his slightly wrinkled shirt. Although Shao Hua had said that she didn¡¯t need Zhang Fan to take her anywhere, he still saw her off all the way to the entrance of the surgical department building.


    ¡°You should hurry and go back to work.¡± Only after Zhang Fan watched Shao Hua leave did he go back upstairs to orthopedic department #1. As he went up, he kept thinking about how to do this surgery, which was so difficult that it would be impossible for him alone. He would have to have Director Gao and Director Wang as his surgical assistants.


    ¡®How am I supposed to get those two rivals together on the same surgery?¡¯ This was an even more difficult problem than the surgery. It was quite easy for the two rival directors to argue with each other, especially over different surgical methods. Zhang Fan was unable to figure out a solution no matter what. In the end, he could only go and ask for outside support.


    Zhang Fan had been about to head back to orthopedic department #1, but he suddenly changed direction to go to the hospital administration building. Of course, he was going there to find Superintendent Ouyang as she would be the only person capable of having the two orthopedic directors peaceably sit down for a discussion. Although using such a method was a bit like bullying, Zhang Fan had no other way. That was just how contradictory life was for him.


    Even though lunchtime was also naptime for most hospital employees, Zhang Fan needed to go to find Superintendent Ouyang and resolve this issue as early as possible. Earlier this morning, Superintendent Ouyang had been in a governmental meeting in the city. Although Chasu City Hospital had been developing excellently over the past few years, it seemed like the government had recently begun to greatly support traditional Chinese medicine, so lots of resources were beginning to funnel towards Chinese medicine hospitals. Superintendent Ouyang had to debate all morning as there was no other choice for her. Government funding would be limited. More money for Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital would mean less money for Chasu City Hospital.


    Zhang Fan knocked on Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s door. She finally replied more than 30 secondster. ¡°Enter!¡±


    ¡°Superintendent, were you resting? How about Ie backter?¡± Zhang Fan smiled as he poked his head into her office room. This was the advantage of his being young. Even though he clearly knew that she was likely taking a nap, he could still be shameless enough toe and interrupt her nap.


    ¡°You¡¯re already here, so why pretend? Juste in.¡± Superintendent Ouyang was rather tired after debating all morning as she had needed to maintain a powerful aura as well ase up with convincing logic. She slowly sat up while rubbing her temple.


    Zhang Fan sat down, and exined, ¡°Superintendent, our orthopedic department #1 has received a special patient.¡±


    ¡°A special patient? Why are you here to see me instead of your department director?¡± Superintendent Ouyang looked directly at Zhang Fan. She was a veteran who was also a highly sessful superintendent. Although she couldn¡¯t guess the specifics of what Zhang Fan was here for, she figured that it definitely had something to do with personnel.


    ¡°Oh! I need to find a director, but more than one director, which is too much for me. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here to ask for your help!¡±


    ¡°Hah! Tell me what this is about.¡± Superintendent Ouyang became interested. She was also the reallypetitive type who loved a challenge.


    ¡°It¡¯s like this...¡± Zhang Fan exined the situation in detail.


    ¡°Do you have a guarantee? I do know about spine deformity. Heart problems will appearter if a surgery isn¡¯t performed early enough. I met with such a patient back when I was still in the cardiology department.¡±


    ¡°I do have a guarantee, but there¡¯s a really troublesome issue.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the trouble?¡±

 Chapter 313: Good things take time

    <h4>Chapter 313: Good things take time</h4>


    The current medical system in China was such that patients and doctors would all want to go to a bigger hospital if at all possible. They wouldn¡¯t want to have to go to a smaller hospital. Nothing was wrong with them, as it was normal for people to want the best thing possible for themselves. Doctors would want better development potential, while patients would want better and more advanced treatment. Yet, should the previous generations¡¯ hard work over several decades in establishingplete and well-running smaller Chinese hospitals be abandoned entirely? This was a difficult problem and contradiction in the Chinese medical system.


    Superintendent Ouyang was an expert doctor herself, but she wouldn¡¯t understand that much about spine deformity, since she was an internal medicine expert. Zhang Fan began to exin this surgery to her. In order to aplish this surgery sessfully, it would be necessary to have Director Gao and Director Wang working together in unison as his surgical assistants. In order to make the two directors willing topromise and work together, Superintendent Ouyang¡¯s personal intervention was required.


    Zhang Fan spent more than half an hour to exin the difficult portions of this surgery to Superintendent Ouyang. What made spine deformity so difficult? First of all, the child¡¯s parents usually wouldn¡¯t notice this disease in its early stages. Maybe a female lingerie model would seem really sexy while walking down a catwalk in a posture with uneven shoulders, but anyone who had uneven shoulders when standing up properly would be handicapped, not sexy!


    Congenital spine deformity would cause many other additional problems such as organ distortion. The mostmon problem would be abnormalities in the urology system, such as solitary kidney, duplicated ureter, crossed kidney, urinary obstruction, and so on. Apart from that, congenital spine deformity was often apanied by other problems such as congenital heart disease. As the body developed, the spine¡¯s distortion would also cause the pelvic cavity and hip joint to be distorted severely enough to cause disability.


    ¡°I understand. You already have a surgery n, correct?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked after listening to Zhang Fan exin for quite a while.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Zhang Fan smiled rather embarrassedly.


    ¡°You want me to help you so that they can calmly obey your orders?¡± Superintendent Ouyang smiled rather abnormally.


    ¡°I¡¯d just like to ask for your help in managing things for us.¡± Zhang Fan wouldn¡¯t be able to say things directly like Superintendent Ouyang could.


    ¡°Do you have any guarantee of being able to convince the directors?¡± This was what Superintendent Ouyang paid the most attention to.


    ¡°I do. As long as the two of them don¡¯t argue with each other, I can definitely convince them,¡± Zhang Fan promised.


    ¡°Okay, then start the necessary checkups. Once the checkups areplete, I¡¯ll ask the cardiology department toe over for consultation,¡± Superintendent Ouyang told him.


    Zhang Fan understood what Superintendent Ouyang meant with this. The so-called inviting the cardiology department to consult was just an excuse. Some things might seem really unnecessary, but such steps couldn¡¯t be skipped just for the sake of doing a little less. This was respect for the two orthopedic directors, as well as a way to protect Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Alright, thank you, Superintendent.¡± Zhang Fan hurriedly got up and thanked Superintendent Ouyang.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be in a rush. Sit down first. I would have made youe to see me even if you hadn¡¯t visited me today. Take a look at this!¡± Superintendent Ouyang handed a newspaper to Zhang Fan, who felt a headache from hearing her tone.


    ¡°Read what this says!¡± It seemed like Superintendent Ouyang was already beginning to re.


    ¡°Chasu City¡¯s housing situation is¡ª¡±


    ¡°Are you trying to joke around with me? The one below that! The one about the ck man!¡±


    Zhang Fan started to mentallyin about Batu for being too amazing. Batu had already be friends with the head editor of a newspaper after just a first meeting. This time, Batu had done something more ridiculous by getting Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital into the headline of a daily newspaper.


    ¡°Read it!¡± This was just how Superintendent Ouyang was at scolding people. She wouldn¡¯t leave them any face at all.


    ¡°Chasu City¡¯s hand and foot surgery hospital treated the international basketball super star...¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s voice became smaller and smaller as he read. He had heard Batu telling him plenty about the nned newspaper article, but hadn¡¯t thought too much about it, yet this thing came crashing into him directly now.


    ¡°What? Are you too happy? Did you know that the Chasu City Communist Party Committee Leader especially asked me this morning what was going on with this hand and foot surgery hospital? He asked if this hospital had already started operating on an international scale! What was I supposed to answer because of you? Before, I didn¡¯t treat this seriously, as I felt like you wouldn¡¯t be able to do much, but your abilities really are quite something. I did a roundabout investigation today. You really went overboard. You¡¯ve managed to stop the surgical departments of many smaller city hospitals by monopolizing all their doctors. Say it, when are you intending on monopolizing the surgical department of Chasu City Hospital as well?¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang hadn¡¯t minded Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital that much before, but her higher-ranking government leader had especially mentioned it to her, so she had to start paying attention. Chasu City Hospital was renowned as the best hospital in all of Chasu City¡¯s jurisdiction, yet something like this had happened. Of course Superintendent Ouyang would be angry. She then learned more from the Bureau of Health about Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital, and found that many smaller city hospitals¡¯ surgical departments had bepletely paralyzed because the surgeons had all left to join Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital!


    ¡°I didn¡¯t think that things would be like this. I just wanted to perform some extra surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan lowered his head. Was he in the wrong here? No, he wasn¡¯t, but when it came to Superintendent Ouyang, he would still be considered to be in the wrong regardless.


    ¡°Chasu City Hospital¡¯s surgeries aren¡¯t enough for you?¡±


    ¡°But nobody is willing to perform hand and foot surgeries.¡± Zhang Fan raised his voice slightly since this was the truth.


    ¡°You think you¡¯re in the right? What you¡¯re doing is illegally practicing medicine, don¡¯t you understand? Where are you officially registered to practice medicine ording to your medical license? What hospital are you registered to? Just how did you learn about medical licensews? Before, it didn¡¯t matter, since you were doing things secretly, but now the government leaders are starting to pay attention. You think you can still continue like this?¡±


    ¡°Then please help me think of something.¡± Actually, Superintendent Ouyang was just scaring Zhang Fan here. Expert doctors would fly all over China for surgeries, yet the expert doctors¡¯ medical licenses hadn¡¯t been confiscated. Superintendent Ouyang was only scaring Zhang Fan who didn¡¯t understand how the world worked yet. Such aw was only enforced against certain people!


    ¡°Hey there! You¡¯re getting ever more shameless. You¡¯re even asking something like this!¡± Superintendent Ouyang almostughed because of how angry she was.


    ¡°You also know that I¡¯m not doing this for any other reason. I just want to do a few extra surgeries. Chasu City Hospital really isn¡¯t capable of developing these surgeries. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t be like this. Superintendent, please help me.¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t afraid, since he had already started asking for help. If Superintendent Ouyang could really help him out, then he wouldn¡¯t mind getting scolded a little extra by her.


    ¡°What have you been doing? Why didn¡¯t youe to me earlier? It¡¯s toote now. I don¡¯t care at all about your messy state of affairs.¡± Zhang Fan had sessfully changed the topic. Actually, Superintendent Ouyang didn¡¯t want to intervene with Zhang Fan¡¯s hospital. What he said were the facts. Even though Chasu City Hospital had established orthopedic department #3 as a microsurgery-focused department, the real situation was that microsurgery had barely developed at Chasu City Hospital. The surgeons here would all hide away whenever they heard about hand and foot surgery, afraid that they would be chosen. Superintendent Ouyang was the leader of the whole hospital, yet even she was helpless, unable to do anything about this.


    ¡°I never expected that my hospital could develop to such an extent,¡± said Zhang Fan. He then added in a small voice, ¡°You always get angry whenever I mention hand and foot surgery, so I was worried about angering you too much, so...!¡± Zhang Fan felt like he had returned to his days of being a food seller with how insignificant he seemed in front of her!


    ¡°You dare say such a thing! If it wasn¡¯t for how young you are, and that you¡¯re serious about your work, I wouldn¡¯t care about you at all.¡± Superintendent Ouyang was tired as she knew that it would be useless to get angry about something out of her control.


    Zhang Fan heard this, and immediately realized that Superintendent Ouyang could do something for him. He hurriedly got up and poured Superintendent Ouyang a new cup of hot water with a smile. He would even be willing to give her a massage if she requested it. ¡°Superintendent, please have some water. You¡¯ve already been talking for so long. Have a rest, have a rest.¡±


    Superintendent Ouyang gave him a sidelong nce and expressionlessly took the water. After sipping on it, she said, ¡°This is the final time. I definitely won¡¯t ever get involved in your stupid affairs again.¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay, okay! I¡¯ll definitely never make you angry again.¡± Well, Zhang Fan was only saying such a thing. He wasn¡¯t a local from the border province, so he didn¡¯t know that many people here. Who aside from Superintendent Ouyang could he ask for help with such a matter?¡±


    ¡°Are you still in contact with Professor Li Jinjing from Dee University in Raptor City?¡± Superintendent Ouyang asked as she put down her cup.


    ¡°Yes, I still talk to him. He¡¯s applied for a hepatic portal vein system research project, so he¡¯s often been discussing this matter with me over the phone.¡±


    ¡°Oh! How is it, is it very difficult?¡±


    ¡°They¡¯ve failed many times already. Director Li wants me to go visit him in Raptor City.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t go. You¡¯ll be in higher demand if you make hime to you. When hees, add Chasu City Hospital into the research project as well. It¡¯s so difficult for a lower-level hospital to apply for a research project, but it¡¯s as easy as ying around for a professor at a high-level provincial hospital. Adding ourselves into the research project will also improve our hospital¡¯s research capabilities.¡±


    ¡°Yes, alright, Superintendent, I understand. Then, about my hand and foot surgery hospital...¡± Zhang Fan became anxious because Superintendent Ouyang had changed the topic. He was still too young and na?ve!


    ¡°This is an easy matter. Adamantly refuse to go to Raptor City so that Professor Li personallyes to Chasu City. The hand and foot surgery hospital¡¯s matter will also be resolved. Professor Li¡¯s not in a big hurry yet, so we don¡¯t need to be in a hurry, either.¡± Superintendent Ouyang smiled as she said this. Right now, she seemed far more like a crooked merchant than a superintendent.


    ¡°Oh, alright. I¡¯ll be going back to work then.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t ask what he should do, as he really understood Superintendent Ouyang by now. As long as she had agreed to help him, he wouldn¡¯t need to worry about anything.


    ¡°Go now. Chasu City Chinese Medicine Hospital has also established a microsurgery department!¡± Superintendent Ouyang said something seemingly randomly as Zhang Fan was leaving.


    ¡°What could she have meant by that?¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t really understand as he walked back to orthopedic department #1. Still, he didn¡¯t need to worry too much about this, as he could simply leave it to Batu, who would surely understand what Superintendent Ouyang had meant.


    Back at orthopedic department #1, Jiang Nini was the only member of Zhang Fan¡¯s medical team who was present.


    ¡°Little Jiang, where are the others?¡± Jiang Nini was really beautiful, but Zhang Fan had gotten used to being able to look at her directly after seeing her often enough.


    Jiang Nini got up and smiled as she exined to Zhang Fan, ¡°Doctor Wang and Doctor Xue had a bet, but Xue Fei lost in the end. Doctor Wang dragged him away as he had to treat the others to a meal of horsemeat.¡±


    ¡°Ha! He¡¯s so dumb, yet he still loves to bet and gamble. Howe you didn¡¯t go with everyone?¡± Zhang Fan asked as he flipped through medical reports.


    ¡°I was waiting for you!¡± Jiang Nini walked several steps closer to him.


    ¡°Oh, you should go and have a free meal, otherwise it will be over.¡± Zhang Fan put down the medical report and gently tilted his body so that he wouldn¡¯t touch her as he walked past to go to the changing room. He felt that it would be better for him to pretend not to notice her romantic interest in him. Zhang Fan was no idiot, so of course he noticed her interest, but he felt that he should be aware of such things and remain loyal.


    Xue Fei was dejectedly forced to the restaurant by Wang Yanan and the others. Horsemeat was a specialty of Chasu City. There weren¡¯t many opportunities remaining to eat horsemeat, as the weather was getting hotter. In the border province, killing cows for meat wasn¡¯t that rare, but normally only one horse would be ughtered per year for each family. In 2010, half a kilogram of beef would cost around 30 yuan, but half a kilogram of horsemeat would typically cost anywhere from 80 to 100 yuan.


    ¡°Hey! Howe you¡¯re here? Didn¡¯t you go out for a meal?¡± Xue Fei wanted to die when he saw Zhang Fan¡ªZhang Fan was far too big of an eater.


    ¡°I heard that you were treating everyone to a meal, so of course I woulde.¡± Zhang Fan and Jiang Nini entered the horsemeat restaurant together. Was Xue Fei stingy? He was willing to bet several thousand yuan in one go and lose it all to the middle-aged women that he usually yed with. Was he generous? He was unwilling to spend much on meals when he was treating others. This time, Wang Yanan finally captured him because he lost a gamble to her. Everyone was really happy about this, except for Xue Fei himself.


    ¡°It¡¯s your fault for bullying me. I¡¯m definitely going to eat until you go bankrupt today. Zhang Fan, eat as much as you want,¡± Wang Yanan eximed angrily.


    ¡°Alright, let me tell you all that my limit is 500 yuan. I refuse to pay for anything more.¡±


    ¡°Where were you?¡± Wang Yanan asked Zhang Fan as they were eating together.


    ¡°I was arranging matters for the surgery.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s just making stuff up. Don¡¯t look at how he seems like a fool; he¡¯s actually quite sly. I¡¯m the only honest man here,¡± Xue Fei eximed to Wang Yanan while pouring some tea.


    ¡°Who would believe you? It¡¯s not like you¡¯re a properly good person.¡± Well, this was just a way of establishing friendly coworker rtionships over time.


    ¡°It seems to me that patient #13¡¯s family¡¯s financial condition isn¡¯t that good. The surgery fee will be troublesome,¡± Zhang Fanmented. Patient #13 was Baiyintibu¡¯s nephew, whose name was Bate.


    ¡°This is a major surgery. You¡¯re going to insist on doing it, aren¡¯t you?¡± Xue Fei inquired. The others, Wang Yanan included, didn¡¯t know how much a corrective surgery would cost. China¡¯s metal te production technology was adequate, but metal tes for corrective surgery had high requirements to the point where even most internationalpanies weren¡¯t able to make them. Not only were corrective surgeries highly difficult, there were far fewer patients for such surgeriespared to bone fractures, so there wasn¡¯t much market for correct surgery metal tes, meaning that nobody in China focused on producing them. Meanwhile, Chinese medical insurance wouldn¡¯t pay for imported medical equipment, which was why Zhang Fan was worried about the surgery fee for the patient¡¯s family¡¯s sake.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t nomads rather rich?¡± Wang Yanan asked rather foolishly.


    ¡°What a joke. You think most of them are rich? Most of them make just enough to get by. It¡¯s also spring now, which is the season with the lowest prices for cows and goats. It will be quite troublesome for them. This surgery really might not be possible.¡±


    The atmosphere had originally been rather happy since Xue Fei was treating everyone to a meal, but then became rather suppressed once the topic of work was brought up.


    ¡°I think I have an idea.¡± At this moment, Jiang Nini suddenly spoke up when she had only been listening from the side!

 Chapter 314: Believe in yourself

    <h4>Chapter 314: Believe in yourself</h4>


    ¡°Everyone has their uses. Don¡¯t underestimate anyone,¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s father had told him when he was young. His father was the cautious type who had worked hard at a factory for his whole life. In the end, Zhang Fan¡¯s father had never even managed to receive medical insurance, so maybe his words wouldn¡¯t seem like much. He had nothing at all to give his son apart from some words of wisdom.


    Be kind to others, no need topete with others, watch your own words, don¡¯t argue with others needlessly, and so on. These were all just thingsmonly taught in many families. Zhang Fan¡¯s parents only wanted for him to happily live his life rather than be highly sessful no matter what. This was quite a in worldview. Back before Zhang Fan attended college, he had really looked down upon such a way of thinking.


    However, Zhang Fan now understood his father¡¯s way of thinking after several years of experiencing society so early. Perhaps Zhang Fan would also teach his own children the same way in the future. Was such a way of thinking closer to Taoism or Buddhism? Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know.


    Still, this way of thinking really did work for Zhang Fan. Sometimes, it would appear like he would suffer minor losses, but when looking at it in the long term, this way of thinking wouldn¡¯t be wrong at all. Yet, Zhang Fan had also been quite lucky to be in a peaceful generation and a stable job field, which was why he could say that this way of thinking worked.


    When Jiang Nini said that she had a method, Wang Yanan was curious, Little Li was stunned, and Zhang Fan believed her. He looked expectantly in Little Li¡¯s direction.


    ¡°You can¡¯t be thinking of trying for donations, can you? Let me tell you that it¡¯s useless. This surgery won¡¯t be resolved by just a few thousand yuan. Zhang Fan, just say how much money will be needed for the surgery fee,¡± Xue Fei interjected.


    ¡°Around 70,000 yuan.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s only the price for the metal tes required in the corrective surgery. When adding the postoperative care and other medicine, the total expenses will easily exceed 100,000 yuan,¡± Xue Fei exined to Jiang Nini as if he was a city person exining to a countryside hick.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mention anything about donations!¡± Jiang Nini unhurriedly put down her teacup. She was quite patient, unlike most other young people in her age group who would immediately try to counter or show off. She was really steady to the point where her smile hadn¡¯t even flickered. That was her capability.


    Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t help but mentally click his tongue upon seeing her like this. He felt that Xue Fei seemed like an immature child inparison to Jiang Nini.


    Xue Fei still wanted to say something, but Zhang Fan suddenly stopped him. Although Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t been a doctor for long, he had already be protective of his juniors. That was just how being a Chinese doctor was. Normally, everyone would really fight over patients, but then they would all cooperate to the fullest when working on a patient in serious condition.


    The higher-ranking doctors were usually very strict with the lower-ranking doctors, but the higher-ranking doctors would also definitelye to help any lower-ranking doctor who had a problem. This was a standard of the profession rather than an exception. To tell a story, an academician would be considered top-level in any job field. In the medical field, if a doctor came down with a disease that was difficult to treat, the doctor could ask their teacher or teacher¡¯s teacher to find an academician, which wouldn¡¯t be that difficult at all. Was it that academicians were unimportant? Academicians would be considered incredibly important doctors. Yet, the medical profession was simply that protective of its own.


    Although Xue Fei was a higher-ranking doctor than Zhang Fan in name, Zhang Fan was already treating Xue Fei as his subordinate. Otherwise, would a normal attending physician listen to a resident doctor? Normal attending physicians would want face rather than be ordered around to write medical reports or change medicine.


    That was why Zhang Fan couldn¡¯t let Xue Fei be an embarrassment any longer. ¡°Have some water!¡± Zhang Fan handed Xue Fei a cup of water, and then asked Jiang Nini, ¡°Will your method really work? It seems to me that his family¡¯s financial circumstances are only average. Probably only his aunt has a few connections.¡±


    ¡°Of course it will work! Don¡¯t any of you know? The Bureau of Civil Affairs has a number of slots for helping poor families each year. As long as the patient¡¯s family meet the conditions, then it should be possible to apply for financial assistance, especially since the patient has a major problem which might cause permanent disability.¡±


    Xue Fei was about to say something again, but Zhang Fan directly covered Xue Fei¡¯s mouth with his hand. Now wasn¡¯t the time to be picky about problems. It would be far more effective to think about methods to help the patient¡¯s family instead. Xue Fei definitely wouldn¡¯t have any ideas, but he would surely be able to find as many problems as possible with any proposed solution. Jiang Nini saying this meant that she surely had some guarantee of sess.


    ¡°Are the procedures difficult? What¡¯s needed for applying?¡± Zhang Fan inquired.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ll go back home and ask my uncle. He works for the Bureau of Civil Affairs. I think he did this for a rtive of mine before.¡± Zhang Fan lost confidence after hearing her say this.


    ¡°There¡¯s such a good thing out there? Howe I never knew of it?¡± Xue Fei immediately tried to find problems as expected when he could talk again. He even asked Wang Yanan and Little Li, ¡°Have either of you heard of this before?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Both women shook their heads simultaneously.


    ¡°Do you believe me?¡± Jiang Nini asked Zhang Fan while maintaining her smile.


    ¡°Oh!¡± This really wasn¡¯t easy for Zhang Fan to answer. If he said that he didn¡¯t believe her, then this would definitely end a possibility for the patient¡¯s family. However, it also seemed inappropriate to him to say that he believed her here. This was Zhang Fan¡¯s first time meeting with such a situation. Everyone was looking directly at him. Wang Yanan especially seemed like sparks were about to fly out of her eyes.


    Zhang Fan happened to be quite lucky at this time as he was saved by an interruption. A really sturdy middle-aged Kazakh woman brought over all the ordered food on arge te that wasn¡¯t much smaller than the table itself. ¡°Venerated guests, you¡¯re the final table of guests that I¡¯m serving this year. The next batch of horsemeat will have to wait until the next snowfall! Come, dear guests! Eat and drink up!¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat! Let¡¯s eat! We can talk about this matter afterwards.¡± Zhang Fan immediately started using his chopsticks on the horsemeat.


    ¡°Do you believe Little Jiang or not!¡± Wang Yanan wouldn¡¯t let Zhang Fan go just like this.


    ¡°Yeah, do you believe her or not? Besides, are you the one treating everyone today? What makes you think you have the right to tell everyone to start eating? Honestly!¡± Xue Fei immediately began to scold Zhang Fan. Normally, Zhang Fan always scolded him during surgeries, so he finally found a chance to scold Zhang Fan back.


    Zhang Fan no longer felt awkward thanks to the interruption. Without looking at anyone else at all, Zhang Fan picked up a piece of horse intestine with his chopsticks and ced it on Little Li¡¯s te while telling her, ¡°Sorry to have troubled you over all this time. Have some extra food. Xue Fei is treating, so you definitely don¡¯t need to be stingy with him.¡±


    Zhang Fan then ced a piece of horsemeat on Jiang Nini¡¯s te, and said, ¡°Eat this first. This matter isn¡¯t about believing or not believing. Little Jiang, since you¡¯ve mentioned such a method already, you¡¯re already a passable doctor because you¡¯re now a doctor who thinks about the sake of the patient. No matter if this method works or not, I will thank you regardless. It does not matter if this government program counts as welfare, as I honestly don¡¯t understand such a thing. Still, help is always appreciated, wouldn¡¯t you agree?¡±


    ¡°You really have a way with words.¡± Jiang Nini chuckled.


    Wang Yanan gave Zhang Fan a sidelong nce. However, her meaning was obvious. ¡®You pass!¡¯


    Zhang Fan felt really annoyed inside! He really wasn¡¯t interested in such things at all. Jiang Nini was really smart and would keep flirting ambiguously with him while controlling things excellently. Inparison, Wang Yanan and Jia Suyue weren¡¯t a match for her at all, although maybe Shao Hua would be.


    Still, Zhang Fan knew better about himself than anyone. He knew that Jiang Nini definitely wouldn¡¯t have spared him even a single extra nce if it wasn¡¯t for his System helping him to obtain his current status. That was reality. He knew what it had taken for him to obtain what he currently had, step by step. That was why he was highly on guard. No matter what the future was like, Zhang Fan¡¯s heart was narrow, and could contain only a single woman.


    Shao Hua was the woman who had apanied him during his most difficult and anxious times. She hadn¡¯t disliked his family. She treated his sister as her own. She considered everything possible for him. While there were indeed plenty of nice women out there, only the one who cared about him the most was the best one for him, not a woman who cared only about his status.


    Not wanting to trust others, or others trusting or not trusting you, that wasn¡¯t important at all. It was fine as long as you trusted yourself!

 Chapter 315: Simple yet complex Chinese work society

    <h4>Chapter 315: Simple yetplex Chinese work society</h4>


    Humans were highlyplex creatures. Some people would feel that the world was absolutely terrible and that they had no control over things around them, perhaps due to their environment or living conditions. They would think that death was also uncontroble. However, there were also people who felt that the world was beautiful and that life and death didn¡¯t need to be controlled or worried over. Things were quite nice for them! They would only need to worry about walking their own path in life.


    Everyone would experience hardships of some sort during their life. Such hardships could be passed over just by gritting one¡¯s teeth. It wouldn¡¯t be good to keepining[1]. Emotions were aplex chemical or biological reaction that concretely existed. Emotions could also affect the human body¡¯s condition.


    Having negative emotions for a long period of time would cause problems in the body sooner orter. The body¡¯s pain would then add on to the negative emotions, causing the negative emotions to be even worse. This would then be a never-ending vicious cycle.


    Look at the blue sky, green trees, and fresh flowers outside. The world was still beautiful. Smile more and open your heart. There was nothing that couldn¡¯t be surpassed. There were no pits that couldn¡¯t be crawled out of. As long as you kept working hard and persisted, one day, you would definitely thank your past self for having worked hard.


    For many, many diseases, treatment for children was far more effective than adults. Not only were children¡¯s bodies better at recovering, apart from individual differences, another major factor was that children weren¡¯t that jaded with the world yet. No matter how much pain or bitterness a child experienced, as long as the symptoms diminished and they were given some candy, then the child would still think that the world was sweet and beautiful.


    Bate¡¯s spine correction surgery was really major. He would remain bedridden for half a year or even longer after the surgery, which was why there was a lot of work to be done before the surgery. Comprehensive checkups would definitely be required beforehand, such as CT scans, MRI scans, X-rays, blood tests, and all the other basic checkups. Luckily, medical insurance would pay for all these checkups.


    After that would be training the child patient to use the bedpan for both peeing and pooping. While the ureter could still be temporarily left intact after the surgery, the ureter couldn¡¯t be left for too long, as it would otherwise cause infection. Maybe it sounded like not having to move to go to the bathroom was something fortunate, but it would actually be really painful. Staying in an abnormal position which wasn¡¯t natural for the body for too long might cause difficulties with excretion. That would be followed by a sense of frustration, especially right after the surgery. This frustration might cause an irregrity in the blood pressure or heart rate which could then cause major bleeding from the surgical incision that would then cause the surgery to fail. That was why training the child¡¯s mentality was also highly important.


    The parents would also need to be trained in how to performteral turns for their son. This was really important¡ªthe patient must often be turnedterally after the surgery. What was ateral turn? That was quite simple. The patient¡¯s body needed to bepletely turned simultaneously like a wooden stick. Thisteral turning would be needed for various surgeries after certain idents, in addition to spine correction surgeries.


    For instance, if there was a car ident or if someone fell over, if the injured person had a spine injury, it would be critically important not to move the injured person immediately. If you had to move the injured person, then it would be best to move them with the assistance of three to four people who all ced their hands under the injured person¡¯s body and then lifted it simultaneously. Otherwise, moving the injured person might cause additional damage to their spine.


    After all these preparations, there was one more highly important preparation known as spinal traction. The spine was highly important in any mammal, which was why the spine would also have many protective mechanisms. Using brute force to reach the spine would be quite simple, but doing as little damage to the body as possible while reaching the spine really wouldn¡¯t be that easy. The muscles around the spine formed the longest muscle group in the human body. This muscle group was really famous, especially in other animals, as it was known as the tenderloin.


    There were also multiple ligaments under the tenderloin. The ligaments were the hardest part of the human body apart from the bones. Basically, they would provide a limited amount of protection, such as the brakes in a car. Underneath the ligaments would be the joint capsule around the spine.


    The joint capsule would be like a stic bag which enveloped the joints. The joint capsule was protective as well as a ce to secrete lubricants. Describing it in detail would be far moreplex. The structural rtionship in this area would be trulyplex. The blood vessels, nerves, lymph nodes, and so on would all be reallyplex. Spine correction surgery was one of the highest-level surgeries possible for both spine and joints surgeries.


    Traction was about creating a small gap in between all these structures for the surgeon to work with. Traction wouldst for about two weeks since it was a rtively slow process. That was why Zhang Fan was in a hurry to confirm the surgery n as quickly as possible so that he could make preparations early.


    On the next day, Zhang Fan especially had Little Li take the patient Bate to do the checkups. In China, many leaders liked to do what was popr, no matter what their actual skills were like. They would make little things seem magnificent. For instance, for the maic resonance imaging room, instead of writing the roombel in Chinese, the leader would instead simply write ¡°MRI room¡± in English. Most normal people wouldn¡¯t have any idea what this actually meant in Chinese. Who knew what the leaders were thinking? Pre-surgery checkups were highly important and couldn¡¯t be rushed.


    ¡°Zhang Fan,e over here.¡± Zhang Fan just finished a surgery when he was summoned by orthopedic department #1¡¯s Vice Director Wang Hao.


    ¡°How is it, are you getting used to things here? I looked over the records. Your medical team is quite amazing. The number of patients you have is nearly double that of any other team. Not bad, young man, you¡¯re quite hardworking!¡± Vice Director Wang said after Zhang Fan sat down.


    ¡°Haha.¡± Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know what the vice director wanted, so all he could do wasugh withoutmenting.


    ¡°You¡¯re hardworking, but you also need to interact with outsiders more. You can¡¯t just only do surgeries all day! You need to make more friends. That¡¯s your weakness which I must scold you for.¡± The vice director acted like he was displeased with Zhang Fan.


    ¡°Alright, Vice Director Wang. I¡¯ll pay more attention in the future and definitely will improve.¡± Zhang Fan pretended to take these words quite seriously. This was Chinese society and a Chinese workce. Many important things wouldn¡¯t be said at formal meetings or so on. The important things would actually be said in private as if it was only a casual chat.


    Of course, the leaders could act as if they were casually chatting, but the lower-ranking employees would have to take things seriously. Those were the rules of Chinese society.


    ¡°Oh, you, don¡¯t be so nervous. Not bad. Not being too proud is good. It¡¯s like this. There¡¯s a meal tonight that you should join. Take one person from your medical team who you think is appropriate. It¡¯ll be more lively with more people.¡± This offer definitely wouldn¡¯t havee out if Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t acted like he took Vice Director Wang¡¯s words seriously. That was just how strange Chinese society could be. People would have to really think about what they said and how they acted in the workce.


    ¡°Oh, alright, Director. I¡¯ll take Xue Fei or Wang Yanan, is that alright?¡± Zhang Fan wasn¡¯t stupid. The vice director asked Zhang Fan to bring someone, but Zhang Fan¡¯s permanent medical team only had two other members to begin with. It was really obvious that the vice director didn¡¯t want him to bring everyone, but Zhang Fan didn¡¯t know whom he wasn¡¯t supposed to bring.


    ¡°Bring Doctor Wang with you. She¡¯s also worked quite hard since joining the department. There¡¯s no need for you to drive after getting off from work. A car will being to pick you two up. How are your driving skills? We should find some time to go out on the ins since the grass is green now.¡± Vice Director Wang was quite satisfied with Zhang Fan¡¯s behavior. Now that the main topic was finished, he really did begin to chat rather casually.


    ¡°Sure thing, Vice Director. Notify me any time that you would like to go to the ins,¡± Zhang Fan answered with a smile. Although Zhang Fan¡¯s patron was Director Gao, Vice Director Wang was still a leader in the department as well. It would be necessary to pay him a certain amount of respect. Still, Vice Director Wang was only saying random things. It wasn¡¯t likely that he would actually trouble Zhang Fan to drive him around to tour the ins.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll find an opportunity to ride in Doctor Zhang¡¯s luxury car, haha!¡±


    ¡°Hah!¡± Zhang Fan¡¯s expression was slightly awkward.


    After work, Zhang Fan was thinking about how to exin things to Xue Fei, but before he could even speak up, Xue Fei hurriedly spoke first because he saw that Zhang Fan had something to say. ¡°Just let me go, please. I haven¡¯t yed mahjong for so long already. My wife isn¡¯t around today, so I¡¯m begging you not to give me anything else to do!¡± Xue Fei then ran off before Zhang Fan could say a word; he was deeply afraid that Zhang Fan would drag him to another surgery.


    ¡°Okay then!¡± Zhang Fanmented as Xue Fei left. Well, this was fine! Otherwise, Zhang Fan really wouldn¡¯t know what to tell Xue Fei. Zhang Fan felt rather bad about bringing Wang Yanan but not Xue Fei to the meal. Even though Xue Fei wasn¡¯t so poor that he couldn¡¯t afford to miss out on a single meal, they were still a team.


    ¡°Wang Yanan, don¡¯t leave yet. There¡¯s something to do,¡± Zhang Fan told her.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Wang Yanan was far more obedient than Xue Fei.


    ¡°The vice director is telling us to go to a meal, and that someone wille to pick us up,¡± Zhang Fan told her in a whisper.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Wang Yanan nodded without saying anything else. This was an unwritten rule of hospital society. The rotation doctors would be left out of many things. This was also why many doctors wouldn¡¯t know very much about other departments¡¯ affairs in detail.


    Right after the work shift ended, Zhang Fan received a phone call from Vice Director Wang. ¡°Zhang Fan, have you and Doctor Wang finished with work?¡±


    ¡°Yes, we have. We¡¯re about to get off our work shift.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good. Go to the hospital¡¯s rear entrance and then walk west a little. There¡¯s a ck Buick that¡¯s waiting for the two of you.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Vice Director.¡± Zhang Fan could immediately guess the meaning of today¡¯s meal. Some things were known to everyone, but still couldn¡¯t be said out loud. That was just how strange people were. Everyone knew about certain things, but as long as they weren¡¯t brought to light, everyone would pretend that such things wouldn¡¯t happen.


    ¡°Why are you acting like a bandit?¡± Wang Yanan remarked as she listened on to Zhang Fan¡¯s end of the conversation.


    ¡°Haha! Don¡¯t learn hoodlum vocabry from Xue Fei. Just eat and drink at the free meals and control your own boundaries. There¡¯s no need to say it out loud.¡± Zhang Fan felt rather helpless. As for today, if Zhang Fan didn¡¯t go to this meal, or simply refused directly, it wasn¡¯t like the vice director could do anything to Zhang Fan directly. However, Vice Director Wang would surely give Zhang Fan a lot more trouble for his work in the future. This would also make things difficult for Director Wang. This was just how life was. There would be endlesspromises on the path forward.


    Wanting things to be really simple and direct in Chinese society would be far too much to ask for, unless the job had no benefits involved or any superiors or subordinates. But, was there such a work environment? Nowadays, even the ss president of an elementary school ss was something that people would fight over, not to mention the medical profession where tons of benefits were involved.


    ¡°Alright, then. Zhang Fan. I¡¯ve discovered that you¡¯re truly the calcting type. You never say anything, but you¡¯ve already figured everything out. Back before you joined the department, I was almost unable to take things here anymore. In the past, my temper was rather bad, so I felt like everyone should let me have things my way, so I antagonized many people without realizing it. Without even mentioning stealing patients, even the young nurses in the operating room will bully me. Am I really that bad of a person?¡± Wang Yanan asked rather sadly as she gazed at the setting sun.


    ¡°Not at all. Everyone has to experience such things. Just smile more in the future and be more polite to others and things will improve. Who hasn¡¯t been young before? Besides, none of this is important. Right now, you only need to focus on properly performing surgeries, which will naturally decrease such things in the future.¡± However, Zhang Fan hadn¡¯t told her everything. Yes, such things would decrease with an improvement of skill, but they would never disappearpletely.


    Wang Yanan rapidly caught up to Zhang Fan while asking, ¡°Then howe you didn¡¯t experience such things? It felt like you were already really mature when you first joined the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Well! I¡¯m naturally the mature and intelligent type!¡±


    ¡°Haha! You¡¯re so shameless. Does anyone praise themselves like you do? You don¡¯t know embarrassment at all!¡±


    ¡°What of it? I¡¯m just saying the truth!¡±


    The two of themughed as they went towards the hospital¡¯s rear entrance. Some things sounded like joking or bragging, but would actually be the truth. Only you would know your own hardships. Such experiences would be a treasure rather than something embarrassing. As time passed, others would surely be envious of such a treasure. It would simply depend on if you could view your own treasure directly.


    [1] ED/N: I digress a bit. As a certain ssic said, holding it in isn¡¯t healthy for the body. I agree with the author that it isn¡¯t good to dwell on bad stuff, but it¡¯s better to vent such emotions sometimes than just stiffle them.


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