This doctor is already middle-aged, and he's only just started practicing medicine.

Chapter 110: The Father and Daughter Watching the Show (Bonus Chapter for 1400 First Subscriptions)

Xie Yuan'an looks younger than Mu Nanshu, but she is actually older than Mu Nanshu.

It's not that Xie Yuan'an looks younger than Mu Nanshu, but rather that their temperaments are different!
If we really had to describe their temperaments, Xie Yuan'an, with her petite stature, would be considered on the chubby side, while Mu Nanshu would be described as having a dignified and elegant 'ladylike' style.

After securing the evidence, Xie Yuan'an removed the rat from the board: "Little rat, in a while, I'll euthanize you."

"You still need a longer tail."

The nude mice were still under anesthesia and hadn't fully recovered. Since it wasn't an autopsy and their survival status needed to be assessed after suturing, they couldn't be euthanized immediately.

After Xie Yuan'an returned the nude mice to their place and marked them, Lu Cheng put his gloves back on and began tidying up the workbench.

Although this is not home, tidying up the operating table after surgery has become an "instinct" for Lu Cheng. He needs to pay more attention to these details when he is outside, after all, this is someone else's "training room"!
Five minutes later, Lu Cheng saw Xie Yuan'an walk back and asked, "Teacher Xie, how should we pack these things for disinfection?"

"Wrap it in a sheet and put it in that basket over there. An auntie will come and collect the bag this afternoon."

Xie Yuan'an's tone was low as she walked towards the sink, tilting her head to ask, "Lu Cheng, did you really only learn suturing techniques for a few months?"

Lu Cheng shook his head: "That's definitely not the case. I've been practicing all along, but the time I've had formal training with a teacher hasn't been long."

"Associate Professor Tong Yuan'an from Xiangya Hospital is my mentor," Lu Cheng said frankly.

This is a fact, and Lu Cheng is not afraid of others going to Tong Yuan'an to verify it, because Tong Yuan'an has become withdrawn, so he cannot deny it.

"So you used to train all by yourself?" Xie Yuan'an asked Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng nodded: "That's right. When I was in my residency training, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't be better than the people in my cohort."

Xie Yuan'an asked in confusion, "Has no one noticed that you don't have a teacher to guide you?"

"Who cares?" Lu Cheng blurted out in English.

Sister, you're just a resident trainee, a junior resident trainee. Your superiors only care about your abilities. Who would ask you how you ended up like this?
As long as you don't die in the residency training unit, and are still alive and working, that's fine.

Actually, Lu Cheng felt that if he had a teacher to guide him, he could at least be a little ahead of his classmates, if not far ahead!

Learning medicine is a slow and meticulous process, and it's also a 'specialized skill' that's kept secret from everyone!
Without the guidance of a master, you're just growing wildly, progressing slowly, much like the natural development and advancement of surgical techniques...

Xie Yuan'an wiped his hands with a tissue: "With your current clinical expertise, even the junior attending physicians in our hospital might not be able to compare to you, if you also have some research articles and academic qualifications."

"You got into our hospital so easily, but your other resume is so thin!"

"This stitching you did, even I..."

Xie Yuan'an nodded, acknowledging it: "You do have great clinical talent, much better than me."

“My dad’s name is Xie Xiao. I started practicing a long time ago, and my dad has been patiently guiding me. I still can’t do what you do.”

Xie Yuan'an is Xie Xiao's daughter, and she openly admitted to it.

Lu Cheng returned to the topic: "Teacher Xie, should this barely qualify me for the basics of learning?"

Xie Yuan'an nodded seriously: "That's certainly enough."

"The most outstanding people in our hospital, the ones who can reach your current level during their total hospital stay, are the best of the best, the kind of people you only meet once every few years."

"Dr. Lu, where are you going later?"

"How about I treat you to a meal?" Xie Yuan'an offered.

But after saying that, Xie Yuan'an added, "I just wanted to ask if you have any study tips, nothing more..."

Xie Yuan'an was afraid that Lu Cheng would misunderstand. Actually, she originally didn't believe that talented people could have good learning methods, but now, she couldn't understand it unless she thought about it in this way, and she felt that Lu Cheng might have some secret technique.

“Teacher Xie, I shouldn’t have refused your invitation to dinner, but I have other plans,” Lu Cheng said.

Xie Yuan'an understood Lu Cheng: "Alright then, remember to come to class on time this afternoon. The other teachers will also be there for the opening ceremony..."

Lu Cheng said, "Then I'll find a place to take a closer look at these booklets and materials."

……

After Lu Cheng left the "Advanced Skills Training Room", Xie Yuan'an rubbed his face.

She is always extra careful when using skincare products, afraid that if she rubs her skin too much, she might end up rubbing her head until it's deformed.

Then, Xie Yuan'an made a phone call: "Old man...did you see the message I sent you?"

"This is the person I told you about before..."

Professor Xie Xiao remained silent for a while, then very seriously and patiently zoomed in on the picture on her phone screen: "How old is he?"

“Logically, he should be half a year younger than me, and he’s exactly thirty this year,” Xie Yuan’an said.

Xie Yuan'an and Mu Nanshu had a very good relationship. After learning about Lu Cheng from Mu Nanshu, she started gossiping in private. After finding out that Lu Cheng had some connection with Professor Tong Yuan'an at Xiangya Hospital, Xie Yuan'an shared this gossip with Xie Xiao.

Xie Yuan'an kept emphasizing to Professor Xie Xiao, in Mu Nanshu's tone, that Lu Cheng was very talented, and then invited Professor Xie Xiao to call Professor Tong Yuan'an and ask him to take care of Lu Cheng.

Xie Xiao knew Mu Nanshu, and had met Mu Nanshu many times when she went abroad to visit Xie Yuan'an.

After hearing about Mu Nanshu and Lu Cheng's situation, I felt that since Mu Nanshu was my daughter's friend, it wouldn't hurt to offer some verbal support.

"Does a county hospital even have a subspecialty of hand surgery? This is the first time I've heard of hand surgery in Hunan Province developing to this scale?" Professor Xie Xiao said incredulously.

A county hospital performing finger replantation? That's quite rare.

“No, Lu Cheng said he practiced suturing to become a competition tumor in order to win prize money,” Xie Yuan’an said.

"What?" Xie Xiao also blurted out her old accent.

Practice your skills, compete, and win prize money?
How niche is this term in the medical field? Those who receive the bonus are all highly skilled professionals, the kind who can't even finish all their surgeries.
“Yes, that’s what Lu Cheng himself said,” Xie Yuan’an said.

"He doesn't sound like he's joking."

"More importantly, he said he had only been learning suturing for a few months..."

Xie Xiao's voice rose a little higher: "What? Are you out of your mind?"

“This should…be true,” Xie Yuan’an said.

"Dad, now it's not like I'm abusing my power for personal gain, is it? They came here to learn the technology properly, not because I messed things up."

Xie Xiao pondered for a long time before saying, "This Lu Cheng is a ghost."

"But you can't replace these data...it must be true..."

Xie Yuan'an said indignantly, "If I could do that, I would have flown long ago!"

"Who knows what he did..."

If Xie Yuan'an had such clinical skills, he would have been the chief resident long ago. Why would he need to practice his skills in the training room under the guise of a lecturer?

(End of this chapter)