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

How come Chapter 14 has progressed so much?!
"Sure, I can do it. As long as the patient is willing to stay and continue treatment, I'll do it," Lu Cheng replied with a smile.

"Brother Han, I know what you mean, but you should know how great it is to not have night shifts?"

Han Xiaoping is a year older than Lu Cheng and is also an attending physician. He is easy-going and is considered one of the more sincere older brothers to Lu Cheng in the department.

Han Xiaoping has a square head, so his face looks very big from the side. He said in a low voice, "Xiao Lu, you're not on the assistant shift or the day shift. You can refuse this kind of surgery."

"Your shifts have already been very, very long. There's no need to push yourself so hard. Can you even finish all the surgeries?"

Han Xiaoping belongs to the "laissez-faire" group in the department, doing whatever he can to get by, and he is very clear about his role as a referral doctor in the emergency department.

He is very responsible when he is on duty, but if you want him to work overtime, you can't get him to do it unless he is on "assistant shift".

"It's alright, Brother Fang... Ping!" Lu Cheng almost blurted out the nickname "Brother Fangtou".

"I'll go check on that tendon suture patient I did before. Ping, call me when you've finished the consultation and signed the consent form."

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Ping. I'll treat you to a drink later."

Lu Cheng knew that, given Han Xiaoping's nature, if he hesitated even slightly, Han would want to send the patient away.

After all, if he were to go into the operating room, then he would have to follow.

In principle, emergency surgeries are performed by ward doctors and assistant doctors in the operating room. Only when they cannot handle an emergency should they call on Director Lin Qianlong.

Calling the assistant supervisor for tendon suturing was useless, but Lu Cheng couldn't do it alone, so Han Xiaoping had to be his assistant.

Han Xiaoping shook his head: "Xiao Lu, this isn't about whether or not to drink a beverage... Forget it, the more I explain, the more confusing it becomes. I'll treat you to coffee."

"You drank coffee last night, were you able to sleep?" Han Xiaoping pressed Lu Cheng.

“Absolutely no problem.” Lu Cheng replied and went to the ward.

……

The man who had previously undergone tendon suturing surgery is now practicing gripping techniques while looking out the window.

After tendon suturing, provided the technique is correct and the method is appropriate, functional exercises should begin as soon as possible. Preventing tendon and muscle adhesions is one of the key principles of rapid rehabilitation in orthopedics and hand surgery.

He heard footsteps, turned his head slightly, and when he saw it was Lu Cheng, his smile became kind: "Dr. Lu, didn't Dr. Han say you were off today?"

Lu Cheng replied, "Another patient with a tendon injury has come in, and his condition is similar to yours. I came here for surgery and just wanted to visit you."

"How was it? Did it hurt less than the past few days when you did the rehabilitation today?"

The young man demonstrated his flexibility to Lu Cheng, then gave a thumbs-up with his strong hand and chuckled, "Dr. Lu, please don't blame me for something, I sent a video of my post-operative recovery to a friend."

“My friend knows an orthopedic surgeon at another hospital. He said the recovery was excellent, the surgery was of high quality, and the patient’s flexion and extension functions will be largely unaffected in the future.”

We live in an era of social media and advanced communication, far removed from the information-isolated era of many years ago.

Patients often ask their doctor friends about their condition before and after surgery, and the attending physician cannot stop them from doing so.

Lu Cheng felt a little annoyed: "It seems you still don't quite trust Professor Chen, brother?"

"That's actually not right. Even if you think Professor Chen is being a bit high-profile by not performing the surgery on you, you shouldn't doubt his skill level, right?"

"Professor Chen said your recovery progress is very good." Lu Cheng didn't boast about how good his skills were, but he was very happy.

The young man rolled his eyes and muttered, "No matter how good Professor Chen's skills are, his aloofness won't bring me much benefit."

"But Dr. Lu, I've been hearing a lot these past few days that no one else at the People's Hospital dares to treat my tendon injury..."

"I didn't expect someone so young to be able to make a living with just one skill." The young man's tone became amiable.

Lu Cheng can solve his problems, so he considers Lu Cheng a good doctor.

Lu Cheng replied, "How can my skills be considered a one-trick pony? If I could learn all of Professor Chen's tendon suturing techniques, then I could say that in the county."

"Let's not talk about that. You're recovering well after the surgery, and your wound is healing quite well."

"You'll be discharged tomorrow at noon."

"After being discharged from the hospital, continue taking oral medication. When you get home, just do the standard functional exercises. Remember not to do excessive weight-bearing exercises within a month. I have explained the weight to you in detail."

"Remember?" The young man nodded and sat down on the blue and white striped sheets on the hospital bed. "I remember, I remember, Dr. Lu. You've told me at least ten times these past few days. I can recite it backwards."

"No!~" Lu Cheng's expression was frightened: "You don't have to know how to recite it, but please don't recite it backwards."

"Brother, the weight is to be increased gradually. Aren't you just asking for trouble by carrying it backwards?"

The young man laughed: "Dr. Lu, this is a joke. It's my own body, how could I joke about myself like this?"

"Thank you, Dr. Lu..."

“It’s alright, then it’s settled. Tomorrow at noon, you can take your oral medication and be discharged… Remember to focus on proper rehabilitation after you get back, and don’t push yourself too hard!” Lu Cheng continued to nag.

Being a doctor requires caution and meticulousness; some medical instructions can never be overemphasized.

The surgeon isn't afraid of a smart patient; what he fears is a patient who is too clever for their own good and acts on their own initiative. This is Lu Cheng's first surgery, so of course, he needs to be given extra detailed instructions.

By repeatedly and precisely explaining the postoperative rehabilitation training plan to patients, we can avoid 'overtraining' and 'undertraining' in the rehabilitation training process to a certain extent, thus gaining 0.1 skill points.

Another case of mosquito meat.

……

After Lu Cheng left, another person in the observation ward said, "Xiao Zhou, the doctor in charge of you is very good. He is meticulous, patient, and handsome too."

The person called Xiao Zhou nodded: "Dr. Lu is indeed very good, very patient, and explains things in great detail! His attitude is also very good."

"Of course, his skills are also excellent. My doctor friend said that Dr. Lu must have used the most suitable surgical technique, which is why I was able to recover so quickly."

"Anyway, it went on and on in a lot of complicated language, but I couldn't understand it. In short, it was excellent..."

After Lu Cheng and Han Xiaoping entered the operating room, the anesthesiologist in the emergency operating room had already anesthetized the patient.

This time, Lu Cheng was much more composed than during the first surgery, and his movements were also much more relaxed.

After all, the technical level has improved compared to before.

【缝合系技能：肌腱缝合术（熟练2/10）（技能点-2）、改良kessler缝合术（熟练3/10）（技能点-3）】

[Current remaining skill points: 0.9]

Lu Cheng operated with ease in the main scalpel position. Han Xiaoping watched carefully for a while, then realized that this wasn't a "technique" within his training range. So he started looking around and even chatted with the circulating nurse...

"Xiaoxue, when are you and your boyfriend getting married?"

"We broke up." Xue Xue's voice was cold.

"They broke up? Why?" Han Xiaoping was stunned.

"Scumbag!" Xue Xue muttered, looking down at her phone.

Han Xiaoping: "Uh..."

While they were speechless, Han Xiaoping suddenly turned his square head back to normal, pretending to be obediently watching the surgery and carefully cooperating with Lu Cheng's modified Kessler sutures.

Lu Cheng did not notice anything unusual about Han Xiaoping and continued to carefully treat the sutures.

After about two minutes, Professor Chen Song's slightly suspicious voice finally reached his ears: "Huh? How come your proficiency has improved so much since last time?"

Chen Song's flat eyes became bigger, his eye openings almost increased in size, and his earlobes were rubbed off.

Even Chen Song was somewhat shocked by the speed at which Lu Cheng was progressing.

Lu Cheng looked up and smiled calmly, "Teacher Chen, you teach so well..."

Lu Cheng wasn't surprised that Chen Song could tell his skill level, so he just told the truth.

While most of the technological advancements came from incremental improvements, at least 0.1% were driven by Chen Song's guidance.

"Teacher Chen, what brings you here?"

(End of this chapter)