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

Chapter 18 'Mentorship'!
"Good morning, Dr. Lu..." As Lu Cheng passed by the nurses' station, nurse Xiang Yali greeted him.

Lu Cheng checked the time: "It's already 7:45, it's not early at all."

"Yali, is there something you really need to say? I'm all ears." Lu Cheng cupped his ears with his hands.

Xiang Yali truly lived up to her reputation as the "know-it-all" of the department. She glanced around and said, "Last night, the orthopedics department admitted two patients with tendon injuries."

Lu Cheng's expression flashed after hearing this: "Oh, has the orthopedics department accepted it? That explains why Brother Han didn't call me."

“Well, Sister Lin said that yesterday, Director Peng’s son from the orthopedics department came to our ward, and then Du Daihua from the clinic sent the patient to the orthopedics department…” Xiang Yali finished speaking and then observed Lu Cheng’s expression.

To Xiang Yali's disappointment, Lu Cheng was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Orthopedics is the first-line specialty for treating tendon injuries... Director Peng's skills are quite good."

"Ali, are you stirring up trouble so early in the morning?"

Xiang Yali has a slightly chubby face and figure, and her overall appearance is quite good. She's the gossip queen of the department, so what she knows is no secret: "Of course I'm not stirring things up. If that were all, what would be the point?"

"Guess what happened next?"

Lu Chengcai was too lazy to play guessing games with Xiang Yali: "I'm going to change my clothes to prepare for rounds."

There is no unified ward rounds organized by a specialist department in the emergency department, but the doctor on duty is required to see all the patients.

Xiang Yali quickly stopped Lu Cheng: "Professor Chen was called in yesterday to save the day, and he went ballistic as soon as he came out of the operating room..."

"Professor Chen said that if something like this happens again, he'll curse anyone who dares to call!!"

"If you don't know how to handle things, don't mess around. He's not responsible for cleaning up the mess left by a 'disabled person.' Director Lin came to the ward last night and didn't sleep a wink. You'd better be careful..."

Lu Cheng was stunned after hearing this, not expecting that Professor Chen Song would encounter so many things after going back home from having a late-night snack.

"Okay, thank you." Lu Cheng nodded in thanks.

The news that Director Lin is not in a good mood is quite important, after all, Director Lin is the 'director' of the surgical team, and the emergency department's surgical team basically relies on Director Lin for their livelihood.

Without Director Lin Qianlong, everyone's performance would drop by at least one-third, and that's no joke!
People with higher professional titles in hospitals certainly earn more money, but they are usually in very key positions, doing "work" that others cannot do. The group leader is usually the "star," and others can only "eat" by following the group leader!
When Lu Cheng pushed open the door to the doctors' lounge, a strong smell of smoke hit him.

It was Director Lin Qianlong and Tian Zhuang, who had been on the night shift in the ward yesterday, smoking. When Lu Cheng opened the door, the two of them rather clumsily "hid" their cigarette butts. They only relaxed after seeing that it was Lu Cheng and not the on-call supervisor checking attendance.

"Director Lin, Fifth Brother," Lu Cheng greeted them politely.

Tian Zhuang had a pointed head, a long face, and a receding chin. He looked somewhat like Emperor Taizu of Song. He was the fifth son in his family, and people in his department called him Fifth Brother.
"Xiao Lu, come here quickly, you've really made a name for yourself this time."

"Last night, Professor Chen called the dean and cursed at him because of you..."

After hearing this, Lin Qianlong kicked Tian Zhuang and said irritably, "Is it a good thing that Professor Chen called to curse Vice Dean Zeng's mother? He didn't just curse other people."

Tian Zhuang was always a bold man in his words and deeds, with dark skin and an honest demeanor: "Oh right, Director Lin, you got scolded too."

Lu Cheng paused slightly in buttoning his white coat, looked at the straightforward 'Fifth Brother' with a slightly conflicted expression, and then asked, "Director Lin, what's wrong?"

Lin Qianlong then recounted the whole story.

The gist is that Dr. Peng Kun from the orthopedics department wanted to perform tendon suturing, so Dr. Peng Haibo, who was also the head of the department, personally took charge of the training.

Two cases were performed last night. The first surgery was performed well, but the sutures slipped off during the second surgery, almost causing the surgery to fail on the spot.

The failed tendon suturing surgery was not fatal, and then Director Peng Haibo used the 'Great Summoning Technique'!
Chen Song was sent to the emergency department from the countryside, so it was understandable that he was covering for the emergency department. But to then go and "clean up the mess" for the orthopedics department was just treating Chen Song like a "Japanese person." Chen Song's surgery was indeed performed.

Director Lin Qianlong, who called Chen Song, and Vice Dean Zeng, who knew Professor Chen Song, were both scolded by Chen Song.

"Currently, the Medical Affairs Department has temporarily suspended tendon suturing services in the orthopedics department..." Lin Qianlong concluded cautiously.

"Professor Chen is really good to you." Lu Cheng could understand that Peng Kun wanted to perform tendon sutures to expand the field of orthopedics, and he could also understand that Peng Kun was making reasonable use of the "resources" he had to pave the way for himself.

It would be great if you could win, but if you're bad at the game and love to play, aren't you just asking for trouble?
But Lu Cheng didn't get complacent: "Is the patient alright?"

"Professor Chen performed the surgery perfectly, and the patient has been transferred to our emergency department observation ward. She's in bed number 6," Lin Qianlong said.

"Xiao Lu, our surgical team finally has seven postoperative patients, breaking our previous record."

The number of inpatients in the emergency ward is usually six at most, but most of the time it's only two or three, not many.

Specialist clinics would not tolerate Lin Qianlong taking on too many surgeries.

"Director Lin, patient in bed 3 will be discharged today," Lu Cheng said.

“So now there are 7 patients in the hospital… Xiao Lu, don’t you understand what I mean? Because of Professor Chen’s commotion, tendon injuries have been reclassified as a condition in our emergency department’s general ward,” Lin Qianlong reminded him.

Lu Cheng nodded, his tone frank: "I know, Director Lin, but there are so many dents from tendon ruptures that need stitching!"

"Whether it belongs to our department or not, there's not much we can do."

"There's no difference."

Tian Zhuang raised his eyebrows like mountains and said in an honest tone, "There is still a difference, isn't there? Director Peng of the orthopedics department won't dare to steal patients anymore. He'll have to wait at least three months until Professor Chen leaves."

"Or they just swallow their pride and accept whatever fate brings."

"Director Lin, this means we can perform one more type of surgery, and our performance bonus should increase significantly."

Lin Qianlong was furious when he heard Tian Zhuang's blunt words. Pointing to the door, he yelled, "Go back and rest!"

"It's only 7:50, I haven't gotten off work yet," Tian Zhuang explained.

"I'll cover the remaining ten minutes for you! You can go back now," Lin Qianlong said sarcastically.

"Then thank you, Director Lin." Tian Zhuang turned and left with a haughty air, still remembering to say thank you.

Lin Qianlong was so angry that his eyes almost rolled back.

Lu Cheng swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Director Lin, Zhuang is still quite naive. No wonder you only dare to let him write medical records and not talk to patients."

This was the first time Lu Cheng had ever seen an adult with such a childlike heart.

Most of the others were just pretending to be stupid.

Lin Qianlong covered his forehead, his brow furrowed, suppressing his anger: "Xiao Lu, you should work hard on the tendon suture disease. If the opportunity arises, you can also mentor the other people in the department."

"Except for Tian Zhuang..."

Tian Zhuang really left, and he really let Lin Qianlong, who had stayed up all night, take his place for the last ten minutes.

Lu Cheng's tone was cautious: "Director Lin, it's not that I don't want to train, but I don't know how, and I might not be able to... Tendon suturing requires a high level of basic suturing skills, and there are many pits and loops..."

Lu Chengke couldn't possibly serve all the older men in the department.

If he really had to mentor someone, Lu Cheng would prefer to mentor Tian Zhuang, since Tian Zhuang graduated from Jilin University and has good talent and aptitude. However, given Zhuang Ge's straightforward personality, Lu Cheng really couldn't mentor him!

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(End of this chapter)