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

Chapter 229 is not bragging!
January 17, Sunday, Shashi, Emergency Department of Xiangya No. 1 Hospital.

Professor Zhang Xudong looked at Lu Cheng with some reluctance and asked with a smile, "Little Lu, are you planning to go back soon?"

Looking at Professor Zhang Xudong's kind eyes, Lu Cheng smiled and said, "Yes, Professor Zhang, I have to be on duty tomorrow."

“I was supposed to be on duty on the weekend, but you opened an advanced training course on ECMO, so I applied for a shift change.”

“I am very grateful to Professor Zhang for giving me this spot in the advanced training program and for your careful guidance.”

At noon, the closing ceremony of the advanced training course was over, and Lu Cheng received the certificate of completion.

With this as a safety net, Lu Cheng can independently perform ECMO resuscitation on emergency patients once he returns, provided he has the necessary capabilities.

Zhang Xudong said, "I know you. You used to work at Longxian People's Hospital, and now you work at the State People's Hospital. These are both old workplaces of mine."

“If that weren’t the case, I wouldn’t have picked out someone else and specially prepared this spot for you.”

"Sigh, I've only heard Director Xiang and the others say that you have great talent, but I've never witnessed it with my own eyes."

"Now I understand. I'm really reluctant to see you go back like this."

If someone told Zhang Xudong that someone could learn ECMO management from scratch in just three days, Zhang Xudong would slap them so hard they'd knock their teeth out.

Even if the other party is a senior, Zhang Xudong would do the same.

At worst, I'll apologize again or get beaten up.

But Lu Cheng actually did it, so he didn't dare to call him anymore. He had personally witnessed Lu Cheng operating ECMO on his own in clinical practice. The precision of Lu Cheng's puncture technique was not so much that it amazed him, but it was much better than that of his peers in the department.

Having a surgical background and a thorough understanding of anatomical structures is a significant advantage.

Lu Cheng chuckled: "Thank you for your kindness, Professor Zhang, but I still have to go back, otherwise it would be skipping work."

"If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely find another chance to learn from you, Teacher Zhang."

Zhang Xudong said, "I specialize in internal medicine, and you don't work in internal medicine, so I can't teach you much. I just hope you'll study hard when you get back."

"If only you were an internist."

Lu Cheng said, "Teacher Zhang, I can learn a lot from you too."

"Please don't see me off. I'll take a taxi to the high-speed rail station and try to get home before tonight so I can take a good look at the materials you've given me in the last few days and try to understand the theory more thoroughly as soon as possible."

"The more I learn, the less money I waste, and the less effort you put into it, Teacher Zhang."

The registration fee for the advanced training course was expensive, but Lu Cheng felt that this trip was well worth the money.

Because Zhang Xudong gave Lu Cheng extra lessons, teaching him many ECMO variant pathways, a technique only found in top-tier emergency departments.

The Department of Emergency Internal Medicine at Xiangya No. 2 Hospital is a level above the Department of Emergency Surgery, and its comprehensive strength, ranking among the top ten in the country, is not something that can be achieved by boasting.

After saying goodbye to Zhang Xudong, Lu Cheng hailed a taxi at random.

After getting on the bus and asking about the price, Lu Cheng came out again with his bag on his back.

In this day and age, there are still people who want to rip people off. I turned around and went into the subway station, transferring from Line 6 to Line 2.

After entering the high-speed rail station, Lu Cheng even packed two cups of milk tea to go.

……

When Lu Cheng handed the milk tea to Mu Nanshu after getting off the high-speed train at Jilin City Station, he noticed that Mu Nanshu's eyes lit up.

Regardless of Chayan Yuese's reputation online, Mu Nanshu is a die-hard fan and mentioned wanting to try it several times when she was in Jishi.

"The ice has melted." Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu drank together as they walked towards the underground parking garage.

"It's fine, it still tastes the same." Mu Nanshu sipped the drink slowly, her face full of satisfaction.

Her cheeks were bulging, and her expression of enjoyment was evident.

“If I had known you liked drinking so much, you should have come to Shashi with me,” Lu Cheng said.

“I want to go too, but I went back to my hometown this weekend,” Mu Nanshu said.

Lu Cheng remembered and immediately asked, "Did Uncle Mu have any conflicts with your uncles when you went back to your hometown this time?"

"It's the same as before, and the things we talk about are the same old things."

“My uncle asked my dad to pay my grandfather’s retirement money. My dad said he could send an aunt to take care of my grandfather, or he could bring my grandfather to Jilin City.”

"You can have pocket money, or even be taken care of, but I won't give you money!"

“My uncle said that my grandfather was willing to live with him and was going to file a lawsuit, so the police station and village officials were called in and the matter was finally resolved.”

Lu Cheng was stunned: "Are you crazy? What are you suing for?"

"It's not that I'm sick, it's that I want money."

“But after all, they are my uncle and aunt, and it’s my father’s business. As a junior, it’s not appropriate for me to interfere. My father is also very angry with them,” Mu Nanshu said.

"Oh, right."

"I think I heard that the previous inspection team happened to find my aunt's nephew. Now his clothes are definitely gone."

"She even asked my dad to put in a good word for her. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Lu Cheng wasn't familiar with Mu Nanshu's aunt's relatives, but what his aunt said about Mu Nanshu was so harsh that it left a deep impression on Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng's tone was certain: "Then you must have also mentioned that I'm currently working at the state hospital."

"Look at you, so capable." Mu Nanshu rolled her eyes at Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng then transformed himself and took out two large bags of self-packaged spicy strips from his backpack.

"Spicy Home Party!" Mu Nanshu's eyes lit up.

How did you know I was looking at this?

Mala Home Party is not a packaged food product; it's a popular local restaurant in Shashi, not a corporate product, and it's not available outside of Shashi.

Lu Cheng said, "Guess?"

"You peeked, didn't you?" Mu Nanshu quickly took the spicy squid and spicy beef away.

“Let’s eat at home today,” Mu Nanshu said.

Looking at Mu Nanshu's憨厚 (honest and simple) and greedy appearance, Lu Cheng said, "Of course... this can be considered two dishes!"

After sitting in the passenger seat, Mu Nanshu quickly opened the packaging and fed Lu Cheng a piece of beef with a toothpick: "How does it taste?"

"It's a bit heavy, but it tastes pretty good. It's a little numbing," Lu Cheng commented as he chewed.

While eating, Mu Nanshu said, "Last night, Director Xiao came to our house. He told my dad that you are very good and had a very high opinion of you."

Lu Cheng's voice was calm: "Is it very high? I haven't even had a chance to show off my skills."

Mu Nanshu rolled her eyes at Lu Cheng: "It's only natural that Director Xiao didn't pay attention to you before. Now that you're in his department, why doesn't he pay attention to you or investigate you? Is he brain-dead?"

"He knows almost everything about you."

"But it's also a good thing. My dad will believe it more if he tells me how amazing you are."

"Nowadays, people tend to view what I say with a biased perspective, thinking that I'm just saying nice things about you on purpose."

Lu Cheng hurriedly asked, "Is Uncle angry? Last time we were drinking together, I ran away halfway through."

Mu Lengchang stayed in Jishi and was a man who loved wine.

Whenever Lu Cheng wasn't on duty, Mu Leng would call him over.

Mu Nanshu once invited Lu Cheng for drinks at noon, unaware of this, and called Lu Cheng to the laboratory, interrupting the drinking session.

“My dad thinks you’re a little too smooth. He even asked me if you were also glib when you were with me,” Mu Nanshu said.

"So what do you say?" Lu Cheng asked while scanning the code to pay.

“I’m telling you, you’re just a smooth talker,” Mu Nanshu emphasized.

Lu Cheng said seriously, "You're right, after all, you tasted it."

Mu Nanshu ate until he was sweating a little: "See, I don't even need to say anything to you, do I?"

"Director Xiao may be going to the Provincial People's Hospital," Mu Nanshu suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng paused for a moment, but then immediately realized, "That's a good thing."

"Everyone in the department says that Director Xiao is very capable, both internally and externally."

"Director Xiao is one of the few people who have obtained both internal medicine and surgical licenses.

It's understandable that Xiao Zhaoxi would want to go to a provincial hospital since Lu Cheng could travel from the county to the prefecture.

Hunan Provincial People's Hospital is the fourth largest hospital in Hunan Province, and many people are eager to get into it.

"The main reason is that after Director Xiao went to the Provincial People's Hospital, his grandson could choose any school to attend, so it's understandable that Director Xiao's son was too lazy to buy a school district house."

“After hearing that, my dad is planning to buy a house in Wuhan again,” Mu Nanshu said.

Lu Cheng was silent for a while before saying in a low voice, "What I'm saying is, how much debt do I owe?"

To be honest, something Mu Nanshu said before was very true.

A century from now, everything Mu Leng owns will be inherited by Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu. As long as Mu Leng doesn't cause trouble, Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu won't have to worry about finances at all. Tens of millions in liquid assets is no small sum.

There are quite a few people across the country who can readily produce tens of millions in cash, but there aren't that many. This doesn't include real estate and other assets.

"Uncle Mu, weren't you planning to go back to Long County to start a hot pot restaurant? Is there any progress?" Lu Cheng asked.

"That was their sudden inspiration a while ago. They opened the shop, but business was bad, so they came back."

"I handed them all over to the shop assistants," Mu Nanshu said.

"It means, I'll drive it for a year and see, and if it doesn't work out, I'll just throw it away. I'll treat it as an investment."

Lu Cheng nodded: "Then it's up to Uncle and Auntie to decide."

“In business, we are no match for them at all.”

"But there's one thing I suggest you do: try to persuade Uncle Mu to quit smoking. If I'm not mistaken, the CT scan from his last checkup showed he had small nodules in his lungs, although it's currently only classified as level two."

"But it's still better to quit."

Mu Nanshu's expression changed: "Nodules? Why wasn't it mentioned in the report?"

Lu Chengdao said, "It is not a typical nodule, and it is relatively hidden. The people who review the images at the medical examination site may not be professional radiologists."

"I saw it by chance during our last chat. I hadn't figured out how to say it, so I'm telling you now."

"Of course, I secretly took photos. After much deliberation, I even consulted a professor from the Department of Radiology at Xiangya Hospital when I went to Shashi for the training course."

"I only dare to make suggestions after the situation has been thoroughly determined."

Since his colleagues wouldn't expose anything, and Lu Cheng didn't dare to speculate on anything not reflected in the medical report, even though his CT scan interpretation skills were quite high, he wasn't, after all, a professional radiologist.

"Okay, I'll talk to you when I get back." Mu Nanshu nodded decisively.

When it comes to one's health, Mu Nanshu dares not be careless.

……

That evening, Lu Cheng ate dinner alone with Mu Nanshu, because Lu Cheng had to work the next day, and even if he went back, he wouldn't be able to drink with Mu Leng.

After dinner, when Mu Nanshu called Mu Leng, Mu Leng was playing chess at the chess association, while Aunt Yan Sangyue was doing square dancing.

Of course, upon hearing Mu Nanshu's words, Yan Sangyue stopped dancing and immediately called Mu Leng, wanting to go to the hospital with Mu Leng as soon as possible.

"Could it be something malignant?" Mu Nanshu asked worriedly after hanging up the phone.

Lu Cheng said, "No, that won't happen! Not all nodules are malignant; you just need to control your lifestyle!"

About two hours later, while Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu were organizing the data for their research project in the study, Lu Cheng's phone rang.

Today, Director Xiao Zhaoxi is on second-line duty in the emergency department of the State People's Hospital. It's possible that after Mu Leng went to the hospital for the scans, he was looking for Xiao Zhaoxi.

"Lu Cheng, you said Mu Leng has nodules on her chest, where are they located?" Xiao Zhaoxi's tone was a little strange.

"There are two nodules, each only about 3mm in diameter, near the base of the left lower lobe, with ground-glass opacities," Lu Cheng replied precisely.

Xiao Zhaoxi, an internist by training, quickly located the nodule: "Is this a nodule?"

"Well, I was just guessing at first, but when I went to Shashi this time, I specifically consulted Professor Zhou from the Department of Radiology and Professor Yuan from the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Xiangya No. 2 Hospital."

"They all say it falls into category two, and currently only requires follow-up examinations," Lu Chengdao said.

"Director Xiao, Uncle Mu and the others came looking for you?"

"Yeah, now they're starting to doubt my skills. Alright, that's enough." Xiao Zhaoxi held the phone away from him.

The company promptly hung up: "Found it, there is indeed a nodule, the kind that is very difficult to detect."

"Your son-in-law is quite something, isn't he?"

"Until the crucial moment, you can't really tell his true strength."

The voice wasn't quiet, but Lu Cheng hung up the phone on his own initiative.

Mu Nanshu was visualizing the experimental data, but as she worked on it, she said, "It would be great if a statistics genius, or a math or computer science genius, could help me."

"The data they process will look much better."

Lu Cheng tilted his head upon hearing this: "Can the mathematics and computer science departments process our medical research data?"

Mu Nanshu said, "That won't work either. They also need some medical background. Otherwise, the data they process will only be good for reading, not for practical use."

“Well, I don’t have anyone to choose from. Otherwise, we have a classmate named Zhang Tao, you know? He graduated from the Department of Mathematics at Nanjing University and then went to Kyoto University to pursue a master’s degree in Computer Science.”

"We're still in touch!~"

Mu Nanshu said, "Of course I remember. If it were useful, I would have contacted him long ago."

"Just grind it out yourself."

Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu were both among the top students in the past, and the circles of high-achieving students are relatively fixed. Even after graduating for so long, they still keep in touch with each other.

Lu Cheng and Zhang Tao both had the opportunity to get into Tsinghua or Peking University for their undergraduate studies.

Of course, Lu Cheng went to Wuhan University and Zhang Tao went to Nanjing University. Their grades were not bad either, and they didn't have any obsession with Tsinghua or Peking University, so they could leave directly.

The two had just finished chatting when Lu Cheng's phone rang again.

The place of origin was Kyoto. After reading the note, Lu Cheng walked out of the study: "Hello, Professor Xiao!"

Xiao Mingqi said, "What's the catch in the video you sent me? Professor Lu wants me to find you right now."

"He said it would be best to come find you right away."

"I didn't understand it at all."

Lu Cheng didn't know any Professor Lu, but he did send Xiao Mingqi a video about liver protection surgery.

Lu Cheng is currently at the State People's Hospital, and he hasn't even obtained the authority to perform spleen-preserving surgery. With nothing else to do, Lu Cheng simply recorded a video in the training room and sent it to Xiao Mingqi.

After all, Xiao Mingqi had said he would recommend it to Lu Cheng, but Lu Cheng didn't agree because he was looking forward to it.

"Teacher Xiao, it's just a normal technique practice. Did Professor Lu think it was okay?" Lu Cheng asked.

"It's not just okay, he asked me for information about you, but I haven't decided whether to give him your information yet."

“It’s not that I’m afraid he’ll hurt you. Professor Lu is a very upright professor, and very few people can escape his influence.”

"But this time? It seems completely different."

"He's in such a hurry, it must be something serious..."

Lu Cheng said, "Professor Xiao, would you mind giving me Professor Lu's contact information? I'd like to call and visit him personally."

"If it's convenient, thank you very much, Professor Xiao."

Xiao Mingqi thought for a moment and said, "It's good that you're thinking this way. Since it's convenient for you, I'll give you the phone number."

Lu Cheng quickly obtained a phone number.

Lu Cheng dialed the number twice, and the third time it was busy. It wasn't until the third time that the call was finally answered. On the other end of the line came an unhappy middle-aged voice, with a stiff tone: "Hello? Who is it?"

"Teacher Lu, I asked Teacher Xiao Mingqi to send you the video. I mainly want you to review whether my operation is compliant," Lu Cheng explained immediately, afraid that the other party would hang up the phone.

Lu Cheng revealed many key points in the information, Xiao Mingqi, and the video.

The man called Professor Lu immediately turned off his silencer and became gentle and amiable: "So you posted the video? What's your name?"

"Teacher Lu, my name is Lu Cheng, Lu as in land and Cheng as in success." Lu Cheng introduced himself.

"You sent me this video because you want to talk to me, right?"

"Are you free now? If so, why don't you come to Kyoto?" Professor Lu's voice was full of enticement.

Lu Cheng honestly said, "Teacher Lu, actually, Teacher Xiao said before that he could recommend a senior to me, and this senior can apply for some surgical authorizations for me."

"That's why I forwarded it to him, that's why..." Lu Cheng hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

Professor Lu was silent for a while before asking, "What organization are you working for now?"

"Xiang Province, Xiangzhou People's Hospital." Lu Cheng gave Professor Lu a name that was completely unfamiliar to him; he had never heard of this hospital before.

"What kind of surgical authorization do you need?" Professor Lu asked.

Lu Cheng replied: "A new technique. The kind that doesn't restrict the specific technique."

Just then, Mu Nanshu came out to fetch water and overheard Lu Cheng's conversation with Professor Lu. She looked puzzled but did not interrupt Lu Cheng.

They simply moved closer to where Lu Cheng was.

Lu Cheng gestured for her to be quiet.

Professor Lu said, "Are you kidding me?"

Lu Cheng said, "Teacher Lu, of course not. I have some other videos here. You'll understand after you watch them."

"Send it to me first. I'll think about it," Professor Lu said.

(End of this chapter)