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

Chapter 239 Life and death are preordained, but wealth and honor are determined by fate!

The emergency department is primarily responsible for the emergency diagnosis and treatment of various sudden illnesses such as acute trauma, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular emergencies, and poisoning.

"Dr. Lu, thank you for your hard work. Although this new machine currently belongs to our internal medicine department, we can't start it up properly yet." At 4:40 p.m., Xiang Xiaonian, who came out of the emergency room, politely thanked Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng shook his head gently: "It's alright, I'm not busy here for the time being."

"Xiao Nian, you go in and get busy. Director Dai might need your help."

ECMO is a new piece of equipment introduced by the emergency department. It is the last line of life in emergency rescue and is only available in the intensive care unit.

Although this thing is expensive, it's quite useful, so the emergency department has also introduced one, and now many people want to learn how to use it.

Dai Jinzhong was among the first group of people to go out and study 'ECMO', but Dai Jinzhong's proficiency seemed to be inferior to that of Lu Cheng, who had just returned from his studies.

"Dr. Lu, did you really learn these techniques only recently? You seem very skilled. Even Director Dai said privately that he thinks you might be pretending to be weak while actually being strong." Xiang Xiaonian's eyes sparkled.

Xiang Xiaonian's looks are only average, but her eyes are very beautiful, which adds at least five points to her overall appearance.

"That's an overstatement from Director Dai. If I were to pretend to be weak while actually being strong, I'd become a real pig." Lu Cheng took out his phone and checked the time.

"Okay, Xiao Nian, you go ahead and get busy." Lu Cheng changed the subject again.

Xiang Xiaonian then turned around and ran back, seemingly wanting to say something but stopping himself.

After returning to his office, Lu Cheng began writing the handover log and preparing the necessary procedures for leaving get off work.

Of course, after finishing the handover log, Lu Cheng followed up on the "outcome" of the patient he had just rescued!
The patient is still in the operating room. Although he only has damage to the popliteal artery, the soft tissue damage is actually quite severe. The current medical order from the nurses in the operating room is to perform a lower limb amputation at the knee joint.

Commonly known as amputation.

There's no other way; if the patient's local tissues have poor blood supply, amputation is the only option.

But upon closer examination, is it possible for this patient to resolve the issue without amputation?

I can only say that there's a chance, something worth trying.

After getting off work, Lu Cheng drove directly to the laboratory.

I've taken on a research group member at the hospital, and I absolutely have to tell everyone else in the research group.

After arriving at the research group's laboratory, Lu Cheng first went to find Professor Chen Song, because Dai Linfang was going to participate in the corresponding research project in general surgery.

Mu Nanshu's operational skills were somewhat lacking. She was mainly in charge of simple experimental operations, the overall planning and progress of the experiment, and timely data processing.

So, Mu Nanshu didn't have much to do. At this moment, perhaps influenced by Xie Yuan'an, she actually started chatting with Xiang Xiaonian on her phone.

Lu Cheng summarized, "That's the situation right now, Teacher Chen. I still have some room to back out. It mainly depends on what you think."

"What I mean is, if you go to Longxian People's Hospital, and Nanshu and I stay in the lab, it will be a bit short-handed."

Chen Song nodded slightly and chuckled, "The way you give birth like a sow is really hard for most people to handle. There are too few people to help deliver the babies."

"I was originally thinking of discussing with you whether you could make a phone call back to Peking Union Medical College Hospital, or I could call a few people over."

"But since you think Dai Linfang is alright, then I'll definitely listen to you."

"Sows also have the right to choose their veterinarians."

Lu Cheng remarked, "Teacher Chen, what's gotten into you lately, getting involved with sows?"

Chen Song raised his chin, annoyed: "Then you should ask yourself why you look like a sow?"

"What are you trying to do? Are you not going to let people leave?"

Last year during the National Day holiday, Chen Song was all ready to go back to his professorship, but Lu Cheng kept him there.

Now that the research project is nearing its end, Chen Song plans to return home after completing the clinical research.

Well, another research topic has emerged.

Chen Song felt he had been tricked, but he was unwilling to give up, so he could only try to gain some advantage verbally.

Mu Nanshu glanced at Chen Song, then continued editing the message to send to Xiang Xiaonian in Lu Cheng's guise.

However, after Mu Nan finished sending the message, she handed the chat page on her phone to Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng gave Mu Nanshu a reproachful look: "We don't do this kind of matchmaking!"

Xiang Xiaonian asked Lu Cheng to help her find out if Dai Linfang had a girlfriend. Mu Nanshu couldn't reply, so she handed her phone to Lu Cheng.

Chen Song had also seen the message and stood up: "Anyway, you can decide for yourself."

Chen Song walked away, then turned around and emphasized earnestly, "Lu Cheng, I'm telling you clearly, this is the last time."

"Okay, sure!" Lu Cheng said.

Chen Song then walked away.

After thinking for a while, Lu Cheng raised his voice again: "Teacher Chen, if you have something to do, you can go about your business."

"I can ask others to do the follow-up projects."

Chen Song staggered for a moment, then quickened his pace and ran away, afraid of losing his disguise.

After Chen Song disappeared from sight, Mu Nanshu said, "You're quite wicked too. Why did you have to expose Professor Chen's pretense?"

"Wouldn't it be better to save some face?"

Let's put it this way: compared to liver protection surgery, spleen preservation surgery is nothing compared to liver protection surgery, both for patients and for the medical community.

Chen Song is a proud person, and also a bit arrogant.

Lu Cheng said, "I think that Professor Chen and I are both teacher and friend. At first, I respected him a lot. But after some things were demystified, I found Professor Chen to be very lovable."

"Just because he's lovable, does that mean you have to be hateful?" Mu Nanshu asked.

Mu Nanshu usually respected Chen Song very much because Professor Chen Song's operation was the best in the research group. Even Lu Cheng could only be slightly better in terms of suturing techniques. In terms of basic skills, Chen Song was still far superior.

After all, he's about to become a professor, and he's a very talented veteran player.

Medical procedures are not e-sports, nor are they a sunrise industry; rather, they are a late-game profession, with one's prime years being in their forties or fifties.

"Otherwise, how could we become enemies?"

"Alright, we both know what's going on between me and Teacher Chen."

Then, Lu Cheng lowered his voice and said, "Let me tell you, actually Professor Chen's position at Xiangya No. 2 Hospital is rather awkward. Don't be fooled by the fact that he is a very promising associate professor."

"He may become the youngest professor in the future, but there are even more capable people in the emergency surgery department of Xiangya No. 2 Hospital..."

"Otherwise, why do you think Professor Chen Song wouldn't go back to enjoy the high-ranking professorship and instead come to our research group to work on a new project?"

"Simply fueled by love?"

"So?" Mu Nanshu continued to ask.

“The abilities and energy of other teachers, no matter who they are, are irrelevant to me. But Professor Chen is already a nearly mature professor.”

"If we can give him a push, then we can be both teachers and friends."

"For example, how about helping Professor Chen get a National Outstanding Young Scientist award or something? What do you think?" Lu Cheng asked Mu Nanshu.

Mu Nanshu was stunned: "You haven't even solved your own doctoral degree problem, and you're already thinking about helping your teacher get selected as a National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars?"

Lu Cheng replied, "You just don't even dare to be a little bold?"

"Wouldn't our lives be too meaningless then?"

Thinking about these things can expand infinitely as a person grows up.

When Lu Cheng was a child, he never dared to dream that he could get into one of the top ten universities in the country.

Before he had the cheat code, Lu Cheng thought that if he could get a job at a prefecture-level city hospital, and then be noticed by a boss who could help him improve his education, and if he could get Mu Nanshu back, then his life would be complete.

The problem is, Chengdu has already opened.

While it's wrong for Lu Cheng to act arrogantly and dismissive of everyone from the start, that would be a sign of something wrong with his brain.

If I'm still wondering if I can get a guaranteed postgraduate admission, will I be able to earn over 10,000 yuan a month?

Does that mean there's nothing wrong with your brain?
Seeing that Mu Nanshu did not reply, Lu Cheng emphasized again: "Long-term vision, long-term vision, for now, we are only considering the present."

"I'm afraid you'll get too cocky," Mu Nanshu said quietly.

Lu Cheng's expression tightened: "I might get a little arrogant in the future, but I definitely won't be now."

"Don't think I'm treating Professor Chen Song like some kind of material, that's not how it is."

"I know very well how many losses I've suffered."

"But the most successful thing I've ever done in my life is developing a relationship. My parents' love for me was relatively unconditional."

"Therefore, I think that if there is really someone I can completely and unconditionally trust, it must be someone I have 'cultivated' into a top-level expert myself."

"And it's not just about pushing him up, but about all of us rising up in sync and in parallel."

Although Mu Nanshu felt that the phrase "developing feelings" sounded a bit unpleasant, she couldn't argue with it.

Many things, in the final analysis, can be summarized and categorized. Love is no exception; there are patterns to be found.

Putting aside lust at first sight, being rich, good-looking, spending a lot of time together, talented, having good character, and being physically comfortable are all desirable qualities!
You have to have at least one of them, right?

If you don't have any of those qualities, then you're just making do with what you have. There's not much emotion involved; it's all about rationality.

“I told you not to get carried away, I meant you need to find your place in reality,” Mu Nanshu said.

Lu Cheng said, "Of course I know my real position, you bookworm. I understand my real position even better than you do."

"It is precisely because of the limitations of my current position that I have to put my eggs in more baskets."

"Moreover, I don't need to play both sides. Even if I suffer some losses or the development speed is not so fast, I am not afraid."

"If you have to be fast, why don't I just take all this stuff to Peking Union Medical College Hospital and find a big boss to pledge allegiance to? Wouldn't that be faster?"

"Of course, I understand that you're worried that I won't be able to handle the situation. I've had that concern too. But if I can't handle it, I'll just practice."

"If we suffer a loss this time, we'll make up for it next time."

"If you don't know something, then learn it."

"There will always be a time when you won't suffer a loss again."

Mu Nanshu then said, "So you believe that you will always have the opportunity to produce?"

Lu Cheng said, "This is my greatest confidence and asset."

"Didn't you catch the other meaning I was implying?" Lu Cheng suddenly changed the subject.

Mu Nanshu pursed her lips, her eyes darting around, before meeting Lu Cheng's gaze.

"Professor Chen Song is my teacher and mentor."

“You are my wife, we walked up together, and what you get will definitely be several times or even ten times more than others.”

"Moreover, we are now an initial startup team, and no one will say anything that we shouldn't do anything together."

"No one will say anything about who mentored whom or who got preferential treatment!"

"But these rumors can appear about anyone other than you and me."

"You can always trust the words and gossipy nature of the Chinese people."

After Lu Cheng finished speaking, he saw Xie Yuan'an returning from Tong Yuan'an's research group and said, "Gossip Girl is here."

"Who's gossiping about me? Who's gossiping about me?" Xie Yuan'an immediately became a little annoyed.

Lu Cheng lowered his voice, speaking with a sense of escapism: "Let me tell you, Professor Chen Song."

After saying that, Lu Cheng stopped and waved to Xie Yuan'an.

As expected, Xie Yuan'an stopped her anger and listened to the rumors first.

While Xie Yuan'an was probing her ear, Lu Cheng looked at Mu Nanshu and said, "See? I think Professor Chen's nickname for Sister Xie is quite fitting."

"The spy."

Xie Yuan'an realized she had been tricked and was about to lash out when she noticed Mu Nanshu nod slightly, her voice immediately softening: "Yes, that's how Sister Xie was back when we were abroad. Let me tell you."

"Sister Xie not only loves to listen to other people's gossip, but she also pays close attention to the gossip about her admirers. I heard that once..."

"Oh!" Mu Nanshu suddenly exclaimed.

It was Xie Yuan'an who twisted her waist.

Lu Cheng immediately composed himself and said in a serious tone, "Well, Sister Xie, let's get back to the main topic. Our project here is almost finished."

"You can go back to your clinical research now."

Xie Yuan'an said, "Aren't you an adulterous couple? Are you just trying to get rid of me?"

Xie Yuan'an crossed her arms and blurted out, "I didn't interfere with your business, did I?"

“The project still needs to be done, and I also need to give Professor Zhong and the others an explanation. If you don’t go back to do it, who will?” Lu Cheng asked seriously.

"Then I don't care..."

“Little Mu Mu…” Xie Yuan’an looked at Mu Nanshu pitifully.

Mu Nanshu was still in pain, and glanced at Xie Yuan'an: "I want revenge."

Xie Yuan'an immediately realized that the couple was showing off their affection, so she turned around and raised her voice: "So annoying, you two should go back and be all lovey-dovey..."

Lu Chengze stood up: "Then, scholar, shall we humbly comply?"

Mu Nanshu immediately blushed: "Don't join in the fun!"

"Let's get down to business." Mu Nanshu straightened her hair and tugged at Xie Yuan'an's hand as she turned around. "Sister Xie, you're in charge of the clinical research project on tendon sutures. You can't fall behind, can you?"

"This topic of tendon suturing not only has practical clinical significance, but also other incidental significance!"

Xie Yuan'an turned around and sat down again, her tone serious: "I came here to talk to you about this, you guys were the ones who started showing off your love first, okay?"

"Well, I recently contacted my dad, and he has also talked to Professor Zhong many times. His suggestion is that I stay in Jilin City for now."

"As for the sewing techniques, we can call a few people over to learn, and once they've learned, they can start working on it immediately."

Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow instantly: "Sister Xie, do you think this statement is reasonable?"

Xie Yuan'an: "That's why I was asked to discuss this with you."

“Since this is a discussion, it shouldn’t be delivered in such a commanding tone. My answer was very clear, and I don’t think it’s appropriate,” Lu Cheng said.

"Sister Xie, don't look at me like that, this is just who I am."

Xie Yuan'an seemed to have anticipated Lu Cheng's words, and added, "Aren't all the people who came my father's students?"

"Lu Cheng, your research and development speed is too fast, it's unbelievable, so..."

"I have to keep an eye on you, keep a close eye on you."

Xie Yuan'an's words drew a response from Mu Nanshu: "Sister Xie, isn't your request a bit excessive? Why should you be the one keeping an eye on things?"

"Just because you made an exception for Lu Cheng to attend the advanced training program at Peking Union Medical College Hospital? There are so many people attending the advanced training program with Lu Cheng."

"Following this logic, Zhongnan Hospital could also resort to moral blackmail."

Mu Nanshu shifted the topic from sentimentality to reality.

If you're going to stay, you have to explain why, and what our research group will gain from it, right?
What are your demands?

Xie Yuanan is only responsible for tendon suturing. At most, you'll need to learn vascular and nerve suturing techniques. Once you've finished learning, you should leave.

What's the connection between your topic as a hand surgeon and those topics in general surgery?

Xie Yuan'an said in a humble voice, "Little Mu Mu, my dad's idea is to let Lu Cheng become a research consultant in our research group."

Mu Nanshu immediately shook her head: "Sister Xie, please don't mention such empty titles. Lu Cheng is very busy, and so are we."

The title of "research consultant in the lab" sounds prestigious, but it's really just a title based on personal sentiment.

If you can avoid doing anything, then it's better not to be suspended. But if you have to do something, why should you get any benefits?
Lu Cheng is very busy right now, there's never enough time to spare.

Xie Yuan'an gritted her teeth and said, "So my dad came. He wants to see Lu Cheng in person."

"He has arrived in Jilin City and made a reservation for a meal."

"I just received the news too."

Xie Yuan'an knew what Xie Xiao was coming for, but she didn't know he was coming today.

Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu exchanged a glance, and Lu Cheng said, "Sister Xie, next time you should say something earlier about this kind of thing."

"Putting everything else aside, everyone who comes is a guest. As long as they are not particularly improper or uninvited guests, we should treat them well."

"Bookbag, book a room at Tianyuan, we'll be right there..."

The professors from Huashan Hospital had even less to do with Lu Cheng. Lu Cheng received them immediately after learning of their arrival, so there was no reason for him not to receive Xie Xiao.

Of course, if Lu Cheng is on duty, he won't be able to stay with his parents even if they come.

This is the true nature of a doctor's work.

……

Xie Yuan'an drove herself, while Lu Cheng explained the situation to Professor Chen Song before driving out with Mu Nanshu.

Professor Chen Song and Professor Xie Xiao of the Department of Hand Surgery at Peking Union Medical College Hospital have absolutely no connection and there is no need for them to meet at the moment, so there is no point in either of them flattering the other.

The tracks were different, so Chen Song couldn't keep up.

At this moment, Mu Nanshu finally began to understand what Lu Cheng had said earlier.

Sometimes, you really need to be more open-minded; as for whether you succeed or not, that's up to fate.

(End of this chapter)