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

Chapter 262 A Bizarre!

"Xiao Dai, have you thought this through? I'm sending you to Xiangzhou just to toughen you up."

"It's not that I don't value you." In his office in Han City, Professor Lan Hualuo felt a bit of a headache, but he had to suppress it.

Dai Linfang replied on the phone, "Professor Lan, I have confirmed it. Thank you for your help during this time."

"I know you have many concerns about me, which is why you didn't sign a contract with me and even gave me a lot of gifts. I will always remember your kindness to me, Professor Lan."

Lan Hualuo frowned: "Xiao Dai, if you really have a reliable idea, we can talk about it slowly."

"Didn't I tell you before? Your current situation is very similar to one of my junior brothers. Your skills and practical abilities can't support your understanding."

"Once you get past this stage, there will be many important tasks and responsibilities in the research group that you will need to take on."

Dai Linfang said, "Thank you, Professor Lan. Perhaps you are right, or perhaps I am too impatient. But I still want to try it out on my own."

Lan Hualuo said, "Xiao Dai, I know you're anxious. You really want to prove yourself, to prove that your previous research projects weren't the wrong choice or a waste of time, but rather that you didn't put in enough effort."

"But these things still need to be done step by step. Your research ideas are most compatible with our research group's current research projects."

"But we have to take things one step at a time. Ideas that are castles in the air need to be met with many conditions."

"You can't let a little Lu Cheng lead you astray! His level of understanding is not on par with yours!"

Dai Linfang said, "Indeed, Lu Cheng's knowledge is shallow and narrow, but his other abilities are very strong."

"Professor Lan, don't you often say that no one is perfect? ​​No one is completely perfect."

"The success of the project hinges on complementarity, cooperation, and collaboration."

"Yes, thank you very much, Professor Lan, for trying to persuade me to stay, but I have already made up my mind. I am also very grateful to Professor Lan for showing me the right path."

Lan Hualuo shouted, "I didn't give you directions, don't take it personally!"

"Are you obsessed with reading comprehension?"

"If I have the chance, I'd like you to bring him back to me."

“Dai Linfang, don’t let the immediate benefits blind you. Whether it’s you or Lu Cheng, joining my research group is the best choice.”

Dai Linfang said, "Professor Lan, the best choice is the best choice, but isn't the reality that very few people can choose the best choice? They can only choose the most suitable choice."

"Settling for second best isn't always so bad."

“My teacher is still under a lot of pressure, and I can’t turn a blind eye or a deaf ear.”

“Teacher Lan, I understand your concerns. Whether my teacher is under a lot of pressure or not is none of your business, but it is of my business, so I have to hurry.”

When steady progress is not enough, one must take an unconventional approach.

"Coincidentally, I knew that Lu Cheng was also that kind of person."

Lan Hualuo retorted angrily, "Why are you young people all so stubborn? You'll regret this sooner or later!!!"

“Then let’s make it at noon.” Dai Linfang’s attitude was clear, though his tone was joking.

Lan Hualuo lost his temper and yelled outside, "Li Yuanpeng! I'll fucking kill you!"

"I told you a long time ago not to mess around, not to mess around..."

……

After hanging up the phone, Dai Linfang sat down at his desk and opened a folder on his laptop.

The folder contains three sets of photos, arranged in order.

The first set of photos is a collection of childhood photos, taken from infancy to adulthood, with parents present.

The second set of names was given by my mentor.

The third set of names, "Zhiyu," consists of only two photos: one of Xie Yuan'an and the other of Xie Xiao.

"When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; when the person leaves, the tea grows cold."

"Maybe at some point, those who used to be willing to help me and even beg for my help are now looking forward to kicking me while I'm down."

"So, Dai Linfang, you can't stop moving forward, or you'll become complacent."

Just because your parents don't tell you something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

After whispering to each other for a while, Dai Linfang opened a new document and began writing the experimental project plan.

Dai Linfang had grown up, so he knew that because of his own affairs, his uncle had been implicated in a series of events.

As long as things are going well at home, what's the big deal about my little problem?

Looking at so many 'predecessors,' the only place where one can escape those entanglements is scientific research, which is not exactly a pure land, and one must firmly establish oneself in that pure land!
……

"Lu Cheng, Wang Hua has been transferred back to another hospital, but the pancreatic leak is still there, which is something we can't handle here."

Lu Cheng was resting on standby when he went down to Long County to perform a consultation surgery. That evening, he received a call from Song Daoneng, the deputy chief physician of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery at the State People's Hospital.

Wang Hua is from Yu City and works in Jiangsu Province. Although Lu Cheng saved his life last time, he cannot guarantee that he will be able to fully return to a healthy life.

Pancreatic fistula following pancreatic rupture surgery is not something that the state hospital can handle.

Lu Cheng smiled and said, "Director Song, it's a good thing the patient has been transferred. You didn't need to call me."

Lu Cheng turned his head and saw his parents tying up the 'bride price'! When they saw Lu Cheng, they smiled, somewhat reluctant to part with the money, but also happy that Lu Cheng was about to complete this important life event.

For the two of them, tens of thousands of yuan is no small sum.

“Lu Cheng, it was Wang Hua who specifically instructed you to do this; he is still very grateful to you,” Song Daoneng said.

"Moreover, I should actually thank you. There aren't many patients with ruptured pancreas, and even fewer who can get into the emergency operating room and come out safely, even in prefecture-level city hospitals."

"Director Yao said that we can share this case in our lectures."

Song Daoneng was a participant in the surgery. Although he did not perform the crucial surgery, he was the patient's attending physician, which allowed him to conceal the patient's key information and then use it to show off.

Pancreatic rupture has a very low incidence rate but a very high mortality rate!

"Director Song, you're too kind. All I could do was get the patient into the operating room," Lu Cheng said modestly.

"He was lucky to be safely taken into the operating room and have his vital signs stabilized. He was fortunate to have met someone who could go toe-to-toe with the King of Hell."

“Dr. Lu, I didn’t mean anything by it. I just wanted to say that if there are any similar cases in the future, you can call me anytime.”

“I have also applied to Director Yao, and I will be available 24 hours a day to perform this kind of surgery,” Song Daoneng said.

Lu Cheng's eyes flashed after hearing this.

There are certainly fools in the world, but not many.

Song Daoneng was clearly not stupid; he had a keen sense of smell. Sometimes, in a prefecture-level city hospital, to stand out, one either needed a powerful background or exceptional talent.

Otherwise, we'll have to find another way!
"Then I'll thank you on behalf of the patient, Director Song. Please don't scold me for being inconsiderate when I call you in the future."

"I'm serious," Lu Cheng said, giving a heads-up beforehand.

"Dr. Lu, you must be joking. I asked for it myself, and I would never go back on my word."

"If anything comes up, just let me know," Song Daoneng assured him, patting his chest.

"Of course, Dr. Lu, once you're back, we'll definitely make time for a couple of drinks."

“Okay!” Lu Cheng readily agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Cheng went to the table and took out his bank card: "Mom, do you have any money left?"

"I don't have much money left in my card, you can take it." Tian Hui pushed Lu Cheng's bank card away and sighed, "Why would we take your money?"

"However, I heard from people in Mu Leng's hometown that Mu Leng had a fight with his brother, and in order to show off, he brought a very large dowry."

"With the little money we have, we're too embarrassed to even offer it."

The reason why Lu Nanjia has remained silent is probably because of this.

It's impossible to be completely at ease when arranging a marriage between people of unequal social standing!

Lu Nanjia and Tian Hui didn't actually want to 'take advantage', but they really couldn't afford to balance things out with Mu Leng and the others.

"Mom, it's okay. We'll do as much as we can."

“Uncle Mu and Aunt Yan didn’t do it on purpose,” Lu Cheng said.

"As the saying goes, 'Wealth and honor should not be returned to one's hometown, for it is like wearing fine clothes at night.' Uncle Mu has never thought of bullying his own family in his entire life. If his brother hadn't gone too far this time, he wouldn't have ended up like this."

Lu Nanjia said, "We didn't blame Mu Leng and Xiao Yan."

"I'm just afraid people will say you're marrying above your station."

Lu Cheng said, "Hey, the fact that I can be so high up to you proves that I am quite capable."

Is that so?

Tian Hui said, "Xiao Lu, you just don't have a formal education, otherwise, you'd be fine."

Lu Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "So what if you have a doctorate? Most doctorates, without any extraordinary opportunities, can't be as rich as Uncle Mu. It's easy to find out."

"Okay, I don't want to think about it anymore."

"The money we have is all earned little by little, cleanly and honestly."

“If Uncle Mu and Aunt Yan were after money and power, they would never have married Xiaoshu to me.”

"Besides, you all know Xiaoshu, she's not that kind of person. As for what outsiders think or say, it won't affect us."

Lu Cheng never expected that his parents' consideration of marrying up was because his educational background did not match that of Mu Nanshu.

……

That evening, Lu Cheng was called away by Zhang Tiesheng over the phone.

"Teacher Chen, Brother Zhang." Lu Cheng saw that only Chen Song and Zhang Tiesheng were at the table, and Du Qiang was not there, so it seemed to be a rather private gathering.

After Chen Song arrived in Long County, Zhang Tiesheng, who had a strong learning ability, replaced Lu Cheng and stayed by Chen Song's side at all times.

"Teacher Lu is here, perfect timing, we can start the wine now." Zhang Tiesheng quickly stood up to greet him, showing more maturity than Lu Chengke.

Chen Song tried to stand up, but Lu Cheng had already sat down before him and said, "Teacher Chen, thank you for your hard work. It's been a long time."

Chen Song said irritably, "Who's working harder, me or you? I saw the messages you posted in the group."

"Are you guys really a bunch of weirdos all together?"

Zhang Tiesheng was too shocked to speak when he heard Chen Song's agitation.

Lu Cheng then laughed and said, "Teacher Chen, besides me and Dai Linfang, who else is an oddball?"

Chen Song blurted out, "Your wife."

But Chen Song immediately shut his mouth again, because Lu Cheng probably didn't know that Mu Nanshu had threatened him.

Chen Song almost had to go back to the drawing board. Although it was true that Mu Nanshu had secretly helped Chen Song improve his thesis, he was caught red-handed.

Chen Song is now very passive and obedient in the group.

Zhang Tiesheng said, "Teacher Chen, I think my sister-in-law is a good person. She is gentle, virtuous, filial, and generous."

Chen Song nodded: "That's true, let's not talk about this for now."

"Xiao Lu, have you thought about when to arrange for Xiao Zhang to join the team?"

Chen Song also began to seek benefits for Zhang Tiesheng.

Lu Cheng said, "Teacher Chen, didn't Brother Zhang say that after he stabilized his position as associate senior physician, he would be transferred to the State People's Hospital?"

Chen Song replied, "So, with all these good things happening now, you're not planning to bring him along?"

Seeing that Chen Song was being so direct, Zhang Tiesheng quickly explained, "It's fine in the future, Teacher Chen."

Lu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Chen, aren't these projects we're working on at a relatively early stage?"

“With Brother Zhang not around, it’s really troublesome to keep going back and forth to Jilin City. I used to feel overwhelmed, and Brother Zhang has a family and children.”

"We're too busy to handle it all."

Chen Song thought about it and agreed, but jokingly said, "If I trap your monkey, then your teacher Chen will be tied up and killed, right?"

Lu Cheng thought of the surgeries Professor Chen Song had performed that Zhang Tiesheng had occasionally sent him, and immediately said, "Professor Chen, you are different. You are a guardian of the lives and health of thousands of people in Longxian County, Xiangzhou. You are doing this for the greater good."

"We're all just chasing after petty gains for our own future."

Chen Song waved his hand impatiently: "Don't flatter me. Seriously, have you done any background checks on Dai Linfang?"

Lu Cheng nodded: "I've done some, but I still don't fully understand."

Lu Cheng didn't talk about Dai Linfang's family background and connections, but only said, "But Dai Linfang's personal abilities are quite outstanding."

"Of course, in the last ten years, the two most outstanding surgical talents in the Xiangya system, whose personal abilities are not outstanding?"

"The other one is a neurosurgeon, only 29 years old, two years younger than you, a PhD student, and he's already outmatched by an associate professor."

"No, I graduated last year, but that doesn't affect the result."

Lu Cheng was taken aback: "What's Teacher Chen's background?"

Chen Song was referring to "beating up" associate professors, which means it includes, but is not limited to, associate professors like himself?

Lu Cheng didn't think that all the associate professors at Xiangya Hospital were incompetent.

"He started suturing at nine, participated in the provincial competition at fifteen but was not ranked, and was forced by his father to practice several incision techniques the night before the college entrance examination before he was allowed to sleep. What a terrible son of a man."

Lu Cheng: "..."

Zhang Tiesheng: "..."

Lu Cheng then asked, "Professor Chen, does the Second Hospital have such talent?"

"Yes, but not in surgery, it's in internal medicine."

“It’s so precious to me!” Chen Song suddenly said.

"These are the real geniuses; they can stand out regardless of whether they have a teacher or not."

Lu Cheng lowered his head; Chen Song's sarcastic tone was truly sarcastic.

Fortunately, Chen Song is saying these things now, not when they first met.

Otherwise, none of Lu Cheng's previous arguments would hold water.

Of course, in reality, Chen Song encountered mostly relatively ordinary geniuses...

Such a rare occurrence, happening only once every few years, or even less so in a decade, could hardly be a cabbage.

　I'll be away on a business trip for a few days, which will significantly reduce my writing time. I'll be updating only occasionally, and I hope my readers can understand. I'll resume normal updates when I return.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)