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

Chapter 268 You're just as excellent!

Upon hearing the voice, a group of people turned to look. Tian Zhiliang twisted his body and stood up to greet him: "Director Song, what brings you here?"

As Tian Zhiliang stood up, he casually pulled Lu Cheng along. After Lu Cheng stood up as well, Tian introduced him: "Director Song, this is Dr. Lu Cheng from our department."

The man, in his fifties with graying temples, turned around with a serious expression and said, "Come with me."

Lu Cheng and the others looked confused. Tian Zhiliang quickly followed and asked in a low voice, "Director Song, what's going on? Lu Cheng is on duty today."

"If he's on duty, you can cover for him for a while. Can't I ask you to cover for him for a while?" Director Song's tone was clearly not good.

Tian Zhiliang opened and closed his mouth twice, then nodded decisively: "Okay, Director Song."

"Director Xiao is here today too. I'll call him later to report." Tian Zhiliang felt rather powerless in front of Director Song, so this was the only way he could say it.

Director Song had already left the doctor's office: "You can arrange things however you like. I'm just responsible for bringing the people over."

Lu Cheng rubbed his chin, jogged to catch up with Director Song, and asked in a low voice, "Teacher Song, am I on duty today? Is there something important you need me for?"

"Our emergency department has a rule that no one may be absent without a valid reason."

Lu Cheng was certain that he really did not know this Director Song, and had never met him before.

"Now you know how to be polite? Where were you before?" Director Song said sarcastically.

Lu Cheng stopped abruptly, thought for a moment, and said, "Director Song, if you don't tell me where you're going, I'll go back to my shift."

"If you need my cooperation with any other procedures, you can go through the medical department."

It's not that Lu Cheng has paranoia, but he's on duty, even if it's just a ward shift. If the medical affairs department's patrol comes to the doctor's office and can't find him, that's a big problem.

Tomorrow is the engagement day, and Lu Cheng has no time to cooperate with the medical department and the hospital in any political 'inspection' or self-criticism work.

It cannot be denied that Director Song wields considerable power in the hospital, but since he is not Lu Cheng's direct superior, he cannot really do anything to Lu Cheng.

"A professor specifically asked to see you. That's quite an honor," Director Song said sarcastically.

Lu Cheng said, "If he wants to see me, he can see me. Does he have to go to me? He can come to the emergency room to see me."

Director Song was stunned for a moment, then stared at Lu Cheng in astonishment: "You?"

“Teacher Song, if Director Tian hadn’t known you, I wouldn’t have left the doctor’s office with you,” Lu Cheng replied bluntly.

When Lu Cheng doesn't have time to deal with trivial matters, he can only act decisively, even if it offends 'Director Song'!
But this is the 21st century. Even if two medical staff members have a grudge, they would not deliberately do anything to the other during their shift and cross the line.

Furthermore, Lu Cheng had met quite a few professors, and in his mind, professors had undergone a certain degree of demystification.

Seeing Lu Cheng's serious expression, Director Song explained, "It's a professor from the Provincial People's Hospital who wants to see you."

Lu Cheng insisted on his decision: "But Director Song, I don't know anyone at the Provincial People's Hospital."

"I need to take the day off tomorrow. I don't want to be checked by the medical department, so I need to go back to my post."

"If the professor you mentioned really wants to see me, please ask him to come over. Thank you for your trouble." Lu Cheng clasped his hands slightly in a polite manner.

Director Song was speechless for a while, and then silently walked away, having no other options.

He wouldn't dare to drag Lu Cheng away unless Lu Cheng left.

It doesn't make sense either emotionally or rationally.

……

After Lu Cheng returned to the office, Tian Zhiliang and others immediately gathered around to ask him what had happened. After Lu Cheng answered truthfully, Tian Zhiliang nodded.

"That's fine, Director Xiao will be here soon."

"With him mediating, the pressure on your side will be a little less."

"This Director Song is the head of the respiratory medicine department, and he's someone who might be promoted to the hospital's leadership team," Tian Zhiliang explained.

"I don't know this Director Song. Director Tian, ​​I'm going to write the medical records now..." Lu Cheng had things to do tomorrow and didn't want to explain too much.

……

About half an hour later, Director Song Qihua walked in from outside with a slightly overweight middle-aged man who looked younger than him.

However, at this moment, Song Qihua's face clearly showed a misunderstanding and polite smile: "Dr. Lu, this is Professor Zhu from the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the Provincial People's Hospital."

"I came here specifically to thank you."

Song Qihua then hurriedly said, "Professor Zhu, this is Dr. Lu Cheng from our emergency surgery department. He is also a key young doctor in our emergency surgery department and is highly regarded by our Director Xiao Zhaoxi."

Song Qihua quickly stepped forward: "Dr. Lu, hello, hello."

Lu Cheng was somewhat confused as Song Qihua grasped his hands and shook them up and down: "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

"Dr. Lu, you probably don't recognize me, but you must remember Zhu Xiangyu from last night, right?"

"This child was so careless. He slipped and fell off the bridge. I received the call and rushed over immediately. I just arrived at the hospital a short while ago."

"We also know that he is now out of danger..."

“Dr. Lu, you know the situation back then. If it weren’t for you, my son would have wasted all his training.”

"So after I settled in there, the first thing I thought of was coming to find you. But I didn't know anyone, so I thought I'd take a shortcut."

"I was confused..."

Song Qihua quickly explained, "Lu Cheng, Professor Zhu didn't sleep all night and was planning to rest."

"I didn't understand the specifics at first either..."

Song Qihua was giving Lu Cheng meaningful glances, clearly hoping that Lu Cheng wouldn't reveal the unpleasant things from before.

Lu Cheng gradually loosened one hand and withdrew it, his voice cautious as he replied, "Professor Zhu, I do remember this patient, Zhu Xiangyu, but I don't know his relationship with you."

"Otherwise, I might not have dared to make a move so easily."

Professor Zhu hurriedly said, "That's impossible!"

"Dr. Lu, that's what I was worried about, which is why I didn't dare to call and urge you."

"We're all in the industry, so I know what's taboo about it."

"On the way, I consulted many people with my child's X-rays. I was very anxious the whole way until my wife told me at four o'clock in the morning that the surgery was successful and the child had been transferred to the ICU. Only then did I feel relieved."

At this point, Professor Zhu began to recount the events in detail. It turned out that Professor Zhu's child had come to visit his maternal grandmother in Jilin City, slipped, and fell unconscious on the spot.

At the time, the first choice to send the samples was definitely the State People's Hospital, but after the test results came out, Professor Zhu's wife sent the images to him immediately...

Lu Cheng was relieved and smiled, "Professor Zhu, you should thank Director Song Daoneng of our hospital's hepatobiliary surgery department more. He was the one who performed all of Zhu Xiangyu's surgeries."

"I just assisted; I was in the operating room for less than twenty minutes." Song Qihua, who had done background checks beforehand, continued to play the know-it-all: "Song Daoneng is the associate chief physician of hepatobiliary surgery and also the chief surgeon for this operation..."

Professor Zhu nodded and said politely, "I should express my gratitude, but I would like to thank Dr. Lu first."

"I didn't bring much with me, but I wanted to sincerely thank you first. This is my only child..." Professor Zhu held the cup in both hands, her voice not choked up, but very sincere.

Lu Cheng casually said, "Professor Zhu, it's nothing. It's what I should do. I would do the same for anyone."

“I know, I also heard from Director Song that you have to be on duty today, and you have important matters to attend to in the next two days, so I won’t stay any longer to bother you.”

"But I still wanted to come over and get your contact information in person, Dr. Lu, so that we can keep in touch later."

"This request isn't too unreasonable, is it?" Professor Zhu smiled, almost in a humble tone.

Lu Cheng didn't refuse, and after Professor Zhu took his contact information, he left gracefully.

But as she left the doctor's office, she turned back and said, "Dr. Lu, thank you. Life is priceless; I can't give you a figure on how much my son is worth."

"It's alright, Professor Zhu. You should go and rest. I'm very happy that Zhu Xiangyu is recovering well."

“I’ve been following up on his progress, and now that I’m hearing from you that he’s recovering well and is out of danger, I’m relieved,” Lu Cheng replied.

Professor Zhu and Song Qihua went out one after the other, and two minutes later, Song Qihua returned.

"Dr. Lu, I'm really sorry for the misunderstanding before."

"I will apologize to you later. The main problem is that Professor Zhu was too convenient and didn't explain anything to me clearly."

"I thought..." Song Qihua hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"In short, it's all a misunderstanding." Only then did Song Qihua walk away completely.

This farce and blunder has come to an end.

As an observer throughout the entire process, Tian Zhiliang didn't even think about drinking his coffee. He immediately came over and looked Lu Cheng up and down.

After watching for a while, Tian Zhiliang asked, "Xiao Lu, what kind of patient did you get this morning?"

"For acute abdominal pain caused by liver and spleen damage, I only treat internal bleeding," Lu Cheng replied with a smile.

Tian Zhiliang had the authority to access medical records, and Zhu Xiangyu's diagnosis based on his examination data was quite clear.

Therefore, after reviewing Zhu Xiangyu's CT scan, Tian Zhiliang immediately gasped, turned his head, and scanned Lu Cheng's body with his gaze, everything unspoken.

Although Tian Zhiliang did not utter a word, Zhu Yuanzhou and the others could read the horror in his expression.

After briefly looking at Zhu Xiangyu's diagnosis, everyone quietly went back to their work.

Lu Cheng did not use his own performance as a benchmark, nor did he know Zhu Xiangyu's identity. He simply treated Zhu Xiangyu as an ordinary patient.

In reality, Zhu Xiangyu was just an ordinary patient. It was only after Lu Cheng rescued him that his father, Professor Zhu of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the Provincial People's Hospital, turned around and thanked Lu Cheng.

Not for show, not to flatter, Lu Cheng was simply doing his best.

If it weren't for Professor Zhu's visit, few people would know that Lu Cheng had rescued a patient named Zhu Xiangyu, nor would they realize the difficulty of the rescue operation.

After a short silence, Tian Zhiliang spoke again, "Lu Cheng, you're so calm. You must have saved more than one patient like this, right?"

Lu Cheng replied calmly, "Director Tian, ​​a few were lost too."

"I can only do my best."

As Lu Cheng spoke, he thought of Dai Linfang's words.

If you can crush everything that exists, you can skip many 'shackles and barriers'; if you can't, you can only walk within the rules.

Lu Cheng's skill level is very good.

But it's not good enough to outperform all prefecture-level city hospitals or all the hospitals in a province.

In the entire province, there are still a small number of chief physicians and professors who can achieve what Lu Cheng has done, and even do better than him.

In this way, Lu Cheng is just a young man with good aptitude; all he can sell is the 'future'!
But the future is uncertain, so we can only focus on the present.

Tian Zhiliang changed the subject to something noble, but Lu Cheng brought up a very heavy topic, so much so that Tian Zhiliang dared not say anything more high-sounding: "It's not easy to snatch back even a few."

"This kind of external injury is unfortunate, but meeting you is a stroke of luck for them amidst their misfortune."

"if."

Tian Zhiliang didn't go on with the "what ifs".

"Director Tian, ​​let's get to work first. We all have a lot to do."

After Lu Cheng finished speaking, he added, "Brothers, I'd like to order lunch today."

"According to our local custom, I should invite everyone to have a drink tomorrow for my engagement."

"However, my hometown is quite far away, and our situation is rather special, so I plan to finish it after I come back."

"Of course I feel guilty about the extra wine, but I will definitely bring my wife to give out wedding candy to everyone again."

Engagements in Xiangzhou, or rather, engagements between the Tujia and Miao ethnic groups, also have specific customs. It is customary to give out wedding candy to close relatives and friends, and to invite them to a meal.

"Okay, you can treat us to lunch then." Tian Zhiliang didn't dare to object to Lu Cheng's suggestion.

Firstly, Lu Cheng was indeed a 'newcomer,' and secondly, today's unexpected events made Tian Zhiliang feel a little guilty.

Lu Cheng's ability to get through even when encountering the professor's family members at the Provincial People's Hospital is remarkable.
It's quite extraordinary.

If it had been another doctor on duty yesterday, perhaps the person couldn't have been saved, and Professor Zhu wouldn't have lost his temper. There might have been a very small chance of saving the person, but it certainly wouldn't have been handled as calmly and composedly as Lu Cheng.

To be able to save a person without being overly concerned or under extreme stress requires a strong foundation of ability.

Lu Cheng's personal abilities have definitely surpassed mine.

The medical profession is both unique and realistic.

The saying "You are excellent, and the rest is up to fate" doesn't apply to medicine. What applies to medicine is: You are excellent, and freedom shines because of you; you have your own sense of value...

Nothing happened that day. After finishing get off work as usual, Lu Cheng quickly drove to pick up the custom-made gold jewelry and headed home.

Sitting in the car, Lu Cheng was in a good mood: "Wife, your big pig's trotter is coming to your house."

Passing the imperial examination with flying colors is a minor achievement, and getting married in the bridal chamber is a major achievement. Self-worth is the ultimate dream, and Lu Cheng is in a really good mood today.

In any case, there is at least one person named Zhu Xiangyu, who has a 70% probability of living because of him.

(End of this chapter)