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

Chapter 42 Status!
August 31th. Friday.

The morning glow was like fire. Lu Cheng rode his electric scooter up the slope of Yuelu Avenue. The breeze was refreshing and indescribably relaxing.

Before he had even finished the 800-meter ride, Lu Cheng's phone rang. He pulled over, placed his right foot on the sidewalk curb, and shifted his weight to the right.

"Brother Zhang," Lu Cheng greeted politely.

Zhang Tiesheng's voice was slightly strange: "Xiao Lu, you just texted me saying that as long as the tendons in the upper limbs are ruptured, it can be treated?"

"Xiao Lu, are you sure?"

"This is no joke!"

Lu Cheng had, of course, sent a message to the doctor on duty in the emergency room today, explaining: "Brother Zhang, since I've told you, I'm not joking."

"As long as you explain the corresponding risks to the patient, and the patient is willing to stay for treatment and does not want to be transferred, they can be admitted."

Zhang Tiesheng asked, "Then can the flexor tendon in Zone 2, which you mentioned is particularly difficult to treat, also be retracted?"

Zhang Tiesheng is a doctor, not an amateur. He can look up the professional terms that Lu Cheng used to explain to him.

Lu Cheng's tendon rupture surgery was in full swing, and Zhang Tiesheng had also considered starting it, but after reading the popular science materials, he didn't rush to begin.

"That's feasible too. I originally thought that the fifth zone of the flexor tendons and the third zone of the extensor tendons would take some time, but I asked a teacher yesterday..."

"The teacher said that the information I had previously obtained was outdated, and now I have a new understanding of the preferred suturing techniques for these two areas."

“It’s within my capabilities, so I can accept it…” Lu Cheng replied.

The original flexor tendon zone V forearm distal muscle-tendon transition rupture was treated with the preferred method of circular embedding or Pulvertaft weaving, but it is now understood that tendon weaving can also be used.

Then Lu Cheng would no longer be afraid.

After all, the popular science information that Lu Cheng learned about was written by Tong Yuan'an and others. These consensuses can be modified based on personal experience, rather than being absolute core standards.

"Okay, if you have confidence in yourself, Xiao Lu, we have confidence in you too."

"But you could at least be a little more civilized. It hasn't even been a month, and you've already mastered a surgery that your orthopedics department wouldn't normally perform. Isn't that a bit too much?" Zhang Tiesheng joked, releasing his inner shock.

Lu Cheng suddenly replied, "Brother Zhang, isn't our month thirty days long?"

Zhang Tiesheng was taken aback, then realized it was the 31st, and July was a long month. He smiled and replied, "Little Lu, you're really something..."

"Then I'll report to Director Lin, and we'll settle on this."

"By the way, Professor Chen is on leave again today, so there won't be any difficult surgeries performed. If there's a gallbladder removal surgery later, you and Zeng Huanqi will go," Zhang Tiesheng said.

Continue to delegate authority to Lu Cheng.

If Lu Cheng wants to learn gallbladder and liver preservation techniques, he must first learn gallbladder removal and spleen removal.

"Okay, thanks, Brother Zhang." Lu Cheng replied, hung up the phone, and continued on his way.

After all, it was already 7:35, and there were still 25 minutes until it was time to officially start work.

Professor Chen has taken leave, but Lu Cheng is unwilling to take leave.

The speed at which he improves his skills by practicing at home while on leave is not as fast as when he performs a simple wound cleaning and suturing.

……

"Good morning, Dr. Lu." As soon as Lu Cheng entered the department, Tian Duoduo, a nurse of medium height but petite stature, greeted him.

"Duoduo, did you just get off work or just start your shift?" Lu Cheng paused briefly at the nurses' station.

Tian Duoduo, the 'lady,' sat in front of the computer in the nursing department, her hot figure swaying as she said, 'We change shifts at 7:30, and I just came to take over.'

"Dr. Lu, I heard from Sister Qin that you're still single? You don't seem like it."

Tian Duoduo had a hot figure; her slender parts were delicate and her strong parts were curvaceous. Her mask covered the lower half of her face, and her fox-like eyes swept over Lu Cheng's body.

"Sigh, it's normal to be single these days. Girls have such high standards. I also feel like I'm not good enough for them, so I'm not in a hurry to find someone."

"I've been on so many blind dates, but I still don't feel a connection with anyone."

"By the way, Duoduo, I'm going to stop the antibiotics for bed 4 later. Can you ask if the medicine has arrived? If not, call and cancel it for me now." Lu Cheng checked the time.

"It's still early, the sterile compounding center probably hasn't mixed them yet."

Tian Duoduo wrote down: "Okay. Dr. Lu." "Um, Dr. Lu, will you still be on call irregularly next month like this month?" Tian Duoduo asked meaningfully.

"Yeah, right! ~ After all, she's new here." Lu Cheng pretended not to understand what Tian Duoduo meant.

He had heard about Miss Tian Duoduo many times. She had a hot figure, a hot temper, and an extraordinary family background. She didn't have a boyfriend at the moment, but she had had many boyfriends.

Lu Cheng didn't want to waste his brains dealing with this kind of person.

"That's because you're so capable, Dr. Lu, that's why you have so much to do." Tian Duoduo felt a little regretful, so she didn't send an invitation card to Lu Cheng.

“I heard from the head nurse this morning that your performance bonus this month is higher than Zeng Huanqi’s and the others.”

"Awesome!" Tian Duoduo gave Lu Cheng a thumbs up.

Income is a very sensitive topic, but the performance of a lead surgeon is something most people can only envy.

Lu Cheng's performance was largely based on his ability to perform surgeries, especially those that others couldn't handle, so no one dared to say anything to him.

The county hospital has always been like this: if you're so capable, then you do it; if you're not, then shut up.

"It's all hard-earned money, not even five figures, where would I get more?" Lu Cheng smiled casually, then continued, "I'm going to see the patient now, Duoduo, remember to call the sterile preparation center."

……

When Lu Cheng entered the doctors' break room, Han Xiaoping, who was on the day shift, was checking his pay slip. However, upon seeing Lu Cheng enter, he immediately put it in his pocket.

"Brother Lu, have you had breakfast yet?" Han Xiaoping asked with a smile, his square face and slightly obsequious eyes.

Lu Cheng paused, his hand holding the white coat still: "Brother Han, what are you doing?"

Han Xiaoping is the kind of person who won't get up early for nothing; he has the word "lying down" written all over his face.

"I'm calling you to have breakfast together, Brother Lu. You've been working so hard this month!"

"Come on, let me give you a massage..." Han Xiaoping pretended to stand up.

After Lu Cheng arrived at the emergency department, even with one more person, his performance bonus not only didn't decrease, but actually increased by 1,500 yuan.

The original performance bonus was only 5,900, which is equivalent to an increase of more than 25%.

This can't possibly be Xiao Lu, it's his godfather!
The salary at the county hospital is actually not low. If you include the five social insurances and one housing fund and the take-home pay, it's basically 10,000 yuan.

But the money I actually receive each month consists of a fixed income of 2600+ and performance-based income.

Normally, the emergency department staff can earn a little over 8,000 yuan, which is considered upper-middle class in Long County. But this month, the figure has jumped to nearly 10,000 yuan.

This is a genuine increase in income.

"Brother Han, stop joking. Come on, you should take me to see the patient." Lu Cheng slapped Han Xiaoping's hand away.

"Yes, sir! Teacher Lu!" Han Xiaoping instantly transformed into the 'chairman'.

As someone who prefers a relaxed lifestyle, he has come to terms with reality, and all he cares about is the small amount of money he receives each month.

Lu Cheng was able to bring him higher income, so he was his 'benefactor'!

Han Xiaoping, who doesn't have many skills and whose basic skills are average, is very clear that he can't repeat Lu Cheng's path. He doesn't have the opportunity to perform relatively simple surgeries like appendectomy, so he can only do 'logistics'.

"Brother Han, in the second half of the month, we proactively performed manual passive rehabilitation for patients. Was that charged?" Lu Chengxing suddenly turned around and asked halfway through the journey.

Han Xiaoping nodded calmly: "The rehabilitation department charges fees, and Xiao Lu, you also charge fees for personally providing guidance. It's not shameful, is it?"

"They can't even guide tendon surgery rehabilitation."

Lu Cheng suggested, "Brother Han, why don't you learn it systematically?"

Han Xiaoping thought about it seriously and replied, "That's a possibility..."

After saying that, Han Xiaoping quickened his pace.

Lu Cheng looked at Han Xiaoping's profile, a slight stirring in his heart—

In fact, Han Xiaoping wasn't born a "laissez-faire" type; he was just an older brother whose edges had been completely smoothed out.

(End of this chapter)