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

Chapter 46 The opportunity has come
"Peng Kun, you should still be on duty today! Don't break the rules. I've asked around and found out that Professor Tong Yuan'an of Xiangya Hospital dislikes anything that breaks the rules or routines."

"Tian Shan and I will take care of picking up Professor Tong for dinner," Peng Haibo told Peng Kun as they left Tianyue Residential Area in Long County at 7:30 a.m. on July 31.

“I’ve contacted Professor Tong, and he said he’ll arrive at 2 PM today. He’ll come to the hotel himself, so there’s no need to pick him up from the station…”

Peng Kun nodded slightly, not refuting Peng Haibo's suggestion, but only suggested: "Wouldn't it be better to have a drink with Professor Tong beforehand? After all, we're going to acknowledge Professor Tong as our teacher."

"Isn't it a bit of a neglect not to meet with him immediately? I can ask Yuan Zhenglin to switch shifts."

Peng Haibo had indeed taught Peng Kun a lot about interpersonal relationships, including but not limited to how to meet people. At this moment, Peng Haibo said, "If you had known that Professor Tong was coming down, you would have had no problem preparing in advance."

"But Professor Tong's decision was made on a whim. If you suddenly ask someone to switch shifts, it would be too unseemly. You have a master's degree, which makes you more attractive to Professor Tong. There's no need to do these useless things."

"You've done your own graduate studies, so you should know what kind of personality the younger generation of associate professors at Xiangya Hospital and the Second Affiliated Hospital prefer."

"Unlike attending physicians who have little to do, associate professors tend to prefer 'rigorous' people."

While attending physicians in county hospitals might be able to handle things independently, most attending physicians at Xiangya No. 2 Hospital are senior resident physicians who are at most responsible for handling emergencies. The surgeries routinely performed in the department are too difficult and are still procedures they need to learn.

Peng Haibo continued, "Although Director Xiang didn't come to the countryside, Professor Tong's arrival is even more beneficial; we couldn't persuade him to come even if we tried."

"I've also inquired about this Professor Tong. Professor Liao Fan, who is currently a newly promoted full professor at Xiangya Hospital, isn't much better than him in terms of technical skills. It's just that Professor Liao has more seniority and stronger research experience."

“If you follow him and learn from him, you can acquire real skills.”

"Lu Cheng may be more talented, but you have a more professional teacher to guide you, which can definitely make up for your lack of talent through hard work."

Peng Kun agreed with Peng Haibo's idea and replied, "Okay, I'll talk to Yuan Zhenglin later. I'll be on duty as usual today. I've already made arrangements in advance, so it's optional for me to go or not."

Peng Haibo was actually quite satisfied with Peng Kun's mature approach, which was a precautionary measure.

Peng Kun was just unlucky and had bad luck; it wasn't that he lacked talent. Meeting several powerful figures and then encountering Lu Cheng meant he was destined for a life of constant toil and exhaustion.

These "protagonists" in the department were actually people Peng Haibo owed favors to, and those favors had to be repaid...

Around noon, Peng Haibo finished his first surgery of the day and handed over the remaining surgeries to Associate Chief Physician Xiang Kuihua. Then, he, along with Executive Director Luo, Tian Shan, and Tian Hongjian, began preparing for the arrival of the patients.

Executive Director Luo was responsible for contacting restaurants, getting the best private rooms available, and working overtime to prepare the food.

Tian Hongjian immediately left the hospital to prepare for the shipment of alcohol.

In the director's office, Xiang Kuihua smiled broadly and said, "Director Peng, you've managed to get in touch with Professor Tong from Xiangya Hospital? When would be a convenient time to invite Professor Long Haiyuan down here?"

Peng Haibo's eyes flashed: "Kuihua, this time it really wasn't me who contacted Professor Tong, it was Professor Tong who took the initiative to come to our hospital to apply for a rural assignment."

"I'm even less familiar with Professor Long from the Department of Trauma Surgery."

If Tong Yuan'an is the top candidate for the leadership of the Hand Surgery Department at Xiangya Hospital, then Associate Professor Long Haiyuan is the top candidate for the leadership of the Trauma Surgery Department.

Xiang Kuihua specializes in trauma surgery at the hospital. If he could acquire some real skills from Long Haiyuan, he could do exceptionally well throughout Xiangzhou.

"Director Peng, if you say that, then that's too biased," Xiang Kuihua said pointedly. To suppress Lu Cheng and develop hand surgery, Tong Yuan'an was willing to spend a lot of money to bring him down, but he wouldn't accept associate professorships in other specialties.

Peng Haibo said, "What I said is all true. Xiang Kuihua, you know that we are more familiar with the teachers at the Second Hospital."

"If there's a chance, I'll ask Professor Ding and Director Huang from the Department of Trauma Surgery at the Second Hospital if they could come to the countryside. Okay?"

Xiang Kuihua said, "Professor Ding Gong is already a senior professor, why does he still have to go to the countryside?"

Peng Haibo said, "It's not Professor Ding Gong, but Associate Chief Physician Ding Fangming who works under Director Song Mingye. He was just promoted to associate chief physician and associate professor last year, and he will be going to the countryside soon."

These two were people that Xiang Kuihua couldn't persuade on his own, so he had no choice but to listen to Peng Haibo.

The orthopedics system has its own operating rules, and it's not easy to get in through his own home.

……

In the afternoon, at 2:30, Peng Haibo and Executive Director Luo led Tong Yuan'an to the 'Qiao Family Courtyard Ecological Farm'.

The furnishings are elegant, the flowers and plants are lush, the view is open, and standing by the river, it feels like a wild outing.

After Peng Haibo led Tong Yuan'an up to the second-floor pavilion, the view became more open. A cold wind brushed their faces, and the sun blazed down, as if they were two different worlds: "Professor Tong, please come and sit down. Our Longxian County may not have much else to offer, but our ingredients are authentic, and our mountains and rivers are beautiful. Let's take this opportunity to indulge in a bit of refinement."

The waiter was serving tea when he saw the customer arrive and asked, "Boss, what kind of tea would you like? We have Longjing, Da Hong Pao, Pu'er..."

"Then let's go with Longjing tea." Tong Yuan'an didn't stand on ceremony. He stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance before saying, "Director Peng, isn't the other side of the river where we leave the province?"

Peng Haibo nodded, smiling as he accompanied him: "Ah, yes, right across the street is Feng County in Hubei Province... There's a lot of delicious food there. Professor Tong, if you're interested, we can take you there for a visit in a couple of days..."

"If there's good food, you should definitely try it. By the way, Director Peng, I need to discuss something with you beforehand. I came to Long County with a specific mission."

"So we need someone to help us..." Tong Yuan'an continued, speaking slowly and deliberately, without showing any favoritism.

“My classmate Chen Song is also going to the countryside. He recommended Xiao Lu to me. You can also recommend a few people. Let’s compete fairly. Time is the most important thing.”

"Let's set a timeframe of half a month..."

Looking at the strained expressions on Peng Haibo and the others' faces, Tong Yuan'an asked, "Director Peng, is it inconvenient?"

Peng Haibo snapped out of his daze and quickly shook his head.

Holy crap, what's being said online is just a joke, but Tong Yuan'an is serious, he's really bringing the competition between his academic ideas and those of his international friends to the forefront...

Would Peng Haibo dare to refuse?
"No, no, Professor Tong, of course your plan came first, and we will definitely do our best to assist you in this matter." Peng Haibo's scalp tingled a little, but his tongue remained fluent.

Hidden and not revealed.

Although he felt that Tong Yuan'an's talk of fair competition was completely unfair, he didn't dare to say anything...

(End of this chapter)