Healing Doctor

Chapter 334 These guys are all out of their minds

"Come here," Zhao Jixiang said after thinking for a moment, then called his son out.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Zhao Jixiang recounted the events of the day from beginning to end.

Zhao Jixiang didn't hide any of the hidden motives or attempts to shift blame, and told Zhao Tianjiao everything in detail.

Zhao Tianjiao was his son, and Zhao Jixiang didn't spout grandiloquent words. Especially when it came to some subtle details, he not only told his thoughts at the time, but also shared his guesses about the intentions of Director Bai, Zhao Xiangming, and others.

Young people need to grow, and Zhao Jixiang doesn't want his son to repeat the mistakes he made.

As for the surgery, Zhao Jixiang only briefly mentioned it.

None of that matters.

"That's roughly how it is, do you understand?"

Zhao Tianjiao's mind was in a mess. He looked at his father with confusion and thought for a long time before asking, "Dad, there are a few parts I didn't understand."

"you say."

"It's understandable that you wouldn't let Ji Xiang perform the surgery, since he doesn't even have a license to practice medicine. But why did Director Bai insist on doing it despite taking such a big risk?" Zhao Tianjiao asked.

"Director Bai has one particularly great advantage—intuition."

"Intuition?" Zhao Tianjiao was taken aback.

Zhao Jixiang smiled slightly, trying to make his words as approachable as possible, and also hoping to help his son accept this reality.

"To put it another way, Director Bai's way of looking at problems is different from others."

"Oh?"

"In essence, he is better than me, whether it's handling medical disputes or performing surgery, I admit that."

"But you are now the vice president, and he is just the director of the medical affairs department."

"It's different." Zhao Jixiang waved his hand. "Your grandfather used to be the director of the district health center. He had been in this profession for decades, from a barefoot doctor to a vocational school graduate. His classmates have gone their separate ways."

"I benefited from your grandfather's legacy, just as you benefited from mine."

Zhao Tianjiao listened intently, knowing that this was a family tradition.

If we can't say that my grandfather was passing on the torch at that time, then from my father to myself, we can say that there were already signs of that passing on.

"When I first started working, your grandfather told me not to look down on the competition. It's their business if others look down on you, but you must achieve good results."

"Many of the subsequent steps were pretty much exactly what your grandfather had envisioned."

"I didn't take any detours. I always had my own goals and remained steadfast in them." Zhao Jixiang looked at Zhao Tianjiao and said calmly, "Director Bai is different. He has talent, but when he first came to work in the clinic, he was a blockhead. He only knew how to perform surgery and treat patients."

"For five or six years in between, I was sidelined by the senior doctor because I performed too many surgeries. I've told you what happened after that."

"I remember." Zhao Tianjiao nodded cautiously, a sense of inexplicable awe rising within him as he spoke of Director Bai.

"Director Bai is technically very strong, and he has a different perspective on problems. He can always fight with his back against the wall and take a risky path that others think is impossible to take."

"Look, he does resemble Ji Xiang a bit."

"dad……"

Speaking of Ji Xiang, Zhao Tianjiao felt resentful and extremely jealous, but he knew that jealousy was bad, so he forcibly suppressed it.

"Don't be unconvinced. You need to have an accurate understanding of yourself in order to make accurate judgments and predictions," Zhao Jixiang said calmly. "Look at Ji Xiang, he's caused so much trouble since he came to the hospital. And this is all he did without a license to practice medicine."

"Many people risk breaking the rules; do you know how difficult it is to go this far?"

"..." Zhao Tianjiao sighed inwardly.

"However, don't rush it, taking it slow is faster. He's very strong, you have to admit that. The medical licensing exam is more important than the martial arts competition, you know that?"

"Know."

"Professor Zhou Tianbo, a student of Professor Gu who is now performing kidney transplants at the First Affiliated Hospital, was a hidden gem back then. He was chosen by Professor Gu because he got the top score in the national medical licensing exam."

"Being number one in the country is a bit difficult, Dad," Zhao Tianjiao groaned.

"I know you don't need that," Zhao Jixiang smiled. "Being in the top ten in the province is enough; it'll be an impressive resume. You can at least get a slight edge over others in the skills test; the rest is up to you."

Zhao Tianjiao nodded vigorously.

"A professional doctor, from the provincial science department," Zhao Jixiang said with a smirk. "Director Bai's nose is more sensitive than a dog's; he planned the same route for Ji Xiang as we did. If I didn't know him, I would definitely think Ji Xiang was his illegitimate son."

"Yes, Dad, why is Director Bai doing this?" Zhao Tianjiao asked.

"These people are mentally ill." Zhao Jixiang pointed to his head. "They've been brainwashed since childhood and are completely neurotic. The four words 'healing and saving lives' are more important than anything else to them, so sometimes they're willing to risk their reputation to do many things that we don't understand."

"Director Bai simply admires Ji Xiang, and Ji Xiang lives up to expectations, constantly surprising Director Bai. He just goes with the flow."

"Isn't it right to heal the sick and save lives?"

"Right?" Zhao Jixiang looked at his son with a sneer. "They say the hospital is being pushed into the market, but it doesn't have pricing power or anything like that. The so-called 'pushing into the market' is just a way of saying they're getting rid of a burden."

"It's not enough that doctors and nurses have to earn their own living; the provincial and municipal governments keep coming to ask for money and donations. Currently, the city government takes 80% of the national subsidies for public hospitals and doesn't provide any more. Besides that, the city owes our hospital 5 million yuan."

"!!!"

Zhao Tianjiao had no idea that this was even happening.

"Forget it, there's no point in talking about this. You'll understand once you've been working for a while," Zhao Jixiang said. "Focus on your studies. The most important goal right now is the medical licensing exam. What I need, and what you need, is a good score."

"Okay," Zhao Tianjiao replied cautiously.

"Go read your books. Don't go to the department for a while. I'll talk to Professor Deng. The surgery isn't urgent; the exam is more important."

"Don't worry," Zhao Jixiang said. "Back in the day, there was an important position in the navy called the elite lookout. Only people with exceptionally good eyesight were called up to become lookouts. It was said that they could see ships 20 nautical miles away in the dark."

"That's amazing."

"Impressive? These are nothing but chickens and dogs in front of the US military, because the US military has radar."

"..." Zhao Tianjiao was stunned.

"With me as your radar, what can Ji Xiang do, even if he's an elite among elites?" Zhao Jixiang laughed. "As for Director Bai and Director Liu, they're not related to Ji Xiang by blood, so they're not a concern. After all, one must be strong oneself to succeed."

Zhao Tianjiao fully accepted his grandfather's teachings and obediently went back to his room to read.

Although there were still many things Zhao Tianjiao couldn't understand from his father's advice, he remembered them all.

(End of this chapter)