Healing Doctor

Chapter 76 A Mastery of Human Relationships is the Essence of Literature

Hearing Mr. Wu roar, Ji Xiang thought of the steamed buns that had fallen to the ground and those young boys holding basketballs, brimming with youthful energy.

If it were them, perhaps they wouldn't be in such a difficult position.

Even families with good financial means can only afford "basic" treatment costs. The number of people who can afford to go to the Mayo Clinic for checkups and treatment each year remains small.

Even if you could go to the Mayo Clinic, what difference would it make?

Ji Xiang also knew the location of more advanced medical facilities.

"What?"

Mr. Wu's shouting was so loud that it attracted Director Liu's attention.

Director Liu, dressed in white, walked into the doctor's office with a wide grin.

Ji Xiang's heart skipped a beat. This was a "task" given to him by the system NPC. He had thought about it countless times, but Ji Xiang still couldn't solve it.

See how others do it.

Without even changing his clothes, Ji Xiang walked to the door of the doctor's office and stared intently at the scene before him.

"What's all the shouting about so early in the morning?" Director Liu sat down with a smile and beckoned to Lu Kai, "Young man, go ask the nurse if they have any freshly squeezed apple juice. If they still have apples, get me a glass."

"Director, you..." Lu Kai was taken aback.

"Hey, hurry up and go." Director Liu waved his hand, then casually turned on his computer. "What's the patient's name?"

"Wei Liang," Mr. Wu replied.

Director Liu found the medical records and began to look through them.

"Dr. Wu, I feel much better..." the little boy insisted.

His counselor bent down and approached Director Liu. "Director, I'm Wei Liang's counselor. His family is indeed facing financial difficulties. The college's subsidy application has been submitted, but... the processing time is a bit slow."

Director Liu seemed to be playing Minesweeper, holding the mouse in one hand and clicking lightly a few times, casually, as if he hadn't even listened to what the counselor was saying.

"Yesterday I used... I used my own money to pay 10,000 for hospital fees, but this morning they said the fees weren't enough and I needed to pay more for surgery."

The counselor rubbed his hands awkwardly.

Click, click.

The sound of Director Liu casually clicking the mouse came from behind.

Mr. Wu sighed and stood next to the director, saying, "Director, I'll try to save on the cost, hoping to get it down to a little over ten thousand. But he had too many lithotripsy procedures done at the district hospital, and now he has an abdominal infection and needs anti-inflammatory and symptomatic treatment. Really, just bring him here..."

"Oh, it's nothing." Director Liu glanced at the medical record and nodded. "Don't discharge him yet, let me think of something."

As he spoke, Director Liu stood up. "Xiao Wu, bring the apple juice to my office later."

After glancing at the medical record a few times, Director Liu left. Ji Xiang's first thought was that Director Liu didn't care about a patient and was just being perfunctory.

Yes, it was perfunctory.

Ji Xiang shook his head, racking his brains for a solution.

Wei Liang was as stubborn as a little donkey. He had no choice but to be stubborn; tens of thousands of yuan was an unbearable burden for him.

Ji Xiang frowned, carefully considering how to solve this problem.

Actually, the simplest and most effective way is to just make a phone call yourself.

Although Ji Xiang doesn't spend much money and doesn't have much of a concept of money, from childhood to adulthood, whatever he takes a fancy to, as long as he has a reason, he can get it delivered to his home quickly with just a word.

I think this time will be the same.

However, the system NPC wouldn't let him do that.

This is a real problem.

Ji Xiang changed into white clothes and kept thinking about what to do.

But unlike when he was in school doing problems or performing surgery in the operating room, this time he had no ideas at all, and his mind was completely blank.

Less than 10 minutes later, while Ji Xiang was still deep in thought, his thoughts were interrupted by Director Liu.

"Xiao Wu, bring the patient and counselor to my office!" Director Liu said, opening the door and standing in the doorway. "And where's the apple juice?"

Ji Xiang pursed his lips, probably trying to persuade the patient to be discharged.

However, Ji Xiang guessed wrong again.

A few minutes later, Wei Liang looked bewildered, but the counselor seemed more alert and quickly left the director's office.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine in the surgery," the counselor told Wei Liang. "Don't dwell on this little thing. A living person can't be killed by holding in their pee."

"Advisor..."

"You, just go to the surgery!" The counselor was clearly in a good mood. He patted Wei Liang's shoulder hard. "I'm busy with all the procedures, I can't be with you. Be strong."

"oh."

Ji Xiang was stunned. The problem was solved? How could that be!

Procedures? What procedures?

Ji Xiang huddled behind the patient and counselor, hoping to hear more useful information.

But the counselor left in a hurry, disappearing like a stray dog.

What's going on?

Ji Xiang stood blankly in the corridor.

"The director said this stuff looks like urine in a chamber pot, how come I like to drink it?" Lu Kai muttered to himself as he walked, holding a disposable paper cup.

"Lu Kai, I'll go deliver it, okay?" Ji Xiang said politely.

"Hey, Ji Xiang, look at this stuff, it really looks like urine in a chamber pot." Lu Kai chuckled, looking at the foam on the disposable paper cup. "The director's hobby is really peculiar."

Ji Xiang took the paper cup, glanced at it, and it did indeed look very similar.

"Go ahead, I'm going to get busy." Lu Kai didn't know what Ji Xiang was going to do, assuming it was to find an opportunity to get closer to the director, so he didn't stop Ji Xiang.

Knock on the door.

"Enter."

Ji Xiang pushed the door open, closed it behind him, and handed the disposable paper cups to Director Liu's desk with both hands.

"Director, here's your apple juice."

"Just leave it there." Director Liu didn't even look at Ji Xiang, and painstakingly typed something on the keyboard with his two index fingers.

"Director, shall I do it?" Ji Xiang had an idea.

"Hey." Director Liu looked up and grinned. "Okay, you do it. Typing gives me a headache. When I was young, I was in the operating room every day. I didn't have time to chat up girls online. Speaking of which, the operating room is much more appealing than any girl."

"..."

Ji Xiang remained silent.

These seasoned drivers do it effortlessly, without thinking at all.

"Dr. Ji, not bad, not bad," Director Liu praised, standing up to let Ji Xiang sit down.

Ji Xiang initially thought it was an application letter or similar document, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was a speech draft for the college's weekly meeting.

A sense of loss enveloped Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang typed very quickly, which pleased Director Liu. Amidst the clatter of the keyboard, a speech draft and its polishing were completed within ten minutes.

"Not bad, it has to be a young boy." Director Liu said with satisfaction, "With your typing speed, you could chat with ten girls online in one go without any trouble."

Ji Xiang was sweating profusely.

"Get ready to hand over the shift." Director Liu printed out the speech and, holding the still-warm manuscript, headed out the door.

"Director," Ji Xiang called out to him quickly.

"What's wrong?"

"I have something I'd like to ask you," Ji Xiang said sincerely, bowing slightly.

"Just say whatever it is, don't be so reserved."

"What did you do to that patient named Wei Liang? Why did he agree to the surgery?"

Ji Xiang didn't hide anything and directly asked the question that was on his mind.

"Oh, this is simple," Director Liu said. "Public hospitals have a certain quota for free medical care each year, it's called something like 'assistance,' but I don't know the specifics."

Huh? Ji Xiang was taken aback.

He had never heard of this before.

Ji Xiang had some understanding of hospitals, doctors, and nurses since his internship, but he had never heard anyone talk about anything similar.

"Hey, why would a little kid like you want to know about this?" Director Liu said.

"Director, how did you handle it? I... I just wanted to gain some clinical experience." Ji Xiang quickly asked as Director Liu was about to leave.

"Call the medical affairs office and reserve one spot for this year. Then, for patients referred between hospitals, we'll be assisting the district-level hospital."

"How many spots are available each year?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Hehe." Director Liu found Ji Xiang interesting, stood firm, and looked him in the eye. "The number of spots depends on how things are arranged."

"How so?"

"Our Second Affiliated Hospital has an annual revenue of one billion yuan. In name, we are owned by the whole people. The whole people, including the patients." Director Liu's smile was somewhat strange.

The term "owned by all the people" was even more unfamiliar to Ji Xiang.

Moreover, this statement is too vague and the preceding and following sentences are not connected at all.

Director Liu laughed heartily, "Dr. Xiao Ji, you are very eager to learn, I have high hopes for you."

"However, this is way too advanced."

"Director, please say just a few more words, just a few more." Ji Xiang knew it was time to hand over the shift, and Director Liu, not wanting to waste any more time, lowered his request to the bare minimum.

"Heh." Director Liu chuckled. "Then let me say a few words. First, there are connections, but doing proper work is still doing things. If you don't have a good relationship with the medical affairs office, who's going to kick you in the back and get things done right away?"

"Secondly, being adept at interpersonal relationships is like writing an essay; as doctors, we can't just rely on good skills to succeed in the world."

Ji Xiang was even more confused after hearing this. He nodded and then shook his head.

"If you can understand this before you turn thirty, even if you have super high emotional intelligence, there's no way to explain it. Some people never understand it in their entire lives, but if you don't understand it, so what?"

After saying that, Director Liu went out to hand over the shift.

Ji Xiang followed behind him, carefully considering Director Liu's words.

Because he didn't understand, Ji Xiang didn't directly enter the system space and talk to the system NPC about it.

At 10 a.m., after the patient's paperwork was completed, Mr. Wu took the emergency surgery form and led Ji Xiang into the surgery room.

While changing clothes, Mr. Wu whispered, "Dr. Ji, your laser lithotripsy surgery was excellent, it...it..."

"Can you teach me?" This simple question stuck in Mr. Wu's throat, like a big meatball, impossible to spit out.

I blurted it out in excitement yesterday, but I'm much more shy today.

"You do it, we'll discuss it when we deliver the zebra guide wire." Ji Xiang knew that he couldn't be arrogant at a time like this, so he lowered his voice and made a humble expression, giving Mr. Wu plenty of face.

"Hahaha." Seeing that Ji Xiang understood, General Manager Wu patted his shoulder and laughed loudly.

This is something everyone knows; there's no point in saying it out loud.

After changing clothes and going on stage, Mr. Wu looked refreshed, while Ji Xiang stared at the task, wondering how much Mr. Wu's leveling speed would increase after becoming his experience beast.

"Angkor, it's been a long time since we met up."

Upon entering the operating room, the scrub nurse had already changed her clothes and was organizing the instruments. She smiled at Ji Xiang and greeted General Manager Wu.

(End of this chapter)