Chapter Thirteen: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The next day, Wang Zhi slowly opened his eyes, with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. He recalled the dream from last night and felt complicated emotions in his heart that he couldn't quite put into words, but there was a sweet warmth.
"Maybe it's been a long time since I've been lonely, and suddenly letting go makes me feel a little eager." After muttering to himself lightly, Wang Zhifei quickly washed his face. He had promised to go to the Chinese medicine department for work today, and he couldn't be like yesterday, rushing there just before noon. Of course, he had to set off a bit earlier.
After having breakfast, Wang Zhi squeezed onto the bus again. No choice, if he ran past in broad daylight, people would think he was a monster.
Fortunately, this time was a bit better, and there weren't as many people on the bus as last time. It took about an hour to arrive at Central Hospital.
Wang Zhi arrived at 8:30, just as the doctors and nurses were changing shifts. Wang Zhi was familiar with the place this time and headed straight to Zhou Boran's office.
Yesterday, Wang Zhi's performance in the operating room spread instantly throughout Central Hospital. Everyone knew that yesterday, Professor Zhou brought a very young youth to rescue and treat a very severe critically ill patient, and the most important part of the operation was completed by the young man.
So when Wang Zhi had just walked into the operating room, a group of doctors and nurses suddenly discovered him, a group of people pointing and whispering to each other from afar, discussing something.
"Look quickly, that's the young man who performed surgery with Professor Zhou yesterday, I don't know what's going on."
"Haha, really young indeed, don't know who you learned from."
Listening to a group of people's constant discussion, Wang Zhi also slightly shook his head and continued walking towards Zhou Boran's office.
When Wang Zhi walked into Zhou Boran's office, Zhou Boran was not in the office, but only a small nurse cleaning up.
When she saw Wang Zhijin coming, the little nurse was slightly stunned for a moment, and soon recognized Wang Zhi, knowing that he was the young man who had been with Professor Zhou yesterday. She warmly said: "You are here to find Professor Zhou, aren't you? He has just been called away by the hospital director. Please sit down first."
The nurse put down the broom in her hand and poured a cup of tea for Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi casually sat down behind Zhou Boran's office, took the tea handed over by the nurse, and smiled slightly: "You're busy, don't mind me." After finishing speaking, he picked up a copy of this morning's newspaper and began to flip through it casually.
Seeing Wang Zhi seriously reading the newspaper, the nurse secretly took a look at Wang Zhi and also whispered to herself: "He's really young and handsome, and his medical skills are so good..." As she thought about it, her face suddenly felt a little warm.
Dean's Office
Zhou Boran was now sitting opposite Dean Zhang Peihou, watching as Dean Zhang blew his top.
"I'm telling you, Old Zhou, as a seasoned professor and doctor, how can you be so ignorant of the rules? You actually brought a young stranger into the operating room without any formalities, and to make matters worse, you even let him assist with the surgery. This is simply... simply outrageous!" Zhang Peihou said, adjusting his glasses, and seeing Zhou Boran's nonchalant smile made him even angrier, slamming his hand on the desk.
"I'm telling you, Old Zhou, are you even listening to me? The directors of other departments have already submitted their reports to me."
"Oh! What did they say about me?" Zhou Boran asked with a smile.
"What else can I say to you? Are you going to justify bringing an outsider into the operating room on your own?" Zhang Peihou said with a quiver.
"It's indeed reasonable, I'm telling you, Old Zhang, you should be grateful to me." Zhou Boran said with a proud face.
"What? I should thank you?" Zhang Peihou asked in surprise.
"Yes, I found a skilled doctor for you, shouldn't you thank me?" Zhou Boran said matter-of-factly.
"A brilliant doctor." Upon hearing Zhou Boran's words, Zhang Peihou was slightly stunned and asked incredulously: "Could it be that the surgery yesterday was really completed by him?"
"Indeed, I only completed the simplest part yesterday and almost let the patient die, fortunately he intervened in time." Zhou Boran said seriously.
"You're saying that young man really has exceptional medical skills." Zhang Peihou still found it a bit hard to believe: "He's still so young, how is this possible?"
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have found it hard to believe. Do you know how shocked I was when I first treated the patient he handled?" Zhou Boran said lightly.
"Is this the first time he's handled a patient like that? What's going on?" Zhang Peihou apparently became interested, sat back in his chair and prepared to listen seriously.
Seeing Zhang Peihou showing interest, Zhou Boran also started to open up and slowly began to talk.
As he listened to Zhou Boran's words, Zhang Peihou's expression changed constantly. When Zhou Boran finished speaking, he furrowed his brow and asked uncertainly: "Are you saying that his medical skills are not much worse than yours?"
"Yes, anyway I couldn't make it to which step." Zhou Boran nodded seriously.
"Ah!" Zhang Peihou took a deep breath, looking at Zhou Boran's serious eyes and said: "If it's really like that, it's truly unbelievable. Did he agree to come to work?"
"Right, it's all settled then. I'll start work officially today." Zhou Boran said.
"Old Zhou, I still can't quite believe it. If you hadn't said it yourself, I would have thought it was just bragging. Alright, you go first and take good care of that kid. If he's really as amazing as you say, I'll definitely thank you properly." Looking at Zhou Boran's eyes, Zhang Peihou stood up again, rubbed his hands together, and said to Zhou Boran.
When Zhou Boran returned to the office, Wang Zhi had been waiting for almost an hour. Seeing Zhou Boran come in, Wang Zhi gently put down the newspaper and smiled: "Professor Zhou, why are you so busy?"
"It's not for your sake, I went early in the morning to get things done for you." Zhou Boran also said with a smile.
"Hehe, thanks to Professor Zhou then." Wang Zhi said casually, without any sincerity.
"Alright..." Zhou Boran smiled as he took off his jacket and put on a white coat, saying: "Let's go, I'll take you over. The old guys in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department can be quite stubborn."
When He and Zhou Boran arrived at the Chinese Medicine Department, it was already 9 o'clock in the morning. At this time, it should be the peak period for patients to come, but in the Chinese Medicine Department, it seemed a bit deserted, with only three or five elderly people waiting on one side.
On the way, Zhou Boran briefly introduced the situation of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department to Zhou Wangzhi. Although traditional Chinese medicine has declined, it still occupies a large area in the new hospital as a department opposed to Western medicine. The department has specialized clinics for internal medicine, orthopedics, gynecology, pediatrics, dermatology, and other specialties, as well as famous expert clinics, general clinics, Tibetan medicine clinics, acupuncture clinics, weight loss clinics, massage departments, and three wards (traditional Chinese medicine ward, rheumatism immunology ward, and acupuncture ward), with a total of 150 beds and nearly 100 doctors and nurses.
Most patients in the Chinese Medicine Department are those with some difficult-to-cure chronic diseases and elderly patients.
Zhou Boran took Wang Zhi directly to the office of Jiang Yuanhua, the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department. Jiang Yuanhua was a nearly sixty-year-old veteran TCM doctor and also a senior professor like Zhou Boran, with rich clinical experience and medical skills. The scale of the TCM department in Central Hospital was largely due to his efforts, so Wang Zhi had great respect for this old doctor.
