When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Chapter 308: Chapter 309: Husband and Wife Stall

Chen Cang stepped out of the observation room, his heart aching painfully!

Not the pain of a heart attack!

Neither was it the discomfort of myocardial ischemia.

It was more like…

Yes, the kind of pain that comes from real harm, the pain of the soul.

Anxious through the night.

One was a love spanning time, dealing Chen Cang a -999 of real damage.

The other was the plain warmth of family happiness, causing Chen Cang another -9999 of real damage.

Chen Cang did not know when he would heal, pondering over and over, he decided to seek Qin Yue for healing another day…

…

Recalling the way Sun Sheng and Niu Hui looked into each other’s eyes, smiling foolishly, Chen Cang thought, how wonderful!

Sun Sheng looked at his wife, her face slightly worn: “Wife…how much money did we spend?”

Niu Hui glared at Sun Sheng lying in bed, wanting to blame him, but seeing his face, she couldn’t bring herself to utter a word of reproach, and all her grievances and complaints turned into tender affection: “We can earn money again if it runs out, but what would I do if I lost you?”

Through the cold we know the pine and cypress,

In adversity we see true feelings.

In silence, we express without words,

Speechless love is the most telling.

Enjoying each other’s company,

We’ll walk together till our hair turns white.

Husband and wife are birds of the same journey; they never part through the years.

…

In the morning, Chen Cang, as usual, finished his shift and got off work to rest.

Upon leaving the hospital, he bought a bowl of pea tofu pudding, an egg, two buns, and a small plate of pickles at a street breakfast joint.

Having eaten at six o’clock the previous evening, by now, 9 a.m., fifteen hours later, he was incredibly hungry!

Chen Cang figured he would need to keep a pot in the duty room to cook something during his night shifts in the future.

The sun at this hour was very comfortable, neither warm nor dry, giving a refreshing feeling.

After breakfast, Chen Cang suddenly found that his tiredness wasn’t as apparent anymore.

He got up and decided to take a stroll in the Drum Tower Park.

At this moment, the Drum Tower Park was bustling, with members of the senior citizens’ art troupe still singing in chorus, their powerful old tunes very nostalgic. Grandfathers were cavorting with grandchildren by the little woods; at this hour, it was rare to see young guys and girls – the park was basically the realm of the elderly.

Passing by a row of corridors, Chen Cang watched the aunties chatting away in a bustling crowd, and his heart suddenly fluttered.

This was the famed matchmaking corridor.

Chen Cang heard that these aunties had endless resources for singles and making introductions was like a pastime to them.

But after some thought, Chen Cang forcefully suppressed the impulse in his heart, and after a turn around the park, feeling sleepy, he simply went home to sleep.

When he woke up, it was already three in the afternoon. He habitually picked up his phone to check for any calls or messages.

Turns out, there were quite a few people concerned about him.

China Unicom informed him he needed to top up since his credit limit for the next month was insufficient.

The weather forecast reminded him thunderstorms were expected today, and to remember to bring an umbrella.

Gossip news had pushed a lot of stories.

…

But one message in particular caught Chen Cang’s eye.

Some staff at Dongyang Province People’s Hospital had not complied with hospital regulations, openly selling medical waste, causing severe negative impact, and were given…disciplinary action!

Chen Cang was taken aback, after clicking into the news, he was stunned.

Nurses at the surgical and orthopedic departments had, during Xing Yu’s hospitalization, displayed cotton swabs with his blood, IVs, and shared them on social media, attracting buyers with intent. Some even posted them directly on Taobao.

Chen Cang then looked closely and realized this incident had recently become quite a sensation, even making it to the Weibo hot search!

At this revelation, Chen Cang shuddered with fear.

Fortunately, Xing Yu had not had a catheter inserted at the time, or else… Chen Cang felt a chill run down his spine.

How much would that have been worth?

Horrifying, horrifying!

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

Chen Cang glanced at the caller ID, and was momentarily startled: Why was Zhang Youfu calling him?

Picking up the phone, “Director Zhang, hello!”

Zhang Youfu chuckled, “Hey Chen, I went to look for you in the department and found you weren’t there. They said you had finished the night shift. By the way, are you free tonight?”

Chen Cang was taken aback, “I’m free.”

Zhang Youfu hummed, “Let’s have dinner tonight then, and talk about the year-end party.”

When Chen Cang heard ‘year-end party,’ his spirits were lifted.

After all, now burdened with a task, the entry-level mission required joining a provincial medical association and obtaining a director’s position, while the advanced mission involved two national associations.

He had already joined the Chinese Medical Association’s Hand Surgery Branch and was just waiting for the honorary certificate to be mailed back.

Chen Cang wondered if he could mix his way into a director’s position at the Dongyang Provincial Hepatobiliary Surgery Society?

Deciding that he needed to have a heart-to-heart with Director Zhang that evening, Chen Cang wanted to see exactly what was required to become a director.

With that thought, he quickly nodded and agreed to the invitation.

Around six in the evening, Chen Cang’s phone rang again.

“Chen, I’ve sent you the address, come on over. You’ll get to taste my cooking tonight.”

Chen Cang was taken aback, inviting him to his home? Director Zhang was such a warm and hospitable host?

“This… how embarrassing, Director!” Chen Cang laughed awkwardly.

Zhang Youfu smiled inwardly, it was his intention for Chen to feel embarrassed.

That Li Heitan couldn’t compare with my, Zhang Youfu’s, tactics for winning people’s hearts. Chen Cang, you will eventually be one of us in general surgery!

With that thought, Zhang Youfu laughed and said, “What’s there to be polite about? I had some misgivings about you before, today consider this as my way of apologizing, just come over directly, I’ve sent the address to your WeChat.”

After hanging up, Zhang Youfu sent Chen Cang an address.

Hearing Zhang Youfu’s words, Chen Cang was also slightly stunned.

This Director Zhang… really is…

A respected director offering to apologize to a junior doctor, he was truly giving ample face.

If Chen Cang didn’t go, it would be a significant slight to Director Zhang’s dignity.

Actually, since later interactions with Zhang Youfu were fairly cordial, and after some thought, Chen Cang decided to bring a gift for the director.

How about buying a couple of bottles of wine?

Thinking of this, Chen Cang felt it was a good idea.

He headed to the supermarket and bought two bottles of ten-year-old laobaifen liquor; not too expensive, nor too cheap, just the appropriate gift.

After all, it wasn’t proper to visit a leader’s home empty-handed.

Besides, Zhang Youfu was a director, a man in his early forties with a bright future, an important figure in the field. It was good to foster a warm relationship with him.

After more than twenty minutes, Chen Cang arrived at Zhang Youfu’s home.

Upon knocking on the door, the person who opened it left Chen Cang dumbfounded!

“Eh? Teacher Yang?”

The opener was none other than Yang Tong, the head of the teaching and research section.

Yang Tong smiled, placed the slippers at Chen Cang’s feet, and warmly said, “Come in, Chen.”

In recent times, Chen Cang hadn’t been a stranger to the teaching and research section due to matters related to laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery, often seeing Yang Tong.

No wonder Yang Tong was so warm to him…

So that explained it.

In many hospitals, it’s common for husbands to be clinical directors or doctors, and wives hold administrative or other functional positions.

Contrary to private companies which discourage inter-office relationships.

Hospitals, being public institutions, particularly encourage internal relations!

After all, this is akin to indirectly retaining talent.

Your family is here, where else would you go?

Therefore, over the years, hospitals have shown a preference for hiring couples during recruitment.

They would even use the arrangement of jobs for partners as an additional perk for talent acquisition.

It’s the same for Jing Ran and Geng Yan— even if Geng Yan only had a bachelor’s degree, if Dongda First Hospital wanted to invite and retain Jing Ran, they would certainly arrange a job for Geng Yan, even if it’s not in clinical work, can’t she do administrative work?

Moreover, these couple teams generally rise together— as one partner excels, the other gradually advances as well.

Zhang Youfu and Yang Tong in front of him were a clear example of this.

ps: Seven chapters today, thank you!