NOVPUBChapter 194: Chapter 194: Making Trouble
Chapter 194 -194: Making Trouble
“Dean, I just tried to fulfill a doctor’s duty, I never considered anything else.”
Bai Xiao wasn’t lying. At that time, her true intention was indeed to save lives.
Dean Zhang ate his food heartily, “I could see that. You possess the most basic morality and conscience of a medical practitioner.”
The scene Bai Xiao performed today didn’t just move Dean Zhang alone; it also touched all the doctors in the hospital.
Perhaps it was that scene in the corridor that suddenly made all the doctors realize the sanctity of their profession. Perhaps everyone went back and started to reflect on whether they had the benevolence that a medical practitioner should have. Such an impact might even drive a change in the entire medical ethos of the hospital.
This is what truly moved Dean Zhang today.
“Dean Zhang, if you keep praising me like this, I will really feel embarrassed and won’t be able to eat this meal.”
Bai Xiao joked with Dean Zhang, who felt quite dear to her, treating her very much like an elder would, with kindness and affection. Since her rebirth, this was the first time Bai Xiao felt loved.
“Alright, alright, I’ll stop talking. You hurry up and eat. Look at you, always exhausting yourself half to death for others’ sake during treatments. It makes me anxious just watching. Eat more. Next time you visit the cafeteria, let them cook whatever good food they have. I know those practicing Qigong and such need a high protein, nutritious diet. Every time you perform acupuncture, it consumes your own True Qi. It’s really worrying if you don’t replenish properly.”
An Zhiyuan glanced at Bai Xiao, surprised that she had informed Dean Zhang about all this.
“Understood! My lord Dean, look, I’ve already eaten two bowls of rice. If I marry into their family later, they might complain about how much I eat.” Bai Xiao glanced at An Zhiyuan. 𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑝𝘶𝘣.𝑐𝘰𝘮
An Zhiyuan’s expression remained unchanged.
He placed a chopstick-full of beef slices into Bai Xiao’s bowl.
His action was his response to Bai Xiao.
Dean Zhang was delighted, truly happy for the couple before him.
“Bai Xiao, where are you from? What family do you have back home?”
This curiosity was indescribable; this child always evoked a very familiar feeling in him.
Indeed, she looked too much like his classmate.
“I’m from Liupan Village in some county. My parents have passed away, and I have one brother and two sisters.” This wasn’t a secret.
“What did your parents do? I heard you mention it’s a family secret technique, so your parents must have been medical practitioners as well.”
Bai Xiao nodded, “My parents were country doctors in our village, mere traditional medicine practitioners, treating minor ailments like headaches and fevers. My father, when he passed on this medical skill to me, said that not everyone could learn it; even though it has been passed down from generation to generation, only those in a generation whose constitution is suited could master it. Moreover, acupuncture involves a lot of knowledge; everyone has different cognitive abilities.
You have to be highly perceptive to the art of acupuncture and also possess the right physical constitution; my dad said it might take many generations for one such person to appear. It turned out exceptional that I alone made it in our generation. My dad had great hopes for me; he taught me medical skills from a young age. Do not think that acupuncture comes without practical experience; in the beginning, I practiced numerous times on my own parents, not knowing how many needles I bent in the process?”
Bai Xiao was a bit proud of her remarkable ability to lie.
Since her rebirth, if there was anything she had mastered, it was her skill in lying.
Dean Zhang was slightly surprised, “Liupan Village, huh? What was your mother’s name?”
It seemed like the village where his friend had queued up was called that; he remembered it because he had once sent things there for his classmate.
Bai Xiao looked at Dean Zhang, finding his question somewhat puzzling and a bit intrusive.
“My mother’s name is He Cuihua, and my father Bai Jianshu, both natives of Liupan Village.”
Dean Zhang’s face was indifferent, “Eat up, eat a little more.” he called to Bai Xiao.
“Zhiyuan, you should eat quickly too. Your work unit is nearby, right?” Dean Zhang was really nice to An Zhiyuan, seeing that An Zhiyuan looked like a tough guy, it must be close by, otherwise, it wouldn’t be easy for him to come for a visit.
An Zhiyuan nodded, “Dean Zhang, I work at a place affiliated with our Ninth Hospital,” and I had been looking for Bai Xiao for a long time, I had no idea she was in the same system as me.”
“Doctor Bai is indeed a good girl, you should treat her well.” Dean Zhang was protective; Bai Xiao was now under her supervision.
An Zhiyuan quietly poured a glass of water for Bai Xiao and placed it next to her, “Rest assured.”
Manager Xing rushed in hurriedly, “Dean Zhang, you should come and see this. Doctor Chui’s mother-in-law and daughter are causing a commotion in the outpatient hall. The old lady is already lying on the ground, claiming that her daughter-in-law is refusing to provide living expenses for her granddaughter. It’s quite a scene. It just happens to be during the afternoon when patients are coming up for appointments, and now the area is almost impassably crowded.”
Dean Zhang put down his chopsticks, “How can they turn the outpatient building into such a mess, why not take them to the office?”
Manager Xing wiped some sweat, having run all the way here, reflecting quite the effort for his hefty body.
“Who wouldn’t want to take them to the office? This old lady is quite unreasonable, there’s no making sense of it; she started creating a scene without a second word.”
“I’ll go take a look!”
Dean Zhang hurried out.
Bai Xiao also stood up. Doctor Chui?
It couldn’t be the Doctor Chui she was thinking of, could it?
An Zhiyuan glanced at her, “Are you planning to go watch the spectacle too?”
He didn’t think Bai Xiao was the kind of person who enjoyed watching spectacles.
“That Chui Li is my neighbor, I don’t know if this Doctor Chui is the one I know.” Mainly because she had given Doctor Chui some advice that day, without knowing whether it worked or not.
“You should stay away from the spectacle; show me to your dorm instead. I want to be familiar with it so next time I can find where to visit you,” An Zhiyuan smiled, knowing this girl’s curious eyes were rolling, wanting to go.
Bai Xiao shook her head, glanced at her watch, “It’s not convenient right now, I have to start working. When are you going back?” She indeed wanted to, but it was her working time now.
An Zhiyuan looked at Bai Xiao’s watch, a faint smile appearing.
“I’ll be going back soon, and here’s what we will do: write down your department’s phone number for me, and I’ll call you in advance next time I come.” An Zhiyuan instructed, looking forward to coming during Bai Xiao’s off days! That way, they could spend more time together.
Bai Xiao nodded, borrowed paper and a pen from the cafeteria staff and wrote down the phone number and address, “You should leave me your address and phone number too, so it will be easier to get in touch! If I need something, it wouldn’t be easy to find you.”
An Zhiyuan carefully wrote down the address and phone number.
His handwriting was strong and forceful, with an upright vigor, quite surprising to Bai Xiao; it seemed An Zhiyuan must have a high educational background, this handwriting could not fool anyone.
“An, which school did you attend?”
“I graduated from high school.” An Zhiyuan’s response was exactly as Bai Xiao had anticipated.
An Zhiyuan glanced at his watch, “It’s about time for me to leave, I’ll go for today.”
Bai Xiao escorted him to the main gate, watched as An Zhiyuan drove away in his Jeep before she returned to the outpatient building of the hospital.
