top student at medical school

"Which brother-in-law?" Fang Ziye asked directly.

Liang Yun is Fang Ziye's aunt. She has five children, four girls and one boy. They are all older than Fang Ziye.

Liang Lu said, "Who else could it be but my third brother-in-law, Cao Zhizhui?"

"I don't know if it was last year or the year before, but somehow he managed to get into a pharmaceutical company. I feel like it's probably related to you in some way."

"This time he came back all dressed up, he never used to come and visit Grandma..."

As the saying goes, one shouldn't hit a smiling face. Fang Ziye's maternal grandmother's 80th birthday celebration was not going to be a big affair. She would only invite close relatives and friends, as well as Fang Ziye's uncles, aunts, and other relatives.

It's like a large family reunion dinner.

"Okay, thanks for the reminder, Brother Lu." Fang Ziye nodded.

"You're being so polite to us brothers. If we're really talking about who should be currying favor with you, Xiao Ye, then we older brothers should be the ones doing this."

"But we were too naive and didn't do that, which made it seem like outsiders got the better deal," Liang Lu joked.

Fang Ziye smiled and said, "That's because my cousins ​​are so considerate of me..."

It's unclear whether Liang Xia and her father Fang Nan managed their interpersonal relationships well, but no relatives bothered Fang Ziye.

Even with his aunt's cousins, Fang Ziye was only familiar with his aunt's older sisters and brothers; he was not familiar with their married-out "brothers-in-law."

"Brother Lu, shouldn't Xuexue be starting junior high this year?" Fang Ziye asked.

"She's in the second year of junior high now, and her grades are just so-so. They're definitely not as good as they were back then, Xiao Ye. But they're still alright. She can be in the top 20 in her class, which is considered one of the better classes in the county."

"If she does well in school, I'll let her study medicine," Liang Lu laughed.

Liang Zhixue is Liang Lu's daughter and his only child.

Liang Lu is four years older than Fang Ziye, and is thirty-eight years old this year. Liang Lu is not getting married at an early age, and Liang Zhixue is already eleven years old this year.

Fang Ziye smiled and said, "Studying medicine is good, but it also depends on whether she likes it. If she doesn't like it, it will be difficult for her to learn it..."

……

When Liang Lu brought Fang Ziye to his maternal grandparents' house, a large crowd had gathered around them, and his maternal grandparents had come out of the car themselves.

After opening the car door himself, Fang Ziye quickly called out to a group of people and greeted them warmly...

Liang Lu joked, "Dad, you see, Grandpa and the others are biased. They never pick me up when I come back."

Without saying a word, Fang Ziye's second uncle, Liang Renyong, slapped him across the face: "You come back every day, and your grandparents still have to pick you up. Are you going against the heavens?"

"This family isn't your place to rule yet..."

"Uncle." Liang Lu's daughter, Liang Zhixue, called out crisply and casually from beside Liang Renyong, a smile playing on her lips.

She had heard about this cousin who had "outstanding grades" since she was a child; he was truly the quintessential "other people's" cousin.

From her grandmother to her cousins, everyone spoke highly of Fang Ziye.

"Xiaoxue, Brother Lu is so good to you, he even bought you an iPhone." Fang Ziye said teasingly, holding his grandfather's hand.

After hearing this, Liang Zhixue smiled shyly and awkwardly.

Fang Ziye was just joking with her, and then said, "Grandpa, Grandma, let's go back inside. It's quite hot outside."

"Where's my mother?"

Liang Renyong said, "Your mom and dad went to town to buy things, but they didn't buy enough seaweed..."

"Ziye, come and eat watermelon." Second Aunt stood at the entrance of the main room carrying a huge tray.

“Okay, I’m coming! Auntie.” Fang Ziye replied.

"Ziye, do you still remember me?" My aunt's third brother-in-law, dressed in a suit and tie, straightened his shirt and tie and handed me his Yellow Crane Tower liquor.

"Brother-in-law, I don't smoke. Why don't you let Brother Lu keep you company?" Fang Ziye politely declined.

Cao Zhizhui said, "It's good not to smoke, but I have many doctor friends who are always smoking."

"I'm going back with my grandparents first, it's too hot outside..." Fang Ziye said.

……

"Grandma, please don't say that. I still regret it a little. I couldn't help you when you broke your leg."

"I was mainly scared. You've been so good to me. I just couldn't bring myself to hurt you..." Fang Ziye said with a face full of shame.

Looking back now, I realize that if I had performed the manual reduction on my grandmother, her fracture would have healed better.

Doctors often avoid performing surgery on their own relatives. Fang Ziye can make a swift and decisive cut to an outsider, but if it were to perform surgery on his own family member, he would hesitate.

Even now, unless there is an exceptional need, Fang Ziye does not believe that he can justify making the cut.

“You were still young then. If you went to the county hospital now, no one would dare to help you. They'd be terrified…”

"When your grandfather had a cold last time, he went to the respiratory department. For some reason, someone recognized him and took him directly from the outpatient clinic to the ward. They even saw the head doctor there." Grandma smiled broadly.

In her opinion, the fact that her husband was recognized and received special treatment at the hospital was the most prestigious thing that had ever happened to her in her life.

In the past, even in the town, no doctor would have given them a second glance, let alone given them any special privileges.
Fang Ziye laughed and said, "Grandma, actually I didn't do anything. It's just that someone from the county hospital came to our Zhongnan Hospital to apply for counterpart assistance, and I put in a good word for them."

"Going to the countryside is the same no matter where you go. You can go to other counties in Enshi, or you can come to our Ba County..."

"So I'm quite familiar with many doctors in the county."

"But we're only a little familiar with each other." Fang Ziye was rather modest.

Given Fang Ziye's current position at Zhongnan Hospital, choosing his hometown as one of the designated locations for targeted assistance is not against any regulations.

The medical level in Ba County is just so-so, and it does need the help of higher-level hospitals.

In the past, the counterpart units of Ba County People's Hospital and Central Hospital were Enshi Central Hospital or Minzu University Hospital. Other teaching hospitals in the province focused their efforts on Enshi Central Hospital and several other more remote county hospitals.

"So you're saying that you arranged for all those experts from the county hospital to come?" Liang Renyong had a high school education and some knowledge, so his praise was deliberately pointed.

Fang Ziye hurriedly shook his head: "No, I just act as a link in the middle. Who comes and which department the doctor comes from are all matters of communication and coordination between hospitals."

"Uncle, Zhongnan Hospital is quite large. I'm just a small doctor. How could I have the kind of power you think I have?"

Upon hearing Fang Ziye's words, Cao Zhizhui hurriedly said, "That's not how it is, Ziye, don't underestimate your abilities."

"Actually, you have a lot of energy, you just may not have realized it yourself."

After listening, Fang Ziye glanced at Cao Zhizhui and asked, "Where does your brother-in-law work now?"

Cao Zhizhui was quite direct, saying, "Me? I work in logistics and distribution at Guangbai Group in Enshi." "You've been doing that for years, but you just can't get promoted. Ziye, can you put in a good word for me?"

"Didn't you only start working in 26?" Liang Lu rolled her eyes at Cao Zhizhui's attitude. "Just say you've been doing this for many years."

Third cousin slapped Cao Zhizhui: "What help can Ziye give you? He's a doctor at Zhongnan Hospital, not a leader at Guangbai Group."

"Ziye, don't listen to him!" the third cousin said, then peeled a pomelo for her grandmother.

After tasting a segment, she said, "Grandma, this pomelo isn't sour..."

Seeing that no one believed him, Cao Zhizhui recklessly said, "The reason I was able to get into Guangbai Group is because I mentioned Ziye's name, did you know that?"

"Later, my supervisor specifically asked me about my relationship with Ziye... and that's when I found out that Ziye and Guangbai Group..."

"Third cousin, the pomelo tastes good. Have some." Fang Ziye interrupted, handing over half a pomelo.

Fang Ziye didn't care how Cao Zhizhui got into Guangbai Group, and he didn't care even if Cao Zhizhui used his name.

Fang Ziye himself did not call Cao Zhizhui!
After all, if he were to work for Guangbai Group, given his cousin's limited education, the only jobs he could do would be very basic tasks, such as logistics and delivery.

They might not earn as much as they do now, and it's quite hard work.

"Ziye, do you look down on us poor relatives and are unwilling to help us?" Cao Zhizhui said directly.

"With your influence, it's just a matter of making a simple phone call."

Fang Ziye said, "Brother-in-law, I don't know anything about logistics and delivery, and I'm not very familiar with Guangbai Group. How can I make a phone call?"

Don't overestimate me!

Cao Zhizhui chuckled and said, "Even if you don't know, I said you can make the call, so it can. Can you do me a favor?"

"You don't believe me? Try it!"

Many people were looking at Fang Ziye, including his own parents who had already returned.

Fang Ziye didn't believe Cao Zhizhui hadn't understood his implied meaning, but he still chose to say it aloud: "Why should I?"

"Brother-in-law, what do you think makes you better than the others in your team? Do you need me to recommend you for a leadership position?"

"If you're not satisfied with your current salary level, and you feel there's a difference between your opinion and others', I can put in a good word for you."

"But if you say you want to be a leader, you have to give me a reason, right?"

"For example, in logistics and delivery, do you manage it better than others, or do you know better how to allocate time?" Fang Ziye's questions were specific and detailed.

Cao Zhizhui's expression changed: "With our relationship, do we need these reasons? Then why would I ask you for help?"

"Ziye, if you don't want to help, just say you won't."

Fang Ziye didn't play by the rules and said directly, "Fine, then I just don't want to help. Brother-in-law, please don't bring it up again, okay? My arms aren't that long."

"You are not qualified to be a leader without due cause."

"Don't make fun of me in front of my aunt and my mom. I've always been a straightforward person."

"Auntie, I really can't help you with this."

My aunt didn't reply, so my third cousin called out, "Even food can't fill your mouth, can it?"

“I told you long ago, Ziye is still young. He’s such a young doctor, still in the prime of his career. He’s younger than all of us.”

Cao Zhizhui said, "What do you mean 'small'? It just means you don't want to help."

"Aloof and superior."

"If he wanted to, he could get you all into Zhongnan Hospital," Cao Zhizhui said sarcastically.

Fang Ziye stood up abruptly, grabbed Cao Zhizhui's arm, and lifted him up in one go: "Brother-in-law, let's go outside to talk."

Although Fang Ziye is a professor, don't forget his real identity: he is a proper orthopedic surgeon.

This person's strength is no less than that of someone who does farm work.

Moreover, farm workers mostly carry things on their backs and shoulders, while orthopedic surgeons perform leg-lifting work, which is physically demanding, and even though Fang Ziye is an associate professor, he cannot avoid it.

"Little Ye'er..." Liang Xia called out.

Fang Ziye smiled and said to Liang Yun, "Auntie, I was just talking to my brother-in-law. I'm always very polite."

"Today is Grandma's birthday. Wouldn't it be disruptive for me to argue with him here? Grandma won't be happy either."

“We’re all young people, let’s go outside and talk about it.”

"Second brother-in-law, would you like to come too?"

My aunt's second brother-in-law is a bricklayer. He does renovations and repairs for people, and he also takes on contract projects. His business isn't huge, but it's not small either...

After my second brother-in-law, Liang Lu, Cao Zhizhui, and Fang Ziye all went out.

Fang Ziye straightened his shirt collar in the open space and said, "Third brother-in-law, don't say I'm not giving you face."

"But you also know that you dare not break the rules, because someone will report me."

"Actually, people have already complained about you, but I ignored you."

"Don't act innocent after getting the benefit... okay?"

"Big companies and government institutions all have their own rules and regulations, and there are basic ability requirements. It's not like what you used to do, where you could get ahead by just wining and dining people."

"Moreover, the unit backing Guangbai Group is quite special now. If you cause problems at work, it will be very troublesome."

“It’s not that I don’t want to help you!” Fang Ziye said.

Fang Ziye's indifference to Cao Zhi's pursuit of Guangbai Group does not mean that Fang Ziye was completely unaware of it.

Cao Zhizhui is certainly capable of being a transport driver, but if he had the ability to truly manage the logistics chain, he would have been appointed long ago.

Cao Zhizui said, "Isn't it just filling out a form and signing something? Can others do it but I can't?"

“If you look down on your poor relatives and don’t want to help, then forget it. Second brother, let’s go.” Cao Zhizhui called out to his brother-in-law!
The second brother-in-law didn't follow Cao Zhizhui's advice: "Where are you going? If you're busy with work and need to go back, you can walk by yourself."

Cao Zhizhui's expression froze for a moment. In his opinion, Liang Lu and the others had perfectly embodied the phrase "opportunistic and sycophantic."

"Brother-in-law, our affairs are our own business. You'd better not drag the elders into it!"

"You can have opinions about me, but if you speak ill of me behind my aunt's back, I'll also be considered a vulgar person." Fang Ziye rolled up his sleeves, his tone full of warning. (End of Chapter)