Chinese medicine: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 105: An unexpected surprise (Subscription required)

Time flies, and three months have passed in a flash.

At 7 o'clock in the evening on March 31st, Zhou Yanqing inserted the ink-black bouncing signature pen into his left chest pocket and handed the informed consent form for the surgery to Ning Zhu.

Ning Zhu was chatting with the chief resident of the emergency surgery department. He leaned over to take the informed consent form with his right hand and slapped it on his left palm. He turned around and explained, "Brother Ping, Yan Qing and I are going to the surgery first. We'll have supper together when we're free tonight."

"Okay, Brother Zhu, you go and do your work first." Liao Gongping raised his thick eyebrows and teased Ning Zhu and Zhou Yanqing with a slightly ambiguous smile.

After saying goodbye, Zhou Yanqing walked forward a few steps with Ning Zhu before lowering his head slightly.

The old-fashioned 'glass flower' floor tile pattern of the emergency department caught my eyes, and the lower right corner of the white coat had been stained with complex iodine at some point, and it was now black.

"Brother Zhu, I'm going back to Heng City. I bought a high-speed train ticket for 9:30 pm."

"I've asked for leave for you before, and I have to be your best man tomorrow morning. I've already promised my classmates." Zhou Yanqing explained and tilted his head slightly.

Ning Zhu's slightly dark face had a slightly complicated expression at this moment.

After he stood still, he looked at himself. After his dry lips moved a few times, he nodded first, took the pen from Zhou Yanqing's chest, and said casually: "You can go, but leave the pen to me."

“I haven’t carried a pen in a long time.”

After Ning Zhu finished speaking, he walked away from Zhou Yanqing, took out his cell phone swiftly, and started calling people in the department, leaving Zhou Yanqing with only a dashing back view.

Ning Zhu rushed out of the emergency department and disappeared into the night, his figure gradually disappearing.

Zhou Yanqing took a deep breath, and after the cool breeze entered his lungs, he came back to his senses. The hustle and bustle of the emergency department once again crowded into Zhou Yanqing's ears, the clanging sound of the cart, "You want it now"...

Zhou Yanqing turned and went to the corridor of the surgical building where the trauma surgery department was located. While walking on the road, he took off his white coat and rolled it up in his hands.

When Zhou Yanqing arrived at the trauma surgeon's lounge, Ning Zhu's phone rang. Zhou Yanqing folded his white coat and put it in his locker.

After answering the call, he placed the phone on the table, and Ning Zhu's voice spread out: "Is it convenient to change the ticket, Yanqing? Let's go out for a meal together."

"I'll call Liu Wanqing and Yu Yue as well."

Zhou Yanqing paused for a moment when he heard this: "Brother Zhu, didn't we just have an emergency surgery?"

"I asked Brother Qingshan to take people to do the surgery. We are not far from each other for dinner."

"Pack your luggage quickly. I'll send you the address. We'll meet at the place where we're having dinner."

"You didn't have the chance to go back this year, so I have to compensate you." Ning Zhu joked on the phone.

"If it's convenient, come downstairs now and let's take a walk together!"

Zhou Yanqing immediately agreed when he heard this.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yanqing did not make any other preparations. He took a look at the lounge where he had stayed for nearly half a year, and left with his backpack.

After taking the elevator downstairs, Ning Zhu, who had changed back into casual clothes, appeared in the lobby. At this moment, he tilted his head to look at Zhou Yanqing, then looked him up and down again. This time, he looked at him more seriously than when Zhou Yanqing first came to Shashi.

"Brother Zhu!" Zhou Yanqing twisted the strap of his backpack and jogged a few steps.

"When will you come next time? Come back after you finish your graduation matters, right?" Ning Zhu has already started calculating the next time he will 'exploit' Zhou Yanqing.

"After the defense is over and I get my diploma, I'll go home to spend half a month with my parents, and then I'll come over."

"I haven't moved out of the house here yet, so I might as well rent it until October this year. If the dormitory conditions are not good by then, or it is not suitable for studying, I will continue to rent it," Zhou Yanqing explained.

It would cost several thousand dollars to rent a house vacant for a few months.

If Ning Zhu had not recommended a "trial business" to Zhou Yanqing, Zhou Yanqing would never have dared to be so generous.

But once he enters the doctoral sequence, Zhou Yanqing's "monthly income" will be considerable. According to Yu Yue's standards, a monthly income of six or seven thousand is not a problem.

Ning Zhu grabbed Zhou Yanqing's shoulder with his left hand, then twisted Zhou Yanqing's "neck" and said, "If you dare not come back by then, I will crush you to pieces."

"When you go back and have the time, you can sort out the data of the clinical project you worked on. If it is not necessary, don't tell your current teacher."

"The funding and data for this project all came from our hospital. It was a collaboration between you and me. It couldn't have anything to do with your teacher, nor could it have anything to do with the First Affiliated Hospital of Hengda University where you are now."

"We need to make this matter clear. Your mailing address must be Xiangya Hospital. Do you agree?" Ning Zhu's tone gradually became serious.

Zhou Yanqing and Ning Zhu walked out of the surgical building side by side, and then turned towards the Xinjiang mutton restaurant they often visited.

Zhou Yanqing nodded and said, "Brother Zhu, don't worry about this. I know everything. Even if my name is not on this article, I won't have any objection."

"Of course, it would be great if I could publish it after I graduate and put my name on it."

"hey-hey……"

Zhou Yanqing is not stupid. Even a professor like Professor Tan Zhongyu does not dare to use money from Central South University to support students from other universities. How could Ning Zhu dare to do such a thing?
There is a saying that goes, if you don’t love your own children, but go and love other people’s children first, how can there be harmony within the family?
If Zhou Yanqing's unit had a close teaching affiliation with Central South University, then everything would be easy to handle, but if not.

At least, Zhou Yanqing could not publish articles before graduation, nor could he use Hengnan University as his corresponding unit.

Because in turn, Hengnan University will not spend money on students of Central South University.

Naturally, in most cases, graduate students from Xiangya Hospital will not go to Hengnan University to study.

"I heard that you were doing basic research in the laboratory and also collected some data?" Ning Zhu continued to ask.

Zhou Yanqing nodded: "In fact, I have done these steps before at Hengnan University, but I don't have the money to continue. The operation I did this time is exactly the same as what I did before."

"There are abundant cells, reagents and equipment in the lab. I borrowed a lot of money here and there, and I only spent 10,000 yuan to do a small group of experiments."

"These data should be enough to publish a zone 3 SCI paper now, but if we want to reach a higher level, we need to continue to accumulate subgroup classifications."

“I just saved all the data first.”

Zhou Yanqing did spend Professor Tan Zhongyu's funds, but the amount he spent was less than 10,000 yuan, which was many times less than that of his master's fellow student, so naturally no one would have any objection.

From now on, Zhou Yanqing will be my doctoral senior.

Zhou Yanqing was able to produce a result worth about 70,000 to 80,000 yuan with such little money, and others can only admire him.

"You can save it. If the group needs it when publishing an article, you can submit it."

"Yanqing, you have to know that if Professor Tan publishes an article with a score of more than ten, and you list it as a third author, it will be more valuable than if you publish an article in Zone 3 or even Zone 2 alone."

"The second and third works of a high-scoring article can be useful to you a lot of the time." Ning Zhu gave Zhou Yanqing plans and guidance like a little teacher.

"Okay!" Zhou Yanqing nodded.

Once you integrate into a team, you have to adapt to the team culture.

In this world, generally speaking, people who hate "team culture" are those who have never enjoyed the benefits brought by "team culture".

If he had enjoyed it, he would definitely not criticize it, but just watch the show silently behind the scenes. The basic point for integrating into a team is very high, and after integrating, different identities have different basic points.

The conveniences enjoyed by core members and peripheral members are two different things.

Zhou Yanqing knew that he was about to become the most core member. Under such circumstances, if he did not make any contribution and only thought about taking advantage, he would definitely not be a human being.

"..."

An hour and a half later, the time came to eight forty-nine.

Ning Zhu, Liu Wanqing and Yu Yue stood on the street. Yu Yue stopped a car and said to Zhou Yanqing, "Here we go, AD5021R!"

"Yanqing, this can directly locate the high-speed rail station. Of course, you can also ask it to take you directly to Heng City!" Yu Yue joked.

"Do you want to take a taxi directly to Heng City?"

Zhou Yanqing said mischievously: "Brother Yue, why didn't you tell me earlier? I wouldn't have bought the ticket if you had told me earlier."

"I can't refund my ticket now that I've changed it. Brother Yue, are you doing this on purpose?"

Seeing Zhou Yanqing being so 'naughty', Yu Yue immediately said: "Wait for me to change the destination, and I will transfer the high-speed rail fare to you later."

"You still think your senior brother can't afford to play, right?"

"No, no, no, brother, I was just kidding." Zhou Yanqing waved his hands quickly!

After Zhou Yanqing sat in the back seat, he waved and said, "Brother Zhu, Brother Liu, Brother Yue, you all go back. Say hello to Master for me tomorrow."

After Zhou Yanqing finished speaking, the master stepped on the electric valve of the tram.

The neon lights on both sides kept receding in front of Zhou Yanqing. After sitting up straight, Zhou Yanqing put his backpack in front of him and looked to the right at the night street scene.

It was late, so traffic wasn't very heavy.

A sense of tranquility arises quietly in the midst of noise!

When Zhou Yanqing came from Heng City, his future was uncertain and the road ahead was unclear.

Now that I have returned to Heng City from Shashi, I already have doctoral admission letters from two major universities! This is enough. Being able to study means that I have already exceeded the scheduled task of coming to Shashi for training.

From National Day to the upcoming April Fool's Day, it takes more than six months and one hundred and eighty days.

During this period, Zhou Yanqing never returned home once.

During the Chinese New Year, Zhou Yanqing drew lots to be on duty, but he did not think about changing shifts or skipping work to go home for the New Year.

All Chinese people have to celebrate the New Year, so it all depends on who has worse luck.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back in Heng City, and after today, my thirty-three-month standardized residency training will be over."

"I'll go back to the hospital and tell Master about this. After a few days, I'll go back home and stay with you for at least half a month."

"You'd better prepare all the things I like to eat." Zhou Yanqing said this while sending a video to his parents in the back seat of the car.

"Okay, okay, all ready."

"Your mother prepared it before the New Year, just waiting for you to come back and eat it..." said Lao Zhou.

The mother also asked with a smile, without the previous "empress dowager" temperament: "Little Stone, when will you come back?"

"After you come back, we will pay New Year's greetings to your grandparents!"

Zhou Yanqing: “…”

Wow, I was wondering why my mom was so kind, it turns out she was waiting here.

This is not a make-up New Year's greeting, this is purely a show-off!
Not to mention anything else, but he was the first in the village to get a master's degree, and he was the first in my grandfather's branch to get a master's degree.

Now that I can study for a Ph.D., my mother Liang Yue must feel like she has ascended to heaven, right?

"Dad, when did Hengshi start the custom of making up for the New Year's greetings? Why don't I know about it? Am I a fake Hengshi person?" Zhou Yanqing asked.

"No, your mother just got excited about this today."

"If you like, you can make a rule that your descendants must pay New Year's greetings. If they ask why, you can say that their grandmother likes to show off..."

"Ouch, ouch!~"

"Why are there mosquitoes in this weather?" Lao Zhou took it for granted and tried to adjust himself psychologically.

Zhou Yanqing said, "Forget about making up for the New Year's greetings, Mom."

"If it's not a festival, I'll just go visit my grandparents alone and not follow the New Year's greetings process."

"There's no need for that. I have to be busy revising my graduation thesis later. All I have done so far is just a draft. If my graduation thesis is rejected, all my previous efforts will be wasted..."

……

After finally convincing Liang Yue not to go for the "make-up New Year's greetings", Zhou Yanqing had the leisure to look out the window.

The night scenery of Orange Island, the familiar Shashi, and the familiar smells all came to Zhou Yanqing one after another, as if Zhou Yanqing could own the whole world as long as he opened his hands when he was an undergraduate.

Thinking back to the past, Zhou Yanqing couldn't help but shake his head bitterly: "I was still young at that time. I thought that if I got more scholarships and got more scores, I could get everything and go anywhere in China."

"The rules of this world are not as easy as they seem."

"But that was all in the past."

The taxi driver was a taciturn middle-aged man and didn't say a word all the way.

It was not until we reached the east entrance of the high-speed railway station that he smiled and said, "Congratulations, young man. The fact that you have earned a doctorate shows that you are very good."

"Thank you, uncle. Please open the trunk." Zhou Yanqing thanked and reminded.

Maybe the rules that govern the operation of this world are unidirectional. Once your life goes smoothly, even strangers will bless you. Once your life goes badly, you will choke even when drinking water.

"Oh oh oh, ok ok, sorry!~" The middle-aged man quickly opened the button of the trunk.

Zhou Yanqing picked up his luggage, pushed the suitcase, and squeezed into the crowd. Feeling all kinds of strangers coming and going, Zhou Yanqing couldn't help but feel like he was "returning home in glory."

But does this count as returning home in glory?
It seems to count, but it also seems not to count.

The annoying ride reminder sounds that are inevitable are pleasant enough to the ears.

Zhou Yanqing took a sip of water, found a seat and sat down. Then he turned on his phone and saw an unexpected surprise in his 163 mailbox...

(End of this chapter)