Chinese medicine: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 120: All Good Intentions (Subscription Request)
Xue Hua watched helplessly as the young man, who was more than ten years younger than him, methodically completed a surgery that even he himself had difficulty completing, his upper and lower eyelids wide open.

During the operation, Xue Hua kept tilting his head to look at Zhou Yanqing, trying to find the features of an older teenager's face from Zhou Yanqing's features, such as crow's feet.

Opposite Xue Hua, Gong Fanyin, who had already gone on stage beside Zhou Yanqing, looked back and forth between Xue Hua and Zhou Yanqing with a blank gaze, looking very uncomfortable.

Another attending physician who came up to the stage seemed to have remembered something and asked, "Doctor Zhou, you are not the great student Xiao Liu mentioned, are you?"

"Who is Xiao Liu?" Zhou Yanqing was interrupted by Xue Hua's question before he could reply.

"Director Xue, that's Liu Dongyang, the new doctor in our department this year." The attending physician on the opposite side replied.

Zhou Yanqing took the opportunity to take a short break between operations. After putting down the suture and needle holder in his hand, he raised his head and looked at the attending physician who was speaking: "Brother Dongyang, are you at Hengshan Hospital?"

"I thought he went to Chang City..."

Zhou Yanqing didn't know about this.

Last year, Director Dong’s student Guo Congyu did come to Hengshan Hospital, but Guo Congyu is Guo Congyu and Liu Dongyang is Liu Dongyang.

It is also possible that Guo Congyu recommended Liu Dongyang after staying in the hospital.

The attending physician added, "It seems that what Director Xue said is correct. Hengda First Affiliated Hospital is rich in experts, and a master's degree graduate from there can basically be signed without a second thought."

"It's just that whether it's Xiao Guo or Xiao Liu, they both have good basic skills."

"Doctor Zhou is a genius."

Hearing this, Zhou Yanqing continued to suture the last nutrient blood vessel, and carefully began to insert the needle, pass the needle, and tie the knot.

Xue Hua's voice was heard repeatedly, and he did not ask for a response: "Doctor Zhou, Professor Tan said before that he would send me a master, and I subconsciously thought it was Professor Huang."

"After all, you also know that the threshold for being able to perform a limb replantation surgery like a severed palm alone is very high. Even in Xiangya Hospital, only a deputy senior doctor can do it?"

"Doctor Zhou, you are too young. I guess you haven't obtained regular surgical authorization yet?"

"I really don't dare to think about it that way, and Professor Tan didn't explain it clearly."

Zhou Yanqing took a break from Xue Hua's words before saying, "Director Xue, I definitely don't have the authority to perform surgery. You are the lead surgeon for today's surgery and I am your assistant, right?"

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at Xue Hua.

If Xue Hua didn't agree, Zhou Yanqing would not be able to continue the operation.

I would not accept ruining my career just for a severed palm replantation operation.

In the general environment, it is more likely that young doctors do not have the ability to replant severed limbs. When regulatory authorities such as the National Health Commission formulate general standards, they naturally have to consider the overall situation.

Otherwise, if a person, regardless of whether he has the ability or not, just performs surgery just because he has some connections, then things will be a mess.

Not only will many medical disputes increase, but patients will also suffer misfortune.

Xue Hua understood it instantly and nodded gently: "So this is what Professor Tan meant, but I didn't understand it clearly."

"Doctor Zhou, you are here to be my assistant! Doctor Zhou."

It was impossible for Tan Zhongyu to tell Xue Hua that Zhou Yanqing came here to perform the surgery. Tan Zhongyu could endorse Zhou Yanqing, but he couldn't even say that the person who came was a doctoral student.

All we can say is that a great master was sent to Xue Hua, but such a master is not suitable to appear in the main surgical team. He can only appear on the operating table as an assistant, or even without a name.

It feels like secretly playing the game on behalf of others.

Zhou Yanqing completed the last stitch of the artery. After that, he loosened the vascular clamp at the proximal end of the artery.

Once the vascular clamp is released, the blood flow to the distal end becomes unobstructed.

The slightly discolored distal end of the finger gradually regained its color, and a small amount of blood slowly seeped out from the venous end.

Seeing this, Zhou Yanqing pricked his finger with the syringe he had prepared long ago, and a small amount of blood slowly oozed out.

Zhou Yanqing smiled and said, "Director Xue, the blood flow is unobstructed. Let's close the vein."

……

3pm.

As Zhou Yanqing walked out of the operating room, he declined Director Xue Hua's invitation to dinner and said, "Director Xue, I won't eat. I'll just buy something to fill my stomach."

"I'm from Hengnan County. I have to go back home now to make up for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Doctor Zhou, you are from Heng City? Are you interested in returning to Heng City to work?" Xue Hua asked very kindly after listening.

Zhou Yanqing smiled and said, "It's not decided yet. PhD programs have just started. I will work wherever I can in the future. Everything depends on fate."

"Director Xue, please don't send me off so far..."

But Xue Hua still insisted on sending Zhou Yanqing downstairs. In the locker room, Xue Hua took out an envelope, which was slightly bulging.

"Doctor Zhou, this is a little gift from us. We're sorry to have you make this trip during such a major holiday. This is just some hard work fee. Please don't mind it." Xue Hua politely put it in Zhou Yanqing's hands.

Zhou Yanqing's eyes flashed and he said, "Director Xue, these are too many. We don't need so many."

"I've already told the teacher that I don't need any labor fees. I just want to be reimbursed for my travel expenses."

"I also have to thank Director Xue for giving me a chance to operate."

Zhou Yanqing pushed the envelope aside and said, "Director Xue, the taxi fare is 80 yuan in total. It's 50 yuan in Shashi and 30 yuan in Hengshi."

"Of course, it's actually more than 40 yuan. You can transfer 70 to me."

"Also, the high-speed rail fare is..."

Xue Hua looked at Zhou Yanqing calculating the accounts so clearly, and said with a bit of annoyance: "Doctor Zhou, just take it if I give it to you. You are an old man, why are you so sissy?"

"Take it. It's not much."

Zhou Yanqing said, "Director Xue, it doesn't matter if you don't give it to me. I don't want it. I'll just consider it as a trip home."

"Goodbye, Director Xue. My parents have called me several times."

"I have to go back."

After Zhou Yanqing finished speaking, he walked directly out of the locker room.

Xue Hua chased for a few steps, but Zhou Yanqing was very calm, so he didn't force him to chase him. He decided to ask someone to pass the call to Zhou Yanqing later.

"This young man has a bright future. He works so hard to do more operations and doesn't even get paid." Xue Hua murmured in a low voice.

"..."

In fact, it is very common to collect surgical consultation fees.

However, if Zhou Yanqing took the same amount of flying knife fees as Professor Tan Zhongyu or Associate Professor Huang Xianming, he would be too ignorant of himself.

Don’t worry about whether others are incompetent or not, their titles are there. The orthopedics department of Hengshan County invited Feidao because they had their eyes on Tan Zhongyu and Huang Xianming, not you, Zhou Yanqing.

If they knew it was you, Zhou Yanqing, they wouldn’t invite you even if you were very awesome.

Without the proper qualifications, basically no hospital would invite a doctor to consult on surgery. You have to be at least a chief physician before others would ask you for help.

After Zhou Yanqing left the hospital, he took the bus directly to the bus station with his backpack on his back.

By the time Zhou Yanqing arrived home, it was already 6:52 in the evening, almost seven o'clock.

After Zhou Yanqing got off the bus, he called his old classmates to take him from the town to the village, but his family hadn't even started dinner yet and was still busy preparing something.

"Brother Guo, thank you!" Zhou Yanqing said. "Dr. Zhou, why are you so polite to me?" The person who called Brother Guo was sarcastic.

He immediately said, "I won't be so polite when I ask you to do something next time."

"I'm leaving. Let's get together tomorrow when we're free." Brother Guo left.

Zhou Yanqing’s friend from junior high school and elementary school, the one he is still in contact with is Brother Guo.

In fact, the two had a very close relationship in junior high school and remained very close in high school.

It’s just that Brother Guo didn’t get into university, and then he went out to work. Nine years have passed since then, and the two of them often interact, but Brother Guo has gradually faded out of Zhou Yanqing’s sight.

They only got together occasionally during the holidays, but every time he said that he didn't read enough and that Zhou Yanqing could see the world in the future.

Zhou Yanqing approached the door and heard many familiar voices from inside.

The one who is most familiar with it is my mother Liang Yue: "It's all right, I'll call Xiao Shitou and he should be here soon."

"I don't know if he has found a classmate to take him there. If no one is there, please go pick him up, Lao Zhou."

"I'll go answer it." This is my uncle's voice.

"Let my Li Rui go!" This was the voice of his aunt.

"Call first, call first." Grandpa urged.

While they were busy inside, Zhou Yanqing's cousin Li Rui shouted loudly: "Brother Shitou, why are you standing here? Why don't you go in?"

"Everyone is waiting for you inside. I'll go wash the vegetables..."

After washing the vegetables, just throw them into the pot, rinse them and you can start eating. It’s not hot pot, but the taste is also great. This is how people eat in many rural areas.

Li Rui's loud voice directly attracted many people in the room.

"small stone."

"small stone."

"Little Stone..." Uncles, aunts and others all greeted him.

"How long will you be back this time?" Only Liang Yue asked with concern.

Zhou Yanqing turned around and said, "I don't know yet, just wait for the call."

"Eat first, eat first. I haven't had lunch yet. I'll go get some rice." Zhou Yanqing said after putting down his schoolbag.

"Go wash your hands." Liang Yue patted Zhou Yanqing habitually. She was used to doing this at home.

But Zhou Yanqing's grandfather looked up and said distressedly: "Liang Yue, why are you hitting the child? He is already an adult, just eat first if you are hungry..."

In order to avoid Liang Yue from being criticized, Zhou Yanqing quickly ran to wash his hands.

When Zhou Yanqing came back, he found his father pouring him a glass of wine, but only half full. He asked, "Can you finish this?"

Zhou Yanqing nodded when he heard this: "It should be possible, Dad."

"Then drink a little to accompany your grandparents and uncles..." Old Zhou poured himself a large glass and then put the wine jug aside.

The wine we drink at home is not bottled, but grain wine brewed in the town.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanqing took the initiative to say, "Grandpa, grandma, let me toast to you first. It's been a long time since I drank with you. I hope you are in good health..."

……

There are actually not many requirements for greeting family members, but it is necessary.

After almost taking their turns, Zhou Yanqing drank the wine in gulps and then started eating.

"Brother Shitou, who transferred the money to you just now? Why is there still change? Did he borrow money from you?"

"What kind of gambling are you playing?" Li Rui walked to the corner after the dinner and asked with concern.

"Brother Shitou, you'd better not touch this kind of thing."

Zhou Yanqing put away his phone after hearing this, his face turned serious: "I'd better not touch it, so does that mean you are touching it?"

"Tell me the truth, do your aunt and uncle know about this? What are you playing at?"

“I didn’t play it, but I saw others play it.”

"Usually this kind of transfer has decimal points, which is very abnormal." Li Ruilue said in a condescending manner.

Li Rui is studying computer science and is currently a junior college student.

Originally he was going to do an internship, but Li Rui "decided" to focus on preparing for the college entrance examination, so he didn't even go for the internship and just studied at home.

Of course, Zhou Yanqing only knew that Li Rui was studying, but whether he really studied was something only he himself knew.

"Li Rui, please don't do that."

"Even if you're not good at studying, you can't just do it randomly. Otherwise, the little money your parents left you won't be enough for you to do it for a few days."

"When it comes to studying, it's not about how much education you have, the better. It depends on what track you're in."

"If you can find a good job after graduating from a junior college, then there is no need for you to study for a doctorate," said Zhou Yanqing.

In fact, my aunt and uncle were quite envious of Zhou Yanqing for getting a master's and doctoral degree, which must have put a lot of pressure on Li Rui at home.

Zhou Yanqing knew clearly that Li Rui didn't like studying very much, and it was his aunt who wanted Li Rui to upgrade from a junior college to a university.

"Brother, if you can convince my mother, I will be very grateful to you." Li Rui burst into tears.

Zhou Yanqing said: "No, I mentioned it once when I went home last time. My aunt said that I had a higher education, so I had to stand and talk."

"The academic qualifications are so high nowadays. I am not even an undergraduate. How can I survive in the future? I don't dare to go..."

Li Rui continued to sigh with his head down, deeply trapped.

You can scold other people’s children, but Li Rui, his own cousin, can only live in Zhou Yanqing’s shadow.

However, when Aunt Zhou Xing saw Zhou Yanqing and Li Rui playing, she smiled and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Li Rui raised his head and took the initiative: "Mom, Brother Shitou also supports me to find a job as soon as possible. If I don't go for an internship now, my job will be over."

"I'm not good at studying and taking exams. I have to take an English test to get a bachelor's degree. What about my English level?"

"That's definitely not possible."

Zhou Xing asked Zhou Yanqing: "Little Stone, do you really think so?"

Zhou Yanqing thought about it seriously and nodded: "I actually respect Li Rui's own choice more."

"Then you should look for an internship after the holidays."

"Mom just hopes you won't regret it in the future, and don't blame me for not stopping you at the last moment." After Zhou Xing said that, she turned and left.

Li Rui turned and looked at Zhou Yanqing as if he was a savior.

Zhou Yanqing's current "status" in the family, in terms of study and life planning, is comparable to that of Zhou Yanqing's grandfather, and even surpasses his grandfather.

(End of this chapter)