This doctor is already middle-aged, and he's only just started practicing medicine.

Chapter 116 How to deal with this kind of 'connections'? (34)

"Happy birthday!" Mu Nanshu finally said.

Her suggestion to drink was not without reason, and her decision to leave work early today to prepare the meal was not a coincidence, but rather because she already knew that September 17th was Lu Cheng's birthday.

While they could certainly go out for a fancy meal, they had been eating out for the past few days, so Mu Nanshu decided to have Lu Cheng's birthday meal at home.

Lu Cheng also raised his wine glass high: "Thank you. Now I'm really thirty years old, and starting to approach forty."

Mu Nanshu encouraged him, "Thirty years old is still very young. You're just unlucky, not incapable."

"It's not important!"

Lu Cheng shook his head: "Once you're past a certain age, you're past the age where you can sell your future and gain appreciation based on your own abilities. You have to accept the basic rules of the world, which are results-oriented."

"Bookworms, we can only respect and follow their rules of operation. We can't break them ourselves, so we can only follow them for now."

Lu Cheng wasn't exactly a well-behaved person, otherwise he wouldn't have been so stubborn.

With such stubbornness, unless there is a stroke of luck to help them, it is almost impossible for them to make it on their own.

"There's nothing wrong with following the rules; while rules may restrict you, they also protect you."

Mu Nanshu also had his own insights, and continued, "Tomorrow is the official practical class, so you should get some rest."

Lu Cheng said, "What's the rush? It's not even seven o'clock yet. Shall we go for a walk to digest our food?"

"I'll wash the dishes when I get back."

Mu Nanshu glanced at the time, nodded, and said with some regret, "That's fine too."

Are older girls less likely to be offered to work?
This is what Mu Nanshu is thinking right now.

……

September 18, Friday, Room 1413, Orthopedic Function Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Functional Laboratory.

The morning sun shone obliquely, and the large glass windows allowed the interior to be filled with light. The incandescent lights and shadowless lamps on the ceiling were all turned on, making the room even brighter.

Xie Yuan'an clapped her hands lightly: "Today's two practical classes on rabbit nerve suturing will be taught by Professor Liu Huanglong and Professor Lan Hualuo from Zhongnan Hospital."

"Professors Liu and Lan are both renowned in the industry for their expertise in nerve suturing. We hope all colleagues will cherish this learning opportunity!"

"The large class will still consist of a one-hour demonstration session, followed by two and a half hours of free practice."

"During the free operation period, Professor Liu and Professor Lan will provide guidance one by one."

After Xie Yuan'an finished speaking, Dong Qiaoshan asked naturally, "Teacher Xie, will the teachers who came to teach today not be biased again?"

"We are all classmates. It should be those of us who are not good at learning who need the teacher's favor and care so that everyone can make progress together."

"It's not like yesterday, where they only favored handsome guys."

Dong Qiaoshan's joke instantly made Lu Cheng the center of attention.

The cadaver dissection practice class on the 17th also included nerve suturing after the dissection was completed.

Dong Qiaoshan already had some basic skills in nerve suturing, and combined with the original suturing techniques from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, he caught the attention of Professors Xie Xiao and Zhong Junyun that morning.

But that was only for a period of time in the morning. After 11 o'clock, Professor Xie Xiao discovered that Lu Cheng had taken a step forward from being a complete novice and was now performing nerve suturing quite well.

Lu Cheng then adopted a rate of adding one skill point every two hours, completely captivating Professor Xie Xiao and Professor Zhong Junyun. They were glued to him, not moving an inch, and stared intently at him, offering very detailed guidance. Similarly, Lu Cheng's progress was clearly visible.

One round of guidance improves the skill, another round of skill points improve it, then another round of guidance improves it, and so on...

神经缝合术从（熟练3/10）干到了（熟练7/10），神经外膜-束膜缝合术从（入门5/5）干到了（熟练2/10）。

The students' rapid progress made Zhong Junyun and Xie Xiao feel that their teaching had been effective, so they decided to stay and not leave until the course ended...

Xie Yuan'an almost thought that Lu Cheng was her father's illegitimate son and that she was an adopted daughter.

Xie Yuan'an, tucking her chin in, said, "During the practical classes, the instructors will provide specific and detailed guidance based on the individual students' level and level of mastery. It's not a one-size-fits-all approach."

"If a student makes progress quickly, the mentor will dedicate more time to them."

My heart is breaking—

Stop guessing! I'm his crony, and this crony has brought down even me, the 'owner'!

Stop guessing, there's no other background information, OK?

The class was originally planned to have five students, and Xie Yuan'an was supposed to be the sixth, but after seeing Lu Cheng's name, Xie Yuan'an pulled Lu Cheng in as well.

Lu Cheng's progress was visible to the naked eye; it was a gradual and solid improvement, just a bit too fast.

Dong Qiaoshan then said, "Brother Lu, be a little more civilized today. Good food should be shared, don't eat it all..."

Lu Cheng replied with a smile, "Teacher Dong, you've eaten too much good food, so you don't find the taste good. I've never eaten such delicious country food before."

"All you can do is eat like this, never letting go even when you're being slapped in the face."

Lu Cheng came from a county hospital, and a remote, desolate one at that, so he certainly didn't eat well.

Dong Qiaoshan could understand, but he didn't support it; "Then be more civilized. Everyone has contributed money, hehehe, you can't let us go hungry."

Lu Cheng cupped his hands, deftly deflecting these jokes: "Brother, this is a buffet, don't try to fool us mountain folk."

Concessions are impossible and nonexistent.

Although Lu Cheng doesn't have many skill points stored up right now, he'll have to give them all back after this period, and then he won't have a teacher to guide him anymore.

Lu Cheng was determined to maximize the efficiency of the teachers' guidance, as this learning opportunity was not available for long!
"Right? Teacher Xie?" Lu Cheng asked Xie Yuan'an for help.

Unexpectedly, Xie Yuan'an, who had always been supportive of Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu's desire to help, also glared at Lu Cheng and said, "You can also tone it down a bit and pay attention to the balance."

In fact, everyone already understood Xie Yuan'an's true identity.

She uses her "instructor" status to build up her resume and her "student" status to learn skills. As Lu Cheng's situation improves, she will receive less guidance.

It's a training course, and Lu Cheng didn't resort to any underhanded methods to force the teachers to come to him, so he has no psychological burden.

Lu Cheng then said, "Okay, thank you, teacher. I'll try to balance the teacher's teaching time later."

Xie Yuan'an didn't reply. Instead, she was wondering if what she was doing was fair to Mu Nanshu, since she had deceived her childhood sweetheart.

Even Xie Yuan'an hadn't expected that Lu Cheng's "balancing method" was a "starvation-based" balancing method...

(End of this chapter)