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

Chapter 145 Peng Haibo: ? ? ?

"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock." Peng Kun, wearing pajamas, hurriedly knocked on Peng Haibo's door.

Peng Haibo suddenly opened his eyes, glanced at Peng Kun, and raised his eyebrows: "What time is it?"

"Two-thirty in the afternoon."

Peng Kun was already quite old, so he was able to suppress his emotions: "Dad, Xiang Kuihua from the department just called and said that the hospital sent a letter saying that Professor Tong wants to apply for an extension of his time in the countryside."

"There is a high probability that the ward where they are stationed will be changed."

Peng Kun explained the three points very quickly.

This news was delivered to Kuihua, followed by an extension of the working hours and a change of ward.

Peng Haibo immediately remembered the real reason why Xiang Daihong had called him, and his brows furrowed instantly: "Why did Professor Tong extend his time in the countryside?"

Peng Kun was of course aware that Xiang Daihong was someone Peng Haibo had specifically invited.

Tong Yuan'an extended his time in the countryside, while Xiang Daihong was put on hold.

Peng Kun shook his head: "It's not clear yet. Xiang Kuihua said he just learned about this news himself."

"Dad, Professor Tong has extended his time in the countryside. What about Director Xiang?"

Tong Yuan'an wants a promotion, and so does Xiang Daihong. If Xiang Daihong can give in once, can he keep giving in every time?

Peng Haibo glared at Peng Kun and said irritably, "What was wrong with you last night?"

Peng Haibo instinctively thought that Peng Kun had angered Tong Yuan'an, so Tong Yuan'an wanted to take drastic measures to retaliate against the orthopedics department.

So they came up with this move of using someone else's strength against them.

Tong Yuan'an isn't openly targeting you, but his "normal procedure" is to make you offend someone.

“Actually, I’ve been practicing the Tang method for a while now, but Professor Tong always says I can’t get the hang of it… even though I was quite proficient when I practiced on pig’s trotters…” Peng Kun explained in a low voice.

"Do you think it's possible that Lu Cheng is two-faced?"

“We treat him politely, but he secretly tries to trip us up.”

"He could actually perform tendon repair, but he just won't do it?" Peng Kun guessed.

Peng Haibo shook his head: "It's hard to say for now, but based on my understanding of Lu Cheng, he's not that kind of person."

"If he can handle it, he definitely won't refuse, after all, he and Xiang Kuihua have been able to stand up to each other for so long."

"But we can't completely rule out that possibility. Our orthopedics department hasn't been very friendly to him lately."

Peng Haibo pondered for a moment, then stroked his chin and said, "Besides, it's not something Tong Yuan'an can decide unilaterally if he wants to extend his training period. The unit that has been providing counterpart support to our hospital has always been Xiangya No. 2 Hospital."

“He always occupies the toilet, and it affects more than just Director Xiang Daihong.”

"I'll call the dean's office later to ask them for more details."

To be fair, Peng Haibo may not like Lu Cheng's talent, but he can't just make baseless accusations against Lu Cheng's character.

……

As the sun set, Lu Cheng woke up feeling slightly dizzy at the back of his head.

When the curtains were drawn back, a ray of crimson sunset shone through the irregularly shaped north-south facing window.

Lu Cheng picked up his phone and glanced at the time. It was already 4:12 PM, meaning he had slept for more than seven hours.

After covering his chest with his phone and enjoying the lingering feeling of sleep, Lu Cheng sat up and began to deal with WeChat messages.

There are only two.

First, my parents sent me a message asking me to take care of lunch and dinner. They went back to Zhaoshi Town for a banquet. Last night, Aunt Lu Cheng's mother passed away. After all, she was my sister-in-law's biological mother, so Lu Nanjia and Tian Hui will personally go and stay for several days.

The second was a cartoon image sent by Mu Nanshu at 2 PM: "/Are you awake yet?"

"I didn't sleep a wink last night. I got into bed around nine o'clock and just woke up."

After replying, Lu Cheng got out of bed and, before washing up, said, "I might have offended Professor Chen Song this time..."

After briefly recounting what had happened that morning, Lu Cheng began brushing his teeth and washing his face.

Mu Nanshu pondered for a while before replying: "From my perspective, Professor Chen Song is indeed very good to you. At least from what you said, he truly sees himself as a teacher."

"Therefore, I cannot give you any good advice for the time being."

Lu Cheng was quite certain that he was a complete 'scoundrel' and definitely couldn't move freely in the 'purgatory field'.

Once adults make a choice, there is no room for regret; they must take responsibility for all their actions.

Lu Cheng replied, "I also sent a message to Professor Chen before I went to sleep, but he still hasn't replied. Let's talk about the follow-up when Professor Chen comes to work the day after tomorrow."

Today is September 21st, and according to the rules, Lu Cheng and Chen Song should be on duty together!
But Lu Cheng and Professor Chen Song worked together all night yesterday, so Lu Cheng switched shifts with someone else.

Chen Song will only come to work again on September 23.

"My parents went back to attend a funeral. Have your uncle and aunt gone back yet? If not, shall we go out for food together later?" Lu Cheng sent an invitation to Mu Nanshu.

“Okay, will you drive to pick me up or should I take a taxi?” Mu Nanshu replied.

"I'll come find you after I've washed up..." Lu Cheng ended the conversation unilaterally.

Lu Cheng drank two glasses of water before feeling comfortable in his stomach. After returning to his room and turning off the air conditioner, he checked the messages again and then sent a roundabout message of greeting to Professor Tong Yuan'an.

Tong Yuan'an understood Lu Cheng's purpose: "We're all awake. Chen Song, that stingy guy, is drinking coffee here."

"Don't send any more messages, he won't reply. He said you two were just strangers who met by chance and don't have any real relationship."

"The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water."

Lu Cheng: "..."

Okay, so one of these teachers is a person with "autism," and the other is someone they "met by chance"?
However, Lu Cheng didn't blame Chen Song; he had already prepared his own strategy.

……

Longxian County, Tianyue Residential Area.

Peng Haibo dialed the number of Hu Qingshan, the vice president he knew well, and asked in a cheerful and obsequious tone, "President Hu, do you have any plans for tonight?"

"Stay home with the kids tonight, Director Peng, what instructions do you have?" Hu Qingshan was a shrewd old man.

"No, no, I just wanted to report a problem to Dean Hu."

"If Dean Hu has something to do tonight, shall I come to your house to report in person?" Peng Haibo quickly changed his tone.

Hu Qingshan: "You tell me..."

"It's like this, Dean Hu. I just heard that the hospital has sent a letter saying that it has agreed to extend the term of our department's counterpart assistance program for Professor Tong Yuan'an." "Dean Hu, this is not in accordance with the rules. As you know, our hospital's counterpart assistance unit is Xiangya No. 2 Hospital. I have already been contacting professors from Xiangya No. 2 Hospital to come and be stationed in the countryside."

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate for Professor Tong from Xiangya Hospital to extend the assistance period?"

“My job is not easy,” Peng Haibo asked.

Originally, Peng Haibo's thought was that if Tong Yuan'an wanted to cause trouble, he would take him back first. Anyway, the world was far away, and he wouldn't offend him.

Tong Yuan'an can change the ward he is stationed in, but Peng Haibo cannot.

But I cannot be a beneficiary, nor can I stay long.

Unexpectedly, Tong Yuan'an extended his training period, and the hospital agreed. He called the hospital office and was told that they had agreed.

"Oh, you mean this? Well then, I have some good news for you, Director Peng. Thanks to our efforts, our Longxian People's Hospital will sign a counterpart support agreement with Xiangya Hospital this October."

"This is a great policy, Director Peng. The Department of Orthopedics at Xiangya Hospital is one of the strongest in the province, and Director Lei of the Department of Orthopedics at Xiangya Hospital is also the president of Xiangya Hospital..."

"Professor Tong's extension of his training period is a great thing that other departments would love to have."

Peng Haibo suddenly felt his head buzzing.

"Dean Hu, when did this happen?" Peng Haibo asked nervously.

"The contract will be signed soon, this month! This is a preferential treatment that our Longxian People's Hospital snatched from Fengxian, after all, Longxian is located in a remote area and is relatively poor."

"Unlike their side, where tourism is possible and the economy is developed," Hu Qingshan replied in a cheerful and formal tone.

"Director Peng, don't try to act innocent after getting the benefit."

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I have some personal matters to attend to. It's my son's birthday today, and I'm still getting things arranged for him..."

After hanging up the phone, Peng Haibo glared at Peng Kun again, then began to think about many things: "Dean Hu, then I won't bother you any longer."

Including, whether those "second-generation" figures in the orthopedics department did something behind my back...

Lu Cheng went down to the underground parking lot, and as soon as he got into the car and started the engine, Peng Haibo called his cell phone.

Lu Cheng assumed Peng Haibo was referring to what happened last night, so he answered the call anyway: "Director Peng."

Peng Haibo's voice trembled slightly on the other end: "Xiao Lu, do you know where Professor Tong Yuan'an is? Can you contact him?"

“Director Peng, I just woke up too… I haven’t even had lunch yet. Director Peng, do you need to see Professor Tong about something?” Lu Cheng asked.

Lu Cheng first needed to determine whether Peng Haibo was looking for Tong Yuan'an or himself.

"Xiao Lu, could you help me make an appointment with Professor Tong? It's extremely urgent," Peng Haibo said.

Lu Cheng thought for a moment and replied, "Director Peng, I made an appointment with my classmate to have dinner together, and the address has already been confirmed."

"I didn't inform Professor Tong beforehand either."

"Why don't you contact Professor Tong again yourself?"

Lu Cheng felt no remorse whatsoever for what happened last night.

If you don't make things difficult for yourself, you can only admit defeat when you encounter a disease that you can't treat!
Peng Kun, on the other hand, tried to fish in troubled waters, but ended up getting himself into trouble. Who can he blame for that?

This isn't the first time. A long time ago, when I was mentoring him, he would try all sorts of ways to 'practice in actual clinical settings'.

Peng Haibo said, "Xiao Lu, there were indeed some misunderstandings between us when you were in the orthopedics department."

"But you know the situation in our orthopedics department. We don't have many patients to begin with. Xiang Kuihua and the others were among the first to come, so it's impossible for me to step in and stop them from practicing surgery."

"Actually, I also wanted to mentor you more, Xiao Lu."

"Xiao Lu, you also came from our department, so you probably don't want our department to decline, right?"

Peng Haibo's words were a bit off-topic, and Lu Cheng replied, "Director Peng, I didn't understand what you meant..."

Peng Haibo sighed deeply: "Our hospital will sign a counterpart support agreement with Xiangya Hospital this October. In other words, Xiangya No. 2 Hospital will no longer be our counterpart support recipient, but will become Xiangya Hospital."

"There is some misunderstanding between Professor Tong and us."

"Professor Tong is applying to change the ward he is stationed in, and he will most likely be going to the second ward."

Lu Cheng was quite surprised: "Director Peng, I didn't know about this?"

Peng Haibo suddenly looked more than ten years older: "Not only do you not know, but I am also unaware of this matter. But this is the actual situation now, Xiao Lu, you'd better make arrangements as soon as possible."

"After all, Professor Chen Song from your department will be returning soon."

"The people who will come down in the future may not be acquaintances of Professor Chen Song."

Peng Haibo also did Lu Cheng a favor.

It's understandable that Lu Cheng was unaware of this 'hospital trend'!

However, the fact that Peng Haibo, as the director of orthopedics, was completely unaware of this trend suggests that he was merely an associate chief physician.

If he's honest, he can retire comfortably in his position as head of orthopedics; if he's not honest, the orthopedics department won't mind replacing him with a different head.

"Thank you, Director Peng. I can't make any arrangements, but thank you for telling me about this," Lu Cheng replied.

Peng Haibo pressed on, "Xiao Lu, are you really unable to contact Professor Tong?"

Lu Cheng had declined Professor Lan Hualuo's invitation to dinner before, let alone the invitation organized by Peng Haibo.

“Director Peng, I already made an appointment in advance. Professor Tong is probably busy right now. I didn’t ask.” Lu Cheng knew his excuse was lame.

I'll try if I want to. The key is in conversations between adults; even if someone wants to contact me, they can't directly say they don't want to, to avoid direct conflict.

Offending someone is one thing, but breaking ties with someone is another.

No matter what you do, you need to find a plausible reason.

Peng Haibo, a seasoned professional and no longer young, naturally understood what Lu Cheng meant.

His relationship with Lu Cheng was not good. Originally, Peng Kun and Lu Cheng had a fairly good relationship, but that indifferent relationship had long since faded away.

When Lu Cheng was in the orthopedics department, Peng Haibo never gave him any preferential treatment and just watched as Lu Cheng was surrounded by a group of people without doing anything.

It's no surprise that Lu Cheng is unwilling to help now.

The key point is that Lu Cheng is still in the emergency department, so Peng Haibo replied, "Okay, Lu, go eat first. Don't go hungry."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Cheng opened the car window. As the car slowly started moving, the natural air circulated freely, making him feel cool and refreshed.

After walking a few steps, Lu Cheng even played some music in the car before slowly turning out of the underground parking garage.

I wasn't particularly happy...

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