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

Chapter 43 Xiao Lu's 'Resources'!
"Brother Zhang...the coffee is here." At ten o'clock in the morning, Lu Cheng took the initiative to carry the takeout bag into the surgical emergency room and gently interrupted Zhang Tiesheng, who was playing on his phone while leaning to one side.

Zhang Tiesheng expertly pushed up his black-rimmed glasses, extended his hand with a smile, looking quite refined, and joked, "Is our Teacher Lu here to inspect and show consideration for his subordinates?"

Lu Cheng held his coffee in his left hand, his expression natural: "Brother Zhang, if you keep teasing me like this, it proves that our friendship is still shallow. I treat you as a real older brother, but you don't take me to heart."

"Everyone here is just working to make a living... but you, Brother Zhang, are just missing an opportunity to become a leader."

Zhang Tiesheng has already gone out for further training, and he only needs the approval of the associate senior professional title in the emergency department before he can become an associate chief physician.

Another elder brother, Zeng Huanqi, is even younger than Zhang Tiesheng.

Zhang Tiesheng knew that Lu Cheng's high intelligence had long been worn down by the environment of the county hospital, making him smooth-talking and able to speak both human and ghostly languages. Zhang Tiesheng said seriously, "No, brothers are brothers, but in clinical practice, we still have to distinguish between seniority and juniority."

"As the saying goes, nothing can be accomplished without rules. When learning something, there are also rules to follow."

"Let's get this straight, I'll take care of lunch. You and Xiaoping don't need to worry about it. We should give Brother Zhang face, right?"

"Then thank you in advance, Brother Zhang. I'm a pretty straightforward person." In the end, Lu Cheng couldn't win an argument with the worldly-wise Zhang Tiesheng.

Zhang Tiesheng was able to handle an associate professor like Chen Song all by himself in private, which shows how shrewd he was in dealing with people.

"It's good to be straightforward. We are all straightforward people, and we mean what we say."

After Zhang Tiesheng finished speaking, he scrolled through the list of patients on duty: "This morning there were just a few patients with gastroenteritis and gallstones. I prescribed the medicine and they went home."

"There was another patient with chest pain, but the thoracic surgeons took one look and quickly sent him away."

"Don't worry, Xiao Lu. I'll let you know as soon as a suitable diagnosis becomes available," Zhang Tiesheng said.

"Brother Zhang, you've misunderstood... I wasn't rushing you, I just ordered a coffee for you."

"Well, that's great, I even got a free meal from you." Lu Cheng remarked.

Zhang Tiesheng chuckled, beckoned to Lu Cheng, and lowered his voice: "Little Lu, what exactly is your relationship with Professor Chen? Do you know each other in private?"

"He's being a little too nice to you..."

"It's just that your appearances are completely different, otherwise I would have suspected that you are related."

Zhang Tiesheng really couldn't understand why Chen Song had taken a liking to Lu Cheng at first sight, and now it had gone from 'favoring' him to 'favoring him even more,' with no one in the department able to squeeze in for him!
"Teacher Chen has been very kind to me, and I don't understand why he favored me."

Lu Cheng sighed, "To be honest, I feel a little guilty. In the past month, the thing I've treated Teacher Chen to the most is big bowls of rice."

"Brother Zhang, I heard from you that you spent more than 50,000 yuan when you went out for further studies before, right?"

The purpose of a medical resident is to learn technical skills, but to secure a learning opportunity among a group of master's and doctoral students in a teaching hospital, one must offer something else in return.

Zhang Tiesheng knew that Lu Cheng's family background was relatively ordinary: "Respect is in the heart, not in actions. When it comes to fate, sincerity is the key."

"Professor Chen is not picky about food and doesn't care what you offer him."

"There's just one thing I don't understand: Professor Chen went out of his way to bring a professor from Xiangya Hospital to 'scare' Xiang Daihong from the State People's Hospital to death, all for your sake."

Lu Cheng quickly explained, "Brother Zhang, you've misunderstood. Neither Professor Chen nor I knew about Professor Tong's trip to the countryside beforehand."

"Professor Tong called after he arrived in Long County, and that's when Professor Chen and I went to pick him up."

"That's what Professor Chen told me too."

Zhang Tiesheng frowned: "Xiao Lu...you can't just believe what Professor Chen says so naively, can you?" "Xiangya Hospital's counterpart support unit is Fengxian People's Hospital. Professor Tong works at Xiangya Hospital. Why would he go to the countryside instead of Fengxian? Is the procedure really that easy?"

There is also a Feng County in Hunan Province, which is the location of the famous Fenghuang Ancient Town. Feng County in Hubei Province, which borders Long County, is another county.

Zhang Tiesheng's analysis surprised Lu Cheng slightly: "Is it really that complicated? Why would Teacher Chen go to such lengths?"

Zhang Tiesheng pondered for a moment, then stood up and closed the door slightly: "You can only ask Professor Chen for the specific reasons. I can only offer some analysis and speculation."

"Anyway, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, Xiao Lu. You've been in our hospital for so long, you must know the rules of the supernatural."

"It's true that your brother Zhang did some 'bad things' and didn't let you do the surgery that Professor Chen wanted you to do before, but this atmosphere wasn't created by me. Back then, I was just a nobody, squeezed into the cracks, stuck in the middle."

"The fundamental rule of our hospital is that whoever is more capable is the best. We emphasize practicality and results-oriented thinking, and we don't mention the process."

"But it's not like that in top teaching hospitals."

"Because everyone under forty-five can be considered a newbie. You could even consider Professor Chen and that Professor Tong as newbies in their respective fields..."

After making his boastful statement, Zhang Tiesheng added, "Therefore, in such an environment, they will focus on assessing a person's potential and abilities."

"The most important ability is the ability to learn. It doesn't matter how many surgeries you can perform or what problems you can solve for patients..."

"So it's possible to borrow money from the future."

"If your abilities are the absolute hard currency in our hospital, then your potential and talent are the absolute hard currency in theirs."

"What Xiangya No. 2 Hospital and Xiangya Hospital are competing with others for is not something that can be achieved overnight, in a year, ten years, or fifty years."

“This is your resource, and Professor Chen is your network of contacts…” Zhang Tiesheng’s explanation was particularly insightful.

I've said both the good and the bad.

Zhang Tiesheng continued, "The relationship and affection between you and Professor Chen is something that no matter how many guests we invite, we can't buy."

"Because we can't afford the price that Professor Chen is interested in, but you can, so only you can complete the deal with him."

"It may be unpleasant to say, but it's the truth."

……

When Lu Cheng came out of the emergency room, his expression was no longer particularly calm.

Perhaps Zhang Tiesheng's analysis of the fundamentals of interpersonal relationships was too blunt, which caused ripples and waves in Lu Cheng's heart.

But this ripple only lasted a short while before Lu Cheng suppressed it: "Let's be down-to-earth first, and then aim too high. With the current rate of skill point acquisition, thinking too much is just being unrealistic."

"You haven't even settled into your position, yet you're already thinking about such unrealistic things. That's just wishful thinking..."

Lu Cheng picked up his phone, wanting to say something to Professor Chen Song, but ultimately swallowed the words back…

His current strength is far too weak, and even if Lu Cheng could foresee the future, he would not know how to repay Professor Chen Song's kindness in guiding him.

I have no choice but to obediently follow the proper etiquette as a disciple for now.

(End of this chapter)