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

Chapter 90: Seeking clarity of thought!
Neither Tong Yuan'an nor Chen Song are stupid; Lu Cheng's diligence and 'hard work' surpass most of his peers.

He didn't surpass Tong Yuan'an and Chen Song when they were in their twenties, but he definitely surpassed Chen Song when he was thirty.

As the saying goes, when the soul is devoid of desire, madness must have something to cling to.

Deep down, Lu Cheng must have a knot in his heart that none of them know about.

Of course, since Lu Cheng didn't bring up this unresolved issue, they didn't press him for details.

Lu Cheng looked calmly at the two teachers, sat upright, and said, "I just want a clear understanding of one's thoughts, or a willing admission of defeat, or an open expression of one's eccentricities. There's no other reason."

"Over the years, apart from my parents, at least 30% of my relatives have said that I am ambitious but unrealistic and do not know how to be down-to-earth."

The professional master's degree entrance examination is organized by the state. Independent universities only have the right to set the passing score, not the right to set their own questions. When applying, candidates can only choose one first choice.

If you are not accepted into a university, universities of the same level generally do not accept transfer students.

Lu Cheng was certainly not convinced!
It was made clear at the time that not choosing to retake the exam all these years was actually a mistake.

However, to say that Lu Cheng should be convinced is not entirely true; fundamentally, Lu Cheng is still not convinced.

In fact, if Lu Cheng were to give up this panel now and have access to similar teaching resources as his peers, he might choose to give up the "panel" and have a fair and square competition!
However, reality is not a hypothetical; Lu Cheng is almost thirty years old now and can't go back to the past.

They didn't even care whether Lu Cheng existed or whether he would consider them competitors, but Lu Cheng still hoped that he could find peace of mind.

It has nothing to do with winning or losing.

It was simply to settle the matter from back then and put an end to my inner turmoil.

"Could you explain in more detail?" Chen Song pressed.

There are shady practices in any form of college entrance selection, including the college entrance examination.

The minimum admission score for each major at each university is only announced before the college entrance examination the following year. If candidates do not record their application choices and order, it will be useless even if they see the minimum admission score the following year.

For master's and doctoral entrance examinations, apart from the preliminary exam scores which cannot be manipulated, the other aspects are highly flexible and open to manipulation.

"Teacher Chen, this is already the 21st century. Do you think you can still find a loophole in this kind of thing?"

Lu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I believe that was an exceptionally fair re-examination, because those who made it were the second and third place candidates, not those ranked lower!"

"Overall, their research achievements are far more impressive than mine."

Lu Cheng didn't mention where their research articles came from. Where they came from isn't important; what's important is that they have SCI publications, while he doesn't.

"Do they know about what you're planning to do?" Tong Yuan'an and Chen Song exchanged a glance, and Tong Yuan'an asked again.

Lu Cheng smiled frankly and shook his head: "Teacher Tong, I don't know, it's just my own petty thoughts playing tricks on me."

"My own petty thoughts."

After the re-examination, who cares what those who failed are thinking, what they do, or what they do next?
The mentors don't care, and those who succeed in getting into university still don't care!
"Fortunately, the medical profession is relatively fair, relies heavily on ability, and has a very long career path."

"Based on the two teachers' calculations, even if they could be admitted to Huashan Hospital, they would probably be at the age of just being admitted."

"Therefore, it's not too late to catch up; it's not unattainable."

Lu Cheng continued, "Teacher Tong, as I just said, the result and winning or losing aren't important. I just want to settle what happened back then. I won't stand in front of them, in front of my former teachers, to do or say anything." "I only wish for my own conscience to be clear, to completely settle what happened back then, so that I can at least tell myself that I, Lu Cheng, am not so incompetent..."

"This is important because everyone else may not believe I can be excellent, but I have to believe in myself."

"Hmm...yes, this should be considered a kind of confidence." Lu Cheng nodded to himself and repeated the sentence.

Chen Song continued, "Then why didn't you participate in World War II?"

“There were two. The first was when I was doing my internship. A teacher actually took a liking to me, but I didn’t choose him. Later, although I passed the residency training exam, the teacher also had his own ‘face’ and didn’t mention it.”

"Secondly, no one is perfect, and everyone has their youthful arrogance. My thought at the time was, 'So be it, residency training is residency training...' Fortunately, my understanding of medicine was too shallow..."

Lu Cheng gave a bitter smile: "Of course, medicine is not a profession that you can learn well by yourself without a teacher."

Lu Cheng continued, "So, one of my disadvantages is that even though I work very hard and feel that I have some talent, I don't have a teacher to guide me carefully. So no matter how hard I try, my professional ability is only comparable to that of the master's students in the same batch at Zhongnan Hospital."

"Failed to stand out."

"Professor Tong, as you all know, in a large teaching hospital like yours, what are you considered if you're not particularly outstanding among your peers?"

"Not to mention the possibility of outstanding junior students, there are senior students above them, doctoral students, and even chief residents, attending physicians, and associate professors..."

"Why would the big boss notice a resident trainee who isn't particularly outstanding, even if they've been training on their own all along?"

"Professors only see the results; they won't ask about your process."

"After returning to work, I discovered that in the county hospital, learning technical skills is based on seniority, which is why things have become like this..."

At this point, Lu Cheng looked at Tong Yuan'an and the other person and said, "Fortunately, I happened to meet Teacher Chen and Teacher Tong, who gave me opportunities, guided me, and gave me a glimmer of hope..."

"Otherwise, I deserve to have my desires fulfilled!"

"I've said it before, I deserve it."

Lu Cheng did not boast about how noble he was or how outstanding he was; he simply did not belittle himself.

It was the same before, and it remains the same now. This stubbornness is etched into Lu Cheng's bones. Although Lu Cheng has suffered a lot of beatings because of this stubbornness, it has not been completely erased.

Lu Cheng's attitude was very clear: he would take the postgraduate entrance exam and pursue a doctorate, but first he needed to have a clear understanding of the situation.

In other words, he's unilaterally comparing himself to the two people he wants to compare himself to, not to destroy them, but simply to prove himself!
In this way, Tong Yuan'an and Chen Song's plans were completely thwarted. If they couldn't even discuss it this year, what was the point of arguing about it now?

Soon, the dishes were served.

The aroma was irresistible. Chen Song had lost his appetite, but the high-end ingredients still triggered his body's instinct to salivate rapidly...

"Let's eat first. In any case, Xiao Lu's current basic skills and the potential he has shown are still quite outstanding."

"Tong Yuan'an, what do you think?" Chen Song looked at Tong Yuan'an.

Arrogance is the exclusive privilege of geniuses; the arrogance of an ordinary person is the mark of an idiot...

To reiterate, people who can replant severed fingers at the age of thirty are extremely rare. Based on this alone, we can conclude that Lu Cheng is a genius, even the kind of genius who is arrogant.

(End of this chapter)