Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

Zhou Jie pulled Sun Xiaoyan's hand and jumped twice on the spot, revealing several deep and shallow dimples on her face.

Sun Xiaoyan was being held by the hand, still with that cold and indifferent expression, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

Reporter Lin and Lao Zhou got into the interview vehicle. The window rolled down, and Reporter Lin waved to Chen Ping, "Dr. Chen, I'll send you the link after the program airs. You can forward it to your colleagues and friends."

Chen Ping nodded and said thank you.

The white interview vehicle made a U-turn, slowly drove out of the health center gate, turned onto the mountain road, and soon disappeared from sight.

The excitement in the courtyard hadn't subsided yet.

Wang Tao was the first to rush towards Chen Ping, punching him on the shoulder and grinning from ear to ear, "Dr. Chen, I've never been on TV before! Following you has been totally worth it!"

Liu Wei stood beside him, nodding vigorously, his eyes sparkling behind his glasses.

Li Fang hung up the phone and walked over, her hand still hot from gripping the phone. She punched Chen Ping on the other shoulder, even harder than Wang Tao. "Dr. Chen, my family said they're all sitting in front of the TV waiting to see me when the program airs. I've never been this proud since I married into Siping Township!"

Wang Jianguo slowly walked out of the corridor, stood on the periphery of the crowd, and waited for the young people to finish their commotion before squeezing in. He reached out and patted Chen Ping on the shoulder without saying a word, but the pat was very heavy, three times.

Zhao Guosheng stood at the office door, holding a jar, watching with a grin as everyone surrounded Chen Ping and made a scene.

He placed the jar on the windowsill, waved his hand, and made a loud noise that shook the entire corridor.

"We're having an extra meal at noon today! The whole hospital is celebrating!"

"Good..." Everyone applauded.

"You guys are busy, I should head back too!" Zhang Jianmin smiled as he looked at the excited crowd.

"Secretary Zhang, why don't you stay for lunch? I'll ask the cafeteria to prepare a few more dishes."

Zhao Guosheng quickly followed up with Zhang Jianmin.

"No, I have to go back to a meeting to convey the county's instructions. Once our health center becomes popular, Siping Township will use it as the center to create a model health and wellness tourism destination," Zhang Jianmin said.

"Secretary Zhang, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This mountain road in Siping Township is really difficult to travel and is prone to accidents."

Chen Ping said.

Zhang Jianmin nodded. "The township and county governments are aware of this issue, but road construction still requires provincial support, and we are actively applying for it."

"Your clinic has already started construction, right?"

"Yes, the foundation is laid, now we're building!" Chen Ping nodded.

"That's good. I'll have my staff speed up the approval process too." Zhang Jianmin stepped forward, patted Chen Ping on the shoulder, and said, "Keep up the good work. The future of the health center depends on you young people."

"I will definitely work hard and live up to the leader's expectations." Chen Ping nodded heavily.

Zhang Jianmin waved to the crowd, then got into his car and left.

As soon as Zhang Jianmin's car turned out of the health center gate, Zhao Guosheng turned around, cleared his throat, and called everyone to go to the canteen for lunch.

Just then, a person suddenly entered through the courtyard gate.

He was a young man pushing a slightly worn bicycle with a snakeskin bag tied to the back seat and a large bag of fruit in his hand.

He crammed the plastic bag full of apples, oranges, and bananas, gripping the handle tightly as he stood at the doorway peering inside, a hint of embarrassment on his face.

Chen Ping recognized him at a glance; it was the boy who had climbed over the wall last night—Sun Xiaoyan's boyfriend.

Sun Xiaoyan was squatting in the corridor helping Zhou Jie organize the used blood pressure cuffs when she saw the figure at the door. She paused for a moment, then stood up and quickly went to meet him.

Sun Xiaoyan stood next to the boy, glanced at him, and then turned to introduce him to the people in the courtyard: "Dean Zhao, Dr. Chen, this is my boyfriend, Xu Feng. He's here... to see me."

Xu Feng quickly handed over the bag of fruit with both hands, bowed slightly, his face flushed, and his lips moved as he managed to stammer, "Hello, uncles and aunts... no, hello Dean Zhao, hello doctors, these fruits are for you."

Judging from Xu Feng's speech, he doesn't usually interact with strangers and speaks haltingly.

Seeing this, Li Fang covered her mouth and couldn't help but lower her head and laugh.

Zhao Guosheng walked over with his hands behind his back and looked Xu Feng up and down.

Xu Feng was wearing a faded work jacket with frayed edges on the sleeves, and the soles of his sneakers were almost worn flat. His trousers were also stained with mud from climbing over the wall the night before.

Zhao Guosheng deliberately put on a stern face and asked, "Were you the one who climbed over the wall last night?"

The blush that had just faded from Xu Feng's face returned instantly. He rubbed the plastic bag between his hands, head down, avoiding eye contact. "It's...it's me. I'm sorry, Dean Zhao, I..."

Sun Xiaoyan took half a step forward, slightly turning to block Xu Feng's view, and looked up at Zhao Guosheng, her voice unusually anxious, "Dean Zhao, he came to see me, it's all my fault..."

Chen Ping, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but wave his hand at Sun Xiaoyan, "Xiaoyan, Dean Zhao is just asking, he doesn't intend to pursue it, don't worry."

After saying that, he glanced at Zhao Guosheng.

Zhao Guosheng's stern face relaxed, and he waved his hand and laughed, "Look how scared the child is. It's alright, it's alright. It's alright if you climb over the wall. Next time, use the front gate. Climbing over the wall in the middle of the night might make people think you're a thief, which would be troublesome."

After saying that, Zhao Guosheng glanced at Sun Xiaoyan again, "Xiaoyan, take your boyfriend out for a walk. Don't let him be late for work this afternoon. This young man rode his bike for several hours to come find you. We can't let him come all this way for nothing."

Sun Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, a rare occurrence that melted away her coldness.

She said "Thank you, Dean Zhao," and Xu Feng bowed in return, stuffed the bag of fruit in his hand into Wang Tao's arms, scratched the back of his head, and said, "Here, have some."

The two then walked towards the gate of the courtyard one after the other. Xu Feng pushed his bicycle, and Sun Xiaoyan walked beside him, their shoulders very close together.

Watching the two figures walk away, Li Fang muttered, "You know, Xiao Yan is good-looking and has a great figure. Although she's usually serious, what kind of man couldn't she find? How come she chose such a plain-looking boyfriend who looks like he has no money?"

Liu Wei also shook his head, which was rare for him, and added, "Logically speaking, with Xiao Yan's looks and qualities, she should be able to find someone better."

Wang Tao held the bag of fruit, looked down at the apples and oranges inside, which were the cheapest kind in the supermarket, with some bruises on the skin. "Xiao Yan's boyfriend seems stingy. Look at the fruit he bought, it's all cheap stuff."