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

The food was already laid out on the large round table in the cafeteria.

Aunt Li made beef stew with potatoes today. The beef was stewed until it was very tender, so tender that it would fall apart with a touch of chopsticks. The potatoes were soaked in the meat juices and looked shiny.

There was also a large plate of water spinach with minced garlic, cold seaweed salad, and a large bowl of tomato and egg soup.

After the heart-stopping rescue that morning, everyone was hungry, but before they could even pick up their chopsticks, Zhao Guosheng spoke first.

He slammed the jar on the table, glanced around at everyone present, his face devoid of a smile, and his tone more serious than usual.

"Don't rush to eat, let me say a few words. You all saw what happened at Songling Township Health Center this morning. They didn't do a skin test before starting the IV, the antibiotic concentration was wrong, and the drip rate was too fast. They almost sent someone to their death."

"This is the most basic medical accident. Luckily, the person was brought here and can still be saved. If they couldn't be saved, He Changqing, the hospital director, would be fired, and the doctors and nurses under him would also be implicated."

"Our clinic is seeing more and more patients. Each of you is holding lives in your hands. No matter how busy or tired you are, you can't skip any of the required skin tests, and you can't miss any of the dosage checks. Got it?"

Everyone responded in unison.

"Okay, let's eat!"

After Zhao Guosheng finished speaking, he first picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, smiling, "Delicious!"

Zhou Jie ate the fastest; she finished a bowl of rice in just a few bites, then slurped down half a bowl of soup. She stood up and said, "I'll go relieve Wang Tao and have him come eat; it'll get cold if we wait any longer!"

After saying that, Zhou Jie walked out of the cafeteria.

"Is Zhou Jie interested in that Wang Tao kid?" Liu Wei whispered, watching Zhou Jie's retreating figure.

"Impossible, Zhou Jie wouldn't be interested in Wang Tao." Li Fang shook her head.

"Sister Fang, that's not necessarily true. You might develop feelings for each other after spending so much time together."

Cui Ying said with a smile.

"If Wang Tao and Zhou Jie really become a couple, I'll make that guy treat me to three days of lavish meals. His family is incredibly lucky to have found such a wonderful girl like Zhou Jie."

Liu Wei's tone was tinged with envy and jealousy.

"What, you like Zhou Jie too? Want me to put in a good word for you?" Li Fang teased Liu Wei.

Liu Wei was startled, and his face immediately turned red.

"Sister Fang, stop joking. I already have a wife and kids. If my wife hears about this, I won't even need to go home."

Liu Wei was terrified. After all, he had a wife and children, and if this kind of joke got out, he would be finished.

After all, people from the countryside tend to take these kinds of jokes seriously.

"Look how scared you are! Even if you had a hundred lives, you wouldn't dare betray your wife. She could sit on you and kill you..."

Li Fang said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Cui Ying couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Chen Ping looked at Liu Wei's embarrassed expression. Although he had never met Liu Wei's wife, she seemed to be quite fat.

Just then, Wang Tao walked in, humming a little tune.

He plopped down at the table, in the very spot where Zhou Jie had just been sitting.

"Look, look! Zhou Jie treats me differently. She was worried I'd go hungry, so she ran over to eat for me before she'd even finished her own meal. She even got my food ready for me. You tell me, what an irresistible charm I have..."

Wang Tao held his rice bowl, his smug expression making him look rather irritating.

Li Fang put down her soup bowl, rolled her eyes at him, and said with a tone that was three parts disdain and seven parts amusement: "I only ate after I finished eating, you're overthinking it."

"You think you're charming? You have absolutely no charm whatsoever. I wouldn't even look at you."

"Sister Fang, please stop putting me down every day, okay?" Wang Tao pouted unhappily.

"Wang Tao, aren't you being a little presumptuous? Zhou Jie is just worried that the food will get cold if you arrive late. Don't get the wrong idea," Cui Ying joked with a smile, picking up her mug and taking a sip of tea.

Wang Tao argued forcefully, "What are you being so presumptuous about? Zhou Jie and I are like-minded. I even helped her hold her hair clip when she was combing her hair."

Li Fang almost spat out the seaweed she was eating: "You helped her get her hair clip? She dropped her hair clip and you picked it up and returned it. Is that what you call getting a hair clip? How can your skin be thicker than the wall in our clinic?"

"So what if you're thick-skinned? You have to be thick-skinned to pursue girls. Dr. Chen, don't you think so?" Wang Tao raised his chin at Chen Ping, his eyes saying, "Dr. Chen, you have to speak up for me."

"Wang Tao, I support you. I think you and Zhou Jie are a good match. If you don't know how to pursue girls, I'll teach you."

Chen Ping understood Wang Tao's expression and spoke up in support of him.

"Dr. Chen is the best. He not only taught me medicine, but also how to woo a girlfriend," Wang Tao said gratefully, glancing at Chen Ping.

"Hahaha..." Li Fang suddenly laughed, "Wang Tao, you should just learn medicine from Dr. Chen, don't bother learning how to chase girlfriends, he doesn't even know how to do it himself."

After saying that, Li Fang glanced at Cui Ying, who quickly lowered her head to eat.

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Wang Tao, hurry up and eat your food, or the beef will get cold. I don't know if Zhou Jie has feelings for you, but if you don't eat properly, you won't have the energy to work when the patients come this afternoon, and I might deduct your salary," Zhao Guosheng said.

Wang Tao stopped talking, quickly picked up his rice bowl, and began to eat heartily.

After lunch, everyone dispersed to rest.

Wang Tao ran out of the courtyard gate, rode his old bicycle to the street, and when he came back, the basket was full of apples and oranges. He peeked into the pharmacy from the doorway.

Since the health center didn't have a dedicated nurses' station, Zhou Jie and Sun Xiaoyan would make do with Li Fang in the pharmacy for a short break.

Zhou Jie was flipping through nursing records when she heard the noise and looked up. Wang Tao quickly put the bag of fruit on the table, scratched the back of his head, and said, "I bought this for you. You probably didn't eat well at noon."

Just as Zhou Jie was about to decline, Li Fang grabbed her and, after glancing at her, said, "Wang Tao, you're getting better and better. If you want to pursue a girl, you have to spend money. I'll accept it on Zhou Jie's behalf."

Zhou Jie blushed and didn't say anything more. Wang Tao looked at Li Fang gratefully and said, "Sister Fang, I bought a lot. You and Xiao Yan can share it too."

After saying that, Wang Tao turned to leave.

Just then, Cui Ying came out of the accounting office to get some water and saw this scene. She said, "Wang Tao, have you forgotten about me? You let Sister Fang share the food, but I didn't get any?"

"Yes, yes, I bought a lot, and Sister Cui Ying got a share too." After saying that, Wang Tao ran away awkwardly.

Seeing Wang Tao's expression, Cui Ying and Li Fang both burst into laughter.

Everything was the same as usual at work in the afternoon.

Chen Ping saw several returning patients in the clinic, and also admitted an elderly man who had fallen and injured himself. He gave him a few stitches and prescribed anti-inflammatory medication.

Wang Tao assisted Zhou Jie by handing her instruments and writing medical records, but he would occasionally glance to the side to see what she was doing. He only looked away when Chen Ping gently tapped him on the head with the medical record book.