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

"Of course you've met someone! You just haven't seen them." Chen Ping said earnestly, "Let me tell you, I've met someone who won first prize in the national nursing professional examination."

"Whether it's giving an IV to a child or an elderly person, they can do it in one go. Even for a baby who is only a few months old, they can accurately find the vein."

"The most impressive thing is that even with their eyes closed, they can accurately locate a vein and insert the IV needle just by feeling it."

"Just this much, how many of you nursing students can do?"

After hearing this, Zhou Jie and Sun Xiaoyan were both speechless.

"My goodness, they can even do it with their eyes closed? I have to keep my eyes open to give my child an injection, my hands are shaking, I'm so afraid of missing and getting yelled at by the family," Zhou Jie exclaimed.

"This is really difficult. It seems that this person must be very old and have many years of experience," Sun Xiaoyan said.

"You're wrong. This person was only twenty-nine years old back then, but he was already an expert in the nursing profession. So, as long as you take every profession seriously and study diligently, you can become a successful person," Chen Ping said.

Upon hearing this, both of their eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.

"If we follow Dr. Chen, we'll definitely amount to something," Zhou Jie said earnestly, clenching her fist.

"Work hard and study hard."

After Chen Ping finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the clinic to pack his things.

The cafeteria was busier than usual during dinner time.

Aunt Li cooked two extra dishes: a plate of stir-fried pork with green peppers and a large bowl of eggplant with minced garlic. The large round table was piled high with food.

Everyone sat down around the table. Wang Tao was the first to pick up his rice bowl, but he didn't start eating immediately. He kept his eyes on Zhao Guosheng, waiting for him to say something.

Zhao Guosheng cleared his throat, holding the jar, and grinned broadly. "Experts from the provincial hospital will be here tomorrow, so I've gathered everyone together today to say a few words."

"First of all, they've come all the way from the provincial capital to our remote mountain village to do practical things for us ordinary people, so we have to show them our best spirit."

"Everyone should wear clean white coats tomorrow. Wash and iron the cuffs and collars that need washing. We can't let our health center down."

Wang Tao glanced down at his white lab coat, which had ink smeared on the cuffs. He subconsciously rubbed it with his hand, but couldn't get the ink off. He quickly noted it down and went back to get a new one.

"second,"

Zhao Guosheng put down the jar and tapped his fingers on the table. "The experts from the provincial academy are all worldly people. Their technology, vision, and experience are far superior to ours."

"If anyone has any questions tomorrow, take this opportunity to ask and observe. It's not easy for them to come all this way, so learn as much as you can. Once our health center has its own foundation, we won't have to rely on others for everything."

Liu Wei nodded, holding his bowl. Wang Jianguo took off his reading glasses, wiped them, and put them back on, his expression unusually serious.

Zhou Jie and Sun Xiaoyan exchanged a glance. Although they didn't speak, their eyes both revealed a sense of anticipation.

"third,"

Zhao Guosheng pressed his hand down, a hint of amusement in his voice, "When the experts arrive tomorrow, let's take lots of photos. Photos of people in the consultation room, in the courtyard, and taking pictures with the experts—take as many as possible, then develop the best ones and hang them on the corridor wall."

"When patients come to our health center and see this, they'll feel proud, and we'll feel more confident too. In a few years, when this wall is covered with these paintings, that will be the source of our health center's confidence."

Li Fang was the first to speak up: "Don't worry, Dean, I'll wear my new white coat tomorrow and I promise I won't embarrass you."

Wang Tao chuckled beside him, but Li Fang glared at him, so he quickly lowered his head and started eating.

"Old Wang, don't you have a digital camera? Don't forget to bring it tomorrow. Take lots of pictures then; photos taken with a phone just aren't the same." Zhao Guosheng glanced at Wang Jianguo.

"Okay, I'll bring my camera too. I'll take all the high-definition photos and take a few home with me. I never thought that at my age, I could still take photos with experts from the province."

Wang Jianguo readily agreed.

"We'll take photos too, and then post them in our graduation group. We've only just graduated, and we'll already be able to take photos with experts from the province. Our classmates will be so envious!" Zhou Jie said excitedly.

"I'll take one too, and then we can have a big group photo of the whole hospital!" Wang Tao suggested.

After speaking, Wang Tao glanced at Zhou Jie.

Li Fang caught Wang Tao's glance and immediately laughed, "Wang Tao, do you want a group photo? I think you want one with Zhou Jie, right?"

"I didn't..." Wang Tao lowered his head, his face turning red.

It was obvious that Li Fang had hit the nail on the head, which was why Wang Tao blushed.

After finishing dinner amidst laughter and conversation, everyone gradually dispersed.

Those who went home went home, and those who went back to their dormitories ....

The courtyard gradually quieted down, and the moon rose above the poplar treetops, illuminating the stone table with a white glow.

Chen Ping didn't go back to the dormitory. He sat by the stone table for a while, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

He had just taken a sip when he heard footsteps behind him. Cui Ying walked over with a glass of water, sat down next to him, placed the glass in front of him, and said nothing.

The night wind blew in from the other side of the mountain, making the poplar leaves rustle.

Chen Ping took two puffs of his cigarette, stubbed it out, and placed it on the stone table. He then picked up the glass of water and took a sip; the water was just the right temperature.

Cui Ying turned her head to look at him. The moonlight shone on her profile, and her eyelashes cast a small fan-shaped shadow under her eyes. "Since you came, the Siping Township Health Center has really gotten better day by day."

"The courtyard used to be deserted. You could count the number of patients who came on one hand. There wasn't even a decent flower bed in the courtyard, and no one repaired the peeling paint on the walls."

"Look now, patients are lining up all the way to the door, even experts from the provincial hospital are coming, and there are so many banners hanging on the wall..."

Chen Ping held his water glass without responding for a while before finally speaking, "It was a collective effort, not just my achievement."

"Dean Zhao has been here for over twenty years, and Dr. Wang has been doing this for almost his entire life. Without their solid foundation, I wouldn't have been able to achieve anything significant on my own."

Cui Ying smiled, neither refuting nor nodding.

She reached up and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, turning her head to look at the dark mountain shadows in the distance. "No matter what, it makes me feel at ease to see a place slowly getting better."

"I originally thought I wouldn't be able to stay here for more than a year or two before this place went out of business, but now I can stay here with peace of mind."

"Do you like staying here that much?" Chen Ping asked.

"What I like is not staying here..." Cui Ying said softly, looking at the mountain shadow.

This statement sounds like it was said casually, yet it also sounds like it was said after careful consideration.

Chen Ping didn't say anything, but kept drinking water from his glass.

The night breeze grew cooler, the shadows of the poplar trees shifted on the ground, and the moon rose higher.

Cui Ying stood up and held the empty water glass in her hand. "It's getting late, go back to sleep. We'll be busy tomorrow."

Chen Ping also stood up, and the two walked to the dormitory door one after the other, said goodnight to each other, and pushed open the door to enter the dormitory.