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Chapter 280 Student Becomes Boss (Please Subscribe)

Fang Ziye wasn't exaggerating.

The video call at home started at 12:27 PM the following day, the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and ended at 12:48:13 PM.

During the video call, Fang Ziye's parents gave him two choices: either he bring his girlfriend home, or they come to Wuhan to celebrate the New Year together...

Naturally, Fang Ziye rejected both options without hesitation. The agreed-upon condition was that Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu would take some time during the Lantern Festival to return to Enshi for a family reunion.

Throughout the video, Fang Ziye maintained a very upright posture.

Because Luo Tingzhu was nearby, her parents still gave her a lot of face.

At noon, Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu had just planned to go out for lunch. They had bought hot dry noodles downstairs for breakfast and were hungry. They had just finished getting ready to go out when they turned on the video call and could only pretend that they had just finished eating.

"Little Nuonuo, now we can rest assured, right? We can enjoy the New Year in peace..." Fang Ziye is no longer used to calling her junior sister.

I feel that the name "Xiao Nuonuo" is just right. Of course, if we went to the department, Fang Ziye would definitely still call her "Junior Sister".

Luo Tingzhu was extremely nervous during Fang Ziye's video call with his parents, not daring to say anything unnecessary. Now that the call had ended, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Fang Ziye, whose attitude was somewhat firm and who hadn't been summoned home by his parents, and nodded slightly.
"Although I feel relieved, I feel even more guilty. You could have gone back home for the New Year, but you stayed because you wanted to be with me."

As Luo Tingzhu spoke, her emotions began to turn melancholy.

Because Luo Tingzhu felt that if she had a happy haven, a place where she could go back for the New Year no matter what, then Fang Ziye could definitely go back for a reunion.

There's no need to deliberately separate from your family just to be with her.

If spending New Year's and holidays with yourself feels like a task or a burden, it's actually not conducive to a healthy relationship.

This is also why many people don't particularly like to date orphans.

Family members are not just simple helpers, but also a source of emotional support.

Even if the relationship isn't perfect, its very existence represents someone's bottom line.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye twisted up his down jacket and said, "If you'd like to spend the New Year in Shashi or Zhengzhou, I can go with you."

Luo Tingzhu glanced at Fang Ziye midway through his speech.

Fang Ziye had no choice but to shut up halfway through.

Don't try to persuade others to suffer if you haven't experienced their pain.

Not all parents deserve to be recognized as their own, nor do all parents deserve to be respected and worthy of the noble title of "parents."

It's fair to say that Luo Tingzhu's parents certainly didn't make things difficult for her financially.

However, a child's growth certainly cannot be achieved without financial resources, but financial resources alone are also certainly not enough.

"I'm not saying anything more, let's go buy groceries..."

"To the farmers' market or the supermarket?" Fang Ziye quickly changed the subject.

"Take a look at them all," Luo Tingzhu suggested.

Then the two of them each wrapped a towel around their necks and wore baseball caps before heading out.

The problem was that even dressed like that, Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu still ran into an acquaintance when they went out, namely Shu Lang, who lived in the same community as Fang Ziye.

Shu Lang didn't recognize Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu, who were fully armed, but Luo Tingzhu and Fang Ziye recognized Shu Lang.

After pretending not to know Shu Lang and walking for a while, Luo Tingzhu said somewhat guiltily, "Senior Brother Fang, why don't we just be honest with the teachers? We came back early, and that's that. It's not a big deal."

"We've already got our resumes for studying abroad. At most, our foreign professors might not have a very good reputation of us, but that won't affect anything else."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye agreed, saying, "I also think that keeping this a secret is not a solution."

"That's right. If we choose to be honest with our masters and still want to celebrate the New Year together, then we'll have to be even more honest. Then all our fellow disciples will know about us too."

"Won't you find it a bit strange?"

Returning to China half a month early is not a big deal, since all the procedures abroad have been completed. At most, I might get a few words of criticism from my overseas mentor about my bad attitude, but otherwise it's harmless.

However, once back in China, given the teacher's care for Fang Ziye, and the fact that Fang Ziye would spend the Chinese New Year in Wuhan, there are only two possibilities for him not to be invited to Yuan Weihong's home for the holiday.

One possibility is that they are on duty, and the other is that they are booking a hotel room or something similar.

Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense.

When Fang Ziye was a first-year graduate student, he was on a 24-hour shift during the first year of the Lunar New Year, so he didn't have a chance to go home for the holiday. However, he spent Lunar New Year's Eve in Wuhan, at Yuan Weihong's house. During his second year of graduate school, Fang Ziye was on duty on Lunar New Year's Eve, which is why he didn't go to his mentor's house. As soon as he finished his shift, Fang Ziye almost flew back to his hometown...

"I don't know, it should be alright..." Luo Tingzhu also found it hard to say whether she dared to be so bold now.

Being generous to others and being bold in front of others are two completely different concepts and cannot be generalized.

However, while Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu were still hesitating.

Fang Ziye's phone had already rung—

"Shu Lang, who just came to the department, said he saw you? Where are you now? When did you return to Wuhan?" Yuan Weihong asked with great certainty.

"Huh? Master?" Fang Ziye was completely taken aback after answering the phone.

"What do you mean, Shu Lang said that the shoes you were wearing were very unique. He remembered them very well. Such characteristics are impossible to be repeated on anyone else, plus your body shape is similar."

"Are you in Wuhan?" Yuan Weihong continued to press.

“Yes, Master. I’m in Han City now. I just got off the plane last night. I was planning to wait a couple of days…” Fang Ziye 'compromised'.

"It's good that you're in Wuhan. Hurry up and come to the department to help with your shift."

"I'm going to the outpatient clinic this afternoon," Yuan Weihong said.

"On duty? Where's Zhou? Isn't Zhou the chief resident?"

"Come over here first, then we'll talk."

"Remember to call Tingzhu too," Yuan Weihong reminded him. Meaning, don't hide anymore, I know everything.

I am in control of the situation.

Fang Ziye then relayed Yuan Weihong's words to Luo Tingzhu.

Luo Tingzhu clenched and unclenched her small hands three or four times before saying, "Let's go, Senior Brother Fang. Teacher Yuan called us over, there must be something going on, otherwise Shu Lang wouldn't have been called to the department at the last minute."

"Well, let's go then."

"Sigh, it's not good to be too familiar with a place. You can't even slack off for half a day; you'll always be drafted," Fang Ziye complained. Fang Ziye never expected that he would be drafted on the second day after returning to the country before the New Year.

According to the proper etiquette, he and Luo Tingzhu should be adjusting to the time difference right now.

The two of them simply planned to go out first, buy some things, and then immediately adjust to the time difference until after the New Year.

Of course, it's pointless to talk about these things now.

Twenty minutes later.

In the deputy senior official's office.

"Master, Associate Professor Xie Jinyuan went to the emergency room? Jin Hongzhou was discharged from the ward, and Li Nuo was transferred to the spinal surgery department?" Yuan Weihong dropped so many bombshells on Fang Ziye.

"So who is the current inpatient in our ward?" Fang Ziye was most curious about this.

“Qin Geluo from our group just went to the emergency operating room, so I asked him to take a look at him in the department,” Yuan Weihong said slowly.

He did not change his tone in any particular way just because Fang Ziye seemed surprised.

In just one year, such a huge change in personnel has occurred, which is something Fang Ziye could hardly have predicted.

"Why?" Fang Ziye asked.

"The reasons are complicated, you'll understand in time. The hospital is currently streamlining its personnel. Our orthopedics department is also seeking change and breakthroughs. We may need to open new subspecialties, otherwise the personnel in the current subspecialties are too bloated."

"This is also the development plan for the subspecialty branches of Professor Du and others," Yuan Weihong said.

Yuan Weihong didn't want to bring it up, so Fang Ziye didn't dare to ask any more questions.

One can imagine that Xie Jinyuan went to the emergency room because he encountered obstacles on his path to becoming a full professor, or because the emergency department had a shortcut to becoming a full professor.

As for Li Nuo and Jin Hongzhou, it's likely that something happened during their ward care, or they were caught in the act of being inappropriate...

After saying all this, Yuan Weihong asked, "Ziye, many people in the hospital have been looking forward to your output after you went abroad, but you have disappeared without a trace since then."

"What have you been doing all this time? Have you been slacking off?"

Fang Ziye's time abroad was indeed not particularly remarkable, although he did publish a paper in the Q1 quartile with a 5-point impact factor.

To be fair, even if it were five or six papers, let alone one paper with a score of five in a first-tier journal, it wouldn't be of much help to Fang Ziye at present; it would only be icing on the cake.

“Master, that’s not being lazy.”

"Before I went abroad, you said, 'Passing the imperial examination is a minor success, and getting married is a major success.' Master, your words and deeds are full of wisdom, and I have kept them in mind. I have been studying them diligently every day, so I have spent half a year racking my brains."

"He used the time others spent on scientific research to figure out how to date, and finally found a girlfriend..." Fang Ziye said in a serious tone, 'talking nonsense'.

But it was precisely these expressions, actions, and tone of voice that left Yuan Weihong speechless.

There was no other way. This was what Yuan Weihong had told Fang Ziye before he went abroad. He just didn't expect Fang Ziye to be so obedient this time. He almost did nothing but obey.

A five-point, first-tier academic paper is usually sufficient for a PhD degree, but...?
Compared to the previous Fangziye's output efficiency?

Yuan Weihong even doubted whether Fang Ziye had truly run out of ideas.

Moreover, this exhaustion of talent meant that Fang Ziye was completely drained. Otherwise, even if Fang Ziye only produced a seven or eight-point article, the workload would still be at least a dozen points.

Although it can't compare to the peak of the business, it's still quite respectable, and the future looks promising.

However, with only a few tasks completed in six months, such output efficiency will affect the upper limit that Fang Ziye can achieve in the future.

"So you're really off on a date?" Yuan Weihong asked.

"Yes, yes, Master!"

"When Xiao Nuonuo and I first arrived, we were holding hands," Fang Ziye continued jokingly.

"Little Nuonuo?" Yuan Weihong asked, puzzled.

"Actually, it's Xiao Luoluo, but I think Xiao Nuonuo sounds softer and sweeter, so I'll go with that!" Fang Ziye explained earnestly.

Yuan Weihong instantly flew into a rage: "Shut up, you!"

"No, Ziye, it's only been half a year, how did you become like this?" Yuan Weihong seemed to see his own shadow in Fang Ziye, who was shameless to the extreme.

Fang Ziye used to be a very positive person, hardworking and ambitious.

But now?
Love brain?
“I think it’s great, Master. This is what life is all about. To be honest, I really admire your philosophy and attitude towards life now.”

"Life is only a few decades long. If you have enough to eat and drink, you should play when you want to play, and you should play to your heart's content. You should also brag when you want to. Otherwise, if you are too serious, you will be too tired and it will not be worth it. So I think..." Fang Ziye continued to speak in a serious tone, using the other person's own methods against him.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Weihong immediately stood up and said, "Stop talking! A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation!"

"Do you think your master is still the same master as before?"

"Isn't that right?" Fang Ziye carefully examined Yuan Weihong, but couldn't see any particular change in him.

"Me!~"

Yuan Weihong also found it difficult to explain to Fang Ziye, and simply sighed and said, "Forget it, this can't be explained in just a few words."

"This is so frustrating! How did I end up with three gods who are all giving me headaches at the same time?"

"Never mind, never mind," Yuan Weihong waved his hands repeatedly.

"Hey, yeah, Master, where are Xiao Jie and Tian Luo? Aren't you supposed to be seeing patients today?" Fang Ziye looked left and right, but couldn't seem to see his two junior brothers. He hadn't seen them in his office either.

"Xiao Jie?"

"Xiao Jie is almost a womanizer now; all he does is live a carefree life."

"As for Tianluo, there's no need to even mention him. He's practically my boss. Would I dare let him work at my clinic?"

"???" Fang Ziye was filled with questions.

"I don't know what Tianlu did, but he found a team that analyzed our hospital's internal medicine team from top to bottom. They found out all the fraud and even the mistakes, including the retraction of more than ten papers due to data reuse and falsification."

"Even a professor was forcibly demoted back to lecturer by him."

“There are a few associate professors working for Tianluo now, with loans from my team, but they don’t really give me any face,” Yuan Weihong said, rubbing his nose.

"Oh, really?" Fang Ziye pretended not to know about it.

(End of this chapter)