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Chapter 289 The Siege (Please Subscribe)

Fang Ziye went back to his hometown ahead of schedule, but this time, he broke his promise again.

Fang Ziye was unable to bring Luo Tingzhu back to his hometown.

It wasn't that Luo Tingzhu was unwilling, but at this point in time when Fang Ziye had some free time, Professor Deng Yong reassigned Luo Tingzhu to another task group, where she is currently working hard on the proposal for a key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Although he may not receive the Outstanding Youth Award, Deng Yong still has the ambition to strive for advancement.

The research funding support for key projects is several times or even ten times that of general projects.

The application process is extremely difficult, but once accepted, it is an honor for the research group, the hospital, and even the university. This honor is second only to the title of Outstanding Young Scientist.

Luo Tingzhu is currently only his girlfriend. The fact that he cannot bring his girlfriend home does not mean that Fang Ziye cannot go home.

Naturally, although Fang Ziye broke his promise many times, and even when he was in China during the Spring Festival and did not work, he did not go home for the Spring Festival.

When Fang Ziye returned to his hometown, he was not blamed by his parents.

It can be said that it is.

A thousand-mile journey takes half a day, and in a single day, chickens, ducks, and rice seedlings are all destroyed!
A few pounds of pure beef or mutton, and cured meat made from bee pupae for a year.

Three pieces of stewed meat aren't enough to fill you up; it's definitely not your mother who cut them!

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The New Year celebrations continue until the end of the first month of the lunar calendar.

This year, the Fang family started work and visited relatives much later than usual, and the visits lasted much longer than in previous years...

Starting from the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Fang Ziye first went from his uncles' houses to his maternal uncle's house, and then to all his aunts and other relatives...

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Fang Ziye had no idea how much money his parents had spent on New Year's gifts. All he knew was that the old couple neither opened their business nor cared about the money, and were happy all day long.

Moreover, during this process, Fang Ziye only received verbal praise and did not receive any New Year's money as he did when he was a child.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Fang Ziye finally settled down in the living room on the second floor of the self-built house, crossed his legs, and asked, "Dad, Mom, is no one leaving today? Can I lie down at home for a while?"

"We're not going to visit anyone today, but there's some wine at your great-aunt's house..." Dad assigned Fang Ziye his task.

Auntie is the grandfather's sister. After she gets married, she is called Auntie.

This time, the bride is her great-aunt's granddaughter. I heard it's her second marriage, but her first marriage didn't receive her parents' approval or blessing, and there was no wedding or banquet.

So, after the divorce, the second son-in-law's family was very satisfied, so even though the woman was already old, her family was still willing to marry her off in a grand manner.

"Does it have to be me who goes?" Fang Ziye asked Lao Fang.

"You should go. If you don't go, you probably won't even recognize many people from your hometown anymore," Old Fang said, explaining his reasoning.

Fang Ziye sighed, "I don't know many of them anymore..."

Fang Ziye has no memory of any of his uncles or aunts who are related to his grandfather's brothers, except for the few uncles and aunts from his grandfather's brothers who are from different branches of the family.

"Then we should still go and get to know him." Old Fang smiled and generously handed Fang Ziye five hundred silver dollars.

The person getting married this time is Lao Fang's cousin.

Fang Ziye's great-aunt's son is a direct cousin of Fang Ziye's father.

But since they are from the next generation, the amount of social interaction is not very large, only five hundred.

"Okay, I'll go there, put the bill on, and then head back."

“These days, when it comes to drinking, you don’t have to show up, as long as you pay, right?” Fang Ziye pretended not to see through it but also didn’t expose it.

"You dare? You won't be back until around 3 PM."

"If you don't know anyone, you might as well stand there for a few more hours," Lao Fang advised.

Fang Ziye was speechless for a moment: "Dad, you and Mom are just the same, you both like to look good. I thought you would be better."

"What's the matter?"

"I raised a son who went on to earn a PhD, did I break the law?"

"I let my son go out for drinks, so I'm showing off?"

"Can't you allow me to be busy?" Old Fang stretched his neck, laughing like a Maitreya Buddha.

In Fang Ziye's hometown town, Fang Ziye may not be the first PhD, but he is probably the first, with all his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from 211 universities or above.

That alone is enough for parents to be proud of.

Fang Ziye had no choice but to go.

That trip meant he would definitely run into Fang Ziye's grandparents, as well as his uncles and aunts...

After Fang Ziye was conscripted, he decisively sold his elderly father. Then, his own father was also conscripted and called him specifically to make him come to the feast...

The fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

No matter how reluctant his parents were, Fang Ziye still had to take the bus from the town to the county seat, and then from the county seat to the high-speed rail station to take the high-speed rail to Wuhan.

Naturally, before leaving, Fang Ziye took another two thousand silver dollars from his parents as living expenses.

Although Fang Ziye received full funding during his time abroad, the funding was not particularly substantial, and Fang Ziye's own savings were not much either.

In addition, Fang Ziye will be graduating again this year. The social obligations and banquets required for graduation will be more than the 20,000 to 30,000 yuan he currently has.

And I'll need living expenses for the next six months.

Even so, Fang Ziye estimated that he would not be able to stop asking his family for money and even support his elderly parents until he officially graduated and got a job.

"Let's go back, Dad," Fang Ziye said to a middle-aged man about ten meters away from the bus, sitting on the green bus from the town to the county seat.

His head was small, his shoulders were not very broad, and he was quite short.

But it was this physique that supported his family and raised him from an infant into the medical doctoral student he is today, someone who has achieved some success.

He smiled and nodded, but didn't move. He just looked at Fang Ziye without saying a word.

Actually, my father wasn't good with words.

The standoff continued until the bus completely disappeared from his sight before he turned and left without saying a word or greeting anyone else.

The bus wound its way through the streets, and Fang Ziye's mood rose and fell with each turn. For several moments just now, Fang Ziye had considered simply going back to his hometown and lying down.

This isn't Fang Ziye being arrogant. With his current educational background, if he wanted to go back to his hometown, whether it was a hospital in Enshi or Baxian, he could basically choose any position he wanted.

In addition to administrative positions.

Naturally, one will never become extremely wealthy or achieve any great professional or academic success in their lifetime.

The only achievement that can be attained, which many people cannot, is becoming children and grandchildren, living around one's parents, truly providing for their old age and seeing them off in their final days, accompanying them until their death...

Then there's less work pressure, and even some free time to manage your children and your family.

Of course, this means that Fang Ziye would have to narrow his dreams.

Because the atmosphere of Enshi City was definitely not conducive to the knowledge and understanding that Fang Ziye brought back, and Ba County did not have a single scene of human relationships and social customs that Fang Ziye was very familiar with.

At that point, Fang Ziye will either be assimilated into the locals or isolated as a bookworm and a "tech geek" who doesn't understand social etiquette in the eyes of others...

After such thoughts passed by in a flash, Fang Ziye's gaze ultimately turned to the front and the distance.

Sitting on the bus, Fang Ziye was still thinking about some things.

These things concern Zhongnan Hospital.

People like Qin Geluo, Li Nuo, and Jin Hongzhou, who have already joined the hospital, naturally feel that the position of chief resident is a huge misfortune and they never want to have to do it again in their lives.

But actually, the title of chief resident also means that the patient has been successfully admitted to the hospital.

In terms of trauma surgery alone, there was Sun Shaoqing last year, Dr. Lin Xuanlei the year before that, and Peng the year before that.

Or perhaps it's Liu Zhengjun, a senior classmate of Professor Han Yuanxiao, who was in the same year as Sun Shaoqing.

They all dreamed of becoming top-tier talents, at least until their dreams were shattered before graduation, when they couldn't stay in the hospital and had to look for work in coastal areas, other hospitals in Wuhan, or hospitals in prefecture-level cities.

What they were probably thinking was, if they could be allowed to stay in the hospital, they would do anything, even become a chief resident or a major victim.

They can endure hardships that others cannot.

Perhaps, before Li Nuo, Qin Geluo, and others were unable to stay in the hospital, they thought the same thing.

Only now has their mindset changed.

Regarding this year's cohort, Fang Ziye has heard that at least three or four people might harbor deep hatred for him.

This year's graduating class of trauma surgery has four doctoral students.

They are Wang Yuanqi and Gu Yi, professional doctoral students of Professor Deng Yong, and Dong Wenqiang, academic graduate student.

The other group includes Fan Yantong from Professor Dong Yaohui's group.

Originally, because no one from last year's trauma surgery class—Sun Shaoqing, Dai Yinsheng, and Liu Zhengjun—was retained, there's a very high chance this year's trauma surgery class will have one retention spot. Five people can try to get one.

But just then, Fang Ziye, that jinx, suddenly appeared. He changed his graduation date from two years later to two years earlier, so that he could compete with them in the same year.

They became competitors they had never considered before, and the most helpless competitors of all.

Fang Ziye heard from someone that the following words were the exact words of his closest senior brother, Wang Yuanqi—

Tell me, is Fang Ziye annoying or not?

He could have stayed on at the hospital no matter which year he graduated, and he could have secured a very good talent recruitment grant, but he insisted on applying to graduate in his first year of doctoral studies.

In this way, he occupies the resources of the trauma surgery department itself, resulting in one less patient in the trauma surgery department.

If Fang Ziye were to graduate again next year and stay at the hospital, that would be the most suitable option. But Fang Ziye just wouldn't choose that path. I don't know what he's thinking, or why his master would agree to such a waste of resources.

After carefully examining Wang Yuanqi's words, Fang Ziye realized that he had indeed gone a bit too far in some respects.

But when it comes to finding a job, there's no such thing as being modest or not; everyone relies on their own abilities.

Nobody owes anyone anything.

Fang Ziye did not use Wang Yuanqi's money, nor did he eat Wang's rice, nor was he raised by his other senior brothers. Fang Ziye's graduation was not due to the help of a few fellow disciples. Many of Fang Ziye's current achievements are the result of his efforts within his own sect.

So why should Fang Ziye give way to you? Why should he make the best choice?
Everyone's idea of ​​the best option is actually based on their own perspective.

For Fang Ziye, graduating a year earlier means getting promoted a year earlier, which allows him to develop his abilities sooner after raising his professional title. This is good for both the patient and himself.

Similarly, after considering this matter, Fang Ziye began to think about something else.

This matter is related to his mentor, Yuan Weihong.

In the past, when Yuan Weihong wrote his proposals for the National Natural Science Foundation of China, his only goal was to win the bid.

However, Yuan Weihong's purpose in bidding is now different.

He not only wants to win the bid, but also wants to move towards major research projects. In fact, recently, after receiving the title of Outstanding Young Scientist, Yuan Weihong has been talking about big projects and major research topics, long-term development, and making significant contributions.

Don't get involved in trivial projects, minor trends, or petty accusations; stay calm and patient...

Yuan Weihong even occasionally says that he must be prepared at all times to step in immediately should Professor Deng Yong retire or leave for another place.

Fang Ziye had asked his mentor, Yuan Weihong, "Master, have you considered changing jobs?"

Yuan Weihong's answer was no. He said that even if he were to change jobs, he would at least restore Professor Chu's honor before leaving in style and with all his possessions, instead of following the example of his two senior brothers, who slunk away with their tails between their legs.

This may be a deep-seated obsession for Yuan Weihong.

Of course, Fang Ziye's main purpose in considering these things was not to judge the pros and cons of Yuan Weihong's choice, but to think from his own perspective about what he would choose if he were Yuan Weihong.
Fang Ziye shared the same idea.

I can walk on my own, but I absolutely cannot be forced to walk.

The brave wins when we meet on a narrow road.

On a narrow road, it all comes down to who pushes the hardest.
Time passed slowly, and Fang Ziye, along with the high-speed train, gradually traversed a distance of nearly a thousand miles to reach Wuhan, preparing to step into what some considered a place of great suffering and misery.

They are also preparing to cross over, which many people feel is a paradise, a dreamland within the walled city.

I'm also preparing to enter a place that some people consider hell, a place rife with medical disputes and various dangers within the medical profession—

Why not switch careers early and become a professional gamer who makes money?

Fang Ziye only knew that this would be the period and time in which he would face the greatest trials, during which his growth rate and the speed at which he acquired knowledge would reach a new peak...

(End of this chapter)