top student at medical school

Chapter 533 My Girlfriend is a Little Red?
"Teacher Lin Yuan?" Fang Ziye had the other person's contact name in his contacts.

Lin Yuan, the new director of the Department of Trauma Surgery at Xiangya Hospital, is the successor to Professor Zhu Xiong, who stepped down from his position.

He is very young, only forty-two or forty-three years old. He is currently only an associate professor, chief physician, and master's supervisor, but he is already a director.

Member of the Trauma Group of the Orthopaedics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Youth Member of the Trauma Group of the Orthopaedics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Member of the Trauma Group of the Orthopaedic Surgeons Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, and Head of the Trauma Surgery Group of the Hunan Provincial Medical Association.

This resume looks more impressive than even that of one's own teacher.

"Professor Fang, I apologize for disturbing you."

"Furthermore, we are even more sorry if we haven't been hospitable enough," Lin Yuan said politely, clearly indicating that he knew Fang Ziye very well.

Lin Yuan himself is a pioneering leader among the younger generation in Hunan Province, although his professional title was not promoted as quickly as Fang Ziye's.

But the fact that both Xiangya Hospital and the Hunan Provincial Medical Association's senior trauma surgeons were willing to pass the baton to him is a testament to their respect for talent.

People who have been sheltered by others generally don't betray those who helped them.

Professor Lin Yuan continued to explain: "Just recently, I received a surgical video sent by Director Huang Yulin of Yueyang Central Hospital."

"I haven't even finished downloading it yet, I've only read his description, and I've already called him and given him a piece of my mind. Professor Fang, I'm so sorry!"

Recording someone else's surgical demonstration without their consent is illegal!

Fang Ziye's current technical level has reached the level of intellectual property rights to a certain extent. How can you record it just because you want to?
Because it has value, you can use it to make a profit.

"Teacher Lin, you're exaggerating. Actually, it's fine as long as the video is deleted."

“I am currently on leave, and it is not appropriate to disseminate such ‘professional’ surgical videos.”

"Furthermore, Professor Zhou Yan of your hospital's hand surgery department also knows that there are basically no precedents for this patient's surgical procedure. Professor Zhou and I are also feeling our way in the dark." Fang Ziye did not express his own thoughts, but considered Zhou Yan's perspective first.

If the other party spreads the word, no matter what, Zhou Yan was the chief surgeon in this operation, and Fang Ziye only assisted at Zhou Yan's request.

If others wanted to find fault, they wouldn't bother Fang Ziye, the assistant; they would only say that the chief surgeon was too reckless.

In this surgery, Zhou Yan couldn't possibly cover it up, even if the entire Hunan province vouched for him or gave false testimony, unless he wanted the trauma surgery departments of Hunan and Hubei provinces to fight each other.

"Professor Fang, what you're considering is one aspect, but more importantly, Director Huang is being far too frivolous with you, Professor Fang!"

“Professor Fang, if you don’t mind, I’ll handle it privately. If you do mind, I can send you the relevant deletion records, etc.!” Lin Yuan said.

In Central China, Hubei Province has a stronger overall strength than Hunan Province.

In terms of orthopedics, how can the three Xiangya hospitals in Hunan Province withstand the onslaught from the four major hospitals in Hubei Province?

Even if they wanted to surpass Hubei Province in subspecialty education, Tongji and Xiehe would not do it.

Besides, those in the know are more or less aware of the current situation at Zhongnan Hospital.

Lin Yuan didn't know what Fang Ziye's personality was like. If Fang Ziye really had some kind of grudge, and the first-phase miniature circulation device that the hand surgery department got was taken away, then Director Tan of the hand surgery department would definitely tear Huang Yulin apart!
This miniature circulator has been proven and is difficult to replicate in the short term.

Even when Professor Gu from Huashan Hospital, Professor Qiu from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and a whole host of other experts made a high-profile announcement in the industry, their research project ultimately failed, which shows how many troubles were involved.

"Professor Lin, this is fine. Professor Zhou already called me to explain, so you don't need to bother with any more trouble or time," Fang Ziye said.

Fang Ziye didn't dare say that he didn't care about this matter at all.

The fact that Professor Zhou Yan and Lin Yuan both care so much proves that it is a tacit understanding within the industry.

High-end surgical videos are intellectual property, which is an industry-accepted rule. Fang Ziye has no intention of breaking any industry regulations or pretending to be noble.

"Professor Fang, thank you for your understanding. If there is an opportunity, Hunan Province would very much welcome Professor Fang to come and give lectures."

"I wonder if Professor Fang will be free in November? Our Hunan Province Orthopedics Annual Meeting is scheduled for mid-November. Could we arrange a lecture with you, Professor Fang?" Lin Yuan seized every opportunity to speak!

After considering the time, Fang Ziye politely declined: "Professor Lin, I have just finished my post-residentship and I should be on vacation during the middle of the month. My itinerary is already arranged, so I can only appreciate your kind offer."

"It is a pity that I will not be able to receive guidance from Professor Lin and other seniors in Hunan Province."

"Is that so?" Lin Yuan said with a hint of regret.

"Then we invited you too late. Actually, we had planned to do this before, but we didn't know about your arrangements, Professor Fang. We apologize for that."

"Professor Fang, is January a convenient time? We have a first quarterly review meeting in Hunan Province in January. Although it's not as grand as the annual meeting, all the participants are our colleagues in trauma surgery."

"If it's convenient for Professor Fang, I'll just assign him a session. Professor Fang can share whatever he wants." Lin Yuan shamelessly pushed the matter further.

Fang Ziye understood. Lin Yuan's call wasn't about filming a video at all; he wanted Fang Ziye to give a lecture.

If there are steps, go up them; if there's a pole, climb up it.

Fang Ziye had no invitations at the moment, so after thinking for a moment he agreed: "Professor Lin, if you don't mind, I'll make a fool of myself then."

"Oh, Professor Fang, you flatter us. It is an honor for Hunan Province to have you here."

"Professor Fang, I will send the relevant invitation to your email address. Please reply with a convenient time and number of people to come to Shashi, and I will arrange for someone to pick you up!" Lin Yuan said.

……

After hanging up the phone, Fang Ziye's lips curled into a slight smile!
While tying her hair, Luo Tingzhu tilted her head and said, "Senior brother, feel free to laugh if you want."

"Actually, I didn't want to laugh, it's just that I felt a little awkward."

"Look at me, when I was a chief resident, where would I get any speaker invitations?"

"He just got out of the chief ward."

"The associate professor title is really powerful," Fang Ziye replied.

Fang Ziye knew very well that Professor Lin Yuan made the call based on two points: first, Fang Ziye's professional title had been promoted, and second, the previous seminar.

A solid foundation is built step by step; no one can rise from obscurity to the top in one leap.

Once you have a solid resume, others will naturally recognize your abilities!
In other words, truly capable people should not be completely lacking in foundation and experience.

Even if you don't have enough time, you can come back in two years. You'll always have your chance.
Luo Tingzhu put her hands down, stood up naturally, and started applying the skincare samples to her face: "Of course!"

"Associate professor, associate chief physician, both teaching and professional titles are senior level."

"Senior, you're still a researcher."

"Compared to yours, my position as a trainee researcher and physician is completely incomparable."

Fang Ziye moved a little closer to Luo Tingzhu and replied, "Tingzhu, you'll only be twenty-six next year. When I was twenty-six, I was worthless too."

"Who said that?" Luo Tingzhu asked indignantly.

"Senior, you were so hardworking and dedicated back then. Every drop of sweat you shed was worthwhile. That's when I started to like you a little."

Fang Ziye's good looks were one of the reasons that caught Luo Tingzhu's attention.

Fang Ziye's quiet dedication and hard work are another point to consider.

The more important breakthrough was that Fang Ziye went from being inferior to her in basic skills to surpassing her, which greatly surprised Luo Tingzhu. This gave her the idea to rise up and catch up, and then the gap between her and Fang Ziye widened.

……

"Departing from Baidi City amidst colorful clouds at dawn, I returned to Jiangling a thousand miles away in a single day. The cries of monkeys on both banks never ceased, yet my light boat had already passed countless mountains." Fang Ziye, with a touch of whimsy, remarked on the wonders of the world aboard a cruise ship on the Yangtze River.

In November, the weather was slightly cool. Fang Ziye, wearing a short down jacket and his ever-present jeans, leaned against the railing of the observation deck.

Beside her, Luo Tingzhu was dressed in a light pink long wool coat, covering herself up completely, wearing tall boots, and carrying a Gucci bag as a snack bag, from which she grabbed some black duck feet.

He handed one to Fang Ziye: "Senior brother, is the Jiangling in this poem really the Jiangling County we just passed through?"

Fang Ziye knows nothing about literature; he's read far fewer related books than Luo Tingzhu.

But now Baidu can solve everything: "I checked it when I was reciting the poems aloud. It is about 1,200 li from Baidi City to Jingzhou City in Hubei Province, including the 700 li Three Gorges."

"This is the spot."

"Tingzhu, actually, I had the idea of ​​taking a boat trip on the Yangtze River a long time ago, but my family was poor and I had to study, so I never had the chance to do it."

"Now, all I can say is that the mighty Yangtze River has nurtured the mountains and rivers on both sides so well."

"Being on the river with the mountains far away, there is an indescribable sense of etherealness."

Fang Ziye closed his eyes: "Don't worry about graduating, don't worry about finding a job, don't worry about publishing articles and getting promoted."

"There are no emergency patients looking for you at any time, no patients in the department to make you worry, and even surgery won't bother you. You can completely relax and not have to worry about anything."

"This feels so good!"

Luo Tingzhu understood Fang Ziye, and asked in a choked voice, "Senior brother, what if things continue like this?"

Fang Ziye opened his eyes: "Then it'll just be a leisurely stroll."

"It doesn't seem very interesting!"

Initially, Fang Ziye didn't say he liked medicine; he just thought that medicine was a profession that could give you a stable job so you wouldn't starve.

Even in his third year of master's studies, Fang Ziye still couldn't say he liked anything.

But after that, Fang Ziye discovered that his hands could reliably solve patients' pain and help them experience a balance between suffering and happiness.

Fang Ziye discovered that his abilities could solve many patients' conditions that couldn't be treated elsewhere, allowing patients who were supposed to have their limbs amputated to leave on crutches and return for follow-up appointments.

Fang Ziye also discovered that regardless of age or gender, people's usual mindset, their smiles, their gratitude, and their banners of appreciation were all incredibly endearing...

Fang Ziye liked it.

"But I still have to write articles!" Luo Tingzhu stuck out her tongue and made a face as if she was about to die.

Fang Ziye rolled his eyes: "Tingzhu, if you were like me and didn't bother competing for outstanding doctoral dissertations, why do you care so much?"

"No!~" Luo Tingzhu said proudly, straightening her back.

"Senior, who told you not to strive for it? Who told you to graduate early? I'm going to get an outstanding doctoral dissertation and make up for the regret you'll never have."

"Hahaha!"

Fang Ziye's doctoral dissertation was unremarkable; it was only slightly above average for a doctoral dissertation, but it wouldn't be considered excellent.

Even if the school awards it, Fang Ziye would still have to persuade the school to return the honor to avoid trouble.

Of course, graduating early has its advantages: you can get a job and earn money earlier.

Fang Ziye looked at the determined Luo Tingzhu and asked, "You want to write a monograph on anesthesia anatomy?"

"If you need help analyzing this, you can ask me for help."

“No monograph can be completed by one person alone. This is especially true for highly specialized works like this.”

Luo Tingzhu turned around and said, "Senior brother, do you think I would be an aloof and unconventional person?"

"It's good to have someone to ask me questions and a place to learn. As long as someone can teach me, I will ask them for help, no matter who they are."

"Of course, if someone makes an excessive request, I would rather not learn it."

Luo Tingzhu then frankly said, "Although Senior Brother Li Yuanpei's academic and professional qualifications are not very good, his management and interpersonal skills are beyond my reach, and I am learning from him."

"It will be easier to manage the team in the future. My teacher also suggested that I learn it, and I will definitely consult him."

"Two years ago, my younger brother!" Luo Tingzhu herself admitted that Lan Tianluo was her younger brother.

"Although I still find him a bit annoying, it doesn't matter. He can teach me how to write technical papers and guide me through some simple bioinformatics analysis, so I just go and ask him for advice."

“Including you, senior brother, your basic experimental skills are better than mine. Since the other senior brothers don’t want to bother me, I’ll ask you for help.”

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's precisely because we don't understand that we need to learn."

"If I knew everything, I'd be teaching others, so why would I need to study? Why would I need a teacher?"

"Moreover, the opportunities to learn in a person's lifetime are limited."

"Perhaps some people will never come into contact with this limited knowledge in their entire lives, but it is definitely limited. Every time you learn it, it's one less time you can learn it. One day, you will have nowhere to learn it anymore and you will have to explore and move forward on your own."

Luo Tingzhu's style at this moment is a little comical.

Busy snacking on duck feet, hanging a Gucci bag as a snack bag, talking about life philosophy!
These three are completely unrelated.

"Senior brother, this time we'll be staying in Yishi for four days. Have you figured out what you're going to do?"

“I mean, besides what we have to do,” Luo Tingzhu asked.

"I know, first, let's go see our senior brother."

“Secondly, let’s go see Teacher Dong,” Fang Ziye replied.

"Senior Brother Su Xiao? I heard that Senior Brother Su Xiao is now the director of the Department of Trauma Surgery at the People's Hospital Affiliated to Three Gorges University. Does he have time to see us?" Luo Tingzhu asked.

"After all, we are fellow students. Although we have never met, with the title of teacher, we should have a chance to have a meal together."

"I've never met Senior Brother Su Xiao either. When I arrived, the oldest senior brother in the teacher group was Senior Brother Lin Xuanlei."

"Senior Brother Lin Xuanlei later went to Yunnan Province, while Senior Brother Peng seems to be in Jingzhou City. However, we didn't stay in Jingzhou City for long, so let's not bother him," Fang Ziye said.

Luo Tingzhu asked, "Senior brother, how many doctoral students did Professor Deng have after graduation?"

"Senior Brother Su Xiao, Senior Brother Gong Tingzhen, Senior Brother Peng Haibo, Senior Brother Lin Xuanlei, Senior Brother Sun Shaoqing, Senior Brother Wang Yuanqi, and Senior Brother Gu Yi."

"By the way, we might have to stay in Enshi for a few more days this time!" As Fang Ziye was thinking about these things, he thought of Gu Yi, who had been arranged by Deng Yong to go to the Enshi Sanatorium.

Fang Ziye didn't even know what Deng Yong was planning. He knew perfectly well that the Enshi Sanatorium was not an easy place to go, yet he still wanted to push Senior Brother Gu there. Wasn't that just setting him up for failure?
Last time, Wang Yuanqi said that Gu Yi had been taken away for questioning, and asked Fang Ziye if he could say a few words for him.

Fang Ziye has nothing to say. Although he is from Enshi, his network of connections in Enshi is practically nonexistent!
Did they really think they could build such a wide network of relationships during their time in the countryside?

Luo Tingzhu was also in the group and knew some of the news: "I wonder how Senior Brother Gu Yi is doing. He hasn't spoken in the group for a long time."

"The teacher asked Senior Brother Gu Yi to go to the Enshi Sanatorium first, but actually, in order to provide a temporary platform, the teacher still hoped that Senior Brother Gu Yi could stay in the sanatorium."

“I think this is a very bad thing about my master.”

"For example, Song Yi, who was originally going to study for his doctorate at our hospital, won second prize in the Hubei Province Mid-Year Young Physicians Skills Competition this year."

He's only a first-year doctoral student.

Song Yi, who previously worked with Fang Ziye to pursue his doctorate in the training room, is now a seven-year master's student at Kyoto University. He has now gone to Tongji Hospital and is Professor Duan Hong's beloved student.

If Deng Yong hadn't contacted the other party beforehand and asked him to take the route through the training room to make room for Li Yuanpei, Song Yi would definitely be a fellow disciple.

“The teacher’s thoughts and personality are already set in stone, so let’s not speculate,” Fang Ziye shook his head.

Cruise ships are not light boats, nor do they go downstream, but they are quite fast going upstream.

The river wind was too cold, so Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu went to the cruise ship to take shelter from the wind.

……

Upon disembarking in Yishi, Fang Ziye's first thought was that Yishi was a water town!
Even in November, the air is not dry at all, and the river breeze carries a slightly fishy smell, even stronger than the fishy smell in the river itself.

After disembarking from the ship, Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu went directly to their booked hotel to drop off their luggage.

The two traveled at a leisurely pace, going wherever their destination led them.

Fang Ziye had just arrived at the hotel and hadn't even finished checking in when Su Xiao, the senior student he had contacted beforehand, called him back with a voice message.

"Professor Fang, welcome!" Before Fang Ziye could even speak, Su Xiao's enthusiastic voice rang out from the other end of the phone.

"Director Su is very busy, I hope I haven't disturbed you?" Fang Ziye mimicked Su Xiao's tone.

Su Xiao paused for a moment, but her tone remained warm: "Um... Professor Fang, you seem a little different from the rumors?"

Luo Tingzhu's eyes blinked twice as she listened to Fang Ziye's strange tone; the two seemed like complete strangers.

"Director Su, what are these rumors you've been talking about? Could you please enlighten me?" Fang Ziye continued, keeping his voice down.

See people talking, see ghosts talking.

The sound of a door closing came from Su Xiao's side, presumably Su Xiao had entered his office.

Su Xiao is only six years younger than Deng Yong, and is now forty-four! "Ziye, you are indeed quite different from the rumors. Some say you are aloof, some say you are cold-hearted, and some say you are naive."

"But I found that they were all wrong." Su Xiao's attitude finally softened, and he regained the composure of a senior brother.

"Senior Brother Su, I'm checking in. Let me verify my information first, and I'll call you back later," Fang Ziye said.

"Okay, have you had breakfast yet? If not, I'll take you to try some Chongqing noodles," Su Xiao asked.

"Senior Brother Su, are you able to manage? If it's inconvenient, we're planning to go have some fun first today." Fang Ziye had already walked in front of the video verification camera.

Su Xiao heard the hotel receptionist's voice: "Sir, please face the camera..."

"Then it's settled. Send me your location." Su Xiao hung up the phone.

Yishi People's Hospital, Department of Trauma Surgery, Director's Office.

Su Xiao tapped the table lightly with his right hand, and after putting down his phone with his left hand, he began to rub his thumb and forefinger together. He was left-handed, and even during surgery, he was used to using his left hand to operate the knife and his right hand to hold the tweezers.

"Professor Fang Ziye isn't as aloof as the rumors say, is he?" Su Xiao murmured to himself.

Fang Ziye is his junior apprentice. He has seen Fang Ziye many times in the group, but he has never had the chance to get in touch with him.

Last year when I was in Enshi, I only heard from people that my junior colleague had won a special prize, but he was already a chief physician at that time, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

Once Su Xiao realized that Fang Ziye was something special, Fang Ziye's status and position were now quite different from his own!

At this point, there wouldn't be enough opportunity to flatter him, so Su Xiao even inquired about Fang Ziye's character from his acquaintances.

Although Su Xiao was the senior disciple, he had never had any contact with Fang Ziye, so there was not much brotherly affection between them.
"Let's meet first." Su Xiao picked up his phone and drove off in the direction Fang Ziye had sent him.

……

At 9:37, Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting into the back seat of Su Xiao's Audi and said, "Senior Brother Su, I really thought you were the kind of person I was talking about on the phone before."

"What kind of person is on the phone?" Su Xiao asked as he drove.

In Yishi, small noodles are a popular breakfast option. They taste slightly different from those in Yushi and have their own unique flavor.

Su Xiao was going to take Fang Ziye to what he considered the most authentic restaurant, though it wasn't close by.

“An outsider!” Fang Ziye replied.

Su Xiao laughed and turned left at the traffic light: "Ziye, you are really more interesting than the legends say. It is your senior brother who has been speculating too much about you before."

"I've always been hesitant to get close to them!"

Fang Ziye stopped talking, and then Su Xiao changed the subject to his beautiful junior sister Luo Tingzhu.

"..."

"Boss, three bowls of beef noodles, extra beef and less noodles." Su Xiao parked his car on the side of the road and walked into a small noodle shop that wasn't very well decorated.

"Okay, Dr. Su, please come in and find a seat." The male boss immediately greeted her with a smile.

After everyone was seated, Fang Ziye said, "Senior brother, you seem to know this boss quite well?"

“Yes, his father was in a car accident and fractured his pelvis. He had surgery at the county hospital, but the aftereffects were quite severe. He came to me and is recovering well so far,” Su Xiao said.

"It just so happens that his family's noodles are authentic, so we often treat them to our own people."

Generally speaking, the closer you are to someone, the more you pay attention to the taste of the food when entertaining guests, rather than the ambiance.

Yishi is not without breakfast shops with upscale decor, but the taste is just average.

However, after commercialization, it always loses some of its unique flavor and tries to cater more to the taste buds of foreign guests.

"It seems that Senior Brother Su is quite famous in the area." Luo Tingzhu smiled.

Su Xiao didn't reply, but instead asked Fang Ziye, "Ziye, have you offended anyone?"

"Why does your reputation in the group seem a bit shady? Some people say you're aloof and have asked you to diagnose it, but you never agree?"

"A group? What group?" Fang Ziye's eyes flashed.

He then explained, "I was the chief resident before, how could I dare to run around like that, senior?"

"There are several small groups, all of whom are directors from prefecture-level city hospitals. My mentor and others, including Xiao Xie and Xiao Ge, are not in the groups."

"Xie Jinyuan, Han Yuanxiao." Su Xiao was afraid that Fang Ziye wouldn't know who he was talking about, so he directly revealed their identities.

In fact, Su Xiao and Han Yuanxiao were in the same year, but after graduating with a master's degree, Han Yuanxiao went on to become a doctor, while Su Xiao was unable to pursue a doctorate and could only return to a prefecture-level city hospital.

Xie Jinyuan is already Su Xiao's very, very youngest "junior brother".

"I don't know about that. I shouldn't have offended anyone. I always politely decline. I don't have the habit of not replying to messages, do I?" Fang Ziye shook his head.

Su Xiao sighed softly: "Rumors can be misleading."

"In the small group, Ziye, your reputation isn't very good. From Director Gao to Tian, ​​there's almost nothing you wouldn't dare to do."

"There are also rumors that Director Han of Zhongnan Hospital was dismissed because of you, Ziye!"

“They said it was you who reported it.” After Su Xiao finished speaking, he looked at Fang Ziye seriously.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye's face tightened.

At that moment, he understood that if you don't want others to know, you shouldn't do it in the first place; flies don't land on eggs without cracks. Once there's a crack, it's impossible to be completely innocent.

However, Fang Ziye has a clear conscience about this matter: "It's not really a report. It was just that some leaders at the Enshi Sanatorium wanted to transfer me to the sanatorium after my chief physician appointment."

“I told them I couldn’t go, and my total hospital stay was extended.”

"This is a fact! It was a decision made by the hospital, and I didn't complain."

“I’m innocent too!” Fang Ziye explained again.

"Senior Brother Su, was anything else mentioned in the group chat?"

Su Xiao looked at Fang Ziye seriously. Fang Ziye had delicate features and clear eyes, and didn't seem like someone who would do anything crooked.

"There are many. Some people say, Fang Ziye, now that you've hooked up with a big shot, you're too busy performing surgeries for important people to possibly be teaching at a prefecture-level city hospital."

"Some people say that Ziye, you are going to work so hard to become an academician, so it is very likely that you will leave Zhongnan Hospital and go to a higher level."

“Some people even say that you’re working with the company to make money, and that you currently have tens of millions in cash flow.” Su Xiao was also Fang Ziye’s senior, so he told them all the rumors circulating in the group.

Rumors are hard to control. When a voice becomes a rumor, don't expect anything good from it.

"Senior Brother Su, they're wrong. My current cash flow is ten thousand times more than tens of millions—it's hundreds of billions!"

"I get three yuan for each rabbit model. If we need tens of millions in cash flow, we need to provide at least ten million rabbit models. But our country only has four million registered veterinarians!"

"Who's going to make up the price difference for me?" Fang Ziye complained helplessly.

"So it's just a rumor? I'm guessing you might have offended someone, and someone is deliberately trying to tarnish your reputation," Su Xiao said.

"When you have time, you should still connect with the real world. Although you can ignore these rumors, if you make a mistake one day, these rumors might put you in the spotlight!" Su Xiao suggested.

Sometimes, the last straw that breaks the camel's back is thrown on by irrelevant people or those you never paid attention to.

Fang Ziye's current achievements have attracted both envious and jealous people.

No martial arts world can be thriving and solely focused on the Dao!

Luo Tingzhu looked at Fang Ziye with a hint of nervousness, but her expression remained relatively calm.

"Senior Brother Su, thank you for telling me so much!" Fang Ziye took a deep breath and said.

……

"How was the noodle soup?" Su Xiao asked after wiping his mouth after finishing his noodles.

“It has a unique flavor; the Litsea cubeba has a very strong taste,” Fang Ziye replied.

"It's pretty good, the noodles are quite chewy, but it lacks a bit of the spicy flavor." Luo Tingzhu is from Yu City, so she compared the noodles here with those in Yu City.

Everyone compares the food outside with the taste of their hometown. As long as there is a slight difference, they will feel that they still miss the taste of home.

This is especially true the farther you are from home.

"As long as you can get used to the food, it's fine."

"Ziye, how many days do you plan to stay in Yishi?" Su Xiao asked.

"I'll stay for four or five days, then I'll go back to Enshi on the 9th," Fang Ziye said.

Slow travel is suitable for leisurely travel, not for rushing around to check off landmarks like a fast-food meal.

Today is Sunday, there are still four or five days left.

Su Xiao frowned and said, "Ziye, your senior brother has a favor to ask, but I'll tell you first, and you can choose for yourself."

“I have a patient here who might be helpful to your senior in the future. He also wants to have surgery at Zhongnan Hospital and has contacted me many times, hoping that I can use my connections to get him admitted earlier.”

"However, as you know, ever since Professor Liu from Peking Union Medical College Hospital started recording the admission registration form directly in video format, no one dares to easily tamper with the order."

His hospital admission is scheduled for February of next year.

“He thought it was too slow, so he wanted me to invite you to Yishi to perform the surgery. I explained to him that you are the chief resident now and can’t leave.”

"But this agreement still stands..."

"Ziye, if it's convenient for you, could you open one on Wednesday or Thursday? There's only one available." Su Xiao's voice was solemn, and his gaze was sincere.

Fang Ziye listened and instinctively gave a wry smile.

After hesitating for only two seconds, he nodded: "Senior Brother Su, since you've said so, then there's definitely no problem."

"We plan to do some casual sightseeing in the next few days. Just let me know when you've made the arrangements, and send me the relevant information in advance."

Su Xiao was the senior disciple, and the request he made was not beyond Fang Ziye's capabilities; he hoped Fang Ziye would perform an operation.

Fang Ziye found it difficult to refuse.

However, this trip, with all these things mixed in, seems to have a somewhat strange style.

"Ziye, thank you so much. I will always remember your kindness," Su Xiao said with great sincerity.

"Also, I'll find out about what's going on in the group for you and report it to Master. We still need to come up with a plan."

"..."

After taking Fang Ziye back to the hotel, Su Xiao took his leave, presumably to arrange for that important person's hospitalization.

While packing her travel bag and snack bag, Luo Tingzhu asked, "Senior brother, what do you think about what Senior Brother Su said about the group?"

"Gods have their way, humans have their way, and ghosts have their way."

"There are too many unknown channels in this world, especially in today's big internet era."

"There are just too many corners we don't know about," Fang Ziye said cautiously before adding.

“For example, the group that Wu Xuanqi pulled me into before is still there, and I heard that there are even smaller groups now.”

"For example, in August of this year, the vice president of our hospital went through the list of newly recruited employees. My mentor, Teacher Deng, told me that some people specifically asked me to go on blind dates and introduce me to potential partners!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu interrupted, "When did this happen? How come I didn't know about it?"

"I forgot the exact date, around mid-August. At that time, I was preparing for the upper limb injury case, so I didn't pay attention to these things and just rejected it directly."

"Of course, later someone explained to the vice dean that I had a girlfriend, and the matter was dropped."

"Even among current hospitalized patients, there are many, many people willing to act as matchmakers!"

There was one more thing Fang Ziye kept hidden: several patients had told him that his current girlfriend wasn't very helpful to him.

If Fang Ziye wanted to, he could climb many steps in one leap.

There's nothing to be ashamed of; this kind of thing happens all the time within the system!

Fang Ziye himself witnessed this firsthand. Take Professor Liu Huanglong, for example. With his own abilities and connections, his promotions were incredibly fast.

Fang Ziye's rise to prominence was actually due to the help of benefactors.

Luo Tingzhu's expression immediately became gloomy, as if she was a little unhappy.

"Tingzhu, don't overthink it. The reason I'm telling you all this is because it's all just hearsay."

"Besides, we're both great. We don't have connections, but we'll become those connections ourselves. Didn't you want to write a monograph?"

Fang Ziye added, "There are quite a few people from well-off families who are also very talented, but it's a matter of first come, first served."

Fang Ziye had also thought about it. In fact, Luo Tingzhu had many choices, especially since she was a girl and had more options than he did!
"Senior brother, I suddenly realize that this path is too difficult to walk."

“Someone as outstanding as you, senior, is still being slandered and defamed behind your back.”

"Are we ordinary people really just tools or resources in other people's eyes?" Luo Tingzhu asked.

If you are not good enough, you are free to make your own choices.

When you have some value, you'll gradually feel like you're not in control of your own destiny. If you want to break free from this cage, you either choose to leave, or you choose to walk the track as the leader when there's no longer room for your fishpond.

"It's not that bad, it's just very difficult to get through."

"The path of becoming a doctor is relatively friendly to ordinary people. After all, surgery is not child's play. You can only do it if you are capable. If you are not capable, you would not dare to be in a position and joke with other people's lives."

"Forget it, why think so much? Let's go have some fun first."

"I'm here for you!~"

“We have many alternatives,” Fang Ziye reassured him.

Luo Tingzhu's emotional change just now was not only because of Fang Ziye's experience, but also because her Dao heart was somewhat collapsing.

Luo Tingzhu then quietly went to pack the snacks...

After a while, Luo Tingzhu suddenly looked up again and said, "Senior brother, if you encounter any particularly difficult things in the future that you really can't solve, you must tell me."

Fang Ziye was taken aback by what he heard. He smiled and, while tidying up his backpack, asked, "Tingzhu, why did you say that?"

"Senior, guess why I came to Han City to study at university? Why not somewhere else?" Luo Tingzhu suddenly asked.

"Isn't it because Han City is very close to Sha City and Henan Province?" Luo Tingzhu had mentioned this to Fang Ziye before.

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu took a deep breath, nodded but then shook her head: "My grandfather died young; he died in Han City."

“My father was my grandfather’s fifth child, and my eldest uncle was his first child. Several of them died young in between.”

My father was born when my grandfather was in his forties. My dad was thirty when he had me.

“My grandma told me that I would be less likely to be bullied if I came to Han City,” Luo Tingzhu said very cryptically and cautiously.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye carefully calculated the results.

Luo Tingzhu, born in 1924, is 26 years old. Luo Tingzhu's father was born in 1998, is 30 years old, and was born in 1968. Luo Tingzhu's grandfather was over 40 years old when he had Luo Tingzhu's father, which means he was born 28 years ago.

Back then, when Fang Ziye came to Han City from Yu City without bringing his family, he suddenly discovered that Luo Tingzhu actually had a little secret!
For example, why is Luo Tingzhu's father a professor?

"Could you elaborate?" Fang Ziye swallowed a few times and asked.

Luo Tingzhu shook her head: "My grandfather died a few years after my father was born. Senior brother, it's not convenient to talk about this time period, it's quite sensitive."

"But some of the 'old people' that my grandfather knew are still alive."

"It's just a pity he's not my biological grandfather; favors are always one in a million." Luo Tingzhu's voice was low.

After listening, Fang Ziye had many questions, but he didn't steer the conversation in any direction.

When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. But Luo Tingzhu still had a slight red tinge, which seemed to explain many of the doubts...

(End of this chapter)