top student at medical school

“Tingzhu, you’re not in a hurry to go back. You’re a postdoctoral fellow at Professor Deng’s station now, and you know all the people you need to see.”

"It'll be the weekend in two days!" Fang Ziye suggested after finishing tidying up the newly rented apartment.

This year, New Year's Day falls on a Wednesday, so it's a single-day holiday.

Luo Tingzhu is currently at a postdoctoral research station, and her working hours are not fixed, so she came to Han City from Enshi last weekend.

As Luo Tingzhu untied her apron, she looked at the results of the second cleaning after hiring a housekeeper and nodded in satisfaction: "Now it looks more like a home."

"After making the bed again, this three-bedroom apartment will be our other little nest!"

"The down comforter I ordered has been delivered. We'll go pick it up in a bit." Luo Tingzhu acted like the lady of the house, sniffing carefully to make sure the damp smell had dissipated before hanging the apron back up.

Fang Ziye pushed the chairs at the dining table further in: "The decoration is not bad. Apart from the rent being a bit expensive and the place being a bit damp, there are no other minor problems."

"Tingzhu, did you hear what I just told you?"

"You've met Teacher Su Xiao, and you know Senior Brother Sun Shaoqing. Let's have dinner together tomorrow, so you don't need to go back to Enshi!"

Luo Tingzhu glanced at the doorway and teased softly, "Senior brother, didn't you say last night that you're easily distracted when I'm here?"

After Luo Tingzhu finished speaking, she walked towards the sink to wash her rubber gloves and then washed her hands with disinfectant.

"Um... While it's true that food and sex are basic human needs, I'm not the kind of person who only thinks with his lower body."

"Listen to me, this week you're free, don't do anything, just organize the data, and leave the lab work to others."

What are we having for dinner tonight?

"Master originally planned to invite us to his house for a meal, but I declined!" Fang Ziye asked.

"Let's go get some skewers, it's been so long since we've had any."

After Luo Tingzhu finished replying, she poked her head out again: "You turned down both Teacher Yuan and Teacher Deng's invitations to dinner. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Fang Ziye also untied his apron and picked up a mop to clean the stains on the stool on the floor: "My two masters are actually testing me."

"After moving to the new ward, my status and other aspects changed quite a bit. Both teachers wanted to test whether I was ready for the change in status."

"The ward's administrative director has a professor under him, as well as an associate professor of hand surgery."

"He brought over an associate chief physician from my own department..."

"Everything needs to be arranged gradually."

"I've already had several meals with Brother Li Nuo and Brother Wang Zongkai from the Hand Surgery Department, but Professor Zeng Duoqin from the Orthopedics Department hasn't contacted me yet."

"If he doesn't send a message by noon tomorrow, I'll have to take the initiative to visit him."

"But I expect it to be about right!" Fang Ziye had a very clear plan in mind.

The new ward is divided into three groups, with clear hierarchical distinctions.

Fang Ziye served as the administrative director of the Department of Orthopedics, and the team he led consisted of Professor Zeng Duoqin, Associate Professor Wang Zongkai, and Associate Professor Fang Ziye.

The new ward's emergency department certainly cannot set up a trauma center for the time being, so what Fang Ziye needs to do is to take care of elective and emergency patients.

The general scope of our services includes three main categories: bone diseases, hand surgery, and trauma surgery.

The reason for merging them is to avoid the awkward situation of newly opened departments being completely empty...

If the world were peaceful and free from illness, that would be fine. But in reality, the number of patients far exceeds the number of beds, and there are a large number of empty beds, which is actually a disguised waste of resources.

As the administrative director of the orthopedics department, Deng Yong had to consider things more thoroughly when opening a new hospital campus and ward.

Luo Tingzhu shook her head and said, "Senior brother, these things are too complicated. I think I understand now. At most, I will be a professor, and I will definitely not be a leader."

"I can lead a research group, but I absolutely will not lead a large clinical group!"

Luo Tingzhu had followed Fang Ziye all along, so she knew exactly what Fang Ziye was busy with in the second half of December.

One word: busy; two words: very busy; three words: extremely busy; four words: busy for no reason.

Fang Ziye didn't have many stains to mop, so after he finished, he washed the mop and wrung out the water.

“The anesthesiology department is different from clinical departments. The anesthesiology department has little autonomy over what kind of patients it will encounter.”

"But in clinical departments, which type of disease you want to treat is entirely up to you."

As Fang Ziye was speaking, his phone rang: "Hmm, Tianluo brought Tonghua over for a free meal too. Do you want to treat your younger brother and sister-in-law to a meal?"

Lan Tianluo and Tong Hua have officially announced their relationship. Today is December 31st, the night before the New Year's Day holiday. Lan Tianluo just arrived in Han City from Enshi tonight and plans to stay until next week.

"Have them drive over, we'll eat here." Luo Tingzhu didn't mind their 'dinner' being disturbed.

"Where is your junior brother?" Luo Tingzhu still thought of Jie Han.

"Jie Han said he's going back to his hometown, probably with his girlfriend. Huang Shan is graduating soon too."

"I don't know whether to continue pursuing a PhD or just find a job."

"Oh, Professor Zeng's message has arrived, asking me to meet up tomorrow." Fang Ziye just happened to see the message sent by Zeng Duoqin.

"Are you nervous? You suddenly found yourself bringing a professor along."

Luo Tingzhu asked instinctively, then smiled and said, "I admit I asked too much. You've already taken care of the Gong family and the professor..."

Fang Ziye was naturally not nervous. Having passed the stage of being fearless like a newborn calf, Fang Ziye now felt quite at ease in taking charge of a professor.

The new hospital campus is not as strong as the trauma surgery group at the sanatorium, so Fang Ziye may need to personally participate in many tasks.

"Oh, by the way, Tingzhu, didn't Professor Zeng invite you back for dinner? Or is it scheduled for tomorrow?" Fang Ziye asked again.

Zeng Duoqin from the anesthesiology department now regards Luo Tingzhu as his beloved apprentice and keeps a close eye on her, fearing that she might be abducted or lost by Fang Ziye.

"Let's celebrate the New Year together tomorrow at noon," Luo Tingzhu said with a smile.

"In addition, Huang Xiruo, a senior I knew before, will be graduating after the new year, and she invited me to take a look at her thesis."

Luo Tingzhu felt a little embarrassed when Huang Xiruo was mentioned.

Huang Xiruo is Professor Zeng Quanming's doctoral student, making her Luo Tingzhu's senior. She is a lively and cheerful young woman, but Luo Tingzhu has made her a bit more low-key.

"What did your senior sister say?"

"Can she stay in the hospital?" Fang Ziye asked as he helped Luo Tingzhu hang her gloves upside down on clothespins to dry.

"Senior Sister Huang has a doctorate. Our anesthesiology department is currently facing a large staff shortage in the hospital, so she can stay. However, she will have to start from the very basics."

Luo Tingzhu nodded, affirming, "Actually, Senior Sister Huang's talent is quite good!"

"She just can't compare to my wife," Fang Ziye said, praising Luo Tingzhu.

"Hmph." Luo Tingzhu didn't reply.

"Senior brother, it's almost New Year's Eve."

"I couldn't be with you this year because it was a weekday and we had a video conference, but I still prepared a rather special gift for you," Luo Tingzhu said.

"Don't tell me it's Professor Liao Jia." Fang Ziye rubbed his hands together.

"To be precise, it is Professor Liao, but it is not entirely Professor Liao."

"Senior brother, can you believe that Professor Liao Jia got married in just two months?" Luo Tingzhu asked.

Fang Ziye was instantly stunned: "???"

"A whirlwind marriage? Professor Liao got married? When did that happen?"

"No, who is it?"

"Someone died?"

Luo Tingzhu patted Fang Ziye on the shoulder: "To be precise, we got our marriage certificate today, but we haven't had the wedding yet."

"I don't know who it is, but I heard she's a very accomplished older sister."

"Brother Wu Xuanqi is quite capable. He can dig up old grievances from almost ten years ago..."

After Luo Tingzhu's prompting, Fang Ziye instantly understood: "Tingzhu, could it be that you are abroad?"

"Yes, that senior sister went abroad."

"He is two years younger than Professor Liao Jia and is currently a free agent, planning to find a new job."

“Let me tell you, I heard from Brother Wu Xuanqi that Professor Liao and this senior sister had a brief affair.”

"Tell me more!" Fang Ziye sat down with Luo Tingzhu in his arms, and sent a message to Lan Tianluo with one hand, asking him and Tong Hua to come over as soon as possible and take a look at the new house.

A rented house can also be a new home. It's not that Fang Ziye can't afford to buy, but he hasn't decided where to buy yet. But he will most likely buy a duplex or a large apartment.

"He's not Professor Liao Jia's ex-girlfriend; I heard she just 'slept with' him before she went abroad!"

"He left after saying he had no regrets about going abroad." Luo Tingzhu's statement was concise and very simple.

It takes a certain amount of reasoning ability to know the whole story.

Being solicited?

No regrets about going abroad.

"What research area is this senior sister currently researching?" Fang Ziye asked.

"Artificial Intelligence and Genomics!"

Luo Tingzhu frowned slightly: "However, Brother Wu Xuanqi is already in contact with this lady. The platform of Tongji Hospital affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology is still very attractive in China."

"That's alright!"

Fang Ziye smiled and said, "Before Brother Liao went abroad, I sent him a document. If he really wants to return to China to develop his career, he will most likely come back."

“They’ll either come to our hospital or go to a sanatorium; they definitely won’t go to Tongji.”

"As for this older sister, as long as she is in Han City, it doesn't matter where she goes."

"A whirlwind marriage?"

"So that's why Professor Liao isn't interested in so many nice girls. Turns out he has some kind of unresolved issue here."

Fang Ziye had considered many possibilities, but he never dared to imagine that Liao Jia had been 'prostituted'!
"Senior brother, there's actually another matter concerning Brother Wu Xuanqi."

"That means Sister Tang is back from her vacation," Luo Tingzhu said.

“Um…you tell me.” Fang Ziye only knew that Wu Xuanqi’s wife was named Tang Yue, and didn’t know much else about her.

"Sister Tang is from the Department of Anesthesiology. She previously pursued her doctorate at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. She is 35 years old this year and I heard that she is one of the most outstanding associate professors in our Department of Anesthesiology's youth group."

"About three years ago, she suddenly chose to retire and go into seclusion."

"Nobody knows what she's doing. But this month, she went back to Tongji Hospital. My teacher has mentioned it to me more than once."

"I've heard that this Sister Tang is very capable."

Simply saying "impressive" didn't strike Fang Ziye as anything special: "Are there any specific examples?"

"She wants a patient to wake up in an hour and ten minutes, not an hour and eleven minutes."

"Among the younger generation in China, she and Professor Leng from Peking Union Medical College Hospital are the best at refining the management of anesthesia time."

"Right now, I can only achieve an error margin of within five minutes!"

Fang Ziye took a deep breath: "Really? The time to wake up from anesthesia can be controlled within half a minute?"

General anesthesia?

Luo Tingzhu nodded, her eyes filled with fighting spirit.

This was definitely not the worship, envy, or expectation she felt when she thought of the goddess at Zhongnan Hospital, but rather a fighting spirit!

Fang Ziye then said, "Tingzhu, let me tell you, if you really want to learn more about anesthesia, you can talk to Nie Mingxian more."

“Brother Nie Mingxian has a basic understanding of vascular surgery, so he must have his own unique insights.”

"Okay, sure!" Luo Tingzhu had already found her next 'target', so she started thinking about how to proceed.

The two then continued to snuggle together and gossip about everything that could be gossiped about.

The main problem is, besides gossip, I don't know what else to be tired of...

……

Tong Hua was more generous than Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu had imagined. After all, her willingness to become Lan Tianluo's "gold brick" proved that Tong Hua was very bold.

However, Tong Hua's age was still what it was; she was only three years older than Lan Tianluo. She was one year older than Luo Tingzhu, and only twenty-eight years old this year, so she wasn't mature enough to overwhelm Fang Ziye.

Conversely, when facing Fang Ziye, Tong Hua, who was usually poised and confident, became slightly reserved: "Professor Fang, Tian Luo and I are planning to buy a house for 160 yuan. I wonder if Professor Fang has any good suggestions?"

"After all, I'm at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and he's at Zhongnan Hospital."

Tong Hua's resume is already quite "fairytale-like"—a senior attending physician at the age of 27 is a rare sight even at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Fang Ziye, this 30-year-old associate professor, doesn't have a particularly impressive resume, but the specific details of his resume are simply too exaggerated. At his age, it's estimated that you can't find another person like him in the entire medical field.

"Dr. Tong, you two can discuss this yourselves. I don't even know where to buy it myself."

“But Tianluo, didn’t I suggest you stay in this academy? Why did you apply to my master to come and be with me?” Fang Ziye asked.

“Master’s intention is firm. You need help now, and I feel that our sect doesn’t need to be so reserved, so I agreed.”

"Moreover, if you want to practice your basic skills, it's better to go to the emergency room more often," Lan Tianluo replied with great certainty.

Lan Tianluo currently has no shortage of operational skills and adaptability; what he lacks is a more solid foundation.

Having witnessed more and higher levels of knowledge through Fang Ziye, Lan Tianluo now has only one goal: to reach the 'national champion' throne.

The "national-level" title is not awarded on a rotating basis, but rather through an entry system.

The admission system has its advantages, namely that there is no limit to the number of people, but it also has its disadvantages, namely that it is very easy for the tradition to be broken.

After Lan Tianlu finished explaining, he formally said, "Senior brother, Tong Hua went to the sanatorium and followed Professor Liang Yue. She entered the Natural Active Substances and Functions Laboratory."

“I got out, so she really wasn’t using me for anything.”

Fang Ziye looked at Tong Hua, then at Lan Tianluo: "You two just missed each other like that?"

"You were just transferred back to Han City from the sanatorium, and now you're going to Tonghua again?"

Tong Hua understood what Fang Ziye meant: "Professor Fang, my workload is very small, it's just a partial view, and it can be done here at the hospital."

"Professor Fang, you may not know this, but my research direction has always been the functional regulation of combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine."

"That's why I went to the sanatorium with my teacher before, and now Professor Pang is willing to give me another chance!"

“Oh, no, we should call him Dean Pang now,” Tong Hua emphasized.

She just wanted to explain that she really wasn't taking advantage of Lan Tianluo.

"That's fine too." Fang Ziye nodded.

"Tonghua, have you ever considered changing jobs?" Luo Tingzhu asked.

Tong Hua shook her head: "Dr. Luo, I don't think that will work. My teacher is very good to me, and my career is progressing quite well so far."

"I have no plans to change jobs at the moment."

"Although I know that Tianlu will definitely stay in Zhongnan Hospital in the future, I can't come to Zhongnan Hospital just because of him."

Fairy tales have their own opinions.

Luo Tingzhu shook her head upon hearing this: "Then it's a bit of a pity."

Tong Hua smiled and said, "Dr. Luo, I know what you mean. I also really want to get involved and have a piece of the action, but compared to wanting to get fat..."

"I prefer this clean and tidy look. If there's an opportunity in the future, we can collaborate again."

"Moreover, even if I were to change jobs, I would not join a research project midway through and reap the benefits without working on it."

Lan Tianluo didn't give a proper answer, but instead asked, "What else would you like to add? I'll go and gather another batch of ingredients."

“Giant’s liver”.

"Chicken feet."

"Pigskin".

"beef."

"..."

Fang Ziye and the others began ordering food rather rudely, and Lan Tianlu walked away upon hearing this.

Fang Ziye then said, "Dr. Tong, you've misunderstood something."

"Actually, our team is currently facing a significant shortage of talent, and pharmacy professionals are the next core members of our team that we hope to acquire."

“Tingzhu and I are not testing whether you approached Tianluo for the sake of the research project, but rather asking if you have ever thought about joining our research group.”

“Dr. Tong, you are a pharmacy major, you should know the difficulty of developing new drugs. As for us, we may be a bit young and arrogant, so we still have such ideas and obsessions.”

"These are my honest thoughts."

"The person in our team who understands chemotherapy regimens best is Liu Guo, Nie Mingxian's wife. However, she is also a clinician and only understands clinical chemotherapy regimens. She doesn't have a deep enough understanding of the most basic principles of the drugs."

Pharmacy is a new discipline.

If Fang Ziye wants to delve deeper into this area, he will need to invest a lot of knowledge. More importantly, even if Fang Ziye has the ability, he doesn't have the time.

I can't break it open.

"I'll think about it!" Fairy Tale said.

Tong Hua immediately noticed that Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu's eyelids were starting to flicker, as if they were looking at something meaningful, so she quickly said, "Professor Fang, what I meant by 'considering' is my teacher's opinion."

"Professor Fang, you also understand these things within the system?"

"Not all systems are as simple and straightforward as your surgical system; in fact, there's a lot of infighting in internal medicine and auxiliary departments!"

"Sigh!" Tong Hua didn't delve too deeply into their conversation, but she did offer a hint. That is, if she were to leave, it wouldn't just be her leaving; her teacher would also have to go.

“Dr. Tong, the surgery department’s simple violence is actually more violent than your pharmacy department’s,” Fang Ziye said.

Yes, there isn't that much infighting in surgery.

Why is this?

While you were arguing, we had already killed someone. What's the point of arguing then?

Straight to the point, that means a direct, head-on confrontation!
For example, Han Yuanxiao, and several professors in hand surgery, all of them left immediately.

Luo Tingzhu nodded: "That's how fairy tales are."

Fairy Tale's lips trembled slightly: "..."

"Okay, then I take back what I said before. I think tearing it apart slowly isn't so annoying after all."

Surgery is indeed labeled as all brawn and no brains, leaving no way out for others, right?
Fang Ziye immediately replied, "However, Dr. Tong, let me state my position first: if you and your teacher really want to switch departments..."

"You should definitely consider our Zhongnan Hospital."

"The compensation and benefits are negotiable."

"I also believe that Dr. Tong can work closely with our team."

Fang Ziye didn't know much about the pharmacy department, but the pharmacy program at Zhongnan Hospital was indeed relatively ordinary.

I haven't heard anyone at the hospital mention any special expert.

"Okay." Fairy Tale nodded.

Lan Tianluo returned at that moment and asked, "What are you talking about? You weren't bullying anyone, were you?"

Lan Tianlu instinctively looked at Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu.

"Ask Dr. Tong." Fang Ziye found it amusing, but he also knew that Lan Tianluo was deliberately saying it to Tong Hua.

"Don't talk nonsense. Professor Fang and Dr. Luo are both highly qualified and knowledgeable doctors. How could they possibly bully people?" Tong Hua explained earnestly.

Fairy tales are very sensible and worldly, yet they are not pretentious or pedantic.

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu were relieved and did not inquire about any further details.

After they ate for a while longer, Lan Tianluo asked, "Senior brother, do you have any ideas about the shift schedule after we arrive at the new campus?"

“Originally, Brother Li Yuanpei was also going to come, but Brother Yuanpei is about to graduate, and Master persuaded him not to.”

"Nothing can delay his graduation preparations."

Fang Ziye said, "Yuanpei will definitely graduate without any problem. I've read his thesis three or five times. There won't be any issues."

"A while ago, Professor Deng, Professor Du, and I approached Dean Wang, and this time Dean Wang made a special approval for our department to create a 'specialized administrative' position."

"This year, besides Xiong Jinhuan, another formidable person has joined us. If we really have to choose between the two, it will be a very difficult situation."

Upon hearing this, Lan Tianluo quickly asked, "Who is it? So fierce, can they even go toe-to-toe with Senior Brother Xiong?"

"Xiong Jinhuan suffered because of clinical practice, not basic scientific research."

“He has a doctorate from West China Hospital,” Fang Ziye replied.

"Then why did West China Hospital release him?" Lan Tianlu asked, puzzled.

"Because his teacher was exiled...because of financial problems."

Fang Ziye said, "Just because someone has economic problems doesn't mean they aren't a good teacher."

"It's not a clinical financial issue; it's that I was caught gambling online."

Online gambling is illegal, while hospitals are public institutions. Being illegal violates principles and can be unilaterally removed from the workforce.

Lan Tianluo: "Since Senior Brother Xiong encountered such a low-probability event, we can only blame his bad luck."

"With all the teachers gone, it will definitely be even harder to get by in a place like West China Hospital. I might as well try my luck in other places."

"Can we only hire one person this year?" Lan Tianluo was too far removed from the personnel recruitment process, so he could only ask Fang Ziye.

"Yeah!~"

"We can only recruit one student per year, but even if Xiong Jinhuan fails, I have other options."

“He’ll have to put up with this for a while,” Fang Ziye said.

Luo Tingzhu understood Fang Ziye's meaning: "You want to give one of those two spots to Xiong Jinhuan? Aren't you going to save them for your students?"

While Fang Ziye was hospitalized, he had two designated placement slots. These slots could accommodate two people in the hospital.

Fang Ziye didn't have any immediate relatives with such abilities, so of course he never used them.

Fang Ziye is the only college student in the Fang family. His maternal grandfather has a cousin who went to a third-tier university, but he is his uncle's cousin, so the relationship is still distant.

So Fang Ziye kept it.

"Let's wait and see. Jin Huan is a pragmatic and capable man. He's also flexible and adaptable. If we don't lose out to him, I'll have to find a way to keep him."

"There's one spot left, so I'm reserving it for my student," Fang Ziye said.

Since the three brothers of this generation have all come to this point, Fang Ziye still feels that it would be best not to lose any of them.

Fang Ziye no longer competes with either of them. He is now vying for the resources of his seniors. Li Yuanpei has taken the administrative route, so Fang Ziye cannot compete with him either.

Then Xiong Jinhuan's only favored one in this year's competition is Xiong Jinhuan.

Seeing that Luo Tingzhu hesitated, Fang Ziye said, "Of course, you can't go to Xiong Jinhuan to express your opinions in advance. Before Professor Han Yuanxiao's arrangements are released, we shouldn't say anything."

"So that Professor Han won't think we're meddling."

"And then?"

"I'd also like to see what choice Professor Han Yuanxiao will make?"

Deng Yong made a mistake because of his senior brother Wang Yuanqi, and it also implicated Fang Ziye. Han Yuanxiao now faces the same choice, while Fang Ziye has temporarily chosen to sit back and watch.

The topic was thus somewhat put to rest, and Lan Tianluo then asked, "Senior brother, I thought you would bring Brother Qin Geluo with you, why did you choose Master Nuo?"

"After being dismissed from his post for making a small mistake, Master Nuo was promoted to the Department of Spinal Surgery, while Brother Jin Hongzhou, who was also blamed for the mistake, is still in the position of chief resident."

"Brother Qin Geluo is currently preparing for a promotion and it's inconvenient for him to come to the new campus to avoid being isolated."

Fang Ziye replied, "Master Nuo has been promoted and is now looking for opportunities to practice his skills. Coming to the new campus is just the right time."

"The PhD student who came to the new hospital this time is Qiao Fei, who will be our group's assistant chief resident, and the master's student is Hu Qingyuan!"

"Tianluo, you and Feng Junfeng might have to take care of the beds later."

Lan Tianlu curled his lip: "So what can we do but manage it?"

"Use PhDs like Masters, and Masters like animals. We can't let Hu Qingyuan be the only one in charge of the beds, or he'll be exhausted."

With the new campus about to open, it's time for Fang Ziye's students to come back.

However, after their trip to Enshi, the group has become thoroughly familiar with the basics, but their other outputs are still not perfect.

There is only workload, but no complete scientific research output. It needs to be done slowly during the master's and doctoral studies.

They are all first-year master's and doctoral students, and they have a long road ahead of them.

……

After dinner, Tonghua took a taxi home by herself.

Lan Tianluo did not immediately follow Tong Hua because he had other matters to attend to with Fang Ziye.

With a new hospital campus and new wards, there's a lot to manage, and Lan Tianluo is certainly not a carefree free man.

After entering the newly rented house, Luo Tingzhu cut fruit and gave Lan Tianluo some dried fruit.

Lan Tianluo was so happy that her lips almost split open. She followed Luo Tingzhu the whole way, her flattering tone full of satisfaction: "It's so good to have you as my sister."

"You guys go ahead and chat, hurry up."

"Today is the 31st. We're trying to finish compiling the monthly data. The workload is even greater now."

"The first batch was the third time, the second batch was the second time, the third batch was the first clinical trial, and you still have the nerve to talk nonsense..."

In fact, Luo Tingzhu felt quite guilty at the moment.

Although she felt she was suffering, she never imagined that Lan Tianluo's life was not easy either. Although he had his father's 'accompaniment,' in reality, he only had his 'mother's' company.

"Okay, okay." Lan Tianma went to find Fang Ziye.

Fang Ziye was making tea and also looking through documents.

Upon hearing Lan Tianluo's voice, Fang Ziye said, "Tianluo, I won't discuss the issue of compensation with you for now. The allowance the department gives you should be about the same as what I received back then."

"You'll be working as a junior resident during your doctoral studies, which is basically like being the acting senior resident of a new ward—the kind where you get things done."

"And he also had to lead several other PhDs in performing surgeries."

"In addition, there's medication safety, doctor's orders safety, patient resuscitation, and the onboarding training for attending physicians within the ward..."

"Tianluo, do you think you can handle this? If you can't, then let's just not set up this hospital."

Upon hearing this, Lan Tianluo frowned, then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do it!"

"Didn't you go through the same thing back then, senior brother?"

Fang Ziye nodded: "Then tomorrow, you need to contact Professor Zeng Duoqin and the attending physicians under Professor Zeng Duoqin's group to find out Professor Zeng Duoqin's usual medical advice and habits."

"You also need to contact Professor Wang Zongkai of the Hand Surgery Department to find out his routine surgical schedule, liaise with the doctor he brought, and ask him to also do a good job of the team's inspection work."

"I only asked you to take responsibility, didn't I?"

Lan Tianluo can skip it, Fang Ziye won't blame him, but if he does, he'll have to take responsibility, and he'll definitely get scolded if he makes a mistake.

After all, lives are at stake in clinical departments.

“Okay!” Lan Tianluo said while organizing and collecting information.

"I have already set up the chief resident's mobile phone and phone number. After the new hospital officially opens for business the day after tomorrow, the emergency department staff will start calling you."

"Of course, there is no shift handover that day. We will participate in the hospital's opening ceremony. Around eight o'clock, we will resume normal patient reception."

"The launch event for the new hospital campus won't be a big deal, nor will it take up much time. At most, there will be leaders cutting the ribbon, followed by a period of time for doctors in various outpatient departments to sit on the sidelines..."

"Okay, I understand. I will contact the attending physician in the department beforehand." Lan Tianluo had previous experience working with Chief Resident Fang Ziye, so he had a certain understanding of the tasks that a chief resident had to complete.

"Tianluo, then I'll have to trouble you. This period will really be tough," Fang Ziye said.

"But it was also a valuable experience!" Lan Tianluo took a deep breath, shrugged, and seemed to have matured a lot in an instant.

Because responsibility was about to fall on his shoulders, he would no longer be just a simple little doctor.

Although Lan Tianluo holds a professional master's degree, he had already secured a doctoral position. This month, he passed the "High-Precision and Cutting-Edge Technology Special Program" in orthopedics, and his doctoral position was firmly in his grasp.

As for the master's thesis defense, Lan Tianluo could just pick any sub-topic to defend, and the hastily assembled defense committee probably wouldn't dare to say much.

……

After reaching an agreement with Lan Tianluo, Fang Ziye made many more phone calls.

There are those from Deng Yong, Professor Gong Jiahe, his mentor Yuan Weihong, Professor Zeng Duoqin, Professor Wang Zongkai (hand surgery), Professor Liu Huanglong, and so on...

In the evening, half past ten.

Fang Ziye stood at the window, looking out. His emotions seemed calm, but he was actually a little uneasy.

The head of the trauma surgery team at the sanatorium is different from the administrative director of the ward, and their responsibilities are also different.

The administrative director is the head of the household; if any problem arises, you'll be held responsible.

Whether you can overcome it depends on your strength, and sometimes luck as well.

But the road may be difficult, but it must be walked. Fang Ziye cannot always walk under the protection of his teachers.

It's time for Fang Ziye to step up and help others by holding up an umbrella for them and sheltering them from the wind and rain.

Fang Ziye had participated in the video conference, but he finished explaining the content of the video beforehand and then came out to calm down.

Fang Ziye held his teacup, looking out the window at the myriad lights of homes and the flickering neon signs.

More than forty minutes passed before Luo Tingzhu finally emerged from the hastily prepared study.

The sound of footsteps made Fang Ziye turn around: "Have they all finished speaking?"

"Ah."

“Now we are all more familiar with the process, and Tianluo has also built an AI agent that can quickly collect and organize data, so it is more routine than before,” Luo Tingzhu said.

"I was really lost in thought just now, that's why I drifted off."

"There are a total of 64 beds in the department, and I wonder how long it will take before there are no empty beds!"

"The students are doing well!"

"If we have too few patients in the first few months, how are we going to pay salaries/eat our food?" Fang Ziye was very worried.

Arriving at the new hospital campus was far from the wonderful experience he had imagined; the pressure was even greater than when Han Yuanxiao was the director.

After all, everything was blank.

No patients, no work; no work, no performance; no performance, everyone goes hungry...

"Senior brother, one must take things one step at a time."

“You’re not the only one coming to the new hospital. Even if there’s a lot of competition with other hospitals’ branch campuses, we can take it slow.”

"Moreover, Professor Deng and the others will also refer patients here."

"If all else fails, we can just have some fracture surgery done temporarily as a stopgap measure," Luo Tingzhu comforted her.

"Well, I'm afraid that's the only way."

"Tingzhu, let's go take a shower. I have to pick up some people tomorrow. Teacher Su Xiao and Senior Brother Sun Shaoqing are coming too..."

"They came here to learn limb-saving techniques for severe injuries, so we can't let them down during their training."

"If the number of patients in the early stages is not enough, I will suggest that they return to our hospital," Fang Ziye muttered to himself.

Luo Tingzhu was both happy for Fang Ziye and felt sorry for him.

In fact, Fang Ziye wasn't much older than her, but step by step, he had been under so much pressure.

Luo Tingzhu knew even better that Fang Ziye's pressure wasn't just limited to clinical work or the new hospital campus.

There were also students, junior classmates, and that mysterious meeting.

These pressures need to be released little by little! This will definitely be a very slow process.

The main problem is that Fang Ziye has too few capable people around him.

There aren't many people who can keep up with the pace of the traditional Chinese medicine industry!
Luo Tingzhu pulled Fang Ziye back, without saying anything unnecessary or interrupting his rambling; all she did was keep him company.

Spend New Year's Eve with Fang Ziye.

The following day, Luo Tingzhu continued to accompany him.

I accompanied Fang Ziye to pick up people, had dinner with Fang Ziye and Professor Zeng Duoqin, answered phone calls with Fang Ziye, and helped Fang Ziye entertain the people in the department at dinner.

I stayed up with Fang Ziye again, unable to fall asleep; I stayed up with Fang Ziye, suffering from insomnia; I stayed up with Fang Ziye, reading through all the regulations.

On New Year's Day, a holiday, Fang Ziye hardly took a break.

January 2nd, the first day of the new year.

The first working day of the new year is Thursday.

Luo Tingzhu got up at six o'clock, only to find that Fang Ziye had already gotten up and prepared breakfast, and was looking at the documents on his phone.

"Senior brother, you haven't slept for long, have you?"

"Forget it, I can't sleep. I'll probably only be able to sleep peacefully after today," Fang Ziye shook his head.

"I cooked some noodles, want to eat some together?"

"After you finish eating, go take a nap. I'll go attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony briefly, and then I'll have to sit on the bench in the outpatient clinic," Fang Ziye said.

"Okay!" Luo Tingzhu smiled and approached. Wearing fluffy pajamas, she skipped and hopped to Fang Ziye's side, then made several cute gestures, leaning back and forth to make Fang Ziye happy.

Seeing Luo Tingzhu like this, Fang Ziye smiled after a long time, pulling at the corners of his mouth: "Keep happy, keep smiling, and welcome a new day, hehe..."

Before seven o'clock, Fang Ziye left, while Luo Tingzhu continued tidying up the room. Actually, she couldn't sleep either, but she didn't go to the new hospital with Fang Ziye to avoid seeing his awkward side.

Since the new hospital campus was launched, and it was inconvenient to hold a grand celebration, there was only a very simple ribbon-cutting ceremony for the outpatient clinic area.

Afterwards, the heads of each specialty quickly returned to their respective wards, held a brief handover and celebration ceremony, and then...

Fang Ziye and Professor Zeng Duoqin rushed to the outpatient clinic to see patients.

The two had just stepped out when they heard a soft voice drifting from afar: "Professor Mao, have you heard? This orthopedics department is really something else this time."

"An associate professor leads a professor to open a new department. It's like he owns the hospital."

The man called Professor Mao said in a sheepish voice, "You mean Fang Ziye from the orthopedics department? I've heard his name so many times in the past year that I'm practically sick of it. After all, he suddenly gained power."

"Others don't need family connections; their own network is their own connection...after all, it's a direct route to the highest levels of government..."

"If you climb fast, you'll fall and it'll hurt a lot. Even the orthopedic surgeons don't seem to care, so why are we making a fuss? Are we just going to watch the show?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Duoqin quickly glanced at Fang Ziye and lowered his voice, "Xiao Fang, don't overthink it. Professor Deng Yong is your mentor. He wouldn't possibly flatter you to the point of ruin."

Fang Ziye nodded, not paying any attention.

From another perspective, what they said is also true. (End of Chapter)