Zhang Yang walked out of Suqian People's Hospital and went straight to the bus stop beside the hospital. He then boarded the bus to go home.
It was the peak hour of work at noon. The passing buses were packed with people who were coming home from work. They were stuffed like sardines. The weather this year was also strange. It was the most stuffy and hot in decades. The bus that Zhang Yang was on was either air-conditioned or the driver did not even turn it on. As a result, the passengers on the bus complained incessantly and sweated profusely.
Zhang Yang was no exception. However, when he silently circulated the Medical Heart Sutra, a chill rose from his heart and traveled along the meridians in his body to all parts of his body. In an instant, it dispelled the heat on his body and allowed him to enter a state of calm.
At this moment, his phone rang.
He took out his phone from his pocket and looked at the caller ID. It was an unfamiliar number.
Zhang Yang answered the call.
"Hello, is this Zhang Yang?" A familiar voice came from the phone.
Although the voice sounded much older than before, Zhang Yang could still recognize it.
The owner of this voice was Zhang Yang's father, Zhang Zerui. He was currently the regiment commander of a certain regiment in the Nanjing Military Region, with the rank of colonel.
The previous Zhang Yang and Zhang Zerui didn't have a good relationship. It could even be described as father and son turning against each other.
Because he stubbornly believed that his mother's death was caused by Zhang Zerui. He thought that if Zhang Zerui hadn't drunk and driven, his mother wouldn't have died in the car accident. It was because of this that he hated Zhang Zerui, but because of their father-son relationship, he couldn't avenge his mother.
It was also that year that he took the college entrance examination.
Because of his mother's death, he had a serious problem during the college entrance examination. He only managed to get into Xuzhou Medical University. However, he was eager to leave Zhang Zerui, so he still resolutely chose to study at Xuzhou Medical University. He didn't choose to stay in Nanjing's famous medical school, and after graduation, he didn't return to Nanjing. He changed his phone number and came to Suqian alone, becoming a rookie school doctor in Suqian College Hospital.
However, the current Zhang Yang was no longer the Zhang Yang of the past.
No longer extreme and stubborn, he calmed down and thought about it carefully. The car accident back then was indeed caused by Zhang Zerui's drunk driving, but it was only an accident after all. No one wanted to have such an accident. Moreover, the damage and impact that this incident had caused to Zhang Zerui was far greater than that of Zhang Yang.
Perhaps it was time to mend the relationship between father and son. Because the most sincere feelings in the world were kinship.
"It's me." Zhang Yang replied. He had wanted to call him 'dad' but he did not do so.
Hearing Zhang Yang's voice, Zhang Zerui fell silent. After a few seconds, he sighed and said,"I know you still hate me, and I don't expect to be forgiven. But next month is your grandfather's birthday. All these years, your grandfather has always wanted to see you. So I hope you can come back next month. Your grandfather's health is not good anymore. I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left…"
Zhang Zerui was very nervous when he said this because he didn't know if his son, who had a prejudice against him, would agree to his request.
"Alright, I'll go back next month.”Since he wanted to mend the relationship between father and son, then Zhang Yang had no reason to reject Zhang Zerui's request.
"You agree?" Zhang Zerui was stunned at first, then he said in surprise,""Then, should I send a car to pick you up?”
"No need to send a car. I'll come back by myself." Zhang Yang refused.”
"Alright, alright, as you wish.”Zhang Zerui was afraid that if he said no, his son would refuse to go home, so he agreed. "Then, I won't disturb you anymore. Next month, I'll be waiting for you at home. When you come back, I'll personally cook your favorite fried prawns when you were young.”
"Do you still remember that I liked to eat fried prawns when I was young?”Zhang Yang suddenly felt a little stuffy in his heart, and his nose was a little sour.
" Of course I remember. At that time, our family wasn't rich, but you always wanted to eat fried prawns. I even beat you because of this..." Recalling his son's childhood, Zhang Zerui couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, I want to eat fried prawns when I go back next month. I hope your skills haven't deteriorated.”A faint smile appeared on Zhang Yang's face.
"Haha, I promise I won't let you down." Zhang Zerui laughed happily.”
After hanging up the phone, the bus had arrived at the bus stop near Zhang Yang's rented apartment. Zhang Yang squeezed his way out of the crowded bus and got off.
On the way home, her phone rang again.
This time, the person who called was Xiao Fan.
"Hello, Elder Xiao, what's the matter?”Zhang Yang answered the call and asked with a smile. He was in a good mood.
Xiao Fan said,"There's indeed something I want to trouble Mr. Zhang with, but I don't know if you're willing."”
"What is it? Tell me." Zhang Yang said," If I can help, I will not decline.”
Xiao Fan carefully said according to what he had discussed with Li Wan,"You know, in addition to my position as the executive vice president of Suqian People's Hospital, I'm also a postgraduate tutor at Suqian University's medical school. But because I was often busy dealing with things in the hospital, I didn't have much time to prepare the lesson plan. I would like to ask Mr. Zhang if he is willing to be my teaching assistant. Uh, I know that it's a waste of talent to let Mr. Zhang be my assistant, but I really can't find anyone else who can do the job, so I can only ask Mr. Zhang. However, you can rest assured about the treatment. Although you're only an assistant, I can guarantee that you'll be able to enjoy the treatment of a university lecturer…"
"So, what do I need to do as a teaching assistant?" Zhang Yang asked.”
"I don't need to do anything..." Xiao Fan said with a smile, but he quickly realized that he had let it slip and quickly changed his words."Ah, no, that's not it. What I mean is that you only need to prepare the lesson plan for me before I give the lecture. There was no need to do anything else. As for what class I'll be teaching, I'll inform you in advance.”
As a postgraduate tutor, Xiao Fan would lead a group of postgraduate students every year. However, he never taught students in school. He always taught them in the hospital through clinical teaching. Therefore, his teaching assistant in the school was simply a sinecure that only paid him!
However, Zhang Yang did not know about that.
"I'm still a doctor in the hospital on campus. If I were to work part-time as a teaching assistant, I don't know if the dean would agree…"
Xiao Fan quickly said,"Don't worry about that. The hospital on campus is also affiliated with Suqian College. When the time comes, I'll inform your Dean. I'm sure he won't have any objections."”
Zhang Yang pondered for a few seconds and said,""In that case, fine. I agree to be your teaching assistant.”
Xiao Fan was overjoyed and said,"Alright, alright. It's really great that you can agree." Mr. Zhang, you've really helped me a lot this time. I'll go and confirm this matter in the afternoon. When the time comes, the medical school might call you to confirm this matter. You just have to tell the truth.”
"Alright, I got it." Zhang Yang nodded.
"Alright, I won't disturb Mr. Zhang anymore.”Xiao Fan thanked Zhang Yang again before hanging up.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang shook his head and chuckled,""This Xiao Fan is really thoughtful. He actually thought of this method to thank me.”
It turned out that Zhang Yang had already seen through Xiao Fan's true thoughts when he first made this request. Zhang Yang could not bear to reject the offer because he was genuinely grateful to Zhang Yang. In any case, it was not a bad thing to be able to get an extra salary. After returning home, Zhang Yang had a quick meal and drank some medicine. Then, he sat down cross-legged in the living room and began to cultivate the [Medical Heart Sutra].
In the afternoon, when Zhang Yang arrived at the school hospital, he realized that Lin Ziman had arrived before him.
"Hello, Doctor Zhang, who was that old man this morning? He rushed over to ask you to leave. Fortunately, Napi Hu had already left. Otherwise, your salary would have been deducted.”Lin Ziman walked into Zhang Yang's consultation room and asked curiously.
"Oh, that old man only asked me to help him with his diagnosis.”Zhang Yang changed the topic. Was he referring to Dean Hu Qiang? When did he get such a nickname?”
"If it wasn't him, who else could it be?" As expected, Lin Ziman's attention was diverted. She said,"I didn't give him the nickname of 'Popping Hu'. Everyone in the hospital calls him that in secret. I only found out this morning. Needless to say, this nickname was very appropriate for him.”
Zhang Yang laughed and said,"It is indeed quite appropriate." However, you'd better be careful. If he hears you, you'll definitely suffer.”
"Don't worry, how could I be stupid enough to let him hear me?”Lin Ziman wasn't worried at all." Oh, right, my mom wasn't home this afternoon, so I haven't told her about what we discussed. I think it's better to say this in front of her. However, she will definitely be at home tonight. I will tell her face to face then. If the situation changes, I'll call you to discuss countermeasures. If he didn't make the call, it meant that everything was going well and that everything was going according to plan. ok？”
“ok!”Zhang Yang smiled and nodded.
Lin Ziman chatted with Zhang Yang for a while until Qiang Hu went to the hospital with his beer belly for a routine inspection. Only then did he return to his clinic.
After walking around for a while and finding nothing unusual, Qiang Hu nodded in satisfaction. He walked into his office, turned on the computer and air conditioner, and happily went online to play Fight the Landlord.
Soon, it was four o'clock in the afternoon. Qiang Hu decided to leave work early as usual. Anyway, he was the director of the school hospital. He could leave whenever he wanted. No one dared to say anything.
Just as Qiang Hu walked to the entrance of the hospital and was about to drive away, two familiar figures appeared in his field of vision and were walking towards him.
" This is..." Qiang Hu narrowed his eyes and adjusted his glasses with his right hand. Only then did he see the faces of the two people who were walking over. "Isn't this Zhao Zhuokai and his wife from Hongsen Group? Why did they come to my school hospital?”
Filled with doubts, Qiang Hu greeted him with a smile.
"Mr. Zhao, Ms. Chen, what's the wind blowing today? It actually blew the two of you here?”
"You are…?" Zhuokai looked at Qiang Hu with a puzzled face. In his memory, there was no such big-bellied guy.
Qiang Hu quickly took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Zhuokai. He introduced himself with a smile,"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm the director of Suqian College's hospital. My surname is Hu, and my name is Qiang.”
"So it's President Hu." Zhuokai nodded with a smile,"Your school hospital is really not bad. It has produced two good doctors with excellent medical skills and at the same time, they are also very conscientious." We came here today to thank them. At the same time, he was here to apologize to them.”
"Eh?" Qiang Hu was even more confused now.
What was going on? And it has something to do with the two doctors in our hospital? Zhao Zhuokai and his wife actually came to thank and apologize to them personally? I…I didn't hear wrongly, right?
Qiang Hu felt that he was really confused now.
"What…what is going on? Can the two of you please speak more clearly?”Qiang Hu said awkwardly.
Chen Wanrong replied," My daughter is studying at your Suqian College. She suddenly fell seriously ill yesterday and was sent to your school hospital by her classmates. It was all thanks to your Dr. Zhang and Dr. Lin that she was treated." But we misunderstood them and blamed them. Sigh…Now that I think about it, our actions back then were really embarrassing. Therefore, the two of us came here today to apologize to them.”
"What? There's such a thing?" Qiang Hu was stunned at first, then he was delighted. This was a good thing for him. He quickly walked in front and led the way for Zhao Zhuokai and Chen Wanrong. At the same time, he started to boast non-stop,""Doctor Zhang and Doctor Lin have always been the backbone of our hospital. They have superb medical skills and are friendly to others. They have always been the role models for our hospital. Ah, right, actually, when they first came to the hospital, they weren't like this. They gradually grew up under my careful guidance…"
Originally, after seeing Qiang Hu walk out of the hospital, Lin Ziman, who was bored in the consultation room, was about to chat with Zhang Yang. After spending two days with Zhang Yang, she realized that Zhang Yang was not only a skilled doctor, but also a knowledgeable person. It was as if there was nothing in this world that he did not know. Every time she chatted with Zhang Yang, she would gain a lot from it. Therefore, she had unknowingly started to like chatting with Zhang Yang.
However, just as Lin Ziman walked into the corridor, she suddenly saw Qiang Hu leading Zhao Zhuokai and his wife, striding towards her.
Lin Ziman's face changed immediately. She ran into Zhang Yang's consultation room and said anxiously,"It's over, it's over, it's really over this time.”
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yang raised his head and asked.
"The couple from yesterday afternoon came again, and they were led down by Hu Bapi," said Lin Ziman pessimistically. There is no doubt that they are here to cause trouble for us. Sigh, it's over. I'm probably going to lose my job this time. It's really hard to find a job now…"
"Haha, there's no need to be so pessimistic. Things might not be as bad as you think.”Zhang Yang stood up and comforted her. "We have to look in the right direction. Perhaps the two of them are here to apologize to us.”
"Apologize? Come on, that woman was so aggressive. Would she apologize? I don't believe it!" Lin Ziman did not believe his guess.
"Believe it or not, they'll be here soon anyway."”
In the short time they were talking, Qiang Hu had already led Zhuokai Zhao and Wanrong Chen into Zhang Yang's consultation room.
At this moment, Lin Ziman remained silent, waiting for the final verdict.
" Zhang Yang, Lin Ziman..." Qiang Hu was the first to speak. He put on a dignified fat face, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
" It's here, it's really here, sigh..." The pessimistic Lin Ziman was already mentally prepared to pack up and leave. She was just waiting for Qiang Hu to announce it.
"The two of you are really worthy of being the good doctors trained by our hospital! Good, good, really good! "I'm very happy and gratified. At the same time, I'm very proud. This shows that the two of you are seriously listening to my teachings..." Qiang Hu said incessantly and boasted again.
"Eh?" Lin Ziman was a little dumbfounded. She had thought that she would be greeted by a storm, but now it seemed that it was not the case at all.
Qiang Hu was spouting non-stop nonsense, but Lin Ziman did not listen to a single word of it. She turned her head to look at Zhang Yang with a face full of doubt, only to see that he was smiling at her.
"Could it be that this couple is really here to apologize?”Lin Ziman's mouth was wide open in shock.
Finally, Qiang Hu's endless nonsense came to an end.
Zhao Zhuokai and Chen Wanrong walked up to Zhang Yang and Lin Ziman with sincere faces. They bowed and said in unison,""Thank you! I'm sorry!" An hour later, Zhao Zhuokai and Chen Wanrong left Suqian College's hospital with Qiang Hu's company. Only Zhang Yang and Lin Ziman were left in the consultation room.
Recalling that in the past hour, Zhao Zhuokai and Chen Wanrong had apologized to her and expressed their gratitude, Lin Ziman felt a little unreal. It was this couple who had threatened him aggressively yesterday afternoon. Why did his attitude change 180 degrees in just a day?
Looking at Lin Ziman's confused expression, Zhang Yang could not help but laugh.
Lin Ziman could not figure it out. She shook her head and said to Zhang Yang,"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. You really guessed it. The two of them really came to apologize. Sigh, I say, what exactly is this couple up to?”
"Maybe they have a conscience." Zhang Yang smiled and did not tell Lin Ziman the truth.
"Sigh, the psychology of rich people is really strange. Ordinary people like us really can't understand it.”Lin Ziman shrugged. Her right hand subconsciously rested on the examination table behind her, but she suddenly felt that her hand was pressing down on something made of paper.
"Eh, what's this?" Lin Ziman picked up two bulging envelopes from the examination table. She frowned slightly, feeling curious and puzzled."Hey, this envelope has our names written on it. Here, this letter is for you.”She handed one of the envelopes to Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang took a look at the envelope and saw that it had the words 'Doctor Zhang'.
The curious Lin Ziman had already opened the envelope. Inside was a stack of red hundred-yuan bills. There were at least a hundred of them.
"So…so much money. What…what's going on?" Lin Ziman, who had just started working, had never seen such a scene before. Suddenly, she became at a loss. After a moment, she calmed down and hurriedly said,"This money must have been left behind by the couple just now. We can't take it. We have to return it to them.”She hurriedly stuffed the money back into the envelope and chased after him.
Zhang Yang did not follow her. Instead, he opened his own envelope. There was also a stack of 100 yuan bills in the envelope. Other than that, there was also a letter written by Zhao Zhuokai.
At the front of the letter, there were only words of thanks to Zhang Yang. At the end of the letter, there was a sentence:
"Regarding the incident yesterday afternoon, we are really sorry and guilty. After thinking about it, it was difficult to express our sincerity just by saying 'sorry'. Therefore, we decided to give Doctor Zhang and Doctor Lin 20,000 yuan each to show our sincerity. We know that Doctor Zhang and Doctor Lin are good doctors with medical ethics and will not accept red packets. But I want to say that this 20,000 yuan is not a red packet, but a gift from us. Although the money isn't much, our sincerity is very high. Doctor Zhang and Doctor Lin, please don't refuse. Please accept this money so that we can feel a little better.”
Just as Zhang Yang finished reading the letter, Lin Ziman came running back, panting heavily. The bulging envelope was still in her hands.
"This couple walked really fast. When I chased them out of the hospital, they were already gone.”Lin Ziman took out a wet towel from her pocket and wiped the sweat off her forehead. "Doctor Zhang, what should we do now?”
Zhang Yang folded up the letter that Zhao Zhuokai had personally written and put it in his pocket. He smiled calmly and said,""Take it. This money is not a red packet, but a gift from them to apologize. If you don't accept it, they won't feel at ease. Hmm…Just treat it as a good deed.”
"Can collecting money be considered doing a good deed?" Lin Ziman lowered her head and looked at the bulging envelope in her hand. She shook her head and smiled bitterly."If this can really be counted as doing good deeds, I really wish I could do a few similar good deeds every day.”
" Haha…" Zhang Yang could not help but laugh.
When Zhao Zhuokai and Chen Wanrong arrived, it was already past four o'clock. Now that they had left, it was time to get off work. Zhang Yang and Lin Ziman chatted for a while before packing up and leaving. As they walked out of the hospital, Lin Ziman did not forget to remind Zhang Yang that he must keep his phone switched on Sunday.
After leaving Suqian College, Zhang Yang did not go home directly. Instead, he took a bus to the Chinese Medicinal Herbs Market.
Zhang Yang wanted to speed up his training. Other than taking the herbal soup every day, he also needed to use some other herbs to boil into a lotions and soak them in it to increase the progress of his bone refinement. Now that he had 20,000 yuan in his pocket, he naturally had to go shopping.
After wandering around the Chinese herbal medicine market, he had spent almost all of the 20,000 yuan in his pocket. In exchange, he had bought large and small bags of Chinese herbal medicines. Although 20,000 RMB seemed like a lot, the amount of herbs that Zhang Yang could buy was not much. This was because Zhang Yang did not buy any expensive herbs. Otherwise, the 20,000 RMB in his pocket would not be enough.
On the way home, Zhang Yang used the remaining money to buy a wooden tub for bathing. This seemingly unreliable thing actually cost him a few hundred yuan.
It was already 9 pm when Zhang Yang returned home. After having a simple dinner, he started to brew the herbal soup for soaking.
Basins of boiling hot medicinal soup were poured into the wooden barrel.
In an instant, a misty mist rose and filled the entire room.
Zhang Yang picked up the porcelain bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Then, he quickly took off his clothes and entered the wooden bucket.
The boiling hot medicinal soup in the wooden barrel immediately wrapped around him.
Zhang Yang closed his eyes and endured the intense burning pain all over his body. He focused on his spiritual altar and began to cultivate the [Medical Heart Sutra].
The effective components of the decoction entered Zhang Yang's body through his pores. Moreover, under the guidance of the true essence in his body, it began to carve the bones all over his body, thus achieving the effect of strengthening his bones.
The process of sculpting bones was extremely painful. It was as if there were countless knives rubbing against the bones. This kind of pain originated from the bones. If one did not have great perseverance, it would be unbearable. Even Zhang Yang was gritting his teeth in pain. The veins on his forehead were bulging.
Zhang Yang continued to cultivate for the entire night. He only stopped when the sky turned bright. He stood up from the cold soup and jumped out of the wooden bucket.
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