Chapter 204: 204
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Tao Ping shoved a pack of tissues into the small pocket of a stuffed bag . "Young Ran, it's totally different staying outside than staying at home . You need to take care of your safety . Don't just eat anything out there . Don't work until it's too late in the night . Also, consult a doctor if you're not feeling well…" she reminded earnestly .
"Mom, I'm a doctor," Ling Ran argued in resignation .
"You don't even have the license to prescribe medication to others yet . How can you prescribe medication for yourself?" Tao Ping had been influenced by what she heard in the clinic . So, with just one sentence, she could already refute Ling Ran's words in the name of law .
Ling Ran nodded obediently . "Okay, I'll consult a doctor if I'm really sick . "
"Just go whenever you don't feel well . Otherwise, how can you know if you're sick? " Tao Ping reminded Ling Ran, even though she phrased it like a question . She did it just like a teacher who popped a question at the end of a long-winded description .
"Yes . I'll go if I don't feel well," Ling Ran said, understanding .
"You need to take good care of yourself when you go out . Don't ever think that because you're young, you can stay up late . It's good for you to rest early and wake up early . By the way, don't try to grab a cab at midnight in Shanghai, especially with DiDi [1] . It's very dangerous… Let me think . . . How about we get your father to drive you to Shanghai?"
Ling Jiezhou was terrified when he heard what his wife just said . He immediately replied, "Why do we need to drive his small and broken car to Shanghai? He doesn't have a Shanghai driving license, he won't know where he can park his car . It's very inconvenient for him . "
"Then what should we do?" Tao Ping stood on tiptoe, patted her son's head, and said, "Look at your son . It's fine during the day, but at night, people's moral values will be reduced to nothing . It's dangerous for him regardless of whether the taxi driver is a male or female…"
"What are you talking about?" Ling Jiezhou could not stand it anymore .
Tao Ping snorted and said, "I can't let this happen . Ling Ran, why don't you just stay in the hostel inside their hospital?"
"They don't have a hall of residence in the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center . "
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"Then, doesn't that mean they're lousier than Yun Hua Hospital?"
"They emphasize different things . Yun Hua Hospital is a general tertiary grade A hospital, so there are more ward beds and doctors . Every year, many interns and newcomers come to the hospital, that's why there's a hall of residence . Meanwhile, Academician Zhu's research institute is more like a specialized department . It only contains about one hundred beds and thirty doctors, so they don't really need any hall of residence . "
Tao Ping did not want to discuss that problem with Ling Ran . She turned around and said, "Old Ling?"
Ling Jiezhou trembled .
Every time his wife called him Old Ling, it meant that Madam Tao Ping was in a bad mood . Ling Jiezhou was very sensitive about that . Ling Jiezhou really could not handle his wife when Madam Tao Ping was angry over family matters . She was an impetus for him in moments like that…
Ling Jiezhou racked his brains and said, "Okay, let me contact my friend in Shanghai and see if I can borrow a car from him?"
"Borrowing a car isn't really good . " Tao Ping shook her head . She was not satisfied with his suggestion .
"We can't afford to buy a new car there, can we? We don't have the money for that . Even if we do, we can't do that . Business in our clinic has just become slightly better, but it doesn't mean we can buy a car whenever we want . "
"What if we rent a car?"
Ling Jiezhou took a deep breath and said, "Car rental is also expensive . We can actually afford to rent a car, but we aren't just renting for a day or two . It's for at least one or two weeks and it's too costly… Didn't you say you want to visit Europe? Something about the British Museum and the Louvre Museum… When I was young, I used to say that I would bring you there, but I never managed to earn much money . Neither you nor I were willing to spend money for the trip . Now that we finally have some money, are we supposed to spend it on car rental?"
"What you've said makes some sense . It'll be very obvious if we rent a car there . It won't be good if his new colleagues see it . " Tao Ping nodded slightly .
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"I didn't… Ahem . Boys will be quite safe . Just don't grab a car at midnight . If you really need to stay until midnight, you can just stay in the hospital . The hospital normally provides a place to rest for the doctors who are on-call, right?" Ling Jiezhou had quite the understanding of hospitals .
Ling Ran nodded quietly . "Yes, there are . "
"Then, it's settled . Actually, you don't need to wake up too early . You'll feel better if you get more rest," Ling Jiezhou said while he turned around to look at his wife . He then smiled and said, "Am I right?"
Madam Tao Ping smiled faintly . "Son, when you arrive in Shanghai, just stay in the hospital so that I won't be worried too much . "
Ling Ran shouldered his backpack and dragged his twenty-eight-inch suitcase along to depart after his parents' discussion .
Bed sheets, towels, and other personal items that he was used to had to be brought along . Besides, he also brought the small gifts given by his colleagues to show his respect . It seemed like his female colleagues had a discussion before they gave him their gifts . The items they bought for Ling Ran, like the toothbrush, toothpaste, socks, and eye masks did not overlap at all . They bought him so many gifts that Ling Ran had to return their gifts twice before he could pay back the favor .
After Tao Ping watched her son leave, she walked up to the first floor and observed her son from a farther distance . She then took out a pack of tissue papers and used one to wipe off her tears and blow her nose . Once she was done, she pushed Ling Jiezhou away slightly when he came to comfort her, and said while she sobbed, "Go and buy the flight tickets . "
… . .
The Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center was located next to Fuyuan Stadium . It consisted of four levels and was shaped like an L . There was a small gym at the center of the stadium .
Ling Ran was brought to the stadium by Xue Haochu once he got off the plane .
Xue Haochu had read through Ling Ran's surgical records . He also read Yuan Wei's X-ray scan and medical record . All of this made him admire Ling Ran a little, emphasis on "a little" .
Xue Haochu felt very proud in his heart once he returned to the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Shanghai . Xue Haochu had followed his teacher, Academician Zhu Tongyi, on many projects in one of the strongest orthopedic research institutes in the country . He had also published many research papers, and was slightly famous now . His insufficient clinical experience caused him to focus more on research, but in the medical world, research had always been more important than clinical practice .
Great research abilities drove the medical field forward . If research was not conducted, current orthopedic studies might probably still wonder why there was less blood flowing out of the body when doctors sawed a patient's leg .
Xue Haochu was very passionate when it came to the medical research field . If Ling Ran's surgery skills could contribute to research development, he believed that he could still treat Ling Ran in a friendly manner .
"Doctor Ling, this is the famous Fuyuan Stadium in Shanghai . Our national teams, including our track-and-field, basketball, badminton, and baseball teams love to training in Fuyuan Stadium . Our research institute is also in charge of providing sports health care . " Xue Haochu smiled confidently and said, "Doctor Ling, do you have a favorite star athlete? I can help you get a signature . "
"Not anyone in particular . " Ling Ran understood very well how it felt to have someone flatter him . As the saying went, "Do not do unto others what you would not do to yourself . " He did not like to flatter others and cause any disturbance .
Xue Haochu just assumed that Ling Ran was shy . He smiled and said, "Once you stay longer, you'll see that star athletes are also human beings like us . When they're not very busy, they'll be willing to give us a signature . If you perform well in providing sports health care, there will be star athletes who will offer you a high price to hire you . "
"Oh," Ling Ran replied without any excitement on his face .
What he liked was a clean and tidy operating theater, a temperature that was maintained at 73 . 4 degrees Fahrenheit, an anaesthetized patient covered with a surgery drape, and threads as well as equipment that always stayed in the same place…
It was hard for him to be fond of a stadium, which was hot and sweat-inducing .
Although the stadium had a large surface area and could accommodate tens of thousands of people, it did not provide Ling Ran the comfort he wanted . In fact, he was less comfortable there than he was in Yiyuan County Hospital .
Based on China's traditional values, a building should be built with a balance of Yin and Yang . The stadium could only accommodate tens of thousands of people, so the cheering would not be too loud . Nevertheless, it would never be as quiet as a morgue, hence it was very easy for a person to become arrogant in such places .
However, Xue Haochu liked the stadium very much . He breathed in the passionate air in the stadium, glanced at the green fields, and sensed the the contracting muscles of young athletes . He felt his heart grow as large as the stadium .
He casually looked around, and very soon, he found a person he was familiar with . He pulled Ling Ran over, smiled, and said, "You see, that's the main player of our Shanghai badminton team . "
Ling Ran looked in the direction of Xue Haochu's gaze . He pondered over his words and said, "He looks like a healthy person . "
Xue Haochu glanced at him and said, "He has always been healthy . Don't just casually throw those words around . It's a taboo among athletes . "
"Since this man is healthy, why did you ask me to look at him?" Ling Ran asked him back .
Xue Haochu was speechless for some time before he replied, "You look at athletes because they are healthy of course . What else would you be looking at?"
"Wasn't I invited here to perform a surgery for a star athlete? Is he here today?"
"You can familiarize yourself with your surroundings first and rest for two days . "
"Rest?" Ling Ran looked at Xue Haochu unhappily . He could rest anywhere . Why would he need to deliberately come to Shanghai to rest?
However, he did not want to argue with Xue Haochu . He found a long bench on the periphery of the field and sat down while he organized the information he had regarding the Achilles tendon repair technique .
"Are you sure that you don't want a signature? If you don't want one, I'm going to get one for myself . " Xue Haochu happily took out a box of playing cards . He was very experienced at getting signatures .
Ling Ran shook his head and sat on the long bench . He moved his fingers while he thought of something .
"Excuse me, are you a star?" A young girl suddenly summoned her courage and went up to Ling Ran .
Meanwhile, a married woman who still looked charming despite her age waved at them from a little farther away . She looked very polite and seemed to have a good upbringing .
All of a sudden, Xue Haochu did not want to leave . He held his playing cards and stood next to Ling Ran, trying to pose as handsomely as he could .