Chapter 495
Zuo Cidian had frequented the Shao family’s restaurant as of late .
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He had the lightest workload in Ling Ran’s treatment group compared to the other members . Now that he was a bachelor again, he often came to the Shao family’s restaurant when he was free .
Of course, the doctors’ free time in Ling Ran’s treatment group was usually calculated in hours .
Zuo Cidian got off work forty minutes earlier than usual and went to the Shao family’s restaurant . The first dish he desired was the popular bamboo rat dish, and he ordered some side dishes . He saw Boss Shao come in from the back door with a welcoming smile .
“Boss Shao, I haven’t seen you in two weeks . Where have you been?” Zuo Cidian greeted him in a half-teasing manner .
Boss Shao said with a smile, “I lived in the hospital and stayed in the General Surgery Department . ”
“You were hospitalized again? What’s wrong?”
“I had bowel resection surgery before . Lately, I had a little indigestion . So, I was hospitalized a while ago,” Boss Shao mentioned it casually as if it was really a small problem for him .
Zuo Cidian was shocked . “You had to be hospitalized for two weeks for constipation?”
“Well, they also performed other check-ups along the way . It’s a hospital . If you go there, you have to stay there for a while . You should know about it pretty well . By the way, are you guys having some kind of celebration?”
“It’s a meeting within the group . ” Zuo Cidian smiled and said, “I have to go out tomorrow, so I want to have a good meal today . ”
“I heard that Doctor Ling’s treatment group has been growing steadily . I’ve heard about it quite a few times in the restaurant . ” Boss Shao was familiar with Yun Hua Hospital and knew much more than Zuo Cidian . In between their conversation, Boss Shao added two dishes for free and asked, “Is Doctor Ling developing a new surgical method?”
If someone could mention the term “surgical method”, then that person was not a complete layman to a doctor . Zuo Cidian said happily, “Hasn’t Doctor Ling been performing hepatectomies lately? He also learned cholecystectomy using abdominoscopes . After all, the liver and bile duct are never separated from each other . By the way, Boss Shao, how is your liver and bile duct?”
“I had my liver resected, and had choledochoscopic gallbladder-preserving cholelithotomy for my gallbladder . ” Boss Shao smiled .
Zuo Cidian was amazed . He looked at Boss Shao from top to bottom as if he saw something interesting . “You had hepatectomy?”
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“I had it done some time ago in Yun Hua Hospital . ” Boss Shao smiled . “That time, I fell and felt pain at the area around my liver . I quickly made a call and was sent to the hospital . I only lost about 1,000cc of blood . ”
Zuo Cidian once again looked at Boss Shao in shock . ‘How can you be so proud about losing 1,000cc of blood? You had hepatectomy . It’s not as if you just got yourself a deal by buying a cheap liver . ’
“Um… doctors nowadays don’t really recommend choledochoscopic gallbladder-preserving cholelithotomy anymore, right?” Zuo Cidian felt that the topic of hepatectomy was too vicious, and he decided to flee to a new topic .
For Boss Shao, choledochoscopic gallbladder-preserving cholelithotomy was indeed something very simple . He smiled and said, “I don’t know about other patients, but the shrinkage rate of my gallbladder seems to be quite alright . Also, I often had the chance to have abdominoscopy and abdominal surgery . If there is a recurrence of stones in the gallbladder, they could remove it while I was having surgery . ”
Zuo Cidian was speechless . Removing the stones while he was having another surgery was too good of a reason . He even thought that if other people could do the same, it would be great .
“Do you want a large portion of roasted meat?” Boss Shao asked in a very good mood .
“You’re not offering tamarisk barbecue anymore?”
“Tamarisk is too expensive, and I don’t want to reuse it . So, I just use an iron skewer to barbeque it . Its aroma is not as good . ”
Zuo Cidian laughed and said, “It is, but Boss Shao, aren’t you exposing yourself a little too much?”
Boss Shao looked at Zuo Cidian and said, “I helped you save money because you have to buy a house, buy a car, pay loans, get married, raise a child, buy milk powder for your child, pay tuition, buy LV, Chanel, Gucci, Hermes, and Burberry for your wife…”
“I see . I see . It’s my fault, my fault…” Zuo Cidian did not want to listen anymore . He just borrowed a loan to buy a BMW, and he had to pay more than 10,000 RMB a month . With all the other living expenses, he returned to a poor life . He did not even want to hear the word “luxury bag” anymore .
Boss Shao chuckled . “I envy you . I can’t believe you still have the courage to eat bamboo rats, I have to be very careful with the stuff I eat now . ”
“You’re short of bile, and I am short of money . Sounds about right . ” Zuo Cidian did not know whether he should be happy or sad .
Before long, a 22-feet long Escalade stopped in a grand manner in front of the restaurant .
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Ling Ran, Yu Yuan, and the rest came down from the car one after another .
The three interns, Zheng Jun, Xiang Xueming, and Guan Fei also walked out from the back .
Guan Fei, the young lady, was the most excited . She shouted, “I didn’t expect a lengthened Cadillac to be among one of DiDi’s multi-purpose vehicles!”
“It’s an Escalade . ” Zheng Jun corrected her, and he casually and quietly touched the paint on the back of the car .
Many young people felt that the Rolls-Royce Phantom was too old-fashioned, but in comparison with it, the Escalade’s tough and mighty appearance was not the same, it would make people feel like they were young, rich, and sexy from their hearts .
Zheng Jun liked cars very much . He wanted to stay in big cities and drive a car . But resident doctors could not afford a car without financial help from home . However, if they stayed in big cities like Yun Hua, they could at least rent a car . If they collected more coupons, the price would not be completely unmanageable . It would still be okay if they occasionally satisfied their urges like this .
Guan Fei favored luxury cars the most . She took a few selfies in the car before she hurriedly followed the crowd into Shao family’s restaurant .
As Boss Shao welcomed them, a few cold dishes were quickly served . A large piece of roasted pork and an oven-baked lamb chop were served on the table .
“I’ll go and barbeque some mini beef skewers . Hold on . ” Boss Shao went to do his work happily .
“I’ll go grab a few bottles of beer . ” Zhang Anmin voluntarily got up and went to the bar .
When he was at the bar counter, Zhang Anmin asked for some beers and said, “I’ll pay for it here . ”
“Now?” asked the cashier at the bar counter .
“Yes,” Zhang Anmin said, “I’ll pay the bill first . I’ll pay again later on if there’s any extra order . ”
“Okay, please have a look at the bill first . ” The cashier printed small piece of paper for Zhang Anmin .
Zhang Anmin glanced at it, and he quirked his eyebrows, “So expensive?”
“You ordered four bamboo rats . ” The cashier pointed at the top of the piece of paper .
Zhang Anmin’s mouth twitched . He endured the pain of having to pay so much money before he handed over a bank card . Then, he pulled out another one . He said, “Swipe the cards separately . ”
In his heart, Zhang Anmin comforted himself . ‘This is for the sake of social activities . Isn’t this how personal money is supposed to be used?’
The cashier nodded and asked, “How much should I swipe for each card?”
“Swipe 2,460 RMB from this . ” Zhang Anmin pointed at the bank card with his personal money and said, “Swipe the rest with the other card . ”
The cashier pressed on a calculator and swiped from the bank card with Zhang Anmin’s personal money . When Zhang Anmin keyed in his password, his heart ached .
Then, the cashier continued to swipe the second card, but it was unsuccessful .
“The balance is insufficient,” the cashier said .
“Impossible,” Zhang Anmin quickly pulled out his phone and saw that the balance was indeed not enough .
He looked carefully again, and he saw the message from his wife . [I signed our son up for tuition classes . So, save up some money this month . ]
Zhang Anmin was stunned on the spot .
“Sir?” the cashier urged him .
“What’s wrong?” Ling Ran came over to check on his bamboo rat dish, and he saw Zhang Anmin .
Zhang Anmin, a basic attending physician, could not help but feel embarrassed .
Ling Ran looked at the cashier .
The cashier felt shivers down his spine just by being stared at by Ling Ran . He could not help but say, “This gentleman wanted to pay the bill, but his bank card balance is insufficient . ”
Ling Ran looked again at Zhang Anmin .
Zhang Anmin said helplessly, “I took out the wrong card . ”
Ling Ran said, “There will be a freelance surgery tomorrow, so the expenses for departmental meals are generally paid by the hospital who hired the freelance surgeon . ”
“Huh? You can actually do things like this?” Zhang Anmin was surprised .
“Yes, because during freelance surgeries, we usually do not have time to eat a big meal . ” Ling Ran paused and waved at Zuo Cidian .
Zuo Cidian ran over and asked anxiously, “Doctor Ling, is the kitchen not clean?”
“I haven’t seen it yet . I’ll arrange for Zhang Anmin to be the first assistant tomorrow . ” Ling Ran gave a command and went to the kitchen .
Zhang Anmin had not registered the situation yet . He looked back at Zuo Cidian and asked, “Why… did he do that?”
Zuo Cidian, a middle-aged, junior level resident doctor who came from the town hospital, looked at Zhang Anmin, an attending physician from Yun Hua Hospital who graduated from a famous school . He gave a faint smile and said, “I guess it’s because he discovered that you’re poor . ”