During sumr break at Dongyang dical University,
the newly appointed principal, Qin Xiaoyuan, wasn’t too busy either.
Sitting in the office of the director of the Second Provincial Hospital, Old Qin brewed a pot of excellent civet coffee for his old rival, Tan Liguo, and handed him an unnad Arican cigarette.
The two just sat in the office like that.
After being competitors for several years, as it was ti to leave, they found themselves cherishing each other sowhat.
Qin Xiaoyuan even took out the civet coffee that Ji Ruyun had treasured.
Qin Xiaoyuan usually smoked too, but not often, mostly during outpatient consultations when seeing over a hundred patients in a morning. Between patients, he’d nip to the restroom and have a quick puff to relieve fatigue and boost his energy.
In today’s office, the two were surrounded by smoke, sipping coffee and chatting.
Tan Liguo glanced at Qin Xiaoyuan: "This coffee is really good."
Qin Xiaoyuan smiled, generously said: "If you like it, you can have it."
Tan Liguo couldn’t help but laugh: "So generous?"
Qin Xiaoyuan casually replied: "It’s no big deal! My son-in-law, Chen Cang, his Arican friends sent quite a bit!"
"He’s so lively; he went to an AATS conference. Guess what happened? Almost accidentally took ho all their annual awards!"
"In the end, the president felt bad and offered Chen Cang a presidency, but the kid was too busy and only took on a vice presidency!"
Qin Xiaoyuan was delighted!
Now, Chen Cang was his pride.
The previously modest Director Qin had turned into the boastful father-in-law, Principal Qin.
Upon hearing this, Tan Liguo was also a bit stunned, feeling quite sentintal: "Young Chen is truly impressive. In such a short ti, he’s grown to this level!"
"But... what’s this got to do with civet coffee?"
Qin Xiaoyuan laughed: "Nothing, just wanted to tell you."
Tan Liguo rolled his eyes in exasperation.
Old Qin, chuckling, said: "Well, it’s not entirely unrelated. Wasn’t it for a conference? Young Chen and the others were getting ready to head back ho, and just as they boarded the plane and were about to take off, they were stopped."
"The granddaughter of the Mayor of New York had congenital tetralogy of Fallot and needed surgery, and none of the AATS experts or vice-presidents could handle it."
"In the end, they had no choice but to call on Chen Cang. Well, the Mayor of New York, Old Kurt, extended the plane’s delay, then invited Chen Cang to perform the surgery!"
"The surgery was a great success, and Old Kurt then had his son use a private jet to send him back and also gifted a large pile of presents."
"Oh, and let tell you sothing; don’t spread it around. The Cutler Family donated 20 million US dollars to the Non-stop Heartbeat dical Research Center in Chen Cang’s na!"
Tan Liguo, watching Qin Xiaoyuan’s enthusiastic narration, felt a mix of envy and emotion:
"We’re getting old, Old Qin..."
"The future belongs to the young generation."
"Just look at you. You never used to flaunt, and now you talk about Chen Cang all day long."
Qin Xiaoyuan saw this, lit a cigarette, took a deep draw: "Shh... yeah, our generation is getting old."
"Indeed, we’ve been at this place for 10 years, haven’t we? I ca, and so did you!"
Tan Liguo smiled: "Isn’t that the truth! A whole decade together, competing all these years."
"But, who’d have thought I wouldn’t lose to you, Qin Xiaoyuan, but to your son-in-law!"
At this, the two exchanged glances and suddenly burst into laughter.
Speaking these words actually brought a sense of closeness.
Qin Xiaoyuan chuckled: "Yeah, speaking of which, you even gave my son-in-law a hard ti."
Tan Liguo couldn’t help but say: "You’re so vengeful! Besides, true gold fears no fire. If Chen Cang couldn’t even pass my little test, how could he catch your eye, Qin Xiaoyuan?"
The two laughed again.
After a mont, Tan Liguo continued: "Honestly, I still feel most comfortable working with you. It’s just a bit unsettling suddenly having a new person."
Hearing this, Qin Xiaoyuan couldn’t help but ask: "I reckon by September, my work here will be completely wrapped up. So, what? Do you have any news? Have they finalized soone?"
Tan Liguo nodded: "Yeah, heard a little sothing. I heard it might not be soone from Dongyang; maybe soone from Vice President of Qiyang dical University will be transferred here."
Hearing this, Qin Xiaoyuan suddenly paused, then frowned:
"Is it confird?"
Tan Liguo shook his head: "Not confird, because now everyone knows that the Second Provincial Hospital is a plum job. Everyone wants to co here as a springboard, but there aren’t many who truly want to achieve sothing."
Qin Xiaoyuan thought of this and suddenly asked: "So, what’s your plan?"
Tan Liguo, with a determined look, smiled: "At the ti, it was about ensuring good rear support for my nephew-in-law; maybe there will be room for maneuver."
Seeing this, Qin Xiaoyuan smiled: "Co to my place tonight, let’s open a good bottle of wine!"
With Tan Liguo’s words, Qin Xiaoyuan felt reassured.
The purpose today was just that.
He hoped Tan Liguo could give Chen Cang a hand after his departure.
After all, a local official holds more sway than a passing one, and hospital affairs, big or small, are ultimately decided by the director.
Chen Cang is capable; if an outsider cos, they surely won’t dare to push him around.
But the director will have their own plans as well.
It’s impossible for everything to go your way.
Most importantly, when it cos to fa and fortune, troubles are sure to arise.
This world is quite pragmatic; it’s not that simple.
But, with Tan Liguo’s assistance, Qin Xiaoyuan could be at ease.
At this mont, the phone rang.
"Principal Qin, there’s a little issue with Chen Cang’s defense."
Qin Xiaoyuan took the call and, hearing the title, knew it was a university matter.
"What’s the problem?"
Director Guan Wei of the Graduate Division couldn’t hold back: "Our venue might not be sufficient; we’ll need a bigger one!"
Qin Xiaoyuan, hearing this, was stunned: "It’s just one defense; why do you need such a big venue?"
Guan Wei was a bit helpless; many provincial experts wanted to sign up to attend the defense in recent days.
Moreover, today Guan Wei received many calls one after another; experts from all over the country who knew about Chen Cang’s graduation defense expressed their desire to sit in.
Universities maintain collaborations with each other.
Many universities even sent experts to learn from us.
Guan Wei couldn’t refuse.
He could only ask for Qin Xiaoyuan’s decision.
But Guan Wei considered that Qin Xiaoyuan had just taken office and analyzed the situation:
"Principal Qin, it’s like this, our university maintains a collaboration and contact with many others, and our paper’s blind reviews are sent to them, reciprocally reviewed by them. The experts and professors frequently exchange visits."
"Now, with Chen Cang’s graduation defense, they’re all voluntarily coming to attend, and we can’t just decline!"
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