Chapter 923: [923] Perfect coordination between teacher and student

“Haha, haha,” with this praise, the leaders of the county hospital were, of course, very pleased.

Noticing the student’s remark, Nie Jiamin turned her head and pretended to ask the student, “Do they want to accompany the child to Capital Hospital?”

Director Qi and his people were scared by her words on the spot.

Who said Teacher Nie’s Mandarin wasn’t good? Xie Wanying immediately realized her intent and was in sync with her, nodding vigorously to the teacher.

Nie Jiamin then turned back and addressed Director Qi, “Are you going to accompany the patient to Capital Hospital?”

“No, no, no, I, I’m very busy–” Director Qi stuttered and immediately denied. A round trip to the Capital would take more than ten exhausting hours; he had worked his way up to be a leader, and running errands was a job for the underlings, not him.

Director Qi looked towards the people in his department.

Unsurprisingly, they all wore gloomy faces. It wasn’t their patient; it wasn’t necessary for them to go, so why should they?

Understanding what everyone meant, Director Qi pointed at Doctor Zhou, “It was your patient last night, Doctor Zhou, so it’s appropriate for you to take responsibility.”

Only at times like this would the director remember his usefulness. Doctor Zhou inwardly sneered, fully understanding what this meant.

“Doctor Zhou is fully capable,” Director Qi assured Nie Jiamin and the others, “Teacher, you saw him work last night, so you know what he can do.”

“Teacher Nie is indeed well aware, and she just so happens to want to ask Doctor Zhou if he has ever considered applying for a graduate program at Guoxie,” Xie Wanying spoke on behalf of the teacher.

Director Qi’s group all changed their expressions at once.

Doctor Zhou couldn’t believe his luck as if a golden opportunity had fallen from the sky and hit him. Before this, he dared not even dream of applying for a graduate program at Guoxie–finding a supervisor was essential for master’s and doctoral programs, particularly with sought-after mentors.

“I’ll go!” Doctor Zhou was no longer “obedient” this time, brushed past Director Qi and his group, and hopped onto the passenger seat of the ambulance.

The doctors from Guoxie, sitting in the bus next door, laughed till they were bent over when they saw this through the window.

“This Yingying,” Doctor Kim pointed at Xie Wanying, “is clever.”

Inside, everyone was taken aback that the new leader, who was not fluent in Mandarin, turned out to be crafty as well.

“Drive,” Xie Wanying urged, waving to the ambulance driver without delay.

The ambulance door closed, and Director Qi and the others watched Doctor Zhou leave. What was troubling was that they could sense that Doctor Zhou might very well go on to a bright future apart from them from now on. As a result, all of their faces turned dark.

“Ah,” the president of the county hospital lamented not being able to keep Nie Jiamin for lunch. Pediatric surgery was harder to handle than general surgery, and it was tough to find a top expert. Turning around, he was very annoyed at Director Qi and privately scolded, “You, reflect on yourself.”

The more Director Qi thought about it, the less he knew what to say. Whether or not Nie Jiamin was an expert, he was aware that the level of his hospital’s anesthesiology department was simply not up to supporting this operation. He hadn’t anticipated that Nie Jiamin was a doctor who had returned from overseas, and domestic conditions could not be applied to her situation.

It could only be said that his scheming was astute, letting the young doctors take the lead so he could take credit if things went well and pass the buck if they didn’t. He hadn’t expected a genuine expert to come along and completely shatter his plans.

On the way back, Teacher He sat with Teacher Nie, while Xie Wanying dozed off in the back seat.

Geng Lingfei offered her some homemade bruise ointment, “Teacher Xie, you can use this to rub on the wound.”

“No need, the swelling on my face has gone down.” Xie Wanying thanked him and asked in passing, “Did Yunyun go back to her home last night?”

She noticed that their junior sister was the only person missing at the morning assembly and surmised she might have taken the opportunity to visit her family and friends in Bazhuang.

“Yes,” Geng Lingfei admitted, feeling a bit conflicted inside, as he remembered how Fan Yunyun had been competing for the teacher’s attention all the way yesterday.