Chapter 742 - 344: Daily Life in the Operating Room, Equal Discussion with the Director (Part 2)

Chapter 742: Chapter 344: Daily Life in the Operating Room, Equal Discussion with the Director (Part 2)

It’s still different from doing bone setting for patients alone in the clinic.

"Dr. Li, Teacher’s Day is just around the corner. I want to buy some health supplements from your clinic as gifts for my teachers. Can you give me a discount?"

The instrument nurse winked at him with a playful tone in her voice.

These young nurses are incredibly clever one by one.

Conning Li Jingsheng into buying them bubble tea or seeking a discount on meds from his clinic, they’re basically acting in a way only second to being his ’girlfriend.’ They know how to leverage their advantages.

"Sure, since Miss Chang has asked, the discount will definitely be in place!"

Li Jingsheng agreed with a smile.

"When Dr. Ou finds out, won’t she argue with Chang Yueyue?"

Another scrub nurse teased with a laugh.

She was younger than the instrument nurse, Chang Yueyue, probably about twenty-five or twenty-six. Average height, besides being pretty, she was also the most talkative nurse in the operating room.

Generally, in Director Zhang’s group, surgeries involved three female nurses.

Chang Yueyue worked directly across from the main surgeon, passing instruments.

This interrupting nurse was named Chen Meilian, the least experienced in the team. She handled preparatory work, assisted team members in donning surgical gowns, etc. During complex surgeries, she helped Chang Yueyue pass instruments to the doctors.

Typically, Chang Yueyue was seated opposite the chief surgeon.

Chen Meilian often stood or ran around fetching things.

Whether in the operating room or the ward, those who worked the most were usually the least experienced, constantly being ordered around.

"Don’t worry, as long as you don’t act cute or wink at me in front of Dr. Ou, she won’t get mad." Li Jingsheng responded with a smile, then looked at the young nurse who chimed in. "Chen Meilian, aren’t you buying any gifts for your teachers?"

"My school was in another province, so I’ll just send a text greeting,"

Chen Meilian hadn’t been working long, so her salary wasn’t high, and her savings were limited; she saved wherever she could.

Actually, everyone was very frugal.

Young women these days seem to have seen through love and marriage.

While they’re still single, they’re working hard to earn more money, trying to save enough for a down payment and buy a home of their own.

They don’t care about the size of the house, just that there’s a small place they can call home.

The advantage is that they don’t have to look at a man’s face and don’t have to worry about being kicked out someday.

In marriage, they have more dignity and higher status.

"You’re so practical. If all your teacher’s students were like you, he’d only receive a pile of greeting messages. Watching other teachers haul gift after gift home, he would be heartbroken!"

Li Jingsheng quipped with a laugh.

"No worries, no worries. Those wealthy seniors will definitely send real gifts. I’m not worried about that at all." Chen Meilian waved her hand, unconcerned.

After graduation, it’s already good to remember the teachers.

Many students forget about their teachers soon after leaving school, burying them in memory.

Because everyone’s busy with work, marrying and having kids, various affairs, those less crucial social contacts are gradually dropped.

"Yueyue, when are you planning to buy? I’ll go with you! Lately, I’ve been hearing people praise Sunshine Clinic, saying how great its health products are and how elders and friends treasure them like rare gems. I want to have a look and get some gifts for my teachers, too."

The usually serious and icy circulating nurse jumped into the conversation.

This surprised everyone a bit.

"Teacher Ji, after all these years of working, you still remember your teachers’ kindness! Truly admirable."

Chang Yueyue said sincerely.

The circulating nurse was already thirty-seven or thirty-eight, much older than Li Jingsheng.

"Teachers are the most respectable profession, and they guided my career. When I first became a nurse, I didn’t know anything at all. It was Director Song who taught me bit by bit, constantly encouraging me so I could persevere to this day. I still remember once working overtime till past ten at night; tired, cold, and hungry, I was scolded badly by a patient because I went a bit slow when called.

I held back tears, running outside to cry.

I thought nursing was too hard. After years of education, my monthly salary was just over two thousand, and I was working overtime every day, exhausted, often scolded by patients and their families. I couldn’t stand this job; I didn’t want to continue.

Director Song called me to her office and gave me a candy.

She told me everyone who stayed in this profession, whether a doctor or a nurse, did so because they loved the job. Facing some setbacks and giving up easily wasn’t love. She also told me, whenever feeling really down, eat that candy.

Later, whenever I felt down and wanted to quit, I’d take out that candy.

But I never could bring myself to eat it.

It’s still in my fridge now. Without Director Song’s encouragement and that candy, I probably would have switched careers. So, every Teacher’s Day, I visit Director Song’s home."

Teacher Ji took the opportunity to share her growth experience.

She turned to the youngest scrub nurse, "Xiaochen, if one day you find this industry particularly tough, think about what I said today. You chose nursing because you love this profession."