The plump and thick-fleshed Elder Mei was lying on the hospital bed. He was draped with an Egyptian velvet blanket that his daughter had brought him. He was so peaceful that he looked like a royal mummy that was being auctioned off. However, the flesh on his face was still as thick and fierce as ever, and his belly was still as big as ever.
In front of his father, Mei Tiangui was as obedient as a little kitten under the throne of a pharaoh.
As for the others, there was no need to mention them. Only the silly little grandson, whose arms were like lotus roots, babbled a few meaningless words so that the ward would not be so awkward and quiet.
"In conclusion, delaying the surgery is a better plan for the patient. It'll be better for the patient's prognosis if we wait for a while before we perform the surgery. "Zuo Cidian felt that the sweat under his armpit was about to form into beads. He used to like giving speeches at conferences, but when he stood in front of the Mei family and was stared at by the Mei family's iconic fierce face and triangular eyes, Zuo Cidian felt like he could not even speak fluently.
Mei Tiangui lowered his head. When Zuo Cidian finished speaking, he subconsciously shook his head.
"According to the current guidelines. Two hours before the surgery, you can drink a small amount of water and clean drinks, and one hour before the surgery, you can eat some digestible solid food. " Doctor Jin, who was standing beside Mei Tiangui, said laboriously, "We can delay the surgery appropriately, but isn't two hours a little too long?"
Professor Huang was Elder Mei's doctor, and Doctor Jin was Mei Tiangui's doctor. Both of them were trusted by Mei Tiangui. Half of the reason why Doctor Jin spoke up at this time was to ease the awkwardness of the Mei family, especially Elder Mei. It could be said that Doctor Jin was being very considerate.
In comparison, Ling Ran's face was a little stiff, cold, elegant, dashing, handsome, elegant, fresh, refined, majestic, as if he was learning from someone else, and as if he was carved and polished …
Ling Ran said, "The patient ate solid food two hours before the surgery."
"Even so … there's no need to delay it by two hours …" Doctor Jin said softly, "Just delay it by another hour, eight hours at most."
Elder Mei glared at Doctor Jin coldly, causing the latter to shudder violently.
Doctor Jin said in a hurry, "If it's too long, the patient will be even more hungry, and it won't be good for the patient's postoperative recovery, right? Three hours is already the limit, and the current guidelines recommend shortening the duration of fasting …"
"The patient is fat." Ling Ran's tone was stiff, gentle, vigorous, pure, elegant, steady, and magnetic. His words were clear and melodious, and his voice was like gold and stone, filling the ears, like the clanging of gold and jade, lingering in the air. Just as Lu Xun said, "The sounds of the forest and the sounds of the spring are all essays."
Elder Mei straightened his fleshy neck, and he looked at Ling Ran with a fierce gaze, just like how he usually looked at people.
"Fat … If it's fat, it'll be fine if we delay it for a little longer …" Doctor Jin felt a little guilty. It was true that the time for fasting had been reduced in the guide, but it was only for non-fat people. Doctor Jin racked his brains and said, "Elder Mei actually only ate a little bit of food. Think about it, you asked him to lose weight for the past half a month, and he even fasted for a long time before the surgery. Any normal person would not be able to hold it in. Now, you're prolonging the fasting period, and you're even prolonging it by so much. Is it really necessary?"
"Yes," Ling Ran said. "The patient is a fatty."
"Alright, you have expressed your opinion very clearly!" Elder Mei slapped the edge of the bed angrily. He wanted to sit up, but because his stomach was too big, he fell back down.
His eldest daughter immediately went forward and said in a low voice, "Dad, let me help you up."
"I don't want to get up," Elder Mei said fiercely. "Just let me starve to death!"
Ling Ran corrected him. "You won't starve to death after fasting for two hours."
"I starved yesterday."
"It's not a problem for a normal person to starve for three days," Ling Ran said.
"I'm more experienced than you in how long it takes for a person to starve to death!" Elder Mei grabbed his eldest daughter's hand and sat up immediately. His face was full of muscles. "When we starved in the past, we had to build canals, dams, and construction to ensure production. What's wrong? Now that we don't lack food or clothes, what's wrong with me eating and drinking a little? "
His eyes were a little red, and his gaze was still so fierce, like a bear that had just hibernated.
His eldest daughter grabbed her father's hand and said softly, "Dad, it's not that Doctor Ling doesn't want you to eat. It's for the smooth operation and for your safety."
Even Mei Tiangui stood up to put in a good word for Ling Ran.
The surgery was about to begin. At this time, no one thought that reprimanding the chief surgeon was a good idea.
Elder Mei exhaled a few times, and his temper was finally gone. His tone became slightly better as he said, "Forget it. If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Just give me some water."
"You can drink some cola. Carbonated drinks can be drunk three hours before the surgery," Ling Ran said, "The limit is 300 ounces."
Elder Mei's eyes lit up, but he pursed his lips and said, "Don't try to fool me. Young Jin just said that we can drink drinks before two hours."
Ling Ran sighed earnestly. He opened his mouth and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Elder Mei.
"I know, I'm a fatty!" Elder Mei threw a tantrum and lay flat.
…..
At the end of the corridor of the operating theater.
Mei Tiangui smoked one cigarette after another.
When he was almost done smoking a pack of Chunghwa cigarettes, he saw Ling Ran enter the operating theater in scrubs and whispering to a few doctors beside him.
"Doctor Ling, say something." Say a few words. "Mei Tiangui crushed the remaining Zhonghua cigarette box with one hand.
Ling Ran stood in front of Mei Tiangui and looked at him quietly with his head lowered.
Mei Tiangui looked at Ling Ran's face and suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
Mei Tiangui snorted. As if he was thinking about a problem, he put his hands behind his back and lowered his head. He took a few steps to the side before he turned to look at Ling Ran and said, "Doctor Ling, you've performed three surgeries today, right?"
"Yes." Ling Ran had a faint smile on his face. "All three cases were hepatolithiasis."
Mei Tiangui nodded slowly. Not only did he know about the three surgeries today, but he also knew about the dozens of similar surgeries before him, and all of them were incredibly successful.
Even if he did not know medicine, Mei Tiangui knew that it was easy to publicize a successful surgery, but it was difficult for every surgery to be successful.
Therefore, even though he felt that it might not be the best idea for Ling Ran to perform three surgeries in a row before his father's surgery, since Ling Ran thought that there was no problem, he had nothing else to say.
"Doctor Ling, please take care of my father's surgery." At this point, Mei Tiangui could only use words to ask for Ling Ran's help.
"Okay." Ling Ran nodded and looked at Mei Tiangui again before he turned around and said, "We're going to perform the surgery now."
"Wait a minute, Doctor Ling. Um … is there anything I can do?" Mei Tiangui felt uncomfortable that he could not do anything.
"Just wait here," Ling Ran said.
Mei Tiangui shook his head. "Doctor Ling, we've agreed on three things before this. I mentioned three things, and you've done them. You mentioned three requests, and I can't fulfill any of them … "
"Okay."
"I've always felt bad about this. I don't know what else I can do …" Mei Tiangui looked at Ling Ran as he spoke and said, "Please don't treat this as a burden. I just want to express my gratitude and guilt. I just want you to be happy and have a smooth journey …"
"Got it." Ling Ran listened to Mei Tiangui's stuttering voice, and countless similar scenes appeared in his mind. He did not let Mei Tiangui continue feeling awkward. He waved his hand and said, "You can ask my team members. If they're happy, I'll be happy."
After he finished speaking, Ling Ran left behind a few stunned and ecstatic team members and went to scrub in.
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