Early in the morning.
Dew dripped down the tender tips of the spider plants, as if they could not withstand the moisture from last night.
The devil's ivy that was placed at the air conditioner was slightly dry. Its branches and leaves were curled, and it gave people a feeling of exhaustion.
Lu Wenbin lay beside the devil's ivy and looked out of the window as if he was in the same boat. A bottle of iced Coke was placed in front of him. It had long become room temperature, and it had lost its soul.
The pork trotters beside the iced Coke had also lost their temperature. They were like two trucks driving in each other's direction. One was traveling at 110 miles per hour, and the other was traveling at 50 miles per hour …
* Beep … *
The moment his phone rang, Lu Wenbin jumped up from beside the devil's ivy.
"What's up?" Lu Wenbin took out his phone and asked.
"The truck from Wuxin City is here to transport pork trotters. They want an extra basket." A noisy voice came from the phone.
"No, not even one more," Lu Wenbin said resolutely.
"Got it." The employee on the other end of the phone obediently hung up.
Lu Wenbin stretched, drank a glass of water, and slowly walked out of the room.
"Doctor Lu!" Immediately, the patient's family members who knew Lu Wenbin greeted him. Patients who underwent hepatectomy took longer to recover, and they had more family members, so they appeared more frequently.
After staying in the hospital for a while, everyone became very familiar with the resident doctors who often came for ward rounds.
Some people could even figure out the resident doctors' movements so that they could intercept them and ask them questions. They could also talk while they walked to get the most information.
Lu Wenbin imitated Ling Ran and put on a very sociable smile until he was stopped by someone.
"Help me cover for the next surgery." Ma Yanlin was very anxious and asked for help.
Ma Yanlin had changed the most after coming to Wuxin City for a few months.
On one hand, high-intensity surgeries had greatly increased Ma Yanlin's confidence. Under normal circumstances, Ma Yanlin would need a few years to be qualified to operate a retractor in Yun Hua Hospital for major surgeries like hepatectomy. Without three to five years, he would not be able to get the opportunity he had now.
In other words, Ma Yanlin's time with Ling Ran had shortened by three to five years.
For a surgeon, this kind of understanding was like an aphrodisiac that had an immediate effect. It was more effective than bullpenises, tiger bones, seahorses, chives, sea bass, oysters, cuttlefish, kidneys, and black sesame seeds. (You're welcome to thank me.
On the other hand, maybe it was because the air in Wuxin City was really good. After Ma Yanlin arrived, he looked much better. His cheeks were rosier, and he looked more energetic. The bags and dark circles under his eyes were gone.
Lu Wenbin looked at Ma Yanlin, and he was especially envious of him for being able to sleep until three or four o 'clock in the morning. He said in slight surprise, "Doctor Ling has to agree to take over his shift, right? Have you told Doctor Ling about this?"
"I did. Doctor Ling has also agreed to it, but I want to ask you whether you can make it in time. " Ma Yanlin clasped his hands together and pleaded again, "I've already sorted out the information. Can you spare a few hours to finish reading it? Doctor Ling might take the exam. "
"Is the exam going to be so harsh?" Lu Wenbin exclaimed.
It was rare for Ling Treatment Group to have someone take over his shift because of Ling Ran's strict requirements, especially during major surgeries. Every assistant was required to read a lot of information, and they might be randomly selected during the surgery.
Even though Ling Ran asked questions and the young doctors could not answer, and there was no punishment for them, for some reason, all the assistants were very active in reading the information.
In comparison, it was very rare for Ling Ran to specifically ask for an exam.
Lu Wenbin felt a little guilty, and he said hesitantly, "I might not be able to pass the exam."
Now, the doctors who followed Ling Ran to perform surgeries were quite familiar with hepatectomy, but the patient's information was, after all, not universal.
Ma Yanlin said helplessly, "My girlfriend came from Yun Hua. She's only here for a day, and she's leaving tomorrow. She insisted that I go over."
"Zuo Cidian hasn't come back yet, and Yu Yuan and I are both assistants. We definitely can't take over. No wonder Doctor Ling wants to take the exam. If you leave, the workload will be so high." Lu Wenbin raised his eyebrows.
With Ling Ran's speed of performing surgeries, it was very difficult for three people to take over. He often had to use the team prepared by the Second People's Hospital of Wuxin City.
However, compared to the efficiency and standard of Ling Ran's group, the team from the Second People's Hospital of Wuxin City was not good enough.
They did not have a professional Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, so they did not have the foundation to perform hepatectomy. In this aspect, they were about the same as Ling Ran's group.
On the other hand, the time they spent learning, the time they spent on surgeries, and even the opportunities for them to practice surgeries could not be compared to Yu Yuan, Lu Wenbin, and the others. As the frequency of surgeries increased, the gap between Ling Ran's assistants and the team from the Second People's Hospital of Wuxin City became wider.
Of course, in terms of absolute value, the team from the Second People's Hospital of Wuxin City was more than enough to be Ling Ran's assistants. Whether they could keep up with Ling Ran's workload, whether they could ensure that they were awake when they woke up at three in the morning, and whether they could treat waking up at four in the morning as sleeping in was another matter.
However, from another perspective, Ling Ran and his team could stay in the Second People's Hospital of Wuxin City for so long because Ling Ran's team did not have enough manpower. Otherwise, if they only used the people from Ling Ran's treatment group and occupied the hospital beds and other resources of the Second People's Hospital, the latter would eventually fight back.
Ma Yanlin sighed and said, "It's only one day. I've told the people from the Second People's Hospital about this and asked them to bear with it. I'll treat you to a meal later. You'll take turns, and there will be a total of three surgeries today … "
As Ma Yanlin spoke, he bowed again.
"You owe me five surgeries." Lu Wenbin did not just cook pork trotters, he also learned how to calculate the accounts.
"Sure, sure." What else could Ma Yanlin say? He could only agree to it.
"I'll go change my clothes." Lu Wenbin finally had a smile on his face. Five surgeries. If he was lucky, he might be able to get rid of two days' worth of work.
Even though it was not possible to get rid of the work directly, if he counted the work separately, he could at least get rid of some surgeries that he did not like … such as finger replantation surgeries that required six severed fingers.
Ma Yanlin nodded repeatedly. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by a young nurse at the nurses' station.
"Doctor Ma, wait a moment. Your express delivery arrived this morning, and it hasn't been delivered to you." The young nurse was polite. The doctors in the hospital who could receive express delivery were either associate chief physicians or above, or people like Ling Ran.
After Ma Yanlin thanked her, he took the express delivery and tore a corner of it.
In an instant, Ma Yanlin's expression changed.
"What is it?" Lu Wenbin was very curious.
Ma Yanlin took two steps forward and said in a low voice, "A condom."
"What?" Lu Wenbin did not understand.
Ma Yanlin turned around and glanced at Lu Wenbin. Then, he looked at the acne on his face and could not help but laugh. "It's something you don't need."
Lu Wenbin pulled Ma Yanlin's arm and glanced at the box. Only then did he understand. Then, Lu Wenbin frowned and quickly thought of a rebuttal. "Who said I don't need it? I often don't wash my hands. "
When Ma Yanlin heard this, the corners of his eyes drooped, and he said, "Big Brother Lu!"
Lu Wenbin smirked smugly.
"Doctor Ma." At this moment, the young nurse at the nurses' station took two steps forward. She waved her hand and said, "Doctor Ma, you still have two parcels. They were sent separately. You can take them too."
Two bigger parcels were taken out from under the nurses' station.
A little curious, Ma Yanlin turned around and opened the parcel. Fear appeared on his face.
"Why didn't you send them together?" Lu Wenbin asked with a learning attitude and the expression of an onlooker.
Ma Yanlin smiled with tears in his eyes. "Because they're not from the same brand."
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