Chapter 46 (2/2)
Overwhelmed by excitement, the old man rapidly clenched Fang Qiu's hands to express his gratitude.
”Young doctor, you're amazing! Thank you! Thank you a lot!”
A moment ago, the old man was still calling Fang Qiu ”you kid”. But now, he was upgraded to a ”young doctor”.
”You're welcome. This is what I should do as a doctor.”
Said Fang Qiu with a smile. He felt very happy and blessed to help people repel their pain and illness. Then, he advised, ”Don't do any heavy work in half a month. Just remind yourself of that and you will be fine.”
”Hm!”
The old man nodded frenetically. Then, he asked tentatively, ”You won't prescribe me any medicine?”
”No, no need for medicine.”
Responded Fang Qiu, shaking his head.
”That won't do!”
Getting a bit mad, the old man directly disapproved his decision. ”If you prescribe me any medicine, how can you take commissions? Without commissions, you won't make money. Young doctor, you're still young. You have to make money and get married in the future. Don't feel ill at ease to this, just prescribe me some medicine!”
After hearing those remarks, Fang Qiu was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh.
Cao Ze, who was still at the door, watched this incredible scene motionlessly.
”What the fu*k!”
”There is a patient begging the doctor to prescribe some medicine because he is worried that the doctor can't make enough money?”
Suddenly, it dawned on him that this was why Shen Chun, physician Shen, always got along well with his patients.
The root of the problem was whether the physician could cure the patient.
Most of the patients were understanding and reasonable. If the doctor could cure them, they would be more than willing to pay the expenses.
But if the doctor failed to do so, they would feel cheated even if they only paid the doctor a penny.
”Uncle, there is really no need for medicine. You can walk normally right off. If you have any more issues, feel free to come to me.”
Fang Qiu rejected him.
”Alas! Today, I did meet a really good doctor. He has brilliant skills and excellent character!”
Seeing that Fang Qiu truly would not give him any prescription, the old man praised Fang Qiu gloriously before saying goodbye to Fang Qiu and happily taking his leave.
”This time, it merely cost me eighteen yuan of the registration fee. Really worth it!”
”I cured my pain without paying for the treatment! I'll definitely put in good words for the doctor!”
Actually, he did the calculation wrong. The eighteen yuan already included the fee for registration and treatment. For the convenience of the hospital, they just combined the two kinds of charges in one.
As the old man went to the hospital gateway, he saw a digital screen on the side wall of the lobby, which was full of pictures of doctors with good reputations, followed by the votes made by their patients.
The old man looked through the pictures but did not find anyone he recognized.
Even the picture of the best one in his opinion—the young doctor who treated him just now—was not there. Instantly, he felt there must be some dirty tricks in this rating. Thus, he went to the staff to ask how a patient could cast a vote.
The staff led the old man to the voting system at the center of the lobby.
Told him that he should first put in his medical record number, and then he could vote.
The old man did not know how to operate the system, so he let the staff help him do it.
After searching for a moment, he did find the name Fang Qiu, assistant physician in orthopedics, but there was no picture.
Anyway, the old man remembered that the young doctor was called Fang Qiu, so he asked the staff to vote for Fang Qiu.
This request gave the staff a startle. She could not recall there was ever a physician in orthopedics named Fang Qiu.
Normally, patients from the orthopedics would vote for physician Shen Chun.
”Is there a new doctor here?”
Intrigued, she still gave Fang Qiu a positive vote.
After the voting, the old man left the hospital, perfectly contented. Just as the old man walked out of the hospital, Fang Qiu ushered in his second patient.
A female student.
At the sight of Fang Qiu, the female student went frozen. Then, she shrieked in shock, ”Fang Qiu?”
Fang Qiu raised his head and was also petrified.
He knew the patient!
She was Wang Yu, a roommate of Jiang Miaoyu.
She was the one the oldest Zhu Benzheng fancied, who was the timid and lovable type.
”Student Wang Yu, hello.”
Fang Qiu made a gesture while smiling, ”Please sit down.”
It seemed that Wang Yu did not hear a word of Fang Qiu. She just gawked at him, still caught in her astonishment.
Reluctantly, Fang Qiu snapped his fingers and woke up Wang Yu, signaled her to take a seat.
”Oh!”
Wang Yu came to her senses and hurriedly to sit down.
The first question she asked was ”Are you really Fang Qiu? Not a guy who just looks like him?”
She still could not believe it.
She was too overwhelmed by what she saw.
Even much more overwhelmed than seeing the sun rose from the west.
”A freshman who just started his college life as I did is working at the First Affiliated Hospital as a physician?”
”Who would believe that?”
”Countless men with a doctor of medicine degree are still trying to realize their dream of becoming a physician in a hospital. But this student Fang seems to have long since achieved this goal.”
”But the thing is—he is only a freshman!”
”I am Fang Qiu.”
Fang Qiu pointed at the name tag pinned to his chest. Though it did not include his picture, it did show his name.
Wang Yu took a look. It sure said ”Fang Qiu, assistant physician in orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine”.
”How come you're a physician now? Aren't you still a student?”
Asked Wang Yu, who was genuinely curious.
”Probably because the hospital thinks my bonesetting skills are fine. I'm not a real physician yet, only an assistant physician. I still go to classes. I only come here to work once a week.”
Fang Qiu did not want to talk much about irrelevant topics during his work time. So, he quickly cut to the chase, ”What seems to be bothering you?”
”My knuckles hurt.”
At this question, Wang Yu immediately stuck out her left hand—the second joint of her index finger was visibly swollen.
”This afternoon, we did some class activity—passing around a basketball. But when I stretched my fingers in an attempt to catch the ball, this unbent finger collided with the ball. That's why it is what it looks like now. Can you fix it?”
”Let me have a look first.”
Replied Fang Qiu.