584 I’ll Drink to You (2/2)

”Can't you guys smoke outside if you want to smoke?”

”I know right?”

Now that so many people were making noise, the patients who were queueing up and the doctors who were offering consultation were no longer in the mood to smoke. They had no choice but to kill their cigarettes. They then cleared their throats to prove their innocence.

Department Director Hong, too, sighed and tossed the cigarette he was smoking on the floor. He stomped on it and shook his head. ”I'll just stop smoking for the time being and increase my lifespan by two days.”

Hua Tao, who was the one who started the smoking spree, too, tossed his cigarette on the floor. He laughed, ”Then, I'll increase my lifespan by two days too. Oh, the silk banner. Doctor Ling, I got you a silk banner.

As Hua Tao spoke, he asked someone to show Ling Ran the bright red silk banner.

The words written on the silk banner were golden, and the silk banner was as long and as wide as a human being. The tassels below it were as long as cats, and the silk banner looked extremely old-fashioned.

However, old-fashioned banners were still very eye-catching, and doctors usually loved them. If a patient were to get creative and send a doctor a digital silk banner, the doctor would probably prefer an old-fashioned silk banner to it.

”Thank you very much.” Ling Ran had received silk banners before.

A few nurses from the Bazhaixiang hospital branch walked over to Ling Ran and looked at the silk banner. They were a little envious and a little curious. Silk banners were rarely seen in local hospitals, as most patients only headed to those hospitals to receive fluid transfusion or minor surgeries. And even after that, they would still be extremely doubtful of the quality of the medical care they received. Why would they give the doctors a silk banner?

”Doctor Ling, go ahead and offer consultation. I'll be back in the afternoon to treat you guys to a meal.” After Hua Tao gave Ling Ran the silk banner, he took his leave. Since there were many patients in the reception hall, Hua Tao did not find it appropriate to talk much either.

Ling Ran nodded and said, ”Don't smoke when you're accompanying your wife in the ward.”

”Ah?” Hua Tao did not know what Ling Ran was talking about.

”Remember the test you were given after your wife's surgery?” Ling Ran asked. ”Taboos of finger replantation surgery. Does this ring a bell?”

Hua Tao slapped his head. ”Yes, yes. I know what you're talking about. I remember.”

He laughed self-deprecatingly and said, ”I swear that I've never smoked in the ward in front of my wife before.”

Department Director Hong cleared his throat loudly a few times. He then said to Chief Physician Wang Haiyang, who was standing beside him, ”The Hand Surgery Department really discriminates against smokers. It's normal for patients to be banned from smoking, but why are the family members banned too?”

Wang Haiyang rolled his eyes and retorted. ”As the department director of the Respiratory Medicine Department, should you even be smoking four packets of cigarettes a day?”

”These cigarettes are low in tar.” Department Director Hong took out a packet of cigarettes from his pocket, placed it on the table, and cleared his throat a few times.

…...

It was night.

Cangping District Hospital sent some people over to organize a banquet for the doctors from Yun Hua Hospital. District hospitals were a lot smaller than Yun Hua Hospital, and the people from Cangping District Hospital were being very careful around all the chief physicians who were involved in the volunteer medical consultation. As for the doctors from the Bazhaixiang hospital branch, it was already a privilege to be present at the banquet.

Now that four chief physicians from Yun Hua Hospital were here at the same time, the leaders of Cangping District Hospital had a lot to worry about.

Compared with fifty to sixty-year-old chief physicians who were of ordinary age, appearance, and experience, the leaders of Cangping District Hospital were more curious about Ling Ran.

However, Ling Ran was not interested in satisfying those people's curiosity. He did not drink any alcohol, and only sampled a tiny bit of the pheasant soup Hua Tao asked the restaurant to make.

Even the wild boars tasted ordinary. Truth be told, if Ling Ran were to be more critical, he would have said that the wild boars had died in vain.

When Hua Tao, who shamelessly invited himself to the banquet saw that Ling Ran was not enjoying his food, he said loudly after having a few shots of alcohol, ”I'll treat you guys to another meal tomorrow. Doctor Ling, you'll definitely enjoy it. Oh, by the way, Doctor Ling, do you like anything in particular? Do tell me beforehand so that I can get them prepared.”

”Patients.” Ling Ran felt a little lonely as he gazed at the dark night sky outside the window. The operating theaters in the Bazhaixiang hospital branch were definitely not good enough for doctors to operate at night, which meant that he would have to sleep like a normal person tonight.”

Hua Tao twisted his lips a little and turned abruptly. ”Let's drink. Come on, Chief Physician Wang, I'll drink to you.”