657 Old Friend (1/2)
In the afternoon, Dong Sheng the young novice monk was clad in a robe, and he was walking steadily toward the inpatient building of Beijing University Sixth Hospital.
The robe was tailor-made this year itself and fit Dong Sheng perfectly. Dong Sheng cut a refreshing figure in it. Dong Sheng only changed into the robe after got out of the plane. He felt more confident in this robe.
”Hello, may I know if Doctor Ling Ran is here? Where can I find him?” Dong Sheng pressed his palms together as he asked a young nurse who was passing by.
The young nurse was in a rush, and she would have gotten impatient if it was not for the fact that Dong Sheng was asking about Ling Ran. She stopped in her tracks, and her gaze fell upon Dong Sheng's bald head. She then glanced at Dong Sheng's robe and asked, ”You know Doctor Ling? How are you related to him?”
”I am Dong Sheng, a monk from Twelve Fountains Temple. I'm an old friend of Doctor Ling,” Dong Sheng said obediently.
”Are you really a young monk?” The young nurse sized him up in curiosity. ”Why are you looking for Doctor Ling? Hmm? Did you come alone?”
Dong Sheng smiled. ”As my master is suffering from hemorrhoids, it's not good for him to travel a long distance. Hence, he asked me to come to Beijing alone for learning purposes.
”What are you learning?”
”I'm furthering my studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies.”
The young nurse was astonished. ”Monks need to do further studies too?”
Dong Sheng bowed a little with his hands folded in front of his chest. He then raised his head a little and said, ”Patroness, there is a limit to life, but there is no limit to knowledge. Of course, we can always increase our knowledge of Buddhism. Patroness, may I know where Doctor Ling is right now?”
”Such a good boy.” The young nurse smiled and said, ”Doctor Ling just left for a break this morning. He'll probably only be back in the afternoon. You can wait for him on the surgical floor. If he's taking a cab here, he'll probably take the lift straightaway to the surgical floor.”
All the young nurses knew Ling Ran's schedule very well. Beijing Sixth University Hospital was a large hospital with almost a thousand nurses, and they worked very well together to spread information. QQ and WeChat groups related to Ling Ran were always bursting with information.
”Amitabha, thank you for showing me the way, patroness.” After giving the young nurse a bow, Dong Sheng headed straight to the elevator.
The young nurse was very amused, but it was not like she could leave her post and follow Dong Sheng. She could only quietly whip out her cell phone and send a message to a WeChat group. [A young monk is in the hospital and looking for Doctor Ling. His bald head is so shiny and I really felt like touching it. He mentioned that he's here to further his studies at the Institute of Buddhist studies. It's really funny.]
The WeChat group with the name [Satisfied Nurses in Beijing Sixth University Hospital] was immediately flooded.
[How did Doctor Ling get to know a young monk? This is very dangerous.]
[How is this dangerous? It may even be a good thing. I'm suddenly wondering how Doctor Ling would show another kind of charm if he were to shave his hair.]
[Why is a monk looking for Doctor Ling? What does him furthering his studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies have to do with Doctor Ling? Don't just tell random people where Doctor Ling is. He's a very busy man.]
Half a minute later, the young nurse saw that there were so many messages in the group chat that it was impossible for her to finish reading all of them.
This was when someone sent a message to the group and tagged the young nurse. The sender was Mai Chun from Yunli Medical Company who was quite active in the group. [The young monk is called Dong Sheng, isn't he? He knows all the shop owners in Lower Groove very well. When he was young, his master used to bring him along while asking for alms. Because of how cute Dong Sheng is, his master gets so much money that he can afford good food all the time. This is how he ended up with digestive problems.]
The young nurse thought about it and sent a message in reply. [Yeah, I think his name is Dong Sheng.]
More messages immediately appeared in the group chat.
[Wow, Mai Chun, you're such an expert.]
[Yunli Medical Company is amazing indeed.]
[Out of so many pharmaceutical sales representatives from so many medical companies, Mai Chun is the only one who does her job properly.]