822 Break (1/2)

”Doctor Ling.”

”Doctor.”

”Huh?”

”Yeah…”

When doctors walked out of the door that led to the corridor in the operating area, the patients' families in the waiting area came forward and surrounded them. Old Xu's wife and son were moved to the front like an unwanted parcel being passed around.

”The surgery is successful. You can watch from outside the ICU after the patient wakes up.” Ling Ran gave a simple statement and showed a smile befitting societal norms to comfort the patient's family.

From Ling Ran's observation, most doctors would not smile in this situation. Having a stern expression while talking to the patients was the norm. Ling Ran agreed to this strategy, but based on his personal experience, a general, polite, and pure smile could also make people feel at ease.

The people in the waiting area outside the operating area needed to feel at ease the most.

Old Xu's wife and son did indeed feel a little relieved, but they did not know whether it was because of the completion of the surgery or whether it was because of Ling Ran's smile.

”The patient is rather young, so his body condition is better. Now, if he is sent to the ICU, he can get better nursing care, and his recovery will be relatively better. Mister Xu's insurance provides quite the complete coverage, so most of his ICU fees can be claimed…” Zuo Cidian slowly spoke while he stood beside Ling Ran and tried hard to draw the possible wrath from the patient's family to himself.

”Just send him to the ICU. We'll follow Doctor Ling's instruction.” Old Xu's superior, Captain Chu, who had average looks, was quite the crude person, was suspected to be the kind to cause medical disputes, and had a lot of annoying things he needed to deal with, came out from another side, and he made the decision for Old Xu's wife.

Old Xu's wife was originally at a loss. When she saw Captain Chu making a decision for her, she just nodded and agreed to it.

Zuo Cidian sighed in relief. After dealing with many doctor-patient relationships, he was also afraid of encountering weird people.

”Um... Doctor Ling, let me give you a treat tonight. After all, performing surgeries is a hard task.” Captain Chu chuckled. He had annoyed Huo Congjun and the others to their limit, but he also collected sufficient information, which allowed him to verify that the doctors in the operating theater were really good, and their performance was great as well.

Once he came to this conclusion from his indirect ”interrogation”, Captain Chu was naturally in a good mood, and he was also willing to spend a bit of his income to give a treat.

Ling Ran naturally shook his head. ”No need.”

”You don't have to be bothered by all the trivialities. I have already booked the place. Restaurant Great Red Country, and we'll get the best room there. Everyone must go,” Captain Chu shouted at the top of his voice.

Zuo Cidian must stand forward to talk when they encountered this kind of situation. With a troubled look, he said, ”Captain Chu, we're not going. Doctor Ling also doesn't like to go out for meals.”

”Go, everyone must go.” Huo Congjun came from the back.

Captain Chu showed a happy face. ”Department Director Huo, you're smart…”

”I have invited the leader of your city bureau, so I'll talk to him properly later.” Huo Congjun snorted. ”Two tables. I'll treat your leader on one, while you treat our Ling Ran on the other one.”

Huo Congjun said fearlessly in front of everyone, ”As a police officer, you pretended to be a doctor to enter the hospital's operating area. That's not allowed. ”

Captain Chu was stunned.

..…

”Doctor Ling, I'll blanch some tripes for you. You just need to blanch black tripes for eight seconds, and they'll be ready to be served. They'll be perfectly crunchy by then. If it's cooked, it may not be so delicious.” Captain Chu passionately acted as a waiter. All of his future obedience was overdrawn, and he even loaned some of that attitude from payday loan companies.