1018 Prepare a Reward (1/2)

”Doctor Ling, let's have dinner together tonight.” Doctor Qu waited outside the operating theater and wanted to extend his invitation before the doctors from the First People's Hospital of Wuxin City.

He wanted to go to the operating theater and flatter Ling Ran. However, there were too many people in Ling Ran's operating theater, and the circulating nurse he brought along controlled the number of people inside. She did not give Doctor Qu the chance to go in.

After considering the pressure he would have flattering someone in front of everyone else, Doctor Qu decided to do the sensible thing and left the operating theater then waited at the waiting room.

Some doctors from the First People's Hospital of Wuxin City also waited in the same room. Due to the capacity limit of the operating theater, they could not even get the chance to seek advice from Ling Ran. In the end, those who could enter the operating theater were those doctors who were either associate chief physicians or were ranked above associate chief physicians.

That was the only option available to them, since they were a hospital without a visitation room.

Ling Ran had not expected to be surrounded by the people when he entered the waiting room. Certainly, he was used to this kind of scenario. Even if someone passed him a stack of love letters or one thousand paper cranes, Ling Ran would be extraordinarily calm.

Ling Ran immediately gave his reply with familiar ease. ”Not going.”

Doctor Qu could not help but be stunned.

'So direct? Have I offended Doctor Ling?

'Hmm, I shouldn't worry too much just yet. Maybe it's because I haven't applied my subsequent flattery yet. Once I do, Doctor Ling's impression toward me might change.'

Doctor Qu looked at Zuo Cidian while thinking about it.

Zuo Cidian showed a kind smile and said, ”Doctor Qu, Doctor Ling does not like to eat outside, especially as of late. So, maybe next time.”

Doctor Qu hesitated for a few seconds and smiled bashfully. ”I understand that people nowadays love to eat home cooked dishes because they feel that the dishes out there are too oily and salty. However, aren't we in Wuxin City now? You can't just go back to Yun Hua City to have your meal and come back again, right? In fact, the restaurant that I booked serves homemade dishes. The taste should be reasonable after I give them some instructions. It's healthy too…”

”Doctor Qu, I'm the one who cooks meals for everyone when our team is out.” Ye Sigong stood out and said energetically. He used a serious and formal tone as he stressed his words. ”Doctor Ling loves to eat the meals that I cook!”

As Ye Sigong spoke, he took off his white coat, nodded at everyone, and said, ”I'll leave and prepare my meals first.”

”What... did he mean?” Doctor Qu felt that his mind was numb and uncivilized.

Zuo Cidian smiled faintly and said, ”The small kitchen in the operating theater of the hospital can't really operate as a fully functioning kitchen. It's okay to use it to make some soup or heat up some dishes, but it's not possible to use it to fry or stir-fry food. We usually eat more complicated dishes during the day. So, Young Ye will contact a place that allows him to cook, and once he is done preparing the meals, he will send it over. In this case, it would be easier to control the quality of the dishes, and the taste can also be assured…”

”Wait… This person left to cook meals?”

Zuo Cidian smiled without saying anything. He could not just say he recruited Ye Sigong because of his good culinary skills, right?

Although surgeons were also a skill-based occupation, just like a chef, which meant that there were certain similarities to them, Old Zuo was too lazy to make up a story.

”Let's wait for a while. Doctor Qu, if you're not in a hurry, we can have a meal together,” Ling Ran said while nodding at Zuo Cidian.

”I'll ask Doctor Ye to take note of that.” Zuo Cidian nodded while smiling and raised his chin at the intern student, Qi Zao.

The intern student, Qi Zao immediately took out the note book and made some simple records.

Doctor Qu seemed to be a bit surprised. But since his original intention was to eat together with Ling Ran, he smiled and said insincerely, ”Is it appropriate for me to eat with you, Doctor Ling?”

”It's okay.” Ling Ran gave a warm smile.

Ling Ran's mother, Tao Ping had taught him to treat others kindly after decisively rejecting their initial invitation.

While he was in school, Ling Ran would usually treat them to a drink. If he brought his bag along, he usually would give away the yogurt he brought. Since yogurt was light, he always brought a few bottles to deal with emergency scenarios.

Whenever this happened, even if the girl was sobbing, she would still take the yogurt and bite down on the straw hard so that she could gradually calm down.

Doctor Qu even accepted his invitation without any hesitation.

He sat together with Ling Ran and got a cup of green tea.

The new tea leaves floated in the beautiful porcelain tea cup, and this made Doctor Qu feel like he was at the luxurious hotel.