The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 580 Guidance from Xu Chengjun

"Banxia, your skills have truly become incredible."

As soon as he reached the door of the operating room, Xu Chengjun was standing there.

"Why are you praising me like this? I still have a lot of room for improvement. Compared to our Director, I’m still quite far behind. If the surgery were more complicated, I’d definitely get a headache," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.

"You’re too modest. Why don’t you take a break and have dinner with us before you go?" Xu Chengjun asked.

"I could use a rest, but I can’t stay for dinner. I have two guests waiting at home," Liu Banxia responded.

"Actually, I’d really love some hot teppanyaki dishes, the kind that tastes best right off the grill. It’s been so long since I last had any."

"Haha, Qiaoqiao thought the same and prepared some semi-prepared dishes. She mentioned your place also has a grill. You can just pop them on it, add some oil, and it’ll be good to go," Xu Chengjun said, laughing.

He was quite moved. They truly are a real couple.

When he saw the semi-prepared dishes Qiaoqiao brought back, he was quite intrigued. Then Qiaoqiao said that Liu Banxia would definitely want to eat something hot, and it turned out to be true. Liu Banxia laughed along too; he was very happy that she had thought of it.

"I asked Director Jiang, and he said you’re pretty much set to take over the entire Second Hospital’s teaching and training work in the latter half of the year? Is that correct?" Xu Chengjun asked.

"Please don’t take Director Jiang’s praise to heart. Director Zhou is the one mainly in charge of this work; I’m just assisting. This is a task primarily managed by the Vice Director; I couldn’t possibly handle it," Liu Banxia hurriedly responded.

"Well, it’s more or less the same. Director Zhou might oversee the general direction, but you’ll still be the one doing the actual work," Xu Chengjun stated.

"This is good. When I have time, I’ll also visit the Medical College to introduce you to some people. They’re all my classmates, and they’re all more outstanding than me now."

"Thank you so much. I’ll need to coordinate with the Medical College for many tasks in the future; right now, I’m completely in the dark," Liu Banxia said gratefully.

"You know Director Zhou’s temperament. He always assigns tasks and doesn’t care how you do them; he only cares about the results. Besides, I didn’t graduate from Binhai Medical College, so I’m on a different level."

"But he would only assign tasks to people he approves of. If he didn’t approve of you, would he have sent you over here? Why didn’t he send Shi Lei?" Xu Chengjun asked with a smile.

"It’s not that Shi Lei’s medical skills are inferior to yours. But judging from the current situation, in a very short time, you’ve already reached Shi Lei’s level, and have even surpassed him in certain aspects."

"Shi Lei has been by Old Zhou’s side for so many years. How long have you been with him? You have limitless potential. You need to clearly recognize your current position; otherwise, others will think you’re being disingenuous."

Liu Banxia furrowed his brow. "Chief Director Xu, are you implying something? Will it really be like that?"

"Why wouldn’t it?" Xu Chengjun replied.

"We’re quite familiar with each other; I know you’d never flaunt your relationship with Old Zhou or show off your current abilities."

"That’s right, because you’re still young, and your road ahead is still long. But you are now in a rather special position, and you need to adapt to the changes this position brings to your status."

"You’re not very adept at managing interpersonal relationships, and you probably think that just quietly honing your medical skills in the hospital is enough, right?"

Liu Banxia nodded. "My father-in-law mentioned this once. But most of the time, I’d rather stay in the Emergency Center lobby and get a comprehensive grasp of the situation. Otherwise, I don’t feel at ease."

"Even when I’m resting, Shi Lei must be on duty. If anyone else is watching over the Emergency Center for me, even if our Director is there, I’m still not reassured."

"That’s right. It’s because when you consider this problem, you’re already stepping into your role. You’re not an ordinary Chief Resident. Have you seen any other Chief Resident who can manage so many affairs?" Xu Chengjun said.

"But being in such a position, you need to cultivate it. Listen carefully, it’s ’cultivate,’ not ’scheme’—there’s a fundamental difference."

"Although the Emergency Center operates independently, it hasn’t broken away from the jurisdiction of the Second Hospital, Binhai Medical College, or even the Health Bureau."

"You need to get things done, and doing things requires cooperation from others. Currently, you’re Old Zhou’s disciple, so people will give you face. But what about in the long run? You’ll still be Old Zhou’s disciple then."

"Did you know? Old Zhou encountered some trouble when he was promoted to Vice Director. It’s because Old Zhou is somewhat lacking in this area. Fortunately, his reputation is solid, and he managed to get through it smoothly."

"You’ve been at the Second Hospital for so long. If you had wised up a bit earlier, things wouldn’t have gotten so chaotic in the Emergency Department, right? We live in this society; there are some things you can’t just avoid because you don’t want to deal with them."

"Even though you’re a Chief Resident now, you also need to prepare for your next step. When I was chatting with Old Jiang, he said you might become a Deputy Director, but there will be a lot of resistance."

"That doesn’t matter either. Even if you don’t make it this year, there’s still next year, and the year after. Some relationships you need to smooth out in advance, and you also need to position yourself correctly."

"Your current scope of work has already exceeded that of a typical Chief Resident, yet you still think of yourself as an ordinary Chief Resident. That’s not right."

"Chief Director Xu, thank you. If you hadn’t pointed these things out, I really wouldn’t have been able to figure out these twists and turns," Liu Banxia said with feeling.

"Just chatting casually, these are some things I’ve experienced over the years. I won’t keep you any longer. Go to the lounge and rest well for a while, then I’ll arrange a car to take you to the train station," Xu Chengjun said.

Liu Banxia nodded, not saying any more words of thanks.

He really was lucky. These friends he had made, regardless of the reasons, had all been a great help to him.

He had never really considered these things before. Ever since Qiaoqiao became his girlfriend, he had even become somewhat indifferent to his salary.

Currently, the only place he spent money was the hospital cafeteria. He didn’t even have to worry about gassing up the car; the fuel card was kept in the car.

Qiaoqiao handled all his clothes and daily necessities. Even if they were to buy another house in the future, he wouldn’t have to worry about it, would he?

The financial gap between their families was already vast. If he were to insist on chipping in for a house, claiming his pride wouldn’t allow otherwise, that would just be posturing.

Right now, he was indeed focusing all his thoughts on improving his medical skills, but Xu Chengjun’s advice was very timely.

Once certain relationships were smoothed out, work would become much easier, without so many hitches.

The current Emergency Center was still doing okay. Even if they needed to call in a consultation from a department in the inpatient division, it wasn’t an issue; everyone was quite accommodating.

But that respect was given to Zhou Shuwen, not to him.

It was fine once or twice, but he would be working in the Emergency Center for a long time. In the future, he would also be involved in the teaching and training work for the entire Second Hospital, so their interactions would only increase.

"What’s wrong? Are you tired?"

Seeing Liu Banxia enter with a frown, Qiaoqiao asked with concern.

"Nothing much. I heard you brought some semi-prepared dishes? When we get home, I’ll really show you my cooking skills. I wonder if Brother Qiu and the others are home; we could call them over to liven things up," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.

"Brother Qiu and Sister Xian took Doudou and Tiggie back to their hometown for a visit. Tang Dou has been quite bored at home these past few days. Every time he goes outside, he still looks for Tiggie," Qiaoqiao said.

"They’ve really developed a bond from playing together. They’re not the same breed; otherwise, we could genuinely let them become a couple," Liu Banxia said.

"Don’t be ridiculous. What would we do if they produced a litter of mutts?" Qiaoqiao said, annoyed.

"Then I’ll buy the tickets now. If you had come out half an hour earlier, you could have caught this train. Now we can only wait for the next one."

"I had a chat with Chief Director Xu outside, and it gave me a lot to think about. I really need to reflect on the interpersonal relationships at the Second Hospital and the Medical College," Liu Banxia said.

"Ugh... Just thinking about it gives me a headache," Qiaoqiao said.

"That’s why I often conduct surprise inspections at both Langtaosha and Jinbao. I can be more lenient with the people below, but they can’t fool me."

"Hehe, if only I could bring a secretary to work. You could help me sort them out; you’d whip every single one of them into shape," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.

"Let’s not. It also depends on the kind of people you encounter. Most of the people working at Langtaosha are from rural areas. If you treat them well, they’ll know to appreciate kindness," Qiaoqiao said.

"Even so, we’ve had to replace two batches of people over time. Take what happened last time, for instance. We have internal regulations, but you can’t stop them from going out and making their own connections. It’s quite troubling."

"Anyway, I don’t expect you to become a high-ranking official in the hospital. As long as you’re happy with your work, that’s enough. If you find it too exhausting, we could even open our own hospital."

Liu Banxia rolled his eyes. His darling wife’s imagination was definitely on a black-hole level.

Running a hospital wasn’t a simple matter, nor was it something money alone could achieve. He was already exhausted from his duties as Chief Resident; where would he find the mental energy to think about such a huge goal?

He ate some fruit there and rested for a while, replenishing some energy.

A surgery of over four hours was also very tiring. Others might see him performing surgery effortlessly, his concentration unwavering, but this kind of focus was actually more draining.

For every surgery, your attitude must be serious. Because even the simplest surgery can have complications and can be life-threatening for the patient.

A single moment of carelessness, even if you aren’t held legally responsible, will leave a burden on your conscience. Unless you’re someone for whom money is everything, you wouldn’t be so heartless.