Chapter 101: The Scientific Research Doctor!
September 15th.
Inside a laboratory in the Gastroenterology Department at Xiehe Hospital in Hanshi City.
Dong Chang walked out of her office and happened to meet Mu Nanshu, who was wearing a mask. She immediately waved in surprise: “Xiao Mu, what are you doing here?”
“Aren’t you?” Dong Chang asked, then realized and smiled, “You’re not satisfied with this blind date either?”
Mu Nanshu looked at Professor Dong Chang, who had a kind face, and politely replied: “Teacher Dong, I have a boyfriend. Teacher Chen misunderstood and took the initiative to introduce someone to me.”
“She had it all arranged, so of course I met the person, explained things clearly, and even had a meal together. We might even be research partners in the future.”
Dong Chang was about sixty years old, slender and tall, wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Although her face was covered in the traces of time, her bone structure was perfect, and her complexion remained captivating.
As a Professor in the Gastroenterology Department and the Discipline Leader of the department, Professor Dong Chang’s professional and academic abilities were top-notch nationwide.
The Teacher Chen mentioned by Mu Nanshu was another full professor in Professor Dong Chang’s research group, also a rather enthusiastic professor.
Dong Chang put her hands behind her back, motioning for Mu Nanshu to walk with her, saying: “Since you already have someone, then Chen Bailu was meddling in matchmaking.”
“I remember you said you had a boyfriend. This afternoon, Chen Bailu said you went on a blind date, and I almost thought I had amnesia.”
“When you have some good news, remember to notify me…”
Mu Nanshu was not young, she had graduated and was working, so her wedding date was likely approaching.
Mu Nanshu smiled naturally: “I will definitely inform you in person, Teacher Dong! I’ll even send you wedding candy in advance.”
Dong Chang laughed heartily: “Although I can’t eat too much candy now, I still want to eat a piece of your wedding candy, Xiao Mu.”
“By the way, if you have a chance, can you introduce him? If the person is truly excellent, well, the platform of our Xiehe Hospital is not weak either…”
Dong Chang started trying to recruit him as soon as she opened her mouth.
In her opinion, any young man that Mu Nanshu fancied must also be a ‘darling’ in some specialty at another hospital!
It didn’t matter where a darling was a darling; Xiehe Hospital wouldn’t mind having a few dozen more young talents.
Mu Nanshu also said: “Okay, Teacher Dong, I’ll definitely treat you to a meal when I have the chance, and I might need you to say a few good words then.”
“However, his job transfer is temporarily difficult.”
“Oh, right, Professor Dong, the research projects that Professor Chen arranged for me, I might not have time for them. During my doctoral studies, I already had a research plan for after I started working, and I currently need to allocate time to perfect the preliminary experiments.”
“But Professor Chen keeps asking me to continue the projects she gave me… This puts me in a difficult position,” Mu Nanshu said.
Dong Chang looked at Mu Nanshu seriously and led her into the office, saying: “Xiao Mu, you are currently a full-time researcher. Although I understand you want to become a clinician.”
“There’s no rush for that. Just build a solid foundation this year. You’ll start standardized training after writing the proposals next year.”
“If you were to directly enter clinical research projects now, the span might be a bit too large.”
“The research direction Chen Bailu gave you is not simple.”
Mu Nanshu said: “Teacher Dong, I understand Professor Chen’s high hopes, but I already have my own plans, and I’ve invested a lot of time in them.”
“In the research group, there are many doctoral students waiting for research projects…”
Dong Chang said: “But they might not be able to handle it? In our group, you are currently the most familiar with this direction.”
“Professor Chen’s doctoral student has been working on it for two years with slow progress. Chen Bailu herself cannot personally oversee it, so entrusting it to you is the only way for the project to officially set sail.”
“Xiao Mu, the capable should take on more work, don’t refuse.”
“Both Chen Bailu and I have carefully studied it before giving this project to you.”
“Although you have your own ideas, and I agree that your ideas are feasible, it will still take a long time to accumulate the necessary reserves to put them into practice.”
“You’re not in a hurry for this, are you?” Dong Chang’s gaze drifted over Mu Nanshu, as if trying to penetrate her long skirt and reach her inner thoughts.
Mu Nanshu clasped her hands in front of her abdomen and said earnestly: “Teacher Dong, I feel I am a bit anxious. I have wanted to do this research project for a very, very, very long time…”
Dong Chang’s expression stiffened slightly. Although her demeanor remained refined, a hint of displeasure appeared: “You? An internal medicine doctor? You’ve wanted to do an orthopedics research project for a very, very, very long time?”
“Isn’t this lie a bit preposterous?”
Mu Nanshu’s expression remained unchanged as she said: “It has been many years. I thought about it during my undergraduate studies.”
Dong Chang fell silent…
“Teacher Mu, Teacher Dong seems a bit unhappy today. Are you sure this choice of yours won’t cause any problems?” Su Xiaoxiao, a doctoral student following Mu Nanshu, glanced at Dong Chang’s expression as she left and approached Mu Nanshu nervously.
Mu Nanshu was organizing the documents on her desk. As the newly recruited Technical Supervisor in the laboratory, Mu Nanshu held a significant status within the research group.
“So I have to choose this way?”
Su Xiaoxiao was small, about 1.54 meters tall, with a small face and large, flickering eyes, full of curiosity: “Teacher Mu, your boyfriend is truly fortunate.”
“Not only does he have a beautiful girlfriend like you, but you’re also putting so much effort into arranging papers for him.”
“Could he be some junior brother?”
Su Xiaoxiao had also heard that top researchers kept ‘young puppies’!
“Don’t inquire about things you shouldn’t.”
“Have you prepared the report on tomorrow’s research progress? Has the draft for the presentation on the papers been completed?” Mu Nanshu paused, giving Su Xiaoxiao a stern look.
Su Xiaoxiao immediately lowered her head: “Teacher Mu, I was wrong, I’ll go fix it right away.”
In the laboratory, just like in the operating room, gossip was permitted; otherwise, the boring atmosphere in the laboratory would be hard to dispel.
Su Xiaoxiao continued: “But many teachers are actually quite curious about your boyfriend, Teacher Mu. Some even say you made him up and that you don’t have a boyfriend at all.”
“What benefits did they give you? Tell me quickly, was it milk tea, or hot pot? How many meals?” Mu Nanshu immediately reached out, ready to share the spoils.
Su Xiaoxiao playfully made a cross with her hands.
“Then I’ll take thirty percent, starting tomorrow.”
Mu Nanshu made a ‘three’ with her fingers and then said: “It’s not fake, it’s real. And he’s my elementary school classmate, middle school classmate, high school classmate, and almost my college classmate.”
“Ah? Childhood sweethearts?” Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened.
Mu Nanshu thought carefully: “Not really. When we met, we were already ten years old…”
“Then why hasn’t he come to find you for so long? Teacher Mu, you’re in the lab almost every day. Aren’t you in a long-distance relationship?”
Su Xiaoxiao continued: “It’s a bit too much to call it long-distance!”
“Beep beep!~” Mu Nanshu’s mobile phone showed a WeChat message notification.
Mu Nanshu picked it up and looked, her expression changing slightly.
Then Mu Nanshu stood up: “Help me print out today’s schedule and put it in the folder later. There are also unfinished items inside that I need to handle tomorrow.”
Su Xiaoxiao asked in confusion: “Teacher Mu? Are you leaving?”
It was only ten o’clock at night now, and Mu Nanshu usually didn’t leave until one in the morning. Weekends were no exception.
“Yes!~” Mu Nanshu smiled, her peach blossom eyes narrowing into a line, just like seven or eight years ago when she received news of her train arriving at Jiaxing Station.
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