Chapter 107: Teacher Team!
“Brother, are you sure this is a training class?” Lu Cheng swallowed, trying to keep his tone from being judgmental.
Mountains are not renowned for their height, but for the immortals dwelling within.
“Ah, yes! Teacher, this is the classroom for the specialized nerve suturing technique training class in the Hand Surgery department.”
“Don’t be put off by the poor decoration here; the teachers we’ve invited this time are very hard to secure.”
“Professor Zhong Junyun, and Professors Lan Hualuo and Liu Huanglong from Zhongnan Hospital, do you know them?”
As the fatty replied, he compared Lu Cheng’s basic information, frowned, and looked up: “Which city’s county is Long County under? I don’t think I’ve seen it much.”
The fatty was also a Master of Professional Degree in the department, and as a ward doctor, handling medical records was a daily task.
Patients might come from different counties and cities within the province, and Cao Kong, while certain he couldn’t be familiar with all the counties in the province, wouldn’t claim to have never heard of them.
“Xiang Province, Xiangzhou, near Phoenix,” Lu Cheng said.
Not many people know Xiangxi, but mentioning the tourist destination Phoenix, everyone understood.
The fatty’s expression turned startled and bewildered: “The neighboring province? Who picked you to come here then?”
“This training class is mainly for…”
Lu Cheng said, “Is there a problem? I paid the fee, didn’t I?”
The organizer of a training class can be a professor, but there will surely be more than one instructor, with industry heavyweights from within or outside the province invited to lend prestige.
Lu Cheng is not familiar with Professor Zhong Junyun and Professor Xie Xiao, but he does know Professor Liu Huanglong and Professor Lan Hualuo from Zhongnan Hospital.
These two are difficult to invite, which shows that this training class is truly luxurious in its core but a bit plain on the outside.
“No, no, your spot is confirmed, Teacher, you definitely meet the requirements.”
“Okay, no problem, all this information checks out.”
“We start in the afternoon. Registration is completed in the morning. After you receive your textbooks, you can go rest.”
“Our training class provides hotel accommodation for sharing rooms, two people per room. You just need to bring your ID card…” Cao Kong proceeded with the formalities without dwelling on it.
Lu Cheng shook his head: “No need, no need. I have friends here, not far from the hospital.”
“By the way, Brother, I do know this Professor Xie. Who is this?” Lu Cheng pointed to an associate researcher named ‘Xie Yuan’an’ and asked.
Cao Kong’s throat tightened slightly: “This is Teacher Xie Yuan’an, also an employee of our Xiehe Hospital. Her technique is very impressive, and she has extensive teaching experience.”
Cao Kong deliberately emphasized the words “extensive teaching experience,” as if afraid Lu Cheng would see through something.
“Oh… okay.” Lu Cheng, without suspicion, began organizing the paper materials Cao Kong handed over.
There were three books in total. One was a small booklet for the training class, another was a self-bound textbook with no title on the cover but professional content compiled by themselves.
The third book detailed precautions during the study period, such as no drinking, no staying out late, and no violation of basic regulations.
This was mainly to prevent participants from going out for foot massages and getting into trouble.
While Lu Cheng was still looking through the booklet, a woman around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old approached from a distance.
Her voice was melodious and clear: “Senior Brother Cao, how many people have registered?”
Lu Cheng turned his head to look at the approaching person.
She was wearing loose wide-leg pants and a small suit jacket on top, with short hair that looked capable and fresh.
“Teacher Xie, three teachers have already signed in,” Cao Kong replied.
As Lu Cheng was appraising the woman, she also looked at him. After a moment of hesitation, she extended her fair right hand and blurted out: “A mole, a birthmark…”
Lu Cheng had no idea what she was talking about.
However, from the woman’s appearance, Lu Cheng knew she was one of the lecturers for this training class, Xie Yuan’an.
Lu Cheng stood up and said with a flattering tone: “Hello, Teacher Xie. My name is Lu Cheng. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to attend this training class…”
The woman named Xie Yuan’an quickly walked closer, seemingly unfazed, circled Lu Cheng a few times, then tilted her head, speaking with no hint of a teacher’s tone: “Doctor Lu, you really are tall and handsome. It’s no wonder our Xiao Mumu has been thinking of you constantly.”
“Xie Yuan’an, Mu Nanshu’s doctoral classmate and roommate!~” She boldly extended her right hand, shook Lu Cheng’s, and then stated her identity directly.
Cao Kong finally seemed to understand: “Teacher Xie, you know Teacher Lu? I was wondering why a teacher from another province’s county would come to study here.”
This training class had a high standard and a reasonable price, clearly indicating it was a benefit program.
Spots within the province were already very tight, and it was unacceptable for someone from outside the province to take one.
However, if the teacher knew them, then it was another matter.
Training classes were not based on “fair and just” entrance exams; it depended on the instructor’s mood for “admission.”
“Hello, Teacher Xie. I’m Lu Cheng. Lu from ‘land,’ Cheng from ‘success.’”
“I’m Mu Nanshu’s classmate,” Lu Cheng added by way of introduction.
Xie Yuan’an smirked: “Just classmates? Are you pulling some kind of scumbag act?”
“Let me tell you, Doctor Lu, Xiao Mumu prepared a lot for you back then. You won’t hold it against her, will you?”
Lu Cheng glanced at Cao Kong and replied, “Teacher Xie, this isn’t the place to discuss private matters.”
Xie Yuan’an nodded: “Then come to my office, you don’t have anything to do for a while anyway.”
As Xie Yuan’an moved, she tilted her head and asked, “Does Mu Nanshu know you’re in Hanshi City?”
Lu Cheng had lived in Hanshi City for eight years, so he replied in the local custom: “I just had breakfast.”
“That’s more like it. Let me tell you, Xiao Mumu had a very tough time when she was studying abroad. She only had two photos on her bedside table: one of her mother, and the other of your mole.”
Lu Cheng: “Teacher Xie, forgive my presumption, but what do you mean by ‘mole’?”
“White moonlight, that’s what we call it, we habitually call it a mole,” Xie Yuan’an said, leading Lu Cheng into the office under Cao Kong’s somewhat bewildered gaze.
Cao Kong looked carefully and earnestly at the characters ‘Lu Cheng,’ engraving them in his heart.
After Xie Yuan’an turned on the air conditioner with the remote, she politely asked, “Doctor Lu, would you like water or coffee?”
“I’ve also just started working recently and am currently responsible for teaching, so I don’t have tea.”
“Either is fine with me, Teacher Xie. You don’t need to be so polite.” Lu Cheng said.
Xie Yuan’an replied, “It’s Doctor Lu who doesn’t need to be so polite with me. Although Xiao Mumu is younger than me, she had already been abroad for a long time when I went.”
“During my time abroad, she helped me with many things, and our relationship is very, very good. I know everything about you and her.”
“Of course, I was also curious… So, the moment I saw your name, I thought it might be you, and I accepted you…”
“I didn’t expect it to really be you.”
“Childhood sweethearts… as expected, they are extraordinary,” Xie Yuan’an said with an aunt-like smile.
The world may not believe in childhood sweethearts, but if people encounter such stories around them, most wish them well.
“But why did you end up in a county hospital?” Xie Yuan’an’s tone was slightly chiding.
She had no leisure to spare, so she had no intention of avoiding any impropriety.
