Chapter 95: Tian Zhuang’s Progress!
“Fifth Brother, why are you here? It’s not your ward shift today, is it?” Around noon, Lu Cheng was walking from the ward back to his office when he saw Tian Zhuang.
Zhang Tiesheng and Du Daihua were on duty today, with Lu Cheng and Zeng Huanqi on standby for surgery; Tian Zhuang was not on duty.
Tian Zhuang had a standard long face and pointed chin, and at this moment, he touched his chin indent and said, “Brother Lu, I wanted to ask how I should practice after suturing the tourniquet according to the video you sent.”
Tian Zhuang’s communication style was still so straightforward and direct, without polite pleasantries, focusing on efficiency.
“After that, you practice on pig trotters,” Lu Cheng said.
Tian Zhuang thought for a moment, then looked at Lu Cheng and said, “Brother Lu, do I need to buy these pig trotters myself?”
The tourniquets were brought back by Tian Zhuang from the department. Nowadays, tourniquets are disposable and not reused.
After use, disinfecting them oneself makes them good consumables for suturing.
“Yes? Go to the market and buy them. You can choose to buy hind legs; the pig trotter tendons will be a bit thicker,” Lu Cheng advised.
Tian Zhuang asked again, “Brother Lu, do you have any unused practice materials, like tweezers…?”
“No, Tian Zhuang, these are not lent out,” Lu Cheng said.
When practicing basic suturing skills, simple needle holders and tweezers are sufficient.
However, when it comes to tendon suturing techniques, microsurgical instruments or ophthalmology instruments must be purchased. Tian Zhuang had already asked Lu Cheng to borrow them several times.
Tian Zhuang asked in confusion, “Why can’t they be lent out?”
“Fifth Brother, if I lend them to you today, what will I do if I want to use them myself tomorrow?” Lu Cheng asked.
“I’ll return them to you?” Tian Zhuang replied.
“If I lend them to you in the morning, and I want to use them again in the afternoon?” Lu Cheng continued.
“I can return them to you as well.”
“What if you’re on duty?” Lu Cheng sped up his speech.
Even if Tian Zhuang was slow-witted, he could tell that the usually amiable Lu Cheng was a bit angry.
Tian Zhuang said, “Brother Lu, I just feel that those things are so expensive, a set costs several thousand yuan, so I was thinking of borrowing them from you, or if you happened to have spares.”
Lu Cheng emphasized, “There are no spares, buy your own, Fifth Brother!~”
Lu Cheng hadn’t heard of anyone borrowing equipment from someone else’s private training room. It was only at Tian Zhuang’s place that such a thing would happen.
Tian Zhuang suggested again, “Brother Lu, can I come to your house to use them? I won’t take them away, I’ll return them after I’m done.”
“Do you have any difficulties? Where is your money?” Lu Cheng directly asked Tian Zhuang.
Tian Zhuang’s performance bonuses and salary were not low; how could he not even afford over three thousand yuan?
It was simply a matter of whether Tian Zhuang was willing to spend it.
When Lu Cheng directly brought up money, Tian Zhuang fell silent and no longer mentioned borrowing equipment or practicing at Lu Cheng’s house.
“Brother Lu, thank you for the materials you sent and your specific guidance; otherwise, I wouldn’t have improved so quickly,” Tian Zhuang said, offering rare thanks to Lu Cheng.
“It’s nothing, it’s what I should do!~”
“Are you having lunch boxes here with us?” Lu Cheng asked.
Tian Zhuang shook his head, “No, no, I have food made at home, so I don’t need to eat out; eating out is too expensive.”
Perhaps through words and deeds, or perhaps through osmosis, Tian Zhuang asked again, “Brother Lu, should I treat you to a meal?”
Damn, would you ask that directly?
Lu Cheng shook his head and said frankly, “No need, I’m not a teacher, let alone a superior like Professor Chen.”
“Then thank you, Brother Lu,” Tian Zhuang truly stopped discussing the matter and turned to leave the office.
It seemed that any topic related to money made Tian Zhuang sensitive.
His purpose for this visit was to ask if pig trotters needed to be bought, if equipment could be borrowed, and to thank Lu Cheng.
After Tian Zhuang left, Lu Cheng deliberated for a while, calmed his mood, sat down, and shared with Mu Nanshu, “I’ve really met a wonderful person with a pure heart…”
“Swoosh!~”
“Brother Lu, are you free at noon? My name is Xiao Mi, I’m plump and white in the lounge, when are you coming to eat me?”
Zhang Tiesheng walked out of the lounge, imitating his voice and being playful, first simulating a WeChat message notification sound, and then delivering the latter part.
“Brother Zhang, I’m coming…” Lu Cheng, who had just sat down, got up.
Zhang Tiesheng’s expression suddenly became serious, and his eyes were slightly reserved, “Did Tian Zhuang just say that he’s already grasped the basic skills for tendon suturing?”
“Brother Zhang, you heard that?” Lu Cheng said in surprise.
After getting an answer, Zhang Tiesheng walked ahead, touching his chin, pondering endlessly, “I don’t think Tian Zhuang’s talent is that exceptional? How did he improve so quickly?”
Zhang Tiesheng had also considered whether he should practice suturing himself and try to master the tendon suturing disease type.
But after Lu Cheng told him it would take at least half a year of hard work, Zhang Tiesheng gave up.
On the other hand, Tian Zhuang, who was at a level worse than his, had, through two months of hard practice, reached the entry-level stage and could almost start operating.
…
Lu Cheng and Zhang Tiesheng had ordered claypot rice, one with preserved meat and tofu strips, and the other with beef and radish strips.
Both were very hearty dishes that went well with rice.
After Lu Cheng was nearly full, he suddenly asked, “Brother Zhang, why do you guys always say that if someone can get money from Fifth Brother, you’ll pay fifty times more?”
Zhang Tiesheng was shoveling rice into his mouth; his eating posture wasn’t elegant, but after the food entered his mouth, the way he chewed was quite graceful.
After chewing and swallowing for a while, he said, “Little Lu, don’t you know the reason? Why didn’t I let you teach Fifth Brother tendon suturing?”
“But I’ll tell you, Little Lu, every family has its own troubles, and Fifth Brother’s family’s pit isn’t something he can fill.”
“He still has two older brothers who aren’t married yet. If he weren’t honest, then… he wouldn’t be so willing to be exploited.”
Lu Cheng stopped his chopsticks, “Huh? There’s such a thing?”
Zhang Tiesheng said, “Let me tell you, Tian Zhuang’s current salary and performance bonuses are all handed over. He only gets a small amount for food and pocket money each month.”
“According to him, his mother said that eating at home is cheap, affordable, and healthy. However, he has an older brother who I often see going in and out of KTVs and hotels.”
Lu Cheng suddenly understood and, after finishing this bit of gossip, asked, “Brother Zhang, a little gossip… Brother Zeng privately told me yesterday that you, Brother Zhang, made a mistake in your college entrance exam due to ‘lost love’…”
“Otherwise, you would have been a top student at Qingbei, and only later went to Hengda? Is that true?”
“Who? So charming?”
Lost love, underperforming, a top student from Qingbei went to Hengnan University, a difference of a hundred points.
Zhang Tiesheng immediately became embarrassed, “Why does Zeng Huanqi tell you everything…”
Thinking about his past foolishness, Zhang Tiesheng felt incredibly silly.
Moreover, it wasn’t just Zhang Tiesheng’s performance that was foolish; it was also that Zhang Tiesheng didn’t repeat his studies and instead followed his ‘goddess’ to Hengshi to study clinical medicine at Hengnan University.
“I heard you went to Hengshi with a fracture?” Lu Cheng widened his eyes and expressed ‘admiration’ for the Zhang Tiesheng of that year with a solemn expression.
A young man’s deep affection is as cute as a young girl’s blush.
What was Zhang Tiesheng’s family background? His family members were all sensible and wouldn’t tolerate his recklessness.
But even with a bone crack, he continued to be foolish. Only then did the ‘elders’ dare not continue to act, as they couldn’t kill him…
Zhang Tiesheng became shy and fidgety.
