BXBX NOVEL Chapter 35: Almost There
With this thought, Chen Cang couldn’t help but feel a sudden jolt in his heart!
He carefully looked up and asked, “Boss? Where did I go wrong?”
Old Chen frowned deeply, staring at Chen Cang as if pondering some profound issue.
This only made Chen Cang even more uneasy!
Did I forget a gauze? Or did I accidentally remove an extra part?
None of that!
Yet, being looked at with such a… complex expression by Chen Bingsheng was a first for Chen Cang.
After the patient was sent out of the operating room, Qin Lele suddenly exclaimed in amazement, “Impressive, Little Chen, at this rate, you’ll be able to replace Old Chen soon!”
Chen Cang had an epiphany!
That’s it!
Old Chen felt threatened by me.
It must be so.
The alpha lion felt his position in the lioness’s heart was no longer stable, sensing the threat from the new generation!
It had to be because I was growing too quickly.
Old Chen felt his halo as the prince of emergency appendectomies in the ER was about to shatter. It had to be so.
Realizing this, Chen Cang still considerately patted Old Chen’s biceps brachii, saying meaningfully, “Old Chen, the new waves of the Yangtze River push forward the old waves; each new generation excels the last. It’s natural, so don’t take it to heart!”
“Actually, you’re pretty good at appendectomies, the title of ER’s appendectomy prince is still yours, I don’t want it, so don’t be sad. Now go wash your hands, we’ve got another surgery soon.”
Having said that, Chen Cang sighed with regret, seemingly feeling sorry for the state of ‘Lian Po as an old general’.
Chen Bingsheng was also stunned!
Even Qin Lele couldn’t help but laugh.
Liu Jian was even more dumbfounded when he came out.
Three seconds later, the entire operating room burst into uncontrollable laughter.
If it weren’t for the good sound insulation in the operating room, the woman struggling with a difficult labor in the next room might not have been enduring so much agony; perhaps the baby inside would have slipped out smoothly…
Chen Bingsheng looked thoughtfully at Chen Cang and finally spoke, “If the patient’s belly had your thick skin, I guarantee the scalpel would definitely not have been enough.”
Qin Lele laughed and said, “Oh my, Dr. Chen, Little Chen is doing well, you should encourage him more often.”
Chen Bingsheng replied cheerfully, “Encourage this little rascal? He might just become too cocky and have his tail wagging up to the sky, I need to keep him in check!”
After laughing, Chen Bingsheng nodded, “Really not bad, you’ve already started to grasp many of the details, which is quite rare. But in some areas, you should have thought everything through, like just now with that patient, during the appendectomy, the technique of ligating the blood vessels was still… II
“But it was okay, after all, you’ve only done three surgeries.”
Upon saying this, Chen Bingsheng himself felt like he was talking in his sleep!
Having such skill after only three surgeries?
He himself hadn’t reached Chen Gang’s level even after thirty surgeries.
Chen Cang got back to the matter at hand, humbly accepting Old Chen’s advice. After all, Old Chen made some very pertinent and practical suggestions, which he might not have understood before, but now he grasped them even better.
“Also, when cutting the appendix, you need to improve your handling and pressure of the scalpel. Go back and watch your videos, find the issues for yourself.”
Chen Cang nodded, went to wash his hands, and kept reflecting on Old Chen’s guidance in his head.
Indeed, if he paid attention to the angle while cutting the appendix…
Perhaps he really could change some details.
Chen Cang couldn’t help but ask, “Big Brother, how good is my level for my age?”
Chen Bingsheng hesitated for a moment and said, “You’re probably still a bit below the old hands but stronger than the newcomers. However, you’ve just started; your talent is indeed good. To be able to perform three surgeries like this, I really haven’t seen much.”
“But conditions differ, growth differs. Now, in the big hospitals outside, not to mention the original place, just over at Provincial People’s, resident doctors have performed hundreds of appendectomy surgeries. In the big hospitals in the capital, let alone senior attending physicians like me, even residents with a few years of experience disdain to do appendectomies; it’s all done by newcomers.”
“Surgery is ultimately about skill, and while talent is very important, those who perform surgeries every day, plus see a wide variety, naturally are much higher in level. If you haven’t done hundreds, if not a thousand appendectomies, you’d be embarrassed to say you work in general surgery.”
Chen Cang was stunned…
Alright.
You guys are ruthless.
This is the difference between big and small hospitals; small hospitals don’t get patients, and surgeries can’t get off the ground, the hospital director would be eager to perform an appendectomy himself.
And in the big hospitals, resident doctors can’t be bothered to do appendectomies.
For the second surgery, Chen Cang continued to lead with the scalpel, while Chen Bingsheng no longer helped and just stood by, watching Chen Cang, looking for any shortcomings.
Frankly speaking, Old Chen was very glad to have found such a talent.
Before this, he had never let Chen Cang lead the surgery because he was not reassured, but now it seemed he had worried unnecessarily.
Chen Gang’s surgical talent was too strong.
Well, it was only a little stronger than his own!
He had an appendectomy talent of 3.0; at most, Chen Cang was 30!
It should be a slight difference.
This was the fourth surgery, and Chen Bingsheng found Chen Cang improving with every one.
It was indeed commendable.
Especially his mental maturity and technique, both of which were very important for a surgeon.
But it wasn’t too late now. Once he officially joined the staff, they would find an opportunity to send him out for further study.
Otherwise, staying in a small hospital for too long, one’s thinking could easily become rigid.
After all, Chen Cang was different from Qin Yue and Wang Qian; they had seen the world in big hospitals, with a much higher horizon, while the most impressive person Chen Cang had likely seen was himself. It was fine to improve skills gradually, but one’s vision should be higher.”
Watching great surgeons perform can be very inspiring.
As Chen Bingsheng reflected, Chen Gang’s surgery proceeded smoothly and methodically.
Parents, in their love for their child, always plan for the long term.
Chen Cang was not Chen Bingsheng’s child, but he was very fond of this honest yet slightly cheeky young doctor, who had followed him for over two years, never once complaining no matter how hard or tiring it was.
Chen Bingsheng himself had come from the countryside and knew deeply how hard it was for someone to struggle on their own.
To achieve growth, one must make sacrifices.
Life would not let you have it all your way.
After the surgery was over, Chen Bingsheng said to Chen Cang, “After a while, you follow Director An to observe laparoscopic surgery; I’m leaving first.”
Picking up his phone outside the operating room, he saw a missed call. Out of habit, he opened WeChat, where the pinned profile picture was “Wife.”
Message: “I won’t be coming home tonight; there’s a meeting. When you get off work, take the kids to the essay tutoring class.”
Chen Bingsheng smiled, turned off the message, and didn’t reply.
This home!
It hardly feels like a home anymore.
To be continued; another chapter follows.