Chapter 2160: Chapter 2015: What Did You Do? (5)
"Xingye, donāt be like this, talk to the physician nicely. Physicians are quite proud nowadays, you have to plead with them. If they truly refuse to treat your dad and something happens, what am I going to do then..."
"Mom, donāt worry, rest assured, Iāll surely make He Wenbai come back."
"Ah, hearing you say that makes me feel better."
Shortly after, He Wenbaiās hospital director called him.
"Professor He, how are the patients over there doing?"
"Director, how are they, you should know, right?" He Wenbai asked the director.
"I know, of course I know."
"Hmm." He Wenbai nodded.
"Elder He, donāt turn a blind eye to them, after all, theyāre retired leaders. If they suddenly pass away, it will have a big impact. You should give them some time to prepare, consider it a bit."
"Director, you remember my master, right?" He Wenbai asked the director.
"Of course, Song Xiaodong, that young man with exceptional medical skill."
"Yes, my master kindly treated them, but they drove him away."
"What? Such a thing happened?"
"Certainly, my master even kindly left a bottle of medicine, which saved that old manās life."
"Such a thing happened!"
"He came to me asking to treat his father. On the surface, he was asking me, but when he couldnāt get me to agree, he called you, implying that Iād lose my physician status, wouldnāt get my retirement benefits, and have my professor qualifications removed." He Wenbai added.
"Hahaha..." the director laughed too.
"Right? Donāt I need to save face?" He Wenbai said.
"Alright, do as you see fit." The director then hung up the phone.
Wang Xuezhongās family waited outside the Intensive Care Unit, but there was no sign of He Wenbai.
"Xingye, what did the director say to you? Why hasnāt Professor He come yet? Is he playing with us?" Zhang Shuyun, the eldest daughter-in-law, asked the eldest son, Wang Xingye.
"Iāll call the director again."
"Hello? Director? Why hasnāt Professor He come yet?"
"Hereās the thing, I just briefly communicated with Professor He over the phone. I requested He Wenbai to immediately come and treat the retired leader." Professor Heās hospital director replied.
"But where is he?" the eldest son, Wang Xingye, asked.
"Hereās the thing, Professor He is quite stubborn and refuses to come, we argued about it." The director said.
"Huh?"
"Professor He actually retired long ago and is an honorary visiting professor at several hospitals. Although heās at our hospital, heās not formally part of our establishment, his retirement benefits arenāt issued by us, but rather by Mingheās Medical Academic Discussion Association, so I donāt have any leverage over him and canāt force him to treat patients."
"So even the director canāt do anything?"
"Mr. Wang, Iām truly sorry, this Professor He, though heās at our hospital, really uses it as an office building, in reality, heās not part of our hospital staff."
Wang Xingye didnāt have much interest in hearing the hospital director explain, so he uttered a couple of "hmm" sounds and hung up the phone.
"Xingye, howās it going?"
"Mom, donāt worry, Iāll think of something."
"We can go find Zhang Zan!"
"Right!" Wang Xingye slapped his thigh.
Wang Xingye proceeded to find Zhang Zan.
Zhang Zan lived next to He Wenbai.
Therefore, Wang Xingye knocked on the door sneakily.
"Who is it?"
"Itās me, Wang Xingye!"
Zhang Zan opened the door and saw Wang Xingye standing at the entrance.
"What are you doing here? My master forbids me from treating your old gentleman."
"Donāt be like that, let me come in."
Wang Xingye shamelessly squeezed into Zhang Zanās room.
"Xiao Zhang, you know my fatherās situation. Can you handle the surgery for my father?" Wang Xingye asked Zhang Zan directly.
"Honestly, Iām not sure. If my master were guiding me, Iād be confident, but if itās just me, I truly canāt guarantee it." Zhang Zan answered.
"Xiao Zhang, are you deceiving us? Youāre a renowned heart surgeon in Beijing, how could you not independently handle a surgery?" Wang Xingye asked Zhang Zan.
"Brother Wang, itās like this, the equipment and technical level in Beijing are different from Minghe." Zhang Zan answered.
Wang Xingye thought about it and found that what Zhang Zan said made sense; performing surgery isnāt something you can force.
Wang Xingye sighed and said to Zhang Zan, "You know my fatherās situation, you keep refusing to treat him, how can I as a son just watch my father pass away!"
"Xiao Zhang, do this brother a favor!"
Chapter 2019: How Could It Not Be Peculiar?
"What do you want?" Zhang Zan already knew what Wang Xingye was about to say.
"Just help me persuade Elder He!"
Zhang Zan smiled wryly: "Whatās the use of asking me? I canāt persuade him; heās my master, I have to listen to him, not the other way around!"
"Are you married?" Wang Xingye suddenly changed the topic.
"Not yet, Iām in Beijing." Zhang Zan answered.
"Help your brother out, and Iāll buy you an apartment within Beijingās Third Ring!" Wang Xingye said.
Zhang Zan is a very famous heart surgeon in Beijing, with excellent salary and benefits, but it was of no use as he still couldnāt afford an apartment.
So he remains unmarried.
This truly intrigued Zhang Zan.
So he nodded.