Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Such a pretty girl, talking nonsense!
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Chen Bingsheng always appeared enthusiastic and generous, the epitome of cheerfulness and openness, seemingly without a care in the world. His career was smooth sailing, his family harmonious, with a virtuous wife, filial children, and healthy parents. He looked every inch the winner in life.
Yet, who would have thought that after a few drinks he’d turn into a chatterbox, resembling a menopausal old lady with a constant string of complaints!
Chen didn’t have much else to do; he sat on the ground, leaning against the wall, and before anyone realized it, he was already snoring. Chen Cang picked up the keys, ready to open the door.
Unexpectedly, the phone rang.
He pulled out his cellphone and saw that the incoming call was from a number ending in 9999.
Such a phone number was naturally the hallmark of the wealthy, but to call him in the middle of the night—could it be that a rich woman was after his good looks, or had his reputation for attractiveness spread far and wide?
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Cang coughed, cleared his throat, and tried to make his voice as magnetic as possible, “Hello, may I help you?”
The caller indeed had a very mature and ladylike voice, but her tone betrayed a hint of urgency, “Is this Little Chen? I’m Chen Bingsheng’s wife. Is Chen with you? Did he drink too much? Where are you guys now? I’ll come and pick him up.”
Chen Cang was momentarily stunned, “Sister-in-law? Well, yes, Teacher Chen is with me here.”
“Um… Sister-in-law, you don’t need to come pick him up. I can just call a taxi and take him home.”
The person on the other end hesitated for a moment, then said, “The number I dialed is linked to your WeChat, right? I’ll add you and send you the location. Thanks for your help.”
Chen Cang had no choice but to carry Chen downstairs and call a Didi.
When Chen opened his eyes, he found himself in a car and suddenly his expression changed completely, the look in his eyes almost made Chen Cang cry.
Those eyes were filled with complexity, resentment, frustration, regret, heartache, remorse, abandonment, and a desire to say more but refraining…
Chen Cang said, “Boss, your wife asked me to take you home. It’s… beyond my control.”
Chen Bingsheng wiped his face, looking pitiful, and sighed deeply, infusing his tone with indescribable sorrow, “Little Chen, let me tell you, don’t marry someone too dominant. You’ll suffer for it one day! But looking at you, I doubt you’ll avoid it, you’ve got the face of a born submissive!”
When they reached the designated location, Chen Cang saw a woman draped in a nightgown standing frailly at the entrance of the residential complex, next to the security room.
This was a high-end residential complex developed by Vanke in Anyang City; there were no small units in the entire complex. A single apartment would cost several million yuan. Chen Cang hadn’t realized Chen was so wealthy.
When the woman saw the car come to a stop, she approached, glanced at Chen Cang: “Thanks for your effort, Little Chen.”
Chen Cang quickly smiled, “Not at all, sister-in-law.”
After Chen got out of the car, he seemed to stagger less and even walked with more alertness…
Could it have been that he was pretending to be drunk in front of me?
A chilling thought!
By the time everything was taken care of, it was already past one in the morning. The streets were empty, with only a few drunken souls staggering home.
Upon reaching his own doorstep, he was berated by his wife, then carefully helped into the building.
Witnessing this, Chen Cang actually felt envious, thinking that this was happiness.
After getting home and taking a shower, Chen Cang laid in bed and, surprisingly, wasn’t that tired anymore.
There had been too much going on that day, and Chen Cang felt a bit overwhelmed.
He had finally secured his position, fulfilling one of his desires.
Indeed, to many people, having a permanent position might not mean much, but to his parents, it signified settling down.
His parents, uneducated and never having been to school, deeply admired “formal employment.”
Now that he had settled down, he felt he had resolved a major concern for his parents.
Tomorrow, when he had time, he would share the good news with them.
Although having a permanent position might not be significant to many, for Chen Cang, it represented a qualitative change. Take Qin Yue for instance, who got a permanent position at a hospital right after graduation. With no bonus in the first year, her salary was just over three thousand a month, but with social security, housing fund contributions, spiritual civilization award, attendance bonus, and welfare, she took home sixty to seventy thousand for the year.
The second year, with the addition of a bonus, her annual salary promptly reached six figures.
Meanwhile, Chen Cang’s temporary job consistently paid 2200, with no additional benefits.
Now, I have everything I need.
For a man, work and the thickness of his wallet are the foundation of his confidence and courage.
The second thing was the task of finding a mentor!
Qian Liang’s favor undoubtedly meant that Chen Cang could avoid many detours in his career path.
In Dongyang Province, Qian Liang was a big shot in the field of hepatobiliary surgery, often presiding over and participating in various surgical conferences. If Chen Cang wanted to connect with higher echelons, he naturally needed a platform, and Qian Liang was the most suitable one.
If I wanted to improve, I also needed some guidance from renowned teachers.
Then came academic achievements!
The hospital was nothing like it used to be.
Being good at surgery was not as important as writing good papers, and writing good papers was not as important as having many research projects.
If you wanted a promotion, papers and research projects had become hard criteria.
Once your academic level was high, you would be somewhat well-known both within the circle and nationally, and the world you encountered would naturally be different.
Qian Liang had asked me to polish a paper for three months; perhaps I could use the surgeries at Lanyan County People’s Hospital as clinical data for a trial analysis of a new technique for minimally invasive appendectomy.
However… statistical analysis was not my strong suit, so it looked like I needed to find someone to help.
Recent medical research shows that sleeping late at night makes getting up the next day as painful as slaughtering a pig.
Experience proved that scientific research was correct!
Unfortunately, the power of the Renminbi is always the driving force behind human progress, and for me, Chen Cang, that force was nuclear!
Furthermore, Director Zhang said he wanted me to suture double eyelids today, and thinking about it, I was somewhat excited. I felt that I could perhaps learn the “double eyelid incision technique” today.
With my “Beautiful Eyes” technique, I would naturally add another skill to my repertoire.
After arriving at the plastic surgery studio, it wasn’t yet eight o’clock, but the staff were already in place.
At the reception, three Misses transformed by Director Zhang were already wearing their uniforms, displaying “products” on the table up front. From a distance, they were dazzling, the professional suits’ clever design combined with Director Zhang’s skillful craftsmanship made the men dazed and the women envious.
As soon as Chen Cang walked in, they all rose and bowed.
“Hello, Dr. Chen!”
Chen Cang quickly nodded in return, “Hello, everyone!”
For some reason, this was the first time he felt dissatisfied with the title “Dr. Chen.”
Couldn’t they just call me “Dr. Chen?” or “Big Chen?”
Xu Rou also came over from the side and said with a smile, “Dr. Chen, you’re here. I noticed the other day that your white coat was a bit small, so I’ve exchanged it for a larger one for you, size 185. You should try it on.”
Xu Rou was very considerate and observant. She was the client manager of the cosmetic hospital, mainly responsible for publicity and attracting clients. When she had nothing to do, she liked to stay in the shop.
Chen Cang quickly thanked her, “Thank you, Manager Xu, for your trouble over such a small matter. No need to call me by such formal titles; just Chen Cang is fine, or… Dr. Chen works too; after all, I’m not young anymore, already twenty- five or twenty-six.”
Xu Rou’s smile was charming.
Zhang Zhixin arrived on time as well. After parking his car and not yet entering, he saw Chen Cang and said with a smile, “Little Chen! Congratulations on your transfer, not bad at all!”
Afterward, he turned and said to everyone with a smile, “You all take note, this one is a potential stock, make sure to handle him well. This young man is truly promising!”
Xu Rou’s smiling eyes seemed to be perennially filled with peach blossoms, irresistibly charming. “I knew from the first day I saw Dr. Chen that he was destined for great things!”
Chen Cang hastily demurred, thinking to himself: How could such a beautiful girl like to shoot the breeze!
Who’s out to do great things!
Besides, I don’t even know any great things.
PS: Because I attended a wedding today, the update is late, sorry!