Chapter 256 There's still time before he gets off work

"Lead the way, and remember to keep your conversation to yourself and watch your words."

"After all, I am your superior. I know better than you what I should and shouldn't say. I don't need you to teach me how to be a person."

Du Ruoxia made it clear at once that Hu Jinxiang needed her help, and it was indeed unreasonable for him to ask her to do this. Although he felt aggrieved, he could only nod and bow and obediently admit his mistake.

"Dean Du is right. This was my fault. Please forgive me this time."

Hu Jinxiang led the way with a bowed back, his attitude appearing extremely respectful.

Du Ruoxia followed Hu Jinxiang to the ward. Hu Jinxiang quickly pushed open the ward door and stood guard at the door to invite her in.

As soon as Du Ruoxia entered the room, Hu Jinxiang immediately tried to take credit.

"Uncle, this is Dr. Du, the doctor I told you about. She's also the director of our hospital. Although she's young, her medical skills have been recognized by our superiors. With her treating you, you'll definitely recover quickly!"

Hu Jinxiang flattered Du Ruoxia while simultaneously putting pressure on her.

Du Ruoxia was very displeased with these words. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she let out a soft snort.

With just that one sound, Hu Jinxiang was so frightened that he trembled all over and dared not utter a word.

The old man, who had been lying in the hospital bed, immediately looked up in surprise upon hearing Hu Jinxiang's voice.

When he saw Du Ruoxia, his eyes widened in shock.

"It's...it's you?"

Du Ruoxia also recognized the man lying on the hospital bed. Wasn't this the son of the deputy director of the machinery factory that her original sister, Du Ruoxi, had been longing to marry?

I heard that Wu Yongzhen later took over his father's job and became the deputy director of the machinery factory. He wore a suit and tie every day, walked with his head held high, and always carried a black briefcase under his arm when he went in and out. He looked very imposing.

However, in Du Ruoxia's opinion, what's the difference between this successful person's attire and that of today's corporate slaves?

The only difference is that the briefcase has been replaced with a backpack, and the bag doesn't contain documents, but rather a laptop for working when I get back.

At this moment, Du Ruoxia looked at the man with a scruffy beard, sunken eyes, and a haggard appearance. Where was the aura of a deputy factory director?

But thinking of Du Ruoxi... she really hadn't heard from her in a long time, and wondered if the original owner's cunning older sister was living a good life.

"Wu Yong, how is Du Ruoxi?"

Wu Yong was initially uneasy, but after listening to Du Ruoxia's nonchalant yet slightly sarcastic tone, and considering that Du Ruoxi never mentioned her younger sister Du Ruoxia and that her mother-in-law always complained that she was an ingrate, he figured that Du Ruoxia was completely at odds with her family.

So Wu Yong told the truth: "We divorced a long time ago. I married her, but she didn't lay an egg for me for a year or two."

"Hey, Director Wu, isn't your son already a year old?"

How could Du Ruoxia not understand after hearing this?

So Wu Yong had another family outside, which is why he dumped Du Ruoxi.

However, Hu Jinxiang hadn't grasped the situation yet and thought they were old acquaintances, so he immediately smiled and tried to help them build a relationship.

"Director Wu knows Dean Du, so it seems that I didn't need to act as a go-between in the first place; you were able to get in touch on your own."

"Since we're all old acquaintances, let's not be so reserved and just talk things out."

Hu Jinxiang had previously noticed that Du Ruoxia disliked people who weren't decisive and efficient in their work.

Now that things have been discussed openly, he wants to make a good impression on Du Ruoxia.

Hu Jinxiang thought there was nothing wrong with what he said, but he didn't expect that as soon as he finished speaking, Du Ruoxia frowned.

“Vice President Hu is right. He was indeed an old acquaintance, but not anymore. This kind of disloyal and unjust scum can deal with whoever wants to. I’m not going to serve him.”

"Hey, Dean Du, even if he's divorced from your sister, he's still a patient. You can't use your position to settle personal scores, can you?"

"Hu Jinxiang, I am the director of the military hospital, not your personal doctor. You've caused this mess, so clean it up yourself. I have other things to do, so I won't stay here any longer!"

After saying that, Du Ruoxia turned and left. She went straight to Dean Liu's office, took out her key from her pocket, and opened the door.

Dean Liu handed over the office keys and documents to her when he came last time.

Dean Liu prepared a handover checklist according to her requirements.

Du Ruoxia took out the handover list from her pocket and looked at it item by item.

Dean Liu made annotations on the important parts, as well as simple and easy-to-understand notes.

It seems that Dean Liu went to great lengths to keep her here.

The simple handover checklist contains all the tasks that the dean must undertake.

Dean Liu not only explained everything clearly, but also thought of all the precautions in advance.

Du Ruoxia looked at the almost perfect handover list, and at the densely packed small print on the paper.

Dean Liu's decision was very sudden, and the timing of his retirement was even more abrupt.

He had only come to her house to explain his purpose; I didn't expect him to have prepared everything so quickly.

Du Ruoxia processed each item on the handover checklist as the dean's work.

With the handover checklist as a guide, it was as if Dean Liu was standing in front of her, personally teaching her how to be a dean.

Du Ruoxia is intelligent and learns things very quickly.

In addition, Dean Liu was grateful to her and genuinely wanted to teach her.

With one person willing to learn and the other willing to teach, it's hard not to make progress.

Du Ruoxia spent the entire morning working.

She had no time to care about what was happening outside; after all, she had just become the dean and had to learn everything from scratch.

She doesn't come to work every day, so she has a lot of things to deal with at once.

Du Ruoxia was busy until 1 p.m. before she belatedly realized she was hungry.

She got up, stretched, and left the office before heading to the cafeteria.

It's well past lunchtime now, and there aren't many people eating in the cafeteria anymore.

Dean Liu had told her that there was a small canteen inside the hospital, and she could go there to eat anytime.

Du Ruoxia initially agreed to become the dean because she valued this aspect.

When Du Ruoxia arrived at the small canteen, the cooks were all preparing to wrap up their work.

He was taken aback when he saw someone come in, and then said somewhat impatiently.

"It's past lunchtime now. If you want to eat, come earlier next time."

"And you look unfamiliar, you're probably not a doctor at our hospital, are you?"

"The food in my small canteen is only for internal use, not for outsiders. You should eat somewhere else."

The cook was busy with his own work, and Du Ruoxia was still standing there, so he started verbally shooing her away.

Du Ruoxia remained silent, not even offering a rebuttal.

She simply walked up to a notice.

The notice clearly states that after the Spring Festival, the kitchen will close at 2 PM every day.

Du Ruoxia glanced at the wall clock; it wasn't even 1:30 yet.

The cook had already tidied up the kitchen and was now squatting in a corner, waiting to get off work.

But there were still 35 minutes left before he was supposed to get off work.