Chapter 50 Chapter 50
Chen Zhaoyue reached out and shook his hand: "I will do my best."
She smiled slightly, and two shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Gao Wen looked at this seemingly weak but determined girl, and suddenly felt that perhaps she had preconceived ideas.
She turned and opened the office door: "Come with me, I'll show you around."
The tone was much gentler than before.
"This is the pharmacy, this is the treatment room, and this is the ward..." Gao Wen introduced as she walked, the hem of her white coat swaying gently with her brisk steps.
Shen Zhaoyue followed behind her, his eyes carefully scanning each department, memorizing the layout one by one.
There are not many medicines here. Although it is a health center, it does not have the strong smell of disinfectant like in later hospitals.
"Currently, we have five military doctors in our health center, all of whom are very experienced." Gao Wen said, pointing to the doctors on duty.
They are all over thirty years old, and their every move exudes calmness.
"Besides that, there are several nurses." Gao Wen paused, then turned to look at Shen Zhaoyue: "You just arrived, so start as a nurse."
Chen Zhaoyue looked in the direction of her finger. Although the girls at the nurses' station were younger, they were all older than her.
They were tall, spoke with thick northern accents, and were looking at this new southern girl with curiosity.
"Okay." Chen Zhaoyue nodded in agreement and had no objection to being a nurse.
She had just arrived and was specially approved by the political commissar, so it was normal that she was not trusted.
"Come here!" Gao Wen waved to several nurses, "This is the newcomer, Chen Zhaoyue. Take care of her."
Upon hearing this, the nurses who had been curious just now ran over and surrounded Shen Zhaoyue.
"Hello." Chen Zhaoyue smiled sweetly, with two shallow dimples on her cheeks.
Hearing her soft southern accent, the nurses became even more curious.
"Are you from the south?" a round-faced nurse spoke first.
Shen Zhaoyue nodded in acknowledgment.
"Aren't there mostly 'capitalist ladies' in the south?" another nurse suddenly exclaimed.
As soon as these words were spoken, the originally enthusiastic atmosphere suddenly froze, and the nurses' expressions became subtle.
At this time, the word "capital" is really sensitive.
"Shouldn't Miss Zidou be sent to the countryside to do labor? Why is she here at the military clinic?" a nurse whispered.
"Could it be that he lost some connection?"
"Shh, keep your voice down!"
The nurses started discussing this.
Chen Zhaoyue pretended not to hear these discussions and continued to smile.
Gao Wen glanced at the whispering crowd and coughed, "Are you all so free and have nothing to do?"
The nurses immediately fell silent and lowered their heads.
Gao Wen was clear in her mind: Although Chen Zhaoyue was from the south, since he was able to pass the political review and was specially approved by the political commissar, there must be no problem with his identity and background.
These girls just have too little experience.
"You should follow them to familiarize yourself with the work first!" Gao Wen turned to Shen Zhaoyue and instructed, her tone softened a little.
She deliberately patted Shen Zhaoyue's shoulder, and this action was seen by the nurses around her.
Shen Zhaoyue nodded in understanding, a faint smile on her lips: "Okay, Dean Gao."
Her voice was neither humble nor arrogant, and she was not affected by the previous discussion at all.
Gao Wen nodded with satisfaction, glared at the talkative nurses as a warning, and then turned and left.
The corridor was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The nurses looked at each other, and no one dared to step forward.
In the end, it was the round-faced nurse who reacted first. She stepped forward with a wry smile and said, "Comrade Shen...Shen, shall I take you to change clothes first?"
She rubbed her hands together and looked a little nervous.
"Okay, thank you!" Chen Zhaoyue nodded, her eyebrows curved, and two shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Seeing that she seemed easy to talk to, a nurse with a ponytail hesitated and wanted to go up and talk to her.
But before he could take a step, he was grabbed by his companion.
"You're stupid!" The nurse lowered her voice and said anxiously, "What if she really is 'Miss Capital'? If you get too close to her, you'll be implicated!"
Another nurse came over and added mysteriously, "I heard those 'capitalist ladies' have strange tempers. They can be sunny one moment and pouring rain the next. You'd better stay away!"
Although they tried to lower their voices, their whispers were still clearly audible in the quiet corridor.
Chen Zhaoyue paused slightly. Fortunately, she was not the original owner, so she would not be affected by these words.
She followed the round-faced nurse to the locker room as if nothing had happened, the smile on her face not fading.
The round-faced nurse was walking in front. When she heard the discussions, her heart was pounding and she secretly glanced at Shen Zhaoyue.
This new colleague looks gentle and kind, how come she doesn't look like the spoiled Miss Capital as rumored?
After Shen Zhaoyue changed into his white coat, no one paid any attention to him the entire morning.
The nurses treated her as "Miss Capital" and avoided her as much as possible, not even daring to look at her.
There were few patients in the health center. She was just a nurse and no soldiers came to see her, so Chen Zhaoyue was happy to have some free time.
She sat quietly in the corner of the nurses' station, flipping through the medical manual, and occasionally looking up to observe the work processes of other nurses.
Time flies and it’s noon.
It was only half past eleven, but the nurses had already packed up their things and were heading to the cafeteria in twos and threes.
"Let's go, let's go eat."
They greeted each other, but no one called out Chen Zhaoyue tacitly.
Chen Zhaoyue watched their departing backs and gently closed the manual in his hand.
She adjusted the collar of her white coat, stood up slowly, and followed behind at a suitable distance.
The nurses came early, the cafeteria was empty, and the soldiers were still training.
They walked towards the food window with ease and familiarity, and Chen Zhaoyue followed silently at the end of the line.
The chef who served the food saw the new face and looked at her for a few more seconds, but didn't say much and still gave her a full spoonful of meat.
The other nurses ignored Shen Zhaoyue, and she went to another table by herself, ate, and left.
Taking advantage of the break at noon, Shen Zhaoyue checked the medicine in the pharmacy.
Maybe it’s because no one in the health center knows Chinese medicine, the pharmacy only sells Western medicines, and some of the herbs are just the most basic hemostatic herbs.
"Is anyone there? Let's get it..." A sudden loud shout from outside interrupted her thoughts.
Chen Zhaoyue looked out when he heard the sound, and saw two young soldiers in training uniforms standing at the medicine window.
The one who was shouting suddenly fell silent the moment he saw her clearly, and his dark face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds. The young soldier's Adam's apple rolled a few times, and he couldn't finish the second half of his sentence.
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