Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Even if I die, I have to take someone with me
The first day of free clinic yielded more than Shen Miao had imagined.
Because it was a public welfare activity organized by the city, and some Chinese herbal teas were distributed for free, many people actively participated. Even if they did not have any obvious illness, they would ask the doctor to feel their pulse.
Shen Miao and Cao Yulan did not have medical qualifications, so they were not allowed to treat people and prescribe medicine. However, the free clinic gave them a good opportunity. They did not have to write prescriptions anyway, and they just "chatted" with the old men and women.
While out for the free clinic, Shen Miao also paid special attention to Cao Yulan.
She was very skilled in every step of the four examinations, including observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation, and it didn't seem like it was her first time practicing medicine. When some healthy patients asked her for some dietary recipes for nourishing the stomach and body, she could write down several of them with great ease, and even specially marked the taboos between foods.
During lunch, Shen Miao found out from chatting with her that she had been a barefoot doctor in their hometown for several years and her experience was no less than those in the class.
Cao Yulan had a miserable life. Her first child was a daughter, and she finally gave birth to a boy as her second child. However, the child contracted polio when he was young. Her cruel husband then abandoned her and her two children and ran away.
Cao Yulan never remarried and raised her two children alone.
Initially, she studied medicine so that she could treat her son herself. Later, she realized that her medical skills were limited, so she started to make money by practicing medicine, hoping to save more money to bring her son to a big city for treatment.
Ten thousand yuan. It took Cao Yulan ten years to finally save up ten thousand yuan.
So two months ago, she took the money and brought her two children to Yu City for medical treatment.
However, both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are helpless in treating polio and can only take good care of the patient.
In order to be able to establish a career with medical skills in the future, earn more money, and give her daughter and son a better life, Cao Yulan decided to stay and take exams to turn the informal bungalow in her hometown into a compliant small clinic with a practicing license.
"Don't, don't look at me with sympathy."
Cao Yulan hurriedly put down the hand holding the lunch box, and subconsciously tried to block the gaze that Shen Miao was casting towards her: “Sister, I am not telling you this to sound pitiful or anything like that. I am not miserable, not at all. The three of us are living a good life.”
Cao Yulan doesn't need sympathy.
She is capable, has a healthy body, and has the shoulders to support a family on her own. For her, she is already happier than many people in the world. What is there to sympathize with?
Turning her head to glance at Lu Xin who had not yet returned from the canteen to buy water, Cao Yulan took out an egg from her pocket and stuffed it into Shen Miao’s pocket, saying, “Don’t tell anyone else, I don’t want too many people to know.”
She didn’t have time to cook too much when she went out this morning, and after sharing it with the doctors on the way here, this was the only one left, which was just enough to add a dish to Shen Miao’s lunch box.
“Don’t worry, I’m the most tight-lipped person~!” After hiding the emotions in his eyes and the egg, Shen Miao said to her with a smile.
While peeling the egg in her hand, Shen Miao couldn't help but ask again: "Sister, I see that your medical skills are quite good, and your basic knowledge is not bad either, so why did you go to Class 4 in the class placement test?"
"Alas," Cao Yulan couldn't help but feel regretful when talking about the placement test at the beginning of the semester. "The electrical wires of a house in the building where we lived caught fire, and several houses were lost. Niuniu was so scared that she quickly ran outside with her brother, but she accidentally twisted her ankle."
That morning, Cao Yulan was answering questions. It was only when her neighbor came running to her from the clinic that she found out what had happened.
He only finished two of the three papers because he choked on cigarettes when he came out. Cao Yulan took him to the hospital for a check-up in the afternoon. So he did not participate in the teacher's question and answer session and practical session. That's why he was assigned to the worst class.
"I thought it didn't matter whether I was in a class or not. We all had to study, and I just had to study hard. But after Teacher Qin knew about my family's situation, she still hoped that I could come to Class 1, saying that the review pace in Class 1 was faster and I had a better chance of passing the exam in one try."
Shen Miao was a little surprised, “Teacher Qin?”
Cao Yulan just smiled and continued, "I know what those people in the class say about me and Teacher Qin behind our backs. Although Teacher Qin is a bit fierce, he is really a very upright person with a good heart. And there is nothing wrong between the two of us, not even a grain of sand."
Qin Xiaokun found out about their family's affairs after he saw her answer sheet and asked her to go to his office to inquire about the situation.
It was Qin Xiaokun who introduced her to several doctors in the rehabilitation department, giving her the opportunity to take her son to see better doctors;
It was also Qin Xiaokun who gave her his own children's childhood books, so that her daughter had the opportunity to learn to read;
It was Qin Xiaokun who gave her an opportunity to change shifts, allowing her to come to a group that was more suitable for her.
Qin Xiaokun did not force what she needed on her, but simply gave her one opportunity after another. As for whether she could seize it, it all depended on her own ability.
Qin Xiaokun was more warm-hearted than Shen Miao had imagined.
Who said he always had a cold and sour face? He was obviously caring and helpful to others.
“Then the matter between you and Teacher Qin has been circulating for so long, why don’t you come forward to explain it?” Shen Miao asked again.
"Teacher Qin won't let me explain."
Shen Miao: “Why?”
Cao Yulan shrugged. "I don't know. Teacher Qin has always told me not to care about what they say and not to take the initiative to explain to anyone."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh again: "I just didn't expect the consequences of not explaining would be so serious. I didn't even come to participate in the internship week."
Qin Xiaokun secured a spot for this free clinic from the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Although he was doing so as a "volunteer," it was also a hard-won opportunity.
But the result was that of the five people we had decided on, only three showed up, and only two of them could really help...
To put it bluntly, isn't this a typical case of "being given a chance but not knowing how to appreciate it"? If no one is coming, then what is the point of taking this opportunity?
Although Shen Miao and Cao Yulan performed well, the others did not come, and the doctors did not say anything explicitly, but one could still see their dissatisfaction from their expressions.
I think there will be accountability after I return.
Alas, it's a pity. If Qin Xiaokun had spoken up about the matter between him and Cao Yulan earlier, wouldn't it have been better? Then there wouldn't be so many misunderstandings.
But Shen Miao felt that Qin Xiaokun did this on purpose. As for the reason...
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the hospital bus took the doctors who participated in the free clinic back to the hospital as the sun gradually set.
Normally, you can go home directly after the internship, but after arriving at the hospital, the doctor notified Shen Miao and Cao Yulan to go back to school. Although Lu Xin was not allowed to go, he also went back with them because he had a premonition that there would be something exciting to see.
This week, everyone in each class went to internship, and the six floors of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Building were all empty. Only the front room on the second floor was full of people.
The atmosphere was somewhat different from when Shen Miao came in the morning. Even though everyone in the room was still studying with their heads down, the air pressure in the room had obviously become more oppressive.
When Shen Miao and the others pushed the door open and came in, many people looked up at them.
Is it apology? Is it self-blame? Or is it regret?
There were too many emotions, and Shen Miao had a hard time distinguishing the emotions in their eyes, but the only thing that was certain was that everyone regretted what they had done today.
There was no teacher in the classroom, but there was a thick folder on the desk in front, and next to the folder was a glass bottle of water, but because it had been there for a long time, the water in the bottle had become completely cold.
I returned to my seat and waited for a long time. It was almost dark outside the window when several teachers from the teaching group passed by in the corridor and finally pushed open the door of the classroom.
"After a day of study, everyone must have gained a lot."
Qin Xiaokun took a sip from the glass water bottle on the desk. He was not angry, but said sarcastically: "The knowledge in the book must be very important, so everyone gave up the opportunity of internship and chose to stay, right?"
The classroom was completely silent, and the voices of those who had agreed to resist and boycott last night were also silenced.
"Since you are all so hardworking and studious, the teachers and I think we should give you some rewards."
Qin Xiaokun tore open the folder slowly and took out a thick stack of black cards. "Next, students whose names I read please come up and claim your rewards for today."
"Wang Minsheng."
Hearing his name being read out from Qin Xiaokun's mouth, the man sitting in the first row couldn't help but tremble.
What reward? Ha, what's the difference between this and the King of Hell calling the shots? !
No matter how reluctant he was, Wang Minsheng still walked to the podium obediently and took the black card from his hand.
"Congratulations, you have received your first assignment."
Shen Miao: ???
Qin Xiaokun has a bit of a yin-yang level in him, he can make the punishment of people sound so funny.
"Zhao Shunfu."
Soon after, the second person came on stage to receive the award.
"You have learned well. You must continue to work hard in the future."
Zhao Shunfu: ...
Then the third, fourth, fifth...
Almost everyone had to listen to Qin Xiaokun's sarcastic remarks when they received the "bad" from his hand, but even so, no one dared to talk back. Instead, they bowed and said "thank you, teacher" to him.
The group of righteous people who were indignant in the classroom yesterday seemed to have disappeared, and in their place were a group of submissive and obedient little lambs.
Shen Miao seemed to know why Qin Xiaokun asked them to come back.
Go watch a show, watch this good show.
They have been busy outside under the scorching sun all day, and coming back to see them training obediently is a way to relax.
“Shen Miao.”
Shen Miao was writing and chatting with Lu Xin on a small piece of paper. When she heard Qin Xiaokun calling her name, she was startled.
"exist!"
"come over."
Shen Miao: …
No, she didn't do anything today. Even if this "bad news" was sent to a group of people, it couldn't be sent to her...
Seeing Shen Miao standing up, Lu Xin just covered his mouth and prepared to laugh secretly, but the next second, Qin Xiaokun also called him up, "Lu Xin, come over here too."
Luxin: ???
Now Shen Miao felt balanced.
Hmm? Let you gloat over my misfortune? Let's die together!
As the two walked to the podium one after the other, ready to accept the judgment of fate, Qin Xiaokun took out two red cards from under the remaining stack of black cards and handed them to them one by one.
It’s red, a red card…
It’s not “bad”, it’s “award”?!
Looking at the red card with golden fonts written on it, Shen Miao was stunned for a long time and forgot to reach out to take it.
"Hmm? You don't want it?"
"Think, think about it!"
Lu Xin was the one who reacted quickly. He not only took the red card for her, but also supported her back and bowed slightly to thank Qin Xiaokun, "Thank you, teacher!"
After returning to her seat with the red card, it took a long time for Shen Miao to come to her senses and repeatedly looked at the card in her hand.
This is her second "award", and she is just one more away from getting the scholarship!
His fingertips stroked the words on the card again and again, and Shen Miao couldn’t suppress the crazy upward curling of the corners of his mouth.
When she looked up again, there were still many eyes secretly looking in her direction, but this time, there was no envy and jealousy in their eyes, only pity and regret.
Cao Yulan, who was sitting several seats away, was not in a position to speak, but she still smiled and mouthed to her: Congratulations~
It’s strange. If you can get a red card reward by participating in the free clinic, why doesn’t Cao Yulan have it?
Without a black card or a red card, she became the one in the class who got nothing.
After distributing all the cards, Qin Xiaokun picked up the water bottle and moistened his throat: "Do you know why you got this 'bad'?"
The whole class was silent, with only a few people nodding.
Taking out the "petition" signed by 28 people and printed with 28 handprints, Qin Xiaokun couldn't help but sneer, and said to the teachers beside him: "I remember that our Xinglin Medical Auxiliary School is a cram school. How come we are still doing the same thing as in the Republic of China period, where people would go on strike and boycott classes at any time?"
"What? You all are here to cause trouble. Are you going to rise up in rebellion if things don't go your way?!"
Qin Xiaokun's suddenly raised voice made everyone lower their heads, and some people even bent their spines.
"You are doctors, you are physicians, are you gathered together to test your evidence? Or are you here to enforce justice when you see injustice?"
"Is it right for a doctor to protest over a piece of unfounded news?"
"Well, even if Comrade Cao Yulan and I have some shameful relationship, can you just ignore everything, abandon your jobs, and abandon your responsibilities?"
"Childish! Quite childish!"
Someone said unconvincedly: "Then why don't you explain?"
"Yeah, if you explain, we won't..."
"Why should I explain?" Qin Xiaokun interrupted the man. "Am I your father? Or your son? Why should I explain my life and privacy to you? Do I have to share with you what kind of fillings I have in my buns?"
Qin Xiaokun is here to be a teacher. His responsibility is to try his best to help every student. He is different from the teachers in the school, and those present are not minors in the school, so his every move does not require anyone's supervision.
One is responsible for teaching and the other is responsible for learning. This is the relationship between them. Any other behaviors do not need to be interfered with.
"I don't care what you say in private. After all, not everyone is qualified to be a doctor. After the exam, I don't know how many of you will go back to being barefoot doctors. So it's none of my business whether you gossip or not."
"But I cannot forgive you for abandoning your responsible behavior. Today it's just a letter of protest, but when you really become doctors one day, can you just abandon the patients in the ward and protect your so-called 'interests' even if they are in excruciating pain?"
This was a test set by Qin Xiaokun to test their medical ethics.
How could Qin Xiaokun not have heard the rumors about himself and Cao Yulan in the school?
When the rumor first came out, he thought about clarifying it, but when the rumor became more and more outrageous, he had another idea, which was to spread the rumor so that he could see clearly who was really focused on studying.
The final result was obvious, almost the entire class was wiped out. The students from other classes did not act as recklessly as they did, but if they were in the same situation, they would probably not be spared either.
Of course, not everyone failed his test.
He could have predicted that Lu Xin would not sign. After all, he had watched him grow up and the two families were in frequent contact. He naturally knew that he would not do anything out of line.
And Shen Miao...
Because of various reasons, he thought Shen Miao would "hate" him, or would be somewhat dissatisfied with him, but he didn't expect that she didn't even sign the petition.
It seemed that he was not wrong in his guess, Shen Miao was indeed a reasonable person, so his painstaking efforts were not in vain.
Afterwards, Qin Xiaokun took out another test paper for the class placement test and casually placed it on the table in the first row. "This is the actual score of Cao Yulan's class placement test. If you have any objections to her joining the class, you can take a look at her level."
"Does anyone feel dissatisfied?" Lu Xin's tone became calm again. "Feeling wronged? Unwilling to accept? You can raise it. There are solutions. Either change classes or get a refund and drop out. It's up to you to choose."
I am convinced. I am convinced.
It was their fault for spreading the rumors about the teacher and the students; it was also their fault for misunderstanding Cao Yulan, so there was no need to be unconvinced. It was just that the weight of this black card was a bit too heavy, and they could not recover for the time being.
"Since there is nothing to be dissatisfied with, can the internship this week still proceed properly?"
"Yes." Everyone said in unison.
After finishing the matter, it was the teachers’ turn to rearrange the internship for the rest of the day. Shen Miao and Cao Yulan continued to participate in the free clinic, so they did not need to listen to the arrangements and could leave directly.
When she was about to go home, Shen Miao found a list in her pocket.
That list was the receipt signed by the doctor when the medicinal materials were taken to the free clinic, and it needed to be brought back to Qin Xiaokun.
So Shen Miao let Cao Yulan go first and went to deliver the order to Qin Xiaokun.
When I arrived at his office, there was no one there. I heard from another teacher that it was Vice Principal Lu Jianghai who called him away.
Worried that Qin Xiaokun might leave directly in a while, Shen Miao came to the vice-principal’s office to look for him again.
“Are you so sure that this matter has nothing to do with Shen Miao?”
Before she even entered the door, Shen Miao heard her name being called from inside.
After refilling the teacup in front of Qin Xiaokun, Lu Jianghai continued in a spider-like tone, "I heard that this girl from the Shen family is very good at doing things. The rumors about you and that female student have spread so widely. Maybe she is the one who is behind it."
Shen Miao: ???
Qin Xiaokun: "No, she is not that kind of person."
"How do you know?"
Lu Jianghai snorted, "You know, you can judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart. Wasn't her grandfather the same at the beginning? He was said to have a kind heart and a compassionate mind, but he still didn't teach you, didn't he?"
"I have known him since he was a child. I know all too well what kind of people he has. They are all very selfish. You have to be aware of this."
Qin Xiaokun did not continue what he said, but just silently drank the tea he poured for him.
At this moment, Lu Jianghai looked like the despicable villain in TV dramas, completely different from his usual kind and benevolent appearance when facing Shen Miao.
Thinking about how he cared about me in the hospital, and his kind attitude when we first met...
Haha, he clearly hates the Shen family to death, but he has to pretend to be old friends with them. He must be exhausted.
"I won't say anything about these two red cards, just don't give her the third one."
"Well... I think if she is qualified, it doesn't matter if we give it to her." This time, Qin Xiaokun did not remain silent, but tactfully rejected his request. "The school doesn't need this little scholarship, and it's her ability that she can get it."
“Is this a matter of money?”
Qin Xiaokun continued to explain: "The Shen family is going to open their own clinic and will not come to the provincial hospital. We should keep our distance from each other in the future."
"You, your brain is just... ah!"
Lu Jianghai didn't know how to advise him, so he just sighed heavily.
"I'm not asking you to make it difficult for her. You still need to teach her, but you have to do it at least a little bit... Think about how Old Shen treated you back then. How many detours did you take because of him? How much time did you waste?... Right?"
Some things are hard to say in too much detail. If you say them too clearly, they will become meaningless. You can only hint at them indirectly.
Qin Xiaokun understood what he meant.
He hoped that he would not let Shen Miao live too smoothly, and would let her experience some setbacks, and it would be best if she could "accidentally" fall flat on her face.
Qin Xiaokun drank the tea in the cup and pushed the cup back with a smile, "I understand."
"Well, I understand."
Qin Xiaokun added: "But since I am a teacher, I should have the final say on how I lead my students in the future, don't you think?"
"What do you mean by that?" Lu Jianghai asked unhappily.
"What I mean is that I will take good care of every student equally. You don't have to worry about other things."
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