Chapter 25 Trouble
After Yang Hua greeted Li Huguo, his gaze fell on Gao Ming and Chen Yun. After a brief silence, he laughed again: "Captain Gao of the transport team?"
"Hello, Deputy Director Yang." Gao Ming smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"I've heard so much about you." A glint of light flashed behind his glasses, and he unconsciously tightened his handshake: "In the future, my wife and I will definitely need Captain Gao's help with our daily life issues."
"It's all work. If you need anything, just let the transport team know."
“This is…” Yang Hua’s gaze shifted to Chen Yun.
"My girlfriend, Chen Yun, works at the factory's employee hospital."
"Dr. Chen!"
Upon hearing about Chen Yun's workplace, Yang Hua's smile seemed to falter slightly, a flicker of surprise crossing her eyes before she quickly resumed her smiling demeanor.
"Hello, Deputy Director Yang."
"I've long admired Dr. Chen's reputation..."
The same flattering opening, seemingly sincere yet full of hypocrisy, made Chen Yun simply smile without giving any further response.
"Then you all go ahead with your work, and we'll find another time to have a proper chat."
Yu Jing had just invited him to her home for dinner when Gao Ming quietly declined, then winked at Li Huguo.
Li Huguo quickly replied, "You're busy, we won't waste your time here." After saying that, he took Ruanqiu's hand and went into Chen Yun's dormitory instead of his own home.
Yu Jing opened her mouth but no sound came out.
Before Chen Yun turned around, she saw Yang Hua roll her eyes at her from behind, clearly displeased with what Yang Hua had said.
The relationship between this couple is truly strange.
Chen Yun went inside and closed the door.
Ruanqiu was still wiping away tears; she probably hadn't recovered from the embarrassment she had just experienced.
"It was my fault just now, don't cry."
"At worst, I'll just have to swallow my pride and try to build a better relationship with him. After all, we'll be neighbors, so he probably won't make things difficult for you at work."
"Is it because someone overheard our argument? I'm angry... angry that you don't believe me."
"It was my mistake, and I promise I will correct it in the future."
Every time this topic comes up, Chen Yun knows that the two of them are about to make up, and what follows is bound to be a sickeningly sweet and mushy scene.
Gao Ming clearly knew his friends and their spouses very well, and turned back to smile at Chen Yun.
The two moved together from the dining table to the desk.
"It's written about...dowry?"
The notebook open on the desk had several things written on it: a sofa, a chair with a back, and a pot with an earpiece.
"Dream on," Chen Yun laughed, pointing to the stool Gao Ming was sitting on. "My back hurts from sitting on this stool for too long. I was thinking of buying a chair with a backrest next month when I get my paycheck."
"My dorm chairs have backrests, so I don't need to buy any!"
"Then let's cross it out."
"The Youth League Committee notified me that I can bring my marriage certificate to choose an apartment next month." Gao Ming leaned on the table, turned to look at his side, and secretly poked Chen Yun with his fingers hidden under his elbow: "Comrade Chen, do you have any guidance?"
Neither of them had any elders around, so they had no one to discuss the bride price or dowry with, and they didn't even think about going through the engagement and wedding banquet procedures.
Once Gao Ming decided to get married, he handed over his salary and all the money he had saved over the years to Chen Yun.
Chen Yun decides what furniture and appliances to add to the house, and he'll figure out a way to get anything he can't handle.
What did your parents say?
It's been almost a month since the telegram was sent, and Chen Yun still hasn't heard a reply from her future in-laws. No matter how many steps are omitted, her parents should still get their opinions first.
As for the Chen family... Chen Yun had long ago received telegrams from his parents urging him to get married.
“Look.”
Gao Ming then remembered that he still had the telegram reply he had just received that afternoon in his pocket, and quickly pulled it out for Chen Yun to read.
The telegram was snatched away by a hand that suddenly reached out halfway through its journey.
Li Huguo and Ruanqiu were as close as ever, laughing and joking as they ran to the dining table with the telegram and began to read it aloud.
"Your mother and I wish Comrade Gaoming and Comrade Chen Yun a long and happy marriage. Due to the short time, we didn't prepare any wedding items, so we sent some money as a token of our good wishes... That's all!"
The telegram was so concise that it left Ruanqiu speechless; she read it over and over again, but not a single word more was added.
Chen Yun's smile widened even further.
When my older brother and sister-in-law got married, they replied with just a few words. My future in-laws are really efficient and decisive.
"Where's the money?" Chen Yun held out his hand.
Gao Ming sighed, "You really care more about money than your parents' blessings." As he spoke, he took an envelope out of his pocket and placed it in Chen Yun's hand.
Chen Yun didn't look closely, but simply smiled and opened the drawer to put the envelope inside.
"I wonder if the neighbors next door have finished moving out yet?"
Li Huguo jogged to the door, opened it a crack, peeked out, and then quickly pulled back in: "They've gone downstairs, Ruanqiu, let's go back!"
"Wait a minute." Gao Ming beckoned to Li Huguo and lowered his voice: "From now on, you should have less contact with Yang Hua and his wife."
"What's wrong?"
Li Huguo understood his friend's personality; he would never say something like "don't associate with anyone" without being absolutely certain and just guessing.
"At first, I didn't remember who Yang Hua was, but then I remembered when I heard Yu Jing's name..."
The transportation team deals most with the county and provincial material allocation offices, and Yu Jing's father is the deputy director of the provincial allocation office.
It's no secret that the deputy director has a daughter who's almost 29 and still unmarried. Gao Ming was one of the men the deputy director wanted to introduce to his daughter.
Then I suddenly heard that she was getting married and that her fiancé, Yang Hua, was an accountant at a machinery factory.
However, according to inside information from the allocation department, Yu Jing was tricked by Yang Hua into having sex with him, which is why she rushed into the marriage.
“No wonder he was transferred to our factory as deputy director.” Li Huguo glanced at Ruanqiu.
All that talk about being young, promising, and having strong work abilities is ultimately just about climbing the social ladder by having a powerful father-in-law.
Then it makes sense that Yu Jing rolled her eyes at Yang Hua behind his back just now.
However, Chen Yun was still a little puzzled as to why Yang Hua looked at her with a smile that concealed a knife, since the two should not have been enemies.
"At worst, we can just avoid dealing with them in the future. I'll just hide in the office. They can't deduct my salary for this!"
Without a doubt, Ruan Qiu absolutely believed Gao Ming's words, and any remaining goodwill she had towards Yang Hua vanished instantly.
"I don't want to compare him to me anymore!" Li Huguo took the opportunity to tease his lover a couple of times.
"Get lost!" Ruanqiu grabbed Li Huguo's ear and dragged him out with a laugh.
Chen Yun picked up the dish from the table and followed the two men out of the house. When they passed Gao Ming, Gao Ming suddenly grabbed her hand again.
"I'll go wash up."
He took the enamel basin but didn't rush to leave; he seemed to be thinking about something.
Suddenly, Gao Ming paused, then called out to Chen Yun.
"Yang Hua's younger sister graduated from medical school last year and was assigned to a rural health center. I heard he's busy trying to find connections to get her transferred to our factory."
The transportation team has a lot of people coming and going, and any little thing that happens in various departments or units will immediately become a topic of conversation. People will pay more attention to the important things, but they will forget about things that have nothing to do with them.
Zhao Feng's wife casually mentioned it in private, but Gao Ming didn't know Chen Yun at the time and didn't take it to heart.
Hospital positions are fixed, and Chen Yun has already taken up a spot, no wonder Yang Hua didn't give her a good look.
"Cough cough—"
Li Huguo coughed violently at the entrance of the water room, as if he wanted to cough up his lungs.
Gao Ming smiled at Chen Yun.
"Let's go! If we don't get out soon, Li Huguo will have to send you to the hospital..."
***
Hongri Machinery Factory Staff Hospital.
Not long after I started working, several figures suddenly rushed into the hospital lobby, led by a somewhat familiar figure.
The old woman in the gray coat rushed to the nurses' station, raised her hands and began slapping her thighs while howling.
"How can you people in white coats be so heartless!"
Duan Yun was caught off guard by the sharp, piercing sound. It took her a few seconds to react before she walked out of the nurses' station, enduring the ringing in her ears.
Upon closer inspection, the person wailing... turned out to be an acquaintance.
"Comrade Jiang Meihua was discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago. Why is this old lady causing trouble at the hospital?"
The old woman was none other than Jiang Meihua's mother-in-law.
"I'm not done until your hospital gives me an explanation today!" the old woman shouted even louder. "Everyone, come and see! These people in white coats aren't here to treat patients; they're just big swindlers who cheat and deceive people."
Duan Yun nervously looked towards the door.
Normally, it wouldn't be a big deal to make a fuss, but today is the day the provincial hospital is coming down for an inspection. What if the higher-ups see us...
Forget about the advanced collective award this year; we'll have to be publicly criticized and forced to write a self-criticism.
“Everyone should see these heartless people at the hospital. They make us go to the hospital just to give birth… Eighty yuan! That’s two months’ salary for my son…”
The old woman started shouting, and the two women she brought with her went to the hospital entrance and started yelling, making it seem like they would call all the passersby into the hospital before they would stop.
Seeing that things were not going well, Duan Yun quickly called Li Hongmei over: "Go find Director Chen quickly."
The dean went to the factory gate to greet the leaders, and for now, the only solution was to ask Chen Yun, who currently held the highest position, to handle the matter.
In Chen Yun's office.
"If none of the abnormal problems I mentioned above occur, then wait three months and come back to me for a follow-up examination."
Coincidentally, Xue Dashi and his wife were in the office with their child for a follow-up check-up, and Jiang Meihua specifically asked Chen Yun to use that ultrasound machine to check their abdomen.
"After you pay, wait for me at the entrance of the examination room on the first floor." Chen Yun handed the payment slip to Jiang Meihua.
"Dr. Chen, I heard that people from outside the hospital can now receive treatment at the staff hospital..."
Bang--
"Director Chen, there's a disturbance downstairs."
After Li Hongmei finished speaking, she noticed the family of three inside the house. Then, with a bitter face, she complained to Jiang Meihua, "Comrade Jiang, your mother-in-law came to the hospital to cause trouble and demanded that our hospital pay compensation."
"Xue Dashi!" Jiang Meihua's anger flared up, and she jumped up and shoved the child at Xue Dashi: "Did you tell your mother how much the hospital bill was?!"
“I didn’t tell her, but I told my older sister a few days ago…” Xue Dashi immediately stopped talking and dared not utter another word.
"Your older sister and your mother are cut from the same cloth." Jiang Meihua stomped her foot angrily: "If your mother gets into any trouble today, I'm divorcing you."
"plum."
Jiang Meihua rushed out, her footsteps echoing in the corridor.
“Meizi, is there some misunderstanding…” Xue Dashi chased after her with the child in his arms: “If she wanted to cause trouble, why didn’t she come the other day? Why did she have to come today?”
"It seems she found out that someone from above is coming to inspect today."
This was a calculated move, taking advantage of the fact that a leader was coming to inspect, hoping to distract the hospital from a thorough investigation and settle the matter by paying some money.
The old woman would never have thought of such a trick.
The Xue family produced two troublemakers!
"Then what should we do..." Li Hongmei asked anxiously.
"Let her make a fuss..." Chen Yun sighed, took down the stethoscope and hung it back on the wall: "Anyway, we haven't done anything wrong, even if the King of Hell comes, we can explain ourselves clearly."
Under the principle of letting loose as much as she wanted, Chen Yun finished tidying up and went to the toilet before going downstairs.
The area downstairs was already bustling with activity, almost like a shopping mall during the Chinese New Year.
The hall was full of people, and there were two groups of people surrounded in the middle.
On the right, Jiang Meihua was wrestling with a woman who looked to be in her thirties. Xue Dashi was pacing anxiously on the side. He had just said a few words of advice when he turned around and had two bloody scratches on his face.
The old woman on the left was tugging at Duan Yun's white coat, spitting at the crowd.
"That heartless doctor is here!"
The old woman looked up and saw Chen Yun walking towards her unhurriedly, so she immediately let go of his hand and grabbed another one instead.
"Tell me how the hospital lied to you, and how I was heartless... I'll tell you all so everyone can judge."
The old woman snorted and looked at the woman whose hair Jiang Meihua was pulling: "Lihua, you help your mother speak, your mother is bad with words!"
"Mother!" the woman groaned, her scalp throbbing with excruciating pain as she tried to distract herself; she had no time to heed the old woman's pleas for help.
"You're not a hospital leader, I'm not talking to you!" The old woman gripped Chen Yun's white coat collar tightly, her eyes darting around, and continued to shout, "I want to talk to the leaders, I want to report you, you heartless doctor."
"The leader is here, so say what you have to say." Chen Yun pried the old woman's hand away and pulled her towards the door: "The dean is right here, so feel free to sue me if you have anything to say."
Liu Baoguo's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, veins bulged on his forehead, and his expression gradually became ferocious.
"Pear Blossom, the leader is here! Come quick!"
Liu Baoguo was not the main target. As soon as the old woman saw the men in Zhongshan suits next to her, she immediately let go of her hand and ran towards her daughter.
"Nonsense!"
The provincial hospital leader, his face ashen, sternly rebuked Liu Baoguo, his gaze lingering on Liu's face for a moment before instructing those behind him: "Go and thoroughly investigate the situation. We must not allow the people to suffer any injustice."
The comrade named Pear Blossom was finally liberated after her mother joined her.
"mother."
"The leader you mentioned is here, but I don't know what to say. You go and tell him!" the old woman said anxiously again.
"You shameless people!" Jiang Meihua's hair was disheveled, and there were several bloody cuts on her neck. She pointed at the old woman and cursed, "Dr. Chen kindly saved my mother and me, and you... you turn around and pretend to be innocent."
"Shizi, tell your wife to shut up." Xue Lihua straightened her clothes and desperately winked at Xue Dashi: "I'm doing this for the good of our family. The hospital cheated us out of so much money, which is several months' salary."
Xue Dashi wavered.
Chen Yun pursed her lips, it seems that the saying "one pot of rice can't support two families" is absolutely true.
"Meizi, let's hear what your eldest sister has to say first!"
The next second, Xue Dashi indeed turned to persuade Jiang Meihua, his guilty gaze quickly sweeping over Chen Yun before becoming even more determined.
"Xue Dashi, are you even speaking human language?!"
"Everyone, please stop arguing!"
The middle-aged man, assigned by his superior, walked to the center, raised his hand and spoke, and after the surroundings quieted down, introduced himself.
"We are staff members of the Provincial Hospital Management Department. If you have any questions, you can contact us directly."
The Provincial Hospital Management Department is specifically responsible for managing the affairs of hospitals at all levels. Since the Tige Health Center was proposed by the Management Department, its downgrading can also be decided by them.
"Hello, leader, we are Jiang Meihua's family members."
"Hello comrade, if you have any questions, you can directly explain them to our Minister Fang Su." The male comrade stood to the side.
Chen Yun was slightly surprised.
No wonder Liu Baoguo's cheeks were bulging from biting so hard; the person on the phone said they were a staff member of the management department, but the person he received was the minister.
If things don't go well today... his dream of a glorious retirement will be dashed.
"Minister, I will take care of this matter immediately."
"Just stand aside and listen." Fang Su's cold gaze swept lightly to the side, startling Liu Baoguo so much that he shut his mouth and didn't dare to say a word.
Xue Lihua was much better than the old woman; she was eloquent and persuasive.
Yesterday's dramatic rescue was portrayed as Chen Yun exaggerating and intimidating the patient's family before conducting a proper examination.
As a result, the baby was born in the emergency room in about ten minutes, and the nurses came out and insisted that it was a difficult birth.
They insisted on being hospitalized after giving birth, and the IV drips on the back of their hands never stopped.
“A full eighty yuan, that’s two months’ salary for my brother.” Xue Lihua slapped her thigh just like the old woman. “Minister, do you think this is a scam? This heartless doctor wants my sister-in-law to come back for a check-up. The baby has already been born, what’s the point of the check-up? He just wants to scam more money. My sister-in-law is too naive to be fooled.”
"You're talking nonsense!" Jiang Meihua roared.
Fang Su nodded, then looked at Chen Yun: "Then, Doctor Chen, please explain the situation."
"Minister Fang, this is what happened yesterday... I have a detailed record of the entire rescue process, and the prescriptions I wrote are also on file. You can check them, Minister."
Fang Su: "Go get the records and prescriptions." Then he gestured to the person next to him: "Dr. Xu, could you take a look?"
"Dr. Xu is the director of the internal medicine department at the provincial hospital, so he is the most qualified to speak on any issues that may arise during the treatment process."
The record book and prescription were quickly delivered to Dr. Xu.
He frowned as he carefully reviewed the records, his expression gradually relaxing as he read on, and he even glanced up at Chen Yun at one point.
"Minister, there were no problems with the rescue process. Dr. Chen's treatment was swift and effective." Dr. Xu closed his notebook with a slight smile on his face: "No doctor in the gynecology department of the provincial hospital could have handled it as efficiently as Dr. Chen."
Chen Yun remained calm, while Xue Lihua licked her lips, as if she wanted to open her mouth to say something more.
Dr. Xu immediately raised his hand to interrupt: "On the contrary, I think you should thank Dr. Chen. If it weren't for the fact that she had to have an episiotomy to complete the delivery, in our provincial hospital, the doctor would have recommended a cesarean section, which means cutting open her abdomen to take out the baby. The medical expenses would have been much more than eighty yuan."
Then he picked up the prescription again: "Because the mother has a significant tear, Dr. Chen had her hospitalized for injections to prevent a major hemorrhage."
“But Jiang Meihua looks perfectly fine to me, she doesn’t look like she’s going to have a major hemorrhage.” Xue Lihua didn’t believe it.
"The wound infection and other visible signs of infection are already quite serious." Dr. Xu then looked at Chen Yun, his eyes full of admiration: "This preventative treatment method actually reduces treatment costs significantly."
"Minister, don't listen to their nonsense. Dr. Chen is my savior. I'm so grateful to her that I don't even have time to kowtow to her."
Hearing that the doctors in the provincial capital all said so, Jiang Meihua felt even more confident and walked a few steps to Fang Su to speak.
"It seems to be a misunderstanding." Fang Su nodded and smiled at Jiang Meihua, but when he turned to look at Xue Lihua, his expression suddenly changed: "If you continue to be unreasonable and make trouble, I will report the situation to the factory leadership office."
"Good heavens! These officials don't stand up for us ordinary people; they have no conscience!"
"Mother!" Xue Lihua's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong. She hadn't expected her mother to be completely unable to understand human speech.
The old woman plopped down on the ground and kicked her legs hard, spewing out foul and obscene words.
"Old Huang, go take a walk in the factory director's office." Fang Su was always decisive in his actions, and since the warning was ignored, he didn't waste any more words: "Tell Director Zhao that if this matter is not handled properly, I have something to say about the national third-tier factory rating this year."
Old Huang left in a hurry.
"Everyone, please disperse." Fang Su waved to the onlookers: "You should be glad that there is such an experienced doctor in the hospital right here in your hometown. You won't have to go to the provincial capital for medical treatment in the future. If Dr. Chen is wronged, it will be a loss for everyone in your Hongri Machinery Factory."
"..."
Others may not know how high this praise is, but Liu Baoguo's face changed again, and he smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared and the corners of his mouth couldn't be turned up.
"Thank you for the compliment, Minister Fang. Actually, this is what I should do." Chen Yun naturally had to show humility.
"Old Fang was right." Dr. Xu suddenly burst into laughter: "If our hospital had more outstanding talents like Dr. Chen, our country's medical level would definitely reach a new level."
Even Cheng Yun, who always prides himself on being thick-skinned, was a little embarrassed by the praise.
"Let Lao Fang and Dean Liu handle the rest. Dr. Chen, please explain to me what this score you wrote on your notebook means."
Chen Yun peeked over and saw that Dr. Xu was referring to the Apgar score that Chen Yun had written for him.
After a brief moment of hesitation about whether to say it was just a fleeting thought, Chen Yun quickly decided to tell the truth: "This is a scoring system widely used in foreign newborns, representing..."
While using foreign scoring methods might be somewhat sensitive, China is indeed lagging far behind other countries in Western medicine treatment at present, and there is nothing wrong with adopting advanced treatment concepts.
Of course... you can only tell the truth to the right person.
"Dr. Chen is adept at applying what he learns; no wonder he has such a wealth of experience at such a young age." Dr. Xu's smile deepened, his admiration for Chen Yun undisguised: "May I ask which doctor Dr. Chen studied under?"
Chen Yun's teacher passed away from a serious illness the year he graduated, and besides... he was just an ordinary teacher.
As expected, Dr. Xu had never heard of that teacher's name.
However, he only asked casually, and his eyes lit up quickly: "Would Dr. Chen be interested in participating in the provincial compulsory education skills competition next March?"
The skills competition, held every two years, is a highly valued event across all industries.
The top three teams in the hospital system competition will be eligible for a transfer to the provincial hospital.
In other words... for many barefoot doctors in rural health centers, this is equivalent to a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.
If you win, you can become a doctor in the big provincial capital.
Chen Yun had no memory of the grand martial arts competition, so she asked out of curiosity.
I just didn't see Liu Baoguo's face... it was even darker than before.
They've even managed to poach his employees!
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