Chapter 153 Work Arrangements
After seeing that no one raised any objections, Director Cao said, "You will all work alongside Comrade Lin Yuanshu and follow his arrangements. I have other things to do, so I won't stay here any longer. You can decide for yourselves."
Everyone said in unison, "We understand."
Afterwards, Director Cao took Zhou Chun and left the laboratory. He was also a bit too busy right now, since he was in charge of most of the research site.
There are three teams at the research site. Team one is responsible for research on snails, team two is responsible for prevention and control research, and Lin Yuanshu and her team are in team three, which is mainly responsible for researching medicines.
He is now heading to meet the members of the other two teams, to get to know them, and to learn about their research progress.
He believed in Lin Yuanshu's work ability; even without him, Lin Yuanshu could arrange the work clearly and efficiently.
Meanwhile, Lin Yuanshu and all the other members had finished reviewing the plan and began assigning tasks to each member. With a serious expression, she instructed, "Since Director Cao wants you to follow my instructions, then I won't stand on ceremony. Wang Daniu and the others will be responsible for patient medication and daily vital sign monitoring. Li Lin and I will be responsible for pharmacological analysis, monitoring patients' blood drug concentrations, etc. Qu Zhigang, you will be responsible for data statistics. The rest of you will be responsible for logistics. Now, you go to the clinic and the neighboring clinic to recruit patients. I'll stay here and write the ethics approval application and safety plan..."
She had a general understanding of these people's backgrounds, which enabled her to make accurate arrangements quickly. She never fought a battle unprepared.
She had originally intended to recruit patients, but she couldn't leave. If she hadn't submitted the application to the ethics committee, her medical team wouldn't have been qualified to conduct research on the patients.
The application should not be too complicated. It should generally explain the basic information of the research protocol, whether the research patients are aware of the consequences of the research protocol, and what risks the research protocol may encounter.
Qu Zhigang couldn't help but frown. He wasn't entirely opposed to this work arrangement, at least he wouldn't have to have close contact with patients.
However, on the other hand, he would rather be in charge of pharmacological analysis than the job assigned by Lin Yuanshu, but he didn't want to work with Li Lin, because Li Lin would definitely say some sarcastic things.
He didn't want to reveal his thoughts in front of so many people, so he planned to talk to Lin Yuanshu privately later and have Li Lin take charge of his work while he took charge of Li Lin's work. That way, everyone would be happy.
The others were satisfied with the arrangement, as it was within their capabilities.
The sun rose and set, and the day passed just like that. The patients had been recruited almost completely. After all, it was free treatment with professional monitoring. Not only was there no danger to their lives, but it also showed that they were highly conscious of themselves, so everyone was eager to be the test subject.
During his work in the afternoon, Qu Zhigang was absent-minded and kept glancing at Lin Yuanshu. It wasn't until Lin Yuanshu finished dinner that he found an opportunity to be alone with him.
"What do you need me for?" Lin Yuanshu asked calmly.
She had long felt Qu Zhigang's gaze coming her way from time to time, but there were too many people around, so she didn't say anything. She guessed that Qu Zhigang probably had something he wanted to say to her.
That's why she deliberately cooperated with Qu Zhigang. If she hadn't been willing to cooperate, how could Qu Zhigang have so easily found an opportunity to be alone with her?
She really didn't want to see Qu Zhigang looking at her with that hesitant expression.
Seeing that no one was around, Qu Zhigang said confidently, "Team Leader Lin, I think your work arrangement is unreasonable. I am not very familiar with data statistics work, so you shouldn't have assigned me to it. If I wasn't worried that saying this in front of other members would make you lose face, I would have brought it up long ago."
Seeing that Lin Yuanshu did not show any impatience, he became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, "You let Li Lin take charge of the data statistics work and let me switch with her. Don't forget that she is your competitor and even doubted your work ability in front of Director Cao. Now is a good opportunity to suppress her. I am the one speaking up for you. We are on the same side. You need to distinguish between what is important and what is not."
After listening to Qu Zhigang's words, Lin Yuanshu smiled slightly and said in a firm tone, "This matter is not negotiable. The work arrangements have already been made, and I don't want to change things up overnight. Besides, Li Lin has participated in the research of nitrothionine drugs before. Letting her be in charge of data statistics is simply a waste of her talents."
Li Lin has already shown weakness, so there's no need for her to keep fighting with Li Lin. It's better to be lenient when possible.
Upon hearing this, Qu Zhigang exploded. He rambled on, "What do you mean by that? You think it's a waste of her talents to do this kind of work? If you're asking me to do this kind of work, does that mean you think I'm not as capable as her? How could you have such a terrible idea..."
Lin Yuanshu pursed his lips and said seriously, "You only have two choices now: either continue with your current job or go keep Comrade Wang Daniu company. There is no third option."
If the drugs they are currently researching were related to traditional Chinese medicine, she would definitely have put Qu Zhigang in charge of the pharmacological analysis, but unfortunately, that's not the case this time.
Compared to Qu Zhigang, she trusted Li Lin more. Among so many team members, only Li Lin had participated in the research of nitrothionine, making Li Lin more irreplaceable than Qu Zhigang.
Qu Zhigang looked at Lin Yuanshu with disbelief and questioned, "How can you be so heartless! I even spoke up for you, but if I had known you would discard me after using me, I wouldn't have spoken up for you."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "You're not speaking up for me, you're speaking up for yourself. At worst, I'll say good things about you to Director Cao in the future."
Qu Zhigang stared intently at Lin Yuanshu, his expression serious, and said, "Is there absolutely no room for negotiation?"
Lin Yuanshu replied with the same serious expression, "No, and you don't need to go to Director Cao. Even if Director Cao were standing in front of me right now, I wouldn't change my mind."
Qu Zhigang remained silent for a while. Seeing Lin Yuanshu's resolute attitude, he finally chose to compromise, mainly because he felt that taking the matter to Director Cao would be of no use.
After all, when Director Cao appointed Lin Yuanshu as the team leader, it already indicated that Director Cao had higher regard for Lin Yuanshu's work ability.
"Alright! You're the team leader, so you're in charge. Just pretend I never came to see you. But don't forget to put in a good word for me with Director Cao. That's what you promised me." Qu Zhigang repeatedly instructed before leaving.
This was a benefit he gained by taking a step back; something is better than nothing.
Lin Yuanshu nodded, a helpless expression on his face, and said confidently, "Don't worry, I won't forget. My memory isn't that bad."
After coaxing Qu Zhigang away, Lin Yuanshu returned to his dormitory to rest.
Li Lin glanced at Lin Yuanshu somewhat awkwardly. At work, she knew how to get along with Lin Yuanshu, after all, he was her boss, and she only needed to follow his instructions.
In real life, however, she felt somewhat helpless. She had a good relationship with Lin Yuanshu, but now that Lin Yuanshu had become her boss, she had even said things to Director Cao that questioned Lin Yuanshu's work ability.
Should she act as if nothing happened and continue to interact with Lin Yuanshu? Or should she keep her distance from Lin Yuanshu and just maintain a superficial friendship?
She was extremely conflicted.
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Author's note: I went out for barbecue, and after finishing, I drove for less than a minute when my electric scooter got punctured by a nail. It took me more than half an hour to get to the repair shop. [laughing and crying emoji]
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