The next morning, Sheng An Ning was the first one to arrive at the hospital. She was not in a hurry to see Mrs. Chen, but waited for Director Qin in the office. She also sorted out her notes from last night and prepared to show them to Dean Li.
Before she could sit down, the nanny beside Mrs. Chen came over and looked at Sheng Anning politely: "Doctor Xiao Sheng, our wife wants you to come over."
Sheng An Ning hesitated a little, but finally got up and went over.
Mrs. Chen had already gotten up and was sitting by the bed, sipping her porridge. When she saw Sheng An Ning coming in, her expression softened a bit and she pointed to the stool opposite her: "An Ning, please sit down. Do you mind if I call you An Ning?"
Sheng Anning smiled: "It's okay, you can shout whatever you want, how do you feel today?"
It was a very routine question, which quietly distanced the two of them and also reminded Mrs. Chen that they were not that familiar with each other, and that they were just in a doctor-patient relationship.
Mrs. Chen nodded. "Today is not bad. I have a good appetite early in the morning. I asked Wang Sao to make some porridge for me. I asked you to come so early in the morning. Did I disturb your work?"
Sheng An Ning shook her head and smiled again: "It's okay, I came to the hospital to work, and I came to you to work. Your appetite has improved, which is a good sign."
But I was wondering what this Mrs. Chen wanted to talk to me about.
Mrs. Chen put down the spoon, took the handkerchief handed over by the nanny, wiped her hands, and then said slowly: "I heard that you are from Longbei City, Gansu Province?"
Sheng Anning nodded: "Yes."
Mrs. Chen took a breath and said, "Come to think of it, we are half-fellow villagers. I also stayed in Longbei for a period of time. It was twenty years ago. Time flies so fast. Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye."
Sheng An Ning felt that it was a bit forced to establish a relationship with this fellow villager. Even if she was the original owner, she was only three or four years old twenty years ago. What kind of friendship could there be?
Fellow villagers may not necessarily be that close.
Mrs. Chen sighed and rested for a while: "Speaking of it, Longbei was really hard at that time, but Longbei has produced many talented people. I know many people from Longbei who are very outstanding."
Sheng An Ning just smiled. She couldn't respond to this. She definitely didn't know the person Mrs. Chen was talking about, so she couldn't force a relationship with him.
Mrs. Chen probably realized that Sheng An Ning didn't like this topic, so she smiled and said, "It's okay, I just want to chat with you. If you're busy, go ahead."
Sheng Anning didn't really want to chat with her, so she quickly said goodbye and went back to the office.
Everyone is in the office now, and the atmosphere is lively. Some people are talking about some kind of social gathering.
Sheng Anning knew that this kind of social gathering was jointly organized by the Women's Federation, the street and the unit's trade union to organize some unmarried young people to get to know each other, so she, a married person, didn't need to join in the fun.
So I didn't even listen and went to see Dean Li with my notebook.
The topic of socializing was still going on in the office. An enthusiastic older sister was encouraging Shen Man: "Xiao Shen, you can go this time. You are the only unmarried person in our department. There are a few nurses. You can go with them."
Shen Man was not interested in blind dates and shook her head: "No, I'm not in a hurry."
The eldest sister went to Shen Man's house for dinner and had a good chat with Shen's mother. Shen's mother was most worried that her daughter was already 26 years old, which was considered an older youth, but she didn't even have a partner. She secretly asked the eldest sister to find someone at work.
So at this moment, the eldest sister was very enthusiastic: "Why are you not in a hurry? You can go and take a look first, otherwise the good ones will be picked up by others. Besides, this time we are contacting the Second Institute, which is a place full of talented people."
Shen Man was stunned for a moment: "Where is it?"
The eldest sister repeated, "The Second Institute is a scientific research unit. It's very powerful. Any person in it is a hero."
Shen Man's heart skipped a beat. She remembered that Zhou Shixun was in the Second Institute. Could she meet Zhou Shixun by attending the social gathering?
Without waiting for her elder sister to persuade her again, Shen Man hesitated and nodded in agreement: "I'll go and take a look."
The eldest sister instantly became happy: "That's right, we should go and have a look. Young people can have opportunities only if they know more people."
Shen Man didn't say anything else, but her face slowly turned red.
Everyone thought she was shy and didn't feel comfortable making any more noise, so they all got up and went to do other things.
Sheng Anning came back from Dean Li's office. Everyone was busy and no one was talking about the party. She didn't know that the target of this hospital party was actually Zhou Shixun's unit.
He had nothing to do in the afternoon and went back early. He didn't go to the hospital the next day, so he didn't know that Shen Man went to Zhou Shixun's unit.
In order to go to the social gathering the next day, Shen Man dragged Li Tingting to buy clothes the afternoon before. After Li Tingting knew the reason why Shen Man bought clothes, she thought about Sheng Anning's usual dress and said, "Your clothes are too dark. You should also wear some yellow or red, something brighter."
Shen Man frowned: "I like darker ones, not yellow ones. Yellow looks weird on me."
Li Tingting suddenly saw an orange coat that looked very similar to Sheng Anning's: "Why don't you try this coat? It will definitely look good with a scarf."
Shen Man glanced at the woolen coat and hesitated: "This is too thin. It will be cold to wear this in such cold weather."
Li Tingting rolled her eyes at her: "What do you know? You will look pitiful only when you are cold. Which man wouldn't feel sorry for you when he sees you? You need to learn how to act like a spoiled child."
With her insistence, Shen Man bought a tweed coat, took off her bulky cotton-padded jacket, and put on the coat. She looked much more energetic, not to mention that it also showed off her waistline.
Li Tingting also suggested that Shen Man buy a white scarf similar to Sheng Anning's: "You will look good wearing this too."
Shen Man really obeyed and went to the social gathering in a temperature of minus three or four degrees Celsius, wearing a tweed coat and a white scarf. Her nose tip was red from the cold, but she didn't dare to complain about the cold.
Fortunately, there is heating in the cafeteria of the second institute, so it is not very cold.
Shen Man finally felt a little more alive. When the other party came in with a group of young men, she looked around but did not find Zhou Shixun there. She was disappointed but also realized that this was a party for unmarried young people and Zhou Shixun would definitely not attend.
In disappointment, he quietly left the cafeteria while no one was paying attention and wanted to walk around. By chance, he ran into Zhou Shixun, who was following him. The two of them were walking and chatting.
Shen Manxin suddenly came back to life. When she saw Zhou Shixun, she no longer felt cold. She clenched her fists and walked towards Zhou Shixun.
As they were getting closer, I felt dizzy. Zhou Shixun and the people around him became illusory and unreal.
He opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but his body uncontrollably pounced towards Zhou Shixun.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Shixun reacted faster and dodged to the side, watching Shen Man fall straight to the ground...
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