Chapter 358 Difficult to Comment
As soon as he left, the invisible tension on Zhang Yueran's body instantly disappeared. She stood up on her own initiative and said, "Sister, Sister Xiaoxuan, you guys have fun. I'll just watch from the side."
"Really not playing anymore? Why don't you go watch TV in the living room?"
"No need, no need, I'll just watch you guys play and learn some techniques."
Li Xiaoxuan let her have her way, pulling over a chair to sit next to her: "Alright, sit next to me and be my strategist. Let me see how I can play this hand to beat Sister Sun."
Zhang Yueran sat down.
The cards are shuffled and stacked again on the card table.
While arranging the cards, Lin Weila complained, "Oh, Xiaoxuan, you've forgotten about me now that you have new friends? You didn't invite me to your card games, and I have to go with Sister Sun to join in the fun."
Li Xiaoxuan pursed her lips and looked down at the cards in front of her, trying to hide the irritation in her eyes.
She has a tactful nature and never likes to have direct conflicts with people, especially with the calculating Lin Weila.
"How could I? I heard you've been busy with that Sino-foreign cultural exchange project lately, and you're practically never home. I didn't want to bother you because I didn't want to interfere with your work. But you came with Sister Sun, which is perfect."
Sister Sun skillfully arranged the cards, and T smoothed things over: "Yes, I ran into Vera as soon as I entered the compound. She heard that you had a game here, so she said she would come and join in the fun."
Li Xiaoxuan forced a smile: "The more the merrier. Sigh, Sister Liping was here yesterday, but then the hospital called her away. I hadn't had enough of playing cards, so I was feeling restless. Today I brought my good friend Zhiyi to keep me company."
As she spoke, she reached out and affectionately shook Nan Zhiyi's hand.
Nan Zhiyi understood immediately, grasped her hand in return, and smiled with pursed lips.
Lin Weila watched the intimacy between the two, and her lips curled into a slight coldness.
Sister Sun saw everything but didn't show it on her face. She chuckled and said, "Oh, Xiaoxuan, you call Zhiyi here so that she'll be 'accompanying you as a good friend,' but you call me here so that I'll just 'make up the numbers,' right? My heart is sinking."
Li Xiaoxuan adopted an exaggeratedly aggrieved expression and quickly flattered him: "Oh, my dear Sister Sun! You've wronged me so much! Your presence is such an honor to our humble abode, it even brightens up the mahjong table! If you hadn't come, we wouldn't have been able to get everyone together for this game, we would have had to break up! You are the pillar and backbone of our place!"
A barrage of flattering words came quickly and quickly, making Sister Sun laugh out loud. Pointing at her, she said to Nan Zhiyi, "See that? With that mouth, she could make a dead person talk."
She winked at Li Xiaoxuan again, "Okay, if you call me 'good sister,' I'll tell you why Liping rushed back to the hospital yesterday."
These words indeed piqued the curiosity of the group, even Zhang Yueran, who was watching from the sidelines, perked up her ears.
Li Xiaoxuan responded in a sweet voice, calling out "Good sister, good sister" a few times. Sister Sun beamed with joy, but continued playing cards.
"Dear sister, can you tell me now?"
Sister Sun finally relented, "Alright, alright, Liping mentioned it last time, their new surgeon, Dr. Lu, caused a huge mess yesterday!"
Li Xiaoxuan suddenly realized, "Oh! It's that... Dr. Lu who's engaged to the eldest grandson of the Luo family?"
Nan Zhiyi thought to herself, "Lu Linlang?"
Sister Sun took a sip of her tea, whetting everyone's appetite before continuing, "Yesterday, there was a relatively simple surgery, performed by Dr. Lu, but due to a mishap, someone almost died on the operating table... Oh dear, that could have been fatal! The operating room was in complete chaos. There was no other way but to urgently call Liping back to save the day! You didn't see it, but I heard that when Liping rushed in, the scene was... tsk tsk, it was incredibly close, but she managed to pull the person back from the brink of death with her experience and skill!"
"And then what?"
Sister Sun slapped her thigh, her voice filled with disdain, "You guys don't know, when something went wrong, instead of taking responsibility herself, she tried to push it onto Liping, saying that Liping's judgment during the consultation was wrong, which led to the problems during her surgery! This infuriated Liping's husband! He's usually such a gentle person, but last night he invited all the influential elders from both families to the hospital, demanding an explanation!"
She mimicked Liping's mother-in-law's tone, pointing her finger in a daze, "Liping's mother-in-law pointed at that Dr. Lu's nose and started cursing: 'You think only your Lu family has connections? Do you think our Zhao family has no one to rely on? Our Liping is skilled and kind-hearted, so she deserves to be used as a stepping stone for you, a half-baked expert?'"
"Look at the mess you made! Did you even hold the scalpel steady before rushing in? Did you learn your skills from a barefoot doctor? You couldn't even locate the veins before cutting open my stomach! Are you treating a patient or taking a life? You graduated from a proper medical school, and all that education went to waste! With your pathetic skills, how dare you wear that white coat? Bah! You're ruining the name of a doctor and endangering lives! I'm ashamed for your parents!"
"That's not all. Liping's parents aren't pushovers either. They immediately contacted the Luo family. How much of a face-saving man is the Luo family patriarch? When he heard that his grandson's fiancée had caused such a huge blunder and was trying to shirk responsibility, he turned green with anger! He immediately declared that he would not take sides!"
Sister Sun's storytelling was even more captivating than a traditional storyteller's narration; the group was so engrossed in listening that they forgot to play cards.
Zhang Yueran, who always hated evil, was delighted to hear this, her eyes lighting up. She felt that evil had been punished and was extremely pleased.
Nan Zhiyi knew that Dr. Lu was Lu Linlang, but she never expected that she would go to such lengths. Her lack of expertise nearly caused a disaster, and her attempt to shirk responsibility was truly...unacceptable.
Concerned about her friend's situation, Li Xiaoxuan quickly asked, "What happened next? Did Sister Liping suffer any consequences? Did the hospital just let Dr. Lu off the hook like that?"
Sister Sun snorted coldly, "How could that be! Liping has been unusually assertive this time, and her family has been supportive, so naturally no one dares to let her suffer. That Dr. Lu received a major demerit, a hospital-wide reprimand, had all his surgical privileges suspended, and was transferred from surgery to the logistics archives to organize medical records. I just don't know how things are going with the Luo family's wedding plans; I'm afraid it'll be difficult..."
After recounting this juicy gossip in one breath, Sister Sun picked up her teacup and gulped it down.
Seeing that her teacup was empty, Li Xiaoxuan quickly got up and said, "I'll go outside and ask someone to refill my teacup."
Zhang Yueran pressed down on her arm, "Xiaoxuan, you guys have fun, I'll go."
As she spoke, she nimbly stood up.
Before Li Xiaoxuan could nod, Lin Weila tapped the table with her knuckles and glanced at Zhang Yueran: "Hey, you, perfect timing. Have Aunt Liu make me a cup of Longjing tea and bring it in. I don't like jasmine tea."
Li Xiaoxuan felt a surge of anger. She really hated Lin Weila's attitude of treating people like servants and being picky.
Before she could speak, Zhang Yueran had already cheerfully replied, "Okay," and disappeared into the side hall in a flash.
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