After the couple had a serious talk, neither of them mentioned it again; they went to work when they should go to work, and attended classes when they should go to class.
Three days later, on Sunday, Zhong Yuxiu went to work at the First Hospital of Chengxi as usual. In the afternoon, not long after she started to see the patient, a female nurse walked in.
"Hello, Dr. Zhong, sorry to bother you."
"What's the matter?" he asked while taking the pulse.
The female nurse said, "Director Zhang needs you to come over. It's urgent."
"I see. Please tell Dean Zhang. I'll go right after I finish seeing the two patients here."
"Okay, as soon as possible." The nurse nodded, turned and left.
Before she even left the office, Zhong Yuxiu spoke up, "Please leave the office ajar for a moment, thank you."
After the female nurse went out, she closed the door behind her.
Zhong Yuxiu made a quick decision, took the patient's pulse, wrote a prescription, and sent the patient away. She closed the door and went upstairs. Seeing this, Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong, who were waiting outside, immediately followed her and stopped at the door of Dean Zhang's office.
Zhong Yuxiu raised her hand and knocked on the door, "Dean Zhang."
"Dr. Zhong is here, please take a seat." Dean Zhang pointed to the stool in front of the guest table.
Zhong Yuxiu nodded and stepped inside. When she reached Dean Zhang, she said, "Let me introduce you. This is Comrade Xi Nian."
"Hello." Not knowing what he was doing, Zhong Yuxiu pretended not to know him.
Xi Nian nodded slightly, a faint smile on his face. "Hello, Doctor Zhong, I've heard of your great name. Your repair fluid has cured many people's illnesses."
"It's what I should do."
Dean Zhang was surprised. "Did Dr. Zhong develop the repair fluid?"
"Yes, it was done by Dr. Zhong. Therefore, it would be a waste of Dr. Zhong's talent if she stayed here. The research institute is her stage." Xi Nian spoke directly, and Dean Zhang looked at Zhong Yuxiu with a different look.
"Comrade Zhong never mentioned this, and I don't know about it either." As the hospital director, he was not at a level that allowed him to access Zhong Yuxiu's files. He would cite good medicines but would not delve into them.
Zhong Yuxiu nodded slightly, there was no need to respond.
Xi Nian said, "President Zhang, can you please let Dr. Zhong go to the research institute?"
"Doctor Zhong, what do you think?" Dean Zhang simply threw the topic to her.
Zhong Yuxiu looked at this and that, and slowly said, "I have no objection. I will obey your instructions."
Dean Zhang sighed in disappointment, "Doctor Zhong, you agreed to take over your teacher's job. If you leave like this..."
"I'm just a brick, I'll be moved wherever I'm needed." He pursed his lips awkwardly, "My teacher should have a more suitable candidate. Why don't you ask my teacher?"
"Director Zhang, this is Dr. Zhong's transfer certificate." Xi Nian opened one of the file bags and pulled out two certificates with official seals. He handed them to Director Zhang, "You need to sign and seal them."
The transfer certificate has been issued, and Dean Zhang knows that he can't keep the person even if he wants to.
"Okay." He signed quickly, kept one copy of the certificate, and gave the other to Xi Nian. "Doctor Zhong, please come back when you have time. If you have time to come back and see patients, we at the West City First Hospital always welcome you."
"Thank you, Dean Zhang. I will come back to visit you when I have time."
Xi Nian took the certificate and put it in the file bag. "Doctor Zhong, let's go now. From today on, you are the director of the Medical Research Institute. I have two more certificates to give you."
"Okay." Nodding, Yuxiu looked up at Dean Zhang, "Dean Zhang, I'll be leaving first. Thank you for your care during this time. When the teacher returns from his business trip, I will personally explain the situation to him."
Dean Zhang nodded repeatedly and sent the person out of the office. He was very reluctant to let the person go and watched him go away.
After leaving Dean Zhang's sight, Zhong Yuxiu asked, "What are you guys up to?"
"We sincerely invite Comrade Zhong Yuxiu to be the director of the Medical Research Institute to make contributions to the country." Xi Nian stood still, lowered his eyes and smiled softly.
"Then you are really sincere." Such a big drama.
Xi Nian smiled slightly. "That can't be helped. In order to help Comrade Zhong escape successfully and stand on a more valuable stage, we have to go to great lengths, right?"
Zhong Yuxiu choked. She had indeed agreed to take over her teacher's class from Dean Zhang, but that was because she didn't know about the ins and outs of the research institute before. What a sin. She had known that no good would come of following Xi Nian, but for the sake of the repair fluid, she still stepped into the pit and was now stuck in the mud.
"The transfer letter has arrived, but I have two conditions. If you agree, I'll take over the mess at the Medical Research Institute. If you don't agree, I'll still take it."
Hearing the hidden meaning in her words, Xi Nian asked, "Just make your conditions."
"If you want me to take over the Medical Research Institute, then I want the autonomy of the institute's management, including financial matters. We don't need funding, we just want a share of every project the institute develops. That's one thing."
"What about the second one?"
"Secondly, since I am in full charge, apart from reporting the results, no one above me has the right to interfere in anything at the institute; remember, everything." It is independent of all state-owned research institutes.
She doesn't rely on others for money, and her income depends on her results. They have the final say on what to research, but she decides on benefits and salary.
Xi Nian's mind raced, and he roughly guessed something. "If the higher-ups don't allocate funds, you'll have to pay for it yourself."
"As long as there's a share of the profits, why are you worried about not having enough money?" She can make a lot of money just from the result of the repair fluid; there will be no shortage of money for the research project, and if she produces a few more potions, she will have everything.
"I'll negotiate with the higher-ups. Don't worry, it'll probably work out. As for the share, how much do you want?" Xi Nian paused before continuing, "If the share you ask for is too high, the higher-ups might not agree."
The share of the profits is to be used for national construction. She herself occupies three floors, and if she takes another share, there will be even less left for national construction.
Zhong Yuxiu held up two fingers. "I don't want more. I personally take 30%, which is what I deserve. The repair fluid requires a team of people to ensure its effectiveness, and the research institute only wants 20%. In addition, if someone in the research institute develops other drugs in the future, whether it's a buyout or a share, you can't just say that they're at the research institute and not give it to them."
"Of course, we are a regular unit, not a black-hearted one." Xi Nian shook his head with a smile.
"That's it for now. I'll go pack up the important things and take them away; the rest will be left to Fang Guozhong and Gu Lingguo." After Zhong Yuxiu finished speaking, she continued walking towards the office.
Xi Nian followed closely and said, "No need for them. I can send someone to get it and deliver it directly to your home. Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong are your protectors and cannot leave your side."
"Forget it then. I thought you would get it done as soon as possible before. I might not be in the First Hospital of West City, so I agreed to help you pack up. Now that I am here, just take the important things away and don't take the rest." She had worked in the First Hospital of West City for quite a while, and there were quite a lot of things. She could take the important medical records and prescriptions, and give the books to the teacher. She was not interested in some small things.
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