Surgery Godfather

Chapter 319: Chapter 0303: A New Journey

After leaving Guo Jingyao’s ward, his wife and children were all waiting in the living room.

Having watched Guo Jingyao’s condition for the past couple of days, he didn’t have a strong impression of his family. Upon looking now, the Guos appeared to be a traditional Chinese family, dutiful wife and filial children, harmonious siblings, always wearing a mature and composed smile.

“Doctor Yang has traveled all the way from China, refusing to accept any of our humble gifts. It leaves us feeling guilty. When you visit Malaysia next, we insist on showing you our hospitality,” Mrs. Guo said in a dignified and respectful manner. Clearly, she was the kind of woman who could steady a situation in times of crisis.

The rest of the children were refined; the sons were courteous, the daughters dignified. No wonder the Chinese in Southeast Asia were in better economic conditions. They maintained the excellent Chinese traditions of diligence, eagerness to learn and progress.

Mrs. Guo asked her eldest son to exchange contact details with Yang Ping in order to stay in touch. They also had business in China, planing to visit to show their thanks in person.

Without bringing any business cards, Yang Ping left his phone number with Guo Jingyao’s eldest son. The son seemed to be a solid yet shrewd man, who spoke and acted with proper discretion.

Apparently, Guo Jingyao had even been ennobled as a “Datuk” in Malaysia, indicating his noble status. But Yang Ping didn’t pay much attention to this. Being a doctor, he put more of his energy into the medical aspect.

All of Yang Ping’s focus on Guo Jingyao was on his illness. If Guo Jingyao could be reduced to a keyword in Yang Ping’s mind, it would be a “rare triple complication case,” rather than a “Malaysian businessman”.

After bidding farewell to Guo Jingyao’s family, Dr. Lin and Dr. Huang were reluctant to part with Yang Ping. Dr. Lin even inviting him to visit Singapore Central Hospital.

But with Yang Ping’s tight schedule, Dr. Lin refrained from saying more. There would be many opportunities for collaboration as Singapore Central Hospital didn’t just have patients from within Singapore, but also from all over the world.

August, Milton, and Kobayashi Takeshi said their goodbyes to Yang Ping. Kobayashi Takeshi sincerely apologized, “Doctor Yang, I’m very sorry. Please forgive my offense at the consultation meeting.”

“Ignorance is not a crime!” Yang Ping knew how to be discerning, some people and things could be passed by.

However, he was fully aware that dealing with the Japanese required standing firm, otherwise it would make them think that he was not competent. The right approach was to assert dominance, which would make them respect and yield to him.

Back at the hotel, everyone packed, preparing to board the afternoon flight of Southern Airlines.

They were about to return to their country. Looking at the bustling scene of Kuala Lumpur outside the window, they had not been able to go anywhere in the few days in Malaysia apart from discussing cases and performing surgeries. They didn’t even have the time to stroll down the street.

“When I was in general surgery, our batch took turns to go on vacation. We flew to Sanya in Hainan for a trip. We spent a few days playing mahjong in the hotel and then flew back. We didn’t leave the hotel at all in Sanya. Do you think that’s interesting? We’re somewhat in the same situation now,” Zhang Lin said while packing.

Old Cheng wanted to keep them around for a few more days: “How about canceling the flight and leaving tomorrow? I can show you around the city today.”

“He asked them to go out and wander last night, but none of them wanted to,” Fatty complained.

Little Five didn’t mind: “I was exhausted like a dog yesterday, who would want to go out?”

After the banquet last night, Little Five had a long video chat with his wife. Yang Ping, Xiao Su, Song Zimo, and Tang Fei played cards, while Zhou Can and Qi Yanan helped Boss Cheng to check the local specialties.

In addition to the specialties that were sent back by express, Cheng had also prepared some for people to bring with them, such as the Sabah Black Tea for Director Han, and cubilose for Yang Ping’s parents.

It was only after the surgery that Yang Ping remembered to bring gifts for his family and Director Han but Boss Cheng had already thought it through and prepared everything. He had a clear plan on what to send via express and what to carry with them.

On the return flight, everyone was in high spirits. Fatty met the same flight attendant again, asked her for orange juice and even tried to ask for her WeChat, but was politely declined.

On the plane, Yang Ping used the system space to buy some surgical training programs for bones diseases like lumbar disc protrusion, and cervical spondylosis. Coming out of the space, he felt much more energized.

When they got off the plane, it was already evening. Everyone cheered upon landing, finding their own country more comfortable, even the air felt more oxygen-rich.

Qi Yanan had arranged for a car to pick them up at the airport. After arriving at the hospital and having a late-night snack provided by Boss Cheng, everyone went home.

The next day, everyone arrived at the department punctually at seven. The department had already admitted more than a dozen patients.

Director Han arrived first, just after six. Looking a little worn out, getting personally involved in clinical work was starting to take a toll on him due to his age.

When they arrived at the department, he was sitting by the computer, guiding a doctor on writing a case report. He paused after every few sentences, to take a moment to reflect.

“You’re back!”

Old Han noticed everyone entering and immediately greeted them.

“Didn’t we agree to give you a day off, and have you return to work tomorrow?” Old Han was worried for these lads. When Yang Ping was in Malaysia, Old Han had said that they should all rest for a day after returning home.

Yang Ping asked him to sit down and brought out several cans of Sabah black tea from his bag: “This is a gift for you from all of us. Now that we are back, you should take a rest.”

Upon seeing the tea leaves, Old Han’s eyes sparkled: “Good lads, my affection for you was not in vain. You still remembered what I like.”

It was common knowledge that Old Han loved tea, so Yang Ping had been wanting to buy him some tea leaves. As it turned out, Boss Cheng had the same thought and bought some on behalf of Yang Ping.

Old Han examined the tea canister from all sides. The Sabah black tea was also a specialty product of Malaysia. It was good to have a change of taste, since drinking Longjing tea daily wasn’t ideal.

“So, how was your experience abroad? I heard that August and Milton also went. They are masters in European spinal surgery. They have many accomplishments in the field of spinal surgery, such as corrective spinal deformity, spinal cord injuries, degenerative spinal diseases, etc. They have had some groundbreaking achievements,” Old Han asked with a smile.

“Milton has added brother Yang on WeChat. August sent an assistant who went through so much trouble just to get brother Yang’s WeChat. I think they all want to cooperate with us.” Song Zimo reported calmly.

Old Han put down the tea canister: “This case is very interesting. When I have time, I will talk to you all in detail. This case, from diagnosis to treatment, is full of the wisdom of doctors.”

After a detailed report of the trip to Malaysia, and after much persuasion, Old Han finally agreed to rest. Everyone went back to their duties, and the whole department resumed normal operation. Old Han led everyone in ward rounds, only leaving work after the condition of each patient was made clear.

Anning Insurance had a very credible reputation, worthy of being one of the big corporations in G City. The overseas consultations paid Yang Ping a fee of 600,000 RMB, while the others received 200,000 RMB each.

Through this incident, Director Zhu was able to stabilize the company’s footing in Southeast Asia and gained some recognition. The senior management of the group was very pleased. Following this, Director Zhu planned to collaborate with Yang Ping long-term, inviting him to be their cooperation expert in orthopedics.

It was rumored that Hermes was discovered being chased by his creditors on a bridge. A few guys were about to gang up on him when his wife stepped in. She fiercely warned that anyone who dared to touch a hair on her husband’s head would see their house set on fire. The debt collectors, upon encountering someone who was willing to risk it all, didn’t dare to make a move.

However, those people had also lost everything, so Hermes had no choice but to give all the cash he had to a few of the debt collectors who used to be his business partners. Now everyone was suffering from the ripple effect, and they were all in the same boat.

The money still wasn’t enough, and Hermes prepared to sell the two houses he had as a safety net to distribute a little more to everyone. Seeing that he was already destitute, they all decided it was best to disband after dividing the money. Otherwise, Hermes might have had no choice but to commit suicide.

This time, Hermes truly hit rock bottom.

As the saying goes, times change, fortunes change. He thought he still had houses to back him up, and that life wouldn’t get too bad, but in the end, he lost everything.

However, his wife was still quite good. She hadn’t left him, and the two were considering the next steps for their survival.

Sisi also re-admitted herself to the hospital, transferring all the leftover money from her previous hospital stay to her current account. Conveniently, a nursing home worker from the department was going to resign because a grandchild was born back home, and they were planning to take care of the baby.

Yang Ping asked Sisi’s mother if she was willing to take over this position. The department’s nursing home worker duties include assisting nurses with non-medical tasks like helping to clean the ward, pushing patients to examinations, and so on.

With this job, not only could Sisi’s mother take care of her daughter, but she could also earn a salary and be entitled to five insurances and a housing fund. Sisi’s mother was overjoyed. This was a dream job for her.

Head nurse Cai Qiaojun contacted the Human Resources Office and arranged for Sisi’s mother to go for a job interview and physical examination. The process was completed in a few days, and she began to work.

Most of the new patients in the department had undergone surgery conducted by Director Han. Yang Ping also arranged to complete the surgery for a few remaining patients to avoid accumulating too many cases.

The establishment of the Sports Medicine Center was in full swing, and the promotional clip that Luo Jin was helping to shoot is still ongoing. Operations were paused for a week due to Chinese New Year and have now resumed.

Soon, the Chinese New Year passed, and the doctoral examination was just over a month away.

A new year, a new journey begins.