Chapter 2315: In Private
Follow the teachers outside.
"Are you hungry? After we see the patient, I’ll take you to get something to eat," Wu Manzhong turned his head and said to her warmly.
This new teacher, like Immortal Brother, treats people like a big brother. Xie Wanying nodded. She understood that teachers wouldn’t just come to the hospital emergency room to casually chat.
"She’s quite calm," Wu Manzhong said after observing her expression, "Really only twenty-one or twenty-two?"
Medical students in their early twenties are considered fledglings and have not been exposed to the harsh realities of clinical practice, most still bearing some childishness. The seniors understand this well with their experience.
Perhaps Teacher Wu thought her maturity made her seem about ten years older, like a doctor around thirty in clinical practice. The senior didn’t know she was a reincarnated person who had already been a doctor. Before her rebirth, being in love was the only thing she hadn’t experienced.
"Do you have any brothers?"
Teacher Wu might be concerned and asked about her family situation. Xie Wanying replied, "I have a cousin."
"Just one cousin?" Wu Manzhong smiled brightly, suddenly pointing to Cao Zhao beside him, saying to her, "How about letting him be your brother? You can call him second brother."
This unexpected move from her friend made Cao Zhao blink rapidly. He seemed to grasp his brother’s weak spot, as if not everyone was suitable to play matchmaker.
Immortal Brother is Senior Cao’s second brother, how can he be her second brother? Maybe Doctor Wu didn’t realize she already knew this. Xie Wanying pondered. Seeing no reaction from her, Cao Zhao quickly changed his mind: "You can call me second brother in private."
Huh?
Seeing her slightly puzzled eyes, Cao Zhao smiled and turned his head back.
Immortal Brother is definitely joking with her by smiling like that, Xie Wanying thought.
Ahead were patients and their families.
A mother with an eight or nine-year-old boy called out, "Dr. Cao."
"Mother Zhuxing." Cao Zhao stood in front of the family member.
"Yes. Dr. Cao, you have a really good memory, recognizing me right away. I wanted to get an appointment with you before, but they said you’ve stopped seeing patients, saying you’re too busy for consultations, is that true?" the parent asked.
"Due to work adjustments, I haven’t been able to do outpatient consultations for a while. If you brought Zhu Xing for a follow-up last time, you should know. Why didn’t you bring him then?" Cao Zhao sternly questioned the parent about not bringing the child for a follow-up.
Mother Zhuxing seemed unable to elaborate, not daring to look back at the child, whispered to the doctor, "Zhu Xing is a bit distressed, says coming to the hospital often is annoying. His classmates and teachers all know about his condition, making him feel embarrassed."
"How is being sick embarrassing?" The doctor was absolutely unhappy hearing this. Thinking about society, who would mock a sick person. Everyone gets sick at some point. Mocking a sick person is equivalent to eventually mocking oneself.
"That’s why, only when Dr. Cao tells him he listens. It’s useless when I talk to him," Mother Zhuxing said helplessly.
Many parents feel powerless, unable to effectively communicate with their children for various reasons, and have to seek help from professionals. Being a pediatrician is much like being a school teacher, often needing to substitute for parents to help with children’s psychological development.
The young patient Zhu Xing sat on the emergency bed with an oxygen cannula in his nostrils. This made the child feel uncomfortable and impatient, as he repeatedly tried to remove the nasal cannula.
Cao Zhao obtained the child’s vital signs measured by the nurse, reviewing: body temperature was not high, 36.3 degrees. Pulse was fast at 115 beats/min. Blood pressure was within normal range at 98/65mmHg.