Chapter 226
Angie pursed her lips. "Transferring me to Director Liu’s department won’t be easy. It’s not just a matter of whether Director Liu would agree—my own boss might not approve either. And I’m dispatched from an outsourcing company, not a staff nurse with the hospital."
Chenyang frowned. "What do you mean by ’outsourced’?"
"It’s like being a temp. There are third-party companies that specialize in training nurses. Many large hospitals partner with these outsourcing companies to cut costs and simplify management, selecting a group of nurses to work there. On the surface, these nurses report to the hospital, but their salaries, benefits, and so on are all handled by the third-party company."
"This is the first I’m hearing of this."
Chenyang asked curiously, "So how can you tell which nurses are permanent staff and which are outsourced?"
"There are differences in our uniforms and name tags," Angie explained. "Take our City Hospital, for example. The uniforms for us third-party nurses are mostly blue. On our name tags, besides our names, there’s a small line with the outsourcing company’s name, but it’s tiny and hard to see.
The inpatient and permanent staff nurses mostly wear white or pink uniforms, and their name tags only have their name and department."
Chenyang nodded. "So is there any difference between you? Like in terms of skill?"
Angie answered, "Well, since we’re trained by third-party agencies, we’re obviously not as skilled as those who graduate from traditional nursing schools. Overall, we’re definitely a bit lacking in comparison."
But Liu Yun shook her head. "You’re being too modest. Nurses from third-party agencies aren’t necessarily worse, and those from traditional schools aren’t necessarily better.
In all my years at City Hospital, I’ve seen batch after batch of young nurses come and go. But if I had to choose, I’d rather pick from you agency nurses."
"Why is that?"
"Most of those permanent staff nurses are very arrogant. Their skills might be slightly better than yours, but their attitude is far worse. And you should know, whether it’s for the patients or the doctors, a nurse’s attitude is always more important than their skill."
Angie smiled. "On behalf of all the outsourced nurses, thank you for the recognition."
"No need to thank me, I’m just telling the truth." Liu Yun gave a faint smile, then looked at Chenyang and said, "You might not understand what I mean right now, but you’ll get it once you’ve been working for a while.
Here’s some genuine advice: if you’re looking for a girlfriend, you’re better off with an outsourced nurse than a permanent staff one. Of course, if you’re just looking to have some fun, then I’d suggest you pick from the permanent staff."
Chenyang asked, confused, "Why’s that?"
"You’ll find out eventually." Liu Yun offered a mysterious smile and didn’t explain further.
Chenyang scratched his head and asked, "The nurses at the first-floor information desk—are they outsourced or permanent staff?"
"A position that cushy and comfortable? Of course only permanent staff nurses would get that."
Recalling how those three nurses at the information desk had tried to set him up, Chenyang grimaced. "I don’t know if they’re ’fun,’ but they’re certainly good at scamming and harming people."
"What? Did someone bully you?"
"What happened this morning was all started by a few nurses."
"Oh?" Liu Yun gave a curious smile. "Do you need me to go get some payback for you?"
"No need. It’s my problem, I’ll handle it myself."
Seeing Chenyang and Liu Yun chatting so happily and looking so familiar with each other, Angie asked in a low voice, "Are you and Director Liu very close?"
"She’s my boss. What do you think?"
"Of course you are! I was a little suspicious before, wondering how a doctor so young could be so skilled. But now that I know you have a connection to Director Liu, it all makes sense. Director Liu is so amazing, so as her subordinate, your medical skills must be excellent too."
Angie said with a look of envy, "Director Liu is the most famous ’good boss’ in the entire hospital. You’re so lucky to be working under her."
Chenyang smiled. ’Lucky is an understatement,’ he thought. ’Not only do I get Liu Yun’s protection, but I’ve also gotten *her*.’
Of course, he couldn’t say that out loud. He waved his hand. "Don’t envy me. When the opportunity arises, I’ll help you figure out a way to transfer to Sister Liu’s team. We can live the good life under her together."
"You two can stop flattering me." Liu Yun smiled helplessly, but just as she was about to say more, her phone rang again.
"Director, I’m already on my way to the hospital."
"What? Okay, okay, okay, I’m on my way."
Hanging up the phone, Liu Yun clapped Chenyang on the shoulder. "Turn the car around. We’re going to the accident scene on the Ring Road. Something’s come up—the ambulance can’t get through for the time being. We’re close, so we’re heading straight to the scene to help with the rescue."
"Got it!"
「Six or seven minutes later.」
As Chenyang drove the car into the area approaching the accident scene, the sight up ahead made the expressions of the three people inside change in an instant.