Chapter 335: Deep-fried Dough Sticks and Eggs

Ji Xiang was also reading.

However, he had no one urging him on; the System NPC believed these things were not important, and that passing was enough, so Ji Xiang felt very little pressure.

Writing Medical Records, performing surgeries, and reading to prepare for exams every day, the days passed quickly.

One month later.

Ji Xiang got up early, prepared the supplies needed for the exam, and checked them twice as if he had Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Having worked with Liu Zhuren for a long time, he had gradually picked up the habit of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; three checks and three verifications, five checks and five verifications, and seven checks and seven verifications were not enough. Ji Xiang even felt that if things continued at this rate, he would have to perform a set of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms while doing a task just to keep checking and ensure there were no mistakes.

However, being cautious was correct, and Ji Xiang gradually accepted this point.

"Dad, I'm going to take the exam." After eating, Ji Xiang said to Ji Yongchang.

"Do well on the exam," Ji Yongchang said perfunctorily.

"Heh." Ji Xiang did not approve of his father's perfunctoriness; he patted the head of Sha Paozi and went out to take the exam.

Opening the door, Ji Xiang saw Zhao Zhe standing at the entrance waiting.

"Zhao Ge, why are you here?" Ji Xiang asked, puzzled.

"Here, I brought this for you." Zhao Zhe shook the plastic bag in his hand. "This is one deep-fried dough stick and two eggs. My mom always made me eat this before exams when I was a kid, saying it brings good luck."

"..."

Ji Xiang looked at the deep-fried dough stick and the eggs, trying hard to recall which region this custom belonged to.

Was it Tianjin?

It seemed like the Northeast had this habit too.

"Eat, eat." Zhao Zhe enthusiastically shoved the deep-fried dough stick and eggs into Ji Xiang's hands. "Xiao Ji, after you finish the exam, you'll be a formal Doctor. Although there are still many surgeries you can't perform, you've finally taken the first step."

"When I took the Practicing Physician Qualification exam back then, it was very loose; basically, if you participated, you passed. I was just a bit unlucky and didn't catch the 'old rules for old people' era, so I still had to take the exam. That exam was especially strange; the answers of the colleagues in front of me and beside me were ninety percent different from mine, damn it."

"And then?" Ji Xiang asked.

"The three of us actually all passed!" Zhao Zhe rambled on. "Xiao Ji, you tell me, I feel like the teachers didn't even grade the papers."

"Later, it got stricter year by year. Afterward, the Standardized Residency Training system was introduced. We had a Doctor in the Oral Department at our hospital who took the exam for 8 years and never passed, always failing. Actually, being at the bottom or failing isn't so bad; at least you don't have to work night shifts, you have a permanent position, and they can't just let you go. Without a Practicing Certificate, you can just slack off; either way, it's a lifetime."

"But we are different, right?"

"Eat quickly, eat quickly, I even brought you a cup of soy milk, don't choke."

Ji Xiang listened to Zhao Zhe's rambling, feeling no emotion, only distressed that Zhao Zhe was so enthusiastic and he had no idea how to stuff all the deep-fried dough sticks and eggs down.

"Being a Doctor is just like this, endless exams and promotions, only slightly better than a Nurse. Nurses really have it miserable; the directors of the Nursing Department, no matter which hospital, are like they have menopause syndrome, oppressing Nurses to death. If I were a Nurse, I probably would have developed bipolar disorder long ago..."

Ji Xiang looked at Zhao Zhe helplessly.

"Xiao Ji, look at me, I'm rambling again. Eat, eat quickly," Zhao Zhe said. "Don't delay the exam."

Ji Xiang sighed, stuffed the deep-fried dough stick and eggs down, and said vaguely, "Zhao Ge, I'm leaving first."

After saying that, he got on his bicycle and fled straight toward the exam hall.

Today was the skills exam, and Ji Xiang was not worried.

The exam hall was in the large lecture hall of the First Affiliated Hospital. After Ji Xiang rushed over and tossed his bike aside, he ran into Wang Daxiao's bald head.

"Wang... Teacher..."

While seeing Wang Daxiao's bald head, Ji Xiang also saw what he was carrying in his hand.

Deep-fried dough sticks, eggs.

"Xiao Ji, have you had breakfast? I brought this for you." Wang Daxiao walked over with a smile and shoved the deep-fried dough sticks and eggs into Ji Xiang's hands. "Mo is the invigilator today. We stopped surgeries for the day, so there's nothing to do; I came to see you take the exam."

Ji Xiang looked at the deep-fried dough sticks and eggs with a bitter face; why was it that everyone brought this stuff?

It was just a skills exam, what was so difficult about it?

"Eat, did you eat breakfast this morning? Eat some more, eat some more, you're young, you have a good appetite."

Unable to refuse such kindness, Ji Xiang had no choice but to close his eyes and stuff the deep-fried dough stick and eggs into his mouth.

"That's right, get a hundred points, keep it up." Wang Daxiao said with a smile.

"Mm." Ji Xiang was distressed and didn't say much more to Wang Daxiao, walking inside quickly.

He was truly afraid of encountering more deep-fried dough sticks and eggs.

Many Standardized Training Students were waiting in the hallway, some still clutching Electrocardiogram books, trying to cram at the last minute.

Soon, a group of Experts and professors walked in, and Mo Chenggui was carrying... a plastic bag containing deep-fried dough sticks and eggs.

Ji Xiang was speechless.

However, Mo Chenggui was too embarrassed to give the things to Ji Xiang in front of so many Standardized Training Students; he was relatively rule-abiding and felt a bit regretful that he hadn't found Ji Xiang outside just now.

Seeing them go in, Ji Xiang let out a long breath, standing outside quietly waiting for his name to be called.

Three people per batch; the first batch went in, and the other Standardized Training Students began to get nervous.

After about 8 minutes, the three came out.

"How was it? Was the exam hard?"

"Was the teacher nice? Were they strict?"

"What did they test you on?"

The other Standardized Training Students swarmed over, asking questions all at once.

The three people whose names were called next were a bit hesitant, wanting to listen before going in, but were scolded by the teacher and told to hurry up.

Ji Xiang smiled; skills exams were generally not difficult, as they were all the most basic Clinical things.

Moreover, after rotations, many Standardized Training Students knew the teachers, and the teachers wouldn't make things difficult for them; basically, the final scores were all above ninety.

This score still had to be converted to be counted into the final total score of the exam.

To pass the Professional Medical Examination, one still had to get points from the written test.

He didn't listen to what those Standardized Training Students were saying, but instead quietly thought about how he would break the rules after the exam.

According to Liu Zhuren, if the provincial Shen Ke application passes, it should be possible to apply for an exceptional promotion.

A doctor's advancement is very simple: Resident Physician, Attending Physician, Deputy Chief Physician, Chief Physician—four simple steps.

Exceptional promotion it is; Ji Xiang does not want to encounter a situation again where he is clearly capable of performing surgery but is powerless to do so.

"Ji Xiang!"

Not knowing how much time had passed, someone called out Ji Xiang's name.

Ji Xiang composed his mind, stopped calculating the path ahead, and strode into the examination hall.

The two people who entered with him were slightly timid, unlike Ji Xiang.

Walking into the examination hall, Ji Xiang saw Mo Chenggui whispering to the person beside him.

"You are Ji Xiang, the one who broke the record during the grand competition," an Expert asked, looking at Ji Xiang with a smile.

"Teacher, it is me," Ji Xiang answered honestly, not knowing why this Expert would ask him this question.

"Wait a moment."

(End of this chapter)