Chapter 376: Come Back Next Year

"Ji Xiang, I haven't had contact with it before, but I've looked into it," Ji Yongchang said.

"I'm just reporting the current situation, it's nothing," Ji Xiang smiled.

"The Second Affiliated Hospital is treating you well. Although you aren't the main person in charge, one look and you can tell that person was promoted temporarily to guide you for a stretch," Ji Yongchang said. "It's just that the modification and formulation of these rules are a bit strange."

"That's how things are, so I'm going to rest now," Ji Xiang said.

"Go ahead."

Ji Yongchang was leisurely petting the Sha Paozi, and it very obediently rubbed its head into Ji Yongchang's hand, without any effort.

"Dad, the roe deer is really quite obedient."

"It looks obedient, but just like you, it's full of bad ideas," Ji Yongchang said indifferently.

"Look at what you're saying, how is it like me?" Ji Xiang laughed.

"I take it to buy groceries, and every time we pass a barbecue stall, it observes carefully, its eyeballs rolling around," Ji Yongchang said. "Who knows what it's plotting."

"Buy it something to eat then."

"High-oil, high-salt, and high-fat food is bad for people, and it's bad for it too."

"Got it." Ji Xiang immediately slipped away.

Next, his old man would definitely output a round of values, something about how a person must be able to withstand temptation.

Ji Xiang could actually accept the values output by the System NPC, but he didn't approve of the old man's values at all, and even felt a bit impatient.

It might have to do with the System NPC's values being more professional, and having listened to the old man's values for over twenty years.

……

……

Early the next morning, Ji Xiang took the Sha Paozi for a half-marathon run, and after breakfast, went to the hospital for surgeries.

Zhao Zhe arrived earlier than Ji Xiang, and Lu Gang was there too.

They had already completed all the preparatory work before Ji Xiang arrived.

Although Wu Zong had long been accustomed to this routine, he still clicked his tongue.

Ji Xiang's current treatment was higher than many Attending Professors in the department; some young Attending Professors still had to do a bit of daily work, especially during holidays or when their subordinate resident doctors went home.

Yet Ji Xiang was now more of an Attending Professor than the Attending Professors themselves.

Especially Lu Gang; this clinical old hand was not only proficient and skilled in diagnosis, but his medical record writing was also top-notch.

Wu Zong had seen Lu Gang's medical records; no wonder this person had extremely low emotional intelligence, yet Bai Chuzhang treated him like a treasure.

The medical records were written in such detail and were so impeccable that he was indeed a talent. Whenever he critiqued medical records, he wasn't just finding faults; he himself was truly solid.

Wu Zong even felt a bit envious of Ji Xiang; he earnestly hoped that when he was leading a team, he could have a subordinate doctor like Lu Gang.

As for Zhao Zhe, the title of "clinical old Attending Physician" wasn't for nothing; he understood all kinds of rules, unspoken rules, and tricks. He did what he should, and didn't touch what he shouldn't at all—he was very good at following the rules.

With this kind of medical team configuration, Wu Zong couldn't think of any team in the Second Affiliated Hospital that would be stronger. Although there weren't many people and Ji Xiang had no official title, they were very capable.

After Ji Xiang arrived, he made a round to see the patients and then went to surgery.

The surgeries were much the same; Ji Xiang had already performed thousands of similar surgeries, so for him, there was zero difficulty.

After coming off the stage, Ji Xiang greeted Lu Gang and apologetically asked Lu Gang to help look after the patients, while he himself hurried with Zhao Zhe to the selection site for the Provincial Natural Science Project.

"Xiao Ji, why am I feeling a bit nervous?" Zhao Zhe said to Ji Xiang on the way. "Do you think there will be any surprises with the Provincial Natural Science Project?"

Ji Xiang glanced at Zhao Zhe. "Zhao Ge, the surprise has already happened. Yesterday, Liu Zhuren talked to me, saying the selection rules for the Provincial Natural Science Project have changed, and we don't qualify."

"……" Zhao Zhe froze for a moment, then gave a wry smile.

An old Attending Physician's ability to accept and digest negative news was unparalleled; in his life, Zhao Zhe had suffered countless setbacks and had already formed an instinct for it.

"I just said, pies don't fall from the sky," Zhao Zhe said very calmly. "Xiao Ji, look, there was a reason I said I'd give the project to you back then. It wasn't just to do you a favor, but because I knew my own limits, knew my luck wasn't good, and even if Bai Chuzhang and Liu Zhuren pushed hard, it would definitely..."

"Zhao Ge, let's go see first, just treat it as accumulating experience. If it doesn't work this time, there's next time; it's just a year's time," Ji Xiang habitually interrupted Zhao Zhe's words.

"Sigh, it delayed you for a year. Although you are still in the Standardized Residency Training stage, if you could have a Provincial Natural Science Project, your future path would definitely be smoother. It's all my fault, if I had..."

"Zhao Ge." Ji Xiang scratched his head. "Let's go see first."

Zhao Zhe was also very helpless; he hadn't succeeded in anything in his life, and every step he took was quite bumpy.

He truly believed that his bad luck had "infected" Ji Xiang.

Feeling slightly apologetic, Zhao Zhe muttered to himself, just like a widow constantly repeating her tragic story.

……

The two arrived at the review site for the Provincial Natural Science Project, and the reviewing Experts had already begun to evaluate each proposal. Ji Xiang greeted Liu Zhuren, who was sitting in the Expert Group, and then found a place to sit down.

He immediately set up his laptop and clicked on a website.

After more than half an hour, several proposals had been reviewed.

Those who passed suppressed their excitement and said a few humble words; those who didn't pass were slightly disappointed but still forced a smile, speaking a few words to each of the reviewing Experts present to leave an impression, preparing to make a comeback next year.

"Liu Zhuren, this is the proposal you submitted," the head of the Expert review group said with a smile. "I've read the proposal, it's indeed good, with appropriate detail; you must have put a lot of effort into it."

"Mm, it is indeed good. But it was like this when I got it; I didn't change anything. You know my level; it's not this good," Liu Zhuren didn't act humble either, repeating the sentence with his usual plain expression.

"What kind of proposal does the Second Affiliated Hospital have? Why is Liu Zhuren saying that?" someone asked in a low voice.

"They say it's a project on Interventional Therapy + endoscopic treatment for Renal Cancer. I heard about it yesterday; it's said to be a proposal guaranteed to pass."

"Impressive! Interventional Therapy for Renal Cancer doesn't seem to be in the guidelines yet."

Hearing the doctors who submitted proposals chatting in the corner, the head of the Expert review group sighed. "It's a pity, the rules changed this year. Liu Zhuren, I'm sorry."

"It's fine, I've already told Zhao Yisheng and Xiao Ji Yisheng that if it doesn't work this year, we'll come back next year," Liu Zhuren had clearly already accepted reality.

A person sitting at the very edge of the review group heard the conversation between the head of the Expert group and Liu Zhuren, took out his phone, and sent a simple message—The Second Affiliated Hospital has accepted it, preparing to come back next year.

Click, send. He looked up with great interest at Ji Xiang in the corner.

This young man must be very frustrated right now; a proposal that was almost one hundred percent certain to pass, being able to get a Provincial Natural Science Project during his Standardized Residency Training, yet he missed it.

If it were him, he'd probably want to bang his head against the wall.

However, when his gaze landed on Ji Xiang, he was slightly taken aback.

(End of this chapter)