Chapter 1557: 1509 Not tasty, why protect it?

Xiao Yi Ren prepared all kinds of ingredients, just waiting for the two of them to come back.

20 Minute later, the simple dinner was ready.

Zheng Ren felt that he was like Heizi squatting on the side, coming home only to eat rice, completely a rice worm without labor ability.

Zheng Ren felt a little ashamed inside.

Wanting to wash the dishes, Zheng Ren was also refused by Xiao Yi Ren. Zheng Ren could only stand with Heizi watching Xiao Yi Ren wash dishes and tidy up, talking about the day's experiences.

After dinner, the leisurely time should have been the most comfortable.

But when Xiao Yi Ren and Chang Yue were watching a TV drama, the topic was dragged by Su Yun into an unknown abyss.

Again, it was the most professional analysis; Su Yun was seriously spouting nonsense.

Originally just a family sitcom, after Su Yun's analysis it became full of loopholes, and all kinds of plotlines had absolutely no logic.

Zheng Ren didn't speak; he had already made a big mistake today, and if he provoked Xiao Yi Ren again, things would surely become a big mess.

Su Yun, too—people were watching the TV drama just fine, but he insisted on analyzing it logically. As a doctor, why be so logical?

Many patients in the hospital basically have no logic, like taking laxatives orally, drinking from glass bottles… Including himself, he also has no logic.

In the evening, he said he was lucky, and after seeing a Rolls-Royce Ghost, his face turned dark as he called Zou Yu over.

Thinking of this, Zheng Ren chuckled. Better not provoke Su Yun face to face; let's go back and secretly check what the deal is with driving barefoot with the left foot.

Soon, Su Yun was angrily chased away by Chang Yue; Zheng Ren felt reluctant, but after glancing at the time, Zheng Ren also said goodbye to Xiao Yi Ren and went back to sleep.

After washing up and lying in bed, Zheng Ren completely forgot about the matter of driving barefoot with the left foot.

Zheng Ren went to the System Operating Room, did another two rounds of needle biopsy training, and then fell into a deep sleep.

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Early in the morning, upon arriving at the hospital, Zheng Ren received a call from Director Ye; after quickly checking the patients, he ran to the CT Shi.

Vice President Yuan and Director Ye accompanied Li Lao, and they had just arrived at the CT Shi.

"The injury is very minor; you don't need to worry." Zheng Ren comforted Li Lao's emotions.

"It's fine, just delayed your morning surgery, I feel a bit bad about it." Li Lao waved his hand and asked, "I heard from Little Yuan that you've been appointed as a visiting professor by the Mayo Clinic?"

"Yeah. It was also a coincidence; I went to the Mayo Clinic as invited to perform two surgeries, met Doctor Charles, and thus became a visiting professor."

"There aren't that many coincidences." Li Lao laughed and said, "One minute on stage, ten years of effort off stage. Everyone sees you shining in front, but no one knows how much suffering you've endured behind the scenes."

That said…… hit the nail on the head.

Every surgery looks simple and easy, but who knows how much training I've done in the System Operating Room?

Just like today's needle biopsy, I practiced for dozens of hours, over a hundred surgeries.

Constant failures are like bricks and stones, piled up to forge the steps to success.

"Li Lao, you see what you're saying." Zheng Ren, feeling moved inside, spoke politely.

"The current work environment is much better than in my days." Li Lao also felt moved, looking at Zheng Ren as he spoke.

Work environment? Is Li Lao referring to the current medical environment?

Much better?

Is he sure?

Seeing Zheng Ren with a look of wanting to speak but holding back, Li Lao smiled and said, "Back when I protected the river porpoises for several years, do you know what the hardest part was?"

"The conditions were harsh." Zheng Ren said frankly.

"No." Li Lao said, "Hardship and such are nothing. Back then I believed in man conquering nature; the harder it was, the more motivated I became."

Zheng Ren was doubtful.

"The greatest difficulty is still here." Li Lao pointed to his own head and smiled, "Once, I went to a certain county along the river. A person from the city's science and technology committee brought me there. At dinner, a county leader asked me, 'Li brother, you protect this river porpoise—is it tasty? I don't feel anything.'"

"……" Zheng Ren was stunned for a moment.

River porpoise, tasty? As an endangered species, what does being tasty or not have to do with anything?

"After thinking, I said it's not tasty. He asked me, 'Li brother, if it's not tasty, why protect it?'" Li Lao said with a smile.

Zheng Ren broke out in a sweat.

However, from a certain perspective, what they said also makes sense.

"If it's not tasty, why protect it? Let it live and die on its own."

Zheng Ren understood what Li Lao had just said.

His work is not recognized by people. That is the greatest difficulty.

"I've also seen that your work is hard to carry out now. Take it slow; extremes will reverse."

Zheng Ren smiled; 'extremes will reverse' is correct. But it's possible that an extreme period could be one or two generations.

But this is a major trend; I'm just a small doctor.

"Li Lao, ready." Director Chu walked in and said gently.

"Come on, hurry up and do it. After you're done, go perform surgery on the patient; I'll go home and make food for my little grandchild." Li Lao was very carefree, seeming not to care at all.

Few people can let go of life and death; if possible, nobody wants to die. This is also a kind of self-protection in a helpless situation, Zheng Ren guessed.

Entering the CT Shi, Zheng Ren saw Director Chi and Manager Wu already there. They were pushing Director Chi's most precious multi-head microscope, waiting in the operating area.

"Director Chi, good morning. Manager Wu, good morning." Zheng Ren smiled and greeted.

"Boss Zheng, everything is ready; take out your treasure." Director Chi eyed Zheng Ren's optical tweezers with desire, and as soon as Zheng Ren entered, he couldn't wait to say.

"Treasure?" Li Lao raised an eyebrow.

"It's optical tweezers, Li Lao." Zheng Ren introduced, "This is the achievement of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics; I have a first-generation device in my hand."

"Already put into clinical use this quickly? Little Zheng, your speed is quite fast." Li Lao was somewhat surprised.

"Just a coincidence." Zheng Ren once again habitually said that line.

Li Lao shook his head, stood to the side, and curiously watched Zheng Ren assemble the optical tweezers.

Older-generation researchers still maintained a keen curiosity about new things; back then, they truly endured hardship. Knowing there were good things, they could only stare longingly, unable to use them.

If he had known earlier that Zheng Ren planned to use the optical tweezers to take pathological tissue cells, he would have come earlier.

After the optical tweezers were assembled, Director Chi and President Wu waited in readiness.

Zheng Ren said, "Director Chu, let Su Yun operate the CT; we're more practiced working together, so we can finish quickly."

Director Chu was somewhat displeased, but since Zheng Ren said it in front of Vice President Yuan, he couldn't easily object.

Young people, really clueless, wanting to take all the credit for themselves?

That appetite is too big.

Director Chu couldn't believe his operative skills were worse than those of a cardiothoracic surgery graduate student, so he blamed everything on Zheng Ren's greed.

Seeing Director Chu somewhat displeased, Director Kong stood beside him and whispered, "Old Chu, Zheng Ren is telling the truth."