The Enhanced Doctor

Chapter 1148: Chapter 1148: Never Underestimate Yourself

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The plan to split General Surgery into subspecialties had also become a hot topic in the emergency center.

Don’t think building a department is some simple thing; for the emergency center, this is also a show of strength.

First you need enough capability and staffing, and second you need enough patients.

Miss either of those and it’s a flop; people will laugh their heads off.

Assigning doctors is actually the easy part: with Liu Banxia leading the six little ones, plus part‑timer Wang Chao, they can handle it.

This is also another hot topic—namely, the benchmark role of the six little ones.

Anyone can see this shows how much importance is being placed on them; otherwise, even if Liu Banxia had three heads and six arms, he couldn’t cover everything.

How busy is the whole department’s work, how many patients need to be managed? All that has to be done by the six little ones.

They not only have to run the department well, they also have to do a good job receiving emergency patients. After New Year’s Day, the six of them will be so busy they’ll be flying.

Apart from this matter, things at the emergency center had actually been pretty calm lately.

As for the complaint against Liu Banxia, there still wasn’t a concrete result.

The patient’s condition was still on the poor side, but this "poor" couldn’t be clearly defined by any instruments as real or fake. Anyway, although the patient’s family hadn’t officially filed a lawsuit yet, they also hadn’t said they’d just let it go.

Tomorrow was a rare day off for Liu Banxia; tonight he could finally sit down and properly drink to celebrate his son and daughter’s full‑month banquet.

It was a make‑up drink; he’d been busy all this time with setting up the department, with countless things to sort out.

And on his days off he rarely drank, worried it would affect his work the next day.

"We’ve been talking about this barbecue for ages; today we finally get to eat it." Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Su Wenhao is a barbecue expert; tonight it’s all on you. Director Chen is on duty tonight, and I’ve already spoken with him. You guys can go back a bit late to help out."

"It’s really not easy to catch a meal with you. How long has it been now, you just never take a break?" Qiaoqiao’s dad Wulei said.

"One thing just piled on another. Luckily I had those six helping out, otherwise even our office might not have been set up properly." Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"But at least now it finally looks like something. Our department is a bit special, so we have to do it ourselves if we want to be well fed and well clothed."

"That’s quite something. I heard from Yueyue that you’re in charge of that entire floor." Qiu Mingyuan said.

"I can even tag along and manage nearly half the whole building." Liu Banxia said with a perfectly straight face.

"Haha, that’s the difference between being a chicken’s head and a phoenix’s tail." Qiu Mingyuan chuckled.

"It’s not bad at all; I’m actually a bit excited about it." Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"But lately my wife’s really had it rough. These two little ancestors have finally started making a fuss at night. They flat‑out refuse to sleep; even Tang Dou doesn’t work anymore. You can only walk them around in your arms."

"To make sure I get enough rest, she’s the one taking care of the two little ones every night. It’s really exhausting. This glass of yogurt is for my wife."

"At least you’ve got a bit of conscience left, but dealing with those two, I’m really at my wits’ end." Qiaoqiao said with a wry smile.

"Even though we were mentally prepared—everyone said they’d get more and more energetic at night—I still didn’t expect even our well‑behaved first child to start acting up along with them."

"Fortunately we have Qing Kewa and Yanzi helping, otherwise I don’t know if I could have held on. They won’t let anyone else handle them; they’ve got their eyes fixed on us."

"Anyway you’re off tomorrow, so tonight they’re all yours. Enjoy their special ’favor’ for once; I’m going to have a proper, solid night’s sleep."

"Shimu, how come I think they’re both really good? Look at them now, playing by themselves without bothering anyone. And just now when Qingqing and I were holding them, they didn’t fuss at all." Xu Yino asked curiously.

"That’s now. The fuss comes in the second half of the night." Qiaoqiao said.

"During the day they’ll go to anyone, but at night they start picking people. I must have owed them a ton of money in my last life, and they’ve come to collect in this one."

The two chubby little ones didn’t care what Qiaoqiao was saying; they were having a great time playing by themselves.

As for whether they were here to collect a debt, that could wait till the second half of the night.

"I should give you all a heads‑up: the day after tomorrow is Christmas Eve, then Christmas, then New Year’s Day. This period is when things tend to happen." Liu Banxia said.

"Our department will officially open on New Year’s Day, and then soon it’ll be the Spring Festival holiday. So basically, our busy season starts the day after tomorrow."

"You’ve all got to perk up. This is the first peak we’re about to face. Once we make it through this wave, we can relax a little."

"After Spring Festival, I’ll give Su Wenhao three days off so he can go home. He hasn’t been back in so long; he’s saved up enough days off to take an entire month."

"Teacher Liu, it’s actually fine, I video chat with them a lot too," Su Wenhao said quickly.

"That’s not the same. I video chat with my daughter and son every day too, but the first thing I do when I get home every night is still to go and look at them," Liu Banxia said.

"Home holds an extraordinary place in everyone’s heart. Just like our Comrade Dalei—he even changed cities for the sake of this family."

"Haha, and it was worth it. Now Yuanyuan is very happy, and she isn’t taking medicine anymore," Wulei said with a smile.

"Doctor Tian said in about another year or so she should be fully adjusted. In a few more months we can also let her start having some proper contact with other kids."

"So I’ve been looking forward to this drink today for a long time, just wanted to drink with you. Without you, our family would have fallen apart. It’s hard to say what kind of state Yuanyuan would be in now."

"You’re overstating it. With things like they were back then, if you paid a bit more attention you’d basically have been able to pick up on it," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"A lot of the time people feel we doctors are amazing at diagnosing, but actually most of it is analyzing based on the information we already know."

"Qiaoqiao keeps saying we’re basically just guessing. And it’s kind of true—some complicated cases have lots of symptoms, and we really do have to guess."

"You still can’t belittle yourself. If you can guess right, that’s real skill. Is your work going to get even busier next?" Qiu Huaili said.

Liu Banxia nodded. "It’s only because I’ve got those six to help me, otherwise I wouldn’t have any confidence in holding this department up."

"These last few days just setting up the office, setting up the ward, and confirming the nursing staff has already given me a splitting headache, there’s just too much to do."

"When I first became deputy director, I already felt I was really busy. Now I realize that was nothing; the busy that’s coming next is the real busy."

"How’s the rollout of that project of yours going lately?" Qiao Xuezhi asked curiously.

These days Liu Banxia was leaving early and coming home late; if it weren’t for needing to come back and see his daughter and son, he probably wouldn’t even bother coming home at night.

On this front he couldn’t help anyway, and he wasn’t resting much either, with barely any proper time to chat.

"For now it’s okay. At least the patients’ prognoses are looking pretty good," Liu Banxia said.

"We’ll see what the long-term data looks like. The surgery is a bit more difficult to perform, but if their prognosis is good, that’s the biggest success, right?"

"Actually, no matter what kind of surgery it is, the goal is the same—to help the patient remove the lesion. As for the chance of recurrence in the future, that really varies from person to person."

Qiao Xuezhi nodded. "That’s already great. Before I got to know more, I always thought surgery was just surgery. Turns out there’s a lot of stuff behind it."

Just then the first rack of skewers that Su Wenhao had grilled was brought in. No one here stood on ceremony, and in an instant they were all gone.

"Gotta say, this specially raised lamb really does taste great," Liu Banxia said.

"Sigh... I actually wanted to sprinkle more chili powder," Qiaoqiao sighed, though she was still eating the skewers with great relish.

"Oh right, when is your award ceremony?" Qiu Huaili asked.

"The 27th, but it’s just a small ceremony," Liu Banxia said.

"I was really worried those complaints might affect the Outstanding Youth selection. Fortunately the leaders held their ground, blocked out the criticism, and put me back on the list."

"But when I look at everyone else’s achievements, I feel like I’m not quite up to their level. Maybe it’s because I’m a doctor, and this role of saving lives is a bit special."

"Teacher Liu, aren’t they also asking you to give the speech on behalf of everyone?" Liu Yiqing asked.

"Just a few simple words, anyway the city attaches a lot of importance to it," Liu Banxia said.

"I still haven’t written the speech yet, don’t even know what to say. I used to think I was pretty capable, that I was good at everything. Now I’m starting to see my limitations."

"This is where we borrow Old Qiu’s line—you can’t belittle yourself," Bao Chunlai said with a smile.

"Your selection process must be very strict; after all, it represents Binhai City’s image. Your achievements are obvious to everyone, and you can’t possibly be involved in every single field."

"Ignore him, he’s just feeling a bit guilty and a bit proud at the same time," Qiaoqiao chimed in from the side.

Everyone burst out laughing; it did kind of sound like that.

He was still a bit nervous. Normally, Liu Banxia was always very easygoing, and no matter who he faced, his attitude was very calm.

This Outstanding Youth title did carry a different kind of weight; it was a form of affirmation and recognition for Liu Banxia.

With this award, no one would ever again use his seniority as a point of attack.

Planning the department’s development after this award probably also factored in that consideration.

But Liu Banxia didn’t bother thinking too much about it. Having so many people gathered together chatting was already something very joyful.

No one was really here for the meat; just coming over was already giving him a lot of face.

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