Chapter 114: Emergency Room 1 Overcrowded

“Thank you, thank you so much, Dr. Xie!” Grandma Zhang approached Xie Wanying, firmly grasping one of her hands in thanks.

Xie Wanying couldn’t pull her hand away from the older woman’s grasp, feeling it tremble even as it squeezed tightly.

Grandma Zhang felt that she had nearly lost a family member, nearly gone from sending off the young before the old.

“His mother was wrong last night, Dr. Xie; I’m apologizing to you on her behalf!” Grandma Zhang said, “But I hope you can understand. She’s always been this way, strong-willed. We haven’t held back in our words to her. She always thinks she’s capable, that she can do anything and bear everything. Over the years, my son has been very busy with work. It’s his mother who’s been running around; she’s a good daughter-in-law beyond words. Now that she’s sick, our whole family is deeply concerned. If it weren’t for you doctors insisting on examining her, treating her illness, we couldn’t even bear to think what might have happened—”

Each patient and their family members have their own stories, and each family’s story is a difficult sutra to chant. Doctors surely understand. Xie Wanying was thinking about what Xiao Zhang said to his grandma that made Grandma Zhang feel the need to explain and apologize to her personally.

“My grandson told me, my daughter-in-law caused Dr. Xie to be scolded,” Grandma Zhang whispered.

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What the doctor has done, the family members of the patients see everything, keep it in mind, and for anything that warrants gratitude, they are truly grateful for a lifetime.

“It’s alright,” Xie Wanying said, “As long as the patient is alright, that’s what matters.”

“Listen to Dr. Xie, I can tell just by listening that you’re truly an excellent doctor,” Grandma Zhang said. “Later on, when his father comes back, I’ll have him come specifically to your place to thank you.”

“No need, no need,” Xie Wanying became somewhat anxious, as she was just an intern not seeking to take any limelight from the clinical doctors, “The surgery was performed by Dr. Cao.”

“We know. We will also visit Dr. Cao. But what makes us feel most guilty is that you were scolded because of his mother,” Grandma Zhang said.

This family wasn’t bad at all. Among patient families, those who are truly bad are few and far between.

As she spoke, Grandma Zhang had her grandson bring up the cookies and candy they had bought, shoving them into Xie Wanying’s palm: “For you doctors to eat during your night shifts. Don’t refuse, with a full belly, you can save patients better.”

Hearing this, Xie Wanying had no choice but to take the treats into the department and leave them for Senior Cao to deal with.

After hearing what she said, Huang Zhilei placed the cookies and candy in the office, telling the nurses they could come over and eat whenever they wanted. Of course, doctors and medical students on duty were even more welcome to help themselves.

“Senior Cao just got back, taking his New Year’s leave; he’ll be visiting his seniors these next few days,” Huang Zhilei explained to Junior Xie Wanying, implying that Cao Yong probably wouldn’t be in the department for the coming days.

Handsome Cao was a popular figure, and being popular meant being incredibly busy.

“Let’s go tonight, you’ll accompany me around the hospital for a visit,” Huang Zhilei changed his strategy from the previous night, intending to keep Junior Xie Wanying by his side, lest someone else sweep her away in his absence.

As a junior, Xie Wanying would just follow Senior Cao’s arrangements.

“Let’s start with the emergency department, we just received a call asking for me to go take a look,” Huang Zhilei said with a hint of helplessness.

During New Year’s, a top-tier hospital like a triple-A never rests and instead sees even more critical and severe cases. Especially after the New Year’s Eve dinner, patients rush to the hospital one after another.

To give an example, like the female patient from last night, if she hadn’t fallen ill then and had delayed coming until today, it would have been even worse for her.