Chapter 12: Come Work at Our Hospital

“Yes,” Su Miaomiao nodded.

The doctor looked at Su Miaomiao, then at Wang Hongjie, and finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

“Then come in with me.”

People during this era were generally more simple and sincere. The doctor-patient relationship wasn’t so complicated. If there was a chance to save a life, everyone was willing to try.

Su Miaomiao stepped forward, ready to follow the doctor into the operating room.

Old Zhao couldn’t help but ask, “Girl, are you really confident?”

Su Miaomiao thought for a moment. “Fifty-fifty.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she had already entered the operating room.

The door to the operating room closed again.

Wang Hongjie stared at the door without blinking. His hands, hanging at his sides, had clenched into fists.

He hoped that his decision this time was the right one.

After entering, Su Miaomiao first changed into surgical attire and then proceeded into the operating room.

Goudan lay on the operating table, his face pale. The assistant beside him was already tending to his wound.

“Dr. Sun? This is…” The assistant saw Su Miaomiao following behind Dr. Sun.

“She will perform the rest of the surgery,” Dr. Sun said.

“Her?” The assistant looked at Su Miaomiao. “She’s not one of our hospital’s doctors, is she?”

“No. She’s a doctor the patient’s family invited from outside.” Dr. Sun didn’t want to get into too many details at this moment and gave a vague answer.

The assistant was a bit puzzled. This girl clearly looked like someone from the village—how could someone from the village manage to bring in an outside doctor?

But since Dr. Sun had said so, she could only step aside.

“I’m handing the rest over to you. I hope you don’t disappoint me.” Dr. Sun gave Su Miaomiao a look.

Su Miaomiao said nothing and walked straight to the operating table.

She carefully examined Goudan’s injuries. Actually, when she found him in the back mountain, she had already made a preliminary assessment of his condition.

Now that she was looking again, the injuries were indeed tricky.

The marble (projectile) was lodged very deep. Not only would the surgery be difficult, but any small mistake could also damage the brain nerves.

If that happened, even if the marble was successfully removed, it might still cause all sorts of complications—

Post-surgical infection, paralysis, or even brain damage.

After all, the brain’s structure was extremely delicate.

Seeing how skilled and calm Su Miaomiao was as she examined the injury—like she had handled many such cases before—Dr. Sun became fully convinced that she truly had medical training. He also felt that Beijing City really produced a lot of talent.

Just someone who had “learned medicine” could perform surgery so skillfully, while the newly assigned doctors here often needed a long time to adjust.

“Scalpel,” Su Miaomiao calmly reached out her hand after confirming the condition.

The assistant didn’t react right away. Dr. Sun was the first to pick up the scalpel and place it in her hand.

After he did, even he was stunned for a moment. After all, he had been working at this hospital for more than ten years and now held a deputy chief physician position.

But just now, when Su Miaomiao spoke, he suddenly felt like he had returned to the time he used to assist his teacher during surgery.

This girl was truly something special.

Su Miaomiao wasn’t aware of what Dr. Sun was thinking. She was fully focused on the operation.

At first, Dr. Sun and the assistant didn’t expect much.

After all, the child’s injuries were quite serious. But as Su Miaomiao proceeded, their expressions grew increasingly serious, and they subconsciously leaned in closer.

Su Miaomiao’s hand holding the scalpel was incredibly steady. She precisely avoided all the nerves and quickly located the marble that had left everyone else helpless.

“Forceps,” Su Miaomiao said again.

This time, it wasn’t Dr. Sun — the assistant beside him immediately handed over the tool.

“……”

Time passed slowly. The hearts of the Wang family members waiting outside grew heavier with each passing moment.

“Dad, why is it taking so long? Could something have gone wrong?” asked Wang Qingshan, Wang Hongjie’s eldest son.

“No news is good news,” Wang Hongjie said steadily.

“But that girl is way too young. Even the doctors at the county hospital couldn’t do anything. Can she really succeed? What if Goudan ends up dying in the hospital because of her…” Wang Qingshan trailed off, unable to finish the sentence.

After all, Goudan was his own nephew. He truly hoped the boy could pass away at home, if it came to that.

In the countryside, there was a long-held belief: if someone died outside the home, their soul wouldn’t find its way back and would wander the world as a restless ghost, unable to be reincarnated.

He didn’t want his nephew to become one of those lonely, wandering spirits.

“What are you so anxious about? Just wait patiently!” Wang Hongjie, who had always been a man of authority at home, shut down any further argument with those words. Wang Qingshan dared not say more.

Another half hour passed, and finally, the operating room door opened again.

This time, no one dared to rush forward. All eyes were fixed anxiously on Dr. Sun and Su Miaomiao as they walked out.

Dr. Sun pulled off his mask, visibly excited. “The surgery was a success. The patient is temporarily out of danger.”

As soon as Wang Hongjie heard that, the straight, stiff posture he had been holding collapsed with relief.

“Thank you, thank you!” he said repeatedly.

“This had nothing to do with me. If you want to thank someone, thank this young lady here. Her medical skills are almost on par with the legendary Hua Tuo himself.” Dr. Sun’s gaze was intense as he looked at Su Miaomiao — his eyes full of admiration and awe.

Wang Hongjie turned to Su Miaomiao and gave her a deep, respectful bow. “Thank you!”

Su Miaomiao quickly raised her hand to stop him. “No need to be so polite, Village Chief. Goudan was just lucky, that’s all.”

“Girl, would you be willing to come work at our hospital? With your skills, even without a license, I can convince the hospital director to keep you!” Dr. Sun no longer cared about the usual protocols — he just wanted to recruit Su Miaomiao on the spot.

Someone this talented couldn’t be allowed to slip away.

“I’m sorry. I’m currently a re-education individual assigned to Shimatuo Village. Any changes to my assignment must follow the organization’s orders. I’m afraid I’ll have to decline your kind offer.” Su Miaomiao spoke calmly.

“You’re a re-education case? I see… No wonder someone like you would end up in a place like ours. What a shame,” Dr. Sun said with a deeply regretful look.

But he knew there was nothing even their hospital director could do in this situation.

If she were a regular “educated youth,” maybe they could find a workaround. But being a reform-through-labor individual made things far more complicated.

Seeing the disappointment and reluctance in Dr. Sun’s eyes, Wang Hongjie silently reassessed Su Miaomiao’s value in his mind.

This young girl’s medical skills were so good even the county’s top doctor couldn’t stop praising her — she must be incredibly talented.

And in these times, doctors were in critically short supply. If someone in the village got sick, they would either travel a long way to the county or rely on barefoot doctors to prescribe whatever herbs were available.

With that thought, a new idea suddenly formed in Wang Hongjie’s mind.