CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 34: TREATED TO A MEAL, BAD NEWS ARRIVES, TRULY AMAZING!

Xia Po Village in Dongpo Village.

At this time, the surgery had already ended.

Zhang Lingchuan, after giving some instructions on the cow’s care, was warmly invited by the hostess to the table for a meal.

Along with him were staff from the Integrated Media Center, as well as Zhao Wei Qiang and Elder Zhao who helped out.

"Dr. Zhang, your skills are really something, this stomach surgery was so quick and the stitching was so well done, so much better than Old Zhang. I was initially thinking of letting the people from the TV station go eat first and leave two portions for you and the girl, but I didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye while I was cooking, you finished the surgery. Come, come, take a seat, I’ll bring the food over, friends in the live stream, you start eating too."

Li Caihua said with a smile while pulling out chairs.

Because she makes a living from raising cows for money.

The family is getting by okay.

The dining table is a solid wood retractable table that is rectangular when folded and expands into a large round table.

Four people from the Integrated Media Center, just Zhang Lingchuan, and Zhao Wei Qiang who helped, plus Li Caihua makes a total of seven people.

The whole table unfolds to fit eleven or twelve people comfortably.

So, seven people feel quite spacious at the table.

They even reserved a spot especially for the live streaming camera.

Originally, when the hostess invited him to eat at her home, Zhang Lingchuan planned to turn off the live stream since it didn’t feel quite right to stream in someone’s home and during a meal.

However, the live stream viewers all expressed whether it could continue, since Boss Zhao and the others had arrived at the hospital, they could wait for the test results before turning it off.

The hostess Li Caihua also said it’s no problem to stream at home, it would give everyone a look at our Lingnan cuisine.

Then, Chen Qian, Wanqing, and others said that eating is actually part of Dr. Zhang’s daily life too, being hosted is part of his routine, and it might even boost some popularity. Besides, 12:34 PM is precisely lunchtime.

The peak time could serve to entertain everyone.

If after the meal they’re ready to leave and the results aren’t in yet, then turning off the stream wouldn’t be too late.

Zhang Lingchuan considered it and finally accepted the suggestion.

"In terms of surgery, at least the incision, exposure, debridement, and suturing are the best I’ve seen."

"+1, I don’t know how Ji Da cultivates them, to be able to make a veterinarian so good at surgery; it’s a waste he doesn’t become a human doctor."

"I’ve already DM’d Ji Da’s classmate; today I must interrogate them well!"

"Hehehe! I went to Ji Da’s Tieba and Weibo."

"So this is southern cuisine, indeed very delicate, that dish in the middle must be the legendary white-cut chicken that entered the museum, people from Lingnan indeed have an inexplicable obsession with white-cut chicken!"

"Looks so delicious; I’m also eating lunch!"

"On the second day live, Dr. Zhang gets treated to chicken."

"Eating, chatting, and waiting for Boss Zhao’s results like this isn’t bad either, shouldn’t the hospital have CT results soon? Doctor expert, say something?"

"Normally, if the emergency department issues the order, you can get CT results in an hour after shooting, and doctors can view results on the computer on-site, so whether it’s a brain hemorrhage or not, results should be out latest by 2 PM."

Current time is 12:50 PM.

There’s a little over an hour until 2 PM.

After Li Caihua brought up the topic of cow surgery before the meal, the live stream also joined in the discussion.

After all, Zhang Lingchuan’s surgery was really impressive; medical students are all curious about how Ji Da was able to train him.

Currently, Zhang Lingchuan’s live stream only has five or six thousand people.

In this era of dominant live streaming where the evaluation standard is online numbers, others have millions to tens of millions of viewers per stream, five or six thousand is just a minor figure.

Unless there’s specific promotion,

otherwise, with over a billion people in the country, Ji Da only has eighty thousand students; randomly entering a Lingnan village veterinarian’s daily live stream is practically zero.

Of course, besides talking about surgery, some discuss the food itself.

After all, the camera is aimed right at a table full of food.

Many people haven’t seen an authentic Lingnan dining table before.

Especially the white-cut chicken that has entered the Lingnan museum.

It’s said that Lingnan people can tell from a taste whether the chicken is free-range or feedfed.

Netizens think,

eating and chatting like this while waiting for results is actually pretty nice.

Although they know that it’s unlikely to be a brain hemorrhage,

everyone just wants to hear how Dr. Zhang explains himself.

"Just got used to it, of course, I’ll be better than my dad’s generation."

Zhang Lingchuan said with a smile.

He plans to explore this upgraded system when he gets back.

If he can be rewarded with more of these perfect experiences, that would be delightful.

"That’s why I say, there’s a definite difference between regular troops and those from wild country paths; I’ve seen quite a few veterinarian surgeries and never seen one done so well!"

Zhao Wei Qiang expressed his admiration at this moment.

Indeed, each generation surpasses the last, considered an eye-opener.

In truth, Shili Town did not even have one formal veterinarian, Old Zhang’s son counted as the first, and even graduated from a renowned university.

Back then, when he was schooling, it was a lively affair.

They held a graduation banquet with dozens of tables.

Not only family, but many from Shili Town attended.

"Uncle Zhao, if you praise me like this, I’ll get conceited! Haha~"

Zhang Lingchuan joked half-seriously.

"Dr. Zhang, I, Zhao Wei Qiang, am speaking honestly, you should feel conceited! I’ve heard about the situation in Sanshui, with the girl from the Li Family being pregnant. That’s their family business, but Zhou Nian is infected with syphilis – that’s a big deal. If you mentioned it any later, the whole village would have been in trouble!"

Zhao Wei Qiang spoke earnestly.

After all, the older generation,

they tend to say what they see.

Not so many twists and turns.

"Exactly, exactly, and we also have to thank Dr. Zhang for reminding us, speaking of which, Old Zhao had a friend who also had a brain hemorrhage, but was sent to the hospital too late, they spent money but couldn’t save the life!!"

The meal was already served, and at this moment, Li Caihua was distributing chopsticks while she spoke.

We have to say, the arrangements were quite well thought out.

Chicken mushroom soup, white-cut chicken, stir-fried beef, pork belly fried with green beans, pickled intestines, seasonal vegetables... a total of seven or eight dishes.

They even had Sprite and orange juice on the table, clearly prepared in advance.

"Lucky guess, just a lucky guess. Perhaps I guessed wrong this time too; if I did and still got to eat such a good meal, then I really can’t charge for today’s visit."

Zhang Lingchuan started speaking with a smile.

He needed to give himself a way out.

After all, nothing is absolute. In case he guessed wrong, there had to be a backup plan.

"Oh dear! Dr. Zhang, you were waiting here!!"

"Well, this time it’s over. Since Dr. Zhang himself has spoken, it’s definitely not a brain hemorrhage next."

"To the friend up front, I can only say you’re a prophet. It’s basically like you guessed, Dr. Zhang won’t charge a consultation fee and will even apologize!"

"Isn’t it obvious? How could anyone see a brain hemorrhage without any equipment? I said from the start that Dr. Zhang planned to ruin his own reputation, especially after that terrifying incision, exposure, suturing, and debridement. But you all still held onto hope, so who can you blame?"

Upon hearing this.

The livestream viewers first got restless.

Especially those who supported the idea that Dr. Zhang was a tech-mad vet, who ruined his reputation for diagnosing people, and stayed focused on the veterinarian aspect.

"Dr. Zhang, that’s not right. It’s actually a good thing there’s no brain hemorrhage, the consultation fee should still be given! After all, it was for Uncle Zhao’s good to be safe and go to the hospital!"

Li Caihua immediately spoke seriously.

Actually, she believed in Dr. Zhang; after all, he could even see through last night’s affairs. But she couldn’t bring herself to fully believe, because she was really afraid of Uncle Zhao having a brain hemorrhage.

If it was a false alarm.

She would naturally be happy, and holding grudges would certainly not happen.

Yet she didn’t know that after her words, many people in the livestream gave her a thumbs-up.

Truly showing how to treat guests with a table full of dishes.

Good manners.

Easy to talk to

Broad vision.

They almost thought there would be a scene of a shrew cursing out Dr. Zhang.

"Beep beep beep—"

Suddenly at that moment.

The sound of a phone ringing came from the bedroom.

"Sixth Uncle, my phone is ringing, can you entertain for a bit? Dr. Zhang, Teacher Chen, and all the other staff members, please start eating, don’t be shy."

Li Caihua stood up and looked towards Zhao Wei Qiang, then spoke.

"Sure, sure, you go ahead, I’ll help entertain Dr. Zhang and the others."

Zhao Wei Qiang nodded with a smile.

"Come on, let’s eat, no need to be polite. Even though Dr. Zhang keeps saying he guessed, my personal thoughts and those of my nephew’s wife are similar. Even if it’s a guess, it wouldn’t be possible without some ability. The only thing is, Dr. Zhang, if you’re driving, I won’t force you to have a few drinks with this old man."

Zhao Wei Qiang urged everyone to start eating.

Meanwhile, he poured some homemade, non-alcoholic white wine and spoke his mind.

"Hahaha, Uncle Zhao, I really can’t drink, let’s just use soft drinks instead of alcohol and have a few sips together."

Zhang Lingchuan raised a disposable cup.

"Okay, okay."

Zhao Wei Qiang nodded as well.

"Let’s have a toast."

"Cheers."

Everyone, except Zhao Wei Qiang, clinked their glasses with soft drinks.

"Teacher Zhang, I haven’t had the chance to introduce you yet. This is also a colleague from our Integrated Media Center, the driver who brought us here today, Xiaowang, Wang Liwei."

Around the round table sat Wang Liwei, Big Pancake Sister, Chen Qian, Song Wanqing, Zhang Lingchuan, Zhao Wei Qiang, and the hostess Li Caihua.

Sitting next to Zhang Lingchuan was Song Wanqing, and Chen Qian introduced him.

"Hello, Teacher Zhang, it’s an honor. The recent surgery really amazed me."

Wang Liwei picked up his drink and clinked glasses with Zhang Lingchuan again.

"What’s honorable about it? You’re filming for me at the Integrated Media Center; that’s the real honor."

Zhang Lingchuan chuckled and then drank his Sprite.

"Speaking of which, Xiaowang, didn’t you say you’ve been feeling tired, sweating during sleep, having poor memory, reduced immunity, and can’t focus lately? Since Dr. Zhang is here, why not take the chance to ask?"

After their toast, Chen Qian spoke smoothly.

"Yes, yes, Dr. Zhang, could you check my pulse? I haven’t been myself lately, sigh, even been scolded by my boss."

Wang Liwei stood up.

Then sat in the empty seat of the hostess.

If it were a traditional Chinese doctor, he wouldn’t dare ask for a check-up like this.

After all, it would be embarrassing to explain.

But since Dr. Zhang is a vet, and so young, plus he just left himself an out, guessing Boss Zhao’s brain hemorrhage, he surely couldn’t diagnose anything.

So, he was quite at ease.

"Dr. Zhang, checking the pulse would be great; I’ve never seen a real Chinese medicine pulse check!"

Zhao Wei Qiang shifted his position.

He spoke cheerfully.

"Check the pulse, huh!"

Zhang Lingchuan’s forehead was full of black lines.

Traditional medicine was just an excuse, the system never awarded him any traditional medicine skills; how could he check the pulse!

[Ding! Detected an earnest request for consultation, system-assisted scanning is being initiated.]

At that moment.

A voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

So, the system activated again!!

"Ah! What! Brain, brain, brain hemorrhage!!!"

However, in the serene atmosphere where Zhang Lingchuan was pretending to check the pulse, a shocking and trembling voice suddenly came from the distant bedroom.

In an instant.

Everyone was stunned.

Even Wang Liwei, who was getting diagnosed, turned into an expression meme like "elderly on a subway with a phone.jpg".

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