Chapter 373: Chapter 373 - Chapter 373: Chapter 373: I... My Dao Heart is Unstable.

Chapter 373: Chapter 373: I… My Dao Heart is Unstable.

The surgery was over, and Qian Lin and his classmate were overwhelmed with emotions!

Looking at Chen Cang, they hesitated to speak.

Chen Cang turned around and also seemed at a loss for words.

Both sides sighed deeply.

Everything was understood without a word.

Zhang Wenfu was ready to call out to Chen Cang, wanting to discuss insights on assisting in surgery, but seeing Tao Zi watching Chen Cang carefully, he also opened his mouth and stuttered for a long time without saying anything.

Watching Director Tao leave with Chen Cang, Zhang Wenfu looked resentfully at Tao Zi’s departing figure, grumbling unwillingly, “Hmph! You lost an assistant with ambition.”

If I had learned Chen Cang’s assisting skills, wouldn’t it be you directors who benefited?

No vision!

…

…

Tao Zi brought Chen Cang back to the cardiothoracic surgery office and asked him to sit down.

Chen Cang was puzzled, wondering why Tao Zi wanted to see him.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Director Tao? Just tell me what you want to say!”

Tao Zi smiled slightly, “No rush, no rush, sit down, have some tea first.”

Then he took out two boxes of fine tea leaves from the drawer, smiling at Chen Cang, “Xiao Chen, would you like Longjing or Lapsang Souchong?”

Chen Cang was anxious, thinking that there could be an ulterior motive in such unexpected kindness!

Could it be that Director Tao was here as a lifesaver sent by Dean Qin?

With this thought, Chen Cang quickly spoke up, “No need, no need, Director, if there’s nothing else, I should get back to the emergency room.”

Tao Zi hurriedly responded, “Sit down, the ER will keep running without you, don’t be in such a hurry!

Xiao Chen, I called you over, actually, just to talk about the surgery today.”

Upon hearing the word ‘surgery,’ Chen Cang finally sat down.

Tao Zi looked at him thoughtfully and said, “Xiao Chen, you should know how to perform constrictive pericarditis surgery, right?”

Chen Cang nodded, answering honestly, “Yes, I can.”

Tao Zi, hearing this, nodded again, “Oh! Then having seen my surgery today, what do you think?”

Chen Cang didn’t need to think because he had watched the surgery very attentively and in detail. He could obviously tell the differences clearly and… most importantly, Tao Zi’s skills were now in his own pocket, merged with his own skills, so it would be strange if he didn’t understand!

Chen Cang replied directly, “Very good!”

Tao Zi’s smile twitched!

Did I ask you to come here to flatter me?

“Be more specific!”

Chen Cang rolled his eyes, thinking that the old man wanted more praise.

Would you believe if I called my father-in-law here?

Chen Cang: “I think the surgery had a great overall view. It was hard to determine the adhesion sites from the patient’s imaging results, and there were many calcified areas. Choosing a bilateral sub-mammary incision was convenient for the operative field and handling. And, the most crucial point, your technique was very steady during surgery, and it seemed very well-considered. I believe it’ll play a significant role in the patient’s recovery and in reducing sequelae!”

Chen Cang’s words were music to Tao Zi’s ears!

He was delighted to listen.

Tao Zi was sure that Chen Cang was speaking from the heart, otherwise, he wouldn’t sound so sincere.

But…

Am I here to hear you suck up to me?

Even though flattery is sweet…

I came here for suggestions, considering I’m going to East University First Hospital to demonstrate a surgery today. Tao Zi decided to work on improving himself, especially to identify any shortcomings.

“Xiao Chen, don’t you have any suggestions for improvement? Any faults? Any areas that could be enhanced?” Tao Zi asked with a smile.

Chen Cang was taken aback and took a deep breath: I’ve praised you twice now…

Director Tao, if you keep this up, I’m leaving. Are you addicted to flattery?!

Chen Cang: “Are you… serious?”

Tao Zi slapped his thigh!

“Of course, this is an academic exchange!”

Chen Cang smiled, “Should’ve said that earlier!”

With that thought, Chen Cang coughed lightly and cleared his throat, “Well, Director, I have a few points to make. The first point is about the choice of incision, You could definitely modify it to ‘Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy + Bilateral Submammary Incisions.’ By doing this, not only would you avoid damaging the lungs, but also…”

“The second point, when you’re mobilizing the nerve…”

“The third point, the separation and removal of calcified lesions. When you know you can’t see the myocardium with a single cut, you could definitely…”

…

Once Chen Cang started pointing out flaws, there was no stopping him!

He rattled off several thousand words effortlessly, without stammering, spouting them as soon as he opened his mouth, picking them up with ease!

What are we cultured people good at?

Finding faults!

Chen Cang spoke until his mouth was dry, finally feeling relieved as he picked up his Lapsang Souchong, took a sip, and moistened his throat!

Comfortable…

Who knew fault-finding could be so enjoyable?

Chen Cang, seeing Tao Zi’s face turn dark, delightedly savored his tea.

Tao Zi was utterly dumbfounded. Although Chen Cang’s words were… rather unpleasant and not as comforting as flattery, they were solid and extremely beneficial to him.

At his level, a little guidance went a long way.

Years of accumulated knowledge had already provided him with a foundation for breakthroughs, and now with Chen Cang’s pointers, a breakthrough came naturally!

However…

At first, Tao Zi was excited, as what Chen Cang said made good sense and could indeed help him improve.

But…

The more Chen Cang talked, the more detailed he got, the more highbrow the content became.

Tao Zi couldn’t take it anymore!

He felt his Zen slipping, almost collapsing.

Tao Zi finally breathed a sigh of relief when Chen Cang took a break.

Thank goodness… thank goodness…

At least it was over.

But the advice was really sound; he would definitely ponder over it carefully after going back and see how to improve.

Tao Zi was about to speak.

Then he saw Chen Cang, after finishing his water, feeling reinvigorated and immediately said with a smile, “Director Tao, let’s continue. Actually, I think there are many more areas that can be improved and enhanced!”

Tao Zi was momentarily stunned: ???

Chen Cang nodded excitedly, “During your surgery, especially when separating the pericardium and freeing the coronary vessels, you have a habitual motion that seems useless but can easily damage the interventricular nerve. I was thinking, maybe we could…”

Chen Cang got more and more spirited as he talked!

The more excited he got!

However, Tao Zi felt increasingly inadequate, like he was suffering from a case of deficiency – kidney-yang deficiency, complete with spontaneous sweating!

Sitting there motionless, beads of sweat continued to drip down.

Tao Zi gritted his teeth, “No, I can’t listen anymore!

If I listen any further, my Zen will truly collapse!”

But Chen Cang kept talking non-stop.

Tao Zi pretended to pick up the phone: “Hello, hello, hello? Oh! A patient arrived, right, right, I’ll head out immediately!”

He hung up the phone in feigned urgency. Tao Zi gave an awkward smile, “Ah, Chen, there’s an old patient I need to see… How about we continue this another day?”

Chen Cang nodded, saying with a smile, “I’ve enjoyed our chat so much!”

Tao Zi felt awkward: I did not enjoy it!

Chen Cang chuckled, “I hope we’ll have the chance to do this again.”

Tao Zi hurriedly shook his head, praying not until his Zen was firmly in place. ‘Before that, kid, you’re not welcome.’

Watching Chen Cang walk away, Tao Zi finally let out a breath of relief.

So exhausting!