Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1083 - 1045: The Government's Terms

In a half-asleep state, Lin Jie felt a small bundle of flesh squirming around in his arms.It felt soft, warm, and quite nice to touch, so Lin Jie held it close to him to stop it from moving around.

But it only stayed quiet for a moment before it started wriggling again.

Lin Jie suddenly woke up, lifted the blanket, and looked down to see a small little creature snuggling up beside him.

It was Yuanyuan.

Lin Jie was momentarily confused.

How did this little one end up in his bed?

He looked up and saw An Kexin smiling at him.

"What's going on?" Lin Jie asked softly.

An Kexin chuckled softly and said, "I heard knocking and found Yuanyuan outside."

"She wet the bed and felt uncomfortable, so she came looking for you."

"This reminds me of when I was a kid; I used to like snuggling in my parents' bed for a bit after waking up."

"I bathed her and put her on the bed."

She praised with a smile, "I didn't expect you, even while asleep, to instinctively reach out and hold her, protect her. This must be a father's instinct."

Lin Jie sat up, adjusted Yuanyuan to a comfortable sleeping position, then leaned against the headboard and noticed it was 5:30 in the morning.

He yawned and said, "Today is Monday. Can we get some confirmation on the Anlin Garden project?"

"We should be able to."

An Kexin pondered and said, "I heard that the relevant government departments will have a work meeting today to vote on several major topics and projects."

"The Anlin Garden project is one of them."

Then she asked, "Did you find anything unusual in the athletes' medical records you looked at last night?"

Lin Jie shook his head, feeling somewhat drowsy, and said, "Apart from signs of lung infections in two people, most of them have some occupational eye and ear problems."

"But one athlete's eye problem is already very serious."

"I will suggest she retire and undergo surgery, but considering the upcoming Olympics, she likely won't accept."

An Kexin sighed lightly and said, "With society now relatively mature, most shortcuts have been essentially blocked."

"Without enough resources and connections, most people can only rely on physical prowess and hard work to advance."

Lin Jie agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "Indeed."

"People like me, who wake up early and sleep late every day, spend most of the time either in surgery or diagnosing patients, and the remaining time on studying. I've read millions of words worth of papers and medical works."

An Kexin gave a mocking sound, glanced sideways at him, and said, "Ah Jie, your dedication isn't just hard work; it's talent."

"Of course, you are industrious and very diligent, but the biggest reason for your current status and reputation is your unparalleled medical talent."

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoxiao's anxious voice came from outside, "Ah Jie, Kexin, wake up quickly, Yuanyuan..."

"She's missing..."

The athletes named by Lin Jie to stay numbered six.

As expected by Lin Jie, the athlete with the most severe eye symptoms, even after Lin Jie pointed out that delaying surgery could lead to blindness in one eye, still refused without hesitation.

This situation left Lin Jie quite helpless.

After identifying issues for the other five and providing treatment and care plans, Lin Jie went to the annex, conducted a ward round, and made appropriate adjustments to several treatment plans.

Meanwhile, he arranged a tumor removal surgery for 3 PM and informed about two surgeries scheduled for tomorrow.

For lunch, Lin Jie ate directly in the annex restaurant.

Just as he sat down to eat, Chen Qiuhua carried a tray and sat opposite him.

Seeing Chen Qiuhua's exhausted face, Lin Jie couldn't help teasing, "What? The excitement from Feixue hasn't worn off, and you're celebrating with passion every night?"

Chen Qiuhua rolled his eyes at Lin Jie and said, "Lin Jie, I'm not bragging, but given my physique, even battling till dawn every night wouldn't leave me like this."

He sighed, "It's all because of these patients in the annex. Each one's health is as fragile as porcelain."

"Regarding their heart maintenance plan, I've been cautious and double-checking, worried that improper medication or dosage might unintentionally trigger a chain reaction in the body's organs."

Chen Qiuhua lamented, "Lin Jie, you wouldn't know, but every day when I wake up, I touch my head, and it's full of hair."

Regarding the heart care plan provided by Chen Qiuhua, Lin Jie had reviewed it and knew he was indeed meticulous, so he nodded, "What you've done is reasonably well, basically no issues."

"If you ever decide not to be a heart surgeon, you'd be qualified enough to be a physician."

Chen Qiuhua shook his head, "I still prefer being a surgeon; you know instantly whether you've succeeded or failed, not as nerve-wracking."

"However, Lin Jie, I have to say."

"Through these days of being on edge, I feel my understanding of the heart has distinctly improved."

Lin Jie chuckled softly, "Knowledge is interconnected; the more you learn in other areas, the more it helps your main work. This also means you're not that dumb; you do have a bit of insight."

"Hearing such a not-quite-compliment from you is quite a rarity."

After teasing Lin Jie, Chen Qiuhua glanced around the cafeteria and suddenly snickered, "Lin Jie, do you know why I sat directly with you after getting my food?"

Lin Jie didn't bother with his boring question and continued eating.

"Lin Jie, I'm afraid you'll feel lonely, cold, and miserable eating alone!"

Chen Qiuhua grinned, "Haven't you noticed? There's not a blade of grass growing around you within three feet."

"Tsk tsk, your authority is really something."

Hearing this, Lin Jie looked around.

Geez, it's currently the peak lunch hour, with the entire auxiliary building including nurses, logistics staff, and family members of patients, there are around two to three hundred people.

Other tables were fully occupied.

At his table, only he and Chen Qiuhua were seated, while at the surrounding tables, though there were people, they were all sitting at the far end away from him.

The seats near him were all empty.

Just with a glance, Lin Jie saw Zhao Fang and Yan Beichen walk hand in hand to the door, then quickly retreat.

Lin Jie snorted softly and said, "This suits me just fine, eating alone in peace."

Chen Qiuhua chuckled and said, "If you want to blame someone, blame your students."

"I know, they talk about you as if you're someone even ghosts and gods avoid and mere mortals dare not look at directly."

"By the way, I have something to tell you!"

He restrained his laughter and said seriously, "When I was doing medical internship in the United States, I met a classmate from Sweden. He works at a hospital in Sweden now, and I recently got in touch with him."

"Coincidentally, he knows that Dr. Alexandersson."

"If you need it, I can..."

Lin Jie waved his hand, saying, "No need."

"For me now, the most important thing is to do this project well and quickly produce useful results. As for anything else, it's unnecessary for now."

Chen Qiuhua didn't quite understand and said, "Why is it unnecessary?"

"Foreigners already have a bias against us..."

Lin Jie interrupted him directly and said with a smile, "Age, don't forget, my age is a big issue."

"My age naturally makes those selecting resistant. So, there's no need for external efforts right now, just let things take their course."

Chen Qiuhua suddenly realized, "I really overlooked that if you hadn't mentioned it."

"Also, with the achievements you've already made, you deserve to be an academician of the two academies, yet nothing has happened."

"It's the same both domestically and abroad."

"What about the medical salon?" Chen Qiuhua asked again.

Lin Jie said softly, "That can be done, but I've been a bit busy lately and haven't had time to handle it. Once I finalize the location for the salon, it won't be too late to work on it."

"However, you can spread the word first. If we can attract a few enthusiastic people to work on it together, even better."

Chen Qiuhua acknowledged, "I know what to do."

"Have you and Fei Xue set a date for the wedding yet?" Lin Jie suddenly asked.

Chen Qiuhua held his face and lamented, "That night you didn't stop me, I was impulsive, now there's no turning back. Fei Xue is already planning the wedding and dragging me into everything."

"The timing is set for National Day, by then Feixue Company's film will be in post-production, so there'll be some free time."

He looked into Lin Jie's eyes and said with a bitter smile, "The wedding Fei Xue is planning is apparently based on yours and President An's."

"I'm under a lot of pressure."

Chen Qiuhua continued to complain, "You and President An are considered a perfect match, or what people perceive as strong man and weak woman. But with Fei Xue and me, the disparity in strength is obvious."

"Lin Jie, could you ask President An to persuade Fei Xue?"

"Ask her to consider my dignity, the wedding's scale is too large, and it's such an extravagance."

Lin Jie laughed, saying, "I'll let Kexin know, but it's hard to say if it'll work."

Just then, his phone rang; it was a call from An Kexin!

As soon as he answered, An Kexin's excited voice came through, "A-Jie, the Anlin Garden project has been approved. Take a guess, how many acres were approved?"

"From the sound of your voice, it must be twelve hundred acres."

"No, guess again!"

"A thousand acres?"

"I'll give you one more chance!"

"Eight hundred acres?"

"A-Jie, why do you keep guessing lower? Can't you guess higher?"

An Kexin's voice of exclamation came through the phone, "A-Jie, it's one thousand eight hundred and sixty acres."

"That's six hundred and sixty more acres than we applied for, covering a large mountain area north of Anlin Hospital."

"When we applied, we intended to include that mountain in the scope, but considering the size, we were worried it would seem too greedy and upset the government..."

"Now, things have worked out perfectly."

Amid Lin Jie's happiness, he asked, "The government approved so much extra land, are there any additional conditions?"

"Of course, there are conditions. First, without approval, the land use cannot be changed arbitrarily."

"Second, in ten years, if Anlin Hospital doesn't reach the level of a top-tier hospital; or if its reputation doesn't meet international recognition standards after a comprehensive evaluation; or if the average revenue and tax per acre of Anlin Hospital and Anlin Garden is less than sixty percent of the average revenue per acre in the Phoenix Mountain District."

An Kexin paused on the phone before continuing, "If any of these three conditions are not met, the government has the right to reclaim the extra six hundred sixty acres of land for free."

"That means we only need to meet one of these conditions."

"A-Jie, isn't that simple?"