"Ah... the lives of the wealthy, truly hard to fathom."

After Bao Chunlai left, Liu Banxia remarked sarcastically.

"What's up? Already starting to worry about your children's education? You're a proper rich person too, you know," Shi Lei said.

"What kind of rich person am I? That's all Qiaoqiao's money, sometimes she even gives me a bonus or something," Liu Banxia said helplessly.

"But in the future, I won't send my kids elsewhere. They have to stay home where I can keep an eye on them; that's the only way to set rules. What I'm worried about is Qiaoqiao's temper; I'm really afraid she'll spoil the kids too much."

"That shouldn't be a problem, right? But rich people's kids do tend to develop in extremes," Shi Lei said.

"That's exactly what I'm worried about. They have no concept of money from a young age. If they can grow up like Qiu Mingyuan, that would be better," Liu Banxia said with a frown.

He didn't used to think much of it, but interacting with some well-off patients recently naturally brought up concerns about children's education.

Don't think it's far from me; time flies so fast. Before you know it, the child is born, and then before you know it, the child has grown up.

Education is a matter of concern, even if I might relax a bit, that's just my own thought. There's no way I could let my child just goof around in the future; they still have to learn the necessary knowledge, which is a form of soft wealth.

For today's kids, mastering some knowledge isn't a problem. Don't underestimate money; having it can indeed get a lot done.

As for family education, that's a bit of a headache for him.

Qiaoqiao's personality is somewhat overprotective. Tang Dou's four kids are all dearly cared for by her. If they have their own child, who knows how spoiled they'll be.

Plus, Comrade Old Qiao's affection for the younger generation, my goodness, that's really something.

At this moment, Liu Banxia received a message from Liu Yiqing on his phone: "ECG and echocardiography are normal; the patient's myasthenia hasn't progressed."

Seeing this, Liu Banxia felt a bit more at ease, as there were already some signs of a myasthenic crisis, but it hadn't fully developed yet.

If it really progresses to the stage of a myasthenic crisis, they'd have to rely on a ventilator to sustain life. If the cause isn't clear by then, it could be very troublesome.

"Teacher Liu, the patient has been arranged; tomorrow morning I'll follow the surgery preparation," Huang Bo came over at this point.

"Alright, have some confidence. You're one of The Sixth Super, not the least inferior to the bronze-level Fifth Super," Liu Banxia said earnestly.

"Teacher Liu, what do you mean by that?" Huang Bo asked curiously.

"Haven't you watched 'Saint Seiya'?" Liu Banxia asked, somewhat exasperated.

Huang Bo nodded frankly; he really hadn't seen it, though he'd heard of it.

Feeling helpless, Liu Banxia continued, "There's not much of an age difference really, yet the generation gap is so big. I also watched it online, and it was said to be quite something when it was aired back in the day. Right, Old Shi?"

"You can just call me old; anyway, I don't care," Shi Lei glared at him.

"I'm not messing with you anymore. Another patient has been sent in, and I'm off to help with the admission. Let me know once you have a confirmed diagnosis of your patient; I want to see what's going on," he said.

Liu Banxia nodded.

Encountering a particularly unusual case piques any doctor's interest. However, whether or not they can diagnose it correctly is another matter.

What was thought to be a simple task turned out to be a big boss, which indeed was somewhat troubling.

The patient's exams had to continue, and he brought up the relevant tests for Wu Zhen. He still had to consider the next day's surgery, as even usual procedures might have new unforeseen situations arise.

After waiting a bit longer, Liu Yiqing sent another message, "Sampling complete, brain CT is negative."

Liu Banxia immediately made a call.

"Teacher Liu, we just finished the CT," Liu Yiqing said after answering.

"Considering the current situation, ask the patient's parents whether they wish to admit the patient. If muscle testing and lupus tests are still negative, I am considering doing a lumbar puncture," Liu Banxia said. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"If muscle-related weakness is ruled out, it might be neural-related. Coupled with the rash on his body, encephalitis and meningitis could be considered. Explain this to the patient's parents."

"Alright, Teacher Liu," Liu Yiqing answered cheerfully.

This put Liu Banxia at ease, showing the importance of Bao Chunlai personally following up.

The couple was obviously anxious due to their concern for their child. Coupled with the usual assertiveness wealthy people exude, their attitude during communication might be less agreeable.

With Bao Chunlai's introduction, they had to weigh things a little.

Just as Chen Xuehai walked over, Liu Banxia quickly waved him over.

"What's up? It's rare for me to have a day off today," Chen Xuehai asked.

"Why are you treating me like a thief? Do you have any surgeries tomorrow afternoon?" Liu Banxia asked.

Chen Xuehai shook his head.

"That's good. I have a patient whose surgery will take quite some time, and their physical indicators are pretty poor with some cardiovascular issues. I'm really worried something might go wrong," Liu Banxia hurriedly said.

"Then why don't you make some adjustments first? Going under the knife like this is too risky," Chen Xuehai asked.

"There's no way around it, the liver cancer is almost at stage three now and there's a hepatic artery aneurysm. We can't afford to delay any longer," Liu Banxia said.

"Try not to schedule any other tasks. If something really does happen, I'll have to come and save you. This matter can't be delayed. If you're interested, you could come to the operating room in advance and be on standby."

"Ah... so asking for your help means I'll forever be in your debt, huh? How many times have you asked me for help?" Chen Xuehai asked exasperatedly.

"Oh come on, why so petty? By the way, I heard the necrotizing fasciitis patient is recovering well? About to come out of the ICU, right?" Liu Banxia asked.

"He's been relatively lucky, and we cleaned it thoroughly. But recovery will take some time since so many lesions were infected," Chen Xuehai said.

"Don't be so narrow-minded. If I don't have an emergency surgery tomorrow, I'll go into the operating room early to check things out. You tell me, what would you offer me as a reward then?"

"I'll treat you to dinner, and you can gnaw on pig's trotters as much as you like," Liu Banxia generously said.

Chen Xuehai gave him a helpless look, "Once the deputy director's appointment is officially announced, lend me a hand, alright?"

"What's going on?" Liu Banxia asked curiously.

"Grandpa talked to me last night, saying I still have a lot of shortcomings in management and should learn more from your experience," Chen Xuehai said.

"Perhaps I've stayed abroad too long and got used to Western management styles. Inevitably, there are some conflicts. I'll process it slowly, but if something comes up, you've got to help me sort it out."

"I was wondering what it was. What could happen? Just relax," Liu Banxia said carelessly.

"Actually, you're just overthinking it. Our Emergency Center is a newly formed team, and now everyone is united with the goal of making the Emergency Center better."

"So everyone's thoughts are quite simple. If you're focusing on business, perhaps there might be some disciplinary issues. Just take your time; as long as you're not in too much of a hurry to show results, it'll be fine."

"This is also a habitual problem. When I first became the resident chief, I mentioned it a few times. There will still be some remnants, but as long as it doesn't affect the operations of the emergency center and patient admissions, we can just turn a blind eye."

"Our daily work pressure is already immense, and now people rely so much on phones for communication. You can't make everyone stay tense every single second; that would lead to major problems."

"Exactly, so I think you should also handle this area in the future. The business aspect is actually more about the operations of the various departments in the Emergency Center," Chen Xuehai said.

"You arrived earlier and have a good relationship with everyone. When you speak, everyone accepts it happily. I, after all, have another layer of relationship with my grandpa, and there's bound to be some gossip."

"So it's settled then. I'll come by the operating room tomorrow afternoon to wait for you. Don't worry, although there's a certain level of risk, it's just a risk; it's not a big problem."

After saying this, Chen Xuehai wandered off.

Liu Banxia scratched his head. What does that mean? Did Chen Xuehai trick me?

All I asked him was to help keep an eye on things, and he turned around and pushed this heap of thankless work onto me? Too cunning.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuehai also sighed in relief. He had thought long and hard about passing these tasks onto Liu Banxia.

Often, he prefers to be more direct and isn't that tactful in his speech. Handling these issues makes it difficult to gauge appropriateness.

But Liu Banxia is different. He's familiar with everyone and handles things smoothly. Even if he makes interns cry, they still end up defending him afterward.

So he feels confident that leaving these things to Liu Banxia is no problem, and the director certainly wouldn't mind giving his disciple more duties.

Liu Banxia felt quite helpless here. Had he known, he would have called Liang Xiaolin. Liang Xiaolin could handle most situations and wouldn't have ended up being extorted by Chen Xuehai.

Discipline is not that easy to enforce. Some people just have a habit of drifting off, fiddling with their phones and whatnot.

In the future, grasping this aspect of management won't be easy. It might not be as straightforward as just dealing with logistics—keeping everyone well-fed and happy, and people would speak well of him.

Miscalculated, he thought he could take advantage of Chen Xuehai, but ended up being tricked by him instead.

However, one thing he could be sure of was that the deputy director position was a sure thing. That's the silver lining, right?