Chapter 318: New Year’s Eve, Millennium, New Year’s Eve
"My dear, it's your first time to have New Year's Eve dinner at our house. Your aunt and uncle are very happy. You don't have to be restrained. It's just like coming to your own home."
After Zhao Yingnan followed Zhou Chen home, he first handed the gifts he brought to Zhou Chen's parents, and then followed Li Congping into the kitchen to help.
Li Congping liked Zhao Yingnan's diligence very much. If they encountered any trouble and Zhou Chen didn't have time, Zhao Yingnan would help solve it.
Over the past few years, she has long regarded Zhao Yingnan as her daughter-in-law. The only thing missing now is the marriage certificate.
Zhao Yingnan said sweetly: "It's okay. I like to do things with my aunt. I am usually busy in the hospital. It is also a blessing to be able to do housework at home."
Hearing Zhao Yingnan's answer, Li Congping became even more satisfied. With the progress of the times and the changes in the status between men and women, many girls are no longer willing to do housework and leave it to men.
Although Li Congping always talks about letting her husband Zhou Zhiming do this and that, in fact, it is just what he says. Zhou Zhiming is not able to do other housework at home except fetching dishes and chopsticks, such as sweeping and mopping the floor, washing clothes, etc.
Not getting started.
It's a bit exaggerated to say that I didn't even hold the soy sauce bottle when it was overturned, but I did do very little housework.
Although Li Congping sometimes speaks forcefully, she is still a bit feudal in nature. To be precise, in the 1950s and 1960s, the vast majority of women without higher education were still the same as in the past, with men as the main ones and family children as the main ones.
The male head earns money to support the family, and the female head is responsible for household affairs. This is the current situation of most families during this period.
So when Li Congping saw that Zhao Yingnan was diligent in doing housework and their house was kept clean, her love for Zhao Yingnan increased even more.
In fact, at the beginning, Li Congping knew that Zhao Yingnan was a disciple of a high-ranking official and a top doctoral student, so she still had some concerns.
The main reason is that she is afraid that Zhao Yingnan will be too strong and will cause harm to her son, but now it seems that her worries are unnecessary.
A glimpse of one spot reveals the whole leopard.
It is impossible for a person to pretend to be the same every day for several years. If he really has this ability, then this person is really terrible.
For Li Congping, she is somewhat satisfied with Zhao Yingnan. If she has any dissatisfaction, it cannot be said that it is dissatisfaction, but concern.
That's Zhao Yingnan's job.
The work in the hospital was already very busy. As a result, both her son and daughter-in-law were doctors. When they were busy, they had no time to take care of the family, so she was a little worried.
But sometimes she would think the other way round, and this might not be all a bad thing. She was not too old now, and even if she had children in the future, she would be able to handle it all by herself. If her son and daughter-in-law were busy, let them do it.
, she can just take care of the children.
Thinking of her children, Li Congping really couldn't wait. In the past few years, she had opened several newsstands and hired people, so she could free up her time.
Once people are free, they will feel bored. It would be great if there is a child to make noise.
"I've been hearing people talk about you lately. You are now quite famous in Renhe Hospital."
Because the newsstands are not far from the hospital, people often come to the hospital to buy newspapers and magazines.
Moreover, after Zhou Zhiming developed his newsstand, he relied on Zhou Chen's relationship to rent a shop next to the hospital and sell some tobacco, alcohol and general merchandise. The business was quite good.
So he often heard people talking about Zhou Chen, saying that he was young but had good medical skills.
Whenever this happens, he will proudly tell those people that Zhou Chen is his son, attracting envious eyes.
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "It's not bad, but the emergency department is too busy."
Zhou Zhiming nodded and said: "Well, you are indeed a very busy person. Will you stay in the emergency room after you graduate?"
"No, the director has already informed me in advance that before I graduate with my doctorate, he will transfer me back to the pediatric inpatient department. After two or three years, I should be promoted to deputy chief physician."
"so fast?"
"It's fast, but hospitals also focus on strength. I graduated with a doctorate, have superb medical skills, and have people to support me, so it won't be a big problem."
After living for so many years, it goes without saying that Zhou Chen is good at dealing with people. He has a good relationship with many leaders in the hospital, especially in the field of pediatrics. As long as he graduates, he can definitely be promoted quickly.
"What's going on with that trading company you built?"
Zhou Zhiming knew that Zhou Chen had set up a trading company, and it was a company registered from Xiangjiang, but he was surprised that his son was in the hospital every day, so how could he have time to set up a trading company.
Zhou Chen said: "I have arranged for someone to take charge, and I am not planning to become bigger and stronger. Now the import and export trade is very profitable. I just need to maintain profitability."
Zhou Chen is not particularly concerned about the affairs of the trading company. He does not seek to achieve a scale of hundreds of millions or billions, as long as it can provide him with profits every year, it is enough. He really does not have much energy to care about so many things.
Li Congping and Zhao Yingnan quickly prepared a large table of dishes. Although there were only four people, at the end of the year, today was New Year's Eve, so it was naturally extra grand.
Zhou Chen and his father even changed glasses and drank.
The family had a great time eating and watching the Spring Festival Gala.
The days after the New Year are busy. Zhou Chen is busy running around in the hospital every day, with very little rest time. However, he has been studying medicine for such a long time, and the system's tasks are still far away. He doesn't know when he will be recognized by the system.
Great doctor.
"Hey, Zhou Chen, why are you free to sleep in the dormitory today and work the night shift? No, if you are working the night shift, you shouldn't be in the dormitory."
Qiu Shui wandered back to the dormitory, saw Zhou Chen who was reading a book, and asked in surprise.
Zhou Chen looked at Qiu Shui, who had clearly drunk a lot, and asked, "Have you gone out to drink?"
"We went out drinking again."
Hou Pu emphasized: "Recently, this kid has been following Xiao Hong badly. The two of them go to bars almost every few days. They are really crazy."
Qiu Shui teased: "Are you talking about me? Who had such a good time at the bar before, got so drunk that he almost touched other dormitories?"
Houpu defended: "That time we had a group activity, which was different in nature from yours. What's more, I only went there once, and I never went there again after that time. Unlike you, who went there every now and then and had no money."
I borrowed money everywhere."
Qiu Shui suddenly became depressed: "Squad leader, didn't I borrow some money from you? Why are you talking about it all the time?"
"I'm not asking you to borrow money. I'm afraid you'll learn badly. Look at you last semester, you almost didn't get enough marks. If you continue like this, you'll be useless sooner or later."
Qiu Shui stopped arguing with Hou Pu and asked Zhou Chen, "Zhou Chen, I heard that Brother Beast from the bar came to see you several times, but you haven't seen him yet?"
Zhou Chen said: "I am not the same person as him, there is no need to deal with him anymore."
Qiu Shui chuckled and said, "Does he want to ask you to write a song? You did the right thing. Leave him alone. You can tell at a glance that that guy is not a good person. Let me tell you, that grandson..."
Because he was drunk, Qiu Shui became even more nagging. He was talking about things between him and Xiao Hong, and the restless and kind-hearted Brother Beast was also interspersed in the middle.
After listening for a few minutes, Zhou Chen lost interest, then ignored him and continued reading his book.
After a long time, the sound gradually disappeared, and Qiu Shui was seen falling on the bed and sleeping soundly.
"What happened to this grandson and Xiao Hong recently?"
Du Zhong replied: "They are breaking up again. These two people are really interesting. They love each other very much, but they also like to torture each other. Qiu Shui has the problem of literary youth, and Xiao Hong is also one
Even if they can do it, I really don’t know what will happen to the two of them in the future.”
"Who knows."
Zhou Chen shrugged, he couldn't give this answer.
When watching this TV series before, many people commented that if Qiu Shui and Xiao Hong were together from the beginning, they would definitely be happy in the future.
But things are not that simple. Qiu Shui seems to be free and uninhibited, but in fact he is also a mama's boy. He is always controlled by his mother. If he wants to get married, he must get his mother's consent.
As for Xiao Hong, she is not the kind of filial person at all. In the TV series, her mother was hospitalized and almost died. In the end, she complained about her mother's illness, which caused her and Qiu Shui to have an unexpected relationship.
When they arrived at the hospital, they didn't bother to take care of their mother, who was in the hospital. Instead, they immediately went to see Qiu Shui.
We are all children. If you think about it seriously, how can you expect her to be filial?
Anyway, from Zhou Chen's point of view, he felt that it would not be that easy for Qiu Shui and Xiao Hong to get together, and his eventual breakup would not surprise him.
Zhou Chen stayed in the emergency department of pediatrics for more than a year, and was transferred back to the pediatric inpatient department when he was about to graduate.
In the blink of an eye, it has been more than seven years since he came to this world. From an eighteen-year-old boy to twenty-five years old, from a boy to a mature young man.
As the millennium approaches, we can clearly feel the difference in the city, with joy everywhere.
As the beginning of a new millennium, it is definitely a great honor to be able to experience this year.
"Everyone has already agreed to celebrate the New Year together tomorrow night."
Zhao Yingnan nestled in Zhou Chen's arms. Since Zhou Chen returned to the pediatric inpatient department, he has been really relaxed. Except for two night shifts every week, he commutes to and from get off work on time every day. His life is very relaxed.
At the beginning of this semester, I basically didn’t need to study in class. I spent most of my time doing internships in the hospital.
Because the millennium is tomorrow night, their 92-level clinical medicine classmates have discussed celebrating the new year together tomorrow night.
"No problem, my parents don't care much about this New Year's Eve anyway, so we'll just do it together with our classmates."
In the eyes of the older generation, New Year's Eve is not regarded as a festival at all. What they care most about are traditional festivals such as Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.
"Seven and a half years. In the blink of an eye, we have been classmates for seven and a half years. Time flies so fast."
For a moment, Zhao Yingnan was filled with emotions. After eight years of college, they had been together for seven and a half years. This kind of friendship was probably rare in this life.
Zhou Chen also said with emotion: "Yes, seven years of friendship as classmates only comes once in a lifetime. When we look back on the past in the future, college will definitely be one of the deepest memories."
Eight years of college is really the first time for Zhou Chen.
"Well, then we will meet at school tomorrow night."
December 31, 1999!
Today is the last day of a thousand years. For some people, it means a lot, but for others, it is just an ordinary day.
A total of more than a dozen students from the 92-level clinical medicine class came, and everyone gathered in the teaching building and looked at the night sky.
"Classmates, it is truly a fate that we can gather here on this very memorable night. We..."
"Squad leader, the time is almost up, don't say so much, everyone is ready to start the countdown."
As it gets closer and closer to midnight, everyone starts counting down loudly.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven..."
"one!"
With the last sound, a new millennium has arrived. From today on, the year 2000 will begin.
At this moment, a strange feeling surged into Zhou Chen's heart.
In fact, this is not the first time he has crossed the millennium, but that time he was still a child and had no concept of New Year's Eve at all. He can't remember what he did during the New Year's Eve that year, but nine times out of ten it must have been already.
sleep.
But in this world, he spends New Year's Eve with the people he likes, and that feeling is unique.
Looking at Zhao Yingnan beside him, Zhou Chen couldn't help but kiss him, and then the two started a passionate kiss.
With Zhou Chen and Zhao Yingnan at the beginning, the others also wanted to imitate the same, and started kissing each other one after another.
Zhou Chen walked into the office and saw that Yuan Baihui was the only one in the office, so he asked: "Xiao Hong didn't come again today?"
This is already the second day that Xiao Hong has taken leave in a row. As graduation approaches, Xiao Hong becomes increasingly unruly and not active at work.
Zhou Chen didn't want to get involved in other people's affairs, but Xiao Hong always refused to ask for leave, so their workload naturally increased.
"Well, she didn't go back to the dormitory, and I don't know what happened."
As Xiao Hong's best friend, Yuan Baihui was also anxious for Xiao Hong. Ever since Xiao Hong had a falling out with Qiu Shui, she had simply let herself go and hung out in bars every day.
A dignified medical doctorate student who knows how to go out in bars every day is really speechless.
Zhou Chen didn't ask again. Not only Xiao Hong let herself go, but Qiu Shui did the same.
Before breaking up with Xiao Hong, he was having an affair with another girl. Less than two months after breaking up with Xiao Hong, he found another girlfriend, and she was also the deputy director of their gynecology department. Liu was ten years older than him.
green.
This matter caused quite a stir in the small circle of the hospital. In the end, Qiu Shui's old mother was exposed, and the older siblings were separated.
Regarding Qiu Shui's ability, Zhou Chen was helpless, but he also had to admire him. This guy is indeed very attractive to women when he is bad.
But Qiu Shui also has a very fatal flaw, and that is his personality. He is too hard-working, especially when it comes to relationships, and cannot give a woman the promise she wants most. Therefore, even Xiao Hong, who is deeply in love with him,
They all had no choice but to break up with him, not to mention the more rational Liu Qing.
I learned from Zhao Yingnan that Qiu Shui's current situation is similar to that of Xiao Hong. Although he doesn't ask for leave very much, he is not active at work and just hangs around.
After Zhou Chen tried to persuade her twice, he stopped trying again. Maybe Qiu Shui could achieve something by not being a doctor but by working in other industries.
Only in the next few days, Xiao Hong still didn't come, did Zhou Chen know that Xiao Hong had asked for a month's leave, saying that something had happened in his hometown and he had to go back to deal with it.
This had to make Zhou Chen wonder if something had happened to Xiao Hong.
Until a few days later.
Zhou Chen sat in the office and looked at the cases. This was a very special case. A child who was only six years old was actually diagnosed with leukemia, which was a very serious form.
This child's family is very ordinary and they don't have the financial resources to continue treatment. However, because of the special condition of the child, the hospital discussed with the child's parents and helped treat the child in the name of an experiment. The treatment is free of charge. The hospital needs
The most important thing is the data and experience in the treatment process.
In order to save their child, the adults of course agreed without hesitation and were grateful to the hospital.
This case has been handed over to the oncology department, but Zhou Chen is still very interested, so he applied to join and become a member of the treatment team.