Chapter 6: Level 5 Salary, Secured a Position

Xu Qinghuan didn't know what had happened; she only knew that the patient could no longer be delayed.

Seeing that the attending physician and the newcomer were still dawdling—something that would absolutely never happen on an operating table in her past life—she couldn't help but feel annoyed. She snatched the scalpel, and with a swift movement, she made a horizontal incision across the pregnant woman's abdomen with practiced ease.

She certainly had no experience with natural childbirth, but as for a C-section, Xu Qinghuan could do it with her eyes closed.

Moreover, she was very clear about the condition of the pregnant woman before her.

Subcutaneous fat, fascia, abdominal muscles, peritoneum, uterine muscle layer, and then cutting through the amniotic cavity—Xu Qinghuan performed it all in one continuous motion. Her movements were skilled and fluid, every cut rigorous and precise, looking both like the solving of a mathematical equation and the performing of a waltz.

The people in the operating room had experienced countless surgeries, but none had ever made them feel merely visually delighted without also being filled with trepidation.

Xu Qinghuan was fully equipped, with only her eyes visible, so the Director didn't know who she was and assumed she was some doctor from the hospital.

However, the more he watched, the more something felt off. If it were just the initial method of incision, it would have been suspicious enough, but as for the current suturing technique, the Director felt that not only in their hospital, but in all of Shen City, there was no one with such a more formidable skill.

Forty minutes later, the surgery was successfully completed.

This included the time spent on the previous attending physician's hesitation and the Director's dawdling.

The nurse took the fetus away and patted its soles; the infant let out a loud cry, and tears rolled from the corners of the eyes of the parturient woman, who was under spinal anesthesia.

After Xu Qinghuan finished the last stitch, she checked the woman's wrist again. The situation was good; she had already treated the previous bleeding points. She removed the silver needles from the woman's body. "It's done. Move her to the ward and observe her overnight."

Accustomed to giving orders, Xu Qinghuan didn't feel there was anything improper about it.

It was only when she took off her mask and saw the eerie way the Director was staring at her that she realized. Suddenly panicking, she said, "Sorry, I've mistaken whose home ground this is!"

The Director, valuing talent, stepped forward to shake her hand. "Comrade, may I ask your name? I am the Director of this hospital, Wu Banghui. This surgery today is all thanks to you!"

In truth, what Wu Banghui was thinking was that it would be perfect if she were a doctor from their own hospital, but since he didn't recognize her, he assumed she was from another institution and hoped he could hire her for their hospital.

Even if Xu Qinghuan knew what Wu Banghui was thinking, she wouldn't be swayed, because she knew Song Wanlin would not let her slip out of her control.

Otherwise, Song Wanlin wouldn't be using work to manipulate her.

"My name is Xu Huan. Today was just a coincidence; I ran into this pregnant woman outside when she fell and went into premature labor," Xu Qinghuan said, not daring to use her real name.

Wu Banghui was indeed immensely grateful, because this woman's father-in-law was an old friend of his. He was an only child in his third generation, and it just so happened that this pregnancy was a son. If anything happened in his hospital, to say nothing of anything else, he would die of guilt.

"Comrade, I noticed your surgical technique is very special. Can you tell me why you chose the horizontal incision method?" It was the first time Wu Banghui had seen this type of cut.

"Horizontal and vertical incisions each have their own pros and cons; the two different surgical methods suit different groups of people," Xu Qinghuan said. "This patient has a placenta previa, and her abdominal wall is relatively thick. At the same time, the advantage of a horizontal incision is that the wound is smaller, post-operative recovery is faster, and there is a lower risk of uterine rupture."

Wu Banghui evaluated this in his mind; Xu Qinghuan's words were indeed very professional. He extended a sincere invitation, "Comrade Xu, on behalf of the hospital, I invite you to join us. What do you say? If you are willing to come, you can start directly as an OB-GYN doctor, with a Level 5 salary upon joining. How does that sound?"

Since he didn't know which hospital she was from, and looking at her age, her salary grade should not be high, so he decided to offer a high one; he wasn't afraid of her not being tempted.

A Level 5 salary was sixty-six yuan, fifty-three cents. At Xu Qinghuan's age, she would be at most Level 2 or 3.

Offering too much would be dangerous for both Wu Banghui and Xu Qinghuan.

But the doctors and nurses nearby were stunned. To receive a Level 5 salary at such a young age!

However, they had also witnessed Xu Qinghuan's skill just now. Not only could they not do it, but no one in the entire hospital could do it either. They only wondered if anyone in the large hospitals could perform such a feat.

Xu Qinghuan immediately regretted it. Why did she use a fake name just now?

Starting right off at a Level 5 position, and as a doctor with such high technical content—it wasn't easy to manipulate the job position later!

Xu Qinghuan rubbed her fingers together and declined with a sense of heartache, "Director Wu, it is truly a pity, but I am about to be sent to the countryside!"

"To the countryside?" Wu Banghui misunderstood again, thinking she was suffering poor treatment. He felt immediate heartache but was helpless.

Xu Qinghuan was still unwilling to let it go. "Director Wu, I wonder if your hospital has any recruitment quotas recently?"

Wu Banghui felt he could do this again. Though there were none, he hurriedly said, "I wonder what kind of position's recruitment quota Comrade Xu is looking for?"

"As long as it's not a cleaner," Xu Qinghuan said. All she wanted was a quota to stay in the city.

Wu Banghui said, "That... coincidentally, our OB-GYN department is looking to recruit three intern nurses. If Comrade Xu wants one, I will reserve one for you."

It was originally a recruitment quota for next year, but it wasn't impossible to manipulate one ahead of time.

Only in this way could Wu Banghui have a channel to find Xu Qinghuan in the future. Her surgical skill and her silver needle technique—others might not see the trick, but Wu Banghui knew these were extraordinary talents.

"That would be wonderful." Xu Qinghuan also knew the reason behind Wu Banghui's actions. She immediately gave Lin Xialan's contact information to Wu Banghui; this was something she had already discussed with Lin Xialan after deciding to go to the countryside.

"Once I have settled in the countryside, I will write to Comrade Lin. If you need any help from me, you can contact her, and reach me through her."

Wu Banghui loved such perceptive young people. He smiled so widely his teeth showed and called over the manager of the Personnel Department. Using her name, Xu Qinghuan processed her enrollment as an intern nurse.

Meanwhile, the parturient woman's mother came downstairs looking for Xu Qinghuan. Just as Xu Qinghuan was preparing to leave the hospital, she was caught by the old lady. "Comrade, I finally found you!"

"Auntie, what happened? Is my sister feeling unwell somewhere?" Xu Qinghuan hurried toward the inpatient department. Logically, her diagnosis shouldn't be wrong unless something unexpected happened in the ward.

Regardless, she was the one who performed the surgery; as long as the patient hadn't been discharged, she held responsibility.

"No, no!" The woman's mother couldn't keep up while running behind. Hearing this, Xu Qinghuan didn't stop her pace; since she was already here, she might as well take a look.

In the ward, the parturient woman was sleeping soundly in bed. Xu Qinghuan went to check her wrist and said, "The lochia is being discharged normally, and there are no major issues with her body. She can only start on liquid food after passing gas."

These instructions had already been given, but Xu Qinghuan repeated them once more.

"We know, we know!" The woman's mother was overjoyed to hear there were no problems.

Xu Qinghuan glanced at the child, checked the child's wrist, and felt the pulse once more. "The child is also very healthy. Auntie, you don't need to worry. If anything comes up, ask the nurse. The mother should observe her postpartum confinement properly, rest more, and ensure a nutritious diet; there won't be any major issues."

(End of Chapter)