Chapter 653: [653] Rejected Chapter 653: [653] Rejected “I’ve heard about this,” Tao Zhijie said, reining in his laughter with effort, not wanting to lose composure in front of his junior sister.
“Senior brother, is it possible?” Xie Wanying sincerely invited on behalf of the counselor and medical school.
“Let me guess why your Teacher Ren didn’t speak to me about this himself but sent you instead. Is it because I’ve said that it’s easier to talk to you?” Tao Zhijie asked her with a smiling expression.
“Possibly,” Xie Wanying could only answer following his train of thought, as she wasn’t too clear on what Teacher Ren was thinking.
“Your Teacher Ren is being unreasonable, assigning such a difficult task to you without giving you the reasons,” Tao Zhijie said, his smile fading and furrowing his brows slightly.
What does Senior Tao mean? Xie Wanying’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be like she suspected before, that Senior Tao isn’t easy to talk to?
“I am easy to talk to, but this is not your concern,” Tao Zhijie’s eyes seemed to smile, as if seeing through to the bottom of her heart.
“In that case,” Xie Wanying asked cautiously, “does senior brother have any reservations about teaching at the medical school?”
“You can ask your Teacher Ren to inquire at the medical school, to find out which clinical teachers have been invited to give lectures this time. I predict the list will be quite different from what he expected. It’s his first time undertaking such a task, and he doesn’t quite understand,” he said.
After some thought, Xie Wanying understood that inviting Senior Cao to give lectures, as she and Teacher Ren had previously considered, was equally implausible. The medical school should not expect these technical experts, “Da Niu,” to give lectures. The reason is simple: what would they talk about? Facing medical students, if the content is too complex, who would understand? It would be like talking to a wall, a waste of effort. If you want technical experts to teach basic knowledge to medical students, any clinical teacher would suffice. They are experts in their fields, not doctors trying to become famous like stars. Hence, the medical school can only invite doctors who are looking to increase their visibility to give lectures.
There are such doctors available, and department leaders are most aware of who can be arranged. As for the technical experts, their time is precious, and they are unlikely to engage in such time-wasting activities.
What seems like a simple issue actually requires deep thought. Xie Wanying felt the need to knock on her head to think.
“Do you have anything else to discuss with me?” Tao Zhijie asked.
Senior brother has the eyes of a hawk, having already spotted the signs. Colleagues were hurrying her from behind, Xie Wanying took a deep breath and said, “Senior Tao, my classmate–”
“He’s here, always hiding behind,” Tao Zhijie’s smile lessened, looking towards Zhao Zhaowei, who was bent over hiding from sight.
Being targeted by his gaze, Zhao Zhaowei started to tremble.
Seeing that Senior Tao seemed to have an opinion about her, Xie Wanying decided to listen carefully to what Senior Tao would say first.
“Yingying, I know you’re busy tonight, perhaps thinking about that surgery. Now think it over carefully again, treat him as a patient, not as a classmate, and once you’re clear, then talk,” Tao Zhijie said to his junior sister kindly, word by word.
Senior Tao spoke with the tone of a good teacher, one who doesn’t yell but imparts knowledge patiently. However, the pressure he placed on students was not necessarily lighter than that of stricter teachers.
After listening, Xie Wanying felt that Senior Tao might have misunderstood something about her. She couldn’t possibly heedlessly follow her classmate’s request for intercession just because he asked for a favor. If a classmate fell ill, it wasn’t her responsibility to treat him, nor could she lose the rational judgment of a medical student in handling the situation. She came to discuss with Senior Tao what should be done about her classmate’s illness and to help out.