Chapter 158: 158. Dr. Xiaozhang’s Blind Date History_1 Chapter 158: 158. Dr. Xiaozhang’s Blind Date History_1 In this spring of thriving life, Dr. Xiaozhang from Ning City also found himself at a major crossroads in life.
Sitting slightly awkwardly at the table, he said,
The girl opposite him had gentle chestnut curls and skin so pale it seemed a bit unhealthy.
Zhang Yuan could see a pimple on her forehead and several closed comedones not fully covered by makeup, which made him wonder—
With inadequate indications, was the young lady suffering from hormonal imbalance? Or was it just inflammation? Had she been staying up late?
He couldn’t help but take another couple of glances.
The girl across from him also awkwardly ran her hand through her hair, then smiled slightly,
Then there was silence between them again.
The girl fiddled with her phone, swiping aimlessly on the tabletop, not knowing what to do.
Meanwhile, Dr. Xiaozhang became more and more anxious—With the powder covering, he couldn’t see more details!
It’s no wonder Dr. Xiaozhang now had a professional twitch, ever since last month when he rose to prominence in the hospital after securing wild vegetables for the cafeteria through some extreme backdoor measures.
Not only did the dean remember him, the insignificant “Xiaozhang,” but the head nurse also became kinder to him.
The day before yesterday, when specialists came to the hospital to perform guiding surgeries, he was even assigned an extra spot to assist!
How could Dr. Xiaozhang not be pleasantly surprised by this?
At this moment, he also touched his somewhat thinning hair, completely oblivious to the girl’s eyes glancing at the top of his head and her smile gradually stiffening.
After quite a while, seemingly unable to endure the silence any longer, the girl finally took the initiative to speak:
“Dr. Zhang, I heard that being a doctor is particularly tough, isn’t it?”
Being a doctor, if it weren’t tough, would that even count as being a doctor?
Dr. Xiaozhang suddenly remembered that his purpose today was a blind date with the girl, so he puffed out his chest, striving to show off his devotion to the profession:
“It’s alright, it’s all part of the job.”
Such a grandiose statement left the girl frozen in her tracks.
Then she forced a smile, casually flipping through the menu as if nothing mattered, and said, “Well… Dr. Zhang, your character really is remarkable. Oh, and I heard we’re the same age, but why do I feel a bit childish, while you seem so much more mature?”
The girl’s lips held a smile, her face was gentle, and her words were ever so gracious—
Mature? It was hardly a matter that could be summarized by mere maturity.
It was more a case of aging before his time.
If it wasn’t for the matchmaker swearing on heaven that there was no deception with the age, she would have struggled to believe that the man in front of her was truly her blind date!
Look at this doctor, at the age of thirty, yet his receding hairline could compete with someone fifty, not to mention the prominent forehead and crow’s feet… If his features weren’t fairly decent, the whole appearance would seem truly world-weary.
However, the Dr. Xiaozhang across the table cracked a silly smile: “Right? Ever since I started studying medicine, everyone’s been complimenting me like that. It’s a bit embarrassing, really. Maybe it’s just that my temperament is naturally stable.”
At his words, the girl opposite opened her mouth but couldn’t follow up for a long time.
Yet for some reason, she suddenly laughed.
Then she took the initiative to pour Dr. Zhang some tea: “Anyway, you do seem quite humorous.”
She complimented me again!
Dr. Xiaozhang got a bit excited: this girl kept praising him and even poured him water; could it be she was smitten with him at first sight?
But… ah, even though he was quite happy, he wasn’t someone so superficial; to start a relationship, there had to be mutual acquaintance first.
I just don’t know if she would be willing to do a basic hormone test if we really started dating.
Dr. Xiaozhang was lost in her own troubles.
However, the menu had already been passed over from the other side.
He blankly reached out to take it, and now found himself in another dilemma—the place they were eating at came highly recommended by the head nurse, who said it had a serene environment, with food presentations that were quite appealing and tasted decent enough.
But Zhang Yuan looked to the left and right, and in the end, passed the menu back:
“Why don’t you choose, I don’t know what to eat.”
Decision-making difficulty seemed to be a problem for all young people nowadays, and the girl across finally laughed:
“Me too, deciding what to eat is always so hard.”
Dr. Xiaozhang blinked, as if he really felt the power of love at first sight.
But this didn’t stop him from shaking his head honestly, “Oh, I know what to eat, I was just thinking, it’s a shame I didn’t finish a bowl of Milk Vetch vermicelli and egg dumplings this morning.”
She held back and managed a strained smile, “You’re quite the homemaker, aren’t you?”
Dr. Xiaozhang spoke the truth, “I’m not good at homemaking, but there wasn’t much Milk Vetch left. I had bought ten pounds before, and the cafeteria chef offered to buy five pounds from me to make me some dumplings. Now, really, only the last bowl is left.”
With her guarded tone and expression, you’d think the girl was after his food stockpile; even the Seven Fairies couldn’t suppress his temper.
So the girl across responded with a forced smile:
“Yeah, just the last bowl, how precious.”
Zhang Yuan was instantly energized!
After sitting listlessly for so long, he finally found a topic that interested him!
Now, emulating the communication method taught by the head nurse, he grabbed the topic and ran with it—
“That’s right! I’m always careful when I count my dumplings. They truly are the best dumplings in the world; whenever I bring them to the hospital, the whole corridor gets noisy…”
He was enthusiastically going on, but the girl across had made up her mind that he was either a bit slow or simply didn’t care about her, responding quite coldly:
“Really? Can I try some?”
Dr. Xiaozhang was suddenly at a loss for words.
His cheeks flushed red, and he stammered, torn between not wanting to disappoint this fairy who had fallen for him at first sight and, on the other hand, the dumplings were really only down to the last bowl!
And now, the bamboo shoots they were selling couldn’t be prepared, totaling ten pounds, and he still didn’t know what to do with them!
It looked like he would have to contribute again to the cafeteria, only hoping the chef would lighten his hand and make something preservable for him to store.
Ah, such is the plight of a man who can’t cook.
He hemmed and hawed, and the two of them finished their meal without relish, without him providing an answer.
At this point, the girl took the initiative to stand up to pay the bill, and seeing that Dr. Zhang Yuan was still in a daze trying to dodge the bill, she felt even more stifled.
“Well then, Dr. Zhang, I’m going to head back. Goodbye.”
Dr. Xiaozhang watched her.
At that moment, she was sitting by the window, the golden sunlight streaming through the windows spilling over her shoulders, making the chestnut color of her hair seem like the fresh, tender hue of chestnuts ripe in the hills…
He was momentarily transfixed, and in a moment of bewitchment said, “How about… you take me home.”
I’ll treat you to dumplings.